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VOL. X L V111, No. 64, NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29. 1946_PER COPY—15c
No Bloc Against
Soviet Russia
Says Byrnes
WASHINGTON, May 29. — UP)—
Secretary of State James Byrnes
denied that the United States and
Britain had formed a bloc to in
timidate Russia as charged bySov
iet Foreign Minister Molotov.
Byrnes also insisted that Prem
ier Stalin once agreed to support
^a treaty to keep Germany dis
armed for 25 years. Molotov
challenged earlier, the previous
assertion that the Russian leader
h^d endorsed such a proposal.
Byrnes emphasized the hope
that the big four foreign minis
ters could iron out their many
disagreements and complete the
peace treaty drafts for six former
enemy countries when they meet
again in Paris on June 15. He
made statements on Russia in an
reply to a host of questions
concerning the lengthy blast Mol
otov delivered Monday against
Secretary Byrnes and the United
States.
Byrnes Working
For Limitation Of
Arms Of World
—
WASHINGTON, May 29, —W*)—j
Secretary James Byrnes, today'
tolcl Congress that he was going
to work for “limitation of arms” j
among the nations of the world.
Byrnes enunciated his policy in
testimony in the House foreign
arfairs committee where he said
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the details were not worked out.
As he went before the commit
tee American officials looked to
Moscow for Russian reaction on
Byrnes denial yesterday of Molo
tov’s charges against him and
the U. S. growing out of the For
eign Ministers Meeting in Paris.
Byrnes denial raised a question
of what will be its effect on
^usso-American relations already
strained for chances of an early
peace in Europe.
Molotov contended Monday,
that at the recent meeting of For
eign Ministers in Paris, the Brit
ish-American bloc had waged an
offensive against the Soviet Un
ion.
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The longest river in the Neth
erlands East Indies is the Kapuas.
Review Army Day Parade j
CHICAGO, ILL.—President Truman, clutchinp the arm of General Pwipht H. Eisenhower, Chief of
Staff, reviews the five mile, two-hour Army Day parade down Chieapo’s Kiel ‘pan Avenue. Star £
with the President and General Eisenhower are Mrs. Truman, and their danpmer, Marp .ret. AL - e
parade, the chief executive rode to Soldier’s Field to deliver his address before a crowd of more than
80 000 norsons.
Army B-29s To
Observe Weather
In Polar Regions
WASHINGTON, May 29. -(/Pi
Converted B-29 bombers will be
sent to the north polar regions
for periodic weather observation
flights, it was learned today.
Army Air Force officials an
nounced the plan, and stated that
a squadron of probably twelve
ron to Alaska, “in the near fut
The new operations will be car
ried out in strategic military area
where American and Canadian
armies cooperated this spring,
testing cold weather tactics.
Flights from Alaska are des
cribed as part of the current ef
forts to put weather forecasting
on a global basis.
One Air Force official said it
was proposed to deploy the squad
ron t oAlaska, “in the near fut
ure” operating under the Merced.
California, 59th Squadron, cov
ering the North Pacific weather
area.
.Hanging Goes On
For Dachau Camp
Murderers
LANSBERG, Germany, May 29
—(/P)—Grimly and methodical U.
S. Army completed hanging 28
Germans responsible for the death
of three hundred thousand tor
Tokyo Warned
\o Organizing
\o Communism
TOKYO, May 29. _(/p)_The U.
S. today bluntly warned minority
groups who seek to undermine
democracy and attempting to or
ganize the Japanese.
Just two weeks ago it said
just as bluntly, it doesn’t want
communism in Japan.
Both warnings came from
George Atcheson Jr., American
Chairman of the Allied Council in
Japan, told a group “We don’t
want to see the Japanese people
once more lined up in columns
clothed in uniforms and regiment
ed with any kind of totalitarian
ism thought.”
The statement came as he ex
plained to the Council he was
unable to substantiate the allega
tions made in the unsigned Jap
anese May Day message, which
charged that “reactionary ele
ments’ interfered in April elec
tions and some of General Mac
Arthur’s directives.
tured inmates of Dachau Concen
tration Camp. The grisly dra
ma of the gallows continued fori
four hours during which fourteen
men dropped to a quick death.
Fourteen others were hanged yes
terday.
Martin Weiss, 43, Commandant
of the camp, shouted, “I*m giv
ing my life for Germany," as he
went to the gallows.
France Tries
Rehabilitation On
jU. S. Finances
| WASHINGTON, May 29. —
France turned to the renewed job
; of getting back on her feet, back
ed by a loan of one billion three
! hundred seventy million dollars
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, from the United States.
The two countries made a num
ber of agreements in connection
with the credit arrangement be
tween President Truman and the
French President Gouin, it was
announced last night.
French officials estimated that
the money would finance at least |
one year of France’s four-year,
rehabilitation plan. In addition
the United States promises to help
France sell her goods here which
may mean an ultimate reduction
in American and French tariffs j
on French goods.. France has
in turn pledged not to raise tar
iffs on American goods, and has
joined hte United States and Brit- j
ain in their campaign to expand;
world trade through lowered tar- •
iffs everywhere.
ALEXANDERS TO
KOUGAROK, SUMMER
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Alexander
who arrived from Anchorage last
Monday where Mr. Alexander
was employed with the CAA, leftr;
for the Kougarok to work with
Louis Nashenwing for the sum
mer.
Kuskokwim River
300 Homeless
Floods Bethel
ANCHORAGE, May 29. —(7P>—
The northern Alaska towns of
Bethel, and Akiak, and the Civil
Aeronauticss airfield are under
water, flooded by the water of
the Kuskokwim River backed up
by ice jams.
The floodwaters rose to a depth
of four feet over the central part
of Bethel. Twenty CAA per
sonnel adjoining the airfield were
evacuated to higher ground.
Across the river from the air
field water reached the first floor
of the Northern Commercial store
and similally flooded the Catholic
church. Three hundred residents
were forced to take to the roof
tops with '.'Whatever possessions
they could carry.
At Akiak residents were repor
ted in no danger. Motor launches
afforded the only means of com
munication between the two
towns.
A U. S. Army B-24, from the
airbase at Shemya, flew low lver
the great ice jam six miles down
the river from Bethel, and drop
ped several medium bombs in an
attempt to break up the conges
tion with no appreciable effect.
The flood waters which are now
receding, reached the crest last
night.
Floods Inundate
Pennsylvania and
New York Staten
UNDATED. May 29. —(^—Leav
ing death and destruction in its
wake through North Central
Pennsylvania and Southern New
York, the rampaging Susquehan
na surged southward after over
flowing its banks into rich cities
and farmland.
At least thirteen persons were
drowned and four others are mis
sing.
The muddy waters started to
rise rapidly Monday night after
four days of nearly continuing
rains.
Estimates of the damage ex
ceeded three million dollars, and
many thousands are homeless.