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HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Falls. Oregon Tuesday, June 18, 19fi3 EPSON IN WASHINGTON . . . Peace Search Put Into Perspective "Steady On, M'Boyl" diioiiaL (paqjL PAGE. I Tax Bill It probably comes as no surprise to most observers that the 1063 legislative $60 million tax measure has been referred. The timing might have caught some people off jguard, but most would agree that referral Was inevitable. Even the members of the legislature ap parently regarded the possibility of referral js very real. They provided some protection In setting up an October 15, 1963 date for a Special election if the measure was referred. If the voters reject the program, the October jlate leaves enough time for the legislature lo convene in special session and write a new fax program. Legislators who voted for the present bill did not like most of the provisions involved. ' Especially distasteful to most legislators are the provisions calling for a heavy increase in jncome taxes on those taxpayers who already pay the bulk of the taxes. Another undesirable (Element, we are told, is that which took away What NATO Does - If f (The Christian Science Monitor) The NATO conference which has just concluded at Ottawa reflects the state of the world or rather of both worlds and not just that of the 15-nation Western community which was driven into alliance by the Soviet threat to Western Europe in 1948-49. It was a banquet without the Russian Banquo's ghost. Mr. Khrushchev is preoccupied these days and his blasts at the West sound almost perfunctory. So the NATO family must turn to troubles of its own making. Since these are not alarm ing in this not immediately explodable world, the remedies for them can be unspectacular nearly to vanishing point. The Ottawa meeting was mainly a psycho logical exercise. It had less to do with making NATO's military forces stronger than with making all those who bask in its present strength happier about the position of their deck chairs. The aim was to give everyone seriously claiming It a more direct view ot the inside working of alliance nuclear power. It had to do with preserving the nuclear fiction tin order to avoid political fission) of the British "independent" deterrent, while keeping the same sauce as far away as possi ble from the French gander. And it had other now familiar Alice-in-NATO aspects to it. IN WASHINGTON . By RAl.I'll de TOI.KDANO They say that nobody shoots Santa Claus but that's what the scientists who want to cut back the space effort seem to be (loins. A compilation of contracts awards and research grants made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, just for the monlh of April, runs to 15 pages. The sums disbursed go from $50,000 to 15 millions, with the cost of the majority of the 156 projects in six figures. Each one of these awards means that larger or smaller group of sci entists will be kept luxur iously In test tube and rlunsen burners by the federal govern ment. Is it worth the billions we are sending? Arc the gains from a manto-thc-moon program as Illusory as tho man-inthemoon? 1 It necessary to put our space adventure on a crash basis, as President Kennedy has done? My first reaction Is to side with the small group of scientists who aje urging us to slow down pjxi who argue that pulling a man oil I he moon w ill net us no more scientific information than an pnrnanned landing of a remote control capsule. My second re action is to he suspicious of the campaign being waged. Scientists are remarkably un scientific when tliey get out of the laboratory and Into the poli Ileal arena. I was strikingly re rfihided of this in doing research Or my new book on atomic cs jflinage. For the nuclear physi cists who propagandized against rf.ulding a hydrogen bomb lost ail sense of proportion. They apbke w hat calmer minds realized was nonsense when they argued tl.at a fusion device could set off a chain reaction that would set the atmosphere on fire and de stroy humanity. I'One scientist suggested to a jiey sman on the way lo Eniwetok tl-at the first Bikini test might Jtpjit the earth in two. iThe tiemendously more powerful 10O thegaton device exploded by the t An Ugly Duckling? One trouble with these NATO near-summits is that they misfocus public attention on classical alliance problems, on the inconsis tencies, the rivalries, the genuine differences indeed, which NATO has learned to live with during nearly three quarters of its original 20-year lease on public tolerance. The mis focus is such as to make these old chestnuts look like new and discouraging developments. This is in a sense true of the central question at Ottawa: the need to share power within the alliance has been there from the first and eventually this need was bound to touch nuclear power. So far, what seems practical is mainly an increase of consultation on the targeting and possible use of nuclear weapons unity is symbolized rather than greatly furthered by the United States plan for a joint nuclear force. The whole venture is a sort of stopgap between the problem and a solution. But from the first improvised meetings of the drafters of the treaty held in lieu of the for mal council meetings of more recent times just in order to make sure NATO did not van ish before it had appeared most NATO deci sions have been stopgaps. And protected by this transparent screen of filmy arabesques, Western Europe has become powerful, while Moscow has become discreet. U.S. Outlay Needs Study Soviets did not break any win dows that I know of at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology.! There was panic talk about the effects of radioactive fallout, and the scientists made many calegorial statements about it. Today, it Is conceded that we know very little as yet about the effects of fallout. I could take Kinslein's equa tion on faith, hut I cannot ac cept political statements from sci entists without giving them very cureful scrutiny. 1 don't know what impact it will have on the vorld situation if the Russians gel to the moon first. If tliey are really trying, 11 may ac count for some of Hie economic difficulties besetting Nikila Khru shchev. (Whether or not Ihey succeed, you may be sure that they'll say they have. I H may, ol course, lie that in solving Uie problems of Project Gemini science will gain im measurably and technokigy will lake another great leap forward. On June 19. NASA and the Illi nois Institute of Technology will open a display of space research innovations with industrial pos sihilitos at the I3 Chicago In ternal ional Trade Fair. At this exhihit. literally stores of products and processes de rived from space research and development will bo shown Tliey will range all Ihe way from a light ray that can carry voice messages, to a collapsible metal which will eventually he used to increase Uie safety ol automo biles. Some of tlw billions being spent by NASA go lo its Office of Technology Utilization, which analyzes and disseminates tho results of space research that may be of value to business and industry. The OTl'. in llie words of ils director. louis Fong. not onlv discovers new items "but we also are finding unique adaptations of existing items." He points out that "the next step is up to in dustry alone-lo adapt and utilize Uie information supplied." To the federal tax deduction. "A tax on a tax" was the most common phrase included in dis cussions on the proposal. Legislators were probably recalling that a similar provision brought about the defeat of the 1959 session's bill which was voted on by the people in 1960. An interesting aspect of this entire situa tion is highlighted in the news stories which comment that Governor Hatfield has not signed the tax bill as of this writing. A very reliable source has informed us that he be lieves the governor will not sign the bill, and probably cannot veto it. Me will just let it become law without doing anything. Well, politics is a strange game, and the legislature's tax measure was the result of politics political compromise and political arm-twisting. Legislative leaders who would not permit consideration of a sales tax prob ably made a major leadership error. We would not be surprised to see the governor sit this one out and just let the bill become law without his signature. Anything dale. American enterprise has not been laggard in applying to our daily use the lessons learned in the farther reaches of science. It would take some very fan cy bookkeeping lo determine whether the return on the invest ment in NASA can compensate for the cost. Ferdinand and Isa bella probably died wondering why they had given Columbus l!ie money for that trip of his. The race to Ihe moon, however, can hardly offer as its prize a brave new world. Tlic apace cllort is a gigantic one. and il is spreading out all over the federal budget. At pres ent I would warrant that no one not even President Kennc-dy-really knows w hat it is worth to America. Before the country runs up an even greater tab. a group of outstanding citizens should find out Al manac R.v I nltrd Presn International Today is Tuesday. June 111. the Itaih day of with 196 lo follow. Tile moon is approaching its new phase. Tlie morning stars are Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Mais. On this day in history: In I8t. Napoleon was defeated at the Bailie of Waleiloo. In 1M5. Adolf Hitler signed a treaty wilh Britain, promising not lo expand Ihe Germany navy be yond as per cent of Die strength of the Royal Navy. In 1!H(), Prime Minister Church ill addressed tlie House of Com mons and warned the battle of Britain was about to start In l'lvt. F.gypt was proclaimed a republic by tlie "Army Council of the Revolution." A thought Ur tlie day The Greek philosoplwr. Plato, said: "Without cause nothing can be created." V.. W WASHINGTON By WASHINGTON STAFF Newspaper Enterprise Assn. WASHINGTON INEA) When Mrs. Lyndon Johnson held a luncheon at her Washington home for the wife of Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos, actress Car ol Channing charmed the guest of honor into steady smiles w ith a practiced air of childish, inno cent fun. Since Scnora Lopez Malcos knows little English, this took some doing. A fast-whispering translator helped mightily. But at one point Miss Chan ning was mimicking a silent screen star (mythical) who failed in talking pictures because of a whistling lisp. Asked an onlooker: "How do you translate a lisp'.'" Later, recalling her trademark song, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," Carol dug into her purse By SVDNKV J. HARRIS In tlie recently translated book. "Meetings with Remarkable Men." by G. I. Gurdjieff. the author explains that by "remark able men" he does not mean what Ihe modern world calls "celebri ties" or "personalities." "From my point of view." lie writes, "he can he called a re markable man who stands out from those around him by the resourcefulness of his mind, and who knows how to be restrained in Ihe manifestation which proceed from his nature, at the same time conducting himself justly and tolerantly toward tlie weaknesses of others." I found this three-part dclini tion of a remarkable person lo be one of the best I have come across, an excellent yardstick for judging the stature ol men. liv ing and dead, who have influ enced society. Of course, such a man must have resourcefulness of mind. This is. in a way. tlie easiest, (or il is freely given to some as a gift, like musical talent, or co ordination of body, or the flair for making money. Some of Ihe world's worst men have had ex ceeding resourcefulness of mind. The second and third, however, are the real keys to remarkable ness. Consider tlie author's subtle and tactful phrase, "who knows how to he restrained in llie man ileslalions which proceed from his nature " This means, as I understand it. that tlie man of exceptional mental abilities and drive must k-arn lo discipline himself so thai his egotistic drives do ih over whelm his capacity for doing gtxxt All that is self-centered, hhosxncratie, vain-glonous. must be subdued lo the $iecial gilts he has been endowed with. This is tlie hardest task tor artists and writers and alt persons with cie ative latent. Tlie third consists in 'conduct ing himself justly and tolerant ly toward llie weaknesses of others." Here, again, most men with resourceful minds tend to be impatient with and contemp tuous toward those who are slow X NOTEBOOK omen Are More Prone! and passed out to Mrs. Johnson and her guests a handful of slen der, imitation diamond bracelets. As Mrs. Johnson received hers, she laughed, held up' a left hand flashing with jeweled rings and said: "Look at the competition it's tot!" She thanked Carol for her "wit end her (blonde) wig." Norm Carolina's Gov. Ter ry Sanford, Democrat, told tlie Arkansas Young Democrats he heard a woman say Sen. Barry Goldwater looks like a movie star. Said the governor: "I think we can find the right studio lo get him connected up with 18th Century-Fox. Tlie more 1 think about il. he is the 18th century fox." STRICTLY PERSONAL er, weaker, less able to cope with inner and outer problems. Just as lack of restraint is the typical sin of the creative man. lack of tolerance is the besetting vice ot the productive man. tlie maker, the builder, the leader, the ma nipulator of institutions and move ments. A truly remarkable man, Gurd jieff seems to be saying, re quires three balanced components lo his nature: intellectual prow ess, spiritual diffidence, and emo tional stability. When any one of these is lacking, what we have in only a part of a man, no matter how impressive his achievements, or how commanding his person ality. And such men. of course, can be counted on the fingers of one hand in any generation. But this is the standard we should keep fixed in our minds, for judging not only others, but ourselves as well. BERRY'S WORLD "Don't uorry mbout tht bilU, dear u ill juit rtin tbt debt limit." Washington's newest high priced restaurant is being readied for a grand opening on Capitol Hill in July. It's right in the back yard of Congress itself, thumb ing its nose at the lawmakers originally responsible for the crackdown on expense account living. It's awfully convenient for lobbyists who want to entertain congressmen. To be called "The Rotunda." the new two-story restaurant is in 15th-century decor, with a winding staircase connecting the tlie main dining room seating 300 on Iwo floors. Ballyhooed theme of the new spot is. "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Expense Account Laws?" The tenth annual convention of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., will be held In Washington beginning Sunday, June 23. Dele gates will visit the usual shrines Washington Monument, Mt. Ver non. Lincoln Memorial. This year Ihey have added to their sight seeing tour the Dalecarlia water filtration plant and the Fort Tot ten trash incinerator. In a talk hy Agriculture Secre tary Orville Freeman to the World rood Congress in Washington, he quoted an unnamed speaker who once told an audience: "My job is to talk to you and your job is to listen to me. I just pray you don't get through before I do." Space pioneer Wcrnher von Braun believes that the Russians will shortly announce a "spectac ular" which probably will be a hook-up of two spacecraft while orbiting. The reason lie believes the an nouncement will come shortly is thai "the Russians do al! their preparations for spnee shots in tlie winter and their launching in spring and summer." Reason for this is that launch ings are always made toward Si beria and if a launch has to be aborted it would have to be done over lhal cold, cold, barren land and risk loss of a cosmonaut. By PETER EDSO.V Washington Correspondent Newspaper Enterprise Assn. WASHLNGTON (NEAI Presi dent Kennedy's commencement "remarks" on world peace at American University in Washing ton were directed to other audi ences than the one which heard him. To all college graduates just starting out on their chosen ca reers, it w as a message of inspira tion. War and annihilation are not inevitable. Peace and world rule through law are attainable if hu man beings put their mind to it. This theme made the President's foreign policy statement import ant. To Russia's Chairman Nikila Khrushchev and the Commu nist Party Central Committee which convenes in Moscow June 18, President Kennedy's speech was a challenge: Change your ideology from world conquest and domination, to an effort Co end the arms race and devote its massive sums lo combating ignorance, poverty and disease. To extremists who in recent months have been voicing loud opposition against suspension of nuclear testing and a test ban treaty, the President made a clear statement of his determination to work for both, as first steps toward general and complete dis armament. To tlie American leaders in Congress who only recently made a sorry confession- that they did not know what American foreign policy was, the President recited its major objective. It is an answer they should have known, for it is fundamen tally the same policy that guided the Eisenhower administration and the Truman administration, too. In re-examining American poli cies on the Soviet Union and the cold war, tlie President gave two main objectives: ' "... persevere in tlie search for peace in tlie hope that con sU uctive changes w ithin the Com munist bloc might bring within reach solutions which now seem beyond us. ". . . convince the Soviet Un ion that she. too, should let each nation choose its own future, so Letters To Starved Deer The small minority group must really have scared the pants off the game commission. We thought since the commission thought they were right and were Irving to maintain the deer population con sistent with forage, that they would stick to their guns and do just that. This writer and many others, with whom he has discussed llie situation, agree that is just what was being done. Now since there are to be no doc killed in the Spraguc unit, which is part of interstate and 500 only in Klam ath unit also part of interstate, will no doubt witness a' heavy starvation in Lava Beds next win ter. If these "no doc kill agita tors" had been with Ihis writer and party last fall and had got ten off the roads they would bel ter realize that there is no short age of deer in the interstate herd. The deer were not near the roads but were grouped at the snow line and there they stayed until winter started them on. This writ er and two others had no trouble getting their bucks and while do ing so startled herds of deer numbering from 35 to 100 of both sexes from every cover of any extent they hunted through. Perhaps the game commission has an object lesson in mind for tlie "hard heads" when tlie hea vy starvation occurs in the fu ture. Perhaps the sickening sight of hundreds of starved deer ly ing in the Lava Beds being de voured by the buzzards will in ience the so-calted conservation ists to again put the game regu lations back in tlie very able game commission's hands where it belongs. Fred Hubler. lOM Bismark. False Security There have been two items in Ihe recent news which are en couraging. In these troubled limes encouraging news is scarce and to be valued highly. One such item has tieen the action of the City of Portland and the State of Ore-con in drastically trimming tlie appropriations lor Ihe Civil IVfense program. My only regret is that tlie program was not eliminated altogether. The Civil Defense program is a delusion because it pretends to provide something it can not pro vide. It tends to create a false sense of security Tlie American people have never been enthusias long as that choice does not in terfere with the choices of oth ers. " The President's opponents are sure to rail against both of these approaches as appeasement or surrender. But the President did make clear his insistence on American security: "We can seek a relaxation of tensions without relaxing our guard ... tlie United States will make no deal with the Soviet Union at the expense of other na tions and other peoples." The President's announcement of a unilateral suspension of at mospheric nuclear testing is not the first such offer. President Ei senhower made a similar an nouncement in 1958 for the gen eral moratorium on testing, which the Russians broke. . American risks in suspending tests now ore considered much less than they were five years ago. Detection techniques have been greatly improved and there is little chajice that the Russians might try to resume secret test ing in the hope that Ihey could get away with it. Undersecretary of Stale W. Averell Harriman will head the United States mission to Moscow for test ban talks with the Brit ish and Russians in mid-July. This may throw the United Na tions disarmament talks at Gene va into recess. These negotiations have been going on since last January, with little evidence of progress. But out of these talks has come agreement between Uie United States and Russia for establish ment of the "hot line" between Washington and Moscow. This is considered an im portant development to increase communications between Uie two capitals. The aim is to avoid de lays, misunderstandings and mis readings of each country's inten tions in time of crisis. These are considered first, fal tering steps toward disarmament and peace. It is recognized Uiat progress in resolving differences wilt be made slowly, stcp-by-step. Realistically, says the Presi dent, "if we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversi ty." Which is to say for democ racy, too. The Editor tic about it and that is a credit to their common sense. If we must spend millions for shelters we would be well advised to consider the countless humans who lack shelter of any kind and divert the funds in that direction. If saving our hides becomes our main objective we will be lost as a people and as a nation. After all the only defense against atom ic war is peace and our efforts and money should be spent in promoting peace by every avail able and reasonable means. The other encouraging item in Ihe news was Pope John's encycli cal. It is an open letter to all men of good faith and all men of good will. It is a responsible po litical document of tlie highest or der, obviously intended by its author as a platform for deliber ate international negotiations leading toward world peace. Kenneth E. Lambic QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q What female Insect will devour her own male If she Is hungry? A The praying mantis. Q Is a billion the same number in Ihe I'nlted States as In England? A No. The American billion is a thousand millions; the Eng lish and German billion is a mil lon millions. Tlie American bil lion follows Ihe French method where billion is called milliard. Q What is Ihe origin of Ihe expression "to give one the cold shoulder"? A In olden tunes, when some one lost favor with his host he was given llie cold shoulder of mutton while the rest of the guests were served Nit roast beef. Q Was Pennsylvania ever called New Wales?' A William Penn intended to give this name to his grant of land. It was never used. The name was objected to by a Welshman. Q How did the casual fell hal come lo He called a fedora? A The fedora was named for the feminine lead of the 19th century pj,iy, "Fedora" by Sar rW Though popularized for wom en by the Princess Fedora of tiie tilie roie. the sty'e was later mviditied and adopted by men. i
