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ganudlion (NATCH that the time lioi ret yet come to relax Wen em Utfciisi'E vhich. in fact, must be strengthened if the West were to be able to meet any surprise communist attack. Convinctt French, Germans As part of the first point, he ,tu protect the freedom ol West Hei liners, lie said the "acid test'' of Soviet desires to relax tensions would be its attitude toward Her States' pro.Miiirous fellw-mem-hers that they now must beif more of the financial burden. The other was to convince them that, with NATO one-third below strength, they must meet their manpower commitments to, the defensive force. Sine, b Ih ,uta res, ln-tiyMt'Ol nations more pio.it-. his 'las thercfure became doul;j dilUCult' r'csnjii:v:.'. Speaks Bluntly A Scandinavian member put it hlum ly when he said his people Observer,' La Grande, Ore., Mon., Dec. 21, 1959 Page 11 knew onlywhat they were told, and Ihuy were told that tensions were relaxing. Therefore, they aked, why were lare defensive forces necessary? Ilerler's reply, in etfect, was that only with strong firccs be-hii-d them could Western negotia tors hope to reach suitable agree ment 'with the alrea.ly strongly anned If'.issians The central figure remains 1'iesideit cha !- ,te liaulle ot riaVe, t NATO veto but refuses to commit his forces to it. He would be for President F.isenhower to tackle. For the arthritis-burdened Her ter it was yet another in the un ending trials that beset an Amer ican secretary of state. Herter, then rew tq the job, demonstrated .T the foreign ministers confer c ice in Geneva that he could be tough and patient. Now he must i) tactful and patient. lin ai d that Khrushchev had been so informed. He added that the United States expected negotiations to continue ti.rough numerous meetings, from lie summit on duU'u. So far as NATO was concerned, letter's task broke down into two categories. I'ne was to convince the United By PHIL NEWSON UPI Foreign Editor The man-of-the-weck: U. S. Secretary of State Christian A. Herter. The place: Paris. The quote: "We have a stog impressio.i of a general desire (or peace among the Soviet people." in Paris last week, the U.S. secretary of state found himself on the horns of a dilemma. On (he one hand, as advance m,vi for President tisenhower, part of his job wai to convince :h.' reluctant French and West Genua's that enough of a thaw ha' occurred in the cold war to warrant a summit conference with viet ligsian Premier Nikita Khrushchev. O i the other, he had to con vip.ee the foot-dragging members ; had to convince both the tier ! ma:is and the Fre wh that Un united States would not sacrifice: Berlin to the Communists for the same if ai over-all settlement. "We are determined." ho said. ir nf the North Atlantic Treaty yr all! U,S, Secretary Of Slate Herter Wins 'Man Of The Week' Title y, 7 -r 4 ... M i jj-r k j m l j wr xx , .i i -l. sr - rr- r- tsrv &v : Offers' You Tasty Treats Fop You Enjoy the Goodness and Flavor oi These Quality Meadow Gold Dairy Products . . . Hade From Milk and Cream Produced By Outstanding Union County Dairy Herds: Grade A Pasteurized Homogenized Milk PASTEURIZE! I HonaatNtti i milk J Whipping Cream 'It Really Whips Sour Cream For Dip Mixes Vr. rtiSLia WW )M r-nn -L Wf w i 1 ft ft e J i m m tt m II www m w aTarv' mm w w x ii I '. H .. . - a . .n '.'x r i av Willi VH k irT3?-- i J I V f . ,0 fWt .es"yvc.ynftM -i t, ri i j n - 1 LLJ JALL, . ktFi ... . I ... " . -J .' . 1U.1. ( n Tv -r" IHTnfc TO. jy'imj If l lV' It. it ! . Mraorifcvw, Ss - n t.1 r Yjn i II if U mm m r "V y i i hi v i n r a i in W - SB i "V tw MM dreamy WSa" ayearlMeadowG holeegg8, rigMBpno8Pdoispour! lO BE' 9 Wtf Christmas greetings TO OUF CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS IN w Aiui vtatic umuu wuvc iiiiuicr auiiiiuci vino U Elfin Island City La J Grande s FROM EMERSON SMOCK AND STAFF oa4Tor.5fcers. Meadow Gold Distributor " ? .1 .!