| Show V V t V I 22 Page The Econ6mist on Today’s World Pc Salt fake ffiimuc ill Saturday Morning November 23 1963 Kennctly-1917-19- 63 & McKinley before him he was struck down without warning How will history assess the career of John F Kennedy? History will take Its time in answering It is not for us so close to the events to attempt a verdict We can testify however to his courage his ideals his aspirations his deep love of humanity He fought valiantly in a great war As President he devoted himself to the cause of peace He sought with equal devotion to give civil rights true meaning and full scope 4 And then in a matter of minutes he struck down without warning by the bullets of a dastardly assassin What was the reason? Who knows? Perhaps 'there was no reason at all Hatred knows no rules fanaticism creates its own warped logic This murder was carefully plotted The man who pulled the trigger did not Act on impulse We hope the assassin will be dealt with as he deserves We hope that those who abetted or Inspired him do not escape If there was a nest where the crime was hatched then trace it down These are 'people bereft of honor and principle Vengeance? No Stern justice? This is a land of law President Kennedy was murdered In Dallas Governor John Connally of Texas riding in the same' car was shot dowm Vice President Lyndon B Johnson two cars tfcthe rear escaped Now he is President Johnson heir to the many problems - of John F Kennedy Dallas in recent months has had unviohappy experience with fanaticism and were harassed National figures lence and bodily attacked by those who did not agree with them But these' incidents were no more than ripples The worst was still to come— the death of the nation's President YET ONLY BY CHANCE did this horrible crime blacken the name of Dallas It could have happened almost anywhere President Kennedy like every head of state walked with Death as a constant companion And like Lincoln Garfield and grief ' JOHN F KENNEDY was the youngest man ever elected President His beautiful gracious wife was with him when an assassin’s bullets cut him down He leaves two young children The White House will miss their laughter We should pray for the President for his widow' for his family We should pray for the state of Jhe nation We should pray for President Johnson ' on whose shoulders rest burdens Indescribable and unimaginable God rest the soul of John Fitzgerald Kennedy The Congo Cures Points of Infection mis- sion of 100 members expelled from the Congo Premier Cyrille Adoula said he was not severing diplomatic relations The Soviets may oblige him however since Adoula’s action certainly affronts their dignity An infant disorganized na- - Pliarmacy Board Wrong ' - ! ‘ ’ We are sorry that the Utah Pharmacy Board has decided to maintain its regula- tion banning drug advertising As we said in a previous editorial we do not believe that this action which tends to eliminate competition in the pharmacy business is the public interest It is certainly the responsibility of the pharmacy board to maintain high profesof ! pre-sional standards in the dispensing scription drugs and other goods devices and apparatus prescribed by physicians But elimination of competition and the likely resultant Increase in prices will not guarantee high professional standards We do not believe the people of Utah should accept this effort to eliminate price competition in the drug business If the pharmacy board’s action can be challenged in the courts it should be And if not we would hope the next Legislature would act to deny the board the power to ban competitive advertising ’in this important in tion has publicly challenged a great world power Adoula accused the Soviet embassy of subversive dealings with exiles in the neighboring Republic of the Congo a former French colony Incriminating documents were found last week on two Soviet diplomats who had just returned from that country Adoula said however that he did not have sufficient evidence to support charges against diplomats of other Communist bloc countries or the United Arab Republic though these people were under suspicion Three years ago the Congolese kicked out the Soviet and Czech diplomatic misBut sions under similar circumstances that has not halted the Communists in their efforts to subvert the Congo The prize is too great The Congo will be better off if the Soviet Union breaks off relations altogether That would remove one key point of infection though agents of subversion undoubtedly would continue to work through other Communist embassies nt The wife of Supreme Court Justice Douglas him to “eternal Kind Timeless of Father huh? spring” Doctors using hypnosis claim they can cure patients faster They can tell at a trance what’s wrong with you 65 likens Q — Why do brides cry at weddings? A—Have you ever taken a close look at some of the groorns? business Tangled Skein of Two Viet Nanis Bolh France US Made Bad Errors “The Two Viet Nams” by Bernard B Fall Frederick A Praeger publisher New York $795 If this book had appeared a few weeks ago Instead of at the end of November it would have created a sensation As it is the coup in Saigon and the murder of the two Ngo brothers has taken the edge off Dr Bernard B Fall’s carefully researched political and mil ' itary analysis But while the Viet Nam prob Jem is out of the news temporarily it is certain to return When it does “The Two Viet Nams” will provide a remarkably complete guide to its understanding t :i has been focused on South Viet Nam that Americans sometimes forget there is another country of similar name north of the 17th parallel Yet the Vietnamese are one people and the division is artificial Dr Fall has visited both Saigon and Hanoi lie has interviewed leaders of both countries— without needing an interpreter since he speaks Vietnamese Only last year he toured Soviet and Chinese-buil- t factories in North Viet Nam which never before had been shown to a Westerner SO MUCII ATTENTION I ‘ WHEN DR FALL WROTE this book the regime still held sway He ' notes however that the United States must I face up to possibility that “somewhere in this Ngo Dinh Diem Vietnamese military machine there is an obscure officer who may one day g i “ ' amm i to? 1 their major economic miracle country of the late 1950s Ja-- ‘ pan which hit its stock market high in 1961 and is now trundling along With stock market prices some 25 to 30 per cent lower than then Mr Kennedy had been in office a few months less than three years He had had one historic failure — the Bay of Pigs invasion— and one historic success — the Cuban missile confrontation with Khrushchev But his legislative program was bogged down In a lethargic Congress “Wait till next year" was the word on civil rights and the tax cut And next year the a national election The political pundits were already reading the trends Now everything is changed There js a new President in the White House and Lyndon B Johnson is his own man But matters political cannot distract us at a time of national tragedy Loss overwhelms us We bow our heads in uxtjasahsti In ordering the Soviot diplomatic step forward and claim for himself the power other contenders have failed to grasp And that obscure officer may be Gen Duong Van Minh the man who overthrew the Ngoes is not exactly obscure though his name does not appear in the index of "The Two Viet Nams” He is also Nevertheless the warning contained In Dr Fall’s warning is still valid ' Dr Fall’s remarks ori the Ngo brothers are now of historical Interest only What he has to say of Ho Chih Minh ruler of North Viet Nam is still apropos Ho is one of the last old Bolsheviks a founding member of the French Communist Party more than j x reality Yes Fine Selections on List boom All the more painful are these regrets for those who bought but bought too late in 1960-6when the continental European exchanges were at heights— heights they show little sign of returning to for the time being Also past its peak is that other It was a magnificent vision though he was not spared to turn vision into is dead I Kicking themselves hard many American Canadian and British investors today nurse regrets for not having moved into continental European stocks in the middle 1950s in time to enjoy the European Common Market : America is swept today by a grief that cuts across all lines ot race or faith or politics — a grief that struggles without success to express itself in words Shock dismay bewilderment anger — these and other emotions stand in the way John F Kennedy was a vital courageous young man He was the first President of the United States to be bom in the 20th Century He brought to the White House the spirit of youth He set his sights on a better future ‘Miracle Shoppers’ Have By Alan Parker Of the London Economist — John Fitzgerald 40 years ago- i 4 - He has traveled widely has been to Moscow many times and made his mark in the Comintern as a “colonial” leader Dr Fall calls him a Communist with Vietnamese reactions just as Khrushchev is a Communist with Russian reactions The complexity of Ho's career is symptomatic of the situation of the two Viet Nams The present tangle says Dr Fall is the result of a series of failures of judgment first by the French later by the Americans with the Vietnamese providing complications Now the Saigon coup has added a few more snarls to the skein And the United States is being held responsible both inside Viet Nam and elsewhere for the performance of the new regime —Theodore Long Since 1961 the right countries to invest in have been those that did not have economic miracles In the late 1950s With a single exception new peaks have been established this year by the leading indices in the stock markets of the American continent and the British Commonwealth: By Our Readers minded organizations like a martini or two before dinner e and say a after dinner How many members of an organization are going to vote for Salt Lake City as their organization’s convention site over Las Vegas Denver Phoenix or Tucson where they can enjoy a legal martini stinger whiskey sour bourbon and branch water scotch on the rocks or you name it along with their after hour activities at night clubs restaurants and Billboards and Safely Editor Tribune: The people have voted to support a public auditorium at the request of our political and business leaders It should become a cultural center as promised and contribute to our civic beauty I wonder if the businessmen appreciate this subsidy of an enterprise primarily in their interest sufficiently that they will contribute to the beauty of our city and state by tearing down their ugly outdoor billboards? not These advertisements only destroy our chic beauty but are a positive annoyance near to the people livingooiuce them They are also of property devaluation If the auditorium becomes the type of civic beauty exempli-ife- d by the billboards the people have wasted 17 to 20 million dollars THE CULTURAL beauty and inspiration of billboards can be seen by driving past East High School If the advertisers on the 17 billboards would buy the area landscape It and place a bronze plaque with proper lighting and with a statement that the area had been donated to the city as a center of beauty for the en- joyment of the students and friends with the names of the advertisers listed below a dignified advertisement and a distinct service to the city The would be accomplished reward might be a surprise There is reason to think that the removal of outdoor advertising signs would reduce the accidents sharply highway The following accident data is from the Utah Highway patrol Rear-encollisions nearly all due to inattention 71 per cent other accidents due to inattention 14 per cent total accidents due to inattention 85 per cent all other accidents 15 per cent 250 dehd In car d accidents 15000 hospitalized $50000000 property damage A STATISTICAL study of accidents due to inattention sponsored by the New York State T h r u w a y Authority shows that the average frequency of accidents in the presence of outdoor advertising was 34 times as great as when they were absent When one realizes the extent and clutter of outdoor advertising in qur state? it is quite likely their “that in contribution Utah is at least as bad and that a 20 per cent reduction in the above toll could be expected This would amount to more than the cost of the auditorium each year and would be appreciated by the people H EDWARD FLANDERS DrinTt Before Dinner Editor Tribune: In addition to expanding promotional ' efforts the SL Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors might begin considering ways and means by which Sait Lake City may be made more competitive with other convention site cities A good start might be for the Chamber of Commerce to use their considerable influence in getting the State Legislature to pass the necessary laws to allow something besides watery beer to be sold across the bars of our night clubs hotel cocktail lounges and restau- rants' A considerable number of the members of convention- - brandy-Benedic-tin- hotel cocktail lounges? With our beer parlors and “backdoor private dubs" Salt Lake City is just not going to be in a very competitive position to attract convention business away from the likes of Las Vegas Denver Phoenix or even Boise Idaho I aen’t say we must make Salt Lake a wide open city in order to attract convention-tourist business but I do advocate strongly along with Mr George Bergmann of Sandy (Forum Nov16) that we give our convention ’ visitors decent places like other cities Let’s fiot f o r c e our visitors to go through the ridiculous ritual of the liquor permit In order that they may enjoy a drink before dinner As Mr Bergmann said in his letter millions of people enjoy a mixed drink before dinner-let’s do something about making it possible for our convention visitors (if any) to enjoy their before dinner drink by simply ordering one at any one of our fine restaurants A great fnany Salt Lakers would also enjoy the privilege JOHN B OLIVER IIow Forgiving? Editor Tribune: I commend Gomer Caseman’s constructive observations (Forum Nov 18) on human forgiveness (with specific reference to US forgiveness for Pearl Harbor) It is indeed astonishing that man can forgive his fellows considering the enormity of the crimes— or even that Americans can forgive each other: The Amerindians for Senator From Sandpit Ham Park view- point It is the generosity that concedes to others the right to their own opinions and their-ow- the Rain” It is an attractive little volume and I’m proud to have it in my library scientist says heat travels much faster than cold That’s why I suppose we catch cold so easily Mrs Jean Keyser says things have now got into such a state that people are shopping early to avoid the rush’ of people who shop late to avoid the rush of people who shop early Winter’s Here I can recall when I was young Years and years and years sung And snow and ice and ice and snow peculiari- Notes on Cuff Department Jim Smyth says in the Middle West corn is measured by the foot down South by the gallon and on TV by the hour A pretty secretary was lng Interviewed for a new job She said her last job had been working for a psychiatrist VAnd why did you quit that job?” asked the personnel manager “Well" she explained “when I was late fob work he said I was hostile When I arrived early he said I had an anxiety neurosis But one morning I arrived exactly on time and I was tolj Ji yoi acting compulsively" A guy who promised his wife before marriage that he would never look at another girl now contends that it was just a campaign to coast on sleds and such In those remote and callow years And did not fret or stew— not I used much— If frost should nip my outspread ears But now I cannot bear the Ice The sleet the slush the winter storm I long for places where It’s nice And always ' corrifortably warm So if I had the dough we'd pack f Our bags and ‘speed on eager wing To Palm Springs Calif be back About the middle of " and next spring! Small World book of poems “Meadow in justify ts Choice Editor Tribune: My pliments for the fine editorial and for the stand for “free enterprise” in regard to the Board of Pharmacy It is my opinion that with the “creeping socialism” and the “limited welfare state” The Tribune has touched only one phase of the problem of our “free reference” to the limits of the State Board of Pharmacy It is the inherent right of free people In a society to be free without reservation to have the powers to make decisions on how to conduct his business on personal ethics and moral obligations These are some things that if legislated only create criminal offenders and don’t accomplish changes I do not believe that profiteering exists at the level of the individual ' pharmacist pharmacy wholesaler manufacturer or distributor unless it isjby personal choice The namg of drugs by generic names does give the pharmacy the opportunity to reduce prices or to increase profit as it deems necessary But much the same as the product itself it is up to the judgment of the purchaser as to where he Will receive the most for his money All drugs must comply with minimum standards much the same as clothing must cover a body or an automobile must provide transportation or a truck must accomplish a definite com- Job Paul Chesley says he has found that the easier way to economize is not to want the things he can’t afford John H Nielsen who has contributed some excellent verse to this column sent me an autographed copy of his fur-giv- es A ago The praise of winter oft I’d ties It is the thing that enables us to let people be happy in their own way instead of our way the Negro people their enslavement the Nisei the plundering by fellow citizens during World War II Unfortunately man as easily himself Americans have- - no monopoly on the unreason which promotes and accompanies wars but alsono monopoly on the forgiveness that follows One of the “rules” with which man has graced his vicious game proscribes attack on civilians— pointedly women and children Was it not also magnanimous— to use writer Caseman’s ter fn— of the Japanese to forgive our wanton disregard of that rule? Thousands of words have rolled from our presses to raHirotionalize and shima utilizing all the ingenious mental acrobatics that distinguish our species But even if we convince ourselves that Hiroshima was necessary we still bear the burden of Nagasaki— the city our history tries to forget Sadly our forgiveness is still too shallow No sooner has writer Caseman (correctly) lauded American forgiveness than he turns and the “Soviets” It is easier to forgive those whom we have vanquished than those with whom we struggle for supremacy ETHEL C HALE Consumer’s The corn is as high as an elephant's eye i Personally I buy my 'jewelry from a jeweler my automobile from a car dealer and my clothing from a tailor I feel qualified in choosing the drugs I dispense to my customers as dJ the customers who use my services choose me and as the patient chooses his doctor' Your ride is your choice Volkswagen or Cadillac acid or aspirin GEORGE P FOLLAND Ai nc P to gi er he in all-tim- he 0 IN THIS group of countries only Britain now generally"’ believed to be set in an economic upswing has failed to move quite with the rest the leading British stock exchange indicators have not broken though their 1961 record high levels although they may conceivably soon get near to them The reasons are not hard to find It is only in the last month that the City of London has become convinced that the British economic upturn really is on the way British company profits took such a beating from Mr Selwyn Lloyd’s restrictive measures in 1961' and from the recession they brought about that Shares in leading British companies on the whole look dearer now in relation to the profits shown in their latest published accounts than they did at the peak of the stock exchange T1 e yc sii th - ti m dc of nc of lii Pi di a dc m m te st ic i boom in May 1961 ' ar CURRENT profits are running at much higher levels and as these come increasingly to be recorded in published company accounts shares will cease to look so wi dear w ye ly re be Wi British investors are worried by fears of a Finally European conquest lam-bas- By There are those who believe something and therefore will tolerate nothing and on the other hand those who tolerate everything because they' believe nothing— Robert Browning Tolerance I believe that tolerance is one of the finest qualities a person can possess I wish that I had more of it for it is the vision that enables one to see things from bloody by South Africa and the United States in the' last month Australia in September and Canada in June Sweden too comes in this category In Latin America Rio de Janeiro e hit its peak last February Mexico City is at its e peak now I change of government th in ti whether Mr Harold the British Labor really be such an ogre for investors as spme suppose is very much open to doubt Sbut P i WHAT NEXT?X Inter-tion- tr m be bu al stock market tipsters have no greater claims to infallibility than race horse tip- gii m da sters but they have an equal thi duty to chance their arm if they are to justify their existence So here goes Among the miracle coun- tries of the late 1950s there is probably no longer the room for quite such a spectacular further advance as they enjoyed In the period from ten to three years ago Some of them have run out of the previous available slacken their labor resources This does not mean that they will not go on advancing but their Indus- trial production may not now advance any more quickly than that of the United States did after about 1951 and than Britain’s did after about 1956 ev in wi tic roi i ne ch ini op i f I Ins CO mi gr eq Cu sic 1 I The markets to look out for here may be t h o s e where prices have been too much depressed by poiit- leal fears cic I gr wi bit 1 I In Italy the possibility of another Center-Lef- t govern-- ’ ment to which business interests are implacably and unreasoningly hostile las th e temporarily unsettled bourse and led to a flight of capital but the scope for further advance is there and the capital seems likely to come back in time France Is another country c where fears have been overdona may r wa be of wl a tio up 1 vii Rc de is politico-economi- Among the as countries i the where industrial production has been rising this year British stock market prices may still be unduly low If the Western world continues its economic advance— and that is admittedly always an “if”— it will bo surprising if London prices do not advance more quickly than Wall Street prices despite the apparent imminence of a Labor government Finally— and most enticing if most risky of all— are there any incipient miracle situations among the less industrialized countries? Spain Is often mentioned as one Greece another possibility Israel a third ag Wi sai mi EACn OF these countries has something wrong with it to discourage the something ' foreign investor The uncertain medium-terpolitical outlook in Spain the I rudi- mentary nature of the Greek capital market fears of war in the Middle East or further devaluation of the Israeli cur rency But in their time Ger- many and Japan (in the early 1950s) and France and Italy (in say 1957) also appeared to have many of these scare- crow factors The obstacles to miracle hunters are formidable but in the past decade and a half fortune has favored the bold r I s - I -- ! ' 1 1 Soaper Says Lincoln made his Gettysburg address 100 years ago and other orators are observing the occasion by imitating his sentiments but not his brevity i ’ 1 UkJ |
