Stepovich . . .
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“Never before have so many
gotten so little for so much.”
Stepovich said that with state
spending far exceeding regular
income, with statehood money
grants runing out and with a de
cline in oil revenues likely, “there
is only one thing on the horizon.
“That one thing is another
round of tax increases. These tax
increases are certain to block the
population gains and industrial ex
pansion we expected under state
hood.
“Let us look at another state
ment Mr. Egan made during his
Anchorage visit. He said that the
combined rate of local and state
taxation in Alaska is lower than
it is in any other state.
"Small Catch" . . .
“There is one small catch here.
In other states, they have fine four
lane highways, freeways, such
things as floating bridges, exten
sive pavement, outstanding park
and recreational facilities, and
many other things.
“In Alaska we have only the
barest of necessities. We have a
shortage of nearly every type of
facility needed to sustain modern
civilization.
“Hence, Alaska’s rate of taxa
tion is by far the highest in the
nation when what we get for our
money is taken into account.”
Stepovich was also highly critical
of the state’s depressed area pro
gram, as administered by the Egan
administration. He described it as
a “cash handout to buy” the votes
of residents of Alaska’s native
villages.
Stepovich said when he left Ju
neau, as Alaska’s last appointed
governor, just prior to the Egan
administration, “I turned over to
Mr. Egan a state treasury that had
a true cash surplus of more than
$12 million.”
The Republican candidate
pledged an administration “that
lives within the income produced
by regular channels of taxation,
geared to promotion of Alaska re
sources and scenic attractions,
seeks to reduce the cost of living
in Alaska by reducing our tax
burden, gives our native people
new educational facilities, is dedi
cated to curing the ills that beset
our mining and fishing industries,
and above all an administration
that is close to the people.”
Two ARA Programs Approved
JUNEAU <jW — Alaska’s con
gressional delegation announced to
day the Area Redevelopment Ad
ministration has approved the over
all economic delevopment program
for the Kobuk area, Election Dist.
17 and Palmer-Wasilla-Talkeetna
area, Election Dist. 7.
In a wire to the Associated Press
Sens. Ernest Gruening and E. L.
Bartlett and Rep. Ralph Rivers
said both now may submit specific
projects requesting financial as
sistance to promote new employ
ment opportunities.
To cure chapped lips, according
to early American backwoods lore,
you kissed the third rail of a five
rail fence.
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George Cooper Named
State GOP Chairman
ANCHORAGE iff — Georgi
Cooper, Fairbanks oil and gas dis
tributor, who has been serving ir
an acting capacity as state chair
man of the Republican party, to
day was named full-fledged chair
man of the GOP.
Elected vice chairman of the
state Republican organization wa:
Doris Barnes of Wrangell, who wil
be serving a second term.
Named to serve with Coopei
and Mrs. Barnes were Mrs. Grace
Johnson of Nome, secretary; anc
Sylvia Ringstad, Fairbanks, treas
urer.
Mrs. Johnson is a member of
the State House of Representa
tives.
All four of the new top Repub
lican leaders were elected without
opposition after their names were
recommended by the nominating
committee of the 1962 State Re
publican Convention.
State Sen. Howard Pollock of
Anchorage was nominated from
the floor as chairman but he with
drew as a candidate before a vote
could be taken.
CONGRESS ADJOURNMENT
TARGET IS SEPTEMBER 29
WASHINGTON iff — Senate
Democratic leader Mike Mansfield
set a Sept. 29 target date today for
adjourning the 1962 congressional
session.
He told his colleagues there is
more than a reasonably good
chance to wind up the session in
two more weeks if they will work
aarly and late to get the job done.
Standby • Authority
WASHINGTON iff — The House
Armed Services Committee gave
unanimous approval today to Pres
ident Kennedy’s request for stand
by authority to call 150,000 re
servists to active military duty.
The action clears the way for a
House vote Monday on the resolu
tion which the Senate passed
unanimously Thursday.
Soviets Make Three
Special Airliner
I Flights to Culm
WASHINGTON to — The Soviet
Union has made three special air
liner flights to Cuba by way of
^ I Gander, Newfoundland, in the
; past two months, possibly ferry
' j ing Soviet technicians.
Almost simultaneously Thursday
Canadian sources here and Air
Force headquarters in Ottawa con
firmed reports, published in Can
j ada, that the operation had been
i carried out. Both said Russian
1 speaking Canadian Air Force per
! sonnel were supplied to aid the
| Soviet crews.
i One Air Force spokesman in the
| Canadian capital said the men were
j assigned to explain procedure and
| regulations on the later stages of
1 the flight. He added that this is a
; usual courtesy for countries which
| do not have air agreements with
! Canada under the International
I Civil Aviation Organization.
The spokesman said in cases
j where Soviet aircraft fly via Bri- i
tain and Newfoundland to Cuba, j
the Russian-speaking Canadians :
board the plane at Prestwick, Scot- j
land. This is the last stop before j
the plane reaches Canadian terri
tory.
The spokesman said Canadian
crews made one trip with a Soviet
plane in August and two in July.
He said it was not known what
the Soviet aircraft carried.
Canadian officials here have the
impression that the flights were
made not to carry any great weight
of cargo but rather to transport
Soviet personnel. On each of the
three occasions the Soviet airliner
had a substantial passenger list,
informants said.
Landlords have found they get
their rent money sooner if they
mail out notices on blue instead of
white paper.
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Widow of Ernie Kovacs
Awarded Custody of Two
Girls Over Their Mother
LOS ANGELES dP — This is
j the way Ernie would have wanted
I it," said Edit* Adams after a judge
awarded her custody of the late
comedian Ernie Kovacs’ two daugh
: ters by an earlier marriage.
Superior Judge Clarence Kin- ;
eaid ruled Thursday that both i
Miss Adams and Kovacs’ first j
wife, Bette, are fit and proper
guardians but that the girls “are i
of sufficient age to form an in- !
telligcnt preference."
The daughters, Bette Lee, 15, j
and Kippie Raleigh, 13, had testi- ,
tied they preferred living with
Miss Adams.
The first Mrs. Kovacs, 39, wept !
bitterly as Miss Adams’ attorney,
Murray Chotiner, said the first
wife was motivated by money
love, not mother love, in seeking
custody.
He said Mrs. Kovacs made no
attempt to find and comfort the I 1
children after Kovacs died last Jan- j
uary. The girls had been living j
with Kovacs and his second wife j
since 1955.
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WASHINGTON 'jf* — President
Kennedy signed today the $900
million Public Works authoriza
tion bill and promptly asked Con
gress for funds to put it into offer*.
in signing the bill before a be
delegation from Congress, Kenned
caled its enactment "a significant
milestone in our efforts to strength
en the economy and provide a
greater measure of economic secu
rity to the unemployed.'’
Kennedy served notice that he
intends to ask the next session of
Congress for a big stand-by Public
Works program. His request for
such a program was not enacted
by the present session of Congress.
5656,460 for Sewf.ge Disposal
WASHINGTON t-T—The Public
Health Service today announced
illocation of $90 million for fiscal
963 to help communities build
< wage disposal plants. Alaska will
•eceive $656,460
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