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The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
WORKERS VOTE
 TO STRIKE

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan :. IT, tAP)-Oregon and Washington foundry workers voted yesterday to strike at 800 a. m. Tuesday, threatening closure of 79 plants engaged in vital war work,
 About 5000 men are involved in the action taken at special meetings here, at Portland, Ia coma and Everett, to discuss Re- gional War Labor Board Direc- tive of Saturday, which granted wage increases to the lower wage groups, but denied the demands of journeymeu holders a scale in crease of eight cents an hour to s1.23.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
AUSSIES GAIN SUCCES IN SIO

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN .HIEW GUINEA, Jan. 17.-(APl-- Australian jungle fighters chalked up another success on New Gui- nea by capturing Sic, the enemy supply barge base on Huon Pen~ insula. Sweeping three miles for ward through jungles toward the American invasion force at Sai- dor
 Heavy attacks on Japanese ship ping and harbor facilities at Ra- baul, by allied bombers, crippled a cruiser, a destroyer, seven car go vessels.
 General Macarthur reported that 29 enemy planes were down~ ed and Is probables, in the raid on Rabaul.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
'FLAPDOODLE'
 :. CAPTAIN

LOS ANGELES, Calf. Jan. 14. tAP)-Captain Walter Brunnick, 62, a merchant seaman, says This potshooting of Liberty ships by self appointed critics, just because a ship or two breaks in two, flap doodle" Brlnnick is home after taking Liberty ship 20,000 miles, which included experience off Madagascar the StorIniest weather in my 45 years at sea-, but left the vessels hull undamaged. Refer ring 10 the Truman Committee hearing, at Seattle on the cracking reported on 14 Liberty ships of he said, T heard the same harping about the $500 tonners built dur ing the last war, yet many of these same ships are still steaming along with the conveys today delivering munitions all over the world. Im- proper distribution of cargo, and
 many other things can break up a ship.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
PIONEER CARD PARTIES TO START

The first Pioneer card party of the season will be given next Wednesday evening at g o'clock in the Odd Fellows Hall. This will be a preliminary game of the ser ies and it will not be counted in the series totals. This will give everyone an opportunity to begin in the series. There will be six awards to the winners at each game and four grand prizes at the conclusion of the series. Refresh ments and a door prize will be given each evening. Six games will constitute the series. An ad- mission charge of soc is set for each meeting, with series tickets selling for $250.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
FRISCH TELLS OF TRIP TO TERRITORY :.

NEW YORK, Jan. l7.-(APl-- Frankie Frisch, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is back in town with glowing reports of the six-week tour of Alaska and the Aleutians. where Dixie Walker of Brooklyn, Hank Borowy of the Yankees and Danny Litwhiler and Stan Musel of the Cardinals joined him in a series of walkie- talkie flaming bees, for the ser vicemen, under the auspices of the USO.
 Moving pictures of the World Series went over big. Musel had explained a hundred times how St. Louis happened to lose to the Yankees. It was a great experi- ence, we had fine time, and l think. the boys did too," said Frisch.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
BERCDOLL TO BE RELEASED

WASHINGTON, Jan. HAP Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, 50 the nations number one draft dodger of the First World War hcion of a wealthy Philadelphia family, is to be released from the army disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, a War Department spokesman. an nounced.
 Bergdoll escaped after being sentenced during World War l.. and made his way to Germany where he married and returned to this country in 1889, where he surrendered to military authori- ties.
 His wife and six children re- side near Philadelphia.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
Germans
 Say Bomb Successful

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. IT. -(AP,-Swedish newspapers re- ported the Germans may put a new liquid air" bomb, which has been tested on the eastern front, preliminary to using it against Great Britain.
 and is receiving widespread pub quite different from other models, and is receiving diespread public licity, and is about ready for the Warfront
 Swedish newsmen said neutral military experts received informa- tion that the bomb was propelled to fantastic heights by rocket power, then glides to the target, spreading destruction over a ra- dius more than 400 yards, or an area covering more than 50 aver age city blocks
 The bomb can travel TO miles, when released from a transport plane over three miles up, the newspapers said.
 Neutral military experts said. that although others were skepti- cal, the rocket rises to an altitude of 30 to 37 miles before starting to glide.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17

 TN RAID ON
 AUSTRIA SITES

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN ALGIERS, Jan. 17.-(AP)-Flying Fortresses hit the MesserSchmidt factory at Klagenfurt, Austria, 75 miles northeast of Trieste.
 It. Gen. Ira Baker said the air men shot their way through a dozen rocket firing fighters to get to their objective, and left factory, sheds and railway sidings a bomb scrambled mess.
 i3 enemy aircraft were destroy ed and five allied planes were lost in yesterdays operations.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
MARINES TAKE
 HILL '66'

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA, Jan. 17.-(APl-- American Marines captured hill "66", strategic height in the Bor- gen Bay area of the Cape Glou- Gloucester beachhead.
 A headquarters spokesman said the Marines capture of the hill was achieved against heavy op, position. The hill was covered with machine gun nests.
 The veteran leathernecks from Guadacanal said the fighting was the toughest they had ever exper- fenced.
 The marines are now mopping up the Borgen Bay area,
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
Plans Are Set or Invasion of Western Europe
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LONDON, Jan. 17.-General Dwight D. Eisenhower is here to take over the command of the in vasion of western Europe.
 The general said the job is al ready we'll advanced with the great work of the air and naval supply forces. He disclosed that It. Gen. Omar Bradley, who served under him as commander of the 2nd Army Air Corps in TuniSia, will become senior com mander of the American ground forces in the United Kingdom, as a possible counterpart to General Montgomery, commander of the British ground forces at Algiers.
 General Sir Henry Wilson fo- cused new attention to the inva- sion in his first public appearance as commander of the Mediterran- can theatre, and said the object of the Italian campaign is to cap ture Rome, but that the entire front extends from the Balkans to the Pyrenees, and that the attack might be anywhere.
 Eisenhower expressed great sat isfaction with the lieutenantS as signed him, and stressed that the allied command of operations, and national prestige must be. subordinated to military efficien- cy.
 He said he was pleased to have had an opportunity to confer with both President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill while enroute.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
 PUSH NEAR LATVIA

LONDON, Jan. 17.-{AP1A powerful Soviet offensive is sweeping toward the Latvian bor- der, hurling the Germans back along a nine-mile front
 Farther south, in old Poland, the Red Army spearheads were driving nearer the important junction at Rovno, asserting the drive north of Nevel had swept up 40 localities and cut the inn 'portant railway below Lake H. men.
 Moscow announced General Vatutin's First Ukrainian Army had killed 100000 Germans and captured 1000 in the three-week massive offensive which carried them nearly 50 miles inside Po- land.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
TAKES FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE IN 46 YEARS

SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. IT, (AP)-Mrs. Margaret Young of Fairbanks, a sourdough for 46 years, is enjoying her first trip outside, but, not enough to cancel reservations on the first boat back north.
 Her granddaughter, Margaret Hempel, who has spent all of her Is years in Alaska, feels the same way.
 "Yes, we like Seattle, and San Francisco, all right, but I'm home sick and want to go home" said Miss Hempel.
 Mrs. Young is 73, and came out by plane, but won't return that way.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
REACH BANK
 EI-S OF RIVER

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN ALG1ERS, Jan. 17.-AP)-At- tacking along a 30-mile front American and French Troops of Clark's Army, reached the steep banks of the Rapido river, which runs through Casino, and began battering assaults all along the Gustav line, the main barricade between the Allies and Rome.
 The high banks of the Rapido river have been converted into the Gustav line. studded with guns, weapon pits, dugouts and traps.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
EARTHQUAKE HITS ANDES

BUENOS AIRES, Jan, 17.-tAP) Survivors of the disastrous earthquake which wiped out the Andes city of San Juan over the weekend, said the tremblor struck one mighty blow, "cutting the city at it's roots, as if by a scythe."
 The city of 3o,000 population was plunged into darkness.
 Officials said 500 bodies were recovered, but the dead might mount to 1,600.
 Iris was the country'S worst earthquake in 83 years.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
PIONEER WOMEN HOLD MEETING

The Pioneer Women of Alaska, Igloo No. 1, held their monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. V. Seiffert, the new president, last Friday afternoon. After the meet ing cards were enjoyed and a lovely luncheon followed. Win ners of the prizes were Mrs. Lor- etta Jones, Mrs. A, Rydeen and Mrs. Ole Hay.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD FOR BILLIKIN KOMONASEAK

Memorial Services were held for Billikin Komonaseak, who passed away Dec 9, 1943.
 The services. were held in the Lovinia Wallace Young, Mission, Sunday, afternoon January 9th.
 Many friends gathered to pay their last respects. The Mission choir sang several hymns of con- fort, "Blest be the tie that binds", and "In the sweet bye and bye" were sang in the native language.
 MT and Mrs Philip Asaruk and Willie Austin also sang special songs. Comforting scripture mes sages were given.
 Billikin Komonaseak was born in Wales, Alaska, married Ada Akavok in 1904, came to Nome in 1920, where he has lived and be- come well-known for his excep- tionally fine ivory-carving.
 He leaves to mourn his death, his widow, and six children; Mrs. Hazel Niupok, Luther Sokeuna, Mrs. Fred Larson, Silas and Sarah Harry, who is in the Army. All Komonaseak, all of Nome, and were home for the burial service.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
12 KILLED IN
 TRAIN WRECK

NOVICE, Texas Jan. IA, (AP)- Twelve persons were reported kill ed and 75 injured in a collision of two Santa Fe passenger trains dur ing traffic in snarling snowstorm yesterday. Only three of the dead have been positively identified. The 4-car extra crash ed into the rear of the California bound 12-car train, which had stopped at the station to discharge passengers.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
ARRIVES FROM SALMON LAKE

Andrew Peterson was in town from his home at Salmon Lake and reports there are many wolves in that locality. He states that the wolverine are particularly vicious when trapped and will practical ly chew themselves to pieces to get out of the trap. He was dis playing a beautiful gray wolf pelt.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
NINE ARE DEAD,
 30 INJURED IN WRECK

LONDON, Jan. 17.-(AP)- Nine are dead and 30 injured, in cluding three American airmen killed and nine other United States soldiers injured in a crash at surbaban station here.
 Both trains were crowded with hundreds of troops on leave.
 It is believed to be the worst wreck in England during the past two years. The train coaches were of wood.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
DIMOND NOT TO RUN AGAIN,

WASHINGTON, Jan. HAP Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Di- mond announced today that he did not intend to file as a candi- date for renomination in the cleo tion April 18th.
 He said he believes he should let the prospective candidates know his intention, but declined to say what his future plans would be.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
PEACE OFFICIALS
 SAID TO HAVE MET

MOSCOW, Jan. 17.-(AP)- Pravda published a Cairo report under the heading, "Rumors From Cairo, an accusation that Great Britain was sounding out Germany for separate peace.
 A meeting of officials is said to have taken place either in Spain or Portugal.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
OCCUPY TWO
 MORE VILLAGES

NEW DELHI, India. Jan. IT, (AP>-Jungle forces occupied two more villages in western Burma today, in the slow advance through the iungles, it was announced by Admiral Lord Mountbatten' s headquarters.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
ROBERT F. BALDWIN. IT,, COMES TO NOME

MT. and Mrs. Robert F. Bald win are the proud parents of an 8-lb., 14-oz. boy, born on January 12, 1944. Mother and baby are doing nicely. The father, one of Nome's councilmen, is passing the cigars for his new tax-emption.
The Nome nugget., 1944-01-17
PIONEER CARD PARTY

Pioneer Igloo No. l will give ifs first card party Wednesday. January l9. ls44 at g o'clock p. m. ali the Odd Fellows Hall. Admission. Soc. Season ticket $2.50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-25
Security Tax
Set
international Photo

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a nNS)
The campaign in Congress Ia
freeze" the social security pay
roll tax for another year moved
step forward today as the House
ways and means committee voted
to hold public hearings Monday on
the proposal.
After a two-hour executive ses-
sion, Rep. Doughton CD of North
Carolina, chairman. announced
that the committee had agreed to
consider the question and that
Chairman Altmeyer of the social
security board would be the first
witness.
The tax is scheduled 10 rise Jan.
l from its present level of l per
cent 10 2 per cent on both employ
ers and employees.
The move 10 freeze the tax for
the fourth successive year has the
backing of the Republican minor
ity in the House and Senate as
we'll as of some Democrats. and
identical measures retaining the
tax at its present level have been
introduced by Senator Vandenberg
(R) of Michigan and Rep Plumley
(R) OF Vermont.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-25
YankS Ruin
W. Factory

LONDON. Nov. "a (UP) -
Eighth Air Force headquarters
announced today that about 100
Flying Fortresses virtually de-
stroyed a W. rocket assembly
plant near Weimar on Aug. "a,
smashing a nearby gestapo head
quarters and storm troop bar
racks.
A report of the attack on the
plant 135 miles southwest of Ber-
lin was withheld until the W. sit
uation was clarified.
Reconnaissance pictures showed
about AZ main and auxiliary W.
factory buildings destroyed and
others wrecked or badly damaged,
W it scarcely a building in the
sprawling plant unscathed.
OF the 10 bigges buildings,
seven were destroyed. Eighteen
gestapo office buildings were de-
molished and others damaged.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-25
Salvation Army's
Santa on Corners

The Familiar Salvation Army
Santa Claus one of the ira
ditional signs of approaching
Christmas-made his initial ap-
pearance for 1914 today.
Twenty such Salvation Army
workers will stand on busy down
town street corners from now
until December % 10 raise funds
for extra Christmas cheer for the
needy.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-25
Police Cite Behrendf.
Ignore OrIikOWSki

A police department board OF
review today awarded a depart
mental citation for outstanding
and meritorious work in the re-
covery and solution of the kid
naping OF baby Robert King" 10
Detective Robert Behrendt, who
was transferred from the auto
squad 10 work on the case which
shocked Detroit and the nation.
Board members, Inspector Niles
Furlong. Inspector John o. Whit
man and Senior Inspector Thomas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-25
Election Lessons
Open Forum Topic

An open forum discussion on
lessons OF the election" dealing
with the future of the Go Politi-
Cal Action Committee and growth
of the Michigan Commonwealth
Federation, will be held at the
UAW-CIO Local PIP Town Hall
meeting. Wednesday at 8 p. m,
at 10940 Mack.
Tracy Doll. executive secre-
tary of the Wayne County PAC.
and Matthew Hammond of the
Michigan Federation will be the
speakers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-25

Wysocki, were asked by reporters
after the presentation why men,
ton had not been made of the
work done by Detective John Or
likowski Of the Identification bu-
reau.
Orlikowski definitely identified
the baby, and Eleanor Smith as
the mysterious Helen Rosman"
from footprints and fingerprints.
This was done after Inspector
Thomas Dwyer. head of the bu-
reau. had failed 10 identify either
several hours earlier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-25
1889, 900 in Service
Sets u. 5. Record

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a (INS)
Gen. Hershey. director of selec-
tive service, reported today that
American armed forces reached
an all time high of 11,859,000
Oct. /.
The report 10 the Senate mill
tary affairs committee also dis
closed that during October 79,543
men, including i. 1899 fathers,
were indicted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-25
Winter Offensive
DeIiQhts Russians
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MOSCOW, Nov. "a tINS) -
Progress of the Allied winter of
fensive on the western front to-
day attained universal, favorable
and enthusiastic comment in the
Russian press.
Editorials emphasized in recent
days that the Nazi Siegfried
Line has been smashed by Gen.
Eisenhower's armies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-25
King DecOrafes
L.. s. Adm. Lowry

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a (INS)
-Bestowal by King George of
England of the Order of the Bath
on Rear Adm. Frank J. Lowry,
leader of the American naval
forces in invasion operations at
Anzio in Italy. was announced
today by the navy department.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-25

The Detroit Times has far moro
nationally famous features than
any other Detroit newspaper.
Evening star., 1944-09-14

testimony before congressional COM
mittees on such subjects.
DO you know" Mr.. Miller asked
Mr.. Fly, @that IL this committee could
take the gag on Army and Navy Of
ficers and obtain certain files relative
to the activities or attempted actiyi-
ties OF the FEC into purely naval
and military fields that We would be
able to show beyond question that
the FEC. insofar a. It has at
tempted to interject itself into these
fields, has interfered with the war
enort as well As the national Sc
curity?"
.Mr. Fly retorted:
mo, we never attempted to inter-
fere and never gave the Navy or
Army any directional bearings, etc.,
unless they asked for Them
Mr.. Fly also denied he tried to
block passage Of the bill to give the
Navy right to keep any suspect radio
operator OF q merchant vessel, or
the measure to legalize wire tapping
He said he told committee mem
bers he had mo objection" to the
former. and that the House passed
the overlapping bill after he testi-
ned at q closed meeting of the
Judiciary Committee.
That speaks for ITSELF" he said.
Mr.. Fly denied the FEC had issued
warnings OF the presence of sub
In American waters, but
traced them to powerful Jap radio
station.
The FEC chairman denied that he
stopped the Navy from giving up for
FBI checking finserprints of prospec-
tive merchant radio operators, add
Ing that the Navy had refused to
give its prints to the FBI for 80 years.
Evening star., 1944-09-14
Nazis Recognize Peril
In Unjust Executions,
Siimson Believes

Secretary Of War stimson dis
closed today that = captured enemy
order from headquarters Of the 10th
German Army, dated June 10,
shows that the Germans are now
becoming aware Of the danger OF
perpetrating cruelties and injustice
on civilian populations.
The order forbids photosraphing
any execution by shooting and ex-
ceptions may be granted by no one
lower than \ divisional commander.
Spectators also are forbidden to
attend executions.
The order does not stop execu-
tions but tries by secrecy to protect
the perpetrators" Mr.. Stimson told
= news conference.
Allied forces are coming up against
the outskirts of the Siegfried Line
on q broad front. Mr.. Stimson re-
ported, and "the enemy's weak spots
will be found" He added, however,
that the Germans ARE doing their
best to muster larger forces of troops
for desperate stand" and are car
rying out additional work on the
Siegfried fortif1cations.
The number Of prisoners taken by
the Allies In Northern and Southern
France now totals more than ATS f)(l0
he disclosed.