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reached the prescribed limita-
ton"
Another major provision would
allow alternative methods of in
come tax credits or deductions
for political contributions. A
contributor could take a tax
credit not to exceed $40 or a
tax deduction not TO exceed 500.
The purpose of this provi-
sion.' the committee said, sis to
broaden the base of political
contributions. For example If
a person contributes $40 the tax
credit would be IS. A political
contribution in the amount Of
$50 would afford a tax credit Of
$40 or so per cent Of the con-
tribution,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-03
Election Spending Curb
OKd by Senate Group

A clean elections bill ap-
proved by the Senate Rules
Committee today calls for stricter
and more detailed disclosure of
campaign contributions and
spending. 1t lifts to about S12
million the present SO million
ceiling on national committee
expenditures.
In reporting out the bill by a
To vote, however, the commit
tee rejected a proposal for an
overall $4,000 limit on cam
paign expenditures and contri-
buttons by any individual or as
ISOLATION other than a political
committee. Existing law per-
mits contributions u pto $4,000
mits contributions up to $4,000
contributed to any number Of
political committees or candi-
dates.
Applying only to Federal gen.
eral election and primary cam
paigns or nominating conven-
tons. the new bill provides a
$4,000 ceiling or spending by
candidate for Senator or Rep
resentative- at-Large in a State.
Other House candidates could
spend up to S12,500 or. in a
primary or general election.
might spend slightly larger
amounts according to an al
formative formula based on the
number Of votes cast in the
previous general election in the
respective district.
FavOrs $4,000 Limit
Committee Chairman Hem
nings. Democrat of Missouri. a
sponsor Of the bill. told re-
porters he favored the $4,000
limit provision rejected by the
committee. He said he prob
ably would offer it as an amend
ment when the bill reaches the
Senate floor. He explained that
the bill was not as strong as he
and several colleagues wanted
but he voted to report it out
rather than delay action further
on such legislation. He de-
clined to name the two COM
mittee members who voted
against the bill or to discuss
their reasons.
Committee members said they
regarded as especially important
the bills emphasis on stringent
provisions for public reporting
of Federal election campaign ex-
penditures and contributions.
They conceded that the bill in
some respects would fall short of
requiring full and complete dis
closure But they declared that
the provisions are the highest
and most detailed Of their kind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-03
Senator RusseIFs Denunciotion of Bill
Viewed as Sign of South's Desperation

In a dramatic prelude to
the civil rights bill fight due
to start next week in the Sem
ate, the acknowledged leader
of the Southern forces-Sena-
tor Richard B. Russell of
Georgia-recalled to the stu
dent of history and of the
Senate anot her belligerent
Georgian.
1t was on the eve of the Civil
War that the other Georgian
senator Bob Toombs-
launched forth in his booming
voice a stream of lnvective:
-. black Republicans
Lincoln an enemy of the
human race the Con-
stitutlon of the United
States a mistake the Dec
laration of Independence. gilt
tering generalities.' After a
few more observations such as:
1.-The Union is dissolved, sir
you see the glittering bayonet.
and hear the tramp of armed
men from yon Capitol to the
Rio Grande,' he stomped up
the aisle under a full steam of
fury, pushed through the
swinging doors and down to
the Treasury to collect his
mileage and go home, serve as
Secretary of State for a time in
the cabinet of the Confederate
States. later as a general in
her armies. and never again
take the oath of Office and be-
come citizen.
Dick" Russell used no such
hiStrionics He has none of
that in him. But his words in
the Senate. here so long after
that other Georgian, were al
most as bitter as he compared
President Eisenhower's bill to
protect voting and other civil
rights to force bills" of the
reconstruction era. and let
loose his own flow of invective
thus:
Il unhesitatingly assert that
this section of the bill was
deliberately drawn to enable
the use of our military forces
to destroy the system of sepa-
ration of the races in the
Southern States at the point
of a bayonet. if it be necessary
TO take this step neither
Sumner nor Stevens in the
persecution of the South in
the twelve tragic years of
reconstruction ever cooked up
any such devils broth as is
proposed in this misnamed
civil rights bill. The UNI
usual powers Of this bill could
be utilized TO force the white
people of the South at the
point of a Federal bayonet to
conform to almost any con-
ceivable edict directed at the
destruction Of any local Gus
tom, law or practice separating
the races and enforce a CO.
mingling of the races through
the social order of the South"
Senator Russell argued that
the Eisenhower administration
measure is far more than a
moderate" measure whose
chief aim is to protect the
voting rights Of Negroes as
claimed by President Eisen-
hover, and that the public has
been purposely deceived and
misled about that. It's real aim,
he said. is to force migration
of public schools.
The bitter tone Of his speech
told of the spirit of despera-
ton in which the hard-pressed
band Of Southerners face this
coming fight which is Sched-
uled to start in the Senate
next week after the recess in
celebration Of July Fourth and
its historic declaration that
all men are created equal"
This spirit Of desperation
had other clues. There was
one in a meeting Of the Re-
publican policy committee in
a terse announcement by the
grim and determined Repub-
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Fourth Of q Series

Fourth OF Series
Sometimes one is seen as fal
South as Washington. but they
seldom are visible below Canada
They will be studied intensively
during the next 10 months of the
international Geophysical Yeal
because of the light they throw
on physical conditions in the
upper atmosphere. Some day
space flyers may get tangled uE
in their taut harp strings of fire
Electrically Charged
They are due to electrically
charged particles streaming from
the sun. The lights are sup
posedH the luminous traces OF
these particles in the high at
mosphere. AS the particles APP
proach the earth. they are de-
hected by the magnetic field to-
ward the two magnetic poles
Thus they penetrate the atmoS-
phere at high ATTITUDES and ex-
cite the gases in the air. Wher
the gas atoms return to theil
normal state they release energy
pproducing the distinctive light
and colors of the auroraS.
Appearance of the phenome-
non is somewhat spasmodic, but
at all times a weak glow is shec
from the sky. and scientist.
measuring its characteristic!
have found that it probably il
due to quite different causes
This so called air glow" resem'
bles at its brightest a fam
aurora.
1t now is believed due Il
chemical reactions in the uppel
atmosphere. What causes it Il
appear at certain times and diff
ferent places with varying in
tensity, and sometimes with pro-
nounced "patchiness." are ques.
lions the ICY scientists hope t
answer.
Will Seek Key TO Sun
They will try to determine how
extensive the aurora is. whether
the northern lights are precisel!
balanced in time and intensity
by the southern lights. and thu
relationships of both to disturb
ances on the face of the sun.
This will require observer!
watching auroral displays al
over the earth where the phe'
nomenon appears and TO have
instruments to record varying
colors and motions from differ.
ent points at the same time.
Comprehensive studies o.
these subjects" says a Nationa
Academy of Sciences statement
mot only will tell us the nature
of the upper atmosphere and the
action of the bombarding par.
ticles but will provide us with
the knowledge needed to predict
the amount and kind Of disrup.
lions that may be encountered
in radio communications. While
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PROBING THE UNIVERSE
Shifting Aurora Lights
Intriguing to Scientists
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
Science Editor OF The Star

Fluering rsing draperies cold fire
poles the earth from rods hundred
more miles in the
They constitute of the impressive specacles known
their rusng music like that of aeolian
played the wild winds Of Especially sensitive
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may De required 70 ntdT lIllS
music, for most are unable. to
detect it.
These draperies are the
Northern and Southern auroras.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-23
LAW IN THE NEWS
Ben FronkIin's Will
Goes Back to Court

business. has grown to almost
SIS million and is used to help
the Franklin Technical
Institute. The Institute. now
providing day courses for $50
students, night courses for 1900
is outgrowing its current ia
cilities and the State of Mass
achusetts is in the throes of
trying to decide If it can le-
gally spend some Of Ben's
money for new buildings.
The affair is a good illus
tration Of the paradoxical
situation which often arises in
connection with long-drawn
out legacies: necessary changes
in carrying out the letter of
the will, but scrupulous care in
observing its spirit.
Interpretation Revised
Since the Civil War it has
not been practical to use
Franklin's money in the man.
ner he specified. lie. loans.
But in using the fund to fur
ther the technical and voca-
tional training Of young adults,
the trustees tried to hew as
closely as possible to Franklin's
original purpose. This is a re-
quirement in the administration
Of wills which the law exacts in
all jurisdictions.
According to Franklin's will
the fund is slated to overt "a
Massachusetts, and to Boston
in 1890. two centuries after the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-23
BY PHIL YEAGEN AND
JOHN STARK

When Benjamin Franklin
wrote his will. he also wrote
his own epitaph.
The will. which set UP a 1000
pound trust fund for the city
of Boston to use in helping
young men get started in busi-
ness, reflects Franklin's thrift.
The epitaph reflects his strong
belief in reincarnation. This
is how Ben wrote it:
The body of BENJAMIN
Franklin, Printer. like the COW
er Of an old book, its contents
torn out and stript Of its letter
ing and gliding lies here. food
for worms. But the work shall
not be lost. for 1t will (as he
believed) appear once more in
a new and more elegant edi-
ton, revised and corrected by
the Author"
Changes Are Marked
II Franklin was right and II
his revised and corrected" Self
should now return to his native
Boston. chances are he'd be
somewhat surprised to find how
much his trust fund has also
been revised and corrected.
For Franklin's original $4,000
trust which was to be used
FOR loans to youns married
"artificers" under IS who
wanted to set up their own
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SECURITY FOR YOU
Dying Man
Has Lesson
For All
By RAY HENRY

1t was a warm fall day in
Amarillo. The blond, we'll
tanned young man had his
6-year-old daughter at his
side as he entered the local
Social Security office.
AS he stopped at the Social
Security representatives. desk
he pointed to a distant chair
for his daughter. He didn't
want her to hear the converse
ton.
He started with this Ques-
ton:
when Q man dies and he
leaves q child and widow. what
does the widow do?"
He got q careful explanation.
Then. the Social Security rep
resentative asked why he
wanted to know.
THE DOCTORS" he said, "have
told me / have only a few
months to live. I want to make
the arrangements"
The following May the same
Social Security representative
helped the young mans widow
fill out her application for pay
mentS.
Natural Concern
As this true story illustrates,
it's natural for a man APP
preaching death to be con-
cerned about the welfare of his
family.
But, few Of us know when
we're going to die. And. all too
often, we do little to find out
where our family win stand
financially if we were to die.
Yet, it's fairly simple to be
informed about one major
chunk of assistance which may
be available to them: Social Sc
curity survivors payments.
There are two broad general
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at least one and one-half of the
last three years before your
death.
Based on Earnings
In general. the payments to
your survivors will be based on
your average monthly earnings
covered by the Social Security
law between 1850 and the time
of your death.
Since there is no way of
knowing what your average
monthly earnings over this
period viii be. it's impossible
to figure the exact amount of
the payments your family will
get.
But. it is possible to tell
approximately what they'll get.
The Social Security offices have
booklets and charts on which
you can base your estimates.
For example: If your average
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Ina M am "a years old
and was recently divorced after
a marriage Of two years. My
husband, I discovered soon
after marriage, was a selfish.
unreasonable, domineering man
completely unfit to live with
anyone.
Now that I have my freedom
I want to enjoy it. I have
grown a lot through my expe-
rience and ! want to get to
know many men. / don't want
to plunge in and make another
mistake, without knowing what
I am about.
/ made the mistake Of re-
turning to live with my parents,
who seem to think I am the
same little girl I was before
marriage. They think they
have a right to have something
to say about the men I go out
with. the hours I keep, etc. 3.
/ cannot stay on with them if
they take this attitude.
Mrs. ID, M, - Ina likes IN
think of herself as a woman of
experience because she has a
marriage and divorce behind
her. but she is really the same
silly girl she was four years
ago.
Her father and I warned her
against the man she married,
but Of course she thought she
was smarter than her parents.
She had her own ideas and is
suffering because of them.
Ina now goes out every night
Of the week and returns at
any hour at all. She has been
going out with awful men. but
she won't listen to a word we
say. We are afraid that she
is just running her reputation
and no nice man will want her
If she continues the way she
has been carrying on. We want
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rules concerning survivors pay
ments:
l. Your widow at any age is
eligible for monthly Social Sc
curity payments if she is car
ing for your children under Is
and if you were fully or cur
rently insured under the So
cial Security law when you
died.
2. Your widow is eligible for
old age payments when she
reaches 81 if you were fully in
sured when you died.
To be fully insured, you gen.
orally must have worked under
Social Security since 1896 an
amount of time equal to at
least half Of the time between
January l, 1851 and the time
Of your death. To be currently
insured. you must have worked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-23
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

EXAMPLE: When Richard
w. Sears. founder of the Sears,
Roebuck Co., started his mail
order business, he had one
customer crank who always
found something to complain
about.
On one occasion, she wrote:
Dear Sir: Several weeks ago,
I purchased a sweater from
your company. Yesterday,
when I washed it, it shrank
dreadfully. Now I cannot get
it over my head. What shall
l do?"
Sears sent the lady a new
sweater, although he knew she
had washed it incorrectly and
was not entitled to a new gar
ment. Irked by her repeated
complaints, he could not resist
inclosing a note, which read !:
t"Dear Madam: In reply to
your query. I would suggest
that you wash your head at
the same time that you wash
the sweater, so that both may
shrink together"
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her to realize that her parents
know best.
The Councils View
If Ina is still the same silly
girl" she was four years ago,
things are, indeed, pretty bad.
1t will do her no good, however.
to realize that her parents
know best"
For better of for worse, Ina
is now an independent person
and must develop her own judy
ment. Her parents cannot set
the conditions of her life as If
she were q teen-ager. They
are wrong in criticizing her
about the mistake Of her mar
riage.
Ina is probably going through
the same rebound" period that
anyone who has just ended an
involved relationship suffers.
She wants to prove many things
to herself-that she can interest
other men and be interested by
them, that she really is free
and independent, that the fail
ure Of her marriage was not
her fault.
This is not a pleasant spec
tacle for any outsider to wit
ness. Certainly it is difficult
for worried parents. There is
little they can do in this case.
however. except to practice pa
thence and show that they will
be ready with help and guild
ance-when it is wanted.
Copyright 1867, Gen. Features Corp }
Tomorrow; A son who feels his up.
bringing hos lett him molodiusted seeks
his parents hello In solVino his nroblem
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monthly earnings have been
$50 and you leave q widow and
two children. the minimum
payment for them win be 5000
q month until the oldest child
reaches Is. If your average
monthly earnings have been at
least $50. your widow and two
children will receive $500 q
month - the highest payment
made to a family-until the
Oldest child reaches IS.
you may irrite Ray Henry
in care of The Star about yo1r
oicn Social Security or retire
ment problem. Please enclose
a stamped. Selt-Gddressed en-
Uelope and rs cents in coin.J
From AP NeWsfeaturesl
Thursday: A eompony hos devised
. plan BY which employees con slide"
into retirement eroduolly.
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ingenious statesman's death.
The State will get about three
fourths Of the money. Boston
the rest.
Meanwhile. constructing new
buildings is not how Franklin
specified his money should be
spent. This is probably Why the
trustees-l67 years later-must
still get court approval before
they use 1t that way.
fridoy: Suing for domutss cor b.
mighty expensive II you hsveat sol
o good eoss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-23

The FomiIy Council consists Of q
Judge. o psyehiotrist. three clergy
men, a newspaper editor, q women's
editor and two writers. Eoch article
is q summary Of an oetuoI eose his
tory. The council reports on prob
lens thot have been deoIt with by
responsible agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-23

A Few weeks ago ! spoke with
a remarkable man of SO, In
fact, it was he who called him.
self remarkable. I agreed that
I hadn't run across a fellow
like him in many years.
Doctor" he said, you are
now looking at a man who has
never had a headache in his
life. I hear people talk about
their headaches, but as far as
I am concerned. they might as
well be carrying on their con-
versation in Latin or Greek. 1
Just don't know what they
mean by headache.
I've oversmoked and &C.
casionally had too much to
drink. I've been banged on the
head playing football. Last week
plaster dropped from the cell
ing in q movie house I was
attending and gave me a con-
cussion. I've had an occasional
argument at home and have
been under strain in business.
Have any of these ever
brought on a headache? No.
do you know. doctor. it has
almost become an obsession
with me. I'd like to get at least
one good headache so I'll know
what it's all about. I feel like
the little boy that was left out
of the fun. Crazy? But it's
true"
I told this man to knock on
wood. I'd be glad to introduce
him, I said. to many headache
sufferers ! knew: people with
migraine, or with histamine
headache, or with tension
headache, or with sinus trouble.
or secondary to cervical arth-
ritis, or just plain "sick head
ache for which there seemed
to be no rhyme or reason.
They'd be glad to swap places.
He thought it over and at
last said Il guess I'd better
leave well enough alone. I'm
like the fellow who complained
that he didn't like Florida be-
cause the weather was always
so goodl / guess I'm one Of
those people who are never
satisfied: always searching for
something to upset the easy
even way Of their existence"
Dear DR.. SteincrOhn: My
brother has chronic inflam-
nation Of the pancreas,
stones in the pancreas and
diabetes. Is there any cure
for the pancreatitis? Can he
be operated on? He has con-
slant pain and vomiting. Can
anything be done to relieve
the condition? Thank you.
Sincerely. Mr.. F. b.
Chronic pancreatitis can be
a stubborn ailment. l hope.
therefore. that you have had
the services of a good internist
and surgeon to study your
brothers problem.
Sometimes the condition is
associated with chronic alco-
holism or with gall-bladder dis
ease. II either Of these has
been a factor in your brothers
condition. it is evident what
steps need to be taken to COR
rect his illness.
/ assume that your doctors
have taken serum amylase and
lipase determinations an d
other tests-to prove that
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-23
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