81st Congress
Appropriated 118
Billion Dollars
WASHINGTON, (/P)-^President
Truman Saturday signed a $19,
841,412,938 emergency appropri
ation bill, boosting to approxim
ate $118 billion the total appropri
ations of the 81st Congress.
Most of the money in the emer
gency measure is for defense
needs arising out of the invasion
of Korea by Chinese communists
Of the total seventeen billion was
earmarked for the army, the navy,
and the air force boosting to
around forty-five billion the mili
tary appropriations for the fiscal
year ending next June 30.
Also included is contract au
thor! ration up to $224,000,000 for
the maritime administration to
build 34 more high-speed cargo
vessels. The administration pre
viously was authorized to build
16 of these 20-knot ships.
Other big items include $1,834,- j
911,000 to buy critical materials!
for a war stockpile and $1,065,- j
000,000 for the atomic energy |
commission.
The emergency measure was the
last money bill passed by the 81st
Congress which adjourned last
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of its own terms.
In a major declaration, Britain’s
Sir Gladwyn Jebb at the same
time pledged British support as
long as U. N. troops continue to
fight in Korea. He spoke before
the general assembly’s 60-nation
political committee.
Jebb backed the United States
demand that a cease-fire must
come before negotiations can be
gin on other problems.
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MEDIA, Pa (/P) — Samuel D.
Riddle, veteran horseman and
owner of the famous thorough
bred Man ’o War, died today at!
his home. Riddle, who was 88, had \
been in ill health for some time, i
He suffered a heart attack two!
weeks ago.
YAKIMA, Wash. (JP) — Three,
teen-age boys died yesterday and i
Tuesday.
Earlier this year that Congress
approved $55,061,861,629 in cash
and contract authority, while dur
ing its first session, in 1949, it
voted approximately forty-three
billion in cash and contract au
thority.
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day after drinking a liquid they
believed to be wine.
The youths imbibed from a gal
lon jug found pn the H. A. Son
theimer ranch at Sawyer, Wash.
The ranch foreman said he be
lieved the jug contained anti
freeze solution. A specimen was
flown to Seattle for analysis.
Perry Huff, fire insurance ad
puster is back again in connection
with our more recent fires.
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Haycock News
(Irene Comue, Correspondent)
John Winder returned to Hay
cock Dec. 22. John came from
Unalakieet and will remain now
at Haycock. On the same plane
S/Sgt. Alfred James, arrived for a
short visit with his aunt, Lizzie
Swanson. S/Sgt James is stationed
at Ft Richardson and was visit
ing his family in Koyuk.
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Dec. 23 Art Johnson and Frank
Degnan flew into Haycock. John
ny Beltz returned home from
Nome also. We were happy to
have visitors at our Xmas pro
gram. After a short program and
carol singing, Santa Claus arrived
bringing candy and joy to all.
However SHE departed early for
a Christmas Dance at Koyuk.
Lillian Porter sent many greet
ings to her Haycock neighbors and
relatives. iMt. Edgecumbe seemed
to ibe without the festivities of
| Christmas that Lillian is accus
tomed to: peace and guiet, snow,
skiing and skating. Lillian has
been promoted to the 9tr» grade
and is diligently working to main
tain her superior academic stand
ing.
Bert Beltz* destination when
leaving for airstrip for another lo
cation is dependent upon the ele
ments. It was suggested that a
good old Irish Wake »be held in his
honor, but Dec. 30 he flew in from
Eddie Gross, pioneer tin shop
operator, who left here last year
due to poor health, is now at Cozy
Crest Sanatorium, Wheeler, Ore
gon, and is anxious to hear from
his Nome friends and will enjcry
visits from any of them passing
through Oregon.
Chasing a woman is fun. The
trouble begins when you catch her.
Golovin. He left Haycock Dec 31
for Kotzebue.
John Winder’s cabin at Sweep
stakes has been invaded and pill
aged by wolverines for six consec
utive years. Henry Moon made a
trip to the cabin but the wolver
ine, satisfied with the damage
done, departed before Henry ar
rived. Henry is now trapping in
the Salmon River area.
Ferdie Swanson and Victor Kar
mun snowshoed to The Landing
Dec. 31. They report an unevent
ful New Year’s Eve without ptar
migan or fish as vuctuals.
Johnny Beltz eame and went.
A few enthusiastic celebraters
shot the Northern Star and burned
the festive Christmas Tree on New
Year’s Eve. However, fifty per
cent of the village retired at an
Sarly hour on the night of accus
tomed celebration.
January is a month of many
birthdays in this community. Jan.
1 we surprised Lizzie Swanson
with cake and sundry gifts.
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