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Friday, January 24, 1958
Okinawa Within Missile Range of
Every Eastern Asia Trouble Spot
Editor's note: Th United States
is buiidine its strategy in the West
ern Pacific around the stronzhnld
of Okinawa, a semi-tropical island
7J miles long, some 1.000 miles
sooth of Tokyo. Last week the is
land capital of Nana installed its
second leftist mayor. How reliable
Is Okinawa as a base, What is its
future?
By ARNOLD DIBBLE
United Press Correspondent
Tokyo (W The biggest
American stronghold in the
Pacific is Okinawa. It is with
in 1,500 miles range of an
intermediate range ballistic
missile of virtually every
potential trouble spot in East
ern Asia.
But this works two ways.
So is Okinawa really a vitally
valuable base in the atomic
age?
This reporter spent 10 days
in Okinawa recently and pro
pounded this question to
many persons. Very few
doubted that Okinawa was a
highly -prized piece of mili
tary real estate, but with im
portant qualifications.
First, though virtually no
one will talk about it, it must
be realized that Okinawa to
day is fully ready for instant
atomic retaliation. There are
rockets and planes ready to
strike at once.
1 And secondly, with the
rough, tough 3rd Marine Di
vision encamped there, Oki
nawan forces are ready to
move at once to intervene in
so-called "brush fire" wars.
The Third Marines, for in
stance, were put on transports
and headed for sea when the
Indonesian crisis was at its
height.
Could Be Neutralized
But the qualifications are
important, too. There is. no
doubt that three well-placed
nuclear bombs from the Red
Chinese mainland could put
the island out of business. And
in case of war, there could be
sabotage of considerable pro
portions behind the lines by
Communists.
However, this is true of vir
tually every base in the world
which rings Russia or Red
China.
Meantime, what has the
military made of Okinawa?
Medford Man fo
Address ABA Group
Dick Finch, Medford appli-
: ance dealer, plans to go to
-Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 3, 4 and
5, where he will address the
installment credit commis
sion of the American Bankers
association on dealer sale3 fi
nancing problems.
Finch recently was present-
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a national survey of sales
financing methods and prob
lems of appliance dealers. The
presentation was made dur
ing a convention of the Na
tional Appliance Radio Deal
ers' association in Chicago
Jan. 11-15. He was elected a
member of the board of di
rectors of the association for
the second term.
Finch also will serve as
chairman of the national
manufacturers relations com
mittee which serves as a liai
son group between dealers
and the flpneral FlortnV mm.
pany.
There are 40,000 Marines,
Army, Air Force and Navy
men on the island. Many of
them Marines excepted
have brought dependents.
Thera are row upon row of
one story, modern type houses
in neat, grassy housing areas,
many overlooking the beauti
ful China Sea. v
The Americans have
brought their cars, too. But
traffic is kept running smooth
ly and a 30 m.p.h. speed limit
is strictly enforced.
It also is an island of giant
PXs, of fabulous military
clubs, swimming pools and a
much criticized golf course.
This course is primitive in
deed by U.S. standards, but
because arable land is so
scarce, it is the target of bit
ter propaganda by the leftists.
Claim PXi Too Big
There also is the charge
that Okinawa is one giant
post exchange.
Quotes From the News
fly4UNITED PRESS
Chicago Vice President Richard M. Nixon, in a filmed
television program sponsored by the American Medical asso
ciation, on our relations with the peoples of the world:
"In my travels ... I have often observed how a hand
outstretchid in friendship a heart full of good will can
do more to win the affection and support of people than all
the guns in our arsenal."
Nashville, Tenn. Board Chairman Ernest R. Breech of
Ford Motor Co., in a speech attacking the "unbridled"
growth of union power and United Auto Workers demands
for profit-sharing and higher pay:
"Free industry begins Jo see its very existence threatened
by that (union) power, and it will have no choice but to fight
as effective a defense as it can."
Detroit Henry R. Hall, South Bend, Ind., delegate to the
United Auto Workers bargaining convention, on the reac
tions of Sen. Barry Goldwater (R.-Ariz.), Harlow H. Curtice,
General Mtors president, and L. L. Colbert, Chrysler presi
dent against the union's profit-sharing proposal:
"They always did give us the blame for the rain that
fell and took credit for the sun, that shined."
Seoul, Korea President Syngman Rhee of the Republic
of Korea, on whether his government will accept American
intermediate range ballistic, or any other missiles:
"It is our position that if Americans and our own mili
tary men consider missiles IRBMs or any other type es
sential to Korean defense, we shall be glad to accept them.'"
Ankara, Turkey Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Army chief of
staff, arriving here for Baghdad Pact military committee
talks, on proposels for Defense department reorganization:
"The Army is willing to discuss any step to improve
American combat readiness."
It is true that the PXs cater
to just about every need.
American businessmen c o m
plain that the PX has far ex
ceeded its original purpose of
supplying necessities to serv
icemen away from home.
Inevitably, the PX has led
to black marketing. It is esti
mated that at least 50 per
cent of the coffee in Japan is
smuggled from Okinawa. And
there are shops along the
main highways openly selling
spare parts for American re
frigerators, stoves and autos.
These parts could come from
only one source.
But it all adds up to a com
fortable place for Americans
to live. And this is reflected by
the reenlistment rate which,
for the Air Force,' is the high
est in the world.
Los Angeles Aim
Of Underworld
Los Angeles (IF Big-time
underworld leaders and Mafia
hoodlums have moved into
the Los Angeles area and
hope to take over control of
city government, Police Chief
William Parker warned
Thursday.
In an appearance before a
meeting of the City Council's
special Committee on Govern
ment Efficiency and Econo
my, Parker urged doubling
the city's present police force
of 4,478 men.
"We have lost control of
the crime problem in the
city," Parker declared.
Crime so far in 1958 is run
ning 35 per cent ahead of last
year, and last year was bad."
Parker charged that while
the city has increased in popu
lation by 400,000 persons
since 1950, the force has only
25 more men than it did eight
years ago.
"It is only a matter of time
until a Costello mob moves
in here and turns Los An
geles into another Chicago,"
the chief declared. He added
that members of the under
world have Jaeen spotted in
San Fernando Valley, but in
vestigation showed "they are
not necessarily engaged in il
legal actions at this time."
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