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Landing Big Globemaster' on Tiny Alaska Field Looks Easy By CHARLES R. MOORE UPI Correspondent Sparrevohn, Alaska -(UPD-Maj. John S. Kupko, a husky man with crew-cut black hair and eyes that match the blue of his Air Force uniform, is one of a group of pilots whose work takes them to the ends of the earth. But, he said, "there's no place like this in the entire world." Tips on Traveling By United Press International Take most of your money In Travelers checks. If you're traveling abroad, in some cas es it is economical to buy for eign currency at free market prices (lower than the official rate) before you leave home. . . You can visit many Carib bean islands for the price of one. For the tourist roundtrip fare to Trinidad, you can also visit Bermuda, Antigua and Barbados. Remember that every gov ernment, including your own, possesses miles of red tape. Check to see that you have all the necessary documents: passports, visas, tourist cards, vaccination certificates. "When you want to see a city easily, think about us ing buses and trolley cars. Many cities London, for example have double-decker buses with upper decks for sightseeing. If you are traveling as a family, look into all the con cessions which airlines, steam ship lines, tour operators and hotels offer to families. Make allowance, especially if you are flying, for the pur chases you will certainly add to your load of baggage or you will be paying for excess. It's a good idea to keep aside a small suitcase for your pur chases.' It will save time at customs if all your souveniers are in one place. Peru and Poland have sign ed United Nations agreements designed- to ease travel re . strictions. Sweden has doubled the dollar exchange it allows tourists leaving for the United States and Canada; but the Sudan has cut its allowance in half. Keep your bills. It will save , you time and pain at customs when you get back. Air travelers making a number of stops should re move the stickers from their baggage at each stop. It is not unknown for travelers to have their baggage routed back to one of the places they have already visited. Save money by traveling In the "thrift" season the off season October to May in Europe, April to December in Florida and the Caribbean. Make sure what "plan" you are paying for at your hotel. There are several available, differing mainly in their meal allotments. Bermuda celebrates its 350- th birthday this year. The Duke of Edinburgh will visit there April 28-29. If you travel with electric appliances such as a razor or an iron, ascertain the size of the current you will encount er and whether you will need adapter plus or small trans formers. Do a little comparitive win dow shopping before you go abroad. If you plan to buy a camera in Germany or Japan or glass in Belgium or Czech oslovakia, find out the cost in America, then shop around until you're sure you've found a bargain. Turkey, in a vigorous cam paign to attract more tourists, is building 39 hotels for oc cupancy this year. Passport issuances in 1958 increased 16 per cent, accord ing to the U.S. Passport Of fice. The New York State in crease of 36 per cent was the largest for any state. Troutdale, Ore. - (UPD -Wil bur M. MacKey, 27, Kelso, Wash., Sunday claimed , the world smelt-eating champion ship in a contest here. He con sumed 84 fish in an hour and 29 minutes. Tops for Half-Sizes Look! Pillow Pels Tots, teenagers, all the cam pus crowd love these gay pil low pets. Make them of bright felt. Pony and puppy colorful Companions on bed or sofa. Mascots, too. Pattern 7123: transfer, pattern pieces for pony pillow 11Vsx15; puppy 10 x II inches. Send THIRTY-FIVE cents (coins) for this pattern add 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mailing. Send to Medf ord Mail Tribune, House hold Arts Dept., P.O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PAT TERN NUMBER. Our new 1959 Alice Brooks Needlecraft Catalogue has many lovely designs to order: crocheting, knitting, embroid ery, quilts, dolls, weaving. A special gift to keep a child happily occupied a cutout doll and clothes to color. Send 25 cents for your copy of the book. i 0 V 1 ' 9123 14J4-24' Homemakers' favorite This wrap-and-button coverall pro tects you so smartly from pots and splashes. Easy - to - sew see diagram. Proportioned to fit. Tomorrow's pattern: Easy sew dress. Printed Pattern 9123: Half Sizes 14, 16V6. 18V4. 20i 22V2, 24i. Size 16V4 takes 2 yards 35-inch fabric. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, accurate Send THIRTY-FIVE cents (coins) for this pattern add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11. N.Y. Print plainly NAME. ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. Breatheasy Complete Set Regularly $.2" NOW $750 Limited-Time Offer The 38- year- old MATS transport pilot didn't have time to say much more. He was wrestling his four engine Globemaster, which has the approximate dimen sions of an Iowa hay barn, onto a mountain-locked air strip that didn't look as if it should welcome anything big ger than a Piper Cub. Thirty two hundred feet long, narrower than the 174 foot wing spread of the Globe master, it was the airstrip at Sparrevohn, site of two vital ly important military and civ ilian radar and communica tions stations. One of these not only could locate enemy aircraft but could direct United States planes to the precise point to intercept them. Another part is a unique military and civ ilian radio communications system, White Alice, that links the far-flung cities and towns of the 49th state. They are a story in themselves. The Globemasters help supply them. The runway is eight degrees uphill from the approach end., with the other end up against a 3,000-foot mountain, the sta tions are on its peak. "Once you come through the gap, and get your wheels and flaps down about two miles out, Kupko said earlier, "you're committed. One way or another, you're going to land. There is no room to turn around in the air." For a few moments the plane bounced, dropped and shuddered as it hit the turbu lent air close to the ground. Then suddenly we were on, and came quickly to a stop al though the wind was behind us. The hill usually makes brakes or prop reversal un necessary. "The landing is automatic," said Kupko. "There is much more in taking off." After unloading cargo and turning around, he showed what he meant while the pas sengers sweated. Pieces of wreckage from two that did not make it are near the run way. But without cargo and with the wind in its nose, the Globemaster surged smoothly back Into the air. It was early evening then, and the after noon turbulence had subsided. Looks So Easy A non-pilot passenger told Kupko: "You make it look so easy I think I could do it myself." Kupko laughed, then turned to technical discussion with a MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tuesday, April 21, 19$9 11 pilot who had been along to observe. "Keep your power high to handle the turbulence and downdraft. When you chop the power she lands herself." Garden Sawdust McGinfy Fuel Go. Ph. SP 3-6297 Men0!dat50or60! recharge body's batteries -Feel Younger Fast! 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