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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. .1DFORD, OREGON ashmir Temperatures Are Mild, But SUNDAY. JULY 8, 19E2 g J Mot Political Climate Discount per Gal. tmited Timt Only) TREASURE TONES SHAKE PAINT EASY FLOWING COLOR THAT STAYS FRESH AND BEAUTIFUL FOR YEARS ...special flat paint. ..use only one coat! Touch up your shakes and shingles with Treasure Tones rich, velvety, special Shake Paint and see how the whole house seems to sparkle with new beauty. Treasure Tones Shake Paint comes in the West's most popular colors... flows on to a smooth, satin finish even over sharp edges ...preserves its fresh look through years of storm, sun, wind, rain. Easy to use, fast drying. IteMiwslem' Why Buy a Cheap TWO-COAT Paint When TREASURE TONES Coven in ONEI MEOFOD PAINT & WALLPAPER STORE 6th and Holly, Diagonally Across From Post Office (Editor's note: Kashmir, an area encircled by more men under arms than probably any area of similar size in the world, has been the center of a raging dispute for 15 years. India, Pakistan and Commu nist China all e!aim parts of the region, and Russia recent ly cast its 100th veto in the United Nations to block a res olution calling for a negoti ated settlement. In the follow ing dispatch, UPI corrcsmind ents bring the mysterious and faroff land of Kashmir into focus.) By United Press International S r i n i g a r, Kashmir -WPD-Three times a day during spring and summer, an air liner arrives in this summer capital of Kashmir. Mostly, the passengers are tourists seeking an escape from the 115 -degree heat of-northern India. By air and by road over the 9,290 foot high Banihal Pass, tourists are coining to the Kashmir Valley at the rate of 600 to 1,000 a day. They find the temperatures are mild, but the same cannot be said of the political climate. This mountain surrounded area is always simmering. For a decade and a half, it has threatened to boil over. India, Pakistan and Red China don't talk about the number of troops they have stationed around this much disputed region, but it un doubtedly is one of the most militarized in the world. Consist of Districts Kashmir consists of four districts lying to the extreme north of the Indian sub-continent. It has an area of 85, 861 square miles, or about the size of Minnesota. The population is something over four million, about 75 per cent of them Moslem. Kashmir is maiie up of the valley, or vale, in the central western portion, with Jammu to the south and below the Banihal Pass, the northern areas of Gilgit and Hunza, and the eastern section of Ladakh. There is no easy land access to any of the four areas. Since 1047 Kashmir has been one of the bicsest trou ble spots in Central Asia. In dia and Pakistan both claim the entire region, while Com munist China says a big por tion of Ladakh belongs to her. Each of the three nations hold portions of Kashmir. India is in firm possession of the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and the western sections of Ladakh. Pakis tan controls a rocky fringe of western Kashmir and the northern territories of Gil git and Hunza. which in cludes the world's second highest mountain, K-2. Red China infiltrated the Aksai China area of thumb shaped eastern Ladakh be ginning in 1956 or 1957, and holds approximately 14,000 square miles of bar ren Himalayan moonscape. Of the areas, the valley and the northern territor ies are predominantly Mos lem, Jammu is about equal ly split between Moslems and Hindus, and the resi dents of sparsely populated Ladakh are mostly Tibetan Buddhists. Principal Kashmir Dispute The principal Kashmir dispute, which was brought before the United Nations again this year, is a blurred affair. The two principals, Pakistan and India, do not agree on what actually hap pened. In 1947,. at the time of Indian and Pakistan inde pendence, Kashmir was ruled by a Hindu mahara ja. Under the terms of par tition, rulers of the princely states were given the op tion of joining either India or Pakistan. They were, however, urged by the Brit ish to take into considera tion the wishes of their peo ples and the geographical implications. Maharaja Hari Singh hes itated at the time of inde pendence and asked Pakis tan and India to accept a "standstill agreement'' until he made up his mind. There followed a period of uncer- j tainty. I Pakistanis say communal ; uprisings occurred in Kash mir's Poonch area with the Maharaja's Hindu army firing I on Moslems. As a result, the Pakistan government was un able to restrain Moslem tribes men of Pakistan's northwest frontier agency from entering the valley. Indians say the Pakistan army helped the tribesmen en ter Kashmir and provided ve hicles, gasoline and weapons. In any event, the Moslem tribesmen drove deep into the valley and almost captured the capital of Srinigar. The tribesmen got to the town of Baramula near Srinigar and stopped to regroup. This ap peared to be the turning point. Instrument of Accession The frightened maharaja hurriedly signed the instru ment of-ficcession to India und Indian troops were immedi ately airlifted to Srinigar. Had the Moslem tribesmen captured the Srinigar airport, it would have taken days for the Indian forces to enter the valley via the overland route. The trained Indian army moved quickly and proved too much for the hit-and-run tribesmen who were eventu ally forced back to the west ern fringes of the state. A cease-fire was brought about by the United Nations in 1949. Repeated suggestions in the UN security council that a plebiscite be held KM i improve! mn2ZSW SEED 1WJ fcsj miss Lawn Groom 1IM MIXTURE t3 4W MARVEL LEI Yl Cover. 2500 Sq. Ft. IHiJNWll s"- BA M5 K3 Gau. AL) H Bl.ck Flag ORTHO LIQUID O.tho Improved E?3 iu vvv , inn jC-J . 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Visitors return ing from the valley report that the Kashmiris usually refer to citizens of India as "those Indians" rather than as fellow countrymen. -The high percentage of Moslems in Kashmir would appear to tip the balance in favor of Pakistan, rather than Hindu India. However, one newsman who visited Kashmir in June said, "I still get the idea that if they voted and had three choices, they would choos-c independence first, and Pakistan second." In Political Vacuum In the meantime, Kashmir exists in a type of political vacuum. Although com monly called an Indian state, it has not been offi cially designated as India's 16th state. Instead of a chief minister as in other Indian states, Kashmir's leader is called a prime minister. Three elections have been held for the state legisla ture, but the members of parliament from Kashmir are still appointed. A Kashmir government ficial describes the present prime minister, Bakshl Gluilam Mohammed, as a lovable man of the people. "He is very approacha ble." the official said. "Hus bands and wives having trouble (ton t take it to t court. They take it to Pashi Sahib." Others are more critical of Bakshi and there are ru mors in New Delhi that his days as political leader of Kashmir may be numbered. There are other reports that Kashmir's first prime minister. Sheikh Absullah. "The lion of Kashmir," may be released from jail. The sheikh, perhaps the most popular figure in Kashmir, has been under arrest al most continuously since 1953 on charges of conspir acy. There are growing fears that violence may soon erupt again. Chaudri Ghulam Ab bas, supreme head of the Kashmir liberation move ment, told United Press Inter national "the Soviet veto of the Kashmir resolution in the United Nations Security coun cil was further proof that the only solution to the problem is direct action by Kashmiris themselves." Last month Abbas called for 10.000 volunteers to be re cruited by late August to re sume the liberation fight which ended with acceptance of the 1949 UN cease-fire agreement. Abbas said the Kashmiris would "throw themselves into the abyss of war to achieve the liberation of their homelands." Would Determine Policy The Pakistan government immediately announced that no one group, such as the KLM, would determine Pakis- an's policy on Kashmir. The announcement said the cease fire agreement is between Pakistan and India, and 4hat Pakistan would do all in its power to prevent any viola tion of the agreement. Abbas said his organization viewed the Pakistan govern ment statement "with all the contempt it deserves." There appears to be no easy solution to Kashmir's future. As long as Pakistan claims the Hindus are op pressing the Moslem major ity in Kashmir, and as long as India's prime minister Jawaharhil Nehru, a Kash miri by ancestry, says In dia has no intention of los ing its "northern crown," there is bound to be con tinued dissension and conflict. HELP US! We need clothing, .hoe., di.hei furniture, and bedding. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army 30 N. Holly 773-7335 NOTICE Noble Shoe Store formerly Buster Brown Shoe Store wilt be closed all day tomorrow (Monday) preparing for Gigantic Clearance Sale, starting Tuesday at 9 a.m.! OPEN DAT GHTS TILL 7 00 V,'; ALKA SILTZER t MEET LINIMS&IT 4& BRYLCREEM 63c Reg. 98c .? 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Writing Project Winners Noted White City Awards have been announced for the lfilh annual contest of the Hos pitalized Veterans Writing project, developed to encour age hospitalized veterans to try creative writing for rec reation and rehabilitation Winners at the While City Domiciliary include Victor M. Muck who won an award for his article. "Journey from Af rica." and James Joseph Gil Inn, who won fourth prize in the section for "Outline of Book I'd Like to Write," and an honorary award for the first chapter of the book. He also won a prize for a charac ter sketch entitled "He Made His Own Human Relations." and an honorary award for I book review. Other local winners were Thomas W. Graff Jr. who won seven prizes and two honor ary awards, and Edward L. , Robinson, winner of third place in the competition of : stories for young people. Judges for the contest in cluded Ogdin Nash, Jacque line Corhran. 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