BILLS PASSED BY
LEGISLATURE
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JUNEAU Feb. 23, _(AP>—The
Peterson Bill for the creating of
an office of Tax Commissioner
was indefinitely postponed after
a heated discussion under suspen
ded rules.
Senator Joe Green’s Unemploy
ment Compensation Bill, bringing
all employees under the act,
passed the Senate unanimously
and now goes to the Governor for
ignature.
The only dissenting vote on the
Referendum fdto* Stilaltehood was
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that of Senator Allen Shattuck of
Juneau.
JUNEAU, —(AP)—Without a sin
gle dissenting vote the unemploy
ment compensation bill passed the
Senate.
The Senate also passed a mem
orial reducing the period of res
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ALLIES ARE
GAINING
IN ITALY
ROME, Feb 23.—(AP>—Ameri
can troops are exploiting their
I capture of Mount Belvedere, west
of Pistoia on the Bologna high
way and have advanced two
miles. The terrain is very dif
ficult and part of the advance
was practically straight down a
[ distance of 1300 feet,over a sheer
cliff.
Brazilian troops are fighting on
the Americans right flank.
ldence in Alaska, from two to
one year, before filing for div- J
orce.
Also a joint memorial asked
Congress to investigate land with
drawals policy in Alaska by Ickes.
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tckes.
FAIRBANKS GETS,
WATER SYSTEM !
BY 19 VOTES
FAIRBANKS, —(AP)—In a spe~
ial election held on February 13,
for the construction of a munici
pal water system, 731 votes were
cast.
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The measure passed with the
necessary 65 percent margin and
19 votes to spare. The votes cast
were 495 for, and 236 against.
The system will cost $1,400,000.
Fairbanks will bond itself for
$350,000.
POLET ELECTED
Grrand PRESIDENT
ALASKA Pioneers
JUNEAU, Feb. 23, —(AP)—At a
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meeting of the Grand Igloo of the
Pioneers of Alaska, Antonio
Polet, well-known merchant of
Nome, was elected Grand Pres
ident, and Edgar Cerr of Ketch
ikan was elected First Vice Pres- *
ident, and Mrs. M. J Walsh was
elected as one of the Trustees.
The next convention was sched
uled for February 22, 1947 in
Juneau.
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BOND SELLER —Gertrude
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strip-tease artist in a Broadway
musical, personally sold more
than $850,000 in bonds during
the sixth war loan campaign.
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