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Rivers' reward-like Gruening's, Egan's and Bartlett's-will come within a few-weeks, when President Eisenhower officially declares Alaska the 49th state and each new official settles down at his new desk, ready for business...
Edward Lewis Bartlett, 54, U.S. Senator. A onetime gold miner, Seattle-born "Bob"' Bartlett has been a territorial delegate to Congress for 14 years, made himself the Washington symbol of Alaskan statehood ambition, contributed much of the hard work that built the reality of the 49th star, had no trouble beating Juneau Attorney R. E. Robertson...
...corner from the Red Dog Saloon, Nixon was greeted by about 1,000 Alaskans (Juneau's pop. 7,000). Missing were several of the top Alaska Republican candidates, including former Governor Mike Stepovich, now running for the Senate, and the only Republican given a real chance in the 49th state this year. Stepovich and his running mates had been socked in at Sitka and Anchorage by the foul weather...
...airlines will be flying timetable jet trips from New York to California. San Francisco, once no days away from New York by sailing packet, 2½ days away by rail and eight hours by nonstop piston transport, will move to a short distance of 4½ hours. The 49th state of Alaska will be closer to Washington-nine hours or so-than was the capital of Delaware...
...many-balconied mansion perched on a lofty hill 22 miles from steaming Accra, Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah woke last week to watch all Ghana celebrate his 49th birthday. There were thanksgiving church services in honor of National Founders Day, parades, garden parties, gala balls, free medical treatment for expectant mothers for a one-week period. The Accra Evening News published a special issue featuring a large front-page photograph captioned: "Our Indomitable Prime Minister and the founder of the new nation of Ghana, Osagyefo [Defender], Oyeadieyie [Does All Well], Kantamanto [Never Failing], Tufuhene Okyeade [Ever-Giving Leader]' Kukudrufo [Brave...