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Rtrssias No Longer Hus Edge In MisiIee There is a missile gap today, but tunike the one of at few -yearýs bacýk this one is aýpparent- ;y real - and more impor tant, Lt is in Wshin1gton's favour rýa- ther than Moscow's. This was highlighted with W- sýhin1gtOn's annouincemient that it had just put its 200th nucleýar- tipped intercontinental ballistic mï-issile- in place-a missijle sqýua- dron of Atiases at thie Platdts- burgh Air Force Base in aipstate New York. Aeiasmissjle family now rincludes 126 Atiases, 54 Titans (a bigger a nd heavierIiud fuel missile), and 20 of the Iat-, est quick-fiing,sohld Nl in- uitemien, dclarecd oberationial Dec. il, at Greaý- Falls, Monitana WVithin the cmig onhsa- othier 51 Titýans will be addled to this i,ssile family, plus 780 morie of the Mntmn(that lin 4-titast to the tls nd Ti- tant' fiing time of over 15 mid- utes cari be re within 30 sec- onds). It is understoodl that President Kennedy is going to ask for an- (other 150 Mýrinutemi-en in the 1964 budget. This will bring uip clo-se to a thhousand t'he number of ICBMs te United States will hiave nifs weapons stockpile The best intelligence estimiates kiow put the Soviets' missile sfr-ength at bDetw%,een 7î5 and 100. The old - a7nd miîstakeni ratio of more than 2-to-i in Moscow's favoui-i as now been turned inta, m better t hi a n 2-to-I ratio iti 'Washlingtoni's favour - and wvith the ratio for the future climb- ing even higlier. 0f course it is just possible that United States intelligence could be mistaken about the So- viet missile strength now, under- .rating it, just as they were mis- taken three years ago in over- Yating it. That possibility canniot Ibe ignored, thoughl here is ne question but that United States COOKED--MurV Ol-skey dem- onstrotes the old adage that too muny cooks spoil the broth. 0f course, the way she did it en, her hume is flot in the usual manner infrmaionon Soviet mis3sile capacity is much better today than then. It is no scret t1hat the nielStates lhar. amuch gr-eat- er ?aud ymore aýccurate- cheek con wý,hat is g9lC> oni wighon the U.S.S.R. new than àl-had then. One reason was hi1nteýd ai by the Presîdent in bis rcn-xt TV pcress conference wjïilh the thre, je twc)rkIi:s the oth er evening, "The camera,'> he obse-rveti, «la going to be aur best inspectýor." The, reference was in connection wîheffort s to get ground in- spcio ,ights lui Cuba, and re- ferred both f0 the high-flying U-2 and the low - flying Navy Cruisade-rs and Air Force RF- I l0ýl's sed in that affair. But another camera thatlihe didn't mention - thoughli e is certain- iy aware ,of its missions and po- tenitlis- is the reconnaissance satellite known, as Samios. Thie secrecy id hias been put on ifs roperations. But theoreticýally if can dlo anyth,',ingl the U-2's can do, and cover a great deal more tritor, There are reports hecre in WVa- shington that one reason Pre- i e r Khrushchev didn't howl though lie knew of their over- fliglits of l'he U.S.S.R. years be- f ore Powvers was shot down, was- that hie didln't realize liow corn- plcee andcea the U1-2 photo- graplis were. He had ta see the pictures front Powers' camnera before lie was aware wliat United- States intelligence was abtaining, wrifes Neai Stanford in the Christian ScienceMonitor. t is nowv reeognized i Wash- ington fliat tlie main reason Premiýer Khruslichev tried to s2neak missiles int o Cuba was te m-ake up for, somue of ýhc missile 'gap byv put ting IRBiM's within shootin.g distance of the United' States. If leie ouldni't mnatch:tlie Unifed States ICBMV for ICBM he could put United States far- gefs under tlie eye of IRBM's in Cubaà. Thiere are same United Stes officials who~ are convinced that flie Kremnlin i5 neyer goîng te be able to close the missile gap if now faces. Bes1rde, flie 200 operafional ICBM's today tie UJnited States lbas eighit Polaris submarines (and a nintb tliat wîill be war-ready before the end of the year) each h 16 nu- clear-tipped rockets or j44 1,200 -1 ta - 1,500-mnile-rangne mis- siles in ail. But wliat mnakes flie miss:ile gapFifa3cing the Russians worse flian even fl i figures suggest is fliat if is apparently going fa0 take a Soviet margin of 4-to-I ov so fo knock ouf a Minutemnan o'r Titan in their undergroundSilo. It requires almosýt a direct ht to wipe out oni-e of these, and ICBM's are n ot y et accurate enougli - despif e Kblt;icliev's boast lie can hit a f1y in space -fo corne anyivere near a 1- for-i ratio of. a Soviet miissile te United States buîried farget. There is, liowever, one pros- pect that lias Amyerican officiais really wvorried In the missile picture, namnely that tlie Soviets- mîglif develop a baian ballis- ic missile fliaf would upseit the whole thing. That has fnot oc- curred, but the possibility of it caunot be ignored. k 4TALETALKS Deep-Lat ryingis ý' a sJimple, i method of caokery and-if donc correctIY-ýpro duc es iood tLhat is just as digestible as that whicli camnes frOm" any oth-er kind. Unfaorffunafely, many coaks uise shortening, salad ail or ýcook- lng ail fiat, is not suited ta tuis mnethad, or else dIO nat check tlie, frying femiperature crfuland sa are, dis.appoinfed wifh the In a recent issue of the CA-NA- DIAN WEEKLY there are hints aboujt deep-fat fryving wbicli. if, followed closely, shLiuld praduce tie sort of food you lave tae serve -and eat. Here fhey are. -.Use a- sturdy, flat-bottamie, straiight-sided saucepan, an auLto- imLatic elçCtric deep fryer Cor flic deep frying unit of yu sor electric range. A frying, basket is nat a m-usýt but it does help in lowering food into and faking ifood oui of tlie hot ail, 2. use enaougb aOil or oflier fry- ing ,faât to floaf tlie-food so cook- îng is uniform. Alsa), there ih ouLid be enouigli fat ta prýevent-, ja big temperature drap wlien food is added. But flie fat shouildnr'tf fu the fryer aniy mare than liaif fuili--this alloaws room for the food ta be fried and for the bDubbling- up af the fat wilien food is adlcecl. If, ývhlen food is added, tlie fat foamis and flirea-. f ens to bibie over trie edge of the fryver, raise the fryinig baskjet quickly and lower agaiii slowly. Repeait if niecessýary. 3. Frying ail at a temperiatuire of, 375 degrees ï-s the ma-stsaiac tory for mroA foods. 4. Temý-peratuLre contraI of tlie fat lu the fryer is ver-y important. Electric fryers have auitomatic heat con)trais but a, týirmameter ,is neccssary for best results whien uïs*ing an aridinaL7ry sauce- pan. The bread cubetest is not as safîsfactory but miay be used -a one-inch cube of;stale bread will brow,ýn in hot, fat -0f 375 degrees in 30 ta 40 seconds. If tb.c temperature of the fat is toe otlie faod will absorb fo muhfat before if Is properly browned and cooked; if if is fo hot, the food wvll over-brown bef are if i-, sufficienf"ly cookied ïinside. 1. Most foo)ds need fat be tuLrn"ed' only onceý for unlformi browniin.i 6. Foods should be lowered into the hot faf gently fa avoid splashing. For sm-aller sizcd itemis, suic as potaitoes and shrimp, a frying babske't is con- venient. Toings are hardy for p eesof hicen ndfish. For fritters, dip a la',rge spoon first into iehot fat, (tien;take a spoonifu-l of the fr'îier m)ixture, anidlwe it intio the atitwill s;lip rdffeaiy 7. Drain fo)ods îimmediaitelY on pa1per owlngorbr w wraP- ping paýper S(any ceýL-ss fat wl be-- a1bsorbedlby rtic pFapr, leav ing-thn efoods c(rîsply y , v 8 To keep foods w-armr that h1ave bceen fried inquniy place fliem irina slow aven 0f about ll250) deres ntilsred 9Deep f ry only ance layer ai a time of such foods as daughnuts; and friffers, anid neyer fuile frying basket rmore than on-e- quarter fltil 0pt afto es for Freniclifrics. To fry tono mucb1 at ancrefime man engthengý fryîing tie, redcïing temfipera- tureciof fatnd [thus cau.sing foods toasrbme 4 10. If frying is interrupteti for any lengthi of ime by a vistier or tic feleplione, lawer tempera- ture of fat ta 250 tiegrees. It i. casïier ta bring fhe fat up fo f ry- ung tempDeratureý fram this tem- perature and, also, a 'holdinig" temperature of 250 degree.s is bettei for the fat thani one of 375 IL. Cool fat enIouglita liandie ,asiy, ten srainIf ater verY us'e to remove ;bits 0 f bread crumbs or batte>r vwhicli flef t in the fat, cause it, ta, o"brezak dawn" faster 'than rdnail.Cover strained ouJ or of-lier fat and stair, in a cool place. Keep for frying nly and "freshen" it lby adding a, small amounit of fresh ail or otlier fat ecditime If la re-used. This restares 'fta ifîs normal fry- lng efficcncy.ý; FRENCH FRIED ONIONS S large oionsY >/k eup milk 1'à cup flowr 14 teaspoon sýait Sliore"nilg for deep-fat irylng He-at i 'k inches 03 f shor-tening in a dcepsacpnt 375 degrçees F. Slice peeled onlons 14ý inchi thîck aLnd separate ýinito rings. Dip into mllk, flien intýo flour season- cd awlth gsait. Frfy, a 'few at a? timne, in hot fatt unil lightliy bý,)rowed, Drain on utnglazed paper. Sprinkle wvith salt. Yield: FRENCH FRIED POTATOES (Blanch and brown method) 1,Was-h and peel pafataes. Cut Into thick slices (!% inch), then cut into sfr..ipsofsae width. Soak lu, cold salted water for 30 mninu'tes. Drain and dry fliar- o ughly beftween towels. 2. Fry partially (Iblancl)i) n deep hot fat of 350 degrees F. unfil potatoesý are tenvder but nat lrawn--3 ta 6 mninutes. Drain an absorbent paper. If la e ften con- veintt fry pofatoes pa.rtially weLl aliead o f -mealtimne and tieýn brown fhL-ie quickly just before servîng. 3. Browniing - relict fat ta 390 'A Rifle Muzzle Jcimmed In My Ribs- And a Nation With an ltchy Finger' By WARD CANNEL .Newspiaper Enterprise Assn. CARACAS, Venezuela - The quaint fellow stepping ouf of fie shradows was nof listed in flic fourist guidebook. Nor was fie quaint, gleaming rifle lie kepf pressing againsf this reporter'g quîvering flesh. But guidebooks aside, this is hiow Caracas lives today -- or, maore accurafely, tonigit. Tie hub ýf wa is probably outr strongest ally in fie eikplosive. Cariblican is terrified after dark. As if turned out, fie mani with fie gun was a niglif "gauch.iman>' (tic "g"ý is suecnt). But lie could as easily have been a bandit, in Caracas today if is not ùflusual for aParfmcnt dwellers tao have five or six locks on flicir doors, and bars on flicir wvindows. A w,ýise homc-owncr lives behind a igibarbed wire fence and, if. lic can afford if, instaîls electri-. cýally operatcd door teücks. No- bodyý,,~except fools and crimninalfs, 'waîfs on dark corners for buscs and taxis. Wiaf locks Ca2racas in after dark î is a ogre flic Free World bas seen risc up before - tic rootless unemplayed, prey to cver'y vagrant whim and polîtIi- cal ag-it ator. Despife fantastic resources ini ou ai-d steel, Venezuela toda-y is -plagued by unemplayment. Near- ]yoe persan in four is ouf of work. Iii a land whcre populationi growfhlisl boiling along at a stag- gering 4 p er cent per ycar, 80,000 new jobs arc. necded annuaily just ta maintain a satstlBui if 80,000 new lobs, open uip nw- adys, if'. a re;ncord In a hiem-Iispitýe where the po- lificali rallYing cry is for landi reform, Mu1chi of Venezuela'. pljain s are abandoned. willlngl by farmeýrs jvho cannof grow foodi enougli for th1eir own famxi- lies. In part, 0f course, Vo-nczucla.'s 1ilS are God's lýrony, 011, whlch brings lu. beffer than 80 per cent of flic govemrnict'srevenue, cm-. ploys only about 37,0M0p, pe somre 3 per cent o;f thre naflon'a work force. New oil field deý velopmrent, even if if douLbled fie lnd-ustr-y's emplaymnfn, would miake a tiny dent lu the- mass of unemplayed. But wgith warld ail markets seriously off, new developmnent i.ý unlikely. Steel and iiran Care, Veniezuela'ï otier golden apple, is off, fao. One big customer, Russia, has furncd fa European steel produ- cers. But even 50, youL can'f caf golden apples. And as ta amn: Wl, sayýs a goverument cconomist, oaur people a)re using farmiig neliods about 400 vears behind the timecs," Tic resu.1t is painfully obviaus eve-rywliere on Caracas' heroic hilisides in fie shape of smnall, squiialidl adobe slutm Shacks sair- donically called rancias. The inhabil-tnt are displaced degre--es F. Fry potatoes uiitl they are crisp and brovm - > to 3 inutes. Drain o.n absorbenq, pae.Sprinkle with sait ane4 serve immedliately -the-y osêý their crîspniess on. staýnding, Note- O)ld potatoes Cook more quickly and brown ,-,in a ehorter time than new otlatoes, FRITED FISH AND 8EAFOOD IN BATTER 2 bs. fish. fillets 'teaspoon sait Batter 1 cups ali-purpose <breiadl flour 3teaspoons baking pow<ler l teaspoon sait 2eggs i up mlllk Seuason fish and cut in ser-ving- size pieces Or salr If the pieces of fîsli are more tlhan mciin fhî'ckness but not thick enrouLgli to slce convenie.ntly--, make three or four sllts ;-. the sides so they wifl co~mr quick-ly and eve-.ly. To make batter: Mixan sftdr-y -Ingredients, Beat eggs vwel anGl stir milk into then. Pour th-.s- mixtu-re 'into dry ingredients and beaït -until smaoth. Dip pieces cf fish intlo batter anti fry lu deep fat at 375 degrees F. until golden brown, tur ning once -- takeao abouit 7 mninutes. Drain. Vield- 6 servings. Note: Onion, rings may also b. dipped in this baffer and deep- fat f ried. Q. it really eènsidiered in good taste to extend any and al k-inds of social invitatimis over the telephone? A. One may ise Che telephonc for- a-lmost any kind of invitation, with the exception of formi on",. persans îlu flic trucat senvse of fie wardls-- cifizens of fie Latini nation wiýtl the hîghest standard of living soulti of the U.S. andt hungry forý the wealti they see, ïround them. "Playl4ng on thefr enivy is duck, soup for polit ical prunss, a worrie-d Venezuelanl govern-. ment. officýÏii ays, "They halve been aîught that they have certain righfs, sucli as riofing and plunder:ýing. If oýuglit not fa be fo hard te teach themi that they have the righf te revo- Tie answers fa fhls problem, however, are nc-arly as tliorny as the problem iftself. "We Must dlversify the econ~- Omy,"' says a member offlihe gev-. crament inivesfmrenf agýency, 4"We have tic money ta invcst. Bat we daon'f have the i7t-w îndu:stry." "I could use a lot m.ore peo-. ple," says an industrialist, 'bu,,t nat- Venezuelans. Tliey. don't have tlic skills. And fIlicy don'f have the backTground fa learn 4'l have a letter liere fram Bel- gium-," says a gavernmnent plan- ner. "A group of highily ,skilled farmiers would like ta came here ta seffle, work aud teacli aumr people new mefhodls. But how can I approve an immigration plan whcn aur own people are out of work." "I have a decision tamake, says tic wcaltiy soni of an oil- rich Venezi-elan faimilyv. "Eithier 1Idig in and work for m-y coun- try. Or cIsc I1take nmy muoney. and go ta live in Euirope or the U.S. I donl't fhinik 1I havenmui fime ta eid. N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N s. N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N s 5 N N N N N N 'N s -N s s N N N -t. N N S N SI N N N N N N '1 N N N N .5 N N N N N N N N N -s N N N