Milford chronicle., 1961-10-20

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1861
ANSWER TO TERROR
1t is not surprising that the Soviet an
nouncement of renewed nuclear weapons
tests sounds to many observers like the knell
of doom. This reaction has pervaded much
of the early comment from the worlds great
capitals, and there is good reason for it.
There is strong likelihood, for example,
that the Soviet move reflects failure to un-
derstand the attitude and motivation which
undergrad the Vests position. The krem-
lin appears to be unconvinced, despite Pres
ident Kennedy's special meeting with
Khrushchev to make our determination un-
mistakably clear to him, that the West has
both the will and capacity to resist. The
danger of Soviet miscalculation, danger
more serious than almost any other, now
seems to be heightened.
For all its perious implications, how
ever, the Soviet announcement also may
bring certain advantages to the West. 1t
is not soft-headed optimism, but realistic
effort to seek out what is best in bad sit
uation, that brings us to this conclusion. By
the manner and timing of its declaration the
Kremlin has blatantly announced to the
wOrld-and particularly to the uncOmmitted
nations whose delegates were assembling IN
Belgrade when Moscow spoke-that its
method is the method of terror and violence,
and that it seeks by threats to bend man.
kind to its will.
The contrast between this and the Vests
patient efforts to bring about workable con-
troll and inspection of nuclear tests will not
be lost upon the world. This will be eSpe-
cially true if the West makes full use of the
propaganda advantage which the Kremlin
has callously provided.
WHY KILL CANDIDATES?
President campaigns should be shorter
says a resolution introduced in the Senate
by Senator Kenneth B. Heating of New
York. This would urge delaying future NOM
mating conventions until the first Monday
in September Now they are held in June
or early July, sometimes as late as August.
This would save good deal of unnec-
essary expense Thousands of dollars for
television, advertising and campaign trips
could be used just as well in an intensive
drive during the early fall as if they were
spread out for five months. The campaign
would also be less wearing on the candi-
dates. Adai Stevenson was almost exhaust
ed before the final day drew near, and he
is by no means the only candidate to have
this experience.
record is held by the Whig convention of
1910, which ran William Henry Harrison
(Old Tippecanoe) in the LOG Cabin and
Hard Cider" campaign. Harrison was NOM
mated December, 1889. The length of the
campaign may have contributed to his death,
only month after he became President
While Senate resolution has no legal
force, many senators are influential mem
bers of the state organizations. If they SER
iously urged late convention, they could
do much toward bringing it to pass. New
York has for years nominated its statewide
candidates in mid-September. No COM
plants have been heard there that the cam
paign period is too short
N~EO%cH
MORE ON SHELTERS
The latest information on bomb shelters
to come from official sources indicate that
a surprisingly large percentage of residents
will survive an atomic attack-if they take
the proper precautions.
In the national capital, for example, it
is said that those who have home shelters
will almost certainly survive, unless they
are unlucky enough to be in the exact spot
where bomb is dropped.
And even in World War | and World
War III there was no remedy for direct
bomb hit. That was that.
Today, however, the blast and fallout
dust is great danger to those in above-the-
ground homes. Since most of our homes are
above ground that means city's popula-
tlon might well be decimated by an atomic
bomb.
The only way you can be fairly certain
to survive an attack-and you can-is to
provide yourself with shelter 1t is al
ready late to be thinking about this, even if
your neighbors, like you, have succumbed to
the communist line, which goes something
like this: "Oh WE'LL if a nuclear bomb is
n uo1I Io l. 81 ~,
the use?"
This slick line, the psychology Of resig-
nation, or despair, could well lull the Amer
ican people to sleep. The only sane and de