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outgoing governor's desire to allow for his replacement to be in place before the next territorial legislature convened on
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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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662:"Alaskans fi Statehood: B. Frank Heintzleman"
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603:"Statehood Fight Up To Eisenhower"
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