The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1960-05-19
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teraatiOnal headlines this week
comes in the form Of the Russian
launching of a four-tOn satellite,
and shooting down one Of our so
called spy planes"
II would appear that the Rus
slams have again gotten the jump
on US two more times 10 be
exact. In their launching they
have again set the world up for
a new case of filters, and at
the same time gained new re-
spect from a few countries who
have been on the fence regard
ing the advancement ard COM
parable achievements between
Communism and the free world.
Yes, in every respect the Rus
SLAMS have shown great strides
towards interplanetary travel
thru their "firsts" in satellite
launchilgs. II is a far cry from
the day I launched my first
satellite. a balloon ! had brought
home from the county fair. and
10 which | attached one. of my
sisters valued dolls. We did,
however. retrieve the doll after
chasing the gas-filled balloon
across a couple of nearby farms,
but I lost the balloon.
According to the Russians,
this satellite contains a pressur-
lied cabin, occupied by dummy
We would venture a guess
that this dummy" is something
of flesh and blood-trained as
were the Kamakazi pilots of the
Japanese air force, and who bid
farewell to his family and friends
some months ago when he took
his special training.
II would, indeed, be a mistake
not to be made by the Russians,
TO admit that they had a human
in their satellite at this time
particularly when on the eve of
the summit conference, for which
its launching was timed, and
after all the big TODD about our
U-2 Spy Ship:
And as for the international
consequences arising from the
shooting down of our U-2 spy
ship some one thousand miles
within the boarders Of RuSSia's
impenetrable iron curtain, the
world should not be shocked
al this incident. Such activities
have been going on for years
by all of the larger countries
of the world, and many OF the
smaller ones.
We do contend, however, that
y was utter stupidity not having
called off the intelligence flights
at least six weeks prior to the
summit conference but on
the other hand, we cannot over
look the fact that Russian fish
ing" ships have been observed
within three miles of Cape Ca
naveral and that any number Of
strange submarines have been
detected and sighted within a
mile of our shores. There would
be little need to mention in de-
tail the hundreds of Russian spy
cases disclosed every year in all
major cities of the United States.
The Russians appear to be
better at setting their watches
than we are, and, at covering
up their failures to propaganda
their achievements.
We are inclined to 60 along
with the U-2 designers statement
that the Russian-released pic
ture OF the pile Of junk, cl1imed
20 be all that was left of the U-2
plane. was a fake. How could IL
have been anything else If one is
TO believe that the picture re-
Ie-sed the following day was
authentic - the one in which
MFR. X. was shown inspecting a
room-full of salvaged equipment
from the U-2. none of which could
be noted 10 be damaged?
The question still remains .
Which picture is authentic . .
and did Mr.. X. come TO the sum-
NIT conference viii sincere in
tentions of working out a dis
armament plan, or, only TO &C
cuse and insult US before the
world leaders in an attempt TO
prove he is really hard boiledl
Khruschchev no doubt made
an important point in carrying
his stormy U-2 subject to the
conference in that several OF the
smaller countries where we have
important military bases will
now Law down more combining
regulations to the U. S. concern
ing our military activities. Along
with this, he has no doubt made
a second point in creating a
highly critical situation within
our own two-party political sys-
tenn wherein each side will at.
tempt to blame the other in al
tempting to gain easier access
10 the presidential chair.
Since time began man has pro
tected himself by knowing what
his enemies were doing and plan
ming and that strategy has no.