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Thuriday, Nov*mb»r 14, 1468
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Sun Editorials, Features
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Don't Rush To Buy Up
Bunch Of 'Californium'
The Atomic Energy Commission has
announced that is is placing on sale for the
first time a limited amount of
californium-252, one of the world’s rarest
materials.
Don’t rush to get in line, however. Asking
price is $450 billion a pound. That’s $450
BILLION. i
Actually, there isn’t a pound of the stuff
in the world, so approved customers will
only have to pay $100 for one-tenth of a
microgram (one i 0-millionth of a gram).
According to AEC chairman Glenri T.
Seaborg, codiscoverer of californium, this is
a more realistic quotation not only because
the world’s supply of the manmade
radioisotope is measured in microgram
amounts but because it will see its greatest
use in minute quanitites.
In cancer research and treatment, for
instance, tiny amounts of califomium-252
may someday do the job 6f large and costly
reactors as a source of neutrons* It will also
aid in prospecting for gold, silver, uranium
and other elements.
Noting that the isotope is “a bargain at
almost any price," Seaborg predicts that
larger quantity production will bring
corresponding price advantages.
By the 1970s, total production of one
gram a year could bring the cost of
califomium-252 into the range of $15 to
$25 per microgram. By the early 1980s,
production could be raised to several
hundred grams a year, forcing the price to as
low as 50 cents per microgram.
That translates into a more reasonable
$225 million a pound.
New Hairnets
The Automobile Legal Association has
proposed that hairnets be made manda-
tory for hippie drivers. ,
Lengthy locks are a traffic hazard ffbt
only because they obscure the vision of
the one whose head they, uh, grace, but
because other drivers are disconcerted
when they see a car being diven |?y “a
ball of fuzz.”
“Many hairstyles, of the younger set
obstruct both forward and lateral vi-
sion,” says Philip C. Wallwork, ALA
safety director. “A regulation requiring
hairnets for the hairy set may prove as
sensible as the regulations requiring
helmets for motorcyclists."
The problem could also be solved by
mandatory haircuts, or perhaps even a
hairstyle with peepholes. But that, he
thinks, may be (ob drastic a step.
The Inside Pitch
By WICK FOWLER
AUSTIN (Sp) - Elephants
don’t forget: Some high-ranking
Tnaa Republicans, who will be
extremely influential in the Nis-
on administration, are incensed
over the actions of Gov. John
Connally and President Johnson
during the last week of the
presidential campaign. They
lost respect for Connally when
he told them privately that he
felt Nixon would be, by far, the
best President for the country-
that Humphrey, among other
things, was too emotional-and
then promptly joined his old
enemy, Sen. Ralph Yarborough,
in endorsing and fraternizing
with Humphrey on his campaign
trip to Texas.
"They managed to keep Tex-
as from going for Nixon," said
one, “When we had a chance to
get a lot of Texans appointed to
key jobs in the Nixon adminis-
tration if the state had gone for
him'. Well, that’s fine. When
they have some problems in
Washington during the next four
years, they can just take it to
Yarborough and see how far
theyget.”
The Republicans are especial-
ly bitter over LBJ’s bombing
halt They were tijpped on it 10
days in advance and told that he
would have his announcement
taped by the U.S. Army Signal
Corps (which he did) in an at-
tempt to promote secrecy de-
signed to make it appear a sud-
den, spontaneous decision. They
had time, as a result, to have a
special nationwide poll made on
the subject - to ask people how
they’d react in the presidential
race if Johnson ordered a bomb-
ing halt. The pollsters reported
that this would affect “only two
per cent" of the vote —so the
GOP quit worrying about it.
As it turned out, of course,
two per cent almost was the dif-
ference between life and Hum-
phrey. But, aside from the par-
tisan political aspects of the
matter, some of the most in-
fluential Texas Republicans say
they can never forgive LBJ for
“playing politics with Ameri-
can lives.” Meanwhile, Republi-
can leaders in Texas feel they
will have quite a bit of influ-
ence with Nixon — due largely
to Sen. John Tower’s ardent
campaigning for him - even
though the state’s 25 electoral
votes went to Humphrey. But
they are fully award of the dilu-
tion resulting from the failure
to carry the state for the GOP.
Those same Republicans
were amused by the statement
from Robert S. Strauss of Dal-
ks, Democratic National Com-
Imtteeman, and Will D. Davis,
immediate past chairman of the
State Democratic ( Executive
Committee, which said: “Tex-
as was the only state in the
southern and southwestern re-
gions of the U.S. to give Hu-
bert H. Humphrey a plurality.
Only Texas, Washington and
Hawaii of the states west of the
ly Wick Fowler 5
Mississippi River went for the
Democratic presidential nomi-
nee." Said one of the Republican
stalwarts: “They make it sound
like you’re awfully lucky to be
backing a loser; what good is
influence with Hubert Horatio
Humphrey going to do any-
body?”
Violent weather-snowstorms
and an earthquake- have shak-
en up a lot of people in Texas.
They were merely a normal
aftermath to the election.
The LBJ office in the federal
building at Austin is. being re-
novated. Designers are trying
to make it look as though it
has been used.
LIFE AMONG
COLUMNISTS
DOCTOR’S MAILBAG
Ruptured Disk Severity
Governs Treatment Need
By WAYNE G. BRANDSTADT, M.D,
(First of Two Related Columns.)
Q—How long does it take for ployed in similar pursuits.
a ruptured or slipped disk to
heal? Do ( need calcium or
something to strengtJieh my
bones? i
A—Since the severity of a
ruptured disk depends on the
amount of the material that
protrudes from the disk, the
type of treatment required
varies. Some persons with a
mild attack will respond to a
few days of bed rest while
others with a more, aggra-
vated attack may require
traction or a corrective brace.
Exercises to strengthen the
back may be advisable in
some instances. One doctor
has reported good results and
avoidance of an operation by
giving vitamin C. In patients
who are over 60 and with
whom other methods have
failed, however, surgical re-
moval of the disk is still re-
quired for lasting relief.
Everyone needs foods that
contain calcium to strengthen
their bones but this would
have no bearing on a disk rup-
ture.
Q—What is the difference
between scoliosis, sclerosis
and silicosis? Does scoliosis
affect only females? < ■
A—Scoliosis is an S-sbaped
curvature of the spine. Scle-
rosis means hardening, as ia
arteriosclerosis (hardening of
the arteries). Silicosis is a de-
posit of silica in the lungs. It
is seen In miners, tunnelers,
sand blasters and others em-
Scoliosis is observed in both
sexes.
Q—Is there any new method
of correcting spinal curva-
tures? •
A—No. The best treatment
is still recognition of the dis-
ease in childhood and the ap»
plication of a body cast or
brace.
I Q—My doctor says I have
spondylolisthesis. I wear a
back brace part of the time
but it doesn’t help much.
Would an operation heip me?
A—Spondylolisthesis is a
congenital condition in which
one of the vertebrae of the
lower back is defective and is
displaced forward. It is more
common in girls than in boys
and often escapes notice until
adolescence. The best results
are obtained when the condi-
tion is recognized early and
corrected surgically before
the end of the period of
growth.
Q—What Is a lumbar myelo-
gram? .
A—A myelogram is an X
ray of the spine. The lumbar
region lies just below the ribs.
— (Newspaper enterprise Attn.)
■ Please send rear questions and
comments to Worne 'S. Brondstadt,
M.D., iit con ol this paper. While
Or Brondstadt cannot answer indi-
«dual letters, he will answer letters
ef general interest in future columns
ABOUT TEXAS.
AUSTIN (Sp) - RICHARD
M. MOREHEAD, Dallas Morn-
ing News: “Except in the
choice of three new senators,
the voters of Texas showed a
preference this year tor con-
servatives in state government.
'Hie new Senate will be divided
roughly one-third liberal, one-
third conservative, and one-third
moderate . . . Fewer than JO
senators can be classed as con-
servatives in the traditional
sense, The latter label is. given
to lawmakers who are slow to
spend the taxpayers money;
lean more toward management
than labor, and favor free en-
terprise over government regu-
lation. Liberals are the bigger
spenders; advocates of income
taxes, big welfare programs,
and champion the cause of un-
ion labor and racial minorities.
They usually are more inclined
toward such programs as liquor
by the drink and legalized
fambling.”
SAM KINCH, Fort Worth Star-
Telegram; “Election of Richard
Nixon as President may have
projected Houston Congressman
George Bush into the 1970 race
for tb%U.S. Senate . . . Yar-
borough's influence at home
will decline rapidly because Re-
publican Nixon will not be ask-
ing his advice on patronage He
will be listening to Republican
Sen. John Tower. If Nixon should
get a second Republican senator
from Texas, he would start lis-
tening to him, too."
Nixon
Is Truly
'THE ONE'
By SEN. “EV” DIRKSEN
'For many months It was
“Nixon’s the One!” Now it’s
President-elect Richard Milhous
Nfacon.
What made him President? A
large number of reasons could
be cited - some valid, some
dubious, „ some spurious. Let’s
< begin at the beginning In an
evaluation of what brought vie- *
tory to this unusual and gifted «
man.
Nixon wanted to be President
Many other persons wanted to
be President, too, but as Fannie
Hurst once said of budding au-
thors: “They want to be au-
thors, but not hard enough.”
He wanted to be President hard
enough to pay the price in toil,
sweat and tears, and tears
were not the least of it
Years of experience as a
congressman, senator and vice
president taught him some ele-
mentary things about politics.
To become a nominee takee
votes in the national, conven-
tion, gnd those votes are cast
by delegates. Among the dele-
gates to the convention in Mi-
ami last summer were many
who served with Nixon In the
House and in the Senate. This
was virtually a hand-tooled nu-
cleus on which to build. It was
obvious to him that congress-
men serving as delegates had
great and direct influence on
their delegations.
Nixon’s strength with the
delegations was sufficient for
victory. It was carefully checked
at every step so that unforeseen,
last-minute defections would
not alter the result.
In traveling over the nation
once the campaign began,
statements from all kinds of
leaders on both sides of the
fence came to Nixon’s atten-
tion. As he took notice, he was
on the phone to whatever House
or Senate leader he could
reach; not only to get his re-
action but to get an idea of
what the correct decision was
for him to take. Obviously,
these conversations would be
reported to other congressmen,
Nixon played a good game.
He was not lured into any dark
corners. He had figured it all
but in advance. He knew he
would win if he did it the way
he did it, and what he wanted
to do was to win. The Demo-
crats did their best to get him
into a television debate. No one
knows now whether it would
have been a mistake, but he
didn’t get into it and that was
the correct thing for him to do.
And he wasTcorrect in his
handling of the Vietnam ques-
tion. For a major candidate to
take a position on Vietnam,
with out briefing from the Presi-
dent, was out of the question.
What he needed was an inter-
mediary who could reach the
President and who then could
keep Nixon informed on all de-
velopments. This wasdone,
He had many pipelines through
which to secure accurate and
up-to-date information from the
President and from any other
source. It is amazing what a
presidential candidate can learn
through the eyes and ears of a
competent, intimate staff. This
he did with rare skill. This in-
formation enabled him to make
statements of a defensive
character so that it could not
be said that he was not on top
of the news at all times.
Knowing that as President
he would be serving under a
fiscal year, M®, budget which
would be half spent before he
was inaugurated, he informed
himself on the exact state of
the budget and what he must
do to live with it Knowledge on
budget matters in the moments
ahead was indispensable, and
he knew where to go to get
the information.
Nixon knew when to keep his
own counsel. Speculations on
Cabinet appointments were ex-
actly that. Such speculations in
the last weeks of the campaign
were numerous and wild. At no
time did the rumors affect his
poise.
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Washington Merry-Go-Round-
Nixon Will Try Hard
To Live Up To Office
By DREW PEARSON
and JACK ANDERSON
WASHINGTON It ia our
experience, from several years
of turning the spotlight upon
various Presidents, that they
grow in office. They try to
write history that will stand up
under the cold and impartial
scrutiny of future historians.
Richard Nixon will be no
exception to this rule.
And being good at organiza-
tion, Nixon will probably sur-
round himself with an efficient
team which will adopt the Avis
motto of "We try harder.”
Since he will be a minority
President, elected with die pop-
ular vote against him, and
since he wifl have to get
cooperation from a Democratic
Congress which can make or
wreck him, he must pick a coal
ition cabinet with extreme
are. It must not only try hard-
er, but must have some influ-
ence on Capitol Hill.
He will of course get the
support of his own party in
Congress and will not have to
worry much about Southern
Democrats. They have formed
a Republican-Oixlecrat coalition
for years, and an anchor man
of that coalition is Sen. Strom
Thurmond, who delivered South-
ern delegates to Nixon at Mi-
ami Bach, plus North arid
South Carolina and the bonier
states to Nixon in the final
election. ; ^ •. .
What the new President will
have to worry about, therefore,
will be the Representatives and
Senators from the huge liberal
bloc of Northeastern states —
New York, Pennsylvania, Mas-
sachusetts, which Humphrey
carried — plus states such as
New Jersey and Ohio, which
he almost carried. The Sena-
tors and Congressmen from
these states represent a power-
ful swing vote with a loud and
persistent voice, which Nixon
badly needs in order to put,
across his program.
Even the Republicans from
these states, such as Sen. Jarir
Javlts of New York and Sen.
Clifford- Case of New Jersey,
vote regularly against the Re-
publican - Dixiecrat coalition
when liberal issues are at stake.
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IN PICKING his coalition Cab-
inet, therefore, Nixon will have
to give special attention to the
liberals. He has available,
thanks to the recent election,
some excellent talent which oto
cru ise would be put out to pas-
ture. Here is a tentative line-
up of coalition Cabinet mem-
bers which would ensure him
the support of Senators whom
be needs mat:
Secretary of State — Walter
Llppmann. The venerable col-
umnist moved from Washing-
ton to New York partly because
he got fed up with Johnson’s
foreign policy. Though a life-
long Democrat, he came out
for Nixon this fall. Llppmann
has studied foreign policy since
he was in knee breeches and,
though over 70, would be a
great asset In directing the
State Department If given a
good undersecretary to serve as
administrator.
Attorney General—Sen. Wayne
Morse of Oregon. No man in
Congress is better versed in
the law than Morse. He served
as dean of the University of
Oregon Law School, aad as
unofficial legal adviser to Lyn-
don Johnson where the latter
was Senate Majority Leader.
Morse has been alternately
a Republican and a Democrat,
and is a powerful man to haw-
on your side In any fight. He
would be an excellent Secretary
of Labor had not Nixon already
made a commitment to David
MacDonald, former head of the
United Steel Workers.
Morse has another important
asset. He is scrupulously hon-
est, and the public would have
confidence hi him as attorney
general. This to1 an area where
Nixon must be alert to protect
himself The Democrats are
waiting for a chance to revive
the old label of “Tricky Dick.”
Secretory of Housing and Ur-
ban Development — Sen. Joseph
qaik of Pennsylvania. This
relatively new Cabinet pat is
now held by the first Negro
cablneteer in history — Robert
Waver. It must go to someone
familiar with the problems at
the urban ghetto; tad nidi,
whether white or black, to not
easy to find. Joe Clark served
as the first Democratic mayor
of Philadelphia in 75 years and
did such a good job that Phil-
adelphia has not elected a Re-
publican mayor since. He start-
ed better race relations and the
rebuilding of downtown Phila-
delphia which have progressed
to the point that Philadelphia
escaped foe Negro riots which
have torn other cities apart
Secretory of Health, Educa-
tion and Welfare — Gov. George
Romney of Michigan. Romney
fo a liberal Republican who J
can be depended upon to admin-
ister carefully the billions of
dollars in federal school funds,
Mediate, hospitals, which BEW
doles out to the states. This
can become a- politfcal grab-
bag far more important than
the Pat Office, once the politi-
cal boodle-bag of every admin
istratkm. Romney’s politics are
unpredictable, but not his hon
esty, and Nixon will need a Re-
pubiian of this type pn his
team.
Secretory of the Army — Wal-
ter Washington of Washington,
D. C. Nixon's election was a
severe blow to the Negro popu-
lation, and winning their confi-
dence will be one of his
major problems. Already there
are dlstrubtag rumors of Negro
militants secretly eniising Negro
veterans of me Vietnam war
to wage guerrilla war in the
big cities.
Walter Washington, first may-
or of Washington, D. C., In 99
years, and a Negro, is too skill-
ed In government to lose, even
If he is a Democrat. Mayor
John Lindsay, a Republican,
once put him in charge of the
New York City housing pro-
gram and doubtless would like
to have him back. Nixon could
use him in the Defense De-
partment where Negroes are
playing an increasingly import-
ant rote. He is too skilled to
use only as mayor of Washing-
ton
Secretory of the Interior —
Mike Monrooey of Oklahoma
Though Mike comes from an
oil state and oil men are sus-
pect in the Interior Depart-
ment, he on be counted on
to caB foe shots according to
the public Interest Having
served In the House and Sen-
ate. his talents are too import-
ant to lose, fife would any •
weight with the establishment
in putting across the Nixon
program on Capital Hill
The Republican party has
plenty of good conservatives to
fill such conservative posts as
the Treasury, Defense, Com-
merce, Post Office, Agriculture
and Transportation.
The Cabfoet posts listed above
are key spots where the new
President will need support
from foe huge bloc of voters
who opposed him last week In
one of foe closest elections in
192 years of American history.
BIBLE VERSE
AND HE that taketh not his
cross, *nd followeth after me,
it not worthy of me. Matthew
1038
By Oswald and James Jacoby
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’ Back in the ’20s and ’30s
when Ted Lightner of New
York was one of the world s
five or six greatest players he
was noted for his languid man-
ner. But bitter experience
showed his opponents that the
more sleepy he looked, the
more dangerous he was.
Today he Is 75 years old and
more sleepy than ever, except
when it becomes time for him
to wake up and pUy the right
card.
Today we see him sitting
East at the Regency Whist
Club. He played his king of
hearts at trick one. South '
played the ace and went into
a long huddle while Teddy ap-
peared to lose all interest in
the proceedings. Then South
led a dub to dummy’s king
and a second club which lost
to West’s ace.
Now it was West’s turn to
huddle and eventually he
played the deuce of spades.
South went up with dummy’s
ace and led the three of dia-
monds. Teddy woke up long
enough to play the 10.
This second hate* high play
by Teddy effectively cooked
declarer’s goose, South had
planned to let the diamond
ride to West since he could
not afford to let East get the
lead. But now there was no
way for South to achieve his
aim. South might have cashed
eight tricks and settled for
down one but he played three
rounds of diamonds in the
vain hope that West held the
long diamond, not East. Thus
he went down two when Teddy
took hh queen of diamonds
and led the heart to his partp
ner.
South had played the hand
in a most enterprising fash-
ion and we sort of wonder if
very many young, alert, wide-
awake experts would have
come up with that 10-spot play
Ted made.
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with any luck at all and it pay*
to try for eteae games.
TODAY'S QUESTlofy
Instead of tadefihg three spades
your partner jumps to three
clubs over your one spade re-
sponse. What do you do how?.
Enrich Your Vocabulary
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\ Q—Upon what basic pro
(ess does all life in the world
depend?
A—The basic process in the
making of food by plants is
called photosynthesis and
upon this process all life de-
pends.
By PHIL PASTORET
The greatest reducing ex-
ercise going is one of self-
denial.
Before accepting a din-
ner invitation, check to see
whether the hostess is an
old-fashioned or an old
fashion cook.
. , •
Men with good memories
can recall when the only girlie
jgazines in town were in the
i-bershop.
Me mest man in town is
fellow who sends pea-
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mother 21 Knave ,n
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34 Cognisance
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81 Mohammed's
son-in-law
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33 Permits catch
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Hartman, Fred. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 122, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1968, newspaper, November 14, 1968; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1044345/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.