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53rd Year Medfokd Price 10 Cents Tribune 2nd SECTION MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1959 Pages 1-6 Russia Expected To Have Two Men in Space by Summer Akron. Ohio -(Science Serv ice)- The Russians will have a two-man satellite in orbit by summer, Dr. Fred Singer, physics professor at the Uni versity of Maryland, has pre dicted. Such an achievement would have small military, but great propaganda value, Dr. Singer told the Americans for Demo cratic Action here. To counter act expected Soviet propa Weather Bureaus Plan To Measure Discomfort Index Washington -(Science Service)- Many U.S. Weather Bu reau offices will this summer for the first time report the "discomfort index" on an ex perimental basis. The discomfort index is a combined measure of the tem perature and relative humidi ty. It is the weatherman's modern version of the old say ing, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity." Differinq Reaction Although every person has a differing reaction to the heat and humidity, Earl C. Thom. a Weather Bureau climatoloeist here, has cal culated the discomfort index based on averages. Index figures will enable managers of all kinds of buildings to judge when they should turn on their air conditioners, and public utilities to judge the power load therefore re quired. The discomfort index is the figure 15 added to four-tenths of the sum of the dry and wet bulb thermometer readings. Ordinary household thermom eters are dry bulb instru ments. Wet bulb ones measure the air's ability to hold mois-1 ture. The discomfort index reaches 75, which many per sons find oppressive, when the temperature is 75 degrees Fahrenheit and the relative humidity is 100 per cent. It is also 75 when the tempera ture is 80 degrees and the rela tive humidity 60 per cent, or the temperature is 85 degrees and the relative humidity 30 per cent. Thom, who invented the term, "discomfort i n d e x," estimates that in the summer about 10 per cent of the popu lation will be uncomfortable even before the index reaches 70. When it passes 75, more than half will be uncomfort able. At 79, all persons will be uncomfortable, and many will be acutely miserable. ganda after being the first to place men in space, he urged the U.S. to ensure before the event that its impact will not be misused. Called Inevitable This could be done, Dr. Singer said, by informing "the world, and especially the U.S. public, that a manned satellite is inevitable,' that the Russians are likely to be first, but that it has hardly any military significance." He suggested it could, how ever, give the Russians a tre mendous military superiority complex that would then create conditions ripe for war." The physicist called for an intensified approach to manned satellites by the U.S. He said that for both psy chological and prestige pur poses, the U.S. should put a man into orbit at the earliest possible date, irrespective of when the Russians succeed in their efforts. Dr. Singer suggested that the Russians may have made "very serious mistakes ... in planning their ballistic missile program." Because they laid out their program before con ception of the H-bomb, they are now saddled with a rocke.t much larger than needed to deliver the necessary explo sive power. Potential To Retaliate The great variety of mobile, although short - range, rockets possessed by the U.S. gives us a virtually "indestructible po tential to retaliate and, hope fully, to deter." Since the Russians cannot hope to cripple the U.S. abili ty to retaliate in case of at tack, Dr. Singler said, the situation appears to be head ing for a stand-off. However, these missiles cannot prevent an attack. He said the U.S. would have to rely on the premise that the Russian lead ers are "rational and logical, and know that in event of war, they would also be des troyed." Dvrno Introduces Steelhead Bill Salem-dTQ-A bill to make steelhead a game fish has been introduced in the Ore gon Senate by Sen. Edwin R. Durno (R-Medford) and others. Such a bill has failed in past sessions. If it were to become law commercial fishing for steel head would be prohibited. Washington-UPD-The Senate has confirmed the promotion of Rear Adm. Hyman G Rickover, the Navy's nuclear submarine expert, to the rank of vice admiral. SWTVELING HER HEAD to one side in an attempt to avoid picture, champagne blonde Belle Ingram, 19-year-old Roanoke, Va., beauty, is taken into custody near Las Vegas, Nev., where police said she robbed the First Na tional Bank of $2,000. Det. Mike Winger (1) and Det. Ray Gubser arrested her with $1,761, much of it marked money, in a bus headed for Reno. She fled the bank in a waiting taxi, took the bus, but was caught at Indian Springs, Nev. Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins In Flight, Terns Don't Look To Left or Right. Bui Down Most birds characteristical ly fly with the head on a more or less level line with the body. They can and do look to the right or left or momentarily downward, but usually they are looking in the direction of their flight. Exception to this rule is the very interesting family of water birds known as terns; their bills always point down ward. They are swift, graceful flyers, often swerving in wide arcs; in a flight that resembles that of the swallow. The terns often are found in company with the gulls, al though they are not related to them in any way. But they willingly nest together if selection of nesting sites co incide. Rapid Flight The tern's flight is very rapid and his dives into the water for small fish are in variably effective. These dives often plunge him completely under but he reappears and immediately launches himself into the air again. One of his most distinguishing marks is the forked tail and mantle of pale pearl blue on the white body. There are many varieties. The Roseate Tern, with a pink tinge on his breast, is common on the Florida east coast. The Arctic Tern is one of the most traveled of all birds. Their migration takes them from pole to pole on long year ly pilgrimages. It is believed that this bird travels 3,000 miles a month in following the sun from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back again the following season. The terns are very solicitous of a fallen comrade, hovering for long intervals over one of their number who has been hurt or killed, flying away at last reluctantly with many a backward look. Often they will return to the scene of the accident several days later and fly repeatedly over the spot, still retaining in their alert brains, the memory of one who flies no more. Nest Simple Cavity The nest is a simple cavity in the sand, occasionally with a bit of seaweed for a lining, with three greenish - white, brown splotched eggs. -The father tern assists in in cubation and willingly carries food to the nestlings. An area of 10 square feet may have as many as 50 nests, all the fami lies living harmoniously to gether. If in among them, there is a pelican or gull, there seems to be no objection offered. When they are not nesting or feeding they can be seen in company of "black skim mers," one of their closest relatives, all sitting quietly on exposed sand flats, facing into the wind and watching the tide ebb away from the land. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1959) Balloons have been used to support a hemispherical alum inum building during construction. The Family Council Editor's not: The Fmll Council consists ot m Judge a psychiatrist,! three clergymen, a newspaper editor a women's editor and two writers. I Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does ! not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt ' with by responsible agencies and counselors. Debbie F. - His brother is trying to hurt me. , Howard F. - I can't refuse to contribute to mother's sup port Debbie ' F. - My husband and I have been married three years and have no children yet, but we are planning to have a family. I am working and I have been working for the past six years. My husband's brother is a bachelor and has been very successful in business. He has always disliked me, and I think he is trying to hurt me by suddenly demanding that my husband contribute half to the support of their widow ed mother. He has been able to support her on his own in the past without taking the smallest cut in his luxurious style of living. If I weren't working we would have no. savings at all, and the cut in my husband's income for his mother's sup port would be serious. I feel that his brother has no right to take my hard-earned money for the support of my mother-in-law. Howard F. - Debbie is right in one respect. My brother seems to be out to make life difficult for me ever since I got married. He has been hint ing around for some time about this support business al though in the past he never even mentioned it. Fred could easily support three mothers Control on Oil Imports Ordered By Eisenhower Washington -IUPD- President Eisenhower Tuesday ordered mandatory controls on im ports of crude, unfinished and finished oil products. The new order replaces a system of voluntary import controls which expired at mid night last night. Domestic pro ducers complained the volun tary program failed and forced them to cut back their own production. Imports Under Order ' Capt. ' Matthew V. Carson, who will administer the new program, said it provides that, starting today, no crude or un finished oils may be imported into the United States unless by authorization of the secre tary of interior. ' Effective April 1, he said, no finished products, includ ing residual oil used for burn ing, may be imported except by government authorization. Carson said finished prod ducts such as gasoline and jet fuel will be limited to 1957 levels. The program should substantially decrease the amount of oil and oil products imported into this country in the past. Canada has five species of hickory trees, all growing east of Manitoba. and still live well on his in come - with no family to think about. On the other hand, I'm in no position to refuse when he asks me to contribute. After all, she is my mother too and if he weren't so wealthy I would have had to contribute to this support years ago. As a result of the fact that Fred was successful in busi ness, I was able to get my education without having to worry about my mother. I just can't give no for an answer. The Council: Debbie's idea that her brother-in-law is dip ping into her pocketbook for support of his mother is all wrong. The opposite is true. He has saved her pocketbook while he undertook the full responsibility for the mother. Whether or not Debbie is working and whether or not Howard's brother is a million aire, Howard owes a certain responsibility to an aged par ent. If Fred were perfectly willing to assume the full re sponsibility, things might be a bit easier for Howard. But since Fred feels otherwise, Howard has no morally prop er alternative to the act of forking over his share. We also think Debbie's and Howard's easy evaluation of Fred's position is objection able. It is quite possible that bachelor brother doesn't plan to remain a bachelor forever and would like to save for his own family. It is also pos sible that he has had business reverses. It is also possible that he finds necessary com pensation for his lonely life in his "luxurious style of liv ing." It is also possible that he would like to retire early or to take an extended travel vacation. One more possibility is that Fred may think it is time his kid brother acknowledged the fact that he has a responsibili ty toward their mother. Fred may have gotten tired of car rying this burden and of re ceiving little or no recogni tion for the service. Neither Debbie nor Howard has the least right to be peev ed on this score. Fred deserves a word of gratitude for all he has done until now. (Copyright 1959, General Features Corp.) LIVE A LITTLE! Get money at "MONEYLAND" A WVJSCTt OF PACIFIC (PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL' prompt, courteous personal loans and new or ttsed car financing 16 S. Central Ph. SP 3-5308 V Jim Elbert. Manager Open Daily 9 A.M.-5 P.M. Mondays Till 8 P.M. Closed Saturday! 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