SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Monday, May 21, 1956
Thermonuclear Test in Pacific
Should Concern Every Person
By VAL PETERSON
CiTil Defense Administrator
Written for United Press
Washington (U.R) Inesca
pably, the news on today's
thermonuclear test in the Paci
fic is a "local" story.
Every American should read
it as such.
On the surface, the story is
one of devastating power leash
ed in a fraction of a second. It
is a challenge.
It is a challenge, first of all,
to those of us in the federal gov
ernment, and in the press, radio,
television and motion picture
fields who share the responsi
bility of giving to the American
people the facts and signifi
cance of tests such as took place
today.
It is our joint responsibility
to do a job of "balanced report
ing" giving not only the dimen
sions of the threat as we know
them, but also the defenses
which have been developed
against them. Otherwise we risk
contributing to the very apathy
and defeatism we seek at all
cpsts to avoid,
race Real Threat
Today's "shot" was In the
megaton range, many times
more powerful than the weap
ons that ended World War II
Today's test affirms again that
we are living in an atomic era,
and that our future as a free na
tion depends on how thoroughly
we) comprehend the nature of
that fact.
. The threat we face is real and
sobering. Its only absolute solu
tion is permanent world peace.
But we cannot rely on perfect
answers to problems posed by
imperfect man. Nor can we al
low the awesome size of the
threat to bury us in hopeless
despair, or to force .upon us the
feeling that the danger is too
remote . to worry about now.
There are many things we can
and must do, and there is much
we can .learn.
We must know more about
the tremendous forces that some
day could be used against us.
Tests such as today's "Operation
Redwing" in the Pacific advance
our knowledge.
Concerned with Defense
We must know more about de
fensive measures that can be
taken to protect our people, in
dustry and other resources from
the effects of such forces. We in
civil defense are particularly
concerned with this aspect and
will spend much time carefully
studying data which, as in previ
ous tests, will be made available
to us by the Atomic Energy
commission and the Department
ef Defense.
Although the Federal Civil
Defense administration was not
directly involved in today's test,
we are vitally interested in sev
eral aspects of it. We expect to
learn, for example, more about
radioactive fallout and defen
sive measures against it. In that
connection we are particularly
interested in tests'of measuring
radiation intensity with specially-equipped
aircraft, and differ
ent methods for the decontami
nation of materials that have
been exposed to radiation. "Red
wing" also will increase our
knowledge on the effects of nu
clear blast and heat on struc
tures information that is es
sential to civil defense planning.
Defense Plans Change
The fundamental defenses
against the blast, fire and radia
tion effects of these super-bombs
distance and shielding have
been known for some time and
do not change.
What does change is the ap
plication of these elements, be
cause the manner in which they
are used is directly affected by
such factors as probable warn
ing times of an attack, type of
attack, geographical and popu
lation characteristics. These fac
tors are different for every
community, and for that reason
FCDA is conducting a growing
number of survival plan studies
to help critical target cities and
their support areas plan civil de
fense measures based on the fac
tors peculiar to the locale.
Know Value of Tests
We in civil defense know the
value of nuclear tests. Our con
cept of mass evacuation was
born in a Pacific test, as was our
concern with, and preparation
for, defense against radioactive
fallout. In fact, a considerable
amount of civil defense planning
and programming may be traced
directly to information gained
from nuclear tests.
The knowledge we gain from
the tests and the manner and
speed with which we apply it
may have a direct bearing on
the future of every American
home.
That's why "Redwing" is a
"local" story of concern to every
citizen. Despite its picture of
power and devastation, if we act
on its message to prepare now,
we can profit by the lessons it
has brought home.
The Family Council
Editor'i Note: The Family Council consist! of a Judge, a psychiatrist, a
newspaper editor, a women's page editor and two newspaper writers. These
consult with clergymen of all faiths and denominations. All letters are held
In complete confidence.
Mrs. B. L.
worthless boys.
Daisy Their
paragon.
choice is no
Mrs. B.L. My daughter Daisy
is 18 and going out with a young
man of 20, but she came home
the other night and said she
would never go out with him
again. My husband and I are dis
turbed about this because the
young man in question seems to
be a very fine young man in
every way.
Previously, Daisy had gone
out with a succession of young
men, all of whom seemed snai-
low and worthless to us, and we
were very happy when she began
going out with Fred. He seems
mature for his age, intelligent,
kindly and responsible. Daisy
seems unwilling to discuss her
difficulties with Fred.
Daisy Fred is, of course, al
ways on his good behavior when
he calls for me and wants to
make an impression on my par
ents. It irks me very much to
think my parents have been so
wrong about all my boy friends.
They objected violently to boys
ur girl prefers who were much nicer than Fred.
I had to go out with him because
they cut me off from all the oth
ers, and I did not want to stay
home every night of the year.
Fred may be a model of be
havior in the parlor when my
parents are present, but it is
quite different in a car or a taxi.
My parents cannot see that he
usually carries a flask of whis
key. I am afraid to tell them all
of this because they are difficult
enough as it is about my dating
and I do not want them to put
every boy I bring home through
a cross-examination. I am ter
ribly disappointed in their lack
of understanding.
The Council: The lack of un
derstanding is not confined to
the parents in this situation.
Daisy obviously does not under
stand that it is possible for Fred
to be as "intelligent, kindly and
responsible" as he seems to the
parents, and still be over-ardent
in a car or taxi. It is the girl's
problem to check this tendency
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The carrying of a flask may
be nothing worse than an imma
ture gesture. It is not necessarily
a sign of drunkenness or deprav
ity, for hard drinkers are able
to consume plenty of alcohol
without having a flask on the
hip at all times.
Daisy is probably very much
mistaken in her appraisal of the
problem. The judgment of the
parents may be good enough, but
they seem to have failed badly
in omitting to teach their daugh
ter to understand people. Evi
dently, she was not prepared to
encounter a young man who pos
sessed some . fine qualities yet
was prone to forget himself with
a girl.
A girl should be highly pleas
ed that her young man puts him
self out to make a good impres
sion on her parents, and the par
ents have every reason to hold
that in his favor. She should
learn how to see through the
self-conscious attitudes of young
men and how to slow them down
when they forget themselves.
Daisy, should not be afraid to
tell her parents about her prob
lems; she needs pointers they
could give her. They will not be
astonished or shocked, for they
must have been through such
problems themselves.
(Copyright 1956,
General Features Corp.)
Train-Aufo Crash
Leaves Eight Dead
Elyria, O U.R) Eight
Akron residents returning home
from a church meeting here on
Sunday night died when 'the
New York Central Railroad's
crack Pacemaker No. 2 crash
ed into their car.
Lorain County Sheriff Carl
Finegan said the car was going
south along the city's outskirts
when the 13-car Chicago-to-New
York train smashed, into it. The
wreckage was carried for three
quarters of a mile and pieces
were strewn along the track.
The sheriff said five of the
dead were in the car and three
other bodies were thrown out
by the impact. They were iden
tified as:
Millward Martin, -37; Augen
ia Martin, 33; Timothy Martin,
3; Sharlene Martin, 9; David
Martin, 13; Donald Martin, 15;
Warren Edwards, 46, and Mary
Edwards, 45.
There were no survivors.
Corn borers, known to exist in
44 of North Dakota's 53 coun
ties, ate their way through 193,
000 bushels of corn in the state
last year, according to the
North Dakota Agricultural College.
Rhee Concedes Defeat Of Running Mate
Seoul U.P.) President Syng
man Rhee conceded' defeat Sat
urday for . his vice-presidential
running mate.
Opposition candidate John M.
Chang, Korea's first ambassador
to the United States and a for
mer Prime Minister, had piled
up a lead of 87,986 votes over
Lee Ki Poong of Rhee's Liberal
party.
Chang needed only the returns
from three districts in the opposi
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when ballot counting stopped
Friday amid charges of vote
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Rhee issued an official state
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