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Rules Associated
Press Violates Law
WASHINGTON, June 18—(JP)—
The Supreme Court affirmed the
lower court find that (/P) member
by-laws violate the Sherman Anti
Trust Act. Justice Black delivered
the 5-3 opinion. Jackson, former
Attorney General took no part in
the case. Roberts delivered a
strong dissent in which Stone
joined Murphy also dissented.
Frankfurter Douglas wrote a brief
opinion concurring.
The majority sixty-five hundred
word prevailing opinion declared
that the lower court correctly
found that the Associated Press
by-laws which allow consideration
of competitive effect on the appli
cation for membership. “On their
face they constitute a restraint of
trade.”
Jusice Roberts asserted he was
unable to determine upon what
ground the majority had based Its
conclusions. Further Roberts stat
ed it may well be “the first step
in shackling the press which will
subvert the constituional freedom
to print or withhold, or to print as
an how one’s reason or one’s inter
est dictates. When that time comes
the State will be supreme. The
freedom of the State will have
superseded the freedom of the in
dividual to print, being responsi
ble before law for abuse of the
high privilege.
From now on Associated Press
is to operate under the tutelage
court.”
The Supreme Court decision,
given on an appeal from the de
cree by three judges of the Feder
al District Court of New York.
The special court restrained Asso
ciated Press Non-Profit News Co
operative from observing its by
laws under which </P) members
might consider the competitive ef
fect of an applicant membership,
it said however, Associated Press
might restrict its membership on
other grounds.
FORMER NOME GIRL
WEDS IN CALIFORNIA
SANTA ROSA, June 17, (Spe
cial)—At a beautiful wedding cer
emony Sunday afternoon at three
o’clock, in the Church of the In
carnation, in this city Virginia
Marguerite Calkins was married
to Lt. William J. Stelzenmuller,
Jr.
LL Stelzenmuller is an officer
in the United States Army Air
Forces, stationed in California at
present. Mrs. Stelzenmuller, for
merly of Nome, attended both
grade and high schools there and
graduated with high honors. Since
leaving Nome she has been in the
employ of the U. S. Engineers De
partment at various stations in
Alaska.
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Seattle C. of C.
Criticizes Ickes’
Alaskan Policy
A memorail to Congress recent
ly adopted by the Legislature of
the Territory of Alaska, which
criticizes severely the Alaskan
policies of Secretary of the Interi
or Ickes was endorsed May 29 by
trustees of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce.
The memorial asserts that Sec
retary Ickes* policies on land
withdrawals have placed an
“ever-growing burden” on the
i people of Alaska.
“While publicly voicing a desire
to aid and assist in populating the
Territory and developing its re
sources,” the memorial states,
“the Secretary of the Interior,
notwithstanding, has followed a
persistent course to the contrary.
Through questionable interpreta
tion of his powers he has with
drawn vast areas of land and wa
ter from the public domain and
prohibited their use and develop
J TRAVEL AGENCY REPRE
SENTATIVE VISITS NOME
Mrs. Camilta Michell, represent
ing a travel agency interested in
tourist rade, and acting as a pub
licity agent visited Nome for a few
hours on Saturday. She has been
covering the Territory and plans
on visiting Point Barrow before
completing her trip. She stated
that Nome is a high spot of inter
est to tourists and will be a very
busy place after the war.
FLOYD PAUWAK VISITS
HOME IN WALES
Floyd Pauwak, employed by the
Wien Airlines, visited his home
town Wales, on Sunday. This was
his first trip home in several
years.
ment by the people.”
Of the more than 378,000,000
acres in Alaska, 151,482,900 acres
are reserved presently and further
withdrawals by the Department
of the Interior are threatened, the
Chamber’s Alaska Committee, of
which E. N. Patty is chairman,
brought out.
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