Kennedy Urges
Americans to Vote
WASHINGTON i.T President
Kennedy has urged Americans “to
t.i'-:-■ part in our democracy’ by
voting idlest lay.
He said this is the way we can
show the world’s freedom loving
people “how strongly we believe
in our country, how strongly we
work for it, how strong we want
to be."
In a statement Friday, the
President said: “In these difficult
days in the life of our country, I
know that every American asks
what he can do. All of us cannot
serve in our armed forces or in
the government, but there is one
tiling that each of us can do, and
that is to take part in our de
mocracy. to participate in it, and
we can do that on Tuesday, Nov.
6, which is election day.”
Kenai Lake Lodge
Leveled bv Fire
ANCHORAGE kb — A well
known landmark on the Kenai
Peninsula burned to the ground
Wednesday in a spectacular fire.
The Kenai Lake Lodge, owned
for many y< ars by Mildred Eaton,
was, leveled by a fast spreading
fire whipped by a strong breeze.
Fire fighting equipment from
Moose Pass arrived too late to
halt the flames.
Fortunately, the wind blew
flames away from nearby gasoline
pumps and cabins.
An eye-witness said several per
sons were in the lodge at the
time of the fire but all escaped
without injury.
Unofficial estimates of the loss
were as high as $50,000.
The lodge was being operated
by Wilbert Burrow.
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C.S. Sen. Ciruening
Top.-; All Jn Mock Elections
By the Associated Press
'Force -Mask a high schools from
..s far apart, a; Metlakatla in
the southeast to Nome, in the
northwest have conducted mock
election-; and only one candidate,
incumbent US. Sen Ernest Gru
elling, topped all three elections.
Gruening, a Democrat, was the
favorite of high school voters at
West Anchorage, Nome and Met
lakatla over his Republican op
ponent. Ted Stevens of Anchorage.
On the controversial proposal to
move the state capital from Ju
neau, Anchorage favored it and
Nome and Metlakatla opposed it.
Following is the straw vote in
the three schools:
To move the capital: West An
chorage 785 for, 249 against. Met
lakatla. 44 in favor, 65 against.
Nome, 27 in favor, 97 against.
For U.S. Senate: West Anchor
age. 696 for Gruening, 586 for
Stevens. Metlakatla, Gruening, 60,
Stevens, 58. Nome, Gruening 63,
Stevens, 56.
For Governor: West Anchorage,
555 for Democrat Wm. Egan, 852
for Republican Mike Stepovich.
Metlakatla. 63 for Egan. 66 for
Stepovich. Nome, 64 for Egan, 55
for Stepovich.
For U.S. Representative: West
Anchorage, incu m b e n t Raloh
Rivers, 42 1. Republican Lowell
Thomas Jr., 876. Metlakatla, 61 for
Rivers, 51 for Thomas. Nome, 68
for Rivers, 52 for Thomas.
ESC Fund Stands at S5.460.000
JUNEAU dP — The state’s un
employment compensation fund
balance was $5 460.000 at the close
of business on Oct. 31, up $776,000
from the balance on Oct. 31, 1961,
the Employment Security Divi
sion said today.
Division Director Merrill Weir
said current benefits totaling $192,
000 were disbursed during October
of this year from the state fund.
Alaskans also received $37,000 in
jobless benefits during October
from tw'o federal programs.
A number of prominent Fairbanks-area Republicans are openly
endorsing RALPH RIVERS for re-election. RIVERS has worked
hard in Congress to help the Miners.
RALPH RIVERS knows our problems. Forget your partisan
politics on Nov. 6.
RE-ELECT RALPH RIVERS
TO CONGRESS — THE QUALIFIED CONGRESSMAN
—N.W. Democrats for Rivers Committee
The Undersigned Support The
Alaska Trunk Airport Bond Issue
AND URGE YOUR SUPPORT
Keep Alaska Flying Forward.
Help Alaska Prosper.
Alaska’s Vastness
Makes Air Transportation Facilities a MUST.
Air minded Alaskans Vote “YES” on
Alaska Trunk Airport Bond Proposition No. 3
Gov. Willian A. Egan
Mike Stepovich
Sen. E. L. (Bob) Bartlett
Rep. Ralph J. Rivers
Sen. Ernest Gruening
Ted Stevens
Lowell Thomas Jr.
Sen. Pete Walsh
Rep. Grace Johnson
Rep. Bob Blodgett
Willie Foster
Wallace Mclver
Tom Martin
Charles Frazier
Tom Balone
r
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Ike Rests Case for
Election of Republicans
BALTIMORE T — Former Pres
ident Dwight Kiscnhower ri ' i
his case Saturday for the election
of Republicans to Congress next
Tuesday on the note that the Ken
nedy administration is an exclu
sive clique of the Democratic
party.
Eisenhower called it “a faction
that seeks constantly to extend
and strengthen its control over all
the nation.”
He said Republicans are striving
to restore a climate of people
“using government as their servant
and never agreeing that it shall be
dynastic.”
Eisenhower finished his public
stumping Friday night in Mary
land, where he started it Sept.
7. He appeared in 22 states, to I
point out, he said, that •■Repub
licans stress enterprise as the key j
to greatness.”
Eisenhower’s last campaign talk
in a steel mill suburb of Balti
more drew its loudest applause
from 3.000 standing up in an
armory when he attacked the Ken
11cdy ac 1 ministration.
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Senator and Mrs. Gruening at the Juneau home of their son, Hunt
(standing, second from right) and their grandsons, Brad, Clark
and Win. The Senator’s own home is at Eagle River Landing.
and Alaska has a Big Stake
in Senator Ernest Gruening
He has the vision, the understanding, the knowledge, the
drive and the seniority in the Senate to keep Alaska moving
ahead. ■ He has lived a rich life of public service. It is
obvious that he is seeking re-election not for personal ag
grandizement but because he is in a unique position to serve
his beloved Alaska.
Alaska needs him
on November 6 — vote for
UNITED STATES SENATOR
0 GRUENING, ERNEST
Democrat
There Is No Substitute for Experience
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