Juneau 40 et 8 Disbands
Due to Racial Limitations
JUNEAU — Robert Drux
man of Juneau, Alaska’s repre
sentative on the executive board
of the 40 et 8, fun group of the
American Legion, said today he
has resigned the post.
Druxman and other members
of the local unit of the 40 et 8
last week voted to disband the
local chapter as the culmination
of an 11-year fight against the
Natinoal 40 et 8’s strict racial
limitations on membership.
The Alaska group of the 40 et
8 in 1959 began petitioning the
national organization to lift its
membership color ban. The Amer
ican Legion, at its National Con
vention in 1959 and 1960, lent
its support to the Alaska move,
but the National 40 et 8 held
fast.
The members of the now dis
banded Juneau unit have an
nounced their intention of form
ing a new group within the
American Legion to be called the
Legion Kay Club. It would have
the same goals as the 40 et 8,
but no membership restrictions
based on race.
4,000 Employe Layoff
At General Motors
DEROIT UPi — Four General
Motors divisions Thursday an
nounced layoffs totaling more
than 4,000 employes.
Buick at Flint, Mich., said it
will cut its 18,000 man work force
by about 2,500 employes effective
Monday. Fisher Body division
said about 800 will be laid off at
its No. 1 plant in Flint at the end
of this week. Ternstedt division,
which makes body hardware for
all GM cars, announced layoffs
of 720 employes at Flint and 253
at Detroit.
Oldsmobile will lay off 1,000 at
Lansing, Mich., Friday.
All of the layoffs were attri
buted to adjusted production
schedules.
Earlier, Ward’s Automotive Re
ports had predicted layoffs of up
to 25 per cent of the work force
at Buick by the end of the month.
If you feel tired, here are some
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the average adult beats 103,689
times, his blood travels 168 mil
lion miles, he breaths 23,040 times,
he inhales 438 cubic feet of air—
and he exercises 7 million brain
cells.
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Brighter Brass
Promotion Urged;
1 More Uniformity
WASHINGTON M — A special
i Pentagon committee came up with
| an officer personnel program de
} signed to eliminate the mediocre
j officer and speed the promotion
i of the brighter brass,
j This was one of a series of
recommendations designed to
I bring the promotion policies of
i the Army, Air Force, Navy and
! Marines into some semblance of
[ uniformity.
By early summer the commit
tee hopes to submit the proposals,
to Congress for approval.
One result would be the re
establishment in the Navy of the
onUstar rank, equivalent to brig
adier general.
At present Navy captains, who
rank with colonels, on promotion
become rear admirals and wear
two stars.
The proposals would eliminate
25 Army generals and five star
Air Force generals over a five
year period.
The number of lieutenant colo
nels and colonels or their Naval
equivalent, commanders and cap
tains, would be increased from
42,925 to 50,385.
Majors for all services would
be reduced by 800.
DEPRESSED AREA FUNDS
ALLOTED TO KLUKWAN
JUNEAU — Gov. William A.
Egan said Thursday he has ap
proved the allocation of $3,500 in
Depressed Area Funds to the Vil
lage of Klukwan, near Haines, for
work projects.
The governor said the money
will be used to help pay labor
costs for making repairs to the
village water line, fire hydrants,
community hall and reservoir,
completion of a concrete floor to
the power house; and installation
of street lighting.
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SFL Will Need
Egan’s Support
On Labor Issues
ANCHORAGE UR — The Alas
ka State Federation of Labor ex
pects the support of Gov. Egan
in an attempt to push through
legislation on three vital labor is
sues during the next Legislature,
Henry Hedberg, Federation Legis
lative Representative revealed to
day.
Hedberg said the governor has
announced support for an increase
in unemployment compensation
with an extension of the duration
period and for increased wages
for state employes and teachers.
Hedberg said the labor group
was pleased to hear Egan “has
seen fit to recognize these pro
posals as having top priority and
has already incorporated them in
public announcements. . .”
The labor official quoted Elan’s
speech before the Anchorage
Chamber of Commerce Dec. 12
when Egan said, “We have learned
that somewhat broader coverage,
namely the coverage of state em
ployes, will be possible” under
the State Employment Security
Division plan.
Hedberg noted Egan said the
benefit schedules could be more
in line with President Eisen
hower’s recommendations for pay
ments without endangering the
Employment Security Fund.
Egan in other announcements,
Hedberg said, indicated he will
ask increases for teachers of vari
ous grades and also will ask ad
justments in state employe pay
scales.
Hedberg also announced the
state labor group’s complete leg
islative program, which is aimed
at law and policy makers on both
the State and Federal level. Main
points of the program were:
1. Laws to prevent importation
of non-resident migratory work
ers from outside the boundaries
of the U. S.
2. Protection for unions against
the use of strikebreaking work
ers during a labor dispute.
3. Establishment of a State Civil
Service Commission, and various
laws concerning state employ
ment benefits.
4. Construction of an airport at
Sitka, establishment of a coast
and geodetic survey operating
base at an Alaska port, and estab
lishment of a commission to work
with Sen.. Warren G. Magnuson
on the proposals to link Alaska
with Siberia by bridge or tunnel,
and integrate the yet to be built
Ferry Systems with the Alaska
Highway System.
5. Increasing the state minimum
wage to $2 an hour.
6. Opposition to a sales tax and
support for a general property
tax.
7. Measures to prevent service
men from taking civilian jobs in
areas designated “critical labor
surplus” areas.
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Federal Income Returns
Can Be Filed In State
ANCHORAGE — New 1961
filing instructions for 1960 Alas
ka Federal income tax returns
have been announced by Lewis
J. Conrad, district director for the
newly created U. S. Internal
Revenue Service district of Alas
ka.
Director Conrad said that since
all 1960 forms and instructions
were prepared and printed before
Alaska was created as a separate
IRS district, the instructions pro
vide that Alaska returns be filed
with the IRS office in Tacoma,
Washington, as in the past. He
urged that this be done if possible.
However, Conrad said, 1960 re
turns will be accepted at all IRS
offices in Alaska (Anchorage, Ju
neau, Fairbanks and Ketchikan).
The returns will be deemed time
ly filed if they are delivered at
any of the offices or mailed to
the Anchorage office bv April
17, 1961.
April 17, 1961 is the new filing
deadline because the statutory
deadline of April 15, 1961, falls on
a Saturday. For U. S. citizens in
Alaska who are unable to file by
April 17, IRS regulations provide
for an automatic filing extension
to June 15, 1961; but interest at
6 per cent per annum must be
paid from April 15, 1961, by those
who take advantage of the auto
matic extension after April 17,
1961.
Conrad added that forms and
instructions for the forthcoming
1962 filing period will provide
that all Alaska returns be filed
with the Anchorage district office.
Ike Considering Radio and TV
Talk Before Leaving Office
WASHINGTON UP) — President
Eisenhower will not deliver per
I sonally his final State of the
Union Message to Congress on
Jan. 12.
The White House also gave
dates for two other Presidential
messages, the Budget Jan. 16 and
the Economic Report Jan. 18.
Press Secretary James C. Hag
I erty said Eisenhower is seriously
considering a farewell radio and
TV talk before he leaves office
Jan. 20.
Weather plays a real, not an
, imaginary role, in business . . .
example: A rainy day cuts de
j partment stores sales about 8
per cent.
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