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Council, has added his voice to those
of Alaska Eskimos opposed to the
Atomic Energy Commission’s pro
posed nuclear excavation at Cape
Thompson.
Cape Thompson is approximately
SO miles southeast of Point Hope.
KENNEDY TO EGAN
JUNEAU—President Kennedy has
told Gov. William A. Egan Alaska’s
“strategic importance will not be
underestimated” by the national
administration.
Egan had asked the President for
increased military recognition of
Alaska’s strategic location.
RETAIN TAX
KODIAK—A two per cent city
sales tax backers said has raised
$500,000 in the last four years has I
been retained by Kodiak voters in
a special election which also framed
a new city charter and elected nine
city commissioners.
OIL BOOM
ANCHORAGE — E. S. Parker,
manager of the exploration depart
ment of Standard Oil’s Anchorage
headquarters says, "oil exploration
is going into a healthy period in the
Cook Inlet area."
BUYS MUNZ
NOME — Dick Galleher has an
nounced the purchase of Munz Air
ways effective upon the granting of
the transfer of the business by the
State Aviation authorities.
WE DID Ii
ANCHORAGE — M. G. Gebhart.
president of the Alaska State Mort
gage Assn., says that a taxpayer's
suit brought against the association
and the state in Superior Court is
designed to test the validity of the
association and was filed at its re
quest.
“We filed it against ourselves,"
he said.
GOVERNOR’S MEET
JUNEAU—Ten of the 15 chief ex
ecutives who are members of the
Western Governors' Conference
have indicated they plan to attend
the 1962 meeting at Anchorage.
May 2-5, according to Alaska Gov
ernor William A. Egan, chairman
of the conference.
TOP SKIERS ARE SET FOR McCALL MEET
Top Army skiers from Fort.
Richardson and Fort Wain
wright will compete with local
skiers and other entrants in the
McCall Memorial race at Ski
Land Sunday.
The race, a giant slalom, is put
on each year by the Cleary Summit
Ski Club in memory of the late
John McCall, skier, mountaineer,
glaciologist and University of Alas
ka faculty member who was fatally
stricken with polio during the sum
mer of 1955.
Ullrhaven, the University of Alas
ka and the Interior Racing Associa
tion, will be represented, as well as ,
other organizations from elsewhere :
in Alaska. Invitations to compete
have gone out to ski groups at Kiel- ;
son. Fort Greely. Anchorage, Homer [
and Old Crow.
All Classes
The race, scheduled to start at 11
a.m. will be for all classes of skiers
from junior novice to Class A men.
All skiers except junior novices
will run the same course which will j
be over a half mile long with from
15 to 20 gates. 1
Trophies will be given to all first
place winners. Second and third
place winners will receive medals.
Red Boucher of Pan Alaska has
donated a special trophy for the
racer who makes the best time for
the day. The trophy for Class A men
is the gift of Dick McIntyre of
Frontier Sporting Goods. J. Vic
Brown is putting up the Class B.
Trophy. Austin and Marie Ward of
Sachs Men's Shop are giving the
trophy for the senior women's race.
The three junior trophies—expert,
intermediate and novice are the gift
of Phil Dybbro of Foodland; Carol
Stubbings and Maria Fischer of Ski
Land Lunch Counter; and Ski-Land.
Inc.
Race Officixls
Officials for the race, which will
be run according to PNSA regula
tions, are Ralph Taylor, chairman,
assisted by Bob Parrish and Bill
Whitcher; Hans Fischer, chief of
course; Earl Binkley, chief gate
keeper; Silas Negovanna. forerun
ner; John Chapman, ski patrol; Pat
Douglas, referee; Fred Boyle, chief
timer; Ernst Bertschi, technical ad
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viser; Lorena Blankensop, chief
clerk; and Harry Geron, starter.
Several other ski club members and
friends will assist.
Entry blanks for the race are
available at Pan Alaska, Frontier
Sporting Goods, Ski-Land and from
Fred Boyle, athletic director at the
university.
The entry fee, $3.50 for adults,
$2.50 for juniors, includes the tow
fee while racing.
Ski-Land is the new ski area on
the Fairbanks Creek Road, one mile
from its junction with the S'.eese
Highway.
PROPERTY VALUATION7
Fairbanks property valuation ha3
increased about $0 million for tax
purposes over 1961. according to
City Tax Assessor John Cole. Total
valuation is estimated at $77,979,800.
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