The Glacier reporter., 1963-02-21
a MINUTE
WITH MI

us were swallowing goldfish,
flag pole sitting. marathon dane
ing. marathon roller skating and
crammi-g into telephone booths
No; that we are that many
generations old teven tho we feel
like i; al times but thess cr3zy
antics just happen 70 be within
the scope Of memory.
Now the nations fad artists
are cut 10 rrOve that they are
not the jelly-bellied. Over-ripe
helTEs that the president me1-
.IOTci In ore OF his TV broad
cas's Seems like cverv one from
Junior. Pa. Ma and Grandma are
liking u7 the gauntlet and hit
ti"g the road
How Il was arrived al we never
'27-nct. hut the ultimate goal
<ccrS 20 he the completion If
51nllc jaunt on shank's
-crS~s il record time Some
walk. some run. and others do
both or Just h0Of off down the
road in homes that some reporter
or photographer will come along
a1t give them a little publicity
This C-t,fCOted exdOg face can
we'll remember when. after six
weeks OF intensive training away
back T-hen. he Joined his outfit.
the ~1mhat engineers. in Iceland
7nd went through - months Of
dO-i;-y0Ursew or die training that
vas designed TO make US about
the toughest outfit in the plan
ned d Day" invasion al
though We never knew il al the
time Well. TO make a long
story short. most OF our regi-
me1t was just about as Mr.. Ken
redy Clsssifics tOd3y's younger
and il took consider
ably more than a fifty-mile hike
10 give US back that lOng-gOne
OIympic look However. some
one or something did the job
pretty g0C1. but ii wasn't all in
fun o. because one individual
that we couldn't make
, 5O-mi'o hike We made three
hikes every week lust as sure as
the T-ish like whiskev thev
were five miles. ten miles and
Saturday always brought that
long-l0Oked for 22-mile cross
country 5aunf acf5ss the volcan-
terra firma that
makcs Iceland an island.
So II you don't just happen to
see this one gallOping down the
road 10 win a bet YOU will
understood WHY. He had it. and
proved Il. awsv back il 1882.
This little gem may also serve
aCOthCT purpose 10 inform
a certain party in Seattle who
took Offe1se at our "uncOmDli-
mentary Joke" OF last week re-
the Presidents back.
t'at We haven't scent all Of our
time behind a typewriter.
News Of the week is that the
Russia ans are going 10 take most"
Of their technicians and troops
out Of Cas'rol8nd. What conces-
SiOTs our State Department made
or what promises the president
made are not for public know
ledge Possibly there were none.
but il has always been our Opin-
ion that Russia. or any other
Communist nation. never gives
for nothing unless its
a good kick in the testh.
We still hold TO the belief that
t7ki~g most" OF their personnel
out OF Cuba isn't enough. II they
took Ill OF them out Of the cOun-
try il would be little e1CU0h
because thew have aIreadv had
them there long CROUCH - com
plpte whatever mission tN~v were
sent there fer in the first place.
No. don't think we bluffei Mr.
X. nor did we force him into
before - was ready
The fact that the troops and
technicians are going or gone
gives US 10 reason TO relax or
feel safe and secure. It's a safe.
bet that Cuba is new resdy to
extend the tentacles Of cOmmun-
ism from the home base into the
Latin American countries with
whom we have gotten along with
for 50 many years.
countries with whom We have
gotten along with for 50 many
years.
Not only until the last Russian
has left Cuba. but until Castro
and his cohorts are safely tucked
away. will We be able 10 breathe
freely and carry on our normal
relations with friendly, but i'm
2risOned people.
Residents Of Browning are re-
OF the Policemel's Ball
10 be hcld al the Legion Club.
Friday evening. February p
This is a Joint social affair, soo1-
sOred by the Tribal and CITY Pol.
ce. the proceeds Of which will