Weather Modification: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-ninth Congress, First and Second Sessions, on S. 23 and S. 2916, Bills Relating to Weather Modification |
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... Actually you are losing more by evaporation than the figure you indicated might be obtained from artificial means of inflow is that correct ? Mr. HEAD . The figure I used of the 600,000 was only assuming an increase of 10 percent in ...
... Actually you are losing more by evaporation than the figure you indicated might be obtained from artificial means of inflow is that correct ? Mr. HEAD . The figure I used of the 600,000 was only assuming an increase of 10 percent in ...
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... actually is needed ? Professor MORDY . We have estimated that an expenditure within 3 to 5 years of $ 20 million a year by the Federal Government , con- centrated in a relatively few experiments , would get at the engineering problems ...
... actually is needed ? Professor MORDY . We have estimated that an expenditure within 3 to 5 years of $ 20 million a year by the Federal Government , con- centrated in a relatively few experiments , would get at the engineering problems ...
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... actually like is reminescent to me , as a pilot in most recent years , when very fre- quently there was a saying among pilots that you get a weather report but the best way to tell is to ask the meteorologist to look out the window and ...
... actually like is reminescent to me , as a pilot in most recent years , when very fre- quently there was a saying among pilots that you get a weather report but the best way to tell is to ask the meteorologist to look out the window and ...
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... actually participated in this project ? Are you doing just an R. & D. effort now or have you actually carried out some practical tests in this field ? Dr. ST . AMAND . We have seeded hurricanes in 1961 and in 1963 . We seeded hurricanes ...
... actually participated in this project ? Are you doing just an R. & D. effort now or have you actually carried out some practical tests in this field ? Dr. ST . AMAND . We have seeded hurricanes in 1961 and in 1963 . We seeded hurricanes ...
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... actually your effort is reduced this year over what it has been ? Dr. ST . AMAND . This is due to circumstances beyond our control , shall we say . Senator ČANNON . I can well imagine that . In any event you have had quite a substantial ...
... actually your effort is reduced this year over what it has been ? Dr. ST . AMAND . This is due to circumstances beyond our control , shall we say . Senator ČANNON . I can well imagine that . In any event you have had quite a substantial ...
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Page 201 - Territories and possessions; and (9) to initiate and support a program of study, research, and evaluation in the field of weather modification...
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Page 74 - Act, as amended, is amended by striking out the semicolon at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a colon and the following: "Provided, That the words 'property consisting of ordinary livestock, fish (including shell fish), or agricultural (including horticultural) commodities (not including manufactured products thereof)' as used herein shall include property shown as 'Exempt...
Page 33 - US SENATE, COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, Washington, DC The committee met at 10 am, in room 5110, New Senate Office Building, the Honorable Howard W. Cannon presiding. Senator CANNON. The hearing will come to order.
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