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STATE GOVERNMENTS
OVER-SPENT INCOME BY
$100 MILLION IN FISCAL ’61
WASHINGTON UPi — State gov
ernments over-spent their income
by $100 million in fiscal 1961 in
rolling up record outlays of $34.7
billion, the Commerce Department
reported Thursday.
The census figures showed a m
per cent rise from outlays in th«
previous year, caused in part b>
heavier benefit payments from un
employment compensation a n c
other state insurance trust funds.
Apart from those outlays, whicl
reflected recession demands, anc
excluding the operations of stat<
liquor store systems, the remain
ing total of “general expenditures’
amounted to $29.1 billion. This wai
6.9 per cent above fiscal 1960.
General revenues increased 4.!
per cent from the previous year bu
at $28.7 billion did not match th
general expenditures.
Liquor store revenues exceeds
expenses by $246 million, a margii
of 28.1 per cent.
Total revenue and expenditure:
by states, for 1961, as shown i
the report included:
Alaska, total revenue $79,609,00*
total expenditures $81,559,000; Or€
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KENNEDY AWARE
OF ALASKA’S DEFENSE
Sen. Pearse Walsh tenaciously
and patiently loses no opportunity,
no stone unturned, to let the mili
tary leaders in far-away Washing
ton, D.C., know what goes on in
Northwestern Alaska and keep
them alerted to the glaring gap in
American defenses closest to the
Russian territory.
It is gratifying to learn that at
tention to this weak spot has beer
acknowledged by the President 01
■ the United States and that he i:
aware of the key position occupiec
i by northern Alaska. President Ken
l nedy’s wire to Sen. Walsh is a:
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follows:
“Thank you for your telegram
of March 20 concerning our mili
tary posture in Alaska because o.
the importance of the subject anc
your concern in regard thereto,
have referred your views to thi
Department of Defense which wil
be responding at greater length
The matter of Alaskan defense i
i kept under continual review, am
consequently have not directed an
i, other reappraisal. However, yo
i have my assurance that I fully ap
predate the key position occupie
l, by Alaska and that its strategi
- importance will not be underesti
1 mafoH ”
Army to Test Pershing
Ballistic Missile in Alaska
ANCHORAGE UP> — Plans are
being made to test the Army’s
new Pershing ballistic missile in
Alaska, Maj. Gen. J. H, Michaeiis
said here Saturday.
The tests will be held in the Fort
Wainwright-Ft. Greely area.
The U.S. Army, Alaska, com
mander said the new misslie will
not actually be fired during the
Alaskan tests. He said the testing
will be confined to the reactions
i of various components of the Mis
1 sile Transport and Firing System
to Alaskan climatic conditions.
i The weapon has already been
approved for use by the field army
' although it is not yet in full pro
; duction.
I Would Ban Display of New
, License Plaies Before Feb. 15
1 JUNEAU UP) — A bill which
. would prohibit the display of new
s motor vehicle license plates before
3 Feb. 15 of the year for which the}
- are issued was approved by the
i Senate Saturday.
The measure, HB458, is a com
3 panion measure to a bill already
c signed into law which changes th<
- deadline for obtaining new licens<
plates from Feb. 28 to May 31.
JFK TO OPEN C21 WITH
GOLD TELEGRAPH KEY
SEATTLE WP> — Plans have been
made for President Kennedy to
officially open the $100 million
Seattle World’s Fair April 21 by
tapping an historic gold telegraph
key in the White House.
Sen. Warren Magnuson, of wasn
ignton, who relayed the news to
Seattle from Washington, D.C., Sat
urday, said the key is one which
six Presidents have used to signal
opening of other international ex
positions.
Magnuson was presented the
key by a Washington, D.C., family
and win in turn present it to Pres
ident Kennedy April 18. Scientists
are checking the possibility of
bouncing the signal from the White
House to Seattle via the moon or
some other planet.
The key, of solid gold except
for its platinum contact points, was
made to open the Alaska-Yukon
Pacific exposition in Seattle in
1909.
George Carmack, whose dis
covery of gold in a Yukon stream
> started the Klondike rush in 1898,
; had the key made for President
Taft, Magnuson said.
Gold Diggers Bowling League
Men’s high game went to: George
.ienard 224, Pete Petrivelli 199,
'om House 193.
Men’s high series went to: Tom
[ouse 543, George Lienard 530,
•ete Petrivelli 460.
Women’s high game went to:
’weet Hardy 188, Lou Oliver 158.
Women’s high series went to:
i’weet Hardy 509, Lou Oliver 552,
»at St. Amour 441.
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