Evening star., 1961-05-25
KENNEDY
Army, Civic Defense
Changes Proposed
KENNEDY
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Kennedy emphasized that
more money alone will not dc
the Job" He said Americans
must exercise self restraint in
stead of pushing up wages OF
prices, or over-producing GER
tain crops, or spreading mill
tary secrets" among other
things.
Declaring it is time to take
longer strides" in the space
race, the President said this
Nation must try to take q
clearly leading role in space
achievement"
while we cannot guarantee
that we shall one day be first, u
he added, I'VE can guarantee
that any failure to serve this
effort will make us last"
Stresses Man Moon
Outlining a four point pro-
gram for boosting the space ef-
fort, he urged that this country
commit itself to the goal "ot
landing a man on the moon
and returning him safely to
earth" before this decade is
out.
mo single space project in
this period will be more ex-
citing or more impressive, or
more important for the long
range exploration of space" 3"
he said, land none will be SO
difficult or expensive to ac-
complish.
He said the man-on-the-
moon project will require an
additional $531 million this
year and higher sums in the
future to accelerate develop
ment of appropriate lunar
space craft.
Other Key Points
Other points in his new
space program included:
/. An extra $23 million, to-
gether with 81 million already
available, to accelerate devel-
opment of the Rover nuclear
rocket. This enterprise, he
said, is "well on the way, to
striking progress" and gives
promise Of providing means
for exploring space perhaps
beyond the moon ito the very
ends Of the solar system itself"
2. An additional $50 million
ito make the most of our pres
ent leadership by acceleratine
the use of space satellites fol
worldwide communications"
8. An extra $75 million-oi
which $50 million is for the
Weather Bureau-to speed de-
velopment of a satellite system
for worldwide weather obser-
vation.
LET it be clear" the Presi-
dent stressed, that I am ask
ing the Congress and the coun-
try to accept a firm commit
ment to a new course Of action
"a course which will last fol
many years and carry very
heavy costS-an estimated ST.
50 billion additional over the
next five years. If we were to
go only half way, or reduce our
sights in the face Of difficulty
it would be better not to &c
at all"
Other major fields in which
the President outlined action
to strengthen America for its
role Of leader in freedoms
cause" included:
MILITARY-He said he has
directed reinforcement of oul
own capacity to deter or resist
non-nuclear aggression" in.
cluding complete reorganization
and modernization of tn {
Army's divisional structure tC
increase its non-nuclear fire
power, improve it's tactical mo-
bility, and provide modern
mechanical divisions in Europe
and new airborne brigades ir
both the Pacific and Europe.
He asked Congress for an ad-
ditional 500 million to begir
re-equipping this new Army
structure with the most modern
material, ranging from new he'll
icopterS to new howitzers.
For para-military operations
and limited or unconventional
wars, he said forces will be in
creased and reoriented with
new emphasis put on specia,
skills and languages required
to work with local populations
in efforts short Of open conflict
to counter Communist-spon-
sored guerillas.
He announced the Army is
developing plans so that two
combat-equipped divisions plus
their supporting forces-a total
of $4,000 men-could be ready
in an emergency for operations
on three weeks notice; two
more divisions on five weeks
notice, and six more on less
than eight weeks notice.
He asked for an extra $50
million to increase Marine
Corps strength to 10000 men
CIVIL DEFENSE-The Pres
ident assigned responsibility fol
stepping up the civil defense
program to the Secretary o1
Defense, announcing that the
present Office of Civil and De-
fense Mobilization will be re-
constituted as a small staff
agency to assist him in co-ordi-
mating these functions with its
title changed to the Office Of
Emergency Planning.