Week’s News Highlights
New Plane Burns
A new flying boat of Star air
lines, being brought to Alaska
for service in their run, was des
troyed by fire at Takla Landing,
about 90 miles from Prince Rup
ert, recently. Pilot Chet Brown
was flying the plane from New
York. No details of the accident
were given.
Production Given
Washington (.T)—President
Roosevelt has disclosd that Am
erica's mighty war effort for the
single month of May turned out
nearly 4000 planes and more than
1500 tanks. Releasing the offic'al
war production figures for the
fi:st time since Peail Harbor,
R )Osevelt asserted that the U.S.
had also turned out nearly 2000
artillery and anti-tank guns in
May, exclusive of anti-aircraft
guns and those to be mounted in
tanks.
He said he released the figures
because they are going to give
the Axis just the opposite of
“aid or comfort”.
West Coast
Washington (.?)—Senator 11c
Nary, Oregon, said he had been
assured by Secretary Knox that
protection of the Western coast
line “would be immediately
strengthened and enlarged.” Ex
Dressing concern about the Jap
inroads in the Aleutians and
■helling along the Oregon and
British Columbia coast.McNary
said he urged Knox the necessity
of protection of the Pacific coast
states and Alaska against any
further Jap aggression.
McNary said Knox told him
the Navy was alert to the situ
ation but thought the incident
off the Oregon coast was an iso
lated one. McNary told Knox
that unless the Japs are driven
out of the Aleutians and north
western coastal waters promptly
we might cancel the advantages,
gained in the Midway victory.”
The Senator said Knox advised
him that in Navy opinion the
Japs establishment in Iviska was
only temporary and intended as
observation posts, and when the
weather cleared an effort would
be made to drive them from
Kiska and other island groups.
Japan
Tokyo (£»)—'Tokyo fluttered
in nervous indecision, declaring
in one breath that Churchill’s
visit was a political publicity
gesture, next that the war heads
were conferring on the issue of a
second front, next that the meet
ing was a confession of an im
minent crisis in the Allied camp.
Germany
(.T*) — German headquarters
claim Nazi shock troops are
scoring decisive victories i n
piercing the last northern de
fense lines in the siege of Sevas
topol. The Command claims that
only Sevastopol bars the way for
a Nazi thrust into the rich Cau
casus oil fields, and that they
have reached Sewernaja bight
opposite that important naval
base.
49th State
Washington (T*) — Senator
Langer is drafting legislation to
bring Alaska into the U. S. as
the 49th state, asserting that the
Territory is vital to the defense
of the U. S He suggested Alaska
have 2 voting Senators and 2
voting Representatives in Con
gress, instead of 1 delegate with
no vote.
The Senator quoted the late
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Beat This One
Washington (£>) — President
Roosevelt has signed legislation
to prevent repitition of the in
cident w'hich occured when a U.
S. customs official demanded
that Canadian airmen ground
and pay duty on their arms and
other equipment before entering
Alaska to reinforce defenses.
When the A'askan customs
official wired Washington he was
told the Canadians could Le
classified as ‘‘distinguished for
eign visitors” and was ordered
to free them from regular cus
toms inspections.
One high Washington official
demanded to knowr the customs
man’s name, suggesting he would
be useful after the war at some
Philippine post where he could
confront any new Jap invasion
with a copy of the U. S. Tariff
act.
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