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NEWS IN BRIEF
A INTREE, England, (^P)—Ticket i
holders on Caughoo, winner of thej
Grand National steeplechase Sat
urday, and Jockey Trebel, winner
of the Lincolnshire, both of which
were 100 to 1 shots, won 8,899 Vfe
pounds *$35,598) on each two shil
lings <40 cents) ticket in the annual
“spring betting double.”
SEATTLE, (/P) — The 1,318-ton
tanker Alaska Standard, operated
by the Standard Oil company, is
scheduled to return to service on
the Alaska run early next week,
fully epuipped with radar. It is the
first Seattle ship to receive radar.
PHILADELPHIA, (tf*) — A new
era in aviation was suggested to
day by the announcement of a hel
icopter for individuals. The manu
fafturers (Hoppi Copters, Inc., of
Seattle,) said the device would
ha\ve no conventional body, land
ing* gear or instruments. But would
fly straight up or down, forward,
sideiward or backward, or hover
motionless above the ground. The
cormpany expects it to cost but lit
tle {more than a motorcycle.
WVASHINGTON, ffl—A 10 per
cenjt increase in airline fares will
go Onto effect at midnight tonight,;
returning the tariffs to the 1944]
levf'el. The increase was approved
by Ithe Civil Aeronautics Board a
-wetek ago at the request of 16 air- j
li^Aes. The lines agreed not to;
ci-hange the rates again for 90 days.
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! WASHINGTON (^—Legislation
(continuing rent controls through
Feb. 29, 1948, without a blanket
increase in rents was approved!
unanimously today by the Senate
, banking Committee.
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.WASHINGTON, (.^—President;
X4jtuman today named Cavendish |
WX Cannon of Utah to be ambas
saajdor to Yugoslavia.
ojCannon’s name was sent to the
g, jenatte along with the nominations
0 jf six other ambassadors, includ
ing Stanton Griffis of Connecticut
to succeed Arthur Bliss Lane, as
ambassador to Poland. Selection of
Griffis previously had been an
nounced.
CHICAGO, (/P) — The national
safety council announced today
that 4,510 persons were killed in
traffic accidents in the United
States in January and February, 17
per cent fewer than in the first two
months of 1946 and 19 per cent
fewer than the same period in
1941. Largest city to report a per
fect record for the period was Nor
folk Va., with 231,900 population.
>lt Lake City, with 165,000, was
tepond and Wichita, Kans. 154,000
go$ third.
act;lamath Falls, Ore., had a per
that record.
CIO-UAW Denies
Communist Charge
DETROIT, —Top leaders of the
CTO united auto workers took
sharp issue Saturday with Michi
gan governor Kim Sigler’s testi
mony that the Communist party
has gained “absolute control of
certain unions.”
Sigler’s remarks Friday before
the House committee on un-Amer
ican activities were described by
UAW president Walter B. Reuther
as “part of the current all-out
drive which organized reaction
has launched against labor and
liberal forces in this country.”
Vice president R. J. Thomas and
secretary George F. Addes, two of
the three UAW high officials who
Sigler testified were “captives of
the Communist party in the United
States,” had quick denials to the
charges.
Addes, who said he spoke for
both, called the Republican gov
ernor’s statement a “falsehood”
which apparently was obtained
from “poisoned sources.” There
was no personal pomment from
Richard C. Leonard, UAW vice
president and the third member of
the. trio attacked by Sigler.
Reuther, known in the UAW as
opposed to Communist influence
within his union, criticized the
governor’s remarks and said he
would fight “Republican party in
terference in our internal affairs.”
“The CIO opposes Communist
interference in our union. And I
stand foresquare for that policy”
the UAW chief declared.
Easier Holiday Will
Delay Aid Action
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Congres
sional plans for an Easter holiday
lengthened the odds today against
final action on the administration’s
$400,000,000 Greek-Turkish aid1
measure before the middle of I
April.
The homeward trek by the law
makers—many want to talk over
the diplomatic issues with con
stituents—also stymied the separ
ate measure to authorize $350,000,
000 of relief for Italy. Greece, Hun
gary, Austria, Poland and China.
There appeared some doubt! a
quorum can be mustered in the
House next week for action on a
$2,451,497,000 deficiency appropri
ations bill which includes another
$300,000,000 for relief in American
occupation zones.
Should a quorum call be de
manded in a challenge over any of
the deficiency bill’s contents, it
might force a delay in action until
the House recess has ended April
9. In any event, Senate approval of
this measure seemed highly un>»
likely before then.
Vandenberg Asks
U. N. Veto Power
Over U. S. Aid
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Senator
Vandenberg (R.-Mich.) proposed
today to give the United Nations
a veto power over proposed Amer
ican aid to Greece and Turkey.
At hearings by the Senate for
eign relations committee on legis
; lation to authorize $400,000,000 of
aid, he suggested writing in an
! amendment under which Presi
dent Truman would be required to
halt the aid when and if the United
Nations directed him to.
His suggested amendment reads:
"The President is directed to
withdraw any or all aid authorized
herein under any of the following
circumstances:
“1. If requested by any govern
ment of Greece or Turkey repre
senting a majority of the people of
either such nation;
"2. If requested by a procedural
vote in the security council or a
majority vote in the general assem
! bly of the United Nations;
"3. If the President finds that
’ the purposes of the act have been
substantially accomplished or are
incapable of satisfactory accom
plishment.”
JOHNSTON-MITROVITCH
NUPTIALS SATURDAY NIGHT
Saturday evening Eloise Bea
com, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.
S. Mitrovitch and Lt. Robert W.
Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Johnston of Detroit, Mich
igan, Were married at. the Post
chapel by Chaplain James York in
a setting of fresh lillies, daffodils
and iris.
Preceding the ceremony Miss
Mary Toof sang “At Dawning” ac
companied by Mrs. M. Day on the
Hammond organ.
The bride dressed in white satin
with traditional veil and crown
carried a bouquet of orchids and
roses and was accompanied by her
matron of honor, Mrs. W. K. Webb,'
in a formal georgette gown of
blue, carrying white roses and iris.
Bridesmaids Frances Abbot and
Betty Seiffert in matching gowns
of jonquil yellow, were escorted
by ushers Lt. Ed Stiles and Lt. R.
E. North. Accompanying the groom
was best man Capt. Charles En
derton.
Following the ceremony a recep
tion was held in the new officers
club, where a beautiful wedding
cake graced a candle-lit table.*Hos
tesses were Mrs. Ben Hyndman,
Mrs. Kirk Jackson and Mrs. Frank
Bingham.
Next week the young couple
plan to leave for Maine, pickup
up a new car enroute. After their
honeymoon they plan to settle in
Detroit, Michigan.
Aid VY ill Lower Oil
Price In Arabia
Washington”^ — Senator
Brewster <R.-Me.», declared today
American aid to Greece and Tur
key will safeguard oil company
concessions in Arabia and the gov
ernment should get lower oil
prices in return.
Brewster told reporters the Sen
ate war investigating committee,
which he heads, lias asked Presi
dent Truman to make available
files of a navy report on 1941 ne
gotiations which Brewster con
, tends might have given this gov
; ernment much lower prices than it
. now is paying for Arabian oil.
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Senator
Brewster (R.-Me.), said today he
wants to know whether the navy
i will have to “pay through the nose
lor the next 60 years” for Abarian
oil bought through American con
cerns.
The navy has denied the price
it paid is out of line. It has pur
chased oil for $59,879,954 under
contracts with the Arabian-Amer
ican and California-Texas oil com
panies.
Brewster, chairman of the Sen
j ate war investigating committee,
estimated this is $33,460,603 above
the quotations in a 1941 contingent
offer which James E. Moffett tes
tified he carried to this govern
ment for Arabian-American. That
offer was rejected.
“Whether we have paid out
$30,000,000 or $40,000,000 too
much largerly in time of war is
not so important now,” Brewster
told a reporter. “The issue is whe
ther we are going to pay too much
in time to come. The navy is get
ting one-third of its oil supply
from there (Arabia), and I want to
know whether it is going to have
to pay through the nose for the
next 60 years.”
Oil Fires Still
Rage In Haifa
JERUSALEM (/P)—Black smoke
towered thousands of feet over
Haifa today from oil fires set by
explosions last night while the
British were rescuing 1,570 Jew
ish refugees from a rotten, foun
dering schooner built 70 years ago.
Company technicians estimated
the damage at around $4,000,000,
but said the fires in the oil instal
lations along the Haifa waterfronts
might continue several days. Ear
lier unofficial estimates were that
the damage might approximate
$16,000,000.
Nearby buildings were damaged
severely. The Shell Oil company
alone said its loss was $1,000,000.
The underground Irgun Zvai Leu
mi had claimed responsibility for
sabotaging the oil installations ear
lier.
Jerusalem Keeps
Holy Week
JERUSALEM, (^—Observance
of Holy Week in this strife-torn
land, which began yesterday with
the traditional Palm Sunday pro
cession, continued today with a va
riety of services in shrines inside
the old walled city,
i Roman Catholics made a dawn
pilgrimage from St. Saviour’s con
vent just in side the city wall to
the fifth station of the cross on Via
Dolorosa.
The fifth station is a small cha
pel on a narrow, dark street, typi
cal ol' the byways of the old city
of Jerusalem. On one outside
wall of the chapel is a small plaque
stained and worn by hands that
touch it in reverence. It repre
sents the spot where Christ is sup
posed to have leaned in weariness.
Eastern Catholics of the Greek
, and Russian churches will worship
tonight in their chapel outside the
Holy Sepulchre church.
The residence chapels oi various
Christian faiths were filling rapid
ly with pilgrims from many lands.
The largest contingent is the Egyp
1 tian copts, who adhere to an an
! cient religion related to the east
ern Catholic order.
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MISS CLARA SEIFFERT
CROWNED QUEEN OF NOME
Saturday evening the Arctic club
‘ held its annual Carnival at the
Territorial School auditorium, fill—
1 ing the hall with all kinds of games
! of chance. There was a Wheel of
Fortune, Bingo, Roulette, Fish
! Pond, Dart Game, Ring the Pin,
| Nigger Babies, Weight Guessing
and dancing to the music of the
Post orchestra.
The climax of the evening came
with the crowning of the queen,
Clara Seiffert, who won with a
total of 58,600 votes. The crown
! ing took place at midnight with
chairman of the Queen contest,
Mrs. Frank Whaley, placing the
crown on the lovely queen, who
l succeeds her sister, Ruth Seiffert,
last year’s Queen.
Queen Clara will receive one
hundred dollars credit in local
stores for clothing, a round-trip
ticket to Fairbanks, and a hand
tinted enlargement in her corona
tion gown and crown.
Mary Margaret Roell, runner up
received a beautiful butterfly pin
of Alaska nuggets, and Leona
Jonish a locket of gold-dust; and
Florence Bell an Alaskan brooch.
All queen attendants will also have
j twenty-five dollar credit certifi
| cates for clothing at local stores.
The washing machine was won
by Jack Whaley and will arrive on
I the first boat.
Queen Clara will preside during
the three-day Fair being held in
April, and other special events
j during the year.