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Show Linck, and children of Escalante, visited recently with her father, Fred Linck. Mr. and Mrs. Zane Dumrxnt and children of Midvale visited with Mr. and 'Mrs. Leonard L. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dumont Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hammond and daughter, Tamera Lee, and Mr. and 'Mrs. Roger Kelson of Magna, iMr. and Mrs. Lamar Peterson Pe-terson and daughter, Julie Ann, and Mr. and Mis. Clarence Jacobs Ja-cobs and family were dinner guests at the home ;f Mrs. ZeLma Peterson Sunday. The occasion was to celebrate the blessing of Tamera Lee. Miss Colleen Keel cf Jackson, Wyo., is staying with 'Mr. and Mrs. Bob Peterson for an indefinite indefin-ite time. o THE big bust that was the Vanguard Van-guard rocket firing attempt has caused plenty of repercussions. Among the services, there has been much tossing about of the blame for too much prior publicity too much in that it whetted the public's appetite for a real good show, causing just that much more disappointment with the big and expensive fizzle. The press is likewise doing a bit of self-chiding for allowing itself to be carried along with the groundswell of enthusiasm to the extent that it overemphasized the importance of the "test" (as it was necessary to call the affair after it was all over). behind the Russians. Our leaders and scientists don't all agree on just how far behind we are, but they all agree that we are behind. With this firmly established in our minds, we are certain to make progress at a more rapid rate In the future. The results of our big build up to the Vanguard letdown must be that we will temper our enthusiasm enthus-iasm and that if we must make haste, we will do so with caution. We shall have our space sattelite in time. We shall prove, as we have time and again, that we can come through when the chips aie down. In reality, it was only a test. But, who knows how many tests were necessary before the Russians Rus-sians put up their first Sputnik? There may have been more than a few. We'll never know. One thing is certain, however. Our failure was a matter of grave concern only to our nation and our scientists. The Russians took it calmly. They knew that we will be successful, sooner or later, even if it is test-after-test after-test later. We have made many mistakes in our scientific efforts and, because we are a Democracy wher It isn't cricket to shoot or Imprison those who do not agree with our leaders, we will probably make more mistakes. mis-takes. Yet it is important that we note the fact that we are now aware that we have made these mistakes. We know that we are Observers on the Washington scene predict that 1 958 will see a substantial boost in the construction construc-tion of U.S. air bases abroad. In view of the Russian sputniks and the status of our own missiles program, pro-gram, this is an expected move. It is presumed that we will spend more in 1958 by speeding up construction and operation of bases for which money has already al-ready been provided for. Military spending in this country coun-try is a more questionable matter. We are certain to spend more for missile sites and missile research, but in view of the fact that we must spend more for bases and for bombers for Installations abroad, it might be that we will ' spend less than had been anticipated antici-pated for bombers and other domestic aircraft. |