Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1963)
Si ;B MONDAY. AUGUST 19. 19G3 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Malfunction in Oceanography If !! it : r n ComxDiress Ejiitor'i, notei ThU i ih la ! of H ulielei on . governments ..venture into lhe field ef octanograpny By A. ROBERT SMITH, i Mail Tribune Washington ' Correspondent Washington - A m e r i c as long - range program 10 in tensify oceanographic research to beat the Soviets to the bottom of the sea in the broad est sense is in distress. It's not because the federal oceanography program is be ing deliberately torpedoed but apparently because, like the ill '-fated submarine Thresh er, it is jeopardized by mal functioning in critical parts. j')One malfunction is evident '6rT Capitol Hill. Congress on the one hand has been passing bills which exhort the Presi dent to undertake a compre hensive, long - term oceano graphic program; but Con gress, on the other hand, has been chopping millions of dol-1 jars from President Kcnneay s oceanographic budget which was to Implement sucn a com prehensive program. 1 tike exploration in outer ipaca. oceanographic ex ploration in the inner space of the deep oceans is a rel- '' .lively new concept to Con gress. President . Kennedy hat aeked Congress for . funds to more than double the government's effort in both fields. After assuming office in 1961, Kennedy sent , .Congress a special message I on oceanography to support his request for a f 106 mil lion program. He saidi : , ., Knowledge of the oceans is more than a matter of cur iosity. Our very survival may hinge upon it. Although un derstanding of our marine en vironment and maps of the ocean floor would afford to our military forces a dem onstrable advantage, we have thus iar neglected oceanogra phy. We do not have adequate charts of more than one or two per cent of the oceans. , . "The seas also offer a wealth of nutritional resourc es. They already are a prin rlnal source of oroteln. Thev can nrovlde manv times the current food supply if we but learn to garner and husband this self-renewinc? larder . . . "Mineral resources on land Will ultimately reach their limit. But the oceans hold untapped sources of such bas ic minerals as salt, potassium end magnesium in virtually limitless quantities. We will be able to extract additional elements from sea water, such as manganese, nickel, cobalt and other elements known to abound on the ocean floor, as soon as the processes are developed to make it econom ically feasible. "To predict, and perhaps some day to control, changes in weather and climate is of the utmost importance to man everywhere. These changes are controlled to a large and yet unknown extent by what happens in the ocean. Ocean and atmosphere work togeth er in a still mysterious way to determine our climate.' Ad ditional research is necessary to Identify the factors in this interplay. "These are some of the rea sons which compel us to em bark upon a national effort in oceanography." Congress offered no bas lc quarrel with this staled ' objective. It g.ve Kennedy 101 million of the $106 million he asked for ocean : ography that year. - - Mimmir. San. Warren G. Magnuaon (D-Wash.) be came a vocal champion of intensified oceanographic 'research after conducting extensive hearings in the . Senate Commerce commit .. lee of which be is chairman. 1 Magnuaon in July, 1961, brought from hit committee a bill to authorise a 10-year oceanographic buildup of research ships and shore fa cilities. Opponents charged that the cost, of the Magnuson bill, es timated at $691.5 million over 10 years, was excessive in view of other defense expend itures. They also noted that the government agencies said the bill wasn't necessary be cause authority in law al ready existed to carry out such program. Magnuson claim ed the bill would give them "legislative guidance" and the Senate passed the bill SO to 32. -. The Jlouse buried, Magnu spn'a bill and last year pass ey one of its own to create a National Oceanographic Council to develop and co ordinate a long range ocean ography program. me House bill didn't men tion how much, if any, should be spent, except for adding a 119,000 appointee to the 'White House staff to assist the President's science advi sor in oceanography. Kenne dy pocket vetoed It without explanation. Magnuson says he conferred with Kennedy at the lime and agreed the veto was tunable fate for this laUv-t meaningless bill. ..Anew bill, with administra tion backing, was approved a few weeks ago by the House Merchant Marine and Fish eries committee. It declares that it is U.S. policy "to de velop, encourage and main tain a coordinated, compre hensive and long - range na tional program in oceanogra phy for the benefit of man kind, defense against attack from the oceans, and opera tion of our own surface and subsurface naval forces with maximum efficiency, rehabil itation of our commercial fisheries, and increased utili zation of these and other re sources.":' , , '! ' : . Moreover, this bill says "furtherance of this policy requires that adequate pro vision be made for continu ing - systematic research. ; ( 1 ' ' ' 0 IHMHMMei3A K ,i'H lift 'i ,...! i Tfcl MMWOIi e 1 FAREWELL PARTY Retiring after 15. .years as stenographer for. the real estate., ; and escrow department of the Mcdford branch of the First National Bank, Mrs. Fern Dow was honored by fellow employees Thursday, A gift of a tea cart was presented PORK & BEANS TEASDAIE In Tomato FISHER'S BISKIT MIX C & H CANE SUGAR A & P OR KROGERS BRAND CRUSHED PINEAPPLE CARNATION CREAMERY BUTTER OVEN FRESH WHITE BREAD JORGENSEN'S-AU FLAVORS ICE MILK JORGENSEN'S MELLORINE ... . ...... HAILEYS-GRAPE DRINK OR ORANGE DRINK SKIPPY .,..,. DOG FOOD McLEODS GOLDEN HONEY CAMPBELL'S CAiine io-oi. wurg t limit S, oleeie VJ ESeliuic&CQinift To studies and surveys of the ocean and its resources, and of the total marine environ ment, the development of new and improved tech n i q u e s, instruments, or equipment for oceanograph ic research and surveys, the education and training of scientists and technicians through a sustained and ef fective program, and en couragement of internation al cooperation in marine research and surveys in the national interest." The bill would require the President to develop such a program . by assigning vari o u s oceanographic duties among federal agencies. Ken nedy has done this. . : . . The bill would require the president to report to Con gress each February on the to her. Shown above, left to right, preparing to cut a cake are Dick Payne, real estate officer of the local branch, Mrs. Dow, and Robert Ross, vice president and general man ager of the Mcdford branch. 2j!!s j FRESH Ground Beef 3 y int Pint P l Carton general status of the ocean ography effort, the amount of funds Congress should appro priate for marine sciences for each federal agency, and fu ture plans including any new legislation required to meet the national oceanographic goals. Such an annual appraisal could provide a meaningful pioture if it were candid enough to point up shortcom ings as well as advances. For example, one of the most needed items in the Navy pro gram is new ships, and yet Congress this summer "saved" $20 million by rejecting two of the three, new ships the Navy requested. With the present ocean ographic fleet available to the Navy, its bottom mapping and other tasks would take 30 to FRY Soran's Whole Fresh Frosted ..... lb. Bologna Tasty Brand By the Piece . ... ... GROUND HOURLY Sauce 2V2 Tins 40-01. Pkg. 39' 10 lb Bag ?.09 ... No. 2 Tin 4 for . Mb. Pkg. 59' ... 22'Vo. loaf 4 for 99 , 46-ot. Tin 3 'or No. 1 Tin 6 - 5 lb. CARNATION LIMIT 2 COTTAGE CHEESE IFimioDDce Oceon St isdv Proa 40 years. To reduce this time period, the Navy figures it needs three new ships annual ly but only Congress can provide the Kinds. The desire to economize is always popular, but it hasn't crippled the race to the moon as noticeably as: it has the race to the bottom of the sea. But- congressjpnal short changing isn't the only hand icap oceanography suiters and some say it's not the most serious problem. ' "Our main problem is get ting qualified oceanographic personnel,", said, a Navy offi cial. He and others have made hundreds of talks in high schools to stimulate inter est in oceanography as a career. A measure of the expansion of education in this field' is that before World War II only three col leges offered degrees in oceanography, (while today 17 offer degrees in marine sciences and about 35 have an oceanography curricu lum. . i The most widely recognized include University of , Wash ington, Oregon State univer sity, UCLA, and Scripps In stitution at La Jolla, Calif., on the Pacific Coast;- Texas A & M and the University of Miami in the South; and Johns Hopkins, Columbia universi ty, University of Rhode Is land, and Woods' Hole Ocean ographic Institution on the At lantic Coast. ,,, Despite the expansion in oceanographic curricula, it is difficult to secure sufficient teaching staffs because most skilled oceanographers would prefer to be engaged in actual research. Fewer than 100 de grees in oceanography are awarded yearly. Kennedy's 10-year program optimistically anticipates an annual 10 per cent growth in oceanographic manpower compared to about a seven per cent growth rate for all sci ences. This is expected to re sult from transfer of scientists from other basic fields such as physics, geology, chemistry, biology, math and engineer ing. The worst shortages are ex pected in the areas of physi T Cream Puffs, Chocolate Eclairs RAISIN NUT BREAD 15-oz. loaf Gal. 49' Vt GAL- 59c 24 VARIETIES COOKIES 700 for 59' Tin 98' LARGE SIZE UNICED ANGEL FOOD CAKE LA CRONA LUNCHEON MEAT cal and meteorological ocean ography, with scarcities also in systematic biologists, ma rine geophysicists and geo- BUILDING CITY JacK Foster. 61-ycar-old businessman, is " loo exenea lo sleep . Tne cause of nis sieepiessmncss is a city, the first one that Foster has ever decided to build. Called Foster City, il is located on Brewer Island, near the San Francisco Peninsula 20 miles south cf the city. (UPI) SW1EV1 SUIT 1 NOW $7.99 $10.99-312.99 LOCALLY GROWN BIGY' EVERYTHING BAKED RIGHT Not Fresh Daily . . . .FRESH HOURLY! 2 TO CHOOSE FROM S rfcz. SC3 .ea. W DOLE FRUIT 303 Tin ehemists. Marine biologists and geologists are being train ed at an adequate rate. The Soviet Union also has Regular $10.95 to $23.95 Two Famous Brands If. 1 112 EAST MAIN ST. fcj BAKERY IN THE STORE jIs!!! C If you can't find the Bakery Item you want, please call on us to help you. aiMmiiiiy LIMIT 5 TINS CCCXTAIL 1 ES manpower shortage problems. Her professional oceanograph ic staff is estimated at 500 to 700 scientists and 1600 tech nicians, smaller than the American staff. " Despite the cold war rival ry and the national security emphasis on the buildup of oceanographic research by both the United States and Russia, both governments are cooperating with 30 other na tions in the International In dian Ocean Expedition, a 5 year effort to learn more about the least known of the world's oceans. Another such effort is the International Co operative Investigations of the Tropical Atlantic. The U.S. plans to invest $70 to $90 mil lion in such cooperative ven tures in the coming decade. While Russia and the U.S. lead in oceanography re search, Japan, the United Kingdom and Canada are also making substantial ef forts and 39 other countries are active in the common . 's Wi', 4 I ttaMMaMMi When emergency expenses catch you short, take a short cut to a balanced budget. See us about a prompt, private cash loan. Pressed for time? Telephone first then stop in. CITY FINANCE COMPANY 185 E. Main St. Phone: 482-2431, Ashland Life insurance available on all loans at low group rates SS22 TO $150022 DOZEN ..... FRESH BULK-NO TOP Carrots ' '.. 9' WASHINGTON FANCY ! ' Wlnesap Apples ib 70' SWEET & JUICY - LARGE SIZE Nectarines ib. 79' CASABA, PERSIAN, HONEY DEW Mixed Melons : ib. 9' FROZEN FOODS BRIDGFORDS FROZEN WHOLE WHEAT OR WHITE BREAD ;.. .3 49c PICTSWEET LEMONADE PICTSWEET ECONOMY PACK VEGETABLES PEAS, CUT CORN, POTATOES, STEW VEGETABLES 21b. pkg., Your Choice, 49c l! SHOPPING ream - quest to solve the riddles of. the deep. : -'i, i And although military strat egy is the impelling force in the major efforts of the big powers, the oceanography ef forts of the small nations sug gest the universal urge to par ticipate in this bold adven ture of man in the alien en vironment of the ocean depths which is destined to bring back magnificent treasures for generations to come in a world stabilized by peace. ASHLEY STOVES Parts 1 Repair Service BIG Y FEEDS Seed 1948 Pac. Hwy. No. 773-3160 " . ''V : ' ......I. 9 for $1.00 OPEN EVERY DAY 9 A.M. lo 9 P.M. We Give and Redeem SILVER DOLLAR STAMPS Si n THE J J COB
