NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE RE: SPACE OFFICIAL NAMED

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• Publication Date: January 14, 1959
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New York Times
An'FICIAL NAMED
Specialist. on 'Defense Budget
to Help Senate Group
Special to The New Ycrk Times.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-
Max Lehrer, a long-time
specialist on Defense Depart-
ment budgets, was named Mon-
day as the netiv assis an staff
dire t-
yge on Aeronautical and Space
Sciences.
Mr. Lehrer, a native of New
York, has been director of the
Economic and Fiscal Analysis
Division of the Defense Depart-
ment. He has been in the De-
fense Department for the last
ten years. In 1956 he was the
first employe in the office of
the Secretary of Defense to re-
ceive the Department o De
tense Distinguished -ivilian
vice Award.
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Washington Post
14 January 1959
enate Unit
n Space Work
announcedthe'
son (D-Tex)
rofes-
appointment of two p
sonal staff members to tha
Senate Aeronautical and Space
ce
x ehrer, director of the,
economic and fiscal analysis
division of the Defense Depart-,
ment, was named assistant;
staff director. A key executive:
in the preparation of defense
budget ? for the past decade;
Lehrer was awarded the Penta-
gon's Di:,tinquished Civilian
service Award in 1956.
Everhard H. Smith Jr., for-
merly assistant counsel in the
l'
s
Senate Legislative Counse
office, wil be committee coun-
sel. Smith is the , son of Ever-
hard H. Smith, staff director
the Senate Appropriations
.of
Committee. 4 S1. '/ r j-r?
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Marie , [.RH had to leave before Col. White
called. However, I talked to White when he
called and V told h.m about request from
Lehrer. He said we should state "Intelligence
has no sk comment to make on the statement. "
He said this was decided by the three deputies
and he has passed this word out to the intelligence
community. He said if Lehrer wanted to bring
more pressure he would have to do it with the
DCI. I decided it might be best to check w/IG
before passing word on to Lehrer. IG felt we
should wait for JSW.
Max Lehrer called. 189 6477 - VP Nixon was quoted
as having stated that the Russians had made three
rant unsuccessful attempts at the moon p=Wmte
probe. Calls pouring in to Lehrer's committee.
Lehrer wants to know from CIA everything about that
statement; whether actual fact; intelligence reports;
=Jhether reports are declassified, etc. Wanted every--
taing CIA might have. Call him on 64 77 - if he is not
e - speak to Everard Smith, Jr. If both are on
the floor, call Lehrer on 2248.
Gave to LRH who is trying to reach Scoville or White.
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 `=`&SIUINGTON DAILY
ILLEGIB
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as ? Shoves Mlsslb bteatial
oon
~~n ShO.t~ , WaeningIvU ? S.
RUMIB's rocket strike on Ifleid, the United States lg wa - subtommtttee, aak4 tlee moat
the moon was' accepted by ahead of,tt a Soviet Union. shot "represents pow bpd ?
officials bodey as The Vim P esldeat, In New a gutdanoa a flint is su-
proof that Soviet inter- York for a speaking engage- "~ any t ifn a tat
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enter of its target: This still The National Aeronautics . WARWMG To &
w~auld be in the lethal range and Space Administration and
of an Hbomb warhead. ' members of Congress prompt- Sen. L W. Fulbrlgbt (D,
ly congratulated the Soviets Ark.), chairman of the Senate
BACK }3P BOAS" on their achievement from a Fareig.Reiationo
1_L C~bmmit ee
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Soviets
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that a n U.S. C M . f i from U. 3. t a t e 111 p i their- phrey la b ee l o f power_ on We
deadly 8ootiracy agajnst successful shots in the last demand that sh be trestlid
two weeks--at least three un- as an egwl de ew rdllm of
AareQ'ioa~n oitlee. successful ones." His lnfor- wosid pinks," gait Hum.
ti
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ement commend- farther behind."
titsats'ival hero for teaks with lug the Soviet techiletans and
President E i m a r r h o w e r. The c a l l ing on them to make Sege. Stuart Symington' shoot obviously was available scientific data from (D?, Ma) frequent critic of
timed to ooinedde with Khru- the flight to scientists of all U. S. rn~ ponder, said
shehev's U. S. visit. countries. the moon shot is "further
But Vios Prwident R3cbaad
BE Nizm tub Americans
scat to get "exited or h nted-
oal" about the Russian sue-
mess. He said "over all, in
aalenllso and educattevnal
The military implications
of the Russian feat were
stressed by members of Con-
gress. Sen. Hubert H. Hum-
phrey (D., Minn.), chairman
of the Senate Disarmament
evidence of the Soviets'
tremendous ? technical p(
recs." Sen. Albert .Gore '?
Tenn.), a foreign relations
committeeman, said "'The
free world faces a strong, If
not mortal. challenge. (UPI)
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riles o0tlid be fired with signs had made 'several un- -Mix underscores the Soviet.
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Path of the moon is shown at right, with rocket's path
Accuracy Shows Missile Potential
at left. -UPI Telephoto.
Moon Shot a Warning to U. So
Russia's rocket strike on
the moon was accepted by
U. S. officials today as
proof that Soviet inter-
continental ballistic mis-
siles could be fired with
deadly accuracy against
American cities.
The U. S. experts calculated
that an ICBM, fired 5000
field, the United States is way
ahead of the Soviet Union."
The Vice President, in New
York for a speaking engage-
ment, said last night the Rus-
sians had made "several un-
successful shots in the last
two weeks-at least three un-
successful ones." His infor-
mation presumably c a m e
from U. S. Intelligence
THE WASHINGTON` DAILY NEWS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1959-$
sub-committee, said the moon
shot "represents power-and
a guidance-system that is su-
perior to any t h u s far
known."
"This underscores the Soviet
demand that she be treated
as an equal in the realm of
world,, politics," Sen. Hum-
phrey said. "The Soviets put
their label of power on the
Lunar Probe Successful
Reds Hop
for Space
Accord
Who's on First?
? At Ann Arbor, Mich.,
William 11L Bishop, Univer-
sity of Michigan expert on
international law, refuted in
advance any Russian claim
of sovereignty over the
moon.
? In Chicago, James T.
Mangan, who filed a claim
with the Cook County Re-
corder's Office in 1949 and
obtained a deed .to outer
space said the Russians are
trespassing on his territory.
? In New York, the ques-
tion of sovereignty over ce.
lestial bodies will be dumped
(See editorial on Page 22.) into the lap of United Na-
tions tomorrow.
MOSCOW, Sept. 1~ (UPI) -Russia planted its ? In Moscow, Rep. Victor
hammer and sickle emblem on the moon today and Anfuso (D., N. Y.) expressed
then expressed hope its successful lunar probe would the hope the Russians would
lead to international co-operation in space. of f the claim the moon the name
earth and not USSR.
A Soviet space r o c k e t sons with space achievements ? Meanwhile, the U. S. al-
struck the moon at two min- of the West. ready has rejected any Rus-
utes and 24 seconds after sian claim to the moon.
midnight (5:02:24 p. m. EDT One typical statement
Sunday), plunging the Soviet, printed in today's Pravda - ? How a Uniys
nation into wild rejoicing at the only Moscow paper pub- of Michigan n astro-physicist,
the magnitude of the inter- lishing today - come from Prof. Fred T. Haddock, said
planetary victory. V. Ambartsumyan a noted he believed Russia faked the
Moscow radio and the Com-
munist P a r t y newspaper
Pravda bulged with prideful
comment on the triumphant
achievement of Soviet rock-
etry which saw an 854.8-
pound sphere hit the moon
almost dead center and only
84 seconds off schedule.
There were insistently re-
peated hopes the rocket would
lead to joint ventures in space
between countries. The em-
phasis was entirely on the
peaceful character of t h e
moon probe which came on
the eve of Premier Nikita
Khrushchev's departure for
Washington.
r
a
ons
n
astronomer and president of moon shot because it knows
the Armenian Academy of no one could disprove its
Science. claims. (UPI)
PEACEFUL AIMS
"The launching of the sec-
ond cosmic rocket pursues ex-
clusively peaceful aims," he
said.
"This is a clearly evident
example of how our mother-
land is striving to have the
highest achievements of its
genius serve the crusade of
peace and be used for the
good of all mankind.
"All the people of our plan-
et are glad that a certain thaw
in international relations has
taken place. Soviet scientists
wish that these i
ter
el
ti
the first man-made object to
travel from one cosmic body
to another-as a forerunner
of early manned flights into
space.
The giant multistage rocket
carrying the lunar sphere
was fired from Moscow Sat-
urday (6 a. M. EDT)- and
covered 236,875 miles in 35
hours.
It plunged finally onto the
dead and airless moon at a
speed of 7500 miles an hour,
probably burying itself deep
into the dust that is thought
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as the moon rocket, would
strike within 51%2 miles of the
center of its target. This still
would be in the lethal range
of an H'bomb warhead.
BACK UP BOASTS
These calculations power-
fully supported Soviet Pre-
mier N i k i t a Khrushchev's
missile boasts on the eve of
his arrival here for talks with
President Eisenhower. The
moon shoot obviously was
timed to coincide with Khru-
shehev"s U. S. visit.
But Vice President Richard
M. Nixon. urged Americans
not to get "excited or hysteri-
cal about the Russian suc-
cess. He said "over all, in
the scientific and educational
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CONGRATULATE REDS sputnik, and now have put
that label up in neon lights."
The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration and
members of Congress prompt-
ly congratulated the Soviets
on their achievement from a
scientific standpoint.
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, dep-
uty administrator of NASA,
issued a statement commend-
ing the Soviet techiicians and
calling on-them to make
available scientific data from
the flight to scientists of all
countries.
The military implications
of the Russian feat were
stressed by members of Con-
gress. Sen. Hubert H. Hum-
phrey (D., Minn.), chairman
of the Senate Disarmament
Sen. J. W. Fulbright (D.,
Ark.), chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee,
said "this should be a warn-
ing to us that unless we do
something in the field of edu-
cation, we are going to fall
farther behind."
Sen. S t u a r t Symington
(D., Mo.), frequent critic of
U. S. missile policies, said
the moon shot is "further
evidence of the Soviets'
tremendous technical prog-
ress." Sen. Albert Gore (D.,
Tenn.), a foreign relations
committeeman, s a I d "The
free world faces a strong, if
not, mortal, challenge." (UPI)
row (midnight tonight EDT)
for Washington with tre-
mendously increased prestige
both at home and abroad as
a result of the space triumph,
but there was no hint he had
anything definite to propose
in the way of international
scientific co-operation.
Nor was there any discern-
ible o f f i c i a l or unofficial
statement that would answer
the burning question of
whether the Russians planned
to use their moon rocket to
lay territorial claim to sov-
ereignty over the moon.
For the moment, it seemed,
the Russians were content
with slapping their own
backs. Even this had in it no
element of critical compari-
to cover the surface of he
earth's sattellite.
Tho its was the biggest
man-made object to be hurled
so far, so last, it was too
small to be seen by earth's
mighitest telescopes as it hit
the area known to astrono-
mers as the Sea of Serenity,
the Sea of Vapors and the
Sea of Tranquility. It would
have had to be 200 yards in
diameter to be seen on earth.
The rocket-sterilized so
as not to contaminate the
moon and hamper future ex-
plorations by man-carried
pennants bearing the Soviet
arms and the inscription:
"The Union of Soviet Social-
ist Republi c s. September
1959."
Some Questions and Answers on the Russian Moon Strike
scientists, and in particular,
joint work in the field of in-
vestigation of the cosmos...."
There were dozens of almost
identical statements in Pravda
and on Moscow radio from
nearly all of Russia's top
scientists.
By JOHN TROAN Scripps-Howard Solence Writer
The Soviet Union could claim today it not only has
bigger rockets than the U. S. but can aim them
better.
The frenzied space race hit a new pitch of excitement
yesterday when an 858-pound Soviet sphere, loaded with
scientific instruments and Russian flags, smacked the
moon's face at a 19,000-mile-an-hour clip.
Q. Did anybody see It hit the moon?
(Western observers said
one of the intriguing aspects
of the flight was the state-
ment that the Soviet hammer
an sickle pennants were made
to land intact.
A. No. The rocket was too small to be seen even the a
telescope.
Q. Then how do we know it Isn't just a big Red He?
A. Non-Soviet scientists tracked the rocket, by its radio
signals, up to the very second it crashed into the moon. And
the British confirmed the hit even before the Russians
announced It.
Q. Did It leave any mark on the moon?
A. U. S. scientists calculate the rocket hit with the force
of two tons of TNT-hardly enough to make any kind of
scar for earthlings to see.
Q. Was this moon shot of any scientific value-or was it
just a publicity stunt?
A. Russia apparently timed the shot to Khrushchev's im-
pending visit to the U. S. and will exploit it for "cold war"
psychological effect. But the rocket also was a scientific
WARNING TO U. S.
UNMANNED
The Soviet rocket was un-
manned, but the Soviet press
and radio hailed its flight-
feat. En route to the moon, it radioed information on the
minds of gases it encountered, the intensity of radiation, the
concentration of the most dangerous types of cosmic rays,
meteor dust, the earth's magnetism and the moon's mag-
netism (if any). All of these bear on future space travel.
Q. Could the rocket have carried any germs or other
earth life to the moon?
A. The Russians say they sterilized the payload before
it was launched so that the moon wouldn't be contaminated.
Scientists want to keep the moon "clean" so future lunar
explorers may find clues to the origin of the universe.
Q. Is this the first time Russia tried to hit the moon?
A. That's what the Soviets claim. But most scientist thru-
out the world are convinced Russia tried to do this same
thing last January-and missed by 4660 miles.
Q. Has the U. S. tried to hit the moon?
A. It has tried three times without success. It also tried
twice to sideswipe the moon. Once this worked-but even
then the robot went 17,300 miles off its intended course.
Q. So the Russians can guide their rockets better?
A. Evidently.
Q. How come?
A. They equipped the top stage of the moon rocket with
steering devices. This means it coul dbe controlled for a
longer time after launching than our rockets-which don't _
carry this type of guidance.
Q. Does this mean the Russians can aim their missiles
better, too?
A. Not necessarily. Some of our missiles, for example,
have top-stage guidance. But the rockets we use for satellite
and moon shots don't-so our aim can't be as good as the
Russians' in this repect.
Q. Why don't we do a the Russians?
A. We're planning to include top-stage guidance in future
rockets designed for space exploration. i One reason we can't
do this now is that we don't have bg enough rockets to
make it feasible.
Q. You mean the Russians have more powerful rockets?
A. No question about it. Best guess is it will take us at
least two year to match their present rocket power-by
which time the Soviets probably will have even bigger ones
with more push to hurl still heavier payloads farther into
space.
Q. What about the U. S. moon shot next month?
A. It's unofficial. But the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) is going to try to put a 350-pound
satellite into orbit around the moon between Oct. 3 and 7.
Q. Is this harder to do than hit the moon?
A. Some scientists say no; most say yes. In any event,
if, it. works it'll be our turn to crow-because it will- be the
first time anybody has put a satellite around a satellite.
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