ALASKA SWIMMER
TOPS OWN RECORD
JUNEAU uP — An Anchorage
man has broken his own marathon
swimming mark on New Hamp
shire’s Lake Winnipesaukee. Gov.
John W. King of New Hampshire
told Governor Egan in a telegram
that Harry Briggs swam a distance
of more than 31 miles, and was
in the water for a period of 33
hours and 12 minutes. The swim
broke the 20-mile record set by
Briggs last year. The Anchorage
man plans to return to New Eng
land next year to try for a 40-mile
world’s record.
Miss Patty Brooks, teacher at
the Nome Grade School two years
ago, has returned. Miss Brooks
has been residing in Yamhill, Ore
gon, and will teach in Nome
again this year.
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"Risk" of Test Ban
In Our Favor.
Senate Hears
WASHINGTON UP — The Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
assured the Senate today that the
“balance of risks” is in favor of
ratification of the limited nuclear
test ban treaty.
In a formal report recommend
ing approval of the ban on atmos
pheric, underwater and outer
space testing, the committee said
U. S. strategic capability is such
that “a nuclear attack against the
United States on any scale would
assure the devastation of the So
viet Union in a retaliatory blow.”
"The committee finds the bal
ance of risks weighted in favor
of the treaty.” he reportedly as
serted”
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CONGRATULATIONS
AND
BEST WISHES TO THE
NEW NUGGET
Alaska Airlines, Inc.
GOLDEN NUGGET SERVICE
FERRY HITS
LEDGE, RUNS
FOR SEATTLE
KETCHIKAN UP — The Alaska
ferry Matanuska was limping
towards Seattle for repairs today
after a mishap in which she split
and punctured a plate on her port
ijide Sunday.
The Matanuska was scheduled
to let off passengers at Prince
Rupert,, B. C., and reach Puget
Sound Bridge & Drydock Co. in
Seattle today. It was estimated the
repairs would take about 10 days.
There was no estimate as to how
much it would cost.
The Matanuska scraped a ledge
while rounding Surgis Point, a
tight channel about 25 miles
southeast of Sitka. It was the first
trip for the skipper, Capt. Arthur
Laird, a former deep sea mariner
from Seattle.
Laird said “She just touched the
ledge’’ and that the passengers
were not even aware there had
been an accident. The 358-foot
Matanuska chugged into Ketchi
kan, where divers inspected her
hull. She set sail for Rupert Sun
day night.
It was the latest of the woes to
befall the state-owned ferry sys
tem since it went into operation
earlier in the year.
Liffick’s
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UNALAKLEET. ALASKA
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Club Names Officers
The Women’s Club of Nome met
at the summer home of Mrs. Pe
ter Hahn last evening for their
first meeting of the season after
the summer recess.
The members voted to write let
ters of appreciation to the Con
gressional delegation for their ef
forts in securing the approval of
the Accelerated Public Works ap
plication. Letters were to be sent
also to the Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce and the
Nome Sanitary
Dial 2671
P.O. Box 460
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The suspicion is growing that
women aren’t doing their fair
share of worrying in this country.
Or. if they do, they aren’t paying
the penalty. Women have only
about a fourth as many peptic ul
cers as men.
Nome City Council.
New officers were installed with
Mrs. Don Hoover assuming the po
sition of president for a second
term; Mrs. George Bell, vice pres
ident Mrs. Robert Fenstermacher
secretary, and Mrs. Jack Reed as
treasurer
The pertinent work of the club
this month will be to promote ci
vic interest in the coming city
election this fall, and encouraging
more citizens to take an interest
and file for office on the City
Council School Board or the Utili
ty Board.
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Best Wishes
AND
LOTS OF LUCK
☆ JIM ☆
FROM THE
Northern Commercial Company
Jim & Jean O’Sullivan
We all welcome youjjback and joffer
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our sincere best wishes in your|new venture
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Reardon Engineering
Bob and Johnnie Reardon
North Star Bakery
Bern, Ernie and Bob
Arctic Oil Delivery
Ben Young
Nome Sanitary Service
James Stone
Nomerama Theater
Virginia and Willie Brown
Alaska Cab
Angelo Buffas
Straub Service Center
Elmer and Mildred Straub
Dorothy's
Dorothy Young
Dick and Joyce Galleher
Ciail, Brian and Blaine
Cavota's Family Store
Fred Cavota
M'Lord & Lady Shop
Ellen and Pam Mulvihill
Alexander Automotive
Betty and Hueston Alexander
Nome Drug Store
Boyd Harwood
Modern Cleaners
Jim and Ruth McLean
Radio KICY
The Voice of the Arctic
Arctic Sanitary
Mrs. Edith Arnold and Family
Chuck's Billikin Gift Shop
Chuck Frazier
Miners and Merchants Bank