Girl Scout News .
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Intermediate Girl Scouts are
planning a coasting party for Sun
day afternoon and will meet at
the home of their leader Mrs.
Carl Glavinovich.
According to the scribe, Lucy
Ann Fagerstrom, Sigrid Olson is
the new president; Donna Lyle,
secretary; Dianne Swan berg,
treasurer.
“THETHING!”
What Is It?
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WiHAT'S “The Thing?” That
mysterious, phantom Object peo
ple are singing about over -the air
waves and on top-selling records!
A national contest brought some
5,000 answers (to HCA-Victor).
Here are a few:
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PLANT HEAD from Georgia.
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CORK, Bullons, and hair.
AN ELECTRONIC answer.
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PEN-AND-INK conception.
AUTHOR Charle Green—Does
he havet the final answer for "The
* Thing?"
Teachers Seek
Pay Boosts
Anchorage Timet
In a concerted drive to get ter
ritorial teacher salary increases,
the Anchorage Education Associa
tion voted yesterday afternoon to
send its president, Warren L».
Dahltsrom, to Juneau during the
current legislative session.
The resolution to send Dahl
strom to the capital was carried
by an overwhelming majority of
9ome 75 teachers present at last
night’s meeting in the Chugach
School.
The teachers are seeking wage
boosts based on a survey of living
costs in each judicial division and
on the present and proposed sal
ary schedules of Seattle public
school teachers. According to their
formula, teachers in the 3rd Div
ision need an $840 annual raise,
while those in the Second and
Fourth Divisions need a $1,600
annual raise.
Alaska OFS Office
Opened Monday
JUNEAU—The Office of Price
Stabilization (OPS) was to be es
tablished Monday in Alaska, ac
cording to advices received by
Governor Ernest Gruening from
Michael V. DiSalle, price stabil
izer, in Washington. Headquarters
will be in Juneau.
Gov. Gruening said today he has
designated Fred G. Hanford of
Wrangell tp head the OPS in
Alaska, in compliance with Di
Salle’s request that a local person
be appointed to the office. Han
ford was to assume office Mon
day, January 30, with the title of
Acting District Director at the Of
fice of Price. Stabilization. He
will be under the general super
vision of a regional director of
price stabilization whose jurisdic
tion will comprise the territories
and island possessions of the
United States.
Ike Wants No
Restriction On
Number of Troops
(Continued from Page One)
his survey of western Europe’s
defenses. His address will be car
ried on all radio and television
networks.*
There were indications, how
ever, that the Pentagon does not
want to disclose with any exact
ness the probable UJ5. contribu
tion. The reasoning is that Eisen
hower's hands should not be tied.
The general will report to the
House foreign affairs and armed
services committees in closed ses
sion earlier in the day
Eisenhower was quoted by sen
ators who heard him in a closed
session yesterday as fixing his
sights on a 40-division land force
by the end of next year to help
I guard Europe against possible
Taxes Going Up;
(Continued from Page One)
000,000. This is nearly a third
more than the record collections
of World War II when the take
reached $43 billion in 1945.
The understanding among Con
gress members is that the further
. increase <Mr. Truman is to request
would raise government revenues
to more than $71 billion.
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communist attack.
Some senators said Eisenhower,
supreme commander of the north
Atlantic defense setup, estimated
that western Europe could be de
fended successfulyy by a suffi
ciently large land force.
He gave no estimates on the
American contributions to such an
army, his listeners said, but in
sisted that all the Atlantic pact
partners should contribute pro
1 portions tely to the growing de
fense he has in mind.
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now dr Ivor comfort in tbo 5-STAB Cob
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