Chiang Now Asked to Resign or Make Peace
A House committee member disclosed a report alleging that detailed information on the Norden bomb sight leaked to Russian representatives as early as 1938. The leak reportedly came from the Aberdeen proving ground via a War Department civilian employee, now believed still in government service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Un-Amerian Activities Committee
United States
Army
Aberdeen
War Department
Extra Gift for Truman Marks End of Petrillo Ban
A Christmas gift for President Truman may honor the end of the Petrillo recording ban with a special million dollar cast record featuring opera stars and popular singers. James C. Petrillo conducts as the AFL head, with Perry Como and Fran Warren among the performers. The first recording Missouri Waltz and Far Away Places by Como were stamped at Camden plant. Truman to receive a copy and 100 for Broadway shop sale.
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New York
Truman
Harry
James C. Petrillo
Petrillo
AFL American Federation of Musicans
Phonograph Record Companies
Gladys, Swarthout
Dorothy Kirsten
Ferrucio Tagliavini
Lawrence Tibbe
Army hostess at Nome gets plea answered
Seattle report shows Jane Sniffen called for gifts for Eskimo children and Alaska Almanac publisher David Tewkesbury responded by buying 150 dollars worth of toys and snacks. He shipped them by Alaska Airlines to Nome for a Christmas party for 300 children ages 2 to 6 including doll buggies windup toys and fruit cakes.
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Seattle
David Tewkesbury
Alaska Almanac
Alaska Airlines
Jane Sniffen
Nome
Tewkesbury
Washington Merry Go Round on Venezuelan coup
The column says a 1948 Latin American coup toppled Venezuela's president Romulo Gallegos. The U S State Department agreed to joint talks with Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Chile before recognizing the new regime. Paul Daniels of the American Republics Division announced the stance. Ambassadors relayed the information to their capitals. Continued on Page Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasumoron
Romulo Gallegos
Venezuela
State Department
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Chile
Ccculan
Paul Daniels
Alaska Coastal Tuesday Flights Reach Seaboard Cities
Fifteen passengers arrived with Alaska Coastal Airlines on Tuesday. Eight departed. Passengers listed include from Haines John Schnabel Lou Tracquist Alice Bitton from Tenakee Bob Offenbacker Wayne Pl...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junea
Alaska Coastal Airlines
Haines
John Schnabel
Lou Tracquist
Alice Bitton
Tenakee
Bob Offenbacker
Wayne Plumiey
Sitka
A. Mack
BS. Savidge
W. Williams
Helen Little
Forrest Jean Fraedy
Culby Camp
Earl Lane
Fynter Bay
D. Ainsworth
W. T. Hargrave
Henry Lutoc
Peter Outstegoff
Don Williams
C. P. Irwin
J. Stalba
Glen Johnson
Hoonah
Mrs
L. C. Chaney
Hockey Scores From Pacific Coast League Last Night
New Westminster beat Tacoma 6 to 2 while Portland defeated Vancouver 4 to 2 Fresno triumphed 3 to 1 over Oakland in last nights PCHL games with multiple outcomes across the standings and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast Hockey League
New Westminster
Tacoma
Portland
Vancouver
Fresno
Oakland
Alaska Industry Lined Up For Native Crafts Training
Five Eskimos with no southern travels will winter in Mexico to study gold and silver work under William Spratling. Plans shifted due to Mexican work restrictions, sending Eskimos to Taxco for six months then returning to Mount Edgecumbe to expand training. Foster plans a scaled program toward an Alaska craft industry employing natives and regional centers at Kotzebue and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alaska
Mexico
Sitka
Don Foster
Indian Bureau
Alaska Native Service
William Spratling
Tuxio
Spratling
Taxco
Mount Edgecumbe School and Medical Center
King Island
Ketzebue
Juneau
Army
Aleutian Islands
Spratting
Mount Edgecumbe
Foster
Kotzebue
Russia casts 29th veto on Ceylon UN membership
In a 9 to 2 vote at the United Nations Security Council Russia vetoed Ceylon's application for UN membership. Delegates Jakob Malik and the Soviet Ukraine opposed reconsideration and cast the only two votes against. Earlier, action on Israel's bid was postponed to Friday. The council adjourned with next meeting Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Ceylon
I Council
Jakob Malik
Ukraine
Lake Success
Israel
Security Council
North Star Due Friday Arrives En Route to Juneau
The MS North Star, supply ship for the Alaska Native Service, unloads cargo at Mt. Edgecumbe today and will call at Angoon and Hoonshi before arriving in Juneau on Friday.
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North Star
Alaska Native Service
Mt. Edgecumbe
Angoon
Hoonshi
Juneau
Fails to Choose Trial City for Alaska Fraud Case
Pershing J. Fails 90, former Alaska Housing Project manager, faced U S Commissioner Michael J. Kerley to decide trial location between Spokane or Alaska. Indicted by a grand jury in Anchorage on fraud and embezzlement counts. Bail set at 2500 on each count, not posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Pershing J. Fails
U. S
Michael J. Kerley
Alaska
Pails
U. S. Mamial Waynena
Anchorage
Fails
U.S Government
City Clerk Busy With Territorial License Plates
City Clerk Jack Popejoy reports a brisk day as Territorial license plates go on sale. The first 35 customers included Mrs Irene McKinley who received license No 801, and licenses 02 and 803 were issued to Robert H Rowland and Dr D D Marquard. Territorial licenses expire this month while city driver licenses run until June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Popejoy
Irene McKinley
Lcense
Robert H. Rowland
D. D. Marquard
Popejoy
Stock Quotations From New York December Report
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau mine at 2 percent, American Can 81, Anaconda 33, Curtiss Wright 7, International Harvester 2714, Kennecott 56, New York Central 13, Northern Pacific 18, U S Steel 71s, Pound 4034. Trade today 920000 shares. Averages list industrials 176.20 ratio 53.31 utilities 33.20.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Curtiss- Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
U. S. Steel
Ratia
Big Fight Looms in GOP Ranks
Washington December 15 A struggle for control of Republican party machinery looms as Carroll Reece may challenge National Chairman Hugh Scott In a comeback attempt Scott, a Philadelphia congressman, replaced Reece last June after Thomas E Dewey won the presidential nomination Others named include Rep Everett M Dirksen Rep from Illinois retiring from Congress Tom Coleman former Wisconsin state chairman and Harold E Stassen supporter Senator John Sherman Cooper defeated for re election Tafts return awaited as Scott proposes a party policy conference and machinery for GOP lawmakers labor and industry representatives and state chairmen to draft a policy statement including party leadership changes reactions among Republican Senators were largely favorable
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Jack Bell
Washington
Carroll Reece
Hugh Scott
Scott
Philadelphia
Congress
Man
Reece
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Everett M. Dirksen
Tiliius
Tom Coleman
Wisconsin
Harold E Stussen
John Cooper
Kentucky
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
GOP
Senate
Reputlcans
Labor and Industry
Republlican
Warns by Chambers on 1939 Army civilian removal at Aberdeen
New York dispatch reports former Communist turned witness Chambers told reporters he warned Assistant Secretary Berle in 1939 about removing a civilian from Army proving ground at Aberdeen Maryland. The federal grand jury hearings heard a new man accused of belonging to a pre war Communist underground in Washington.
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New York
Whittaker Chambers
A. A. Berle
Aberdeen
Chambers
Federal
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Russia
Santa Claus Bound North With Gifts Tour
A playful account notes Santa on the Alaska Steamship Company voyage aboard the De nal as S. Claus, delivering stockings to over 6,000 Alaska youngsters. Stops include Ketchikan Wrangell Petersburg Juneau Skagway Haines Kodiak Sitka Seward Valdez Cordova with Seward hosting Christmas Day events.
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Bieta
Santa Claus
Santa
North Pale
Alaska Steamship Company
S. Claus
Jolly St. Nick
Denal
Hell
Ketchikan
Wringell
Petersburg
Juneau
Skagway
Haines
Eakins
Kodiak
Seldov
Seward
Valdez
Cordova
States
North Pole
Weather Report for Juneau and Vicinity Partly Cloudy Snow
Weather Bureau notes 24 hour period ending 6 30 am PST in Juneau and at the airport with highs 20 and 19 and lows 11 and 5. Holmeau and Vicinity forecast partly cloudy with light snow flurries tonight and Thursday. Tonight's low near 18. Precipitation totals show 66.1 inches since Dec 1 and 43 inches at the airport since Dec 1 with 46.30 inches since July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Tn Juneau
Holmeau
Toda
Juneau City
Steamers Movements and Schedules for Christmas Ships
Princess Nolan from Vancouver to arrive Thursday afternoon or evening. Denali from Beattie to arrive Sunday as the Christmas ship. Victoria to sail from Seattle December 16. Alaska to sail from Seattle Friday December 17. Baranor from west to sail southbound Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ernest Jefferson of Seattle stopping at the Baranor Hotel.
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Princess Nolan
Vancouver
Denali
Beattie
Victoria
Seattle
Alaska
Baranor
West
Ernest Jefferson
Rescue of seven from crashed Alaska plane fascinates crowds
In frigid Yukon Territory a C-47 landed on a river under 20 below zero to rescue seven men trapped after a crash near McQuesten. A glider recovered the crew from the water and air, with Lt Col Eugene Strouse and Lt Richard A. Hopkins leading the bold operation amid perilous ice and trees.
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Chiang Ipl Chek
Stewart
Ladd Field
Barrow
Yukon Territory
McQuesten
Northway
Richard A. Hopkins
Sturgis, Mich
Strouse
Peka
Kansas
Charles EB
Daly
Torrance
Calif
Martin O
Goodyear
New Albany
Twe
Edward ©. Whalen
Fall
Herbert W. Ritter
New York
George A. Accus
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George of Edinburgh Christened
Dec 15.10 A baby who may one day be king of England was christened at Buckingham Palace in the presence of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Prince Charles Philip Arthur George of Edinburgh was named by Princess Margaret during the ceremony led by Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher.
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London
England
Prince Charles Philip
Arthur George
Edinburgh
Prince Charles
Ch Lie
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Duke
Edisburgh
George VI
Charlie
Belen Rowe
Princess Margaret
Canterbury
Margaret
Charles Philip Arthur George
Goeoffrey Fisher
Buckingham Palace
Reds tighten noose as Peiping news ties fate to Chiang
From ancient Capital of Pele ping, Communists close on Chiang Kai-shek after 20 years at helm. Traps close on his forces near Nanking. Fu Tso yi’s ranks retreat as Reds push toward Peiping and Langfang. Washington pressure mounts as Yangtze river regions draw battle lines.
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Peleping
Chiang
China
Nanking
Fu ‘Tso-yi
Siangsu
Yangtan
Mra
Washington
Truman
Chang
Interscker
Pel- Ping-Tientyin
Haat
Peiping
Langfang
Red
Alent
Pardon for Whetstone
Olympia, Wash. December 15 Governor Wallgren granted a full pardon to Joseph A Whetstone former King County Commissioner who was to begin a ten year maximum sentence for bribery The pardon followed a clemency petition signed by eight jurors from his trial He was convicted in July 1947 on two counts and upheld by the state supreme court last March
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Joseph A. Whetstone
King’ County
Wallgren
Whetstone
State Supreme Court
Waymack resigns from Atomic Energy Commission
UK W. W. Waymack resigns as a member of the Atomic Energy Commission. The White House released correspondence with President Truman stating Waymack, formerly editor of the Des Moines Register, wished to rest. The resignation is effective December 21.
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Washington
W. W. Waymack
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
Waymack
Truman
Des Moines Register
Tri
Triman
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Reva Beck Bosone
Salt Lake City
U.S
House of Representatives
Utah
Drew Pearson
The
Bell Syndicate
Vern Haugland
Barbara Bates
Alaskan
National
George Silverman
Air Forces
Elizabeth Bentley
House Un-American Actvig ‘Tes
Ther
Silverman
House Committee
Jolly Old Fellah
Eiping
Prince
Sual Ole
United Trollers
CIO
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