Summary: Part 1 (AAF-2870) Commissioner Joe Josephson introduces fellow-commissioners Joe Fitzgerald, Max Brewer and Jim Hurley. Testimony is heard from: William J. Tobin, president of the Greater Anchorage Chamber of Commerce; Alaska State Senator and former Governor of Alaska Keith H. Miller, speaking as a representative of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce; Ronald Summerville, wildlife biologist; Don Smith of Anchorage, owner and manager of the Alaska Legislative Report; and Jack Hession of Anchorage, representing the Alaska Chapter of the Sierra Club. Part 2 (AAF-2871) Mr. Hession completes his testimony and answers commissioners' questions. Testimony is then given by Walter Parker, member of both the commission's advisory committee and the Anchorage Borough Assembly, who speaks on behalf of the 10-members of the Alaska Board of Fish and Game. Part 3 (AAF-2872) Mr. Parker concludes his testimony after answering questions about the pressures of tourism on McKinley National Park. Testimony is heard from: Dr. James Matthews, director of the University of Alaska's Cooperative Extension Service, delivering a message on behalf of the Alaska Rural Development Council; Bill Wright of Anchorage; and Art Kennedy of the Alaska Section of the Society of American Foresters. Part 4 (AAF-2873) Commissioner Josephson introduces commissioners Chuck Herbert and Jim Hurley, who arrived after earlier introductions. Testimony is heard from: Carl Stormer, president of the Anchorage branch of the Alaska section of the American Society of Civil Engineers; Pete Martin of the Brooks Range Trust; John LaGrange, land coordinator for Bear Creek Mining Company, a subsidiary of Kennecott Copper Corporation; Joe Graham of the Greater Anchorage Area Borough Assembly; and business owner Sharon Cissna. Part 5 (AAF-2874) Sharon Cissna completes her testimony. Testimony is then heard from: Richard Atuk of the Bering Straits Native Corporation; Tom Meachum of Anchorage; Murray Falcon? of Seattle and New York, a two-month resident of Alaska working on the Lost River? Feasibility Study, speaking about possible devastating consequences to the Native peoples of Alaska caused by "locking up" the land they rely on for subsistence; and Barbara Winkley of Anchorage, representing the Mountaineering Club of Alaska. Part 6 (AAF-2875) Barbara Winkley completes her testimony. Testimony is then heard from: Representative Robert Hartig of Anchorage, an attorney and director of the Greater Anchorage Chamber of Commerce; Charles P. Evans, vice-president of the First National Bank of Anchorage; and Ward Gay, owner and operator of Bush Flying Service, based at Lake Hood in Anchorage, speaking about his aviation experience. James G. Dye of Anchorage, speaking on behalf of the Alaska Carriers Association, begins his testimony. Part 7 (AAF-2876) Testimony is heard from: Mr. Dye, a proponent of multiple-use concepts; Ken Hinchey, president of the Alaska Company of Anchorage and Pacific Western Lines?, also speaking in favor of multiple use designations; Henry Hickey, Alaska sales manager for the Westinghouse Electrical Supply Company; Thomas Cox?, vice-president of the Pepsi-Cola Company of Alaska; Mrs. Nienhueser?, speaking in favor of park status for the Wrangell-St. Elias and Brooks Range areas; and Sam Sandusky, division manager of the Marathon Oil Company in Anchorage. Edward G. Burton of Anchorage begins his testimony. Part 8 (AAF-2877) Edward G. Burton completes his testimony and is questioned by the commissioners. Sam Best, planning director for the Kenai Peninsula Borough, testifies, followed by Marilyn Dimmick of Ninilchick, staff member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission. Terry Brady of Anchorage, a member of the Alaska Conservation Society and of the education committee of the Fairbanks Native Association, begins his testimony. Part 9 (AAF-2878) Testimony is heard from: University of California student and Alaska Center for the Environment student Danbe Scholes, speaking against development and in favor of wilderness lands; Dan Robinson of RCA Alaska Communications (Alasacom), speaking in support of communication and transportation corridors in Alaska that will provide access across proposed public lands; and Jim Hemming of the Alaska Chapter of the Wildlife Society, speaking about the importance of maintaining all forms of habitat for various species in Alaska. Hemming's testimony ends abruptly due to recording problems. Part 10 (AAF-2879) Jim Hemming completes his testimony. Testimony is then heard from Bob Childers of Anchorage. Part 11 (AAF-2880) Testimony is heard from: Col. Marvin "Muktuk" Marston, speaking about farming in Alaska, wolf control, and the necessity for extraction of oil, timber and mineral resources to fuel Alaska's economy; Alaska Senator Willie Hensley, president of the Alaska Federation of Natives, giving testimony and answering questions of the commissioners; and miner Harold? Strandberg. Part 12 (AAF-2881) Mr. Strandberg completes his testimony. Testimony is then heard from: John Monroe, past president and current environmental chairman of the Alaska Visitors Association; and Jim Kowalsky of Fairbanks, representing Friends of the Earth in Alaska. Part 13 (AAF-2882) Jim Kowalsky completes his testimony. Testimony is then heard from: Claude Brown of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association; and Clark Engle, president of the Alaska Professional Hunters Association, speaking about the status of hunting guides in Alaska and his estimation of their professionalism. After a break, the hearing resumes with audio problems that last for only a few minutes. Testimony is heard from: Odette Foster of Anchorage; and Robert Nick of the Calista Corporation, speaking in Yupik at the request of those whom he represents. Robert Nick's comments are translated into English by Mr. Napoleon. Part 14 (AAF-2883) The testimony of Robert Nick and Mr. Napoleon is completed. Testimony is heard from: Bob Pavitt, director of planning and research for the State of Alaska in the office of Gov. Egan. Part 15 (AAF-2884) Testimony is heard from: Mr. Becker?, speaking about transportation issues and an atlas of D-2 lands; John Lanville? of the State Department of Public Works Division of Aviation, presenting an inventory of airports and landing strips in Alaska; Bill Waugaman, Jr., of the Alaska Carriers Association, speaking in support of multiple-use concepts; Harold Napoleon of a nonprofit arm of the Calista Corporation, speaking for Edward? Moran of Hooper Bay; Mr. Sharp, Anchorage city manager; and Ed Pawelek, representing the Port Mackenzie Company of Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly. Part 16 (AAF-2885) Ed Pawelek completes his testimony. Testimony is then heard from: Phil Smith, deputy director of the Rural Alaska Community Action Program; Robert W. Johnson, representing General Teamsters Local Union 959; Larry Scowcroft? and Andy Johnson of the Cook Inlet Region; Sharon Laverty; Jack Laverty of Anchorage; and Bill Crane?, North Slope district exploration supervisor for the Standard Oil Company of California. Jack Miller, president of the Alaska Chapter of Associated General Contractors, begins his testimony. Part 17 (AAF-2886) Mr. Miller completes his testimony. Testimony is then heard from: Roger Ellington of the Sealaska Corporation, speaking for John Borbridge; Mr. Swetzoff, representing the Aleut region of Alaska; and Mary Evans of Anchorage, a student at Washington State University. The public hearings are brought to a close.