April 4, 1918
The long awaited Alaska draft will come on June 30, or very near to that date, according to word received by the Governor’s office from Provost Marshal General E. H. Crowder. The Alaska selective service men will not go to Camp Lewis for their training, but will, as intimated in The Dispatch several months ago, be trained at Ft. Seward. The telegram from Gen. Crowder reads as follows: “The Secretary of War has directed that Alaska quota will be called to colors about June 30, 1918, and that they will not be sent to the United States for training, but will be reported to the commanding officer, first battalion, 14th infantry, now stationed in Alaska. This is not an order for mobilization, but is advance information in order that you may make your plans accordingly.”
April 2, 1943
The protests of Congressman Warren G. Magnuson of Washington and many others against the use of the word “Alcan” to designate the name of the highway to Alaska has awakened wide interest. Many views are that the road should be called “The Alaska Highway” and nothing else, and although Hon. George Black, members of the Canadian House of Commons from Yukon Territory, entertains the same opinion, there is no knowing whether the Canadian Government itself will agree to such a designation. The reasons why it should be called “The Alaska Highway” are so well expressed in Captain Black’s letter dated March 10: “A press dispatch from Washington published here today quotes you and Representative Warren Magnuson as commenting on the slang name given by some people to the Alaska Highway. In this issue of the 19th of February 1943, the Alaska Weekly published a letter from me on that subject. As Yukon’s Representative in the Parliament of Canada, I have no hesitation in assuring you that Yukoners and Canadians in general desire that the highway should have its correct name, which in their opinion and mine should be The Alaska Highway. It is a highway to Alaska and should so be called. Canadians are not anxious to have the name Canada in anyway included in the name of the highway. It is true that five-sixths of the road is in Canada but there is no reason why it should not be called the Alaska Highway.” The prevailing opinion seems to be that “The Alaska Highway” is the right name, and the second choice is “The Yukon Highway”. Some of the various other names are: Canaskan, Alascanda. Alscanda, Candaska, Candalska, Snow Pass, Snowy Pass, Northwest Passage, Nordpass, Snow Way, Northway, Canals, Canaska, A.C. Highway, Alacan, Stimson Highway, Alaskanadian, Canalaska, Usadian, AlasCan, etc.
April 4, 1968
Edith Prescott, local weather observer, reports total precipitation for March was 5.11 inches, compared to only 2.04 inches last year. March had only 10 days with no measurable precipitation. High temperature was 55 degrees, lowest 22 degrees. Highest recorded temperature for March was 61 degrees in 1937; lowest, zero in 1955. Greatest amount of snow on the ground in March was 27 inches in 1956, with 13 inches of that falling in one day.
April 8, 1993
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has withdrawn the proposed regulations that were intended to provide greater protection of marine mammals by specifying minimum distances that people, vessels and aircraft should maintain from these animals. Ten public hearings were held nationwide, including three in Alaska (Anchorage, Juneau, and Sitka.) About 250 to 300 written and oral comments were received on the proposed regulations. The regulations were withdrawn to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the numerous comments received and to consider alternatives for addressing the problem of close approach of marine mammals by vessels and people. NMFS said all marine mammals and endangered species are still protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. Care must be taken not to approach or annoy these animals such that their normal behavior is changed.
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