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Show "Wonder How the Seats Are in the Cow Palace" Ray Cromloy U, Alexis Johnson, U.S. Saigon Man MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1964 f WASHINGTON Today's Editorials Gen. Maxwell Taylor new U.S. ambassador to South Viet Nam. Johnson believes inj a strong policy toward Red China. The Korean War taught him that a "no win" policy leads! to future wars. He's convinced that neutralization of Laos was a mis- ic Drown ing in Provo Rive The Saturday night drowning brings into sharp focus the potential danger jof the practice of swinging out over a stream where the water is swift enough or deep enough jto claim a life, and especially where the participants tragic drowning of the Provo harbormaster Saturday night has shocked the community and accented once again vThe 21-year-- old . in water. n fit tL iviamews cueu a lviernii uynn nriT... hero in that the girl he nerpeato rescue unaouoieaiy owes her life to his courage and speedy action. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a. man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13. But indications are that the tragedy never would have nappen-e- d in the first nlace had broner safety precautions been observed !byfthe young lady and others who Iliad been swinging out over the the. hazard ' ' ever-prese- nt 4- -- . 15-year-- old " suspended from a largeltree just upstream from the old single lane Frpvo River bridge. This is a pastime which has been engaged in for a long time by young people. While it may appear safe enough in some seasons, it can be foolhardy when the river is running high and fast especially tor inexperiencea persons wun doubtful ability to swim. VTU ' XliC m'aV mVv VYUVS lvriu uic XlotolI liCAaiu gUl, eVin nrvf swim slirvrvP.rl Mia' rrwA from the rope and fell into the deep water. When efforts to reach her from the bank failed, a girl before . A squabble is now goon hallowed halls of in the ing Congress over selection of a national flower. A House subcommittee is valiantly trying to maintain peace and dignity as backers of the rose, the along and pulled in the girl. The harbormaster apparently exhausted from the sprint and his struggle to help the girl, disappeared in the deep water and . ot carnation, the marigold, the the corn tassel and possibly the dandelion fight fiercely for their favorite posies amid charges and countercharges of politics and partisanship. This Battle of the Blooms promises to be a real oops ! We were about to say "daisy," but that would be taking sides unless the petal pushers wilt in the summer heat. There is,; however, a consoling thought. A nation that fights for a flower can't be completely crass. drowned. ' Thus, while he helped to save a life, he lost his own. Today a young mother who is expecting Her second baby is left a widow, and she, with parents and other loved ones, have been plunged into mourning. Tn anv roffiAti wVioyo .Viot oro streams and lakes there is continual danger from the drowning hazard. Here in Utah, there have been 15 drownings to date this year five more than at this time in 1963. poin-setti- a, , . I red-h- IVI 1 1 Iw3 Britain's ENGLAND October election has public and private commentators very much in the hedging mood. : The Conservatives have been weakJLONDON, down the years. There are three surfaces, or angles, to the Labor image which its publicists seem to be trying to smudge. Face To The Past: The British voter proved in 1959 that he is singularly bored with tales of how his father and grandfather were exploited by the Victorian monied classes. World War II was the great watershed for this sort of thing. The Laborites have been twice bounced out of office for failing to look ahead instead of behind. They will have to prove that they have the answers to automation and foreign investment (which the Tories have handled pretty well) or they won't win. Fight That Extremeism: Wilson's predilection to take a trustful view of the Russians and to lean toward futher disarmament has got him in a bit of a bind. The British have a sizable crackd pot clique, led by philosolike Lord Bertrand Russell and phers Ban the Bomb' exhibitionists, but these are out of fashion in an election season., The average, prosperous Britian, a working man or a shopwhether , keeper or a professional, seems to understand that it would be very poor economy to let the Defense machinery run down, and later be forced to restore it with a crash program. He may be a pacifist, but he inclines to believe that peace is best guarded by maintaining at least a semblance of military independence rather than tie himself inseparably to the tail of the American kite. The Labor Party, still has to convince the British swing-votthat there ened by a series of scandals, and their big man, Harold Macmillan, is hors de combat. Their new man, Sir Alec'. Douglas-Hom- e hasn't quite acquired the nickname he Smart Alec. The Tory hopes for- prosperity is very real, but turning a little shopworn, and the suspicion is that ,the British people might be in a mood for change. But: with the polls showing the Social-ists as summer book favorites, the which time swing vote of Undecideds ' doubt is " in elections American keeps eperative in Britian. American officials, e: thojuift. officially neutral, incline to that Sir Alec, while no ball of fire. 'is sunerion to the Laborite Harold Wilson who, while no odd ball, may get hurt by some of the zany company that' Socialism forces him to keep. Tine Times of London seems to think that the old issue of public ownership Is now a dead one, in that the Socialists are not so much interested in na-' tionaUzing businesses as in controlling them: Since the Conservatives do pretty much the same thing, and don't hesitate to promote public enterprise where; private enterprise fails to serve the" people, there is only a difference el. "degree in the regulation of industries. yBut a small difference, as in the matter of sex, gets plenty of attention. The socialists are charging that British firms are heavily contributing to the is any safety in appeasement. Pie In The Sky: British Socialists Tory war chest. Many corporate spokesaccuthe have never, succeeded in making good men are indignantly denying Socialif the on promises to cut taxes and provide sation; (fearing reprisals with all treats Alec it more services. The old riddle of how ists win), but Sir blandness. to give semething-- f British and perfect told he is still unret''It would not surprise me," rjdfy the . other day, ". . . if every solved. The Undecideds rather fancy visions of enterprise in Britian subscribes to the .their present prosperity ' . Conservative party to keep the Social';, paradise. It. hardly pays any longer for an ists' out."noticeable to a reporter returning American to attempt to predict an more than a year's abAmerican election. Still less should he ti England after term beis "socialist" to mind-rea- d the as secretive a race dare that sence,, of abuse term as the a here, somewhat British, . coming j The only: safe forecast is that this cs lt is-- home. The London Observer comes at this point obliquely by finding political contest, like the recent Cali-fhst'the Labor Paryt's hope for victory fornia primaryj will be subject to a fci October lies partly in the hope of trsnd, wih'ch no man is ' as to own acquired wise enough image anticipate. tstroyinj its , -- . be-liey- . , : fuzzy-minde- Taylor-J- Inside Washington Mr. Allen carefully planned and extensive- - By ROBERT S. ALLEN and PAUL SCOTT There are WASHINGTON two sides to the grimly tough talk emanating from the very highest administration levels that the U.S. is prepared to go to war with Red China to maintain the independence of Laos and South Viet Nam. While President Johnson is publicly proclaiming this all-odetermination a g a i n s t "those who believe they can ly organized. While fully adopted and now being vigorously carried out by President Johnson, this dual strategy originated under the late President Kennedy, when it was formulated by the State Department Policy Planning Council, headed by Dr. Walt Rostow. As understood by informed leaders, congressional "stick and carrot" concept will constitute the guidelines in the coming weeks and months for " porous the-scw- es, In return for "retraining" their puppet Viet Cong a n d ng THE EGY This "stick"! and. :' STRAT- the- behind-'- , the- on-- J record scenes "carrot" policy is deliberate, BERRY'S WORLD - j j ; j , j prized , ; ; munist regime. Immediate objective of this "stick" strategy is to force the: Reds to abide by the 1954 and 1962 Geneva agreement that, presumably, cleared the way for the establishment of a neutralist government in Laos and an independent government in South Viet Nam. Under these accords Communists are includ-- ; ed in the make-u- p of the Laos 1 regime.:, aim of this to is "create an atmosj egy both in the U.S. and phere China" that would make pos4 sible the application of the "carrot" aspect of the dual policyi Long-rang- e BY JAMES O. BERRY - t " This , X-ra- y. M Men Seldom Admire Women With Brains si with whom I Worked,'? a lot of nonsence about men resenting women in business. "But after a few years I realized I wasn't on as good terms with them as l had once been, and I tried to figure 'out why. "It finally dawned on me that in the beginning I didn't strive to impress a man with how smart I was. But gradually, as I took on more responsibility, I became eager to have men W respect my brains. ,' "In trying to make them respect my mind I forgot it was even more important to show them how much I respected their opinions and ideas. Since then, I've noticed a lot of other career women making the same mistake. Maybe tau could show them 'I v: j. ;'. how wrong they are." There doesn't need to be much added to that letter. The writer has made her own point j Woman .a pretty good she to has that a Once thinking gets mind and wants to be sure every man she meets recognizes the fact, she is well on the way to losing her femininity.. She is repelling rather than attracting the men she works with and the men she meets socially. Men don't really want to admire a, woman's brains. ::If forced to acknowledge that a woman has a goodly supply of them, they'll H do That's why' it is such a poor idea for a woman to force a man to acknwledge how smart she is. Be pleasant and charming. The clue is to let a man realize, himself, how capable you are. He'll be so smnf about his discovery that he won't resent you at aU. . : , - j -- " , ' " l tly. -- - " , always dangerous,, and may have been the cause, of his trouble in the first place. He . must also avoid sudden twisting or bending movements. Exercises to strengthen the muscles of the hips, ' back and abdomen (but no twisting exercises) will help to prevent a recurrence. Back supports are of little value except as a reminder that, the wearer has a; trick back. '(.': If Test fails to give complete elief or if the victim has repeated attacks, his best course would be to have the protruded portion of the disk removed surgically. Some persons so greatly fear an operation that they would ratherut up with the pain. But the operation' is not particularly formidable and the results are almost uniform- - . : ,; - . NAMES FORMER GENERAL The WASHINGTON (UPI) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (N A S A) announced Sunday the appointment of Mai. Gen. Alvin R. Luedecke asjdirector of its Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. The retired Air Force officer is former general manager of the Atomic Energy ConMnissibri (AEC). He will take his new ) post Aug. 1. " of how well : is '. j Ruth Millett less the victim uses his back during this time, the better will be the results. Heat from an s, electric pad helps some othto but' appears make ers worse. Massage and other forms of manipulation may be definitely harmful. When the victim has recovered, it is essential that he" re-- : member at all times that his f back is not as good as hew and that it may act up again if he doesn't .refrain from heavy lifting, especially if he & i tempts to lift with his back rather than his legs. vie-tim- i . 'X j . well-develop- ed ..;:-Y,.- tsn't it wonderful, noa cher? By pulling out of Vef nam, mczzzxr Lcrj9 Acs fezevtes YOUR pen! fense. , He is still a young 55. " -- at State Department as Taylor ii the top military man in de- Brandstadt I got along with the men writes a career woman. "I thought it was ; e- Care and Watchfulness Big Help to Bad Back Patients "I was always proud yi i toert j ! last-mome- nt j. exact7 locations in North Vietj Nani are known. If the destruction of the s e camps does not have the de-- J sired effect, the next step calls for a tight blocade of the North Viet Nam coast coupled with massive oomoing ot airports, rail and other communication facilities, and finally the new industrial and much ComHo of Chi Minn the plants an TWO-PRONGE- D j (non-nuclea- r) e, ' pressmg for a bombs" "iron have been pinpointed. They are Viet Cong training camps whose Phased withdrawal of U.S. military forces from South Viet "understanding" U.S. and Red the between, China. De Gaulle, particularly, is exerting himself in this effort. .1 j couiroiiiauuu wiui ivc over Communist attempts to seize control of Laos and South Viet Nam. These congressional authorities have been told the President already has approved cer tain momentous military plans designed to "carry, the war to the North" meaning North Viet Nam first,, followed by Red China "if necessary." To that end,, 24 targets for als. promote 3; U.S.-Sovi- et domination Dr. Czecho- or I this violate their neighbors' border and steal their neighbors' free- dom" behind through diplomatic channels, Secretary Rusk is tendering Peking a series of tempting "peace" propos- Nam. These profoundly significant backstage overtures are being made chiefly through Britain and France, which have em- -. bassies in Peking and direct access to its key leaders. Both Sir Alec Douglas-HomBritish Prime Minister, and President De Gaulle heartily favor these proposals, and have been actively endeavoring to j '. ut Patheti Lao, in aggression-tor- n South Viet Nam and Laos, Rusk is holding out to the Communist rulers of China the following five prospects: "Normalization of rela tions" with the U.S. ; in effect, the es ablishment of some form of diplomatic relations. Surplus food commodities (urgently needed by the Reds), trade and credits. Admittance to the United J Nations. Access to the "rice bowl" (Mekong Valley) of South Viet Nam. j ambassador to slovakia, he conducted the longi frustrating negotiations with Communist China for the re4 lease of U.S. citizens, s During the years after Dien Bien Phu . when the Reds were building their strength in Laos, he was Thaiambassador in next-dothe" land. He was one of key men working behind the scenes at White House conferences in the "eyeball-toeyball ' crisis over Cuba, John was jumped over the heads of senior men to become the top career official in the 'Stick and Carrot Strategy Seen in U.S. Policy in . . As on ' 'u : . When, Pearl Harbor started World War II iri the Pacific, he was American vice consul: in Manchuria. He was Dean. Rusk's deputy in Far Eastern affairs during the Korean War, In the occupation of Japan, lie was a political adviser to Gen eral of the Army Douglas Mac v Arthur. r s. cross-purpose- . Alexis Johnson has? been a troubleshooter in Asian and Communist hot spots most of his life. ohnson er - AID. ' far-reachi- British Voters May Be In Mood for a Change how well we were doing. In the inner circles of the Johnson administration, he has been one of the strong voices " asserting the war was being fought the wrong way if we wanted victory. A major reason for the appointment was to pull the United States political, military, economic and intelligence effort in South Viet Nam together. To date, the U. S war; contribution has been suffering because the Saigon representatives of the different U.S. agencies have gone off in different directions. To put it bluntly, they've frequently Freworked at quently1, the efforts of one U.S. agency have been defeated by or even the lack of positive opposition of another. At Secretary of State Dean Rusk's direction, in the past year Alexis Johnson has been a key man in stepping .up cobetween political, operation military, intelligence and economic agencies in Washington for the Viet Nam war and for the cold war generally. Mn Scott It has been due in part to his , quiet work that frictions beUnder the policy there is no tween the State and Defense thought or plan of any kind to Departments, the Agency for in any way affect the continued International Development and Communist of the Central Intelligence Agency China. have been eased. He is con- The selection of General Maxwell Taylor, forrber head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as ne w ambassador to South Viet Nam, is directly related to this extremely risky and explosive strategy. Because of his extensive combat experience, intimate knowledge1 of the Southeast struggle and Preident John-on- 's thinking and objectives, CARE AND WATCHFULNESS Taylor was deemed the ideal A slipped disk, a ruptured choice for this crucial post. disk, a prolapsec" disk, a herActually, he Will operate as theater commander. That's why niated disk all mean the same thing. career diplomat U. Alexis JohnA disk is a soft cartilage bewho has held ambassadorson, ial positions, tween the two vertebrae. It being sent to sometimes protrudes beyond Saigon as deputy ambassador under Taylor, j Johnson's j o b it! normal bounds and impinges will be to handle diplomatic on the spinal nerves. This happroblems, while, Taylor concenpens most frequently in the, trates on the. morning pressing lower back and is the cause of and currently more vital miliabout 90 per cent of the comtary aspects. plaints that used to be called SPELLING IT OUT sciatica. The "stick and carrot" concept is The condition is seen more spelling out in detail in a policy houseoften in! middle-age- d paper circulatiijg in top adminwives and office workers than istration levels j laborers. The in This immensely significant immediate cause is not always document expounds the under easily identified, but often it is lying basis and purpose of this a sudden twisting of the back fateful policy, and the objectives that is accompanied by a sharp hoped to be gained from the two pain. The victim usually feels major aspects. the pain most acutely when he gets out of bed in the morning. STIFFENS LAW He is most comfortable lying I on his back on the floor or VALLETTA, Malta (UPI) Maltese officials Wednesday, some other unyielding surface. banned scanty; swimming suits He would rather sit erect on a and cuddling and kissing in hard chair than to slouch in an chair. Coughing overstuffed public places, Malta Police Commissioner and sneezing aggravate the Mrs. Vivian Degray distributed pain. Given these) symptoms, circulars stating "this must not your doctor can confirm the be permitted local residents diagnosis with an and other persons aware of the For the acute case five to 10 law will be prosecuted if found days of bed rest is often all in violation.!' that is needed for a cure. The , ' Mathews. He sprinted about a hundred yards, plunged into the water, and twlr trying desperately to get the FT the war in South Viet Nam. He's never kidded himself on that a country .vrestling simultaneously with such assorted problems as civil rights, a national election, Laos, Viet Nam, the Congo, De Gaulle, Berlin, a shortage of nickles and dimes and waning baseball attendance might not have the time or inclination to whop up another crisis. If you think that, you are underestimating the crisis capacity of the American people. worked closely with Gen. Taylor, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He and Taylor have been friends since Japan in 1936, when young Johnson was a vice consul' and Captain Taylor a language student: He's regarded highly at the Central Intelligence Agency and as1 to the difficulty of winning ;' ; You might think Mr. seeing ; .;. tat neutralization of South Viet Nam would be fatal.. Johnson is under no illusions Well, Pelt Me With Posies! Vl distance take and are not experienced swimmers. The proper authorities should investigate the Provo River situation with: a view to prohibiting the swinging, at least in periods of high water unless it is possible to work out a program of continual p o li c i n g, something which appears out of the question at this time. Meantime, out. of common sense, recreation seekers 3houId be jmindful of the danger and act accordingly. -. ! sidered one of the best ; 'coordinators" in Washington; Diplomat Johnson's leadership assets are simple things. He listens' to other people. He makes other men feel their' ideas are important. He has no pomposity. He never pretends to have "the" solution. i' As deputy Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, he'? A (NEA) man to watch is U. Alexis Johnson, just named deputy to - u ;. . ; I- , FORUM RULEjS; Letters from readers are (invited. They should be as concise as possible, with a limit of 350"; words. Letters longer than this must be cut Tpe? : write if possible, double spaced. Letters must carry writer! true name and address.- - Pseu-donyms are not permitted. The ; Herald assumes no response bility for statements in the ; Mailbag column. The Herald reserves the right to reject or edit letters which are too long, not in good taste or potentially libelous. 4 Letters which i ded with church doctrinal subjects or Contain statements derogatory to any religion cr creed will be rejected.. . ; 1 ;. |