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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Our Private A-PIonts

On the face of things, the Atomic
Energy Commission seems to have been
diScouragingly slow in finally deciding to
issue permits for the construction of the
Nations first big nuclear power plants
to be financed entirely by private capital.
The permits cover two large-scale
projects One is to be carried out by the
Consolidated Edison Company. whose
application was submitted to the Acc
in March, 1885, The other will be under
taken by Commonwealth Edison, which
applied for the go-ahead signal last June.
ConSolidated'S plant, which will be
located about Is miles north of New York
City, will cost SIS million and will employ
a combination of atomic and conventional
fuels to generate $4,000 kilowattS of
electricity The Commonwealth project,
involving a private investment of $45
million, will be built in Illinois, some so
miles southwest of Chicago. Using only
nuclear power, it will have a generating
capacity of 10000 kilowatts.
Both of these undertakings-tra
blazers in the development of privately
produced American atomic power-are
scheduled for completion in the fall of
1860. Critics of the Aces procedures con-
tend, however, that such a time lag
should not have been necessary. In their
view, our country is moving much too
slowly in this field, and it is for that rea-
son that some OF them, including Senator
Albert Gore and Atomic Energy Com
missioner Thomas E. Murray, have advo-
IL oY1aO 20, hull
lot of nuclear plants in hurry. They
would do this because they are convinced
that free enterprise is incapable of doing
the job by itself and that Russia is there
fore becoming superior to the United
States in exploiting the atom for peace.
Apart from Mr. Murray, however, the
Aces top members have indicated that
they regard this alarmiSt view as super
fetal. AS set forth by Chairman Lewis L.
Strauss, their contention is that the
United States can continue to maintain
a position of world leadership without
engaging in wasteful "kilowatt race"
with RUSSIA race that would result
only in a collection of "obsolescent"
equipment. Instead, as they see it, the
development of advanced nuclear tech
nology and reactor types, not mere num-
bers of atomic power installations, must
be the real measure of such leadership.
And this is especially true, they say, for a
country like ours, which has great sources
of low-coSt conventional energy, but
which nevertheless expects to have in
operation, by 1862, no fewer than is pri
vate and non-Federal public A-plants
with a combined generating capacity of
nearly million kilowattS.
Thus, despite the appearance of
slownesS, the Acc majority makes per-
suasive case for the present character
and pace of American atomic develop
ment. Certainly, If our nuclear tech
nology is pushed steadily forward and If
the is projected plants come into being
within the next FIVE years or so, the Rus
slams are not likely to pull ahead Of us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25

Eugene S. Castle did not do a
good service either to our Ma
ton or to the free world at
large when he proposed at a
recent congressional hearing
that the United States Infor-
nation Agency be abolished
and that We stop our Govern
ment-inspired crusades to
make the world over in our
image" If his counsel were
needed we would let the Krem-
lin mold the world after its
image. which is too familiar to
describe here. Mr.. Castle can
be sure that the men in the
Kremlin do not contemplate
abolishing their propaganda
network which is hammering
at the free world day and
night.
1t looks as If Mr.. Castle has
not heard that for the JAM
ming Of the Voice of America
alone the Soviet government
spends annually much more
than all the budget Of the
USIA. This is the best evidence
that the USIA and its strong
est arm-the Voice of America
are doing a fine and neces-
Sary job.
Mr.. Castle errs II he assumes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Danger Zones

In recent years I have
noticed that the Arlington
County police have been max
ing a study Of traffic, espe-
cially at dangerous intersec-
tions and highly travelled roads
that merge, to bring about a
greater degree of safety to
motorists. AS a result, they
came to the conclusion that
these roads at the point of
merging contain some danger
Gus areas that are a contribut.
ing factor toward accidents.
Therefore, in order to let
motorists know about these
dangerous areas, they have
been marked off in white lines
as forbidden zones. A few
weeks ago they were repainted,
and are conspicuous.
However, travelling these
roads every day. / often wonder
if the motorists know the
meaning Of these white lines.
1t seems to me the majority
of vehicle operators are always
in a hurry, paying no atten-
ton to these forbidden zones.
From this experience, 1 come
to the conclusion that the po-
lice department is doing its
share to prevent accidents and
save lives. The other half of
the responsibility lies with the
motorist. For his own good,
is the motorist doing his share
of duty? Driver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25

Ice studies to the press. And II this was
the case, the Defense Secretary was fully
justified in warning against it.
If the Senate wants to investigate
this latest fiareup at the Pentagon it has
every right to do so. And it also has a
right to expect that any officer called to
testify will be free to express his own
honest opinions. But if such an inves-
tigation is to be held, it ought not to be
colored at the outset. Senator Jackson
would do well to wait until he has some
thing substantial to go on before losing
any more sleep over the grim specter of
thought control in the Pentagon.
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is as sun-tanned as any bath
ing beauty. You know" he
told an audience at a shipyard
in Jacksonville, II got this tan
speaking to people like you In
Florida-not playing golf"-a
slight at the man he hopes to
oppose next November.
Finds Technique Effective
The Stevenson technique.
now that he has plunged in
where Kefauver used to tread
alone, is quite effective. He
leaves smiles and pleased faces
behind him as he moves from
person to person in a crowded
cafeteria, singing out men and
women for a handshake and
sentence or two-always an
nouncing he is Adlai Steven
son. The women, particularly,
eat it up.
How effective this style Of
campaigning really is will be
determined when the Florida
voters go to the polls next
week. OF course, there is al
ways the chance that Senator
Kefauver will have shaken
more hands.
The campaign schedules of
the two men are so strenuous
they have the correspondents
accompanying them gasping
before the day is done.
Week after week, the Ten
nessee Senator has maintained
a fast pace. He, like Steven
son. likes people - and like
Stevenson, he likes their votes.
Both men make no bones
about saying they want votes
when they talk to the people.
Light Vote Predicted
How much of a vote this
Stevenson-Kefauver race will
bring to the polls is anybody's
guess. Most of the politicians
are predicting a light vote,
despite all this terrific effort
the candidates are making.
One factor in the situation is
that the people of Florida,
taken as a whole, are not
enthusiastic about either Ke-
fauver or Stevenson. They
don't like their stand on seq
regation. for example: they
would prefer a man like SEN
ator Russell of Georgia, or
Lyndon johnson of Texas-or
even Gov. Lausche of Ohio
who is no New Dealer.
The Florida delegation will
be part of the big Southern
bloc at the coming Democratic
National Convention. a bloc
which may be extremely i'm
portant. They would take, Ste
venson for their presidential
nominee more readily than
they would Kefauver, although
Kefauver is from a Southern
State. And most of them want
no part of Gov. Hartman Of
New York. nor of Gov. Will
liams of Michigan. Nor do they
rejoice at the thought of for
mer President Harry Truman
as compromise candidate
even though he brought the
party a victory in 1913.
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Prayer

Help me. Lord. on this bright
day,
To Keep my soul from sin aUdy,
Help me DeH to play mn part
To keep Thee. Lord, ,Cithn my
heart.
God care to me this day to
share
Lore for my neiohbor and His
care,
Sharing thus, Lord, let me find
Happiness and peace OF mind.
Help me. Lord. in loneliness.
And all my earthly SERIOUS
bless.
But not, o Lord. for any selfish
end.
Help me, God. to be a triendl
Emily White Hull
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Security and 'Biqotry'
Truth Against Lies

Permit me these comments
on your May Z news story of
my report to the recently con-
cluded Triennial Convention
of B'nai Birth.
My report confined itself to
the cases of Government en-
ployes suspended under the
security program in which
anti-Semitism appeared to be
a motivating factor. Because
my report dealt with those
problems where our agency
found it necessary to take
remedial action, the report
naturally appeared to stress
the weaknesses in the security
program.
In the interest of balance.
however, 1t should be empha-
sized that the instances Of
bigotry we cited were confined
largely to cases handled by a
few inadequate security Of
f1cials. The final reinstate-
ment with back pay of virtu-
ally all of the employees in
volved in the cases In which
we interviewed indicates that
higher officials in the security
program do exercise a salutary
and corrective judgment.
We have said publicly on
several occasions-and we re-
peat it here-that the heads
OF agencies and hearing board
members have shown convinc-
ingly their intent to rule out
prejudice and to insure fair
ness. 1t is apparent. of course,
that their task will be made
easier when the program itself
is strengthened-when better
trained security officials are
selected and when informants
cannot rely on anonymity to
indulge personal malice or
prejudice.
We believe it true also that
on several levels notifications
and corrections of security
procedures have adjusted some
of the weaknesses in the Sc
curity program. We can only
hope that the progress made
thus far continues until our
Nation possesses a completely
foolproof Federal security pro-
gram.
Henry Edward Schultz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
THE POLITICAL MILL
Candidates Run Selves Roqqed
BY GOULD LINCOLN

TAMPA, Fla. - Two Demo-
Gratis are running themselves
ragged in this State for a
chance to oppose President
Eisenhower next November
Adlai Stevenson and Senator
Estes Kefauver of Tennessee.
When they leave here next
Monday they go to California
to continue the process.
From the SHOWS of Mime
sofa to the blistering sands of
Florida they have been hard
at it since early this year.
With the voting in CALIFORNIA;
presidential primary June 5,
this phase of the preconven-
ton campaign will have ended.
although they will continue to
speak at intervals in the nom
primary States in search Of
more delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention.
Physically, both men are
standing up to the gruelling
campaign of speaking. hand
shaking, baby-kissing and
travel by airplane. automobile
and train. But when each long
day is ended-late at night
they are worn to a fragile.
Perhaps that is one reason
their much-advertised Joint
debate" proved rather dull.
when they appeared on tele-
vision in Miami last Monday.
Much of their debate turned
out to be a me. too" affair.
Stevenson Is Changed
Ever since Kefauver upset
the Stevenson band wagon by
winning the Minnesota primary
March 20, the former Illinois
Governor and 1852 Democratic
presidential candidate has be-
come a changed campaigner.
, Gone are the days when Ste
venson contented himself with
a comparatively few appear
anceS and speeches in each
day. He has learned to walk
the streets. enter stores. always
shaking hands after the FASH
ion of the indefatigable Sen
ator from Tennessee. It's been
quite an experience for him.
He admits frankly that he likes
people, particularly the Amer
lean people, and has found
them very friendly. He still
refers, however. to this cam
paign with Kefauver as a mad
endurance test"
Stevenson, in the dreadful
rush for votes, has not lost his
sense of humor nor his telling
wit. He pours it out to indi-
viduals, men and women, as he
meets them: Some of his expe-
riences he relates later from
the platform. For example. his
story about a woman who
brought her small son to see
him in Tallahassee. At that
point he was being escorted by
two policemen. Who's that
man with the policemen" the
boy asked his mother. THAT, +"
the mother replied. SIS Mr..
Stevenson. whats he done?"
the little boy wanted to know.
The presidential candidate
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BIosting-Cop PeriIs

I wish to express my per-
sonal appreciation for the ex-
cellent publicity given by The
Star on May 10 concerning
the danger of picking up blast
ing caps recently stolen from
the construction job in
Wheaton City.
In the hands of inexperi-
enced persons. especially chill
dren. blasting caps are ex-
tremely dangerous. If they
accidentally explode, the child
who picked up the cap might
lose a hand or finger, and
small pieces of the cap have
been known to cause blindness
to a child at 200 feet distance
from the explosion.
The parents of the Mont
gomery County children find
ing these caps can thank The
Star for publicizing their
danger.
Charles II. Howe. Jr.,
Fire Marshal, Montgomery
County, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25

@. How much was spent in
this country in 1855 for adver-
Using. both local and nation
alp. o. L.
A. A little over SO billion.
which is almost 81 billion more
than in 1854. Newspaper ad-
vertising accounted for the
largest share, 34Te; direct mail.
l4.1eo; TV, 1l.1%; magazines.
8.0Go; radio, SOC: business
papers, 4.6Go; outdoor adver-
Using. 2.19s. The remaining
20.1eo was spent in miscellane-
Gus ways. Greatest rate of in
crease was registered by TV.
which was up $50 over the
1854 figures.
@. In big displays Of aerial
fireworks how are the various
pieces shot up into the ARP
T. E. F.
A. The display pieces are shot
up from steel tubes, which are
called mortars. The proiectile,
called a shell. has a lift charge"
Of black powder in its bottom,
When the fuse is lit the charge
goes of and shoots the main
part of the shell from 500 10
1000 feet into the air, where
1t explodes. The mortar must
be the correct size for the shell.
II 1t is too large there is a loss
Of lifting power when the fuse
sets of the lift charge" and
the shell may 20 of right over
the heads OF the crowd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

with the opener, he could not
find it again.
He looked and looked. only
to find it next day right in
front of his eyes, but not in
the same place from which he
had taken it.
He had laid it on the stove,
where no opener should ever
be, and it was there waiting
for him to find it, but his eyes
did not see it. being too busy
fetching a towel for sopping
up some milk spilled because
the saucer was too full.
4 =
Jones had not yet mastered
the art of boiling water.
This comes of long expert
ence. evidently; that is why
he eats cold.
He was beginning to SYM
pathize with the older people.
who. doctors claim, conflne
themselves too ardently to
carbohydrates.
They do not get enough
precious protein, the experts
declare.
So they eat bread and
crackers, and bread, and
crackers
Jones sympathizes with
them. 1t is easier that way.
Maybe not as scientific, with
lessened protein and all that,
and even the protein one does
get not the best sort.
But Temp Jones UNDER
stands why they eat that way.
You just put the dish and
spoon under the cold water
and let 'er run for a time.
That's all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Be0t the Drums Faster?

Why cannot free competition
do for our defense what it has
done for our economy? Why
not let the armed forces COM
pete among themselves instead
of clamping upon them the
centralized planning which is
the mark of socialism? The
Madison Avenue boys already
have prepared an advertising
brochure to sell the Air Force
brand name to the public, so
that people will not think of
the khaki or the blue when
they are buying defense serv-
ices. Let the others follow suit:
this will give radio, TV and
our programs new sponsors
and the enemy will quake.
Sidney KOretz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25

Templeton Jones was prob
ably the only person in the
United States who had never
used a can opener.
Then suddenly he found
himself with one in hand.
He watched with positive
wonder as it cut around and
around.
His amazement extended to
himself. That he, alone of
human beings, was cutting a
can open seemed queer.
He has evolved a few
pointers for other males, who.
for one reason or other, have
had their education neglected
in the past.
~
First, eat only cold foods.
This saves dish washing, and
dish washing is the great
curse of humanity.
There are other curses, it is
true. some of them terrible
ones.
But for sheer unadulterated
nuisance, what can vie with
dish washing?
No wonder, Jones says. home
automatic diShwashers are
going over big.
All that grease and stuff!
Jones suddenly found his
admiration growing for the
millions of good women who
do this sort of work every
where without much fuss.
T. Jones, dishwasher ex-
traordinary. makes a great deal
of fuss when he has to do it.
His system is simple:
Mostly he doesn't do it.
He has discovered that fill-
ing a dish or bowl, after cereal
say, Immediately after using.
will afford the easiest cleaning
job later.
This, ne understands, is one
Of the primary VISIONS
learned and taught by all
women. but he learned it from
sad experience.
y
The number Of dishes used
is kept at minimum.
One plate, one saucer, one
cup, one glass or tumbler. and
one spoon
There you are!
This simple array of instru-
ments simplifles the whole
problem of sudden emergency
eating.
Cereal and milk. vegetables
and fruits baby style, slices Of
bread. even without butter
These make tasty fare, If you
are not too hungry.
Even good protein is afford
ed by some Of the newer ce-
reals and milk.
~
Milk, Of course, is the old
standby.
1t gives plenty of protein.
minerals and vitamins, along
with some fat, and there's the
rub.
-.
Location of kitchen tools.
Jones discovered, is essential.
Never before had he known
that a can opener. for instance.
the old fashioned sort you lab
in and cut up and down with.
can lose itself and still be
right under your nose.
After his primary exploit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Riqht to Counsel

1 read with much interest
the editorial in the Sunday
Star regarding the ruling by
the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of
Columbia. in the recent Juve-
nile Court case with regard to
the right to counsel in the
Juvenile Court.
I believe the ruling is a far
reaching one which will have
its future effects, but 1 be-
lieve it did not go far enough
in the decision. 1t has been
noted that in the past some
rulings of the Appeals Court
designated the Juvenile Court
as a "quasicriminal" court,
that is, cases are set straddle
the fence, half criminal and
half civil. The same question
arose in the case of Ford v.
District of Columbia 1855,
in an appeal from the Munich
pal Court of Appeals to the
United States Court of APP
peals and on to the Supreme
Court (certiorari denied. The
court would not say in that
case if the case Cord v.
District of Columbia) was
criminal" or civil" But
whether it is criminal or civil,
minors are entitled to counsel,
either one supplied by the ju-
venile'S family or one appoint
ed by the court. Minors, re-
CARELESS of age (under 21). are
not lawyers nor are they
learned in the law to different
late between right to counsel
or right to a jury trial and a
waiver" thereof.
We believe the appellate
court should have gone further
and said. Juveniles must by
all means have counsel. One
must be supplied either by the
family of the juvenile or one
must be appointed by the court
itself, in order to protect the
interest of the minor juvenile
under 81 years of age"
Irrespective of rules of the
court. the Constitution carries
to every citizen the right to
counsel, due process of law
and their day in court.
The Juvenile Court has an
swered queries on right to
counsel by juveniles with the
statement that certain officials
are reported to advise juveniles
of their right to counsel: but
the court itself must ask and
provide counsel. 1t cannot be
left up to officials of the court
to advise" on legal matters of
this nature. The court must
see to it that counsel is pro-
vided. Juveniles cannot legally
waive" right to counsel until
they become 81.
In the trial courts in this
jurisdiction, j u d g m n t S are
forbidden to be taken against
minors and other incompetent
persons. This includes all per-
sons under legal age (2D. (See
Rules II (b) and ga of Munic-
ipal Court Rules taken from
FRCP.) Most trial courts are
very careful to have the rights
of minors and other incompe-
tent persons protected by APP
pointing members of the bar as
guardian ad Item" if the
minor has no legal represent
alive in said civil court. So.
in the Juvenile Court, whether
it be civil or criminal or quasi
criminal in nature. minors who
are juveniles in that court can
not waive" counsel or jury
trial because they are incom-
petent and under age.
Homer Brooks, LIB,
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that only "three great Ameri-
can press associations" have
able and trained men to do the
job the USIA is doing. This
agency has assembled many
brains and talents not inferior
to men employed by the press
associations.
Truth Against Lies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Disaster Insurance

In these prediction days
Congress seems to be largely
occupied with extra -conStitu-
tional, general welfare" legis-
lation Just recently, the Sem
ate voted 61-7 to expand the
Governments insurance buSi-
ness. This time, however, it is
voluntary instead of compul-
sorry and potential flood vic
tins will pay go instead of only
so per cent Of the premiums.
The noninSured taxpayers are
to be saddled with the other
40 per cent, plus administra-
ton costs.
When the hinterlands are
heard from there will be a fur
ther logical expansion Of the
program to include insurance
against tornadoes. drought,
earthquakes and other acts of
of God. The liberals" seem to
be determined that the spirit
OF adventure shall be COM
pletely eliminated from the
American way of life. When
they have finished. Heaven
help the poor taxpayers-no
one else will. Old ReactiOnary.
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Stamp Craze

The trading stamp mania
recently invading every gro
Gerry store and drugstore is a
public nuisance" Why are
We Americans suddenly inter-
ested in getting one more thing
"free?" Is this just another
facet Of our American life in
which we hope to invest a little
and come out ahead OF the
game? Why is it stores whose
business 1t is to sell food sud-
denly seem interested in SELL
ing stamps?
These small bits of sticky
paper needlessly clutter our
life with more small details. It
is no wonder we Americans
have lost a sense of real values
and go in for trivialities. Lick
ing these different stamps and
getting them pasted in the
right DOCK is full-tlme petty
occupation in itself.
/ wonder If the pioneer
Americans who founded our
Nation could have been lured
by such trivial collections?
Must our citizens accomplish
ments and achievements today
be limited to having licked /
million stamps? Perhaps liter
ally unable to lick" our real
problems in life. we derive a
kinesthetic satisfaction in lick
ing. pasting and "smearing"
small scraps Of paper.
First Grade Teacher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. Al
letters are subject to conden-
S1tion.