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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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