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PAGE- HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls. Oregon Monday, October 2J, 1963 'Fifteen Yards For Pushing . . .!' 'Fifteen Yards For Holding . . .!' "WASHINGTON CALLING issippi Transformed The Nearer, The Clearer Argument rages in many quarters these days about whether or not Sen. Barrv Goldwater of Arizona is "modifying" his .strongly conservative views as he speaks around the nation in the traditional posture :of an active but undeclared candidate for ;the presidency. ;.'r Goldwater himself has just said "no" '4b the question of altering his opinions. It is -a fact, however, that he has said some wide ly varying things about certain major sub jects. Just as o;:e example, he is accustomed to telling audiences that though he person ally believes racial segregation is morally wrong, education as such is a matter which should be left to the states. ' . This statement has been interpreted by jriosl of his staunch southern supporters as imeaning that, despite his personal beliefs, ;he would leave the slates alone to practice whatever segregation in the' schools that ;they could maintain. '. Recently, however, Goldwater told the Washington publication, Congressional Quarterly, that under some conditions he would approve the use of federal troops to enforce federal court orders in school de segregation matters. This expression received slight nation al attention. It was, in fact, buried in a small news item deep inside the pages of one of Ithe country's leading national newspapers. But it seems to have been an accurate re port. : He begins by saying he would oppose Mrs. When an elected office-holder dies, it is not unusual for some member of the family to seek his place, capitalizing on the deceased's name and reputation. Some times the succession works out well, some times it does not. Yet the myth persists that joffice-holding competence can be passed Jalong to a survivor like a scepter. One per IN WASHINGTON I By RALPH de TOLEDANO I It will bo a long lime he lore llio world knows just how Jiard Hurricane Flora struck J'uba. Fidel Castro has tried, for Strategic reasons, lo minimize Jhe toll in life and property. ;lIowever, in its time of great travail, the curtain of secrecy which surrounds the island has been opened. And we now know that Cuba, already devastated by the ruthless Communist lo custs, has now been ravaged by tho elements. Right after Flora. Dictator Castro communicated with Ithe local leaders.. Alert U.S. Intelligence operatives were able Jo monitor Jorge Hisquelt, mi litary commander of Orientc JProvinoe. Castro said agitato ;dly, "The situation that I have been able to grasp Is incredible, incredible lor the porportions of the floods. This is something unprecedented. The magnitude of the damage in human lives cannot bo estimated. The mag nitude of tlie damage cannot really be calculated. Risquctt later reported to Fi del Castro Uiat "two villages where more than 4.(m0 students and workers were harvesting colfre have been totally demol ished by the waters and we idespair of their lives." Free Cuba News, through its '.jiitelligen.ee network, estimates carefully Uie extent of the pro erty damage: ion per cent of Uie coa crop; 70 per cent of rice: TO per cent of vegetables: M per cent of coffee; 60 per cent of corn; M per cent of cotton; SO per cent of sugar; and 50 per cent of bananas. Before Castro seized power, Cuba had 6.4 million head of cattle, Communist mismanage-' ment had brought the figure down to 2.2 million head of cat tle. The hurricane added losses ) conservatively estimated at 30. J 000 head. Industry In Oriente ivas equally hard hit. Official re ports to Castro Informed him that every industrial plant was either seriously damaged or use of troops but then adds quickly that he would endorse such action where the presi dent's authority in this field is clearly out lined. lie says this means the president can dispatch troops when a governor or state legislature asks for them, when it is neces sary to put down rebellion or insurrection, and when it is necessary to enforce a fed eral court edict. Since that definition of presidential au thority covers the use of troops by both President Eisenhower and President Kenne dy in the various segregation crises, it is hard to see wherein Goldwater differs. ( It is being said, of course, that Gold water lias changed stance in such other fields as social security, the federal income tax, and the role of the far right wing in American politics. Yet most of those who believe these changes are clearly observable are not mak ing harsh critical comment. They are simply noting what to them is a normal phenome non of American politics: As a man moves up the scale toward serious consideration for the highest office in this country, he tends to see more and more the maddening complexity of our af fairs, the grays instead of the blacks and whites. And he usually is moved in conse quence lo take a more central position on major matters which seemed so simple and sharp-cut when viewed at a greater distance. Kefauver Says son who has no illusions about this is Nan cy Kefauver, wife of the late Sen. Estes Ke fauver, D-Tcnn. Mrs. Kefauver definitely will not seek her husband's Senate seat. She explains: "My first responsibility is to my children. I am not trained or qualified for public office." Refreshing, is it not? Devastation In Cuba demolished. The mines were flooded. In two provinces, tin per cent of (lie housing was ei ther leveled or made uninhnbita blc. All of this, it should lie noted, came at a time when agriculture and industry in what was once (lie third most prosperous na tion in Latin America (from n per capita standpoint) had be gun to grind to a halt. Lite was on subsistence level, with the possibility of starvation lurking around the corner. Castro then blamed his difficulties on "saboteurs" and the "Yanqui imperialists." The misery of that tragic is land should have been turned, at the critical moment, into a means for bringing liberation and peace to its people. An American government not tied down by tlie sorry limitations of a sorrier idcoloiacal position 'Bobby Asked Me To Dig This One Out Of The Files!' &&ym$y 'Sir "' wiijul.-Wv '--'J No w mild have throw n open t h e gates of the Navy base at Guan tanamo and said lo tlie people of Cuba. "There is food and clothing (or you here. Come and get it." U.S. Navy ships, equal ly provisioned, might have an chored off tlie shores of Cuba while our medium and long wave radios informed the peo ple that they came bearing help. The pressure on Fidel Castro to invite them into his harbors would have been tremendous and this might have been t h e opening wedge. Nolo that I do not say we should simply have shipped food, clothing, and mcdicai supplies into the island. This would have achieved nothing either (or us or for tlie Cuban people. We should haw offered to deliv er it personally in full view of every Cuban starving for food anil freedom. In New York, some time ago. I was invited by a friend to play bridge with him one after noon at the Cavendish Club, where the masters make their home between tournaments. Af terwards, there was the custo mary gossip about various ex perts, their habits and peculiari ties. What interested me was the discussion about one particular master, who invariably wins at rubber bridge, even with the most mediocre partners. Other experts play just as well as he, but he knows best how to adjust himself to the flaws and defi ciencies of his partner of tlie moment. Most of his colleagues, I was told, do exactly the opposite. If they find themselves in a seri ous game partnered by a duller, they make tlie partner "pay" for his ignorance and ineptitude. They punish him for being a a poor player even though he is their partner, and they suffer the same bad score for their be havior. They make bids he cannot un derstand, place burdens upon him that he cannot full ill. and then heap withering scorn upon him for falling down on the hand which scorn only makes him play worse, and adversely affects their own score as well. This seir-dc(eating attitude re minded me o( marriage 1 have known, in which one of the part- Letters To Fair Picture I have just completed reading your last article in your scries on the Tax Referendum. I wish to commend you for an excel lent series which, in my opinion, has been an outstanding piece of work. I have read extensively on this subject since the out come of the election will materi ally affect this institution. Your articles have been very factual, unbiased, and have presented a (air picture of both sides. Regardless of the outcome of the election or my personal feel ings about it, I believe jour edi torials have been exemplary ot the finest journalism. W. M. Douglass. Administrative Dean, OTI. Revolt We comment on this part o( a front page article in the Ore gonian of Oct. 7 and quote tlie following: "The wide margin of defeat seemed lo justify t h e claims of opponents to the tax increase that the victory repre sented a 'Taxpayers Revolt.' But exactly what the voters wanted was not clear." I think the man who wrote the article should take a good sneeze lor himself, get the duM o(( the shelves and clean his specs. It seems to me they were telling tho boys who raised their own and the governor's salary that Ihoy would like a little of that old-fashioned econo my in state affairs that we com. mon people have to practice when we eat T-boncs tlie first three weeks of the month, then have to resort to Van Camps (or the last week in order to balance tlie budget. My guess is tlie boys had so little resistance on their salary raise that they thought, "Heck, the public is asleep, let's give em the other barrel." My kick is that I twk a loo per cent raise on my pharmacy registration, and a 25 per cent smack in tlie puss on my li.nl er depreciation. And (urtlier that the big bite was put on the low income and fixed income iolks. I think the people demonstrat STRICTLY PERSONAL By SYDNEY J. HARRIS ners is always excoriating the faults of the other, and would rather see the partnership be come a dismal failure than for go the bleak pleasures of criti cism. Cutting off one's nose to spite one's face is a much more com mon attitude than we realize. Tliis attitude says, in effect, "If you're not going to fulfil! my expectations, if I am to be sad dled with your shortcomings, then I'll strain you to the limit and test you to the breaking point, as much as it may hurt me: because the satisfaction I get from feeling superior to you is greater than the cost of disas ter." But the winning player in bridge where all the masters have about tlie same level of technical skill is the one with the most flexible and adaptable temperament, the one who can bring out the best in his part ner, the one who knows that the noose he draws around his partner's neck also hangs him. When one reaches a certain high level of aptitude in any pursuit, the decisive differences are then emotional; the line that really separates w inners and los ers is not a technical or strate gic superiority, but a psycholog ical approach. In bridge, in ten nis, in most other competitions, games are not so much won as lost lost by those who are not in full command of their inmost natures. The Editor ed that Uiey are fed up with work o( the present incumbents and unless they can come up with a fair and equitable tax program, there will be a fine bunch of gardening come next election and some wholesale weed pulling. R. H. 'Doc' Cook. 4710 Hilyard Avenue. Bad Practice In Mrs. Ken kuhlman's letter of Oct. 14 she writes about Rus sia buying American wheal at a lower price than American buyers. Also, she sugge.-ts about writing to Oregon's senators and local district representa tive. May I suggest under our planned economy Russia is only pay ing the world price or prices that many o( our products are sold at? Writing to Oregon's senators and local representative or most other senators will be of little value because this has been an established custom (or sometime and our senators and representative have done noth ing about it. The only way to overcome this and many other conditions in our government, is to elect pro-American candidates in the coming elections. Elmo Ru.-sell Matin. Oie. Helpful I would like to thank you and your staff for the One publicity we were given for the adult edu cation classes offered this term at Klamath Union Ugh School. c have had SO adults register (or classes in bookkeeping, alsc bra. tailoring, woodworking, En glish, and typing. Your newspaper has helped make it possible (or us to otter a scK supported adult education program. Mr. Walters and oth er slalf members furnished us ery courteous and helpful aid F. N. Scapple. Assistant Principal, KtHS. By MARQUIS CHILDS PICAYUNE, Miss. -Whether the National Aeronautics and Space Agency lands a team on the moon may be problematical but one thing is certain tlie agency has landed on Mississippi- Since tlie first trees were bull dozed down on May 18 the Mis sissippi Test Operations Center has made remarkable progress. This lonely piney w oods country is being transformed into a cen ter for testing the first and sec ond stage engines of the Sat urn V that will carry three men into outer space with the moon as the goal. So difficult and delicate is Uie testing process for boosters w ith a 7.500.000-pound thrust in tlie first stage, lifting a load of many tons into space, that an area of 141,900 acres must be cleared. Part of this. 13,550 acres in the construction zone, is being acquired outright. The balance in the easement zone can be used for lumbering and other operations but all dwell ings must go. The test explo sions set up vibrations that are shattering to buildings not spec ially constructed. By a curious set of circum stances this almost empty coun try with its moss-draped live oaks and great stands of pine where moonshiners were seldom troubled is becoming the focus the next to last stage of one of man's greatest adventures. Prior lo the selection of this area between Picayune and Bay St. Louis 23 other sites ranging all the way to Wake Island in the Pacific were surveyed. Mississippi was chosen be cause it is the center of a net work of waterways. By barges on -those waterways c a n be shipped the Stage One and Stage Two boosters which are so big that they could not move by any land route. Only 35 miles away in New Orleans is NASA's Mich, oud operation where Boeing, once construction is finished, will begin work on the moon ship's Stage One boosters. It will thus be only a short haul to the static firing stands here and technicians can move between the two centers with ease. From Seal Beach in Cali fornia w ill come by way of the Panama Canal and the Gulf of Mexico the second-stage boost ers which North American Avia tion is making. Under direction of the Army Corps of Engineers 15 miles ot new canals arc being dredged, the Pearl River is being wid ened and docks to take the mas sive engines otf specially con structed barges are already be WILLIAM By W ILLIAM S. W HITE WASHINGTON While the Su preme Court is pondering one of the mosi fundamental tests of the civil rights of everybody ever brought before it. tlie pro fessional liberals and shouters for civil rights for Negroes alone are strangely silent. The general question is this: Shall the ancient right of every American to a trial "by a jury of his peers" be set aside in a single, special type o( offense an offense against the Negro mi nority? The specific questions are these; shall Gov. Ross Barnett of Mississippi be granted a jury trial on charges of criminal con. tempt brought against him by the federal government for ob structing admission to tlie Uni versity of Mississippi of a Ne gro student now graduated, .lames Meredith? Or shall he be tried only by those whose or ders he disobeyed, the judges of tiie Fifth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals? This is not simc petty con tempt like that involved when a itness. a defendant or an at torney is abusive to a judge on the bench and is fined or lec tured or perhaps even cooled off m jail for a day or two. What Barnett in truth stands accused o( is a hih crime obstruction of justice, though this is not tlie k'gal charge and the power of the Appeals Court to punish him has no precise legal limit set upon it. In theory, at least, he could be sent to prison for jc.u s by the very judges who feel ag grieved by him. Tlie issue here is not the wrongncss of Governor Bar nctt's official conduct which in this columnist's opinion was in deed unarguahly wrong. Tlie is sue is nothing less than the maintenance of justice in t h i s country a concept (or which men in England had to fight for centuries before at last they gained it and in due time trans planted it to these shores. It is the maintenance of the most in timate and irreplaceable of all ing built even though the water is still to be brought to tliem. A lock 880 feet long w ith a lilt of 20 feet must be constructed. When you see this with Navy Captain William Fortune, on special assignment to NASA to supervise the job. you have a sense of the familiar Amer ican pride in building: in subdu ing the raw earth and bringing a new complex into being. If jour big line dredges strike black, gummy muck that tends to harden like rock wlien dug out then you must find a way lo get through it. Tlie mind of tlie visitor reels with facts and figures. The test stands will be the tallest struc tures in the stale of Mississippi. All operations, including canal traffic, will be directed from a tall airport type of control tow er. And on the average 72 water moccasins a day are giving up their lives for this project as the dredges and the earth movers dig deeper into the woods. The impact on Mississippi of the operation is bound to be great. The first phase of con struction will cost $250,000,000 and a payroll of 1,700 persons will man the installation. NASA people have a way of talking about "first stages" as though once the landing on the moon has been successful a commuter service will be established with the run sooner or later to be ex. BERRY'S WOULD ". . And here's another vkw ef Ottaisis? yacht . ." S. WHITE . . . Shouters Are Silent civil rights, the right lo jury trial on any criminal charge. Nevertheless those politicians and commentators who cry (or "civil rights" either are looking the otlier way now or are actively supporting the gov ernment's effort to destroy jury trial in one kind of criminal case and one alone. A thousand pages of logic-chopping argu ment will never hide this ef fort. Nor is the great prin ciple in the smallest way made less by the fact that Barnett is a "bad" man involved in a "bad" case. The law was not made only for good" men. In deed, absolutely good" men are rarely brought to trial in any event, since there are so very lew of them. But the only liberal" voice thus far raised not in behalf of Barnett but in behalf of an in dispensable constitutional right has been that of tlie American Civil Liberties Union. It alone among all tlie liberal establish ment seems to realize that the issue here infuiitely trans cends men named Ross Barneit and James Meredith There is another curious point too. When the basic Civil Rights Act of 1957 was at length ap proved by the Senate, that bods . alter grave debate, wrote into it a positive guarantee that per sons accused under it should have what? The right of trial by jury. Among those so votuic. and so rightly, was a senator called John F. Kennedy. The government's argument here comes down to this: If you grant jury trial to Barnett and perhaps to other Barnetts to come as the civil rights contro versy boils on a jury ot his peers may very likely find him not guilty. Perhaps so. But the first reply to tins is that the gov ernment is really demanding an automatic verdict of guilty an outcome that would happily suit any prosecuting agency a n y where at any lane in any law case. And tlie second and greater tended to Venus and other plan ets. What the impact will be on a state in the tliroes of a racial crisis it is too early to say. Gov. Ross Barnett w as at Gulfport re cently for a NASA ceremony and in his speech devoted five minutes to the glories of NASA and 40 minutes to the iniquities o( that monstrous tyranny, the federal government. When tlie Republican candidate for gover nor, Ruble Phillips, was in Pica yune he issued a clarion call to get the heel of the federal gov ernment off the neck of Missis sippi. It must surely be counted tlie most generous heel in his tory. Captain Fortune's hiring poli cy is one of complete equality of opportunity. But since most of the jobs, aside from those in the contracting operation, call for a high degree of skills the openings for Negroes in the area are few. The men directing this project talk not of if but of when. In the midst of an unhcaval of land and water they are looking lo that day in late 1969 or early 1970 when, after tlie static fir ings have proved out the boost ers, the great engines will again be loaded on barges and start on the 1.064 water miles to Cape Canaveral. That will be the day before zero for the lu nar journey. reply is this: The whole jury system carries within it tlie clear possibility that a guilty man may go free. But for a thousand years men have thought this risk infinitely pref erable to another. They have thought it better for a thousand guilty men to be set loose than for one innocent man to be pun ished. For if a Barnett can be hus- . tied out of his rights today, a far better man, in a far better cause, can lie hustled out of his rights tomorrow. Where are the professional "liberals" n o w? How (ar are their principles tru ly principled: and how far are they a fake facade? Almanac By I'nilcd Press International Today is Monday, Oct. 28, (lie :wist day of 19B3 with 64 to fol low. Tiie moon is approaching its full phase. Tiie evening stars are Jupiter and Saturn. On this day in history; In IBSfi. on Bedloe's Island ui New York harbor the Statue of Liberty was dedicated. In 1918. the Czechoslovak na tional committee in Prague pro claimed the independence of tlie republic of Czechoslovakia from the Hapsburgs. In 1919. following tlie lead of tlie House, tlie Senate passed the Volstead Prohibition En forcement Act over the veto of President Wilson. In 1938, the College of Cardi nals elected Pope John XXIII as tlie 2ft2m) pontiff of the Rom an Catholic Church. A thought (or the day At tlie ooenins of tlie second Ec umenical Council Pope John XXIII said: "Christ is ever re splendent as the center of his history and life."
