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Vol. 3, No. 10 • January 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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This issue celebrates the 50th anniversaries of the
first International Geophysical Year (IGY)
and Operation Deepfreeze I



REGULAR FEATURES
President's Letter
Secretary's Letter
Membership Chair's Letter
Letters to Editors
General APS Information
Book Reviews
Movie Reviews
Obituaries

INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR (IGY)
Intro to IGY and Operation Deepfreeze I
Half-Century Perspective on the IGY
IGY Recollections
Dr. James A. Van Allen Obituary

OPERATION DEEPFREEZE I
Operation Deepfreeze I
Fresh-Caught Ensign Selected Dog Sled Driver
Historic Flight to the South Pole
Capt. Roger W. Luther Obituary

ANTARCTIC NEWS
Antarctic Notes
Due South
George Washington Gibbs, Jr.
Megaliner to the Antarctic
Measuring the Top of the Bottom of the World
Dome Dedication Remembered
South Pole Station Update

ARCTIC NEWS
Farewell to Arctic Editor
Review: A Land Gone Lonesome
BP Under Pressure
Rural Alaska: Free Heat From Venezuela
Scientists to Fake Arctic Oil Spills
Polar Star May Have Made Last Voyage
Arctic Tourism: Qualitative Comparisons
Arctic Tourism—for Athletes?
Arctic Tourism: Quantitative Overview
Collaborations from the Cretaceous
Dinosaurs of Alaska: An Update
Remains of Huge Jurassic Period Reptile
Coast Guard Divers’ Deaths Explained
Rediscovering World’s 1st Arctic Sub