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10 YEARS AGO

July 21, 1998 — Amongst all the batteries and cables and testing equipment, it seems someone will, at any moment, spring forward and shout “clear” before applying the peddles to the heart of the thrumming beast.

However, the “beast” is a drag bike, which to the observer seems only slightly less complicated than the human anatomy.

The bike in question belongs to Alaska State Trooper Robert Miller, who races the lay-down model fabricated with a racing frame and a 1040cc engine “as often as I can.”

25 YEARS AGO

July 21, 1983 — Reagan administration officials Wednesday lined up solidly in favor of exporting Alaska oil, saying it would benefit the U.S. economy and American consumers.

The testimony came on the second day of hearings by the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, chaired by Alaska Sen. Frank Murkowski.

Richard McCormack, assistant secretary of state for economic affairs, told Murkowski: “Removal of legal restrictions on the export of Alaskan oil would demonstrate to the international community U.S. determination to remove artificial impediments to free trade in general and to energy markets in particular.”

50 YEARS AGO

July 21, 1958 — Before an exceptionally large crowd, the Land Officers and the Fairbanks Oldtimers battled to a 6-6 tie at Memorial Field yesterday as both sides tired after seven innings of play.

Sticky Griffin threw out the first pitch to open the first of a three-game series of Oldtimers ball games during the Golden Days celebration.

Griffin, a longtime booster of Fairbanks sports events, was brought to Fairbanks from California especially so he could appear in the games.

75 YEARS AGO

July 21, 1933 — For the most part during these first years of the college, the library has had to be on the honor system. Funds have not been forthcoming to keep a trained librarian on the job; under such conditions, books disappear.

Ordinarily it is because of a carelessness that a book is taken from the library and is not checked out. Likewise it is carelessness that leads to the book not being returned.

Each year, the entire library is carefully checked. It is an expensive job. The task has just been completed, and a list of the missing books has been made.