MOHOLE PROJECT HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JUNE 25; OCTOBER 29, 30, 31; NOVEMBER 7, 12, 1963 Serial No. 88–14 Printed for the use of the U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1963 25-984 CAN COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT JARINE AND FISHERIES HERBERT C. BONNER, North Carolina, Chairman EDWARD A. GARMATZ, Maryland THOR C. TOLLEFSON, Washington LEONOR K. (MRS. JOHN B.) SULLIVAN, WILLIAM K. VAN PELT, Wisconsin Missouri WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California T. A. THOMPSON, Louisiana THOMAS M. PELLY, Washington I'RANK M. CLARK, Pennsylvania MILTON W. GLENN, New Jersey THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Ohio ROBERT F. ELLSWORTH, Kansas JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan GEORGE A, GOODLING, Pennsylvania L. MENDEL RIVERS, South Carolina STANLEY R. TUPPER, Maine ALTON LENNON, North Carolina CHARLES A. MOSHER, Ohio THOMAS N. DOWNING, Virginia JAMES R. GROVER, JR., New York BOB CASEY, Texas ROGERS C. B. MORTON, Maryland JAMES A. BYRNE, Pennsylvania HASTINGS KEITH, Massachusetts CHARLES A. VANIK, Ohio HARLAN HAGEN, California EDITH GREEN, Oregon PAUL G. ROGERS, Florida FRANK A. STUBBLEFIELD, Kentucky JOHN M. MURPHY, New York JACOB H, GILBERT, New York John M. DREWRY, Chief Counsel BERNARD J. ZINCKE, Counsel PAUL S. BAUER, Consultant SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY ALTON LENNON, North Carolina, Chairman JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan THOMAS J. PELLY, Washington BOB CASEY, Texas ROBERT F. ELLSWORTH, Kansas CHARLES A. VANIK, Ohio STANLEY R. TUPPER, Maine EDITH GREEN, Oregon CHARLES A. MOSHER, Ohio PAUL G. ROGERS, Florida HASTINGS KE H, Massachusetts JACOB H. GILBERT, New York CONTENTS October 29, 1963. 37 69 107 149 167 Benson, Dr. William E., head, Earth Sciences Section, National Brown & Root, Inc., representatives. Beckmann, Dr. H. K., Rice Institute, consultant on hydro- Billingsley, Al, project evaluation engineer. analysis and computer program, Tonking, Dr. William H., deputy project manager. Haworth, Dr. Leland John, Director, National Science Foundation.. 167 Hedberg, Dr. Hollis, Chairman, Amsoc Committee, National Academy Heroy, William B., Chairman of the Panel on Drilling Techniques, Hersey, Dr. J. Brackett, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute... 37, 69 McLelland, Dr. Jack, vice president, Ocean Science Engineering, Inc. 85 Petrie, William L., Executive Secretary, Amsoc Committee--- Robertson, Dr. Randal M., Associate Director (Research), National Rosenthal, Aaron, Comptroller, National Science Foundation. Rupp, Lewis A., executive vice president, Ionics, Inc., Cambridge, Scherer, Paul A., Associate Director, Administration, National Science Sheppard, Frank C., Executive Assistant to the Director, National Tonking, Dr. William H., deputy project manager, Brown & Root, Waterman, Dr. Alan T., Director, National Science Foundation.... 2 Woodward, C. Don, Managing Coordinator (Mohole project), National |