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...attention to a most unfortunate error, which could be quite detrimental to wildlife, appearing in American Notes [Dec 9]. Whether your quoted figure of 50,000 wolves inhabiting Alaska is a typographical error or a case of improper research, we feel that the true number and situation of the Alaskan timber wolf (Canis lupus pambasileus) should be stated...
...objects--three- and four-inch home charms carved by Alaskan and Northwest Coast Indians during the 19th century--were scheduled to be photographed by the museum this week to be added to its acquisition files...
...Oddly enough, they would be doing the U.S. a kind of favor if they did follow that strategy: American imports of oil in 1985 would drop to 3.5 million bbl. a day, from 6.3 million now. Reasons: the high prices would discourage import demand, spur a vast expansion in Alaskan oil production in secondary and tertiary recovery of oil from existing fields, and in offshore oil development. It also would make the widescale gasification and liquefaction of coal economically attractive. More likely, the FEA experts calculate, the price of oil will drop...
...only under the "base case" assumption that the Government did nothing special to encourage energy conservation or accelerate domestic production of fuels. The Blueprint offers a series of strategies for cutting imports. First, under an "accelerated supply" option, offshore drilling would be speeded on the Atlantic, Pacific and Alaskan shelves; environmental laws would be relaxed to permit the burning of more coal; and nuclear plants would be hustled into existence. The payoff: a drop in oil imports by 1985 to 5 million bbl. a day, even at a $7 price...
...Latin American Manufacturers Association. Since Aceves founded LAMA 18 months ago as a militant means of nailing down more contract work, he has captured $8 million in business for members, mostly from non-Latin companies. His current goal is to secure a bigger chunk of the $5 billion Alaskan pipeline project for LAMA'S members. He also plans to expand LAMA by opening chapters in Spanish-speaking communities in New York City, Houston and Chicago...