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Sputnik II signals new dawn in space race
The article reports on the Soviet launch of Sputnik II carrying a dog, noting U.S. officials view it as a significant milestone in rocket and satellite work. It covers White House remarks, comments by McElroy and Teller, Soviet plans for future space study, and global reactions as scientists discuss implications for human space travel and the International Geophysical Year.
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U.S
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Congress
Science
Anne Wheaton
White House
Soviet Union
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Democratic
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Bridges
RNH
John P. Hagen
U. S
Newsmen
Edward Teller
University of California
Teller
Russia
United States
Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow
Sputnily I
Tne
Tokyo
Aote
Moscow Radio
Tass
Ec Anunism
Cam
Galland
Kenneth Waf
Ee Gatland
Sputnik
Whipple
British Interplanetary Society
Fred L. Whipple
Smithsonian
Earth