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Clergymen’s Stand on Red China
CLERGYMEN ACROSS THE NATION, representing
every Protestant denomination, and totaling
7,437, have registered their signed opposition to either
United States recognition of Red China or its admis
sion to the United Nations.
Out of a total of 8,572 replies, only 963 clergymen
polled recently, expressed approval of United States
recognition of Communist China, and 172 gave no
opinion.
This poll, conducted by a group who call them
selves The Committee of One Million, effectively
places the overwhelming majority of the American
Protestant community on record. Leaders of the
movement were Representative Walter Judd of Min
nesota, Bishop Fred Pierce Corson, Rev. Norman Vin
cent Peale, Dr. Daniel Poling and Bishop Herbert
Welch.
The results of this survey gives a firm founda
tion in examining the thinking of the little and big
communities and their leaders.
Legislature Rounds Out
Six-Man Audit Committee
JUNEAU, UP — The new State
Legislature has completed ap
pointments to the Legislative au
dit Committee. The six-man in
terim committee is responsible
for audits of the various govern
mental agencies of the state.
Four Democrats and two Re
publicans will serve on the com
mittee for the first state session,
including the Democratic presid
ing officers of both houses — Sen
ate President William E. Beltz of
Unalakleet, and Speaker Warren
A. Taylor of Fairbanks.
The other Democratic members
are the chairmen of the Senate and
House Finance Committees, Sen
ator A1 Owen of Ugani Bay and
Representative Earl Hillstrand of
Anchorage.
The Republican members will
be Senate Majority Leader John
Coghill of Nenana and Represen
tative Donald Harris of McGrath.
Coghill is the only holdover
member of the committee. He
served on appointment from the
1957 Territorial Legislature.
FOOD PACKER REPORTS
TREMENDOUS NET GAINS
NEW YORK, UP) — Libby, Mc
Neill & Libby reported net in
come for the six months ended
December 27 climbed to $2,532,589,
equal to 54 cents a share, from
$254,245, or less than one cent a
share, during the corresponding
1957 period.
Net sales during the 1958 period
rose to $140,931,043 from $136,
428,670 in the same period a year
earlier.
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agricultural settlement, including
the government-sponsored Mata
nuska program.
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Alaska's two senators, Bob Bart
lett and Ernest Gruening, got in
line early before the Senate Com
merce Committee to plug for pass
age of the Democratic-sponsored
Federal Airport Aid Bill which
President Eisenhower turned down
last year after Congressional en
actment.
While even the Democratic pro
posal would fall far short of meet
ing Alaska’s airport needs between
now and the end of 1962, as wit
nessed by a Fedeal Aviation Agen
cy study, it treats the state much
more generously than does an Ad
ministration counter proposal.
The Administration bill would
provide a four-year program un
der which Alaska would receive
$7,783,135 if it puts up a like
amount in matching funds.
The Democratic proposal calls
for a five-year program, would
provide $11,250,000 for Alaska,
and would carry over the 25 per
cent matching requirements which
Alaska enjoyed as a territory.
The Federal Aviation Agency
places the four-year nees for
Alaska’s airport development at
$36,444,000 for air commerce air
ports and $1,327,000 for general
aviation airports — a total of $37,
771,000.
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Currently circulating in Capitol
Hill corridors is the story of the
Texan who was extolling the won
ders of his state to a captive din
ner audience. He poured it on con
cerning Texas’ oil, its beef cattle,
its football teams. When he got
to the subject of water resources,
he observed somewhat facetiously:
“Why we even send our Brooks
(Representative Jack Brooks) to
Congress.”
“You’re still just Number Two,”
interjected a bored listener. “Alas
ka sends its Rivers (Representa
tive Ralph).”
Pay Bill . . .
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said, would be to represent the
Legislature in the borough area
by advising the Legislature about
local government and assisting the
borough in the formation of local
government.
WOULD SET UP NEW
GOVERNOR SUCCESSION
The Judiciary Committee of the
House proposed a bill which would
have the legislators elect a suc
cessor when the Secretary of
State could not fill a vacancy in
the Governor’s office. The meas
ure provides that when the Legis
lature is in session, and a vacancy
occurs, the lawmakers should fill
the office by an election held at
a joint session of the Senate and
House.
'Under the bill, any person in
Alaska qualified to hold the office
of Governor could be elected by
the legislators. The choice would
not have to be confined to a mem
ber of the Legislature.
A resolution was introduced in
the Senate wishing good health
and prosperity to the three sur
viving members of the first Alas
ka Legislature — E. B. Collins,
Fairbanks; Charles Jones, Nome,
and Henry Roden, Juneau. The
resolution was sponsored by all
20 members of the upper chamber.
NEW STATE LIQUOR MEASURE
The State liquor bill appeared
in the House again yesterday, this
time with a change in sponsorship.
The original bill, introduced
Monday and withdrawn Wednes
day. appeared under the name of
the Finance Committee. Yesterday
the measure was resubmitted by
Finance Committee Chairman
Earl Hillstrand, Anchorage, under
his own name.
The bill would put the state in
the wholesale liquor business,
managing the wholesaling of all
alcoholic beverages except malt
liquor.
President Eisenhower Presents Strong
Civil Rights Proposals for Congress O-K
WASHINGTON, M — President
Eisenhower called on Congress
Thursday to strengthen civil rights
laws by making it a federal crime
to use force or threats of force to
obstruct court orders in school de
segregation cases.
As part of a seven point legisla
tive package submitted to Con
gress, Eisenhower said this pro
posal would give the government
“a valuable enforcement power
... to deter mob violence and
such other acts of violence or
threats which seek to obstruct
court decrees in desegregation
cases.”
The program had been tagged
by the President in advance as a
moderate one designed not to
raise temperatures. »
But it may not please either
southern segregationists or north
ern liberals of both parties in all
respects.
The package provides:
Additional investigative power
for the FBI in crimes involving
Mississippi Senator
Fights Hawaiian Statehood
WASHINGTON, UP> — Senator
James O. Eastrand (D-Miss), long
an opponent of statehood for Ha
waii, today reiterated his oppo
sition to legislation which would
admit Hawaii to the union.
“I am against it,” he said.
Eastland, who is chairman of
the Senate Judiciary Committee,
said he will oppose the legislation
“vigorously” in the Senate.
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destruction or attempted destruc
tion of schools or churches. Eisen
hower would make a federal of
fense of flight from one state to
another to avoid detention or pro
secution.
Authority for the Attorney Gen
eral to inspect federal election rec
ords and require the preservation
of such records for a reasonable
time, in order to help preserve the
right to vote as “the keystone of
democratic self-government.”
Temporary financial and tech
nical help to state and local agen
cies to help them adjust to the
school integration.
Temporary authority to pro
vide for educating children of
members of the military services
whose schools have been closed
because of integration troubles.
Extension for two years of the
life of the Civil Rights Commis
sion. The commission will go out
of business in September without
an extension.
Converting the committee on
govenment contracts into a com
mission on equal job opportunity
on a statutory basis.
At present, nondiscrimination in
employment under government
contracts is required only by
Presidential executive orders ra
ther than under specific laws en
acted by Congress.
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