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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1970 Moon Once a Part of Earth, Famous Scientist Reports Sen. Moss Deplores Court Action on Dangerous Toys The moon split off from the earth after the earths core was formed, it is concluded from the Apollo 11 tests, which show a def iciency of nickel in the moon. This theory was advanced recently at a meeting sponsored by the American Chemical Society. The similar density of the moon and of the earths outer mantle supports the conclusion that the earth fissioned after the heavy core material had sunk to the center, said Dr. John OKeefe. Accordingly, the earths core contains the nickel which one might expect to find in the moon. Dr. OKeefe, an astronomer, whose theory for the formation of the moon is one of several currently being debated, is assistant chief of planetary studies at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Planets of the solar system were probably formed by the same type of process "spinup and fission of a large planet Dr. OKeefe added. Conceivably, successive fission of Jupiter, or another large planet like it having a deep atmosphere of light gasses, may have given rise to the planets of our system. A continuous loss of light gases from the hot, rapidly rotating mother planet caused a continuously increasing spin; this process then resulted in breakup he said. Dr. OKeefes explanation of the moons formation may well be the key to understanding the formation of the solar system, he thinks. He is skeptical about the idea of accretion, the clumping together of - small ' ' particles ' to form planets. Supporting his theory, Dr. OKeefe said, is the fact that prior to obtaining the Apollo 11 results, both he and Dr. D. U. Wise, geologist, independently had the similar theories concerning the fission of the earth followed by an episode of very strong heating in the moon. A strong tidal interaction between these two bodies caused the heating, they both postulated. The resulte of Apollo 11, Dr. OKeefe asserted, substantiate these theories.- When compared to the earth, lunar samples can show a deficiency of volatile elements and an enhancement of elements. the in space age it was Early thought that the moon was the key to the solar system. Apollo 11 findings indicate that break up of the earth forming the moon simulated processes observed constantly, inside the solar system which are more often processes of breakup than building, he pointed out. Meteors seem to be fragments of comets, asteroids belong to families which come from some initial breakup, and . , - non-volati- le Big Game Surveys Underway in Utah Senator Frank S. Moss, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee meteorites clearly are from the for Consumers, deplored a fedlarger bodies, he said. eral court action this week that Pointing to the widely be- found nine hazardous toys danlieved notion that Pluto is an gerous, although not escaped satellite of Neptune, the enough to be taken offdangerous the marspeaker suggested that if the ket. moon had escape dthe earth as He was on a fedit almost did, it would most eral Court commenting case involving an insurely be regarded as a planet. requesetd by ConsumRecent work by other scien- junction ers Union which would have tists has drawn attention to the removed nine dangerous toys important role played in the evo- from the market place. The lution of comets by the escape judge ruled after the hearing of volatiles or light gases. Cer- that the toys did present danger tain forces are produced which to the children, but were not change the orbit of comets and dangerous enough to be ordered Dr. OKeefe suggested that, these off the market. forces may also bring about roSenator Moss, author of the tation in a comet. In a similar Toy Safety and Child Protection way, he argues, the escape of volatiles leads to increasing the spin of a great planet, resulting eventually in fission. This, he believes, is the way the solar system was formed. Educational Planners Elect Utahn to Board Bernarr S. Furse, administrative assistant. Office of the Utah State Board of Education, has been elected to the six member Board of Directors of the International Society of Educational Planners. The honor comes in recognition of Utahs efforts in educational planning, he said. The election came during the Institute for State in Education Agency Planners ' Alexandria, Va. In attendance were representatives of thirty semi-annu- al states. Mr. Furse also addressed the final session on Making Plan-ni- g - Opertaional in the State Education Agency. Mr. Furse served as the Utah cordinator to the eight Rocky Mountain States Designing Education for the Future project. He later was named projqect director for the seven state Comprehensive Planning in State Education Agencies project which was a two and one half year effort. As a result of this work most states now have educational planning units modeled to varying degrees on the Utah plan. Most of the money used for the were federal funds from the Department of Health, Education and welfare. ISEP was founded to further the specalization of educational planners. It consolidates and reviews available information of educational planning for its members; encourages the development of training programs in the field and provides a forum for the exchange of information on this new and emerging educational specialty. . . . Act, which congress passed more than a year ago, said the court action should alleviate a doubt regarding the necessity of such legislation. In remarks prepared for Senate delivery, Senator Moss said: It was argued during these hearings which I conducted on the Toy Safety Bill that no such legislation was necessary, but rather the toy manufacturers should be left to adopt their own voluntary safety code. Congress in its wisdom felt differently and the bill was then passed and signed by the Presi- dent. We are still waiting for the Department of Health, Educa- From your local Army Reserve unit. m P f Utahs big game seasons are over, but field men are still busy gathering data and conducting surveys of range lands to plan for the 1971 seasons. Office .personnel are also busy collecting and computing harvest figures from the 1970 season. Fall measurement of browse transects has already been completed. These transects will give valuable data on the amount of winter forage taken by deer on key winter range areas. The transects are read again in the spring to determine winter use. Postseason deer sex ratio count is underway and should be completed in January. This survey n will give trends of ratios after the fall harvest. Also in progress are deer trapping and tagging operations. As the snow depth increases and der move into foothill areas they are trapped and tagged with the metal eartags and plastic streamers which allow field men to follow their movements from winter to summer ranges. Aerial surveys of moose and elk are also winter activities that keep personnel of the Division of Fish and Game busy. It is possibe for a trained observer in an aircraft to count the animals as well as determining the number of adult bulls, yearling bulls and anterless animals. These counts must be completed before the animals shed their antlers. buck-doe-faw- - Oil Shale Company tion and Welfare to implement Comments on Ruling the bill and Senator Magnuson Shale The Oil Corporation and I have expressed concern (TOSCO) said that a preliminary that the implementation of the examination of a recent decision bill may not be as strict as was a divided Supreme Court on intended by the Congress. .. t by Some Tips on Buying Toys for Handicapped Handicapped children want toys for Christmas just as all youngsters do, but when you go shopping for that disabled boy or girl on your list, there are some dos and donts to keep in mind. Ted Priestly, executive director of the Easter Seal. Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Utah, Inc., serving handicapped children in Utah, recommends that the relatives and friends first check with parents about his abilities and play interests and then be guided by these tips on toys for. disabled children. Do keep uppermost in mind the childs physical development and the type of play in which he is interested. Do give toys that involve the child to make them work. Some battery operated toys offer only initial novelty interest and are soon discarded. Do shop for toys appropriate for the child confined to a wheel . chair. that can be held and held with little effort. easily (Stuffed dogs, plastic books, suction spin top, small autos). Do give toys that represent familiar things to a child. Mail' box, hook together train! iron and ironing board) Do give toys . i - unpatented oil shale mining claims did not actually find any of these claims invalid. TOSCO president H. I. Kools-berge- n stated the decision did not involve any of the companys patented oil shale lands and thus will not deter their commercial ' development. . Sharing the concern of Sen. Magnuson and myself, the Consumers Union undertook its own study of various toys on the market, and found nine such items to be hazardous. They asked the federal court in Washington to issue an injunction on sale of nine toys. All of this is action which should have been done by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare as directed by the legislation. The idea that the idustry can be relied upon to police the safety of its own products was shattered by the legal steps to fight the injunction. Consumers Union had listed such items as a cap gun which makes more noise than a jackhammer and is dangerous to a persons ears. They had listed a casting set which heats to 700 degrees. More Visitors Stay Longer in Utah did more Not only people come to Utah, this summer, but they stayed longer and. spent more money, according to Lee Jorgensen, Director of the Utah . Travel Council. He said that there were over million more motor vehicle travelers in Utah during the summer than in the previous summer. Nearly 3.9 million traveleres saw the. state this summer and they spent about $50 million, he said. Each person spent $12.91 during his stay in Utah, which lasted 1.3 days, as compared to an average expenditure of $11.78 and 1.2 days during the same period last year. He stated that this is still one of our problems getting people to stay longer. tourThe traffic is here. The ists are here, but we are not holding them long enough and thtas why weve started programs on better signing of highways, more information centers and in state cooperative program one-ha- lf . PagaFhw non-reside- nt non-reside- nt Give Jim Beam. A rare gift for over 175 Decembers. 86 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Distilled and Bottled ' by the James B. Beam Distilling Co., Clermont, Beam, Kentucky |