Senate Postpones
Pre-Nuptial
Examination Bill
(By Mary Valentine)
(Resident (INS) Correspondent)
JUNEAU, Mar. 15 — Syphillis
and its ugly partner gonorrhea are
on the increase in Alaska and ten
of the Territory’s sixteen Senators
have seen fit to encourage this
scourge by indefinitely postponing
a pre-nuptial examination bill
similar to bills that are now law
in all but thirteen of the forty
eight states. A member of the med
ical profession and a pharmacis
dre two of the ten who voted fo>
postponement.
Senator N. R. Walker, <D.-lst^
made the motion for postpone
ment. Senator Tolbert Scott ol
Nome seconded Walker’s motion.
Dr. L. P. Dawes. Juneau physi
cian, voted for postponement.
Others who evidently do not be
lieve a start in the right direction
is better than none at all, are Joe
Green, Juneau; O. £). Cochran,
Nome; William Munz, Nome;
Charles D. Jones, Nome; Leo W.
Rogge, Fairbanks; E. B. Collins.
Fairbanks; and Edward D. Coffey.
Anchorage.
Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, commis
sioner of health for the Territory,
said, as he had previously in his
biennial report to the legislature
“Venereal disease has shown a
startling and most impressive in
crease during the past two years
and this is even more significant
when it is realized that during the
last year (1946), of these two many |
troops have left the area. This in- j
crease of venereal diseases through-1
out Alaska is a matter of very sen
ous importance and is one that wil
necessitate continued and intensive
interest on the part of the pubin
health services, the physicians and t
the public to establish better con j
trol metods.”
Senate bill 90 provided that an\
male or female desirous of 'enter
ing into wedlock must have exam-.
illations to determine whether or j
not th *v were suffering from a ve
•ic. e 1 uiicM-e and also p evided ;
fine or a prison term for a com
missioner or »and) a pnysician who,
violate! t'ie law. Included amonv,
i the states that do not have such a
| '.aw nv such states as Georgia, Ar
J South Carolina and NTe
[ vnd i of Reno fame'.
The Senators who were in favor'
of the bill and who vdted against ;
postponement are: Brownell, Bu
ti ovich, Engubreth, Peratrovxh..
Rivers and the president of the
Senate. Andrew Nerland.
(Neither do the compiled laws of
: Alaska provide any examination
, for pregnant women re venereal
disease, though most doctors give
same.)
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AGED MISSIONARY WILL
REVISIT ALASKA
i
Mrs. O. P. Anderson, who served
! as truss onary in Old Golovin Mis
sion from 1899 to 1910, will b^,
| passing through Nome next week(
jen i. Her visit to Alaska is the ful
j fillmcnt of a long desire to once
I again see her many friends of this
1 Northland.
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REDMOND, WASH.
Supreme Court
Issues Mandate
In Lewis Case
WASHINGTON. (,7>) _ T.ae Su
preme Court ordered today that
its mandate in the John L. Lewis
case be issued on March 20—11
day- ahea * of customary time.
The government had asked the
court to act immediately to enforce
its decision against Lewis and the
United Mine Workers.
The court’s decision roqu’res
that within five days after its
mandate is issued Lew s must
withdraw a notice to the mine
workers that the union’s working
contract with the government is
ended.
If not, it will cost the United
Mine Workers $2,800,000.
When upholding the contempt,
convictions of Lewis and the UMW
for disregarding a U. S. district
emir order against 'last fall’s coal
strike, the high court reduced a
$3,50(1,000 fine against the union
to $700,000.
It said, however, that the orig
nir.l amount of fine should be col
lected if Lewis did not withdraw
the order. A $10,000 fine against
Lewis was upheld.
The effect of today’s ruling is
*o bar the door against a new
walkout on March 31. Lewis ended
last fall’s strike by ordering the
miners to work until March 31.
Under normal procedure the Su
preme Court’s mandate <orier in
connection w'th the contemn* pro
ceedings* would no* hov "«• ache *
‘he lower court until ?Tn-c’- 3'.
T’ at would have ler f ve ■’a”
during which the miners con* !
h^v.? remained away from *he o-' >
,vit*iout being subject ‘o the fuM
amount >f the original r;n'v
Photostats at The Nugge*
DAUGHTER BORN TO
MURRAY COBURNS
Air. and Mrs. Murray Coburn of
Chehabs, Washington, have an
nounced the birth of a daughter,
Jolyn Kay. Murray is in business
with his family in Chehalis, since
completing his service with the
ACS.
FORMER NOMEITE ON
BUSINESS TRIP HERE
Holier* Jackson, official of the
■ VA A., ;s in Nome on business and
'.iovin ■ nv-eting hi? many freinds
"■'.tde while he owned a barber
h her? for several years.
M s\ Jackson, the fonrier Mabel
’•t •>, who was a nurse at the M.
Hoc :‘a!. and their eighteen
’•■'onth-old child live in Anchorage.
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