New England Scallop Fleet Heads North to Alaska Boom
Petersburg crews from 17 scallop boats join Alaska operations amid cautious optimism. Boats include Sandra Jane Prowler Brighton Neptune Flamingo Florence Lee Victorare and seven others sailing from Petersburg as potential prices rise and a new fishery boom appears on the horizon.
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Eqipor
New Bedford
Mass
Standard Times
Alaska
Dick Rose
New England
Petersburg
Sandra Jane
Prowler
Brighton
Neptune
Flamingo
Florence and Lee
Victor
Legion convention set for Juneau with rehab seminar
Richard Kito of Petersburg announces the American Legion's 50th Annual Convention will be in Juneau June 18 to 21. A rehabilitation seminar is highlighted with sessions June 19 and June 20 led by VARO Seattle official Michael W. McDonough and other veteran affairs experts. Vietnam veterans are specially invited. Questions may be sent to Harley D. Anders of VARO.
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Richard Kito
Petersburg
The
American Legion
Juneau
Michael W. McDonough
Veterans Administration
Fred Craig
VARO
Seattle
Robert M. Potter
Veterans
U.S. Department of Labor
Thomas Givan
Division of Veterans Affairs
State of Alaska
Robert J. Dunn
Civil Service Commission
Alaska
Carroll M. Craft
Harley D. Anders
Joe Briones
Department Service
Kito
P.O
Power outages blamed on road work and storms amid Alaska scallop boom
Ralph Devenny notes outages are caused by road project accidents like trees hitting lines, with five minute outages near Mt Point. Alaska scallop crews report 16k to 17k pounds per trip at 80 cents per pound, seeking market growth and wary state action on closures. Skipper Kaare Ogaard and crew discuss stay, family plans, and East Coast price differences.
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Ralph Devenny
Devenny
Mt. Point
Alaska
Scallopers
Kaare Ogaard
Sandra Jane
Virginia
Ogaard
Barbara
Dina
Kaare Thomids
Joseph
Tex) McCulley
McCulley
New Bedford
Scalloper
Eddie Misiaszek
State court test nears on school financing
A statewide test on funding sharing moves forward as Phillip Carlson of the War on Poverty says groups of poor residents will sue. In Kake, six to eight poor clients will be chosen through Legal Services to challenge the current funding method. The suit argues funds are not equitably distributed and calls for need based reapportionment to raise overall education levels. Gov. Miller appoints a task force on the issue.
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Phillip Carlson
State War On Poverty Organization
Kake
Rural Alaska Community Action Program
Carlson
Ruralcap Board
Keith Miller
Sitka Seeks Direct Air to Kake From Sitka Chamber
Sitka Chamber of Commerce seeks direct air service from Sitka to Kake Hoonah and Tenakee replacing Petersburg linkage. Petersburg Chamber expects opposition as Sitka presses for state support while Lon’s Flying Service serves Kake with thrice weekly winter and six weekly summer flights.
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Sitka
Alaska Airlines
Lon’s
Petersburg
Lloyd Roundtree
Kake
Angoon
Hoonah
Alaska Coastal
Roundtree
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Bob Weaver
Petersburg Press
Legion
Ralph
Barbara Jaussaud
Recorder
Layla Wikan
Mildred Stewart
Elsie Buttle
Florence Lemke
Nancy Hollingsworth
Sentinel
Dorothy Adams
Argus
Garry Garner
Kake Bitz
Sitkans
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