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National Group
Proposes Repeal of
‘Fair Trade’ Laws
WASHINGTON, UR—A govern
ment sponsored committee yes
terday proposed repeal of “fair
trade” laws designed to prevent
cutrate retail sales of nationally
advertised, brand name products.
If the administration and Con
gress should follow through, the
way would be open for discount
houses to spring up everywhere.
Merchants would be able to
charge whatever they wished for
electric mixers, cosmetics, foun
tain pens and the like—regardless
of prices manufacturers want to
impose.
The recommendation by the na
tional committee to study the
antitrust laws brought praise
from Rep. Celler(D-NY) and some
question from Sen. Sparkman
CD-Alah
Other portions of the commit
tee report were criticized vigor
ously by them and Rep. Patman
<D-Tex>. Celler heads the House
Judiciary Committee; Sparkman
and Patman are chairmen of Sen
ate and House Small Business
Committees.
The study committee also called
in somewhat hazy language for
legislative curbs on labor union
activities that may restrict trade
and competition.
Sanitarium Costs
Show Large Decrease
The per diem cost of patients in
the Firland County Tuberculosis
Sanitarium, Wash., has been cut
from a $12.57 daily average for
last year to $11.25 for Jan. 1955,
Business Manager F. W. Fells
recently reported to the board of
trustees.
This was made possible by the
presence of 290 patients from out
side King County of the 800 t<^tal
patients. Of these, 80 are from
Alaska and the balance from oth
er counties which are paying their
hospital costs.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Carl Katuck, Helen
Attatayak.
Discharged: Rose Cowen, Alma
Tungwenuk and son.
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Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Attatayak
are the parents of a daughter born
yesterday at the hospital and
weighing eight pounds and four
ounces.
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Scientist Says
| Serum Still Secret
Result of Polio
NEW YORK, (JV-Dr. Thomas
Francis Jr., head of the ultra
secret task of compiling the re
sults of the Salk polio vaccine
trials, says the official report—
scheduled for release April 12—
has not been written.
Francis said yesterday from the
University of Michigan at Ann
Arbor that “we know nothing
about” a New York World-Tele
gram and Sun story' saying the
vaccine trials proved 100 percent
effective.
The newspaper, in a copyright
ed story, said it received its in
formation from an “unimpeach
able source.” x
Said Francis:
“No information has been re
leased from the Polio Evaluation
Center.
“The official report has not
been written, and if there is any
question I refer all persons to the
same unimpeachable source from
which the allegedly original in
formation came.”
From New Orleans, Washing
ton DC., Oklahoma and Indiana
came word that polio had devel
oped in several youngsters getting
the vaccine in last summer’s big
test. That could still mean a good
useful vaccine.
WEATHER FORECAST
Continued fair with little change
in temperature tonight and Sat
urday. Wind NE 10-15 mph. to
night. Low temperature expected
tonight -12, high Saturday 15.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperature
17, low -13. Max. wind 7 mph
from the NW. Sunrise 5:19 a.m.,
sunset 6:54 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 34, low 11. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 37 in 1938,
low -23 in 1949.
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Ice Pool Dates
Since 1917, when the Pool
was started, the ice has gone
out at Nenana as follows:
1917— April 30 .11:30 a.m.
1918— May 11. 9:33 a.m.
1919— May 3. 2:33 p.m.
1920— May 11.10:45 a.m.
1921— .-May 11. 6:42 a.m.
1922— May 12. 1:20 p.m.
1923— May 9. 2:00 p.m.
1924— May 11 . 3:10 p.m.
1925— May 7. 6:32 p.m.
1926— April 26 . 4:03 p.m.
1927— May 13. 5:42 a.m.
1928— May 6. 4:25 p.m.
1929— May 5. 3:41 p.m.
1930— May 8. 7:03 p.m.
1931— May 10. 9:23 a.m.
1932— May 1.10:15 a.m.
1933— May 8. 7:30 p.m.
1934— April 30 . 2:07 p.m.
1935— May 15. 1:32 p.m.
1936— April 30 .12:58 p.m.
1937— May 12. 8:04 p.m.
1938— May 6. 8:14 p.m.
1939— April 29 . 1:26 p.m.
1940— April 20 . 3:27 p.m.
1941— May 3. 1:50 a.m.
1942— April 30 . 1:28 p.m.
1943— April 28 . 7:22 p.m.
1944— May 4. 2:08 p.m.
1945— May 16. 9:41 a.m.
1946— May 5. 4:40 p.m.
1947— May 3. 5:53 p.m.
1948— May 13.11:13 p.m.
1949— May 14.12:39 p.m.
1950— May 6. 4:14 p.m.
1951— April 30. 5:54 p.m.
1952— May 12. 5:04 p.m.
1953— Aoril 29 . 3:54 p.m.
1954— May 6. 6:01 p.m.
‘On the Waterfront’ Wins 8 Oscars;
Marlon Brando Wins Best Actor
Award; Grace Kelly, Best Actress
HOLLYWOOD, UFL—‘‘O n the^l
Waterfront,” the movie Holly
wood almost turned down, today
held eight Oscars—including Mar
lon Brando’s first—to tie the all
time Academy Awards record.
The brutal, often-sadistic story
story of labor racketeering on
New' York’s docks made a rout of
the 27th annual awards presenta
tion Wednesday night. The eight
awards, plus one honorary plaque,
equalled the record of “Gone with
the Wind” made in 1939.
Only Grace Kelly, the dowdy
wife of “The .Country Girl,” was
able to steal a smattering of the
glory away from the hard-hitting
drama of the longshoremen’s
unions.
The reserved Miss Kelly, with
tears in her eyes, took home the
best actress award.
For Brando the Oscar was one
long overdue him. Considered by
many to be the finest actor since
the late John Barrymore, Brando
had been nominated three times
before without a call from the
podium.
Wednesday night was his first
visit to the Oscar festivities, and
he took home the jackpot prize.
“I guess I should go to these
things more often,” he told a re
porter. “I honestly though Bing
Crosby would win.” #
Miss Kelly said, “ I am over
whelmed and grateful. I’m a very
lucky girl.”
“Waterfront,” was named best
picture of the year. It also re
ceived awards for top actor, film
editing, art direction, cinematog
raphy, story and screenplay, best
direction, and best supporting act
ress.
The winning movie was con
ceived by Director Elia Kazan,
writer Budd Schulberg, and Pro
ducer Sam Spiegel. But it was
turned down by two major com
panies. Then Columbia volun
teered to release it and it was
produced for the comparatively
small budget figure of $780,000.
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Eva Marie Saint, who supplied
the romantic interest to Brando’s
puchy pug in “Waterfront,” was
named best supporting acress for
her first film role.
Edmond O’Brien, the only nom
inee the forecasters agreed on,
won the best supporting actor
Oscar as the harried procuring
press agent of “The Barefoot Con
tessa.”
Crosby wasn’t the least dis
mayed when he lost. v
“I knew all along Marlon would
win it,” Bing said, laughing. “And
he deserved it, too. I 'had honor
enough just being nominated.
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