U. S. Has Integrated
Defense Plan
WASHINGTON, (d3)—Fleet ad
miral Chester W. Nimitz assured
Senators today that a complete and
up-to-date plan of defense for the
United States is prepared and
•eady for immediate action.
Nimitz. top ranking active navy
officer, said “comprehensive, in
tegrated and complex” defense
plans are constantly being revised.
Some change, he added, were ap
proved by President Truman in re
cent months.
The matter was raised by Sena
tor Bridges <R. N. H., at hearings
t>y the Senate armed forces com
mittee on legislation to put all the
armed forces under a single de
partment of national defense.
Bridges said secretary of war Pat
terson had told the committee that
there was no such plan.
Shaking his head, Nimitz said
there are integrated plans calling
for use of the army, navy and air
forces to “keep ravages of war and
areas of conflict as far removed”
from the continental United States
is possible.
He said they include:
A plan for joint defense of the
United States and Canada from at
tack including standardization of
weapons.
A system of military, naval and
air bases which had been submit
ted to the state department.
Special “on site” defense plans
Truman Asks Speed
In Aid Legislation
WASHINGTON, (A*)—President
Truman expressed hope today that
Congress will approve his $400,
000,000 Greek-Turkish aid pro
gram before March 31—the dead
line for British withdrawal of aid
to Greece.
There has been talk in Congress
of making an immediate $100,000,
000 loan to Greece since adminis
tration officials say that country’s
situation is serious. This proposal
1 assumed that the President’s $400,
000,000 program cannot receive
action by March 31.
The Preident also told his week
ly news conference that Warren
Austin, American representative
to the United Nations, will cover
the whole Greece-Turkish situa
tion in a speech Friday to the U. N.
council.
A reporter asked whether Aus
1 tin will present the views of the
President.
Mr. Truman replied he didn’t
like to anticipate the speech, but
that it would cover the* whole sit
uation.
for Alaska and the Marianas.
Nimitz supported the so-called
merger legislation but said each
branch of the armed services
should be free to develop and pur
chase its own specialized equip
ment.
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who stated they were unable to
work because of continued friction
with the head nurse and manage
i the position of cook is poorly filled
and there is not the proper super
vision of diet. The beds need more
blankets; the home doctor doesn’t
spend enough time with the pa
tients; the superintendent appears
not to have personality sympa
thetic characteristics or manager
ial experience best suited for the
position. The blind and helpless
are left mentally vacant.
The committee further recom*
mends the closing of the home
hospital to outsiders; that a city the
size of Sitka should have their
own hospital; that the general at
mosphere of the home is not con
ducive to mental reactions of in
mates and morale of employees.
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FRED YENNEY HERE ON
OFFICIAL VISIT FOR C.A.A.
Fred Yenney, whose headquar
ters are Anchorage, is here on of
i ficial business for the C.A.A., and
, was joined by his wife, who is
making her first trip to Nome.
They are being entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. Con Yenney and meeting
other friends of the family.
IN APPRECIATION
I wish to extend sincere appre
ciation to those who cheered us
during my wife’s illness and mad'?
her happy, and to those friends
who sent flowers and helped with
the funeral and showed sympathy
during our sorrow. In behalf of]
my mother, sister and brother, I
extend a sincere wish in return that
God may be with you always.
Isaac Eben.
BIG EVENT
Arctic Club Carnival at
the Territorial School Gym
Saturday Night at 8:00 p.m.
NOTICE ARCTIC CLUB
Arctic Club meeting to vote on
amendment setting amount of
dues, will be held at the Territorial
School Gym April 1 at 7:30 p.m.
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Students Arrive At
Mount Edgecumbe
In an all-time record charter to
date, Alaska Coastal Airways Sun
day, March 2, successfully com
pleted transportation of 8!) stu
dents and staff from Wrangell In
stitute at Wrangell, to Mount Edge
cumbe Vocational School near Sit
ka, as one phase of a general mi
gration of students to the newly
opened educational plant of the
Alaska Native Service.
Four planes were called into
service for ‘Operation Edgecumbe'
with passengers averaging six to a
flight, and time required for the
trip about an hour. On return
flights a ton of reindeer meat was
transported to Wrangell for use at
the Institute. In the total 16 flights
made no serious difficulties were
encountered, pilots reported, al
though low fogs in both areas cur
tailed flying at times and extend
ed the project over four da;, s.
Students transferring to 'h'*
newly-converted school at what
was formerly the Sitka Naval Air
Base, consisted of the sophomore
and Junior classes at Wrangell; a
total of more than 250 students
from Eklutna Boarding School
who who have been temporarily
accommodated in emergency hous
ing at Seward and who are being
transported by ships of the Alaska
Steamship Company; and scatter
ed individuals from Southeastern
Alaska communities.
Classes are already convening
for grade school pupils and in
academic high school subjects,
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Portland Seeks
Customs Airport
PORTLAND. Ore. (/P)—A gov
ern-', ent committee assured Port
land businessmen today that it
would recommend customs revi
sions which would allow direct
flights to Alaska and Hawaii with
out the formality of border clear
ance.
The city had invited the com
mittee here in an attempt to gain
designation as a customs airport of
entry. ,
Harry G. Tarrington of the CAA ^
said this would not be necessary,
that the committee’s recommenda
tion would apply to flights be
tween any homeland airport and
U. S. possession.
In the brief hearing businessmen
asserted 60 per cent of the air traf
fice going through Seattle for cus
toms clearance originated in the
Portland area. They added that di
ed flights from here would bring
5 bout even more business.
with preparations still continuing
for opening of vocational high
-chool classes in welding and car
pentry, operation of marine and
stationary motors, training in sheet
metal work and plumbing and
other allied subjects. These will
not be ready to open before next
September, according to Max W.
Penrod, principal of Mount Edge
cumbe.
When in operation, vocational
training classes will also be offer
ed to veterans of Alaska by special
arrangement, Mr. Penrod explain
ed.
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