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Newspaper Page Texti I 4 A "Everyone Id Southern OrefOD 33 North Til 8t- th.,77:l-aui ROBERT W hUHL. Editor HERB GREV Advertising Maimer GERALD T LATHAM, lui. MP KMC ALLEN JR.. MM. Editor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN, Teleg Editor RICHARD rtWlTT. Sporta Ed tor OLIVE STARCHKR vVomen'B Editor DALE ERICK80N. Circulation Mgr An Independent Netscape' Entered a lecond clan rnalter at Medford Oregon, under Act of March 3. 17 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By MeU In Advance. Daily end Sunday 1 yeerl.0O Daily end Sundey moa 10.00 Dellv and Sunday 3 moa. 3.00 Sunday Only One year 15.00 Single Copy (Mailed) , Me By Carrier And. Motor Route. Dally end sundey 1 yew W.00 Deily end Sunday I mo. in Sunday Only 1 mo. - ?oo r.rrt.V .nd VendOT Copy 10o BMefaj paper of City of Medford Official Paper el Jaeeaoa County United Preaa International Tull Leaaed Wire U P 1 Telephoto Newaplcturea sWjofSRfSOCI. ATES Of'lcee In New York. Clll can Detroit. San rranclKo. Lot ArlfelM. Seattle. Portlend Denver. NATION At lOITOIIi ASJOCMTK Memoer California Newapaper Publlahere Aaaoeletlon Flight o' Time Medford end Jackson County History from the file, of The Mail Tribune IU, u, and 50 yean ego. 10 YEARS AGO April 4. 153 (Saturday) Soarchera were waiting for daylight today to begin look ing for a missiing Piper Pa-16 out of Crescent City, Calif., bound for Kaliapel, Wash., with a woman and baby aboard. A crowd of youngsters esti mated by Medford police at 1,500 turned out for the an nual Kiwants Easter egg hunt yesterday morning. 20 YEARS AGO April 4. 193 (Sunday) rea to be planted to dande-1 Sixty acrea. in Klamam liona in an uon to itno run- ber lubttwuu. (0lKfg PUILIaHlIa AalOeiATIOH Pot" column-. "Newlhave voiced opposition moon today. Time to pianMthe ground that automation is a nationwide con your potatoes if you didnt cern not ,iinite(i to Oreiron, that such a state plant in in " 30 YEARS AGO April 4, 133 (TUMday) Use of Jackson county fair grounds for camp for CCC workers urged by Congress man Mott. Rogue valley orchardists and farmers assured there will be plenty of Irrigation water during coming summer. 40 YEARS AGO April 4. 1923 (Wadnaidey) New Medford city reser voir to be ready for use by middle of May. Herb AUord's Imperial orchestra to play at opening of Jackson county fairgrounds dance pavilion Saturday. JO YEARS AGO April 4. 1913 (Friday) Nearly 10U Rogue valley orchardists attend meeting in Jacksonville to urge retention of Professor O'Gara as county pathologist. Reports circulated that Clarence L. Reatnes, Med ford, Ii In line for appoint ment as United States district altorney for Oregon. What's Your I.Q.? Nine er ten cerreel Ii tuaerier: even ei elthl II eicellentl tia ei tit ii eooe. 1. In what cities did each n these politicians operate: James M. Curley, Frank Hague. 2. A device used by the Chinese to make rapid calcu lations Is known as an a s? 3. What is a prototype? 4. Who spoke the dying words, El tu, Brute? 5. With what war do you associate each of Ihe follow ing women: Dolly Madison, Florence Nightengale, Tokyo Rose? 6. On the Centigrade scale, what is the boiling point of water? 7. Who wrote ihe poem "Oh Captain, My Captain"? 8. What country once had a king named Zog? 9. Complete this quotation: "For of all sad words of tongue or pen . . ." 10. The husband of a (r. male sovereign is known as what? Aniweri: 1. Boiton and Jet. lay City. 2. Abecui. 3. An original pattern or model. 4. Julius Caetar. S. War e 1812. Crimean, WW II. 6. 100 de greei. 7. Wall Whitman. B. Albania. 9. "The taddatl are , these: 'It might have baan!"'i 10. Prince contort. THURSDAY. APRIL 4. 1963 Billboards- Where? The city council is scheduled to vote tonight on the ordinance designed to minimize the erec tion of billboards adjacent and near to the Free way through Medford. The ordinance, as drawn, will not prevent the erection o)f the dozen signs for which per mits have already been issued, but it will require them to come down in five years. And it will prevent the Freeway from becom ing a billboard alley, to the disgrace of our city. AS FREQUENTLY stated, we are not opposed to billboards as such, so long as they are properly regulated, are limited to advertising in the interest of the traveling public, and do not limit the view of areas of beauty or interest as they would along the Freeway in Medford. Too, we recognize the economic interest of the motel, hotel, restaurant and service station owners in attracting the traveling public to their establishments. But, for the life of us, we cannot see how billboards located BETWEEN the Crater Lake and Barnett exchanges would do this. What tourist, scooting by at 70 mph, is going to turn around and return, if he's already past the easy entrance to the city? Mighty few. IT HAS been suggested that a specific area to the north and south of the city be zoned for hillhnards. This would alert oncoming travellers j0 jne facj that accommodations are available ahead (not behind!), and would be far more effective than the billboards within the city. This would take the cooperation of the city, the county, the state, and perhaps the federal bureau of nublic roads. But with solid support lor sucn a proposal, nomine is impossioie. It would be a service to the travelling public. would be far more effective for the advertisers, would permit control of the type, style and . .. .1 . . ii .-i.l-' -1 IJ attractiveness 01 tne outdoor advertising, wouio mar no scenic vistas nor areas of interest, and would provide a precedent which might serve as a compromise in other areas. It's worth a try, anyway. Meanwhile, the first step is to pass the ordinance limiting bill boards alone the Freeway inside the city. The council should adopt it tonight. E. A. Opportunity for Leadership Now under consideration by the legislature is a measure which would provide for an interim study of automation and ocrmnrnv. It. wnulri Several of the state's n.j ,i,i u. u,,i J,. as me overall proQiem studies now under way manatrement and others of discovering ways and problems than would a These arguments are But in our opinion, the proposed study would be worth the cost in time, money and effort. A UTOMATION the "computers to do jobs is a universal phenomenon with an ever-increasing impact in the new age of technology. The resulting "technological unemployment" is a matter of great concern, not only to those whose jobs are being automated right out from under them, but for the community as a whole, which must pay the resulting social costs. But in Oregon, there are some special prob lems. It is, for one thing, the largest lumber- producing slate in the of labor-saving machinery on this one industry has been marked. It an Oregon study did noth ing else but point to solution here which might be in the area of increased utilization, or other methods of economically increasing employment In the industry it would repay its costs ten times over. ADDITIONALLY, the economic and social dis- locations which will inevitably result from automation which, in fact, already ARE re- sultinc i are not eoiiiir ...t,;..u .,i.. .u r.,,i....i vim 11 uiiij nil- ii-iii'i.ii mn i-i mm -in 1,111 ll'li:. Such things as unemployment compensation, welfare, retraining of workers, and their reloca tion where necessary, will he put into effect at the state level, whether or not the federal gov ernment takes the lead in their solution. Sfich federal programs as there are now are put into effect throucrh state agencies. And the .state had darned well better be ready to assume its share of the burden, and know how to do it. More than that, unless the state itself is in formed of iho impact of the Forthcoming prob lems, it can hardly enter intelligently into dis cussions about what should be done," It should be ider in the field, of a benevolent Uncle Sam. TTHK automation study measure would put Oregon in the forefront of the Age of Auto mation, it would enable follow. It would provide the knowledge where by, at a very minimum. Oregon could ready its own official agencies for the problems which are sure to conic. To say we can do nothing about it - this wt do not buy. Why run to the federal gov ernment if, through our own foresight and initia tive, we can help solve, not only our own, but the problem? of others too? -E. A. its impact on the Ore- cost some S S&.UUU. most respected editirs to the bill, largely on ; tho hnnlrat oc for is concerned, ami ui8in,,,w1,w"ww by c-oveniment, JaDor, stand a far better chance means of alleviating the limited state study. valid, as iar as tney go. use of machines and formerly done by men nation. And the impact to 1h of a nature with Jsi to not a docile follower it to leai insU'Jlti of That's Right, Chief One Straight In The Eye, But He's Not Blinking" 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 initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letter submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of tS paper, In fact the contrary Is often the case. Reaction Time To the Editor: Spend your time in nothing whicfa you know must be repented tof.tn nothing on which you might not pray for the blessing of God; In nothing which you could not review with a rjuiet consclence-in nothing which you might not safely and nrooerly be found doine if death should surprise you in the act. Many, if not most, of peo ple's problems come with misuse of lime, not only time in continuing quantity, but the decisions or reactions of a single word. Reaction time of people indicate how important can be a fraction. of a second. In the oft portrayed use of side arms, for example, the difference between those who live and those who die is fre quently a fraction of a second. The same can be said for these days of highway hazards, where, at 60 miles an hour, a car travels 88 feet In i single second. i-j' iw- jttr.... 1,.. tween Hie and death, good and evil, safety and sorrow, be tween a quiet or unquiet con science, between what can and . , .nij .. -r, " utterance as well as action. A second's thought before we say some thing would leave many blessings blessed ly unsaid: a second's thought before we do something would leave many unwise things blessedly undone. The ill ad vised action or utterance can lead to incalculable conse quences. It is a question of using I lime, tot what we should-for what is necessary - to our selves and others. We need time to think, to CNplore, to reach for the real essentials, to. pursue a sincere and hon est search. And the thought ful use of lime for ourselves and others, Willi honest intent, gives peace lo the soul and a deep and satisfying assurance. (Name on file) Medford No. 10 To-1 he Editor: When 10 gov ernnient agencies gel into a picture il can be a dandy. It happened here. To explain il is no easy job but one can try. To begin with, when the south Jetty of the Siuslaw Riv er was completed il was ob vious thai il would make a inVwouid'Ts" e' 1 ,!Ps'",ur miles oi beach6 tor family recreation, aii officials 1 "Breed. gel it over with, i ll list them: Army Engineers, Bureau ol Outdoor Recrea tion. FofQSt Service, Soil Con rVaUor, 7sfi& Bureau of Land MimaBoment. Port of : Stutlaw. Lane Cuunly Com- 1 tntttionecs, state oi Oregon. Lane County Parks and Recre ation Department. (There is Mill one w cbrtie, ypu ee.) All riglit then. The Hung is; that there is a road Jlllt south I of Florence leading off High Wiy 101 toward.- the dunes I diid ocean, The end of the road j is about four miles from the jrty. Unless you wanted a: j boat basin reached only by ; boat -an Unpractical arrange ment, to be surc-the road would have to be completed. To continue: the land just south of the south jetty is held by the Bureau of Land Man-. agfnient. a sort of real estate Holding concern lor uncle Sam. The able director. Karl Landstrnm. natie Oregon tan, said from Washington that he wai inlcjvMcd In the road and h.id his head man in Portland call a meeting m Florence, attended by repre entaUvea oi the nine units; listed above. All wai going well until Mr. Pike o; the Bureau of Outdoor , MEDFOF.D MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, OREGON We're Looking This Recreation arose and read a letter from the National Park Service (there is your No.' 10 agency) saying It wanted a seashore in that area and not to disturb things, please. Inasmuch as the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service are in the same department-the In terior, headed by Secretary Udall-you can see why the gentlemen present folded up their brief cases and silently faded away. Thus.No. 10-tlie park service-having no holdings closer than Crater Lake-locked out the public from 3 line recrea tional area. Frank Suniga, ' Box 66, Florence, Ore. Show a Succeta To. the Editor: Gamma Rho chapter of Beta Sigma Phi would like, to use your column to express their sincerest ap preciation to all those who helped to make their Style ""d Variety Show a success. Also lo correct some cross errors- in wronaly listing the Brookside Beauly Shop and Medford Judo Academy, while completely omitting John Lusk and his Baldwin organ from their press clip pings. The chapter extends sincere thanks to the Phoenix and Talent merchants and lo all the talent who appeared in the show plus those who worked behind the scenes, and also the Medford MaU Tribune so ciety editor and photographer. Gamma Rho Chapter Norrene Wheeler, Show Chairman :!570 Calhoun rd. Medford. A Racket To the Editor: Maybe I've "lost my marbles," or perhaps it's the House tax committee. Someone please explain to me how counting a sum of money twelve times a year, instead of four, should increase that sum by S5-U million. Said committee approves measure requiring employers to submit income tax with holdings monthly instead of quarterly. This is to increase revenue by eleven and a half millions ;in the coming bien nium. My'bloody fool, it will. It WILL increase the costs Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF (W WGHT F. would-be enmic jumped up an uproar before the ushers shouldered him mm the winps The epi sode brought back mem one of the nmht Sarah Siddons, the famous Eng lish tragedienne, playme Lady Macbeth, had ar unexpected visitor dur inR the sleep-walking scene Tt was her new dressing room attendant, bringing her a beaker of ale she had ordered from a nearby tavern. Instead of giving it to her in her dressing room during the intermission, he delivered it sm; Karl Hna.. Trrctor Of 1'ine Arts ! Station W.TR. Detroit. ha a real sense of humor Asked to prepare a program to entertain sick atudenU at Wayne Vnivers:tv. he Uheied the concert. "Music for Ul Literates " A morning TV program of rrvir 'n' roll selections he listed as -Music to Steal Hubcaps By" LeRend has tt that when Panfe tra.s discovered bv a contem porary serenely amllm; amidst the vnthenru; flames of Had.s. he ahniRjred off the Vat casually and explained. -1 don't mind IL really; I'm joat down here to jratlier material for a booX." (. e ISO. br Eenaart Cert. EHatrtbuted br King Feararea 6rndlcate C - D Im. JUIT16 DMTUnb l65C(H L , . . , - . . . oiven in u.a. to Laoor Leaaer By K. C. THALER United Press International London-WD-British govern- Strictly Personal By Sydney Field Enterpmei. Inc. PERSONAL PREJUDICES It is the most common of delusions to think that If we had only one thing more better health, more money, another love-life - we could then be happy, and the bitter est potion is preserved for those who attain this goal, and then find that . . . there is one thing MORE needed. The language of most ad vertising bears no relation lo human speech, and thai is why il takes so much rep etition and volume lo get through to human ears; like the phrase on the jar of jelly I was eating from at breakfast today: "Fresh Fruit Good." What person has ever said to himself, "Mm-m-m. this jelly it fresh fruit goodl"? a Those who insist that we must act like the Russians in order to "beat" the Russians (whatever that can mean these days) ought to ponder the re mark of George Orwell: "I always disagree when people end by saying that we can only combat Communism, Fascism or whatnot if we de velop an equal fanaticism-for it appears to me that one de feats the fanatic precisely by NOT being a fanatic oneself, but on the contrary by using one's intelligence." (As illustration, it must ba added, Orwell pointed out that "A man can kill a tiger because he Is NOT In the Day's News By FRANK From Salem: In the month of March, 1963, 54 people died in traf fic accidents in the state of Oregon. That is more traffic fatalities than in ANY PRE VIOUS MARCH IN OREGON HISTORY, the Traffic Safety Division said today. The worst previous March, the report adds, was In 1947, when 48 persons died on Ore gon highways. TT SOUNDS bad J. And, of course. It IS bad. of collection and administra tion for this sum, by 300 per cent. It will increase the em ployers' cost of handling and submitting the lucre, also I about 300 per cent. He, friend employer, is not going to do nate this extra burden. He can't afford to be that much of a good fellow, so he will have to add this unnecessary nuisance cost to the price of his goods or services, and pass it on to you, the consumer. Now, you are stuck two ways. Your prices, cost of living, etc., arc pushed up another little notch, and. lots LESS of the taxes withheld are left lo do any useful work, because of the 300 per cent increase' in "administra tive" cost. The only possible "T ' " i i. ,, jobs in Salem lo be held out as "plums" to the faithful wheel-horses supporting those who hand out said jobs. I think it's a racket. G. O. Loomer 1057 Court st. Medford WERE BLINDFOLDED for our on tho stape and created quite in the center of Ihe : itajre - D..J. merit quarters are piqued by the ostentatious American re ception for Harold Wilson, J. Harrii like a tiger, and uses hit brain la invent the rifle, which no tiger could ever do.") Uniess the encroachments of age are blurring my judg ment, it seems that the qual ity of airlines stewardesses I has been gradually dctcrioral I ing since I first became a reg ' ular patron more than 20 1 years ago: at that time, they ' were sharp, competent and personable; nowadays the smiles are as bright and the legs as trim, but that's all. More confusion is caused by Ihe word "flesh" in the Bible than by almost any other; when we are warned against "temptations of the flesh" we take il lo mean physical temptations, but lhit it not at all what St. Paul had in mind, at any theologian will tell you. (Likewise, most people would be astonished to learn the author of the merry coup let: "Who loves not women, wine and song Remains a fool his whole life long." None other than the "strict" Martin Luther.) Lovers' quarrels are a way of testing their love, not repudiating it; they are a means of renewing love from the doubts, the eppre hentiont and the feart that are attendant upon passion; and unless the quarrels are loo frequent or loo fierce, they possess a self-healing quality. JENKINS But it isn't quite as bad as il sounds. IflOR example: " Back in 1B47, a decade and a half ago, 535,800 motor ve hicles were registered in Ore gon. There were 48 fatal traf fic accidents on Oregon high ways in March of that year. In 1961, the latest year for which the'figurcs are avail able, 998,502 motor vehicles were registered in Oregon. The total number of register ed motor vehicles now ex ceeds a million. But, for the purposes of this comparison, let's use the 1961 official fig ure. In March of this year, there were 54 fatal accidents on Oregon's highways. CUMMING up: Bark in March nf 10J7 there was one fatal traffic ac cident for each 11,400 motor vehicles registered in Oregon. In March of 1963, there was one fatal accident for each 18.454 motor vehicles regis tered in Oregon. We're really making prog ress, you sec, toward greater safety on our highways. OO MUCH for the present and the past. Let's take a look now at the future. For the pas' five years, an outfit calling itself Resources for the Future. Inc.. has been making an exhaustive study : of what the U. S will be like in the year 2000-now only 37 years away. When comes the year 2000. the report says, total national output -the Gross National Product we read so much about, meaning the total val ue of all goods and services produced in the U. S.-will have climbed to more than TWO TRILLION DOLLARS a year. It is now about $560 billion per year. Average income per family, the report goes on, will be about S13.000. It's now about $5,000. And so on UT let s stick to automo- mobilcs. This Resources for I lie Fu ture. Inc.. report says that by the year 2000 there will he about 244 million aulo-pos-sibly three ears for every two adults-onv our streets and hichways. It arid?: "Some of these vehicles may be AUTO-PLANES - as safely operatable in the air as I oil freeways and turnpikes. They will travel in the air or on the ground!" That will be SOMETHING: ' ET'S put it this way: DUI1 approach a traffic I jam Instead of waiting and j cursing, you'll just take off ! Into the wild blue yonder. Or. I more likely, you'll be in the far right-hand lane and will l-cd lo make a left turn So ' . you'll push a button, or yank a handle, or tramp down j on a pedal . and will RISE IN THE AIR. leap the inter- i vcmng lanes and drop down on the otfijr side of the may be 30 -1 a n e highway - right -VKhere you want to be. s It's quite a world we're headed for. bn't it' r.J!.! ParontlAII VUrUldl . - . the Labor party's new leader. The publictty here sur- rmmriinp Wi son's viill to Washington and the range 01 top level talks organized for the occasion have left the im- pression on Conservative leaders that the U. S. admin- istration considers a Labor victory a virtual certainty. Nothing is said officially but resentment is hinted pri vately and in informal talks. Conservatives in London do not quarrel with the fact that American leaders should be interested in the personality and policies of the British op position leader who might be come the next prime minis ter. Bui what irks some lenders here Is the feeling that Wash ington to all appearances is already welcoming Wilson as the prime minister-designate. Conservatives realise that given a general election today they would very probably lose. But, the argument runs. Matter of Fact (c) New York Herald DE GAULLE PLUS ANDOR MINUS Paris-The exasperating as pect of the character of Gen. de Gaulle is the mixture of grandeur and squalor, wro n g n e s s and Tightness, blindness and brill i a n t vi sion. Against the back ground of the past, it is down right squalid that the former leader of the Free French should be tolerating if ! natural line of America's own not sponsoring what amounts j defense now runs, quite una to a persistent anti-American i vnidablyj straight through and anti-British campaign in Western Europe. Europe. There is something I He objects to this American very nasty indeed in this con - tinuous circulation of ugly rumors and false reports, all emanating from Gaullist or French official sources. Yet the irritation this una voidably occasions must not blind us in America to Ihe essential grandeur of this strange man. All members of the Western community of nations owe de Gaulle a heavy debt for many great things greatly accomplished -not least for the rescue of France in these last years. There is the same sharp ness of contrast when one an alyzes the available evidence revealing de Gaulle's view of the modern world. Concern ing his own country, the Gen eral's knowledge is encyclo pedic and his instincts are wonderfully sure. rpHIS reporter well rcmcm-a- bers going to see the Gen eral, in a fairly sordid hotel office, not long after his haughty postwar departure from office. Sounding half Jeanne ri'Arc and half-pythoness of Delphi, he intoned a rielailrH nrnnh.rv nf lh f. ture course of events in France, including his own re turn to power. He sounded like a madman at the time, hut events have proved him correct in almost every de tail. With regard lo Western Eu rope, too, de Gaulle is both uncommonly informed and uncommonly far-sighted. Bui it is his misfortune to be lead ing France in an epoch when the horizons of history have broadened. On the subject of the Soviet Union, he is puerile. Of the United States, he is arrogant ly ignorant. About Commu nist China, his grandiose pro nouncements are almost as laughable as those of Mme. Simone de Beauvoir. These are dangerous limitations. rpiIE strengths and limit - tions of de Gaulle's knnwl- "Yaaath! Thu u one morning I wouldn't mind being repliced by automation - Waller Reulher notwithilandingl" U!!,. 0 , the government lull than a, year to W-AJwoj? r-nme ..in. ,.n.u,u mi. .an la uu. uw p-' elections UU the fal of next year, he might well decide . not to call a general election '"v t"i" Much could happen by then to improve the internal situa tion of the country. The gov e r n m e n t is concentrating above all on reducing unem ployment, and the new na tional budget offers incen tives to liven up the econ omy. Whether t h e Macmillan government will succeed and whether it will swing the electorate back to its favor remains an open question. Re cent by-elections have gone heavily against the govern ment. Nevertheless, say the opti mists among the Conserva tives, the United States may be miscalculating if it regards a Labor victory as certain. By Joseph Alsop Tribune Syndicate edge of Ihe world that con fronts him no doubt explain both his vision and his blind ness. He is blind, very obvi ously, to the perils of the still continuing cold war. Other wise, he would not run the very great risks he is now running by jeopardizing ths unity of the Western Alliance. On the other hand, it is a very good bet indeed that hi.1 vision of the European future is broadly correct. He objects to the American presence in Europe not just because he is anti-American and because he docs not understand that the ; presence above all, because he regards il as a symbol of a continuing European de p e ri-d nice on the United Slates, and an Undue continu ing American influence in Eu ropean affairs. As a European and as a Frenchman, he wants the "Europe for the Europe ans" that his Information Minister, Alain Peyrefitle, talks aboul so much. This independent Europe, standing on its own feel, which Gen. de Gaulle wants now, is what the other Euro peans will surely want later on. This is "in the nature of things," lo use the semi-mystical Gaullist phrase, for per feclly obvious practical, non mystical reasons. a UUnOPE has recovered eco nomlcally and morally (rom the shocks of war. The European nations are daily gaining self-confidence. Hence the Europeans must unavoid ably wish, in the long run, to he the masters in their own house. This is the sentiment to which de Gaulle is seeking to appeal, and Washington I wl" """ s nlre "ror " "18 powcr of the appeal is not understood there. If Europe did not slill de pend for its defense entirely on the United States, one may be sure the Gaullist appeal would alreadyhave produced much more dramatic results. The U. S, must always con tribute to Europe's defense, precisely because the U. S. de fense line runs through En. rope. But the absolute Euro pean dependence on the U. S. for the local defense of West ern Europe is quite another thing, in the long run in no one's interest. The tragedy, therefore, is that Gen. de. Gaulle has not been willing to try to realize his European vision with President Kennedy, instead of against President Kennedy. In theory, this tragedy ought tr he remediable, but it is very hard. alas, to see where the remedy lies.