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64 th Year No. 13
NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1963
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Anchorage Democrat Says He Will
Nominate GOP Kendall as Speaker
By VIRGINIA C. SIMS
Associated Press Staff Writer
JUNEAU M*—Rep. Earl D. Hill
strand, D - Anchorage, cracked the
House organization fight wide open
today. He said he would nominate
a Republican for the speakership
if the House isn’t organized within
48 hours.
Hillstrand named Rep. Bruce
Kendall, Anchorage Republican as
the man he would nominate for the
top post in the lower chamber.
With Hillstrand’s dramatic an
nouncement Democratic floor lead
er John Rader of Anchorage jump
ed to his feet in obvious fury.
“I said yesterday that all of the
members of each political party
were dedicated to their own phil
osophy,” Rader shouted.
“I’m sorry I said that.”
The House had spent the mor
ning in the debate over a Demo
cratic proposal that organization
of the House be decided by lot—
with the winner taking it all.
Hillstrand yesterday made an al
ternate proposal under which the
majority and minority parties
would be decided by lot, but with
the minority party having the
right to approve recommendations
for the organization of the lower
chamber, and the option of select
ing a substitute speaker from the
ranks of the majority party.
His motion was ruled out of or
der yesterday because a similar
motion already had been defeated.
“My motion would have pro
vided a means by which both
parties would have a voice in the
organization of the House,” Hill
strand said today.
“I think it’s time to start fish
ing and quit cutting bait.”
Then, looking at his watch, Hill
strand said:
“It is now eight minutes until
12 noon.
“I hereby serve notice that in 48
hours I will move to suspend the
rules and at that time I will nom
inate Bruce Kendall as Speaker of
the House.
Gov. Egan Is Ready
To Deliver State of State
And Budget Messages
JUNEAU (#> — Gov. Wm. Egan
advised the Senate today he is pre
pared to deliver his state of the
state and budget messages to a
joint session of the legislature “at
such times as the legislature might
deem convenient.”
Egan made the comment in a
one-paragraph letter addressed to
Senate President Frank Peratro
vich.
At the time Egan’s letter was de
livered, the House of Representa
tives was still enmeshed in the
organizational wrangle that has
occupied its 20 Democrats and 20
Republicans since Monday.
Under state law, Egan is required
to submit his budget bill to the
legislature on or before the third
legislative day, today.
Members of both the House and
the Senate have indicated, how
ever, that Egan’s budget message
will probably be delayed until the
House irons out its problems and
is ready to get down to business.
Egan could submit the budget
bill itself to the Senate, although
it has been the practice to submit
the bill through the House Rules
Committee. His budget message
traditionally is delivered at a joint
session.
“I do not mean this as a threat
to anyone. But you know that I
am a man of my word.”
The action came on reconsidera
tion of yesterday’s 21-19 vote by
which lawmakers turned down a
motion by Rep. John Rader that a
judge draw lots to decide whether
the 20 Republicans or the 20 De
mocrats should have full control
of organizing the lower chamber.
Rep. Morgan Reed, D-Skagway,
who voted with the Republicans
yesterday in opposing the plan,
gave notice then of reconsideration
of his vote.
While the Democrats cited ex
ample after example in state and
federal law by which ties are de
cided by lot, Republicans labeled
the method as a form of Russian
roulette.
Since the opening day, Republi
cans have pressed for a commit
tee of four from each party, which
would be assigned the task of
working out proposals for the or
ganization of the House.
“The committee way of resolv
ing differences is recognized at all
levels of government,” said John
Longworth, R-Petersburg.
“If we hang up on a bill during
the course of legislature, commit
tees are appointed by the House
and the Senate to resolve differ
ences, and if we can’t work on a
committee basis here, we might as
well throw in the sponge.”
Costly Price Tag . . .
JUNEAU Uft — The price tag
for an unorganized State House of
Representatives:
Monday: $1,776.
Tuesday: $1,776.
Total as Wednesday’s session
started—$3,552.
Each day’s figure includes the
salary and per diem of each of the
40 members of the House, the
daily salary of Secretary of State
Hugh Wade, who is presiding, and
$75 a day for the salaries of neces
sary House employes.
Requirements for Getting
Initiative Would be Stiffer
JUNEAU (iP) — A proposed con
stitutional amendment stiffening
the requirements for getting an
initiative before the voters was
introduced in the Senate yester
day.
Under the proposal, initiative
sponsors would have to obtain the
supporting signatures of at least
20 per cent of the persons voting
in the preceding general election
in each of at least 13 of the state’s
19 election districts.
Under the present wording,
sponsors of an inpiative petition
need only obtain the signatures of
10 per cent of those who voted
in the preceding general election
and reside in at least two-thirds
of the state’s election districts.
Bill Calls for $1.5 Million
For Rural Development
JUNEAU Uft — An appropria
tion of $1.5 million to the Office
of the Governor for rural develop
ment is sought in a bill, SB36, in
troduced in the Senate today by
four northwestern Democrats.
The measure was submitted by
Sens. Les Bronson of Nome, Eben
Hopson of Barrow, Pearse Walsh
of Nome and Neal Foster of Deer
ing.
Sen. Bartlett
Wants to Talk
With Russians to
Prevent Violence
WASHINGTON OB — Sen. E.L.
Bartlett said today he wants to
talk with Soviet representatives in
an effort to prevent violence be
tween Russian and American fish
ermen.
“There could be inflammatory
incidents and I don’t want any
episodes to occur,” said Bartlett,
referring to repeated reports of
Russian trawlers damaging U.S.
crab fishing gear off the Alaska
Coast.
“These Alaska fishermen are
independent types and they are
not going to sit still for continued
damage to their gear,” Bartlett said.
He hopes to meet with the Rus
sians in Tokyo next month.
The Alaskan said he will be in
Tokyo as a congressional advisor
and Commerce Committee observer
during meetings of the Fur Seal
and International North Pacific
Fisheries Comissions next month.
Earlier this month, the State De
partment asked the Soviet govern
ment to send representatives to
Tokyo to meet with U.S. represent
atives about fishery problems.
“I anticipate the Soviet govern
ment will comply with the re
quest,” said Bartlett, adding: “I
am personally convinced the Rus
sian government would never want
an incident of violence to arise
over a situation like this with our
crab fishermen.”
Air Force B-52 Bomber
Explodes During Flight
MORA, N.M. iff) — An Air Force
B-52 jet bomber with six aboard
apparently exploded in flight to
day over the rugged mountain
country about 10 miles northwest
of this remote northeastern New
Mexico community.
There was one known survivor,
Lt. Col. Nicholas Horangic, 39, the
radar operator, who parachuted to
safety.
State Police said they found bits
of wreckage scattered over a six
to-seven mile long area. They said
there were no signs of life in the
area.
CAB Bureau Against
Route Transfer to Wien
WASHINGTON — A Civil
Aeronautic Board examiner’s rec
ommendation that Pan American
World Airways be allowed to
transfer a route in Alaska to Wien
Alaska Airlines drew opposition
from the CAB’s Bureau of Econ
omic Regulation today.
The bureau said the proposed
transfer of Pan American’s route
between Juneau and Fairbanks by
way of Whitehorse, Yukon Terri
tory, should be denied because of
a pending proceeding on air serv
ice between the Pacific Northwest
and Alaska.
The bureau filed an exception
to the recommendation of ex
aminer William Madden that the
transfer agreement be approved.
Wien and Pan American, mean
while, asked the CAB for a final
decision on the route transfer as
soon as possible.
They said that although the pro
ceeding is a simple one, requiring
only one day to try, it still has
been pending for more than nine
months.
Alaska Would Be
Allotted $612,000 Under
JFK’s Education Program
WASHINGTON UP) — The Pacific
Northwest and Alaska would get
more than $12 million in aid to
public elementary and secondary
schools under President Kennedy’s
education program. Alaska would
be allotted $612,000.
The money would be for fiscal
1964, starting next July 1.
It would be for construction and
teachers’ salaries, except for 10
per cent which would have to be
spent on special projects such as
surveys and remedial reading.
The President’s program, sub
mitted to Congress yesterday, pro
vides for apportioning the money
among the states on the basis ‘of
population and per capita income.
The federal government would
pay up to 50 per cent of the cost
of each construction project. Each
state would have to list its con
struction projects in order of need
and undertake them in the order
listed.
Malaspina Unloads
Its First Stowaways
WRANGELL US) — The new
Alaska ferry Malaspina unloaded
her first stowaways here today.
Eighteen Wrangell High School
boys were among local residents
invited to inspect the vessel when
it stopped this morning on a south
bound trip.
When the vessel cleared two
hours later the boys remained
aboard, hidden in several loca
tions. Two miles out of port the3
reported to Capt. Reuben Jacob
sen, who turned the Malaspina
back to put the boys ashore.
The reaction of school and ferry
officials was not learned immedi
ately.
Navy Plane Crashes In
Atlantic; 14 Men Missing
NEW YORK <A*> — A four-engine
Navy plane carrying 14 crewmen
crashed in the Atlantic today with
no trace of survivors.
Hopes had been raised by the
sighting of two liferafts by search
planes, but as a sweep of vicinity
by planes and ships wore on there
were no reports of any sign of
life.
The plane, based at Patuxent
Naval Air Station, in Maryland,
crashed about 230 miles southeast
of New York.
“Apparently none of the 14 per
sons aboard the anti-submarine
patrol plane has survived,” said
Navy Lt. Richard Fralik, public
information officer at the base.
A Coast Guard cutter and a sub
marine reached the vicinity short
ly before noon to lead a surface
search which was handicapped by
worsening weather.
Eight Die In Plane
Crash At Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. UP) — A
sleek prop-jet airliner, coming in
for a landing at Kansas City Mu
nicipal Airport, crashed into a dike
at the end of the runway last
night, killing all eight persons
aboard.
The four-engine Continental Air
lines Viscount had seats for 59
passengers but carried only five.
All that was left was a mass of
tangled wreckage that burned
fiercely for 20 minutes.
Dead, in addition to the five
passengers, were the three crew
members. All eight bodies were
recovered.
874,579 School
Budget Would Up
City Millage Rate
At Monday night’s council meet
ing Victor Charles, superintendent
of the Nome Schools, presented the
council with a revised school bud
get with the city’s share amounting
to $74,579.16 which was estimated
to bring the tax millage up to 10.84
for next year, from the 9.6 set this
year.
The Street Dept, reported two
areas in the community in which
action must be taken. The Longley
cabin, which burned last ye^r, is
located they reported, in the alley
between First and Second Ave.
West, and they recommended that
it be removed. They also called
attention to the fact that settle
ment was not made with ARC on
the warehouses on 1st Ave. E.
A letter was received from Gov.
Wm. Egan concerning the Nome
Airport, with the information that
the FAA will cease to operate the
field after June 1964, and it was
desirous to have the City of Nome
take over the field. FAA supplied
an accounting of the revenues
which can be derived from the op
eration of the field.
A letter was written to the gov
ernor advising that the city is
not in a financial condition to
take this project on at this time.
The contract with the Federal
Jails System was renewed by the
city for the handling of federal
prisoners at the rate of $6.50 per
day with one dissenting vote, a
’ councilman who felt that the fed
eral prisoners should be cared for
at the same rate as state prison
ers, which is $8.50 per day.
Councilman C. Frazier was ap
pointed to get information on ur
ban renewal, which was not pos
sible before Nome had a water and
sewage system.
Following the regular session of
the council, an executive session
was held and a special meeting
called concerning the suit filed
I against the City of Nome by the
Covenant Church in relation to its
project KICY. The council voted to
pursue the suit as filed by the
Covenant Church, without conces
sions and for City Attorney Tom
Balone to pursue the collection of
sales taxes wherever applicable.
Measure Would Require
Pre-Registration of Voters
JUNEAU (3 — Legislation which
would require statewide pre
registration of voters was intro
duced in the Senate today by Sen.
Brad Phillips, (R-Anch.).
Persons who voted in the gen
eral election last Nov. 6 would
automatically be pre-registered in
the precinct of their residence
under the provisions of Phillips’
measure.
Others would be required to pre
register at least 30 days prior to
the next election in which they
wish to cast ballots. The bill covers
state primary, general and special
elections.
Once pre-registered, a voter
would receive an identification
card showing the precinct in which
he is pre-registered and in which
he is qualified to vote.
Pre-registered voters would be
permitted to change their pre
registration from one precinct to
another if done at least 30 days
prior to an election.
The Secretary of State would be
charged with preparing a list of
pre-registered voters for the use
of election supervisors and with
keeping the list up to date.