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| − | + | Jerome Kirby, attorney for the Weather Modification Committees, discusses Weather Modification programs in West Texas. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Jerome Kirby |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' July 22, 1983 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Littlefield, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Attorney for the Weather Modification Committees, |
| − | + | Hail suppression case, | |
| + | Successful defeat of injunction, | ||
| + | Dry land versus irrigation, | ||
| + | Economic effect of hail on farmers, | ||
| + | Citizens for National Weather Incorporated, | ||
| + | Ross Lumson, | ||
| + | Claunch family, | ||
| + | Hail suppression techniques, | ||
| + | Radar, | ||
| + | Silver iodide. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Controversy over effectiveness, |
| − | + | Statewide weather modification, | |
| + | Hearings, | ||
| + | Effect on rainfall, | ||
| + | Community reaction to modification, | ||
| + | Threats, | ||
| + | Hail suppression groups, | ||
| + | Plainview, | ||
| + | Frank Moore, | ||
| + | Separation from Littlefield, | ||
| + | Future of Weather Modification, | ||
| + | Eventual acceptance, | ||
| + | Experimental status, | ||
| + | Support for hail suppression, | ||
| + | Billy Clayton. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1951-1960 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1951-1960 |
Revision as of 18:54, 27 April 2015
Jerome Kirby, attorney for the Weather Modification Committees, discusses Weather Modification programs in West Texas.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Jerome Kirby
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: July 22, 1983
Location: Littlefield, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Attorney for the Weather Modification Committees,
Hail suppression case,
Successful defeat of injunction,
Dry land versus irrigation,
Economic effect of hail on farmers,
Citizens for National Weather Incorporated,
Ross Lumson,
Claunch family,
Hail suppression techniques,
Radar,
Silver iodide.
Tape 1, Side 2: Controversy over effectiveness,
Statewide weather modification,
Hearings,
Effect on rainfall,
Community reaction to modification,
Threats,
Hail suppression groups,
Plainview,
Frank Moore,
Separation from Littlefield,
Future of Weather Modification,
Eventual acceptance,
Experimental status,
Support for hail suppression,
Billy Clayton.
Range Dates: 1951-1960
Bulk Dates: 1951-1960
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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