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Copper River current., 1962-09-27

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 Ever tried seaweed soup? Neil Finnesend has, and swears it is delicious! Six Japane se geologists spent some time in the Chitna <. area looking over nickel prospects, and Neil was their guidei The Japanese brought tn cir own cook and the makings for their ra tion al dishes. The soup in question is made with wafer thin pieces of dried seaweed and
 served as a broth4
 Harry Hobson, Mile 47, is back on the nend after disqualification for an ear infecfi on. The Louie Lincoln family is celebrating
 the drilling of a new well, and hope to get a pump in operation in the next few weeks. Roy Hooper of Willow Lake suffered seriJus eye injury in an accident that occurred at his Willow Lake homestead. Roy was under his trailer applying jack when the trailer
 slipped and caught him on the side of the head. Apparently without realizing 1t, Hoope: freed his head and called his wife, Beth. Neighbor Frank Carroll drove the Hoopers to Faith Hospital. Last reports indicate that Roy will not loose the sight of his eye as had first been feared. At this time he is unable to move the eye though, and an eper- ation is pl tanned in. Anchorage.
 Get your scissors sharpened ladies! Myrtle bangS of the Extension Service In Palmer 4 is planning a. sewing course for interested Copper Center women. The exact dates have not been decided, lbut<it looks now as though two .cl asses will be- held. =. .afte rnoons and evenings. The Classes will be held in the dining room of Copper Center Lodge. More details in the next issue. ~.-.r%a .--e .ss@* 7; :'. :: .<, Y. -'. Mrs Rose Kronk is the new tenant of the sral Il cabin owned by Webb's and located on the old Stewart property. Rose is the sister of Mrs Mary Huddl leston, and has son Jimmy F How many people, today are aware tiR famed General Billy Nj tchelI once spent part of his; early career in Ala ska? Mitchell was sent to Alaska in the summer of 1881, by Brig. General A W *Greely, ,. who was then head sf the old U s Signal Corps. Nit chell was onl q at the time, but he had served in the Span ish Americ can war and the Phill ipine insurecct Mitchell and his crew worked out of Eagle City setting poles for the first tel egraph line to span Alaska. Another crew worked out of Valdez. The line eventually reached the Bering Sea at St. Michael. During the course of his travels, Mitchell tells of reaching
Evening star., 1962-11-27
Stanley Walker

To every "cub reporter" breaking
into the newspaper game" in the early
'30S, the name of Stanley Walker, city
editor, was synonymous with bright city
lights" the "big time" and the "front
page" All the quoted material repre-
sents cliches we believe (or hope) have
outlived their usefulness. Now Stanley
Walker is gone, but we hope just as
ferventIy that his name will live on as
an inspiration to young newSmen and
old.
Through his example, and later his
books, Mr.. Walker made newspaper work
alluring and satisfying. He did not miss
the romance of it, nor did he deny the
sometimes drudgery of it. Any young
writer worth his salt - and many were
attracted by Mr.. Walkers New York
Herald -Tribune-must have thrilled at a
word of praise from a man who not only
knew a good story when he read one,
but also could write with clarity.
Mr.. Walker was the feature writer's
dream editor, the antithesiS Of the Hol-
lywood rip-Snorter whose barked COM
mands supposedly produce magical re-
suits. He went up to the Big City from
Lampasas, Texas, and after becoming
legend in his own time, returned to the
quietude of the prairies and died.
Evening star., 1962-11-27

Two OF our distinguished senior Cit
izens have just given voice to some OBJ
servations that deserve the attention Of
all who are interested in physical fitness
and longevity. DR.. Paul Dudley White,
the celebrated 76-year-old heart special
ist, has had this to say: 1--WE seem to
delight in the absurd belief that we must
avoid strains >. that we must pamper
ourselves and not walk upstairs or work
physically hard, or mentally either
whereas on occasion midnight oil should
be burned" And former Vice President
John Nance Garner, in an interview
marking his cath birthday, has made the
following pungent comment: when a
man amt got sense enough and CUTS
enough to cut out what hurts him, that's
when he dies" These are words, both
DR.. Whites and Cactus Jacks, that add
up to good advice well worth being taken
to heart by any Of us who tend to be
self-indulgent.
Evening star., 1962-11-27
Arms and the KremIin

In his statement on the resumption
Of the 17-nation Geneva Disarmament
Conference, President Kennedy has
struck note of hope, but an under
standably cautious, conditional one. AS
he has put 1t, "a moment may be at
hand to initiate the beginning of the
end of the upward spiral of weapons
competition. If so, the opportunity must
not be lost"
The Presidents ''iffiness" is amply
justified by what has been experienced
in more than Is years of off-again-on-
again negotiations with the Soviet Union.
Aimed at establishing a nuclear test
ban and reducing and controlling arms
and armed forces of every kind, the
negotiations have involved many hun
dreds of tedious meetings, and a dreary
outpouring of words and arguments
without end. Up to now, however, they
have led to nothing but deadlock that
grows more perilous from day to day,
with the weapons race continuing with
out letup.
One does not have to look far, Of
course, to find the primary cause Of
this failure. Persistently, unyieldingly,
year after year, the Kremlin has refused
to agree to the minimum kind of in
spection and policing that the United
States and the West in general consider
absolutely essential to a trustworthy
system of arms control. The Russians,
in sum, have held fast to position that
is as simple as it is unacceptable and
baSically ludicrous-namely, that their
paper promises must be taken at face
value and that any form of on-site in
spectional safeguards, even though lin
tied and reciprocal, would merely
amount to American espionage"
Now that the Geneva talks are on
again, the question is whether Premier
KhruShchev and his colleagues are
ready, as some speculation has suggested,
to shift to less negative line. In that
respect, the resumed negotiations may
serve as a measure of how or whether
their policies and intentions have been
modified by the Cuban crisis. If there
has been some modification, then per-
haps, as Mr.. Kennedy hopes, serious
negotiations will proceed at once on
those initial measures of disarmament
particularly a nuclear test ban] which
could =. materially improve interna-
tional security"
The Russians themselves have been
saying that an important turning
point" may be near and that they favor
reasonable compromise and mutual
concessions" But we shall see what we
shall see. All we can be sure Of at the
moment is that experience since 1945
serves as a warning against bright
expectations, and the initial Soviet re-
marks at the resumed talks are hardly
conducive to optimism.
Evening star., 1962-11-27

sembly. The Communists gained, too,
jumping from 10 to IL.
One Of the basic goals of General de
Gaulle has been to remove from French
political life the excess Of splinter par
ties and factions that has led to insta-
bility and frequent government crises.
The Sunday results represent progress
toward this end, and during the several
years remaining Of his term President
de Gaulle seemingly is assured Of par
liamentary backing. There is no comfort
to be taken, however, in a Socialist
Communist alliance-if it lasts, and for
tunately there are reasons to think it
will not In the near future, a more
wholesome political development would
be theS fusion of groups which do not
feel at ease with the GaulliStS or at all
compatible with the Communists-pro
viding. thereby second party Of sub
stance and without ties to Moscow.
Evening star., 1962-11-27
Montgomery Schools

I. too, believe in the Demo-
cratic process, and I accept
the will Of the majority. ]
neither desire, nor recon-
mend, that the mandate Of
the voters shall be under
mined. I have faith in the
wisdom Of an informed elec-
torate, and I express my own
opinions as testimony to
that faith. To me, the proper
role Of a responsibility min
ority in a democracy is the
promotion of wider and more
searching discussion Of the
issues, through legitimate and
respected outlets, under pub
lie scrutiny, and without
subterfuge.
I wish the new Mont
gomery School Board mem
bers well. I assume that they
are sincere and honorable
men who will not carry their
obligations lightly. After the
heat Of a campaign in which
every extreme of opinion NAV
have been expressed, the
realities Of public office
usually dictate a moderate
course, and the weight Of the
majority usually rests in the
middle Of the road. This is
not a bad place to be.
I wrote in an earlier let
ter to support and encour-
age the professional staff of
the Montgomery County
schools" because of my con-
Germ for the personal morale
Of members of the instruc-
tional staff. I was troubled
lest teachers, principals, and
curriculum developers lose
sight Of the community's in
volvement in other and
broader issues, and interpret
the results Of this election as
q rejection or condemnation
Of their own efforts.
During the past few years
Montgomery County has re-
cruited and retained an un-
usually fine group of teach
ers. More Of them come from
good schools, have degrees
from liberal arts colleges,
and are experienced and sue
cessful teachers, than ever
before. They are getting bet
ter support, from stronger
principals and newly i'm
proved courses of study in
the major academic subjects,
than ever before. They do
not deserve a vote of mo
confidence" from Montgom-
cry County'S citizens - as
some Of them feel this vote
to have been.
I wrote to The Star be-
cause I wanted to express my
respect for these people. I
value their sk1ls and their
services. I want them to hold
their heads up in Montgomery
County, and to feel that they
have a bright professional
future in our schools. An able,
teaching staff is the cardi-
nal asset Of a good school
system.
Elaine w. C0tlOve, MD.
Evening star., 1962-11-27
The Tall Man of France

Figuratively speaking, President
Charles de Gaulle stands as tall as the
Eiffel Tower in France today.
He has this stature by free and
orderly vote of the people, who made
modern French history on Sunday by
giving to one man, LIE Grand Charles,
an unprecedented and pledged majority
in the National Assembly. In doing so,
they elected to the 482-seat legislature
more than 230 members of General de
Gaulle's Union for New Republic and
approximately 80 other candidates who
were running on unconditional promises
of Support-aSSuring him safe margin
on any foreseeable test in the assembly.
The popular vote given to the UNR alone
amounted to nearly Al per cent Of the
total, compared to 26.4 per cent in 1858.
In this impressive enlistment under
the De Gaulle standard, the voters dealt
shattering defeats to parties and indi-
viduals of the center and right-sources
of determined resistance toward the
Gaullist detectives Of stronger execu-
tive and direct election to the presi-
dency. At the same time, however, the
far left made comparably impressive
gains. The Socialists, normally anti
Communist, entered into an alliance Of
exnediency with the French Reds in
manv districts after the voting of a
week earlier had shown the direction
of the political winds. On the basis Of
this partnership, unacceptable though
it was to some of the Socialist leaders,
the Socialist Party picked up more than
20 new seats to become second in
strength, with CT members, in the as
Evening star., 1962-11-27

Lie llrSI DOru Oh b IhLIllly
is most likely to turn out q
leader of men.
This has been at least tenn
porarily established in ex-
periments reported by the
Behavioral Science Division
of the Air Force Office of
Research. The work was car
ried out by DR.. Edward Smith
under Air Force contract.
The work was with two large
city fire departments. Vari-
Gus problems were submitted
to the men.
"It is notable" says the
Air Force report" that the
first born were average in
performance in their pre-dis-
cusSion solutions to problems
but they exceeded the group
norms in their responses
after the problems were dis
cussed.
"The experimental con-
firmation of the positive re-
lationship of the first born
position with lie a dership
traits, leadership behavior
and actual leadership status
is important in developing q
better theory of leadership.
We are beginning to identify
the personal needs which i'm
pei some people to assume
leadership.
Guide for instruments
1.-The research does not
supply a dependable measure
for the Identification of lead
ers or the assignment Of per-
sonnet to leadership func-
tions. It will help, however,
in development of instru-
ments which assess the quail
ties and needs of effective
leaders. It permits US to rec
ognize some of the develop
mental circumstances tn q t
prepare persons for leader
ship. The utility to the Air
Force Of a program which
will improve methods for Sc
lection and development Of
leaders is self-evident."
The experiments showed,
says the Air Force report,
that first borns rank lower
than later borns in self-con-
fidence. They exceed them,
however, in task performance
in q group situation under
. time pressure, perception Of
the social structure of their
group and general leadership
status.
+ = 4
The United States Is build
ing up a sizeable research
fleet to explore the oceans. It
is largely a contribution Of
the Navy, both for its own
use and for institutions with
which 1t has research con-
tracts.
Five new or converted ships
have been added to the
fleet" Notable is the Con-
rad, a 200-foot craft, for use
by the La m ont Geological
Evening star., 1962-11-27
Costro's Latest

Fidel Castro now has demanded
that the United Nations inspect and
confirm the diSmantling of training
81 camps" in the United States from which
= "mercenaries, spies, Saboteurs and ter
roristS" are operating against him.
Unless this demand is satisfied, he has
= declared, his Red dictatorship will not
permit the U. N. to carry out in Cuba
any type of verification as regards the
y withdrawal of Soviet missiles, bombers
and combat troops. Further, he has re-
affirmed that there can be no "defini-
tive solution of the crisis" until our
country accepts the five conditions he
=. set forth on october 28-conditionS that
would require US, among other things,
TO end our aerial reconnaissance of
Cuban territory and give up Guam
tanamo Naval Base.
g It may be assumed, Of course, that
: all this will be brushed aside by our
4 Government as something that amounts
: to little more than the bombaSt and
) self-serving propaganda of man whose
vicious little tyranny is seeking to save
: face and salvage whatever 1t can from
the contretemps it has suffered in the
past month. Actually, Dictator Castro
is in no position to give voice to de-
rnands or lay down conditions. The
! question of the withdrawal of offensive
! weapons has been one dealt with ex-
cluSively through American-Soviet
negotiation, including the historic ex-
changes between President Kennedy
sand Premier Khrushchev. True, Deputy
Premier Mikoyan, who is in New York
now after an extraordinary 24-day visit
to Cuba, has asserted that the Kremlin
supports the Castroite 5-point program
and the call for reciprocal inspection.
But 1t is noteworthy that no Cuban was
present at the U. NJ dinner given last
night for the American and Russian
negotiating teams. It is noteworthy, too,
that In the course of this meeting Mr..
Mikoyan is said to have indicated that
he is prepared to bargain without
seriously adhering to what Mr.. Castro
has been calling for.
This is as it should be, of course.
For Havana's demands are wholly nom
germane to and at ODDS with the
Kennedy Khrushchev understanding.
Two main features of that understand
ing remain to be carried out-on-Site
u. NJ verification of the withdrawal Of
weapons and lasting safeguards"
against the possibility that such
weapons may be clandestinely reintro-
duced. Presumably these are the main
questions still being negotiated between
ourselves and the Russians. Certainly,
until they are satisfactorily resolved, the
United States, as the President has said,
"has no choice but to pursue its own
means of checking on military activities
in Cuba" And beyond that, again in the
Presidents words, our country has no
intention of abandoning 'the political,
economic and other efforts to halt sub
version" from Havana and promote
the restoration Of Cuban freedom.
Evening star., 1962-11-27

@. What Is Yorkshire pud-
ding?-V.Y.
A. Yorkshire pudding is an
unsweetened batter that is
baked under roasting meat so
that it catches the drippings.
@. What is the symbolism
Of the stars on Communi' +;
China's flag.-C. H.
A. The national and mer-
chant flag Of the Chinese
Peoples Republic, a rectang-
ular red banner, has a large
five-pointed gold star in the
upper left corner represent
ing the mutual program for
the four classes Of people in
the country. The four smaller
gold stars, arranged in an
arc to the right of the large
one, represent the four
classes: workers, farmers,
small holders, and national
ist capitalists.
Evening star., 1962-11-27
Joint Art Benefit

With some hopefulness, the
Montgomery County Arts
Center is co-sponsoring the
closed-circuit telecast for the
joint benefit Of the National
Cultural Center and the
Montgomery County Arts
Center. The county group
recognizes the pressing need
for a national showcase, and
urges everyone to support it
as generously as possible. But
we also know the need for
a place for community par
ticipation in the arts, and
this has been the purpose of
the Montgomery County Arts
Center for the past four
years.
We are most grateful for
your thoughtful editorial on
our behalf on November 10,
but regret that somehow we
have fallen from public rec
ognition since then. Perhaps
we are not being regarded as
dangerous local competition
rather than as wholehearted
supporters Of the National
Cultural Center, yet we re-
main largely ignored by ini-
tial newspaper and radio-TV
ads on behalf Of the center.
Please let this be an open
invitation to all to support
the National Cultural Center
in any way they can. We offer
a gala dinner and "An Amer
ican Pageant Of the Arts" al
a modest scale, so that q
wider representation of oui
arts-minded citizens may join
us.
Martha b. Lewis,
For the Montgomery County
Arts Center
Evening star., 1962-11-27
Kennedys' Salaries

President Kennedy and
brother Robert donating
their Government salaries to
charity isn't as charitable as
it sounds, since both the
Kennedys' Government pay
added to their income that
they get from their millions
would place them in the 81
per cent tax bracket.
What they are really do
ing is, in effect, donating
their salaries to their favorite
charity and gaining personal
glory with very little cost
to them, and at the Same
time telling the Government
where and how they want
their money spent, a Ken
nedy trait, instead Of paying
into the United States Treas
ury and letting Uncle Sam
dole it out to various charity
organizations, the American
way.
Nish Showers.
Evening star., 1962-11-27
THE POLITICAL MILL
The Cloudy Cuban Situotion
By GOULD LINCOLN

which seems to bring another
stalemate, with the Cuban
situation reverting to what
It was in the past.
President Kennedy Is rely
ing for the present on air
reconnaissance to keep this
country informed on missile
sites and nuclear weapons in
Cuba. He Is relying on eco
nomic pressures exerted by
this country, Latin-American
countries and others against
the Castro government. But
II in the future we learn Of
more nuclear weapons being
imported into Cuba, from
Russia or any other source.
President Kennedy may be
expected again to act strong
ly-in the face of another
possibility of a nuclear war
with Russia, a war which the
Russians are now saying viii
be the last war ever launched
by the United States.
The NO-InvasiOn Offer
Any present formal an
nouncement by President
Kennedy that the United
States will not invade Cuba
seems impossible under all
the existing circumstances.
And under any circum-
stances, such an announce
ment would solidify the
Khrushchev-C Castro grip on
Cuba and its people. It would
be the final acceptance of
the idea that international
communism is to retain q
base in the Western Hemi-
sphere.
Another problem that so
far has not been settled is
the arrangement between Mr..
Castro and Communist Rus
slams to establish q port
in Cuba to be used by Rus
sian fishing vessels. Such a
port obviously could be used
for other purposes, among
them as q base for Russian
submarines, and for landing
in Cuba any kind Of weapons
desired by the Communists.
Perhaps all these demands
and counter demands will be
settled eventually. But the
going is not clear yet. Mr..
Khrushchev seems embarked
on q new peace offensive
and to be seeking conces-
sions from the United States
because it is now being
good" and withdrawing its
nuclear weapons from Cuba.
So far the United States
has made no concessions. If
it stands firm, we win. And
so do the other Latin Ameri-
can nations. They have rail-
lied strongly under the lead
ership Of the United States
against Castro's government.
Castro-inspired sabotage in
Venezuela and rebellion in
Guatemala have been ham
died effectively by the gov
ernments Of those states. But
this strong anti-C Communist
line might be shattered II
this country shows signs Of
weakening. Communist activ-
tiles would increase widely
in these nations Of the West
ern Hemisphere.
Evening star., 1962-11-27
Balance of Power

A recent study shows the
fallacy in thinking that the
United States is behind in the
missiles-for-defense race. In
a report by Britain's nom
governmental, privately fl
nanced Institute of Strategic
Studies, it was predicted that
by the end Of 1868 the United
States viii have well over 900
missiles capable of reaching
Russia from bases within the
United States or from Polaris
submarines. In contrast, Rus
sia now has only rs long,
range missiles today and pro-
duction Of advanced land
based and submarine biased
missiles Is just starting.
The institute bases its re-
port on latest information
from Western intelligence
and defense agencies.
The report gives the United
States a 6-to-1 missile lead
at present and predicts a 10
to-1 lead over Russia in the
near future.
With such a 'big stick" I
cannot see any reason for a
sheepish foreign policy. The
United States can back up its
demands with the most pow
erful missile force in the
world. while Russia backs up
its demands with nothing
more than boasts and false
claims. Let's shape and sus-
tain a strong foreign policy
that uses our big military
stick" to the best advantage.
J. William Brimac0mbe.
Evening star., 1962-11-27

II you will, than that. For
one thing, we assume that
methods good within the
United States, good for office
and factory employees, good
for dealing with children, are
good for international con-
duct especially against Latins.
These silly "pressures" we
use in the office or factory,
in sales work or politics, Just
do not work there as they
do here.
Anyone could have fore
seen that threats from the
United States as well as from
Russia would have an oppo-
site effect on the Cuban sit
uation. We failed to deal
with Castro as q possible if
doubtful friend, and Castro
had no alternative but to be-
come our enemy. I must say
the air has been cleared of
illusions. somewhat cleared.
Now we know that John
Foster Dulles was right-the
only way to deal with Com
munist threats and subtle
ties is to face UP to them
ready for anything; to meet
their challenges promptly
and decisively; to force them
into threats they dare not
carry out until. as now, they
give UP their methods of In
timidation. The United States
Is too big q nation to be in
timidated by either Castro or
Khrushchev.
In the Russian book Castro
is, as Of this day. on the
liquidation schedule.
Tnnnnh n.,~mA.