Coast Guard district for Alaska eyed as wartime precedent revived
Secretary Snyder said a separate Alaska Coast Guard district is being considered to mirror its World War II arrangement. A survey of defenses and a larger fleet with shore installations and Loran stations are expected, with Alaska defense seen as vital if hostilities with Russia emerge. Governor Gruening and Rep Bartlett have endorsed restoring the district.
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Vtlusken
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Russia
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Congress
E. L. Bartlett
New Jersey Police Seek New York Man in Slaying
Greenwich Conn Aug 27 Police Chief John Gleason says Mercer County N J Prosecutor Marion Volpe asked him to arrest Henry Morgan Brooks a New York financier for the murder of Joseph R Watkins 53 his business partner Watkins was found shot to death outside the Princeton Inn Princeton N J Brooks about 61 could not be found on his estate He and Watkins were partners in the Standard Foundation an investment firm in New York City Hey Woods Kodiak Here Mr and Mrs James E Heywood of Kodiak are staying at the Baranot Hotel.
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Conn
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Mercer County
N. J
Marion Volpe
Henry Morgan Brooks
New York
Joseph R. Watkins
Watkins
Princeton Inn
Princeton
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Holge Brooks
Brooks
Standard Foundation
New York City
Farm deal enters in spy probe
Washington report on House Un-American Activities inquiry into whether Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers shared interest in a Maryland farm near Westminster. Investigation includes a handwriting expert to resolve conflicting accounts about prewar ties and the Meer farm purchase and residence.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Westminster
Hiss
Meer
Chambers
Clay memoirs loom as General Clay may reveal truths
The note reports General Lucius Clay plans a forthcoming memoir that could expose high level actions in Germany. He intends to stay in his post until Washington relieves him, then release a pungent narrative about his Army service and leadership.
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Lucius Clay
U. S
Germany
Clay
Washington
Three Fishers Here With Salmon Catches
Intimates of the hard working occupation chief say he is keeping. Three boats were in at Juneau reporting meat and salmon activity over the past two days. The Wanderer, skippered by Sam Stevens, is making his record for major polls. Jim Sharp brought 15,000 pounds and other boats report catches around Chatham Straits and Stephens Passage.
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Washington
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Sameport
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Stephens Passage
Native Scout Units Planned in Alaska With Guard Battalion
Anchorage Times reports plans to form Native Scout units in Alaska alongside a four-company National Guard battalion. Eskimo members would train like guards but with native customs. Lt. Col. Joseph D. Alexander has discussed the project with Gov. Gruening in Juneau as funding gaps persist.
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Anchorage ‘Times
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Washington
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Juneau
Alaska Territorial Guard
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Truman Plans Historic Cross Country Tour
President Truman is reportedly organizing a nationwide campaign tour likely to exceed any prior president. The path will reach the deep south and all regions with first stops planned soon after Labor Day in Detroit. A major speech will be delivered from notes after final tweaks with party chair J Howard McGrath.
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Detroit
Tepes
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Washington
Yorktown
Virginia
Thomas Dewey
Weather Under Scorching Heat Across Nation
Excessive heat gripped the country with temperatures near 90 to 107 degrees and rising humidity. Officials warned cooler air was not in sight while New York City logged record water use and Boston and Portland posted August heat peaks. Transportation firms added extra service to handle early shifts as heat extended into the weekend.
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Yuma
Ariz
Midwest
New York City
Boston
Portland
Hurricane Rages Off Coast Near Florida Georgia
A Navy hurricane hunter entered the 100 mile per hour storm about 900 miles east of Miami and lost radio contact. The system was seen moving northwest at 150 mph toward the Florida Georgia coast though still far away and potentially changing course. Ships fled. the John Howland broke down 250 miles east of Brunswick and requested Coast Guard standby, later reporting repairs.
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Fla
Navy
Florida-Georgia
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Coast Guard
Stock Quotations and Court Date in Alaska News
New York August 27 closing stock and commodity quotes show Alaska Juneau mine at 3 then Alaska stock prices for Anaconda Kennecott and others. Averages list industrials at 183.21 rails 61.43 utilities 34.82. Ketchikan court terms set with grand jury October 4 and petit jury October 13. Oak Harbor resident Prank Green is staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
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Petit Jury
Oak Harbor
Gastineau Hotel
Day Reports Alaska Salmon Shortage Delays Aid
Alaska faces its worst salmon season with SE Alaska pink catches at 80 000 cases by mid August down from 340 000 a year ago and 160 000 in 1946. Bristol Bay sockeye at 1 350 000 vs 1 800 000 last year. Day calls for better management and enforcement as staff remains small amid population and highway growth threats.
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Washington
Alaska
Albert M. Day
Fish and Widlife Service
Day
Bristol Bay
Delaware
Anchorage Voters to Decide on Diesel Plant Bond
Anchorage voters will decide today on a plan to issue bonds up to 300000 dollars to buy a diesel electric generating plant. Officials say current facilities peak at 6800 kilowatts, while 8300 kilowatts are needed to meet winter peak loads.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Communists storm Berlin City Hall amid political turmoil
Communists surged into Berlin City Hall in the Russian Zone and disrupted an elected City Council meeting. They demanded replacing the council with labor unions, threatening to return, as Soviet and U.S. officials clashed over control and security. Acting Mayor Friedensburg warned of a fragile parliament under police inaction. Ernst Reuter denounced Soviet pressure while Col. Yelisarov criticized Howley amid mounting tension. E. L. Rountree from Washington arrived at the Bariot Hotel.
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Czechoslovakia
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Ferdinand Friedensburg
Russia
Alexis Yelisarov
Frank Howley
U. S
Howley
Three Western Envoys Meet Molotov in Moscow Conference
Three Western envoys US Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith French Ambassador Yves Chataigneau and British representative Frank Roberts met Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov at the Kremlin in Moscow. The session focused on the German crisis. Stalin did not attend tonight's conference as officials noted. Rain fell in Moscow during the day.
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Yves Chataigneau
Frank Roberts
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Kremin
Salmon pack under 1947 total in Alaska on Aug 21
Alaska salmon pack reached 2,866,392 cases as of August 21, reported by the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service. The figure trails the prior year by about 800,000 cases. District totals show Western Alaska 1,873,272. Central Alaska 1,243,115. Southeastern Alaska 250,006 for August 21 with corresponding 1947 figures of 1,418,208 and 1,673,690 and 56,954 respectively.
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Alaxka
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska
Central
Strike Still Set for Sept 2 on West Coast Waterfront
San Francisco August 27 A strike remains scheduled for September 2 in the Pacific Coast water rent dispute. Employers and CIO longshoremen spokesmen say no talks are ongoing though rumors say a settlement may be near. A 10 cent an hour raise is hinted while the Waterfront Employers Association offers no comment. Longshoremen advise regional members to ready for action amid sparse formal negotiations.
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Pacific Coast Waterent
CIO
Supreme Court
Waterfront Employers Association
Rmal
Weather report for Juneau and Airport area
The Weather Bureau records Juneau high of 85 and low of 36 this morning with a 56/29 reading at the airport. Mostly cloudy with rain showers tonight, partly cloudy Saturday. Low tonight near 46. little temp change tomorrow. Precipitation shows Juneau 4 inches since Aug 1. airport trace with 7.77 inches since July 1.
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Bodie
Juneau
Tn Juneau Cy — Trac
Trace
Ince
Steamer sailings listed for Pacific routes
Steamers moving along the Pacific Northwest schedule with princesses and vessels to depart from Vancouver Seattle and Victoria. Princess Louise sails tomorrow from Vancouver and Princess Norah departs Vancouver at 9 pm tomorrow while Alaska and Auranof leave Seattle today and tomorrow respectively. George Washington heads from Seattle Tuesday and Prince George from Vancouver on Sept 1 Aleutian heads southbound on Monday.
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Vancouver
Alaska
Seattle
Auranof
Princess Norah
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Prince George
Anchorage Nimrods Shoot Fish Fine
Two Anchorage men, Charles M. Rogers and Arle E. Winters, were fined $100 each and had their shotgun forfeited after a shooting expedition at Sheep Creek salmon. Holger Larsen of Fish and Wildlife oversaw the case and they were taken before the U. S. Commissioner’s Court for trial. MISS FOR RETURNS Miss Hazel Ford returned aboard the Prince George after vacations in Vancouver and Seattle. Mrs. Elle Remley seeks divorce from Walter Remley on grounds of non support. the couple wed in Reno, Nevada.
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Seattle
Boy Scout Office
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Walter Remley
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