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PAGE TWO HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Falls, Ore. Monday, October 17, 1960 Comic Expresses Views On Political Situation By DICK WEST WASHINGTON (UPD-The last time I saw Mort Sahl, the cele brated political scientist, he was telling jokes to about 80,000 emp ty seats in the Los Angeles Coli seum. He got a lot of laughs, too. This was during the final ses sion of the Democratic National Convention and I doubt that any comedian ever performed under more difficult circumstances un less it was Steve Allen. Allen ap peared earlier in the program be fore about 90.000 empty seats. I was interested in observing Sahl under more intimate condi tions and so I attended a news conference he held here Thurs day. This time there were only about 200 empty seats. The seats were occupied mostly by high school and college journalists, who were seeking to further their education. Since I am old enough to remember Will Rog ers, I felt a little out of place. Attired In Sweater Furthermore, when I attend a news conference of this sort 1 can never think of any questions to ask. Luckily, this was not true of my young colleagues. They were keenly curious to know Sahl's views on the presiden tial campaign, Russia, Castro, Khrushchev, conformity, student rioting and other humorous top ics. Sahl was wearing, among other things, a blue shirt unbuttoned at the collar, a green sweater and a watch band with two watches on it. There was some disagree ment among his advisers as to whether he would sit behind the table or stand up. Ho finally com promised by sitting on the table Since his comments apparently mean a lot to a large segment of the population, I have attempt ed to prepare a rather abbrevi ated transcript of his remarks. "Good evening. In Los Angeles, It's 11 o'clock in the morning. 1 don't want you to be inhibited by this formality. I want to do this the way the president does it, ex cept that he doesn't do it very often, does he? 1 Attends Press Conference "But I don't want to talk be hind his back. Eisenhower takes things personally, except his of fice. "I attended one of Kennedy's press conferences in New York yesterday. Anybody in this coun try can be president, except Ad lai Stevenson. I don't know Ken nedy at all but I know Nixon all too well. Knowing the candidates, you get a lot of laughs you wouldn't get otherwise. "The great debates are pretty grim. Nixon likes to- put across the image of charm. Kennedy doesn't have any either. He talks about 77 per cent of the gross na tional product and things like that. They both smile a lot though. Thai's inner satisfaction or something. "Yes, it's true that I spent 83 days on K.P. while I was in the Army. But I don't want that to sound heroic. "I just got back from Russia, you know. They don't like non conformists either. I traveled with a young lady. If you take a guy with you, they think you're defecting. Disc Firms Returning To Talkies' Sea Lions Cause Woe; No Remedy SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -Sea lions are seals with ears, beady eyes and whiskers. They lie on rocks off the California coast and honk. They are divided into bulls, cows and pups. They eat fish and squid. Sometimes they gobble ancho vies, perch, white croakers and stingrays, then regurgitate them. Sometimes they don't eat a thing fur six months. Sea lions are crosses between schooms and schmoes. Alive, they amuse tourists and make children By BOB THOMAS AP Mnvle-TV Writer HOLLYWOOD (API The rec ord industry, which began with talk-Thomas A. Edison's "Mary;auKh in zoos and circuses Had a Little Lamft - is going Dea they're not worth a thing, back to it. ThprA was n limp, hpfore eler- Just about the hottest album in lricnv whe th,.v could he melted the country these days is some- H0Wn into oil for lamns. thing called "Button Down Mind it contains no singing strings, no folk ballads nor rock tunes, not even a sound of music. Just talk The talk consists of some wacky monologues by comic Bob New hart, in such guises as a subma rine skipper mildly chastising the crew for shelling Miami Beach. Ncwhart is the latest and most successful of the new comics in the record field. Talk records aren't new, of course. Many Americans remem ber Moran and Mack, the two black crows. They were the rare exceptions in a medium that was devoted almost entirely to music. The pioneer was Mort Sahl, whose stacalto attack on politi cal follies appealed to a rebellious generation. He has been a steady seller in albums, Striking a broader audience was Shelly Beiman, whose "inside' and "outside" albums have been No. 1 on the best-seller list. He delivers skits on such mundane matters as hangovers and chil dren who babble on the telephone Why do folks buy the talk al bums? It's a mystery to some After all, how many times can you listen to the same jokes? Elements that seem to favor the talk albums are these: 1. The rising intelligentsia There is a growing mass of in tellectuals who want their humor shaip and incisive and won't sub mit to the mediocrity of TV and other media. 2. Entertainment at home. With the continuing trend for Ameri cans to stay home instead of seek ing entertainment outside, the al bums provide a floor show, 3. Joy of discovery. Note that all of the top sellers are new per sonallties. Record buyers can have the thrill of discovering the fresh approaches to comedy and Intro ducing them to their friends. tmb ToHltht Gli Or" ;3 Show Start 7:00 "THE APARTMENT" JACK LEMMOM SHIRLEY MmoLAIME FRED MmoMURRAY TUES. t WID. Marktd tor DIATH by the fury of Voodoo Br' l tmt ' ww Tarzans FIOHTforLIFE GORDON SCOTT ... it Mm To Be Returned TUNIS, Tunisia (API A quar ter million acres of farm land owned by French settlers will be returned to Tunisian control un der an agreement signed Thurs day. Tunisia will pay $2.38 million and the settlers will, be allowed to transfer the funds out of the country, but farm equipment must be left. BOYS WEAR BEARDS DALLAS, Tex. (UPD-Mrs. Mil dred Sale of the Southwestern Artists Service spoke at this week's meeting of the Dallas Jazi Society about jazz and jazz mu sicians. 'If you see a father and his son together, it's ten to one that the bearded one is the son," she said. Sea lions are hard to kill, Dur ing World War II, soldiers shot cannons at the off-coast rocks for artillery practice, but it didn't re duce the sea lion population at all. In fact in 50 years, the number of sea lions off California's coast hasn't changed much. Sea lions are smarter than they look. Fishermen who try to shoot them because they foul up their nets say the critters seem able to move just out of range. Some fisherman groups have de manded that the state kill off the sea lions on grounds that they arc eating salmon and other commer cially valuable fish. Deputy Director Harry Anderson of the State Fish and Game De partment says there's no evidence that sea lions eat salmon. Further more he says the cost of killing the beasts is prohibitive. He reports that past efforts to eliminate the sea lions have failed. Machine guns wound many hut kill few. Depth charges miss the sea lions, but kill the fish. Anderson is afraid to try chem ical, biological or radiological warfare, or mining the rookeries with fragmentation explosives. Anderson's conclusion about what should be done with the sea lions: Nothing. "DENNIS THE MENACE" Navy Aids AF Man In Theft FAIRFIELD (LTD Voters Face Heavy Job Of Law-Making By PAIL W. HARVEY JR. Associated Press Staff Writer each by initiative and by referen- A young Air Force man was in custody " . UU1II. today charged with stealing a 40- 0n,v nn 5i .... . that grand juries, in bringing in-j The 1959 Legislature, In eff dictments, generally do just what , rejected the convention idea when Oregon's voters face a heavy th district attorney recommend. proposed mis measure to let th. job of law-making at the general So. they ask. why not streamline Legislature write a new charter, election, with 15 measures on the things and let 'he D ,A ' brmg 1 I Now, the constitution can be ballot. Thirteen of them were put 'charges in the first place. (amended only an article at a nme. there by the Legislature, and one' But opponents feel that the This ballot measure would permit ni-and iurv svstem is a tunda- he lawmakers to Drooose flmnnrl mental protection tf the rights ofments 0 as manv articles as they the accused, being a protection wjsli even to the extent of wnbni foot. 17,3oO launch from the hn mnr. Kfr. against a capricious act ot a ois-a new constitution. 'avy. the people at one election. That a,toincy' J Supporters claim that giving th, I What's more, said the FBI the ttas " when there were 18. A new state constitution could , Legislature this power would ba This year's Measure No. 1 wouldresult Irom Measure ' """-" cneaper and more practical dp. make the terms of legislators start is tne Legislature's answer to de-' points favor a convention on the on the opening day of the legis-: mands b-v 1)0111 RePubllcan and ground that the job should ba lative session. This would be a,Democralic gvernors that Ore"jdone by a body that is more rcu. 'I'M THIS MANY FINGERS old. MB. Wilson 'Yeah , voufee a Wwwul, ALL RIGHT. Navy helped him do it. FBI, Air Force and Navy offi cials gave this account: Airman l.C. Lawrence Lionel week later than at present. gn have a constitutional conen- resentative of the public. Lynch, 23, Travis Air Force Base, This is a simple housekeeping t'on wrlle a new ''' annparpd Mnndav at MarA IslanH!"11"5"-8 ""al "O OP. Navy Shipyard in Vallejo and identified himself as a Navy pipe fitter third class. He said he had been assigned to select a boat for Travis airmen. He made his ODOoses The! Oregon s constitution nas ueeu 1959 Legislature felt it would be amended many times since state more efficient Measure No. 2, to establish day- ugnt saving time from the last hood in 1958, but never has been rewritten. There is general agree ment that a new constitution is enhioM nf lint . t "hnin anH Ipff cavinff hft U'AlilH . ' ...... ..- ,eraj years be bacK tne next day to picK Sunday in April until the lust Sun-Ineeded- The question is wno W1" day in September, has been the write il- LaPointe's Maternity Shop it up. Tuesday, Lynch was back with an Air force worn crew and a truck, which he obtained by mis representing his assignment. Un der Lynch's direction, Navy and Air Force men loaded the nine- ton boat onto the truck. Lynch carried a bona fide requi sition number for the boat. Travis Opsnl 4J LAST 2 DAYSI 1 MUM" Expert Says Reds Failed LOS ANGELES (UPI) - A top space scientist said Thursday there were indications Russia planned to put a man in space early this month and failed Dr. William Pickering, director of thp California Institute o( .Tech nology's Jet Propulsion - Labora tory, told the first annual World Newspaper Forum Thursday Oct. 4 was the third anniver sary of the launching of the first Sputnik and scientists throughout the world were wondering if Rus sia was planning something new." Evidence that Russia indeed did expect to perform a major scien lific feat about that time was in dicated by numerous boastings by Radio Moscow in September that significant space achievement could soon be expected, Pickering said. "It is entirely out of character for the Russians to announce their plans ahead of time," said Pick ering. This most unusua) 'an nouncement) indicated that some significant space experiment had hern planned and that it cither failed or was called olf for some reason. It could have been anoth er moon shot but there had been talk of putting a man in space." Pickering was careful to point out that ho had no concrete evi dence of Russia's plans and that he was drawing his conclusions on the sequence of events and the fact that it was the first time the Russians had indicated in advance some space project. Red Infiltration Cited PANAMA (AP) President Rob-momic austerity and political mod- crto Chiari says "Communist in- eration. fluence in Latin America is deep- nil . S . . ly increasing." . , .. . . . ' t - ;.u n-u. A. "fiuve- 111 an 1111C.VIU- .m . ., , . I ... . , .. - . u,,J , cialed Press. Chiari said: "It is "'"" uue" slu"" a-i""-""'"'";" "' no loncer a time for words-it is tins between Washington andmb?r Phonf fm lhe 0ak- mis repuDiic. wnicn nas strategic importance because of the Pana ma Canal. "There is no middle way," said Chiari. "It's a simple choice be tween democracy or communism. "Washington's plan for a $500- million aid program for Latin a time for actual and positive ac lion." The 55-ycar-old Panamanian leader look office two weeks ago and pledged a program of eco- Picture Boss Praises Films For Selling US LOS ANGELES (UPI) Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, said Friday one of the best ways of selling the United States abroad was with motion pictures. Johnston, in a speech prepared for delivery to about 3,000 editors, publishers and guests attending the first World Newspaper For um, said: 'The average attendance at American films around the world runs upward to 250 million per sons a week. "To these peoples our films have brought, without setting out to do so, the moving image of a land that has achieved great ma terial progress without sacrificing individual liberties. Johnston told his audience at the two-day event sponsored by the California Newspaper Publish ers Association that he realizes there has been criticism that films convey a sordid impression some times. "But to balance off, it Is no less clear to me that our plus marks very far outweigh the mi nuses," he said. "And I hope we will add more pluses and mini mize the minuses. This hope, I assure you, Is shared by every responsible Hollywood producer I know." Other Friday speaches were Eligio Esquivcl Mcndcz, governor of Baja California; Henry J Kaiser, vice president of Kaiser Industries Corp.; and Ramon Be teta, general director of Novadad- es and the News of Mexico City. Vice President Richard M. Nix on addressed the group also, following Gov. Abraham A. Ribi coft's appearance as a spokesman for Sen. John F. Kennedy Thurs day night. land Naval Supply Center. The launch was returned to Travis and unloaded behind a large shed. Lynch planned to overhaul it, agents said, but his further plans for it were not learned. But Thursday after Mare Is- Army Censor Draws Blast From Solon WASHINGTON (UPI) - A America is a good beginning butland, Oakland and Travis officials it must be urgently implemented.! compared notes, Lynch was ar Rccent Pan American confer- rested on a charge of theft of gov- ences clarified the continents' op- ernment property. It carries a position to communism. maximum penalty on conviction The answer to communism is,of 10 years Prlson ana lu'uuu economic. TlP main i-nacnn rnm. lule- munists made such deep ad vances is the willingness of the people to listen because of unem ployment and lack of progress in education and housing. Also the people of the United States must pay more attention to the problem and realize its urgency." Chiari said no new develop ments in U.S.-Panamanian re lations are expected in the next few months. Panama has been demanding a substantial .increase in the annual million-dollar rent the United States pays for the canal plus better wages, for Panamanian workers employed there. "These things can be worked out easily, with a square deal for ev erybody," said the . Italian-descended president. There have been predictions iCorps personnel substituted t h i s that ultranationalists might cause sentence: This historical expen- anti-U.S. outbreaks in the Canal 'ment in news-broadcasting may Zone on Nov. 3, Panama's national holiday. Proponents argue that it would give families an extra hour of day light for outdoor work and recrea tion, would conserve electricity, would stimulate the tourist trade, and benefit the radio and tele vision industries by making it un necessary to tape many pro grams originating in the East. But opponents claim that It penalizes farmers, who have to get up. early; that it makes it harden to get young children to bed, and that it hurts outdoor1 theaters. Measure No. 3 would neimit financing of urban renewal proj ects through the increased taxa tion that results from these im-i provements. This is non-controversial. There is no known oppo sition. Yet the Reople defeated the same measure in 1958 by a margin of 268,716 to 221.330. Measure No. 4 would let dis trict attorneys bring charges in criminal cases by filing informa tion, as is done in many states. Such charges now are brousht bv grand juries. The proposed amend ment would retain the grand jury system, using the information method as an alternative. Supporters of the proposal argue j Nice Prop BRISTOL, England (AP) - A kllnrl It-Am 1nn,.J rrl J.L.. congressional investigator charged "u " .""" . "'"rsu-y . j ,i ; ,1. . j sne has been propping up a leg today that the Army censored a' , . u. . tJiL,?. .,.. U-stkinrrlnn ni-nun' slnrv it i ... t'h'" jioi 9 newsman's story it transmitted to his newspaper by way of the Courier satellite. Rep. John E. Moss, D-Calif., chairman of the House govern ment information subcommittee, said the Army Signal Corps struck out a paragraph in the story which called the atmospheric mode of transmission a "stunt" and a "gimmick." In its place, Moss said, Signal ALL THE YOUNG WOMEN WILL LOVE m m m m m a smm ALL Tne .j-jw5T MEN'! DOOM OPIN S 45 NOW PLAYING! r.-'V dkeft ov mam , V I 1 isi n Power Need Reported WENATCIIEE (AP) - At least 14 major dams can be built in the Northwest to fill the area's future power needs, a Columbia I Basin Inter-Agency Committee j group says. 1 They would add seven million kilowatts to the Northwest's pres ent rating of 11,038.610 kilowatts, a t'BIA subcommittee said Friday as a two-day meeting here wound up. But the area's power demands, lhe committee said, are growing at a rale of five per cent a year, without considering unexpected increases due to new industries, and still more power will even tually be needed. "The hydroelectric potential of this region is great (hut) it is not unlimited and the ever grow ing demand will eventually ex ceed it," the report said. "Thermal (steam' capacity, which now constitutes less than four per cent of the total system jcapacily, will he expanded . . , Nuclear power plants are expect ed to become economically com petitive within the next 15 or 20 years." The subcommittee was headed by Allan J. Meadow croft of the Federal Power Commission. The group discussed in detail two rival plans for links with California hut expressed no pref erence between them. LEAVES Power-Flex action! HEAVY-DUTY I RUE I EM PER t LAWN RAKE Chrome-plated steel spring brace stiffens flex action. Makes heaviest litter easy to handle without damaging grass roots. From 3.25 HARDUARI S28 Main To take the initiative away from extremists, the government has been planning a peaceful, con trolled parade in which Panama's flag will be carried through a por tion of the Canal Zone jutting into downtown Panama City Park. Chiari denied reports that he personally might carry the flag. "I believe it will all be very, very quiet," he said. Veil be the forerunner of tomor row's mode of communication." There was no immediate com ment from the Army on Moss' charge. with a live bomb. She had tied the bomb to a leg of the table in Bristol's workshop for the blind. A worker who had been a World War II bomb expert spotted it while he was working on a re building project. Workshop offi cials said the bomb must have been brought in with pieces of knitting machinery. We Forgot to Include CARPET In Our Gigantic Trade-in SALE Yes! Bush Furniture Will Give You more TRADE ALLOWANCE FOR YOUR OLD CAR PET WHEN YOU PURCHASE NEW CARPET DURING THIS TRADE-IN SALE. 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