Bill to Repeal California’s
Death Penalty Dies In
Judiciary Committee Vote
SACRAMENTO, Calif., UB — A
marathon, 12 Vz hour hearing
ended early yesterday with nar
row defeat in the California Le
gislature for Gov. Edmund G.
Brown’s bill to repeal the death
penalty.
The 8-7 vote by the Senate Ju
diciary Committee may have shat
tered Caryl Chessman’s last hope
in his llV2-year fight to escape
the gas chamber.
No further legislative action
was expected on the death pen
alty before Chessman’s scheduled
execution May 2.
It was Brown’s reprieve of the
convict-author and his calling of
a special session on capitol punish
ment that touched off the debate.
Lightning Does Strike Twice
SAN PEDRO, Calif., Ml— Ken
neth Wilbur didn’t remarry after
his wife Lucille divorced him 13
years ago following 12 years of
marriage.
But she did, twice. Her second
husband died of a heart attack in
1952, and her third was killed in
a 1958 plane crash.
Four weeks ago, Wilber and Lu
cille, both 43, met by chance—
' for the first time since their div
orce.
They were remarried last night.
Verbal Fireworks
Expected Over
Boundary Commission
JUNEAU, Ufi—Verbal fireworks
were expected in the Alaska
House today over a recommenda
tion by the Local Boundary Com
mission that the Fairview Public
Utility District be annexed to the
City of Anchorage.
The Fairview proposal and two
other annexations, one of the Gov
ernment Hill section at Anchor
age and one at Kodiak, will go
into effect unless the Legislature
disapproves them before March
19.
Action was anticipated on sep
arate resolutions concerning the
two annexation proposals at An
chorage. No legislative action was
expected on the Kodiak annexa
tion.
Also on the calendar were bills
to create a system of unorganized
boroughs and one to outline a sys
tem for local initiation of organ
ized boroughs.
Legislative leaders predicted a
barrage of amendments to the lat
ter measure from lawmakers fa
voring creation of specific organ
ized boroughs. ,
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Helen Weyianna, El
len Maakestad, Mary Pushruk.
Discharged: Daniel Savetilik,
Joe Anika, Gayle Harbo and in
fant.
PETIT JURY DRAWN
Petit Jurors drawn this mor
ning in Superior Court, to report
the morning of April 6, are as
follows:
Annie Savok . Nome
Ralph A. Smith . Nome
Charlie lyapana....Point Hope
E. M. Haugen .... Unalakleet
Floyd Walluk . Nome
Jerome Trigg . Nome
Dora Hadley . Kotzebue
Jack Titus . Nome
Helen Sevick . Point Hope
Ned W. Brown . Kotzebue
James Omiak . Teller
L. V. Anagick . Unalakleet
Wassilie Eakon .... Unalakleet
Ethel Sereadlook . Nome
Walter Pungalik . Noorvik
Selma Lockwood....Unalakleet
David Kakaruk . Teller
John Norbert . Nome
Faye O. Foster . Selawik
Blanche Lincoln .... Kotzebue
Harry Henry . Kotzebue
Ida F. Hadley . Kotzebue
Josephine lone .... White Mt.
Frieda M. Riley....Unalakleet
Samuel P. Barr . Kotzebue
E. Paniptchuk . Unalakleet
Isaac Snyder . Kotzebue
Howard Green . Nome
Richard P. Tom....St. Michael
Abe Kowanna . Kotzebue
Wm. Mendenhall .... Kotzebue
Doris S. Wilke . Nome
John Kavairlook . Koyuk
Donald Barger . Kotzebue
Clarence Arnold . Noorvik
Mary Sorenson . Nome
Japanese Princess Marries
$50-Month Bank Clerk;
Will Take Housewife Role
TOKYO, UP) — Emperor Hiro
hito’s youngest daughter ex
changed her imperial title and the
seclusion of the Japanese court
yesterday for a $50-a-month bank
clerk and the life of a housewife.
Pretty, vivacious Princess Suga
was married to 25-year-old Hisin
aga Shimazu, son of a former
count, in a Shinto ceremony at
tended only by the two families,
including the Emperor and the
Empress.
Suga, who is 21, told a tele
vised news conference after the
ceremony that, like any other
housewife, she will cook and keep
the household accounts at their
new, $11,000 home in a Tokyo
suburb.
Hisanaga said he would con
tinue to open his pay envelope,
and the ex-princess concurred
with, “I guess that’s all right —
for the time being, anyway.”
His monthly pay from the
Japan Import-Export Bank will
be supplemented by the income
from her $41,000 cash dowry,
which the couple plan to invest.
The Navy’s Military Sea Trans
portation Service was activated
on Oct. 1, 1949, thereby combin
ing the services of both Army and
Navy transports ferrying troops
and supplies throughout the
world.
Top Ten Hoopsters
iNamed At Sports
Banquet Thursday
The ten top players in the City
Basketball League were named at
the Basketall Banquet held last
evening at the Seaview room
with Boyd Harwood acting as
toastmaster.
The top ten are* George Bell,
Frank Austin, Corky Kost, Will
Strane, Pete Hahn, Harold Bell,
David Bell, Arnie Castel, Milton
Willoya, and Gil Ozenna.
A sportsmanship award for the
best in the league was presented
to Dr. Wm. Woodcock by Conrad
Potter with the selection being
made by a vote of the players.
Coach Bill Ullrich presented
Mrs. Kowalczyk with the women’s
trophy for the Alaskan team.
John Bandy made the present
ation of the championship trophy
to the Alaska National Guard
team.
Members of this team are: Bill
Caldwell, Harold, Dave and Aaron
Bell, George Kost, Larry Flana
gan, Ralph Sheldon, John Walters,
Allen .Attatayuk, Virgil Warneke.
The trophy was accepted by Bill
Caldwell on behalf of the team.
Toastmaster Boyd Harwood re
viewed the history of the league
and what it has done for the com
munity in the past several years.
Conrad Ptoter told how the ath
letic program is being expanded
this year with intramural sports
wthin the school under Pete Hahn
and including such things as bad
minton, volley ball, wrestling and
boxing, and other activiites which
have proven very popular.
Ray Arnold, as manager of the
High School Nanooks, gave a
short talk on what basketball and
athletics means to him, to his
school and to the community.
Other speakers included Ash
Craft for the Independents; Bob
Herman for the Hornets, Jerome
Trigg Sr., for the A.N.B.; Pete
Hahn for the Merchants; Bill
Caldwell for the A.N.G., and Bill
Ullrich for the Nanooks.
WIEN PASSENGERS
Frank Austin, B. W. Cox, and
A1 West left today for Fairbanks
via Wien Airlines.
Arriving today were the Crump
family and Frances Longley from
Fairbanks.
From Kotzebue were Sgt. Jami
son and three other passengers.
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Meets Every Monday Noon at
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