LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — (Soundphoto) — Awed, and still
dazed by a brutal beating administered by his stepmother, four-year
old Johnny Basye, excitedly touches the many toys sent him by his
friends. The stepmother. Mrs. Lydia Basye, 25, faces six charges in
court as a result of the beating.
PROSPECTS GOOD FOR
DIRECT WASHINGTON,
D. C.- ALASKA ROUTE
Prospects of direct air service
from Alaska to Washington, D. C.,
brightened today, following the re
port of a Civil Aeronautics Board
examiner on Northwest Airlines’
application for authority to extend
its present route from Detroit to
Washington, via Cleveland and
Pittsburgh.
A. B. Hayes, Alaska traffic man
ager for the airline, said the board
customarily follows the advice of
its examiners.
If the recommended approval is
given in the final decision, Alas
kans would be able to fly North
west Airlnes all the way from An
chorage to the nation’s capital,
through the Twin Cities.
“Alaska has an especially great
interest in the examiner's report”
Hayes said. ‘‘Northwest pointed
out, in making its bid for the route
extension, that Alaska is now un
der jurisdiction of the Interior De
partment in Washington.
“It is obvious that fast one-car
rier air service linking Alaska and
the capital would be an inestim
able aid to the Territory.”
Hayes said this fact was recog
nized by the examiner in his report
to the board and formed part of
the basis for his recommending
that the extension be granted.
“In view of our strong interest in
the affairs of both Alaska and the
Orient,” the examiner declared,
“it would appear to be desirable
that Washington, the nation’s cap
ital, be directly linked with the
Territory of Alaska, Japan, China
and the Philippine Islands.
“The most impelling public re
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quirements of record are long
haul services offered by North
west," he continued. “Indeed, the
facts of record are convincing
that the extension of Northwest
from Detroit to Washington is an
essential step toward rounding out
a balanced air transportation sys
tem.”
Public convenience and neces
sity will be better met “by the
services offered by Northwest
than by the proposal or proposals
of any other applicant," he con
cluded.
Northwest regards the extension
of its routes into the three great
cities of Cleveland, Pittsburgh and
Washington as one of the most im
portant projects in its Dioad plan
ning program, Hayes said.
It made its first move to enter
the capital in 1941, when it applied
j for an extension from Chicago,
i Hearings on this bid were deferued
! when the board cancelled all ac
! tion on route applications at the
| outbreak of the war. It renewed its
, Washington effort late in 1945, this
j time asking for authority to fly
: from Detroit. The examiner con
j ducted hearings on this applica
ROTARIANS OF THIS
DISTRICT PLAN FOR
SEATTLE CONFERENCE
SEATTLE—(Special)—Ways of
r.r- easing the effectiveness of Ro
tary C lub service activities during
*!.*■ combing year will be the main
subject when representatives of 44
>/!i last October.
Hayes said the examiner’s re
>.»rl focuses attention again on his
company’s efforts to give Alaska
the best possible air service.
if the board okays the applicu
ton, Hayes said, Northwest will be
able to carry Alaska passengers to
all but a few of the major cities in
the United States.
Counsel for the airline are now
preparing briefs in response to the
examiner’s report and materal for
oral hearings, which constitute the
last step in poceedings before the
board makes its final decision.
Although it is impossible to say
when this decision will be made,
Hayes said, it is likely to be some
time before the end of this year.
clubs in Rotary Interational Dis
trict 101 meet in Seattle May 4 to
7, according to Roy J. Fletcher,
district governor.
Fletcher, who is past president
of the Pacific Northwest Business
Schools Association, past officer
on the National Council of Busi
ness Schools, and past president of
the Rotary Club of Centralia,
Washington, will preside at the
conference. Scheduled business in
cludes nomination of a new gov
ernor for this district, to take of
fice July 1. He will be formally
elected at the international conven
tion to be held in San Francisco in
June.
Seattle Rotary Club is nost for
the district conference, assisted by
nearby Rotary Clubs of Seattle's
University District, Ballard, Kirk
land, Renton and Bremerton.
George K. Comstock as genera!
chairman is in charge of all ar
rangements for tne meeting, which
will be held in Seattle's well
known Olympic Hotel.
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NEW CONVENIENT SCHEDULES!
SEATTLE-TACOMA
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
t^torthwest operates regular 4-engine luxury service
by two convenient routes. You may go by one route,
return by the other ... on a scenic Triangle Tour . . .
at regular reduced round trip fares!
Reservations:
WESTWARD HOTEL, ANCHORAGE .. .Telephone: Main 759
DAILY NON-STOP TO SEATTLE-TACOMA
Lv. ANCHORAGE ... 2:25 PM ... Ar. SEATTLE.11:55 PM
Lv. SEATTLE.7:00 AM ... Ar. ANCHORAGE ... 12:50 PM
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND
SATURDAYS TO MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL
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Lv. MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL 1:15 AM... Ar. ANCHORAGE... 11 :50am
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