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The Nome nugget., 1959-03-20
Senate Approves Third In-Line' for Succession of Governor, Secretary

JUNEAU, R - The State Sen ate approved legislation yesterday to provide for recall of municipal officials and endorsed another bill to provide for succession to the offices of Governor and Sec retary of State.
 The upper chamber approved a succession bill which replaced one passed earlier by the House. It would have a state official desig- mated by the Governor to become next in line for the Secretary's office.
 If the Secretary succeeded to the Governors office, the desig- mated official would become Sec retary of State and next in line for the office of Governor. How ever, in event the designated off, cial took over as Governor, a spe- cia1 election would be called within three months to elect a new Governor and Secretary.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-20
Alaska Steam
 Considers Calif. TO-Seward Service

SEATTLE, R - Direct Alaska Steamship Co. service between California and the 18th state may occur this spring.
 Alaska Steam president D. E. Skinner says the company has reached no decision on the serv- ice.
 However, waterfront observers say Alaska Steam is thinking of assigning two Liberty ships to the service.
 The freighters would provide voyages every two weeks between Los Angeles-San Francisco and Seward. They would not call at the Columbia River or Puget Sound en route north. May 1 has ben set as the guess for start of such service.
 More and more military cargo for Alaska is coming through California, and recent purchase of two Liberty ships swells the Alaska Steam fleet to 15.
 In discussing the proposed serv- ice, president Skinner said.
 We've been taking a good look at the California situation. We haven't finished our study yet.
 ''We've got ships, and there is a certain amount of cargo in the south. But in such a service we'd lose some advantages we have here of operating out of our own backyard. If we go into it, we want our service to be as regular and dependable as it is here"
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-20
Wien Requests CAB
 Permission for Flights To Defense Site At Clear

WASHINGTON, R - Wien Alaska Airlines has asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for inn mediate authority to serve Clear on its Fairbanks-T route.
 The airline said yesterday that when recent CAB order becomes effective, it will no longer be able to serve Nenana, 16 miles from Clear, and the closest point to Clear on its route will be 25 miles from that important defense settlement.
 The Defense Department has a multi-million dollar defense con- struction program under way at Clear.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-20
Wien, Cordova
 Airlines Bring In Beta Sigma Phis

The Wien flight arrived yes terday afternoon with delegates to the Beta Sigma Phi convention from the Fairbanks area, and an other group arrived via Cordova Airlines from Anchorage last evening. The group is holding its first formal session this morning at the Federal Building.
 Visitors arrived include the fol- lowing:
 Via Wien Airlines - Ada E. Schneider, Everett, Washington; Blanche Willacy, Marcel Colp, Jean Rozanski, Lee Carter, Imo- gene Limbocher, all from Fair banks.
 The following arrived via Cor dova Airlines - Aileen Jones' Ketchikan, Jean Steel, Shirley Mcdonald, Spenard; Hazel Harris Helen Mae Weiderkehr, Charlotte Allen, all of Palmer; Betty Bailey and Betty Kendler, Juneau Marjorie Learned, Nadine Hin chey, Dorothy Lamb, Marge Nel- son, Charlotte s. Best, Vivan Haynes, Pat Swanson, Majear Hood, Darlene Dupree, Wanda Stipp, Essye McGuinn, Helen Rod rigues, Barbara Shaw, Joyce AL bert, Elna Aman, Carol Hemmett and Dorothy Wilson, all of An chorage.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-20
Coldest March, 40 Inch Ice, Puzzle Nenana Oldtimers Special to the Nome Nugget
 By DAN KETZLER

NENANA - This has been the coldest weather we have had in March in many years. We have checked the temperature records and find it has been several years since we have had below zero temperatures this late in March.
 There is 40 inches of ice under the tripod and about the same amount of snow on the ice and surrounding area. The old sour doughs of Nenana have thrown up their hands in despair on try ing to figure the breakup time this year. In previous years you could see several of these gentle men down on the banks gazing up at the hills, then down at the river ice, making mental checks of the situation. None have won since the Classic spread outside of Nenana, but many an old sour dough has been seen tearing out his hair because the clock stopped a. few minutes too soon or too late Many of you probably know the origin of the Nenana Ice Pool, as it was called in the early days, but since changed to the Nenana Ice Classic. It all began in 1917, when two residents of Nenana were standing on the river bank and made wager as to what day the ice would break. It was talked around town for several days, then more wanted to get in on the guessing. The pay-off was not large, but it created great in- terest. By the next year, the in- terest had spread to other com munities and the Ice Pool, as we now know it, was started.
 This story was told to me by one of the old-timers of Nenana
 There are several versions, but this one sounded the most logical
 No matter how it started, it has become one of the most famous guessing contests of all times.
 The ice on the river is safe for travelling, and we are getting better than 12 hours of sunlight, so why don't some of you camera fans come to our fair village and take some pictures of an Interior town, before the ever increasing population makes it a city, and | the air of the old Alaskan village disappears. April 4th at midnight is the closing date of this great contest, and that gives you a couple of weeks to make your guess as to that eventual minute
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-20
HUMAN SARDINES 1.

DURHAM, South Africa, R - Twenty-Five youths from the Dur ban YMCA today claimed they had packed themselves into a tel ephone booth to set a record in the new international craze.
 When they were all packed in, the phone rang. None of the hu- man sardines could answer it.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-20
WEATHER FORECAST

Cloudy with occasional snow, warmer tonight and tomorrow, with decreasing cloudiness Satur- day. Low temperature expected tonight 8, high tomorrow 15.
The Nome nugget., 1959-03-20

Only One Person Appears Before City Tax Board of Equalization
 The City Board of Equalization has been in session for three days but only one taxpayer appeared for adjustment on assessment of taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21

Is our authority on those Puerto Rican
beaches. And while he did not come
out against them as such. he did imply
rather brusquely at news confer
ence that they are not the most suit
able background for planning protest
marches on Washington. In turn, ALL
CLIO Vice President Walter Reuther, who
is in Puerto Rico but says he has spent
mo time on the sunny beaches" has
provided late rundown on the charms
of Acapulco.
Ofhand, both places sound pretty
fine especially when matched against
the latest local weather stories that
tell about winters lowest temperatures
moving in on the Nations Capital. Like
so many weather bulletins, however,
both the Eisenhower and Reuther YER
sions seem to have gotten mixed up on
one point-strangely enough the same
point. Having cleared up San Juan,
Mr. Eisenhower refers to "foggy WASH
ington" And having paid tribute to
the attractions Of Acapulco, Mr.. Reuther
refers to "fog over Washington" Local
pride compelS correction. It is sunny
here, just as in San Juan. And It is
fashionable here, just as in Acapulco.
But it isn't foggy-at least not all of
the time,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
A Mans Gratitude

i A bit more than so years ago, even
though education cost vastly less then
than it does today, a young student
named Henry Krumb was Sorely in need
of financial help to get through Column
bia University'S School of Mines. So he
was granted a scholarship worth 5000,
which enabled him to graduate with the
class of 1893 Thereafter, in due course,
he became an eminent mining engineer,
and over period Of time, as his success
mounted, he gave to his alma mater a
series of gifts that amounted to $550000
prior to his death last December, at the
age of 8S. And finally, in his will, he
bequeathed to the university between
six and ten million dollars
Mr.. Krumb did this, as he wrote
In his will, because II would not have
been mining engineer if had not had
q scholarship which paid my tuition"
It has been said of gratitude that it is
one Of the finest of human virtues, as
well as one of the rarest, and here we
have an exceptionally shining example
Of it, on a very grand scale. The story
Of Mr.. Krumb's massive repayment
seems somehow to be Singularly refresh
ing, and moving, in world where there
IS not enough charity and where too
many people too often bite the hands
that help or feed them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Chance to Save Lives

Long-delayed legislation designed to
save lives on Maryland'S highways has
a good chance of passage by the cur
rent General Assembly, now that Gov
ernor TaweS has announced his approval
of several pending traff1c-safety bills.
Past sessions have been VIGOROUSLY lax
in dealing with this vital problem. That
Governor TaweS intends to stress high
way safety is indicated by his appoint
ment of j. Newton Brewer, jr., to a
new office of public safety director.
One of the more important meas
ureS which will receive the Cover
nor'S support is the proposal by Delegate
Carlton r. SickleS of Prince Georges
County that Maryland adopt point"
system for Kidding the roads of reckless
drivers. The Sickles bill is patterned
along the lines of the District point sys-
TEN, under which dement's are scored
against drivers involved in serious traf-
f1c-law violations. When enough demer-
its have accumulated against a repeat
offender, his license to drive is suspend
ed or revoked. In the past the State
Department of Motor Vehicles has been
cool toward this plan, chiefly on the
ground that it would require extra per-
sonnet and space to administer the pro-
gram. OF course, the necessary employees
and Office space should be provided to
put the plan into effect-and the LegiS-
lature should see to it that the means
for administration are available.
Another important safety bill which
will have the Governors backing is
one to provide for chemical tests in
drunken driving cases, if the driver
consents. It is sponsored by Delegate
Charles w. woodward, jr., of Montgom-
cry County. This bill and the Sickles
bill have passed the House in recent
years, but have died in committee on the
Senate side. We hope the measures will
become law at this session of the
Assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Conference in Cairo

4hC pC1lC1 OAldb BkCdJCE
development-primarily industrial and
agricultural-in the Middle East would
lead to greater political stability is
widely held. Both the need and the
capacity are obvious. The Middle East
nations themselves aspire to such de-
velopment. The West in general and
the United States in particular are COM
mitted to the principle, and they have
important economic and political stakes
involved. Most publicized of the Western
involvement is on the governmental
government level, but the area of private
intereSt-capital investment in develop
ment of Middle East oil resources, avail
ability Of this oil for Western industry,
air and sea transportation privileges,
and numerous commercial exchanges
is comparably great.
1t is impossible, of course, for pri-
vate interests to operate entirely outside
political considerations. In earlier years,
Western economic ventures in the area
were directly related to Western polit-
ical control-in short, to colonialism. In
the postwar period, political independ-
ence and the emergence of area ma
tionaliSm have been accompanied quite
logically by suspicion that Western eco
nomic interest is still cloak for sinister
political design Unfortunately, but I'M
derStandably this attitude of suspicion
is not attached uniformly to Soviet
maneuvering in the primarily
because Russian economic Intervention
has never before been factor.
Two countries on the front lines
OF defense against Soviet plotting are
under no illusions, however, and there
is evidence that greater defense in
depth" may be developing. Turkey and
Iran, sharing frontiers with the Soviet
Union, have been courageously consist
ent in their resistance to Communist
threats or Establishments. There are
indications that Cairo and its Arab
nationalist leader, Colonel NaSSer, are
becoming increasingly alarmed at the
freedom and implications of Commu-
mist activity in Iraq. Within the United
Arab Republic egypt and Syria) local
Communists are being driven to Jail, or
underground. Meanwhile, such neigh
boring countries as Saudi Arabia, Jor-
dan and Lebanon are finding relations
with Cairo easier.
Against this background, nearly 200
businessmen and bankers from 16 Mid
die East and Western countries-in-
Guiding the United States-have been
meeting in Cairo to discuss ways of
pushing the areas economic Develop
ment. 1t is the first general meeting of
the nongovernmental Middle East In
dustrial Development Projects Corpora
ton. The selection of Cairo for the
meeting place, and the welcome ex-
tended by the Nasser government, are
promising in themselves. The long
term results may be even more so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Stoy With II, Governor

WaShington's annual battle of the
budget, main-bout attraction in recent
years, is being rivaled this winter in
State capitals from coast to coast. In
all cases, both party and individual po-
Iitical fortunes are closely related to the
struggles over the dollarS-to the spend
ing and taxing which are the far ex-
tremeS in the common dilemma facing
State and Federal levels of government.
Where deficits are not already on the
books, they are threatening to show up
on virtually the next page. Governors
from Boston to Sacramento, and with
few exceptions between, are facing
mounting obligations" to spend money,
and are searching, sometimes franti-
cally, to find it. Several are proposing
higher taxes, varied in nature; others
are looking hopefully to greater borrow
ing or even the transfer to general uses
Of monies heretofore sequestered in
'trust funds"
The most publicized case, and for
good reason, is that of Governor Rookie
Teller in New York. When the youthful
looking multimillionaire emerged as
the Republicans big winner" last No
vember he became automatically
9. o. P. presidential possibility. On the
basis of his campaign, he qualified as a
liberal" in his party and his attitude
toward the welfare services" by govern
rnent, for example, supported that iden-
tiflcation. Mr. Rockefeller has shown
also, however, that he knows how to
read "the books" on governmental A.
nancing and that his liberalism does not
extend to the fairyland where bills need
never be paid. In his budget message,
he asked for an increase of $240 million
IN expenditures-with the "kicker" that
there should be $277 million increase
In taxes to pay the chit. Even this tax
Increase would not fully balance the
budget-because of an inherited leg
acy" Of deficit financing but it comes
close enough to the 'pay as you go"
principle to upset Albany politicians Of
both parties and some of their economic
mentors.
The reaction to the Rockefeller pro-
gram has ranged from admiration to
anger, with an element Of amazement in
both. Political veterans are appalled,
that he is risking his popularity by pro-
posing to soak the voters in their pock-
etbooks. Analysts are astonished to the
point of applauding his courage or
deploring his naivete. Mr.. Rockefeller,
relatively unperturbed, is taking his case
to the people-through press and tele-
viSion-and has said there is no room
for compromise "as far as I am con-
cerned"
We hope he stays with it, to the
CONSERVATION and defeat of those who
preach that only deficits and ever
Increasing debt are the hallmarkS of
sound modern economy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21

for a bulld-up Of their can
didates and for preparations
for the driving fall campaign.
When the Democrats meet
here next week TO decide on
the city for their national
convention. arguments viii
be made against the Pacific
Coast city on the ground that
television time will be unfa-
vorable, so far as the States
of the East are concerned.
The reply TO such arguments
win be that the Democrats
will conduct q strictly business
convention - cutting out all
the extraneous speeches and
entertainments which have
consumed so much time in
past conventions. This will
mean q One-session-a-day
convention-unless q second
becomes absolutely necessary.
Nomination Battle Seen
AS things look today. there
will be q real battle over the
presidential nomination, and
perhaps for a vice presiden-
tial candidate. The drive for
the nomination Of Senator
John r. Kennedy Of Massa-
chusetts already Is under
way, although he has not
announced his candidacy. 1t
is doubtful. however. that q
Kennedy ''blitz" Is in the
making. OF course, If the
M assa chus etts Senator
should enter. and win, q sub
stantial number Of presiden-
tial preferential primaries
next spring and early sum-
mer. he might get so far
ahead of the present large
field there would be only one
ballot-or two at the most
in the nominating conven-
ton. The primaries do not
start until March, 1860.
The Republicans naturally
wo uld like to know in
advance Of their own
national convention whether
the Democrats pick Senator
Kennedy, or Senator Sym
ington of Missouri, Senator
Humphrey of Minnesota,
Senator johnson Of Texas,
Gov. Meyner of New Jersey,
Gov. Williams of Michigan
or their old opponent. Adlai
Stevenson. At present, there
are only two Republican pres
idential possibilities - Vice
President Nixon and Gov.
Rockefeller of New York. A
decision between the two
Republicans might be influ-
enced by the selection Of the
Democratic national ticket.
Today, Vice President Nixon
is the front runner. II, how
ever, Gov. Rockefeller's pro-
gram, now before the Legis-
lature, is adopted and his
administration is good, he
can easily become a strong
candidate for the Republican
nomination.
The prospects for Demo-
cratic victory next year are
widely viewed as excellent. A
bitter struggle in the party's
national convention, on top
of increased prosperity and
continued peace under Re-
publican rule. could change
the picture. Then the per-
sonalities of the opposing
presidential candidates would
really come into play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Labor Lords

Are the labor unions bigger
and more important than
the Government of the
United States? Apparently
some Of them think they are.
Officers of unions can be
indicted after fair hearing
by the properly convened
grand juries of the different
jurisdictions and yet the
parent bodies defy the Gov
eminent to proceed. Unfortu-
nately we have certain judges
slipped into many of our
courts who side with the
unions in an unholy alliance.
The question Immediately
facing the American people
is whether the country is to
be ruled by its duly consti-
tuted authorities or by the
Jimmy Hoffas, the Maurice
HutchinsonS, the Walter
Reuthers and the Jimmy
CurranS.
Upon that decision will
depend our future as a
Nation. JOuett ShOuse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRACEWELL

Plain wood. allowed to
weather, is just right for
birds; they mess 1t UP, any
way, and the sharp claws of
the squirrels give it a going
over.
We are glad our corre-
Spondent has grasped so
firmly the necessity for not
playing favorites, If one
establishes a free lunch.
The very idea of q free
luncheon means one and all.
Once you start to discrim-
mate, you get your mind and
heart In trouble. There are
so many ways to be upset,
today, that it seems rather
unnecessary to create a new
dilemma in your very own
back yard.
We know an old man, who
has seen many troubles (most
of which never happened, he
says) and this home philoSo-
pher has solved his garden
bird feeding by not worrying
about who comes.
Once he had q big woody
black dog that ate all the
suet he had put out for the
woodpeckers.
Our friend laughed about
it.
He told it as a great joke
on himself and the birds.
Once a big gray cat came
and ate all the ground meat
he had placed in q saucer
for the nesting birds.
Our philosopher admired
the glistening coat Of the
well-fed neighbor cat.
When squirrels mount his
feeding station and rake
through the mixture for sun
flower seed, scattering it this
way and that, he sees that
many small birds hop around
beneath, eating up the dis
placed food, and this pleases
him, for his is a real feeding
station, feeding all hungry
creatures in a happy inte-
grated fashion, and feeding,
above all, his own heart,
mind and soul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Resort and Travel News

1t is certainly helpful to have
weather bulletins from all over. With
out leaving town, we know, for example,
that the beaches are sunny in San Juan
and that Acapulco, palm-ringed and
shining, is fashionable. This information
comes from highest sources~although
ss far as we know, not directly con-
nected with the Weather Bureau or
In communication with the weather.
searching Vanguard moonlet.
President Eisenhower, for example,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Found Safer Place

One old lady who was
robbed near the Supreme
Court said she did not mind
being robbed if they hadn't
knocked her down and broke
her hip.
After being beaten and
robbed myself in sight Of the
Capitol dome, I moved to the
suburbs for protection.
Government GirlA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21
Fair Trade Skeptic

I take issue with Pharma-
cist Herman Morton's remark
that the fair trade law, If
and when enacted nationally,
will benefit all people.
When the Government
tried to control prices, there
we're enraged complaints
from the manufacturers.
Goods were in short supply
then, and the manufacturers
wanted to gouge the public.
They contended then that
the Government should not
make prices its business.
They maintained that prices
should be controlled by the
law Of supply and demand.
Now that supply and demand
have started to control prices,
they beg for the Government
to step in and help control
prices.
If Mr.. Morton has any IL
lusions about what the peo-
pie can expect under the fair
trade laws, I suggest that he
price any hundred items he
wants in any drugstore in
Arlington, which is now sad
died with a fair trade law.
then see what the same items
can be purchased for in the
District, which has no fair
trade law.
What he calls the gullibil-
ity Of the consumer is by far
more preferable than aban-
donment Of the law of supply
and demand. The consumer
can buy or reject anything
he wants. 1t is a good bet
that If he is lured by a ma
tional brand loss leader"
he won't buy many unknown
products marked UP as high
as 200 per cent. Most con-
sumers have learned, or are
learning, how to shop.
Samuel Shanir0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-21

@. How long did 1t take to
build the Pentagon? Fl. 8.
A. About 16 months. Con-
struction began in Septem-
Der. 1871, and the building
was completed on January
IS, 1913. In normal times the
construction would have
taken about four years, but
to meet the wartime needs
Of the Government, as many
as $4,000 workers were en-
ployed on q 24-hour-a-day
schedule to finish the project
in record time.