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union HEADS DISCUSS SEASOn'S FISMII1G PROSPECTS
( UNION RELEASES
STRIKE HOUND
CANNERY CARGO
Tho • strikebound
cannery supplies
aboard the Denali and
tho Clove. Hitch,
which were given into
tho custody of the
Anderson Dock agents
here when tho vessels
unloaded recently,
now have been releas
ed to the cannery op
erators, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Buckley Douglas,
agent of the United
Fishermen of Lower
Cook Inlet, -said it
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COUNCIL MEETS
AT OlO TIME
Tils Friday!s reg
ular council meeting
has been moved back
to the former meeting
time of 3 p.m., it
was announced this
week by Mayor Harry
Leo nhar at. Trustees
of the city 'will be
called to order in
tho counoil c h ambor s
a1- t.ivu time Friday
evening.
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DOUGLAS, AH, SAYS SELDOVIAWILL FISH;
WEIMAR,CIO, "WORRIED* 8Y SITUATION
”1 am frankly wor
ried about the fish
ing situation. The
outlook is very dark
right now for any
kind of an agreement
that will permit a
full fishing season'
for the men of Cook
Inlet.” '
"That was the sum
mation of Cook Inlet
fishing prospects
voiced by Robert Wei
mar, CIO agent of the
Anchorage local' of
the Alaska Fisher
man’s Union, when he
visitod Soldovia last
wo ok ond. Mr. VJo,imar
camo to assume res
ponsibility for ivFU
property of the for
mer Soldovia local.
Mr. Weimar said
the Soldovia transfer
from CIO to of L
was perfectly legal,
but was not "handled
in tho best manner."
He said ho felt > that,
any such switch
should have been Al
aska-wide and not re
stricted to one area.
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"Regardless of In
dustry threats . of no
opeation and in
spite of the confused
status of Cook Inlot
negotiations at this
time, tho fishermen
of Soldovia will fish
this year."
This was the prom
ise voiced by Buck
'“Douglas, agent of tho
Soldovia local of tho
United Fishermen of
Lower Cook Inlet, iJ1
of L. Mr, Douglas
said that Soldovia's
fishermen would find
their season's work
with canneries out
side of the Industry
and with the cold
storage plant, if, the
Industry and union
negotiations come to
naught•
Soldovia's fisher
men received their
i*F of L charter early
this week. It was
delivered here Monday
by Kenneth Bowman,
anchorage representa
tive of the iiF of L.
although not yet
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