Carpenters Strike Deadlock Holds Anchorage Area
In Anchorage Alaska the UPA carpenters strike stalls amid deadlock with no progress at a conference. Efforts were delayed awaiting Federal Labor Conciliator Albin Peterson from Seattle. AFL carpenters reportedly sought $2 an hour, now at 98.70. Electrical workers' strike settlement nearby was unofficially near.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPA Carpenters
Albin Peterson
Seattle
AFL
AFL Électrical Workers
Six Nations Agree to Pool Coal and Steel for Peace
Six Western European nations France Belgium Luxembourg Italy Netherlands West Germany join in Paris to pool coal and steel under a plan backed by Robert Schuman to foster peace and eventual union. Britain rejects joining on French terms while signaling openness to the underlying principle. Talks on details set for June 15.
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Associated Press
Europe
France
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
Paris
Robert Schuman
Britain
Foreign Office
Snow in Wyoming prompts six inch piles in Lander
Weather across the Rockies and Midwest cool and unsettled with snow in Wyoming. Reports from Lander indicate snow accumulation up to six inches while eastern regions experience warmth and humidity. Los Angeles resident M Hoffman checked into the Baranof Hotel.
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Associated Press
Wyoming
Lander
Rockies
Middle West
East
Gulf States
Taft referenced in dispute over filibuster deal
A writer responds to criticism from Senator Taft and President Roosevelt, denying being called a liar and noting the political heat surrounding alleged deals with the southern bloc to sustain a filibuster. He defends journalists and questions the imagination of politicians while hinting at continued discussion.
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Wisiandon
Taft
Ohio
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Eighth Anniversary Today Bombing of Dutch Harbor
City council discusses clarifying a proposed one percent sales tax before the June 20 election. Mayor Hendrickson and members plan talks with clubs unions and groups plus mass meetings for open discussion. Property owners seek assurances on tax duration and potential future property tax increases. Council postpones final readings on Ordinance 338 pending citizen input and aims to discuss again June 16.
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Juneau
Waine Hendrickson
City Fathers
Howard D. Stabler
LeRoy West
Hendrickson
al Zenger
Star Hill
Jack Popejoy
Zenger
Elroy Ninnis
Girl Scouts
Aleutians Turbulent History Marks 8th Anniversary
Clark Beach reports from Washington on the 8th anniversary of Japan's Dutch Harbor attack in 1942. He notes the rapid U S retreat and subsequent costs, the near void of current American forces in the Aleutians, and the shift of military attention to other regions. Adak remains a weather and supply hub with limited Navy use. Dutch Harbor is mostly closed, and funding constraints limit defenses.
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Washington
Aleutians
Dutch Harbor
Kiska
Attu
Agattu
Navy
America
Adak
Army Department
Air Force
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Lmited Navy
Coast Guard to Meet Moose at Firemen's Ball Park Sunday
Weather permitting the Coast Guard will meet the Moose team at Firemen's Ball Park Sunday after noon. The game will be called at 2 30 o clock and is the fourth scheduled game of the Gastineau Channel Baseball League for this season.
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Coast ‘Guard
Moose
Firemen’s Ball Park
Weather Update for Juneau and Airport Area
Purecast notes variable cloudiness with occasional rain showers tonight and Sunday. Juneau highs reach 55 with lows around 43, while Juneau Airport tops at 52 and dips to 45. Rain totals show 0.50 inches in Juneau in past 24 hours and 0.75 inches since June 1. at the airport 0.22 inches in past 24 hours and 0.33 since June 1.
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Juneau
Fourth Division Population Rise in Census Count
Fairbanks Alaska shows a preliminary count of 5065 residents, lifting the Fourth Division total to 9557, an 88 percent increase over ten years. District figures from Rampart Koyukuk Otter Fort Gibson Koyuk Fairhaven Mt McKinley Park Innoko list smaller settlements.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Fairbank
Census Bureau
Rampart
Koyokuk
Otter
Fort Gibson
Koyuk
Fairhaven
Mt. McKinley Park
Innoco
Anchorage Noses Triple in 10 Years
Anchorage presents a 11,060 population within city limits per Third Division Census supervisor James D. Brown. Outside areas such as Eastchester Spenard Mountain View Merrill Field and Fort Richardson are projected to reach 16,000 to 18,000. The preliminary city total more than tripled the 1940 census figure of 3,495, with Third Division counts at over 54,000 and potential final Alaska totals near 56,000. Brown expects about 47.9 to 48 percent of residents in the Third Division.
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Anchorage
Alaska
James D. Brown
Eastchester
Spenard
Mountain View
Merrill Field
Fort Richardson
Brown
Elroy Ninnis Jr Heads to Seattle on Vacation
Elroy Ninnis Jr son of Mr and Mrs Elroy Ninnis leaves for Seattle aboard the Alaska to visit his aunt during a short vacation. The local high school student will spend time away from home as he travels for the trip.
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Elroy Ninnis, Jr
Elroy Ninnis
Seattle
Alaska
Young Ninnis
13 Inch Deluge Strikes Galveston In June 1944 Storm
Galveston Texas reports a tropical type storm dumping 13 inches of rain in nine hours. Water reached 3% feet in the business district while downtown saw lighter rainfall. No loss of life reported though most residents stayed home as the city faced flooding and strong winds.
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Galveston
Texas
Gulf
FBI Officials Question Fuchs and Return to Washington
Two FBI representatives Hugh Clegg and Robert Lamphere questioned British atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs in London Then they flew back to report to FBI Director J Edgar Hoover in Washington They declined to discuss their mission but noted the questioning occurred at Wormwood Scrubs prison in London.
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New York
FBI
Klaus Fuchs
Atomic
England
Hugh Clegg
Robert Lamphere
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Fuchs
Wommswood Scrubs
London
Bus Collides With Taxicab Crashes Into House Injuring Boy
A Chicago bus ran out of control after hitting a taxicab and plowed into a home, damaging the house about 8 000 dollars. A sleeping boy, Robert Quinn, was thrown from his bed and injured, recalling a lightning strike as the crash occurred.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert Quinn
Red haired woman sought with two accomplices by armed posse
An armed posse moves through North Georgia near Calhoun in a grim search for a red haired woman and two companions wanted for firearms incidents in two states. The trio is described as very dangerous and reported to carry a pistol a shotgun and a machinegun.
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Associated Press
North Georgia
Calhoun
Bevin May Quit Post After Illness and Operations
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin has undergone his second operation in two years and may be away from the Foreign Office for weeks. He is 69 and has suffered heart trouble and asthma, prompting newspapers to speculate on resigning and a healthier successor taking over.
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Associated Press
Ernest Bevin
Foreign Office
Bevin
Jman Tike
Ax Porelgn Minwirt
Mauna Loa eruption paints Kona coast in lava and loss
Kealakekua Hawaii June 3 By Radiophone heavy lava from Mauna Loa covers hundreds of acres along Kona coast. 60 to 80 families flee homes as lava eats villages. Observers report the eruption as the most violent on record, with lava speeds of 20 to 40 miles an hour and two streams reaching the sea. A third nears a coastal highway ten miles south. a fourth heading toward Kay in South Point.
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Kealakekua
Hawaii
Radiophone
Mauna” Loa
Kona
Mauna Loa
Seeere R. H. Finch
Wait Volcano Observatory
Finch
Kay
South Point
Fairbanks AFL Electricians End 19 Day Strike
More than 260 AFL electricians voted 2 to 1 to end a 19 day strike that halted two thirds of Fairbanks power. The IBEW Local 1580 accepted a counter proposal from U S Smelting Refining and Mining Co including seniority vacations and grievance rights. Return to work is set for early next week as minor changes are finalized. The stoppage had shut down mining and dredging operations and the city faced power rationing to essential services.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
AFL
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Fairbanks Exploration Department
U.S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Co
Kenneth Favell
Ibew Internatonal
Favell
Red Star Reports Jordan Syria Border Tension
Red Star, the Soviet Army newspaper, says Jordanian troops mass along Syria border and cites a brewing Syrian coup. It notes King Abdullah’s aim for an Arab union including Jordan, Arab Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.
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Associated Press
Red Star
Jordan
Syria
Abdullah of
Arab Palestine
Lebanon
Iraq
Veto Threat on Excise Tax Cut Looms
President Truman warned that excise tax cuts exceeding one billion dollars may be vetoed unless paired with new revenue. House Ways and Means members debate about 760.9 million in revenue and consider raising taxes on corporations as the sole path.
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Washington
Truman
House Ways and Means
Visitors Arrive in Juneau from Alaska and Shelton
Miss Joan Bailey of Shelton Washington arrived yesterday by Pan American to spend the summer in Juneau. She is accompanied by her sister Miss Alta Bailey on the Barsner Hotel staff. Mrs Bill Evans of Anchorage with Patricia and Sally Ann is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. A J Cannon of Lanser Bay Alaska is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
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Joan Bailey
Shelton
Wash
Olympia
Pan American
Juneau
Alta Bailey
Barsner Hotel
Lanser Bay
A. J. Cannon
Alaska
Baranof Hotel
Steamers sail and arrivals listed for Vancouver Seattle
Princess Louise from Vancouver due at 3130 this afternoon and sails for Skagway at 11 30 tonight. Aleutian from Seattle due Tuesday. Princess Kathleen to sail from Vancouver 8 tonight. Alaska to sail from Seattle June 8. Chilcotin to sail from Vancouver June 8. Baranoft from west scheduled southbound 6 pm Sunday.
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Princess Louise
Vancouver
Skagway
Seattle
Alaska
Baranoft
West
Seattle and Juneau Chambers Map Alaska Plans
Seattle and Juneau Chambers of Commerce discussed cooperation for Alaska. Topics included tax incentives to lure venture capital, liberalized investment rules, and short term write offs. They proposed two committees to pursue venture capital and tourism during the 1952 season with Greater Seattle.
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Alaska
Alaskan Chambers of Commerce
Pelly
R. J. Sommers
Alaka
Juneau
Baranof
Iris Room
Juneau C. of C
Robert E Boochever
Fred ©. Eastaugh
Herbert Rowland
Chris Wyller
R. J. Sommer
J. F Mullen
R. E. Robertson
Arthur L. Ganson
H. L. van Ness
Chester Gibbon
Seattle C
C. Group Wa
Seward
Juneau Bay
Rotary Club
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Valdez
Cordova
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Seattle
Famous Cutter Northwind Visits Here On Way North
The Coast Guard cutter Northwind ties up at the Government Dock before its initial Bering Sea patrol. Capt. E. K. Moore, famed for ice rescue work, previously plucked the Barton Island crew from ice near Point Barrow. The vessel, carrying supplies and several passengers, will head westward with a stop at Scotch Cap Unimak Pass to refuel the lone lighthouse station.
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Coast Guard
Northwind
Juneau
Bering Sea
E. K. Moore
Halibut landings in Area 2 rise above last year
The Juneau office of the U S Customs Service reports Area 2 halibut landings at 20 500 000 pounds, 600 000 more than last year, with a 25 500 000 pound cap. Area 3 west of Cape Spencer reached 8 000 000 pounds with 28 000 000 allowed. last year at this time Area 3 had 7 780 000 pounds. No Area 1 figures yet.
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Area 2
Juneau
U.S. Customs Service
International Fisheries Commission
Seattle
Ares
Cape Spencer
Blaze destroys Quality Grocery and D and D Sports Center
Fire swept through two Anchorage businesses, a large Quality Grocery and the D and D Sports Center, causing estimated damages of 35000 dollars to the grocery and 90000 dollars to the D and D, which houses a bar restaurant and sporting goods shop. Insurance covered the establishments.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Tuna Clipper Missing With Ten Feared Lost
Coast Guard reports no trace of the tuna clipper Milwaukee after distress call from Sean Rancho. The small fishing boat with four or five crew radioed that she was sinking in the Gulf of Panama. Four fishing boats reached the area but found no trace of Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
Sean
Air Force Pilot Killed Landing in Alaska Crash
An Air Force pilot died during a landing at Elmendorf Field Alaska in a crash of an F 80C jet. The victim, unnamed, was reportedly unmarried and a member of the 56th Fighter Squadron. Crash crews reached the wreckage quickly but could not reach the body.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Jane
Elmendof Field
Séth
Cahoone Tows Disabled Monroe At Halibut Grounds
The Coast Guard cutter Cahoone left Sitka to patrol Area 2 of the halibut grounds and towed the disabled fishing boat Monroe 43 miles to Petersburg after a cracked cylinder head sidelined the Monroe. The Cahoone then resumed patrol as the area closed to fishing at midnight June 1. Col. L. E. Seeman of District Engineers Anchorage is at the Bar Anot Hotel.
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Coast Guard
Cahoone
Sitka
Halibut Grounds
Monroe
Petersburg
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Council
Clark Beach
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Adelphia Hospital
New York City
Dennis
Byrd
South Pole
Bering
Oceanus
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