American Winners
In Sweepstakes
DUBLIN, (/P) — The $4,622,100
Irish Hospitals sweepstakes two
day drawing was completed Sat
urday with the picking of 488 win
ners of $400 cash prizes—54 of
them Americans.
At the conclusion of the draw,
Americans had taken 102 of the
920 cash prizes of $400 each. To
America also went three of the 50
residual prizes of $442 each and
50 of the 529 tickets drawn on 23
horses entered in the English
Derby, to be run on June 7.
One of the latter tickets, for
which the holders paid $2, will
bring a reward of $100,000.
Slightly more than 10 per cent
of the 1,499 tickets drawn Friday
and Saturday went to Americans.
Suspend Coal
Negotiations
WASHINGTON, </P) — Negotia
tions between John L. Lewis and
soft coal operators of the north
and west were suspended indefin
itely Saturday . without evplana
tion.
Lewis had nothing to tell re
porters as he led his delegation
from a 35-minute wage contract
conference with the operators rep
resenting 75 per cent of the bitum
inous industry. He referred ques
tioners to Ezra Van Horn, Ohio op
erator representative and chair
man of the joint conference.
Van Horn, sober faced, said:
No Communists In
Italian Cabinet
ROME, (£*)—Premier-designate
Alcide de Gasperi announced Sat
urday the membership of his
fourth cabinet—the first since the
liberation to contain no commun
ists or socialists. It is composed of
five independents and 11 members
of de Gasperi’s moderate Chris
tian Democratic party.
Luigi Einaudi, governor of the
Bank of Italy and a political inde
pendent, was named vice premier
and minister of the budget, a new
post in which his responsibility
will be to balance Italy’s finances.
Carlo Sforza, 63-year-old diplo
mat-author and also an independ
ent, was reappointed foreign min
ister.
Ez*o Vanonoi, Christian Demo
crat, was named minister of fi
nance and also temporarily was
given the portfolio of the treasury.
A minister of the treasury is ex
pected to be named later.
“The government is one that
must be overthrown immediate
ly,” said the Socialist newspaper
Avanti.
“This meeting was adjourned
by joint assent.”
He refused to comment further
or explain the breakup of nego
tiations.
Although details of the contract
talks were lacking, a report cir
culated that Lewis has demanded
wage increases equalling 35 cents
an hour for the 400,000 soft coal
miners.
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As a service to veterans 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 long may I keep my
NSLI term insurance?
A. You have eight years from
the time the policy was issued if
your policy was in effect on or be
fore December 31, 1945. You have
five years if your policy was is
sued after that date.
Q. What modes of settlement are
available on NSLI policies?
A. You have • four options—
lump sum payment, limited
monthly installments for 36 to 240
months, monthly installments for
life (120 such payments guaran
teed), or monthly installments for
life with the face value of the pol
icy guaranteed. On the last two
options, the 120 guaranteed pay
ments or the face value guarantee
are protection in case the first
beneficiary should die before re
ceiving adequate returns on the
insurance.
Q. Will my National Service
Life Insurance policy pay divi
dends?
A. Yes. Dividends will be paid !
on your G. I. policy. However, the
task of figuring dividends is a
tremendous one and the VA can
make no estimate on the length of
time it will take before dividends
can be paid. 9
Q. Does my NSLI policy have a
cash value?
A. Any permanent NSLI policy
which has been in force for one
year under premium paying con
ditions may be surrendered for its
cash value.
Q. I am a stunt flyer. Does this
hazardous occupation affect my
National Service Life Insurance?
A. National Service Life, Insur
ance is free of all restrictions as
to occupation, residence, travel, or
military or naval service.
COLLIE COMES HOME
KANSAS CITY, (/P)<—A collie
dog belonging to Mr. and Mrs. R.
B. Hoskins was back home today
after hitch-hiking from the Miss
ouri-Iowa state line.
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Bartness
were returning from Ft. Dodge,
la. The dog ran in front of their
car, then jumped in when Bart
ness stopped the vehicle. When
they arrived' in Kansas City the
dog, missing- for six months, left
the Bartness car and dashed to the
Hoskins home across the street.
Mr. and Mrs. Bartness said they
had never seen the dog before,
having lived in the neighborhood
only three months.
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Veterans Administration is now
operating 26 mental hygiene clin
ics to arrest mental illnesses be
fore they require hospitalization.
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BANK OF ALASKA
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(Formerly Larry Galvins)
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