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electoral votes that they have q
very proprietary feeling about.
Senator Kennedy first became
q fair-haired boy with Southern
Democrats at the 1856 conveu-
ton. There the Southern dele
cations seized upon him as the
man who could stop the nomi-
nation as Vice President of Estes
Kefauver. whom the Southerners
regard as a renegade.
They almost put him over. His
close loss made him an immediate
Southern hero, for in one after
noon this New England Catholic.
from the State that had produced
Reconstructionist Charles Sum-
ner, had paradoxically become
q symbol Of Southern opposition
to a native Southerner identified
with Yankee liberals.
Since then he has been the
South's most popular Yankee. He
has spoken extensively below the
Mason-Dixon line and in every
case has been received as a kissin'
cousin. (His advisers. however,
have become reluctant to stress
his Southern journeys. Last week
one Kennedy aide in answer to a
query said that he had no en-
gagements contemplated outside
Of New England. although he is
scheduled to speak in Dallas in
November).
He spoke earlier this summer in
Hot Springs, Ark, and in two days
in Georgia he attended recep-
ton in his honor, addressed a
meeting Of peanut growers. spoke
at commencement exercises for
the University Of Georgia. and
appeared on an Atlanta TV pro-
gram with Georgia Senators Rus
sell and Talmadge. On the TV
show he praised Senator Tai
madge for Rmassing a remark
able" record during his short time
in the Senate. Senator Russell
he called "a Senator's Senator"
His invitation to speak at the
University Of South Carolina
came, significantly, from DR.. Dom
aid s. Russell, a close associate
Of James F. Byrnes, high priest Of
the Dixiecrats. Earlier Senator
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to the present Syrian regime Is
the new Fealignment in the Arab
world, following the recent Jor-
danian crisis and the support of
King Saud for King Hussein
despite the traditional enmity be-
tween their two dynasties. Faced
with hostile governments on al Of
its borders. the Syrian government
is desperately trying to find scape-
goats to enhance its waning
prestige.
The basis for the ever-present
rift between Syria and the West
ern powers In the post-World War
II period can be traced to the
Syrian version Of Arab national
ism. It is an uncompromising and
violent manifestation Of national
istic feelings which places the
blame for all the troubles Of the
Arab world on the West.
Syrian nationalists see the hand
Of the West in the creation Of
Israel. the Baghdad pact and the
Algerian revolt. This feeling,
widespread among Arabs, has
drawn Syria further and further
from the Western democracies, so
that today, as many Syrians have
told this writer, they are willing
to cooperate with the devil II that
cooperation serves their own OBJ
jectives.
The Usual Technique
Syrian Communists have taken
advantage Of this feeling by
espousing the nationalist cause.
Thus. the Syrian Communist
Party. seizing the opportunity to
further its aims. stands today as
the champion Of Arab nationalism,
alien as nationalism Is to the
Communist doctrine. Thus the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-18
THE MIDDLE EAST
BY NED MARTIN

Last week, relations between the
United States and Syria. which
have been gradually deteriorating
since the downfall of the Abb
Shishekly regime in 1855, reached
their lowest ebb when Syria
charged that the United States
was involved In a plot to over
throw President Shukri al KuWatly
and declared three members Of
the United States Embassy staff
persona non grata. ordering them
to leave the country. The United
States retaliated by taking even
stronger action when it declared
Syrian Ambassador Farid zeined-
dine and his Second Secretary
persona non grdta. announcing at
the same time that Ambassador to
Damascus james Moose will not
be returning to his post.
Syria's sharp action could be
viewed as q manifestation Of the
internal and inter-Arab troubles
which the present prof Communist
regime is facing. It is g desperate
defensive action to check growing
opposition to the governments in
creased involvement with the So
Wet Union; an attempt to tone
down growing internal dissatis-
faction by making the government
appear as the victim Of an sim
perialist plot" engineered by the
United States.
Opposition TO the present Syrian
regime originates from two main
sources. First, from the Populist
Party, which holds the majority
Of seats in the Syrian Parliament.
additionally, the Populists are
moderate and accept cooperation
with the West. They inspired the
successful revolt against the Shi-
shekly regime in 1855 and for some
time, following the deposition Of
Shishekly, it appeared that civil
ian rule was restored with the
Populists at the helm.
No Gain at All
However. no sooner had things
simmered down than the Populists
discovered that what really took
place was the replacement Of one
military junta by another. The
new one was headed by Col. Abdel
Hamid Serraj, chief Of army in
telligence. On several occasions,
most recently in q full debate in
Parliament, led by Rushdi Kikhia,
the Populists attempted to as
sert themselves as the legal rulers
Of Syria, but to no avail. The new
junta ably defended itself, sup
ported by increasing Soviet mill
tary aid. The Populists now seem
resigned to wait for the opportu-
nifty to take over from the mill
tary group they. unwittingly,
helped put in power.
The other source Of opposition
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THE MIDDLE EAST THE SUNDAY sEAR %snaEsq AS
Syrio's Pro-Red Rule Has Stiff Opposition

strength Of communism in Syria
is not based on the actual strength
Of the party, whose total member
ship Is q few thousand, but, rather,
on the role communism is playing
as q political force. Furthermore,
1t must be remembered that in
the Middle East doctrines are less
significant than personalities. For
example, Khalid Bakdash, the boss
Of the Syrian Communists and.
reputedly, the leading Communist
in the Arab world, was not elected
to Parliament by the Communist
vote but by his winning person.
atty.
Where does the Soviet Union
stand in the latest developments
in Syria? On the surface, 1t APP
pears that the Soviets are elated
over the latest incident between
the United States and Syria. But
there are signs that the Soviet
Union is becoming increasingly
alarmed lest the recurrence of
such incidents may lead to open
hostilities in which Russia would
be involved. The USSR does not
like to be taken for granted. par
ticularly by q small power. II
Arab-West relations deteriorate to
the point Of explosion, 1t means
the Soviet Union has to adopt q
more positive policy, which is ex-
actly what it does not want to do.
Soviet policy in the Middle East
seems aimed at preventing de-
velopments Of q major showdown.
The Soviets are more interested In
local fights, such as the present
Oman revolt and the Yemen-Aden
skirmishes, in which they can
contribute indirectly to the en-
barrassment Of the West. They
would rather have Arab-Western
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-18
BY GERALD WARIN0

OTTAWA-'Too much Of q
good thing" Is how many Ca
nadians now feel about their dol
lars steady climb over the head
Of its American cousin.
With the United States dollar
worth less than 95 Canadian
cents, economic consequences are
developing which Canadians don't
like. So there is increasing pres
sure on the Federal Government
here to do something about 1t.
Most commonly heard is the
assertion that the two currencies
should be at par-each worth Just
as much as the other. and no
more. But in q free money mar
ket this is much easier to propose
than achieve.
Originally the Canadian reac-'
ton TO the premium on the Ca
muck dollar was pride. 1t increased
the national ego Of Canadians TO
know that their money was worth
more than United States money.
But, except for a period near
parity in the winter Of 1856,
the Canadian dollar has been at
q premium in terms Of United
States funds. and often a SUBJ
stantial premium, since March,
1852.
Those in this country who re-
ceive earnings from the United
States have not been overjoyed at
this development. For example,
this reporter cashed q United
States check for $40 at q bank
here the other day, and got Sl7.65
for It.
Borrowers Worried
Canadian provincial and mu-
nicipal governments, which have
been borrowing In the United
States because interest rates there
are more favorable, are annoyed
at being "short-changed" BY the
exchange rate, and disturbed over
the prospect Of having TO repay
their borrowings in appreciated
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no" Of Stalinism covered the once
colorful mosaic Of Eastern Europe
with layers Of gray uniformity.
BY 1857. the East European
mosaic is here again. The DOM
inant color is red. but there are
sharply contrasting theological
shades: and methods Of political
control differ.
Reins Are Still Tight
The lesser stress on absolute
theological unity does not mean
theological ldissez fare. Moscow
does not want more Gomulkas or
Titos. But as long as the satellite
rulers recognize Moscow's leader
ship. they have but one obligation:
to stay undivided and in firm con.
troll Of their countries. AS to their
methods, political stability rather
than q uniform theory is the cri-
terrain.
The most obvious feature of the
new system is flexibility. The
Czechoslovak regime. overlooking
with Stalinists, has now become q
living lesson in the art Of totali-
tartan government.
The relatively mild purges in
Romania and Bulgaria have had
all the earmarks Of political
streamlining. not theological puri-
flcation or revenge.
Hungary remains an exception.
Premier Janos Kadar seems hold
ing the chair Of a temporary APP
pointee. Once the Hungarian Com
munist regime RECEIVERS politically
and neutralizes all revolutionary
leaven, a search is likely to begin
for somebody less hated than
Janos Kadar.
theological and political fiexi-
bility is only one aspect Of the new
East European pattern. In the
past years, the unity Of the Com
munist bloc was symbolized and
guarded by the old Cominform.
Now a different agency is shifting
into prominence-the Council Of
Mutual Economic Assistance,
known as Comecon, on which
Yugoslavia and the Asian peoples
democracies are represented by
observers only.
But the $3.50 million in economic
aid received by President Tito
from Moscow and supplemented
by technical assistance from East
Germany. Czechoslovakia and
Hungary makes Yugoslavia more
than a distant observer.
theological differences or not,
the activity Of Comecon and It's
commissions rapidly iptensifes.
Poland il its full-and honored-
member. During q recent meeting
Of the Metallurgical and Machin-
cry Industry Commission, Czecho-
slovakia charged that Poland was
sabotaging Comecon agreements
on technical and economic CO.
operation. Under strong Soviet in
fiuence, the ideologically firm
Czechoslovak Communists had to
withdraw the charge and apollo
gize to the ideologically unstable
Poles.
There are many indications that
East European communism may
be included in q new Cominsome-
thing. In this period Of theological
fiexibility, however, Comecon is
likely to become the main unity
ing element.
1856 Revolts Persuasive
The third trend-recognition Of
the strategic need TO heed some Of
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NEARBY VOTES

Votes Of the nearby Maryland
and Virginia legislators on major
roll calls in Congress last week.
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Mr.. SIouko. . former Prosus newspaper
man.. left cxeehosIosokia when the
Communists took over He hos since
specialized on Developments in Eestsm
and Centred Europe.
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Senator Kennedy's Kite:
Scoring for 1860 Race

Kennedy had addressed q group
in Portsmouth, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-22
District New Look
Outlined at PorIey
Real Estate Session Hears Lone
And McConihe Tell Of Proorum
BY ROBERT J. LEWIS
Star Stan Correspondent

VIRGINIA BEACH. June 22-Broad vsas for expan-
sion and improvement that will give the Washington metropolis
brought into sharp this week at
the third annual convention of the Washington Real Estate
Board here
Hghight session far. q detailed two-hoW
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q GreenbeIt Homes
Rise, None Is for Sale

Of small homes that looks to the casual observer like
other small Developments in the metropolitan
completion Greenbelt Some 81 homes either finished
nearly finished on the 1sacre tract which was woodland until
last fall.
There is however. difference between this many
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and the suburbs. He said that in
these conflicts advantages some.
times accrue to the suburbs by
their being strongly represented
in Congress.
Certainly it is the objective
Of the people of the District" he
said. ito work in harmony and
corporation with all Of their
|neighbors in this great metro
politan area.
However, when organizations
reach the point where our
friendly rivals have more In.
fluence than the citizens Of the
District in the expenditure of the
tax dollar, I think it Is time to
take another look at ourselves"
Cites Highway Impact
Under the current highway
program, Gen. Lane said there
are % miles of limited access
interstate highways to be built
in the District, plus 208 miles
of primary highways which will
qualify for $3.50 sharing Of Fed.
eral and District funds.
The impact of this program.
coupled with other basic i'm.
lprovements. including urban re.
newal programs. will have a far
reaching impact on Washing
tons new look" he said.
Regarding replacem e t Of
slums and enforcement Of decent
housing standards, Commissioner
Lane said citizen participation
is a must"
IF the citizens in each neigh
borhood are alert to maintenance
Of standards, the District can
provide the back-up to assure
code compliance"
But If citizens are Indifferent
or unco-operative it will be
practically impossible to provide
a large enough corps Of inspec-
tors to discover and correct all
violations that are likely to
occur"
At this point the commissioner,
in what appeared to be q criti-
See LEWIS, Page b.
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other developments of new
houses: none Of the homes is
for sale.
The explanation is that the
firm developing the community
is a family cooperative that is
paying for its own land and con-
struction. 1t was formed by
residents of Greenbelt because
their families were outgrowing
the apartments built in that
area by the Public Housing Ad-
ministration.
Group Formed 2 Years Ago
Anthony M. Madden. an insur-
ance agent. is president Of Wood
way Homes. Inc, which was set
up two years ago. He said that
the members had the common
goal Of getting houses that would
At the needs of their growing
families at q price they could
afford.
To do this, Mr.. Madden said,
they purchased the tract at
Crescent and Northway roads
from the Warner Kanter Realty
Corp. in December, 1855.
Earlier the land was owned
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view by Engineer Commissioner
Thomas A. Lane of the Districts
program for the future. A fur
Their insight into construction
ALREADY programmed will be
heard today when Frank Moran
McC onihe. commissioner of the
Public Building Service, dis
cusses Federal construction
plans for the Washington area
Mr.. McConihe is a former presi-
dent Of the Washington board.
After discussing the Districts
program, Gen. Lane called for
q deliberate restudy" by Con-
lgress Of the Districts commits
sion form Of government. He in
dictated he believes such q study
lis necessary so that future de-
velopments would not be ham,
pered by outmoded municipal
machinery. Delegates quickly re-
sponded with full Endorsement
Of his proposal.
The engineer commissioner
disclaimed, any intention Of lin
ing up with advocates Of home
rule but said the present form OF
government is inadequate anc
needs to be modernized.
One Of Nations vital Areas
Describing Washington as 'one
Of the most vital areas in the Ma.
tion." Commissioner Lane said
many critical problems besettine
the District are closely linked tc
sharp and continuing changes
in the city's character in relation
to the metropolitan area as 9
whole.
THE size and scope Of our ma
tional and world problems sug.
gest very strongly" he said
that 1t is an unnecessary and
unwise intrusion on the respon.
sibilities Of the whole Congress,
to expect it to consider seriously
and act with elaboration upor
the way In which the taxes pait
by the people Of the District are
administered In detail"
The commissioner called at.
tention to what he termed "con.
hicts Of interest" which he said
often arise between the District
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the whole community on COM
petitive bids. This work, as well
as the purchase Of the land was
financed by funds the members
originally contributed. It will
save the home owners a good
deal in taxes over the coming
years. Mr.. Madden said.
Built Under Single Contract
The q houses all were built
under one contract that again
was let on competitive bids.
There are q number Of lot
owners who plan to build on an
individual basis and in addition,
there are Is lots that have not
yet been taken, Mr.. Madden said.
The houses are similar in out
side appearance. but have quite
a variety Of individual touches
within. They also have been
arranged in different ways on
the lots to relieve. as much as
possible, the appearance Of uni
formity. Then. the builder made
an effort to save as many trees
on each lot as he could so that
each presents variations in
grading and landscaping.
The houses were designed by
Harold F. Clak Of Rockville, and
have from three to five bedrooms.
Mr.. Madden emphasized that
they were of quality" construc-
ton with brick , on the outside,
real plaster and tiled bathrooms.
Mr.. Madden said that the
builder. the Ogburn Construction
Co. of Bladensburg. had provided
many touches" not speci-
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houses. the cooperative will
continue on q lesser scale to
maintain the parkland and effect
such community improvements
as it finds desirable.
Mr.. Madden said much Of the
success Of the venture was due
to the help received from FILA
officials. the cooperative's at
torneys. Krooth & Altman, and
James Cassels. q representative
of the Foundation for Cocpera-
tive Housing. Inc. Of New York
Mr.. Cassels. incidentally, found
the project so attractive that he
took out a membership and now
lives there himself.
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by the Greenbelt Veterans
Housing Corp, which had bought
Greenbelt from the housing adj
'ministration. When the housing
corporation sold TOO acres of un-
developed land to the realty
firm, the cooperative was given
an option to buy the 18-acre
tract at cost as part of the sale.
After buying its land. the CO.
operative subdivided it into 49
lots and at the same time man
aged to reserve about one-third
of 1t as woodland. The entire
community now is surrounded
by q strip Of woods. There also
is an oblong Of woodland in the
eenter.
Virtually every lot in the COM
munity has woodland on at least
one side Of 1t. The tract itself is
screened from any development
that might .adjoin its property in
the future. 80 b
After completing the subdivi-
sion plans. the cooperative went
ahead and had sewer. water and
storm drainage work done for
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Nationwide Life Insurance Co.
of Columbus.
At that time. Mr.. Madden ex-
planned. each Of the home
owners will have q mortgage Of
from $4,000 to $1,000. The total
cost to the houseowners varies,
depending on the type Of house,
from $16.600 to $19,95O-and
that includes the purchase Of the
land, the engineering work done
in advance and the cost of the
house. In addition, they will own.
in common with the other lot
holders. the woodland that has
been reserved in the community.
After completion of the
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fed in the contract to insure
against early maintenance costs.
Woodway Homes passed its
last big hurdle IN November when
the group secured commitments
for mortgage insurance from the
Federal H using Administra-
tons District Insuring Office.
Mortgages Run to $1,000
Building loans were secured
through the First National Bank
of Baltimore and the- Citizens
Bank Of Takoma Park. When
final settlement is made on July
IS. each of the 81 homeowners
will have an individual FHA-
insured mortgage held by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-18
THE EVENING STAR B-9
Washington, D. c.
FRIDAY. JANUARY IL, 1857
New Senator
Has Humility

William A. Blakley, new
Senator from Texas, told his
colleagues yesterday that he
came here with great nu.
mility because I am the men,
Der of the Senate who was not
sent here by Constituency.
MY principle purpose dur
ing the time I am here" he
added, will be to guard and
protect the integrity Of the
Office I hold"
The new Senator made his
remarks at a luncheon given
in his honor in the Old SUI
preme Court room in the
Capitol.
Senate Majority Lea der
Lyndon johnson. Texas senior
Senator. and Mrs. Johnson,
were hosts. Mrs. Blakely was
present, too.
The 100 or so guests in
cluded Vice President Nixon,
many members of the Senate,
Speaker Sam Rayburn and
most of the Texas House dele
cation, many Of them accom-
panied by their wives.
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Entertain

A pre-inaugural party yes
terday was attended by any
number Of Californians and
others from Tennessee, when
Mr.. and Mrs. George Taub-
man Of Long Beach, Calf, en-
tertained at the Shoreham
Hotel where they are staying
for the next few days.
Mrs. Taubman was one Of
the Citizens for Eisenhower"
groups most active workers.
She toured Kentucky cher
original State), Oregon, Cali
fornia. Washington and other
States campaigning for the
President. and Is credited with
single-handedly swinging the
Tennessee voters into the
G. o. p. column.
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To Observe
Lees Birthday
Tomorrow

Mississippi Senator John C..
Stennis will be the speaker on
Saturday at 2::30 pm. for ex-
ercises in Statuary Hall at
the Capitol. commencing the
150th Anniversary of the birth
Of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
The ceremony is under the
auspices Of the District Divi-
sion Of the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy, with its
President, Mrs. Lena Epperly
Macdonald, presiding.
Invocation annd blessing by
DR.. Albert p. Shirley, minis
ter of Mt. Vernon Methodist
Church. and the Pledge of
Allegiance to the United States
Flag and a Salute to the Con-
federate Flag by Miss Liza
Ellen Carpenter. Division Rec
order Of Crosses.
Wreaths will be placed at
the Statue Of General Lee.
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Dress Designers
Announce Pluns
For inaugural

Continued From Page B.
ball. The bodice is embroidered
with crystal bugle beads. White
satin pumps, diamond jewelry
and a chinchilla wrap COM
plete the picture.
For the ceremony Cell Chap
man has chosen a black
brocaded silk dress with jacket
effect and large pink matte
jersey hat.
Add to this black pumps and
gloves.
If warm. Miss Chapman will
wear a black coat with mink
collar-if cold, a mink coat.
At the ball she will wear a
white satin. full-length, bias
cut draped sheath. Over it she
will wear a white satin cocoon
wrap bordered with white fox.
Part Work
Elsie Frankfurt, young. at
tractive president of Page
Boy maternity wear, and the
only feminine member of the
famous 100 Young Presidents
Club, will make attendance at
inaugural festivities part of a
work week.
She'll be in town at julius