Word: sputniked
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Dates: during 1957-1957
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British scientists have conceded that their prediction that the rocket of Sputnik I would plunge to earth Saturday was incorrect...
Your Nov. 11 "Ups & Downs" chart reveals that the President suffered his downs because he battled for a budget as a price of peace, because he championed a civil rights bill, because the Commies gave their people a Sputnik instead of prosperity and better living standards, and because he defended the Supreme Court's decision and our Constitution by sending troops to Little Rock. We ought to be ashamed of ourselves...
...convinced that some people are more concerned over the welfare of a dog in Sputnik II than they were over human beings during Hungary...
Just a line to express my appreciation of the beautifully written review of my book, Tale of a Whistling Shrimp [Nov. 4]. Alas, my home-town paper, commentating on the book, says, "It's hard to laugh at the Reds." Goodness-are we going Sputnik-silly? Most certainly we should laugh at this evil dictatorship. Laughter is one of democracy's strongest weapons...
...Allen Hynek, director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, last night refused to verify a report that the rocket of Sputnik I would crash to earth sometime today...