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Evening star., 1952-10-12
Help for the u. S. Attorney

United States Attorney Irelan needs help.
He has been doing good job, but in the face
of serious handicap. Like his professors in the
prosecution post, he is being hampered in his
work by the lack of a special staff of investi-
gators. This weakness in the Districts law
enforcement setup ought to be remedied when
Congress meets again.
AS the Senate Crime Committee pointed out.
the United States Attorney has responsibility for
conducting grand jury Investigations Of official
lapSeS which amount to crimes and of criminal
activities which are apt to project their in
fuence into the police force" Manifestly he
cannot call on the police department. for aid in
investigating itself. Yet the only staff hereto
fore available to the prosecutor for special
Investigations of this nature has been composed
of officers on loan from the police department.
Furthermore, the United States Attorney occa-
sionally desires to extend his inquiries beyond
the District limits. but police activities are
limited to the confines of the District.
a Both the Senate Crime Committee and the
Davis subcommittee of the House District Com
mittee recommended that Congress provide
the prosecutor with small but expert staff OF
special investigators, completely Independent OF
Any other branch of the Federal or District
Governments. Only with such an independent
staff can the public be assured OF searching
objective preliminary Investigations of alleged
irregularities and corruption in the administra-
tive branch. The special staff would be helpful
to the prosecutor in digging up evidence and
preparing cases for grand jury action and, after
indictments are handed down, in preparing cases
for trial.
The new Congress should give careful at
tention to the recommendations of the Senate
and House crime groups for strengthening the
prosecution arm. mere authorization for
creation Of prosecutors investigation staff will
not suffice Adequate funds for the proposed
detective unit must be voted if the plan is to be
effective.
Evening star., 1952-10-12

one has not. Emerson once made q keen
comment on handicapS when he OBJ
served: IA mans personal defects will
commonly have, with the rest Of the
world, precisely that Importance which
they have to himself. II he makes light
Of them, so will others" We must quit
using some nurt as an alibi-Shield back
Of which we defend ourselves. For why
should any man be thought Of as handi-
capped because he cannot do ''that"
when he can do "this" superbly well and
manifeStS IAN undiScourageabl capacity
to snatch dividends from defeat?"
The most inspiring chapter of con-
querorS Is entitled Handicaps Made Into
Handles. AS surely as the lowly oyster
somehow changes an irritation into a
thing of irideScent beauty, so, out of
tears and tragedy emerge 1ife's pearls
as the bitter leads to the better, as
weights change to wings, as the dark
proves full of nightingales and even
LIES tediums change to LIES TIE Deums.
When little lad was leading his sis
ter up a steep mountain path the wee
lassie complained that 1t was not a path
at all: "It's all rocks and bumps" she
walled. Sure" said her sturdy brother,
"the bumps are what you climb on!"
One of the priced mementoes of the
summer vacation days amid the gran
deur of the Swiss Alps is beautifully
carved cuckoo clock, with birds of that
species lowering above stolen nest
where one egg has been deposited. The
half hours and the hours are announced
by sweet-toned, winged herald who
eInerges from the tiny open door to emit
its dulcet tones. Day and night, what
ever the twice. -times-twelve hours may
bring, the CHEEKY notes of the cuckoo
announcer resound. Suppose" we asked
the proprietor of the enchanting en-
porium of wood-carved objects, Sup
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Perpetuoting GobbIedygook

The State Department, with certain logic,
is interested in the ability of candidates for the
foreign service "to read the English language
with comprehension and with reasonable speed"
Accordingly, it submits to them on examina-
ton the following passage:
The agitation of the Spanish minister at
the bare surmise of what might be the object
of the visit of our commissioners to Buenos
Aires affords some comment upon the reserve
which all the European powers have hitherto
observed in relation to the affair toward the
United States.
general mediation has been made to the Gov
ernment of the United States by any one OF
the powers who are to participate in 1t; and
although the Duke de Richelieu and the
Russian Ambassador both, IN conversation
with YOU admit the Importance OF the United
States to the subject, and OF the subject to the
United States, yet the former abstainS from
all official communication to you. OF what the
allies are doing in it, and the latter apologies
for the silence of his government to us con-
cerning it on the plea that being upon
punctilious terms with England they can show
no mark Of confidence to us but by concert
with her.
After reading this gobbledygook if they can,
the prospective diplomats are supposed to figure
out why the Spanish minister was having the
intellectual hives, how pally we were being with
the British and what the Russian (pre- -Kremlin)
attitude was. o2ulCe propaDly Tie dISWefS, dAy
old answers, would be interesting.
1t is not quite clear, however, why the State
Department-which has some 1852 problems
with the Spanish, British and Russians-should
consider a translation of this double talk OF a
bygone era test of contemporary diplomatic
ability. In fact, it is not quite clear why the
department doesn't concentrate instead on
seeking foreign service officers who can write in
more concise and lucid style. Reading with
comprehension and with reasonable speed
probably would follow automatically.
Evening star., 1952-10-12

jects. and should have enough profess
sional respect for their co-workers not
to speak of being sent back, or put down.
Different levels demand different skills
and each teacher works with the age
level whose maturity level he finds the
most interesting. So when we discuss
the transfer of teachers let's talk about
being transferred from the level of their
choice; reassigned, "yes," but denoted.
mo-" j. 2' -. ~'
Teacher.
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Letters to The Star

actually spend more time with each
other than they do with their families
at home.
Do your readers honestly think Negro
and white men could live in close har-
mony together under these conditions?
Fireman's Wife.
Evening star., 1952-10-12
lntegrutine Firemen

My husband is District fireman and
has been member of the Fire Depart
ment for IL years. He and the other
white firemen object to integration in
the Fire Department for several logical
reasons: We don't believe the majority
of citizens and taxpayers are aware Of
the conditions under which these men
work. On the day shift they spend 10
hours and at night they are on duty IA
hours. Alternate Saturdays these men
live together for "a hours without leav-
ing quarters. They have one small bunk
room. one small locker and shower room
and one small kitchen and eating room.
They cook and eat together and live
exactly like a family. In fact they
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Teacher.
Political Slip?

OF course. we all think it wrong to
make political capital out Of Gen. Walter
Bedell Smiths little slip of the tongue"
but isn't it more than a coincidence
that this occurred just prior to the
Republican radio program on COM
munism and Just few days before Gen.
Eisenhower's radio speech on Com
munism in Government"
H. A. Haugan.
Evening star., 1952-10-12
Frances Aida

The younger generations of music lovers
know Frances Aida only as a name But there
still are many odsters who have no difficulty
remembering her as one of the great stars of
the Metropolitan armament. She was member
of the group of artists assembled by Giulio
Gatti-Casazza to make grand opera really grand.
Born in New Zealand and educated in
Evening star., 1952-10-12

Pen-1,an1es may be used If letters carry
1Uriters' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation
Evening star., 1952-04-12
HiqhLiqhts
Radio Today

500, WOOK - Crusade Against
Crime: julius N. Calm interviews
Thomas Winship and Chester Pot
ter on "How Newspapermen View
the Scandals"
$50, WRC-NBC Symphony Or
chestra: Milton Katims conducts
the orchestra in RIVERS Symphony
No. 8 in G for Strings" Beethoven's
"Prometheus Overture" Mendels-
sohn's symphony No. in c Minor
and "Triana" from Iberia by Al
/ beniz-ArboS.
Evening star., 1952-04-12

Lew Ayres, Comedian Billy Gilbert
and Eileen Barton are guests.
900, WNBW Your Show OF
Shows: Patrice Munsel is guest
Star-hoStesS.
1880, WNBW-Film Theater: The
film is MY Son. My Son." with
Madeleine Carroll, Louis Hayward
and Brian Ahern.
FIN Stotions
wRc-FM-s3s Me-, chanaei 1as
$50 am. to am.
WT0P-FM-ss.3 Me-. Channel 242
$50 an. to 2 an.
HBuz-FM-se1 Me-. Channel ~
Pm. to 3 p.m.
WASH-FM-s1.1 Me-, chsaael 40
1890 am. to II ON.
Wot-FM-sel Me-, Channel 1sl
en-. to ! am. l.
Evening star., 1952-04-12

lgram: Lee j. Cobb portrays Rem
lbrant van Rim in a special drama.
1880, WRC-Lower Basin Street:
The Chamber Music Society OF
Lower Basin Street returns with
Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa as
Its guests.
TelevisiOn Today.
7:l5, WMAL - Washington Spot
light: Newbold Morris and Repre-
sentative Jacob K. JavitS discuss
Can President Truman Put His
House in Order?"
500, WNBW All Star Revue:
James Mason and his wife, Pamela
Kellino, are guests of Danny
Thomas.
500, WTOP-Ken Murray SHNw:
Evening star., 1952-04-12

100, WWDC Donohue Report:
Alfred e. Lewis of The Washington
Post and James j. Cullinane Of The
Star interview Commissioner F.
Joseph Donohue.
1880. WRC-Medicine, q. S. A.:
Charles Laughton is narrator of a
program entitled "The Increasing
Life Span"
500, WWDC, WAS H-Twenty
Questions: Mel Allen is guest.
$3.50, MGM Theater:
Gene and June Lockhart star in
Guilty Hands"
1000, WAS H-Chicago Theater
of the Air: Victor Herbert's The
Only Girl" is presented.
1890, VIVID Passover Pros
Evening star., 1952-07-20

he said. 'but We haven't gotten
into trouble.
"We've used the drug for a
variety Of infections. but we've
used it with respect - stressing
that 1t should not be given for too
long q period and should be used
only for specific, clearly defined
infections susceptible to it and not
for il-def1ned things. All drugs
ARE potentially harmful IL i'm
properly used"
DR.. Woodward was the first
scientist to discover the effective
mess Of chloromycetin against
typhoid fever.
The decision will be difficult.
The FDA says there apparently
lis nothing which can prevent the
public from becoming a guinea pig
IN the testing Of new drugs, be-
cause there are some things about
them which cannot be learned un-
It'll after extensive use.
'The final decision in the mat
tier. Of course, rests with u.s." Mr..
Evening star., 1952-07-20
By Jack Jonas

Chloromycetin, the wonder drug
which three years ago raised great
hope for rapid recovery from in
lection. may turn out to be an
other bad boy of medicine.
There have been reports of
serious effectS-death In some in
Stances-after use of chloro-
mycetin. AS a result. the Food and
Drug Administration faces a
serious and difficult decision.
Clinical studies have led to the
belief that chloromycetin induces
aplastic anemia-a disease in
which the bone marrow is unable
to manufacture red blood cells.
AplaStic anemia can be treated
only by repeated blood transfu-
SionS. Many doctors believe its
development is a virtual death
warrant
FDA Faces Decision.
The FDA must decide If the
drug Is to be withdrawn from use.
If it can be used safely under
certain controlled conditions, or
II 1t must be restricted to cases
where its benefits outweight its
dangers.
As the situation now stands, the
last course appears to be that
which eventually may be adopted.
To help in its decision, the FDA
has asked the National Research
Council to name six doctors to
study the two-foot stack of clinical
reports gathered by FDA and
recommend course Of action. On
Friday. the council agreed.
Warnings urging cautious use of
chloromycetin have been issued by
the American Medical Association,
the Army. the Navy, the Air Force,
and by the makers Of the drug, the
Parke. Davis & Co.
Chloromycetin came into gen.
eral use In 1949. It was hailed as
the only known specific cure for
typhoid fever.
1t is a broad spectrum" anti
blot1c-one which attacks a wide
variety Of the micro-organisms
which cause disease. It was found
highly effective in treating urinary
tract infections, some types Of
pneumonia. undulant fever, dysen-
terry. typhus. Rock Mountain
spotted fever. gonorrhea and other
venereal diseases.
Produced BY One Firm.
It is produced exclusively bv
Parke. Davis & Co. under the
trade name chloromyeetin. It's
chemical name is chloramphenicoI
Some doctors were suspicious
from the first, on theoretical
grounds because Of its chemical
makeup. It contains a nitro
oenzine ring" which in other
poisonous.
Colncidental with putting the
orug into general uSe-as is the
case with many new drugs-there
were reports that some doctors
were using 1t indiscriminately. in
many cases for treatment of
minor ailments.
clinical reports indicate that
second treatment with the drug
are the ones which bring the dan.
ger. A sensitivity to chloro-
mycet1n appears to develop in
the f1rst treatment, and then at
some later time its prescription
Evening star., 1952-07-20

doctors still are In q quandary
They must decide whether to risk
patient death from a serious di-
sease, or risk serious effects Of the
treatment.
Clinical Reports Issued.
The ANA followed its editorial
with clinical reports on July S
listing deaths which have occurred
following treatment with chloro-
|mycetin.
The FDA said that when the
drug first was certified by them
1t underwent the most intensive
investigation Of any drug certified
But, they added, the voluminous
Clinical reports available at that
time did not indicate any dangers
involved in it's use.
Continued reports Of aplastic
a n emia development, however
caused the FDA concern. It was
believed at first that the effects
came from idiosyncrasies of in.
dividual patients.
The reports continued, and or
April 81, representatives of Parke
Davis & Co. were called to Wash.
ington for a conference. The firm
stressed that since chloromycetin.
introduction. it had been used tt
treat 8 million people.
At the meeting the company
agreed to issue the warning notice
to physicians.
BY mid-June, the FDA became
alarmed over the growth in re.
port of injurious effects. A spot
check Of hospitals was made, anc
from this grew a more serious in.
vestigation with reports obtained
from hospitals, clinics, medica.
centers and universities all ovel
the Nation.
Evening star., 1952-07-20

for another or Of the same all.
ment seems to bring serious side
effects.
Last May Is, the Army, con.
cerned over growing reports o1
development Of aplastic anemis
|coincidental with chloromycetir
treatment, sent out a warning
to its medical officers.
Army Issued Warning.
The Army Surgeon Genera
told them not to use the drue
unless 1t was absolutely indi-
Gated" and then when its use
became necessary, to discontinu,
the treatments as soon as pos
sible. The Army requires regular
reports from its medical officer.
lof all treatments they make with
chloromycetin.
Army spokesmen said its ex.
lperience has paralleled that oi
civilian doctors with respect tt
the drug.
The Navy has been telling it.
doctors about the apparent
dangers in using the drug. citing
the latest reports on its use. The
Navy urges a close watch on al
patients being treated with chic.
romycetin.
Parke, Davis & Co., has circu-
larized doctors with brochur,
which says. in part:
"The exact number Of cases o1
aplaStic anemia associated will
the use Of chloromycetin is no
known. but it is recognized tha
many have terminated fatally /.
(this indicates) that there is ,
calculated risk involved in the ust
Of this potent antibiotic so thar
alert medical observations ant
adequate blood studies should be
made to detect any depression o.
bone marrow function as early
as possible and before an irrever-
Sible state occurs"
On this last point, the bloot
experts disagree. The FDA says
that as far as it knows, aplastit
anemia Is not reversible tha'
it continues to develop until deatt
occurs.
First Warning in June.
The first public warning fol-
lowed an editorial on June % II
the Journal of the American Med
ical Association. The editorial
described one less serious sids
effect Of chloromycetin treatment
and then declared:
"A second and more serious tyne
Of reaction that has been en-.
countered is production of a true
aplaStic anemia. In the experience
OF one group, this anemia has oc.
Cured in patients who have previ-
ously received one or more course,
OF chloramphenicol without un.
toward effect. When the drug wa.
subsequently administered, even ir
small doese. a severe blood alb
normality has appeared. Ever
deaths have been reported.
Whether chloramphenicol con.
tinues to remain as one of the
more useful antibiotics or whether
it will be relegated to a place
where its use will be confined tt
the treatment Of patients with
typhoid or serious infections TO,
which no other therapy is avail
able, remains to be SEEN"
The FDA says that the recent
warnings have greatly reduced the
hazards In using the drug. But
Evening star., 1952-07-20
Victims Of Highway Attack
Released From HOSPITAL
BY the Associated Press

PORTSMOUTH, Va, July 19.-
A Marine chief warrant officer
told police he was beaten into
Inconsistencies and his wife
raped several times by group Of
men early today.
The man and wife were en- route
to Portsmouth when they stopped
their car on narrow road to
allow a bus to come out Of q side
road.
Before they could start again.
they said, five or seven colored
men emerged from two parked
cars and dragged the couple out
of the car.
Evening star., 1952-07-20

The Marines wife was taken to
one Of the parked cars, she said.
and there raped four times.
When the Marine regained
consciousness, he tagged down a
Evening star., 1952-07-20

bus and got in touch with police.
The couple was given first aid
at a naval hospital here and dis
charged. Hospital authorities con-
firmed the woman's story that she
had been attacked.
Evening star., 1952-07-20

Larrick said, "but we are hopeful
that this (NRC) advisory COM
mittee Of top scientists will help
us come up with the right answer.
We feel it is best to have inde-
pendent experts help solve this
serious and difficult problem"
Evening star., 1952-07-20

BY June ~. there had been "a
cases reported, some from Parke
Davis & Co.
On that date, the FDA ordered
its entire staff Of inspectors and
chemists to make the Nation
wide survey. This was done in
three days and turned up about
200 more cases.
The FDA points out. however
that it still is impossible to deter
mine to what extent the drug was
involved in these cases and what
action should be taken. The FDA
is sitting the reports to study the
nature Of the blood disorders re.
ported. and specifically those
traceable to chloromycetin.
FDA spokesmen stress thai
many lives have been saved
through the use Of chloromycetin
and that millions Of people
throughout the world have beer
treated apparently without ad-
verse effects.
The story Of chloromycetin's de.
velopment - including its use
against scrub typhus and typhoid
fever when administered by ar
Army research team In Malaga
constitutes one Of the real thrill
ers in the annals Of science.
1,50O Cases Treated.
DR.. Theodore Woodward Of the
University Of Maryland Medical
School, who was a member Of the
Army team In 1948. said he and
his associates and Army Medical
School experts have treated some
800 cases Of various infections
since that first experiment with
out having these disconcertine
effects"
J Maybe we've just been lucky,
Seward seaport record., 1952-02-15
Faith ciape' To Snow Ninety Minute Film

Faith Chapel presents the sound film Reaching from Hea- ven," to be shown at the Odd Fellows Hall, Tuesday, February 19, at 8 pm. This film is written and directed with great depth and feeling. and is skillfully act ed. It has a priceless lesson of Christian charity that is clearly demonstrated. A noted radio commentator says, The world is crying for such movies today" Good reports have been received from Homer and Kenai highly recommending the film.
 There will be no admission charge, but an offering will be taken to help defray expenses. All are invited to see this film next Tuesday night.
Seward seaport record., 1952-02-15
RENDEZVOUS QUEEN CANDIDATE TO ARRIVE HERE VIA DOG TEAM

An Anchorage Fur Rendezvous queen candidate is expected to arrive in Seward with a retinue of 25 attendants via dog team som"tine Saturday, probably around noontime.
 IL is understood here that the queen candidate and entourage are not travelling with the dog teams all the way, but are to meet at about Mile 2 at II am, then parade into the city.
 Many other Anchorage visitors are expected over the weekend to attend the various activities scheduled.
Seward seaport record., 1952-02-15
Seward Seahawks Clash With Anchorage Eagles Tonisht And Saturday Eve. H|ere

Tonight and tomorrow night the SeahaWks will defcnd their first place in the Railbelt confer ence which is now tied with Pal mer. Two games here with An chorage will end the grind for Stewards team until the playoff tournament for Western Alaska championship title to be held in Fairbanks.
 Seward and Palmer are tied for first place with six wins and four losses each. If the SeahaWks get two wins this week and Fair banks upsets Palmer (which is not considered likely), S5Ward will be top dog for the Railbelt.
 Coach Ottmar of Anchorage plans to use the same starting lineup for the Eagles as last week when they lost to the Sea hawks: Pete Nelson, Larry Beck. Kent Marboe, Earl Craig, and Phil Kahler.
 The Seahawks will line up with Chuck Van Slyke, Pedro Denton, Bonnie Lewis, Don San ders, and Dale Lindsay. This quintet played spectacular game in Anchorage last Satur- day which was attended by about 50 Sewardites who mo- tored to the Hub City for the first time to see a basketball game there
Seward seaport record., 1952-02-15
School Building Plans Studied By
 Seward School Bourd

Plans submitted by Bourne Associates, architects, for the new high school building were viewed by the School Board this week. Several changes were in dicated by the board and the plans will be rSturncd to the architect for the corrections.
 Great disappointment was ex- pressed on the lack of a gymna' sium. Although the general con struction plan allows for the ad- dition of a gymnasium as well as other rooms at later date, elimination of a gymnasium was explained by the fact that Alas ka Public Works funds are not being allocated for such con struction, but must be confined to the building of actual class rooms only.
 Carl R. Carlson, just returned from tine conference Of school superintendents at Juneau, re ported that several changes will be presented by the Department of Education at the next LeglS- lature. One of the changes will recommend the placing of bus transportation in the hands of individual school boards, thus relieving the territorial office of the administrative burden.
 Seward is third highest in the Territory in point of increase in growth. MT Carlson said. This school is also one of the four in Alaska to be fully and unquali- f;edly accredited by tic North west Educational Association
 Permission was given hy Commissioner of Education Err icl<son. to split the 7th and 9th grades to make a third class. Mrs. Elsie Whitmore was added to the teaching staff to take this class. Mrs. Whitmore has taught previously in the Seward High School.
 School enrollmcnt is incr"as- ing so rapidly in Seward that the September term will begin with at least four classes held outside the school building, the board was told. thus pointing up the absolute need for a nsw build ing.