News of the World
At A Glance —
Saturday, May 7, 1949
(By The Associated Press)
Chinese communist armies
struck at Shanghai’s outer de
fenses today. The nationalist gov
ernment communique claimed the
defenders hurled back the attacks.
But nervous inhabitants of the
ireat eastern metropolis appeared
to have little faith their surround
ed city could hold out long. The
government admitted the com
munists had taken Pingwang, only
17 miles from Shanghai.
The major attack came 50 miles
southwest of Shanghai, where
. .ommunists struck at Hashing, a
railway town. The nationalists
claimed the foe was routed from
L :e air field south of the city.
A force of 10,000 communists
attacked in the Kunshan sector, 35
idles to the west. Another force of
1;000 pushed towards Taichang, 30
miles northwest of Shanghai. The
nationalist communique claimed
*11 attacks were checked.
* ...
Neutral observers said com
munist spearheads were penetrat
ing with ease into South China on
i notched front of 300 miles on the
eastern seaboard.
The West German constitution
framers at Bonn expected to adopt
'.heir Republican Constitution to
morrow. It will be the anniversary
of Germany’s surrender in World
War II.
Last minute communist pleas to j
la It formation of the proposed1
'est German state were rejected.!
At the forthcoming meeting of!
•3ig Four foreign ministers in.
Paris, informed quarters said the i
iree western allies—The United
states, Britain and France—will
urge the Bonn constitution as the
framework for a United German
government, including the Soviet- j
occupied zone.
Already experts of the three
western powers have begun an ex
change of views on conference
strategy. The meeting is called for 1
May 23. A major agenda item is
•withdrawal of occupation forces
from Germany. Russia wants all
cowers to withdraw forces one
year after the signing of an all
German peace settlement.
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Alaska Steamship
Reports Loss
The Alaska Steamship company |
report for the first quarter of 1949
shows a $459,643.97 operating loss, |
G. W. Skinner, president of the;
company, stated today.
Some loss during the less active
winter season is ordinarily expect-1
ed in the Alaska trade, Mr. Skin
ner pointed out. However, a loss of
this magnitude in the face of the
heaviest winter traffic in the com
pany’s history presents a serious
situation.
• Clearly these circumstances arej
directly attributable to the demise
ol the Interim Agreement on July
1, 1948. That agreement was nego-!
tiated in May, 1947 to offset the,
need for an addition 50 percent j
revenue increase. Under its terms I
the government furnished Alaska j
operators freight vessels at nom
inal charter hire and paid marine J
insurance charges. Since July 1, j
1948, the Alaska Steamship com
pany has paid fu}l charter hire
and marine insurance on all ves
sels. The difference in operating
costs is approximately that reflect
ed by the present loss.
“Some definite action must be
; taken,” Mr. Skinner stated. “The
most desirable course suggested
calls for a new agreement with
the government, incorporating the
basic terms of the original Interim
Plan.”
I
DISTRICT LAND OFFICE
—
Applications tiled recently in
the District Land Office, Nome:
Permit for free cutting of tim
ber—160 acres on South River,
Maynard D. Londberg, Unalakleet,
(Mission ary-Supt., Children's
Home*.
Permit for free cutting of tim
ber—10 acres on Kobuk River.
Friends Mission by Delos Wes
brook, Kotzebue.
Free mining of coal on Coal
Mine Creek, Walter J. Anderson,
Unalakleet. •
Free mining of coal on Coal
Mine Creek, Unalakleet, Maynard
D. Londborg, Missiohary-Supt.,
Children’s Home.
Headquarters site, * Charles A.
Traeger, Unalakleet. !'
jU. of A. Will Have
! Football Schedule
J
I University of Alaska athletes
will play a regular football sched
ule for the first time in the history
.of the institution when they re
| turn to school this fall. This sport
I on their calendar was assured re
cently when the Athletic Council
arranged a series of games start
ing September 25.
The team will compete with U.
S. Army and Air Force football
teams in this vicinity. These serv
! ice teams have successfully com
pleted several seasons of football,
i The possibilities of football at the
I University were discussed during
j the practice sessions for the Ice
: Bowl classic last January. In this
game the University played a
: Ladd AFL team to a scoreless tie.
Athletic competition for the stu
I dents attending the U. of A. has of
[ necessity been limited to local
! civic organizations and intramur
I als in such indoor sports as bas
i ketball, volleyball, badminton,
j and riflery. This situation prevails
because the nearest school of a
similar nature is two thousand
miles distant, and even in this age
of speedy air travel that is too far
for athletic teams to travel for
regular games.
Candidates for the football team
will hold a spring training pro
gram starting this week, according
to Coach Robert Isaac. They will
work out in the gym until it is
dry enough to play on the practice
field on the campus.
All players planning to attend
I school in the fall have been asked
to report for daily work-outs on
September 10 in order to be in
condition to play the first game
on Saturday, September 25.
CASTLE IN SPAIN
IS NAVAL CENTER
MADRID, (TP) — The Spanish
i navy has acquired one of the fin
i est castles in Spain for its ar
chives. The 16th century palace
was given the navy by the Mar
quis of Santa Cruz.
Situated in El Viso in southern
Spain, it was the residence of the
marquis’ ancestor. Don Alvaro de
Bazan, famous Spanish admiral,
who successfully foughts the Turks
in the naval battle of Lepanto, in
1571.
It contains a valuable collection
! of 16th century paintings.
Rep. Mitchell Asks
CAA To Tighten
Safety Rules
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Rep. Mit
chell (D.-Wash.) suggested today
that the civil aeronautics adminis
| tration should tighten its safety
regulations.
Commenting on the CAA report
of a January 2 air crash in Seat
tle, Mitchell said a study of the
report “indicates what I believe to
be either gross negligence and in
competence on the part of the of
j ficials conected with the flight or
1 a dangerous zone in which the
j public is not protected by CAA
j regulations.”
Eleven Yale university students
and three crew members were
killed in the crash, which the CAA
: report blamed on wing icing.
Mitchell said the report showed
1 that the pilot, Emmett G. Flood,
had cancelled his contract to pilot
i the plane because of weather con
j ditions and had notified an un
! named CAB “safety agent” of his
: action.
An hour and a half later, when
the accident occurred, the agent
still was conferring with his “su
perior.” Mitchell said.
“'. . . immediate action by either
of those two officials could have
and should have prevented the
i flight.” Mitchell said “Were the>
■ precluded by regulations frorr
j taking this action?”
Mitchell cit,ed mention in the re
port of a 1,500 pound overload or
the plane and of ice on the wings
and asked if the CAA allows take
offs when such dangerous condi
tions exist.
BRITISH CONSUL AT
SEATTLE TRANSFERRED
Edgar Vaughan, British Consul
at Seattle since 1946 for the Paci
fic Northwest and Alaska, is leav
ing Seattle on May 10 on transfer
to Lourenca Marques where he i‘
being sent on promotion to th€
rank of Consul General.
He wishes to extend his besl
wishes to all the friends and ac
quaintances he has made through
out his Consular district and tc
thank them for their interest ir
his work and their help and kind
' ness. He and his wife and childrer
| will long remember their stay ir
1 the Northwest which they are go
ing to miss very much indeed.
OH. DIANA! THE MISS THAT’S A HIT
CBEEPEP5 - JUST LOOK AT THAT BIG,
STRONG ARE SITTING THERE ..DOESN’T
EVEN HAVE THE DECENCY ENOUGH TO
OFFER A LADY W'S . > | ' '
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NOTICE HOW HE MANAGES TO
HIDE HIS FACE IN THAT NEWS
PAPER...XT'S SO UTTERLY
OBVIOUS / HOW CAN SOKAE NAEN
BE SO ILL- ISAANNERED/P
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the PROPHECY.' IT IS TRUE.'
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Plane Wreck
Victims Rescued
After Six Days
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prop was, too.
“I knew that was it. 1 started to
ease down slowly and the next
thing I saw was snow and trees.
“I shouted to Sheila: ‘Watch it.
Here we go’!”
Grant said one wing hit a snag
going in and the propellor snapped
off. The only injury suffered was
a bruised finger for Grant.
The pair spent that night—un
der freezing conditions—in the
hole that the nose of the plane had
dug when it crashed. “It was aw
fully cold," said Miss Bure.
The next morning “we gathered
what stuff we could and started
down the mountain.
By Thursday they were “feeling
pretty low.”
About noon, they saw two
RCAF aircraft.
“That was the first indication
we had they were looking for us,"
Grant said.
Friday they saw more planes
and that afternoon two RCAF Da
i kotas dropped the three para-res
cue men who later guided them to
safety.
Saturday morning they met the
para-rescue men. “We were glad
to see them!"
Said Miss Cure: “We’re very
thankful. It’s been a miracle. I’m
; sure there was someone upstairs
looking after us."
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