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Evening star., 1951-02-16
Costello Questioned
For Six Hours in
Senate Crime Probe
BY the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Gambler
Frank Costello spent six hours
yesterday answering questions put
by Senate crime investigators
seeking information on Nation
wide crime and it's possible tie-up
with politics.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, of
Tennessee, the committee chair
man. refused to reveal details of
the closed hearing, but said:
I'VE had a very full hearing
with Costello, and got a great deal
OF information of value to the
committee. We went from the
beginning of his career right
down to the present time. A
large part of the questions-most
of the questions-he answered
forthrightly and tried to CO.
operate with the committee"
Senator Kefauver would not say
what results he got when Costello
was questioned about gambling
at the New Orleans Beverly Club,
of which Costello is part owner.
Tells of Meeting With O'Dwyer.
The committee also queried
Costello concerning his reported
1892 meeting with former New
York City Mayor William
O'Dwyer.
Mr.. ODwyer, who resigned as
Mayor to become United States
Ambassador to Mexico, is sched-
uled to appear before the COM
mlttee here in March when 1t
conducts open hearings. Costello
also will be among approximately
80 witnesses who will be called at
the later hearings.
Senator Kefauver said there was
some difference in the testimony
OF Costello and that of James j.
Moran, a commissioner of the
City Board of Water Supply.
The inconsistency, the Senator
said, involved 'the details of the
first meeting" between the two
men. The committee chairman
indicated that both men will have
chance to clear up discrepan-
cies in further testimony.
Me- anwhile, Frank Erickson,
Jailed head of a $12.5 million a
year bookie ring, yesterday lost
another round in his battle to es-
cape questioning by the Senate
crime group.
Directed to Appear.
Erickson, now serving q two
year term for bookmaking and
conspiracy. contends that the
Federal Committee lacks the right
to subpoena him from jail. The
appellate division of the State
Supreme Court yesterday upheld
a lower court ruling directing him
to appear before the committee.
But the gamblers counsel, Har-
old Fl. Corbin, won a further stay
until 4 pm. today in an appeal
to the State Court of Appeals, the
States highest tribunal.
This stay keeps Erickson out of
the ecurrent hearing but Senator
Kefauver said the committee
might question Erickson at a short
additional closed hearing in New
York if the Court of Appeals de-
cides he must answer the sub
poena.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Wages
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Johnston, but other officials have
said frankly that prices, will con-
tiaue to rise for some months to
come.
One thing organized labor has
called for is a tighter law for
control of food prices and rents.
Sterilization officials now are pre-
pairing to ask Congress for such
changes in the Defense Produc-
ton Act.
Had Sought 1870 Ceiling.
Labor members of the board had
demanded a formula that would
approve wage increases of II per
cent in the period from last June
Is through last December Is. F'u-
ture upward adjustments of such
a formula would be made in ac-
cordance with living cost rises.
Under labor proposal, the board
also would have approved jndefi-
nlteiy living cost adjustment plans
that are written into labor-man-
agement contracts, such as those
of the automobile industry con-
tain.
The three public members. of
whom Board Chairman Cyrus S.
Ching is one, originally had pro-
posed an 8 per cent formula with
later living ;ost adjustments.
The three industry members
had said that increases should be
limited to per cent including
such so-called fringe" benefits as
welfare funds and pensions.
So the favorable vote on the
10 per cent formula meant that
both groups had made concessions
to the labor point of view.
If labor decides to boycott the
board permanently the Govern
ment will have to revise it's entire
machinery for controlling wages
It probably would be necessary to
scrap the present tripartite setup
and create a panel entirely of
public representation.
Under the present stabilization
setup, the 10 per cent formula
voted by the board now is subject
to approval by Mr.. Johnston
That formula would be applied
to future labor contracts and
would not interfere in settlements
of over 10 per cent made in the
last year.
Neither would the 10 per cent
include the fringe" benefits,
pensions, welfare funds, etc.
Inequities Admitted.
The board majority said it
realized there were some inequities
or "catch-up problems" in lie
wage picture which migl, affect
the national defense picture.
It's policy, it said, was to take
cae of "disparities between in
creases in wages and salaries and
the increase in the cost of living
since January Is, 1850. OF which
may subsequently arise during the
period covered by the policy"
Walking out at the end of the
heated three-hour session, Mr.
Rieve said for the three labor
members that the formula would
attempt to do a great injustice
to all Americans who work for
wages and salaries"
On the other hand, Industry
Member j. Ward Keener said the
policy which the board approved
Evening star., 1951-02-16

minority members will investigate
on their own.
Senator Nicely said Senator
Welker had not discussed with
him any proposal for a crime
investigation but the chairman
added that he was personally very
concerned . about law and order
here and would seriously consider
any concrete proposal that any
of his fellow Senators would make.
Mr.. Montgomery, who has been
making periodic broadcast at
tacks against Washington law
enforcement-particularly in con-
nection with gambling-said SEN
ator Brewster. Republican, of
Maine and Senator Welker are
launching a new investigation of
Washington crime"
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Troop Debate Delays
|Wheat-for-IndiaB Bills
By the Associated Press

Legislation to provide India
with 2 million tons of American
wheat appeared today due for
delay until the Senate settles
the troops-for- Europe issue. That
may take two weeks or longer.
Bills with bipartisan backing
were introduced in both the Sen
ate and House yesterday to au-
thorize the wheat gift to India
to help ward off a famine.
The Senate bill was referred to
the Foreign Relations Committee
which is tied up with hearings
on the troops-for- Europe issue
Chairman, Connally has indi-
Gated he will send the bill to a
subcommittee headed by Senator
Gillette. Democrat, of Iowa for
hearings.
Evening star., 1951-02-16

would have infiationary impact
but it does represent the begin
ming Of a stop-a break in the
spiral seen operating in the last
eight or nine months"
Mr.. Ching. the chairman, called
it fair and equitable" and said
he was sorry the labor members
had walked out.
Evening star., 1951-02-16
Wartime Scrap Eyed

Scrap metal buyers in America
have been showing great interest
in the wartime dumps in Papua
and New Guinea-as have buyers
from the Philippines and England
Evening star., 1951-02-16

There were nearly LISTS, 1000
marriages in the United States
in 1850, 5 per cent increase
over 1949.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
Julie LOnen Dies At %

Julie Loman, age 96, we'll known pioneer woman of Nome, passed away this morning in Seattle.
 Mrs. Loman was the widow of Judge G. Lomen, formerly judge of the 2d Division District Court, and the mother of several promi- nent Nome business men. She is survived by sons Carl, Ralph, and Harry Lomen and a daughter, Mrs. Clinton Austin, seven grand children and several great grand children.
 Julie Lomen,. who came to Nome from Minnesota with her family to be with her husband, a lawyer in Nome during the color full stampede days, made many friends who remember here for her friendliness and kindness. She was charter member of the Pio- neers of Alaska, Auxiliary No. l..
 Since the death of her husband she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Clinton Austin, of Seattle.
 The funeral will be held in Se- attle at the Butterworth Chapel at 3 pm. Tuesday.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
One Third Of Red Cross Goal For Military Services

WASHINGTON, = Almost a third of the ss5, 900 sought by the American Red Cross in it's current fund campaign will be used for expanded services to the Armed Forces and their families, E., Roland Hartman, Red Cross president, announced here recent 1y.
 At the beginning of 1851 the Red Cross had a paid staff of 2,180 in it's Services to Armed Forces program. Of this total, 1880 are on field assignments with troops in this country and overseas. More than 400 addition al assistant field directors, recrea- ton workers and secretaries are urgently needed to work with able-bodied and hospitalized serv- 1cemen.4 F s-es &Aks @s L Gi iy e voluntarily at the Post Office this week!
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
Reds Open Dam; Flood Avoided

(P)- Red Chinese opened the floodgates of~ the huge Hwachon Reservoir dam in central Korea today but early reports said the man-made flood did not endanger JUN. forces.
 The Reds opened 10 of the res ervoir's 18 gates and sent thous- ands of tons of water rushing down on Allied-held ground. Ob- servers said the Chinese intended to cut the Chunchon Hwachon highway, main Allied supply artery and pave the way for a ounter-offensive down the Chun- chon-W Wonju highway.
 Previous to the flooding, the Chinese had made a stout stand against Allied forces storming the southern rim of the reservoir love to eight miles inside Red Korea.
 Despite the flood the Pukhan river rose no more than four and one half feet and by night the water was receding.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
GOLD s TRIK E
 IN K Q R E A

TOKYO, R- The old sour dough cry of 'Gold!" has sent US. Marines scurrying for picks and shovels at First Division com- mand post in Korea. 70
 There are recognized gold de- posits in Korea, but the Leather necks though little of them until Sgt. John M. Stent of Warner Springs, Calif., turned up two sliv- CTS of the precious metal in part time banning.
 His find sent buddies, running for cooking pots and pans with which to mine a stream bed.
 They didn't find. anything but they were not discouraged.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
West Alaska I'm "Enemy" Hands

Headquarters, Alaskan Com mand, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage Alaska. Bases in west ern Alaska secured by the "en- emy" during the first two days of the exercise are still in "en- emy" hands: n.s 1r. IF, e,.,>4ss.. <.
 All is quiet on the Alaskan front today, as a Hull in exercise "Firestep" continues for the third successive day. :: H..sa.
 .Aggressor' forces, hit by strong defensive counter attacks, have apparently withdrawn to regroup themselves to meet any major action which the "enemy" may be planning. e. .. .4: .,....s :.
 It has been reported that the "aggressor" air strength has suf- fered considerable, and it is be- lieved that the breathing spell is partially the result of the enemy's need for reinforcing their air arm.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
Yukon Ice To Help Alaska Charity
 Crippled Children Will Benefit From Ticket Sale

The Mckinley Foundation, Inc, of Anchorage, has sponsored a benefit for the Alaska Crippled Children's Assn. which, if success full this year, will become an an- nual event.
 The tickets, which are available through the local manager, Dew ey Goodrich, entitle the holder to attend the Yukon River Ball", held in connection with the mov- ing of the ice at Fort Yukon.
 Half of the proceeds of the con- test will go to the Crippled Chil- dren's Fund and half to the ticket holder.
 Ticket sale closes tomorrow ev- ening, advises chairman Goodrich.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
Father Hubbard Lauds MacArthur

SEATTLE, (P)-Father Bernard Hubbard, known as the "Glacier Priest" for his years in Alaska, in Seattle Friday, offered this as his solution to the Korean war:
 'Leave the decisions to General Macarthur and take them out of the hands of the bunglers of the State Department and the United Nations"
 Father Hubbard, geologist at Santa Clara University in Cali fornia, asserted that "The diplo- mats and politicians have lost the confidence of the people,"
 "They have shown," he contin- ued, 'their lack of leadership, of grasp, and appreciation"
 He said that in his opinion Gen. eral MacArthur is "the greatest living American"
 He likened the situation of the Chinese Reds in Korea to that of the wolves in Alaskan preserves.
 ''The wolves are protected in the preserves so that their young can go out and kill. The Chinese who are killing our boys return to the preserves of Siberia"
 Father Hubbard estimated that Russia needs two years to be ready for an all-out war.
 "And we are graciously giving them the time," he added.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
Demand Wage Increase Bridges LOngshOremen

HONOLULU, (P)-A caucus of Harry Bridges west coast long shoremen voted yesterday to de- mand a wage increase of 15t an hour and to back the demand with a coastwide strike if need be.
 The wage demand was part of a four-point program voted by 80 delegates. The, current contract expires June IS. The contract can be reopened on April IS.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
Britain and France Oppose Use Of Chiang's Troops

PARIS, (P)-France lined up with Great Britain today in op- posing Gen. MacArthur's proposal for the use of Chiang Kai-Shek's s troops by the United Nations in an effort to win the war in Korea.
 This was reported by the semi official French news agency and later confirmed by a foreign min istry spokesman.
 The French stand was made at a regular foreibn ministry news conference. Only French reporters are permitted to attend.
 The news agency said the gov ernment confirmed that through out the conversations carried on by diplomatic channels at Wash ington and Lake Success to fix the common position of the powers with troops in Korea, France as we'll as Great Britain has con- stantly opposed any extension of the conflict, whether by bombing Manchuria or the use of National ist Chinese troops, and in general any activity of the commander in-chief not expressly approved by the U.N."
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
Reds Withdraw; Allies IF Mi. Inside North Korea
Saturday. April l0, 1851

Gs@1- F.
 TOKYO. (P- United Nations forces stabbed deeper into Red Korea today against little oppo- sition. ..
 On most sections, of the. west ern and central battlefronts, the Communists had withdrawn sud- denly and strangely. 9s But they left behind roadways of death. The routes leading north were sowed thickly with mines, booby-trapped mortar shells and pits dug to trap tanks. The for ward pace was slow.
 Cencorships cloaked the dis tances gained.
 AP correspondent Tom Bradshaw said lack of firm contact with the Reds "for miles" north of the border surprised most Allied ob- servers.
 On the eastern front, patrols crossed the Hantan River at sev- eral points four to six miles north of the border. They drew fire from the north bank and pulled back.
 British Commonwealth troops in the central front consolidated their positions in the Red north land. American and Thai (Siamese) units north of the border met only small arms and automatic wea- pons fire.
 An Eighth Army communique said Red casualties Friday totaled about 935.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
Marshall Warns IS Against Defense Let-DOWn

WASHINGTON tR Secretary of Defense, Marshall spoke out to- day against what. he called a let down in public support of the de- fenseg program in the, face of a worsening world situation. >y5
 Every indication we have from abroad is of increasing buildup," Marshall said. "It has been notice able particularly in the satellite countries. The situation. not only hasn't been changed in the matter of being less tense, it is really more tense than before. s-
 The best this country can hope for, Marshall said,. is a period of tension rather than an all out world war, and he added: "What we are thinking about is possibly a ten-year tension-but the. ten- sion has relaxed here in 6 weeks" '"
 Marshall expressed these views in copyrighted interview with the, magazine U. s. News and World Report, during which he reiterated again his call for en- actment of universal military military training UMT) program, Indications are that the House, voting later this week, will do no more than set up a commission to recommend machinery for such a program.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
Monday. April g. 1851

On the west-central front, Am erican artillery pounded into Chorwon, IF miles inside R e d Korea.
 AP correspondent John Ran dolph reported the Chinese ap- peared to have pulled back all along the western front, north of Seoul It was the third straight day that contact was broken with the Reds. There were indications the enemy was building up in this area for a counter-offensive.
 Practically all the days fight
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The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
Alaska can support 8O% of Food Needs Says Expert
By Frank w. Vaille

WASHINGTON, (P- Alaskan agriculture will be able eventually to fill 80 to 9O9c of the food needs of Territorial residents, the De- partment of Agriculture believes.
 The Territory currently imports approximately 85e of its food supply. d.. e .a
 The optimistic prediction was made by Dr. s. B. Fracker, admin istrative assistant to the Depart ment's Agriculture Research Ad- ministration, in testimony before the House Appropriations Con1- mittee in support of a $280,000 budget request to continue experi- mental research in Alaska.
 His testimony was made public Saturday.
 Dairy Prospects Good -...,.
 On a self sufficiency basis, Fracker told the committee, Alas ka probably is no better of per centagewise than it has been in the past "because the population has been increasing faster than the cleared land"
 ssRut on a total basis of the pro- duction it has definitely been in- creasing in milk, potatoes n d grain," he added. "The prospects for the dairy industry are particu- larly good, because of the research results with respect to feeding, the use of light, and the produc-
 tContinued on Page Tw0
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09

MT. and Mrs. C. H. Champion. of the US. Weather Bureau, and family arrived yesterday to be stationed here.
The Nome nugget., 1951-04-09
U. S.-Britsh Talks Begin On Iranian Oil Crisis

(R-United States and British officials. began talks in Washing ton today in an attempt to work out a common policy for meeting the Iranian oil crisis. Britain con- trols the rich Iranian oil ondustry but has not yet put nationaliza- ton into effect, - s1 :.
 In Tehran, the Iranian govern ment rejected Britain's protest against standardization but Pre-. mier. Hussein Ala cautiously made no, commitment to parliament on the explosive situation.
 The. Soviet news agency Tass said Albania: has protested against asserted yiolatioAs, by air, sea and land of its territories by Italy and Greece.
 A French army source, in Hanoi, Indochina, said a Chinese invader battalion was believed to have halted its march toward Lai Chau, a provincial capital ITO miles northwest of Hanoi.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-06-15
FORT RICHARDSON
 HOUSING PROJECT NEAR COMPLETION

Nearing completion is the large new housing project at Ft. Rich ardson. Military personnel and their families can now start nov ing in, the army announces.
 The project contains 400 fam ily-type apartments. Started last June, the development will be completed next month.
 The Ft. Richardson project is the first of four similar programs initiated to relieve the drastic housing shortage at Alaska mili- tary installations.
 Fifty per cent of the apart ments will be allotted to non- commissioned officers, 35 per cent to company grade officers an Is per cent to field grade officers.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-06-15

The inlet structure located in the lake will be approximately 70 feet under water surface. Water will be withdrawn from the lake bottom in the same manner as water is drained from bathtub, Felkner explained.
 Copies of specifications Mo- DC-3433, have been mailed to all firms from whom requests have been received. Additional copies are available from the Bureau of Reclamation, Eklutna project of flee, box 165, Palmer, and will be mailed to any contractor interest ed in bidding on this job.
 Time allowed for completion will be 1,050 calendar days from date of notice to proceed.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-06-15
MRS. KICKER RETURNS FROM LONG TRIP OUTSIDE

Mrs. Kathreen Hecker has re- turned to her home in North Pal mer after an extensive trip State side. Mrs. Hecker spent some weeks in Wisconsin with sister. During the weeks they were snowbound, they planned an auto mobile trip.
 Leaving Wisconsin the first of May, they visited friends and rel atives in Oklahoma, Texas, Cali fornia, Oregon and Washington. Mrs. Hecker visited the Leonard Bergan family, Mrs. Arthur N. Olson and two sons, MT. and Mrs. Geo. Sjodin and family, all former residents of the Matanuska val ley.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-06-15
POST OFFICES

Delegate Bartlett has recom- mended appointment of two AL aska postmasters. Mrs. Ethel R.. Schmidt, acting postmaster at Bethel, was recommended for the permanent position at the third class office.
 To succeed Mrs. Martha Brown as postmaster at Tyee, Delegate Bartlett endorsed Mrs. John T. Byrd.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-06-15
HARVEY HIBER. JR.. PLANS TO ENTER STANFORD U.

Mrs. Harvey Hiber of Eska, and her son Harvey, Jr., who was graduated this spring from Pal mer high school, flew out We'd nesday for Seattle. Harvey is on his way to Stanford university to enter premedic summer school. His application for the exclusive school was entered months ago and confirmed. Mrs. Harvey will vacation stateside for two weeks then return to Jonesville. Harvey Hiber, Sr., is superintendent of the JoneSville mine.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-06-15
Bids For EkIUtnu Tunnel Open In Palmer June 25, Construction Starts Soon

Bids Eklutna office the
 The will be driven approximately through inc Chugach and will divert Ekutna lake Ekutna power plant which will An Palmer highway Byron Felkner construction in charge of he project.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-02
SOCIETY, SOCIAL EVENTS AND NEWS OF THE CLUBS
LFWc PRESIDENT AT
DISTRICT MEETING

Mrs. j. II. Hutson, jefferson
township, represented the London
Federation of Womens Clubs at
the Middle West District con-
ference in Mechanicsburg Friday.
Two distinguished guests had a
part on the program, Mrs. Hugh
Butler, a member of the executive
board of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs and Mrs. Carl
E. Swanbeck, president of the
Ohio Federation of Women's
Clubs.
Mrs. Robert Fl. Mills, district
president, presented the guests.
Mrs. Butler sopke on It's Time
for Women to Speak Up She
is the author of Time to
Speak Up and her talk was fol-
lowed by a panel discussion by
several who had read the book.
Mrs. Swanbeck's talk on do You
Accept the Challenge ?" was fol-
lowed by a tea honoring the two
special guests
The program also included de-
partmental panel discussions by
district officers and reports from
presidents of clubs in the district
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-02
Eastern Stars
Re elect Local
Woman Official

Mrs. Downing Beach of London
was reelected grand Treasurer of
the Grand Chapter of Ohio, Order
of the Eastern Star, at the sixty
second annual session III Colum-
bus last week. District 1S, OF
which London Chapter is a mem
Der, was also hon1red with the
appointment of Charlotte Drake
of Anuocn Charse Yellow
Springs, as Grand esther. Ruth
West, Deputy Grand Matron of
District IS for 1852, was appoint
ed from Portia Chapter, North
Lewisburg. The District also has
the Grand Representative of Tex
as, Kathleen Sheets of Home City
Chapter, Springfield. Mrs. Glenn
Sponsler London, served es page
to Mrs. Beach during the three
day session at the coliseum, and
Bruce ID. Lewis of Lordon was
chairman of the payroll committee
At the opening Tuesday night,
Harry Elton, Worthy Patron of
London Chapter, took part in the
drills. On Thursday afternoon,
Mrs. Marguerite Kennerdell of
Cleveland was instaned as Wor-
thy Grand Matron and Christie f.
Bauer of Akron as Worthy Grand
Patron for 1852
Mrs Murray Lohr, Associate
Matron of London, took part in
the installation drills with all as
sociate matrons and associate pat
rons of the State. Several from
London attended all sessions of
Grand Chapter, with headquarters
at the Deshler WalIick Hotel.