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DaUy Sitka Sentiael, Sitlu, Alaska, Tuetday, October 1165. Page 5 Arctic Might Escape Nuclear War Effects THE WAY IT'S DONE Extinguishing agent fills the air as a firefighter snuffs out flaming fuel in a barrel during competitions Saturday that were part of the Alska State Firefighters Convention in Sitka. Firefighters from around the state took part in four events the extinguishing race, a ladder race, air pack race and hose drill. The Sitka team of Larry Loitz, Buzz Brown, Russell George and John McCrehin took third in the ladder race in which they had to pick up a ladder, run 75 feet, extend it up a pole, and have one member climb to the top and ring a bell. McCrehin posted a time fast enough to win the fire extinguishing said Sitka Fire Chief Gerry Helland, but after he had the blaze out, new flames popped from the barrel disqualifying him.

(Sentinel photo by Allen Sykora) FAIRBANKS (AP) -All-out nuclear war would produce a nuclear winter over much of the Earth, but it might eventually have an opposite effect in the Arctic, a researcher says. Sue Ann Bowling, a scientist at the University of Alaska's Geophysical Institute, said Sunday that temperatures initially would plummet in the Arctic after a major exchange of nuclear weapons. This is in line with recent theories of what would happen over the rest'of the Northern Hemisphere after a nuclear war: huge clouds of dust and smoke generated by explosions and subsequent fires would block sunlight and drive down temperatures. But the dust and smoke might increase average winter temperatures in the Arctic by insulating the Earth from clear, cold nights, Bowling said. When dark soot started settling onto snow and ice, melting rates probably would increase, she said.

That effect would come slowly, however, and the short-term chill could kill even hardy arctic plants if it came during spring or summer, when the plants are not prepared for cold weather, she said. "The fact that a plant can survive 30 and 40 below in dormancy does not mean it can survive if it has not been prepared," she said. Also, food and medical supply lines between Alaska and the states probably would be broken after a major nuclear exchange, she said. Models of nuclear winter nave largely ignored the effects on the Arctic she said. Bowling and fellow researcher Gunter Weller made their comments at a session of the 1985 Arctic Science Conference.

Weller said recent scientific models suggest that a major exchange of missiles between the United States and the Soviet Union would produce clouds of smoke and dust that would spread around the globe and reach high into the atmosphere. The smoke and dust then would absorb sunlight that normally reaches the earth's surface, causing below-freezing temperatures over much of the Northern Hemisphere within weeks of the explosions. The cold temperatures could last for several months. If half the world's nuclear arsenal of about 12,000 megatons were exploded, temperatures probably would tumble below zero over most of the Northern Hemisphere, he said. But even a limited exchange involving just 1 percent of the arsenal would have nearly the same impact, he said.

Fires sparked by explosions would cause much of the smoke, so a 100- megaton attack on major cities could produce nearly the same effects as a exchange, he said. In addition to below-freezing temperatures near the ground, temperatures high above the Earth could rise more than 150 degrees as dust and smoke absorbed sunlight. That could create a very stable atmosphere, and the lack of rain clouds could produce widespread drought. Quarry Blast ON KENAI PENINSULA: In Ketchikan KETCHIKAN (AP) A dynamite blast in a quarry did more damage than intended, scattering rocks and dirt that blocked traffic, punched holes in a fish cannery's wall-siding and knocked out electricity. Fire Department officials Monday were adding up the damage caused by Sunday night's blast.

Officials with the drilling company responsible, for the blast could not be reached Monday for and workers at the quarry avoided reporters. The blast knocked out power for about JMjjurs. jji parts the Other had power fluctuations, throwing off electric clocks and other appliances, Fire Department officials said. Rock and debris covered the disrupting traffic for about two hours. The blast ripped large holes in the aluminum siding covering a block-long section of Totem Packing fish processing plant.

It was the third time that debris from dynamite blasts in the area had struck the plant. Ron Davis, a worker at a nearby gas said quarry workers had told hint to; leave the; station before the blast. Afterward, he said, a worker apologized to him for the mishap while he swept mounds of rock and dirt from the gas station lot. Bob Whitton, area manager the state Department of Highways, reported about $1,000 damage caused to a nearby guardrail. John Zidalis, electric superintendent for the local utility, said the blast damaged a telephone pole and cables and blew a coupleqf fuses.

Wien Won't Extend Gut in Air Fares ANCHORAGE (AP) New Wien Airlines Inc. surrendered Monday in the fare war it started this summer. Wien said effective Tuesday its price for tickets between Anchorage and Seattle would rise from $59.50 to $99. The increase came despite the- announcement by the other major airlines flying the route that their fares -would remain at $68 for at least another two weeks. The fare war was triggered in mid- August when Wien announced a $99 fare to attract new customers after the airline resumed service following an eight-month suspension of operations while the airline went through financial reorganization.

The other airlines matched the lower fare, and last month United Airlines dropped it to $69, a move quickly foUowed by Alaska, Western and Northwest Orient airlines. Wien countered with its $59.50 fare. All the cheap fares were scheduled to expire Monday. ANCHORAGE (AP) Two'oV six U.S. Air Force aircraft mechanics on a Kenai Peninsula bear hunt drowned when their boat overturned in Skilak Lake, the Alaska State Troopers said.

Two others in the boat were able to swim to safety. Two companions who stayed ashore suffered hypothermia when they attempted to hike out of the woods when their friends failed to return, troopers sajd. The drowning victims were identified as Edward A. ShesM, 22, and Robert G. Gamache, 21.

The survivors were identified as Cory R. Coward, 20, and Brian B. Westhoff, 24. Those left ashore were identified as: M. Qosher, 22, and.Bougizis LV Air including Coward and Westhoff, set out across the lake to return to their cars, Marrs said.

About a mile into the lake, winds coming off Skilak Glacier swamped the craft and dumped the four into the near- freezing water, Marrs said. The four were able to scramble atop the overturned craft, and drifted until they came within 200 yards of shore and attempted to swim ashore. In the water, they apparently realized they could not make the distance and turned back to the swamped boat. Only three were able to return to the boat, Marrs said. Theyhuddled oh top of the craft until it drifted stfithuV 100 feet of shore.

Another swim was attempted, but only Coward and Weshoff made shore, Marrssaid. The men built a fire where they reached shore and spent Sunday night there. Monday morning, they found the bodies of their companions, which they wrapped in sleeping tegs, Marrs said. They were picked up by an off-duty Kenai police officer who was fishing on the lake and heard gunshots. Troopers then went to the cabin to pick up Cosher and Defield, but the two were gone, leaving a note that they had decided to walk out, Marrs said.

They were found about three miles from the cabin. Both were beginning to suffer from hypothermia, troopers said. Construction in Anchorage Down ANCHORAGE (AP) Construction contracts for the first two-thirds of 1985 topped $1 billion, but were down 26 from the first eight months of 1984, according to a national data firm. Residential construction totaled $412 million, down .36 percent, according to F.W. Dodge, a division of McGraw Hill Information Systems Inc.

Commercial, educational and other building construction accounted for $287 million, also down 36 percent. Spending for streets, water arid sewer projects was $337 million, up 9 percent. In August alone, residential construction contracts were down 18 percent. Clerk Won't Remove Name from the Ballot ANCHORAGE (AP) Anchorage Municipal Clerk Ruby Smith has refused to remove the name of assembly candidate Tom Staudenmaier from today's election ballot despite the wishes of the Alaska Public Offices Commission. The APOC recommended Friday that Staudenmaier's name be stricken because he refuses to comply with the state's campaign financing disclosure laws.

Clerk Ruby Smith wouldn't comment F-15 fighter- jets at Elmendorf Force Base, troopers said. Trooper Cpl. Mike Marrs of Soldotna saidv the hunting trip started early Saturday when the men headed out into the lake in an 18-foot boat to reach a state forest service cabin on the lake's south shore. By early Sunday, the men at the cabin began worrying that worsening winds and rain would trap them. Four, Private Sources Funding the Arts In Anchorage ANCHORAGE (AP) The Anchorage Arts Council says private sources are shouldering an increasing share of the financial support for major arts organizations in the city.

As recently as 1982, about two-thirds of the money for the seven major arts groups came from government sources, Darl Schaaff, development director for the council, said Monday. But according to the council, government support has fallen off by 26 percent over the past three years. Despite the cut, the groups' revenues grew 7.4 percent during the same period. The council said income from ticket sales, concessions and the sale of art and merchandise increased 38 percent while individual contributions from citizens and local businesses soared 119 percent. But contributions still accounted for only about one-fifth of the budgets of the groups.

Schaaff said he expects government funding for the arts to continue to erode. He said the arts groups have been" "beating the bushes" for contributions from the local business community. The dead were identified as pilot Scot Wheat, 27, of Anchorage, and OI passengers C. Ray Webb. 32, of Moyie Springs, Idaho, and Jeff Frankie, 30, of Meeting is Canceled 0 The plane vanished Thursday and was found Saturday by searchers.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators had been hampered by weather in their efforts to reach the downed plane. Sued Over Cancellation Of Lease JUNEAU (AP) The Legislature's decision to abandon-office space it leased in an old 'downtown department store building is being challenged by the landlord; B.M. Behrends Co. The building served as headquarters for 12 lawmakers and housed the offices of the Legislative Affairs Agency. In a lawsuit filed in July, B.M.

Behrends claimed the Legislature breached a lease agreement by moving out of the building when negotiators failed to cut its 1985-86 rent from Protest Charges Dropped JUNEAU (AP) Trespassing charges have been dropped against the "Juneau eight," a group of eight people arrested at the federal building last summer during a sit-in to protest U.S. policy in Central America. If convicted, the group could have been fined $500 or sentenced to a maximum 30 days in jail. But the charges were dismissed just a few Three Killed in Crash Identified ANCHORAGE (AP) Investigators have reached the wreckage of a single- engine Willow Air Service plane reported missing last week and found during the weekend on a hillside in Merrill Pass. All three aboard the plane were killed in the crash, the Alaska State Troopers reported.

The meeting with Daniel Boors tin, librarian of Congress, has been canceled. 747-3276 321 Lincoln Street for Lynden Transport and Long Distance Hauling Heating Fuel and Propane Available Over 37 Years of Experience Means Better Service to You! hours before the protesters were to go to trial in District Court in Juneau. Assistant City Attorney John Leque asked District Judge Linn Asper to drop the charges because the city "cannot justify the expenditure of limited municipal resources to debate federal foreign policy." protesters were arrested June 12 when they refused to leave the fourth- floor offices of Alaska's Congressional delegation at the federal building in Juneau. The protesters, members of Alaskans For Peace in Central America, were staging a non-violent demonstration against U.S. foreign policy in Central America.

arrests came the same day Congress approved $27 million in aid to a rebel group fighting to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicarauga. More than a thousand people were reported arrested across the nation for staging similar demonstrations. Teens to See Films Sitka Teen Resource Center will present "Dune" and "Greystoke, the Legend of Tarzan" from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday in the center located above Old Hartor Books. Admission to the movies, for teens age 13 to 19 only, is $1.

For more information, call the center at 747-3500. $488,000 to $288,000. B.M. Behrends is seeking damages of $488,000 for lost rent, plus the costs and expenses incurred by the company as a result of the Legislature's decision to cancel the lease. In an answer recently filed by the state, Assistant Attorney General Jim Baldwin said the state lease with B.M.

Behrends was subject to annual appropriations by the Legislature. The' Legislature in the 1985-86 budget'for its' own agencies cut the amount'ayailatye for the lease by $200,000, Baldwin argued. Rep. Jack Fuller, D-Nome, chairman of the Legislative Council, said- the lease cancellation was a matter of finances. "We were trying to save everywhere.

It wasn't something that was directed just at the Behrends lease, "he said. The Legislative Council assembles the budget each year for the Legislature and its agencies. Because of declining oil revenues, the Legislature trimmed its own budget and curbed spending by several executive branch agencies. "We were taking the advice of our legal department when we cut back the lease," Fuller said. on the reason for her decision.

But city spokeswoman Dee Frankfourth said there wasn't enough time for city officials to act. She said municipal attorneys still hadn't received a copy of the APOC's recommendation late Monday. "It's too late for the Department of Law to recommend any changes to the ballot," Frankfcurth said. "It would be crazy to try to do anything with the polls opening at? a.m." The hearing officer who conducted Friday's APOC then. that 1 polling' places'! advising voters' of afcehcy's'" 0 IB TM The APOC said it couldn't have held its hearing and made its ruling any earlier because Staudenmaier refused to waive the 30-day waiting period between notification and a hearing.

If Staudenmaier wins the eight-man race for the newly created seat representing the Chugiak-Eagle River area, Frankfourth said the assembly has the power to leave the election, uncertified. "It's now up to the assembly to take the advice of the she'said. But an APOC official said the city could be opening itself to a lawsuit if it does not remove Staudenmaier from the race. Even if he doesn't win, Staudenmaier could garner votes that otherwise would have changed the outcome of the election, said Jane Barcott. may present the city with some sort of "she said.

APOC wants Staudenmaier to reveal the names of people who have contributed $100 or more to the Electric Merger Committee which pays his sala ry and living expenses. Staudenmaier refuses, saying identifying them would invite retaliation by the four southcentral utility companies he is attempting to merge into a single company. Staudenmaier also refused to release the information when he ran for the state House of Representatives in 1984. The APOC fined him $4,000 and has gone to court to try to force him to pay. mr LOOK Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 22 Aux.

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