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Direct Highway
Thru B.C. to
Alaska Called For
SEATTLE, UR—Completion of a
direct highway through British
Columbia to Alaska, along what is
known as “Route A” was de
scribed here Monday as a prime
goal for speeding of development
of the north country.
The importance of the shorter
route was stressed by speakers at
the “North Country Round Table”
section of the Pacific Northwest
Trade Assn, conference.
James T. Harvey of Prince Ru
pert, past president of the B.C.
Chamber of Commerce, described
the “’Route A” highway proposal
as “the most important factor” for
northern development. He said it
would require only 200 miles of
completely new construction, thru
use of existing routes over long
stretches of B.C.’s interior.
Gov. Heintzleman advocated the
support of a bill by Sen. Magnu
son (D-Wash> to create an Alaska
international rail and highway
commission “to study the military
and economic advantages of pro
viding rail and highway facilities
between the continental United
States and Canada.” His stand
drew support from other speakers.
Irving Reed, Alaska highway
engineer, urged from the floor the
black-topping of the Haines High
way and of the Alaska Highway
in Canada.
New Talkeetna School
Destroyed by Fire
ANCHORAGE, (JV—F ire de
stroyed the new Talkeetna school
building here early Tuesday with
loss estimated unofficially at
$250,000.
The blaze was discovered at
1:10 a.m., and firemen were still
battling smouldering flames some
three hours later.
The school was one of the new
est of the Anchorage independent
school district. It opened this fall,
serving some 500 pupils from the
Mountain View district and the
children of a number of military
families.
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