Winds and flights mark year end in 1948 club and Berlin airlift
In Burlington Wisconsin Alberta wind tale wins Burlington Liars Club crown as L W Tupper of Patricia claims world title with a 2000 post holes yarn. In Berlin a U S pilot from Alaska finishes the airlift’s 100000th flight delivering coal to Berlin and plans to return home after a long din.
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Burlington
Wis
Alberta
Canada
Burlington Liars Club, Inc
L. W. Tupper
Patricia
Tupper
United States
Star Supreme
John Hopley
San Antonio
Tex
Charley Shorpen
Oklahoma
John Hughes
Johnson City
Fairbanks Band Organized Promises Real Music
Adolph Pop Wehner, age not given, solicited local firms for funds to form a serious Fairbanks band. He previously played in Fairbanks bands and led the first practice session last week. He plans to “really get down to business after the first of the year.”
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Fairbanks
Adolph
Pop" Wehner
Pop
Ana
Washington Merry Go Round Dems weigh Senate Pro Tem race
The Washington Merry Go Round notes the Senate will open with several new members and the President Pro Tem likely to be a reactionary aligned with the Truman era. The Democratic secret caucus debates between McKellar of Tennessee and Tydings of Maryland, both aging contenders, as they vie for the post. McKellar privately urges colleagues to support him after learning of Tydings’s candidacy.
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McKellar
Tennessee
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Senate
Tydings
Cease Fire At Midnight Order In Dutch Batile
Dutch authorities order a cease fire at midnight in Java while a campaign against the Indonesian Republic is expected to continue in Sumatra for two to three more days. Since December 19 the Dutch have seized key economic areas and major cities in Indonesia.
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Batavia
Java
Netherland
Sumatra
Indonesia
Christmas Ship Denali Reaches Alaska Five Days Late
The Alaska Steamship Company Denali completed its 1948 Christmas cruise five days behind schedule due to Gulf of Alaska stormy conditions and tides. Santa Claus Howard Morgan and master of ceremonies Kenneth Cross greeted thousands of children after calls at Seldovia Seward and Valdez. Cross estimated about 10 000 youngsters visited. Weather data from Juneau and Baranof Hotel notes follow.
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Cordova
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company
Denali
Gulf of Alaska
Seldovia
Sewards
Valdez
Howard Morgan
Santa Claus
Kenneth Cross
Cross
Celebrants Await New Year Festivities in 1948 Turnover
Across the nation celebrants prepare to bid farewell to 1948 as New Year Eve routines resume. A survey shows costs rising with revelers spending about 50 dollars for the evening in many areas. London plans subdued but hopeful celebrations with Eros restored atop Piccadilly Circus and crowds gathering amid memories of wartime bombings.
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New York
Alaska Coastal Flies Seventy Passengers Thursday
Alaska Coastal Airlines carried 25 outgoing and 45 incoming passengers on Thursday's flight schedule. The list includes named travelers from Tulsequah Sitka Wrangell Petersburg Tenakee Hoonah Pelican and Skagway with many individuals reported traveling between Juneau Sitka Angoon and other communities.
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Alaska Coastal Airlines
Consolidated Mining
Tulsequah
Juneau
Renee Bourget
Pete James
Hoonah
Gus George
Baranof and Denali Sail After Seattle Tieup
Alaska Steamship Company announces sailings after Seattle port tieup. Baranof sails January 7 from Seattle arriving Juneau around January 10 with calls at Ketchikan Juneau and Seward. Denali sails January 8 from Seattle calling at Ketchikan Wrangell Petersburg Juneau Skagway Haines Sitka Yakutat Kodiak and Seldovia.
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Seattle
Alaska Steamship Company
Baranof
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seward
Denali
Wrangell
Petersburg
Skagway
Haines
Sitka
Yaku Jstat
Kodiak
Seldovia
Princess Norah Due Sunday Not Jan 1
Canaqan raciio steamer Norah is due to arrive from Vancouver Sunday afternoon or evening. This will be the first time in years the Norah has not been in Juneau port on New Year’s Day. In the past the Norah’s whistle joined the usual din welcoming the New Year.
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Canaqan Raciio
Travely
Norah
Vancouver
Juneau
Tax measures outlined for Alaska special session
Attorney General Ralph Rivers announced draft tax bills for an extraordinary session. Proposals include a 10 percent income tax on individuals and corporations with withholding, a 2 percent ad valorem property tax, and a uniform business license tax slated to start after Congress acts. Other levies, including tobacco and severance taxes, are expected to be considered. bain: the message hints Gruening may push taxes on construction, wages, and nonresident businesses to address treasury shortfalls.
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Attorney General's Office
Ralph Rivers
Alaska
Department of Taxation
Mereict Court
Congress
Shipowners AFL Sailors Expect Wage Agreement
San Francisco December 31 An amicable settlement of a wage dispute between shipowners and AFL sailors appeared likely today. Separate meetings will be held for the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Pacific American Shipowners Association to ratify an agreement reached between their negotiating committees. Officials of both sides predicted acceptance.
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San Francisco
AFL
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Pacific American Shipowners Association
Southbound Tomork Jack Noyes Plans College Visit
Jack Noyes son of Col and Mrs John R Noyes will return to college in the East while his mother travels to Seattle aboard a PAA plane. He visits Alaska for the first time since age two and enjoyed a wonderful trip. He studies at Knox College in Clinton North Dakota.
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Jack Noyes
Col
John R. Noyes
T College
Seattle
Jack
Alaska
Its College
Clinton
Solons pressed for tax laws by Fairbanks Jr. CC
The Fourth Division territorial legislature will meet with the Fairbanks Junior Chamber of Commerce on December 30 to discuss recommended legislation. The three point program calls for prenatal and pre-marital health exams, increased University of Alaska funding, and a territorial tax plan covering income property and gas tax refunds to municipalities. The Jay Deek urged firm opposition to a sales tax to address coffers.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
University of Alaska
Jay Deex
Fairbanke
Fairbanks
Stock Quotations From New York at Year End
Closing quotations show Alaskan 2 percent, Juneau mine stock. American Can 41 percent. Anaconda 35 percent. Curtiss Wright 7. International Harvester 26. Kennecott 55. New York 1 12 percent. Northern Pacific 16. A B Steel 69. Pound 4.03 dollars. Bales today 1,650,000 shares. Averages list War materials 177.30, rails 5286, utilities 36.21.
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New York
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Curtiss- Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
Northern Pacific
B Steel
Wiamtrials
Rails
Utilites
Next Year Looks Good Is Report
The Associated Press reports that 1949 may be a more comfortable year for the average American. Consumers may see relief from high living costs and shortages end, with a return to a buyer market. Economists note 1948 set record highs in production, earnings, and spending, suggesting normal, prosperous times ahead.
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Harry T. Montgomery
Associated Pres General Business
New York
Perous Mayer
Chiang declares ready for peace talks with Communists
In a New Year message from Nanking, Chiang Kai-shek said the government would discuss ending the war if constitutionalism, sovereignty, and democratic rule are preserved and people’s welfare protected. He warned that without sincere peace efforts the government will continue fighting the Communists.
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Nanking
Chiang Muteshek
Chiang
Comunists
Steamers and sailings show coastal traffic shifts
North steamer rPoncess from Vancouver is due to arrive Sunday around noon or evening. Buranot plans to sail from Seattle on January 7 while Denali sails from Seattle on January 8, reflecting a busy winter schedule for Pacific routes.
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Vancouver
Buranot
Seattle
Denali
Seate
New Year Hopes Open Across Troubled World
Edwin Shanks reports a wary world greeting 1949 with restrained celebrations. Europe eyes soft New Year pacing amid Cold War tensions and potential unrest. London plans quiet revelry, while Paris beer welcomes 1949 as Eros looms over Piccadilly. Denmark Italy enforce decrees on customs amid price and wage strains. Belgium ends rationing with sugar and trite staples freed January 1.
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Edwin Shanks
London
Des
Europe
Paris
Eros
Piceadly Creews
Broadway
Denmark
Italy
Belgium
Rivers Run Rampant as Northeastern States Flood
Rain swollen rivers wreck havoc across New England New York and New Jersey forcing evacuations for hundreds of residents in Manville South Bound Brook Gradley Gardens and Centre Berlin New York. The Hudson flooded Albany and Troy. One death reported in Massachusetts. Dam releases threatened. guardsmen aided rescue efforts amid rising crests and heavy rainfall totals.
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Associated Press
Priday
United States
New England
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Manville
South Bound Brook
Gradley Gardens
Bridgewater
National Guardsmen
Center Berlin
Upstate New York
North Adams
Maas
Bennington
Farmington, Cann
Hudson River
Albbany
Troy
Three Dead Love Affair Shatters Newark Farm Home
A thwarted courtship led to the shotgun slayings of Jane Williams 43 and Ernest Roley 55 at a Willamette area farm house. Ellie Raymond Melanagh lin 38 of Oregon was killed, while Jack Hodson 63 of Ipswich S D was seriously wounded. The assailant, a local acquaintance, died by his own hand. The sister Mary Williams 50 escaped unharmed. A threatened vengeance by Mrs. Walter Copeland of Portland followed birth of a son prior to the killings.
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Newark
A. Roe Francis
Jane Williams
Cleveland School Wacher
Ernest. Roley
Ellie Raymond Melanaghlin
Willamette
Ore
Jack Hodson
Francis
Walter Copeland
Portland
McLaughlin
Ohio
Mary Willams
Statehood Bill For Hawaii Dies
Washington December 31 9 Legislation to grant statehood to Hawaii died automatically today with the expected final adjournment of the Both Congress. But it will be reintroduced for another try when the new Congress convenes Monday. Newlyweds here Ward C Williams of the Forest Service arrived yesterday from Portland Oregon where he was married December 21. He and his bride plan to be in Juneau until Tuesday when they will fly to Siward where Williams is stationed ray forester a t46
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Washington
Statehood
Hawaii
Ward C. Wiliams
The
Forest Service
Portland
Ore
Juneau
Siward
Williams
Ay Forester
Truman calls strategy talks with top leaders
President Truman meets with Vice President elect Barkley Senate leaders Lucas and McCormack to plan the New Deal program ahead of Congress. Barkley returns from Europe with a first hand report while Smith resigns as envoy to Russia. Continued on Page Eight.
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Fower
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Burkley
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Rayburn
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McCormack
Mass
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Air Force
Moscow
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Air
Stuart Symington
Smith
Russia
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Trasman
Joe
Harkley
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