Sep 21 1969
From The Space Library
Washington Sunday Star commented on display of moon rocks at Smithsonian Institution: "The lunar chunk does indeed look like something that, if it turned up in a Bethesda [Md.] backyard, would not draw a second glance. And yet it is something that, until two months ago, no man had seen before. . . . It is a promise of unimagined things to come." Judging by crowds queued up, "Smithsonian has booked its best act since the Mona Lisa came to town six years ago." (W Star, 9/21/69, CI)
Bert Greenglass, former head of Apollo Program Control Office at KSC and later Deputy Director of Management Systems Div. in NASA Office of Technology Utilization, joined HUD as Director of Management Information and Program Control Systems. (W Star, 9/24/69; HUD PIO )
Parade magazine called for establishment of July 4, 1976-200th anniversary of U.S.-as national deadline for conquering some of earth's social problems. "Having harnessed our special strengths-money, men, materials and the organizational genius to control them-we conquered space before 1970. Why can we not conquer some of our social problems on earth by 1976?" (Parade, 9/21/69, 1)
"The notion has occurred to more than one person that NASA, having reached the moon and now fearing its way to the planets possibly blocked by budgetary obstacles, might find the requisite new worlds to conquer right here, at home," "William Hines said in Washington Sunday Star. It was "fundamental precept of modern technology that anything which can be imagined can be accomplished. A cure for cancer, an end to poverty, a cleanup of the environment, termination of the Vietnam war, even effective nuclear disarmament? If it is conceivable it is achievable." While NASA could be depended on to give good account of itself in scientific and engineering situations, "its ability to handle problems with a big 'people, component is largely untested." Since "people-problems" were predominant these days, maybe NASA wouldn't work out so well after all. "But on the second thought, no other government agency is showing much flair for coping with the human element, either." (W Star, 9/21/69, C4)
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