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LAUREL RESULTS

FIJI, FIRST RAcE-Purse. $500; pace: 1
Olivia Direct lCh'rix) 1880 $40 $50
Jimmy Dee (Chiek) AGO al
Belly Acres tEllermanl SIN
Billy Mitewyn. Doris Bonny, Herneil
T TH1o: 55r !isss Duchess Royal Hi lie.
SECOND RACE-Purss. $500; pace;
Royal Kitty DavIs) 4.4O ESQ $40
Flash Dolmont Crank SEQ $50
Debbie Walnut. Little Dippy, Marie
DDngan. Peggy Castle. Prudent Song.
DAILY DOUBLE o-S). sIIs.sO
THIRD RAcE-Purss. $500; pace:
Chief Tar Heel sCr'k, 4.aO 2.eo s.sO
Miss Hamilton tROb'nsOn) lao
Peggy Wooden, Shadydale Direct,
Araline Hanover, Radcliffe Hal. Time,
2:08.
FOURTH RAcE-Purss. $500; paesi
Keen's y'err'n tG'sey) eco 400 ESQ
Dinah Knight (Cherrix) ESQ 2.6O
Mr.: Qginton Scott tBulD 4.4O
Kent, Josedaie Cavalier, Dynamic
Hanover. Time, 200.
FIFTH RAcE-Purse, $500; pace;
/ mile
Hasty Boy tHopel $50 800 2.4O
IeaEue .Heyman) $40 ESQ
Brooke Scot (Stokley) 24O
Red Bear, Vermont KniEht, Scout
Hanover. Floretta Morris, Red Marvel.
Time, 2:074s.
SIXTH RAcE-Purse. $1,000: trOt;
M. ... scott !DH.cn) $50 s.eS sASo
Caprice Hanover tBeIOte) $40
Beau Brummel, Prudence Darnley,
Tangeria. Time, 2:0Sb.
SEVENTH RACE - Purse, 5000;
Velvet Express GeE'm) SEQ ESQ s.se
=. ID. S. HObbs) $50
Shamrock Bobby, Dale Royal Sum-
ter Boy, Robourgh Hero. Time. 2:05ss.
EIGHTH RACE - Purse, $4,000;
The Laurel Cup; pace; mile.
Esquire Direct (M'rtinD ESQ $40 220
speers Direct tCherriX) 3.2O $40
Gear Shift, Philbert Hanover, Mea-
dow Bucky. Time, 2:03b.
NINTH RAcE-Purse. $500; pace;
ifton E1pr's tR'd'ekD 1870 $40 $50
Shy Counsel (MeClennyD ESQ
Flaxey Dream. Victory Helen, Doc
tor Vic, Banners Brother, Wee Glow
AttendSnce-b.744. Total mutuel
handle, sj27'393.
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St. Cypriun's Tops
SundIot League

st. Cyprian's is setting the
pace in the second half play
of the Departmental League.
st. Cyprian's raised its rec
ord to 20 with a come-from-
behind, 1877 victory over the
Red Devils yesterday on the
Ellipse. Jim McDuffy drove in
the deciding runs and LOREN
Hackett was the winnin g
pitcher.
In a montague game at
Fort Myer, Federal Storage de-
feated Fort Dix, 5-4, on Tommy
Browns third hit with one out
in the ninth inning. Weldon
Eddins scored the winning run
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WOMEN'S GOLF
WASHINGTON Mrs, HOW

WASHINGTON Mrs. How
ard Lady, 82-12-70; Mrs,
Charles Egenroad. s1-s-7S;
Mrs. Henry w. Riley, s7-14-73.
COLUMBIA-Class A: Mrs,
M. w. Fillius, 8S-l5-73; Elinor
Finckel, 85-10-75. Class B.
Mrs. Norman Frost, 96-19-77;
Mrs. A. C. Minnix, 102-22-80:
Mrs. Vern Wilson, l03-23-80;
Mrs. Don Kneesi. 100000;
Mrs. T. N. Beavers. 106-26-S0
Glass C-Mrs. H. Holmes Vogel,
105-27-7S; Mrs. Karl Keller
man, 109-29-80; Mrs. barrett
st. Clair, 100-30-80.
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Potomac Polo Team
Wins Fifth STRAIGHT

The Potomac Polo Club con-
tinues to wing away without
a sign Of let-up.
Potomac won its fifth straight
on its home grounds at Ira
vilah by a whopping 1877 mar
gin over the Maryland Club
last night beforee more than
1000 fans. George DeFran-
ceaux scored seven goals and
Frank Wilson added six for
Potomac, while Walt Cunning
ham scored four for Maryland.
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Schwartz had it GA for Ortiz,
the 9-to-5 favorite.
It was one of the best fights
seen in the Garden this year,
an interestinfi test Of a free
swinging puncher CBuSso) and
a speedy boxer with fast hands
pumping a solid body barrage
(Ortiz). While Felix let them
fight with one hand free, Ortiz
had command of the inflghting.
When he broke them up in the
late rounds, Busso charged to
the front.
In fact, it was so close in
the final stages that q vote
for BuSso in the 10th round
was the decisive factor on the
cards Of Felix and Recht.
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Lady Golfers
Chase Wright
For Open Title

DETROIT, June rs R.=
This Is showdown day In the
National Women's Open golf
tournament and the race for
the top money in the $1,000
event Is still a wide open
scramble.
In the first three places as
the trimmed-down field Of 40
swept into the 36-hole Anal
were Mickey Wright OF Chula
Vista. Calf; Fay Croker Of
Montevideo. Uruguay. and
Louise Suggs OF Sea Island. Ga.
II was another one Of those
youth vs.. experience stories. At
%. Miss Wright is about 20
gears younger than her two
closest pursuers. The long-ball
artist, 1858 Ladies' Pea cham
pion and the leader through
the first SO holes OF the Open
had an even par l46 over the
Forest Lake Country Club lay
out.
| Sets Open Record
One stroke behind was the
record busting Miss Croker,
whose So in yesterdays second
round established an all-time
mark in National Open compe-
tition.e Coming back strong
after q first round 70. six-over-
par at the 36-37-73 course,
the hefty South American
wiped out a record she held
Jointly with Amateur Barbara
McIntire, Patty Berg and the
late Babe Zaharias.
Miss Croker won the Wom-
ems Open in 1855, has taken
the Argentine title IA times
and is 20 times champion OF
Uruguay.
3 Strokes OF Pace
Miss Suggs has won Just
about every major tournament
going and her steady "a put
her at l49. Just 3 strokes of
the pace. Twice before Miss
Suggs has won the Women's
Open and twice she has been
runner UP. the last time in 1885
when Miss Croker took the
most coveted trophy in wom-
ems golf.
Mrs. Jackie Pung Of Hawaii,
whose scoring error cost her
last years title, was 6 strokes
out Of the lead at 1872. Alice
Bauer of Paradise, Fla, and
Vonnie Colby Of Miami Beach
were deadlocked at 1853.
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YANKs, 10; ATHLETICS. 3

Totals IS 10 IL lOTotals 81 5 9 8
lFlied out for Grim in 5th:
2Foreed runner for DeMaestri N Stn'
NEW YORK O30 900 6lQ-1o
KANSAS CITY 030 600 600
Hruttle. Po-A-New York, 27-s;
Kansas City. 27-13. DP-Lopez TO
Simpson; Kubek to McDougald 70
skowron. LoB-New York, b; kansas
City, 8.
2B-MeDouEald. 3B-Berra. HR-
Simpson. SF-Carey.
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MINOR LEAGUES

TACTIC COAST LEAGUE
seattle, 2-2 Sacramento, 10.
Spokane, a; Phoenix. 8.
san Diego, 3; Vancouver. o..
Salt Lake City, o: Portland. o.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Bunalo, 6-5; Miami. 81.
columbus, z; Toronto. 9.
R ochesseq:: z; H MORsnssi' S. o.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Omaha, So; Wichita, 10,
indianapolis, 10-6; Denver, 81
~; Paul. Charleston, 2.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Atlanta, SIS: Mobile 1-2.
New orleans, 3-S; Birmingham
Little Rock; 2; ChattsnoOss. 2.
NASHVILLE. 10; Memphis. 4.
TEXAS LEAGUE
san Antonio, &; Tulsa, 3.
Dallas. 8; Victoria, 9.
Houston, 2; Austin, s.
Fort Worth, 10; Corpus Christi, 8.
EASTERN LEAGUE
binghamton, SO: Albany, o.,
Williamsport, g; Springfieid. 3,
keading, 81 Allentown, 2.
YORK. 10: Lancaster. 0.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Augusta 4; Macon, 9.
savannah, 5; Jacksonville, 4,
Knoxville, o; Charlotte, 8.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Lincoln. a.; Des Moines, o.,
Sioux City, 10; Topeka, 2.
COLORADO Springs. q; Albuquerque,
Amarillo IL; Pueblo. z.
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Continued From Page Ala
round included consecutive
brides on 11-l2-l3.
The scoring was the lowest Of
the year by amateurs, with
eight TBS and better in the
gross and nine under net 68.
And there were 10 best ball
scores Of SIS and under, which
meant "a was out Of the money.
But Fountain Head is the type
course where medium handicap
golfers can plug along without
finding trouble that turks for
the gamblers and the longer
hitters.
~
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CUBS, 8; PIRATES, |
PITTSBURGH

Totals "a lO8 Totals - 80 5 l
Popped up for Foiles in 9TH;
2 walked for Friend In 9TH; Singled
for Face in 9th; Ran for kluszewsH
in 9th.
eeEHFIfTs AaE2R 800 C6dS O OOS--i
Po-A-chicago, 27-e; PLttsburGh.
27-ls. DP-T. Taylor TO Banks to
Long: Banks TO T. Taylor. LOB
Chicago. 8: Pittsburgh, o.
2b-Moryn, 8. Taylor, Banks. T.
Taylor. HR-Powers.
ip h er BIB 50
Drabowsky -----sb . 4
Friend --------5 10 3 3 I 3
winner-Drabowsky go. Loser
HfBPP-By Drabowsky tGroatl. u
German. Burkhart, Boggess. T-2;2s.
A-17,026.
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Winner-Mossi t5-bJ.
Loser-O'Dell (s-s).
HIP - Minoso CO'Delll. u Rice,
RommeIl, Stevens, Napp. T-2;2o. A
1907
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MAJOR BOX SCORES
TIGERS, 7; RED sox, 4
BOSTON

Totals 80 474 Totals "a 7i0e
Walked for susce IN .5th: 2
Grounded out for Morgan in 9Th:
3 Walked for Maxwell In It'll; Ran
for Berbert in eth: Struck out for
Buddin in 9th.
BOSTON 400 900 900
DETROIT 600 OH SIX
E-Brewer. PO-A-Boston gale;
nels to oernert. LoB-Boston =;
Detroit IL.
oB-Runnels. Kuenn ., Martin,
Kaline. HR-Williams, Jensen kaline.
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REDLEGs, s; GIANTS, 5
CINCINNATI
SAN FRANCISCO


Totals 1875 Totals - 8 10 9
Filled out for W. Schmidt In 9TH;
9-Ran for Bell In 9th; 3-Walked
for Jeffcoat In 9th: 4-Ran for Dropo
in 9th.
SAN FRANCISCO log 020 0Q0--R
CINCINNATI ------130 900 0O2--6
E-McMillan, Bressoud. PO-A-
San Francisco, 25-9 zone out when
winning run scored: Cincinnati. 27-
13. DP-Temple and Grove. LOB
San Francisco. o: Cincinnati o.
2b-Thurman. 3: Davenport. 3b--
Temple. HR-Cepeda, Spencer, Lynch.
S-McMillan
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winner-Ditmar (2-0.
Loser-Herbert (3-3.
U-Paparella. Stewart, Runge, Ia
bacchi. T-2:51. A-31,602.
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Faced 2 batters IN TN.
winner-Fiseher (3-D. Loser-Wau
(3-6l.
WP-Fornieles. BAlk-wan u
Summers, Honochiek, Soar, UmonI
T-2:50. A-33,756.
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PHILLIEs, 5; CARDS, 4
ST. LOUIS


Totals 40 4 ga Totals 3s 5 o 4
1--singled for Hemus in eth; q
Ran for Green in 9th; 3-Struck out
for Smith In 9th; Intentionally
walked for Kasko in 9th; 5-Flied out
for Paine In 9th: doubled in win
ming run for Farrell in 18th.
PHILADELPHIA : 900 900 400 ol--S
Post. Flood. Po-A-st. Louis 81
8, Philadelphia 33-ll.. DP=--Blasin-
game to Freese TO Musial; YOUNG 70
Fernandez to Anderson. LOB = 81.
Louis 8, Philadelphia .. One out when
winning run scored in 18th.
% = Flood, Philley. 3b - Musial.
Flood. SB-Boyer, sF---Andersor.
s sss:2t. 80 IL ; IT. : !
Martin -------- "
E E E;!$: ::: Il ! : : { /
winner-Farrell t5-2l. Loser--Muf-
U-crawford, Smith, Dascoli. ponA-
tell. T--2:49. A-24,91S.
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winner---Jeffcoat, t4-4. Loser -
Grissom, 90. -, -.
koW wFTs IRndes Delmore eSf'' TE19;sS.
A-lRl50.
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INDIANS, s; ORIOLES. S
CLEVELAND

Totals 80 Bli 4 Totals "a III Q
Hit into double play for castleman
/ in lat; 9 Struck out for Green IN 9TH;
3 Hit into force play for Nixon IN 9TH
Flied out for Held in 9TH; struck
out for Miranda in Sth; Struck out
| for zuverink In Sth.
BALTIMORE Ol0 $50 000--b
/ cIFVEI,AND - OO4 600 20x-6
Po-A - Baltimore, 24-7; Cleveland,
27-13, DP-Avila to Hunter 70 vernon.
lLOB-Baltimore 8; Cleveland 3.
% - Colavito (2l, Gardner. 3b -
Power. HR-Avila, Colavito, Triandos.
sB-Busby. s-Narleski. Pilarcik.
IZuverink ------ u Y Y y
Lehman 1888 Y y Y
Narlesh -------
MoSst --------- "a
Winner--Noaai (S-0l
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ST. LOUIS OO3 600 Dol 00--4

fett t3-2).
U-Crawford, Smith, Dascoli, ponA-
tell. T-2:4g. A-24,9lS.
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NEW EoRcEs-W
Weather Control Could Change the World

with nuclear fuel to moderate cold
fronts, redirecting warm sea cur
rents, dissipation Of clouds by
electricity capturing solar energy.
by ice-fog.
But more important than Inn
mediate experimentation in these
areas, according to the Advisory
Committee, is accelerated care
full research into meteorological
unknowns, such as:
. Effects Of solar disturbances
on weather.
Q The causes Of the global cir
culation of the atmosphere.
. Why and how clouds behave.
. The part electricity plays in
atmospheric conditions.
. How storms grow and behave.
. The mechanics Of condensa-
ton and freezing.
Until these things are UNDER
stood more precisely. the experts
say. the ultimate techniques of
weather control cannot even be
visualized. But ever since the his
toric General Electric experiments
Of 1946 when Drs. Irving Lang
muir and Vincent Schaefer first
produced artificial rain, most
meteorologists have felt the nee
essary techniques can be found.
Two Question Marks
The two most disconcerting
question marks which hover like
apparitions above the science of
making weather are ID can man
ever effectively influence weather
without hurting himself or his
neighbor; (2) can he afford to
try without first setting up rigid
standards and controls?
Inherent in the first question is
the problem which seems to
bother meteorologists the most
and which the United States is
trying to solve on a theoretical
plane by computer-model Setups-
how to change climate patterns
on a fairly large scale without
losing control. Assuming that eff
fective weather modification
which can be kept within reason
able bounds is developed, it still
seems certain to be brought under
strict regulation.
Even the weather control ex-
periments already undertaken with
what must one day be viewed as
highly primitive methods have
produced considerable amount
Of concern. Weather control stat
utes passed in II States in the
last five years or so stand as testi-
mony to that.
While the laws. for the most
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and by States. And although It
has not yet happened, 1t Is signi-
flcant that q few years ago Utah
threatened Nevada with q suit for
inducing snow for a ski meet,
thereby depriving Utah Of mois-
ture 1t needed.
Widespread Effects
Concerns and confusions such
as these in the United States OBJ
viously exist at every level-in-
dividual, municipal, State. inter-
state. and national. Weather mod
ification undertaken by and Of the
foregoing units may seriously
affect any or all Of the others.
1t is for just such reasons that
those studying the politico-legal
ramifications of weather control
in this country seem agreed that
when the art gets far enough
along the Federal Government
will step in to take over the
control Of weather control"
They believe Uncle Sam has plenty
Of constitutional authority under
the commerce, welfare and war
powers to take over.
To take the next step, can man
afford to stop at national
controls?
For the time being national
control is likely to be satisfactory.
But when and If nations come into
possession Of advanced weather
modification techniques which
permit them to alter major pat
terms of global weather-much
broader regulatory controls will
doubtless be essential.
In essence, every country in the
world has a vested interest in the
weather. To alter any major
climatic scheme is likely to affect
scores Of nations, not just one or
two.
Thus Soviet manipulation of
polar air masses might hit not
only the United States but
Canada. Great Britain, Scandi-
navia, Greenland. Iceland, North
ern Europe and maybe Japan and
Mexico. American tampering with
the Gulf Stream might upset the
entire Atlantic community. Any
significant melting of the polar
ice caps would flood not only New
York. London and Holland, but
also Leningrad, Helsinki, and
Yokohama.
The situation portends q very
high order of international law,
once real weather control becomes
an accomplished faet-especially
since:
. All the worlds powerful ma
tons which might be expected to
develop and exploit weather lie
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that the United States disarma-
ment package" be broken down
into its components. so that they
could be negotiated on one at a
time. A trial agreement with
Moscow, Mr.. Stassen insisted. was
possible within six months on a
first STEP"
Mr.. Dulles quickly brushed aside
the Stassen proposals. but the
indefatigable Minnesotan repeated
them Friday before the Senate
Disarmament Subcommittee. He
says he sees "a pathway to peace"
in the present situation, and with
powerful support from his old
Minnesota political foe. Senator
Hubert Humphrey, he means to
let the Nation know about 1t.
There were signs last week that
Mr.. Dulles, too, wants to get the
arms control impaSSe resolved. The
administration acted to demon
strate that it's interest was still
alive by ID naming James j.
Wadsworth. deputy United States
delegate to the U. NJ, to Mr.. Stas-
sens vacant post; CD naming
four prominent citizens-Gen. AL
fred M. Gruenther. Red Cross
president and former NATO COM
mander; Gen. Walter Bedell
Smith, former Ambassador to
Moscow and World War II chief
of staff to Gen. Eisenhower; Rob-
ert M. Lovett. banker and former
Defense Secretary, and John j.
McCloy, a former Assistant Sec
rotary of War and high commits
sioner to occupied Germany-as
advisers to Mr.. Dulles.
In addition. there we're indica-
tions that Mr.. Dulles has about
decided to maneuver in the U. N.
to break the Soviet boycott of
the Disarmament Commission. To
effect this. it seems certain that
one of Mr.. Stassens proposals.
to break down the package" into
more negotiable parts-would be
adopted to get the arms talks
going again.
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NEARBY VOTES

The votes of the nearby Mary
land and Virginia Senators on ma
jor roll-call votes in Congress last
week:
HR 995. To increase temporarily
national debt limit by SIS billion.
to $3.50 billion. Cotton motion to
recommit. Rejected 1874 ID. s.
80; r., 1850.
AGAINST: Byrd and Robertson. Democrats
o. virginia; Beall. Republican q MARY
land. Butler, Republican OF Maryland
announced against.
HR 1896. Increases in postal
rates. Clark amendment to place
$l.8 million annual limit on sec
ond-class mail subsidy" to mag
azine publishers or other second
class users. Rejected 1887 ID.
28-16: R., SAD.
AGAINST: Byrd Robertson. Beall Butler,
HR 1886. Increases in postal
rates. Monroney motion to recon-
NIT with instructions to eliminate
scent nonlocal first-class letter
rate. Rejected 40-48 d., 39-5;
r., l-43.
FOR; Robertson.
AGAINST: Byrd, Beall Butler
HR 5836. Increases In postal
rates and postal workers pay.
Carlson amendment to substitute
modified text of S 81, giving postal
workers an 8.5 per cent pay in
crease. Rejected 1884 3D., 2-40;
r., 27-1D.
FOR: Butler
AGAINST: Beail
PAIRLD FOR: Byrd.
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in the Northern Hemisphere where
meteorological patterns tend to be
part Of the same basic weather
system.
. The principal breeding ground
for weather fronts in the Northern
Hemisphere is the Arctic, q true
International region. That is, the
Arctic cap, unlike Antarctica, is
not a continent but an ocean.
Under the doctrine Of the high
seas, universally recognized today,
1t is not claimable. 1t is free to
the exploitation Of any nation
which may want to use. 1t for
weather purposes. At the same
time it is equally subject to in
ternational rule.
Method Still q Question
Just how will this or a future
generation go about controlling
weather modification? It may
be by multilateral treaty, by inter-
national law, perhaps something
more.
It is possible that the worlds
1OO-odd sovereignties may want to
place the entire matter under
some supreme international court
Of equity. This might be a recog-
nized judicial body, old or new.
with authority to enjoin would-be
weather makers from tampering
with Earth's climatic balance
whenever, upon the petition of
any nation. the projected modifi-
cation is found to be potentially
dangerous.
OF course, many Of the same
obstacles would exist in regard
to any international plan for reg
ulating weather control which now
exist in regard to the interna-
tional control of nuclear weapons.
But there are differences, as DR..
Won Neumann pointed out, which
make weather control "every-
body's business" Controlling
weather is unlikely ever to be as
precise a matter as calling ones
nuclear shots with an atomic war
head 1CBM. Major climate alter
alton. regardless Of intent, could
be an act against civilization, not
merely against single enemy.
And-as every country must be
aware-even though the respon-
sible nation were left intact, un-
harmed or maybe benefited at the
expense Of the rest Of the world.
there would not be much satisfac-
ton in being the only rose In a
garden Of cinders.
1t is, perhaps, this thought as
much as any which instills op-
timism in those who see wide
spread weather control in the
future as possible and beneficial.
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This is the sixth Of series Of Sunday
articles on the New Forces foeino mon
their natuTe, their potential for good
or evil, the controls they moy require.
part. are directed toward the IL
censing Of cloud-seeders and en-
abling State off1ces to do research
in weather modification, they pro-
vide a hint Of what is coming.
For in varying degree they author
ize regulation Of weather control
within their borders, require adj
vance notice of any rain-making
activities, set UP special tax funds
for weather control purposes, and
expressly assert sovereignty in
moisture and clouds overhead.
Suits in the Courts
A number Of suits at both law
and equity have been brought in
courts from New York City to
Washington State, seeking dam.
ages from the results of unwanted
rainfall or injunctions to stop
others from cloud seeding.
These suggest other hard
headed, practical legal snarIs
which can be expected as weather
modification efforts expand. Civil
liability for making" weather
without first giving warning to
those who might be hurt, is an
example. So is the criminal liabil-
ity for. say, creating a public
nuisance Of obstructing highways
by artificially caused downpours.
Since weather is transient, modi-
flying 1t may amount to trespass
on the property Of others, an
invasion of tenable airSpace. Negli-
gence in handling weather making
correctly would be another risk
OF the weather controller. FL
The limited ability of weather
operators to pay for damages they
may cause is a factor which
strongly implies eventual control.
Even now it may be possible for
an eager farmer with a tiny plane
and a handful of dry ice to cause
great flood damage under certain
conditions. There are some, re-
portedly including DR.. Langmuir,
who still think something of the
kind triggered the great Kansas
flood of l95Q-51. And there are
many more Who remain convinced
that the governments Project
Cirrus experiment of seeding an
Atlantic hurricane in 1947 brought
a severe tropical storm inland
along the East Coast with millions
Of dollars in damages.
Property rights in weather may
sound ridiculous, but they are
being claimed, both by individuals