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CO 0 o Quotes From the News United Press International Little Rock, Ark. Harry Ashmore, executive editor of the -Arkansas Gazette, deploring the "overwhelming endorse ment" of Gov. Faubus in Tuesday's primaries; "It wiy set the pattern for other Southern politicians. The issue has been compliance with the law and defiance of the la - Boston Bernard Goldfine's lawyers, expressing disagree ment with a congressional subcommittee's recommendation of contempt action against the Boston textile millionaire: "We fqel that no citizen has an obligation to reveal all the aspects of his personal life for the entertainment of a congressional committee or the public." , G Boyne City, Mich. Former Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson, on retired Gen. James G. Gavin's charge, con tained in a forthcoming book, that Wilson was "the most uninformed man, and the most determined to remain so, that has ever been secretary": "He trying to sell his book in a rather nasty way." Washington The Committee for Economic Development, pooh-poohing the idea that heavy defense spending threat ens the American way of life: "The risk that defense spending of from 10 to 15 per cent of the gross national product, or if necessary even more, will ruin the American way of life is slight indeed." Ex-Medford Youth Finds Signs Of Spring Ha rd to See in Turkey Editor's Note: Jerry Lieb man, 29, is presently on a houseboat in Srinagar, In dia midway on a year's trip around the world.' His next stop will be Brisbane, Australia, where he will have a one-man art exhibit. Educated in Medford public schools, Liebman compiled a brilliant record at Har vard university, the Har vard School of Design and the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He is currently on leave of absence from E. E. Poor and company. New York City, where he works as an architect, designer and engineer. Liebman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Liebman, 4262 Col ver rd. What follows is the first of a series of articles de scribing Turkey, which Liebman visited this spring. The articles are being writ ten exclusively for the Mail Tribune.) By JERRY LIEBMAN Kayseri, Turkey, April 20 Spring comes very shyly to Turkey. It is full spring now but the signs are hard to find. The country landscape re mains brown and rocky. Only a single blossoming tree or a light green haze in some ribbon-like valley show any touch of springtime. This is true of Istanbul as well where an occasional fruit tree blos soms white or pink against the walls of a mosque. Istanbul is perhaps an in hospitable place for spring. It is a bustling, busy city whose air is choked with coal smoke. The city, unlike Paris in the spring, seems much too occupied with itself to take notice of any season. IU1 mi ENJOYS OLEM "vr SIFT HATER from their well because they now have a LINDSAY TOT OFTENER IP 3 and CONDITIONER. Yes, there is a Neighbor Near you, Now Enjoying Lindsay Soft Water. 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It is undergoing a frantic face lifting at present, part of Pre mier Menderes' plans to con vince the West that Turkey is modern. Looks Bomb-Scarred The city looks as though it were bomb-scarred. Bulldoz ers push through ancient and densely populated areas, ex posing to light buildings and alleys that have lain shadow ed for centuries. Soldiers are being used for the most part in these projects. Unfortunately, much charm is being destroyed by this modernization, though it must be admitted the exist ing traffic conditions in Istan bul are intolerable. The entire Middle East is seized with this fervor to con vince the tourist that it is modern. I wonder if the gov ernments of these countries realize that the tourist is vis iting because he wants to see the charm of the antique. Situation Complicated This is especially true of the American abroad who de lights in the picturesqueness of age' that his own country lacks. The situation is com plicated and somewhat amus ing, but since national pride is involved the .tourist is bound to lose. I suspect I may be playing the part of the romantic who can cry out for the salvation of the things he would hate to live with. The historical monuments of Istanbul, such as Hagia So phia and the Mosque of Sul tan Ahmet, are being restor ed. I find it jarring, to see bright paint applied to crumb ling, ancient stone. I feel cheated somehow, as though I am not seeing the real thing. Walls, six centuries old, are being sandblasted. The mel low patina of those six cen turies is removed and what remains is a building built yesterday. i Even Greece is overly re storing, motivated, they say, by a rebirth of a nationalistic pride in history. I suspect a play for tourists is more at heart. Where six years ago I visited the Agora, ancient market place of the 5th cen tury Greeks we know from Thucydides, I pushed through weeds and the blood-red wild poppies to find the ruins. Fallen Columns It was touching. The growths entwined in the fall en columns amplified the mel ancholy of a dead civilization. All has changed in these last six years, however. Now there are paved walks, flower beds and signs asking me not to walk on the grass. The Agora today is simply an exhibi tion, j The most appealing spot, in Instanbul to visit, in my op inion, is the palace of the Sultans, the Seraglio. The harem is especially exciting for the very reason that it has not been restored as yet. There, at least, I can feel that I am experiencing the ancient rooms and I can know that these are the da mask hangings, the mirrors and decorations that the wo men of the palace had touch ed and used. The silks are in tatters but that is as it should be. The harem is a jumbled place, a labyrinth. I had had my suspicions that harem life must not have been the plea sant life that Ingres and the 19th century painters depict ed, and now I am certain. The women must have lived days of tedium, totally, divorced from the living world by walls covered with silk and damask it is true but made of strong stone. There is no view and so little to do. The other parts of the palace have views aplenty, but only for the men. The palace straggles with no purpose and lacks the sym metry the Westerner expects, j We know only the balanced classical design of our own monuments and large build ings. Here, each sultan would add a pavilion or a wing to the existing complex. The re sult is delightful. Many airy pavilions of glass perched high on the ter races look out over the Bos porous and the Golden Horn harbors. Heating was by burn ing charcoal in highly orna mented brass braziers. No wonder the Turks seen in the paintings adorning the palace are so heavily robed. Cost of traffic accidents in California during 1957 was estimated at $461,375,000 by the National Automobile Club. 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