Planes Missing In Alaska With 30 Aboard
A plane with 30 people aboard disappeared over Alaska. Meanwhile Chile seeks a United Nations probe of a Communist coup in Czechoslovakia. The Security Council plans to consider Chilean allegations and Soviet actions, signaling possible East West tensions and a test of Western resolve.
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Chile
United Natims d
Russia
Europe
Security Council
Ussr
United States
Tru~man
George C. Marsnail
Alaska Coastal passenger counts from yesterday
Alaska Coastal ships reported 18 passengers in and 16 out yesterday. Passengers listed include O Jacobsen from Pelican and Linn Forrest from Sitka, along with many names passing through Ketchikan Petersburg Tenakee Hoonah Etchikan Wrangell Sitka Baranof and Haines destinations.
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Alaska
Pelican
O. Jacobsen
Sitka
Linn Forrest
Witn Fromholtz
Matthew Johnson
Dr. Dale
Charley Peterson
Sophie Bast
Ken Axelson
Ketchikan
R. F. Johnson
Ray Bolton
Petersburg
Millice
Tenekee
T. P. Hansen
Tom Hill
Jessie Cornelius
Hoonah
Fred Fletcher
Haines
Vernon Hilliker
C. D. Mastin
J. Malcolm
H. Maskimons
David Phillips
Etchikan
Elroy Ninnis
G. Britton
Wrangell
Peter McCormick
Kathleen McCormick
Pearl Conover
A. F. Rawling
Tenakee
C. Kurth
Baranof
C. Shipp
Fred O'Neil
Truman lashes out at loyalists in Democratic revolt
The President blasted party leaders during a private talk with Howard McGrath and Quez Sullivan, blaming southern revolt on Senator Byrd of Virginia and calling Byrd the finest Republican in the party. He announced he wanted his candidacy proclaimed immediately, rejecting a later executive committee meeting.
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United States
Howard McGrath
Quez Sullivan
Truman
Byrd
Virginia
Democratic Executive Committee
Lewis Warns Mine Owners and Government of Possible Strike
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, warned in a letter to about 400000 members that employers have dishonored the 1947 wage agreement and welfare fund provisions. He did not vow a walkout, but urged public pressure on operators to resolve the $30 million welfare fund dispute, noting the contract runs to June 30 with a 30 day notice to end it.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Plan to stave off Civil Rights showdown until July
Administration officials sought to stave off a Civil Rights showdown until the Democratic Convention in July. A party official said the resolutions Committee would be asked to weave Truman’s hotly debated proposals into a compromise plank in the 1948 platform.
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Washington
Administration
Resolutions Committee
Truman
Visual Bible Service Tonight at Salvation Army Hall
The Rev. Charles Lee Nelson leads a public Visual Bible Message at 7 30 tonight in the Salvation Army Hall on Willoughby Avenue the second in a series titled The Re peopling of the Earth After the Flood Adjutant Henry Lorenzen invites all to attend both this special service and Sunday worship Four boats Maid Sunmore at Juneau Marine docks undergoing replanking and repairs including machine work
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Charles Lee Nelson
Salvation Army
Willoughby Avenue
Henry Lorenzen
Juneau Marine Docks
Harley, Worden
John Winters
Lenten Evangelistic Services At Methodist Church
The closing Len tern evangelistic meetings at the Methodist Church will be held tonight and Sunday with Rev and Mrs A B Morgan as speakers. The Memorial Presbyterian Choir plans to attend tonight. Don Miller will sing a bass solo Sunday morning, and after the Sunday evening service the Morgans will show Kodak chrome pictures of the Fairbanks area.
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A. B. Morgan
Memorial Presbyterian
Don Miller
Morgyns
Kodak Chrome
Fairbanks
Bowen to enter two weeks of Navy flight training
John C. Bowen, CAA Flight Operations Inspector in Juneau, is scheduled to leave tomorrow for Sand Point Navy Air Station in Seattle. He will begin two weeks of active duty flight training with the Navy.
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John C. Bowen
CAA
Juneau
Sand Point U. S. Naval Air Station
Seattle
Navy
Labor Council Tea Supports Statehood Action for Alaska
JuneauCentral Labor Council last night backed a Statehood initiative and urged civic organizations favoring immediate Congressional action on Alaska statehood to assist. Council President Irvin Hill noted the support and invited organizations to join the effort.
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Juneau
Central Labor
Council
Irvin Hill
Alaska
Secretary Anderson to Seek Democratic Nomination for U S Senate
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson announced his plan to run for the Democratic nomination for U S Senator from New Mexico. He will remain in President Truman's Cabinet until Congress adjourns, likely in July, and would leave the cabinet if nominated. Hatch has indicated he will not seek re election to run for federal district judge in New Mexico. Anderson did not discuss who might replace him as Agriculture Secretary.
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Washington
Anderson
U. S
New Mexico
Truman
Hatch
Federal District Court
New Mex
Cousin of British King Dies in London
Princess Helena Victoria a cousin of King George VI and granddaughter of Queen Victoria died in her London home aged 77 Buckingham Palace said she had been in poor health for some time She was daughter of Princess Christian daughter of Queen Victoria
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London
Helena Victoria
King George VI
Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Princess Christian
Bubble Gum Is Shipped to Africa
The Philadelphia Maritime Exchange said 500 cartons of bubble gum were sent to Durban, Africa aboard the freighter Rock Springs, marking a second recent shipment. An earlier 100 cartons had departed Philadelphia two weeks before for the same port.
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Philadelphia
Africa
Philadelphia Maritime Exchange
Durban
Rock Springs
Exchange
Arts and Crafts Exhibit Opens in Juneau Season
Hundreds attend the reopening of the annual Arts and Crafts Exhibit featuring works by local and Southeast Alaska artists. Displays cover painting, ceramics, textile arts, woodwork, beadwork, leather, and more under department heads including Mrs. M L MacSpadden and Mary Westfall. The event runs 2 to 6 and 7 to 10 p.m. today and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday with visitors from Ketchikan and Wrangell.
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Bagh Counter
M. L. MacSpadden
Mary Westfall
Edith Willis
Henrietta Blackwell
Alaska
Juneau
Lynette Hebert
Ray Ripoll
Mary Westfi
Mie
Henry Harmon
Celanese Corp
New York
George Haen
Chilkoot
Chilkoot Furniture Industries
Ted |Gregg
James ‘Trelford
Ted ' Greeg
Chilkat Wood Industries
Bess Winn
Mt. Edgecumbe
Herculosis ‘Hospital
R. 8. Williams
E. L. Keithahn
Tone Williams
Steamer Movements and Portland Visitors
Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle today while Princess Norah arrives at 8 am and sails south an hour later. Denali from the west scheduled southbound March 18. In Portland visitors E Humann and C A Dillinger stay at the Baranof Hotel downtown.
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Baranof
Seattle
Princess Norah
Denali
Visitors and hotel guests in Juneau from across Alaska and Canada
From Everett Washington R F Johnson is registered at the Baranof Hotel while Pelican residents L O Jacobsen and Mr and Mrs W McCaddon stay at Gastineau and Baranof. Fairbanks visitors Jack Stege Matthew Johnson and D Filkson are in Juneau at the Baranof. Haines resident Mrs Wm John is also in town lodging at Baranof. Pete Meland is listed as a visitor at Baranof. J Mill of Vancouver is staying at Baranof. Mt Edgecumbe resident Ann Marie Mooney is in Juneau and staying at Baranof.
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R. F. Johnson
Baranof Hotel
Pelican
L. O. Jacobsen
Mrs. W. McCaddon
Juneau
Gastineau and
Baranof
Haines
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Pete Meland
Vancouver
J. Mill
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MT. Edgecumbe
Ann Marie Mooney
Passage of foreign aid forecast in Senate action
The Senate backed the European Recovery Program after defeating Taft’s bid to cut $1.3 billion from the Marshall Plan. Connally predicted swift passage as Vandenberg and others argued for bipartisan policy, while Taft led a sizable Republican and Democratic bloc against deep funding cuts.
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Senate
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capital Mill
Michigan
Mrs Rudolph of Juneau Dies in Seattle at 80
Mrs. C. C. Rudolph, 80, longtime Juneau resident, died in Seattle yesterday after living in Alaska 35 years. Funeral is Monday at 8:30 a.m. at St. Alphonse Church. Survived by husband C. C. Rudolph and children Kenneth Port Angeles Cla r shee Fresno Thomas in Juneau, and daughters Mrs. George Strixner Whittier Mrs. James Lynch Los Angeles and Mrs. Helen Benson Seattle.
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Juneau
Seattle
St. Alphonse Church
Rudolph
Alaska
CDA
C. C. Rudolph
Kenneth
Port Angeles
Wash
Clarshee
Fresno
Calif
Thomas
George Strixner
Whittier
James Lynch
Los Angeles
Helen Benson
Weather Report Juneau Alaska Forecast
Weather data from the Weather Bureau for Juneau and vicinity covers 24 hours to 7.20 a.m. today with Juneau highs of 42 and 31 as a low, and airport readings of 42 and 31. Forecast calls for cloudy conditions with occasional snow flurries Saturday, then snow turning to rain Sunday with a slight warm up. Past 24 hours rainfall totals show Juneau city 1.92 inches since March 1 and 17.08 inches since July 1, while the airport reports 0.01 inches since March 1 and 45.67 inches since July 1.
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Weather Bureau
Juneau
Trace
Eoeeneeevereen
Police Court News: Drunkenness and Property Destruction
Ruth Ells and Isaac Nahmias forfeited $25 bail each in Police Court on drunkenness charges. Thomas Jimmie, 20, of Yakutat, was arrested for disorderly conduct and destroying private property, accused of breaking a downtown store window. He pleaded guilty but sentence was deferred until Monday. held on $100 bail.
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Ruth Ells
Isaac Nahmias
Thomas Jimmie
Yakutat
Jimmie
Emblem Club Gift to St Ann’s Appreciated
The Juneau Emblem Club sent a $875 check to Sisters of Ann for an Emergency Luminaire a spotlight and emergency light for the Obstetrical Case Room. Sister Mary Henrietta accepted on behalf of the Sisters and nurses expressed deep gratitude noting the gift comes as a surprise and will ease heavy expenses.
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Markan Hed+ara
Juneau
Mary Henrietta, Auperior
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Mary Henrietta
St. Ann's Hospital
Crystal Forsyth
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Lu-Ek
American Legion Birthday Party Planned on Monday Night
The American Legion and Auxiliary will host a birthday party Monday evening March 15 at 8 30 oclock in the union hall for Legion and Auxiliary members. Games and music will follow with refreshments served by Community Service Chair Elsie Sofoulis. March birthday members are especially invited. The Auxiliary will skip its regular meeting next Tuesday.
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American Legion
Legion and Auxiliary Menours
Princess Norah Arrives With 32 On Juneau Run
The Princess Norah arrived at 9 45 o clock with passengers for Juneau including Mr and Mrs M Benedict Mr and Mrs M Brandall and child Mr and Mrs E Brunson Carlisle Casperson Mr and Mrs W Chandler and child Dr Filson Mr and Mrs I Goldstein Gordon Hiscock Edward Homann Kirk Jones Virginia Mills Erma Wainner William Colbin James Duncan Joyce Fairfield John Falinski Kenneth Foster Louie Grabouski William Ker Pete McKay Dallas Q Bee Harry Smith Geo Walker and Raymond Tarnowski. A ready mix judgment of about 59500 was entered in U S District Court by Judge George W Folta in Engstrom v Juneau Ready Mix Concrete Tne and the B M Behrends Bank with foreclosure of mortgages and sale of company property. Divorces granted include Fay L Middleton from Hubert P Middleton Pantie Akagi from Henry Akagi and others. Joyce Fairfield of Vancouver B C wed B C and Joyce Fairfield by U S Commissioner Felix Gray at the Hotel Juneau with witnesses Thomas E Naughton and Leona Moon.
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Princess Nore
Juneau
M. Benedict
M. Brandall and Child
E. Brunson
Carlisle Casperson
W. Chandler
Filison
I. Goldstein
Gordon Hiscock
Edward Homann Kirk Jones
Virginia Mills
Erma Wainner
Sie
U.S. District Court
George W. Folta
Eliot E. Engstrom
Juneau Ready Mix Concrete
Tne
B. M. Behrends Bank
PM Newspaper to Be Sold or Closed in New York
Marshall Pield 171 announced he will sell or close PM the New York newspaper due to heavy deficits since its founding eight years ago. The sale to Clinton D. McKinnon of San Diego depends on an agreement with the CLO American Newspaper Guild. otherwise publication would cease March 2. PM’s 170 staff were told their jobs would end March 26.
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New York
Marshall Pield
Clinton D. McKinnon
San Diego
California
McKinnon
CLO American Newspaper Guild
Field
Chicago
Bun-Timece PM
ANG
Judge Dimond Aglan Nominated to Bench
President Truman nominates Anthony J. Dimond of Alaska for the Alaska District Federal judgeship and sends Rear Admiral Herbert C Lassiter to the Senate for confirmation to the Navy Supply Corps permanent rank. Also notes repairs on the Norland at Juneau Marine docks with galley work underway.
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Washington
Marely
Truman
Anthony J. Dimond
Alaska
Senate
Herbert C Lassiter
Norfolk
Navy
Plane vanishes over Alaska with 30 aboard
An overnight chartered Northwest Airlines DC-4 with 30 people aboard disappeared while en route from Shanghai to New York. Last contact was near Mt. Sanford in Alaska as a search plan was dispatched from Anchorage to investigate a reported fire. Coordinate notes cite 11:09 p.m. contact, 1 000 feet altitude, and a route passing Northway toward Edmonton.
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Alaska
Northwest Airlines
Secred
Civil Aeronautics Administrion
Mt. Sanford
Gulkana
Gulkinan Range
Anchorage
Airlines
Edmonton
Alta
Chilkam
Wrangell Range
Magood
Inet
Gutkana
Caapt
Robert Petry
John Stickel
Worsley
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Robert Hazlet
Seattle
Purser
Northway
Canada
Yukon Territory
Atrii
Shanghai
Northwest
Bt. Paul
California
Texas
New York
Fairbanks
Pairbanks
CAA
Alberta
Gulkana Range
Guikana
Sanford
Hormally
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Bert P. Middleton
Pantie Akagi
Henry Akagi
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B.C
Joyce Fairfield
Vancoulver
Felix Gray
Thomas E. Naughton
Leona Moon
Dimond Aglan
Sorland
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