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Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
Pioneers To Fete
King And Queen
Regents At Tea

Fairbanks Winter Carnival King
and Queen Regents, Eddie Farrell
and Eva MeGoWn are honor guests
at the annual Pioneers Auxiliary
No. annual regents tea.
The event which is on st. Pat
rick,s Day, Saturday, is from 2 to
5 pm. at the Eagles Hall, and the
public is invited to attend, admis-
sion free, according to auxiliary
members.
Also guests at the tea will be
Mrs. Mildred Nerland, new presi-
dent of the Pioneer Women of Alas
ka and Adolph Stock, President of
Pioneers Igloo No. A.
The tea and a program for at
tendees is eo-ehairmaned by Mrs.
Muriel johnson and Mrs. Flora
Greimann. AS is traditional, past
presidents of the Pioneer Women's
Auxiliary will pour at the tea table.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14

QemnaI4on OF the homes of some
Alaskan pioneers and retired elder
ly people by inspectors from the
various departments of the City of
Fairbanks
The letter requested that the City
notify the committee before any
move is made to condemn the home
OF any pioneer or elderly resident
of the City, SO the contemplated
condemnation might be "softened.
modified, or removed"
The committee went on to suggest
that the City repeal the present
California Building Code as map
plicable to this City, that Ordinances
1925 and 100 be repealed, and that
some form of property tax exemp-
ton be instituted for pensioners and
retired elderly people.
Wants Home
councilman Red Boucher pointed
out this was one of the reasons he
had come out strongly for a Pioneer
Park and Home He said the time
was coming when many of the Pho
neers. homes would not live up to
the Codes. and that something
should be done.
This IS one of the problems the
park would have helped to solve"
he pointed out.
Boucher moved that any such con-
templated action be taken up by the
City Manager and the Building In
spector with the Pioneer Welfare
Committee.
Councilman Tom Roberts stated
/ think It would be better to dis
cuss these things before we take
any action"
Not Binding
Boucher then pointed out that his
motion did not bind the City in anv
way, and was only complying with
a simple request.
City Manager Clifford Nordbv
stated that in the past the City has
only been condemning unoccupied
buildings; however recently, actions
have been initiated against some
occupied dwellings. He said some of
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
LOMBARD WINS

KENAI-Dr. Roland Lombard, 81,
veterinarian from Weyland, Mass,
added another victory to his long
string of dog mushing honors by
winning the first annual Alaska
State Championship Sled Dog Race
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14

the dwellings in question were
owned by one of the members of
the Pioneers committee, and that
this might have been what precipi-
tated the letter.
Boucher's motion was passed and
the Council agreed to discuss the
problem at several of the Wednes-
day noon conference meetings.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
$1,000 TONS

ANCHORAGE-A predicted $1,000
tons of cargo in 1862 will bring in
an estimated profit of nearly $780,
900 for the Port of Anchorage to be
used toward the retirement of
bonds, port director Henry (Hank)
Roloff told the Chamber of Com
merce.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
PLANS MAILED

JUNEAU-Plans for the 24.7-mile
highway construction project from
Rex to Ignite on the Fairbanks
Anchorage through highway have
been sent out to 81 firms requesting
them.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
FISCHER NAMED

ANCHORAGE = Mrs. E. A.
Helen) Fischer, of Anchorage, has
been notified by Marion Fay, PhD.,
dean and president of The Women's
Medical College of Pennsylvania of
her appointment to the national
board of the college.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14

Where do crows stay, and live, at
so below? Like the little snow birds,
they are still flying around Fair
banks. Snow birds feed off seeds
on frozen trees.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
HEAVY SEAS

HOMER-Heavy seas battered the
Homer spit Sunday, swamping sew
eral boats and drowning the skip
per of Ketehikan fishing vessel
The drowned fisherman was iden-
titled as Carl Sullivan, about ID,
captain of the 62-footer Eunice.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
FOUND GUILTY

ANCHORAGE = Soldotna motel
operator Arthur Vernon Watson has
been found guilty of second degree
murder for the fatal shooting of
Marion T. Grissom at Watson's resi-
dence last Dec. 49,
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"A LOBBYISTS

JUNEAU-A total of Al lobbyists
have registered with the State for
the 1862 session of the Legislature,
the Department of Administration
announced.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14

jects, representing 2344 miles Of
highways and bridges for Alaska.
are now under contracts, Sam John
son, Director of the State Division
Of Highways said this week.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
Hectic Afternoon
Results In Arrest
By Local Police

Fairbanks City Police arrested
Arthur John Roberts Saturday, eli
making hectic afternoon of care
full planning and stakeouts. He has
been charged with concealing stol-
en- property
Early Saturday afternoon, police
were contacted by citizen who in
formed them a man had offered
to sell him hot revolver
The citizen said Roberts had ap-
preached him previously and Of
fered to sell him short barreled
Webley revolver. He said he told
the man he wasn't interested in a
foreign gun. but later informed
him that he was in the market for
either a .375 or A magnum.
The citizen agreed to cooperate
with police, and was provided with
a marked $40 bill by George Myatt,
of Frontier Sporting Goods,
City Police provided a stakeout
around the area Of the transaction,
but the transaction didn't go
through.
Later in the afternoon, the trans
action finally took place, and the
citizen purchased IA magnum Spe-
cial Colt Revolver. The weapon was
identified as one of those stolen
from Frontier Sporting Goods in a
recent robbery.
Police apprehended Roberts and
a search turned up the marked $40
bill
Roberts denied any knowledge OF
the transaction and said he had re-
ceived the $40 from friend.
Roberts was charged Monday
morning with concealing stolen
property.
4 - 10Z
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
CHILD MOLESTING

JUNEAU-A bill toughening the
law against child molesters sailed
through the Alaska House of Repre-
sentatives onmolested Friday after
noon.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
ANOTHER CASE

KETCHIKAN = Another case Of
diphtheria has turned up in Ketchi-
kan, the third since Jan. 10 when
the first case was detected.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
Pioneers Seek City's Help
For Community 0Idfinlers

The Fairbanks Pioneer Committee recently formed
committee OF lgoo No. T. Pioneers of
easing condemnaons proceedings against
of pioneers.
In letter presented to the City night the
committee stated the great over the
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
BIG EXPANSION

JUNEAU-U.S. Sen. E. L. Bartlett.
D-Alaska, told joint session of
the State Legislature that Alaska's
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
PLUS $4,000, 600

JUNEAU-More than $18 million
in Federal Aid construction pro-
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14

growth and expansion within the
next 40 years will be tremendous.
Jessen's weekly., 1962-03-14
ALASKA news IN BRIEF

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missed Byron Gillam's 100000 anti
trust suit against them.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
oy.E1gan:
Soviet IraNIcrs
 Gould IoucI, Off Shooting Incident

JUNEAU P Continued Rus sian interference 4ith American kine crab -fishi4z operations ii Kod affz.ea6ll4 fes5flt. aa=zsffl77i- 6en' #ss.itl5 iateraaffanal re9e9e55=- Sions. fiaE Wa F.ean sad Fa== ttr,}ay
 Esaa=te!d bis fifzt regular post election aes5se conference he aaaeaa #fallH=##is5#=th position taken b sen. FL Bartlett at the hHtesHa- tional North Pacific Fisheries Con 7aiss .saeetine. Scststs. this sseol1 flat q et2aae=ns incident 5s =sEtireiUn possible
 .1f faeei4a f#zs=@ flaefZlz.#- =1#slla# #te=aaa5e fa=s#f#tfI= t7efT=t.7#a of qeae 7tra#lst and =eantih6e=ti1e Interference with our fishermen t7ere could be q sf5aastnq incident q anvtne.s Egan5 said
 Fsan also toek hete of tho fact fiat the Japanese have indicated. at .anoffieiallx, that .tkev seeg'd 1ilsa to enter the rich Zhali- but fishery in the. eastern Boring Sea.
 The Japanese are nov prohibited from fishing for halibut east ef 175 degrees west longitude bv the terms of the observation-disclosures I=ese treaty eoverning fishing rights in the. North Pacific and Bering Sea.
 On other subjects. Esan=I1ad this to say.
 Capital Relocatien. T regreat that anyone, after.ts1o elections would pursue such an issue further The vast maiofity. of A1askans now consider the issue settled s
 Reelection: This adninistra- ton has always given full consid eratioaZto the views of all Alas kaNs and | will continue to do SO. Eeaa made the comment afte being asked if the narrow mareil of his victory would .i1npel YOU t give more consideration ta tsae views of the opposition 2,
 Appointments: Egan said he hoped 10 appoint new Commission CTS of Education and Revenue prior
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16
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 .fe.efeate a littlt f4fsfezf. American Bo9=IIa9 Cea9fsSs hzs. sentas two fins rq bowling Os=ss= entitled Bowling sf55s.. .3a=ainute= film The other finn i. called No Time taSpare. Rip Van Winkle theme enDhsIze9.= the fun of bowling.
 To tho thasiastie-99Hler, = kae4 Eou HilfenioH these fms Women are =alza=inVited ta=sse the fins
 The meeting will be he'd at the Cife.Hall Monday. NaxZl9 at. l..30=p=a4. Atl3nen baNtefs please. be=tf1ere to=tt1a start of.the =ieefSlature. on,Jan. 28. Batt=poSitioa@are new vacant
 Election Irregularities: X lot being said in some quarter about election irregularities. We have aZ system of justice under which complaints can be filed I hone
 that the people who have implied there were election iffeeu1aritle#. will file complaints with the proeael.. authorities. Continuing insinua= tions only reflect on the voters Alaska -
 Inauguration: Egan said no cor crete plans have been made fa: his. inaueuratien. He will bts sworn in for a second term on Dee. 3 Under present thinking. Egai7Z said, the Inaugural Ball and In augural Banquet will not be held until just prior to the converting of the next legislature.
The Nome nugget., 1962-11-16

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to tha start Of the 1863 legislature on Jan. 28. Both positions ale nos
Evening star., 1962-08-23

show, was commissioned by
the Theater Guild to ask
ONeill to reduce the scripts
playing time by 10 minutes.
To hell with Them said
O'Neill.
But the next day the
telephone rang in Crouse's
room.
"'Come over right away,
said O'Neill. I have that 10
minute cut for you
Grouse was in ONeill's
room within seconds.
"'Sit down. said the play
wright.
I'm late,' answered
Grouse. Just give me the
script with the cuts marked
Evening star., 1962-08-23

two sizes too narrow, while
the shoe of the average resi-
dent of Israel is 1.8 sizes too
short, 90 sizes too narrow,
foot expert DR.. Charlie S
Schol reports.
A survey shows that 46 per
cent of United States model
railroad builders have had
some college education, while
80 per cent graduated from
college, the Association Of
American Railroads proudly
points out.
A family magazine pub
lished an article on how a
young couple can get rid Of
100000 during a two-day
stay in New York City.
Evening star., 1962-08-23
Owners Operate
Most Italian Farms

ROME.-Italy is a country of
small farms. The 1861 census
showed that 81.9 per cent o1
the farms were farmed and
operated by the owner.
The So-called estate" farms
-plantations-constitute less
than "a per cent of the Italian
farms and cover less than *
per cent of the cultivated area
Evening star., 1962-08-23

ular after-dinner cello recit-
ais. a magazine advises.
There is a breed of frogs
in Brazil which quack like
ducks. herpetologists say.
The common houSefly,
when faced by starvation.
will fly as far as 8 miles
searching for food. Public
Health Service studies show.
The average pair of chill
dren's shoes receives so
shines during its lifetime. ac-
cording to Irving II. Bottner,
president of a shoe polish
firm.
The average Frenchman
wears shoes three sizes too
narrow. the average Italian
Evening star., 1962-08-23
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

CUT: Playwright Eugene
ONeill resisted every at
tempt TO make cuts in his
scripts.
When his comedy. "Ah,
Wilderness" opened its pre-
Broadway run in Pittsburgh,
it ran 10 minutes too long,
report Arthur and Barbara
Gelb in "O'Neill."
"Russel Grouse, who was
handling publicity for the
Evening star., 1962-08-23
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Are Headaches
Psychosomutic?
BY PETER J. STEINCROHN

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: Just
how psychoSomatic do you
feel allergies are: Asthma.
hay fever. migraine. head
aches Of all kinds. etc? Are
the symptoms of these and
other allergieS real or imag-
mary?
You have said many times
in your column that doctors
should take a little more
time with their patients to
reaSsure them and alleviate
their fears. 1 agree whole
heartedly; but what does one
do about doctors who are
tops in their field and yet
have no time to talk to you
and make you feel foolish
about any questions you may
ask?
My daughter recently had
a kidney ailment and I took
her to a kidney specialist on
the recommendation of our
family doctor. He. the kid
ney man. is regarded as one
of the finest in his field. Yet
I could hardly ask him any,
thing because he was so
busy. He used to walk away
while l was asking him
question. Why is it that the
more renowned a doctor gets
the harder he is to ap-
proach? Yet we want COM
petent doctors to take care
of us and answer our ques-
tions. So what can we do?-
Mrs. D.
IN ANSWER to the first
question: In spite of some
recent articles to the effect
that emotional inducements
themselves may cause asth-
ma. hay fever. etc. I don't
go along with that. But
there IS no question in my
mind that the psychoSomatic
aspect can add fuel to a fire
already started by allerginS
Iallergic irritants like dust,
ragweed, etc..
For example. have seen
numerous attacks of asthma
in patients who were pre-
viously subjected to emotion
al strain (stressful parental
relationships might cause an
attack in a child; a wife who
suffered attacks would often
get them after a quarrel,
etc..
AS Tor your second queS-
ton, disagree that the most
capable doctors and those
with the best regulations are
hard to talk to. It's usually
the other way around. For
the most part, the finest men
in the profession are as easy
as an old shoe. They are re-
laxed, patient, helpful
do not have to strut or show
their authority to make an
impression.
My advice is that you talk
1t over with your family doc
tor. No doubt he will have a
chat with the consultant. On
your next visit, I think he
will gently alight from his
high horse and treat you
with civility and understand
ing.
I have short patience with
abruptness and actual rude
ness on the part of the doc
tor. It's unfortunate that
you have had this discon-
certing experience: think it
is the exception. Big men in
medicine don't have to blow
themselves up in Importance
to impress their patients.
- -
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I
want to thank you for your
column in which you an
swered the woman from Cali
fornia who bawled out her
own physician for some triv-
ial reason. Your reply was
timely for the many thought
less, selfish people who ex-
pect a doctor to jump when
they say Jump" etc.
AS I read your answer il
fitted my doctor to the let
ter. He is one of those who
still. in addition to his owr
practice, is on the staff Of
several hospitals, teaching
etc.-makes house calls, ano
answers calls in the night
He is a truly dedicated man
and a credit to the medica
PROFESSIONALS. c., Wash
ington. D. C.
WHERE THERE are
Evening star., 1962-08-23

thorns there are often roses,
too.
(Bell Syndicate Featured
DR.. Steincrohn'S ledtlet.
"HoU to OUercome Obesity"
iDiH be mailed on receipt of
a stamped, selt-dddreSsed en-
Uelope and 10 cents in coin
for handling. Address DR..
Steincrohn in care of The
EUening Star.
Evening star., 1962-08-23

There isn't any script
said ONeill.
He then explained that
he had decided to eliminate
a l0-minute intermission."
Evening star., 1962-08-23
USELESS
INFORMATION

The folOWino items, all er-
cluSiUe, are all nelU. all useless
and mostly amusing.
Evening star., 1962-08-23
Ry PAUL STEINER

North American Newspaper Alliance
When arctic squirrels hi
bernate, they breathe as sell
dom as once a minute. a
California Institute of Tech
nology study indicates.
If you wish your family to
be up to date and socially ele-
CANT, you should have reg
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Evening star., 1962-01-28

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Tombstone" 1912. Richard Dix ll:2o-e
"Prvate He'll" 1854. Ida Lupino. 11:3o-7
"TWo Mrs. carroIls" 1e47. Humphrey Bosart.
12:55-9
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"Dude Ranger" 1894. George oBrian. 1o:oo-5
Adventure" 1854. Robert C. Ruark
documentary. 1905
Soturdsy P.M.
"The Vanishing American" 1853. Scott Brady.
1000
"The Whip Hand" 1851. Raymond Burr.
1905
"FIyins Fortress" 1912. Richard Greene.
3:3o-9
"The Big Trees" 1852. Kirk Douglas. $500
"The Frogmen" 1851 Richard Widmark
300
"Lost In a Harem" 1914 Abbott and Costello
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The Nome nugget., 1962-04-13
LEGISLATURE DRAWS
 PRAISE FROM GOV. EGAW

JUNEAU tR - The 1862 legis- lature, which adjourned early yes terday morning, drew praise from Gov. Wm. Egan as constructive job well done and in the interest of Alaska and it's citizens
 Egan added:
 Prior to the outset of this ses- sion, there were many who pointed to 1862 as an election year and freely predicted that by reason of this the accomplishments of the 1862 session would be few.
 q do not share this view and, in looking over the legislation which has been enacted, I feel that my faith in the caliber and dedi- cation of the men and women com posing the membership of the House and Senate has been ffsll- filled.n
The Nome nugget., 1962-04-13
Friday. April la. 1862
APRIL. Is DEADLINE DATE FOR APPLICATIONS TO SCIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM

COLLEGE = High school stu dents applying for the University of Alaska summer science training program for high ability second ary school students were reminded that April Is is the deadline date for annIications.
 The program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the University of Alaska, will be conducted June g thru August on the campus at College. Dr Wn. Wilson, head of the Department of Chemistry, will direct the sum- n1er program.
 The program will be for second ary school students of high ability who will be entering the 11th and 18th grades in the fall of 1862.
The Nome nugget., 1962-04-13
CONGRESS AUTHORIZES $l3 BILLION FOR NEW WEAPONS

WASHINGTON R Congress has sent to President Kennedy 3 Sl3-billion bill authorizing acqui- sition of new weapons by the nili- tary.
 The measure cleared Congress yesterday when the House swiftly accepted Senate amendments. 1t autil0Ti f ::..szs:se e..t of missiles airplanes, ships and other weap- ons and includes $320 million more than the administration sought to speed the RS-70 recon naissance strike bomber program. The RS-70 stems from the contro- versial B70 program.
 The authorization is subject to latter appropriations.
The Nome nugget., 1962-04-13
SENTENCED TO DEATH

PARIS tR - A special high mili- tary court tonight sentenced ex- Gen. Edmond Jouhaud to death.
 Jouhaud, 57-year-old former chief of staff of the French Air Force, had been charged with armed re- volt against France and with melting Algerian Europeans to ter rorism as a leader of the Secret Army Organization.
 The nine-man court deliberated two and a quarter hours before bringing in it's unanimous decision.
The Nome nugget., 1962-04-13
1 BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO HENRY ESKIE" CLARK

Friends from all over the world surprised Henry 4Eskie" Clark yesterday with a shower of birth day greeting cards, which he found on his desk, at 7O3 VIVA Bldg, 1o26-17th St, NV, Washington, DC.
 His Nome friends join in ex- pressing best wishes for the happy occasion to this well known Alas kan and Alaska Steamship Co. re- presentatiye.
The Nome nugget., 1962-04-13
Port of Seattle Commissioners Ignore Atty. Generals Opinion


 SEATTLE perf If Seattle Commissioners voted 40 Wednes- day to ignore the State Attorney Generals opinion on the legality of promotion expenditures and spend the money as planned.
 The action was taken so a court ruling can be obtained on Atty. Gen. John O'ConnelIs opinion that many of the ports promotional expenditures are illegal.
 Tuesday the Ports Trade De- velopment Director, Robert Ed wards, said an Alaskan tour by the commission and staff was among activities that had been called off because of the proposed policy.
The Nome nugget., 1962-04-13
Early Pictures 10 Be Shown at Lutheran ChuYcl,

After the evening service Sun day, motion pictures taken by Rev E. H. Dahle during his time of l ss;ssss:sssziee ser ,Azith the Lutheran Eskimo Mission will be shown. Rev. Da1lle died in 1860. His films have been ;,;ss>: ::s. fxss. cl.xasszisarr rhav xxro,.o 1 taken in the late I920'S and sos. The public is invited.
The Nome nugget., 1962-04-13
CALL OFF BASEBALL STUNT AT WORLDS FAIR

NALL ATT DfACEDALL STUNT AT WORLDS FAIR
 SEATTLE lR = Officials of the Seattle Worlds Fair have decided they aren't going to let homer snagger Sal Durante of Brooklyn get banged up if they can neip it.
 They've called off the stunt where 20-year-old Sal would catch a baseball dropped off the 600-foot Space Needle.
 Sal was the one who grabbed Roger Maris's record breaking 61st homer last season.
 Soon after that, officials of the big exposition offered Durante $1,000 if he could catch a ball dropped from the Space Needle. He made plans to come to the fair and try it.
 Then Dr. Kenneth Clark, a physicist at the University of Washington, started doing little figuring.
 He came out of his one-man huddle estimating the baseball dropped from the tower would be travelling 130 miles an hour and gathering speed when sure-handed Sal caught it.