THE DAILY ALASEA EMPIRE
“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME”
VOL. LXXVIII., NO. 11,842
JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1051
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Shipping Strike on Pacific Coast Comes to End
•AIRCRAFT CARRIER’ IN T H A I L A N D — A light bomber, obtained from C.S.
v for the Thailand Air Force Is poled up river on targe from Bangkok to its base of operations.
GEN.RIDGWAY
WANTED AID
FROM CHIANG
Letter Shows he Backed
MacArthur's Proposal
Troops Move Mainland
WASHINGTON. June 22
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway. now Ear
Eastern commander, supported Iasi
December the demand of Gen.
Douglas MacArthur for use of Olri
pese Nationalist troops against the
mainland of China. ■
This was developed today at the
Senate inquiry into Mac Arthur’s
dismissal for publicly advocating
use of the Nationalist troops and
other direct blows at Red China.
Senator Knowland put into the
record a communication that Ridg
way, then field commander under
MacArthur, sent late in December
to Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Army
Chief of Staff.
Backs MacArthur
In it, Ridgeway said he was "con
vinced of the logic” of MacArthur’s
contention that a' Nationalist of
fensive in South China would "even
if only moderately successful, re
lieve pressure on our* force, in
Korea.”
This was at a time when UN
forces had been driven back in Korea
by overwhelming numbers of Chi
nese Red troops which entered the
war unexpectedly.
Knowland produced the paper
while the senators were hearing
testimony from Maj. Gen. David G.
Barr, former commander of the 7tli
Division in Korea. Barr had given
them a personal story of the sudden
Chinese assault on United States
forces last fall when they had
ranged up to the Korean-Manchur
ian border.
Wants Chiang’s Troops
Ridgway told Collins he and Mac
Arthur had agreed that U. S. ac
tion should be taken to permit the
Nationalist forces under Chiang
Kai-Shek in Formosa “to operate
without delay and without limita
tions against the mainland of South
China.”
President Truman fired MacAr
thur for publicly advocating a nava!
blockade of China and bombing of
Manchurian bases as well as use of
the Chinese Nationalist troops.
Ridgeway was then appointed to
succeed MacArthur.
The administration contend; the
steps MacArthur proposed would
increase the risk of World War III
and has instructed Ridgway to con
tinue fighting a limited war in
Korea.
Barr told the senators he be
lieves the nation never has had “a
finer or more efficient Army” than
the American 8th Army in Korea.
CALIFORNIA VISITOR
M. Kalman of Kentfield, Calif, is
at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM KETCHIKAN
Charlotte Speegle of Ketchikan
Is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
FAMILY RUN ABOU T—A tri-wheel, three-seat motor
scooter is demonstrated at International Auto Show in Frankfurt.
Germany. It provides cheap transport for the small family. -
GOY. WARREN
SUBPOENAED
CRIME COM.
MIAMI, Fla.. June 22 — UP)—1the
Senate Crime committee today or
dered that Gov. Fuller Warren ol
Florida be subpoenaed lor a Wash
ington hearing opening July 9.
Senator O’Conor, committee chair
man, said in a statement that Gov
Warren had refused "to give ui
data we requested.”
"In fact, the governor has no.
designed to communicate with the
committee, the chairman of the
staff,” he added.
Then he waived aloft a telegram
which he said had the name of tb'
governor on it, “but that’s the only
word we’ve received from him."
O’Conor handed the subpoena tc
Deputy U. S. Marshal Jack L. Peo
ples to be served on the governor
The subpoena bore the date July 9
Committee officials said it would
be the first time a congressional
committee had subpoenaed the gov
ernor of a state. *
Gov. Warren, reported resting ai
a beach resort from the legislative
session whjch ended June 1, has
countered invitations to appear as r
witness with suggestions that the
Senate committee come to Talla
hassee.
O’Conor yesterday read a state
ment expressing surprise over War
ren's "apparent indifference” to the
criminal menace “posed by the very
evident widespread racketeering in
Florida.”
The chairman’s statement out
lined six questions the committee
wanted the governor to answer, in
j eluding the source of his campaign
funds.
Carl Hall of Seattle is at the Bar
anof Hotel.
US ASKS UN
NATIONS FOR
MORE TROOPS
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Request Made for Refh
forcements to be Sent
Into Korean Warfare
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y„ June
!2 — The United States has asked
:he rest of the United Nations to
send reinforcements to Korea.
“There is a real need for addi
tional forces from member states in
he light of massive Chinese Com
munist concentrations in the area
and of their continuing aggression,”
die United States delegation told
he UN yesterday.
Ernest Gross, acting chief U. S.
delegate, asked Secretary-General
Trygve Lie especially to get .troops
from the nations which said they
would support the UN action.
Fifty-three countries promised
support. Sixteen sent ground forces,
line put naval forces into action,
md eight sent air forces. Three
ithers sent medical units, and 29
sountries, including some which
ent troops, promised shipping, food,
Nothing, medical supplies and cash.
Gross, in a letter to Lie which has
been cabled to the secretary-general
now in Copenhagen, said the U. S.
and the unified command in Wash
ington are already talking about in
creased forces with those countries
which have already sent troops,
ships and planes.
The unified command is made up
of representatives in Washington of
those countries with men in battle.
FROM SEATTLE
Harry J. Pederson of Seattle is
at the Baranof Hotel.
7 BILLION
TAX BILL
IS PASSED
Record Measure Approved
by House; Now Goes to
Senate for Overhaul
WASHINGTON, June 22 —(#—
The House today approved a $7,200,
IOC.OOO tax increase. The vote on
inal passage In the House »il 233
to 160.
The Increase is the largest pro
posed in U. S. history. The bill now
•roes to the Senate, where the fi
nance committee plans to open hear
ings next week.
The House passed the bill alter
rejecting by a 220-171 vote a Re
publican motion to return it to the
Ways and Means committee tor fur
ther consideration.
Most Republican members backed
i motion to recommit the bill to
the Ways and Means committee lor
rewriting.
The record-breaking revenue lfg
islation was considered under proce
dure which barred amendments'by
individual members and limited de
bate to two day6.
The 1951 tax bill has been urnjer
consideration since early February.
It calls for a $2,847,000,000 in
crease for individuals over a full
year’s operations, $2,855,000,000 more
corporate income and excess profits!
taxes, and a boost of $1,252,000,000
in excise taxes on such things os
whisky, cigarettes, gasoline and au
tomobiles. The revenue .incase
wouM be-achieved by a variety of
miscellaneous changes, including
source withholding of income tax
payments on dividends, royalties
and some interest.
A special 12Vj per cent 'defense
tax" would be added on to every
taxpayer’s income tax liability, ef
fective Sept. 1. *
Corporation tax boofts would be
retroactive to Jan. T; 1txcl.se tax
changes woull go into effect short
ly after the bill became law.
FIST FLIES;
LIP IS CUT
WASHINGTON. June 22 —
Rep John“Ptfliip6(lt-Cattf) suf
fered a cut lip today in a fist fight
with Rep. Clarence Cannon (D-Mo).
Cannon is 72 jrefcrs old. Phillips is
88. Both are members of the House
Appropriations committee and the
-fight was during a House corridor
argument over committee procedure.
Phillips was reported to have gone
home after being treated in the of
fice of Dr. George Calver. capital
physician.
Cannon returned to the House
unmarked.
Rep. John Taber, an eyewitness,
told reporters Phillips “started after
Cannon” when the latter called
Phillips a name.
“Cannon struck him and I grabbed
Cannon and got between them be
fore anything else happened,” Taber
told newsmen.
Taber said he did not remember
whether Phillips struck Cannon.
Cannon didn’t recall, either, nor
would he admit he struck Phillips.
HYNES TO B. BAY
INSTEAD OF BALTZO
Frank Hynes, fishery management
supervisor of the U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, left yesterday for
Bristol Bay to assume supervision
of that area for the coming season.
Bert Johnson, agent for Bristol Bay
was flown to Seattle Tuesday on
account of illness.
Howard Baltzo, assistant regional
director, had at first planned to go
north but at a last minute change
it was decided that Hynes would
take on the assignment.
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TO HEALTH MEETING
Lloyd W. Coe, director of health
education for the Alaska Depart
ment of Health, left Juneau yester
day to go to Iowa City where he
will attend the National School
Mental Health Workshop being held
at the University of Iowa during
the next two weeks.
Paul A. Gray of Seattle is a guest
at the Baranof Hotel.
TOWED INTO LONDON TOWN — Stern-flnt, the Swedish liner Pstrlels Is towed
np the Thames Elver under Tower Bridge Into London on Its maiden voyage from Scandinavia.
‘HUNGRY AS A REAR' — Two polar bean In the
Rome Zoo prove the popular expression as they stand up and beg
ter bread with outstretched paws, while others wait for food.
ARCHBISHOP
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BUDAPEST. Hungary, June 22—
MVi-' Archbishop Joszef Groez, card
inal Mindszenty’s successor as head
of the Roman Catholic church in
Hungary, pleaded guilty today to
plotting the overthrow of his na
tion’s Communist government. For
an hour he poured a full confession
into courtroom microphones.
The archbiship and eight other
defendants went on trial before
Judge Vilmos Olti, who sent card
1 inal Mindszenty to prison on simi
lar charges in the same courtroom.
He also sentenced American busi
nessman Robert A. Vogeler to 14
years imprisonment on spy charges.
WEATHER FORECAST
Temperature for 24-Hour Period
endlnc 6:20 o’clock this mornlnc
In Juneau — Maximum,
63; minimum, 48.
At Airport — Maximum,
61; minimum, 47.
FORECAST
Mostly cloudy tonight and
Saturday. Low temperature
tonight about 46, high Sat
urday near 58.
PRECIPITATION
(Pact 24 houri endlnc 7:30 a.m. toda:
City of Juneau — Trace;
Since June 1 — 5.33 inches;
Since July l — 77.52 inches.
At Airport — Trace;
Since June 1 — 3.27 inches;
Since July 1 — 44.68 inches.
A
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Roaring Jet Battles Re
ported Over No. Korea;
Land Engagements
i By Associated Press
The Red Air Force was beaten for
the fifth day this week in two roar
ing Jet battles over North Korea
today. American Sabre Jets shot
down two Russian-made Jets and
damaged three, the U. S. Fifth Air
Force announced.
That raised Red losses this week
to 11 planes shot down, one prob
ably destroyed and 17 damaged —
a total of 29.
Eighty-nine Jets were involved in
the two battles, which were fought
within 12 hours of the first fire
bomb attack on UN troops.
Red Refense Line
On the ground, UN patrols Fri
day ran Into what appeared to be
the Reds' first ling of defense on
the Western front. Allied officers
there predict a limited Communist
counter offensive by Monday.
Front line dispatches reported
Chinese showered artillery and mor
tar fire on an Allied patrol north
I of Yonchon. That, for the second
successful day, forced back UN units
probing toward Pyonggang in the
old “iron triangle.”
The Reds didn’t try to interfere
with patrols poking around Kae
song, far to the west. The town was
entered Thursday but not by re
turning units Friday.
Reds made three small attacks on
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SKY GIANT
IS MISSING;
40 ABOARD
Plane Vanishes Off African
Coast, Johannesburg to
New York Ofy
SKY GIANT IS.baz
DAKAR, French West Africa,
June 22 —A Pan American
World Airways Constellation with 40
persons aboard vanished today along
the African coast on a flight from
Johannesburg to New York City.
The plane was more than 10
hours overdue at Roberts Field near
Monrovia, the capital of Liberia,
after leaving Accra on the Gold
coast.
(Pan American said in New York
that the plane, carrying 31 pas
sengers and a crew of nine, had
been due at Roberts Field at 9:45
p.m. EST Thursday, but that It |
reported 45 minutes later it was un-!
able to sight the field. This was the
last word from the missing sky
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(The plane., Was’ $lited by Capt.
Frank J. Crawford of Huntington
Station, New York. Most of the
crew member! Were from the New
York metropolitan area).
A dozen French planes and other
craft scoured land and sea areas for
trace of the plane.
The nearest U. S. Army rescue,
bases which could be useful in the
search are at Port Lyautey in French
Morocco and Tripoli on the Medi
terranean.
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Ship Movements
Aleutian scheduled to sail from
Seattle at midnight tonight.
Princess Kathleen from Vancou
ver scheduled to arrive at 3 p.m.
Saturday sailing for Skagway at
11:30 p.m.
Princess Norah scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Saturday.
Prince George scheduled . to sail
from Vancouver Tuesday.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver June 30.
Baranof from west scheduled to
arrive sometime Sunday p.m. south
bound.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, June 22 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2H, American Can
108'4, American Tel. and Tel. 153%,
Anaconda 40 ‘4, Douglas Aircraft
46Vi, General Electric 54'4, General
Motors 47 4, Ooodyear 78'4, Kenne
cott 74%, Libby, McNeill and Libby
8%. Northern Pacific 40%, Standard
Oil of California 46, Twentieth Cen
tury Fox 18. U. S. Steel 39%, Pound
I2.80V4, Canadian Exchange 93.75.
Sales today were 1,340,000 shares.
Averages today were as follows:
Industrials 247.89. rails 77 87, utili
ties 42.62.
RADIO MEN
ARE GRANTED
WAGE RAISE
Six Day Strike Ended at
Midnight When Agree
ment Reported Reached
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 —UP—
CIO maritime radio operators re
turned to work today, ending a six
day strike that crippled non-millt&ry
shipping on the Pacific Coast.
End of the walkout came shortly
after midnight when shipowners
announced they had reached an
agreement on wages with the ^strik
ing CIO American Radio Associa
tion.
Terms were not announced. But it
was reported the radiomen had won
a base wage of $391 and a more
liberal overtime setup. The approxi
mately 300 radiomen had demanded
a $63 monthly wage boost to their
$362.
More than 20 vessels were tied up
in West Coast ports by the strike.
Waterfront observers said terms of
the settlement probably will not be
reached until East and Qulf Coast
Marine unions reach an agreement
in their walkouts.
Agreement Announced
When agreement was reached last
night Federal Conciliator Omar Hos
kins announced:
" . . . . the agreement provides
for increased wages and improved
working conditions. Contract will be
for a minimum of two years. The
f parties ggr.'eu to ah extension of
negotiations to. work out a West
Coast pattern for hours at sea, pen
sions, and vacations. Work will be
resumed at midnight." (12:01 a.m.,
Friday).
The rapiomen — without whom
maritime law allows no ship to sail
—began trekking back to their Join
moments later.
Balling Prepared
Freighter and passenger ships
were prepared for sailing.
Matson announced its luxury Uner
with 700 passengers probably would
be ready to leave for Hawaii to
night or early tomorrow.
American President Lines said
crews are working around-the-clock
preparing the liner President Cleve
land for departure tomorrow.
Tankers, military vessels and ships
carrying military cargo were not
affeeted by the strike. Tanker rad
iomen are covered under a separate
contract.
ALEUTIAN
WILL SAIL
MIDNIGHT
SEATTLE, June 22 —(h— Settle
ment of the American Radio Asso
ciation (CIO) strike early today
cleared the way for the scheduled
sailing of the steamer Aleutian to
Alaska.
Alaska Steamship company an
nounced the steamer will sail at
midnight tonight.
The company cancelled the sail
ing yesterday because of the strike
but rescinded the order when the
settlement was reached. The Aleu
tian originally was to have sailed
at 5 p.m. today. The company ad
vanced the hour to midnight.
Some 275 persons, Including 46
members of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce Alaska “Goodwill"
tour, had booked passage on the
Aleutian.
TROLLING OPENS
MIDWAY TO LYNN
CANAL REGION
Trolling season, as well as gill
netting, opens Monday. June 25 from
Midway Island to Lynn Canal. It
was announced today by FW8. The
season continues until September 20.
Gillnetting red salmon areas are
the Taku, Chilkat and Btlklne
rivers.