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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Penalties for PeddIers

Congress is showing commendable
determination to strengthen the narcotics
laws so as to give convicted dope peddlers
penalties commensurate with the vicious
ness of their crimes. Legislation to Stiffen
sentences and otherwise aid law enforce
ment officers in stamping out the Shiny
racket is overdue.
The Senate has passed a stern bill,
including a provision for the death
sentence when jurieS so recommend in
fragrant heroin cases. Chairman Daniel
Of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee,
which recently completed an investiga-
ton Of narcotics racketeering told the
Senate that heroin accounts for about
30 per cent of the drug addiction in
America today. That means that heroin
is responsible for most of the misery,
degradation and crime resulting from the
sale and use Of dope in this country.
The House has before it a bill which
also stiffenS penalties for peddling, but
would not provide for the death penalty.
1t would, however, lift to 40 years the
maximum sentence for drug peddling and
it would rule out suspended sentences or
paroles Tor peddlerS. These provisions
would materially improve the effective
ness of enforcement agencies-although
1t stands to reason that a 40-year
sentence is not as much of deterrent
as the threat of possible execution.
However, the House bill has number
of good features, including a substantial
increase in the number of Federal
narcotics agents, authority for them to
carry guns and make arrests in certain
instances without warrants and the right
to introduce in court evidence obtained
by wire tapping.
A combination of the two measures
that would preserve the strong provisions
OF both should be possible. Such legisla-
ton would strike devastating blow at
an Illicit traffic that is breeding crime,
moral corruption and physical suffering
in most Of our big cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
An Intricate Subject

President Eisenhower undoubtedly was
expressing his respect for national free
{ dom OF choice in his news conference
discussion Of neutrality. It is Mr.. Eisen-
bowers feeling, apparently, that neutral
sly in an official sense still is an honor
able course and that it does not neces-
sarily imply unfriendlineSS toward us or
approval of those with whom we differ.
He does not believe, in other words, that
every nation must choose to bind itself,
least Of all militarily, to the Western
powers IN order to be looked upon with
trust and treated with the respect due
Its sovereignty Nor does he think, as he
made clear, that neutrality in terms of
military attachments is synonymous with
indifference toward right and wrong,
decency and indecency.
Mr.. Eisenhower went on to say that
II neutral" nation should become a
victim Of aggression, world public opin-
Ion would be outraged Unfortunately,
however, he added that nations that are
not following this course of neutrality
nations that haze entered into military
sociationS-might find themselves in
volved in trouble and that public Senti-
ment would be simply that "they asked
for It," 1t is not surprising that there
was quick apprehension over the possible
reaction of some of our partners in NATO
and SEATO, and that White House
spokesman explained" later that the
President did not mean countries already
Joined in these alliances.
The incident illustrates the dangers
OF extemporaneous discussion of sub
ject that is both nebulous and complex.
The cold war itself is conflict infinitely
more subtle than a shooting war. It is
one in which not only words, but the
shadingS of their meaning, can amount
to battle" won or lost. In the area of
SEATO, particularly, there are many cross
currents Of feeling among the nations.
committed and uncommitted, that may
be shifted materially by the right or the
wrong words from such a source as the
White House. AS Mr.. Eisenhower said,
the waging of peace is "a very intricate
subject" AS such, it does not lend itself
to casual public discussion in high
quarters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08

fake permits have turned up in car
accident inquiries. And drivers whose
permits have been revoked have sue
ceeded in obtaining new licenses under
assumed names.
These schemes will be frustrated,
officials believe, by mailing the permits
to the applicants, with "do not for
ward" notice to the postal authorities.
Thus, only applicants who have given
correct names and addresses are sure of
receiving their drivers permits. Excep-
tions will be made in the case of learn
ers' and temporary permits, but verifica-
ton of addresses will be required. The
new system will protect both the District
and the public against fraud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Low-Rotes High Bench

Let the managing directors
Of Eggheads. Inc, gloat, in
company with the Communists,
over some half-dozen recent
Supreme Court decisions! Let
ADA's dear Eleanor and Adlai,
juniors Rauh and Schlesinger,
Ford's Robert Maynard Hutch
ms and their duly appointed
mouthpieces crow over the de-
segregation decision, comrade
Steve Nelson's case overturn-
ing AZ States antisedition laws,
all the way through to the
latest which nullif1eS Ne
braska's right to work" laws.
I venture to suggest their
Joy will be short lived.
These decisions can fool
some of us all of the time, all
OF us some of the time, but
they cannot fool all of us all
OF the time. 1--WE. The Peo-
ple," are waking up to the
background of mediocrity
characterizing our Supreme
Courts justices, a mediocrity
which goes a long way toward
explaining and accounting for
the cute and cunning way these
decisions were handed down.
IN direct conflict with the
Ninth and Tenth Amendments
to the Constitution.
The Ninth Amendment
reads:
The enumeration in the
Constitution of certain rights
shall not be construed to deny
or disparage others retained by
the people,"
The Tenth Amendment
reads:
The powers not delegated to
the United States by the Con-
stltution. nor prohibited by it
TO the States, are reserved to
tne States respectively, or to
the people"
1t doesn't take a law degree
TO see how the republican
form OF government" guaran-
teed under our Constitution is
nelng changed to a peoples
democracy" the best-known
example of which is the USSR.
Kenneth D. Robertson, Jr.
Boston, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Moscow Visitors

The North American and
Canadian Diocese of the Rus-
sian Orthodox Church OUT
SIDE OF Russia has learned
with deep regret and moral
Indignation of the scheduled
arrival in the United States
from Moscow of a so-called
delegation of the Moscow Pa
triarchate headed by the Soviet
Metropolitan Nicholas.
There is no question that
TINS delegation will pretend to
represent itself as the lawful
representative Of the Russian
orthodox Church and of the
Russian people.
We deem it our solemn duty
10 voice our unqualified and
categorical protest against such
patent fraud under the guise
OF ecclesiastical authority. We
are raising our voice in the
name OF all members of the
RUSSIAN Orthodox Church
both those dispersed all over
the world and those anguishine
under the yoke of goddess COM
munlsm. We protest in the
name OF all the Russians who
nave preserved their mistaken
devotion to their Mother
church of Christ throughout
the years Of dreadful trials
nrutally imposed upon them
oy the Communist authorities.
We declare that the present
Soviet Patriarchate seated in
our beloved Moscow enslaved
by the Soviet government. and
the delegation of the said Pa
triarchate headed by Metro
politan Nicholas dispatched
by the Communist authorities
to the United States has no
right whatsoever to represent
either the Russian Orthodox
Church or the suffering devout
Russian people. In point of
fact. the Soviet Patriarchate
represents a negligible group of
persons actively cooperating
with the impious Moscow Com
munist government whose un-
alterable aim is consolidation
OF its dictatorial power over
the Russian people and other
states subjugated by COM
munism as well as conquest of
the whole world by all available
means.
Communism and its agents
are waging a relentless war
against Christianity and all
other religions, yelling their
ungodly designs by quasi
Christian and would-be reli-
gious ideas and slogans of
universal peace.
Archbishop Vitaly.
New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08

and now and then finds his cup
OF coffee much too warm.
What more charming way to
hurry than to dip his shining
cylinder into the cup and
watch it work!
Scientists say that no one
should drink steaming hot
coffee.
Something about the posi-
bilitieS of constant irritation,
etc.
Take it easy, calm and easy.
and wait until the cup cools.
they say.
This way coffee won't hurt
you. except maybe the caffeine
in 1t will keep you awake il
you drink too much of it. too
late in the day.
X
Some cream ought to 60 in
too. according to research.
This, too, will help guard the
Innings from too much irrita-
ton, give the stomach some
thing to do in a mild way. The
human stomach lives to have
something to do.
II hides down there inside.
Just waiting for food TO be
plopped down.
OF itself the stomach can do
nothing, but with food, oh bowl
So now we are all fixed up.
with a fine cup of coffee. with
Just the right amount of cream
and sugar Except Jones uses
honey, but the blamed thing
is too hot.
Hence the coffee cooler.
You will be hearing more
OF this device as its use filters
down from the top levels.
1t is going to be in many a
stocking, come real Christmas.
and maybe it isn't a bit too
early to get used to the idea.
II you know some crotchety
old party who is always COM
planning that his coffee is too
hot, the cooler is just the thing
for him.
And there will always be the
fellow who has to run for it
in the morning to make his
bus.
For him, especially, the cool
er VIII save many a burnt lip.
and give him from four to nine
minutes more to enjoy his
coffee.
Cost? A bit too high, per-
haps. but don't get excited
about that.
Most things are. you know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Queries Adenouer

Chancellor Adenauer is uni
versally esteemed for his cour-
age and determination. But
when he visits us, there is one
question we must ask him:
Isn't half a loaf better than
none?
The Soviets are not ready
to sacrifice East German COM
munism. Our policy of refusing
to negotiate for drastic arms
cuts, unless they first agree to
German reunif1cation by free
elections, bars all hope of dis
armament in the foreseeable
future.
Many of the worst effects of
national diSunity could be rem
edied by East-West German
agreement on freer travel,
communication and trade.
Both sides would benefit.
There is reason to think that
the Communist regime would
make worthwhile concessions
here.
Complete reunion in freedom
may be remote. We have re-
nounced the use of force to
achieve it. 1t can come in no
other way than by Soviet con-
sent. In the meantime, miti-
cation of disunity and pro-
motion of a climate conducive
to Soviet consent to both re-
union and disarmament, offer
a half loaf. that even at the
price of postponement of free
elections should not lightly be
rejected.
Robert S. Field.
Vineland. N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
On Nome-ColLina

When Northern Virginia
voted against the Gray plan,
the fact was made clear that
the majority of the citizens in
this area are in favor Of COM
pliance with the Supreme
Courts school decision. Now it
appears that two white parents
in Arlington have had the
courage to act upon their con-
viction by petitioning the
School Board to desegregate
the schools so that their chill
dren may be in truly demo-
cratic learning situations.
For this they have been sub
iected to a barrage of phone
calls. vicious epithets, even
threats. to the extent that one
Of them has felt obliged for his
family's sake to withdraw his
name from the petition.
just why should this act call
for abuse? Are these parents
not speaking for many OF us?
1t is white consciences which
must carry the blame for long
discrimination in school prac-
tices. White children as much
as colored will profit when this
stigma upon our democracy is
removed. White people belong
side by side with colored in
seeking to correct this wrong.
!, for one, am proud Of the
parents who signed this petit
ton.
Mrs. John OrtOIani.
R&
Were we in the United
States living under a regime
of the discredited Stain or
unlamented Hitler, individuals
might expect the kind Of abuse
melted out to those citizens
who support the Supreme
Court and its decisions.
Since Negroes can no longer
be inundated by threats Of
bed-sheeted and hooded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Pay Mixup'

The force of your editorial,
'Pay Mixup," on June 8 is
diminished because of what
seems to be a misinterpreta-
ton of the facts or a misun-
derstanding of the law.
You point out correctly that
the Civil Service Commissions
order raised the entrance sal
airy for science and engineering
graduates in grades GS-5 and
GS-7. But you then speak of
the absurd pay inequities"
which arise because Of the
question as to the COM
missions authority to increase
correspondingly the pay of
specialists already on duty"
While you may not have in
tended it, this language says
that you believe the commits
sion has left the old employees
in GS-5 and GS-7 at lower
rates Of pay. This is not so,
for under the commission order
the pay of every employe in
GS-5 and GS-7 in these jobs
was raised, not just in the
newly hired employees.
However, your editorial may
have been based on Joseph
Young's statement in his COL
umn that g. an experienced
engineer with years of top
service may be receiving $5,44O
a year, only sos more than
the college graduate" What
he refers to is that the increase
of GS-7 to the top step-rate
Of $685. is only sos less than
the bottom Step-rate of $5,440
in GS-9. There are many
GS-9 jobs, but it is doubtful
whether there are many wet
eran" employees with high
qualifications.
If they are veteran" en-
ployes, they are not being paid
the bottom, or entrance, rate
for GS-9. The annual step
increases provided by law
would have advanced these
veterans" much closer to the
top rate for GS-9. This is not
discrimination" For example
Ito take the middle rate), any
GS-9 employee getting $5,845
cannot complain because a
GS-7 is paid $685.. Perhaps
he needs to get the top pay
of GS-9, $6,250. to encourage
him to remain in the Federal
service. But that is another
story, for you are talking about
alleged discrimination between
GS-7s and GS-9s.
Robert E. Reynolds.
Editors note: The editorial
deplored the inequity of rails
ing the pay of younger en-
ployes in technical jobs of the
lower grades, while keeping the
pay of older specialists in the
higher grades at the same
level. Since then the Civil
Service Commission has moved
to raise the pay of scientists
in the higher grades.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
Praise forCritic

I have long followed Day
Thorpe's criticisms in The
Star. and have felt that he is
perhaps the greatest prober of
musical values this country
has produced, Huneker and
Kriehbiel Notwithstanding.
His slashing diagnosis of
Charles Ives genius in The
Star June 4 is right out of
Whitman. fertile, sentient, and
rich with the smell of rare
good sense and reality. 1t is
original. All other critics are
rewriting Huneker.
The Star is fortunate to
have a man Of Day Thorpe's
responsiveness and intuitive
ruggedness of expression, and
yet so marvelously tuned to
inner harmonieS. How trite
and boring are those critics
who strive for the fancy phrases
to enliven the imported music
OF a century ago. Ives was an
honest, daring and brilliant
arranger and improviser of
homespun tunes. But here am
I, trying to out-Thorpe
Thorpe, which can never be in
my power to do.
After a while, one does get
a bit weary of Mozart, Bee
thoven. Bach, Brahms. They
are so alien and so ancient. In
Ives. Roy Harris. Sessions,
Diamonds, ETC., are a welcome
diversion and a undermining
cathartic. And critics like Day
Thorpe can do us all a favor.
But how many critics like Day
Thorpe are there? Maybe
New York has some modern
critics. But the District has
only one. G. j. SINH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08

criminals of the 1930s, having
been injured to risks Of per-
sonal danger through our late
wars, these same elements are
venting their spleen by poison
pen and telephone.
Although thousa of
white citizens deplore the hat
reds emanating from the SUI
preme Court decisions, few
have the courage of a Patrick
Henry who would risk death
for liberty. OF course many
of the politicians are timid to
the extent of violating their
oaths of allegiance to the Ma
ton. Fortunately the free
press is still free.
Edwin B. Henderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08

had over $4,000. and New York
University had over 31.8O0.
Registrations of over 10000
were reported by City College
OF New York, Columbia Uni
versity, the Universities Of Illi-
nois. Michigan. Minnesota,
and Wisconsin, and Ohio State
University.
@. Who was the aviator who
recently dropped Confederate
flags on Chicago?-J. o. o.
A. Press services reported
March 3, 1856, that on the
previous day "a plane hopping
radio disc Jockey from Missis-
sippi." named Allen English,
flew to Chicago from oxford.
Miss, in a single-engine plane
painted red, white and blue,
and made a "bombardment
with 10000 rebel flags" The
gesture was described as a
friendly one, in humorous re-
taliation for a previous flight
to the South by a Chicago disc
Jockey who dropped copies Of
the United States Constitu-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Preview Of Earth S Artificial Satellite
BY THOMAS r. HENRI

in the originally proposed
circular orbit Of 800 miles
radius. the Navy scientists
have calculated, it would re-
main in the sky for a year. If
the radius were reduced to 200
miles, with the consequent in
crease in the density of the
atmosphere, its lifetime would
be reduced to Is days. With a
radius of 100 miles it would
last only an hour. The fact
that part of the orbit lies
within 200 and 800 miles from
the earth's surface makes pre-
else calculations difficult.
Model Prepared
The launching apparatus
necessary to get the 21-pound
ball into the air will weigh, at
the start. about II tons. The
model prepared at the Naval
Research Laboratory shows
this to be in the shape of an
elongated rifle bullet, "A feet
long, containing three at
tached rockets.
The first. and by far the
heaviest. consists almost en-
tirely of fuel tanks of LIQUID
oxygen and gasoline. It's major
purpose is to get the satellite
into the sky. and the greater
part OF its push will be straight
upward. 1t will reach a velo-
city of about 1000 miles an
hour.
The second rocket will house
the brains" of the launching
apparatus, the extremely COM
plicated mechanisms necessary
for stability and maintaining
direction. 1t will be fueled
with nitric acid and hydrogen
and will carry the satellite into
the actual orbit which it will
follow. At the same time it
will impart to it circular We
locity of about $4,000 feet a
second.
The purpose of the third.
and much smaller, rocket will
be to increase this circular
motion to the necessary $4,000
feet a second. The satellite
will be launched toward the
east to take advantage of the
circular motion impaired by
the earth's rotation.
AS the orbit now is calcu-
lated, according to DR.. Milton
w. Rosen of the Naval Re-
search Laboratory staff, who
is in charge of the launching
arrangement. it will remain
most of the time over middle
ATTITUDES where there is the
greatest concentration of SCI
entists qualified to make &C
curate observations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08

The artificial earth satellite
to be launched from Florida
next summer will move around
the earth in an elliptical orbit
whose distance from this
planets surface will range
from 200 to $500 miles.
Launching difficulties will
make impractical a circular
orbit of 800 miles radius, as
was originally proposed. Much
of the time the satellite is in
the sky, however. it will be
just within the earth's atmos-
phere. but atmosphere about
a billion times less dense than
that at the earth's surface.
This was revealed at a Joint
meeting of the Institutes of
Radio and Electrical Engineers
here by DR.. John P. Hagen of
the Naval Research Labora-
tory. who is in overall charge
of the project.
To Follow Hot Path
The 211a-pound ball, 20
inches in diameter, must travel
with a velocity of $4,000 feet
a second in order to remain in
its orbit. Most of its path will
be through a region of ex-
tremely high temperature. Just
how hot it will be is unknown
but 1t is known that at $50
miles above the earth the
temperature rises to about
1000 degrees above absolute
zero, or approximately 500 de-
grees centigrade. 1t may get
much hotter the higher one
goes.
This heat, however, is para
doxical. There is no danger of
the rocket burning up, since
the atmosphere around it will
be so thin that the heat con-
tributed to the rocket itself
will be nearly unreasonable
Most of its temperature will
come from direct radiation of
the sun.
The Naval Research Labo-
ratory scientists, DR.. Hagen
said, now have nearly COM
pleted their calculations. max
ing full allowance for margins
OF error which might doom the
experiment.
How long the satellite will
remain aloft still is somewhat
IN doubt. If completely outside
the atmosphere it might con-
tinue in its orbit for centuries.
1t will be slowed down, how
ever, by the drag of even the
extremely thin atmosphere. so
that its velocity will become
too low to overcome the force
OF gravity pulling it towards
the earth. If it could be kept