The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-02

responsble Journalism such as this, the fiction was repeated again and again
 Though MT Joiners newspaper published the charge against the CAB last August it became news again just six weeks ago when, the last day of the Legislature Peter Hayes, United Press correspond ent sent from Juneau the story of Senator Percy Ipalooks telegram to Chan Gurney, member of the CAB telling once the story of the murdered Eskimo babies Senator Ipalook, repeating the Muk- lux Telegraph article, added but according to the dictates of the CAB only scheduled air carrier $ permitted to fly that route so all the babies in the village died"
 Finally in an attempt to get the straight of the charges to scotch them for good, Robert o. Kinsey CAB director in Alaska. wired to Hugh Wade chlel of the Alaska Native Service and asked him these questions: When the alleged epidemic occurred, whether the alleged deaths actually occurred, the names of the pilots who were requested by the ANS to fly medical aid and whether it is the official posi- tion of the ANS that the alleged epidemic had any relationship the inability of local pilots to transport medical aid to the village of Wainwright
 MT wades response to MT. Kinsey officially cleared the CAB of the charges made by MT Joiner and Senator Ipaook. He said
 Alaska Native Service does not feel that the deaths resulting from whooping cough epidemic tn Wainwright has any relationship to inability ANS secure airplane transportation into village.
 Our records fail to disclose that we requested and were denied services of any pilot to fly medical aid to that village.
 "Records show epidemic occurred in July and August Twelve deaths in July and in August l95o of nfauts less than one year old Physician that area renorted of these cases deaths probably due to whooping cough, although accurate diagnosis i'm nossble as no physician present at time ot deaths
 Now the whole story is in the news again-not Mir Kinsev's story or MT. Wade's-but the charges of Joiner and Senator Ipalook and Sally Carrighar.
 The charges against the CAB are unjust and unwarranted Too those attacking the CAB are com nletev missing the point involved in the scheduled non-scheduled airline controversy.
 That this controversy exists in business as haz- ardous as avi tion is wrong.
 The scheduled airnes operate under CAB regu- lations Safety is their aim. They maintain com munication facilities. Their pilots and equipment receive regular checks prescribed by regulation Their tariffs, too are regulated by the CAB
 To say "Asp5ka is different, we don't need the CAB in Alaska" we all know, is folly. Flying III Alaska deserves the the safety regulations as in the rest of the country Most of the older pilots in Alaska have been bush pilots" in their day But when the CAB was established and CAB regulations anned to Alaska most of the bush plots-pilot-oWn- ore or plots for asirlines conformed to the new regulations.
 It is irresponsible charges such as those made by Joiner by Senator lloalook and now repeated before the Senate small bus ness committee that would oiaW attention from the real purpose Of regulated flying and focus instead tlle attention of people on lase stories of murdered babies.