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Nome, Alaska, Friday, September 29, 1950
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How Come Forest Fires Can Endanger Elmendorf?
(Ketchikan Chronicle)
Ie must be just a little disconcerting to General Kep
ner, new head of the Alaska military command, to have
to cancel war maneuvers against an imaginary enemy so
his troops can go out and battle a more realistic enemy
in the form of forest and brush fires threatening to de
stroy Elmendorf Air Base and Fort Richardson.
This newspaper, as well as other friendly critics, has
remarked on numerous* occasions that the Army engin
eers haven't yet adapted their thinking and methods to
Alaska conditions, and that this is the basic reason why
so many errors were made and still are being made in
Alaska defense preparations. This fire situation around
Alaska's biggest and most expensive defense installa
tions eloquently proves the point again.
The evidence would seem to point to the fact that all
an enemy would need to do to rout American defenders
in the Anchorage area would be to drop some incendi
ary bombs, then proceed methodically to pulverize les
ser installations at other Alaska points, and make some
landings in the “soft under-belly” of Southeastern
Alaska, where there are absolutely no defenses but there
are some air bases that*could be turned against Boeings,
the Hanford atomic works and the San Francisco
bridges.
Any engineer with horse sense should have known
enough to ring the Elmendorf defenses with a series of
fire breaks as is done in the forests of Oregon and Wash
ington.
SILLY TALK ABOUT BEER
Representative John Dingell, of Michigan, wants a
daily beer ration for every fighting man at the taxpay-^
ers’ expense.
Mr. Dingell declares that “water in Korea is deadlier
than bullets” and warns that “to force our American
troops to drink dangerously polluted water is an equiv
alent of attack from the rear by infiltration.”
We hardly think that the Michigan Congressman
made these remarks seriously. Regardless of the condi
tions of water in Korea, the Army is supposed to be well
equipped to provide its fighting men, except in unusual
circumstances, to drink “dangerousyl polutted water.”
When this occurs, the circumstances are such that
it would not be possible for the military to supply the
men with Mr. Dingell’s beer ration.
HEAVY, HEAVY HANGSOVER THYHEAD
Ezzard New Heavy
Weight Champ;
Outpoints Louis
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state.
The British recognize Lee Sa
vold of Paterson, N. J., as their
champ. He may be next on the list
for Charles.
“I’d like to fight Savold or any
body” said Charles.
Louis was the popular favorite
as well as the 5 to 8Vfe betting
choice Wednesday night. But at
the end, everybody had new re
spect for Charles.
This was no awed youngster in
there with Louis. Sure he was
fighting his old idol and friend.
But he came out punching.
Hooking to the body, throwing
a right hand to the head, Ezzy
completely outboxed Louis. Joe
plodded straight ahead in his usu
al style but when he caught
Charles he couldn’t put over the
old equalizer.
Throwing hard body punches
and moving in close before Louis
could counter was the Charles
victory pattern. It was fool-proof.
When he chose to* hit and run, his
going-away punches were more
effective than Louis’ whistling
right hands into the air. The way
he moved on top of Louis
would never suspect he was the
man giving away 33V£ pounds. i
Ezzard was in trouble twice, in'
the fourth and 10th. A left-right!
to the head buckled his knees in
the fourth but he came back
strong at the bell. Louis had his
one big chance in the 10th when
he shook up Charles with a short
right to the head and chased him
the rest of the round. He never
could set him up.
Charles got the short end of the
purse, about $57,405, counting his
slice of the $140,000 radio and
television cash.
Louis, who said he made his
comeback to get money to pay in
come tax debts, will receive about
$100,458 for his share of the fight
and radio money.
Robert Lovett To
Become Deputy
Secy. Of Defense
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WASHINGTON, (JP) — Former
undersecretary of State Robert A.
i
Lovett was picked by President!
Truman yesterday to be deputary j
secretary of defense.
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He succeeds Stephen T. Early,
who is leaving the defense post
tomorrow to return to private
business.
Lovett is a close friend of Sec- j
retary of Defense Marshall, under j
whom he served as undersecre
tary off state. He is now in the in
vestment banking business in New
York with Brown Brothers, Harri
man and Co.
Mr. Truman telephoned Lovett
at his home at Lucust Valley, N.
Y., offered him the appointment
and got a prompt acceptance.
It had been expected from the
time Mr. Truman named Gen.
Marshall as defense secretary, af
ter the resignation of Louis A.
; Johnson, that Marshall would call
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upon Lofvettl to serve under him.
Since Congress is not in session,
Lovett will be given a recess ap
pointment. The appointment later
I will be subject to Senate confirm
ation.
Enter to Worship — Depart to
Serve. Church of the Nazarene.
BERNICE OSBORNE WEDS
WHILE IN THE STATES
Bernice Osbcrrne who was here
last year with the Alaska Evan
gelization Church, announced her
marriage to Allen York, who was
also here last year, as a civilian
worker in machinery at the Base.
They were married at Oxford,
Wis., which is Mrs. York’s home,
after which Mr. York went to Chi
cago where he has entered bible
school so that he may return to
Alaska with his wife as a mission
ary.
Mrs. York is on deputation duty
with the Society and i$ touring the
States showing slides of the
church’s work in the Territory.
(yen. Dean, 24th
Div’n Commander
May Be Alive
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Chongju.
The CIC reports came as the
24th Division, now under com
mand of Maj. Gen. John H.
Church, retook Taejon, scene of
its most shattering defeat and the
loss of its general.
Taejon is 95 miles south of Se
oul, the Korean capital.
Two wounded U. S. soldiers re
ported that 40-odd American pris
oners were tied up and shot at
Taejon recently.
The wounded men said they es
caped the massacre by playing
dead.
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CIC officers said they did not
know whether the three South Ko
rean informants actually saw Gen.
Dean before they escaped.
A Division spokesman said com
munist prisoners reported the
Reds killed and burned 18 Ameri
cans arid slew 787 South Korean
soldiers and civilians before pull
ing out of Chongju.
Chongju was recaptured Tues
day.
The Division spokesman said
the Americans were reported slain j
Sept. 22, four days before the
American chased the communists
from the city.
Other details of the American
slayings at Chongju were not
available he said.
The Red prisoners-of-war said
187 of the South Koreans killed!
were blow nto' bits when the com-!
munists dynamited the stockade. |
The other 600 was shot dead, the;
captured Red prisoners said.
U. S. army units advancing!
through Seoul Wednesday entered
two schools where they believed
some 300 American prisoners were
held but found the buildings emp
ty. |
However, a list of 300 captured
Americans was found and sent to
the U. S. Tenth Corps headquar- j
ters.
Officers at Seoul were told the
American prisoners had been j
transferred from there several
days ealrier. The CIC reports in
dicate General Dean may have
been among them.
CHINJU FRONT, Korea, (JP)—
American prisoners of war res
cued today said they were told by
a North Korean medical officer
that he had seen and treated Maj.|
Gen. William F. Dean, missing
commander of the U. S. 24th Divi
sion. The time of treatment was
not reported.
General Dean was last seen by
his GTs just aftor the July 20
fighting in the streets of Taejon.
The city fell then to the Reds.
The rescued Americans report
ed the communist army doctor
said Dean was seen later in a Red
prisoner-of-war camp in the
north.
Korean Situation
At A Glance —
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place of what the world organiza
tion could accomplish.
A British resolution, it is known
calls for a free, independent
united Korea with a democratic
government elected under U. N.
supervision. It would be guaran
teed by U. N. military strength
The New York Times says Bri
tain, Canada, Autsralia, Norway
and the Philippines agreed on the
text of the resblution, and that it
gives no specific authorization to >
the U. N. troops to cross the 38th
parallel. However, it is said to
give tacit consent.
President Truman is reported
to have told his administration
there must not be any letup in
American defense preparations
even though the Korean war is
coming to a victorious end. The
people, the President says, must
be kept constantly alert to the
continuing danger of war.
The United States apparently is
planning to have an army of near
ly 1,000,000 men by next March.
The House armed services com
mittee is at work on changes in
the draft law needed to up the
army figure. The Marines, who
made history in Korea, intend to
keep all their reserves in uniform
they made clear ready to fight
anywhere at any time.
NEWS IN BRIEF
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FAIRBANKS, (/P) — All Fair
.banks schools were closed indefin
itely today because of an out
break of poliomyelitis.
Dr. Robert P. Gorman reported
eight cases in the area, including
Lad Air Force Base.
FAIRBANKS, f^P)—Twenty-one
candidates are seeking office in
the Oct. 3 election.
Candidates for mayor are Ken
neth D. Bell, partner in the Wilbur
Bell Plumbing Company, and Rob
ert Hoopes, service station owner.
VANCOUVER, B. C. </P)—1Three
new arrests were made on Van
couver’s streets yesterday as R. C.
M. P. continued ferreting through
the city underworld in the largest
narcotics roundup of Canadian
history.
In the last 48 hours, 17 arrests
have been made, including a 22
vear-old woman, to eclipse police
action here 8 months a go when
10 were charged and tried. Six
were convicted.
Bail of $60,000 in all was set
for three men arrested with 11
others Wednesday. The three are
charged with conspiring to sell
nacotics—the remainder with sell
ing.
NEW YORK, (/P)—The U. N.’s
security council voted today to
nermit communist China’s partic
ipation in the council’s Formosa
debate after Nov. 15.
Council president Sir Gladwyn
Jebb of Great Britain ruled that
the proposal was adopted. Nation
alistt China immediately chal
lenged the ruling on the grorund
she had vetoed the resolution.
The resolution on which the
council voted was introduced by
Ecuador. Yugoslavia withdrew a
similar resolution of her own
when the council convened.
Helen Bockman has received
word that she has a new grand
daughter, born at Seattle on Sept.
26th to her son Roger and his wife.
Roger is now with the Boeing
Airplane Co., in the research de
partment.