Naster Denies Grafting in Tax Fix Case
Bert K. Naster testified before a House Ways and Means subcommittee that he and Frank Nathan did not attempt to extort $500,000 from Teitelbaum over tax troubles. Teitelbaum linked a “clique” of Washington officials to the proposed deal. all named officials deny involvement. A grand jury inquiry ordered by Attorney General McGrath is expected to begin next week. Naster cited physical fear in refusing some answers.
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Washington
Bert K. Naster
Abraham Teitelbaum
Teitelbaum
House
Naster
Frank Nathan
Ways and Means
Hollywood
Fla
Nathan
McGrath
Justice Department
Florida
Adrian Dewind
Jules Yablock
New York City
T. Lamar Caudle
Jess Larson
General Services Administration
Charles Oliphant
Internal Revenue Bureau
Ship Movements Include Southbound Denali and Freighters
Denali is scheduled to move southbound on Sunday. Baranof plans a Friday sailing from Seattle. Freighter Cassiar is due to arrive southbound Saturday morning. Freighter Flemish Knot is scheduled to arrive from Seattle on December 14.
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Denali
Baranof
Seattle
Cassiar
Flemish Knot
GOP caution on 1952 race hints at possible Truman victory
Washington Merry Go Round notes key GOP factors behind cautious optimism. They cite narrow 1948 margins in New York and Pennsylvania, Wallace votes potentially shifting to Democrats, and lingering reaction to Truman tax issues.
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GOP
Ilinois
Werner Schroeder
New York
Dewey
Wallace
Truman
Pennsylvania
Tiny Alaskan Princess Seeks Truman Visit Friday
Princess Pearl Ittigiah, a six year old Eskimo girl from Minto Alaska, plans to deliver a petition signed by more than 2,500 Alaskans asking President Truman for help improving air service. She hopes for a Friday audience and will present concerns about milk fruit and vegetable deliveries and the Civil Aeronautics Board action revoking Air Transport Associates permit. Senator Gillette supports broader inquiry into the board and urges continued debate on low-cost transport and airline monopolies.
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Washington
Air Transport Associates, Inc
Seattle
Alaska
Fight For Life
US Court of Appeals
Civil Aeronautics Board
Air Transport
Warren Miller
Supreme Court
Pearl Ittigiah
Arctic Circle
Minto
President Truman
New York
Truman
Tiny Pearl
Britain to honor full US and Canada loan payments
London reports Britain will pay in full both capital and interest due on United States and Canadian loans by December 31. Britain owes the United States about 51.5 million in capital and 87 million in interest and Ottawa 14 million in capital plus 23.7 million in interest. Total US borrowing stands at roughly 4.35 billion dollars, including new money and lend-lease aid.
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London
Britain
United States
Ottawa
MiGs Keep Out of Way Of U.S. Jets
In northwest Korea F-86 Sabres swept the skies but did not encounter Communist MiG-15s from Manchuria. A U.S. Fifth Air Force report said a U-2 shooting star crashed with no survival prospects. Patrols across hills near Yonchon and west of the Punchbowl reported artillery requests. brief skirmishes occurred with Reds. temperatures ranged from 5 to 40 degrees.
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Seoul
Korea
Manchuria
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Yonchon
Punchbowl
No-Man's-Land
Pelican visitor from Seattle checks into Baranof Hotel
W. C. McCaddon of Pelican arrived yesterday on the Pan American Airways from Seattle and is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
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W. C., McCaddon of
Pelican
PAA
Seattle
Baranof Hotel
Polar Express Delivers Christmas Mail From Fairbanks to North Pole
Alaska Airlines reports its four engine airliner named Polar Express flew from Fairbanks to Point Barrow and back delivering 5000 children's letters to Santa Claus. A 9 foot steel north pole marker was dropped over the north pole, marking the world’s top point.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
North Pole
Santa Claus
Alaska Airlines
Saint Nick
Polar Express
Point Barrow
Barrow
Pt. Barrow
Weather Summary Paragraph Continues On Page Two
Precipitation data for the past 24 hours ending 7 30 a m at the airport shows 0 03 inches. Since July 1 total rainfall reaches 19 66 inches.
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Weather Report
U. S. Weather Bureau
Parents Decide Children to See Juneau Christmas
In Cleveland a common pleas court settlement gives Mrs. William S. Twenhofel permission to take 7 year old Charles Steyer and 4 year old Sharon to their Alaska home, where her husband is chief of the U S Geological Survey. Father Francis A. Steyer retains visitation rights. he drops a motion to punish, and an alienation suit against Twenhofel and the Robisons is dismissed.
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Cleveland
Charles Steyer
Sharon
Juneau
Alaska
Common Pleas
William S. Twenhofel
U. S. Geological Survey
Francis A. Stejer
Survey
Twenhofel
Stejer
William H. Robinson
Martha Shaquanie
Lake
Chamber-of-Commerce
President Harding
Governor's Mansion
Warren G. Harding
Aubrey
Byron
Karen Shaquanie
Daisy Hayes
Fisheran
Frank Lee
Haines
Feulacion
Willie Elaska
Cape Alitak
Alitak
Fort Yukon
Hannah Peters
Yukon River
Bertha Lake
Hooper Bay
Clara Owletuk
Marshall
Virginia Afcan
Fish Village
Agnes Shelton
Alakanuk
Jacob Kameroff
Kwiguk
Four Accused In California Tax Frauds
SAN FRANCISCO Dec 12 James G Smyth former northern California federal tax collector and three others are indicted for backdating income tax returns unlawfully extending deadlines and removing records. The grand jury ended its term with four indictments and more investigations ongoing under a special assistant to handle income tax cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
James G. Smyth
California
Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Smyth
Paul V. Doyle
John J. Boland
Doyle
Lloyd J. Cosgrove
Eighth Army to stay in Korea under Van Fleet orders
General James A. Van Fleet said Eighth Army will remain in Korea until South Korea can defend itself. He emphasized the mission is to build up the Republic of Korea’s army so its people will feel secure and free, noting past success in Greece and Korea.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
U.S. Eighth Army
South Korea
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
van Fleet
Greece
Republic of
Kore
Seattle man Harland Smith registered at Baranof Hotel
From Seattle, Harland Smith is registered at the Baranof Hotel, with details noted in the local notices brief.
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Seattle
Harland Smith
Baranof Hotel
Tide Tables December 13 High and Low Tide Times
Record of December 13 tides with high tides at 2 10 a m 15 2 feet and 1 38 p m 17 5 feet plus low tides at 7 40 am 46 feet and 8 18 pm minus 1 2 feet.
Tuberculosis Patients Publish Unusual Christmas Card
Tuberculosis patients in a Juneau sanatorium ward of the Alaska Native Service Hospital authored a mimeographed Christmas card. Each patient writes a paragraph about residence, greets relatives and friends, and recalls life before entering the hospital, with drawings and parka border designs.
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Alaska Native Service Hospital
Juneau
Prisoner Swap Plan Snags Truce Talks
UN and Allied negotiators in Panmunjom reject a five point prisoners exchange plan from the Communists. UN fears bulk exchange could miss data and leave prisoners unrecorded as talks stall over Red Cross access and numbers held. The Reds claim a month to deliver all prisoners, with 98,000 to 139,000 Allied troops reportedly in Red hands and 120,000 to 135,000 Chinese and North Korean prisoners overall.
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Panmunjom
Red
Red Cross
William P. Nuckols
Sitka Resident Registered at Gastineau Hotel
Glyn Freeland of Sitka is registered at the Gastineau Hotel, confirming his stay and lodging arrangement in Sitka.
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Glyn Freeland
Sitka
Gastineau Hotel
Resignation of McGrath Demanded in Tax Hearings
Washington December 12 7 Representative Byrnes Republican Wisconsin demanded the resignation of Attorney General J Howard McGrath at congressional tax scandal hearings. Byrnes said McGrath should be replaced by a leader able to restore confidence in the Justice Department. McGrath testified that he approved an expense-paid European trip last summer for Assistant Attorney General T Lamar Caudle who was fired by President Truman last month.
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Representative Byrnes
R-Wis
Byrnes
McGrath
Justice Department
House
Ways and Means
Europe
T. Lamar Caudle
Truman
UN Loses 900 Planes in Korea Says Air Force
The Air Force reports United Nations and Allied forces in Korea have lost nearly 900 aircraft, with Communist losses around 300. Noncombat Allied losses reach 317. Red losses from noncombat causes and probable Red aircraft are not counted.
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Korea
Air Force
Washington
United States
President Truman Eyes Action On Tax Scandals
President Truman met with Attorney General McGrath and FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover at the White House as tax scandal testimony floods Capitol Hill. White House and Justice press offices offered no details. Democratic Chairman McKinney said the president is angry and ready to clean house, amid talk of a bipartisan inquiry and personnel shakeups. McGrath refused to comment on resignation despite Republican pressure.
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Washington
McGrath
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Truman
White House
Capital Hill
Justice Department
Frank McKinney
McKinney
Hoover
Internal Revenue Bureau
House
Lang Talks On Sweden At Kiwanis Luncheon
Herbert Lang a University of Alaska graduate spoke at the Juneau Kiwanis Club luncheon at the Baranof Hotel about his four month European farm tour. He described farming methods, cooperatives, and Lapland life in Sweden, with slides, noting Stockholm’s cleanliness and lack of slums.
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Herbert Lang
University of Alaska
Juneau Kiwanis Club
Baranof Hotel
Salvation Army
Ken Morgan
Lang
Hallene Price
University
4-H Foundation
University Extension Service
International Farm
Sweden
Arctic
Stockholm
Methodist Church
Juneau High School
Valdez Approves 2 Percent Sales Tax in Special Vote
Voters in Valdez Alaska approved a 2 percent sales tax by a six to one margin in a special election. The ordinance earmarks funds for sewer and water systems hospital street improvements and school facilities. Voter turnout was reported as good.
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Valdez
Alaska
Stock Quotations From New York December Market Report
Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock at 3. American Can 110 and American Tel and Tel 1582. Anaconda 49 percent, Douglas Aircraft 59, General Electric 57, General Motors 51, Goodyear 4314. Kennett 86, Libby McNeill and Libby 8, Northern Pacific 66, Standard Oil of California 50, Twentieth Century Fox 19, U S Steel 40, Pound 2.80, Canadian Exchange 96.68. Sales 1,280,000 shares. Averages: Industrials 266.09, rails 82.59, utilities 46.64.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Tel
Tel
Anaconda
Douglas Aircraft
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Kennetott
Libby McNeill
Libby
Northern Pacific
Standard Oil of California
Twentieth Century Fox
U. S. Steel
Pound
Canadian Exchange
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Drew Pearson
Appeals Court
Senator Gillette
Iowa
Senate Small Business Committee
U.S
Canada
San Antonio
Texas
van Nuys
Calif
ANS Tuberculosis
Munsan
United Nations Command
Frank Maresh
Lea Apayaok
Barter Island
Kathryn Elaska
Nikolai
Kuskokwim
Bertha
Christopher Lake
Harding
Kiwanis
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