Entire Jet Fighter
Force Training
In Alaska
WASHINGTON, (/P) — The air
force has put an entire jet fighter
squadron into Alaska “for the first
mass tactical operation” of the
high speed warplanes in the Arc
tic outpost.
It said today the 94th squadron
of P-80-B fighters had arrived at
Ladd Field, near Fairbanks, to be
gin six months training operations.
A fighter squadron usually is com
posed of about 24 aircraft.
The assignment of the 94th for
the long training period in the
Arctic apparently is in line with
the air force program of combin
ing training with garrisoning of
the strategic northern defense
area.
By rotating crews and airplanes
in units of squadrons on training
assignments in the north, the air
force is able to maintain an in
terim defense system, pending the
time when the permanent organi
zation reaches its full <but unan
nounced* strength in Alaska. Fo
the last year, B-29 units as well as
fighter squadrons have been given
training assignment in Alaska to
familiarize air and ground crews
SON BORN TO MR. AND MRS.
DAN JONES
Charlie Jones is in receipt of a
wire today that he is the grand
father of a boy born this morning
at one o’clock to Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Jones at Fairbanks. The
youngest Jones weighed in at 6
pounds, four ounces, and both he
and his mother are reported doing
nicely. Dan Jones is attending the
University of Alaska, completing
his studies which were interrupted
by service during the war.
with problems there.
Commanded by Lt. Col. Donald
E. Hillman of Seattle, the 94th
squadron is a unit of the taetical
air command’s 1st fighter group <a
group is Composed of three squad
rons*, based at March Field, Calif.!
Because the planes will encoun
ter temperatures ranging down to
63 degrees below zero, they have
been given special “winterization”
treatment.
The air force did not expand its
reference to the “first mass tacti
cal operation of jet aircraft in the
Arctic.” However, it may be as-.
sumed that in addition to the
training for air and ground crews
in servicing and flying more than
a score of jet planes in Arctic cold,
those responsible for strategy will
have a definite interest in the oper
ations.
Truman Will
Ask For Speed On
Marshall Plan
i
—
(By Jack Bell)
WASHINGTON, (^P)—President
Truman may appeal to Congress in
his forthcoming state of the union
message to speed up its Marshall
plan schedule to avert a possible
spring crisis in Europe.
Mr. Truman is known to have
been told by his Capitol Hill lieu
tenants that, under present cir
cumstances, final Congressional
action on the long range European
recovery program is not likely to
come before the stop-gap relief
law approved by the special ses
sion expires March 31.
Under the terms of this act, all
commitments must be made be
fore that date. Whether there is
any money left for spring relief
work depends on the rate at which
it is spent during the winter.
In any event, the stopgap pro
gram applies only to France, Italy
and Austria in Europe, leaving
the needs of other countries un
filled until Congress decides what
it wants to do about the long-rajige
proposal.
As evidence that there may be
a spring crisis in Europe, adminis
tration* experts point to develop
MRS. JENNIE THOMPSON
TO VISIT IN FAIRBANKS
Mrs. Jennie Thompson, left for
Fairbanks Saturday night, where
she will visit friends for a* while
before returning to Nome.
KEN RANK CALLED TO
STATES BY PARENTS'ILLNESS
Ken Rank was called to the
States Saturday due to the serious
illness of both father and mother
who were taken to the hospital on
Christmas Eve. Dr. T. Morcom,
well known here is physician for
.he elderly couple who visited here
i year ago. ,
merits in Greece. There the Com
munists have moved to convert
their guerrilla fighting into a full
fledged civil war by setting up
their own government which may
get recognition from neighboring,
Russian-dominated states.
The four-year seventeen billion
dollar aid plan which the Presi
dent submitted to "the special ses
sion on its closing day contem
plates a start April 1 so • there
would be no gap between it and
the relief program.
To meet this schedule as nearly
as possible, the administration is
expected to ask that any author
ization legislation permits the Re
construction Finance Corporation
to advance funds until actual ap
propriation bills can be p issed.
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