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16 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Wednesday, Juno 24, 1959 PRODUCER DIES Los Angeles Funeral serv ices were to b held Tuesday for Arch Selwyn, who produc ed Broadways plays such as "Bittersweet" and "Private Lives" and co-founded the firm which became Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Selwyn died Sunday in a private sanitari um. He was 82. San Diego, Calif. -(DPD Wil lie Frank Reuben, 22, an un employed and apparently homeless laborer, walked into the sheriffs office, handed over five marijuana cigarettes and asked: "Is this enough to put me in jail?" It was. Slight Lifting of Iron Curtain Of Interest To Outside World Editor's note: Th is if the third of three dispatches in which an Amer ican correspondent recently return ed from almost three years in Rus sia gives an appraisal of the So viet Union under its post-Stalin leadership. By WHITMAN BASSOW UPI Correspondent Few developments in the Soviet Union since the death of Joseph Stalin have received more attention from the out side world than the slight lift ing of the Iron Curtain by Nikita Khrushchev. It would be unwise to over rate the importance of what's been done so far, but neither should its significane be under-rated. The fact is that, in however small a measure, some new ideas and influences are being allowed to enter the Soviet Union. If Stalin could have risen from his tomb on Red Square at various times in the last three years for a stroll around Moscow, he probably would not have believed his eyes. On the great square itself, he might have seen a pretty Soviet guide explaining the Kremlin's architecture to 20 American tourists, complete with sun glasses and cameras. Marvel at Bus With other Russians, he might have marveled at the sleek blue and white bus standing in front of the GUM department store that brought 50 British tourists all the way from London. He would have stopped in amazement before the Metro pole cinema at the sight of three Italian films playing simultaneously. At the Pushkin Museum, Stalin would have been hor rified to find people waiting on line to see the first Soviet exhibit of that "degenerate" artist Pablo Picasso. If in the mood for athletics, he might have gone to the Sports Palace to watch an American basketball team beat the Russians, or a Rus sian hockey team defeat an American team. If he wanted to spend a quiet evening at his favored Bolshoi, he might have seen the Paris Opera Ballet or. a splendid production of Car men, with Blanche Thebom of the Metropolitan Opera in the lead role. 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Rus sian tourists are traveling abroad in large numbers for the first time. While the ma jority visit East Europe, an increasing number are touring non-Communist countries in cluding Sweden, France, Den mark, Finland and the U.S. In addition, an army of folk dancers, musicians, weightlifters hockey players, physicists, chess players,' tech-, nicians and engineers are visit ing and' working in foreign lands, many for the first time. They return with new ideas and new impressions; they have a new dimension for their thinking. And like all travelers, they have a basis for comparison with their own country. Warm Welcome A Russian friend who spent several weeks in the U.S. told me on his return to Moscow he was overwhelmed by what he had seen. "I received a warm wel come wherever I went. Peo ple were just wonderful. And your country-I never expected to see so many cars, such com fortalbe homes, such good, in expensive clothes in the stores. "What impressed me most was the quick tempo of your life. People move quickly, make decisions quickly. We have a long way to go before we catch up with you in that." A young dancer in the Moi seyev company which tour ed the U.S. last year told me she loved to wander around in the department stores, just looking. "America is a woman's para dise," she said. "When will we have stores like that?" Of course, only a few thous and Russians travel to West ern countries. For most Rus sians, the only available con tact with the West is through Western tourists, movies, plays, exhibits, performers and some publications that are dis tributed within the Soviet Un ion. And for millions of Rus sians, there still is no contact at all. Nevertheless the contacts with the outside world. that are made should not be under estimated. I'll never forget the Moscow University student arguing against a group of Young Communists at the Picasso ex hibit, maintaining that "every artist, including the Soviet artist, has the right to paint as he desires." " Or the Soviet musician who congratulated me after he had heard the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Moscow Con servatory: "American culture is not dead if you can produce such a great orchestra!" Or the taxi driver who seemed to take great pride in announcing that there were 60 million automobiles in America, a fact he had read in a Pravda article by a Soviet journalist who had visited the U.S. "And how many do we have?" he asked with a wry smile. Several Reasons Why has the Kremlin trans formed the Iron Curtain into an iron grill? There are prob ably several reasons, among them: 1. Increased confidence in the stability of . the Soviet regime, permitting exposure to foreign ideas and influence. . 2. The desire to learn from the West, especially from its advanced technology. 3. To show off some of the indisputable achievements of the. regime. 4. To add some color and novelty to the drab lives of the Soviet people. Soviet exposure to the West and the world is still very limited, not only in scope but terms of people. It is also limited to a few large cities. But it has vastly increased since Stalin sat in the Krem lin. And if Nikita Khrushchev finds that in reducing Rus sia's isolation from the rest of the world he has opened a Pandora's box of trouble for his own regime, he can always slam down the lid. HILTS Local Students Graduate By MRS. M. F. CAVIN Hilts Graduating recently with the Senior class at Yreka High school were Wayne and Donna Green, Lena Fogiatto, Richard Middleton, Dorothy Fox, Kent Johnson, and Char les Rabjohn. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Rabjohn, dur ing the graduation week end were Mrs. Vera Stelter of Reno, Nev., James Milicci of Klamaths Falls and J. L. Rab john of Klamath Falls. Re becca Rabjohn returned to Reno, with her aunt Mrs. Stelter, for an indefinite stay. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Clark of' Glendale were recent week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trinca and girls. Mrs.' Trinca is their daughter. . Mr. and Mrs. Aristeo Perez and children and Mr. and Mrs. John Fenton and children left pn Friday, June 5, for Chico, where they will further their education at Chico State college summer session. her mother, , Mrs. Alma Kieth and Marilyn will visit with relatives in Sacramento. They plan to be gone two weeks. Miss Lorena Freemeyer of Chester is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Free meyer for several days. . Danny Wilcox of Ashland is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Marin and family. flndyVPregaiiit Ray-. Middleton returned home Monday from Ft. Bragg, j N.C., where he has been sta tioned with the Army. Mrs. Oscar Leek and one of her twin sons of Talent were recent visitors at the j John Green home. The Leeks ; are former Hilts residents. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Staley and twins, Sherrie and Shirley, and son, Douglas, visited Sun day at the home of Staley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. X.ee Staley in Dunsmuir. On the return trip they stopped in Hornbrook to see Mrs. Staley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Spearin. Mrs. Spearin has been ill for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gibson and son, Jimmie, whose home is on the Dead Indian rd., were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson and family. Pat Fox is a guest at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Gus Cocciante, in Los Angeles for several weesk. On her return trip home she will visit in Sonora with Mr. and Mrs. T. Quamme, another aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dettmar and Mr. and Mrs. M. G. King visited at the home-of Mr.j and Mrs. Frank Ayris in Cen tral Point Saturday. On Tues day Mr. and Mrs. Ayris called on. several friends here and were dinner guests at the King home. Later they drove to Yreka to visit Joe Caston, who is a patient at the Siski you Country hospital. Mrs. Ray Middleton and her daughter, Rita, returned home Sunday after visiting with rel atives in Idaho for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Van de Weghe and family visited in Central Point on Sunday at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolff and Mrs. Anna Wolff. Their son, Vickie, re mained at the' Wolff ranch for the summer chores. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bonner and son, Bruce, of Red Bluff were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Freemeyer and daughter. They returned to their home on Monday. Mrs. H. G. Thompson and daughter, Marilyn, left by bus Friday evening for Sacramen to where they attended the graduation exercises of Mrs. Thompson's nephew on Sat urday evening. 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