Alaska Forest Fertilization Pilot Aims Faster Regrowth
The U S Forest Service completed an Alaska pilot spraying 1 500 acres of cut over spruce hemlock with 46 nitrogen urea via helicopter at 400 pounds per acre. Project supervisor Spencer Israelson and Petersburg pilot Earl Walker led the effort to boost regrowth, with expected time reductions of 25 to 50 percent and checks in two years.
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U.S. Forest Service
Thomas Bay
Petersburg
Earl
Mile High) Walker
Temsco Helicopters
Spencer Israelson
Petersburg Forest Service
Jim Hickman
Alaska
Warrant Issued In Rape Case In Petersburg Fisherman
District Court Judge Thomas Payne issues arrest warrant for 19 year old fisherman Don Peterson for alleged sexual assault of a 16 year old Petersburg girl on the seine boat Dreamland from Everett Washington. Police say the suspect slapped the victim during the incident.
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Thomas Payne
Petersburg
Everett
Wash
Don Peterson
Ketchikan
Edith Willis offers one man show in Petersburg Council Chambers
Former Petersburg resident Edith Willis stages a weekend one man show at Council Chambers featuring acrylic paintings of an eagle Petersburg Mountain and fog. Willis began painting as a child, ran a gift shop near Juneau, then opened a commercial art studio in Juneau now run by her son. She uses oils water color and acrylics with portraits and scenery as main subjects and plans fall Seattle viewing.
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Petersburg
Edith Willis
Eagle
Old Tiger Olson
Petersburg Mountain
John Wills
Juneau
Totem Twins
Los Angeles Art Center
Seattle
City approves 10 percent increase in school budget
City Council okays a 1969 70 school year operation budget of 573842 23 with about 357032 for teacher salaries. City Manager Mawson notes a lengthily presented plan by Superintendent Schultz. Schultz cites state sharing reducing costs by about 28000 and capital outlay totaling 8100 for new building equipment and AV materials center support.
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John Mawson
Don Schultz
Schultz
Finance Committee
Jack Longworth
Southeastern
Alaska
City Council Divided Over Taxing Undeeded Property
City Council split 3-2 on taxing property under two year purchase deals despite City Attorney Tom Schultz advising against immediate assessment until deed transfer. Acting Mayor Ken Stedman announced a looming resignation while council declined to rescind measure pushed by John Longworth. Budget note: city valuation up 1.5 million to 14.1 million with potential revenue rise to 226 thousand at current mill rate.
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Tom Schultz
Ken Stedman
John Longworth
Longworth
Ted Smith
Wesley Randrup
Tom Kito
Schultz
Kito
Hay
Mgr
John Mawson
Mawson
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Salvation Army
David Moulton
Carl N. Garner
Moulton
Farmer Jones
Smokey
Forest Service
Forest
Ranger A . It. Hite
Peter Neyhart
Morris Lively Jr
Council
Stedman
Sitka
Bill Stedman
Nancy Strand
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