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Daltv and Sunday 1 mo Carrier and Dealers - copy All Terms cann in nuva "f'clal Paper ol City of Me nffiMal Piimr nf Jackson Ci ertford i county United Press International Full Leased Wire n P 1 Tclophoto Kewnplcturei Member of aijoit mmEAU OF CIRCULATIONS ATwtTSnT Rfnresentallvet WEST HOLIDAY CO. INC C flees In New York Chlcaea D trolt. San Francisco Loa Aneeli Seattle. Portland St Loula e InnU Vancouver BO NEWSPAPER ISHER5 OCIATION NATION At EDITORIAL ASQ)cUTI(jN BP hfiw"'11''" Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30.. 40 and 50 veari ago. 10 YEARS AGO t in msi (Wednesday) A group of Dallas residents today voiced opposition to re activation of the Camp Adair area or military or ocionsi: purposes; consideration is also being given to reactiva tion of Camp White. Bus service between Mod ford and Prospect will begin Monday, it was announced to day by the proprietor of Cas cade Stages. 20 YEARS AGO Jan. 10, 1941 (Friday) From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pol" column: "All over Oregon district attorneys are coming out against drunk en drivers as a menace to so ciety and phono poles." 30 YEARS AGO t. in laai (Friday) The cost of smudge oil, pro hibitively high in recent months, has decreased to the level of previous years. The Jacksonville city coun cil has voted to ban dances in that city. 40 YEARS AGO Jan. 10, 1921 (Monday) Governor Olcott, in his ad dress to the state legislature, has asked that cx-soldiers be given a $25 a month bonus by the state. A Jacksonville resident al most died yesterday after rii'inkinu n buttle of moon shine, according to the sher iff's office. 60 YEARS AGO Jan. 10, 1911 (Tuesday) With two-thirds of the total city vote in and counted, there is little doubt that May or W. II. Canon has won re election by a landslide. The fourth most important Wells Fargo office In the Pa. cific Northwest is the one in Medford, according to a com pany report. What's Your I.Q.? Nine or ten correct il superior; seven or eight is excellent! five or sis Is good. 1. A man who has two wives at one time Is a biga mist; what is a woman in the lame situation called? 2. What was Moses' occu pation'? 3. With what industry was Joseph Pulitzer connected? 4. The head of which Eu ropean government bears the title of Caudillo? 5. Is pure air visible to the naked eye? 6. Arc the young beavers known as pups, calves, or kits? 7. For what food product Is the village of Cheddar in England famous? B. What is Ihe N. M. U.? 1). The 'payola' scandal is being (Investigated and prose cuted by what Federal Ex ecutive Agency? 10. The Transvaal is a prov ince of which country? Answers: 1. A bigamist. 2. Sheep-lender. 3. Nowspaper. 4. Francisco Franco of Spain. 5. No. 6. Kits. 7. Cheese. 8. National Maritime Union. 9. Fedoral Trade Commission. 10. Union ol South Africa. SAME OLD CHARGE Las Angeles -(UNI - Seaman Emery Newborn," who has battled on Ills own .behalf against more than 200 drunk arrests, failed to show up Mon day to argue his drunk ap peal case at the opening of the State Supreme Court. Rea son - he was In jailin San Francisco on the same old charge. JANUARY 10, - The Crowd at the0 Lake "I told you so . . ." is a horrid phrase. But . . . . For about five years now, we've been warn ing the county court (and other, agencies, too) that outdoor recreation is getting to be one of the major pursuits of people these days, and that they'd better get ready for the coming deluge. The deluge is here already. IT IS receiving somewhat belated recognition Uir Yv.,intr inr.lnrlinn.'iVio rii'nirnn napkc flivicinn (which is doing a first class job within its limit ations) , the U.S. forest service, and the bureau of reclamation (which only recently received the authority to do very much along these lines.) The 'county court is, at long last, doing some thinrr. too althourrh it had to be drap-tred, screaming and kicking, And it is apparent tnat it sua nas an utterly imirlpniisitp pnmnmhfinsinn of the map-nitllde of the job to be done, if Jackson county people and (just as important) their tourists guests, are to be accommodated. "THIS is evident from what happened at Howard Prairie Lake last Sunday. There were a couple of small stories in the Mail Tribune to the effect that the north part of the lake was frozen over solidly enough to be safe for ice skating, and that rudimentary fa cilities would be available. The response on Sunday was fantastic. A crowd, estimated at more than 1,000 people throughout the day, showed up. Old people, young people, entire families with babes in arms and dogs out they came. Skates and sleds and tobbogans and garbage can lids all were employed in joining the fun. "OBVIOUSLY, some of this was due to the nov elty of the thing. But just as obviously much of it most of it, very likely simply represented the desire of peo ple for outdoor recreation. The wind was blowing, and it was sub-freezing weather. But still they came, and still they stayed and had fun. One observer commented : "There were babies and kids and clogs, and the kids were muddy and cold, and the babies were crying, and the dogs were barking. But it seemed that every one else had a big grin." pONDITIONS, truthfully, were not ideal. ' First of all there were many times the num ber of people there that anyone could have ex pected. But the exposed lake-bottom was pretty well frozen, and tortunately served as an im promptu parking area. And, while the road down to the lake was negotiable by a careful driver, it got pretty hectic when everyone tried to leave at once. Many cars had to be pulled and hauled to get up the slope. Sanitary facilies were utterly inadequate. A few fires some of them in dangerous spots were the only amenities available. D UT these deficiencies were excusable, because the crowd far exceeded expectations. What, we ask, is going to happen on opening day of fishing season? And thereafter? The regular parking area (a nice one) wouldn't have held all the cars at the lake Sun day. What will happen when it isn't a cold day early in January, and twice that many people show up? How are the "thousands upon thousands of people who are going to arrive at the lake going to be accommodated this summer? They'll be there. You can bet on that. And if there are not enough accommodations, they'll make their own, to the vast detriment of the area and the convenience and safety of everyone. E.A. . High Standards According to all the information we can glean from Salem news dispatches, the 51st leg islative assembly, which convened yesterday, should be one of the most experienceel and best prepared in history. And it also appears that much of the latter is due to the influence of Bob Duncan of Med ford, who is the first two-term speaker of the house of representatives in Oregon's history. . He has taken advantage of his experience of two years ago, organized the house carefully, and set up some, ana cooperated witn oilier, pre-ieg-islative training sessions. WILL this mean that the legislature will wind 1 1 ix ifu fllMPne iti riw.nr,! limn nil,l n-i lliunii? Not necessarily. There are manv factors which indicate it will be a long, hard session. There are some tough problems, there is bound to be partisan in-fighting, and there are many conflicting ambitions and plans. One indication is in interim committees and state departments, which have been trickling in for the past several months, reaching flood-title yesterday. DUT this much should "' and remembered by to be critical of the legislature (something which is not unknown in this column, incidentally). The leaders of government in Oregon are, by and large,, a eroun of hitrli-minded, sincere and Ijonest men, dedicated to giving Oregon the best and most economical government possible. vviere me tiuieiences ;wm arguments win trise is in methods, not in ends. And it w$ be rare fight indel this year that will not be nio ivated by high principle on hv& sides li. A. every inch of the way. the flood of reports from be said at the outset, those who are inclined Dennis the ' He wanted to know if OR COtO WATER IN THE Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or iniial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensaton. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words .The letters printed in his column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often Rush, Rush, Rush To the Editor: Now the year-end holidays are over, and the fact that the terrible toll of highway accidents was not quite as high as predicted is slightly encouraging. However we might stop and ponder the causes: according to a late report, intoxicating beverages figure in about 50 per cent of auto accidents. The same report also stated tranquilizers were causing a great many accidents. Then there is speed which we accentuate-in the air, on the water, plus all kinds of races on the land-speed gets in the blood and becomes a nervous habit that must be synchronized with the driver so that he may be at ease. Then there are the late starters for their destinations; also the commercial driver who speeds in order to in crease the old pay check. Last ly the lack of uniformity of highway construction, mark ings and warning signs. The ultimate result of all this rushing pell-mell every place adds to our otherwise hectic life, and nervous ten sion which creates many health problems-if we live long enough to experience them! Gene Maltby, 4069 South Pacific Highway, Medford Christ'! "Sin" To the Editor: In regard to Mr. Clifford's communication, "Tree Burning." Quoting Mr, Clifford, ". . . in obvious of fering to Him who did choose to die on the age old cross of those limes, for His 'sin' in defense of His faith and teaclv ings and salvation of all man kind as He envisioned it." With all regard to Mr. Clif ford's belief and faith, I find that he has made a grave er ror, in that he said Jesus sinned. Quoting "Pilate" before Jesus was crucified, "ye have brought this man unto me, as one that pervertoth the peo ple: and, behold, I, having ex amined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:" From the beginning of time an offering to God for sin were certain animals without spot or blemish. If Christ sinned, he would have been with spot and blem ish, and could not have of fered himself for "our sins." A man that commits one sin is as guilty as he who com mits all sins. Is Jesus sinned, how is it you have hope, and what good is your faith, for who shall deliver you? T. M. Sletten, Route 1, Box 224. Rogue River, Ore. Editor's note: In Mr. Clif ford's letter the word "sin" was in quotation marks, Indi cating it was used, not as a description of what happened, but to indicate Ihe fact that He had been accused. A Contrast To the Editor: It has been reported that Sir Alec Guin ness, Oscar winning British actor, received an olfer of $1,400,000 from a United States beer company to adver tise their product. He was to appear on a TV show holding a glass of beer In his hand and praising its virtues. He turned down the offer, saying that if lie did that he would despise himself. What a oMilrast to a patri otic young American poli tician who vill soon have made hi to the White House on pathway paved with liquor dollars. Now wc are told a part of his Inaug ural program will he spon sored by a liecr company. He will take an oath on the Holy Bible to uphold, support and defend the Constitution of Menace we put hot water BIRD BATH. the case. the United States, which pur ports to uphold before the world the ideals of 'Freedom under God.' There will be a grand ball where no doubt a variety of liquors will flow freely. I have no respect whatever for the brazen murdering hypocrite who calls himself premier of all the Russias. But tell mc, kind sir, how can Washington, D. C, call Mos cow hypocrite? How can we sing, "God Bless America" un til we fall on our knees and cry, "God forgive America"? Selected One evening in October, when I was far from sober, And lugging home a load with manly pride, My feet began to stutter; I lay down in the gutter, A pig came up and lay down by my side; I warbled, "It's fair weather, when good fellows get together"; A lady passing by was heard to say, "You can tell the one who boozes by the company he chooses." The pig got up and slowly walked away. (Author unknown) L. G. Weaver, 106 South Ivy St., Medford. A Word of Dissuasion To the Editor: Through your editorial of 1-9-61, you have robbed the word truth of any meaning whatsover. Before you become carried away with hysteria created by your distinguished mob whose influential names swell the petition to eliminate the HCUA, discipline yourself to answer some vitally glaring questions: Why is the aboli tion of the House Committee on Un-American Activities also number one on the list of Communists "m usts" for 1061? Why have so many influ ential lawyers, bankers, sci entists, etc., refused to have anything to do with such fol ly? Why has an extremely liberal Congress refused all these years to rid themselves of the protection afforded by HCUA? Explain the commun ist front activities of many of the signers of similar peti tions? Explain the terrible em barrassment of many who have been jolted in finding their names on similar peti tions. Why do you refuse to do some legitimate investigation into the matter? Why has every man who ever attempted to expose com munism and communists been destroyed (either physically. mentally, or socially)'.' Why is (he IDEA of HCUA under such attack? The com munists are admitcdly our mortal enemy, they are dedi cated to the overthrow of civilization: we are part of the civilization they mean to destroy! You don't find communists behind every light pole. You find a few of them In stra tegic positions, very few. They rely, quite successfully, on in fluential dupes to do the ma jor portion of their work A doctor, lawyer or politician or banker, etc., careless about lending their names to p.-cudo- patriotic movements do great harm to our country, and they are exploited to the utmost. Others are flattered into be ing duped; military men, pro fessional men, artisans, and businessmen, have been vic tims of "discussion croups and petition signers. After br ing invucn io some location noted for its luxurious en- vlronmoit. they further sur round them with an air of In tellectual superiority, they be come flattered, receptive, and are easily filled with Intel- MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, Continued Facing U.N. With Insoluble Problems By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst As the Congo moves closer to outright civil war, the Unit ed Nations finds Itself increas ingly in a po sition in which it neither can accomplish its mission of re storing peace, nor, with hon or e x tr icate itself. Part of the difficulty lies in the restric- Newsom tive nature of the assignment. When the 20,000-man Unit ed Nations emergency force began moving into the Congo last July, it was ordered to re store and maintain the peace until such time as Congolese forces were able to take over. At the same time, it was told to avoid scrupulously in ference in internal Congo affairs. m In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS From the Corvallis Gazette Times - presumably written by its editor, Bob Ingalls: "Someone is always calling attention to what they think are the loveliest sounds in the world. Our nominations go to the plunk of a golf ball in the cup when it is putted by you or your partner, and the whir of the (mechanical) dishwash- lectual trash. Docs the pro cess ring familiar? Work to destroy HCUA and all similar defenses. You will simultaneously strike a treacherous blow at an al ready weakened heart of what was once the greatest Repub lic in the history of mankind! You will also rid this nation of its backbone, its courage, its purpose, its new existence. From this we would disuade you. Robert J. Howard 828 B West 14th Medford Report and Be Saved To the Editor: In the M. T. of Jan. 6 Joseph AIsop lets his heard bleed for Uncle Sam. A sort of a Jeramiah wail. We feel that we know ex actly what he means for we, too, are in the same boat as Uncle Sam. Old age is catch ing up on both Uncle and my self. We are both in poor economic health as well as physical health. My cash in the bank is dwindling just like the gold in Fort Knox. Like Uncle I lack remunera tive and constructive occupa tion. My enterprises are at a standstill just as Uncle's many efforts are not paying off. Unemployment and sick ness in the family is what takes the heart out of me while Uncle is getting no where fast. But Uncle puts up a sort of a bluff while I just let things slide and say "What the heck?" If Uncle is not inter ested in putting his house in order why should I be? Let Jack Kennedy pull the rabbits out of the hat. There is noth ing certain except death and taxes and death takes the prior claim. Now that the Russians are abolishing taxes and Communism is spreading throughout the world, it is barely possible that taxes are not so certain. Although the Soviet Union is ahead of the rest of the world on the health deal, they have not as yet liquidated Death. But they take the attitude that there is no harm in trying. They have liquidated about everything else, why not death? This writer is similar to Congressman Porter- he thought he was going io live forever, so he bit off more than he could chew. Some how wc feel that Uncle Sam has taken quite a mouthful. This thing of trying to ride herd on everything East and West of the Suez, while so many nations, great and small, strive for an elaborate collection of rockets that is causing concern to nations that do not want to die be fore they have completed their present economic plans. It seems that nations without economic plans are less con cerned. Man may not live by bread alone but we feel that he may live longer by bread than he would by bullets or bombs. So I will suggest in this un guarded moment that Uncle, if he wants to be a little more popular throughout the world, use bread instead of bullets as a gimmick to make friends and influence people, at home and abroad. A few shiploads of our surplus wheat offered to the heathen Chinese might seem like turning the other cheek and a disgrace to a Christian nation, but this writer is nonconformist enough to try it even if it hurts. Repent and be jyved. Waller Recce, 0Galicc rd. Merlin, Ore. REGON Disintegration in Congo Is But even before the troops arrived, the Congolese repub lic already was beginning to disintegrate. Breakup Began Early On July 11, two days before U.N. Secretary - General Dag Hammarskjold's appeal to the Security council for troops to be sent to the Congo, Katan go province Premier Moise Tshombe had announced the "total independence" of Ka tanga from the central regime in Leopoldvillc. Similar threats of secession came from the neighboring province of Kasal and from Equator. In Kasai, Albert Kalonji proclaimed the independent "mining state." Meanwhile, Belgium, which had supported Patrice Lu mumba as a lesser .of evils to become premier of a Congo lese republic under a strong central government, switched its allegiance to President Jo- er after a large dinner party in your own home." Hn mmmmmmm. How about the plop of a duck as it hits the water after you've solved the mathemati cal problems involved in "shooting 'em where they ain't to hit 'em where they is?" If you happen to be built in a certain way, that's a lovely sound. AND- Speaking of lovely sounds How about the click of a well adjusted typewriter when it is rattling out something WORTH ENSHRINING IN PRINT? piROM lovely sounds to love- ly sights is only a step. One of the loveliest sights in Western America comes while sitting in inky dark ness in a blind (or lying under a pile of windrowed straw left by the combines at harvest time) while dawn comes slow ly to the Tule Lake basin and watching while the sun touches the tip of Shasta with rosy fingers and converts it into a cone of strawberry ice cream. If you haven't seen that, you've missed something. AH, ME! Would that life could be made up exclusively of lovely sounds and lovely sights and charming experiences. Un fortunately, it isn't that way. For example: As if we didn't have troubles enough already, RABID BATS seem to be in vading our area. Two of the creatures have been found in the Klamath Basin, several in the Rogue River valley and one up at The Dalles. One turned up the other day at Pendleton. Rabid bats have been fairly common in the Southwest for some time, but have been un known here until recently. The theory is that thev are migrating northward. That's one form of immi gration we could do without. T OS ANGELES has a rabies -' scare. It got started in this way: Squirrel monkeys have be come popular as pets down that way. They are flown in from South America - froi areas where rabid bats abound. These monkeys have a tendency to bite their own ers. Since they come from regions where bats are known to be numerous, the thought naturally occurs that maybe some of the imported monkeys have been bitten by rabid bats. No rabid monkeys ha'c yet been found in L.A., but it could happen. At any rate, the Los An geles city health officer has issued a warning to owners of squirrel monkeys that if they are bitten they should isolate their pets immediately, notify the city health office, turn the monkey over for ex amination and wait to see what happens. IVHAT is rabies? ' It Is an acute disease of the nervous system in man and animals. It is also called hydrophobia, especially when it occurs in man. It received this name because it supposed ly led to a fear of water. It usually causes death if jtVis not properly treated.. Up to about a century ago, there was no known treat ment for it. Then, in 1882. Louis Pasteur, who founded the science of bacteriology, treated a small neighbor boy who had been bitten by a rabid dog. and was suffering from hydrophobia. o His treatment worked. The boy recovered. Thus another deadly 8ir was removed from human Jifc. The world owes a lot to its scientists. seph Kasavubu and to Kasa- vubu's strong man, Col Jo seph Mobutu. It continued to maintain military advisers In Katanga and Kasai province and plac ed other advisers at the dis posal of Mobutu. Aid From Russia There was a suspicion but no hard evidence that the Lu mumba forces were receiving aid from Russia and advice from Gamal Abdel Nasser's United Arab Republic. There are, then the pros pects of a three-way split in the Congo with the United Matter of Fact ay FROM NEWPORT I TO MacNAMARA j Washington-The next Sec-! retary of Defense, Robert F.j MacNamara, is anxiously v. tlinir rti.or V2 the gruesome com plexities of the defense budget, while Laos, Cuba, onrf Iho rnn- go all bubble ' awav like so many witches' cauldrons. For both these rea is a good moment to recall a recent, key episode in the untold story of the Eis enhower administration. The time was last July, shortly before the Republican National convention, and not long before Nikita S. Khru schev's frenzied menacing vis it to the United Nations. Khrushchev's behavior, plus the general tenor of Kremlin policy all over the world, had already caused the Soviet ex perts of the State department and the CIA to reach some highly unpalatable conclu sions. These conclusions, when presented to Secretary of State Christian A. Hertcr, in turn caused Herter to request an audience with President Eisenhower. The audience was granted, and Herter and his chief Kremlinologist, Charles E. Bohlen, at once flew to Newport, where the President was enjoying a long golfing vacation. TN VIEW of the irascibility and known prejudices of the President, what followed was an interesting proof of the cool courage which Secre tary Herter concealed under his mild exterior. In brief, Herter and Bohlen warned the President that Khrushchev was showing ev ery sign that he no longer took the United States seri ously. They, further warned that if Khrushchev no longer regarded the United States as a serious opponent, it was nec essary to expect all sorts of arrogant and aggressive So viet moves in the near future on the pattern of the arro ganl, current intervention in Laos. Herter then asked the Presi dent to announce a massive increase in the defense budget as the only way of proving that the United States govern ment still meant business in its role as leader of the cause of freedom. No request was less likely to please Eisenhow er. Yet the President approv ed Herter's recommendation albeit with some reluctance. This great decision was very nearly announced, with out further ado, before Herter flew back to Washington. At the last minute, however, the announcement was put off, in order to permit the proposed defense increase to be planned in detail. And this was high ly unfortunate, for the end of that week brought the Presi dent the sharp shock of the famous Fifth Ave. compact between Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon and Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller. Try and AIsop sons, this -By BENNETT CERF- rpOLD THAT Raul Castro might soon take over Ihe rein , f Cuban government, an inveterate wag figures "He'i piooaoiy urea ol playing second Fidel." Another dreadful pun was perpetrated by au- LUNCH TIMS, thor William Ballantine. He was visitipg a Flea Circus where he learned that the fleas arc fed twice daily from the arm of the owner. "This gives me the perfect title for my article," Ballan tine told Caskie Stinnett. "I shall call it 'Fleas Don't Eat the Daisies.' " John Strnlcy tells about a couple of disreputable oeamiKs who imacvoi nt in rn ' lu,n,t? UP Rt (he Lady Go- nt , Covtrrtry. Englan. One turned hi, bulging ev ior and cNoiaimcd, "What ,tabl, that chick rid. ihva pagea to the oth, for? "Dunno," annulled the other, ''but just dlgjnose crazy allks! Mvu'T 1 Bc""y' " "nnib'',, unpardon. C mj by B(,u C,f. Distribute by Kmg y.stur.. Syfiictt. G 0 Nations powerless to Inter vene. - Mmn,al.nmh Vf..n ...... .1,1 split off by itself in close alli ance with Belgium. The Kasa vubu forces would hold the area around Leopoldville, and ' the Lumumba forces most of the northern half of the coun try. Ihe Kasavubu regime shows increasing reluctance to heed a Western call for a reconven ing of parliament, apparently out of fear of a Lumumba vic tory. A roundtable conferenco of Congolese leaders now scheduled for Jan. 25 may ba a last hope. Joseph AIsop AT NEWPORT, Herter had quite naturally been care ful to say that he had' no doubt Pentagon spending was sufficient for practical de fense purposes, and only in sufficient for the political purpose of impressing the So viets. But now, on Fifth ave., the Vice President and the man the President likes least in the Republican parly, Gov ernor Rockefeller, had pub licly agreed that the Eisen hower defense programs wero sadly inadequate from every point of view. The fit of rage which this produced at Newport is al ready a matter of semi-publio record. What is not on the rec ord, however, is the more sig nificant fact that the angry President thereupon reversed the decision he had taken in response to Herter's bold re quest. Perhaps Eisenhower's an ger simply reinforced his na tural reluctance to make the defense increase that Herter had pressed for. Perhaps ha now refused to take this ac tion, under seeming pressure from Nixon and Rockefeller, which he had previously de cided to take of his own free will. In any case, there was no further question of the mas sive defense increase intended to ward off the Soviets, which had been so nearly announced to the country and the world ouiy a lew aays earner. 'PHE question remains, whether the critical situa tion in Laos and elsewhere are directly attributable to this self-reversal by the Presi dent. This question cannot, o course, be answered with fi nality without access to the Kremlin archives. But one can at least say that the Presi dent's official advisors gave a warning and offered a rem edy. And one can also say that after the remedy was not adopted, the warning was all too amply and quickly sub stantiated. - This is why the story of the President's self - reversal is now worth recalling. The puiui ia inai oucieitny-acMK nale MacNamara has asked President-elect Kennedy for time-quite a lot of lime in the range of several months to assess the competing claim.i of the jungle of defense proj ects for which he will soon be responsible. The energy, courage and in telligence of MacNamara's in itial attack on his giganlia task have greatly impressed everyone within range. His re quest for time, before he rec ommends increases (and de creases) of effort, is entirely understandable. But the need to show Khrushchev and the Kremlin that the U.S. now means business and is in deadly earnest, is even more pressing than it was last sum mer. Hence President elect Kennedy is now studying ways and means to meet this primary need, while also meeting MacNamara's need for time. (c) 1961 New York Herald Tribune Inc. Stop Me s He'i BOYSj, f. t ( o o i 1 0o 0 6
