Protest Shipping Of Bristol Bay Salmon To Japan
Governor William A. Egan and Senator E. L. Bartlett urged the State Department to use all resources to halt Japanese purchases of unprocessed Bristol Bay salmon bound for Japan for final processing. They cited reports of Japanese vessels unloading at Astoria, Oregon, and loading unprocessed salmon, arguing this violates the spirit of the North Pacific Fisheries Convention and calling for prompt action pending treaty interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Egan
E. L
Bob) Bartlett
State Department
Japan
Christian A. Herter
Astoria
Oregon
Bartlett
Egan
Alaska
North Pacific
Boy Scouts End Encampment at Naval Station Camp
Eighty two boys attend the Scout encampment at the Scout campsite on the Naval Station. The encampment ends tomorrow with a Court of Honor at 3 30 pm Saturday to officially close it. Public invited. boys will be advanced in scout ratings. Camp housed in tents with thirty boys. Scout executives Joe Rayfield and Jerry LeBarron call camp a great success. Rayfield is hospitalized with blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Station
Joe Rayfield
Jerry LeBarron
Scout
Sharp Quake Felt In The Aleutians
A strong earthquake was recorded by Spring Hill College seismograph with primary waves at 1 45 48 a m CST and secondary waves at 1 54 49. The epicenter is believed to lie just south of Rat Island.
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The
Aleutians
Mobile
Ala
Spring Hill College
Rat Island
Lease Sale May Spur Development in Alaska Basin
Hawk Exploration Co. and Anchorage Gas and Oil Development Inc announce purchase of a substantial interest in 48 000 acres of oil and gas leases in the Kenai Cook Inlet basin. An option exercise would assign acreage leasing drill rigs shops and camp facilities at the current site. Anchorage Gas and Oil retains a substantial working interest and royalty with Hawk as technical and managerial operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenai-Cook Inlet
Anchorage Gas and Oil Development, Inc
Hawk Exploration Co
Colorado Corporation
Anchorage Gas and Oil
Hawk
Boy Scout Fund Drive Planned for Saturday Morning
A city wide canvass will be held Saturday morning for a Boy Scout fund drive. Doug Preston chairs the effort with a large group of volunteers. Joe Rayfield, Anchorage Scout executive, says funds are urgently needed and will largely fund local Kodiak equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Fund
Boy Scouts
Doug Preston
Joe Rayfield
Anchorage
Kodiak
Rayfield
Committee named to study state purchase of Wickersham home
Gov. Egan named a three person panel to probe state acquisition of the Juneau home library of former Delegate Wickersham as a historic shrine. The group includes Miss Helen Dirtadian state librarian Richard Cooley research analyst and State Supreme Court Justice John H. Dimond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Wickersham
Egan
Helen Dirtadian
Richard Cooley
Supreme Court
John H. Dimond
Plan for Bottom Fish Survey Off Prince of Wales Island
JUNEAU The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries will begin an exploratory bottom fishing program in the unfished area off Prince of Wales Island. The project will be led by Chuck Connelley of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries in Juneau, formerly a FWS agent in Kodiak.
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Juneau
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Prince of Wales Island
Chuck Connelley
The
Connelley
Kodiak
FWS
Voting and fishing updates from Alaska primary coverage
The article explains how to vote including acceptable ballot marks, absentee voting rules, and time off for employees, then shifts to fishing in Kodiak with a steady season. Bob Simon reports an estimated pink and red salmon catch across Southeast, Central and Western Alaska totals, with a minor reporting error noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
U. S
Whch
Kodiak
Bob Simon
Alaska Fish and Game
Marmot Bay
Karluk
Uyak
Uganik
Terror Bay
Two Million Fish Pack Seen By Alaska Fish and Game
In Juneau, the 1960 Alaska salmon pack edged toward two million cases as catches were weak in Southeast Prince William Sound. Bristol Bay red pack reached 985,859 cases, leaving Alaska’s total at 1,967,553 through last Sunday with the all Alaska tally ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Alaska Fish and Game Department
Bristol Bay
Compensation Fund Balance Increases
The Unemployment Compensation Fund balance as of July 31, 1960 was $1,832,000 per Merrill E. Weir director of the Employment Security Division. The fund rose in July as contributions exceeded benefits. July 1960 current benefits paid were $131,000 versus $211,000 in June and $213,000 in July 1959, a month over month and year over year decrease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill E. Weir
Department of Labor
Declaration of party preference policy for ballots
Voters may declare party preference before obtaining a ballot but are not required to do so. The rule allows opt in while preserving ballot access for all electors.
Firm To Reduce Freight Rates
Gov. Egan noted the Puget Sound Alaska Van Lines proposal to cut rates nine percent for groceries and other items in Alaska. The Maritime Board approved the change on July 29, but Egan wasn’t sure if the reductions were in effect. He urged other carriers in the Alaska trade to lower transportation costs as well. The Seattle based firm serves the railbelt areas of Northwestern Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Egan
Puget Sound
Alaska van Lines
Alaska
Maritime Board
Bortons Celebrate 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Al Borton celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary on Wednesday August 3 This date also marks Mrs Bortons birth date A reception was held for the Bortons and Mr and Mrs Fred Mamaloff by Church of God members The event also marked the Mamaloffs seventh wedding anniversary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Borton
Mrs. Borton
Borton
Fred Mamaloff
Church of God Congregation
Mamaloffs
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Herter
Little Theatre
Lake Louise Playhouse
Don Anderson
Nancy Pottinger
Christine Quartana
Casey Angell
Lin Lewis
Hy Stanton
Jim Hutton
Mike Blackwell
Marion Strickler
Ameigh
Plan
BCF
Southeast
Central Area
F&g Department
F&g
Bortons
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