davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
ANCHORAGE MANS BODY FOUND ROBBED IN OREGON RIVER

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 15-lR- A bruised body found in Villa mette River shadows was identi- fled yesterday as that of Myles W. Jones, 59, Anchorage. Police learned he had heen absent from his hotel for some time.
 An autopsy was ordered when county detectives reported bruises on Jones' head. All clothing pock- cts had been turned inside out The body was found Monday and believed to have been in the River several days.
 Eaton Hotel Manager J. B Steinbeck reported Jones was a mining engineer and that his wife Bertha, directs USO center II the Alaska City. She is in Anch- orage.
 Steinback reported Jones came here about year ago for health reasons and usually carried a rol of bills.
 Identification was made by trac- ing laundry mark on shirt col lar and later confirmed by the hotel manager.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
HELIC0pTER LANDS 10 GET DEAD PILOT OF CRASHED JET SH!p

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 15- R-A helicopter pilot prepared to- day to bring the body of a jet fighter pilot from the isolated shore where he crashed yesterday after collision at 10000 feet.
 The pilot of the other plane, It. Harry s. Hanna, flew safely back to Elmendorf Field.
 The second helicopter to make the attempt succeeded in landing late yesterday at the crash scene at Point Redoubt, southwest of here. It. Donald Griffis, the pilot. made the landing after a battle with winds that reached up to 70 miles an hour. His fuel was exhausted after a 60- mile flight from Anchorage.
 A medical officer, Capt. G A. Quinn, was a passenger on the haz- ardous landing. A fuel supply was to be flown to the helicopter today
 The dead pilot has not been iden- tified.
 The collision occurred during practice with an aerial target
 Other fliers said the pilot ap- parently tried to get out of his plummeting plane. They saw the sanopy of the plane released at about 5000 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
LEND-LEASE CONTROVERSY IS STAR TED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-Rl-The White House said today that Fresi- dent Truman, weighing the down. turn in Russian American relations, believes this country's wartime lend-lease program was ended 'too abruptly"
 Presidential Secretary Charles G.. Ross told reporters he has heard MT. Truman express this view. Ross added:
 T think he had in mind the method rather than what was done"
 Ross was discussing with news men an interview printed in today's New York Times by Arthur Krock, it's Washington correspondent.
 Ross replied, T don't know" to this question prompted by Krocks interview: Could the Presidents feelings now be the basis for a new approach to the Russians?"
 Krock wrote that in discussing the cold war as contrasted with the prospects of peace surrounding the founding of the United Nations in 1945, MT. Truman was asked: When did you conclude that normal nego- tiation with the Kremlin was hope less?"
 Krock wrote:
 "He, (Hlr Truman) said he re- membered that time (of the LIN. conference) well, and with what good will toward the Russian people. and their rules he went to Potsdain' shortly thereafter. There he plan ned to offer help for reconstruction of Russia as well as the rest of the world, on a very large scale. But he found that all Stalin wanted to talk about was the cessation of lend-lease; hence the atmosphere was unfavorable to what MT. Tru- man had in mind"
 The lend-lease program, under which this country sent nearly S50,- 000,000,000 worth of supplies to it's World War II allies, was formally suspended on Aug. 21, 1945.
 Krock wrote that MT. Truman called it a mistake to abolish lend lease at the time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
FAIRBANKS TO VOTE,
 ANNEXATION ISSUE

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. l5- lR Fairbanks voters will decide next Tuesday on the annexation of 370 acres to the city.
 The only previous annexation to the city was in 1921 when 23ia acres were added.
 Also depending on the outcome of the election is the construction of more than 400 homes in the annexa- tion area at an estimated cost of S6,OOO,000, including the purchase price of the land.
 Proponents of the annexation say it will add more than $l0,000,000 in taxable city property, in addition to money from the sale or lease of the land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
H-B0MB ISSUE
 INTERJECTED IN
 BRIT CAMPAIGN
(By Associated Press)

Tory chieftain Winston Churchill has interjected the hydrogen bomb discussion into the British election campaign. Without mentioning the bomb by name Churchill called for talks between Western leaders and Stalin in a final effort to stop the atomic arms race.
 It was interpreted as Conserva- tive attempt to convince Britons Churchill is the man to talk with Stalin instead of Labor Prime Min ister Attlee.
 Attlee, in reply to Quaker sug- gestion recently said a meeting among the leaders of Russia, Britain and the United States to settle major difference would be useless at this time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
KFAR, KENI Sign Up
 With Nail. Broadtasi

SEATTLE, Feb. 15-- lR Radio Stations KFAR in Fairbanks, AL aska, and KEN1, in Anchorage, annousced today their affiliation with the National Esoadcasting Company, effective immediately.
 KFAR and KENI, stations of the Midnight Sun Broadcasting Con- rany, are owned and operated by Capt. Austin E. Lathrop. The NEG utilization was announced at the Broadcasting Company's Seattle of- fices.
 The announcement said KFAR and KENI also would provide NEG with on-the-srot coverage of AL aska news and special events by means of short-wave or tape re- cording.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
hers Are Reported on Rocky lsland Coast
AFTER FIGHTING CABIN BLAZE
 ALL NIGHT, LONE AGED MAN
 SHOOTS FAITHFUL COMP pANI0NS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 15-Rl Eighty four year-old Jerry Saun- ders shot two of his oldest com- panions near the ruins of his wilderness cabin Saturday.
 It was a mercy killing without controversy. It was an emergency in which he felt only the strong could survive.
 Facing his 85th birthday, he felt he was the only one of the three some who was strong enough. So he shot his two dogs.
 The mercury hovered around 50 below that night. The old prospec- tor built roaring fire in his old Yukon stove-the one that had been keeping the frost from his little cabin for years.
 But this was one winter too many for the aged stove pipe. It got red hot and set the roof afire.
 The old man fought the blaze alone until daybreak, then he sal- vaged what little he could of his personal belongings. The closest settlement was Manley Hot Springs. four miles across the frozen Panama River and the snow-drifted tun- dra.
 Saunders thought he could make it. He was sure his two faithful huskies couldn't. Old age had taken too much out of them. One was tlind. He knew they would starve without him.
 He patted them on the head then shot them, he said today.
 He started alone on the trek through the snow, carrying his salvaged mementoes.
 An Alaska bush pilot, Bob Byers sighted the smoke rising from the cabin ruins. He circled back to in- vestigate and spotted the lonely figure on the tundra. The pilot landed on the river, picked up the old man and flew him to safety.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
OIL SLICK FOUND

SEATTLE. Feb. l5-tR-An omi- nous oil slick was sighted today in the hunt for a missing Air Force B-36 bomber, just after search plane crashed killing eight men in Montana.
 Planes and ships sped to inspect the oil slick. sighted in the Queen Charlotte Sound area some 400 miles northwest of here. where the B-36 vanished before midnight Monday with IT aboard.
 The slick was sighted from the air, but first reports did not give it's exact position. The Armed Services Public Relations Office at Seattle, which announced the development, said searchers did not place too much credence in the report. It was pointed out that ships travelling to and from Alaska follow that route and might leave oil traces.
 Search Plane Crash
 The search plane crash occurred about 8:3O am. (EST) near Great Falls, Mont
 A B-29 from the Spokane, Wash, base taking off to resume search
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
CHIN ECONOMIC AID PACT SIGNED
Loan of Three Hundre Million Also 10 Be Made
 win New Territory
(By Associated Press)

After nearly two months of nego- tiations in Moscow, the Soviet Un- ion and the Chinese Communist Republic have signed a 30-year treaty of friendly alliance directly affecting 7OOOOO,OOO people of the two countries.
 The pact is said to be aimed at strengthening the economic and cultural ties of the two nations. It provides for a Russian loan Of $3O0, ,0O0,o00 over the next five years which will be used by China to buy machinery and supplies from Russia.
 The alliance promises either na tion will come to the aid of the other if she is attacked by Japan or nations directly or indirectly allied to Japan or using Japan for aggressive aims.
 The pact also provides that Rus sia will hand over to China within two years the south Manchurian railway which the Soviets now operate.
 To Surrender Darien
 Russia also promises to hand over the port of Darien and to withdraw troops from Port Aruiii:r These were provisions of the 1925.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. l5-Closine quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is SIS, American Can 113A, Anaconda 291a, Curtiss- Wright g, International Harvester 28, Kennecott 53A, New York Gen. tral 12h, Northern Pacific 14h U. s. Steel 29M, Pound $280b.
 Sales today were 1,730,000 shares
 Averages today are as follows industrials 20l.93, rails 54.80, util- tiles 4256.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
W|LDLIFE SERVICE GETS $50,0o0 RAISE
 10 PROTECT GAME

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is -R- Legislation to increase funds for the Fish and Wildhfe Service use in the Territories was approved yes terday by House Fisheries sub committee.
 It would permit the service to spend S75,000 yearly for game pro- lection in Alaska, $25.000 in Hawaii
 Previously, Alaska has received s25. 900 and Hawaii received Sl0,000 a year.
 A subcommittee also approved a bill to extend to Alaska the law which now protects the bald eagle in the states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
ASK CONGRESS FOR IMMEDIATE GUT
 ON EXCISE TAXES
lBv Associated Press)

An organization of businessmen has asked Congress to cut federal excise taxes right away-to the tune Of three billion dollars.
 Such a move, the national com- mittee for repeal of wartime excise taxes declared, would bring prices down at once and help the retail and manufacturing business.
 If adopted. the proposal would wipe out completely the 20 percent retail sales tax on jewelry, luggage, cosmetics and furs. It would result in a tax cut five times as great as the reduction proposed by President Truman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
PA COMMUNICATIONS
 MAN CHECKS EQUIPMENT

After spending two weeks checK- ing VHF (very high frequency sta- tions in the Juneau and GustaVus areas, w. l.. Rumple of San Fran cisco was to go to Annette Island there for further work. He expects to return to California this week end.
 Rumple is on the communications staff of Pan American World Ar ways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
lower kir Raies,
 Seattle 10 Alaska,
 Are Granted by CAB

SEATTLE, Feb. 15-iR-Permis- sion for Northwest Airlines to estab- fish lower air freight rates between Anchorage, Alaska, and various United States points was granted Monday by the Civil Aeronautics Board. The new rates, averaging about 12 cents a ton mile from Alaska, and 16 cents to Alaska, are in lieu of even lower rates requested by Northwest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Freighter Square Knot scheduled to arrive at l am. tomorrow.
 Princess Norah from Vancouver arrived last evening, delayed in port by weather but expected to sail for SkagWay during after noon today.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Denali schedu'e,. southbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
Merry -Go Round
 The W ashingion
iCopyrj9ht. 1850. by Bell Syndicate. Incl
 By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON - Most southern Senators shy away from the label "Dixiecrat" like a scared rabbit. But not easygoing Sen. Jim East land of Mississippi He bestows the honor on reluctant page boys.
 A few days ago, -thatched Senator Ferguson, the Michigan Republican, bumped into Eastland on the elevator. In his jolly, ex- ransive manner, Eastland drawled "Senator, I want you to meet a young Dixiecrat friend of mine from Mississippi-This House page here.''
 A slim blond kid in a pages garb bobbed his head nervously
 Senator Eastland went on, half questioningly, "Yes, Sir, he's Dix iecrat.'
 The boy said nothing.
 Senator Ferguson, teasing, said, you are a Dixiecrat, aren't you?"
 By this time the page was snuff fling his feet. After a reluctant pause, the boy said, "Yes, Sah, l reckon An am a Dixiecrat-if the Senator says so.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
WARMER DUDS ARE NEEDED FOR ARMY
 IN ARCTIC REGION
(By Associated Pressl

The nations top military chiefs disclosed today that their defense calculations are based on the theory that if war breaks out, the main fighting will be in the Arctic region. In other words, if there is q hot war" most of the fighting will take place where it is bitterly cold. With this in view, the Army is asking Congress for huge sums for cold weather training and equip nent.
 Tip From Eskimos
 Incidentally Canadian service men fighting an imaginary invasion of Alaska have taken a tip from the Eskimos. For centuries, Eskimos have been wearing two-piece cari- bou suits with the fur turned in- side out on the first layer and outside in on the second. Now some Canadian pilots and ground troops are trying out the same principle in 9 light one-piece nylon suit.
 AP Man Tries One
 Associated Press Correspondent Clarke Beach tried one on and walked around in Is degrees below zero weather. He said it was quite warm, in spite of the fact he wore nothing else except socks and boots. No underwear, either. The suit has a hood that can be pulled over the head. But Beach didn't think quite so much of that He added, how ever. he hasn't as much hair as most of the fighting men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
BAGGENS BACK

MT. and Mrs. L. C. Baggen. who returned to the North last night on the Princess Norah, are registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
FROM SEATTLE

Among Seattleites stopping at the Baranof Hotel are l. A. Sawyer John E. Putnam. Samuel Collins, Rex Morris and E. w. Myers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

w. L. Rumple of the San Fran cisco office of Pan American World Airways is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
PLANE ON SEARCH I5
 IN CRASH
.Eiqht Men Killed, Seven Escape e-Aleident Soon
 After Take-0ff

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Feb. l5- R-Eight men were killed and seven escaped when an Air Force B-29 bomber crashed shortly after taking off from the Air Force base here about 6:30 am. (MST) today.
 The big four-engine plane, which had been searching for missing B-36 in Queen Charlotte Sound, clunmeted to the prairie about three miles southwest of the local base from a low altitude. It burn ed shortly after it hit one side of U. s. Highway 87, and careen- ed over the road, the Air Force
 information officer said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
Ah MILLION ASKED FOR RESEARCH ON
 SECRET WEAPON
(By Associated PTess)

The Army has asked Congress for four and a half million dollars in cash to continue research on a top secret anti-aircraft weapon. The gun. called the "skysweeper. is described as so efficient that 1t can score direct hits on aircraft flying faster than sound-in broad day light or total darkness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
WAS SEARCH PLANE

SPOKANE, Feb. 15--Pl-A B-29 that crashed near Great Falls, Mont, early today was search plane from the Spokane Air Force base. Capt. K. D. Mcfarland said
 There were Is crew members aboard, the officer said.
 Mcfarland, information officer at the Spokane base, said the plane was taking off from the Great Falls field to resume search for B-36 bomber reported missing yesterday.
 The B-2o returned to Spokane last night after searching most of the day in the Queen Charlotte Sound area off the coast of Brit ish Columbia. Weather conditions at it's home field near Spokane would not permit landing and the pilot went on to Great Falls for the night
 He identified the ship as one from the 99th Bomb Group.
 MESSING" IDENTIFIED
 SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 15-lR-- Eight men killed in the crash of a B-29 bomber today near Great Falls, Mont, were identified by the Spokane Air Force Base.
 The Air Force did not list the men as dead, but officially miss ing" They included:
 Maj. Clyde Butts, Aircraft Con- mander. Salt Lake City, Utah.
 Capt. Lester V. Johnson, Jr., co-Eilot, Cove, Ore.
 Capt. Jonathan M. Herbold, CO., pitt. Anoka, Minn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
REPORT IS
 RELAYED TO
 VANCOUVER
Survivors Said 10 Have Been Picked Up by Fish,
 ing Boat Cape Perry

BULLETIN =. VANCOUVER, B.C., Feb. 15-tR-The Canadian Press reported this afternoon that two survivors of a missing Air Force B-36 were found.
 They were found on Ashd0wn Island in the Queen Charlotte Sound, the news agency said.
 Other survivors were reported sighted along the rocky, wind swept island.
 The report was relayed to R.C.A.F. headquarters here.
 The survivors were picked up by the fishboat Cape Perry, one of many on the alert following the disappearance of the big plane early Tuesday. The bomber. en route from Alaska, carried 17 per- sons.
 Ashdown Island is 150 miles north of Port Hardy, and some 400 miles northwest of Vancouver.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
MORE DETAILS

BULLETIN = VANCOUVER, B.C., Feb. 15-lR-Royal Cana dian Air Force reported nine known survivors this afternoon from Air Force B-36 missing two days off British Columbia coast. All good condition. Fishing boat picked them up. Others sighted on the coast.
 Two men aboard the Cape Perry are reported in good condition, crew members of fishboat said. Several other men could be seen along on shore but stormy seas prevented immediate rescue.
 RCAF has dispatched CansO flying boat from Port Hardy.
 Men rescued were second and and seventh members of plane to parachute when it was ditched.
 Some of the survivors were picked up from Ashd0wn Island and others from Princess Royal Island about 85 miles south of Prince Rupert. One man was in- jured when trapped on T rocky cliff.
 Those rescued included Capt. II. I. Barry. Hillsborough, H., skip per of the plane; Lieut.. Raymond Whitfield, Lieut.. Paul Gerhart, Capt. Daniel Mcdonald, Sgt. James Ford, Lieut.. Ernest Todd, Sgt. Martin Stevens, Sgt. Biealc Tripode.
 Captain of the Peary in a radio interview with the Canadian Press from the fishboat said: "Ditched" plane at , am. Pacific Time Tuesday after battling three engines afire and plane iced up at 1900 feet. We tried to climb out but fire broke out in No. l engine and flames showed above engine. Two minutes later No. 2 burst into flames. We started to lose altitude. We were dropping 300 feet min ute and then engine No. stop ped with plugged line.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
Signature Glassware

A cheeky West Virginian is prov ing to Washington there is str, plenty of opportunity for a go-get- 'em small-business man.
 Henry Brown, hearty fellow
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
FROM FAIRBANKS

MT and Mrs. J. G. Shepard of Fairbanks are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15
WEATHER REPORT

, WEATHER REPORT In Juneau-MaXimum p; minimum 13. At Airport-Maximum 2l; minimum g.
 F o K E c A s T
 Juneau ana vicintty) Variable cloudiness with northeasterly gusty winds to- night and Thursday. Low est temperature tonight near 10 degrees; highest Thursday about g.
 P R E CI PIT A T T Q N } tPast 24 hours ending 7:3o a m. today City of Juneau-.09 inches;
 since Feb. Hoo inches,
 } since July 1-56.71 inches.
 At Airport-.22 inches;
 since Feb. 1-1.44 inches; , since July 1-37.27 inches.
 . . . . .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15

Continued on Page Twc,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15

Continued on Page Four)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-15

Continued on Page Two)
Evening star., 1950-03-23

nal will recognize Mrs. leagues
plans for carefree entertaining.
which appear in that magazine
under the title Conversation
Piece" In her book she gives 36
different menu plans, all Of which
can be prepared and served with
out the aid of maid or butler. It's
book you'll read not once, but
many times even if you're not
hunting for a sensational new
recipe to spring on the crowd.
"Household Equipment" by Louise
]. Peet and Lenore Safer Thye,
published by John Wiley 81 Sons.
Inc. ($5). In the third edition
Of this book the material has been
completely reworked and includes
all the modern home appliances.
There is a discussion of automatic
washers, of pressure pans, of home
freezers, of all the many devices
that are saving the homemaker
50 much time and effort. They
analyze each piece of equipment
according to convenience, con-
struction and durability. In addi-
ton to this full description, they
tell how to use each appliance
efficiently and economically. Dr..
Peet is head of the Household
Equipment Department. Iowa
State College, a post which she
has held since 1881. Mrs. Thye
is head of the Housing and Equip
ment Division of the Bureau of
Human Nutrition and Home Eco
nornics.
Evening star., 1950-03-23
Vegetable
Beef Pie
1la pounds beef for stew.

1l2 pounds beef for stew.
"a cup -four.
3 tablespoons lard or drip
pings.
Salt and pepper.
3 medium potatoes, cubed.'
10 small whole carrots.
10 small whole onions.
2 cups canned or cooked peas.
Dredge meat in flour and
brown slowly in lard or drip
pings. Season. Add only
enough water to cover. Cover
closely and cook slowly for Ia
hours. Add vegetables, except
peas, and continue cooking until
meat is tender and vegetables
are done. Pour off cooking
liquid and thicken for gravy.
(Allow u cup gravy for each
serving.) Combine meat, pota-
toes, carrots, onions, peas and
gravy.
Make biscuit dough as fol-
lows:
Biscuits.
2 cups Sifted enriched flour.
l tablespoon baking powder.
"a teaspoon salt.
4 to 6 tablespoons lard.
V to "a cup milk.
Sift together -four. baking
powder and salt. Cut in lard
until mixture has fine even
crumb. Add enough milk to
make a soft dough. Turn onto
a lightly Toured surface and
knead for u minute. Pat or
roll " inch thick. Line in
dividual casseroles with biscuit
dough cut in diamond shapes.
Fill with meat and vegetable
mixture and fold biscuit dough
over top. Bake in hot oven
(425 degrees F. for Is to 20
minutes or until biscuits are
Drowned. S to 6 servings.
Evening star., 1950-03-23

If there was such a thing as a
national fish. I'll bet it would be
salmon. It's a fish we all like and
all eat in some form or another.
Fresh, frozen or canned it rates
high in popularity on the Ameri-
can dinner table. Recently the
Wall Street Journal reported can
ned pink salmon prices down
about 33 per cent from year ago.
Any housewife knows how handy
a can of salmon can be for
loaves, casserole and creamed
dishes, and eaten justpas it comes
out of the can. hot or cold. For
a glamorous ladies luncheon
entree, fill cream puff shells with
a mixture of canned salmon sea-
soned very lightly with dill seed
and a good generous squirt of
lemon in the mayonnaise. You'll
start a new fad in salads. Frozen
salmon from the West Coast is
likewise plentiful on the local
market for broiling or pan-frying.
For the remaining weeks of
Lent it's cheering news to know
the fish supply in general Is look