Vessels Leave Port Under Labor Truce On West Coast
June 20 report from San Francisco says 200 ships sailed under a labor union truce as CIO and marine unions seek a five percent wage rise. East Coast settlements influence West Coast talks, with cooks and radio operators ratifying the interim pact while wage reviews are suspended pending final agreement. Charmaine Raney of Haines registered at the Gastineau Hotel as a guest.
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San Francisco
Labor Department
GTO
Vincent Malone
CIO Mal Rine Beneficial Association
CIO
Nathan P. Pensinger
Saltzman Named Assistant Secretary of State for Germany
President Truman taps Gen Charles Saltzman of the New York Stock Exchange as the new Undersecretary of State in charge of rebuilding Germany. Saltzman, a West Point graduate and former brigadier general, comes from Wall Street ranks amid criticism of economic figures in the State Department.
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Washington
Truman
Wall Street
Germany
Charles Saltzman
New York Stock Exchange
Robert Lovett
Brown Brothers-Harriman
Wall
General Saltzman
West Point
Army
Roosevelt
Old Shipping Board
Shipping to Alaska resumes amid coastwise dispute
In Seattle on June 20 the Alaska travel rush began with three passenger and cargo ships set to sail under a temporary coastwise settlement. Over 200 passengers were expected aboard by 10 a.m. with the Beranof at 9 a.m. and the Denali at 10 p.m. The Denali will stop at Ketchikan then proceed westward. A California party, Mr and Mrs Paul J Leavens and their four children, canceled Alaska sails but may attempt to reboard. The Square Knot was scheduled Saturday for Nome, Teller and St Lawrence ports.
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Seattle
Alaska
Northland ‘Transportation Co
Beranof
Denali
Alaska Steamship Co
Ketchikan
California
Paul J. Leavens
Tacoma
Northland Transportation Co
Alaska Steamship Company
Nome
Teller
St. Lawrence
Army jet plane retains world speed record at 623.8 mph
The P80 R jet piloted by Col Albert Boyd near Muroc Army Airfield established a U S speed record of 623.8 mph over a 1.86 mile course, beating the 616 mph mark set by the Gloster Meteor in 1946. Speeds reached 632.5 and 630.5 mph with the wind, but official ratification awaits Federation Aeronautique Internationale certification.
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Muroc
Calif
United States
Mojave
Muroc Army Airfield
Albert Boyd
Ashesville
N. C
Federation Aeronautique International
Paris
Jury Is Selected In Calif Yacht Case
A Santa Ana jury of twelve was chosen after four weeks of proceedings to decide the murder of Louise Overell and her fiancé George Gollum in the March 16 dynamite blast that sank the Overell yacht in Newport Harbor. The defendants face charges in the high profile case linking the heiress and her lover to the deadly incident.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
George
Bud) Gollum
Walter E. Overell
Newport Harbor
Two men sentenced to three years in federal prison
Nels Rowley and Hollace Mc Cammon were each given a three year term today by U S District Judge George W Folta after a guilty plea to burglary charges. They waived indictment by the Federal Grand jury. The text also notes a coastal climate comparison mentioning Tee land and Washington DC.
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Nels Rowley
Hollace McCammon
U. S
George W. Folta
Sitka
Objections to Unification Bill Raised by Admiral Zacharias
Rear Adm. Ellis M. Zacharias, retired, told the House Expenditures Committee that the Armed Service Unification Bill threatens the nation. He argued it would place excessive military control during war, neglect Marine Corps and Naval Aviation, and not save money, possibly adding hundreds of millions to defense costs without improving security.
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Washington
Ellis M. Zacharias
Armed Service Unification
Zacharias
House Expenditures Committee
National Defense
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Marine Corps
Naval Aviation
Security Council Overrules Russian Bid On Trieste Governor
At Lake Success on June 20 the United Nations Security Council voted nine to one with France abstaining to place the Trieste governorship on its agenda. Russia opposed the move, arguing the Italian peace treaty must be completed by all major powers before discussion.
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Lake Success
United Nations Security Councl
Trieste
Alexander Cadogan
Gromyko
President Truman Accepts Brazil Visit Invitation
President Truman accepted an invitation to visit Brazil soon, announced by Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Martins after a White House meeting. Martins cited President Eurico Gaspar Dutra as inviting, while White House aides offered a more cautious version, saying the President was pleased and hoped to come.
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Washington
Truman
Brazil
Carlos Martins
White House
Martins
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Gas Complaint in Missoula Over Tampered Fuel
A Canadian driver in Missoula Montana reports engine sputtering after fueling. An attendant discovers hoses swapped and a 400 gallon underground storage tank filled with water, prompting formal investigation into the station’s gasoline handling.
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Missoula
Mont
Bevin presses for rapid European recovery action
London reports British Foreign Secretary Bevin vows no delays in forging a European recovery plan under the Marshall aid program. He wants Russia in talks but will not stall recovery and says Britain and France will proceed with or without Moscow participation. George C. Marshall urged a continental program and US dollars support.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Bevin
House of Commons
Europe
Bevis
Britain
France
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Harvard University
America
Severe jab on U S policy by Moscow paper
Pravda, the Communist Party newspaper, harshly attacks U S foreign policy over Dean Acheson’s Sunday remarks. The article labels the Wesleyan speech as reckless and counter to international accord, accusing Washington of delaying world recovery and conflict with core premises.
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U. 5
Moscow
Pravda Loany
Dean Acheson
Soviet Union
Acheson
Russia
Pravda
Communist Party
U. S
Adams Banfield Off On Coast Auto Trip
Adams and Banfield depart on a coastal auto journey aboard the Princess Louise. Arthur Scotty Adams and Norman H Banfield with Banfield’s new car will travel from Prince Rupert through Jasper Banff Lake Louise Spokane Seattle Portland to San Francisco and Los Angeles, returning via Salt Lake City to Prince Rupert, aiming to reach Juneau by August 1. They will be joined in Seattle by Banfield’s sister.
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Princess Louise
Irish Columbia
Spokane
Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles
Calif
Arthur
Scotty) Adams
Atorney
Norman H Banfield
Louise
Prince Rutpert
Jasper National Park
Banff
Lake Louise
Juneau
Jack Piniay
Mr. Banfield
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Prince Rupert
Kenai Fire Threatens Village and Forest
June 20 Kenai Alaska. A wild forest fire near the Kenai River threatens the village of about 600 residents. Alaska Fire Control Service and Alaska Road Commission workers under Bob Williams fight to stop spread toward Moose and Kenai rivers and toward Skilak Lake. Soldiers from Fort Richardson with engineers and bulldozers halt the blaze two miles from the fort hospital, using fire breaks to curb the main blaze.
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Nchorage
Alaska
Kenai
Kenai Peninsula
Kena River
Alaska Road Commission
Bob Williams
Alaska Fire Control Service
Moose
Kenat
Mercery
Skilak Lake
Robinson
A. F.C
Kenai Moose
Chickhicon Flats
Fort Richardson
Fort Hospital
Senate Banking Committee Extends RFC Probe and Jurisdiction
The Senate Banking Committee voted unanimously for a $50,000 investigation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and approved extending RFC operations for one year beyond June 30. The panel also backed a resolution to keep RFC in place without changes.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Buck R-Deltola
RFC
House Banking Committee
Senate
Seattle Mayor Embarks on Alaska Trip Tonight
Seattle mayor William F. Devin and his wife depart with business leaders for a three weeks vacation in Alaska. They sail aboard the Alaska Steamship Baranof with calls at Ketchikan Juneau and Seward and travel to Anchorage via the Alaska Railroad to visit Fairbanks.
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Seattle
William F. Devin
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company
Baranof
Ketchikan
Jureat
Seward
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Derby Gas Mains Cracked by Road Work
Fireside Geysers Derby Conn June 20 Several Derby housewives were startled when their gas stoves became water fountains Investigation disclosed heavy road building machinery had cracked Water and gas mains
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Derby
Conn
Rent Control Dilemma Faces Truman In June Minuet
President Truman weighs letting rent controls lapse or signing an extension bill after the Senate completed action to extend rent control through February 29 next year. The measure allows up to 16 percent lease-driven relief if landlords and tenants agree on a 1948 term and lifts most construction limits except for recreational facilities.
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Washington
Truman
Ims
Senate
Pan American plane crash probed in Syria area
Damascus reports Pan American World Airways team led by Capt. George Doole arrived with an assistant and two vice presidents to investigate a crash in eastern Syria. Of 36 aboard 16 were killed with 16 injured hospitalized in Beirut. Unconfirmed signals suggested an engine cylinder head failure prior to attempted forced landing near the Iraq border.
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Damascus
George Doole
Middle East
Pan American World Airways
Syria
Iraq
Beirut
Meredith Lotze Arrested On Burglary Charge in Sitka
U S Deputy Marshal Max Rogers of Sitka reports the arrest of Meredith Lotze for burglary. Lotze, 45, is accused of robbing the American Legion clubhouse of about 51000 in cash and valuables and has been bound over to the Grand Jury.
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U.S
Max Rogers
Sitka
Willam T. Mahoney
Meredith Lotwe
Lotz
American Legion
Grand Jury
Methodist Church Plans Longest Day Hike in ’47
The Methodist Church sponsors two hikes for the longest day of the year. One group climbs Mt Roberts trail to the knoll above Timberline and returns for a midnight service after a sack lunch. Rev Treat leads the group. An overnight hike by the Young Adult Fellowship departs about 7 30 pm with sleeping bags. Edith Moore coordinates transport. Sourdough pancakes are planned for breakfast.
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The
Methodist Church
Mt. Robert's Trail
Treat
Edith Moore
Stock quotations from New York June 20
Closing prices for Alaska Juneau, American Can, Anaconda, Curtiss-Wright, International Harvester, Kennecott, New York Central, Northern Pacific, U S Steel, and Pound. Total shares traded 1,130,000. Merrill-Synch averages listed for industrials, rails, and utilities. John W. McCallum arrived from Seattle and is registered as a guest at the Buranof Hotel.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Curtiss-Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
U. S. Steel
Rails
Utilities
Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley bill amid labor clash
Six Japanese wartime figures were executed on a hidden Guam gallows as Allied authorities limned brutal acts. In Washington, President Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley bill to curb labor unions prompting a swift House override and an impending Senate vote.
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Truman
Catholic Bishop Mobbed in Yugoslav City
In Trieste on June 20 Mgr Antonio Santin 51 year old Bishop of Capodistria and Trieste was beaten by a mob as he prepared to lead a Saint’s Day procession through a Yugoslav occupied community. Allied authorities advised diplomatic protest to Yugoslavia over the incident.
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Trieste
Antonio Santin
Capodistria
Yugoslavia
Kodiak to Receive Direct Air Service
Northern Airlines announced direct air freight service to Kodiak in the Aleutians, with DC-3 transports operating direct flights or via Anchorage depending on weather and load factors. President Arthur F. Johnstone said the service starts immediately.
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Seattle
Northern Airlines, Inc
Air Cal Yrier
Kodiak
Aleu‘Hans
Arthur F. Johnstone
Anchorage
Steamship Movements Report From Pacific Ports
Southeastern steamer movements list Prince Rupert port status with Princess Norah from Vancouver due Saturday. Square Linnet from Seattle due Monday, Baronet from Seattle due Monday afternoon, Alaska from Seattle due Tuesday, Princess Louise from Vancouver sailing June 25, Sailers Splice from Seattle June 27, Aleutian southbound at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Southeastern
Prince Rupert
Princess Norah
Vancouver
Square Linnet
Seattle
Baronet
Alaska
Princess Louise
Sailers Splice
West
Blocks Senate Vote On Truman Veto Taft Hartley Bill
Senator Morse of Oregon blocked a Senate vote on President Truman's veto of the Taft Hartley labor bill. Senate will stay in session this afternoon and enter night session to await unanimous consent. Morse argued for studying the veto message until early the following week before voting.
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Washington
Morse
R-Ore
Senate
Truman
Sevator Wherry
Neb
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Charmaine Raney
Gastineau Hotel
By Drew Phearson
Gulf Stream
Teeland
Washington, D.C
UN Security Council
Hotel
Mra J. Bergerson
Senate Banking Com
Investigation of Finance Corporation
Meredith Lotze
Methodist
Guam
Wake
Americas
Kikuji Ito
Chichi Jima
Noboru Nakajima
Sume Island
Kiyoshi Taka~hashi
House
Action
Taft
R-Ohie
Senate Republican Policy Committee
MBS
White House Congress
Carroll Reece
Yugo
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