Candidates Discuss Problems
Candidates for national offi
ces are each year asked by the
national organization of the
League of Women Voters to
answer a series of questions of
nationwide interest and con
cern. Below are the answers
given by Alaskan candidates
for national office to the final
question on the list, WHAT
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
PROBLEM INTERESTS YOU
MOST? PLEASE EXPLAIN.
ERNEST GRUENING:
It is imperative that the peo
ple of the United States realize
that expenditures for resources
development are really invest
ments in our country’s future.
While we must cut unnecessary
Federal expenditures and pro
vide for a tax structure which
will be equitable for individ
uals and business and will not
inhibit business expansion, we
should also press forward for
resource development in our
own country so that our pace
of economic expansion will not
fall behind that of other na
tions.
The United States must re
main free and strong in order
to continue to exercise the
leadership of the free world.
To remain free and strong, the
United States must grow econ
omically at a faster rate. One
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way of doing so is by develop
ing its resources which art
plentiful in the west and es
pecially in Alaska.
TED STEVENS:
I am most interested in the
problem of preserving peace
in the world. It seems to me
that we are drifting further
and further from the resolu
tion and dedication of those
great Americans who have
fought and given their lives
for freedom. Our leaders seem
to feel that compromise is the
answer. We see indecision in
Laos and confusion in Cuban
policy. And the Congress has
not provided the backbone it
should to our foreign policy.
For instance, my opponent
believes we should admit Com
munist China—the invader of
Korea—into the United Na
tions. He is opposed to the Un
ited States providing military
assistance to South American
countries—assistance they need
if they are to withstand com
munism from Cuba.
My generation has twice
been involved in wars—world
wars—World War II and Kor
ea. The one way to assure us
of a third war is to follow the
route of appeasement—of com
promise. I would like to put
my voice, rny talents such as
they may be, and my career to
the task of returning to the
policy of Teddy Roosevelt—to
the policy which is based upon
victory over comunism and ab
solute refusal to accept any
thing less as our national goal.
RALPH J. RIVERS:
Aside from the overriding
concern for our national sur
vival and security in this cold
war world, the national gov
ernment problem which inter
ests me the most is: How can
our society meet technological
advancements toward automa
tion in the light of a rapidly
growing labor force, incident to
an exploding population, in
such a way as to provide jobs
and income for all our people
who are able and willing to
work?
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LOWELL THOMAS, JR.:
I believe the national govern
ment problem which interests
me the most at this time, and
especially in light of its great
importance to the state of Al
aska, is the question of territor
ial waters and fishing rights.
I realize the problem of ter
ritorial waters is a complex
one in that it involves world
wide strategic areas such as
Quemoy and Matsu. However,
I also feel very strongly that
Alaska should have Federal
aid and protection against the
encroachment of foreign fish
ing vessels along her coastline.
It is not right that foreign fish
ermen, using methods which
are forbidden to our fishermen,
should be allowed to deplete
our waters of fish and crab.
There is a great deal of long
overdue work to be done at the
national level to clarify and, if
necessary, revise the territori
al waters agreemnt, and the
international fisheries treaty,
and at the same time to study
and re-evaluate the entire fish
eries conservation problem.
Editor’s Note: Information
about the full text of candi
date’s answers to the League of
Women Voters’ questionnaire
may be obtained from Mrs.
Richard E. Adams, 2412 Baran
of Way, Anchorage, Alaska.
Calendar of Events
NORTHLAND PIONEER
GRANGE, Grange hall , 8
p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, Legion bldg., 7
p.m.
CAP SQUAD, Moose hall, 7:30
p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26
HOLIDAY WORKSHOP, U P
Church, 10:30 a.m.
VETERANS OF WWI, Mem
ber’s home, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27
FIREMEN’S BALL, Elks hall, 9
p.m.
VALLEY SCHOOL OF DANCE
PARTY, Carpenters hall,
noon
SHROCK ROAD COMMUN
ITY CLUB. Hartner’s, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28
SINGSPIRATION, Church of
God, 7:30 p.m.
AA, Mile 60, Glenn Highway,
7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 29
KIWANIS, Grange hall, noon
MEA DIRECTORS, MEA board
room, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
PUBLIC HEARING, School
Bond Issue, High school cafe
teria, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
HALLOWEEN
AA. Mile 60, Glenn Highway,
7 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, LDS Church, 8
p.m.
EXPLORERS, LDS Church, 8
p.m.
Thursday. Nov. 1
DAY OF OBLIGATION MASS,
St. Michael’s Church, 6 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, Legion bldg., 7
p.m.
CAP SQUAD, Moose hall, 7:30
p.m.
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
bldg., 8 p.m.
LEGION AUX„ Legion bldg., 8
p.m.
M V SPORTSMEN, Grange
hall, 8 p.m.
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LOOKS FOR PROPS
If you have a round table
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table lamp table, preferably
round, that you would be will
ing to lend the Matanuska Val
ley Theatre Guild for their
production of “The Curious
Savage” on Nov. 9 and 10. Mar
ziah Miller, director, would like
to hear from you. These two
items are needed badly os
props, she said. The play will
be presented in Central School
Auditorium.
Persons who would like to
work backstage or on design
and construction of sets are al
so urged to get in touch with
Mrs. Miller at PI 5-3876.
Rehearsals are now in full
swing, and the play is shaping
up well, the director said. Ob
servers report that the produc
tion promises to be a real treat
for the Valley.
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'Social Security
^ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: I am a self-em
ployed fisherman and pay the
social security tax each year
when I file my federal tax re
turns. Some time ago. I receiv
ed a form from the social se
curity administration request
ing my social security number,
indicating I had not shown it
on my 1961 tax returns. I for
got to send the form back and
just recently received a sec
ond request for this informa
tion. Is it necessary that I com
plete the form even though I
have shown my social security
number on previous tax re
turns?
ANSWER: Yes. Since you
did not show the number on
your tax return, it should be
shown on the form you receiv
ed in the mail. To get credit for
your earnings, you should put
your social security number on
every tax return. There are
more than 160 million names in
the Social Security records.
Some of them may be exactly
like yours. Your account num
ber properly shown on each re
turn will keep your account
from being associated with that
of another person.
QUESTION: I'm over 65
years old and am receiving so
cial checks. I do some part
time work but keep my earn
ings below $1200. What I’d
like to know is if my employer
is supposed to take out social
security taxes from my earn
ings even though I'm getting
checks.
ANSWER: Yes. There is no
age limitation in the payment
of social security taxes. Any
time a person works in jobs
that are covered by the social
security law, the tax must be
withheld. This is true even
though a person is receiving
payments.
For more information about
your social security, write to:
Social Security Administration,
P. O. Box 1331, Juneau, Alas
ka.
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BILL COMBS ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION
St. Michael’s Catholic Youth
Organization held an election
of officers at their Oct. 21 meet
ing. Those elected were Bill
Combs, president: Pat Wansor,
vice-president; Carol Weisen
berger, secretary; and Kath
leen Mohan, treasurer.
Ten members have decided
to attend the coming CYO
deanery convention to be held
Oct. 26, 27, and 28 in Anchor
age. This convention will in
augurate the observance of Na
tional Catholic Youth week,
uniting with nine million Cath
olic youth all over the Unit
ed States to promote the theme,
“Reverent Youth, Reverent
Leaders.”
Some of the highlights of the
convention will be an informal
mixer Friday evening at the
Fort Richardson officer’s club.
Solemn Mass and Communion
breakfast Saturday morning at
the Holy Family Church, the
convention dance Saturday
evening at the Catholic junior
high school, and the conven
tion banquet Sunday evening
at the Elmendorf officers’ club
ball room.
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