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VOL. XLVIII. No. 107~. l7o~ME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1 9 4 6PER COPY — 15c
UNDATED — MARITIME
STRIKE—(/P)—The great
est maritime strike in his
tory spread through the
nation's coastal ports today,
f freezing the port of New
York, the country's busi
est harbor into “complete
paralysis," the U. S. Mari
time Commission announc
ed.
The Commission's state
ment came about three
•hours after the striking
AFL Seafarers Internation
al Union and the Sailors
Union of the Pacific estab
lished picket lines along
the extensive waterfront.
The Commission listed
344 vessels of all nations
tied up in New York by
the strike. This varied
* with the union claim that
534 craft of all types were
stranded in New York and
2,534 on three coasts.
A Commission survey
said 705 ships of all flags
were immobilized in ports
ii from Portland, Me., to Sav
annah, Ga. Of these, the
Commission said 548 were
American and 157 were of
foreign registry.
bpokesmen for the strik
ing AFL Seafarers Inter
national Union and the Sai
lors Union of the Pacific in
New York said 534 ships
were tied up at New York,
350 in other Atlantic coast
ports, 450 in Gulf ports and
* 1,200 in West coast ports.
A possibility of an international
tie-up was hinted in a bulletin
issued from strike headquarters
in New York. It said “express
ions of support” had beer receiv
ed from *“all over the world” in
cluding British, Danish Swedish.
Norse and Greek seamen.
An estimated 90,000 sailors
packed their gear and walked
oft ships yesterday to protest a
Wage Stabilization Board Order
denying them a full wage increase
won in recent contract negotia
tions.
The action was followed by an
appeal by the Maritime Commis
sion to participants in the strike
to keep refrigerating machinery
aboard ships in operation “to pre
vent spoilage of thousands of tons
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| of perishable food.”
In telegrams to heads of the
two maritime unions involved in
the strike, vice Admiral W. vV.
Smith, Chairman of the Commis
sion, said:
"In view of the work;-wide
shortage of food, we request your
union to give immediate assur
ance that provisions will be mode
for such operation as may be nec
essary to protect valuable re
frigerated food stuffs which
would have to be replaced from
civilian stores already critically
short.”
Various sources, mostly union,
reported more than 600 vessels
were tied up at U. S. ports.
Nearly 400,000 workers, in
cluding dock employees, tugooat
operators and CIO seamen, said
they would honor picket lines
The Pacific American Ship
owner’s Association sent a tele
gram to President Truman, call
ing upon him for action.
J. B. Bryant, President of the
Pacific American Shipowner’s
Association, declared that a few
days of the strike would result in
a “major disaster” for the ship
ping industry.
Other shipping owners said im
ports of scarce items such v sug
ar and bananas would end. They
predicted the strike would have
far-reaching effects on American
industry by choking off raw ma
terial imports and the export of
finished products.
One of the first results of the
strike of members of the Sailors
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L. S. Should Keep
Atom Boml) Secret
Say DAV Delegates
PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 6. — i/Pi
—The U. S. should keep the sec
ret of the atom bomb, adopt com
pulsory military training and uni
fy its armed forces, delegates to
the National Convention of the
Disabled American Veterans vot
ed yesterday.
Principal business remaining
before the group today was sel
ection of new officers and the
1947 convention city.
In other resolutions recommend
ed by the National Defense com
mittee the veterans asked ban
ning shipment of strategic sup
plies to belligerent or aggressive
nations, National Guard expan
sion. maintenance of a strong mer
chant marine, and inclusion of a
disabled veteran with combat ex
perience in the U. S. Peace Con
ference delegation.
Alaska Broadcast
System Formed
Radio Network
ANCHORAGE, Sept. 6—(/P)—For
mation of the Alaska Broadcast
ing System, the first Territorial
network, was disclosed yesterday
by William J. Wagner of Anchor
age.
The network will include sta
B-29 Will Fly Over
North Pole From
Honollu To Cairo
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 6—
<^P)—If far northern weather re
ports are favorable, the B-29 “Pac
usan Dreamboat” probably will
| take off Saturday morning on its
non-stop flight from Honolulu to
Cairo across the top of the world.
The gasoline supply will deter
mine whether the plane lands at
; Cairo or goes on to Wadi Haifa,
south of the Egyptian capital.
“If we-ve got enough gasoline
left, we’ll go to Wadi Haifa and
probably won't even see the pyra
mids,” Col. Beverly Warren, one
of the pilots said.
Warren will be at the controls
when the plane takes off. He
is one of the army’s experts at get
ting overloaded planes into the air.
The "Pacusan Dreamboat” will
weigh 147,000—making it 27,000
pounds overweight.
tions KTKN Ketchikan, KINY
Juneau, KFQD Anchorage and.
plans tie-ins with smaller Alas
kan communities for the airing
of programs originating through
out the Territory.
The system was incorporated
for $100,000 to bring popular ra
dio programs to Alaska by direct
hook-up.
Associated in the venture with
Wagner Is Edwin Kraft, owner
of the Ketchikan and Juneau sta-i
tions.
Ceilings Lifted On
Fresh and Canned
Fruits, Vegetables
JUNEAU, Sept. 6, —OPA—Until
October 1st. ceiling prices have
been lifted both in Alaska and in
the States, on certain fresh, froz
en and canned fruits and vege
tables also on a varied list of less
important food and general agri
cultural nature.
These commodities were speci
fically suspended from control un
til October 1 by the department of
agriculture's September 1, listing
of agricultural products found to
be in plentiful supply at that time,
under the terms of the new Act
; such a listing will be made by
agriculture each month, the Alas
; ka OPA explained, with contin
ued suspension of items previous
ly listed also being reviewed each
month. This monthly check-up
amounts to a constant and accur
ate view of the pulse of supply
and demand, it was further ex
plained.
Out from under control at least
until October 1, as a direct res
ult of the September 1 listing, are
the following: fresh apples, cant
aloupe, grapefruit, lemons, peach
es, and tangerines; fresh snap
beans, carrots, lettuce, onions,
spinach, sweet potatoes, and to
matoes; canned peas, lima beans,
asparagus and mixed vegetables;
frozen lima beans, corn, green peas
and asparagus; canned apricots,
plums and prunes.
Some of the other less import
ant foods and general products
also suspended from control un
til Oct. 1, because of plentiful
supply are: peanut products ex
cept peanut oil and meal, tobacco,
wool, edible tree nuts, popcorn,
and gum.
Fisherman Lost
Overhoard In
High Seas
KETCHIKAN, Sept. 6, — (JP)—One
man was lost overboard near Kod
iak from the Seattle halibuter
BETTY JANE in rough weather,
Coast Guard headquarters here
notified yesterday. His name
was not given.
Two 50-foot, former Coast
Guard boats, owned by E. O. Pet
ers, Los Angeles, were beached
near Yakutat but the crews es
caped safely ashore, another re
port to the Coast Guard said. One
man suffered a leg injury.