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Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30
HERTER AT THE HELM,

Congress set this country on brave and
promising new course, not without potential
hazards, when it enacted the foreign trade
expansion law. 1t authorized the admins
tration to slash tariffs up to so per cent on
most imports, and if need be to drop them
entirely in some cases. Congress did this to
give the government much more freedom
than it would otherwise have had in nego-
tiating for similar tariff concessions BY
other countries.
Behind this lies the hope, strongly
championed by most experts in tn e
field, that world trade can be j n
creased through reciprocal tariff reduc-
tions. This in turn will strengthen the &C.
onomics of free nations, and consequently
their ability to maintain their freedom. In
though these benefits will not be realized
without pains.
1t is heartening that the President has
now chosen Christian A. Herter, the form
er secretary of state, to be his chief nego-
tiator in the foreign trade program Her
ter is Republican. This should help to
ease the fears of some members of that
party as to the course our negotiations may
take. More Importantly, Herter has shown
solid grasp of the concept that the United
States must participate in greater world
trade if it is to keep abreast of the Euro
pean Common Market. 1t was he, along
with William l.. Clayton, who prepared the
New Look at Foreign Economic Policy
which played key part in moving Con-
gress toward enactment of the new law.
The course of negotiation on foreign
trade is sure to be both arduous and tricky.
President Kennedy has placed a good man
at the helm.
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30

by blasting off from the moon, go
ing into orbit around the moon,
joining with and entering the
mother" craft while in orbit, then
blasting off for their return trip to
Earth.
My Reasons For Writing This
Where does the investor fit into
this picture? To complete the
Apollo project will require the par
ticipation of hundreds of COM
panies, both large and small. The
cost of the project will run into
billions of dollars (from $40 bill
lion to $40 billion is the estimated.
Fields of activity include the
manufacture of propellants, space
craft, guidance systems, instru-
ments, and heat and radiation
resistant materials. Involved are
chemistry, biology, medicine, psy-
chology, mathematics, communica-
tions, and astrophysics.
My reasons for writing this are
to suggest: Cd Readers should
ask their investment advisers to
name the companies that will be
benefited by the project. Since the
space industry" is one which will
see many unpredictable changes
over the years, and since the NOR
tality rate among new companies
is likely to be high, it would seem
sound policy to make moderate
commitments in each of several
leaders which may be bought as
package. (2) Readers also
should realize that the huge cost
comes to only about $110 for each
man, woman, and child in the
United States over five or more
years, or $40 per year.
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30

weight lifting, and craftsmanship
are among other skills in the after
noon competition. In one of these,
the auto mechanics event, con-
testants must find out why a
demonstration car will not start
and correct the problem all
under the timing of stopwatch.
Saturday morning events center
on sports skills, with individual
scoring in situps, pushups, pullups,
dashes, runs, basketball shooting,
jumping, ball throws for accuracy
and distance, and a rugged OBJ
stacle course.
The conference opens with a
series of discussion groups on Fri
day evening, all involving tech
niques for planning and carrying
out Explorer. activities and for
holding office in an Explorer post.
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30
BABSON FURTHER DISCUSSES GOING TO THE MOON

Babson Park, Mass, Nov. 20. AL
though / have already discussed
this subject, in my column of Nov.
8, l believe readers will want to
know more about the probability
Of going to the moon. This likeli-
hood is confirmed by my most
faithful friend, James P. w. David
son, of Wellesley, Mass, who has
just returned from 10,000-mile
trip visiting the leading space"
plants of the United States. He
aroused my enthusiasm with his
account of the way their activity
is helping to prolong prosperity,
and / was especially impressed by
the large percentage of men enter
ing that field.
This great moon project" may
not only be very important of it
self; but it may bring about a new
era in economic history, as did the
steam engine, the electric motor,
and the automobile. This project
may prolong the present period of
prosperity which otherwise might
now come to close. Therefore,
every wageworker should help the
cause along. also advise my read
ers to scan the article in THIS
WEEK MAGAZINE for S u n d y,
Nov. IL, on ''The Incredible Laser.
WATCH 1867
An idle daydream only a decade
ago going to the moon is
engineering and medical subject.
Many of the hazards involved in
this 238,000-mile trip through out
er space have been anticipated and
solutions have been found to mini
mize the dangers. Others require
further research. Spacecraft with
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30
ANTI-FAT FOOD FAD

The American Medical Association has
in a five-page statement, attacked the anti
cholesterol food fad as a wasted and dan
gerous effort.
Apparently, the Medical Association felt
that the statement was necessary as a
warning to Americans who are prescribing
anti-cholesterol diets for themselves n d,
also as warning to food professors who
have built advertising campaigns on foods
derived from vegetable oils.
While we do not believe in blindy fol-
lowing the advice of local physicians a n d
the American Medical Association on a /
matters particularly political ones), we do
recognize the advisability of following the
advice of physicians on medical matters.
The medical group recognizes that some
day science may come up with the diet that
can prevent heart disease, but that such a
development appears to be we'll in the fu-
ture. The Society points out, however, that
high blood cholesterol is only one of the
factors in heart disease.
The American Medical Association be-
lieves that our society's concern about diet
reflects healthy interest on the part of
the public, but that this interest should be
directed away from hopeless pursuits to a
worthwhile goal, such as maintaining nor
NAL weight. The Society points out that
overweight plays the villain in many dis
eases and overweight can be avoided by not
eating more calories than the body needs.
SELF-EMPLOYED RETIREMENT ACT
In late September, both the House and
Senate passed, and the President has now
signed into law, an act known as the Self
Employed Individuals Tax Retirement Act
of 1862.
This new law goes. into effect on Janu-
ary first. 1t will permit a self-employed
person to make retirement contributions up
to $4,000 year, and to take an annual tax
deduction of one-haf of this sum. A retire
ment system of this type has long been in
effect for employees of corporations.
Funds placed in retirement plan can
then be invested, tax free year after year.
The beneficiary would not be liable for any
taxes on the fund until he retired and be-
gan drawing the money out.
One of the requirements for qualifying is
that the self-employed persons pension plan
must include all of his fulltime employees
with three or more years of service Under
the law, money placed in to the retirement
plan could be invested in annuity insurance
policies, or placed in bank managed retire
ment trusts, in mutual fund sales, or special
government bonds which are to be issued
for this purpose
The Treasury Department has not yet
issued regulations to implement the law 1t
is expected that these rules should be out
sometime before the end of the year. Be
fore a person decides upon retirement
plan, it will be necessary for him to look
very carefully into the new regulations as
they may apply to his particular situation
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30
RESULTS: ZERO

Few domestic issues have been given so
much attention as this country's transpor-
tation problems. Yet, so far, the results
have been precisely zero.
Editorial urgings in this matter ia l
into several main categories. One is found
in nearly-unanimous support for the recon-
mendations made in President Kennedy's
transportation message to Congress, which
is based on the principle that there should
be more reliance ON competition between
the various carriers and less on strait-jack-
ct regulation.
Another has to do with the proposals of
the Presidential Commission which n
more than a year studying railroad work
rules. Here the consensus is that many of
these rules are now totally obsolete, that
they result in destructive "featherbedding
practices which cost the railroads needless
hundreds of millions year, and that they
should be revised to conform to modern
conditions. At the same time, elaborate,
railroad-paid aids to workers who ou d
be displaced are proposed.
Another holds that the regulatory auth
critics should allow the railroads m h
more leeway in reducing rates to attract
traffic than is now the case.
Still another approves railroad mergers
that. would permit the lines concerned to
reduce costs and improve service.
Congress has done nothing to put any
or part of the recommendations into law.
The unions, trying to turn the clock back,
want, apparently, "featherbedding for
ever. And interminable lengths of t m e
pass before the regulatory agencies make
decisions on rate changes and merger pro-
posals.
In other words, congressional and bur-
eaucratic management of the railroads S
proving to be monumental failure.
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30
STEPS OF TIME

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Slate
slabs / n inches thick on the stairs
of Ryland Hall at the University
of Richmond have worn down to
less than half inch in the past
48 years. They are being replaced
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30

IN GOD WE TRUST

There is at least a chance the Supreme
Court will rule the u. S. dollar, and u. S.
coins, are unconstitutional to a degree.
That is because our dollars and our coins
contain the words: "In God We Trust"
Ironically, this was not officially adopt
ed as policy for all our money until 1855,
when Congress ordered that these words be
placed on all our coins and paper money.
These words were designated the national
motto the next year by Congress.
However, the words on our official
money may give affront to atheists or ag-
nostics and if the issue is pushed to the
Supreme Court, it could be that the court
would bar the use of the word "God" from
u. S. currency. Certainly it is hard to con-
ceive of one objecting to money, in form,
but it is conceivable.
The Supreme Court was right in its
general concept that religion has no place
in our public school system, but in outlaw
ing non denominational prayer, VIII C h
was non compulsory, it has opened up a
pandoras box of confusion.
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30

"a penny saved is, a penny earned"
English proVerb
The lesson of that nifty phrase (incor-
rectly attributed to Ben Franklin) is, #
course, thrift. Now-how many times a
year do we spend money we can't really af-
ford-for things we don't really need?
We're all guilty-we're even encouraged
to overspend. But the day of the payoff
comes due sooner or later. Either we bor-
row more, or go bankrupt.
Think on the number of times the gov
ernment nudges us to spend, and spend
and spend. (Sound familiarO Think on
how the government itself sets the example.
Think how often they feed us the pap about
spending a couple of more billion to end our
aches and pains.
But never, never-not ever-dOes N y
one say where the moneys coming from.
You see, with the government it isn't
earned money that's being saved-it's e w
money that hasn't had chance to be either
The government never learns its lesson at
home.
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30
CITY SOAKED FOR WATER

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP)-
The city is trying to find out what
happened to $4,000 gallons of
water the city pool didn't use, but
was charged with.
Since the pool wasn't drained
during the month and has a recir-
culating system anyway, officials
are stumped for an answer to
where the wet went.
There's either whale of a leak
somewhere or a lot of kids are go
ing home with soggy sneakers"
said city commissioners.
Most of the worlds peanut crop
is crushed into oil.
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30
TEAMS AGAINST HURRICANES

MIAMI (AP) = Forays of b e
Navy's hurricane hunter p "a n es
into Atlantic storm areas this fall
sound like Miami high school
football tournament.
The eight super-Constellatio of
AirbOrne Early Warning Squadron
were labeled by their crews with
nicknames of Miami prep teams.
They are the Vikings, Pioneers,
Red Raiders, Rebels, Cavaliers, Ex-
plorers, Thorobreds and Sting
areeS.
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30

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Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30
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CIVIL RIGHTS?

Recently in California, the machiniSts
at the Aerojet-G General Corp, missile plant
called a strike which Secretary of Labor,
Willard Wirtz, termed an "intolerable
threat to the nations defense" Comment
ing on this work stoppage the Fort Lauder
dale, Florida, News said, "As part Of this
strike the machinists threw up a picket
line around the plant and endeavored to
keep some $4,000 workers who are not men,
bers of their organization from entering
the plant and continuing with their work" !"
Some of the non-union employees who
didn't like the idea of being denied their
right to work attempted to pass the picket
lines with resulting injuries to both sides.
In summarizing, the News reasoned isn't
the fact that $4,000 people are kept
from earning their paycheck by massed
nent upon constitutional rights as the act
of Mississippi in trying to keep ] a m S
Meredith out of its univerisyt?
"Now, if other workers don't want to
voluntarily cross picket lines, that is their
business and their right. But if non-union
workers do want to cross picket lines and
are prevented from doing so by violence or
threats of violence then it certainly seems
to us that local, state and federal law en-
forcement agencies have a clear n d
definite responsibility to provide them with
the same type of protection that has been
extended to James Meredith"
What is the answer to questions raised
by the News if constitutional rights mean
anything? Is the right to earn your food
less important than the right to go to
school?
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30

Iceland was first settled in the
Ninth Century by hermits from
Ireland.
Milford chronicle., 1962-11-30
WANTED-HOMEWORK

"A penny saved is, a penny earned"
English proverl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
O'Brien to Ghono

1t is interesting that Conor Cruise
OBrien, former chief representative of
the United Nations in the Congos Ka-
tanga Province, has accepted an offer to
become vice chancellor of the new Uni
versity of Ghana in Accra. In his past
U. N. role, he has been highly contro-
verSial man, whose performance on the
whole can hardly be described as dis
tinguished or placating in an explosive
situation. On the contrary, he seems to
have had peculiar talent to stir up
unwarranted anti-WeStern suspicious of
a trouble-making kind. That is why the
Irish government in Dublin, which re-
queSted his withdrawal from the U. N.
some months ago, has felt no sense of
anguish over his resignation. Now that
he has become GhaneSe employe in an
academic atmosphere, it may be hoped
that he will acquire better perspective
on African affairs than he displayed
in the Congo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
Test Them First

To protect the public against al
lergic reac ions and other possibly harm
full effects Of INFESTED cosmetics, the
Food and Drug Administration will seek
legislation to require such beauty aid"
products to be adequately tested before
being marketed. Such authority plainly
would be in the public interest-and
especially in, the interest Of the cos
metics industry'S best customers, women.
Although FDA has no such control
over cosmetics as 1t does over food and
drugs, 1t has induced several manufac-
turers to withdraw certain beauty aids
which had proved injurious These in
cluded eyebrow pencils alleged to con-
tain harmful dyes. The FDA also has
been concerned about certain npstick
colors derived from coal tar, believed
capable Of causing cancer when swal-
lowed.
Under present laws-or rather lack
Of .them-cosmetics may be put on sale
now without any prior testing. This
means that the testing will be done by
buyers of the products. And most buyers
assume that any lipstick or face powder
or lotion on the general market is safe
, If directions on the label are followed.
But this Is not necessarily so. The added
authority desired by the FDA there
fore would seem to be reasonable and
overdue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
Time to Speak Up

Last December the proposed land
Developments control plan being drafted
by the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission was de-
scribed to several members of the Mont
gomery County Council and the Prince
Georges County Board of Commissioners.
A week later, second presentation was
made to those officials who missed the
first session. On that occasion, and
several times since, the county govern
ing bodies have been asked for some ex-
preston Of reaction to the plan. Thus
far, none has been given.
Replies to this request, 1t seems to
us, are essential If the nearby counties
are to avoid another cat-and-dog fight
Of the sort which occurred few months
ago in connection with three watershed
plans in upper Montgomery County. At
that time, Montgomery Council men,
bers bitterly opposed features Of the al
ready-completed plans, and attempted
to repudiate them. This time, the issues
are far more complex, involving, as they
do, entirely new forms Of coming CLASH
fication and other land-control meas
ures, While the general plans are still
in the process Of development, and are
subject to change, the Planning Com
mission is wisely seeking to reach agree
ment at least on their basic principles.
If the governing bodies remain silent
now, they will be in no position to object
later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
Right-Wing's View

It Is difficult to believe tina
the Rev. John F. Cronin, a
knowledgeable anti Com
munist, could completely
misunderstood the basis and
purpose Of the upsurge in
right-wing dissent, and do
so in such inordinate terms.
Yet, If a recent article in your
newspaper conveys accurately
the thesis Of Father Cronin's
new booklet, this is certainly
what he has done.
Father Cronin, like so many
others, chastiseS the right
wing for ignoring the massive
external Communist threat
while focusing undue atten-
ton on an almost non-exist-.
ent menace. This familiar
charge is as far from the
truth now as when it was
first made.
The American right-winger
views communism in no
limited sense. Instead, he sees
the whole threat-one which
transcends conventional terri
torial boundaries as we know
them. Most important, he
graSps what Is at the root of
continued Communist expan-
sion throughout the world:
That Is, the reluctance Of the
West, notably the United
States, to defend It's Just in
terests from the incursions
Of this international conspir-
aCy.
The characterization of the
right-wing by Father Cronin
as a divisive force sowing
distrust and weakening our
democracy" Is a gross mis-
representation. The right
wing is a loyal opposition,
loyal not to a particular pol
icy or person, but to a basic
set Of principles upon which
rest the foundations of this
country and through which
mans ultimate goal - virtue
can be attained.
The right wing in the
United States is many things.
Father Cronin appears to be
concerned with many things
it is not.
Frederic w. Barnes, Jr.
I have just finished read
ing Father John F. Cronin's
booklet, Communism -
Threat to Freedom"
The calm, methodical sum-
ming up Of the history, prog
ress, and evils Of commun-
ism by this tried and true
anti Communist, is surpassed
only by his wise, uncluttered
conclusions.
Every patriot who is truly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
Food and FideI

Having long since robbed them of
their fundamental nberties-such as
free press and free elections - Com
munist Dictator Fidel Castro now has
proclaimed to the Cuban people that he
Is going to take food out of their mouths
by imposing upon them drastic ration
Ing program. This runs completely coun-
ter to his promise Of last July, and vast
numbers of his disilluSioned countrymen
must accordingly be beginning to look
back, almost in a nostalgia way,
to the rule Of the ousted Fulgencio
Bastista, under whom there was no such
thing as empty grocery stores or restau-
rants with cupboards as bare as Mother
Hubbard's. Castro, however, apparently
feels that he can blame the whole thing
on somebody else.
Thus, while openly admitting that
his regime has made certain errors in
the food field, the Red Premier has
dashed out against the "imperialistic"
United States as the real villain Of the
piece. Yet one wonders whether many
Of his literate countrymen are naive
or ignorant enough to swallow such an
upside-down version Of what is going
on. Surely, all of the people cannot be
fooled all Of the time, not even by the
super-loquacious Fidel. Despite the fact
that he is the darling, and the agent,
of international communism, his rather
desperately proclaimed rationing decree
suggests that he is in real trouble. Any
how, let's hope so, and the more he
finds himself in it the better, Snot only
for CubanS but for all Americans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-14
Let's Take No Chances

There Is an ominouS quality to
those nuclear test ban trial balloons,
II that's what they are, which have been
floating around in the skies above
Geneva
! A high Western source" is quoted
on Tuesday as saying that President
Kennedy'S call for an inspection system
to guard against secret nuclear test
preparations is Impractical" because
the Russians are against it. If the
Russians are against it, that, we think,
Is all the more reason to insist on it.
BY sunrise on Wednesday, however, this
report from the thigh Western source"
had been categorically denied by a
spokesman for the American delega-
ton at Geneva.
Another balloon-type report sug-
gestS that the Vests stand on inspection
in connection with nuclear test ban is
Softening because Secretary RuSk and
Lord Home believe the best they can
hope to negotiate is an agreement pro-
viding for some sort of spot checks in
known testing areas. And to top things
off, statement issued by the President
through Democratic leaders in Wash
ington says Western negotiators are
determined "to seek realistic avenues
of agreement that will permit the world
to move forward from this time of
nuclear peril"
What all this adds up to is anyone's
guess. For our part, however, we do not
like the sound of 1t.
This country trusted the Russians
In nuclear test suspension for three
years, and we were rewarded last year
by their massive series Of surprise tests
IN which they scored significant gains
in nuclear weapons. To permit this to
happen again, as the President has
said, might very well give Russia a
preponderance Of nuclear power, and
one need not be an expert" to know
what this would mean for the United
States. 4
In his March address, Mr.. Ken
nedy said we will resume testing next
month unless the Russians accept a
satisfactory test ban treaty. With re-
Spect to safeguards against renewed
cheating, however, the President en-
phaSized that this must be a fully
effective" treaty. But the Russians are
every bit as untruStworthy on March
IA as they were on March 2, and
we hope this point will not be lost
sight Of at Geneva. For any test ban
treaty, however attractive politically,
can only serve to jeopardize the security
of the United States unless it is, in fact,
fully effective. ...