Harriman Heads to Tokyo for Talks on Korea War
Averell Harriman President Truman's foreign affairs aide travels with five top military officers to Tokyo via Alaska route. Refuels at McChord AFB after Washington departure. He will meet General MacArthur and Lt. Gen. Lauris Norstad and return to Washington next Wednesday.
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Tacoma
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Tokyo
Alaska
McChord Air Force Base
Washington
D.C
Harriman
MacArthur
Lauris Norstad
Air Force
Hoyt Vandenberg
Constellation
Japan
PAA Clippers Take 81 Passengers
Pan American World Airways brought 35 passengers here yes st day, and carried 46 southbound. Arriving from Seattle were Beth Ogden, with Judy and Robert, Virginia Shattuck, the Rev. Edgar Gallant, P. J. Webster and 29 Nakat Packing Corporation employees going to Noyes Island. Outbound, Conrad Peterson and N Blyberg went to Annette, N. B. MacDonald and Larry E. Baldwin were booked to Ketchikan. These passengers went to Seattle: Katherine Wise, Pearl Berg, J. Anderson, Minnie Brod, Earling Intolube, Rosina Overholtzer, Juanita Ebert and infant Mike, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Glover, Harry Morie, Juanita Stephens with Katherine, Frank Sacchi, James Burnell, Keith Roberts and 26 passengers who arrived via Pacific Northern from the westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan American World Airways
Seattle
Beth Ogden
Judy
Robert
Virginia Shattuck
Edgar Gallant
P. J. Webster
Nakat Packing Corporation
Noyes Island
Conrad Peterson
N. Blyberg
Annette
N. B. MacDonald
Larry E. Baldwin
Ketchikan
Katherine Wise
Pearl Berg
J. Anderson
Minnie Brod
Earl
Thompson of Greentop guest at Baranof Hotel
B F Thompson of Greentop Alaska is listed as a guest staying at the Baranof Hotel during a visit to the area.
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B. F. Thompson
Greentop
Alaska
Baranof Hotel
Conrad Returns from Hawk Island Trip to Baranof Hotel
T. Conrad has returned from a trip to Hawk Island and is again staying at the Baranof Hotel.
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T. Conrad
Hawk Island
Baranof Hotel
Truman leadership debated in wartime tone
The columnist reflects on President Truman's Korea policy, noting Mrs. P's softer view of his leadership compared with FDR. It argues early decisive action can avert major wars and defends Truman against critics who claim missteps in Korea.
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Ecacion
Pearson
Truman
FDR
Mrs. P
MacArthur
Weather Break Aids C-54 Rescue Flight In Alaska
Practically clear conditions in the Fairweather Range raise hope that a 10th Air Rescue Squadron flight can reach the scene of the crashed Air Force C-54 sighted Monday. A reconnaissance mission from Juneau airport aims to assess landing feasibility on Brady Glacier with a B-17 and C-47 ski plane following. Col Balchen and Lowell Thomas join the expedition, while JIRP staff drill ice on the Juneau Ice Cap for a research base. Weather at Mount Crillon improves to permit operation progress.
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Fairweather Range
10Th
Cape Spencer
Juneau
Mount Crillon
Robert A. Ackerly
10Th Rescue Squadron
Lloyd L. Casto
Brady Glacier
Air Force
Maynard M. Miller
JIRP
Fairweather
Brady
Col. Bernt Balchen
10Th Rescue
Special Arctic
Alaskan Air Command
Lowell Thomas
Global Explorer
Thomas
John Roberts
F. Sparroohen
Victor Rudd, Jr
Willard Nicholl
U. S. Weather Bureau
Shiels Led PAF Executives In Alaska Canning Plans
Mr and Mrs Archie W Shiels of Bellingham Washington are in Juneau on business and vacation Acting chairman of Pacific American Fisheries executive committee Shiels discusses canneries at Petersburg Kasaan and Neva floating cannery in Excursion Inlet The Neva completes season in Prince William Sound and will sail to SE Alaska G Erwin Hube runs Neva with two line cannery aboard and quick freezing capability Also operating in Prince William Sound are King Cove and Squaw Harbor Bristol Bay plants Naknek and Nushagak ended season modestly better than expected Stanley Tarrant PAF operations chief will stay in area for rest of season Shiels and Mrs Shiels consider Juneau a second home and will stay at Baranof Hotel with Tarrant for the month.
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Archie W. Shiels
Bellingham
Wash
Juneau
Mr. Shiels
The
Pacific American Fisheries
Shiels
Petersburg
Kasaan
PAF
Neva
Excursion Inlet
Stanley Tarrant
Mrs. Shiels
Mr. Tarrant
Baranof
Sailings to Alaska Resume After Security Agreement
The steamship Baranof sailed for Alaska with a full crew after a 24 hour delay and a temporary security agreement. The Alaska Steamship Company vessel followed a similar earlier departure by its sister ship the Alaska. Stewards from the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union objected to screening procedures. a Coast Guard security check under the National Maritime Security Act was agreed upon in lengthy talks.
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Alaska Steamship Company
The
Alaska
Marine Cooks and Stewards’ Union
CSO
Coast Guard
National Maritime Security Act
Hawaiians Roam Alaska On Prolonged Visit For Family Wedding
Mr and Mrs Moir of Lauaina Maui travel widely after attending their son John Troup Moir III's wedding in Minnesota. Their extensive Alaska itinerary includes the Alcan Highway, Taku Lodge, Whitehorse, Dawson Creek, Skagway, and a round trip by river boat to Dawson. They plan visits to Fairbanks Kotzebue Mount McKinley Anchorage Ketichikan and Seattle aboard Pan American planes. Their life spans Hawaii and Alaska ties, with Mrs Moir’s Red Cross work and graduate studies, while Mr Moir traces Scottish roots and Cornell education.
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Minnesota
John Troup Moir Iti
Mrs. Moir
Lauaina
Maui
T. H
Alaska
Taku Lodge
Alcan Highway
Edmonton
Dawson Creek
Whitehorse
White Pass
Juneau
Taku
Skagway
Taku Arm Lake
Carcross
Dawson
Fairbanks
Wein Airways
Kotzebue
Mt. McKinley Park
Anchorage
Ketchikan
Pan American
Seattle
Cornell University
Gertrude Mae Fisher
Moir
California
Red Cross
University of Hawaii
Stanford University
Menlo
Mills
University of California
Hawaii
Moirs
South America
Babs Moir
George Gros Mason
Pan American Grace Airways
New York
Honolulu
Masons
Lima
Peru
Newly Registered Mt Edgecumbe Residents At Baranof Hotel
Betty Ross Mrs Geraldine Miles and Lowell Far quhar are newly registered at Baranof Hotel in Sitka. The trio joins other travelers and locals lodging at the Anchorage area facility.
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Mt. Edgecumbe
Baranof Hotel
Betty Ross
Geraldine Miles
Lowell Farquhar
Groundwork for West End Sewer Job is Completed
The City Council authorized an agreement with the Interior Department for Alaska under the Public Works Bill, covering 50 percent of sewer project costs on West Seventh Eighth and Ninth Streets. Hayes and Whitely Co. bid $19,786, with completion expected in November. Washington area upgrades included pipe material choice and fire department salary increases. Tax rules for in city retail sales and fish sales to restaurants were clarified. reporting forms for the 1 percent tax are available.
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West Seventh
Eighth
Ninth Streets
Interior Department
Alaska
Hayes and Whitely Company
Juneau
John Argetsinger
Public Works
C. L. Popejoy
Steamship Schedules From Pacific Northwest Ports
Princess Louise from Vancouver arrives at 3 15 this afternoon and sails for Skagway at 11 30. Alaska from Seattle arrives Monday, Baranof from Seattle arrives Tuesday, Princess Kathleen sails from Vancouver tonight, Prince George sails from Vancouver Tuesday, Princess Norah sails from Vancouver Wednesday, Aleutian from westward heads southbound at 7 p m Sunday.
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Princess Louise
Vancouver
Skagway
Alaska
Seattle
Baranof
Princess Kathleen
Prince George
Princess Norah
Explosions Heard Near Big Diomede Island
Anchorage residents Frank and Mrs. Morgan reported unexplained loud noises near Little Diomede and Big Diomede in the Bering Strait during a four month stay. They suggested survey ships or Siberian sources as possibilities, noting fog blocked location. They doubted Soviet buildup and said Russian activity appeared limited.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Big Diomede Island
Bering Strait
Frank Morgan
Little Diomede Island
United States
Far East Island
Morgans
Siberian
Sig Diomede
Eskimos
Morgan
Big Diomede
Cutter Aids Disabled Motor Barge Cuda
The Coast Guard cutter Cahoone aided the motor barge Cuda in distress off Slate Island, 30 miles southeast of Ketchikan. Engine failure disabled the vessel and its fuel leaked into the engine room. the Cahoone towed the Cuda to Ketchikan after a report from Fish and Wildlife Service agents.
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Coast Guard
Cahoone
Cuda
Slate Island
Ketchikan
Fish and Wildlife Service
Libel Suit Dissolved Over Fairbanks News Miner Case
In Fairbanks Alaska District Court Judge Harry E dismissed a $50 000 libel suit against Tanana Publishing Co owner of the Fairbanks News Miner The case brought by Golden North Airways Inc was dismissed on a technicality that the plaintiff failed to show filing of last annual corporate report and taxes under territorial law An amended suit may be filed The editorial concerned non scheduled air carriers and appeared in The Daily Alaska Empire before reprinting in the Fairbanks News Miner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Fairbanks News-Miner
Tanana Publishing Co
Harry E. *Ratt
Golden North Airways, Inc
Maurice T. Johnson
Publishingompany Counsel
Warren A. Taylor
Pratt
Taylor
Hospital Notes Dismissals and Admissions at City Hospitals
No admissions at St. Ann's yesterday as Mrs John Finchman Dorothy Riley and Mrs Gerald Allen and her infant son were discharged Francine Jackson of Hoonah was admitted to the Government Hospital for care and observation
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St. Ann's Hospital
John Finchman
Dorothy Riley
Gerald Allen
Francine Jackson
Hoonah
Government Hospital
Immigration Office Closed Until September
The Immigration and Naturalization Service office in the McKinley Building will be closed until mid September. John Brantner, officer in charge, said he and his wife and two children would leave for South Dakota today to visit Mrs. Brantner's parents. During his vacation, information may be obtained from the U.S. Customs Office in the Federal Building or the INS office in Ketchikan.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
McKinley Building
John Brantner
Brantner
Air
South Dakota
Juneau Forecast Shows Variable Clouds and Mild Temperature
Forecast for Juneau and vicinity calls for variable cloudiness tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Expect low around 48 and high near 62. Rain amounts include 0.12 inches in city over 24 hours and 0.08 inches at the airport, with season totals noted.
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Juneau
Ace Derby Driver Jerry Taylor to Leave Tomorrow
Gerald Taylor from Juneau, a 12 year old soap box derby ace, travels tomorrow with the Blue Bantam racer to Akron Ohio for the National Soap Box Derby on August 13. He will be joined by Rotary sponsor Milt Daniels as on the spot coverage from Akron is promised by The Empire.
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Gerald
Jerry) Taylor
Juneau
Pan American World Airways
Akron
Jerry
Jack Rhode
Alaska Empire
Milt Daniels
Juneau Rotary Club
Daniels
The
Empire
George Taylor
Cruiser Juneau Escorts Cimarron to Formosa Port
At Keelung Formosa the U S Navy tanker Cimarron arrived under escort of three American warships with a full fuel load for planes. General MacArthur said fuel would go to both American and Chinese Nationalist aircraft while work continued on extending airfields for use by American warplanes. Six American jet fighters had arrived the day before the cruiser Juneau and two destroyers guarded the harbor as unloading began.
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Taipei
Formosa
Formosan
Keelung
MacArthur
Juneau
Hood Bay couple stay at Baranof Hotel
Mr and Mrs Al De Asis of Hood Bay are staying at the Baranof Hotel during their visit.
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al de Asis
Hood Bay
Baranof Hotel
Todd A R Wolf Guest at Baranof Hotel
Todd A R Wolf of Todd Alaska is listed as a guest staying at the Baranof Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Wolf of
Todd, Alaska
Baranof Hotel
Red Forces Press South Korea Breakthroughs Across Naktong
Desperate daylight crossings by North Korean troops probed the U.S. lines along the Nak t ong river as Beijing allied forces mass for a major push. MacArthur’s Tokyo release cited limited counterattacks and ongoing shelling to keep the enemy off balance while reporting heavy NK losses near Chinju and across the Naktong frontline. Allied air power and artillery targeted convoys and armored units west of the river as Seoul reported Inchon transport sunk and Seoul rail yards bombed for the second day.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Naktong River
MacArthur
U.S
Chinju
Naktong
Sangju
Pusan-Taegu
Waegwan
Taegu
Pusan
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
General MacArthur
Inchon
Seoul
Troll caught salmon land at Juneau docks
The Wanderer delivering 10 000 pounds of troll caught salmon arrived at the Juneau Cold Storage Company wharf. Rainbow, skippered by Fred McGilton, followed with 1 400 pounds of salmon.
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Wanderer
Juneau
Rainbow
Fred McGilton
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Conrad
Drew Pearson
Py Bell Syndicate, Inc
Balchen
Ice Cap
Archie Shiels
Waine Hendrickson
J. L. McNamara
Hendrickson
James Larsen
Ono
City Hall
Globe
Airview
Mount
Pavilof
Alaska Peninsula
Diomede
News-Miner
Weather Report
Juneau and Vicinity
Jerry Taylor
Todd
RED
By Don Huth
Reds
Eighth Army
Korea
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