The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 27, 1951, Page 1

ONGRESSIONAL IBRARY /ATHINGTON, D. C. - VOL. LXXVIII., NO. 11,846 HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE ¢ ALL THE TIME” , 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Seek Clarification Russ Cease-Fire Proposal Iramans Rlp Down Signs Demonstrators in Innt of information building of Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in Tehran, Iran, hoist up two of their number to tear down company signs, ;l‘lu demonstration took place after Iranian and British officials failed to agree on financial arrangements following the nationmalization of the oil fields by the lnnfiu government. (P Wirephoto via radio from Paris. — REDS 10 TRY ATCRACKING . * ALLIED LINES Pull Ouf of One Buildup Area but Pour Men, Sup- plies into Another | 5 | By Associated Press Reds began pulling out of one buildup area in Korea today but poured fresh men and supplies into another center for a new try at cracking Allied lines. United Na- tions officers were not worried. “They can hit us anywhere, at: any time, in any strength,” a UN briefing officer said. Other officers predicted Chinese Reds would strike in the second week of July — probably down the Uijongbu-Seoul invasion corridor. There was no change in the re- peatedly expressed Allied attitude | that UN ground forces can handle anything the Chinese could throw | at them. Lt. Gen. James A. Vang Fleet, UN ground commander, has reiterated this view time and again since the Réds two spring offensives | were shattered and has openly in- vited the ‘Chinese to'try again.* Strong Communist screening forces Wednesdoy blocked Allied pa- trols probing toward four Com- munist buildup areas. , Chinese dug in even at the flat lands south of Pyonggang to protect (Corinued pn Page Six) TheWashington Merry-Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Syndicate, Iac.. ASHINGTON. — The most im- portant Senate debate of the year as far as housewives were concern- ed was fought behind the closed doors of the Banking and Currency Committee last week. No housewives were present when the solons de- bated price controls, but this col- umn is able to report who was for and who was against the housewife. Those who at first voted against the housewife on rolling back pri- ces included two Democrats: 1. Chairman Burnet Maybank of South Carolina, whose family has long been in the cotton brok=rage business and who has been espec- ially opposed to price control on cotton. The so-called rollback on beef actually was a rollback on all |of “assessment, work” Year fo Begin Assessment Work v 1. WASHINGTON, June 27, — (B — The. Senate agreed yesterday to be- gin the year for doing annual as- sessment work on mining claims on | public lands on November 1 instead |of July 1. To retain a mining claim the holder must do at. least $100 worth or, develop- ment each year. 'The bill now goes to the House. THREE KILLED BY TORNADO KANS. TOWN {Five Block Residential Dis- trict Mass of Splintered Wood, Brick WAKEENEY, Kas., June 27, —# — A tornado slashed through this western Kansas town today, killing three persons and injuring epproxi- mately 40. The vicious winds turned a five- block residential area into a mass of splintered wood and brick. Trees were uprooted, water mains broken, and power and communlpx— tion lines damaged. The dead were Mr. and Mrs. James Hladek, both about 65, and Dan -Rohrbacher, 60. Mr. and Mrs. Hladek dxed in the wreckage of their home. Rohrbacher was blown from his house and his body found in the debris on the street. Mrs. Marie Engleman, a Hill City, Kas., newspaper woman, who tour- ed the area gave this description: “Devastation was everywhere in the five blocks. Automobiles were overturned and crushed under hou- ses, some homes had the roofs blown off, others were flattcned completely.” Hallways and the 36 rooms in Wakeeney hospital were jammed with the injured. Towns within a sixty mile radius of Wakeeney sent aid. UTAH VISITOR Tom Slusher of Ogden, Utah is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. Low tide 3:43 am. 25!! farm goods, including cotton. 2. Joe Frear of Delaware, who owns three = daify 'and chicken’ (Conunued on Page Four) High tide Low. tide High tide 157 a.m. 11.8 ft. 120 pm. 4.7 ft. 9:56 p.m. 15.0 ft. BRISIOL BAY BlO(KED | SEATTLE, June 27 —<®— A Na- tional Labor Relations Board elec- tion to determine which of two unions should represent 2,600 Bristol Bay fishermen was blocked again today. The election was delayed by rein- | statement of unfair ‘labor practice charges filed against the Salmon Canning Industry by the Bering Sea Fishermen’s Union (Ind). The charges previously had been with- drawn to clear the way for an elec- tion. The NLRB election order would bar Bering Sea union members who are on strike from voting. The Bering Sea union struck for recognition June 1 in its dispute with the Alaska Fishermen's Union (Ind). An election to determine which union should have bargaining rights originally was set for June 15. Kenneth McClaskey, acting NL- RB regional director, expressed hope today, however, that the way can be cleared for an election. The strike is tieing up western Alaska’s salmon canning industry, since CIO cannery workers are sup- porting the fishermen’s strike. In some areas canneriés have been closed down by the strike. The fish- ing season opened Monday in Bris- tol Bay. SHIP STRIKE ENDS; UNION WIN DEMANDS NEW YORK, June 27 —@— All American-flag ships returned to the seas today after 11 days of labor disputes. At one time, non- -defense shipping was tied up in every major port in the nation. The CIO National Marine Engi- neers Beneficial Association won contract concessions from*40 Atlan- tic and Gulf Coast shipowners last night to-mark the complete restora- tion of maritime labor peace. West Coast ships started moving Friday after the CIO American Ra- dio Association settled a six-day strike with Pacific ship operators. Some East and Gulf Coast vessels sailed during the past two days fol- lowing weekend ~agreements with the owners and the radiomen’s un- jon and the 52,000-member National Maritime Union (CIO). US MARI Maska Stoamship Makes Request for Reconsid= eration of Issue WASHINGTON, June 27, — | The Maritime Board has study a request by the Steamship Company for r- ation of a temporary denial of rte |increases asked by the company. chief ennk&r, G. O. Bashan, said today a hearing on the request been reached. The increased rates, running ap- proximately 10 per cent on passen- ger fares from Seattle to Alaska, were opposed by the territory of Alaska, the Interior Department's office of territories and the office of Price Stabilization. In addition to the passenger in- creases, Bashan said Alaska Steam has asked permission to boost car- go rates as follows: to Southegst Alaska, from 3 to 85 cents a hund- red pounds or 1 to 25 cents a cubic foot; to other Alaska points, 5 to 15 cents per hundred pounds and 2 to 20 cents a cubie foot. U. . IS NOT g Secrefary of Stafe Acheson! Makes Positive State- ment fo Com. WASHINGTON, June 27 —®— Secretary of State Acheson said to- day there is “no thought” of United States intervention in the Iranian oil crisis. Appearing before the House For- eign Affairs committee, Acheson said however, “we cannot exagger- ate the critical pature of the sit- uation and we cannot exnzgeraw the importance of its solution.” Rep. Fulton called Acheson’s at- tention to the United States taking military action in Korea without a congressional déclaration, “There is no thought of the U. S. intervening in Iran either with or without congressional action,” Ache- son replied. He told the committee the United States is “bending every effort to bring about a favorable solution” of the British-Iranian Oil dispute and prevent “a disintegration.” 1t is the hope of the United States that the Iranian government will approach Britain’s offer with “more of an open mind,” Acheson said, adding he believed in that case the existing difficulties could be solved. As to aid proposed for Iran under the $8,500,000,000 Foreign Assistance program, Acheson emphasized that it was a long range objective without reference to day-to-day “fluctua- tions.” “We must consider the program for Iran as apart from this particu- lar crisis,” he said. SRR < TUESDAY FIRE CALL The 4-9 fire call last night at 10:35 was for a roof fire in the village with recall sounded at 10: 55. No damage was reported. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 27 — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can 111%, American Tel. and Tel. 153%, Anaconda 38%, Douglas Alrcraft 46, Gemetal Electric 55%, General Motors 46%, Goodyear 80', Kenne- cott 71%, Libby, McNiell and Libby 8%, Norbhern Pacific 38, Standard Oil of California 45%, Twentieth Century Fox 17%, U. S. Steel 387, Pound $2.80%, Canadian Exchange 93.75. Sales today were 1,360,000 shares Averages today were as follo Industrials 246.84, rails 75.05, utili- tigs 42.45. . = _,_..____.___ SRS 7T - Korean War Map was held Monday. No decision has Open and black arrows show Communist and U.N. positions, respec- tively, its second year. force narrowly escaped entrapment. of Kumkha (B), the Communists There were light probing attacks and northeast of Hwach near Kansong (D) .From’ in Korea as the world talked of peace and war moved into In the Chorwon-Sibyon area (A) an Allied task South of Pyonggang and east drove the Allies off high ridges. (C) morth of Hwachon reservoir There also was some patrolling activity he sea (ship symbols), Allied warships poured shells into enemy lines near Kosong on the east coast. Solid line represents present approximate front line. (M Wirephoto. In Scuffle Rep. John Phjllips (R-Calif) (top), and Rep. Clarence Cannon (D-Mo) (bottom) got into a fist fight during an argument in a House corridor over committee procedure. Both are members of the House Appropriations Com- mitee. Phillips, 63, suffered a cut lip. Cannon ‘is 72 years old. (P Wirephto. APPLY FOR LICENSE Paul Edwin Anderson, painting contractor, and Geraldine M. Reeves, a restaurant manager, have made application in the office of the U. 8. Commissioner for a li- cense to marry. Ship Movements Prince” George from Vancouver due to arrive Friday afternoon. Alaska schdduled to sail from Seattle late today. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vaneouver 8 tonight. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday. Chilgotin scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 p.m. Saturday. Princess Norah scheduled to arrive from Skagway 8 a.m. Friday sail- ing south one hour later at 9 a.m. AMERICA 1S NOW READY WASHINGTON, June 27 —(®— ‘The Sénate’s MacArthur Inquiry committee declared today that America stands “united in readi- ness” to defend itself against “what- ever forces may threaten world peace or our freedoms.” ‘The investigation panel, made up of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, ap- proved a statement which Chairman Russell had described as a warning to Russia against judging the Mac- Athur ouster controversy as a sign of U. S. division and weakness. The committee has been con- ducting an inquiry into the dismissal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Foreign Policy generally. / The statement was apgroved at a session during which Senator Hick- enlooper put into the record a state- ment from Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, World War II director of the atomic bomb project, that he advised President Roosevelt before the 1945 Yalta conference there was a 95 per cent certainty the A-bomb would work. That was about six months before the first bomb was successfully test- ed in New Mexico. U.S. LIVING (OST INDEX WASHINGTON, June 27 —@— The government’s cost of lving index today edged to a new record high. The rise means 1,200,000 rail- road workers are entitled under their contract to a one-cent hourly wage increase July 1. ' The index of the Bureau of Labor statistics rose to 1854 per cent of the 1935-39 average. This level was reached on both the bureau’s new and old type indexes. The figure is for May 15. A month earlier, on April 15, the index stood at 1845 on' the old basis and 184.6 on the new. The bureau has a new index, tak- ing into account changed buying habits, but also continues to figure its “old index” because many labor contracts have “escalator” clauses based on the old index. These are clauses calling for a wage rise to compensate for rises in the cost of living. The railroad contract is a case in point. SEATTLE VISITOR Russell T. Conlon of Seattie is at the Baranof Hotel. ATNEW HIGH| |CEASE-FIRE GUARANTEE SUGGESTED Reds Must Withdraw Be- yond Yalu River, De- clares Acheson WASHINGTON, June 27 —(®— Secretary of State Acheson said to- day the best guarantee for U. S. ac- ceptance of a Korean cease-fire would be withdrawal of Chinese Communist troops beyond the Yalu river. Acheson proposed a “phased with- drawal of all foreign troops in Korea after an armistice. In the event of such a settlement, he declared, there would have to be a full realization that its violation “would be a very dangerous step and would endanger world peace.” Returning before the House Af- fairs committee for a.second day of questioning in connection with the administration’s $8,500,000, 000 For- eign Aid program, Acheson hinted that some clarification of Soviet purposes might be forthcoming to- day. “We have not succeeded, but we hope today will bring a further light,” Acheson said. Acheson made these statements in response to questions from mem- bers of the House Foreign Affairs committee. He was before the group for a discussion of the administra- tion’s Foreign Aid programs. ' pes of learning, - tad Acheson presumably had in mind the call U, 8. Ambassador Alan G. Kirk was making on the Soviet for- eign. office in Moscow. 16,749 KOREA CASUALTIES BY US FORCES WASHINGTON, June 27 —(®— Announced U. 8. battle casualties in Korea reached 76,749 today, an increase of 3,145 since last week. The Defense Department’s week- ly summary based on notifications of families through last Friday re- ported: (First column: week’s increase) (Second column: new total). Killed in action 421 11,254 Wounded 2,537 653227 Missiug 187 12,268 ! TOTAL 3,146 176,749 Battle deaths (x) 468 12,670 Current missing (y) 168 10,680 (x) includes killed in action, 1,308 fatally wounded and dead, originally reported missing. (y) after deducting from gross total 1,321 returned, 158 ' known captured and 108 known dead. LAMOTTA, MURPHY INRING TONIGHT NEW YORK, June 27 —(®— Jake LaMotta and Irish Bobby Murphy, two of the roughest, toughest fight- ers in the business, collide tonight in a Yankee Stadium 12 rounder that has the fans buzzing. Murphy, a 29-year-old sailor with a zest for a scrap, is a slim 6 to 5 tavorite to whip the Bronx Bull and go on to a title bout with light heavyweight Champion Joey Maxim. LOCAL STRIKE HALTS FISHING HAINES REGION fishery manage- returned from Gus Hilsinger, ment agent, FWS, Haines yesterday. Hilsinger said that all fishing at Haines has been crippled by a strike of local fishermen and cannery workers and there was little activ- ity on the opening day of the sea- son last Monday. Only 10 gillnets are being fished in the upper Lynn Canal region, Hilsinger reported. WEST SEEKS - REPLY FROM MOSCOW U.S. Official Confers With Deputy Soviet Foreign Minister By Associated Press The West pressed Moscow today to spell out what Jacob A, Malik meant by the Russian preposal for a Korean cease-fire, Acting on Washington's instruc- tion, U. 8. Ambassador Alan G. Kirk called on Andrei Gromyko, deputy Soviet Foreign Minister in Moscow. They talked for 20 miniites, and Moscow dispatches said clarifi- cation of Malik's suggestions was ex- pected by the end of this week. Secretary of State Acheson sald the United States had not learned the intentions behind the Malik propunl “but we hope today will bring further light.” At the time he made this comment in Washington, Acheson evidently ‘had not recelved Kirk’s report on his meeting with Gromyko. That Russ Proposal Malik, Soviet delegate to the UN, proposed Saturday that the belliger- ents in Korea open talks about a cease-fire coupled with mutual with-~ drawal of forces from the 38th Par- allel, The West wanted to among other things, what * ents” the Soviet Union ol the fllhtlnl it & truce were de- clared. UN Secretary General Trygve Lie, “always hopeful,” returned from Norway. He discussed developments with his chief aides and Nasrollal Entezam, general assembly presi- dent, Entezam said he had not seen Malik — reported ill since Satur- day — and had no engagement to see him. He talked today with the ranking Russian in the UN aecnnr-' iat, Constantin Zinchenko. “Belligerents” Explanation One informant who in the past has been somewhat familiar with Russian thinking expressed beliet the Russians, in their mention of «Belligerents,” ‘had in mind the North Koreans and the unified command of the UN. This would leave out the Omnéle Communists, whom Moscow portrays as .volunteers in Korea. Such &n omission could raise immediate ob- Jjection from the West. The U. 8. delegation also was si- lent on' whether Ernest A. Otou U. S. ambassador to the UN, had been in contact with the Russians. Clarification Sought Both Gross and Ambassador Kirk in Moscow were instructed by the State Department Monday night to seek clarification of the -Russian proposal, Gross called off plans to go to Burlington, V., for the golden wedding celebration yesterday of Warren R, Austin, chief U. S. dele- gate to the UN. Malik is scheduled to make an appearance - tomorrow night at & dinner he has arranged as retiring president of the security counell. The council presidency ~rotates monthly, and the dinner is a usual formality marking the change in presidencies. The council has held no meetings during Malik’s tenure this month. | e o 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 \ WEATHER FORECAST Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:30 o'clock this morning In Junesu — Maximum, 67; minimum, 45. At Alrport — Maximum, 64; minimum, 48. FORECAST Cloudy with occasional very light rain tonight. Rartly cloudy Thursday. Low tonight near 48 and high Thursday near 62. PRECIPITATION (Past 3¢ hours ending 7:30 am. today City of Juneau — None; Since June 1 — 551 inches; Since July 1 -— 78.10 inches. At Airport — Trace; Since J 1 — 3.8 inches; Since July 1 — 45.19 inches; e 0 0 0 0 00 00 @00 0000000000000 0®s 000 LR NN NN R