Alaska Legislature weighs road, lights, fur farm and airfield bids
In Juneau the Legislature advances memorials for a Nome to Iron Creek road and Kotzebue Sound navigation lights. A senate bill seeks a 15000 dollar fur farm grant with a governance board. House memorials push airfield funding and mining growth. A rural school board bill faces past controversy. In Detroit, a petition seeks a court order to evict sitdown strikers at two Fisher body plants in Flint, with GM denying employee status.
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Alaska
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Dan Green
Leo W. Rogge
H. H. McCutcheon
Fisher Body
Flint Michigan
General Motors
Roy Brownell
Paul Gadola
Ohio Valley Rebuilding After Worst Floods
The Associated Press reports the Ohio River flood disaster subsided with recovery underway. About 1,035,000 homeless and 380 dead are tallied across multiple states as Kentucky and Ohio brace for a slower return to normal. Damages reach approximately four hundred million dollars.
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Mississippi
Kentucky
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Tennessee
Missouri
Arkansas
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Narcotics Shipment Recovered From Fraser River
Authorities in Vancouver seized a about one hundred thousand dollar narcotics shipment dragged from the Fraser River on an anchor chain of the Japanese ship Gyokoh Maru. They expressed little hope of locating the importer.
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Associated Press
Vancouver
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Fraser River
Longshoremen May Go Back Work Monday
A tentative agreement between longshoremen and shipowners nears end of a 92 day strike in San Francisco. ILA local president Henry Schmidt suggests men may return to work Monday and that further needed agreements will follow for final approval by the 38,000-strong union. The accord resolves wages hours and jurisdiction issues for sailors and stevedores on coastal vessels.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Henry Schmidt
the International Longshoremen's Association
Checkers
ILA
Shawnee Liner Fire Reported Under Control En Route
The Clyde Mallory liner Shawnee reported a fire in her number two hold is out and the ship is not in immediate danger as it heads toward Cape Henry Virginia from Jacksonville bound for New York. The captain said fire in the cotton is extinguished and that vessels should stand by in case of any eventualities. The ship sent an SOS at 7 a.m. and by 9:40 a.m. EST confirmed the fire under control and continuing to New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Shawnee
Cape Henry
Virginia
Jacksonville
Florida
Coast Guard
Navy Seaplanes Break Trans-Pacific Flight to Honolulu
Navy seaplanes roared over Honolulu at 3 51 am after a 21 hour 48 minute flight from San Diego. They battled very bad weather on the last leg dropping to two thousand feet then climbing to fifteen thousand feet before finishing in bright moonlight with 150 spectators watching.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Navy
San Diego
McDade
Coast Guard Responds to Distress Call on Cargo Ship
The Coast Guard, after responding to a distress call, sent a precautionary message to continue watch on 600 meters, while noting 190 passengers and a cargo of fruits and vegetables aboard.
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Coast Guard
Nome Daily Nugget Subscription Offer
A subscription notice invites readers to subscribe to The Nome Daily Nugget for $2 per month, outlining the cost and continuous access to local news and updates. The brief promotes ongoing coverage and reader support.
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