Red Drive Raiders Massacre Prisoners Near Waegwan
Thirty two American prisoners were shot dead by Red Koreans on hill 303 near Waegwan as U S patrol moved in. Five survivors recounted the massacre and wounded prisoners killed, amid the heavy air raid by 98 B 29s. A North Korean prisoner identified as Cpl. James Rudd faced war crime charges. Survivors urged swift justice for the killers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. First Cavalry
Korea
Waegwan
U. S
Redg
Reds
Fifth Cavalry
Juneau
James Melvin Rudd
21Yersville
Rudd
Roy L. Day, Jr
el Paso
Tex
Day
Fifty Two Named Beneficiaries In Lathrop Will
Fairbanks Alaska August 17 Fifty two relatives employees business associates hospitals and educational groups named residuary beneficiaries of Captain Austin E Lathrops estate valued over 500000 with outside estimates suggesting 3 to 4 million The Lathrop Trust to run five years after residue distribution includes Lathrop Co Tanana Publishing Co Midnight Sun Broadcasting Co Healy River Coal Cordova Commercial Co and First Bank of Cordova Proceeds include stock bequests to multiple relatives and institutions plus a 100 share grant to the University of Alaska for a Lathrop Scholarship Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Austin E. Lathrop
Santrana
Providence Hospital
Anchorage
St. Joseph's Hospital
University of Alaska
Captain Lathrop
Pacific Northwest
Lathrop Trust
Lathrop Co
Cordova
Tanana Publishing Co
Fairbanks News- Miner
Midnight Sun Broadcasting Co
KFAR
KENI
Healy River Coal Corporation
Cordova Commercial Company of
First Bank of Cordova
Lathrop
Board of Regents
Sisters of Charity of the
House of Providence
Logistics Of Korean War Revealed In Navy Statement
Washington August 17 The Navy reported it has delivered 40 000 men 500 000 tons of military cargo and 2 000 000 barrels of petroleum to the Far East since the Korean war began. Pentagon briefing said 85 percent of Pacific movement was via Military Sea Transport Service with the rest by combat ships and Air Force air lift ferrying 2 000 men and 200 tons of top priority cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Far East
United Nations
Korea
Pentagon
Pacific
Air Force
Weather Report Juneau and Vicinity Delay in heavy wording
Continued fair with some cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Friday. Temperatures near 70 this afternoon and around 50 tonight. Precipitation shows none in past 24 hours. since August 1 about 1.14 inches in Juneau city and 0.85 inches at the airport. since July 1 about 11.00 and 1.89 inches respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Truman Denounces Wherry Statement Against Acheson
President Truman called Senator Wherry statements contemptible and beneath comment for blaming Secretary of State Acheson for American deaths in Korea. Wherry accused Acheson of limiting South Korean weaponry while Congress approved stronger aid. Senator Wiley urged a broader effort to keep Chinese Communists from Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Wherry
Acheson
Washington
Senate
Korea
Nebraska
Congress
Far Pacific
Wiley
R-Wis
Juneau City Council to read two new ordinances
The Juneau City Council will hold a regular meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. in City Hall to read for the third and final time two new ordinances. One increases the city card table license fee to 35 dollars per table. the other shifts automobile tax collection to the start of each year at car licensing, instead of October bills. Mayor Waino Hendrickson says a study of existing defense ordinances will be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Waino Hendrickson
War Review: North Korean push north of Pusan front
AP reports Pyongyang aligned forces 15 miles north of the provisional South Korean capital, three divisions in surprise advance. Marines seize part of Slaughter House Hill as 24th Division joins. B-29 raid on power area west of the Naktong yet to be assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Taegu
Changnyong
Air War
Naktong
U.S. 25Th Division
Chinju
Pohang
Yongdok
U.S. First Cavalry
Hong Kong
Naktong River
U. S. 25Th Infantry
Pusan
Concord
Far East
Whitesand Bay
Refloated Alaska power barge in Hooper Bay shoal
The Alaska Housing Authority power barge aground in shoal water at Hooper Bay for over a week was refloated late yesterday with help from empty oil drums and a high tide. Coast Guard cutter Clover assisted in the refloat. Hooper Bay lies on the Bering Sea about 150 miles southwest of St. Michael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Housing Authority
Hooper Bay
Coast Guard
Clover
Bering Sea
St. Michael
Stocks Quotations From New York Market August Seventeenth
Closing quotes show Alaska Juneau at 2 percent and American Can at 93 percent. Anaconda 33 percent Curtiss-Wright 10 percent International Harvester 30 percent Kennecott 62 percent New York Central 14 percent Northern Pacific 17 percent US Steel 3744 percent Pound 2.80 percent Canadian exchange 90.87 percent. Total sales 2,170,000 shares. Averages: Industrials 217.76 Rails 63.18 Utilities 39.70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Curtiss- Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
US Steel
Canadian Exchange
Rails
Utilities
Man Lost as Savage B C Storm Hits Island Coast
Reports from Vancouver Island say one fisherman James Watt of Nanaimo drowned when a savage gale drove at least nine fishing boats aground off Sea Otter Cove near Cape Scott. RCMP Port Alice notes the storm struck late Monday into Tuesday with unconfirmed tidal wave reports and a strong earthquake recorded nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
Vancouver Island
R.C.M.P
Port Alice
James Watt
Nanaimo
Sea Otter Cove
Cape Scott
Canadian Fishing Co
Mrs. Curry Surprised by Alaska Missing-Child Search
Betty Curry, 27, and her two children returned to Juneau from Skagway after a police and marshal search. She said she did not know she was sought, left Juneau on the Aleutian June 27, hitchhiked across Canada to the Alaska Highway, and was detained in Whitehorse before immigration sent them toward Chicago where the Red Cross aims to reunite them with her mother. She is divorced and the children are Richard Allan, 7, and Diana Lynn, 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Curry
Juneau
Skagway
Whitehorse
Aleutian
Canada
Alaska
Douglas couple welcome daughter at Ann's Hospital
Mr and Mrs Donald Black of Douglas welcomed a daughter born at 2 46 a m at Ann's Hospital weight five pounds 17 ounces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Black
Douglas
Ann's Hospital
Airline files amended libel suit against Fairbanks paper
Golden North Airways filed an amended $50,000 libel complaint against Tanana Publishing Co and its Daily News-Miner after district judge Pratt dismissed the suit on technical grounds. The action targets an editorial on non scheduled air carriers in Alaska first run in the Daily Alaska Empire and reprinted in Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Golden North Airways
Tanana Publishing Co
Daily News-Miner
Harry E. Pratt
News-Miner
Alaska Empire
Juneau
Mrs Boyd Dies After Monthlong Illness in Juneau
Memorial services for Mrs. Josephine Boyd will be held at 8 p.m. in the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. She died yesterday afternoon at St. Ann's Hospital after a month of illness. Interment will be next Thursday at Mountain View Memorial Park in Tacoma. Survivors include her son Robert Boyd and daughter Mrs. Oakes, with grandchildren Patricia and Gordon, plus several siblings and nieces and nephews. Mrs. Boyd was active locally with the Girl Scout Council the Martha Society and the Garden Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Carter
Josephine Boyd
St. Ann's Hospital
Willis R. Booth
PTA
Stan Grummett
Juneau
Boyd
Girl Scout Council
Martha Society
The
Presbyterian Church
World Service Circle
Alaska
Glenn Oakes
Mountain View Memorial Park
Tacoma
Oakes
Patricia
Washington State College
Gordon
Juneau High School
States
Robert Boyd
Mantaska Lake
Bowman Registered at Juneau Hotel in Skagway Visit
Max M. Bowman of Skagway is in town and registered at the Juneau Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max M. Bowman
Skagway
Juneau Hotel
Mrs N B Sorrell and daughter stay in Juneau hotel
Mrs N B Sorrell and her daughter Charlotte arrive from Funter Bay and are lodging at the Juneau Hotel as part of a local visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Sorrell
Charlotte
Funter Bay
Juneau Hotel
Palmer land deal backers defend CAA approval
Alaska report cites CAA green light from Walter Plett and Schwamm denial of alleged profiteering. Schwamm says McCutcheon fees cover seven airports and Palmer work. notes Juneau jurisdiction limits and asserts no subterfuge. He claims the Palmer airport is 90 percent complete with Sept. 2 dedication planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Congress
Sen. Butler
R-Neb
Palmer Airport
George S
Tony) Schwamm
Schwamm
Territorial Aeronautical Commission
Palmer
Stanley McCutcheon
Seattle
McCutcheon
Three North Korean divisions threaten Taegu frontline thrust
North Korean forces estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 troops pushed toward Taegu, between Waegwan and Kunwi, attacking two South Korean divisions guarding mountain passes. US Marines led a dawn assault on changnyong bridgehead near Taegu amid renewed UN efforts as long-range bombardment and counterattacks continued.
Palmer airport charges termed smear by gov
Alaska officials praised for airport financing move but accused of slander as Senator Hugh Butler charged a washout transaction to obtain federal funds. Governor Ernest Gruening refuted claims saying the airport deal was approved by the Civil Aeronautics Administration and by the Alaska Aeronautics and Communications Commission with input from five division leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Palmer Airport
Ernest Gruening
Hugh Butler
Senate
Butler
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Alaska Aeronautics and Communications Commission
Sheldon Simmons
Neil Foster
Jack Carr
Frank Barr
Senate approves social security expansion bill
The Senate approved and sent to the White House a compromise measure expanding Social Security coverage by 10,000,000 people and boosting benefits for 3,000,000 retirees. The House backed the plan 374 to 1 by voice vote after a Senate House conference agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Senate House
House
Elderly man found after 10 days in woods
Gunnar Peterson aged 65 was found alive in good health by his daughter and son in law in northern Stevens county Washington after wandering ten days while picking huckleberries. He lived on berries and sheltered in abandoned shacks at night, and could account for eight of the ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville
Wash
Gunnar Peterson
Stevens County
W. A. Graves
Tacoma
Cleveland Woman Mrs Paul Erskine Stays at Baranof
Mrs Paul Erskine of Cleveland Ohio is staying at the Baranof hotel and may be visiting local attractions during her stay. An accompanying note lists upcoming social engagements and a schedule of polite calls on local charitable events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Paul Erskine
Cleveland, Ohio
Baranof Hotel
Steamship Movements Highlight Alaskan Coastal Sailings
Maritime notices show Princess Louise set to arrive from Skagway at 8 00 a m and depart for Vancouver at 9 00 a m Friday Princess Kathleen arrives from Vancouver on Saturday and sails from Seattle today to reach Alaska Sunday Prince George leaves Vancouver tomorrow and arrives Monday Aleutian bound ships arrive Sunday from Seward Baranof sails Seattle Saturday and reaches here Tuesday Princess Norah sails from Vancouver Saturday and arrives Tuesday Freighter Chena sails Seattle on August 24.
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Princess Louise
Skagway
Vancouver
Princess Kathleen
Alaska
Seattle
Prince George
Seward
Baranof
Princess Norah
Chena
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Rae
Ieat
Hal Boyle
U. S. Navy
Weather Report
Juneau and Vicinity
WAR Review
Old City
Frankfurt
Germany
Frankfurt Cathedral
Savage
Mrs. Curry
Fairbanks Paper
Max Bowman
Funter
CAA
Palmer Land
Marcus Jensen
Jensen
U.S
Miss Hill
Harold Thuma
Jack E. Mize
Matanuska Valley Bank
M. D. Snodgrass
James Hurley
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corp
Roland Snodgrass
Palmer Airport Association
Walter Plett
Transacion
Gruening
Plett
South Koreans
Kunwi
Devil Dogs
Slaughterhouse Hill
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
Eighth Army
U. S. First Cavalry Division
South Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
GOV
Cleveland
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