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Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29

RUSSIANS AND NEW BOMBER

A magazine devoted to keeping up with
space events recently said that Russia has
semi-ballistics space bomber If this is true,
it could mean that the Russians are seven to
eight years ahead Of the United States in de-
veloping this type of vehicle.
The bomber, which is said to be in the
testing stage in Russia, but which is said
not yet to be operational, is Dyna-Soar
type, boost-glide space vehicles a:l.t i.
According to the report, the vehicle in
Russia is known as the T-49, and it presum-
ably will be manned. The magazine gave spe-
cific details on the new craft-1O,0O0 mile
range, a speed of 1870 m. p. h., length
of 121 feet, and other details. Among the
remaining details, it is said to have a wing
span of 65.6 feet, and three rocket propelling
systems, first-stage engine featuring three
rockets, an upper-Stage engine, featuring two
solid-fuel motors, and a sustained rocket
According to the report, the bomber will
carry payload of something more than a
ton, while being launched from a catapult
by a booster developing more than 100000
pounds of thrust The upper-stage motors
are said to develop some 100000 pounds of
thrust.
In the United States major airplane
company is manufacturing Dyna-Soar
boost-glide vehicle, but progress is nowhere
near that reported in Russia.
This report, coming on top of other re-
ports that the Russians plan to send man
into space, landing him in the Pacific Ocean
lin an area they have designated as dang
er area-are disturbing to Washington. They
indicate the Russians may be increasing their
lead in the development of rockets and mis-
siles and the exploration of outer space. If
proven true, these reports, and all their sig
nificance, may effect the political course of
events in the United States in 1860.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29

built upon.
Wall Street, however, does not
know whether it would be possible
to return to their rightful owners
the stocks and bonds which may
some day be confiscated. No one
knows, as not enough confiscations
of stocks and bonds have occurred
to provide the answer. A hedge
against initiation" may not be too
hard to obtain; but a hedge
against confiscation" is a much
more difficult matter
1860 STOCK MARKET VERY
IMPORTANT
l now see no possibility of such
confiscation here; but the very
thought of it may be a reason for
softening stock prices. The SELL
ers of stocks certainly appear
more anxious to sell than the buy
ers are to buy. This is what the
Street calls a technical reaction.
The Dow-Jones Industrial Average
was about 600 year ago. 1t
reached a high of 678 in August
and another high of 685 on Janu-
airy 5, 1850 Then it began to slide
off and is now fiuttering around
$50. No one knows whether we are
yet in real bear Market but in
vestors should surely sell enough
stocks now to get out of debt.
. The American people are much
like a flock of sheep. When a few
leaders jump over a wall, the ma
jority feel obliged to follow. This
especially applies to Congress-
men, who should be our real sta
bilizers; too many of them, how
ever, think they must follow the
leaders" in order to be reelected.
For this reason, sincerely hope
that both the stock market and
general business will continue
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
NHeN%
A CHILLING NOTE

Only the most naive person would con-
clude that Khrushchevs announcement of
forthcoming reduction in military manpow-
er is measure of the Kermlin's yearning for
disarmament. In his address to the Soviet
parliament the Russian boss also said that
incredible" new weapons would soon be re-
vealed. The threat far outweighed any COM
fort to be drawn from the prospective cut in
armed forces.
This was so for a couple of reasons. One
of these is that even reduction of 100000
men would leave Russia with armed forces
at least as great as those of the United States,
and that use of that manpower to fulfill the
Soviet seven-year plan could increase rather
than lessen MoScow's total strength. The
second reason to be disturbed is that the
threat of terrible new weapons is likely to
be turned into reality. They day has passed
when Soviet chronological claims could be
scorned.
Khrushchev will be able to make some
propaganda capital from the announced cut
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29

the city. They say, on the con-
trary, that the District of Columbia
is the site of the federal govern
ment and owned by the fifty states
and that the representatives of
these states should administer the
federal capital.
Home rule was tried on several
occasions earlier in our history.
On the last occasion when it was
tried it proved a failure, and it
was discontinued by Congress.
While this does not mean that it
would be a failure, if tried again,
it does mean that it is not some
thing which has never been tried,
nor novel or progressive step
which merits trial because it is
something new.
Government security, government
property, and the actual admins
tration of the affairs of the fifty
states are involved in such a trans
fer Practically everyone would fav-
or the granting of voting rights to
of the District of Colum-
bia-so that they might elect their
own Congressman and two Sena-
tors, and so that they would vote
in Presidential races. Whether the
District of Columbia should be
turned over to residents-most of
whom have come to the District to
acquire federal jobs-is another
question, and there are two good
sides to the argument, despite the
pink-cloud. true-blue appeals from
the leftwingers in behalf of "dem-
ocracy in Washington"
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Looking at
WASHINGTON

longer any danger in eating cram
berries if the consumer will take
the precaution of seeing that the
product he buys has been cleared.
The Secretary's action followed
pleas from the cranberry industry,
an industry which has been dam
aged by recent government action
warning consumers to beware of
cranberry products. AS in the case
of certain poultry products, the
government warning created an i'm
mediate glut in the market, and
naturally effected some hardship
on producers, professors and mar
keters.
AS it all turned out, only small
proportion of cranberries were in
yoIved, and only one type of poul-
try. 1t would have been far better,
of course, had the government been
able to act swiftly, removing these
suspect varieties without resort
ing to public warning-which
causes every one to suffer, inno-
cent and guilty alike.
In the case of the cranberry
scare. the wiser action may have
been almost impossible, but in the
case of the poultry scare the gov
ernment handled its warning to the
public in poor fashion, causing un-
necessary concern and loss. The
"eat cranberry" advice now fioWlng
from Washington is something OF
an effort to compensate for unfor-
tunate consequences, and we sug-
gest that the reader soon enjoy a
real old-fashioned turkey and cram
berry ball.
HOME RULE FOR WASHINGTON!
In Washington as the second ses-
sion of the seth Congress gets un-
der way. another battle looms over
the question of home rule for the
District of Columbia.
This is an old campaign, which
is fought periodically, year after
wear. and one which brings violent
statements and heated emotions TO
many involved. In brief, the argu-
ment for home rule is that those
living in the District of Columbia
should be entitled to run the Dis
trict and administrate its affairs.
This is said to be only simple
democracy-and those who pro-
pose home rule crusade in behalf
of democratic principles and the
right to vote and elect ones civic
officials. Those who oppose home
rule say that the District of Col
umbia cannot be considered as a
city, where the primary problem
is whether the residents will run
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29

BABSON PARK, Mass, January
29-Wall Street friends of mine
who were bullish few months
ago, then later advised caution, now
write me that they are "cOnfus-
ed"
RUSSIA'S TEMPORARY SUCCESS
People who have visited Berlin,
East Germany, Warsaw, and Mos
cow come back with this feeling -
Although Communism and Mr.. K
will probably go out of existence,
yet the campaign to gradually elm
mate private property is some
thing you should not overlook.
All over Europe tendencies in
this direction are observed. What
is now going on in Cuba is re-
f1ection of what we see in Italy,
France, and even West Germany.
This tendency is beginning to con-
fuse Wall Street, even the most
bu1lish. They still feel, however,
that if the evils of labor unions
and imitation could be checked,
then 1860 might see even higher
stock market prices than have yet
been reached
LAND VS.. STOCKS AND BONDS
1t is true that in the history of
most land seizures and confisca-
tions of tangible property the land
has usually been returned to the
original owners. But where pri-
vate property has been confiscated
and then covered by large state
owned or municipal-owned apart
ment houses, as in Warsaw and
Moscow, return of the land seems
almost impossible. In short, there
is a good chance that the sugar
lands of Cuba which have been
taken from American corporations
will be returned to them so long as
they remain farm land and are not
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N%@&
HOW TO SAVE GASOLINE

Not too long ago the automobile industry
offered few tips to motorists designed to
save gasoline. Since gasoline is pretty ex-
pensive, these tips bear repeating.
One of the tricks in saving gasoline is to
design your driving to be smooth and steady.
That is, quick starts and stops should be
eliminated, and one should try to maintain
steady pace on long trips.
Also, if speeds such as so or so are main
tanned rather than excessive speeds, gaso-
line will be saved, although the trips will re-
quire a little more time. 1t is also suggested
that you look ahead at stop lights and adjust
speed so that you will not be racing up to
red light, stopping, racing ahead to the next,
and so forth.
Excessive engine idling is also cautioned
ing of the engine, and the use of lubricants
which are not heavier than those recon-
mended will also save gasoline.
Spark plugs affect gasoline mileage and
should be kept clean-the motorist can do
this himself very easily on some cars. An
other tip is that concerned with the grade
of fuel that your automobile uses.
Many motorists today demand premium
fuel when their engines are designed to run
just as efficiently on standard gasoline. On
some makes of cars, high test gasoline is
needed and should be used at all times, but
millions Of cars in this country do not re-
quire the higher octane rating, and untold
sums are wasted in this way.
A final tip concerns OIL Many testing
agencies claim that oil does not wear out, and
that rehabilitated oil-which you probably
cannot obtain-is even better for your car
than "new" oil. At any rate, there is prob
ably no necessity to change your oil as often
as you do especially if you have an oil filter,
and more infrequent changes of oil will save
you money.
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BABSON DISCUSSES WALL STREET NERVOUSNESS

good until after the November cleo
tions. Otherwise both Republi
cans and Democrats may make
promises which could lead to
seizure of the voting power of GER
tain securities. This must be
avoided at all hazards.
WHY WAS THE STEEL STRIKE
FINALLY SETTLED?
Frankly, it was because of la
bor's threat to have the Federal
Government seize the voting pow
er of the steel stocks. Although
confiscation of certain stocks and
bonds may come someday, what
Wall Street now fears is that union
labor may try to force a transfer
of the voting power of the big
steel, motor, and certain other
stocks over TO the Federal Gov
ernment and gain for labor direct
representation on the boards of di
rectors. The next step would be
the confiscation of the voting pow
ers of the big mutual funds and
life insurance companies.
Finally. | ask what will happen
to Florida, California, and other
states to which retired people are
now f1ocking if our corporations
are so handicapped by labor unions
and inflated costs that they can
make no money with which to pay
into pensions? Those who are al
ready retired, of course, have moth
ing to fear; the corporations have
deposited enough money in trust
companies to fully protect en-
ployees who are already retired.
Both insurance policies and insur-
ance stocks should be safe invest
ments. These will be protected by
Congress, whoever holds the vot-
ing powers of the stocks.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
WELL, EXPERIENCED

CINCINNATI up = He was born
an Indian, went to a Roman Cath
olic parochial school in Bombay
for three years, then to Protes-
tant school and now is studying to
be a reform Jewish rabbi.
That's the background of Saul
Joel, 18-year-old student at He
brew Union College-Jewish Insti-
tute of Religion here.
He's the first Indian in the So
year college history, but Joel says
his family religious roots have been
fixed in Judaism for $50 years.
He says, 1.-The Christian schools
were a very good experience. /
had many an interesting discus
sion on religion with the priests
and missionaries who were my
teachers.
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and hands on the mat, rear stuck
up in the air-a gentle push from
you will send him over. He will
chortle with glee and soon, learn
to do it without your push. It's
an excellent exercise.
/. Do you know how to play wheel
barrow? Let the child lie on the
floor on his abdomen. Pick up his
legs and let him walk forward on
his hands. The closer to his knees
you hold him the easier he finds
it to go forward on his hands.
Gradually move your support back
to his feet and then even let go
one foot This is wonderful ex-
ercise for the shoulders. Children
enjoy playing. this game among
themselves.
Muscle Department
The wheelbarrow game leads to
standing on head and hands. Mus
cles grow strong and supple when
youngsters use them vigorously
for exercises like this. But mus
cles become flabby and weak when
the chief indoor activity has its
place in the life of child but 1t
must not take the place of the
vigorous muscle building games.
The early years are the important
ones in which to develop sturdy
bodies which will be a joy to their
owners all their lives.
In the toddler years do not slip
into the easy way of turning on
the TV whenever you want little
peace and quiet. TV has many
good things to recommend it but
it can be greatly abused. If we are
not careful our children become
watchers, not actors. If we let
them slide through childhood with
out vigorous physical exercises
they will wake up in adolescence
to discover that their bodies are
more of liability than a source
of strength and pleasure.
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H0S0T. buI WdIkluS 10 NOI1 SOOO
for him. Not only is he practicing
how one foot goes in front of the
other foot, but he is exercising all
the muscles used to keep his body
erect and move it about.
Finally the day comes when your
baby becomes a true toddler and
can go off on his own. For while
he will still like to walk just for
walking's sake, but eventually he
masters the art sufficiently so that
the pure joy of putting one foot in
front of the other has lost a little
of its charm.
Small Acrobat
Now your little fellow wants to
run and skip, go sidewise and
backward He wants to pull some
thing after him. If he spies a wall
he must walk on top of it, or a big
piece of pipe must be crawled
through. These are all variations
of the art of walking. Each brings
in a few extra sets of muscles all
of which need use to develop their
full capacities.
Go on walks with your toddler.
When you start, make the distance
short so that he can make the
round trip on his own legs.
When your toddler is in the house
he still needs to be doing things.
He will run, jump, pull things
around after him. He will climb
over the furniture and drive you
crazy.
It's a good idea to provide some
spot indoors where strenuous
physical activity can go on with
out harm to the child or to your
possessions.
Exercise Mat
This is the time to get an ex-
ercise mat. A discarded mattress
is fine if you can find a large
enough floor area to lay it.
Help your child to learn to
somersault. Let him put his head
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2806 McAlister
Topeka, Kansas
January %. 1860


Dear Friends:
One should never make plans too
far in advance. All the dates
enumerated to you last week fell
by the way side-most of them,
anyway. | have had flu most of
this week. What variety | had /
don't know, but it was wicked and
I'm glad to have it over. Lynne
and Dawn took turns taking care
of me and my neighbors came in
and COOKED OUR MEALS! Such
luxury you don't often get.
We have had temperatures
ranging from zero to ten this week
and the snow is still four inches
deep ON our lawns. It's been pret-
ty miserable out. Dawn's elemen-
tary school isn't too far away from
our house and most of the children
have been taking their sleds TO
school since the snow storm. /
have told you before that the school
was built at the foot of a high
mound and part of the slope the
children utilize to the fullest now
that it's covered with solidly pack
ed snow.
This time next month my good
husband will be headed back home.
The day cannot come soon enough.
We're hoping to take a trip when
he returns and go to Chicago for
our first visit to that Windy City.
Hayes and have been in the Chi
cago airports, but we want to see
the city itself. If any of you have
good suggestion about what to
see there / wish you'd write and
tell us. l plan this week to write
to the Chamber of Commerce for
information. Most of our trips
have been with the children and
this one will really be our first
holiday in many a year, Sounds
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in armed forces. 1t can only be hoped that
thoughtful men abroad also will pay atten-
ton to the u. S. Departments comment. If
Khrushchev is sincere in his desire to reduce
military strength, said Washington, let him
take advantage of the coming Geneva con-
ference to join in pact for concrete and
verifable measures of disarmament" This
is the hope. But Khrushchevs missile-ratt-
ling does not warrant great optimism.
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wallow without any chewing at all.
to. see how this little creature
chewing like mad is quite surprised
when he discovers that something
he has chewed tastes pretty good
and seems to act like food.
1t seems too simple and yet lots
of mothers carefully keep chewing
food away from a teething baby
lest he choke.
New Foods
1t is during this teething period
that baby should be introduced to
foods that need chewing. He is
chewing anyway, so he will chew
the food. 1t tastes good and he will
swallow it.
This first food for chewing
should go into the mouth by way
of the baby's own fingers. If you
try to put lumpy food in with a
spoon the baby is confused. Mater
ial from a spoon, to the baby's way
of thinking at this stage, should be
smooth. He knows how to manage,
he'll push it back into his throat
and swallow it. However, if the
spoon fed food has a lump in it
the baby doesn't know yet how to
manage the lump and he is apt to
spit it out. But if the first food to
chew goes in by way of the fingers
instead of a spoon the baby is not
confused. Start with a bone from
which most of the meat has been
removed. The baby can hold tight
to the bone and gnaw away at it.
Tiny pieces come off in his mouth,
he is already chewing, the pieces
taste good, and soon the baby is
swallowing them.
From bones your baby can
graduate to pieces of dry toast or
to one of the many teething bis
cults now on the market. Before
long he will be able to pick up
small pieces between thumb and
first finger. Dry cereal is excell-
ent for this finger food
Make sure that the food your
baby gets into his mouth is either
soft as it goes in, or that 1t softens
quickly in saliva.
The baby who is started on
foods to chew in the late part of
the first year seldom has much in
the, way of chewing problems later.
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Andy was about z12. WnaL ne
pletely smooth material he could S
Food that couldn't go down whole
Andy either spit out or held in his
mouth like a prune skin.
Many child runs into this prob
lem. He just doesn't seem to know
how to chew and swallow.
Like many other baby problems
this is more easily avoided than
cured.
To avoid chewing troubles we
must go back way and understand
how this eating business developes.
Tiny babies suck-that's the only
way they know to get food into
their growing stomachs and they
do all their eating with their
mouths.
But as time passes a baby wants
to help feed himself, he's growing
up. He doesn't any longer want to
lie back and suck what gets close
enough to grab with his mouth. He
wants to use those hands of his to
get food to his mouth. You see him
trying to hold his bottle, grabbing
for the spoon-He is not very good
at it yet, but he's trying.
First Tooth
Somewhere around six or seven
months your baby will begin work
ing on his teeth. His gums are a
bit tender, he drools a lot. And al
ways everything he can grab hold
of goes to his mouth. He bites and
chews on anything movable within
reach. His hands are constantly in
his mouth and he chews on them.
Some times the edge of his crib or
playpen is a favorite chewing block
A teething baby chews on every
thing. At the age when your baby
is teething he has also grown up
enough SO that he can use his
hands quite well. The stage of wav-
ing them about aimlessly has pass
ed. Your baby can deliberately pick
up things now and get them more
or less where he wants them to 60
At this stage your baby uses his
hand to grab. He chews on what
ever he puts into his mouth which
is most eyerything-he chews like
mad to help push his teeth through
his gums.
Now is the time to let him know
that food is to chew. It's amazing
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ToddIer Need LOT Of Exercise
BY Dorothy V. Whipple, NJ. ID.
Alp NeMsfeatures

ABOUT baby will his legs the
wal all activity.
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the
with his supporting
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
EISENHOWER AND FRANCO

The meeting between President
Dwight ID. Eisenhower and Gener-
alissimo Francisco Franco, in Ma
drid, was an event of political and
historical importance. Although
President Eisenhower did not hope
to associate himself with the form
of government Franco represents
in Spain, his trip nevertheless had
that effect inside Spain.
In fact, Franco used the trip to
bolster his own position in Spain
which was not, however. on the
shaky side.
That Franco is a dictator, and
that Benito Mussolini and Adolf
Hitler put him into power, is un-
deniable In fact the last three
meetings Franco has had with
other world leaders include a meet
ing with Mussolini and Hitler.
In 1910 Franco visited Adolf Hit
1er at the French-Spanish border
at Hendaye. In 1941 he went to
Rome to confer with Mussolini. In
1949 he went to Portugal-his only
0poAh3 OL1ACA
than to Rome, in the years he has
been in power.
President Eisenhower's advisers
felt that he could not eliminate a
visit to Franco because his plane
had to pass over Spain, on its way
from Paris to Morocco. They felt
such snub would have an adverse
effect on the Spanish government,
and considering the fact that we
now occupy major airbases in
Spain, the visit was concluded to
have been an official necessity.
While President Eisenhower
might well have been right in visit
ing Franco in Madrid, it in no
sense implies approval of the form
of government which now exists in
Spain. Likewise, the fact that we
recognize communist countries,
and that President Eisenhower will
visit Russia a few months hence,
does not imply approval of this
system of government either.