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Project Mercury Draws Criticism As Well as Support By JOSEPH L. MYLER Washington -H'PD- Man pos leases and is inventing ever more marvelous instruments lor scientific exploration of space. Why, then, should he want to leave the earth in person? Is the $350 million U.S. man-in-space program, Project Mercury, a gigantic boondog gle? Is it Just a stunt, danger ous, costly, unnecessary? These questions are being asked as Mercury moves clos- Three-Size Doilies Double useful! Lacy doily accents TV or table smartly protects top from scratches. Oval shape in spiderweb de sign elegant setting for flow ers, fruits. Pattern 7047; cro chet directions 17 x 34-inch doily, 17 x 25 and 15 x 23 in No. 30.- Send Thirty - five cents (coins) for this pattern add ' 5 cents for each pattern for lst-class mailing. Send to Medford Mail Tribune, House hold Arts Dept., P. O. Box 168, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PAT TERN NUMBER. JUST OUT! 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One of the most distinguish ed critics of the Mercury proj ect is Dr. Vannevar Bush, who headed the World War II Office of Scientific Re search and Development. He told the House Space commit tee that "putting a man in space is a stunt; the man can do no more than an instru ment, in fact can do less." The other side of the argu ment has been stated by NASA's Bioscience Advisory committee, headed by Dr. Symour S. Kety of the Nation al Institutes of Health. The committee asserted that "human observers, properly trained in the appropriate sci entific disciplines, are - indi spensable components of space research." It said no in struments, however wonder ful, can match man's "ability to perceive the significance of unexpected and un pro grammed findings" and to "react intelligently to unanti cipated situations." Project Full of Peril NASA, in the words of Deputy Director Hugh L. Dryden, looks upon Mercury as "the first step in the travel of man in space at satellite speeds and beyond." The proj ect admittedly is full of peril. NASA Director T. Keith Glennan told the House Space committee in response to questions that "it must be realized that there is a chance that the astronaut will be lost." What would the death of a Mercury astronaut do to the National Space pro gram? "Many of our aircraft de velopment programs," Glen nan said, "have cost lives without catastrophic program effects. We believe most peo ple understand this." Astronauts Understand Among those who do "un derstand this" are the seven Mercury astronauts them selves. They all are veteran jet test pilots. According to their NASA associates, they do not consider Mercury a stunt. The Family Council Editor'! Not: The Family Council contlits or JudE. a piychutrui, Hire, clergymen, a newipaper editor a wumrn't editor and two wrllrra. tach article la a lummary or an actual ,'aae htt"ry The Council reporti on problemt ihat nave keen deeJe wl by responsible agencies and suunkciurs. Donald B. I can't stand those Sunday get-togethers. Rita B I love my family dearly. Donald B. My wife and I have been married eight years and have three children. Our one serious problem has been with us from the beginning of our marriage in - law trouble. I just can't stand Rita's family. I never could and nev er will. Her mother gets in my hair, her sisters and their hus bands make me sick. The only nice one is her brother and he never comes around for fear of meeting the others, I guess. Now this clan makes a Intergroup Relations Forum Set for May 5 Portland - Facts which must be faced on discrimina tion practices In Oregon em ployment and housing will be the subject for a State Forum on Intergroup Relations Thursday, May 5, in Portland. The public forum at the Mult nomah hotel will be the tenth annual conference on civil rights sponsored by the bureau of labor and civil rights advisory committee. Mark A. Smith, Oregon civil rights administrator, states 500 persons from business, education, religion, labor and civil fields are expected to participate in the forum. No reservations are required ex cept for the noon luncheon. Smith states a greater repre sentation of the general pub lic is desired at the meeting since it is the occasion for candid discussion of issues dis turbing all citizens. ment of boredom and anger and shouldn't continue. If Rita agrees to a more sensi ble spacing of in-law visits, Dun should agree to remain awake. We're all for togetherness for those who enjoy it, but we don't think privacy-minded individuals should be crushed at the expense of I others. Rita may feel some guilt at breaking the pattern of these jolly family get-togethers and will probably miss them, but she should rec ognize that her husband's needs deserve some attention too. If Rita can't give up those weekly get togcthers. we think Don ought to follow through with his plan for Sun day dining. MAIL TRIBUNI, Medford", Or. 7 Wednesday, Apr. 27, I960 A " (Copyright 1960. General Features Corp.) Court Records MUNICIPAL COURT Lonny Allen Daugherty, allowed unlicensed driver to operate ve hicle, sio. Raymond Dave Golden, violation of basic rule. SIO. Donald Raymond Cranston, In-1 adequate equipment, $5. Aaron August Walruf, failure to stop before entering a public street. S5. Edmond Ralph Lyon, improper left turn, accident, S3. Rucbcn Elwin Keller, Improper right turn. $5. Fay Janet Pickett, violation of basic rule. $10. j Roger Blaine Twedon. inadequate equipment, fine suspended. ' William Alfred Foust, Improper , lane change, SI5. I Louis Marvliie Nelson, disobeyed 1 traffic signal, $10. John Carey Smith, improper left turn. $3. Mary Veronica Hamelln, dis obeyed traffic sign. $5. Joseph Rulon Stallings, no opera tor's license in possession. $10. William Henry Peningel, dis obeyed traffic signal. $10. Richard Albert Card, following too close, $10. point of getting together once a week for Sunday dinner. That just about finishes off my one "ay of relaxation. I have finally come to a de cision no more in-laws. I Just won't go. I'll eat my Sun day dinner in peace at a lunch counter. Such nice peo ple eat there on Sundays! Rita B Don has absolute ly no reason to feel as he does. My family has always treated him wonderfully. In fact, they've made a fuss over htm and spoiled him. As for his precious relaxa tion on Sundays, his com plaints are ridiculous. He has always felt perfectly relaxed with my mother and sisters. After dinner he goes over to the couch and falls fast asleep and snores as If he were home. I happen to love my fam ily dearly and I hate to give up those Sunv'ay afternoons. My sisters and I have a grand time and all the other hus bands enjoy getting together for a game of cards. Only Don and my kid brother have to be different. If they don't fall asleep they sit around making wisecracks nobody else under stands. The Council: No matter how much Rita enjoys her family tics, she has made a big mistake in not devoting two or three days a month exclusively to her immediate family which now means her husband and children. Husbands tire of the great est families in the world if they are overly exposed. Cer tainly a hard-working man needs one day in which he doesn't have to face things or persons that irritate him. We don't think Don's "couch scene" in his in-laws' home is a sign that he is relaxed or "at home" there at all. It is a crude and deliberate stale- BALANCE OF $60,000 STOCK LIQUIDATION FURTHER REDUCED! One of them, Air Force Capt. Donald K. Slayton, 36-year-old native of Sparta, Wis., expressed his attitude toward the project this way: "To me, space flight is a natural extension of aircraft flying and part of man's con tinuing assault against the frontiers of the universe." 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