Apr 4 1965
From The Space Library
Gemini spacecraft, scheduled for a four-day manned flight this summer, was delivered to Cape Kennedy. It was flown by cargo plane from McDonnell Aircraft Corp., prime contractor for manufacture of the craft, where it had undergone simulated flights. Astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White who would pilot the Gemini IV, also had made simulated flights at McDonnell. (AP, Wash, Post, 4 /5/65 )
Dr. Edmund Klein of Roswell Park Memorial Institute for Cancer Research and Dr. Samuel Fine, Northeastern Univ. professor, in a report prepared for the 149th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, disclosed that laser beams may cause damage to the eyes, brain, and other organs in a way that may not be immediately apparent, Klein recommended that researchers "err on the side of safety in precautionary measures." Lasers are devices for concentrating light into extremely powerful beams; researchers were exploring their usage in fields of communications, eye surgery, cancer treatment, and in chemical and other industrial applications. (AP, Houston. Post, 4/5/65)
Dr. Krister Stendahl, Harvard Divinity School, replying to the question of how the discovery of intelligent creatures on other planets would affect religions on earth, said: ". . . it would be a refreshing shock to our faith if there were something like intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe. It would force us to enlarge our image of God and find our more humble and proper place within his creation." (Boston Sun, Globe, 4/4/65)
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