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From: dhp@ihnp3.UUCP (Douglas H. Price)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Future of the Space Program
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Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 14:23:15 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 29 14:23:15 1986
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Summary: stop the vultures in congress

Does anyone out there have a reasonably up-to-date list of all of the 
currently sitting senators and congressmen?  I think it is time to put
modern technology to use and swamp Capitol Hill with letters supportive
of the manned space program before the vultures on the hill have a chance
to even breathe.  Everyone is either saying supportive things at the
moment or nothing at all, but you had better believe the Proxmires of the
universe are cackling with anticipation of what they can do with this 
unfortunate turn of events.

(To paraphrase John Glenn) it is absolutely true that an accident of this
type is more or less inevitable outcome of pushing out the frontier.  
Everyone hoped that we might postpone this day indefinitely.  Now that it
is upon us, we must look ahead, and not retreat.

It is our responsibility as citizens to make our views known, and prevent
as best we can the temptation to take the "safe" course. 


					DAMN THE MONEY, FULL SPEED AHEAD!

-- 
						Douglas H. Price
						Analysts International Corp.
						@ AT&T Bell Laboratories
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