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Laura Bergt was such a success, as was the Century City Alaska Travel and Trade Fair inLos Angeles, recently, that somepeople forgot to ask her her ageor whether she was married.Los Angeles Harald-Examinetstaff writerof Laura:Reeves saiAnd what a diplomat e is* In town promoting the Alaska Trade Fair, set for March7 through 15the CenturyPlaza, Laura is a mobile Chamberof Commercefor her homeOutside of helping to attract25,000 people per day throughsection of the Fair,theLaura was on demand by such shows as Donald O'Connor Television Program, Ed Nelson show, and Jackie Joseph's Prize MovieShow,Laura said of Jackie:LAURA BERGTRight after meeting her, she eutie, was blanket tossed outside asked one of the stage producers the studios which was also tele-to run down the hallwav where vised: that King Islanders didev were about to shoot*Dating Game to try to get me on if/* said Laura.1 asked her how many child* sion that Nelsontwo dances: Larry Beck recited Robert Service: that there wasthe normal six-minute recipe ses*on everyten she hadsaid two agesshow.3 and 4, I told her my youngest , ,was 4 years* So she yelled out, cookingBut this time he wassmell mgHold it! Cancel the DatingpancakasandeerGame!* She didn’t realize 1 was sausage which NeLoa and I gkd-pled/’ Laura said.d Helen and Chestermarried and had four children1 teased her-said she was a prettysport about that—cance»rthe Dating Game.ul was/* she continued, Donald O’Connor's show for oneSheSeveck of Kotzebue and Point Hope were interviewed on theonshow weartheir beautskin parkasd wh ichhour where we both wore parkas, were described in detailEskimo kissed and talked about* *They did a beauiiful jobT1 ing.it totem pole. King Island their interview/’ Laura pointedand Anaktuvuk masks, my ulu. out.(Eskimo woman’s knife—editor). She said the show' was a haltEskimo Yo-yo. I gave him a yo- hour long-all on Alaska, vo lesson on the show. He wasOne day Claire Banks. Auchan eager pupil and did relatively orage Chamber ol Commercew* *manager, spotted Jack BennymWhen Laura was on Ed Nel-Centurv Plaza restaruant andson's Show, American Broad- had a waitress tell Benny that cast in g Com pcny, an d wh ich will she, He len andbe nationally televised, as wster werefro mMaska. Benny promptlyDonald O'Connor’s Show, Laura invited them to his table.and Ed Nelson performed a skit*Laura said they saw a lot of'He and I opened the scene formersome of whomwearing parkas with falling snow travelled 200 miles to see themjust returning from a date (sup- after seeing them on televisionposedly) and hesaid•iMumiak, and in the papers. There were 35mav 1 kiss you good night?’ booths and 150 Alaskans at theLaura relatedFair*4fves, and we rubbedShe said Svlvester Ayek ofnoses—twice. Mumiak is my Es- King Island put on some wonder-kimo name. Everyone ?n the ful performances and demon-studio thought it was funny. 1 si rations of Eskimo games everyrefused to wash mv nose for a while.”day.in all, it wasLaura said lhat Karen Thom- worthwhile fair and Georgeveryi il-as%1 1year oldJB0islandiivan, mayor of Anchorage, theBusiness Council, AlaskaAirlines, Western Airlines, Chil-kat Dancers, KingTsland Dancers,Chester and Helen Seveck, Sylvester Ayek* Larry Beck and ien Consolidated, are to becommended for such a wonderfully successful fair!Not forgetting, of course,the interested Alaskans who had booths,” Laura concluded.
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Fairbanks Tundra Times
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Fri, Apr 04, 1969
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