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percenter inquiry.
It was written by a former serv
iceman to his father. The father
gave it to Mundt.
“The letter tied in with the
whole chain of events dealing
with the presentation of home
freezers to prominent people in
Washington and the subsequent
activities of representatives of the
perfume company which paid for
the freezers,” Mundt said.
Mundt said the youth w'ho
wrote the letter either will be
called to testify at public hearing,
to be resumed tomorrow, or will
be questioned privately. He de
clined to name the boy or his,
father.
Two members of the House
armed services committee. Reps.
Brooks <D.-La.) and Bates (R.
Mass.) want to know who wrote
the mystery memo which is partly
responsible for the B-36 bomber
investigation.
Talk has spread around Wash
ington that it was written by a
prominent aircraft manufacturer
whose firm competes with Consol
idated Vultee, makers of the B-36.
The committee is looking for
evidence of political influence or
other favoritism in the develop
ment of the big intercontinental
bomber. It received the unsigned
memorandum from Rep. Deane
<D.-N. C.) who has refused to tell:
reporters where he got it.
Senator Hickenlooper (R.-Iowa*,
joined in the Senate drive to cut1
the foreign arms aid program. He
said he though the European i
F. H. Jackson, district governor
for Rotary International visited
the local Rotary Club on Saturday
when a special meeting was held.
Mr. Jackson comes from New
Westminister, British Columbia,
and is visiting all Alaskan Rotary
clubs.
Allen Le, Jr., who has spent the
summer with his grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee at their
mining camp at Solomon left for
home yesterday in time to start
school.
Mrs. Ruth Libonaii and son
James, who have been visiting
with Mrs. Taft of this city for sev
eral weeks left for their home in
the States on Sunday’s Pan Amer
ican. Mrs. Libonati is the daugh
ter of Mrs. Taft.
Florence FeldkerchneT. teacher
at White Mountain for the past
year left for the States by Pan
American.
WASHINGTON, (/P) — The
United States population is grow
ing at the rate of 200.000 a month
and may reach 150,000,000 by No
vember 1.
This report from the census
bureau said that the estimated
population was 149,215,000 on
July 1.
The bureau also estimated that
in Ap*il this year there were 38,
537,000 families in the U. S.. as
compared with 32,166,000 in 1940.
countries could “get along with
substantially less money" than
secretary of state Acheson and
military leaders have asked Con
gress to approve.
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Tuesday. August 23. 1949
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6:30—You Are There
7:00—Fibber McGee and Molly
7:30—Hill Billy Hit Parade
3:00—Red Skelton
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7:00 a.m.—Melody Round-Up
7:15—Morning Devotions
7:30—Musical Clock
8:00—Fred Waring
8:30—Record Shop
9:00—Morning Melodies
9:15—G I Jive
9:30—Jack Berch
9:45—Chiquita
10:00—Turntable Time
10:30—"I & E” Special
11:00—Impressions In Melody
11:30—Album Music
11:45—Personal Album
Noon—V Disc Varieties
12:30—Serenade
12:45—At Ease
1:00—Around World in History
1:15—Club Fifteen
1:30—You’ll Be Surprised
2:00—Musical Varieties
2:30—Just Jazz
3:00—Matinee Melodies
4:00—Solitary Singer
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4:30—One Night Stand
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of time.”
The tired air force chief made
his statement before the House
armed services committee. The
committee is trying to find out
whether poliitcal influence or fa
voritism figured in the develop
ment of the big, six-engine B-36.
STRATH A VEIN, Scotland, </P)—
Sir Harry Lauder, the lamed
Scottish comedian, was reported
critically ill today at his home
near Strathaven. Sir Harry cele
brated his 79th birthday Aug. 4.
DES MOINES <;p)—Harvey Ing
ham, 90-year-old editor emeritus
of the Des Moines Register and
Tribune died yesterday in a hos
pital where he has been a patient
since Feb. 14.
Ingham spent 60 active years as
an editor in Iowa, the last 40 as
editor of the Des Moines Register
and Tribune. He retired formally
in 1943. He would have been 91
on Sept. 8.
CHICAGO, (/P)—The Rev. Ed
win Zorn, 56, national executive
of the Independent Fundamental
Churches of America, died Sun
day after a short illness.
He had been slated to open the
Independent Fundamental Church
conference today at Cedar Lake,
Ind., as chairman.
He had returned July 18 from
Alaska where he visited missions
of the Alaskan Evangelization So
ciety. He was secretary of that or
ganization.
{Conciliator Will
I Not Go To Hawaii
WASHINGTON, <#*)—'The gov
ernment today asked opposing
' sides in the Hawaiian dock strike
to make a new effort to settle
their dispute and if this fails to
come to Washington or New York
for mediation talks.
Cyrus .S. Ching, director of the
U. S. conciliation service, sent a
cable to Honolulu requesting the
new attempt at a settlement of the
crippling 114-day-old strike.
Ching told the striking union
and Hawaiian stevedoring negoti
ating committee that he would be
happy to meet with them in the
I U. S. to discuss the issues.
| Ching’s cablegram today was in
answer to an appeal from Hawa
iian officials, and from the union
and management to go to Hono- i
! lulu to help out in the crisis.
Direct negotiations between the
strikers and employers collapsed
last Friday.
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IN NOME ON BUSINESS
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the Federal Social Security Ad
' ministration field office in Juneau
! is in Nome. Browne is staying at
' the Wallace Hote land flew north
| in connection with the filing of
I claims and other matters pertain
f ing to Old Age and Survivors In
i surance under the Federal Social
Security Act.
He will be glad to answer ques
tions or furnish information re
garding the social security pro
gram.
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