The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-15

tegic bombers. also reveals
that within the near future the
Americans plan to have all 700
heavy bombers armed With
Hound Dog missiles with nu-
clear warheads Of ranges Of 800
kilonleters.
Other Secrets-The details on
the proposed U. S. military sat
elite launchings shocked the
senators even more than those
of the bombers.
The document contains charts
of the proposed launchings and
outlines U. S. plans to orbit a
total of 600 military satellites be-
tween now and 1875.
Included in these launchings.
none of which will be announced
by the q. S.. will be III SamoS-
reconnaissance satellites. l23 Mi
1 das missile warning satellites,
Y Bambi satellites designed to
( destroy ballistic missiles while
sill on their launching pads.
and "a Dyna-Soar military space
vehicles.
Other launchings forecast are
ia Transit radio navigation
aids, Is Advent and IS Rebound
military communications satel-
lites, 86 Saint anti-satellite
satellites, "a Anna communica-
ton directional satellites, and
46 military weather satellites.
The Soviet document clearly
indicates the Russians have
known for some time that the
Samos satellite is being used for
radio surveillance of Russia as
well as taking pictures of it's
military installations.
1t states that the U. S. will
launch 40 Samos satellites by
the end of 1868. So far. the US.
has announced only one of these
launchings and has never Off
cially admitted the Sam0S has
equipment that can intercept
Soviet ground communications.
One intriguing item in the doc
ument which has attracted the
attention of the committee mem
bers is that ttet Defense De-
partment plans to spend $l20 bill
Ion on military space-nissile
developments from now through
1875. 1t states:
The U. S. Air Force controls
the development. research and
testing of almost all types Of
space systems designed for re-
1 connaissance warning, radio
navigation, communication, and
defense against enemy missiles
and enemy satellites. as we'll as
those to be used to strike
against enemy strategic ground
targets.
1T is planned to allocate to
this service in 1862 1875 $l20 bill
lion for the development Of new
types of space. ballistlc and cleo
trontc systems, as well as new
types of aerospace vehicles. "
I If this spending figure is ac-
curate, the Defense Depart
ment has never presented it TO
the Committee
Note: This military document
- additional details Of which
will be revealed in future col
umns is being distributed
throughout the Ru> sian military
M services to show a comparison
Of u. S.-Sov;et military strength
and strategy.
Social Whirl = Captain Peter
Townsend. whose unavailing 70
nance with Princess Margaret
made world headlines some
years ago. is coming to Wash
ington early in . February, and
already ambitious hosses ses are
trying to snag him. Townsend
will visit the capital as wine
salesman, but that's having no
effect on his social eligibility.
He's in great demand for parties
Of all kinds General Laurls
Norstad, who retired recently as
NATO commander is finding
his departure more strenuous
than running his former job.
After a long round of farewell
parties in Paris, Norstad now
faces a social program almost as
arduous in Washington. At least
a half dozen big farewell ban
quets are lined up for him, plus
humble. Of other events !.
Mrs. Perle Mesta, noted host
eSS With the moSteSt, can be
depended on to spring a novelty
at her parties. At a luncheon
for a number Of debutantes, she
staged what she called choral
singing Among the songs she
and her guests warbled We're
Call Me Madame" Il Could
Have Danced All Night" and
Melancholy Baby
Spring is still a long way off
but honey blonde Verita Korth,
daughter Of Navy Secretary
Korth. already has been chosen
queen of the annual international
azalea festival at Norfolk, Va.
The April 1921 event will be
the tenth held there, and this
years celebration will include
the city's tribute to the NATO