Franco Says Spain i
In Monarchy
MADRID, (VP) — Overwhelming
parliamentary approval was fore
cast today for Generalissimo Fran
cisco Franco’s proposal to declare
that Spain, although the throne ha>
been vacant for 16 years, is still
a monarchy and to outline proced
ure for selecting the country’s next
ruler—whether king or regent.
The measure was introduced in
the Cortes (parliament) last night
on the even of Spain’s “Victory
Day,” the eighth anniversary cele
bration of Franco’s victory in the
civil war. Approval was assured
by the fact that an overwhelming
majority of the Cortes members
were selected by the Franco gov
ernment.
An authoritative source, who
predicted last week that such a
proposal was forthcoming, said it
was designed mainly for its effect
on the outside world.
MRS. LAURA BOUCHER
LEAVES FOR STATES
Mrs. Laura Boucher, who has
been visiting theWildred Bouchers
for several months left for her
home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho,
Monday evening.
HOWARD GREEN RETURNS
FROM STATES
Howard Green, local contractor
returned from Seattle Monday af
ter a short business trip.
Communists Bomb
British Ship
SHANGHAI, (/P)— British cap
tain William Lee was seriously in
jured today when his ship was
bombed and machine gunned
while unloading UNRRA supplies
at the Chinese Communist port of
Shihchius.
Tne planes were identified as
belonging to the Chinese national
! 1st government in reports to Uni
ted Nations relief and rehabilita
tion headquarters here.
The planes, according to reports
to UNRRA here, subjected the
Wanshen to three attacks in which
the captain, chief mate William D.
Haining of Vancouver, B. C., and
i an unidentified Chinese quarter
| master were injured.
Capt. Lee’s home is in England.
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No Early Nenana
Breakup Forecast
NENANA, March 31 — A cold
wind this morning, and all surface
water is now frozen solid. Old
timers have given up hopes of an
early breakup. There is one foot
of snow in most places, and the
ice still is twenty-six to forty-four
inches thick. There is no sign of
water on the river yet. Remember
the pool closes at midnight April
4.
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Coast Guard Gets
Big Slash
WASHINGTON, The Coast
Guard, given a $35,904,400 wallop
ing by the House appropriations
committee which snorted at “gran
diose designs,” got a chance to car
ry its case to the Senate yesterday.
Senator Chapel, of the Senate
appropriations sub-committee as
signed to the $3,202,050,750 House
bill to finance the treasury and
post office departments for the
next fiscal year, planned to turn
to the sea-watching arm of the
treasury after another look at in
ternal revenue bureau require
ments.
Cordon first called back Joseph
D. Nunan, Jr., international rev
enue commissioner, who reported
yesterday that the House cut of
$30,000,000 in his division would
mean a reduction of more than
6,000 enforcement officers and an
estimated revenue loss of $600,
000,000 to the government.
Cordon said he wanted to be
shown. He said he wanted to know
whether cuts could not be made
elsewhere, rather than concentrat
ing them in the enforcement
group.
He added, however, that if Nu
nan can make a case in favor of
his contention that the reduction
would cost the government money
“it would be ridiculous” to pinch
the bureau’s funds.
"I feel our job is to reduce the
cost of government,” the Oregon
Senator told a reporter, “and so far
as we can get the information to
follow, we should do it without
using the meat axe.”
The committee recommended
$97,000,000 for the Coast Guard
compared with a budget bureau
request for $132,904,400 and a re
ported request by the Coast Guard
to the treasury for $232,000,000.
Gov. Leaves For
Washington Talks
JUNEAU, bP)—Territorial Gov -
ernor Ernest Gruening was to
leave today by air for Washington,
D. C., where he will participate in
several hearings on improved sea
and air transportation facilities to
and from Alaska.
The Governor said he also would
seek increased appropriations for
governmental operations in Alas
ka.
Mrs. Gruening and Comdr. Ed
ward Chester, the Governor’s aide,
will join him later.
PAA On Proving
Flight To Alaska
A proving flight from Seattle to
Alaska was made by Pan Ameri
can World Airways Monday in a
four-engine DC-4 clipper to es
tablish operational procedures and
regulations for this type aircraft in
compliance with Civil Aeronautics
Administration requirements.
Upon successful completion of
the survey Pan American will be
in a position to inaugurate DC-4
operations as soon as schedules
can be arranged, J. W. White, Alas
ka region operations manager said.
The new DC-4’s will have three
times the load capacity and will
travel 30 miles faster than the DC
3s now in service.
SEATTLE, Wash. </P) — Mrs.
Glenna B. Rich, filing suit for di
vorce. charged that her husband,
Edgar, had a "vile and ungovern
able temper.” She said he upset
the checkerboard whenever he saw
he was going to lose.
Asuncion Under
Martial Law
ASUNCION, Paraguay, (/P)—Po
lice placed this capital and its en
virons under a curlew today, or
dering theaters and places of
amusement closed by 11 p.m.,
nightly and all persons to be in
doors by midnight.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (/Pi
Dispatches from Ponta Pora, on
the Paraguay border, today quoted
a rebel broadcast as saying Para
guayan government troop trans
ports in the Paraguay river near
San Pedro were bombed heavily
from the air and that direct hits
were scored.
EDITH THOMPSON RETURNS
FROM JUNEAU
Edith Thompson who escorted a
group of children who were sent
out for medical attention to Jun
eau, returned home Monday eve
ning.
STORES TO CLOSE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The merchants have agreed to
remain closed Friday afternoon
from 1:00 p.m., and will not re
open until Saturday morning, in
order that anyone wishing to at
tend the services during the after
noon may do so.
Juneau Had
Spirited Election
JUNEAU id3)—Incumbent mayor
Waino Hendrickson was returned
to office by a four-to-one vote in
yesterday’s election following one
of the liveliest campaigns on rec
ond, and took with him his slate
of three council members — W.
Burr Johnson, Edward Nielsen and
J. A. Thibodeau.
Proposed purchase of the elec
tric light and power company and
two water systems was turned
down by the voters by a two-to
one majority.
The record registration of 1.694
persons produced a vote of 1,218.
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