THE ’TORLD
IN BRIEF
Food prices continue
to climb throughout the
United States r/ith the
most recent jumps being:
three to +cn cents a po
und on neat, butter soar
ed to pi.05 a pound in
some Nevr York stores rith
eggs' going to 91 to $8^ a
dozen throughout the ecu
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A tremendous hurri
cane vath gale minds of
1U1»miles per hour batter
the Florida coast and move
northward toward Caroli
na. Damage is estimated
in millions of dollars
and some loss of life has
been reported.
* Floods and land
slides claim at least
2,280 Japanese lives and
destroys some 100,000
' homes.
Two planes guard
Attu against possible
attact from any quarter
with the five supporting
Aleutian Island bases in
a still more deplorable
condition. There are
mor.e American graves on
nttu than there are guard
ians.
Strategic Air Comm
and head, George C. Kenny
said today MT7e rail be
lucky to have eight hours
warning of a blitzkreig
blow designed to knock us
out in a few days, in the
event of another war.
General of the Army
"Ike" Eisenhouer had li
ttle to say this week
on the possibility of his
nomination for the pres
idency.
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PLUMBING, - ‘mDING AND REPAIR rVORK
CRANE PLlOii'JG FIXTURES aND SUPPLIES
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ALASKAN COLORS
TO BE FEATURED
The Celanese Corp*
of America will soon be
featuring atmospheric
names of new Alaskan col
ors in their dress des
igns it has been announ
ced.
The corporation is
capitalizing on current
national interest in Ala
ska and Hiss Marjorie
Holligan of Celanese Corp.
who toured the Territory
last year recently sent
Curator Edward L. Keithan
of the Territorial Museum
samples of U8 shades
marked "Colors of the
Northwest Passage".
These include: "Pink
snow", "Blue Passage",
"Northern Lights", "Yukon
Sand", "Glacial ^ater"
and "Juneau Lily".
DENALI ON '7AY NORTH
Anderson Dock agents
said yesterday that the
steamship Denali has left
Seattle and is now on her
northward run.
The ’freighter Reef
Knot which is picking up
salmon at Port Graham and
Portlock this ^eek is not
duo. t q_ ,i n Seldovia*
.. FOR ICE CREAK i
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THAT’S GOOD
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