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o o o o NATO Agreement Tops News of Week;Missile Speed-Up, ScWiet Budget Announcment Noted Br CHARLES H. McCANN TJniled Press Correspondent The week's good and bad news on the inlernatiowal bal ance sheet. The North Atlantic Treaty Or ganization decided this week to seek new disarmament negotia tions w-ith So viet Russia. But it de cided also that, pending a pos sible agree- ment with Rus sia to reduce the threat of a c a t a s trophic war, bases for launching Charles McCiod clear missiles should be set up in allied countries in Europe. The four-day meeting of the 13 allies in Paris, with Presi dent Eisenhower leading the United States delegation, was one of the most critical since NATO was formed in April, 1949. It found member countries di vided on some big diplomatic is sues and fearful of the implica tions of Russia's sensational suc cesses with its earth satellites and its development of an inter continental ballistic missile. Missile Bakes First In advance of the meeting, the United States program called for .the urgent establishment and arming of missile bases in Europe. Any question of negotia tions with Russia would have been a matter for the future. But most of the other allies wanted to find out whether any agreement with Russia to ease world tension was possible. The missile question, to them, was secondary. The result was a shift of em phasis from missiles to negotia tion. The actual establishment of missile bases is to be the subject of future talks among the coun tries concerned. Soriet Budget Approved Just as the NATO meeting was ending, the Supreme Soviet- parliament met in Moscow to give its rubber-stamp approval to the 1958 budget and plans for economic development. The meeting opened on a boastful note. Josef F. Kuzmin, head of Russia's top economic planning board, said that the country's planning board, said that the country's production had expanded so greatly that lhe Americans are now trying to catch up with the Soviet Lnion." The American Defense De partment continued with its speeded-up testing of missiles in its attempt to catch up with Russia. An intercontinental ballistic missile, the Atlas, with a poten tial range of 5.000 miles, was tested successfully at the test center of Cape Canaveral on the Florida Coast. Next, an intermediate range Writer Hails Snyder For Forthright News Treatment of Fizzle By LYLE C. WILSON .told Snyder. United Press Correspondent J Snyder's reply in self defense Washington HP When a fel-lws a classic which should win ler needs a friend is right now in him the applause of every prac- the case of Murray Snyder. Snyder is the Assistant Sec retary of De fense in charge of public infor mation. Before that he was No. 2 man to James C. Hag erty, the White House news chief. Some individuals seem to be trying to make Snyder the patsy for the propaganda goof when the Vanguard satellite launcher failed to launch itself. That was the Navy's phhhtttt heard 'round the world. I.yle C Wilson ticing newsman and woman in the U.S. He said he regretted the Vanguard failure but that it was his responsibility to provide the people with the news of their most expensive executive department. His job, Snyder emphasized, was "not to exploit the successes and hide the failures" of the De fense Department. That is an astonishing statement, coming from a government press agent. Your correspondent has been dealing in Washington with gov ernment press agents for 30 years and never before heard one utter such here--'. Snyder's description of the du ties and limitations of his job are Assistant Navy S e c r e t a r y j precisely what the news frater- Garrison Norton told the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee a couple of days ago that the Navy wanted to test the Vangard rock et secretly. Norton said the Navy believed it quite likely that the test would fail. Rear Adm. Rawson Bennett, director of Naval research, told the subcommittee that advance publicity had been a disservice to the United States. Perhaps it is debatable whether the ad vance publicity was a disservice to the nation. "Bad Rap" for the Navy But there can be no question that the whole Vanquard inci dent was a bad rap for the Navy. It was a spectacular misplay which would have been reported as a failure regardless of ad vance publicity. Not even an ad miral can prevent the watch guard of newsmen at Cape Ca naveral, Fla., from observing rocket experiments. "I thought it was against the safety of our nation to do it in public," is what Bennett said he nity has been insisting over the years that government press agents should agree to. There scarcely is a news reporter in Washington nor a newspaper in the U.S. that has not in the past few years belted government agencies for suppressing news, notably to hide their fr ilures. But, did these news reporters or newspapers spring to arms in defense of Snyder when the Navy offered to share with him the Vanguard hotfoot. They did not. Snyder was left to defend himself, which he did in solid fashion beyond the power of either Norton or Bennet to answer. Meanwhile, a-k at the launch ing pad, a new Vanguard will be set up soon for another test. And, will Murray Snyder again go to bat for the taxpayers and insist that they be told all about it as the test gets under way. Not much he won't unless he is of a very forgiving nature. A little newspaper support now might persuade him. Jupiter missile was launched. It failed to complete its full flight of 1.500 miles because of techni cal difficulties. But the test was at least partly a success because it brought perfection of a potent weapon nearer. "Austerity" Budget Sought French Premier Felix Gail lard went directly from the NATO meeting to face his parlia ment and seek a vote of confi dence on an "austerity" budget of S12, 600, 000.000 for 1958. Ex penditures were slashed to the minimum in hope that confi dence in France's financial posi tion would be strengthened and Gaillard could seek a foreign loan. Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address ot the writer although under certain circum stances the use ot a pen name or initial tor publication is permis sible The Mail Tribune reserve the right to edit all letters with an eye to clarification and conden sation Letters submitted for pub lication must not exceed 400 words o WW MM 0 Yes, a dividend of three extra years ageing in charred oak casks is yours in today's PLANTERS CLUB. Smoother? Yes! Richer? To be sure! So try Planters Club Bourbon today! q2) 45 qt- $5J)35 EOIRBO?! tiSSS ii .STRAIGHT , BOURBON 1D MMEBS (Ml STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKY STJUHGtfT BOUKON WHISKY 80 PROOF CONTINENTAL DISTILLING CORPORATION PHILA, PENNA. KMED Blows "It's" Horn! To the Editor: A letter was printed Sunday in the Mail Trib une's "Letters to the Editor" column about radio stations and "disgusting music." As program director of KMED, I would like to say that there are stations in the industry that play other than, the "wailing, sick-sounding vocals . . . jazzed up by . ... a sad guitar." KMED is a leader in Oregon radio circles when it comes to popular music. As long ago as January, 1957, KMED banned from its library of useable rec ords any record that would of fend what might be called a reasonable majority of the pub lic. Six months after we started our planned music program ming, such industry leaders as KING. Seattle, and KGW, Port land began following our lead. We are happy to report most public-spirited stations are now realizing the folly of the "Rock and Roll era." KMED has a large library of "old 78?s" (for codgers over 3C), a growing LP library (for the young at heart), and a "pop" library devoid of offensive music. We are at tempting to serve all age groups by our music policy. We are happy to say that reports indi cate that even the teen-agers are enjoying KMED's approach to enjoyable radio. So I do therefore entreat "A would-be listener" to tune the top end of the dial (1440), and try us for "good" music. Radio Medford, Inc., John Williams, Program Director. Thanks For Girls Home Aid To the Editor: May we have this opportunity of expressing our appreciation to the follow ing business firms for their con tributions to the Girls Commun ity Club: Davis Transfer and Storage, J. H. Lusk Piano Co., Reter Fruit Co., Economy. Mat tress and Upholstery Co., Mid Coast Painters Inc., Woolworth's, Rogue River Orchards, Acorn Press, Confidential Business Agency, and the Medford Ro try club. We also wish to thank Mrs. L. V. Jerry Watkins for her many services in our behalf. Mrs. Wat kins purchased name tapes for the bedding for all the 22 beds of our resident girls and sewed the tapes on each sheet, pillow case, blanket, and spread. She has also donated many hand made tea-towels and has never failed to make a financial con tribution each year. Our thanks to the Navy Moth ers, who recovered the worn seat of the piano bench and to the many individuals who have helped furnish our club rooms and the girls lounge by their gen erous gifts. j Board of Directors. j Girls Community Club. i Mrs. Dolph Phipps, Pres. PINK SPIRlK I If v m iPARENTSl THE PUREST ASPIRIN TABLET KNOWN Positively NO OTHER aspirin tablet like it! Hvland's contains NO fillers NO binders . . . NO chalky taste ...only PURE aspirin. I Dissolves instantly Works faster Tastes better The name, I I ! on children's pharmaceuticals " is positive assurance of true purity and reliability. 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