SEVEN KILLED IN COMMUN
IST CLASH IN INDIA
CALCUTTA, India, (/P)—Seven
persons, four of them women,
were killfed in u clash between
tween communists and police here
Wednesday night. Tension still
was marked yesterday, but the
citj% was relatively quiet. Strong
police patrols were posted at
known potential trouble spots.
Wednesday’s riot flared when
women communists, defying a ban
on parades, started a procession to
express sympathy for fellow Reds
held in jail. A mob hurled bombs,
bottles and brickbats.
House Debating !
Repeal Of
TaftiHartley Law
WASHINGTON (IF)—Rep. Mar-:
cantonio (A. L.-N. Y.) sought to
force a straight out House vote to- |
day on simply repealing the Taft- ,
Hartley law and returning to the
old Wagner Labor Relations Act.
He offered a bill which would
do that as the House argued away
in its fourth day of debate on *
new labor law.
Of fthe floor, there was con
tinued rumbling over President
Truman’s broad hint that Demo
crats who do not support the ad
ministration on this issue need not
look for any political plums.
One house leader said privately
that the President “lost votes” for
the administration’s bill by tying
it in with political patronage. But
he still predicted the administra
tion’s measure would be passed.
Marcantonio’s move put three
principal choices before the House
<l) the'administration bill to re
peal the Taft-Hartley act and re
instate the Wagner act with sever
al revisions; (2) a substitute, of
fered by Rep. Wood <D.-Ga.)
which would keep a large part of
the Taft-Hartley law, and <2> Mar
cantonio’s bill.
Marcantinio said his bill “brings
before the House for the first
time” the issue of the debate.
Turning toward the Democratic
side of the chamber, he said:
“A vote for this is a vote on'
your campaign promises. If you
vote against it. you are weaseling
on your promises. This is it.”
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
Alaska Piospectois —1949 Style
During the next few months, vessels of
The Alaska Line will bring many tourists
to the Territory.
These modern prospectors will be seeking
adventure and enjoyment — not gold. And
• they will be richly rewarded by the wealth of
splendid scenery ... the friendly atmosphere.
•Many will bring their autos with them and
travel inland for a thorough look at the Empire
of the North.
Alaska Steamship Company is bringing as
many of these visitors as possible to the Terri
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tory. More are eager to come. They are the
source of Alaska’s rapidly-developing tourist
industry.
Tourists bring new wealth to the Territory,
not only because of the money they spend,
but also because they carry home with them
an appreciation of the great future that lies
ahead for Alaska. ^
This ever-broadening recognition of the
Territory's great potentialities is one key to !
Alaska's industrial development—and a major (
objective of the Alaska Steamship Company.
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
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Albrecht Asks
Huge Fund For
Alaska Facilities
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cost of a project and in others
might have to pay up to 73 per
cent.
Dr. Albrecht said his program
would include 38 new waste dis
posal set-ups and improvement of
another 20 to cost $8,111,662; 29
water supply systems and im
provement of 29 to cost $11,456,
930; 12 new hospital facilities with
improvement of another 13 to cost
$9,100,000 and 30 health centers
with improvements to three to
cost $1,507,500.
He said that lack of safe water
supplies causes outbreaks of dys
entary, typhoid fever, and a gen
eral prevalence of gastrointestin
al disturbances throughout Alas
ka. He reported that less than 25
per cent of Alaska’s communities
with population of 200 or more
have no community sewer system
of any kind.
The FWA told the committee
earlier that it is contemplated that
in the first year Congress appro
priate $2,000,000 and give the
FHA contract authority for an
other $15,000,000. In the second
year an appropriation of $15,000,
000 and contract authority of $30.
000,000 would be required while
in the third year appropriation of
$28,000,000 and contract authority
of $25,000,000 would be needed. In
the fourth year an appropriation
of $25,000,000 would be required.
Dr. Albrecht said that all com
munity facilities in the Territory
are inadequate because of the in
crease in population and predicted
conditions will become worse un
less immediate action is taken to
meet the Territory’s problems.
The FWA estimated that of the
proposed $70,000,000 program, wa
ter and sewer systems would re
quire $20,000,000; electricity $(>.
000.000; streets, sidewalks, bridges
etc., $10,000,000; schools $9,000.
000; University of Alaska build
ings; $4,500,000; hospital anti
health centers, $11,000,000; public
buildings, $2,300,000; waterfront
facilities, incinerators, fire alarms,
communications, etc., $3,200,000
and administrative expenses. $4.
000,000.
Donald R. Wilson, city manager
of Anchorage, testified his city
was ready to go ahead with a pro
gram of $4,000,000 construction of
community facilities and $1,0Q0,
000 in school construction. He said
the rapid growth of Anchorage
from 3,400 in 1939 to an esaimated
20,000 or more now made it im
possible for the city to keep its fa
cilities up to the amount and
standard required by the larger
city.
The committee recessed until an
unspecified date, when it will hear
technical experts.
LEO DUROCHER SUSPENDED
CINCINNATI, (A>> —I^o Duro
cher. manager of the New York
Giants, was suspended indefinite
ly today by baseball commission
er A. B. Chandler,
The suspension was the result
of a disturbance following the
game yesterday between Brooklyn
and New York, when Durocher
allegedly struck a fan.
Durocher was ordered to appear
before the commissioner in Cin
cinnati May 2.
“The commissioner is making a
complete investigation a: the
case,” Walter Mulbry, baseball
secretary, said in announcing the
suspension.