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OUR OVERSEAS BASES
The sobering statement some weeks ago made
by Foreign Minister Gudmundsson of Iceland that his
country was determined to get rid of U.S. troops sta
tioned in Iceland is an example of what might happen
in other areas of the world in the near future.
For example, if the Arabs win complete freedom
in North Africa, what will happen to the multi-million
dollar investment the U.S. has in airfields and installa
tions in that area?
The United States has spent $150,000,000 in build
ing and maintaining the huge airbase in Iceland, and
on radar installations and other installations in recent
years. The base is considered to be a key link on our
North Atlantic Treaty Organization defense program,
and the withdrawal of U.S. troops would be a blow to
the U.S. defense program.
Several factors have helped create resentment
against the United States in Iceland. One of them con
cerns a fishing agreement and another is the irritations
which have arisen between U.S. troops and Icelanders.
So in spite of the $12,000,000 loss in business
which U.S. withdrawal would cost Iceland, the U.S.
may lose a foothold in this key area and Communis’t
peace talk may score a major victory.
Esther Williams Loses
Swim Suit in Dive
At Start of Performance
LONDON, CP—American swim
ming star Esther Williams today
ordered a new and tighter-fitting
swim suit, because the one she
was wearing slipped off.
Performing her act at nearby
Wembley Pool, Miss Williams
donned a special rhinestone bath
ing suit for her first entrance last
night. Earlier in the day the
shoulder strap had been re-lined
to prevent it rubbing her neck.
But no allowance had been made
for stretch ....
Esther dived in, felt the strap
pop, and then felt the suit slip
off.
She went to the bottom of the
pool, hitched it up and tied it on
•with a necklace, while other per
formers cavorted above in an at
tempt to divert the crowd’s at
tention.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: Robt. Hill,
Pat McCabe, Amos Lane, Tommy
Narton, Richard Gallahorn, Cyrus
Norton, Chas. Sours, Elwood
Hunnicut, Frank Norton, Johnnie
Ticket, Wm. Rexford, Chester
Burns, Fred Flood, Fax Bond, O.
L. Meyer, J.W. Perron, J. Nichol
son, Butch Perron, R. Gilson, W.
Hawkinson, Harold Rowe, Jesse
Carlock, Chas. Rector, E. Black
wood, Joe Kroninger, Joe King,
Julie Sather, Mr. O’Brien.
To Anchorage: Keith Swanson,
Henry Hagen, C. E. St. Pierre,
Ted McNew, Nellie Trigg, Bar
bara Trigg, Arthur Smith.
From McGrath: M. Braselton.
From Unalakleet: Tom Pike.
To Kotzebue: Bill Hoekinson,
Robt. Morgan, M. McNabb, H. J.
O’Brien, Harold Rowe, J. S. Car
look, Elwood Hunnicut, Cyrus
and Frank Norton, Chas. Sours,
Chester Burns, Fred Flood, Wm.
Rexford, Richard Gallitore, John
Ticket, Tommy Norton.
Bill to Provide Tin Subsidy Blocked in Final Hours
Of Congress, Together With Other Alaska Measures
'Fairbanks News-Miner*
WASHINGTON—A bill to pro
vide a government subsidy tb the
Alaska tin industry was blocked
in the final hours of the 84th
Congress because of an unrelated
fight between Democrats and Re
pnblicans over the nomination of
Wesley A. D’Ewart as assistant
secretary of the Interior.
The tin bill, sponsored in the
House by Del. E. L. 'Bob* Bart
lett and in the Senate by Sen. W.
Kerr Scott (D-NC), would have
set higher base prices for domes
tic tin under a government pro
gram calling for production of up
to 10,000 long tons. Alaska’s Se
ward Peninsula has the main tin
supply of the United States.
Was a Priority Bill
Having won Senate Interior
Committee approval, the bill was
on the list of several priority bills
to be taken up by the Senate in
the closing days of the session.
But it never came up.
The reason is that members of
the committee, all westerners,
were in a bitter struggle over the
D’Ewart nomination, which had
been hanging fire for seven
months. Democrats, led by the
committee chairman, Sen. James
E. Murray (Mont), were trying to
block the nomination (D’Ewart
ran against Murray for the Senate
two years ago in a rough and
tumble campaign). Republicans
were trying equally hard to push
the nomination thru. Murray
would not call a commitee meet
ing to vote on the nomination, be
cause it appeared from an in
formal count that D'Ewart would
get confirmed by one vote.
Petition Ignored
Republicans, led by Sen. Barry
Goldwater (Arizl, petitioned Mur
ray to allow a vote, without re
sults. Then they got rough. They
said, “No vote on D’Ewart, no tin
till.” Republicans then refused to
allow the tin bill to pass.
This is just one of the stories
of backstage difficulties which
prevented favorable action by
Congress on vital Alaskan bills.
Others that died and will doubt
less be revived for new battles
•next year are:
Other Bills That Died
1. Transfer of control over Al
askan commercial fisheries to the
Cableship Loads for
Final Phase of
Undersea Installation
SEATTLE, (*>—’The cableship
Albert J. Myer was loading cable
here yesterday for the final phase
of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Co.’s undersea installation be
tween Port Angeles, Wash., and
Ketchikan, Alaska.
A company spokesman said the
ship will start about Aug. 17 to
lay the final 500 miles of cable
from a point west of Queen Char
lotte Islands to Port Angeles. This
will complete the twin cable sys
tem, which will go into operation
this fall.
territory—this got no where past
committee hearings, for the salm
on industry, the Interior Depart
ment and conservationists op
posed it. Interior suggested giving
Alaska control over sport fishing
and game instead.
2. Fish trap abolition bill—
Bartlett’s bill to abolish fish traps
over a five-year period was at
first supported in principle by
Interior, but later the administra
tion changed its position and sug
gested stretching out the time
period to 10 years. Bartlett op
posed this change, and the bill
got nowhere.
3. Extend term of judges to
eight years—passed the House but
didn’t get thru the Senate.
No Extra Judge
4. Extra judge for Anchorage—
this was contained in omnibus
judgeship bill which came out of
committee in both houses but
failed to gain enactment.
5. States-Alaska air carriers—a
bill by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson
(D-Wash) to award permanent
operating certificates to all car
riers operating between the States
and Alaska was passed by the
Senate but bogged down in the
House, where it was opposed by
Hep. Carl Hinshaw (R-Calif).
6. Tidelands—bill to grant tide
lands to territory got no action.
Sale of Raw Gold
7 Gold—bill to permit sale of
raw gold from Alaska on world
market.
8. Immigration bill—a last-min
ute drive to correct many aspects
of the existing immigration act,
which inflicts red tape upon Alas
kans, was successfully put thru
the Senate but was blocked in the
House on the last day by Rep.
Francis E. Walter (D-Pa', one of
the co-authors of the present act.
9. Land grant—a bill by Bart
lett to have the federal govern
ment turn over 20 million acres
to the territory got no action. The
Interior Department suggested it
be trimmed down to three million
acres.
10. Milk sanitation act—a bill
to require that Canadian milk
producers who sell to Alaska
abide by sanitary code of federal
milk import act failed to pass.
11. School land leasing—55
year leases would have been al
lowed under a bill which was not
enacted.
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed Bids in triplicate will be re
ceived by the Adjutant General. Terri
tory of Alaska. Box 2421, Juneau.Alaska
until two p.m. 28 August 1956 and then
publicly opened and read, for furnish
ing all labor and material and perform
ing all work for the movement of the
two Alaska National Guard buildings in
Nome. Alaska, from their present loca
tion to a lot on the corner of Front
Street and Campbell Way.
The work will consist of disconnecting
all existing utilities at the present site
opposite the existing Federal building,
moving the two buildings to the new
site, at a location to be designated by
Commander, First Scout Bn., blocking
and leveling both buildings on timber
piers, reconnecting all utilities and in
general restoring the buildings to the
condition which they are in now. Con
tract to be completed by 15 September
1956.
Guarantee will be required with each
bid in the amount of ten per cent. Per
formance bond will be required for an
amount not less than fifty percent of
the contract. Payment bond will be re
quired for an amount not less than
fifty percent of the contract. Final
Lump Sum payment only will be made.
Envelopes containing bids must be
sealed and clearly marked with the
project and the bidder’s name.
The right is reserved, as the interest
of the territory may require, to reject
any or all bids received, and to accept
or reject any items of any bid unless
such bid is qualified by specific limita
tions.
Territory of Alaska Military Dept.
By Elvis M. Farmer.
Adjutant General
Publish Aug. 10. 17. 24. 1956.
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