iiae Last of The Thunderbirds
A Story from the Lower Yukon
From the 18th Annual BAE Report
PART I
VERY LONG AGO there were
many giant eagles or thunder
hirds living in the mountains, but
they all disappeared except a
single pair which made their
home in the mountain top over
looking the Yukon River near
Sabotnisky. The top of this moun
tain was round, and the eagles had
hollowed out a great basin on the
summit which they used for their
nest, around the edges of which
was a rocky rim from which they
could look down upon the large
village near the water’s edge.
From their perch on this rocky
wall these great birds would soar
away on their broad wings, look
ing like a cloud in the sky, some
times to seize a reindeer from
some passing herd to bring back
to their young; again they would
circle out, with a noise like thun
der from their shaking wings, and
descend upon a fisherman in his
canoe on the surface of the river,
carrying man and canoe to the
top of the mountain. There the
man would be eaten bv the young
thunderbirds and the canoe would
lie bleaching among the bones and
other refuse scattered along the
border of the nest.
Every fall the young birds
would fly away into the northland,
while the old ones would remain.
Then came a time, after many
hunters had been carried away by
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the birds, that only the most dar
ing would go upon the great river.
One summer day a brave young
hunter started out to look at his
fish traps on the river, but before
he went he told his wife to be
careful and not leave the house
for fear of the birds. After her
husband had gone the young wife
saw that the water tub was empty,
so she took a bucket and went to
the river for water. As she turned
to go back, a roaring noise like
thunder filled the air, and one of
the birds darted down and seized
her in its talons. The villagers
cried out in sorrow and despair
when they saw her carried to the
mountain top.
(To be continued)
Is Jane A Work of Art?
Midwest Jury Undecided!
CHICAGO — A municipal
court jury in Chicago was un
able to agree early Saturday that
nude photos of actress Jane Mans
field in the June issue of “Play
boy" magazine were obscene.
A panel of eleven women and
one man was dismissed by Judge
Nicholas Matkovic after eight
hours of deliberation on the charge
of selling obscene literature,
placed against Playboy publisher
Hugh Hefner.
Jury members said the final
vote was seven to five against con
viction.
Hefner was charged under a
city ordinance after publication
of the June issue of the national
ly-circulated magazine. The issue
contained eigrt pages of photos
of Miss Mansfield in nude and
semi-nude poses.
No date was set for a new trial.
Hefner’s attorney, William Ming
Jr., said his client, who also owns
the famous Playboy Clubs, will
continue to fight the case.
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Nanooks Twice
The Lathrop High School Mal
emutes soundly defeated the
Nome High School Nanooks twice
last week-end by scores of 73-31
and 62-39. In both contests the
Nanooks played hard and exe
cuted many moves very well, but
the more experienced Malemutes
were just too tough on these
nights. Many Fairbanks fans said
it was the best game the Mal
emutes had played this year.
In Fri<iay’s series opener, the
home team roared to a 16-0 lead
enroute to a 16-6 first quarter lead.
It mounted to 37-20 by the half.
Numerous bad passes by the
Nooks and the fact that some of
the boys were in foul trouble only
added to their woes. The Mal
emutes were paced by the fine
scoring of Greg Mitchell who hit
for 18 points, Gary Wilken and
Romar Swarner, who checked in
with 17 and 16 points, respec
tively. Steff Andersen hit 10
markers, all in the first half, and
John Bahnke scored 6 to lead the
Nanooks. All 10 players making
the trip played, with seven hav
ing a hand in the scoring.
The Saturday night contest was
different from the very start. The
Nanooks looked like they meant
business as they battled the big
ger Malemutes to a standstill for
most of the first half. A few er
rant passes enabled the Fairbanks
five to lead by a 28-19 score at the
half. Once again fouls began to
catch up to the Nome High quin
tet, and before long the Malemutes
had pulled into a comfortable 20
point lead. It remained about that
way until the game ended in favor
of Fairbanks, 62-39.
“We figured if we could stop
Swarner and Mitchell, we would
have a chance,” said Nome
coaches, but Dixon and Scanlon
did the scoring damage when
Homer Hoogendorn stopped Swar
ner with 3 points and Stan Walker
held Mitchell to 4. Big scorers
were Steff Andersen, 12, Bahnke
and Fagerstrom 10 each. It’s hard
to win when Hoogendorn and
Stan Andersen don’t score a point,
remarked the Nome coaches.
The Island of Zanzibar — off
the east coast of Afrsca — became
independent today. And there
was a message of congratulations
from President Johnson.
The island is remaining a part
of the British Commonwealth. The
Sultan, who’s in control, will now
be known as “His Majesty,” in
stead of “His Highness.”
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Navy Squeezes Army
in 21 to 15 Victory
PHILADELPHIA UP — Navy
conquered Army for the fifth
straight year by posting a 21 to
15 victory in the 64th meeting be
tween the two service schools. Pat
Donnelly scored all three touch
downs for the Navy in a game
dedicated to the memory of Presi
dent Kennedy.
A crowd of 102,000 watched the
Cadets rally in the closing min
utes and move the ball to the
Navy two-yard line.
However, time ran out before
Army could get off another play.
Army was an eleven-point un
derdog. But the Cadets tore right
into the Middies at the start and
scored a touchdown. They drove
65 yards in eleven plays the first
time they got the ball with Carl
Stichweh carrying the ball five
times for 47 yards in the series.
He ran ten yards for a touch
down. Dick Heydt converted.
The Middies struck back in the
second period to tie the score.
A 54-yard marcr in six plays
gave Donnelly his first touchdown
of the game. He went over from
the three. Fred Marlin kicked the
extra point and the half ended
in a 7 to 7 tie.
Navy moved ahead in the third
quarter with Roger Staubach, its
All-America quarterback, spark
ing the attack.
Navy drove 80 yards in 11 plays
for a 14 to 7 lead. Passes from
Staubach to Neil Henderson and
Ed Orr and a 19-vard run by Don
nelly opened the gates. Donnelly
went over from the one. Marlin
again converted.
Texas College Mentor
Named Coach of the Year
NEW YORK UFi — The Football
Writers Association of America
has named Darrell Royal of Texas
as College Football Coach of the
Year. Royal also won the award
in 1961. ‘
This year, he led the Long
horns to an undefeated and untied
season and a spot in the Cotton
Bowl.
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The coach of Rose Bowl-bound
Illinois, Pete Elliott, was second
in the balloting. Nebraska’s Bob
Devaney was third.
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The young son of New York
Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford, who
had seen his father signing auto
graphs, came home from his first
day of school and said he needed
no further education. Said the
boy:
“I learned to write mv name,
and that’s all I need to become a
ballplayer.”
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A 91-yard march gave Navy
what proved to be the winning
touchdown in the last quarter.
Then, Army went to work.
The Cadets went 52 yards in
seven plays with Stichweh going
over from five yards out and
added a two-point conversion on
a run.
They then tried an onside kick
and it worked with Stichweh re
covering at Navy’s 49. The Cadets
kept marching toward the Middie
goal line. But at the two-yard line,
the clock ran out before they
could get off another play.
NAVY TO COTTON BOWL
PHILADELPHIA t'Pi—Navy has
accepted an invitation to play in
the Cotton Bowl against first
ranked Texas on New Year’s Day.
The players voted on the bid in
their dressing room after defeat
ing Army, 21 to 15.
The Middies are ranked at num
ber two in the nation.
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GOLD DIGGERS LEAGUE
High team three games — Oog
ruks 2054, Faakers 2029, Munz
2028.
High team single game—Flyers
736, Oogruks 729, Munz 715.
High individual three games —
Men: Pat Durrett 553, Ray Caudle
551, George Lienard 541. Women:
Myrna Durrett 490, Ilene Schick
452, Betty Wieler 416.
High individual single game —
Men: George Lienard 213, Ray
Caudle 212, Pat Durrett 200. Wom
en: Myrna Durrett 205, Ilene
Schick 168, Betty Wieler 168.
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vegetables with special spices. The
food is held on a banana leaf in
stead of a plate. Then a flare-lit
procession escorts an image of the
Christ Child to the church amid
the beating of drums and the
piping of a flute.
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