House Favors Alaska’s
Participation in “C21”
To Tune of $118,000
JUNEAU 0P> — A bill appropri
ating funds for Alaska’s partici
pation in the Century 21 exposition
at Seattle was reported back to
the House by the Finance Com
mitee Tuesday.
Five of the seven members of
the committee recommended that
it “do pass.”
The measure was a Finance
Committee substitute for Senate
bill 96 carried over from last
year. The House version recom
mended a supplemental appro
priation of $116,000 from the
State’s General Fund, plus a line
item transfer of $19,000 from un
expended funds appropriated to
the Division of Tourism last year
for contractual services. *
Hug-and-Kiss Reunion
ROME CW — Actor John Bar
rymore Jr., flew back from Ameri
ca Monday night to a hug
and-kiss reunion with his Italian
wife, and denied reports that he
planned to divorce her.
“I cannot deny we had a
quarrel,” he told reporters as he
and his wife Gabriella walked
arm-in-arm from the airport.
“But quarrels often cement love
even more firmly.”
The bearded son of the late
American silent film star flew in
from Los Angeles where he had
visited his son by a previous mar
riage.
A CASE OF NERVES . . .
BARRY, Wales (A"i — When her
mate died a month ago, something
in Melody seemed to die too.
She wouldn’t eat. She wouldn’t
drink.
Then she began smoking. First
a few puffs, then a whole ciga
rettee, soon 10 a day.
Melody is a 3-year-old chim
panzee.
“Smoking certainly soothed her
nerves,” said the chimp’s owner,
George Palmer, who has to pay
out nearly $2.24 a week few her
cigarettes. “But when I get her
another mate I’ll cut her ciga
rette" ration.”
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Wendell Kay Withdraws
Name from Consideration
To Fisheries Commission
ANCHORAGE UPi — Democratic
State Central Committee Chair
man Wendell Kay, recommended
by the group for appointment to
the International North Pacific
Fisheries Commission, has with
drawn his name from considera
tion for the post.
The Anchorage attorney’s name
was forwarded to President Ken
nedy by Sen. Ernest Gruening
after the Central Committee had
made its recommendation.
Kay indicated he was willing to
accept the appointment if it were
offered.
He issued the following state
I ment:
“For several important reasons
it has become impossible for me
to consider the appointment to
the International North Pacific
Fisheries Commission at this time.
Accordingly, the State Department
and the Alaska congressional dele
gation have been advised that I
am no longer available for this
office and other names will be
promptly suggested for their con
sideration.
“It is certainly my continuing
hope that the Commission will be
able to devise some formula to
prevent any further encroach
ment upon the Bristol Bay salmon
industry.”
Kay, if appointed, would have
succeeded Anchorage ibuisnessman
John Clawson who has resigned.
Canada, Japan and the United
States are represented on the
Fisheries Commission. The treaty
establishing the Commission and
regulating salmon and other fish
ery operations of the three na
tions will expire next year if not
renegotiated.
Protest Strongly on Moving
Of Bureau of Sports Fisheries
JUNEAU UP — The Senate yes
terday directed President Frank
Peratrovich to protest strongly
the proposed consolidation of the
Portland and Juneau Regional Of
fices of the U.S. Bureau of Sport
Fisheries and Wildlife.
"Kobuk Red" and "Arison*
Ifiek" mining on the ‘"Two-Bit"
Fraction in the Kougarok, writing
to friends In Nome, Set;—"We
ain't been outside since 1900 and
we are sure going to the Roof
Garden and try hard to win that
free airplane ticket for two do
nated by Wien Airlines and Pan
American Airways, round trip
Nome to Seattle via luxurious
prop Jet and Boeing 707* latest
and most modern pressurised air
service in the world, to visit
Century 21 World*# Fair. And
that ain't all, good old Pioneer
Igloo No. 1 is putting up 500
bucks for expenses. What a time
we can have. Ride the "Mono
rail"; explore the "Matterhorn";
witness the latest exhibits of
modern science from all over the
world. What a thrill!
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Washington
By Fritz Witti
Aaeociated Press Special Service
WASHINGTON Uf) — Alaska’s
great potential as a major recre
ational area for the nation is
shown in the report of the Out
door Recreation Resources Re
view Commission.
“Alaska, as the last frontier,
will, as the years go by, play an
increasingly important role in
meeting the outdoor recreation
needs of the American people,”
said Rep. Ralph Rivers.
He is a member of the 15-man
commission that recently com
pleted a three-year survey of the
nation’s outdoor resources and
and probable future needs of the
steadily expanding population.
The 230-page report is expected
to serve as a basis for the recre
ation program President Kennedy
plans to send to Congress later
this month.
Rivers said the survey shows
that Alaska has about 17 .per cent
of the country’s recreation acreage,
31 per cent of the national park
land, 65 per cent of the wildlife
refuge area, 64 per cent of the
public domain and 11 per cent of
the national forest area.
“At such time as the federal
government enters upon active
participation in partnership with
states and local communities in
implementing this nationwide
program, I will, at least as far as
Alaska is concerned, stress the
need of funds for appropriate im
provements and facilities and ac
cess roads,” Rivers said.
Teacher’s Salaries
Average salaries of Alaska
public school instructional staff
members were up 9.3 per cent in
the 1961-62 school year from the j
preceding year, according to esti
mates of the Research Division
of the National Education Assn.
That increase compares with a
national rise of 4.9 per cent in
average salaries.
The average school salary in
Alaska was listed at $7,650 for
the current school year in com
parison with $7,000 in the 1960
61 year.
The Alaska average salary was
the largest listed by the NEA, but
the report pointed out that the
comparison can be misleading.
The purchasing power of one
dollar in Alaska cities is about
68 cents in Washington, D.C.,
prices, according to 1959 studies,
the report noted.
On this basis, the report said,
the $7,650 estimate for Alaska
equals about $5,202 in District of
Columbia dollars. The national
average salary, including the dis
trict, is reported at $5,716 for the
current school year.
The report estimates $26.5 mil
lion will be spent in Alaska for
public elementary and secondary
day schools in comparison with
$22.7<5 million during 1960-61.
During that period, the 5-17
year-old population of the state
went from 54,703 to 58,362 and
enrollment from an estimated
48,100 in 1060-61 to 52,300 in the
current school year.
This means 89.6 per cent of the
5-17 year-olds were enrolled in
public schools during the cur
rent school year compared with
jthe national average of 85.6 per
cent.
The number of classroom teach
ers was estimated at 1,930 this
year, compared with 1,805 in the
preceding school year.
Crunching Into Snowplows
TORONTO — The Ontario
^Highway Department reported
Saturday it wa$ alarmed by the
nthpber of motorists who are
crunching into snowplows. It said
there have been 42 such incidents
this winter. Hugh Adcock, chief
highway engineer for the depart
ment," said he couldn’t see any
reason for it.
When gold'-coinage began in 16th century Europe, greedy ex
plorers sough* the legendary riches of the New World. With only
1600 men, Hernando Cortez marched against the Aztecs . . .
extracted 1,0JO,000 gold pieces from Montezuma!
In the 1600’s, merchants de
posited bulky, easily stolen, gold
coin with goldsmiths in return for
receipts honored as money. The
goldsmiths would then lend the
coin to other merchants . . . be
coming the earliest modern
bankers!
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The first U.S. gold-coining mint
wcs built in 1792. Though we
rarely see gold coin today, the
precious metal has many other
uses. In high-fashion jewelry and
accessories, for example, the
beauty and luxury of gold is
added through the new Karat
dad Heavy Gold Electroplating
process.
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