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“The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink” PAGE 4 WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 16. 1964.

British Conn.

In Slow Motion It has taken the city council a long time to deCide to seek a meet:

$20 00 par

ing with provincial government. of- l

ficials to discuss the city’s proposed low income housing project. It seems

that it. is unable to take action until I

provincial approval is granted. and that no‘reply has been received to airequest which the council made early in the year for permission to go ahead with the project.

It waited. and Waited. and wait- i

ed. with the patience of Job himself. for this deferred communication to come; but now the decision has been reached not to wait any longer but. “at the earliest possible date." to seek a meeting with the delinquent.

arguing for a reversal of this policy Senator Goldwater told a group of war veterans that the nuclear wea- pons of which he spoke were for in- fantry use and were “no more power- ful than the firepower you have faced on the battle field. They simply come in smaller packages."

There might be no time in cer- tain instances. he argued. for the NATO commander to reach the President. while Europe is overrun by Soviet forces. Giving the com- mander absolute control over his tactical weapons for use on the ground “Would not be out of line with ordinary military procedure." It would seem the sensible thing to do. as Goldwater expounded it.

But as President Johnson has pointed out. the smallest nuclear weapon available to the infantry— the Davy Crockett—fires a project- ile rated at nearly 1,000 tons of TNT. This is ten times more power- ful than the blockbusters that were used by strategic aircraft in World War II in the raids that made a shambles of Germany’s great cities.

It has actually been the concern of the President. not so much to find a way to allocate his authority over all nuclear weapons. but to tighten it. The Pentagon has spent millions of dollars to perfect a sys- tem of command and control that would assure “actual as well as theoretical control by the President." These precautions are needed be- cause. once nuclear weapons of even the Davy Crockett type are used. the nuclear threshold will have been

. crossed. The Soviets also have tacti- ‘ cal nuclear weapons and would use

provincial authorities and find out '

what the score is. The pi‘Ovincial authorities tell a

different story. They say a letter : vides a good reason. in itself. for

was duly forwarded in reply to the council‘s request. and presumably it got lost in transit. Having to go all that way through the mails. of course. anything could happen! No- body seems to have worried about it. much. anyway—until the press got criticising the council for in-

action. that is. Then the story about I

this epistolary mixup came to light.

One would imagine. from the ex- planation. that all contacts between our civic and provincial authorities had been severed—that they were living on different sides of the Rock- ies. and all communication lines destroyed by some disastrous visit- ation of nature. Even then they

would have had time. one would think, to communicate by smoke signals.

NOW. h0wever. there is to be a change. Mayor Gaudet feels that the city should "go ever and hammer on the door to see what the holdup is"

them. and the losing side would turn to more and more powerful nuclear weapons, until a holocaust resulted.

This issue is of tremendous im- portance to world security, and pro-

th e widespread hope throughout Europe and the Western world that the Goldwater campaign will not succeed.

More Safety Devices

The United States government is making a determined effort to encourage the manufacture of safer cars for the general public and

, create a public demand for safety 1 features. This is the purpose of a

at the government office: and far

be it from us to put a damper on his enthusiasm.

However. we think that Conn. Zakem had the right idea in urging the need of a committee of council members and interested citizens to make a thorough study of the pro— ject before sanction. That. of course. should have been done long ago. Perhaps when the lost letter turns up it will be found to contain the sam e suggestion.

A CarcImaI issue

At the end of the first full week of the U.S. Presidential campaign the New York Times. on Sunday. predicted that it is going to be “one of the roughest in recent history." There will be a good deal of rough and tumble in the British general eclection campaign too, which has gotten into its stride with the an- nouncement, yesterday, that the election will be on October 15. But there are issues of particular con- cern in the U.S. campaign which give it a wider significance than anything involved in the prospects are change of government in the United Kingdom.

These issues have been raised by the nature of the appeal which the fiery Republican candidate, motor Goldwater. ls making. One .0! his most disturbing statements ‘ been that the NATO commander am should be entrusted with authority to order combat use of 1' tlvaly low-yield" tactical nu- weapons.

. ing to a policy adhered to ' Milan and Democrch ad- ~ alike. only the Prae-

‘ ,Uftftad States is author-

bill passed by’ Congress to grant the general services administration— the gavernment‘s purchasing agency —greater authority to determine safety modifications for the cars it purchases annually. Since these cars number about 36.000 a year. any safety standards the government sets are likely to be adopted gener- ally.

What kind of safety features will result from this regulative author- ity? The New York Times says the administration has in mind antiskid devices. bumpers that absorb shock hydraulically. dual hudraulic break- ing systems so that one will take

= over if the other fails, and stronger

seeking government ‘

bodies to protect car occupants. The Detroit auto makers haven’t o p p o s e d the bill. but they are de- scribed as not being happy about it. They view it as a step toward com- pulsory installation of safety de. vices. Actually. it is maintained. this could lead to beneficial results if the government and industry work together. The federally owned' cars

could make an excellent test fleet - for trying out on a large scale safety .

devices developed by the industry

and given limited testing on proving

grounds.

This is a move to be welcomed by the travelling public. It could have far-reaching results in Canada, too. where similar safety devices would undoubetdly follow if they were introduced on an extensive scale across the line. Whatever ob- jections there may be to compulsory installation of such devices. they are more than offset by the need for re- ducing the appalling slaughter that is taking place on our highways.

EDITORIAL NOTE

An optimistic report on the scientific fight against cancer was made recently by Dr. Wendell .G. Scott. president of the American Cancer Society. Dr. Scott said that there has never been greater opti- mism in the medical and scientific world about cancer than there is today. He reported that it is the general opinion among investiga-

tors working on leukemia that this

disease wil be stricken from the list of. incurable diseases within the la future

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THE OTTAWA BEATLES

DiFFlCULT SITUATION The Queen’s Safety Above Politics Guelph Mercia-y

Publicity for himself and for the terrorist FLQ of which he is a member have inspired an 18-year-old convict's tale of a plot to kill the Queen when she visits Quebec next month.

This is the stated opin on of Prime Minister Pearson. If he is right. Mr. Diefenbaker‘s nmsy demands "as leader of Her Ma- jesty's Loyal Opposition" that the Queen be provided with the ultimate in safety and that the FLQ be crushed serve no pur- pose but the political. They do add greatly to the publicity in which the FLQ hoodlums bask.

The Prime Minister, Justice Minister Favreau and Quebec Premier Lesage have all repeat- edly given assurances that ev- ery precaution to safeguard the Queen will be taken. As Mr. Pearson has predicted: "I am sure that her visit will be both a happy and a safe one."

He has added a statement which will echo the point of view of most Canadians and which no doubt might be repeated by Her Majesty if she were free to comment: "l think it. would be shameful to surrender to this kind of minority and vicious propaganda."

And so it would. True it is

that there is always risk when the head of slate appears in pu- blic. The assissinatlon of Presi- dent Kennedy proves thst. No doubt. Canada has a few mor- ons of the lee Aswald stamp. So has Just days ago an unbalanced woman in Glasgow threw eggs at the Queen's car. A few years ago there were threats to kill her if she visited Northern Ire- land. She did not turn back i en. It would be unthinkable {or the Government of Canada to advise the Queen of Canada that it could not be responsible for her safety. that she had better stay in London. Yet this is what a certain headline hunter out- side of Parliament now adio- cafes.

As the minister primarily res- ponsibility for the safety of the

sen Mr. Favrea-u cannot as a matter of sound security g i v 9 direct replies to all of the ques- tions by. Mr. Diefenbaker. The a matter of supreme delicacv.

He must have acquired some knowledge of security, some higher sense of responsibililv

the United Kingdoni.l

[during his own years as PM. He should demonstrate them by I refraining from adding his daily quote to the FLQ‘s scrapbook and by helping to cool the ar- mosphere in which Canada s anti-subversive experts I re doubtless at work. Conservatives may not have

One of the mast successful po- liticians of recent American history has died —- Checkers.

the famous cocker spaniel who made possible Richard Nixon‘s career in politics.

n 1952, Mr. Nixon was Rep- ublican candidate for V i c 9- President. He had been accu- sed of having accepted can'-

psign funds in an improper

manner, he was in serious trou- .j ble.

Mr. Nixon went on television and radio. He made a dramatic speech claiming he had done nothing wrong. But. there was one thing. He had accepted a dog as a present from s politic- al supporter.

"An you know." said Mr Nixon. "the kids love the dog. and I just want to say this right now. that regardless of what they say about it. we're going to keep it.“ Over 175.000 tele- grams from viewers flooded in. mostly supporting lilr Nixon. Checkers, who had saved the day. became a natio-

hero. Mr. Nixon stayed on

"Make no mistake. There is no such thing as s convention- al neclear weapon." President Lyndon Johnson told an elec- tion audience in Detroit. He went on to say that for 19 years no nation had used atomic wea- pons against another.

"T so w." he said. "is a political decision of the high- est order and it would lead us

own an uncertain path of blows and counter-blows whose outcome none ma know."

It is reassuring to have these words from President Johnson at s time when the nuclear

policy of his Administration is under heavy criticism from the

Training Headicopped

The importance of training for the mentally handicapped to help them to make the most of life despite their dissbihtles is increasingly recognized to day. One of the most success- ful schemes in Britain is a spe- cial hostel and workshop for young people at Slough near London. set up by the National Society for Mentally Handicap- ped Children

When some of the work done there was exhibited recently in London. Hilary Haywood report- ed in the BBC General Overseas Service program "Here a Now" that it was of a .qua'lty that any unhendicspped person might well be proud to nave done -— and this in spite of the fact that some of the children were physically bendicappeu too

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“For instance. there were rugs which showed a remarks- ble sense of design and color; there were gay. embroidered clothes of far from simple pat- terns: there we metal work and pottery of great origins ty.

There were not only well- msde tools. but. well-made wotk resulting from their use — to- bles. trays. and lamps. solidly constructed. wclldeslgned Ind plesssnt to look at."

The M'

mentally retarded people could make to everyday living wss shown at two extemu: “the startling talent shown in some of the paintings. and at the oth- er and of the creative scale. the fiddly. monotonous assembly work which was in; demon- strated by two teams of proud youngsters.

At benches they were assem- bling electrical plugs. making toys and demonstrating th air mastery of domestic chores. such as ironing. Their pleasure in proving themselves to be or use was shown in their happy and contested faces as they

orkad."

At the Sloth workshop .ft ll being proved that there is I def- inite place in industry for men-

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ad bow to master travelling on public transport. hendllnl mom ey and so on. they go out to lo- cal factories and do a real job.

The eventual aim ls'that they should return to their on

and lead ham 5.. useful r mm. was: it and; , that

ifull confidence in the Liberal

5 Government. in this matter; the Liberals may distrust the Con- servatives; but Canadians of all parties have faith in the RCMP. The federal force, however. can- not do its best work in a spot- light directed at it from the Opposition benches

It’s A Dog's Life

Montreal Gazette

I the ticket s n d became Vice- l President. I Checkers was not the only fa< I mous dog in recent Americ an . history. President Roosevelt‘s

Scottie, named Fala. became a

hero of the 1944 campaign. I Roosevelt was accused of hav- | ing se nt a destroyer just to ‘ bring Fala home from some

far - away corner of the world. Fsla, ' Mr. Roosevelt, was I furious at this libel. And apps- | rently the American people were furious too. because Mr. Roosevelt was easily re-eleci- ed.

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d very recently. President Johnson pulled the ears of his two dogs. Him and Her. He has been regarded as a very suspi- cious character ever since. He has been doing his best. to make amends. Built. remains to be seen whether Him and Her are prepared to forgive Mr. John- son and let him win the election. or whether they will let loose a

finish his career.

No SmoII NucIeor Arms

Globe and Mail. Toronto

Republican opposition. Earlier. Secretary of fen .rus Vance described the power of

tactical nuclear wea

weapon. Mr. Vance said. has a destructive power five times greater than the bomb used at Hiroshima. The nuclear fire- power of a single infantry divi- sion is hundreds of times greater than that of the bomb used t Hiroshima.

This information is worth re- calling in the light of Senator Barry Goldwater's recent at- tempts to make the use of nu-- clear weapons respectable. In his election campaign he has fre- quently refer to it calls small. tactical. convention- al nuclear battlefield weapons.

" e stress." he told the Veterans of Foreign Wars re- cently. "that these small. con- ventional. nuclear weapons are no more powerful than the

Id. They simply coma in a smaller package."

How comforting are the three words: small. conventional and tactical. How reassurln told that; s new war can be fought like the old one: no hor- hor. no devastation and every- one back home safe and mud.

The words imply that nuclear battles can be confined to the

onetderotions which be!

howl at. the wrong moment and 5 r thing as a permanent cure of

1elen. including the use

Don! : A typical battlefield nuclear

PLANNER“ PM

OTTAWA (CP) - The Cseadeovdde science fair. epon- sorad by the Canadian Science Fairs Council. will I. Winnipeg at the University of

born May 0 to I, 1080. President

Dr. B. B. So of {a Universlw of Manitoba. Dr. W. C.

of will‘be eo-chslrmen’:

I‘. “1902”.

Urinary Tract Infections '

m I. tie-Della!

a respiratory disorder such as a common cold or a strep throat. In others. bacteria spread from s nearby source such as the rectum, or prostate gland. Obstruction of the urinary pas- sageway by s stricture or a kidney stone must be consioer— ad

When the bladder becomes infected. the ensuing inflamma- tion leads to burning and freq- uency along with a vague sense of discomfort in the lower eb- domen. If pyelonephritls ls present there is dull aching over the involved kidney. to- gether with chills and fever. Now and then abdominal pain is present.

Urinary tract infections may last a few days and than an - side or persist in mild but stub- born form. The majority re- spond to penicillin or one of the sulfonamides: both mai be ad-

mlmste r e d simultdneous y The urine is tested at freq- uent intervals to determine

whether the condition is res- ponding to medications. When prompt treatment. 16

not necessary. tests are made to determine the causative or- ganism and its sensitivity to different antibacterial . In this way the right medicine can be pitted against the cul- prlt.

If infection persists or rec- urs despite a medication .hat laboratory tests indicate should be‘effectlve. further in- vestigation of the urinary tract is ed. especially in child- ren. Obstruction by a kidney stone is one possibility.

Visible blood in the urine should be considered I warn- ing signal even though it dis- appears suddenly. In this res- pect the blood should never be "treated." It may mean any- thing from Bright‘s disease to tumor of the bladder or kidneys

JOINT MICE C. E. B. writes: After X-rays. my doctor told me I have mice ' my coccyx. Have you any suggestions for relief? B

FLY

I assume he referred to little pieces of bone ( Joint mice) that may or may not have broken off from the tailbone. You muffed it by not asking your physician what to do when he made the diagnosis. Time, heat. and ma-

ssage usually take care of pain in this area. HARD - WORKING STUDENT

Mrs. R. writes: My son is recovering from mononucleo- sis. He is planning on entering college in September. He is an honor student and works hard to keep up his grades. If he loses sleep studying. is he likely to have a relapse?

REPLY No. and he should be able to resume his studies after full recovery. KNEE MISBEHAVIOR .l. D. writes: Every so often. while walking. my right knee gives way_ Is this a form of ar- thritis or rheumatism? REPLY

Y‘our knee behavior may be secondary to the diseases men- tioned ui. in most instances. this ty pe of discomfort. stems from weakness of the muscles and tissues that lend stability to the knees.

RINGWORM RECURRENCES 8.5. writes: Is there such a athlete's foot or does it recur from time to time?