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Good Reason for Them

Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the
Atomic Energy Commission has resorted
to guarded and generalized language in
his statement on the current EniWetok
tests. However, even though his studied
yagueneSS has drawn sharp critical fire
for leaving number of key questions
unanswered, he has said enough to make
clear why such experimentation is justi-
fed and why there is large measure Of
muddled thinking behind proposals to
put an immediate end to it. mrs
The proposals, which have been emo
tionally advocated by some Americans,
and which the Kremlin has supported
for obvious propaganda purposes, have
received their latest Endorsement in the
"neutralist" platform just adopted by
Nasser of Egypt, Tito of YugoSlayia and
Nehru of India. In effect, although the
most eminent scientific authorities have
offered firm assurances to the contrary,
these and other no-testing crusaders at
home and abroad continue to argue that
the present and foreSeeable rate of weap-
onS experimentation involves degree of
radioactive fallout that may possibly en-
danger the survival of the human race.
So Mr.. Strauss statement on the sub
ject is an especially timely one. For what
it says, wholly apart from the prior scien-
tif1c assurances, Is that our newest tests
in the Pacific "have demonstrated that
real progress has been made" toward
achieving maximum effect in the i'm
mediate area Of target with minimum
fallout hazard" More specifically, the
tests have confirmed. that there are
many operational and other factors that
render 1t possible to "localize" that haz-
ard Ito an extent not heretofore appreci-
ated." Mr.. Strauss has not spelled out
the meaning Of his words, but presumably
ways have been found to limit and control
the radioactivity unleaShed by atomic
and hydrogen detonations-enoughs so to
convince the Acc that mass" radiation
peril us not a necessary complement to
the use Of large nuclear weapons"
Above all, while thus serving "hu-
nlanitarian" purpose, this years Eniwetok
teSts-which have been smaller than the
biggest one of 1954-have yielded impor-
tant results in relation to their prime
objective. This objective, in Mr. Strauss
words, is to promote "the development
Of variety Of weapons calculated to
meet wide range of military usage in
GLIDING defense against air attack"
Stated another way, the experimentation
(every defamation has to do with new
improvements and advances) has been
adding steadily to the strength and Sc
curity of the United States and the free
world as a whole.
Accordingly, like those staged period
ically in Nevada, the tests in, the Pacific
have Justification that cannot be denied
in the kind of world that exists today.
Those who think otherwise would do we'll
to null over the promising implications
especially the military ones-of Mr..
Strauss brief but meaty statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-21

The old political MAXIM
AS Maine goes, so goes the Ma
tion-has long since been out
NODDED. Nevertheless, both
Democrats and Republicans
this year will follow the Sep
TENDER Maine elections. which
come almost two months be-
fore the November election for
President. with keenest inter-
est. If the Democrats can win
the race for Governor again
with Edmund s. Muskie-as
they did two years ago-it will
give the party nationally a
psychological lift, even though
President Eisenhower is not on
the September ticket, and the
gubernatorial race is some
thing apart. The Democrats
will have even more encour-
agement if they can break into
the solid Republican delega-
ton in Congress.
Maine is fundamentally a
Republican State. The election
of d Democratic Governor is a
rarity in Maine politics-and
the election of Gov. Muskie in
1854 was due more to the I'M
popularity of the Republican
Governor and his administra-
ton than any desire to support
the Democratic Party. Muskie.
however, has made a good
Governor, according to reports.
He is young and personally
popular, and it could be he will
win a second term. Only a de-
termined effort by the Repub-
licanS to get their full strength
to the polls in September is
likely to bring a G.O.P. vic
tory.
Muskie's Opponent is Young
The Maine Republicans are
pinning their hopes for victory
on another young man-Willis
A. Trafton, jr., Speaker of the
Maine House of Representa-
tives. Trafton, a tank corps
officer in the Second World
War, stands 6 feet 3 inches
tall. He is 81 years old, is
married and has six children.
He is we'll regarded, and if the
Republicans do not sit on the
back of their necks he should
have a good chance of winning.
The republicanism of Maine
often has been demonstrated.
Today, the State has two Re-
publican Senators and three
Republican members Of the
House of Representatives
the. entire congressional dele
Observation-Disclosures Mus
kie's victory in 1854. Mrs. Mar
garet Chase Smith, Republican.
was reelected at that time
by a wide margin. and three
Republican Congressman were
reelected.
The vote in the first con-
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THE POLITICAL MILL
Maine Will Draw All Political Eyes
By GOULD LINCOLN

greSsional district, where the
veteran Robert Hale was re-
elected, was narrower than in
1850 and 1852, but Hale still
won by nearly 1000 votes over
his Democratic opponent.
Shifts in population and ins0
creases in industrial workers
in some areas have increased
Democratic strength.
In a presidential year with
the Republicans stirred up as
they are not in "off year''n
elections, the G. o. P. may
do better than expected"
Eisenhower is still greatly pop
ular in Maine, and If the (
Presidents name headed the =
ticket there in September, the
G. o. P. could look forward
to a sweep. even allowing for
the independence of Maine
voters, which is considerable.
Still Strong for Eisenhower
New England went hell.
bent" for Eisenhower in 1852.
Massachusetts, and Rhode Is,
land, both of which had voted
Democratic in presidential
elections since 1923 when theyc
plunked for Al Smith, turned
over to the Republican column.
AS Of today, New England still
looks pretty solid for Eisen-,
hover. Gov. Ribicoff Of Con-
necticut, Democrat, who like
Gov. Muskie of Maine was
elected two years ago over his
Republican opponent, former
Governor and now Ambassador &
John Lodge. frankly said that
if the election were held inn
mediately the President could
not be defeated in his State,
Much may depend, however,
on the Presidents health and
on the situation economically
and in the matter of foreign )
relations, when October and,
November roll around. ~
The country is more pros
porous than ever before-ex-~
cept for some soft spots, par
ticularly among the farmers
The budget has been balanced
for the first time since 1851
and a surplus declared. It
would take a political upset Of .
major proportions to shake
New England loose from the /.
Eisenhower ticket. OF the six
States, Rhode Island is CON-
sidered the hkeliest ground for !
Democratic victory. ~
Only three Senators are up
for election in New England :
Bush Of Connecticut, Aiken /:
of Vermont and Cotton Of New
Hampshire. The Democrats
hope to upset Senator Bush. +.
but if Eisen hover runs
strongly, as now expected,
Bush. who has made an excel--
lent Senator, should be re-
elected. Il.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES (. TRACEWELL


1t is different with Old Man 2
SonnerS. '.'i
Sonners was q huge fellow, $
with a paunch, but nobody
minded that at all, since re-
ducing and Galleries and the :
like had never been heard Of :"
then. ~
Nobody had heard the word
"vitamin," either, for one good :
reason-it had not yet been
invented.
Old Man Sonners was sort
of a lawyer, sometimes called
Squire Sonners, who became |
famous for just one thing!
The huge number of docus
ments he carried around in his
pockets. -.
There were no brief cases.
then, no attache cases, no.
nothing, as we so elegantly
say today in the vernacular.
II a man wanted TO tote
papers, he just toted thems
that was all, -,
~
In the village, If anybody. :
happened to pull out paper, =
he was said to be like Son. &
ners." ~
To be like Sonners usually
meant to have a pocket
stuffed with anything.
Small boys, with loaded
pockets, were lust like Som 4
ners." Anyone who found a-o
paper in another's pocket ac- /.
cused him of being like Son-no
ners." g
But it was Old Man Loake :
that Templeton jones remem- =
bers best. q.
And the green bench brings ,
him rushing in. 10
1t was on just such bench, r
so long ago. that the ponderous :
300-pound Loake sat in his =
white duck suit. III,
The suit was startling
enough, but it was not all. z
There also was a red neck q
tie, and bright yellow shoes. ia
Old man Loake had a habit
Of teasing young girls and n
ladies as they went by. q
He would grab them. and 4
rub his unshaved chin on their
tender cheeks, to their yells,se
and his vast amusement. q
Village worthless, one and
all, from the days when men o
were men. and individuals
were individuals, all brought y
back to life for few moments /,
by the sight OF green door, .
two green windows, and a.
green bench in downtown
Washington, 1856. III
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Summer Storm

Tree-troos and the orchard
robin cried for rain.
Man and his boz iDorked SUNNI
IN the hay.
The baby and the kitten in the
yard
crept under heart-shdped lilac
leoveS to play.
The downpoW caught them
Nth the final load.
The long net Whistle OF the
vdlley train
told tn en- niddtternoon.
Man laughed, and boy
danced like a small Algonquin
In the rain.
Frances Frost
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A green door, two green
windows, and a green bench
These exist at a certain
point on the route of the daily
bus that takes our friend,
Templeton Jones, downtown.
He says he has been passing
these things, the green door,
the two green windows, and
the green bench, for more
years than he can remember.
Candid Temp Jones admits
to failing memory.
Not only does it fail, as
memories always do with the
galloping years, but it de-
liberately blots out what he
does not want to remember.
Somehow the door. windows
and bench remind Jones Of
his old nome town.
There, in his childhood, was
a small hotel. along one side
of the town square.
Green door, and windows,
and green bench
Why, Jones recalled, with a
flash of memory, this is just
as it was. back home.
The only difference is that
he has never yet seen any one
seated on the bench here,
while his recollection. unless it
plays tricks on him, peoples
the bench of memory with
town characters.
There was old Godlove
Meth. as he was called.
Gottlieb, in the original,
changed sturdily by his father,
no doubt, to good American.
Godlove.
Godlove Meth was an old
man, by the time the young
Jones saw him.
He had whiskers and chawed
tobacco. as the men did in
post-Civil War days.
No one chewed tobacco; you
chawed it, and, of course,
spat copiously.
49,
"Expectorate" was word
from the East. and not much
liked in the Middle West then.
Men spit, and If you said
"spat" you were in for an
argument, too.
Old Godlove Meth was IA
nous for something or other,
some quality or other, but
T empleton Jones tickle
memory cannot help him.
He cannot. even for the sake
Of a man named Godlove. a
good name if a man ever had
one, recall what he was famous
fot.
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@. Two of my favorite mag
azines are ceasing publication.
How much profit do magazine
publishers make. on an aver
age?-T. w.
A. Magazines. as q whole,
are almost at the bottom OF
the profit list. For 1855, the
Magazine Publishers Associa-
ton figures that IS leading
publishers earned only 2.6 per
cent on sales. Paper repre-
sents about IS per cent of the
cost Of the average magazine.
and recent price increases of
4 to 5 per cent have had seri-
Gus effects on the magazine
publishing business.
@. How much do big stores
pay for special animated dis
plays like those used in their
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The Presidents Health

cinch that nothing short Of a
third act Of God can stop an
other INSTRUMENTATION tri-
umph, I would like to answer
the derision of Frank r. Kent
and David Lawrence toward
doctors who dissent from the
optimistic certification Of the
Presidents predominanty mill
tary medical hierarchy. If, as
Mr.. Kent and Mr.. Lawrence
contend, any reference to- the
Presidents second showdown
in nine months only increases
his political appeal, then sure
ly it is good strategy to let the
loyal opposition dig a deeper
grave for itself. Mr.. Kent and
Mr.. Lawrence are the most
widely read champions Of our
political right wing. Like many
Republican legislators, they
have frequently blasted Mr..
Eisenhower's m d d le-of the
road social thinking as New
Deal me-too-ism; and even to
intimate they champion any
thing left of the Presidents
liberalism is absurd.
A military medical HER
archy has certified that
despite two major episodes Of
catastrophe illness, neces-
stating anxious absences from
a full duty status, the Presi-
dent. a man of IS, has the
physical vigor and reserve to
guarantee useful and efficient
service in the most respon-
sible and demanding job that
can be entrusted to any
American. In this atomic age
Of split second oblivion for
any target of criminal ag-
erosion. that job demands
maximal vigilance and con-
tinous access to all policy
making intelligence. It is not
the nature of the presidency,
that through the fiction of
delegated responsibility or
dow n-graded accountability
and responsibility, that an ad-
ministrative regency can usurp
these sovereign functions dur
ing presidential disability. The
presidency is a symbol of in
indivisible and continuous re-
sponsibility and accountability
for our survival in a savage
age of ruthless criminal ag-
erosion. For him not to de-
mand the same indubitable
fitness for himself that his Sc
curity-c conscious ideals de-
mand Of others, even in nom
sensitive jobs. is a battling
paradox.
The President, as Chief
Executive, is the responsible
head Of both our Armed
Forces and Civil Service. Had
he appeared before an ex-
aiming board of either the
Army or our Civil Service,
convened to correlate his dis
turbing medical history with
the maximal demands Of fu-
ture highest-level duties and
responsibilities. form ity
with existing standards of fit
ness required by both would
demand rejection. Surely it is
is no dishonor or disgrace for
a sick man to concede his lack
OF qualifying vigor for a man.
killing Job. But for one with
the Presidents disturbing
medical history to believe he
is better than ever, surely i'm
plies he is unwilling to
judge himself by the same
exacting standards by which
lesser men are judged
Thomas L. MattingIy, MD.
From now until the time OF
the Republican convention we
can expect a chorus Of protest
from. the ADA and like ultra
radicals at the inhuman con-
duct of the Republicans in
renominating Ike after his two
illnesses. They are saying one
word for Ike and two for them
selves because they know they
cannot defeat him.
r. Gibson Campbell.
= y
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letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
participate in the defense Of
the island. turning over the
civil administration to the
Cypriots through a democratic
process. Further delay might
have serious repercussions, as
the Cyprus political volcano is
liable to erupt at any moment
and cause catastrophe results
to the Western alliance, with
the Communist tyranny as the
sole beneficiary.
@ Nick C. Louis.
4 X
The letter you published
recently from John Tzounis,
chief information officer of the
Greek Embassy, regarding
Greece and Cyprus, requires
further comment. Mr.. Tzounis
is quite correct, I believe, in
denying the assertion of your
columnist Constantine Brown
that troop strength, both
Greek and Turkish, has been
increased along the Adrianople
and Chataldja frontiers as a
direct result of tension over
Cyprus. When 1 passed through
Edirne (Adrianople) last fall,
there was no patrolling, and
the former no mans land on
the Greek side was being
obliterated by road construc-
ton and resettlement. These
activities could not possibly be
reversed in a short time with
out drawing public attention
to a change.
Mr.. Tzounis' comments on
the Cyprus issue itself. unfor-
tunately. are misleading. His
is, of course, the official view
of a Greek government which
has chosen to give loud vocal
support to Cypriot enosiS
(union with mainland Greece
for the first time in history.
Cypriot agitation for enosis
began in the 18th century:
when the first British gov
ernor, Sir Garnet Wolseley,
arrived in Cyprus to take pos
session from the Turks, the
welcoming delegation expressed
the hope that Great Britain
would help the Cypriots, as
she had the Ionian Islands,
to be reunited with Mother
Greece. While the ideal of
enosis runs throughout Cypriot-
history, Greece in the past re-
garded it as an internal affair
between Britain and colony,
and avoided interference even
during the riots of 1881 when
the first Cypriot constitution
was pend e d. Mainland
Greece's attitude toward the
Cypriots has been somewhat
that of a city boy for his
country cousin; there are even
enough differences in dialect
to make Cypriot Greek visibly
noticeable from Greek.
1t should be pointed out
that Britain offered Cyprus to
Greece in 1915, and was re-
jected because the offer was
contingent upon Greek renun-
citation of neutrality and sup
port of Serbia in the war. Ex-
cept for one or two lapses,
Britain has acted in good faith
regarding the island.
The tragedy Of Cyprus is
implicit in Mr.. Tzounis' re-
marks. Britain did not send
Marshal Harding ito war on
the people Of Cyprus" but to
manage her strategic inter-
ests. Turkey has not threat
ened war, but she is entitled
to concern over a base 40 miles
from her coast. There are no
right answers" to the prob
lem. only bad feeling. which,
ever side we support. The Cyp-
riots themselves are divided.
But the entire Greek argu-
ment for intervention is based
on emotion, not logic-and
therefore more Of a dubious
expediency" than Mr.. Tzounis
may realize.
william Spencer.
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windows at Easter and Christ
mas?-C. c. S.
A. A display Arm which
specializeS in attractions for
children reports that 1t is not
unusual for large stores TO
spend UP TO $50, 900 for a series
Of window displays. The high.
est priced one-window scene
now costs about Sl0y000--as
compared with $500 some 10
years ago. About so per cent
Of these exhibits "a $500 nil
lion business annually are de-
signed for use in the CHI mas
season.
@. How many roses are there
in the famous Gertrude Stein
quotation?-B. O.
A. Four. "A rose Is q rose
is a rose Is a rose"
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School Sofety Expert
Gets OAR Merit Award

Retired Police Inspector Rich
ard H. Mansfield yesterday re-
ceived the Award Of Merit pre-
sented annually by the Lucy Hol-
combe Chapter of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution
here.
The award. presented at a
luncheon in the willard Hotel.
acclaimed Mr.. Mansfield, direc-
tor of The Stars School Safety
Program, "for his outstanding
service and perseverance In ed
ucating our youth, the citizens
Of tomorrow"
The citation was presented by
Miss Marjorie j. Parry, regent
of the Lucy Holcombe Chapter,
with national officers of the
OAR in attendance.
Mr.. Mansfield, in accepting the
award, said he felt it was as
much a recognition Of the fine
work Of the entire community"
as his own effort in bringing the
safety lesson to school children.
Miss Gertrude Carraway, pres
ident-general; Miss James B.
Patton, national chairman; Miss
Faustine Dennis, District of Co.
lumbia State regent; Mrs. Allen
A. Wrenn. D. C. vice regent; Miss
Clarence w. Kitchen. Lusy Hol-
combe Chapter. chairman; and
Mrs. Pearl w. Norman, Lucy Hol-
combe Chapter. press chairman,
who nominated Mr.. Mansfield for
the award, were among those at
tending the luncheon. Lloyd M.
Hampton, of The Star, presided.
District. Maryland and Vir-
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ginia school and safety officials
attending the meeting expressed
appreciation to Mr.. Mansfield for
his safety education work
through his "chalk talks" in the
schools.
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