Mrs. Elmer Rasmuson Is Chairman
For 1963 Cancer Crusade In Alaska
Dr. William Whitehead, presi
dent of the American Cancer So
ciety, Alaska Division, Inc., an
nounced in Juneau that Mrs. El
mer E. Rasmuson of Anchorage
will serve as chairman for the 1963
Cancer Crusade in Alaska.
Mrs. Rasmuson retired last year
as a colonel in the U.S. Army after
20 years of military service that
began in 1942 with her being se
lected as a member of the first
group of women to compose the
Women’s Army Corps.
The goal of the Cancer Crusade
this year is $70,000 to continue the
Research, Education and Service
program of the American Cancer
Society. In addition to many can
cer patients receiving assistance
from volunteers of the Alaska Di
vision, 43 patients were given di
rect financial aid as requested. Dr.
George Dahlgren, Jr., of the Uni
versity of Alaska has been granted
$9,600 for another year of research
study on the bio-chemical construc
tion of cells. The life-saving mes
sage of the society has been pre
sented in schools, to clubs and or
ganizations and through the news
papers, radio and television pro
grams. The goal of this educational
effort is to alert every Alaskan to
the seven danger signals of can
cer and to urge everyone to con
serve their health by having a regu
lar medical checkup.
“The program of the American
Cancer Society is vital to saving
lives,” Mrs. Rasmuson said. “We
know today that lung cancer can
be prevented, we have seen a re
markable reduction in the mor
tality of uterine cancer due to early
detection methods, and we are con
vinced that the cure rate could be
one out of two if every person had
an annual checkup,” Mrs. Rasmu
son continued.
“The voluntary contributions are
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needed to supplement the alloca
tion of federal funds to the Na
tional Cancer Institute so that more
phases of the cancer problem can
be studied. Also, in this way life
time grants can be made for ex
ceptional researchers whose talents
and knowledge would be diverted
if this were not possible.
“From my short residence in
Alaska,” Mrs. Rasmuson stated, “I
am aware that Alaskans have re
sponded exceptionally well in past
years to support this program of
cancer control. I am certain that
with the challenge of success ahead
of us, that the contributions this
year will be equally as good. The
key word of the crusade this year
is ‘To Cure More, Gove More’.”
Debutante Released On
Ten Years Probation On
Charge of Manslaughter
BOSTON UP) — Post-debutante
Suzanne Clift, 21, was released
yesterday in 10 years probation
after she was permitted to plead
guilty to manslaughter in the
death of her boyfriend.
Judge Lewis Goldberg imposed
what he called one important con
dition of the probation — that Miss
Clift voluntarily “commit your
self to the Massachusetts Mental
Health Center to accept such treat
ment and for such time as au
thorities there prescribe.”
By her plea, Miss Clift admitted
she shot and killed Piero Bren
tani, 27, born in Dresden, Germany,
of an Italian father and a German
mother who lived in Trieste. Both
now reside in Zurich, Switzerland.
Brentani was found shot to
death last Oct. 1 in the Beacon Hill
apartment which Miss Clift’s at
torney said Brentani shared with
Miss Clft.
Judge Goldberg accepted the rec
ommendation of attorney Claude
Cross, counsel for Miss Clift, in
imposing the probation.
Cross pointed out Miss Clift is
five months pregnant by Bren
tani and should be permitted to
raise her child with love in a nor
mal manner.
Honor Society
Initiates Tomorrow
The Nome Chapter of the Na
tional Honor Society will conduct
its first initiation ceremonies
Thursday, Feb. 14, at 3 p.m. in the
Multipurpose Room.
The National Honor Society is a
student organization sponsored by
the Association of Secondary School
Principles affiliated with the Na
tional Education Assn. The Nome
Chapter was established last No
vember and this will be the first
initiation. Membership is based
upon scholarship, character, lead
ership, and service.
Candidates for the Honor So
ciety are chosen by a faculty com
mittee and approved by the high
school principal.
'J’he public is cordially invited
to attend and the initiation cere
monies.
Editorial Suggests: “Why
Not a Statewide Lottery”?
KETCHIKAN W — The Ketchi
kan Daily News suggested editor
ially today that a statewide lottery
may be the answer to Alaska’s fi
nancial dilemma.
The editorial asked:
“Why not a state lottery, with
the proceeds applied to capital im
provements and used to reduce in
dividual income taxes?
The editorial noted that Alas
kans already condone a mild form
of gambling as a result of permis
sive legislation.
“The thought occurs with regard
to the state’s $78 million spending
budget,” the newspaper said.
The editorial took note of legal
ized lotteries elsewhere, especially
in the Virgin Islands and in Peurto
Rico.
It also suggested that such a
lottery would be a good tourist
lure.
MISS DOROTHY CRAIG
WILL SPEAK TO FACULTY
Miss Dorothy Craig, Rehabili
tation Consultant of the Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation from
Fairbanks will be the guest speaker
at a 30-minute general faculty
meeting of the local schools Thurs
day after school.
Miss Craig will speak on Re
habilitation at the 4:10 meeting in
the Multipurpose Room.
Astronauts Get Together
HOUSTON, Tex. UR — The Na
tion’s 16 astronauts and their wives
got together for the first time at
an informal buffet supper last
weekend, the John Glenns said
yesterday.
The supper was held at the
Glenn home.
“No one was missing,” said
Glenn, the first American to make
an orbital flight. “It was sort of
a first for all of us — the first
time we 16 fellows and our wives
have been together for such a very
informal and enjoyable evening.”
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Grotha and
family, who have been at Unala
kleet for several years with the
FAA, have been transferred to
Anchorage and they say they en
joy the change very much.
COMIN' and GOIN'
From Fairbanks: J. DeSanto, J.
Upson, T. Workman, Dorothy
Craig, Art Patterson, Grace Edman,
James Lundgren, Mr. Tickell.
To Kotzebue: Karen Morrison,
S. Croell, H. Chase.
To Fairbanks: F. Okleasik, G.
Bell, Ella Bjornstad, James Lund
gren, Ramon and Wanda Lewis.
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