Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Search the Archive

Alaska / Tongass National Park #313706

CBS Evening News for Wednesday, Nov 04, 1987
View other clips in this broadcast →

Material supplied by VTNA may be used for educational analysis or research only. Any editing, reproduction, publication, rebroadcast, public showing or public display may be prohibited by copyright laws.

(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(Tongass National Park, AK: Terry Drinkwater) Govt. battle over cutting down trees in Tongass National Park reported [Envtlist. Bart KOEHLER - discusses government money being used to cut trees down.] Govt. subsidies discussed. [John HANDLE - says he needs the logging job.] Japanese purchases mentioned. [US Forest Service Dave MORTON - says the timber is old and generally rotten.] Small portion of forest said being harvested. [Envtlist. Richard NELSON - says that is not true.] [AK Loggers Association Don FINNEY - says this business is a good investment for the government] Congress possibly cutting subsidies noted. [Pulp mill manager Frank ROPPEL - says the government needs to honor contracts.] Possible outcome of situation discussed.

Reporter(s):
Drinkwater, Terry;
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:03:20

Note to sponsor members: The Vanderbilt Television News Archive video player requires a modern operating system and browser to work properly. If you are experiencing playback problems, check the minimum requirements and adjust your setup accordingly. After adjustments, if you continue to experience problems, please contact us.

Welcome! Above is the abstract of the item that you're interested in viewing from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive's collection. You have three options if you'd like to view this item:

  • You may request a loan of this video by registering on our website and placing an order.
  • You may visit the Television News Archive on the Vanderbilt campus to view on-site from the Archive's collection.
  • If you are associated with a college or university, you may ask your library if they would like to become a sponsor, which would give students and faculty at your institution the ability to view items from our collection.

If you believe that you are associated with a sponsoring college or university and have received this message in error, please let us know.