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H WORLD CRISIS

THE NEAR EAST and the Hungarian situations are at
tracing world attention and capturing the headlines, and
the reasons are clear. Out Of any one Of these, and partcu-
larly the Middle East, may develop World War III, and the
virtual determination Of civilization as we know it.
HUNGARY WENT through two phases. First, it revolt
ed against its oppressors from Moscow, threw them out, and
set up a government Of its own. But that was short lived, as
the Russian masters, realizing that to allow the free Hunga-
rian government to remain intact would threaten the entire
structure Of the Russian satellite system. So they quickly re-
turned to ~Stainism, and the story Of how Russian tanks
moved down unarmed civilians in the streets Of Budapest
is known to all free men everywhere.
ALONG WITH lis came the wholesale deportation,
in sealed freight cars, Of thousands Of youths to camps deep
in Russia, possibly Siberia. The Russians are making sure
that there will be few people Of either fighting ability or
inclination left in Hungary.
SO FAR AS H West is concerned, and particularly
the United States, the Hungarian chapter is closed, and it
is a tragic commentary that we could do nothing more than
send Red Cross packages. But even more tragic is the total
failure Of this nation to raise its voice in a definite and dra-
matte fashion on behalf Of the martyred victims Of Hungary.
The speeches in the United Nations have been well organ
lied, calm, sedate and polished utterances of mild disappro-
val. MANY newspapers and citizens are surprised at the fact
that no concerted effort was made. or even stronger langu-
ape used to tell the story Of bloodshed and massacre Of
women and children il Hungary.
u THE MIDDLE EAST is still boiling, and may boil
oyer. any minute. President Nasser Of Egypt, now a full
grown dictator, has the initiative, and is pressing it to its
fullest. He leads the Arab world, and must maintain his posi-
ton Of strength and leadership in order to influence that
world, and as inevery dictator ship, more power egets more
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TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS


$3.50, WARL--Don Roberto Y
Sus Amigos: Spanish Ian
guage program.
9:45, WRC-Art of Living: DR..
Norman Vincent Peale dis
cusses How to feel Christ
In your heart"
1890, WTOP - Invitation to
Learning: Anthony Troll
lope's "Barchester Towers"
will be discussed.
1850, WIDOW, WASH = FIN -
Georgetown University For
UNI: Subject: 1.-THE Virginia
Plan"
1900, WRC-Monitor: Marian
Anderson, famous singer. re-
lates recent events in her
life; William Inge. noted
playwright. speaks Of Amer
lean morals as he sees them.
1900, WTOP Woolworth
Hour: Louis Armstrong, Hill
degarde and New York City
Opera Stars will demonstrate
whats new in music"
1880, WEAM-Lutheran Hour:
DR.. Oswald Hoffman dis
cusses "The Cross and the
Crumbling Family"
ESQ, WTOP-New York Phil
harmonic symphony: Mish-
ell Piastro will perform Tchai-
kovsky's violin concerto in
d Major: Cesar Franck's
symphony No. / in D Minor.
3:I5. WIDOW, WASH fm--Capi-
tai Productions: A science
fiction drama. about the jour-
ney four people make from
earth to another solar sys-
TEN.
sos, WGMS-Festival Of Amer
lean Orchestras: The Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Howard Mitch
ell. Creston, Symphony No. 3;
COPELAND. Billy the Kid;
Shostakovitch. Sympho n y
No. L.
sos, WRC - Your Nutrilite
Theater: A dramatic film
with Pat O'Brien as host.
$3.50, WMAL - Greatest Story:
MY Burden Is Light" is
based upon a teaching in the
18th Chapter Of the Gospel
according to st. Matthew.
$500, WRC-Meet the Press:
Sen william Knowland guest.
$3.50, WTOP - Gunsmoke: A
gam bier plaques United
States Marshal Matt Dillon;
william Conrad.
1900, WRC Monitor: Dave
Garroway reports from Flor
ida; Bob and Ray.
7:05, WMAL-Show Time: Cole
Porter's silk Stockings"
with original Broadway cast.
1908, WTOP-Edgar Bergen
Hour: '"Tay" Sanders, sec
retary-treasurer Of the Ma
tional Beef Council, guest.
$500, WMAL Town Meet
ing: Foreign Aid; Why
and How" Representatives
Alvin Bentley, Republican
of Michigan. and Wayne
Hayes, Democrat Of Ohio.
$500. WGMS-National GAL
lery Concert: Fredell Lack.
violinist; David Carney.
pianist; Vivaldi Respighi.
sonata in D; Prokofiev. So
nata No. in r minor.
sos. WTOP our Miss
Brooks: Madison High
School faces a political
problem.
500, WOL-Guest Conductor:
The favorite music Of Rep
resentative Thornberry.
Democrat Of Texas.
sos, WTOP - Mitch Miller
Show: Maurice Chevalier
will span SO years In show
business.
1880, WRC The American
Forum: Guests will be Sen
atorS Estes Kefauver and
Styles Bridges.
1900, WWDC-Oklahona City
Symphony: Concert Over
ture" from Joseph Wagner's
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MAILBAG

fan category. One man also
called. He said the gals didn't
watch for a splendid reason
they were listening to their
radios. This observer is not
exactly unbiased. since he
works for WPIK.)
Dear Bernie:
Thank you very much for
listing Baltimore TV programs.
I hope you will also succeed in
inducing channel four to bring
live Hit Parade. For you have
to agree that Safeway films
are disgusting not sometimes.
but all the time.
Sincerely.
Albert s.
(Thank you, AS for "Hit
Parade" what If WRC comes
up with better films for Safe
wayD
B. H:
Since you broke out In a
rash Sunday re TV programs
not altogether wrongly
you ought to use at least
a column on the Durocher-
Frawley fiasco and the eight
nincompoops labelled comics
That word doesn't quite de-
scribe Winters, but even he
didn't measure up. And how
about slapping both Of A.
Godfrey's wrists? Also don't
try to suggest anybody should
listen to Bob Wolff. Even Arch
Med. is preferable. although
he has the Buns knocking off
Newcombe, the Orioles beating
Baltimore and Runnels steal
ing second while he's at bat.
w.
Il called the Durocher-
Frawley f1asco a fantastic
debacle" in my Monday sum-
up-you must have missed 1t.
l liked Winters, though. Are
you beeflng about A. Godfrey
in generator for something
specific? AS for Bob VOLTS
new show for the Washing
ton Ball Club-it's an emcee
job. not a play-by-playJ
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TV AND
RADIO

(This q your chance to
sound OF - and TV Critic
Bernie Harrison tDill do his
best to Gnsver questions.
Please keep letters as brief as
possible. Pen name iDiH be
used II so desired.)
Dear Mr.. Harrison:
About two months ago I
wrote O brief note to you in
curing about the dropping Of
Stories Of the Century from
Channel 8.
when no answer appeared
IN your columns I let the mat
ter drop.
THE Tv Guide listings for
the week Of 10-31-55 to 1856
showed that the program
would be resumed Thursday at
Z on Channel 8. The weeks
listings in The Sunday Star
checked.
n 1T goes without saying that
I was disappointed when I
tuned in to find reruns Of The
Line-Up.'"
Again ! ask why and is
! there a chance of Stories OF
the Century being resumed
Mary B.
(What you would have seen.
had WTOP-9 held to its origi-
nal plan, were reruns of
Stories of the Century" The
station Tor SPONSOR changed
its mind at the last moment
and chose The Lineup" re-
runs. There is a chance that
Century" will return - but
very little that we'll see any
new ones.)
Dear Mr.. Harrison:
You asked for it! How do
we gals stand daytime Twp
We don't. At least this one
doesn't.
"Once upon a time a pro-
ducer had a peculiar idea. He
thought that maybe some
woman among the 5000, 600
Of US might have brain she
would like to exercise during
the daylight hours-before she
was exhausted by the routine
Of keeping house for six kids
and a husband. OF course the
man was crazy-but just be-
fore they put him back in his
padded cell he gave us Won
derful program called Ask
Washington
Now a bright young execu-
tive in New York decided that
women would rather watch an
insipid, Anticipated. innocuous
program for an hour, so now
we have HOME.
II mean, now THEY have
Home. no longer take a break
In the middle of the day.
"a. My answer to your
question +. In a straightfor-
ward, simple way Is that we
can't stand it and I for one
am glad,
glad,
glad to
let you and anyone else who
will listen know it.
Cordially,
Jeanne K. A.
(Not one letter received here
defended daytime TV pro-
gramming-but nearly every
woman who did write excepted
one program that she did like
Jack Paar, Matinee Theater,
etc. Some shows-Milton @.
Ford's-fell into the pan-and-
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. He would be proper, in his moral and ethical
behavior, but he would not be perfect" that is,
free Of all faint of sin.
He would not be primarily a partisan politi-
clan.
He would be married and have happy family
life.
No President will have all these qualities and
it is doubtful that any President lacking most of
them will be remembered as great" Let us take
these qualities one by one and see how they have
figured in the campaigns.
"WARM, BUT DECISIVE" To be merely
able, efficient and strong is not enough. Aneri-
cans deeply distrlst President who lacks warmth
and humanity. He must have real interest in
the people and sympathy for their aspirations
Perhaps the most classical example of this is
the Dewey Truman contest in l94S Studies by
Professor Paul Lazarsfeld and his colleagues ndi-
cate that a large group Of people at the start of
the campaign did not like the policies Of Truman
nor the prospects of continued Democratic con-
troll Of the Presidency. But as the campaign
progressed, increasing numbers swung back to
Truman In the end
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his give 'em-hell' campaign were often attracted
by his warmth and enthusiasm.
IAN INTERESTING PERSONALITY"
National polls on Presidential candidates usually
have question which goes: ''klow I'd like to ask
you about the good and bad points of the two
candidates for President. Is there anything in
particular you like or dislike about them?''
The response to this simple question reveals
at once the enormous appeal Of FDR and Eisen-
hover. When voters were asked what they liked
about FDR's opponents, such as Willkie, their
chief response was that they liked him because
he's running againH That Man In The White
House" But when people were asked what they
liked about Roosevelt large and varied number
Of positive favorable statements were made. Like
wise, the Michigan Survey study Of the Eisen-
hoWer-Stevenson race indicated that more than
half Of Stevenson's supporters found something
favorable to say about Eisenhower. But Steven
son did not elicit such comment. He was re
spected," but he was not interesting"
The perfect President must be interesting in
his own right. To be ''anti" the other candidate
or party IS not enough.
''ABlE TO INSPIRE cODsEsUEMCE.' There
is subtle, but powerful difference between ad-
miration and confidence. Before the conventions
in 1882 General Dwight Eisenhower and General
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truman. IN the enc
many voted for Truman
although they did not
reallyscafe for him!
The reason was SIM
pie. The personality Of
Dewey never emerged as
warm and sympathetic.
He was labeled 1.-THE
bridegroom on the we'd
ding cake" and 1.-THE dis
trict attorney" by his
opponents and the phras-
es stuck. Even voters who
did not like Truman or
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A President Is "A Father. A Guardian, D

not merely as the holder of formal political
Office. The public interest in Eisenhower's diet,
cardiogramS, diagnosis and the details Of recov-
cry was so intense that there was scarcely any
mention Of the broad political implications Of his
affection.
Two small items indicate the depth Of the
Identification with the President. First, doctors
suddenly received an avalanche Of patients COM
planning Of heart trouble, and, second, because
news stories reported that the President had eaten
beef bacon" for breakfast, its consumption was
sent soaring.
When the person of the President becomes so
important for Americans, there is substantial
probability that our President will be chosen as
much for his personality and details of his private
life as for his stand on broad political issues.
Whether this is good" or bad thing for our
democracy is an important question and will be
discussed later in this article.
For years radio, newspapers and magazines
have been showing us more and more Of the
inside" of Presidents life and personality. We
are told about his eating habits, his clothes, his
wife and family, his likes and dislkes. Teevision
has taken the ultimate step and brought the
President into our homes. The result has been
great reduction in psychological distance"
Thousands Of Americans now write the President
and his wife on the most personal problems. We
name our children after the President. At the
same time that we ''personalize" him we also
expect him to play proper and dgnifed role.
The death of President Roosevelt gave dra-
matte example Of how deeply the personality of
the President has penetrated the life Of Americans
People Of all political compilations went into
mourning spontaneously. Two doctors reported
that all their patients upon hearing Of FDR's
death, experienced some symptoms, such as sweat
ing, etc. The death Of President is not just the
loss Of a chief executive; il is the loss of
father, guardian. an intimate friend.
II is curious that whenever they have been
asked to name the greatest Presidents prior to
Eisenhower Americans invariably put FDR,
Lincoln and Washington at the top Of the list. In
all polls FDR and Lincoln rank distinctly ahead
Of Washington. for they are viewed as real and
belevable personalities while Washington is seen
as cool and distant historical figure.
For the reasons given above, the basis of this
persistent preference is becoming clear. The per
feet President does not emerge from great histor-
ical issues or political battles. He is remembered
as great" because Of the impact Of his PERSONAL
ity. From number of studies the characteristics
of the perfect President" emerge with striking
clarity. They are:
The perfect President would be warm,
but decisive person and he would be interesting.
He would command admiration, but much
more than this, he would inspire confidence.
He would be man who has overcome personal
difficulties.
. He would have a sense Of humor
He would have proved his capacity by actually
doing things.
:eaOsCE: "Amesicans invariabay
'eoin and Washington q tise top
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Teen-Gong Fight Rumor
Puts Extra Police in Area

Police strengthened forces in
Northeast Washington last night
as precaution against another
outbreak Of teen-age brawling.
The 18th Precinct ordered six
extra foot patrolmen into "spe-
cial" areas and Park Police had
extra men riding in cruisers
around the Langdon Park area
of Rhode Island avenue NE.
In addition. the Juvenile
Squads three regular cruisers
we're on the streets.
The action followed an anony-
nous telephone call from a
woman yesterday afternoon.
saying she had heard her sor
talking with another boy about
the possibility Of a fight" last
night.
Police seized 25 teen-agers
after a brawl Friday night in
the rear of the Brentwood Bowl
ing Alley near Fourteenth street
Me- in the Brentwood Village
shopping center. Two boys re-
'quired disqualification after the
fight, which police indicated
was over a girl, or girls.
Information from one OF the
injured boys, Moifett Settle, OF
1920 Saratoga avenue NE. in
dicated q possibility that the
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Friday night fight had beer
scheduled for last night In
Langdon Park. but was touched
of prematurely at the Brent.
wood site.
Police had received a tele.
phone tip earlier on Friday
that a fight was set for Lang.
don Park. but a patrol founo
the area quiet.
Authorities will not say thai
actual. organized gangs of juve.
niles are involved, although thu
Settle boy said he and a com.
panion, Raymond j. Morgan
10, OF the 1900 block OF Bladens.
burg road, Colmar Manor, Md.
we're set upon by II members OF
what he termed THE Saints"
The 25 seized at Brentwood
Village, including six l8-year.
old boys and three younger girls
were released. No weapons wer,
found.
An anonymous tip thwartec
what appeared to have been 3
possible gang fight in Arlington
Wednesday night. Police there
seized q teenagers and found .
meat cleaver. a bayonet-typt
knife. night sticks. a section Of
iron pipe. some tapped rubber
hose and a stick OF wood.
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Chattanooga Bans
lnteqrution 5 Years

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Mar.
81 (P).-Chattanooga's school
board said today there will be
no indignation of white and Ne
gro pupils in city schools for
probably five years or more"
The statement, adopted unan-
imously at a special meeting,
came as a surprise, since the
board had scheduled the session
to consider selection of textbooks
for the next school year.
1t marked the boards first
statement on the school integra-
ton question since announcing
last July % that city schools
would be integrated.
I'VE have proceeded in good
faith, in line with our announced
policy. to seek a solution to our
problem. the statement said.
las a result of all that has hap
pened in our community and
elsewhere, We are firmly con-
WINGED that any measure of in
tegration within the foreseeahle
future would do the community
irreparable damage"
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ulatory body to control rates
throughout the Metropolitan
Area.
The taxi situation is a hodge
podge of varying rates, each
figured on a different basis.
In Washington. you pay &C
cording to a complicated zone
formula. This has been worked
out with distance as a factor,
yet there are inherent weak
nesseS in the plan.
2 Extreme Examples
Here are two extreme exam
pies: You can ride a block and,
il you cross from one zone to
another. you pay so cents. But
you also can travel about Az
miles within the same zone and
pay only 40 cents.
In all the suburbs touching
Washington, except Montgom-
cry County. you pay on the basis
of actual distances traveled-if
you remain within one county
or city.
Oddly enough. prosperous. for
Continued on Page AS, Col. !
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Sunny Weather
Due TO Brighten
Easter FinerY
President to Attend
Rites Here; High Of
so Is Forecast

Washingtonians, without a
formal Easter Parade. will have
near perfect parade weather
today with a sunny. almost
MINDLESS day warming up to
nearly so degrees.
The emphasis will be on re-
ligious life in the community
with President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover planning to attend the II
am. service at National Presby-
terrain Church.
Thousands of area residents
and visitors are expected to
gather in the pre-dawn chill to
attend more than 20 outdoor
sunrise services. AS the first
streaks Of light appear on the
horizon the temperature is ex-
pected to be at its lowest point
for the night, about "a degrees
in the city and % in the suburbs.
Added Rites Scheduled
In anticipation Of heavy Eas-
ter Sunday attendance, area
pastors have scheduled addi-
tional services for mid-morning
hours.
AS the Nations first family en-
tiers church the temperature is
expected to have risen to about
so degrees. After services, Presi-
dent and Mrs. Eisenhower will
gather with their sons family at
the White House and pose for
pictures for news cameramen.
Washington will experience the
kind of weather expected to en-
courage more of the famed cher
ry blossoms ringing the Tidal
Basin to burst forth.
10000 Visitors Here
The Cherry Blossom Festival
begins Tuesday. Already an esti-
mated 10000 to 100000 visitors
have arrived for the week S
events. Many thousands more
will arrive during the week, the
Greater National Capital Com
mittee of the Washington Board
of Trade said. speaking from
long experience.
Area residents intent on pa
rading their Easter finery are
expected to put in an appear
ance on Connecticut avenue in
the Dupont Circle area where an
informal Easter parade has been
the order of the day for some
years.
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Suburban HiIIbiIIy
Fails to Answer
$4,000 TV Query

Ernest V. (Pop) Stoneman. So,
Washington's suburbanite hill
billy, missed a chance last night
to step UP to the $4,000 bracket
in TVS 100000 Big Surprise
program.
The Carmody Hills Md car
penter. and father of k3 children,
answered part of his first ques-
ton incorrectly. He replied
austin. Tex" to a query that
should have been answered,
Santa Fe. N Mex"
The puzzler was: Which State
capital since 1910 has been a
capital for the Spanish, Indian,
Mexican and United States Ter
ritorial governments?"
With the aid of rescuer he
will get another chance next
Saturday night on the program
carried by TV station WRC.
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Hungary Is Hit
BY Sharp Quukes

VIENNA. Mar. 81 (P.-Scores
of houses we're destroyed or
damaged today in two sharp
earthquakes in Hungary, the
official Hungarian news agency
reported.
Areas hardest hit we're Vas,
near the Austrian border. and
Zala, bordering on Yugoslavia.
There were no immediate re-
ports Of deaths, but some persons
were injured.
The town OF Berbaltavar re-
ported at least half Of its houses
were damaged. Similar damage
was reported from Pakod in the
Zala district.
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Dad and 5 Children Find Vocation
Is One Thing After Another-A|I Bad
BY RICHARD RODGERS

A Michigan tourist is observ-
ing his 38th birthday here today
with apprehension. braced for
something else to happen in q
vacation racked with rue.
Charles r. Bengry, Grand
Rapids real estate man and
builder. hopes the hectic part Of
the sightseeing trip is over. But
he's still looking over his shoul-
der, half expecting something
new.
Mr.. Bengry began the vaca-
ton week ago yesterday. ac-
companied by his two daugh-
tiers and three sons. Mrs. Bengry
stayed home while Pop bundled
the crew into his 1855 Cadillac
and headed for Gettysburg and
the Capital.
A Slip and Race in the Night
The first day was a mere mat
ter of motoring until the family
halted for the night in a Breeze
wood (Pa.) motel. The kids we're
safely in their rooms. Dad
stepped out for a cup of coffee,
returned five minutes later TO
find one son. Lee. 8. and the
oldest girl. Carole. IA, missing.
The other children are Roland,
Is. Beth. -. and Charles, IL.
The other kids told him Lee
had slipped in the shower and
cut his head. Carole called help
and the motel management was
rushing the boy to a hospital 8
miles away. Carole had accom-
panied him. Mr.. Bengry set out
in pursuit. 1T was a wild ride
through the mountains, ne re-
called yesterday.
Lee was patched up with three
See TOURIST, Page AS
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Fuke-Moustuched
Bandit Sought in
S400 HoIdup Here

A hold-up man with a fake
moustache and heavily penciled
eyebrows for disguise last night
held up the York Flower Shop in
the 1900 block of Tuckerman
street NV. and fed with S400
taken from the store and its
patrons.
Brandishing an automatic, he
ordered the woman clerk and
customers into the back room Of
the shop and rifled the cash reg
lister, police said.
He was described as about 25
years old, six-foot one-inch tall,
weighing between lao and las
pounds and wearing a grey fe-
dora. blue sports jacket and
brown trousers.
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You don't have to cross State
lines to encounter these varia-
tions. A cabbie could charge you
anything he can get by with by
driving you from Arlington to
Alexandria. or vice versa-both
within Virginia.
The same is true between
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties in Maryland.
Everyone should understand.
according to Lloyd B. Harrison
counsel to the District Public
Utilities Commission. that wher
he engages cab to go from one
jurisdiction to another. he should
first reach an agreement with
the driver.
Get Lot of Complaints
I'VE get a lot of complaints
which we can do nothing about.
officials of surrounding areas
say the same thing.
On the other hand, many Of
the cab companies in the city
and its suburbs have adopted ar
unofficial rate schedule for points
in other Jurisdictions.
But there is no overall reg