Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-02-05
National
Outlook
BY RALPH ROBRY


sage on the State Of the Union
was not outstanding. but none
the less was good. II should
help reassure the American
public that many Of the recent
statements about our claimed
weakness have been basically
political.
The President made no effort
10 belittle the magnitude Of the
task which confronts us either
in terms Of cost or duration. He
said: We now have q broadly
based and efficient stringth
but, unless we act wisely and
promptly. We could lose that
capacity to deter attack or de-
fend ourselves" He also said:
"a. We are probably some
what behind the Soviets in
some areas of long-ranse bal
listic missile development" In
the Presidents Judgment Our
real problem is not our
strength today; it is rather the
vital necessity OF action today
to ensure our strength tomor-
row."
Little space was devoted TO
business developments Of the
past year. Our output" the
President said, was once more
the greatest in the nations his
tory. In the latter part Of the
year, some decline in employ
ment and output occurred
There are solid grounds for
confidence that economic
growth will be resumed with
out an extended interruption"
And he added: Moreover, the
Federal government always
stands ready, with its full pow
er. TO take any appropriate
action TO promote renewed bus
mess expansion" This apprais-
al is significant in terms of
estimates for government rev.
enues next year.
The main body of the mes
sage was devoted to the steps
which, in the Presidents opin-
ion, are imperative" for sec
urity and peace" Eight such
steps were listed:
l. Reorganization OF the De-
Tense Department. This is a
problem which is still under
study and message will be
transmitted later.
2. Accelerated Cefense Effort.
A better system % warning in
case of attack. moro base faCili-
ties and Standby crews, STEP
ped-up long range missile pro-
grams and other effective mis-
Sllc systems. more advanced
aircraft, and so iCrth.
3. Mutual Aid. Confined and
strengthened.
4. Mutual Trade. "A five year
extension of the trade Agree
mentS Acts with 1roadencd au-
thority to negotiate"
5. Scientific Cooperation with
Our Allies. 1T is of the highest
importance that the Congress
enact the necessary legislation
to enable US to exchange ap-
propriate scientific and tech
nical information with friendly
countries
s. Education and Research.
"A balanced program to i'm
prove our resources. involving
an investment of about a billion
dollars over a four year per-
iod.' This Is primarily a fell
lowship program, rather than
school construction.
7. Spending and Saving. TO
provide for this extra effort
for security, we must apply
stern tests Of priority to other
expenditures, both military and
civilian" Two days previous to
this message the President re-
quested a supplemental defense
appropriation for this fiscal
year Of sl.3 billion. In view of
this il was impossible TO deter
mine what the President meant
when he added that increases
in the 1859 budget amount to
about - billion" The matter
was cleared up i'll the budget
message the following Monday
IN which the estimated surplus
fnr fiscal 1859 was $500 mil
hon.
Work Of Peace. This is
eaten Toll and includes such a
variety Of items ~ people get
ting 70 know each other better.
inviting the Soviets to Join us
and other nations IN an all-out
1--WE year program TO eradicate
malaria and other diseases ana
disarmament.
As always the President wa,
warmly received when he ap-
pesred in person before the
Congress to deliver the mes
sage and he was repeatedly in
terrupted by applause. Part OF
this was because there was no
evidence of hysteria OF panic
On the part Of the Administra-
ton. None the less il is certain