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TUESDAY, 4 A - " ivaryone in Southern Oregon . qV.V.. Th. Mall Tribune" fubliSSSUy exceot S,furday by MuriKOHD PBIHTWO.CO. ' XS North fir Stha-ojii - w5iir-tu nlTHL. Editor mRBOBEV Advertising Mnae 5555 1 Ti T LATHAM, Bm Mir ERIC ALLEN JR.. Mn; Bailor Eioi H ADAMS. City Editor &RRY CHIPMAN. T.lei Editor Mfuinn irtfETT Sporta Editor OUVE STARCHt" Wimen;. Edlto. DALE ;EmCKSOrrlaU.JlE AtTindependent Newapapei inured a. Second clau ...jnrM rtreson under aci o March 3, 1B97 , ' hscSipti6n RATES oX .n"d 'Sun' j Da ly and Sunday- moi 10.00 'c?py (Mailed, ' .if;Tnd Sunday- year 2 "0 Dally and Sunday 1 mo. i- Sunday Only-I mo. "J ' Carrlei jndyendori .9D l OtflciiT Piper of City of Mf"'" Officii PaSer ot Jackion County United Press full Leaaed Wire tt P 1 Telephoto Newipleturei, VEST San Fr-.ncl.co U. AnViiea Seattle. Portland Anielei Denver. NATION At E 0 1 T 0 R I A I ASSOCIATION l Memner California Newspaper Publisher! Association Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from tne tiles of The Mali Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 yean ago. . 10 YEARS AGO Nov. 12. 1953 (Thursday) Chester M. Wendt was re elected chairman of the Jack son County Committee of the Production Marketing Adminis tration at the county conven tion held today in the court house. Jackson County taxpayers continued to jam their way Into the tax collectors office in the courthouse this morning in an effort to beat the deadline for discounts. 20 YEARS AGO , i Nov. 12. 1943 (Friday) u Txittlct Venellc Samuels widow of Gus Samuels, long time Medford city treasurer llaa nftnr illness. More than 50 Jackson County residents receive Civilian De fense awards for more man hours of volunteer service, speakers at presentation in clude Shelby Tultle, commana er of county CD. 30 YEARS AGO ' Nov. 12, 1933 (Sunday) Rally held in Eugene for un defeated University of Oregon football team; speakers Include Head Coach "Prink" Calllson, formerly Medford High coach, and Bernle Hughes, Medford, an all-coast center on the team. 40 YEARS AGO Nov. 12, 1923 (Monday) Medford School Board votes to use the new city armory building as high school gymna sium, Board Member J. C. Mann reports. From Local and Personal col umn: Mrs. George A. Codding and little son, who have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Corliss ot South Laurel St. for the past month returned to her home in Salem Saturday, 50 YEARS AGO Nov. 12. 1913 (Wednesday) Ahrcn's store In Medtord of fers Japanese Mink scarfs for $8.50 with muffs to match tor $14.50. What's Your I.Q.? Hint or ttn corrtct It tuptrlori iivm er tight ii ixcclUnt; flvi or til ii flood. 1. Is it in California or Flor Ida where most of the U.S lemon crori is crown? 2. A gubernatorial election would be for the purpose ot fill ing what office? 3. If a supervisor described one of his apprentices as mal adroit, would that signify that the apprentice is clumsy or skillful? 4. In what year, A.D.. did the Crucifixion of Jesus occur? 5. In the human body the pa tella is the anatomical name for what? 6. Which of the following is the most nearly opposite of schism: majority, union, uni formity, conference, construe tion? 7. Unscramble the following dances: Klopa, Laztw, Bymhar. 8. In wnlcn city was Prcsi dent McKinley shot? 9. Was the first U.S. census taken in 1700, 1900 or 1810? 10. Who set fire to the White House in 1814? Answers: 1. California. 2, Governor. 3, Clumsy. 4. 29 A.D. (Roman Catholics say .10 A.I).). I. Kneecap. 6. Union. V. Polka, Willi, rhumbs, i. Buffalo, N.Y, I. 1790. It. British. 5r5& PUilllHHI VSJamociation NOVEMBER 12, 1M3 None of Your Business One of the principal freedoms which Ameii cans prize so highly is freedom of conscience the freedom to think what they want to, about anything, without having to answer to anyone. If asked his views on religion, say, an Ameri can is fully entitled to tell the questioner, "None of your blankety-blank business." This right should be unquestioned. But some times it has been breached, particularly in "clear ing" employes, governmental or otherwise. A RECENT Department of Defense memo " randum took this into consideration in ad vising security review boards to respect lawful civil and private rights" of persons questioned during security investigations. Among other things, they must not violate these rights, "discourage lawful political activity in any of its forms, or intimidate free expression of thought." Walter T. Skallerup Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for security policy, in an nouncing the memorandum to the undersecre taries of the armed forces, said, "While it is virtually impossible to establish elaborate rules which will provide satisfactory guidance in all circumstances, there are certain basic principles which have general application." ND he added: "Care must be taken not to inject improper matters into security inquiries whether in the course of security investiga tions or other phases of security proceedings. For example, religious beliefs and affiliations or beliefs and opinions re garding racial matters, political beliefs and affiliations of a nonsubversive nature, opinions regarding the constitutionality of legislative policies, and affiliation with labor unions are not proper subjects for such inquiries. "Inquiries which have no relevance to a security deter mination should not be made. Questions regarding personal and domestic affairs, financial matters, and the status of physical health, fall in this category unless evidence clearly indicate a reasonable basis for believing there may be ille gal or subversive activities, personal or moral irresponsi bility, or mental or emotional instability involved. "The probing of a. person's thoughts or beliefs and ques tions about his conduct, which have no security implications, are unwarranted." A TT ACHED to the memorandum was a list of " kinds of questions which were termed "im proper or irrelevant." Among these were: What is your religious preference or affiliation? Are you anti-Semetic, anti-Catholic, or anti-Protestant? Are you an atheist or an agnostic? What are your views on racial mat ters . . . ? Are you a member of NAACP or CORE? How much income tax do you pay? What contributions do you make to political, charitable, religious or civic organizations? Do you have any serious marital or domestic problems? In political matters, do you consider yourself to be a liberal or a conservative? Have you ever signed a political petition? What are your views regarding the decisions of the United Stales Supreme Court? These, then, are areas where a man should feel free to say "None of your business." Freedom of speech keep quiet. h.A. What's Your Address? A friend of ours who matters points out that a "the owner or tenant of every residence or place of business or other structure opening upon or having access to the streets of the city" to put up a street number. It shall, the law specifics, be not less than three inches high, and easily legible from the adjoining sidewalk or street. It specifies that odd upon the north and east sides of the streets and even numbers on the west and south sides. It is probably the most the books. Also the least - ! "UR friend reports that in the southeast sec- tion of the city only are the numbers assigned as specified by the law. In the northwest portion, odd numbers are placed on the south and east section, they are on and in the southwest section, on the south and east sides. In addition to all this, of course, there are many, many buildings usually businesses which have no street numbers at all. "A foolish consistency" may, as Emerson de clared, "be the hobgoblin of little minds." But in this case, a lack of it makes for a monumental source of confusion. E.A. Zippy On Nov. 8 we received a magazine air mailed from Washington, D.C. One postmark said June 20, 19G3. Another said Nov. 7, 1963.. Down below was an inscription which said: "Found in Supposedly Empty Equipment at Mail Rag Depository, Washington, D.C, Nov. 7, 1963." Well, that's understandable enough. Things like than can happen. But what causes us to won der how frequently it must happen is that the explanation was rubber stamped. E.A. A Century's Difference The U.S. Army last month flew some 15,000 soldiers from Texas to Germany in 63 hours and 20 minutes. A history buff on the editorial staff points out earlier, the Union Army nooga, fighting Joe Hooker was dispatched trom the Army of the Potomac, via Louisville. He moved his 15,000 three weeks. E.A. includes the freedom to is interested in such city ordinance requires numbers shall be placed - violated ordinance on enforced. west sides; in the north the north and west sides, Eugene Register-Guard that iust one century was in trouble at Chatta men the 500 miles in I ming.Mu.t Be Done I 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. Letteri submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of c-e paper. In fact the contrary is often the case. Williams for President To the Editor: The Republi can party has one solid issue on which it can win in 1964 and one Republican whose qualifica tions make him the best choice to win on this issue. The fiscal irresponsibility of President Kennedy and his advisers is the issue. Senator Jchn J. Wil liams of Delaware is the man. Over - spending is an inde fensible weakness of the Ken nedy Administration. Unlike controversial questions of for eign and domestic policy, there are no pitfalls in this issue for the Republicans. The President is vulnerable on over - spending now. He will be more so in 1964, for despite his vague promises toward fu ture economies, spending will soar to absurd new heights, The debt ceiling has been raised four times since he took office. The dollar has sunk to an all time low of 45.2 cents, based on 100 cents in 1939. To win on the issue of fiscal integrity, the Republican nomi nee must show the voters that uncontrolled spending must stop. For his words to carry conviction he must be able to back them up with his own rec ord. During three terms in the Sen ate, John J. Williams has con sistently and often effectively opposed over spending. As ranking Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee he knows where spending could be cut without damage to the safety and well-being of the country. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee ho has inside knowledge of foreign problems, knows where foreign aid is needed and where it could be trimmed. In a contest with Mr. Ken nedy, the sharp contrasts in the backgrounds and personal trails of the two men would bring Senator Williams closer to most voters. In three winning campaigns for a Senate scat, John Wil liams has stressed the oppor tunities and freedom of the American way of lite and the ability of the average American to do more for himself than the government can do for him. While Senator Williams could be depended upon to give first priority in chiuuhikuiuk iu u.i matters, lie wouici do certain to take a sensible, hard - headed approach to all of the country's problems. By nominating him, the Republican party would be supporting the integrity and solvency of America. Nicholas L. Kruysman 11 Frankfort St. New York, N. Y. Slutesmiin. Slop Up To the Editor: An ideal situ ation exists in Oregon today (or some bright lawmaker to begin laying the groundwork tor his election to the Governor's chair. The people have pleaded, beg ged, asked and demanded econ omy 1 their stale government, but ps' yet none of our law makers has started a vigorous move to ferret out waste and Inefficiency in government. The man who has the nerve to sten on some well-heeled loes, both political and non-political, and exert pressures suiucient to cut deeply into the waste and inefficiency we all know exists will have the backing of nine out of ten Orcgonians. Should he run for governor 1.. would be swept into office on the shoulders of 500,000 voters Now, where Is this nnnest and copr-cous statesman? Speak up! M. J- Olsen Route 4, Box 3i5 Medford. .litters To the Editor: Washington wuz having another outbreak of the New Frontier jitlahs and that's the worst kind of jittahs there is. Everett Arklin Ashland, Ore. MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON According To E4tabU.hed Procedures" Khrushchev Not Too Much To the Editor: In regard to the letter you received recently from Eagle Point concerning too much homework for stu dents, I think the letter writer heard only her children's side of the story. I have talked to several stu dents and they as well as I feel the teachers are giving no more homework than the stu dents can do. If the students are overwork ed, I'm sure the teacher and parent can come to an under standing. Barbara Campbell Freshman Eagle Point High Box 285 Shady Cove, Ore. Safeguards To (he Editor: We can thank Almighty God that our Oregon Constitution prohibits the Legis lature from running the state head over heels into debt as a similarly Democratic controlled U. S. Congress has done with the entire country. Our Oregon Constitution has another grand safeguard in the referendum. So now it is only good sense to write to the Legislature to tell them what we do want. We knew that certain services must be performed, but we objected to waste. The following seem desirable: 1. Cut out waste. See that all state employees earn their pay. 2. Pass a 5 cent cigarette tax. Rep. Crothers slates that this tax would raise $30,000,000. Ore gon is the only state that does not have this slate tax. 3. If absolutely necessary, slightly raise the rates on mid dle bracket incomes $5,000 to $20,000. 4. No general sales tax. mat would bear hardest on the thou sands of folks who even now can barely make ends meet. Horace W. Thompson 3642 Hilsinger Rd. Medford. Slop And Think To the Editor: I read in the Communications about we need a auditorium, parks, this and thai, but never a word, we need a home for our loved ones. They will not keep them in this town unless they are bedridden. I'm talking about the men tally ill. Why do we have lo take them so far away as S. lem, wnere we can not be wilh them and see them as we would love to. A town as little as Woodburn has a new nice place. I would be ashamed it I was one of the leaders in Medford affairs. Yr do not know about these things like one who has gone through it. Rut please, just stop and think Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF rpWO TNTREriD explorers met in the heart of the Brazil l ian jungle. "I'm here," declared one, "to commune with nature in the raw, to contemplate thr; eternal verities, and to gather material for a. book on which I've al ready collected a fat ad vance. And you. Sir?" "I," sighed the second explorer, "came because my young daughter has beguri violin lessons." At ft stockholders' meet ing? of a biff steel combine, a lady who probably had Just soon a revival of "The Solid Gold Cadillac," rose to demand ot the chairman, "Exactly what duties is a chairman of the board ex pected to perform for the princely salary he earns?" The chairman waited for the lmieh tor to die down, then ventured, "I d say mat a board chairman is roughly the equivalent of parsley on a platter of fish." The early bin), of course, doesn't alwavs get the worm. As Paul Lcrner points out, Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity but it was the fellow who Invented the. meter who mtde all the million 8. Ik J -M I I VI wAIWdll W Probable Br PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreljn News Analyst Despite occasional differences over the treatment to be ac corded Castro Cuba, United States-Mexico relations are at their highest point in years. The signs are that they are to improve still more. The forecasts are based on the man who has been selected by the dominant Institutional Revolutionary party (PRD to succeed Adolfo Lopez Mateos as Strictly Personal By Sydney J. Harris (c) Field Enterprises, Inc. ANTICS WITH 5EMANTICS: He goofed; you simply forgot; but all I had was a "mental block." Your child's academic rec ord indicates that he is rather on the dull side; my child's academic record indicates that "he isn't living up to his po tential." When I require statistics to buttress my position, I remind you that "you can't argue with hard facts in black and white"; but when such statistics do not support my position, I am equally quick to remind you that figures can't lie, nut liars sure can figure." If most of inc advertise ments for managerial and technical help were scmanli cally honest, they would frankly call for "Men under 35, with 20 years of practical experience in the field." I have "initiative"; you have 'brass"; he has "the knife out." When one is g e 1 1 1 n g the worst of an argument, the three most useful words are "sclf-stylcd." "would-be," and "pseudo" as in "self-styled experts," "would-be states men." and "psciido-intcllcctu-als." Your remark was "sarcasm," while mine was classical "irony." According to the company spokesman, the plant made "a seasonal revision of employ ment"; according to the union spokesman, the plaint "laid off workers." The alcoholic I happen to dis like is a "lush"; the one I hap pen to like has "a drinking problem." When an answer lo a prob lem is complex, those who op pose it will call it "confused"; whereas, when an answer to a problem is simple, those who oppose it will call it "over-simplified." A poor woman who outrage ously "neglects" her children is as likely as not to get nalea into the Family Court; a rich woman who neglects her children is as likely as not to be elected to the board of directors of the social agency that hales the poor wom an into court. The politician whose views I agree with doesn't change his stand because he is "con sistent"; the one whose views I disagree with doesn't chance his stand because he Is "hide hound," "d o g m a 1 1 c" and "doclrinaire." When a man feels the neces sity lo say to us, "I'll put all my cards on the table," we may be reasonably sure that his normal procedure is to keep a few up his sleeve. It is (he falsest of analogies lo call the. human mind a "ma chine" for unlike any self respecting motor, the tongue makes the greatest number of revolutions per niinutes when (he brain is in neutral. a few minutes, you may some day. (Name on File) Medford. "fjjp I C DAUiAnckine at KIa1 HllU fee? IXC Id 1 1 VM 1 1 IS New President May Better Them president of Mexico In Decem ber, 1964. He is Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, minister of the interior in the Lopez Mateos government. And since the PRI has not lost an election in more than 30 years, his election is considered as sured. As interior minister since 1958, Diaz Ordaz has cooperat ed closely with the United States, so much so that Communists and Castroltes have attacked him as "pro-Yanqui" and a leader of reactionary forces. Mexico's refusal to go along with U.S. demands for a total break with Cuba, including an economic blockade, is well known. Less well known is the firm crackdown on Commu nists and Communist agitation that has been carried out within Mexico under Diaz Ordaz's di rection. While most passengers travel ling to Cuba simply use Mexi co as a way-point, all have been closely checked for years. Their photographs are taken and their passports stamped. Tons of Communist propagan da carried out of Cuba have been confiscated at the Mexico City airport. The Mexican revolution dates from 1911 and Mexican politi cal leaders still insist that theirs is a revolutionary state. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS In Washington the other day, Secretary of State Dean Rusk told reporters at a news confer ence that Congress should stop trying to legislate foreign policy and should back U. S. troops overseas with foreign aid dol lars. He added: "I'm very much concerned about the present tendency in the Congress to legislate foreign policy. Foreign policy is Presi dent Kennedy's job, ' and if things go wrong the congress men who propose amendments are not going to. stand up and take the blame. OREGON'S Senator Morse lm merliatelv Hisarrperi and served notice . that Secretary Rusk's words won't deter him from leading a fight in the Sen ate "-write the aid bill dras tically. "The Senate, he said, has an obligation, as well as the executive branch of our federal government. The Senate's job is to go through the bill as it has been doing, section by section, country by country, and decide whether it wants to bring an end to some of the waste and corruption in the foreign aid pro gram." He then added that when he spoke of waste and corruption he was not referring to Amer icans but to the foreign recip ients of American sid money. WELL, this writer goes along with Senator Morse's views on foreign aid and hopes he doesn't pull his punches at any point. As it was used under the Marshall Plan to bind up the wounds and repair the destruc tion of the Great War among our allies, foreign aid was won derful. But as it is being used more lately, it comes close to being a national scandal. TTUMAN nature is human na ture. You can't bribe people in be good. You can't hire them to be wise and prudent. What has happened in the case of a lot of our foreign aid is much the same as what happens when people give too much money to their children without first teaching them the principles of handling money wisely. Foreign aid has spoiled a lot of nations, just as too much money has spoiled a !ot of chil dren. It has also tempted us to take the easy way of shelling out money instead of the harder way of teaching indigent coun tries how to help themselves. It is pretty generally recog nized that when children are given too much money without first being taught how to handle money the results are apt to be BAD FOR THE CHILDREN. We're learning the hard wav that much the same is true of foreign aid. DO O M More power to Senator Morse in his battle against unwise and wasteful foreign aid. IVIORE from Washinglon: iTi Agriculture depart men economists report lhat the (otal assets of American farmers have risen lo a record high of S216.5 BILLION. Which is to sav: TOTAL ASSETS ot American farmers amount to only 70 per cent ot our present national debt. IN ( A If OTHER words: ALL the assets of ALL American farmers were confis cated in order to obtain t h e money with which to pay off our national debt, the money thus obtained would pay off only 70 per cent of it. It's a bit shocking, Isn't It? h This in part explains Mex ico's reluctance to intervene in Cuba, although it has declared international communism in compatible with free democrat ic institutions. But Mexico has matured po litically and its constitutional reforms given lands to previous ly landless peasants and spread national wealth among a grow ing middle class. It also has found it less necessary than some Latin American govern ments to exploit anti-U.S. sen timents. Memories of U.S. occupation of Vera CrUz and the years of nard leelings which followed Mexican expropriation of U.S. and British oil companies now largely are only memories in a new period of friendly relations. Mexico is far ahead of most other Latin American nations in her agricultural, educational and tax reforms. THE SfiflO BILLION COUNTRY WASHINGTON - Accordine to the government forecasters, the United States will be pro ducing goods and services at the rate of $596 billion per annum by the end of this year. And if all goes well, the Gross National Product will considerably ex ceed $600 billion in 1964. The, fact that we are about to become a $600 billion country is remarkable enough, in itself, i to deserve special notice. As any one can see, moreover, it is a fact of great political as well as economic significance. It is bound to affect the world bal ance between the U. S. and the U. S. S. R., and it is also bound to affect the 1964 election. If the nation's economic growth continues as prophesied, in truth, President Kennedy will be able to claim that he has kept his promise to "get this country moving again." When he took office, the Gross Na tional Product was at the level of $502 billion per annum. Thus the gain by the end of this year will be just short of $100 billion. Furthermore, if the economy is given t n e additional stimulant of a generous tax reduction, the nation is expected to be produc ing goods and services at an annual rate well above $600 bil lion probably around $620 bil lion by election time next year. F THIS is achieved, the na tional growth in the Presi dent's years in office will be above 20 per cent, and the aver age rale of growth will be more than 5 per cent per annum. Thus far, nonetheless, the Kennedy administration has been singing very small about the improved American growth rate. There are two reasons for this poor-mouthing on the eco nomic front. On the one hand the combined effects of automation and a reg ular population increase of 2 per cent per annum partly cancel the effect of the growth-rate. Even more rapid growth, cre ating even more jobs, is needed to reduce the pool of unem ployed workers in America to an acceptable level. On the other hand, the Presi dent and those around him are deeply convinced that the tax bill must be passed, both to pro vide more jobs and to insure sustained growth. They fear that Congress will be reluctant to grant the desired reduction in taxes if Congress becomes loo confident about present prosperity. Hence all the em phasis is now placed on the dire results to be expected from de feat of the tax bill. rpHAT will no doubt change quickly enough if and when the tax bill becomes law and the tax bill becomes law and REPUBLICAN ii BT PART , , M KENNtcy HfAD?UARTEM IB "It's going lo he lough to heal. Kennedy, but let's not refer to our candidate, whoever It might be. as the 'sacrificial lamb'i" W YY Large-scale irrigation is open ing up virgin lands in northern and central Mexico. A half mil lion dollars a day goes into public education. Since the start of the Alii ance for Progress, the United States has extended more than $300 million to Mexico in direct loans and credits. The fact that a single party has been able to dominate Mex ican politics for so many years in no sense establishes it as a basis of dictatorship. There is no oppression of op position parties. They simply have not been able to dent the popularity of the PRI which draws support from all sectors of society, economic, agricultur al and labor. In the elections of 1961, the pro-Communist and pro - Castro Popular Socialist party was able to muster only about 25,000 votes out of 6.5 million. Matter of Fact By Joseph Alsop Xc) New York Herald Tribune Syndicate the United States attains the im pressive status of a $600 billion country. Meanwhile, it is also worth noting that the U. S. un der Kennedy seems likely to break still another kind of rec ord on the economic front. Unless a wholly unforeseen slump lies just ahead, the coun try is now experiencing the longest peace - time economic upswing on record, except for the long, slow recovery that covered the first months after Franklin D. Roosevelt's first in auguration. The opposite was of course expected when the cur rent upswing began. The main reason for the un due apprehensiveness in the early stages of the current up swing was a natural but mis leading argument from past ex perience. In brief, the upswing from 1949 to 1954 (not counted in the peace - time list because of Korea) lasted for a total of 45 months; the 1954 - 57 upswing endured for 35 months; and the 1958 - 60 upswing stopped after only 25 months. Looking at these statistics, the analysts be gan to suspect that hidden fac tors were operating to shorten our periods of upswing. pVEN the Kennedy adminis tration's economists, who unanimously beamed the early cut-off of the second Eisenhow er era upswing on unduly re strictive economic policies, nonetheless feared at the outset that the Kennedy upswing might be limited to only 15 months thus making a neat 45-35-25-15 series. Instead, tho present upswing has already continued for no less than 32 months. By the end of April, therefore, the Kennedy upswing will have endured longer than the next - longest peace - time upswing after the Roosevelt era of recovery, which was a per iod of 36 months of growth in 1879-82. In sharp contrast, the Soviet rate of economic growth, which had averaged 7 per cent per annum in the years 1955-59, dropped to 6 per cent in 1960, to 5 per cent in 1961, and to 4 per cent in 1962. Estimates for the 1963 growth rate of the So viet Union are not yet avail able, but, because of the mis fortune of a very bad harvest, a further slowdown seems like ly. It may be debated whether President Kennedy and his eco nomic advisers should get the credit for the encouraging per formance of the U. S. economy in the Kennedy era. But if you compare the performances of the U. S. and Soviet economics in these years, you must at least conclude that those who were getting ready to bury capitalism were just a mite premature. .(
