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Lower Yukon Village Leaders Ask
Help To Obtain DC-4 Landing Field
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
We, the Village Councilmen and
Chief, representing the people of
Mountain Village, Alaska, request
' our help in obtaining a year
round DC-4-type airfield in the
area known as the Lower Yukon,
from Marshall to the mouth of,
the Yukon River.
Several surveys have been made i
in the past for a site, but various
conditions, some financial and
some political, have blocked the
construction of this type field in
the area. The people here are not
especially concerned as to the ex
act location, though there is an ex
cellent site, we have been told,
approximately halfway between
St. Marys and Mt. Village. This
sit would provide float facilities as
well as a site for a DC-4 field.
However, the location of a site
is immaterial. The people of this
area want an airfield centrally lo
cated to serve them.
We believe we need a DC-4 type
field for the following reasons:
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Protests From Guardians
Of Tower of London
LONDON, OP — The Beefeaters
will continue to appear in reli
fious parades and perform other
extra chores besides guarding and
decorating the Tower of London.
The Beefeaters — yoeman
warders of the tower, whose Tudor
costumes of red and blue are well
l nown to tourists — had threat
ened to stop doing traditional ex
tra duties because the government
wanted to raise rents on their
quarters in the Tower.
The Civil Service Union an
nounced Friday “a very satisfac
tory settlement.” Rents will go
up as scheduled from the equiva
lent of 70 cents a week to $2.80,
•out at the same time, a supplemen
tal allowance will be raised from
$1.12 to $4.90.
So the Beefeaters will come out
$1.68 ahead.
1. Mail service into this area is
poor. Despite the fact that Alaska
Airlines has good equipment and
pilots, the distances, amount of
stops and the valume of mail,
freight and passengers put a ter
rific load upon the airlines. Often
weather at either Bethel or Una
lakleet prevents flights.
2. The native people of this area
are hampered in the securing of
summer emploment due to the high
cost of transportation on bush
flights.
3. High freight rates hurt the
economy of the area. Storekeepers
are not able to bring in potatoes, j
fresh milk and vegetables and |
many other items under the pres- 1
ent air-freight rate.
4. A DC-4 field would render a
military service, and aid mater
ially with the activities of the
Alaska National Guard.
5. The population of this area
is rising. Each year will find the
problem of adequate air transpor
tation accentuated
6. The nearest DC-3 field on the
Yukon River is at Galena. The
"eed for adequate transportation
for the people of the Lower Yukon
has been largely forgotten in the
past.
We ask you to carefully con
sider our request and lend your
support to help in this project.
MATTHEW PETERSON, Chief,
HARLEY KANYEK, Secretary,
Village Council,
Mountain Village.
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Three-part Division
Proposal Stirs
Local Protest
State Sen. Lester Bronson last
week protested to Gov- Egan the
proposed three-divisional admin
istration for the new state. Fol
lowing is the text of his letter:
Dear Sir:
After deliberating with my fel
low citiens. I have found grave
concern over the suggested three
part administrative division of
the State of Alaska. The people
of Northwestern Alaska voted as
strongly as any other section for
statehood as it was intended at the
Constitutional Convention. Now,
seemingly, we find ourselves con
fronted with the possibility that
our judicial divisional status,
which we enjoyed under the terri
*orial system, will be taken from
us by our own district administra
tion.
Is this our reward for our part
in the battle for statehood?
As has been noted by other pro
tests, this three Division proposal
will cost as much or more to ad
minister. In addition, it would be
a direct imposition on the people
living in this area. It seems that
the Public Administration Serv
ice method of planning conforms
to states of smaller domain that
have completed their formative
stages.
The people of Northwestern
Alaska protest vigorously to this
division proposal, and remind you
that they have already been sub
jected to the following conditions:
1. Considered outside the peri
meter of defense and have had
our local bases taken from us.
2. President Eisenhower’s divi
sional suggestion in 1955 that all
territory west of the Yukon be
considered outside the State of
Alaska.
We feel that Northwestern
Alaska should be given the same
consideration and stature under!
statehood as we had under terri- I
torial status. We ask and pray for |
either one central, or four admin- j
istrative divisions, as before. |
It has been written that some ;
of us are trying to tear down the j
work of the Public Administration !
Service. This is true, if parts of !
their proposed program do not fit !
the original plans for our new,
state, which were resolved at the 1
Constitutional Convention. We ■
would not be true citizens if we
were to submit to deviations from
the state constitution as it was
originally written. After all, the
PAS plan is but a proposal, and
should be considered as such.
All of us pray for your speedy
recovery from your recent illness.
LESTER BRONSON,
WASHINGTON, GP — Pesident
Eisenhower’s budget for the year !
starting July 1, submitted to Con
gress today, includes requests for
$245,000 in construction by the
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
at Galveston, Tex., Karlu Lake,
Alaska, and Pascaguala, Miss.
There was no breakdown of the
amount proposed for each pro
ject.
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Bill Introduced To
Extend Term Of
Rail, Hwy. Comm.
WASHINGTON, Wl — A bill to
extend operation of the Alaska
International Rail and Highway
Commission to June 30, 1961, was
introduced Friday by Senator
Warren Magnuson <D-Wash>. He
predicted Congress would provide
$2a0.000 for its work.
Under the present law authori
zation for the commission would
expire February 1, 1960.
Magnuson, acting chairman of
the commission, said lack of funds
and membership changes had de
layed its work. He said a pro
gram should be undertaken to de
termine the best rail-highway
routes between Alaska and the
Pacific Northwest through the
Rocky Mountain trench.
State Department
Continuing Cold
War, Says Mikoyan
WASHINGTON, UPi — Soviet
Deputy Premier Anastas Mi
koyan today accused the U. S.
State Department of continuing
the cold war by refusing to ease
restrictions on Soviet-American
trade.
Mikoyan delivered his blast af
ter a 314-hour meeting with Dep
uty Undersecretary of State Doug
las Dillon, wha> is in charge of
foreign economic policy.
His face grim, . Mikoyan told
newsmen afterward:
“Apparently the State Depart
ment is not prepared to repeal
those discriminatory restrictions
which are in the way of expand
ing shipment of Soviet foods to
the United States in order that
we could place big orders.”
Ambassador Mikhail Menshikov,
who accompanied Mikoyan and
acted as translator, added:
“He’s of the impression the
cold war in the State Department
is going on and that it affects
foreign trade.
“We hope the cold war will be
over and that trade will expand.”
TOKYO, UP) — Japan’s military
forces will double their expendi
tures on guided missiles, rockets
and submarines in the year be
ginning April 1.
The Japanese Defense Agency
said last week $1,111,111 will be
set aside for these things out of
a military budget of $377,900,000
proposed to Parliament but not
yet approved.
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’No New Proposals’
Made at Ike -
Mikovan Meeting
WASHINGTON, UP) — President
Eisenhower and Soviet Deputy
Premier Anastas I. Mikovan con
ferred for an hour and 45 minutes
J Saturday. The Russian leader dis
cussed at least five outstanding
| East-West issues with the Presi
dent but failed to offer any new
I proposals or concessions.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said Eisenhower
and Secretary of State Dulles
agreed with Mikoyan that the
j talks had been useful.
Among the subjects discussed,
Hagerty said, were the Berlin sit
uation, the questions of Germany,
disarmament, increased trade, and
freer exchanges of persons be
tween Russia and the United
States.
“I can also say,” Hagerty added,
“there were no new proposals dur
ing this discussion.”
Hagerty made clear his com
ment referred specifically to spec
ulation in advance of Mikoyan’s
arrival here that he would prob
ably bring some new proposals
or offers of concession on the Ber
lin situation.
The press secretary said there
was no mention of any ' visit by
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
to the United S.ates nor a visit
of Vice President Nixon to the
Soviet Union. There had been
speculation about such visits.
Mikoyan appeared in good hu
mor after his White House ses
sion.
An embassy spokesman said the
deputy premier had no further ap
pointments scheduled here except
for a television conference late
Sunday and an appearance at the
National Press Club Monday noon.
He is scheduled to make a trip to
Florida in midweek. •
“I can say we held an exchange
of views on many matters of vital
interest. We did not conduct ne
gotiations but tried to find the po
sitions of our countries on many
matters,” Mikoyan said, through
an interpreter.
“This was not a negotiation but
a useful exchange of views. At the
end, the President, the Secretary
of State and we all came to the
conclusion that the exchange was
useful,” he told White House re
porters.
“I conveyed to the President
greetings on behalf of Prme Min
ister Nikita Khrushcnev, best
wishes for his good health and
success on the road to better re
lations between our two coun
tries. The President thanked me
and conveyed his warm greetings
to our prime minister.”
After the brief statement, Mi
koyan broke off the session with
reporters, saying in English:
“Thank you and good bye.”
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