Warm Weather |
Endangers Task
Force Frigid
Task Force Frigid Headquarters,
Alaska (/P»—Wary aerial watch is
being kept daily on the army's ice
bridge across the frozen Tanana
river as warmed weather threatens
the only vehicular link with task
force frigid’s bivouac area.
Temperatures have moderated
greatlv from the winter lows of
60-70 below zero and recently have
ranged from —3 to 35 degrees
above.
The ice bridge, built by spraying
water during the bitter cold on
layers of trees and logs, is the only
arterial connection between the
task force base camp at Ladd
Field, Fairbanks, and the area
where artillery is being tested and
small mobile columns have begun
cross-country operations.
To insure safe crossings observa
tion flights are being made daily
over the bridge by Lt. Isidro S.
KEN RANKS LEAVE FOR
STATES VACATION
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Rank and son
Stephen left last Friday evening
for a vacation trip to the States.
They expect to be gone about six
weeks but may stay longer. They
have been looking forward to vis
iting relatives and friends and
hope to take in California while
they are away.
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Valdez, Jr., liaison pilot. While he
checks the condition of the ice in
his small “Grasshopper” plane the
artillery along the river ceases fir
! ing. Lt. Valdez is from Lawton,
Okla., where his wife, Ella, and
daughter, Ella Marie, reside.
No immediate weakening of the
bridge is expected, but precaution
ary measures will be continued by
the army until the route is de
clared unsafe for use.
The famous Tanana ice break
up, on which hundreds of thou
sands of dollars are wagered in a
guessing pool, does not occur un
til later in the spring.
17-Month-Old
Strike Goes On
PEORIA, 111.’(/P)—The nation’s
oldest major strike, that of 13 rail
road brotherhoods against the To
ledo, Peoria and Western railroad
has been in progress continuously
more than 17 months and today
there were no indications of a set
tlement.
! 14-Month-Old
Strike Ends
RACINE, Wis. m—The nation’s
second oldest major strike, the 14
month old walkout at the J. I. Case
company plants, was at an end to
day after the UAW-CIO local 180
membership voted yesterday to ac
I cept what spokesmen termed “not
a good contract.”
The entire union membership
had been out since Dec. 26, 1945,
although workers in other Case
plants at Rockford and Rock Is
land, 111., and Burlington, Iowa,
previously had returned to then
job.
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Flashes of Life
HIGH FLYING BUNNY
WELDON, 111. (/P)—A corn belt
electric cooperative “lineman climb
ed a utility pole to determine
what caused Myron Seal’s lights
to go out—and found a dead rab
bit in the transformer.
He surmised the rabbit was the
prey of a hawk which had dropped
it on the transformer, causing a
short circuit.
AIRPOWER
VERONA, Mo. (/P)—C. E. At ter -
berry and Glen Calhoun are firm
believers that the best way to rout
,the enemy is through air power.
The pair marked up five victims
in their latest raid, making a total
of 18 wolves they’ve shot from an
airplane since the first of the year.
POINTS FOR PIGEONS
CHICAGO, (/P)—Pigeons flying
around Chicago’s Loop—and there
are thousands—are steering clear
of the North Western Railroad sta
tion when they want to take a rest
On the station’s ledges and win
dow sills workmen are installing
devices known as “pigeon repel
lants.” They consist of upright U
shaped wire prongs which are fas
tened two inches apart on a wire
frame.
Chief engineer E. C. Vanden
burgh said the devices cannot in
jure the pigeons. But, he added,
they can prevent the birds from
sitting in comfort on the ledges
and sills.
FIRE ALARM ALL WET
PHILADELPHIA f/P)— Firemen
answered a downtown fire alarm
to find plenty of water already
there—but no fire.
Janitors at a paper company de
cided to use fire hoses to wash
down the floors of the build;ng.
The hoses were attached to a
sprinkler system—and that set off
the fire alarm.
As a sefvice to veteran^ in the
community, this newspaper will
publish a weekly column of news
briefs from the Veterans Admin
istration. For more detailed infor
mation, vetearns should contact or
write to the nearest VA contact
unit at 46 and 47 P. O. Bldg., An
chorage.
Q. How may application be
made for domiciliary or hospital
care of a veteran?
A. Veterans Administra t i o n
Form P-10 “Application for Hos
pital Treatment or Domiciliary
Care,” should be executed by the
veteran or nearest relative, guar- *
dian or representative, and for
warded to the nearest VA hospital
regional office, or contact office.
If found to be eligible for admis
sion, the veteran will be promptly
notified and if admission cannot
be authorized, the veteran will be
i informed and the reason stated.
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I Q. Must property, to secure a
guaranteed loan, be covered by in
' surance?
A. It is customary for lenders to
require insurance on buildings
1 against which loans are made in
! order to protect themselves against
i loss of security. This also protects
the veteran since it may provide
funds to replace the loss. Build
ings used as security for loans
which carry the guaranty of the
VA must be insured against fire «
and other hazards against which
it is customary to insure in the
community.
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