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NEWS IN BRIEF
OSLO, Norway, (A*)—Full ap
proval of the government propos
al that Norway contribute to the
Atlantic Pact defense army was
voiced last night by the foreign
policy and military committees of
the Storting (parliament).
SEATTLE, C/P) — The Alaska
Communications System units
from Seattle to Pt. Barrow, Alas
ka, Saturday celebrated the 88th
anniversary of the founding of the
Army Signal Corps.
Col. Fred P. Andrews is com
manding officer of the Alaska
Communications System.
The Corps was founded March
3, 1863.
JERSEY CITY, N. J. </P) — A
hand grenade hurled into the
headquarters of a violence-ridden
longshoremen's union 24 hours be
fore a scheduled election left five
members injured Saturday and
brought 12 arrests.
Public Safety Commissi oner
Louis J. Messano cancelled all po
lice leaves to speed the hunt for
the person who tossed the grenade
into the headquarters of Local
1247 of the AFL union. On Mes
sano’s request the election was
postponed.
The blast shattered the head
quarters and wounded local pres
ident Vincent Barney Brown; sec
retary Armand Faugno, 41, and
three others members.
The bombing climaxed a bitter
struggle for control of the local.
WASHINGTON, <£>) —The Air
Force announced Saturday that
* negotiations are under way with
DeiHavilland Aircraft Canada,
Ltd., of Toronto, for delivery of an
undisclosed number of DHC 2
“Beaver" liaison planes.
The Canadian machine is espe
cially designed for use in Arctic
regions. It was selected over eight
U. S.-built utility-type planes in
tests at Wright-Patterson Base,
Dayton, Ohio.
The plane has a top speed of
about 170 miles per hour and can
carry up to seven passengers in
cluding the pilot or more than
1,000 pounds of cargo. It is de
signed to operate with wheels,
floats or skis.
ANCHORAGE (£>)—Fire Friday
destroyed about one-third of an
uncompleted 22-unit mili t a r y
housing apartment and the rest of
the structure was smoke damage.
Lewis Construction Co., officials
estimated damage at $150,000. The
building was one of 33 being
built to relieve the serious mili
tary housing shortage here. Offi
cials said they believed the fire
started from a wood stove used
for heating the building while un
der construction.
The Alaska Railroad and mili
tary fire departments answered
the alarm and brought the blaze
under control in an hour.
SEATTLE, (/P)—V. R. Farrell,
Alaska Native Service special rep
resentative, said Friday the wood
en motorship North Star will be
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Lifting The Lid
At Juneau
Saturday# March 3# 1951
(By Jim Hutcheson)
JUNEAU, </P)—The Senate, by a
hairline margin yesterday cut the
heart out of the 40-hour work
week bill. A final vote was not
reached but a nine to seven roll
call inserted a long list of exemp
tions into the measure.
* • They are exemptions which are
vigorously opposed by labor rep
resentatives and labor-supported
Legislators.
The issue will arise again at to
day’s meeting of the Aleska Legis
lature on a reconsideration notice
by William Beltz, Haycock Demo
crat. The main controversy whirl
ed through three half-day hear
ings around the proviso for over
time for all employees in the Ter
ritory after an eight hour day or a
40-hour week.
The main exemption by W. L.
, (Dan) Lhamon, Fairbanks Repub
lican, covers supervisory and ex
ecutive personnel, outside sales
men, persons in a retailing capa
city, persons in the fishing and
canning industries, agriculture,
seamen, employees of bus or taxi
cab firms and logging operations
with less than 12 employees.
With the exemption tide run
ning strong, Frank Barr, Fair
banks Democrat, most air service
personnel and (Howard Lyng,
Nome Democrat, one for small
gold mining operators.
The House meanwhile inserted
a non-communist clause into the
routine lobbyist registration bill.
The Lower Chamber adopted by a
vote of 16 to 8 an amendment by
George Miscovich, Flat Republi
can, to make lobbyists to take a
non-communist oath.
The House then adopted an
amendment by Wendell P. Kay,
Anchorage Democrat, that would
forbid lobbying by any commun
ist, fascist of subversive.
The lower chamber ran through
the dinner in its longest session.
Bills passed included those giving
police powers to civilian defense
officials, Amelia Gundersen (D.
Ketchikan) bill extending to five
years from the present three, the
period of exemption which may
be extended to new industries un
der the disputed 1949 property tax
law; giving legal status to photo
copies of public or private records.
The House also approved sev
eral memorials unanimously. One
of these, by seven members—
mostly from the First Division—
berate the fish and wildlife serv
ice for its policy toward fishtraps
and petitions the secretary of the
interior for a method of appeals
from service decisions under the
federal administrative procedure
act.
Another memorial asks a high
way link among Southeastern
Alaska mainland cities. Another
asks a Cordova-Katakka Road.
With only five days to go to the
deadline for bill introductions, the
House got a flood of 14 yesterday
afternoon. Nine involved changes
in banking and finance laws top
ped by a lengthy new banking
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j“U. S. Could De
stroy Russia With
Atomic Bombs”
WASHINGTON, {#)—Dr. Van
nevar Bush, one of the co-devel
opers of the atomic bomb, says
this country “without question”
could “destroy Russia” with A
bombs if she started a war in
Europe.
“We could destroy not only the
key centers from which her armies
would be supplied, but also politi
cal centers and the communica-1
tions of her armies on the march,”
Bush said on a Mutual Network
broadcast last night
“Initially equipped with weap
ons and supplies, those armies
might keep rolling for a time, but
there would be no Russia behind
them as we know it today.
“The answer to this is that the
armies will not roll. No all-out
war is in sight for the immediate
future unless. they or we make
some serious error indeed.”
Bush, now president of the Car
negie Institution of Washington,
is a former chairman of the na
tion’s research and development
board.
NOME STUDENTS WINNERS IN
RENDEZVOUS ART CONTEST
The Nome School has received
the announcement from the An
chorage Fur Rendezvous that the
following sudents are recipients
of prizes in the art contest and
will receive awards for their dis
tinction:
Tempera plaque, animal life—
1 st Prize, Lawrence Okpealak, 2nd
•Prize, John Hudert, 3rd Prize,
Clarence Willoya.
Pencil animal life— 1st Prize,
Lawrence Okpealuk; 2nd Prize,
Clarence Willoya; 3rd Prize, Clar
ence Willoya.
From the grade school entries
Harold Ahmasuk, Jr., received
3rd Prize for pencil sketch in ani
mal life.
Entries were submitted in five
classes: pencil, pen and ink, pastel,
water color and tempera plaque.
r *•
Stake Out Mineral
Claims To All Of
ANCHORAGE, </P) — Mineral
claims covering Merrill Field, this
city’s civilian airport, and adja
cent lands have been staked out in
recent weeks, the Anchorage
Times reported Wednesday.
The newspaper said the claims,
covering 188a’ acres, were staked
by Albert Lindemuth, Betty Jane
Lindemuth, his wife; Lawrence L.
Lindemuth, his brother; and Hew
itt Lounsbury, all of Anchorage.
The claims take in all of Mer
rill Field not enclosed by school
section 16, which was previously
filed upon. As in recent filings on
section 16, the “mineral” claimed
in present filings is gravel, the ar
ticle said.
Most of the land filed on is un
der lease from the government to
the City of Anchorage for airport
purposes. The city in turn leased
portions of the area to several
private -individuals for hangar
space, maintenance and other air
port facilities. The city's lease for
the use of Merrill Field expires
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High Winds
Hit Sitka
SITKA, iW—Wind* that reach
ed 45 miles per hoar with gusts up
to 80 struck the Sitka area Yester
day, destroying two airplanes,
knocking down chimneys and
breaking numerous windows in
town. * .
The winds started Saturday
t
night and the wind velocity climb
ed until it hit the record 45 mile
an hour blow at 6:20 am.
Power service was interrupted
repeatedly during the night.
The temperature dropped to as
! low as five degrees above.
One of the planes was owned by
Mike Piisich of Juenau and the
other by Alaska Coastal.
# • , » • * , «
IT COOKS BETTER IN PRINT
Korean Situation
At A Glance —
Saturday* March 3* 1951
(By The Associated Press) .
American marines pushed north
of captured Hoengsong today on
the central Korean front but heavy
Chinese fire slowed their progress.
In three days the leathernecks
have ground ahead four miles
across the jagged hills that rise to
1,500 feet around Hoengsong.
There were signs that the Chi*
nese were pouring in reinforce*
merits in a gamble to save the last
heights guarding the roads run*
ning north and northwest from
Hoensong.
The Marine column on the left
flank pushed past the bumed-out
remains of a United Nations con
voy that had been ambushed near
ly three weeks ago when the Chi
nese and Korean Reds mounted
their massive central front attack.
In the (Pangnim sector east of
Hoengsong, American 7th Division
infantrymen with flashing bayo
nets repulsed a K6rean Red coun
ter-attack. The Reds struck about
noon five miles northwest of Pang
nim, charging through an inten
sive artillery shelling. They swept
up a slope where the Americans
were dug in.
The doughboys turned a wither
ing small arms fire on the advanc
ing communists. Many fell, but
others of the 500-man force swept
forward. Col. Wiliam (Buffalo
Bill) Quinn ordered a batallion of
doughboys down the slope with
fixed bayonets. The Reds broke
and ran.
On the fart west, Allied big guns
bombarded the old South Korean
capital of Seoul. Fires burned fur
iously in the blackened city. The
communists replied with artillery,
mortar and tank shells.
In the air, Okinawa-based S-29’s
blasted two airstrips near Pyong
yang, the wrecked Korean Red
capital. The Far East air , force
said the Superforts pounded the
airfields with 185 tons of bombs.
Red jet fighters were sighted
during the bombing runs, but
they didn’t challenge the bombers.
Monday# March 5# 1951
United Nations forces grind slow
ly forword against stubborn Red
resistance in Korea; enemy ap
pears girding for possible 300,000
man counterassault on central and
western sectors.
Big Four deputy foreign minis
ters seek agreement on agenda
for foreign ministers’ conference
aimed at settling east-west differ
ences; chief American delegate
says if Bussia won’t talk about
anything but Germany there won’t
be any conference.
BULLETIN
JUNEAU# (fl3) — The House
passed 15-5 today a bill to cut the
hair seal bounty from $6 to $3. A
limit of 50 bounties per person in
cluded- Bill eliminates Arctie
coart from bounties. It was
amended to keep Norton and
Kotaebue Sounds in bounty sons.
Bill now goes to Senate,