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camps. for example. are COM
rnanded by Specialist lic Prem
tice Liller and Specialist '2ic
Donald c. Crawford respective
ly. These are bases for research
and development projects. Both
camps are located in heavily
crevassed regions far from the
base camp of the Arctic Task
force. To reduce the danger Of
falling into nearly bottomless
crevasses Sergt. Liller spent
several days leading a crevasse
detection party which explored
the areas of the two camps,
which are about eight miles
apart. The party located the
great hidden chasms, invari-
ably under snow covers, with
an electronic detector devel-
oped at the Engineer laborator-
les at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Thus it was possible to
select safe camp sites. after
which all shelters. supplies and
communications apparatus
were brought in by over-snow
tractor sled trains. Besides
being entirely responsible for
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their respective camps-hous-
ing, communications. Liller and
Clark command all the military
personnel assigned to research
and development projects in
technical and scientific work
is under the supervision Of spe-
cialists from various army lab
oratories. such as Fort Belvoir
or the Waterways Experiment
Station at Vicksburg. Miss.
Both camps receive mail and
perishable rations by helicop-
ter. Very rare over-snow trips
are made back to the base
camp by light tracked vehicles.
According to 1t. Col. E. F..
Clark. the task force comman-
der. the jobs done by such men
and Liller and Crawford are
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outstanding demonstrations Of
the leadership and technical
ability Of the American soldier.
Neither camp has had a serious
accident, or less of equipment.
One sergeant. it is related,
had sole responsibility for 10
men on q 500 mile wire-laying
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trek across the ice cap. During
the entire distance the party
was out Of touch most Of the
time. The journey was repeated
three times during last sum-
mer. Altogether the group
spent more than three months
on the trailIess ice.
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cation with the rest of the
world. They are commanded
81 enlisted men. Seldom in
peacetime, engineer officers
here say, have soldiers in the
ranks carried such heavy re-
sponsibilities.
For here in this wild Arctic
wilderness soldiers at any time
are apt to be very, much on
their own. They are developing
into competent polar explor-
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ers and experts in solar living.
Small groups spend as much
as two weeks moving across the
unmapped ice cap which covers
all the interior of Greenland
entirely on their own RESPONSE
bility In some of the widest
regions of the earth they set
up and maintain semi-perman-
ent camps.
Two Of the central ice cap
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Enlisted Men Command
Isolated Arctic Outposts
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
Science Editor Of The Star

81 u s. ENGINEER CORPS CAMP North Greenland CBy
MaiIn the depths of the Greenland cap tossed by
wildly screaming 00mie winds and sometimes buried for
days time in strange white darkness are some Of the
nrmys most isolated outposts.
They completely their only radio commune
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-16

Although some doctors have eau
toned against overoptimistic inter-
pretations of it, the latest news from
the health front suggests that medical
science may be on the verge Of achieving
another major breakthrough, this time
against apprehension.
The news has come from Boston,
where DR.. william Hollander and DR..
Robert w. wilkins, president-elect of the
American Heart Association, have an
nounced the development of new drug
called chlorothiazide. According to DR..
wilkins, the drug has been tried on 81
patients over period Of several months,
and the results have been amazing,
startling and exciting in terms Of
relieving high blood pressure (hyper-
tension).
As explained by DR.. wilkins, these
results have taken the form Of double
action in which chlorothiazide not only
reduces body fluid and salt, but also
markedly lowers blood pressure. More
over, both he and DR.. Hollander agree
that it seems especially beneficial, strik-
ingly so, when used in combination with
other therapeutic agents. And they
further agree that 1t promises to "open
the way for host of new drugs Just as
we were running out of theories on how
to combat" the disease.
If these judgments are sound Zap
parently they are doubted by number
of other specialists), then the wilkins
Hollander announcement Is big and i'm
portant news-exceptionally good news
for no fewer than 20 million Americans
now suffering from high blood pressure
in varying degrees Of seriousness. In fact,
again assuming that the announcement
was not exaggerated, chlorothiazide
may help to add up to 20 years to the
life expectancy of such victims.
This is one Of the potentialities
that has Just led David Sarnoff, board
chairman of the Radio Corporation of
America, to declare that "in few more
decades the normal life span Of an
individual will approach the century
mark, taking some of the force out Of
DR.. Albert Einstein's complaint that the
trouble with civilization is that we don't
live long enough to make use Of our
experiences
Certainly, II man is moving toward
the conquest Of high blood pressure, and
even of such other diseases as cancer,
he should be able at the same time to
learn how to bride his passions and
save himself from committing suicide
with his new weapons. Otherwise, de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-16
Under Restraint

The troubles which Teamster Presi-
dent-elect James r. Hoffa is having In
the courts provide lesson for irrespon-
sible union bosses whose hoodlum meth
DDS have brought some sections of or
ganized labor into disrepute. Federal
District Judge r, Dickinson Let's has
barred Hoffa from succeeding the dis
credited Dave Beck as Teamster head,
pending a court decision as to the
validity of Hoffa's election. And in the
meantime Hotfa has appeared in New
York Federal court to plead not guilty
to perjury. It is evident that Hoffa's
plans for seizing immediate control Of
the powerful union by typically strong
arm tactics have suffered a severe
setback.
Judge Let's had set the pattern for
issuance Of a temporary restraining
order when. prior to the October election
of Hoffa, he ordered the election post
poned until charges that the convention
had been rugged" with illegal delegates
could be disposed of. The Court Of
Appeals Cancelled this order and allowed
the election to proceed, subject to later
court determination Of its validity.
Hoffa was overwhelmingly elected, as
everyone expected him to be under the
circumstances. Now, however, he must
answer the rigging" charges and,
withal, show cause why the unions
funds should not be impounded and a
court master put in charge Of union
operations.
II Hoffa should emerge the victor
In this equity proceeding, he still faces
trial on the criminal charges in New
York, growing out Of his alleged lies to
a grand jury investigating charges Of
union racketeering, overlapping and
obstruction Of justice. furthermore, he
still must show cause before the
AFL-CIO why the Transfers should
not be ousted from the parent body
for alleged corruption. All Of which is
reassuring to a public disguised with
what 1t has learned Of labor racketeering
through the unsavory revelations Of the
Mcclellan Committee.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Lento-Slowly.
Adagio-Slowly with great
expression.
Andante--In tranquil or
quiet time, but still going.
Andantino-Rather slower
than andante.
MISUNDERSTANDING,
Allegro-Lively. animated.
Allegretto - With some
animation, but less than
allegro.
Vivace-Vivaciously.
Presto-With great ra-
pidity.
-. - Is
Tempo" is the italian
word for time.
Tempo rubato" is a sort
of time not always. under
stood, and sometimes even
when a musician knows the
meaning he does not execute
it correctly.
It means stolen time,
achieved by retarding one
note to quicken another. If
that is the way to explain it.
Two other main groups Of
musical terms are accelera-
tons and retardations.
Acceleration words include:
Accelerando-with gradual
increase in speed.
Afrettando-hurriedly.
Plu mosso - with more
speed.
Veloce-greatly increased
speed Of movement.
Velocissimo-with utmost
velocity.
Retardation words include:
MISUNDERSTANDING and
broadening.
Meno-mosso - with less
speed.
Observation-Disclosures by de-
grees.
In giving these terms. we
are cognizant of the fact that
it is scarcely a beginning. and
not at all what we intended
to give: there are so many
musical phrases, that what
ever one selects. he feels that
he has left out the best.
This is because these words.
to the musician and music
lover. are so expressive in
themselves that they seem to
take on meaning other than
their express meanings.
This is what helps make
music the wonderful art it is.
and one Of the reasons why
those who are devoted to it
regard it as the most wonder
full art Of all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-16
Role for the Future

Vice President Nixon, addressing the
international Industrial Development
Conference in San Francisco, has CONF
pressed into single rather brief speech
a constructive discussion Of the contin-
uing role which the United States must
play In building up the economic
strength Of the free world.
It is not merely the role Of "Uncle
Sugar government with unlimited
capital resources and an open purse
from which foreign aid" may be spread
generously around the globe. Mr.. Nixon
is aware, and so are all others who felt
both the political and public pulse dur
ing last winters battle Of the budget,
that the formula Of government-to-
government aid has been stretched to
It's limit That 1t may have saved, or
at least revived, much Of the free world
In the past decade is undisputed. 1t may
be continued in limited degree, but It
does not contain the capacity for ex-
pansion that Is needed to meet the
problem Of the future. It is, as Mr..
Nixon points out, in the field Of private
capital that the United States Is so
much better able to help-not only
monetarily but with the brains and
managerial skills that will In fact create
wealth and strength abroad.
But American investment abroad Is
not manipulated merely by turning q
tap. punching button or writing a
government directive. Investment Of
private capital necessarily Is business
proposition-requiring some assurance
Of security where the funds are placed,
some encouraging approval by our own
Government and some feeling Of broad
gauge responsibility on the part Of the
investors. These are not, Of course.
newly discovered requirements, but in
discussing them before the representa-
tives of 81 nations Mr.. Nixon has chosen
an appropriate forum. The countries of
Asia and Africa, for example, are prime
and literally hungry" areas for 20th
century economic development but not
for 10th century economic exploitation.
Given the proper encouragement, at
home and abroad, American capital and
management can do this job and, in
doing it, contribute heavily to winning
"the great struggle" Of today.
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over many hundreds Of years.
Euripides. about 438 BE-.
wrote that Time will bring
healing: q Yiddish proverb
says that Time is the best
doctor: the Arabians say
that Time subdues all
things"
Q.-Were General George
Washington and Colonel Will
liam Washington, Of the
Revolutionary Army. related
to each other?--O. B.
A. william Aug u slime
Washington (l752-l810) was
a kinsman Of George WASH
ington. according to biogra-
pliers. member Of a younger
branch of the original WASH
ington family. He was the
eldest son of Baily Washing
ton. Of Stafford County. Vir-
ginia. William Washington
entered the army at the out
break Of the Revolution. as q
captain of infantry. and be-
came a noted and valorous
officer. When. in 1893. Gen.
eral Washington selected him
as q member Of his staff. VIII
liam washington was pro-
NOTED from colonel to briga-
der general.
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much as the sum OF the two
which formed 1t. The differ
ence appears as energy.
-Four processes now are
known. according TO the re-
Gently issued semiannual re-
port Of the Atomic Energy
Commission, BY which fusion
energy can be produced. In
one, two atoms Of deuterium
double weight hydrogen
are combined into one atom
Of q form Of helium plus
about three million electron
volts Of energy. In another
the two deuteriun atoms
combine TO form one atom
Of tritium, or triple weight
hydrogen plus q proton and
four million electron volts.
Relatively this is a very
small energy production COM
pared to that - 200. 000. 900
volts for each fission-which
results from atom splitting.
The real interest in these
two reactions. however. lies
in the abundance and easy
accessibility of deuterium.
There is enough Of this
double weight hydrogen In
the seas to provide all Of
mankind's power require
ments for millions Of years.
Two Other Processes
Two other processes yield
considerably more energy but
require materials more diff
ficult to obtained. A fusion Of
one nucleus of deuterium and
one of tritium--slightly IA.
dioactive triple weight hy-
drogen-yields more than
four times as much energy.
Tritium, however. is quite
rare in nature. It must be
manufactured in nuclear re-
actors and always Is likely
to be quite expensive.
Many objections have been
raised against fission-as
witnessed by the criticisms
Of atomic bomb tests-be-
cause Of the long Lived RADIO
active materials released into
the air which admittedly are
quite dangerous. 1t is un-
likely that this ever can be
entirely prevented in indus
trial utilization Of iission
power.
The fusion process. on the
other hand, does not pro-
duce any Objectionable
materials.
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Peace Promoter

In times as tense and dangerous as
these, the Nobel Peace Prize may seem
to be a sort Of consolation award for
loves labor lost. Regardless Of that,
however, the Norwegians have chosen
well in deciding that the honor should
60 this year to Lester Bowles Pearson,
until recently Canada's Secretary Of
State for External Affairs.
For this distinguished neighbor Of
ours, known to many Of us as plain
mike" during his Enthusiastically here,
has fought a good and effective fight
against the forces that make for war.
He has done so in many ways for more
than decade past. He has done 1t, for
example, through the leading role he has
played in the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, and through his contribu-
ton during his presidency Of the United
Nations General Assembly. Further than
that, leaving aside all other considera-
tons, he has been especially entitled
to high international recognition for
having fathered the idea of the U. N.
emergency force that has been a vital
pacifying influence In the Middle East
ever since last years ill-starred Anglo
French-Israeli action against Egypt.
Neither Mr.. Pearson nor any other
individual, Of course, can Of himself
prevent war. But 1t is on the combined
efforts Of men of his caliber. on their
inspirational striving for a rule Of law
and reason, that the world must largely
depend as 1t gropes for a decent and
enduring peace. Mr.. Parsons efforts
to that end have well earned him the
Nobel award.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-16
Champions of Freedom

A meeting truly dedicated to one Of
the essential freedoms Is going on in
Washington this week. Participating are
approximately three hundred delegates.
among them some who have proved their
dedication through display Of sheer
physical courage when their particular
cause Of freedom has been threatened.
1t is the thirteenth annual meeting of
the Inter-American Press Association.
and It Is not to newspapermen alone
that this organization and this gathering
have meaning Of high significance.
The IAPA hasa code Of detectives
that Is beyond reproach-among their
aims to guard freedom of the press, to
promote responsibility in Journalism. to
encourage uniform standards of pro-
fessional conduct, to foster a greater
interchange Of knowledge among the
peoples of the Western hemisphere in
support of free society and individual
liberty, and others. But 1t is not merely
in having this code that the IAPA
achieves distinction and merits public
appreciation. In a real sense, in some
countries and in too many cases, menu
bers Of the IAPA have undergone trial
by fire" in fighting to achieve or to
maintain these detectives. Some have
seen their publications suppressed. their
properties conflscated and their own in
dividual freedom imperiled. They have
fought on-not for reasons Of personal
profit, but for reasons of principle that
are basic to human liberty. In our own
country we have reason to honor the
foresight of the founding fathers who
cemented freedom Of the press into the
foundations Of our constitutional sys-
tenn. Even here 1t must be guarded, but
In some Of our neighbors to the South
1t is yet to be achieved. The members
of the IAPA, joined in this cause. are
realistic men-measuring this week the
things done and the things yet to be
done Their cause is just, and the more
urgent in these days Of troubled world.
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Declaration Recalled

Since l.. X. LoSee wants to
talk about the Declaration of
independence. let's hear how
many selfstyled authorities
are familiar with the whole
Declaration.
How many people have ever
seen the most important part
of the Declaration of hide
pendence: the part that lists
the reasons for the writing
OF this famous document?
Excerpts are listed below:
refused his assent to
laws. the most wholesome
necessary for the public
good"
made judges dependent
on his win alone"
has affected to render
the military independent OF
and superior to the civil
power.
has combined with 9TH
ers to subject US to q juris-
diction foreign to our consti-
tuition and unacknowledged
by our laws"
for depriving us in many
cases OF the benefits Of trial
by Jury"
"-abolishing the fees sys-
tenn Of English Laws"
"--abolishing our most val
liable laws and altering fun
damentally the forms Of. our
Governments"
declaring themselves In
vested with power to legis-.
late for U.S."
excited domestic insur-
rections among U.S."
II your newspaper is in
terested in informing the
American public. you can
show 1t by encouraging the
citizens to read and study the
Declaration Of Independence
and the Constitution of the
United States of America.
Only the iiowery language Of
the Declaration Is taught In
the public schools today The
really important part. the
reasons for the Declaration.
Is omitted.
william o. Moncure.
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Musical terms


How many Of them do you
know?
No field Of study pays more
In the everyday life Of an
intelligent person.
The big point. perhaps, is
that you don't really have to
know very much to sample
them.
A handful Of words.
phrases and expressions viii
do.
They give even the most
dumb Of US a little look into
one Of the worlds most beau
tifuI languages.
Italian is the world-lang-
uage of music.
This comes down from the
days when these happy. cap
able people made this art
theirs. by Divine right.
To be musical. then. was to
be italian, at least in a sense.
They presented the perfect
picture of q people making
one art so much their own
that all other peoples. by in
stinct, had to accept their
words for it.
A later example was the
French word for garage.
which, strangely enough. is
-garagel
Chauffeur. too.
We have never changed
them because they are
perfect.
So with the italian musical
words.
They express so well what
they are trying to indicate
that nobody has ever thought
to change them since.
Yes, 1t is true that some
musicians have used Ger
man words for musical in
dications.
A few English and Amer
lean compositions have seen
the light of the world with
English equivalents.
They always look somehow
ashamed Of themselves. as If
the composers were too
ignorant or lazy to look up
the real words.
Fundamental tempo marks.
from the slowest to the
fastest, include:
Largo-very slow and
stately.
Larghissimo-The superla-
tive of largo: the slowest
tempo used.
Larghetto - S o m ew h a t
faster than largo.
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Disoqrees

Disogrees
In The Star Of October Q,
an article titled Women
Agree" says that a panel Of
women traffic specialists at
the Commissioners and Gov
errors Conference on Met
ropolitan Traffic Problems
unanimously agreed that the
young and very old. those
under 81 and over IS. are
the worst auto drivers.
The National Safety Coun-
Gil reported, according to
an AP dispatch printed
in The Star of Novem-
Der Z. 1856. that a survey
shows age at the wheel is no
handicap; that the over-65
age driver accounted for only
6 per cent Of all fatal traffic
accidents. the smallest per-
centage Of any age group
over 10.
Lewis L. Young,
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ViSTAs IN SCIENCE
strides in Hornessing Fusion Energy

Notable theoretical prog
ress Is being made towards
an inexhaustible. safe, ideal
source Of power.
This Is the power Of atomic
fusi0n-the power Of the
hydrogen bomb brought un-
der control. Just now 1t seems
something for the future
perhaps distant future-and
admittedly the goal may
never be achieved. But the
promise. at least. is dazzling.
Atomic energy, as the term
now generally Is understood,
Is derived from splitting of
atoms. In this fission process
certain very heavy atoms.
such as those Of uranium or
plutonium. are split by the
addition Of q neutrof--a
heavy, non-charged particle
found In atomic nuclei--into
two smaller fragments Of
roughly comparable size plus
several neutrons released
from the nuclei. These re-
leased neutrons then can be
used to cause other heavy
atoms TO split. Thus O chain
reaction Is set up which can
continue indefinitely. In each
f1ssion the total mass of the
two halves Is somewhat less
than that Of the original
atom.
This difference In the
masses appears as energy,
according to the Einstein
equation Of the equivalence
Of mass and energy. This
can he converted into cleo
trical energy. Production Of
power In this way is feasible.
although still quite expensive.
Great claims have been made
for the pOtentialities Of the
process. Also. quite serious
objections have been raised
and some question whether
fission power ever viii be
practical on a large scale.
Mechanism Explained
The mechanism Of the fu-
sion process Is in many re-
spects Just the opposite to
that Of atom splitting. The
nuclei Of two light atoms.
such as certain forms Of hy-
drogen, are Joined together
to form q single heavier nu-
cleus plus either q proton
positively charged atomic
particle) or q neutron. The
new nucleus doesn't weigh as
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used n
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
satioH.