Show-Down Battle Looms on Korean Front
Balchen attempts to reach Mount Crillon area where Air Force C-54 wreckage was spotted. Weather blocks progress and the rescue operation continues with ski equipped aircraft and six occupants still unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Crillon
Bernt Balchen
Fairweather Range
Cape Spencer
Balchen
Special Arctic
Alaskan Air Command
Northern Flyer
Air Force
Elmendorf Field
Anchorage
Juneau
Brady Glacier
Visiting Boys Go Home After Summer Visit
David Dickinson and Billy Sharp returned Monday to their home in Kent Washington by PAA after spending their summer vacations here. David was visiting his mother Mrs Ahreve Dickinson. Both boys were house guests of Mr and Mrs A T Nygard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dickinson
Billy Sharp
Kent
Wash
PAA
David
Ahreve Dickinson
A. T. Nygard
News Censorship Rules Under MacArthur In Korea War
General MacArthur issued a directive limiting criticism of command decisions and allied soldiers on the battlefield. Columbia Broadcasting System reported Homer Bigart’s dispatch criticizing U S troop training and officer casualties, noting responsibility lies with MacArthur and his top commander. Continued on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Columbia Broadcasting System
Homer Bigart
New York Herald Tribune
U. S
Bigart
Japan
Walton Walker
Truman backs Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills
President Truman said at a news conference he hopes Alaska and Hawaii statehood measures pass this session. He disagreed with Senate Democratic leader Lucas that there is no time, arguing statehood is important to policy and national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Lucas
Alaska
Hawaii
Voice of Lathrop on Air Tonight on Anti-Trust Suits
Captain Austin E. Lathrop Alaska pioneer industrialist, who died recently, will be heard on KINY at 8 05 tonight making his only public statement on anti trust suits in which he is a defendant. The 25 minute recording was made in Fairbanks two weeks ago when the Portland Chamber of Commerce visited the interior city. Leverett Richards of the Portland Oregonian interviews Lathrop and Miriam Dickey on anti trust suits and statehood. The tape was prepared to broadcast over KGW Portland. Funeral services for Captain Lathrop were held in Seattle today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin E. Lathrop
Alaska
KINY
Capt. Lathrop
Fairbanks
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Leverett Richards
The
Portland Oregonian
Captain Lathrop
Couple lands 65-pound king on light tackle at Tee Harbor
Mr and Mrs Randy Randall fishing in a 14 foot boat tied into a 65 pound dressed king salmon within 30 minutes of starting. The fish fought for nearly two hours, towed them from Aaron Island to Eagle Reef, and was landed on a 12 pound leader. It is believed to be a local record and is on display at Juneau Young Hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Randall
Tee Harbor
Randall
Juneau
Aaron Island
Eagle Reef
Juneau-Young Hardware
Baby Contest Plans Complete to Diapers
Bowling Green Md August 3 The Bowling Green volunteer fire company s baby contest on August 16 is planned to the last detail Seven experienced baby sitters will be on hand A diaper service booth staffed by trained personnel will handle all eventualities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Bowling Green Volunteer Fire Company
Mr and Mrs Joe Bigelow at Baranof Hotel Wrangell
Mr and Mrs Joe Bigelow of Wrangell are staying at the Baranof Hotel according to local listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bigelow
Wrangell
Baranof Hotel
Pauley Testifies Russia Deliberate Aggressor in Korea
Edwin W. Pauley former special ambassador told senators that the Soviet Union has been a deliberate aggressor in Korea since 1946. He testified before the Senate armed services committee under Chairman Tydings. Johnson pressed on whether the US should have gone to war to force Soviet compliance, and Pauley affirmed his 1946 stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Soviet Union
Korea
Pauley
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydings
D-Md
Bridges
R-Nh
Knowland
Calif
California
U. S
White House
Pentagon
Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
United States
Russia
D-Tex
Johnson
New York Disorderly Marches Clash With Police
In New York on August 3, two thousand left wing marchers clashed with about 1,000 police during a union rally near Union Square. Fist fights erupted, injuries were reported, and at least one window was smashed as mounted officers charged and demonstrators chanted for peace opening the square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union Square
Times Square
Steamship Schedules From Vancouver and Seattle
The Chilcotin was due in this afternoon or evening from Vancouver with no firm update by 3 p.m. Princess Louise is expected Saturday from Vancouver. Alaska plans to sail from Baranof and Seattle on Saturday. Princess Kathleen also sails from Vancouver on Saturday. Aleutian from westward set to sail southbound at 7 p.m. Sunday. Princess Norah arriving Friday at 8 a.m. and sailing south at 9 a.m.
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Vancouver
Princess Louise
Alaska
Seattle
Baranof
Princess Kathleen
Princess Norah
Ruth Bader Heads to Missouri for Family Visit
Miss Ruth Bader, a Pan American passenger arriving in Seattle yesterday, begins a trip to Canton Missouri to visit her parents Mr and Mrs James W Bader. It will be her first return to the family home in two years and she plans to return late this month. In her absence Joe Waddell will run the Bader Accounting Service office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bader
Missouri
Seattle
Canton
James W. Bader
Miss Bader
Joe Waddell
Bader
U S Troops Penetrate Enemy Lines Behind Chinju
U S troops in Korea conducted a dramatic 22 mile deep strike into enemy lines near Chinju, using a tank led battalion to breach positions and threaten Masan and Pusan. The operation yielded captured enemy documents and Russian equipment, with four Sherman tanks and four armored cars abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinju
Masan
Pusan
U.S. 24Th Division
John E. Church
Associated Press
O. H. P. King
Weather Report Juneau and Vicinity Forecast
Juneau and Vicinity reports show 52 high and 48 low temperatures with a forecast of mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday. Tonight's low near 50 and Friday's high near 61 with light precipitation readings in the past 24 hours and season totals noted for Juneau and the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Council to Consider Defense Ordinances This Week
Juneau City Council will meet tomorrow night at 8 in City Hall chambers. Civilian defense ordinances are likely to be considered and monthly department reports will be heard, according to city clerk C. L. Popejoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
C. L. Popejoy
Speeding Fine Set In Glacier Highway Case
Joe Borcheck was fined 25 dollars in City Magistrate F O Eastaugh's court for speeding on Glacier Highway through the Highlands district. The case was continued over from yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Borcheck
F. O. Eastaugh
Glacier Highway
Highlands District
Union Crew Refuses Alaska Ship Articles Over Security Check
On the steamer Alaska and in Seattle dated Aug 3 1 union members refused to sign ship's articles unless their papers would not be shared with maritime security officials. The security program screens sea papers to weed out “bad security risks” as Coast Guard officers police port entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
CSO
Alaska
U. S. Shipping Commissioner
U. S
Washington, D. C
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
CIO
Coast Guard
Pacific Marine Stewards’ Union
Independent
Sailors Union Rejects Unscreened Crew on Ship
In Seattle Aug 3 14 the Sailors Union of the Pacific AFL barred sailing with unscreened crew amid a clash with CIO Marine Cooks and Stewards over sea papers and loyalty checks. Union says some stewards refuse screening and vows replacements if needed. Company and union officials met as the Pacific Marine Stewards’ Union distances from CIO over leftist issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
CIO Marine
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
AFL
Maxie Weisbarth
SUP
Sailors Union
CIO
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company
Pacific Marine Stewards’ Union
CIO Union
Pacific Marine Group
CIO Group
Oregonians Here Register at Baranof Hotel
R. W. Peterson of Astoria and E. J. Jorgensen of Portland are registered guests at the Baranof Hotel in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Peterson
Astoria, Ore
E. J. Jorgensen
Portland
Baranof Hotel
Hawk Inlet resident at Baranof Hotel
T. Conrad of Hawk Inlet is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawk Inlet
T. Conrad
Baranof Hotel
Lloyd J. Blake Jr. Located at Baranof Hotel Seattle
Lloyd J. Blake Jr. of Seattle is staying at the Baranof Hotel. No additional context provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd J. Blake Jr
Seattle
Baranof Hotel
Pelican Woman Lillian M Stearns at Baranof Hotel
Lillian M Stearns of Pelican is listed as being at the Baranof Hotel. The brief item places a Pelican resident at a notable Anchorage hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian M. Stearns
Pelican
Baranof Hotel
Truman urged to give president free hand on controls
Washington reports that top economic mobilizer W Stuart Symington pressed for a free presidential hand in wage price and rationing controls. Senate Maybank and House members debated automatic triggers tied to living costs, with Fulbright’s plan on the table and White House protests over potential loss of flexibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Capitol
Maybank
Bc-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Symington
House
Fulbright
D-Ark
D-Sc
Truman opposes automatic price wage controls in current push
President Truman told reporters he is firmly against automatic price and wage controls, warning such rules could trigger a five percent price rise. He supports stand-by authority to roll back prices if justified, and prefers government action over self policing by industry. The House action on controls is not final and may be reversed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
House
Labor Department
President Truman
Administration
Red Papers May Help to Jail Bridges
San Francisco August 3 government reads Pravda and People’s World exhibits in bid to revoke Harry Bridges bail. Norman Leonard’s objections to the record are overruled by Federal Judge George B. Harris in a morning session described as a courtesy hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pravda
People’s World
Harry Bridges
Norman Leonard
George B. Harris
Bridges
Bridges Union Votes 10 Support in Korean Action
In San Pedro 2200 members of Bridges longshore union voted full support for United Nations action in Korea. Bridges favors arbitration of the Korean dispute, a stance noted at the federal court bail hearing amid divisions with rightwing union factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Pedro
Bridges
United Nations Action
Korea
Korean War At a Glance
Front Marines and Second Infantry move into combat area with 47 four ton Pershing tanks enabling allied retreats of up to 18 miles in three days. U S 24th Division blocks a thrust 10 miles west of Pusan as tanks threaten Zeds. Air Force flies 400 sorties with B 29s for a third big foray against North Korean chemical plants. Two British destroyers bombard Mokpo. Lake Success Russian bid to push China into UN blocked by seven nations. Paris may send a battalion. Washington House considers standby powers to control prices wages rationing and priorities.
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Associated Press
Hells Road
Taegu
U. S
Pusan
Nake
Navy
Mokpo
Lake Success
Red China
U. N
Korea
Paris
France
Washington—House
Northouth
Naktong River
Naktong
Yeserday
Chinju
Yongdok
Eighth Army
U.S. First Cavalry
Kumchon
Formosa
Canerimo
Chiang Kai-shek
Douglas MacArthur
V. K. Wellingon Koo
Washington
MacArthur
Truman
South Korea
Headed Home on Scooter Aims for 4500 Mile Alaska Trip
Fairbanks Alaska Aug 3 A one cylinder motor scooter carried Ronald Bulstrode 26 toward Long Island New York on the Alaska highway He hoped to be the first to travel the northern highway by scooter and believed he would complete the 4500 mile trek by September Bulstrode has worked at Eielson Air Base since March and has a wife and four year old son at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Ronald Bulstrode
Alaska Highway
Long Island
N. Y
Carpenter
Bustrode
Eielson
Pershing Tanks Put In Action In Korean Front
American forces in Korea push Pershing tanks into the line as reinforcements reach the front. The front has narrowed amid Allied withdrawals while North Korean artillery targets major routes near Taegu and Pusan. Chinese Nationalist air patrols resume from Formosa after Chiang Kai-shek’s visit.
Mining and steel stocks close mixed with gains
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau at 244 and Kennecott at 60 while U S Steel sits at 36 and New York Central 14. Curtiss-Wright and Anaconda trade near modest levels. sales reach 1,850,000 shares. Averages register industrials 211.26 rails 61.20 utilities 38.02.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Curtiss- Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
U.S. Steel
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Drew Pearson
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Army
Lathrop
By Don Whitehead
U.S
Weather Report
Juneau and
Vicinity
Council TO Consider
Speeder
Leonard
F. Joseph Donohue
Donohue
Harris
Bridges’ Union
Scooter
FROM
Ketchikan
Milton J. Daly
Tokyo
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