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Last week the U.S. Senate confirmed President Eisenhower's appointment of the late Wise Mike's son as Governor of Alaska. When he takes office within the next few weeks, Michael A. Stepovich will set three records among Alaska governors: youngest (38), first native Alaskan, and first Roman Catholic...
...James D. Hardy, who (with Dr. Harold G. Wolff and Helen Goodell) pioneered in measuring pain on a "dolorimeter" at New York Hospital. Using a lens to focus the heat from an electric bulb onto a blackened area of skin, Dr. Hardy has compared the "pain thresholds" of whites, Alaskan Indians and Eskimos. The Eskimos' readings were a bit blurred because of language difficulties, but all three racial groups tested said "Ouch!" or its equivalent at the same amount of heat, i.e., when the skin temperature hit 113° F. Yet an Eskimo has been known to hack...
...still coming in by bush plane from isolated districts, Stevenson led Kefauver by 5,900 to 3,700 and cinched Alaska's six convention votes. Collecting more votes than either Democrat was Republican Eisenhower, even though his Administration was supposedly in bad odor because Ike had opposed immediate Alaskan statehood. The straw: In Alaska, at least, the Administration's territorial and conservation policies are not nearly as unpopular as the Democrats have cracked them...
...research and classroom buildings. He has strengthened his department of education to help Alaska overcome its teacher shortage, is expanding the department of business administration. Eventually, says Patty, the campus will be such that no visitor to the territory will ever be able to get away without some proud Alaskan saying: "Be sure to visit our university...
...ALASKAN AIRLINE MERGER between Pacific Northern Airlines and Alaska Airlines will be pushed by CAB to reduce the need for subsidies...