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Lifting The Lid
At Juneau
Tuesday, March 13, 1931
By Jim Hitcheson
JUNEAU, (JP)—A general ap
propriations bill $5,000,000 higher
than the money bill considered by
the 1949 legislature reached the
Alaska House of Representatives
yesterday from its ways and
means committee.
The bill, covering costs of ter
ritorial offices, departments and
institutions, totals $13,319,558.
The same omnibus bill in 1949
totaled $13,041,656, but Rep. Glen
Franklin (D-Boundary), chairman
of the ways and means committee,
said the total appropriations that
year for the biennium reached
$18,600,000, some of which was
later frozen.
Additional appropriations a p
pear likely this time, too. For in
stance, nothing was included in
the omnibus bill for civilian de
fense and defense directors have
requested $1,100,000.
Ncfr do the appropriations bills
represent full expenditures of tax
monies by territorial agencies be
cause such large funds as motor
fuel tax go to the highway engin
e e r, and tobacco taxes go to
school buildings as earmarked
funds without appearing in legis
lative appropriations.
$1,500,000 Increase for Schools
One of the largest omnibus bill
increases appears to be for the
support of schools. It includes a
boost of $1,500,00 over the appro
priation for the present biennium
for the support of schools within
incorporated towns and school
districts. The bill also contains a
$520,600 item for teachers* salary
increases previously voted by the
House.
Arrival of the omnibus bill
shared the spotlight with high
balling of bills by both Houses.
The House passed eight bills,
the Senate, four, yesterday after
noon. *
Local Option Liquor Defeated
The Senate defeated 11-5 a pro
posal by Sen. Percy Ipalook CR
Wales) to permit local option elec
tions in unincorporated areas. If
liquor was banned by a local vote,
the bill would have made it ille-*
gal for anyone to ship or carry
liquor into the precinct.
Ipalook argued the law was
needed in such Eskimo localities
as his home town of Kotzebue.
The House passed a bill to de
fine “contributions” to the unem
ployment compensation fund as
an employers* payments plus his
experience rating credits which
actually reduce his payments. It
is the issue at stake in a court case
involving about $880,000 credits
for last year which is on appeal
COMMERCE
CHAMBER OF
^mammmammrn *
The Chamber of Commerce held
an interesting meeting yesterday
noon with lively discussion oh
several issues.
The Buy at Home studies con
tinue is’ was reported at hte meet
ing.
The Nome Employment Bureau,
sponsored by the Chamber, is well
under way, it was reported, and is
fully explained in another item in
this issue.
Dick Lee was commended for
his fine article in the Nugget on
Hoads and Mining, and the article
was ordered printed in booklet
form for distribution to various
departments and chambers of
commerce.
Guests were E. Fisher of the
ANS, Gene Joiner of Kotzebue,
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GAMBLER COSTELLO
CHALLENGES *
INVESTIGATORS
NEW YORK, (/?)— Gambler
Frank Costello yesterday chal
lenged Senate crime investigators
to produce evidence that he runs
a national crime syndicate.
The committee has accused Cos
tello in recent reports of ruling
such an organization.
Demanding, in effect, that the
committee put up or shut up, Cos
tello said through his attorney: “I
am a witness and not a defen
I dant.”
He said he wanted to see the
evidence, and then have a chance
to make “proper reply.”
Dressed immaculately in a blue
suit and maroon tie, the suave, re
puted underworld leader took his
place under the television lights
beside his attorney, George Wolf.
The crowded room in the feder
al courthouse became perceptibly
tense as Costello entered.
In his statement, he charged
that the committee had named
him as a national arch-criminal •
in a report prepared before he
even appeared at an executive
session of the group pheviously
SKIN SEWERS HOLD
SPECIAL MEETING
FOR NATIVE PEOPLE
Another meeting was held yes
terday at the Nome Skin Sewers
for discussion of plans to aid the
Eskimo people with their claims
in connection with land rights.
'Proper procedure was explained
by Helen Bockman of the L/and
Office here. "
A petition was drawn up over
which there was considerable dis
cussion, it is reported, and recom
mendations for amendments sug
gested before adoption.
Another meeting is planned in
the near future.
CITY COUNCIL
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Complaints Fifed Against
East End Dumping
—i—
l. Residents of the . east end of
town filed complaints with the
City Council Monday evening at
the regular meeting in connection
with the winter dumping ground
east of the power plant from
where they claim swarms of rats]
are breeding and spreading oyer
the area, becoming a menace..
They stated that the dumping
ground is on the beach and the
refuse has not been burned as re
quired by city ordinance.
Another complaint brought out
the fact that residents to the north
of the city are dumping their ref
use on the hill at iDry Creek, caus
ing another health menace in the
spring.
In the discussion it was brought
out that not only the scavenger
services use the city dump but also
individuals and the commercial
agents claimed that the individu
als are not burning their share.
It was urged that everyone
dump on the ice of Bering Sea
or on the river so that all refuse
•• . .
may be carried away during the
high water in the spring.
In regard to the bars uncover
ing their windows at closing time,
more time was asked by Council
man Edman, and there were sev
eral complications involving the
preparation of the proper ordi
nance. This ruling is sought by
the Police and Fire Departments
both as a means of seeing the bars
are closed on time and as a fire
prevention caution.
A letter of appreciation was or
dered sent to Howard Lyng in
regard to his work on roads and
tin mining.
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News of the World
At A Glance - - -
Tuesday. March .14. 1951
By the Associated Press
Fighting Front—Allied advance
columns pull within 25 miles of
old North-South Korean bound
ary of 38th parallel as Red, resis
tance melts; three U.N. spear
heads drive within five miles of
Communist buildup point at Jpong
chon on central front.
WASHINGTON— Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower says he is willing
“to spend the rest of my life” at
present job as commander of At
lantic Pact nations’ military for
ces.
PARIS— Western power dele
gates to deputy foreign ministers’
conference reported agreed on an
swer to new Soviet proposals for
Big Four power agenda; East and
West closer together on German
treaty issue but remtan sharply
divided on other agenda poonts.
Tiiesfey, March 13,AP—American troops stormed
back into Yudong today and wrested control of the vil
lage from a battalion of Chinese Reds.
Yudong is 11 miles southeast of Hongchon and less
than three miles southwest of a Chinese concentration
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NEWS UN BRIEF
HOUSTON, (/P), Fire raged yes
terday through a warehouse here
where government work was be*
ing done, causing an estimated
$1,000,000 damage.
(Many valuable diesel engines
and other equipment - of the C.
Jim Stewart and Stevenson Co.,
were burned.
SAN FRANCISCO, </P)— Los
Angeles salesman Robert Silver
stein says he will make a trade
with the thief who stole two cases
of shoe samples from his car.
All the shoes were for the right
foot, said Silverstein. '
“But he also got my brief case,
with my audit books, price lists
and list of accounts, the salesman
declared. “I’ll let him keep the
shoes and give him matching ones
if he’ll return my brief case.**
.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, (/P) —
Hungary reintroduced rationing of
milk today.
An official of the country’s Com
munist-led government said the
move was necessary because of
l . n «. . /
hoarders.
MEDFORD, Mass., {/P)— Four
young boys were carried to their
deaths yesterday on a flimsy,
makeshift raft. A fifth boy was
saved.
They drowned in an isolated
bog opposite Oak Grove cemetery
as one by one they fell off the raft
into the water.
ROME, {IP)— Fourteen persons
reportedly were held for investi
gation today after small bombs
exploded last night outside the
U.S. Embassy and Italy’s foreign
ministry.
The two explosions broke win
dow panes and panicked passers
by, but no.one was injured.
Police said bits of a handwrit
ten leaflet found near the explo
sion at the foreign ministery were
signed “La Legione Nera”—“The
Black Legion”.
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SEATTLE, (&)— The Territory
of Alaska will soon have a power
driven baggage conveyor to facili
tate the . loading and unloading of
passanger baggege at the Army
operated port of Whittier. I
The conveyor is the second such!
device built by the headquarters
commandant division of the Seat
tle Port of Embarkation. The first
one, completed in April, 1948, was
believed to be the first of its kind
in operation on Pacific coast wat
erfronts and the only one in use!
by the Army Transportation Corps |
throughout the world.
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’ A U.S. Second division
Datrol first entered the
town Monday night but
withdrew after a brief fire
fight.
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Elsewhere along the 70 - mile
front United Nations forces were
chasing strangely, elusive Chinese
and North Korean soldiers back
toward the 38th Parallel.
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Probing spearheads of the three
Allied columns closing in on
Hongchon were within 25 miles of
the old boundary between North
and South Korea.
There was no ready explanation
of the Red withdrawal from the
mountain redoubts where they
previously fought bitterly for ev
ery yard. Some front line officers
said the Reds were possibly pull
ing back' for a stand at prepared
defense positions on ridges north
of Hongchon. t
More than 1,500 trucks were re- ‘
ported moving Up toward the Red
front in this sector Monday night
—the largest number seen in two
and one-half months.
Allied air observers also repor
ted heavy vehicular traffic mov
ing north from Seoul. Some sour
ces said this indicated the Reds
might be pulling out of the rubble
strewn South Korean capital.
In the drive on Hongchon, Brit
ish and Canadian troops spearing
the center were but four miles
from the road hub.
Also along the 70-mile front
from west to east:
Fifteen miles east of Seoul, the
U.S. 25th division consolidated its
bridgehead across the Han river.
The bridgehead is almost 11 miles
deep.
On the east front, the junction
town of Changpyong fell to the
U. S. Seventh Division without a
fight. Also on the extreme east
emfront, Republic of Korea troops
occupied Soksa, some 25 miles
from the 38th Parallel.
The Eighth Army estimated that
the six'-day drive that started
when the Han was crossed has
cost the enemy more thari ^35,o6o
in killed or wounded.
In the air, the US. Fifth Air
Force racked up its heaviest day
on Monday—-774 sorties (single
flights).
NOTICE TO VOTERS
The Poll Book for the registra
tion of voters for the forthcoming
Municipal and School Board elec
tion has been open since Feb. 21
and will dose March 24, 1951. It
is the duty of every citizen to reg
ister for Munidpal elections.
Carrie M. McLain
31,34 City Clerk