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Tangible Information from the Air
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, WASHINGTON W — In the
next day or two, U.S. military
physicists will begin plucking out
of the thin air some highly tangi
ble information about the com
position and efficiency of the big
nuclear bomb the Soviet Union
exploded Monday.
The prediction of Weather Bu
reau experts that the edge of the
contaminated mass of air from
Monday’s explosion expected to
pass over the Aleutian Islands and
Alaska is of prime interest to
weaponeers.
Entirely aside from the over
riding question of radioactive con
tamination this will bring the first
~ opportunity for detailed laboratory
analysis of the various features
of the explosion.
Microscopic samples of the de
bris from the detonation, cap
tured by high flying planes can
be used to provide details not
possible in the initial, quickly
procured reports.
These first bits of information
came from seismographic stations
from highly sensitive microbrao
graph instruments which detect
abrupt changes in air pressure,
even at ranges of hundreds of
miles—and possibly from such
sources as submarine detection
and observation.
For obvious security reasons,
the military never discusses the
location of particular ships at
particular times. However, U.S.
Navy atomic submarines roam to
far distant places.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev had
included the approximate date—
the end of this month—in pro
claiming last week his intention
to test a 50-megaton bomb. The
US. Atomic Energy Commission
reported Monday’s Soviet blast
possibly was in the 50-megaton
range but more likely was 30
megatons.
Given Khrushchev’s advance
notice that a big explosion was
planned and with the knowledge
that Novaya Zemlya had been the
location of several earlier tests
in the Soviet series, it is likely
the United States made arrange
ments to procure all possible in
formation on the blast. '
Same oi the Navy’s top atomic
submarines including the huge
Triton, could 'be especially useful
on a mission to obtain data on
such an explosion.
The Triton carries elaborate
radar equipment as well as ultra
modern underwater listening
gear. The super-sensitive ears of
a submarine’s sonar system can
detect shock waves as well as
normal sounds. And radar can
pick up a cloud formation at dis
tances upward of 20(Tmiles.
Even without radar, a subma
rine could make valuable contri
bution to data-gathering. One
would be data on shock wave
transmitted through the 'water,
another on the exact time of de
tonation.
The precise time of detonation
is of major importance in ana
lysis. Certain elements produced
or realeased by the fusion and
fission processes delay over peri
ods ranging from split-seconds to
hours, days and weeks.
The microscopic particles taken
by high flying planes undergo
minute studies in laboratories.
The U.S. Air Force has used U2
jets in various parts of the world
to take air samples up to as high
as 80,000 feet altitude.
In answer to a question, the Air
Force said that there had been
no special increase in the num
ber of sampling planes patrolling
the Alaskan-Aleutian area. The
fact that a single plane can cover
extensive territory and sample a
number of layers of atmosphere
presumably means that the Air
Force believes its system in thq
Aleutian-Alaskan region is ade
quate to sample the cloud now
approaching the area from far-off
Novaya Zemlya.
Former Secty.-e® feteiosr
Seaton May Seek Governor
Post in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. UP> — Fred A.
Seaton, former Secretary of the
Interior, says he is "seriously
considering” entering the Repub
lican race for Governor of Ne
braska and expects to announce
his decision by the end of the
week.
“I consider the governorship of
one’s own state just about the
greatest honor that can come to
anybody,” Seaton said in a state
ment.
This was the first public dis
closure of Seaton’s thinking about
his political future since he left
the cabinet with the change of
administrations.
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Dr. Theo Norfcy
Disagrees Schools
Will Be in the Red
ANCHORAGE 0P> — Commis
sioner of Education Dr. Theo J.
Norby said here yesterday he has
to disagree with the prediction
that the 29 school districts in
Alaska will be in the red nearly
$700,000 this year.
Scratching figures on note
paper, he came up wi|h a rough
estimate of $218,000 in the red.
“I don’t intend to stand on this
figure,” he said, “because we don’t
have enough information at pre
sent to know.”
The Anchorage Independent
School District Board and admin
istration members claimed this
week they are already cutting
back on necessary expenditures.
If state aid does not ccvte by
January, they predicted the situ
ation would be serious.
To give relief, Norby sn'd he
expects to apportion the $257,000
contingency fund to state school
districts about Dec. 1. He de
clined comment, howevea, on
whether he would support the
resolution reuesting a supple
mental appropriation of $700,000
from the 1962 State Legislature.
The school districts drafted a
resolution at a recent Fairbanks
meeting that a deficiency of $955,
644 exists. Included in the figure
is a contingency fund of $257,195
which the Commissioner has as a
buffer. Therefore, the actual
amount school districts claim they
need is $698,469.
School districts claimed they
were in trouble in 1959-60, Norby
said, and it turned out that funds
allocated by the state were suf
ficient.
Oh the basis of previous ex
perience, Norby expects that
about 1,600 fewer students will
enroll throughout the state than
predicted this year. Each student
costs the state about $300. There
fore, school districts have over
estimated their needs by about
$480,000, he said.
When asked if he agrees with
the enrollment prediction of An
chorage—which is claimed to be
accurate within two per cent—
Norby answered, “I can’t say. En
rollment predictions can -be taken
different ways. I have to look at
' this as a state program and I
don’t want to get Involved with
local districts.”
“My philosophy is that there j
should be sufficient funds made
available to meet allowable items
as outlined by laws and regula
tions.”
The Anchorage School District
said it was shocking that the re
quest for a supplemental appro
priation was tabled by the State
Board of Education until Decem
ber. It was stated that estimates
are as accurate now as they will
be in December.
Norfcy’s answer was that mere
accurate figures will be available
in December. Seventy per cent
of the budget depends on teach
ers’ salaries, he said, which must
be analyzed mere carefully than
they have at present.
Norby is in Anchorage to at
tend the Alaska Education Assn.
Convention.
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