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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07
The World Today
BY CHARLES '. BARRETT TIER JAMES MARLoWl
sy CHARLES y. BARREI

| WASHINGTON IN - The social
lsecurity program for the aged Il
lone Of the worlds biggest bargain.
flor some workers. but . poor one
flor others.
These variations in treatment
some congressman call them in.
lequities-are getting special atten.
ltion from two investigating teams
/ The studies-by q group Of Fl,
Eisenhower administration consult
ants and by q House ways and
lmesns subcommittee - could
lchange the economic pattern Cd
Iold age for millions Of workers.
Here's how:
Under the present system, q spe.
lcial social security tax is levied
on payrolls. This money goes into
Ia special trust fund. from which
death or retirement benefits are
paid.
But q maze Of rules governs who
Is eligible for benefits, and the
level Of benefits paid. The rules
are based on the year In which a
Iperson reaches IS, the number Of
months work under the program.
average salaries, and 30 on.
Some congressman have pro-
posed to wipe out all these varia.
tons and start over with q sys-
tenn Of uniform pension payments
to everyone. The Republican par.
ty platform calls for q study Of
such . universal pension" .
Another proposal, repeatedly IA
vored by the administration, IL TO
work within the framework Of the
present system on these points but
modify any rules that cause I'm.
due hardships or inequities.
Against that backdrop, here are
some Of the rules u the present
system and the variations in treat.
ment they have produced:
To be eligible FOR retirement
benefits, you must work under the
system one half the time from Jan.
uary 1851 until you retire: or one
half the time from the age Of A
until you retire. At any rate. you
must work q minimum Of 10
months In covered employment.
and you are sure Of at least some
benefits If you work as much as
10 years.
Thus, some workers were Gov.
cred for only 10 months after Jan.
uary, and then were ut retirement
age Of IS or older. They paid in
q maximum Of $s1 in taxes and be.
came eligible for full benefits
$lT.5O a month for life for q man
and his wife. On the average life
expectancy, they would collect a
total Of about $1S,s7o on q con-
tribution Of only SOL.
But many other workers will
reach retirement age after 1871.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07

They could work . 81 years TN.
der the system, pay over 500 N
taxes, and then lose their job. OF
become disabled, or shift to work
not covered by the system. They
wouldn't get q penny back in re-
Itirement pay.
Another rule-you get no retire.
ment benefits from age IS TO Is
Il you make az much as SIS month.
lily In employment covered BY the
system.
Suppose you have no other in.
come and you can't set along on
your social security payment-the
average for q man and wife Is
about SO monthly. II you get q
job a. q night Waterman, make
more than SIS monthly, you don't
get q penny from social security
until you reach IS. After that. you
can earn any amount and still get
your pension.
This rule. apparently, helps to
explain Q big puzzle about social
security--of the ga million work.
ers now eligible for retirement
benefits, only four million actually
are collecting.
And, Of course, the present re.
tirement system does nothing for
all those who reached retirement
age before they could get the min
imum Of 10 months covered EN-.
ploymant. OF IL, 400, 900 persons now
over IS, almost hall are not GOV.
cred BY social security retirement.
Their only chance for government
help IL to apply for direct relief,
proving they are destitute.
Another rule: The level Of bene.
fits Is based on your average
monthly salary from your start.
ing date-either January, 1851, or
your 21st birthday. Thus the work.
er who held q steady Job at good
wages, and presumably would
need help the least, gets the big.
gest payment. The fellow who
worked internationally. because Of
health or other reasons, or who
made low wages, gets the least
retirement benefit. Months not
spent in covered employment are
still counted In figuring your aver.
age.
Supporters Of a flat, universal
pension argue this would eliminate
many variations and inequities and
save time and money spent for
elaborate Bookkeeping under the
present system.
Supporters Of the present sys-I
tenn say some disparities are In.
evitable In the relatively early
early years Of such q vast. com.
pick and long range program. But
eventually, they say, most Of the
inequities viii disappear.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07
Peoples Forum

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07
PUBLICITY QUESTIONED

Editor, The Citizen
For the past several days your
paper has been carrying stream.
lines Of the great number of Polio
cases In Key West this year. I like
many other 'conchs" wonder II
this Is good publicity for our town.
Newspapers In other cities report
this dreadful disease in small type
On the inside pages, why should we
spread Il oil over the front pages
of our daily local which has such q
large out Of town circulation.
Yours very truly,
OSCAR MILAN
HOO Whitehead st.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07
NO VOTES CAST

FAYETTE, Maine R-The town
clerk, four ballot clerks, a cen.
stable, an election officer and q
|janitor stood by-at 50 each at
the polls Monday.
But none Of the towns $50 voters
showed up to cast ballots in q
special State Senate election.
Guess folks just weren't very
interested in The election" re.
marked one of the clerks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK

The first week in October is being observed as Ma
ona Newspaper Week this year. It is not necessary to
tell our readers how much newspapers have meant to
the people Of the United States since the founding Of
the Colonies
One of the main reasons average American is bet
ter informed domestic and international questions
than his counterpart in foreign countries because Of
freedom Of the press and obectvity, observed In the
United States While newspapers contain editorial
opinions in the columns they print unbiased and
nonpartsan account of the major events As long
ashe newspaper reader can follow events accurately in
the columns he is able to to his decisions
and may or may not agree with the opinions expressed
on the editorial pages.
It is interesting to note that even though various
media have brough the to many American families,
the newspaper remains the primary of and
provides readers permanent record which may be kept
of reference is also interesting to note that
newspaper advertising and general growth has contnu-
ed radio and televson have taken their places
In the presentation of news.
Il has often been said that the people in any
only informed the newspaper or newspapers,
which serve them In our country the press has the obi
cation to print Informative and accurate news impartial
y. This newspaper has and will continue to discharge
this obligation properly and invites all readers to submit
their thoughts or news items, for inclusion in these
pages.
The individual who has enemies also has no spine
in most cases.
The only way to protect yourself against the fast
talker is calm thinking and slow action.
Laws and commandments. in the minds of many
people, were made to guide other people,
About the only solution to the traffic fatality record
is for pedestrians to develop faster jumps.
The individual who does you kindness is entitled
to kindness from you some day, in some way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07

81 D0DCES
SMASH RECORDS
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At Bonneville Salt Flats
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07

The individual who does you kindness is entitled
to kindness from you, some day. in some way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07

The only way to protect yourself against the fas
talker is calm thinking and slow action.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07

Laws and commandments, in the minds of man
people, were made to guide other people.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07

About the only solution to the traffic fatality
is for pedestrians to develop faster jumps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-10-07

The individual who has enemies also has no spin
in most cases.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
By the As,oeioled Pre.s !.

Senator LANCER. Republican,
Of North Dakota, said today he
would press the Agriculture De-
partment for a prompt report
on what it plans to do about
a big increase in Canadian rye
grain imports.
Two farm organization -offi-
cialS testified at a hearing be-
fore the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee yesterday that the Gov
ernment should move quickly
to control rye imports from Ca
NADIA. They were Roy Hend-
rickson. executive secretary of
the National Federation of
Grain Co-operatives, and Delos
James. representing the National
Grange.
One official of the Agriculture
Departments grain branch, Ray
Suppes. said the Canadian i'm
ports certainly are a threat for
the future that will bear watch
ing"
Imports of rye grains from
Canada have increased four
fold in the last three months
Evening star., 1953-09-25
Woman Fined $500
On Traffic Charge

A 41-year-old Chevy Chase
(Md.) woman was fined $500 in
Municipal Court yesterday. when
she pleaded guilty to a drunken
driving charge.
She is Mrs. Isabel P. Hitz Of 4
Newlands street, who also pleaded
guilty to driving on the wrong
side of the street.
She was arrested after an acci-
dent on Connecticut avenue near
Ellicott street NV. last Sunday.
She collided with a car driven by
Hugh M Steinberger, 33, of 1880
Patterson street NV.
Judge Nadine Gallagher SEN
fenced her to pay $500 fine or
serve 80 days on the drunken
driving charge and SIS or Is
days on the other charge. Mrs.
Hitz paid the fines.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
LANCER 10 Seek U. S. Stand On Canadian Rye Imports

as compared with the same Pc
riod in 1852. Meanwhile. the
cash price In this country has
fallen to about $1.12 a bushel. A
year ago it was $1.85.
The United States Govern
ment support price is $1.43. Be-
cause Of this price situation, the
Agriculture Department officials
said. Uncle Sam probably will
end up owning much of this
years rye crop.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
Yonkers RaceWay
Inquiry Is Opened
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Wil-
liam H. Cane. president of the
Yonkers Trotting Association
which operates YonkerS Race
way, was called as a witness to-
day at the start of open hear
ings in the State investigation
of the track.
The hearing was before the
State Harness Racing Commits
sion, whose closed hearings last
week drew protests. Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey ordered that the hear
ings be open.
It was reported unof1cially
that special counsel might be
appointed today to direct a wide
investigation of possible links
between racketeers and harness
track operators.
The State Tax Commission an
nounced yesterday it would sub
poena the operating records of
all harness racing tracks in the
State within "a hours for
thorough review.
In addition to Yonkers Race
way, the tracks are Roosevelt
Raceway, in Nassau County; Ver-
non Downs, between Utica and
Syracuse, and tracks at Saratoga,
Batavia, Hamburg and Goshen.
Tax Commission President
Spencer E. Bates said the re-
view of the records would in
clude personal State income tax
returns of so-called labor trouble
shooters" employed at Yonkers
Raceway. The harness racing
commission has heard testimony
that more than $164,000 was
paid to a succession of five
trouble shooters" in 31a years
to preserve labor peace at the
track,
Evening star., 1953-09-25
McManus Will GET
Sentence Tomorrow
In New York Staying
BY the Asseeiassd Prsss

| CANANDAIGUA, N. Y, Sept.
25.-Fred Eugene McManus,
who has been found guilty Of
first-degree felony murder in the
pistol-slaying of William Allen
Braverman, will be sentenced
here tomorrow.
Justice H. Douglass Van Duser
set the time at 9 am. after a
State Supreme Court jury OF 10
men and two women yesterday
returned the guilty verdict with
2 recommendation that Nc
ManuS be imprisoned for life.
] The 19- year old Valley
Stream, Long Island, youth
could be sentenced to death in
the electric chair despite the
tury's recommendations. In most
eases, however, the jury's recon-
fnendation is followed.
No Emotion at Verdict.
McManus, a Marine Corps pri-
yate who has confessed four 9TH
er killings, showed no emotion as
the verdict was announced and
the jury individually polled.
A moment later he squeezed
the shoulder Of his father, brew
cry executive Nose McManus.
then grinned broadly as he was
led away to the Ontario County
Jail.
The jury received the case
"wednesday and deliberated for
more than 13 hours before ar
fiving at verdict.
ECourt officials said they under
stood the jury took four ballots.
They said the initial difference
was between innocent by reason
Of insanity and the verdict that
was returned.
| McManuS was tried on q
charge Of flrst-degree premedi-
tated murder. Conviction on
that charge would have meant
mandatory death sentence. He
pleaded innocent by reason of in
sanity.
Plans No Appeal.
The State Court Of Appeals
does not automatically review a
hrst-degree conviction when the
Jury makes a mercy recommen-
6ation.
M. Maurice Chacchia. attorney
Tor McManuS. said he would not
Appeal if Judge Van Duser fol-
lowed the recommendation of the
Jury.
| A felony murder in New York
State is one in which a killing
occurs during the commission of
Z felony.
McManuS stole Braverman's
new convertible for the crime
trip through the East and Mid
West with his 16-year-old sweet
heart, Diane Marie Weggeland.
The girl, ward of the Monroe
County Children's Court, has
been committed to a women's
prison as wayward minor.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
British Atomic Chief
Soils for U. S. TuIks
BY the Assoeiated Press

SOUTHAMPTON, England,
Sept. 25.-Sir John Cockroft,
Britain's atomic research chief,
sailed for the United States last
night aboard the liner Queen
Elizabeth,
A government spokesman said
Sir John Cockroft will have
technical discussions" with
American and Canadian officials,
but would give no details.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
Peron Will Visit Puroouuy

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina,
Sept. 25.-President Peron has
told the Senate he plans to visit
Paraguay soon. In a message
yesterday, he said he will begin
bis vacation today and soon after
that go to Asuncion, the Para
Siayan capital.
Evening star., 1953-09-25
Pink Barracks Bedrooms

Colorful quarters, including
pink bedrooms, have been pro-
vided in the new police barracks
of New Ross, Fire,
Evening star., 1953-08-21

Teamsters' Union, led by Dave
Beck. Mr.. Mcdonald said he
hasn't met Mr.. Beck for two
years.
The steel workers leader told
neWsmen I'VE want unity with
the AFL." He added that he
thinks chances for such a de-
velopment are good.
The CIO Executive Board, top
policy making group of the Or
gahization, yesterday recon-
mended that the CIO convention
ratify mo raiding" pact with
the AFL. The convention opens
in Cleveland November Is. This
agreement prepared by a unity
committee of the two big labor
groups, is long first step toward
possible merger.
Congress "Dismal Failure"
Like its Political Action Com
mittee the day before, the board
called the 83d Congress "dis-
NAL failure" on the basis of its
first session.
The board also approved a
resolution backing members of
the CIO American Newspaper
Guild who have been on strike
against the Seattle tWash.)
Times since July 10. It asked
the Times "to bargain in fact
as well as in name" and urged
all members Of organized labor
to support the strikers.
Evening star., 1953-08-21
Iran Escapes the Red Snare
ZoFedi's Counter-Coup Interpreted as Stopping
Russio in Her Drive Toword the Indon Ocean
Constantine Brown

Russia suffered her first
major political setback in Asia
when Iran slipped through her
fingers.
Judging from the latest re-
ports from Teheran, the ele-
mentS of law and order, guided
by the heretofore little known
Maj. Gen. Fazollah Zahedi, are
definitely in the saddle.
Shah Mohammed Ria Pah-
levi, who gave up last week. is
once more restored to the an
cient peacock throne of Per-
sian kings and, barring some
totally unforeseen develop
ment, Iran has escaped becom-
ing a satellite.
Gen. Zahedi'S counter-coup
means that Russia has been
stopped in her tracks in the
drive toward the Indian Ocean
and, what is more important,
the access of the Western ma
tions to the vast oil resources
of the Middle East is no longer
in jeopardy.
High officials in Washington,
who admit that their present
estimates of the situation in
Iran are based on hindsight,
are fully confident that the
Communist abcess which had
taken deep roots, particularly
in Teheran, has now been re-
moved by the efforts of the
1ranian people themselves.
MosSadegh, it is said, had
reckoned on a quick victory in
his showdown with the Shah
because the armed forces had
received no pay for a long time
and were consequently re-
garded as easy prey for the
Communists who had support
ed the non-Communist former
Premier.
But Mossadegh and particu-
larly the fanatical foreign
minister, Hossein Fatemi,
overlooked the fact that the
1ranian people are strongly
religious, and despite the
weakness shown in the past
by the Shah they still stood
by him.
Evening star., 1953-08-21

socialism" would be arrested.
The new statement of policy
affords no such explicit assur-
ance. It merely states that
the Federal Government ''does
not assume that it has the ex-
elusive right or responsibility
for the construction of dams
or the generation, transmission
and sale of electric energy in
any area, basin, or region"
AS a statement of an abstract
principle, this will be approved
generally. Even the New
Dealers never admitted that
they wanted the Federal Gov
ernment to do it all right
away.
The Eisenhower administra-
ton, however. doesn't close
the door at all to large hydro
electric projectS-in fact, opens
the door wide to them as fol-
lows:
"The Department Of the In
terror will, therefore, actively
plan and recommend con-
struction of generating facil-
tiles in hydro projects under
its jurisdiction when such
facilities are economically
justified and feasible. The
department will particularly
emphasize those multi-purpose
projects with hydroelectric de-
velopmentS which, because Of
size or complexity, are beyond
the means of local, public or
private enterprise"
This affords plenty of lati-
tude for the entry of the Gov
ernment into the electric-power
business whenever it wishes to
do so on large scale. For Ger
tainly, when it comes to eco
nomics. no private company
can compete with a Govern
ment project which is largely
free from taxation.
The public-ownership advo-
Evening star., 1953-08-21
Recount ofVotes in New Mexico
Investigation Into Chavez Senate Election Appears
Dying as ChoIIenqer Hurley loses More Ground

fourth Of the vote in the State.
Gen. Hurley's lead in Berna-
lilo was originally certified by
county election officials as
being 3,707. He demanded a
State recount and got it. In
the second count his lead
slipped back to 3,507. When
the Senate began it's investiga-
ton there was a further
recount and this time the
Hurley lead in the county was
PLACED at 3,613. Thus Hurley,
as far as the vote recount goes,
is worse of than when he
started.
Efforts then began to prove
that the election was con-
Quoted, at least in places, in
an atmosphere of fraud and
corruption or possibly negli-
gence. Evidence was produced
that secrecy of the ballot was
not observed in some places
and there were charges that
election officials took pay on
the side both from Republicans
and Democrats.
Significantly, however, &C
cording to reports here, none
of the efforts at fraud applied
to any major races at stake in
the election, including that for
United States Senator, but in
volVed purely local Offices.
Some New Mexico news
papers, including the influ-
entail Albuquerque journal,
have charged that the investi-
cation degenerated into a mar
row, partisan Squabble which
no longer was fulfilling it's
Evening star., 1953-08-21
Thomas L. Stokes
Thomos L. Stokes
The Administration Box Office
BroWnelFs Dromotizoton of Wetbock' Problem Called
Another Lote Discovery Of On Issue That Is Not New

Salesmanship and Snowman
ship in the slick New York
advertising and publicity man
ner have, as all of us have
observed, become techniques
relied upon by political strate-
gistS of the Eisenhower admin
iStration.
AS we saw, for example, in
the televiSion show with the
President and four Of his cabi-
net officers a few weeks back,
the first such ever staged in
the White House. And again
In the construction Of his more
recent radio report on his ad-
ministration up to now. And,
most dramatically, in the elab-
crate television show built
around Speaker of the House
Martin, with offstage voices
and outside noises and movies
dubbed in to put "theater"
into the report on Republican
rule thus far by the rather
serious and somber gentleman
from North Attleboro, Mass,
who is, all told, perhaps as
unlikely q figure as you could
pick to be the centerpiece Of
an extravaganza.
The technique leans much
on atmosphere, background,
stage effects and the use of
the appropriate word and/or
words.
It now has been adapted
by Attorney General Herbert
Brownell to dramatic a prob
lem which he suddenly has
discovered for the admins
tration-the inundation across
the Mexican border Of the
hordes Of "wetbacks," Mexi-
cans and others who slip in
Illegally and get their tag from
the wetting that is the lot of
such as choose to make their
entry by swimming the Rio
Grande.
Into this problem Mr..
Brownell has injected the
"gangSter," "racketeer" motif,
which Is there to be sure, as he
points out, in the ''lawleSs
element" which he says is
selling dope and traf11cking
IN prostitution among the wet
backs" and running them
across the border Illegally.
The Attorney General drew
quite naturally upon gangster-