Rep. Tom Steed
Is Concerned About
Capitol Hill Secretarys
WASHINGTON — Aside from
her fingers, what part of a secre
tary's anatomy gets the most wear?
That’s right, and Rep. Tom
Steed, <D-Okla.\ is concerned about
it.
“You have only to look down
the hall to see they're not all the
same size,” Steed says.
His remedy would be to pro
vide the Capitol Hill girls with a
choice of chair sizes.
Steed, chairman of the Legisla
tive Appropriations Subcommittee,
is a sort of housekeeper for Con
gress. His subcommittee must ap
prove whatever Congress spends
on itself, for curtains, watercoolers,
garages, office help, furniture and
what-have-you.
That’s where Steed’s concern
with the comfort of the secretarial
help comes in.
As long as new furniture must
be bought, Steed said, there might
as well be two or three styles of
stenographers’ chairs, and different
sizes.
“Nobody can do a good day’s
work if they have to sit in a
strained position,” Steed said.
Dr. George Calver, the capitol
physician, agrees with Steed on
providing a variety of chair sizes
and shapes.
“I think it’s a good idea,” Calver
said. “After all, anything you can
do to get more work out of a
stenographer is all to the good.”
More seriously, he said, “you
can’t take a woman who weighs
200 pounds and have her comfort
able on the same chair a 90-pound
stenographer sits on.”
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget
Senate Okehs Measure
Requiring Seat Belts
On All New Cars Sold
JUNEAU W — The State Sen
ate had a change of heart yester
dnp and approved. 11-5, a bill it
had junked Monday which would
require the installation of seat belts
on all cars sold in Alaska.
The measure had failed Monday
because it could not muster the
necessary 11 votes for passage. The
vote was 10-5.
It came up again Tuesday on a
motion of reconsideration by Sen.
Howard Bradshaw.
The Senate Monday had also
turned thumbs down on a measure
which would prohibit the sale of
firearms to minors without the
consent of their parents.
The measure prohibiting the
sale of firearms to minors, was
turned down 6-10 after Sen. Brad
Phillips told the Senate that while
it would stop such sales in Alaska,
it would not prevent mail order
sales.
The Senate did approve a resolu
tion asking the federal government
to grant the state 20 animals from
the Nunivak Island muskox herd
for domestication and familiariza
tion purposes.
$240-Million Loan io India
NEW DELHI, India (*) — U.S.
Ambassador John Galbraith signed
a $240-million loan to India Mon
day, saying it was “the largest
dollar loan without interest ever
made by the United States.”
Finance Minister Morarji Desai
noted the generous terms of the
loan, a 40-year period with no
principal due until after 10 years
and no interest except a credit
charge of three-fourths of 1 per
cent annually.
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GOP Leaders Say
Legislature Will
Complete Its Work
W ithin 60 Days
JUNEAU UP! — The House Re
publican Steering Committee said
Tuesday reports from committee
chairmen indicate the legislature
will be able to complete its work
on schedule, “in 60 days or less.”
Reps. Bruce Kendall, Speaker;
C. M. Binkley, House Rules Com
mittee chairman; and William K.
Boardman, house majority leader,
made the comment in a joint state
ment authorized by the GOP House
caucus.
Kendall, Boardman and Binkley
said that an evaluation of the work
of the House Finance Committee
indicates “there is no reason why
the appropriation bill should not
be in the House by the 55t^day.”
The 55th day of the current ses
sion would be March 23.
The three Republicans said the
session is holding about the same
pace as previous sessions, with
public hearings being held at about
twice the rate in prior sessions.
“Our judgment at the outset of
the session that members of the
Finance Committee be given only
that one committee assignment has
more than proven out,” Boardman
said.
“The Finance Committee has in
dicated to us that it is a full two
weeks ahead of its pace a year
ago.”
Binkley said bills referred to his
committee were being placed on
the House calendar as quickly as
they are received.
“My portofolio is empty,” Bink
ley said. “No legislation has been
held up by the Rules Committee.”
Kendall said the House will start
its daily meetings at 9 a.m., “to
expedite work on all bills other
than those involving appropria
tions.
“We’re going to work through
until the calendar is finished each
day,” Kendall said, “leaving the
balance of mornings and the after
noons and evenings for key com
mittee work and public hearings.”
Boardman, referring to the num
ber of public hearings scheduled
during this session, said he “en
joyed having this session dubbed
as the session of the public hear
ing.
“It is only right that the public
be able to express its opinion on
the various pieces of legislation
under consideration.”
Kendall, Binkley and Boardman
said “all information received by
Republican members of the House
from constituents indicate that the
budget is the overriding considera
tion in this legislature.
“The disposal of this bill and
adjournment wtihin 60 days would
apparently be welcomed by every
one,” they said.
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Dog Race News
By Tom Martin
Plans are still being made to
bring Nome into the limelight as
headquarters for the Northwestern
Dog Race Championship. With ad
dition of the Sno-Traveler Race
which will be run in a given num
ber of laps and renewal of the
Kids Dog Race, more interest will
surely be created. The Sno-Traveler
race will be run the first day by
the men and the second day by
women drivers. The best time for
the two days running will decide
which is the best team. We haven’t
to date seen any women Sno
Traveler drivers so they better
get busy as there is over $100 to
be picked up by the best team.
Jim Blanning reports that Bev
wants to drive but is afraid she
will head south and not come
back. Milly Workman says that
if Bob is back and on his feet by
that time they will have the yel
low comet way out in front. We
know there are a number of Sno
Travelers in town and would like
to hear from them if they will be
entering the race.
We hear Ed Punguk in Golovin
has a good fast team and hope
to see him in Nome again this
year. Ed is one of the oldest and
best mushers left in this part of
the country. Teller is sure to be
represented this year, as Isaac
Okleasik holds the championship
trophy at this time. With $2,000
prize money for the 1963 races it
is expected to see some top teams
enter the competition.
Safety Inspection of Vehicles
JUNEAU (£) — Legislation which
would require an annual safety in
spection of all vehicles older'than
two years was introduced in the
House today. The measure was sub
mitted by Rep. Wm. Wiggins.
Lari Lowe Wows 'Em
At Fur Rendezvous
Miss Collen Kendall, named Miss
Alaska of 1963, was crowned in
Anchorage Saturday night with
Susan Koslosky, first runner-up
and Faith Williams, of Fairbanks
as second runner-up.
This is what the Anchorage
News had to say about the Nome
entry, Lari Lowe.
If audience appreciation through
applause had been the decision
maker, it would have been difficult
for one to know who was the most
favored candidate. Each demon
strated some quality which caught
the spectator’s fancy which was
in turn interpreted by enthusiastic
applause.
Notable was the response to the
talent act chosen by Miss Nome.
Lurisse “Lari” Lowe, five-feet
nine-inch brunette beauty, present
ted an original Eskimo dance titled
“Bow and Arrow.” Using authentic
story-telling movements and keep
ing her face devoid of emotion in
traditional fashion, the girl danced
to music especially sung and re
corded for her by natives in Nome.
For her act she wore slim black
ski pants and a red velvet flare
skirted tunic trimmed at neck,
sleeves and bottom with white fur.
She is the daughter of Mrs. Edith
Thompson of Nome.
Canadian Toy Doll
Speaks Seven Languages
MONTREAL iti) — The star of
the Canadian Toy Fair is a doll
that speaks seven languages. Just
slip in a tiny record, pull a ring
and she says 216 phrases in French,
English, Spanish, Russian, Italian,
German or Japanese. The makers
say the doll can help children
learn foreign languages.
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