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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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President Eisenhower signed a two-year extension of federal airport aid, allocating $126 million total despite veto threats. The bill controversially treats Alaska as a territory, reducing its funds, and sets different matching requirements for Alaska and Hawaii. It bars federal funds for non-essential terminal facilities.
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WASHINGTON. (AP) - President Eisenhower today signed a compromise two-year extension of federal aid for airport development, providing for more spending than he recommended.
The President called on Congress to take prompt "corrective action" regarding one feature of the new law. The measure, Eisenhower said, treats Alaska - now a state - as a territory. He said it thus would be entitled to less than half the funds it should receive as a state.
The President did not mention Hawaii, which also will become a state during the next year.
Under the law, Alaska would get $1,350,000 and Hawaii $750,000 in each of the two years. Alaska would have to match only on a 25-75 basis, with Washington paying three-fourths. But Hawaii would have to match 50-50.
The measure had been cut down by Congress to 126 million dollars in the face of a veto threat raised during the debate. The extension is for 63 million dollars a year.
Democrats had fought for a costlier and longer program and some of them complained they had to accept the smaller outlay "with a loaded veto pen at our heads."
The House originally voted for a four-year 297 million dollar extension and the Senate a four-year 465-million-dollar bill. Eisenhower had proposed a four-year, 200-million dollar extension of the airport program.
The bill contains language barring the use of federal funds for terminal facilities, bars, commercial shops, cocktail lounges and similar additions unless the program administrator holds they are essential.
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the bill provides $126 million over two years ($63 million annually); alaska gets $1,350,000 per year with 25-75 matching, hawaii $750,000 with 50-50 matching; bars federal funds for terminal facilities, bars, shops, lounges unless essential.
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President Eisenhower signed a compromise two-year extension of federal aid for airport development, providing more spending than recommended. He called for corrective action on the provision treating Alaska as a territory, entitling it to less than half the funds as a state. The measure was cut to $126 million by Congress amid veto threats. Democrats complained about accepting smaller outlay under veto pressure. Original House bill: four-year $297 million; Senate: four-year $465 million; Eisenhower proposed four-year $200 million.