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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Juno 12, 19S0 (Monday)
Estimates fix the Rogue
Valley's 1950 pear crop t
2.750,000 boxes wntcn win oe
a 7 per cent drop from last
year's production.
The Siskiyou Mounted Sher
iff's Posse won the Brophy's
Jewelers trophy for mounted
troop drill at yesterday's
Rogue River Roundup here.
20 YEARS AGO
June 12. 1940 (Wednoiday)
Gov. Charles A. Sprague
will visit Medford as the head
of a delegation which is pro
moting the Salem centennial
alnVirn1inn .Tlllv St.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
cmnHoo Pnt" column; "The
nitnmnt In scuttle the battle-
Bhlp Oregon, as she lay at her
dock at Portland, is blamed
rn have In .nmB circles. Hal
loween is starting early this
year."
30 YEARS AGO
June 12, 1930 (Thursday)
Local growers expect Bart
lett pears to bring $40 per
ton at cannery prices.
Gllmore Oil company has
revealed plans to erect an oil
plant here.
40 YEARS AGO
June 12, 1920 (Saturday)
Local natatorlum opens tor
summer.
Campaign pictures of the
Republican nominee for pres
sidcnl, Warren G. Harding,
will start arriving In Med
ford soon, according to local
party members.
50 YEARS AGO
Juno 12, 1910 (Sunday)
Ttv vntfl nf 228 to 200,
Ashland residents todny turn
ed down an application for a
trolley line franchise within
(ho ,'ilv
The driving of the first
Bplke for the Gold Hill rail
road up Kanes creek will be
done at ceremonies tomor
row.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nina tan correct la Superior;
tan of eight is ticellent five w
six is good.
1. How many watts to a
kilowatt?
2. Whal Is the longest tribu
tnry of the Mississippi River?
3. Are kittens blind when
born?
4. Was Noah Webster the
brother of Daniel Webster?
S. Is the plural of spoonful
"spoonsful"?
6. Ethan Allan was leader
of "the Mountain Boys"
In the Revolutionary War?
7. On what street In Wash
ington, D.C., Is the official
residence of the President?
8. What Is trie Navy's nick
name for an aircraft carrier?
9. Which Is lowest in in
telligence; a moron, idiot, or
an imbecile?
10. Where does child go
when sent to the Land of
Hod?
Answers! 1. 1,000. 2. Mis
souri,, River. 3. Yes. 4. No.
S.No. Spoonfuls. 6. "Green".
7. Pennsylvania Avenue. I.
"l-lal-lop". 9. idiot. 10. To
Sleep, 1
TO
Sweetland on Government
Monroe Sweetland is a man with some pretty
definite ideas.
When in college, he was a "flaming liberal,"
and still is counted among the more liberal of the
Democratic leaders in the state.
But he has grown and matured, and with the
responsibility of public office, his ideas have
grown and matured alongvith him.
IN RECENT weeks he has been speaking to vari-
ous groups in many parts of the state. They
have been auasi-nolitical
be separated from his campaign for secretary of
state.
But they have not been political in a partisan
sense. He has been outlining his ideas about gov
ernment and its responsibilities and what it
should perform for the people it serves.
Education is one of the things he supports
most strongly, and in recognition of his long rec
ord of support he was named "Education's Man
of the Year" for Oregon
LAST week he discussed government, and the
raia anma nprmlo Vinlfl nhnnf if
"Government is not
detractors would have us believe we would be
better off with no government at all. Yet without
government, our civilization would crumble just
as surely as if it had been
gen bombs."
He made the additional point that "violent,
irresponsible and subversive criticism of "re
sponsible, enlightened
ment is dangerous. And
"The anti-government calamity howlers are the
present-day reincarnation of the 13th century anarch
ists. And what's more, they are far more numerous.
"They do not resort to the extreme of violence
employed by yesterday's anarchists. Instead they use
the more devastating weapons of denunciation and
character assassination which undermines the confi
dence of people in the social purposes of government."
IN THESE United States, the Founding Fathers
provided a framework of government which
is responsive to the needs of the majority, while
protecting the rights of the minority.
in our system, it is the
to preserve and guarantee the "life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness"
ration of Independence,
of the Constitution.
And Sweetland made
government, "we are able to improve the organ
ization of society, increase our economic produc
tion, enrich our social relationships, and secure
peacefulness and law and
ND he added these thoughts:
"We must not forget that democratic government
is established by the people to meet their own needs.
The most important need today is to counter the threat
which communism poses to our democratic institu
tions. To meet this threat, all levels of government
must perform adequately to show the world that our
system is capable of attending successfully to the de
mands of human welfare in housing, education, eco
nomic progress, civil rights, conservation and national
defense.
"The democratic one-third of the world must con
vince the uncommitted one-third that our way of life
is preferable to that of the totalitarian one-third."
Sweetland knows what he's talking about,
lie's right, and he says it
We wish it were possible to convince the vio
ent detractors of government today's nihilists
of the truth of Sweetland's views. E.A.
We Can
Along the same lines,
a reprint from the Monthly Newsletter of the
Koyal Bank of Canada in
Ihe articles summary said:
It Is better lo participate in the creation of good
things than to boast of their possession.
Since the beginning, men and women who grouped
themselves together in communities have been faced
with many problems. In seeking solutions, they have
been handicapped by ignorance, prejudice, and mental
inertia. Despite all this, man has, over a few thousand
years, succeeded in improving his environment and
has had an enjoyable lime doing it.
It is, indeed, a poor rejoinder to say about a sugges
tion for community betterment "our fathers got along
all right without all this fuss1'. Because of the planning
and work that they did we aro given today's oppor
tunities. But we cannot be merely onlookers at the
pageant of life.
New conditions have brought new needs, and only
the community whose people are guided by intelligent
awareness of its needs and a determination to meet
them can preserve Ihe goodness it has.
This is a job for people with faith that even the
most threatening situation can be handled successfully
by coordinated effort; that even the best they can
Imagine for their community can be achieved.
In the words of the old song, "accentuate the
positive, eliminate the negative." E.A.
ML
snomer
The state fair's teapot tempest over "tradi
tional" vs. "modern" art continues.
Mrs. Rachel Griffin, of the Portland Mu
seum of Art, has resigned as a state fair art
judge because the state fair board succumbed
ingnominiously in the face of demands from the
"traditionalists" that a "traditionalist" judge be
appointed in addition to three competent, profes
sional judges.
Actually, "traditionalist" vs. "modernist" is
a misnomer for the hassle. The "traditionalists"
are really amateurs without background, training
or competence in art, while the "modernists" are
in fact following the true artistic tradition of
creativity, experimentation, and freedom to seek
beauty and meaning without being hide-bound
arbitrary standards.
O
talks, and can't really
not long ago.
evil," he said. "Some
bombarded witn hydro
and progressive govern
he added:
purpose ot government
assurances of the Decla
and the weltare clause
the point that, through
order.
well.
Achieve
Harold Cook brought
to the ollice last week.
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Dennis the
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iVHATCHA ear that cottom 'in
Communications
Loitors to ihe Editor must bear the nam and address of ihe
writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen
nam or initial for publication it permissible. The Mail
Tribune resarvos the right to adit all letters with a view to
clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for pub
lication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in
this eolumn do not necottanly
papert In tact tha contrary is
Tings to Remember
To the Editor: Some years
ago, Aye paid $5 for der book
entitled, "How to remember
tings." Der vun ting Aye re
member best vas-Don t do it
again.
Der book vas about vun
yackrabbit vot got scared ui
a hounddog, und yumped ofer
der fence, ran down der high
way, skidded under der truck,
viggled through der culvert,
tore across der airport, yump
ed on der railroad track und
lost der cotton pickin' pants
on der cow-catcher. Der vords
you vas supposed to remem
ber vas: Yackrabbit, hound
dog, fence, highway, truck,
culvert, airport, railroad
track, cotton pickin' pants
und cow-catcher. If you vant
ed to remember more words,
yust have der yackrabbit hop
around some more. It vas easy
to learn der vords, but it still
vouldn't tell you ven der li
cense plates on der old Yalopy
vas going to expire.
Dot vas vun for der Police.
It cost me $5.81 for me to take
der slip uf paper to der
Yudge. Vun cent for der ex
piring parking meter und 50c
for der expiring parking
meter vot expired ven Aye
vas talking to der Yudge
about der expired license
plates. Der $5 vas for der
highvay up-keep. Dot vas vot
you vould say, "an expiring
day."
If you ask me-Der Police
got vun heck uf-a better book
to teach you-How to remem
ber tings. It works.
Everett Acklin
Ashland, Ore.
Liked Care
To the Editor: I would like
this letter published to thank
the staff of Sacred Heart hos
pital. I would like to thank
my doctors, Dr. Stephenson,
Dr. Mcyerding and also staff
members who cared for me
during my hospitalization.
I received fine treatment
and care and It is my opinion
that the service at the hos
pitnl is of the best. Thanks
again.
Officer Roy Erickson,
Member of the Medford
City Police Department
Sound in the Night
To the Editor: Back In the
palmy days of 1924 when
Gold Hill boasted of having
a brass band and "ate high
on the hog," there was also
a smelter boom among the
townsmen and a rather spirit
ed element of the last remain
ing old hard rock miners.
Gold claims were staked all
around the surrounding hills
for miles and then some. A
chemist at Gold Hill, along
with a friend and myself,
knowing of an abandoned
mine of years ago, set out to
do the assessment work,
which necessitated the three
ot us to work at a late hour
of night. The chemist friend
had a big collie dog that al
ways tagged along.
One night on the mile long
trail, there were heavy foot
sounds tramping directly
across about 50 yards in a
dark canyon, headed the same
way we were walking down
a steep grade. Whatever the
heavy beast was, It caused the
hair on the collie to stand
straight out and almost to
walk between our legs until
we reached the end ot the
trail, At that moment every
thing was silent. We never
did hear any more night
prowling aftfr that, but it
was a rather eerie feeling to
experience and not having
any means tor protection.
Bert Kissinger,
320 Boardmao St.,
Medford
Menace
your ears k,mr.Wiison?
represent the views of the
often th casa.
She'd Like Some Benches
To the Editor: It is about
time Medford was made "Less
Beautiful" and "more Comfor
table" for the people, especial
ly the old people and the dis
abled.
The small businessmen
along Main St. should band
together with the owner of
the city bus and demand the
right from the city council to
put benches in front of their
places for the tired and elder
ly to rest.
Medford is supposed to be a
"Haven" for retired people.
It is too far to walk up to
the city park from the main
business center to get a
chance to sit down.
It doesn't matter what kind
of benches. They can be made
of wood, iron or concrete and
should be of a permanent na
ture.
It seems the larger the city
grows the less Is done for the
"Little People."
It would be much nicer to
have a bench to sit on while
waiting for a bus Instead of
leaning on a window. I saw
five people leaning against a
window for support for their
backs, waiting for a bus to
take them home. I am sure
the owner of the drug store
would much rather have a
bench than have to replace a
broken window.
So, Medforditcs, let's begin
to think of the old as you and
I cannot forever stay young.
Let's do it now. Time is a-
wasting.
Mrs. Lillian Green
2411 Sunset Court
Medford.
League on Security
To the Editor: With interest
and appreciation, the mem
bers of the League of Women
Voters of Medford read your
editorial, "Mutual Security,"
on June 8.
For the last two years, 1097
local Leagues have been
studying United States for
eign policy and have conclud
ed that long-range, adequate
ly financed programs carried
on through the development
loan fund, technical assistance
programs and multilateral ar
rangements are essential to
the well-being of this country
as well as to the overwhelm
ing support for the economic
aspects of the Mutual Se
curity Program, ' and feels
that President Eisenhower's
request for an appropriation
of $4 2 billion should be
granted by Congress.
On May 4, Mrs. Robert J.
Phillips, president of the
League of Women Voters of
the United States, sent the
following telegram to Presi
dent Eisenhower:
"The national board of the
League of Women Voters of
the United States wholeheart
edly applauds your effort to
obtain the full amount of
your request for funds for
economic assistance as ex
pressed In your May 2nd ad
dress to the nation . . ."
On May 14, the League sub
mitted a statement to the
house appropriations subcom
mittee on foreign operations
in support ot the Mutual Se
curity Program for economic
development and technical as
sistance. The Medford League wishes
to thank the Medford Mail
Tribune for its efforts in cre
ating active community sup
port for this urgent legisla
tion.,, Marion M. (Mrs. Fred T.)
Burich,
Foreign Policy Chairman.
League of Women Voters
Medford
Today & Tomorrow
By Walter lippmann
MR. K. AND THE
DEMOCRATS
Mr. Khrushchev's sustained
fury against Mr. Eisenhower
is more than a case of bad
temper and
bad manners.
It is, it seems
to me, a cal
culated cam
paign, ad
dressed pri
marily to the
C o m m u nist
world. Its ob-
Uoomino stroy the im
age of President Eisenhower
-of the benevolent Ike who
is the bringer of peace to
mankind-and to purge Mr. K.
himself of his association
with it.
The President's own image
of himself has been that of
the victorious General who
became a Peacemaker. Until
May 16 this was also Mr.
Nixon's and the Republican
party'i image of the election
campaign of 1960. The out
lines were sketched in a year
ago beginning with Mr. Nix
on's visit to Moscow. The full
picture was to be completed
this month, when it would
become incandescent with a
triumphal tour of peace and
good will to Moscow and to
Tokyo.
To the making and the
promotion of this image of
Ike the Peacemaker, Mr. K.
has during the past year been
a powerful contributor. The
Soviet Union is at a point
in its internal development
where it has a vital interest
In the Days News
By FRANK JENKINS
Political interest centers
on Mr. Nelson Rockefeller's
rather startling statement in
which, after asserting that he
is NOT a candidate but would
ACCEPT the Republican
nomination for President if it
were tendered to him on a
silver platter, he
1. Criticizes the Eisenhower
administration's defense pro
gram and advocates a three
billion dollar increase in de
fense spending, and . . .
2. Says the nation must
achieve a faster rate of econ
omic growth, urges federal
aid for school construction
and endorses medical aid for
the aged under the social se
curity system, in contrast with
what he calls the "basically
unsound" plan of the Eisen
hower administration.
LET'S take these criticisms
up in order.
Does Mr. Rockefeller (in
the full text of his statement)
say IN DETAIL just how the
additional three billions he
wants should be spent and
justify his contention by EX
PERT knowledge that three
billion dollars more are
NEEDED In order to make us
safe?
Who is better qualified to
judge our military defense
needs - President Eisenhower,
a dedicated military profes
sional who has devoted his
life to military affairs and
who has had more military
experience than any Ameri
can now living ... or Mr.
Rockefeller?
That, it seems to me, is a
fair question. We Americans
want to know. If our military
program is inadequate, it is
OUR lives and fortunes that
are at stake
TN his now celebrated state-
ment, Mr. Rockefeller urges
a faster rate of economic
growth . . . meaning, presum
ably, an accelerated rate of
growth FORMED by govern
ment. He wants federal aid
for school construction. He
wants increased medical aid
for the aged under social se
curity. All of these SOUND like
endorsement of the philoso
phy of the spenders. They
seem to suggest that in Mr.
Rockefeller's opinion the Re
publican party should pledge
itself, if returned to power
this fall, to SPEND MORE
THAN THE DEMOCRATS
HAVE BEEN SPENDING.
WE must remember, of
course, that we do not
have before us the full text
of the Rockefeller statement.
We have as yet only the di
gest of Its principal points
that has been provided for us
by the news services.
Before we can draw accu
rate conclusions, we must
have the FULL TEXT. We
must study it carefully. We
must balance one statement
against another. Before we
can arrive at an accurate
judgment of what Mr. Rocke
feller proposes, in the event
that the Republican party
takes him at his word and
DRAFTS him as its nominee
for the high office of Presi
dent, we must have the full
text of his statement so that
we may study carefully, even
prayerfully, what he is pro
posing in his dramatic en
trance into the political arena.
On the face of what we are
able to see so far
A lot ot us will feel a sense
of disappointment in Mr
Rocketeer.
I
1boJsb4bi1
in a detente. Mr. K. chose
to base the tactics of his pol
icy to achieve the detente
on the belief that he could
reach a personal understand
ing with Mr. Eisenhower,
and, in the face of skepticism,
criticism, and opposition from
the orthodox Communists, he
played Eisenhower as his
trump card.
TIIS prolonged fury against
I-- Mr. Elsenhower personal
ly must be related directly
to the size of his investment
in the personality of Mr. Ei
senhower. Mr. K. had done
something which is most un
Marxist, something that no
other Communist leader has
ever done before. He had
staked his prestige upon the
personality of the anti-Communist
head of an anti-Communist
state, a deeply con
servative General presiding
over a highly capitalistic ad
ministration. After the U-2 af-
fair-when the President had
justified the overflights as
necessary national policy-Mr.
K.. was in a position which
is intolerable for a dictator,
He had been made to look
ridiculous, gullible, and weak.
in the presence of the Com
munist world.
Accordingly, I do not share
the view of those who say
that the U-2 was merely a
pretext, that the Western de
cision to stand pat in Berlin,
was tne real reason why Mr.
Khrushchev broke up the
summit meeting. For him the
U-2 affair was a far more seri
ous threat to his power and
his prestige than would have
been an inconclusive negotia
tion about Berlin followed by
an agreement to continue the
negotiation at another sum
mit meeting. In my view, af
ter the U-2 affair Mr. K. did
not dare to negotiate with Mr,
Eisenhower. He had been his
chief sponsor to the Commu
nist world, and without an
enormous loss of face, he
could not sit down with him
and negotiate.
QTRICTLY speaking, what
- Mr. K. nas done is to
break relations with President
Eisenhower personally, and
to suspend serious negotia
tions during his term of of
fice. Mr. K. has done noth
ing about Berlin except to
proclaim a moratorium good
at least for another eight
months. He has refused to
accept the President's person
al assurance that the over
flights are suspended. He has
delivered an ultimatum to all
our allies that he will attack
any base from which an il
legal flight takes off. He has
focussed his quarrel on Mr.
Eisenhower personally and on
his heir, Mr. Nixon.
Mr. Khrushchev's quarrel
with the Republicans is em
barrassing to the Democrats.
For he has said that there can
be no serious negotiations un
til there is a Democratic ad
ministration. No political par
ty likes to be endorsed by a
foreign government, least of
all by a Communist govern
ment. No party likes to be
indorsed during a propaganda
campaign in which by the in
sults to the man, the office
which he holds is defamed.
BUT the embarrassment of
the Democrats at being
preferred by Mr. K. is super
ficial and of no consequence.
For their basic position-as
defined by Stevenson, Ken
nedy, Symington, and in some
measure by Johnson-is quite
Invulnerable to the charge
that they are "softer" on
Communism and more "ap
peasing" than the Eisenhower
Republicans. The thesis ot the
Democrats in this election is
that the Eisenhower admin
istration, because of a false
economic philosophy, has been
failing to meet the Soviet
challenge in national defense
and in all the main elements
of national power,
The promise of the Demo
crats is that they intend to
meet the Soviet challenge.
They mean to Increase the
nation's military power. They
mean to invest more heavily
in the nation's vital and ne
glected public needs, in edu
cation and in the specialized
training of scientists and tech
nicians, in the advancement
of research, in the protection
of health, In the redevelop
ment oi the cities, in the use
of natural resources. To sup
port all this, they Intend to
promote and encourage an In
terest in the rate of growth,
which is now much too low,
of the national production.
An administration which
has that purpose will in rela
tion to the rest of the world,
primarily the Soviet Union
and China, be able to nego
tiate from a position of grow
ing strength. It is the weak,
those whose relative power
is declining, who find they
must choose between surren
der and standing pat. The
strong, .having confidence in
themselves and) commanding
respect, can negotiate. For to
negotiate it is necessary
be firm, and it is necesakry
to be flexlblt.
o
O
(By M-T Staff
If an editor has a low boil
ing point he is likely to ex
plode every morning when he
opens his mail. You should
see some of the mall that
comes to an editor's desk.
It's like a lot of the junk
mail you get (addressed to
Occupant) only it's worse and
there's a lot more of it.
The senders of much of It
are so careless that they
haven't corrected their mail
ing lists in years. We get mail
regularly that is addressed to
people who have not been at
The East Oregonlan in many
years.
You're probably wondering
why we bother to look at the
stuff. We do so because it is
possible to detect from the
appearance of many enve
lopes what is inside them.
Some of the stuff is worth
taking a look at. And some
editors who shoveled all of
it into the waste basket with
out inspecting it learned later
from the business office that
they threw out some checks.
A few years ago, the co
owner of The Bend Bulletin,
Henry Fowler, became so ir
ritated with all the junk mail
that came to his desk that
he prepared a form letter
which he sent to the junk
mail dispensers. He told them
he didn't want to get any
more of their stuff. It reduced
the flow of the junk a little,
but not much.
The letters that Irritate an
editor most are those that
come from companies that do
no business in the editor's
town but nevertheless request
that he give them some pub
licity in his newspaper. Much
of the stuff is plainly adver
tising, for which anybody but
a fathead press agent would
expect to pay the newspaper.
There's a "touch" that goes
with some of this stuff that
is the straw the breaks the
editor's back. The press agent
asks you to send him a copy
of the paper in which his
story appears. Of course he
doesn't send along a stamp
to cover mailing of the paper.
No editor with all of his mar
bles is going to print the press
agent's stuff. By asking that
Matter of Fact
NO TRIVAL MATTER
Washington - The United
Statea Is In n mur-h worse hind
than almost anyone imagines,
as a result ot tne voluntary
moratorium on nuclear tests
that was pro
posed by Nlki
ta S, Khrush
c h e v and
1 1 Uu
h 13 agrea lu "J
1 President Ei-
We cannot
violate our
pledge by
holding wea-
.... diB DUll fccw.o
- 4 . , D
while the moratorium is in
force. But no less a person
than the able chairman of the
Atomic Energy Commission,
John A. McCone, is convinced
that the Soviets are aireaay
hniHinff secret tests, as al
ready reported in this space.
And if McCone is correct, una
is no trivial matter,
n. niain truth is that the
means for secret testing either
exist already or can De ramer
easily created; and the incen-fni-
orrpt testing is enor
mous. On these points, public
opinion, including a wiae
spectrum of expert opinion,
is still grossly misinformed.
The facts need to be placed
on the record In the clearest
terms.
As tn the means for secret
testing, they are nothing more
complicated than large unaer
orAi.nH holes, such as the
holes washed out of salt domes
which American oil companies
have long used for storing na
tural gas.
AS ALSO reported In this
space, even the ever-optimistic
British experts now ad
mit that tests up to 150 kilo
ton power can be concealed
from the proposed Geneva de
tection system. But there is no
Geneva detection system in
being. Hence if the Soviets
have suitable underground
holes, they have the means of
secretly testing weapons of al
most any power they choose.
Chairman McCone thinks they
already have such holes; al
though most experts do not.
In any ease, one must assume
they are scooping out the
holes by now, because ot the
incentives for secret testing.
The enormity of the Incen
tives for secret testing is the
point of primary importance.
Almost everyone. Including
almost everyone in -the U.S.
government, still supposes
that it is Impossible to con
ceal nuclear tests of any mag
nitude, even by testing under
ground. The vast majority of
military ' theorists are also
more and more doubtful of
tiie value of tactical, small
yield nuclear weapons. The
gain from secret testing would
not be great, it cheating were
really limited to small-yield
weapon.
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and Contributors)
a copy of the paper in which
he expects it to appear be
mailed to him the press agent
insults the editor beyond the
limits of decency.
We continue to open all of
it, although it's hard on the
blood pressure. We're sure
many editors dream of the
tortures they would inflict
upon the press agents who
send out tons of that stuff
every week if they only could
get their hands on 'em.-"Of
Cabbages and Kings" column,
in Pendleton East Oregonian.
Who was out on a limb
tha other morning? Our
Out On A Limb editor.
Why? Because his sink at
home had stopped up.
What did he do about it?
. He brought his shaving
gear to work with him, and
haved in ihe newsroom's
men's room. "He had a 6:30
a.m. shadow," a co-worker
remarked.
We found this note on our
desk last week:
"A local hospital adminis
trator claims that hospitals
can't be compared to hotels
not costwise, anyway.
"Not servicewise, either, ar
parently. At a hotel you can
find out if a person is in,
out, planning to check out.
or has checked out. At a hos
pital it seems you learn a
person has checked out either
after calling home, or reading
the obituary notices in the
newspaper the next day.
"Ask a staff member-who
frantically tried all day at
frequent intervals to find out
when his wife would be per
mitted to leave the hospital."
Our Phoenix friend got
such prominent display in
this space last week thai
we hesitate to mention him
again for fear that he may
get to feeling indispensible.
But he had a point in hit
weekly missive-enclosing a
clipping about the "coupe"
that overturned the Men- "
deres government in Tur
key. And he asked, "Dots
this mean thai Mendtrtt
wat AUTOmatically over
thrown?" By Joseph Alsop
BUT THIS widely held be
lief is utterly without
foundation in fact. The big
hole system of cheating, as
noted above, permits develop
ment of weapons In the stra
tegic power-ranges. Further
more, there is no factual foun
dation whatever for another
widely held belief, that exist
ing H-bombs represent a sort
of ultimate in strategic wea
pons development, rendering
further development fruitless.
As everyone knows, the
missiles-of-the-future are the
more dependable, more mo
bile, and generally more flex
ible, solid fuelled, missiles,
like our medium range Pol
aris, and our long-range Min
uteman. As very few people
know, the warheads planned
for the Polaris and Minuteman
are well below the optimum
power, simply because these
rockets will not have enough
thrust to carry the weight
of bigger warheads.
In short, solid fuelled mis
siles, having less thrust than
liquid fuelled missiles, create
an urgent need for warheads
of the smallest possible weight
with the greatest possible
power. The betler the weight-for-bang
ratio of the warhead,
the smaller the missile can be.
The real ultimate is a strate
gic deterrent that will be
totally invulnerable because it
will be totally mobile. If the
deterrent's constituent mis
siles are small enough to be
continuously moved about,
the other side will never know
where the deterrent is, and
will therefore be unable to
destroy It. Such a deterrent
will be far ahead of the Pol-arls-Minuteman
system we are
now building.
1ERELY because of the re.
quirement established by
Polaris and Minuteman, the
American weight-for-bang
problem is already serious.
For the Soviets, it is much
more serious. The weight-for-bang
ratio of their warheads
is known to be very substan
tially poorer than our ratio.
Thit does not matter to them
in their present phase, be
cause of the enormous thrust
of their liquid fuelled rock
ets. Rllt If Ihnv ,r. Dinln.
push onwards to the ultimate
deterrent, as they must surely
want to do. the inferiority of
their weight-for-bang ratio is
a really desperate matter for
me Kremlin.
Such is thplr InrontluA tn
cheating. If they cheat, and
we do not test at all over a
long period, they can reach
tne siage ot tne ultimate de
terrent, while we las far be.
hind. Right there, is the rea.
n lor inairman Mccone t
opposition to an Indctintely
prolonged moratorium oil
tests without adequate poll,
clng.
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