Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Newspaper) - January 7, 1965, Fairbanks, Alaska CITY NEWS EV BRIEF GOP Hears Debate The first of a series of de- bates on moderate versus con- servative Republicanism will be presented Friday at the weekly luncheon meeting of Debating the issue row are two University of ka political science Tim a senior from will argue the ate Republican's views while Dave a junior student from is taking the conservative The lunch meetings ara open to the and are held at the elers inn Gold Al chairman of the said more by other Republicans are j uled for future Friday LATE II O M J farthest North Daily Member of The Associated Tress Per Copy JANUARY 7, 1965 Twelve Pages No. 5 LBJ SUBMITS HEALTH CARE TFX Plane mm Delay Seen Makes History Changes Position Of Sweep Wings During Flight FORT Tex. This message was brought controversial TFX bi- Nenana Wants to Help Chamber of merce members want to brate the 1967 centennial and have requested 6" North to help them lay out plans j for the statewide j In Changes j Tex. j U.S. plan to orbit I astronauts in an moon spacecraft in 1966' j suffered its first setback with announcement of I major schedule Also caught in the revisions I was the third Saturn manned which was replaced by Vogwill and Jim aviation history when it ley were asked by 67 North changed the posi tion of its wings during an hour flight The plane's design enables i to have its wings outstretched almost straight for added life and short then sweep them back to reduce drag for supersonic First Time Deep Hole Plan Still Mystery Speculate Well May Be Connected With Nuclear Study an unnamed earth orbital test of the lunar excursion module LEM which will carry astro- the to the moon's members to attend the Nenana installation banquet on Jan. 18 to talk to the residents about the centennial and explain some of the ways that the community can enter into the Binkley is in charge of public relations for 67 Saddle Club Meets The regular meeting of the ver Birch Saddle Club will be I. Never before had a plane held at 8 p.m. Friday in the Mines Building on the U of A Winter activities and next year's horse show will be A will be All members and prospective members are ed. Teen-Age Film A special will be shown at Denali Bible Lathrop at at p.m. one is A special in- is extended to former Camp teen For information call Sauer at 479-6787. Donald Bowling Deadline Approaches Deadline for entering the city bowling tournament is Jan. 10, Mrs. Bev dent of the Women's Bowling said this Entry blanks are available at izing the retractable wings formed so well in the effort to solve the problem of ing short takeoffs and landings with high speed into a single Pilot R. L. Johnson and copi lot Val Prahl flew the de- the Fill by the Air on its second flight Wednesday to an altitude of 000 then moved the wings from their forward position of 16 degrees back to the full swept angle of 72.5 This test was at a speed of about 400 knots ly 450 miles per Johnson said on the third not yet the TFX will attain super- sonic The plane is designed to reach 2.5 times the speed of approximately Primary Hurdle Johnson said the multipurpose blanks are available at jet its primary hurdles the bowling lanes in the city I minor He at d must be turned in by the ter th. Community Recreation Community Recreation League invites anyone ed in their organization to at- tend an informal meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday in the chamber one minor He said several minor stability tests could not be performed because at one point the one engine developed a slightly high temperature and erratic fuel On its maiden flight the TFX pilots experienced trouble with the This was corrected log Next project will be the next day by General Miss Fairbanks March 27. Pageant on The Voters League Thursday g h t unit Tha second flight was 24 days i A new form of tance communications and detection of nuclear j tests were advanced today Dr. William A Lee head unofficial sources as e P onn nrt niw the Operations Planning sion at the Manned Spacecraft said the delay in the first three-man orbital flight should be of making the launch earlier in he will be later in 1966." Because of the closeness of the lems could send the mission into 1967, observers pointed sible uses for a mysterious deep hole to be drilled by the military near Eielson Air Force Official military sources still mum about the which is to go to a depth of to Air Force and Army engineer offices questioned in Alaska n and in Washington would give Original planning called for no explanation for the Collar which first came flights of the powerful Saturn IB The assuming no major setbacks occurred on the previous was to be flown by three Lee said the third flight now was scheduled to be a test of the second-stage called the Saturn 4B, and its propellant which hold liquid gen and To save the Apollo spacecraft will not be used only a nose Lee The tanks carry pounds of fuel and will be In earth orbital trips using the three-stage Apollo the tanks will be only partly Lee to reduce The Saturn 4B will be the third stage on the mighty urn 5 rocket and will hurl itself and the Apollo spacecraft into each After four and one-half hours circling the the Saturn 4B's engine will be started and its pounds of thrust will fling the spacecraft toward the need to know how the acts in a weightless Lee only way we can do that is to send it into The Saturn 1 family of rockets ias been one of the brighter ahead of the Defense spots in the U.S. space ment's Frank W. The 1.5 thrust president of rocket has been fired seven the League of Fort Worth times without The th 1D i to light An engineer spokesman would say only bids on the job would be Feb. 4. He said the government estimated costs at about BULLETIN The Air Force made this an- in today regarding the deep well being contracted for at son Air Fores drilling at Eielson Air Force Base is part of a research project being carried out by the United States Air The message did not go be- yond that brief A military news release merely work will cover the drilling of a well between and construction of small concrete supporting the rehabilitation of a pole and addition of power and cable Broad Plan Includes Medical Care Network Enactment of Medical Insurance For Persons 65 and Over Under Social Security Act Requested WASHINGTON President Johnson proposed today a broad health care package that includes a suggestion that the federal government pay of the basic operating costs of medical and dental submitting a sage entitled the Nation's plugged first for enactment this year of JL cal insurance for persons 65 and ff over under the Social Security He made the message his first one on a specific subject in the new thereby giving it high believe this year is the year with the sure knowledge of public the Congress should enact a tal insurance program for the the President Johnson for a year program of grants de- Indonesia From UN Indonesia President Sukarno Thursday night announced Indonesia's withdrawal from the United In taking this karno thus ignored appeals by practically the whole including his allies and friends in the African Asian EPISODE AT SEA An overcrowded boat filled with crewmen of can freighter is pictured as it pulled side the German auto MS Mathilde in high seas off Bermuda Dec. 20. ments later the lifeboat capsized and man seamen leaped over the side to help save 34 U.S. Four others lost their the SS Smith went This dramatic picture was made by a seaman on the Mathilde ten and became available today with the ar- rival of the vessel in Long its first U.S. port of call since the Wirephoto Hold On to Your Long Cold Snap May Go On and On multipurpose m medical complexes for an world organization out attack on heart and other a rally held to military Aides said 32 medical 1s! the cheers would be built in various parts of the country at a cost of Another major new proposal would set up a system of grants help cover basic operating costs of our health profession schools in order that they may significantly expand both their capacity and the quality of their educational Johnson said tuition and fees the Jan. 7. 1965 at hours I declare as In my announcement a few days ago I said that if becomes a Security cil I will order Indo- to walk out of the United Now since Malaysia has become a Security Council I declare sia has walked out of the paid by medical and dental dents actually defray less than j A parade of foreign half the cost of their dors continued to call on For- must face the Minister to dis- high operating cuss Indonesian withdrawal the United Only An Arctic cold snap has a zen grip on Alaska that might continue for weeks or Record low snow and high winds hit most of the all OMP ipH t fh f Temperatures dropped to more Queried about purpose of fhan firr 1 nW F i r the an Air Force public information officer at Eielson said information would be re- eased from Alaska Air Com- mand Headquarters at dorf Air Force Base at An- than 601 elow zero near banks or s or two Record lows were reported at age and Ketchikan recorded 39 inches of snow ing the And the 30-day outlook is for Voters will inset at 8 p.m the TFX contract was the home of Mrs. to include an incentive and the apartment It was learned the Co. entrance on First unofficially that the incentive and For honus to Dynamics will call Donna 5935. urn IB is an advanced and more powerful Lee said the unmanned earth orbital test of the LEM the third manned mission iwas scheduled for 1967. neau warned the brief warming spell might not Temperatures began dropping again last Fairbanks re- ported 49 below zero early Just a little to the at it was 56 An- reported a low of 14 be- Nome reported a low of Ketchikan 14 and Kodiak 17. In Weather Bureau records show a mean low of 16.8 far un- der the normal mean of 28.4 for and a record snow fall of 54.7 inches At Elmendorf an Air of the K mand spokesman said ha The culprit is an attempting to get the pattern encircling the during the tion from In tire with a ridge of high Juneau last had an above the Department of Air Force pressure extending north and freezing temperature reading Washington told the over tne East Bering Sea land Western November and has been almost daily by gusty north to northeast winds to an official 56 miles per hour at the Juneau airport Dec. 7. There have been unofficial reports of wind gusts to 80 miles per hour in In the prolonged cold snap has put the city's water lines in danger of a complete system Overnight temperatures ranged from 55 below at Ft. Yukon to 37 above at Wednesday's high was 39 at High and low temperatures and precipitation for the 24-hour Dec. 9, when the mercury hit 37 at 2 a.m. is not The Juneau The cold spell started in late here on the well drilling on Page 7, Col. 4) Study Group The Montessori study group will resume its meetings at 8 p.m. Friday at 312 Second Ave. The membership is con- cerned with the education of children under six For more information call Patricia 452-2483. Air Force Plans to Disband Flood 155 Reserve Units by April WASHINGTON The i disbanding of the recovery Air Force announced plans day to disband 155 Air given Eagles Auxiliary Eagles Auxiliary will their regular meeting at 8 p.m. Friday in the upstairs of the Eagles If the on Page 7, Col. 5) j Reserve units by i The action involves about reservists in 44 states and the Air Force en an opportunity to train as or to transfer to COLD Jan. 7. Clear and continued cold with ice tonight and Low tonight high Friday low last night high yesterday ture at 11 a.m. Sunrise Friday a.m. and sunset p.m. giving a total of four hours and 31 minutes of the District of The units involved are 112 re- covery squadrons and 43 ery Alaska is not in- These are ground units whose mission is to provide for support of regular Air Force military planes at civilian airports lowing an attack on the United States that might have knocked out military This support included such things as ground maintenance and food and lodging for air The Air Force said reviews have indicated that these ery units could be deactivated unduly impairing Air Force combat and with accompanying cost It did not say how much money might be Air reservists involved in the Study at i says past records indicate this kind of pattern becomes firmly chances are colder than normal weather will for two or three months j even eight to 10 j i Temperatures moderated a Anchorage and Daytime highs were other units to the extent their banks and Ft. Wainwright 0 D ifive above at Anchorage and 17 The Senate Public Works at Fairbanks Tho hioh nf Committee has approved a re- J quest by Sen. E. L. lett for a Corps of Engineers flood control survey of the The high was the first time in days that it had been above 40 below since Christmas jobs and grades are In 1958 Congress authorized But the weatherman in This was the second and final cut in the recovery unit gram. Last July and 91 squadrons and 40 recovery groups were At the it was said the Air Force had determined is no foreseeable future military need for these The recovery program was started in 1960, and was ed later to include dispersal of military aircraft to civilian ports in a national crisis that held a danger of attack on the United Such a designed to make the regular Air Force less vulnerable to de- struction on the was accomplished during the 1962 Cuban missile At its the recovery gram included such a project estimated at million for channel and levee In 1962 Corps of Engineers recommended an alternate project to include a much er area east of Fairbanks be- cause in the intervening years the original plan was found to be no longer feasible due to area The flood control project and feasibility survey approved by the committee is the first step in the new According to Bartlett the en- preliminary report in- probable need for an earth dam on the Chena River and an extensive levee along the Tanana The two projects would cost an ed Senator Bartlett said he would seek the survey Copper Center Keeping Alert To Ice Threat ANCHORAGE er temperatures yesterday brought at least temporary re- lief from a reported new flood threat in the Richardson way community of Copper The Alaska Army in charge of the week-long flood fight at Copper Center last month said temperatures as low as 60 degrees below zero had caused new ice jams along the as temperatures climbed higher no increase in the flood danger was A close watch Legal Council Meeting Here The seven members of the state's Judicial Council began meeting at 9 a.m. today to make nominations for a re- placement for Supreme Court Justice Harry 0. Arend who was ousted by voters last No- The council is meeting be- hind closed doors in the State Supreme Court and Office Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Buell A. is presiding as an ex cio The council has received from the bar throughout the state for their choice of the cants for the state's highest The Tanana Valley Bar met Wednesday to make their It came after a canvass of all tion The Judicial Council will make their nominations to the governor who is empowered to make the final selection and 4 and 16 and 14, and ter and 7 and Cold 36 and 30; 12 and and and 3 and 1; King 18 and partly 35 and 17; and and 6 and 25 and 19; 39 and 37; 21 and 8. Firm Has Low Bid for Homer Airport JUNEAU Stewart and Fritz of Anchorage submitted a low bid of today for the construction of an aircraft ing apron and taxiway at the Homer The state mate was Other bidders and their offers Morava An- Arndt Ray Wilson and Frederick R. An- Studnek Con- struction Ramstad Construction An- The council's and Pacific will not be made Marine it was and shortages of operating funds are jeopardizing our health professions educational approving the Chinese were reported Also included in Johnson's proposed health package were better health services for The Indonesian Information Ministry minimized the British military buildup in Malaysia and urged Indonesians not to be dren and improved The ministry in a state munity mental health accused Malaysia of more ambitious federally aided the effort to rehabilitate the buildup and said it was ex- improved services for for eventual reciprocal at- mentally and otl tion to tighten up federal Informed over and sources in Kuala other capital of said Indonesia had moved units The in his mts ot its crack Division to on page 4) bases facing Malaysian the big island which Indonesia D and Malaysia Couldn't They Include To Alter Alaskan WASHINGTON Con- some gress barely opened its doors and the bills spilled in by the Measures to enhance nation's anadromous that would make Daylight ing Time would large opposition among the manufacturing They are they might have to He argued that if the metric system were adopted would be much easier to relate our direct the Navy to name its next j cruiser the change the date of Memorial I would give veterans with j wooden legs or arms a clothing j would consider ting the nation on the metric system of weights and measures and Many No matter how odd sounding or what wrong the legislation is designed to each measure is important to someone and likely will get a hearing of some kind even if Some of the bills have gone through the legislative mill be- fore and been tossed aside only to return A introduced by Rep. ert is such It would provide for a study of the pros and cons of adopting the metric McClory introduced this one in the last session it didn't get to a hearing I just don't he is technology with other parts of I got a thing fer the Nenana Ice Classic I'm on las day of August if the river ain't out by then I will
