Oct 27 1963
From The Space Library
A roundup of Congressional opinion on Premier Khrushchev's statement of Oct. 26 that the Soviets did not plan to land a man on the moon and its possible effect on the U.S. manned lunar landing program indicated that most Congressmen thought it would result in some reduction in funds for the U.S. program. (Wash. Post, 10/28/63)
Editorial in New York Times commenting on rising importance of National Academy of Sciences: "The President [of the U.S.] hinted at but did not elaborate on the need for greater teamwork between the natural and social sciences. The discoveries of the physical scientists create needs for new institutions, as the President noted, but the efficacy of these new institutions depends in large part upon utilizing the insights and knowledge of the social scientists. As the natural scientists themselves participate now more often in the shaping of public policy, they must feel increasingly the need for guidance from the economist, the sociologist, the political scientist, the historian. "Sir Charles Snow has recently stressed the importance of social scientists in meeting the human problems caused by the scientific revolution. But that importance is still too little recognized. As it begins its second century the National Academy of Sciences could help upgrade the social sciences by opening its membership to social scientists, thus helping to diminish the present invidious distinction between talented workers in these two vital areas." (NYT,10/27/63)
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