Sen. O’Mahoney
Won’t Give Up
Statehood Fight |
WASHINGTON, (JP) — Senator
O’Mahoney (D.-Kyo.) said Satur
day he “won’t concede defeat” in
the administration fight to bring
Alaska and Hawaii into the Union.
“I’m not through fighting by a
long shot,” the chairman of the
Senate interior and insular affairs
committee told a reporter. “I do
not concede defeat, and I won’t
concede defeat. Not by any
means.”
However, the group of Southern
Democrats which, with some, Re
publican backing has succeeded
op to now in blockipg a vote on
the Alaskan statehood bill, still
claimed the upper hand. Most ob
rervers held a similar view.
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Senator Lucas (D.-Ill.), the ma- 1
jor floor leader already has con
ceded the Dixie group has the
strength to win.
O'Mahoney said, however, he
will take advantage of the week
end Senate recess to “try to work
out something.’’ President Tru
man urged passage of the legisla
tion at the current ssesion of Con-!
gross. i
The Senate recessed Friday un-,
til today noon amid Republican
charges that some Democratic
leaders had not fought as hard as j
thev could for the two bills.
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Senator Cordon <R.-Ore.) in a
Senate speech declared he “has no
illusions'* that the House-approv
ed statehood bills can get Senate
approval. He charged that Demo
cratic leadership, with exception
of O'Mahoney, has waged only a
feeble fight.
Lucas said the statehood bills
will have to be set aside today
to make way for consideration of
a rent control measure. He said
he would like to see—but doesn’t
expect—some move to bring state-!
Ask Peace Treaty
Bar Japs Fishing
In U. S. Waters
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WASHINGTON, {lP) — Senator
Magnuson CD.-Wash.) said Satur- j
day he plans to urge that the Jap
anese peace treaty prohibit Japan- j
ese from fishing in the northeast
ese from fishing in the northeast j
Pacific Ocean.
He recalled that before World j
War II several serious incidents
arose because Japanese fishing
boats invaded the waters usually
fished by Americans and even en
tered Bristol Bay, off the Alaskan j
coast, in 1937 and 1938. i
Magnuson said he had been ad- j
vised by the Pacific Fisheries!
Conference from Seattle that its j
members understood Japanese al- j
ready are planning to resume j
fishing in the Northeast Pacific
nfter the peace treaty is signed.
‘Those fishing waters were de
veloped by North American fish- j
ermen and their business should
not be jeopardized bv permitting
the Japanese to again invade the
fishing grounds close to the Alas
kan shores,” Magnuson told a re
porter.
“I intend to insist that in the |
final peace terms with the Japan- !
ese that a clause shall be included I
setting forth geographical lines 1
beyond which the Japanese may !
not ply their fishing business.”
hood to a vote late. j
O’Mahoney told reporters he j
will demand an agreement to re- ‘
turn to the statehood issue Wed
nesday, declaring *‘I believe two
days should be enough to pass the !
**ent bill.” j
If that move fails, he said, he’ll i
let the statehood issue be set
aside” but they won’t have heard j
the last of it. I’ll fight for these ;
bills to the last day of this session
'Jan. 3> if necessary.” j
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STEAKS - CHOPS
and LUNCHES
How About Some j
Tape Worm Larvae |
F or Luncheon? !
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(By Charles D. Watkins) ]
((/P) Special Washington Service)
WASHINGTON, {JF) — How
would you like to have some
broadfish tape worm larvae for
lunch?
Sounds hard to take but six
health research workers at An
chorage, took it. And Dr. John C.
Haldeman, medical officer in
charge of the Anchorage public
health service research center,1
was one of them.
Dr. Haldeman, here for a meet
ing of scientists studying Alaskan
problems, said he took his larvae
in a capsule. The others “just ate
them,” he told a reporter.
Why larvae for lunch?
The doctor said he wanted first
hand information on the effects
on human beings of the immature
insects.
For protection of the six they
were kept under close observation
and treated to prevent severe in- !
fection.
Dr. Haldeman said the broad- |
fish tape worm is quite prevalent
in Alaska, especially among peo
ple who eat a lot of fish. In one
community, he said, 16 per cent of
the population was found affected
by the tape worm, which feeds on
the intestines. He called it a ma
jor health problem.
He said the worm gets into the
human system via fish, which in
turn get it from their food.
Polar bears and Arctic foxes
also pick up the worms from fish,
the doctor said.
Dr. Haldeman said the research
center is trying to locate the
worms’ principal reservoirs and
wipe it out at its source. The
worm is generally found in
streams and lakes, he said.
He said an antidote has been
developed to combat the infection,
Trichinosis is another infection
in Arctic animals, Dr. Haldeman
said. He said it’s been found wide
ly in whales, walrus, Polar bear
and Arctic Fox.
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Dr. Haldeman, who visited Del
egate Bartlett, said he wants to
make a thorough research on
plankton, small animal life wound
in abundance in Arctic waters, to
determine its nutritional value
for human beings and animals.
One of his staff who ate plank
ton over a period of time said it
tasted just like caviar, the doctor
reported.
LATIN AMERICANS
GO TO ISRAEL
BEERSHEBA, Israel, (/P) —La
tin Americans are steadily build
ing up Israel’s reservoir of pio
neering youth.
The Jewish Agency Executive
announced 580 youths from Latin
American countries have now
settled here. That number is
greater than the representatives
of yofuth movements of any other
countries.
BOY SCOUTS RENEWING
TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS
The Boy Scouts, Troop 666, are
collecting used toys which they
will repair and repaint for Christ
mas distribution to the under
privileged.
They are anxious to get as
many toys as possible to do their
bit in giving good cheer at Christ
mas.
Toys may be left at the Fire de
partment or those having dona
tions may call John Almquist or
Edward Hawkinson or any Boy
Scout will be glad to call for
them.
PARTY HONORING THELMA
AND CLIFFORD COBB
A group of teen-agers sponsor
ed a party last Saturday evening
at the Arctic Club as a surprise
farewell party for two of its porp
ular members, Thelma and Clif
ford Cobb, who are leaving soon
for their new home in San An
tonio, Texas. A good time was had
by all after which delicious re
freshments were served.
ELK MEAT GIVEN TO POOR
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. </P) —
Some 500 needy families benefi
ted from a surplus of bull elks at
the nearby Tupman Elk Reserve.
Butchers from a meat packing
plant volunteered to slaughter and
dress the animals and over a ton
of meat, carved into roasts and
steaks, was distributed among
the poor.
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We Are Now Offering —
DAILY SERVICE FROM ANCHORAGE
This will enable Seward Peninsula to have
DAILY SERVICE FROM SEATTLE
With Scheduled and Non-Seheduled
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