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Funeral Services
Today For Pilot
Alf M. Monsen
JUNEAU, (/P)—Funeral services i
for Capt. Alf M. Monsen, pilot of
the Pan American Airways plane j
which crashed on an Annette Is
land mountain two weeks ago kill
ing 18, was held here at two p.m.
this afternoon.
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His body was flown here today |
on a special plane piloted by Capt.
Ralph Savory, chief pilot of the
Pan American Airways Alaska Di
vision, the air line sdid. Captain
Savory attempted the trip Satur
day but was turned back by bad
weather.
All of the bodies were brought
down from the blizzard-swept
wreckage scene by Saturday, lead
ers of the 40-man rescue party
messages.
The plane bringing Monsen's
body here also carried four other
victims of the Oct. 26 crash near
the summit of Mount Tamgas.
Air mail salvaged from the
wreckage and brought to Juneau
was in fairly good condition de
spite the fact mail sacks were
strewn over a wide area and bur
ied under deep snows.
In Seattle, plans were made to
honor the Rev. Willis Shank, Seat
tle Youth for Christ director, at a
memorial service in the civic audi
torium yesterday afternoon.
Reverent Shank, one of the 13
• passengers aboard the ill-fated
clipper, was en route to Ketchikan
to help dedicate a new church just
erected by the Beulahview Mis
sionary association which he
founded.
One of the principal speakers at
the service was the Rev. R. P.
Reichner, head of the Ketchikan
Russia Wants To !
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Enforce Partition
Of Palestine
(By John A. Parris, Jr.)
LAKE SUCCESS, <£>) —Soviet
delegate Semen K. Tsarapkin said
today that Russia was prepared to
make concessions in an effort to
reach an agreement with the
United States on enforcement of
the proposed partition of Palestine !
into separate Arab and Jewish
countries.
An official source meanwhile'
said Russia had formally intro
duced a new proposal at a closed
meeting of a “working party” com
posed of Russian, American, Ca
nadian and Guatemalan delegates
from the United Nations assem
bly’s “partition” subcommittee.
Tsarapkin made his statement
of Russian willingness to compro
mise as he entered the secret ses
sion.
The Soviet delegates said Rus
sia would agree to “most” of the
suggestions for compromise sub
mitted last week end by Lester B.
Pearson of Canada.
Pearson suggested that Britain
end her mandate over the Holy
Land Jan. 1, but continue to ad
minister Palestine until separate
Arab and Jewish regimes are es
ablished.
Tsarapkin indicated before the
meeting that Russia would not ob
ject to Britain remaining a while
longer in Palestine. Previously the
Russians proposed that the man
date end Jan. 1 and that Britain
withdraw by April 30.
mission and a leader in the party
which first reached the crash
! scene. It was he who found
Shark’s body several hundred feet
from the wreckage.
Australia Swings >
Away From Labor
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SYDNEY, Australia, iA’) — The
Australian broadcasting commis
sion Saturday night said “ti’s def
inite” that the Labor government
of Premier John Cain was defeat- ;
ed in Victoria State’s election Sat-!
urday.
The federal labor government’s '
plans to nationalize banking, now
in a second reading at Canberra,,
constituted the main issue.
The early returns indicated a
sharp swing away from Labor. |
When the broadcasting commis
sion made is announcement—
three hours alter polls closed—it
appeared that the Liberal party
would gain nine seats, and the
Country party, also in opposition
to Labor, three seats in the State
legislative council.
Loss of only two seats would
mean the government’s defeat.
Four Labor ministers may lose
their posts.
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LARGE CROWD ATTENDED
PIONEER PARTY '
The Pioneers of Alaska held a
dance and card party last Satur
day at the Pioneer Igloo with a
large crowd attending. The card
games which started at eight
o’clock were followed by refresh
ments of homemade ice cream and
cake.
The floor was then cleared and
an enthusiastic crowd of dancers
enjoyed the music of Mrs. Andy
Nordlind which included, schot
tisches, Swedish polkas, and many
other old-time favorites.
Prizes were won by Miss Marie
Reedy, Mrs. Fred Rohn, and Mrs.
Christie Waldheim; Pfc. Chase
Marlow, Andy Nordlind and Pvt.
Stewart de Boer.
Opinions diffur, but. • •
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Floating Japanese
Mines Endanger
Pacific Shipping
ASTORIA, Ore. </P>—Merchant
shipping in the north Pacific and
off the Washington and Oregon
coasts was alerted today for war
time Japanese mines floating in
the sea lanes.
One mine was located 25 miles
off Yaquina Bay, Ore., 100 miles
south of here, and the coast guard
cutter Bonham was dispatched to
shell and explode it. A navy mines
disposal officer was due at Meceta
Head lighthouse further south
where two mines washed ashore
yesterday.
Ten mines have grounded or
been sighted on the northwest
coastal areas in less than a week.
The Japanese explosives have
floated with the Japanese current
across the north Pacific to Ameri
can waters, paralleling busy coast
wise shipping lanes southward
from British Columbia, Seattle
and Portland.
Three mines were detonated
W. R. KENDALL FOUND
SHOT TO DEATH
An inquest is scheduled for this
afternoon into the shooting of W.
R. Kendall, an army sergeant cf
the Nome Air Base, who was
found dead Friday night, evident
ly killed by a gun which he had
held to his head. The body was
found in his home on First Ave.,
w'here he lived with his wife who
is employed by the Lomen Com
mercial Company.
It is reported that Kendall had
been drinking heavily throughou*
the evening.
within 12 hours Saturday on the
Oregon coast—at Gearhart, Tilla
mook and Depoe Bay.
Read Admiral George H. Fort,
commandant of the 13th naval dis
trict, Seattle, reported merchant
vessels have been lucky in the
past week to have escaped colli
sion with the mines.
“We had the same situation last
fall. The undiscovered mines
break loose from their moorings
during storms and show up here
after floating for many months,”
he said.
BERING SEA CLUB
Open 10 A.M. to Midnight
Dancing — Cards — Liquors
LEWIS CAB CO.
Phone MAIN 144
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NOVEMBER 15, 10 P.M.
Flight ANCHORAGE
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MINNEAPOLIS $120.00
CHICAGO $135.00
NEW YORK $175.00
Plus 15% tax