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S A THURSDAY, JANUARY 31. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON cNamarca Makes Shakeup in National Guard Units By DARREU. GARWOOD C'lAW $ W..TAYY Ti tSIVt department, ucer used such hih words, but he did do thoo things Hut Wilson -Mo v;;v.ir..tui whole Na- ut 60,000 ,1, Vnti. it jHf -r.s" would be Musa Legislative Team Makes Impact In State Capital Ntii.isi .' ' 'h, Hiving , ,.jjv ;-.) V V.. -..i .'i,vo tuIvnixr-v t' ti;s: uim.W'-j, ..- o .,.. : f ;v.- s r -';im;-c l,s';itiiJ t.-tni .ilf( i. ... :: "...'!. ,:"- L 3 luui. ill it' mi ' 1 ;.'iJ . k. . -, . ". .".t 1 ? 1 ' ii v- fi-. i;i.-is.-f : - ; 1:1 tg 1 n.i-; ;. ;. ? f. . ri"itL""iin v.jr i-ri..i: . r . i-iv Tiv,- Lit,- --t y;'.-.r .-.:"' rv s: : . r- .r. :r.c Or-, ion :r. :.lo House T,i t nc . e ; :i I he Economy Advised By Manufacturer H (. : t.nz Q..,c Ben M sa. 57. while haired was born in Cuiinrt-iim;il battles ten ! terms aruuncl Hie Nuliunal ; Ciuiird are nutliing new, but ; this year's may be nutic.ably 1 fiereer llian uual beeau.su uf j M c N a m a r a s far-rcaeliitiK siiakenp ol th." civilian re s're (iirees. At iuo is wlietlier to ' tu.uutain the Ciiiard at its tra ditional 4uu.000 inan strenuth. McNamara ha imposed j'.-u! new rcorinl itit retinue :ve:'.'.s inch will make it :v.vTiniIy dillicult (or the to kevp its manpower . i I'm Army reserve is con-.:v-.-.'.et wiih '-be same stand :.'- aim eTv-'leins. lr..-:fAtt Ability '.; : 4 w i.u'.y held opinion ; it reoranu ,ion re- .:-e v'-ilta:i components y.v.-.- in I'.iKr.eer it will .:-.:i.-e ::.e.r c:,.,.tMt ettec f.vcr.vss. if.R them a :u vi U-.e vn r.v!uMin in na- Il'.e iei'.'.a.o:! compromised .:s original strict reir.inua 110:1 plans under protest from ::ic naiions .coventors and amor.c the concessions was mciusion of the Guard in the m 1 1 1 t a r y s modernization plans. This fact, the concensus ilia! nun-nuclear war is more likely than a nuclear nolo' canst and the Guard's credit able performance during the Berlin and Mississippi call- ups cue the pro-Guard torees (mors has gradually dwiu died to qualified approval, even though eight of 37 civil ian combat divisions and many other historic units will be wiped out. Defense Secretary McNa mara. summing up the changes which will eliminate 1,800 and create 1.000 new units, said "This reorganization is designed to increase combat readiness." Modernixtt Reserve "The net effect," the secre tary declared, "will be to mod ernize the reserve components of the Army and produce a responsive, effective comple ment to our regular forces, with a strength far greater than any we have known in the past." Mc.Namaia's words were greeted witli skepticism but the Army took a step toward their realization this month by including the Guard's 23 remaining divisions ; the first time in a modernization program called "Reorganiza tion Objective Army Divi sions." The questions now are how much of the new equipment called for in ROAD will actu ally filter down to the civil ians - in the last analysis it's a matter of financing to be settled with Congress - and as for the active Army. A minimum of 00 per cent of the men units must have specific skills, which means they must have had enough training to gel an MOS (M i I it a ry Occupation Specialty). - .No units will be per mitted to exceed authorized strength, except for a tempo rary excess of 10 per cent al lowed to take care of men from disbanded units. 1I1UIV lUUdlS WI1U lau 10 how the reserves are to meet , Mvnli drills or to perform their recruiting goals under cansfaclurily "will be re thc high standards imposed, j forred to the Selective Service Rigid Standards system for priority induction" In their long-term recruit-, ,nt0 the active Armv by draft. In its ing picture, the civilians face these rigid standards laid down by Mc.N'anmra: Mental and physical qual ifications shall be the same tr.e Sta.T.fjrd. Cor.n are you djing to new postal rates"' Pitney-Bowes. Int.. manu facturers of a :r.e:ered mail system, has printed some lips on a chart with this title. Designed to help offset the efiect of higher postage rati-s that went into effect Jan. 7. the chart advises: Use only the postal serv ices you need. Sending a let ter by air mail on Friday, lor example, is usually un necessary; first-class postage most likely will get it there by Monday morning, anyway. Pay the correct postage, and no more. Don't be out of 8-ccnt air mail stamps when you need one, and be tempted to put whatever is available on the envelope, such as two fl-ccr.; stamps an overpay ment of 25 per cent. Get the maximum value out of the postage you use. In essense, put more contents into each envelope and get mure value out of the envel ope itself. -Mark the letter or parcel properly. Label large first class flats as "First Class" so lliey won't be mishandled as of a lower class. Mail at the best time for your purpose. Mail deposited at peak periods gets slower handling, so mail several times a day. Males Earn More Academic Degrees Ann Arbor, Mich.-'lTl'- Of 11k: 10.000 Ph.D. di-Kircs iuiw hviun ciiniecl annually, only about 10 per cent Rn In wom en, reports Merritt Chainbi-r.s, Univer&ity of Miehiaan visit- ins professor of lusher edu cation. "This may be partly due to the different biological lols of the two sexes,'' he said, ' liut it is assuredly also largely due to oeia! tradi tions and prejudices which v nuUI be belter overcome and forgotten. "We could use to very seal ai. vantage more women ph .-u iaus and s u r d e o n s. more women at hmh levels in the other pi ofesMuns. more w otm n in all the scientific field.-, more women in univer sity and college teaching." His comment-) are included in his new hunk - '"Chance and Choice in Higher fcduea lion " Br nr. p. Ore Mrs Musa. 56. t added leverage in the coming a r.at:e of Middle'.on. Ida ho T.'ic Musas' home is at The Dalies on the Columbia river, where he is a certified public accountant. She is a licensed pilot and list her occupation as "housewife." She's a busy one. In addi tion to her legislative duties ! she has been active in the Wasco County Red Cross, Tu berculosis and Health Associ ation, Girl Scouts, Parent Teachers Association, and United Fund, A son. Dr. Byron Musa, is in Si. Paul, Minn., taking po.st-graduate work for spec ialization in internal medicine. Their youngest son. Air Force Lt. Milton Musa, was killed in l!)5(f. Ben also has been active in civic affairs, lie served on the Hed Cross, Community Chest, was chairman of The ' Dallas Planning Commission, a director of the Chamber of commerce, and a past presi dent of the Kiwanis club. Hp first entered the Senate in HMO, and since has server! in the 1051. 1057, 1050, and 1001 sessions. His present term expires in January, l!l5. ' rnn f mut inn with ( nnrris In Mississippi, for example, 0.000 Guardsmen were acti vated during the Ole Miss crisis last fall and 2.500 actu ally were deployed in the emotion-charged Oxford area. They performed well ar 1 not a single disciplinary act was nccessa ry. Congress To Act Maj. Gen. William H. Har rison, president of the Nation al Guard association, said he believes these factors will be taken into serious considera tion when Congress takes a look at legislation involving Guard manpower and appro priations. The federal govern ment pays 00 per cent, the states 10 per cent of the cost of maintaining the Guard. The National Guard opened 10(;i with Ls strength down to 37;),(HI0 - lowest since the Korean war. A buildup lias begun but current regulations probably will limit it to 3U0 000 by July 1. Gen. Harrison said tradi tional strength can bo main tained if Congress approves a change in wording of legis lation and if the Pentagon honors Iho change as a mail' date. The change would subai- tutc the words "will be main tained at an average strength has served in the i f 400.01)0" for "will be pro grammed for an end strength of 400.000." The Pentagon in terpreted the latter wording to mean Guard units are pro hibited from temporally ex ceeding authorized strength to keej) up their manpower average. Mrs. Mus House every session since 1955. This session she is chair man of the poweriul House Rules and Resolutions com mittee, is vice chairman of Elections a nd Reapportion ment, and a member of the J Financial Affairs committee As Senate president. Musa serve on any I Strength at 300,000 does not now committee. Mrs. Musa speak softly. But she speaks out strongly on issues that concern her. ' Her husband is inclined to witty comments, and at least i one oflicial has started a col j lection of what he calls "Musa-isms " Musa represents .six coun ties in north - central Oregon- Gilliam. Hood River. Morrow. Sherman. Wasco and Wheeler j - the largest Senate di-trict 'in the state. j more important place in the I Mrs Musa's diMrict aseo i military picture for the cili- and Hood River counties j zcn sohlier units, l was enlarged under recent This may explain why a apportionment. 'violent protest from stale gov U .-I J.- " i'HMW .mu.iij! - r H HARRISON MAPS COURSE Facing reorganization order ed by Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara, the U.S. National Guard must recruit new strength under rigid new standards. Mai. Gen. William II. Harrison, Jr., (shown here) president of the National Guard Association of the U.S., tells how this can be done. (UPI) anxiety to gel ap proval of the stale governors, the Army announced that "The ROAD reorganization in both the Army National Guard and Army reserve should be completed prior to the start of annual field train ing this summer." Reduce Bailie Groups On closer examination, it is only the paper part of the reorganization that will be completed by summer. In nlllcr WftrHe Pitch Hiwivinti ! will be formed into three brigades instead of five battle groups, and will be given a mission to fight in some part of the world - either Europe or Asia in most cases. The ROAD program calls for all inl'antrv divisions as- ! signed to Eprope to be mccha- nzed. This would give each of them seven battalions of tracked troop carrier vehicles, three instead of two tank battalions, and an increase from 13, 700 to about 15,000 men in lull war strength. At present, however, the I Army is not prepared to go ahead with mechanization of the Guard or other reserves, except perhaps on a limited scale. The ROAD program in the active Army w-ill not be completed until late 1DG4 un less it receives an infusion of new money. Civilians Rate Except for certain high priority units, the civilians admittedly are unlikely to get new equipment ahead of the regulars. In addition, re serves including the Guard are left out completely in the Army's plans for airborne di visions - paratroopers. Nevertheless, with the in creasing emphasis placed by President Kennedy on prepa rations for conventional war- fare, the importance of the i civilians is rising - to the con-1 fusion of those who predicted j a setback during the call-up i of 150,000 of them for the Berlin crisis. I Despite a year-long scries of complaints, the Pentagon's opinion now is that there was not too much wrong with the Berlin call-up except that, as it turned out, the additional troops weren't needed. Such deficiencies as were turned up are to be cured by the higher standards. To Train Fillers In its most recent conces sion, the Army has allotcd 100.000 spaces to the reserves' for training "fillers" in sum mer camps. The bulk of the individual complaints during ' the Bcr'ut crisis came irom I meinocrsnip, are to De ready 38.000 "fillers , nun unit ior comoat wunin eight weeks or less. Assignment of mis sions will add a new wrinkle since units can study dcvel. opments and types of combat more closely in the parts of the world for which they ars earmarked. members, who were called up but in many cases lacked skills called for in their as signments. High-priority civilian units, which may ultimately include three-fourths of the drill-paid Cap C. Vandagrift REAL ESTATE APPRAISER, CONSULTANT & NEGOTIATOR ANNOUNCES HIS NEW LOCATION 1 King Street Phone 779-1666 Medford, Oregon Lobster Tails 4-6-oz. Each 59' SPARK YOUR MEALS WITH HALIBUT STEAKS Thrifty Pack lb. I LING COD OQff Fresh Caught lb. " T CATFISH Fillets . lb. 79t SEA SCALLOPS They're delicious lb. SHRIMP California, small, peeled & de-vcincd. $1.39 lb., 5 lb. box $6.25 STEAM CLAMS Serve Them Tonitc! 43c FLOUNDER Fillets lb. 65c Icelandic Pre-Cookcd FISH STIGKS--212 lb. Box 59 SWORDFISH STEAKS Center Cuts, White Meat lb. 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