Bill Introduced
To Double Rent
On Oil & Gas Land
WASHINGTON, UP> — Inter
ior Department officials agreed
today to hold up issuance of oil
and gas leases on Alaskan lands
until Congress acts on a bill to
double the rental charge ,
The agreement was reached at
a conference attended by under
secretary Hatfield Chilson and
Sens. Clinton P. Anderson (D-NM)
and Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash).
Interior solicitor Elmer F. Ben
nett and George W. Abbott, spe
cial assistant to Secretary Seaton,
took part in the discussion.
Anderson introduced a bill
Monday to increase the lease
rental charge from the present
aggregate of $2 an acre for a 10
year period to $4.
Bennett said existing law per
mits the Secretary of Interior to
waive all rentals and royalties
for Alaskan oil and gas leases.
The law also gives the Secretary
discretionary authority to in
crease rentals, Bennett said, but
the legislative history indicates
this would be contrary to con
gressional intent.
The Senators expressed hope
final congressional action could
be obtained within less time than
the more than 30 days it would
require to accomplish a change
in rentals by administrative
action.
Abbott figured that doubling
the rental charge would almost
immediately increase from about
5 million dollars to some 9V£ or
10 million dollars the potential
rental income.
Republicans Ready To
Work With Democrat
On Alaska Statehood Bill)
WASHINGTON. UP) — The [
Senate was told Monday by Sen.
Clinton P. Anderson (D-NM) he j
believes “as firmly as I believe
anything that Alaska is to become
a great industrial empire.” He
predicted also that Alaska would
outstrip many existing states in
population by 1970.
Anderson’s remarks came af-1
ter a 2-hour plea from Sen.
Frank Church (D-Idaho) for Alas
kan statehood. .
Church, who said he is as
strongly for Hawaiian statehood
as for Alaska, said he feels the
Alaska-only approach would be
the most effective. He added
that he is supported in this view
by Hawaii’s Delegate John A
Burns. He said Burns has ex
pressed belief Hawaii’s best
chance for statehood lies in ac
tion on the Alaska bill.
Backing for concentration on
Alaska also came from Sens.
John A. Carroll (D-Colo) and
William E. Proxmire (D-Wis).
Carroll said the statehood ques
tion for the past 10 years has
been “a ball bounced between the
two parties.” The way out, he
said, is to take one bill at a time.
Church attributed the delay in
action on statehood legislation to
a congressional desire to retain
the status quo.
He said Alaska has met every
test required by history for state
hood and contended the issue of
non-contiguity “simply founders
on the facts of 20th century life.”
Concurring with Church’s state
ment that Alaska has measured
up to all historic requirements
for statehood, Sen. William F.
Knowland (R-Calif) said he was
ready to cooperate with the Dem
ocratic leadership when it brings
up the Alaska bill. But Know
land said he hoped also Hawaii
would follow immediately.
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Butler’s Charge That Ike Will Retire
Termed As “Undiluted Nonsense”
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Band Holds
Annual Concert
Monday Evening
The annual Nome School Band
played its annual spring con
cert Monday evening with many
relatives and friends of the stu
dents present.
Music awards were presented
by director Frances Gorman and
new school board member Roy
Snyder.
Fritz Chambers received the
badge for the most outstanding
student both musically and also
perfect attendance.
Soloists receiving awards were
Ruth Towner, Mary Jeanne
Longley and Diane Lee.
Awards for attendance went to
Beverly Bohrer, Ruth Towner,
Myrtle Chambers, Clarice Hardy,
Joe Senungetuk and Rickey
Young.
Rookie awards to Devon Alex
ander, David Grant, Steffen An
derson, Jeanette Amundson and
Judy Saito.
Members of the Nome School
Band are Clarinets Myrtle Cham
bers, Carol Carlson, Beverly Boh
rer, Pam Mulvihill, Mary Jeanne
Longley, Ruth Towner, Clifford
Steele.
Flute Diane Lee.
Saxophones Tenor; Rod Bou
cher and Eddie Johnsen; Joe
Senungetuk, baritone sax.; Edna
Johnsen, C-melody sax; Clarice
Hardy, Alto sax. and base drum.
Trumpets Fritz Chambers, Ray
Arnold, Douglas Lee,—1st trum
pets.
Second trumpets, Charles Sur
nett, Gabriel Eognuck, Steffen
Anderson.
Cornet, Rickey Young.
Baritone, Earl Towner.
Trombone, David Grant.
Snare drums, Devon Alexander
and Stan Anderson.
f> WASHINGTON, UR — Repub
licans dismissed today as merely
speculation a prediction by Dem
ocratic National Chairman Paul
M. Butler President Eisenhower
will resign before his term ends.
Republican National Chairman
Meade Alcorn called it “undilu
ted nonsense”.
Butler said on a recorded radio
program Monday night he would
venture to guess Eisenhower will
turn his office over to Vice
President Nixon because the
President will decide “he feels
physically unable to continue to
discharge the responsibilities and
duties” of the job.
If there is any idea of this
kind on Eisenhower’s mind, S°n
William Knowland (R-Calif) said
he hasn’t seen any sign of it.
Knowland confers with Eisen
hower weekly and sometimes
oftener.
“The President shows every
signs of vigor and he certainly is
on the job on a full time basis,”
Knowland said. “He certainly
doesn’t give anyone the impres
sion that he is even remotely en
tertaining the idea of resigning.”
3 Airmen Killed
As Helicopter Crashes
On Search Flight
ANCHORAGE, UR — The crash
of an Air Force helicopter, be
lieved to have hit a high tension
wire while on a search flight,
killed three men and injured a
fourth Monday.
The aircraft’s commander, 1st
Lt. John C. Artley, 23, Brandord,
Pa., was thrown clear when the
H21 helicopter from the 71st Air
Rescue Squadron at Elmendorf
Force Base dropped into the
Knik River 25 miles northeast
of here.
The crackup occurred during
a search for the body of 1st Lt.
Lt. Carl E. Sandmeyer, Detroit,
Mich., who disappeared on a
flight last Thursday.
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UNOFFICIAL 2ND DIV. ELECTION RETURNS
PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1958
For Delegate Commissioner
To Congress of Labor For Treasurer
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