Ask Wage Hike for
Railroad Men
WASHINGTON. (A*) — A Presi
dential emergency board recom
mended today that locomotive en
gineers, firemen and switchmen
should get a wage raise of 15Vfe
cents an hour, retroactive to last
November 1.
The railway labor act requires
the three brotherhoods to keep
working for 30 days. After April
26 they will be free to strike if
they want to.
The board, headed by William
M. Leiserson, made its report to
day to President Truman.
Besides the wages, the dispute
involved 37 proposed changes in
working rules.
The brotherhoods had demand
ed a 30 per cent wage boost with
a $3 per man daily minimum in
crease.
The board’s wage proposal
would give the three brotherhoods
the same benefits received by the
trainmen and conductors — the
other two operating brotherhoods.
The trainmen and conductors set
tled last November for 15Vfe cents
effective Nov. 1. A 15Vfe cents an
hour raise amounts to SI.24 a day.
Gov. Gruening
Asks To Revive
Terr. Nat. Guard
JUNEAU. Alaska, (/P) — Gov
ernor Ernest Gruening today has
called upon all former officers to
submit brief letters regarding re
organization of the Alaska Nat
ional Guard as soon as possible.
The former Territorial National
Guard, the 197th infantry battalion
was demobilized at the end of
the second world war. It was
the source of Castner’s cutthroats,
comanded by Col. Lawrence Vic
tor Castner, which participated in
the battle for Attu in the Aleu
tians.
Two Named To
Territory Posts
JUNEAU. —UP)—Fred Ax ford
of Anchorage, was reappointed by
governor Gruening Monday to the
Alaska Development Board.
The governor, before leaving
for Washington, D. C., also ap
pointed Elmer Johnson of Ketchi
kan, to the Territorial Board of
Account. Johnson succeeds James
Cooper of Juneau resigned.
Armed Services
Program Urgent
WASHINGTON. (/P) — A House
armed services subcommittee will
demand that Republican leaders
pin a “must” tag this week on
$353,000,000 worth of army, navy
and airforce construction.
The projects, already trimmed
down from a $5,000,000,000 re
quest, have been awaiting con
gressional approval since last year.
Chairman Bates <R-Mass.> told
reporters today the services can
not shave another nickel off their
program, and congress should get
it rolling without more delay.
The chairman said the $353,
000,000 asked would finance a
good start on essential projects,
but the bill probably would run
to $500,000,000 before the work
could be finished.
The air force wants $3,500,000 j
to build two secret installations
in New Foundland, $12,270,677 for
air fields in the Mariana Islands
in the Pacific, and $20,694,850 to
improve 4-.add Field in Alaska at
Fairbanks.
The overseas program would
cover approximately $16,000,000
for navy activities at Adak, Alas
ka.
Ships And Subs
Ready for Turkey
WASHINGTON </P)—Four pow
erful, long range submarines are
getting ready for their last voyage
under the American flag.
Destined for Turkey as part of
American military aid, they are
now at New London, Conn., but it
has been generally understood
they will leave some time next
month.
The subs—The Boarfish, Blue
Back, Brill and Chub—were built
in 1944, and are rated among the
navy’s best. They have a top sur
face speed of 20 knots and a sub
merged speed of about 10 knots.
Eleven auxiliary vessels, also
being given to Turkey, are waiting
in the northern area for Turkish
crews. Some 350 Turkish officers
and men are now being trained in
this country to take over the ships.
MAHANS TO START FOR
HOME THIS WEEK
Mrs. E. H. Mahan writes from
Seattle that she and Mr. Mahan
plan to leave for Alaska on April
1st, going by way of the Alcan
highway to Fairbanks. She stated
that they were enjoying the sun
shine, the flowering shrubs and the
greenness of everything.
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GUNNAR KAASONS RETURN
HOME FROM SOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. Gunnar Kaason,
vho have been visiting in the sun
ny south the past winter, returned
home yesterday after an enjoy
able vacation. *
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