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VOL. L. No. 89.NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1948 PER COPY 15<*
Interrfalion’l News
At A Glance —
UNDATED INTERNATIONAL
By The Associated Press
An intention to double supplies
flown into Soviet-blockaded Ber
lin underlined today the United
States plans to stay in the former
German capital.
Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, U.S.
commander in Germany, was en
route for Berlin to implement the
new air supply program he an
nounced in Washington. Charles
E. Bohlen, U.S. State Department
counsellor was on his way to Lon
don to confer with ambassador
Lewis W. Douglas.
Russia announced the issue of a
new permanent money for eastern
Germany and Berlin and repeated
' her claims that Berlin belongs
economically to the Soviet zone.
The Western Allies said they are
“carefully studying” the Russian
ordinance and will “take appro
priate measures.”
The Soviets, continuing their
harassing tactics in the air cor
ridor between Berlin and the west,
conducted bombing practice be
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CAA and Terri.
Officials Here On
Short Look-see
A group of CAA and Alaska
officials were in Nome for an
hour on Saturday shortly after
noon for an inspection of aviation j
facilities of the Civil Aeronautics !
Administration. The flight had be-I
gun at Anchorage, via McGrath J
and thence to Nome.
In the inspection party were
John Allison, department of in
terior, in charge of aviation mat
ters for commerce; Mr. and Mrs.
Delois Rentzel; Mr. Rentzel is the
department of the interior ad
ministrator for Alaska; Governor
Ernest Gruening; James P. Davis
director of the division o: terri
tories. department of interior, for
mer head of the OPA in Alaska;
Mrs. P. J. Cutting and Mrs. Riv
ers, both of Anchorage.
Rentzel and Allison were here
to look over local facilities with {
a view to future improvement.
The group departed for Fair- j
banks and thence return to Anch- j
orage.
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Deleg. Bartlett In
Washington For
Special Session
WASHINGTON, — (fl>) -Dele
gate E. L. Bartlett, Alaska Demo
crat, has returned to the capital
for the special session which op
ened today. Bartlett had planned
to return to Alaska, but instead
went to Wisconsin to visit his
mother; then came back to Wash
ington.
TWO RAIL LINES I
ALASKA TO U.S.
WITHIN A YEAR
SPOKANE, — (/P) —Construc
tion of two rail connections bet
ween Alaska and the United States
may result “within & year” the
Spokesman-Review said today,
from talks between Canadian Rail
way officials and an unnamed
American group.
The newspaper said the discus
sions have been under way sev
eral weeks. Involved are the Can
adian National and Canadian Pac
ific Railways and the “American
group that is negotiating with the
province of British Columbia for
purchase of the Pacific Great Eest
ern Railroad,” the article said.
It added:
“If plans are worked out, con
struction may be started within
a year on a quadruple project that
woull give Alaska two rail con
nections with the United States
through Canada and introduce
rails to the Great Bear mining area
in Northwest Territory.”
Cutter Northwind
First Vessel To
Arrive At Barrow
SEATTLE, —OP)— The first
vessel of the season to reach Pt.
Barrow this summer—the Coast
Guard icebreaker Northwind—ar
rived Saturday.
The vessel brought dental and
medical aid to residents of the
community — the northernmost
point of Alaska.
Wallace or War,
Theme of 3rd Party
Convention
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CONVENTION HALL, Phila.,—
UP)—The New Progressive Party
Convention—already to nominate
Henry A. Wallace for president—
heard its chairman call Saturday
for a “real peace” arranged by
Wallace and Stalin.
Albert J. Fitzgerald of Lynn,
Mass., was chosen as permanent
chairman. He told delegates that
if the party can win control of
Congress the producers of the na
tion will enforce peace.
“The peace that such a Con
gress would forge would be a real
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Communists Have
Sabotage Plans
Says Sen. Hartley
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! WASHINGTON, — (/P) —Chair-1
man Hartley tR-NJ) of the House |
Labor Committee said Saturday I
American Communist Union lead
ers have set up “complete plans
for sabotage” in the event of war.
“I don’t want to work up any
war scare,’ he told reporters, “but
those are the facts.”
Hartley said he could not dis
close any details at this time, but
he said his information “just re
ceived” will be aired fully at com
mittee hearings scheduled to open
August 4.
Early targets of the probe, he
said, will probably include labor
organizations in Chicago and Det
roit, which he described as “hot
beds of Red Unionism.”
U. S. To Lift Atomic
Lid Only When
Workable Control
WASHINGTON, — (JP) —Pres
ident Truman reaffirmed today
that the United States will lift
secrecy surrounding atomic ener
gy when Soviet Russia and other
nations join in a “workable” in
ternational system of control.
Until they do, however. Mr
Truman said he has directed that
“every effort be made toward
maintaining the leading position
of the United States” in the atomic
field.
He said the recent tests in the
Pacific have shown the American
position in that field of atomic
weapons has been substantially
improved.
Mr. Truman’s remarks wrere con
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To Search Alaska
For Base Metals
—Not For Gold
WASHINGTON, — iff) —Six
engineering parties will search
Alaska this year for base metals,
not for gold.
Others will hunt for the deposits
of limestone, shale, sand, gravel,
cement rock and gypsum which
might stimulate an Alaska con
struction industry.
Charles W. Johnson, assistant
chief of the mining branch of the
Bureau of Mines, said six devel
opment projects for the current
fiscal year are designed to pro
mote mining in Alaska for metals ,
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TRANSPLANTED VANPORT
Former residents of the Columbia River war-built city of Vanport, Ore.,
which was completely destroyed Memorial Day by raging flood waters,
are beginning to move into emergency housing laid out in village at edge
of another war housing project area near Portland. -Some 400 trailers are
being readied. (AP wirephoto.)
ALASKA SHIPS
BEING HELD UP
ON HIGH COSTS
SEATTLE, — (A5) —The freight
er Northern Voyager apparently
will voyage north no more this
season .Alaska Transportation Co.
said yesterday that the vessel will
be turned back to the Maritime
Commission.
S. J. Swanson, vice president
of the line said the Northern Voy
ager is being delivered to the gov
ernment “because the company
cannot afford to operate the ves
sel under present rate and charter
conditions.”
The vessel formerly was opera
ted under the special $1 a year
charter agreement under which
the Commission paid the insur
ance costs.
The Commission has not re
newed the agreement, which ex
pired June 30. Government-owned
sailing since that date must be
chartered under regular bareboat
charter terms, which include pay
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U. of W. Faculty
In Contempt For
Communist Acts
—
SEATTLE, — UP) —The threat
of “contempt of legislature” charg
es hung over 12 persons today as
the outgrowth of a turbulent five
day hearing into alleged Commun
ist activities at the University of
Washington.
Each refused to answer ques
tions asked by the legislature’s
un-American activities committee.
Most of the queries dealt with
past or present Communist Party
membership, or with identifica
tion of other persons at Commun
ist meetings.
Seven of the 12 are faculty mem
bers of the University. Most were
identified by witnesses as hav
ing been active in Communism
during the past two decades.
Chairman Albert Canwell re
cessed the hearing Friday after
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Congress Awaits
Truman’s Messege
WASHINGTON, — (/P) —The
Republican high command decid
ed today to make no decision on
a legislative program until Presi
dent Truman puts his extra ses
sion recommendations before the
Congress tomorrow.
House Speaker Martin (Mass)
told newsmen after a meeting of
Senate and House leaders that
“no” decisions were made. Martin
added:
“We want to hear what the
President has to say tomorrow
before making up our minds def
initely.”
“Like the boys at Bunker Hill,
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