ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN FLIGHTS

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• Publication Date: October 23, 1963
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Chief Rabbi I. M. Davidson of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
of
'ION. DANIEL J. FLOOD
OF PENNSYLVANIA
IN '1111\ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, October 23, 1963
Mr. FLOOD. Mr. Speaker, under
leave to extend my remarks in the REC-
o11D, 1: include the following editorial on
the sudden passing of Chief Rabbi I. M.
Davidson, which appeared in the Wilkes-
Barre Times-Leader on Tuesday, October
22, 1963.
The editorial follows:
HE DIED As HE LIVED: CIIIEF RABBI I. M.
DAVIDSON
Chief Rabbi Isadore M. Davidson's passing
today on his way to Ahevas Achim Holche
Yosher Synagogue on the Heights for morn-
ing worship came as he unquestionably
would have wished it--in line of duty. Col-
lapsing on the street a block from his home
shortly before 7 a.m. while on route to the
house of worship to commune with the God
of his fathers, he died as he lived, an Inspir-
ing example of stanch Orthodox Judaism,
The entire community joins with their
Jewish neighbors in mourning his unexpected
departure from this earth. For more than
four decades, he was as much a part of the
local scene as Public Square. 'Not only was
he an outstanding figure in his field of en-
deavor, but by virtue of his vocation, his
extracurricular activities and his erudition,
he 'qualified for a place among the city's"
leading citizens.
A native of Russia, who came to America
with-his parents when he was 18 months old,
Chief Rabbi Davidson was reared in New
York and was graduated from Columbia Uni-
versity and the Theological Seminary of Yes-
hiva University, but he fitted into the life
of this community like a native corn
His entire career, except for a call to
Youngstown, Ohio, after his graduation, was
devoted to his adopted city, where he suc-
ceeded. his late father-in-law, Rabbi David
Ginsburgh, in 1921. He never grew old, ig-
noring the passage of time. And he was 'even
younger mentally than physically, as his
alertness and interests attested. To the end,
he was the dedicated spiritual leader, the
inveterate scholar, the good neighbor, living
in today's world and looking forward to
tomorrow.
Rabbi Davidson was tireless. Just as he
,was up at dawn on the last day of his life
and about his Father's business, he never
wasted a minute of his busy life. When he
wasn't officiating at as service, making a sick
call or rushing on foot to keep an appoint-
ment, he was buried in his books, arranging
to attend a meeting or gathering or planning
a trip to Israel which he loved. He summed
up his philosophy in these words at a testi-
monial dinner in 1949:
"No man lives at all unless he lives for
something worth while; no man lives worthily
unless he lives for something great. The
profession or calling of a rabbi particularly,
to be beneficent and blessed, must have
a high and consecrated goal and objective-
to bring out the noblest and best in all facts
of Jewish life in the individual, Jew and
Jewess, as well as collectively and com-
munally.
"The rabbi cannot afl'ord to be petty and
pusillanimous; he cannot even arord the
luxtu?y,of smug complacency or mediocrity.
Vision must be his, to see things as they
should be, not as they are; knowledge must
be his, to instruct and guide intelligently;
dogged determination must be his, not to
be sidetracked and swayed from his high
goal and objective by antagonisms and
tensions."
Many honor:; came to him as well as recog-
nition on the basis of his personal achieve-
ments, but he took all in stride, as he did
life itself. It was typical of this man of God
who preferred to let his talents and accom-
plishments speak for themselves.
This newspaper, as well as Orthodox Ju-
daism and the community at large, is deeply
indebted to him. He woo one of our editorial
consultants and only last. Sunday the editor
conferred with him. In this connection, we
recall a guest editorial he wrote on Wash-
ington and Lincoln in connection with their
birthday anniversaries. He concluded the
editorial with these words:
"Men of destiny cannot fail in their or-
dained task and appointed work."
Chief Rabbi I, M. Davidson, in our con-
sidered opinion, was a man of destiny in his
own realm, so what he said about the Father
of our Country and the Great Emancipator
also applied to him.
On Again Off Again Flights
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON .? STEVVEAT `R. DEROU TAN
OF NEWYORK
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, October 23, 1963
Mr. DEROUNIAN. Mr. Speaker, the
President called off our U-2 .lights over
Cuba and when this fact was inade pub-
lic, the, military denied they had been
called off. According to Robert S. Allen
and Paul Scott in the Durham Morning
Herald of October 22, they are now being
flown under restricted control. They
should-be flown constantly, The Ameri-
can people do not trust the Communists
even though the President does.
CIA RESUMES FLIGHTS
(ByRoTsiItS. Allens.nd Paul Scott)
WASHINGTON,-The covert "air arm" of the
supersecret Central Intelligence Agency is
again flying high, wide, and out of the range
of Soviet ground-to-air missiles-over Cuba.
Undisputed command of all U.S. air sur-
veillance of Cuba and along the borders of
the Soviet' Union has been turned over to
CIA Director John McCone by the White
Rouse.
No hint of this significant development has
been given the public or Congress by officials
of the Kennedy administration despite its
jolting implications on U.S. security,
The vital Cuban surveillance mission,
shared with the Air Force and Navy since
last October's missile crisis,, is now being
exclusively carried out by the CIA's "second-
rate air force," as it is labeled by top Air
Force generals.
This phantom CIA force, which is far from
adequate to do the job, includes less than
two dozen high-flying U-2 reconnaissance
planes and about 12 "flying platforms," spe-
cially equipped long-range surveillance
planes.
At present, CIA pilots are limited to less
than a dozen high-level U-2 reconnaissance
flights a month, with none passing directly
over Cuba. Instead, the U-2's follow the
Cuban coastline, staying over international
waters and out of range of more than 600
SA-2 missiles that ring the island.
All low-level reconnaissance flights con-
ducted over Cuba by Navy and Air Force
pilots during the missile crisis were halted
several months ago on direct orders from the
White House, despite protests by the two
services that the flights were necessary to
check on Soviet missiles in Cuba.
IIISTORY REPEATS
As before the Cuban missile crisis, all CIA
air missions in the Caribbean area or near the
Soviet Union must receive advance approval
by President Kennedy, This air-tight con-
trol procedure was adopted to avoid CIA
operations that might cause incidents be-
tween Castro and U.S, forces.
Despite vigorous denials by State and De-
fense Department officials, there have been
periods as long as 2 weeks during which
no reconnaissance flights were made in the
vicinity of Cuba.
. One of these" self-imposed reconnaissance
blackouts was put into effect during the nu-
clear test ban negotiations in Moscow.
During a 2-week period late in July and early
August,, all flights were stopped by White
House orders.
Hurricane Flora, the storm that hammered
Cuba for 5 days this month, also grounded
CIA planes more than a week. While Navy
planes flying oil the carries' Lake Champlain
virtually mapped all of Haiti to obtain a
complete picture of the storm damage on
that island, they were banned from taking
pictures of Cuba's extensive storm damage.
A YEAR LATER
Just 1 year ago, on Sunday, October 21,
1962, while the Nation went to church and
watched professional football games, Navy
and Air Force reconnaissance planes criss-
crossed Cuba at treetop level, photograph-
ing Soviet missile base construction and jot
bombers.
On that fateful Sunday, the CIA circulated
an intelligence estimate that between 5,000
and 6,000 Soviet troops were on the island,
despite warnings from Cuban refugees that
there were "more than 20,000"-a warning
that proved to be deadly accurate.
Once again there is alarming evidence that
the CIA is underestimating Soviet troop
strength in Cuba. Its latest estimate hails
Russia's removal of her combat units-some
5,000 troops.
This CIA report is flatly challenged by the
same Cuban refugees. These reliable sources
have turned over information to the CIA
warning that Soviet combat units are still
on the island with their modern equipment
stored in caves.
While just a year ago the 82d Airborne
Division at Fort Bragg, N.C , was on alert for
a parachute leap over Cuba, this week in
Cuba nearly 10,000 Chinese paratroopers are
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