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JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1951
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A llies Win Savage Red Central Korean A ttack
MISSING PAA
PLANE FOUND,
REPORT NOWj
Craft with 40 Aboard is
Spotted; Rescue Party
to Scene
MONROVIA, Liberia, June 23 —
WV—Reports reaching here today said
a missing Pan American World Air
ways Constellation with 40 persons
aboard has been spotted at Totota,
about four hours travel time from
Monrovia. The plane had been miss
ing more than 24 hours.
There was no word as to casual
ties.
Doctors end ambulances from a
Lutheran mission 13 miles from the
crash scene were reported heading
for the plane.
REPORTED LOCATED
In New York, a Pan American
spokesman said the plane was re
ported located 50 miles northwest
of Roberts Field, the Liberian air
port which was its destination.
He said one of the air line’s DC-4s
and twd other planes in one of the
search parties "have identified the
remains of flight 151, which was
overdue at Roberts Field.” The plane
was New York bound from Johan
nesburg.
The spokesman said the DC-4
radioed the Constellation's location
and that a messag-' also had been
received about it from a Lutheran
mission nearby.
Paraciittic Rescue
Informants at Icllewild airport in
New York said thev believed there
was “ground access to wuhin, four
miles of where the plane is down *
but that rescue operations will be
carried on by pars< Uu;.o
A tornado raged through pert of
the Dakar area early yesterday.
There was no indieat, >n whether
the high w;i Ps might have struck
the Co;.-- 'lota,: as it sought to
land ii id. Liberia, dur
ing.'a t pi ■' ' in.
In his contact yesterday, j
the pilot of Constellation had
messaged tlia* the radio beam to 1
his next scheduled stop — Dakar— I
had blacked out and he was return
ing to the Liberian airport which
was built for American military
planes during World War II.
Ship Movements
■ —'i
Aleutian from Seattle with Seattle
CC tour party aboard scheduled to
arrive Monday evening.
Princess Kathleen from Vancou
ver scheduled to arrive at 3 p.m.
today.
Princess Norah scheduled, to sail
from Vancouver 8 tonight.
Prince George scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Tuesday.
Alaska scheduled to sail from
Seattle Wednesday.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver June 30.
Baranof from west scheduled to
arrive 5 p.. Sunday southbound. j
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TheWashington
Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Copyright. 1851. Dr Bell Syndicate. Inc..
WAsHINGTON. — Defense rao
bilizer Charles E. Wilson has sent
letters to about 20 government ag
encies cautioning them on one of
the worst scandals of mobilization
unjustified tax amortization.
This is the system whereby manu
facturers are permitted to write off
the cost of a new factory for tax
purposes in five years instead of
30. While this tax concession is a
big boost to war production, a
House subcommittee headed by Con
gressman Porter Hardy of Virginia
recently issued a scathing blast
against tax favoritism for certain
firms.
After issuing the report, the com
miittee called on mobilizer Wilson
and made a flat-footed demand
that he change some of the person
nel who had handed out tax con
cessions. among them Frank Cree
don of the National Pioduction Au
thority. Creedon was revealed by
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Off for Channel Swim
The Tongay children, Bubba, 5, (center) and Kathy, i, (loft), art
shewn just before leaving Miami, Fla., on their trip to London for
an attempt to swim the et onnel in August. Russell To _.i\ ■ right*/.
father-coach, says hr will d sregard growing protests anti that Boobs
will swim the first few miles with hands and feet tied. Urs Tongay
is at left, rear. 'd>i Wirephoto.
MAY SUMMON
HJjHNMAN TO
SIN. HEARING
McMahon Wants to Hear
Harriman's Testimony on
Yalta Conference
By JACK BELL
WASHINGTON, June 23 — (tfl
A move to summon W. Averell Har
riman from Europe for testimony on
Far Eastern policy threatened today
to prolong the Senate’s investigation
of Gen. MacArthur’s ouster.
Senator McMahon told a reporter
he plans to bring before the Senate
committees the question of calling
Harriman.
Harriman, presidential foreign af
fairs adviser, is in Europe.
Wants Harriman
McMahon said he thinks the group
ought to hear from Harriman in re
buttal to testimony by Patrick J.
Hurley, Republican former ambas
sador to China.
Harriman, then ambassador to
Russia, attended the 1945 Yalta con
ference but Hurley did not.
Hurley bitterly denounced the
Yalta agreement as an “immoral
and cowardly” pact which he said
gave Russia unwarranted Territor
ial concessions in Manchuria at the
expense of Nationalist China.
He also testified that President
Roosevelt commissioned him to try
to modify the Yalta terms or even
have them set aside.
Chiang “Chagrined”
Maj. Gen. David G. Barr, who
had been scheduled as the next to
last witness in the committee's hear
ings, told senators yesterday that
Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese Nation
alist leader, was “chagrined" at the
Yalta agreement and “resented” it.
The committee had planned to
wind up hearings with testimony
Monday from Maj. Gen. Emmett
(Rosie) O’Donnell, former com
mander of the Far Eastern Air
Force, who once urged that the "ul
timate weapon” — atomic bomb —
be used in Korea.
FISHERIES INSTITUTE
MEN ARE IN JUNEAU
Howard D. Smith and Clark
Poorman of the Fisheries Research
Institute are stopping at the Bar
mof Hotel.
CALIFORNIA VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Carr of
Monterey Park. Calif, are guests at
the Baranof Hotel.
FROM PORTLAND
Bland Ballard of Portland is
registered at the Baranof Hotel.
GOV. DEWEY
1$ TO FLY
TO KOREA
ALBANY. N. Y„ June 23 —Ml—
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will make a
flying trip next month to the Kor
ean war front and other'major
trouble spots in the Pacific in an
effort to help bolster the fight
against Communist aggression.
The twice-beaten Republican
presidential candidate, in announc
ing the month-long 25,000-mile trip,
said today he would confer in For
mosa with Chiang Kai-Shek, head
of the Chinese Nationalist govern
ment.
Dewey has been one of the fore
most advocates of stronger Ameri
can support for Chiang’s govern
ment. •
Dewey also will talk with top po
litical and military leaders in
Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the
Philippines, French Indo-China,
Indonesia and Malaya.
The governor will fly from New
York to San Francisco July I, and
the next day will take off for Tokyo.
From Tokyo, Dewey will fly to
Korea and go to the battlefront.
He expects to be in the zone a few
days.
Dewey said he was not making
the trips as a representative of the
U. S. government "or anyone else.”
Furthermore, Dewey said, “I’m
traveling at my own expense.”
Asked whether there were any
thing political in the trip, domestic
ally speaking, Dewey replied vig
orously :
"Absolutely no.”
RUSS GUN DISPLAYED
On display in the window of Skin
ner's Gun Shop is a rifle made in
Russia in 1944. It was taken from
the body of a dead North Korean
soldier by an American recently
returned from that theater of war.
• WEATHER FORECAST •
• Temperature for 24-Hour Period •
• ending 6:20 o'clock this morning •
• In Juneau — Maximum, •
• 60; minimum, 48. •
» At Airport — Maximum, •
• 61; minimum, 43. •
• - •
• FORECAST •
• Mostly cloudy tonight and •
• Sunday. Low temperature to- •
• night about 45. High temper- •
• ature Sunday about 62. •
• precipitation •
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today •
• City of Juneau — Trace; •
• Since June 1 — 5.33 inches; •
• Since July 1 — 77.52 inches. •
« At Airport — Trace; •
• Since June 1 — 3.27 inches; •
• Since July 1 — 44.68 inches. •
THREE CRUISERS
EXPECTED FINISH
900 MILE EVENT
Latest reports on the Capital
to-Capital Cruiser race reveals
that the Donolie. Ray Hart’s 36-foot
cruiser, is taking part of her lay
over time off Thane arriving
there this morning at 8,
Finishing time for the race is at
1 o’clock this afternoon with the
Douglas Bridge as the finish line.
Norton Clapp’s 65-foot Carmelita
developed engine trouble between
Prince Rupert and Ketchikan. A
twin-motor cruiser, one engine fail
ed and the Carmelita limped into
Ketchikan yesterday. The engin#
was fixed there and the cruiser is
now enroute to Juneau and it is
hoped the cruiser will arrive ii»
time for the banquet this evening.
Dr. J. Wayne Graham’s 34-foot
Nickenus is in transit to Juneau
but definitely can not arrive in
time for the banquet though Gra
ham is still participating in the
race.
George H. Patton’s Aileen did not
enter the race for reasons unknown.
Patton's trophy has arrived and
will be awarded to the second place
winner of the over-all race.
“We had clear sailing weather
all of the way from Prince Rupert
to ^Thane where we are taking our
lay-over time,” said Bob Cowling
who flew to Prince Rupert to Join
the Donolie. "There was nothing
but bad weather from Bremerton to
Prince Rupert with the three boats ,
taking their lay-over time at night
to ride out the storm.”
The first place trophy for the
winner of the Capital-to-Capital
Cruiser Race, presented by the Bar
anof Hotel has arrived and is on
display in Ure lobby of the hotel. It J
, » traveling trophy atonfe with'1"
t lat offered by Patton. Both tro
phies will be given the first and
second place winners for the semi
annual event. The winners’ names
will be inscribed on each and will
remain with the yacht club whose
boat won it until the next race
when the trophies will be awarded
again.
The Prince Rupert to Juneau
plaques have arrived. These plaques
will be awarded by the Juneau
Yacht Club to the three place win
ners of this second leg of the race.
In reality, there are three races in
one. Bremerton to Prince Rupert is
the first race, Prince Rupert to Ju
neau is the second race and the
over-all Capital-to-Capital Cruiser
Race.
The trophies and plaques will be
presented at the banquet to be held
in the Baranof tonight at 7:30. In
itiation into the Ice Berg Pilots As
sociation will be held at the ban
quet for the cruiser skippers and
their crews. Charles W. Carter will i
officiate at the initiation ceremon
ies.
SEATTLE CC
NORTHBOUND
ON ALEUTIAN
SEATTLE, June 23 —(AT— Forty
men and women left Seattle early
this morning on the annual Cham
ber of Commerce Goodwill Tour of
Alaska.
Thomas Pelly, president of the
chamber, headed the group, which
will visit Southeast and South Cen
tral Alaska.
The party left Seattle on the Aleu
tian after a period of uncertainty.
The tour had been canceled Thurs
day evening because of the strike of
ship-radio operators. It was rein
stated hurriedly when the strike was
settled yesterday.
The party will visit Ketchikan,
Juneau, Cordova, Valdez, Seward,
Anchorage and Wrangell. A smaller
group will fly from Juneau to Fair
banks, then rejoin the main party
at Anchorage.
They will return to Seattle July 4
SALE OF FRUIT BY
WEIGHT IS PROTESTED
CAIRO——Egypt’s fruit sellers
went on strike when their govern
ment slapped on price controls.
One order they protested was that
citrus fruits — oranges, lemons and
tangerines—be sold by weight in
stead of by number.
Hedy Honeymoons
Hedy Lamarr and her fourth husband, Ernest "Ted” Stauffer honeymooning in Carmel Valley, Calif., j
look on as Denise, 5, Heddy’s daughter by a former m arriage, strings beads. The couple was wed in a j
surprise ceremony in Los Angeles. (#) Wirephoto.
'Mrs. America' Remarries
Mrs. Frances Cloyd, 25, “Mrs. America of 1949,” remarried the father
of her three chUdren at San Diego. Mrs. Cloyd on arm of her hus
band, Arthur T. Cloyd, Jr., 27, and the three children (left) Patty,
2, and (right) Terry, 4, and Tommy, 5, are shown leaving the Wedding
Bell Chapel after the ceremony. (IP) Wirephoto.
UNION (LASH
HOLDS VESSEL
FROM SAILING
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 — W—
^ bitter waterfront labor squabble
■rupted into violence late last night
ind prevented the sailing of the
Matson liner Lurline — just as
shipping was settling down to nor
mal after a six-day strike by sea
ming radiomen.
Members of the CIO Maritime
jnion — turned down by the Na
tional Labor Relations Board last
veek in an attempt to claim juris
diction over members of the Inde
pendent left-wing Cooks and Stew
ards union—picketed the pier where
,he Lurline was ready to sail at mid
night.
The arrival of police reinforce
ments prevented a large-scale clash
between the NMU and the MC&S.
but billy-wielding officers knocked
three MC&S men to the ground and
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RADIOMEN
STILL OUT
ATLANTIC
—
NEW YORK, June 23 —on—Short
er hours and higher wages brought
CIO seamen back to their Atlantic
and Gull coast Jobs todr y, but ship
ping operators still must settle with
radiomen and engineers.
Federal mediators announced
"complete agreement" between some
40 shipping companies and the CIO
National Maritime Union (NMU)
| late last night alter day-long nego
i tiations.
The conciliators then expressed
hopes the same companies would
settle with the American Radio As
sociation (CIO) and the National
Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso
ciation (CIO) at meetings this
morning and afternoon.
Joseph Curran, NMU president,
said he expected the agreement for
his union would set the pattern for
the two smaller CIO unions.
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BERT LYBECK I
FOUND DEAD
THIS A. MJ
Bert, Lybeck, city street fore
man, was found dead this morning
at 10:45 In the old lumbershed of
fice at the city dock by George Mar
tin who had stopped to see him.
Martin found the door locked,
looked through the window and saw
Lybeck lying on the floor.
Martin immediately notified City
Clerk C. L. Popejoy who took a key
and they went into the office. Dr.
William Whitehead and U. S. Com
missioner Gordon Gray were called.
Lybeck was born in Paso Robles,
Calif., March 6, 1892 and first came
to Ketchikan in 1912. He later went
to Seward where he engaged in
fishing, from 1917 to 1919 he was
In the Army and came to Juneau
in 1928. He was with the Juneau
Motor Co. for several years and first
was employed by the city in 1933
and has been working for it since
with the exception of two years be
tween 1944 and 1947 when he was
outside for medical attention.
In 193(7 he was married here to
Mabel Linehan. He is survived by
his wife; his mother, Mrs. Lena
Lybeck, and a sister, Anna Ramsey
in Kent, Wash., also another sister,
Mrs. Hilda Swetnan and a brother,
August, both of Seattle.
Lybeck was very active in Ameri
can Legion circles and 40 and 8. He
belonged to the Elks lodge and only
last night was initiated into the
Moose lodge here.
PILOTS URGED
RETURN WORK
IMMEDIATELY
WASHINGTON. June 23 —cm—
President Truman today urged strik
ing United Airlines pilots to return
to work immediately so that the
National Mediation Board may con
tinue efforts to reach an agree
ment.
He has sent a telegram to David
L. Behncke. president of the Air
Line Pilots Association appealing to
him personally and to each of the
striking pilots to comply with the
request.
The President said he could not
emphasize too strongly the import
ance of continuing air transporta
tion in this critical period and does
not believe the pilots would desire
to “subject themselves to national
criticism under such circumstances."
ALLIES WIN
VICTORY IN
AIR BATTLE
Terrific Fights Staged on
High Ground; Bayonet
Thrusts Made
TOKYO, Sunday, June 24 ——
The Allies won a savage, seesaw
fight with Reds in Central Korea,
bumped into a Communist buildup
in the west, and scored a new vic
tory in the mounting air battles
Saturday.
United Nations troops in the cen
ter captured a hill in the old Red
"iron triangle” after twice being
driven off in a bayonet and hand
grenade struggle.
In the west. Allied patrols near
Parallel 38 north of Seoul contacted
two Red regiments, the largest force
round there in two weeks. An Allied
officer said the regiments appeared
to be outposts of a larger Com
munist force.
Jets In Tangle
Over northwest Korea. 42 to 48
jet tangled for the sixth day In a
seven-day period. One Red Jet was
damaged before the enemy fled back
to Manchuria.
The triangle fight, in Central
Korea more than 20 miles north of
Parallel 38. broke out at a time when
Allied officers were on the alert for
a Communist offensive, expected on
the war's first anniversary, June >S.
Allies Capture Hill
High ground exchanged hands five
times during the day.
At nightfall the Allies were dug
in triumphantly on the hill.
The Reds pulled back, possibly to
regroup for a new blow.
UN Infantrymen pushed in south
of the triangle apex of Pyonggang
early Saturday in an attempt to
throw off balance an expected Red
smash about Monday, the war's first
anniversary.
They advanced steadily all morn
ing through constant small arms
and automatic weapons fire.
Reds Answer Charge
The Allies hurled a morning at
tack on the hill in a broiling sun.
Hundreds of enemy rifles and
E^ibmachlneguns and five machine
guns answered their charge.
Allied tanks and artillery splat
tered the Bed bunkers just over the
ridge top. UN troops won their ob
jective at bayonet point by mid
afternoon.
Bayonet Attack
Thirty minutes later the Chinese
struck back with withering tommy
gun, grenade und machlnegun fire.
Bayonets were fixed to their rifles.
The Allies backed down the south
slope of the 500-foot hill. They re
grouped at the base and doggedly
stormed to its summit again.
V/ith bugles blowing, the Reds were
back again before the Allies had
time to consolidate their positions.
Resistance Cracked
Once more the Allies fell back
down the slope but they were on
top again at darkness.
Allied artillery and warplanes
hammered the rear slope of the hill
while the bayonet-grenade fighting
see-sawed on the southern slope.
As the furious fighting waned,
frontline officers said ‘we believe
we will take the ground and hold it.”
NEW HIGHWAY IS
NAMED IN HONOR
OF IKE P. TAYLOR
Secretary of Interior Oscar Chap
man today announced from Wash
ington, D. C.. that the new road
between Tok Junction and Eagle,
under construction by the Alaska
Road Commission, has been named
Taylor Highway, honoring Ike P
Taylor, former commissioner In
Alaska for ARC.
Taylor, who served with the ARC
for more than 25 years, retired two
years ago and, with Mrs. Taylor,
now resides In Seattle. Having
been residents of Juneau for more
than 30 years, the Taylors have
many friends who will be pleased to
learn o? the honor extended the re
tired commissioner.
The highway was formerly called
the 40-Mile road.