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Laurel outlook., 1947-12-31
E0HEIGN

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I0-U. N. security council
guarantees independence
of Trieste.
11-Chinese civil warfare continues to rage
15-Truce becomes effective between French
troops and native rebel forces in French
19-Poland holds first election for parliamen.
tary Offices since 1885.
2l-Paul Ramadier chosen new premier OF
France. New cabinet leans to left. but
not Communism.
gu. S. abandons efforts to mediate
Chinese civil strife.
February
2-Premier Alcide de Casper forms new
Italian cabinet composed Of coalition OF
Christian Democrats and Leftists.
4=Anglo-Arab conference on Palestine ad-
Journs in failure. as Arabs reject parti-
ton plan.
7-British military government Of Germany
announces plan to free 1000. 900 of the
1.500. 900 NaZi suspects in zone.
First legal Polish cabinet since war
formed by josef Cyrankiewicz. Ten key
positions held by Communists or Social
lists.
2O-British announce withdrawal from India
before June. 1913.
25-Foreign ministers end London confer
ence, with little Roadway on peace
treaties for Austria and Germany.
March
1-Chinese Communist troops open large
scale offensive against Changchun.
fGreek government appeals to U. S. for
immediate aid.
8-Jewish underground forces battle Brit
ish soldiers in Palestine.
14EU. S. and Philippines sign treaty grant
ing U. S. 99.year leases for naval bases.
24-Dutch and Indonesians sign treaty rec
ogniZing Indonesian Republic. with SOW
ereignty by January l. 1919.
April
2-U. N. grants U. S. strategic trustee.
ship over former Japanese-mandated
islands. the Caroline. Marshall and
5-Chinese Communist troops kill 5 u. S.
marines, wound l6 in raid on marine
munition dump.
24-Moscow conference ends after 46 days,
after reaching agreement on only a
few points for Austrian and German
treaties.
26-Peace negotiations begin between Indo-
Chinese rebels and French forces.
May
9-Communists ousted from French cab
met.
I6-Congress passes foreign relief bill. pro-
Viding $50 million dollars for Austria, Z
Greece, Hungary. Italy. Poland. Trieste
,0-First Japanese premier under new con- Z
~stitution is Tetsu Katayama, SO. lawyer :
and a Christian. (
31-Russia seizes control Of Hungarian gov (
eminent through Hungarian Communist ;
party coup. /
Premier de Gasperi Of Italy forms new /
cabinet. minus Communists or Social /
lists. Z
Iune
5-Secretary Marshall reveals Marshall /
Plan" for European aid.
u. S. senate %ratifies peace treaties with 4
Italy. Hungary. Romania and Bulgaria. &
7-Austria and u. S. reach settlement on
occupation costs. ~
President Of Chile Gabriel Videla pro. 3
poses inter-American army to guard &
the continent. &
largest relief effort in history. B
ends after spending three billion dollars B
in four years. ~ per cent Of funds COM E
ing from the u. S.. Z
NV e
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4Ike Williams knocks out Bob Montgom.
cry in Philadelphia to become light
weight champion Of world.
13-Victory Song sets new world record for
trotters by running mile in l:57 3/5
minutes, in Springfield. III.
I'D. Lee Braun Of Dallas. Tex. wins pro-
fessional North American clay target
championship in Vandalia. Chic.
22-Willie Pep retains featherweight title
BY defeating Jock Leslie in Flint. Mich.
College All-Stars beat Chicago Bears
pro football squad in Chicago. 100.
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July
5-"Flying discs reported by airlines crew
over Emmett. Ida. leads TO frenzy of
similar stories of discs over other states.
ll-Employment in u. s passes 90 million.
figure set as ideal by Henry Wallace.
27-Gailup poll reports 81 per cent Of voters
would vote for Truman for President,
40 per cent for Dewey.
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September

3-Labor day weekend takes death toll of
456. compared with 457 in 1916.
11-TWenty killed when excursion boat blows
up at Pittsburgh dock.
20-Hurricane sweeps in over southern Flor
Louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas.
= Toll: 100 killed, many injured. property
loss of Is to 80 million dollars.
2l-Flood following hurricane browns 81 In
New Orleans area.
29-Fire on New York City pier results in
injuries to l44 fremen. five million dol
lar loss.
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June

ll-New secret weapon" called as effec.
tive as atom bomb but cheaper to make.
announced by Prof. T. d. J.. Leech Of
New Zealand. II reputedly is some kind
of electrical death ray"
24-Freak snOwstorm in Montana. Wyoming
border region piles up l5-foot drifts.
Three workmen smothered in snow
buried truck.
23-General Eisenhower declares U. s.
army is now "a poor second" to Rus
sia's.
Laurel outlook., 1947-12-31
April

9-Commissioner Happy Chandler suspends
Leo Durocher. Brooklyn baseball club
manager. for l947 season.
15-Joe Baski, American heavyweight fight
er defeats Bruce Woodcock. British
champion, in London.
Baseball season opens, Brooklyn Is man.
aged by Burton Shotton.
26-Texas u. takes top honors in Drake re-
lays in Des Moines. Iowa. Illinois leads
in Penn relays in Philadelphia.
27-"Babe Ruth Day" observed at all ball
parks in u. S. and Japan.
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May
3-Jet Pilot wins Kentucky Derby in
2:06 AS; Phlanx second. Faultless. third.
FNational WOmen's senior A. A. u.
championship swimmer meet in Seattle
won by Crystal Plunge club of San
Francisco. Ann Curtis takes individual
honors.
l7-U. S. golf team regains Walker cup at
st. Andrews. Scotland.
30-Mauri Rose wins annual 500 mile auto
race at Indianapolis with average speed
of 1863 miles.
Laurel outlook., 1947-12-31

9-Army plane crashes near Goose Bay.
Labrador; % die. six rescued.
1.-Two passenger trains collide head.on
near New Braunfels. Tex. killing two.
iniuring nine.
12-Army plane burns and crashes near
Memphis. Tenn. killing 20.
15-CAB tabulation shows l947 toll of ga
fatalities in mishaps involving scheduled
%airlines.
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EaM January
w kaxH4 l5-Ford Motor company re-
hx46&x4 duces prices on passen-
ger cars SIS to $50 In ef-
fort Ito halt insane spiral Of mounting
costs and rising prices"
23-Potato growers authorized 10 dump 20
million bushels of low-grade potatoes
stored under government price-support
plan.
Laurel outlook., 1947-12-31

January
5-Ovington E. Weller, "a,
former U. S. senator from
MARYLAND.
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December

7-Dr. Nicholas M. Butler, IS. president
emeritus of Columbia U.
Joseph T. Ryerson. 81. steel magnate.
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May
7-Oklahoma State Sen. Thomas Anglin shot
in hip by State Rep. James Scott in
senate chamber. Scott is adjudged in
sane.
l7-Stock market prices slump to lowest
point since January. 1915. on reports of
buyer resistance and slowing business
activity.
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8-Four die when chartered plane dives
into chimney of gas plant in Everett.
Mass.
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N january
Five killed when DC-3
~ transport crashes near
Charleston, S. c.
Transport plane falls near CARMEL N.
J., killing 3. injuring 90. -,
12-Airliner crashes near Galax, va, KILL
ing 10 of 10 aboard.
13-Fifteen miners die in gas explosion In
coal mine in Nottingham, Pa.
30-Tornado sweeping through. Alabama,
20.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
AWAITING TRIAL, KILLER OF NINE
 HANGS HIMSELF

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Rt- William " Smith. 21, seaman 2nd class, awaiting court martial on charges of killing nine shipmates aboard an LST off the China coast, was found hanged in his cell at the Anacostia Naval Receiv- ing station tday.
 Officers said Smith, of Asheville. N. C., had been held in solitary confinement pending trial August 19
 Charges against Smith, Naval officers said, related that on April g, 1946, he swept the deck of LST F with bullets from a car- bine and pistol.
 Nine of Smiths shipmates were killed and tenth injured.
 Officers said his body was found hanging in his cell this morning suspended hy strip of ticking torn from a mattress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
sTRIkE,FoRD PLANT, MAY
 BE AvERTED

DETROIT, Aug. 1-IR-The Ford Motor Co.,, threatened by strike ot it's l07,000 CIO production work CTS, offered conditionally today to waive the Hartley labor laws court protection against union contract violations.
 Ford's proposal, delivered per sonally by Henry Ford II, company president to CIO chief Philip Mur- ray, was being weighed on the eve of a strike verdict by the CLOS United Auto Workers.
 The UAW-CIO International Executive Board goes into session tomorrow to consider it's Ford de- partment's resolution to call a strike in the vast Ford automotive factory system.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
Tuna Price Rea(hes All-Time High; $510
 Per Ton ai Astoria


 ASTORIA, Ore, Aug. 1.-tR-The price of Albacore tuna reached an all-time high of $510 a ton here today, and some small buyers re- ported giving as much as $590 as the first month of the 1947 season edged near the record 100000 pounds set in 1944.
 Tuna deliveries remained good today and fishermen reported large schools of tuna sighted in unus- ually warm waters of 68 to 70 de- grees about 100 miles due west of the Columbia River.
 Best estimates of July receipts indicate that nearly 100000 pounds will have been delivered in Astoria.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
B.25B0MBER
 GOES CRASH
 EARLY TODAY
One Man Killed, One Miss ing, Two Bail Out, One
 Is Critically Injured

McCHORD FIELD, Wash, Aug. 1.-iR-One man was killed and two of three others on a BPS bomber hailed out early today af- ter the plane caught fire and crashed east of Kelso, Wash, on night flight south to Hamilton Field, California.
 Searching State Patrol and po- lice officers found the partly burned wreckage after daybreak one mile east of the Goble Creek bridge. eight miles east of Kelso. One body lay in the wreckage, A. V. Clark, Longview police chief, reported The fourth man remain ed unaccounted for early in the forenoon.
 The plane, in trouble shortly af- ter leaving here at ? a. m, drop per a flare over the Longview area and was then seen with one engine afire, the Cowlitz county sheriff's office reported. The crash occurred about 2:30 a. m
 The planes crew chief, Tech. Sgt list name umavailable) Mat thews, was critically injured in his parachute jump and brought to the Cowlitz General Hospital, Long, view.
 Sgt. Elmer L. Taft, Fort Law ton, Wash, parachuted over Rose Valley, several miles from the crash scene, awakened persons in a house 200 yards away and then got ride into Kelso. He was on furlough and was making his first airplane flight, he said.
 They hung chute on me, told me what to do and then showed me out of the plane" he told neWsmen.
 The two men leaped from ap- proximately 1000 feet altitude. The plane was attached to Hamilton Field.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
POLICE DISp0SE OF
 20 DOGS IN MONTH


 Twenty dogs were disposed of by the City Police Department dur ing the month of July, according to a report issued today by Chief of Police Milo Clouse. He said that this represents an increase in disposals of .16 over each of the preceding two months when four dogs were disposed of in each month.
 Although some of the dogs were disposed of at the request of their owners, most were unclaimed dogs picked up by the Police on in structions of the City Council to enforce the City's ordinance on dogs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
SEN BUTLER W WAMTS INFO ON PROBLEMS
fContinued iron, Page One)

of this month, Butler will attend a hearing to be conducted August l9 at Klamath Falls, Ore, by Senator Watkins on bills to liquidate the Klamath Indian Tribe.
 After that, the committee will 90 to Olympic National Park in Wash ington It has pending before it legislation to rearrange the bound aries of the park and possibly turn over some of the unnecessary area to the Forest Service for selective logging
 Timber Sales Hea.r
 Tn Alaska Butler said he wanted to investigate the proposal to es- tablish newsprint industry through sale to paper mill companies of timber from the Tongass National Forest. The committee approved legislation to permit the Agricul- ture Department to sell the timber to pulp mills and hold the receipts until the right of Indian claimants to some of the land is decided
 The Senator said he was par ticularly interested in the bill pro- posing statehood for Alaska and that it is highly important from a na- tional defense standpoint.
 He did not say that he favored the legislation but said he would study the situation closely from the viewpoint of Alaskas strategic posi- tion in world affairs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
Jews Attatk British RegimentaI Hdqis,
 One Man Is Killed

JERUSALEM, Aug. 1-4R-- A British regimental headquarters here was attacked today with grenades and mortars and one at tacker was killed, while in Tel Aviv several Jews were reported wounded by gunfire from a Brit ish armored car which created panic among a funeral procession of 5000 Jews.
 Five grenades and mortar ex- plosions heralded an attack on the headquarters of the Hampshire regiment, only 200 yards from the Jewish agency. Two suspected at tackers were captured alive. No casualties among the Hampshires were announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
 FLIGHTS BY AAF
 ON ANNIvER5ARY


 WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-IR- The Army Air Forces put on a spectacular, nationwide air show today-with seven giant B-29s set ting Tokyo-Washington mas flight record and speedy jet fight CTS new unofficial marks to Wash ington from Miami, Chicago and New York.
 Across the nation the AAF ex- hlbited it's planes to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the nations air defense arm, now co-equal with the Army and Navy under the re- cently-approved armed forces uni- fication legislation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
Milkman, Answering Cries of Baby, Reveals Tragedy

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1--tR- A milkman learns lot of things about his customers-such as which babies are in the habit of crying in the early hours.
 Robert Roteman, 26, decided to investigate yesterday when he heard one-year-old Louis Weaver wailing as though his heart would break.
 Inside the Weaver home. milk man Roteman found Mrs. Martha Weaver. 36, unconscious on the floor. She died enroute to a hos pital, where doctors could not de- termine immediately the case of her death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
Adak Loses
 To HeIItafs

ALAMEDA, Calif., Aug. 1.-tR- Alameda Naval Air Stations He'll cats slugged out a l6-3 victory over the Adak, Alaska, Navy team yesterday in the Navy's Pacific Coast softball championship tour nament.
 Joe Perri, Hellcat pitcher, struck out eight while teammates Barney Poole and Bill Morris hit three homers. Poole got two of the three four sackers, one with the bases loaded. The Hellcats are un- defeated.
 In an earlier game, Fl Toro, Calf, Marines edged Bremerton, Wash, Naval Barracks, 2-1. The tournament ends Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
STEVENS MOVES UP
 AS WREDE RESIGNS

William II. Wrede has resigned, effective today. from the Alaska Unemployment Compensation Com mission, to be succeeded by Ray Stevens. He has been with the Juneau office of the UCC since 1888. His position was Chief of the Benefits Section.
 Wrede will return to his home in Fairbanks to join his broth CTS in the mining and dry clean ing businesses. He will leave Ju- neau on Monday.
 Stevens has been the USS Coor- dinator up until the change. He has been with the UCC since 1922.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
DOUGLAS
 NEWS

Church services at St Luke's Episcopal Church Sunday will be Holy Communion with Sermon by the Rev. w. Robert Webb, Vicar. There will he no evening service this week, but the evening service schedule will, be resumed the fol- lowing Sunday.
 Douglas Area No. IT of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will meet in regular communication Monday, August 4 at 8 o'clock in the Eagles Hall in Douglas. Worthy President Gene Vuille will pre- side All members, visitors or guests on Gastineau Channel are invited to attend the meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
ICEBREAkER GIVES
 SAN DIEGO CHILL

SAN DIEGO, Calf = R = The sight of an icebreaker ship barg- ing into San Diego bay-and in midsummer at that-was enough to chill the heart Of the chamber Of commerce. But the Navy ex- plained that the $500 ton USS Burton Island, first fulltfledged icebreake4 assigned to the Pacific fleet, was only in port for non- business visit between cruises to the Antarctic with the Byrd exped- ition and to Alaska waters later this year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
GEORGE HAEN COMING

George Haen has been transferred to the Regional Office of the U. s. Forest Service in Juneau from the Forest Service office at Milwaukee, Wis. He will serve in the Division of Operations. Haen arrived here here today via PAA. His family will follow by ship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
GRUMMETT FAMILY OUT FOR MONTHS VACATION

MT. and Mrs. Stan Grummett left Juneau with their two sons on the Princess Louise, bound for a months vacation in Canada and the States.
 They are taking their car with them on the ship, and will drive east from Vancouver, B. O., to Banff and Lake Louise. Their plans include visits to Jasper Ma tional Park, Glacier National Park, and Yellowstone National Park
 The Grummets will visit with family and friends in Boise, Idaho, before returning to Juneau about September l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
GENERAL MOTORS
 WILL Up PRICE OF
 PASSENGER CARS

DETROIT, Aug. 1.-tR-General Motors Corp. today announced a two to six percent increase in the list prices of all passenger cars effective immediately.
 Price adjustments on specific models and body styles will be es- tablished individually by the di- visions involved, the announce ment said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
FAIRBANKS PLANS
 FIREWORKS SHOW

Glenn Leach, Manager of the Northern Fireworks Company of Juneau, reports from Fairbanks that on Labor Day that city will have T huge fireworks display designed and fired by the manager of one of Juneau's newest enterprises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01

The first combined stag and card party and business meeting of Taku Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be held tonight at the VFW club rooms at g o'clock In the future. all business meetings will be fol- lowed by stag and card party. Re- treatments will be served at the party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Henry F Olson received 3O-day suspended jail sentence today from U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray. He had pleaded guilty earlier to a charge of being a stowaway on board the MS Square Sinnet from Sitka to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
NEW AIRMAN ARRIVES;
 BABY BOY FOR WILLIAMS

MT. and Mrs. Lewis Williams were the parents of bouncing baby boy born at l2al2 am. this morning in St. Ann's Hospital. Tipping the scales at nine pounds. Is ounces. the baby is the first child of the Will Hams. MT Williams is Traffic Rep resentative with the Alaska Coastal Airlines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
GOVERNOR RETURNS

The Governor of Alaska returned here via PA today from a trip to Hawaii on official business. Previous to that, he had attended the Gov ernofs' Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01

feet this time, but the trio kept plugging up the final heights in easy stages They said they car ried their own packs.
 Since the Alfred Lindley- Harry Lick expedition 15 years ago, all other conquests Of the mountain have been by elaborately planned scientific expeditions, aided by air borne supplies and radio communi- cations.
 The collegians said they planted a tobacco tin at the top, contain ing their names and the date. They said they encountered only six inches of new snowfall and q minimum temperature of 20 be- low zero
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
MCLEAN OPERATED UPON

D. H. E. Mclean, local agent for Canadian Pacific Steamship Con- pany, was stricken with acute ap- pendicitis early last evening.
 Taken to St. Ann's Hospital at 7:30 pm, he was operated on almost immediately by Dr. c. c. Carter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
SALMON LANDED

One troller, the Mabel K, under Lester Wiess. landed 1000 pounds of salmon at the Juneau Cold Stor- age this morning. The fish was sold to Sebastian Stuart.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
'47 MARCH OF DIMES
 SECURES S7,55S.14

A total of $7,55814 was collected in Alaska during the recent March of Dimes campaign. This was re- vealed today by Acting Governor Lew M. Williams who said that half of this money, S3,77907 goes to the national fund and that the other half remains in the Territory for use to combat infantile par alysis and for other worthwhile purposes.
 Fairbanks was the leading con- tributing city with donation of $2, ,46646. Anchorage was second with $2,01878. There were no funds contributed from Juneau as the drive was not organized here this year.
 The Atlantic ocean is named for Atlas, mythological giant who
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
POLICE COURT NEWS

John Grado was fined $25 this morning by City Magistrate William A. Holzheimer. He was charged with being drunk. E. V. Carlson was fined $l00 for reckless driving.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
BEACH WITH LABOR DEPT.

Ray Beach has joined the office of the Territorial Department of Labor. He succeeds Fred Sorri who resigned this week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
HOUSING MAN HERE

Wendall P. Kay, of the Alaskan Housing Authority, is registered at the Baranof Hotel. His headquart- CTS are in Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
FROM SEATTLE

Walter Meredith and Mcneil R. Tatten of Seattle are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
HERE FROM FIRST CITY

l Joseph A. Durgin of Ketchikan is
 at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
STANDARD OIL MAN HERE

c. w. Davis, with the Standard Oil Company, is at the Baranof Hotel. He is from Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
COUPLE FROM SOUTH

MT. and Mrs Sam Metter of Hat tiesburg, Miss, are registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
SEATTLE MEN HERE

H. E. CTewson and Harold Nelson of Seattle are stopping at the Cas- tineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
FROM ROSE CITY

Irwin Eaton. of Portland, Ore, is staying ct the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-01
MCKINLEY IS SCALED BY
 COLLEGE MEN

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Evening star., 1947-12-21

occupancy OF approximately ouU
newly built homes in Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties is be-
ing held up because their sewer and
water connections have mot been
made, it was learned last night.
Failure to make the connections
stems from the inability of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission and the Washington
Suburban Master Plumbers Associa-
ton to agree on methods by which
plumbers can obtain ground excava-
ton permits.
1t all started November II when
the commission, which previously
had connected new homes with
sewer and water lines, passed res
olution authorizing plumbers to do
the work. The action was author
lied in bill passed at last months
special session of the General As
sembly.
The plumbers association then
asked the commission for authority
to make street excavations without
having to apply for permits from
the State, county or municipal
agency having jurisdiction over the
property involved.
The commission, which has the
power to make excavations without
getting permission from any one, ex-
planned it could not, under the law
delegate that authority to another
group.
Three meetings have been held
by the two groups in an unsuccess-
full attempt to iron out their difficult.
ties. Commission Chairman DWigh,