THE WEEK

The Soviet claim to have delivered an intercontinental ballistic missile “on target” is discounted by the Wall Street Journal which, with complete capitalist aplomb, suggests the target must have been Siberia.

The appropriation bill for the Atomic Energy Commission was finally passed without a clear decision on the “public power” issue. AEC Chairman Lewis Strauss, supported consistently by the President, has stood firmly against government development of nuclear reactors for the production of energy for civilian úse. The House of Representatives upheld him, but the Senate voted for the statist proposal of the Democrats to have the government build and operate six civilian reactors. In conference, funds were approved for two experimental reactors of types not heretofore constructed in this country, but the broader issue, so momentous for the future of our economy, was left in suspense. It is certain to be rejoined in next year’s congressional session.

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The Soviet claim to have delivered an intercontinental ballistic missile “on target” is discounted by the Wall Street Journal which, with complete capitalist aplomb, suggests the target must have been Siberia.

The appropriation bill for the Atomic Energy Commission was finally passed without a clear decision on the “public power” issue. AEC Chairman Lewis Strauss, supported consistently by the President, has stood firmly against government development of nuclear reactors for the production of energy for civilian úse. The House of Representatives upheld him, but the Senate voted for the statist proposal of the Democrats to have the government build and operate six civilian reactors. In conference, funds were approved for two experimental reactors of types not heretofore constructed in this country, but the broader issue, so momentous for the future of our economy, was left in suspense. It is certain to be rejoined in next year’s congressional session.