Anchorage Strike Stalls After First Mediation Session
In Seattle on August 16 federal mediators faced a blank wall as they closed the first day of talks to settle the Anchorage plumbers strike. Cyrus Ching reported no significant change in positions while unions and contractors met with Albin Peterson Leo Kotin and William G Hosie.
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Seattle
Anchorage
Cyrus Ching
Defense Johnson
Alaska
Ching
Plumbers and Steamfitters Union
Albin Peterson
Leo Kotin
William G. Hosie
Peterson
Sesson
Harry H. Lewis
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Washington, D. C
Fire department battles stove fire in Juneau
Juneau Volunteer Fire Department responded to a three alarm call at 5 20 p m yesterday to 115 Gastineau Avenue where an overheated stove threatened damage. No damage occurred, firefighters said.
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Juneau
Gastineau Avenue
Baseball chief meets Johnson in wartime service offer
Washington column recounts Governor Chandler visiting Defense Secretary Louis Johnson to offer baseball’s help for the war effort. Brig. Gen. Renfrow mocked Chandler by claiming a personnel officer would sit in, then Chandler retorted he only wanted to discuss baseball services for the government.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Happy” Chandler
Johnson
Louis H. Renfrow
Renfrow
Chandler
Senator charges Gruening approved Palmer airport funds scheme
Senator Butler accused Alaskan territorial officials of a $37 500 federal airport funds scheme tied to the Palmer project. He alleged a washout deal raised land values and benefited House speaker McCutcheon and Gov Gruening, calling for Senate investigations and citing court and auditor concerns. He named a bank official, a newspaper, and other officials facing questions about Alaska’s airport funding practices.
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Washington
Butler
Neb
Senate
Alaska
Hawaii
Palmer
Stanley McCutcheon
House
Ernest Gruening
Marcus F. Jensen
Douglas
U.S
Juneau
Palmer Airport Association
McCutcheon
Roland Snodgrass
Palmer Airport
Frank A. Boyle
Congress
Daily News Miner
Cordova visitor Ed Ingersoll stays at Gastineau Hotel
Ed Ingersoll of Cordova is visiting and stopping at the Gastineau Hotel during his stay.
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Ed Ingersoll
Cordova
Gastineau Hotel
ILWU Requests New Trial for Harry Bridges
North Bend Oregon August 16 delegates loyal to CIO Longshore President Harry Bridges overwhelmed the opposition to elect James S Fantz of Portland as chair and passed resolutions urging President Truman to free Bridges and grant a new trial for the man convicted of lying about being a Communist.
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North Bend
Ore
CIO Longshore
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
West Coast
Bridges
James S. Fantz
Portland
R. T. Baker
ILWU
Truman
Vision Warns Black Clouds 19 Strike Alaska
Thousands of spectators from many states heard Mrs. Mary Anna Van Hoof say she received a Virgin Mary message urging prayer. She warned of danger to Pope Pius XII, cited Fatima warnings, and said Alaska is the first stepping stone as black clouds come over America.
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Necedah
Wisc
Wisconsin
Mary Anna van Hoof
America
Pius XII
Korea
Fatima
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Valdez May Get Sewer System In 1951 Says Toner
Felix Toner of Juneau outlined preliminary engineering details at a Valdez city council meeting. A $160,000 sewer system could be built next year with funds from the public works act. The project would be amortized over 20 years.
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Valdez
Toner
Alaska
Felix Toner
Juneau
Stock Quotations From New York August 16
Closing quotes list Alaska Juneau mine at 254 American Can 93 Anaconda 33% Curtiss-Wright 10 International Harvester 29 Kennecott 62 New York Central 14 Northern Pacific 174 U S Steel 36 US Pound 2 80s Canadian exchange 90 87 Sales 1 770 000 shares Averages industrials 215 78 rails 62 61 utilities 39 14
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Curtiss-Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
US. Steel
Canadian Exchange
Rails
Utilities
Magnuson OKs lifted ban on Oroville Alaska highway plan
Senator Magnuson announced from Washington that a presidential order restricting new federal highway jobs has been lifted. The Oroville to Alaska route, including the Okanogan River bridge project, can now be advertised for bids as part of the shortest U S route to Alaska. The Oroville chamber has long pressed the military highway case. Oroville lies in northeastern Washington near the Canadian border.
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Spokane
Magnuson
Public Roads Administration
Oroville
Washington
Weather Report for Juneau and Vicinity
Continued fair tonight and Thursday with low around 48 degrees and high about 71. Juneau Airport readings show max 71 and min 48, with no precipitation in past 24 hours. Year-to-date precip totals: city 1.14 inches since Aug 1 and 11.07 since July 1. airport 0.85 inches since Aug 1 and 7.89 since July 1.
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Juneau
Aft
Red China may throw in troops
Reports from Formosa claim that Soviet Union and Red China agreed to deploy 150000 Chinese Communist troops if North Korean invaders are pushed back to the 38th parallel. Taipei reports say Molotov, in charge of Communist expansion, visited Peiping to arrange the pact. but the details remain unconfirmed from other sources.
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Associated Press
Formosa
Taipei
Soviet Union
Red China
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
V. M. Molotov
Orient
Peiping
U S Troops Capture Soviet Made Weapons in Korea
An American officer announced on the Southeast Korean Front that U S combat troops seized Soviet made arms and ammunition produced in 1949 and 1950. The cache includes 122 grenades a submachine gun and other small arms. The items were handed to UN observers and will likely be sent to Lake Success. Russian markings were found on the weapons.
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U.S. Army
Lake Success
38Th Parallel
United Nations
House Approves Social Security Increase Today
The House passed a broad social security expansion by a 374 to 1 vote, sending a compromise with the Senate. Coverage rises to 45 million workers including 5 million self employed and 700,000 farm workers. benefits rise about 77 percent for current beneficiaries and double for future retirees. maximum family benefits climb to 150 dollars monthly. payroll taxes rise from 1 percent to 3 percent by 1970.
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Washington
House
Rep
Byrnes
R-Wisc
Senate
House- Senate
Mrs Lowell Tops Local Trout Derby Cutthroat Division
Mrs. Leonard Lowell, a Juneau housewife, won the cutthroat division of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce Trout Derby by a slim three ounce margin with a 4 pound 12 ounce catch. Turner Lake produced the best cutthroat, while Dolly Varden honors went to Douglas Blanchard with a 6 pound 4 ounce fish. The derby ran from June 1 to midnight yesterday and prize awards are set for August 24.
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Leonard Lowell
Juneau
Juneau Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Lowell
Douglas Blanchard
Lowell
Turner Lake
Frank Wright
J. S
MacKinnon, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Pete Warner
C. E. Albrecht
Taku Inlet
Taku River
Blanchard
Luis Ge- Florin
Royal O'Reilly
Dolly
Carl Lane
Pat Gilmore
Jack Campbell
Dr. Albrecht
al Bloomquist
Taku Lodge
Taku Valley
O'Reilly
Superforts raid commie front lines in Korea clash
U S bomber force at Yokota base reports B 29s conducted a saturating raid on a 26 square mile corridor northwest of Waegwan where up to 60 000 Red troops massed. Commanders described the effort as excellent but uncertainty remained on battlefield impact. Maj Gen Emmett O Donnell said the mission was a testing of mass air support for ground forces and worth trying.
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Yongsan
Masan
Pohang
Chinju
Waegan
Taegu
Uisong
Japan
Waegwan
Red
Air Force
Emmett (Rossie) O'Donnell
Far East Bomber Command
Normandy
St. Lo
Naktong
Flooding Washes Out Richardson Road near Mile 16
Swollen glacial streams pushed by extreme heat washed out the Richardson Highway at Mile 16, damaging the Lowe River bridge. District engineer B D Stewart Jr said two gangs work quickly to restore traffic to normal. Most damage lies directly north of the bridge.
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Richardson Highway
Mile 16
Alaska Road Commission
B. D. Stewart
Valdez
Lowe River
Stewart
Steamer Movements Include Princesses and Freighter Schedules
Steamship movements list several vessels with itineraries from Alaska to Vancouver and Seattle. Princess Louise arrives Skagway at 8 am Friday then sails to Vancouver at 9 am. Princess Kathleen leaves Vancouver today and arrives Saturday. Alaska sails from Seattle tomorrow and passes here Sunday. Aleutian arrives Sunday from Seward. Baranof sails from Seattle Saturday and reaches here Tuesday. Princess Norah sails from Vancouver Saturday and returns Tuesday. Freighter Chena sails from Seattle August 24.
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Princess Louise
Skagway
Vancouver
Princess Kathleen
Alaska
Seattle
Seward
Baranof
Princess Norah
Chena
Mrs John Likness and Clarice at the Baranof
Mrs John Likness and Clarice of Chatham attend the Baranof venue for an unspecified event.
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John Likness
Clarice of
Chatham
Baranof Hotel
Bombers Fire 875 Tons on Naktong Front in Korea
Giant B 29 strike unloads 1 750 000 pounds of explosives across the Naktong buildup, stunning Reds and forcing retreat. Reinforcements arrive in Shinju area as President Truman reviews the war with the Joint Chiefs. The saturation raid, likened to Normandy, spread chaos in Red ranks and disrupted their attack near Taegu.
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Associated Press
Naktong River
Korea
Naktong
Taegu
South Korea
Thhe
Shinju
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nakong
Waegwan
U.S
North Korea
Hal Boyle
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Peidl Uh
Sen. Butler
TOM M@NAMARA
Jack Anderson
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Drew Pearson
Gruening
South , Korea
Tonggor
Pusan
Sen. Magnuson
Weather Report
China
U. S
Commie
William Jorden
Richardson
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