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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
PRESIDENT .A55ERT5U.5.
 NOT AT WAR
Just Supporting LIN in "Po- lice Action" in Korea 10
 Maintain Independence

WASHINGTON, June 29 - R - President Truman said today ht has no doubt that Korea's indepen- dence will be maintained.
 In spite of reverses. he told ( news conference, he is sure that wt will be able to maintain the Re- public of Korea.
 The President also said that United States was mot at war" ano simply is supporting the United Nations in what he called police action" in Korea.
 The President declined to com nent when asked whether tt, United States might move ground forces into Korea to support the embattled republic, or whether the atomic bomb might be brought into play.
 He also gave reporters permission to quote him directly as calling the North Korean Communist roops bandits"
 In a general discussion of his new Far Eastern policy. the Presi- dent said he considers it move in favor of peace. as he said on Tues day when he ordered American planes and warships to aid the South Koreans and declared pol icy of standing firm against Com munist aggression.
 MT. Truman said, too, that there never has been any difference what soever within his cabinet over the new policy.
 Some Republicans in Congress have contended the new policy was in effect a reversal of what Sec retary of State Acheson has fol lowed. Senator Taft (R-Ohio) made that argument in a Senate speech yesterday calling for Acheson's re ;ignation.
 oiNiiiS pCiHiiooioii loi uhCCt quoee of his words, the President said ol he Taft speech:
 T think the political statement o1 MT. Taft at this time is entirely un- called for"
 Today's more optimistic reports from the Korean fighting appar- ently had eased the pressure on the administration to decide now the question of sending land troops tc Korea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
p0WERFUL
 FLEET IN
 PACIFIC
SUN Orders Naval Units 10
 Join American Naval Forces

NEW YORK. June 29 - tR A powerful United Nations fleet i building up today in the West Pa cific to aid Communist-in South Korea.
 British Commonwealth have ral- lied behind Britain with offers ol ships to help the US. fleet.
 Australia announced her maya units in Japanese waters = de. itroyer and frigate-were avail ible to support American forces.
 New Zeland also voiced readiness 0 make her navy of one cruiser ant six frigates available. They are now on maneuvers near Eff and are understood to be in constant touch with their headquarters at Yelling ton.
 Britain already had placed hei Far Eastern Naval forces at the dis posal of the U. s. Commanders. The British have 22 or g ships in Jap aneSe waters, including an aircrat carrier with 40 fighter planes ano an unspecified number of land based Navy planes.
 The United States now has Il warships in the Far Pacific. Thir- teen of these are in the Seventh Fleet, which President Truman di- rected to protect Formosa. They include an aircraft carrier and { heavy cruiser.
 In Japanese waters are a light cruiser and four destroyers.
 The US. Navy also was assemb- ling second large-size Pacific task force to closely support the Seventh Fleet. It is to include the 27,000-tor carrier Philippine Sea. two cruisers a squadron of destroyers and z full sea train of supply ships, per. hitting long-range missions if ne- cessary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
ASSESSMENT WORK MEASURE SIGNED BY
 PRESIDENT TRUMAN

WASHINGTON, June 29 - R - A bill giving miners on public land three more months to complete their annual assessment work was signed today by President Truman.
 Basic mining law requires that the claimants to mining rights on public land perform $1O0 worth of work on his property each fiscal year. The fiscal year ends to- morrow, June 30
 The measure signed today gives the claim owner until Oct to complete the work for the current fiscal year.
 It does not apply to other years.
 The new law does not require the claim owner to give notice of his intention to take advantage 'oi the extra time.
 This change in the measure was made by the House and agreed to y the Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
TAX CUTTING
 BILL 0kEHED, HOUSE ACTION
Measure Turned Over 10 Senate Where Anything
 May Happen 10 II

WASHINGTON, June 29 - R = The House today approved the $l,- 010.000.0O0 excise tax-cutting bill veto proofing" it with $433 ,O00, ,00t year boost in new levies on biz corporations.
 But the ultimate fate of any ta, reduction at all may be tied to tht Korean war.
 The House action tossed the bil over to the Senate, which may takt it, revise it, or kill it, dependinl on developments whether more money for American fighting equipment will be needed.
 Just ahead of it's final vote tht House rejected 238 to 147 a Re. publican move to split the bill 1T two.
 Assailing the bill as "phony' tax reduction, the Republicans trie6 to get separate votes on one bil reducing excises, and then on an. other dealing with the tax inc-eas. ing and loophole plugging provi. sions of the one-package measure.
 But failing in this effort many Republicans, committed to excise reduction, joined with Democrats 1T the final vote for the bill.
 The House, with this vote ans with it's work far ahead of the Sen ate. then made ready to begin to. morrow a 10-day July Fourth recess
 The tax bill would slash the ex- cises. many of them imposed 1T World War II, on jewelry furs pocketbooks, movies, baby bottle warmers and scores of other items
 The euts might become effective September 1 or October l.
 While slashing the excises-some. times called nuisance or sales taxes the measure. would make up tht revenue loss by the boost on bis corporations, loophole plugging ane other tax law revisions.
 This is the "vete proofing" pro. cess, for President Truman warnee Congress long ago he would approve no excise cutting bill that did moi offset the revenue loss hy higher taxes in other directions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
.7o-GR0Up AK COMBAT FORCE
 0k'D, SENATE

WASHINGTON, June 29 = R = The Senate approved today a com promise bill authorizing combat Air Force of 70 groups.
 The legislation. which now goes to the House, fixes top limits for manpower and aircraft in the Ali Force. the Army and their reserve units.
 Actual strength, of course, vii be determined later by Congress through its annual appropriations within these limits.
 For more than two years air minded House members have beer demanding legislation authorizing g 70-group Air Force in so many words.
 At present, the Air Force has Al groups. The term group" is yari. able. It may include as many as 7s planes, if fighters; smaller mum Der in the case of bombers.
 President Truman has said thu present government budget would not permit a 70-group Air Force.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
RUSS CLAIM OF UN
 ILLEGAL ENTRY IN
 KOREA REELECTED

LAKE SUCCESS. June 29LR- The United States has rejected Russia's contention that the U. N Security Council intervention in the Korean conflict is illegal.
 Informed sources said today American Ambassador Ernest A Gross made the US. position clear to Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob A. Malik at a private lunch con Tuesday that was just before the Russian -boycotted council voted ' to to invite use of arms to repel she Communist attack on South Korea.
 Malik was understood to have raised the question of legality on he then impending act and Gross vas reported to have told him the US. had no doubt on the con- potency of the councils action.
 Gross also was said to have in- formed the Russian the US. in- tended to act in accordance with the council resolutions regardless ot my legal challenge.
 Neither delegates nor JUN. off, cials showed any surprise over the Soviet note to Secretary General Trygve Lie declaring the council action invalid.
 Lies office said no answer to the S,viet note is required from him He will pass it along to the Security Council.
 Ever since the Soviet delegation began its walkout-boycotts last Jan 10 in protest against the presence of Nationalist China in the LIN. the legal issue has been debated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
Navy Orders Anti-5abotage pretaution

NEW YORK, June 29-tR-Tht Navy buttoned up on all coasts to- day. By order of the Chief of Maya Operations, casual visitors were moi permitted at shore stations.
 Air Force bases on the west coast took similar precautions as a re- suit of the Korean situation Civilian defense units formed there and in some west coast communi- ties World War air raid sirens were set up.
 In San Francisco air, naval anc army commanders jointly an. nounced readiness to carry out any orders from. President Truman. The Naval order said that while casual visitors would not be per mitted, normal visiting would ht allowed in installations where conditions justify such exception.
 Until further orders genera visiting will not be permitted or board ships berthed at shore sta tions," the order said. Visiting on board ships at anchorages ol at commercial or municipal pier will be controlled by responsible senior officers in such a manner as to eliminate possible damage to ships.
 "On July 4 visiting will be per mitted only on board ships not berthed at naval installations. anc such visiting shall be carefully con trolled."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
SKINNER CHARGES
 INDICTMENT K
 ''pER5ECUTI0N'
Alaska Steam $ Viee-Pres. ident BIames Governor
 for Trouble

The President and General Manager of the Alaska Steamship Company, D. E. Skinner. today charged the recent grand jury in dictment of the company for mo- nopoly and conspiracy was the "cul- imitation of Governor Gruening's intense effort to get" the company.
 Speaking at the noon meeting ot the Chamber of Commerce today, he said the company denies each and all of the charges made against us in both the civil and criminal indictments"
 With Governor Ernest Gruenine present at the meeting. Skinner termed the grand jury indictment sheer political persecution"
 "The charges in the indictment proved to be the same old chestnuts that Governor Gruening has been poking into the fire for years" he continued.
 'The irony of the whole thing is that at the Governors insistence these same charges have been brought against us on several oc- casions before the United States Maritime Commission as well as before Committees of the Congress of the United States" Skinner stated
 "On every occasion-after thor ough and detailed investigation by these groups = the company has been found not guilty and cleared of the various accusations" he said
 Skinner also charged that the Justice Department had not fol- lowed it's normal routine" in in- vestigating the charges against the company. He said that the investi- gations of the company's operatichs were "shrouded in secrecy"
 Skinner quoted Justice Depart ment officials as saying that since the Alaska Steamship Company was the largest company under in- vestigation it had to be indicted or i've will be accused of being fixed. ?
 Referring to the merger of the Alaska Steamship Company and the Northland Transportation Company in 1948, he said that Governor Gruening and others had frequently demanded publicly that Northland and Alaska Steam be combined fol reasons of economy"
 But. i've find from our indictment that Northland Transportation withdrawal from the trade is now considered to have been an illegal act" he declared.
 He said the "co-called merger is major point in the govern ment's suit against the company.
 But they make no reference to the specific circumstance which forced all of the operators except
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
GOVERNOR OFF FOR TALK WITH WINNING ON CIVIL DEFENSE

With shooting war right on Alaska's back porch" Gov. Ernest Gruening took off this afternoon to confer with Lieut.. Gen. Nathan F. Twining in Anchorage on mat aers of civilian defense for the Ter itory.
 With the governor went Dr. C.. Earl Albrecht. commissioner of health, and Col. Joseph Alexander, actipg adiutant general of the Alaska National Guard. AI
 Governor Gruening, without mak- ing any comment on what might aappen in Korea, pointed out that civilian defense in Alaska must be close to the military" and for hat reason wishes to confer with the Alaska Command chief on what should be done here. .
 After this conference, plans will go ahead for each community cen- ter in Alaska to formulate some sort of civil defense, the governor said.
 Civilian plans here," said Gruen- ng, "are much closer to military &C., ,iyities than similar plans in any )ne of the states"
 Col. Alexander has been placed in charge of defense measures per- aiming to the civil population. the governor said.
 Dr. Albrecht is in the front lines because, as commissioner of health. 1t would fall upon his shoulders to see. that each Alaskan community does not suffer from epidemic di- sease or malnutrition in event the shooting gets close.
 Other agencies with which the governor will confer are the High way Patrol. the Alaska Railroad. and similar groups which could move civilians from dangerous areas if the need arose.
 No funds are available for any program to be set up. the governor said. but preliminary plans must be laid without cost, and each com- munity then could go ahead with voluntary plan to be put into effect if the need should arise.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
B-295 POUND
 REDS; DEFENSE 5TIEFENING
Gen. MaeArthur Spends IS Hours on Front Jap Base
 BIaeked Out 45 Minutes
(By the Associated press)

Behind the pounding of seven American Superfortresses, South Korean forces stormed back to the offensive today and reoccupied strategic Kimpo airport. l6 miles west northwest of fallen Seoul.
 While American bombers were blasting Communist North Korean invaders out of the field. US. and Korean strategists drew their main battle line along the Han River and ordered 1t held at all costs. About 25.000 troops on each side face each other along the line which extends from a point just southeast of Seoul westward to the Yellow Sea and Communist Inchon. The Com munist drive southward has not yet crossed the river
 The 75-mile battle line protects the American air beachhead in Korea and field headquarters Of Gen. MacArthur's officers. Mac ArthurS officers said they believe he South Koreans can hold it now.
 Forces Recovering
 Macarthur. back in Tokyo after 15-hour flying visit to the front. appeared heartened by the stiffen- ng resistance he saw and the morale of the Koreans, who cheered him. The Southerners apparently were recovering from the initial shock of the Communist invasion. Infantry units once cut off by the Red tank attack which enveloped Seoul were being regrouped swiftly % join the counter-offensive. U. ;. varships hit North Korean naval md ground units near Inchon, the port of Seoul, to aid the Southern forces.
 The South koreans moved hat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
 ON GLACIER HIGHWAY

A five room house located sever miles out on the Glacier highway
 was totally destroyed by fire early this afternoon. The Juneau Fire Department re- sponded to a 2-9 alarm at one o'clock and volunteers speeded tc
 the home of MT. and Mrs. Me Swanson. The fire, of undetermined origin is thought to have started in the attic. Some of the furnishings were saved by those who went to tht
 scene. No estimate of the loss i; given.
 MT. Swanson is driver for tn,
 Yellow Cab Company while his wife is employed at the Triangle Clean
 CTS.
 The all-clear was sounded at 1:5t pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
GRIPPE SESSION E SET FOR MONDAY
 MEETING OF LIONS

Roars of pain for the past and QUITS of pleasure for the future may be expected Monday noon, when Juneau Lions gather for the express purpose of airing their gripes.
 Vice President Carl Rusher, who will wield the gavel in the absence of the new president, J. Gerald Williams, asks, requests and urges members to speak up on whatever they do not like about the club.
 However, there is a constructive aspect to the gripe session. as the Pro Tenn Proxy figures that sug- gestions for Lions Club betterment will develop.
 New officers will be in charge for the first time since their in- stallation Saturday evening at a banquet in the Gold Room, where the luncheon meetings also were held.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
REDS REPORT u. }. B0kBER5 HIT CAPITAL

TOKYO, Friday, June 30-R-A North Korean radio broadcast asserted today that 27 US. bomb CTS blasted Pyongyang. the Com munist capital. There was no con- firmation of this report. American warplanes are under orders to con- fine their fighting to the skies over South Korea.
 The Pyongyang radio as heard here said 300 bombs were dropped ranging in weight from 100 to l,00t pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
The W ashington Merry Round
Bv DREW PEARSON ,Copyrisht. 1856. py Bell Syndicate. Inc.


 WASHINGTON Though the State Department has been getting all the brickbats re past Far East ern failures, the inside story oi what happened in Korea makes the diplomats look a lot better than the U. s. military.
 Though Secretary of Defense Johnson and General Bradley were in Tokyo just a few days before the Korean attack, they received no word from General Macarthur that there was any danger.
 In fact, MacArthur seemed com- pletely obsessed with trouble in Japan and the idea of keeping Formosa. The latter island seems to have sentimental attachment for MacArthur, perhaps because it was the Jap jumping-off spot for the Philippine invasion.
 Not only is Korea only about 30 miles from Japan and completely in MacArthur's military jurisdic- ton, but millions of dollars are spent annually for counterespionage to see what the prospective enemy is doing. It is exactly for the purpose of preventing surprises such as that which has now oc- cured in Korea that the U. S Army and central intelligence have been allotted huge budgets since the war-far bigger than that al- lowed the State Department.
 How badly U. s. military chiefs were caught off base is shown by the fact that Undersecretary o1 Defense Steve Early left last week end for a three-day trip in tht middle west, while several higf officials took pleasure jaunt or a boat off Norfolk. In fact, Sec. retary Johnson and General Brad ley joined them later.
 On the other hand, State Depart
 no-~ Es~,,px
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
CORRESPONDENTS
 TO INSPECT BOOTHS

Civic groups which will have con- sessions at the Army Wharf fol the Fourth of July concessions will inspect their booths at the wharf between and o'clock tonight Mayor Waino Hendrickson said to- lay.
 He said the Fourth of July cal will be on display at the corner )f Front and Seward Streets to- night, and queen contestants vii also appear there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
ALASKAN SCOUTS HAVE BIG TIME
 ON FALSE RUM0n

VALLEY FORGE, Pa, June 29- RtThirty-seven scouts from Alas ka returned today to activities of he National Boy Scout Jamboree but they had a whale of a few lours yesterday.
 Rumor spread about the camping grounds that the Senate and House had passed the Alaska-Ha- waii statehood bill and it was awaiting President Truman's sig nature.
 The Alaskan scouts started work immediately on tremendous scaf- fold to hang Texas in effigy as the largest state.
 Then came the truth-the Senate Insular Committee was the only congressional group to act or House-passed bills to grant state hood to Alaska and Hawaii.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Prince George from Vancouver scheduled to arrive 3 pm. Friday.
 Princess Norah from Vancouver scheduled to arrive Saturday after noon or evening.
 Chilcotin scheduled to sail from Vancouver tonight.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
 Alaska from west scheduled southbound II pm. Friday.
 Baranof from west scheduled southbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
QUEEN CONTEST LEADERSHIP E
 CHANGED TODAY

Nella Jermain jumped into the lead today for Queen of Juneau's July Fourth celebration.
 Shirley Casperson went into third place. Both candidates turned in many votes when the count was taken yesterday afternoon. There was no change for Roberta Messer- schmidt nor Carmen Mantyla.
 Judy Greene announces a change in the place for final tabulation or votes Friday midnight As the Ju- neau Drug Store is closed at that hour, votes will be turned in to Miss Greene in the lobby of the Baranof Hotel. Midnight Friday is the deadline for votes.
 Here is the vote for queen as Il stands today
 Nella Jermain ...........................6l, 900 Carmen Mantyla .......--.............46 46, 70t Shirley Casperson ..........-.... 10000 Roberta Messerschmidt 32, ,40L
 Candidates and sponsors are working in vote getting and sur priseS may result when the count is taken at o'clock this afternoon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
STOCK QUOTATIONS

,, NEW YORK, June 29 - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can lO6. Anaconda 29, Curtiss- Wright BE-, International Harvester 25h Kennecott 54, New York Central 11M, Northern Pacific 139s, U. S. Steel 32, Pound $2.80ls.
 Sales today were 3,040,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: in~ iustrials 206.72, rails 5l.24, utilities 4038.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
HAGAN HERE

A. Dallas Hagan of Seattle IS at the Baranof Hotel. He is with the United States Gypsum Com pany
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
B.P.O.E. OFFICIAL HERE

F. D. Metzger and party are registered at the Baranof Hotel. Metzeer is a past exalted ruler of Tacoma (Wash) Lodge No. TIA, BP.OE.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
THREE SELLING WAVES

NEW YORK, June 29-Rl-Three waves of selling battered the stock market today.
 Prices were knocked down $l to an extreme of around $l0 a share. Closing prices were lows for the session.
 Once in the morning and again in early afternoon the market was hit by short but intense selling at Jacks. Each time there was feeble try at comeback but the buying power was too meager.
 Just before the close another flood of selling hit the market Prices were on the way down at the final bell.
 Brokerage quarters continued to link the heavy liquidation with de- velopments in Korea. AS usual, a flock of rumors added to the ner- vousness of traders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
FRED HANFORD HERE

Fred Hanford of Wrangell is in Juneau to attend meetings of the Territorial Tax Commission. He is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
JOLLY IN TOWN

w. J. Jolly of Seattle is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. He repre- sents Libby. McNeil and Libby.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29
WEATHER REPORT

In Juneau-Maximum, 63, minimum, 53.
 At Airport-Maximum. GA; minimum, 51.
 F O R E c A ST
 (JuneSu and Vicinity Fair tonight and Friday. Low temperature tonight about 50 and high Friday near TO. P R E c PITA ION Past "A hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau-O.18 inches; since June 1 - l.45 inches; since July 1-72.59 inches. At Airport - 0.l5 inches; since June l LOT inches; since July 1--46.84 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29

Mrs. Anne Scott of Pelican is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29

Pan American Airlines is getting planes ready to help evacuate Kor- can refugees from Japan to the Pacific coast if it is asked to do so.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-29

Billie Lois Miller of Taku Lodge is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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Evening star., 1950-01-15
Army 70 TEST TeIeyision
As Reserve Trainina Aaen1

Beginning February 9, the Army
will present a series of eight ex-
perimental television programs
designed to test television as a
training medium for it's reserves
Gen. Mark w. Clark, chief of
Army Field Forces announced last
night.
The series will be telecast over
WO1C. Washington; WCBS-TV
New York and possibly other Co.
lumbla Broadcasting System aff1-
llates from 10 to II pm. each
Thursday through March 80. The
time has been donated by CHS.
Gen. j. Lawton Collins, chief
OF staff, will open the series.