THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2B, 1963
6 A
Man and Space
1963 To Be Recalled as Year
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
Bloom Fell From Cosmic Rose
By ALVIN B. WEBB JR.
CAPE KENNEDY (UPI) -America's
multi -billion- dollar
space program will remember
1963 rather unfondly as the year
the bloom finally tell off the
cosmic rose in a wintry blast
of early problems.
With few exceptions, these
were 365 dull, colorless days of
grounded programs with gaudy
price tags, of disgruntled astro
nauts and disenchanted admir
ers, of continual postponements
and controversial "pogo-sticks
and congressional penny-pincn-
inOne pundit, in a play on the
scientific title of the upcoming
"Year of the Quite Sun, " ca l ed
1063 the "Year of the Quiet
NNASA is the National Aero
naut and Space Administra
tion The name is longer than
ts list of accomplishments for
tie past year. Of the 40 major
satellites and probes NASA had
scheduled for 1963, a bare one
fourth got off the ground.
The only truly spectacular
note in the U. S. space explor-
.... am was sounded on
TmSg ofMay 16 at Cape
i iv,o mnnnnort that
later was renamed Cap e Ken
nedy. At 8.04 a.m. EST, astro
naut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr.
?ode a silvery Atlas rocket into
lhFork!!ne next 34 hours, the
slender Oklahoman with the
louthern drawl was the darhnC
of the world. In awesome one i
ness 102 miles to 168 miles in
snace Cooper steadily guided
nis bell-shaped "Faithf Merc
ury capsule around the golbe
22.9 times. .-.it
Frank Merrlwcll Finish
The finish was a chapter
straight out of Frank Merrri
well. On the 20th orbit, the cap
sule's automatic contro system
conked out. Cooper grabbed the
controls and, with the practiced
touch of years of training,
steered Faith-7 to a dead-eye
landing 7,000 yards from a re-
CCo$e?s,Pflight ended Project
Mercury, America's first man-in-space
program. But the offic
ial burial of the $400 million
project was marred by a sharp
rift between NASA's headquar
ters in Washington and us
manned spacecraft center in
ti.,cinn Tex.
Tlie astronaut-led Texas group
fought for another Mcrcu.y
manned voyage, and carried .the
hattle al the way to President
Kennedy: Washington headquar
ters, under the reins of NAbA
Administrator Jwmes E. Webb,
Washington won-and ground-
it.. Hnt nn'f SaKirillldlMO
least 18 months. Projt
fiemini. the "second Seneralion
manned program,
run into troubles in the pock
ctbook and on the rocket pad,
leaving a new astronaut flight
far down the road In 1964.
Gemini Meets Problems
The Titan-2 booster rocket for
the 7,000-pound, two-man Gcm
Z capsule showed up with
"pogo-stick" problems-A nose-to-nose
vibration that scientist
feared would shake astronau s
o the teeth. Only at the year's
end did the trouble appear close
to a solution. . ,
At tho other end of the space
machine, the bell-shaped Gem
ini capsule fell behind in Is de
velopment because of tightened
pursestrings within the space
agency useit.
The Soviet Union, still capit
alizing on U. S. delays sent
cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky and
the first "cosmonelte," Valen
tina Tcreshkoval on spectacular
journeys of 72 and 4R orbits,
i;.l lust .lime.
Perliaru the dual flight was!
not all it wus up(Kiswi 1 -U.
S. experts believe Bykovsky
and Tereshkova missed their
most important objective link
inn ihnii- "Vnslok-5" and "Vos-
tak-6" spaceships in orbit to
form a small, manned plnlform. '
The Russians hinted at future
space station attempts by put
ting an unmanned satellite called ,
"Polvot-1" into orbit Nov. 1, '
and "then changing its path. It
Indicated a maneuvcrabily that
must be perfected if objects are
to be brought together in orbit. ,
Tho United States, after offic
ially ignoring manned space
stations for six years, announced
in December it too was starting
such a project a trailer-sized
laboratory to be orbited in 17
or 1968.
There was some (ire and thun
der on U.S. launching pails dur
ing 1963. Thrco slaellltes-Svn-corns
1 and 2, and Telestar 2
were sent into orbit for experi
ments in worldwide radio com
munications. Syncom 1 quickly :
went dead, but the oilier two
performed in first-class fashion
"Secret" Satellites Launched
The nation's seventh Tiros
weather satellite went Into
space and took pictures of hur
ricanes during the summer. A
pair of "secret" satellites
numcd Vela Hotel were sent aloft
in October to look for clandes
tine nuclear explosions. And the
usual run of "mystery" satel
litesreconnaissance and sur
veillance mechanisms in the
CHICAGO (UPI) (UPI) - In
the 17th century, decorative
hangings of wallpaper were
popular as wall decor. They
were yeavily embossed, painted,
gilded, even flocked and occa
sionally were fixed to the wall,!
ays the United Wallpapur Co.
Midas, Samos and Discoverer
families rocketed into the skies
from the West Coast.
Centaur, the first of a new
breed of hydrogen-fueled rock
ets America is depending upon
in nnch astronauts tn the moon.
finally scored a success an or
bital flight that put more than
five tons of empty staging in
orbit around ine earm.
But it seemed, over-all, to be
the year of three stumbles per
success. The Wi million-pound-thrust
Saturn "super booster,"
alter a perfect up-and-down test
earlier in the year, ran into
technical troubles and had to
wait until 1964 for its first two-
stage orbital flight.
Other programs scored worse:
Dyna-Soar A winged, orbital
nlinr fnr Air Force astronauts.
Canceled to make room for the
Defense Department s space sta
tion project.
Ranger An early probe to
explore the moon. After five
straight failures, it was ground
ed for the year, run through a
congressional investigation and
cut back by five payloads in a
late-year economy move.
Saturn 1 The super-booster,
rut hack bv five rockets in the
money saving drive, to push de
velopment of the more ad
vanced Saturn-IB.
Nimbus An advanced weath
er satellite. The U.S. Weather
Bureau pulled out of its $40
million support on grounds Nim
bus could not do tne jod. inasa
touchy on the subject, said
simply it would continue the
project on a "research and de
velopment" level.
The Soviet Union, on the oth
er hand, displayed little more
than the Bykovsky-Tereshkova
flight and the Polyot-1 feat al
though it sent a number of its
rather mysterious "Cosmos"
satellites into orbit.
MnuiAunr inriiratlnns late in
1963 were the Russians possibly
had developed a mightier boos
ter rocket, delivering upwards
of 3 million pounds of thrust,
for its manned space station
and man-to-the-moon programs.
Dr. Wernhervon Braun, the
so-called "father of the Saturn"
and probably the world s most
famous space scientist, said he
would "not be surprised" if the
Soviet Union launched a satel
lite weighing 40 to 50 tons soon.
Acirla frnm tho thunderous
rockets, complex satellites and
Behind the Iron Curtain, the
Russians pulled off another
"first" at the altar. Cosmonaut
Andrian - Nikolayev, orbited in
1962, and cosmonette Teresh
kova were married in what was
billed as a "cosmic wedding.
And at America's No. 1 moon
nort. there was a rechristenine.
In memory of the assassinated
President Kennedy, cape Cana
veral was renamed Cape Ken
nedy by edict of President John
son. The areument that ensued
nrobablv ranked as the most
Traffic Kills 4 In Washington
constant problems, the year did controversial bright spot of the
nave Its more numan moments. long, iauKiuLt:i yeai.
Bv United Press International
Four persons lost their lives
in accidents during the brief
Christmas holiday in Washing
ton State.
Three persons were killed in
traffic accidents in the period
from 6 p.m. Tuesday to mid
night Wednesday. Another
drowned while skin diving in
Puget Sound.
Helen O. Vauehan. 29. Mercer
Island, was fatally injured in
Seattle late Wednesday night
when she hit a Darked car. She
died in King County Hospital
about an hour after the acci
dent. Her husband, Stuart, is di
rector of the newly formed Se
attle Repertory L neater.
Mrs. Herbert E. Bassett, Se
attle, was killed and her hus
band critically injured in a two-
car collision just west of the
city limits of Issaquah Wednes
day afternoon. She was dead on
arrival at Overlake Hospital.
Henry O. Dunn Jr., 27, of
Hay, was killed in a two-car
collision in southern Whitman
County early Christmas Eve.
The skin diving victim was
Wade S. Lassiter, 17, Bremer
ton, who drowned in Puget
Sound near Illahee State Park.
His body was recovered but ef
forts to revive him failed. Las
siter had been diving in water
about 50 teet deep.
Riot by Gypsies
Stopped by Police
PORLAND (UPI) - Police
broke up a near riot involving
200 Gypsies at Norse Hall here
Wednesday afternoon. One youth
was hospitalized and another
was arrested.
Jim Marks, about 20. was
taken to Emanuel Hospital with
severe gashes in his left arm.
He was knocked down between
two cars parked outside the
hall.
Dicki Marks, 21, was taken in
to custody on a charge of dis
orderly conduct.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1963
ullets, Bombs Occasionally Puncture Kashmir's Cease Fire Line
By MICHAEL T. MALLOY
United Press International
POONCH. Kashmir (UPD
The cease-fire in Kashmir will
be 15 years old on Jan. 1. It
has been almost forgotten by
everyone but India and Pakis
tan. For the Kashmiris themselves
of course, it is an ugly every
. day reality in one of the most
"beautiful countries, on earth.
" The cease-fire line runs with
: fn 5,000 yards of Poonch. It
hums with tension, trouble and
sudden death. Both India and
Pakistan guard it with at least
a division of troops. Each is
aware that the line could ignite
into renewed warfare just as
easily as similar cease-fire lines
in Palestine and Korea.
An Indian helicopter entan
gled itself in telegraph wires
just 2V4 miles from Poonch last
month and crashed with mac
abre evidence of how much In
dia worries about defending this
border.
When the wreckage was clear
ed away, rescuers found the
bodies of some of India's highest-ranking
soldiers: The com
mander of all army forces in
western India, the commander
of all air forces in western In
dia, the corps commander for
Kashmir and neighboring La
dakh, the commander of a full
division, the commander of a
front-line brigade.
Such top commanders are of
ten seen along the cease-fire
line because India is deathly
afraid that Pakistan will crash
across it, possibly in coordina
tion with another Chinese inva
sion from the north.
Fears American Aid
Pakistan, on her side, is
frightened that American mili
tary aid, intended for India's
defense against China, will
really be used to further "Hin
du imperialism" in Kashmir.
The Pakistanis are so angry and
so worried that they will have
impelled their relations with the
United States by making friend
ly overtures to Communist Chi
na, on the theory that "the
enemy of my enemy is my
friend."
The cease-fire began on New
Year's morning of 1949 after
months of bitter fighting in
which India had won control of
most of the largely Moslem
state of Kashmir. To this day, i
bolh sides claim all 100,000
square miles of Kashmir.
New Delhi claims the terri
tory as an autonomous but in
tegral part of India. Pakistan
says it belongs to the govern
ment of "Adad Kashmir," mean
ing "liberated Kashmir," though
that regime is recognized by no
country but Pakistan.
Cuts Though Villages
The cease-fire line was drawn
for military convenience. Like
the Berlin wall or the approxi
mation of the 38th Parallel
in horea, it slices through vil
lages, cuts off farmers from
their fields and separates hus
bands from wives and fathers
from sons.
India has alienated much
Western opinion on the Kash
mir quarrel because she has re
fused to accept a United Na
tions call for a plebiscite of the
Kashmiris themselves. Most In
dians, including government of
ficials, privately conceded that
the Kashmiris would vote for
Pakistan in a free election.
But Pakistan, caeer to keeD
the issue alive, has angered
many border people by failing
l to put a stop to frontier inci
dents, many oi them fatal.
Villagers around Poonch are
always anxious to corner visit
ing foreigners and toll them
about their troubles with "Goon
das" (hoodlums) from the Azad
Kashmir side of the cease fire
line. They complain about beat
ings, robberies and cattle rus
tling. One unhappy man from
the village of Darran said Goon
das had crossed the line and
stolen his young wife.
The Coondas appear to be un
disciplined civilian members of
the Azad Kashmir militia, who
cannot resist using Pakistan
supplied weapons for profitable
raids across the 1,000 yards
wide no man's land.
There is formidable evidence
that the raiders leave home
made land mines behing them,
which often kill or maim farm
ers and their cattle.
The raider bands have carte
blanche to violate the cease-fire
line, because Pakistan shrugs
off the blame to the Azad Kash
mir authorities at Muzaraffa
bad, and because they in turn
claim administrative powers
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a" - I
even in Indian-occupied terri
tory. The Indian army has trouble
dealing effectively with civilian
lairiPI'S Psnnnlallv whan ninct nF
their depredations hit villages
in iana irom wnien regular
forces are barred. This had led
to constant demands by the vil
lagers for arms. Most of them
are nara - Bitten mountaineers,
quite capable of fighting their
own battles.
Refuses Weapons
TmnnssinnoH villona,,., nnM
, .u..u ,,UDgU. I U III
Darran demanded weapons from
an inaian Lieutenant general
(who was later killed in the
heliconter rrasM
sided over a local assembly. He
&hici no.
India's policy of keeping
WeanOnS Otlt nf piuilinr, Yier.J i.
calculated to avoid further trou-
oie, and the avoidance of inci
dents also avoids calling atten
tion to the fact that it is India
which opposes a plebiscite in
Kashmir.
But a continued series of one
sided border raids also has the
effect of stirring up the Indian
public, and making them more
sour than ever in their attitude i
toward Pakistan.
Both sides have long since
reached the point of fearing and
hating each other. A war be
tween India and Pakistan would
have the public support of citi
zens of both nations, If their
governments convinced them
that the other side hnd attnrkprt
! first.
j Such a war could easily start
right here in Poonch.
Puncture Line
The Kashmir cease - fire line
; slill nuncttired nrrncinnallv
by bombs as well as bullets.
One of the latest such out
breaks wounded at least one
man, sent a United Nations ob
server hurrying to safety and
knocked out the electric nnwor
supply to this small mountain
town.
To men on the stint lhi inni.
dent seemed small and easilv
mended. An Indian and a Paki
stani brigadier settled their dif
ferences in 15 minutes, then
sipped tea for an hour of friend
ly reminiscence about the good
old days when they were fellow
nincers in me army ol British
India.
But rumors, inflated news
paper stories and provocative
government "leaks" blow such
incidents up into real war
scares. While the front - line
commanders are sipping tea to-
Rciner, tnero sometimes seems
a real oanger mai nervous poli
ticians rjRCK in tne capital may
finally order the tanks to roll.
Irumn Declines
To hssess JFK
NEW YOftK (UPI)-Former
President Harry S. Truman said
today it was too soon for him
to assess John F. Kennedy's
brief career in the White House.
But, ho said, Kennedy "will
have a good reputation when
history Is written he did a good
Job."
Truman neglected his usual
early morning walk today. He
said he had a social breakfast
appointment at the Waldorf As
toria with .lames A. Farley, for
mer cabinet member during the
Roosevelt administration.
The former president spoke to
newsmen briefly before leaving
the Hotel Carlylo where ho and
his wife have been staying for
the Christmas holiday.
Truman called the renaming
of New York International Air
port Kennedy Airport in hrjior
of tho slain President a "fitting
memorial.
In the aftermath of President
Kennedy's assassination Ameri
cans have wanted to rename al
most everything "Including the
pups and cats," he said.
"But after things settle down
we'll get the right one (memo
rli) in the right place," Tru
man added. "And that will bo
in Washington."
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Relations Strained
In Sinatra Case
LOS ANGELES (UPI) A
California Department of Jus
tice official began an investiga
tion today into struined re
lations between the FBI and
I uiiiui law ciiivii uiTiiiuuk auiii-ico
i during me rranK ainaira jr.,
kidnap case.
Atty. Gen. Stanley Mosk as
signed O.J. Hawkins, newly ap
pointed assistant director of tho
l Department of Justice, to Inves
i tigate complaints the FBI failed
to keep other law enforcement
i agencies informed during the
search for tho kidnapers,
j Los Angeles police Chief Wil
j liam II. Parker on three sep
I a rate occasions criticized the
FBI for not bringing his depart
; mcnt in on the search.
' Patrol is investigating a report
; Warrenon Posfmasfer
Since 7936 Succumbs
ASTORIA (I'Pl) - Funeral
was held today for Roy G.
Magnuson, postmaster in War-
; ronton since IM.
j Magnuson, HI, died in a hos
pital here Sunday following a
short Illness.