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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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The U.S. House approved legislation authorizing federal courts in Alaska to determine compensation for mink farmers' losses from noisy Army airplane maneuvers in spring 1941, which caused adult mink to kill kittens. The bill now heads to the Senate. Affected farmers from Anchorage estimated losses totaling around $20,000.
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Fred L. Kroesing of Anchorage, estimated his loss at $7,070 while Hilda Links and E. J. Ohman of Anchorage estimated their loss at $12,799.
The mink farm owners told the House judiciary committee that in the spring of 1941, shortly after the young mink were born, army airplanes engaged in maneuvers over Anchorage and the two mink farms.
The unusual noise, they said caused the old mink to kill the kittens and ruined their business.
The owners originally filed claims for larger amounts with the army. They were not allowed on the ground they had not been filed within one year.
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Alaska
Event Date
Yesterday
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legislation approved by house and sent to senate; estimated losses: fred l. kroesing $7,070, hilda links and e. j. ohman $12,799; original claims to army denied due to filing after one year.
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Mink farm owners in Anchorage claimed losses from spring 1941 when Army airplane maneuvers caused unusual noise, leading old mink to kill kittens and ruin their business. House approved bill for federal courts in Alaska to assess value of lost mink.