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WHY HE ISN’T TALKING
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A Matter of Opinion . . .
WASHINGTON POST has taken Gov. Wtn. Egan to task
■ with a sharp rebuke because of his action in the seizure of .
two Japanese fishing vessels in Shelikof Strait and the arrest of
“Whatever the final outcome may be, he needs to be taught a
lesson to the effect that international relations are handled by the
Department of State," stated the editorial. ,
The Coast of Alaska and the territorial waters involved are a
long way from the eastern coast of die lower forty-eight. We
wonder how loud the Washington Post would scream if foreign
fisherman calmly fished in Qiesapeake Bay and if the State De
p^mept would ignore the appeal from the governor of Mary
land or Deieware for a week or more before paying any attention
to the matter.
Gov. Egan did appeal to the proper authority for help and
when the State Department treated the matter with delay, like
A|askan problems have been handled in the past, he did what
any good leader should do* He took action tp protect the state he
governs and deserves the support of all Alaskans for his action.
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Legislator’s Day
At Chamber
Monday was Legislator’s Day ;
the Chamber of Commerce Lund
! eon with Sens. Pearse Walsh, L<
Bronson and Rep. Bob Blodge
all present for the first time sine
the session dosed.
Ail three legislators were ger
erous in the praise of the ne^
State Highway Commissioner, Don
aid A. McKinnon, describing hir
as a dynamic personality who get
things done. It was also explain©
that he is with the departmen
only for the reorganization of th
Highway Department and until
suitable person can be found for th
permanent position.
Two developments in the legis
lature Sen. Bronson felt were ver;
important to Nome. Studies are t
be made for deeping the Snak
River channel so that ocean goini
barges can come in more easily
Also surveys for the extension o
Nome Airport runways to 6,001
feet for landing of jet planes, an
to be made.
Bronson also expressed the
jpinion that legislators were noi
>eing paid enough for their time
md work.
Rep. Bob Blodgett expressed the
aelief that the most important wort
>f the session was the developmeni
>f the new Highway Departmen
md the passage of the new crim
nal code.
Sen. Pearse Walsh, who assumed
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>er, capably administered by vie<
resident Franch Couch since the
Section in January, gave a resume
)f the State Vocational School de
velopments and told how, not onlj
'Jome, but a total of seven sites
‘or vocational sites within the state
ire contemplated and plans for al
rf them are to be worked out co
pperativeiy with the State ark
he Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Walsh also told of the progresi
of Highway 97, now to be knowi
as Highway 64. By helicopter sur
vey work at both Nome and Fair
panks ends erf the project will be
ione this summer and with the
cooperation of the University o:
Alaska a route determined. This it
urn will be studied by the com
nunities served by the road so tha
he route can do the most goex
for developing the area.
On roads both Blodgett ant
Walsh reviewed projects in the
local area, which are coming up
invitations for bids on the None
Teller Bead will be announeet
shortly as well as the Kougarol
extension, due to come out nex
week. Within a month additions
road work will be announced. The;
also reported work to be done a
Gambell, Savoonga and Stebbin
airstrips; ■ ^
On mining it was announced tha
mining leases now extend fror
Kewalik to Unalakleet as well s
the Good flews Bay area am
Stevens Pass in. southeastern Alas
ka. This includes everything Jnsid
Grantley Harbor and inside Golo
vin Bay.
Interest in tin mining has beei
shown by Japanese, it was report
ed by Sen. Walsh.
Looking to the future, presiden
Walsh gave his viewpoint on thi
importance to Nome of the nev
Wien Airlines route to Juneai
which brings the capital within i
days travel from here, cuting dowi
travel time for the individual
as well as state employes.
Also looking ahead, he point**
out the change in the military
thinking. Since America is pijli
ing out its huge installations ii
several foreign countries, the nee<
of centralizing its power, in Alasfc
becomes more important. The im
portan^ of this change of.think
Ing will mean much to the, de
fense^ being placed in Northwester:
Alaska, on American soil, it i
believed.
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JOHN BUTROVICH FILES
FOR STATE SENATE SEAT
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insurance agency operator Johr
Butrovich, unsuccessful Republicar
candidate for governor four yean
ago, filed today for the State Sen
ate from District J. The seat ij
presently held by Democrat Geo
McNabb of Fairbanks.
No other candidates have fiiec
for the seat from either party.
Butrovich said that if elected h€
would seek to lead the state on the
same course that he campaigned
on when seeking the governorship
against Wm. Egan of Valdez.
“We are living beyond oui
means as far as state governmenl
goes,” Butrovich said today. “1
don’t mind spending money but il
should be spent efficiently. State
hood is a good thing and people
blame a lot of our ills on state
hood when it should be blamed on
the people running the state. li
the same people had been running
Alaska as a territory, the same
ills would have existed.”
Butrovich contends that “the
planning has been terrible. State
officials have squandered millions
of dollars and the people of the
state haven’t gotten a thing.”
He also cited as a factor in in
efficient state government the fact
that “we have had two of every
thing in the appointive state of
fices. This doesn’t make for ef
ficient administration. They should
appoint qualified people to high
state office instead of handing out
political plums.”
Frank Booth Files for House
JUNEAU t Frank L. Booth
of Sitka has filed a declaration of
candidacy for the State House of
Representatives from Election Dis
trict 3, Secretary of State Hugh
Wade said yesterday. Booth is a
Republican.
MMM HOSPITAL
5 Admitted from Gambell and Sa
1 voonga: Marvin Kulowiye, Mary
- Makiyuk, Oriel Savik, Jeffrey
■ and Charlene Apalitiki, Milton
- Noongwok, Hiram Okahlakuyouk,
> Keith Oozewaseuk, Luke Penayah,
■ also Guy lone from White Mt
1 Discharged: Theo Gologergen,
• Iva Kava, Elaine Kingukuk, Marie
i Kagasagoon, Margery Kulowiye,
l Sadie Seppilu, Loreen and Ray
Waghayi.
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GOP VERNE MARTIN SLAPS
EGAN ADMINISTRATION
! ANCHORAGE — “Alaska Gov.
! Wm. Egan last night proclaimed
; himself- a candidate for re-election,
but throughout his Anchorage tele
vision appearance he failed com
pletely to mention a single basic
accomplishment during his four
year administration.” t Verne O.
Martin, Republican candidate for
governor said today.
Martin said that Egan claimed
his efforts has encouraged outside
investors in Alaska. “This is basic
ally untrue,” Martin said. “Ask
the investment brokerage houses,
the banks, and we find outside
financial interests are refusing
Alaska investments because 6f the
unstable economy established by
the Egan administration.”
“Gov. Egan said Alaska must
have a government responsible to
the people,” Martin continued, “and
this is true. It is especially true
because the Egan administration
has never shown this responsibility.
He said he enjoyed being governor
of Alaska, but it was his adminis
tration that next year will throw
this state over $125 million in debt.
“Gov. Egan talked about a new
Alaska. We agree it is new. Never
in the history of this state have we
been hurled so far in debt with
so little to show for it. A.nd that
is why our Alaskans will defeat
Mr. Egan in his plans for re-elec
tion as governor of this 49th State,”
Martin said.
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