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other dangerous terrain is near perhaps giving him time to climb out of trouble.
 shortage of such equipment because manu- lecturers have not been able to produce enough for all afrlines is responsible for the lack of so far
 Here in Alaska, where the terrain is perhaps more dangerous than other routes such equipment should strengthen the air safety factor of air service in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-16
FOR AIR SAFETY

By May Is, all scheduled arlines carrying pas sengers at night under instrument conditions must be equipped with crash warning radar instruments
 The crash warning radars flash lights or sound horns or buzzers when the plane comes within 1000 or 1000 feet of an obstacle either ahead below and the pilot may be warned that unseen mountain
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LOOK and LEARN sa' (. GORDON

wereU postage first placed sale?
 the U S. is sale than the ocean? B. In does the equinox occur? differs from others in that 1t IS suspended from the top supported from underneath? B. How many Wonders the World still
 
 ANSWERS July l, 1847. Salt Lake, in Utah. September 4 The orole. B. Only the Pyramids of Egypt
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NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
 Is to be published and forms will close April l, l948. For space, listings and changes, please mail your changes to P. O. Box 2389 be- fore closing date. 6 27 48)
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HIGHWAY DELIVERY

Anyone wanting Empire paper delivered daily on Highway, please phone 374. 833 6t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-16

It is estimated that half of all the worlds lakes are on the North American continent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-16

Empire Want-Ads bring resultsl
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The Washington 
By DREW PEARSON

Continued from Page one)
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T l D E T A B L E
 MARCH l7

High tide, 5:29 am, 15.3 it. Low tide, 12:31 pm, l.6 it. High tide, l8:45 p. m.. 1l.3 it.
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PETERSBURG VISITOR
 Mary Robinson of the University Extension Service at Petersburg IS staying at the Hotel Juneau.
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VETERANS OF
 FOREIGN WARS Taku Post No. 5559

Meets first and third Fridays. Post Hall, Sew ard St. Visiting Com rades Welcome.
 H. s. GRUENING, Com mander; WILLIAM v. SHERLOCK, Adjutant.
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why we're not worrying about Wal lace and his commie supporters"
Evening star., 1948-02-08

all 500 landed within a relatively
small area on the preselected tar
get. The lift was supplied by the
316th Troop Carrier Group of the
Ninth Air Force, based at Green
vile, S. G.
The group, veteran Of nine cam
paigns in the last war, few four
major airborne missions with the
82d in combat, and is now assigned
with Its special equipment to help
carry on the training of the air.
borne division. A large percentage
of officers and men of both outfits
are war veterans with combat deco
rations.
3 Require First Aid.
Only three of the jumping 500 re-
quired first aid in the airborne medi-
cal tent set up on the edge of the
drop zone. These were brought in
after they had been spotted by
lowering helicopters and snow
'weasels" patroling the area.
One man had a sprained back
from loose ndIHeSS, dIlotlicA
bleeding hand cut when he went
out the door and a third had broken
through the ice on a frozen creek
The latter was given the choice OF
rejoining his unit, and replacing
his wet gear in the field or Of re-
manning for first aid.
He chose the first course. One
of the first into the medical tent
to see how his boys were faring was
the outfits chaplain, a Jesuit priest,
who at the age of SO had made al
most as many jumps as he had
years.
The exercise, to train troops and
improve equipment that proved in
adequate in Europe and Northern
Italy during the war, is continua-
tion of last winters program in the
Arctic dry cold at Fairbanks, Alaska;
the cold wet at Adak, Alaska, and
heavy winter weather of the tenn
perate zone at Camp Mccoy, Wis.
The men who were moved up from
the South were given early training
Evening star., 1948-02-08
5O5th Airborne Combat Team Moneuvers
Prove Effective in Subzero temperature

at Snowdrop on how to survive In
snow bivouac by building shelters,
foxholes and snowhouses, how to
prepare food in the cold and care
for their equipment. They also had
extensive over-snow hikes on skis
and snowshoes.
They learned how to load, lash and
drag toboggan sleds, how to nurse
motor vehicles through the cold, and
how to stow equipment in transports
and gliders.
During later re-supply operations,
several Packets mistook the drop
zone in snow furry and dropped
cargo 'chutes on the edge of the
big reservation, some. four miles of
target.
Several farmers in the area ap-
parently had no intention OF seeing
the equipment go to waste. A hell
copter pilot saw the citizens making
for the packs, which they slowed in
an automobile.
pennies From Heaven"
The "windmill'' pilot followed the
car along a snowy road and lowered
close over it when the driver turned
into a farmyard.
The pilot leaned from the cockpit
and got the license number Of the
car. He even yelled to the men
below: That's Uncle Sans equip
ment-bring it back!"
The men, however, had run into
the house, apparently frightened.
"You can hardly blame them" +"
remarked a paratrooper when he
heard the story later. when some
thing except snow falls out of the
sky in this country, 1t must look like
pennies from heaven to the farmers.
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Births in January Drop
206 Under '47 Period

During January there was a de-
crease of 206 births In Washington
compared with the corresponding
month last year, the Bureau OF Vital
Statistics announced yesterday.
There were 1884 births in the Dis
trict last month of which 1881
were white and 783 colored.
The death rate for January also
showed slight decrease. There
were 1853 deaths, $40 white and 234
colored during the month as against
772 last year during the same
month. The bureau also announced
that so far this year infant deaths
have been less than half Of the
total for January, 1947.
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Radio Program Course

A three-week course in radio pro-
gramming will start tomorrow al
Station WRGH, Walter Reed Hos
pital, for eligible military personnel
The course is sponsored by the
! Armed Forces Radio Service.
Evening star., 1948-02-08
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Evening star., 1948-04-24
u. 5. Loyalty Program
And Action on Condor
Assai|ed by Durr
By the Associofed Press

Retiring FEC Commissioner ,Clif
ford j. Durr loosed fresh blasts at
the Governments loyalty check pro-
gram among Federal employees last
night.
Contending that the program is
aimed at ideas rather than actions,
Mr.. Durr said in an address at a
dinner meeting of the Acoustical So
ciety of America:
New standards Of Americanism
are being laid down and new forms
of punishment devised for their en-
forcement.
"Our Congress, our executive de-
partment and our military establish
ments are vying with each other in
the establishment of strange new
courts unknown to our Constitution
to try men for offenses unknown to
our laws
Mr.. Durr's seven-year appoint
ment from President Roosevelt to
the Federal Communications Com
mission runs out on June 30. He
was a White House visitor Wednes-
day and President Truman an
nounced Thursday-with regret, he
said-that the commissioner does
not desire reappointment.
Mr.. Durr's wife has accepted the
Northern Virginia Craftsmanship for
Henry Wallace's campaign for the
presidency.
Mr.. Durr coupled his new attack
Evening star., 1948-04-24
in American atomic security.

in American atomic security. Dr.
Condor promptly denied 1t.
Mr.. Durr said the subcommittee
action amounted to a conviction
without hearing: He added:
His CDR. Cohdon's) fight, how
ever. is not the personal fight OF
one man. 1t is the fight of all of us
who believe that our democratic
traditions and heritages are worth
while. We cannot refuse to raise
our voices in protest"
Evening star., 1948-04-24

on the loyalty check procedure with
a rebuke for the House Committee
on Un-American Activities in con-
nection with its public criticism of
DR.. Edward U. Condor, director of
the National Bureau of Standards.
DR.. Condor was also guest at last
nights dinner.
A subcommittee of the House
group recently described DR.. Con-
don as lone of the weakest links"
Evening star., 1948-04-24
New Medical Center
Funds 10 Be SOUGHT
In Senate Next Week

Senate approval will be sought
next week for funds and contract
authority to begin construction o1
the projected. s3ooOo,ooo to $40.
100000 medical research and clin-
ical center at Bethesda, Md.
Extra financing for the center, al.
ready approved by the House, nov
has been sanctioned by the Senate
Appropriations Committee, in &C.
ton on the Labor-Federal Security
supply bill.
The new center would give specia
attention to cancer and heart, men,
tai, infectious and tropical diseases
| in combination of research ano
clinical work.
The bill, as approved by the House
and reported to the Senate, woulc
raise to S. 100000 the sums avail.
able for plans, providing a net ad.
dition of $1,500,000, and would ado
contract authority for construction
of s25 $50, 900.
The measure also would pfOVlde
funds or authority, previously voted
by the House, to go ahead with con-
struction projects at Howard Uni
versity and st. Elizabeths Hospital
The Senate Committee. in action
on the Commerce Department bud
get, also approved an outlay of ST.
1856 900 for terminal buildings and
other improvements at the Wash
ington National Airport.
For Howard University, the Labor
Federal Security bill carries $4,000
for development plans, S507 ,240 cash
for construction and an additiona
contract authority of 1865, $50. Fol
operating expenses the bill lists the
House figure of s2,150,000.
For st. Elizabeths the Senate
Committee agreed with the House
on contract authority of $2,950 ,00(
for new infirmary and storeroom
projects, plus cash outlay OF Sl63,-
900 for miscellaneous construction
and replacements.
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SCUTTLED
YESTERDAY
Survivor Of Atomic Bomb
ing Sinks After Six Hours
of Steady Firing

SEATTLE, Nov il.--tR- The
heavy cruiser Pensacola, survivor
of an atomic bombing, took every
punch the Navy could throw for
six hours and 80 minutes yesterday
and then went down quietly bow
first.
The gallant old veteran OF ID
battles with the japanese when
her guns were good and she could
fight back, was listing far to port
and her nose was taking water.
Then. as if tired OF taking further
punishment, she slipped into the
grey water of the Pacific, leaving
hardly a splash The time was
2:28 p. m.
Destruction through progressive
damage was the Nays term Tor
the maneuver. Air and surface
units were given equal chances to
test their weapons on the lightly
armored ship. The Pensacola wore
her guns out fighting in World War
II.
Built in New York at cost OF
S11,lO0,OoO, she Joined the fleet as
first-line cruiser in 1880.
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British Woman Filler in
Hop 10 Adak from Shemya

ADAK, Nov. 11.-iR-Mrs. Rich
ard Morrow TAFT, British round-the-
world flier, hoped up the Aleutians
chain from Shemya to Adak yester-.
day to put herself closer to home.
She and her navigator, Michael
Townsend, arrived here in their
single engine plane at SOP am.
CPST).
That report said BIT Of the
Air Force 10th Rescue Squadron,
would escort the British Ayiatrix
on her flight. The dispatch said she
expected to stay over night here
and then depart for Cold Bay, "a
military establishment near the end
of the Alaska Peninsula, or Max
mex, near the base of the peninsula.
The 24-year-old ex-artist's model
and mother Of an l8-month-old baby
girl landed at Sheyma last Wednes-
day after 1.778-mile flight from
northern Japan. Part of the flight
was made without benefit of radio,
knocked out by storms. 1t had to
tie repaired and bad weather also
delayed her take-off from the west
ern outpost of the Aleutians.
Mrs. Morrow-Tait plans to fly
from Alaska to Canada and then
eastward foi a possible transatlantic
hop to her horne
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HOOVER
MAKING
REPORT
Will Request Strengthen
ed" Labor Dept. Change
in Postmdsferships

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.--tR-
Former President Herbert Hoover
today urged strengthened" Labor
Department and the removal OF
10000 postmasterships from, poll
tics. He also advocated the crea-
ton of better-paid career service
in government.
Hoover spoke as chairman of the
12-mcmber bipartisan commission
on organization of the executive
branch. He gave reporters several
tentative findings of the commits
sions task forces" on streamlin-
ing the Federal government
He predicted the final recon-
mendations, if adopted after be-
ing presented to Congress in jan
uary, will save "a good many mill
lion dollars" when placed in OPP
Grafton Tor SAY five years
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sos FOR
HUNGRY
BEASTS
Navy Plane Carries Emer-
geney Supplies TO
Zoo Animals

ALAMEDA, Calf, Nov, la
An SOS, strictly from hunger
fetched a giant Mary flying boat
today to the rescue Of modern
Noah's Ark.
Elephants and tropical birds, con-
signed to American ZOOS are des-
peraJely short of food, radioed the
SIS. Swarthmore Victory, 1000 miles
off shore
A free translation of the animal
SOS-Save Our Stomachs-hustled
the Navy out after % authorization
from Washington for a new kind OF
operation vittles and 90 dozen
bales of hay and $500 meal worms
The Navy got both.
Early this morning the plane took
off with the feed waterproof-packed
on floats and parachute rugged Tor
dropping near the ZOO ship. But II
the sea is calm, the plane may
transfer its cargo to one OF the
ships boats.
Besides eight baby elephants and
the worm-eating exotic birds, the
Pacific Far East Line ship has mon
keys, sun bears, tree ducks, king
cobras, pythons and golden cats
Most of the animals came from
Siam
Cause of the short rations wasn't
explained, but the distress signal
indicated the elephants and birds
were making a ruckus about it.
Two of the baby elephants are
consigned to ZOOS at Sacramento,
Calf. and Madison, Wis. They were
bought with pennies collected by
children in eacn of these cities.
The elephant for Madison VIII
replace Annie the Elephant, who
died after 30 years in the Henry
Villas Park ZOO.
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BATTLE
RACE5AT
5U(H0W
500. 900 Communists Are
Fighting Their Way
Into Marking
(By The Associated Press)

Wy lie ASSOtldtCQ IIcoSJ
The greatest battle in Chinese
history ragged on the outer APP
proaches of Marking today, this an
niversary of the First World War
armistice
A Chinese Government spokesman
said the Communists had thrown
81 armies of 100000 men into the
battle around Suchow, ITO miles
from the capital. He said the battle
is bigger than any fought in the
war with Japan. The fate of North
Central China hinged on the result
and the spokesman said outnumber-
ed government troops already are
making successive Withdrawals to
shorten their lines
The Chinese Communists said
they have bottled up $4,000 Gov
eminent troops in the Suchow sec
ton. Rigid censorship was clamped
on. Martial law was declared in
Shanghai and Marking to stop food
riots.
While this perhaps decisive battle
was being fought, the United States
loaded what was described as the
first shipment of American guns
and munitions for China since the
Communists won Manchuria.
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PROVISIONS OF
TAFT-HARLEY LAW
ARE CARRIED OUT
lBy TIE Associated Press

The man who sees that the pro-
visions of the Taft Hartley Law
are carried out has made state
ment on his future policy. NL.RB.
General Counsel. Robert Denham
says that he viii carry OH business
as usual"
Denham has declared that he will
continue administering the Republic
cans sponsored law as long as it re-
mains on the books. Denham says
that he VIII 90 on las if nothing
had happened
The NL.R.B.'s General Counsel
adds that he has some ideas Of his
own about changing the labor law.
But, ne says, nobody has asked me
for any so far
Some labor leaders have said Off
the-record tn at Denham should
either resign or be removed when
the labor law is revised.
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NO WELCOME
FOR WALLACE,
DEMO PARTY

WASHINGTON, Nov 11.-lR-
Henry A Wallace will find the well
come mat gone if he makes any
move to return to the Democratic
Party. National Chairman j. How
ard McGrath said today.
Although he did not rule out abb
soluteiy the te-conversion of re-
pentant Wallace, McGrath told re-
porter:
so far as am concerned, Hen
~ Wallace has taken himself out
of the Democratic party and he can
stay out"
The National Chairman a d d d
that the triumphant Democratic
Conmittee-its internal strife stilled
Ky President Truman's smashing
victory at the polls is making no
gestures toward any fringe else
where"
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DAY Being
OBSERVED
Prayer for Peace GirdIes
Globe : Exercise al
Tomb of Unknown
by The Associated Press

A prayer for peace girdled the
globe today as Americans through
out the world paused at the lith
hour in silent tribute to the ma
tion's war dead.
On the both anniversary of Arm
istice Day the veteran sons OF
doughboy fathers stacked arms be-
fore flower-strewn graves while
military and civilian leaders call
ed for renewed dedication to uni
versal peace.
The center OF the nations OBJ
servance was the tomb OF the I'm
known Soldier in Arlington Nation-
al Cemetery, There scores OF pa
triotic and civic groups once again
readied wreaths for the hallowed
site across the Potomac from Wash
ington.
Sounding a preparedness theme,
Secretary of Air Symington issued
this holiday peace challenge to the
nation:
III it takes patierce. let us be
patient; If it takes humility, let
us be humble; if it takes strength
let us be strong
A 150-plane raid on Wash
ington by the Air National Guard
intended to stress the same point
was postponed until Sunday be-
cause OF bad weather.
Symingtons theme was echoed
by the New American Legion Com
mander Perry Brown, Of Beaumont
Texas, who urged early Congress-
ional approval of universal military
training
we have only one reasonable
and realistic course before us, he
said in an address prepared for
the Arlington ceremonies. That
is fer the United States to muster
in full view Of the world sufficient
active and reserve military strength
to convince one and all that ex-
tinction must be the price of
breaking the peace"
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STATEHOOD,
FISH TRAPS,
COMING Up
Delegate Notifies Wash
ingfon Office His Plans
for Next Congress
BY CHARLES d. WATKINS

WASHINGTON, Nov. ll.-tR--
Delegate Bartlett tD-Alaska) plans
to push two Alaskan bills in the
new Congress that faced some stiff
opposition this year
He has notified ms Office here
that he plans 10 reintroduce his
bill IN January to grant Alaska
statehood and will push for its
quick enactment by the 8lst Con-
gress.
He said he also win reintroduce a
proposal to outlaw fish traps in
Alaska over ten year period.
The statehood bill was approved
unanimously by the House Public
Lands Committee last year, 1t
was, however, snagged in the rules
committee, which refused to permit
II to go to the House for a vote
unless the Senate Interior Commit
tee approved the bill granting
statehood for Hawaii.
The Senate Committee refused
to act on Hawaii and the Alaska
bill died in the House committee,
Bartlett's office said he has
hopes for quick action. because
the Public Lands Committee APP
proved the measure a year ago
and If hearing is held, he expects
it to be short.
In addition. supporters of Alaska
statehood say Rep Somers (D-NY),
slated to be chairman OF the House
Public Lands Committee, favors the
proposal
The proposed outlawing OF fish
traps in Alaskan waters was the
subject OF a long hearing before
Joint Senate-House committee
last year. hut 1t never reached
vote in either chamber.
At the Territory's election in
October, the voters approved the
fish trap legislation 10 to one.
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U.S.. PLANES
W ILL FLY
TO BERLIN
Trumd an at Key West Is
Keeping Close Watch
on Situation
CBy The Associated Press

American and British planes flew
the airlift to blockaded Berlin de-
spite a new Russian threat to force
down planes straying out of the
2C-mile wide corridors.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, U. S. mill
tary governor, said I'VE will keep
them flying" Some officials termed
this Russian threat move in the
war of nerves" A senior American
air officer said it looked Ike Rus
sian bluff and we called it,
The U. S. and Britain warned
Russia the Soviets would be held
responsible for any action they take.
Both the u. S. and Britain have
said in the past they would use
fighter escorts if needed.
President Truman at Key West
kept a close watch on the Berlin
moves. He gave continued study
to the need for an agreement to
ease Americana Russian tensions.
The White House made it clear no
Truman Stain meeting is planned
and that Truman has no intention
of going to Moscow, but Prime MIN
lister Stain would be welcome II ne
should come to Washington.
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5 B-505
LAND IN
INTERIOR
Undergo Arctic Maneuyers
in Weather Reported
at 48 Above

FAIRBANKS. Nov. 11.--lR-The
pilots OF five B-50s who landed at
Eielson Field yesterday scratched
their heads and wondered if--like
Corrigan they flew the wrong di-
rection.
They landed here on the hottest
Nov. 10 in the 40 years the wealth
er bureau has kept records. The
temperature was nice comfortable
48 degrees above zero
1T was colders than that" one
pilot observed. when we took oft
from Tucson, Arizona. last night
The thing that troubles the Air
Force men is that they flew 1900
miles for the first tests Of the
B-5os under Arctic conditions. They
had been looking forward to tenn
peratures down to 40 below zero.
The B-50s were the first Super
Superforts to reach here from the
United States. They left Davis
Monthan Field at Tucson at 1885
p. m. last night. Some were held
overnight at Spokane by the bad
weather.
An announcement as the planes
left said each OF the planes crews
was to participate in survival pro-
cedures and navigation and bomb
ing problems. Each crew will spend
week afoot OH Arctic ice packs.
Officers said they were expect
ed to encounter temperatures Of
from 80 to 40 degrees below zero.
There's still time for that. The
group VIII remain here As days.