Rep. Jackson Will
Sp eak At President
Emeritus Day
J
FAIRBANKS, — Congressman
Henry M. Jackson of the State of
Washington has accepted the in
vitation to be guest speaker at the
President Emeritus cere mony
honoring Dr. Charles E. Bunnell
at the University of Alaska on
July 1.
Congressman Jackson’s subject
will be “The Future of Alaska.”
“Few men in public life are bet- ]
ter qualified than Congressman
Henry Jackson to discuss this sub
ject,” Governor . rnest Gruening
wired the committee in charge of I
arrangements for the President
Emeritus celebration. “Jackson is
in the forefront of the fight to de
velop Alaska and to bring full
recognition to all citizens living in
the Territory,” the Governor said.
Mr. Jackson is making his third j
trip to the Territory. The first two
visits were made in 1944 and 1946
as a member of the House mer
chant marine and fisheries com
mittee. On these trips, hearings
were held on Alaska shipping,
fishing and native land claim
problems.
NAVY BEATS AIR FORCE AT
MIDNIGHT GAME
Lust night at midnight the U. S.
Navy baseball team played the
Marks Air Force team with a
large audience of baseball fans in
attendance although the weather
was extremely cold for this time
of the year. A strong west wind
and a temperature of 26 degrees
forced many to leave before the
game was completed with a score
of 5 to 3 in favor of the Navy ]
team.
Govt, to Aid Metal
Exploration
WASHINGTON. (/P)—Hearings
are planned by the Senate interior
committee, on various bills in
tended to stimulate exploration
for metals and minerals, chairman
O’Mahoney »D.-Wyo.) said today.
Senator O’Mahoney and other
western Senators recently intro
duced a bill to authorize the sec
retary of interior to contract at an
agreed price to buy strategic met
als or minerals from a mine which
cannot operate at the current mar
ket price.
It also would authorize federal
aid for exploration for unknown
or undeveloped strategic ores.
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Wednesday, June 22, 1949
5:00 p.m.—Serenade
5:15—Tne Supper Club
5:30—Music of the Masters
6:00—Zeke Manners
6:15—Words With Music
6:30—This Is The Story
7:00—News
7:05—Duffy’s Tavern
7:30—Hill Billy Hit Parade
8:00—News
8:05—My Friend Irma
8:30—Jill’s Juke Box
9:00—You Asked For It
10:00—News
10:05—Suspense
10:30—Jane Pickens
11:00—News
11:05—Sign Off
Thursday, June 23, 1949
7:00 a.m.—Melody Round-Up
7:15—Morning Devotions
7:30—Musical Clock
8:00—News
8:05—Fred Waring
8:30—Record Shop
9:00—Morning Melodies
9:15—G. I. Jive
9:30—Jack Berch
9:45—Chiquita
10:00—News
10:05—Turntable Time
10:30—“I & E" Special
11:00—News
11:05—Impressions In Melody
11:30—Album Music
11:45—Personal Album
Noon—V Disc Varieties
12:30—News
12:35—Serenade
12:45—At Ease
1:00—Around the World in His
tory
1:15*—Club Fifteen
1:30—You’ll Be Surprised
2:00—Musical Varieties
2:30—Candid Mike
3:00—Matinee Melodies
4:00—Strike Up The Band
4:15—Today’s American
4:30—One Night Stand
5:00—Baseball (Short Wave)
6:00—Corn’s A Poppin’
6:15—Words With Music
6:30—Mission Accomplished
7:00—News
7:05—Dorothy Lamour
7:30—Hill Billy Hit Parade
8:00—News
8:05—Proudly We Hail
8:30—Command Performance
9:00—You Asked For It
10:00—News
10:05—Inner Sanctum
10:30—Starr Time
11:00—News
11:05—Sign Off
Friday, June 24, 1949
7:00 a.m.—Red Harper
7:15—Morning Devotions
7:30—Musical Clock
8:00—News
8:05—Fred Waring
8:30—Record Shop
9:00—Morning Melodies
9:15—G. I. Jive
9:30—Jack Berch
9:45—Bob Carlton
10:00—News
10:05—Turntable Time
10:30—“I & E” Special
11:00—News
11:05—Impressions In Melody
11:30—Album Music
11:45—Personal Album
Noon—V Disc Varieties
12:30—News
12:35—Serenade
12.45—Hymns From Home
1:00—Around the World in His
tory
1:15—Club Fifteen
1:30—You’ll Be Surprised
2:00—Musical Varieties
2:30—Guest Star
2:45—Morton Downey
3:00—Matinee Melodies
4:00—Remember
4:15—Today’s American
4:30—One Night Stand
5:00—Serenade
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Weather Recon. i
Flies Regularly
i Non-Stop To Japan
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I FAIRBANKS, (/P) — Non-stop
flights every other day over the
3,630 mile route between Eielson
air force base here and Yokota
! base near Tokyo have been initi
ated by the 375th weather recon
naissance squadron,
i The Eielson information office
i said today a B-29 fitted out as an
’ airborne meteorological labora
tory is recording and transmitting
25 weather observations to ground
stations over the Great Circle
skyway which parallels the Aleu
tian Chain.
The Aleutian and Bering Sea
areas are regarded as the “wea
ther kitchen” for North America.
The west-bound hop averages
17 to 18 hours; the East-bound, 15
to 16.
The flight track pinpoints key
i information for analysis of Pacific
weather required to plot air mass
movements from Siberia and the
Arctic down the Gulf of Alaska to
Canada and the United States.
WASHINGTON, (A*)—A bill a
thori/ing expenditures of $7,66
212 for buildings to house t
army's communications sys 1e
across Alaska won Senate approx
today. The measure goes to t
House.
Some dwelling units are includ
in the proposed construction but
would largely consist of operatio
al structures, warehouses ai
utilities.
The work would be done at
communities and stations on t!
communications route, in amour
ranging from $12,580 at Kodiak
$1,407,220 at Fairbanks.
M/Sgt. Dean Schall, who h
been with the ACS here for tl
past three years, has been tran
ferred to Seattle. He left with h
family this morning for his ne
assignment.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Herbert ai
rived from Parkersburg, W. Va
en route to a xveather bureau as
signment at Gambell, St. Law
rence, Island. They will be at th
Nome station temporarily, await
ing transportation.
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