Word: statehooder
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...huge defense investment delivered Alaska into Washington's thrall. Although the fishing and wood-pulp industries were greatly strengthened in the mid-1950s, they did little to alter the flimsy, somewhat colonial economy. Even the discovery of medium-sized oilfields around the Kenai Peninsula and the achievement of statehood in 1959 barely made a difference. Among the few changes was the rising influence of Japan, which now takes 95% of Alaska's exports of minerals, wood and liquefied natural gas. Japan is also investing heavily in Alaska fisheries, pulp mills and mines. But Washington maintains the military bases, accounts...
...govern Alaska, leaving ownership of its 365 million acres in the hands of the natives. Such a fine legal point did not trouble early settlers, who took possession of their stakes under homesteading or mineral-exploitation laws that are still in effect. To complicate matters further, the Statehood Act of 1958 entitled Alaska to withdraw 103 million acres from the federal domain. Naturally, the state wanted the land with the richest resources. It first picked 2,000,000 acres on the oil-soaked North Slope and claimed that it was free of aboriginal use and occupancy. In fact, most...
Before the advent of the snow machine, Joe used dog teams. But they were a problem. You had to feed them. Prior to statehood, which brought tight restrictions on fishing, Delia and a partner fed their dogs on salmon fished from the Skwentna River and Eight-Mile Creek. "We used to put fish nets in the rivers and cricks and get maybe 2,500 to 4,500 salmon, just to feed our teams. But then the state fish and game people stopped us from usin' the fish wheel. Then they stopped us from usin' nets, and then they...
...became Governor of Puerto Rico in 1968 after strongly advocating eventual statehood for the territory, and is known for his liberal labor policies and profit-sharing managerial techniques, the early '60's. In this role, his behind-the-scenes conversations with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson led to the appointment of scores of Black Americans to high government positions...