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The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
Nome Hit By
 First Fall Storm

The winds last (Tuesday) night rose to general speeds of 46 miles an hour with gusts to 60 miles an hour.
 Northwestern Alaska was hit yesterday by a ''southeaster" which S continuing through today, the wind gradually going to the south and southwest in diminishing force, it was reported today by the U. $. weather bureau.
 No damage from the high wind was reported.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
Bar COmmies To A-BOmb Plants

WASHINGTON, (P)-The gov ernment today barred it's a-bomb plants to unions whose officers re- fuse to disavoW communism.
 This action-on the heels of Congressional charges that a net work of Soviet spy rings tried dur ing the war to feed atomic secrets to scow-stemmed from double barreled atomic energy commits sion order.
 It (O posted "keep out' signs for two specific CIO unions and (b) opened the way for official recog- hilton of others only if they can qualify for certification by the na- tional labor relations board.
 Today's new policy decision, however, ruled out unions whose officers have failed to submit non communist paths. These are re- quired by the Taft-Hartley act for NLRB certification.
 The unions singled out in the commission announcement are the CIO uni ed electrical workers and the CIO united public workers.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
Internation'l News At A Glance
By the Associated PresS) Wednesday. September 29. l948


 Wednesday. September 29. ls48
 The die was cast in the western showdown with Russia today. The United States, Britain and France formally placed the Berlin issue before the United Nations.
 Gravely, in three identical notes, the western powers charged that Russia's blockade of Berlin was a menace to world peace.
 "This action by the Soviet gov- ernment is contrary to it's obliga- tions under article two of the char ter of the United Nations and cre- ates a threat to peace within the meaning of chapter seven of the charter" the charge read.
 The notes said the western pow CTS made every effort to resolve their differences directly with the Soviet government" before placing tn dispute before the U. N.
 The issue in Berlin was not over technical communications or cur rency, the notes said, but the fact "the Soviet government has clear ly shown by it sections that it is attempting by illegal and coercive measures, in disregard of its obli- gationS, to secure political objec- tives to which it is not entitled, and which it could not achieve by peaceful means"
 The Russians, the note said, sought to reduce the status of the United States, Britain and France in Berlin to Cone of complete sub ordination to Soviet rule," to ob- tain absolute authority over the people of Berlin and incorporate the city in the Soviet zone.
 United States authorities in Der lin said nine Soviet fighter planes dangerously buzzed two U. s. C-54 supply planes in the crowded cor ridor, diving down and around them to within 100 feet.
 "We have vigorously protested the incidents to the Russians and demanded what they are going to do about it," a senior air officer
 Continued on Page Three)
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
More Funds For Recovery Aid

WASHINGTON, (P)-The eco homie cooperation administration today authorized an additional $l,909,506 in recovery funds for two European nations.
 The allotments bring to $1,826,- 510,285 the total now authorized for all participating countries in the Marshall plan.
 The Netherlands will receive $1,649,l56 in cotton fabric from Japan, and Greece receives S210,- 900 in afny-type pyramidal tents from the U. N.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
Charges, Speeches, Hilight Campaign

President Truman challenged the Republicans last night to furnish "real evidence" instead of Speech es" on communist dangers in this country.
 On different theme, Gov. Tho mas E. Dewey served notice that there will be no compromise of American principles and unity in the dispute with Russia over Der lin.
 Truman, striking back at COP attacks on his administrations handling of subservsive activities, charged in an Oklahoma City campaign address that as "the un- witting ally of communists" the party has hurt national security.
 The President added that the communists want the Republicans
 Continued on Page Eight
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
FOOTNOTE TO OHISTORY

PARIS. Sept. 2s (P)-Footnote 10 history:
 SEPT. 29. ls38-Britain. France. Italy and Germany sign inc Mu- mich pact. appeasing Hitler by the dismemberment of Czechoslovalkia and paving the way for World War II.
 SEPT. 29. l948-Britain. France and United States. rejecting ap- peasement of Russia. place Ger man crisis before United Nations as a threat of World War III.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
Alaska Shortages Being Relieved By Sea And Air

SEATTLE, (P)-Sea and air car goes were being lined up for Alas ka in Seattle yesterday to relieve shortages threatened by the west coast shipping tie-up.
 Winter supplies for Nome, were being loaded aboard the Alaska Steamship company freighter the Square Sinnet at Pier 42 Monday.
 The ship, with Capt. A. w. How gate as master is scheduled to sail Thursday, the company said.
 The Square Sinnet is being loaded and manned under a spe- cial emergency agreement between the company and the unions on strike.
 Unions agreed to load and sail the ship under pre-strike wages and conditions, with provision that any final increases granted in west coast egotiations be made re- troactive for the voyage.
 The 445-ton MS Southeastern also is scheduled to berth here to load for Valdez and Seward. She
 Continued on Page Eighb
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
Communism Enters Campaigns Of Both Parties
By The Associated Press)

CBy The Associated PreSS)
 President Truman headed into Oklahoma yesterday for a major campaign speech on communism a topic newly headlined by Con- gressional investigators.
 Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, already on record with a promised govern ment "house-cleaning" of Soviet minded workers, carried his COP Presidential drive home w d through the northwest.
 MT. Truman's handling of the communist issue came under dou- ble fire lamplight.
 The House un-American activi- ties committee described as "com- pletely inexcusable" what it called the administration failure to prosecute persons linked to a Soviet espionage conspiracy" Gov. Earl Warren, the No. 2 COP candidate, fired Mondays sec ond volley at MT. Truman on the 'red herring" score. He told Syr- acuse, N. Y., crowd:
 "In spite of the fact that some people have talked about red herr ingS, there are a lot of communists at work in this country"
 Dewey, meanwhile, outlined in Seattle address a nine-point pro- gram to develop the nations nat ural resources to provide more power to wage the peace"
 He said Americas power-pro-
 tContinued on Page Three)
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
Gov. Cruening Says No Food Shortage In Alaskan Cities
CBy The Associated Press)

The Portland Oregonian quoted Alaska's Governor Ernest Greun- ing as saying in telephone inter- view last night night that there IS no immediate shortage of food in Alaska's larger cities, in spite of the west coast maritime strike.
 He added, however, that fresh produce, butter and eggs are get ting scarce in outlying areas and prices are starting to climb.
 One non-scheduled airline oper- ator, Joe Dobbins of Columbia Air Cargo, who has a store in Fair banks, reported his store has been able to handle all orders so far and that merchants stockpiled heavily in anticipation of the strike. Dob bins flies out of Portland.
 Meanwhile the Alaska air lift stepped up its tonnage today and airlines officials reported they can handle a still greater volume if necessary.
 One line-Pacific Northern Air it hauled eight tons of spuds, normally supplied by the United States, from the Matanuska Valley into Cordova.
 Alaska Airlines and Pan Amer ican world airways both announc- ed they have scheduled emergency cargo flights.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29

BERLIN, (P)-The Russians are planning construction of a big oil refinery in Siberia with equipment taken from eastern Germany, the American military governments official German newspaper said yesterday.
 The newspaper, Neue Zeitung, said the Russians had already carted off three German plants for this purpose. Four more in the Soviet occupation zone are ticketed for removal in the winter or spring.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29

LA PLATA, Argentina, (P) - Five more persons have been ar rested in the alleged plot to kill President Juan R. Peron and his wife, bringing the total in custody to 22.
 Peron has charged John Griffith, former cultural attache at the U. s. embassy here, with being the leader of the plot. Griffith, now in business in Montevideo, Uruguay, shas branded the accusations as a detective story"
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
HOF, Germany, (P)-The Rus

HOF, Germany, (P)-The Rus sians yesterday released fou r American constabulary men ar rested Monday.
 The men were nabbed by Soviet troops near Torgen when they ac- cidentally crossed the Soviet zonal boundary.
 U. s. army officials said the men were unharmed. The two jeeps in which they were riding also were returned.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29

SLATER, s. C. (P)-Small snow flurries were reported here Mon day night. John M. Johnson, night watchman for the Slater Manufac- turing Co.,, said he was not dream ing on his job.
 The flakes, he said, melted as soon as they hit the ground.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29

HAWKING, (PD - The national. defense ministry-in a move to improve mobility of the armies" yesterday ordered its soldiers to leave their families home.
 The ministry announced that troopers families, who hitherto have been allowed to go right along to the front lines, will be given collective quarters Gin an appropriate area"
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29

YOKOHAMA, (P)-The bodies of 1,271 American war dead, the first to leave Japan, will begin the journey home aboard the U. s. transport Dalton Victory Oct. l.
 The men died in Japanese pri- son camps. The funeral ship will dock at San Francisco.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
NEWS IN BRIEF

PENDENCE, Mo, (40 - President Truman's home town for the first time-has officially named something in his honor.
 A half-acre playground was des- ignated as Truman playground by the city council Monday night.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
KETCH IRAN, (P - Fred R

KETCH IRAN, (R - Fred R. West 58, prominent in civic, busi- ness and fraternal activities here, died Monday night after a stroke. He was past exalted ruler of the Ketchikan Elks, a Mason, director of the Red Cross and president of the Ketchikan Merchants Associa- ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-12-27
| Woman Makes
| appointment, Is
Found Dead

Miss Mary A. Prudential, 10, was
found dead in her room at the
Shoreham Hotel shortly before noon
today with a bottle of sleeping
tablets and a note declaring, accord
ing to police, that she could stand
this pain no longer"
Miss Prudential had lived at
the hotel for about a year, Assist
ant. Manager Walter Vannemann
said. Mr.. Vandemann discovered
the body.
Last Saturday Miss Prudential
made an appointment to see him
at 1890 am. today. Mr.. Vannemann
said. When repeated phone calls
failed to elicit response. he OBJ
tanned a pass key and went to her
fifth floor room.
Police said the note was adj
dressed to Miss Freudenthals
sister, Mrs. Blanche Dunbar of the
Washington Hotel. They refused
to disclose full contents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-12-27
Mrs. BushfieId Resigns
From Senate; Mundt Named
BY the Assoeietsd Press

PIERRE, S. Oak, Dec. 27.-Mrs
Vera c. Bushfield resigned as Sena-
tor from South Dakota at 1901 to-
day, Gov. George T. Nicholson was
notified.
The Governor said he was i'm.
mediately appointing Representative
Karl E. Mundt, who is Senator
elect, as a successor. However, Rep
resentative Mundt will not qualify
for the office until tomorrow after
report of the House Un-American
Activities Committee is filed.
The resignation of Mr.. Mundt as
a member of the House will leave
a vacancy there until January g.
when Representative-elect Harold o.
Lovre qualities. There is no pro-
vision under the South Dakota law
to fill a vacancy in the House.
Mrs. Bushfield has filled the posi-
ton since October 6, when she was
appointed to succeed her husband,
the late Senator Harlan j. Bushfield
He died September ~ at Miller. S.
Dakota,
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Mercury Climbing, May Pass
Freezing Point After Dip to Ia
Five Deaths in Area Attributed to Cold;
Man HuddIing at Stove Fatally Burned

Shivering Washington resi-
dents detached themselves from
radiators and flresides today as
a warming sun sent tempera-
lures climbing toward predicted
maximum we'll above freezing.
Police listed five deaths in this
area as attributable to the freezing
weather. One man was fatally
burned when he huddled close to a
stove to get warm and his clothing
caught fire. In the Baltimore area
two were reported dead from ex-
posture.
The official thermometer at Wash
ington Airport dropped to IA de-
grees at 500 o'clock this morning,
and went even lower in suburban
areas. But the Weather Bureau
said this afternoons high would be
about 81. The prediction for to-
nights low was % degrees, and
milder weather was forecast for to-
morrow.
The 14-degree minimum today was
the coolest so far this season. But
the record low so far in 1948 was )
degrees last January 26. The record
low for December 81 was established
in 1914 when the thermometer got
down to 2 degrees.
The lowest temperature reported
in the suburbs was 4 degrees at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-12-27
Last Of IS Crewmen
Taken 0ffSevered Ship
picture on Page A-10.)
by the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 27.-All 10
crewmen of the Argentine mer-
chant tanker Ell Capital have been
rescued by two Coast Guard cut
tiers, the Coast Guard announced
today.
The rescue operations by the cut
tiers, the Cherokee and the Agassiz,
were completed at $50 am. today
when the Agassiz removed the re-
naming two survivors from the
tankers severed stern section.
Sixteen Of the crewmen were res
cued from the vessels bow section
by the Cherokee after the Ell Cap
itan broke up in heavy seas yester-
day while under tow from Savannah
to Baltimore.
Coast Guard officials said IA of the
crew were Argentine sailors and the
other were Americans.
After an all night search, the
Cherokee this morning messaged
she had found the stern tossing
helplessly in the tumultous Atlantic
of the North Carolina coast. The
stern was located 10 miles south
southeast of where she broke in two.
The bow section was still under
tow of the tug Tern and was headed
toward Norfolk.
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Six American Soldiers
Reported Seized by Reds
BY the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec.
27.-German police reported today
that six Americans were arrested by
the Russians yesterday on the
American Soviet border in Germany.
None has yet been returned, they
said.
Hessian State police headquarters
at Wiesbaden said that according to
reports it-received the Americans
were seized after an exchange Of
gunfire.
The six Americans were described
by the Germans as members of the
United States constabularly. They
were accompanied by one German
border policeman, the State police
said.
The German police said the
American soldiers were on patrol in
two jeeps along the Russian border
at Kassel, near the northernmost
point of the American occupation
zone.
The Americans were taken by the
Russians to Gerstungen, in the So
Wet zone, the police said. They
said there was an exchange of about
20 shots before the seizure.
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New Use Koch Trial
Urged by I Senators,
Is Now Up 10 Army
Report Hits Cut in Life
Term, Asks Action on
Different Charges

The question of whether Use
Koch will face another trial for
her part in the crimes of Buch-
enwald concentration camp now
is up to the United States Army
Seven Senators yesterday released
a report highly critical of the
Army's action in reducing to four
years the life sentence originally
imposed on the wife of the camp
commander.
The report, in addition to put
ting on the record the full story of
the case, declared:
IF it is legally possible, Use Koch
should be brought to justice in a
United States military court"
German Trial an Alternative.
Failing in. that. the report said
the American Military Government
in Germany should move to have
her tried in German courts for
crimes committed against German
nationals"
l. lC "Ollldll . 1oul yCdl oCIlOCllSC
expires next October. Before then
the Senators said, it is highly i'm
portant that Use Koch receive the
punishment she so justly deserves
without doing further violence to
long-established safeguards of dem
ocratic justice"
American law provides that no
person may twice be tried for the
same crime. To do so would be
double jeopardy" to jeopardize
twice the life of the accused for a
single offense. Thus Frau Koch
would have to be tried on different
charges if she were to be brought
to court a second time.
Ferguson Among Signers.
Those signing the report were
Chairman Ferguson, Republican. of
Michigan, and Senators Bricker, Re-
publican, of Ohio; Hoey, Democrat,
(Copfip,,ec M, pope As Column
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We||esImproves
From Shock Of
Long Exposure
Diplomats Condition.
Still Serious; Fingers
And Toes Frost-Bitten

Sumner Welles today was re-
ported conscious and continuing
to improve" as doctors fought to
combat the effects of hours of
exposure in a frozen field almost
2 miles from his home near Oxon
Hill, Md.
The 56-year-old former Undersec-
rotary of State was found uncon-
scious in the field early yesterday
His fingers and toes were FROST
bitten and he was stiff from ex-
posture. The temperature went down
to Is degrees in the city during the
night and probably was much lower
in the country.
After visiting Mr.. Welles at Casu-
atty Hospital today, his physician,
DR.. George R. Huffman, said the
former diplomats condition is not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-12-27
Spy Probers 10 Urge
Successors 10 Hunt
More Red Couriers
At Least Two Operated
Besides Miss Bentley and
Chambers, Mundt Says
By Robert K. Walsh

Present members OF the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities will urge their successors
in the new Congress to track
down Communist couriers be-
lieved to have worked with spy
rings before or after the activi-
ties of Whitaker Chambers and
Miss Elizabeth T. Bentley.
Acting Chairman Mundt said to-
day there must have been at least
two other agents of that kind.
so far, we have no conclusive
evidence on that point but their
existence is entirely logical and al
the circumstantial evidence points
in that direction" he said. There
still are Communists in Government
So in all probability there were
Communist couriers working with
them"
Mr.. Chambers, former Communist
intermediary who quit the party II
years ago, and Miss Bentley, who
was a courier for the party from
1941 until after the war, should be
asked by the committee early next
year to help fill the gaps in the
search for such agents, Mr.. Mundt
declared.
Continuance of a committee to
investigate Communist activity in
Government seemed likely for the
coming congressional session but
opinion still was divided as to its
scope and procedures.
Attorney General Clark said last
night he thought the House COM
mittee served a useful purpose in
ferreting out some types of infor-
nation. But he added that it should
not interfere with Justice Depart.
ment prosecutions.
ITO interfere with that function
is a grave error" Mr.. Clark said.
The Attorney General commented
in connection with a radio interview
statement that the late Laurence
Duggan, former State Department
official, was approached about II
years ago by two persons who want.
ed him to obtain secret department
documents but that "he repulseo
both of them"
The Justice Department has found
no connection between Mr.. Duggar
and ANY espionage or giving of doc
uments," Mr.. Clark reported.
Mr.. Duggan fell to his death from
a New York Office building window
last week. He had been Intercepted
See spy TNOIJTRY page AID
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kackay Radio Facilities
Cut Off as Truck Hits Pole
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BRENTWOOD, N. Y, Dec. 81
All electrical power in several thou
sand Long Island homes was cut of
for about an hour and a half today
Mackay Radio communications be-
tween here and the rest Of the
world temporarily was shut dowr
by the power failure.
A spokesman for the Long Island
Lighting Go. said the power failure
occurred at 7:35 am. when a truck
struck pole carrying a transmits
mion feeder near here. Police said
they had no report of any injury.
Areas affected included the COM
munities of Babylon and Bayshore
in Suffolk County. Police radio
communications at Bayshore were
The lighting company said power
was restored before other industrial
plants were affected.
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By W. H. Shipper, Jr.
Gift

ABOARD U.S.S. SAIPAN EN-
ROUTE TO GREENLAND, Dec.
27.-This f1attop, weathering
lashing winds and pounding
seas, expected today to pick up
speed toward Greenland with a
crew primed for rescue of Is
stranded Air Force men.
The skipper, Capt. Joseph L.
paddy Kane of Brooklyn, whose
family now is in Alexandria, Va,
hoped to reach the rescue launching
point Wednesday.
But the chances of bringing hell
copters that day to within striking
distance of the men on the icecap
seemed doubtful because buffeting
waves and winds slowed the big car
rier yesterday.
When the Saipan reaches a point
about 100 miles west of the target,
the rescue team led by Capt. William
Y Davis, jr., flight test director at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-12-27

Riverdale, Md. Huntington Ter
race. Md, reported a low of II
degrees. These minimums were
established at three Virginia points
Falls Church, 8; Annandale, 8, and
Chantilley, 8. In contrast, the low
reading at the Weather Bureau Of
flee at Twenty-fourth and M streets
NV. in Washington was only II.
Police listed the death of Andrew
johnson, 81, colored, of 142 D street
Sc, as attributable to an effort to
keep warm. Huddling over a sto.
at 10 am. yesterday his clothing
caught fire and he was seriously
burned. He died at Casualty Hos
pital late last night.
DR.. Eugene r. Grether, assistant
coroner of Alexandria, ruled today
that William J. Neish, rs, of 40e
North West street, Alexandria, had
died from exposure in the sub-freez-
ing weather. His body was found
early yesterday in the 800 block OF
South Payne street, Alexandria
about half a block from the city
dump, where he was employed as a
Waterman.
Alexandria police at first cohsid-
cred the possibility of violence be-
cause of scratches on Mr.. Neish's
head, but Chief of Detectives Russell
Halves said Mr.. Neish apparently
ICoo yITFA TIJED pooo 40
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U.S.. Zone Koreu Officiu
Is Reported Attacked

MOSCOW, Dec. 27.-Dispatches
received here from Soviet-occupied
Northern Korea reported an attack
on provincial governor in Ameri-
can-occupied Southern Korea.
The report said detachment of
rebels attacked the governor of
Denla Province and his encourage
as they we're en- route to Sunchon
Nine policemen were said to have
been killed.
The Soviet news agency Tass
quoted the North Korean radio at
Pyongyang as saying the govern
ment gave honorary awards to 115
Soviet officers for liberating them
from the Japanese irnperiallsts.