U. of Alaska angers environmentalists by buying mining claims in a national park.

Reports that environmentalists are criticizing a decision by the University of Alaska's Board of Regents to buy 400 acres of nickel-rich mining claims in the Glacier Bay National Park in the southeast part of Alaska. Contention over what the university will do with the land; The concerns of people who want the land protected; Aspects of the university's deal with the Brady Glacier Trust.