More Deaths Reported in Prison Camps
North Korea announced 11 559 prisoners with 450 American deaths in prison camps noted by the U N Command as 77 percent of missing troops. The U N said the 450 are not on the Red roster and may reflect deaths from disease or air and artillery action. Negotiations at Panmunjom proceed with no progress on lists as ceasefire terms strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
U. N
United Nations
U. N. Command
William P. Nuckols
U .N
Lee Sang Cho
Panmunjom
Reds
Red China
Peiping Radio
Washington Merry-Go-Round Reflects On Government Graft
The column argues that clean government starts at the top with the president and cites past leaders Harding and Truman. It claims graft rises when White House staff accept personal favors and influence peddling grows through surrounding aides regardless of party.
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Willmwaton
United States
Warren G. Harding
Little
Green House
K Street
Harry Truman
Senate
Truman
Sage Rayburn
I. W. Harper
White House
Secret radar sight still secret in U S air bases
At Wiesbaden Germany December 28 reports question if America’s highly secret radar gunsight for jet fighters is in Russian hands. Officers at the base say the principle remains secret while noting it may be used in Korea with F 86 Sabre jets. They caution no European planes carry the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiesbaden
Germany
America
Korea
U. S
West Germany
Europe
Widow sues Harbor Emergency Hospital after revived death pronouncement
San Francisco. A 60 year old widow, Theresa K Butler, filed a 533.70 damage claim against the city. She alleges hospital staff used excessive heat without proper temperature control causing burns to her back arms legs and abdomen to revive her after being pronounced dead from sleeping pill overdose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Theresa K. Butler
Harbor Emergency Hospital
Soviet Atomic Scientist Said to Flee to U S
London Daily Express reports Lt. Col. Fedya Astrachov, a top Russian uranium official in East Germany, fled to the West six weeks ago and may have been taken to Washington. Intelligence agents reportedly questioned a senior Russian army officer as four leading American atomic scientists visited Germany. An Allied official hinted Astrachov reached Washington as the Justice Department in Washington declined to comment.
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London
London Daily Express
East Germany
Washington
West
Fedya Astrachov
the Express
Astrachov
Reds
Germany
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
N. J
Walter F. Whitman
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Lee A. Dubridge
California Institute of Technology
Charles G. Lauristen
CIT
Justice Department
Mother and three children die in Alaska gale fire
A mother Mrs. Ethel Olemaun and three children Thomas Lottie Kathleen Ruth died when a house in Point Barrow native village burned in five minutes during an 85 mile per hour gale. Corp. Nathaniel Olemaun and three sons escaped with shock and burns as bodies were recovered from the ruins. The storm swept from Point Barrow to Fairbanks and Big Delta, grounding interior flights and blocking some roads.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Point Barrow
Ethel Olemaun
Thomas
Lottie
Kathleen Ruth
Corp
Nathaniel Olemaun
ACS
Barrow
Big Delta
Front Street Snow Clearing Planned by City Crews
City snow removal teams will start clearing Front Street between Main and Franklin early tomorrow morning. Street foreman Ray Hagerup announced the plan and urged residents to move parked cars. If not, crews will relocate or push vehicles at the owners' risk.
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Front Street
Main
Franklin
Ray Hagerup
Stassen Seeks Republican Nomination for President
Harold E. Stassen, former Minnesota governor and president of the University of Pennsylvania, declared he will again seek the Republican nomination. He joined Taft and Warren in the race, criticizing current policies while outlining a program including a new foreign policy, a strong dollar, full employment, and a balanced budget.
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Philadelphia
Harold E .Stassen
Minnesota
United States
Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Earl Warren
California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Minnesotan
Eisenhower
Tam
Grunewald Linked to Government Posts in Tax Hearings
Washington December 28 Henry Grunewald a controversial Washington figure linked to House tax scandal hearings once worked for the Justice Department and later for the Republican National Committee Attorney General McGrath said Wiley had implied Grunewald exercised great power in the alien property custodian office. He noted Grunewald was on the Alien Property payroll as a special assistant from Sept 12 1942 to Feb 27 1943 at 22.22 a day for 12 days of actual work totaling 222.20 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry
the Dutchman
Grunewald
Justice Department
Republican National Committee
McGrath
Wiley
R-Wise
Alien Property Office
Alien Property
Last Services Held at Kodiak for Former Priest
Services were conducted in Kodiak Alaska yesterday for Father C R King a former priest of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was 73 and died on Monday survivors include children in Seattle and Kodiak.
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Kodiak
Alaska
C. R. King
Russsian Orthodox Church
Seattle
Freighter Sail Plans From Seattle Amid Weekend Moves
Freighter Square Knot is in port at Seattle and due to sail on Saturday. Baranof departs Seattle today. Denali from the west is scheduled to head south at 4 a.m. Sunday.
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Square Knot
Seattle
Baranof
Denali
West
Red Jet Shot From Korean Skies In Major Air Battle
In Korea the Fifth Air Force reported U S Sabres shot down a Red jet after a 20 minute duel with MIGs. The clash involved 24 Sabres and over 70 MIG 115s, while two Sabres killed and one damaged previously. Christmas Hill changed hands amid ongoing twilight war on the eastern front near MunDung Valley.
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Seoul
Korea
Christmas Hill
Fifth Air Force
Mundung Valley
Heartbreak Ridge
U. S. Eighth Army
North Korea
Jury Award in Alaska Labor Case Set Aside
In Anchorage on December 28 a Federal Judge, Anthony Dimond, set aside an $8,000 jury award to Ralph Born a teamster who said he lost work after being expelled from the AFL Teamsters Union. The court ruled lack of jurisdiction nullified the verdict, citing precedents granting exclusive jurisdiction to the National Labor Relations Board. Born alleged he was deprived of livelihood when union official George Cease issued and later refused a withdrawal card.
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Anchorage
Alaska
AFL
Anthony Dimond
Ralph Born
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Born
George Cease
Steel Strike Delayed as Union Defers Walkout
The CIO United Steelworkers defer a nationwide strike for at least three days, delaying action until a Atlantic City convention resolves the dispute. President Truman seeks to avert a walkout under national defense rules while the Wage Stabilization Board reviews arguments. a new contract and wage demands dominate the talks involving about 650,000 workers averaging under $2 an hour.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
Atlantic City
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
National Defense
Murray
Los Angeles Teachers Continue Off Campus Smoking Policy
Los Angeles school board rejected a plan to permit teachers to smoke in school rest rooms. Only board president Paul Burke voted yes, arguing for limited personal freedom within decorum. Public opinion generally opposed the proposal.
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Los Angeles
Paul Burke
Burke
Reinstatement Asked as Appeal Likely to Ninth Circuit
Born's counsel signaled plans to reinstate him and pursue an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court, indicating continued litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Born
Ninth Circuit
Hungary Closes Consulates After Airmen Incident
The State Department halted American travel to Hungary and ordered Hungarian consulates in Cleveland and New York closed. Secretary Acheson cited denial of access to four U.S. Air Force fliers, paid $120,000 in fines, and warned that U.S. patience is not inexhaustible while noting Hungary’s breach of international norms.
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Washington
State Department
Hungary
Cleveland
New York
Acheson
U. S Airforce
U. S
Budapest
United States
Civil Defense Council Discusses Program
The Alaska Civil Defense Council met in the governor's office to review tentative emergency laws and assign responsibilities. Participants included Gov. Ernest Gruening Col. James C. Crockett acting director Dr. C. E. Albrecht Tony Schwamm Col. L. L. Johnson adjutant general Frank Metcalf and Tom Dyer were absent from the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Civil Defense Council
Ernest Gruening
James C. Crockett
Department of Civil Defense
C. E. Albrecht
Health Department
Tony Schwamm
Col. L. L. Johnson
Frank Metcalf
Tom Dyer
Funeral Saturday for Prather Baby
Funeral services for baby Ernest Prather who died last night at 10 at St Ann s hospital will be held at 10 Saturday morning in the Catholic church. He was born November 34 1951 and was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Prather of Juneau. Burial will be in the Catholic plot in Evergreen cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Prather
St. Ann's’ Hospital
Robert Prather
Juneau
Evergreen Cemetery
Rainbow Girls to Hold Holiday Formal at Temple
The Rainbow Girls are hosting their annual holiday formal tonight at 9 30 in the Scottish Rite Temple with residents attending the event.
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Rainbow Girls
Hugh Wade Cracks Ankle in Street Fall
Hugh Wade slipped near the Seward Street entrance to the Federal Building Wednesday morning and cracked bones in his ankle. Doctors expect a six week cast and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Wade
Seward Street
Federal Building
Weather Report From Juneau Area
U S Weather Bureau reports 24 hour ending 4 30 A M today high 28 low 0 forecast fair and cold with occasional gusty northeasterly winds tonight and Saturday low 15 in town 6 in outlying areas high near 22 precipitation 24 hours 0 02 inches since July 1 20 47 inches
Fliers Freed by Reds Return to Base in Austria
Four American airmen held by Hungarian authorities for 40 days rejoined freedom at the Austrian frontier near Tirol. They crossed into Austria at 6 01 pm and were soon en route to Turin Air Base Germany. U S officials paid 120000 in fines to secure their release. The men were Capt John J Swift Capt Dave H Henderson Lt Jess A Duff and Sgt James A Elam. They had been forced down near Papa Hungary on Nov 19 while ferrying a twin engine C 47 from Erding Germany to Belgrade Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Hampe Nickelsdorf
Austria
Hungary
Erding
Germany
U. S
Tulin
Vienna
Jess Duff
Spokane
Wash
Walter J. Donnelly
Donnelly
Fiiers
Butt
William Alden Somerby
U. 8
Budapest
John Guillett
Turin
Air Force
John J. Swift
Glens Falls
Dave H. Henderson
Shawnee
Okla
Jess A. Duff
James A. Elam
Kingsland
Ark
Papa
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Captain H F Rapp Dies in Seattle at 84
Seattle obituary for Henry Harry F Rapp a retired sea captain and salmon cannery operator who died Wednesday at age 84 Funeral services set for Saturday He participated in the Alaska gold rush and ran ships and canneries in Alaska and Monterey Calif Survivors include two daughters and four sons
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Seattle
Henry
Harry) F. Rapp
Alaska
Monterey
Calif
Stock Quotations and Averages From New York Market
New York stock closing quotations show Alaska Juneau mine at 2 percent, American Can 112, American Telephone 156, Anaconda 504, Douglas Aircraft 68, General Electric 58, General Motors 51, Goodyear 43, Kennecott 87, Libby McNeill Libby 84, Northern Pacific 65, Standard Oil of California 50, Twentieth Century Fox 19, U S Steel 40, Pound 2.78, Canadian Exchange 98.06. Total shares traded 1,470,000 with daily averages: Industrials 266.18, rails 62.11, utilities 47.11.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Tel
Tel
Anaconda
Douglas Aircraft
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Kennecott
Libby, McNeill and Libby
Northern Pacific
Standard Oil of California
Twentieth Century Fox
U. 8 S. Steel
Pound
Canadian Exchange
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George A. McArthur
U. N. Negottiatois Au Pankinajon
Drew Pearson
Chicago
Pt. Barrow
Paris
South Side
Charles Dunling
By Sam Summerlin
Civil Defense Council
Prather Baby
Weather Report
U. S. Weather Bureau
Juneau and Vicinity
H. F. Rapp
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