Three Men Die In
Flash Fire Aboard
Submarine Flasher
GROTON, Conn. UP\ — Three
men were killed and two injured
Tuesday in a flash fire in the aft
trim tank of the nuclear attack
submarine Flasher, which is under
construction here.
The cause of the fire was not
determined.
The Flasher, of the same type
as the Thresher, which was lost
at sea with 129 board April 10,
is under construction at the yards
of the Electric Boat Division of
General Dynamics Corp.
The nuclear power plant was
not involved.
Because of the restricted space
in the section where the blaze oc
curred, workers had to ci
victims.
Damage to the submarine itself
was negligible, a company spokes
man said, and the fire was brought
under control immediately.
The keel of the Flasher was laid
April 14, 1961. It is 279-feet long
and displaces 3,750 tons. There are
two similar submarines under con
struction here, the Greenling and
the Gato.
COMMITTEE BUSTS UP JFK's
OMNIBUS EDUCATION BILL
WASHINGTON <** — A House
Education Subcommitte has broken
up President Kennedy’s omnibus
education bill.
Going against administration
wishes, the subcommittee approved
on Monday a separate $1,195,000,000
program to help build college class
rooms, laboratories and libraries.
The administration had wanted
college aid as part of its overall
program.
Many Congress members, how
ever, felt college aid, with strong
bipartisan support, has the best
chance of all education measures
to win congressional approval and
thus wanted it separate.
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! Amendments to
| Teachers’ Retirement Law
Go Into Effect July 1
Commissioner of Administration
Floyd Guertin said amendments
enacted by the recent Alaska Leg
islature to the Teachers’ Retire
ment Law will go into effect July
1, 1963.
The amendments, introduced at
the request of Gov. Wm. Egan,
were evaluated and approved by
an actuarial firm together with
the Department of Administration.
They make five major changes
in the program:
One of these eliminates the pro
vision for compulsory retirement
at age of 65. A teacher now will
be permitted to continue in serv
uplpfifsp
Another change p e rm i ts a
teacher to retire after attaining
the age of 55 and completing 15
years of credited service, at least
10 of which must have been in
Alaska. Previously, it has been
necessary that a teacher complete
25 years of service, including 15
in Alaska, to be eligible for retire
ment at 55.
The amendments also add a de
ferred retirement benefit provi
sion to the law for which a teacher
would be eligible if his age in
years and credited service total at
least 75 at the time of retirement.
Payment of the retirement annuity
would not commence until the
individual’s 60th birthday. The pro
vision would be particularly bene
ficial to the career Alaska teacher
who began his Alaska service at
an early age and has met his
service requirements prior to
reaching 55.
Other amendments permit credit
as outside service for up to five
years of Bureau of Indian Affairs
teaching in Alaska in addition to
present ten year reinstatement
from 2 per cent to 3 per cent a
year to reflect the current earnings
of the retirement fund.
Easier Credit . . .
OTTAWA UP — The Bank oi
Canada has cut its lending rate
again, from 4 per cent to 3Vi
per cent. The move promises easiei
credit.
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“King”
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dish
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chem.
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school
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j Devise Edible
Insulation Material!
For Astronauts
BETHPAGE, N.Y. UP) — A sci
entist taking part in the Apollo
moon-landing program has de
vised an edible construction ma
terial that, he believes, is suitable
for use within a space vehicle.
The material has been developed
by Sidney Schwartz of the Grum
man Aircraft Engineering Corp., of
Bethpage, Long Island. Schwartz
is senior physiologist in develop
ment of the lunar excursion
module, or “Bug,” that is expected
Grumman has been awarded the
contract for production of this
vehicle.
Schwartz said his edible con
struction material will not be used
in the “Bug.” But he said he be
lieves it could be useful in the
unmanned lunar logistic vehicles
that, according to tentative plans,
will be landed at the exploration
sites with extra supplies and sci
entific equipment.
The packaging material for the
supplies could, for instance, be
made from the edible material.
It would then be available as an
emergency ration. Schwartz earlier
developed emergency rations for
use by the Navy in Polar regions.
His edible material, like the
spun glass now used to make
draperies and similar objects, con
sists of a brittle matrix and an
aggregate that fills the interstices
and keeps the material from crack
ing.
The matrix consists of milk |
powder and starch that, under heat
and pressure, flows and can be
molded. Schwartz uses hominy
grits as an aggregate. Other in
gredients include banana flakes.
Before eating the stuff, you
would first boil it, preferably after
grinding it up, or soak it in water
for 8 to 10 hours. It then tastes
like breakfast cerial with slight
banana flavor, Schwartz said.
He believes his material, costing
only 10 or 15 a pound, also could
be used in fallout shelters and in
small aircraft.
Ex-Serviceman Gets Prison
Term for Threatening
Life of President Kennedy
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A
former serviceman who threatened
the life of President Kennedy was
sentenced to a year in prison Mon
day.
Virdell Willingham, 33, of Wins
boro, S.C., pleaded guilty to a
charge of threatening the Presi
dent in the last three letters he
sent to the White House asking
that he be re-instated in the armed
forces.
Willingham, who has served in
the Navy, Army, Marines and Air
Force, wrote the President in
September 1962 that “I am going
to see you—through the scope
of a high-powered rifle” unless
his letter was answered.
Series E Savings Bonds cashed
during 1962 averaged less than one
per cent per month of the total
amount of E Bonds outstanding,
the Treasury reported recently.
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Point Hope News
(Courtesy Pt. Hope News)
Whaling Festival in June
The Point Hope Whaling Fcsti
' val will be held in early June. The
exact date will be announced
later. Many visitors may come to
Pt. Hope at that time.
Nicholas Hank Kills Whale
Nicholas Hank’s crew got a
bowhead whale on April 29. It
was at least 30 feet long.
18 Belugas Taken So Far
Eight belugas were taken April
28 and one on April 29. This makes
a total of about 18 during April.
At least 38 polar bears were
killed at Point Hope this season.
Most of the hunters and guides
are now gone.
Band Leader Ted Weems
Dies from Lung Ailment
TULSA, Okla. IJ’' — Ted Weems,
who started his musical career
before he was tall enough to see
music on a stand and became one
of the nation’s top band leaders,
died Monday night of a lung ail
ment.
“He was a great man, so lov
ing and vital,” said Marilyn Max
well. one of the stars who got
her start with Weems. “It is a I
big loss and he will be missed
by many.”
Perry Como, another former
Weems’ singer, termed him “a
true gentleman.” Other stars who
got their start with Weems in
cluded band leader Jan Garber
and Snooky Lanson.
They had kept in close touch
since Weems entered a hospital
March 14.
His wife, Eleanor, stayed in
Tulsa during his last illness. Their
38th wedding aniversary was Sun
day.
j Conferees Agree to
$400,000 for Study of
Alaskan Road Needs
I WASHINGTON OF — Senate
| House conferees have agreed on a
$400,000 appropriation for study
of Alaska road needs, Sen. Ernest
Gruening said Tuesday.
Congress originally authorized
$800,000 for the study, to be com
pleted by mid-May 1964.
However, the House refused to
vote any money for the study
in the recently passed supplement
al appropriation bill for the cur
rent fiscal year but the Senate
The compromise $400,000 pro
posal reached by the conferees
now goes before both chambers
for action.
Gruening said the Alaska dele
gation will seek the other $400,000
in a bill to provide funds for the
Commerce Department for the year
starting July 1.
TOOK NO CHANCES . . .
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. W —
Officials of the National Science
Fair-International were surprised
when Bill Hortsfan, 17, Riverside,
Calif., asked for a boa constrictor,
but they found one for him at
a pet shop.
Hortsman said the boa used in
his exhibit, “Pathological Study
of Boidae,” froze to death during
the flight from California.
He took no chances with the
new snake. He took it to his
motel Monday for safekeeping.
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FAIRBANKS — NOME — KOTZEBUE
Flight 311/312
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Lv. Fairbanks *8:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 9:05 a.m.
L^! Nome To:00 a.m. Ar. Kotezbue 10:50 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 11:20 a.m. Ar. Fairbanks *2:10 p.m.
Flight 309/310
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Lv. Fairbanks *8:00 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 8:40 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 9:20 a.m. Ar. Nome 10:05 a.m.
Tv. Nome 1:05 p.m. Ar! Fairbanks *4:10 p.m.
In order to maintain a scheduled airline and conform to our
departure times it is imperative that passengers check in at the
terminal one hour before departure time:
On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, check-in time is 12 noon.
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, check-in time is 9:00 ajn.
NOME — N.E. CAPE
Flight 501/502
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Lv. Nome 10:50 a.m. Ar. Nome 12:20 p.m.
Lv. N.E. Cape 11:50 p.m. Ar. N.E. Cape 11:20 a.m.
NOME — GAMBELL
Flight 509/510
Monday and Friday
Lv. Nome 9:00 a.m. Ar. Gambell 10:20 a.m.
Lv! Gambell 11:00 a.m. Ar! Nome 12:20 p.m!
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