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THE DAfLY REFLECTOR, GREENVILLE, N. C

Thuridcy, June 23, 1990

ThuisdaV, June 23, 1960

He Weighs U.S.Well Weigh Him

political self-interest often serves to color ones

public statements.

Thats about the kindest thing we have to say about Sen. Stuart Symingtons Wednesday morning

opinion that . r i i.

We have lost a great deal of strength. We lost

it economically, relatively speaking. We have lost it psychoiogicallv. We have lost it and admit it, technologically in the space field. And I believe now that militarily the Russians are stronger than the United States.

If the Senator is at all familiar with the American space and rockets program he should have known better than to decry progress this country has displayed in the past two years.

For the record: the U.S. has orbited 21 satellites in the past 29 monthseleven of these are still in orbit. The Soviet Union has orbited five satellites, tw^o of which are still up. The U.S. also has tw^o solar satellites in space; the Soviets have one.

Who would you say is leading the way into space?

Historically, this country has never tried to match other governments with men under arms except in times of actual conflict. Still, today we have the most modern and powerful navy in the world; we have the most powerful air arm in the world; our rockets have proven themselves reliable and on at least one te.st showed they can fly further than their Russian counterpart.

This country is still so .strong the Kremlin knows flagrant aggression would also spell the end of Russia.

Primary isn So Democratic

(Excerpts from talk made by Lynn Nisbet to the Raleigh Jay-cees, Tuesday, June 21.)

DIAGNOSIS A favorite pasttime of the politically interested is to diagnosis conditions just before an election, forecast probable results: and to hold post mortem inquests after the votes are counted The primary held on May 28 with a run-off between the two high men scheduled for Saturday of this week, is a vital part of the election process in Lsorth. Carolina.

In fact, to all practical ends It is the election because Democratic nominees for State offices are certain of victory in November. Because the primaries are basically one nominating event, post mortem analysis of the first round and pre-voting diagnosis of the second, necessarily involve much of the same material.

Study of the facts adduced by these examinations indicate clearl.v that major surgery is needed to make the process of selecting officers to run the State government more democratic. When the primary was sub-.stituted for the convention method of nominating party candi* rip tes. it was argued and sincere-with 90 percent and higher par-the new method would afford universal participation, whereas the convention was limited to a few delegates.

Nobody would go back to the old system, but honesty compels the statefent the primary is not much more democratic. Convention delegates were chosen In precincts, then in the county and finally they convened at state level. The field of choices for candidates were restricted cr.ly to the voting citizenship of the state. Under the primary system choice is limited to the candidates who pay a filing fee, and the record shows far less than majority participation by citizens in primary election.

MINORITY The 653,000 rote.s cast on May 28 repre-sented barely one third of the eligible Democratic voters in the state, and their choice for Governor was limited to four men who had volunteerednot drafted to make the race. This ratio of one-third participants compares with 90 percent and hiyher participation in other democratic rounti ies. Despite the sorry turnout, some lessons can be learned from that primary.

One fact seems to be that the people want few names on the ballot. Of four candidates for Governor and four for Senator, the voters concentrated on two. The apparent desire for a short ticket is paradoxical in view of the claim that the primary Is more democratic.

Another lesson would seem to be that although North Caro

linians resent bossism or efforts of an organization to control, long range planning and advance work pay off. Terry Sanford had been actively campaigning for years. There had been long time build-up of support for Beverly Lake. Larkins and Seawell had been often mentioned, but they appeared to be in and out so often their supporters were confused.

Tre theory that advance planning pays off, while supported results of the Governors race, runs into trouble with the Lieutenant Governors. Dave McConnell had been an avowed candidate for at least four years, C.V, Henkel had been considered a sure entry since the 1959 General As.sembly. Cloyd Phil-pott moved in just a few weeks before close of filing timeand copped the nomination.

The ratio of money to votes stands out in the record like a red flag. Records filed in the Secretary of State's office show verv close relationship.

SPENDING TeiTy Sanford reported spending $86,694, and he received 269,463 votes. Beverly Lake reported $51.462. and got 181,692 votes. Malcolm Seawell spent $31,231 for 1010,148 votes, and John Larkins reported $22,-.337 for 100,757.

Translated into terms of vote costs Sanfords votes cost $3 10 each. Lakes $3.94. Seawells $3.-26 and Larkins $2.23 on basis of reported expenditures by the candidatesan average of $3.13,

Of course, these reported expenditures lack a lot of representing actual spending. Personal expenses of the candidates are not included, and a tremendous lot of money spent by others outside the campaign organizations was not reported. Preliminary reports on spending for the second primary, filed last week show that Lake had spent, up to June 15, the sura of $32.407 and Sanford 117,0.33. With ten days to go from date of preliminary reports, indications are the spending rate and the number of votes likely to be received will be closer together for the second run than in the first.

REASON Why have a second primary? Why not let the high man take the nomination? The rason goes back to the convention method of repeated ballots. There have been Instances of more than 100 ballots required to nominate candidates for President in convention. The primary affords at best only two balloting tries. In the first primary 269,463 people said they wanted Sanford for Governor, a lot more than wanted any other one person. But 383,597 people said they preferred somebody else. They are entitled to a

second choice.

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So consider: is Russia, as the Senator says, militarily stronger than the United States?

A.s for losing economic strength (relatively speaking, as he puts it) to Russia; we might add that the U.S. has lost more ground (i;^elatiyely speaking) in terms of an economic race with Liberia than it has with the Soviet Union. Liberia has been booming, industrially, for the past fifteen years. Yet it is still near the bottom of the economic ladder.

Russia, too, is still a relatively poor country. It will be a long time before their standard of living and standards of industry can match ours. Any kind of growth they achieve represents a tremendous accomplishment.

And we are lo.sing psychologically to the Russians . . . Senator Symington says.

We have to admit, on reading his other statements, the politician from Missouri has done his bit in contributing to a psychological slump in our morale.

Only The Voters W^ill Contribute To Future

Voters who go to the polls throughout North Carolina Saturday will determine whether Terry Sanford or Dr. I. Beverly Lake will be the next governor of the state.

Regardless of their professed interest in the state and its future, those citizens who do not cast their ballots Saturday will not have a voice in this important election which is certain to influence the course of the state during the next half-decade.

Pitt County, with its more than 24,000 registered voters, should cast a heavy vote in this important election. In the Democratic Primary on May 28, however, PittvCounty cast only 12,500 votes, considerably less than its previous high, while the state as a whole was voting in record numbers that exceeded 600,000.

Is Pitt County less interested in the future of North Carolina than other counties and areas of the state? Do the people of Pitt have le^^s at stake in the outcome of Saturdays gubernatorial election than the people in other parts of the state?

The answ'er to both these questions is No!

Each registered voter has an obligation to his government and to his fellow citizens to exercise his right to cast a ballot Saturday for the candidate of hi. choice. Tho.se w^ho discharge this obligation by going to the polls and voting will be helping to build a better North Carolina by taking an active part in shaping the course of its government. Those who remain away from the polls will be contributing to the apathy which has always been the greate.st threat to good government in a democracy.

We urge the voters of Pitt County to turn out in large numbers Saturday to participate in the election of North Carolinas next governor. It is not only the right of the individual to vote in the election, it is likewise the responsibility of each citzen to consider carefully the issues, the candidates, and register his choice at the ballot box.

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By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON (AP) The picture of the State Department which emerges from senar torial quizzing on the U2 spy plane and the Tokyo riots is more than Just the poor judgment now admitted.

Secretary of State Christian A. Herter and his department showed a lack of attention to vital details and a failure to understand both human reactions and Communist tactics.

When the Central Intelligence Agency sent the U2 on its mission over Russiajusi two week.s before the summit conferenceit was taking a chance, since the plane might be downed and American spying exposed.

The result could have been guessed in human terms. Premier Nikita Khrushchev, who had been preaching good will toward President Eisenhower and the United States, would be outraged. And no wonder.

Such an incident would make him look like a sap before the whole Communist world. While he had been pumping up hope for the summit meeting, the United States was violating Soviet territory.

This goes far to explain his violent reaction when the plane was downed and the pilot captured. He wrecked the summit, called off Eisenhowers trip to Russia, and began a campaign of ridicule against him.

It might have been expected of the State Departmentwith the summit meeting so close that it would have been on top of every detail involving Russian relations.

But Herter told the Senate Foreign Relations committee that neither he nor Eisenhower knew specifically of the disastrous spy flight although they had approved the spy program in general.

Eisenhower was to have gone on to Japan after his tour of Russia. There was good reason to believe that, even if he had a Russian triumph, he might have met with violence and riots in Tokyo.

Communists, laborites, neutia-llsts and even some conservatives were opposed to the new American-Japanese defense treaty. There had been mounting demonstratlorua igainst it for more than a year.

This aiouesince Eisenhow- r i safely nilgbl .be endangered and Ameiican rianiageuwould liave been ea-#ou eirmgb to cull off bis Tokyo Trip once Khiushchev .hud canceled Ills Ru.'Sia vLsit It would have fx*en b:i,-(*d on the idea of lakuit, U mine, r siiiy 'a.uu os.

Wlirr. Vice PicJiutd

-'.I Nixon medtt ols Latin Amen-tati in t''e n:'i\ narl or 19,5$ - and ran '.nto ani-Amer.rnn I.OS Kliiusuchv l.a ju.st be

come premier. He had not yet entered his loveAmerica phase.

The Communists were blamed in big part for the anti-American riots against Nixon. Thats understandable. The Communist world then was trying to embarrass the United States every way it could.

By the time Eisenhower made his Latin American trip this year, Khrushchev had visited him here, the summit meeting was just a few weeks away, and Khrushchev was soft-pedaling anti-Americanism.

It is probably more than accidental that Eisenhower, unlike Nixon, ran into almost no anti-Americanism from Latin American Communists. Moscow', because of the mood-prevailing at the time, probably told them to go easy on Eisenhower.

So, il the summit were not a bust and Eisenhower made a triumphal tour of Russia, it could have been expected Moscow would tell Communists everywhere to pipe down when Eisenhower arrived, including Tokyo.

That was about the only rea-.son the State Department should have had for thinking Eisen-how'er might not run into trouble in Japan. But that reason went out the window once Khrushchev turned on Elsenhower.

Instead, the State Department could have realized the year-long history of Tokyo riots was a signal to expect more of the same when Eisenhower arrived, particularly since now Moscow could be expected to stir up the Japanese Communists against him.

All these obvious things apparently failed to penetrate the State Department thinking.

Opinions

n Brief

I would remind the House that it never was the intention of the sponsors of REA that it should replace established private power services or duplicate such services.Rep. Harold Cooley <N.C.).

Ju.st what, in the long run, have wc solved by our ciioirn-oiis and P.xpen;'ive f.um subsidy program? You still go broke, or get rich, in fhe fanning busMiessjust as in fviry other type of Indcprncleut businessdcp''ndinR upon h%'w hard you wo.k. h/jw shii'w.r.v v'Ui optK.'e, I'ovv tintelv you buy a tell, and liow UHppdy rituHv eid.merits ever whu'o yi i liuvt httle coiiti'ui C'->ntnvif tu

^^l With you..-Mjriie CreeK lOiC.. Mail,

Since the Academy Awards always draws some sort of comment, it is only fitting that the Emmy Awards should draw some comment, too.

We wouldnt have missed the Academy Award program over TV for anything. There has always been a glitter about the Academy Awards, an advertisement about those who might win. and you have an opportunity to see the movieswhich usually play several days.

Television, on the other hand, is hit and miss. There are so many programs in one night, in one week, that it doesnt always matter that a good program is on. Company comes, a telephone call interrupts, you become tired of TVand then, you most certainly are out when some of these programs come on the air.

With the end result that, come Emmy Award night and you havent seen one third of the selections up for honors. And if you had seen every one, it almost would make no difference.

Well, three old movie pros won anyway. Probably youve seen them win before.

Maybe we didnt miss any

thing after all.

Ayden is about 10 mlle^ away. And you have to call long distance to talk to the people over there.

But the Ayden directory is included in the Greenville directory and its call letters are PL. the same as the abbreviation for the Greenville call letters.

We have known some who have dialed this PL in Ayden for hours before calling the operator to complain about a busy signal or a number possibly out of order.

When we called the operator, she didnt answer in time and suddenly the awful truth dawd-ed.

And, finally, the inevitable has happened to Patsy.

It's something we never asked for. You see. though we hate to talk about ourself, this is a somewhat interesting observation which has continued over the years of our life. We were born Patricia, which was fine, except that soon enough everyone called us Pat-sv. You know what a Patsy is. Feet are called Pat and Charlie; a stool pigeon is called a

Public Forum

To the Editor:

As the last few days of North CaroUnas second primary draw to a close and the election day approaches. I am becoming deeply concerned about the attitude of many of our citizens. Several times in the last few days I have heard individuals comment that they have become disgusted with the gubernatorial candidates. They say that the campaigns of both thoroughly disgust them and that they have decided not to vote for either candidate. This decision is one which people are free to make. However, this attitude toward the approaching election greatly concerns me because I am not old enough to vote, and I sincerely desire to express by choice on election day.

I have come to realize that the people are the source of ' power in our government. These people have periodic responsibility in our system of govern- ment, and this responsibility is concentrated in the election of local, state, and national officials. Through these elections the people select the candidates that most nearly agree with their opinions on government policy. This is a responsibility that must not be shirked.

In North Carolina we have come to a crossroad in which we must choose one of two ways

The choices are of an entirely opposite nature. As each issue has been discussed the two candidates have taken their stand. One is progressive. One is conservative. It is a grave decision that the people of North Carolina must make. It is a decision that must be made in a thoughtful manner. When we support a candidate, we are actually saying who we are. The expression of an opinion brings forth the desires and motivations of the individuals. Thus, our Christian heritage must be a part of our decision. All the world is watching the American pecle who claim to be a Christian nation. We must realize we are telling other people who we really are when we choose our leaders. I cannot understand the individuals who refuse to make this decision.

On June 25 the people of Nwth Carolina have the opportunity to say who they are and what they choose to do. This is one of the rights most cherished by our forefathers. I wish that I could exercise this right, but I cannot. I hope that those who are able to make the decision will'express an opinion that will be the result of a prayful, thoughtful love for the future of our state and nation.

Sincerely.

Howard Garner Greenville

Patsy: or a sitting duck is called a Patsy. Then It got to be Pasty.

It popped up in high school, but died in college, fortunately. Then, over a year ago, when we worked for another paper, somebody got the name mixed up on a byline, and it came out Pasty. The printers evidently enjoyed this so much that Pasty popped up more often in print, much to our dismay, but when we got here we kept quiet and hoped Pasty would die

But she is reborn. We got a note from one of our editors addressed to Pasty.

Trouble, is. It is undignified, and what will we be when we bet old?

Strength For Today

Bv EARL L. DOUGLASS

BUT IT TAKES EFFORT

People can almost always make a marriage work if they work hard enough at it.

For some reason or other awne

folks have the idea that marriage wUl solve ail their pro

blems, It can be said with confidence that marriage certainly creates as many problems as it solves. It simply adds to the number we already have. This should not discourage anyone, for the older we grow the more should we be willing to solve problems, the better should we be able to do so, and the more willing should we be to have this added responsibility placed upon us. We are made after a certain fashion, and among other things people when they arrive at a certain age wUl develop better in every way, have more poise, and be happier if they enter the married state.

But they should face the fact that, although marriage is one of lifes most rewarding experiences. it by no means makes life easy or automatically solves any problems. Yet for most people, a life which does not involve the challenges and rewards of marriage appears with the passing years to lack very decidedly something quite necessary and basic.

Certainly one reason why some marriages do not work is be-.cause so many people do not realize that It will take considerable sacrifice, self-effacement. and unselfishness to establish marriage as a vital factor in their lives. Like all the important situations of life, marriage involves sacrifice and requires the accommodation of persons to their associates. This requires character.

By GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY Copyright. IHO, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Recently our country has encountered three major interna-tlonial set-backs:

1. Cube:

2. The Paris Suinmit Conference:

3. President Elsenhowers visit to Japan.

The State Department is the agency of our government responsible for formulating for

eign policy, for evaluating data which come to it from many sources: for knowing In ad

vance what events are likely to transpire. The most Important men in this mechanism are the deskmen, usually junim- officials who are specialists in particular areas or matters and

whose reports and memoranda eventually reach those who finalize policy. The State De

partment is therefore the responsible body that must answer to Congress and to the American people for whatever errors, misinterpretations. Incompetences led to the disasters associated with the events. If the men at the top are badly informed, it is the deskmen who passed on incorrect data. The alibi usually is that a man used his best judgment. If his judgment is no good, be should not hold that Job First, the Cuban dlaaster. Our Ambassador to Cuba at the time that Fidel Castro seized power by revolutionary means was Earl E.T. Smi^. When he was appointed to this office, he wu briefed as to State Department policy by officials of the Department and Herbert L. Matthews of The New York Times who has had the reim-tatlon of favoring revolutionary groups in Spain and in Latin America- Smith, who is knowledgeable person, reported back to the State Department on the Communistic characteristics of the Castro movement. His reports were ignored. Smith was retired because he was opposed to the extensive support given to Castro by the State Department which was principally responsible for putting Castro In power. The personnel of the State Department responsible for the American policy in Cuba were Roy R. Rubottom, Jr . Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs, and William A. Wleland. Director, Office of Caribbean and Mexican Affairs.

Second, prior to the holding of the Paris Summit Conference, I ajMl others wrote that it would come to nothing. Therefore, it is not hindsight to say that there was ample information available to indicate that Khrushchev would have to find a way out of that meeting. In fact various broadcasts from Moscow foretold failure. Nobody could have foretold that Khrushchev would have attacked Eisenhower with such brutality of language and manner but there was ample evidence in Russian. Red Chinese and other satellite literature to indicate the course of Russian action. In charge of the desks in the State Department dealing with the .Summit Conference and the Presidents trip to Russia were Hugh S. Gumming. Jr., Director of Intelligence and Research, T. Achilles Polyzoi-des. Director of Current Intelligence Indications. Charles E, Bohlen was Adviser on Russian Affairs, Edwin M.J. Kretzmann, Deputy Assistant S^jcretaxy f(H* Domestic Affairs.

Third, the Eisenhower visit lb Japan. I do not know enough about the current hamdling of the data from Red China and Japan in the State Department-Years ago, the Par Eastern Division in the State Department was one of the most competently organized and staffed. The men were all Far Eastern trained, able and with a wide Far Eastern experience. When I knew this Division best, it was headed by Dr. Stanley K. Horn-beck, an unusually able public abiUty.

It is impossible to believe that so great a storm could have been brewed in the Far East without some advance knowledge on the part of the State Department. What was done about it? What countermeasures were taken?

These questions need to be answered because faith In the efficiency and knowledge of the State Department is again disappearing in this country. When (Continued on page six)

"nvite Inflation Or Deflation?

By ELM*ER ROESSNER Congress acts to cut phone and travel taxes. States plan to levy more income taxes. Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. a standing but not ruhning candidate for President, offers to rebate 10 per cent of taxes paid by New Yorkers,

These tax changes lead to the question: Are taxes inflationary or deflationary?

The answer is clear; It de-pend.<<.

Inilarion is generally considered to be a rising supply of money in relation to available poods. U there Is more money than goods, prices go up If good< tre more plentiful than money, pnces go down,

The first is Inflationary; the second, deflatiop.ary.

In the pas' 19 years, money supplies U'eelv iticri-a.''ed by cre.iit. have been nsiOK ftstr than supply of goods Pnc* e.< have cn.i.'i.'i^sr.tlv gone up. To salve Ihi: pio'jiciu of wi;eU-

er taxes are inflationaiT or deflationary, lets take these examples;

Suppose the United States feels it must spend more money for zip-bonibs and other weapons and thereupon increases many levies: on Incomes, on

sales, on services and other things.

People paying higher taxes would pass them on, as much as possible, to those who buy goods. Workers would try to pass them on to employers, and Ihroueh them to consumers. SWELMNG THE ECONOMIC BAU-OON

That would be inflationaxy.-since it wUi tend tn increase prxes and increase spending money in re la'ion to available good.*. the added

tax numey would be iiseil lo build Z-oonits laiitr a Z-bonib theres r.o:hin|,> and that would increa-ve jobs, wayei a^d buying po.ver. Il turn, that would swell demand a ad higl.er de*

mand without Increases In consumer goods, would further inflate the economy.

On the other hand, suppo.se the United States decides to reduce its indebtedness, now $289 billion, and increase taxes to pay off a few billion every year.

That would be directly deflationary. The money supply would be reduced without any decrease in things to spend it for.

More specifically, buying power would be taken away from income groups. The money would be turned over to bond holders in payment of the national Indebtedness. But bondholder* would ti'y to re-inv*.t the*e fundsnot rush to stores to spend them.

Therefore,' con.unier spending woald be le.%a and no ot.her group would increase spending The money supply would d*-crc?.e in relatiwi to goiod* available, and that'* defia^on in auy budjs book.

The conclusion seems to be that taxes are neither inflationary nor deflationary. The economic effects depend on what is done with the tax take. If used for spending, its inflationary; if used for saving or paying bonds, deflationary.

BUSINESS NEW ITEMS

ONLY WORDAGE DEFLATED Record dealers are asking Congress to make it a crime to counterfeit phonograph record labelsi a practice that Is costing a legitimate recording companies millions. . . An oil company that has been selling miniature oil stations finds that there are now more miniatures thsn real ones. . .Pennsylvama is Invesligsting the sale of fresh kantaioo meat for sausage on reiioru that it has a high bac-lexitl co'unt. . Of the 50 slats, 34 goveiipra wives take med-um-sizt dresses, fuund Ciiau Km#, which presented a Hawai-laa muumuu garment to each.