Alaska Sends Tons of Salmon to Its Neighbor
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Workers loaded 10,000 pounds of canned pink salmon onto a Soviet jet, a gift from Alaska to its western neighbor to celebrate the victory of democracy in Moscow.
Gov. Walter J. Hickel greeted the Aeroflot jet Sunday night as it pulled into Anchorage International Airport to pick up the first shipment.
He told the two pilots that Alaska wants to help the Soviet people. But the fish-lift was practical as well: Millions of excess pink salmon are being destroyed in Prince William Sound because of huge fish runs and weak markets.
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