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Jury Finds S. J. Nichols,
Former Fairbanks Marshal
Died of Natural Causes
KEY WEST, Fla., (/P)—A coro
ner’s jury reported yesterday that
Stanley J. Nichols, former United
States marshal at Fairbanks,
Alaska, died of natural causes.
Nichols was found unconscious
in a tourist court Feb. 12 and
died five days later. His widow
flew here from Fairbanks and re
quested an investigation of the
death, saying $600, a watch and
portable typewriter, were missing.
Dr. Ralph Hertz said death was
caused by a cerebral hemorrhage.
He reported no marks of violence
on the body. .
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BANK OF ALASKA
NOME ALASKA
Truman Warned
Four Years Ago
Korean Invasion
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Wedemeyer Report
Submitted In 1947
Is Made Public
WASHINGTON, (JP) — Lt. Gen.
Albert C. Wedemeyer advised
President Truman nearly four
years ago that Korea was threat
ened by a “Soviet-controlled in
vasion of North Korean forces/’
This was disclosed today with
release of the top-secret report on
Korea that Wedemeyer submitted
to Mr. Truman September 9, 1947.
The report, with certain parts
deleted, was made public by the
Senate Armed Service Commit
tee in advance of its inquiry into
the firing of Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur.
“There is considerable unrest in
South Korea,” the report said,
“but farces available to General
Hodge are adequate to cope with
it and to maintain order, though
completely inadequate, even with
maximum assistance from General
Two Ketchikan Men
Go Fishing—Catch Wolf
KETCHIKAN, (A>) — The big,
bad wolf didn’t scare a couple of
Alaskans.
Fishing for salmon, Stanley
Chermak and Quincy Adams,
spotted the wolf swimming a
channel in Alaska inland pas
sage.
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soed it with the boat’s painter
and dragged it behind the out
board motor boat until it drowned.
The day’s fishing was a success.
The fishermen collected a $50
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MacArthur, to meet Soviet-con
trolled invasion of North Korean
forces.”
General John R. Hodge then
was in command of U. S. forces
occupying. South Korea, later
withdrawn, and Gen. MacArthur
was in Japan as supreme com
mander in the Pacific.
“A United States withdrawal
which permitted the Soviet Union
to dominate Korea would result
in a serious political and psy
chological threat to China, includ
ing Manchuria, and Japan,”
Wedemeyer said.
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WEDNESDAY, May 2
5:00—Father Knows Best
5:30—Juke Box U.S.A.
6:00—News
6:15—Requestfully Yours
7:00—Screen Guild Players
7:30—Club “15”
7:45—Beulah
8:00—My Favoritte Husband
8:30—Hopalong Cassidy
8:00—News
8:15—Just Between Us • »
8:30—Big Story
10:00—Name It for a Scmg
10:30—One Night Stand
11:00—Jack Smith
11:15—Words with Music
11:30—Vaughn Monroe
12:00—Sign Off
THURSDAY, May 3
9:00-:—Morning Melodies
9:15—Morning Devotions
9:30—Hospital Requests *
10:00—The Clevelandaires
10:30—Red Foley
11:00—Dave Garroway
11:15—Jack Birch
11:30—I & E Special
Noon—Luncheon Turn-Table
1:00—Yesterday’s Best
1:30—AFRS Ranchhouse
2:00—Bookshelf of World
2:30—To Be Announced
2:45—To Be Announced
3:00—Matinee Melodies
4:00—News
4:15—Remember
4:30—Curt Massey
4:45—Passing Parade r
5:00—Duffy’s Tavern
5:30—Juke Box U.S.A.
6:00—News
6:15—Requestfully Yours
7:00—Show Goes On
# 8:00—N. Y. Philharmonic
9:00—News
9:15—Fellowship
9:30—Dragnet
10:00—Name It for a Song
10:30—One Night Stand
11:00—Jack Smith
11:15—Words with Music
11:30—At Ease
12:00—Sign Off
FRIDAY, May 4
9:00—Morning Devotions
9:15—Morning Devotions 1
9:30—Hospital Requests
10:00—The Clevelandaires
10:30—Tennessee Jamboree
11:00—Dave Garroway
11:15—Jack Birch
11:30—I & E Special
Noon—-Luncheon Turntable
1:00—Yesterday’s Best
1:30—AFRS Danchhouse
2:00—Bookshelf of World
2:30—To Be Announced
2:45—To Be Announced
3:00—Matinee Melodies
4:00—News
4:15—Remember
4:30—Curt Massey
4:45—Behind the Story
5:00—Bums and Allen
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•P.M. denoted by boldface type
Between 1850 and 1940, the
population of the earth doubled,
increasing from about 1,100,000,
000 to about 2,200,000,000.
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OF NOME
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each month
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