Show DREW PEARSON junkets to alaska i I 1 TS AMAZING HOW MANY congressmen suddenly find they have urgent A business in alaska this summer with travel paid for by the sweltering taxpayer back home leven even cong Evan howell illinois republican now a appointed p p hinted to the U S court of claims and who wont pass on airfield sites anymore any more now finds he Is needed in alaska to inspect new airfield routes here are the different congressional groups that have found foun d urgent business in alaska though this summer they are careful to pay personally the expenses of their wives and famil families iest junket no I 1 senate public lands committee junket no noa it senate small business committee junket no 3 ahouse alouse interstate commerce committee junket no 4 house public lands committee whereas the the senators senators made no no effort to conceal their alaskan trips Wolver olver igns tons interstate commerce junket tried to get off without public notice i it if these mom legislators really sot got to so know alaska their visits dilts might he be bens bene fickal since that has neglected serri territory tory deserves consideration for statehood i so far however few congressmen have been been willing wiling to pay much attention to alaskan problems except during the summer |