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Space Smog Might Hamper Astronauts Kf DOUGLAS OILTZ United Prtti International Los Angeles (UPO Amer ica's astronauts could die of "space smoj," according to one of the nation s leading bioastronautic scientists. This chilling possibility was advanced by Dr. Thomas B. Weber, who said: "A tightly-sealed capsule in outer space might be turned into a death chamber by a smog of contaminants emitted from the astronaut's own body." He said these contaminants might become lethal during an extended period of time in the closed "trap-line" atmos phere of manned interplane tary probes and long-duration space stations. The more men in the spaceship, the more deadly it could become. "This looms as possibly the most pressing problem we face in preparing for future deep space travel," Weber said. "Space smog would be 100 times worse than the smog plaguing Los Angeles." Weber said that whereas smog in the earth's atmos phere is continually circu lated, a confined spaceship would surround man with "a hostile environment of a vacuum" that would breed a lethal concentration of "space smog." Long Space Trip On a long space trip, Weber said, a number of chemicals from the body such as meth ane, acetone and ammonia "could tear up the liver or dehabilitate the lungs." A lethal dosage of "space smog" could come from the astro naut's breath, saliva, sweat and other functions. , "As man enters space his bacteria will accompany him," the scientist said. "For example, the skin bac teria could decompose many of the materials exuded through the skin and produce sizable amounts of such con taminants as organic acids. "New unsuspected toxicants of high concentration prob ably would enter the space craft's atmosphere." Weber said that, as of now, there are almost no original investigations to be found on toxic hazards in manned space environmental systems. What is needed first, he said, is identification of the con taminants and then a means of removing those that could cause trouble. . "I have been studying this crucial problem for six years and have so far found at least 400 different materials the human body gives off," he said. He added that 80 per cent of these possess a poten tial of being or becoming deadly. React With Each Other "In the spacecraft's atmos phere they might not only ac cumulate but could react with one another into a contami nant 100 times more toxic than either in its original state," Weber said. Weber, a former U.S. Air Force scientist at the Aero space Medical center at Brooke Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex., is one of the nation's few authorities on space toxicants. He recently became manager of bioastro nautics for Beckman Instru ments, Inc. "Russia is way ahead of us In simulated space studies in volving toxicants and our lack of experience in this field could be a major roadblock when we try to embark on manned flights to the plan ets." Weber said. He said the seriousness of "space smog" has not yet arisen with astronauts because flights to date, such as those In Mercury capsules, have not been long enough for 111 effects. SZCTION B Medford PAGES 1 to Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 6, 1963 J9 MA 22 1 Mo-u-ia . MIL II 5 4-14-16-W -32-901 60-71-7? CANCft . W Yfc-37-39. 5d NL55-59-81-891 IfO AUG 13 V,51-J3-5M vmoo AUG 24 SOT. 22 J- 6- .-4j W-59-85-861 -By CLAY I- POLLAN- Your Daly Acftvtry Gvrot JK According to Iht Start. To develop message for Thursday, read xds corresponding to numbers of your Zodt JC birth sign. KK. 11 OCT. 23 iW-66-73 J.! 1L 2 foiki 3 Dor, I 'Be 5 Potinc 6&Y 7 Conserve And Vou 10 Your 11 Spok I? 3aucM 13 Jo 14 Ain' 15 Slob, Mv 16 Someoot's l7O0CKlt 18 Set 21 Telronc 22 Srubborr. 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It n-tino-cari 170-76-79-44WJ fit HA Mil .n 1629.74 American Samba Is Now Tourist Haven By CHARLES BERNARD United Press International Pago Fago, American Sa-mpa-iUPft-Anyone who visited rundown American Samoa as little as two years ago would find it hard to believe that to day this former slum of the South Pacific is being polish ed into one of the tourist jew els of Polynesia. The U.S. taxpayer can lake pride in the fact his millions being belatedly spent are pro viding the financial push in American Samoa. But Sa moa's 21.000 natives under the sometimes prodding guid ance of a quiet-spoken .but tough-minded governor are developing the "do-it-your self" program that bodes well for their future. . From 1900, when the Unit ed States took possession of American Samoa's 766 square mile island community, the place was allowed to slowly decay until Governor H. Rex Lee stepped into the picture 18 months ago. Financing Facelifting Lee figures the $22.5 mil lion Congress is expected to have appropriated by the end of 1963 will be almost enough to give American Samoa the physical; medical and educa tional, facelifting it has. need ed for many years.., within the next two years Lee is confident a develop ment company, financed by private funds of Samoan .vil lages, will have a 100-room hotel in operation to attract the "carriage trade" type of visitor. In anticipation of this Pan American World Airways already has made American Samoa's new jet runway a weekly 707 jet stop on its South Pacific route between the United States and Aus tralia. Panam's landing fees, alone, should run to excess of $50,000 income to the Samoan government annually. Lee in the past 18 months has caused a host of new public buildings to be erect ed, the first major construc tion in American Samoa since before World War II. He has built the jet runway, a hard surfaced road from one end of the main island of Tutuila to the other, added wheals and is building a medical center. , " Educational Television By the time the hotel is in operation, Lee is deter mined to have American Sa moa equipped with educa tional television, and have e r a d I c ated by vaccination mosquito-borne filarlasis, the dread disease of the tropics which swells its victims' arms, limbs and vital organs to balloon size. Gone will be the outhouses which now mar the otherwise beautiful shore line of Pago Pago harbor and in their places a modern new sewage system. In an Interview with UPI, Lee looked back on his ar rival as governor 18 months earlier. He said until he saw Samoa he had not "been aware of the fact the place had been neglected as. long as it had been. "We had 300 Samoan school teachers, many of whom had the equivalent of only a first or second grade education. We were turning down two-thirds of our children who wanted to and should have gone to high school. We hadn't ever really touched on the funda mental medical problems of the people. Ready for Conference "In 10 years the U.S. Con gress had appropriated $1.2 million altogether. The year before I got here Samoa got $2 million and when I ar rived I had a $5 million ap propriation for the year, mainly to get the community ready to receive the South Pa cific Commission Conference which was held in Pago Pago last summer." Lee said "three weeks after I got here I wired for another $3 million and followed that up with a flying visit to Washington where I told my story to the Senate Deficiency A p p ropriations Committee." As a result, Lee - a career service Department' of Inte rior executive who knows his way around the nation's capi tal - got $9.5 in 1961 and has received $13 million for fiscal 1962. He said "this will be the last big budget year" necessary. Lee said the money spent by the American taxpayer and the self-help efforts on the pari of the Samoan chiefs and their people show prom ises of spreading throughout the South Pacific as gains for U.S. prestige and help for approximately one million other native populations liv ing in Samoa's area of influence. KITCHEN SHEARS Used New York -flJFH- The most used kitchen utensil is neither the coffee pot nor the bread knife. It's the kitchen shears, reports the National Notion association. Cigarette Makers Held Responsible Tallahassee, Fla. - OTD -The Florida Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that cigar ette manufacturers can be held liable for Injuries or death resulting from use of their products. The opinion was given in a $250,000 damage suit filed against the American Tobacco Co. by the widow of a man who died from lung cancer. Tn urinniv Mrs. Edwih Green Sr., claimed her hus band's fatal disease was caused by the firm's cigar ettes. Th nnininn was reaucsted hv the U.S. Fifth Circuit r-.,-t nr Annual in New Or v-wuii - -1 ' r leans and will be considered when the court rehears me rase. In an earlier ruling on Mrs. Green's plea the appeals ..,,.- irrMd with a lower that the tobacco firm could not be held liable for Green's death. But the appeals court agreed to rehear the case and asked the state court for an interpretation of Florida law. SAVE FOR THE FUTURE Just as the industrious beaver plans for the winter ahead, wise people save tor retirement income, their children's education or tor a better way of life. Regular deposits in a sav ings account at The Oregon Bank are fully insured as they grow. Plan for your future at The Oregon Bank. . EAGER A.U- OTP II lOI e TO SERVE YOU: Obank(ii) PORTLAND litf MeifetR 701 I. JkIuor Si. fteeiie Vtller 110 Cevrf St. W-br r-C'H Ocooti In.gnnc, Cerp ne Federal Bcrvt Sytttm : t r.. 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