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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
ATA WINS IN COURT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-lR- Air Transport Associates won at least a temporary victory today in their fight to remain in business.
 Civil Aeronautics Board attor- neys agreed to delay putting the Seattle Alaska non-schedule alr line out of business pending a court ruling on the firms appeal
 The line had asked temporary court injunction.
 The CAB had ordered the com- pany out of business as of Thurs day midnight because it allegedly flew too regular and frequent flights.
 Agreement was reached in dist rict court today where the airline was seeking to block the boards death order and asking that the board be required to hold hearings on the lines 2h year old appli- cation for certification as reg ular carrier.
 Hearings are scheduled in appeals court tomorrow afternoon on the firms request for review of the CAB revocation order. The agree ment will permit the company to continue operations if the appeals court takes the case under con- sideration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
Many 6roters Are Closing Dec. 26;
 Other Siores Vary

Seven Juneau grocery stores will be closed the day after Christmas. Most Federal and Territorial of- fices will be closed on Christmas Eve and the time made up by work ing full days the Saturdays of Jan uary 5 and 12.
 Banks will be open December "A but closed on Christmas.
 Grocery stores which have indicat- ed December 26 closings are Bert's, Case Lot. Juneau Cold Storage, Home Grocery. Sanitary Meat Mar ket, Twentieth Century, and Cal ifornia grocery. Drug and other stores have not made any plans for the Wednesday closing check revealed today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
Juneau Children Guests oi Capitol. EIks on Saiurday

The children of Juneau will be guests of the Capitol Theatre Sat urday afternoon with the showing of three cartoons and a Roy Rogers serial. Doors open at 12:45 pm. and the show starts with bang at 1:30 pm.
 There is but one stipulation for at tendance at the show All children must be unaccompanied! In other words, this is strictly a kids produc- tion with parents not allowed at the theatre.
 Children from the Winfield Home will be brought in for the show Eager Red Holloway is donating bus for transportation from the home to theatre and return. Ted Heyder, manager of the Cap- itol. is giving the free show for the children.
 The fire department and city po- lice will act as guardians during the entire show.
 Immediately following the show at p.m.. all children who attended the show are to be guests of the Elks. Santa Claus, alias Stanley Duke, will give out candy, nuts and toys in the Elks ballroom.
 The children will be Escorted across the street under the protective arms of the fire department and po- lice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
The " ashington Merry Go Round
Ed. N0te-This is the second of Drew Pearson's series on cor ruptiOn in g0vernment).
Copyright. 1851. by Bell Syndicate. Incl
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON considering how corruption takes root in gov- ernment it's necessary to give some attention to the social whirl There is many an official who would be mortified at the idea of taking money for favor who nevertheless will perform great favors as the result of a dinner party, yachting trip or a weekend at duck blind
 Take for example the ebullient and expansive congressman from Mobile, Everything is made for love" Frank Boykin, and let's see how he operates his influence-ma- chine While Boykin is not exactly typical, his methods of ingratiating himself with people in powerful places illustrates how loans can. be granted and prosecution circum- vented through backslapping and partying.
 On Aug. 2. 1949, Boykin threw one O. the most notable dinner par ties in Washington, featuring a menu of bear meat, venison, pos sum and raccoon; plus huge ban ner across one end of the banquet hall Haunting the congressman's famous motto, Everything is made for love-" Speaker Sam Rayburn was there, the chief justice was there, I was there; also Lamar Caudle, some of the REC directors and about 400 members of the cab inet and congress. 7
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
Another Snow Storm Strikes Wide Area;
 Death Toll Over zoo
By The Associated Press

Another snow storm and cold has struck again today over wide areas of the nation which staggered from nearly a week of blustery. wintry weather.
 The new storm centered in the northern and central Rockies and snow pelted areas in the mountain region and the northern plains states.
 It was another morning of sub zero cold in the sn0w-cOvered mid west as new mass of cold air pushed across the Canadian bor- der.
 Some areas of the storm belt from the Pacific Northwest to the New England states were promised moderating temperatures today.
 The death toll from weathers on- slaught since last Friday rose tc above POO. Thousands of persons suffered injuries in falls on icy streets and sidewalks.
 Highways throughout the snow blankcted areas were hazardous for travel. Schools in many areas were closed.
 It was below zero again today in most of Montana and the Da- kotas. the upper Mississippi River Valley and the upper Great Lakes region.
 It was 20 below in Pellston, Mich early today and -19 in International Falls, Minn.
 Heavy snow blanketed wide areas across the northern tier of states. Il piled up to depth of 50 inches ir upstate New York, which yesterday battled the worst storm of the sea- son.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
Truman A(fs;; pAA Workers Back 10 Jobs

NEW YORK, Dec. 19- tR A three day strike against Pan Ameri- can World Airways ended today as CIO Transport Workers returned to their jobs in compliance with White House intervention.
 Ground crewmen, stewardesses and pursers lowered their picket signs at 12:01 am. tEST), agreeing to put off the strike at least 60 days while an emergency federal fact finding committee studies the wage dispute.
 The CIO Transport Workers Union (TWU) said last night that strikers voted about eight to one to call off the walkout. The TWU claims to represent $500 Pan Am erican employees.
 Company officials earlier had an nounced they were ready to go be- fore the three-man federal panel
 Picketing ended at Pan Ameri- cans five American terminal cities New York, Miami, San Francisco Brownsville, Tex, and Seattle.
 With overnight shifts normally small, the mass of strikers were not due to start back to work un- til later this morning.
 A spokesman for Pan American one of the worlds largest airlineS with routes circling the world saio that 100 percent normal schedule; on all flights were expected today
 Yesterdays return to-work vott came after a 25-man TWU negotiat- ing committee in New York recom- mended that the strikers return tt work.
 This action followed the an nouncement in Washington Mon day that President Truman wa creating the fact finding panel un der the Railway Labor Act, whici also applies to airlines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
|Sovieis Say
 American Spies Killed

MOSCOW, Dec. 19-tRi-The So- lviet Supreme Court said today that two men with Russian-sounding names have been put to death as American saboteur-spies parachu- ted into Russia.
 The announcement from the mill itary collegium of the court said they were dropped into Russia from an American plane manned by American military officers.
 Their names were given as A. I. Osmanov and F. K. Sarantsev.
 (Michael McErmott, State De- partment press officer in Washing ton, said the State Department knows nothing about the incident and said he never heard of two men with those names.
 (The Russians have accused the United States in the United Ma tions of using some of the Mutual Security Acts 100 million dollar appropriation to pay for treason in the Soviet bloc. The Act pro- vides funds ito pay nationals of East Europe for helping Western defense)
 The two were arrested in Aug ust shortly after dropping into Russia's Moldavian Republic, a small state of farms and light in- dustiies near the Romanian bor- der, the Russians said.
 Forged papers, guns, poison and large sums of money were found on them when they were picked up, the Soviet account reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
BIGGEST NEWS OF YEAR

NEW YORK, Dec. 19-tR-News- papers concentrated on the Korean iist of American prisoners of war IS one of the biggest stories of the year today and radio and television networks stayed on the air throughout the night. relaying the news to anxious relatives.
 Newspapers crowded edition times to print as many names as available and supplemented their coverage with pictures and inter- views with relatives.
 They also provided information to families calling in the hope that maybe their boys name was on the list.
 The radio and television net works cancelled late shows during the night to start the special ser- vices and continued them on into the morning hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
ACS Asks Public Make Reservations
 For Holiday Calls

The public is invited to make
 their telephone reservations on calls to the States during the
 Christmas and New Year holiday season as soon as possible in order that they may talk to their rela- tives or friends at particular
 time. This facilitates long distance calls, and eases the extremely heavy traffic which always occurs at this time of the year. Simply ask the telephone operator for long dist ance and the long distance opera tor will make a reservation for you.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
War Prisoner |Lisfs Bring New Strife

MUNSAN, Korea, Dec. 19-IR-- Exchange of prisoner of war lists brought new strife today for Ko- rean truce negotiators.
 The Communists labeled the Uni ted Nations list of 132,472 Chinese and Korean prisoners useless.
 The Allies complained the Red total of ll,55q POWs was toe small.
 Truce negotiators made no for maj protest. The prisoner of wal subcommittee was in recess today
 No Budging H
 U.. N. delegates in a second sub committee told the Reds they would not budge an inch on how tc supervise the truce until the Com munists agree to full rotation Of troops and effective behind-the- line inspection to guard against 6 sneak military buildup.
 Communist news correspondents at the Panmunjom truce site saic it was impossible to identify Chi nese and North Korean troops from tfle U. N list. The names were written in English. Men were mol identified by rank, unit or in any other way
 Another Slant
 Chinese newsmen pointed o,ii there arc innumerable English spellings for any Chinese name and the English spelling could b. translated back into varying com. binations of Chinese ideographs.
 The U. N. has promised to sup. ply a list written in Chinese ane Korean about Christmas Day. Rec China's Peiping radio said the Al lies also agreed to identify then by rank and unit as soon as pos sible after Christmas. Brig. Gen. William Nuckols. of ficial U. N Command said w gave them exactly what we reques ted from them"
 He said the U. N. list was "jus a confirmation of information al ready given the Communists by th' Red Cross. The information is read fly available to them. Nothing i being withheld"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
For Some, Prayers Answered
For Others POW List Will Be Scanned Until End,
 Hoping for Good News
By Associated Press

Days of prayers. Months or tears. Eternities of hope. Today they were all crowded into hours.
 Throughout the nation parents and relatives scrutinized Korean prisoner of war lists released yes- terday by Communist truce nego- tiators.
 For some Americans, the vigil already had ended. Their missing ions and husbands and brothers were among the first names dis closed in Washington or Tokyo.
 But in other homes, the vigil will not end-even with the last name on the Red list. Of more than Ill., 900 Americans officially listed as missing in action, the Commun- sts named but 3.l98 prisoners.
 The Communist list has not been verified by the Allies.
 At Duluth, Minn., Mrs. John Muskulin expressed her feelings this way:
 Those 21 words Gin a news dis patch telling of her sons reported afety) answers tens of thousands of words of prayers"
 Mrs Muskulin stopped milking a cow on her suburban farm when he received the word about her on, Raymond L. Blazevic. Thank God for such wonderful news. I just knew he had to be all right" he said.
 Blazevic, a navy radar operator, lad been reported killed in plane crash behind enemy lines in Ko- .ea last June 12. But his mother aid she kept her faith despite definite word" from the Defense Department.
 In New York City, the parents f PFC. william Hansen, 20. heard the news of their sons reported aiety on a radio news program. Hansen was the first New Yorker identified.
 q burst out crying when heard he news" Mrs. Christian Hansen aid. Her husband, however, ue- Jared he had "cried so much in he last year that just can't any nore."
 MT. and Mrs. Hansen said they were told by the Defense Depart nent year ago that their son vas believed to be prisoner. They aid they had abandoned hope of eeing him again but never did cease to pray.
 Mother Couldn't Hear
 This sure is good news" said George Hada of Denver, Colo, when .le was informed his brother. Ted. )f Lonemont. Colo. was on the list.
 Tt is the most we have had to go on," Hada said Ted was reported missing Feb. 12, 1851" Ted, 22, served two years in World War II.
 But in Richmond. Va, Mrs. Flo- renee Leake could not hear that 1er only son. Pvt. Charles Edward Elliott, was on the prisoners list. The 47-year-old woman drowned herself in Richmond canal Nov. 27 because she feared the youth was an atrocity victim.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
Game Commission Meeting Feb. fs

The annual meeting of the Alas ka Game Commission will be held in Juneau February 19, it has been announced by Clarence Rhode, re- gional director of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
 The purpose of the meeting is to decide regulations changes pertain ing to fur bearing and game anl- mals, game fish and birds. Prior to this meeting FWS agents will hold meetings in principal Alaska cities open to the public for dis cussion of various game problems.
 The game commission meeting will combine with a meeting of FWS field employees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
5totk Quotations

NEW YORK. Dec. 19-tA-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2A, American Can l11A, American Tel. and Tel. 1854. Anaconda 50A, Douglas Aircraft 58A, General Electric 58. General Motors 5lss Goodyear 44la. Kenne- colt 86A. Libby. McNeill and Libby Sas. Northern Pacific 67A. Standard Oil of California 50%, Twentieth Century-Fox 19h, U. s. Steel 70. Pound 2.79. Canadian Exchange 9775.
 Sales today were l.5l0.000 shares.
 Averages today were as follows: industrials 267.61. rails s2.52. uttl- ities 46.88.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
Tiny Eskimo
 Misspresents Plea for ALA

WASHINGTON, Dec 19-tR-A six year old Alaskan Eskimo girl
 in white-rabbit fur jacket asked President Truman yesterday to halt the shutdown of an Alaskan air line.
 Pearl Ittigiah, whom officials of the airline called a princess be-
 cause she is the daughter of a village chief, presented her petition, addressed to the President, to Sec retary of the Interior Chapman. Chapman assured her the peti- tion will be sent to the President ! He stroked Pearls fur coat and said, q wouldn't dare to wear such thing in Washington these days, but on you it's all right"
 The petition. signed by more than 5000 Alaskans, protested a
 Civil Aeronautics Board order which would close down the Air Transport Associates Inc, next Thursday.
 The nonscheduled airline operates between Seattle and Alaskan cities. Officials said the CAB order would ground four GAG cargo planes, re- suit in the discharge of 200 em- ployees and curtail shipment of fresh fruits and vegetables to thousands of Alaskans.
 The petition asked President Truman to intervene so that AL
 askans could have fresh milk
 fresh fruits, fresh meats and fresh vegetables every day, so that CTS
 on furlough and workers on de-
 fense construction jobs could travel to and from the states at reason able rates, and so that Alaska could
 have the low cost, fast, efficient
 air passenger and cargo service it
 badly needs for it's continuing de-
 velopnient."
 1 CAB has ordered the shutdown
 on a charge that the airlines has
 been making unauthorized flights.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
COURT ACTION TAKEN

WASHINGTON, Dec. I9-lR-Air Transport Associates, Inc, sought a temporary injunction tod a y against a Civil Aeronautics Board order that would put the irregular carrier out of business tomorrow.
 Attorney Warren E. Miller urged in district court that the injunction be granted and the board ordered to give the air carrier hearing on it's application, pending 2la years, to operate as a scheduled carrier.
 He said the CAB has failed to live up to it's provisions of law re- curing that such applications be processed as speedily as possible.
 Miller asserted that no matter of public safety was involved in the CABS revocation order. The op- erating certificate of Air Transport was cancelled because of too fre- quent flights.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
Ship Movements

Denai scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday.
 Baranof due to arrive southbound Sunday.
 Freighter Yukon Princess sched- uled to sail from Vancouver today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
ANOTHER BALK

MUNSAN, Korea, Dec. 19--tRL- United Nations truce negotiators pored over a disappointingly-small Communist list of Allied prisoners late tonight and were doubtful if further talks on prisoner exchange could be resumed tomorrow.
 The United Nations Command said the question of a meeting was still open, and that it would make an announcement in the morning about the possibility of resuming the session at ,Panmunjom.
 Rear Adm R. E. Libby. U. N. del- egate handling prisoner negotia- tions and his staff were still far from finished in their scrutiny of the list at Il pm. If they work until dawn, as is likely, it was hardly possible that subcommit- tee session would be held at Il am. (6 pm. Wednesday. PST.
 VISITOR FROM FAIRBANKS
 Bruce I. Thomas of Fairbanks is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
PIONEERS CHRISTMAS FUND WINDING UP

The Christmas Fund for the Pi- oneers at their Home at Sitka, is being closed this week, zalmain Gross announced today. If we have missed anybody or if anyone wishes to make a contribution, call Black 91 and we will pick it up, he says.
 This annual fund provides lit- tie jingle" for the pockets of the oldtimers at the Pioneers Home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
portation and to focus attention on

portation and to focus attention on Juneau as winter sports area.
 Christmas activities of the Xii wanis include a Santa Claus visit with gifts to children confined to the hospitals and the purchase of groceries for the Winfield Home.
 The club will hold regular meeting next Wednesday and offi- cers will be installed at the Janu- ary 3 meeting. They are: president, Henry Leege; vice president. Ken meth Morgan; secretary, Cliff Daig- Ter; and treasurer, w. H. Hamil- ton. ......
 Next years theme will be cen- tered around membership and att tendance.
 Pete Toste of Los Angeles, Calf was guest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
BETHEL TABERNACLE PROGRAM TONIGHT

A Sunday school program will be held in the Bethel Tabernacle at 8 o'clock tonight, the Rev. Harold Maley announced today. It will be in charge of Mrs. Ed Hughes, Sum- day school superintendent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
CHRIS DAHL THROUGH HERE

Chris Dahl of Kaylor and Dahl fisheries at Petersburg, stopped over in Juneau today enroute to Seattle to spend the next two months. He reports that the frozen fish market is slow at this time due to heavy foreign importations
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-19
Red Lisf
 Of p0Ws Released
Pentagon Officials Work Throughout Night; Kin folk Are Notified
By ROWLAND EVANS JR.

| WhSHlNdlON, DeC. 1S-h IT. ile news flashed out from Washington and Tokyo, for thousands meant the best Christmas present ever, foi many other thousands an empty hollow message of more despair.
 The 3,198 names of American war riors, said by the Communists to be prisoners of war in Korean prison camps. were being checked by the Defense Department in takes as fast as they arrived from Tokyo. Special Pentagon forces whipped through the long lists, paired name after name with the official missing in action list and rushed telegrams to next-of-kin.
 To Next Of Kin "The Secretary of the Army has asked me to inform you the name of (John Doe) believed to be that of your (son, husband, etc) is in- cluded in unverified lists released by opposing forces of prisoners in their custody. No assurance as to accur- acy can be given at this time" The list of names was little more than one-fourth of the 11.051 Am ericans officially listed as missing in action.
 And the Reds said it covers all POW's in their hands.
 That left a gap of 7.853, a ques- ton mark which only time could answer.
 Lists Compared
 At the Pentagon the tedious task of comparing names on the list with names of those officially reported as missing proceeded slowly through the night.
 By early morning, however, the staff had b-en doubled and spok- esman in the Adjutant Generals of- flee said it was likely the list would be fully processed by pm. (PST) today. Earlier estimates were that the job could not be completed be- fore tomorrow.
 As soon as telegrams went to kin folk the names and addresses were made public for instant replay over press service wires to the nations newspapers.
 At the same time the original Red list, without addresses but with serial numbers, rank and organiza- tion-information provided by the Communists-hit the wires from Tokyo by way of San Francisco.
 Warming Gwen Pentagon officials again and again underscored this important fact: The list was prepared by the Con- munists-there is no way to verify it
 it is not official. The Reds have not allowed such agencies as the h. ternational Red Cross any contact :; with the prisoners.
 Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, Medal of Honor winner, was the biggest name on the list. The 52-year old hero of Taejon was last seen head ing back for Taejon a few hours after the Reds captured it in July, 1850.
 Last March 29 a bullet-holed hel- met liner. evidently Deans, was found in rice paddy near Tae- jon. But veteran soldiers have al- ways said that if any one could come through their big, redheaded general could.
 Also on it was Associated Press photographer Frank Noel, Pulitzer prize winner.