City Council Delays Vote on July Power Rate Increase
City Manager Douglas Stark says the city will lose about 4000 this month due to a new utility rate schedule not yet in effect. The ordinance raises rates about 15 percent and adopts July 22 as the effective date with final adoption set for July 6. Controversy centers on a 15 percent surcharge for out of city customers.
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Douglas Stark
Stark
Ted Smith
Smith
Wesley Randrup
Halibut Landings Reach 2 Million Pounds This Week
Halibut landings total 2 million pounds for the week, about the same as last year, though season timing shifts mean a roughly one week lag. Prices remain high at 38.5c per lb for large, 38c for medium, and 18c for small fish. Notable landings include Sokol 3,300. Spencer ITI 24,500. Ira II 17,000. Balder 17,900. Evelyn Mae 8,700. Winnie B 9,700. Albion 23,200. Progressive 23,000. Martina 37,500. Keku Connie 20,000.
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Knut Thompson
Ira II
Balder
Evelyn Mae
Winnie B
Hardy
Meredith
Pro
Progressive
Martina
Keku Connie
Stevens Threatens Koreans Over Alaska Salmon Poaching
U S Senator Ted Stevens warned of cutting financial aid to South Korea if its fishing fleet continues poaching Alaska salmon. Governor Keith Miller joined in the protest, citing repeated assurances not to fish in Bristol Bay, as nine Korean boats were reported near Bristol Bay entrance.
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Washington
U.S
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Stevens
Keith Miller
Miller
Bristol Bay
Coast Guard
City School Pool Bid Delayed To August Amid Construction Talks
The city council, at architect Linn Forrest’s urging, set August 2 for bid opening on the indoor pool project. Plans include a welded aluminum shell, with depth reduced from 12 to 10 feet if a 3 meter board is dropped, totaling about 335000 dollars. Funding comes from city bonds, state funds, tobacco tax, and a community pool fund.
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Linn A. Forrest
Juneau
Forrest
Linn Forrest
Sitka
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Spencer Iti
Gress
Irene
Albion
Richard Kito
Ken Welde
American Waterworks Association
Monk
Prius
Cornelius
Coov
John Longworth
Petersburg High School
Beachcomber Inn
Elks Club
Alaska Historical LibrAry
State Capitol
Nt of Hin
Petersburg Press
Norway
Associated Press
Petersburg, Alaska
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