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Show 'Send These, the Homeless, to Me' Tempest-To- st Engineers See Tares In Lush Pastures TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1964 on armament, but how do you spend it on Disarmament? One example is a $40,000 grant recently made by the agency to Dr. Last year the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency was granted $7.5 million by Congress. This year for fiscal 65, the agency is asking $11 million. It would be nice to think that this rise in the budget is a symptom of a developing peace race. This is not necessarily so. It's obvious how money is spent Sebastian de Grazia, professor of political science at Rutgers University. De Grazia fears that the hydrogen bomb and other massively destructive modern weapons could destroy democracy even though they are never used. He proposes to use the money to finance a Consumers' Power five-ye- "A steady mounting number of consumers are simply dissatisfied with retail product packing." The words are those of Mrs. now Esther Peterson, special assistant to the President for consumer affairs. She cites such things as odd fractional weights, weights printed in small type and deceptive large packages that contain more air than product. Mrs. Peterson recently urged industry to voluntarily set up standards on different products, simplify labeling and packaging and eliminate dishonest practices. Others go further and urge more stringent federal regulaManufacturers generally tions. oppose this, claiming the consumer is adequately protected by present laws, which at the same time allow industry enough latitude to exercise ingenuity in presenting new products and new packages to the public. The subject arouses passion on both sides, and the facts are often lost in the scuffle. Imaginative packaging does help sell products and does add to the pleasure and efficiency of shopping. Yet any housewife could cite abuses. As in everything else, a few bad apples cast suspicion on an, the whole lot. 'Twas Then As Now A box, sealed in the cornerstone of the old Times Tower in New York's Times Square on Jan. 18, 1904, was opened the other day. is investi- deceptively Leading stories in 12 newspapers in the box included: Bloody uprisings in Africa; trouble in Panama and the Far East; Brooklyn police vs. the Mafia; commuters complaining of congestion ; criticism of Broadway box office practices; editorials on the danger of cigarette smoking. What kind of day was it on Jan. 18, 1904? A, day like any other day then or how. packaged. More positively, he can inform the store manager, or better yet, write the company concerned. If the manufacturer is reputable, as most are, this ought to result in more action than a dozen letters to Congress. Holmes Alexander Import of Canadian Power Will Kill U. S. Coal Market D. C. "Import of from Canada New into York wilt power WASHINGTON, wipe out for all time a potential market for six million tons of coal," says Joseph Moody, president of the National Coal Policy Conference. "The United Mine Workers of America 2s unalterably opposed to the importation of electrical energy from Canada," gays W. A. Boyle, the UMW president. "We view the importation of such energy as a direct and immediate threat to the American coal miners . . . their present an unwise and future job security and destructive foreign trade policy." American business and labor are rarein opposition to a ly so single-mindGovernment policy. Both these statements were triggered by Interior Sec- ... ed retary Udall's enthusiasm for a plan that might make New York City dependent upon the output of a Canadian hydroelec-tricplant in faraway Labrador. The al Consolidated Edison Company plans to buy from this Canadian source 2 million of Manhattan's h kilowatts, or a potential of source has the But needs. 20 million kws., so that the dependence one-sixt- could conceivably become absolute. Not only an American industry, and many American jobs in the destitute area of Appalachia, but American industrial and military security appear to be at stake. Mr. Udall, not usually on the side of free enterprise, has come out this time for a project that would greatly benefit a foreign firm, as so many of the trade agreements seem to do these days. When the redoubtable John L. Lewis was UMW president, he once proposed a trade plan with West Germany which was discrimating against American coal. "It's so simple that I know we won't adopt it," Lewis said. "I would place a MXTper cent tariff on Volkswagens until the Germans took their restrictions off our coal." Consolidated Edison's proposed deal short is with a concern named Brinco for the British Newfoundland Corporation, Ltd. Brinco is headquartered in Montreal, but is under the international banking house of Rothschild in London. Development of the Hamilton Falls site en - the Canadian-Atlanti- c coast, 1100 would from mean an Manhattan, euIcj . cent fewer engineer job openings than in the past. Studies of advertisements in some key newspapers indicate companies are being more in their job offers. There's more of a tendency to insist on men with scarce specialties. A firm will want an electronic engineer but will specify, for example, that he must have atomic experience. The percentage of the unemployed classified as professional and technical, while still very small, is running larger than for many years. The latest but incomplete and unpublished reports from some college campuses show that at schools where each graduating engineer last year received 20 or more job offers, this year the engineering seniors are getting 10 to 15 offers at most. study of the problem. in the New York Times financial pages pat a top of close to $4 billion little, if any, going into the American economy. Why would a cabinet member on Presi-ideJohnson's Administration be pushing a project that is mainly fovorable to foreigners? Stewart Udall's motives appear to be a potpourri of many ardors in his personal and political makeup. As a devoted outdoorsman, he is doubtless moved by the picturesque grandeur of a wilderness cascade. As a modern statesman, he has full respect for the impact of scientific advances upon technology. For some years now he has been impressed with the developments which now permit the transmission of electrical power over long distances. This technique, for example, would allow the Hamilton Falls plant to supply Montreal's power peak, which comes in the winter, and then to supply New York's power peak, which comes in the summer. The Secretary also has in mind that a deal with Canada in Labrador might open up Canadian-America- n cooperation on the power project in upper New ? nt ty long-deferr- ed Passa-maquod- Report Million 'Smart Money' From Canada Bet on Clay $1 Mr. Allen The proposal, which the late By ROBERT S. ALLEN and PAUL SCOTT The Immi- WASHINGTON gration and Naturalization vice is investigating the clandestine delivery into the U. S. of nearly $1 million from Canada for illegal betting on the Liston-Cla- y heavyweight championship fight. The "smart" money, flown across the border in two suitcases, was bet in New York on underdog Cassius Clay just 48 hours before the fight in Miami. In making this startling disclosure to immigration authorities here, New York immigration agents revealed that the odds favoring Sonny Liston, then world heavyweight champion, dropped from seven to one to one after to four and one-ha- lf the money from Canada was Clay. placed on They reported that the "big bundle" of cash was brought to New York by one of the most notorious underworld figures in Canada. This internationally known hoodlum, who carries "broken bottle" scars on his face, entered this country after eluding U. S. lookout agents. Reliable underworld inform-- a n t s told the immigration agents that the Canadian gambler boarded a U. plane while no one was watching, carrying his two suitcases loaded Ser- loud-talki- askSenator Kefauver, ed Feighan to sponsor, calls for the establishment of a boxing czar under the Justice Department. It provides that a new director of boxing be given power, including the use of the FBI, to n dollar police the interstate professional sport. He would also have authority to probe fraud and racketeering. In a memorandum to his subcommittee members, Representative Feighan outlined the need for a investigation and federal control, stating: "The late Senator Estes Kefauver predicted some years ago that unless authority was provided for a federal czar of boxing, the sport would decline and fall into such disrepute that popular demand would outlaw the sport. "Because of his concern, he introduced a bill in the Senate to accomplish that purpose. Senator Kefauver asked me to introduce his bill in the House. I decided to wait until the Senate had acted on the Kefauver bill before introducing a similar bill in the House. n., ng S.-bou- nd average outlay that has been estimated war-on-pover- Allen-Sco- tt with $100 bills. The Immigration Service is now trying to determine how the "big time" gambler returned to Canada and whether he took his estimated $5 to $7 million winnings with him. Since some noted U. S. show personalities and gamblers lost their shirts, the immigration officials believe they can get one of the big losers to shed some more light on this covert gambling operation. FUMIGATION NEEDED This unannounced inquiry is being closely watched by a House Imigration Investigating subcommittee headed by Representative Michael Feighan, D-O. The veteran legislator is planning to call immigration and Justice Department authorities and grill them about their find- ings in connection with legislation he is introducing to place boxing under federal multi-millio- full-sca- le "After the Liston-Cla- y I on England. All this would be fine and dandy if the American fuel industry weren't hurting, if American employment weren't gravely affected, if relationships with foreign nations always ran smoothly. But the "ifs" remain. So do the doubts about any foreign trade which is not clearly in American self-intere- st. So They Say Only God can judge me and my views. I will know whether it was a sin when 1 stand before the highest judge after my death. Dr. Hans Hefelman, one of the Germans accused of slaughtering Jews during World War II, at the war crimes trial in Limburg, Germany. long-sufferi- clinch H with something a litt ssntimental. ng CHECKING TRAVEL PLANS Representative Feighan is also looking into the new champ's travel pans to determine if the State Department is encouraging them. Clay, the most publicized convert to the U. S. Black Muslim movement, has indicated that he may make a trip this sum- mer to East Africa as well as Cairo. heavily-jMohammed- an The Central Council of Kenya Moslems has invited him. Representative Feighan wants to know the purpose behind these travels. Baby-Sittin- These surveys also indicate gineers. A year ago it was the defense industries. Today, in areas that have reported so far, students. "There is nothing wrong with the bulk of the recruiters are nondetense EDITOR HERALD Brief mention of a fire at our house Saturday was reported in The Sunday Herald. In the sincere hope that some good can come from our personal disaster, I wish to add to that report. WeJiave always prided ourselves on our choice of towns, "Provo is such a nice, safe place in which to live." Some of that kind of pride went up in smoke Saturday when my wife, Bette, rushed out to our new oar on her way to an early morning choir practice. The car was parked in our open garage beneath the bedrooms where I dozed and our two little children slept. Adjacent to the garage were bedrooms in which our older boys were sleeping. When my wife hit the starter flames burst from the car hood, which was ajar, and fire shot out from beneath the fenders. Bette rushed from the car shouting the alarm as flames and sparks and dense smoke spilled out around her. Children were awakeneq and rushed clear of the area, and the fire department was called. By good fortune, sweat, and the grace of God we were able to confine the fire to the cir and keep the flames from engulfing the gar age until police and firemen ar rived to put out the fire, bless 'em! After the flames were gone it was found tha the carburetor had been stolen unceremoni ously with all c b n n e c t i o n s fuel line cut loose, the front half of the new car was practically consumed by the fire. Hea i was so intense that the hood springs were un- tempered, the h6od was buckled, suspension, system and frame W r Job g in reference to a sentence written by Evaleen Lee regarding summer jobs for of firms actively looking for en- from civilian, dustries. g Editor Herald: I am writing there's been a shift in the type mowing lawns and but these jobs should be for the drop-ouand for the ones who do not have the abilities and capabilities to do other work." My husband and I feel that our three children are our most valuable possessions and we make very sure when we leave them that they are in the care of the most competent person not feel that those who do babywhich sitting (and available. We, therefore, do is also a perfectly respectable or job) should be 'drop-out-s' abilnot 'ones who do have the ities and capabilities to do baby-sittin- in- This is not to say that times g, ts are really rough for engineers. It's probably just more difficult for the average engineer to get the job he wants. Specialists speculate t h a many companies are gradually weeding out their engineering staffs, holding on to their top men, replacing their average men with young college graduates. The younger men cost less, are more flexible, have better training and will be of more value in a decade or so. Some firms are meeting .he problem by giving their experienced engineers opportunities for advanced study. A growing number of engineers are reported taking courses on their own time. As one industry man explains it, defense and space research are changing basic concepts so lawn-mowin- g, other work- -' It seems to me that when we as adults classify certain jobs such as lawn mowing, babysitting, house work and picking fruit as inferior to the capabilities of the young people then it is doing them a disservice. These jobs are certainly the ones that we are doing ourselves and anyone should be proud of doing any honest work. Beverly Carroll program! And the friends and neighbors who have called and offered their assistance and many kind words have helped us to have faith in our town. And though there are lingering Vandals? Arsonists? They Might Have Been Murderers! including Your statement was great, Bobby, but why don't To Down-Gradin- affair, am convinced beyond any doubt that Congress should without delay look into all the dark corners and recesses of this multi-millidollar interstate professional sport. I did not see the fight, but I did heart an account of it by radio. That was sufficient to convince me that professional boxing is in urgent need of an official and public fumigation. "I am not one who believes the federal government should attempt to regulate the proper concerns of the states and local government. However, I am convinced that when any enterprise involved in interstate business or promotion falls under a dark cloud of suspicion, in which the public is deceived and the gullible cheated, the Congress has a duty to turn the spotlight of open inquiry upon it and to effect such legislation as is necessary to prevent or punish fraud and racketeering. "Professional boxing has had more than enough time to clean itself up from within. State Boxing authorities have proven the task is beyond their compe dy The "blackboard jungle" never existed except in the minds of Hollywood producers. This term is a slander and a libel on American education. William B. Levenson, superintendent of Cleveland, Ohio, public schools. tence, because of the interstate character of the Sport if for no other reason. "The federal government receives substantial tax revenues from this sport and thereby has a corresponding duty to see to it that the puhlic interest is adequately protected. "The Liston-Cla- y affair has crisis brought the in professional boxing to a head. It is time Congress and our subcommittee move in to protect the public interest." middle- Takes Exception While starting salaries are up, they're up less than usual, compared with other occupations. Mr. Scott of their engineers, even those with advanced degrees, are being bypassed by new developments. Of all the major occupational categories, science and engineering are the ones most affected by government programs. Nearly two out of five of all our scientists and engineers and three out of five ot our "research and development" scientists and engineeres are working for or on behalf of the government. The bulk of these men is concentraied in the government itself and in aircraU and missiles, electrical equipment and communications. Recent retrenchment plana in delense research and development and forecasts oi luaiie cuts are forcing cutbacK programs in defense industries, which employ large numoera of research scientists and engineers. This engineer employment problem comes at the very time the government is working on plans to increase the output of engineers to meet the needs of the automation age and to keep the United States ahead in the technological race with Russia. gineers. Private surveys in some areas indicate there are 35 to 40 per Weapons have had a profound influence on political systems in history. According to De Grazia, the invention of the stirrup may have been a major cause of the rise of feudalism. Before the stirrup, it was difficult for a man to fight on horseback. With it, the horseman became the most effective weapon of the time and the maintenance of the feudal system was based on mounted shock troops. Another invention, the cannon, helped end feudalism. The dilemma facing up today, says DeGrazia, is that a government which possesses increadibly powerful weapons may no longer need the support of large numbers of its citizens, either as soldiers or workers. It may thus become less and less responsive to the wishes of the people. "A country," he says, "may go along ignoring the political changes that stem from weapons until one day it wakes to find itself so changed as to be no longer recognizable." Forty thousand dollars might be enough to buy a very small, used cannon today. While the lawmakers gate and cogitate and others agitate, the consumer need not stand by helplessly. The purse in his hand is a powerful weapon. In a negative way, he can refuse to purchase any product he feels ar A; -level educated, the very young and the very old who are having a difficult time finding jobs. Strangely enough, in this day of automation, there are reports by experienced engineers and other technical men that it's hard for them to find openings. Employment agencies in some key areas say they're having great trouble in placing engineers, especially research en- Wheels Within Disarm Wheels , -' if rapidly that many WASHINGTON (NEA) It is not true that it is only the un- Today's Editorials ex-Provo- Ray Cromley I- smells of smoke in our house, we are counting our blessings! But what of the "persons unknown" who "lit the fuse" by setting the oar up for blast? Vandals, welend to call them. A closer description would be "attempted murderers or arsonists." They called at our house . . . but they might have called at onyone else's. Isn't there something that can be done to insure us safety in our homes from this and other kinds of foul attacks? Dell S. Ash worth 1965 N. 1400 E. were sprung, and all power equipment and air conditioning essentially destroyed. According to garage men who have viewed the damage, the miracle of miracles is that my dear wife at the wheel escaped without injury. Oh yes, Bette made it to choir practice, a few minutes late. On sheer nerve and with increased ferver, she led the group as they prepared to sing praises to God on the Easter Ruth Millett To Help Teenagers Build Decent World - i V 1:3 private school came up with this idea to offer its older students an informal course called "Feminine Graces." But isn't there an even greater need in public high schools for such a course for teen-ag-e girls, as well as a corresponding course for boys stressing the manners of a gentleman? have been livfhg in a world of their For too long teen-a2eown, a world that adults have seemed reluctant to even try to A rs influence. f In this world teeners have set their own standards, talked their own language, frantically searched for "kicks" and set their interests that are a real challenge. It has often been a rude and rowdy world the poorest kind of introduction to adult living. That is not the fault of Nobody has bothered to the or manners of a gentleman. teach them the "feminine graces" It's about time somebody started. If parents are lax about such training, then there is a need for it in the schools. " The words "lady" and "gentleman" may have to be taken out of mothballs and put back into current use. For it was when parents and teachers quit using those words and holding them up as ideals to young people that the young built their own world, in which such words have no meaning. If we want our children to grow into young ladies and young then homes and schools gentlemen instead of rowdy will have to join hands in showing them the way, instead of leaving world of their own making. them alone in a graceless, teen-agteen-ager- s. teen-ager- s, e |