Highest Unclimb Peak On
North America Name4 For
University of Alaska
FAIRBANKS, «P>—The highest
unnamed and unclimbed peak in
North America has been named
University peak for the Univer
sity of Alaska, Dr. Terris Moore,
the university president, announ
ced Wednesday.
Dr. Moore said the name was
given by the Board of Geographi
cal Names to the 15,030-foot peak
in the Wrangell range near the
Alaska Panhandle junction with
the main part of Alaska.
The peak first was reported in
1930 by an expedition of which
Moore was a member. Its height
and position was determined by
flights last summer.
Moore was given the privilege
of choosing the name for the peak
because he is the last surviving
member of the discovery party.
Former Housing Authority
Employes Charged With
$30,000 Grand Larceny
SEATTLE, W)—Two former em
ployes of the Alaska Housing Au
thority were charged with grand
larceny on accusations of “strip
ping” a Housing Authority vessel
of more than $30,000 worth of
equpiment.
Forrest F. King, former engi
neer of the 152 - foot motorship
Hwaka, and S. E. Vermilyeo, a
former inspector, were formally
accused of appropriating $1211 be
longing to the Housing Authority
to their own use.
Deputy prosecutor Alfred J.
Bianchi said his office was in
formed by Housing Authority of
ficials that equipment taken from
the vessel while it was in the
charge of the two defendants is
worth more than $30,000.
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Communists Reject Latest I
Allied Plan for Exchange
Of War Prisoners
PANMUNJOM, UR —The Com
munists Thursday said no to the
latest Allipd plan for exchanging
war prisoners and neither side
gave any indication of yielding on
that last major barrier to an arm
istice in Korea.
Nearby, the Reds tore down the
tents used for exchanging sick
and wounded war prisoners, in
dicating they’re through trading.
The United Nations center still
stands.
At Thursday’s truce meeting,
the Reds called the Allied counter
proposal to their eight-point May
7 offer “absolutely unacceptable”
and said it “intends to overthrow
the 'basis of negotiations of both
sides.”
The chief Allied negotiator, Lt.
Gen. William K. Harrison, Jr., an
swered the charges that the Reds
illegally took Allied prisoners
across the Yalu River into Man
churia and used others for labor
troops.
He charged the Reds with re
ducing warfare to a “new vieious
ness” by impressing some 50,000
captives into the Communist
armed .forces, rather than releas
ing them at the front as the Reds
have maintained.
He told newsmen: “There is
still a complete difference of op
inion on the major points.”
Anchorage Voters Approved
$2,500,000 Bonding For Schools
ANCHORAGE, UP)—A $2,500,000
bond isue for a gymnasium, audi
torium and shops to be added to
the high school building now un
der construction was approved
here Tuesday by a 621 to 121
vote, the city clerk reported Wed
nesday.
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practiced by the ancient Greeks
and Romans.
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ATA President Questioned
By House Group On Past
Communist Affiliations
WASHINGTON, Ut) — Am as
Heacock of Seattle, head of Air
Transport Associates which oper
ates between the States and Alas
ka, testified today he never has
been a member of the Commun
ist party.
Heacock, 41, acknowledged,
however, to the House Committee
an unAmerican activities that he
once was associated closely with
members of the Young Commun
ist League.
He testified these associations
were formed about 16 years ago
while he was working at the Los
Angeles plant of the American
Can Company.
Heaco'ck told the committee he
believed it was “entirely justi
fied” in investigating his back
ground, but he added he was
aware for a year and a half of a
“campaign” to bring an investiga
tion of his past associations.
POLICEWOMEN HAVE CRY
MANILA, UP)— The tough jiu
jitsu trained women on the Man
ila police force wept. The cause
of their fears was Mayor Arensio
Lacson’s decision not to reinstate
them on the farce.
Appropriations for the female
cop’s unit was stricken from the
budget and the mayor stood pat
on his decision that they are “not
essential”—despite tearful pleas.
HAY FEVER 'ANTIDOTE'
HOUSTON, Tex., UP)—An attor
ney who was fined $50 here on a
drunk driving charge gave this
explanation: It eased nervous ten
sion caused by his hay fever
sneezing.
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Chicago White Sox Trim
World Champion Yankees
(By *je Associated Press)
Word that the rest of the Am
erican League is supposed to drop
dead at the sight of a Yankee
uniform apparently has not yet
reached the Chicago White Sox.
The New Yorkers wore the
same outfits that regularly have
been giving the other clubs the
shakes, but the White Sox just
kept coming back for more at
Yankee Stadium yesterday and
wound up their third straight vic
tory over the world champions.
The score was 7-5 with the win
ning runs coming in the ninth
inning on the type of finish the
Yankees thought was their own
private patent.
With ex-Yankee catcher Sherm
Lollar showing the way, the Sox
fought back from a 4-1 deficit to
lead 5-4, then rallied again after
DGn Bollweg had homered for
New York to tie the score. Lollar
lifted one into the seats with two
on in the seventh and singled to
start the ninth inning uprising.
Juke Tunes May Get Costlier
ELMIRA, N.Y., Iff)—Local juke
box operators claim they may
have to raise their rates to 10
cents a play to cover rising costs
and decreased business due to the
competition of television.
One operator says gross receipts
are down 80 per cent and claims
that after owners of establish
ments where machines are instal
led get their cut of receipts, the
amount left doesn’t cover the cost
of the records. And jukebokes
which cost $225 in 1935 now sell
for $1,100.
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