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UAR President Answers Letter Written by Gold Hill Youngster Gold Hill - G a m a 1 Abdel Nasser, president of the Unit ed Arab Republic, in a letter to a Gold Hill seventh grader said one of the most danger ous features of the external policy of the UJS. is "the ap parent deviation from your ideals that were declared dur ing and before the last World War." The letter was written to Sherman J. Kiger Jr., 13-year-' old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sher . man Kiger of Gold Hill. He wrote the letter to obtain more information about coun tries in Africa while studying that country in social studies at Hanby school. ( It was one of two answers young Kiger received to six letters to African countries seeking information about the countries, what they think of the U.S. foreign policy and that country's greatest prob lem. Other Letter in French ' The other letter was re ceived from the vice general in Urundi, Africa, which is controlled by Belgian man date. It was written in French, and as yet has not been trans lated. President Nasser's letter follows: "Cario, 22.4.1959 "Mr. Sherman Kiger, General Delivery, Gold Hill, Oregon U.S.A. "Dear Mr. Sh. Kiger, "I thank you for your let ter dated Februtry 2, 1959. There is no doubt that the . U.S.A. is really a great nation . and it has achieved an excel lent standard of life and of technical ability. In this ca pacity it has ranked at the top of the Western World. But leadership, especially in such a moving time as our own, rests on two pillars; the first being internal and the other external. Internal Front "In the internal front I be lieve that social justice is the most important factor to solid ify the nation. In this respect, I ' believe that you have achieved a great degree of harmony between interests cultural and otherwise of your population which had, and still has, different back grounds; only a fraction still suffers injsutice, namely the coloured people of the U.S.A. I do hop that a harmonious relationship will prevail be tween this section and the rest of your population. "Externally, the influence of the U.S-A. is not to be de nied. She has done good as well as bad things, but the most dangerous feature of your external .policy, in my opinion, is the apparent dev iation from your ideals that were declared during and be fore the last World War. You seemed to be dragged into problems which are not your own, and which at the same time, are contradictory to your ideals, as well as interests. "For instance you have played a major role to the building and the keep going of the State of Israel. This, by the way, was mainly a British problem. You also sup plied France with arms and financial aids which were used to suppress the Algerian Liberation Movement. You stood passively in relation to all African problems, such as the South African, with the supremecy campaign, the Cen tral African problem, etc In doing so you present your selves to the younger nations not as heros of freedom but as the heros of the decaying empires. i "As for the major problems here in the U.A.R., I should think that in the political side, it is how to keep neutral in the real sense. We are often attacked by one side or the other or at least accused of taking sides. To keep a cool head and for a neutral path, is not an easy thing. This brings about consequences that are related to the non political issue. Another Aspect N "This brings me to the oth er aspect. Here we are main ly concerned with develop ment, social and economic. We believe that both are closely related. Our first five-year plan ranges from establishing the steel industry to acclaim ing (probably reclaiming) land. The cost of this plan is about 1,500 million dollars. We have to find these tre mendous funds locally and from abroad. I think this is quite a problem for a young nation such as our own. Yours sincerely, 7s Gamal Abdell Nasser President of the United : Arab Republic" - The letter was written in English. Young Kiger said he was surprised, and pleased, that Nasser took the time to ex press his feelings in a reply to Kiger's letter. ' Besides letters to Nasser and Urundi, Africa, young Kiger also wrote to the gov ernor general French Algiers; office of resident commission er Buhuanaland, Africa (Brit ish); governor general, Sa Da Baneria Angola, Africa, (Por tugal); and the office of sub governor, Aiun Spanish Sa haca, Spanish West Africa. 1 ""fit! ' READ LETTER - Sherman J. Kiger Jr., seventh grade student at Hanby school in Gold Hill reads letter from Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic, as his teacher, Deane Roberts, Central Point, watches. The letter was in answer to one young Kiger wrote seeking information about the country, its view of U.S. foreign policy and the major problems faced by the U.A.R. today. 3,414 Tour Museum in April; Classes Visit Jacksonville -UPD Visitors from 32 states, including Ha waii, five countries and Wash ington, D.C., visited the Jack sonville Museum during April. A total of 3,414 persons toured the museum during the month, an increase of 366 over April, 1958. Classes touring the museum included the Eagle Point and Canyonville eighth grades; Myrtle Creek sixth grade; Kerby fifth grade; Ashland's Walker school third grade; and pupils from Cave Junc tion and Selma schools. Members of a geology class from Oregon State college, Corvallis, also visited the mu seum as well as a chemistry class from St. Mary's school, Medford; and a history class from Southern Oregon col lege. Groups Visit Museum Among the groups which visited the museum were the College Women's club, Church of the Brethren, Christian Sci ence Youth class, and dele gates attending the County Veterans Service Officers con vention in Medford. A group of 15 Catholic sis ters from Coos Catholic school Coos Bay, and members of the convention of the IOOF Lodge in Jacksonville, also visited the museum. Among the vis itors were several Scout groups including Cub Scouts from St. Mary's, Den 8 ?ack 8, and Den 2 Pack 4; Medford Troops 12, 26, 143 and Grants Pass Brownie troop 128. Among the items contrib uted to the museum during the month were volumes of the Southern Oregon Miner, newspaper, spear-head . and stone cross, pictures, a sur veyor's relic, preserved ' cu cumber, ivory miniatures, di ary and booklet, Swedish Bible, china and silver arti cles and various articles of clothing including two wed ding dresses. Persons donating the items included Graham Dean, Ash land; Russell Hall, Jackson ville; Jack Sutton, Grants Pass; Allen McGee and Mrs. Alice Applegate Peil, both MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dforJ, Or. 4 Sunday, May 10, 1959 Air Force Unveils Hew 'Mace' Missile Washington- (LTD -The Air Force has unveiled the Mace, a guided missile its builders say will "bob and weave like a fiitball halfback" on its way through enemy defenses. The Mace is being sent to U.S. Air Force units in Eu rope to replace the older Matador - missile from which it evolved. ' The Martin Co. of Balti more, builder of the Mace, said its elecontained guid ance system "enabled the missile to dodge heavily-fortified areas or geographic ob stacles, cary its cruise alti tude and even bob and weave like a star football halfback making bis way through a field of enemy tacklers." EDDIE TO SHED, WED Las Vegas, Nev. -(UPD-Sing-er Eddie Fisher plans to shed wife Debbie Reynolds and wed Liz Taylor on the same day - this Tuesday. 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