Senator and Mayor Clash Over Fishery Treaty in Kodiak
In a Kodiak Chamber of Commerce session, State Senator Al Owen and Mayor Pete Deveau debated the North Pacific Fisheries Treaty talks in Tokyo. Owen defended progress and federal backing, while Deveau urged scrapping the negotiations. Local Republicans observed the exchange as a sharp ideological clash with potential political implications.
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Tokyo
al Owen
Pete Deveau
Kodiak Chamber of Commerce
Owen
Deveau
Chuck Powell
State bids called for Kodiak Street paving work
Bids are invited for paving nearly two miles of Kodiak streets. Commissioner D A McKinnon reports two projects approved for advertising. The work includes 1.95 miles of urban street construction on Brook lyn Ave Rezanoff Drive and J Street with opening set for November 21, 1963.
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Kodiak Street
Kodiak
The
Mirror
Commissioner of Highways
D. A. McKinnon
Brooklyn Ave
J” Street
State May Assist City on Ferry Dock Financing
Speaker Bruce Kendall directed the Legislative Council's Executive Director to query the governor and state agencies about funding to reimburse Kodiak for dock construction costs tied to the ferry project. Mayor Pete Deveau urged quick action as Kodiak prepares for a July ferry, stressing docking needs at Homer and Kodiak and room for the vessel.
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Alaska
House of Representatives
Bruce Kendall
Kodiak
Legislative Council
Jack Doyle
Kendall
Pete Deveau
Ossense
Homer
Deveau
Tidelands
Adf&g
Guy Powell
APA
Big City
Martin Cooper
Donna Matesic
Cory Kalstad
King Crab Festival Date Shifts to August in 1964
The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce voted to move the King Crab Festival to the second week of August 1964 from May to align with ferry service. Fisherman Oscar Dyson opposed the shift, arguing most fishermen would be fishing in August. The change applies only to 1964, with review planned for next year.
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Chamber of Commerce
Oscar Dyson
Terror Lake hydroelectric project eyed for Kodiak Island
Preliminary engineering studies by Kodiak Electric Association and Retherford Associates show a Terror Lake dam and 3 mile tunnel could deliver 27 000 KW for 8 to 9 mils per KW, with completion possible by 1968. Navy potential customer cited. KEA to seek REA engineers for review.
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Kodiak Island
Ole Johnson
Kodiak Electric Association
Bob Retherford
Retherford
Terror Lake
Old Harbor
Ouzinkie
Johnson
Monochka River
Spiridon Lake
Hidden Basin
REA
City Officials sworn in as council members approve hotel liquor licenses
Pete Deveau was sworn in as Mayor with Wilton White Fred Brechan and Carl Rodli taking council seats. The council approved an ordinance allowing liquor licenses for hotels and motels with 20 or more units offering full course dinners.
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Pete Deveau
Wilton White
Fred Brechan
Carl Rodli
Hearing on proposed land rules set for Kodiak
Roscoe E Bell director of the Division of Lands Anchorage announces hearings on proposed land regulations and minor changes. A Kodiak hearing is scheduled for Friday Oct 18.
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Roscoe E. Bell
Division of Lands
Anchorage
Kodiak
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