December 3, 1964 (28 pages)

December 3, 1964,.Nevada County Nugget. 9 } SMALL TOWN SMALL WORLD The third problem we will pose to the system engi. neers is that of accurate collection of information on which government and industry can base decisions for years and even decades ahead. For a society which spills out words and pieces of paper the way ours does, we are often woefully lacking in hard facts on which to base crucial decisions. Wewill ask the aerospace engineers to design systems that will improve our data on diseases and educational requirements. We will ask them to provide information on special needs of some of our population we might now be overlooking. Finally, waste management, There is a system at present for managing the wastes discharged into the air, soil and water of California as a result of consumption by men and machines of materials which are necessary to support life or to produce goods, But it is not a system which has been developed by deliberate design to meet the state's needs, It isa system which has evolved piecemeal over the years to take care of local needs as they arose, This is, of course, only a beginning. But it is an exciting start, a pioneering effort which I believe is in keeping with the traditions of California. ---Gov. Edmund G, Brown, from a speech delivered at UCLA on Nov, 14. WASHINGTON CALLING CHINESE BOMB COULD FORCE A POLITICAL CRISIS IN INDIA NEW DELHI--The shock wave of the Chinese nuclear ' explosion is a jarring, shattering force throughout Asia with consequences as yet incalculable. However much it may have been discounted in advance, the mushroom cloud that rose above the distant horizon remains as an ominous specter. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the smiling dedicated little man who succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister, has said both in public and in private that India will not follow the Chinese example and build a nuclear bomb but will instead follow the Nehru path of peaceful competition in providing a better life for the Indian people. India could build a bomb perhaps in as short a time as two years from materials out of India's advanced nuclear project for which Canada provided the principal reactor. Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, director of India’s Atomic Energy Commission, has urged an immediate start on a nuclear device to be exploded at the earliest opportunity. He argues that this can be done at a bargain -basement rate although his figures have been challenged. Bhabha's critics call him “The Edward Teller of India," referring to the American physicist who opposed the nuclear test-ban treaty and urged continued weapons testing. Bhabha. is not alone in pushing for an immediate goahead on a nuclear device. The political opposition is making loud noises in Parliament as subtle pressure grows toshow that India can keep pace with China. In India’s Naval War College a poll taken immediately after the Chinese explosion showed 75 percent against India following China's example and 25 percent for going ahead, When the same question was asked the other day these figures were exactly reversed, Problems involving time and prestige confront Shastri and his government. Plagued by a serious food shortage and other internal problems, India must show that the way of democracy is at least as successful as the way of China's totalitarianism, Ata New Asian-African conferODD BODKINS .-. ESE ence in Algiers in the spring a showdown is likely to come with the stake being whether India can sustain the position of leadership out of the past of Gandhi and Nehru. It is here that the unhappy triangle--India, Pakistan, the United States--adds a dimension of extraordinary complexity. A complete and carefully detailed plan to provide India a fullrange of military assistance“ground, air and naval--was worked out after the immediate crisis of the Chinese attack of two years ago had passed. Approved at one level in Washington the plan was finally frustrated, One reason was the unyielding opposition of Pakistan, fearful that advanced weapons put in Indian hands would be turned against Pakistan in the bitter quarrel over Kashmir. At the beginning of his campaign in September, VicePresident-elect Hubert Humphrey discussed the need to include India and Pakistan in a counterbalancing force against Communist China rather than concentrating to such a large extent on Viet Nam. Because of his keen interest in the region Humphrey is expected to visit India and Pakistan some time in the next six months, perhaps as early as mid-December. This could well have priority over a Humphrey mission to Europe since the gulf of fear and distrust ever widening in Asia cannot be ignored. He would not come as a mediator. That has been tried in the past with a conspicuous lack of success, notably at the time of the Chinese attack when the beleaguered Indian government got the idea that pressure was being applied in a moment of extreme danger. But he will bring a sympathetic knowledge of the tragic division and acute awareness of how rapidly time is slipping by. Events in the immediate future could speed up the tempo. If China were to set off two or three additional explosions, which is considered quite possible, the case of those who want to go ahead with a nuclear bomb in India would be greatly strengthened, Shastri would be hard-pressed to resist the mounting pressure. Attimes it is as though fantasy had supplanted reality inthe nightmare of a race for nuclear arms, The Indian papers carry the news from Jakarta of an announcement by the Indonesian government that Indonesia will detonate its first atomic bomb next year and that at the same time ICBMs will be available. This may be fiction--no one really knows. The story may have been inspired by Peking as part of the cold war against India just as Peking encouraged and aided the indonesian attack on Malaysia. It may be reality, with a nuclear potential achieved with help from China. (Copyright 1964) ---Marquis Childs LETTERS TO THE EDITOR RECREATION SUPPORT PRAISED To the Editor: 1 would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your endorsement of the parks and recreation bond issue --Proposition 1--in the recent election. The people of the state expressed overwhelming sup~port of this important measure, along with the equally important school and college bond issues. Your support of Proposition 1 insures the continued development of this state's important recreational resources which will be available for present and future generations of Californians. We now will move ahead with a program to implement the plans on which Proposition 1 was based. Sincerely Edmund G, Brown, Governor WAY? WELL. IF (T ° : WHAT S INT MELVIN. . . 00G.” Aue Tv, WODICT!). L DON'T ° FEEL SO WRONG? . o of Me’, A TY. © SET AGAIN. 0% ° CHAMBER NEEDS WORKERS To the Editor: Asa past president and at present on the board of directors of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce I extend an invitation to you and all critical citizens of this community. Come to the meetings. They are open to the public. Offer the following: Some of your time--your money for dues, and some elbow grease that is needed to put on the celebrations, contests, etc., that is done every year by so few. Right now offer to help President John Reed and Vice President John Knutson bring in and install the Christmas trees for the holiday decorations. Just remember, this small group (darn small) is giving their time and they are just as busy as the next fellow. Our thanks? Criticism from all sides. Mostly from the people that benefit the most and do the least. In closing I say put your money and time and elbow grease where your mouth and/or typewriter is, Then and only then the Chamber of Commerce will become a Community project as it should be. Alice McGee Nevada City OH FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS To the Editor: As I sit here reminiscing I can still see my old town asit was when I lived there. There was no pavement on the streets then and we had wooden sidewalks and three stage lines running out of Nevada City each day. It was all different then. The mines were working and every. body was happy. The wages was not much $2, 25 a day for muckers and $2.50 to $2.75 for machine men but everybody had a couple of dollars they could jingle in their pockets, And all the boarding houses, and there was quite a few of themhad their little poker game every pay day after the men paid their board bill, Our police force then was a sheriff and a deputy and another two men one for day and one for the night. T here was not enough crime to keep one man busy. I know it is different trow*butl can tell you one thing if anybody does commit a crime and he don't know the country he can't get out of there. . A couple of months ago I said the taxes up there was going up so high that some people would not be able to pay them, In your last paper I seen where the law is going to bear down. It will probably be on old folks who have lived there all their lives and may be on a pension. Ohwell, the powers that be don't care and I bet a plug~ged nickle they haven't done a hard days work in their lives--do you want to read more? : Jack Bassett Oakland MERRIAM THANKS THE PRESS To the Editor: We want to thank you for the courtesy extended to us during the recently completed congressional campaign. With few exceptions, we found the news media to be cooperative and fair, printing or broadcasting our news releases regularly. Best wishes on behalf of the Merriam for Gongress Committee for continued success in your tremendously challenging field. Sincerely, John H, Etherton Public Relations Director Chico VEAW. 7 WAS” ATTACHED To A © HOUSE. 2 je) se —————_ — : 7 $

December 3, 1964,.Nevada County Nugget.. 9 } SMALL TOWN SMALL WORLD The third problem we will pose to the system engi. neers is that of accurate collection of information on which government and industry can base decisions for years and even decades ahead. For a society which spills out words and pieces of paper the way ours does, we are often woefully lacking in hard facts on which to base crucial decisions. Wewill ask the aerospace engineers to design systems that will improve our data on diseases and educational requirements. We will ask them to provide information on special needs of some of our population we might now be overlooking. Finally, waste management, There is a system at present for managing the wastes discharged into the air, soil and water of California as a result of consumption by men and machines of materials which are necessary to support life or to produce goods, But it is not a system which has been developed by deliberate design to meet the state's needs, It isa system which has evolved piecemeal over the years to take care of local needs as they arose, This is, of course, only a beginning. But it is an exciting start, a pioneering effort which I believe is in keeping with the traditions of California. ---Gov. Edmund G, Brown, from a speech delivered at UCLA on Nov, 14. WASHINGTON CALLING CHINESE BOMB COULD FORCE A POLITICAL CRISIS IN INDIA NEW DELHI--The shock wave of the Chinese nuclear ' explosion is a jarring, shattering force throughout Asia with consequences as yet incalculable. However much it may have been discounted in advance, the mushroom cloud that rose above the distant horizon remains as an ominous specter. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the smiling dedicated little man who succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister, has said both in public and in private that India will not follow the Chinese example and build a nuclear bomb but will instead follow the Nehru path of peaceful competition in providing a better life for the Indian people. India could build a bomb perhaps in as short a time as two years from materials out of India's advanced nuclear project for which Canada provided the principal reactor. Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, director of India’s Atomic Energy Commission, has urged an immediate start on a nuclear device to be exploded at the earliest opportunity. He argues that this can be done at a bargain -basement rate although his figures have been challenged. Bhabha's critics call him “The Edward Teller of India," referring to the American physicist who opposed the nuclear test-ban treaty and urged continued weapons testing. Bhabha. is not alone in pushing for an immediate goahead on a nuclear device. The political opposition is making loud noises in Parliament as subtle pressure grows toshow that India can keep pace with China. In India’s Naval War College a poll taken immediately after the Chinese explosion showed 75 percent against India following China's example and 25 percent for going ahead, When the same question was asked the other day these figures were exactly reversed, Problems involving time and prestige confront Shastri and his government. Plagued by a serious food shortage and other internal problems, India must show that the way of democracy is at least as successful as the way of China's totalitarianism, Ata New Asian-African conferODD BODKINS .-. ESE ence in Algiers in the spring a showdown is likely to come with the stake being whether India can sustain the position of leadership out of the past of Gandhi and Nehru. It is here that the unhappy triangle--India, Pakistan, the United States--adds a dimension of extraordinary complexity. A complete and carefully detailed plan to provide India a fullrange of military assistance“ground, air and naval--was worked out after the immediate crisis of the Chinese attack of two years ago had passed. Approved at one level in Washington the plan was finally frustrated, One reason was the unyielding opposition of Pakistan, fearful that advanced weapons put in Indian hands would be turned against Pakistan in the bitter quarrel over Kashmir. At the beginning of his campaign in September, VicePresident-elect Hubert Humphrey discussed the need to include India and Pakistan in a counterbalancing force against Communist China rather than concentrating to such a large extent on Viet Nam. Because of his keen interest in the region Humphrey is expected to visit India and Pakistan some time in the next six months, perhaps as early as mid-December. This could well have priority over a Humphrey mission to Europe since the gulf of fear and distrust ever widening in Asia cannot be ignored. He would not come as a mediator. That has been tried in the past with a conspicuous lack of success, notably at the time of the Chinese attack when the beleaguered Indian government got the idea that pressure was being applied in a moment of extreme danger. But he will bring a sympathetic knowledge of the tragic division and acute awareness of how rapidly time is slipping by. Events in the immediate future could speed up the tempo. If China were to set off two or three additional explosions, which is considered quite possible, the case of those who want to go ahead with a nuclear bomb in India would be greatly strengthened, Shastri would be hard-pressed to resist the mounting pressure. Attimes it is as though fantasy had supplanted reality inthe nightmare of a race for nuclear arms, The Indian papers carry the news from Jakarta of an announcement by the Indonesian government that Indonesia will detonate its first atomic bomb next year and that at the same time ICBMs will be available. This may be fiction--no one really knows. The story may have been inspired by Peking as part of the cold war

against India just as Peking encouraged and aided the indonesian attack on Malaysia. It may be reality, with a nuclear potential achieved with help from China. (Copyright 1964) ---Marquis Childs LETTERS TO THE EDITOR RECREATION SUPPORT PRAISED To the Editor: 1 would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your endorsement of the parks and recreation bond issue --Proposition 1--in the recent election. The people of the state expressed overwhelming sup~port of this important measure, along with the equally important school and college bond issues. Your support of Proposition 1 insures the continued development of this state's important recreational resources which will be available for present and future generations of Californians. We now will move ahead with a program to implement the plans on which Proposition 1 was based. Sincerely Edmund G, Brown, Governor WAY? WELL. IF (T ° : WHAT S INT MELVIN. . . 00G.” Aue Tv, WODICT!). L DON'T ° FEEL SO WRONG? . o of Me’, A TY. © SET AGAIN. 0% ° CHAMBER NEEDS WORKERS To the Editor: Asa past president and at present on the board of directors of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce I extend an invitation to you and all critical citizens of this community. Come to the meetings. They are open to the public. Offer the following: Some of your time--your money for dues, and some elbow grease that is needed to put on the celebrations, contests, etc., that is done every year by so few. Right now offer to help President John Reed and Vice President John Knutson bring in and install the Christmas trees for the holiday decorations. Just remember, this small group (darn small) is giving their time and they are just as busy as the next fellow. Our thanks? Criticism from all sides. Mostly from the people that benefit the most and do the least. In closing I say put your money and time and elbow grease where your mouth and/or typewriter is, Then and only then the Chamber of Commerce will become a Community project as it should be. Alice McGee Nevada City OH FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS To the Editor: As I sit here reminiscing I can still see my old town asit was when I lived there. There was no pavement on the streets then and we had wooden sidewalks and three stage lines running out of Nevada City each day. It was all different then. The mines were working and every. body was happy. The wages was not much $2, 25 a day for muckers and $2.50 to $2.75 for machine men but everybody had a couple of dollars they could jingle in their pockets, And all the boarding houses, and there was quite a few of themhad their little poker game every pay day after the men paid their board bill, Our police force then was a sheriff and a deputy and another two men one for day and one for the night. T here was not enough crime to keep one man busy. I know it is different trow*butl can tell you one thing if anybody does commit a crime and he don't know the country he can't get out of there. . A couple of months ago I said the taxes up there was going up so high that some people would not be able to pay them, In your last paper I seen where the law is going to bear down. It will probably be on old folks who have lived there all their lives and may be on a pension. Ohwell, the powers that be don't care and I bet a plug~ged nickle they haven't done a hard days work in their lives--do you want to read more? : Jack Bassett Oakland MERRIAM THANKS THE PRESS To the Editor: We want to thank you for the courtesy extended to us during the recently completed congressional campaign. With few exceptions, we found the news media to be cooperative and fair, printing or broadcasting our news releases regularly. Best wishes on behalf of the Merriam for Gongress Committee for continued success in your tremendously challenging field. Sincerely, John H, Etherton Public Relations Director Chico VEAW. 7 WAS” ATTACHED To A © HOUSE. 2 je) se —————_ — : 7 $