anaheim-bulletin 1959-04-22

The Bulletin Editorial Page Wednesday, April 22, 1959 Anaheim (Cal.) Bulletin—D-3 To Move Carefully The current tiff between the City Attorney and the writers of the proposed new city ordinance on zoning and planning is boiling down to the City Attorney defending the rights of the property owner and the city administration attempting to override. Recently the City Attorney advised the Anaheim City Council that proposed zoning changes had not been properly published for the protection of all concerned. He further alerted the Planning Commission and especially the planning staff members engaged in making a zoning map, that the City Government should move carefully. This advice was given to protect citizens who had previously acquired zoning, protect the City Planning Commission who had recommended previous zoning, and protects the City Council who had legalized this previous zoning. To suddenly override past legalized legislation could open the city to a number of highly damaging and expensive law suits filed by persons able to show financial loss through this lack of consideration on the part of the City. The City Attorney’s office bases its warning on the fact that so few people have been apprised of the content of the new ordinance, and do not know that their individual properties are affected. The attitude of the city administration and the city planning commission seems to be that the city attorney’s office isn’t accustomed with the functions of the city plan. To suddenly override past legalized legislation could open the city to a number of highly damaging and expensive law suits filed by persons able to show financial loss through this lack of consideration on the part of the City. The City Attorney’s office bases its warning on the fact that so few people have been apprised of the content of the new ordinance, and do not know that their individual properties are affected. The attitude of the city administration and the city planning commission seems to be that the city attorney’s office isn’t acquainted with the functions of the city planning staff. The city attorney’s office must be well acquainted with the planning staff functions in order to protect the rights of the citizens AND the city when proposed planning changes are discussed. To protect the rights of the citizens and the city is the duty of the City Attorney, it may be suggested that the City Administration’s salaried employees assume the same obligation and position of trust. Assignment: Washington by Ed Koterba WASHINGTON — It was a fair and square contest. And, for the first time in recorded history, Senator Hubert Hemphrey (D., Minn.) —the man who out-talked Khrushchev — lost a talkathon. His victor, and new champion vocalist in the United States Senate: Dr. Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba. The duel took place under our Capitol dome, in a secret session in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee room. Unscheduled, Castro hopped into a black limousine downtown, and his soldatos — or whatever they’re called — leaped into a flashy convertible, their long locks a-flyin’, and off they all went with police escort up Capitol Hill. I was caught up in this break-neck entourage, and the cops waved us right on into the Senate entrance. The whiskered one arrived at the committee room before most of the Senators. “This will take only 15 minutes,” a Cuban guard yelled. Then, in 15 minutes, Senator Humphrey arrived. The meeting broke up 90 minutes later. When the louvered door flashed open to the waiting newspaper mob, Castro, his voice husky, was still rarin’ to talk, but his soldatos pushed him on to the convention of editors downtown for another hour and a half of talking. “Who won in there?” I asked my session, but I will say that, peculiarly enough, Dr. Castro out-talked Mr. Humphrey. This wasn’t the only thing Castro won in Washington. He won converts in every quarter. There’s something about that man’s steely brown eyes that makes you wait to trust him. Arthur Godfrey would call it humility. Fulton talked so glowingly about Castro’s “sincerity” that he himself appeared as if bewildered by some sort of blinding, magnetic light. What there is about this revolutionary, the thousands who saw him here couldn’t quite put their finger on it. Fulton was so taken with the man’s vows to cooperate with the United States — with some reciprocation, of course — that he announced he would immediately ask that our loans to the Caribbean under the Export-Import Bank be increased $1 billion. Not only that, he introduced a resolution ordering an investigation to find $50 million in stolen treasure now buried in banks and hidden in holes in the United States — money stolen by Batista’s men when they fled Cuba. This he wants returned to our new pal, Fidel Castro. Today, around Washington the name Castro is no longer a legend. On the whirlwind week end it became a thing that spells glamour. Now, we’ll wait to see what is left when in time the slow from WEDNESDAY, A today, you will fill literature and then appeal to you me have given you areas and you will if you develop should emerge in become your life’s high powers of once you have taken will not rest until to your complete s You enjoy travel most of the world time. In youth severe attacks of if you are wise, this by entering calls for travelling time. You are prairie matters and are all the small print As a result, you on the short end o You have an outfit and make new friend inspiration as well as from before you die friends likely will Your wit is well kept feared, for it with a telling fo by nature, you sh quite young, but select someone win in your talents and Among those be are: Vladimir Novi the best-seller “Freeman, noted man; Mme. De St Rehan, actress; Son, first preside University. To find what the store for you to your birthday star corresponding parish birthday star be Thursday, TAURUS (Apr. "This will take only 15 minutes," a Cuban guard yelled. Then, in 15 minutes, Senator Humphrey arrived. The meeting broke up 90 minutes later. When the louvered door flashed open to the waiting newspaper mob, Castro, his voice husky, was still rarin' to talk, but his soldatos pushed him on to the convention of editors downtown for another hour and a half of talking. "Who won in there?" I asked my Pittsburgh informant, Representative James Fulton (R., Pa.), who attended as a guest. "Can't say," he said, "because it was a secret Bank be increased at 8 billion. Not only that, he introduced a resolution ordering an investigation to find $50 million in stolen treasure now buried in banks and hidden in holes in the United States — money stolen by Batista's men when they fled Cuba. This he wants returned to our new pal, Fidel Castro. Today, around Washington the name Castro is no longer a legend. On the whirlwind week end it became a thing that spells glamour. Now, we'll wait to see what is left when, in time, the glow from that Cuban halo wears off. (Copyright, 1959, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)" --- **Strange As It Seems** By Elsie Hix SAGEBRUSH—OFTEN CONSIDERED AN EVIL WEED, IS AN INDICATOR OF FERTILE GOIL, IF WATER IS APPLIED DURING THE REIGN OF EDWARD III—IRON POTS, EPITS AND FRYING PANS WERE CLASSED AMONG THE ROYAL JEWELS! A FARMER'S ALMANAC SAVED A MAN'S LIFE! IN MAY, 1958, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, HANDLING THE DEFENSE IN A MURDER TRIAL, DISCREDITED THE TESTIMONY OF A KEY WITNESS WHO SWORD THAT HE SAW THE CRIME COMMITTED BY MOONLIGHT—THE ALMANAC GHOWED THERE WAS NO MOONLIGHT AT THE TIME IN QUESTION! - Boardwalk, Ill - Heartfelt Thanks SECRETARY OF STATE FROM The Mail Box Your Birthday by Stella WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22—Born today, you will find that music, literature and the dramatic arts appeal to you most. The stars have given you talents in these areas and you will be happiest if you develop one gift. This should emerge in early youth and become your life's work. You have high-powers of concentration, and once you have taken on a job, you will not rest until it is finished to your complete satisfaction. You enjoy traveling and will see most of the world during your lifetime. In youth you may have severe attacks of wanderlust, but if you are wise, you will satisfy this by entering a profession which calls for traveling much of the time. You are practical in business matters and are the type to read all the small print in a contract. As a result, you never come out on the short end of a deal. You have an outgoing personality and make new friends easily. You gain inspiration from new faces as well as from new places, and before you die your circle of friends likely will cover the globe. Your wit is well known and sometimes feared, for at times you use it with a telling force. Affectionate by nature, you should wed while quite young, but make sure you select someone with complete faith in your talents and ambitions. Among those born on this date are: Vladimir Nobokov, author of the best-seller "Lolita"; James Freeman, noted Unitarian clergyman; Mme. De Stael, author; Ada Rehan, actress; Jonathan Dickinson, first president of Princeton University. To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. Thursday, April 23 TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) FROM The Mail Box Dear Sir, This is to inform you that there is a citizens committee active in the area of the Magnolia-Cerritos annexation. We have been organized ever since the movement was made to annex this area into the city of Anaheim. This committee believes you might like to know that we are recommending a "NO" vote on this annexation, or any other annexation that would offer so little at such a high cost to the homeowners. This decision was made after a thorough study of reports from the city of Anaheim; from county offices; and from committee reports of other organizations who also have worked on annexation proceedings with various other cities of Orange County. The committee was successful in getting a large number of the residents in the area registered to vote. We intend to do everything possible to get the largest number of voters to the polls at the JONAS SALK SCHOOL TUESDAY APRIL THE 1ST. WE feel this is the best way for them to protect their interests as property owners, and get the best value for their tax money. This information is respectfully submitted by THE MAGNOLIA-CERRITOS CITIZENS COMMITTEE 10662 Harcourt Ave. Anaheim, Calif. The Lighter Side by Frank Eleazer WASHINGTON (UPI)—For the latest word on whether, and when, Fidel Castro plans to shave off his beard, read on. Also it is possible to divulge now one possible reason why the Cuban prime minister still wears those G1 clothes. Otherwise, I guess we didn't learn much new from Castro's appearance at the National Press Club. We has find out, though, that he has a watch, knows how hasn't shed those army fatigues but maybe this was because nobody had to. There were 505 of us seated in the Press Club's big ball room, plus 100 or so standing around the edges and in the balcony, and with the bright lights and all we were sweating under our collars and coats before Castro even got up to talk. He was the only guy in the room with neither jacket nor tie. Mining those born on this date are: Vladimir Nobokov, author of the best-seller "Lolita"; James Freeman, noted Unitarian clergyman; Mme. De Stael, author; Ada Rehan, actress; Jonathan Dickinson, first president of Princeton University. To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. Thursday, April 23 TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) — Morning hours are by far the best for your efforts today. Make important decisions before lunch. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) — Employment matters should take precedence. Get an early start. Caution needed this evening. CANCER (June 22-July 23) — A day of good promises for important gains, so make the most of all opportunities. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) — Tackle the most important problems first today, then go on to something else. Be practical. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) — Morning hours are fine. Avoid careless haste in the afternoon. Take WASHINGTON (UPI)—For the latest word on whether, and when, Fidel Castro plans to shave off his beard, read on. Also it is possible to divulge now one possible reason why the Cuban prime minister still wears those G1 clothes. Otherwise, I guess we didn't learn much new from Castro's appearance at the National Press Club. We did find out, though, that he has a watch, knows how to read it, and can take a hint as good as the next guy. To use his own phrase, Castro is given to making "large speeches." Some of them go on for hours. Press Club President Bill Lawrence noted in fact that in a number of warmup addresses and interviews around town the past several days Castro had made Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey look like silent Cal Coolidge. I guess we learned something there, too: That Castro reads the newspapers. Anyway, he must have known all about Humphrey's eight-hour talk with Khrushchev, because he was able to see this was funny. He was able to join in the laughter at the ridiculous remark Lawrence made next. Namely that Castro now would address us for 15 minutes. Hammered With Questions Of course, Castro didn't quite make that. But with the help of the Cuban finance minister, who told him when 12½ minutes was up, and after a careful check of his own left wrist at the 16-minute mark, he wound it up with an "okay" exactly 17½ minutes later. This unquestionably was his shortest speech on record. Then, as is our custom, we hammered away at him with questions. The questions and his responses -- it wouldn't be right to call 'em answers exactly--took another 35 minutes, and the whole thing wound up, just like the rules say, at 2 p.m. Nobody asked Castro why he hasn't shed those army fatigues but maybe this was because nobody had to. There were 505 of us seated in the Press Club's big ball room, plus 100 or so standing around the edges and in the balcony, and with the bright lights and all we were sweating under our collars and coats before Castro even got up to talk. He was the only guy in the room with neither jacket nor tie. We sure envied him. There were lots of good questions, like why Cubans may not have an election for maybe four years. He talked 10 minutes on that one, and I believe his reply they don't want an election yet and that, anyway, they aren't ready for one. Expounds New Theory He had an interesting explanation also for the time he persuaded a Cuban court to change its mind about freeing some filers charged with dropping some bombs for Batista. He said the accused has the right of appeal. So why shouldn't the government? That was a new theory of jurisprudence to most of us non-lawyers, but Castro has a doctorate in law so maybe he knows. Anyway, we were impressed with the fact he believes what he says, whether or not he's always right. Our questions are written and relayed through Lawrence. Mine was, "how are you fixed for blades?" and it never did get asked exactly. However, Lawrence did ask Castro whether Gillette still sponsors ball games in Havana. Fidel, an old ball player himself, fielded this one with no trouble. He said he worries about Gillette. He said if everybody in Cuba wore beards, the blade folks might be in a fix. So he said he plans to shave his off. When? "When we finish the job." We gathered this might take a while. Capitol Dispatch by David Lawrence WASHINGTON—Christian Archibald Herter will be an effective Secretary of State as long as he sticks to the moral principles in world affairs that have guided John Foster Dulles. The moment he succumbs to the insidious tactics of appeasement carried on by various advisers, some of them inside the government itself and some in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the advice he can give President Eisenhower will become less and less valuable. It is an open secret that the enemies of Mr. Dulles are among those happy over the selection of Christian Herter. They are mistaken in their assumptions, but they believe anybody is bound to be more "flexible" in their direction than was the outgoing secretary. The story of the drive to oust Mr. Dulles is important for the American people to know. It has been carried on for the last three years by certain members of the press in Washington, New York and London and in other European capitals. The first piece of fiction given wide currency in the press dispatches was that Mr. Dulles played the game alone—that nobody else in the Department of State ever knew what his policies were or were likely to be. This was a species of mischievous gossip which originated with disgruntled partisans—a few foreign service officers whose ideas were not accepted. He answered all manner of questions. Indeed, he was sometimes accused of talking too much. Diplomats abroad occasionally resented his comments as cabled across the ocean in brief and fragmentary dispatches in the press. European governments then had to be told to get the full text to see that he didn't say what he had been reported to have said. His legal training caused him to be precise and to respect the precedents of international law. Christian Herter, on the other hand, got his training in politics. He ran for Congress and was elected five times. He was twice elected Governor of Massachusetts. He has, therefore, a skill and experience in dealing with the public and the press which will redound to his advantage. How much perspicacity has the new secretary? Will he be able to see through the propaganda distortions and the crafty statements made to him during the course of diplomatic conversations? It must be remembered that Mr. Herter was recommended by Mr. Dulles for the post of Under Secretary, with the knowledge that it would be training for the promotion if the Secretary retired. The latter definitely planned to resign on reaching his 70th birthday, but President Eisenhower wouldn't let him go at the time. It was Chris Herter who, it was tacitly understood all along, would be the next Secretary of State. Mr. Eisenhower has a great deal more background on foreign policy and more knowledge of world affairs today than a sniping press Box you that there are active in Mollisia-Cerritos been organ movement was area into the committee like to know commending a annexation, or that would have a high cost This decision thorough study city of Ana- offices; and ports of other also have proceedings cities of Oris respectfully successful number of the registered to do everything largest number polls at the COL TUESDAY WE feel this them to pro as property best value for is respectfully LA-CERRITOS MITITEE Ave. Eleazer army fatigues because no were 505 of press Club's big or so standess and in the bright were sweating and coats be up to talk guy in the packet nor tie. The first piece of fiction given wide currency in the press dispatches was that Mr. Dulles played the game alone—that nobody else in the Department of State ever knew what his policies were or were likely to be. This was a species of mischievous gossip which originated with disgruntled partisans—a few foreign service officers whose ideas were not accepted. They fed hostile propaganda to certain press representatives. But the simple truth is that Secretary Dulles did hold a staff conference every day that he was at his office. Sometimes they lasted the better part of the morning. At least fifteen individuals, including all the deputy secretaries and assistants and heads of divisions, attended. They were always asked to express their views. Often in their presence, the secretary would pick up the telephone and report to the President on the trend of the discussion. There was always a planning conference before the Secretary left on a trip. It is a sweeping misrepresentation to say that John Foster Dulles was a one-man operator and had no regard for "teamwork." This was so often repeated that it was accepted even by some disinterested writers. They were misled, too, by the fact that Mr. Dulles relied largely on his own knowledge of foreign affairs accumulated over a 40-year period, which none of his conferees possessed. He is, of course, a subjective personality and has none of the extrovert in his manner. Hence, in the hearings on Capitol Hill, he was looked upon as a stern individual with a rigid viewpoint. His conferences with foreign diplomats tended to be formal and austere. But this so-called rigidity was to his credit. For he didn't bend with the wind or yield to the pressures of expediency that came from the peace-at-any-price side. He thought only of his country's future—not of personal aggrandizement or applause or popularity. Mr. Dulles gave to the press more information on foreign policy than anyone who ever occupied the post of Secretary of State. He held lengthy press conferences both in this country and when he Dulles for the post of Under Secretary, with the knowledge that it would be training for the promotion if the Secretary retired. The latter definitely planned to resign on reaching his 70th birthday, but President Eisenhower wouldn't let him go at the time. It was Chris Herter who, it was tacitly understood all along, would be the next Secretary of State. Mr. Eisenhower has a great deal more background on foreign policy and more knowledge of world affairs today than a sniping press credits him with. The critics have been trying to picture like all along as a "sick man" and as a "puppet of Dulles" or a "part-time President." This type of smear has been appearing regularly in the European papers, and most of the correspondents here for foreign newspapers have fallen for it. Back of all this is a drive to bring about a deal with Moscow—it's the same naivete that has missed professional diplomats in Europe before. It's a most dangerous type of pressure that could easily throw the Western alliance out of balance and give a miscalculating Khrushchev his chance to emulate Hitler. The new Secretary of State will find out who are his friends and who are his opponents the moment he shows himself aware not only of the Communist games but of the wiles of those in the West, inside and outside government, who unwittingly play the Communist game. (Copyright, 1959, New York Herald Tribune Inc.) Farmer McCabe Down in Havana, Cuba, someone tossed a bomb at old "Lover Boy" Porfirio Rubirosa who is now acting as the Dominican Ambassador. Porfirio wasn't hurt and neither was his number five wife—but he had the living daylights scared out of him. It's no small wonder, though, with all the shootings and killings that's going in in Cuba—just a firecracker going off dulls a man's appetite for days — at least it would mine. Farmer McCabe (all rights reserved) CROSSWORD PUZZLE Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle ACROSS 1-Allow 4-Rats 9-Man's name 13-Beverage 13-Vegetable 14-Girl's nickname 16-Irresistrained 17-Small towel 19-Challenged 21-Female (colloq.) 22-Sense 24-Take unlawfully 28-Swordsman's dummy-staken 28-Hitake 21-Obtained 28-Soak up 24-A state (abbr.) 25-Negative 27-Opening 28-Priet 40-World War II agency (init.) 43-Emerged victorious 44-City in Italy 46-Approach 48-Small bird 50-Nobleman 51-Church bench 53-Liond measure 54-Knocked 55-Center 61-Devoured 62-Flower 64-Meadow 65-Insane 64-Sowa 67-Conjunction DOWN 1-Ordinance 2-Guide's high note 3-Delicate 4-Entrance 5-Interior 6-Spelled for nickel 7-Vast are a man's appetite for days — at least it would mine. Farmer McCabe (all rights reserved)