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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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