Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Newspaper) - October 20, 1971, Fairbanks, Alaska Daily FAIRBANKS America's Farthest North Daily Newspaper Vol Per Copy FAIRBANKS ALASKA WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24 Pages NO 247 House passes Native land claim proposal Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Ho today overwhelmingly passed and sent to the Senate the Alaska Native Claims that would grant the state's natives 40 million acres of land and million The roll call vote on final passage of the was 334 to 63 Passage came after supporters of the House Interior Committee's fought off a surprisingly strong attempt to set aside additional 100 to 130 million acres of land for possible inclusion in the federal park system and to require joint planning for all Alaska land This amendment which was sponsored by Rep Morris Udall and John P Saylor the support of several major environmental and conservation groups It was defeated by a record vote of 177 to 216 All other amendments to the were shouted down on voice vote Under the terms of the the Native villages would select up to 18 million acres contiguous to their village sites before the state selects the remainder of the 103 million acres owed it under the Statehood Act The Natives would then select the remaining 22 million acres In addition to the land the Natives would be paid million from the federal treasury over a period The Natives would also receive million from mineral royalties otherwise due the state Despite of harassment Kosygin bears trip well OTTAWA AP Premier Alexei N Kosygin seems to be bearing up well under the strain of constant harassment by demonstrators So ently is the public in Canada's capital Despite the uproar produced by protesters the people of Ot- tawa have managed to appear completely indifferent to it all But surely there would have been no such indifference if Kosygin were the same sort of diplomatic barnstormer as his predecessor the late Nikita S Khrushchev Had it been Khrushchev sub- to such harassment the P sparks would have flown in all directions and people would have turned out in droves to watch in awe Harassing Kosygin seems somehow like kicking an in- offensive old grandpa in the shins He has none of the Three fell in MUS job cut program So far three positions within the organization of the Municipal Utilities System have been eliminated in an economy move according to MUS comptroller Cliff Rogers Most recently Al Monstna outside plant superintendent found himself out of work Earlier Gordon Mosley assistant comptroller and MUS employe for about two years was let go in the economy move Rogers said The third position to be eliminated was that of Jack Barr assistant superintendent of the power house When his position went Barr returned to a former job he'd held in the organization that of a shift superintendent And recently Jack Cornelius manager of MUS telephone department resigned and a replacement hired Rogers who is acting in the place of vacationing general manager Jim Movius said the elimination of the three positions are all that have taken place at this time that made Khrushchev a magnet for crowds When anybody heckled Khrushchev as happened during his stormy tour of the United States in 1969 Khrushchev heckled back with scorching blasts of sant wit Kosygin's personality and background are unsuited to that sort of performance He came up through the ranks of stolid Communist party c h i k s who plodded through their duties faithfully Kosygin did get one small break Tuesday night as he was driven to the National Arts Center only a short distance from his hotel for a gala con- cert in his honor As usual demonstrators were gathered this time dominated by young Maoists and assorted fringe rebels The security men had learned their lesson and played a game of hide-and-seek with the young protesters The motorcade avoided the main entrance and entered the ing through a parking area leaving the protesters with no- body to protest against But the slings and arrows will continue to be aimed at for the rest of his eight-day trip through Canada The tour takes him to Montreal day and thereafter to ton Vancouver and Toronto Demonstration organizers vow they'll give him no rest Earlier Tuesday Kosygin made a camouflaged attack on President Nixon's economic which have bruised feelings The Soviet leader did not mention the United States by name but his remarks at a luncheon he gave in honor of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau were clearly directed at Washington Kosygin told his Canadian guests that international trade must be based on a stable tem of foreign exchange on a system which does not compel some countries to pay for it by slowing down their economic development by tailing their commercial ations or by increasing ployment on account of the eco- nomic miscalculations of ers Kosygin attributed the United States economic difficulties to the Vietnam War and the arms program saying No country no matter how rich can afford unlimited expansion Thomas due return on air piracy charge SEATTLE AP An vict accused of hijacking a liner outside Anchorage Alaska was to be returned to Anchorage Wednesday to face charges of air piracy federal officers said Del Lavon Thomas 28 was turned over to U.S authorities Tuesday by Canadian tion officials He was given a preliminary hearing in ham Wash where U.S trate Richard Malle set bail at then taken to Seattle Thomas a native of thorne Calif and former dent of Kodiak Alaska was charged Monday with the jacking of a Wien Consolidated Airlines jet enroute to Bethel Alaska Thomas was convicted five years ago of voluntary slaughter in a death in Kodiak and sentenced to 20 years in prison He was paroled in August from an Alaskan adult prison camp where he had been transferred after serving time at Leavenworth Kan Thomas was taken into dy by Royal Canadian Mounted Police and immigration in Vancouver B.C where he gave himself up Monday night Mostly fair today and tonight becoming partly cloudy Thursday is predicted for the Fairbanks area Colder tonight but wanner Thursday High today mid 20s low tonight near 10 high Thursday near 30 Probability of measurable precipitation near zero throughout the period Outlook for Friday cloudiness with mow likely Temperature at noon today was 25 high yesterday 32 low last 14 Record for thU date 61 set in 1938 record low 15 set in 1965 Sunrise tomorrow will be at at for a total sunlight duration of low of from today An amendment by Rep John of Michigan to restrict Native land selections in Alaskan wildlife refuges was defeated in a voice vote The measure also would have set up a joint land use commission to police the use of land selected by Natives and the state Backers of the Interior Committee's including Rep Nick Begich said the proposal would negate control by the state and Natives on utilization of land they select Begich told his colleagues that Alaska is doing a credible job of land job recognized by the leading conservationists We dont need this elaborate he said Opponents of the amendment also noted that withdrawal of the additional land for possible federal park use would leave nothing but crumbs for the Natives Udall said that while he saw the need for a settlement with Alaska's Natives and the State of Alaska he also feels the need for another settlement to be made with the 205 million people of the United States While the Natives and the state are getting their land the Arizona Democrat said We should pick out some for ourselves and our grandchildren We have to make sure we dont get the he added Udall's arguments were countered by several spokesmen including Rep John another member of the Interior Committee who noted that one-third of all the national parks in the nation and one-half of all the wildlife refuge areas are already in Alaska Kyi and other backers of the argued that provisions in the proposed amendment would allow the Natives to select their land but would prohibit development without approval of a land use commission that would be set up by the amendment Selection of land puts no money in anyones Kyi declared Selection alone means have to provide use The Iowa Republican said it is time to permit Alaska to become a state Udall also reiterated his claim that his amendment has no bearing on the proposed pipeline Rep Sam Steiger challenged this noting that Udall's measure would set aside several areas Begich called the daims the legislation of the for Alaska He said that the long-standing claims are now met by the incredible needs of the Natives of my state Diver dead in Eielson THREE OF A Sean and Joshua the first triplets to arrive at Fairbanks Community Hospital in 11 years slumber blissfully while parents Kathry n and James Stimple the situation The Saturday Rees new school board chief Newly elected board member Chuck Rees last night took over the presidency of the Board of Education after a tie vote was broken on the second ballot Board member Harry Reimer who served as president for the past year was also nominated and each polled three votes on the first ballot Rees won five to one on the second ballot after Reimer indicated he favored rotating the office among board members Reimer then nominated Nancy Mendenhall clerk and Nancy Brown treasurer Both were elected by unanimous acclamation In other action the board granted a waiver of its three-day suspension policy to allow suspension up to five days The action came following a request by Lathrop High School Principal Phillip G Sword for a suspension period Sword told the board the longer period would be used to aid in curbing fights at Lathrop The primary reason for suspension in addition to the punitive aspect is to remove a student from a situation where he has a detrimental he said In my opinion there are times when three days are not enough After borough attorney James Bruce told the board he felt five days was a defensible amount of time but 10 might invite litigation the board gave Sword and other principals the right to waive the three-day rule and suspend for up to five days The entire suspension policy is to be considered later at a work session on student policies set for next week The administration reported that 100 Ryan Junior High students would be transferred next month to Lathrop to relieve overcrowding at Ryan Dr Dayton Benjamin assistant superintendent said the students would attend regular classes at Lathrop but retain their identity as ninth graders Letters were to be sent home to parents today asking if they wished to have their child considered for transfer Ryan has a building capacity of 1000 but has a current enrollment of Lathrop has a building capacity of and a current enrollment of The transfer will be Nov 8 the beginning of the next grading period Board President Rees appointed himself Nancy Mendenhall and Superintendent George Taylor to the negotiating committee after Harry Reimer and Tom Fenton refused to serve unless a borough assemblyman also sat on the committee Rees refused to appoint an assemblyman saying increase in city purse seen NEW HIGHWAY cool day wow on the ground at the Hurricane ceremony latt week of the new Highway The f ISO million link between the two it expected to boost tourism AP accident An Anchorage man apparently drowned Tuesday at Eielson Air Force Base while working underwater on an ice fog dispersal system for the Arctic Test Center Dead is Ronald J 31 an employe of Active Divers of Alaska Inc of Anchorage the Air Force reported today The company had contracted to build a dispersal system for the base power cooling pond Capt Bob Brus reported that Szabo was apparently underwater checking pipes in the cooling pond when he drowned about 3 p.m His body was recovered by a base rescue team about 4 p.m A decision on whether an autopsy would be performed to determine the cause of death was pending Szabo it survived by his widow Shirty and three children of Anchorage The preliminary city budget for 1972 according to City Manager Wally Droz is 12.37 per cent higher than this year Droz addressing the members of the city council through his introductory remarks in the budget document said Original requests by the various departments of the city totaled and an increase of amounting to 37.75 per cent above that of 1971 In my initial review 1 have reduced these requests by 25.38 per cent recommending the elimination of for a reduced appropriation of Continuing Droz noted he expects the council to make further reductions in the requested appropriations If we are to continue with a 10 mill levy the appropriation must be reduced by he advised Droz several factors which have resulted in the per cent request increase An additional sanitation inspector is required the city manager's office needs to hire an administrative assistant the addition of an assistant city engineer and a traffic engineer increases the Engineering Division's budget by and upgrading of the fire department by additional personnel comes to Further there may be a cost of for rental oi office space the Chamber of Commerce has increased its request for contributions by more than this year and the Commission request as amended by the city manager is more than 1971 In his message Droz noted that President freeze has also affected city employes He said moves are being made to equalize pay among employes whose normal raises went into effect prior to the freeze and those who were to be raised after the freeze However he said The budget further projects the same salary for all employes in Range 35 and above categories as they received in 1971 negotiations were the responsibility and should not be abdicated merely to provide a safety valve for budget passage Fenton and Reimer said they believed seating a borough assemblyman was essential when the assembly held the purse strings and would provide liaison with that group Two slots were left open on the committee and presumably will be filled by resource persons as needed The board heard a request from J.P Jones representing the NAACP the Southside Voters and the Black for a minority liaison officer to act as a liaison between minority students and the school aid in counseling and hiring and generally help reduce racial tensions The board set a work session for Nov 2 to consider the request Woman sentenced for flag dragging Beulah Williams of Fairbanks was handed a jail sentence eight days suspended in Fairbanks District Court Tuesday for desecration of the American flag The woman was apprehended by Fairbanks police early Monday after she ripped up four flags from the downtown business area They were on display for Alaska Day She reportedly dragged them down Third Avenue before being arrested by police State receives grant on crime FAIRBANKS The Army is pursuing the study of cold regions with its Cold Regions Research Laboratory See page 14 ALASKA Announcement that the Cannikin atomic test will not be conducted at Amchitka Island before Oct 27 was made in Washington B.C today See page 3 THE NATION Fifteen elderly persons were killed in a fire that swept through a Pa private nursing home Tuesday night See page 11 West German Chancellor Willy Brandt today won the 1971 Nobel Peace prize See pap 9 Taylor mistrial declared after two jurors dropped WASHINGTON AP The State of Alaska has been ed by the Justice De- under terms of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act Superior Court Judge Warren Taylor today declared a mistrial in the case charging Robert Lee Taylor with first degree murder Taylor 39 is accused in the shooting death last Feb 20 of Pfc John Neville at a Fairbanks night club Defense lawyer Thomas Curran moved for a mistrial this morning following the dismissal for cause of two prospective jurors one a Mack and one a Native Taylor accepted the motion and reset the trial for this afternoon when new jury selection would begin Taylor also ruled that the court would question prospective jurors instead of counsel but both sides protested the ruling and he postponed a decision on that matter Curran's motion gave reference to the Alvarado trial opinion of last July by the State Supreme Court which said a defendant is entitled to trial before his peers Curran said dismissal of the two prospective jurors would result in Taylor being judged by a representative group ot his peers from the community In granting the motion for a mistrial Judge Taylor said the court had not dismissed cither juror on the basis of race but did believe the attorneys should have been allowed to exercise peremptory challenges against them rather than the court's dismissal tor cause Sure glad they passed that Native land claims Now I'll be able to find out who's ground I'm lUndin on without readin Who Owns America
