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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 9. 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Cuban Agriculture
Under Castro Found
To Be in Bad Shape
Washineton-WPIl-The Agri
culture Department's Eco
nomic Research Service today
reviewed Cuba's agriculture
under lour years of the revo
lutionary regime and found it
bad with no prospects of get
tine better in 1963.
ERS said Cuba, often called
"The Pearl of the Antilles,
"has become "a land of grow-
ing food shortages where
tightening the belt is now the
normal way of life.
Four yeais ago this month
the Fidel Castro government
assumed power in Cuba. At
that time farm production ac
counted for more than one-
third of the national income
and furnished employment for
about two-fifths of the labor
force. Food supplies were ade
quate for Cuba's 6.5 million
persons, and agricultural ex
ports brought in most of the
country's foreign exchange
earnings.
Situation Different
"Quite a different situation
prevails today," ERS said.
"The island is now in the
midst of an agricultural crisis,
with no break in sight. Food
supplies arc insufficient, and
as a result, per capita con
sumption has dropped one
fifth since 1958, with most
of the decline coming in the
last 18 months."
ERS said these food short
ages - and the rationing now
in effect - are the product of
agricultural output well be
low the 1958 level. They also
result from reduced food im
ports, mismanagement in food
marketing, and a shift in
trade from the United States
to the Sino-Sovict bloc. Last
year the value of Cuba's farm
exports was down some 30 to
35 per cent from 1958 levels,
and farm Imports were equal
ly low.
ERS said that all was not
well with Cuba's agriculture
even before 1958. Yet despite
the fact that the island had
only one commodity to export
- sugar - her agriculture was
growing at a rapid pace. Farm
output in the late 1950s was
twice that of 1935-39. During
these two decades, the growth
rale averaged 3.5 per cent a
year, and excluding sugar
was nearer 4 p?r cent. This
was significantly higher than
the average population
growth of about 2.3 per cent.
Chief Trouble Spots
ERS said the two chief
' trouble spots in Cuba's agri
culture now are an apathetic
and indifferent labor force
and inexperienced manage
ment.
"Wages are not commen
surate with the work, and
consequently there is little en
thusiasm to produce," . ERS
said. "Furthermore, many of
the administrators arc ap
pointed for political reliabili
ty rather than managerial
ability."
"One cannot be very opti
mistic about the country's
food situation for the next
few months," ERS concluded.
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Cuban Settlement
Doesn't Satisfy
U.S. or Russia
United Nations. N Y. -IUPI)
The United States and Russia.
over Cuban opposition, have
reached a compromise settle
mcnt of the Cuban crisis
which brought the world to
the brink of nuclear war less
than three months ago.
The settlement diH not sal.
isfy the U.S. demand for "ade
quate inspection" of the re
moval of Soviet offensive
weapons from Cuba and soar.
antees against their return.
Nor did it bring a pledge from
President Kennodv m fie.
manded bv Russia and Cuh
against invasions of Cuba.
Wants Guantanamo Out
Premier Flrinl Pncfrn'B onv.
ernmcnt disagreed with the
compromise worked out by
the two big powers without
Cuban Dartieinatinn It insist
ed on acceptance of Castro's
live points," which include
U.S. abandonment of the
Guantanamo Naval Base in
Cuba.
The former settlement was
submitted in a joint statement
to Secretary General Thant.
The statement culminated
weeks of negotiations between
U.S. Ambassador Adlai E.
Stevenson and Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister Vasily V.
Kuznetsov and their aides.
Since the Questions nf In.
spections and a "no invasion
pledge ' were the essence of
the dispute, the joint state
ment, in effect, was an nffrpp.
mcnt to disagree.
No Action Now
The accord broueht Snviot
agreement to the U.S. stand
that no further Security Coun
cil action is neccssury now.
The United States was con
cerned that a council meeting
woum lead lo a new propa
ganda debate.
The m a 1 o r acrppmnnU
reached by the United States
and Russia were the removal
of Soviet missiles and bomb
ers iwunoui. on-sllo Inspec
tions) and the subsequent lift
ine of the U.S. hlncltaHo nt
Cuba.
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DENIALS EXPANDED - Air Force Secretary Eugene M.
Zuckert is shown as he met with newsmen at the Pentegon.
Expanding denials that British bombers penetrated U. S.
defenses during a 1961 exercise, Zuckert said that "there
is no substance to the burden of the story" which appeared
in London newspapers. (UPI)
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By SYLVIA PORTER
Copyright, Hall Syndicate, Inc.
TAX CUT OBSTACLE BUSINESS ISN'T BAD ENOUGH
The "trouble" with the U.S economic picture today is
that it is not bad enough to spur the new Congress into im
mediate, aggressive action to make it better.
Cynical observation though this may appear, it goes to
the heart of the debate over significant across-the-board,
top-to-bottom tax reduction which will be dominating the
88th Congress as soon as il finishes the formalities of con
vening and gets down to lawmaking.
The U.S. economy, as 1963 opens, is in a ncithcr-nor
stage. Us performance is not good enough to slash our un
employment rate, push our industrial plants into running
at full capacity, create the taxes to balance the biggest budget
in our history, pence or war. Nor is its performance bad
enough to send the jobless rale and business bankruptcies
into a sharp upswing and thus spur Congress into taking
major steps to bolster activity regardless of how the steps
would swell Hie budget deficit, the national debt and the
cost of carrying the national debt.
In public, no one would dare wish for a business slump
in order to case the way for prosperity-making tax cuts,
of course.
In private, though, leaders In government as well as in
business do say rather wistfully that the outlook for funda
mental revision of the tax structure would be a lot safer
if we were in a clear business downtrend and the need
for new stimulants was indisputable.
On this day that the 88th Congress convenes, our economy
is still moving ahead in a vacillating sort of way. Industrial
production has been on a plateau since summer, but it's a
very high level plateau. Auto sales arc a bright spot. Busi
ness spending on expansion and modernization of plants is
rising only slightly, but consumer spending both on things
and non-things is continuing to climb and buoy the economy.
Government spending at all levels federal, state, and local
is in the usual uptrend. It is not a background for imminent
recession.
Yet, if litis is all our economy is going to do in 1963,
we will not create enough jobs to employ the 20,000 young
sters entering the work force each week and the older work
ers whose jobs are shot out from under them by. automa
tion. Nor will American industry be impelled to spend many
more billions than it is now spending on making our factories
modern enough to compete with brilliant success in the
world's markets. Nor will profits and paychecks generate i
enough taxes to permit us to carry comfortably the immense i
financial burdens we have assumed as leader of the free
world.
Were the federal budget even close lo balance and the
national debt holding steady, surely Congress wouldn't hesi
tate to go along with the administration on tax reduction
reform lo accelerate our growth. But let's face il the sta
tistics the administration will submit to Congress this month
will be grim. ,
The new budget will be nudging toward $100 billion,
will be below that historic mark only because Kennedy is
trying to make the budget as palatable as possible to budget-
slashing Congressmen. The estimate of receipts will be bil
lions below expenditures, assuring a multi-billion dollar
deficit for the third year in a row.
The national debt will be rising steadily, will be breaking
through the present $308 billion legal debt ceiling this
calendar year whether or not there arc tax cuts.
The debt ceiling will have to be boosted again by Con
gress right in the middle of the tax cut debate, for under
the bill pa.ied in 1961 the legal debt limit it scheduled to
drop from $308 billion to $305 billion on April 1, to $300
billion on June 24 and to the "permanent" limit of $285
billion on July I. The debt is pushing $305 billion this
week.
Whatever squawks there may be in the House or Senate.
Congress will have to vote one debt ceiling hike before
April 1, another boost before June 24 for the alternative
will be unthinkable one of a U.S. Treasury defaulting on
payments of its obligations.
Finally, interest on the public debt will be rising too.
taking more than $10 billion of our incomes this year
more Hum 10 cents of every SI we pay in taxes. That's
huge chunk for debt interest by any yardstick.
Were business clearly in a recession and obviously need
ing help at once, all of these obstacles would fabe In Im
portance. But in a ncithcr-nor economy, a big fight over
Ihe tax cut is a certainty.
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1962 Second Best Year for 5a les In Auto Industry
Detroit ftPU The American
auto industry sold more new
can in 1962 than in any other
year except 1955.
The Industry sold 6,752,644
cars last year, making it sec
ond best to the record 7,370,
000 cars delivered in 1955.
-The 1962 total was a gain
of 21 per cent over the 5,355,
820 cars sold in 1961.
The statistical agency,
Ward's Reports, said the in
dustry ended its second best
year with a sales tempo that
was the strongest in history.
Ward's said December car
sales of 560,329 averaged 22,
413 per day, 11 per cent above
a year ago, and topped the
22,100 daily record set in De
cember, 1955.
Best Fourth Quarter
The surge climaxed the in
dustry's best fourth quarter in
history. Sales totaled 1,946,
009 - 19.8 per cent above the
1,624,000 record for the pe
riod set in 1961.
General Motors took 54.7
per cent of 1962 industry
sales, Ford 27.4 per cent,
Chrysler 10.3 per cent, Amer
ican Motors 6.4 per cent and
Studebaker 1.2 per cent.
Ward's said compact car
sales totaled 2,258,571 units,
for a 33.4 per cent share of
the market. Rambler led the
field with 434,788 sales.
The new car inventory at
last year's end was the lowest
for the period since 1958 and
averaged to a 36.9 day's sup
ply versus 41 days a year ago,
Ward's added. The backlog to
taled 827,300 cars.
Pearson Asks Equal
Time for Legislators
Portland-flJPD State Sen.
Walter Pearson (D-Portland),
has asked KOIN - TV for
equal time for legislative
spokesman during the com
ing legislature. The station
has announced plans to pre
sent Gov. Mark Hatfield twice
weekly during the session.
Sheriff's Patrol Car
Involved in Accident
Minor damage resulted
Tuesday when a sheriffs pa
trol car driven by Deputy
Ray Twitchell, Talent, and
a pickup truck driven by
Dick Souba Sr., Jacksonville,
collided in Jacksonville.
Twitchell said he saw head
lights of a car shine through
the heavy fog, and applied his
brakes at the same time Souza
did. A headlight was broken
on the sheriff's car.
JUSTICE WARREN ILL
Washington - IUPD - Chief
Justice Earl Warren is suf
fering from a sore throat and
laryngitis, it has been announced.
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PLYMOUTH
Belvedere 4 Door Sedan, V-8,
Automatic, Radio & Heater.
Good Rubber ... A Cream
Puff. Wai $1449.00,
now $1249.00
1958
RAMBLER
4 Door Station Wagon, 6 cyl
inder. Standard Tranimiiiion.
R. 1 H. Rel Buy. Wm J 1399
now $1190.00
1961
RAMBLER
American 4 Door Sedan, 6 cyl
inder, standard transmission.
Like New. Was $1949.00,
now $1649.00
1960
FALCON
4 Door Sedan. Deluxe, 6 cylin
ders. Standard Tranimiiiion.
Radio t Heater. Wai SI 699.00
now $1399.00
1959
RAMBLER
American 2 Door. Standard 6
Cyl. with Standard Transmission
and Overdrive. One Owner, Like
New. Only 7000 miles en it.
Was $1299.00,
now $1099.00
1958
FORD
Custom 300 6 Cylinder, Stand
ard Tranimiiiion. Radio 4 Heat
er. Rum like new. Wai S1079,
now $879.00
1961
GMC
Vt Ton Pickup With Camper,
6 Cylinder, Standard Transmis
sion. Real Sharp. Wat $2199,
now $1899.00
1962
CORVAIR
4 Door Sedan, 700 Seriea. Radio
1 Heater, Lew Mileage. Wai
$2199.00. Only 9000 Milei.
now $1899.00
1959
FORD
4 Door Ranch Wagon, 4 Cyl.
with Standard Tranimiiiion
and Overdrive. Radio t Heat
er. Wai $1499.00,
now $1299.00
1957
PLYMOUTH
Savoy 4 Cylinder, Standard
Tranimiiiion. Good Tirei. Wai
$999.00.
now $799.00
LOW DOWN PAYMENTS ON THESE LOW PRICED USED CARS
'55 Ford $33.60
'55 Chev. wTn $27.50
'51 Chev. .,T.n $19.99 '54 Merc. .7 $7.99
'58Edsel $37.99 '58 Rambler $28.79
'56 Chevrolet $34.00
'54 Chevrolet ... $16.98
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