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Atomic Weapoms (For EDeffemses
By DONALD J. GONZALES
United Press Correspondent
Washington U.PJ The Unit
ed States is keeping its hands
free to use atomic weapons
against an aggressor..
That fact is clear today al
though virtually nothing is more
secret than American atomic
strategy.
Such strategy has been high
lighted by the North Atlantic
Treaty Organiaztion meeting in
Paris where Western leaders
agreed that civilian govern
ments, not their military arms
must control the trigger of atom
ic warfare.
Will Consult Allies
Official informants here said
that the United States, in the
atomic age, cannot make hard
and fast deals spelling out pre
cisely how it will react in a fu
ture emergency. But this coun
try will consult with its allies
whenever possible before atom
ic weapons are unleashed.
That is a cardinal point in
American policy because situa
tions may develop which would
require action .before consulta
tion. Experts say it should be re
membered that one of the main
purposes of atomic strategy is
not to fight a war but to deter
one. Therefore, American policy
is summed up this way:
Mobility must be maintained.
If deterrent measures are so re
stricted that an enemy could
feel confident the United States
would be subject to political de
lays, that deterrent power would
be lost and therefore ineffective.
Potential aggressors must be
kept aware that atomic retalia
tion is something that will work
and work quickly.
Would Lose Main Purpose
If the ability to retaliate
quickly is snarled in political
machinery which would cause
long delays, then the main pur
pose not to fight a war but to
prevent it is lost.
It is difficult to visualize de
velopment of a situation point
ing toward general war without
the United States having consul
tations with its allies before act
ing with atomic weapons.
But there is fear that in this
atomic age, the President or the
Secretary of State might not
have the facilities or time to
telephone London or Paris for
approval of the use of atomic
weapons. That is particularly
true in the event of an attack
i on the United States, telephone
and other communications might
be knocked out.
.As far as the United States is
concerned, the decision on use of
atomic weapons would be made
by President Eisenhower acting
upon what facts he had at hand.
It is understood the President
has not delegated this authority
to any subordinate. Nor does he
intend to.
No Advance Decision
Experts say it is not possible
to make an advance decision as
to just when atomic weapons
will be used and whether they
will be used for tactical pur
poses, that is, on the battlefield,
or for strategic , purposes
cities and other such other tar
gets. The experts say it is impossi
ble to make political decisions
between governments today
which would be binding on some
future, unknown date on what
should be done.
"Circumstances" . . . "Events"
. ; . ''developments" are familiar
words used by people who deal
in atomic strategy at the highest
levels ' .
Because of those uncertain
factors, they said, it is under
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Flags That Have Been Used
At Capitol Available for
$6.70, Letter to Congress
BY FRANK ELEA2ER
United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington (U.R) Congress
is going to hate me for telling
you, but for $6.70 a 3-cent stamp
and a letter to your congress
man you, too, can have a flag
that has flown over the Capitol
You can, that is, if your con
gressman cooperates and this
dispatch doesn't louse up the
deal. Your 5-by-8 foot emblem,
as good as new, will arrive along
with a letter to certify that it
has indeed fluttered over the
heads of the lawmakers.
Capitol officials moan that too
many requests could wreck the
machinery. Already, on some
daj'S, it creaks. Sometimes it
takes Capitol Police Pvt. - Dix
C Boone an hour ' or more to
hoist and, immediately, haul
down a single day's flag supply.
Started Long Ago
The thing got started so long
ago nobody can remember when.
Originally it was a matter of
passing along to some worthy
group the tattered and presum
ably historic remains, of the big
8-by-12 ensigns that fly night and
day from east and west fronts of
the Capitol.
These were out at a rate of
about 18 a year. But that wasn't
enough to meet the demand. So
some bright member, who prob
ably lived to wish he hadn't,
came up with a gimmick. He
went around to the House sta
tionery store, bought himself a
flag, and took it to the people in
charge of -raising and lowering.
-Fly it for me a minute or so,"
he said approximately, "and give
me a letter to prove that you
did."
Then Word Got Around
Then he boxed up the flag and
shipped it off, with the . letter,
to an important constituent or
registered voter. This lucky fel
low must have been duly im
pressed. Anyway, the . word
started getting around, and the
flag-flying business has been
picking up steadily since.
Total flyings this year prob
ably will run about 1000. Some
times, on special occasional like
Veterans Day and July 4, there
as many as 40 or 50 banners
hauled up the Capitol - stairs,
out on the roof, and to the flag
staff on the west front overlook
ing the mail.
Pvt. Boone, from Asheville,
N. C, has had the chore for
about a year. . He hauls down
the regular ensign and goes to
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they do place final Responsibil
ity in civilian hands rather than
the military; ' -
work on the .pile. It takes him
about a minute and a half to re
move a flag from its box, attach
it to the halyard, hoist it full
staff, lower and detach it.
He doesn't waste time, or
stand there admiring the view.
Bui he sees that each flag flut
ters a moment full in the breeze.
Don't Tell Congress
The Capitol archiect then
signs the appropriate letter,
suitable for framing, and sends
it along with the flag to the con
gressman, who sends it to you.
One more thing: Don't forget
the money. Congressmen may
sound well-paid to people draw
ing less than their $15,000 a
year, butt they can t afford to
buy many flags out of their own
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By E. V. DURLING
(Distributed by King features
Syndicate, Inc.)
. What is the quaintest - an
nouncement you ever heard over
a loudspeaker at a sports event?
Once at a race track in Phoenix,
Ariz., the announcer said, "the
man who lost his false teeth, up
per and lower, will find them at
the lost and found department."
Friend of mine said that at a
football game he heard the an
nouncer broadcast the follow
ing: "Joseph Martin, your mother-in-law
is waiting for you at
Gate 3." Have also heard, that
at some auto races the announc
er said, "QuieL$)lease. Quiet.' Is
Mr. John Hill present? If so,
will he please hurry home? His
wife has just given birth to trip
lets." Get It Right
-. The surname of George M.
Cohan, greatest song and dance
man of all time, is frequently
mispronounced. His grandfa
ther's, name was Keohane, pro
nounced Ca-han. This developed
into Cohan pronounced Co-han.
Referring to George's name in
spires comment oh that of his
first wife, Ethel Levey. Ethel
was born in San Francisco of
Scotch-Irish parentage. Her real
surname was Fowler, and so it
appeared on her marriage li
cense. Professionally she used
the name of her stepfather,; Sol
Levey. .
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. From
what college did the great
Shakespearean actor, Walter
Hampden, graduate. A. Why, sir,
Walter is an alumnus of the
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute,
one of the many fine institutions
of higher learning located in the
beautiful borough across the
bridge. Q. What became of that
glamour girl of Manhattan
known as "Choo Choo" John
son? A. Couldn't say, sir. I don't
even know what became of
"Honeychile" Wilder or "Bub
bles" Schinasi.
Asides i
Discerning smokers of1 long
experience usually favor cigars
having "natural color" wrappers
. . . cats outnumber dogs 5 to 3
in the .United States. It's about
time pet cats were required to
have licenses same as pet dogs.
Why the discrimination? ... .
Will Rogers' mother was 40
when he was born. The records
indicate that the intelligence of
pockets.
If you haven't got $6.70 there
is a smaller flag, 3 feet by 5,
you can have on the same deal
for $3.50. Most people seem to
prefer the bigger one.
One more thing, don't tell
Congress I told you all this.
ILarge Selection off
Christmas Special
children born of mothers of 40
or thereabouts is above average.
Five Footers
There are many clubs for tall
young people such as the Tip
Toppers, Stardusters, Stratolm
ers, Skyscrapers, etc. However,
the only club for petite females
of the cute, little trick type I
ever heard of was one in Santa
Barbara; Calif., called "The Five
Footers." It was an all feminine
club. No small men were eligi
ble. Seems the Five Footers
didn't care for small men. They
preferred six footers for escorts,
dance partners and husbands.
Among the Married
Women born under the sign
of Scorpio (October 23-Novem-ber
22) are very likely to throw
things at their loving husbands
during domestic quarrels. How
ever, after they cool down and
are in the mood for kissing and
making up the Scorpio girls
claim that when they started
throwing things they were just
Say Pom and lad
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so angry they didn't know what
they were doing. However, it
has been noticed that . when
women toss things at their
spouses they never throw any
thing that will, break that is,
they throw books, brushes,
shoes, etc. So their claim that
when throwing things they do
not know what they are doing
must be viewed with suspicion.
When a husband is angry he
will throw the first thing - he
can put his hands on, whether it
will break or not. Even a gold
fish bowl.
Empty salt containers with
metal spouts can be converted
for use as glass jar covers. Cut
off the top of the salt box and
carefully fit it into a jar ring.
Makes a pouring spout for rice,
bread crumps, or flour.
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