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PAGE IIKRALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore Wednesday, May 3), 1963 EDSON IN WASHINGTON . . . Wheat Ballot Muddies Legislation Picture "All I Sqid Was, 'We Must Put Our. Differences on the Table!"' dii&iiaL (paqsL K'.-;7.-"' Victory ;f We were all up there with Gordon Coop erj through the dark hours and the light. We should have been. '-' Some say we should not be exploring the unknowns of space while so many of the known things of earth are in disarray. By this reasoning, Christopher Columbus should not have sailed in quest of a west ern passage to the Indies so long as peasants in Spain and Italy were hungry and ill-clad. But even as it is troubled with its failures in soncs of life already known, the human spirit must aspire, must search ahead, must soar. President Kennedy wisely described Gor don Cooper's great space flight as a victory for the human spirit. ; We must all marvel at the precision vbich enables our space engineers to thrust a 'tiny capsule into a "slot" in the sky, send it hurtling through 22 orbits of the globe and then bring it splashing down to the sea with in, a few miles of its target ship. - Cooper's calm expertness, his sense of mastery over the curious vehicle that carried him, gave a richly human touch to his unique adventure far and away the longest space flight of any American. If comparison must be drawn, he did not, of course, match the 64 orbits and the 48 or bits of the two Russians who soared aloft last The Anatomy Of A (Star-News, Pasadena, Calif.) In a column recently commending the proposal to confer honorary U.S. citizenship on Winston Churchill, Marquis Childs touched admiringly on his invention of the phrase "Iron Curtain" to describe the dividing line between free Europe and the part of it that has fallen under Russian control. Churchill, of course, is the most celebrated phrase maker of our age; any schoolboy today can quote him or should be able to the way those of earlier generations quoted Patrick Henry's and Nathan Hale's ringing declara tions. Childs' comment set us to musing about what it is that goes into a telling descriptive. Such analysis probably is as fruitless, at bot IN WASHINGTON . . . GOP By RALPH it TOLEDANO In politics tilings are seldom what they seem until lliey be come precisely what they looked like from the beginning. This is what drives politicians mad ami reporters to drink. It also makes life a little leu humdrum. The current shenanigans In the Republican Party are a case In point. Kor example: There Is some hee-hawing becauso Gen eral Eisenhower. Richard Nixon, and Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania arc supposedly meeting "secretly" in some mo tel hideaway. "That." says one correspondent looking for confirmation into his Rlasj, "proves It. Ike and Dick are shafting George Romney. They're convinced that Rocke feller cun t go the distance. So thcy'ra interviewing the new help." But it proves nothing at all, not really. True, .Mr. Eisenhow er has in the past expressed his satisfaction with Governor Georgo Romney of Michigan and Indicat ed that he w-otild supiwrt him for the Republican Presidential nnm ination In I'M. And true, again, the Eisenhower Nixon team be lieves that the Nelson Rockefel ler escutcheon has been soiled by his precipitate marriage to a woman barely free of previous marriage bonds. Hut Eisenhower Nixon Scranton meeting Is a meaningless slraw-in-thc-wind, The devious or surface meaning of the confrontation vanishes when to this intelligence is added a rather important fact. Just prior to the reported meeting, Governor Romney spoke at the National Press Club. Mr. Nixon was secretly in Washington at the same lime. Since Dick Nixon is acting as General Eisenhow er' honest broker, tliose few people- who (as of this writing) knew of his presence in the na tion's capital are certain that ho had a significant conference, with .Mr. Romney. One set of fads cancels out the otlwr. Two other sets of facts must also be weighed in the bal ance. Is Governor Nelson Rocke feller as through politically as For The Human Spirit Merry - Go the smart money says? And where does Mr. Nixon stand.? Those who have written off Mr. Rockefeller are making a mistake quite common among pol iticians and newspapermen. Tliey do not consider their own reac tions or those of their friends. Tliey think in terms of what the mythical oilier man "must" be thinking. No concerted and un biased effort has yet been made to determine how the various vot ing blocs really feel about the Rockefeller double remarriage. It is conceivable that it has really done him so little harm Uiat it w ill be forgotten by the time the convention rolls around. By the same token, It may have blown the governor out of the political water. Mr. Nixon's intentions are something else again and as the Rockefeller (ones retreat tem porarily, the belief Is w idely held that the former Vice President is thinking of a possible deadlock which would turn the convention to him. He has lost his Cali fornia Kise, but he still keeps his supply lines open to I lie Cali fornia contingent in the House of Representatives. The wise money argues that Mr. Nixon moved to New York at the bcliest of Gover nor Rockefeller but no one has pinved this yet. So it's a question of what lies on Hie surface and what may swim below it. Scramble lliese facts and another conclusion can be reached. In fact, all it means is this: General Eiscnliower, .Mr. Nixon, and tlie Eastern Republi can kingmakers have gotten a little panicky at tlie thought that tlieir front ruiutcr. Governor Rockefeller, seems to be in a slump. So they are cabling about possible substitutes. Tliey have not made up their mind and you can bet your last dollar that they have not maile any deals. It's much too early. The real panic, however, is only tangentially connected wiUi Nel son Rockefeller. What worries tlie kingmakers in their executive suites is the quiet confidence of tlie Barry Goldwalcr forces. Tlie reports reaching Ue Republican National Committee and the work August. But the difference has to do with Rus sia's superior rocket thrust. In the quality of our space flight, we are at least equal before the world. And it is no small triumph that we have now managed six consecutive successful space flights in six tries. The Russians have mounted just four, even though they hold the orbital record. Moreover, strong rumor has it that they have suffered at least a few failures, with disastrous consequences for their pilots. This nation having done so well, we can not now break off and bury ourselves in our laboratories for a long hibernation. We must program more visible ventures soon, to impart to our explorations the competitive drive they need in a great competitive struggle. Free world security is bound up in this race with Russia to master space and reach the moon and the planets. But there is more. Space is one great frontier of the human spirit today. If free men are right in saying freedom gives the human spirit its fullest rein, how can we dare be second in the adventuring at that frontier? To fail thus might be to fail in the su preme tests of will on earth between freedom and tyranny. Gordon Cooper has acted for us all in a remarkable flight which says that must not happen. Phrase tom, as attempting to determine precisely what makes for a successful song or poem. It is easy to report how one reacts, but less easy to say just why. But at least we can have some fun try ing. "Iron" was precisely the word; it con notes brutality, imprisonment, and crudity in a way that "steel" or "stone" never would. And "curtain" is much hetter, than, say "wall"; it connotes concealment for conceal ment's sake. It also holds out hope; a curtain that is rung down can also be rung up. To gether the words conjure up an image that is striking because it combines familiar ele ments in an unexpected way. Besides all this, the phrase was calculated to make the cap tors squirm. - Round ing politicians in Washington are too consistent to be overlooked. Tlie king makers, as tliey evaluate these reports, tend to give the im pression that they'd rather lose with anybody than win with Sen ator Goldwater. What happens between now and tlie summer of 14 in the Cold water cump may determine the outcome of the convention and the Presidential election. Mr. Goldwater, you may be assured, is no slioo-m for tlie nomination. Hut for tlie first time in decades, a conservative is the front run ner. In 1952. tlie Republican Party wanted Senator Robert Taft, but tlie people wanted Gen eral Eisenhower. Today the roles arc reversed. Tlie professionals want Rockefeller or Romney or Scranton or you name him. Tlie voters, at least in the South and tlie Midwest heartlands, want Rarrv. Al manac By I nited Press International Today is Wednesday, May 29. the Until day of 1963 with 516 to follow. The moon is at first quarter. The morning stars are Venus. Jupiter and Saturn. Tlie evening star is Mars. Those born today include John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th Presi. dent of the I'nitod States, in 1917. On this day in history: In 17-Ki. Rhode Islam! ratified the U.S. Constitution by a vote of 34:12. It was tlie last of tlie 13 colonies to do so. In 1865. President Andrew John son issued a proclamation of am nesty extending a presidential pardon to all Southerners who participated in tlie Civil War. In I'M. Edmund Hillary and Tensing Noikay reached the top of Mount Everest, the first per sons in history to top the world's highest mountain. A thought lor the day French philosopher Montaigne said: "In tellect, when misapplied, is a dan gerous hutl." A Serious (In The New York Times) By WILLIAM L. LAURENCE The President's Science Advis ory Committee issued a report last week cautioning the nation against the indiscriminate use of pesticides. Stressing that tlieir use must be continued to maintain the quality of the nation's food and health, the panel of distinguished scientists also called for more research into potential health haz ards and, in the interim, for more judicious use of the chemi cals in homes and in tlie field. Dr. Jerome B. Wicsner, Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology who is also chairman of the committee, (old a Senate Government Opera tions subcommittee that the un controlled use of poisonous chem icals, including pesticides, is "po tentially a much greater hazard" than radioactive fallout. How ever, he added that no one knows the full story of the effects of this pollution, and he urged that Congress support creation of a large environmental health center to get the facts. Pros and Cons President Kennedy said he has already requested Government agencies to implement recommen dations in the report, including the drawing up of legislative pro posals. In attaining greater ability to manipulate his environment, the report states, man has some times inflicted damage on himself and on his surroundings. Besides enabling spectacular increases in agricultural produc tion, the report slates, pesticides have freed man from communi cable diseases to an unprece dented extent. In less developed areas of the w-orld, malaria, ty phus and yellow fever, which Playtime ACROSS Roy I plaything Bndee piayer I pasteboard Musiral - 42 Masculine. nickname 44 Sailing 4 Manifest 4M Paroxysm M Twitching S4 Actual A6 Cuido'i high note S7(',olfer'l eluh 58 Hrnther of Abel illibl S! 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On the other hand, the report points out, it has now become clear that while pesticides de stroy harmful insects and plants, they may also be toxic to bene ficial plants and animals, includ ing man. Tlieir toxic effects in large doses are known and pre cautions can be taken. "But we must now take measures to en sure that continued exposures to small amounts of these chemicals in our environment will not be harmful over long periods of time." Little is known, the scientists say, about the consequences to man when he accumulates more Ulan one pesticide in his body. Synergism, or potentiation, is tlie joint action of two agents which results in an effect that is much greater than the sum of their individual effects. "Some combi nations of two organic phosphates have produced effects ten limes tliose observed when cither com pound was fed separately." Accidental acute poisoning in man. the report adds, has been caused by about fifty pesticides, including at least one compound from each major class. Each year, approximately 150 deaths are attributed to the misuse of pesticides in tlie I'nitcd States. Many kinds of insect control programs, tlie report states, have produced substantial mortalities among birds and other wildlife. Some fatalities have been the result of carelessness or nondi rected use; others have followed Answer to Preview. Punl B ARR V nv, I ,D.t O ET I R A TEH P.QHIS u n R f e uilR o s I rrv I LJ AiMrr, I. uss.t.l( E M I S P An-A fc REJS.tB'lNllELS .f?.5si5.ys ao; fc-B.it- , i AEBADA.IgAK 'EL ESI .Vi Itoiichrst 4(1 t'enef actor 4" SpcHily 46 Chevalier'! 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The science panel urged the development by the Department of Health, Welfare and Educa tion of a comprehensive data gathering program so that the levels of pesticides can be deter mined in occupational workers, in individuals know n to have been repeatedly exposed and in a sample of the general population. As a minimum the survey should include determinations on fat, brain, liver, and reproductive or gans in adults and infants: exami nations to determine if placental transmission occurs: and determi nation of levels in human milk. "These studies should use sam ples sufficiently large and proper ly drawn to obtain a clear un derstanding of the manner in which these chemicals arc ab sorbed and distributed in the hu man body." Restricted Use As a first step, tlie panel rec ommends that the various agen cies of the Federal Government restrict wide use of persistent insecticides except for necessary control of disease vectors. It also recommends that toxicity stud ies include determination of: 1. Effect on reproduction through at least two generations in at least two species of warm blooded animals. Observations should include effects on fertility, size and weight of litter, fetal mortality, teratogenicity, growth and development of sucklings and wcanings. 2. Chronic effects on organs of both immature and adult ani mals, with particular emphasis on tumorigcnicity and other ef fects common to the class of com pounds of which the test substance is a member. 3. Possible synergism and po tentiation of efiects of commonly used pesticides with such com monly used drugs as sedatives, tranquilizers, analgesics, anti-hy-pertenstve acents and steroid hor mones, which are administered over long periods. "In the end.'' tlie report states, ''society must decide, and to do so. it must obtain adequate infor mation on w hich to base its judg ments. Tlie decision is an uncom fortable one which can never be final but must lie constantly in llux as circumstances change and knowledge increases " QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q Id his orbit did Commander .Vhlrrs pass over any Communist countries? A-So. Q-Why was the Republic nt Li beria established? A As a home for freed Ameri .m slaves. By PETER EDSON Washington Correspondent Newspaper Enterprise Assn. WASHINGTON INE.M - Poli tical implications of tlie farmer's referendum rejecting tlie Kenne dy administration 1964 w heat pro gram may not be clarified much before next year's presidential and congressional elections. Of perhaps even more importance, the wheat vote muddies the whole farm legislation picture, greatly impairing needed new cotton and dairy programs. Republican leaders hail defeat of the administration wheat pro gram as a repudiation of all farm control policies advocated by Sec retary of Agriculture Orville S. Freeman. They call for his resig nation, even though the President expresses confidence in Freeman and gives him credit for working to increase United States farm income to the highest levels since 1&3. At the same time, Republican farm belt congressmen are rush ing in with new wheat legislation tliey want passed this year to raise support prices well above the lev els of $1.23 a bushel, which will be in effect under existing law. Sen. Karl Mundt, R-S.D., is in troducing a bill to continue the 1963 wheat program, which would mean a government support price of $2 a bushel. GOP Reps. Albert H. Quic of Minnesota, Bob Dole ol Kansas, Don Short of North Dakota and others are sponsoring new wheat legislation which would reduce the support price to be tween 65 and 90 per cent of pari ty, which would be $1.62 to $2.25 a bushel. Department of Agriculture ex perts admit that as a result of the farm vote rejecting stricter controls, government wheat pro gram costs may be reduced on the 1964 crop. But if the prospect of lower wheat prices causes farmers to put more 1963 wheat under gov ernment loan and if the remov al of strict controls of planting causes a 25 to 30 per cent increase in planting for 1965 the gov crnmcnt wheat program costs may rise by $2 billion to $3 billion a year. And it will take longer to get production back under con trol. If tlie situation should develop in this way, the Republicans are proposing a program that will By SYDNEY J. HARRIS In his recent book, "On Know ing." which I unreservedly recom mend, Jerome Bruner. professor of psychology at Harvard, ob serves that, "In time, and as one comes to benefit from experience, one learns that things will turn out neither as well as one hoped for nor as badly as one feared." We can learn fairly early in lile that our fears are generally exaggerated the "bad" things that happen to us are not nearly so bad after they happen as they seemed in anxious expectation of them. There is some compensa tion in almost every loss: the mind takes care of that. What is much harder to learn, however, and what is usually not learned until quite late in life t unless we are possessed of ex ceptional maturity js that the "good" things that happen to us are not quite as fully satisfying, no not solve our problems, as we had hoped. Every gain seems larger before we have it than after we have achieved it: the raise that looked so considerable a jear ago has added to our expenses without substantially increasing our sav ings; tlie woman who fitted our needs so exquisitely during the engagement is a moon whose "dark side'' we begin to glimpse only after the marriage. L'nless we are able to h o I d our lears and our hopes in a more or less sophisticated equi librium, we are continually in danger of losing our emotional balance, of pinning too much on tlie Big Break or shrinking away too fearfully from the spec tre ol failure and disaster. If we look back upon our child hood, we can plainly see how ob vious this is: ncitlier the catas trophes nor the triumphs were as meaningful or decisive as wc had imagined. Yet tlie time ahead of us is not much different from the time past - it u the same psychological game, played on a Uir-cr Male, for larger stakes, but still nut as consequential to our souls as we still, half - childish !. imagine. The public is balflod. and a little contemptuous, toward those celeb rities 'usually in the entertain ment world' who despite, fame Inrtiinc. extraordin.irv good lonki and all the other desiderata we wipe out about all the economy! cuts they now hope to make in the Kennedy budget. Republican farm leaders under Rep. Charles B. Hocven of Iowa nevertheless liope to sell a new wheat program to the GOP lead ership and make it parly policy. The pilch seems to be to blame the Democrats it a new wheat bill is not passed. Department of Agriculture of ficials concede that if new wheat legislation can be passed before the end of August it will be in time to control 1964 winter wheat crop planting. If only Republi cans vote for it, however, it is al most sure to be defeated because of the 3-to-2 Democratic majori ty in the House and the 2-to-l Democratic majority in the Sen ate. Democratic congressional lead ers are all insisting that there will be no new wlieat legislation passed this session. This is based on the fact that defeat of the proposed controls in the wheat referendum docs not mean that there is no wheat program at all for 1964. Congress last year adopled per manent wheat legislation with minimum 50 per cent p parity price supports for farmers who comply with limited production controls. This point is said to be not well understood general- Furthermore, there will be another referendum on wheat marketing quotas and acreage al lotments prior to Juno 13, 1904, to govern 1965 wheat crop plant ing. This offers a chance to cor rect any faults which develop be fore election day. While the 1963 referendum re sult is hailed as a great victory for the American Farm Bureau Federation which campaigned heavily against Freeman's pro gram, it is notable that no one in this dispute advocates a com pletely free market with all gov ernment controls, price support and conservation payments re moved. Desirable as such a develop ment might be from the view point of government economy, it is conceded that a completely free agriculture, suddenly imposed, would produce only chaos. The drop in w heat prices after the referendum result became known is considered indicative. STRICTLY PERSONAL so ardently yearn for, never theless are disgruntled, unhappy, confused, and sometimes embit tered to the point of suicide. Such personalities cannot be understood unless wc recognize that they have been betrayed by their hopes coming true. They de lusively believed that things would be well once fame and fortune were theirs: and all their fanati cal striving for success was di rected toward this end. When their infantile wishes were grati fied, however, they quickly found that some basic satisfaction had eluded them. They had climbed to the peak but the top of the mountain is cold, windy, and lone some. Hope, of course, is a betler comrade - in arms than fear, if we must make a choice. But both attitudes must be tempered by the calm recognition thai neither leads us to heaven or to hell. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No Favor We keep reading about all of our children being equalized un der a one district county unit sys tem. It sounds nice, but what does it mean? If it means they will all have equal educational opportunities and school facilities, it sounds even betler. All men tion of rural tax increase is care fully avoided. If we rural people fell there were advantages to having our rural schools equal to Kf. c would have voted ourselves a tax increase. Please don't do us any favors! But if you mean you want us rural people to lielp you with your overcrowding problem at hi', why not quit putting fancy name? on it and admit you plan to sink us with tlie bill? Virginia Kent. Lanccll Valley.
