Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-10
Soviet Satellite

] understand the elation
of the Russians over their
man-made satellite, for I
have felt it myself. In my
younger days I could ny my
kite higher than any other
kid in the block.
ca James z. Curry.
At great cost to the Rus
sian people, In terms Of lack
Of consumer goods, a low
standard Of living. lack Of
free speech and civil rights
and a sitting Of individual
initiative. the Soviet Union
has built up a vast armed
force with modern equipment.
developed q successful ICBM,
and finally has launched the
drst satellite. This last
achievement was monopolis-
tically executed. keeping the
pure scientists OF the free
world from sharing in the
coded messages that the sat-
elite is giving out. How cap
ttalistic" can you get?
II. o. 8.
A lot Of people are won
dering why Russia has a sat-
elite ahead Of the United
States-a heavyweight sat-
elite that 1t took an inter-
continental balliStic missile
to launch as compared to the
hyweight model we are still
developing. The answer Is
that the Russian scientist has
monetary freedom that leaves
him free from the mental
tasks and financial strain
that burden his United States
counterpart. The Russian sci-
enlist can afford Q compare.
lively good standard of living
and plenty Of free time in
his evenings and week ends
In which he can do the study
ing that is necessary to keep
up with current discoveries.
In the United States, the av-
eraee. experienced scientist
makes less than a straight
time bricklayer and spends
his spare time making do
nestle repairs and working
at part-time jobs. Either he
skipS the study and gradu-
ally becomes a second rater
or he studies on the Job and
does less work.
Scientist.
1t is fitting for the FIRST
Russian satellite to have
been announced during the
world series. It emphasizes
the difference in the APP
proaches Of Russia and the
United States to the ballistic
missiles field. We watch the
series and tolerate all kinds
Of outrageous maneuverinR
by the Air Force and the
aviation industry-like the
shelving Of DR.. Wehrner Won
Braun and his superior team
Of scientists who could have
launched a satellite s months
ago. The Russians work
steadily on development Of
missiles. unhampered by Air
Force jealousy and big
wheelers and dealers.
william r. Wagner.
So
While we have been busy
integrating Little Rock the
Russians have successfully
launched a space satellite.
While we were busy passing
civil wrongs" bills. and con-
cocting another Reconstruc-
ton witches brew. Syria and
Thailand we're lost to us
Quite an accomplishment.
The administration and their
Northern Democratic helpers
must be pleased with them
selves.
Bring on that third party:
I'd like to have someone to
cast a vote for.
Virginlan.
49,
Scientists agree, from OBJ
servations on the motions Of
the planets and the moon,
that the Newtonian law Of
gravity is not precise. The
moon is believed to have
been severed from the earth.
II this is factual, then the
correct law of gravity must
account for the recession Of
the moon from the surface
Of the earth to It's present
distance. That is, gravity
produces an acceleration on
the moon that has a COM
ponent perpendicular TO It's
radius vector Zine between
the centers Of earth and
noon.
II the artificial satellite,
now circling the earth, had
an average density equal to
or exceeding that Of che