WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
JFK vrofe most of Nikifa
nofe in own handwriting
Dog days
j THE BEND BULLETIN
4 Friday, July 21, 1961 An Independent Newspaper
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' Robtrt W. Chandler, Editor and Publisher Lou M. Meytrt, Circulation Manager
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In spite of Khrushchev's belligerent talk,
all the cards aren't stacked in his favor
' Despite Nikita Khrushchev's bellig
erent talk and his apparent confidence
that Communism Is the wave of the fu
ture, the cards are not all on his side.
Through the Soviet empire, he has
troubles.
It Is true that some of these trou
bles are of a nature that he might be
tempted to cure them by risking a nu
clear war. But there are others, which
seem even more severe, to give him
pause.
Even Berlin is a two-edged sword.
Since the cold war division of East
West, more than three million Germans
have escaped to the West, approximate
ly half of them through the Berlin gate
way. Most of these have been young and
many have been experts desperately
needed by East German industry and
agriculture. East Germany's lubor needs
are so great that the Communists have,
been forced to call upon neighboring
satellites for help.
This, along with West Berlin's prop
aganda value to the West, has been
among the causes leading Khrushchev
to label West Berlin a bone In his
throat.
Despite outer-space successes and
gains In Southeast Asia, Khrushchev
needs a resounding victory with which
to present the Communist world in his
Ideological argument with the Red
Chinese.
Elimination of West Berlin as a
western stronghold would be such a
victory, the thought of which might
lead him Into temptation. Opposing fac
tors might be these:
While Berlin has been an irritating
escape-hatch for those wishing to flee
Communism, it also has served as a
safety valve.
June 17, 1953, provided in the East
Berlin uprising explosive proof that the
East Germans had not resigned them
selves to Communism and were capable
of revolt.
Each successive repressive Com
munist measure has resulted in a new
exodus to the West. To remove this
safety valve might be only to Invite
more trouble from the already restive
Germans.
But more important from Khrush
chev's standpoint must be his differ
ences with the Red Chinese under Mao
Tse-tung.
A war over Berlin, in which the
Soviet Union would suffer at least as
much as Its opponent, could be of value
only to the Red Chinese who then would
be in a position to sweep across Asia
and even threaten the Soviet Union it
self. None of us, of course, expect this
to happen. Khrushchev docs have his
problems though. The United States
has no corner on this market.
This doesn't mean that we shouldn't
get ourselves prepared for the worst
In Berlin. Even so, K's problems will
make him think twice.
Bug catchers' net might save a life
Three piers out from the west shore
of the Deschutes River, a boy in base
ball uniform dangled from the Drake
Park footbridge the other evening.
Ho was attempting to recover a
baseball that had been hit out of Har
mon Field and was drifting down the
Deschutes. The lad's poriMon.. JwjtigJrs
over the swift water while KT-PPlng a
bar above, was uncomfortable, and pre
carious. In his free hand he held his cap,
hopeful of catching the drifting ball.
The effort failed.
The scene was not unusual. Vir
tually every evening boys slip over the
bridge railing and attempt to recover
drifting baseballs. Some of the efforts
are successful.
But it is a dangerous undertaking.
Here Is a suggestion to the men
-hi ete?r:izz &.'.; piny m U..ruion'
Field:
Attach a bug catcher's net to the
end of a long pole, and make it avail
able for the bnll-chaslng boys.
The device might save a life.
The Appling move starts
The move to get Secretary of
State Howell Appling into the race for
U. S. Senate opposite Wayne Morse,
which we commented on last week, Is
underway.
That "back to pasture" letter clr
culated by a Portland supporter of Ap
pling is the first step. Depending upon
the results of this letter, there will
probably be others.
In spite of what Appling says
Humor from others
The happy bridal couple had Just
driven away from the church when they
heard the angry shrill of a state troop
er's siren. Embarrassed, the groom pull
ed over to the curb and asked what he
had done.
about not being a candidate in 19G2,
we expect that he will eventually be
the Morse opponent. If this is to bo the
case, he'd better throw off any preten
tions to the contrary and get busy.
Sen. Morse, In spite of the fact
that he didn't show well In Inst year's
presidential primary, is the mos't for
midable political campaigner In the
state today. He will be the favorite no
matter who runs against him.
"Nothing," gnid the trooper, "but
I've been In front of the church for two
hours directing traffic for your wed
ding. Now I want my chance to kiss
the bride." Reader's Digest.
By Drew Pearson
WASHINGTON - Only a few
intimates were aware of it, but
President Kennedy went through
agonies of the soul before he fi
nally dispatched the U.S. reply to
Premier Khrushchev on Berlin.
He finally scrawled most of the
American note In his own hand
writing. Outwardly relaxed and confi
dent, the young President rocked
calmly in hU straight backed
rocker, occasionally lit a long ci
gar as he discussed the grim al
ternatives in Berlin.
Secretary of Defense Robert
McNamara, bolstered by the ad
vice of his military chiefs, favor
ed calling Khrushchev's bluff. He
pointed out that Kussia has never
started a war against an equal
power, suggested that Khrushchev
would back away from a military
showdown.
In reply to Kennedy's prodding
questions, however, McNamara
acknowledged that we could not
defeat Russia on the battlefield
without dropping the atom bomb,
and that Kussia could win any
limited war. Thus the terrible
choice would be up to the United
States whether to accept defeat
in Germany or plunge the world
into the holocaust of a nuclear
war.
Beware ot Emotions
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
was more cautious, warned
against getting caught on an es
calator of rising tensions. Such
"political escalation," as he called
it, could carry the nation beyond
the point of retreat into an inevit
able war.
In short, he favored a strong,
but not a militant, stand.
He also reported there was a
strong undercurrent of feeling in
the State Department that the
United States should avoid an un
yielding line on Berlin; should fol
low a moderate course.
Tills school of thought contend
ed that Khrushchev was hurting
himself with all his rocket-rattling,
that the United States could
win more friends by appearing
reasonable and flexible.
Kennedy suggested to Rusk that
the moderates submit a specific
program on how they would hand
le the Berlin crisis. They counter
ed with a proposal to take the is
sue to the United Nations Genera)
Assembly in September. They pro
posed charging Khrushchev with
threatening the peace over Bor
lin, and calling for economic sanc
tions if Khrushchev failed to ac
cept the UN verdict.
The President pointed out that
the UN verdict might favor Khru
shchev, that the nutralist nations
might be persuaded to accept
Khrushchev's suggestion of a
free city.
Allied "No"
However, the idea was circula
ted among our allies for their re
action. From Paris came the vio
lent opposition of Presidont De
Gaulle, who was dead determined
to keep the UN out of any Berlin
solution rhnncellor Adenauer of
West Germany was also opposed.
The British, however, flirted with
the idea, suggested that the Uni
ted Nations might even send a
force into Berlin to keep the
peace.
In the end, the allies coordina
ted their diplomacy In preparing
their separate notes to the Krem
lin. De Gaulle held out to the end
for even tougher notes. He oppos
ed the slightest suggestion that the
West could be willing to negoti
ate over Berlin, even as part of
an over-all European settlement.
The President, in scrawling
much of tlio American note in his
own handwriting, explained to
aides that he intended to stand
firm in Berlin and wanted Khru
shchev to know It. But at the
same time, he didn't want to use
such provocative languago that
Khrushchev would be forced to
carry out his warlike threats in
order to save face.
Mall Bag
C. Edwin Kline, Silver Spring,
Md. Despite the statement of
GOP Senator Scott of Pennsylvan
ia, Adlai Stevenson did not de
mand that American airplanes be
withheld from the Cuban Freedom
Fighters' operation over the Bay
of Pies. This story was nut out by
Willi-uu V,-..lcj, ilftl.aiand aavis
er to tlio late Dictator Tnijillo.
Stevenwn knew nothing about the
Cuban operation and was highly
embarrassed at having not boon
informed.
Correction I was in error in
placing Chile's per capita Income
at around $100. According to Uni
ted Nations estimates it was $478
in 1900.
W. It, Morgantown, W. Va.
Sen. Jennings Randolph's initia
tive In letting blind persons
achieve economic independence by
operating newsstands in govern
ment buildings employed 2,216
blind persons in the fiscal year
ending June, 1960. The total sales
were $38,219,340, with net profits
to the blind operators of $7,541,304.
Senator Randolph says: "The
claims of the handicapped are not
an appeal for chairty but for the
right to live a full, constructive
life within the limits of their po
tentialities.
Tha Diplomatic Cables
U.S. Ambassador Thompson be
lieves that Nikita Khrushchev is
under terrific pressure from the
Chinese Communists, and that
this is the reason he is acting so
tough. The Chinese have some al
lies within the Kremlin high com
mand who side with them, not
with Khrushchev. So, rather than
be accused of softness, Khrush
chev's strategy will continue to
be to rebuff any allied offer of
compromise. . .The Ameri ca n
Embassy at Seoul has warned
that conditions in South Korea are
so chaotic a new revolution can
be expected any minute. Mem
bers of the South Korean military
clique are packing pistols, scream
ing around town In Jeeps, plotting
and conniving against each other
. . .CIA director Allen Dulles has
joined in a search for his succes
sor. Dulles will step down after
CIA moves its operations to its
magnificant new headquarters on
the banks of the Potomac. He has
gone over a long list of potential
successors and has now decided
there is no one inside CIA who
can succeed him. He will suggest
a non-controverisal outsider.
Katanga may
turn to Russia
ELISABETHVILLE, Katanga,
The Congo (UPD The seces
sionist Katanga Province govern
ment announced today it had
given up hope that the "free
world" would settle the Congo
crisis and said it might turn to
Russia for help.
Katanga Interior Minister Gode-
froid Munungo said his govern
ment planned to contact Commu
nist-backed Antoine Glzenga, lead
er of the Stanleyville regime to
"concert our points of view."
He said that if the Katanga and
Stanleyville factions could not
work out a solution to the crisis.
his government would "not hesi
tate to request assistance from
the Soviet Union.
Russia, he said, "seems to be
the only country capable of giving
effective help to its friends.
Munungo made the announce
ment at a news conference in the
nbsence of Katanga President
Moise Tshombe who is ill.
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To the Editor:
Oregon has received the go
ahead signal from the Keniiedy
administration to press for a Na
tional Seashore on the Oregon
coast as part of the national park
system. Secretary of the Interior
Udall spoke for the administra
tion when he enthusiastically en
dorsed the proposed park when
he was in Portland in June. He
believes that Oregon must have
this seashore park because the
United States population increase
is forcing efforts to save the best
scenic and recreational anas for
public enjoyment now and in the
future, and Oregon has one of the
best sites. Secretary Udall recog
nizes that Oregon needs the great
economic stimulus that the Sea
shore Park would bring, as other
National Parks have similarly
benefited the areas In which they
were established. He also be
lieves this park would be the most
suitable memorial to Richard
Neuberger, whose great work for
conservation he remembers and
admires.
Like the previous Eisenhower
administration, the Kennedy ad
ministration supports this major
development on Oregon's majes
tic coast. Governor Hatfield, what
do you say?
(Mrs.) Maxine E. Johnson
Portland, Oregon,
July 20, 1961
Justice court
cases reported
Special to The Bulletin
PRINEVILLE - In recent jus
tice court cases, Kenneth Lein
weber was fined $100 for reckless
driving. Earl Yeachel was fined
$24.50 for being drunk in public.
Donald Anderson was fined $10
for defective equipment and
James Homan was fined $10 for
having four in the front seat Dis
obeying a stop sign cost Hattie
Wilkins $7.50.
In city court, Lewis Rector was
fined $10 for violations of the ba
sic rule and the fine was sus
pended. Ruby Vadavik was fined
$10 for the same offense. A re
verse turn in an intersection cost
Clayton Lane $20, and Elwood Kis
ner forfeited $5 for having no oper
ator's license.
TAYLOR RELEASE EXPECTED
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) Actress
Elizabeth Taylor, 29, who under
went a scar-removal operation,
expects to be released from Ce
dars of Lebanon Hospital Satur
day, according to her husband,
singer Eddie Fisher.
Miss Taylor was feeling "very
well," Fisher said Thursday. She
was operated on Wednesday to re
move the scar from a tracheot
omy performed last March in
London to save her life.
Safety achievement awards
presented at PP&L dinner
Two safety achievement awards
were presented to Central Oregon
District employees of Pacific Pow
er 4 Light Company Thursday
night at a dinner meeting in rec
ognition of the district's safety-at-
work record of more than 500,000
man-hours without a lost-time ac
cident. District emplovecs joined PP&L
officials from Portland for Uie din
ner at the Glen Vista Club in
Bend.
The State Industrial Accident
Commission award of merit was
presented by V. A. Helgesson
safety representative of the com
mUsion, to Ray T. Forrest, PP&L
district line superintendent.
Homer Beale, PP&L's Oregon
division manager, presented Pa
cific Power s safety achievement
award to Earl Fuls of Bend and
Frank Tacy of
chairmen of the
Hope seems dim
on postal boost
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Presi
dent Kennedy's chances of getting
some increase in postal rates this
year were all but killed by the
House Post Office Committee
Thursday.
The committee voted 13 lo 9 to
postpone until Aug. 17 any fur
ther consideration of postal rate
increases. The administration had
asked a one-cent boost on first
class mail, plus increases in other
Postal rates.
Rep. James H. Morrison, D-La.,
who offered the motion, told news
men afterward that his purpose
was to kill chances for congres
sional passage of a rate hike this
year.
ZEAL EXCESSIVE
TOKYO (UPD The Osaka City
Transportation Bureau was ad
monished Wednesday for "exces
sive" zeal in searching a young
conductress.
The girl was stripped naked and
searched by a woman supervisor
on suspicion of stealing $2.22
worth of bus receipts.
EXTENSION SET '
SAN FRANCISCO (UPD-Team-ster
Union and employer nego
tiators Wednesday agreed to ex
tend their bargaining deadline
from Friday to July 31.
The negotiators are attempting
to reach agreement on a new con
tract for some 100,000 teamsters
in 11 western states.
Prineville, co
PP&L district
safety committee.
Safe working practices have re
sulted in a district safety record
unmarred by accidents since Aug
ust 21, 1056, according to R. G.
McFarland, PP&L district mana
ger. McFarland said the record is
topped by only three of the com
pany's 27 operating districts and
departments.
PP&L officials attending the
dinner from Portland included
Homer Beale, Oregon division
manager, George Nostrant gen
e r a 1 superintendent F o n s J.
Hughes, safety director, and Hen
ry Hurlbut, assistant personnel di
rector. Other guests included Mayor Al
Nielsen of Bend and Ed Smith of
Portland, business representative
of Local 125, International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers.
McFarland read messages of
congratulations from President D.
R. McClung and Paul B. McKee,
chairman of the PP&L board of
directors, and from Albert Bauer,
a vice president of PP&L.
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