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Senate Passes
Labor Bill
WASHINGTON, <>P)—The Sen
ate Tuesday passed its big labor
bill designed to curb strikes and
halt many union practices.
The vote on final passage was
68 to 24. The margin is sufficient
to override any possible Presiden
tial veto.
The far-reaching measure, de
nounced by organized labor but
generally endorsed by many in
dustrialists, now goes to confer
ence for compromise with a tough
er bill approved by the House.
Then the compromise version
will go to the White House, prob
ably late this month.
Shortly before the final vote
the Senate rejected 73-19 a sub
stitute bill drafted by a group of
Democrats who regarded it as the
kind of legislation Mr. Truman
would sign. Critics called it a
“milk-and-water” bill.
Senator Taft 'Ohio), chairman
of the Senate’s Republican policy
and labor committee, led the fight
for the bill adopted.
INTEREST CENTERS ON
BARROW ICE POOL
Now that the big Nenana Ice
Pool has gone for another year,
interest is centered on the Pt. Bar
row pool which was started in
1936 and is steadily growing.
Tickets are on sale in Nome at
the Polar Bar and Polet’s. As the
pool does not close until June 5th
it is believed it will be much big
ger than last year.
Pt. Barrow break-up dates are
as follows: 1936—July 16, 1937—
July 3, 1938—July 19. 1939-^July
3, 1940—July 8, 1941—July 7. j
1942—July 2. 1943—July 4. 1944
June 30. 1945—July 6. 1946—June
27.
Canadian Suggests
Exchange of Rights
SPOKANE, (A*)—E. C. Carson,
minister of public works for the
Province of British Columbia,
suggested before the Spokane
chamber of commerce yesterday
an exchange of rights between
Canada and the United States on
two highways which would,
among other things, make it un
necessary for through traffic to go
through customs.
He referred to the fact that
travelers on the Haines cutoff
from American territory to the
connection with the Alaska High
way must pass through northwest
ern British Columbia.
At the same time, he said, Brit
.sh Columbia is anxious to build
a victory highway which would
dip into Washington State to
avoid -two Cascade summits in
traveling across southern British
Columbia.
Truman Nominates
Lovett and Overby
WASHINGTON i/P>—President
Truman today formally nominated
Robert A. Lovett to be undersec
retary of state. Lovett, a New
York banker and former'assistant
secretary of war, will take over
'he office when Dean Acheson
leaves June 30 to return to private
law practice. The White House
previously had announced the
change would be made.
Andrew N. Overby was nomin
ated by President Truman to be
United States executive director
of the international monetary
fund. Overby, now special assist
ant to secretary of the treasury
Snyder in charge of international
financial and monetary affairs, is
a New Yorker.
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Campaign Signs
Cause Law Suit
OLYMPIA, </P)—L. C. Hunta
mer, former Thurston County
sheriff filed suit in Olympia jus
tice court Saturday charging that
a supporter of atty. gen. Smith
Troy, candidate for congress from
the third district, had torn down
signs advertising the campaign of
former Congressman Charles R.
Savage.
The Troy booster, assistant atty.
gen. William Millard, Jr., told the
court the charges were “a bunch
of baloney,” and was released on
his personal recognizance. No time
was set for a hearing.
Both Savage and Troy have
filed for hte Democratic nomina
tion in the race to choose a suc
cessor to the late {tep. Fred Nor
man.
Sue To Recover
Lost Fortune
SEATTLE, (A3)—Suit for the re
turn of nearly $8,000 which Mrs.
Lillian Irene Wilson bought at
auction for $1.90 was filed in su
perior court Monday by the Seat
tle First National Bank.
Mrs. Nelson found the $7,720 in
two old cans which were part of
the effects of George Lee Babei,
55. which she purchased at an
auction. The bank is executor of
the estate to which it claims the
money belongs.
Reciprocal Trade
Program To Stand
WASHINGTON, (A3) — After
long public hearings by the House
ways and means committee, Re
publican leaders indicated today
they will make no immediate at
tempt to change the reciprocal
trad'* program. However, Chair
man Knutson <R.-Minn.> said the
committee will continue to keep
close watch on the 18-nation tar
iff-reducing negotiations now in
process at Geneva, Switzerland,
and may have some revisions to
suggest later.
Find Large Bomb
In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM. (A3)—Thirty per
sons were detained for question
ing today after an unexploded
bomb, camouflaged with netting
and leaves .was found in a tree
fork near the military courts
building in Jerusalem. The bomb
contained 67 sticks of dynamite
and 15 pounds of rivets, and had
two electric detonators connected
to about 20 yards of wire.
There’s No Law
Against Laughing
PAWTUCKET, R. I., (fP) — A
man’s right to a hearty laugh—
even though police contend there
is nothing to be merry about—
strikes a responsive chord with
attorney Eugene T. LaChapelle.
LaChapelle filed a motion in dis
trict court to reopen the case of
Samuel Hyder who was fined Sat
urday on a charge of “revelling.”
Police Chief Leonard Mills said
Hyder was hailed into court for
guffawing loudly in the down
town section.
“I have warned Hyder repeat
edly.” the chief said, “against cre
ating a disturbance by laughing
loud when there’s nothing to laugh
about. So I ordered a patrolman
to 1or*lr thic (tiiv tir> "
Sourdough Prefers
Morningside
—
A 66-year-old Sourdough who
prefers Morningside sanitorium
for the insane to the Pioneer's
home at Sitka, appeared in police
! court Thursday on a charge of
drunkenness.
The man, Herbert McDaniel,
. first came to Alaska with the 1900
! Nome gold rush, and since then
J has prospected throughout the
j Territory and was formerly in
j business at Valdez. He told police
Judge Buell Nesbett he was re
; leased from Morningside sanitor
! him in June, and wanted to go
back there.
“I’m not crazy,” he said, “but
my head isn’t so good.’’ Judge Nes
bett suggested he might be eligi
ble for the Sitka home, but Mc
Daniel said he would rather go,
back to Morningside. He was
given a three-day suspended sen
tence
JAMES WALSH TO REPLACE |
RITA TAVIS IN P.A.A. OFFICE
Mr. and Mrs. James Walsh ar-j
rived with the Pan American last J
Monday evening from Fairbanks
to make their home heer.
Mr. Walsh will take over the
position of Rita Tavis at the Pan
American as she has been trans
ferred to Honolulu and plans to
leave about May 22. Mr. Walsh
has been in the P.A.A. office in
Fairbanks.
States Get Sugar
10 Pounds
W ASHINGTON, I/P)—1The agri
culture department announced
yesterday that sugar ration stamp
No. 12 for individual consumers
will become valid June 1 instead
of July 1 as originally planned. It
will allow purchase of 10 pounds.
The department said that sup
plies from this stamp must last
until October 31, when price and
rationing controls will expire un
less extended by Congress.
The June 1 date was set for No.
12 in order to expedite movement
of sugar into home pantries while
railway transportation is avail
able. Officials say they expect a
shortage of freight cars for sugar
after the bumper winter wheat
crop starts moving to market late
next month. The department ex
plained that supplies from a big
Cuban crop, now reaching a sea
sonal harvest peak, are being im
ported in large quantities.
FRANK MILLER. JR..
PASSES ON
Fra|ik Miller, Jr., passed away
yesterday at 7 a.m., after a long
illness. He was born Sept. 11,
1901, and is survived by his wife
and five children re-iding in
Nome. Funeral services will be
held at the Lavinia Wallace Young
Mission Thursday afternoon at
two o’clock with Rev. R. Amund
sen in charge.
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