2 g SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1962
European Launching
MEDFOHU MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
Develop
ment Group Prepares
for Space Age
By ROBERT MUSEL
United Pri International
London-iUPH-". . , Four . . ,
throe . . . two . . . one . . .
liftoff!"
With a mighty roar the
rocket engines flamed into! Waste in the desolate Cum
action.
Cape Canaveral in Florida?
Baikonur near the Aral Sea
in Russia?
No, this was Spadeadam
berland Fells of Britain where
Europe is making a $196 mil
lion bet that in space the
race is not always to the
swift.
At a quick glance you
might have ihouRht you were
at Canaveral - there was the
giant rocket alongside its gan
try, the oncrcte pad, the
blockhouse crammed with in-
SPADEADAM WASTE This is an aerial view looking
west showing the control tower (foreground) and three
test stands ut Spadeadam Waste at Cumberland Fells, Great
Britain, where the European Launcher Development Or
ganization is conducting static tests for satellite construc
tion. Different stages of the work are being carried out
by seven countries Britain, Australia, Belgium, West
Germany, France, Italy and Holland. First actual test
launch is expected to take place in Woomera, Australia,
firing range at the end of 1963. (UPI)
struments monitoring the fir
ing by closed-circuit televi
sion. But there was a difference.
At Spadeadam Waste the
rocket never left the ground.
It was tethered by cables for
the 40 seconds its engines
fired in the most successful
test thus far of the British
Blue Streak rocket.
This tome day will be the
first stage of the all-purpose
rocket envisioned by the
seven countries which have
signed the European Launch
er Development Organization
Convention -Britain, Aus
tralia, Belgium, France, West
Germany, Italy and Holland.
Europe ha? cut its space
program to fit its purse.
Manned flight and the race
to the moon? The United
States and the Soviet Union
can have this all to them
selves so far as the ELDO
countries are concerned.
They haven't the money lo
compete and even if they did
- they insist this is not sour
grapes - they are not con
vinced that a man will be
better than a robot in the
hostile environment of space.
So they have settled for a
more modest but, they think,
probably more rewarding pro
gram in a remarkable exam
pic of international cooperation.
Britain is entrusted with
the first stage of the rocket.
France is in charg? of the
second stage and West Ger
many the third stage. The test
satellites will be constructed
by Italy. Belgium will super
vise the down-range guidance
equipment and Holland the
telemetry.
Providing Firing Rangs
Australia is providing its
firing range at Woomera.
Member countries are con
tributing on the basis of na
tional income. Britain is
putting up 27 million sterling
($75.6 million), France about
17 million sterling ($47.6 mil
lion), Germany about 15 mil
lion sterling ($43 million),
Italy about 7 million sterling
($19 million) and Belgium
and Holland some 2 million
sterling each ($5.6 trillion).
The first actual test launch
ing from Woomera is expect
ed to take place at the end
of 1963.
After thai, and before the
end of 1966, the ELDO coun
tries believe they will be able
to:
High Circular Orbit
Place a one-ton satellite
into a 300-mile high circular
orbit.
Fire 400-500 pound com
munications satellites into
high circular orbits.
Send a 200-pound probe on
an orbit reaching 100,000
miles into space.
Land a 100-pound satellite
on the moon.
Spadeadam Waste has been
the static test station for Brit
ish rockets for the past three
years. It lies within two miles
of the Great Wall built by the
Roman Emperor Hadrian to
tists of the 20th Century had
to take a lesson from Hadri
an's engineers. The Romans
keep the Scots from invading solved the problem by sup-
porting me roaas on orusn
wood "racines."
Spadeariam's builders knew
Roman Britain.
When it came to building
roads for rocket components
across the Bogland the scien- a good idea when they saw it.
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Britain's Parliament WiSI
Convene in London Oct. 25
By PETEH KNOX
Unitod Press International
London - llll'll - The U.S.
Congress has gone " homo.
B r i I a i n's Parliament is
about to return to work
for a session that may well
make or break British mem
bership in "Europe" - and
the Conservative govern
ment as well.
The House of Common
reconvenes Oct. 25. The
session is crucial because
within two years of this
month Prime Minister Har
old Macmillan must call na
tional elections. What he
accomplishes in the upcom
ing parliamentary session
will be his platform before
the voters.
And what he must ac
complish Is British member
ship In the European Com
mon Market, the historic
breaking off of Britain's
literal and figuraiivc stand
offishness from her neigh
bors across the channel.
Fighting Session
All political portents are
for a fighting parliamentary
session.
The opposition L a I) o r
party has let it be known In
advance that it plans to at
tack the Consrrvalivo gov
ernment hard on all fronts,
and particularly on its han
dling of negotiations lo join
the European Common Mar
ket. The Conservatives, on the
other hand, know that to
slay in power they must
make a bold showing In the
montlts ahead. The alterna
tive Is risk of defeat in the
general elections.
Ill the 630-seat llullre of
Commons, the Conserva
tives hold a commanding
majority with ;US members
In Labor's 2.riH and the Lib
eral parly's seven.
Labor party leader Hugh
Gaitskell lias managed to
achieve in the past month
a greater degree of unity
in the party - on the sur
face at least - than has
existed at any lime since it
way swepi from power in
1951.
Tipsters arc saying at the
moment that spring of 1904
is a likely election dale.
Macmillan, however, will
movo when ho feels the
lime Is best for his parly.
Public opinion polls this
month have Indicated that
Ihc Conservatives have
picked up some support in
recent weeks-. One recent
test gave them about 40
per cent of the electorate,
Labor just over .'10, and the
Liberals about 20 Willi the
rest undecided.
This compares with polls
about throe months ago
that showed the three main
parties more or less even.
In the months immedi
ately ahead, there will be
live by-elections to test pub
lic opinion more accurate
ly. All of these are for
Conf-ervative-lU'ld seats. La
bor is favored tu win one
of thorn - the Scottish sent
of Glasgow Woodsiric, The
others are expected to re
main in government hands.
The burning issues In the
new Parliament appear cer
tain to be the government's
plans to enter Europe, and
its handling of the general
economic situation.
Kennedy Presents Aviation Awards
Washington -fUM- President
Kennedy has presented
the Hinmn international
aviation trophies to four
pilots-one deceased for their
outstanding and extraordin
ary feats of flying during
liMil.
Kennedy presented the
awards to Air Koree I.t. Col.
William R. Payne: aviatrtx
Jacqueline Cochran, a six
time winner. Cmdr. Malcolm
I"), Ituss and l.t. Cmdr. Victor
K. Pralher, whose widow ac
cepted the trophy.
Kennedy is the fourth pres
ident to present the trophy to
Miss Cochran.
Eight Recordi
She set einht "world class"
records with a TUB supersonic
jet and flew a K104 jet fighter
al twice the speed of sound.
Payne won the aviator
trophy for piloting a B5B
bomber to two international
supersonic speed records.
Moss and Prather were
given awards for attaining a
record altitude of 113,739. )
feet In a balloon flight over
the Gulf of Mexico.
The flight lasted nine
hours. At peak altitude, they
conducted medical and scien
tific experiments.
Prather drowned after he
slipped from a harness while
beinu picked up by a heli
copter upon completion of the
flight.
, NEARLY CLEANS UP
j Lafayette. Ind, -HIPD - Street
i sweeper William Hayes almost
I cleaned up last week. He
swept up a bundle containing
i nearly Si. 000 but it belonged
! to a drugstore employee who
; dropped it on the way to the
! bank,
It is 1 he economic i.ss-ue
that, is likely to cost Con
sorval.ive.s the Glasgow seat.
Unemployment is beginning
lo run high in Scotland -nearing
the 100.000 mark
and working class voters
are expected to be out of
sympathy with the govern
ment. The Conservative govern
ment's popularity slipped
lasL year and early this
year when iL put the brakes
on pay incrca.ses and intro
duced a credit squeeze to
Iry and right the country's
weak balance of payments
position.
Latest figures indicate
the economy is running in
(lie black again exporting
more thnn it is imuorting
and the government has
been able to relax its tight
hold on finances a little.
Slill Considerable Slack
But there is still consid
erable slack in the econ
omy. Both organized labor
and biiFinesMuen have been
cjilting for a greater rate
of industrial expansion. La
bor is sure to try lo make
as much political capital
a.s possible out of the eco
nomic issue, and persistent
union pressure for higher
pay.
On the Common Market
question, the Labor parly
has come down against en
try into Europe on the
terms Maemillan'c govern
ment has been able to ob
tain so far.
The prime minister has
slaked Ids whole political
life en getting Britain into
Europe, because he consid
ers this an essential move,
politically and economical
ly, if this country is to con'
tunic as a world power.
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FREAK ACCIDENT-.Mrs. Anna Wisnom, 77, of San Mateo,
Calif., wa inturrd seriously in a "onp-in a mlllion" auto
accident near her home when a lartfe branch snapped from
a tree and cru&h'-d into her car. She was trapped until
police and firemen were able to saw thioui;h the two-foot
thick hiunt-h and free her liesi-urrs are shown as they
surveyed the accident scene, (IT!)
.
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