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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
AnlerasiaFiI MayBe0pen,
 Says MtGrafh
Mccarthy Demands Open Hearing on Accused
 Man 5 sQuestioning

WASHINGTON, June 19 - R -
 Attorney General McGrath said to- day the Justice Department will decide soon whether to make pub lie full report on the 1945 Amer asia case as recommended by a
 Federal grand jury.
 McGraths comment to a reporter came after a weekend bristling with new developments involving the charges of Senator Mccarthy Ga- Wis., that the State Department harbors Communists and Commit hist sympathizers.
 A key part of those charges, Mo- Carthy has said, concerns the five year-old episode in which six per sons were arrested after the FBl had found hundreds of secret gov ernment documents in the offices of the now-defunct magazine Am eraSia. These were the developments l. An official transcript of testi- mony taken by the Senate com mittee Investigating Mccarthy $ charges showed that Amerasia de- |fendant Emmanuel S. Larsen spoke of former Navy Lieut.. Andrew Roth as a real Communist" and the
 principal conspkator" in the case.
 Both men were among the six persons arrested in the case. Lar sen and Amerasia editor Phiiip
 Jaffe were fined; Roth and the
 other three never were brought to trial
 2. Mccarthy demanded that the
 Senate inquiry group open it's doors
 to the public when it takes tes,i-
 mony Thursday from State De-
 partment consular official John s.
 Service-another of the six &C., cused in the Amerasia episode five years ago. The committee plans to hear Service, as it mas other Amerasia witnesses, behind closed doors.
 3. The State Department accused
 Mccarthy of deliberate distortion of the public record" in saying that
 Dean Acheson-now Secretary ot State-had helped create a Red
 Poland by approving a $90,O00, ,00O
 loan to that country in 1946 4. Officials disclosed that Cardi-
 nal Spellman had sought the meet ing he had Friday with Deputy Undersecretary of State John E.
 Peurifoy-possibly to discuss U. s. representation at the Vatican. Peurifoy denied speculation that lie had initiated the meeting SO !le could ask the Cardinal to "call off Mccarthy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
DEFENSE IN
 A5IAGIvEN HIGHER UPS
MasArthur Outlines Pro. posaIs 10 Sec. Johnson
 and Gen.. Bradley

TOKYO, June 19-R-General Macarthur today outlined Amer ica's defense position in Red menaced Asia for Defense Secretary Johnson and General Bradley. He reportedly called it serious but not hopeless.
 The Commander of United StateI forces in the Far East. it was under stood, also urged prompt American materiel assistance to Formosa' last-stand bastion of the Chlrsse Nationalists, and for Southeast Asia.
 Military aspects of Japanese peace treaty also were believed under discussion in the secrecy shrouded momentous three-hour conference with the Secretary and the Chairman of the US. Joint Chiefs of Staff. This would in- volve the vital matter of American bases in Japan.
 It was taken for. granted, how ever, that Macarthur elaborated on these points reportedly made by his top officers to Johnson and Brad ley in "briefing" yesterday: That Formosa's fall to the Chi nese Communists would be seri- IL fense line which runs from the Aleutians through Japan and Oki- nawa to the Philippines. That Formosa could be outflanked if the Reds were to sweep over all Southeast Asia.
 That achievements in all cate ] gories should be speeded to the Far East Command.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
MCCARTHY DIvIDE5G0p
 GOVERNORS
Warren and Duff Condemn Random Chdrges"-
 Dewey Mixed"

s WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va, June 19|R-Top flight Re- publican Governors appeared di- vided today over the affect on their party's political fortunes of what some of them called "McCarthyism."
 Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York told reporters he has mixed" reaction to broadside charges by Senator Mccarthy (R-Wis) that the State Department is harboring Communists. He didn't elaborate publicly
 Gov. Earl Warren of California running for another term. lined himself up solidly against what he called the blanket accusations made by the Wisconsin Senator.
 Warren said he thinks Mccarthy speaks only for himself - and not the Republican party - in making charges for which the California Governor said not enough sup porting evidence had been produced.
 Gov. James H. Duff of Pennsyl- vania, running for the Senate, used almost the same words in con- demning what he labelled McCar- thy's random, blanket charges without specific data to back them up" All three COP Governors aired their views at meetings with re- porters at the annual Governors conference, swinging into business sessions here today.
 Dewey, who announced last week that he won't run again for Gov ernor with the fact that Mccarthy despite his methods-may have taken hold of man-sized issue for the November Congressional elec- tions.
 Dewey's friends said the New Yorh Governor has had no political ,loy' for Mccarthy since the latter i worked for former Gov. Harold E Stassen of Minnesota in the critica Oregon primary in l948. Dewey beat Stassen in that primary and went on to win the COP Presiden- tial nomination.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
TUNA GOLD RUSH' NOW ON In SOUTH
 CALIFORNIA SEAS

SAN DIEGO. June 19-lM-The annual fishermen's gold rush" for high priced tuna is getting under way today.
 The prized. top-grade tuna was reported running northward from the Mexico coastal waters. Catches were made onlv 60 miles south of here.
 Opening price offered by can- neries this year is $400 ton.
 Boats from as far north as Alaska came south to join the rush. The one owned by Fred Holmes of Sitka delivered a l4-pounder Saturday and refueled to resume the hunt.
 The schooner High Seas of New port Beach. Calf. brought in l5 albacore.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Prince George from Vancouver in port and sails at II o'clock for Skagway.
 Aleutian from Seattle scheduled to arrive at 10 am. Tuesday and sails westward at 3:30 pm.
 Princess Norah from Vancouver scheduled to arrive Tuesday after noon or evening.
 Chilcotin scheduled to sail from Vancouver tonight.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Wednesday. June 2l.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle June 9.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
AE( MEMBERS
 RENAMED TO POST

WASHINGTON, June l9 = R - President Truman today renomi- mated the four present members of the atomic energy commission.
 Sumner T. Pike. Maine Republi- can. was nominated for a new term of four years beginning July l.
 Returning to the old staggered system, the President named Cor don Dean of California for a new three-year term; Thomas Murray of New York, two years; and Henry DeWolff Smyth of New Jersey for one year term.
 The President acted after top White House source said that Pike will continue as acting chairman pending appointment of perma- nent chairman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
HAWAII STATE BILL ALMOST READY;T0
 GET ALASKA NEXT

WASHINGTON, June l9 - iR - The Senate Insular Committee com- pleted work today on a tentative draft of legislation to grant state hood to Hawaii and is expected to get busy later this week on the Alaska statehood bill.
 Chairman O'Mahoney D-Wyo) told reporters agreement had been reached on the Hawaii bill after technical amendments were ap- proved.
 He said, however, that commit tee members asked that a com mittee print of the bill be prepared before taking final action.
 O'Mahoney said he hoped to start work on the Alaska bill in time to send both bills to the Senate before this weekend.
 The House has passed both bills.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
NO THREAT MADE,
 BUT TAX INCREASE
 MAY BE NECESSARY
City May Have 10 Up Prop erfy Rate 10 Continue lm-
 provements Says Mayor

Mayor Waino Hendrickson today said he has never threatened 50 percent increase in property taxes if the sales tax ordinance is not passed, but an increase may be necessary.
 He made this statement in answer to what he termed an "inaccuracy' in the anti-sales tax advertisement paid for by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amer ica, Local No. 2247 (AFL).
 The special municipal election at which Juneau voters will approve or reject a one-percent special-pur- pose sales tax ordinance will be held tomorrow in the City Hall. The polls will remain open from am. to ' pm.
 All residents of Juneau eligible to vote in the city's general municipal elections are eligible to cast their ballots in tomorrow's election.
 At least 55 percent of the voters casting their ballots must show ap- proval of the ordinance before it becomes law.
 Mayor Hendrickson said that, although he has never threatened an increase in property taxes, such an increase may be necessary.
 My estimate is that it would take a 50 percent increase in property taxes to equal the revenues which would be taken in with one-per- cent sales tax" he said.
 T have said that an increase in revenues from some source will be necessary if the city is to continue its improvement program" he con- tinued.
 Answering the advertisements stand against consumer taxes. Mayor Hendrickson said: T believe the majority of taxes are consumer taxes in the end, whether they are hidden or cut in the open"
 The city administration realizes that the present bonds are 20-year general obligation bonds redeem able seven years from the date they were issued, he stated.
 But with revenue from the pro- posed one-percent special sales tax, the city could pay off it's annual installments on the bonds. as well as build up reserve with which to redeem the bonds when that becomes possible" he declared.
 Otherwise the city will have to continue paying installments-plus interest-for 20 years, he said.
 Yearly interest on the city's pre- sent $556,O00 bonded indebtedness amounts to $20,00O.
 The ordinance states that the rate of taxation under the pro- posed ordinance could not be in- creased; that the revenue from the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
TAX CUT ON CHEAP
 SMOKES T055ED OUT

WASHINGTON, June 19 = R = The House Ways and Means Com mittee threw out of its new tax bill today a proposal-once approved to cut the federal tax on economy brands" of cigarettes.
 The action cleared the way for a vote next on whether to boost cor poration taxes about $500, ,000. .00O a year.
 Some members contended rise in corporation taxes would put a veto proof" tag on their bill cut ting wartime excise taxes by $1, 100 : COG, ,OO0.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19

BERLIN, June 19-RvThe entire sports staff of a Communist con- trolled East Berlin newspaper-three editors and a secretary-resigned today in protest against what they termed "orders to write sports from the political viewpoint"
 The newspaper is the National Zeitung, organ of the National Democratic party. This is a party formed under Communist auspices with the announced purpose of en- rolling former Nazis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. June 19 - Closing quotation of American Can today is 115h, Anaconda 31as. Curtiss- Wright 8as, International Harvester 28A. Kennecott 55%, New York Central 1872, Northern Pacific 15A. US. Steel 35k, Pound $2.80.
 Sales today were 1,290.000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: in dustrials 222.09, rails 55.53. utilities 43.35.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
The W ashinqton Merry Go Round
Bv DREW PEARSON

tcopyrishs. 1880. D, ssli Syndicate. Incl WASHINGTON = It looks as if small business was getting the same old run-around from the Army Navy, and that big business was getting the juicy plums, some of them illegally.
 During the war, the brass hats contended that the urgency of placing orders forced them to con- centrate on big companies Result was that six corporations handled 60 per cent of all war contracts.
 Now, however, with plenty of time and no excuse for favoritism, the Army has recently shown com- pletely unwarranted favoritism to- ward Westinghouse Electric Com papy in the buying of water coolers. Though Secretary Johnson made some high-sounding speeches when he took office, announcing that he would give break to small busi- ness, his office did just the oppos- ite in the water cooler deal. Here are the unfortunate facts in the case: 4aB
 when the Chicago Army Quar- termaster's office requested bids on $1O0,OOO worth of water coolers, it received sixteen. One Westing- house bid did not come up to specifications, which under procur- ment regulations should have bar red Westinghouse from that part of the contract.
 This was protested by the Sunroc Refrigeration Company of Glen Riddle, Pa However, when Sunroc protested, the Army brazenly turned round and permitted Westinghouse to change its specifications. This change was made even though the bids already had been closed.
 Army Is Overruled
 OrvilIe Morrison, president ot Sunfoc, took his case up to the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
sEATTLEITEs HERE

Among Seattleites newly regis tered at the Baranof Hotel are Mrs. M Chiovitte, R. Blenkinsop Stewart Krieger and John O.. Mar tin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
HAZE REPORTED HERE

A stubborn haze, plotting out the view of the mountains along Lynn Canal, has been reported locally.
 But weather bureau spokesmen at the Juneau airport say it is no kin to the Kodiak fog. The local haze is due to an inversion-the tempera- ture of an upper layer of air is higher than that of the layers below it. Smoke hangs in the warm layer, unable to rise higher.
 The spokesmen said the local haze may be caused by industrial smoke from Juneau and smoke from for est fires in the interior.
 Roy Nolan of Juneau said that he sighted the haze Friday evening from Tee Harbor and that it was strange looking"
 He thought it might be related to the mid Pacific haze which was re- ported near the Hawaiian Islands last week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
FOG BLANkET5
 ALEUTIAN AREA:
 HAZE SEFN HERE

CORDOVA, Alaska. June l9--R are wondering if milky pail of fog and haze, blanketing the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleu- tian Islands, is a northern cousin to mid-Pacific haze which hung near the Hawaiian Islands earlier this week.
 Fog is common to western Alaska but for the past week the soup" has been stubbornly immovable.
 A Coast Guard plane in Cordova has been unable to return to it's Kodiak Navy base, which has been logged in since Tuesday
 The fog blanket has not seriously interfered with plane service to the states as coast line routes have remained fairly clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
FROM CORDOyA

Don Miller of Cordova is stay ing at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
WEATHER REPORT

} In Juneau--Maximum, 78; } minimum, 60.
 At Airport-Maximum, 8l; . minimum, 60. } 20 R E C. A s T } Juneau and Vicinity ( } Variable cloudiness and not } so warm tonight and Tues } day with some light rain by
 } Tuesday night. Lowest tenn } perature tonight about 55 de-
 } grees. Highest Tuesday near , 65.
 , P R E c I F I T A T I O N
 , (Past "A hours ending 7:30 am. today [
 , City of Juneau = Trace;
 . since June = 0.75 inches; , since July 1-7l.89 inches. . At Airport = None; . since June = 0.33 inches; . since July 1-46.10 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19

!tContinued on Page Four'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19

Army Is Overruled
 OrvilIe Morrison, president of EunYoc, took his case up to the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19

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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-02-02
Probe of Lever
Bros. To Proceed

Washington (LPA) = Resigna-
ton of Charles Luckman as pres
ident Of Lever Bros. Co.-one of
the big three which dominate the
soap and related industries here
will not stop plans of the House
Monopoly Committee to hear him
in February, Chairman Emanuel
Celler Cd, N. W announced. "The
subcommittee desires to find out
to what extent products manufac-
tured, distributed and used in our
country are affected by this huge
cartel" which has ties with Uni
lever Ltd. in Great Britain and
Unilever N. V. in the Netherlands,
as we'll as in many other nations,
Celler asserted. He's especially in
terested in finding out how prices
of soap and related products, in
Guiding oleomargarine, are affect
ed by the cartel operations.
No reason has yet been given by
Luckman for his sudden resigna-
tion, except that he had disagree
ments involving policy with other
Lever Bros. and Unilever officials.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-02-02

comfort from restlessness in labor
ranks and the revolt of powerful
unions against the wage freezing
system approved last week; it is a
slender hope at best. Herbert Nor
rison's taunting label "The ConSer-
vatives say they fought for social
security. Against whom? Who was
resisting?" is likely to stick. Nor
have the British people forgotten
the bleak years of poverty and un-
employment, to which = as the
manifesto argues-the Tories "pro-
tectors of privilege and apostles of
scarcity economics" would drag
them back.
1t will be interesting to watch
the Conservative party's campaign
and convolutions in the coming
weeks. No doubt, Mr.. Churchills'
oratory will be as brilliant as ever,
his shafts deadly and amusing,
but whether he and the men sur
rounding him can lift the Conser-
vative party back into power is
open to doubt.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-02-02
Universal Social
Security Would
Cut Public Costs

| Washington (LPA) = The men
and women who operate state and
local public welfare departments
are enthusiastically for "univer-
sal, adequate contributory system"
of social security, even though it
will do them out of their jobs.
Lucia Dunn, director of the Am
erican Public Welfare Assn, told
the Senate Finance Committee,
holding hearings on the House-ap-
proved social security bill (HR
6000) that if Congress passes the
measure 1--WE can definitely look
forward to the time when public
assistance rolls and public assist
ance costs will begin to diminish.
No one will be happier than we
when that time comes"
The constantly increasing num-
Der of people on public relief rolls,
Miss Dunn said, "is a measure OF
our failure as a nation to prevent
dependency" She called for extern
sion of coverage beyond that of
HR 5000 to "all working people,
and stressed the fact that agricul-
tural workers would continue to
press for unsound pension pro-
grams like the Townsend plan be-
cause they didn't have the benefits
of contributory insurance plan.
The American Public Welfare
Assn backs proposals for insur-
ance against permanent and total
disability, citing the fact that over
750, 900 of the people receiving
federally-aided public assistance
are needy because of disability, and
another 100000 are on general re-
lief rolls for the same reason. The
ideal provision in federal law, Miss
Dunn said, would be to broaden
the social security program to COW
er "all those who are needy be-
cause of disability" since "the
most constructive investment of
public assistance funds can often
be made in the early stages of ill
ness or disability when preventive
or curative measures are the most
possible"
Miss Dunn was scheduled to be
followed by spokesman for many
individual state public assistance
departments. She testified during
the second week of hearings, which
are expected to extend well into
February, on the House bill, first
major re-styling of the social Sc
curity program since it was initi-
ated in 1897.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-02-02
BiemiIIer Clears
Away AMA's Fog

Washington (LPA) = All that
the American Medical Association
is doing by its $5,000,000 campaign
against national health insurance
is to throw up a screen of artifi-
cial fog to obscure the real facts,
Rep. Andrew Biemiller Cd, Wis.,
told the legislative conference of
the Brotherhood of Railway q
Steamship Clerks here Jan. 19.
He called on the ANA to set
forth the facts about the differ
ences between the British health
program and the health insurance
proposal now before the Congress.
"They reveal their ignorance of
what national health insurance
really is" Biemiller said of the
doctors, "when they use the Eng
lish system as basis of compar-
ison. Compulsory health insurance
is not even directly comparable to
socialized medicine"
"All specialists and hospitals are
under the direct control of the CEN
trail government in England" Bic
miller explained. ave propose no
thing of the kind here"
"Only the advertising agency
now fronting for the ANA would
attempt to confuse people by using
the word socialism," said Biemill-
er. He referred to Whitaker q
Baxter, the firm being paid $780,
900 a year lS the doctors to put
on a high-pressure drive to block
health insurance, federal aid to
medical schools, federal aid for
school children's health services,
and all other measures to remove
what Biemiller called "the dollar
bill that stands between the doc
tors and a healthy America"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-02-02
News dnd Views ....
-. By ALEXANDER S. LIPsETT Can ILNs Featr

England's political pot is boiling
to judge from reports on the cleo
tion campaign now getting under
way. Among the first charges fired
were speeches by Herbert Morri-
son, Labor government leader in
the House Of Commons, and Sir
Stafford Cripps, chancellor Of the
exchequer-two Of the ablest men
modern England has produced.
Herbert Morrison, tough cockney
that he is, posed the Feb. % cleo
tion as "a straight choice between
Labor government and a Con-
seryative government, between the
constructive and progressive Left
and the differing and reactionary
Right, between the nation and the
interests" the father of British
austerity, calling conservatism "the
death warrant Of democracy" and
liberalism "a form Of individualist
economics as dead as the dodo,"
stressed the naturalization Of es-
sentiaI industry as absolutely es-
sential for a successful planned
economy"
4 I. =
Naturally, there was more to
the addresses of His Majesty's gov
ernment leaders-Prime Minister
Attlee has still to be heard from
than mere reiteration and de-
nunciations. Through both speeches
ran the thin thread of appease-
ment, the effort to pacify labor's
rebellious elements and to retain
the support Of middle class voters
without whom labor cannot hope
to win.
These bi-directional maneuvers
are sharply underscored by Labor
party manifesto, entitled, LET Us
Win Through Together" While
pledging the naturalization Of only
few industries, the campaign paper
bases its main appeal on the pro
mise to maintain full employment
economic stability, low prices, So
cial security, and fair share foi
all-in other words everything for
everybody. 1t also forecasts the
establishment of public pilot enter
prises in competition with private
business, "if the latter does not
meet the public interest"
!. u :.
Of course the Labor party pro-
pagandists cannot have their social
lied cake and eat it too. The ef-
forts of Mr.. Attlee and his colIea-
CUES to consolidate Labor's vast So
cial and economic gains of the past
four and a half years should 90
well with the British electorate
many of whom are afraid of new
experiments with their attendant
cost; but the attempt to paint the
naturalization program as a mere
efficiency measure and lull the
public into complacency is contra
dicted by the facts.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-02-02

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