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MIDNIGHT SUN — In this photo by Rothman, the camera catches the annual
event for which Alaska is so famous. These time exposures were taken from Eagle
Summit on June 21, 1960. There’ll be more of the same tomorrow night as Alaskans
celebrate the longest day of the year in the “Land of the Midnight Sun.”
ALASKA NEWS
IN BRIEF
CITY SUED
ANCHORAGE—The General Elec
tric Co. has filed a $227,500 suit in
U.S. District Court against the City
of Anchorage for alleged breaching
of a contract with the firm for con
struction of a gas turbine generator
power plant.
OIL EXPLORATION
NOME — Seismographic explora
tion for oil will be conducted this
summer in the waters off Nome with
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canglit
in the
sluice
box
By Buckwheat Charley
Wal, tomorrow is the longest
day of the year. All the tourists
is anxiously yvaitin to git pitch
ers of the 8 suns what don’t dip
below the horizon on that day.
(The next day they will be com
plainin cuz there was only one.)
After one good week, Jessin’s
will be back to normal agin now
that the editer is back frnm
gittin hitched. That photogra
pher shore did a good touch up
job on his pitcher, dint he?
He (not the photographer)
had a wunnerful time on his
trip. In fact, he was tellin us
that Mt. McKinley park is the
most perfect place in the State
in which to study the habits an
charackteristiks of the Alaska
mousquito.
Ail the photographers has a
field day taken pitchers of em
(the uiousquitots) too. They ir
so big down there that when
a fish jumps up to grab one of
em, they eats the fish instead.
Say, the buslines an the rail
roads has all bin havin there
troubles this last week. They
has bin washed out all over an
has had to rely on them new
fangled aeroplanes to carry all
there tour passingers for em.
The news-miner really got a
break with all them thunder
storms an stuff. They give the
Whole staff the iveek off an jist
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END OF THE LINE — Passengers on the Alaska Railroad found
themselves winging through the air last weekend for the obvious
reason shown in this picture. Rivers overflowing in the Nenana
area brought all rail traffic to a screeching halt.
• THIS WEEK IN FAIRBANKS •
JORGENSENS OUTSIDE
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jorgensen left
for Seattle last week where they
will visit with friends. Jorgensen,
grand master of District No. 1 Ma
sonic Lodge, will also visit the Ta
coma grand lodge.
GRUENING HEADQUARTERS
The Gruening for Senator head
quarters will open Friday at 534
Lacey, according to J. Vic Richard
son. Central District campaign man
ager.
Richardson said he is in need ef
volunteers to help with the cam
paign, and urged all interested per
sons to come by and offer assistance.
THE WEATHER
High Temp.: 86, June 19
Low Temp,: 52, June 15
Ave. Temp.: 66, 6 above normal
Precip.: 1:32
Outlook: Fair; temperature a little
above normal
Sunrise 12:59 a.m. Sunset 10:48 p.m.
21 hours, 49 minutes of daylight,
a gain of 1 minute
80 earthquakes recorded this week
within a 200 mile radius of Fair
banks, according to the Coast &
Geodetic Survey.
TURNBULL APPOINTED
Robert Turnbull was appointed
passenger agent for the Alaska
Railroad at Fairbanks last week,
replacing Milton Jauhola, who was
transferred to Nenana. Turnbull is
an eight-year veteran with the rail
road.
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One Day Left To
File Tax Appeal
The dates of June 19, 20 and 22
printed on real and property valua
tion notices mailed last month as
the days when the Board of Equali
zation of the Fairbanks School Dis
trict will be in session to hear peti
tion for appeal of taxes, have been
changed to June 22, 25 and 26.
The Board of Equalization will
hear complaints on why the valua
tions should not be made the basis
for taxation. Petition for appeal
must be in writing and filed with
the .School District Assessor before
June 21, tomorrow.
For additional information, see
the display advertisement in this
issue of Jessen’s or drop in at the
tax office, 625 8th, or phone GL
2-3460.
Indian Leaders Of Interior
Alaska Plan Big Pow Wow
By Colin Mick
One of the first meetings of Interior Alaskan Indian Chiefs in
many years will get underway Sunday at Tanana as the Dena-ya
(Athabascan for “The people meeting together”) opens.
Subjects to be discussed at the meeting include economic
devolonment. aborieinal riehts. educational and vocational traio
ing, organization of Alaska Native4
Brotherhood and Sisterhood camps,
and other problems which the vari
! ous representatives and chiefs bring
to the meeting.
The Den-ya is an outgrowth of a
meeting of the representatives and
chiefs of 10 villages that was held
in March to discuss the settlement
of aboriginal rights. The meeting I
was called by the people of Nenana,
who were afraid that if the aborig- |
inal rights question was not settled
soon, the Indians would lose all
chances of retaining their heredi
tary lands.
Mrs. Kay Hitchcock, who assisted
with the meeting, stated that the
discussion was very favorable. She
went on to state that although there
were several chiefs there, it was
decided that a bigger meeting should
be held, to include all interior In
dian villages.
Volunteered as Hosts
The Village of Tanana, which has
long been a meeting and trading
center for Interior Alaska, volun
teered to host the affair.
Alfred Kitzler was appointed by
the Nenana Council to be chairman
of the meeting. Assisted by the
“Native Rights Association,” a group
of local residents interested in In
dian problems. Kitzler sent out in
vitations to over 36 Interior Alaskan
villages to send their chiefs to the
meeting.
Unbeknown to the group, a politi
cal candidate was invited to the
meeting. Therefore, to avoid any
political complications, the Indians
have offered a blanket invitation to
all political candidates to attend the
meeting and listen to the Indians’
problems.
They have stipulated, however,
that the candidates will be allowed
to address the group only if time
allows, and if so, only on the third
day of the meeting. They also have
stated that if time is available, it
will be divided equally between all
candidates present under the stipu
lation that they speak only on ques
tions that the Indians themselves
might raise.
Can Learn Problems
The group pointed out that while
they cannot guarantee that candi
dates will be allowed to speak, it
would be advantageous for candi
dates to be present, so they could
learn first hand of the various prob
lems facing the Indian villages.
On the second day of the meeting.
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