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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1960 Page Three ieltind the J4eadfine6 , safeguard a disarmament treaty between East and West. Robot monitoring stations may be de-veloped to safeguard against vio-lations of any nuclear test ban treaty. Sky borne inspection may be partially effective. But Allied and Soviet techni-cal experts have agreed that any really adequate monitoring and inspection of conventional arma-ments would have to be done by outside inspection teams. The Soviets have not yet agreed to such inspection, but their tech-nical experts agree that a prac-tical arms inspections requires "objective ground inspection teams." This means that uniformed representatives from the U. S. would be required to travel on Soviet soil to inspect any and all suspicious violations of any disarmament accord that may be reached at the summit and vice versa. Many Americans do not realize that Soviet troops would have to be given the same free-dom to travel about the U. S. in-specting against U.S. armament that we would demand inside the Soviet Union. In considering such a possi-bility, however remote a con-ventional arms inspection may be, both East and West have had to consider the reaction of their peoples to "enemy" troops on their soil in peacetime. A post war era in Cold War feeling is not easily swept aside at the stroke of a pen. The Washington D.C., visit of the 16 Soviet Army and Navy officers and that of a comparable U. S. College dele-gation to Moscow is seen as a "test" of public reaction to free wheeling "enemy" troops in our midst. Despite some criticism, the U.S. and Soviet Union have both ex-- j tressed pleasure at the public receptions and welcomes accord-ed their military visitors. Wash-ington believes it indicates there would be little public hostility to foreign troop inspectors if and when any East-We- st convention-al arms inspection accord should be reached. Even though the Geneva dis-armament talks have collapsed, the U. S. is highly optimistic of prospects for limited disarma-ment, with inspection guarantees at the coming summit conference in Paris. Vice President Nixon has said that he expects disarm-ament, with inspection, to be a major test of Soviet intentions at the summit. President Eisenhower has said that he believes Khrushchev, de-spite recent "tough talk" on Ber-lin, is preparing to negotiate at disarmament seriously at the summit. Secretary of State Her-te- r has said that he is hopeful that a "trial disarmament inspec-tion" agreement may come out of the summit talks even if com-plex, full scale disarmament and inspection and arms accord with Red China are still a long way off. The world will be waiting to see. But if, hopefully, the sum-mit does produce a break in the disarmament deadlock, a lot more Soviet and U.S. troops will be seen on each other's streets. jEEl Americans can now breathe a little easier. A little publicized "invasion" of the United States by the Soviet Army and Navy has now come to an end. To the casual observer, Wash-ington would appear to have been dominated the past week by the towering presence of the French President Charles De Gaulle during his pre-summ- it visit to the U. S. De Gaulle did, indeed make a favorable and deep impression. He has cleared away much, if not all, of the misunderstanding, suspicion and distrust that formerly threatened U. S. relations with France, the NATO and Allied unity at the coming Paris summit talks with the Soviets. What has really caused nor-mally blase Washington, D. C, to sit up and take notice, has been the invasion of the U. S. by 16 Soviet Army and Navy officers. What would be your own re-action if suddenly on your way to work you encountered a squad of quick moving and alert Soviet military officers who were ob-viously not making a Hollywood film or engaging in a publicity stunt? The Soviet military seemed to be everywhere. Soviet Army and Navy officers woudl be encoun-tered on the streets of the na-tion's capital, in restaurants, the theatre, outside the White House, at the Pentagon, the Library of Congress. Then, just as myseri-ousl-y they disappeared. The group, headed by Soviet Major General Nikolai Korenev-ski- . came to this country on a military-cultur- al exchange visit. Their first major stops were at the United Nations and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where they received the usual honors accorded their rank an 11 gun salute. Washington, accustomed to foreign military and diplomatic visits, saw the Soviet military visit as something different. Many were unnerved by the visit of the uniformed Soviet military still remembered more for its suppression of the Hungarian re-volt and its role in the Korean war than for the comradery of the Second World War. There was some open criticism and snickering as they exchange required salutes and shook the hands of U. S. officers and GI's and sought to review troops for inspection. But it was most dis-concerting of all to see them marching smartly and in uni-form together, all over the capi-tal for the past week. Their pro-longed week long stay and con-finement to the Washington D.C. area seemed to multiply their number and made them appear to turn up everywhere before returning home. All of this was, of course, ex-pected and planned in advance. Their visit and that of a com-parable delegation from the U. S; National War College to the Soviet Union was negotiated by the State and Defense Depart-ments under the "cultural ex-change" program, to stimulate greater people-to-peop- le contact between East and West. However, it is generally agreed that there were much broader implications in the agreement to , excnange U. S. and Soviet mili-tary delegations. An East-We- st disarmament agreement has been made the key to the forthcoming summit conference in Paris. The U. S. has steadfastly insisted on ade-quate inspection guarantees to' Two British Sergeants To Open N. Y. Show Those firm footed British Com-mando sergeants who have been hoofing their way across Utah enroute to New York are trying to keep a date with Prince Phil-lip at the British Exhibition in the nation's biggest city. Shortly after Sgt. Moloney and Sgt. Melvyn Evans set foot on Utah terrain, it was announced that they would hurry their pace as much as possible in an effort to reach New York City on the June 10 opening of the British exhibition in the giant New York Coliseum. Prince Phillip will for-mally open the $3 million dis-play June 10, with the show to run until June 26. Termed "far larger" than the Russian show of a year ago, the Coliseum exhibit will feature an "operate it yourself" atomic re-actor, a typical British pub, a display of British cars, prize win ning home furnishings and price-less British postage stamps and coins. The Exhibition has been pre-pared to give Americans an ac-curate picture of Britain in 1960 with emphasis on "how Britains live," Sgt. Evans pointed out. Great British contributions to in-dustrial, technological and sci-entific progress will be featured. Salt Lake Students Win in National Writing Contest Salt Lake City students have won eight awards in America's biggest creative writing compe-tition for high school pupils. The local writing champions captured three first and two sec-ond prizes and three commenda-tions in the Scholastic Magazine Writing Awards sponsored by the Sheaffer Pen Company, it was announced this week in New York. First place winners are East High School seniors Babs Baker and Robert Foster in the dra-matic script division; and Judi . Kelly Monahan, in the poetry division. Second prize winners are Babs Baker in the informal essay di-vision; and William S. Good-felo- w, a 12th grader at the High-land high school, in the short-sho- rt story division. Commendations are awarded to Babs Baker in the Poetry di-vision; Timothy Bywater, and Charles Conrod, 12th graders at East High, in the informal essay and dramatic script divisions, re-spectively. Entries in the competition were received from approximately lou.uu young writers in 49 states and Canada and Mexico. They were judged for writing skill, originality and quality of ex-pression by 30 prominent U. S. authors, educators and literary critics including Stanley Kunitz, Tad Mosel, Eudora Welty, Leo Rosten, J. Frank1 Dobie, and Phyllis McGinley. Small Business Aide Tells Plans for Using Handicapped Harold R. Smethills, regional director of the Small Business Administration for this area, an-nounced this week that a coope-rative program has been devel-oped in Washington by the SBA and the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped to stimulate hiring of qualified physically handicap-ped workers by small firms. Philip McCallum, administra-tor of the Small Business Admin-istration, said: "Success of small business throughout the United States is becoming increasingly dependent upon highly skilled and specialized personnel. As the demands of the American economic system increase under technological, scientific and com-petitive pressures of this auto-mated space age, so will the need for trained, versatile employees, whose performance, interests, and spirit are appropriately ap-plied to individual jobs. "The Small Business Adminis-tration and many of the coun-try's business organizations have long ago discovered that hiring the impaired worker not only is good business but a dollars and cents investment that pays off in many ways. Selective placement of the handicapped in your busi-ness is much more than a hu-mane gesture; it is a sound busi-ness investment and step toward tomorrow's profits and produc-tion." Maj. Gen. Melvin J. Maas, USMC, ret., chairman of the President's Committee, has said: "This program will concentrate on the problem of reaching ope-rators of small businesses who who have not yet hired qualified physically impaired workers. While placements of qualified handicapped persons have in-creased over the past years, spe-cial emphasis in this area should result in an even greater increase in placements. The first step in this new pro-gram was the development and distribution by the Small Busi-ness Administration and the President's Committee of 500,000 pamphlets explaining the impor-tance and advantages of hiring qualified physically handicapped workers. Thrill Packed Show Readied at Bases For Armed Forces Day A thrill packed show is in store for Utahns at Hill AFB on Sat-urday, May 21, in the 11th an-nual all service observance of Armed Forces Day. Theme this year is "Power for Peace." Open house for the public will be between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Hill. Joining with the base for' open house will be Utah General Depot, Tooele Ordnance Depot, Naval Supply Depot, Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah National Guard, Marine Corps Training Center in Ogden, armed services recruiting units, Utah defense contractors and several govern-mental agencies. Participating activities will display the latest weapons in the U. S. defense arsenal. Included are missiles, supersonic aircraft, artillery, heavy equipment and : other armed forces items. Throughout the day there will be flyovers by modern fighter, bomber and transport aircraft, Marine Corp demonstrations and many other events tailored to all age groups. Dugway Proving Grounds and Tooele Ordnance Depot will hold an Armed Forces Day parade at Tooele on Saturday, May 21, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Utah State Project Officer for Armed Forces Day this year is Captain C. F. Palmer, commen-de- r of the Navy base at Clear-field. CHIPPER CHARLIE Never been sick a day in his life. 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