Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-22
Two Senator'S
Urge Speedup
In Missile Work
Ry ths A..oeIaled Pros.

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Fresh congressional demands
for administration action In
the missile field echoed today
on the eve Of United States
British talks pointed toward
greater exchange Of scientific
secrets.
Senator Mansfield. Democrat
of'Montana. called for O speed
up In the Nations missile
program. Senator Humphrey.
Democrat Of Minnesota. urged
a full congressional probe into
what he called "a series Of adj
miniStration failures" regard
ing scientific advances.
Through it all, Russia's
Sputnik continued revolving
around the earth at $4,000
miles an hour for the 18th day.
United States missile experts
at Cape Canaveral. Fla. made
preparations to test-fire q Sec
ton Of the Vanguard 3-stage
satellite rocket. q test which
has been postponed several
times in recent days. The pend
ing test Is Of the Vanguard's
first-stage engine.
"Owes an Explanation"
Senator Humphrey. In a state
ment issued last night. said
President Eisenhower and
others apparently knew Of Rus
sian missile strides when they
were cutting back funds fol-
United States programs. HI
said Mr.. Eisenhower "owes the
American people an explana-
ton" II he was aware Of the
facts. Senator Humphrey re.
ferred TO q published report
that American technicians have
been tracking Russian test mis-
siles with long-range radar In
Turkey.
Senator Mansfield. in calling
for subsidized education pro-
grams. said participating stu
dents should agree to serve in
the armed services or In some
appropriate industry after
completing their schooling.
He said he didn't think the
missiles program should 90 on
a crash basis" but that he
hoped the Defense Department
would move forward with de-
lliberate speed.
No Satellite Speedup
! A Government scientist said
that insofar as the Nations
satellite program is concerned
there has been no schedule
speedup as q result Of the Rus
sian satellite launching.
In a speech last night a,
Asheville. N. c.. Robert c. Bau.
mann said the United State,
plans for launching an earth
satellite were published more
than q year ago. "and unles.
someone higher up wants Il
expedite things the schedule
win stand"
Mr.. Baumann Is head Of the
satellite structures group OF
project Vanguard.
A report from Cambridge
Mass. last night indicated
Sputnik's nose cone may b.
starting to disintsErate. Tina
possibility was advanced by DR.
Myron j. Block, OF the Nava
] Supersonic Laboratory at tht
Massachusetts, Institute o.
lTechnology.
The Russians announced
some time ago that the nos,
cone was DRIFTING the earth
along with Sputnik and q sec.
ton Of the carrier rocket
There have been no confirmed
lsightings Of the cone.
DR.. Block said he had re.
corded infra-red radiation.
from something" moving il
advance Of the rocket itself or
three different nights. using 9
highly sensitive radiometer.
He said since the rocket anc
Sputnik did not register on thu
equipment. he assumed he wa,
picking up the nose piece. Il
the cone Is DRIFTING closer Il
the earth than Sputnik or tho
rocket. 1t would be travelling In
denser atmosphere and prob.
ably giving on considerable
heat radiation from friction
DIR. Block said