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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1953)
! 10a (See. flStatetocm, Solrn. Of, Smu Inns 21. 18S3 Hiis&; Also Has Air Defense (Editor note: Much has been heard in Washington the past few week about air power, and the need for maintaining a strong air force to fight off an attack and mount an assault on the' enemy. There is another side to the picture How are the Russians fixed to de fend their own and satellite' key points? What do they have to do to carry an air war to our shores? In this exclusive interview with a high Allied air officer, you learn that Russia too has its problems. Big ones, he says). By CHARLES C LANE ' PARIS (2) Airdefense, a prime Washington concern these days, is an even bigger problem in the Kremlin. J That is the measured judgment of a high Allied air officer. In fact, he believes, recent Russian peace gestures have been partly motivat ed by Moscow's awareness that the protective umbrella for Soviet skies is full of holes. Put another way, the situation adds up to this: "You think you're scared, how do you think the Russians feel?" The key Allied airman, who asked that his name be withheld, makes these main points in an anaylsis of Russia's situation: Needs More Planes It hasn't got enough planes to defend the 4,000-mile long Iron Cur tain, let alone defend prize targets in the interior; productively, there is over-concentration on the MIG-15 jet fighter which lacks radar and ' therefore is virtually useless against night attack. (In comparison, here are points concerning t U. S. air defense stressed bf Gen. Hoyt S. Vanden berg, chief of the U. S. Air Force, in opposing a cut of five billion dollars in department funds: (1. Russia's light jet bomber fleet is growing rapidly, could hit any point in Europe within an hour and "quickly jeopardize" UN posi tions in Korea: 2. The TU-4 medium bomber (an improved version of the American B-29) could A-bomb any U. S. target on a one-way flight; 3. Long-range U. S. bombers like the B-36 and 6-52 will always be limited in number, so it's neces sary to have medium bomber bas es near Iron Curtain targets.) Geographical Problem Here's how the Allied air officer analyzes the geography problem facing Russian defenders along the 4,000 miles stretching from the Arctic to the Caspian: "Compare their position with England's in 1940. The Royal Air Force had to defend at air front of about 1,000 miles. The enemy was coming from on ly one direction, the East. And with 1,000 fighters the RAF just barely won." He estimates Russia probably has 2,000 fighters' assigned along the Iron Curtain frontier a much thin ner defense than England had but equally important, attack could come from many directions: With Moscow as a measuring center, the U. S. Air Force base in Thule, Greenland, is 1,600 miles distant; North Africa, 1,400 miles; Suez, 1,200; Turkey, 800, and Eng land 900. By comparison. New York is 4,400 miles, Chicago 4,500, Los Angeles 3,200 from nearest Russ bases. Reds Have 21,000 Planes Altogether, the air officer says, the Soviet Air Force has about 21,000 planes, of which 60 per cent are deployed west of the Urals, the mountain chain which Russians themselves think of as an admini strative as well as geographical dividing line in their cast country. "This means there are about 13, 000 planes of all types based in European Russia and the satellite countries." he states. "About 40 per cent, or 5,200, of these planes are fighters of which about 3,200 are; -believed to be jets MIG 15s." 1 Recent testimony and state ments by American officials have estimated the total U. S. Air Force at "more than 20,000" planes, de ployed in 106 wings (divisions) at home and abroad. (There has been no report of how many are fighters, how many bombers, how many transports. It is believed that Russia has a higher percentage of jet planes than the U.S.) S Forces In Germany There are three Soviet tactical air forces in East Germany, the officer's analysis discloses "no doubt thought of in terms , of sup port of ground troops, if and when there is action." 'There are vital targets in the Oregon Solon s Rollcalls esLaws ov WASHINGTON More roll- call votes in Congress probably would result in better legislation, believes Rep. Sam Coon, first term congressman from Oregon's second district. Summing up impressions of his first six months in Congress, the Baker Republican recalled at least one instance in which a represent ative from another state voted one way on a standing vote and then reversed himself on roDcaU a- few minutes later.! .Also, Coon says. Congress seems to do a lot of talking on non-controversial bills, and could take a tip from the Oregon Legislature, in which he served one term as senator before coming to Congress. "In Oregon, Coon explained, "we made short work of the non controversial bUls." Congress compared to the Leg islature? Coon ' says they , are juite . comparable," although it was like "moving from the minor -leagues to the majors." ' : Re-election? Coon hasn't made Sav Impr : J. Headache interior to protect," he says, and cites as examples the uranium mines of East Germany, the arm ament mdusties of Czechoslovakia, oil wells and refineries in Ruman ia, naval ports on the Black Sea, oil jnft?natinn. at Batum on the Black Sea and at Baku on the Caspian, the port of Astrakan on the Cas pian, the Volga River locks used to transport oil northward to industri al centers, armament plants in the Urals, the ice-free port of Arch angel, ocean-going submarine base at Murmansk and such key cities as Leningrad, Moscow, Stalingrad and Kiev. The distances, even to Ural tar gets "are within easy roundtrip or shuttle bombing range of the piston engined B-29 and B-36 or such new jet bombers now in production as the British Valiant and the Ameri can B-47 and B-52," the officer points out. Salem Man to Lead Beaver Marine Detail A Salem man has been chosen to lead the Oregon Beaver pla toon of the U. S. Marine Corps, slated to leave from Portland July 1; The new Marine recruit is Gary Richard Holt, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Holt, 2275 N. Front St Marine Recruiter Sgt. Robert Wilson explained that selection of the leader was based on scores accumulated in intelligence and leadership I examinations. Holt graduated from Salem High School this year. Sgt Wilson said that forma tion of the Beaver Platoon from Oregon has been such a success, drawing 22 men from Salem alone, that Marines are planning on forming another similar pla toon, tentatively scheduled to leave for training in August The present platoon is composed of about 80 Marine enlistees from Oregon. Prior to their departure from Portland by military air craft, the new Marines will be entertained as guests of the city for two days. Searchers Fiijd Missing Pilot LA GRANDE, Ore. IB A pilot missing overnight on a flight from Ontario, Ore., to Prosser, Wash., was sighted uninjured Saturday be side his apparently undamaged plane in a meadow 40 miles south west of here. He was Merlin W. Root. 28, Prosser, who apparently had to make a landing there Friday even ing. Search pilots said that only engine trouble or the softness of the meadow appeared to keep him from taking off again Saturday. A ground party started in for the scene. 1 YOU GET S01TUCH v' L I I GOOD HOUSEKEEPING INC. 4o7 Court KPs to Attend Speech Meet ; In Portland ' Ovml Salem members of the Knights of Pythias are planning to m in pnruina jnns xi iar me nine-state, sectional speech tour nament for youtns on a mgnway afotv cuhiect. t r Regional winners from North west states and provinces wm Tie frw fhiiiM to ro to the national lodge-sponsored contest linals at St Louis in August Among the regional winners in the Portland competition will be Anttmnv McPeak of Grants Pass who won the round held in Salem In May. Hodler Named Candidate for Postmaster porttjind tm The candidate r Unitnnmikh Cmmtv Renuhlicans for the Portland postmastership is Albert M. -Duke ' iioaier, ron land attorney. The . county central committee vntMl to suDDort Hodler. . who played football at Oregon State College three years, ana iaier at tended Notre Dame, where as freshman coach he had under him the "Four Horsemen" of the 1924 Notre Dame varsity. The job was left vacant by the death of Dr. E. T. Hedlund. New Eiiglanders jr Lead National Doctor Ratios MONTPELIER, Vt W May be New Englanders aren't just born rugged. According to a recent survey by Schenley Laboratories, Inc., Vermont has 434 practicing phy sicians to care for the state's medical needs. That's one physi cian for every 870 persons. This ratio places the Green Mountain state in the nation's top 10 states in number of "active M. D.s per resident New York is number one with one physician for every 628 per sons. Other high-rating states include Massachusetts, Connecticut, Colo rado, California, Illinois, New Jersey , New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. Rhode. Island ranks 12th and places five of the six New Eng land states in the top 12. 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