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An orphaned bear cub flies to a new home, Bush pilots bring life-saving medical machinery to a remote village; record snowfall threatens to close down Anchorage airport for Thanksgiving and the U.S. Army prepares for airborne warfare in the Arctic.
An orphaned bear cub flies to a new home, Bush pilots bring life-saving medical machinery to a remote village; record snowfall threatens to close down Anchorage airport for Thanksgiving and the U.S. Army prepares for airborne warfare in the Arctic.
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