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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.
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printed Sunday in the Mail Trib
une's "Letters to the Editor"
column about radio stations and
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director of KMED, I would like
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a sad guitar."
KMED is a leader in Oregon
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popular music. As long ago as
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ming, such industry leaders as
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land began following our lead.
We are happy to report most
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codgers over 3C), a growing LP
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Radio Medford, Inc.,
John Williams,
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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
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Rogue River Orchards, Acorn
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We also wish to thank Mrs. L.
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of our resident girls and sewed
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Our thanks to the Navy Moth
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seat of the piano bench and to
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