Ferry Dock Project Cost Put at 100000
Kodiak city officials received word from G W Mangan director of the Division of Marine Transportation detailing an estimated 100000 for a new ferry boat dock. The plan features a single 200 ft pile bent approach and three dolphins to be built near Union Oil with potential for added structures at 10 per square foot.
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Kodiak
Pete Deveau
G. W. Mangan
Division of Marine Transportation
Mangan
Deveau
Union Oil
Japanese Trawl Fleet Seen Taking King Crab Near Kodiak
The 280 foot Akebono Maru 51, one of four Japanese vessels licensed for Gulf of Alaska bottom fish, was spotted by the Coast Guard taking king crab in Kodiak waters on Oct 14. Vessels worked in 12 to 30 fathoms, two miles from American pot gear, despite licenses prohibiting king crab harvest. Local fishermen report pressure from Russian trawlers in deeper offshore waters.
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Kodiak
Coast Guard
Adf&g
Guy Powell
Powell
Fisheries Agency of Japan
Gulf of Alaska
King crab tagged in Marmot Bay captured near release site
A juvenile male king crab tagged in Marmot Bay in November 1957 was captured August 8, 1963 by Doug Lohse aboard the Padilla. After measurements it was released in Kodiak boat harbor and could return in 1969. The note notes optimism amid concerns about conservation and foreign fishing pressures on crab and salmon stocks.
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Adf&g
Guy Powell
Marmot Bay
Roy Rickey
Doug Lohse
Padilla
Kodiak Boat Harbor
Guy
Kodiak Runner Kozak Wins Palmer Cross Country Meet
Wayne Kozak the 16 year old Kodiak runner led the field at Palmer last Saturday in the cross country meet. The 6 foot 2 inch finisher completed the 2 1 8 mile course in 11 minutes 6 4/10 seconds to claim the top crown.
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Wayne Kozak
Palmer
Frank Kozak
Man Charged With Assault and Battery in Baby-Sitting Incident
A 21 year old white man was arraigned in city court on an assault and battery charge tied to the knifing of a 15 year old girl who was babysitting earlier this week. He faces trial at 3 30 p m Tuesday afternoon before District Magistrate Mabel Fenner. Rumors of multiple attempted assaults were proved unfounded.
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Mabel Fenner
Kodiak Bears Open 1963-64 Season November 15
Kodiak High School releases the 1963-64 basketball schedule led by coach Terry McMullen. Season tickets are on sale for students and adults as the Bears host a home opener on November 15 followed by dates with West Anchorage Palmer Kenai Alumni Homer Seward.
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Kodiak Bears
Terry McMullen
Kodiak High School
West Anchorage
Palmer
Kenai
Homer
Seward
Deveau measures dock site depths for Alaska steamship size ships
Mayor Pete Deveau announced depth soundings near the proposed ferry dock show water depth 125 to 150 feet will suffice for Alaska steamship size freighters. With Skipper Bennie Grotecross's help, soundings were taken this week. blasting the hulks of the Nunivak may be required.
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Alaska Steamship
Pete Deveau
Deveau
Bennie Grotecross
Jan M
Nunivak
Losses From Soviet Trawling Hit Kodiak Crab Catches
Kodiak Island king crab catches run well ahead of last year with total reported at 14,607,000 pounds. Dexter Lall of ADF&G notes gains offset by losses in Alitak and Two Headed Island due to Soviet interference, totaling 2,222,050 pounds. October figures pending.
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Kodiak Island
Adf&g
Dexter Lall
Alitak
Kodiak
Lall
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Pat Hammond
Barbara Pedrosetti
Operations
Ann Gee
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Norman Weiss
Louise Pelletier
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