Labor Department troubleshooter in talks with CIO unions
Nathan P. Feinsinger led contract talks with two CIO unions and Waterfront Employers in San Francisco to convert the Pacific Coast maritime truce into a final settlement. A final peace may take another day or two, with wage raises and nine holidays expected as in East coast contracts. Maritime activity and rail shipments returned to normal as backlogs ease. U S Attorney P J Gilmore Jr heads to Ketchikan for a three week term, visiting family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Labor Department
CIO
Feinsinger
CIO Marine Cooks and Stewards
American Communications Association
Ane Waggelsant
War Dept used charity funds to back Russian occupation marks
Senate committees pressed the Army over a 900 million dollar loss from occupation money printed with U S currency plates. Assistant Secretary Petersen admitted the War Department shifted charitable contributions and prisoner payments to cover the hole, denying plans for a new appropriation. The Treasury and State Departments decided to turn over currency plates to the Russians, a fact noted as the Russians demanded plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
U. S
New Hampshire
Styles Bridges
Bridges
Howard C. Petersen
Petersen
Congress
War Secretary
Treasury
State Departments
Shots Ring Out Woman Killed in Trailer Camp
In Snohomish Washington a explosion of gunfire at a trailer camp killed Anna Rose Simpson 23 and critically wounded her father. Homer A Simpson 31 of Vancouver Washington admitted involvement after police wrested a 38 caliber revolver from him. He was booked and held on an open charge. Robert H Cole 53 and Mrs C M Targerson were listed as patients in hospital with varying conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snohomish
Wash
Anna Rose Simpson
Everett
Olsen
Homer A. Simpson
Vancouver
Simpson
Snohomish City
Tom Warnock
Snohomish General Hospital
Robert H. Cole
Bonneville Administration
C. M. Targersor
Radio Station for Seward Approved
The Communications Commission granted a construction permit for Alaska Broadcasting Co. to operate a new radio station in Seward Alaska on 1340 kilocycles at 250 watts from 5 p.m. to midnight. The action is announced from Washington with details on the proposed station and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Communications Commission
Alaska Broadcasting Co
Seward
Alaska
Steamer Movements List With Arrivals and Departures
Steamship schedule shows Princess Norah from Vancouver due 2 PM. Square Linnet from Seattle due Monday. Baranof from Seattle due Monday afternoon or evening. Alaska from Seattle due Tuesday. Princess Louise from Vancouver set to sail June 25. Sailors Sphee from Seattle set to sail June 27. Aleulan from west to arrive tonight at :30 and land southbound at 10:90.
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Princess Norah
Vancouver
Square Linnet
Seattle
Baranof
Alaska
Princess Louise
Sailors Sphee
Aleulan
West
Seward lobbyist seeks funding to keep town connected
Don Carlos Brownell a former Seward mayor and Alaska senator, registered as a Congressional Lobbyist to influence Congress over Seward’s fate. He argues Alaska Railroad plans to abandon Seward require a new road project worth 11 million dollars, with the Budget Bureau and Senate Appropriations Committee involved. Brownell says he must itemize expenses but claims none were paid, and notes ongoing pressure to fund the highway and preserve ground transportation for Seward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Don Carlos Brownell
Alaskan Senate
Seward
Brownell
Keads
Congress
Alaska
Alaska Railroad
Cook Inlet
Barowue
Bureau
Senate Appropriation Committee
Interior Department
One-Time Gangster Siegel Murdered in Beverly Hills
Benjamin Siegel a 41-year-old gambler and former public enemy was shot to death in a Beverly Hills home as he read a newspaper after dining at Ocean Park. An unknown gunman fired through the curtains, striking Siegel four times. Allen Smiley, a sporting world figure, witnessed the scene and ducked for cover. Police Captain William W. White noted Siegel had been active in local sports circles for about ten years and earlier was labeled public enemy by New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey when he was District Attorney. Siegel had testified before a New York grand jury investigating the murder cases there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Celif
Juhe
Benjamin Buysie
Siegel
William W. White
Ocean Park
Allen Smiley
Captain White
Smiley
White
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
The
Alaskans Register at Baranof Hotel Guests Named
A list of Alaskans staying or registered at Baranof Hotel includes Boyd Slatter of Skagway Ed Burnell of Point Barrow A F Owens of Ketchikan Murray LaCour of Sitka Dave Dishaw of Anchorage Mrs Gladys C Wilson of Fairbanks and Eleanor OReilly of Taku Lodge. Ted at the Baranof Hotel was noted among registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Slatter
Skagway
Ed Burnell
Point Barrow
A. Fe, Owens
Ketchikan
Murray LaCour
Sitka
Dave Dishaw
Anchorage
Co. Raatikanen
Pelican
Gladys C. Wilson
Fairbanks
Eleanor O'Reilly
Taku Lodge
Alaskans Register
Ted
Te Baranol Hotel
U S Oil to Russia Deemed Normal by Official
Washington June 2. Thomas K Blaisdell head of the Commerce Department internal trade office told Congress Armed Service Subcommittee that current U S shipments to Russia are normal He noted an estimated half a million barrels of petroleum products sent to Siberia from West Coast ports as a normal seasonal movement James H Mayes Commerce Department petroleum expert said May exports totaled half a million barrels but he could not say how much went to Russia He added the Soviet received 72000 barrels in the first three months of the year and that exports to Russia were 2 5 million barrels last year and 5 million barrels in 1945
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas K. Blaisdell
Te Joammerce Department
Internal ‘Trade
Congress
United States
Russia
Hottee Armed Service
Shaler
R-Miech
Siberia
Blas ‘Dell
Shafer
Japan
James H. Mayes
Commerce Department
Mayes
Court adjourns sine die. moves to Ketchikan for three weeks
U S District Court in Juneau adjourned sine die yesterday afternoon by Federal Judge George W Folts. The court will move to Ketchikan over the weekend and resume business on Tuesday. Judge Folts, court reporter Mildred Maynard, Clerk John Walmer, and District Attorney P J Gilmore Jr depart in sequence. court to return to Juneau in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S District Court
Juneau
George W .Folts
Ketchikan
Folta
Mildred Maynard
John Walmer
P. J. Gilmore ,Jr
From Anchorage Residents Stay at Capitol City Hotel Jusisi
Bernard Mason and Joseph Park are registered at the Hotel Jusisi during their stay in the Capitol City. They arrived from Anchors yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Bernard Mason
Joseph Park
Hotel Jusisi
Capitol City
Attlee Criticizes Rights Denial and Left Governments
In Barnsley England on June 20 Prime Minister Attlee asserted that human rights are denied and that so called Democratic government is a travesty. He warned against leftist condoning of actions by governments calling themselves Left while condemning similar acts by Right regimes. He defended freedom of speech and conscience as universal rights for all individuals.
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Barnsley
England
Attlee
Europe
British
Trade Union Congress
Weather and aviation report from Juneau Alaska
The weather section notes a 24 hour period ending 7730 O Glock This Morning with highs in the low 50s and lows around 48 to 47, plus a forecast of continued cloudiness and intermittent rain, winds southeasterly 10 to 20 mph. Precip totals show Juneau 2.67 inches since July 1 and airport readings around 0.07 inches. J Marvin Wolfe of Boise arrived piloting a new Seabee belonging to the U S Fish and Wildlife Service and will be temporarily assigned to the Alaska Region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Glock
Juneau
Mimum
Wolfe
J. Marvin Wolfe
Boise
Idaho
U. S. Fish and Wildife Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska
Voyage to Arctic Underway from Boothbay Harbor
Bowdoin sails for the Arctic with veteran explorer Donald B. MacMillan and 15 shipmates for a summer cruise to study Greenland glaciers. Schedules include Sydney and Labrador ports, Baffin Bay to Greenland, and Etah. Sponsored by the Chicago Geographical Society and Northwestern University, aims cover ice speeds and glacier measurements. Photographer Miriam Look MacMillan accompanies as expedition photographer.
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Boothbay Harbor
Bowdoin
Arctic
Donald B. MacMillan
Greenland
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Nuin
Laborador
Baffin Bay
Etah
Pole
Chicago Geograpoew Society
Northwestern University
William E. Powery
Umiamako
Upernine
Jacobshaven
Rink
Miriam Look MacMillan
Presidents Taft and Truman Debate Taft Hartley Bill
Washington June 21 President Truman and Senator Taft argued over the Taft Hartley union control bill in an all night radio debate after Truman vetoed the measure and was overridden by the House. Taft countered that Truman misrepresented the bill and challenged his veto stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House
Twit
Tall
Veto Hope For Wool Tariff Bill And Rent Control
Washington June 21 Two more disputed bills reach the White House as opponents press for Presidential vetoes. The wool tariff bill would let the President raise tariffs or curb imports to protect domestic wool price support through 1948, while the rent control bill would extend controls to March 1, 1948 and allow rent increases up to 16 percent with lease agreements through next year. The White House says the President has until midnight July 2 to act on both measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Union contracts extend as Taft-Hartley looms
The New York Herald Tribune reports that the CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America has negotiated two year extensions of most closed shop contracts to protect unions 300 000 members, while 50 000 members not in interstate commerce remain unaffected. Donald Taylor and J B Purdy arrive from New York and check in at the Bartimus Hotel in Portland. Bishop R Baxter of Portland dies suddenly at 54 from coronary thrombosis. he had led Methodist activities in Oregon Washington Alaska and was Portland Bishop since 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Herald Tribune
Icio Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Portland
Ore
R. Baxter
Methodist Church
Portland Rey
Senators Delay Vote On Truman Taft Hartley Veto
Washington June 21 Senators failed to agree on a time for a vote on President Truman's veto of the Taft Hartley labor control bill. A small group sought to delay, with White of Maine aiming for Monday, while Morse and Pepper pressed to stall until next week. The House had overridden the veto yesterday and the White House reported hundreds of telegrams in support of the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
White
Maine
House
White House
Morse Ur.-Ore
Dicker
Morse
Pepper
D.-Fla
Eben Ayes
The Heiress Weds Today
The heiress Martha Parke Firestone, 21, will marry William Clay Ford, 22, son of the late Henry Ford, in Akron Ohio. The socialite wedding is expected to rank among 1947’s most elaborate events.
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Akron
Martha Parke Firestone
William Clay Ford
Brandson
Henry Ford
Sane
Norman Thomas quits Socialist candidacy for President
Tamiment Pa June 21 Norman Thomas announces he will stop running as the Socialist candidate for President saying it is not good to run many times. He notes he ran five times and cites a gesture as the reason. The report also notes a king salmon delivery by the Anne Narie at Cold Storage in King Salmon.
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Tamiment
Norman Thomas
Rejonomie and Social Institute
Thomas
King Salmon
Anne Narie
A. O. Vionola
Alaska
Tory
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Ace
Early Final Settlement
Gilmore
P. J. Gilmore, Jr
Aleutian
By Drew Pharson
United Kingdom
Apple City
Watsonville
Seroptomist Club
Norma MacMaster
Pajaro Valley
McMasters
Mrs America
Willm Haden
Women's
Territorial
Naval Academy Grads
Naval Academy
Dahlgren
Annapolis
Secretary of Navy Forestal
Tlee
Explorer MacMillan
ACW
Bruce
Donald Taylor
J. B. Purdy
Baritnus Hotel
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