Space Race Echoes From Sputnik Era Tug of War
Sid Moody recalls the space race's dawn and the political stakes as the United States and USSR vie for space dominance. NASA's early hurdles, booster gaps, and budget battles shape a national strategy amid warnings from lawmakers about satellite threat, weather, and reconnaissance value. The piece traces origins from Goddard to Sputnik and the birth of NASA, noting costs, plans for Saturn and Atlas boosters, and the drive to reach the Moon.
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Russia
United States
Gagarin
Pentagon
John B. Medaris
Army
Hugh Dryden
National Space and Aeronautics Administration
NASA
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Auburn
Mass
Robert I. Goddard
America
Goddard
London
Stalin
Atlas
von Braun
Roy Johnson
Advance Research Project Agency
Maurice Stans
Hisenhower
Stans
Earth
Dryden
Congress
Space
Space program faces reshaping amid interagency unity
A NASA spokesman says the space program’s success hinges on White House direction and joint Air Force and NASA planning. Officials discuss trimming goals to a lean, dual approach while avoiding broad matters.
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Lyndon Shepard
Bill Johnson
Space Committee
White House
Air Force Expie
Justice Department Timetable Enforces Communist Ruling
Atty Gen. Kennedy announced readiness to compel Communist Party registration with the Justice Department after the Supreme Court ruling. He outlined penalties including $10,000 daily fines for noncompliance and potential prison time for leaders, underscoring the party as a tool of international communism under Soviet control.
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Atty
Robert I. Kennedy
American Communist Party
Supreme Court of the United State
Jus ‘Ice Department
Gus Hall
New York
Kennedy
Commu
Nisk
Supreme Court
Russia
Communist Party
United States
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Torney
Orviet Union
IRS seizes gambler's poker chips in Reno tax action
IRS agents in Reno seized 18 000 in chips from a Las Vegas gambler at a 21 table to satisfy a tax assessment. The action, authorized under a rarely used IRS code, involved 100 chips of 100 each. No arrest was made and the gambler, previously notified, may offset winnings with losses. a casino levy of 100 000 was filed.
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Internal Revenue Service
Dalmon Davis
IRS
Las Vegas
Nev
Davis
Nevada
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