Demo-Controlled Legislature Gave
Gov. Egan Just About What He Wanted
JUNEAU W — The Democratic
controlled second Alaska legisla
ture gave Gov. Wm. Egan just
about what he wanted.
When the legislature adjourned
in the post-midnight hours yester
day morning, the only major re
quest denied the governor was in
the field of expanded benefits for
employment security.
Egan had asked both sessions of
the second legislature to extend
the maximum benefit period for
employment security compensation
from 26 to 29 weeks; to increase
basic benefits from $45 to $50 a
week; and to extend ESC coverage
to state employes.
Both years, the legislature re
fused.
But after failing to pass a single
major piece of labor legislation
during the first session, lawmakers
this year responded to Egan’s re
quest by raising the state minimum
wage to 50 cents an hour over the
federal minimum wage, and pass
ing sweeping legislation to liberal
ize the overtime provisions of the
State Wages and Hours Act.
Then after the two measures
were signed into law, the House
held the line against Senate-ap
proved bills which would have
amended the new overtime statute
to exempt employers with 10 or
less workers on their pay rolls.
In response to an Egan request
for civil rights legislation, law
makers passed what is probably
the most liberal anti-discrimination
housing bill in the nation. The
measure outlaws discriminating for
reasons of race, creed or color in
all types of housing — both pri
vate and public.
The governor asked for a budget
of $70,408,815 for fiscal 1963. The
legislature cut the request back to
$69,432,198, but then added a fig
ure of $956,000 to provide a salary
increase for all state employes.
The legislature also aproved a
start on the governor’s proposed
lang-range capital construction pro
gram by authorizing placement on
the general election ballot of three
general obligation bond proposals
to provide funds for state-operated
schools, trunk airports and im
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provements at the University of!
Alaska.
Egan had proposed bond issues
totaling $15,700,000. The legisla
ture cut that slightly to a total of
$15,125,000.
Lawmakers also went along with
an administration request for the
creation of a new State Depart
ment of Economic Development
and Planning.
And they approved a measure
which will set the wheels in mo
tion for a new foundation program
for state support to independent
school districts.
The legislature also put its stamp
of approval on a bill which will
permit Alaska to become a mem
ber of the Pacific Marine Fisheries
Compact, which now includes the
states of Washington, Oregon and
California.
It adopted the uniform com
mercial code of law of the state,
and passed legislation designed to
protect the consumer who signs
installment sales contracts. Both
measures were administration re
quests.
However, an Alaska anti-trust
act, which Egan sought, died in
the Senate after it had passed the
House.
One of the most popular meas
ures to pass the legislature at the
governor’s request, gave motorists
a three-month moratorium this
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Egan requested the legislation
which changes the deadline for
motor vehicle registration from
Feb. 28 to May 31 so that the fees
would not fall during the winter
months of low employment.
ALASKA’S YOUTH WILL
GET A CHANCE TO VIEW
I LEGISLATURE SESSIONS
JUNEAU UP) — One of the last
measures to win the approval of
Alaska’s second legislature will give
the state’s youth a chance to ob
serve future legislature sessions.
The bill, SB288, provides that
one student from each high school
in the state may get an all-expense
paid trip to Juneau to be the guest
of the legislature for one week dur
ing each session.
At the end of the week, the stu
dent visitors will be asked to write
a 1,000 word paper entitled “The
Legislature Should . .
-The author of the best paper
would receive a one year’s scholar
ship at the University of Alaska.
The measure, authored by Sen.
George McNabb was considerably
altered in the House, but with time
running out the Senate quickly
concurred in the House changes.
In its final form, the means of
choosing the student visitors was
left up to the high schools, rather
than requiring a debate tournament
which students should visit Juneau.
The House version also would
permit the visitors to be members
of any class, rather than limiting
them to members of the senior
class.
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PIONEER CARD PARTY
Visitors in town for the dog
races are invited to attend the last
game of the Pioneer Card Series
which will be held at the Pioneer
Igloo at 8:00 sharp.
All visitors, who have not at
tend the other parties will par
ticipate in the prizes for the eve
ning’s games and have the fun of
seeing the finals in the trophy
tournament, the prizes for which
will be given also, as well as the
door prize.
Refreshments will be served by
the committee in charge.
INSPECTS AIRPORTS
Paul Dixon of the Division of
Aviation recently returned from
field inspection trips which covered
some 25 locations where the Di
vision of Aviation has facilities,
Eugene Roguszka, Division of
Aviation, stated recently.
Dixon, as supervisor of main
tenance and operations with the
Division of Aviation, has all state
airfields under his supervision, with
the exception of the two interna
tional airports.
Dixon’s inspection trip covered
facilities in southeastern Alaska,
and Nome and Kotzebue in north
western Alaska.
MRS. ART McVEIGH here
Mrs. Art McVeigh arrived yes
terday to join her husband, who
has been several months operating
the local barber shop which he
took over when H. Cherry passed
away.
Mrs. McVeigh is also an experi
enced barber, specializing in wom
en’s and children’s hair styling and
will be assisting in the shop which
has been renamed “Art’s Barber
Shop.”
She would enjoy having people
drop in to get acquainted.
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