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...speech: "The Roman Empire controlled the world because it could build roads. Later−when men moved to the sea−the British Empire was dominant because it had ships. In the air age, we were powerful because we had airplanes. Now the Communists have established a foothold in outer space. It is not very reassuring to be told that next year we will put a 'better' satellite into the air. Perhaps it will even have chrome trim and automatic windshield wipers...
...Outer-Space Basketball." Nixon was soon joined in his anti-complacency mood by another powerful Administration member: Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Said Dulles, replying to questions about Sputnik at his press conference: "I think it is perhaps a good thing that this satellite was put up in good time so that there would not be an undue complacency. I think [we] felt generally that we were almost automatically ahead of the Russians in every respect. Well, that is not so, and those of us who have been close to the situation have, I think, realized that for some...
...carbon copies for more than 18 months. Moreover, in direct antithesis to Nixon and Dulles came other Administration remarks; e.g., White House Staff Chief Sherman Adams, in a thoroughly political speech seeking G.O.P. credit for decisive action at Little Rock, scoffed at an international satellite race as "an outer-space basketball game...
...Outer-Space Raspberry." If the Administration's actions and reactions were an opportunity for Democrats, they were also a source of deep concern ito many Republicans and other Administration friends. Said Vermont's Senator Ralph Flanders, a member of the Armed Services Committee: "Let the Administration shake off its complacency and act." Kentucky's Senator John Sherman Cooper called upon the Administration to face ihe "harsh reality'' of Soviet progress: "If there have been faults in the organization of our missile program (see box opposite), or if arbitrary spending limits have been imposed...
...tablet made by Ciba Pharmaceuticals called Entero-Vioform (an antiseptic containing iodine). A lot of these treatments, Mexicans hope, may become unnecessary as a result of the chemical warfare in the markets. Everyone was cheering the campaign last week except the vegetable vendors. Their complaint: the disinfectant withers the outer leaves of lettuce and romaine heads, making them highly antiseptic but less salable...