Goal Development
Depends On
Japan’s Needs
WASHINGTON, M — A pro
posed Alaskan coal development
will be either a complete bust or
one of the world’s largest, in the
opinion of an official of the
company backing it.
James W. Haley, vice presi
dent and general counsel of the
Jewell Ridge Coal Sales Co., said
Thursday there are still too many
unanswered questions to warrant
either optimism or pessimism.
“But nothing,” he added, “has
happened to lead us to believe it
isn’t a fine and worthwhile
project.”
The undertaking involves de
velopment of coal reserves in
' Alaska southeast of Cordova, as
a source of supply for the Japan
ese steel industry.
Haley said Jewell Ridge has
working agreements covering
some 20,000 to 30,000 acres on
which government reports esti
mate there are reserves of from
100 million to 600 million tons
of coal.
The big question of markets
may be answered shortly. Haley
said the company expects to hear
in the next month or so on tests
being conducted in Japan with
samples of the Bering River coal
obtained by a Japanese group this
summer. A negative reply could
put a damper on the entire
project.
“Without the Japanese steel in
dustry, the project falls on Its
face,” Haley said. “There is no
other natural market.”
Similar tests conducted on the
coal’s coking capabilities at a
Seattle laboratory last July were
successful, he noted.
Alaska’s location, Haley said,
could reduce the cost of water
transportation to approximately
one-third or half the 8 to 20 'dol
lars a ton now paid for shipping
from Hampton Roads, Va. on the
east coast.
Massachusetts Senator
Will Speak At Anchorage
On November 11
ANCHORAGE, UP) — Senator
John F. Kennedy of Massachu
setts will arrive in Anchorage on
Nov. 11 after a one-day visit to
Ketchikan and Juneau.
The youthful Senator, who has
been mentioned frequently as a
possibility for the Democratic
Presidential nomination in 1960,
confirmed his Alaska trip plans
with Alaska Democratic National
Committeewoman Helen Fischer
Wednesday.
Kennedy plans to leave Seattle
on the morning of November 10
to arrive in Ketchikan in time
for a luncheon meeting. He will
continue on by private plane for
a dinner rally in Juneau the same
day.
His schedule then calls for him
to arrive in Anchorage about
noon, November 11.
27,000 persons lost their lives
in the earthquake and tidal wave
at Sanriku, Japan, in 1896.
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Albino Fur Seal
At Woodland Park Zoo
SEATTLE, (P — Probably the
only albino fur seal on display
anywhere in the world is a recent
addition to Seattle’s Woodland
Park Zoo.
The youngster, born last July,
has all white fur and pink eyes.
It has been named Kamak, which
is the word meaning “white,” in
the Aleut language.
Kamak was found on St. Paul
Island in the Pribilof group, in the
Bering Sea off Alaska. It was
brought south on the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service vessel, Pen
guin, by Dr. Victor Scheffer.
“Scientifically, we want to
Nevada’s 94th Birthday
CARSON CITY, Nev., UPi — Ne
vada has 94 candles on its birth
day cake. And they’re being
blown out in high style here start
ing Friday. Events planned for
the three-day birthday party in
the state capital range from square
dancing to drag racing.
"4-on" Duplicate Receipt Books
at The Nugget
watch the seat's fur and overhair
grow,” Dr. Scheffer said.
Ed Johnson, Woodland Park
Zoo superintendent, is having
the seal ‘weaned” by slipping one
small fish at a time into the seal’s
mouth.
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MIKE SAYS...
“I STAND ON MY RECORD”
HERE IT IS ...
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MIKE STEPOVICH WAS A MEMBER OF THE TERRITORIAL
HOUSE AND LATER OF THE ALASKA SENATE .'. .
STEPOVICH VOTED AGAINST:
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Statehood --
He voted TWICE AGAINST Statehood Committee appropriations.
Education —
He voted AGAINST salary increases for teachers
He voted AGAINST school bus transportation for children.
He voted AGAINST estabHshing community colleges.
He voted AGAINST new buildings for the University of Alaska.
He voted FOR A REDUCTION in teacher’s retirement.
Labor —
He voted AGAINST improvement of the Workmen’s Compensation Act.
He voted AGAINST protecting employes on payment of health, welfare and
pension funds.
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Fisheries —
He voted TWICE AGAINST abolition of fish traps. *
He voted AGAINST creating the Alaska Department of Fish & Game.
He voted AGAINST care for sick and disabled fishermen.
Health & Welfare -
He voted TWICE AGAINST improving treatment of the mentally ill.
He voted AGAINST increased aid to dependent children.
He voted AGAINST increased old age assistance.
Government —
He voted AGAINST construction of Alaska National Guard Armories.
He voted AGAINST fiscal reorganization.
He voted AGAINST the improvement district bill.
Can Alaska Afford To Have This Kind Of Representation In
Washington?
RE-ELECT ERNEST GRUENING
Who is FOR the things STEPOVICH is AGAINST!
No Wonder They Are Bringing Up Nixon!
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