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British Minister
Of Food, Strachey,
Criticises U. S.
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LONDON, July 3, — (/P)—
British. Food Minister, Strachey
today asserted Britain has de-;
cided to ration bread, rather than ;
“gamble on American labor re- i
lations and on the course of things
in Congress.”
He called upon the United
States to help feed the British
occupation zone in Germany or
face incalculable political and
social consequences in Western
Europe.”
He asserted, Congress’ action
in the price control dispute would
also determine whether there will
be any interruption in U. S. ex
ports.
Mentioning the recent U. S.
maritime strike, Strachey told
Commons, there is no guar
antee against a recurrence.
American and
British Troops
Ring Mob Center
^TRIESTE, July 3, —(/P)— Ameri
can and British troops and Ven
ezia police took possession of the
Communist party headquarters in
the strongly leftist San Giacomo
workers district of Trieste.
The Building was searched for
weapons but only stones were
found.
Allied troops, mounted armored
cars and Bren gun carriers, main
tained a ring around the San Gia
c o m o district and Garibaldi
Square, both centers of mob vio
lence earlier this week.
Testifies On War
Plant Investigation
WASHINGTON, July 3, —(/Pt—
^lajor General William Porter
testified that Representative May,
Chairman of the House Military
Affairs Committee, thrice inter
vened with the army in behalf
of the Illinois Munitions combine
whose war profits are under in
vestigetaion.
Gen. Porter, retired Chief of
Chemical Warfare, told the Sen
ate War Investigating Committee
that May phoned him late in 1944
* in protest to cancellation of the
powder drum war contract held
* by Batavia Metal Products, one
of the closely-linked 19 corpora
tions, which Chairman Meade
criticized for “war profiteering.”
Back Your Future With U. S. Savings Bondsj
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During wartime these bonds backed the victorious attack on the Axis. Now these same bonds, still being
bought by millions of Americans at their place of work, at banks, post offices and other issuing points, con
•inue to be the chief insurance for a better future for the family and the individual. General Dwight D.
Eisenhower describing U. S. Savings Bonds says: “While obviously it is not my prerogative to tell our veterans
I r.ow to conduct their lives after their release from the Army, nevertheless, my continuing interest in their
I welfare impels me to urge that they give serious consideration to the advantages offered by United States
| Savings Bonds." u. S. Treasury Department
Meat and Butter
Prices Upped
About 15 Cents
UNDATED, July 3, — (JP)— Ris
ing livestock-loss and government
subsidies brought higher prices
for meat, milk and butter to the
buying public as the nation’s
wholesale markets steadied under
the growing conviction that OP A
would be restored and ceilings
rolled back to June 30.
The first shipment of butter to
reach New York City from Boston
markets since OPA’s end, released
butter- at 13 to 15 cents above
OPA ceiling. The government sub
sidy on butter had been 15 cents
per pound.
Meat prices went up in many
areas as much as 20 cents per
pound. * .
Milk was boosted 3 cents a
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR MRS. A. POLET
HELD YESTERDAY
Memorial Services were held
in the Federated Church yester
day afternoon for Mrs. Antonio
Polet, at the same time as funeral
services were being held in Seat
tle.
The church was beautifully de
corated with plants and wild flow
ers by friends who knew how
much she loves all things grow
ing.
Rev. M.' Day officiated. " Mrs.
Day played the organ.
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quart in New Hampshire, while
a milk shortage threatened met
ropolitan New York area, unless
the price was raised there.
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PROCLAMATION
To commemorate the signing of the Declaration
of Independence, I, Luther Dunbar, Mayor of the
City of Nome, do proclaim Thursday, the 4th of
July, 1946, a holiday, and do urge all persons within
the City on that day to lay aside their customary
occupations and join together in celebrating the an
niversary in a fitting and lawful manner. All places
of business are urged to cooperate by remaining
closed.
Luther Dunbar, Mayor.
| Russ Ambassador
Says Country
Not Want War
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WASHINGTON, July 3, — (£>)—
Nikolai Novikov, the new Russian
Ambassador to the United States,
promised that the Soviet Union
would "never start a war against
the United States or anyone else."
By the same token, he said, he
knew the people of this country
don’t want to fight anyone but
while he insisted all differences
between the two major countries
can be "ironed out,”he cautions
against solutions by force.
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Mrs. Hermann
SaysOPA Will Be
Continued Here
JUNEAU, July 3—Pending out
come of proposed legislation for
renewal of the Emergency Price
Control Act, the Alaska Office of
Price Administration will con
tinue with its official functions in
connection with prices, rent and
enforcement matters originating
prior to July 1. This is in accord
ance with instructions received
today in a wire from regional
headquarters in Washington, D.
C.
According to this statement is
sued today by Mildred R. Her
Big Celebration
For Tomorrow
The big celebration for the 4th
of July will be held tomorrow.
The parade, consisting of units
from the post, Boy Scouts, cyclists,
decorated floats and costumed,
impersonators.
Prizes will be awarded to out
standing marching unit, floats, and
decorated bicycle and costume.
Immediately following the par
ade the program will center a
round the front of the City Hall,,
where the serious part of the pro
gram will take place.
Following ‘reveille’ will be the
invocation by Chaplain James
York; Welcome and Announce
ments by Mayor Luther Dunbar; a
vocal selection by Mrs. Murlin W.
Day; a trio, “There’s a Star Span
gled Banner Waving Somewhere”
by Dunbar, Dowd and Morgan;
and a trumpet solo.
The Address will be made by
Colonel Thomas L. Waters, Post
Commander.
An announcement of the after
noon events will follow.
Benediction will be by Rev'.
Murlin W. Day; then ‘retreat.”
The afternoon program will be
partially run off in front of the
City Hall, and the boating events
on Bering Sea just south of town.
The events which will take
place in front of the City Hall
are the bicycle races, 100-yd dash,
50-yd dash, sack races, three-leg
ged races, 200-yd relay race, shoe
scramble, pie-eating contest, tug
o-war featuring Coast Guard vs
Air Base.
The Eskimo sports and dancing
will follow the foregoing events
and will close the afternoon por
tion of the program.
Events scheduled under the ti
tle ‘Eskimo Sports’ consist of high
kicking, blanket-tossing, both men
and women; wrestling; Eskimo
dances, both men and women;
boating events will consist of
kyak racing, ommiak racing, and
possibly a demonstration of cap
sizing a kyak.
The committees have worked
very hard on the program and we
can surely expect, as is advertised
this week, the ‘biggest 4th ever/
mann, Alaska OPA Director, ail
division heads and other staff
members have expressed their
willingness to stand by and car
ry on under these conditions un
til final action is had on Price
Control Legislation now before
Congress for consideration, as re
quested by President Truman in
his radio address on Saturday.