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NEWS IN BRIEF
WASHINGTON, </P>—Pres: Onl
Truman today proclaimed Mon
day, April 7, as Army Day and the
period of April G-12 as Army
Week. The proclamation, inviting
state governors to issue similar
proclamations to honor the army,
reminded American citizens that
the army can discharge its duties
here and abroad “only with the
firm support of our people.”
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MANILA, </P)—A strange coali
tion of former guerrilla forces and
collaborators under the Japanese
has been formed in the Philippines
in opposition to the proposal to
grant Americans equal rights with
Filipinos in developing and ex
ploiting the natural resources of
the islands.
The coalition between the for
mer antagonists has been brought
to light in the final campaigning
before the national plebjsite which
will decide the question March 11.
NEW YORK. (JP) — The* stock
market took its sharpest plunge of
the year today with prices drop
ping $1 to $8 or more a share. The
ticker tape fell behind floor trans
actions briefly as selling orders
piled up in the final half hour.
Liquidation was attributed by
commission houses to customers’
concern over the foreign situation,
new predictions of a business re
cession and doubts over wage and
tax prospects.
JUNEAU, '(/P)—Epizootic rabies
among dogs and foxes along the
Arctic coast, in the vicinities of
Point Barrow and Wainwright,
was reported to the Territorial
health department today. Two per
sons were reported to have been
bitten by a mad dog at Barrow,
and vaccine has been rushed there
by air express.
Other supplies are being sent
medical officers for treatment of
any others bitten before the out
break is controlled.
ALTADINA, Calif. (/P) — Two
youths started out on the high
road to adventure from Altadina,
Calif., yesterday, leaving notes
saying they were headed for Alas
ka. But they apparently forgot
a compass. For they ended up in
San Diego, 125 miles to the south.!
One of the fathers, George W.
Lake, was informed by the San Di
ego police that the two searchers
for the Yukon were in that city.
Lake left immediately to retrieve
the boys.
ANCHORAGE, </P)—Sgt. P. R.
Benedict of Stockton, Calif., was
identified today by the Alaska Air
Command as the soldier who died |
as 14 men leaped from a flaming
B-29 superfortress near Naknek
last Friday.
The Command announcement
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said the soldier’s parachute opened
properly but he received a skull
fracture as a result of ‘jumping in
the wind and onto difficult ter
rain.” The other 13 men landed
safely. No trace of the missing
plane has been found.
NAVY FIRE-FIGHTING TECHNIQU E—At the Brooklyn Navy yard fire-fight
ing school, experts demonstrate for benefit of civilians how an extremely hot oil fire is extinguished
with an air-foam mixture which smothers the flames.
Labor Lakes Two
Hour Recess
In Protest
ANCHORAGE, (/P)—More than
1,000 workers left their jobs in
Anchorage and Ketchikan yester
day afternoon to attend mass pro
test meetings against the proposed
Territorial referendum on outlaw
ing the closed shop in Alaska.
Reports from Juneau said that
while workers there did not par
ticipate in the scheduled Territory
wide stop work meeting, the Amer
ican Federation of Labor and Con
gress of Industrial organizations
there had called a special mass,
meeting for tonight to discuss the |
“closed shop” referendum.
Three delegates were named at j
the joint AFL-CIO meeting in!
Ketchikan to go to the Legislature!
and “fight their way to the floor
if necessary” to protest the pro
posal.
The delegates were Verne Al
bright, CIO longshoremen’s secre
tary; John Olofson, CIO-Alaska
fisheries union; and A1 Daniels,
president of the AFL central labor
council. They were instructed to
demand action on the teachers’ pay
raise bill and protest “mutiliation”
of the child labor and wage and
hour bills, and the killing of the
aid to dependent children legisla
tion. ’
Western Union To
Delay Strike Action!
WASHINGTON, (/P) — 50,000
Western Union employees decided
today to delay filing 30-day strike
notices pending a conference with
the company next Monday in New
York. J. A. Payne, chairman of the
AFL telegraph industry bargaining
branch said they would seek to
“learn the company’s attitude.”
“If the company wants a strike,
they’ll get it,” Payne said. “We’re
employing every peaceful means
to avoid a strike.”
Truman To Have
A Busy Day
WASHINGTON, (/P)—President
Truman, back at his desk for a
single day between trips, today
faced the task of spelling out for
a waiting Congress his ideas of
America’s role in other nation’s
affairs.
The chief executive flew back to
Washington last night after a
three-day goodwill mission to
Mexico and a stop off at Baylor
university to tell this country that
"we have reached a turning point
in history.”
Tomorrow the chief executive
leaves for a 15-day Caribbean
cruise.
But immediately ahead lies the
problem of Greece and the three
choices the plight of that country
leaves for the United States:
(1) Direct intervention with
money and materials to safeguard
shaky European countries resist
ing Communistic pressure; (2) a
half way course of supplying re
lief on the basis of non-interper
ence in their internal affairs, or
(3> withdrawal to a policy of strict
non-intervention.
Congress was clearly awaiting
the Administration’s statement,
which secretary of state Marshall
said only Mr. Truman could make
because of the “transcendent”
problem involved.
Just when the President would
speak out was not clear. Some
lawmakers said they looked for
action before Mr. Truman leaves
again tomorrow.
Meanwhile, tentative battle lines
were beginning to form an Capitol
Hill.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky,
minority leader, told reporters af
ter a conference of Democratic
Senators yesterday that a majority
appear to favor a loan to Greece if
such action is necessary to prevent
the economic collapse of that coun
try.
But another influential Demo
cratic Senator, who asked not to
Lewis Has No
Suggestion On
Future Strike
WASHINGTON, (4*) — John L.
Lewis told the Senate labor com
j mittee today that he has no sug
1 gestions “at this time" on how to
I prevent another nation-wide coal
> strike.
i The united mine workers leader
I
made that statement in answer to
a question by chairman Taft <R.
Ohio>. Lewis suggested to the com
i mittee that the miners’ differences
with coal operators could be set
tled if the government “would
cease using a blackjack.”
In answer to Taft’s query whe
ther he has any suggestions for
preventing a miners’ strike, Lewis
said:
‘‘No, I don’t. That’s a matter of
litigation before the court. I doubt
if I can make any contribution at
this time.”
The mine leader referred to an
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I Abandon Sal vage
, Of SS. North Sea
j SEATTLE, (/P) — Salvors have
abandoned all hope of saving the
Northland Transportation com
pany’s passenger vessel, the North
Sea, fast of a reef near Bella Bella,
B. C., since February 13, William
Semar, Northland general man
ager, announced today.
He said she had broken her
back and is counted a total loss.
She struck on Porter reef, 12
miles west of Bella Bella in the
inside passage, enroutc here from
Alaska. Passengers and crew were
removed by fishing vessels without
mishap.
be quoted by name, said he and
some of his colleagues will insist
that no money be furnished by this
country to pay for arms and war
materials for the Greek govern
ment.
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LIFTING THE LID
AT JUNEAU
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JUNEAU, Mar. 6 (A*)—Senators
John Butrovitch, Jr. <R.-4th> and
Joe Green <D.-lst> introduce a bill
\\ nich will likely flare higher than
ever now the measure is dead
for direct election of national com*
i..:tteemen. The bill provides for
divisional Territorial conventions
for each political party causus in
each precinct to select delegates to
divisional conventions, which in
turn elect divisional committee
men, delegates and alternates to
the Territorial convention.
Eachi division would adopt a di
visional platform and endorse can
didates for purely divisional offi
ces. The Territorial convention
would elect committeemen at large
who, together with four Div sional
committeemen would constitute
the Territorial committee.
The Territorial convention of
each party would also adopt the
Territorial platform. The elected
delegates and alternate to the par
ty’s national convention and Terri
! torial convention also would en
dorse candidates for offices elect
i ed by all voters in the Territory.
The Senate kills Rep. Anita Gar
nick’s (R.-lst> bill. Practically the
only thing left before it was
shelved was the ban on persons
under eighteen years of age being
employed underground or in pool
rooms.
The House passes its own bill
relating to the sale and manufac
ture of liquor by changing the
method for approval of liquor ap
plications by voters, meaning
qualified voters living in the vot
ing precinct, would be considered
on petitions for licenses rather
than persons residing within a ra
dius of tw’o miles as at present.
The House passes a bill creating
a soil conservation district of
Alaska to establish board.
Rep. Wm. A. Egan <D.-3rd> in
troduces a bill providing for dis
semination information pertinent
to development of resources and
business opportunities within Alas
ka. Each Chamber of Commerce
appropriation up to $2,500, such
appropriation to be used for news
paper advertising, printing pam
phlets, booklets, bulletins.
The Senate’s administrator bill
being given overhauling in the
House, with many amendments be
ing introduced.
There will be no two-hour stop
of work on action taken in Juneau
on the so-called inactivity of the
Alaska Legislature, but a mass
meeting of both the American
Federation of Labor and the CIO
will be held Friday night to discuss
the closed shop referendum.
A measure introduced in the
| House providing for a referendum
; on the election of national commit
| teemen.
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JUNEAU, (/P) — After spending
j the major part of Thursday after
noon worrying away on Steve Mc
Cutcheon’s »D.-3rd> bill to levy a
20 per cent tax on raffles, pools,
and. lotteries the House finally
worried it away. Five amendments
weer adopted, and four rejected.
Eleven roll calls were taken and
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