Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 283, Decatur, Adams County, 2 December 1963 — Page 8

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Only Atomic Power To Put Men On Mars

By JOSEPH L MYLER United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) — The space experts say only atomic power can put men on Mars. If - that is the case, the first manned expedition to search for life on the Red Planet appears to be at least 20 years away. Some years ago officials of the Atomic Energy Commission and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) were hoping a nuclear .rocket would be ready for testing in 1965. Now they talk of 1970 or 1972 as the first flight test date—and they concede this is an optimistic forecast. Even if this schedule is met, spaceworthy A-pow-ered rockets won't be ready for deep space missions before the 1978-1983 period, the experts say. As of last June 30 the AEC and NASA had spent $430 million on Project Rover, the joint enterprise to develop an atompowered rocket for exploration of the solar system beyond the moon. Through the current fiscal year, which started July 1, Rover spending is expected to add up to $647.4 million. Could Reach $2 Billion ———By. the time the first-.nuclear., rocket has proved .itself /in flight, the cost may reach" $2 billion, approximately what ittook to develop the first/atomic bomb. • / By that time, jvi'tl/ luck. the . fi*st Americans wil/have landed on the moon /and returned with samples. They will tiave made the round trip on chemical rocket power. Chemical /e ner g y is good < enough for/ moon trips. But for flights ay far as Mars and back, engineers want the fantastically great/- 7 power provided by the splitting atom. If the rockets were ready, 1973 would be a good year—for /astronomical reasons—to try for / Mars. Other less favorable op- / portunities will present themselves in 1975 and 1981. But the chances of having nuclear rockets at their disposal in the next'ls to 20 years are so uncertain that the space planners are now resigned to putting off manned trips to Mars until after 1981. Until Nov. 30, 1962, the nuclear. rocket people were confident that they could fly a test model, if not by 1965, at least/ by 1966 or 1967. / Get Strange Results But in a test of a flightless version qf the atomic rocket engine in Nevada last November some strange things/ happened that the designers had not anticipated. The reactor core, as a result of unexpected/vibrations, began to break up and spit out parts of itself in-'a short-lived exhibition of f/ncy fireworks. As a/result, the whole business had to be redesigned, and it may be 1965 or early 1966 before further ground testing pf a rocket reactor can be undertaken. After that will come the long and difficult task of putting the hardware together for a flight

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test in 1970 or 1972. It will take nearly a decade longer to perfect man-carrying atomic rockets. People familiar with < other fields of atomic research and development are not surprised that Rover has run into trouble. The atom is by nature mean and dangerous. Faces Intense Extremes In the case of the nuclear rocket, the engineers are demanding something that can operate reliably at extreme/ ranging from about 430 degrees below zero—the temperature/of the liquid hydrogen propellant—to 6,000 degrees above zero, the temperature of the reactor fuel core. , It must be able t</ make this transition in a matter of seconds, shut down/for a brief coasting period,/and then start up again in th/ near vacuum of space. / The designers expect to test 40 to 50 flightless reactors before they/are ready to build an actual /rocket engine. So far they have ground-tested six reactors. If they have run into trouble already, they expect more trouble. ’in the future. But they inZ tehd to keep plugging, because - the long future of space exploration depends on their success. As "of July 1, 1963.' some 700 persons, exclusive of construction porkers, were employed at ‘the Nevada nuclear rocket test grounds. By Jan. 1, 1967, this number is expected to grow to ’2.701. Old,atomic hands in Cohgress ' hope the project won’t run out of steam before it achieves results. They recall the old program to develop nuclear engines for aircraft which theoretically would be able to fly hundreds of times around the earth without refuelling. By the time the nuclear aircraft engine was chopped, off in 1961. it had cost the taxpayers $1- billion. There still js no such thing as an atom-powered airplane. The way things look now there never will be. Bishop Mueller Is Slated As i z * Church Leader PHILADELPHIA (UPI) — Bishop Reuben H. Mueller of Indianapolis, Ind., is slated to become the new president of the National Council of Churches, authoritative sources disclosed today. The Rev. Dr. Mueller. 66, is president bishop of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, a Protestant denomination w’hose 800,000 members are concentrated mainly in Pennsylvania and Midwestern states. Informants said leaders of the council’s 31 constituent denominations agreed informally on the choice of Bishop Mueller to serve as the chief spokesman and man-out-front for cooperative Protestantimsm during the next three years. He will be formally elected • Wednesday night at a public session of the National Council's triennial general assembly. The assembly- opened Sunday night with a fervent appeal from outgoing President J. Irwin Miller for ’churches to get their hands dirty in the•fight for social justice. Afraid To Speak Miller,* mtihonaire industrialist from Columbus, Ind., said American churches too - often have been afraid to speak out as boldly as they should on public issues lest they "jostle

Governor Welsh At Miami Conference INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)— Governor Welsh was in Miami today to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Governors Conference, an organization composed of 50 state governors.. / Welsh, one of 10 state chief executives oh the executive committee, left Sunday and will be back in the Indiana Statehouse late Tuesday. The executive committee is expected to make a study of the /nation’s civil rights situation, according to a June resolution prompted by. New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller at the last mid-summer session. Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee, one of the first members to arrive, said he didn't think civil rights would be stressed at the session. He said the main order of business would be to prepare for a National Conference meeting in Cleveland next year. sensitive feelings.’’ "Through our carefulness, caution and ‘patience,’”- he said, “the disadvantaged, the hopeless, the discriminatedagainst, the helpless of this present day will live out their only lives on this earth unrelieved. —“And how shall we say our patience, our caution,, our politicking served them?. The young boy who needs access to an it now— this school term. The Negro family who require/ a decent house and dignified' job needs it now—this winter.” More than 5,000 church leaders from all parts of the nation are here for the week - long assembly. They represent major .Protestant .and .. Eastern Orthodox bodies with an aggregate membership of 40 million persons. . Message Os Greeting This morning’s Session of the assembly was highlighted by a message of greeting from the World Council of Churches, delivered by its general secretary, the Rev. Dr. W.A. Visser t’Hooft of Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Visser t’Hooft said the Ecumehical Council of the Catholic church, now winding up its second session in Rome, has been a source’of "great encouragement" to all who are workj ing for Christian unity-. I He said the “first fruits” of Catholic ‘ commitment to the cause of reunion can already be seen in such things as “the opportunities for frank discussion” at every level down to the local parish, and “the readiness on both sides to confess guilt for the wrongs which have caused the great estrangement.” Disservice To Movement But the World Council leader warned that it would.be a disservice to the unity movement to “be carried away by a romantic enthusiasm” about the possibility -of resolving all difficulties soon. "It seems to me that in spjte of all the progress that has been made, our Roman Catholic brethren and we still have rather different conceptions of what genuine ecumenical dialogue really means,” he said. Methodist Bishop Gerald H. Kennedy of Los Angeles said in another address that Americans think of themselves as being very generous to their churches, but in comparision to their income, they are actually "giving very little." He said that the Biblical standard of tithing — giving onetenth of your income to church and charity — “ought to be preached as the Christian minifriuhh." r—"A tithing American Protestantism -could release so many resources that we could begin to minister adequately around the world,” he said.”

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Cites Troubles In School Redistriets

By HORTENSE MYERS United Press International / INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)—In - equality of wealth and community pride are the main barriers to completion of Indiana’s school reorganization program, now beginning its fifth year. Authority for that is Dr. J. B. Kohlmeyer, director of the State School Reorganization Commi- t sion. The West Lafayette educator is a principal reason the program has advanced as rapidly as it has. Kohlmeyer predicted that he 1965 legislature will be faced with a decision on “how fast to go with what remains” uriof-L ganized. He noted that this problem involves— as does the big 1965 question of reapportionment—geography and population. "My guess is that by June 1, 1965, a very high percentage of reorganization on a voluntary basis will have been completed,” he explained. “There is now no incentive or penalty for reGOOD FELLOWS (Continued from Page One) vestigated and the number and size of each family is determined, the food and toy committees really function. The food committees keeps a constant check on contributed food so that a few days before delivery they know what food must be purchased. The toy committee visits the local merchants to invite them to contribute any toys they may wish to donate, the day before delivery. Purchased food and toys are paid for by contributions to the Good Fellows fund, which is separte from the sorority’s treasury. In addition to hours of time, SIOO is contributed by the Delts to launch the Good Fellows club. This is earned by selling popcorn on the Santa Claus train. Other clubs and individuals donate to the fund each year. Any contribution is greatly needed and appreciated. . / ■ The annual appeal for donations to the Good Fellows club is being made now. Used toys in good , condition may be taken to the fire station or given to any member of Delta Theta Tau sorority. In addition to the collection boxes previously mentioned, any contributions of money may be mailed to Miss Rosemary Spangler, route 2, Decatur. Christmas is,, then, the seasftn for love, good will, compassion, for the giving ..of ourselves andcur possessions, and for sharing the beautiful Christmas season with the less fortunate of the community. Most Popular Printed Patterrt ~ « /I l/lr /i A /A I / ' / 9119 )J( 10-16 z l.-]' Turn, walk, dance — sec how pretty the side pleats look in motion! Sew fashion’s favorite princess for school or Saturday nights in textured cotton, sheer wool, blends. Sizes 10, 12. 14. 16. Size 12 takes Prin’ed Patterns 9119: Teen 2% vards 45-inch fabric. FIFTY CENTS in coins for this pattern — add 15 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing and special handling, Send to Marian Martin, pecatur Daily Democrat Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly Name, Address with Zone, Size and Style CI,TP COUPON FOR 50c FREE PATTERN in big, new Fall-Win-ter Pattern Catalog, just out! 354 design ideas. Send 50c for Catalog.

organization in state law and after mid-1965 reorganization on a voluntary basis will be very slow.” Incentive or Penalty Kohlmeyer said v he will present the situation to the 1965 lawmakers and let them decide whether to offer an incentive or invoke penalties for continued*' inaction on reorganization. However, Kohlmeyer apparently believes that the plan of offering an inducement to reorganization may not be effective. “Most states’ experience has indicated incentive is not as effective as you’d think,” he said. He mentioned that Wisconsin, failing to get results with a “substantial incentive” plan, turned to harsher methods. “They passed a law that says any district without a high school will be attached to some other district without referendum,” he explained. Indiana now has approximately 600 high schools, compared with at the time the first state school reorganization law went into effect in 1959. “I expect this to get to 500 in the not too distant future,” Kohlmeyer said. “The surprising thing is not how slow reorganization is going, but how fast. We have 60 per cent of the pupils in reoranized schools.” \Kohlmeyer, who has a staff of only one full-time paid employe, Mrs. Lucille Camp, said this reoranization has all been from the grass-roots level. He said some county committees have gone through the laborous process of preparing as many as three plans and having them all defeated at the polls. Basketball A Factor He was asked whether fervent local basketball fans or the township trustee system had delayed reorganization as a medns of self-preservation. “I never thought basketball was a barrier,” Kohlmeyer answered. “The basic reason seems to be community identification, and the basketball team is just one little piece of that identification.” Kohlmeyer said the other major barrier comes in differences in wealth. “There are inadequate school systems adjacent to inadequate ones and no place else to go. There is concern that those schools which have a higher sal-

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Kohlmeyer said his experience with township trustees has been that they generally have cooperated with, and sometimes

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taken an active part in, school reorganization even though such steps remove the schools from the trustee jurisdiction.