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$100 Million j
Spent for laff
Says Opponent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 — —
Joseph T. Ferguson contended today
that spending' to rt-elect Senator
Taft (R-Ohio) in 1950 could be
figured at $100,000,000 — using the
same approacht Taft did in putting
costs of the Ferguson campaign at
$2,000,000.
Ferguson, Democrat who lost
the election to Taft by 430,000
votes, fired back from the witness
chair of a Senate Flections sub
committee at many of the state
ments Taft made from the same
seat yesterday.
A peppery little man, known as
“Jumping Joe” in Ohio, Ferguson
said it was a "deliberate lie” that
the Democratic campaign was "blue
printed by a Communist by the
name of Hall." Taft had said that
Communist Gus Hall wrote an ar
ticle in a Communist magazine
which “blheprinted” the fight
against his re-election.
Ferguson commented: “The
only Communist — or ex-Com
munist — who came into Ohio—
that I know of—was Ben Gillow
who made several speeches for
Mr. Taft.”
As for Taft’s charge of “carpet
baggers” (out-of-staters) engaging
in the campaign, Ferguson said
there were plenty on Taft’s side.
He ticked off the names of Sena
tor Wherry (R-Neb), Republican
Nati nal Committee Chairman Guy
Gab.iuson. movie actor Adolphe
Menjou, Harold Stassen, Senator
Byrd (D-Va) and Senator Mc
Carthy iR-Wis).
No- contest is involved in the
present hearing. The elections
subcommittee is hearing testi
mony on the basis that it may be
helpful in developing Improved
election laws. Each side in the
Ohio contest charged the other
with ^excessive spending.
Taft w as iiol pi..11, * erg-.,on
testified. He is in North Carolina
on a speaking tour. Jack Martin,
his administrative assistant, sat be
hind the committee and listened to
the testimony.
The audience was just about the
same as yesterday—some 40 people.
Clash Reported
Ferguson clashed sharply today
with Senator Margaret Chase Smith
(R-Me). She accused him of ‘•mak
ing statements you can't back up."
In the witness chair of a Senate
Elections subcommittee, Ferguson
flared back: “I didn’t hear you
question Senator Taft yesterday
about some of his statements.”
Mrs. Smith: “Yesterday was yes
terday and today I am asking the
questions."
WINCHESTER BACK
Ray Winchester with Pan Ameri
can Airways industrial relations
department, returned from Fair
banks and is at the Baranof Hotel.
He will be here a few days before
leaving for his San Francisco head
quarters.
MAN FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
W. Dickman of Yankton, S. Dak.,
is at the \Gastineau Hotel.
FRED GEISLIN IS HERE '
Fred Geislin of Mt. Edgecumbe
is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
W. J. Bobbitt of Hillsboro, Ore.,
is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel.
TheWashington
Merry-Go-Round
(Copyright, 1951. by Bell Syndicate, Xnc.)
By DREW PEARSON
WASHINGTON — Popular Sec
retary of the Interior Oscar Chap
man trained for twelve years un
der Secretary of the Interior Har
old Ickejj, but today they aren't get
ting along so well.
In fact, it’s got so that the pre
sent Secretary of the Interior wpn’t
always return the phone calls of the
ex-Secretary of the Interior.
The other day ex-Secretary Ickes
phoned his young protege to urge
him to oppose the granting of gov
ernment electric power from Hung
ry Horse Dam, Montana, to the
giant Anaconda Copper Company
for the purpose of, putting that
company into the aluminum busi
ness.
Ickes wanted to teU Chapman
about an experience he had during
World War II when he was encour
aging the Reynolds Metals Com
pany to go into the aluminum
business in order to break up the
monopoly hold of the Aluminum
Corporation of America. Hearing
of his plan, Undersecretary of War
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Slansky
Is Fired,
Arrested
P*rge Slarled in Czecho
slovakia; Backfiring of
Ofis Case May Be Cause
LONDON, Nov. 27—OP)—Moscow
trained Rudolf Slansky, one-time
hatchet man of Czechoslovak Com
munism, has been fired as vice pre
mier and arrested for "activities
against the state,” the Prague radio
announced today.
The arrest was ordered by Com
munist President Kelcment Gott
wald at the suggestion of Pre
mier Antonin Zapotocky, the an
nouncement said, because "inves
tigations into activities of sub
versive groups” brought out facts
that convict Slansky.
Slansky was removed from his
job as secretary-general of the
Czechoslovak Communist Party last
September in a move tied by west
ern observers to Moscow orders to
the Czech Communists to tighten
their ranks against inroads of i
"Titoism.”
The announcement at that time
said Slansky would get "another
important state post," but did not
say what the post was to be.
Govt. Shakeup
The Czech government shakeup
was believed to have been linked
with growing unrest in Czechoslo
vakia at the rising demands of the
ruling Communists for greater pro
duction to feed the Soivet war ma
chine. The demands on Czech ec
onomy created critical shortages
and passive resistance among some
of the workers.
An unedrground source reported
frem Czechoslovakia last month that
the Slansky ouster came because the
Oatis case backfired. The Czech
Communists imprisoned and con
victed Associated Press correspon
dent William N. Oatis as a “spv,”
sentencing him to 10 years. The
Irial was denounced throughout the
non-Communist world.
Rotary Entertained by
High School Musicians
Five members of the Juneau
High School music department made
up three reed ensembles to entertain
at a regular meeting of the Rotary
Club at the Baranof Hotel this
noon. They were under the direction
of H. K. Kuhlmann.
Those playing were Douglas Boyd,
Elton Engstrom Jr., Jack Hermle,
Nancy McDowell and Joan William
son.
It was voted to carry on a Rotary
Friend X project for the remainder
of the Rotary year during which
time, each member of the club would
take a special interest in another
Rotarian. Charles Carter explained
that the identity of Friend X would
not be disclosed until next June.
Henry Harmon complimented the
club on the almost perfect atten
dance.
Kenneth Clem, supervisor in the
Alaska Department of Education,
introduced George Bell of Nome and
explained that he had been chosen
by the Department of Education
and the Alaska Native Service to at
tend the New York Mirror Youth
Forum which is to be held in New
York. The choice was made accord
ing to qualifications set up by the
New York newspaper.
D. P. Dunton of Fairbanks was a
visiting Rotarian and Thomas Mor
gan Jr., was the junior Rotarian
guest.
Other guests were George Murray,
A. C. Studsgaard and B. L. Sher
rill, members of the Arthur Ander
son Sons, Seattle auditors.
ACCA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
ENDS THIS WEEK
A report will be given on the
progress of the membership drive
for the Alaska Crippled Children’s
Association when the board of di
rectors meet at the home of Mrs.
John McCormick at 8 o'clock to
night. The drive ends this week.
WEATHER REPORT
<U. S. WEATHER BUREAU
At Airport: Maximum, 39;
Minimum, 27.
FORECAST
(Juneau and Vicinity)
Mostly cloudy with inter
mittent rain and snow to
night and Wednesday. Low
tonight near freezing and
highest tomorrow near 38.
PRECIPITATION
(Flit 24 hours ending 7:30 am. today
At Airport — 0.09 inches;
since July 1—17.58 inches.
Manufacturer Now
Charged in Fraud
Host to Tax Men
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27— UFi —
Former Assistant Attorney General
T. Lamar Caudle testified today
that he and Charles Oliphant, chief
counsel of the Internal Revenue
Bureau, were Florida fishing guests
of a North Carolina manufacturer
under investigation for tax fraud.
Caudle told a House Ways and
Means subcommittee he and Oli
phant flew to Palm Beach, Fla., in
the summer of 1947 in a plane own
ed by Troy Whitehead of Char
lotte, N. C.
The witness, fired recently by
President Truman from his Justice
Department post, denied that he
knew a tax fraud cast was in the
works against Whitehead June 25,
1947.
"If I had known Mr. Whitehead
was in tax trouble, I would never
have invited Mr. Oliphant,” Caudle
said.
Today’s testimony came as In
ternal Revenue Commissioner John
B. Dunlap prepared to let loose
with the biggest broadside yet in
his announced drive to improve ef
ficiency and weed out employees
“who have betrayed their high
trust”.
A fully Informed official, declin
ing to be quoted by name, told a
reporter several employees will be
ousted from offices not yet publicly
linked tc uie current series of fir
ings in trie tax collection service.
This source said Dunlap also will
announce final decisions on most of
the 14 employees who have been
suspended in San Francisco and
New York.
Caudle testified also that "some
time in March,” 1947, Whitehead
sent his plane to Washington to
take Caudle to Palm Beach, where
he stayed with other members of
a fishing party without expense at
the Royal Poinciana Apartments.
Caudle said others on the trip
were James Bennett, director ofi
federal prisons; T. A. Mclnerney,
whom he identified as a public in
fnrr> ->Hn» offifV.1 J i tile Justi 'P
Department at the time; and I. T.
Cohen, Atlanta attorney who he
said sometimes appeared in tax
cases before the Justice Depart
ment.
On the second trip, too, Caudle
said, free accommodation also was
provided in Palm Beach.
On the second trip, along with
himself and Oliphant, Caudle said,
were: James M. Barnes, former ad
ministrative assistant to the late
President Roosevelt and now a
Washington attorney; and a man
he identified only as the United
States attorney in Richmond, Vir
ginia.
Later Caudle told reporters he
referred to Harry Holt, former U.S.
attorney at Richmond. Caudle was
excused from further testimony
until tomorrow.
Crippled Bomber
Is Brought Down
To Safe Landing
FORT WORTH, Tex., Nov. 27—
Ufl—A skeleton crew guided a crip
pled B-36 bomber to a safe land
ing yesterday after circling the
field 6 V* hours attempting to fix
a damaged landing gear.
All except three members of the
19-man crew parachuted before the
giant plane came down.
The 28-year-old pilot said a steady
rain helped him land the plane
safely.
“But someone else was pulling
for us, too, I think,” added Capt.
Clarence F. Horton of San Antonio.
The heavy-set pilot, a West Point
graduate, made a tricky five-engine
landing witn the giant atom bomb
carrier.
All but one parachuted without
serious injury.
He was T-Sgt. Charles Kartoch
vil, Petersburg, Va., a gunner. X
rays were made to determine if he
had a fractured leg.
TWO WRANGELL MEN PAY
FINES IN GAME VIOLATIONS
Two Wrangell men paid fines in
U.S. Commissioner’s court at Wran
gell for alleged violations of Fish
and Wildlife regulations, according
to word received in Juneau from
Monty Clemmons, agent in charge
of that area.
Faber S. Wondzell was fined $50
for stating he was a resident in his
hunting license application when,
Clemmons said, he was a non
resident. Eugene Neilson, of Wran
gell, was fined $200 and received a
30-day suspended sentence for kill
ing a doe deer.
TO TULSEQUAH
T. J. Ritchie of the Canadian
Consolidated Mining and Smelting
Co., is stopping over at the Qas
tlneau Hotel enroute to Tulsequah.
Soviet Bloc
Silent on Big
Four Meeting
PARIS, Nov. 27—Itft—The Soviet
bloc remained silent today—possibly
awaiting Moscow's decision—on pro
posed secret disarmament discus-,
slons while the western Big Three
appeared agreed that such talks
would be useful in easing interna
tional tensions.
The United States was expected
to press for a time limit on any
secret disarmament discussions that
might result from the proposal of
the Arab-Asian bloc at the United
Nations meeting here to take the
arms debate off the world soap
box and put ft behind closed doors.
The General Assembly's politi
cal committee was to continue
its discussion today of the west
ern proposal for a foolproof dis
armament plan.
Elsewhere in the UN:
1. The United States denied Soviet
-harges that the American Mutual
Security Act constituted aggression
against the USSR in the form of
fostering subversive activities. The
U. S. said the only aim of the act
was to aid refugees from behind the
Iron Curtain.
2. The United States strongly
supported Italian UN membership.
Previous Italian applications have
been vetoed by the Russians.
3. Yugoslavia concluded the list
ing of her charges against the Sov
iet Union. Minister of State Milo
van Djilas accused the Cominform
countries of applying military, ec
onomic and political pressure on
Yugoslavia and told the Assembly
this endangered world peace.
4. Iran accused Britain of trying |
to strangle Iran's economy and i
create conditions which would let |
the British "continue their exploi- '
tations of a poverty-stricken peo i
pie." The Ira..l?r s said Britain was ,
trying to scare foreign investors j
away from Iran.
Railroad Union
Men Walk Out on
Beard Hearings I
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 — tffl —!
The Brotherhood of Locomotive':
Firemen and Enginemen today
walked out on hearings before a
presidential emergency board saying
that they were "doomed to failure"
in advance.
Attorney Harold C. Heiss repre
sents the union which has been in
volved in a two-year-old dispute
over a forty hour week, higher pay,
and resistance to operating rules
changes sought by the carriers. He
threw a bombshell into the proceed
ings today by announcing at the
end of an opening statement that
the union would go no farther in
the proceedings.
A quick recess was requested by
Howard Neitzert, counsel for the
carriers, who said they were taken
by surprise.
The three members of the board
appointed by President Truman
when the firemen threatened a na
tion-wide walkout on Nov. 8 also
went into an immediate huddle.
Heiss had attacked Mr. Truman's
selection of the personnel of the
three-man board as “unfortunate."
The attorney said that one member,
Andrew Jackson, of New York City,
had been objected to in advance
and the mediation board had been
asked to never appoint him to any
job having to do with a railroad
dispute. '
P.E.O. TO SELL
CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
P.E.O. Chapter D will sell red felt
Christmas stockings again this year
Mrs. Cecil easier announced today
This will be the third year thej
have been sold. Proceeds from the
sale are used for chapter project;
This year tickets were furnished foi
ten children to the Juneau Concert
Association.
W. E. DIERS IS HERE
W. E. Diers, representative of the
B. F. Goodrich Co., and Day’s Tail
or’d Clothing, from Seattle is stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel.
AT THE GASTINEAC
R. L. Frankfurter of the CAA at
Yakutat Is stopping at the Gastin
eau Hotel.
TIDE TABLES
NOVEMBER 28
Higlr tide 1:10 ajn., 16.0 ft.
Low tide 6:48 a.m„ 3.1 ft.
High tide 12:52 p.m., 19.5 ft.
Low tide 7:34 pjn., -3.1 ft.
Speed Up
Army for
Europe
Push Forward Resolu
tions Introduced by Both
United States, Belgium
ROME. Nov. 27—UD—The United
States and Belgium introduced sep
arate resolutions to the North At
lantic Council today designed to
speed up establishment of a Europ
ean army.
Both resolutions were quickly
referred to the NATO deputies, who
will try to combine them into one
plan to put before the council to
morrow.
The council chairman. External
Affairs Minister Lester B. Pearson
of Canada, said he thought the
"margin between (the two plans)
was not very great.”
He described the plans as an
effort to give a “push forward” to
the move for the European army
and for bringing in countries
other than those belonging to the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza
tion, presumably a reference to
West Germany.
Other developments today at the
NATO meeting included:
1. A private breakfast at which
Gen. Eisenhower entertained Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden. Eisenhower appealed for Brit
ish agreement to the appointment
of an American naval commander
for the North Atlantic and adop
tion of .30 calibre ammunition as
standard for the Atlantic armies’
small arms.
2. A meeting of the Big Three
foreign defense ministers to . dis
cuss the proposed middle east com
mand.
3. A report to the council on the
military might of Russia and her
satellites in which, Among other
things, it was said the Soviet Un
ion,, is speeding her MIQ-15 jet
fignter—of korean fighting 'fame— I
to the air forces of her partners. I
.4. The council approved the re- j
port from the NATO chiefs of staff |
on stepping up the program for
building a combat-ready force by j
the end oi next year. Informed!
sources say the report calls for up j
to 40 divisions by the end of 1952,
and up to 70 in a longer range
program by the end of 1954.
AUKE BAY EXTENSION
CLUB MEETS THURSDAY
The Auke Bay Homemakers Ex
tension Club will hold an import
ant meeting on Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock at the home o£ Mrs.
Joe Kendler.
All old members are urged to at
tend and invite as many new mem
bers as possible. Miss Hallene Price,
University of Alaska extension agent
will help outline a program for the
coming year pertaining to home
makers’ subjects.
FROM FORT RICHARDSON
Lt .Col. James T. Mahoney of
Fort Richardson is at the Baranof
Hotel.
FROM ANGOON
Aubrey M. Burkes with the
Alaska Native Service at Angoon,
is stopping at the Hotel Juneau.
JUNEAU VISITORS
Dr. and Mrs. Miles M. Shepard
of Ketchikan are staying at the
Hotel Juneau.
FROM SEATTLE
Mr. and Mrs. Quentin A. Edsoh
if Seattle are stopping at the Bara
nof Hotel.
FROM TACOMA
Merle Strickland of the Tacoma
Drug Co., Tacoma, Wash., is a guest
at the Baranof Hotel.
VISITOR FROM ANCHORAGE
Charles Loveland of Anchorage
is at the Qastineau Hotel.
AT THE GASTINEAU
Mr. and Mrs. Allen L. Williams
Jr., are staying at the Gastineau
Hotel. He is with the Bureau of
Public Hoads.
VISITORS FROM KETCHIKAN
Mr. and Mrs. John McNicol of
Ketchikan are registered at the
Gastineau Hotel.
FROM TENAKEE
A. R. Hlllery of Tepakee is at
the Gastineau Hotel.
JUNEAU VISITOR
Mack L. Manring of the CAA at
Petersburg is stopping at the Bar
anof Hotel.
FROM HOONAH
Mrs. Albert Greenewald'of Hoonah
is at the Gastineau Hotel.
One Will Be Queen
*4P9
lunc Mini Kiris, survivors of an original 150 candidates, ar\>
linalists lor Queen of the Tournament of Roses at Pasadena, f/alif.,
cn New Year’s Day. One will be chosen Queen and th'.; others
breome her Princesses. Left to right, top row: Sharon Kelly and
Diana Dial; center, Anne Cunning ham, Carolyn Sue Graves and
Marcia Long; lower row, Barbara Fisher and Nancy Thorne. i/PI
Wircphoio.
Steel Workers
Make Demands
Higher Wages
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 27 — (iW —
Tight-lipped negotiators lor the
giant United States, Steel Corpora
tion and the CIO United Stee!
Workers went behind clrrcd th~r. j
today to .start bargaining on the
big union’s demands lor substantia! i
wage increase.
President Philip Murray of both
the CIO and USW and vice presi
dent John A. Stephens of “big steel"
leaders of the negotiating teams,
both declined ,to talk to reporters
before the momentous session
started.
Murray and Stephens each led big
delegations into the conference
room. Within a few days, the bar
gaining teams of more than 30 men
each are expected to be cut down
to about a dozen men apiece.
Under present government wage
controls, the steelworkers are en
titled to a maximum wage hike of
four or five cents an hour without
getting special permission. Murray
has made ft clear he wants much
more than four or five cents but
hasn't spelled out his demands.
In Washington, some government
officials hinted that the industry
might have to absorb, without price
increases, any wage boosts granted
steelworkers up to 15 cents an hour,
or even more. Leaders in the steel
industry have indicated price in
creases would be asked to meet any
further labor costs.
Senator Kefauver
To Reply, Criticism
By Gen. MacArthur
SEATTLE, Nov. 27—MP»—Demo
crats have selected Senator Estes
Kefauver as the speaker to reply
to criticism General MacArthur
aimed at the Truman administra
tion in a recent Seattle speech.
Harry Henson, Washington State
Democratic Chairman, announced
yesterday the Tennessee Democrat
was chosen to make a “suitable
reply” to MacArthur.
However, Henson said the speech
will not be held at the University
of Washington, site of MacArthur
controversial address, but at the
Jefferson-JaCkaon Day dinner in
the Olympic Hotel Dec. 4.
Democrats were Invited to use the
campus for a rebuttal after some
groups charged that MacArthur's
speech was political, in violation of
a ban against political talks on the
campus.
Ship Movements
Alaska scheduled to arrive south
bound sometime Sunday.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Friday.
Freighter Yukon Princess sched
uled to arrive at 8 p.m. tonight
from Vancouver.
Freighter Flemish Knot due to
arrive from Seattle on Friday.
Veteran
Is Fourth
Jet Ace
V-S. FIFTH AIR FORCE HEAD
yUArtTJSftfi, Korea, Nov.' 3l—</h—
A World War II veteran from j
Louisiana today became America’s
fourth jet ace. f
Maj. Richard D. Creighton, an j
F-8G Sabre jet pilot of the Fourth l
Fighter Interceptor Wing, knocked
down one of four Communist'
MIO-15s destroyed in a fight in >
MIG Alley for his fifth kill of the!
Korean fighting.
A pilot who shoots down five
enemy planes wins ace rating and
(he right to go home. Creighton's
home is at Baton Rouge.
lie scored his previous MIG kills
on June 17, Sept. 25, Oct. 5 and
Oct. 23. I
In World War II Creighton shot |
down a Nazi ME-19 and an FW-190
and shared in the kill of another
FW-190.
Maj. George A. Davis, Jr., Lub
bock, Tex., shot down two MIGs in j
i he fight. I
Lt. William R. Dawson, Columbus,
Ohio, destroyed one.
Ready to Expose
'Termites' Says
Demo Chairman
NEW YORK, Nov. 27—OB—Demo
cratic National Chairman Frank E.
McKinney fays he and President
Truman are ready to help expore
and punish the ‘Tew” political
'termites” in government.
"In my opinion," McKinney adds.
"99 9/10 percent ' of- those en
trusted with public office are hon
est and Incorruptible.”
He describes the others as “the
termites we shall always have with
us,” and continues.
•'The only way to deal with ter
mites is to keep a sharp watch for
them and get rid of them when
ever they show up. That is Just
what the Democratic party is do
ing.”
McKinney’s comments were made
last night in his first major speech
since becoming national chairman
Oct. 31. He addressed a $100-a
plate banquet of the Democratic
National Committee. #
President Truman sent the diners
a message appealing for prepara
tions that will make the Democratic
party “strong morally, strong in
enthusiasm and strong in the ma
terial resources that will be needed
for a hard-fought campaign.”
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JUDGE FOLTA AND PARTY
RETURN FROM KETCHIKAN
U.S. District Judge George W.
Folta and party returned from Ket- ,
chikan yesterday, following the
disposition of the anti-trust cases
by the U.S. government against
I meat and liquor dealers there.
Various minor cases are expected
to be cleared from the calendar here
before the next court term begin
ning in January.
Armistice
Hangs on Two
Main Points
Supervision Problems
Develop After Cease
Fire Line Agreed On
MUNSAN, Korea, Nov. 27—OH—
Truce negotiators signed a cease
fire line agreement today and im
mediately developed two vital dif
ferences on how to supervise an
armistice in Korea.
United Nations delegates Insisted
on:
1. Joint Allied-Communist ins
pection teams with “free access to
all parts of Korea." ,
2. Provision against military
buildups by either side.
Neither point was Included In a
plan proposed by the Reds, who
have never permitted outsiders in
Communist Korea.
The differences developed in a
session described by the top Allied
negotiator as "short and sweet.”
The full five-man negotiating
teams—all in fall dreaa except
for two drably clad Chinese gen
erals—approved a cease-fire line
agreement opening the way for
an armistice within 30 days. Then
they plunged Into the next truce
question. That U supervision of an
armistice. Each presented Its own
Ideas.
The two plans were in general
agreement on four points: (1) shoot
ing to stop when an armistice is
signed: (2) a joint commission to
supervise the truce; (3) all forces to
withdraw from the buffer zone and
enemy territory after the armistice
is signed, and (4) armed troops
to stay out of the buffer zone.
Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, chief
UN delegate, presented the seven
point Allied plan after hearing the
Communist suggestions.
<C'W' •terted t*# b*» ratlin* by
telling the communists their pro
posal wasn’t broad enough on the
general principles (for supervision).
Then we gave them an Idea of what
we wanted.”
The Communists asked for an
adjournment until 11 a.m. Wednes
day (6 p.m. Tuesday, PST) to study
the UN plan.
Fighting quieted along the frozen
145-mile front as the full five
man truoe teams met for the first
time since October 25. But the
air war flared with two deadly Jet
batlles. Allied air forces reported
one U. S. Shooting Star and four
Red jets were shot down, and
two Red planes damaged.
Libby Replaces
Burke in Truce
Talk Conference
MUNSAN, Korea, Nov. 27—</P—A
replacement arrived Monday for
Rear Adm. Raleigh A. BOrke, one
of the five United Nations Com
mand delegates to the Korean ar
mistice conference.
The hard-hitting Naval officer
whose dashing World War II de
stroyer exploits In the 8olomon Is
lands won him the nickname “31
Knot” Burke returns to Washing
ton. D.C., for duty in the office
of Chief of Naval Operations.
Burke was replaced by Rear Adm.
Ruthven E. Libby, recently com
mander of Cruiser Division Three
with his flag aboard the USS
Helena.
Libby was commander of De
stroyer Squadron One during the
Aleutian. Wake, Palau and Marian
nas operations of World War II.
A native of Spokane, Wash., the
50-year-old Admiral’s home pre
sently Is at Warrenton, Va.
FROM SKAGWAY
Geraldine Lift of Skagway is at
the Baranof Hotel.
AT HOTEL JUNEAU
A1 Painter of Tulsa, Okla., Is re
gistered at the Hotel Juneau.
Stock Quotations
NEW YORK, Nov. 27—LYl—Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today Is 2%, American Can
108 Mj, American Tel. and Tel. 167,
Anaconda 60‘4, Douglas Aircraft
57%, General Electric 56%, General
Motors 49%, Goodyear 41%, Ken
necott 88%, Libby McNeill and
Libby 8'4, Northern Pacific 59%,
Standard OH of California 49%,
Twentieth Century Fox 21, U. 8.
Steel 39%, Pound (2JO, Canadian
Exchange 95.87.
Sales today were 1,310,000 shares.
Averages today were as follows:
Industrials 257.44, rails 79.64, util
ities 46.06.