January 15, 1960

grand jury refuses to indict

Eisenhower orders speed-up in development of super-thrust rockets and asks changes in space law, lr to NASA Dir Glennan and special message to Cong; authorizes overtime on Saturn project; formally notifies Cong of transfer of Army ballistic missile team under Dr von Braun to NASA; in message, holds single civil-mil program 'unattainable;' asks changes in space law to put all non-mil functions under NASA; wants provision making Pres directly responsible for space program repealed; would abolish Natl Aeronautics and Space Council and civilian-mil liaison com; wants authorization to assign development of each new launching vehicle to NASA or Pentagon

Washington officials and diplomats see propaganda move preparatory to forthcoming confs; State Dept press sec White notes USSR power is unaffected

LSU Grad School Dean Mickey held

NYS study comm chmn Nelson blames city failure to solve problems of low- and middle-income housing in part for alleged econ decline of city, s, Bldg Trades Employers Assn