ALASKA MUSI....
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or DIE
If we continue to spend all our income on state administration, we face eco
nomic stagnation and tax increases. More tax increases will drive families
and industry alike out of Alaska. We must reduce the cost of state govern
ment, then devote our oil lease money to building new payrolls.
We must conduct an immediate inventory of our resources, then de
termine what we can sell through the use of the most modern marketing
techniques.
We must invest some of our oil lease revenue in the
Alaska Development Bank. We must provide our own
source of capital to finance new industry.
We must open an intensive program to promote our natural resources
and scenic attractions. This is not a task for some small office in our
state government. It should be a major effort. We must attract inves
tors, developers, tourists and new residents.
AND HERE ARE SOME OTHER R OINTS IN MV PROGRAM:
Let’s get our schools out of politics by pla
cing them under a Board of Education as
provided for in Section 26 of our State
Constitution.
e Let’s forget about politics and hire the finest minds
^"in Alaska to administer our state government. When
we have good administrators who have the freedom
to get a job done, then we will see our state make
progress on highways and other programs.
Let’s give our Native people adequate voca
" tional training. When they are trained, and
ran hold good jobs, they will be more able
to stand on their own feet.
y^Let’s provide real incentives for Alaska employers
"to hire only Alaskan residents. We must end our
tremendous economic loss brought about by sea
sonal, non-resident workers.
O Let us assist our fishermen by listening to local
"Fishery advisory boards, and by employing state
fisheries personnel who are familiar with the area
in which they work.
Watch this newspaper for more details of my program to put our
people and our resources to work building a prosperous state.
Mike Stepovicli
(THIS AD SPONSORED BY THE STEPOVICII FOR GOVERNOR COMMITTEE, BRAD PHILLIPS, P. O. BOX 34, ANCHOR
AGE, CHAIRMAN, WHICH REMINDS YOU THAT WHEN MIKE STEPPED DOWN AS OUR LAST TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR,
HE LEFT AN ACTUAL SURPLUS OF $12,000,000 IN THE TREASURY AND NO INDEBTEDNESS AGAINST THE NEW STATE.)