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NEWS IN BRIEF
I N D E PENDENCE, Mo., (/P) —
President Truman’s home town—
for the first time—has officially
named something in his honor.
A half-acre playground was des
ignated as Truman playground by
the city council Monday night.
SLATER, S. C. (TP)—Small snow
flurries were reported here Mon
day night. John M. Johnson, night
wa'.chman for the Slater Manufac
turing Co., said he was not dream
ing on his job.
The flakes, he said, melted as
soon as they hit the ground.
HOF, Germany, </P)—The Rus
sians yesterday released four
American constabulary men ar
rested Monday.
The men were nabbed by Soviet
troops near Torgen when they ac
cidentally crossed the Soviet zonal
boundary.
U. S. army officials said the men
were unharmed. The two jeeps in
which they were riding also were
returned.
BERLIN, (>P)—The Russians are
planning construction of a big oil
refinery in Siberia with equipment
taken from eastern Germany, the
American military government’s
official German newspaper said
yesterday.
The newspaper, Neue Zeitung,
said the Russians had already
carted off three German plants for
this purpose. Four more in the
Soviet occupation zone are tickeied
for removal in the winter or
spring.
YOKOHAMA, (fP)—The bodies
of 1,271 American war dead, the
first to leave Japan, will begin the
journey home aboard the U. S.
transport Dalton Victory Oct. 1.
The men died in Japanese pri
son camps. The funeral ship will
dock at San Francisco.
LA PLATA, Argentina, OP) —
Five more persons have been ar
rested in the alleged plot to kill
President Juan R. Peron and his
wife, bringing the total in custody
to 22.
Peron has charged John Griffith,
former cultural attache at the U.
S. embassy here, with being the
leader of the plot. Griffith, now in
business in Montevideo, Uruguay,
•has branded the accusations as a
“detective story.”
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NANKING, (/P) — The national
defense ministry—in a move to
“improve mobility of the armies”
—yesterday ordered its soldiers to
leave their families home.
The ministry announced that
troopers’ families, who hitherto
have been allowed to go right
along to the front lines, will be
given collective quarters “in an
appropriate area.”
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KETCH IKAN, (JP) — Fred R.
West 58, prominent in civic, busi
ness and fraternal activities here,
died Monday night after a stroke.
He was past exalted ruler of the
Ketchikan Elks, a Mason, director
of the Red Cross and president of
the Ketchikan Merchants Associa
tion.
Bar Commies To
A-Bomb Plants
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WASHINGTON, (/P)—The gov
ernment today barred its a-bomb
plants to unions whose officers re
fuse to disavow communism.
This action—on the heels of
Congressional charges that a net
work of Soviet spy rings tried dur
ing the war to feed atomic secrets
to Moscow-stemmed from a double
barreled atomic energy commis
sion order.
It *a) posted “keep out” signs for
two specific CIO unions and <b)
opened the way for official recog
nition of others only if they can
qualify for certification by the na
tional labor relations board.
Today’s new policy decision,
however, ruled out unions whose
officers have failed to submit non
communist oaths. These are re
quired by the Taft-Hartley act for
NLRB certification.
The unions singled out in the
commission announcement are the
CIO uni ed electrical workers and
the CIO united public workers.
Internation’l News
At A Glance —
(By the Associated Press)
Wednesday, September 29, 1948
The die was cast in the western
showdown with Russia today. The
United States, Britain and France
formally placed the Berlin issue
before the United Nations.
Gravely, in three identical notes,
the western powers charged that
Russia’s blockade of Berlin was a
menace to world peace.
“This action by the Soviet gov
ernment is contrary to its obliga
tions under article two of the char
ter of the United Nations and cre
ates a threat to peace within the
meaning of chapter seven of the
charter,” the charge read.
The notes said the western pow
ers “made every effort to resolve
their differences directly with the
Soviet government” before placing
th dispute before the U. N.
The issue in Berlin was not over
technical communications or cur
rency, the notes said, but the fact
“the Soviet government has clear
ly shown by it sactions that it is
attempting by illegal and coercive
measures, in disregard of its obli
gations, to secure political objec
tives to which it is not entitled,
and which it could not acaieve by
peaceful means.
The Russians, the note said,
sought to reduce the status of the
United States, Britain and France
in Berlin to “one of complete sub
ordination to Soviet rule,” to ob
tain absolute authority over the
people of Berlin and incorporate
the city in the Soviet zone.
United States authorities in Ber
lin said nine Soviet fighter planes
dangerously buzzed two U. S. C-54
supply planes in the crowded cor
ridor, diving down and around
them to within 100 feet.
“We have vigorously protested
the incidents to the Russians and
demanded what they are going to
do about it,” a senior air officer
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Communism
Eulers Campaigns
Of Bolli Parties j
(By The Associated Press)
President Truman headed into
Oklahoma yesterday for a major
campaign speech on communism—
a topic newly headlined by Con
gressional investigators.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, already
on record with a promised govern
ment “house-cleaning” of Soviet
minded workers, carried his GOP
Presidential drive home ward
I through the northwest.
Mr. Truman’s handling of the
communist issue came under dou
ble fire lamplight.
The House un-American activi
ties committee described as “com
pletely inexcusable” what it
called the administration’s failure
i to prosecute persons linked to a
, “Soviet espionage conspiracy.”
Gov. Earl Warren, the No. 2
j GOP candiate, fired Monday’s sec
I ond volley at Mr. Truman on the
! “red herring” score. He told a Syr
acuse, N. Y., crowd:
“In spite of the fact that some
people have talked about red herr
ings, there are a lot of communists
at work in this country.”
Dewey, meanwhile, outlined in
a Seattle address a nine-point pro
gram to develop the nation’s nat
ural resources to provide “more
power to wage the peace.”
He said America’s power-pro
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Mayor Devin Asks
Alaska Shipments
Be Kept Moving
SEATTLE, (TP)—Mayor William
F. Devin disclosed today he had
appealed to both the ClO-long
shoremen’s union and the water
front employers’ association to
! keep essential shipments moving
1 to Alaska.
The mayor said he still had no
replies to similar letters sent Sept.
16 to Harry Bridges, union head, j
and Frank P .Foisie, employers’
group leader, both of San Fran
cisco.
In the letters he stressed Alas
ka’s dependency upon supplies
carried by shipping, and said:
“The city of Seattle feels it owes
an obligation to the people of Alas
ka to do everything within its
power to keep these lines of com
merce open, in order that they may
receive necessary and vital sup
plies.
FOOTNOTE
TO HISTORY
PARIS, Sept. 29 </P)—Footnote
to history:
SEPT. 29, 1938—Britain, France,
Italy and Germany sign the Mu
nich pact, appeasing Hitler by the
dismemberment of Czechoslovakia
and paving the way for World War
II.
SEPT. 29, 1948—Britain, France
and United States, rejecting ap
peasement of Russia, place Ger
man crisis before United Nations
at a threat of World War III.
li-29 Crashes At
Shemya; 3 I)ea<l
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FAIRBANKS (/!»)—The air force
is investigating today a B-29 wea
ther plane crash in which three
airmen are missing. Ten others es
caped when the plane piled up
during a landing approach at
Shemya in the extreme western ,
Aleutians.
It was with the 375th weather
reconnaissance squadron here. The
accident was the first since Arctic
weather missions began in March
of last year, Ladd Field officials
said.
Names of the victims are being
withheld until relatives have been
notified.
Nome Hil iy
First Fall Storm
—
The winds last ‘Tuesday) night
rose to general speeds of 46 miles
an hour with gusts to 60 miles an
hour.
Northwestern Alaska was hit
yesterday by a “southeaster” which
v continuing through today, the
wind gradually going to the south
and southwest in diminishing
force, it was reported today by the
U. S. weather bureau.
No damage from the high wind
j was reported.
N. W. A. CHAMBER
ADOPTS ROAD PLAN
At the general meeting of the
| Northwestern Alaska Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday night in the
Pioneer Hall, the members present
adopted an extensive road program
for the Seward Peninsula area.
The road plan was presented by
Don Lyle, chairman of the roads
committee, and adopted by the
group as a body. The plan will be
printed and published so that all
of the Senators and Representa
tives of the Second Division will
be acquainted with the needs of the
Division for adequate roads for
the development of the areas not
now being served.
Boyd Harwood, chairman of the
committee to study the water
power situation reported on the
recent visit of the two U. S. Recla- i
mation Department officials to
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Charges, Speeches,
Hiliglit Campaign
——
President Truman challenged the j
Republicans last night to furnish
“real evidence” instead of “speech- •
es” on communist dangers in this |
country.
On a different theme, Gov. Tho
mas E. Dewey served notice that
there will be no compromise of
American principles and unity in
the dispute with Russia over Ber
lin.
Truman, striking back at GOP
attacks on his administration’s
handling of subservsive activities,
charged in an Oklahoma City
campaign address that as “the un
witting ally of communists” the
Republican party has hurt national
security.
The President added that the
communists want the Republicans
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Alaska Shortages
Being Believed
By Sea And Air
SEATTLE, </P)—Sea and air car
goes were being lined up for Alas
ka in Seattle yesterday to relieve
shortages threatened by the west
coast shipping tie-up.
Winter supplies for Nome, were
being loaded aboard the Alaska
Steamship company freighter the
Square Sinnet at Pier 42 Monday.
The ship, with Capt. A. W. How
gate as master is scheduled to sail
Thursday, the company said.
The Square Sinnet is being
loaded and manned under a spe
cial emergency agreement between
the company and the unions on
strike.
Unions agreed to load and sail
the ship under pre-strike wages
I and conditions, with provision
, that any final increases granted in
west coast negotiations be made re
| troactive for the voyage.
The 445-ton M/S Southeastern
; also is scheduled to berth here to
load for Valdez and Seward. She
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Gov. Gruening Says
No Food Shortage
In Alaskan Cities
(By The Associated Press)
The Portland Oregonian quoted
Alaska’s Governor Ernest Greun
ing as saying in a telephone inter
view last night night that there is
no immediate shortage of food in
Alaska’s larger cities, in spite of
the west coast maritime strike.
He added, however, that fresh
produce, butter and eggs are get
ting scarce in outlying areas and
prices are starting to climb.
One non-scheduled airline oper
ator, Joe Dobbins of Columbia Air
Cargo, who has a store in Fair
banks, reported his store has been
able to handle all orders so far and
that merchants stockpiled heavily
in anticipation of the strike. Dob
bins flies out of Portland.
Meanwhile the Alaska air lift,
stepped up its tonnage today and
airlines officials reported they can
handle a still greater volume if
necessary.
One line—Pacific Northern Air
lines—said it hauled eight tons of
spuds, normally supplied by the
United States, from the Matanuska
Valley into Cordova.
Alaska Airlines and Pan Amer
ican world airways both announc
ed they have scheduled emergency
cargo flights.
More Funds For
Recovery Aid
WASHINGTON, (/P)—The eco
nomic cooperation administration
today authorized an additional
$1,909,506 in recovery funds for
two European nations.
The allotments bring to $1,826,
510,285 the total now authorized
for all participating countries in
the Marshall plan.
The Netherlands will receive
$1,649,156 in cotton fabric from
Japan, and Greece receives $210,
000 in atony-type pyramidal tents
from the U. N.