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Medford and Jackson County
History from the flies of The
Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
s.nt. 7. 1950 (Thursday)
: Gov. Douglas McKay paid
what he termed an "over
night sneak visit" to Medford
last night and left this morn
ing by car for Grants Pass;
he promised to return on an
"official visit" later this
month.
"God's Judgment will fall
'on America within the next
two years," Evangelist Billy
Graham told a Medford audi
ence last night.
20 YEARS AQO
Sept. 7, 1940 (Saturday)
' The world's premiere show
ing oi the "Argentine Nights"
co-starring the Rltz Brothers
: and the Andrew Sisters,
opens today at the Craterlan
thpater. -
From Arthur Perry's "Yo
Smudeo Pot" column
"School bells win aing-aong
I nn lrM Ullltl1-l J.1 . '11 1. -
mommy, " f ""-
say 'Ding-Dong It!
30 YEARS AOO
Sept. 7, 1S30 (Sunday)
The school board has pur
chased the Amanda rem
property for the site of the
new Washington school.
The Southern Pacific rail
road has denied a request
from local growers to lower
the freight rates on pears.
40 YEARS AGO
Sept. 7, 1920 (Wednesday)
. A car thief who escaped
'from the county jail last week
end was apprehended yester
day by sheriff's deputies in
the Applegale country.
. : A good-sized still and a
large quantity of prune mash
have been located in a house
on South Peach at.
SO YEARS AGO
Sent. 7. 1910 (Wednesday)
Jackson county Assessor
W. T. Grieve said today that
Medford's assessed valuation
mav be $6 million this year,
. Dr. Kerr, president of the
'Oregon Agricultural college
in Corvallis, said In Medford
today that the college will cs-
tablish a branch experiment
: station here "as soon as
, 'possible."
What's Your I.Q.?
'Nine er ten correct Is superior!
' ' seven er eight It ascellenti Hve at
h ; tfs is good.
V-f l. Was lhe first Masonic
..." ;lodgc In America opened
i" 5,(1773) In Boston, Philadel
' rphia, or New York?
A . 2. Is a pachyderm i gem, a
r'.'rare tropical plant, an ele-
.'-'phant, or a skin lotion?
;; 3. What Is the first year of
i-'S? Jesus ministry termed?
;'- 4. Do Eskimos eat pen
C-J Tgulns?
:T"i r 3. W h i c h President was
' Sometimes called the "Canal
i-".: : Boy"?
; . 6. Is the capital of Maine
'. r Lewlston, Augusta, Portland
or Bangor?
- 7. What date Is Pan-Amcrl-,CBn
Day celebrated?
;: 8. Name the only U.S. Pre.
I J - Ident who did not reside In
- ;the White House.
: S. How many States must
ratify a constitutional amend
ment before It becomes a part
i ,;;of the U.S. Constitution?
' 10. Did the Twentieth Cen-
5 tury begin Jan. 1, 1900, or
1901?
Answarsi 1, Boston, t. Ele
. phant. 3. Tha "Year of Ob
. ' ; scurlly." 4. No. (Penguins art
''only In Antarctic.) 8. Jamas
A. Garfield. . Augusta. 7.
'April 14. I. George Washing
Ion. I. Two third. 10. 1901.
How Are the
How is Oregon education doing qualita
tively in comparison to the rest of theanation?
Pretty well, apparently.
The current issue of Oregon Education, the
magazine of the Oregon Education Association,
reports on a study made by Dr. Keith (ioldham
mer of the University of Oregon's bureau of ed
ucational research (who
the help he has given
tnct in testing and planning;.
Dr. Goldhammer set
achievement of Oregon
the whole nation.
THE studies were based on a battery of achieve'
ment tests given to
graders. The tests showed Oregon students av
erages had "marked superiority" in achievement,
over national averages.
It also revealed a
in Oregon student, and
ment, since 1950.
The article says:
"Oregon test scores topped the national averages
in every instance! In some cases superiority equaled a
full year above national norms for sixth and eighth
graders, and ranged downward to as low as one-fourth
of a year."
COME 6,000 Oregon, students from 47 different
school districts participated in the tests, and
they were spread broadly over the state, so the
test results can be assumed to be lairly repre
sentative.
Another objective of
mine the relative excellence of students in large
and small districts. This comparison yielded no
definite results (except
class districts rated Jess
union high, and second
Excellence in big or
was the result of factors
hammer s report indicated.
A LL in all, the study indicates that Oregonians
"can take pride in their educational system, as
it compares with that of the nation as a whole.
One caution is in order, though: Pride should
not lead to complacency.
tion and its techniques
continuing thing, deserving of public support, if
1 L 1 1 1- 11 i 1
we are not 10 snon-cnange
. ,
City Election
As this is written,
ih inei e win ue no cumpeuuun iui any ui me
;f nff;oa nnon fni. 0ontnn this vpiiiv nnrl that
the election itself will be a mere iormality. Dead
line for filing nominating petitions for mayor
and four council positions was 5 p.m. yesterday.
It is too bad that there is so little interest in
city government that it attracts only a few people
to seek election.
Not that we feel the
has done poorly. Ouite to the contrary. We be
lieve that Mayor Snider's administration has been
marked by some of the most progressive moves
in many years of city operation.
MOR HAVE we any major complaints about the
way the council has operated during the past
few years.
There have been some arguments, some de
cisions which may have seemed questionable in
retrospect, and some with which we have flatly
disagreed on principle.
But we also believe
were made in good faith, by men who work hard
and for nothing tangible in return, for the bene
fit of their city.
And with this we cannot quarrel, even when
disagreeing over details.
UOWEVER, it is an obvious fact that there are
people in the city, residents and voters, who
do not approve of the present administration,
who have been critical of many council decisions,
who think that some members of the professional
city staff aren't doing their jobs as they should.
But, without an election contest, there is no
way of knowing how strong this sentiment is.
One assumes that, lacking opponents in the
election, members of the
and council meet with
proval of the electorate.
positively. Perhaps it would be more accurate
to say that the overwhelming majority of the
electorate find nothing seriously wrong with the
administration.)
But there's no way to
IT IS EASY enough to
1 city office.
, All that is necessary
signed by 25 voters. And anyone who can't find
25 people willing to back him up has no business
running for office in the first place.
Lacking even that degree of interest, the city
now will operate for another two years with the
same policy-makers (with
have been responsible for its operation for the
past two.
" In our mind this is all to the goodt for. as
stated we believe the job has been a superior one.
But it doesn't provide any means of tangible ex
pression for those who may disagree. E. A.
Schools Doing?
is well known here for
the Medford School dis
out to compare the
students with those of
sixth, eighth and eleventh
"highly significant gain"
thus educational, achieve
the study was to deter
that students in third
well than those in tirst,
class districts).
small districts apparently
other than size, Dr. Gold-
Improvement of educa
and methods must be a
me rising generations.
h. A.
- ' -A Formality
it arrears fairly certain
Lit.: -J! 1L.
present administration
that all these decisions
present administration
the overwhelming ap
(Maybe that s put too
find out, conclusively.
become a candidate for
is a nominating petition
one exception) which
'HOW 00 YOU KNOW All I GOT IN MV PIGGy" SANK IS SUJSS?
... Communications ...
Lelteri to lhe Editor must
certain circumstances lhe usa of a pan nama or initial for publication is permissible.
The, Mail Tribune reserve tha riohi to edit all letters with a view to clarification and
condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. Tha letters
printed in this column do not necessarily represent tha views of tha paper; in fact the
contrary is often trie case. '
Religion in
Schools and Politics
To the Editor: A recent
news letter of the U.N., pub
lished by the Republic of Ko
rea, printed in Taipei, states:
We thank God for the folly
of the man Khruschhev," he
has failed to supersede
God. Khrushchev's "uninten
tional services to the free
world are remarkable; his
threats and insults have unit
ed the free world against
him."
Khrushchev and many un
informed statesmen fail to un
derstand that by far the
greater part of Western civil
ization, upon which the Unit
ed States Constitution is
based, is either Catholic or
Greek Orthodox in religious
belief. Only 13 per cent of the
European continent is Protest-
nt.
Catholic and Greek Ortho
dox have never compromised
with communism, which, is
not an ideology but a godless
criminal conspiracy against
God and the Christian tench.
ing of Western civilization.
"Knowledge is the treas
ure," said William Penn, "but
judgment is the treasure of
wise men. He who has more
knowledge than judgment is
made for another mans use,
more than his own."
Our United States Congress
has many men who have
great knowledge and infor
mation, but a mere handfull
exercise "objective judg
ment." Too many used the
"image" or "picture" tech
nique of emotional-subjective
appeal, which can only ex
press "likes and "dislikes."
Today 50 per cent ot the
voters of this nation have a
high school education. Thanks
to the Christian -objective
teachings of the private re
ligious high schools and col
leges, who reject the progres
sive and false godless ideas
of the late Professor John
Dewey and his "liberal here
sy" who deny the existence
of absolute truth or its hu
man taanlnnbllity.
The National Educational
association are in "panic" at
the 147 per cent increase of
private religious school en
rollment to an Increase of
only 42 per cent in public
school enrollment, since 1050
-Just 10 years.
Parents who do not like to
have their children in secu
lar schools are told, In sub
stance, "Check your religious
beliefs with your rubbers in
the cloakroom before you sit
down in this study.
Many Democrats are say
ing: "We thank God for the
folly" of Bishop James Al
bert Pike, Evangelist Billy
Graham, Dr. Norman Vincent
Pcalc.
Paul Harvey recently
"wise cracked," that a "bigot"
was a Catholic who refused
to vote for Senator Kennedy,
"because he did not go to
Notre Dnme."
Stephen E. Gillls
White City, Ore.
Tactics Deplored
To the Editor: In the August-September
Issue of "The
Counselor" magazine the fol
lowing article appeared:
"The Union Pencil Co. of
Yonkers, N.Y., conducted a
direct moll campaign a few
weeks ago which reaped a
bumper harvest of adverse
criticism from the advertising
specialty Industry, the direct
mall advertising Industry,
Better Business Bureaus and
firms which received the let
ters.
"Business firms In all parts
of the country received a let
ter from unipeco. From all
indications, the number was
well into the thousands. At
first glance the letter appear
ed to be personally typewrit
ten, but on closer Inspection j
bear tha nama and address of
it turned out to be a printed
letter, with a processed sig
nature. Name and address
were typed on a matching
typewriter. The dates were
printed, ranged from May 31
to June 7. The earlier letters
read:
" 'Recently, we received an
order. for pencils from a firm
similar in name to yours.
" 'In error, we pulled your
name and address from our
inactive file and ran an order
of 576 printed wood pencils'.
" 'Should you be able to
use these pencils we will bill
you at the price of .04 each
and include a free Timex
watch for your cooperation.
' 'We repeat-this error was
entirely ours and you are un
der no obligation to buy.
However, if you wish us to
ship the pencils, indicate your
OK below and we will com
ply. very truly yours,
(Miss) Helen Turner.
" 'P.S. The pencils are
white and have your name
and address in blue on 2
lines.'
Later this letter was
changed slightly to offer 100
PA-1 pens at 29 cents each.
The Better Business Bureau
of Philadelphia called its
members' attention to the let
ter in a bulletin, asking "Is
this company making a busi-
ncs of 'errors'?".
We deplore such tactics as
this campaign. It is a decep
tive, unethical, and a hoax, if
not illegal.
Margaret Custer Dix
1848 Woodlawn Drive
Medford.
'Poverty-stricken Slaves"?
To the Editor: There is
something rotten in Denmark
There must be something
wrong when the ' richest na
tion In the world pays a
million dollars a day 'to store
food to inflate prices, has a
towering national debt with
collossal interest yearly that
staggers the imagination, bil
lions given away in foreign
Id, unemployment at home,
and inflated prices.
And when a man or woman
can get employment at season
al work they Bre threatened
with discharge by a high
powered charity drive for the
United Fund. It does not make
sense.
wny do people that are
tottering on the edge of pau-
pcrdom have to be threatened
with insecurity to shoulder a
national or state responsibil
ity? Can any one explain? Has
anyone an answer? Where Is
this vaunted "freedom" men
tioned by our president so
often where placards glare at
the workers from rest room
walls implying that their jobs
are not secure unless thev
respond favorably to a shake
down? Is that not taxation
without representation? Is
that "freedom"?
These seasonal workers are
comparatively poorly paid
and with many it is the only
employment that they have
during the whole year. Manv
of these women are past 70
and without adequate social
security to sustain life. Why
must they be badgered to sup
port other unfortunates in the
richest country in the wor,ld?
u is a national disgrace!
It Is time we hnve done with
such vain-glorious boasting tyj
ncnes ana "irecdom and
call things by their true
nnmes. Would not "poverty-
stricken slaves" be more ap
propriate?
Walter Rcece
Gallce rd.
Merlin, Ore.
Tampan - and Tacit
To the Editor: Believe it or
not, here is a short letter from
me.
As I sense the Increasing
seriousness of tha time in
Final Verdict on ShirKTail Session
Of Congress Up To
Bv LYLE C. WILSON
Washington - (DPI) - The last
conclusive and definite word
on the shirt-tail session of
Congress just
ended will be
had by the
voters Nov. 8
This is a
fact, the pun
dits and the
politicians not
w i thstanding.
There is dis-
d 1 s p ute and
some doubt
Ljlo C Wilson
about who was responsible for
what during the brief post
convention political ruckus on
Capital Hill.
There is neither dispute nor
doubt, however, about who
was responsible for bringing
roneress back to Washington
after the major parties had
nominated their presidential
tickets. Those responsible
were Speaker Sam Rayburn
and Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson,
both of Texas.
It could be, of course, tnai
tha writer, although unaer
which we live, as we note the
political situation, I believe
that we should watch to see
that we ourselves do not get
so stirred up that we lose our
tempers.
Advocates of truth have the
unchanging, eternal word of
God to back them up. They
should reveal this fact in not
using rugged and sharp
words. In the presentation of
truthful facts one should man
ifest the meekness and gentle
ness of Christ. Let the truth
do the cutting; the word of
God is as sharp as a sharp,
two edged sword, and will cut
Its way to the heart.
Those who feel they have
the truth on matters, should
not by the use of harsh, and
severe expressions give the
evil one a chance to misinter
pret their spirit.
Yet we should not blind
ourselves to the facts. All the
loeic and tradition of the
world will not replace facts,
We cannot rightfully ignore
matters that pertain to our
physical and spiritual wel
fare.
Henry Johnson Jr,
2400 Highway 66
Ashland, Ore.
Could She Ba Wrong?
To the Editor: I suggest
that Sulen Drangen, 417 Lane
st.. Yreka. Calif., read her
letter, published in the Mail
Tribune on Sunday, Sept. 4,
over carefully, and at the end
of each paragraph, pause and
ask herself this question:
"Could I possibly be
wrong?"
A Democrat or ?
Malemute Slim,
White City, Ore.
Black Hole of Socialism
To the Editor: I was very
happy to read that E.A. has
finally come out in a recent
editorial, and admitted that
he is either a socialist or at
least a fellow traveller. Many
of us have known this for
some time, but up until his
Aug. 30 editorial he has not
admitted it.
"Socialism by definition Is
the public ownership of the
means of production and dis
tribution. For years E. A.
has advocated that govern
ment Is a useful instrument
for the management of the
public's business.
I cannot understand how
anyone in his right mind
could ever think that the
founding fathers of this" great
country ever meant this gov
ernment to manage the pub
lic s business. On the contrary
they put every control that
they could think of in the con
stitution to keep the govern
ment out of our private lives
as much as possible.
F.D.R. .started the break
down of constitutional govern
ment in this country and his
two followers have continued
this breakdown. Our govern
ment is topheavy with bureaus
and bureaucrats. How long
can the taxpayer stand this
waste?
Our public debt today is
over S300 billion, and the
present budget director esti
mates that with future com
mitments It amounts to $750
billion. Now let us be honest.
If a private business had, per
centagewise, been run into
debt at the same rate in the
last 40 years would anyone be
thinking of calling it an "un
qualified success?"
What freedoms have wc
lost? In the name of the Good
Lord, isn't it enough to lose
the freedom to spend the
fruits of our labors the way
we think they should be
spent? At the very least let us
return to some sort of reason
with taxes.
Before Social Security how
many elderly people starved?
As for accepting alms, is U a
voter satisfaction or disgust
with the August session of
Congress will determine the
presidential winner in No
vember. Impact of Ambition
If so, the significance of
Johnson's Democratic nomina
tion for vice president simply
will be reemphasized. John
son's politics, personality and
ambitions have had already
enormous impact on the con
vention procedure of both
parties and on the campaign
to date. No vice presidential
nominee in modern U.S. polit
ical history can be compared
with Johnson in that respect,
unless it be Theodore Roose
velt when he was nominated
to run with McKinley.
Roosevelt's impact on Amer
ican politics was more poten
tial than immediate, however,
whereas Johnson's impact is
present, effective, and real.
The August session, of course,
could not have taken place
Khrushchev's U.N. Visit Seen
Impertinent Nose-Thumbing
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Editor
In speculation about the
motives behind Nikita Khru
shchev's decision to attend
this month's
session ot tne
United Na
tions General
Assembly in
New York,
two assump
tions seem
safe.
It will not
be with par-
puil newsom 1 1 c u 1 a r 1 y
friendly intent toward the
United States. And it will be
in his role as Communism's
star salesman
crime? Is it bad? Evidently
not. Our big brother govern
ment has given alms to almost
every nation on earth.
I only hope that the people
with enough back bone to
speak up and stand on their
own two feet, will start to re
verse the trend of the welfare
state before we come to the
point of no return and com
pletely fall into the black hole
of Socialism. As Thomas Jef
ferson said, "If we can pre
vent the government from
wasting the labor of the peo
ple under the pretense of car
ing for them, they will be
happy."
Edwin A. Olsen,
190 Clover Lane
Medford.
Editor's note: For the rec
ord, E.A. admitted nothing of
the kind, but still refuses to
be panicked by "Socialism"
as a scare-word. Private busi
ness and the public's business
are two different things.
Whara He'll Get Tha Votes
To the Editor: In the Sun
day edition of The Mail Tri
bune, Sept. 4, I noticed an
article by a Sulen Drangen,
referring to the coming elec
tion. I tried to picture this
person but found myself at
loss, he seemed to be a
rambling person that never
got out of his back yard, so
I can see no reason for his
statements regarding Mr.
Nixon and Mr. Kennedy.
1 would like to.tcll him that
there has been jobs for more
Americans and all the Foreign
peoples that have taken shel
ter in the United States the
past few years than ever in
the history of our country, un
less he would like to count
the years of World War II.
Mr. Kennedy does not be
lieve in everyone having op
portunities, as he stated, but
much the contrary, he only
Believes in himself and his
brother. And will tramp any
one that gets in the way of
his efforts for personal gain.
wnere will Mr. Nixon get
the necessary votes to win the
election? From the people that
know a thing or two, not the
ones that expect everything
on a silver platter, and would
rather mooch for a living so
they don't have to pay income
tax, than get out and work for
a living.
I wonder where this Dran
gen person would be if there
wasn't any Big Business, as
he puts it. Where would peo
ple get their jobs? Small busi
ness has not gone into bank
ruptcy. A lot of the smaller
businesses have joined the
larger ones because they
know that is the best way to
progress.
I will admit Mr. Kennedy
has the will to do (what his
to-other tells him). But I fall
to find any thing he did as a
Now Many Wear
FALSE TEETH
With Little Worry
Est Utt, l.uih or intest without
rr of taiMura raise teeth itronmm.
slipping or wobbling. PASTEaTTH
holds DlltM firm mnA .
(oruDlT Tin. olemnt powtl.t has oo
siunmr. tooey. pasty taata or reruns.
point causa nausea. It'a alkaline
juua-aciai. cnecke "plate Mor
(aentitra breath). Oat rASTsrrH el
M 4rut counter
Voters November 8
over jonnson s oojecuons.
United Press International re
ported when the decision was
made:
"The Johnson-Rayburn de
cision to postpone final action
on some major labor -backed
bills until after the conven
tions produced angry com
plaints from some Democrats
who weren't willing to be
quoted by name.
"They call it a maneuver
by Johnson to bring pressure
on labor leaders to support his
bid for the Democratic presi
dential nomination. The pro
tests came from Democrats
who oppose Johnson's candi
dacy, one of whom said, 'If
Johnson ever had a chance
for the nomination-which I
doubt-he has killed it now.' "
Platforms Affected
If, indeed, the short session
maneuver was intended to ob
tain the senator's nomination
for president, it was a blank
failure. A more positive and
wholly demonstrable proof of
One of the most likely tar
gets would seem to be Latin
America in general and Cuba
specifically
As a rough - and - tumble
fighter, Khrushchev's out
standing characteristics are
his boldi.ess and his timing.
The effrontery of his visit
to the United States at this
particular time is an illustra
tion of both.
Senator but miss the voting
sessions.
Mr. Nixon is not an arguing
man, his statements are found
ed on fact and figure. He
slates what he believes and
will stand firm on his convic
tion. Mr. Nixon knows more
about the world at large than
Mr. Kennedy will ever know,
and the neighboring countries
will respect him. But not some
one in whom they can have
no faith. They will not trust
someone with selfish desires
and a lack of stability.
Where will Mr. Nixon get
the votes? From the backbone
of the United States, real
Americans that know charac
ter when they see it. A people
that know they must have a
man at the helm that will be
true to their faith in him.
Isabel Shaw
B.F. Star Route, Box 80
fcagle Point, Ore.
No Change of Heart
To the Editor: Your vitriolic
criticism in a recent editorial
on the needless grounding of
all commercial and private
aircraft for a brief period dur
ing wmcn the military would
conduct their exercise "Sky
shield" seems harsh in light of
me tacts in the AP release
carried by other papers. Sure
ly UPI also carried a similar
story and perhaps now that
you have had an opportunity
10 read tne releases you have
had a change of heart.
Your editorial precipitated
my own inquiry to the De
partment of the AF which was
relayed to the North American
Air Defense Command who
satisfied me that this ground
ing of non-military aircraft
was coordinated and approved
by all agencies involved both
in this country and in Canada
to insure a realistic exercisp
and at the same time to assure
safety in the air to passengers
ana crews.
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Medford
Thornton Rules on
Part-Time Attorneys
Salem-tUPD - Attorney
Robert Y. Thornton said to
day that part-time attorneys
for the state are prohibited
by Oregon law from repre
senting a private client in
adoption proceedings before
the stae public welfare com
mission. In citing the statute inv-
volved, Thornton said the
lawyers concerned are special
assistant attorneys general.
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Johnson's great impact on tha
conventions and the campaign
is the Democratic platform.
The Democratic platform, in
turn, had some-perhaps much
-effect on the Republican
platform.
The ultra-liberal Democra
tic platform emerged in the
form in which it did without
the expected all-out effort by
Southern delegates to mode
rate its language. Nor did
Johnson make any notabla
moderate moves.
The most reasonable expla
nation of that is the certainty
that Johnson's chance for top
spot would have faded even
before it actually did if he
andor his Southern friends
had made a bare-knuckled at
tack on platform pledges writ
ten by the powerful left .wing
elements of the Democratic
party.
To keep Johnson in the race
the platform had to be accept
ed. It was, but that was not
enough.
If, as has been reported, he
brings with him the premiers
of the European satellite
states and thus is able to hold
a Communist summit session
within the boundaries of tha
United States, it would be an
international nose - thumbing
gesture probably without
precedent.
Host on Spot
All this is possible, of
course, because the United
States is host nation to the
U.N.'s permanent headquar
ters which has extra-territorial
status.
The United States would
not change these circum
stances even though they pro
vide Khrushchev with a per
fect opportunity to further
his campaign of vilification
and abuse against this nation
and its administration.
But add to this a prospec
tive visit to Fidel Castro's
Cuba and the mischief-making
possibilities of this trip
become intensified.
At the recent meeting of
American States at San Jose,
Costa Rica, the United States
obtained 19 signatures to a
watered-down resolution con
demning Communist encroach
ment in this hemisphere. But
opinion was not unanimous
and this Khrushchev may be
certain to exploit.
In view of the San Jose
resolution it would seem that
other Latin American nations
will be reluctant to follow
Cuba's example in inviting
Khrushchev to visit them at
this time. But even this reluc
tance may be expected to re
sult in violent demonstrations
in Mexico, Venezuela, Chile
and others where both leftists
and Castroites are strong.
Danger of Trouble
Nor will all the headaches
to be created by Khrushchev
and his collection of rascals
be confined to diplomacy.
On United Nations Plaza,
across the street from the tow
ering U.N. building in New
York, is a huge billboard paid:
for by refugee groups from
captive Communist nations. It
depicts a huge Khrushchev
being borne on the shoulders
of Hungary, Poland, Romania,
Albania, Bulgaria, Esthonia,
Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Lithu
ania and East Germany.
Security forces well know
that scarcely in any other
city of the world is thera
such a collection of so many
wun so many reasons for hate.
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