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geles for demonstrations of theand her fellow salesmen at theEskimo blanket toss (nalukatuk) Century and to demonstrate the trickyAlaska Travel andyo-yos and other thingsTrade Fair; should make a notable impression at the Los An-During some time of the pro- geles promotion*sprungmotional effort, Laura may depart from her traditional Eskimo inentattire and don a cheesecake out- latea prom-in Kotzebue. The Senator William E,fit and demonstrate such things Beltz, first president of the Stateas harpoon throwing and fashioning of arts and crafts of her people.Senate when Alaska became a state in 1959, was her uncle.Jim Binkley is the captain ofLaura will feel right at home the riverboat Discoverer, a stern-demonstrating the blanket tossoperates in summershaving had captured the World for tourists river tours onEskimo than oncecrown more Chena and Tanana Rivers.stellar perform-Len Lawrence is in travelances in that tricky and difficult service business in Ketchikan.sportLaura’s latest job has been asShe had won this on grace, office managersecretary toskill, height and form sometimes the president of the Alaska Fed-attaining the toss height of about eration of^Natives, Emil Notti.has worked for Tundra30 feet and then land onShewalrus hide blanket on her feet Times and has been an executive without falling or losing her committee member of the news-balance.George Sullivan, or Laura her-paper’s officials.Laura's husband, Neil Bergtself, did not say how the cheese- is an airline pilot and vice presi-cake versions of harpoon dem- dent of the Interior Airways, the onstrationsgo but they airline firm that is doing exten-should be pleasing to the viewers sive freight hauls for the majorin Los Angeles. oil companies on oil discoveryA sites on Alaska's Arctic NorthThis is bourne outtheskillful photographs for promotional purposes taken by the Anchorage photographer Mrs.Dolores McCutcheon,‘They were going to have mewear a white fox fur Bikini outfit but they made me look toofat ” said Laura recently.When told that someone should have thought of using ermine skins for the Bikini outfit. Laura musedSlopeLaura and Neil have. fourchildrenvmgs■44Hmm, wethought ofthat. 1 think you have somethingthere.” ^Ermine Bikini or not, Lauraeedotlt;v
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Fairbanks Tundra Times
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Fri, Jan 03, 1969
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