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VOT. l. No. 122 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 11,~1948 PER COPY l~5f
NEWS IN BRIEF
ANCHORAGE, (/P) — The Rich
ardson Highway from two miles
north of Gulkana to Black Rapids
has been closed for the winter
starting yesterday. Travelers head
ing for Fairbanks must travel by
means of Tok Cutoff which will be
kept open throughout the winter.
SEATTLE, </P)—Federal Bureau
of Investigation agents Friday ar
rested Bert Gifford of Renton on a
charge of stealing 1,800 pounds of
copper tubing owned by the United
States Government.
He is alleged to have taken the
seamless tubing from a gondola
car in the Argo freight yards. It
had been purchased by the Alaska
Railroad.
WINNIPEG, Man., (>P) — Two
Winnipeg dentists have insured
their popularity—with world series
fans anyway.
They have installed tiny radios
with headsets that fit into the pa
tients ears. He hears the broadcast
of the ball game instead of the
whirring drill.
PEIPING. (/P)—Chinese wailed to
day about the high cost of living.
Beef hit its highest all time
price—50 cents (U. S.) a pound.
LOS ANGELES, — “Nature
Boy” is a papa now.
Mrs. Eden Ahbez, wife of the
nature-loving songwriter, gave
birth to a 6-lb.,' 4-oz. son Satur
day at Si. Vincent’s hospital.
TOKYO, (iP)—Kiyuki Ishikawa,
51 today was convicted of killing
27 babies in an infant murder mill
and was sentenced to eight years
in prison.
She operated a nursery for in
fants—mostly illegitimate. She
was accused of starving the chil
dren and selling their rations in
the black market.
Her husband, Takeshi Ishikawa,
54, drew a four-year sentence in
the same case.
MANILA, (/P) — A spectacular
fire today destroyed three Ameri
can owned business establishments
in the Philippine Education com
pany compound.
The fire chief estimated damage
at $2,000,000. The fire wiped out
the Singer Sewing company
branch, the McCullough Printing
company plant, and a firm hand
ling books, papers, Christmas toys.
VANCOUVER, B. C., </P)—An
RCAF rescue craft deported last
night it was unable to locate a ves
sel previously reported ablaze 20
miles southewest of here.
As Capt. S. Rickard of Vancou
ver, B. C., a Trans-Canada Air
lines pilot said he saw the fire
while flying between here and Vic
toria. He said it was a small boat.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (/P)—The
interior ministry announced today
that 54 persons have been detained
and accused of black market deal
ings in foreign currency and
“maintaining secret connections
with the authorities of a foreign
power.” The foreign power was
not named. They were accused of
smuggling Hungarian citi z e n s
abroad.
“Neutral” Nations
Seek Delay To
Consider Crisis
PARIS, (/P)—The “neutral” na
tions on the security council Sat
urday were reported bidding for
more time to press their efforts to
patch up the east-west Berlin cri
sis.
The “Little Six” — Argentina,
Colombia, Syria, Belgium, Canada
and China—was understood to
have moved ‘o postpone a council
meeting tentatively set for today
tn give mediation plans more time
to jell.
The neutrals were reported
weighing a direct appeal Jo the Big
Four to settle their Berlin differ
ences by mutual concession and
cooperation. This new trend in the
ticklish Berlin blockade was said
to have emerged after the six “neu
trals” heard a report from Argen
tine foreign minister Juan Bra
muglia on his secret talks with
Russia’s Andrei Y. Vishinaky.
There was no immediate indica
tion whether the western powers
would be recep'ive to such a pro
posal. They have stressed repeat
edly they would not negotiate with
Russia under duress. It was not
known what provisions the direct
appeal idea made for lifting the
blockade.
Only clue to a possible softened
Russian attitude implying possible
acceptance of some such appeal, is
Bramuglia’s optimism over his
talks.
CIO Murray Seeks
To Solve West
Coast Strike
SAN FRANCISCO, (/P)—'Two of
CIO president Philip Murray’s top
men sought to end the 38-day-old
west coast maritime strike Satur
day.
In San Francisco on Murray’s
orders to look for a solution to the
tangled dispute were Allan Hay
wood, director; and R. J. Thomas,
assistant director, of the national
CIO.
Two developments complicated
their problem:
1. Shipping interests called for
the removal of Harry Bridges as
president of the international long
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Warne Says He
Told Eskimos Of
Permit Rescinding
WASHINGTON, (ff)—State De
partment officials said Saturday
that Russia repudiated last May
an agreement with the United
States “regularizing” temporary
visits of American Eskimos to the
Siberian mainland.
Officials said that the interior
department was notified of the
Soviet action at the time and ad
vised to inform the Eskimos af
fected. In Nome, Alaska, the Nome
Nugget reported that 17 Eskimos
who visited the Siberian mainland
early in the summer to sell ivory
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Berlin Crisis May
Preeipilaie World
War III Suddenly
LLANDUDNO, Wales (yP)—Win
ston Churchill warned Saturday
World War III may burst upon hu
manity at any time because of the
Berlin crisis.
Only the United States’ posses
sion of atom bombs stops a com
munist juggernaut from engulfing
all Western Europe, the wartime
prime minister declared in an ad
dress prepared for the Conserva-!
tive party annual conference.
Americans would be “guilty of
murdering human freedom and
committing suicide themselves” if
they agreed to destroy their stock
of atom bombs, Churchill said.
Russia is demanding in the United
Nations that the atom bombs be
scrapped, and the weapon be out
i lawed at once.
“At the present time our only
foundation of peace and the pre
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Cleveland Indians
Win World Series
BOSTON, (JP) — The Cleveland
Indians won. They have their first
world series since 1920, today, out
lasting the aroused Boston Braves
four to three in a spine-tingling
game witnesses by 40,103 fans.
Southpaw Gene Bearden saved
the day for the starter, for the
Lemon, by choking off the Braves’
rally one short of tying the score
in the 8th The slim southpaw won
the playoff game with the Boston
Red Sox and shut out the Braves
Friday on five hits.
The box score:
Cleveland 001 002 010 4 10 0
Boston .000 100 020 3 9 0
Batteries: Lemon, Bearden and
Heagan.
Braves Voiselle, Spahn and Sal
kald, Measi.
CLEVELAND, (/P) — Oct. 9 —
Steve Gromek pitched the Cleve
land Indians to within one victory
of world championship today when
he bested Boston’s Johnny Sain in
a 2-1 duel in the fourth game of
the series before a record crowd
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Vote As You
Please, But
Please Vote!
Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Citizen,
it is your right and duty to
VOTE in tha General Election
tomorrow, Tuesday, October
12.
The issues at stake are your
business, and you are the man
ager. Your VOTE is the decid
ing factor.
It is not our wish to tell you
how to VOTE. That is for you
and you alone, to decide.
No matter what your affixa
tion. race or creed, VOTE as
you please, but PLEASE VOTE.
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Truman Accuses
Dewey Of Being
Evasive on Isseus
<By The Associated Press)
President Truman said today
that Gov. Thomas E. Dewey talks
about unity but won’t say where
he stands on campaign issues.
Mr. Truman, who has declared j
he aims to “smoke out” Dewey,
addressed a Democratic rally in
Cincinnati. He and Dewey were
both back on the campaign trail
with major speeches scheduled for
tonight.
In the background, as the cam-\
paigning resumed, was Republican
criticism of the so-called “Vinson
incident.” It may yet develop into
a major domestic political matter.
The nominees picked a common
i subject—labor issues — for their
addresses tonight. Mr. Truman will
speak from Akron, Ohio; his GOP
rival from Pittsburgh.
There were indications from the
Dewey camp meanwhile that the
New York governor is leaving the
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Unions Offer To
Run Alaska Ships
Without “Joker”
SEATTLE, (JP)—Striking Seattle
maritime unions, broadening a
previous proposal, offered Friday
night to lift all restrictions on Seat
tle-Alaska shipping.
The action came after water
front employers had declared there
was a “joker” in a previous union
proposal.
William Gettings, CIO long
shore regional director, said the
unions telegraphed President Tru
man, Alaska Governor Ernest
Gruening and Governor Mon C.
Walgren of Washington State that
they stood ready to load and sail
all Alaska ships under conditions
“exactly as they were before the
strike.”
He said they would do this “pro
viding Alaskan companies will
sign agreements covering retroac
tively any gains made under new
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Alaska Votes
On Fish Trap
Issue Tomorrow
((A3) Special Washington Service)
WASHINGTON, (A3)—An interi
or department official said Satur
day Alaska “quite likely” will vote
today to outlaw its $5,000,000
worth of fish traps.
A fellow officer held, however,
that the issue is greatly in doubt.
Alaskans vote tomorrow on a pro
posal that fish traps—of which
the Territory now has about 420—
be gradually abolished over a 10
year period. The interior depart
ment estimates an average of $12,
000 is invested in each trap.
Washington State abolished the
fish traps of the Puget Sound area
in 1934.
Supporters of the proposal say
it prevents over-fishing and gives
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Internation’l News
At A Glance —
• By The Associated Press)
A western spokesman indicated
in Paris today the United States,
Britain and France’ might okay a
Berlin settlement calling for a
combined lifting of the Soviet
blockade and a meeting of the four
foreign ministers council on the
whole German question.
The three western nations are
“not unwilling” to accept such a
settlement said the spokesman,
representing Britain and the
United States.
He said this was the sense of a
note the three delivered to Argen
tine foreign minister Juan Atitio
Bramuglia, U. S. security council
president who is seeking a big four
agreement on Berlin at the behest
of six nations on the council not
directly involved in the Berlin dis
pute.
An American spokesman said
earlier the United States, Britain
and France had replied that the
blockade constitutes a threat to
peace, and must be removed be
for any formula for settling with
Russia can be evolved.
Bramuglia was reported to have
suggested simultaneous lifting of
the blockade and calling of the
Seattle Sundya, October 17. Final
foreign ministers council on the
German question.
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Mrs. Luella Grant, Well
Known Nomeite Passes On
Mrs. Luella Grant, pioneer wo
man of this city died this morning
at her home on Second Avenue
when a fire of unknown origin
gutted part of the interior of the
building.
Chief Laws stated that the
alarm was not given until the
smoke was seen pouring from the
building about six o’clock this
morning. How long the fire had
been burning, he could not ascer
tain but he stated that it had start
ed on the floor across the room
from the bed where Mrs. Grant
slept.
The alarm was turned in by
Father Tom Cunningham who had
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NWA. FAIR DREW
GOOD ATTENDANCE
The crowd which attended the
N.W.A. Fair last Friday night not
only enjoyed the interesting exhib
its but saw the many red and blue
tags indicating that the judges had
been busy all day chosing the
prize winners.
The evening’s entertainment
opened with a band concert by the
popular 752nd Air Force Band who
responded generously to the hearty
applause. The children were cap
tivated by the variety of instru
ments and many had never seen a
band play before.
The band concert was followed
by the Children’s Parade with the
following prizes for the event:
Most attractive costume, boy—
1st Stephen Rank, 2nd Donald
Madsen. Girl—1st Linda Gifford,
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