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-
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er to Its' goal, a man in orbit
late next year. The official
answer of the National Aero
nautics and Space Adminis
tration is, of course, no.
Space officials expected
when Mercury was born two
years ago that it would run
into criticism. But the admin
istration and Congress have
given the project complete
support. It enjoys the highest
national priority.
Manned Space Station!
If Mercury is a stunt, it
is merely the prelude to vast
ly bigger ones. Its purpose,
officially stated, is to "vali
date the assumption that man
can perform effectively In
space." Beyond Mercury in
NASA's planning are manned
space stations and manned
flights to the moon and
planets.
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.
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hicle, sio.
Raymond Dave Golden, violation
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Donald Raymond Cranston, In-1
adequate equipment, $5.
Aaron August Walruf, failure to
stop before entering a public
street. S5.
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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. '
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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
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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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