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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1961
Page
2
American scientists and lawmakers expressed little surprise at Russia's space achievement. Dr. Hugh L. Dryden called the event only the beginning as United Press International reports on the space race and the U S response.
Space event reports Yuri Gagarin completing a 89.1 minute earth orbit in the Vostok. He landed in the Soviet Union after a flight spanning 20 000 miles with ground control in contact via radio and TV. Gagarin, described as athletic and determined, has two young daughters and a wife who is a medical graduate.
In Washington Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a bill to license drug makers and require FDA review of efficacy before marketing. A companion House measure by Rep Emanuel Cellier aims to boost competition, raise disclosures to doctors, and strengthen factory inspections.
Soviet space expert Nikolai Varvarov argues future probes will push discovery and redefine the astronaut as an active operator of the mission. In Tass interviews after the Rus sian man in space flight he says the traveler is an integral part of the project, not just a passenger. Zero gravity would not harm an astronaut says test pilot Joseph Walker after two minutes in weightlessness aboard the X15 flight. He recalls adjusting controls and maintaining composure during the brief experience.
Udall criticized park policy and urged greater additions to the national park system. He noted 73 000 acres added under Truman and 19 000 under Eisenhower, and urged parks for Cape Cod, California and Texas coasts, and Utah. He dismissed speculation about succeeding Sen. Hayden as too remote.
Moscow reports outline secretive Soviet astronaut training program with scant public details. Officials claimed hundreds of applications while confirming an existing program only in 1959 and revealing limited trainee information at a 1960 press conference.
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