The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1963-01-31
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WITH MI

rig lIi:ile show and lots Of com
mercisls) il occurred 10 me that
as confusing as our state. nation
al and International problems are
our domestic problems are rapid
ly surprising all others
During the course of about
three hours / was subjected I
seven so3p commercials. al
claiming TO have dOcumented
proof that their product was far
superior TO any other. There werC
at least four cigarette CONNER
Gals. each Of which claimed TO
have that secret power 10 pro
VIDE YOU with a lift" and extr:
kindness 10 your throat There
we're also two or three cake mix
cs claiming TO have discovered
gra7dma's old time secret form
uls. and two or three breakfast
food gimmicks that guaranteed
10 hop your children's ego up
20 where they would have TO be
placed in restraints IL they were
normal. Yes, there were those
and more. TOOthpastes that claim
ed the secret formula X2+Pl9
whatever that is. They never ex-
plain III ard there were others
with equally as potent what-have-
yOuse. and free premiums includ-
ed
Now you talk about our genera
ton being confused by politics
one Of my youngsters, some
time ago. asked me il her stom-
ach looked like the commercial
pictured it with a drip. drip Of
fluid ard a whole bunch Of
springs and hammers banging
around inside, These commercials
are almost as interesting as they
are disgusting and misleading
Maybe that's the whole Sc
Cret
So we talk about confusion and
we wonder just who is confused
ourselves or the other guy. Well,
you tell me.
Anyway. we still have a bad
situation down in Cuba You ard
| know that. but our diplomatic
and bureaucratic experts tell US
there is nothing to worry about:
there is no offensive build-up
going on down there insoite OF
the fact that some 10000 Rus
sian technicians are busy as bea-
vers, and war materials are pill
ing high on the docks. They even
would have us believe that tanks.
trucks. small rockets. automatic
and long range artillery are not
considered as anything to worry
about
II you will recall about a year
ago when several reporters and
refugees reported that missile
sites were being built and that
inter-continental missiles were
being sent from Russia, our OBJ
servers. and the President him.
self. told US there was nothing
10 worry about; we knew every
move being made Well, il
didn't turn out that way. and We
could have very easily suffered
heavy casualties and inestimable
material damage had il not been
for the constant prOdding of a
few Of our more reliable repre-
sentatives TO initiate a rOund-the
clock aerial inspection.
As we said. Who are we 60
ing 10 believe? The political
commercials" are just about as
misrepresentation as the others.
The long awaited chinook has
finally arrived and the mercury
has finally risen TO above zero.
Right now its a nice IS above
By press time who can tell
New weather records have been
set all over the world for heavy
snow and sub-zero temperatures,
all of which brings US 10 repeat
that we are Of the opinion that the
megaton devices have had some
thing 10 do with II. The equiva-
Lent OF a few million tons Of INT
being exploded. e. P1 in 81. Pet
er's realm. is most certain to
have some effect down here. As
grandma would have said q.
That bang WIS big enough to
strip the Angels Of their feath-
erS,
We note where the controyer-
sial Indian Jurisdiction state
legislation has passed the house
inspite of loud protests from the
Crows and Blackfeet This bill
would give the state jurisdiction
ever the Indians in civil and
criminal action, but would not
he compulsory and would only
be effective with the tribal coun-
ellis permission. To US the bill
spells economy. efficiency and
progress. We think II should be
tried. with the stipulation that
should the fears Of some dds
criminationl become prevalent.
the tribe would have the privi-