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VOL. XLIX. No. 22 NOME,"ALAS^aTvVEDNESDAY,"FEBRUARY 19, 1947 PER COPY—15c
NEWS IN BRIEF
FORT MONMOUTH, N. J. (TP)— ;
Aimy officials announced the en. 1
ol an influenza seige here today
and lifted the quarantine of 6,000 !
military personnel in force at the
post since Thursday.
ATLANTA, (TP) — Cover n o r -1
claimunt Herman Talmadge de
clined direct comment today on a:
speech by Dr. Clark Foreman of j
Atlanta last night in Washington |
in which Foreman said that Tal
madge’s “seizure of the state cap
itol” was a “Fascist coup as was
Hitler’s beer hall putsch.”
Foreman spoke over radio sta
tion WWDC in the 48th of a series
of broadcasts sponsored by the In
stitute of Race Relations. Foreman
is president of the Southern Con
ference of Human Welfare.
LONDON, (TP) — Hard-pressed
Britain, plagued by the worst win
ter in memory, heard good news
today. Prime Minister Attlee an
nounced the end of a two-weeiv
shutdown of factories in the Mid
lands—the industrial heart of Eng
land. He said that production
probably could be resumed Mon
day after the plants had been
forced to shut because of the coal
shortage. The restrictions on the
use of electricity, however, will be
kept in force indefinitely.
WEISBADEN, Germany, (TP)—A
U. S. army C-47 transport plane
crashed at Munich airbase today,
killing the co-pilot and injuring
three other crew members, air
force headquarters Reported. The
names of the victims were with
held pending notification of rela
tives. The crew was based at Tul-j
lin airfield, Vienna.
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ANCHORAGE, (/P) — A new
speed record for the flight between
Seattle and Anchorage was being
claimed here today by Art Wood- i
ley, president of Pacific Northern
Airlines, and Tom Pugh, who made
the flight in 5 hours, 12 minutes.
The plane, a Douglas Invader
A-26, recently was purchased by
the firm as a research ship.
Bodley, who piloted the plane,
said the plane fought headwinds
much of the flight.
SAN FRANCISCO, (/P)—Henry
F. Fortmann, for many years pres
ident of the Alaska Packers Asso
ciation, left an estate of $759,499
when he died last May 21 at the
age of 89, an appraisal filed in su
perior court showed today. Two
daughters are the qnly beneficiar
ies of his will.
ANCHORAGE, (/P) — A rescue
team was expected to leave today
for Yakutat to open a land and air
search for a Gruman Widgeon
plane missing since Sunday on a
flight from Yakutat to Anchorage.
Tenth rescue squadron planes
which scanned the North Dutch is
land region of Prince William
Sound yesterday sighted no wreck- j
age. It was in this area the plane
and its two passengers were re
ported down.
The pilot of the missing plane
was believed to be Oliver Olson,
whose brother, Norman, and a sis
ter live in Seattle.
Home, Sweet Home For Italians
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ANCONA, ITALY — (Soundphoto) — Repatriated from Yugoslavia after long negotiations be
tween Italian and Yugoslav governments, some 140 Italian prisoners of war got their first glimpse of
their native land with these posters of Russia's Marshal Stalin; Yugoslavia’s' Marshal Tito (right) and
Italian Communist leader Togliatti (left) dominating the dock at Ancona. This demonstration is inter
esting in view of the reports of the Italian police that a Communist organization called “Troika”, com
posed of Russian, Yugoslav and Italian elements now exists in Italy and is dedicated to acts of terrorism
and sabotage against allied troops stationed there.
Many Killed In
States Train Wreck
ALTOONA, Pa. (/P)—A heap of
twisted metal scattered over a des
olate mountainside was all that re
mained today of the Dearborn
Special. Michigan Central’s crack
flyer, when it plunged over a 150
foot embankment yesterday, kill
ing 25 persons and injuring 141
others.
An investigation of the wreck,
one of the worst in railroad his
tory, was started by the interstate
commerce commission, the Penn
sylvania public utility commission
and the railroad.
Five of the dead were still un
identified, two of the bodies man
gled beyond recognition.
The dead included 16 passengers
six railway mail clerks and three
members of the crew—an engineer
and two firemen—which manned
the twin locomotives in the train’s
tortuous climb over the Allegheny
mountains.
Many of the injured lay in crit
ical condition at Altoona’s two
hospitals, some expected to die.
Nobody knew what caused the
14-car passenger train, enroute
from Detroit to New York, sud
denly to leave the rails as it head
ed into Bennington curve, two
miles west of the famed “Horse
shoe Curve,” in the pre-dawn
darkness.
Its sleeping passengers, jarred
awake to death and pain and dis
aster, incoherently described only
a “series of bumps” before the
grinding crash of disintegrating
steel.
ROTARY CLUB GIVES
LADIES' NIGHT PARTY
The Rotary Club of Nome is
giving a party this evening for the
wives and lady friends of mem
bers of the club. The party will
commence at 8:00 p.m., and will
include dancing and entertain
ment, following the regular meet
ing and dinner.
LIFTING THE LIU
AT JUNEAU
JUNEAU Feb. 17, 9:55 p.iru/P)—
The House passed a bill to re
quire municipal police officers tc
be bonded to the extent of $2,500
A bill introduced by Rep* Rober
Hoopes (D.-4th) and Lawrence V
Meath (R.-4th.) to make the lega
interest rate six percent instead oi
eight per cent.
Rep. Mrs. Elton Engstrom (R.
lst) and Rep.*W. W. Laws <R.-2nd
introduce a memorial to have s
railroad built from Prince George
to Anchorage via Whitehorse and
Gulkana; also a railroad from
Fairbanks to Nome.
The Senate passes Victor C. Riv
ers’ <D.-3rd) memorial urging that
Alaska be put on an even basis
with the States in distributing of
forest and road monies.
By a vote of 15 to 7 the House
tables a bill putting the Territory
into the wholesale liquor business
It carried an appropriation ol
$50,000 for set-up.
Rep. Steve D. McCutcheon <D.
3rd) introduces a memorial to Con
gress asking for the removal of the
capital to Palmer.
The House killed a bill to appro
priate $75,000 to pay for the ex
penses for searches for lost air
planes.
JUNEAU. Feb. 18. 12:40 p.m.(/P)
—The Senate passes the Statehood
memorial 10 to 5 with one absent.
The Governor signs the fish trap
referendum. The memorial must
go to the House for approval of
minor amendments.
JUNEAU, Feb. 19. 2:25 a.m.—
Hope memorial is the result of
Krug’s letter to the Governor
which was given to both Houses
recently stating that unless the
Legislature took action on fish
traps federal legislation would be
enacted.
Rep. Edward Anderson <D.-2nd>
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1 Not To Extend
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Draft Law
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I WASHINGTON, (fl1)— Members
1 of the House armed services com
Imittee said today conversations
with military leaders have con-j
vinced them there will be no re
i quest for extension of the draft
law.
Instead, they said in private in
terviews, the army and navy soon
will launch an “all out” drive on
Capitol Hill for universal military
training.
The members were questioned
after attending a second secret
meeting with army and navy heads
yesterday. The first session was
held last week.
The lawmakers predicted that
President Truman soon will an
l nounce officially that no request
! will be made to extend the draft
j beyond its March 31 expiration
i date, although he may ask Con
j gress to retain the selective service
machinery “just in case.”
There have been no induction
I calls since last October.
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Pope Asks Children
To Aid Europe
VATICAN City, (/P)—Pope Pius
XII urged the Catholic school chil
dren of America in a radio address
today to give their pennies and
dimes to help save the lives of
less fortunate children of Europe
and the Far East.
The Pontiff—on this first day of
Lent, which opens a drive for the
aid of child victims of war—de
scribed the difference between the:
lot of American children and many
elsewhere in the world who, he1
said, are fatherless and mother-1
less, without adequate clothing,
shelter, food or medicine.
He spoke about 11 minutes.
Legislature Busy
With Many Bills
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(By Mildred Hermann)
Engstrom, Ost and Laws have
introduced a memorial to provide
lor a railroad between Continental
U. S. and Alaska with connection
) Anchorage and Nome.
McCutcheon has a bill to move
.he Capital to Palmer.
The Senate passed the statehood
memorial asking Congress to ad
mit Alaska to the Union. All Sec
ond Division Senators and Rogge
and Collins of Fairbanks voting
against it. Jones was not present.
The House passed Jones’ bill
making special provision for Wer
ner at Maynard Columbus hospital
during the rest of his life.
The House passed the pension
bill by ’'Almquist providing lor
slightly higher pensions to pioneers
and removing citizenship restric
tion. Not as much increase as
asked in original bill.
House revamped the labor law
with reference to the labor depart
ment acting for collecting of wage
suits. The most drastic amend
ment provides for a ten day lapse
following termination before wage
suit can be instituted.
The House amended the Walker
bill providing for removal of the
Governor from the Board of Ad
ministration. This leaves the Gov
ernor on the board. Bill not voted
on but amendment has passed.
House also voted to amend the
bill by Walker regarding the vet
erans revolving fund to provide
that fund be built up to ten million
dollars instead of as provided by
in the act, to three and a half mil
lion.
The House also amended the
bill providing for reform of pri
mary election law by requiring the
names of the candidates be sub
mitted under the party label and
voter can vote only for the candi
dates of one party. All the candi
dates on one ballot however and
not necesary to declare party pref
erence when voting.
The House passed the Scott bill
raising the excise tax on liquor
exactly as passed by the Senate af
ter defeating one amendment to
lower the tax and another amend
ment which sought to double it.
The McCutcheon bill providing
$75,000 appropriation for search
of lost airplanes lost in the House.
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Fire Razes Building
In Anchorage
ANCHORAGE (/P) — Two per
sons were known dead and two
others were hospitalized today af
ter a fire which razed 25 apart
ment units here yesterday after
noon.
Neither of the dead, both men,
have been identified.
The fire loss was expected to
run more than $100,000 with half
of the figure resulting from loss
and damage to furniture, clothing
and personal effects.
Many of the apartments were
occupied by military personnel
and their dependents. Cause of the
blaze was not determined.