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4 A w"Crvonein" Southern Oregon Reads ThcMkll Tribune Publish ed "Daily except Saturday by MEDKORD PRINTING CO. 33 North Fir St.. Ph.jm-6.41 " BhHFBT w RUHL. Editor HERB GREY Advertising Manager GERALD 1 LATHAM. Bui. Mgr. ERIC W ALLEN. JR.. Mng. Editor EARL H ADAMS, City Editor WARRV PHIPMAN. TeleB. Editor ninunn .iewf.1T Soorti Editor OLIVE STARCHER, Women"! Editor DALE ERILKSUNyrcuiaiion mgr. AnIndeDend"ent Newipaper Entered at second dim matter at Medtnrd. Oregon, unoer aci oi March 3. 18!7 RUHSCRIPTION RATES Bv Mali In Advance, Copy 10c Daily and Sunday 1 year $15.00 Daily and Sunday 0 moi. 8 00 Dailv and Sunday 3 moa. 4.25 Sunday Only One year $4 20 Bv rnrrier In Advance Medford1, Ashland, Central Point. Eagle Point. Jacksonville, Gold Hill, Phoenix, Shady Cove. 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Camp White, if reactivated on a stand-by basis, will In clude 854 acres. 20 YEAHS AGO June 14. 1942 (Sunday) Eagle Point post office robbed for third time In two years; theft includes $75 in cash, $75 in stamps and $50 in federal auto lax stamps. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The song of the mowing machine and the cussing of its operator are again heard in these parts.'1 30 YEARS AGO June 14, 1932 (Tuesday) Bar with a brass rail dis covered in private residence as stale, county and federal officers make scries of prohi bition enforcement raids. Medford city officials con sider plan to make "labor agreements" legal tender in effort to aid in relief of unem ployed persons here. 40 YEARS AGO June 14, 1922 (Wednesday) Dr. Ira D. Phipps elected to Medford school board by mar gin of 45 votes over Dr. Rob ert W. Stearns; 7H6 persons cast ballots. From the Local and Person al column: Edward Kelly Jr., a law student al the university of Oregon, returned for the summer vacation. 50 YEARS AGO June 14, 1912 (Thursday) Prohibition parly holds county convention in Ash land; slate of delegates tor county offices chosen. Medford city council asks Southern Pacific railroad to insall warning bells al all railroad crossings; council fails lo pass ordinance forbid ding free lunches at saloons. What's Your I.Q.7 Nine or ten correct Is superior; seven or eight is excellent; five oi six is good. 1. Name the British liner sunk by a German submarine in 1915. 2. Where was the first per manent English settlement in North America, established In 1B07 by the London Com pany? 3. In Army slang is a top kick the commanding officer? 4. In which of Shakespeare's plays is Ophelia the heroine? 5. Who once denounced Congressional investigati o n s into alleged Soviet spy rings as a red herring? 6. Which of our States Is named for a king who made wigs the fashion? 7. In 1926 Admiral Byrd flew over what? H, About which Burmese city did Rudyard Kipling write a eulogistic poem? 9. Are the words "key" and "quay" homonyms? 10. Who wrote "The Man Without a Country"? Answers: I. Lusitania. 2. I Jamestown, Va. 3. No, (First Sergeant). 4. Hamlet. 5. Presi dent Harry S. Truman. B. Louisiana, for Louis XIV. 7. North Pole. S. Mandalay. 9. Yes, (They have the same pro nunciation.) 10. Edward Ev tell Hale. THURSDAY. JUNE 14, 1962 Forests, Lumber and the Public Both the U.S. Forest of Land Management, ber management agencies in this area, operate on the "sustained yield" principle. This simply means that, in the long run, cut than can be grown, supply of forest products. This provision is vital, absolutely essential, to the future of our forests. what he is) the forests vanish, in the way forests have from time im memorial when cut without restraint. Recently, however, despite the universally recognized importance of sustained yield, suspi cions have been aroused that some timbermen are out to destroy its protection, or at least to water it down. rVHE suspicion was first voiced by Charles V. Stanton, editor of the Roseburg News-Review. Discussing recent attacks on the Forest Serv ice, Stanton asks: "Is the timber industry seeking to destroy the prestige of the Forest Service as a first step in break ing down the sustained yield program? If the sustained yield program is ever broken down, how long will it he before Douglas county is devoid of timber as is Clatsop or Washington counties, once big producers?" Stanton admits that, Forest Service may use pend too much on career management without regard for local needs. But he sees in many of the attacks purely selfish motives, with little or no regard tor the economic stability and future of the lumber in dustry. Another commentator, Ex-Gov. Charles A. Sprague, editor of the Salem Statesman, whose knowledge of forestry problems is as wide and deep as anyone's in the state, discusses the criti cism of the Forest Service in similar vein. , Acknowledging that fied, he then proceeds to key problem. It is that mill capacity than annual growth of timber. Existing mills can cut ber than the forests can In this situation, something's got to give. Either the number of mills decreases, or we allow more timber to be cut than can be grown, thus ultimately inviting what "an economic desert." IHAT do these attacks on the Forest Service ' consist of, and are they valid? Governor Sprague comments: "Demands are made that it (the Forest Service) re vamp its inventory and sell more timber, though In the present weak state of the lumber market, I fail to see how this would improve profits. Another criticism is over high appraisals on timber offered for sale. "But the sales are made under competitive bidding, and as a rule the bids run higher than the appraised prices. In other words, the buyers determine the price. "Another complaint is over the high quality of roads which the timber buyer must construct to get access (o the government limber. But tile cost of tile ronds is deducted from the price of the timber. "Still other requests were for allotments lo small mills, but thai would be a form of favoritism. Under the Morse amendment to the Small Business Act, the Forest Service is required to set up sales in small quantity, though that prov'.rion isn't liked very well by the mills themselves." THUS Mr. Sprague finds most of the "attacks" I'll A VM V-Oly IV.C They are, as a matter can to make more timber tentative 25 iter cent hike cut on the Rogue River National Forest an nounced Tuesday but only within the limits of sustained yield. There are some observers, and we are among them, who feel the forest Service may, indeed, be setting allowable cuts higher than is altogether safe for the future of our economy. Some lumbermen (and there are, obviously, many notable exceptions) a fast buck than they are another generation. fNE final quotation w thought-provoking: "Perhaps the public is not as sympathetic as they should be with the plight of the lumberman., But it Is evident most of their trouble stems from economic facts not readily overcome. The public, too, has seen many lumbermen accumulate wealth very fast since 1040, as one time gyppos moved Into the wealthy class. They are not greatly Impressed with present cries of 'wolf, wolf.' True, communities will suffer If mills shut down, but somehow they manage lo survive . . . Lumber operators will have lo make the principal ad justments themselves, for most of the relief they seek from the government Just isn't going lo come.'' Some mills seem to feel that thev have a vested interest in the national forests. Thev don't. The forests belong to all the citizens of the United States, and must be managed for the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run. If the sustained yield principle is violated, it is the property of you and me and our neigh bora which is being violated. The lumber industry, which slashed most of the nrivufn hnlrlimrs rlnu . ' i i ,i i i i i forma town. This shameful toniOITOW (which IS HOW today), lllUSt ad.UISt ; demonstration could not rep. to the changed economic circumstances, and they j resent the attitude of the typi must remember that the forests we all own have!"1 American "ll,,1: n'" is other uses than for the illg 01' plywood. E. A. Service and the Bureau the two great federal tim no more timber is to be thus assuring a perpetual Without it (man being sooner or later would in some instances, the too much red tape; de some critics may be justi put his finger on the in Oregon is far higher and process more lum grow. Governor Sprague calls lltllULIimVli of fact, doing what they available witness the in the annual allowable are more interested in in what will happen in from Mr. Sprague is n uitlinnt :i thmi.rht for production of stujy, sid- i . l I "Ah, Dying Is Hard ... Communications ... Letters lo the Editor must bear th name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publication must net exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the contrary is often the case. Visit Blood Bank To the Editor: On June 18 and 19 at the Red Cross build ing, the Bloodmobile will again be in Medford. The Medford quota has recently been raised, due to the fact that usage has gone up. Our quota is now 350 pints, based on needs of the county. In April, total donations for Medford was 93 pints. Consid ering that our population is something over 26,000, that certainly is a poor showing, and it probably included a few pints from some of our Central Point donors. Central Point has made a special re quest for a Bloodmobile visit, its first, in order that many out there finable to travel into Medford may have the opportunity to contribute. The Blood Program is an essential part of a community. 11 is a shameful thing when only 93 pints of blood are col lected over a two-day period from a city as large as ours. I sincerely believe that every adult person who is in good health owes it to himself, his friends and family to make regular conlributions to the Blood Bank. The Bloodmobile arrives every two months. The nurses making the trip rise early in the morning in order lo make the trip down here. We should let them return to Portland with the knowledge that their time was certainly worthwhile. There is a doctor in at tendance, registered nurses make the blood "with drawals" and Red Cross ladies volunteer long hours to help channel the traffic. The time required to make a do nation is approximately one hour. For those of us who work in town, the Red Cross building is a short 10 minute walk from downtown. Tell your boss you want to take your coffee break at the Blood Bank and invite him to go along. Apple juice, cof fee and sandwiches are served to all donors. If you have children, Haw thorne park is just across the street. Some of you house wives could get a group to gether and take turns kiddie- keeping while you make your deposits at the Blood Bank. The children would love it. Many donors in the past have contributed only when a fellow worker or a friend lias needed a blood replace ment. Don't let it stop there Some day you may be in need of a friend with an extra pint of blood. Make your donations freely and as regularly as pos sible. If you can t donate a pint every two months (only five a year are recommended) then go every four months But go: Lei's keep our Blood Bank solvent. Call 773-3813 for your appointment. Mrs. I.ee D. Pinkham 2095 South Peach st. Medford. Flag Day To the Editor: We wonder how many Americans who view the national banner this Flag Day, June 14, will fully appreciate the signifi cance of the day? How many will experience the spine tin gling sensation of the old time patriot" We believe the ranks have dwindled. The idea that pa triotism is somewhat corny and old fashioned is notlcable in the youth of this day. It is reported by a high of ficial of the Disabled Ameri can Veterans, In a speech at the recent convention, that he had seen hundreds of youths actually picketing a Veterans Hay parade last fall in a Cali- eenainty a cicnr innicauon u;yp or understanding country and of the sacrt- For Both Of W fices made by Its defenders is lacking in many. DAV Americanism commit tees In every chapter and de partment are being urged to encourage and promote im proved education in both homes and schools, on basic American values and prin ciples. We must impress upon parents everywhere, the fact that self-indulgence and ne glect of patriotic instruction of the off-spring, will not pro duce the leaders of tomorrow needed to perpetuate indivi dual freedom and democratic government. Pat Graham Adjutant and Service Officer Post 8, DAV 175 Jeanette st. Medford. ' Free From Despotism To the Editor: The attempt (MT 6-10-62), to clarify L. C. Powell s judgment on the In ternational Court of Justice loses ground by Mr. Neal trying to replace what he alone deems unreliable emo tions, with facts. As a matter of fact, in a moment of calm, even Mr. Neal would no doubt admit "slobbering judges," 'wolf pack of neu trals," "a bengal tiger crouch ing," are not definitions at all, but merely terms reflect ing a conviction opposed to that of Mr. Neal. Devotees of the Interna tional Court of Justice have minimized the difficulties in volved. On the international level today, there is simply no common code of morality. For many centuries sovereign nations have looked for a su perior to whom they could appeal and an authority they could respect. The Interna tional Court of Justice has not even begun to assuage this long standing hunger. In painting a pleasant pic ture of the Court, Mr. Neal avoids some important dis tinctions. For example we would ask Mr. Neal to distin guish between natural inter national law and positive in ternational law, as these will be considered by the Court, remembering that treaties (whose Interpretation would be left to the Court), because they are contracts, bind in commutative justice and de rive their binding force from the natural law; but the na tural law is based on nature and ultimately on the Author of nature. Now the Court's representatives differ on what it considers natural law, others on the Court define all good and justice in terms of whether or not it advances communism. The Court, in part, differs on the qualities, even the number of the Author (s) of nature. A large faction of the Court even takes great pride in denying the existence of the Author of nature. Now from this Mr. Neal would lead us to believe we can reach international accord. No, the International Court of Justice, as presently designed. Is a sham. The Court's devotees seem lo be driven primarily by the abject fear (an emotion) of nuclear annihilation. And in ternational control based on the fear of the bomb can only result in world despotism. The Connally Amendment helps to keep the United States and other nations with similar restrictions, free from that despotism. Robert Howard 828 B West 14th St. Medford. Not Senta Ciaus To the Editor: It is my ob servation that there have been very few, if any. "dema gogs" appearing in this col umn. Reading Mr. Jenny's let ter of 6 7 (M T.) led me to once again examine both his and John Casterline's letters on medicare. While it is true i MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON True Neutrality in L Of South Viet Nam; By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign Newt Analyst Saigon, South Viet Nam -When Communist forces cap tured southeastern Laos, they acquired 'privil e g e d s a n ct uary" over which to pour men and supplies into embattled South Viet Nam. And so, whether Laos can be made Niwiom truly neutral will have much to do in de termining the length of the struggle to which the United States is committed in this part of the world. American military advisers in Laos say that at least a dozen Russian transport planes drone southward each day along the mountainous eastern rim of Laos, ferrying that John's letter does bear a similarity to the current prop aganda of AMA, Mr. Jenny's letier bears a similarity to the administration's propaganda. So this boils down to who has been more efficient in re-expressing the propaganda ' of their side? John or Mr. Jen ny? Since Mr. Jenny has had so much experience along this line he must get the nod. Before I am classed with those with "no real issue," I must identify myself as op posed to medicare as brought forth In' the King-Anderson bill. My objections in brief: 1. Compulsory. 2. Government entering in to competition with private industry. 3. Ill prepared, will only meet about 25 per cent of the care needed. 4. Cost estimates far below what will actually be requir ed. My most prominent propa ganda, which I urge all inter ested In the King-Anderson bill, pro or con, to read: June issue, Readers Digest, page 92, "What Price Medical Care for the Aged?" written by a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Medicare is another step toward the welfare slate, toward the cradle to the grave philosophy which didn't work for Hitler's Germany and it's not working for the Commu nists either. We are the government and WE will pay for all we get. Uncle Sam is no,t Santa Claus. James K. Shafer 270 West Glenwood rd. Medford In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Political chatter: The quiet assumption among most Republicans attending the party's national commit tee meeting In Seattle this week appears to be that Gov ernor Nelson Rockefeller of New York will be the parly's 1964 presidential nominee. The talk goes thus: Contributors will probably be reluctant to put their money on the line to finance pre-convention activities for any Republican hopeful view of the prevailing opinion that President Kennedy is practically certain to get a second term. Rockefeller doesn't have to go outside his purse to finance such a cam paign. rTiHE concensus: . "There is nnlv one GOP candidate at that's Rock." this time-and WHICH is to say: ' The 1964 campaign Is shaping up as one in which only rich men need apply. WHAT of Nixon? This is the conclusion: If he loses In California this fall, he's a goner anyway. If he wins in California, he is in honor bound to serve out his term - which eliminates him in 1964. 11 f ORE from Seattle: In the talk among the members of the party s na tional committee who are as sembled there, there Is solid support for the Idea that Sen ator Barry Goldwater de serves at least second place on the 1964 ticket as a spokes man for the party's conserva tives. HMMMMMMMM. Suppose-as seems rea sonable now - that Governor Rockefeller is the GOP nomi- supplies to Communist held Tchepone. Then the supplies are borne on foot along jungle trails until finally they reach South Viet Nam near the Cambodian border, approximately 180 miles away. Other supplies start by truck from the North Vietna mese town of Vinh, cross the mountains into Laos and also eventually find their way Into South Viet Nam. This is the "Ho Chi Minn trail," and unless Laos can be truly neutralized, nothing short of drastic military ac tion can prevent its use by the Communists to prolong the war. One of those taking a slightly more optimistic view of the future than others is a veteran Indian diplomat who heads the international con trol commission. It will be the commission's job to act as watchdog over Laotian neu trality if or when It comes. He is Avtar Singh and he has been waiting in the Laotian administrative capital Strictly Personal By Sydney J. Harris tc Field Enterpriser fne. PERSONAL PREJUDICES The most productive re search has always come from Investigating things people consider so well known that they aren't worth Investigat ing; all basic revolutions in knowledge have come from scrutinizing the "obvious." The uncouth can be made couth, the barbarous can be civilised but those who move in an atmosphere of false refinement are In corrigible. If some people didn't suffer, they wouldn't know they're alive; the organism of their personality quivers only in le- sponse lo pain. It is a mistake to believe that a "happy marriage" is one in which the husband and wife see eye to eye -it Is, rather, one in which the husband, and wife see things differently, but are able to interpret and com municate these differences to one another, thus achiev ing an added angle of vision to life. One of the most splendid and durable definitions of poli tics was given by Oscar. Amer- lnger nearly a half - century age, when he said: "Politics is the art of obtaining money from the rich and votes from the poor on the pretext of protecting each from the oth er. We speak of the "problem of leisure" in our modern society, but the startling fact is that there is less leisure today than there was during the Middle Ages, when one-third of the year consisted of holidays and festivals. When most of us speak of being "open-minded," it re minds me of the old Scottish theologian who said that he was entirely open to convic tion, but would like to see anybody who could convince him. It is a curious psychologi cal truth that if we want to make people cry, we must put on a sad aspect, but if we want them to laugh, we cannot put on a merry one for the most effective comics are those who main tain a serious and even solemn face. Empathy, it seems, is at the heart of sor row, but contrast is the core of comedy. Victor Hugo said of Na-.. poleon that finally "God was bored by him" - which Is per haps the most fitting epitaph for any swaggering conqueror. Vegetarians devoutly be lieve that "you are what you eat," which may account for the fact that most vegetari ans look like the food they eel. It Is a mistake to engage In any competitive activity that comes hard to us, because the person to whom It comes easi ly will always beat us at it. Smoking a filtered and mentholated cigaret is, in my view, about as satisfac tory as caressing a girl with your gloves on. nee in 1964. He is an avowed and apparently sincere mem ber of the party's liberal wing. Senator Goldwater is an avowed and wholly sincere conservative-and is the ac cepted leader of the Republi can party's conservative wing. QUESTION: Is it the concensus at Seattle that the GOP should again go before the voters carrying water on both shoul ders? It doesn't sound like very good strategy. aos Key To Defense Diplomat of Vientiane for nearly a year to take over his duties. This correspondent talked to him in Vientiane in early June. Singh believes that inter national agreement on a neu tral Laos will mean at least a partial reduction of Commu nist Viet Minh forces now providing the backbone of the Communist effort there. He also believes that the Laotians, neutral by nature, will not voluntary go Communist. Matter of Fact ic New Vnrk Herald MYTHOLOGY VS. MEAT AND POTATOES Washington The tax re duction bill the Administra tion has promised is now in the works, the chief drafts man is the As sistant Secre tary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, Stanley Sur rey. But Com missioner o f Internal Rev enue Mortime enue M o r t i- Alsnp mermer Caplin also has his share of the work. The Chair man of the Council of Eco nomic Advisors, Walter Hel ler, is already arguing about the legislative tactics that ought to be adopted. Emis saries of the White House are hovering about the fringes. Before many weeks, in fact, preliminary top-level decisions will be taken by Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon and the President himself. As top-level decisions have not been taken, forecasts must be made with caution. Yet there have been some pretty plain pointers suggesting that the bill will include a great deal more than tax cuts pleas ing to all, THE President, for Instance, referred to the oncoming measure as a tax "reform" bill at his last press conference; and this was no slip of the tongue. The men drafting the bill, especially Surrey and Caplin, are well known for their advocacy of fairly dras tic tax reform, with general lowering .of rates balanced by a stern stopping-tip of such tax loopholes as the oil and gas depletion allowance. Even the argument about legislative tactics is indicative. Economic advisor Heller is principally interested in stim ulating the economy by light ening the tax load. He fears that linking tax reform to tax reduction may delay or even block the whole program. Hence he has been speaking up for a division of the bill in which case Congress would quickly gulp down the sweet half of the program and ob stinately gag over the sour half. In sum, unless the Admin istration changes its mind rath er abruptly, this IS going to be a tax reform bill on the pattern long advocated by Sur ray and Caplin, as well as a tax reduction aimed to pro duce the effects forecast by Heller. FURTHERMORE, on present evidence, the reforms are going to be far - reaching, though the reductions will be even more extensive. Loophole-closing that will bring in from 3.5 to 5 billion dollars Try and By BENNETT CERF- INTERNATIONAL sportsman Mike Breslauer was havinsf -- one of his rare off-days on the golf links, victim of a wicked slice that kept him in constant trouble. On the second hole, for instance, he circled his drive neatly into the picture window of a brand new ranch across the road. Bres lauer hurried on after the crash, and before, the outraged owner got to the door. On the seventh hole, another slice zoomed into the windshield of a Rolls Royce which fortunately was empty at the time. On the eleventh, Bres- lauer's luck ran out. His drive popped a policeman squarely on the noggin and sent him sprawling. The cop struggled gamely to his feet and cried. "I'll bet you're the same duffer who busted John Brown's picture window and wrecked Alfred Knopf's Rolls Royce. What are you going to do about it?" "I'm going to turn my right hand in a bit more." admitted Breslauer, "and if that doesn't straighten me out, I'm going to try a more open stance." Dean Martin dropped In to see Sammy Davis. Jr., the ether evening in one of those hotel suites that features & fake fire place with logs and colored electric lights glowmg behind them "U s freezing In here," commented Dean. "Throw another bull on that fire." Ever stop to wonder why a nondnnker is called "teetotaller" ? The London Observer explains that the word was coined by a Lancashire deacon named Turner whn declared that his hatred of Intoxicating liquids was "total to & T." When Turner passed on in 1M6. the fact that he had invented the word w in scribed on his gravestone. O 1962, b)r Bennett Cert, Distributed by Xttif Future! Syndicate Is Hopeful And he professes, at least. to believe the commission can sufficiently police the "Ho Chi Minh trail" to prevent its use in violation of Laotian neutrality. This is a large order and filled with "ifs" but its ful fillment means much to Southeast Asia. Singh admits that in Laoi the United States is taking a calculated risk in backing neutrality. He believes tho gamble is worthwhile. By Joseph Alter Tribune Syndicate of additional revenues, bal anced by general tax reduc tions that will cost the Treas ury from 7 to 9 billion dollars, for a net tax reduction of 3 to 4 billion dollars this is the sore of thing that is now in the air. This sort of thing, it must be added, will put the crucial relationship between the Ken nedy administration and the American business community to a final acid test. The Presi dent's complaint about the businessmen, very clearly im plied in his Yale speech, is that too many of them cling to conservative mythology and forget about meat and pota toes. The tax bill will show whether the complaint is justi fied. Already, the ear of ths imagination can hear the deaf ening horrendous howls which will greet the tax reform part of the new bill. As a wisa Frenchman, Paul Reynaud, once said, "The most cherished parts of any system are that system's abuses." In the case of the American tax system, moreover, the bad habits are now deeply ingrained. . r"FAX considerations now play -- a larger part than profit considerations in . enormous numbers of corporate and in dividual business decisions which is certainly not the way a free enterprise economy is supposed to operate. Further more, the special interests that stand to lose the most by loophole-closing have shrewdly ac quired, over the years, a whole series of strategic blocking points in Congress. In the Senate, for instance, the most powerful member, the true president of the inner Senatorial club, is not Maior ity Leader Mansfield, or Sen ator Russell of Georgia, or Senator Byrd of Virginia. The most powerful member, be yond any doubt, is Sen. Rob ert Kerr of Oklahoma and the Kerr-McGee Oil Co, Tax re form that does not tackle oil and gas depletion will be a public laughing stock. But tax reform that docs tackle the depletion allowance will arouse the direct wrath of Senator Kerr, whom the Ad ministration has so assiduous ly cultivated. The question is, then, wheth er the existing tax system will shout down the voices of those who stand to benefit by a broad tax cut and tax re form. Who will shout the loud est? And on which side will most of the American business community be found? In the last serious test of this character, the business community took the large view. The high tariff special interest groups were unable to withstand the general senti ment for the Kennedy trade bill. But the coming bill will be an even more exciting test. Stop o
