WARNKE STUCK WITH VERIFICATION TASK

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• Publication Date: May 20, 1977
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Volume 196, No. 4292
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LETTERS Scientific Rivalries: A Sign of Vitality?: F. J. Stech; Jensen's AAAS
Fellowship: W.J. McKeachie; S. Yancy-McGuire; M. S. Collins;
E. R. Kennedy; Civil Defense and Nuclear Blackmail: E. P. Wigner and 830
C. M. Haaland . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . ... . . .
Science and Technology Strategy for the LDC's: M. S. Wionczek . . . . . . . .
? 839
ARTICLES Molecular Metal Clusters: E. L. Muetterties . . . . . .. ... . . . . . .
848
Science in the White House: A New Start: L. M. Branscomb ... . . . ... . . . .
HEWS AND COMMENT Cancer Institute Unilaterally Issues New Restrictions on Mammography . .. .. 853
854
Battle to Legitimize Laetrile Continues Unabated . .. . .. . .. .. . . . . ..
. 856
How the Swedes Live Well While Consuming Less Energy . . . . . . .
857
Smithsonian: "The Nation's Attic" Undergoing New Federal Scrutiny . . . . .. .
861
RESEARCH NEWS Critical Phenomena: Experiments Show Theory on Right Track .. .. .. . ... .
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M. S. Mahoney; Tree Physiology and Yield Improvement, M. H. Zimmermann;
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Cells, W. Plant; Atoms and Molecules in Electric Fields, W. Rapper; Books 864
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REPORTS Geomorphic Degradations on the Surface of Venus: An Analysis of Venera9 and 869
Venera 10 Data: C. P. Florensky, L. B. Ronca, A. T. Basilevsky
Determining the General Circulation of the Oceans: A Preliminary Discussion: 871
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mittees of its intent to purchase the col-
lection of the Cooper Union museum-
even though that was done with privately
raised money. Stevens also thought Con-
gress should have been in on the pur-
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Academy of Sciences. There are, in fact,
ten NAS members in addition to Ripley
himself (whose election is regarded by
some as an honorific gesture, more in
recognition of his position than the quali-
ty of his research), and the late astrono-
mer Donald Menzel. The astrophysical
lab's current director, George Field,
turned clown membership a couple of
years ago to protest the fact that the
NAS still takes on classified research.
The institution however, gives the
impression of being something of an ivory
tower because so much of its work is in
basic research. It has, for instance, been
monitoring ultraviolet solar radiation
since 1909-long before people generally
recognized the purpose of such a study.
"Only the Smithsonian is crazy enough
to do a nonsexy long term thing like
this," says Challinor.
Science absorbs about $40 million of
the total annual budget of about $120 mil-
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out, some a e
required for operations and construction where the institution has a telescope.
(total federal contributions have been Virtually all of the 106 museum scientists
about $1.5 million). Smithsonian officials are also curators who do research on the
seem to have felt that the way they han- collections and go on frequent field trips.
dled the purchase was all right since it The astrophysical lab has 100 scientists,
had the approval of the Regents, six of the majority of whom work on govern-
whom are members of Congress. ment contracts. The rest are at other
Just what the Regents can approve on labs: the Chesapeake Bay Center for En-
their own has not been cleared up. For vironmental Studies, the Fort Pierce Bu-
example, Stevens appeared to be reau for marine research in Florida; the
alarmed upon learning that the Smithso- Radiation Biology Laboratory in Mary-
nian could-in theory, if not in prac- land; the Tropical Research Institute in
tice-dispose of its research institute on Panama; and the National Zoo.
the Chesapeake Bay (a private acquisi- Challinor claims that Smithsonian sci-
tion) without congressional sanction. entists do well by any measure-ability
"These must become federal properties to get research money, publications, and
if we are to continue to fund them with
federal taxpayers' dollars," he opined.
Although the Smithsonian's top offi-
cials claim to be unruffled by the criti-
cism, one official told Science that there
is considerable concern that Congress is
going to try to "federalize" the institu-
tion. Federalization, says another,
would result in the termination of adven-
turous, public-oriented activities (such
as the annual Folklife Festival and the
magazine) that are supported with pri-
vate funds; would result in the subordi-
nation of artistic and scholarly judgment
to politics; and would constrict research.
Officials also claim a change in status
would violate the trust of many private
donors who have made gifts with the un-
derstanding that the Smithsonian was a
nonfederal institution.
However uneasy Congress may feel
about the Smithsonian's independent
ways, there have been few questions
raised about the quality of the museum's
collections or of the institution's core of
research and scholarly endeavor.
The Smithsonian's scientific establish-
ment, which includes 300 Ph.D.-level
scientists, enjoys a solid reputation and,
according to assistant secretary for sci-
ence David Challinor, the institution is
"fully competitive with universities" as
an employer.
Smithsonian science is best known for
its strength in systematics, which is
founded on the collection of the Museum
of Natural History, and astrophysics,
which is done at the Smithsonian As-
trophysical Laboratory in Cambridge,
Mass., and at Mt. Hopkins, Arizona,
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Warnke Stuck With Verification Task
A little-noticed amendment to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
(ACDA) authorization bill that passed the House on 3 May would require
ACDA director Paul C. Warnke to file "timely" reports to Congress on the
country's ability to verify all existing and proposed arms control agree-
ments. He would also have to notify Congress of any "degradation" in that
capability. But the motives and likely impact of the amendment are widely
believed to signify further hard going for Mr. Warnke, whose Senate con-
firmation nearly foundered on charges he was too "soft."
In introducing the amendment, its sponsor, Edward J. Derwinski (R-
III.), limited his explanation to a few colorless comments about the need for
more "effective" verification reporting to the Congress. But Robert Lago-
marsino (R-Calif.), rising to support the amendment, spoke what was prob-
ably on many of the congressmen's minds. He noted Warnke's decision,
effective days before, to abolish the ACDA Verification Bureau, and, in a
pointed disagreement, said the amendment was needed "so that there is no
misunderstanding in anyone's mind that the United States has not down-
graded the importance of verification."
The amendment's impact, some congressional liberals fear, could put
Warnke into conflict with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which now
performs verification on several treaties, coordinates the verification activi-
ties of other intelligence agencies, and reports on the subject to Congress.
Liberals further fear that the lengthy, exhaustive ACDA reports which
would be required on all arms control proposals could be used by his foes to
harass Warlike, whose past statements on verification issues were subjected
to lengthy, hostile cross-examination during the confirmation battle.
The amendment is given some chance of surviving House-Senate confer-
ence since the House passed it by a hefty margin of 259 to 148, and since
Warnke and ACDA are lying low on the subject. "The Director feels that
the agency can do the job if the Congress so wishes," says an agency official
in a less-than-hair-raising comment. ACDA apparently sees the amend-
ment's language as sufficiently vague that it could comply without creating
too much of a stir. But whatever difference the amendment eventually
makes, at the moment it indicates the hair-trigger sensitivity of congressional
conservatives to Warnke's every move.-D.S.