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The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29
Absentee Ballots May Decide
 Democratic Primary Races

Delegate E. l.. Bartlett, after IA years as a non-voting member of Congress, was certain to pass the 3O,000 mark - alone greater than the total vote ever cast in Alaska. Barring unseen develop ments, his popularity seemed likely to be maintained at the polls in November.
 R. E. Robertson of Juneau, the Republican who will oppose Bart lett in November, had boiled 5000 votes in the primary returns counted so far.
 The more politically interesting vote count was that for the two former Alaska governors who will be seeking Alaska's second Senate seat.
 Mike Stepovich of Fairbanks, the 39-year-old lawyer who is the Republican choice, had built an edge of nearly 4,000 votes over Democrat Ernest Gruening.
 Political observers estimated that about 5000 ballots still re- mained to be reported three days after the election. They were from many areas of the north western and southcentral dis tricts, and a dozen or so of the precincts from the outlying areas of the southeastern district.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29
CITY TO HAVE
 FIRE AND WIRING INSPECTION SOON

Councilman Axel Edman was acting mayor at the meeting Monday evening
 1t was announced that house toulouse inspection of fire haz- ards, wiring and sanitation would be held soon as they are a part of the new Code recently adopted by the city.
 The Council also discussed with the survey engineers problems concerning property changes on the new preliminary plat of the City.
 The Moonlight Water Co. was granted permit to operate its summer water system again as in past years.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29
U. s. Warns Reds Hands Off,
 Formosa Straits
By WARREN ROGERS. JR.

WASHINGTON. R - Amer ican officials said today a new Peiping threat will weigh heavily in any decision by President Els enhower on sending U. s. forces against any Red Chinese invaders in the Formaso Straits.
 The State Department was so impressed by Peiping's state ment that it issued a hands-off warning to the Chinese Commu- nists yesterday.
 The United States is pledged by treaty to defend the big Ma tionalist island of Formosa and the nearby Pescadores Islands, about 100 miles across the strait from the China mainland.
 Congress left it up to Eisen- hover to decide whether any Red Chinese attack on Quemoy and Matsu, small islands closer to the mainland, was the start of an attack on Formosa and the Pes cadOreS.
 If the President decided it was, his next step could be to oppose in with the U. s. 7th Fleet and other American military power.
 This, in part, is what Peiping Radio said, as Red guns pounded Quemoy and Matsu in a continu- ing record bombardment:
 "The Chinese Peoples Libera- ton Army is determined to lib crate the fatherlands territory of Taiwan Formosa) and the coastal islands"
 The Red radio called on Ma tionaist defenders of Quemoy to surrender, saying "The island is doomed landing is immi- nent."
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29
Portable Radios Foul Aircraft In Flight

LONDON. R II Britain's air line pilots have ben told to for bid passengers playing portable radios while in flight.
 They could be the cause of dis aster, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation warned in a special circular.
 Experience has shown that fortuitous radiation by a passen- gers portable radio receiver may cause interference to aircraft radio and navigation systems,' , the circular said.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29

CongreSSlondl U. S. of Representatives for August 22 ls5sJ
 MR. KING: MT. Speaker, all of US who did our bit bring about Statehood for Alaska proud that 1t is about to be accomplished No doubt the people of Alaska will ratify statehood by overwhelming vote in the forthcoming referendum, and Alaska will be- in fact 49th State by Presidential proclama- tion before the end of the year.
 I am concerned however, over the lack of credit that has been given to the whose treless perss tence and dedication, over period of many years, contributed materially to achieving the support for Statehood in the House of Representatives that made the admission of Alaska possible
 refer to the distinguished Delegate from Alaska, the Honorable E. L. Bob Brtlett, who is serving his seventh term here with
 I believe that Member of this House will dis pute my statement that had not been for MT. Bart letts sterling work IT his total dedication to the of Statehood his refusal to acknowledge defeat when prospects seemed darkest - Alaska Statehood still would be far in the future
 Delegate Bartlett sought publicity for him. self He sought it for Alaska and had remarkable in obtaining it. His characteristic personal mod esty whce in this House know well, perhaps has made it easier for certain late arrivals in the Statehood movement in behalf of Alaska to claim credit that know rightfuy belongs to Delegate Bartlett Some of
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The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29
Alaska Bar Assn. To Meet Here Sept. ,

w. C. Stump, president of the Alaska Bar Association, has an- nounced that the forthcoming meeting of the Board of Cover nors will meet in Nome, beginning September 5th. The meeting is an important one, as among other matters which may regularly come before it, the Board win consider the transitional meas ures necessary in the organiza- ton of the bar, in becoming a State, and also will consider the recommendations of the Alaska Bar to the forthcoming Legislature in the setting up of the new State Judiciary and Court Sys- tenn.
 The members of the board, all attorneys, are as follows: w. C.. Stump, President, of Ketchikan, Robert L. Jernberg, also of Ketch- ikan, M. E. Monagle of Juneau, John R. Connolly, Wendell F. Kay and Clifford J. Gron, all of An chorage, Robert Parrish and Rob ert McNealy, of Fairbanks, and James von der Heydt, of Nome.
 The forthcoming meeting will mark the first time the Board members have met in Nome, and the community is looking forward to their visit.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29
Complete Returns From 23O Precincts
(Bu The Assocquted Press)

tBJ The Associated PreSS)
 Unofficial complete returns from 23O of about 297 precincts in Tuesdays primary give:
 For U. s. Senate term A: Bart lett DO 32,879, Robertson R) 6,852.
 For U. s. Senate term B: Gruen- ing CD 17,424, Stepovich RO 22,21O.
 For U. s. House: Hummer CD 15,251, Rivers D) 14,768, Benson -R) S,7O3.
 For Governor: Egan CD 19,776, Rivers CD 6,651, Williams CD 1884, Butrovich R 7,837.
 For Secretary of State: GreueI CD 16,147, Wade CD 16,8O7, Dewey R) 5,993.
 Statehood Referendum, 218 of 297 Precincts:
 Proposition One, for 36,832, against 6,906. Proposition Two, for 36,669, against 6,618. Propo- sition Three for 36,S83, against 6,582.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29
Norfolk School Board Bows To Integration Order

The school board at Norfolk, Va, today bowed to federal court orders and announced it would enroll IT Negro pupils in white schools - which may make the coastal city the first to have it's schools closed to forestall ra- cial integration.
 This development came shortly after a Hull settled over the Little Rock, Ark, situation when the U. S. Supreme Court delayed a decision on the integration struggle there.
 The Norfolk board acted after court-dirctd examination of the applications of 151 Negroes seeking admission to whit e schools.
 In reporting to Federal District Court that it had approved IT applications for enrolment on Sept. 8, but again rejected the other 134, the board said it acted against the public interest as it sees it, but pursuant to the law as interpreted by the court.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29
Alaskan Prof
 Swimming Lake Michigan Today

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. LR I'll At nearly stroke a second, liar ry Briggs, Alaska's aquatic pro lessor, was swimming across Lake Michigan today.
 Three and one-half hours af- ter the 37-year-old distance swimmer officially took off he had covered AZ miles of the 34- mile stretch of lower lake from Michigan City to Chicago.
 He was reported in good spir- its, joking with the crews of boats accompanying him. Swim ming at about 50 strokes min ute, he was able to stay on course by following a boat with radio turned to a guide beam.
 Fifteen minutes after entering the water at 5:01 a.m., Briggs was pulled out at his request. He said his protective covering of lano- lin was too heavy. After being recoated, he officially started across the lake at 6 am. under a five-boat escort.
 He hopes to reach Jackson Park on Chicago's South Side by 6::30 pm. tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29
Farm Bill and Social Security
 Measures Signed Into Law

WASHINGTON. R - Presi- dent Eisenhower today signed such far-reaching measures as the new farm law and social se- curity revisions.
 Here are the major new laws made effective by Eisenhower's signature:
 Farm - A new, more flexible price support range, with a floor of 65 per cent of parity, is pro vided.
 Social Security m Old Age and Survivors benefits are raised ' per cent, with a minimum boost of $3 month, to a new range of $33$116, effective with the Feb. 3 checks. The new family maximum is $254 compared with the former $200.
 Taxes to finance the program rise Jan. 1, from 214 per cent each on worker and employer on the first $4,20O of annual pay to 215 per cent on $4,800.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29

Welfare Plans - Managers of employe welfare and pension funds are required to disclose how they handle the money. Els enhower criticized the bill, say ing it does not provide enough protection for workers even in that narrow field.
 Euratom - U. s. help is pro vided for West Europe to build a million kilowatts of atomic power capacity.
 Aid - An appropriation of $3,398,500,0OO is set up for mili- tary & economic aid, raising to- tai for such purposes to about 70 billion since World War II. The bill provides 652 million dollars less than Eisenhower asked.
 Appropriations - A total of $6,O9O, ,156,9OO is provided to if nance independent federal agen- cies, mostly the Veterans Admin istration.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29

JUNEAU. R-= The outcome of Democratic Congressional and Secretary of State races in Tues days primary may be settled today as the count of absentee ballots begins in Alaska.
 The total vote from the Terri toray's first state election pushed toward the 45,000 mark as the tedious task of counting a record number of ballots continued.
 The mountaing record vote - likely to run more than 16,000 higher than ever before in Alas ka m left the two Democratic nominating races whisper close.
 With less than 100 precincts still to be reported, Raymond Hummer was less than 300 votes ahead of Ralph Rivers for the Democratic Congressional nomi- nation. But Rivers reportedly was gaining in the count of two big Fairbanks precincts.
 The winner of the nomination will face Republican Henry Ben son in the general election.
 For the Democratic choice as Secretary of State, Territorial Treasurer Hugh Wade was hold ing an edge of about 400 votes over Dick Cruel.
 Karl Dewey of Juneau was the Republican Secretary nominee without opposition.
 The two close Democratic con- tests could be decided on the ab- sentee ballots, the count of which must begin by next Tuesday.
 Both Rivers and Wade were expected to register substantial gains on the Southeastern absen- tee tally.
 The only other contested race among the State and national Of fees in the voting was the three way Democratic lineup for the gubernatorial nomination.
 No count of absentee was nec- essary to settle that one. The nomination went to William Egan, a landslide winner over Victor Rivers and J. Gerald Williams.
 Egan had compiled more than 5000 votes more than the com bined total cast for his two oppo- nents.
 Egan will face Republican John Butrovich, who received the COP nod for governor without op- position.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29

Monday is Labor Day. All business houses. Federal and Territorial offices and inc U. s. Post Office will be closed. The Nugget will also observe inc Holiday, and there will be no publication on that day.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-29
Bartlett - Father Of Statehood

following Congressional Record of inc of Representatives for August 22 ls58J
The frontiersman., 1958-12-30
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l WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3l l NEW YEARS EVE DANCE, Cen
 tral school gym ELKtS NEW YEARS BALL, Elks
 hall
 MOOSE NEW YEARS DANCE,
 Moose hall FAMILY NIGHT, United Protes- tant Church THURSDAY, JANUARY \. 1859 NEW YEARS DAY
 MONDAY. JANUARY g PALMER KIWANIS, Grange hall, BETA SIGMA PHI, Members homes, 2 pm. WOMEN VOTERS, Unit \, 100 pm.
 TUESDAY. JANUARY Is PALMER MOOSE, Moose hall, 8 CAP. F'. CADETS, High school. 7:3O pm. MASONIC LODGE, Carpenters hall, 8 pm.
 WEDNESDAY. JANUARY ' CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Marada Cafe, noon PALMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8 pm. WOMEN VOTERS, Unit B, 7.30 pm
 THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 M PIONEER GRANGE, Grange hall, 8 pm. BOY SCOUTS, Legion hall, N pm.
 EXPLORERS, Elks hall, 7:3O pm. MTA. DIRECTORS, Office, 8 pm.
The frontiersman., 1958-12-30
BEARD CONTEST INCLUDES NEW CATEG0RIES

The beard judging, an annual event of the Anchorage Fur Ren- dezvous, will include a new cate- gory for eager beaver growers this season. The Mt Mckinley Lions Auxiliary, sponsor of the annual beard contest, has an- nounced that all businessmen in the Anchorage area can now compete in category of their own, christened "Businessman's Brush.
 To qualify as an entrant, each beard grower is to register be- tween January 2-1O at the Log Cabin Oh the City Hall lawn. At the time of registration, the con- testant must ibe clean-shaven. Winner will be chosen on the basis of the best all round beard grown from time off registration until judging, which takes place during the Miners and Trappers Ball February 20. .
 The year-round categories are still open to all other bearded contestants. Registration for these categories will be at the Miners and Trappers Ball They are; Polecatt mixed black and white Red Fox, red; Beaver, brown
The frontiersman., 1958-12-30
WASlLkA CALENDAR

HH FRIDAY. JANUARY 2. 1858 BOY SCOUTS. Wasilla school 3:30 pm.
 MONDAY. JANUARY 5 SUSITNA POST VETERANS FOREIGN WARS, V-F.W. Bldg. 8 pm. VIEW. AUXILIARY, V.F.W Building, 8 pm.
 TUESDAY. JANUARY 6 PARENT TEACHERS ASSN. Ex- ecutive meeting. School. 8 pm. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2 BROWNIE SCOUTS, LibararY. BROWNIE SCOUTS, Libarary, 3..3O pm. GIRL SCOUTS, School, 3:3O pm. BIC LAKE HOMEAGAKERS CLUB
 THURSDAY. JANUARY 8 CUB SCOUTS, Hulke home, 3:30 p.n1.
  Black Bear, black; Toklat, blonde; Gopher, longest; Porcupine, bush feet; Ptarrnigan, for the birds; Wolf, suave; and Vanguard, out of this world. MT. Fur Face of 1859 will be chosen from the win ners of these categories.
The frontiersman., 1958-12-30

After year increasing probing the mysteries ot space New Year Of further exploration lies ahead Moy
 these scientific lead the world 10 Of unparalleled achievement beneficial to human welfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-23
West Indies Trip
Is First Prize
In Essay Contest

An essay contest on why
Washington Should Become q
Major Port" will continue
through May 10. the Board of
Trade has announced.
First prize is q trip to Hav-
ana and Nassau. Essays must
not be less than 100 or more
than 200 words and the contest
is open TO all school pupils In
the Metropolitan area between
the ages Of Is and 10. There
! also is a category open TO teen
ayers not now attending school
The contest will be conducted
by the Rivers and Harbor Com
mittee Of the Board Of Trade
in cooperation with area
school officials. Entries will be
studied by members Of the COM
mittee and those selected will
be submitted to q panel Of five
judges.
The judges are Howard C.
Drake. president Of the Board
of Trade: T. Howard Duckett,
president Of the Suburban Trust
Co.: Mrs. Frank S. Phillips,
vice president OF the District
Board of Education; T. c. Will
liams. Alexandria superintend-
ent Of schools. and William H.
Webb. executive vice president
of the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress.
In addition TO the cruise do
mated by the United States
Travel Agency. several other
prizes are being contributed by
area merchants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-23
WILLIAM S. WHITE
! The Army and Reorganization

bleeding just before Aachen
a red-headed sergeant told
this correspondent. with a
professional calm:
THE Army will win this
war in Europe. The Navy will
win 1t In the Pacific. And the
Air Force will win both in the
newspapers"
Nobody. of course. seriously
suggests that the Air Force
is not perhaps the most vital
of all. Certainly, 1t is no less
brave than any. Many Army
officers. however. are at last
adopting the older fear Of the
the Navy. This is that both
Army and Navy may be left
so enfeebled by long ofhcial
preoccupation with the air
that it might not be possible
again to fight any kind Of
limited-that is to say. nom
atomic-war on land or about
land.
But why Of all people would
President Eisenhower, who
spent half a lifetime in the
Army. take up now an anti
Army line? To this inevitable
question. critical Army ofh-
GERS have two answers:
/. The President as a mill
tary man always was q staff
and never a combat officer.
He is insistent now on more
Pentagon "unification" main
ly because he hates any show
of division on advice papers
from subordinates. He wants
the advice to come up with
out dissent. He believes that
"once you have unanimity of
advice you have effective adj
vice"
2. He is right in feeling the
keeneSt need for more CO.
herence in Pentagon war
planning. But to obtain this
he ought first Of all to take a
step far more fundamental
than any number Of structu-
raj reorganizations. He needs
first Of all to prepare for the
Pentagon a clear and plain
guiding statement Of what
this country's high policy
really is to be. and how much
risk of war there may be in
consequence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-23
Working Officers, Worried Over Plan.
Seen Pondering Alliance With Navy

some form Of common front
with the Navy is perhaps the
best measure to date Of the
far-reaching nature of the
Presidents bill.
While the Army in general
is still uncommitted. a yeast
of anxiety is at work among
the combat officers. The de-
veloping argument Of a grow
ing number has been gath
cred with care not to present
the views of any mere service
fanatic. 1t comes down to
about this:
The Presidents reorgaaiza-
ton might make the Army as
1t is now known hardly more
than a reservoir Of face
less manpower without elan
or prior knowledge of its mis-
sion. aEd a vast depot Of
supplies.
These, so 1t is contended,
would be the probable conse-
quences OF dimming the
separate identities of the
services and of giving I'M
exampled command power
over all to a single man, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of staff.
These officers do not con-
tend that the infantry is still
the unchallenged queen Of
battles. They do insist, how
ever. that the time is not
remotely in sight when men
Of some spirit will not be re-
quired. with rifles Tor picks
and shovels) in hand.
And they do say that quite
enough pride of service al
ready has been taken away
from the Army. Vast, sprawl
ing, awkward. ugly. unglam-
orous and usually uncom-
planning as 1t IS, the Army
has been put on a very thin
diet since the Second World
War in favor of the Air Force.
But it was the Army that
did the dying, mainly, then:
and 1t was the Army again
that did the same in Korea.
When the LIST Division
paused for breath, spent and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-23
DORIS FLEESON

BOSTON.-As a means Of
enhancing his presidential
prestige, Senator John F.
Kennedy is aiming for a rec
ord-breaking plurality Of
100000 in his reelection bid
this fan
This is one-third greater
than the present high mark
Of 100000 achieved by the
late Paul Dever in a COVER
norship race.
How Republicans feel about
Senator Kennedy's chances is
shown by their difficulty in
finding a paschal lamb TO
make the race against him.
1t was believed at one time
that Christian Herter, jr.,
son Of the Undersecretary OF
State, would take the fall as
a way Of becoming better
known and putting his party
under some obligation to him
But Mr.. Herter has Jumped
into admittedly more promis-
ing pastures; he is striving
with Attorney General George
Fingold for the G. o. P. NOM
ination for Governor. The
victor will run against Gov.
Foster Furcolo. whose initial
two-year term in the State
house has been a troubled
one.
1t is expected the Kennedy
candidacy will help Gov.
Furcolo, and the odds are
on them. Nevertheless, the
Republicans insist they can
and will make a real contest
OF the governorship.
Mr.. Fingold, the only Re-
publican TO survive the last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-23
DORIS FLEEsON
Kennedy's Reelection Goal

trail Labor Union for the first
time since he entered public
life. Friends and hackers Of
the Senator tried TO squelch
the critics quickly. according
10 the Notebook, but the
Mcclellan report reopened
the old wounds.
Now the same critics are
reported trying TO generate
interest in some anti-Ken-
nedy demonstration. It is not
believed that they can sue
coed in that, but the Kennedy
campaigners are fearful Of
the impact such incidents
may have on the record
smashing edge this fall for its
effect upon the presidential
nominating convention in
1860.
Senator Kennedy is in the
labor spotlight on two counts:
His membership on the
Mcclellan committee and
on the Senate Labor Com
mittee. The fact that his
brother Robert is Mcclellan
counsel is also a matter Of
some muttering in labor
circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-23
Senator Believed Seeking Victory
By Landslide for 1860 PRESTIGE

Statewide election, has been
attorney general three times.
Though there are elements in
the party which would pre-
fer another candidate. 1t is
believed his long experience
gives him the edge on young
Mr. Herter. who is 80 and
has still to prove his vote
appeal.
AS do most States, Massa-
chusetts has a hatful OF trou-
bles, including the recession.
and Republicans hope to To-
calize their anti-Furcolo eff
forts. The principal political
topic here remains the Ken
nedy crown prince and his
possible national appeal.
His home base is indispu-
tably secure, but he is paying
the inevitable penalty Of so
much national spotlight by
having his every legislative
act put under the microscope.
In the Middle West they are
questioning his farm record;
at home ne is under attack
by some labor leaders for
signing the Mcclellan COM
mittee's report. Labor gen.
orally has condemned the re-
port as mere sensational
ism" and AFL-CIO President
George Meany pointedly re-
marked to Senator Kennedy
a few weeks ago. Spare US
from our friends"
According to the Labor
Notebook" Of the Boston
Globe, Senator Kennedy was
publicly criticized recently at
a meeting Of the Boston Gen.