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THIS SPACh had been reserved for >n expre vdon of warm
welcome to Secretan of the Interior Stewart l'dal! whose
sisit has been anticipated b- the people of Northwestern Alaska.
Unlike hi> predecessor, Secretan Seaton, who visited all parts
of Alaska. Secretan I’dall made the usual three-point landings—
Juneau. Anchorage and l u’rbanks, leasing out the Second Dis
trict completely In-passing the area of Alaska which is made
up mostlv of the native people which come directlv under his
jurisdiction.
Although he referred to a "substantial financial contribution
toward construction of the Vocational School at Nome," the
people, the families, those who will use the school were given
no opportunity to meet with the distinguished visitor to the 49th
State and discuss first hand the need, the problem and possible
solution.
Now' that the secretan' has experienced the vastness of the
state our hope is that he will schedule another visit soon and
start where he left off, visit with Alaskans outside the big cities
because they are as important as the gold, tin and bervllium
in this area.
Films to Be Shown at
Baptist Church Sunday
The sound and color film, “Mr.
Texas” will be shown this Sun
day night at the Bible Baptist
Church, in addition to the regular
service. Mr. Texas is the story of
Jim Tyler, star of big time rodeo
circuits in the southwest, to big
time speculation in cattle and oil.
Real happiness remained the one
goal behind his reach. Finally
lying in bed as a result of a bad
accident, he hears the claims of
Christ, as Evangelist Billy Gra
ham preaches from the Will Rogers
Coliseum in Fort Worth, Tex.
Popular gospel singer, George
Beverly Shay is also heard.
Everybody is welcome to see
the film. The service begins at 7.
Charlie's
Barber Shop
Front of Pool Hall
12 Noon to 8 P.M.
Phone 2343
"Drop It Here" . .
BUENOS AIRES </P* — Argen
tina’s five-day army revolt barely
disturbed Mayor Alberto Prebisch
in his campaign to make Buenos
Aires streets and and parks the
world’s cleanest.
While tanks clanked through the
boulevards and most civilians took
cover, Prebisch’s staff plastered the
city with posters proclaiming
"Let's Clean Up Buenos Aires.’’
Wire baskets dotted the downtown
area, bearing signs, “Drop It Here.’’
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Makeup of Site Selection Committee,
Should Initiative No. 1 he Approved.
Is Bi«s Question Mark At This Point
By Ward Sims
Associated Press Staff Writer
JUNEAU t/P> — The makeup of ;
the committee which will recom
mend a new capital site for Alas
ka, if Initiative No. 1 is approved
Nov. 6, is a question mark at this j
point. Atty. Gen. George Hayes j
said Wednesday.
The exact number of persons |
who will serve on this committee ]
will depend on the manner in
which the word “senior" is deter- :
mined, because of the hazy word- j
ing of the initiative,
i The capital relocation initiative,
| which seeks to move the capital
I from Juneau to western Alaska,
■ specifics that, if it passes, a capi
| tal site selection committee will be
j convened, within 60 days follow- j
i ing the enactment of the initiative, i
The committee would consist, ac- j
cording to the initiative, of the j
“senior senators from each sen- j
atorial district of the state."
However, A 1 a s k a’s legislature
does not recognize seniority.
Adds to Confusion
Adding to the confusion is the I
fact that in three of the only !
four senatorial districts which have ,
two seats in the Senate, the men ■
who hold those seats at the pre- j
sent time have equal time in the [
State Senate.
This applies to Frank Peratro- j
vich of Klawock and James Nolan
of Wrangell in Senate District A
(.southeast at large'; Howard Pol- !
lock and Vance Phillips of Anchor
age in District E (southcentral at |
large': and George McNabb Jr. and
Robert McNealv in District J (cen
tral at large*.
Pollock did not run for re-elec
tion this year. Peratrovich and Mc
Nabb are up for re-election on
Nov. 6.
Only in the northwest at large
district will one of the two sen
ators in the district have clear- .
cut “seniority,” in terms of the'
amount of time served. He is Les
ter Bronson of Nome.
Pearse Walsh of Nome, who was 1
appointed to the other seat in |
Bronson’s district, District N, in
1960, is seeking the District P
seat this year.
Walsh’s old District N seat is
being sought by Neal Foster of
Deering, a Democrat, and Thomas
Martin of Nome, a Republican.
Under the provisions of the in
iative, if it passes, the governor
would have to convene the com
mittee by mid-April, 1963, or with
in 150 days after the results of ;
the Nov. 6 general election are i
certified.
This time includes the 90-day I
period which would elapse before j!
the initiative becomes effective, if j
I enacted on Nov. 6, and the 60 days 1
in which the governor has to con- |
vene the committee.
If the capital relocation iniative ]
were to be approved, the capital
site committee must recommend,
within two years after it is con
vened not more than three po
tential capital sites.”
Presuming the committee was
not convened until mid-April,
1963, and it took the full two years
to make its recommendations, they
could not be expected until’ mid
April, 1965.
After making its recommenda
tions, the capital site committee
would be required to distribute
detailed reports on each site and
to hold public hearings in each of
the four major senatorial districts.
Assuming that the committee’s
recommendation would be sub
mitted to the voters in the primary
or general election of 1966, it
would be 1967 before the legisla
ture could perform the duties it
would be required to perform if
the initiative is approved.
The initiative provides that the
first legislature after the new capi
tal sites is selected by the voters
would have to “provide for the
planning and sub-division of a
new capital city and district with
in the bounds of the site, and for
the construction of necessary state
facilities."
If the 1907 legislature completed
its work, as specified by the ini
tiative, it would leave only one
construction season — the summer
of 1967 — in which to build a
new capital, because the initiative
further states:
“The actual movement of the
government to the new capital
city shall begin no later than
June 1, 1967."
The consensus of state officials
dealing with the initiative is that
the wording of the initiative would
permit the site selection commit- ;
tee, if it deemed fit, to recom- ;
mend only one site.
Does Not Give Right to Reject
Because the initiative docs not
give the voters the right to reject .
a site, but only to express a pre- I
ference for a new capital site,
the lone site selected by the com- ;
mittee, if it acted in this man
ner, would automatically become
the new capital site.
The pertinent section reads:
“The people of Alaska shall be
entitled to vote for any one of
the alternate sites selected by the j
capital selection committee. The |
site receiving the greater number j
of votes shall be the site of the !
new capital city.”
Each capital site recommended i
by the committee would have to ;
include 6,400 acres of state-owned
or state-selected federal lands.
Each location would have to be
selected with “due regard” to ac
cessibility by road, railroad and
24-hour airline service.
Each site selected would have
to be at least 30 miles from An
chorage.
Under the provisions of the ;
State Constitution, the legislature
could not repeal the initiative until
two years after it became effective,
or, until sometime in early Febru
ary, 1965.
The legislature could, however,
amend the initiative at any time.
It also could be amended by an
other initiative.
IT- ■ -
Kennedy Urges Action
By All of Us to Cope
With Abuse of Narcotics
WASHINGTON Ufi — President
Kennedy said Thursday there is
need for “much more comprehen
sive action by us all" to cope
with the abuse of narcotics.
Departing somewhat from his
prepared text at the first White
House conference on narcotics and
drug abuse, the President said
there "is no area where there is
so much of a mystery . . . misun
derstanding . . . and difference
of opinion” as in the field of nar
cotic addiction.
For example, he said, various
government agencies have differ
ent statistics on the problem. Ken
nedy said there is a “need for
clear and uniform" opinion as to
proper medical treatment of ad
dicts.
White House conferences like
the present one, Kennedy contin
ued, could be either just "window
dressing" or could serve an im
portant purpose. And he voiced
confidence that the current con
ference can prove more useful then
any other White House conference
in historv.
BIDS OFFERED FOR EROSION
CONTROL AT GALENA
An estimated $300,00 project for
erosion control maintenance at
Galena Airport, Alaska is adver
tised for bids.
Competitive sealed bids will be
opened for the project on Oct. !»
by the US. Army Engineer Dist.,
Alaska. The propose,! work will
include placement of govornment
furntshed and contractor-furnish
ed sheet piling and placing gravel
fill behind driven piling.
Additional information may be
obtained by prospective bidders
from, U.S. Army Engineer Dist.,
Alaska, P.O. Box 7002, Anchorage,
Alaska, Attention: Supply Di
vision.
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