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CAPE KRUSENSTERN. A remnant of the vanished Bering land bridge, the cape lies on the route along which man traveled to North America from Asia. The area includes 114 sea-sculpted beach ridges, which contain spearpoints and other artifacts that record in chronological order every major cultural period associated with...
Some people were clearly thinking bigger. House Republican Leader John Rhodes of Arizona revived a ten-year-old proposal to divert some of Alaska's Yukon River before it spills into the Bering Sea. The waters would be channeled instead to the Lower 48. The cost of such a...
But, Fell's reply begs the question: Why should pride in one's lineage depend on having Old World ancestors? And in any case, why are persons who crossed the Atlantic more "bold" than those who crossed the Arctic wastes of the Bering Straits, the route to America postulated by...
Speer's dogged perseverance is demonstrated in one passage of the Diaries. It describes the following meeting with Hess during their regular walks around the prison courtyard: "One more hour to the Bering Straits, Mr. Hess," said Speer cryptically. When Hess stared back uncomprehendingly, Speer explained: "Years ago, you...
All together, Alaska's proven oil reserves constitute about a third of the entire known U.S. supply. As the U.S. tries to decrease its dependence upon foreign sources for its energy, the pressure will surely increase to tap more of Alaska's lode of black gold in areas...