NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
64th Year No. 130
NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, !%S
Per Copy 15C
B1A Fells Rep. Blodgett:
‘We’ll Handle Power for Barrow!*
JUNEAU UP) — The Bureau of
Indian Affairs said yesterday it
will assume the responsibility for
generating power for use at Bar
row, under an agreement with the
Public Health Services and the
Golden Valley Electric Association
of Fairbanks.
The BIA announcement came in
the wake of charges by State Rep.
Robert Blodgett, that the Indian
agency was “torpedoing” a Barrow
power project planned by the
GVEA.
William Davis, acting area di
rector of the BIA, said that under
the agreement with the PHS and
the GVEA, the BIA will generate
the power and it will be distrib
uted by the GVEA.
Up until this time, the respon
sibility for generating and dis
tributing the bulk of power used
in the Barrow area has been that
of the Pubic Health Service.
The GVEA did have plans for
Kelliher Will Hear Selavvik
Incorporation Proposal
The Village of Selawik peti
tioned the Magistrate’s Court at
Nome on Oct. 30, for incorporation.
As a result, Magistrate Maurice
Kelli’ner will hold a public hearing
there on Nov. 20. A town meeting
will follow, and the residents will
then set the date for an election
and submit names of people for
the first City Council. There are
392 persons at Selawik, of which
147 are of voting age. James Wells
is president of the Village Coun
cil, and members signing the pe
tition were William Sheldon, Roy
A. Smith, Elmer Ballot, Jonas A.
Ramoth, Jack D. Jones, Paul E.
Ballot, Leslie Burnett, Ralph R.
Ballot, Warren Ramoth and David
N. Greice.
49th State Employes
Get Top Wages
According to figures compled by
the Library of Congress, Alaska
state employes rank first in the
nation in the amount of their week
ly earnings. The average weekly
earnings of full-time Alaska state
employes, with the exception of
the Department of Education, as
of October, 1962, was $147.38. Th;s
is two-thirds more than the na
tional average for state employes
which stands at $91.42. The second
ranking state is California which
pays its employes an average of
$124.69. Tennessee ranks 50th; it
pays its employes but $65.08 a
week.
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Continued fair. Low tonight 5.
High tomorrow 20.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today — Temperatures:
highest 24, lowest 3. Maximum
wind 12 miles an hour from the
North-Northwest. Sunrise at 7:47
a.m., sunset at 3:43 p.m.
Comparative Data — Tempera
tures year ago today: High 36, low
26. Extremes on this date since
1907 — Highest 50 in 1928, lowest
' 0 in 1918.
a Barrow project, Davis said, but
they suffered a killing blow by the |
loss of equipment and supplies
in an arctic storm which lashed
Barrow Oct. 3.
After the loss was assessed, Da
vis and Fred Sloan, acting area
plant management officer for the
BIA, said, agreement was reached
on a BIA generation-GVEA dis
tribution plan.
Sen. E. L. Bartlett announced
Monday that the BIA had awarded
a $30,828 contract to furnish a 450
kinowatt generator for use at
Barrow.
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Death at Ice Show
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (^-Sixty
two persons were killed and 385
others were injured last night
when an explosion and fire ripped
through a crowd watching the
finale of an ice show in Indiana
polis. The blast, blamed on escap
ing gas. hurled about concrete
slabs as large as pianos.
Governor Matthew Welsh or
dered an immediate investigation
by the state fire marshal.
Fire marshals in Indianapolis
say a leaking tank of liquified pe
' troleum gas was responsible for
last night’s explosion at the State
Fairgrounds Coliseum. About 175
are still hospitalized, many in
critical condition.
Fire marshals said the leaking
gas was being used to heat pop
corn poppers under the section
of the Coliseum shattered by the
blast. The explosion occui’red dur
ing an ice show.
Gas leakage also is blamed for
an explosion that ripped through
a crowded drug store last night in
Marietta, Ga., killing seven per
sons. ,
Twenty-five others were in
jured, eight seriously. The blast
occurred at the height of a Hal
loween celebration. Rescue teams
are still clearing debris searching
for more possible victims.
j QUIET HALLOWEEN
Bob Oliver, Chief of Police, re
ports that Halloween was very
quiet. A few road blocks were put
up by the more ambitious young
sters, but no serious damage was
reported. “Some of the roadblocks
were removed by other youngsters
before we had to move them,” re
ported the chief. “This is one for
tiie book.”
On Wednesday night three win
dows were broken at the school,
and, according to Oliver, four
youths have been apprehended and
turned over to the Youth and Adult
Authority.
WASHINGTON (^—Democratic
Representative Tom Steed of Okla
homa said yesterday he knew a
Senator who had two “call girls” '
on his payroll. Steed also said:
“There is plenty of free whisky
around Senatorial offices.”
Steed said he doesn’t know whe
ther the two girls are still em- j
ployed by the Senator, whom he j
refused to identify. He said he '
came across the girls at a Wash- i
ington party. About the free whis
ky, he said he did not know where j
I it came from.
Open House at
FAA Tomorrow
When: 1 to 5 Saturday afternoon,
November 2.
Where: Nome Flight Service
Station — Nome Municipal Air
port.
Why: To culminate Federal Avia
tion Week in celebration of FAA’s
Fifth Anniversary.
Who: Everyone, including the
youngsters, are invited to attend
and participate.
What: There will be coffee, juice
and Fifth Anniversary Cake
served during the social hour: 2
to 3 p.m.
Special: An FAA Facilities Flight
Check aircraft will be on display
for the public’s inspection. The
Chamber of Commerce will spon
sor a motor parade from down
town Nome to the airport, leav
ing the Federal Building at 1:30;
participate or catch a ride. The
Cake Cutting Ceremony will be at
2 o’clock; cake furnished by North
Star Bakery. Your hostesses will be
lovely, talented and charming FAA
wives.
Help the FAA celebrate this
milestone in aviation history.
‘Pilots Should be j
Brave ... And Not
Get Airsiek’!
j The bush carriers in Alaska
! move many thousands of people
: from hither to you each year, and
i in order that these travelers should
he more aware of the reasons for
; the high cost of transport, we have
; re-printed one small boy’s opinion
! of what it means to be a pilot, as
! reported by United Airlines publi
cation, Shield.
The story was written by a third
grader in a California school, writ
ing an essay in response to a teach- ;
1 er’s query “What do you want to
be when you grow up?”:
“I want to be a pilot when I ;
grow up . . . because it’s fun ;
and easy to do. That's why there
are so many pilots flying around
today.
“Pilots don’t need much school: '
they just have to learn to read
numbers so they can read instru- !
ments. I guess they should be able ;
to read road maps so they can find
their way if they get lost.
‘‘Pilots should be brave so they
won’t be scared if it’s foggy and
they can’t see, or if a wing or
motor falls off they should stay
calm so they’ll know what to do.
Pilots have to have good eyes to
see through clouds and they can’t
be afraid of lightening or thunder
because they’re closer to them than
we are.
“The salary pilots make is an
other thing I like. They make more
money than they can spend. This
is because most people think air
plane flying is dangerous except
pilot’s don’t because they know
how easy it is.
“There isn’t much I don’t like
except girls like pilots and all
stewardesses want to marry pilots
so they always have to chase them
away so they won’t bother them.
“I hope I don’t get airsick be
cause I get carsick and if I get
airsick I couldn’t be a pilot and
then I’d have to go to work.”
Reports Indicate Rebels in Control;
Kennedy
U.S. Forces Converge to Protect Life
SAIGON, Viet Nam (AP) — A military revolt broke out
today against the government of South Viet Nam.
There are unconfirmed reports that President Diem has been
deposed — and that his brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, a powerful
figure in the government, has been killed.
Neither report can be confirmed. But it is clear that the
Roused in Early A.M.;
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Diem regime is facing its strong-7
est challenge since it came to
power.
Details of the revolt are con
fused and sketchy, but this much
appears clear. The rebels are in
control of Radio Saigon in the
Vietnamese capital. They may
hold other areas as well. A broad
cast indicated the revolt was led
by 14 Marine and Army generals
and colonels. One rebel broadcast
said President Diem and his
brother had been given an ulti
matum to surrender or be killed.
The United States has ordered
military forces to move in the di- j
rection of South Viet Nam — to
protect American lives, if neces
sary. The Pentagon said this is a
precautionary move — and does
not mean that American forces are
taking any part in the situation
in South Viet Nam.
President Kennedy was awak
ened early this morning with first
reports of the revolt. Several hours !
later, he met in urgent conference !
with top military and diplomatic j
advisers.
In Boston, Mrs. Nhu's father — 1
the former Vietnamese Ambassa
dor to the United States — said
if the report is true that Mrs.
Nhu’s husband has been killed he
will try to see his daughter. Sev
eral times during her visit to this
country, Mrs. Nhu has tried to
see her father — but he has re
fused.
On Capitol Hill, the Senate Dem
ocratic Leader. Mike Mansfield,
said the uprising against the Diem ;
government calls for re-assessment i
and re-appraial of American poli
cy in South Viet Nam and in all
of Southeast Asia.
In Los Angeles, Mrs. Nhu said
if the news is true about the mili
tary coup in her country it would
be a “great shame” for many
Americans. Mrs. Nhu said: “We j
all know that many Americans
had waited for this for a long i
time.”
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Generals and Party
Are Visiting Here
The Commanding General, Alas
kan Command, Lt. General Ray
mond J. Reeves and wife, and the
Commanding General Alaska Air
Command, Major General James
C. Jensen, visited Nome today on
an orientation tour.
The party includes the Public
Affairs Officer, Lt. Colonel Wake
field; General Reeves’ aide, Capt.
Cox: General Jensen’s aide, Capt.
Krause, and an aircraft crew of
six. An informal briefing was
scheduled for 3 p.m. in City Hall.
During the evening an informal
no host dinner at the North Star
Seaview Room is planned. The
party will remain overnight.
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In New York — A Veitnamese
exile — a former official in Sai
gon — said he was informed that
a new government being formed
in his country plans to demand that
the United States send Mrs. Nhu
back to South Viet Nam for trial.
The United States has tempor
arily suspended all assistance to
the South Viet Nam government.
It also has ordered all Americans
to stay off the streets in Viet Nam,
pending further instructions.
There have been no casualties
reported among the more than
3,500 American civilians in South
Viet Nam. There also are 16,500
American military personnel in
the country — helping in the war
against the Communists.
School Fluoride Program
To Begin Monday
Starting Monday morning and
continuing through the week of
Novo 4 to Nov. 8, Dr. Packard in
forms us that he. his dental assist
ant, and a team of local mothers,
will be at the grade school apply
ing a fluoride solution to the pu
pils’ teeth in an effort to reduce
future decay. The lower grades
will be done first and the higher
grades later in the week.
Each day will begin with an
educational film for those children
who will receive the fluoride for
the day. Each child will receive a
new toothbrush and be shown by
the mothers just how to brush their
teeth properly. Other mothers will
instruct the children concerning
foods that are good for both the
body and the teeth, plus foods that
are harmful to the teeth. Each
child will have his or her teeth
cleaned, after which the fluoride
solution will be applied.
Dr. Packard states that scientific
evidence indicates that approxi
matey 30 per cent of all future
decay is eliminated on children
who receive the fluoride treat
ment. No harmful effects have
ever been found. This treatment
is recommended for children of
ages 3 to 13 years.
Human ear wax contains a nat
ural insect repellent.
Gambell io Meet on Incorporation
A town meeting is scheduled for
Gambell on Monday, Nov. 4. At
that time they will set the date for
their incorporation election.