Red Air Funds Slashed 15000 Amid Palmer Juneau Scrutiny
Territorial Director of Aviation G. Schwamm says federal participating funds are being withheld as a full investigation and appraisal of the Palmer airport is completed. He warns continued adverse publicity could stall other Alaska projects, notes new policy on seaplane payments, and urges rapid federal-state cooperation to speed up the large Alaska program.
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Palmer
Tony” Schwamm
Territorial
Empire Today
Schwamm
Territory
Alaska
Hugh Butler
R-Neb
Senate
Withhheld
Palmer Municipal Airport
CAA
Washington
Palmer Airport
Juneau
Alaska Aeronautics and Communications Commission
G. 8 S. Schwamm
Roosevelt urges Truman to consider firing Johnson
Eleanor Roosevelt writes a private letter urging President Truman to rethink defense secretary Louis Johnson. She argues cabinet changes are needed at times and warns against freezing Johnson in his role, noting public anger over Johnson’s performance and the topic gaining attention amid White House deliberations.
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Truman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Defense
Louis Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
State Acheson
White House
Acheson
Weekend Alaska Coastal flights carry 192 passengers
Weekend Alaska Coastal Airlines carried 192 passengers across 74 departures 73 arrivals and 45 interport trips. The list names travelers by port including Skagway Haines Ketchikan Petersburg Wrangell Gustavus Pelican Hoonah Sitka Tenakee Taku Lodge Hawk Inlet Ghatham Todd and Tulsequah with numerous individuals and family groups onboard.
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Alaska
Alaska Coastal Airlines
Skagway
Fred Jacobsen
Jack McBar
Jeanne Renshaw
Svend Thorpe
Fred Marlow
McMickle
Pat Holmes
Patsie Holmes
William Paul, Jr
Haines
Jane Armstrong
Lillian Fuson
Jack Means
Charlotte Means
Lee Donnelly
Alice Armstrong
Mary Willard
Henry Brown
Janjis Donnelly
John Monagle
Ketchikan
Ace Williams
Victor Klose
H. M. Sully
G. H. Curtis
M. J. Winninghoff
V. C. Forbes
Petersburg
Fred Canine
E. C. Reynolds
Wrangell
T. P. Hansen
Gustavus
Alice White
Joe Frydle
Pelican
Tom Dyer
Alex Falkern
Art Sagorsky
Betty Benish
Hoonah
Jennie Marks
Mr. Parks
Ruth Rogall
Olive Montell
Virginia MacLean
Tula Jackson
Roland Burrows
F. Countryman
Sitka
Gloria Netrower
Herbert Gray
Lloyd Dean
Art Peterson
Bobby Slayden
Inez Jones
George Hemnes
Cashel
Kathleen Sullivan
Hawk Inlet
P. P. Mori, Co. N. Briones
Ghatham
Gordon Shaw
Todd
Stanley Elkum
Tenakee
M. Quinto
Taku Lodge
William Warren
Denise Darsel Shines With Distinct Charm and Bright Eyes
In the cast the sole girl Denise Darsel captivates with big blue eyes and a charm distinctly her own, highlighting her standout presence in the ensemble.
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Denise Darsel
Trainmen Walk Out in Dermand Over Pay Hours
Trainmen walked out at three terminals in Louisville St Paul and Cleveland as a nationwide rail strike loomed. President Truman ordered Steelman to rally railroads and unions for a new bargaining push while considering seizure as a last resort.
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Dermand
Washington
Truman
John R. Steelman
Charles G. Rose
Ross
Steelman
Louisville
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad
St. Paul
Minnesota Transfer Railway Company
Minneapolis and
Cleveland
River Terminal Railway
Republic Steel
Republic
Steel Company
Flames Destroy Packard Marina in Juneau Blaze
A massive fire at the Packard Marina on Willoughby Avenue in Juneau caused about $60,000 in damage to the marina and a nearby building. Seven minor roof fires spread embers up to a quarter mile, with two apartments gutted and five boats damaged. Firefighters, aided by Alaska Coastal Airlines and the tug Trojan, battled the blaze for hours while residents and spectators watched, and a 2-4 alarm later quelled a roof fire at 123 Front Street.
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Packard Marina
Willoughby Avenue
Juneau Fire Department
Packard Boat Shop
R. E. Packard
Floyd Fagerson
J. W. Cole
A. Minard Mill
Alaska Coastal Airline
Gastineau Channel
Alaska Coastal Airlines
Overby
Crocks Boat Shop
Russ Magill
Packard
Marina
Third Street
Main Street
Percy
Front Street
Brunswick Rooms
Ferry Way
Crock
Juneau
Evidence shows 1950 Soviet machinegun captured in Korea
Infantrymen of the 35th Regiment captured a new 1950 model Russian machinegun and turned it over to a United Nations front line team. It will be flown to Lake Success, New York, to support evidence against Soviet Representative Jakob Malik's claim that the Soviet Union provided no military equipment to North Korea since 1948.
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U.S
Korea
United Nations
Lake Success
New York
Jakob A. Malik
Soviet Union
Five Angoon men fined for illegal seining at Eagle River mouth
Five Angoon residents faced $1,000 appeal bonds after a Friday hearing found them guilty of seining in the mouth of Eagle River. Cyrus E. Pack paid $250 while Andrew Wanamaker George Hobson John Williams Jr and Albert Paddy each were fined $100 by U S Commissioner Gordon Gray. Clarence E Matson Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement arrested the group after they set a seine within the 500 yard limit. Officials noted difficulty in distinguishing salt and freshwater without river markers.
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Eagle River
U.S
Gordon Gray
Cyrus E. Pack
Andrew Wanamaker
George Hobson
John Williams Jr
Albert Paddy
Clarence E. Matson
Fish and Wildlife Service
Ambassador From Korea Sees Peace Hopes After War
Lenox Mass. Korea’s ambassador to the United States says he hopes Korea will become one state once invading armies are destroyed. Dr John M Chang adds that the UN should restore peace and security and determine Northern boundary with Manchuria. He expects a UN election in North Korea to fill 100 National Assembly seats.
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Lenox
Mass
Korea
United States
John M. Chang
United Nations
Manchuria
Chang
North Korea
National Assembly
War Correspondents Face News Bottlenecks in Korea
In Tokyo on August 21, war news from Korea flowed slowly as the U S Eighth Army removed press telephones and teletypes from advance HQ. Command advised filing at Pusan due to limited comms and possible Taegu Japan link disruptions. Newsers limited to 60 words daily for Tokyo relay. pool teletype offer rejected by 30 correspondents.
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Tokyo
Korea
U.S. Eighth Army
Pusan
Taegu
Japan
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
Army
British Troops Ready To Enter Korea
Hong Kong report says 1500 British soldiers from the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders and the Middlesex Regiment are packing in to join UN forces in Korea. Britain, Australia and New Zealand forces in Korea to be organized as a Commonwealth force. Proposals from Red China and Nehru discussed. U.S. aims for rapid Western rearmament and a $4 billion arms fund. Britain proposes a mutual aid plan to replace the Marshall Plan. Seagrave, Burma physician, detained on suspicions of aiding Karen rebels.
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Hong Kong
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
Middlesex Regiment
Korea
Australia
New Zealand
Peiping
Chouen-Lai
New China
Red China
India
Nehru
Lake Success
UN Assembly
Security Council
Truman
Washington
State Acheson
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
Europe
Middle East
Far East
London
Gordon 5
Seagrave
Burma
Juneau Weather Report Forecast for Tonight and Tuesday
Fair tonight and Tuesday in Juneau and vicinity. Temperatures, Juneau max 176 min 61. Airport max 16 min 45. Lows around 50, highs near 73. Rainfall in past 24 hours light None city, 1.14 inches since Aug 1, 11.07 since July 1. Airport 0.85 inches since Aug 1, 7.89 since July 1.
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Juneau
Enemy Buildup on Twin Fronts Near Taegu and Chinju
Allied reports say Communist forces redoubled buildup on the northern central front near Taegu and on the southern front near Chinju with ten days left to August, while heavy fighting continued at Tongyong, Battle Mountain, and in the Kigye-Pohang corridor. US Marines advanced, and air power disrupted Red operations as planners forecast possible twin offensives.
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United Nations
Korea
Naktong River
Waegwan
Taegu
U.S. First Cavalry Division
MacArthur
Chinju
Fifth Air Force
Pusan
Tongyong
U.S
Battle Mountain
Haman
Kigye-Pohang
Associated Press
Redfanchor
Tokyo
High Command
People's Army
Christine Halvorsen Tours Alaska Selling Trip
Christine Halvorsen, former owner of Halvorsen's in Juneau, travels Alaska on a selling trip. She arrived on the Aleutian early today, has visited Anchorage and Fairbanks, stays at the Baranof Hotel, and will remain in Juneau until the Alaska sails south Friday.
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Alaska
Christine Halvorsen
Halvorsen
Juneau
Miss Halvorsen
Aleutian
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Baranof Hotel
60 MPH Nets 25 Fine on Glacier Highway
Erling L. Martinson was fined $25 by U. S. Commissioner Gordon Gray after pleading guilty to speeding on the Glacier Highway. Arrested by Sgt. John Monagle of the Highway Patrol, Martinson admitted traveling six miles an hour over the limit.
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Erling L. Martinson
U. S
Gordon Gray
Glacier Highway
Martinson
Sergt
John Monagle
Highway Patrol
CIA
Stock Quotations From New York Closing Prices
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau at 2 percent, Anaconda 34 14, Curtiss-Wright 10 percent, International Harvester 30 percent, Kennecott 64, New York Central 14, Northern Pacific 17, U S Steel 37, Pound 2.80 dollars. Total shares sold 1,840,000. Averages: Industrials 220.21, rails 63.09, utilities 37.49.
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New York
Alaska
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Palmer OR
Jack Anderson
Fred Blumenthal
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Drew Pearson
Funter
Sam Pekovitch
W. Blankenship
Provance
Eubanks
Neil Anderson
Art Griffin
Mable
Roy Hendricks
Cary E. Powell
Wilbur Hendricks
R. Duval
H. C. Heal
Gail Huhns
Betty Jean Roberts
Wright
Bill Givson
Monty Colby
D. C. Priesner
C. Se
St. Claire
Tulsequah
H. Cox
Henry Museth
Iale
Leon Agcaoili
A. Minard
Weather Report
Juneau and
Vicinity
The
Inchon
Seoul
Kimpo
Navy
Pyongyang
Kim Il Sung
MacArthur Conferred With Gen. J. Lawton Collins
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Forrest P. Sherman
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