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RAPTURE OF THE RED INK RHAPSODY
A COSTLY FRAUD
COME THING PRESIDENT KENNEDY SAID at a press con
ference last May deserves periodic repeating. Much more
important, it should have a far greater impact on government
policy than seems to be the case.
The President was asked a question concerning the contro
versy over private electric power development as against govern
ment development. The implication was that various major
projects were being blocked bv an adverse governmental attitude
toward private utilities which wished to undertake them.
The President replied: ". . . if a private company can develop
a site and provide a service more satisfactorily than the Federal
Government, then the private company should go ahead. Indeed
. . . I would put the burden of proof upon the Federal Government
to prove either that the site will not be adequately developed, that
the service would not be satisfactory, and that only the Federal
Government can do it before I would support the project.”
That is certainly a clear and unequivocal statement of position.
Yet men high in the ranks of the Administration, as well as in
other branches of government, are constantly urging more and
more socialized power — and more and more big projects whose
costs run in the hundreds of millions. No one can rationally argue,
cither, that the industry is incapable of doing the job adequately
and providing top service. Its standards, in ever)- aspect of the
business, are the highest attainable. It has proven, by its deeds,
that socialized power is not needed and amounts to a costlv fraud
which every’ taxpayer helps pay for.
The strength of this country, and the very existence of our
free institutions, rests on the rock of private enterprise. That is true
of pow er development just as it is of every other field of enterprise.
And then there is the case of the GVEA in Barrow’.
— Grassroots Philosophy —
Hardly any woman ever reaches 30 without being asked to
marry at least twice. Once by her father and once by her mother.
—The Cerrydale (Kans.) Republican.
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1 Slieldon-Jackson Prexv GueHt at C. of C.
Nome’s Chamber of Commerce
met on Tuesday with an attendanc»
of 25 members and guest. Pres;
dent Frank Couch showed thoso
! present an advertisement from th
! Nugget, paid for by the Chamber
pointing out the advantages of
shopping at home. He stated that
one of these will run each mnn'h
and later a’.l paid up members of
the Chamber will have their names
listed at the bottom of the ad. The
Chambers new' envelopes were
also displayed These envelopes ad
vertise Nome as the “Future Ori
gin of the Pan American High
way.” and stated Couch, “It is
roped that all persons, in future
mailings, will advertise our need
for the Nome-Fairbanks Road by
having some such message printed
on their envelopes, or applied with
a rubber stamp.
V:c Charles reported on the
Board of Directors activities. He
stated that new Nome brochures
were nearing completion, and are
very nearly ready to send to the
j printers. It was also brought out
that the board has discussed var
| ious attractions which may en
courage a dentist to set up shop
in Nome. One of which was the
possibility of providing dental
equipment free of charge for one
year. The Chamber has the equip
ment in storage at the Hospital
and is working every angle to
encourage the entrance of a
dentist.
Dr. Packard related that 600
; Nome children have had their
teeth painted with fluoride to date
and all have their teeth charted. A
toothbrush was provided each child
having this treatment.
Bob Harwood reported on the
membership drive. To date seven
businesses have paid their dues
and there are a total of 24 indi
vidual memberships.
Senator Bronson spoke on the
Air Force Assoc, group which he
heads. This club has 50 members,
and have met for the fourth time.
The group is thinking strongly of
I starting a flying club in Nome,
. commented the Senator. He related
also that he will leave soon on
another Legislative Council trip,
which will take him into Juneau.
Sitka, Wrangell and Petersburg. It
was pointed out by Bronson that
anyone having thoughts regarding
new legislation — or old — should
contact him, as he is most eager
to see that the public makes the
most of this council.
Senator Pearse Walsh reported
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hat there is a large movement
/.thin the various oil companies ta
eas north of the Brooks Range,
f advises that some 19 oil com
panies plan to spend 90 million
lollars in exploration on the
lorth slope in the near future,
i n. Walsh feels sure that certain
f them will be in this area next
ummer, exploring the offshore
ill potential.
Walsh introduced his guest, Dr.
T Rolland Armstrong, president of
Sheldon Jackson Junior College,
at Sitka. Dr. Armstrong spoke re
garding his school and education
problems in our state. He advised
that Sheldon Jackson has students
of all faiths, and now foreign stu
I dents from various lands, includ
ing the Orient and Far East. Our
i very interesting guest issued a
| warning to all that we must watch
closely to avoid a high drop out
rate in our own schools, pointing
out that those persons are likely
to later become our social problems
and welfare potential. He showed
30 slides illustrating the college,
city of Sitka, and the pulp
industry.
Rivers Construction Gets
Galena Base Contract
JUNEAU UP — The Department
; of the Army has awarded a $1,234,
| 545 contract for erosion control
work at Galena Air Force Base,
Alaska, Sen. E. L. Bartlett said
today.
Tne contract went to Rivers
! Construction Co., Spenard, and the
Ghemm Co., Fairbanks, Bartlett
said in a wire to the Associated
Press from Washington.
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Test New Minuteman
CAPE CANAVERAL UP — A
Minuteman missile was launched
today on a successful 5,000-mila
test flight from Cape Canaveral.
The 58-foot missile blasted out
of an 85-foot deep silo and pro
pelled a nose cone into a target
area near Ascension Island in the
South Atlantic.
Tne rocket included an advanced
second stage designed to increase
the range of the Minuteman.
Six million Japanese have tak
en up golfing . . . Nippon now has
308 courses, and ranks third in
the sport behind the United States
and Great Britain.
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COUNCIi
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A special meeting has been
called for 8 tonight to work out
the details of the next moves neces
sary based on more information to
l^e received by telephone today.
The Council voted unanimously
to purchase such portion of Block
2A from Lomen Commercial Com
pany as is required for the con
struction of the sewage treatment
plant. There are some 6640 square
feet recommended by the archi
tects, and upon the Mayor's rec
ommendation that Lome ns be of
fered the assessed value of 70 cents
per foot for the property, the city
has agreed to purchase the prop
erty for approximately $4,640.
Bids will be called for by the
city for one year of water, oil
and scavenger serv.ce.
A copy of a deed was received
from the USSR&M Company whicn
would entitle the city to proper*.y
needed for the sewer and water
project, and for which the city
must agree to pay USSRiM $1.5*1'').
The City Council voted unani
mously to purchase a SI00 mem
bership in the Chamber of Com
merce for 1964
Bob Smith spoke to the Council
and chall- nged the practice of the
City Jail wherein they make pur
chases for inmates and pay no
sales tax when making these pur
chases. This arises from the habit
of jail personnel of making pur
chases of small items for inmates
through the commissary procudur
The money belongs to the inmates,
however, and is held in trust f r
them by the jail. When the purchase
is made, it is made from t e in
mates' own funds, and this, con
tends Smith, results in a saie to
the individual — not to the ci*v.
Mr. Bon Davis declared otherwise
and the matter was tabled ur.tn a
decision may be received from
the State Attorney General and
jail authorities on the matter
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