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Inside Today XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.See University of Alaska Fairbanks’ complete graduating class of 2020. » AX Alaska canceled due to virus concerns In the meantime, the board is trying to speak with the governor’s office, the State Fair remains undecided Department of Health and Social Ser- vices commissioner and the chief med- ical officer. By Kyrie Long dations for mass gatherings of this scale, “We hope that in the coming weeks we “Our executive director has tried to [email protected] it just will not be possible to deliver the will have more information to help us have a meeting with those individuals, same experience fairgoers have come to make a decision, but be assured the but hasn’t been super successful,” she The Alaska State Fair in Palmer has expect from the State’s largest celebration. board of TVSFA will make a decision no said, “and we are, and she is, continuing been canceled for this year due to con- “Each day brings insurmountable later than May 31st.” to try to meet with them, because we cerns about the COVID-19 outbreak. challenges to overcome,” he said. The board realized during its execu- certainly have more questions on how Jerome Hertel, the fair’s CEO, said in In Fairbanks, the fate of this year’s tive session that, with the latest man- we could safely have a fair.” a statement posted on the fair’s website Tanana Valley State Fair has not been dates from the governor, it wasn’t able Readers can keep up to date by fol- Friday that the “cancellation is due to decided. The fair association’s board to come up with a decision because so lowing the fair’s social media. People the continuing uncertainty regarding of directors met Wednesday without many questions arose, according to are also welcome to call their office, the COVID-19 pandemic.” reaching a decision. Members had gone board President Coleen Turner. at 452-3750 Turner noted. The fair It is the first time since World War II into executive session, then returned “Our hope is to make that decision office closed amid the pandemic, but that the state’s largest fair has been can- and adjourned. sooner than the next board meeting, but it reopens June 1 with regular office celed. The fair is scheduled for July 31 right at this moment we don’t have an hours. Staff are at the office intermit- “We need to make decisions now based through Aug. 9. actual date set because we’re trying to tently and will call people back if they on what we know today, not how we hope The next regular meeting of the get some of those questions answered,” leave a message. things will be in August,” Hertel said in Tanana Valley State Fair Association is Turner said. the statement. “We have now reached June 17 at 5:45 p.m. The board would need to hold a spe- Follow staff writer Kyrie Long at twitter.com/ the point that with all the conjecture A previous statement from the associ- cial meeting to decide before its June FDNMlocal. Editor Rod Boyce contributed to this surrounding mandates and recommen- ation, posted online on April 30 states: meeting. report.

GOOD MORNING Local leaders want to make COVID relief

The weather. money widely Today will be partly cloudy. available High today...... 73 Low tonight...... 54 By Amanda Bohman Sunrise: 3:59 a.m. [email protected] Sunset: 11:37 p.m. Almost $45 million in federal coronavirus relief money is bound WEATHER » A5 for the city of Fairbanks, the city Mike Mitchell, right, a server at Pike’s Landing, delivers lunch to Josh and Ninie of North Pole and the Fairbanks Smith of Delta Junction on Friday the first day Alaska restaurants went back to North Star Borough. Top municipal leaders are look- • • • operating at 100% dining capacity. The state issued a health mandate on March 18 that closed restaurants for dine-in service because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ing for ways to distribute the mon- ey to people, businesses and non- GARY BLACK/NEWS-MINER profits to cover pandemic-related The Fairbanks expenses. Memorial Hospital “I’d like to see the entire borough As restaurants reopen in Fairbanks, allocation make it into the local COVID-19 hotline economy,” Matt Cooper, presiding for any questions officer of the Borough Assembly, regarding symp- a sense of relief — and caution said in a text message. The city of Fairbanks has formed toms or other virus By Gary Black grabbing a bite to eat from a a committee to distribute its allo- related inquiries is [email protected] favorite local spot or enjoying cation of about $16 million, has (907) 458-2888. a drink on a deck overlooking issued a request for proposals from With the flip of a door plac- the Chena River. financial institutions to help dis- ard from “closed” to “open” or “It’s social interaction, get- tribute the money and was one of nine Alaska communities to pro- • • • the tug of a chain turning on ting out, not having to cook a blinking neon light, Fair- your own food, having a vide the state of Alaska, the pass- banks restaurants returned drink with friends,” said Dina through agency, with a signed grant DBSD to full capacity dining Friday, Barkhuff, who was having agreement. more than two months after lunch with her daughter, Ava, Proposals are still being crafted at GRADUATES a state mandate halted dine- 9, and friend, Caitlin Taylor, the borough, which is anticipating Denali Borough in service across Alaska in the upstairs on the deck at Salty’s receiving almost $25 million, and classes of 2020 wake of the COVID-19 pan- On 2nd in downtown Fair- North Pole, which has been allotted celebrate at a demic. banks. “We’re very happy to about $4 million. distance. For guests long cooped up be back and supporting our “While many details still need to at home because of social local businesses.” be sorted out, we want Fairbanks OUR TOWN distancing or self-isolating, to know that we are working fast to Page A6 it was a time to celebrate — OPEN » A5 get the money out into the commu- nity and to those who really need it The lion statues sitting guard outside Bobby’s Downtown in downtown Fairbanks show most,” Teal Soden, communications • • • director for the city of Fairbanks, off a sign of the times — a facemark, on Friday. GARY BLACK/NEWS-MINER said in an emailed answer to ques- tions. SOURDOUGH JACK: Borough Mayor Bryce Ward has requested to coordinate efforts “Nothing gets with the two cities, while the Fair- stuck in your National Park Service aligns hunting rules banks City Council on Monday unanimously authorized Fairbanks head like playing Mayor Jim Matherly to distribute ‘Pomp and with state law in Alaska national preserves funds to businesses, organizations Circumstance’ By Alistair Gardiner under state law. vant authorities and of the and individuals as “reimbursement grants,” according to a news release. on repeat at [email protected] The announcement associated impacts” and The money from Congress’ a graduation Wednesday comes five years determined that its 2015 rule The National Park Service after the National Park Ser- conflicted with federal and CARES Act must be used for unex- ceremony.” announced this week a final vice announced new rules for state laws that allow for hunt- pected costs incurred because of rule removing hunting and the 10 national preserves in ing and trapping in national the coronavirus pandemic and can- trapping prohibitions that Alaska. The rules banned a preserves. not replace lost revenues. have been in place since 2015 number of state-legal preda- “The 2015 harvest prohi- North Pole Mayor Mike Welch in national preserves in Alas- tor hunting techniques. bitions were not required for said he anticipates having a propos- ka. At the time, the Park Ser- conservation purposes, and al for the North Pole City Council to The rule allows Alaska res- vice said the practices con- removing them will not result review at its June 1 meeting. Welch idents to enter national pre- flicted with the agency’s con- in significant impacts to park wants to create a simple, noncom- serves to engage in practices servation mission. resources nor the maintenance petitive process, he said. like using bait to hunt bears According to a news release, of healthy wildlife populations “We’re going to make it fair and and the taking of wolves and the Park Service has “recon- in national preserves,” the square, and we’re not going to make coyotes during denning sea- sidered its prior position in son, which are permitted light of a review of the rele- NPS » A3 GRANTS » A5

INSIDE Classified » B5 | Comics » B6 | Dear Abby » B4 | Nation » B3 | Obituaries » A2 | Opinion » A4 Saturday, May 23, 2020 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner A3 INTERIOR/NATION Hydroxychloroquine linked to deaths, heart risks in COVID-19 study By John Lauerman than seen in 81,000 patients who didn’t TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE receive them. The biggest risk increase was seen in Anti-malaria drugs that President the group treated with hydroxychlo- Donald Trump has touted for treat- roquine and an antibiotic, where 8% ment of COVID-19 were linked to an of patients who got the combination increased risk of death and heart ail- developed a heart arrhythmia, com- ments in a study. pared with 0.3% of those in the com- Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine parison group. The drugs should only didn’t benefit patients with the corona- be used for COVID-19 treatment as virus, either alone or in combination part of robust studies that will defini- with an antibiotic, according to the tively show their impact, the research- study published Friday by The Lancet ers said. The UAF janitorial staff, represented by Laborer’s Local 942, pickets medical journal. Authors of a separate study that sup- outside the university for better wages. Currently, starting pay is $12 an Researchers are searching through ported the use of anti-malaria drugs hour. COURTESY JOHN CORBETT available options to treat the coro- with antibiotics for COVID-19 request- navirus, which has killed more than ed that their paper be withdrawn, 330,000 people, including drugs such according to the Retraction Watch web- as the anti-malarials that are also site. The paper had been posted online already approved to treat lupus and May 11 and had not been reviewed or Janitorial staff picket rheumatoid arthritis. Trump’s endorse- published in a medical journal. ment has led many people to take the The lead author of the study, Benja- medications without scientific proof of min Davido of the Hopital Raymond their benefit. Poincare near Paris, declined to com- The study looked at the records of ment when reached by telephone. The outside university for 15,000 people who had been treated paper’s text has been replaced with a with the anti-malarials and one of two statement that the authors intend antibiotics that have sometimes been to revise the manuscript because of paired with them. Treatment with any “controversy about hydroxychloro- higher wages combination of the four drugs was quine and the retrospective nature of associated with a higher risk of death their study.” By Kyrie Long Some of the first cases of coronavirus [email protected] were at UAF, Corbett added, noting that the custodial staff are “frontline Custodial workers in Fairbanks are essential workers” for whom they are vying for higher wages as their con- seeking higher wages. Placentas in COVID-positive pregnant women tract negotiations have carried on They’re also advocating for more throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. benefits such as paid holidays and time show injury with blood circulation and clotting Last year, the University of Alaska off as well as medical care plans Fairbanks janitorial staff organized for Last week, the ABM custodians By Christen A. patients, and finding intermediate piece, and collective bargaining. gathered to picket outside of UAF. Johnson clots in the placenta “is decide if that intermedi- The group has been in contract nego- They were joined by labor represen- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE kind of the placenta ver- ate piece is affected, gives tiations since November. Starting pay tatives from four unions in Fairbanks sion of that same phe- us some more support to for these workers is currently $12 an and non-union members who wanted CHICAGO — The pla- nomenon.” say, ‘These pregnancies in hour, but they’re looking for increases to support the custodians, according to centas of multiple wom- The placenta, which women who are infected across the board, according to labor Corbett. en who tested positive develops alongside the with SARS-CoV-2 might organizer John Corbett. “Well, we just, with everything that’s for COVID-19 showed fetus to support ongo- be at risk.’” Corbett works with Laborers Local been going on between COVID-19, signs of injury, accord- ing and safe growth, The study examined 942, which represents the workers, having these workers up there as front- ing to a new North- acts as the kidneys and the placentas of 16 wom- who are contracted with ABM Indus- line essential workers and not being western Medicine study the lungs of the fetus en who tested positive tries. ABM provides facility manage- able to achieve fair wages for them, the published Friday. while it’s inside the for COVID-19. Ten of ment services to various organizations. support has been growing around the The two major find- uterus, explained Mill- the women received “We’re asking for an acceptable, fair community,” he said. ings about the placen- er. The placenta sup- their positive diagnosis wage for custodial workers. Anywhere ABM Industries was unable to ta injuries include an plies all of the baby’s when arriving for labor else in this town has a starting pay respond to a request for comment by increase in maternal oxygen, breathes off and delivery, and the that’s more, where they pay more and press time. vascular malperfusion, all the carbon diox- others got their positive have better step increases,” Corbett Follow staff writer Kyrie Long at twitter.com/ a medical term that ide, supplies all of the COVID-19 results one to said. FDNMlocal means the blood circu- baby’s nutrients, and five weeks prior to giving lation on the maternal eliminates all metabol- birth, according to the side of the placenta is ic waste. study. abnormally delivering Because the placenta Fourteen patients gave the same amount of plays such an integral birth at full-term, and 69 – which overturned tion, in disregard to rural oxygen to the fetus, and part in healthy fetus one patient delivered NPS a similarly overreach- Alaska’s dependence blood clotting within development, studying prematurely. One patient Continued from A1 ing rule by the Fish and on wild food resources,” the placenta. it in pregnant women had a stillbirth at 16 Wildlife Service – that Joseph said. “The previ- “That’s really concern- who had COVID-19 can weeks, but doctors can’t news release states. “The Alaskans are not going ous limitations enacted ing because we see that help determine if the say if COVID-19 was a NPS retains the authority to accept this attack in 2015 threatened our same placental find- virus can cause certain cause. All of the babies to close areas in nation- on our unique game way of life and our cen- ing in a lot of disease outcomes. who were born tested al preserves to hunting management authority, turies-long sustainable states, like fetal growth There have been many negative for COVID-19 under federal law where guaranteed and protect- management practices. restriction, preterm epidemiological reports and were normal, healthy there is a conservation ed in both the Alaska Tanana Chiefs Confer- birth, preeclampsia or of pregnant women weights, the study said. concern or for public safe- Statehood Act and the ence supports these revi- even stillbirth,” said Dr. who tested positive for All of the women gave ty, use and enjoyment.” Alaska National Inter- sions.” Emily Miller, a co-au- COVID-19 and had preg- birth at Northwestern According to the news est Lands Conservation The rule, titled “Sport thor of the study and a nancy complications, like Medicine Prentice Wom- release, the federal Alas- Act,” he said in a news Hunting and Trapping Northwestern Medicine preterm birth or pre- en’s Hospital, and their ka National Interest release. “Today is no dif- in National Preserves obstetrician. “Seeing eclampsia. It’s hard to placentas were examined Lands Conservation ferent, and I thank the in Alaska,” will be pub- this, even acutely in the know if COVID-19 was immediately after deliv- Act established Alaska’s administration and the lished in the Federal setting of SARS-CoV-2 the cause of those con- ery. national preserves as Department of Interior Register next week. It infection, makes us wor- ditions though because Miller, who is also an distinct from national for once again working can be found online by ried that this virus may they’re so common, assistant professor of parks in the state. The with Alaska, instead of going to regulations.gov be affecting the placen- explained Miller. obstetrics and gynecol- preserves were intended against us.” and searching for “1024- ta.” “We often will see some ogy at Feinberg, empha- to be Park Service lands Likewise Victor AE38.” The final rule Miller said there have changes in the placenta sized not wanting to that would remain open Joseph, chief and chair- will be effective 30 days been a lot of reports that can lead ultimately overstate the findings to hunting and trapping man of Tanana Chiefs after publication in the of blood clots during to these clinical mani- since the study is small. that’s managed by the Conference, welcomed Federal Register. COVID-19 with the festations,” said Miller. “It’s super preliminary,” state of Alaska, which the news. Contact staff writer Alistair general population of “Trying to look at this she said. the recent rule reaffirms. “The previous rule was Gardiner at 459-7575. National parks in Alas- implemented without Follow him on Twitter: @ ka remain closed to all adequate tribal consulta- FDNMoutdoors. hunting, except for sub- sistence uses, by law. “The amended rule will support the Golden Valley Electric Assn. department’s interest in advancing wildlife Board of Directors Meeting conservation goals and objectives, and in ensur- The Tuesday, May 26, 2020 meeting will only ing the state of Alaska’s proper management of be open to the public via telephone. hunting and trapping in our national preserves, Members who wish to participate will need “A Fairbanks Tradition” as specified in the Alaska to call in at 6:30 p.m. using these details: National Interest Lands Conservation Act,” said Park Service Deputy Phone Number: 1-800-315-6338 Director David Vela said Access Code: 44279 in the news release. “It TOPSOIL will also more closely align hunting and trap- The meeting agenda is posted on GVEA’s ping regulations with those established by the website: gvea.com/boardmeetings. 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Saturday, May 23, 2020 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner A5 INTERIOR/NATION 35% of people infected with COVID-19 show no symptoms, according to CDC’s ‘best estimate’ By Muri Assuncao tomatic, according to newly released Response have developed five differ- To determine each scenario, the TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE guidance from the Centers for Disease ent planning scenarios to help pub- CDC looks at “measures of viral Control and Prevention. lic health officials making coronavi- transmissibility, disease severity and About a third of people infected with The CDC and the Office of the Assis- rus decisions based on mathematical pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic coronavirus in the U.S. are asymp- tant Secretary for Preparedness and modeling. disease transmission.”

dates before were needed Keyes. The two were FBI director orders internal review of its Flynn investigation OPEN but we’ve proven, as Alas- out celebrating a new kans, we can be responsi- job Ramsarran landed, By Billy House engaged in misconduct, him. Continued from A1 ble and have what it takes which called for an order TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE according to a statement “Let’s see what happens That support didn’t go to run our community of beer-battered halibut. Friday from the FBI. It with him,” Trump said of unnoticed. As afternoon and stay open and allow It was the first time either WASHINGTON — FBI also will examine wheth- Wray in a May 8 inter- diners placed their orders our businesses to thrive.” of them have been out Director Christopher er any changes are need- view on Fox News. “Look, or packed up take-home At Bobby’s Down- to a restaurant since the Wray ordered an internal ed to FBI policies or pro- the jury’s still out with containers with leftovers, town, sibling owners shutdown started March review of how the bureau cedures. regard to that.” restaurant owners were Rena and Bobby Niko- 18. handled the investigation President Donald The Justice Depart- quick to express thanks laides are grateful to be “My mom was just tell- of former national securi- Trump chose Wray as FBI ment is already con- for both patrons and open, but Rena said the ing me, ‘I just want to sit ty adviser Michael Flynn, chief after firing James ducting a review of the opening fully. concern is if the dining down and be out to din- including any instances Comey in 2017. But the Federal Bureau of Inves- “It feels good, it public is ready to return. ner and I just miss being of official misconduct. president has expressed tigation’s handling of the does,” said Salty’s On The Nikolaideses are outside,’ and I was like The “after-action increasing unhappiness Flynn matter. The FBI 2nd co-owner Monica keeping social distancing we’re going to the deck at review” by the Inspection with Wray for failing to said Friday that its inqui- Kissinger. “I’m happy in place at Bobby’s Down- Pike’s,” Ramsarran said. Division will evaluate the pursue aggressively his ry will “complement” that to be open and feel like town — seating guests at Her mom added, bureau’s role in the Flynn contention that anti- probe, which is being led we’re doing everything every other table — and “Hopefully, everybody in investigation and look Trump officials in the by Jeff Jensen, the U.S. we need to do to follow are using cardboard cut- Fairbanks will be back to into whether any cur- Justice Department and attorney for the Eastern the rules and to con- outs of celebrities to fill normal. I’m really excited rent bureau employees FBI conspired against District of Missouri. tinue with a lot of stuff, empty seats. for that.” like not overseating our “Our hope is people Miguel Montes De restaurant and making start coming out and see Oca, owner and chef ipalities state that the our communities state- sure everything is clean. how we’re doing things,” at Miguel’s Authen- GRANTS money can be used for wide to aid in the eco- We’re a new business, so she said. “We want want tic Mexican Cuisine, Continued from A1 “medical expenses,” nomic impact caused by we’re excited about put- them to know we are expressed the same including testing and COVID-19,” Gov. Mike ting ourselves out there keeping that distancing, outlook — relief to be a lot of requirements,” he medical facilities, public Dunleavy said in a pre- to introduce us.” so we will have a table open punctuated with a said. health communication pared statement. On March 18, a state between them. I think sense of caution. The municipalities will and expenses “to facil- The community distri- mandate closed restau- that gives a peace of mind “We’re at about keep some of the funds itate compliance with bution payments will go rants to in-house seating, — but we’re not going to 70% (seating), and we for administration and COVID-19-related public out in three rounds with limiting them to delivery open at full capacity yet.” don’t have all our staff for their own corona- health measures.” the first payments sent as or pickup options only. At Pike’s Landing, that back,” he said. “That’s to virus-related expenses, That includes “expens- signed grant agreements Some restaurants opted distancing is in effect, too, do better customer ser- such as personal protec- es for food delivery to are received, according to do that while others as tables on the deck are vice, a better job. It’s bet- tive equipment and extra residents, including, for to a news release from closed either temporarily already spaced 6 feet from ter to do that than open sanitation. The city of example, senior citizens the governor’s office. The or permanently. On April each other, said Elizabeth at 100% and have cus- Fairbanks also incurred and other vulnerable second and third pay- 24, the state eased din- Young, a Pike’s supervisor. tomers upset. That’s not a expenses related to quar- populations …” ments can go out as ear- ing restrictions, allowing But, she added, there are good thing.” antining people and tele- Expenses to improve ly as June 1 and Oct. 1 restaurants to operate still measures in place like Yolanda Casillas, man- work, Soden said. telework capabilities for as long as communities at 25% capacity with wiping down menus and ager of Taco Azteca/ “Certain departments public employees and to demonstrate they’ve dis- mandated social distanc- frequent hand-washing Mayan Palace, expressed that had personnel who cover their paid leave and tributed 80% of the prior ing between tables and as well as encouraging excitement about being had to continue pub- expenses for executing payment. employees wearing face guests to keep groups back open and said she lic contact, such as our public health measures in Julie Anderson, com- masks, among other safe- small. was thankful for her cus- police officers and para- jails and homeless facili- missioner of the Alaska guards. On May 8, the “Make responsible tomer base but that she medics, will likely have ties are also reimbursable Department of Com- state upped the capac- choices to come out in realizes it will be long more of these expenses under the guidelines. merce, Community, and ity limits to 50%. Now, groups of three or with process. than other departments,” Ward wants to create Economic Development, with full service restored, close family — not peo- “We did baby steps like she wrote in an email. a “substantial local eco- said guidance from the restaurant owners are ple you aren’t usually everybody else, following “Overall, it will be a very nomic support grant pro- U.S. Treasury Depart- hoping guests return. around,” she said. “Our the rules — 25%, 50%, small percentage of the gram,” he said. ment allows grant pro- “We are looking for- locals have really come and now 100%,” she said. relief funds that will be “I am still open to a grams for small business- ward to be able to be out to support us. We’re “We keep taking pre- used to cover direct city partnership with the city es and nonprofits to be open again. The takeout going to live or die by our cautions but we’re open. COVID-19 expenses. of Fairbanks should they set up. time brought a lot of chal- local support this year.” We’re just trying to sur- “It’s our goal to get the choose to partner,” he The COVID-19 out- lenges for our restaurant,” Two of those locals vive.” vast majority of those wrote in an email. break in said Vanessa Stebbins, on Pike’s deck Friday Contact Features Editor funds into the communi- Ward has also reached has been mild compared Salty’s On 2nd’s co-own- were Candace Ramsar- Gary Black at 459-7504 or at ty as there have been so out to the North Pole with other areas of the er. “We feel like the man- ran and her mom, Cathy twitter.com/FDNMfeatures. many who have suffered mayor. United States. Three substantial negative eco- Combining distribution new cases have been nomic impact,” she wrote. of the federal coronavirus reported in the Interior The city’s distribution aid would “reduce admin- over the past two weeks, FAIRBANKS 5-DAY FORECAST committee will consist of istrative burden and con- according to an online Today Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Mike Meeks, city of Fair- fusion for applicants,” COVID-19 information banks chief of staff; Mike Ward wrote. hub maintained by the 73/54 68/50 61/46 58/44 60/42 Cloudy with a cou- A brief afternoon Cloudy; a.m. rain, Sanders, city housing He is working with Alaska Department of Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy ple of showers shower then a shower and homeless coordina- three assembly members Health and Social Ser- tor; Margarita Bell, Fair- on legislation dealing vices. 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Please check ering ties with Reade and declined to parting statement over what he claimed Brian Webster: spellings, use punctuation and avoid acronyms comment further. Reade did not return was hypocrisy in how Reade’s allegations 459-7558 and abbreviations. a request for comment. have been reported. Published daily except for New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July Fourth, Labor Day and Christmas Day. The Daily News-Miner will publish if Christmas Day or New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday. LOOKING BACK Price for single copies total $7.50 10 YEARS AGO is no shortage of this Marilyn and LaVern summer by Northwest laugh” because it was per week All subscriptions to the Fairbanks May 23, 2010 — A absorbent boom and no Weller’s 48th wedding Airlines. The airline has not changing the dispo- Daily News-Miner include Fairbanks salon is need to consider alter- anniversary celebration not flown to Fairbanks sition of the money at delivery on Thanksgiving Day, among thousands of native products at the began yesterday with a in recent years. all. It will still be in the for which there is a premium beauty shops and pet moment.” 5 1/2-hour flight from Most of the pople on general fund. He said charge. groomers reportedly Elements has been Minneapolis to Fair- the flight were tour- the permanent fund Hours of operation for our Cus- sending hair clippings preserving custom- banks. ists, said Andrea Fly- was killed “the day we tomer Service Department and to the Gulf Coast with ers’ hair clippings for “It was a very,very, nn, Northwest national killed the constitution- for other business are Monday hopes the hair is used about six months since good flight,” Mari- cruise manager. She al amendment.” Phil- through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 to sop up a massive oil the owner, Tina Baker, lyn Weller said. “They and her husband, Den- lips said “the bill should p.m. slick. heard about the organi- offered a free movie and nis, were also on the not be before us.” He Periodical postage paid at Fair- banks, Alaska But the hair clipped zation Matter of Trust. we enjoyed that.” long flight between the proposed that the Sen- from clients of Ele- The San Francis- Nellie and Ralph two cities. ate wait until the new Postmaster: Send address ments Salon & Day Spa co-based nonprofit Greene, Lehigh Acres, “The sunshine, when Finance Committee changes to Fairbanks Daily sits idle. A spokesman bundles the hair into Fla, residents also trav- you get off the plane, could give projections News-Miner, 200 N. Cushman St., for BP said Wednesday panty hose and mesh eling between Minneap- rejuvenates you again,” on how much the state Fairbanks, AK, 99701 the company is using — essentially making olis and Fairbanks last she said. would have In the gen- other means to soak booms — and offers it night, said they didn’t The same Boeing 757 eral fund in the next up oil spewing into the to outfits dealing with mind the lengthy flight. jet and crew will fly out four years. MISS YOUR ocean from a ruptured oil spills. Matter of “It was long, but we of Fairbanks Interna- NEWSPAPER? deep-water well. Trust has been around had a good time,” Nellie tional Airport at 9 a.m. 75 YEARS AGO We hope not, but our “We’re grateful for for about 10 years but Greene said. “We talked today, carrying 38 pas- May 23, 1945 — In customer service rep- any offers of help from jumped into high gear a lot.” sengers, said Carl Wolf, spite of cloudy skies, the resentatives are avail- members of the public,” after the April 20 explo- The two couples w ere Northwest customer big Seventh War Loan able for your conve- BP spokesman Mark sion of the Deepwater a few of the 177 people service superintendent. Auction Sale will go on nience between 7 a.m. Salt said in a voice mail Horizon oil rig in the flying on the first non- as scheduled, beginning and 10 a.m. Monday to the News-Miner. Gulf of Mexico. stop trip between Fair- 50 YEARS AGO at 7:30 tonight on Sec- through Sunday. Call “The absorbent boom banks and Minneapo- May 23, 1970 ond Avenue near the 459-7566. we use is the best prod- 25 YEARS AGO lis, a lengthy but direct — JUNEAU — The Sen- Cushman Street inter- uct available. There May 23, 1995 — flight offered for the ate voted Friday to section. put $400 million of The Police Depart- the $900 million oil ment is planning to sale bonus money in a rope off the street so-called permanent between 6 and 7 p.m. fund, having already and motorists are asked defeated a constitution- to remove their cars al amendment which from the area between would have made it tru- Blanchfield Street and ly permanent. Cushman Street at 6 The vote was 18-2 o’clock. with Sens. Joe Joseph- Four trucks will be son, D-Anchorage, and used to bring the mer- Vance Phillips, R-An- chandise to the street chorage, opposed. and to serve as auction- Sen. Lowell Thomas, eering stands where R-Anchorage, told his Pete Morrison, George colleagues just before Ball and “Dixie” Hall the vote that “what will chant the bidding. we’re about to do here To open the auction the is a very deceptive 28-piece military band thing.” He said “it is not from Ladd Field, under a permanent fund, any the baton of Warrant future legislature can Officer Coy will play dip in and raid it.” He several selections. said the word “perma- A huge quantity and nent” at least should be wide variety of mer- dropped. chandise and other But Thomas said premiums has been he would vote for the assembled for the sale. appropriation measure Merchants and busi- in the hope “some mir- ness men large and acle would occur” that small have done their would enable the fund bit by contributing use- to be kept inviolate ... ful articles of all kinds, such as issuance of a bonds, liquor, airplane construction permit (or rides, furniture, jewel- the Trans Alaska Pipe- ry, services of all kinds line System. including surgical oper- Sen. Vance Phillips ations — over 150 items said the bill was “a altogether.