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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
CONVICTION OF
 GI NOT UPHELD;
 ORDERS RELEASE

SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 16.--An American soldier, convicted by army court martial of raping a girl in Corry, England, and sentenced to 25 years in prison, has been ordered freed by Federal judge.
 Judge John Riggs, Jr, of the U. s. Third District Court of Appeals, di- rected the release of Donald Hicks, Kingston, N. r., CT from the Feder- al Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pa. on grounds the soldier was convicted illegally.
 The jurist, in a 39-page opinion, ruled Hicks was not permitted to cross-examine witnesses at this trial which was in violation of the Ar ticles of War
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
MACARTHUR IS PRAISED
 FOR WORK
Committee Making Tour of Orient Satisfied with
 Jap Cooperation

TOKYO, Jan. 16.-A spokesman for the House Naval Affairs sub committee touring the Orient said today the group was quite aston ished to note the wholehearted CO., operation of all the Japanese people, with General MacArthur in working cut ocupation problems.
 Rep. G. J. Bates (R-Mass), in a statement issued after the sub committee conferred with the Su- preme Commander, declared We were very much impressed with the General and were amazed at his thorough, overall understanding of the problems confronting him.
 We are satisfied that he is handl- ing the problems in such way that he has the situation well in hand"
 Ore thing that appealed to us very strongly, was that the Japanese people, who have been ruled by feud- al groups for generations in a state of slavery and who-through these fsudal groups-were brought to their present state, are now being afforded an opportunity to own the land upon which they live"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
CONQUERED JAPAN
 ISLANDS WILL BE
 RETAINED BY U. S.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Presi- dent Truman says this governments policy regarding conquered Japa- nese Islands will be in favor of re- taining those we need and placing the others under a United Nations collective trusteeship.
 He told his news conference that those islands this country feels it should retain would be placed under an individual trusteeship of this country under this plan. but that the UNO would have to authorize this as well as the other trustee ships.
 A reporter asked the President how long the United States would keep the islands it needed and the President replied as long as we need ed them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
RUSSDELEGATI0N MEETS IN SEOUL
 WITH AMERICANS
Significant Conference l! Held . To Determine
 Govt. for Koreans

SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 16.-A Rus
 sian delegation, led by Tall, smart
 ly uniformed generals, opened sig
 nificant conference today with Amer ican officials on the future of this
 country with 30,000,000, after cross ing the 38th parallel for the first time into the U. s. occupation zone Korea is under Allied control after its liberation from Japan. At the request of the Russians who arrived yesterday, news releases will be limited to point communi- ques.
 The first task, as set forth at the recent Moscow conference of foreign ministers, will be to agree upon a sound economic foundation for Kor- ca, meshing the industralized north
 zone held by the Russians and the agricultural south zone of the Ameri- cans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
I5H|WATA pURGED
 FROM JAPAN GOVT,

TOKYO, Jan. 16.-General Mac Arthur's political purge directive to- day forced the resignation of Sotaro Ishiwata, former imperial house. hold minister who controlled the emperor's purse.
 Ishiwata, 53, formerly was finance minister under ex-Premier Hideki Tojo and was reported to have been active in the imperial rule assistance association. He was appointed house. hold minister in 1944.
 He was the first member of the emperor's staff forced to resign by MacArthur's Jan. order forl the custer of all ultra-nationalists from the government
 Viscount Yoshitami Matsudaira, formerly grand master of ceremon- ies at the palace, succeeded Ishi- wata.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
TRUCE VIOLATED
 IN NORTH CHINA,
 BY NEW CLASHES

CHUNGKING, Jan. 16-New re- ports of armed clashes in Ncrtfi China, in violation of the recently reached Government Communist truce, were reported today to the political consultation conference.
 The reports were made by Gen. Chang Chun, governor of Szechwan Province and the government repre- sentative on General Marshall's truce committee which last week formally arrived at peace pact.
 Chou En-lai, Communist repre- sentative on the committee, said both he and Chang "are worried by reports of continued fighting
 Chang announced that three man committee, projected under an Oct 10 Kuomintang (Nationalist) party Communist agreement to reorganize the Chinese army, had been formed and Eelf it's first meeting yesterday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
IRAN THREATENS MORE TROUBLES
 PEACE MEETING
(By John M. Hightower)

LONDON, Jan. 16.-Iran is con- sidering an immediate appeal to the United Nations Security Coun- cil for help in settling her disa- greement with Soviet Russia over the Azerbaijan autonomy move ment, the Chief of the Iranian UNO delegation said today.
 Seyed Hassan Taquizadeh, Iran ian ambassador to London, said he had received new instructions from Tehran last night after his speech before the General Assembly, in which he declared the issue would not be placed before the UNO at present.
 Another member of the Iranian delegation, former Foreign Minister Nasrullah Entezam, said the new instructions called for an immed- fate appeal to the Security Coun- cil, which holds it's first session to- morrow.
 The Iranian developments, snap ing up as a critical test case for the Peace Agency, overshadowed all other UNO activities and con- fronted Andrei Vishinsky. Soviet Vice Ccmmissar of Foreign Affairs and chief Russian delegate, with a difficult situation to tackle upon his expected arrival tomorrow
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
WAR VETS IN PICKET LINES FOR OLD JOBS
Cant Live on Promises and Welcome Home
 for Wkai!"

LANSFORD, Pa, Jan. 16.--War veterans picketed every mine in the Panther Valley today in what a spokesman for tEe ex GIs called a battle for jobs
 The 5000 anthracite miners in the area refused to cross the picket lines and went home.
 About 65 veterans started out at 5:30 a. m. In Lansford, many wear ing uniforms and carrying banners saying We cant live on promises" We fought for the LISA. and now we're discarded" and Welcome Home for What?'
 Mines in the area, including those at Tamaqua, Coaldale and Lansford, are operated by the Lehigh Naviga- ton Coal Company and Edison An- thracite Coal Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
ACQUISITION OF ATLANTIC
 BASESURCED
Mdenuson Says Question Should Be Raised Before
 British Loan Approved

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Senator Magnuson (D-Wash) called today for acquisition of some British-owned island bases in connection with any loan to England, thus spreading to both oceans current discussions of fu- ture American outposts.
 Magnuson's comment to re- porter came in the wake of Presi- dent Truman's declaration that this country intends to retain exclusive control over any former Japanese islands it needs for security in the Pacific.
 The Chief Executive told his news conference that other Japanese own- ed or mandated islands will be plac- ed under United Nations trustee ship. He added that no decision has heen reached on just what bases this country wants to keep by itself un- der exclusive trusteeShip.
 Permanent Development
 MT. Truman's words backed up ar RuIIlSIllS Ol AlllCilCdll ll4iiJdiy oiiA naval officials who long have urg- ed permanent development of a chain of island bases from the Aleut- ians in the north to Manus in the south.
 The Presidents assertion also amounted to a virtual directive to the American delegation to the United Nations assembly in London.
 Magnuson, however, said this coun- try should go even further now tow ard getting the bases it needs both in the Atlantic and the Pacific - and whether they belong to enemy of ally.
 Now member of the Senate naval committee, he said the question of acquiring British bases essential to our defences on a perman- ent or long-term lease basis-should he raised before the proposed $3,750,- COG, ,000 loan to Britain is approved.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
pfiorities for veis,
 Surplus Properties

WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. - Ser vicemen and veterans abroad were granted priority today to buy Army and Navy surplus goods overseas.
 Liquidation Commissioner Thom- as B. McCabe announced that the veterans and seryicemen would get preference over all purchasers ex- cept Government agencies, on goods either for personal use or for establishment and operation of their own business abroad.
 Members of the Armed Forces may bring their purchases back to this country for their personal use, but not for resale. Veterans may not bring the goods back even for their personal use.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
KIMMEL ON
 STAND; LIFE
 THREATENED
Rear Admiral Gives His Story Regarding Pearl
 Harbor Warnings

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--Reai Adm. Husband E. Kimmel, Pacific Fleet Commander when the Japa- nese struck Pearl Harbor, disclosed today he had received letters threat ening his life after he returned tC this country.
 Telling his story of the disaster at the first public hearing he has been afforded, Kimmell gave Senate House Investigating committee cor respondence in which he related that such letters reached him daily early in l942. He felt then, that his "cru- cifixion before the public has about reached the limit"
 He also told the committee:
 1--The Army and Navy in Hawaii co-operated to a higher degree than in many other areas.
 2-But, he didn't know that the Army had alerted only against sabo- tage just before the Dec. T, 1941, at- tack.
 He futilely opposed the prewal transfer of a battleship division from the Pacific to the Atlantic, and carried to President Roosevelt a protest against the proposed shift ing of second division.
 1.-The Navy recommended throw ing Japanese spies in Hawaii fin the jug" but the Army objected.
 Kinfmel told the committee he thought that It. Gen. Walter Short Army Chief in Hawaii, had only "cne kind of an alert"
 What kind do you think he had?' asked Committee Counsel Seth Rich- ardson.
 ITO put his people on the alert, Kimmel replied shortly.
 He explained that on Nov. 27, l94l after Short had received war warn- ing message from Washington. he had been told the Army had gone on the alert
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
New Director Of Health < For Alaska

WASHINGTON, Jan 16.-The National Tuberculosis Association announced today the appointment of Miss Lois Jund, native of Day ton, Ohio, as director of health edu- cation in Alaska.
 Formerly executive secretary to the Arlington, Va, tuberculosis associa- tion, Miss Jund will be stationed al Juneau and will work under the Territorial Health Department.
 She is a graduate of Wellesley College and received her masters de- gree in public health from the Yale medical school in 1914 She vii neave of the North February l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
v0N SCHIRACH IS
 TABBED AS CHIEF
 OF DEPORTATION
Leader of Hitler s Youth Movement 6ot Rid of
 Tens of Thousands


 NUREMBERG. Jan 16-Baldur von Schirach, leader of Hitlers Youth Movement, was blamed today for the deportation to Poland of 5000 Vienna Jews, many destined for Nazi murder mills, in testimony presented to the International war crimes tribunal.
 American Assistant Prosecutor Capt. Drexel A. Sprecher of Inde- pendence, Wis, read to the court von Schirach's own declaration that as Nazi district leader of Vienna he had driven tens of thousands upon tens of thousands of Jews into the ghetto of the east"
 French prosecutors, meanwhile, put the finishing touches to their case and were ready to begin presenta- tions of evidence against the p de- fendants tomorrow. American and British prosecutors hurried to com plete testimony against Arthur Seyss-Inquart, former Netherlands Gauleiter; Wilhelm Prick, former protector of Bohemia and Moravia and Hans Fritzsche, former deputy propaganda minister
 Completion of those cases still would leave three other defendants Rudolf Hess, Franz von Papen, and Constantin von Neurath, former foreign minister, to be disposed of but prosecutors decided these could be sandwiched in during the next four or five weeks, which the French and Russians estimate they will re- |quirc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
COASTAL AIRLINES
 FLIES 20 ON TRIPS

On trips to and from Juneau yes terday and today Alaska Coastal Airlines flew the following passeng- CTS:
 Today to Sitka: Wallace Westfall Lewis Levy, and Jack Torvcian.
 Yesterday to Hoonah: John Olson MT and Mrs. Robert Hanson. MT and Mrs c. D. Sharrett. and George Dalton; from Sitka: William c. Ak en. Don Martin. Armondo Arce, anc c. Anklam, from Ketchikan, R. E Mitchell, Lewis Levy; from Peters. burg, MT. and Mrs. R. B. Clifton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
The W ashinqton
 Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-Most of Presi- dent Truman's appointments are very brief. Senators get Is minutes with him. Congressman get from five to 15 minutes. Cabinet mem- bers frequently get only 15 min- utes.
 So this week eyebrows went up when the White House bulletin board listed OPA Administrator Chester Bowles for a full hour with President Truman. Observers knew that the heat was on to increase the price of steel, and sell to in- flation's No. enemy on giving the Nation its first big inflationary shot in the arm.
 When Bowles entered the Presi- dents office, the die was already cast. Truman had decided that steel prices were going up. His job was to sell the idea to Bowles. Truman himself had been sold by his old friend, Reconversion Car John Snyder of St. Louis, who in turn had been wined and dined by the steel people in Pittsburgh
 Chester Bowles also had talked with Big Steel leaders. His talks were far more energetic, more per- suasive than Snyder's. Bowles
 <f ing firms in the Nation, is an ex- cellent salesman. All his salesman ship was turned on Big Steel lead- CTS.
 You are going to have a bigger margin of profit than you realize, he told them. You are now working A hours in the mills and 52 hours
 >,t Dnno En3fxt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
C0rdova Woman Meeis Death in
 Flaming Cabin

CORDOVA. Alaska, Jan. 16.-Lena Nachtan, 66-year- native woman died early yesterday in flaming cabin that caught fire, Lloyd Brown reported, when he struck match to light a pressure lamp without re- alizing that gasoline had been spill ed when the lamp was filled.
 Viola Gregorief and Dorothy Hol- land were burned severely and are in the community hospital here. The cabin was mile from water mains and rescue efforts of natives living nearby were futile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
Anchorage kidnap
 Case peters Out;
 Jensen Is Released

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 16.- Henry Jensen has been released from custody when the United States Commissioner ruled there is no prob able cause for holding him for the Grand jury on kidnap charge.
 Jensen has been in federal hands since taking the baby daughter of Evelyn Dulah from her home in her mothers. absence.
 The episode was apparently a family affair.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 9A. American Can 1o5lz, American Power and Light l5A, Anaconda 48h. Curtiss- Wright SIS. International Harvest CT 98A. Jones-Laughlin Steel 47S. Kennecott 549s, New York Central 35h. Northern Pacific 35%, U S. Steel 89K, Pound s4.03is.
 Sales today were 2.ioo.o0o shares.
 Dow. Jones averages today are as follows industrials 203.78, rails CHA, utilities 40.28.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
ABSENT-MIADED

GREAT FALLS, Mont.-A pass erby noticed smoke pouring from corner mailbox and called fire men.
 Mail in the box was damaged little, but the question annoying postal authorities is who used the box as an ash tray?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
Mrs. Hufthings in
 South, France Bound

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.-Mrs. Thomas Hutchings of Juneau, Alaska, who started to France seven years ago, is resuming her journey She arrived by air enroute to New York, London and Paris.
 A war bride in 1919, she started home for visit in 1889 and was stopped by outbreak of the second World War.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
Record Fur (aith
 Marked Up, Sitka

SITKA. Alaska, Jan. 16.-A new record for value in fur catches in Southeast Alaska was marked up by four local trappers when they brought in nearly 1000 worth of furs. including 380 mink and 28 land otter at the end of the 30-day sea- son.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
INDUSTRY IS NOW TIED UP
 OVER NATION
Leaders 10 Confer in Wash ington = Electrical
 Workers Still. Out
tBy The Associated Press,

A nationwide strike started today in the meat packing industry but leaders of the 268,000 union work CTS involved agreed to confer in Washington tomorrow with Secre- tary of Labor Schwellenbach in Government efforts to halt the walkout
 Schwellenbach coupled his invi- tation to a conference with an eleventh hour plea for postpone ment of the walkout last night. However, leaders of the Butcher Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen said the request came too late to call off the strike but agreed to attend the confer ence. Similar acceptance came to- day from leaders of the CIO Unit ed packinghouse workers.
 The strike, which threatened to put most of the Nation on meat less diet within week and ser- iously deplete feed stocks on farms where livestock already Is fattened for market. was called one minute after midnight in plants across the Nation to support union demands for a pay increase. In Full Force At Il am. today, the CIO said the strike was in full force. with all it's 193,000 members out in l40 plants across the Nation. Some 75,- 900 AFL meat workers are involved and scheduled to quit work today and 3o,000 others later. Another 60.000 AFL members in the retail trade were not involved.
 Supplies A survey across the Nation show ed meat supplies on hand were sufficient to last from about one to seven 6ays, Receipts at princi- pal livestock markets have been down sharply for the last several days.
 A report of violence came from Swift and Company's Kansas City. Kan. plant where an independent union is not on strike. E. E. Phelps. General Manager, charged he was hauled from his car by 25 or 30 pickets. beaten and forced to get a permit to enter the plant The unions are seeking wage in- creases up to 17is cents an hour and the packers have offered 7M cents.
 Second Huge Strike
 The work stoppage in the meat industry was the second huge strike ! in two days, and came less than "A hours after a walkout by some 100000 CIO electrical workers in 79 plants of General Electric. Wes- tinghouse, and General Motors Electrical Division.
 Mass picketine. reported in 69 , communities, for the most part was without incident except at Chica- go where B strikers were seized by police outside Westinghouse plant.
 Demands The union struck in support of demands for $2 day wage in- crease and the walkout, affecting 100000 at General Electric plants, 75. .000 at Westinghouse and 25,000 General Motors employees, also made idle tens of thousands of white collar workers not affiliated with the union.
 While Government officials hop ed for an end of the packinghouse strike. they got xeady to meet with CIO President Philip Murray and Benjamin Hairless. President of U. s. Steel Corporation. in an attempt to halt a strike of 100000 steel workers scheduled for next Mon- day.
 Steel Workers Idle
 After their meeting Saturday to discuss the wage dispute the steel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
22 Killed; British
 Transport Crashes

MARSEILLE, France, Jan. 16.- At least 9 persons were killed last night when British transport plane carrying former British pri- soners of war from Singapore crashed into the hills near this Mediterranean port during a snow storm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
FROM ANCHORAGE

Three Anchorage residents re- gistered at the Baranof yesterday. They were Dick Bussancik, R. H. Chamberlain, Mundro Saseen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16
sITKANs HERE

Sitka visitors registering at the Baranof are: Joe Abby, D. P. Martin, and w. c. Akin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-16

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29

A sure sign of a speedometer needing fabrication or adjustment is is tendency to skip or more un- evenly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
Women Units May Obtain
 Information

Pamphlet material on major ques- tions of public interest is available to the members of women's groups in Connecticut at the library of the Service Bureau for Women's Organ izations located On the 11th floor, 1856 Main Street, Hartford, Miss Florence L. Harrison, director, an- nounced today at meeting of the Bureaus Advisory Board and Joint Co-ordinating Committee held at the Hartford headquarters.
 In an outline entitled Trips on Timely Topics, which is being mailed to libraries and to the pres idents of women,s organizations in the State, the Service Bureau has listed some 20 subjects in which Connecticut women have indicated a primary interest and on which pamphlets and reference material has been collected to assist women who are preparing speeches and re- ports or organizing forums and dis cussion groups. Mrs H. w. Dorr of West Hartford staff member of the Service Bureau, is ;n charge of the library.
 Among the subjects on which lit- erature is available are: The United Nations, background and current proceedings; national traits and characteristics of neighboring coun- tries; domestic problems relating to children; women in today's world and atomic energy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29

Ten of g clerical appointments made by Most Rev. Henry J. O'Brien and announced in the cur rent issue of The Catholic Tran script affect former local priests and churches in the Waterbury area.
 Rev. James F. ODea and Rev. Maurice Sullivan, natives of Water bury, who were recently discharged as chaplains from the United States Naval and Army Service, have been given diocesan assignments.
 Rev Hugh A. Gallaghe- and Rev. Patrick F. Donnelly, also residents of Waterbury, were given new ap- pointments. Father Gallagher goes to Portland and Father Donnelly to Stamford.
 Rev. Edward J. Farrell of Our Lady of Lourdes Church has been transferred to Hartford, and Rev. Italo Calcagni of Bridgeport is re- turning to this city, where he pre- viously served. He will replace Fa- | ther Farrell
 Father Dyer Leaving Rev. George A, Dyer of St. Thomas Church has been trans ferred to West Hartford and will be succeeded by a former Army chaplain, Rev. John J. Crawford. Bishop O'Brien also announces the transfer of Rev. Gerald Gaucher from Watertown to St. Ann's Church, this city. His successor will be Rev. John B. O'Connell of Taftville.
 The official 22 changes are as fol- lows:
 Clergy Appointments The Reverend Francis s Rzasa from the U. s. Army to the Church of the Holy Name, Stamford. As- sistant.
 The Reverend Francis P. Breen from the U. s. Army to the Church of St. Joseph, New Haven. As- ], sistant.
 The Reverend Edward J. Farrell from the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Waterbury, to the Church of St. Anthony, Hartford Assistant.
 The Reverend Italo Calcagni from l the Church of the Holy Rosary,