French Strike
Nears Climax '
PARIS (/P), Snowballing strikes
will reach a climax in France Fri
day with a two-hour nationwide
general walkout called by com
munist and non-communist unions.
The unions called the strike as a
warning to Premier Henri Queuille
that they want cost-of-living bon
uses, wage increases and lower
food prices.
The two-hour stoppage also will
affect Paris, host to the United
Nations.
Two Die In Jet
Plane Explosion
j TULARE, Calif OP)—One of the
nation’s all-jet bombers lies in
shattered wreckage strewn over
central California farmland today,
the two civilian test pilots aboard
it dead.
An explosion heard for miles |
blew the North American B-45, i
four-jet, 500-miles-an-hour plane
to pieces yesterday while it was
flying 8,00 to 10,000 feet over Al- '
' paugh, Calif. 20 miles south of;
here.
VOTERS
For sound representative government
elect
For Delegate to Congress:
For Attorney General:
For Auditor:
For Highway Engineer:
For the Senate:
For the House:
I
E. L. (Bob) BARTLETT,
J. GERALD WILLIAMS
FRANK A. BOYLE
FRANK A. METCALF
EDWARD ANDERSON
HOWARD LYNG
WILLIAM E. BELTZ
GEORGE P. MADSEN
ALMER RYDEEN, Nome
FRANK DEGNAN,
* Unalakleet
All of the Democratic Candidates are pledged:
1. To the support of our schools and the University
of Alaska.
2. To seek economy in our Territorial Government.
3 To enact an equitable tax program to support our
Territorial institutions.
4. To give equal opportunity to every citizen in ac
c,1”fbnc'‘ with the rights guaranteed by the Con
stitution and Laws of the United States and the
Territory of Alaska.
5. To grant pensions and financial support of the
pioneer and needy commensurate with the needs
of the times.
6. To sunport the right of the people to elect their
own Governor.
7. To the oassage of a Municipal Airport Act to pro
vide all communities with adequate air service.
8. To work for fair and reasonable regulation of
''hi1'? labor for the pro^e'dion of our children.
9. To the improvement and exnansion of our high
way system in the Second Division.
10. To the enforcement of all laws including the
liquor laws.
11. To work for additional home facilities for pioneer
* men and women.
12. To work together for the betterment of the Terri
tory in harmony and without self-interest.
FRANK A. BOYLE, TERRITORIAL AUDITOR, 1932
36, 1936-40, 1940-44, 1944-48. Born Mt. Pleasant, Pa.
Graduate lawyer, Georgetown University, Washington,
D. C. Came to Alaska 1921. Register. U. S. Land Office,
1921-24. U. S. Commissioner 1924-29. Law practice
1929-33. Married. Residence, Juneau, Alaska.
J. GERALD WILLIAMS. ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Lawyer and school teacher. Resident of Alaska 18 years.
Taught schools at McGrath, Unga, Seldovia, Hope, Hoo
# nah, Juneau. Assistant U. S. Attorney, Third Division,
1940-42. Law practice, Anchorage since 1942. Married,
2 children. Residence, Anchorage, Alaska.
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took drastic steps to re-equip her
navy. The Admiralty suspended
work in the Royal dockyards in
order to refit about 100 warships
for service.
This was the second phase of
Britain’s preparedness against any
World War III. Already she has
slowed down demobilization step
ped up recruiting of new troops,
ordered doubling production of jet
fighter planes and started ready
ing civilian defenses.
(WASHINGTON) — Diplomatic
officials said the Turkish fleet
may soon be strengthened by the
addition of several modern Amer
ican destroyers.
(BERLIN)—The cold war had its
rumblings in Russian occupied
Germany. In Berlin the official
publication of the Soviet military
administration declared that the
western powers are grooming Ger
mans as “mercenaries.”
(MADIOEN. Java)—In the com-1
munist-held Indonesian city of
Madioen, Java, communist leader
Musso broadcast a demand for a
nation-wide regulation to over
throw the present government of
the Indonesian Republic.
(Wednesday, September 22 1948)
'By The Associated Press)
If the Moscow talks over Berlin
fail, the three western powers are
in “absolute agreement” on a joint
policy, British foreign secretary
Ernest Bevin told the House of
Commons 'today.
Returning to London briefly
from Paris, Bevin pledged Bri
tain’s support to Count Koike Ber
nadotte's recommendations for the
solution to the Palestine problem.
Britain thus joined the United
SUtcs in backingBernad itte’splan.
Speaking on the Berlin cr'-us,
Bevin told the Brit! h p ri
that “we are in close consultation
—we are still working it out—and
shall be continuing our consulta
tion in Paris during the coming
week.”
He denied rumors there had
been disagreements between the
three wstern powe s. He said the
three were in absolute agreement
on a Berlin policy—and had a plan
for joint action if the talk failed.
(TEL AVIV) — Jewish military
authorities announced Arabs am
bushed and killed four persons in
a United Nations convoy at Jeru
salem. No United Nations person
nel was hurt.
In Washington diplomats said
hey believed a secret conference
of top Soviet bloc officials may oe
under way in Russia. Molotov has
'•emained away from the Uni eri
Nations meeting in Paris. Czecho
slovakia's presiden , communist
.Clement Gottwald, is known to be
in Russia—ostensibly on vacation
—and reports from several capitals
say a number of other leaders in
satellite countries appear to be out
of circulation.
(PARIS)—The U. N. general as
sembly, meeting briefly today,
vo ed that delegations from the
United States, Britain, France,
Russia, China, Mexico and Poland
should supply vice presidents 'for
me coming year. Each delegation
chosen will select the delegate to
act as a vice president.
The priority item is the Pales
tine dispute. The delegates have
the late Count Folke Bernadott’s
plan for settlement endorsed by
t’.ie Un led States despite objoc
t ion§.
The a .semb’y will jls > comb ler
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