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year in Washington and Alaska
provide adequate reasons for pass
ing the enabling act this year.
However, the industrial prospects
and great growth in Alaska dur
ing the postwar period will be
pointed out in letters being sent
from all over Alaska, plus resolu
tions from many organizations.
“We’ll also tell them we want
to draft our Constitution and elect
our Congressmen this year.”
He said a plan has been started
in Juneau to present the case for
statehood in some type of printed
publication, though it has not yet
been decided whether the state
hood association or the legislature
should handle it.
An elephane’s trunk contains
40,000 muscles.
Canada And U. S.
Plan Radar Screen
WASHINGTON, (A5)—Canadian
prime minister Louis St. Laurent
said Saturday that the Canadian
and United States governments
are planning a vast radar inter
ceptor network across northern
Canada.
Such an aircraft detection sys
tem would screen the Arctic area
across which some militarty strat
egists contend Russia would strike
at this continent in event of a
war.
A bill providing for a widely
spaced radar screen around the
United States already has been in
^ troduced in Congress. Hearings
are under way before a House
armed services sub-committee on
the plan estimated to cost $161,
000,000.
The prospective radar stations
would be spotted around the con
tinental U. S. under the House bill
1 to guard strategic air approaches.
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the Senate. It has been a subject
of controversy ever since it was
dropped in the House hopper as
a committee measure without
committee members’ approval.
! It was drafted by the attorney
general and reportedly modeled
after some state control statutes.
It evolved from an original con
ference of department heads and
governor Gruening over control
legislation, but the governor tolcl
a reporter this week he was not
pressing for this particular bill,
although he considered some con
trol legislation advisable.
The measure provided for a
five-man board with full control
powers, and a $12,000 per year ad
ministrator. Critics contended this
would set up a “liquor czar.”
The House later passed the 40
hour week bill for the second
straight day, but by a six-vote
smaller margin. Passage came on
reconsideration, 16-8, after at
tempts to stall it until next week
! failed.
; Republican Reps. George Mis
covich and Frank G. Johnson, the
only two who voted nay Thursday,
did the same thing yesterday after
nearly two hours of wrangling
ended. Others voting against it
were Reps. Doris M. Barnes, Ame
lia A. Gunderson, Marcus Jensen.
Percy E. Ipalook, James Nolan
und Aimer Rydeen. All but Barnes
and Ipalook are Democrats,
j The House also passed a bill to
provide a Territorial apprentice
ship program by 16-8, but Rep.
Gunderson gave notive she would
move for reconsideration.
A stiff tobacco tax bill, provid
, ing a three cent levy on standard
cigarette packages, was introduc
ed in the House late Friday. Rep.
Taylor, its author, revised his es
' timate downward from earlier in
i the week and predicted it would
net approximately $1,000,000 a
year.
The tax schedule would be two
cents for a 10-cigarette pack and
eight cents for a 50-cigarette pack.
On cigars it would be one cent for
a dime or less, two cents through
15 cents, and three cents for a
j two-bit cigar. Tobacco und snuff
j would be assessed at two cents an
ounce.
The bill specifies the intent for
, the tax commissioner to collect at
■ the wholesale level.
! Taylor introduced another bill
to shift vehicle operators’ license
receipts into the motor fuel tax
fund, which is for roads and air
ports.
The House adjourned until
Monday in view of Lincoln’s birth
day. The Senate meets this morn
ing, but no major action is slated.
Monday. February 14, 1949
JUNEAU (A3)—Indications were
strong, as the general property
tax bill came back to the Senate
floor, today, that it would be en
acted into law.
The controversial measure will
be considered as a special order
of business in the afternoon ses
sion.
Increasing numbers of Senators
from both parties expressed the
opinion the bill will pass this
week, if it does not become load
ed down with amendments for
special exemptions.
As now drawn, the bill would
levy the Territory’s first general
property tax of 10 mills with a
personal property exemption of
$200 and a special incentive ex
emption up to one-half the tax
for as many as 10 years for pulp
mills and other new industries.
| The House-adopted version car
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ried a $2,500 personal property
exemption as a concession primar
ily to fishboat owners.
One of the administration’s most
tireless critics, E. B. Collins, Fair
banks Republican, said:
I “There is no doubt that the Ter
ritory needs more revenue. I still
favor a sales tux as much easier
and less expensive to collect. But
since it seems a sales tax has no
chance, I am willing to go along
on a property tax. It will make
everybody tax-conscious by mak
ing them help foot the bills.”
The Senate decided last week
, that the proposed tax was of such
far-reaching import that all in
terested parties in the Territory
should have a chance to testify at
an open hearing.
j Senate President Gunnard En
gebreth, Anchorage Republican,
is among those who expect the
measure to pass if it remains in its
present form. But, he added:
j “If other exemptions are tacked
on some Senators might refuse to
support it. The temper of the Sen
ators is strongly against granting
(exemptions to any class—miners,
fishing or any other.”
Two Democratic Senators, How
ard Lyng of Nome and Frank
Peratrovich of Klawock. predicted
the tax would be approved in the
HOPES FOR SCHOOL TEACH
ERS RAISE ARE SLIM
JUNEAU, </P)—Hopes of Alask;
school teachers for a major wag*
increase this year received a sc
back.
The Territorial board of educa
tion, after previously recommend
ing that teachers’ salaries be
upped $300 to $000 a year, r* -
versed itself and decided to recon
mend nominal increases to the
legislature without naming anj,
specific amount.
The board re-appointed D
James C. Ryan for another four
year term as Territorial commi; •
sioner of education, and then ad
journed after a week-long session
upper house by a vote of 10 to 6.
Most other Senators were cag
ier about forecasting the specific,
vote.
Victor Rivers of Anchorage,
Democratic leader in the Senate,
also foretold the bill’s passage. Hr
said, however, that opponents are
trying to put the “kiss of death '
i on the measure by amendments tc
: make it unpalatable for some Sen
ators and for House members, if
it eventually goes to conference
I committee for adjustment or
points of Senate and House dis
agreement.
M ____
JACK LENCER
Watchmaker
Box 625 Nome. Alaska
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