New Social Security Bill Debate Opens
Senator George of Georgia opened debate on a liberalized social security bill adding nearly 10 million to coverage and boosting benefits. The measure, a House-passed revamp, aims to finish in the coming week as administration leaders press for enactment. He argued the benefit formula, unchanged since 1939, lags behind rising prices and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Plot to topple Brazil debunked as police thwart planned uprising
Federal police said a Communist uprising plot across Brazil was discovered in Recife and suppressed. The plan aimed to coincide with October presidential elections and was linked to earlier disclosures. Police alerted the Seventh Military Regiment in Recife and investigated claims the movement would be led by Luis Carlos Prestes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Recife
Communist Party
Meridional
Luis Carlos Prestes
Bolivia
Wrangell Guests At Baranof Hotel
Wrangell residents J. B. Bigelow Elmer Bakke and George Gunderson are staying as guests at the Baranof Hotel in Wrangell during their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrangellites
J. B. Bigelow
Elmer Bakke
George Gunderson
Wrangell
Baranof Hotel
Controversy Over Georgia Congressman Wood Payroll Scheme
The Washington Merry-Go-Round discusses Georgia Democrat John 5 Wood who took a $1,000 fee from a crippled boy to push a $10,000 compensation bill after a U.S. Army truck accident. It notes Wood’s wealth, a wife from a textile family, and a servant, William Fowler, paid by taxpayers as a committee janitor after Wood became Un-American Activities Committee chair. Fowler remained on the committee payroll until 1997.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 5. Wood
Georgia
Wood
William Fowler
Un-American Activities Committee
Fowler
Sam
Capitol
Tre
Jean
Bondsmen Deny Bail To Loyalty Perjurer Accused
New York June 13 William W Remington resigned government economist pleaded innocent to a perjury indictment charging him with lying to a Federal grand jury that he was never a Communist. Judge John W Clancy set July 5 for a trim date and bail at 5000. Remington resigned after ouster threats. His lawyer said bondsmen refused bail because a loyalty question was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William W. Remington
John W. Clancy
Remington
Commerce, Department Post
Clancy
Bethue Webster
Dredging at Wrangell Narrows Opens Channel For Large Ships
The Wrangell narrows dredging project in southeast Alaska will create a 300 foot wide, 24 foot deep ship channel for the largest vessels in territorial waters at mean lower low water. Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company holds the contract with $1,063,600 budget. An anchor basin near mile 14, 500 yards long and 200 yards wide will follow. Earlier work, begun in 1948 for $1,229,364 by Puget Sound, paused after the Ajax dredge fire. it was rebuilt and returned to duty in Wrangell narrows. W M McAdams of Kansas City is a hotel guest in Baranof. The US owns about one third of the world telegraph wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wrangell Narrows
Alaska
United Ia Engineers
Lauger Sound
Puget Sound
Ajax
Sale of Queen Contest Ballots Boosted in Juneau
Ballots for the Fourth of July Queen contest went on sale yesterday in Juneau with four candidates supported by local organizations. Seventeen and nineteen year olds Roberta Messerschmidt, Shirley Casperson, Carmen Mantula, and Nella Jermain are vying for the crown, each backed by groups such as Rotary Club, Central Labor Council, Moose, Rainbow, American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Ballot sales run through June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Roberta Messerschmidt
Rotary Club
Business and Professional Women’ Club
Miss Messerschmidt
Dunean High School
J-Bira
Quill and Scroll
Rainbow
Shirley Casperson
Central Labor Council
Alaska
Michigan
Civil Air Patrol Cadets
Juneat High School
Carmen Mantula
Moose
Women of the Moose
Eastern Star
Juneau High School
Girls Athletic Association
Nella Jermain
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jermain
Catholic Youth Organization
Scientist touts new land weapon to blunt invasion
Dr Vannevar Bush, former wartime director of US science, described a new land weapon as a mix of bazooka and recoilless gun. He said it, with other weapons, could let relatively small forces hold off a Soviet invasion of Western Europe in four to five years until US aid arrives. Bush spoke at the American Club of Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
America
Europe
U.S
Vannevar Bush
US. Scientific Research and Development
Bush
Western
Dr. Bush
Carnegie Institution of
Washington, D.C
American Club of Paris
Exempt Churches From Property Law Asks Bartlett
Delegate Bartlett of Alaska urged the House Public Lands Committee to exempt Alaska from a 1862 church property limit of 50 000, as Hawaii was. the bill received no action from the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Territory
Bartlett
Alaska
House Public Lands Committee
Hawaii
United States
Tyree Magorty Marriage Near Juneau
William Tyree and Susy Magorty, both of Juneau, were married yesterday afternoon by U S Commissioner Gordon Gray. David M Tyree and Loren A Conner served as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Tyree
Susy Magorty
Juneau
U.S
Gordon Gray
David M. Tyree
Loren A. Conner
Aluminum Company Plans Summer Survey South of Whitehorse
The Aluminum Company of America plans a summer survey toward a possible hydroelectric aluminum project south of Whitehorse in British Columbia. The study would assess building a dam on the Lewes River to store water from Atlin and Tagish lakes, with Bennet and Lindeman lakes in the Yukon nearby.
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Aluminum Company
Whitehorse
Vancouver
B.C
The
Aluminum Company of America
Vancouver Sun
British Columbia
Alaska
Yukon Territory
Atlin
Tagish Lakes
Province
Bennett
Lindeman Lakes
Yukon
Lewes River
Sun
Northwest Airlines Flies Record Alaska Cargo to Anchorage
Northwest Airlines carried 30,000 pounds of cargo to Anchorage aboard two DC-4s setting a one day record. The shipment included produce and contracting equipment. Officials expect up to 200,000 pounds of supplies to be shipped north in the coming weeks.
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Seattle
Northwest Airlines
Alaska
Anchorage
Northwest
Moose calf found on Seattle Times ramp with burlap wrapping
A two week old moose calf was discovered on a Seattle Times ramp after a man was seen nearby. The animal, legs trussed and body in burlap, carried a note about George being an orphan and needing Woodland Park care. Officials say moose generally cannot be kept in captivity and the calf has critical days ahead.
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Seattle
Seattle Times
George
Woodland Park
Alaska
British Columbia
Pacific
Coast Atom Defense Fault Disputed by Leaders
San Francisco hosts a two day conference where civilian leaders and military experts clash over responsibility for inadequate West Coast atomic defense. Mayors from Seattle to San Diego attend as Dr. Stafford Warren warns ten bombs could erase Pacific Coast cities.
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San Francisco
West Aera
Pacific Coast
Elmer Robinson
Robinson
West Coast
Gol
W. M. Hanes
Sixth Army
Bay Area
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Stafford Warren
University of California At
Los Angeles
Seattle
San Diego
Eskimo legislator named Army chaplain in Alaska
The Army appointed its first Eskimo chaplain, Rev. Percy Spalook of Wales Alaska, a 15 year Presbyterian minister and Territorial Legislator. He holds the rank of captain and has served in the Alaskan National Guard. he is assigned to the First Alaskan Scout Battalion at Nome.
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Washington
Army
Alaska
Percy Spalook
Wales
Alaskan National Guard
Nome
Stock Quotations and Meeting Notice
Closing stock table from New York lists Alaska Juneau mine up 2 percent and several other issues such as American Can 117 Anaconda 32 Curtiss-Wright 8 International Harvester 29 Kennecott 74 New York Central 12 Northern Pacific 1512 U B Steel 361 percent. Pound price 2801 with 1 780 000 shares traded. Industrial average 226 44 rails 66 87 utilities 43 63. Tonight the Sportsmen’s 400 Club meets at 8 in the Council Chambers City Hall to plan camp sites.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Curtiss-Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
U. B Steel
Rails
Utilities
Sportsmen's 400 Club
Weather Report for Juneau and Airport
Juneau and Airport show warm days in the upper 60s to mid 60s with cool nights in the mid 40s. Continued fair conditions are expected with little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. Precipitation totals for the past 24 hours show trace amounts in Juneau and higher totals since the start of the year at both Juneau and the airport.
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Juneau
Steamers’ Sail Schedules From Vancouver and Seattle
The Princess Louise lies in port at Vancouver then sails for Skagway at 11:30 tonight. Baranos from Seattle arrives at 10 tonight. Princess Kathleen leaves Vancouver Wednesday. Prince George sails from Vancouver Friday. Aleutian sails from Seattle Saturday. Princess Norah departs Vancouver Saturday. Alaska from west heads southbound at 8 pm Friday.
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Princess Louise
Vancouver
Skagway
Baranos
Seattle
Princess Kathleen
Prince George
Aleutian
Princess Norah
Alaska
West
Californians Here at the Baranof Hotel
Mr and Mrs Lester J Holmes and Leonard J Holmes of Clarksburg California are listed as staying at the Baranof Hotel during a visit. The note places the Holmes family in Clarksburg and mentions their California origin.
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Lester J. Holmes
Leonard J. Holmes
Clarksburg, Calif
Baranof
Briton Rejects European Steel Coal Pool Idea
Britain rejects plans for Western European coal and steel pooling. The ruling party declares Britain should stay out of economic unity schemes. The policy ties sovereignty to imperial obligations and warns against mergers that threaten full employment through state planning. An election may follow this year or next as Labor risks its majority.
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Associated, Press
Thar
Britain
Schuman
Mey Party
Europe
Labor
Em‘pire
U S Officials Disappointed at Britain Move
U S officials privately expressed sharp disappointment at Britain's Labor Party rejecting participation in the Schuman Plan for European coal steel pooling. State Department authorities said there was no prospect of withholding Marshall Plan funds and Secretary Acheson said it is not good to wield one foreign policy program to force another. There is speculation that the Labor stand could spark major political issues in Britain if Conservatives oppose it.
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Washington
Labor Party
Schuman
State Department Athorities
United States
Acheson
Britain
Seattleites Here At Baranof Hotel Guests
Seattle residents at the Baranof Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. Marry Townsend E A Schaffer of Swift and Company William E Rasmussen Don Brastow of Premont Electric Company and Mrs Pearl Johnson and her sister Mize Mane Ann Shity.
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Seattle
Baranof Hotel
Marry Townsend
E. A. Schaffer
Swift and Company
William E. Rasmussen
Don Brastow
The
Premont Electric Company
Pearl Johnson
Mize Mane Ann Shity
No World Telegram and Sun as strike halts publication
A nationwide wave of strikes disrupts publishing and broadcasting. In New York, 400 CIO printers and editors walk out at World Telegram and Sun halting editions. CBS TV schedules shift as 600 IBEW workers strike in New York Hollywood and San Francisco. Milk strikes continue in Washington and Pittsburgh with police at dairies.
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Associated Press
New York World-Telegram and
Sun
Columbia Broadcasting System
New York
Hollywood
Washington
CBS
APL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
San Francisco
Washington, D.C
IBEW
Pittsburgh
AFL
World-Telegram
B. McAnney
Lee B. Wood
Navy Lieut Pleads Guilty After Six Month Binge
Navy Lt Bascomb Boaz pleaded guilty to embezzling 19000 from his ship Navasota and spending the funds on a six month binge. Federal Judge Ben Harrison set a date for sentencing. Boaz, 42, formerly starred on the tanker and was arrested near Pomona on May 26 after leaving port on Thanksgiving Day. He traveled with a woman named Pearl Rose, 33, who was not held.
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Los Angeles
Navy
Bascomb
Boaz
Government ii
Ben Harrison
Star of the Navy
Navasota
Pomona
Fresno
Calif
Pearl Rose
Mary Carter
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Fraht
MISS
Joanne Durant
Santa Cruz
Miss Durant
Narrows
Kansas City
W. M. McAdams
Kansas City, Mo
Bob Bartlett
Tyree-Magorty
Truman
St. Louis
Seaman William Mall
Caledonia
Amerasia
GOP
Justice Department
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Judiciary Committee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Judiciary Committee
Department of Justice
Congress
Luci
Illinois
Lucas
Northwest Lines
Paging Wildlife Service
Moose Afl Newspaper Doorstep
Palook
Weather Report
Photographers’ Choice
Sue Carol Walker
Atlanta
Opelika
Ala
National Press Photographers
Atlantic City
World- Telegram
CIO American Newspaper Guild
Pal
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