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SAN FRANCISCO May 9—(JP)
• —United States is seeking an
agreement on control of lands
seized in both world wars to allow
the army and navy to set up bases
at any point in the world which
is considered vital to# United
States security. The question in
* volved here is one labeled trus
Iteeship over territory seized by
the enemy and mandated after
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the first ward war and incapable
of self government.
Ilt is still a point of controversy
between the Big Five powers and
is one of the two most critical is
w sues remaining before the United
Nations conference.
Upon departure today of Molo
tov other issues to dovetail the
Pan American security system,
recently worked out at Mexico
City, into the security council of
the world organization will be
. • brought up. The American dele
gation is sharply divided on this
question. Some members favor
giving the Pan American set up
no special treatment, but strong
opinion appears developing that
the proposed council be given su
preme authority over the Pan
American system, but instructed
to delegate its powers to enforce
peace in a strictly regional dis
pute in this hemisphere. Presi
dent Truman may have to make
the final decision.
Molotpv, whose two weeks’ stay
here was marked by several
stormy sessions over Poland,
White Russia, Ukraine and Ar
gentina, leaves the conference in
an atmosphere of big power har
mony which few people would
have been willing to forecast a
few days ago. Soviet Ambassador
Gromyko takes over the chair
manship of the Russian delega
tion.
The presence of Molotov is
credited with having speeded the
conference through the first phase
* of the big power agreement.
In a brief session of the Big
Five last night which marked
Molotov’s last official participa
tion in it Secretary of State Stet
Itinius is reported to have said
despite the return of Molotov be
ing a possibility the other foreign
ministers, their capitals and the
United States intends to stand by
its agreemens which have already
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CARDS FOR VETERANS —New York Red Cross volunteers and quiz master Bob Hawk
(right, light suit) sort some of more than 600,000 decks of cards donated for military hospitals.
To Be No Fall
In Expenditures
For War
Ted R. Gamble, national direc
tor of the war finance division in
Washington states “the task
ahead of us in terms of financial
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needs remains gigantic. Despite
all that has and probably will be
said about expenditures, there is
no indication whatever that ex
penditures for war will fall be
low their present level for a pe
riod of at least ninety days fol
lowing the conclusion of the Sev
enth War Loan drive.
“The job therefore, from the
point of view of raising the
money to pay for the war ahead
and raising it from the sources
best designed to combat inflation
is more imperative at this partic
ular moment than at any time
during the lifetime of this impor- |
tant home front program.**
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been made on the basic changes'
in the Dumbarton Oaks plan and
intends also to consult fully on
other issues as they arise.
TUESDAY GAMES
American League
Cleveland 7, Chicago 1. Wash
ington 1, St. Louis 7. Inly games
scheduled in American League.
National League
Pittsburgh - Cincinnati game
postponed. It was the only game
scheduled.
Pacific Coast League
Portland 1, San Diego 10. Hol
lywood 1, San Francisco 9. Seattle
7, Sacramento 3.
WEDNESDAY ^GAMES
National League
Pittsburgh 9, Boston 5. St. Louis
4, Brooklyn 6. Chicago 2, Phila
delphia 5.
American League
Boston 1 Cleveland 2. Washing
ton-St. Louis game postponed.
New York 1, Detroit 4. Philadel
phia 4, Chicago 6.
NOTICE
Pioneers of Alaska meet tonight
at the Whaley House at t:00
o'clock. Ole Hay Pres.
Japanese Defense
Stiffens Around
Davao
By FRED HAMPSON
MANILA, May 9^P)— Stif
fened Japanese resistance around
captured Davao on Mindanao is
land is reoprted by General Mac
Arthur and the Twenty-Fourth
Division has been forced back by
Japanese counterattacks. This is
the first report of any serious
fighting since the second invasion
of Mindanao on April 17.
Associated Press correspondent
Richard Berholz reported a strong
force of Japanese penetrated the
thin American lines to establish
defenses running from Libby air
drome south of the Talomo river,
partially isolating one. battalion
which- had taken the village of
Mintal.
A few reinforcements are reach
ing the battalions over a little
used trail.
Japanese artillery is shelling
Yank positions near Libby air
field, but the Americans hold on
tenuously.
Pope Broadcasts
Plea For World
Security and Peace
VATICAN CITY, May 9—(A*)
—The Pope in an eight minute
broadcast marking the end of the
European war said the continent
is now faced with “gigantic prob
lems and difficulties” and called
on God to enlighten the Allied
leaders to bring about a peace
founded on equality of all na
tions, weak and strong.
He also said “The war has
( aroused everywhere discord, sus
picion and hatred,” and “if there
fore the world wishes to regain
peace it is necessary that false
hood and rancor should vanish,
and in their stead sovereign truth
and charity should reign.”
Expressing thankfulness at the
end of the war in Europe the Pope
declared a conviction “if we want
to build a lasting and safe peace,
it must be built upon justice and
comprehension with confidence.”
CHAMBER WILL ELECT
BOARD
A meeting of the Northwestern
Alaska Chamber of Commerce
will be held in the Federal Court
room on Thursday evening at 8:00
p.m. for the purpose of election.
The nominating committee has
added two more names to the list
of nomineen for the Board of Di
rectors. These are Luther Dunbar
and S. David Mazen. Many inter
esting topics will be under dis
cussion for the coming busy sea
son and a well defined program
will aid materially in achieving
successful results. All citizens in
Nome’s future are urged to at
tend.
NOTICE
Written applications shall be re
ceived in the office of the City
Clerk unitl 1:00 P.M., J4ay 14.
194$, for the following positions
in the Nome Fire and Police De
partment:
Engineer .$300.00 per month
Driver .$300.00 per month
Common Council of Name
By Carrie M. McLain
5-4.9,11 City Clerk
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