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The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
II. s. Gives Chinese
 Amm.lnitiOnDrI,np

TIENTSIN, (P)-The "premedi- tated and unprovoked attack" on the Hsinho ammunition point by Chinese Communists prompted the United States to turn over the dump to the Nationalist govern ment April 21, Mai. Gen. Samuel Howard, commander of marines in China, said today.
 Howard said in an interview that the greater part" of the ann munition had already been re- moved by the marines for their own use before the dump was transferred to the Nationalist com mander in the area representing Gen. Sun Lien-Chung. It conclud- ed a comparatively small amount of SerViceable ammunition"
 The American officer described the marine action-ordered by the navy department after the death of five marines and the Wounding of ! $ others in defense of the huge plant April 5-as more of a walk ing away from the spot" than a formal transfer.
 The First Marine Division is re- turning to the United States, with some of its personnel being reas-
 
 signed to the Pacific. Howard said that no Marines were going to Ko- rea.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
FRED DUROSCHER
 VISITING IN NOME

Fred Duroscher, who has been wintering in the States arrived Monday and plans to spend a little time at his mining camp at Coun- cil before returning to Valdez Creek where he is operating this season.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30

cost of living on April 2 reached a record high l9,0OO times the aver age in the pre-war first six months of 1887.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
COMMUNITY DINNER PROVES GREAT SUCCESS

Last evening the Federated Church had another of its increas- ingly popular suppers with a ca pacity crowd of about 150 in at tendance, filling the social rooms of the church.
 After the serving of the suppe.' surprise birthday cake was pre- sented to Antonio Polet, followed by movies shown by Luther Dun bar.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
MIR. AND MRS GRILL NOW RESIDING IN FAIRBANKS

MT. and Mrs. C.. E. s. Grill and family, formerly of Nome, are now living in Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30
JOHNNIE DUFRESNE ENTERS HOSPITAL

Johnnie Dufresne, of Council, was brought in to the local hospi. tai last week for medical care.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-30

At the outbreak of World War =, about 3,1OO,OOO Jews lived in ;le '. s. 5. R.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
New Proposal For SettIinq
 In NorthIand

DENVER. April 5.-lR-A pro posal that members of the Ger man general staff be "resettled' in Alaska has been made by pr. Hans w. Rosenhaupt, assistant professor of German at Colorado College.
 The professor, former captain with the United States Military Intelligence in Germany. said such leaders are now loose in Ger many with nothing to do but think up trouble.'
 He described them as "poten- tial threat to our security and said such resettlement would turn their energies to doing job that needs to be done"
 Dr. Rosenhaupt a native of Germany. came to tlse United States in 1885 and joined the staff of Colorado Mines three years lat CT During the war he interrogat- ed captured German pilots.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
TRYING 10
 STALL OFF
 BIG STRIKE
Government Working on Plans fo Avert Walk
 out, Hello Workers

WASHINGTON, April 5.-R- The Government today redoubled it's efforts to beat the deadline for a coast-to-coast telephone strike Monday by meoiating the dispute without seizure of the industry.
 Cancellation Director Edgar L Warren and John W. Gibson Assistant Secretary of Labor, still hopeo to duplicate their feat ot last year when they brought off a settlement just 25 minutes be- fore a nationwide walkout of the telephone workers was due to be- gin
 The contract negotiations be- tween the Independent Nationa Federation of Telephone Workers and the Bell System involve di- rectly 287,o00 members of 39 unions But the NFTW expects possibly 340,000 workers to go out if tho strike develops as scheduled a 6 a. m. in each time zone Mon. day.
 Attorney General Tom Clark gave President Truman an opinior yesterday that the industry coult be seized under the Federal Com munications Act, but an officia close to the situation said flatl. that seizure has so far received no serious consideration.
 The telephone lines will be talk en over only after the strike be eins-if it does-and then onl. if that seems the way to brint order to the situation, this off cial asserted.
 r. the walkout comes. it will b. the nations first cross -countr, communications strike.
 President Joseph A. Beirne 0 the NFTW which is independen of the AFL and CIO, challenged the Clark opinion, but left un' answered the $64 question:
 Will the union. work for th' government even after seizure?
 Beirne said Clark's opinion, giv en verbally to President Truman at yesterdays cabinet meeting. wa, contrary to the opinion of oul legal counsel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
SOVIET UNION E
 'yAB0TAGING' UN
 CLAIMS JOHNSTON

PHILADELPHIA, April g. iR-- The Soviet Union stands accused today of "sabotagingp the United Nations, and Eric Johnston declar- ed it is up to the international body to determine whether Rus sia wants world union or world revolution.
 Headllning group of foul speakers at rally of the United Nations council of Philadelphia the former president of the U. s Chamber of Commerce asserted that Russia has been the chiei culprit in undermining the United Nations
 The United States program oi aid to Greece and Turkey is de- signed ito prevent war" He de- clared the U. s. aims to stor Russian aggression and help the Mediterranean nations help them selves.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
DELAYS
 WORLD
 FLIGHT
Million Reynolds Expeeied 10 Hop Off Sometime
 This Afternoon

NEW YORK, April 5, lP The round-the world flight of Milton Reynolds, Chicago pen manufactur- CT, and his two-man crew has been delayed until mid afternoon by rain and murky weather conditions, a spokesman for Reynolds said to- day.
 Frederick Lamb, trip director, sald the converted A-26 Douglas bomber in which Reynolds hopes to set a new globe-girding mark of 55 hours would leave Roosevelt field on Long Island about l or pm. (EST) for Newark Airport, the takeoff point. There the plane will be fueled and readied for its record breaking at tempt, Lan'o added.
 He said meteorologists reports in dicated the fliers would encounter clearing weather when approxi- mately 450 miles out over the At lantic
 Poor weather cOndltlOnS nau lOrc- ed several postponements in the scheduled takeoff and delay also occurred when the fliers found it necessary to install and repair a new gas tank flown in from Calf.
 The flight log for the trip in cludes stops at Paris, Cairo Cal cutta, Shanghai, Tokyo and An chorage, Alaska.
 Howard Hughes set the unofficial round- the world mark of Si hours in 1888. But the present flight will be 5000 miles longer than Hughes route, Lamb said because the Soviet Union has refused per mission for the plane to fly over its territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
The w ashingt ion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON " The entire na- tion was deeply saddened by the tragic death of III coal miners at Centralia, and it is devoutly to be hoped that the disaster will prove lesson to mine operators who have resisted Federal mine inspec- ton.
 However. it is sometimes healthy to see whether there is any blood on the hands of those who charge other people with murder and a check-up on John L. Lewiss record makes one wonder whether his memory is short or whether he had tongue -in-cheek when he hurled the murder charge at Secretary Krug.
 I so happens that Centralia, H., is in the center of coal fleld where John L. Lewis staged one of the bloodiest civil wars ln labor history against the Progressive miners. When it ended, 2l o1 Lewis's rivals were dead. And, un- like the Centralia mine disaster they did not die accidentally
 Page after page of testimony taken by the Illinois Mining Com mission show how Lewis's hench- men carried on this bloody battle.
 As conclusive proof that this war had Lewiss blessing he actu- ally paid $300,000 out of the United
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
KEIRESS, HER BOY
 FRIEND, 10 FACE
 TRIAL ON MAY 26

SANTA ANA, Calf, April 5.--R Louise Overell, 17-year-old heir ess, was ordered released under $50.000 bail today on grand jury indictment accusing her of the murder of Ter parents, by 2 judge who said he found no sui ficient presumption of guilt
 A few minutes earlier, she ano her husky boy friend, George Gollum, 21, had pleaded inno- cent to the indictment. Superior Judge Franklin c. West set thell trial to start May 26. Attorneys for the pair said they expected trial lasting five to six weeks.
 The slain parents were aboarc their 47-foot cabin cruiser Wher it's fore section was wrecked Marcf IS by dynamite blast.
 The young couple, who still say they hope to marry on April 30 ithe girls 18th birthday have tolc reporters they were ashore huy- ing hamburgers when the boat blew up at it's mooring, and know noth- ing of the tragedy's cause.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
Labor Bill May Avert
 WaIkouis
Proposal Is Designed to Block National Par
 aIysis Strikes

WASHINGTON, April 5, tR-A proposal designed to block nation al paralysis strikes was offered to the Senate Labor Committee today as part of the preliminary draft of a general labor bill.
 Senators said this tentative ver- sion which the committee plans to discuss next week provides. among other things. for a ban on the clos ed shop and for the outlawing of jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts
 It would make it an unfair la bor practice for a national union to dictate contract terms to it's locals, but would impose no out right ban on industry wide bar gaining.
 A Committee member who help ed draw up the plan to avert national paralysis" strikes told a reporter it provides for these steps when collective bargaining and me- diation efforts break down in the case of a threatened strike which would seriously affect the public welfare:
 l. The Government could obtain a temporary injunction to avert the strike.
 ?. The disputing parties would be required to renew and continue mediation efforts while the in> junction was i'll effect
 3. If no settlement was reach- ed, the President could declare an emergency and call on Congress at special session if necessary to deal with the situation.
 1. Any action Congress might take would apply only to the par ticular emergency at hand II could pass bill authorizing Gov ernment seizure or handle the case in any other way it saw fit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
NEW VOTE BY GREEKS
 PROPOSED

WASHINGTON, April 5.-lR- Senator Russell D-Ga), proposed today that Congress require new vote by the Greek people on the kind of government they want as a condition to American fin ancial and military aid.
 Russell announced his general support of pending s400 100000 assistance bill designed to bolster Greece and Turkey against Com munism.
 But he told a reporter he does so with no illusions that either country now has a democratic form of government and that he hopes provision will he made for new plebiscite in Greece when the Sen ate considers the aid measure next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
DEMOCRATS WILL MEET
 AT DINNER
Rivers Main Speaker al Jefferson Day Affair
 Tonight al Bdrdnof

Attorney General Ralph J. Rivers will be the main speaker at the Juneau Democrats Jefferson Day Dinner planned for this evening at ' o'clock in the Gold Room Of the Baranof Hotel. The dinner ob- serves the 204th anniversary ot Thomas Jefferson, third President Of the United States.
 It is expected that more than 100 will attend the affair. Tickets will be available at the door for those who have not yet purchased them.
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest Ehler will sing for the diners. as will Mrs Frank Oliver. The Harm-O-Dears will furnish music during the din ner hour
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
Disabled Plane From Alaska Ln Safe Landing
Chinese Communists
 Attack U. S. Marines;
 Killed, 16 Wounded

PEIPING, April 5.-tR-Chinese Communists, sweeping suddenly out of the early morning darkness today attacked U. S. Marine artillery supply depot near Tang ku killing five marines and wounding 16 others. six of whom were not expected to live.
 Papers found on the bodies of slain attackers verified they were Communists, an official Marine statement said
 The statement did not mention the numter of casualties suffered by the attackers, but Chinese mill itary officers reported 100 of the hand killed or wounded
 These officers announced that 600 government troops from Chiane Kai-shek's second army had tcen dispatched from Tientsin to aic Marines in tracking down the at tackers whose numbers were mol known.
 Even as the attackers faded in. to the darkness from which they had struck at a Marine ammuni tion dump, a heavily Ma rine convoy was made ready a Tientsin, 25 miles to the west, t set out in pursuit.
 Sung by the biggest casualt. toll in a long series of clashe with North China irregulars, Col Julian N Frisbie, commander o the Fifth Marines at Peiping, wa flying to T.entsin to take per sonal command.
 A brief Marine announcement confirmed that the fighting, a Hsinho, five miles west of Tangku ragged four hours and fifteen mn utes beginning at l:l5 a. m. l The reports of the fighting wer 7 fragmentary, saying that one Ma rine tank was disabled by a lam mine, and that several explosion of stored ammunition rocked tn dump.
 Marine fighter planes were call ! ed out but the Chinese had van ished before the airmen coult get into action.
 l This same dump was raided las October 3 by an estimated 20 Chinese who wounded Marin slightly but left several CT thei own dead behind. They succeeded in carrying off some ammunition
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
GOVERNOR CRITICAL OF
 LEGISLATURE

In a message left to be releas- ed after his departure for the States, the Governor of Alaska has delivered his biennial criticism of tke actions of the Alaska Legis- lature, charging that this year il comes pretty close to being 3 collapse of responsible self government
 The Governor said the Legisla- ture appropriated Sl0,09l,4l2, but that the Tax Commissioner esti- mates that revenue from all sources during the next two years will amount to only $6,286 900, SC this performance is in violation of the Organic Act of the Terri tory which declares that no in- debtedness for actual running ex- penses shall be created or assum- ed in excess of the actual income of the Territory
 The Governor predicted that the Territory's cash balance will bt less than s40o0o0 by April 1, l94' "a bare working balance
 At a later date" the Governor promised T shall further report tc the people of Alaska on the per formance of their representatives in the Eighteenth Territoria Legislature, and on the consequent ces thereof to our Territory"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
MARSHALL IN CONFERENCE
 WITH BENIN
New Efforts 10 Align French in Merger in Germany
 May Be Made

MOSCOW, April 5.--tR- British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin conferred with Secretary of State George c. Marshall for 90 minutes over luncheon at Spasso House today.
 They were believed to have dis cussed the progress of the Coun- cil of Foreign Ministers to date, to- gether with possible future moves.
 At the same time, the Councils coordinating committee was put ting last minute touches on re- port for today's council session on the subject of Germanys future provisional government.
 There was some speculation that if the discussion of this report was finished in time, the min isters might be able to begin a discussion of German frontiers
 In the meeting of deputy for eign ministers working on the Austrial peace treaty today, the Russians lined up with the United States against British and French demands for compensation from Austria for war damage to prop erty of the United Nations and their citizens.
 The British and French depu- ties insist on compensation at the rate of two-thirds of the full value of damaged property, which some informants estimate would cost Austria about $20,000000. The Americans contend this would hamper the economic rehabilition of the country.
 Some western diplomats predict ed that if the Big Four foreign ministers fail to agree on Ger many-at it appears they may the United States and Britain would make new efforts to pull the French into the existing British economic mer- ger of German occupation zones
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
SOFT GOAL
 MINES ARE
 TO REOPEN
Safety Certificates Are Be- ind Issued Six Day
 Mourning Period Ends
CBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

(By THE NSSOClAitD TtNEAoo'
 Only a scattered handful o1 the SIS soft coal mines ordered closed by the Government for safety req sons were certified today as ready to resume operation Monday but a coal mines administration spokes- man in the rich Pittsburgh dis trict predicted "a flood of last minute certifications.'
 Another Federal Official predict ed 25 per cent of the mines deemed unsafe would be ready to reopen at the end of the AFL-United Mine Workers six-day mourning period. for the victims of the Gen. tralia, H., mine disaster. The SIS mines in 19 states normally pro- duce 616,O00 tons daily, or about one quarter of the nations total.
 Meanwhile, as the mourning per iod neared an end the Baltimore and Ohio and the Western Mary land railroads said their coal traf- fic in Maryland, Pennsylvania ana West Virginia had dropped sharply during the past week.
 Elsewhere, the greatest effect of the work stoppage by the nations 100000 soft coal miners apparently was in steel mills where some plants were forced to curtail pro- duction for lack of coke. The coke-producing beehive ovens are manned by UNIV members. Indus try generally appeared to be bless ed with adequate stockpiles to see it through the week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
COASTAL AIRL|NES
 FLIES B PERSONS
 IN AND OUT FRIDAY

Alaska Coastal Airlines yesterday sent out five flights, touching al Wrangell, Petersburg, Ketchikan Sitka, Hoonah. Tenakee, Warn Springs and Gustavus.
 Passengers to Sitka were Eliza beth Park, Eda Crabtree, MT and Mrs. Austin Pruett, Oar Smith, Kenneth Moore, A. Den nard, F. McNulty, Herman Veg ner and w. Richard
 From Juneau to Tenakee, J Brilliant; to Warm Springs, c Bergstrom; to Petersburg, A. Ami sholts; to Wrangell, " Hulse: tc Ketchikan, Wendell Kay, c. Graf and R. Gilbert.
 From Ketchikan to Wrangell Glen Leach: from Ketchikan tC Juneau, M. A. Bacon: from Wran- gell, Dorothy Ellis; from Tenakee J. Brilliant and MT. and Mrs. T J. McGrail; from Gustavus, Johr Peterson and G. L. Hughes.
 From Sitka, Dr. Saunders, Dar Moller, Gil Rich, o. E. Wilson Rachel Scott, Det Felt, Robert Cal win and Gus Woodrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
ONE ENGINE IS
 OUT ON TRIP, NORTH, SOUTH
Observation Plane Ends Seven -hour FIight-Comes Down at California Base

FAIRFIELD, Call. April 5-lR A B-29 weathe- observation plane for which air-sea rescue units were alerted off the Pacific Northwest coast came in to a per feet landing at Fairfield- -Suisun Army Airbase at 7:30 D. m. tPST1 yesterday after more than seven hours flight with one engine out.
 It. R. c. Johnson of Monroe, La, the pilot. said the trouble de- veloped shortly after noon, when the plane was six hours out of Anchorage and about 900 miles northwest of Seattle One engine went. out The propeller wind milled for a while before it broke off the shaft and disappeared, he said
 In falling it struck the propeller of the other port engine Word immediately was radioed that two engines were out, that the plane would head for Seattle, asking that air-rescue service be alerted.
 When it became apparent later that the second engine was all right. Johnson said. the decision was made to continue to the home base at Fairfield because every thing was functioning under con- troll
 
 The entire flight was on instru ments until the plane reached Shelter Cove on the northern Cal ifornia Coast, less than an hour Lefore the landing here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
FIRST OF THREE
 GRUMMANS FLOWN
 NORTH FOR FdWS

Clarence Rhodes. Aircraft Super visor for the U. S. Fish and Wild life Service, passed through Jul Eeau today enroute to Anchorage with the first of three airplanes being released to the Fish and Wildlife Service by the U. s. Navy. The planes are all Grum- man Goose amphibians similar to those operated from Juneau by the Alaska Coastal Airlines,
 Rhodes said that this type of plane will greatly enlarge the scope of operations for the Fish and Wildlife Service. He said it will now be able to cover large areas never previously supervised because of the incapability of single -engined aircraft to cope with flying conditions in those areas Rhodes said that the Fish and Wildlife Service will now be able to supervise commercial fish ing in outside waters because of the addition of the heavier planes.
 Two of the planes were overhaul ed and licensed at Long Beach, Cal, and the other at Sand Point Naval Air Station in Seattle. One plane will he assigned to Juneau and another to the Anchorage area. The third ship will be kept in re- serve. As soon as Rhodes com- pletes delivery of the first plane, he will return to Long Beach to pick up another ship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
TAX TEST (ASE lS
 FILED BY GOAL GO.
 AGAINST TERRITORY

The Territory of Alaska is the defendant in a suit filed yesterday in U. s. District Court here by Evan Jones Coal Co.,, of Jonesviiie' Alaska. The suit is filed as test case to decide the legality of the F. of 19t wholesale tax levied by the Territory under the Veterans Bonus Act. z
 The coal company, through its attorney, Edward F. Medley charges that it has paid to the Territory the amount of S4,802.02 under protest. The company main tains that it should be exempt from the tax because of it's sales of coal to the U. s. Government.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
JUDGE PRATT REMAINS
 HERE UNTIL APRIL 24

Francis H. Garrecht, senior U. s Circuit Judge for the 9th Judicial Circuit, has extended the duty of Judge Harry E. Pratt to serve as Judge of the U s. District Court in the First Division Judge Pratt who fs on loan here from the Fourth Division pending the ap- pointment of a new judge, will serve under the new authority, un- til April 24
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
OUT FOR DISCHARGE

Nine U. s. Army enlisted men stopped over at the Baranof Hotel last night on their way to the States and final discharge after completion of their service. They are Sgt. Raymond, Williams, Cpl Benjamin James, Joseph McNelll' Arvis M. Daley, Hugh A. Strutn- CTS, Melvin Nergaard, Allen Dllts' Steve Sztuk and George Davis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
Four Killed
 windsiort1l

MISTER, okla, April 5, R- The Saint Louis & San Francisco Railroads station agent here re- ported that four persons were kill ed when a windstorm struck Glen dale community in LeF'lore County in Oklahoma early today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
OVER FROM SITKA

Dan Moller, manager of the Col umbia Lumber Company at Sitka flew to Juneau yesterday with Alaska Coastal Airlines and is reg istered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
WEEKEND FROM wHITEHoRsE

Miss Dode J. Wood, office work CT in Whitehorse, VT, flew to Juneau yesterday for weekend va cation. and is registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
Mir, Mrs. Roberts Announce Daughter
 Ann's Engagement

MT. and Mrs. Keith Roberts of Douglas announce the engagement of their daughter Ann to Francis J. Parsons. son of MT. and Mrs. Ernest Parsons of Juneau.
 The wedding will be an event of late summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
BRUSH FIRE

The Juneau Fire Department was called out by an alarm 3-7 at Il 80 o'clock this forenoon to extinguish brush lire on the hill up from East and Seventh.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
YET OFFICIAL HERE

Frank R. Clayton, Veterans Ad- ministration director at Ketchikan, has arrived in Juneau and is a guest of the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-05
TWO FROM VANCOUVER

William A. Manley, and D. s. Starr, both from Anchorage, arrived in Juneau yesterday and are at the Baranof Hotel.