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Age of Space Exploration
Opens Before Mankind

With Peace Appeal

ebrate

MOSCOW—tThe Soviet government and Communist
Party marked man’s first flight into space by a peace

appeal to the world.

“We consider our victories
in the conquest of space not
only as the achievement: of
_our people, but of the whole
:of mankind,” says the appeal.
“We joyfully place them at
the service of .all peoples in
the name of progress, happi-
ness and the well-being of all.

“We do not. place our
achievements and discoveries
“at the service of war, but at
_ the service of peace and secur-
ity of the peoples.

“The development of
science and technology opens
- up. unbounded. possibilities. for
mastering the sources of na-
ture and their use for the ben-
efit of mankind, for which
peace is above all necessary.

“On this solemn day we
“again address a call for.peace
to the peoples and govern-
“ments of all countries.

“May all, regardless of race

and nation, color, faith or so-
cial origin, devote all their
‘efforts to securing world
peace.

“Tet us end the armaments
-race. Let us bring about uni-

DELTA
SOCIAL EVENING

Sat., April 22, 8 P.M.

at 4480 River Road W.
Ladner

WILLIAM KASHTAN
will speak -on
“HANDS-OFF-CUBA”

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versal and complete disarm-
ament under strict interna-
tional control.”

Voicing the Soviet people’s
mood of immense satisfaction,
the appeal says the “glorious
achievement of our . native
country inspires all Soviet
people to fresh feats in the
construction of Communism.”

Proudly—‘the first man to
penetrate space was a Soviet
man, a citizen of the U.S.S.R.

“In this achievement, which
will pass into history, are em-
bodied the genius of the So-
viet people and the powerful
force of Socialism ...

“Our country has surpassed
all other states in the world
and has been the first to blaze
the trail into space.”

Then, looking ever to the
future, the appeal concludes:
“Forward, toward fresh
achievements in the name of
peace, progress and happiness
of mankind.”

Contras? in
rocket power

The American experts at
Cape Canaveral believe that
the rocket that sent Major
Gagarin into orbit produced
more than 800,000 pounds of
thrust.

The Redstone’ rocket, which
will be used to fire the first
American - astronaut briefly
into space before he descends
again in an arc into the At-

‘lantic. is only rated at 78,000

pounds of thrust.

“YURI GAGARIN -- EMISSARY OF PEACE’

Canadians were thrilléd py
the news of the magnificent
achievement of the people of
the Soviet Union in being the
first to put a human: being
into orbit around - the earth,
and to bring him back safe
and sound. This- is another

break-through into space trav-

OBITUARY

JOHN BROWN

Stricken with a heart attack
at his home, 620 East 18th,
John Brown, resident of Van-
couver since 1953, passed
away on Sunday, April 16, in
his 66th year. :

Born in Scotland in 1895,
John Brown emigrated to
Canada in 1920. A coal miner
by trade, he made his home
in the Drumheller Valley,
Alberta.

An active trade unionist
and member of the United
Mine Workers of America,
John Brown served on many
union exécutive posts and was
widely known and respected
by his fellow miners through-
out Alberta and Britiso Co-
lumbia.

A member of the Commu-
nist Party for over 25 years,
John Brown served on the
party’s leading committees
and took an active part in all
local activities. In his passing

socialism has lost a devoted
and valiant comrade:

John Brown is survived by
one son and three daughters;
John Brown, Jr., of Drumhel-
ler, Mrs. Margaret McLach-

dren.

WILLIAM TOUGH

A well-known figure in
Vancouver working-class cir-
cles, William (Bill)

tim of a heart attack.

of the Spanish war and served
in Spain with the Canadian
Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion
of the 15th International Brig-
ade. While serving in the
“Mac-Paps” Bill. suffered a
leg amputation and was in-
valided home. While inactive
in the B.C. labor movement
after his return from Spain;
Bill continued to express the
hope that he ‘‘would live to

see Franco buried.”

the party and the cause of |'

lan, Jean Brown and Mrs.j --
Helen Mendieta, all. of Van-}:- J
couver, and eight grandchil-| | |

Tough{ —
passed away recently, the vic- }.

Bill Tough was a veteran j.

Canadian Communists hal
Soviet Union space succe:

Describing Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin as an;
“emissary of peace” the National Executive of the Com-
munist Party of Canada last week hailed the Soviet
Union’s great space exploit with the following statement:

el, made possible by the col-
lective work of Soviet scien-
tists and workers who -com-
bined to make this wonderful
exploit possible.

We salute Yuri Gagarin, the
first--human--béing -to- enter
and live in space. He is the
forerunner of many cosmo-
nauts, men and women. of all
countries, who will follow the

all humanity.

Attempts are being made
by certain anti-social elements
in positions of authority in
North America, to look upon
this achievement from the
standpoint of the cold war,
and by distorting it to be-
smirch its real significance.
But the first space traveller
was an emissary of peace.

The Soviet Union, in the
spirit of world science and
the interests of all mankind,
at the time of the launching
of the first Sputnik in 1957
and since, and now on the
occasion of its new victory,
has stressed the importance of
space travel and _ investiga-
tion for peace, for extending
the horizons of human knowl-
edge, and as further proof of
the necessity for disarmament
and peaceful coexistence. This
is the humanist, scientific at-

starry path he has opened for |

Soviet “Man if
Space’’ Stamp —
The Soviet Union has i
a stamp to commen
man’s first space flight.
It depicts part of the &
and the Soviet space shi?)
ing into interplanetary #)
At the top is the inscriP ‘
“Soviet man in space’ abe”
date “April 12, 1961.”,

titude which men and wo”
in all countries re-echo. |7

In our admiration’ for ¥
Gagarin and his collea)
let us renew our fight |
peace and to achieve co PY
and general disarmamem™)
world without war and ™

out armaments — that #4
goal of the people of Fr
‘world today. It has ~

brought closer by the bra j
of Yuri Gagarin and th,
complishments of SOV
science. r

What wonders the scie®
and workers of all coul™
could reveal if the talem)
men and women, ang |
wealth of countries, We |
be devoted to the are.
peace! as

This is the thought “i
should dominate our ” i
when we try to grasp the |
plications of this new Je,
human knowledge, this “4
ing feat, which has so in®

IS THE MOON NEXT? One of the first things § ;
| Yuri Gagarin was that he wanted to fly to other pug
That may come sooner than some people think: >)
scientists are particularly interested in lunar pro” af!
British space scientist Dr. Tom Kaiser predicts aM jl
manned flight to orbit the moon and landing of ™
ments on the surface of the moon. Above is an

conception of a space ship near the moon’s surface |

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April 21, 1961—PACIFIC TRIBUNE” |

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