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Show "Hppo.Jt- Holds" Tho Allen-Sco- tt Report ed Kennedy Can't Run i7Qr.1vb State Posts l WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1962 By ROBERT S. ALLEN and PAUL SCOTT WASHINGTON A little-know- n In the Massachusetts provision constitution is the inside reason Edward (Ted) Kennedy, rhelndividuals RightToSpsak Some interesting questions about individual freedom are stirred by a recent California appeals court decision, Two members of the Interna tional Association: of Machinists were expelled from. that union-fo"unbecoming conduct," the grounds being that they had campaigned actively, in 1958 for a state law. The measure was ( Boundly beaten. The appeals judges, reversing a lower court, upheld the right of the expelled members to advocate publicly political views 'which differ from their union's. The court's opinion stresses the "importance to the community of the .individual's untrammeled right to express himself on political questions.' j The American Civil Liberties i ; f i ! for the right-to-wo- rk free-wheeli- i 1 ; Your Life r" their WASHINGTON, D.C - "Here comes the ticker tape parade with Lyndon there beside jhim," said the reporter next to me at the Francis Gary Powers 4 hearing before the Sen; ate Armed Services j Committee. There was reason for derision, fori disgust,; and for national self- -, i analysis. Never during my years in Washing-- j have I, ton (1947-62ppn humbue niled' so high, or seen senior Mr. Alexander Senatorial statesmen (.several of them my personal heroes) collaborate in balderdash and communal .brainwash. From Chairman Russell's opening gtatement that Powers had' acquitted himself "as an American," it. was evident that the Committee (previously briefed in secret by CIA Chairman John - McCone) had fathered for the predesigned purpose of publicly exonerating the U-- 2 pilot and bringing about his social reestablishmerit. j ' This Is a humane cause and nobody Powers need begrudge the us of .all which the .forgiveness pray to receive for our ovp shortcomings. But when Senator Saltcnstall, the ranking Republican member, led off the questions by dubbing Powers "a courageous, fine young American," and when Senators HarTy Byrd, Symington, Jack-- , son, Bush, Be all and Stennis joined the panegyric, you could tell that Powers was not before a hanging jury. Stennis fed the pilot a line about "the flag" y which allowed him to set off a of applause psychotic explosion by saying: "There is jone thing f I always remembered while I was there, and that is that I am an American." ; The next morning, to top the fiasco, the Washington Post 'juxtaposed two stories so as to invite comparison of Powers with! Nathan Hale, the heroic American Revolutionary spy who told his captors, with the hangman's rope around his neck, "I only regret that I have but one life to lcse for my coun- j ); . 1 old -- fright-eningl- I ; . , 21-year-- try." ! . - There Is. a fine statue on Constitution n Avenue to Nathan Hale, j but a of remarks by the two spies doesn't indicate that Powers will push off that pedestal. ' During his Moscow trial in 1960, Power? said these things about ' giving his life for his country: "I was deceived by mj bosses. I never expected to find such a good treatment -j' "here." v ;; wanted "I 'money to have a good life. I wanted to, buy a good home and, if possible, to start a business of some When I last extended (the CIA kind contract) I had some hesitations, and at present I regret that I extended it. Other pilots probably; had more sense and they left after their contract term had run-dow- i j , ... expired." j . me not as an enemy but as a human being who ii not a personal enemy of the Russian rag ed y people . . . who is deeply repentent and profoundly sorry for what he has done." Not many of us, perhaps, on trial for our lives would have done much better, but there was one spectator inf the crowd who is entitled to an opinion. He h ad been a Korean prisoner and had earned a Silver Star, the country's third highest award, for personal valor junder worse conditions than Powers endured. This Qualified witness to the events of the hearing room left there In a nausea of disgust, There were at least two silent dissenters to tlie Committee's performance, both of theniNjombat veterans. Senator Strom Thurmond said nothing for the record, but he inwardly revolted at the; crowning ofxPowers with patriotic laurels. Senator Howard Cannon had to be out of town at an Air Force University seminar and could notNget. a postponement of the hearing. ButI talked with him prior to departure. j , While Cannon will withholdfinal judg- ment until reading the transcripts (of the executive and open hearings, the.evada Senator starts out with strong opinions that Powers should not be treated xas a hero or a martyr. Cannon tells me that the Air Force or the CIA (whichever agrees: to take responsibility) did; a dis gracefully poor job in training and in doctrinating Powers for the necessarily death defying deeds that he undertook T to do for his country. On the basis of' that Caucus Room hearing, my own opinion is that the American people and Senators, who 'just hailed a genuine hero in John Glenn, are still famished in their national pride. They are hungry to believe that this is still the Home of the Brave. They are so emotionally unstrung by dangers and lagging leadership, that their judgment is next to worthless. The ersatz and the genuine, Gary Powersl and Nathan Hale, look much the same to a sick, sick nation as it reclines on the ' psychiatrist's couch andj weeps for its glorious, past and its uncertain future. j - A 1 j' '- Editor. Herald: I've been keeping pretty close track of the school tai increase elections ih Utah and j'm really happy to hear that they were voted down. xIfs high time people started doing some thinking for themselves. Here is a suggestion I would like people to think ver. Since the schools are so overcrowded why couldn't the schopl districts be broken down into sections so that half of the children vould go to school five or five and me- half months and then! the other 1 half would go the sanie amount?. Leaving the teachers a vacation period and time to brush up on the progress of education. This would help in many jways. The buildings would be in use, the children would learn raster ancT enjoy better health by not uem& crowded, the buses wouldn't be so overcrowded, by (doing this it would save million of dollars in school construction, leaving money to raise teachers salaries so their morale won't be so low. Also this would eliminate teach ers taking on extra Kvork when school is out which in some cases puts other men out Of a job Something must be done, may- be it will take birth control. We do know that people cannot stand the burden of higher taxes. Let's hear more on this subject ; Frank Wheatly, Orem, Utah. i FORUM RULES Letters from readers are invited. They shouli be brief (preferred limit 260 to 300 wordsX typewrittenj if possible (double - spaced); must carry writer's true jname and address and be in good taste. Pseudonyms are npt permitted. The Herald assumes no responsibility for statements appearing in the Mailbag column. Writers "are limited to one letter in 10 days. Letters which exceed space limitation may be cut by the editor. The Herald reserves the right to reject letters which are not in good taste or are potential a burial with military honors , in a national cemetery, you are entitled to a burial ex pense allowance, headstone and burial flag:. You should see your local Veteran's Ad- ministration for details. DEAR ARTHUR: My husband is old and is still working. I am three years lolderj but have never worked. Must I wait until he retires before I can coli lect Social Security? . . 63-Vear- DEAR ly libelous. MAY Yes. You MAY: Editor Herald: The UN has in just 16 short years spawned the greatest the world has evpr known. The UN fanatics and dedicated have long denied this, but in view of recent LN actions this d can no longer be repudiated. The United Nations maintains a very active anticolonial posture regarding Western colonies. Portugal, Belgium,, France and Great Britain have been condemned for their colonies in spite of the fact that they have been rapid ly extricating themselves on their double-s- tandard iniative. own This seat." j 'Ie : V Please send your questions and nnmmpnts tv mr Arffcn-- Trrl in care of this paper; l. will answer letters of general lnter-est in future columns. can expect him in three months. v 1 V j: A man in ' Oregan has eaten pancakes every morning for the This is the most important legislation I've ever introduced. I'd back lit if it meant an increase in taxes and in the national deficit. It's more important, I think, than putting a man on the moon. Sen. Vance Hartke, on a $498 million crash program to combat cancer and heart and mental diseases. D-In- d., ; It is possible to say that the judgment of the people has often been wiser than the judgment" of congressmen or even the experts; Dr. George Gallup, summing up years of taking public opinion polls. f j I j The opinions and pressed by Herald their own and do reflect the views of statements ex- columnists re not necessarily this newspaper, 7 k 25 a :);..: i thisj Award. Fouiy Freedoms year's It will be given the Tex an; at a large annual banquet in j New YprkJ The 'Four Freedoms Award was established in honor of the late President Roosevelt to commemorate his famed four j 'Ws freedoms j "from want, fear, ard for freedom of speech arid worship." Theaward is administered by the Four Freedoms Foundation, headed by former Ferdinand Pecora, noted Judge "KTiaxir na1 XT11 Cfmnt tmurttnL tcr, former Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman, former Ambas sador Carlos Romulo, and Eric Johnston, head of the Motion Pictures Producers Association. The Doctor Says Help 'Home Guards7 Wm When If Comes to Boils h i 'Hi . J. By HAROLD THOMAS HYMAN Al boil has a yellow or white center because it contains what the ';old surgeons called "laudable pus," They; called; it laudable because to them - m','m,. itxmeant that a I : landing party of bugs had failed in their attempt a j to makea X? ,ri t land- - ing.j the 'enemy landing party . or by ment a T 1 1 the Guard, Invaders , Dr. nyman had been ""mowed down" by defenders.! All that remained of them now was the heap of dead corpses that gave the appearance of "laudable pus." And the old surgeons1 in their wisdom, celef brated the victory. If I have made clear the meaning of a boil,! perhaps you will understand more clearly just how to deal 'with attempted bacterial; invasion. Here are some . gestions: Before the boil has headed, that is to say when the invasion site is merely sore, painful and red, try to help: the Home Guard by applying heat, preferably moist heat such as a soak or bulky compresses. Handle the area gently. Don't I arid J K4' detach- of Hoine million in'aid. , Can anyone honestly say , he's proud of the United Nation's record? Are we as Americans proud to belong to an organization which applies different standards to 'different nations? When America first joined the UN, it was.Li the hope that this organization would further peace, justice, and liberty. Is the UN double-standar- d just? Does it facilitate peace and - , self-treatme- i 1 - . ' Sharon Johnson ' - past five months. He believes one good turn deserves another. , i nt I got-ten- 1 'f f ! Telephone poles and jf ire plugs too often are the only. ' things that will make auto drivers! stop . to think. squeeze. For if you do, you may force a few of the Invaders into surrounding tissues where they couldn't get if they had to depend on: their own resources. Don't try to kill the invaders by; painting the overlying skin with a strong antiseptic. Even the most powerful germ killer won't be able to penetrate the various layers of the skin In sufficient strength to destroy more than a handful, of bacteria, if that many. A strong antiseptic may burn the skin and', by so doing, handicap your defenders. pon t continue to assume the if responsibility of the inflammed area is on or above the) upper lip, of a diameter greater than that of a quarter for if it is accompanied by swejUing of drainage lymph nodes (at elbow, armpit or groin), and e$p6cially if there are red streaks extending from the. inflamed area towkrd the drainage gland. Lymph gland swellings and streaks (lymphangitis) indicate that some enemy troops have out of the resistance pocket andj have begun infiltrating deeper into the tissues. Resist the temptation to open thei boil as soon as you see a tiny head. Premature release of pus ma result in seeding the infection by some of the "wounded" who are still capable of invasion. Remembered that bacteria, such as the golden staph, reproduce every 15 or 20 minutes, and the wounded bug you let out may have an army of healthy and progeny before another day has ended. If you have the patience to let the boil "pop" when it gets good and ready to "pop," you can be pretty sure that there'll be no survivors. Hence the chances for are respread andor duced to a minimum. ' , : un-woun- Most Important Ingredients for a Party: Good Friends and Fun : "The secret of having a good party in Wash- - ington is how celebri-many ties one pack m," says a Was h I n g t o n newspaper worn- an. Well, mebbe , v ; $ ( t . 1 ' But ?! r - 1 f j I j 1,1 bJ 1 - . & Ruth Miilett town or home thank my your : , goodness. If a good party is one where j everyoneXincludingj the host and hostess, has a good time (and gooli party?) then what else you don't needeven one celebrity to throw oneheck of a good party, no matter where you live.K What you do need, for a good party are; the following: Guests who are invited for one reason and for onej reason alone because the host arid hostess like ' them and enjoy their company, Put the guest list on any other basis (paying bak people you "owe ' out don t care aDoui, en- - isi i i In Wash- - that's not the secret of having a good party in I i canj ington. j t Vice president fpLITIALS the choice for is Johnson Lyndon Advico by Ruth Millott so j Vice running .11' ; So They Say of former President mate. Young Lodge, only 'a few years older than "Ted" Kennedy, is being opposed by Representative Laurence Curtis, Boston, but appears to have the edge. f Nixon's .. A Minnesota mn was caught by police when he was heading home in a stolen car. His wife petent to handle both without any l! advice from me." t of who wins the Regardless Democratic nomination,' moist likely Republican senatorial can- son the state." pro-weste- rn , master j arid own j j , , is jhis knows what he wants to do," said jMcCormack. "I am not going to influence him one way or the other. It Is his career and, his 38-year--old "Eddie will be awfully tough tojbeatf warned O'Neill. got Ian outstanding record,, and he has won two statewide elections by huge majorities." "I! know that," replied young Kennedy.! ''But . I've had a number of surveys made arid they in- -, dicate I have a pretty good chance to win. The last polls 'gave Eddie the lead in Boston but I was ahead of him in the rest of anticolonial j tj " . " policy of the UN seems to fade away in regard to Russia's colonial activities. The USSR has swallowed up Eastern Europe sincexthe end of World War II. RjussiaMs now the largest colonial nation in the world, yet not once in the history of the UN has the Soviet Union been condemned for its colonial annexations. The UN denounced Britain and France during the Suez crisis, but looks the other way when India grabs Goa and Indonesia threatens annexation of New Guinea. In the Congo two provinces 'seceded from the Central Government. One was led by Communist Gizenga and: the other was Katanga. The UN invad ed Katanga and forced it to join the Central Government. Gizen-gaj-'s Communist province, how ever, seems to be conveniently forgotten. In the field of human rights, the UN condemns the Union of South Africa for its policy of segregation, but says nothing about the millions in Communist slave-labcamps. The UN criticized Portugal for "brutality ' in Angola, but subsidized Oastro's firing squads with close to $100 liberty? Barbs must wait until your husband applies for his benefits. double-standar- " ;..;' ; explained "Ted". "I'm barred by the State Constitution. I haven't been a legal resident of Massachusetts long enough. But I can run for the Senate arid House, so I've decided to try for Jack's old one-world- ers 1 ;,. "I cn't," BATTLE ROYAL V A. vote-gette- r. . j m. Double Standard, Avers Forum Writer j CAL DEAR CAL: In addition to .. in 1 1 A. "1 that's what you want to do, it'$ up to you," he said. t'But you catt expect rough going. 'Eddie' is an experienced and able politiHe will give cian) and you the fight of your life. So be prepared for the worst,! because you're very apt to get it." Demo-.craTo a top Massachusetts Speaker, McCorniack made clear he would do nothing to' ,t sway "Eddie" either way. ii "I, j vene!.. This constitutional quirk is the real reason for the Impending siz- - ' zling battle between the President's baby brother, who has never run for public office before, 1 and "Eddie" McCormack, nephew of the speaker, a graduate of Annapolis serving his Second; term as attorney gen- - J eral by a majority only " by the President's intopped 1960. , This controlling background factor was explained by "Ted" to Representative Thomas Tip) member of the O'Neill, House Rules Committee powerful and on close terms with both the, Kennedys and McCormacks. To avoid a bitter primary battle, O'Neill sought to! persuade young "Ted" to run for governor or attorney general. Th lati ter shook his head. United Nations Uses Of Skyrocketing Taxes j . l Says People Cannot Stand the Burden 1 j j "I plead to the court to judge grouch in the morning take his time about leaving ior tne office, f Now he pops out of bed as happy as a lark and starts right in on his "project of the day." Mr. Lord One day he'll take a group of Cub Scouts for a nature walk. Next day he'll talk to a group of businessmen at lunch about improving sales. (He used to be a sales manager. ) Next day he'U visit the veterans hospital. Some days he'll do nothing but work on a new room in the basement. Other days he'll set out to read a book, and he'll read it in a single day.. He has an objective for each day and he won't sleep until he's achieved it. What can I do to get him to relax? I'm afraid the pace will kill him. WIFE DEAR WIFE: Better hop on your husband's bandwagon. Looks as if he's having: the time of his life. If he weren't, he wouldn't continue his many activities. Many discover that in retirement , they can really do all the things they've always wanted to do, but never had the time for. You should take a crack at a "project for the day" and see if it wouldn't perk up your life, too. DEAR ARTHUR: 1 am a veteran of World War I. I am 70. I have' no family and my monthly Income amounts to $70. i don't have much money and unfortunately, I haven't been able to save any. Am I entitled to any burial benefits? and The California oourt seems to have moved earnestly to safeguard freedom of expression in a shadowy area of conflict where the choices are always delicate. rphe decision deserves broad attention. F ra nci s Ga ry Po we rs ; f By ARTHUR LORD DEAR ARTHUR: Retirement Is going to kill my husband. He acts as if each day will be his last. When he worked, he jused to be an old Holmes Alexander j . l Has Project Of the Day of an immeasurably important source of political thought." I " j jde-priv- ed j ? 1 union; members cannot even express publicly their view on a matter which may be up for political decision. If this limit were to be accepted, said the judges, "we would be I n -- 1958.1 . I J j rk such diverse phenomena as rock and roll, the; beatniks, the rise of crime, rampant mental illness. But psychiatrists who took part in a long study of! such matters found that "world iensions" seem to have little t o do with emotional or omental upset. Usually the ises are nersonal, relating to family separation or conflict, job problems, money crises, illness, death. World tensions surely exist. Evidently however, tiiey have' been serving too conveniently as excuses for erratic j or merely foolish be havior whose root Causes lie else where. !; Ji in Boston, but switched his. legal residence to Virginia while at- - T tending college there. He resumed his Massachusetts residence several years ago. As a result, he is qualified to run only for the U. S. Senate or House ;of Representatives and he is not interested in the latter. So he is throwing his hat Into the ring for the Democratic nomination for the two remaining years of the Senate term to which . his oldest brother;- was elected in . M. I f ng -- 50-5- u ' years' residence for governor, and five years for attorney gen- eralJ "Ted" was born and reared j gaining agreement, Right-to-wolaws, of course, are designed to give workers the choice to stay out of unions if they choose. This plainly affects their' j collective front. court's in the view Nevertheless, it is going too far to say that ing for years that the resulting tensions go; far toward explaining I " '.' 1 ; long enough. The constitution requires seven American life. The union position is that its only usefulness and effectiveness Thereis as a collective force. diminishes which fore, anything that collective .front is a handicap , to its purposes. " Obviously, to accept this principle is to permit some compromise with the ideas of individuality common to so much J of American thinking. court Yet the California points out that courts generally show interest "regard" for the union'sfront-r-so unified in presenting a long as it is concerned with wjiat are deemed essentially economic matters like a decision to strike or the adherence to a collective bar- We all know we live in a tense age, what with the cold war, the threat of nuclear extinction, radioactive fallout, brush fire wars in ;' I distant lands. Some observers have been say- V argued that a AFL-CI- O, 11.. ji , union's need for collective action Don't Blame The World . 1 ! g youngest brother of the Presl- dent, is about to announce for the Senate; against Attorney! Gen- eral Edward McCormack, nephew of Speaker John McCormack. Under Massachusetts' Consti- tution, young Kennedy can't run for Governor or Attorney j General. He hasn't lived in the state must necessarily run counter! to the notions of free individual action which govern most sectors of J . Union joined in supporting jthe ousted members' appeal, arguing that open expression of political difference does not offer serious threat to a union. This would seem to be the real point of conflict. In a recent public discussion, a lawyer in the office of J. Albert Woll, general counsel IV A Jl.lt J ijuuic was equally auamam. about running for the Senate when O'Neill talked to him about the governorship' have a better than chance of Slicking 'Ted', said the tall, blonde Navy veteran. "I won't have a million dollars backing me, but I have served my state! and country, and the voters of Massachusetts know that., So I'm going to run for the Senate, even if the odds are two to one , against me. That's how intensely I feel about this. I feel I have earned the right to stand for the Senate." Both the President and Speaker jiMcCormack have kept hands-of- f ii these decisions. The President was not enthusiastic! about "Ted" jumping into t .A rt uitj penaie iigru. jjui wnen ine lattejr voiced his determination to do so, the President didn't inter- I or! trying hostess) to outdo some other and you just aren't ; starting with the most necessary ingredient of a good party friends. You also need a host and hostess who are relaxed enough to enjoy their guests . . . who "are delighted to have them arrive and who hate to see them leave. That kind of enthusiasm is catching. Then whatever you serve in the way of food and drink should be the best you can provide not the most elaborate, just the best Good simplt food makes a bigger hit than more elaborate food than you can manage easily. There's one more important item; in having a good "party. Every guest1 should feel he is just as "important to the party as any other guest. That is, every, guest should feel that In this particular gatheririg he is a VIP. The host- and hostess who can make their guests feel like that don't need any celebrities to spark a party. If every guest IS important to the ,host and hostess and is made to feel he is then a is VIP. every guest - ; - ? on ;Then all you have to do la cover the open area with a sterile; dressing and wait for it to ' ("skin over." Until that time, however, you must be careful to scrub your hands before you come in contact with anyone and especially with anything that will come in contact with another person's (linens, sheets, pillow cases), or anything that another person eats or drinks. skin-surfac- es |