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San Diego - Sea World, 1975-1977

 File — Box: 738, Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10

Scope and Contents

Copies of corresp., memos, news articles & Congressional Hearings and Reports. Examples are: Stapled packet containing corresp. from John M. Barbieri (Manager, Public Affairs, Sea World, Inc.) & Congressman Wilson’s response re/ S. 1522 & H.R. 4740 & copies of Daily Digest (p. S12144, 7/18/77), Congressional Record-Senate (pp. S12147-48, 7/18/77), Report No. 95-336 (95th Cong., 1 Sess.) “Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 Authorization,” Calendar No. 174, H.R. 4740 (95th Cong., 1st Sess.) “A Bill to Increase the appropriation authorization for fiscal year 1978,” Senate Calendar No. 150, Report No. 95-177 (95th Cong., 1st Sess.) & S. 1522, Calendar No. 150... “A Bill to increase the appropriations authorization for fiscal year 1977 and 1978....;” 1 copy of Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries House of Representatives... [94th Cong., 2d Sess.) on Save the Great Whales--H.J. Res. 923 [4/30/76] ...Killer Whales-H.R. 12460, H.R. 12646, S. 3130 [5/4/76] ...Tuna-Porposie Amendments--H.R. 13865, H.R. 13883 [5/20,21,& 24/76] ... Serial No. 94-29; corresp. from Frank A. Powell, Jr. (Sea World, Inc.) & Congressman Wilson’s reply (Aug.-Sept. 1976) re/ “Annual Gold Pass for admission to Sea World parks at San Diego, Aurora, Ohio or Orlando, Florida” presented to Congressman Wilson; copy of letter from Congressmen Robert L. Leggett & Edwin B. Forsythe to Congressman Wilson (5/19/76) re/ information on hearings before the Subcommittee for H.R. 13865; 1 copy of “Committee Print, May 18,1976, 94th Congress 2d Session H.R.....A Bill to Amend Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972” (7 pages) & Memorandum re/ “Draft put together at Leggett’s request;” 1 copy of 1 page Environmental Study Conference, “Special Alert Briefing for Members and Staff on Legislation to Overturn Court Ban on Porposie Killing” (5/20/76); 1 copy of new release (5/11/76) from the Committee for Humane Legislation, Inc. & 1 copy of U.S. District Court Judge Charles Richey’s “Declaratory Judgment and Order” enjoining commercial fisherman re/ the tuna-porposie controversy; 1 copy of Committee for Humane Legislation, Inc., Annual Report 1975; 2 photocopies of news items -- “Judge Orders Tuna Fishing that Kills Porpoises Halted” (Washington Post, 5/12/76) & “Court Unfair to Fishermen” (editorial, San Diego Union, 5/14/76); copy of letter from Jack G. Broward (Sea World, Inc.) to Congressman Wilson re/ Mr. Boward’s appreciation of the support and asssistance his corporation has received from Wilson and the need for “Leggett and his subcommittee to distinguish between the animal display industry and tuna fishermen as they deliberate the Marine Mammal Protection Act;” 2 copies of “Statement of Cong. Bob Wilson (R. Calif.) Before the House Fisheries and Wildlife Subcommittee Regarding Killer Whales” (5/4/76)--”In my view, this bill caters to the few at the expense of the many. If passed, it would preclude forever any further display of these magnificent animals;” stapled packet of corresp. from Congressman Wilson, Jack G. Broward (Sea World, Inc.) & Frank A. Powell, Jr. (Senior VP & Gen. Manager, Sea World, Inc.) (Mar.-May 1976) re/ Mr. Powell’s account of Sea World’s attempts to acquire killer whales from Puget Sound; stapled copies of corresp. (5/76) from Jack G. Broward & Milton C. Shedd (Chairman of the Board, Sea World, Inc.) & photocopy of “Rethinking the Politics of Ecology” (Los Angeles Time, 5/16/76); stapled packet of containing photocopies of letters from Frank A. Powell, Jr., C.D. Hepler (Publisher, Reader’s Digest) & Governor Daniel J. Evans (State of Washington) (3/76) re/ the controversy over the capture of Orcas in the Pudget Sound; stapled copies of Wilson office memorandum, letters from Jack G. Broward & Frank A. Powell, Jr. (Mar.-May 1976) re/ Sea World attempts to acquire killer whales from Puget Sound; 2 letters from Frank S. Todd (Corporate Curator of Birds, Sea World) (10/10/75) re/ thanking Wilson & his asst., Ed. Tarrar, for their assistance in meeting with the Dept. of Agriculture; stapled copies of corresp. from Nathaniel P. Read (Asst. Sec. for Fish & Wildlife & Parks, Dept. of Interior) & Congressman Wilson’s responses (10/75) re/ Wilson’s suggestion that Mr. Reed visit Sea World in San Diego.

Dates

  • created: 1975-1977

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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