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Show INDEPENDENT SUGAR HOUSE,UTAH .THURSDAY JUNE 11 1959 PAGE THREE SENATOR BENNETT ON these tests, but as one who has sat through many hours of dis-culli- on some of them secret on this subject, I can assure you thay in the rapidly developing field of atomic energy we cannot afford to stop our tests while the Rus-sians continur theirs. If we do, we will quickly find ourselves in an inferior position, because test-ing is the key to superiority. If we ever fall substantially behind the Russians in nuclear know-ho- w, it will be a dark day for the Free World. In summary, then, two points now seem to be clear: First, the tests to daye have not produced enough radioactivity fo justify the concern which some people have shown. Second, we must find a way to control future tests for peaceful as well as military pur-poses under an adequate internat-ional agreement by which the Sov-iet Union will be effectively bound . The achievement of such agree-ment is not going to be easy, but we will keep working toward it simply because there is no akternative. Sooner or later, the need for such controls is going to be sufficiently apparent to the ' Soviet Union so that for their own welfare, as well as that of the rest of the world, the Russians will agree to the necessary lim-itations on atomec explosions. 'Tis motive exalts the action. M. J. Preston "RADIO ACTIVE FALL OUT If you have been confused by the controversy over radioactive fallout, you are certainly not alone. Many Americans have notions abo.ut the seriousness of fallout which are fantastically exagerrat-e- d. Without minimizing the prob-lem, I'd like to discuss some of the facts which have been brought to light recently about radiation. As a member of the Joint Com-mittee on Atomic Energy I rec-ently have participated in a num-ber of hearings on this subject, and have, had a chance to ques-tion the nation's top experts in this field. And lam happy to re-port that the experience has been, on the whole, most reassuring. One bright spot was the recent report of the AEC's General Ad-visa- ry Committee, which showed that the effects of fallout to date have been greatly exaggerated. This report noted that "total body external radiation resulting from fallout to date, together with fut-ure fallout in any part of the world from previous weapon tests is: (a) less than 5 as much as the average exposure to cosmic rays and other natural rad-iation, and (b) less than 5 of the est-imated average radiation exposure of the American public to X-ra- ys for medical purposes." The GAC report also noted that human beings have lived for many generations in parts of the world which have five times as much "background" radiation as is nor-mal to the U. S., and more than 100 times the average amount of radiation from fallout in the U. S. As for the internal effects of strontium-9- 0, the committee re-ported that the amount of strontiu-m- 90 which has been found in food and water is less of a haz-ard than the amount of radium normally present in public drink-ing water supply in certain parts of the United States, and in pub-lic use for many decades. The committee also found that AEC is releasing fallout infor-mation promptly and completely, but the report did criticize the form of these reports as "not always readily understood," which may account for public confusion. The Radiation Subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy also made a report which was generally encouraging. It also emphasized the exaggeration of the effects of bomb testing to daye. Both 6f these reports, however, indicated that while there is no cause for alarm at this time, there is no doubt that unrestrict-ed testing in the furure could cre-ate much greater hazards. That is why we have been trying so hard to work out a satisfactory agree-ment with the Soviet Union during recent months in Geneva. We have presented one plan after another in an effort to wvercome the Soviet demand for a veto over inspection, but .thus far we have been un-successful. Until we can get agreement, we cannot afford permanently to discontinue our own testing pro-gram, although we have suspended tests for one year, until November, 1959. Many people find it difficult to understand the importance of LOGKSniTU 27 Yean Experience Complete Lock ft Key Serrlot Safe Expert Door Closers Overhauled Mowers, Saws, Scissors, etc Sharpened Sales and Service RUDY'S KEY & REPAIR SERVIGI 1983 S. 11th East IIU4-04- 7 In Sopur Tlonse SOUTH EAST. SCHOOL OF MUSIC SU2 SOUTH ITM IAJY turn Hmt Mn) MmMNAMO SAIOMONC VtOUM tow? SSom ' 5 TELEPHONE HU 4-12-51 am MTAVBMM.Mai.4 ImMmw l 'Be'e'nBBBBBSSSBBBSSSBBBBSBBBSBSBlSSSnSBBBSSBBSBSBBBSBBIBBBBSSSaB Adjustable Razor $ Setting for Superb Shaved fl';P?!!!l!"t!!'Ty?'l!'!'!"l"''l!T1Yn K0I7 Pnf 495 ttDv J Your Safety Tire Headquarters Only Complete Tire Service Available in Southeast Section All Sizes 14' and 15' New & Recapped fires I Expert Whee Balancing Precision Front End Alignment Home of The Unconditionally Guaranteed "Dual 90" WHEELER GENERAL TIRE CO. 2320 Highland Drive-Sug- ar House Phone HU 4-4- cilable conflict between state and government. This measure is regarded by industry as one of the most im-portant before this session of Co-ngress. Among other things, it would permit states to deal with many labor abuses. Now they have to sit idly by and wait for someone in Washington to decide whether to take action in labor controver-sies which many regard as pure-ly local in character. And if the "some one in Wash-ington" fails to act, the citizens back home are left utterly without a remedy. Enactment of the legislation would be a long step toward "bringing government back home" where the people, generally speak-ing, are in a much better position to exercise vigilance and. protect their cherished rights. President Eisenhower's views on this subject were expressed in his 1957 address to the Governors Conference at Williamsburg, "Those who would be, and would stay, free," he asserted, "must stand eternal watch against exces-sive concentration of power in government. ' "A nation," he added, "cannot be enslaved by diffused power but only by strong centralized government." It was in this speech that he proposed formation of a Joint Feder-al- State Action Committee to de- - velop a program for returning to the States some of the vast powers exercised by the Federal Government. The Committee already has made some recommendations and is continuing its study. The Smith anti --preemption bill already has been approved by the House Judiciary Committee. It will be considered by the House as soon as approval is given by the House Rules Committee. Representative Smith is Chairman of this Committee. Hearings have been held on a companion Senate bill by Senator McClellan (D-A- rk) and 30 others. . Supporters of the legislation are urging earlier consideration in order to avoid what happened last year. After the bill had been passed by the House, 241 to 155, it was caught in a session-en- d jam in the Senate and was sent back to the Senate Judiciary Com-mittee by a vote of 41 to 40. There was no Senate vote on the merits of the bill. Its backers hope that parliamentary entangle-ments can be avoided this year and that it will receive Congress-ional approval and President Eis-enhow- er's signature. No Comment by James W. Douthat Washington D. C. Members of congress opposed to central-izing more and more power in Washington have an opportunity to vote for legislation which would protect the right of states to deal with many local problems now held to be under federal control. None other than President Eis -- enhower has warned that if present trends in Federal-stat- e relat-ionships continue, the states are sure to degenerate into powerless satellites of the National Govern-Awaiti- ng early House con-sideration is a measure by Rep-resentative Smith (D-V- a.) which would reverse this trend by pro-tecting state laws against federal preemption. This judicial, doctrine of fed-eral preemption, enunciated by the means that a State law is invalid if Congress has passed a federal Under this doctrine, a State cannot even protect itself and its people against the activities of communists --merely because there is a federal law on this subject. This Supreme Court decision horrified Representative Smith, who was the author of the federal law and who had never dreamed that it would prevent states from dealing with the communistic threat to the security of every American. He, therefore, prepared legis-lation which would prevent the courts from invalidating state laws under the federal preemption doc-trine unless Congress had voted for exclusive federal jurisdiction or unless there was an irrecon- - A city banker who had spe his youth on a farm persuadt an old neighbor to take on h son for the summer. When tl father called to ask how the be was making out, the farmer d clared, "I ain't one to bandy won' with you. If that boy of youi had one more hand, he'd need third pocket to put it in." The Reader's Digest. 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