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MEDKOHD MAIL TltlUUNIi, AlUUFOKD. OREGON Nuclear Rocket To Put Man on Mars Believed Long Way Off TUESDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1963 By JOSEPH L. MYLER United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) - The space experts say only atomic power can put men on Mars. If that is the case, the first manned expedition to search for life on the Red Planet appears to be at least 20 years away. Some years ago officials of the Atomic Energy Commission and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) were hoping a nurlear rocket would be ready for testing in 1965. Now they talk of 1970 or 1972 as the first flight test date and they concede this is an optimis tic forecast. Even if this sched ule is met, spaceworthy A-pow-ered rockets won't be ready for deep space missions before the 1978-1983 period, the experts say. As of last June 30 the AEC and NASA had spent $430 mil lion on Project Rover, the joint enterprise to develop an atom- Baby Sifter Teaches Children To Drink BELMONT, Calif. (UPD Bruce E. Radcliff, 32, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors Mon day for allegedly serving vodka highballs to the two daughters of his former wife. San Mateo Dist. Atty. Keith Sorenson said Radcliff, who was baby-sitting with the 9 and 1-year-old girls, told him: "Children should learn to hold their liquor, and this seemed as good a time as any to teach them." Grange Hews Gold Hill GOLD HILL During the lec turer's hour at the Nov. 2t meeting of Gold Hill Grange. Mrs. Willie McLean presented a reading of the Pilgrim Fathers. She told the difference of the modern version of Thanksgiving as we think of it today as com-( Bone Race pared to mat tirst inanKsgiving Refreshments were served uay, WMCll me l llliliia annual hancuul ol Mrs. Nora Wait, chaplain gave a Thanksgiving prayer. Those present participated in the program by telling for what they were thankful The entertainment was con cluded with a game "The Wish starving, shared a dried corn, berries and venison with the friendly Indians. A tableau was presented rela tive to Thanksgiving depicting the Four Freedoms: Freedom from Want, was por trayed by Master Herman Kamping, his wife, and family; Freedom from Fear, by Ford Jones, the doctor, and Allan Kamping, as the child, with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott, the par ents; Freedom of Speech by Joe Thomas, and Freedom of Religion by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stripling with their Bibles. the dining room at which time songs of blessings were sung. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Christensen and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jones. Arthur Gascon received the first and second degrees. There was only one officer absent. The next regular meeting of Gold Hill Grange will be Thurs day, Dec. 5 at 8 p. m. During .the recent Booster Night, little Jimmie Martin re cited the 23rd Psalm from powered rocket for exploration of the solar system beyond the moon. Through the current fiscal year, which started July 1, Ro ver spending is expected to add up to $647.4 million. Could Reach $2 Billion By the time the first nuclear rocket has proved itself in flight, the cost may reach $2 billion, approximately what it took to develop the first atomic bomb. By that time, with luck, the first Americans will have land ed on the moon and returned with samples. They will have made the round trip on chemi- Republicans Urge Civil Rights Bill WASHINGTON (UPI) - Sev en House Republicans today is sued a plea for passage of the civil rights bill, saying it was needed to "conquer the forces of hate loose in tne nation. All members of the House Ju diciary Committee, the Repub licans said the bill was not a cure-all for the nation's "ills" but they said it would eliminate "many of the worst manifesta tions of racial prejudice." The GOP members issued their own argument to follow up the main majority and minority reports on the bill published several weeks ago. The seven lawmakers were. William M. McColloch, Ohio; John V. Laindsay, N.Y.: Clark MacGregor, Minn.; Charles McC. Mathias Jr., Md.; Wil liam T. Cahill, N.J.; James E. Bromwell, Iowa, and Garner E. Shriver, Kan. Their report came as backers of the civil rights bill were try ing to force the Southern-led cal rocket power, Chemical energy is good enough for moon trips. But for flights as far as Mars and back, engineers want the fantastically greater power provided by the splitting atom. If the rockets were ready, 1973 would be a good year for astronomical reasons to try for Mars. Other less favorable op portunities will present them selves in 1975 and 1981. . But the chances of having nu- Mars until after 1981 Until Nov. 30, 1962, the nu clear rocket people were confi dent that they could fly a test model, if not by 1965, at least by 1966 or 1967. Gel Strange Results But in a test of a flightless version of the atomic rocket en gine in Nevada last November some strange things happened that the designers had not an The reactor core, as a result clear rockets at their disposal of unexpected vibrations, began in the next 15 to 20 years are to break up and spit out parts so uncertain that the space of itself in a short-lived exhibi- planners are now resigned to tion of fancy fireworks, putting off manned trips to As a result, the whole busi ness had to be redesigned, and it may be 1965 or early 1966 be fore further ground testing of a rocket reactor can be undertak en. After that will come the long and difficult task of putting the hardware together for a flight test in 1970 or 1972. It will take nearly a decade longer to per fect man-carrying atomic rock ets. People familiar with other fields of atomic research and development are not surprised that Rover has run into trouble. The atom is by nature mean and dangerous. In the case of the nuclear rocket, the engineers are de manding something that can operate reliably at extremes ranging from about 430 degrees below zero the temperature of the liquid hydrogen propellant to 6,000 degrees above zero, the temperature of the reactor fuel core. It must be able to make this transition in a matter of sec onds, shut down for a brief coasting period, and then start up again in the near vacuum of space. The designers expect to test 40 to 50 flightless reactors be fore they are ready to build an actual rocket engine. So far they have ground-tested six re actors. If they have run into trouble already, they expect more trou ble in the future. But they In tend to keep plugging, because the long future of space explor ation depends on their success. As of July 1, 1963, some 700 persons, exclusive of construc tion workers, were employed at the Nevada nuclear rocket test grounds. By Jan. 1, 1967, this number is expected to grow to 2,700. Old atomic hands in Congress hope the project won't run out of steam before it achieves re sults. They recall the old pro gram to develop nuclear en gines for aircraft which theor etically would be able to fly hundreds of times around the earth without refuelling. By the time the nuclear air craft engine was chopped off in 1961, it had cost the taxpayers $1 billion. There still is no such thing as an atom-powered air plane. The way things look now there never will be. Open 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Fast Dependable Service Repair! 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