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Man and Space Lunar Rendezvous Technique Believed To Be Advantageous Editor's Note: Cape Canav. oral burcan manager Alvin B. Webb Jr. is on vacation. In this gupst column Dr. Kurt H. Debus discusses why the United States plans to use the lunar orbit rendezvous in ef forts to land men on the moon. By DR. KURT H. DEBUS Director, NASA Launch Operalioni Center Written for UPI Cape Canaveral - CUPlt - The President has set as a tenta tive goal the landing of men on the moon "before the end of this decade." The USSR, ac cording to cosmonaut Gher man Titov, plans to get there 'by 1967" barring unforeseen difficulties. A recent step up in booster launching activity by the Rus sians in the Pacific area ap pears to contradict their lat est view that they now have 'wme doubt whether putting a man on the moon is worth while." Drtng Presumption There is a strong presump tion that the USSR favors an arth orbit rendezvous tech nique over our own lunar or bit rendezvous mode to achieve a moon landing. If this is true, the reason for our choice of approach (assuming both modes employ three men) are worth a brief study. The EOR mode, as we see It, involves two launches one of a fueling tanker, the ther of a partly empty boost er and a space-craft before the moonbound cosmonauts can take off from earth orbit. In our LOR mode, a lunar ex cursion module is detached from the Apollo spacecraft and service module and des cends to the moon's surface from an orbit only some 60 miles up. Wait anal fet The Russians claim that an mcrfency rescue from an arth orbit would b "easier" than from lunar orbit. Fur ther, that available boosters f about 820,000 pounds thrust (slightly more than half the first stage of our Saturn C-l) can be used. These boost ers, presently launching the "Vostok" spacecraft, are cheaper to build and therefore permit far more extensive testing. That may be true, but just how the USSR plans to carry out its objective with so little power remains to be seen. The lunar landing entails controlled vertical descent to a largely unfamiliar, defin itely unprepared surface hav ing many unknown character istics. An accurate launch must be safely accomplished in this environment by the crew, unaided by any ground facilities. These lunar opera tions are considered the most critical portion of the entire Apollo mission. It is imper ative, therefore, that they be performed by a vehicle which is not unduly compromised by other requirements. For in stance, the lunar excursion module features a large pic ture window which could be taken back to earth because of reentry heat. On the other hand, the heavy heat-shielding needed to protect the com mand module can be left in lunar orbit. In effect, the LOR mode separates conflicting en gineering requirements and allows each module a max imum of desirable features with a minimum penalty on weight and complexity. Other Advantages Other advantages of LOR are: -Only two of the three crew members are subjected to the lunar landing. The third can observe, monitor and report to earth from the orbiting spacecraft. -Highest performance with presently planned boosters and spacecraft designed to carry man much further into space and therefore less delay. To sum up, our LOR mode has been calculated to offer a 55 per cent greater over-all mission success probability than with the EOR technique, for 10 to 15 per cent less cost. These naturally, were the de ciding factors. Small Worlds Around Us By LYNN M. WATKINS (Aoglitor and Tribune Syndicate, ;963) Simple In Tea Compteic War Man To Keoonotrast Your food store has dozens of ef gs all packaged cleverly in specially elesigned contain ers. Tomorrow morning, you and your family will remem ber whit the wording on the package read; "country fresh ggs" and Humpty Dumpty ill be part of jer meal. Chances ar yeu will give bo thought x to the miracu lousness of them. You will break the ihll, one by one, di-09 the contents into the ftying pan, turn them over lightly and servo tbem sunny sido up, or acramble them de pending on just hew you pre er your eggi to he cooked. Man Ways There are, as you know, nj number ot" ways eggs can b cocked, or added to other dishes to make them better, dding nutrimeata, nd nour ishment. They art a staple put of our diet, m, you might seasonably ask, "what's the big rJealT" If that is what you think, you havea't thought much about the mystery of oroation, the miracle of birth, or the prleity of living thmg. Ferhs-ps we hsva taksn the eguj's eornmoniMH too much toe granted without fully ealiiing what a wonderful object it really is. Wo natur- lly view with contempt, or swnpiacency, ny object whkh i cheap, sonro8lce, or ooetfy procured. Old mpt7 DwmptJ is cmmhv v.he ero incalcul- AT SALEM WORKSHOP - Three Medford educators visited the Oregon Program Team Teaching workshop for elementary teachers at Morningside school in Salem recently where five other Medford elementary teach ers are attending. The previous day the edu cators visited the secondary teaching work shop at Marshall and Wilson High schools in Portland where six Medford secondary de partment heads are enrolled. Both sessions, which end Aug. 2, consist of teachers actual ly working with summer school classes in such new techniques as nongraded grouping, flexible scheduling, use of teacher aides, large and small group instruction, and the use of closed circuit television and other technological aids. Visiting the workshops from Medford were, left to right, William Ruck, director of Oregon Program activities far Medford; Mrs. Carroll Haupert, school board member; and Dr. Elliott Becken, as sistant superintendent. Historian Should Seek More Realistic Measure for Activity f At QVI&WEJGMT k.-'i. a. mid Vilhsit doc r erwicr, cur drug called tC.IHt'- T1 rt lose ug y 1 7 dan or Y rrfcnav back. No TrO-UMt KiIS, Vativcs, mas" ca,- ar tatiirsj ot so-called reduc ing cidk, ckers or cookies, or chewing gum. ODRINEX is a tiny tablet and easily swallowed. When you take ODRINEX, you still enjoy your meals, still eat the foods you like, but you simply don't have the urge for extra por lions because ODRINEX depresses your appetite and decreases your desire for food. Your weight must come down, because as your own doctor will tell you. when you eat less, you weigh (ess. Get rid of excess fat and live longer. ODRI NEX costs S3 00 and is sold on this GUARANTEE: If not satisfied for any reason just return the package to your druggist and get your full money back. No ques tions asked. ODRINEX is sold with this guarantee by: Western Thrift Store JO N. Cen- fro) Mail &isfilj- able numbers of him, and more produced every day. However, this should not de tract from his importance or the sheer wondcrfulness of him. Too Complex No one today, or in any foreseeable tomorrow, will ever succeed in putting him back together again, not all the king's horses or all the king's men-he's loo complex. Whether he sits on a wall and falls, or is cracked, drop ped into a fry-pan, he contin ues to be one of the master pieces of the Creator's hand; much more miraculous than any machine man has ever j put together. I Man, in his bumbling way, ' can mess around with ma chinery, putting together some single or dual purpose gadg-1 ets from wood, steel, plastic, j glass or rubber. They accom-; plish simple tasks, whereby j man's work may be a little ; easier, or that will make a job for some other man. But j man is not intelligent enough to create an egg. Has Him Stymied Listen to him talk, or be lieve what he is bragging I about, and we would think he could accomplish miracles ! with his silly machines, but j anything as wonderful as a I silly, simple egg, has him stymied to a standstill. It was many years ago, ' when a serious writer put together a nursery riddle for children, wherein an egg, a common, everydty hon's egg, fell from a will and broke. That egg, the iritoT called Humpty Dumpty. Supposedly, the child cried, for its toy was broken. Prob ably that child, like children today, believed that an adult could put its toy back to gether again. Yesterday s children, as well as those of today, have confidence in adults. The know-it-all-alli-, tude of most of us naturally ' implies that adults can do any- j thing. But that adult, regard- ! less of who or what he is, , doesn't know enough to make i a Humpty Dumpty, let alone put one together again. "The time is now at hand when the historian must stop using the simple chronolog ical units of old, the year, and the decade, and the word 'century' in the mere sense of 100 years, and seek a new and more realistic measure, perhaps something like a 'unit of change' in each of many areas of human activ ity." This advice was given by Dr. Vaughn Bornet, chairman of the Social Science divi sion at Southern Oregon col lege, when he addressed the third annual Southern Ore gon History conference, which met at the college and at the Jacksonville museum. Subject of his address was "Centuries Ago" and he was referring to 1928. "The year 1928 in the Unit ed States was truly centuries ago," the speaker declared after reviewing the changes which have taken place since that year. The twenties, he labeled the "Age of Certain. ty," the sixties, the "Age of Fear. If a unit of change could be used as the measure, Dr. Bornet contended, "we would find points of expansion and of compression. The uneven ncss would be disturbing in the extreme. But we could not help but come closer to understanding the roots of our unease, our unrest, our disquietude, and our fear to contemplate where we have been, where we now are and where we might be heading." In 1928, the speaker re called "the government recog nized neither the Soviet Un ion, from which Leon Trot sky had just been expelled, nor the propriety of 'social drinking. The bootlegger was a big man with status in so ciety. If some were yet un sure about whether or not women should smote, it Hac by no means beciuse of any hazard to lungs or tho car diovascular system. "Any thought that taxes I would one day take even so much as a quarter of the in come of a typical business man or college dean, would have been laughed at in 1928. "The whole field of higher mathematics geared to com puters lay well in the future." In conclusion, Dr. Bornet who had commented that it was probably just as well that people do not know today in what condition they will be a few short decides from now, turned to a more opti mistic note with: "The exor cise of revisiting the year 1928 brings hope, Americans then lived on the brink of catastrophe; it came, they survived. Our catastrophes may not corns. If they eta, we may yet survive and be glad that wo did, confident in ourselves nd hopeful of our eventual destiny is a rf pie." Much of the content of his speech, the college faculty member said, he had drawn from his forthcoming boot, "Labor Politics in a Eamio cralic Republic." The conference in Ashland was followed by a tea in the Jacksonville museum and Sat urday evening the conference guests attended tho Shake spearean festival. Pwl Bunyin Ei cut Slated in Mi Y r e k a Danny Sailor, world champion speed high climber from British Colum bia, will be one c" several loggers on hand for the Siski you County Fair's annual In ternational Paul B u n y a n Logging championships in Yreka, Calif., Aug. 17, it 7:30 p.m. Sailor will bo entered ii tho speed climbing events, where ho Will demonstrate his skill on the climbing poll. Sailor's favorite trick is to climb to the top of the pole, drop his hat, and then beat it to the ground. Fair manager, Jim Jones, reported that top loggers from as far north as Washing ton will be at the fair and will compete in events such as the one-man power saw, single hand bucking, hand chopping, tho axo throw, and timber falling. Points given far first, oc ond and third places will be cumulative. In try blanks gnd official rules can t ob tained by writing tho Siski you County Fair, Box 338, Yreka, Calif. Entries close at I p.m., I nday, Aug. It. Highway Officials .. Start Project of Road Classification Salem - The Oregon state highway department is under taking a highway classifica tion study which will deter mine maximum possible use of highways by the trucking industry, according to Forrest Cooper, state highway engi neer. Some of the state's older highways have sharp curves which cannot be negotiated by the largest-size trucks without crossing over the cen ter' stripe. For this reason, many of these older highways are restricted to trucks of shorter length. A three-unit caravan will make the study. The pilot car of the caravan warns the other two vehicles of oncom ing traffic with its two-way radio or. stops the traffic when necessary. A bright red 40-foot semi-trailer follows the pilot car and tests curves in the road. The operator in the observation car behind the truck takes movies of the turn and voice-records some of the data. Some still pic tures are also taken. If the semi's wheels cross the center line, it is recorded by the movie camera. Pinpoint Trouble Spots The classification study will pinpoint the trouble spots, and a modest program of bet terment will be undertaken. In some cases, minor improve ment of a very few isolated cases will permit reclassifica tion of a highway to a stand ard permitting longer loids. This information will be made available to the truck ing industry. Previously about 55 per cent, or 4,100 miles, of high way had been classified. There is no problem with the Interstate highways since they will take any legal-size truck. When the remaining 45 per cent, or 3;400 miles, of pri mary and secondary high ways are test run, the high way department will hrve a complete inventory of its roads and the sectioas that need improving, Cooper said. The research project is ex pected to take about four months. It is being dona in cooperation with the bureau of public roads. Sideswipe Accident Repaired by Officer A trailer hitch breaking loose caused a sideswipe Oc cident in the Siskiyous Tues day afternoon a mile north of the summit, state police re ported. A car driven by Karen Campbell, 18. Woodland, Calif., was headed north pull-, ing a baggage trailer when the loose hitch caused the car to sway and go out of control. It sideswiped a south bound car driven by Melvin Sherman Rcdfield, 78, of Richmond, Calif., police said. BOLiHOI OMll TOU1 Moscow - lUPli - The Bolshoi Bullet will open a 10-week tour of the United States and Canida on Ott. 1, it was an nounced torlay. SECTION C - Medford PAGES 1 to Tribune, MEDFORD. OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1. 1963 OMN SUNDAY tw 4 WHOLESALE TO ALL MoHMWE SHIP ANYWHERE! oMoaojojoW FIBEMSIASS PATIO COVERING ucnuina LMconte; unconditional Iv uaraMd Not 4-otv, but ft. or. tnd -ni. For double tht life UILDIRI' CITY SMCIAL trtomllnf PoHtnt DS LUX! lOlAI BLOCK. 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