Local Guard Unit Crowned Camp Champ at Denali Encampment
The Alaska National Guard unit Company D 207th Inf (NG) Battalion led by 1st Lt. Edward Pagano topped all Alaska Guard units at Camp Denali for attendance and efficiency. The Kodiak unit’s basketball team went undefeated to win the Camp Champs title and Pvt. Reynold Morris placed third in a small bore rifle match.
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Camp Denali
207Th Inf
Alaska National Guard
Reynold Morris
Kodiak
Anchorage
Edward Pagano
207Th Infantry
208Th Infantry
Alaska
Air National Gard
71St Infantry
Fort Richardson
Denali
R. Berg
Donato
William Robertson
Smortara
Marion T. Howe
Mij
Frank Pagano
Caza
Pagano
Frank Bueckers
Fort Lewis
Washington
Walter Kraft
SFC
Blankenberg Building
Jack Johnson Named Dock Superintendent in Kodiak
City Council appointed Jack V. Jackson, 29, as dock superintendent to succeed Harry Spencer who resigned earlier this month. A Kodiak resident since 1954, he has 12 years in maritime work, holds a 3rd class mate's unlimited license, and is a father of two. He was with Alvine and Gibson and formerly a mailboat Expansion crew member. Johnson assumed duties immediately after six applicants competed for the post.
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Jack V. Jackson
Harry Spencer
Johnson
Kodiak
Alvine and
Gibson
Edison Technical School
Seattle
Ocean Navigation School
San Pedro
California
Prospector's Course Taught by E. T. Barnes in Alaska
University of Alaska extension instructor E. T. Barnes conducts a Prospector's Course in town and at the Naval Station High School. Classes run 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in town and 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the naval station. Sessions Monday through Friday until December 5 with no charge. Also notes a fatality in Ketchikan and a loan announcement for Homer Electric.
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E. T. Barnes
University of Alaska School of Alaska School of Mines
Naval Station High School
Alaska
Base Defense Exercises At Kodiak Naval Station
The annual Base Defense drills at Kodiak Naval Station featured full scale anti submarine warfare and reconnaissance between Kodiak Patrol Squadron Two Neptune bombers and the USS Perch. Aggressor forces simulated amphibious assaults with Marine Reconnaissance Platoon and Underwater Demolition Team frogmen targeting docks and fuel stores amid harsh weather testing personnel and gear.
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Kodiak Naval Station
Neptune
Kodiak
Start of Controversy Over Day Off For Convention Delegates
AP reports a constitutional convention debate over a day off for an inspection tour of Ladd Air Force base. Delegates split on taking the whole day, sparking nearly an hour of discussion before deciding to take Saturday off and accept the invitation to visit the base.
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Fairbanks
Constitutional Convention
Ladd Air Force Base
Air Force
Eskimos Honored For Airmen Rescue
Washington AP Two Alaska National Guard Scouts M Sgt Willis Walunga and Sgt 1st Class Clifford Iknikinok will be honored by the Navy for aiding the rescue of eleven airmen from a patrol plane shot down by Russian jets over the Bering Sea on June 22. The Neptune aircraft from Kodiak was fired on about 40 miles southwest of St. Lawrence Island. Three crew were wounded and three burned when it crash landed and exploded. The Eskimos, both fishermen on St. Lawrence Island, provided first aid and ferried the injured to a settlement. The ceremony is set for Monday.
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Washington
Navy
Bering Sea
Alaska National Guard
Willis Walunga
Clifford Iknikinok
St. Lawrence Island
Siberia
Alaska
Coast Air Crash Kills Twenty Seven Soldiers
A chartered Coast Air Transport liner crashed in a Seattle residential area early yesterday killing twenty seven soldiers. Forty seven survived and at least forty were injured. The plane struck a garage and ignited a house, five sleeping children untouched. Engine failure suspected while Ben Kraft, traveling with plans to visit his sick wife, preserves business and pleasure itinerary.
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Coast
Seattle
Peninsular Air Transport,Co
Miami Springs
Florida
Far East
Ben Kraft
California
Edna
Arizona
Ko Diak Chapter Highlights International Relations Month
The Ko diak Chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club emphasizes International Relations this November. Reverend Roman Sturmer is invited as guest speaker for the regular dinner meeting at Island Fountain on November 21.
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Kodiak
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Roman Sturmer
Island Fountain
Principles Voted On Fairbanks Alaska Constitutional Debate
AP reports Alaska delegates at the constitutional convention adopted a resolution defining fundamental principles and outlining a basic framework for state government. Delegate R E Robertson of Juneau proposed a minimal framework with future legislatures adding details, Maurice Johnson of Fairbanks supported the measure, and six proposals were introduced in total. The resolutions were sent to committees after first reading.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
R. E. Robertson
Juneau
Roberton
Maurice Johnson
Committee
Plan Navy Dance At The Elks Club
The Elks Club plans a Navy Dance on Saturday night December 3. It is a closed event for Elks and their servicemen guests with dancing prizes refreshments and a floor show. Proceeds support the lodge building funds.
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The
Elks Club
Navy
Lavine
Marine
Army
Air Force
Coast Guard
Laviné
Elks Lodge
Chamber of Commerce Alters Meeting Day for Thanksgiving
Merrill Coon president of the Chamber says the Chamber will meet on Wednesday next week rather than Thursday due to Thanksgiving. Main business is a further discussion on the sales tax proposal. The Chamber and City Council are collaborating on the issue.
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Chamber of iCommerce
Merrill Coon
Chamber
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Civic and Veterans Organization
Frank Heintzleman
E. L. Bartlett
John R. Boyes
Adjutant General
Edgar C. Erickson
National Guard Bureau
Island
Jack Johnson
Ketchikan
Donald J. Tandy
Rural Administration
Homer Electric Ascall
Marine Reconnaissance
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