Show Rip Rep Burton 1 Speaks on Space Need As great as the benefits to science business national security security security se se- and our everyday life promise to be perhaps the greatest benefits of space exploration exploration ex ex- will toe be to mans man's continuing continuing con con- tinning conquest of the unknown unknown un un- unknown known Rep Hep Laurence J. J Burton Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton Utah R-Utah told students in assemblies at several area schools this week Rep Burton spoke in assemblies assemblies assemblies assem assem- blies at Snow College North Sanpete and Manti High Schools Tuesday In addition to his speech he presented the color motion picture The Thc Four Days of Gemini IV which includes the space walk by astronaut Ed White The Utah congressman was in the area during an extensive extensive extensive exten exten- sive tour of the First Congressional Congressional Congressional District During the period that Congress is not in session I want to meet and talk with withas as many as possible so I can represent them better when the session of Congress opens January 10 the congressman congressman congressman con con- gressman declared Rep Burton told the students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents Prepare for your future fu fu- ture It took mankind thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of years to creep and crawl from the Stone Age into the Bronze Age and more centuries to get into the Iron Age But in the last twenty years two great new ages the Atomic Age and the Space Age have ave dawned If young people are to be prepared to accept the challenges challenges challenges chal chal- lenges that await them in the thelast thelast last ast half of the Century they need the best education they can get the Utah Congressman Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman said Although Russia orbited a satellite first America has made giant strides to catch catchup up and move ahead Rep Burton Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton said in discussing the space program With recent successful performances performances performances per per- of Mercury Ranger Mariner and Gemini programs we are now in a position of greatly increased confidence that we will meet our schedule schedule schedule sched sched- ule to land men on the moon by the target dat date date- date 1970 But that is only the beginning of space exploration Beyond lie He opportunities for significant benefits to business everyday life national security and science he said He noted that the United States has successfully laun laun- launChed launched ched satellites into orbit around the earth and more to escape the earths earth's gravitational gravitational gravitational pull The Soviet Union has launched earth satellites satellites satel satel- lites and 12 to w escape velocity It may be years before the impact of the achievements of this flight are fully known and appreciated As costly as space exploration is its contributions contributions contributions con con- cannot be gauged by the ability to place a man manin manin manin in orbit and then permit him to walk unharmed in a vac vac- The scientific medical and engineer breakthroughs with each successive space flight may some day be passed on to Ito each of us in a way that will make our ur daily lives happier healthier and more productive Rep Burton said in presenting the film Rep Burton was guest at an informal luncheon at Snow College during his visit here He was accompanied throughout through through- out his tour of the county by Allen Frandsen Centerfield Sanpete County Republican chairman and Roland Robison Mr Burtons Burton's assistant |