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Ml ercury leve 4," 3, -r lEcBgnaDiiiisiIl in sen lions Capital Journal Page 12, Sec 2, Salem, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1973 raises ideas By PAUL W. HARVEY JR. Associated Press Writer 7 CORVALLIS, Ore. Sea- Action 'by tadiers rests on ley vote lions accumulate lots of mercury without getting and Bruce Reed Mate sick, 'If wants to know why humans can't do the same Mate, 27, is pursuing the question through his studies of sea lions.

He got his doctor's; degreje in biology from the University of Oregon this year based on his four-year study of sea lions. He believes sea lions also can provide clues to what other chemicals from the ocean can harm man as man comes to depend more on the ocean as a source of food. "The sea lion is at the end of Mate spent much of his time counting seals at Simpson Reef and other spots along the Oregon Coast to further his studies of seal migrations. Simpson Reef is a popular breeding and loafing place for seals, as many as 1,000 at a time. Mate got to know many of the sea lions by their cuts and markings.

There are two kinds of sea lions on the Oregon Coast. The Northern sea lion, which is around 4 yards long and weighs a ton, breeds along the entire Pacific Coast. The California sea lion, 2 yards- long and 600 pounds in weight, breeds in Mexico and California. Then the, males swim north. Mate has followed the migrations along the Oregon Coast but says neither he nor anybody else knows where they go from there.

He estimates they swim 3,000 miles ate our relationship with the patrons of the district, but. our executive board felt we have no choice but to protect the rights of individual teachers if this is necessar-y," she said. The district covers an area roughly from-Lincoln City to Waldport. It has sufficient operating funds to run schools until Oct. 26.

last defeat. The proposed levy this time will be $8.2 million, of which $3.5 million is outside the sixjpercent limitation. i The head of the education association said teachers believe they would no choice but to try tq protect their paychecks should the levy fail again. "We aren't trying to alien NEWPORT If voters defeat the Lincoln County school district operating levy Sept. 25, teachers are considering possible legal against the district.

Patricia Welch, president of the Lincoln County Education Association, said this week that teachers will seek a order to tie up remaining district funds should the levy fail. The budget has been cut by about $800,000 since the Cuckoo's Net r-ri -Jk filming delay HOLLYWOOD Filming of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," a novel about conditions in a mental tne iooa cnam, ana tne mer- cury ori tent gets more concentrated at each step in the chain. The ocean has con-' tained a lot of mercury for a long time. "Fish contain a lot of who eat lots of fish pave higher mercufy concentrations "Soj if we cah find out why sea lions can concentrate such large 'amounts of mercury without getting sick, it would be useful to man," Mate said. Sea lions are now protected by the federal government.

The aninxals, even for experimental hard to get. Mate hopes to be allowed to dissect a few each yearjso the organs can be examined. Mercuryiis concentrated in hair, so analysis of a sea lion's whisker can give a good idea, of how jnuch mercury his boidy contains. Malte, who comes from Illinois, is studying with the a year. He will try to get a federal grant so he could install radio transmitters in a few sea lions and then monitor 'their movements through the course of a year.

Mate spotted a few elephant seals off the southern Oregon Coast. It was the first time that these animals, which weigh 4 tons and are 20 feet long, had been seen north of California, At first, be saw four in one year. Now there are a dozen a year. "I want to find out if the same sea lions return to the same places year after year. I want to know if the pups consider their birthplace their home to which they return each year.

"In the breeding areas, there are few younger seals. What happens to themS" Mate asked. In 1970, there waan epidemic of leptospira bacteria among the California sea lions all along the coast. Mate said that this is a common disease among wild and domestic animals, and also among children who swim in rivers. It doesn't bother them tocunuch.

In September it's trickle treat The South Yamhill River near Willamina is little more than a trickle at this time of year, but it still invites anglers to try their luck. This fisherman was tantalizing the trout near Highway 22, but Capital Journal Photographer Dan Poush brought back no report of the catch. Water contracts in offing WILLAMINA A contract for work on city water improvements will be awarded in a special meeting of Willamina City Council 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Bids from nine firms were opened at a special meeting Thursday with Jack Squires, McMinnville, the apparent low bidder at $201,763.

In other business, the council: Approved the purchase of protective screening for the city hall and installation of playground equipment at the city park. Set Sept. 20 for a hearing on the proposed new zoning ordinance by Willamina Planning Commission. Denied an application for placement of a mobile home on SE Lamson Street. Agreed to let.

Parent, Teacher Association execu- tive committee use the upstairs room at City Hall or a meeting Tuesday. hospital by Oregftn author Ken Kesey, has been temporarily postponed. A spokesman for the Byr-na Co.and Fantasy Films said Thursday that scheduj-ingdiffipulties have forced postponement of the filming, originaliyvplanned now, until shortly after the end of the year. Dick Guttman, the spokesman, said the film version is still undergoing screen play adaptation and the specifics should be known by the end of September He said three men are being considered for the starring role of McMurphy. They are Jack Nicholson, Stacy Keach and James Caan.

The remainder of the cast will be determined based on the selection of the leading role, he said. The screen, play will be filmed at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem with some scenes planned in an Indian reservation. umvci auv a iuvu uiuiiciiiai Health Center on a three-year word from Mexico LC prepares for first day McMINNVILLE College will soon be opening for Linfield College faculty and students here. Head residents and counselors are now attending seminars, and most students will return to the campus Sunday and Monday. The first faculty meeting of the year will be at 8 a.m.

Monday in Northup will complete registration oh that day. Classes will begin -at 8 a.m. Tuesday. At 10 a.m. that day in Melrose Auditorium the traditional opening convocation will be held, and President Gordon C.

Bjork will give the address. There will be -an academic procession, i rvo grant, from the National Insti- i tutes of Health. The study will lead Mate also into pollutants for which sea lions! don't have a natural immunity. This phase will be even inore beneficial to man. NWBERG Newberg's Jan Erickson has probably had a rough welcome in Mexico.

The 16-year-old Newberg High School junior left here Saturday for Celaya, Mexi and are waiting for a call or letter. "We're really not worried," Mrs. Erickson says. "We think she probably was tori far away to be in any danger." But Mrs. Erickson says Jan may be frightened.

"I'm sure she's probably shaken up by it so soon after getting there." Celaya is "about 100 miles north of Mexico City, rocked Tuesday in a disastrous earthquake that has killed an estimated 1,000 persons in Central Mexico, mostly south of Mexico City. Jan's parents, Mr. and Stanley Erickson, Elliott Road, still have not heard from their daughter co, to be Newberg's ex But if was the first time, change stuaent tnis year Tl ugh the local Rotary lions had had the disease, had no immunity. inro h. "Tiere are 6,000 new chemicals each year, and many of thern end up in the ocean.

"Wte hope to be able to tell the effects of these chemicals on man by seeing their effect on seals," Mate said. The worst offenders, he believes, are. the polychlorinated biphenyls, whicp areused in plastics. These chemicals have been found in polar bears in the Arctic and in-seals in the Sea lions never go into fres water. They get their drinkin water from their food.

Th disease gave them an intense thirst that drove them into AHiarcuc. work on the sea lions will enable us to see tomorrow's environmental problems," MatVsaid. Mate and a ahzen other marine scientists now are on a US; fisheries vesseljJn the Bering Sea-to studjrseals and cfa linnc Thp will Sears feUV P0ffl0 fresh water so they could have more water to drink. There were 108 bodies of sea lions found on the coast that year, of which Mate found about two-thirds. In the following year, there was more than a 70 per cent drop in the population of California sea lions along the coast.

Sea lions are hardy beasts. They have lived despite some all-out efforts to wipe them out. Thousands used to be slain each year for their oil. Many more thousands were taken for manufacture of dog food. Fishermen hated them, and some do now, because sea lions eat fish.

Oregon paid a bounty on them for msy years; For instance, Oregon paid bounties on 1,387 that were killed in 1925. Mate says the fishermen don't kill many now, but he sees some of the big beasts shot for sport at Simpson Reef. MEN'S LONG SLEEVE SPORT SHIRTS study their anatomy and physiology, and Mate will look for contaminants. Mate was graduated from Wheton, 111., High School, attended the Illinois Institute of tjechnology, and transferred to the University of Oregon. He got his bachelor of science degree in biology in 1968.

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