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outgoing governor's desire to allow for his replacement to be in place before the next territorial legislature convened on
January 28, 1957. Heintzleman's resignation became effective on January 4, 1957, when Territorial Secretary became Acting Governor. A permanent replacement was not named until May 9, 1957, when President Eisenhower nominated
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and land laws along with updated mineral leases, power licenses, and timber contracts. The
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claim of "possessory rights" to millions of acres of land, wishing to open the land to development. This opposition led to a prolonged battle in the
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651:"Alaskans fi Statehood: B. Frank Heintzleman"
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227:. With the United States entry into
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592:"Statehood Fight Up To Eisenhower"
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609:Naske, Claus-M. (2013-01-25).
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