New Rockefeller On Way
NEW YORK {ff) — Governor
and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller say
they are expecting the birth of
their first child in June.
The announcement was issued
through the Governor’s office.
It said simply:
“Governor and Mrs. Rockefeller
today announced the expected ar
rival of a child in early June of
1964.”
JUNEAU — Gov. William A.
Egan today proclaimed the week
of January 15 as “Jaycee Week”
in Alaska, in honor of the United
States Junior Chamber of Com
merce and its affiliated state and
local organizations.”
• TONIGHT *
NEW YEAR’S EVE
WATCH
SERVICE
AT THE
BIBLE
BAPTIST
CHURCH
STARTS
AT
8:30
Everyone
Welcome!
★
• Congregational Singing
• Solos — Duets — Trios
• New Year's Message from
the Word of God
• Fellowship Time and
Refreshments
— ALSO —
FILMS:
• Jack Wyrtzen and the Song
time group from the Amer
ican Broadcasting Company
AND
DARK VALLEY
A Highly Dramatic Christian
Motion Picture
• Service Ending with
Prayer at Midnight
Negro Man Shot
In Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS W — A 24-year
old man was slain here yesterday
and police jailed a 34-year-old
woman.
Dead is Edward Tucker, last
employed as a janitor.
Being held on suspicion of first
degree murder is Mrs. Betty Jo
Lehmann. Bail has been set at
$15,000.
Police said the early morning
shooting took place in a basement
apartment shared by the couple.
A .25 caliber automatic is said to
have been the weapon used.
Officers did not know where or
how many times Tucker, a Negro,
had been shot.
Mrs. Lehmann, a white woman,
told officers Tucker had been
beating her.
ALASKA AIRLINES NAMES
FAIRBANKS REPRESENTATIVE
The appointment of Robert M.
Billie as District Sales Manager
for Alaska Airlines in Fairbanks
was announced Saturday by Rob
ert Giersdorf, Vice President,
Traffic and Sales. Billie will be
based at the Alaska Airlines’
Sales Office at the Traveler’s Inn
in Fairbanks.
In his new position, Billie will
be in charge of Alaska Airlines’
sales functions, passenger serv
ice, and public relations.
Billie attended Duluth Junior
College in Minnesota and is a
graduate of the University of
Washington. He was formerly in
marketing and research with the
Whirlpool Corporation, St. Paul,
Minnesota.
Billie, 38, is married and is now
residing in Fairbanks.
Insurance of All Types
NOME
INSURANCE AGENCY
•
PETE HAHN. Ageni
Phone 2498 P.O. Box 392
Hill Foundation Grant
The University of Alaska has
received a grant of $67,800 from
the Hill Family Foundation to
establish a professorship of For
est Soils Science.
The grant provides the money
over a three-year period and will
enable the University to seek and
bring to the State a person highly
qualified in soil science research.
“The University currently has
no active program in forestry re
search though we have been long
aware of the tremendous oppor
tunities and need for such re
search in Alaska,’’ Dr. Kenneth
M. Rae, Vice President for re
search and advanced study, said.
The grant makes it possible to
begin a research program in sub
arctic forestry which will also pro
vide a place of study for grad
uate students seeking their doc
torates in this area.”
Congress Adjourns
The 88th Congress adjourned
its first session at 2:51 p.m. when
the House adopted the adjourn
ment resolution in a one-minute
session. The Senate had adopted
the adjournment resolution at
2:19 p.m.
The session — which began Jan.
9 — covered a span of 356 days.
It was the longest since the Korean
war. and, in effect, it set a peace
time record. The 80th Congress
was officially in session 361 days
in 1948 — but that included five
months of recesses.
The lawmakers will be back on
the job Jan. 7. And President
Johnson will deliver his state of
the union message to a joint ses
sion Jan. 8.
A NEW HOME FOR A NEW DOLL
Laura James, age 9, daughter of
Esther James, is now the proud
owner of a Chatty Kathy talking
doll. Laura won the doll in a con
test at the U.S. Merc and no one
is more excited — except perhaps
her mother. They expressed much
gratitude to Larry Galvin for mak
ing this fine gift passible.
“Beng poor has its advantages;
the car keys are never in your
other pants.” — The Farmer’s
Almanac.
BERING SEA ENTERPRISES
Bering Sea Club — Bering Sea Hotel and Apartments
Wallace Liquor Store — Anchor Tavern
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BEFORE HE
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SCHOOL!
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SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
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Miners & Merchants Bank of Alaska
"The Friendly Bank”
FULL BANKING SERVICES
To Northwestern Alaska Since 1904
— BRANCHES IN KOTZEBUE and BARROW —
WINTER SCHEDULE
FLIGHT 309/310
FAIRBANKS — KOTZEBUE — NOME
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Lv: Fairbanks 8:00 a.m. Ar: Kotzebue 8:40 a.m.
Lv: Kotzebue 9:20 a.m. Ar: Nome 10:05 a.m.
Lv: Nome 1:05 p.m. Ar: Fairbanks 4:10 p.m.
FLIGHT 311/312
FAIRBANKS — NOME — KOTZEBUE
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Lv: Fairbanks 8:00 a.m. Ar:. Nome 9:10 a.m.
Lv: Nome 10:00 a.m. Ar: Kotzebue 10:50 a.m.
Lv: Kotzebue 11:20 a.m. Ar: Fairbanks 2:10 p.m.
FLIGHT 501/502
NOME — NORTHEAST CAPE — NOME
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Lv: Nome 10:50a.m. Ar: N. E. Cape 11:20a.m.
Lv. N. E. Cape 11:50 a.m. Ar: Nome 12:20 p.m.
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