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10 YEARS AGO

June 25, 1998 — Don’t touch those dead snowshoe hares your cats and dogs drag home this summer — they could have been tularemia carriers.

The annual invasion of tularemia, an infectious disease carried by snowshoe hares that can be passed to cats, dogs and even humans has begun.

Several cases have been reported at different veterinary clinics around Fairbanks and North Pole. “It’s pretty much an every-year thing,” said biologist Randy Zarnke, a disease expert at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Zarnke said he has identified a half dozen cases this year from blood samples sent for tests by suspicious veterinarians. “We’ve had three or four already,” said Dr. James Sachtjen at Mt. McKinley Animal Hospital on College Road.

25 YEARS AGO

June 25, 1983 — An Air North plane carrying 19 people lost an engine to fire between Fort Yukon and Fairbanks on Friday night, but landed safely at Metro Field.

An engine of the DC-3 apparently burst into flames about 63 miles south of Fort Yukon when a fuel line came loose. “The pilot shut the engine down and put it out,” said Thomas Olson, owner of Air North. The plane landed at 7:36 p.m. at Metro Field. “For all practical purposes it was kind of routine,” Olson said. “It wasn’t a threat to anybody — disconcerting is all.” He said this is the first problem Air North planes have had since 1978.

50 YEARS AGO

June 25, 1958 — A John Doe warrant for assault and battery was issued by City Magistrate Charles E. Cole this morning on the sworn complaint of Merritt C. Powers, who received a severe beating at the hands of an unconfirmed assailant at 9:45 p.m. yesterday. Powers, who lives at 615 10th Ave., said he was standing inside Swanson’s Corner, 423 Second Ave., when a man made an obscene gesture at him. Powers then went outside and received several cuts in the ensuing fight.

75 YEARS AGO

June 25, 1933 — Three hundred dollars was the amount of the fine imposed on George Bailey and George Lindsay at Tanana late last week on their pleas of guilty to having intoxicating liquor in their possession.

According to advice received by Acting United States Marshal M.O. Carlson from Deputy Samuel Heeter, who is stationed at Tanana, the latter made the arrests and confiscated at the same time a 5-gallon keg and two bottles of moonshine whiskey. United States Commissioner Jessie M. Holland imposed the fine.