Oct. 4, 1957 Russia Friday night announced the first successful launching of an earth satellite.

The Russian satellite was seen speeding over various parts of the United States Friday night.

MOSCOW, Oct. 4, 1957 (UP) - Facts and figures of the Soviet satellite: SIZE: 22 inches in diameter.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 1957 (UP) - The United States tonight termed Russia's launching of an earth satellite "of great scientific interest" and urged the Soviets to share details of their momentous experiment. Almost as soon as the news was flashed across the world, the government and private scientific groups threw their massive resources into the task of establishing the orbit, or path, of the sphere in its race around the earth.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1957 (UP) -- About seven of us moonwatchers had been alerted to watch for the Russian satellite tonight.

MOSCOW, Nov. 4, 1957 (UP) - Russia said today that its scientists are planning to use anthropod apes as the next passengers for space vehicles. The statement came as a result of the successful launching of Sputnik II.

MOSCOW, Nov. 4, 1957 (UP) - A Muscovite in a streetcorner interview took a philosophical approach to startling events of the past few days. "Well," he said, "up goes Sputnik and down goes Zhukov. That's the way it is."

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 1957 (UP) - Animal lovers the world over arose today and charged the Russians were "fiends" for sending a dog into space. Even a Russian housewife was quoted as saying:

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 1957 (UP) - The White House said today this government is studying Russia's rocket advances "very carefully." The statement came as congressional and scientific leaders voiced new fears that Russia, already first into space with a satellite and a living animal, may be piling up an unbeatable lead in war missiles.

A 1 1/2-ton Russian rocket was reported better than halfway on a journey to the moon, and Radio Moscow announced Soviet plans to establish a base there.