The Adak sun., December 10, 1962, Page 2, Image 2

About The Adak sun. (Adak, Alaska) 1955-1976

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CAPTAIN J. !’/. ROBERTS, USM
Commanding Officer
THE
CDR R. L. STRAUB, ,‘USN A D A K
Executive Officer SUM
Published each Monday for all personnel
on Adak by Special Services. Provisions
for NavExos P-3b (Rev. July 58 ) complied
with. Mimeographed at NavSta Adak. Funds
furnished fron non-appropriated sources
at no cost to the government. Articles
contained herein are not to be construed
as representing the official opinion of
the Commanding Officer or the Navy Dep
artment, inasmuch as the Adak Sun is not
an official publications.
F. W. MC CLUER, PM2. Ex. 360/040J Editor
Look Up For Truth
Alittla boy was walking along with his
mother one summer's night and, like most
youngsters, his attention was caught by
every passing sight — flowers, trees,
houses, people. Finally he looked'upanc^
for what must have seemed a long time, 1b
stared skyward. Wisely, his mother made
no comment until she saw he was ready to
speak. Then she asked "Johnny, what on
earth were you thinking about?" For a
moment or two the youngster searched for
words to describe his thoughts. "If the
bottom side of heaven is so beautiful,"
he replied at last, "how wonderful the
other side must be.”
Abraham Lincoln had pretty much the
same idea, and Lincoln's words are part
icularly applicable in our present day
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v/nen millions the world over ore losing
sight of the presence of God and His
existence, are thinking, of man simply
as being without a soul or an eternal
destiny. : - - ■ '
This is what,Lincoln said: "I can see
how it might be possible for a man to
look down upon the earth and be atheist,
but I cannot see how he could look up
into heaven and say there is no God."
From this consideration, we ought to
resolve to look up frequently and re
flect on the existence of an all-good, :
all-merciful, all-wise Supreme Being
whom we call God. In taking a minute
out of each day to look up, I am sure,
the truth of David's words ring trues
"The heqvens show forth the glory of
God, and the firmament declareth the wcr
of his hands." {psalm 18sl)
Chaplain Morris
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CUBA
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Castro promised free elections when he
took over in 1958* ■ Have they been held?
In spite of his earlier promises to
hold democratic elections "within one
year" of gaining power, Castro 'has now
abondoned all plans of ever holding
elections* He claims that they are un
necessary because the Cuban people have
already demonstrated their clear over- S
whelming support for his rule. He dis
dains elections a,s devices by which un
popular minorities are able to retain
political power.
How many Cubans have boon executed or
imprisoned by. Castro and his followers?
To date, the Castro regime has put to
death over 1,000 Cubans who were various
ly accused of having cooperated with
Batista, of actively opposing the regime,
or of supporting the efforts of so-called
•counter-revolutionary1 patriot groups on
the island. A groat many more have been
imprisoned as political enemies of the
regime - perhaps over 50,000 now lie in
Castro's jails for such offenses.
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