Word: hickelisms
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...taxes in a state that has shunned them for more than two centuries would be a daunting political challenge for any Governor. It is especially difficult for Weicker because he has so few cards to play. One of two Governors elected last November as independents (the other is Walter Hickel of Alaska), Weicker does not have many allies among either the Democrats who control the legislature or the Republicans from whose ranks he defected last year...
When Alaska Governor Walter Hickel was elected last November as the candidate of the Alaskan Independence Party, nobody expected him to do much to further its secessionist platform. Nobody, that is, except a vocal faction of the tiny fringe party. Angry that Hickel has not done enough to detach Alaska from the U.S., the group is mounting a campaign to have Hickel and Lieutenant Governor Jack Coghill recalled from office, charging that their nomination was illegal...
...Hickel joined the Independence ticket just minutes before the filing deadline for last fall's election and signaled throughout the campaign that he did not share its views. Though Hickel has been ignoring the campaign, Coghill has not. As head of the division of elections, he has refused to give the recall committee any information about what legal steps must be taken to eject an official...
...WALTER HICKEL...
...Alaska's new Governor, he promised to shake things up. Hickel's done so by ordering a Lincoln Continental and a $2,600 office chair. He also prefers to fly first class where he can. Wife Ermalee has decided that henceforth Governor's House will be termed a Mansion...