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TESTIMONY 

 of 



DONALD LANCASTER 



MY NAME IS DONALD LANCASTER. : I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF SITKA, 

 ALASKA FOR TWO YEARS, TEN MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED AT ALASKA 

 PULP CORPORATION AS A GENERAL MECHANIC FOR THE SAME LENGTH OF 

 TIME. MY WIFE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AT ALASKA PULP FOR TWO YEARS, 

 SEVEN MONTHS, WORKING IN PRODUCTION. 



I HAVE HELPED WITH SEVERAL ACTIVITIES OF A.L.P.E.R.A. (ALASKA 

 PULP CORPORATION EMPLOYEE RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION). MY WIFE AND 

 I ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A HOUSE IN SITKA, BECAUSE WE FEEL 

 IT'S HOME FC« US. WE'VE LIVED IN A LOT OF TOWNS IN SEVERAL 

 STATES AND WANT TO SETTLE DOWN AND MAKE SITKA OUR HOME FROM NOW 

 ON. WE BOTH LIKE THE AREA AND THE PEOPLE REAL WELL. I ENJOY THE 

 RECREATIONAL AREA IT HAS TO OFFER, SUCH AS FISHING AND HiniTING. 

 I THINK ALASKA IS A BEAUTIFUL STATE. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE HERE 

 TO LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE. IF I WAS TO LOOSE MY JOB I WOULD STAY IN 

 ALASKA AND LOOK FOR OTHER WORK, ALONG WITH 300 OR MORE OTHER 

 PEOPLE. IF I COULDN'T FIND ADEQUATE WORK I WOULD BE FORCED TO GO 

 ON WELFARE. 



I FEEL THAT IF THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS WOULD TAKE HALF THE MONEY 

 THEY ARE USING TRYING TO FORCE ALASKA PULP CORPORATION TO CLOSE 

 DOWN AND USE IT TO COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT WOULD ADEQUATELY 

 SATISFY ALL PARTIES THEN EVERYONE WOULD COME OUT AHEAD. 



IF CONGRESS WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON IN S.E. ALASKA 

 THEY WOULD REALIZE WHAT COULD HAPPEN. THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF 



