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Meanwhile, a tanker yesterday reported taking on water in Salem Sound, 20 miles north of Boston. The tanker is carrying 3500 barrels of oil, a spokesman for the Coast Guard said...
...fail in the Arctic and the Soviet Far East, they would be forced to turn to the Middle East for supplies. That prospect deeply worries Pentagon planners, who fear that Soviet involvement in the Horn of Africa stems from Moscow's desire to control choke points along the tanker routes that carry oil to Western markets. The Saudi rulers and the Shah of Iran share concern that the Kremlin might resort to force to secure new supplies. For all parties concerned. the best solution by far would be for the Soviets to succeed brilliantly in their Arctic efforts...
...prove to be a mini-Viet Nam for the Russians even though, as the second most populous nation in black Africa (pop. 29 million), it offers them a more attractive springboard than Somalia from which to jump into African affairs and establish a strong presence along the Persian Gulf tanker routes...
...consequences in Puget Sound." Robert Harman, professor of geology and geography, charges: "Her statements are either misguided, misinformed, naive or whatever. The bays and estuaries of Puget Sound have a tendency to keep oil trapped permanently. Every marine biologist we know agrees that we should not allow high oil-tanker traffic in those waters...
...strait leading into Puget Sound in easily navigable waters. The oil would then be carried by pipeline around the southern shore of the sound ?some going on up to Cherry Point and the rest flowing to the Midwest. Ideally, the environmentalists would also like to stop all tanker traffic on Puget Sound. Senator Magnuson does not go that far, but he has succeeded in getting a measure passed in Congress and signed by President Carter that in effect prevents supertankers from going to Cherry Point. For the time being, at least, Ray has no plans to try to thwart...