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RcmI dross Fund Drive
rpHI RED CROSS FI ND DRIVE will he conducted on \ug.
15. I t and 15 in Nome.
1 he Red Cross is perhaps the one symbol most recognized in
every section of the nation and in every corner of the world for
neighborlv help wherever there is human need.
lo disaster sufferers— such as Texans made homeless bv hur
ricane Carla, Burmese destituted bv that nation's worst floods, the
Red C ross means shelter, food, clotheing medical and nursing care
and help in re-establishing their pre-disaster wav of life.
Red ('ross means life, giving whole blood and its disease
fighting components — gamma globulin, serum, albumin and
fibrinogen.
W hoever you are and wherever you are the Red Cross may
help you some day. This aid can be given only because of con
tinued support by the American people. Do your share this week,
voluntarily or when solicited.
Ptarmigan Season Too Early
¥T IS WITH REGRET that we announce that the Ptarmigan sea
* son opened officially today, as the season is much to early.
Most of the ptarmigan seen to date are still in families and unable
or barely able to fly. The tiny birds are too small to be of much
edible value, even if shot on the ground, which is certainly not
good sportsmanship.
In this age of game specialists and conservationists it is in
deed unfortunate that nothing has been done to make the legal
season later when the hatching of chicks is late.
A meeting of the Alaska Board of Fish and Game will be
held in Juneau on Oct. 6, for the purpose of proposing amend
ments and additions to Fish and Game laws, it has been announced.
This should be a good time for a group of Nome sportsmen to
have ready some recommendations for the patrmigan season as
well as presenting some of the local problems for other birds, fish
and game. These recommendations will be considered for the
1965 season.
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A REPORT AT MIDTERM:
JFK Tries to Convince Businessmen
That He Is Not “Anti-Business'
By Reiman Morin
WASHINGTON i.T — President
Kennedy has tried to convince
businessmen that he is not “anti
business.”
He meets them in groups. He ex
changes letters with David Rocke
feller. president of the Chase Man
hattan Bank, New York, outlining
his economic policy and philosphv.
Or he invites the individual busi
nessman to the White House, seats
him on the long sofa in his office,
and says, “I'd like to hear what
you think I should do.”
But the impact on the business
community as a whole has not been
notably deep. In many quarters,
the belief persists he is “anti
business.”
In some cases, the motivation is
visceral, an instinctive feeling that
Democratic Presidents are unsym
pathetic to business. The more
specific reasons that emerge in
conversations with businessmen go
like this:
1. “I don't have any confidence
in him. He says one thing but does
another.”
2. “He never had to meet a pay
roll, so he doesn't know the value
of the dollar.”
3. “Kennedy may be all right,
but I’m scared stiff by some of
the wild-eyed theorists around
him.”
4. “I don't hold any brief for the
way Roger Blough (chairman of the
Board of U.S. Steel' handled the
price increase. But Kennedy’s re
action was bound to frighten busi
ness.”
5. “He played mighty rough
with management in the steel case,
THIS IS THE MAN
ALASKA NEEDS!
TRIED ami PROVEN
STEPOVICH
YOUR
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR
GOVERNOR
As Alaska’s last appointed
Governor before Statehood
Mike Stepovich at the close
of business, June 30, 1958,
left a treasury surplus in ex
cess of 512,000,000 and no
public indebtedness for the
new State.
Paid Advt.
but I don't believe he will play
rough with labor."
6. ' lie says a budget deficit is j
just a 'myth'." A reference to the j
President's speech at Yale. last '
June 11.
And these are the answers of
government officers:
1. Business had confidence in
President Herbert Hoovei and
Dwight Eisenhower, but four re
cessions developed during their
administration. Business confidence
is based, in fact, on the ability
of the economy to invest, produce
and consume.
2. Kennedy expresses concern
over the outflow of gold and de
ficits in the balance of payments.
He says the dollar will not be de
valuated. And he recently gave
business a tax break — long in
the works — which was estimated
at $1.5 billion, on depreciation of
plant equipment. A cabinet officer
points out, “that break could have
been given at any thime in the
past 10 years.”
3. Policy advisors advise, but
policy is made in the deliberations
of many men who would not be
described as “wild-eyed.”
4. In the steel case, Kennedy con
sidered the competitive position of
American steel and the impact of
steel prices on the prices of other
commodities. He calculated that
the increase would take $3 billion
from the economy. He also felt a
“question of good faith” was in
volved, since the United Steel
Workers had accepted a contract
that the administration considered
non-inflationary.
5. A high-placed officer says, “I
know a lot of pressure is on the !
unions.” He points out that, in
the steel case, the government be
gan “exerting the public interest”
by discussing the contract with the
unions.
6. At Yale, Kennedy spoke of
several “myths.” He said one was
that “federal deficits create infla
tion and budget surpluses prevent
inflation and persistent deficits for
the last several years have not up
set our basic price stability.’’
The President also called for a
“serious dialogue” in all sectors of
the American society on these
questions. It has not developed and
he is disappointed today.
Long-Term Assistance
About 85 cents of every dollar i
the Red Cross spends on disaster
relief goes for what is known as ,
“long-term assistance.” This can j
be in the form of food, clothing
and maintenance, or medical care !
and replacing of lost occupational
equipment, or in the rebuilding
and repair of homes. In the 1960
61 fiscal year, the Red Cross spent
nearly $9.7 million to assist dis
aster victims. This money helped
28,300 families pick up the pieces
of their disaster-destroyed lives
and start anew. “When You Help
. . . We Can Help.” Give to the
Red Cross.
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BY VERNE O. MARTIN
Republican fur Governor
This is the last time I will
have the opportunity to discuss
our state problems with you be
fore the primary election. For the
past seven months I have been
laying out my program for re
vitalizing our state administra
tion in this newspaper, on radio
and television, and by personal
visits with Alaskans in all parts
of this state. No other candidate
has had enough interest in our
problems and in the way our
citizens think to visit as many
as I have, or to go on record with
a complete program. I feel that
you, as citizens of Alaska, have
the right to know exactly how
I feel and how 1 will reorganize
the state government so badly
disrupted by the Democrats and
Gov. Egan.
As you know. I have outlined
in detail my plans for building
highways, developing our fish
ing industry, bringing new in
dustry and new jobs to Alaska,
guaranteeing the right to work
for all of our citizens, offering
educational opportunities for all,
safeguarding the rights of our
native people, and for bringing
about for the first time complete
financial responsibility in our
state government.
As you know by now, I have
the experience in administration
so desperately needed in our
state government. My adminis
trative record is open to all, and
proves this beyond doubt. It am
an Alaskan, this is my home,
and I pledge that I will bring a
sound, conservative government
to this state, operating within a
practical budget with no jumps
in taxes. I hope you will vote
for Verne Martin in the primary
election on Tuesday.
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bt/ Verne O. ?lartin>
Japanese Geologists’ Visit
To Alaska Is Delayed
JUNEAU (/Pi — The departure
from Japan of a six-man team of
geologists interested in Alaska's
lead, zinc, copper and nickel re
sources has been delayed, the state
was advised today.
The Japanese geologists had been
scheduled to arrive here from San
Francisco Monday, but Director
James Williams of the Division of
Mines and Minerals said he re
ceived a wire advising there would
be a delay.
The message from the Japanese
Ministry of International Trade and
Industry gave no reason for the
change in plans of the six Japanese
geologists, Williams said.
TONIGHT AT
St. Joseph's Hall
8 p.m.