All Rescued in Alaska Hospital Fire
Bethel Alaska November 21 heroic doctors and patients evacuated as nurses repeatedly re entered the blazing building to save patients. The Alaska Native Service headquarters housed 125 patients normally but outbreaks of influenza and typhoid swelled numbers. One hospital employee suffered a broken arm fighting the blaze.
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Bethel
Alaska
Alaska Native Service
Pa Hospital
Eskimos
Arctic
Chamber presses steep spending cuts before excess profits tax
The U S Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to cut nonmilitary spending by at least 6 billion dollars before enacting an excess profits tax. Chairman Elsworth Alvord argued a workable 7 percent excess profits tax could not yield the President’s 6 billion annual target, while Democrats on Ways and Means resisted alternatives.
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Weeee
The
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Corporal Hane
Vance
Elsworth C. Alvord
Chamber
Finance
Truman
Alvord
House
Ways and Means
Chamber of Commerce
Committee For Economic Development
National Organization of Business Executives
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Co. E. D
Senate probes misdated bills in copper shipment to China
A Senate subcommittee heard testimony that misdated bills of lading covered thousands of pounds of Japanese copper shipped via New York to Communist China, with second sets later created showing false dates. The hearing also faulted government disposal of surplus war plants and rubber stock, highlighting lax procedures at Munitions Board GSA and Air Force facilities, including a Cotton Valley plant sale.
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Washington
China
Senate
Timothy F. Carberry
Metal Traders, Inc
New York City
Isbrandtsen
Senate Commerce
New York
Carberry
Japan
Isbrandtsen Line
Kane Import Co
Sen. O’'Conor
D.md
Kane Co
Taikyu Bar
North China
The
Metal Traders Co
O'Conor
Armed Services
Ness
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Munitions Board
Commerce Department
General Services Ad ‘Ministration
Air Force
GSA
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Schenley Distillers, Inc
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Robina
Air Forcenstead
Cotton Valley
Johnson
Auto No Contest Quiz Questions Listed for Press Telegram
The 36th Auto No contest list offers daily questions for contestants in the Press Telegram $10,000 circulation contest. It asks about Persia, Wisconsin location, Theda Bara, Harry Lillis, Nancy Hanks, and lists four $25 winners with partial addresses. Call Station 32 and 36 to join as an active contestant.
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Press-Telegram
Persia
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Theda Bare
Harry Lillis
Hose
Nancy Hanks
Lewis G. Fiskin
Anaheim
J. A. Austin
E. Eighth St
Marion Guldry
Spauldin
Wayne Prenteau
E. 15Th St
Apt. A
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Reno
Nev
Walter Charles Ravero
Riverside Hotel
Associated Press
Northern Consolidated
Anchorage
U. S. Air Force Doth
Dagon
Duff's Kitchen
Dorothy
Duff
Tev
Doug
Marsalis Park
Dames Taxas Zoo
Walton Carlton
Carlton
Wait
Bomexs Cutlecry Arts
Indicete
Zookbook
Imfortanti
Halph Bellamy Braye
Screen Ates
Madine Conmer
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