Milford chronicle., 1955-07-29
TO RUN OR NOT?


When political commentators do not
know what else to write about, they specu-
late whether President Eisenhower will run
again. Precedent suggests that he would be
more likely to complete second term if he
were a Democrat. All Democratic presidents
since the War Between the States have been
elected to a second term. Franklin ID. Roose-
welt went on to gain a third and a fourth
term, dying near the beginning of his fourth
term.
The Republican presidents tell different
story. Lincoln, Garfield, Mckinley and Hard
ing died in office Hayes did not run again;
Arthur was not renominated. Taft and Hoo
yer were beaten. Coolidge gained a second
term, but his first, which filled out Hard
ings unexpired term, was for only two years.
The last Republican president to be twice
elected and serve the full eight years was
General u. S. Grant, who retired in 1877.
That is a long time ago, and must give all
historical minded Americans pause.
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TOURISTS IN IOWA
The best-known touring spot in the ma
ton this summer is Iowa, because it is the
state that has attracted the most celebrated
group of sight-seers this nation has seen for
many a tourist tramping summer
The Russian delegation of twelve agri-
culturists and farmers is finding wonders in
Iowa that few Americans, exempting Iowans,
have ever found. Corn as high as an ele-
plants eye, hogs resplendently fatted farm
hand dinners and the elusive beauty of un-
farm machinery have made dis
tinct impressions upon our Russian visitors.
They've also enjoyed ice cream sodas and
sundaes, had drive-in movies explained, and
the marvels of roadside golf
ranges.
On the other side of the globe, the Amer
ican group has been received with warmth
and excitement by the Russians.
Despite decade of antagonism and un-
certain future, the people of both nations
seem anxious to prove that as people they
are not so bad after ALL
An occasional tour is not the final solu-
ton to international problems, but the tours
do provide the average citizen with high
level conference of his own. At the ground
level the prospect of somehow getting along
with this strange other fellow is not so re-
mote as it seems when one has only official
propaganda to go ON.
VERY GOOD C. l. A.
1t is common knowledge that pretty good
is not good enough for the Central Intelli-
gence Agency. This little understood arm of
the United States government has the vital
function of providing intelligence on which
the highest policy decisions are based. 1t
must therefore be as nearly perfect as is
possible
That is why Congress and the American
people must pay special attention to General
Mark Clark's report on the study of the CIA
and related intelligence agencies that he and
a special task force made for the Hoover
commission.
The fact is that Central Intelligence
emerges pretty well from this study. The
investigators found no evidence supporting
charges that the CIA is riddled with sub
versives. They consider the intelligence
agencies to be led by men who are sincere
and dedicated to the service of the nation"
But the Clark report also concludes that
more and better information could be obtain
ed from behind the Iron Curtain. 1t advo-
Gates some reorganization, and more "bold-
ness" in intelligence operations The task
force recommends that Congress and COM
mission of private citizens keep continu-
ing watch on CIA operations.
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LONGER TERMS?
Should members of the House of Repre-
sentatives serve four year terms instead of
two year ones as they do now? President
Eisenhower recently spoke favorably about
the idea of the longer terms. Strong argu-
ments can be mustered on both side of the
question.
Those who favor four year terms main
tain that two years is not time enough for
a legislator to learn the duties of his office