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The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
Last N.Pacific Sailing Ship Will Not Sail This Year

SEATTLE, (P-The last of the North Pacific sailing ships, the 3-masted schooner C. A. Thayer, won't be making her annual trip to the Boring Sea this year.
 However, it is no safe bet she has made her last voyage. Many epitaphs on the Thayer-built in 1895-have been written before.
 The owner, sharp-spoken Capt. J. E. Shields wouldn't say either.
 "She's not going this year, that's all there is to it," the captain parked.
 Instead, he's sending north this week modern 400-ton motorship, the Nordic Maid. It will be manned mostly by men who form erly sailed on the Thayer, includ- ing Capt. Shields, son of the owner.
 The Nordic Maid will not fish for cod, as did the Thayer, but for giant king crab.
 One crew member summed up the reaction to sailing aboard the modern ship: ..
 ''The Thayer is a good ship and she may not be finished yet. In a way I hope not. I hate to see her go. But I have to admit it's going to be nice to go north on a faster, more comfortable ship. I'm one of these modern day seamen and I like my comforts at sea-"
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
Red Mass Attack May Be Fouled By Surprise LIN Drive
By the Associated Press
 Thursday. April 5. 1851

United Nations troops pushed eight miles into North Korea to- day along a 40-mile stretch of the western and central fronts. It was the. deepest penetration of the current Allied drive.
 The Allied attack is an attempt to catch the Chinese with their spring offensive showing.
 The Allies are driving for the rugged terrain in central Korea where the Communists are repor- ted massing nearly 500,000 combat troops for a big push expected to start at any moment.
 Allied intelligence reports said the Chinese intended to throw in huge quantities of man-power dur ing the approaching rainy season, knowing that Korea's mud will bog down the US. Eighth Army's machine-based warfare.
 But the JUN. ground command CT, It. Gen. Matthew B. Ridge way, decided not to wait for the Reds to strike. On the theory that the best defense is an offensive, he decided to strike first. Ridg- way, live grenade dangling from his familiar paratrooper harness, went along with his border-cross ing troops.
 A US. Eighth Army commun- ique said the Allied task force met only light resistance in its prob ing attack in the vicinity of Chail, nearly eight miles north of the 38th Parallel on the Uijongbu- Kumhwa road. The force dis persed an estimated company
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The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
4 US. Divisions To
 Be Sent To Europe

WASHINGTON, .(P)-President Truman today described the Sen ate's troops-for-Europe resolution as further evidence that the country stands firm in it's support of the North Atlantic Treaty"
 The president hailed the resolu- tion in statement at a news con- ference and then brushed off questions about a provision his leaders in the Senate fought against bitterly. This was the dec- laration that MT. Truman should not deploy more than the four divisions to Europe without fur ther Congressional authority"
 The president has taken the stand he has full constitutional power to send American troops wherever he believes their pres ence will best serve the nations interest.
 In effect, the Senate declara- tion that he should get Congress sional approval amounted to a challenge of that position.
 The 4 divisions, about 100000 men in all, are expected to start moving to Europe soon. They will join there the two already as- signed from occupation forces to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's North Atlantic defense force.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
Enemy" Has Toehold In West Alaska

ANCHORAGE, P)-A force of nemy" bombers theoretically attacked major Alaska installa- tions yesterday as part of Opera ton Firestep", a war maneuver testing the Territory's defenses.
 Some 20 attacking bombers, pro- tected by overcast skies, struck at Elmendorf Air Force Base here. Other attacks were reported at Fairbanks and Kodiak.
 Defending forces admitted some of the installations were "dam- aged". Intelligence officers also "aggressor" forces had a toehold in western Alaska, but they refused to say where.
 Meanwhile, married and single women connected with the naiH- tary at Anchorage, Fairbanks and Kodiak were asked to take part in test evacuation in conjunc- ton with the exercise. The test will be held Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
PIONEER CARD SERIES PROMISES EXCITEMENT

With only two more games left in the Pioneer Card Series, tomor- rows games will be exciting ones for those participating in this an- nual event which will start at eight o'clock tomorrow evening at the Pioneer Hall.
 The committee stated that those who are not participating in the tournament are welcome to play and enjoy the fun as there are al- ways prizes for the evenings games as well.
 The last game will be on Sat urday, April 14th.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
NOME ROTARY TO BE WELL. REPRESENTED AT CONFERENCE

The Rotary Club of Nome will be we'll represented at the An nual Conference being held in Se- attle next month.
 Members of the local group who will attend the meeting were an- nounced at yesterdays meeting as Capt. Stan Morgan, Jack Dill lon, Larry Calvin, Bud Harper and Dewey Goodrich.
 Guests at yesterdays meeting were Emil Fisher, Dave Belcher and Sgt. Robert Lossee.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
Alaska Buildings To Be Made
 FMe-Resistant

WASHINGTON, R- Interior Department officials have assured the House Appropriations Com mittee that new construction in Alaska is being made fire resistant.
 Testimony made public today indicated the point was a touchy one with committee members dur ing a hearing on requests for S8,000,0O0 to replace properties lost in separate Alaska fires this winter.
 The requests include $4,50O,OOO by the Interior Dept.'s Office of Territories to replace buildings and equipment destroyed at the AlaskaRailroad's Anchorage shops Jan. Is; and S3,500,0OO for a Bur- eau of Indian Affairs Hospital at Bethel. The latter was destroyed Nov. 20, 1850.
 Committee members questioned witnesses repeatedly concerning the precautions being taken to cut down the fire danger.
 D. H. Nucker, executive officer of the Office of Territories, testi- fled that in addition to fireproof construction for most buildings, the new shops would include sep arate buildings and forebreaks.
 He said it was planned to build six separate buildings, each hand ling a single phase of the rail- roads work, rather than simply replace the two structures de- stroyed by fire.
 Such operation, he said, would give greater efficiency of opera ton as we'll as lessen fire danger. He estimated that it would save "not more than $10O,0O0 or $20O,- 900" to consolidate the buildings as before.
 Bethel Hospital More Difficult
 w. Barton Greenwood, execu- tive officer for the Indian Affairs
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The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
ALASKA MILITARY TO BUILD QUARTERS FOR 726 FAMILIES

SEATTLE, (P)- Living quar- ters for 726 families are included in the imposing array of Alaska military bid openings listed for this month.
 The bid openings, as listed by Seattle sub-office of the Alaska district Army engineer, are:
 April 1O-Row-type quarters for 1894 families at Ladd Base and 112 families at Eielson Base.
 April 12-Post engineer facili- ties and paint-stoage building, Fort Richardson.
 April 17-Quarters for l04 fam lilies, Ladd Base.
 April 17-Quarters for 1O4 fam lilies, Fort Richardson. April 20-Quarters for 316 fami- lies, Ladd Base.
 April 24-Gymnasium and in- door training facilities, Ladd and Eielson Bases. Indoor training building ;, Fort Richardson. Re- frigerated warehouse building, Ft. 
 April 26-Ordnance shop, Ft. 
 April 27-Engineer, quarter-mas ter signal, repair freight equi;- and combined shop building, Fart Richardson.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
Suicide Ends
 Final Chapter in TOrrid Love Story

HOUSTON, Texas, P)- Dr. Robert C. Rutledge, Jr., who killed his wife's sedueer, chose death to a prison cell.
 His 70-year sentence confirmed by the Iowa Supreme Court and his freedom on $4O,O0O bail near an end, the handsome 30-year-old children's doctor wrote a last love letter to his beautiful wife. Then he executed a carefully planned suicide.
 The weapon was carbon mon- oxide and the time indefinite. But the setting was the couples fav- orite spot in the countryside.
 Love is fleeting," he wrote the blonde, statuesque Sydney. ''For- get about this. .. Time will cure a lot of grief"
 Rutledge's body was found in his automobile late yesterday. There was proof it had been there all day, probably all Wednesday night.
 His suicide was the last act in case that included murder-of Byron Hattman-and' one of the most torrid and sensational trials in the history of American law. l.. The lives and loves of Rutledge, his wife, and Kaufman were un- folded in a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, courtroom in 1949.
 There Sydney testified she was forced to submit to Kaufman after a boat ride and drinking party in July, 1948.
 The defense argued Rutledge was defending the sanctity of his home; the State, that Rutledge lay in wait in a hotel room, knocked Kaufman out with blow on the head and stabbed him with surgical precision and skill"
 "I love you," he ended the letter to his 25-year-old wife, who had to be given sedatives for serious shock.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
AN ANGELO, Texas,

SAN ANGELO, Texas, (P)- Famed flyer Eddie Rickenbacker urged renewed and strengthened faith in God, saying "we must re- capture and sustain a Twin g Christianity in all things if we are to be victorious"
 He was honored Wednesday night with the Christian Athletes Foundation award.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
NENANA ICE REPORT

The$ ice at Nenana is now 43 inches thick.
 The opinion on the time of the breakup has shifted somewhat the last week or so due to the warm weather Nenana has been experiencing. Opinion seems to be half and half, stated Don Clark, for late April breakup and dur ing the first ten days in May. For times and dates Nsnana ice moved in inc past turn 10 page s.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06
NEWS IN BRIEF

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., (P)-In- side the city hall, Mayor Victor R. Blackledge was busy signing the payroll voucher of PatrOlman Tom CoWan.
 Outside, Patrolman Cowan was busy, too, putting a ticket on the mayors overparked car.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, (P)-- Prisoners ate steak last night as the sheriff gave a party at the Pottawattamie County jail.
 Sheriff Gay Stuelke took that way of expressing his thanks to 31 inmates for their Whole-hearted cooperation in a jail cleanup, paint-up project.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-06

SEATTLE, (P)-When the cable ship Lenoir, operated by the AL aska Communications Syst e m 7,
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The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
Western Europe Defense Plans Held Up Until After French Election

WASHINGTON, P) - Gen. Omar Bradley said today import ant decisions in completing the Western European Defense plans have been held up until after the French election next Sunday.
 The chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff appeared at a Pentagon news ibriefing to answer questions about his recent trip to Europe for talks with U. S., British and French military leaders.
 He was asked about published reports that an Allied committee had recommended a 10-division force for Germany.
 "That whole thing is still under discussion" Bradley said. eve are going to talk about it at a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to- day."
 Bradley also said no final ag reement has been reached yet on naming American Admiral Will liam Fechteler to command the North Atlantic Pact sea forces.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
Award Medal Of Honor To Pvt.

WASHINGTON, (P) - A 22- year-old private, wounded four times in a single battle, has won the Medal of Honor for gallantry in Korea. He died of his wounds.
 Pfc. Robert H. Young of Val lejo, C.alif., refused medical aid for three separate wounds before the fourth put him out of the fight. His unit, part of the 9th Regiment of the First Cavalry Di- vision was in the van of a United Nations attack last Oct. g. Young died Nov. 5.
 His father, Melvin D. Young, of Vallejo, will receive the medal June 21 from Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
 A brother, Sgt. First Class John D. Young, will come from Fort Richardson, Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
Macarthur Asserts
Red Advances Due To Our Weakness, Not Their Strength

HOUSTON, Tex, (P)-General MacArthur brought his anti-ad- ministration stand to Texas larg- est city yesterday after drawing a record crowd at a Houston vel come parade.
 The biggest crowd ever seen in Houston turned out-but cheered only with marked restraint-to see MacArthur's arrival parade.
 About 10000 Texans listened as the 71-year-old general declared Americas first line of defense is on the Yalu River at the Man churian border and not the Elbe River in Europe.
 'The policies of appeasement on which we are now embarked carry within themselves the very incita- tion to a war against us" he said. eff the Soviet does strike, it will be because of the weakness we now display rather tn a n the strength we of right should dis play"
 He blamed tthe moral weakness of the free world" - not Soviet military strength - for Russian advances.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
Louis Johnson Testifies He Feared U. s. Would Recognize Red China

WASHINGTON, (P) - Louis Johnson testified today that as Secretary of Defense he feared the United States was moving toward recognition of Red China.
 Johnson told the Senate's Mac Arthur inquiry that he "never knew of any decision by the State Department, despite the British talk and the British recognition, for us to recognize" Then he added:
 "But because of the things that were said in those days, I feared that we would not oppose their becoming a member of the United Nations, and then we would have to recognize them.
 "We of the military particular ly worried about it because it meant another vote on the JUN. Security Council antagonistic to the fundamental interests of the United States, and for Commun- ism"
 Johnson was dismissed from the defense post last September. His exit from President Truman's s cabinet is widely reported to have resulted in part from his differ ences with Secretary of State Acheson.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
Congressman
 Describes Latest Bomb" Explosion

NEW ORLEANS, (P) T h e mightiest atomic explosion yet seen by congressional observers vapor- ized the steel tower on which the bomb was mounted and blasted everything except few charred palm tree stumps from an Eniwe- tok atoll island.
 This picture of the power of a new series of A-bombs was pre- sented yesterday by Rep. F. Ed ward Hebert O-La), recently re- turned from the Eniwetok experi- ments. He attended as an official observer for the House Armed Services Committee. Of it Hebert said:
 ''I had feeling I was standing at the gates of hell looking into eternity"
 He gave a graphic account of the tests in the first of a series of articles he wrote for the New Or leans Statesman, which that paper made available to the AP.
 The Congressman wrote guard edly that the bomb he saw deton- ated was several times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiro- shima."
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
Scientists to Search Arctic For Bones
 Of First American

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, (P) - Four Harvard scientists plan to search Alaska's Arctic wastes for the bones of the first American.
 They leave June 28 for two months at Point Barrow to look for archaeological remains which may date back to the first in habitants of the Western Hemi- sphere.
 The Peabody Museum anthro- biologists are sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.
 Many authorities. believe the f0rerunners of the American In- dian came to this continent from Siberia by a passage across the Boring Sea.
 A Peabody Museum expedition in 1948 reported no migrations had come across the Aleutian Is- lands passageway.
 Scientists now believe the first Americans arrived by a route far ther north and landed on the northern shores of Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
Fishing Vessel Sea Lark Disabled in North Pacific

SEATTLE, (P) - The fishing vessel Sea Lark, which called for help in the North Pacific yester- day, was proceeding slowly to- ward the British Columbia coast today under its own power. Twen- ty-six men were reported aboard.
 The S. s. Sailors Splice of the Alaska Steamship Co.,, reached its side at 5 am. today and was es- corting the crippled 165foot ves- sel.
 The Coast Guard Cutter Win ona expects to reach the Sea Lark in late afternoon and take over the escort job from the Sailors Splice.
 The Sea Lark was disabled while proceeding to Kodiak with smaller fishing boats lashed to its deck. Most of the 26 aboard were fishermen. The vessel is owned by the Global Packing Co.,, of Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
PrObers Reveal
 Dope Addiction In Washington

WASHINGTON, (P) - Senate crime Investigators yesterday made public testimony describing drug addicts' parties in the nations cap- ital and relating that "dope" could be bought here "as easy as a soft drink"
 The testimony was taken from inmates of the house of correction for men and the reformatory for women, both at Jessups, Md.
 Most of the witnesses said mar cotics are cheaper in Washington than in Baltimore, but readily available to adults and teen-agers in both cities.
 Release of the report coincided with a demand by Fairfax County supervisors in nearby Virginia for a state law providing mandatory life imprisonment without parole for persons convicted of peddling dope to minors.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
USED. Engineers
 Accept Breakwater

H. L. Moats and D. K. Josselyn, engineers from the Anchorage off, flee of the U. S. Engineers, have officially accepted the completed breakwater from the contractors, Mansen-Osberg Co.,, this week.
 They stated that much credit is due to Bill Brown, resident en- gineer who supervised the con- struction throughout the entire period the breakwater was being built. He will continue to watch and check the project for at least another year to determine whe- ther or not the wall will settle any place. Present indications, they stated, were that the sand was building up rather than being washed away.
 When the seawall is turned over to the city officially, all mainten- ance will be made through the use of the special fund maintained by the city from the city sales tax, as agreed by the city before the project was started.
 Manson Osberg CO. is now equipment ready for shipment to Seward where they have another building contract. Some of the local workers who were on the Nome project are going to Seward to continue working for the con- pany.
 The seawall has already wea- thered a storm late last fall, be- fore completion and from all in dications will prove to be a pro- tection for the business dictrict of the city, providing sufficient safety so that business houses may be built with plan of perman- ence in the future.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
Korean Situation
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
 Large numbers of fresh Red troops were reported digging in today on the rain-swept ridges of Eastern Korea.
 Reds battled U. N. tank columns on the central front, but vanished completely in the west.
 U. N. fighter-bombers slipped through rain clouds to aid the drive toward Kumsong. Pilots re- ported they caught ''large group" of Reds on the open banks of the Kumseng River just before dusk. They said they got excellent coverage" with their bomb strikes.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
Truman Asks For Stronger Economic Controls

WASHINGTON, [P) - Fighting for stronger economic controls, President Truman declared last night that runaway imitation could give Russia rglobal victory with out firing a shot"
 Administration leaders in Con- gress hoped his plea would fire a wave of public opinion to help them put across the Presidents program, which was still in trouble on both sides of the Cap itol.
 Tn carrying his appeal to the people by television and radio, Mir. Truman said:
 "This is a fight for everyone to join-a fight for the very life of this nation We've got to have a good, strong inflation-con- trol law on the books if we are going to get through this emer- gency successfully"
 Although the present law ex- pires June 30, the House Banking Committee recessed until Monday consideration of the Presidents proposal for new two-year law. Chairman Spence O-Ky) was any thing but optimistic about the chances of turning out tougher controls measure.
 Administration leaders ex- pressed hope that during the week end enough consumer-voters will make their views known to turn the tide. Truman had virtually invited the voters to let their congressman know how they feel
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
Emphatic No" MacArthur Answer To Query Would He Run For President

AUSTIN, Tex, (R-" "Emphat- ically no," was General MacAr- thurs answer when asked if he would run for president.
 The reporter was not sure he heard right, so he asked the Gen. eral to repeat his answer to the question.
 "The answer was emphatically mo-" Macarthur said.
 When asked if his Texas trip was linked with political ambi- tions, MacArthur gave this ex- planation of his Texas tour:
 "When I first came back to the United States, I went to my own ancestral home and then to Mrs. MacArthur's. And then I came to where I was a boy-Texas."
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
American Legion Lays Plans 4th
 July Celebration

Tuesday evening the Nome Post of the American Legion met in the Post Hall with Commander Dan Jones presiding. The main busi- ness of the evening was the plan ming of the 4th of July dance.
 This dance is an annual affair which has been put on by the American Legion for many years, and to which the citizens of Nome are invited, to enjoy themselves with dancing, entertainment and food. Bob Scott was appointed chairman of the dance committee and he has with him Erik Hay, James Walsh, Clyde Godsbe, and Pearse Walsh.
 The next important order of business was the plans for the 4th of July sports activities which the Legion has always managed. Clyde Kammerer was appointed chairman of the sports committee with Maurice Kelliher, Mark An derson, Walter Leslie, and Ben Young as helpers on that program. Comrade Kammerer stated that a full list of sports will be planned for that day so that all will have grand time.
 It was reported that the Poppy Sale was a success and that the money has been set aside for the veterans welfare program.
 The post also laid out plans for raising of the flag pole in the near future and with ceremonies commensurate with it. The last thing discussed was with regard to the starting of the Women's Auxiliary and it was stated that as soon as the Auxiliary is ready, the head of the Department in Alaska will send a representative to Nome to assist in the final for mation.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
KETCHIKAN GETS NEW
 BROADCASTING STATION

WASHINGTON, (P)-The Com munications Commission author ized Aurora Broadcasters, Inc, Ketchikan, Alaska, yesterday to operate a new radio station on 58O kilocycles, 500 watts at night, one kilowatt daytime.
The Nome nugget., 1951-06-15
COASTAL RAMBLER" DUE IN NOME NEXT TUESDAY

J. J. Dillon of the Alaska Steam ship Co. advises that the Coastal Rambler" is scheduled to arrive here Tuesday of next week.