20 Sep 1963
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Newspaper
Kodiak Mirror
Location
Kodiak, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1963
Page
1
Kodiak fishermen pledged to defend their boats and gear after a hearing with Attorney General George N. Hayes, citing harassment by Russian fleets and imminent stock loss. Leaders Lloyd Cannon and Oscar Dyson warned of forming weaponized patrols, noting federal aid failures and plans to act locally.
Wally Nelson and Pete Deveau filed petitions to run for Mayor per City Clerk Doug Preston. Carl Rodli seeks a 2-year council seat, Dave Fremming a 3-year term. Oscar Dyson Fred Brechan Wilton White circulate for 3-year terms. Filing deadline 5 p.m. Monday Sept 23. Unclear if Ed Naughton supporters will pursue write in campaign despite the ban.
Kodiak Island voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Sept. 24, to decide on incorporating as a second class borough, whether to have an elected Borough Chairman or appointed Borough Manager, and to elect a borough chairman, five school board members, and three assembly members for those outside city limits. A new ferry dock site is planned on the base side of Union Oil, with a piledriver to begin probing the bottom soon, according to Pete Deveau.
Pete Deveau chairing the Alaska Centennial Commission in Anchorage announces a four year scholarship to the University of Alaska as the prize for the emblem design contest. The winner may give the scholarship to another. Deveau urges Kodiak residents to enter the contest.
Ambassador Benjamin Smith II, head of the American section of the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting in Tokyo, wires the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce to express gratitude for their interest in North Pacific Treaty negotiations and to pledge utmost effort to protect American fisheries.
The Rev. Donald M. Bullock argues that the proposed City Charter's property ownership requirement for city councilors and the mayor undermines individual freedom and equal representation. He cites the Alaska Constitution asserting government derives from the people and warns the charter would privilege the landowning class over citizens without property. He frames the Oct 1 vote as a moral test of democracy and suggests adopting state or borough standards instead.
City Clerk Doug Preston says write-in votes will not be counted in the October 1 Kodiak municipal election as City Attorney Roy Madsen advised. Ballots will have no spaces for write-ins, aiming to block Ed Naughton’s campaign after eligibility issues. Historically voters could write in names, but current rules remove this option.
State Representative Gil Jarrela moved quickly to seek an AG opinion on the legality of city officials blocking write in votes in the October 1 city election where a mayor and three councilmen will be chosen. City officials cited municipal code stating voters cannot vote for anyone not on the ballot. Preston said the city attorney’s interpretation is that write in votes are not permitted.
Funeral services conducted for Anna May Hallstead 32 wife of Keith Hallstead and mother of eight. She died early Sunday Sept 15 after falling into a well near home on Mill Bay Road and was found by her husband. Autopsy and trooper reports list drowning as cause. Survived by husband eight children all under 12 father Alex Ivanoff of Kenai and four siblings.
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