AIRLINES
ALASKA AIRLINES
Starliner Nome will arrive at
3:30 with two tons of express, de
parting at 4:00 p.m. with George
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Jones, and child, and Miss Fay
Fancher, and Sgt. White, for An
chorage, and Frank Degnan and
1000 pounds of express for Unala
kleet.
Pilot Weaver is leaving today
for Golovin and Koyuk.
Reactionaries
Responsible In Iran
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19—in
state Department Saturday dis
closed that Russia blames the
trouble in Northern Iran on “re
actionary elements which have op
posed the extension of national
rights” to the people of that area.
The information came with the
release of the text of Russia’s re
ply to the United States note of
November 24, urging that all Sov
iet, British and American troops
evacuate Iran by January 1, 1946.
•Russia pointed out it had al
ready agreed with Britain to with
draw the troops by next March
and said it saw no grounds for act
ing earlier.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Dec. 19—
</P)—Six men were killed when a
U. S. Coast Guard patrol bomber,
bound from its base at Bixoli,
Miss., to El Paso, Texas, crashed
in a field fourteen miles north of
here. Identification of the victims
is withheld.
How Long Will
Pearl Harbor
Committee Go On
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19——
The Pearl Harbor investigating
committee called an executive ses
sion late today to consider how
much longer the five week old in
quiry will continue. The question
may eventually bring on a hot
fight in Congress. This was dis
closed by Chairman Barkley, as
the Senate and House investiga
tors received records showing in
the spring of 1941, the Japs were
convinced that United States was
reading some of their secret codes.
Barkley, who returned to the
committee after several days’ ill
ness, didn’t confirm the report.
The Democrats favor only a thirty
day extension of the hearing be
yond the January third date or
iginally set for its conclusion. The
committee counsel, Mitchell and
his staff, served notice that they
intend to quit early in January.
SHISHMAREF RESIDENT
RETURNS HOME
Jack Hermann flew home this,
week to Shishmaref after spend
ing a week in Nome on business.
ANCHORAGE TO
GET FWA LOAN
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19—f/P)—
The Federal Works Agency is
planning a loan, repayable with
out interest when construction
starts, on Anchorage two ten
room grade schools, estimated to
cost $275,000. The Federal loan
will be $90,000.
Search For
Atomic Power
BERKELEY, Calif., 19—Cyclo
tron research will invade the su
perpower domain of cosmic ray in
a few months with crews of young
physicists using the greatest of all
atom smashing machines to ex
plore fields of energy potentailly
outclassing the atomic bomb.
They expect to split, and possi
bly derive power from elements
lighter than uranium. This would
mean the atomic use of substances
more plentiful than uranium, iron
for example.
This peacetime program of nu
clear research was announced in
a press conference Monday by
Ernesto Lawrence, cyclotron in
ventor and collaborator in the
atomic bomb development, and
his associates.
Senators’ Letters
To CAB Unusual
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19—(/P)—
Rep. Judd, Minnesota Republican,
criticized as a “most unusual pro
cedure,” the action of eighteen
Senators, writing the Civil Aero
nautics Board regarding the rec-1
ommended air route to the Orient.
The Senators, chiefly from the
southwest, opposed the report of
the CAB examiners favoring a
route from Chicago through Minn
eapolis and St. Paul to Alaska and
the Far East. “Their letters came
many weeks after the examiners
made their recommendations, and
represent a most unusual pro
cedure,” Rep. Judd told the House
yesterday.
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Hospital Notes
Mrs. Jacob Lincoln and child
were released and returned to
White Mountain.
Bill Munz made an emergency
flight to Koyuk Monday, return
ing with Marie Moon, who had a
ruptured appendix. She was op
erated on immediately upon ar
rival at the hospital, and is doing
well.
Mary Jeanne Boucher will prob
ably be out of quarantine Friday,
Dr. Thomas Morcom stated today,
this is the only case of dihptheria
reported to date.
Four Millionth
Soldier Released
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19——
four-millionth soldier has been re
leased from the Army the War
Department announced Tuesday.
That figure was reached Sunday
and meant that forty-eight percent
of those in the army on VE Day.
have been discharged. Some time
this week the halfway mark will
be reached.
Victory is ours, BUY BONDS to
keep the peace.
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