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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
CHANGE IN
 PALESTINE
 PARTITION
Surprise Move Is Made To- day Temporary U. N.
 Trusfeeship Proposed

LAKE SUCCESS, March 19.-R The United States today asked the United Nations to shelve the plan to partition Palestine. Instead a temporary United Nations trus- teeship would be placed over the Holy Land
 Warren R. Austin, chief American delegate, laid the suprise proposal before meeting of the five great powers and then before the U. N. Security Council. He asked for an immediate special session of the U. N. Assembly to carry through the proposal.
 Russia's Andrei A. Gromyko inn mediately assailed the new Anreri- can plan as contradiction of the l947 U. N. Assembly decision to split the Holy Land into indepen- dent Jewish and Arab nations by next October l.
 Gromyko said Russia could not give either direct or indirect con- sent to the plan.
 Gromyko said he would ask Moscow for detailed instructions and until he received them he could not discuss the substance of the plan.
 France and China indicated they would accept the U. S. proposal. Bntaln, which has boycotted Pal estine talks, had no comment.
 The American announcement came as a complete surprise to other delegates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
MASS PRAYER FOR PEACE TO BE SAID
 EASTER SUNDAY PM.

VALLEY STREAM, N. Y. March 19.-tR-This Long Island village of almost 10000 will pray for world peace Easter Sunday night.
 More than just worrying is need ed, and the people will seek Divine help to reduce war hysteria," is the way William Hammond, President of the Central High School Dads Club explains it.
 Representatives of the United Ma tions, clergymen of various faiths and local officials will be invited to attend the mass prayer
 Civic associations, veterans groups. Parent-Teacher Associations, wo- mems club and religious organiza- tions are cooperating.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
Nenana Ice Conditions
 Are Given

NENANA, Alaska, March 19.--Ice conditions are about the same as last week. Weather is little bet ter. The ice is about 35 inches thick.
 It has not been above freezing this year yet but there is more snow up the river than last year which should make higher water at the breakup if it does not go into the ground before then.
 The wire from the tripod will be strung Sunday.
 Charles Wilson has been talking with the oldtimers and some of the natives here, and their guesses as to the breakup vary from late in April to the first week in May However, as none of them have ever been in the money any guess is as good as theirs.
 Wilson says his guess is early in May unless we have a sudden change in the weather ,"
 Guesses so far reported are larger than last year, signifying greater interest is being taken in Alaskas exclusive classic.
 The worlds most famous ice tripped the clock at 5,53 p. m. on May 3 last year. Itswas the third time since the contest began that the movement was registered on May g.. .Guesses ran from January 3 to November 16. The guessing game last year paid ofi S140,0OO to seven predictors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
BRICK BUILDING
 E DESTROYED BY
 NIGHT EXPLOSION
Two Bodies Are Found in Wretkdge- 30 Persons
 Reported Injured

CENTRALIA. IL, March l9. tR-- The known death toll mounted to five today in an explosion which des- troyed a two-story brick building in downtown Centralia last night.
 Two bodies were found beneath the pile of rubble by firemen early today after an all-night search.
 Near midnight about three hours after the blast, two bodies had been found in the wreckage One womah died of injuries.
 Thirty persons were injured.
 The building housed tavern and small pool hall-tavern on the first floor and small apartments and sleeping quarters in the nine rooms on the second floor.
 The cause of the explosion had not been determined Damage was esti- mated at S40,000
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
STATEHOOD FOR HAWAII
 IS UR ED
Recommendation Is Made by Chairman of Sen.
 Terr. Subcommittee

WASHINGTON, March 19.-B- Immediate statehood for Hawaii was recommended today by Senator Cor don (R-Ore) Gordon is Chairman of the Senate's Territories Subcom- mittee
 He told the full Insular Affairs Committee, of which his committee is a part, Hawaii has met the re- quirements for statehood
 Tt is able and ready to accept the social, political and economic responsibilities of State Government as well as the advantages"
 Cordon's recommendation was based on an investigation he made in Hawaii in January.
 He urged that House passed bill to admit Hawaii as the 49th State be sent to the Senate floor with a recommendation for immediate &C., tion."
 Another bill, to give Alaska state hood, has been approved by House Subcommittee. No action has been taken on it by the Senate.
 During his three weeks in Hawaii, Gordon said, he encouraged oppon- ents of statehood to express their views. However. only l6 of the 23l witnesses he heard opposed state hood.
 Gordon attached to his report a statement from Circuit Court Judge Carl E. Wimberly of Oregon praising the operation of the courts Of the Territory. Wimberly preceded Cor don to the Islands to study the Judi cial system.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
Commie Clements,
 Masaryk Successor

PRAGUE, March 19.-- (R The Prague radio announced today that Vlado Clements, a Communist, has been appointed Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia.
 Clements, who had been the No. 2 man in the Foreign Ministry, suc- ceeds Jan Masaryk, who died in a plunge from his apartment in the Foreign office building March TO-
 The new Foreign Minister, a Slo- yak, had been Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and had been Masaryks Chief Assistant for sey- eral years He is lawyer 46 years old.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
ANCHORAGE GOpER5
 PROTEST GRUENING'5 SEN. CONFIRMATION

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 19. The Anchorage Republican Club is protesting Senate confirmation of Gov. Ernest Gruening for another term as Alaska's chief executive Telegrams of protest have been sent to Senators Hugh Butler, Robert Taft and Alexander Wiley as follows:
 Republican Club of Anchorage by resolution adopted at general club meeting urgently requests in the best interests of Alaska that con- firmation of appointment of Cover nor Gruening and all other Demo- cratic appointments for Alaska be withheld until after the next Pre- sidential election"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19


 WASHINGTON-Here are some of the worries behind President Truman's message to Congress.
 Worry No. 1.-News of Russian germ warfare plans.
 Soviet scientists are reported to have developed two types of virus, one to wipe out cattle, the other to spread pestilence among hu- mans.
 Actually, Russian progress on meteorological warfare is no news to U. s. war chiefs. Furthermore, by the end of the war, the U. s. Navy had developed a germ cap- able of wiping out the entire Japanese wheat crop.
 It was also long known that the Russians were working on inoc- ulation for their own troops, so they could advance into enemy territory immune to disease germs after the enemy had been knock ed out by meteorological warfare,
 This was known to be Russia $ cheap answer to the atomic bomb since germ warfare can be prepar- ed in small, inexpensive laborator- ieS.
 While these facts have long been known to the Army Navy. U s. officials are now worried that Russia may be ready to begin sur
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March 19.--Closing quotation today of American Can is 80h, Anaconda 33A, Curtiss- Wright 67s, International Harvester 85, Kennecott 49A eNew York Cen tral l3 l-2. Northern Pacific l9A, U. s. Steel II, Pound $403 3-l6.
 Sales today were 1,l7o.00o shares.
 Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials l69. 67. rails 50.40. utilities 3229.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
Swallows Arriving
 Right On Schedule
 On 5i. Thomas Day

SAN JUAN CAPIBTRANO. Calf i. March l9.-4R-Right on schedule, the hundreds of swallows who make their summer home at Nilsson San Juan Capistrano. began arriving today--St. Josephs Day.
 Annually the birds return. pre- sumably from their winter quart CTS in Central and South America They have maintained the practice. with but few exceptions. for pro- bably hundreds of years
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
Says Tacoma Smoky

TACOMA, March 19.-R-Sixty years of Alaska's fresh air made Tom White extremely conscious of its purity, he observed today as he sniffed Tacoma's smoke-laden att mosphere.
 There's too much carbon mon- oxide ill it." he opined as he greeted his son Lloyd in his first trip out since 1910 And there's too durn many people cluttering up the landscape"
 Just the same, he said, he was glad to be here. Gonna stay here two months-and that's a mighty long time to be away from hame,' remarked the veteran sour dough who helped write Alaskan history and legends.
 And just to prove he was still spry, White danced jig for his family, even though it was some where around a. m Then he turned in for his first sleep in A hours after flying here from Cordova. Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
WALLACE CHASED
 AS PLAIN DOPE"
 BY CI0, REUTHER

MEMPHIS. Tenn. March l9.--tR Henry Wallace was characterized plain. everyday dope" here last night by Walter Reuther. CIO Un- ion head
 Reuther, President of the Interna- tional Union of Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Work CTS of America, was addressing mem bers of the Memphis local.
 Henry Wallace he said. lis be- ing used by persons whose interests lie outside the United States. He is doing the greatest service possible to the enemies of labor"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
ALASKA AIRPORT
 MEASUREI(0MING
 up IN SENATE COM.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-R-- Senator Magnuson tD-Wash) told a reporter today he expects the Sen ate Commerce Committee within a few days to approve bill to con- struct an s8,000,000 airport in AL aska.
 Magnuson said he believed the Senate will approve the measure, which passed the house last week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
Readers Digest Is
 Banned in Hungary

BUDAPEST. Hungary, March l9. -R-An official said today the Communist t-controlled Ministry of Interior had banned the Readers Digest. The U. s. magazine pub lised articles by former Premier Ferenc Nagy. busted last year in the Communist Coup.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
CoIorfuI Alaskan Pioneer Makes Second Trip Outside
 From Territory in 60 Years

SEATTLE, March 19.-1Rl--A col orful Alaskan pioneer, who once amputated mans hand by using whfskey as both an internal and ex- ternal antiseptic. flew into Seattle today on his second trip outside the Territory in 50 years.
 He is Tom White, 83, who long has lived in the Katalla district near Cordova.
 He was heading for Tacoma to visit son. The plane arrived ahead of schedule at the Seattle airport and White disappeared before in- reviewers had a chance to get his reaction to his trip outside"
 Among the colorful incidents in the oldtimers Alaska life, he:
 Survived a mountain climbing ex- petition in which six were lost, made the only rowboat trip up the tur- bulent Copper River for 100 miles, discovered an oil field and helped discover a mountain.
 The amputation incident occurred when a saloon keeper got his hand shot to shreds in an argument.
 Just to make the story complete: travelling in the same plane was Mrs. Ida Magender, making her first trip cut since going to Alaska in 1910.
 White will visit son, Lloyd. at Tacoma, while Mrs. Magender will live for time at Kent, Wash.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver 9 tonight.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday
 Baranof, from west, scheduled south Sunday, A
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
WEATHER REPORT

. (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU . tPast 24 hours ending 7:30 am. today . In Juneau Maximum, 42;; . minimum, 22
 . At Airport-Maximum, 42; . minimum, IA
 . WEATHER FORECAST . tJuneau and Vicinity . Slowly increasing cloudi- . ness tonight and Saturday.
 Not quite so cold Saturday . morning with lowest temp . erature in town around 27. . PRECIPITATION . tPast 24 hours ending 7:3o a m. today . In Juneau None; since . March l, 306 inches. . Since July l, 1922 inches. . At Airport .0l inches; . since March l, 1.90 inches; . since July 1, 46.l9 inches. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
SEATTLE VISITORS

Herb Lawrence, H. M. Yarnell and D. B. LaBounty, all of Seattle are visiting in Juneau and staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
FROM TENAKEE

R. O. Kemp of Tenakee is in Juneau and staying at the Gastin- eau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
FROM GUsTAvus

Mrs. Jesse Jones of Gustavus is in Juneau. and registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19

HERE FROM SITKh MT. and Mrs Keith Snowdon of Sitka are staying at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
IN FROM PELICAN

J. Heusisen of Pelican is stay ing at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-19
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

(copyright, 1s48, by The Bell Syndicate.
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Evening star., 1948-08-22
Margaret Celebrates
.1t.ta - "a
Her Coming Of Age
By the Associoted Press

LONDON, Aug. 81. -. Princess
Margaret celebrated her coming of
age today at family dinner dance
where the young Marquis of Bland
ford, oft-rumored as her favorite
suitor, was among the special guests.
The occasion of her 18th birthday
was an important one for Mar
garet. the sweetheart of the empire
1t meant that she could succeed
to the throne if her father and elder
sister, Elizabeth. should die. No
regent would be needed to take
over her royal chores.
Further it meant the Kings
younger daughter will take on
heavier social responsibilities. That
is the English way of saying she
will represent the family and ma
ton at more official and social
functions.
Margaret celebrated at Balmoral
Castle in Scotland, where the fam
lily is on vacation from court duties.
Guests beside the handsome %
year-old Blandford, cousin of
Winston Churchill, included Prin-
cess Elizabeth and Prince Philip,
and King George and Queen Eliza
beth.
The Kings brother, the Duke of
Gloucester, the Duchess Of Glou-
cester, and their sons, Prince Will
liam and Prince Richard, were
guests for afternoon tea.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Revocations Rise 15q6
For Drunken Drivinq

Revelations of driving permits
and privileges because of drunken
ness were IS per cent more numer-
GUS during the fiscal year ended
June 80 than in the previous year,
Traffic Director George E. Keneipp
announced yesterday.
There were SGT revocations in all,
Mr.. Keneipp said. District drivers
accounting for 258, Maryland drivers
for 120, Virginia drivers for 143,
and drivers from other States, 46.
The traffic director can revoke or
suspend the driving permit of any
District resident for cause, but in
the case of an out-of-town driver,
he can only suspend or revoke the
privilege, since the District has not
issued a permit. Under reciprocal
agreements, out-of-town drivers
may operate here.
Revelations for reckless driving
involving personal injury showed a
II per cent increase over those re-
corded in 1947. Only one District
driver lost his permit for this reason.
The largest increase concerned
permits and privileges revoked for
"hit and run" driving where per-
sonal injury results. These, how
ever, were small in number.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Gerald Smith Nominated
As Crusade Candidate
By the Associoied Press

ST. LOUIS Aug. 21.-Gerald l.
K. Smith. founder of the Christian
Nationalist Crusade" was named to-
day as the groups presidential
nominee.
Harry A. Romer of st. Henry
Ohio, described as prominent
merchant, was nominated vice.
president.
A platform calling for opposition
to Communism and political Zion
ism, and demanding full segregation
Of Negroes, also was adopted at the
afternoon session OF the party's
first convention.
The, platform also called for laws
to stop all immigration of Asiatics
Jews and members of the coloreo
races. It denounced the United
Nations, opposed the Marshall plan
asked for a strong christian Ger
many to help us contain the Com
munist beast" and called for aid tc
Chang Kai-Shek and "the Ma
tionaliStS of China"
Evening star., 1948-08-22
BY the Associoted Press

The late Father Flanagan of Boys
Town fame, was disclosed Yesterday
to have told the Army that very
bad influence on Austrian youths
was being exercised by American
crime, detective and adventure films.
welfare authorities say they are
Hollywood productions, he added
in a report on Austrian youth, re-
leased by the Army. He did not
specify any particular film.
In Hollywood, executives of film
studios, closed over the week end,
could not be reached for comment.
Police authorities stress the pos
slble evil influence of such films
which encourage hungry ard be-
wildered youths to go out and do
similar things in real life to get
money and relieve their miserable
conditions" the report said.
Father Flanagan died suddenly in
Berlin in May. He had been to
Austria and was in Germany study
ing youth problems and activities at
the invitation of the Army Depart
ment.
In Austria he found children and
youth the victims of war and it's
dislocations. His findings included:
Austrian youth has lost practic-
Evening star., 1948-08-22
You Can't Hide
Your Hearing Loss

But you can hide your Western
Electric IS Model Hearing Aid.
Designed especially to aid those
hard-of-hearins people who are
considered to be marginal cases
hear reasonably we'll across the
desk or dinner table. in the front
rows at church, or the movies, but
who have difficulty Distinguishing
words at slightly greater distances
or in noisy places, conferences. lee.
lures, across the living room-those
who say if people would only speak
. little louder or enunciate their
words more clearly.
Here at last Western Electric has
developed q lightweight, low.oper.
stine.cost and beautiful hearing aid
that will help and relieve you of
that nervous strain that comes from
uncertainty and embarrassment.
Mail the attached coupon for Case
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Evening star., 1948-08-22
Armed Quiet Rules as Russians
Patrol Border of u. S. Sector

People clutched their pitiful belong
ings and fed deeper into the Ameri-
can sector.
American military police jeeps
rolled up to the sector border. The
Soviet police continued into the
Russian sector. Quiet returned.
1t was armed quiet. American SOL
diers with fixed bayonets stood at
the border. Every few minutes a
Russian jeep filled with soldiers and
their ever-present tommyguns drove
around the block. Once. when an
American sergeant called a soldier
back to talk with him a Russian in
q jeep muttered something to his
companion. He laughed. and the
jeep rolled sloyly on.
Crowds Of German stood around
expectantly like spectators at a pa
rade. But there were no smiles
among them. -
The stocky German with the bare
skull waved his booklet.
1T is the devils fault"
Evening star., 1948-08-22
is. Films Spur Austrian Crime
Father Flanagan Told Army

ally three years of education
Vienna reports show about 10 per
cent of the children endangered by
tuberculosis and more than three
fourths suffering from malnutri-
ton. Many dwell in horrible. dan
gerous, even degrading conditions
due to bad housing.
Ninety-one per cent OF all per-
sons infected with veneral disease
in 1916 were under "a years of age;
81 per cent under 81.
According to a recent police re-
port. Is to 20 per cent of all youth
in Vienna are infected" and every
sixth girl between and 18. Juve-
nile delinquency is about three
times the prewar rate.
Consistent with his philosophy
that there is no such thing as a
bad boy, Father Flanagan said:
Even though the picture seems
somewhat gloomy, with bad health
and a weakening in morale in some
places, the Austrian youth for the
most part show unexpected energies,
tremendous enthusiasm"
The priest praised the adminis-
tration of the American Military
Governor in Austria. 1t. Gen. Geof-
frey Keyes and the help being given
the country by the American Gov
eminent and citizens.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
"A. P. Wirephoto.

attributed to it saying the Moscow
talks on Germany were going to
break down.
The denial was contained in q
letter to the Berlin Office of the
United Press. The Berlin radio
asked the U. P. Immediately to
correct the false report carried By
YOU"
The U. P. Berlin office said it re-
ported the story as the Berlin radio
put it cut and also carried the
denial.
After quoting the U. P. story, the
Berlin radio station letter, signed by
its director. said, ALLOW me to call
your attention to the fact that this
news story is completely false.
The news carried by us on the
progress of the negotiations in
Moscow contains nothing like the
claims mentioned in your report
Moreover, our report carries the
source"
The letter then quoted what the
Berlln raClO said was It's Moscow
story which was attributed to the
Reuters news agency, and claimed
differences of views had arisen be-
tween the Western Powers over
participation in control of the Ruhr
The story, quoting diplomatic
quarters in Moscow, claimed France,
in contrast to the United States and
Britain, was ready to meet the Rus
slams on the Ruhr question.
The Reuters dispatch, as carried
by the Berlin radio, said the differ
ing views over four-power control
of the Ruhr appear to be the main
hindrance toward reaching an
agreement in Moscow.
A French Foreign Office denial
was included in the report.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Red-C Controlled Berlin Radio
Denies Story on Moscow Talk

BERLIN. Aug. 81 (P). - The
Soviet Berlin radio sta
ton tonight officially denied re-
port which it said the United Press
Evening star., 1948-08-22
By IN. A.seeio,sd Pres.

BERLIN, Aug. 2l.--"The devil is
responsible for all this trouble in
Berlin"
The stocky German with the
shaven head waved a booklet and
shouted at the crowd around him.
"It is the fault of the devil. He
is at the bottom Of it ALL"
No one paid much attention to
him. Instead, they looked across
the street where two Russian SOL
diers with tommyguns slung over
their shoulders, stalked down an
empty sidewalk.
On the American sector border
the walks were jammed. Nobody
went across the street. =
A truckload Of Soviet
German police rolled around a
corner from troubled Potsdamer
Piatz and somebody yelled: IT'S a
raid"
There was momentary panic.
Evening star., 1948-08-22

The Dominican Republics mer-
chant marine now has its first YES
sci.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Moscow
Continued From First Page.)

going on between the three Western
diplomats as we'll as with those
that have taken place at the
Kremlin.
In London Foreign Secretary
Bevin conferred with French am
bassador Rene Massigli, presun-
ably about the Moscow negotiations.
A Foreign Office spokesman said
Mr.. Bevin would remain in London
during the week end to be on hand
for any development in Moscow. The
spokesman said the Foreign Office
did not know whether new four
power meeting has been scheduled
in Moscow.