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THE CASE OF HUMANITY VS. INHUMANITY
EQUAL PARTNERSHIP NEEDED
DO YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT as to how firmly j
the economies of Canada and the United States j
are entwined? If so, then consider, the following facts: |
The U.S. buys three-fifths of all Canada’s exports, j
The U.S. supplies Canada with three-fourths of
her imports.
The trade between Canada and the U.S. is greater
than that between any other two of the world’s
nations.
The long term investment in Canada by the U.S.
is $11.8 billion, while that of Great Britain is only
$2 .6 billion and the combined investment of all the |
other nations of the world is a mere $1.1 billion.
The abo e facts certainly establish that the two
nations have a common interest.
Canada has her marketing difficulties—she also
has the problem of the tariff wall that exists between
her and the U.S., plus the need of lower cost trans
portation to her closest markets. With her rapid
growth, the Dominion needs unlimited capital re
sources.
It would be idle to suggest a merger of the
two countries into a political and governmental union,
but isn’t it high time that both Ottawa and Washing
ton seriously consider legislation that would make
Canada and the U.S. equal partners in a single econ
omy?
CAN FARMERS MAKE A LIVING?
ALASKA’S 200 full-time and 350 part-time com
mercial farmers think you can. They have
doubled commercial production within the past seven
years. This is a record unequalled anywhere in the
states. Total value of 1959 farm production was
$5,124,160.
Dairy production rates as Alaska’s top money
maker. Potatoes rank second in dollar value, followed
by eggs, meat, and vegetables.
Alaska short growing season (60-105 days) is
offset by the long hours of summer sunlight (14-20
hours daily) to produce succulent vegetables and
forage crops high in protien content.
Scientific agriculture has proved that Alaska has
the productive capacity to provide a minimum of 25
to 50 per cent of the food and shelter requirements
for the population.
Eisenhower Vetoes Bill
Which Would Have
Regulated Alaska II.R.
WASHINGTON, dPi— President
Eisenhower Thursday vetoed a
bill which would have provided
federal and state regulation of the
government - owned Alaska Rail
road.
Eisenhower's veto message said
he could not approve the measure
because it would subordinate
some of the President’s powers to
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission: that it would allow a
state to regulate a federal agency
and generally apply fo the Al
aska Railroad rules and proced
ures appropriate for a private,
but not a government enterprise.
Eisenhower suggested that ulti
mately the railroad might be dis
posed of by the federal govern
ment. after which it could be
regulated as others are.
Alaskan Delegation Sad
WASHINGTON, itfi — Alaska
members of Congress expressed
disappointment over President
Eisenhower's veto of the bill that
would have provided federal and
state regulation of the Alaska
Railroad.
“This leaves the Alaska Rail
road the only unregulated carrier
in the state,” the Alaskans said
in a joint statement.
The bill was “part of the ef
fort to bring about an integrated
regulation of various forms of
transportation affecting Alaska,”
they said, adding:
“The legislation was endorsed
by the Alaska Legislature as be
ing in the public interest and
would have been beneficial to
various transportation workers in
Alaska.
“The delegation will continue
to work for legislation which will
insure efficient and fairly regu- j
lated transportation for all the ]
state.”
General Manager Is Glad
ANCHORAGE, I*—The Alaska
Railroad's general manager is
glad President Eisenhower vetoed
the bill.
Robert H. Anderson said, “In
all probability there will be some j
type of regulatory bill in the fu- I
ture but certain obnoxious things |
are going to have to be dropped j
from it.”
If the bill had passed, the state j
would have been able to pass on ■
intrastate rates and regulations, '
Anderson said. “That is something j
that has never been done.”
In addition the bill would have
meant one government agency
would have been regulating an- j
other. The manager also agreed |
with an objection of the Presi
dent’s that liability compensation ,
in the act would give dual cover
age to the employes.
Fairbanks Advanced 9190.000
For Water System Planning
WASHINGTON, OP—The Com
munity Facilities Administration
has approved advances of $190,000
to enable Fairbanks to plan de
velopment of its water system.
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INTERIOR DEPT. OKAYS PROPOSAL TO OPEN
23 MILLION ACRES OF NORTHERN ALASKA FOR
DEVELOPMENT UNDER MINERAL LEASING LAW
WASHINGTON, uB—The Inter
I ior Department yesterday gave its
blessing to a proposal to open 23
million acres of northern Alaska
to private development under the
mineral leasing laws.
The department sent its en
dorsement to the Senate Armed
Services Committee which has be- |
fore it a bill to abolish Naval
Petroleum Reserve No. 4 and !
tarnsfer jurisdiction over the area
from the Navy to the Interior De
partment.
The reserve, established in 1923, 1
embraces about 35,000 square
miles between the Brooks Range
and the Arctic Ocean. Barrow is |
the only major settlement.
Under the proposal, lands with
in the range would be returned
to the public domain and made
available for mining claims, min
eral leasing and other types of j
private development.
The department based its sup- 1
port of the proposal on high costs
of oil and gas development in far
northern Alaska.
It said about 50 million dollars
has been spent in exploration of
adjacent land with 30 test wells
and 44 core holes drilled.
Of the test wells, it said one \
produced 250 barrels of crude oil
a day during an extended test and
that four others may be produc- i
ers. The department cited esti
mates that 70 million barrels of
recoverable oil is in the Umiat j
structure.
Two gas wells have been drilled j
near Point Barrow and the re
serve of natural gas in that field
has been estimated at between j
five and seven billion cubic feet.
“The development of Naval
Petroleum Reserve No. 4 would
be extremely costly because of
its remoteness, its climatic condi
tions and other adverse condi
tions,” the department said. “We
regard this as a suitable area for
application of the mineral leasing
act. Tt is designed to encourage
development by private interests
where great financial and techni
cal resources are needed.”
Air Force Describes As
“Inconclusive” Evidence
Japs Executed Aviatrix
TOKYO, ue—The U.S. 5th Air
Force Thursday described as “in
complete and inconclusive” infor
mation which two Air Force of
ficers contend proves the Japa
nese executed Amelia Earhart
and her navigator on Saipan in
1937.
A spokesman said the data as
sembled by Capts. Joseph Ger
vais, 36. of Tvngsboro, Mass., and
Robert Dinger, 36, of Vero Beach,
Fla., is being withheld from pub
lication for the moment because
ii is awaiting evaluation.
Fewer Strikes In May Then
Anytime Since War Ended
WASHINGTON, UH— All meas
ures of strike activity increased
slightly in May over April levels
this year but were lower than in
May 1959. the Labor Department
reported Thursday.
Strike idleness in May was at
the lowest level for that month
in the postwar period.
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