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' RETIREMENT INC REAM
A bill liberalizing Civil Service retirement
benefits has gone to the President for his
signature.
Annuity increases of 25 percent or "300,
whichever is smaller, to federal employees
already retired; several annuity increases
averaging several hundred dollars to govern
ment employees upon retirement; and depen
dency benefits to widows and orphans of men
who die in the federal service, are included •
among the highlights of the bill.'
This bill would raise to 6 percent Instead
of 5 percent the amount government workers
would pay out of their salaries.
SETTER MAiT'TeTvICE fOK ALEUTIANS
The Post Office Department is considering
combining air and boat facilities for mail
service in the Aleutians,
CC/Vh/ISEiCN FRS FEES
The U. S. Commissioners may get to retain
$5000 net fees instead of '*3000 if the Sen
ate approves Delegate Bartlett's bill which
was passed by the house last July.
ALBRECHT TO /FASHING TON
Dr. Earl C, .Albrecht has arrived in Washing
ton, D. C. on official business for-the Ter
ritorial Health Department.
INOIAN AFFAIRUNDER TERRITORY
The Senate Committee on Interior and Insular
Affairs are hearing witnesses on bills in
troduced by Delegate Bartlett concerning
Tndian affairs in Alaska.
All powers, duties and functions of the Sec
retary of the Interior and the Commissioner
of Indain Affairs with respect to the admin
istration of laws relating to Indian', Aleuts
and Eskimos, to the Territorial government.
The maintenance and operation of hospitals
and the conservation of health of the Aleuts
Indians and Eskimos would be-transferred to
the Public Health Service.
The bill also provides an authorization of
annual appropriations by Congress to pro
vide education for children of Indians, Es
kimos and Aleuts by the Territorial govern
ment.
SMALL ACNE TRM TS
At the present time the Secretary of the
Interior may sell or lease five-acre tract#
on public domain to individuals for resi
dences, recreation or business sights. A
bill introduced in the House would provide
that such sale or lease may be made not only
to individuals but to partnerships, associa
tions, or to a 3tate, territory, municipal
ity or other’government subdivision.