Flood Waters Sweep Over Portland's Airport
Uneasy peace arrives as four week armistice and arms embargo take effect at 1 p m PST. Bernadotte seeks to resolve partition as fighting quiets. Jews claim partial observance and report minor clashes around Latrun and Jerusalem. Arab forces report casualties and continued tension across Tel Aviv Jerusalem corridor. Britain refuses to recognize Israel during the truce while both sides hold positions.
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Associated Press
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Damascus
Latrun
Tel Aviv- Jerusalem
Arab Legion of
Trans
Negev Desert
Vessel Hits Mine Toll Rises As Danish Vessel Sinks
A Danish passenger ship, Bleamey Kroobenhavn, hit a mine in the Kattegat and sank within ten minutes. About 150 passengers and crew were unaccounted for. 28 crew members were rescued, while one vessel reported 13 severely wounded. Flags mourn, and air drop efforts aided swimmers as rescue operations unfolded.
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Aalborg
Denmark
Kattegat
Dangulf Lube
Copenhagen
Aalborg Bay
Stock quotations and market figures from New York
Closing quotes show Alaska Juneau Mine at 3 percent, American Can 83, Anaconda 39, Curtiss Wright 81, Kennecott 57, New York Central 16, Northern Pacific 254, U S Steel 8114, and Pound 94.034. Total shares traded reached 1,520,000 with daily average indices: industrials 192.98, rail 61.64, utilities 35.98.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Curtiss- Wright
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacfic
U. S. Steel
Washington merry go round hints at Eisenhower links
The column notes Southern senators and aides maneuvering to aid Eisenhower as a presidential favorite. It cites Maybank Johnston Robertson Sparkman Hill Pepper and Jim Lever as backers, while attacking entry into the White House by claims of ancestry. The piece signals unsettled political tactics and media speculation.
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Wisanoton
Floyd Parks
Army
Maybank
Johnston
South Carolina
Robertson
Virginia
Sparkman and Hill
Alabama
Pepper
Florida
Jim Lever
General Parks
West
Virgil
Peter
Ife
Truman
Mississippi
John Rankin
Eisenhower
Tke
Switzerland
Mansas
Texas
Soft Coal Strike Signals Turbulent Ties Across Industry
Wage talks stall as June 30 coal contract nears expiry. John L. Lewis and operators fail to agree on post contract mine operations. GM to lay off 200000 for a week, Ford plants shut for a day, Packard raises prices and wages. CIOUAW approves 13 cent hourly rise. White collar Packard workers gain nine percent. CIO backs planned June 15 Maritime Union strike to defend hiring hall practices.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Union
General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Packard Motor Company
Cio-Uaw
Packard
Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Novel Sentence For Drinker Leads To Chain Or Jail
Seattle jurisdiction imposes a novel sentence after Ben Trigg admits blacking out when drinking. If he feels a drunk coming on he must chain himself to a tree or face six months in county jail. Evangeline Starr found him guilty of third degree assault with wife testimony describing the home beating. Deputy prosecutor J Emmett Freelow proposed the chain remedy.
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Seattle
Ben Trigg
Justice of the Peace
Evangeline Starr
Trigg
Preeldy
Coast Fund Debate Starts as Foreign Aid Charged
West Coast employers accuse CIO Longshoremen of unfair labor practices in a National Labor Relations Board complaint. They seek an impartial dispatcher and bargaining changes. In Washington, Secretary Marshall warns House cuts to ERP funds risk Europe’s recovery, urging Senate to restore funding despite House reductions.
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San Francisco
West Coast
CIO Longshoremen
National Labor Relations Board
Regent Office
Waterfront ‘Employers Association of the Pacific
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Washington
Marshall
House
Europe
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Fire on Glacier Highway Threatens Nearby House
A debris fire started by burning debris ignited on Glacier Highway Mile 11 and burned nearly a half acre, threatening W. L. Smith’s home. The blaze crossed into National Forest land but local residents, aided by the Forest Service, contained it with no structural damage. District Ranger Larry Zack reminds that fire damage is the starting agency’s responsibility and urges careful burning with permits required on National Forest land.
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Mile 11
Glacier Highway
W. L. Smith
Admiralty Division
U. S. Forest Service
National Forest Lands
Smith
Forest Service
Larry Zack
Elks and Douglas Baseball Tonight at Tall Park
The Elks host Douglas at tall park tonight at 6 30. The Elks won 3 2 Tuesday against the Legion and lost 4 3 last night to the Moose. Douglas also dropped Wednesday to the Teen-Agers. Legion and Moose are slated to play Sunday.
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The
Elks and Douglas
Tall Park
Elks
Legion
Moose
Douglas
Fish Landing Bill Sends to White House for Action
The Senate approved legislation permitting Canadian fishing vessels to land fish at Alaska ports, a right also given to American fishermen in Canadian ports. The bill now proceeds to the White House for signature.
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Bill
White House
Washington
Senate
Alaskan
Steamers and sailings listed for nearby ports
George Washington arrives Seattle at 3 p m Sunday and Prince George follows from Vancouver. Aleutian sets sail from Seattle at 9 a m tomorrow and Princess Louise departs Vancouver at 9 p m tomorrow. Sword Knot sails from Seattle tomorrow. Princess Norah from Vancouver sails June 16 and Alaska from Seattle sails June 17. Baranof southbound around Sunday or Monday. Edith Agnew of New York visiting Baranof Hotel.
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Prince George
Vancouver
Seattle
Princess Louise
Sword Knot
Princess Norah
Alaska
Baranof
Iato
Monda
Edith Agnew
New York
Baranof Hotel
House Set to Pass Peacetime Draft Bill Next Week
Washington—June 11. House Republicans pressed for a peacetime draft law, after a 78 to 10 Senate vote on the selective service revival. Speaker Martin of Massachusetts said the House bill will be brought to the floor Tuesday or Wednesday with little debate. House Rules Chairman Leo E. Allen said the committee will meet Monday to vote the measure up or down.
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Howard Dobson Washington
House
Jeaders
Senate
Truman
Martin 'R-Mass
Leo E. Allen
Rules Committee
Weather Report for Juneau and Vicinity
Weather Bureau reports 24 hour period ending 7 30 this morning Juneau high 74 low 49 at airport high 0 low 42 mostly cloudy tonight turning warmer Saturday near 16 degrees Juneau rain gauge shows none in past 24 hours at Juneau none since June 1 2 90 inches since July 1 8866 inches at airport none since June 1 1 84 inches since July 1 53 87 inches
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seceee_ee
Weather Bureau
Juneau
Bob Phillips Back From Stanford to Spend Summer
Bob Phillips son of A B Phillips returns home by PAA tomorrow after completing his sixth year in medical school at Stanford University to spend the summer.
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Bob Phillips
A. B Phillips
PAA
Stanford University
Truman vows to keep pressing Congress on voters in key trip
President Truman, during a Pacific Northwest swing, pledged to pour pressure on Congress through the campaign period. He blasted lawmakers for high prices and shortages, warning voters to demand price, housing and labor welfare laws or face a “disgrace” of the current Congress. He toured flood sights near Vancouver and observed waterlogged areas in the region.
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Truman
Congress
Olympia
Sylvester Park
Inbor
Bremmerton
Tacoma
Seattle
Washington
Promises Emergency Aid to Flood Sufferers
President Truman told a Portland audience that the Federal Government will be fully available to assist Northwest flood victims. He aims to sign an emergency measure to release 10 million dollars from housing funds for relief and pledged ongoing federal support, following a White House plane inspection of Columbia River valley devastation.
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Portland
Ore
Truman
Northwest
Salem
White House
Columbia River
Independence
McChord Field
Tacoma
New
Debating a six power plan in Western Germany
In the French National Assembly a debate on accepting the six power plan to establish a federal government in Western Germany drew opposition from the extreme right and Communists. Observers expect a narrow passage, with the United States Britain Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg already supportive while the Russians and German Communists raised strong objections. Senator Vandenberg urged U S military and political backing for non Communist Europe proposing defense pacts an armed U N forge universal arms regulation and veto removal. The U N Security Council discussed Atomic Energy Control amid U S Soviet rifts and the Netherlands signaled a possible boycott of Indonesia debate.
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Associated Press
Critcin
French National Assembly
Germany
United States
Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Washington Sea
Vandenberg
Michigan Republican
Senate
U. S
Europe
U.S
Brussels
U. N
U.N
Lake
U. N. Iser
Russia
Palestine
Indonesia
Security Council
Scouts at Anchorage Return Home Sunday
It was announced this afternoon that the Boy Scouts attending the big event at Anchorage will return to Juneau Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock. The scouts are from Juneau Ketchikan and Sitka. Richard Dat from Seattle is a guest at the Gastinean Hotel.
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Anchorage
Juneau
Ketchikan
Sitku
Seattle
Richard Dat
Uw Gastinean
Cannery Workers to Leave Seattle for Bristol Bay
About 1 400 cannery workers will depart Seattle at noon tomorrow aboard the Cape Victory for Bristol Bay under a new Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc. agreement. Another 2 000 workers will follow to other Alaskan points with raises averaging 14 to 4 percent over last year, announced Ernesto Manavang, business agent of Local 7, Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union CIO.
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Seattle
Bristol Bay
Cape Victory
Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc
Ernesto Manavang
Local 7
Gannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union
Cio
United States Opens Talks With Marshall Plan Nations
United States officials opened negotiations with the Marshall Plan countries to frame agreements for American European recovery operations. British Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks spent 74 minutes in the first session with Assistant Secretary of State Willard Thorp, noting the meeting left little satisfaction and aimed to identify differences on key points.
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Washington
United States
Olivier Pranks
Willard Thorpe
Pranks
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Gente
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Washington City
Sumus Prairie
British Columbia
Fraser River
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Sumas Prairie
Vedder
Maurice Dunham
Los Angeles
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Arthur Crum
Dunham
Cathy Edgley
Drew Pearson
G.M. Lays
Youngstown
C. Paul Gauss
Ohio
Coast Fund
U. S. Senate
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Kasey Shipbuilding Company
Jantzen Beach
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