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Victory in poverty war Other events have been more pressing arid more carefully observed, but the continued funding of two local antipoverty programs means that here, at least, the old dream of a war against poverty has not been lost entirely. First, the Mid-Delta Education Association, which has been running a Head Start operation for over 1,000 children for six years, was refunded for another year of operation at the same level. That means not only that those children, all from poverty families, will again have training and food on a systematic basis, but that a number of adults as well will continue to have decent employment. Second, although actually earlier by the calendar, Systematic Training and Redevelopment Inc. (STAR) was refunded after a bruising showdown fight with the Atlanta regional office of the Office of Economic Opportunity.

At one point it seemed that the men with the long axes were going to get away with their gutting foray, but the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mississippi, STAR'S official sponsor, plus a number of allies, rallied a strong counter-offensive. STAR'S continuance means that older citizens, deprived of an adequate education as children, may yet become productive citizens. While still on the subject of STAR, we're glad to see that Armstrong Elementary School will become STAR'S local headquarters. The formerly all- black school, closed in this year's transition to an integrated school system, is too good a facility to go unused. It's an old axiom that an unoccupied building deteriorates faster than a used one, and STAR badly needed new quarters.

The School Board and STAR got together, and two problems were solved with one decision. The anti-poverty program, state-wide and nationally, is still in deep trouble, despite Mid-Delta's and STAR'S continued existence. The future of Head Start itself is still to be decided by Congress. The President's intentions are not clear. But that, seven years after the brave promises of President Johnson's all-out war on poverty, it still survives offers some hope that what remains only a small beginning will not be eliminated entirely.

That's small comfort, perhaps, but this is a time in which we must take comfort where we can find it. 'Didyuu ever see whiter Noble aim, but Without impugning the motives of the supporters of the conquest-of-cancer legislation, we think there are several things questionable about the approach they are taking. A bill to establish an independent cancer agency has already passed the Senate; the director of the agency would report directly to the President, and federal expenditures on attacking the disease would be greatly increased. Now the members of the House are being pressured to follow the Senate's lead. The assumption is that a crash government program actually could "conquer" cancer, in the sense of relegating it to a minor health problem, in fairly short order.

Needless to say, millions of Americans would be profoundly thankful if such were the case. Yet many doctors and scientists believe that the causes of cancer are still too mysterious to be susceptible to a crash program. Considerable time, effort and money might be wasted without necessarily bringing a cure any nearer. As far as money is concerned, the federal government, in addition to all the private work, is not being exactly niggardly as it is. Moreover, alternative legislation has been offered that would intensify the attack on cancer but keep it within the existing institutional framework.

A number of eminent Harvard Medical School doctors are raising additional objections to the bill passed by the Senate. In a letter to The New York Times, they note that the bill doesn't require the elaboration of a formal plan for the attack on cancer, does open the door to unlimited contract research under the control of a small intramural cadre and fails to provide for independent evaluation of the agency's methodology and achievements. "A noble objective," these doctors wisely observe, "does not compensate for poorly written legislation." It is understandable that a high quotient of emotion should attend the cancer debate, considering all the suffering and death the affliction causes. But if emotion is allowed to dominate a scientific undertaking, a crash program is all too likely to be self- defeating. --Wall Street Journal The Scotchman won his wager Only yesterday 5 Years Ago--1966 Coleman High's Tigers romped to a 44-0 homecoming victory over Louisville here Friday night with a balanced running and passing attack.

Leroy McGinnis led Coleman rushers with 65 yards, William Johnson had 60, Leroy Byars 56 and Bluefus Davis 49. Davis was the top pass receiver with 135 yards in tow receptions. William Tate, who had 13 individual tackles and nine assists, led the defense. He got plenty of help from Lee Henry Triplett, Alfred Montgomery, Don Hite, Rogers Robertson and Carl Allen. The Ladies Golf Association of the Greenville Golf and Country Club climaxed its season of activities last week with an awards dinner at the club.

Pat Ingram was awarded the club championship trophy by Mrs. Joe Glass while the runner-up award went to Jennie Walsh. Others receiving trophies were: Betty Con way, first flight winner; Marty Dickman, first flight runnerup; Pat Abide, second flight winner; Rae Wiener, second flight runnerup; Paulina Sheppard, third flight winner; Elliott Harbison, third flight runnerup; Doris Mansour; fourth flight winner; Fashion Cashion, fourth flight runnerup; Julia Alvarez; i flight winner and Corrinne Buehler, fifth flight runnerup. 15 Years Ago--1956 The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veteran of Foreign Wars met Tuesday night at the post home. The meeting was opened with the auxiliary prayer.

Mrs. C. R. a senior vice president, presided over the meeing. Those present were Mrs.

T. J. Williamson, Mrs. Berkley Knowles, Mrs. Claude Satchfield, Mrs.

Eldon Walker, Mrs. Eleanor Wells, Mrs. II. G. Vaughun, Mrs.

Lynn Mrs. R. E. Mrs. Claude Richard, Mrs.

C. L. Hobinson, Mrs. A. N.

Forbes, Mrs. Lloyd Lunceford, Mrs. Jack Gordon, Mrs. W. C.

Logan, Mrs. Kattie Bridges, Mrs. C. R. Bradford, Mrs.

B. E. Reuther and Mrs. A. J.

Kafoury. Mr. and Mrs. B. A.

Reid entertained with a surprise birthday party Tuesday night at their home honoring their son- in-law, Lt. Edwin Cooper. Delicious refreshments were served to the guests by Mrs. Reid. Mrs.

Warren Kapp assisted in-serving. Those attending were Lt. and Mrs. Jerry Ziche, Lt. and Mrs.

George Bushey, Lt. and Mrs. Don Griffin, Lt. and Mrs. Jerry Newlon, Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Reid, Mrs. Warren Kapp, and Mrs. Edwin Cooper. 25 Years Ago--1946 Mr.

and Mrs. E. E. Klingman Jr. entertained with a dinner Monday at the Magnolia Lounge.

The dinner was in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Klingman and the birthday of their daughter, Mrs.

Alice K. Hill. Mrs. Klingman and Mrs. Hill were presented with corsages of gardenias and sweetheart roses while a boutonniere was given the "groom." The party included, Mr.

and Mrs. E. E. Klingman, Mrs. Alice K.

Hill, Miss Sarah Ann Hill, and Edward Hill of Cleveland. Mrs. Raymond Thompson was honoree at a delightful bridge party Wednesday night when Mrs. Robert Turner entertained at the home of her mother, Mrs. Owen McCoy.

The party was a Bon Voyage party since Mrs. Thompson leaves next week for Germany. Mrs. Turner's guests were Mrs. Raymond Thompson, Mrs.

William II. Monic, Mrs. John Gannon, Mrs. John Young Mrs. Royal Brantcn, Mrs.

Hugh Allan Alexander, Mrs. Dan Lindsay, Mrs. Percy Lee Bell, Miss lone Boudrcaux and Miss Donna McCourt. There's a story about a barnstorming aviator in the early days who took people up for plane-rides for five dollars apiece. And there was a Scotchman who wanled to go up, but only if the pilot would take Scotty's wife along too, that is two passengers for the pi ice of one.

the flyer refused, the Scot insisted and, finally, the flyer agreed to take the two up for just five dollars, provided the Scotchman didn't say anything during the flight. However, if the Scot uttered even as much as one word, the price would be ten dollars. Agreed, said the latter, so the couple climbed into the plane for the take-off, and up and away went same. The pilot really gave his plane the business, loops, rolls, dives, spins and whathaveyou, then landed. "Well Jock," he said I've got to hand it to you, you didn't say anything up there, so give me five." "Aye," replied the cagy passenger," but I thought for a minute that you had me when my wife dropped out!" Well, Billy Kimbrell and Joe Reilly thoughl they had us, when they read last Friday's column with Old Sluff's mention of the late Davy Davison's Irish brogue.

Mind you, Readers Kimbrell and Reilly, we made no inferences about Mr. J. Davison's nationality, and it was only his accent and manner of speaking that we were concerned with. Meanwhile the three of us are pleased to recall Davy wi'h much affection. So does Billy's daughter, Regan Kimbrell, who learned a lot about the artislry of sewing from Mr.

J. Davison the Tailor. As for Davy's native origin, Joe Reilly tells us that he was Dutch, born in the same area of Holland as was the late Father Kosten- broek, priest of St. Joseph's Catholic parish here for many years. In religion Davy was Lutheran (he helped found, organize and build the local church) then, in age, became a Catholic and member of St.

Joseph's parish. He was noted and will be long remembered for his skill in the tailoring profession. He specialized in alterations, and helped a lot of us weather the depression-years, by making a five year old suit of clothes look rather presentable, with a take-up here and a let-out there. As for our comment about his brogue, which prompted the aforementioned protests from the Messrs. Kimbrell and Reilly, we might go further and suggest that this could hfl.ve stemmed from Davy's many years of association with, and devotion to the Reilly family of Greenville.

Remember "Joe Reilly the Tailor" shop on South Poplar, afterwards Gervys Lusk's cotton exchange, and now a First National Bank branch-facility? Time gets away! Joe Jr. has another memory, stirred perhaps by the "Ferryboat series, i that Brodie Crump Bob Carlson was not only a riverman but also a very excellent engraver, whose services were often employed by jewellers in Greenville and surrounding territory. And now for a personal memory, how we tried to use the Greenville Bridge Ferry Company's landing-office telephone one evening on our way home from a visit with the kinfolks in Little Rock, way back in the middle Ihlrties. It was a parly-line, and in use when we picked up the phone, and we soon identified the voices in a three-way conversation belween Wade Bowen, Andrew Bell and Sonny Massey. Maybe they will remember what they were talking about but all we recall is that, after three attempts, we gave up the receiver and let them have the line to themselves.

BC P.S. Speaking of ferries, we are wondering if cousins Frances and Conwell Sykes used the Staten Island deal during their recent vacation in New York State and New England. Letters Letters to the editor are encouraged by the Delta Democrat- Times and are published as promptly as possible. The letters column is open to any reader who wishes to express his views on a current issue or to make general comments on the passing scene. The only restrictions -on the content of the letters are that they cannot exceed 250 words, cannot include a personal attack on an individual or be libelous.

All letters must include the writer's name, home and city or postal route address. Correspondents who desire anonymity may have their names withheld by request, but only if they sign the original letter with a bona fide name and address. Letters which run over 250 words or which do not meet other conditions for acceptance will either be edited, if the writer agrees to this, returned or, in the case of an anonymous letter, thrown away. Jackson effort picks up steam WASHINGTON-Sen, Henry M. Jackson's tentative decision to risk the New Hampshire primary In Sen.

Edmund Muskie's own backyard signals a bold strategy switch in his long-shot race for the Democratic: Presidential nomination. That switch commits Jackson, the party's leading foreign policy hard-liner, to an all- out effort in the first big-three primaries- New Hampshire, Florida, Wisconsin--and soon thereafter in Pennsylvania at the expense of such non-primary states as Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and others in the more friendly Far West. Thus, Jackson is now cutting his schedule in these Western states, which select their delegates in party conventions to give him time for a minimum of 15 full days in the firsl-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary on March 7. This stunning decision carries obvious risks, but it rests on the solid logic that if Jackson fails to make dramatic inroads against Muskie in the early primary season it may be too late for him. His New Hampshire backers, working through Rep.

Thomas S. Foley of Washington (who spent several days in New Hampshire last week and returns next) have now informed Jackson that he would run surprisingly well among New Hampshire's predominantly moderate and conservative Democratic primary voters. Although a Jackson challenge in New Hampshire has been a long-cherished goal of such top-rank Jackson advisers as Ben J. Wallenberg the candidate's chief political operative, old pro Hy Raskin, argued that chasing Muskie in his own backyard would be folly. It would also eat into the Jackson schedule for heavy campaigning in the March 14 Florida primary.

A Jackson win in Florida was to be the springboard that would catapult Jackson into much-needed national prominence. The more the Jackson team examined Florida, however, the bleaker it began to look as just such a springboard. "It's getting mushier and mushier," in the words of one Jackson aide. Thus, a Jackson win there might lack the dramatic effect originally hoped for. For example, the probable entry of New York Mayor John V.

Lindsay in the Florida primary has Jackson backers worried about the powerful Jewish vote in Miami. They now fear that Miami Mayor David T. Kennedy may actively support Lindsay, possibly costing Jackson a clear-cut Florida triumph. Evans Novak Something less than a clear-cut Jackson win in Florida, moreover, would leave his candidacy looking ambiguous, possibly all the way to the Oregon primary more than two months later. By then, as Jackson's advisers view it, it might be too late for him to emerge as a credible candidate.

Thus, Foley's report of widespread and genuine Jackson sentiment among New Hampshire's middle-reading Democrats fits neatly with the importance of Jackson challenging Muskie hard and early to establish himself as a viable Presidential prospecl. There was, however, one gnawing problem in the guise of conservative Manchester publisher William Loeb, whose Union Leader is the state's most powerful newspaper. Loeb likes Jackson and Loeb's help could have been extremely valuable for the New Hampshire primary. But Loeb's zest for savage combat against any and all liberals could have unfairly boomeranged against Jackson outside New Hampshire, subjecting him to guilt by association. That problem ended with the entry of Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty, a right-wing Democrat who has already opened up five high-cost campaign headquarters and has Loeb's public blessing.

Loeb, in fact, has mildly chastised Jackson, charging edi'orially that he "apparently decided there were more voles among the peaceniks than the patriots, so he has changed his policy on Vietnam" (a reference to Jackson's sharp attack on the Oct. 3 one-man presidential election in South Vietnam). Loeb's predictable hostility to Muskie and Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota in tha New Hampshire primary now cannot hurt Jackson outside New Hampshire. Moreover, Jackson has the silent (but not public) backing of Roger Crowley, a conservative Democrat who was Loeb's 1970 choice for governor and whose political strength centers in populous Hillsboro County.

Hence, Foley's conclusion; with the right going to Yorty and the left split between Muskie and McGovern, an all-out Jackson bid for the center could supply the essential breakthrough nationally that he badly needs. (Letters to the Editorials are great To the editor: The editorials of the Delta Democrat- Times are'just great! You did a good job today with "The gubernatorial choice." You have a great newspaper! David K. Patenotte Yazoo City Abominable shelter To the editor: Glad to read that a humane human has noticed that the Greenville Animal Shelter is in desperate need of help. It needs larger spaces, cleaner, better feeding facililies; cleaner, dryer cages, and veterinary assistance. Of course, most people simply haven't had occasion to visit the shelter recenlly, bul those abominable coridilions do exisl.

One helpful idea would be to spay all cats and dogs that were not to be used specifically for breeding. When animals keep on reproducing this way, there can't help but be poor homeless pups and kittens. Everyone complains about having to give away kittens but no one is willing to nip the problem right in the bud. Please lei's Iry to help the shelter. Let's all do something even if it's only as much as we can.

If every Greenvillian gave a penny, we could have a sizeable Another Animal Lover Sydney i Proud of Mississippi To the editor: This morning I waked up more grateful for being a Mississippian than ever before in my life--The Great Nation of not only a slate of our 52 stales of the Other states and nations should profit by our display of intelligence and fcrtilude in our approximale 80 per cenl endorsemenl of principles that are outlined in the Bible and our constilulion. We voted not for or against any man, but for our profound beliefs in the way we think people should live with and for our fellow man. We approximately 80 per cent urge the approximate 20 per cent to join us hand in hand in keeping Mississippi the leader we are proving to be. May God keep us always and may we always keep God. I am proud to be a H.E.

"Budcly" Graves Greenville, Miss. Spy vs. spy. rules or no be Monday, Nov. 8, 1971 llodding Carter, Publisher Uodding Carter III, iSdito- John Gibson, General Manager Ihc Dclln Democrat Times published Monday through Friday mid Sunday by: Tho Times Publishing Orccnvlllo, Miss, Delivery by carrier 11,75 por monlh.

Mall uhscrlptlnns payable In advance lo sub vrlbeis llvlno In Washington and rallolnlnu Mnrt.hll, counlics not served by dealers ant' carriers, 3 months six months, JI2.00, ono year SM.OO. entered (is second class mailer at tho Post Office al Greenville, undor Act ol WASHINGTON-Behind the diplomatic drama of the United Nations, Soviet KGB men and American FBI agents engage in a silent game of espionage and intrigue. They keep one another under surveillance, compile dossiers on each other and lurk in the shadows with hidden cameras and tape recorders. The KGB plants agents and holh sides recruit Secretariat informants. All of this, of course, violates UN rules outrageously.

Ugly pressure is brought on the informants, for example, to violate their UN oath that they will not "accept instructions in regard to the performance of my duties any government or other authority external lo the organization." We have documented the case of a South American, seeking U. S. citizenship, who was assigned lo work in the Secretarial under a high-ranking Russian. Nol long after he applied for citizenship, the South American received a confidential telephone call from (he FBJ. He was asked to slop by an FBI office where he was pressed to furnish Information about his Soviet superior.

The FBI agent was and made no mention of Ihc pending citizenship application. But the dismayed South American feared his application would be rejected If he didn't cooperate. He was "stupefied" by the Information' lhal the FBI had already gathered about the Russian. Bul the FBI wanted the proapccllvc to report, on Ihc Russian's dully Jack Anderson schedule, to sneak glimpses into his appointments book, to listen for any unusual telephone calls, to make a note of all but routine visitors, to monitor the letters he wrote, to keep track of his travels and, significantly, to note any personal quirks or romantic inclinations. The unhappy South American, whose identity we have agreed to withhold, didn't want to spy for the FBI in violation of his UN oath.

But he also didn't want to jeopardize his chance of becoming a U. S. citizen. He put the FBI off, at i a by reporting that the Russian was accretive about activities. Then the Latin gat new position fur enough removed from imy IlusHlnn.s (hat the FBI lot him off I ho honk, Of course, the FBI had (food reason to he suspicious of the ItiiKslan.

KGB agents have thoroughly Infiltrated the Secretariat. They have used their UN cover to seek U. S. secrets, to promote anti-American activities and to compile dotmicrB on UN pcrwmnel. One Soviet UN employe wan found to have ItiniiRiindK of itollnrfl wnrlh of HopliiHllcalwl camera equipment in apartment, Indeed, (he UN in Ihn main Soviet espionage center in this country.

The FBI and the State Department are at odds, however, over how to handle Soviet spies. Over the past decade, the U. S. has expelled only 11 Soviet UN employes. But the FBI has accumulated enough evidence to justify ousting several others.

The State Department feels that their back-alley activities aren't harmful enough to risk upsetting Soviet-American relations and Hint the expelled diplomats would merely be replaced by other spies anyway. The Kremlin would also retaliate by ex- peiiing American diplomats from Moscow where it's more difficult lo arrange replacements. a the Slate Department has prevailed. Hut the FBI occasionally InkTM matter!) into Its own hands. This happened only a few weeks ago.

The Kill a evidence a a i i Pnullchcnko, a top UN public relations official, wan a key KGI) This Information wan quietly leaked lo the New York Times jiml as his five-yoiir UN contract came tip for renewal. Since (ho Slate Department didn't expel him, tho FBI hnpnA Hie publicity would force Hiitwla lo pull him mil. Thin IK how (ho gome In BornellmoN played behind IhoNcencH at the United Nalloiw. Murder Thrcnl-- Tin; Kill linn warned Rep. Henry Gonzalez, that a professional assassin may be gunning for him.

FBI aide Dave Bowers telephoned the Congressman's office to report that reliable FBI source" had tipped off their San Antonio office that "a possible contract" to kill Gonzalez had been issued in Houston. The motive, presumably, is lo slop Gonzalez's clamor for full investigation of the Texas slock scandaln. It Isn't the firsl lime the Congressman's life has been threatened. The same Bowcro called with a similar warning on April 1(1, 1059. He reported thai an ex-convict named ISsleban liomcro had sworn lo kill Gonzalez.

Romero wan quickly tracked down to a San Antonio bar and was mruHlcd for being drunk. Dcfolliilloti--Autumn came early lit Lnngloy Air Force Base, this year when Ihe trees on the ponl began turning brown In mid-July. At flrHt iftc perplexed brims thought they may have lined herbicide In pliicci of inw'ctlcldo to conlrol an Infcalallon of The lovely buna In Tldownler, (liny feared, would noon be aH bare a VIHnain fornul, But bam; of. flclnln now Ihlnk they wore nllppcd dflfcwllvn poHllnltle which advenmly iiffeelod Iliu Tho only olliw plni'mll-lo plannllon, limy nay, In Dial wimo of llui herbicide iitied In conlrol grann nroiiml Ihn ninwayn iiomolmw found Hit wny Into Mm nml HVHlciniiof I i i.