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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
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Nome, Alaska, Friday, June 1, 1951
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NAVY REACHES ITS 1952 GOAL
The speedy conversion of ships in reserve enables
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Chief of Naval Oper
ations, to report that the Navy will reach its current
operating goals in the next few months instead of June,
1952, as originally expected.
Since June of last year, large carriers in active
service have been increased from seven to twelve,
small carriers from eight to thirteen, battleships from
one to three, cruisers from thirteen to fifteen, destroy
ers and other escort types from one hundred forty-six
to two hundred thirty-seven. Eight submarines have
been added to the seventy in operation and thirty more
will soon go into active service.
In addition to older ships in reserve, which can be
made ready for battle in a comparatively short time,
Congress has authorized construcion of 500,000 tons
of new ships. Most of this tonnage will go toward
making more powerful the Navy’s carrier and anti
submarine forces.
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45,000 Communist Viet
Minh Attacking French
In Indo-China
HANOI, Indo - China, UP) —
French army sources said 45,000
Communist-led Viet Minh are at
tacking on a front 50 miles south
of Hanoi, held by only 4,000
French troops. French losses were
described as severe.'
The Communists launched their
assault on Monday nigiht. The
army post at Ninh Binh was hit
by 10,000 of the Communist-led j
Viet Minh, who used mortars and
artillery in the assault. Hard fight
ing raged for 48 hours and one
French naval commando unit lost
50 of its 80 men.
The offensive was 'the m<*st
powerful launched by the' Com
munists since March. In April
they were told by their Moscow
trained leader Ho Chi Minh they
must return to hit-and-run war
and abandon temporarily any
large-scale effort to break through
French defenses and seize Hanoi
and Haiphong.
Legal Planks at The Nugget office
Challenge Russia Accept
Four-Power Foreign
Minister Meeting
PARIS, {JP)—The United States,
Britain and France challenged
Russia to accept a four-power
foreign ministers’ meeting in
Washington July 23 “in the in
terests of strengthening peace.”
The three western powers sent
identical notes aimed at breaking
the deadlock over what world
tensions the four foreign minis
ters should discuss. The four pow
er deputies have been trying to
do that in Paris since March.
The notes blamed lack of agree
ment on an agenda upon the So
viet insistence tha tthe Big Four
should discuss the North Atlantic
Alliance and the establishment of
U. S. bases in Europe.
The Soviet Union contends that
the Atlantic Pact is a major
cause of international tension.
The west rejects this claim.
There is little manufacturing in
Greece. Th^*’country is chiefly ag
ricultural. *
Adm. Sherman Testifies
MacArthur, In December,
Believed Armistice, On
Best Terms, Be Arranged
WASHINGTON, (JP) — Adm.
Forrest P. Sherman, Thursday,
testified Gen. MacArthur ap
parently believed last December
•that United Nations forces in Ko
rea might have to arrange an
armistice “on the best terms
available.”
Sherman, chief of naval opera
tions, told senators inquiring into
MacArthur’s ouster that the mili
tary situation was regarded then
as gloomy by both Washington
and Tokyo.
He said the joint chiefs of staff,
after messages from MacArthur,
sent Gen. Lawton Collins, army
chief of staff, to Tokyo. They also
messaged MacArthur 'that they
were “forced to conclude that
evacuation is a possibility.” .
On December 4, Sherman went
on, Collins messaged from Tokyo
“that General MacArthur feels
best solution would be to arrange
an armistice an best terms avail
able as soon as possible.”
This was at the low point of
United Nations strength, after
U. N. troops had been thrown
back by the surprise intervention
of the Chinese Communists.
In the Washington gloom, there
were reports that the United Na
tions forces might have to be
pulled out by sea in a Dunquer
que-like evacuation.
The situation changed there
after and, in the light of recent
U. N. counterattacks and the
crushing spring offensive of the
Reds, Sherman told 'the commit
tee he believes the Korean con
flict is buying time for improve
ment of the anti-Communist mili
tary position all over the world.
Senator H. Alexander Smith
(R-NJ) told Sherman he doesn’t
believe MacArthur alone repre
sented an “apostle of gloom” in
the Korean situation in Decem
ber.
Sherman conceded the joint
chiefs felt the same way, but con
tended their feeling was influ
enced by messages from MacAr
tlyir.
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MMM HOSPITAL
Discharged patients are Thomas
Pushruk, Clara and Fritz Carlson,
Jose and Thomas Ellanna, and
Esther James.
TEA HONORS MRS. TOUSLEY
Last Tuesday afternoon, the
wives of the personnel of the
Alaska Communications System,
entertained with a lovely tea at
the home of Cpl. John Ellis. *The
tea was given to honor the wife
of the new commanding officer,
Capt. Tousley. Mrs. Tousley ar
rived recently from the States
with her little daughter.
NEW BOOKS AT KK LIBRARY
The K. K. Public Library is
glad to announce that eight new
western stories have been do
nated to the library and have
been added to the Zane Grey
group which is so popular.
Two Alaskan stories were also
donated, which are now out of
print, “Seppala” by Picket and
Curwood’s “Alaskan.”
Several new mysteries are also
| on the shelves the librarians an
j nounced and two new novels, for
; which there have been several
I calls: The White Witch Doctor by
' Louise Stientrof and Seeds of
Treason by Ralph deToledena.
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U. of W. Students Give
1,043 Pints Blood For
Korean Blood Bank
SEATTLE, (JP) — University of
Washington students contributed
1,043 pints of blood for the Ko
rean war front during a seven
day campaign, Frank Ostrow said
today.
Ostrow, director of the school’s
campaign for blood, said Wash
ington promised the King County
Blood Bank 120 pints a day but
contributions have averaged 149
pints.
Ostrow said the blood bank will
be able to meet its monthly quota
of 2,000 pints as a result of the
U. W. contribution.
AIRLINES
WIEN AIRLINES
Arriving from Fairbanks yes
terday were Joe Pavlovec, Paul
Rasmus, Dominic Farino, Dale
Pederson, Clemens Stifter, Merle
Paige, Duane Bloomer, A. F. Mc
Intosh, Hank Miller. Dave Aim
grim* was a passenger to Fair
banks.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodward and
Mr. Measham of the National
Park Service, who are touring the
territory, arrived yesterday en
route to the Yukon district.
ALASKA AIRLINES
Passengers from. Nome to. An
chorage: Charles R. Griffin, Rose
Myers, Mrs. L. O. Edwards and
infant.
Anchorage to Nome: Ed O’Con
nor, Mr. and Mrs. F. Coplin, Linda
Coplin, Rose Myers, J. C. Lewis,
C. J. McCormack.
Nome to Unalakleet: E. B. Fish
er, Duncan W. Herr.
> Nome to Moses Point: Jackie
Livesay, Ida and Edith Watt.
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