IVEMBER 5. 1957 TUESDAY,• N Say New Power Source loped to Propel Sputnik 11 Red Dev WASHIN I —A Rtissian TON, Nov. 4 (IP) dentist disclosed new sources of e developed to II and its canine o an orbit around tonight that) power w e shoot Sputni passenger in the' earth_ A Moscow ed "academici dio broadcast quot n Diku.shire' on the . instruments used satellite aloft but new power a to get the bi gave no detai A Polish scie zko, rejected t propulsion in the rocket ca by a fusion—i of borax and Mist, Olgierd Wolc- Le theory of nuclear favor of one that rier was powered heraical burning— I ydrogen. - - He estimat-d this would pro duce twice t6e power of other known rocke fuels. He added in Warsaw 2 at uranium piles are still too .ig and heavy for use in a roc. et. In Washin: •n tonight, a Proj ect Vanguar. astronomer said Sputnik ll's o. bit carries it closer to the earth a an Sputnik L He said it is ther:fore likely that the new satellite Fill plunge to earth sooner than' e original one. He estimated Sp tnik I will fall about-the end of-January. The government scientist, who asked not to be quoted by name, said his latest calculations put Sputnik II in a "highly-eccentric" orb i t ranging from 1057 miles froni earth at its .farthest point down to 103 milei at the nearest. Russia's successful launching of a second satellite—a 1120 pounder Russians Quit UN Arms Talks UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Nov.' 4 Rl—The Soviet Union announ -ced today its withdrawal from all disarmament negotiations being, carried out under present U.N.I machinery. Soviet Dep. Foreign Minister Vasily V. Kuznetsov made the an-1 notineement to the U.N.'s 82-na-. tion, Political Committee toward the end of three weeks of-disar mament debate. U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge expressed hope before the committee that the Russians were voicing "just a passing thought, and wiser counsels will prevaiL" He added: "We do not belieire that any nation wishes to stand for all future time before the world and all recorded history as the nation which broke up human ity's efforts to achieve a disar mament agreement" I 1 ' l l • I II it I l k It I II! ! I I ' I Balfurd's circling the globe every 103.7 min utes with a live dog aboard raised these big questions in many countries: •Is the moon the next Soviet objective? •What will the United States do to recapture some of the sci entific prestige Russia has hoisted on its powerful rockets? *Will the dog, a female called Laika (Little Barker) get back-to ;earth alive? There were no positive answers to these and many other questions evoked by the newest conquest of space, but speculation filled the minds of scientists and statesmen everywhere. The White House, in a terse statement, said President Eisen hower and his science and secur ity advisers are carefully analyz ing the significance of Russia's new accomplishment. Soviet plantetarium officials in Moscow suggested the dog aboard Sputnik II may be parachuted back to earth -in an air-condi tioned container for scientific study. One rocket expert implied, .however, that the dog would die iin het harness within the satel lite. Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of planet Pluto. believes it is possible that the Russians al ready have fixed a rocket at the moon, planning for a hit on " Nov. 7, the 40th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. The moon is about 235.000 miles away. "They would have to start sev eral days ahead of impact to tray- Just What You've Been Waiting For... We're now offering FREE KNITTING INSTRUCTIONS Jo all P.S.U. co-eds. Learn the quick, easy way to knit argyles, crewnecks, gloves; scarfs, and many other items. 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In a telephone conversa-: lion with Richard Johnson of I Montreal's radio station CFCF,I Alexanderson said the chief pur pose of the venture would be to prove beyond doubt man's ability! to navigate space and live. Al Cambridge. Mass.. where The Smithsonian Institution has an ast r o physical osbervatory. ;) Dr. Fred L. Whipple, the direc• tar, said the Russians would ') need about 40 per cent- more power than went into Sputnik II to send the rocket to the moon. :/ Dr. Whipple suggested an atom-' ' ? is bomb would be the best wayl, to mark a hit on the moon's sur-;1 face. Meanwhile the new Soviet satel-;/, lite launched Saturday night con 4 tinued on its historic course at anit estimated speed of 17,840 rn.p.h.l/ It was in an orbit that reached more than 1000 miles out in space) at its farthest point. METZGERS FEATURES PENN STATE ITEMS Penn State Warm-Up Jackets Reversible Jackets . . . $16.95 . 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