m NOME NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
64th Year No. 128
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1963
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FAA Combines Many Vital Services for
Both Military and Civil Air Traffic
The Federal Aviation Agency
will observe its fifth anniversary
on Nov. 1, and during a 10-day
period begun on Oct. 25.
As the government agency re
sponsible for air safety in the Jet
Age, FAA was born officially on
Nov. 1, 1958, when Elwood R.
(Pete) Quesada, a retired Air
Force General with a distinguished
record in aviation, was sworn in
as its first Administrator. The
Agency became fully operational
on the final day of 1958.
Today, FAA is headed by Na
jeeb E. Halaby, a former test pi
lot with a depth of experience in
aviation, law and government ser
vice. He was named as the Agen
cy’s second Administrator by
President Kennedy on Jan. 19,
1961.
As early as 1948. the President’s
Air Coordinating Committee
warned that the techniques and
tools available for the control of
air traffic were marginal, even
by pre-war standards. Nine years
and several committees later, a
Presidential group headed by Ed
ward P. Curtis, a vice president of
Eastman Kodak Company and a
Major General in the Army Air
Force during World War II, re
ported — “a crisis in the making”
as a result of the inability of our
airspace management system to
cope with complex patterns of civil
and military traffic that filled
the sky.
The Curtis report also recom
mended the establishment of an
independent Federal aviation
agency “into which are consoli
dated all the essential management
functions necessary to support the
common needs of the military and
civil aviation of the United States.”
The Congress acted promptly.
On Aug. 23. 1958, President Eisen
hower signed the Federal Aviation
Act into law. The Act centralized
MEET THE TEACHER
Our teacher of the day is Patrick
M. O’Connell. He is teaching the
sixth grade with a background of i
one year teaching at Nome. Pat 1
has a B.S. degree in education from 1
Wisconsin State College at River
Falls. Wisconsin. He majored in
social studies and journalism. His
home is in Hammond, Wisconsin.
Mr. O’Connell’s hobbies are trav
el and the outdoors. He has trav
eled throughout the continental
United States and worked three
summers in Yellowstone and Gla
cier National Parks. He has three
years’ experience as a newspaper i
reporter in Wisconsin and two
years as Wisconsin correspondent
to the St. Paul “Pioneer Press.”
SUPPORT SCOUTING
CONTRIBUTE TO
THE BOY SCOUT
FUND RAISING PROGRAM
in the newly-established FAA the
responsibility for air safety, which
previously had been divided among
a number of government agencies
and interagency committees. FAA
was given full authority over cer
tification of aircraft and airmen,
operation of air navigation aids, al
location of the airspace, and man
agement of both civil and military
air traffic.
One of the Agency’s first jobs
was establishment of a coordinated
air traffic system for civil and mil
itary aircraft. The need for such
a “common” system had been dra
matized tragically early in 1958
when 61 lives were lost in mid-air
collisions involving miltary and
commercal aircraft.
FAA also acted promptly to im
prove air safety in a number of
other areas — many of them con
troversial. New rules were promul
! gated which reestablished the re
quirement that private pilots re
ceive their medical exams from
I FAA-designated examiners; re
tired airline pilots at age 60; re
quired weather radar on all air
liners; established higher profi
ciency standards for airline co
pilots and restricted the use of
alcoholic beverages on airliners.
Under Halaby’s leadership, the
Agency’s major efforts have been
devoted to the modernization rf
the air traffic management system
in line with the general recom
mendations laid down in Oct., 1961,
by a special Presidential task force
on air traffic control and safe
utilization of the airspace (Pro
ject Beacon).
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A Message from the Lions Club to
Halloween "Window Painters
Plans are going ahead for the
Wednesday night painting of Front
Street windows by the little gob
lins and spooks of Nome. The art
work must be done with colored
chalk or water colors, and the ar
tist should place his or her name
beside the picture so that the
judges can tell what little Hallow
een creature did the wrork.
All pre-high school children
who wish to enter this contest
should talk with the store owners
in order to get permission before
Halloween. In order to protect your
art work from other little Hallow
een “devils” perhaps you will want
to get permission to do the draw
ing from the inside of the win
dow. There will be prizes for the
best art work, given by the Lions
Club.
A lively program is also in store
for all of the pre-high schoolers
at the multi-purpose room Hallow
een night. The art winners will be
announced at that time. Remember
— the program starts at 7:30 p.m.
| on Thursday night. Adults are wel
come. There will be fun for all.
CHARLIE NUGLENE, old time Es
kimo resident of Nome, passed away
j early Sunday morning. Charlie
was born near Cape Darby many
i years ago and lived in the Elim
| and Golovin area before coming
to Nome. He was one of the orig
inal reindeer herders for the Lo
men Brothers. It is not known
just how old Mr. Nuglene was at
the time of his death, but it is
said that he remembered the first
white people coming into this area.
Mr. Nuglene is survived by his
wife Lucy, son Paul and eight
grandchildren. He has many nieces
and nephews.
Chamber Outlines Ambitious Program
A banquet, termed most suc
cessful, ended one year of achieve
ment for the Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce and kicked
off another. Officers elected to the
new year, and announced during
the banquet are Frank Couch, Pres
ident, Otto Schultz, vice-president,
Victor Charles, secretary, and
Maurice Kelliher, treasurer.
President Frank Couch gave the
capacity crowd of 77 persons a
rundown on many of the projects
undertaken during the past year.
Some of the more important were
the Midnight Sun Festival, the
everlasting attempts to procure a
dentist for Nome (some 50 letters
have gone out in this quest), and the
sending of Pearse Walsh to ac
company Mayor Hoover on his
Washington, D.C., trip, on behalf
of the sewer and water project. A
campaign had also been carried on
to extend the jetties, to complete
the Nome-Fairbanks road, to bring
mining day relics into town, and
to promote tourism.
Bob Smith, as Toastmaster, in
troduced the various speakers,
among which were the two who
provided the humor of the even
ing. Don Hoover and Jim Blanning,
with their buffoonery directed
toward the senatorial estate, drew
a good hand.
It was pointed out by Pres. Couch
that the Chamber boasts only 80
members. A concerted drive will
begin today to increase this mem
bership to a hundred plus. New
projects and renewed vigor on
those currently in the picture was
emphasized. Mr. Otto Schultz will
head up a committee to put on the
1964 Midnight Sun Festival. A
new multi-color brochure will be
published. The Nome-Fairbanks
l'oad will get energetic attention.
A continuing search for a resident
dentist will be maintained. A com
mittee will be appointed to work
with and assist the City Council in
their quest for sewer and water.
Charters will be planned to the
cities in our area in order that we
may become more united and
grow to understand one another’s
[ problems more fully.
Former Airlines President Named
As Defendant in Fairbanks Court
FAIRBANKS (AP)—A civil suit in excess of $6 million was
filed here this morning by Alaska Airlines chargng four men with
plotting against the company.
Among named defendants were Raymond W. Marshall, former
president of Alaska Airlines. Charles F. Willis, the present airline
president, and others, purchased all of Marshall’s Alaska stock for
$1,048,565 in 1959.
A condition of the sale, according to the suit, was that Marshall
would in no way become involved in the airline operation.
The suit charges Marshall and the other defendants purchased
Alaska stock afterward and recently campaigned and succeeded in
electing three directors to the firm’s board.
Marshall owns a substantial number of Pacific Northwest
Airlines shares, the document claims.
The suit alleges Marshall and a Mr. Starkey engaged "in a
campaign of slander, misrepresentation and malignment” against
; Alaska and its directors.
The reason for this, charges Alaska’s suit, was to hurt the
I airline’s business and "for enhancing the value of the investments
held by the defendant Marshall in competing airlines. . . .”
The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court here, seeks $6 million
for alleged damages plus $100,000 for legal expenses.
An injunction to force the defendants to sell any Alaska stock
j they own and divest themselves of any connection with the airline
| is sought.
Special Forces Group Arrives for
j Training of Eskimo Scout Battalion
i &
Elements of A Company, 7th
Special Forces Group (Airborne)
arrived at Nome Airport yester
day morning to begin supporting
Special Forces training of the 1st
Eskimo Scout Battalion. Small de
tachments of six to seven Special
Forces men from Ft. Bragg. N.C.,
are being sent to Savoonga, Shung
nak, Kiana and Noorvik to begin
training units of the 1st Scout
Battalion. After approximately
three weeks the detachments will
move to Gambell, Unalakleet,
Shishmaref and Wales.
The Special Forces men are or
ganized into teams of highly trained ;
specialists. The basic element of
this organization is the “A” De
tachment. Ths detachment is com
manded by a Captain with a Lieu- ;
tenant for an executive officer, and j
it reflects each of the five spe
cialties of Special Forces. Their
DEPT. OF LABOR HEARINGS
TO REVIEW ELECTRICAL CODE I
JUNEAU Id** — The State De
partment of Labor has scheduled
public hearings in Fairbanks Nov. j
21-22 on a revised electrical safe
ty code. Commissioner Gil John
son reported today.
Johnson said the proposed revi
sion would cover electrical safety
involving employes and employers
in electrical and related industries.
The hearings will be held in Car
penters Hall.
skills are demolition, weapons, ra
dio, medicine, and operation and
Intelligence. Attached to and sup
plementing the units is a Civil Af
fairs advisor. Although they are
here to instruct the Eskimo Scout
in each of these subjects, the de
tachments expect to learn as much
as they teach. Techniques of op
erating and surviving in sub-zero
weather are an essential part of
the Special Forces trooper’s edu
cation, and he cannot find a better
instructor than the Eskimo.
The fifteen man detachment here
in Nome is commanded by Major
William P. Murley and is being
quartered in the National Guard
Armory. It is the headquarters and
support unit for the detachments
in the villages. In conjunction with
directing and supporting the efforts
of the “A” detachments, this unit
will be conducting classes here
in the Armory for the benefit of
the Scouts, however young men in
Nome who are not members of the
National Guard may also receive
the nightly instruction if inter
ested.
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Some folks calling for city
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