Jan 2 1964
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NASA Deputy Administrator Dr. Hugh L Dryden, appearing on CBS radio program "Capitol Cloakroom," said that before U.S. and U.S.S.R. could cooperate in a manned space flight effort, the U.S.S.R. would have to radically change its secrecy policy in space exploration. Some changes might be required in U.S. space policies also. "To conduct cooperative manned flights," Dr. Dryden said, "I think you'd have to . . . start from the beginning with a joint team to consider all the problems together." Regarding U.S.-U.S.S.R. agreements reached on weather satellites, communications satellites, and magnetic field studies, Dr. Dryden commented that "implementation of the agreements has been proceeding rather slowly. . . . We hope they'll give us some clear indication as to whether they are ready to exchange cloud pictures in 1964, or not." Regarding Project Apollo timetable, Dr. Dryden said that if Congress supported the proposed budget for the project it should be possible to land a man on the moon by 1970. However, two year's "slack" built into the schedule to allow for contingencies was lost by the FY 1964 budget reduction. (UPI, N.Y. Her. Trib., 1/3/64; Wilson, Minneapolis Morning Trib., 1/3/64)
President Lyndon B. Johnson said in article for The Journal of the National Education Association: "The nation that has the schools has the future. No less than our rocket thrusts into outer space, there is urgently needed a national education thrust of massive proportions that will help us master the problems of our age. ". . . figuratively and physically we are building not only a pathway to the stars but also-hopefully-bridges of understanding here on earth. "It is here on earth that our task begins. And for that task, the education attainments of our fellow Americans are, in some categories, far less than they should be. . . ." (AP, NYT, 1/3/64, 21)
Rep. George P. Miller (D.-Calif.) , Chairman of House Committee on Science and Astronautics, announced agreement with National Academy of Sciences that the academy would serve as adviser to the Congress. In recent years NAS, created a century ago by act of Congress, has established active working relationship with Executive Branch. Today's agreement was to establish similar relationship with the Congress. Agreement was result of recommendation by Subcommittee on Science, Research and Development, chaired by Rep. Emilio Q. Daddario (D.-Conn.), which has been investigating relationship of science and Government. (Finney, NYT, 1/3/64, 9; Simons, Wash. Post, 1/3/64)
AFSC established Hq. National Range Division (NRD), Provisional, at Patrick AFB, Fla, with Maj. Gen. Leighton I. Davis (USAF), as commander. Replacing General Davis as AFMTC commander was Brig. Gen. Harry J. Sands, Jr., vice commander of AFMTC. At the same time, AFSC established Air Force Space Test Center, Provisional (AFSTC), at Vandenberg AFB, with Brig. Gen. Jewell C. Maxwell, commander of 659th Aerospace Test Wing (SSD) as commander. To become fully operational on July 1, Hq. NRD would coordinate activities of AMR (managed by AFMTC commander) and of that portion of PMR transferred from USN to USAF (managed by AFSTC commander). (AFSC Release 41-5-1; SBD, 1/7/64, 26; M&R, 1/13/64, 10)
DOD announced additional $30,414,000 had been obligated to Martin Marietta Corp., Denver, on cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for design, development, and fabrication of Titan III space booster. (DOD Release 3-64)
According to survey by the Foundation Library Center, U.S. philanthropic foundations have assets totaling $14.5 billion, increase of $3 billion since 1960. Foundations make grants at rate of $779 million per year, increase of more than $150 million since 1960. Education receives most in foundation grants, $315 million; sciences receive fifth largest amount, $86 million. (Hechinger, NYT, 1/3/64, 18)
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