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...Even as the U.S. and the Soviet Union discuss deep cuts in nuclear missiles, a different Soviet threat is appearing on a new front. Last Thursday, two newly modified Tu-95 "Bear" long-range bombers, flying out of Siberia, were spotted winging toward Alaska's southwest coast. Two F-15 interceptors scrambled to put a "cap" on top of the aircraft, until the bombers turned back 115 miles from U.S. territory. On May Day, two high-flying Bears closed to within 50 miles of Alaska; then an AWACS surveillance plane picked up two more Soviet bombers coming...
Even looking at colleges outside of Alaska proved costly for some students. Kennedy originally decided to come to Harvard after visiting more than 40 colleges between his junior and senior years of high school...
Hunt and Costello, both government majors, say they think they ought to go back. "As a Gov major, there is a good opportunity to work in Alaska," Hunt says. "Under the right kind of leadership, it could lose its backward reputation. That's what excites me--what would bring me back...
...Araoz says Alaska's depressed economy and limited job market might keep him from returning to the state. And Thompson agrees. To further a prospective career in songwriting he plans to move to Los Angeles after graduation. "I want to give this civilization bit a chance," he says...
...Definitely," the former trapper insists. "Alaska's the best. It's hard to explain. It's kind of...a mood...