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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
AGA CARRIES Y,
 THURSDAY TRIPS

Seventeen passengers were carried yesterday by Alaska Coastal Air. lines, as six persons arrived in Ju- neau and eight left. Three were carried between other points. They were:
 To Haines: MT. Hansen, Harry J. Nelson.
 To Barlow Cove: MT. and Mrs. Tukesis and child. . To Petersburg: Carl Hall, H. G. Nordling.
 To Ketchikan: P. Tasernilla; from Haines: Bud Phelps.
 From Skagway: H. V. Davis, Louis Selmer, Felix Toner, Don Williams
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
N. w. Air!ines Is 10
 Have New Service.
 Seattle, Anchorage

SEATTLE. Dec. 9-R-Northwest Airlines will launch coach service between St. Paul-M sneapoiis ana Anchorage, Alaska, next Thursday with four-engine DC-4s.
 There will be substantial sav- ing in fare, said R. o. Bullwinkel, Vice President in charge Of traffic. Four round trips weekly will be flown the one-way fare s126 com nared with the previous regular fare of s18s 40. No regular meals will he served, but there will be "snacks."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

By DREW PEARSON Copyright. ls4s. by Bell Syndicate. Incl VASHINGTON-The newly el- ected operators trustee of the coal miners pension -and-welfare fund, former Federal Judge Charles |. Dawson of Louisville, thought an- other cold wave had blown down from the northern icelands when he attempted to take his seat the other day.
 United Mine Workers boss John L. Lewis, chairman of the three man trustee board, froze Dawson with a contemptuous glance as he entered the meeting room, then beloved at tht third trustee, Sen- ator Styles Bridges of New Hamp- shire, who represents the public:
 What's this gentleman doing here? I refuse to recognize him!'
 Bridges, who needed Dawson's vote to stop emergency" spending of welfare funds by Lewis, the main point of calling, the meeting, got nowhere with motion to seat the new trustee. Lewis angrily an- nounced that he would not entertain such a motion until "the status of MT. Van Horn (Ezra Van Horn Dawson's predecessor has been cleared up."
 There was some question in his mind, intoned the mine union chief, that Van Horn could legiti- mately resign while suit against Lewis, Van Horn and Bridges fol alleged dissipation of the pension and-welfare fund, brought by . Pennsylvania coal miner. is stil pending in court.
 Both Van Horn and Senator
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
FAIRBANKS PLANS CONSTRUCTION OF
 256 HOUSING UNITS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 9-lR The City Council gave Mayor Maurice T. Johnson the go-ahead Wednesday night in planning con- struction of 256 apartment-type housing units here to combat the housing shortage.
 The mayor was authorized to issue a letter of intent to the Bay view Realty Co.,, and Nelse Nor jensen and Co.,, Seattle contractors.
 If loan is successful, construc- ton could start in the spring and be completed by next fall, Everett Novel;, Bayview President, said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
RADAR TAUGHT TO RUSS TRAINEES,
 ARMY REvEALl

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9-A-The secrets of Americas wartime de- lection and gunfire radar were taught to dozen Russian trainees at Fort Monmouth. N. J., in 1914 when the the U. s. and the Soviets were allies.
 This was affirmed by the Army in the wake of controversy over whether the Russians received ra- dar-equipped planes unde. leni- lease.
 Fort Monmouth is the Signal Corps training and development center near Red Bank. So far as could be determined. 1t was the only place where the Army trained Rus- sians in radar technique. The Army told reporters the Rus- sian were trained in radar detec- tion and tracking of low flying buzz bombs and aircraft, radar ar- tillery direction, and "IFF"-Radar Identification of planes as friend or foe.
 The Soviet training was related by the Army in response to ques- tions arising out of statements by former Air Force Major c. Racey Jordan that at least one radar. equipped CAT two-engine transport plane went to the Russians under lend lease. Jordan said he removed radar from four Soviet bound planes at Great Falls, Mont ! The Air Force has said that C-47 planes did not generally have miii- tary search radar at the time. l Another instance of radar-remov- al from a lend-lease CAT was re- lated last night by former Air Force Colonel Frank H. Collins of Washington.
 Appearing on the program of radio commentator Fulton Lewis. Jr., Collins said he had ordered equipment removed from the plane in the spring of 1944 just before it was flown away by Russian of ficer.
 Collins said the plane had come from Oklahoma City enroute. via Minneapolis and Alaska. to Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
Th0kA5GET5 6-1SMoNTHS,
 S1o,ooo FINE
Wife Will File for New Jersey Republican s Seat
 Judge Gives Lecture

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--tR--Rep. J. Parnell Thomas got six to l8 months in jail and $10,000 fine today for cheating the government by padding" his office pay roll. Immediately after the sentence was pronounced, Thomas wife an- nounced:
 q intend to seek the Congression- al seat about to be vacated by my husband"
 Mrs. Thomas told reporters her husbands resignation is in the mails.
 Thomas is 54 His wife is little younger.
 Federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff gave an ear-burning lecture to Thomas along with the jail term and the fine.
 He told the little man who seven times was elected to the House as Republican from New Jersey that he knew he had a good record in the first World War and had done much good work" in Con- gress as Chairman of the House un- American Activities Committee Not Mitigating
 But, the Judge said sternly:
 These can't properly be consid- cred mitigating circumstances.
 In fact, he said, as chairman of Congressional committee, Thomas had duty to set an example of upright living"
 Holtzoff concluded:
 "J. Parnell Thomas, it $ the | judgement of Nhis court that you be imprisoned in an institution tc be determined by the Attorney Gen. eral for term of not less than six months and not more than Is months, that you be fined $10,00( and that you stand committed until the fine is paid"
 Thomas lawyer, William H. Col lins, had pleaded with the Judge not to punish the Congressman by jail and fine.
 Broken Physically
 Collins described Thomas al broken in body and spirit"
 Standing before Judge Holtz- off, Thomas did, indeed, seem tc bear scant resemblance physically to the rosy checked little man wht once was the gavel-cracking Chair man of the hunting House un- American Activities Committee. Weakened by long illness, his face was drawn and he had tht look of a man exhausted by extreme weariness.
 But Thomas took the sentenc' with no show of emotion or chang' of expression.
 In Thomas trial, the governmen produced testimony that Thoma pocketed more than 5000 iron salary "kickbacks' from fake em ployees he had put on his offic' pay roll and on the pay rolls of thu Un-American Activities Committee
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
1850 March of Dimes posier Girl Chosen

NEW YORK, Dec. 9-R-Meet the 1850 March of Dimes poster girl: Eight ht-year-old Wanda Wiley of Austin, Texas.
 The National Foundation for In- fantile Paralysis announced today that Wanda has been chosen to be pictured on millions of posters. coin cards and collection cans in the fund drive next Jan. 16-26.
 Wanda, one of six children of MT. and Mrs. Earl N. Wiley, was stricken in July, 1948. Almost com- pletely paralyzed at first, she now gets around with wheelchair and crutches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09

TRUMAN CONSIDERS EISENHOWER AS CANDIDATE COP PRESIDENCY;
 GENERAL AMATEUR IN POLITICS

KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 9-tR'-- Intimates said today that Presi- dent Truman regards General Dwight D. Eisenhower as an active candidate for the Presidency.
 They added that he regards Eisenhowers recent hot dogs and beer speech as part of the former Chief of Staffs buildues for the Re- publican Presidential nomination.
 The President, he continued, will answer Eisenhower in his State of the Union" message to Congress in January.
 Charles G. Ross, the Presidents Press Secretary, said that speech will fully expound the Presidents philosophies of government"
 Ross would not even discuss re- cent speeches of Eisenhower, now President of Columbia University.
 MT. Truman's longtime feeling of admiration for Eisenhower as an Army man and builder of morale was emphasized by those who are close to him.
 But these same persons say the President regards the ex-soldier turned educator as strictly an amateur at politics.
 Not even the closest day-to-day conferees of the President can say whether he will seek the nomina- tion again in 1852. They are in agreement only in that they feel he has not made decision and wants to await developments in the months ahead.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
Fishing Boais Are Damaged
 in Kodiak Gale

KODIAK, Alaska, Dec. 9-R- Seven Kodiak fishing boats suf- fered over $100,00O damages in heavy seas and high wind which bit the area Wednesday night and yesterday.
 Six of the boats were swamped and one drifted to sea during the storm with winds at times reach ing velocity of 80 miles an hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver, Wednesday, Dec. IA.
 Denali due southbound early Monday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
THOMAS RESIGNS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9--lR-Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, sentenced to prison today for defrauding the government, has made his resig- nation from Congress effective next Jan. 2.
 That will leave him on the gov- ernment's payroll for the rest of this month and give him upwards cf $1,000 for his first three and one half weeks in prison. A Congress members base pay is $12,500 a year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09
WEATHER REPORT

 9 (This data is for 24-hour pe- . riod ending 7:30 am. PST.) , In Juneau-Maximum 37; , minimum 30.
 , At Airport-Maximum 36; . 20 R E c A s T . tJuneau and Vicinity, , Clear and cold tonight with , lowest temperature in town , g. Near IS in outlying areas. , Occasional gusty northeast , winds. Increasing high cloud . mess Saturday with highest . temperature 28 degrees. . P R E CIP T A T I Q N . (Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am. today , City of Juneau-.39 inches; . since Dec. 1-2.60 inches; . since July 1-51.48 inches. . At Airport-.08 inches; . since Dec. 1-1.09 inches; . since July 1-34-21 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Lower Dairy Prices Seen
Without New Price Supper
BY the Associated Press

Prices of dairy products will be
somewhat lower next year unless
the Government price-support-
ing purchases are increased mate
rally over 1949 levels, the Agri-
culture Department said today.
AS for the rest of December
the departments monthly dairy
situation report said little change
would occur in these prices. Total
milk flow. it said, is running
larger than a year ago, and siz-
able purchases of manufactured
products are still being made for
price support.
The average price received by
farmers for all milk at wholesale
has been increasing steadily since
June, the report said. The aver
age mid-October price, at $4.16
per hundredweight, was Is per
cent below the price a year
earlier.
The price received by farmers
for butterfat has been practically
stable since last spring. In mid
October, the price of butterfat at
62.1 cents per pound was 8 per
cent below the level of October,
1948.
The report said output per COW
is being made at unprecedented
levels for the time of the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02

Japanese bases in the Pacific have
petitioned to become possessions
of the United States.
Native leaders presented the re-
quest at Ponape. zap and Saipan
the most populous of the West
ern Pacific islands administered
by the United States under United
Nations trusteeship.
Eight members of a House Sub
committee on Insular Affairs have
completed a visit to 20 Of the main
island groups among the 625 for
mer Japanese islands.
Delegate Joseph r. harrington
of Hawaii, a committee member,
said native leaders sought better
educational opportunities and i'm
proved living conditions by be-
coming part Of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Know|and Proposes
Macarthur as Orient
High Commissioner
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Dec. "a seven point
American program under which
Gen. Macarthur would become
high commissioners for United
States affairs in the Orient was
proposed today by Senator Know
lad. Republican, of California.
Senator Knowland said the
United States should make ii
plain that I'VE have no intention
to recognize the Chinese Com
munist regime" In fact, he ad-
vocated an American air-sea
blockade Of North China to bring
the Reds Ito their senses"
At a news conference, the Cali
fornia Senator also:
Suggested the United States
send new team Of diplomats to
the Orient-a team without a
"defeatist attitude"
Proposed a new mission to
China headed by 1t. Gen. Albert
c. Wedemeyer, wartime comman-
der. of the China Theater, or an
officer of similar stature.
Urged that the United States
take off the freeze" on unspent
Economic Cooperation Admins
tration funds allocated to China
and that it boost air and navy
strength in the Orient.
Senator Knowland said goodwill
visits by American Navy task
forces, including carriers. would
have a stabilizing influence.
The Californian, on q tour Of
the Orient, said he had no doubt
that Gen. Macarthur would &C
cept the post as high commission
err for American affairs If he was
so ordered. He did not outline
the duties but indicated he ia
vored a tough policy.
Touring American congressman
said yesterday that three former
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02

pealed to all workers to join the
strike. spokesman scaled down
the unions description of the
walkout yesterday. The strike, he
said, "Was not intended to para
lyze the nation. 1t was only q
limited protest
Anti-CommuniSt unions claim
ing some 100000 members had
told their followers to defy the
strike order.
A similar eight-hour general
strike October 81. called by the
CGIL to protest the death of three
peasants in a clash with police
also had taken only part of the
workers from their jobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Man Spotted at Bowie Track
Held in Bad Check Charge

A man described by Prince
Georges County police as a "big-
time bad check artist" was being
held today in the Hyattsville Jail
pending arrival of Baltimore au-
thorities.
County police said Hamilton
Arlington Gill, jr., So, was picked
up yesterday at the Bowie Race
Track after a private detective
spotted him in the grandstand.
They said he is registered at a
Baltimore hotel under the name
OF Gilbert Hamilton. They added
he also is wanted In New Jersey
and Florida.
The private detective, who asked
that his name be withheld. said
Gill has served time In Atlanta
for impersonating an Army Of
f1cer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Railroad Official Tells ice
OF War Discounts 10 U. ).
By the Associated Press

A railroad official testified yes
terday the railroads granted
special discounts and other con-
|cessions that save the Government
millions of dollars" on wartime
military freight shipments.
H. c. Hallmark Of San Fran
cisco, freight traffic manager OF
the Southern Pacific. listed fol
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission 1887 concessions which
he said had been made.
He was opposing the Govern
ment's claims for between 81
600, 900 900 and $3,000.000,000 in
refunds on its freight bills during
the war.
The concessions, Mr.. Hallmark
said, ranged from special transit
privileges to the major land grant
discount on Government bust
ness, which he said was voluntar-
| lily allowed on northumberland
mileage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Italian Strike Fiasco
Worst Defeat for Reds
Since April '& Vote
" the Associated Press

ROME, Dec. Millions of
Italian workmen have demon
strated that the Communists don't
scare them like they used to.
The bulk Of Italian labor
handed their country's Reds then
worst defeat since the April. 194s.
general election by ignoring a
24-hour Communist led general
strike which ended at 8 am.
today.
The strike was called by Com
munist labor union leaders to
protest the death Of two peasants
in clashes with police over farm
land invasions by "squatters."
Most Workers Ignore Call.
The strike was generally OBJ
served In the heavy industries
steel and automobiles-of North
Italy, a Communist stronghold.
But everywhere in this generally
non-industrial nation shops, cafes
and offices were fully stated and
most workers ignored the quit
work call from the Communist
controlled General Confederation
Of Labor (CGH.
Public transportation was only
partially paralyzed. Most Of the
ports were idle, however.
Government and Conservative
Party sources termed the strike
a flop. They pointed out that
two years ago fear of Commu-
mist reprisals would have kept
shops tightly shattered. offices
unnamed and buses, trains and
streetcars idle.
During Comm u n S TIC alle d
strikes in 1916 and 1947, most
persons stayed indoors and away
from work rather than incur Red
anger.
Yesterdays almost-normal bust
ness activity was another demon
stration Of how the Communist
influence had waned since Pre-
mier Alcide de Gasperi's Chris
tian Democrats soundly defeated
the Reds in the 1948 election.
Strike Termed Failure.
The newspaper n Popolo. organ
Of Mr.. de Gasperi's Christian
Democrat Party. termed the strike
q failure. It said the Italian
people had condemned with their
disciplined toll and their civil de-
pertinent this last extremist at
tempt to plunge the country into
anarchy"
One of Rome's leading dailies.
the Conservative independent II
Tempo, said the nation had ig-4
nored the Red strike order.
Many impartial observers had
viewed the walkout as q Commu-
mist political maneuver In the
party'S campaign to support forced
land seizures by impoverished
peasants in Southern Italy. Par
= lament, meanwhile, Is considering
q government proposal for emer-
gency distribution to start a pro-
gram Of allocating 100000 acres
TO peasants.
Only q few incidents of violence
were reported during the 24-hour
strike period. .zsso..z "a.
Walkout Hailed - Success.
The CGn, which claims $780,
900 members, In q communique
early today hailed the walkout as
q success. The union, however,
gave no figures on the number Of
strikers nor the effect Of the walk
out on the nations economy.
Though the CGn originally ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
British Repair u. S. Ships

LONDON (P). - British ship.
yards are beginning to earn dol
lars for Britain by overhaulins
American ships. Wallsend-on-
Tyne sf1ipyards have completed
the overhaul Of the United States
tanker Meacfam and now are
awaiting the arrival Of the 10.448-
ton oil tanker Umatilla for general
reY,airS. ''.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-02-18
MRS. w. D. BROWN NEW
CHAIRMAN Y.w.c.A.'S
PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNIT

Mrs. w. D. Brown, newly ap-
pointed chairman of the public af-
fairs committee of the Y.W.C.A.,
is in charge of plans for a meeting
of electoral members of the AS
ISOLATION to be held on Thursday
evening, Feb. "a, at 7:3O, to discuss
the proposed public affairs pro-
gram to be voted on upon at the
coming national convention of the
organization in San Francisco. In
preparation for the discussion Mrs.
Brown has issued an opinion poll
to all electors as a device for
learning their attitudes twoard
specific actions in the areas of
civil rights, social and economic
welfare, international relations,
education and health.
Discussion at the membership
meeting will center upon those
questions on which electoral opin-
ion is most varied. The delegation
of fourteen from Minneapolis
which will be headed by Mrs. r. C.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-02-18
ST. PAUL BUSINESS
MAN WEEDS CHICAGoAN

Matt Johnson, proprietor Of
Three Pals Taproom, $40 Carroll
Ave. at Western. was married
Thursday, Feb. 4, to Miss Eliza
beth in Chicago. Miss Jones' home
is in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ire couple
are now at home at 922 Churchill
Ave, st. Paul,
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of Lacal
516 Dining Car Employees Union,
had a large attendance at its
regular monthly meeting Thursday
evening, Feb. 10, at the home of
Mrs. c. Gilmore, 995 Rondo Ave.
All wives whose husbands are
members of the union are eligible
to membership in this auxiliary
and are urged to join Each one is
invited to come to the next meet
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-02-18
TELL YOUR FAMILY ABOUT. e.

1t will save time in getting pay
ments started if they have your
card
3. They don't have to pay anyone
to get benefits for them. At the
nearest field office of the Social
Security Administration they will
receive, free of charge, all the help
they need in filing a claim. II they
do not know where the social Sc
curity field office is, they can ask
at the post office.
4. In case you die, they should
file claim promptly. Survivor ben
efits are retroactive 3 months;
that is, they may only be dated
back months prior to the filing
Of claim, even though the death
occurred mayn months earlier. If
your family files claim in the Attn
month after the month in which
you die, they may lose l months
payments. A claim for a lump
sum death benefit must be filed
within years of your death
In a recent article we pointed
out that retirement benefits under
Federal Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance may only be paid If
the worker has fully insured"
that is, If he had worked approx
mately half of the time between
1887 and the time he became IS.
Survivor payments described in
the above paragraphs may also be
made IL the worker was fully in
sured.
In addition. certain types Of pay
ments may be made in death cases
If the worker was only currently
insured" that is, If he had APP
proximately a year and a half Of
employment on covered jobs in
the 3 year period ending with his
death.
This special consideration under
the law is given in the case Of
widows with children under IS in