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Show Page Two FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1960 THE SALT LAKE TIMES (Scliind lite Jeculiine6 really spectacular space feat be-fore the GOP convention, a pub-lic outcry for a defense space program closer to the Rocke-feller position could be expect-ed. This is why many Rocke-feller backers still believe he is keeping the door open to presi-dential draft. Should it occur after the GOP convention, Republicans, includ-ing Vice President Nixon, fear it would turn the apparent GOP edge for the Presidency into a tough, uphill fight. It would also force Nixon to either con-tinue his support of the Presi-dent's more conservative space missiles position or repudiate it, edge away and urge more de-fense spending. This, if it occurs could force Nixon into an open break with the President on the single topic he, himself, insists he has no peer. It would also favor those Demo-cratic presidential hopefuls in leading the congressional defense debate. But in the meantime, the hearings pose more tantalizing questions than thev answer. President Eisenhower has been having more trouble with his own generals that French presi-dent De Gaulle has been having with his. It has been the Con-gressional Democrats who have really had the Administration under fire in the military budget debate. At least two leading Democratic presidential possibilities are now counting heavily on the space missiles dispute to become the really decisive issue of the presi-dential congressional elections this year. These are, of course, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon John-son of Texas, who has shrewdly moved into the key chairman-ship of the Senate Space com-mittee and Senate Preparedness subcommittee, now probing the Administration's space missiles policies, and Sen. Stuart Sym-ington of Missouri, member of both, who has established him-self as an "unofficial Secretary of Defense." Sen. Hubert Humphrey also has an opportunity to approach - How can the Democrats effec-tively challenge Defense Secre-tary Thomas S. Gates, Adminis-trtio- n defense policies and its military intelligence evaluation, etc., after voting unanimously to confirm his recess appointment? On Jan. 25 critics charged that Gates' policies "menaced the country." But what is the untold story of Gates' confirmation, which occurred Jan. 26 when only two senators Democratic Leader Johnson and GOP Leader Everett Dirksen were on the Flor? How can Johnson in par-ticular, hope to sincerely con-test Pentagon policies when he eased the way for Gates to put them into effect? And, Republicans ask, how can Sen. Stuart Symington challenge the President's space missiles program when, as Harry Tru-man's Secretary of the Air Force Symington halted the Atlas IC-B- M project. Approval of a pro-posed intercontinental ballistic the defense issue obliquely,, as chairman of the Senate Disarm-ament subcommittee. So in addi-tion to the attacks that might be expected on the Administra-tion's defense policies by these presidential candidates outside of Congress, Congress itself is really pouring it on. This columnist mentioned last October that "political pressure would settle the steel strike, and other leading issues such as a farm program, education, even civil rights and labor reform seem to have lost their strong general appeal. But space has "political glamor" and is easily understood. Even kids can ask, "Why do we seem to be losing the race for space?" Many Democrats are certain that this is really their winning issue and not because of the "missiles gap," "air bomber alert" or all the other issues we are hearing about in the budget debate. Because the chances have been considered very great that the Soviet Union planned to launch a man into space or perform an-other spectacular space feat be-fore or shortly after the mid-Ma- y Summit conference, to further strengthen Khrushchev's nego-tiating position and enhance the Red prestige. If this occurred, if the Soviet feat were dramatic enough, if the U.S. failed to launch its own Astronauts this fall as planned, or worse, if one should perish a public reaction comparable to the 1957 Sputnik outcry would be inevitable. Democratic criticism of the U. S. space missiles and military policies, now largely ignored by the public, might sweep today's critics into office even as many Republicans fear. Vice President Nixon's presi-dential hopes would suffer most. Nixon has thus far implied sup-port of President Eisenhower's space missiles and defense pro-gram, agreeing with the Presi-dent himself, that "no one is more qualified than Gen. Eisen-hower to evaluate the defense missiles program during the Tru-man Administration would have given the U.S. a 10 year lead over the Soviets in this life or death field. But whenever these charges come up, Democrats also ask an embarrassing question. President Eisenhower was U.S. Army chief of staff from Nov. 1945, until Feb. 1948. The German born rocket genius, Dr. Wehner Von Braun was urging the U.S. Army testing German V--2 rockets to undertake a bold space missiles program. Did Gen. Eisenhower then support or opppose or ig-nore such requests? While Su-preme Commander of NATO in 1950-5- 2 did he regard rockets as essential to Allied defense? Where, critics chide, was the President's "superior military judgment" then? What was Mr. Nixon's position while in Con-gress? But there is of course no end to this. What is important is the space defense program under-taken now to meet the present day challenge, and we are bound to hear much more of that in the months ahead. I New York Gov. Nelson Rocke-feller has taken an exactly oppo-site position, challenging the President's evaluation of Soviet military threat. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Reports urged a national defense budget nearer $51 billion than the $41 billion the President asks. Should the Soviets perform a Overweight Still Regarded as a Serious Problem Although families have been consuming a steady diet on arti-cles on "how to lose weight," the problem of extra pounds is still a serious one, reports the Insti-tute of Life Insurance. There is particular concern in life insurance circles over one fact that has remained virtually unchanged in the past decade: It is that during the course of a year, tens of thousands of ap-plications for life insurance policies are made by people who must be charged a higher pre-mium because of serious over weight. Although serious underweight can also be a problem, life in-surance companies have long preached the maxim of "lean body, longer life." The reason they must charge an extra pre-mium for serious overweight is that. ohfsp npnnlp arp hplnw av-- erage risks and tend to have shorter lives. To insure them at standard rates would be unfair to other police holders. As far back as the turn of the century, life insurance compa-nies have been stressing the re-lationship of overweight to half 20 per cent heavier than the proper weight for their build. "It is something of a paradox that medical science has been able to add 22 years to the aver-age length of life since 1900 only to have that life endangered and frequently shortened by over- - a dozen or more serious ailments among them diabetes, high blood pressure, heart and kidney dis-ease and hardening of the arte-ries. When informed that he has to pay more for his life insurance, the overweight person may de-cide to buy the policy anyway. If he takes the sensible course of losing the necessary number of pounds, and then continues at a normal level of weight, he may find that the insurance com-pany will remove the "extra rat-ing" and reduce the premiums to the standard amount. Of course, the company will probably want to keep an eye on his weight for a period of six months to a year before doing so. Dr. Louis I. Dublin, widely-know- n statistician and consult-ant on health and welfare of the Institute of Life Insurance, esti-mates that one out of every five adult Americans weighs more than he should. Over five million are obese that is, they are over eating," he comments. A problem of weight reduction can almost be compared with controlling a disease, Dr. Dublin says. It should be done under the direction of a physician, and may call for a good deal more will power than many people are willing to use. To keep weight down permanently means a ma- - jor change of one's eating habits ; and this is almost as hard as learning to be left handed after a lifetime of right handedness. What many people overlook is that the extra pounds not only penalize the person who carries them around they also penalize ; his family. It is tragic enough for a family to lose a father or mother in the prime of life, but it is totally unnecessary if over weight has been a factor. Sub- - : stantial weight loss by a father or mother who needs to reduce means longer life and better health and an assurance that ; the family will live together for : many more years. Jaycees of Murray Plan Sweetheart Ball The Murray City Jr. Chamber of Commerce this week made public its sponsorship of the Miss Sweetheart of 1960 Beauty Pageant and Jaycees Sweetheart Ball at the Terrace Feb. 19. President Neal Cluphf said the Miss Sweetheart of 1960 Beauty Pageant winners including Miss Sweetheart and two attendants will reign over the first annual Jaycee Sweethearts Ball imme-diately following the pageant. Young ladies between the ages of 17 and 26 and single are eli-gible to compete in the event, which is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. that evening. The Jaycee Sweethearts Ball following the pageant will high-light the winners. The Jaycees have announced that Mel Hall and his orchestra will provide the musical entertainment for the evening. ON K-AAO-RE VJhere Ws Uj j 01 V Lr CAT WORSHIPPERS (Jm ancjeht e&yptthe law f ( REQUIRED A MAN TO VXh shave his Eye&Roivs I J ASASGMOF tfOURMNG j AvT tV BLESSED PEST N (jj&V THBBQU kfeiILRUlHED WE UV$ 0 J3fe ""1 COTTOYCRQO AROUND ENTERPRISE, TL Tvffi ALABAMA, FARMERS tt'ERE FORCED I Vf tSsp "tf 7D CHANCE CROPS. 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