Baltzo Explains Alaska Fisheries Shutdown
Howard Baltzo new Assistant Chief in the Fish and Wildlife Service says this week’s territorial fisheries shutdown in Alaska is a government crisis measure. He notes the pink salmon late season, potential extension beyond Sept 3, and upcoming hearings on next year’s regulations in Kodiak, Seattle.
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Vern Haugland
Washington
Howard Baltzo
Alaska
Fish and Wildlife Service
Bultzo
Albert H. Day
Interior Department
Kodiak
Seattle
Baltzo
Eas
Bristol Bay
Cook Inlet
University of Washington
Wrangell
New Orleans
Brunswick
Gulf of Mexico
Uranium Ore Find May Be Pitchblende
Dr F F Walker deputy minister of mines for British Columbia said laboratory tests indicate the uranium ore found by prospecter Ernest Johnson may be pitchblende. The claim lies about 120 air miles north of Vancouver in the Bridge River district near Gunn Lake. Three Petersburg residents, Mrs Frank Wooten, Mrs Nell Onmer and Mrs Verne Israelson, are Juneau visitors staying at the Baranit Hotel.
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Vancouver
B. C
F. F. Walker
British Columbia
Ernest Johnson
Johnson
Bridge River
Gunn Lake
Petersburg
Frank Wooten
Nell Onmer
Verne Israelson
Juneau
Bar-anit Hotel
Congress Repattacks Truman over Communist spying charges
Representative J Parnell Thomas accuses President Truman of concealing facts about Communist espionage and says HUAC has reports of another espionage ring. He claims the full story is in executive files and questions why the people lack the full disclosure. The HUAC panel debates a leak after Alger Hiss testimony and plans next week to summon Hiss and Whittaker Chambers.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nit
Truman
Thomas
House Un-American Activities Committee
Capitol Hill
Moscow
W— House Un-American Activities Committee
Committee
Alger Hiss
State Department
Thal
Fia
Btit
Hiss
Whittaker
Fire at Kodiak Cannery Forces Evacuation and Scrutiny
Aug 17 dispatch from Kodiak reports a major fire at the Kodiak Fisheries cannery in Port Bailey ten miles NW of Kodiak. Volunteers and Coast Guard PBY air support battled flames with no casualties. fuel tanks and racks spared. fire seen from sea as crews assessed damage and evacuations.
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Kodiak
Kodiak Fisheries
Port Bailey
Coast Guard
Bering Sea
Washington Merry Go Round and Navy Justice Update
Washington column notes a social meeting between Speaker Martin and Senator Barkley with light humor about political honors. Also reports Feb 1 Army changes to its draft act system and notes Navy justice remains largely unchanged since John Paul Jones, with continued coverage on page four.
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Wsimeron
Joe
Martin
Alben Barkley
Alcident
Barkley
Senator Barkley
Army
Congress
John Paul Jones
Naval
Ads About Krug Not Misquoted in Alaska Trap Row
In Ketchikan on August 17 a spokesman for Alaska salmon trap operators said congressional records substantiate using Interior Secretary Krug’s name in ads about fishing traps. Fred Gunderson noted Krug wrote to Senator Vandenberg that traps do not threaten future salmon runs. Warne argued the ads misrepresented Krug’s stance.
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Ketchikan
Secretary of Interior
J. A. Krug
Fred Gunderson
Committee of Alaska
William E. Warne
Interior
Gunderson
Krug
Vandenberg
Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska
RR rate hike raises fishing costs in IC decision
Washington, August 17. Interstate Commerce Commission rate increases grant railroads higher charges, adding about 16 million dollars annually to the fishing industry costs, per Milton C. James acting director Fish and Wildlife Service. Winsteads announce birth of son at 12 41 AM weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces. Charles Winstead works as a Yellow Cab Co. mechanic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Milton C. James
Fish and Wildlife Service
Russians Face Food Shortages in Soviet Occupation Zone
Aug 17 Berlin report says Krupp Magdeburg workers struck over food shortages and some arrests occurred. Social Democrat notes industrial shutdowns across the Russian Zone as coal and steel supplies from the Ruhr were cut off by Western powers. Americans report German crowds demanding lower prices amid ongoing airlifts to Western Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kasischke
Berlin
Germany
Krupp
Magdeburg
Social Democrat
Mbt
Ruhr
Bavaria
U. S
Arta
Salewedel
Steamers and Weather Report From Juneau Wharf
Princess Louise to arrive northbound at 7 tonight and depart 10 15. Sword Knot arriving today and Baranof due at 2 30, leaving at 5 pm. Mostly cloudy with light rain showers tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures for 24 hours ending 7 30 this morning max 77 in Juneau, 75 at the airport, min 48. Precipitation traces in Juneau and at the airport.
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Princess Louise
Sword Knot
Baranof
Weather Bureau
Toa Juneau
Painimien AR
Juneau
Juneau City
Trace
Alaska Juneau mine stock closes at 3 percent
Stock quotations from New York on August 17 show Alaska Juneau mine at 3 percent, with American Can 8 65, Anaconda 37, Curtiss Wright 9, International Harvester 29, Kennecott 57, New York Central 17 , Northern Pacific 22 , Steel 77, Pound 4.03. Sales today total 680000 shares. A forest service trail camp is set at Eagle River under Admiral Division and eight workers. The Kerns family of the U S Bureau of Mines will arrive in Juneau Saturday. Mrs Kerns and children Billy and Susy stay in Reno before living in Douglas.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Curtiss- Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Utilities
Eagle River
Admiralty Division
U. S Forest Service
Eugene Hulk
William H. Kerns
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Pan American Airways
Kerns
Billy
Susy
Reno
Nevada
Kens
Douglas
Interior Dept Seeks Alaska Land Withdrawals for Settlement
The Interior Department plans to withdraw three large Alaska lands from settlement to aid future farming. Bureau of Land Management Director Marion Clawson refused to reveal exact locations. The move aims to ease homestead requirements and allow grouped settlements with shared utilities amid harsh winters.
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Washington
Interior Department
Alaska
Bureau of Land Management
Alaska Development Board
Burea
Marion Clawson
Congress
Clawson
Department
NLRB to rule on maritime hiring halls in labor cases
The National Labor Relations Board is set to issue its first ruling under the Taft-Hartley Act on discriminatory hiring practices in maritime hiring halls. Two examiners’ decisions have escalated the issue to the board, involving the CIO National Maritime Union and hiring halls on the Great Lakes Atlantic and Gulf ports.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Howard Myers
CIO National Maritime Union
Great Lakes
Wallace E. Royster
CIO American Radio Association
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Harry Dexter White Dies Former Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Fitzwilliam New Hampshire August 17 Harry Dexter White age 56 former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury died here yesterday White was a Treasury monetary expert for about twelve years before his rise to the assistant secretary post His name surfaced in a Congressional probe into Communist spy rings with Elizabeth Bentley testifying he furnished information to Red agents White denied the accusation
Credit bill signed by President
President Truman signed the anti inflation credit curb bill into law. He called it a "feeble response" and urged stronger wartime controls, while GOP leaders criticized the measure as too weak to curb the rising cost of living. The Federal Reserve will set rules and the effective date later this week.
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Washington
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
World News Draft Bulletins From Across the Globe
Reports from Amman Washington Manila and beyond note heavy fighting in Deir Abu Tor and Jerusalem Arab Leigion positions. Folke Bernadotte appeals for emergency food for 387000 refugees. Dewey Warren election outlook stirs Los Angeles. Truman plans a nine day cruise for campaign work. Chicago strikes at Internat ional Harvester. Manila seeks faster Japanese reparations. Weisbaden reports American pilot killed after bail out. Shanghai ammo dump blast kills several. North Dakota derailment injures about 60. Bodies of 5864 war dead due in Brooklyn. B 29s head to Okinawa for three months over water training. Capt Max Garski funeral in Spokane.
Alaska Railroad Would Adversely Affect Seattle
Frank J. Gavin of the Great Northern Railway warned Seattle that a proposed Alaska railroad from Prince George BC would harm local business and waterfront activity. He doubted transcontinental freight would shift to such a line, noting potential rate structures and loss of Seattle as a dispatch hub for northern trade.
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Seattle
Alaska
Frank J. Qa
Great Northern Railway
Prince George
B. C
Great Northern
Otlel
Canadian National
Windsor
Ont
Winnipeg
Gavin
United States
Charles B Hines Dies at Metlakatla Cannery Manager
Charles B Hines, Cannery manager at Metlakatla Cannery, died suddenly yesterday afternoon of a heart attack. Notification came via Doy Foster, Alaska Native Service Superintendent, who will travel to Metlakatla. Survived by widow Jana and a young daughter in Seattle. Former assistant manager and bookkeeper for seven years, he became cannery manager this year. Foster and A E Walker will meet Metlakatla Council to discuss appointing a new manager.
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Charles B Hines
Metlakath
Doy Foster
Dent
Alaska Native Service
Metlukentia
Hiness
Jana
Seattle
Metlakatla Cannery
Cannery
Foster
A. E. Walker
ANS
Metlakatia Council
Baranof Arrives in Juneau With Twenty Passengers
The Alaska Steamship Baranof docked in Juneau at 2 30 this afternoon bringing twelve passengers from Seattle including H G Adams wife Mary Carlet D H Drew T Dyer R A Huggett H Leeg Donald Leeg Nancy Leeg Miax L T Quivey 8 Schwab and Eleanor Schwab. The ship was slated to depart for the Westward at 5 30 this same afternoon.
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Alaska Steamship
Pasenger
Baranof
Juneau
Seattle
H. G. Adams
Mary Carlet
H, Drew
T. Dyer
R.A. Huggett
H. Leege
Donald Leege
Nancy Leege
Miax
L. T. Quivey
Schwab
Eleanor
I Schwab
Barano
Army Wrangell Sawmill Contract Re negotiation Planned
Henry Roden Juneau attorney flew to Portland to meet Col Otto Ohlsen receiver for Wrangell Sawmill. They aim to renew the Army contract and decide disposition of Army property held by the mill, which has been in receivership for a year and idle since.
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U. & Army
Wrangell
Henry Roden
Juneau
Babe Ruth Dies at 59 After Cancer Battle
Babe Ruth, the Yankee home run king, died of cancer at Memorial Hospital Center after a long illness. He was 59. A priest said Ruth prepared for death since July 21. Mass is set for Thursday at St Patrick's Cathedral. President Truman paid tribute, noting Ruth inspired a generation of fans and athletes.
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M. L
Gancey
Allisd
Ityil
Te Bube
Futh
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Truman
Predicts End of Greek War
Government spokesmen predict a swift end to the Greek civil conflict as the army advances. Defense lines crumble in the southwest, guerrillas retreat wounded. high peak Ginamamos Mountains captured, signaling a turning point against Markos Valtados ally forces. In Seattle, local guests at the Baranof Hotel include J E B Nepple and others.
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Athens
George Straves
Gookeamon
Strates
Ginamamos Mountains
Markos Vustados
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Dreher
U. S. Navy
Kodiak “Cannery
Drew Pearson
NAVY
Kearns
Interior Dept
By Max Hall
Harry Dexter White
Asst. Sec. of
Treasury
Joe Mangan
Crown Life Insurance Company of Canada
Herban
Valdez
PF. L. Dean
Child
Gastineau Hotel
Bulletins
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Deir Abu Tor
Jerusalem
Count Folke
Bernadotte
Palestine
Los Angeles
Norman Thomas
Thomas EB. Dewey
Earl Warren
Chicago
CTO Wite
Sevent International Harvester Company
Manila
Joaquin Elizalde
Japan
Weisbaden
Munich
Shanghai
Rugby
N. D
North Dakota
For &T. Lo
Brooklyn
Lawrence
Victory
Spokane
Priday
Okinawa
Spokane Air Force Base
Puneral Services
Max Garski
Libby
Maine
Alaska Railroad
Charles B. Hines
Canneryman
Metlakatla
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Babe Ruth
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