Postpone Detonation Of
Peaceful Atomic Device
Deep In Salt Mine
WASHINGTON — The gov
ernment announced Thursday thal
technical difficulties necessitated
postponement of plans to detonate
a special nuclear device under
ground at Carlsbad, N. M., this
year as part of its program to
develop peaceful uses of nuclear
explosives.
The project—aimed at studying
the possibility of producing new
chemical elements by means of
nuclear blasts—was originally to
be held some time during 1963.
The Atomic Energy Commission
reported that a postponement was
needed because of technical dif
ficulties “related to the develop
ment of the special nuclear explo
sive device required for this ex
periment.”
The orginal plans called for de
tonation of a device packing some
what less than 10 kilotons of ener
gy—the equivalent of 10,000 tons
of TNT in a tunnel shooting off
from a 1,200-foot-deep shaft in a
Carlsbad salt mine.
It was expected that the explo
sion would create a cavity ap
proximately 80 feet in radius.
Israel and the UAR Agree
To Partial Test Ban Treaty
JERUSALEM — Israel and
the United Arab Republic, bitter
foes who have accused each other
of trying to develop atomic wea
pons, agree they will not conduct
nuclear tests above ground or un
der water.
The Israeli government announ
ced its intention Wednesday of
joining the United States, the So
viet Union and Britain in a par
tial nuclear test ban. The UAR
pledged its support of the treaty
on Sunday.
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Ingrid Pedersen
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To Fly Polar Route
BODOE, Norway t/P — A blonde
Norwegian housewife yesterday
became the first woman to com
plete a flight over the North Pole
from Alaska to Norway in a
single-engine plane.
Mrs. Ingrid Pedersen. 30, land
ed her Cessna at this north Nor
wegian city, completing a flight
from Fairbanks, with a short stop
at Nord, Greenland.
The flight was a busman’s holi
day for her husband, Einar, chief
navigator of the Scandinavian Air
lines System. He navigated the
plane across the ice cap around
, the pole — as he has done more
| than 150 times with airliners.
I He also made a great number
! of photographs of the ice from
I the low height at which the couple
flew.
The couple landed shortly after
midnight 49 hours and 46 minutes
j after taking off from Fairbanks.
! A large crowd was at the airport
in the light summer night.
Mrs. Pedersen showed no strain
from the long hours at the con
trols.
Pedersen said they dropped Am
erican, Norwegian and Swedish
flags over the North Pole. Nor
wegian and Swedish newspapers
financed the trip, which the couple
had planned for six years.
Purpose of the trip was to make
further studies in line with Ped
ersen’s theory that ice conditions
j in the polar region influence the
weather south.
He formed the theory after he
started photographing ice condi
tions from high altitudes several
years ago when civilian airliners
started flying across the pole.
He said studies of the degree of
polar ice coverage and the ensuing
weather farther south seemed to
indicate that large amounts of
closely packed ice gave little rain
farther south a short period later.
Wet summers could be expected
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Alaska Ferries Produced
$225,435 In Revenue In
First Two Weeks of July
JUNEAU OP — The Southeast
Marine Highway System producer!
traffic revenue of $225,435 during
the first two weeks in July, Pub
lic Works Commissioner Richard
A. Downing said yesterday.
Traffic revenues during the pre
vious two weeks amounted to
$149,932, Downing said.
During the first two weeks in
July, in 25 one - way trips, the
three ferries carried 10,460 passen
gers and 1.918 vehicles, compared
with 6,847 passengers and 1,344
vehicles during the previous two
weeks.
Downing said operating costs
per ferry for a one-way trip are
approximately $3,600.
Downing said the Marine Trans
portation Division is still receiv
ing a high number of reservations,
booking sleeping accomodations on
the ferries through the month of
September, with some reservations
already being received for next
year.
Son Born lo Pete Sainsburys
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sainsbury
have announced the arrival of a
daughter born on July 20 at Indian
Hills, Colo.
Mr. Sainsbury is the well known
geologist who last year discovered
the deposits of beryllium at Lost
River and made other finds this
summer before returning home to
Colorado.
Mr. Sainsbury expects to return
to this area again next year for a
full season of further exploration.
when the ice conditions were
slight in the polar region in late
spring and early summer.
Pedersen believes the weather
to the south is influenced by the
amount of evaporation surface on
the sea left open by the ice.
According to his theory, in years
with little ice this evaporation
surface is large, the air masses
above the polar region become
damp, and this becomes rain when
the air masses move south. Heavy
ice conditions leave small evapor
ation surfaces and dry masses over
the pole.
“I have found some support for
the theory,” Pederson said today.
“Mv findings may have some ef
fects on long term weather fore
casting.”
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NOTICE
The State of Alaska, Department of
Public Works, Division of Aviation in
tends to negotiate a contract for rental
of construction equipment to be used in
accomplishing bush airfield projecs at
Nightmute and Tanunak, Alaska and
will receive proposals until Aug. 15, 1063.
Nightmute and Tanunak are neighbor
ing communities located on Nelson Is
land and are approximately 130 air miles
west of Bethel.
The work at Nightmute will consist of
borrowing, hauling and placing an es
timated 15,000 cubic yards of fill mat
erial. The material is believed to be
primarily silt and will be placed in an
overlay on tundra and muskeg. Length
of haul to the nearest end of the land
ing strip will be approximately 1,000
feet. As the overlay progresses, the
length of the haul will increase.
The work at Tanunka will consist of
grading a crowned landing strip having
a tight, well compacted surface using
the gravelly material at hand on the
site. No estimate is made of the quan
tity of material to be moved, but the
work should be easily and quickly ac
complished.
No further information is available
concerning these projects, other than the
verbal clarification that may be obtained
from personnel of the Division of Avia
tion. It is the intention of the Division
of Aviation to field design the projects.
The work will be accomplished by the
contractor's forces under the supervision
j of the Division of Aviation.
Proposals should list the construction
| equipment available, together with
hourly rental rates for each type of
equipment. Rental rates should include
cost of operation, fuel, lubricants and
incidentals. The contractor will be ex
pected to house and feed his crew if
necessary. Proposals should also list
size, capacity, model, etc. and the es
timated condition of the equipment
available. It is believed that the mimi
mum equipment necessary is two bull
dozers equipped with crawler tractors,
similar in size to the Caterpillar D-8,
together with one tractor drawn scaper
of at least 12 cubic yards struck capa
city. Costs of transporting the equip
ment to the sites may be included in
the rental rates proposed, or a flat rate
for transportation of equipment may be
be quoted.
Proposals will be opened on August
15, 1963 in the office of the Director,
Division of Aviation. 523 Eighth Avenue,
Anchorage, Alaska. The Division of Avi
ation will evaluate the proposals re
ceived and will negotiate a contract
with the firm submitting the best pro
posal.
Publish Aug. 2, 9, 16, 1963.
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Ambassador to Panama
Resigns In Dispute Over
Alliance For Progress
WASHINGTON <*> — Joseph S.
Farland, U.S. Ambassador to Pa
nama has resigned in a reported
dispute with officials of the Alli
ance for Progress agency .
The White House announced his
resignation today without refer
ing to any disagreement.
Farland did not go into details
but spoke of “glaring defects in
the aid program in a letter to a
State Department official, a copy
of which became available here.
Farland wrote the official, Wm.
J. Crockett, deputy undersecretary
of state for administration, on
July 25.
He said he had told President
Kennedy of the reported defects,
and “in so doing, it is generally
known that I have stepped on a
few toes.
No WSCS Meeting Tonight
Regular monthly WSCS meeting
of the Community Methodist
Church will not be held this eve
ning. Regular monthly meeting
will be held the first Friday in
September.
Charlie’s
Barber Shop
Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Phone 2343
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BIC CLOSING OUT SALE
Starts August 3 at 10 a.m.
and will continue until everything is SOLD
Prices are Reduced 25% to 75%
Following are Only a Few of the Bargains
\ Ladies Dresses — 2 f°r the price of ]
Nylon Mesh Hose 97° Seamed 75^
Men and Womens Sunglasses 50^
Kiddies Sunglasses 2
Mens Briefs or T Shirts ea. jOO
Boys Briefs or T Shirts ea. 60(
Unlined Jersey Gloves 3 Pr* 100
Mens Cotton Work Sox 3 Pr- 100
Army Fatigue Pants or Jackets ea. J00
and Many, Many More BARGAINS
Store Open Until
9 pan. Saturday
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