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Russian Currency
Declared Void In !
Western Germany i
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UNDATED INTERNATIONAL,
today—UP)—The U.S., Britain and
France declared today a new Rus
sian currency will be void in the
western areas of Berlin.
The Russians had proclaimed
to the Germans that only their
money would be recognized in
Berlin and that violators would
be punished. They ignored the
rights of the western powers in
the four-power city and indeed
invited them to leave. The west
ern allies struck back quickly.
WARSAW, — Russia called her
six puppet states of eastern Eur
ope to a Warsaw conference, per
haps to plan a fight against the
western powers’ plan to set up a
government in western Germany.
BERLIN,—The Russians intro
duced their new currency after
a futile five-hour talk with the
western allies in Berlin yesterday.
They said the western powers
remained in the German capital
“contrary to all common sense and
political and economic feasibil
ity.” They warned of “economic
and administrative sanctions” to
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LEWIS GETS
%
$100 PENSIONS
FOR HIS MINERS
WASHINGTON, — (JP) — Jus
tice T. Alan Goldsborough yes
terday gave John L. Lewis a legal!
go-ahead for his $100 monthly
pension plan for miners.
The judge said he found the
proposal for payments “reason
able and proper.”
For Lewis it marked his first
triumph on three trips into Judge |
Goldsborough’s court. Twice be
fore he had been there only to
be fined for contempt of court!
for failure to end walkouts in ob
edience to Goldsborough’s orders.
The proposed system of pay
ments was evolved by Lewis and
Senator H. Styles Bridges (R
NH). Bridges became neutral mem
ber of the Welfare Board and sided j
with Lewis in setting up the plan.
Ezra Van Horn, the trustee for
operators on the fund, refused to
approve the payments and went
into court to ask that it be de
clared illegal.
The plan provides $100 a month
for UMW members who are 62
years of age or older and who have
worked in the pits for at least
20 years.
Lewis and Bridges agreed to
set aside $5,000,000 of the $45,
000,000 fund to start pension pay
ments.
M/S KOTZEBUE IN FOG. ICE. !
OFF EGG ISLAND
The M/S Kotzebue, skippered by |
Captain Jack Bullock, is reported
yesterday anchored between the |
Stewart and Egg islands in a heavy
fog and thick ice floes.
The vessel is cnroute to Adak.;
TRUCE OBSERVERS LEAVE FOR PALESTINE
I
Headed by Capt. Solomon David Willingham (second from the left,
front) of Portland, Ore., a group of Navy and Marine officers boards a
military transport plane at Washington, D. C., for Palestine to serve as
truce observers with 14 other U.S. officers. In the group (left to right)
front: Marine Maj. Roy D. Miller of Cincinnati, O., Capt. Willingham, Capt.
Daniel Thomas Eddy, Honolulu, T. H.; Comdr. Harold D. Huxley, San
Francisco; Comdr. Carson Hawkins, Reno, Nevada; (rear) Marine Maj.
Regan Fuller of Washington and Lt. Vladimir L. Richly of Cicero, 111.
(AP Wirephoto)
V.F.W. Fisli Derby
For 2nd Division
Opened Yesterday
The V.F.W.’s Fish Derby, the
first such contest to be held in
Nome in several years, opened
yesterday with registrations being
made at Larry Galvins, the Nome
Motor Co. and Hazel’s Shop.
Registration will close on July
31, and the contest will be open
until September 1, 1948.
Judges chosen for the event are
Mrs. Beverly Morgan, George Bay
er .and Luther Dunbar.
Rules for :he contest are that
the contestant must have a license
register, catch his fish on rod,
reel and line. The fish to be lim
ited to Dolly Varden, Arctic Charr
and Grayling and will be judged
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GILLIS TO BUILD HOTEL
IN NOME FOR MAY BALE
Bill Gillis, prominent local con
tractor, who is building a hotel
for May Bale, local business wo
man, is busy bulldozing for the
foundation. Timbers were driven
into the ground during the winter
in preparation for the building
materials which are on the boat.
Mrs. Bale spent several weeks
in the states during the winter
to locate scarce items so that ho
tel facilities could be increased to
take care of the increasing tour
ist trade.
“DAYS OF 98”
July 1st thru 4th
Held in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS, — Word has been
received from Bob Tucker, Chair
man of the Legion’s “Days of
’98” committee in Fairbanks, that
final arrangements have been
made for all of the main attrac
tions which will be offered to the
public July 1st thru the 4th at
Fairbanks. Outboard motorboat
races will start the Days of ’98
celebration the evening of July 1st;
carnival grounds, dubbed “Klon
dike Kamp” will be in operation
with games of skill and some
chance. Soapy Smith’s Saloon
will be in full swing, with Flora
dora girls, tinhorn gamblers, mus
tache adorned quartets and other
forms of entertainment.
Friday July 2nd will see a bath
ing beauty contest, more boat
races and the big attraction—A
World Premier of a Hollywood
picture. Hollywood stars and na
tional press and radio representa
tives will make the trip from Hol
lywood to Fairbanks for the first
World Premier which will be held
under the midnight sun. Photo- j
graphers from “LOOK” will be j
present to take pictures of the en
trants in the beard contest.
Saturday, July 3rd, will mark
another event of national interest 1
—the title boxing bout between
Jack “Ginger” Snapp of Portland,
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, U. S. Smelting Co.
Makes Protest
Lighterage Rates
WASHINGTON, — The U.S.
Maritime Commission last week
suspended portions of the Alaska
lighterage tariffs of the Lomen
Commercial Company at the re
quest of the Territory of Alaska
and the Alaska Development
Board.
Items which would not have
been subjected to increased rates
if the new tariff had not been
suspended include groceries, cig
ars, cigarettes, tobacco and snuff.
In addition the commission or
dered a hearing on all items in
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Assessment Work
Suspension Bill
Signed By Truman
WASHINGTON. — (/P) —Presi
dent Truman has signed a bill
suspending annual mining assess
ment work in Alaska until July
1, 1949.
The law requiring the work has
been suspended since early in the
war. It provides that holders of
mining claims must perform not
less than $100 worth of labor or
improvements to that amount in
each year.
Vandenberg Gave
Consent For
His Nomination
CONVENTION HALL, Phila.,—
f/P)—Senator Arthur H. Vanden
berg gave consent today for his
name to be placed formally in
nomination for the presidency at
the Republican Convention.
His move cheered those presi
dential hopefuls—led by Robert
A. Taft and Harold E. Stassen—
who were trying desperately to
halt Gov. Thomas E. Dewey’s
blitz bid for the nomination on
an early ballot. They figured Van
denberg’s name before the con
vention would hold from Dewey
some votes which otherwise might
race to him.
Vandenberg stuck by his stand
, that he is not actively seeking the
nomination. But Gov. Kim Sig
ler of Michigan said he had ob
tained the Senator’s consent for
him to put up his name.
Dewey’s drive got another push,
j this time from Missouri. Senator
James P. Kern, chairman of the
! Missouri delegation, issued this
I announcement: “I have decided to
support Governor Dewey. I look
! forward to his nomination on an
! early ballot. I believe he will be
i the next President of the United
States.”
Even before Kern’s announce
i ment, an Associated Press check
indicated Dewey would get 18
of Missouri’s 33 votes on the first
ballot with others split among
three or four candidates.
Asked if he was nominating
Vandenberg in the belief Van
denberg can win or as a gesture
of respect, Seigler replied, “If I
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Alaska Delegates
Vote 1 For Taft
2 For Gov- Dewey
PHILADELPHIA, — (/P) —Al
aska’s Republican convention dele
gation will cast one of its three
votes on the first ballot for Sen
ator Taft of Ohio and thereafter
give its full support to Gov. Dewey
i a spokesman said today.
! The delegates, headed by Hen
ry Benson of Juneau, earlier won
their quadrennial battle before
the credentials committee over a
contesting group headed by R. F.
Robertson, also of Juneau.
It was the fourth time in 16
years the regular organization’s
delegation from Alaska has had
to defend itself before the cre
dentials committee.
The contesting delegation was
composed of Robertson, Cash Cole
of Hoonah, Jane Dorsch of Fair
banks, and J. C. Morris of Anch
orage.
Attending with the delegates
are Alton Engstrom, Juneau, chair
man of the Territorial Central
Committee; National Committee
man E. A. Rasmussen of Skag
way; and National Committee
woman Mrs. Mary White of Jun
eau.