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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
JET PLANE
 IN CRASH,
 ANCHORAGE
His Ff. Richardson Ware. house in Ball of Fire
 -Pilot Killed

ANCHORAGE, Dec. 9.--lR-An aiI force jet plane on practice ma neuvers crashed into Fort Rich ardson warehouse yesterday in a 3all of flame. killing the pilot.
 The Army said the flier, who fell clear of the crash when he tried to bail out of his burning P-80, was dead on arrival at the hospital.
 The warehouse, a s!ngle-story, 200-foot long building containing electrical supplies. burned to the ground. As far as could be determ- ned, there was no one in the building. It was 300 feet from a structure in which 75 people were working.
 James Manske said he looked up when the jet went over and saw the pilot dangling from the plane. head first, his arms failing. His body fell free and struck a short distance from the spot of the crash.
 Another eye witness said he had teen watching the jets, which had been taking off all morning. Flames always spurt from the tail at the takeoff,' he said. This time the flare seemed to spread until it en- veloped the entire plane. The craft did several wing-overs and went down in a big orange flash"
 The pilots identity was not re- vealed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
Seeks Exile In America
 Wifh FarliIy
zdenek Smetdeek, One of Czech 5 ConsuIs, Resigns
 Wants 10 Stay in U. 5.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-tR-One o1 Czecnoslovakia $ consuls here has an nounced his resignation as repre- sentative of his Communist-domi hated government and says he is appealing for asylum as a demo cratic political exile"
 The consul, Zdenek Smetacek, an- nounced last night he was resign ing because the present Czecho- slovak regime is dependent on fore ign interests contrary to the true wishes of the Czechoslovak people. ,
 He said he was asking U. s. I'm migration authorities to allow him his wife, their two children and his mother-in-law to, remain in this country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
BOMBER IN GREATTRIp;;
 IS HISTORIC
Flies from Fort Worth 10 Honolulu and Return,
 Breaking Record
By WILLIAM c. BARNARD

By WILLIAM c. BARNARD FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 9-I4 The biggest bomber has made its greatest flight.
 The Air Force announced today taat its glant pride, a B-36, flew iion-stop from Fort Worth to Hono- lulu and return, breaking its owr record.
 At ' pm. oCST) last night, B hours and more than 5000 miles af- ter takeoff time, the great silver ship touched down at this city's Carswell air field.
 And it had carried "a useful bomt load to the halfway mark, drop ping the bombs in the ocean off Honolulu.
 Brig. Gen J. B. Montgomery of the Strategic Air Command, made tho announcement hereafter hours oi official silence.
 Tt is the best the B-36 has ever done. but it was routine train- ing flight-well within the capa- bilities of the tomber," said the general, It was in excess of 5000 miles
 Creweo by Is men the ship flew from Fort Worth to Honolulu by way of San Diego, Calf. and re- turned via San Francisco.
 From San Francisco, it did not fly directly to Fort Worth said Montgomery. It flew to the east cf Fort Worth and then returned. ? 2 It was a Pearl Harbor Day flight that began about am. tCST) Dec. I.
 Built to carry 10000 pounds of bom5s 10000 miles, the superbomber staggers the imagination of the public and the men why fly it. It's as big as three five-room hous- es and it's 67-foot tail is as high as "a our-story building. It has groaned into the air at it's full gross weight of 278,o00 pounds. lso other plane ever toted such load.
 Its amazing wings stretch 230 feet-almost the length of foot ball field-and they flap laz.ly in flight. And the 36 is so long-163 feet, its crewmen use a little scooter on rails to zip from nose to tail
 Six pusher engines shove the superbomter along at better than $50 miles per hour.
 Hours before the Air Forge made it's announcement, there were un- confirmed reports of an historic flight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
ONE CHINA RICE IS
 WIPED OUT
Thirty Thousand Casualties Reported Inflicted
 by Communists
-By The Associated Press

tby lie AosOcldteu FTeSSl
 Chinese Army sources said today Communists threatening N nkinl have wiped out che of the four Ma tionalist army groups they hac trapped on the outer approaches of the capital.
 The Communists asserted they in- flicted 30,000 casualties Government sources said the 18th Army group was about lost. It was part of the 5G,001-man garrison which tarried too long in outflanked Suchow.
 Whether Nanking could be held depended largely on whether the other trapped troops could snap the Communist ring and take up defense of the Hwai river line. l05 miles northwest of Nanking There were no more government claims that units of the ,2th Army Group fought out of an encirclement, as was reported yesterday
 The Government, which frequent ly losses out reports which have no relation to the facts, said the Com also are suffering heavy losses and are plagued by shortages of supplies and munitions
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
.(AA OFFICIALS ARE
 HERE, ENR0UTE VISIT

Their routine trip had a slight Interruption. but, in the mean- time, members of the CAA party from Anchorage did good deed
 It seems that they loaned their heaters to the Coast Guard yester- day, but by the time the c. G. ship was "thawed out" it was too late to heat up the CAA Beech craft and get away.
 Burleigh Putnam and D. M. Gret- ger, whose speciality is aviation saiety, were to return to Anchor age aboard that ship today. J. c. Hooper and Henry L. Newman plan to continue their work at fields between Juneau and An nette Island The party has been here most of the week, stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
lCopyrieht, l94s, by The Bell Syndicate
 Incl

WASHINGTON By queer 1uirk of fate, Henry Wallace, when Secretary of Agriculture, fired a group of liberal employees be- cause some of them were supposed ly too left-wing. But though in the group, Wallace did not fire AL ger Hiss, now charged by Whit taker Chambers with giving out secret State Department docu- ments to a Communist agent.
 Hiss was assistant counsel for Wallaces Agricultural Adjustment administration and had written an opinion that triple-A benefit pay ments for curtailing the cotton crop should go to sharecroppers as well as landlords. This caused a lot of criticism in the South.
 Other clashes of opinion occur red between triple-A lawyers and top Agricultural Department exe- cutives regarding the milk-market- ing code and the meat-packing code. Some of the young AAA
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
REINF0QCEMENT5
 OF BRITISH ARE
 SENT TO CHINA

SINGAPORE, Dec. 9. -tR- The British Army announced today it is sending endorsements to Hong Kong in view of the deteriorat!ng situation in China.
 A communique announcing the de- parture by the years end said the second Battalion of the Sixth Cur ka Rifles, was going to the British Grown colony. Informed military sources said the outfits departure had been speeded up because of the Communist advance south through China.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
{. (. 5T0RI5
 DOCKS HERE,
 75 ABOARD
Coast Guard Vessel Arrives for Permanent Station-
 Is 230-Ft. Ice Breaker

Coast Guard ice breaker Storis arrived in Juneau at 10:04 o'clock this morning for permanent station here.
 Captaining Juneau's newest veS- sel is Commander John R. Kurches- Xii. Coast Guardsman for the past 20 years and native of New Jer- sey.
 Duty here for the Storis will in- clude assistance to ships in distress and navigation aid maintenance.
 Aboard the Storis are nine off, cers and 66 enlisted men. Full conl- plement for the vessel is 85 men according to the ships captain.
 The weeks trip from Seattle. first duty in Alaskan waters for the ves- sel and most of the crew, was made without incident The vessel called at Ketchikan for a two-day stay taking on the family and house. hold effects of John Examiner, inn migration officer here.
 Representatives from civic groups and city officials went on board the Storis shortly after her docking to greet the Commander and extend warm welcomes from the commun- ity
 Ed Nielsen, acting mayor n q Councilman George Jorgenson were among the first to board the snip
 MT and Mrs. Lene Vuille went aboard on a three-fold mission First to greet their son, Jim, Coast guardsman who was recently trans ferred from the Wachusett, and who is now aboard the Storis. Mrs. Vuille went as a representative of the Business and Professional Women's Club which has been designated by Mayor Hendrickson to sponsor danc- es for the ships enlisted men. MT Vuille extended an invitation to the ships officers to attend the first fall dance of the Juneau Shrine Club Saturday evening.
 VETERAN ICE BREAKER
 With all the pride captain can hold for his vessel, Commander Kurcheski told that the Storis is a veteran ice breaker which can handle six feet of solid ice without a shudder The ship was commits stoned at Toledo, Ohio, in 1942, as an ice breaker, buoy tender and sea- plane tender Up until now, the Storis has seen duty only in the North Atlantic, serving in Green land all during the war. The name, Storis, is a Danish word for par ticular type of ice found in Green land.
 During the eastern seaboard's great cold wave last year, the Storis was enc of the vessels to break ice in Chesapeake Bay to allow ship ping into Baltimore.
 For the past 10 months the ship has been in reserve at Baltimore for overhaul. She left that port Septem- Der 27 for shake down training cruise and calibration at Norfolk before setting out for the West Coast. After three days at Panama and three at Alameda, the vessel docked at Seattle for three weeks to take on the balance of the crew,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof schedmed to sail from Seattle 10 a. m tomorrow
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver December 13.
 Denali scheduled to sail from Seattle Wednesday. Dec. Is.
 Victoria scheduled to sail from Seattle December 16.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday, December IT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
Dotfor'sCom.
 Makes Report
 About Alaska
Recommends More Hospi- fdIs, Doefors, Dentists,
 Nurses-Higher Pay

WAOHlNGlON, Dec. 9.-Rr- A committee of physicians recom- l mended today more hospitals, doc 1. tors, dentists, nurses and medical technicians for Alaska The committee filed its report with Secretary of Interior Krug. It had been appointed by the Ameri- can Medical Association to survey medical conditions in the Terri tory at Krug's request. The committee urged the con- struotion of additional hospital fac ilities and better salaries to at tract doctors and dentists to the staff of the Alaska Native Service. It says all should be well paid, end suggested publicity on the high pay and security of work might attract more of them from the states.
 Psychiatric Hospital In addition to expanded general hospital facilities, the committee favored the establishment by the Territory, with Federal aid. of a psychiatric hospital of $50 to 400 beds in the Matanuska Valley, near Anchorage. This would change pro- cedure of sending patients to a hospital at Portland, Oregon. Liquor Issue The committee said it found "a marked deterioration" in living standards, disease rates, illegiti- macy, indulgence and broken homes in villages where liquor was sold. It suggested that housing sub sidies be conditioned upon pro- hibition against the sale of liquor. It said housing subsidies might in the long run save many mil lions of dollars spent to remedy the consequence of inadequate housing"
 New Setup
 While commenting the coopera- tion between the Territorial Health Service and the Alaska Native Ser vice, the committee said a commis- sion headed ny physician of the Public Health Service should be set up to coordinate all health activ- ties in Alaska.
 Members of the committee mak- ing the survey included John E. Tuhy, Portland, Oregon, chairman; Frank H. Douglass, Seattle; w. Charles Martin of Portland and Austin T. Moore of Columbia, S. C., all physicians, and David B. Law of Seattle, dentist
 Health Problems Listed
 The committee listed nine most urgent" health problems in Alaska. They are:
 l. The high incidence of all forms of tuberculosis, especially among the natives, and the made quate facilities for their treatment.
 2. Shortage of doctors, nurses, and medical technologists, espec- ally in the Alaska Native Service.
 3. Lack of adequate general hos pital beds in certain communities and the absence of any phychiatric hospital in the entire Territory.
 4. Inadequate control of prevent able and communicable disease, particularly venereal disease.
 5. Lack of adequate sanitation in towns and villages throughout the Territoryy
 6. The frequency of alcoholism and the social and economic prob .lems it involves.
 2. The common occurrence of eye diseases and the need for an ophthalmologist to conduct research on the prevention and treatment of these diseases.
 8. A shortage of dentists in the Alaska Native Service and a lack Of dental care among natives.
 5. Low standards of housing, education and hygiene among na- tives, which help to make them easy prey to disease"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-09
U. ;. pRE5|DENT
 GIVES SURPRISE,
 PRESIDENT, CUBA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--tR- President Trum an surprised the President of Cuba last night by awarding him the Legion of Merit
 The award to Dr. Carlos Prio Socarras was made at a stag din- ner given by MT. Truman a few hours after the Cuban leaders ar rival here for four-day visit.
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The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19

Malaria exists in 36 of the states in the United States.
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Generals Talked
 About; Not There

WASHINGTON, (P)-Two gen. erals who weren't there-Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas Mac Arthur - figured prominently in Presidential speculation as the Republican national committee met today to issue a formal call for the party's June nominating convention in Philadelphia.
 Neither MacArthur nor Eisen- hover was represented even un- officially, as were other actual and potential candidates. But there was much discussion of their chances if convention stalemate arises between such announced aspirants as Gov. Harold E. Stas- sen of Minnesota, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, Senator Rob- ert A. Taft of Ohio.
 Several national commi { e members, representing the regular party organization, made it plain in informal discussions with their colleagues that they want Elsen- hower's views oh national ard world issue in detail before they would be willing to consider him as candidate.
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India Promises
 Harmony; Candhi Ends l2l-HOur Fast

NEW DELHI, India tP Mo- handas K. Gandhi's hope of har- morfy in India lay today in the solemn pledge by religious leaders which ended his peace fast after l2l hours and 45 minutes.
 The Indian patriot and Hindu spiritual leader drank sweet lime juice at l2:45 pm. yesterday. If was his first nourishment since II am, Tuesday when he began the fast, his fifteenth.
 Last night, five hours after breaking his fast, the 78-year-old Gandhi told big prayer meeting he did so on the pledge and coun- ser' of friends from Hindu-led In- dia and Moslem-led Pakistan.
 They guaranteed, he said, "com- plete unbroken friendship" among Hindus, Moslems and Sikhs. Gan dhi said fulfillment of this pledge would double Tin intense wish to live a full span of life doing serv- ice to humanity at least 125 years, or as some say, 133 years"
 His reference was to a resolu- ton, signed a few hours before he ended his ordeal, in which communal leaders pledged their lives as earnest for peace.
 They adopted his seven-point program for social acceptance and safety of lives and property of Moslems in India. They set up a committee of 130, of all religions, to meet nightly for a review of progress toward these ends.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19
Truman Issues
 Fuel Saving Orders

WASHINGTON, R-President Truman Saturday ordered temper atures cut back to 69 degrees in government buildings heated with fuel oil-and clamped a 4O-mile speed limit on government cars to save gasoline.
 With widespread shortages re- ported, MT. Truman directed fed eral agencies to use "every means of conserving fuel oil, gasoline ano gas"
 The building heating order ap plies to all government proper ties using fuel oil or gasoline, oi which use gas in areas where nat ural gas lis not in abundant sup ply" The only exceptions will bt those buildings where full anc rigid observance would impair O endanger health or safety"
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19
PCA Approves
 Wallace Proposals

CHICAGO, (P)-A policy plat form embracing many of the ex- pressions of domestic and foreign affairs by Henry A. Wallace In his campaign for the Presidency had approval today of delegates to the second annual convention Of the Progressive Citizens of Amer ica.
 The statement of policy had au- thority to merge the organization into a third political party were approved yesterday by the ap- proximately 500 delegates who had heard Wallace in a Saturday speech denounce both major par ties and proclaim his own pro- gram to combat imitation.
 In their policy platform, the PCA called for rejection of the Marshall plan and substitution in its place of the Wallace plan for peaceful world reconstruction" and the immediate withdrawal of American military personnel and military aid from Greece and Turkey.
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American Students Participate In
 Palestine Fighting

JERUSALEM, (P)-The United States consul general in Jerusalem is keeping the state department informed on the activities of American students at Palestine universities who are participating in organized Jewish fighting forces.
 A consulate source reporting this today, added that no recom- mendation has been made as to the status of U. s. citizens fight ing on either the Jewish or Arab side in the Holy Land.
 Jewish informants said two American students already have been killed in organized Hagana units. Ari Rabinowitz, an ex-sol- dier-student at Haifa technical college, was killed three weeks ago in a fight between a Hagan. pa trol and Arabs of Swadi Rush miya, Haifa suburb.
 Mosheh A. Pearlstein, g, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was identified as one of 35 Jews slain Friday in the Judean hills beyond Bethlehem.
 A total of 137 Jewish ex-sol- diers with U. s. passports are studying either at Hebrew univer-
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19
Baruch Calls For
 Excess Profits Tax

WASHINGTON, R- Bernard Baruch called today for an excess profits tax on corporations-a step in line with an idea advanced by President Truman for offsetting a proposed income tax cut for each taxpayer and dependent.
 And secretary of commerce Hartman supported the Presi- dents position by warning that "our economy is in an inflationary situation and sound policy de- mands that the level of taxation be maintained"
 But Baruch did not go along with the tax cut idea. He opposed any tax reduction for two years.
 Baruch, longtime adviser to government leaders, appeared be- fore the Senate foreign relations committee. He urged that the ex- cess profits tax be restored at 50 per cent of wartime levels, d diff ferent basis than MT. Truman urged. He offered it as one point in program for building peace.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19
Rent Control
 Hangs In Balance

WASHINGTON, (P)-Rent con- trol expires six weeks from today but the nations landlords and tenants are unlikely to know for another three weeks what kind of an extension to expect from Con- gress.
 Senator Cain R.-Wash.), chair man of a banking subcommittee holding general hearings on the subject, told reporters, he looks for the hearings to run until the months end
 Then, he said, he hopes to lay compromise bill before the full committee by February 5. Action by that committee will be required before the issue can be sent to the Senate floor for debate.
 Rent hearings have not yet started on the other side of the capitol, but Cain said he and chairman Wolcott R.-Mich.J of the House banking committee will discuss the subject this week.
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Definite Partition
 Plans Being Made

LAKE SUCCESS, (PD - The United Nations expect to learn the British attitude on series of Palestine problems this week and then will start laying definite plans for splitting up the Holy Land, informed quarters said to- day.
 The five-nation Palestine parti- ton commission met today to com plete a draft of questions to the British government covering inn migration, security and adminis- tration aspects of the situation. Sir Alexander Cadogan, British delegate, has promised to reply as speedily as possible although it was assumed he would have to consult his government for some of the information
 An official close to the commits sion said the group made signifi- cant progress in its first week of sessions.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19
Barge 7l9 Ends
 2nd North Trip

SEATTLE (P) - The Alaska Freight Express corporation said its steel barge 719 had completed it's second northbound trip, dock ing at Seward Friday afternoon, and that the next sailing for the new service was set for Feb. 6.
 The 719 carried general cargo
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sity here or the Technical college in Haifa under the c. I. bill of rights, the consulate said.
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Legal Blanks at The Nugget offic
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Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. $. Dept. of Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Monday. January l9. l948

Monday, January l9, l948
 Forecast Nome. Cloudy tonight clearing and colder Tuesday. Fresh northerly wind. Lowest tempera- ture tonight 10, highest tempera- ture Tuesday IS.
 Nome data as of 7:30 am. today:
 Precipitation last A hours, trace. Total precipitation this month 0.37 inch.
 Temperatures last 24 hours: highest 25, lowest l3.
 Maximum wind last 24 hours: miles per hour from the E.N.E.
 Sunrise at 9:19 a.m., sunset at 3:01 pm.
 Comparative data: Tempera- lures one year ago today: highest -25, lowest -36.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907: lowest -36 in 1947, highest 42 in 1940.
 Data for other selected stations as of 7:30 am. today:
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AIRLINES
ALASKA AIRLINES

Passengers arriving from An 'chorage Saturday were MT. and Mrs. Jack Lencer, O. B. VanSickle, Mrs. Charles Traeger and small daughter.
 Mrs. Stanley Parson was the outgoing passenger on the return flight.
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and 100 tons of surplus war euuip ment for the Alaska railroad, in cluding 25-ton crane, a 16-toi shovel, 13-ton scraper and othe heavy equipment.
 The corporation said it's Seattl agent, Phil Truckey, spent tn weekend in Portland conferrin. with shippers there who were in terested in Alaska business.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL

George Sebolsice, M. J. Crasco, C. Chunn, J. Balchrichign, O. C, Van Sickle of Fairbanks. Mir. and Mrs. w. Tweet of Teller.
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MIR. AND MRS. JACK LENCER RETURN FROM STATES

MT. and Mrs. Jack Lencer who left last month for the States and visited in southern California and at Carthage, New York, returned Saturday with the Alaska Airiines and state that they are glad to be home again.