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Evening star., 1961-08-26
s.@,. THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
The Bizerte Case and Guantanamo

tracing parties-the United
States and Cuba.
The Cuban delegates In
sist that no treaty Of this
kind is binding on 4 nation
in which a base is located.
They further charge that the
base is now being strength
ened by "mercenaries" to be
used against Cuba and the
Castro government. And that
Puerto Rico is also being
strengthened, and that the
whole purpose Of the United
States is to prevent Latin
American countries from be-
ing "liberated"-of course By
the Communists.
In fact, these Cuban dele
gates have seized on the
Bizerte dispute to make a
case against our base at
Guantanamo. Whether they
will undertake to bring the
argument in some form Of
resolution before the o. N.
General Assembly remains
to be seen. Further, what
will the U. N. DO? Will 1t
agree at this or some future
time, to discuss Cuba's de-
msnd that the Guantanamo
base be relinquished? These
are questions that may arise
to trouble the already
troubled problem Of COM
munism in Latin America in
general and in Cuba in
particular.
U. S. Won't Leave
The Kennedy administra-
ton has made it clear the
United States will not get out
of Guantanamo and the
United States Naval Base
there. This attack in the
U. N. by the Castro delegates
is merely a continuation OF
the Communist effort to put
this country in a, bad light
with other Latin-American
nations in this hemisphere.
In the recent past this coun-
try appears to have had no
real policy other than
drift-so far as the Castro
Communist government In
Cuba is concerned.
And the drifting does not
appear to have won us many
friends. On the contrary, the
evidence appears to be that
in the absence Of any united
program to check the spread
of com mum ism and
against Castro - some
in-American leaders are
inclined to be sympathetic
with the Beard"
Latin Americas troubles
and they exist in many
countrieS-are due to lack Of
education, poverty Of the
people and poor national
economy. There are too many
poor, and a few very rich;
too many persons who have
no land, while so few have
so much. Our economic aid
is essential, has been prom
ised and is being given, The
transcendant question is
whether our dollars will
reach the poor or only the
rich: whether the much
needed reforms will be made.
and how this country can
be assured. We will spend in
vain, unless reforms are
sincere and carried through.
Evening star., 1961-08-26

The boss" Of a good part
of the body is the tiny pitui-
tary gland at the base Of the
brain. One part Of it largely
controls growth and sexual
characteristics and the other
blood pressure, muscle tone
and metabolism.
It is quite susceptible to
tumors. both malignant and
nonmalignant. If 1t is too
active, gisntism results; If
inactive, abnormal fatness
results. 1t causes. or affects,
all sorts of conditions, some
of which still are unknown
or unexplained. Its small size
and the difficulty Of access
to it's position has made any
treatments in the past very
difficult.
Now it is possible by rsdia-
ton successfully to operate"
on this gland-to destroy
little bits of it as need arises.
This has just been reported
by the Atomic Energy Com
mission. 1t can be destroyed
Selectively. it has been shown
by experiments at Aces
Lawrence Radiation Labora-
tory operated by the Uni
versity of California. This
promises to be extremely
useful for patients with wide
spread breast cancer. in
which the pituitary is known
to be involved, and in cases
of gland tumors.
Retinitis Cases Arrested
Pituitary radiations have
been found to influence
favorably retinitis damage
to the eyes retina) which
leads to blindness in some
patients with diabetes. This
type Of blindness has been
arrested in more than half
Of 18 experimental patients
after pituitary radiation.
The condition is relatively
rare. The results are more
significant of what may be
expected from further work
in this line than from their
own intrinsic Importance.
except to afflicted individ-
uals. Nobody knows where
the new technique Of pitui-
tary radiation eventually may
lead.
Use Of special radioactive
isotopes for treatment of in
ternal parts Of the body diff
ficult or impossible to reach
by surgery is being stressed
at Acc laboratories. A par
ticular line of approach has
been the selective radiation
Of the lymphatic glands.
where blood lymph is Sc
creted.
Among the substances test
ed are radioactive yttrium
for treatment of malignancies
in body cavities. It's use, while
reasonably effective. was
found TO be accompanied by
Evening star., 1961-08-26
Health Security

Our American Medical AS
sociation, together with the
us. Chamber Of Commerce,
the American Pharmaceutical
Association and the Health
Insurance Association of
America have buried Presi-
dent Kennedy's plan to pro-
vide old folks with basic
health security through our
social security system. Ad-
mittedly the Presidents plan
had weaknesses and flaws in
its fiscal and administrative
structure which would have
been a grave disappointment
to its friends. But surely 1t
is not socialism to find SOL
vent ways and means to share
common burdens.
Our ANA sincerely believes
It, has defeated the elements
of compulsion. regulation
and control, all of which
would lower the quality Of
medical care by initiating It's
cost and overwhelming OUR
free profession with impoSsi-
BILE administrative burdens.
The doctor would be changed
from healer to a time server.
But all compulsion. all
regulation and all controls
are not necessarily evil or
undesirable. In the healing
arts, laisseZ-faire is an out
moded doctrine and philo-
sophy. The art and science Of
medicine would be a sham
bleS If 1t were not for the
stabilizing effectiveness of
compulsion. regulation and
control. Without these ele-
ments Of professional diSci-
pline and constructive con-
forinity. the art and science
Of healing never would have
progressed to its present per-
fection.
The time has come when,
by common agreement, we
must find fair ways and
means to introduce wise COM
pulSionS, regulations and con-
trolls in the healing arts. This
is especially true in respect to
medical economics. To date
neither side has kept faith
with the urgent need to find
and formulate those disci-
plineS which will help all Of
us to share the common bur-
denS of basic health security.
This delay need not mean de-
feat for the honorable OBJ
jectiveS of men of good will.
Like the Chinese telegraph
for crisis, it is both danger
and opportunity.
Thomas E. MattingIy. MD.
Evening star., 1961-08-26
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mGy be used II
letters carry trriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS ore subject to condersd-
tion. Those not used ,ptH be
returned only Dhen accom-
panied By self - addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-08-26
Solves Farm Problem

On your features page OF
your issue for August 2, ap-
pears some ponderous think
ing on the Farm Problem"
by Ed Harris. He happily
toSses the subject up into the
air, and any part of it that
sticks to the ceiling belongs
to the farmer; the usuable
parts that drop and scatter
about belong to the middle
men, distributors and process
sors, and the Government
scurries about paying the ex-
pense of cleaning up.
The solution to the farm
problem has been staring us
in the face all the time. For
example, your news stories
report that we now have in
storage all the wheat we can
use for two years, which the
Government is paying for,
and this years crop overflow
ing it all.
Next year, stop all farm
production of wheat, and give
each wheat farmer, out of
that expensive storage, the
same number Of bushels of
wheat he normally produces.
And let him put that on the
market. You will see his
wheat price go up. The Gov
eminent will be relieved Of
storage costs, and cash pay
ments to the farmer. The
farmer should keep busy
turning over his soil, planting
what can be turned back into
the soil to improve it, and
give it a reSt-which 1t needs
equally as much as the tax
payers burden. The only in
dustry that would feel a busi-
ness slow down would be the
fertilizer producers, and for
that year they would still
have the home gardener to
supply. Apply this plan for
two years, since we have a
two-year surplus in wheat,
and after that, for a few
years, the farmer growing
wheat would get his price, for
he would be on a supply-and-
demand basis. OF course, 1t
would be overdone in a few
years. for that is the way we
do things. But the new sur
plus arising could be han
died the same way. Also, in
this way, eliminate our vast
surplus in corn, and all other
items where the Govern
ment, or taxpayer, is set up
as the fall guy.
Furthermore, when wealth
er disasters strike a farming
area, do not rush out there
with Government money to
loan the distressed farmers.
Instead. replace his lost crops
out Of our rotting surplus of
the same, free of charge. The
farmer in that predicament
is already overloaded with
debt, and to pile more on him
to live on over his non-pro-
ducing year, only creates an
other type Of farm problem.
That ever-normsl grainery
which was the hue and cry in
my youth should now be re-
vamped into the ever-normal
farmer, by the above plan.
This would take the burden
off the Government of she'll
ing out over two billions per
year; as we'll as put the far
mer in a self-reSpecting feel
ing. with the sense of having
some control over his mar
ket. For he would be on A
supply and demand basis.
This plan is practicable, and
will work-if the do-gooders
and Ed Harris and his ilk
could be kept out OF It.
Flint StoneUate
Evening star., 1961-08-26

AANAA NAAS GU - . IL DC6 dAl
in the United Nations over
the French naval base in
Bizerte, Tunisia, it was only
a question of time when Gu
ban delegates. backed by the
Communist bloc, would de-
mand that the United States
relinquish its naval base at
Guantanamo. On the theory
that no great power should
hold military bases in small
er countries because it pre-
vented real independence Of
the countries in which these
bases are located. the Soviet
delegation, aided by Cuba, is
striving to line up many of
the newly independent ma
tions admitted to the U. N.
against the United States. All
Of this goes on in the session
of the General Assembly.
Tunisia appealed to the
U. N. to act against France
which still continues to hold
the Bizerte base. France has
ignored the Tunisian appeal
to the U. N. The United States
and Britain have urged a con-
sultation between France and
Tunisia to settle their differ
ences over the base.
The U. NJ, however, has
voted q resolution instructing
the French to withdraw their
troops into the naval base
and then to negotiate with
TuniSia for A settlement. The
United States abstained on
the vote adopting the reso-
luton.
II there is no settlement
between the two parties
France and Tunisia - the
United States will be playing
with fire if it turns its back
on France.
The Bizerte naval base is
held by France under a
treaty, although Tunisia has
been given independence.
France has proposed to re-
linouish the base at some
future time. But Tunisians
demanded immediate evacua-
ton, and reinforced those de-
mands by attempts to cut off
the base from supplies. This
resulted in sharp fighting.
The French moved swiftly to
take over Bizerte, itself.
Cuban Charge
The Cuban assault in the
General Assembly on the
United States for retaining
the Guantanamo base asserts
that the United States holds
the base against Cuba-not
for defense Of the United
States against outside attack.
This is ridiculous. All the
world has recognized that
our naval base at Guantan-
amo has been considered for
more than half-a-century a
bsstion Of defense for the
United States and for Latin
American countries in the
Caribbean and in South
America. The treaty under
which this base was estab-
lished dates back to 1908. 1t
was renewed in 1894. The
treaty says flatly that it can
be changed only by mutual
agreement Of the two con-
Evening star., 1961-08-26
Doq's Best Friend

1OuT august Il picture
story, Dogs Best Friend, "
should be blown up and ex-
hibited on the side of every
Star delivering vehicle for
all to see. as a protest against
ruthless driving and a warn
ing for safer driving in the
metropolitan community.
At first glance, the title
caption Of the story seems
facetious. But after reading
the text. one realizes what
the copy desk must have been
thinking. Mans best friend
is his dog" the saying runs,
but dogs best friend" is not
man!
Whoever manned that
little black dog in your story
should himself stop to think
how it could be if he were
run down, by a big vehicle,
with highspeed engine and
binding headlights and
wrap-around windshield and
windshield wipers and radio
defroster- heater and ash
trays and all the luxuries of
power everything" How
would he feel about some
body hitting him with tons
of binding speed and then
running-leaving him hurt,
bewildered, senseless. dying
in q gutter in the rain?
But he will probably never
be found. And II he is, can
lust hear him now. crying,
Il didn't see it! l didn't see
it,"
Anybody who would hit a
dog and run at 3 am. could
also hit a human-some-
where, Someday, sometime
and then run.
This incident should be a
lesson to every driver of
modern vehicles, of the need
for sanity, and decency, when
behind the wheel.
1t should also be a warn
ing to all pedestrians-that
even so, some drivers will
never learn this.
May the little black dog be
at peace.
Robert l.. GULL
y y
The picture Of the German
shepherd dog watching over
its dead companion page B.
MONDAY, 81 August edition.
was heartbreaking enough,
but what is implied in the
cut line is even more So
1t is to be presumed that
the two little boys shown
telling" the policeman what
happened were not UP and
around at 3 am, which is
the time set for the little
dogs being hit. The facts
given are so explicit as to in
dicate an adult observed
all the larger dog did for the
little one. What kind of hu-
man being was this who saw
but did nothing? CPerhaps
an interesting follow-up story
would evolve from tracking
down this person. The least
this observer could have done
was call the Animal Rescue
League which has 24-hour
service if bending over and
checking the collar (clearly
visible in the picture) was
too much work. A little dog
could possibly have been
saved, at least from a pain
ful lingering death.
What about the big dog.
supposedly last seen trotting
after the disposal truck? Is
he now lost and roaming the
streets seeking friendship but
receiving only abuse or dis
interest?
AS a dogowner. I cannot
tolerate those who own dogs
but do not care for them
properly. Neither of these
dogs should have been out at
such an hour. much less
roaming! Excuses will be
made by so-called "respon-
sible" owners that dogs need
exercise. even those that are
kept fenced. Correct! But
there are such things known
Evening star., 1961-08-26
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Smyrna times., 1961-12-07

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make effort to be cited
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to be first subjected examination whether
knowledge capabilities
the individual his license with regard for his safety
of all Others
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whom will addressing at
the time their lives
privilege of living the
to provide for them
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The Nome nugget., 1961-02-22
By John M. Hightower

WASHINGTON R - President Kennedy today sent a personal message to Soviet Premier Kh1ushchev expressing hope that current diplomatic conversations will bring better Soviet-Ameri- can understanding.
 Kennedy gave the message to U. s. Ambassador Thompson, for delivery to Khrushchev, Thomp- son now returns to Moscow.
 After he left, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger made the following statement:
 Ambassador Thompson has completed his consultation in Washington and leaves today to return to his post in Moscow. In a series of meetings, the Presi- dent and the Secretary of State have received from Thompson a first-hand report on a variety of subjects affecting Soviet-Ameri- can relations.
 "In addition, these meetings will enable Ambassador Thompson to return to Moscow with a clear understanding of the Presidents views on the matters discussed for his use as guidance in con- versations with Soviet officials. He is taking a personal message to MT. Khrushchev expressing the Presidents confidence in Ambas- sador Thompson and the desire that any further conversations
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-22
Propose Fast New Ferries for Marine Highway System

JUNEAU lR - A representa- tive of a New York firm which specializes in feasibility studies of transportation facilities last night strongly recommended the use of a fleet of fast new ferries in Alaska's proposed Marine High way System.
 The recommendation was made at a joint meeting of the House and Senate Finance and State Af- fairs Committees by Gilman Smith of the firm of w. C. Gilman and Go.
 Smith restated the position of his company that system of large ferries is of prime importance in implementing the Marine High way in Southeast Alaska.
 Fast frequent and reliable service is a necessity for the suc- cessful operation of this system, :" Smith said.
 ''It would be cheaper in the long run to buy larger vessels now, than to start out with a system of smaller ones and have to add to the fleet later"
 He said he felt it would be a mistake to inaugurate a system of smaller ferries with shorter runs
 Smith told the committees that the Southeast Ferry System was not only economically feasible but would have sufficient income on the basis of anticipated traf. fife to justify the issuance o1 revenue bonds.
 Smith said the traffic projec- tions made by the firm for the Ferry System were based on a study of all types of transporta- ton within Southeast Alaska, in addition to study of growth patterns in the Panhandle.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-22
Troops Open Fire on
 Demonstrators in Burma

ABINGDON, Burma R - Bur- mese troops opened fire on a mob of several thousand demonstra- tors outside the U. s. Embassy in Rangoon yesterday, seriously wounding five persons.
 It was the biggest anti-Ameri- can demonstration ever seen in Burma. The demonstrators were protesting the supplying of arms with U. S. markings to Chinese Nationalist guerrillas on the bor- der with Red China.
 The U. s. Embassy has begun an investigation of how the arms reached the guerrillas.
 Troops were called out after police and firemen were unable to check the demonstrators in a melee that had left 3 policemen and 35 demonstrators injured.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-22
Legislation Would Cut Pay of
 All State Administrative Personnel

say, another campaign issue bites the dust"
 Reed and Strandberg were fur ious.
 Reed said he had enough sup port to pull the rug out from un- der Metcalfe as the Democrats publicity man and indicated he would attempt to do so.
 "Metcalfe made the statement without the knowledge or ap- proval of the Democratic members of the Legislature" Reed storm ed.
 Strandberg, who had asked for House passage of the legislative pay bill in the interests of har- mony, said he had no reason to doubt Reed.
 Together they issued a state ment in the House in which they termed Metcalfe's statement "de- plorable."
 "After finally arriving at an acceptable agreement on legisla- tive pay and passing the bill in the House, we are greatly dis tured to think that such publi- city as was given the pay bill should come from the source it did.
 "The criticism was not only un- just but will only cause turmoil and disrupt such harmony as we may have had in the Legislature which is a necessity to accom- plish putting through the mas sive program that now confronts us."
 Republican members of the Senate indicated privately that the bill, which had been given a good chance of sailing quickly through the upper chamber, now might run into batch of trouble.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-22
JFk Sends Khrushchev Message
 Hoping for Better U. S.-Soviet Relations

between Soviet officials and the Ambassador will be fruitful and assist in bringing about better Soviet-American understanding
 While Kennedy's message ex- presses hope for better Soviet American understanding, it is un- derstood the word that Thompson is taking from the President to the Soviet Premier is two edged.
 First, that the new U. s. Ad- ministration wants Soviet CO., operation in many fields, such as space science and the conquest of disease.
 Second, that the new U. s. Ad- ministration is deeply concerned about Communist troublemaking in places like Laos and the Con- go, and must judge real Soviet in- tentions largely by what happens in these areas of conflict
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-22
Carved Ivory Gavel
 Will Be Used to Open Century 21 Exposition

JUNEAU R - A carved ivory gavel which was used to open the Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Exposi- ton in Seattle in 1909 will be used to open Seattle's Century 21 Exposition on April 21, 1862.
 Ewen C. Dingwall, general manager of the exposition. said use of the gavel was approved by it's present owner, State Rep. Pete Deveau of Kodiak.
 Dingwall, in Juneau to brief members of the Legislature on Century 21 plans, and to offer proposal to make it easier for the state to participate, said President Kennedy has been invited to open the exposition.
 "In any event." Dingwall said, "the ivory gavel will be used to open the show"
 DingWall said Century 21 had advised members of the Alaska Legislature that the state would be permitted to sell native handi- crafts at a booth in the Alaska Building, as a means of cutting the amount of money the state would be required to appropriate for participation in Century 21.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-22
DOubleheader Satellite Launched-Only a
 Partially Successful Shot

WASHINGTON H The doubleheader satellite launched from Cape Canaveral whirled around the earth today but off cials called it only "a qualified, a partially successful" shot.
 It failed to achieve the nearly circular orbit planned for it, fly ing instead in a path of coming as close as 1O4 miles to the earth and as far out as 617 miles. Instead of staying in orbit for many years, the satellites prob ably will have a life of only "sev- eral weeks
 The partial failure is reducing the effectiveness of the radioed information from the satellite.
 Prior to the double launching the United State had put up three satellites in five days and built up string of six straight space successes since the first of the year.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-22
Trans-Pacific Air Route Being Reviewed

WASHINGTON R - The Alas ka Congressional Delegation re- ceived word from the White House today that the Trans-Pacific air route case is being reviewed and some action may be forthcoming next month.
 The Alaskans, in a recent joint letter, asked President Kennedy to reopen the case in which Civil Aeronautics Board recommenda- tions were rejected by former President Eisenhower last month.
 Sens. Bartlett and Gruening and Rep. Rivers are especially inter- ested in route from the East Coast to the Orient by way of Fairbanks.
 Presidential Assistant Lawrence O'Brien wrote the Alaskans the matter is under review by the CAB because of petitions filed by various carriers.
 O'Brien said Feb. 27 has been set by the board as the deadline for interested parties to file an- swers and that thereafter the board will make a decision on possible further action.
 The Alaskans said today they will continue to press for certi- fication of an East Coast-Orient route with a stop at Fairbanks.