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Alaska land debate tests fate of wild preserves
The piece reviews Alaska land claims and the push for conservation under H.R. 39 led by Rep Morris Udall with support from conservationists, native groups, and oil and mining interests. It outlines the 1966 native settlements, 1973 withdrawals, and the Dec 18 1978 deadline to decide which lands become national parks, refuges, or wild rivers amid fears of locking up resources or harming jobs. It quotes Secretary Cecil Andrus and Rep John Seiberling and stresses the urgency to act to preserve Alaska's wilderness and offer future generations a conserved landscape.
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Yellowstone
Alaska
Interior
Cecil Andrus
Congress
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
New York State
Secretary of Interior
Rogers Morton
Rep. Seiberling
Prudhoe Bay