The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-29

island cham. The flrSt typh0On or the 1946 season is sweeping toward Guam and Saipan.
 HOQUIAM, Wash. = CIO wood- workers have agreed to cancel their strike on April and continue to work under an old contract pend ing outcome of current negotia- tionS.
 WASHINGTON-President Tru- man has nominated 10 top rank military leaders for permanent ad- vancement to four and five star rank. They are Generals Marshall Arnold, MacArthur, Eisenhower and Vandegrift. and Admirals Nim- itz, Halsey, King, Leahy and Waesche
 BELLEVUE, Wash.--Marc A. La- gen, GA, business manager for the American Pacific Whaling Co.,. which operates in Alaskan waters died at his home here. Mrs. Lagen, son, William, United States Naval Academy cadet, and four brothers in Tacoma, survive.
 WASHINGTON-The Navy team ed up with the Army today in ask ing Congress to extend the draft act beyond May Is.
 WASHINGTON-Attorney Gen eral Tom Clark today announced a nationwide drive to eliminate what he called the black market ill wo- mems nylon hosiery" Clark said he has directed all U. s. attorneys "Jo summon before grand juries all violators of OPA regulations engag- ed in traffic in nylon hosiery"
 NEW YORK-The United Ma tons Security Council, seeking to circumvent Russia's boycott, decid- ed unanimously today to ask Mos COW and Tehran direct for infor- nation on the Russo-Iranian dis pute and fixed Wednesday dead line for the replies.
 ATLANTIC CITY N. J.--FiorelIo LaGuardia, new Director General of UNRRA, told delegates from 48 nations today that he would seek food for world relief wherever he could find it-including the Argen- .ine.
 NEW YORK-The National Coal Association said today there was no prospect of an agreement in time to avert a strike of 100000 United Mine Workers Sunday mid night. and charged that John L. Lewis was making every effort to prevent an agreement soon."
 MONTREAL-Canadian member of Parliament Fred Rose has been granted $25,000 bail pending his trial on charges of giving Cana dian secrets to Russia. However, Rose, who is Communist, is un- der orders not to make public statements or to attend public meetings from now until the end of his trial.
 DETROIT--A marked upswing in automobile production is seen to- day in survey of automotive plants in the United States and Canada. More than 43,000 new pas senger cars and trucks are expected to roll off the assembly lines this week.
 WASHINGTON-The American Meat Institute says that the aver age housewife has less than one chance in five of buying meat at legal OPA prices. This statement came as the OPA announced a hike in the ceiling prices for most cuts of pork and about one third of all cuts of beef. The increases will be effective next Monday.
 ROME-Marshal ietro Badoglio nas been busted from the Italian Senate in a purge of Fascists. Badoglio was the first premier of Italy after the fall of Mussolini.
 WASHINGTON - Congressional bills are aimed at curbing powers of James Petrillo and will outlaw his use of threats to compel broad casters to employ more workers than necessary or to force pay ments to unions of photograph records.
 SPEEDERS FINED Two men were fined for speed Ing in the city limits when ar-