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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Alaska Senate Finance Committee reports companion bills SB244 and SB245 back to the Senate, seeking $700,000 appropriation for the state's depressed area program through June 30, 1963, with a majority recommending approval but some Republicans opposing.
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Bills Calling for $700,000
Reported Back to Senate
JUNEAU ( ) - Companion bills which call for the appropriation of $700,000 for the State's depressed area program through June 30, 1963, were reported back to the Senate by the Finance Committee Tuesday.
A majority of the seven-man committee recommended that both measures be approved by the upper chamber.
The first measure, SB244, would make a supplemental appropriation of $200,000 for the depressed area program for the balance of the current fiscal year.
The second bill, SB245, would appropriate $500,000 for the program for fiscal 1963, beginning July 1.
Sens. Howard Bradshaw, John McNees and Pearse Walsh all recommended that SB244 pass the Senate.
Republicans Vance Phillips and John Coghill recommended do not pass.
Committee Chairman James Nolan voted no recommendation.
On the $500,000 appropriation, Nolan joined Phillips and Coghill in a do not pass vote. While Bradshaw, McNees, Walsh and Metcalf voted a do pass recommendation.
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Juneau
Event Date
Tuesday
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majority recommends approval of both bills; republicans phillips, coghill, and nolan recommend do not pass on sb245; mixed votes on sb244.
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Companion bills SB244 ($200,000 supplemental for current fiscal year) and SB245 ($500,000 for fiscal 1963) for the depressed area program reported back to Senate by Finance Committee, with majority recommending approval.