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Vol. ^^ Monday, July 1, 1963 Fairbanks. Alaska
I Labor Trouble Plagues DEW Line; Eskimos May Lose Jobs
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intense labor trouble for the past
two weeks has plagued the DEW
line, the country’s northern most
radar line of defense stretching in
a huge are from Alaska to Green- !
land.
Federal Electric Co., which re
cently received a new contract to
operate the DEW at a greatly re
duced figure from the former con
tract began cuting personnel and
deducing wages. Unions, both in
Alaska and Canada have stated that
DEW line workers have asked to
be organized and called for elec
tions.
The National Labor Relations
Board has interceded and hearings
will be held to determine whether
or not unions will be able to or
ganize the workers. Such a hear
ing will be held July 9 in Fair
banks.
In the meantime, the Federal
Electric Co. has stopped “phasing
out" employees, at least until af
ter June 30.
Many Eskimos who gradually,
over a period of years, have become
employed on the DEW line may
lose their jobs. At Barter Island
alone, it was reported that 10 out
of 13 Eskimo employees were slated
to loose their jobs.
In a release. Federal Electric Co.
stated the lower rates being of
fered personnel resulted from com
petitive bidding and because condi
tions were becoming less hazardous
I and difficult, a statement which has
1 been disputed.
Many employees, who have work.
! ed several years on DEW line said
1 their upon their return to Fairbanks
recently that personnel and salaries
were being drastically cut. tnat the
remaining personnel were being
; forced to work more for less pay.
THIRD SPACE STATION SET
STUDENTS ARRIVE AT UNIVERSITY—Miss Edna Ahgeak, 18-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ahgeak, of Barrow, and Charles
Hopson, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Eben Hopson of Barrow, are
two of 21 native students from all over Alaska now attending a
summer college preparatory program at the University of Alaska.
The program is sponsored by the University and the Bureau of In
dia.n Affairs. Both students are Mt. Edgecombe High School gradu
ates. Miss Ahgeak was valedictorian of this year's 118-member
senior class. —Tundra Times Photo
21 Native High School Graduates
In College Preparatory Program
“Who Am I?”
This is the theme of this year's
Bureau of Indian Affairs-Univer
sity of Alaska program for native
students atended by 21 students
from eight high schols throughout
the state.
The program, equivalent to a full
time summer load, started last
week It consists of one Freshman
course at the University, a begin
ning course in Antropology, and
an orientation course taught by
Bureau of Indian Affairs educators.
The development of man will be
studied historically, psychologically,
and philosophocally with the view
to assisting the students adapt to
university life and higher educa
tion.
Of the 21 students, twelve are
from Mt. Edgecumbe High School,
two from Sheldon Jackson, two
from the Covenant High School at
Unalakleet, one from Blast Anchor
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age High School, one from Nome
High School, one from Copper Val
ley High School, one from Bethel
High School, and one from Sitka
High Schcol.
The students, selected on the basis
of college potential are:
From Barrow, Edna Ahgeak,
Charles Brower. Charles Hopson,
George Ilia, James Itta, Elizabeth
Nashaknik; Quinhagak, Billy At
seriak: Sitka, Delores Cropley,
Joyed Walton: Emmonak, Pete Don
lun, and Emil Okitkun.
Unalakleet, Helgo Eakon, Timothy
Towarak; Anchorage, Irene Kale
rak; Nome, Floyd Kugzruk; Elim,
Maggie Nagaruk, Elizabeth Sac
cheus; Fairbanks, Steve Pederson;
Bethel. Martha Jane Sara; and Tel
ler, Roger Seetot.
The program which started on
June 24 will continue for six weeks
or until August 2.
Largest Complex of Space Stations
In World Planned for Fox, Alaska
It was reliably learned today by
the Tundra Times that a third
I Space Data Acquisition Station has
been planned for Gilmore Creek
near Fox, Alaska.
Plans have also been made, it was
learned, for the construction of a
second operations building for stor
age, shops, and office space. The
building would be about the same
size as the present operations head
quarters at Gilmore Creek, com
pleted at a cost of about $1 million.
[ further, the Tundra Times has
j found out that preliminary survey
work has been done in Rose Creek
I valley, parallel and adpacent to
! Gilmore Creek valley, for possible
| construction of a Satellite Automa
! tic Tracking Antena and station;
Game Regulations,
Maps Available
Game and guiding regulations
and game management unit maps
are now available at all Fish and
Game licensing agents and Fish and
Game offices. Persons unable to
contact a licensing agent or Fish
and Game office should write the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game, Room 116, State Court and
Office Building, 604 Barnette, Fair
banks. Alaska, for copies of the
regulations.
Hunters should carefully check
the new regulations pertaining to
the areas they intend to hunt. Sea
sons and bag limits have been
* changed on many species of .big
game.
Contact the nearest office of the
Department of Fish and Game if
thereare questions concerning the
regulations.
Ambler Gets
Post Office
The village of Ambler, Alaska,
inland from Kotzebue Sound and
near the village of Shungnak, is to
get a fourth-class post office in the
near future, said Rep. Ralph J.
Rivers of Alaska, in a wire to the
Tundra Times.
Arrangements have been com
pleted for Wien Alaska Airlines to
stop at Ambler once a week to de
liver and pick up mail.
that preliminary plans have been
made for construction of another
antenna near the present 85-ft. para
bolic dish at Gilmore Creek: and
plans have been made for construc
ting several other antennas in the
area.
The third station, acording to
gcod sources, would be roughly sl
' milar to the present Data Acquisi
tion Facility and the second facili
ty being rushed to completion this
summer. It would cost about $5
million.
Sources, who decline to give their
names, say that previous estimates
of personnel required to man each
station twenty-four hours a day
have been low, that each station
will require at least 100 employees
instead of the previous estimate
of 50 persons per station.
This would mean when the three
stations have been built and are
operational, they will require a to
tal of 300 permanent employees,
that roughly the same number of
families wiuld be added to the area.
This does not take into account
expansion of the National Agi onau
tics Space Administration into ad
joining Rose Creek Vnllev in which
interest has also been indicated.
Most of the land immediately
around NASA's 20-acre tract on
which the space installations have
been built is owned be the United
States Smelting and Refining Com
pany. NASA has asked for the
withdrawal of a large area but
should it be granted by the Bureau
rf Land Management the land be
longing to the F. E. Company would
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THIS IS THE DEW LINE—America's first line of defense, the Dis
tant Early Warning (DEW) Line stretches in a 6000-mile arc from
Alaska’s West Coast to Greenland. It’s job is a vital one—to detect
enemy bombers from penetrating our country. The DEW Line has
six main stations, like the Barter Island sector headquarters shown
above. For the past two weeks Intense labor trouble has plagued the
DEW Line. Drastic cuts of personnel and wages have severely weak
ened the morale and efficiency of men who man this gigantic defense
system, —Tundra Times Photo