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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15
In Butte :. M
Church Leader
Opposes Liberal
Arts for ENC

BUTTE-In a letter to the Mon
tana Board of Education and the Uni
versity Regents, Rev. Howard Y.
Williams of Butte this week urged
them not ito agree to an extension
of Eastern College of Education an
Billings 10 include liberals arts de-
grees in three fields z
He wrote: 'tIt is estimated that
personal income in the United States
will increase a bit over 70 per cent
in the next ten years, but the cost
of higher education in the same peri
cd will increase over 240 per cent.
Montana now ranks 29th among the
states in current expenses per student
in higher education, but 9Th in capital
expenditures per student in higher
education. 1t means that we are
spending a disproportionately high
per cent of our available funds ON
capital outlay. We have far more
money invested Sin buildings than we
are putting into current expenses
like teachers salaries. With the tire
mendous increase lin the GOSH of high
er education in the next years, it
means that the establishment of an
other liberal arts college would take
money desperately needed for our
whole education system. 1T seems to
me that this fact alone would cause
you 10 deny extension to Eastern
College. ~ o. .-set3 |
If ONE uses the index 81" for the
cost of the freshman or sophomore
year, this index rises to s'2' (doubles)
for the last two years of college. The
cost of graduate education
is 8 times that of the freshman year.
BY having more than one university,
Montana probably raises this factor
toward 12.o This is certainly more
than the state can afford. The cost
of some types of graduate education
reaches a factor of %. 1t costs be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 a year to
educate graduate students in most
institutions. This makes it difficult
to Justify upper division courses in
Eastern College, let alone graduate
.Aa esu
9'Let us continue the good work
We are doing at MSU and MISC and
lot undermine these institutions by
making increased appropriations to
Eastern College which we simply |
cannot afford in this thinly populated |
state"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15
Large Pension Funds
Show Huge Assets

Total assets of $2O.1 billion were
held at the end of 1861 in the ma
tion's 100 largest employee welfare
and pension plans. The u. S. Depart
ment of Labor announces that re-
ports filed with the Department
under the Welfare and Pension Plans
Disclosure Act show the assets of
the 100 plans exceeded the combined
assets of all other plans having pri-
vately held funds for which reports
have been filed with the Department.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15
See Editorial

The sales tax debate. broke up the
meeting. AS the remainder of a crowd
that had dwindled in encouragement
began to move toward "a consoling
coffee urn,. Lewis, bloody but un-
bowed, was heard to humble some
thing about a sales tax being a re-
tax.
Nobody seemed ito take much
stock in it, and the Republican
cat that had been unloosed from
its tightly-held bag crept quietly
out into the night with the embat-
tied taxpayers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15
From Page

FROM age
He was unsparing in his criticism of
"spiraling government costs at all
levels" but didn't suggest how Gov.
Babcock might cut his record break
ing budget. !. .,a.-sa..., III. a.
Over protests against importing
out-of-state. Reconsideration teams,
Fulton ventured the: opinion that due
to the work of these teams there is
more equity in valuations from county
to county and farm to farm now
than ever before. This appeared to
satisfy nobody, and one angry farm
er offered to sell the county his shed
for it's assessed value.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15
Be Wary of Self reclaimed

WE OUoouBO
out of the U.N. and the u N. out cd
the U.S., repeal of the federal i'm.
come tax, destruction of the cooper
ative movement, enactment of So
called "riglht-to-work'' Legislation,
and the ending of all governmental
programs aimed at helping people.
MAY DESTROY THEMSELVES
| Ted Townsend, in opening his COM
ments, suggested that within the
lrightwing movement itself are the
seeds of it's own destruction, even
though the movement should not be
considered trivial. He pointed out
that while the rightists have lot
of money behind them "and lot
of friends in the military corporate
complex. they "do not have sub
stantial number of people behind"
the movement. And, said he, 4 do
not think the movement will have,
unless we have some great change"
in national thinking.
Referring to the politically
"blight-stricken'' State of Msutana,
Townsend said this State SIS in as
bad shape as any in the country
except Mississippi. Here we are
not only concerned about getting
the United States out of the U.N.,
we are also concerneda about getting
Montana out of the United S4~tesr'
Townsend took issue with frequent
assertions that this country could
currently be compared with Ger
many at the time Hitler came to
power While mot doubling the in
tent of rightwing leaders, he con-
tended we "should be grateful for
the apathy of the American people"
the apathy that keeps altogether
too many away from the polls. eff
we were more excitable, we might
have something to worry about"
But. he said: Nobody could start
revolution in this country during
the World Series, during the Liston-
Clay heavyweight fight, or during
a popular TV program AS to our
general apathy, he recalled that Ger
many in 1888 was ridden with infla-
sion, economic uncertainty and social
a n d political disorders carrying
over from World War /.
"A GREAT BLESSING"
The r.ightwingers, he commended,
should be fought with ridicule. The
John Birch Society should be con-
;idered a great blessing. lit is an
embarrassment to the responsible
light THE genuine conservatives
Who impede social progress, both in
md out of the Halls of Congress,
whether the issue is comprehensive
care for all the peo-
Die, federal aid to education, or nat
lral resource development.
AS for what he termed the "frag-
nentation" of the "ultras", he pointed
Tut that there is growing rivalry and
hostility within srightwing ranks
III is not rosy -. :, with Robert
WEIGH calling Eisenhower and Dulles
communist" and Barry Goldwater
md National Reviews Buckley in
fleet saying that WEIGH is "nuts";
r with Sen. Tower taking strong ex-
option ito contentious by Ken Court
'ew of Conservative Society of
america that Barry. eGoldwater is
too liberal" and therefore suspect.
On the Montana scene, he noted
that there was far right long
before the Birch Society was
formed They were practicing
their witchcraft before many of
us were born I. -" N
The achilles heel" of such 'ekmow-
othing'' extremism, Townsend con-
luded, ''is education and the ex-
osure of peoples mind to all pos
bile views ON issues so that they can
evelop an informed opinion and
osition.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15
Editorial
How They Voted On Tax Relief
For the AGED

county after county these past two weeks since 1868
notices mailed have reports of the dire situation
elderly Monanans pensions barely adequate TO sus
tain minimum living standards.
How they greatly increased taxes their mod
est homes and yet have enough left to provide bare
essentials food clothing and heat to nothing of drugs
and/or hospital-medica outays?
Will many who before increases of $50 to 500
had been able to hold their heads with dignity now have
o apply to Public Welfare for assistance?
Will lose their homes to the tax collector? Or will
they be forced sell depressed market and move into
narrow, unfamiliar confines of irdrate apartment
house?
may slightly the mello dramatic how
to those retired Montanans who have been sharply hit
make the blow softer point out that probably the
their homes and that the
part of the increase Many of them just don't have the
funds to meet the higher tax burden. ~
Placing older people this situation need
have about had the Republican-controled House
Representatives looked with much favor tax relief
elderly that body did relief for the oil
panies and the utilities. - .-4ef i - 49,
There legislation provide such relief for the elderly
1t the Senate by better than two margin only
be vitrocaly by Republican
spokesman Majority Leader Blewet and Rep Haughey
former oil industry lobbyist Joined by Cascade Republican,
Spahr
The legislation question Senate Bill % by McKeon
of Deer Lodge and Reardon of Silver Bow would have
duced the tax classification the homes of elderly Montanans
fixed incomes from 80 to cent For example, old
couple living Social Security Rail Retirement
ton reduced from the present $1,000 $780, and would have
paid property taxes accordingly SD 20 truly meanngfu
tax relief for sector of Monanas population most
in need of tax relief
How did YOUR legislators vote SB %? Here the
Senate and House roll calls taken from the official journals
bodies Democrats are in bodface Republicans
in regular type face.-HLB
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15

tenn to provide health care for the
aged, Lashman pointed out.
The AFL-CIO speaker also noted
that the Rightwing has as a majol
tactic the infiltration of both poll
teal parties, and THAT in many states
they have achieved considerable sue
cess in gaining control or a strong
voice in the Republican party.
And, he warned that the moves
ment SIS not a temporary fad
which will go away if we close
our eyes" These groups, he con-
tinued, are well financed, and are
determined to reform our demo-
cratic form of government into
a totalitarian structure.
AS for the MONTANA CITIZENS
GROUP, whose lead-off sponsor is
Montana Power director Robert Cor
cite, and whose major objective is
to 'Tbrainwash" Montana people into
accepting a so-called ''right+to-work"
law. Lasahman said similar activities
are going ON in many other states.
In Colorado, main propaganda en-
phasis is being placed ON the Manion
Forum for the softening-up of Colo
RADIO people to accept such a law.
I'm Montana, too, the National
Work Committee is active,
mailing to many businessmen propa
ganda in. support of a compulsory
..topen shop" law. One, four-page
brochure, written by the president
of the Wyoming Farm Bureau, re-
lates how they steamrollered fright
to-work" law onto the books i'm that
state last February.-EDITOR).
NOT A NEW PHENOMENA
Harry Billings devoted his part of
the panel primarily to a review of
The numerous zealotlled movements
which have been a part of Montana
since territorial days. He said that
fanatics and zealots are as old as
recorded history probably older.
motivated by religion, lust
'or power, wealth, or political and
economic reform, there have always
'een crusaders.
Without them, and whether
good or bad" he continued, "there
would be no HUMAN PERSONAL
ITY, for, like the animal in the
forest, or the fish in the sea, most
of us are content to see things
remain as they are provided there
are reasonably ample means at
hand to sustain life and continue
the race" .
Billings listed a number of such
Movements, both Cleft and "'right"
yhich have played important roles
4 Montana's history.
Concluding, he dwelt on the 'total
of the Birch Society and
Their major extremist groups and
ow they use antiIC Communism as
"come-on' This ''total purpose"
e said, includes getting the us.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15

It's a proven fact that the worst
bankrupt in the world is the fellow
who has lost faith in himself and
others.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15

Coins have milled edges ito help
detect possible loss of weight by
the edges.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-11-15
HOW WILL THE ELDERLY
SAVE THEIR HOMES?

Most poignant moment of THE eve
ming was the recital of the case Of
a pensioned Helena resident who re-
Evening star., 1963-02-08
BY the Associated Press

Diplomats in restive Iraq
have wondered for months how
long Strongman Abdel Karin
Kassem could maintain the
control he seized in a bloody
revolt 4l2 years ago. t-
On July Ia. 1858, KasSem =
then a 43-year-old brigadier
commanding an army division
-overthrew Iraq's monarchy
and turned street mobs loose
to kill King Faisal II and pro-
Western Premier Nuri Said.
Since then. Gen. KasSem,
with guns or words. has been
fighting a Kurdish tribal revolt.
President Nasser OF the United
Arab Republic. the Arab
League. the western-owned Iraq
Petroleum Co.. Kuwait. Iraqi
Communists and Israel.
Fearful for his life, he drove
through the streets Of Baghdad
in a bulletproof limousine. He
lived in his tightly guarded
defense ministry. More and
more he depended on police
state measures at home and
upon Moscow abroad.
Tried Land Reform
He tried to WOO the peasant
with land reform - but the
scheme made little headway'
despite two years effort. Farm
income dropped and Iraq was
forced 10 buy wheat abroad.
Gen. Kassem claims against
the oil rich sultanate OF Kuwait
alienated other Arab states, He
asked for the recall Of United
States Ambassador John Jerne-
gan after Washington recog-
nized Kuwait's independence.
But Gen. Kassem was conf
dent he would remain in power.
He liked TO show visitors a glass
case holding the uniform he
was wearing when he survived
an assassination attempt In
1859. He received three bullet
wounds and spent so days in
the hospital.
"You see." he would say. II
was spared by Allah to complete
my task" E. =
Despite the government prop
aeanda machine and a control
led press. Iraa's seven million
people showed a notable lack OF
enthusiasm for Gen. Kassem.
He was keenly aware that the
people were not wholly on his
side. When he staged q massive
Evening star., 1963-02-08
SNOW AVALANCHE KILLS FIVE
US. Reported
Getting Red
Heating Oil :
By the Associated Press

Representative saylor, Re-
publican of Pennsylv a MIA
charged today that some
Russian heating oil is coming
into the tinted States by way
Of Venezuela. .as - y
4 Some Russian residual oil is
going to Venezuela and is COM
ing, up. here. =, Mr.. saylor said
at q House Interior subcom-
mittee meeting with Interior
Department officials.
John OLeary, Interior De-
partment official who was
testifying, replied that, so far
as he knows, no residual oil
from EuropeaIl sources Is being
trans Shipped 10 4the United
States. sd he Feiia -
surprised Y THAT 1 Is taking
place. TgA ~ M ) " stR
Mr.. 0iaeary added khatssit
would be- difficult. because Of
the oil industry's intelligence, |"
to have any significant move
ment of oil without that in
formation reaching him.
Mr.. OLeary told the sub
committee that the Russians
are exporting about 650.00O
barrels of crude oil daily, most
Of 1t to Western Europe
Evening star., 1963-02-08
u. S. Believes Leaders
OF Coup Are Anti-Red

Leaders Of the new military
coup that overthrew the govern
ment in Iraq are anti -Commu-
mist. according to present in
dications," the State Depart
ment said today.
A purge Of known Commu-
niSts from the Iraqi officer
corps and the removal of inti-
mates of Prime Minister Abdel
Karin Kassem was the first Of
ficial act of the new revolu-
tionary command, according to
the State Departments infor-
nation from Baghdad.
The Communist general,
Brigadier Jalal Awquati, former
ly commanding the air force. has
repeatedly been assassinated,
the State Department said
THE coup was probably touched
off hg Kastelr's action last week
IN yetirfns 50 nationalist Of
fieefe, replacing many with
pro omi1ipnists. The supposi-
tion Is that the remaining anti
Kassein plotters apparently felt
compelled to act while they
could"
Kassem's fate is still uncer-
tain. according to information
available in Washington. Some
speculation indicated he might
stiil be htled up in the Defense
Ministry. which was said to be
still under sporadic attack as
Of 4 pm. today, Baghdad time.
Evening star., 1963-02-08

Virtually all major unit COM
manders in the Iraqi armed
forces appeared to be support
ing the coup, officials said.
The rebel-controlled radio
has been reporting kilograms
of support from military COM
manders throughout the coun-
try.
All of the 900 Americans re-
ported to be living in Iraq are
believed to be safe, the depart
ment said.
The American Embassy Is
presently headed by q charge
d. affaires, Roy M. Melbourne
councillor of embassy and con-
sui general. He has been in
charge since the departure Of
Ambassador John Jernegan al
the time Of the Iraqi-American
dispute over Kuwait.
Officials said no air opposi-
ton to the revolt had appeared
and rebels controlled key in
stallations in the Baghdad area,
The commander Of Kassem's
old 18th brigade was reported
among those supporting the
coup.
A small detachment Of Iraqi
soldiers was stationed in the
vicinity Of the Soviet Embassy,
according to reports reaching
Washington, but Baghdad ap-
peared calm and the popula-
ton somewhat apathetic."
Evening star., 1963-02-08
KENNEDY
Soviet Troops Seen
Discrediting Castro

Icussed" with the Soviet govern
ment. and he expects clear in-
formation ''as these days SO
lon."
Although the Soviet combat
forces in Cuba could not be
used to invade another country
Mr.. Kennedy said they may
be used to maintain some sort
Of control within Cubs" He
said he believes presence Of the
Russian forces which lin q
sense seem to be police units
is one of the things that has
discredited Mr.. Castro.
After the last three weeks
Of headlines, the President said
he would think q good many
Americans have the impress
sion there are offensive weap-
ons in Cuba contrary to '.the
best intelligence that we can
get"
He said the Government has
been trying to put out accu-
rate information on the SUBJ
ject. He added that 1t seems to
him the press also has a re-
sponsibihty to Judge the ac-
curacy Of information from all
Isources-to subject that COM
ing from others Ito careful
scrutiny as they do our infor-
nation"
He recalled seeing a story
"in one Of our prominent
papers" the other day report
ing what a Congressman had
to say about the presence OF
missiles. He said there was mo
supporting evidence (from the
Congressman, no willingness
to give us the source Of his in
formation" On page 10 Of the
same paper was a statement
By Secretary of Defense Nc
Namara giving very clear de-
tails" he added.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
Medical Science
Institute Set Up

The new National Institute
OF General Medical Sciences
was established formally today.
DR.. Clinton c. Powell was
named director.
The institute was formerly
the Division OF General Medi-
cal Sciences Of the National
Institutes OF Health. Bethesda.
Congress authorized the In
stitute last october. The Pub
lie Health Service said II will
be responsible for administer
ing, fostering and co-ordinat-
ing research In the sciences
basic to medicine and biology,
10 public health and TO certain
clinical sciences and biomedical
studies not within the respon-
sibility Of the other institutes.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
Kassem in Power Az Years
After Killing King in Revolt

before Baghdad's royal palace.
Gen. Kassem had the reputa-
ton Of being one Of the mon
arch's most loyal soldiers.
Actually he had been quietly
nursing plans Of revolution for
"a years and had skillfully used
his official position as a brigade
commander to recruit younger
officers to his cause.
The chance to strike came
on the night Of July l3, 1858.
when Gen. Kassem and fellow
brigade commanders received
orders to move through Bagh-
dad on their way to friendly
Jordan. then beset by fears Of
internal revolt.
Instead the troops seized
Baghdad's radio station, pulled
all switches at the telephone
exchange and lobbed q mortar
shell through the back door Of
the royal palace. Faisal and
members OF the royal house,
hold were gunned down as they
stumbled out the front door.
Turned From West
AS soon as he took over.
Gen Kassem reversed IraQ's
previously pro-Western course
and looked toward President
Nasser in Cairo and toward
Moscow. He took Iraq out Of
the western-sponsored Bagh-
dad pact. which had taken Its
name from his capital. He
turned TO Moscow for military
and economic aid.
Then his troubles began
and the Iraqi Communists and
Iraqi supporters OF Mr.. Nasser
grew increasingly restive as
Gen. Kassem more and more
pursued his own course. Finally
he cracked down on the Com
munists and broke with Mr..
Nasser. a brake that split the
Arab world.
In recent months Gen. Kas-
sem had tried TO avert the
spotlight from internal unrest
by blaming the United States
for his governments troubles.
He accused Washington OF
sponsoring spy rings in Iraq
and ordered the arrest Of an
Armenian employe OF the
American Embassy on charges
OF aiding the Kurdish revolt.
He also accused the British Of
spending 100000 81, 100000
10 foment the revolt.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
Anti-Guerri|Ia
Unit Slated for
Canal Zone
BY FRED s. HOFFMAN
Associated Press staff Writer

The Army is planning to
form q new group Of anti
guerrilla experts and base 1t
in the Panama Canal Zone =
in position to help Latin Amer
lean nations cope with any Gu
ban-fomented uprisings.
Informed sources disclosed
this today amid concern in the
United States over Soviet mill
tary strength In Cuba and the
threat Of Communist penetra-
ton Of South and Central
America. 4 t..s
Secretary of Defense McNa-
mara has said the Russians
and Cubans do not have the
ships to move any Of the tanks
or other significant military
gear across the Caribbean to
Latin America.
But United States authorities
long have been concerned that
Fidel Castro might succeed in
transplanting his revolution by
undercover means and stir up
insurgency aimed at overthrow
ing governments friendly to the
United States.
The United States Army now
maintains four special forces
groups. each made up Of more
than 1900 men trained to q
fine edge in the techniQues Of
combating guerrillas.
For some time q nucleus Of
special forces troops has been
detailed to the Canal Zone. The
new group will be a full-scale
and permanent outfit,
Although. 1t never has been
publicized, teams Of Unite d
States anti-guerrilla experts
are known to have worked in
several Latin American coun-
tries-always at the request Of
those countries.
Among them we're understood
to be Guatemala and Colom-
bia. -
Evening star., 1963-02-08

the Telstar communications
satellite put into orbit last
summer.
Some 1.40O persons attended,
the ceremony in the Sheraton.
Park Hotel. F
The Silver Quill, sponsored
by National Business Publica-
tions, Inc, has been awarded 1
eight times. ~,
Two former winners were
present last night besides Mr.
johnson. They were Joseph
w. Martin, jr., former Speaker
of the House, and Admiral
Arleigh A. Burke, former Chief
Of Naval Operations. ~,
Evening star., 1963-02-08
Chief of AT&T
Gets Quill Award
For TeIstor Feat

Frederick r. Kappel, board
chairman and chief executive
Of the American Teie-
phone q Telegraph Co. re-
ceived the Silver Quill Award
last night from Vice President
johnson, last years winner.
The award "for distinguished
service to the business COM
was in recognition Of