Evening star., 1947-10-05

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Exhibited forFo.
Top weather experts from
throughout the world, including
Russia, were shown Uncle Sans lat
est tricks in weather observation
and reporting at an exhibit of war
developed equipment put on by the
Air Weather Service of the United
States Air Force at Andrews Field
yesterday afternoon.
Guests at the exhibition were 125
weather service directors and assist
ants from 55 countries, attending
conferences here of the. unofficial
International Meteorological Organ
ization.
The weather officials have been
meeting daily here since September
%, discussing technical problems on
weather data and considering
possible convention by which the
now unofficial exchange of weather
information between nations might
be put on an official basis.
B-29 Weather Plane Shown.
The displays they saw at Andrews
Field, including equipment brought
from stations throughout the coun-
try, were described by Brig. Gen. D.
N. Yates, chief of the Air Weather
Service, as picture for the worlds
weather officials of wartime weather
study developments of the Air Force
which will have peacetime applica-
tions for our own and for other
countries"
The exhibits included:
The B-29 Polar Queen"-whether
reconnaissance plane whose crew.
men has flown over the North Pole
more times than any one else.
A device that can spot lightning
discharges 1,500 miles away, and can
be used with similar devices to keep
track of atmospheric disturbances,
tornadoes, squalls and hurricanes at
great distances.
An automatic weather station
which, left to itself for six months
at a time, transmits coded weather
data to a distant receiving station
at regular intervals.
Three Russians at Show.
A four-van outfit which can be
moved into an area and within a
brief time be used to put a COM
pletely equipped weather station into
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Radar equipment which already Is
being used to guide airmen around
squalls and through holes in storms.
"A very good show" commented
Comdr. K. P. Ryzhkov, Washington
representative of the chief Of Rus
sia's Hydro Meteorological Service.
Then Comdr. Ryzhkov interpreted
for a nom English speaking Russian
colleague, DR.. v. A. UryVaev of
Leningrad, who said in answer to
a reporters question that he thought
the idea of transmitting weather
maps from country to country by
radio was sound" and would be
very important" If perfected.
There were three Russian dele
gates at the show. Earlier last week
Russian military attaches were not
commanders on disciplinary mat
tiers and make transfers for dis
ciplinary reasons Immediately, in
stead of only on the first and 18th
of a month, as formerly.
Vice Squad Meeting.
S. A meeting of the vice squad
with district inspectors and pre-
cinct commanders in which the pre-
cinct commanders were told they
would be held responsible for il
legal places operating in their pre-
cincts. This prompted one precinct
captain to harrass suspected
gambling establishment by assigning
a policeman to picket" it, Maj.
Barrett said.
Mai. Barrett said the breakdown
order had not resulted in an ap-
preciable increase in gambling ar
rests, because "all known gambling
joints in the District are closed"
Gambling is at minimum in
the District he commented.
He said a particular check had
been kept on efforts to reopen estab-
lishments here as result Of recent
drive against gamblers in Prince
Georges County, Md.
He emphasized that he expected
only an honest days police work
from the force and had no intention
of tyrapnizing it.
Complaints Probed.
"I am backing up my men 100
per cent" he said. When a police
man is carrying out his duty, I
believe in giving him proper back
ing, but I am not going to tolerate
any discourtesy or abuse OF the
public"
Maj. Barrett said he had adopted
a policy of assigning all complaints
of police conduct to a district in
spector for a thorough investiga-
ton. Few received during his tenure
to date had been found substantiated
by the facts, he asserted.
The courtesy policy had resulted
in receipt Of numerous commenda-
tory letters at headquarters, he said,
adding one policeman had been
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