NLRB Hiring Hall Ruling Marks Legal Precedent
Washington Aug 19 The NLRB ruled unanimously that Great Lakes hiring halls run by the CIO National Maritime Union are legal under Taft Hartley. The decision creates broad precedents, finds several unfair labor practices by CIO officers, and signals possible future orders affecting hiring halls on other coasts.
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Washington
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
Paul M. Herzog
Great Lakes
CIO National Maritime Union
Taft- Hartley
Arthur Goldberg
Joseph Curran
le Tee
NLAB
Pacific
Atlantic
National Maritime Union
Washington Merry Go Round on Truman plea for handicap jobs
President Truman urged private employers to hire handicapped workers during National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. He argued work boosts productivity and loyalty, while labor shortages make jobs essential. The piece notes a contrast with government hiring practices and hints at continuation.
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Wilumaron
Washington
Truman
Three New Dealers To Be Queried In Spy Ring Probe
Washington Aug 19 The House Un American Activities Committee ordered three former New Deal lawyers Nathan Whitt Lee Pressman and John Abt to appear for questioning tomorrow in its Communist spy ring investigation The committee said Alger Hiss has refused a lie detector test while denying Communist ties President Truman criticized the inquiry saying it infringing the Bill of Rights The State Department ruled refugee Russian teacher Oksana Kosenkina remains under no Soviet control while in the United States Her condition improved today after previous reports of near collapse at the Soviet consulate eventful day ended with the teacher’s health showing progress
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
New Deal
Nathan Whitt
Lee Pressman
John Abt
Alger Hiss
State Department
Red Underground
Truman
Oksana
Kosenkina
Ernest A. Gnoss
Marshall
Samuuel Dickstein
New York Oe Supreme Court
Roosevelt Saas
Mayor Hendrickson letter touts Juneau as CG district site
The Juneau Chamber of Commerce lunch feature summarized Mayor Waine Hendrickson's letter to Capt. A C Richmond advocating establishing the 17th Coast Guard District in Alaska at Juneau. He listed advantages including city leadership contact, central location, transport links, skilled marine repair, accredited schools, cost of living, and cooperative city support.
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Juneau
Coast Guard
Alaska
Waine Hendrickson
A. C. Richmond
U. S. Coast Guard
Hendrickson
C. G
U. S
Flier and Wife Reunited After Cross-Country Trip
Old Orchard Beach Me Aug 18 Army Corporal Tom Purlo and his 25 year old wife Mary Jorie were reunited today at the railroad station. Tom had crossed the continent in a freight plane to talk his wife out of plans to travel with their 22 month old son Tony Jr to the West Coast.
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Old Orchard Beach
U—Army
Tom Purlo
Mary Jorie
Tony
Tony, Jr
Germans Attack Soviets in Berlin Police Stoning
An angry German crowd inside the Russian sector stoned two carloads of Soviet police who pursued black marketeers toward the American and British zones. Early reports say one person was killed and four wounded as the mob jeered the police flesh. British sector officers watched from the boundary as about 600 Germans taunted the officers with Communist cries.
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Berlin
Draft Call May Go Out Next Week Under New Law
Reliable sources say the first draft call under the peace time law will be issued next week for 15,009 men expected in uniform in November. A second call for 15,000 more men for December will follow. Inductions will favor older ages with 26 year olds first, then 24, then 30.
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Washington, D. C
Steamship Movements Reported For Alaska and Puget Sound
The steamers Princess Louise Baranof Coastal Monarch George Washington and Princess Norah are noted with southbound and northbound arrivals and departures. Beattle and Sq Sinnett activities, plus Aleutian Jumper Hitch and Corsair movements, are listed with tentative dates in late August and the week ahead.
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Princess Louise
Baranof
Alaska
Square Sinnett
Beattle
George Washington
Princess Norah
Seattle
Len
Three Fairbanks Residents Visit Baranol Hotel
Three Fairbanks residents, Lillie Angerman, William M. Maxey, and Jasper Carroll, are visiting at the Baranol Hotel.
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Fairbanks
Baranol Hotel
Lillie Angerman
Wiliam M. Maxey
Jasper Carroll
Investigation of Territory Being Made by House Officials
Harris Huston and Robert Gres of the House Appropriations Committee arrived from Washington D C to survey federal agency needs in Alaska. They will visit Anchorage and Fairbanks before leaving Juneau, aiming to present an impartial written report to the committee. The investigative staff operates on a non political basis and requires consent from the chairman and ranking minority member before drafting any report.
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Harris Huston
Robert Gresnam
House Appropriations Committee
Pan American Airways
Washington, D. C
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Juneau
Alaska
House Committee of Appropriations
Staf
Longshoremen to Consider Wea Pay Offer
CIO Longshoremen open two day coastwise caucus in San Francisco to weigh a five cent hourly wage increase from Waterfront Employers Association. President Harry Bridges urges 6500 members to reject the offer and warns of a coastwise strike on September 2 as cooling off period ends. The WEA calls last night's meeting a stop work gathering and contract violation.
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San Francisco
CIO Longshoremen
Harry Bridges
Waterfront Employers Association
WEA
Stock Quotations from New York Aug 19
Closing quotations list Alaska Juneau 3 ½ percent American Can 85 Anaconda 36 Curtiss Wright 87 International Harvester 29 Kennecott 57 New York Central 16 Northern Pacific 21 U S Steel 7s Pound 4 03 44. Sales today 580000 shares. Averages industrials 182 57 rails 59 60 utilities 34 76.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Curtiss Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
U. S. Steel
Funeral of Babe Ruth Draws Thousands in New York
Thousands attended the funeral at St Patrick’s Cathedral and 50,000 more stood outside as Francis Cardinal Spellman led the high mass for Babe Ruth who died of cancer at Memorial Hospital at age 53. Gov. Dewey and many sports figures were pallbearers.
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Babe Ruth
New York
Memorial Hospital
Babe
Boston Red Sox
Florida
New York Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Charles Mercer
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fifth Avenue
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Baltimore
Thomas B. Dewey
Joseph F. Flannelly
Monday Nights Memorial Hospital
Six Held in Greek Death of U.S. Broadcaster
In Athens the Greek Press Ministry reported six people detained for questioning over the slaying of American radio correspondent George Polk. Polk’s body, bound and bullet-riddled, was found May 16 in Salonika Harbor. The six named are Gregory Stathopoulos, his mother, and four staff from the Salonika hotel where Polk stayed.
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Athens
George Polk
Polk
Salonika Harbor
Gregory Stathopoulos
Salonika
Weather Report Juneau Area Forecast Summary
Temperature for 24 hours shows a morning reading with a maximum near 69 degrees. Juneau and vicinity forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 7 30 a.m. shows trace amounts in Juneau City and at the airport with notable totals since August 1.
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Juneau
Trace
China adopts new currency pegged to U S dollar
A China government announcement today describes the new currency named the gold yuan pegged to the U S dollar and backed by 100 percent reserves. Finance Ministry officials say backing will be 40 percent gold silver and foreign currency plus 60 percent government guarantees. Shanghai financiers doubt inflation will subside without substantial backing. The item also notes a historical Canada capital fact referencing Ottawa.
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Nanking
Hollington Tong
Finance Ministry
Bhanghai
Anchorage invited for 250600 metallurgical lab site
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce urges consideration of Anchorage as the site for a 250600 dollar metallurgical laboratory to test base metals and synthetic fuels. Juneau and U S Bureau of Mines officials weigh the prospects and land title issues.
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Anchorage
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Mines
Juneau Chamber of Commerce
Territorial
Vic Rivers
Juneau
Rivers
Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
Chamber
G. D. Jermain
Bureau
Navy
Jermain
SE. Alask
Installment Buying Curb Rules Ready
Washington announces Regulation W controls most consumer installment credit purchases between 50 and 5000 dollars. A one third down payment on autos and twenty percent on most appliances, including stoves refrigerators washers radios and vacuum cleaners. Time limits: 15 months for plans 1000 dollars or less and 18 months for over 1000 dollars. The rule, restoring postwar credit controls, was signed by President Truman.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Truman
Chamber Info Booth Popular With Tourists
Juneau Chamber meeting highlighted the junior chamber info booth run by Hank Harmon. The service draws 30 to 40 inquiries daily from tourists and locals about sites and schedules, with a peak of 53 by 11 am. Harmon urged early planning for next season and charter fishing options. Taku Lodge and Alaska Coastal Airlines boost tourist activities. The report also notes a giant rose bush in Tombstone and general notes on high blood pressure in later life.
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Chamber of Commerce
Juneau
Hank Harmon
Harmon
Taku Lodge
Alaska Coastal Airlines
Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Palestine
Lake Success
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U. N
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Jerusalem
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Weather Bureau
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Lower Canada
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Sen. Walker
Ketchikan
Empire
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Seton H. Thompson
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Albert M. Day
Brandt
Petersburg
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