Antarctic summer opens with new arrivals and lively life
In Antarctica a large American group arrives for the season as 12 women join thousands of men for months of research. Dr. Marc Bekoff and Anne Bekoff tour McMurdo Station en route to study Emperor penguins while polars keep temperatures around 40 degrees and the South Pole prepares a new dome station to replace the aging facility.
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Malcolm W. Browne
N.Y. Times News Service
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Anne
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Soviet Union
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Antarctica Tour Reveals Vast Peaks and Blue Crevasse Wonders
A veteran reporter recounts an eight day Antarctic visit from Christchurch to McMurdo Scott Base and the South Pole. Despite limited access, seven of 100 newsmen were chosen in 1974 with NSF backing to publicize the program.
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Richard E. Byrd
Antarctica
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National Science Foundation
Christchurch
New Zealand
McMurdo Station
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South Pole
Trip to a priceless land amid Antarctic change
The National Science Foundation shifts Antarctic work from the Navy to civilian Holmes & Narver, sending volunteers and byways like the Byrd family to the Pole. The piece contrasts old explorers with today’s workers, notes harsh life, preservation of sites like Cape Evans, and highlights ongoing NSF research on penguins, glycoproteins, and ice cap status while warning of future exploitation risks.
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National Science Foundation
Antarctica
United States Navy
Holmes & Narver, Inc
Anaheim
Calif
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