Tornadoes Kill
Many In States
CHICAGO, (/P) — Early spring
tornaodes and thunderstorms rip
ped across parts of the central and
southern sections of the nation
Friday, killing more than a score
Of persons.
The tornadic gales which struck
west central Indiana, parts of
Missouri and Illinois and Alabama
were the third to sweep over the
country’s mid-section within a
week. The death toll from the
twisters and storms was about 75.
More than 40 died in last week’s
tornadoes which 13 lost their lives
in the gales which hit Oklahoma
Thursday.
Yesterday's twisters left their
biggest path of destruction in
west central Indiana. The known
dead is 19. Scores were injured.
Buildings in several communities
were demolished.
Two persons lost their lives and
scores were hurt when a tornado
struck twice at Aliceville, Ala.,
near the Alabama-Mississippi line.
Another twister swept over an
area along the Mississippi river
near the missouri-Illinois line at
St. Charles, Mo. No deaths were
Anchorage To Buy
Power Ship
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ANCHORAGE, —OP)—Anchor
age is going to purchase the half
a ship which has been furnishing
electric power for the city.
Mayor Francis G. Bowden said
yesterday that the War Assets
Administration had decided to sell
the half-ship to Anchorage for
$25,000.
The vessel is the Sackette Har
bor, 16,000-ton tanker which broke
in two 500 miles off Adak in the
Aleutians.
The after half of the ship was
towed here to help overcome a
serious power shortage. Built in
Portland by the Kaiser shipyard
at a cost of $5,000,000, it contains
a 4,500-killowat power generating
system.
It has already furnished the
city with 11,000,000 kilowatts of
power.
A snake cannot strike more than 1
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reported in the region, where last
week’s tornadoes took the lives of.
more than a score of persons.
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Unalaska Appeals
To President For
Mail Service Boat
The City of Unalaska has sent
an appeal to the President of the
United States, Congress, the Gov
ernor of Alaska and the Postmas
ter General, due to cancellation
of the contract for carrying the
U. S. Mail on the MV Aleutian
Mail.
They claim that boat service is
the life line of the locality and
plane service alone would affect
the very existance of many of the
villages and towns in the chain.
With the cancellation of the con
tract many villages will not have
either passenger or freight serv
ice as the airplanes cannot go into
many of the^isolated places.
Intervillage trade must cease,
they claim, unless a boat service
is provided. The Post Office
Department has in the past pro
vided a twice a month schedule
for as far west as Atka, which
has been satisfactory ,and with
out a contract the villages can
hope for no regular service.
The complete change of service
without notifying the people liv
ing there/ they claim, is unjust
and un-American. »
Clemency Asked
For Slayer Of.
Juneau Grocer
JJNEAU, —(/P)—Only one re
course remained today to stay the
execution of a second man in the
Dec. 22, 1946 slaying of grocery
man Jim Ellen of Juneau—an ap
peal to President Truman.
The 40-day appeal period ex
pired yesterday for Eugene La
Moore, who is scheduled to hang
April 30. However, attorneys Hen
ry Roden and Joseph McLean filed
a petition for executive clemency
which is to be forwarded to the
president. It asks reduction of the
sentence to life imprisonment.
Austin Nelson was hanged Mar.
I for participation in the slaying.
The appeal time will also ex
pire tomorrow for another man,
George Meeks, who is serving a
life term after being twice con
victed of murdering Clarence
Campbell. The San Francisco law
firm of Merica and Walsh recent
ly asked extension of the time
from 40 to 90 days to perfect an
appeal. The motion was denied
by federal court on the grounds
that the attorneys had never been
admitted to the practice of law
in Alaska.
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PAUL SARV RETURNS FROM
VISIT IN STATES
Paul Sarv, employee of the Lo
men Commercial Co. for many
years, who has been visiting in
the States with his family, arrived
home yesterday.
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BEN F. GILLETTE
REPUBLICAN
For Senator
48 Years an Alaskan
“I will do my duty”
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