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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, January 25, 1992                   TAG: 9201250239
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-12   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

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FOREST SERVICE: OWL WORTH 20,700 JOBS

The U.S. Forest Service issued its final environmental analysis on the northern spotted owl Friday, saying the protection plan it prefers would cost the Northwest 20,700 jobs.

In an effort to help save the threatened owl from extinction, the preferred plan would cut back logging in the region's national forests to less than half the average over the past four years.

But the preferred plan is only one of five options outlined in the environmental impact statement ordered by U.S. District Judge William Dwyer in Seattle. Agriculture Secretary Ed Madigan will review the alternatives and make a final decision next month on which to adopt. - Associated Press

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