Senate overrides labor bill veto in historic vote
Across the nation floods, twisters, and blizzards claimed lives and left hundreds homeless as Nebraska Cambridge suffered a 12 foot wall of water. The same day the Supreme Court upheld oil lands under California waters and cleared the way for the Taft Hartley Act becoming law after Senate override of President Truman's veto.
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Slip from logs boys lose lives in Seattle and Yakima
Two nine year old Seattle boys Arthur Stevenson and Leon Wallace Shores drowned in separate water accidents, one in Seattle and the other below Hymping Lake Dam in Yakima County. Emanuel Johnson, 74, of Mercer Island, died from injuries after stepping into the path of a car driven by Frank Atkins, a football player.
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Humping Lake Dam
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Atkins
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Harbor Island
Young Shores
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Forest Rangers
Yakima
San Francisco Quake Jolts City and Surrounding Area
A moderate un dulatory quake lasting about four minutes struck San Francisco at 3 29 pm PST. Damage was limited to a few broken windows and dishes knocked from shelves. Felt to Monterey Bay 90 miles away, the quake arose from the San Andreas fault.
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Foreign policy talk on dollars food to be discussed
Alaska senators travel to Washington to push a Tongass timber sale bill with aboriginal payments provisions while President Truman forms a bipartisan committee to advise limits on foreign aid. The move signals a possible shift to curb overseas aid amid domestic concerns and economic impact.
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Van‘denberg
Red Cross Meeting Postponed to Thursday Evening
B D Stewart chairman of the Juneau Chapter American Red Cross said a scheduling conflict requires postponing tomorrow night's board meeting. The Board will now meet Thursday at 6 pm in Room 12 Shattuck Building.
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Juneau
America | Red Cross
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Burglary In Reverse
CHICAGO June 23 The owner of a liquor store asked police to find the night watchman who broke out of the establishment. He hired the man to stay locked in from 2 a.m. to 11 a.m. but the watchman escaped by chopping a hole in the front door and took $500 in cash and merchandise. Mr and Mrs Armand Duncan of Triangle Cleaners left on a brief business trip to Seattle returning in a week. Registered at the Baranof from Hoonah to Frank Shotter.
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Triangle Cleaners
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Tanker Explodes in Wilmington Docks Fire Kills Many
A massive blast on the 11,083 ton tanker Murkay near Los Angeles Harbor killed at least two and possibly up to 14 crew. The fire, fed by 2.94 million gallons of fuel, burned for hours, as 12 men were reported missing and around 30 injured. Investigators sought cause while Keystone Shipping faced negligence claims.
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ALASKANS AT BARANOF OVER THE WEEKEND
Alaskans registered at the Baranof over the weekend include Mark Graham of Yakutat Henry Reed from Fairbanks Dero Hamplainier of Pelican G H Laird and family of Tenakee Joyce Punkhouser of Craig Mrs Gene Craig Sitka and Monten Fenn of Petersburg Oliver to travel Prank L Oliver Assistant Territorial Attorney General will travel to Fairbanks tomorrow to prosecute several cases of nonpayment of the Territorial Veteran's Tax and be away about a week.
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Yakutat
Henry Reed
Fairbanks
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Pelican
G. H. Laird
Tenakee
Joyce Punkhouser
Craig
Gene Craig
Sitka
Monten Fenn
Petersburg
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