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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1962-08-02, Page 6'Bottoms Palls Out Of Shelter Program The bottom has dropped out of the United States' fallout ehelter program, and few seem to particularly Dare. This program that most every* body seemed to want last fall, few seem to want as summer begins. The other day a House sub- committee cut out the $460,000, - UOQ shelter incentive plan from . civil defense program of $695,- 000,000 — and no loud =earns were heard, President Kennedy, who has gone to bat for other programs that were threatened by the con- gressional axe, has thus far ignored this setback of his civil defense program, Even the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civil Defense, Steuart L. Pittman, has not rush. ed to its defense. Its earlier advocates in Con- gress are conspicuous by their silence. Last fall, it seemed, many peo- ple were weighing the possibility of fallout shelters; now fallout shelters are one of the most un - talked about subjects in the country. The current public apathy to fallout shelters is directly re- lated to the international diplo- matic picture. In a sense the reaction of the public and that of the politicians is related. The public wanted — or was persuaded to want—fallout shel- ters when as a result of the Ber- lin crisis generated by Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev it looked as if the United States might be hit by thermonuclear bombs. But now that threat has evap- orated, what with Mr. Khrush- ehev talking peaceful coexistence again and Uncle Sam building up his fighting muscle. So the public clamor for shelters have almost evaporated, writes Neal Sanford in the Christian Science Monitor. What has caused the congres- sional friends of the $460,000,000 fallout shelter program to fail to rally to its defense is their recog- nition of the political facts of life. They prefer t0 fight for an issue in a climate that includes the prospect of success. As they see it, the present climate could hardly be worse for pushing a shelter program, The public at large is not building shelters, and not as interested in federal help in building shelters as it once was. The program's advocates are convinced that Premier Khrush- ehev will sooner or later again Air up a crisis that will make the American people shelter con- scious. It could be over Berlin. It How Well Do You Know SOUTHEAST ASIA? could be the collapse of some future summit meeting. It could be over Laos or South Viet Nam, But, knowing Mnt' Khrusheltev, they are convinced that he will be pounding his crisis caliope again, and then a shelter pro- gram would stand some prospect of congressional approval. If the whole program were being eliminated, the reaction of the civil defense authorities might be another matter. But enough funds are left to cover administration costs and the na- tional surveys which are being made of possible existing shelter possibilities. What is being del- etecl—or as they see it, postponed —is the actual shelter building program, which is going to take a lot of study and preparation before it can be effectively im- plemented anyway. England's. Canals Old But Important The traveller in the English countryside is sometimes aston. ished to see a long, narrow boat, its superstructure painted in vi- vid heraldic colours, emerging from waving fields of corn, and vanishing among the shadows at the far end of a placid stretch of water. In the back streets of some grimy industrial city, many miles from the sea, he might find a powerful tug struggling between the blank and blacken- ed walls of warehouses, towing in its wake an unwieldy string of barges, or, driving through the north west, he might come sud- denly on the tall superstructure of an ocean-going cargo ship, be- ing dragged, very cautiously, to- wards the heart of Manchester. The canals and waterways on which these craft ply are now so old that they are often difficult to recognize. The trains and cars speed by them, swift and un- heeding, for the green banks, curved stone bridges and an- cient, crumbling wharves blend easily into the surrounding conn. tryside. Yet they are still an im- portant part of the national econ- omy. Few people appreciate that the waterways are a vast system which stretches over much of the British Isles, and that it is possible to travel by boat all the way from Gloucester to York- shire, or from London to Llan. gollen, In the Midlands and in the North the countryside is criss-crossed with an intricate system of navigable waterways. Two hundred years have pass- ed since the modern canal sys- tem was introduced into. Eng- land, and for almost hall' of that time they provided the only ef- ficient means of transporting heavy goods and equipment over long distances. Even today they continue to carry an important and increasing proportion of the nation's merchandise. The intro- duction of this transport system into England was the work of one man-... who endured per- sonal hardship, and came close to ruin before he was able to persuade the nation of the value and importance of his plans. He worked against the advice of ex- perts, and was for a time the laughing stock of the country, but two centuries of inland navi- gation have more than- vindi- cated his name. This is the story of his life, assembled from the few records which remain, and also, in some measure, the story of the men whom he employed to achieve his purpose. — From MThe Canal Duke," by Hugh alet. UNBREAKABLE MARK "I know they're hanging up new baseball records every sea- son,' admits Lefty Gomez, one- time pitching great of the New York Yankees, "but they don't seem to be able to break my record for the longest home run ever hit in the Stadium. Jimmy Foxx hit it off me!" "FIRST" FOR CONNIE---Con- nie Francis will represent the United States at the Interna- tional Popular Song Festival in 'Sopot, Poland, at request of the State Department. It's the first time a U.S. citizen has participated in such an event. f]FABLE TALKS Jane Andre.ws I went on the nicest kind of picnic the other day — a picnic to teach people the art of hav- ing better and easier picnics, It was sponsored by the Uni- versity of Missouri and the Jackson County extension ser- vices. "It's going to be a workshop of outdoor cookery," Doris Beebe, county extension home economist, told me when she invited me to watch the cook- ing and stay for lunch to taste the results. This picnic was held in a shelter house in the play area of alarge city park. A fireplace was nearby, but a half-dozen types of outdoor grills were also provided so that fire mak- ing and cooking of various kinds could be demonstrated. The meat of the day was lamb, so Esther Mobley, home econo- mist for the Lamb Council, was there to help direct the prep- aration. Women participating in the learn - more - about - outdoor - cooking program were divided into small groups, each to cook a different dish, but all to ob- serve each of the projects. Rolled shoulder of lamb, shish kebab with glaze, lamb ribs, chaps, and "butterflied" legs of lamb were the meats cooked, writes Eleanor Richey Johnston in the Christian. Science Moni- tor. When all the food was cook- ed, we served ourselves, samp- ling lamb cooked in five ways (all of them good, too) and vegetables that had been plac- ed in single portions on heavy foil, These were frozen veget- ables with salt and butter ad-. ded and the packages folded to seal. They were then laid on a grill above the coals and cooked 15-20 minutes, turned once in a while. * :k M One of our readers has sent a recipe for barbecuing a meat loaf in the kitchen oven.' "Here is a delicious, savory meat loaf to add variety and spice to ordinary ground round," writes Carole Patricia Lewis, BARBECUED MEAT LOAF 2 strips beeon 5/z cup bread crumbs ( Vs cup milk 1 egg 1x/.r teaspoons salt 1/a teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons minced onion Ial pounds ground beef 1s pound pork Barbecue sauce Chop bacon very fine and YOUNG ESCAPEE FROM EAST BERLIN —An infant is carried to safety after it was pulled through o tunnel from East Berlin into West Berlin. The 20 -inch high tunnel was dug by the baby's father, a West Berliner whose family was trapped In the Eastern sector when the Reds closed the border last August, mix with bread eruntbs; mike egg,; salt, Pepper, and onion. Combine with meat and place in loaf pan. Pour barbecue sauce over top and bake For 1 hour at 350' F. Barbecue Sauce: Combine V4 cup catphup, V4 cup vinegar, 1 teaspoon ' chili powder, and 2 tablespoons chopped onion, Cook for a minutes; Perhaps you would like to improve on a canned spiced ham by cooking it with a pine- apple glaze; you may then want to take it On a picnic or serve it at a patio meal, "I have tried this recipe many times with great . success," writes Phyllis Garden Porter. SPICED (IAN WITH PINEAPPLE GLAZE 1 12 -ounce canned spiced hale Whole cloves 3 tablespoons pineapple juice 4 tablespoons dark brown sugar Place ham in baking dish and Add water to cover the bottom OS dish. Dot . with cloves. Com- bine pineapple juice and brown sugar and spread over ham. Bake at 375° F. 20-25 minutes. If you want to snake sand- wiches or serve a cold meat dish, try this recipe for spiced beef tongue sent by Olive V. Armstrong. She writes: "Beef tongue is good served either hot or cold. Using a pressure cooker, it doesn't take long to cook," SPICED BEEF TONGUE 1 beef tongue -- 3-4 pounds 1 cup cider vinegar 1 tablespoon mixed spices, tied in cheesecloth Suver (almost)) tongue with water; add salt and cook ter 1 hour. Remove from heat and add vinegar and spices. Add more water if needed. Cook un- til tongue is fork tender, • Dis- carcl spice bag. Slit heavy skin an tongue and remove, also removing membranous portions of roots. Return tongue to spicy liquid and allow to stand until cool. This may be served hot if you wish. * * 5 "Summer time is fruit gela- tin time," writes Alice Amyx Hugo. She then suggests a salad and a dessert COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD 1 package lemon -flavored gelatin 1 8 -ounce can unsweetened applesauce see cup cottage cheese $ cup "red hots" (cinnamon flavored candies) Follow directions •for malting' the gelatin that are an the pack- age; add "red hobs" to hot gela- tin; add other ingredients and chill. "Try dressing up an orange dessert with colored miniature marshmallows — this is pretty as well as delicious and is a good summer substitute for oven -hat desserts," she writes. ORANGE DESSERT 1 package orange -flavored gelatin 1 small can crushed pineapple 1 small can mandarin oranges 7 tokay grapes, seeded and cut into quarters lir cup chopped pecans or walnuts 1 cup whipping cream, whipped cup miniature colof'e41 marshmallows' Use juice from fruits for liquffl ealled,fer In mixing the Plain, Mix aoeording to pack- age direction and let set in re- fnigerator until partially set, Add fruit, tnarshmailo'Wf, and nuts, Fold In whipped cream, Chill, +, Many people think A plolrio isn't complete without home- made cookies, so you may want to take along same applesauce bars. The following recipe was sent by Dorothy V. Grady wise writes; "These are moist and freeze well they are our fav- orite cookie. No eggs required.." APPLESAUCE BASS 1 eup sugar lesane+s 1 cup ltnsweetened app 34 cup vegetable shortening 2 cups flour 2% teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon soda Vi teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 sup seedless raisins 34 cup black walnuts ail package chocolate bits (8 - oz, paekage) Combine sugar and apple- sauce; add shortening Combine dry ingredients and sift; add to applesauce mixture. Flour the raisins and stir into batter, Add nuts and vanilla, Pour Into pan or cookie sheet (16x72 inches). Sprinkle chocolate chips over top of batter, Bake at 350° F. until brown and pick Inserted comes out clean. When cool, out into bars. ISSUE 28 — 1962 Inside Franco Spain Moderate De' :ocratic Group Offers Hope for the Future (Last of Three Dispatches) By TOM A. CULLEN Newspaper Enterprise Assn. MADRID—"Spain is not an- other Cuba. The great danger le that the free world will be mis- led into labelling all opposition to General Franco as Communist, and thus withhold its support from us at the critical moment." • The speaker was a Spanish Socialist, and he was referring to the myth that General Franco is the only alternative to commun- ism in Spain. Itis a myth which implies that all of his opponents are Reds. It is myth which Franco carefully cultivates. Ls Franco the only answer to communism? If the Franco re- gime were overthrown would Spain once again be plunged into Civil War? The hope that it would not dates to June 24, 1961, which marked the formation of the Union of Democratic Forces ded- icated to driving Franco from power. As the same Spanish So- cialist quoted above explained to me: "It has taken us 25 years to bury our differences and to unite in common opposition to,Franco." Before June 24 there were no fewer than 27 "democratic" (i.e. non-Communist) parties plan- ning the dictator's downfall. Their programs ranged from re- storation of the Bourbon mon- archy to forming a Popular Front with the Communists. The small, underground Span- ish Communist party has -- heard a step-up in radio propa- ganda by Europe's other Reds. Recently, however, there has been a step-up in radio propa- ganda .from Eastern Europe and a group was formed in . Po- land to coordinate "material aid" for the Communists inside Spain. The Spanish Reds, of course, can be counted on to contribute as much as possible to any con- fusion or strife that might fol - 1,o w Franco's disappearance from the political scene. "To cooperate or not to co- operate with the Communists" — this has been the sock upon which most anti - Franco coali- tions have foundered in the past. But The Union of Demo - matte Forces has declared itself against "coalition with forces of a totalitarian nature, whether Communist or Fascist" The UDF runs the political gamut from the Socialists on the left to the Christian Demo- crats.on the right, and ineludes Basque nationalist parties as well as the illegal General Workers' Union (UGT). Its lea- der is Manuel Gimenez Fernan- dez, professor of canon law at Seville University, Although the UDF represents the most promising develop. ment in apposition to Franco to date, the most spectacular oppo- sition has come from university students. All during the month of May there were student strikes end demonstrations in Madrid and Barcelona, Often they were badly organized and incoherent as to their aims. But what they lacked in content, the strikes made up for in enthusiasm. Spain's angry young men were letting oaf steam. Students' also introduced new techniques which they borrow- ed partly from Mahatma Gand- hi and partly from the U.S. and Britishnuclear disarmament movements. Spain, the land of violent ' extremes, was initiated to non-violent or passive resis- tance: the sit-down, the hunger strike, the day of mourning. What is significant about these students is that they come . from middle class homes and repre- sent an elite. They are also too young to have known the Span- ish Civil War at first hand; they have none of the fears of older Spaniards, inhibited by horrify- ing memories of this war. Many students visit Germany, France and Italy during their summer holidays, or play host to young ,northern Europeans tra- velling in Spain. These con- tacts have opened Spanish eyes to the freedoms enjoyed by young people in other countries, and have increased their own discontent. Women, t o o, a r e playing a more' important role in the op- position to Franco. Recently 70 women were arrested in Ma- drid when they staged a light- ning demonstration on the feast day of San Isidro, Purpose of the demonstration: to show their solidarity with striking indus- trial workers of northern Spain. Inasmuch as public assembites are banned by law, the women had to keep walking in groups around the Puerto del Sol, which is the Times Square of Madrid. None of them shouted slogans; instructions were to assemble for a "silent demon- stration." Among those arrested were the wives of conductor Odon Alonzo, playwright Alfonso Sas- tre,. painter Antonio Saura, and poet Dionisio Ridruejo. They were fined the equivalent of $450 each. Another recent development has been the marked sympathy which Catholic priests' and pro- minent Catholic laymen have shown for striking workers, sympathy which led to the ar- rest in Barcelona of four mem- bers of Pax 'Christi (the Peace of Christ), an international Ca- tholic organization. All of these are strands in the democratic opposition which is building up against the Franco regime. It is highly unlikely that they will try to put an end to this regime with a bloody Insur- rection on the barricades, in the opinion of most informed observers. The b i g danger to Franco appears to be a palace revolt, a coup engineered from inside his own establishment. And it could be led by just such a coalition of Christian Democrats, m n - archists, ex -Falangists and So- cialists as is signaled by the for- mation of the Union of Demo- cratic Forces. No doubt it would have the enthusiasticsupport of the uni- versity students a n d of their mothers who had the courage to get themselves a,:'eeted in the Puerto del Sol. (End of Seriee) WIFE AND HUSBAND, SPAIN, 1937; The young studente have no memories of the hurror of civil war,