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looked with disfavor on proposals
that the Government build a
high dam there.
The two Senators got into an
argument over how much power
the three low dams to be built
will produce against the poten-
tial of single high dam. Sem
ator Goldwater. insisting that
there was not much difference.
accused Senator Neuberger of
citing figures for dry years when
water levels would be low.
Senator Neuberger said he was
using official figures on primary
power that could be produced
the year around.
Dr.. Grayson Kirk, president of
Columbia University. addressed
the editors at their luncheon
meeting on the changing news
paper reader.
He said today's American is
quickly bored and a slave to his
distractions. He wants his news
in digested, or even pre-digested,
form, and he gathers his opin-
ions on the worlds news in cap
Sule form from columnists and
commentators, DR.. Kirk said.
Local Versus Wire News
The editors came in for some
gentle Gliding from one of the
most respected of their mem
bers, Louis B. Settler. editor of
the Cleveland Press.
Too many editors, he said,
believe their newspapers need
not change and that when a
problem does arise, the easy way
out is the best remedy.
Its much easier" he ex-
planned, Ito hire wire services
than to gather. write and print
local news. The wire news is
already there, ready to pick up
and set.
"You don't have to hire many
men and women to round it up.
You don't get into arguments
with your readers over it."
Il believe" he summed up.
"that the American newspapers
of the future will be greater by
rejecting the crazy-quilt pat
tern of bewildering and swiftly
changing world. while remaining
close to the beloved community
for which it is published
The editors society yesterday
turned to the problems of inte-
grafton in a discussion which.
at times. developed into a sharp
debate between Northern and
Southern editors.
Erwin D. Canham of the Chris
tan Science Monitor, who pre-
sided, referred to indignation as
"grievous problem" 1t was
also referred to as the biggest
story of our time" Mr.. Canham
said the subject of the discus
son was whether the press has
fulfilled its responsibilities in in
forming its readers of the prob
lem But the discussion went
beyond that.
Herbert Brucker of the Hart
ford Conn., Courant, said those
in the North who think of in
tegration as a Southern problem
are beginning to realize it is
a Northern problem also.
While we don't have the
school problem" he added, there
are countless adjustments we
have to make at home"
Standards Problems
Harry M. Ayers of the Annis-
ton ala Star said bluntly:
We don't want indignation in
the schools of Alabama. We are
having a hard enough time in
trying to lift our schools UP to
the average in the United States
II we take Negroes into the
schools. we will have to lower
the standards 4"
Lenoir Chambers of the Nor
folk Virginian-Pilot suggested a
President-appointed commission
which would make a serious
study of the problem and per-
hapS make recommends lions
about what we are going to do
about a situation which many
see as insoluble."
A plea for leasing upon the
pressures" was made by John @.
Mahaffey of the Texarkana
Ark Gazette and Daily News.
Northern newspapers SEEM
ingly can't wait for us to inte-
crate" he complained. We're
not ready for it, He urged more
moderation.
Would Like Guidance
sylvan Meyer of the Gaines
vile tGa) Times. speaking
from the floor expressed disap-
pointment that the discussion
had not provided some guidance
for newspapers in handling the
problem.
James A. Wechsler of the New
York Post called attention to
the fact the discussion was held