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tion Of the amount Of credi-
bility Of the United States in
world affairs In the wake Of the
U-2 incident. In answer to the
question Of whether the United
States practices what 1t
breaches, the survey noted a
'very substantial loss in Ameri-
can standing" among the Brit
ish from 50 per cent in Febru-
airy to 81 per cent in May of
this year. At the same time, the
French, who are normally in
clined to q somewhat more
skeptical view, seemed to enjoy
an increase Of confidence in
American honesty, the survey
showing an increase from 20 to
26 per cent.
British, French Disagree
The summit conference and
its aftermath very obviously in
creased neutralist sentiment IN
Britain, the report indicates.
Between February and May the
proportion Of those who be-
lieved that Britain should side
with neither the United States
nor Russia increased from 81
to 46 per cent. In France. the
neutralist group declined from
SO to 81 per cent.
The June survey did not
delve deeply into opinions on
the military competition be-
tween the United States and
Russia. It was found, however,
that on the question Of overall
military strength, IS per cent
in Britain believed that Russia
was ahead as against IL per
cent which gave the advantage
to the United States. Again In
contrast, the French were more
optimistic. though Russia still
held the edge, 20 to IS per cent.
The findings Of the June poll
along with earlier SamplingS in
q number Of Western European
countries provided the source
material for a special survey
and summary compiled at the
end Of August by the Informa-
ton Agency.
It is the August survey, still
classified as secret, which has
been the subject of heated dis
cuSSion In the election cam
paign. Democrats have charged
that the administration is de-
liberately concealing informa-
tion in order to bolster its claim
that the prestige of the United
States abroad is at an all-time
high. This report is the latest
broad survey that has been
made in Western Europe and
none is under way at the pres
ent time.
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Of such statements Of his ex-
panded views to be issued in
the campaign.
Mr.. Nixon said his aim as
President would be intensified
conservation and management
for the better use of each Of
our resources"
He said such programs
would be essential to meet the
demands from our exploding
population" at home and the
demands of Americas free
world allies abroad.
Democrats have been sharply
critical Of Eisenhower admini-
stration resources conservation
policies in such fields as water
pollution, reclamation, and
public power projects.
The Vice President did not
promise any big new Federal
spending programs in these
fields. But he did pledge vigor-
Gus Joint action, with Federal,
local government and private
participation, to assure that
the Nation be kept abreast Of
its natural resources needs.
The paper said "the Eisen.
hover Nixon administration
now has under way the great
est water conservation program
in our history" at a cost now
exceeding 81 billion a year.
Mr.. Nixon claimed 40 new
reclamation starts in the ad-
ministration compared to SO in
the Truman years. He conceded
that "a of the Eisenhower
starts were forced by Demo-
cratic-controlled Congress, but
said this also was the case with
20 of the Truman projects.
President Eisenhower has ve-
toed some Of the water project
bills sent to him. The first Of
his vetoes to be overridden was
in this field.
On water pollution. the Re-
publican nominee said there
should be increased support for
basic research and develop
ment. Mr.. Eisenhower vetoed
legislation to increase Federal
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grants to cities in this field,
and the Vice President did not
differ with the President in the
statement. He said present Fed
eral incentive money was bring
ing a great boost in State and
local spending for sewage
treatment plants.
On electric power, Mr.. Nixon
pumped for the Eisenhower
program Of cooperation be-
tween private utilities and Gov
ernment agencies in develop
ment Of new projects.
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INTERPRETIVE REPORT

cent lining up on the critical
side.
Russian Premier Khrushchev,
starting at a much lower level
Of popularity, Jared about the
same. In the wake Of the sum-
NIT collapse, only II per cent
in either country held a good
opinion Of the Russian leader
as opposed to over 80 per cent
in both countries during the
cheerful pre-summit period.
One of the more intriguing
questions asked-and one Of
which probably the most po-
litical capital could be made in
the current election campaign
concerned the quality oi
American leadership of the free
world. The question was:
How much confidence do
you have in the ability of the
United States to provide wise
leadership for the West in deal
ing with present world prob
lens?
French Support U. S.
Only 8 per cent Of the Brit
ons interviewed were found to
have very great confidence.
Seven per cent had consider
able confidence while 81 per
cent had either mot very
much or "very little"
Though the United States
Jared slightly better in France,
the survey commented that
Americas present standing in
this important dimension leaves
a great deal to be desired"
Unfortunately, since the
question was asked for the first
time in June. there is no given
basis for comparison with
earlier opinions. One possible
conclusion is that confidence
Of the British and French in
American diplomacy has never
been spectacularly high.
One Of the special concerns
Of the poll-takers was the ques-
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Leaders Approved

In general American leaders
came on better than the coun-
try as a whole. The general es-
TEEN for President Eisenhower,
according to the report, had
declined from the very high
level that was manifested in
February of this year." Despite
this, however, the level of the
Presidents popularity was still
holding up well. with so per
cent registering a good to very
good opinion and only 13 per
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USIA Survey Indicates
Red Prestige Loss, Too

One Of the major features Of the noso-condential
port of opinion in Britain and France made by the United
States Information Agency last June that the prestige" Of
Russia suffered almost exactly great setback in the post
summit period that Of the United States
While the report emphasizes decline in Americas stand
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~ - - ~ n,
Nixon Paper Claims
Resource Advances

CHICAGO. Oct 20 (AP)-Vce President Nixon said today
he believed the past decade eventually recognized
one in which conservation and development
advanced "on q scale unmatched in history"
The Republican presidential candidate assertion
In position paper on natural the latest series
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ing IN q NUMBER OF special
cases the overall reaction to
the role Of the Soviet Union in
world affairs was no better. In
Britain. where the pollsters
sampled l,l50 cases, Russia and
the United States shared / ad-
verse judgments. In France,
where 1000 people were quer-
led the general esteem for
Russia dropped almost three
times as much as that for the
United States.
Where the Americans came
off particularly badly was in
the category of highly general
questions. In Britain the
general opinion of the United
States" was found to have
gone down" in 80 per cent
OF the cases as opposed to 10
per cent in France. But a ma
jority in both countries re-
piled that their opinion had
not changed as q result Of the
collapse Of the Paris summit
conference last spring.
Much Of the report deals
with pinning the blame for
failure Of the conference. The
survey found that ''it is evi-
dent that the USSR tends to
be blamed more than the
Usited States, but that q ma
jority in both Great Britain
and France lay at least some of
the onuS at the door Of the
United States" OF those queS-
toned, 25 per cent in Britain
believed that Russia had come
to the conferesce with the in
tention of wrecking it. Only 10
per cent felt that the U-2 spy
plane incident had been a cause
of the failure, though a sub
stantial 40 per cent in Britain
felt that the flights themselves
were not justified.
British View Falls
Among the more general
questions asked by the USIA
pollsters was whether the
United States was doing all it
could to prevent a new world
war. The results showed that
in Great Britain, Americas
status had dropped to a record
low for surveys to date Ito a
point where the negative views
clearly predominant" An even
larger decline in French opin-
ion was also disclosed.
The comparisons were made
by a survey group with previous
polls taken at six-Tnonth PEE
riods since 1858. The June poll
showed that 48 per cent in
Britain and 49 per cent in
France did not believe that
American efforts to prevent
war were adequate.
The report also notes that
estimates of the danger of war
have risen somewhat in both
Britain and France apparently
more so in the latter. There
was a particularly noticeable
decline in the numbers who say
mo danger at all" Of q world
war in the next three or four
years.
Leaders Approved
In general American leaders
came OF better than the coun-
try as a whole. The general es-
TEEN for President Eisenhower,
according to the report, had
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Gov. Powell
HitsKennedya as
Soft 10 Reds

CONCORD. N. H., Mar. Z
(AP)-Republican Gov. Wesley
Powell of New Hampshire ac-
cused Senator Kennedy OF
Massachusetts,, of "softness
toward communism" today in
q last-minute statement before
the presidential primary elec-
ton tomorrow.
Senator Kennedy, meanwhile,
was carrying his whirlwind
campaign through Portsmouth,
Rochester, Somersworth and
the University of New Hamp-
shire in a closing drive for
votes.
Gov. Powell chairman of the
committee spearheading the
campaign for Vice President
Nixon. said in a prepared state
ment at his regular monthly
news conference:
'"The gentleman from Mas
sachusetts has been in the
United States Senate for quite
some time now and in his years
there has demonstrated a
softnesS toward communism
which the people of our State
would not want to see exhib-
tied in the White House.
He has a bill in 10 repeal
the student loyalty oath. He
took no position on the Nc
Carthy issue. And he has ad-
vocated trade with Red China" 4"
Senator Kennedy repeatedly
has said in New Hampshire
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and elsewhere that he was In
the hospital, after q spinal
operation. when the Senate
voted to censure the late Sem
ator Joseph Mccarthy Of Wis
consin in 1854.
Gov. Powell predicted q pro-
portionate victory for Mr..
Nixon in relation to the Demo-
cratic votes that win be cast
for Senator Kennedy in the
primary.
The two are not in q direct
contest because voters are not
allowed to cross party lines.
Predicts Big Vote
Gov. Powell reasserted his
belief that Mr.. Nixon will re-
ceive more votes than President
Eisenhower had in 1856. The
total in the presidential prefer
ence in New Hampshire then
was 56,464.
Gov. Powell said Kennedy
should receive in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000 votes if he is to
rack up a legitimate victory"
in the election. He said Senator
Kennedy's total will fall far
short of that.
However, Kennedy's forces
already are preparing to call
it a grand triumph" Gov.
Powell said. Whatever hap
pens, even if he only gets 28,-
900 votes, they will call it a
great victory"
Senator Kennedy's only rival
is Paul C, Fisher, a Chicago pen
manufacturer.
Over the week end, Mr.. Nixon
received the Endorsement Of the
California Republican Assem-
bly,.
Senator Humphrey of Minne-
sofa, the only other announced
Democratic candidate, spent
the week end in Wisconsin,
where he and Senator Kennedy
will clash April 5.
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Butler Hits
President on
Bond Deaths

WORCESTER. Mass, Mar.
z (AP Democratic National
Chairman Paul Butler says
President Eisenhower "h a S
something to answer for" to
the wives and children of Navy
men killed in a Rio de Janeiro
air crash.
Mr.. Butler made the state
ment last night during a de-
bate with Senator Scott, Re-
publican of Pennsylvania, at
Temple Emanuel. Senator
Scott retorted:
This attempt to put blood
on the hands of the President
is not very creditable."
Some 500 in the audience
applauded Senator Scott
strongly.
The Rio crash on February
25 took 81 lives, including those
of members of the United
States Navy band who were to
have played for the President
on his South American tour.
Mr.. Butler questioned wheth-
er Mr.. Eisenhower had the
right to take the Navy band on
his trip and asked was this
political show or something?"
Senator Scott answered the
Navy band was in South Amer
lea on a cultural exchange
tour aboard the cruiser Macon.
Mr.. Butler challenged him to
produce records to prove that,
and retorted:
Il don't put blood on the
hands of the President. We
Democrats never attacked Eli
senhower with such cruelty as
the Republicans attack
Franklin D. Roosevelt. We
never questioned Eisenhower's
loyalty"
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worth and charm OF good old
Stu Symington?
Out here in frigid, blustery
Southern Illinois - the tenn
perature one morning was IL
below-Senator Symington got
the kind of welcome so essen
tial for a politicians hopes and
ego.
This is Symington territory.
And in the basement of st,
Mary's School 600 of the Demo-
cratic faithful met to eat
ravioli and listen to the Sena-
tor from neighboring Missouri.
The tobacco smoke got
thicker, and thicker.
The introductions-"I now
present another man who needs
no introduction"-went on end
lessly.
But Senator Symington
seemed to enjoy himself. He
dutifully clapped with the rest
of the audience as a hillbilly
singer, Hank Wright, led the
song, I'm His Hands" He
laughed when Mr.. Wright made
up a new verse to an old tune
and put Senator Symington on
the presidential train.
We'll carry him to victory, "
Hank sang, ION the Wabash
Cannonball."
Illinois Support
And best of all, speaker
after speaker - including the
speaker of the Illinois House.
Paul Powell. and a former IL
linois Governor, John Stelle--
said how happy they were to
have the next President here
with them.
Most surveys show that Sen
stnr Symington can claim only
around 200 votes, or less than
a third of the 761 needed to
nominate, at the Democratic
nomination in Los Angeles this
July. His best bet: A deadlock,
with the delegates then turning
to him as their second choice.
But such SOLDERING Statistics
were ignored here.
Senator Symington was made
an honorary member Of the
Egyptian Democratic Club.
CThis section of Illinois is
called little Egypt.") 1t was
in the form of a plaque, and
the club secretary, Frank
Lockwood, said as he present.
ed it:
I'VE hope to see it hanging
on the wall of the White House
when you become President"
Technically, Senator Syming-
ton isn't a candidate. But
when he was asked in SPRING
field if he intended to become
one, this fast travelling man
who spoke in 80 States in 1859
and will come close to COM
pleting the full so this year,
said with a grin:
"I'm getting increasingly in
terested in it."
AT a meeting with 800 stu
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dents at Quincy College, Sen
ator Symington was asked:
Can you give US the rea-
sons why you'd like to be Pres
ident?"
He used a question for a
reply.
Can you think of any rea-
son you wouldn't like to be
President" Senator Syming-
ton asked his questioner, par
ticularly if it gave you a chance
to do the things you believed
imp"
Three Crowded Days
This reporter has spent three
crowded days with Senator
Symington, flying with him In
a chartered DC3 around Central
and Southern illinois,. driving
over icy, dangerous roads.
And the thing that Senator
Symington has stressed in al
most every speech is his
contention that President Els
enhower, by putting such en-
phaSiS on a balanced budget.
has allowed this country to slip
behind in defense.
|. Senator Symington contends
that the administration gives
out rosy reassurances to the
public while Senators are taken
into secret session for the stark
facts Of military life.
But he also hits out at farm
policy. (You can get applause
from any Democratic audience
in the Midwest simply by de-
nouncing Secretary of Agricul-
ture BensonD. Senator Syming-
ton says interest rates are
destroying small business. He
says that with an income of 81
billion a day, this Nation can
well afford better schools, better
roads. better flood control.
Backers' View
And why do his hackers con-
slider Senator Symington the
man for the job?
Well. he's been asuccessful
business man, he's been Secre-
tary of the Air Force, he's held
down other Government execu-
tive jobs.
Repeatedly his introduction
will run like this:
Il now give you the man
who has had more executive
experience than all the other
candidates Of both parties COM
bined."
Senator Symington has been
accused Of being a pedestrian
speaker. Of being dull, humor-
less. Apparently he has worked
hard on this for it is no longer
true. He now conscientiously
Sprinkles his talks with anec-
dotes which, II they are not
hilarious, at least measure up
to the average political humor.
Evening star., 1960-03-07
Symington IsWeIcomed
.W,orm|y in Icy Midwest
BY ARTHUR EDSON
Associated Press stan Writer

HERRIN, Ill. Mar. SENATOR Symngton, Democrat Of
Missouri the Democratic nomination for President like
in love with the most popular girl in town.
he isn't her first choice right But If he
hangs around looking wul and ready she not eventu
ally pass the flasher candidates by she realizes the
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into the torpedo tube mech
anism. fouling it. Guns has
won his point. but I can be
stubborn, too, and we have
evolved a system to prevent
this from happening"
On March 2, Capt. Beach's
log noted a possible submarine
contact" He wrote:
1--WE are in fact within about
300 miles of Golfo NueVo, where
the press has recently reported
unknown submarines under at
tack by the Argentine Navy. In
their present state Of mind the
last thing we want to do is 10
make contact with a vessel Of
the Argentine Navy. Even
though Triton would most
likely be able to show them
her heels, the repercussions
could not fail to create public
notice.
But, of course, there is al
ways the possibility that this
is indeed a submarine contact.
Maybe the Argentine had some
thing; we decide to investigate"
Reversing course to investi-
gate the contact, the log noted
that "it looks pretty real" But
as the Triton drew closer it
commenced to fade and
change shape"
The final log note on the
incident:
Final evaluation; a close
pack of fish moving around and
feeding, and probably wishing
this huge intruder would leave
them alone"
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aides post in February, 1857,
1t was obviously the Presidents
wish as we'll as his own that
he should play an active role
in the Navy's development of
IA nuclear-propelled submarine
fleet.
Capt. Beach took command
of the Triton last November
when she was commissioned
at Groton, Conn. 1t had been
more than IA years since his
first command, the Piper, in
the closing months of World
War II. They were IA years
which had seen the emergence
of a missile-age Navy whose
.nuclear submarines Symbolized
dramatically the changing face
of naval warfare.
The Trigger, one of the most
active submarines in the Pacific
feet, sank numerous japanese
ships and won both Presidential
and Navy Unit Citations for
her record on a series of pa
trolls. Capt. Beach served vari-
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ouSly as her diving officer, ex-
ecutive officer and co-approach
officer.
The Tirante sank nine enemy
vessels and won a Presidential
Unit Citation on her maiden
patrol in 1945. with Ned Beach
as her navigator.
His distinguished Navy rec
ord might have been predicted
by his classmates at the Naval
Academy. Regimental comman-
der and the choice of his fellow
.midshipmen as the middle who
had done most to advance
naval spirit, he graduated Sec
ond in the class of 1899.
Born in New York April 20,
1913, the Triton's skipper cele-
brated his 42d birthday while
the submarine was on it's his
tory making underwater cruise.
Capt. Beach lives with his
wife and three children at 848
Lee Place, Falls Church, Va.
He is the son of a naval officer,
the late Capt. E. L. Beach.
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Triton interrupted Trip
To ronsfer Sick Man

The log of the submarine
Triton provides a vivid account
of one of the most dramatic
episodes in her globe-circling
underwater voyage, the trans
fer of a critically i'll crew mem
Der to the cruiser Macon.
Capt. Edward L. Beach,
whose two books on submarines
have been best-sellers, de-
scribed the incident in detail
IN the Triton's log, made pub
lie today by the White House.
Chief Radarman j. R. Poole
had suffered a third violent
attack of kidney stones. The
1rlton's doctor reported his
condition to Capt. Beach, who
made the decision to interrupt
the history-making cruise to
assure the sick man the best
possible medical facilities.
The captain decided to go
into Montevideo harbor for a
rendezvous with the Macon: He
planned to surface only enough
to get the coming tower out OF
the water. Here, in his words
recorded in the log, are some OF
the hlghlights Of the episode:
i hastily don a jacket and a
cap and then direct Curtis K
Beacham, MMI(SS) to crack
open the coming, tower upper
hatch very cautiously in case
there is an inch or two of water
above (which indeed there is
A small cascade pours dowr
through the barely opened
hatch, and We jam it shu
again. :"
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the shakedown cruise a sub
merged voyage around the
world.
Only the Triton's officers
knew where they were going
until after they were at sea.
Capt. Beach noted that a tick
lish administrative difficulty
was how to advise as to the
duration Of financial arrange
ments for families left behind
because, when they sailed, the
crew members expected to be
home or at least have access to
the mails by the end of March.
In writing of his trouble with
the Triton's garbage ejector
Capt. Beach said: This prosaic
gadget is a large potential
hazard because of the fire.
Quency of its use. But get
ting rid of garbage is an ex-
tremely important morale ana
health measure"
The garbage ejector could be
used only at periscope depth
Later on, Capt. Beach noted
that over 100 bags of garbage
and trash had collected because
the ejector could handle only
about 10 bags at a time. He
thought of using a torpedo
tube to blow out some Of the
surplus garbage. His gunnery
officer argued against this,
But he tried it anyway.
"The experiment was sue
cessful," Capt. Beach wrote in
his log wryly, "and a large
amount of garbage was elected; +;
however, rags and other ma
terial were apparently sucked
Evening star., 1960-05-10

After a second attempt, Capt.
Beach mounted the bridge of
the surfaced submarine with
Mr.. Beacham, who then jumped
below again to man the slightly
opened hatch.
ut is a bit of a lonely feeling
to be the only man topside in
an 8,000-ton ship which is 80
per cent under water" Capt.
Beach relates.
With seas occasionally break
ing over the deck of the Triton,
the captain relayed orders for
the Macon's boat to come
alongside to pick up Chief
Poole. Ohtre members of the
crew Joined him on deck and
were momentarily buried to the
neck as a heavy swell broke.
Chief Poole is waited in the
coming tower, $50 bundled up
and swathed with protective
clothing and life jackets that
he can hardly get through the
hatch"
THE boat is alongside, bow
painter around the cleat
Selling a moment when the
gunwale of the boat is level
with the edge of our deck, Poole
steps easily and quickly into it.
Poole hasn't even got wet,
and the boats gunwale has
only once touched our side. :"
I'VE calculate that we will
have gone 1000 miles out of
our way on this mercy mission
and it has cost us several days. ."