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Show vt t' si The Postman Always Rings Twice Or ',. As Many Times As You Want Colleg ;e Barriers Bring Delinquency FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1965 What follows is a letter from Today's Editorials teen-age- r. "I have been reading your articles about juvenile delin- AQuestiowofValues Everyene. is alarmed at what seems to be an unmistakable in- - becrease in violence, havior and disrespect for authority and morality in this country. But the different ways different people translate this alarm into action may possibly, reveal more about the true state of morality in America than the daily paper'g daily catalogue of crimes. ; There has been no great tidal wave of public outcry against guns as a result of the slaying of' 16 persons at the University of Texas, or the numerous multiple murders which have occurred since then. There has been no public outcry at all. Thus the chances that some anti-soci- sort of restrict the firearms will be legislation-t- commerce in! adoptecLM-thi- al o session of. s Con- better than they gress appear have in tht past. The President himself feels no urgency about the matter. no Meanwhile, in California,. 600,- -. 000 citizens have signed their names to a petition "which is the of a new crusade i spearheadCalled Proposition smut. against already has 16, the initiative more 100,000 signatures than are to it on the No-- v place necessary vember ballot. Its backers 'claim that, in California at least, it would "close the lid" on obscene literature, which they argue is the key cause of America's ''moral crisis." Its opponents warn that Its provisions are so broad and its language so imprecise that it could conceivably be used .to ban any work with a sexual element, not excluding Shakespeare and the Bible. This is an exaggeration. The smuthounds are not worried about Shakespeare. They are not even dismayed by such particularly ephemeral paperback pornography as "Lust Cult" or "Passion -- - . Stud." ; .. What they are really after are such acclaimed and controversial classics as "Catcher in the Rye," "The Last Temptation of Christ," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "1984 and "Brave .New World.", There have been attempts to ban all or some of, these novels in various California communities. Proposition ::i 16, like any ob- -. scenity statute elsewhere, would prohibit graphic accounts of acts of love between human things though to snare works with ideological overtones in its net, it would dispense with the Supreme Court's criterion of "redeeming V social value." Detailed depictions of acts of hate between human beings, of cruelty, of murder, would con " 4 quency pro-'tecti- on . , Mm 2 ft,' t I rlt J " V v - A J , v.. .1 -- WL w . Vi, m I 1 Nesting Bird man v.f -- i by some currently television series,. World popular War II was one big ball for everyone concerned, whether they lived it up in a German prisoner of war camp or dodged torpedoes fired by wisecracking Japanese submariners. Maybe that's the way it ought to be. Human nature can't dwell forever on the horror of such things. Laurel and Hardy, it" may be remembered, made a hilaripus Judging about the 1917-1- 8 fighting, and, enough time seems to have decently elapsed that we can try to find the funny side of "Son of World War I." Even the bitter conflict in Viet Nam is contributing its share to the lore of humorous anecdotes about war. Take what happened to Air Force Capt. David W. Lestf er of Detroit. was Lester's Skyraider shot out from under him over North Viet Nam. He parachuted safely over dense jungle in enemy and came down territory 100 feet tall, tree a into spang his chute snagging in the upper" branches. Pulling himself up by the shroud lines, Lester disconnected, himself from the chute. After, tying himself to the tree, he made contact with fellow pilots circling overhead. Within an hour, an HH-- 3 "Jolly Green Giant" helicopter arrived on the scene and lowered a forest penetrator on a cable through the branches. Making like Tarzan, Lester grabbed the device, which opens to make a seat, and was quickly hauled aboard the 'copter. It may be the first time a pilot was shot down and never set foot on the ground. A-1- i tional career? "Some students have wanted to become nurses ever since A E . So They Say When white and black and brown and every other color decide they're going to live together as Christians, then and only then are we going to see an end' to these troubles. Barry Goldwater. Holmes Alexander y Water Shortage Disaster "Too valthat things WASHINGTON, D.C. projections (A.D. uable to burn," I heard a man. say 20 are just as bad as the 'years ago about natural gas. The Juel like to point out. has become .a vital manufacturing mil "This rather oversimplified projecterial in the booming petrochemical tion," he said, "indicates mat we have industries. ' "Too good to throw away,-- I heard already run out of water. In fact, it that we ran out of water in another man say just the other day. 1957 . The truth is that our nation as He was talking about the filthy, stinkis. not running out of water and 'r ing, discolored, noxious water in our' will not within the reasonably foreseerivers. Having read a able future." good deal of doomsday calamity-howl-bi- g True, many regions have water shortabout river pollution, I went around The increase of population and ages. to interview the maker of this astonish-industrialization has rendered our riven ing statement a mess. But scientific research and dev Dr. Leon Weinberger, burly and velopment h. ve almost caught up to looked just right in shirt the problems. The "almost" is necessleeves with a couple of water jugs on sary because until very recently our the floor beside his desk. One jug engineers could not see a way to confresh water. The other containtrol a malignant bloom called "algae" ed sewer water that he had, treated. He which feeds- on phosphates, chokes the said that "volunteer" tasters in the Inwater and kills the fish. But Interior terior Department hadn't been able to Secretary Udall announced last month tell the difference. Dr. Weinberger, an that a breakthrough, largely credited to MIT science master in sanitary enginWeinberger, would soon cut down on eering, had worked as a consultant for the aquatic phosphates and starve the 20 different industries before coming algae to death. to his present job. He is assistant comThere are other breakthroughs that missioner, Research and Development, down the costs of water treatbring AdFederal Water Pollution Control ment to feasible levels. Weinberger ; ministration. sees city and industrial reservoirs where Yu could tell he knew his stuff. Dr. the water is used and indefinWeinberger struck his interviewer as never returned to the rivers. He itely, ,' a good news man in a town where the writes: The terri- big payoff is in havoc-cryin"If 80 per. cent of the water used ble; plight of American rivers nearly New York City were recovered and by Povranks with . Atomic Energy and the city's water renovated for erty as subject matters for' despair. n e and are supply . . . would in effect be enlarged five times. The same general principle going to. finish us off if The Bomb to all industrial supplies." and revolt of the underprivileged don't applies . A us first. Water, shortage disaster? It's an get . But- old wives' tale at which tht true Scientakes the calmer Weinberger View. lit bad chart which shows by tists tcoff. , 1900-200- gloom-spreaders .. much-malign- ... Inside Washington Castro Committing Many Atrocities On Prisoners rejected, schools. By ROBERT S. ALLEN and PAUL SCOTT Communist WASHINGTON director Fidel Castro is com- mitting atrocities against political prisoners as hideous as any perpetrated by Hitler during World War II. Commis-- " The sion on Human Rights of the Organization of American States Inter-Americ- an has detailed reports a mass of of 166 prisoners execution whose blood was drained from their bodies before they were shot. The blood obtained in this inhuman manner was sold to North Viet Nam for use by its troops fighting in South Viet Nam. Soviet military doctors, who are conducting anti-paexperiments on prisoners at La Cabana Fortress, Havana, directed the blood extractions. These and other previously unpublished accounts of the bestial treatment Of Cubans Were turned over to the OAS Committee by Dr. Miguel Angel Olba Benito, general secretary to the Commission for Humane Treatment of Political Prisoners in Cuba. in This Miami-baseorganization, which is working through the OAS in an effort to liberate the 80,000 political prisoners languishing ul Castro prisons prison directed the blood extractions. In most instances, the extracting of blood from the prisoners caused loss of consciousness and paralysis. "Prisoners unable to walk to their execution were carried on litters by guards. They were shot while lying either on the ground or in makeshift cots against prison' walls. "Burial of the victims was in a common grave outside of Havana near the municipal of Marianao. During the execution of the 166 prisoners, the bodies were carried 25 at a timefrom the prison in that the prisoners, before being executed, were forcedly subjected to the extraction of seven pints of blood. This blood was sold to the North Viet Nam embassy in Havana at the rate of SO U.S. dollars per pint.' ' known DAMAGING EVIDENCE -One who was. forced to work at the prison but fled Cuba after the mass execution, is quoted in a document filed with the OAS commission as follows: "Soviet doctors in charge of scientific experiments at the eye-witne- The Quotes In By United Press International --Dr. Hal J. Dew-let- t, explaining that three Air Force planes would spray Dallas County in an effort to curb mosquito-carrieSt Louis Encephalitis: "We searched our souls looking for a method to fight this disease." d d and concentration camps, based its searing indictment on first-ban- d reports from refugees. In their grisly accounts, which have been partly confirmed by fiie OAS commission, the refugees informed Dr. Benito's committee: "On the 27th of May, from daybreak to sundown the following day, 28th of May, 166 political prisoners were executed by firing squads at the La Cabana Fortress in Havana. Each firing squad was made up of three militiamen and one ' officer. v "The gravity of such deeds is made even worse when it is A Negro BIRMINGHAM in a letter explainorganization, ing its support of gubernatorial nominee Mrs. George Wallace: "Your ' strong stand against integration and the federal guidelines will help us to achieve our goal more than you will ever know." WASHINGTON -- Stuart e, Stanford a University student who helped organize a committee to collect blood and money for the Viet Cong, aksed about the identities of his associates by the House Committee on Activities: "You ' can tear the tongue from my mouth before I will answer this question." BY AMES BERRY'S WORLD Mc-Ra- OAS commission, O. BERRY - By STEWART HENSLEY WASHINGTON (UPI) now The U.S. offer was conveyed , re-us- water-pollutio- IT 1 m W WA, Ik, "I wonder what the social order will be like when we're old enough to protect against it?" through the Swiss Ambassador in Havana, who is conducting the negotiations for the U.S. It provides that,' the Americans would be transported on the planes being used to ferry Cuban refugees daily to Miami. Since that program was launched in December 15, more than 37,000 Cubans have come to the UJ. in decline the morale of Communists fighting in Viet Nam has led .some high U.S. officials to believe that a major break in the war may come sooner than they had dared ' charge. g. -E- vidence of a considerable , re-us- become. "Others who are very discouraged, give up because their lifelong ambitions are ruined . . . (They) "bum around,' obtaining mat "laissez. fafre" attitude . on life. '; " I don't know why such great emphasis should be placed on college boards and college entrance exams "How can these tests, taken in one day, possibly determine your ability, show your personality, emphasize your inner desires, or show how hard you have tried to cqmpete with the difficult siijjects required to enter this particular profession?" "In my opinion, someone who has toe desire to learn, the motivation and the willingness to try to become what he set his heart on doing for years should at least stand a chance . . . "You wonder why kids hang around street corners and the like; well, if they can't get accepted into college, where are they going to practice their talents, skills and lifelong ambitions that they so long desired to perform? "I am presently doing work in chemistry and am trying my hardest to fulfill my desire to become a registered nurse. I, too, if not accepted by a nursing school, could .become a delinquent . . . because of discouragement ! . . . . ... . ... 'Sincerely yours," Fighters Declining Cuba. As an alternative to cash, Castro has indicated he is willing to accept $12 million in medicinals and supplies. . As neither these Americans nor their relatives in the U.S. haye the means to meet these exorbitant terms, their apparent only hope of .liberation is for the U.S. government to do so. In making this latest ransom demand, Castro rejected a State Department proposal to airlift the American nationals without con-stain- , Morale of Communist gathering additional evidence from foreign diplomats in Havana and intelligence authorities, is slated to make a report . on its findings in September. At that time Dr. Manuel Biachi, head of the commission, plans to ask OAS members to sponsor a resolution in the United Nations for Cuba to submit an inspection of its prisons where political prisoners are. being kept. It is also understood that Dr. Biachi will personally appeal to President Johnson .for U.S. support for such a UN examination. Aides say Dr. Biachi will stress that the U.S. has a special interest in freeing these political prisoners as thousands of them were rounded up by Castro during or shortly before the Bay of Pigs fiasco. NEW CASTRO DEMANDS -Meanwhile, the Johnson Administration is again facing a ransom demand by the Cuban dictator. Apparently on the basis of the precedent-settin- g Bay of Pigs prisoner-exchang- e deal during me Kennedy Administration, Castro is demanding payment for the release of 600 American citizens and their 1,400 dependents still in Cuba. Under this shake-dow- n proposal, which has snagged efforts to free these Americans, Jhe U.S.. would .pay $1,50Q per. person to fly them to either Miami or another country aboard Castro's airline. In other words, he wants $3 million in cash to allow the 2,000 American nationals to leave The News .DALLAS ''Their lifelong desires'' . . . engage in pursing, teaching,-etc.- , are now lost and have to be forgotten. to Mr. Scott Mr. Allen r. ... bandaged their dolls' arms; others have had plans to become teachers since they were little tots playing school themselves and so many others wanted to enter these and other professions "(But) because of the great emphasis placed on college boards and examinations, these students with motivation, ability and especially the desire to learn are discouraged because they get from particular they .if v .V '. anti-Cast- - H'f.al;l , jtf-- . trench True Scientists Scoff At Water-shortag- .1 r- tinue to enjoy, constitutional in California, as they do everywhere in the United, States. It must be significant of something that while only a handful of people in Washington are promoting' legislation that might help curtail violence and tragedy in America, more than half a. million people on the other side of the nation can be enlisted in the battle against "dirty" books. movie ... "Because I ant an old teenager I feel your articles pertain to me: No, I am not a juvenile delinquent but I could be very easily . '. . "I think your efforts to rid. the courts of juvenile delinquents, keeping them off the street and from just "hanging around" will be progressive eventually, but I.'don't think you understand why some boys and girls become delinquents. I don't know all the reasons either but do have some ideas . . . "You stated (some) teen-.-., agers don't have the motivation tc display their talents. . . What about those who do care and maybe lack the high IQ or intelligence (me) that's desired orjequired for a certain voca- "Now they are undecided and don't know what to do. So they will find a job that pays something, but the. . . . interest ia this particular job (is) lacking. They just don't care, because it is not what they planned to hope. One policy making diplomatic official, pressed to hazard a personal guess as to when the back of the Viet Cong military effort might be broken, said it might come as early as six months from now. He warned, however, that too many intangible factors were involved to make a really valid . prediction. The decisive evidence that the tide has turned will come, in his opinion, when Viet Cong fighters now deserting at an increasing rate but still individually begin surrendering in. units of platoon or company strength. the new note of Despite optimism apparent in private comments by this and other the Johnson officials, high administration is making no public predictions about Viet confidence seems to be based largely on a recent Pentagon study showed a marked decline in Communist morale, particularly among the Viet Cong. Food A Factor This study, based on interrogation of captured and defecting Viet Cong, attributes this to. intensified U.S. and Vietnamese military action, growing food shortages and an increasing 'conviction that the antijCommu-ni- st forces eventually will win. The White House discourages attempts to forecast when the conflict will end. It has disavowed some military estimates that victory may take up to 750,000 U.S. troops and five years to win. But it also frowns on talk of early victory. Current indications are that the planned intensification of the American effort 75,000 more troops going into Viet Nam by the end of the year and continued bombing of the North should bring a further in Communist sharp drop morale. this Against background, administration officials say it would appear that the enemy at some Nam. ' point soon will face a whether to major decision Warn of Long War talk peace or simply pull back and carry on only terrorist The President and his top to their aides are sticking guerrilla tactics while awaiting a possibly more favorable day. warning- - that Americans must The latter seems be prepared for a long and more . , costly struggle. . ... , .probable than the former. ' Officials are aware of the danger of trying to peer into the future. They, recall only too well such forecasts as that of Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara, who said in 1963 that American troops would be able to come home by the end of 1965.- . Now, as in 1963, a. number of unknown factors are involved including the enemy's willingEditor Herald: ness to absorb considers unbearable punishI note that Congress is startment. There also is the ing the House . . question of Red China's intenOh well, you know; our tions. modern version of the Spanish Nevertheless, there appears in which Senator Inquisition; to be greater confidence in Joseph McCarthy used to play official circles here that the tlie part of King Ferdinand. It United States may be over the seems quite acceptable to shout hump in Southeast Asia. ThU "GOD IS DEAD," but they aim to burn any heretics who question McNamara's determination to put Viet Nam together . . . even if it kills both of us. Which prompted the following: Oh! Say! Can you see Little Premier Cao Ky Sitting on McNamara's Knee? A cute little smarty By United Press International Like Charlie McCarthy SPEEDERS TRAPPED But the Ky that unlocki BECKENHAM, England The doors at Fort Knox (UPI) Two young men, both we change the locks previously convicted of speedWe could save the box . ing, pleaded guilty Thursday to We may police t he world, a charge of obstructing police. but it seems mighty queer, that Specifically, they placed a we should also, be judge, jury "radar sign reading trap and FINANCIER ahead" on a road approaching Yours for a better way, an area where many speeders E. Dudrtjr have been nabbed. H. , Editor's Mailbag Modern Version Of Spanish Inquisition what-Johns- on Quirks In The News I |