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DETROIT, Feb. 18—</P)—A bus
carrying a group of singing chil
dren to Sunday school with their
pastor, was struck by a Grand ,
Trunk passenger train, killing 3
and injuring 5. Reverend James
Patton, pastor and driver was,
killed.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 18 — f/P)
The American Legion national ex
ecutive committee declared there
had been a “substantial failure” in
the administration of veterans af-!
^fairs, and voted unanimously for
its commander John Stelle “had
no other alternative than to bring
to the attentioil of Congress and
the public” his recent criticism of
the Veterans Administration under
General Bradley. They declared
however that the Legion stands
ready to work with General Brad
ley.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18 — (/P) —
Governor Gruening and Senator
Magnuson left for Ottawa to dis
^ cuss the Alaska highway project
• with Canadian officials.
CHURCHILL, Manitoba, Feb.'
18—OR)—The American Weasel
traveling in Canadian army’s mo
torized Muskox exercise broke
down as the forty-seven man
force began its second leg of the
thirty-one hundred ' mile Arctic
trip. Eleven snowmoblies moved
on without the lighter vehicle,!
which limped forty-two miles back
to base. The snowmobiles expect
ed to move on toward Eskimo
Point, the first scheduled rest stop
£ two hundred ten miles above
Churchill. The temperature is 38
degrees below zero.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18—UPl—
Thomas Hart, former Admiral de
nied to the Pearl Harbor investi-!
gators he once definitely told Cap-!
tain Safford of having seen the!
“winds code” message in the I
Naval files. Safford said such se
cret message from Tokyo came in
three days before the Pearl Har
bor attack, and provided Wash
ington with advance warning of
the war.
FORMER ALASKANS
WED IN CALIFORNIA
Fred Kubon, formerly with the
U. S. Smelting Co., here, accord
ing to reports received has mar
ried another Alaskan, Inez
Hodges, on January 29th in San
Francisco, where Fred is now in
business with his brother Walter
Kubon, also formerly of Nome.
Both were recently discharged
from the service. I
INSPECTION AT ANNAPOLI S—After Inspection (above) in Tecumseh Court, U. S.
Naval Academy plebes march off to classes, boat drill or exercise at the gymnasium.
STRIKES
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300,000 steel workers end their
strike, cutting the total idle in la-'
bor disputes to 1,050,000. Major
developments:
Steel—Steel making will be
gradually resumed after a four
week strike, but industry spokes
men say full production is not
possible for three or four weeks.
Hundreds of conferences are be
ing held, says a union official, to j
bring small companies in line with
the 18Vfe cents hourly increase
granted by U. S. Steel, Bethlehem, j
Republic, Youngstown, and other |
big producers.
Automobile—The Union secur-|
ity dispute balks General Motors;
conferees, and a federal mediator
summons General Motors and CIO '
UAW officials for negotaitions to
day, after Sunday’s session failed
to bring a settlement of the 90- j
day work stoppage.
Transit—Lancaster, Pa., busi- j
ness and industrial life was caught
in a stranglehold by a general
strike of 23 AFL locals backing
up 220* AFL bus and trolley work
ers, who walked out for a 20-cent
an hour wage raise and other ben
efit.1 .
Telephones—Representatives of |
250,000 telephone workers all over
the country meet in Memphis to
Thirty--two Prelates
Elevated To
Cardinals’ College
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 18—fyP)—
Thirty-two prelates, among them
four Americans, were elevated to
the college of cardinals with
ehurchly pomp and ceremony was
formally announced by the Pope.
The secret consistory college, at
tended by twenty-eight of the
thirty-seven existing members.
The creation of thirty-two new
princes of the Roman Catholic
church, all but three of the thir
ty-two are in Rome.
The new American Cardinals,
making up with Cardinal Dough
erty of Philadelphia five Ameri
cans in the sixty-nine Cardinal
College, Glennon of St. Louis,
Mooney of Detroit, Stritch of Chi
cago, and Spellman of New York.
decide whether to strike for a ten
dollar weekly wage increase and
65 cents an hour minimum.
Railroads — Arbitration on the
wage demands of eighteen rail
unions opens in • Chicago. Three
operating brotherhoods ask two
dollars and a half daily wage raise
and thirty cents hourly wage hike
is sought by fifteen non-operating
unions. The railroads agree the de
cision of the two arbitration
boards will be binding.
CHARLES D. JONES
ELECTED MANAGER
OF NWA FAIR
The board of directors of the
Northwestern Alaska Fair Asso
ciation met at the offices of A. D.
Johnson last Saturday morning
and elected Charles D. Jones gen
eral manager of the Fair to be
held Aprli 11, 12 and 13. Mr.
Jones has served in this capacity
before and his experience will be
of considerable value in the re-es
tablishing of the annual Fair.
It was suggested that local
agents be contacted and a car be
purchased to be given away dur
ing the Fair.
Much enthusiasm was displayed
during the meeting for the plans
of the various departments, and
several of the department heads
have completed their reports
which were accepted by the board.
Completed reports include those
of superintendents J. M. Thomp
son, John Fults and Grayce Bur
ley.
HERRING BOON
LOWESTOFT, England -(/Pi
Asdic, U-boat tracking devices,
are being used experimentally for
spotting herring shoals.
Governor Calls
Extra Session Of
Legislature
'Special to The Nome Nugget)
The following message was re
ceived today from the Governor’s
office.
I have today issued the follow
ing proclamation calling an extra
ordinary sesion of the Alaska Ter
ritorial legislature for March 4,
1946:
“Whereas, public necessity re
quires that the legislature of
Alaska be convened in extraor
dinary session,
“Therefore, I. Llewellyn M.
Williams, acting governor of Alas
ka, by virture of the authority
vested in the Governor of Alaska,
Section Six of the Organic Act of
Alaska, as amended by the Act of
April 18, 1940, Chapter 105, Sec
tion 1, 54 Stat. Ill, 48 USCA, Sec.
74, do hereby convene the legisla
ture of the Territory of Alaska to
meet in extraordinary session at
the city of Juneau, Alaska, on
Monday, March 4, 1946, for the
following objects:
“1—To consider and act upon
legislation for the benefit of vet
erans of World War II.
“2—To consider and act upon
legislation relating to the public
health, particularly for the care
and treatment of tuberculosis.
“3—To consider and act upon
legislation to regulate traffic on
highways.
“4—To consider and act upon
legislation to provide such reven
ues, and to make such appropria
tions for deficits, actual or pros
pective, as may be necessary.
“5—To consider and act upon
such other legislation as may be
deemed advisable because of the
termination of the war, to meet
problems arising therefrom, to
promote and strengthen the peace
time economy and insure the Ter
ritory’s successful development.
In witness where, in the ab
sence of the Governor of Alaska
from the Territory of Alaska, I
have hereunto subscribed my
name and affixed the seal of the
Territory of Alaska, this fifteenth
day of February. 1946, at the Cap
ital of Alaska, Juneau, Alaska.
Signed, Llewellyn M. Williams,
Acting Governor of Alaska.”
Seal of the Territory attached.
S. J. BAAKE DIES
IN SAN FRANCISCO
S. J. Baake, well known Nomc
ite, who has lived for many years
in San Francisco, passed away on
January 5, after being seriously
injured when he was struck by a
truck on Van Ness ave. He is sur
vived by his wife and daughter.