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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
BY GERALD WARING

OTTAWA.-A partisan squabble
in Parliament over the plan OF an
American company to build a dam
across the Columbia River in Canada
smacks of pure politics, but there's
an important issue at stake.
In the United States the question
would be one of States rights. In
Canada it is whether a provincial
government can be permitted to
sabotage the Canadian governments
efforts to establish the theory of
downstream benefits as principle
it's hydroelectric power dealings
with the United States.
That theory is official Canadian
government policy as enunciated by
asserts that Canada is entitled to
fair lie, very sizable) share of the
extra power which can be generated
at American hydroelectric installa-
tions on rivers which flow from
Canada to the United States when
water is stored behind dams in the
Canadian section of a river and
released as needed to turn turbines
in the American section.
A number of rivers flow from
Canada into the States, but the
main proposed application of this
theory is to the Columbia and its
northern tributaries. United States
power installations on the lower
Columbia are large and numerous
Grand Coulee, for example-but
their output can be increased sub
stantially If works are built in
Canada to conserve excess water in
the spring for use in summer and
fall.
If such works are undertaken,
whether by private enterprise or by
government, the Federal authorities
in Ottawa want a big chunk Of the
extra power delivered back into
Canada for industrial use.
The fight in Parliament is over
legislation which will enable the
federal government to veto a plan
OF Kaiser Aluminium a. Chemical
Corp. to build $50 million storage
dam across the river in British
Columbia.
The provincial government has
granted the Kaiser company a IL
cense for the project, in return for
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British Voters Hear Pleas
Of Labor, Tory Candidates

on Saturday along St. Johns road,
The reason is simple when you know
something about London geography.
Londoners' habits and London
prices. st. Johns road is the main
shopping street of South Battersea;
Saturday is the day most house
wives go shopping; and with eggs at
AZ cents dozen, milk Is cents a
quart and butter At cents a pound,
housewives are especially ripe for
the Laborite pitch.
This pitch now is taking the form
OF blast at record high prices"
The Socialists cite statistics which
show an increase of Is per cent in
the cost of living since the 1851 Con-
sentative victory. Put the family
first with Labor" the signs and
the orators say. "Toryism doesn't
work"
To this the Conservatives reply:
Earnings are up; taxes are down.
Vote Conservative. And they strike
at the No. domestic fear Of Brit
ish women-the fear that some day
controls on foodstuffs might return.
Queues, controls. rationing; don't
risk 1t again. Vote Conservative, )"
they say in signs and speeches.
Strange Anomalies
There are strange anomalies in
the campaign in Battersea. Labor's
enthusiastically the Poor Mans
Pal-buzzes up to his speaking en-
gagement in racy. expensive little
Jaguar. The Tory speaker arrives
in beat-up London taxi.
1t isn't hard to raise a crowd,
but the crowds aren't big. The La
borite talks to a handful Of voters,
bearing down hard on foreign pol
icy:
THE Conservatives haven't taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15

@. Can nuclear air power do bet
ter than nOn-nuclear air power in
brush fire" wars?
GEN. WEYLAND: We should
never again, in my opinion, restrict
our selection of weapons or target
areas as We did in Korea. The best
weapon to do the job with least
loss Of life should be selected for
each target under consideration.
The allies whom we might be sup
porting would almost certainly want
us to support them in the most suf-
flcient and expeditions manner
possible. Our tactical air forces are
trained for and have the capability
Of employing both conventional and
nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons
would be better against some tar
gets, and conventional weapons
might be better against others. De-
cisions would have to be made at
the time in the light of existing
conditions. From a standpoint of
military efficiency and expediency,
both types might well be used.
@. Please discuss TAG task force
units.
GEN. WEYLAND: Our strategic
air forces have successfully deferred
an about global war. Barring a
miscalculation on the part of the
Commies. this deterrent may be ex-
pected to continue in its effective
ness. This does not mean that the
Communists are deferred from other
measures of striving for world domi-
nation. Political, economic and psy-
Geological preSSures are effective
tools in the hands of the Reds and
are being utilized with some skill.
II these measures fail to meet their
timetables of expansion, we may
expect them to resort to peripheral
or limited war, as they did in Korea.
However, We should not expect
them to repeat the mistake they
made in that episode by again start
ing conflict in an area where we
have Immediately available tactical
air forces. as well as ground and
naval forces.
suggest. therefore. that any i'm
mediately foreseeable conflict will
be of limited nature and in fairly
remote areas.
We, accordingly, are developing
our tactical air forces as highly mo-
bile and flexible forces with a capa-
bility of deploying very quickly,
using in-fight refueling techniques,
to any threatened area Of the globe.
In this way we could quickly support
the indigenous ground forces of a
smaller, friendly nation. and provide
the decisive balance of power to
prevent its collapse.
This capability of tactical air
forces will soon be recognized as a
most economical deterrent to pc
riphery war, just as our strategic
air forces have been the principal
deterrent to q major war.
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were flying the ships and directing
the operations. All had extensive
experience in bombing and air-to-
air combat in World War II. Most
had done tour in Korea with jet
aircraft.
Big Asset: Experience
They were all excellent naviga-
tors-they had to be on the globe
ranging missions they were asked to
perform. Carrying the fearful strik-
ing power they did, it would not do
to have them miss their targets.
They had been carefully trained lin
places like Eniwetok and Yucca
Flat in the new techniques Of drop
ping atomic bombs.
When 1.-The whistle blew" they
went into action. For these men
there was no protracted period for
winding up affairs at home" Just
time to rush a few blocks to the
quarters, pick UP the bag that had
been packed for months, kiss the
wife and kids good-by and dash
back to headquarters.
All the details were taken care
Of Pay allotments had been made
out weeks before. The men had
only to sign, then hurry to the
briefing room for instructions and
finally check their flight equipment.
Meanwhile, out on the field, fly
away kits" of spare parts, supplies
and special base equipment were
being loaded aboard transports by
ground crews.
First planes off the ground were
the numbering old KB-29 tankers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15

@. Do you think nuclear war can
be limited? How?
GEN. WEYLAND: United States
air power has been an increasingly
decisive force in two warS-World
War II and the Korean war. In
those conflicts we limited our air
attacks to primary military targets:
Strategic air attacks were limited
to the Notwithstanding resources and
industries; tactical air attacks were
limited to the military forces, sup
plies and equipment, and the systems
of transportation whereby they were
moved.
These basic United States concepts
of employment of air power have
not been changed by the advent of
nuclear weapons. These modern
weapons can and would be used by
us only against the same type of
military targets for which we en-
ployed conventional weapons in
World War II and in Korea. There
is available range of nuclear
weapons yields which would permit
accurate and optimum attacks on
the entire spectrum of military tar
gets with minimum of incidental
damage to non-military targets.
@. Could we win an about Soon
ventiOnaP or nOn-nuclear war with
Soviet Russia beginning now? Why?
GEN. WEYLAND: 1t is my con-
viction that we must never let our
selves in for an about war re-
stricted to non-nuclear weapons.
We enjoy superiority in technology,
industry and nuclear development.
The Communist coalition is superior
in masses of manpower. To discard
our element of strength and fight
war based on pitting massed man
power against manpower would give
the Communists gratuitouS advan-
tage which they should not have.
Although we might or might not
lose such war, we certainly could
not win it, and the casualties on
both sides of the drawn-out conflict
would almost certainly exceed those
of a quicker and decisive conflict
using nuclear weapons.
q. Do you fOreSee a time when
tactical air forces can operate with
out permanent bases overseas as
presently planned? When? How?
GEN. WEYLAND: Overseas OPP
erations of the foreseeable future
will continue to require air and
ground forces with extensive logistic
and communications facilities. How
ever, we are progressively and rap
idly developing highly mobile tao
teal air forces and aircraft which
will not require the highly elabo-
rate air base systems as we know
them today. With decreased re-
quirement for large airfields, plus
increased mobility and flexibility,
tactical air forces can be highly dis
persed without compromising their
effectiveness. The precise nature
and timing of these developments
are, OF course, classified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
How TAG Units Will Act
When the Whistle Blows

VIZ. voss spent port Of lost week ct LonsIey
Air Force Bose trying TO find out how our
toeticul DIR forces would be used in cose
Of war. He talked to men who know some
Of the answers, from eenerols to pilots
TO erewmen. But they cont tell all they
know. All ronks ore extremely security
conscious. They ore trying to strike
bolonee between whot friendly people ond
potential enemies ought to know obout
tactical air powers mossive strength. ond
whot would only help our enemies. Using
their suorded remarks and previously pub
Iished moteriol, Mr.. Voss hos written his
impression Of how ToetieoI Air Command
units might counter on enemy ottoek on
Dioromio, fictitious oily.
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time thot trouble brooks out.
While these were departing, combat
pilots checked their birds"
These A-bomb carriers lifted no
bombs now; they needed extra gas
tanks instead for longer range.
Dioramia was a little too far for
a nonstop trip directly to the target
area. And, since the enemy was
attacking with air support, most of
TAGS first missions quite probably
would be to destroy the enemy's air
bases. These would be even farther
away than Dioramia.
So there was an intermediate stop
for the TAG task forces, somewhere
in the "theater of operations" in
which Dioramia was located. Once
in the theater, the TAG units fell
under the direct control of the the
alter commander.
In training. TAG units had al
ways aimed at getting their COM
plete task force units into the air
"a hours "after the whistle blew"
They were pretty proud of them
selves when the tankers got away
in only few hours Fighter bomb
ers and light bombers started pull
ing away within II hours. Bring
ing up the rear-after they had
seen their birds take off, we're
the ground crews. with their spare
equipment and the huge fly-away
kits.
Tankers were alerted for the re-
fueling missions all along the vary
ing 7,000-mile routes that the TAG
units took. The trip was hardest
on the Thunderstorm pilots, who
had to spend IL straight hours at
the controls.
At the theater- of Operations air
base just outside Dioramia -
weary pilots caught a few hours
sleep, while their planes were re-
fueled. Later they received up-to-
the minute briefings on the prog
reSs of the war, and watched their
jets being loaded with the first
atomic bombs to be dropped in
anger since August, 1945.
Fighter onker Teams
This time the TAG units broke
up into teams. Their first targets
enemy air bases-were far enough
away to require refueling for the
F-84Fs. So new technique was
used. Some of the F-84Fs were
converted into pint-sized tankers.
Groups of four of the fighter
bombers took off together, two of
them tankers, two carrying the pay
loads and covering" each other, in
case of attack.
At the edge of friendly territory
in Dioramia, the tanker F-84F's gave
their companions another drink.
Under the Atomic Age dispersal
theory, other such foursomes that
became twosomeS approached the
enemy air base from different
angles. The B-57Bs-which needed
no refueling-had similar missions
farther inland.
In an operation the size of Do
ramia, there were other targets, too.
The enemy's ground-force supplies
were hit by other TAG task force
units - exclusively F-84Fs - about
the same time the airfields were
being pulverized. Two jet teams
were used on these targets.
A few of the crack pilots had been
assigned, too, to plant baby" A
bombs in the middle of the enemy's
largest ground salient.
The flyers took great care in this
operation to plant their powerful
eggs" where they would do a min
imum of damage to Dioramian prop
erty. Before A-bombs were okayed
for this mission. the premier of Di-
oramia had given his consent to use
them inside his country.
The war in Diorsmia was all over
IN tuto dove
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
BY GEORGE w. CAKES

LONDON. 1t Is less than a
fortnight until the British electorate
decides whether the United King
dom's immediate future lies down
the road of conservatism or that of
socialism. At this point in an Amer
lean campaign all but the laSt-min-
ute guns would have been fired. In
England, however, things are Just
getting started and will pick I'D
tempo in the days ahead.
How do British Office seekers cam
paign and how do British voters re-
act? For the answer, The Star COM
missioned this writer to stump
marginal constituency with the
leading candidates.
The district selected was South
Battersea, part-industrial, part
white collar suburb across the
Thames from the center of London.
In the last general election the
constituency elected a Conservative
to Parliament-but by a margin of
only 494 votes. This year the Tories
are trying their best to hold onto
the seat and Labor Cor "Labour" as
they spell 1t here) is making the old
college try to shift q few hundred
voters to the left.
Pocords Are Up
A week ago in Battersea you'd
hardly have known there was an
election in the off1ng. Even with
10000 votes at stake, there were no
posters, no window cards, no signs,
except in the local party head
quarters. At this writing Thursday,
May 12-EdD the placards have
been placed throughout the district
and the voice of the politician
suitably amplifled by loudspeakers-
is heard with increasing frequency.
South Battersea's northern Sec
ton is peopled largely by indus
trial workers, especially employees of
the nationalized activities like cleo
tlicity, gas and railroads. They
make about $25 week on the aver
age.
South Is Higher Toned
The southern part Is little
higher-toned the habitat of the
"black-coated" workers--the ones
who commute VIA bus or tube to $40
s-week jobs in the West End OF the
City tLondon's Wall Street..
IN Battcrsea, Labor likes to work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
FIRE BRIGADE
FIRE BRIGADE
TAG Chief Reveals
His Forces Power
GEN. WEYLAND SAYS

We "eertony could win oI-out -nueeor
Casualties both sides nuceor certoin
exceed those Of quicker and decisive conflict using weapons
Nueor con and would be used by u.s. only osanst military
toeets They could be used odvontoseousE bush-fe
The is likely be limited and in q oreo.
Highly elaborate oirboses know today
coming obsolete.
Toeico Dir forces will be recognized economical
deterrent to periphery just strategic air forces have
been the principal deterrent a major war;"
Last week. at Langley Air Force Base Weyland
commander the United States tactical preceding
points in exclusive interview with Sunday
The mission Weylands Command which has
its world headquarters Langley described
panying article
Text of the Weyand interview follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-15
Who Won?

Who won? Nobody. 1t never
happened.
And If Tactical Air Command
power to deal with brush-fire wars
can be as widely and convincingly
advertised as the Strategic Air Com
msnd's strength to nit the COMMIT
mist heartland, there msy-just
possibly-never be any Dioramias.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
|Manotick Takes
| sHandicap

NEW YORK. Oct. IS R,.--
Lightly supported Manotick. who
had won only Q Of II previous
starts this season. complicated
the filly-and-mare handicap di-
vision with an upset triumph
over favored Misty Morn yester-
day in the s5th running Of the
$50. geo Ladies' Handicap at Bel
mont Park.
Expertly ridden by Angel VAL
enzuela. the gray 3-year-old
daughter Of Double Jay-Scenery
II, won by a head over Misty
Morn in the moderate time OF
2:31.2 for the mile and a half.
Countess Fleet took show money.
q length and q quarter back.
Manotick. who previously had
won the Gazelle Stakes at IS to
l and an overnight handicap at
Jamaica. returned $3.50, $3.50
and $3.50 across the board.
Misty Morn. an 11-to-5 choice
of the crowd Of 34.829, paid $3.50
and $3.50, while Countess Fleet
was $500 to show.
Manotick carried lit pounds.
seven less than the top-weighted
Misty Morn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
Apprentice Rider
Wins Cesurewitch

NEWMARKET, England, Oct.
10 tR.-Sixteen-year-old Paul
TUX booted Curry to three
length victory yesterday in the
~ mile Cesarewitch Handicap
first leg of Britain's autumn
double"
Tulk rode his first winner only
four months ago. He shot Curry
to the front Of the 20 other en-
tries half a mile from home and
became the first apprentice "a
win the 117-year-old race since
Len Read turned the trick on
Myra Gray In 1925.
Curry, 100-to-6 in the betting
won the 1920 first prize for
Owner +. ]. Honour Of England,
Jenny Lind. l00-to-8, was Sec
Iond and Romany Air. l00-to-7,
half a length further back In
third.
A London bookmaker said
many bettors had coupled Curry
with Manati and Turks Blood In
the Cambridgeshire. second part
of the autumn double" which
will be run October 26. Irish
Sweepstakes are based on the
Cambridgeshire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
IRA Reeotto Slotted
On OnondoeoLoke
|5th STRAIGHT Year

NEW YORK, Oct. Is R.--
For" the fifth straight year. the
intercollegiate Rowing Associa-
ton Regatta. once known as the
Poughkeepsie Regatta. will be
held on Onondaga Lake in SYRIA
|cuse, N. Y.
The date will be Saturday,
June 16, 1855. Asa S. Bushnell,
secretary of the IRA. said yes
terday.
The IRA Board Of Stewards ap-
proved this schedule: Freshman
2-mile race, 4 pm; junior varsity
3-mile race. 4:30 pm. and var
|sity 3-mile race, SIS pm.
Last year Cornell's crews swept
all three-races.
Prior to moving to Syracuse,
the regatta was held twice at
Marietta, Ohio. where conditions
on the Ohio River proved I'M
favorable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
Michigan, Badgers and Irish
Picked to Keep States Clean

/ Champaign. III. The feet Him
backs will bother the Gophers,
even though Minnesota has
come up with fine sophomore
fuilback. Dick Borstad.
Iowa, 10; Purdue. 1.-THE in
iiury-llit Hawkeyes did well
against Indiana, while the Boil
lermakers still are waiting for
Len Dawson to shake of a thumb
injury and round into his 1854
passing form. This Is an i'm
portant Big Ten game for these
two victims Of Wisconsin.
Ohio State, FL; Duke, IA
timid vote for the Buckeyes and
Howard (Hopalons, Cassidy
against the high-scoring Blue
Devils. Duke has scored 101
points in rambling over North
Carolina State. Tennessee and
William and Mary.
Indiana, 10: villanova, THE
Hoosiers win win their first game
of the season. Villanova's Wild
cats have scratched only 16
points in losing to Baylor. Ken
lucky and Boston College. In
diana's 10 points were against
Michigan State. Notre Dame and
Iowa.
| Marquette, II; Cincinnati. T.
This is a meeting Of two she'll
shocked clubs. The Warriors
are fresh from a 1910 clubbing
by Kansas State. Cincinnati
was walloped last week end by
Xavier $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
BY JERRY LIsKA
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hoooSAAtco EtNoe gtOshS WAttSN
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Like ole
Chris Columbus. the Midwest
swami will follow the compass
right down the line this football
Saturday:
Notre Dame. 10; Michigan
State, 13-The Irish play pretty
much like Rocky Marciano fights
They just keep throwing punches
until the other guy forgets To
duck. The Spartans viii show
Terry Brennan's lads more speed
than they have seen all season
This is the one the Irish are
most worried about. even with
Navy ahead.
Michigan, FL: Northwestern
Even without injured Ror
Kramer. the Nations No. / team
should maui the winless Wild.
cats. Northwestern has always
been a toughie for the Wolver-
lines. but would need brass
Iknuckles to make even a dent
this time.
Wisconsin, 20: Southern Cali
fornia, 14-(Friday night -
Badger balance gets better anc
better. That goes for defense a;
well as a brilliant blend of pass
ing and running. The Trojan.
Iof Southern California lost con-
siderable prestige in its TO up
Iset by Washington.
Illinois. IA; Minnesota, r.
Only because the game is al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
Baltimore Women
'Leod Payne Cup

BALTIMORE. Oct. Is tSpe,
cial) Mary Ann Downey anc
Mrs. Maurice Click appear tt
have the Maryland State Col
Associations Payne Cup tourna.
ment all to themselves going intt
the second Of three rounds today
Miss Downey Of Baltimor,
Country Club had a rs at Hillen,
dale yesterday and Mrs. Click O.
Woodholme a rs. The next hes
score was an 80 by Mrs. C. M
Mes Of Green Spring Valley.
The only two Washington
players trailed by 10 and i;
strokes. Mrs. Frank Cush O.
Argyle, the Maryland Stat,
women's champion. had IS, anc
Capt. Lucille Busch, USAF
Argyle Club champion, had SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13

county school libraries due TO its
informative descriptive articles
on the various stock categories.
Farrell said.
Mariboro's likeahle president,
who gained experience in many
phases Of the racing business,
which included working as q
mutuei clerk. continually stresses
the Importance OF catering to
the racing public. This is his
theme song. but he also was in
strumental in the adoption by
the Maryland minor tracks Of q
sliding purse scale based on the
pari-mutuel handle at each
track.
This year owners Of horses
which shared in the money at
Marlboro win be paid about $780,
900 In retroactive purses due to
the sharp increase In business
at the current meeting. This
pay-as-you-go purse plan has
been utilized by all Of Maryland's
minor tracks with the excep-
ton OF Cumberland.
Farrell admits that the 1855
meet Is running far beyond ex-
|pectations but points out that
profits are relatively small at q
To-day meeting.
In the future he promises more
improvements for Marlboro fans,
such as . new entrance and exit
TO the grounds which win con-
meet with q proposed dual high
way; additional landscaping and
the introduction Of the film
patrol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
Bob Shemonski Makes Debut
AS GuIIuudet Coach Saturday

Bob tShoo Shoo) Shemonski
former Maryland backfield star,
faces his first test as q college
football coach when his Gallau-
Diet College team opens Its season
against Montgomery Junior Col
lege at 2 pm. Saturday at Mont
gomery Blair High School sta
dium.
Shemonsli, who was at Mary
land In l949-50-5l, holds the
Terps' individual scoring record
for one season at 81 points, set
when he was a junior. After
graduation Shemonski played q
couple Of games with the Chi
cago Gears and then entered the
Army. playing with the Fort
Belyoir team. Last year he