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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-24

liquor will be served on the plane
after 1t has become airborne?"
The ALPA further comments
that 1--WE expressed the hope In
1854 that the air carriers might
solve this problem among them
selves and urged that such action
be taken as soon as possible to
prevent competition from caus-
ing the serving of alcoholic beve-
RACES becoming widespread on all
Iairlines. However. to the best OF
our knowledge. no effective agree
ment has been reached to date
that would eliminate the serving
of alcoholic beverages on board
aircraft.
Self Discipline
This is regrettable since, in
our opinion, it would be a con-
Istructive demonstration of self
discipline in the public interest if
the air transportation industry
could voluntarily abolish this un-
desirable practice or bring 1t
under very strict control
TWA is typical Of the airlines
that are not in favor Of liquor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-24

dates back to 1854, when the air.
lines first started serving cock.
tails and highballs to passengers
This is a strange situation,
according to F. A. Spencer, Sec
Iretary of the ALPA. THE crew
members do not want liquor
served, nor do most Of the air.
lines. However, a poll conducted
by one of the major airlines
indicated that 80 per cent of the
passengers wanted whisky with
the ride"
| But the pilots were not polled
They are Just supposed to hog.
tie the unruly," says Capt. David
Kuhn of TWA. Anyone that has
had occasion to reason with q
drunk will get the pitch"
| The civil air regulations of the
United States provide that "a
pilot shall not permit any person
to be carried in the aircraft who
is obviously under the influence
OF Intoxicating liquor or drugs
except a medical patient under
proper care or in case of an
emergency"
Violation OF these firm govern
mental regulations. which the
ALPA call "a product of years
of careful study and experience, >
could cost a pilot his Job.
But" asks Mr.. Spencer, "hov
can pilots refuse passage to a
passenger who has been drinking
before boarding an aircraft wher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-24
Naval Base Tour
Begins Tuesday

An orientation cruise. designed
to give about Is business and
civic leaders the present-day
picture of Naval aviation, will
leave here Tuesday morning for
a two-day tour Of Pensacola,
Fla.
The tour, taken by different
group each year. is conducted by
the chief of Naval Air Reserve
Training through the Reserve
Training Unit. Anacostia, COM
manded by Capt. l.. E. Harmon.
The tour will offer an oppor-
tunity to observe the training of
a Naval aviator from classroom
instruction to the first landing
ion an aircraft carrier.
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unlikely. Thus. it would appear
that legislation is necessary. >
Fear of Fire
There are many things that
an irresponsible or intoxicated
person can do in an aircraft thai
may endanger the flight or other
passengers" says Clarence N
ISayer. president of the $4,000.
member ALPA. "One of the
greatest fears of all pilots is fire
in flight. The careless use Of
cigarettes or matches by an in.
iebriated passenger may be Z
source OF fire. 1t is extremely
difficult for one or two cabin at.
pendants to completely monitor
as many as 88 passengers in one
aircraft"
The ALPA has gone on RECORD
as being opposed to the alarm.
ing problem" Of serving alcoholic
beverages on board aircraft, pro.
viding of setups or any othel
practice which will encourage in
! flight drinking. This resolution
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being served on board aircraft for
reasons Of safety. However, John
&c. Carroll. chairman Of TWAS
Master Executive Council, admits
that the airlines have shown
themselves unable to cope with
the problem.
He further states that leach
blames the other for starting it.
and the airline business seems
to be too competitive for anyone
to take the risk of leading the
pack in the direction that most
agree they should travel"
The Air Transportation Associ-
alton of America, representing
airline management, takes a
stand directly contrary to that
expressed by the air line pilots.
s. G. Upton, president Of the
Alta. says that "our experience
has shown that the service Of
Liquor in flight does not affect
safety in any way"
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led to widespread availability OF
this extra" despite strong feel
ing within the industry that il
spells trouble.
The last House of Representa-
tives passed a bill to abolish
drinking on airlines but it never
reached the Senate. This session
the bills sponsors will try again
The AirlineS Pilots Association
the Airline Stewards and Stew
ardesSes Association and, sui
rosa. many leading airlines are
backing the measure.
The House Interstate and For
eign Commerce Committee re.
ported: The committee urge;
favorable action on this legisla-
ton to eliminate a potential haz-
ard in the operation of domestic
air carrier aircraft. Despite the
growing awareness that this is a
problem. the number of flight;
on which alcoholic drinks are
being served continues to in
crease and voluntarily industry
sponsored control now seem:
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THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C.
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY "a. 1887
Congress Action Slated
On Serving Liquor AIoft
By DAVID q. COOKE

NEW YORK, Feb 23-Is drinking ariners safety haz-
ard? Pilots arine and influential legislators
this to ban service liquor aloft
Bar service including luxurious champagne flights has
been Of the attractions offered foreign ransconnenta
sneS the stiff competition among domestic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-24

Perfectly stunning with either modern or traditional
furniture J. and Of course you're aware how beout-
fully It sets off Eory American Exquisite foroI pot
terms on light ground with green, rose black bor-
ders to bring out the colorines. ObIono or oval
shapes, hand hooked Of cotton yarns to make
practical, Ione-weorine rug 9xl2 approximate size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12
Not to Be Forgotten

Both Of Virginia's rival nominees
for Governor are showing an encourag-
ing interest in and understanding Of
Northern Virginia problems. We hope
that the winners attitude will not
change after he is elected and is far
removed from the nearby area. Particu-
larly we hope that he will assume leader
ship in a movement to assure the coun-
ties and cities near Washington a fair
share Of State funds for roads and other
purposes.
The Democratic nominee, J. Lindsay
Almond. jr, during his latest visit to
nearby Virginia, agreed that something
should be done to revise the formula
under which State Highway money is
allocated. The present formula Is out
NODDED, having been prepared with a
view to promoting the construction OF
farm-to-market roads in the rural
areas. When the roads In nearby Vir-
ginia were largely rural in nature the
formula worked reasonably well. Now
that the area has become highly urban
lied, however, the nearby communities
are not receiving the funds which
changed traff1c conditions justify.
Mr.. Almond, in TV speech, said
it has become apparent that, in view
of new developments in urban areas,
"the present laws dealing with the allo-
cation Of highway funds must be re-
considered. Our money must be
spent on and our energies must be di-
rected to those Improvements Of great
est benefit to the greatest number"
That is a sound principle to put into
practice-not just for use in campaign
oratory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12
Case Closed

The improvident indictment Of two
Maryland newspaper men on insubStan-
tial charges has come to the expected
end.
A grand jury in St. Marys County
had indicted the publisher and editor
Of the Lexington Park Enterprise for
criticizing a judge. Specifically, they
were charged with operating a public
nuisance and obstructing justice. Now,
another judge has dismissed the indict-
mentS, and the case, we suppose, is
closed.
Some of the editorial comment Of
the Enterprise may well have seemed to
be a nuisance to the judge who was
under attack and to the grand Jurors.
But this is far cry from constituting
an obstruction Of justice which called
for criminal prosecution. AS the Judge
who dismissed the indictment said, the
comments Of the paper may have been
offensive, but they did not constitute
a clear and present danger" to the
administration of justice. This certainly
is true, and, in our opinion, they did
not constitute any danger TO the admin
istration of justice. If a newspaper
publishes false and damaging state
ments about Judge, he has every right
to bring suit for libel. But he has no
right to initiate criminal proceedings to
stifle legitimate criticism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12
Dramatic Proof

The statistics on the radical decline
Of paralytic polio In the past two years
constitute dramatic proof of the effec-
tiveness of Salk vaccine as q preventive.
Secretary Marion B. Folsom OF the De-
partment of Health, Welfare and Edu-
cation has announced that incidence of
the once widespread paralyzing disease
has dropped 30 per cent since the Salk
immunization program was launched
in the spring of 1855. This remarkable
achievement means that countless men.
women and children, especially the
latter, have been spared the Gripping
and sometimes fatal effects Of one Of
mankinds most vicious maladies
Specifically, there have been only
1876 paralytic cases so far this year, as
compared with 5,24l last year and 1885
in 1855. And only SO persons of the
% million who have received the full
three-Shot vaccine treatment have been
stricken with paralytic polio. (The most
claimed for the vaccine by DR.. Salk and
others who assisted in its development
was that 1t would be about 90 per cent
effectively
In view of this encouraging record,
1t is surprising to learn from Surgeon
General Leroy Burney of the United
States Public Health Service that more
than 81 million persons under 40 have
received no vaccine shots and that A
million have received only one or two
doses, instead of the prescribed three
shots. There was some excuse for this
poor vaccination record in the early
days of the Salk program, for the vac
cine then was in scarce supply. The
supply problem long since has been
licked, however, thanks to the energetic
efforts of number of pharmaceutical
laboratories. So 1t is apparently apathy,
not shortage of the vaccine, that Is leav-
ing so many persons open to attacks by
the polio virus. Meanwhile the vaccine
supply is piling up, as production
continues.
1t is because of this seeming apathy
on the part Of the public that health
authorities in the District and the
nearby Maryland and Virginia commu-
mites are joining in a campaign to
stimulate interest In the vaccination
treatment. Older persons, especially,
are being urged to take all three shots
for polio. although once popularity called
''infantile paralysis" has shown that it
is no reSpecter of age. The cost of the
series IS nominal. and those who cannot
AFFORD to pay for the shots will be given
them free, health officials point out.
So there is really no good excuse
for failure to obtain the preventive
treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12
Declaration of War

The position taken in your
October 6 editorial. Declare
ton Of War" is most COM
mendable.
My responsibilities have me
neither on the side OF man
agement nor labor. NY posi-
ton is entirely impartial
except that as a citizen l
feel. and have felt long be-
fore the Hoffa election. that
1t is not fair to the public.
to management, or to labor
to have one set Of laws by
which management is re-
quired by Congress TO operate
and an entirely different set
Of laws under which labor
unions have been free to act.
It seems to me that the time
has now come when the Sem
ate. through Senator McClel-
Ian and his committee. should
have the support of every
thinking. fair-minded citizen
to see that proper and strong
legislation is enacted TO pro-
tect the Government and the
public to the greatest extent
possible.
Harry G. Uhl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12
About-Fuce

Now that the Army'S mysterious riot
training order has been made public, the
only remaining mystery is why Secretary
Brucker tried to conceal 1t in the first
instance.
From Little Rock on, Federal troops
evidently will be used, where needed,
to enforce school integration-or, If one
prefers the Presidents way. of stating
1t. to prevent obstruction Of court orders
commanding indignation. This being so,
1t is necessary and desirable that appro-
pirate troop units be readied and trained
to carry out this function. Judging from
its contents, this was the purpose Of the
training order issued by General Max
well Taylor, Army Chief of Stan, and
we see no good reason why Secretary
Brucker rescinded the order when he
became aware Of it. and Of its political
implications. 1t is the policy of using
Federal troops to enforce court orders
on indignation, not the adequate train
Ing Of the troops, that causes public
concern.
Nor do we see any good reason why
Mr.. Brucker has handled this order as
though it were top secret material Some
days ago, Senator Byrd, as a member
of the Armed Services Committee, asked
for a copy. Secretary Brucker declined.
asserting that 1t would be incompatible
with the public interest to disclose the
contents Of the order" Now that the
contents have been disclosed, the abb
surdity Of this claim becomes self
evident Still, we welcome his about
face, and suggest that the Secretary
now go the whole way and reinstate the
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12
Salute

Boys Clubs Of America is
happy to salute you on Ma
tional Newspaper Week and
for your wonderful work in
keeping our community in
formed.
We are fully aware that a
great deal Of the effectiveness
Of a national organization,
such as ours. is due to the
way its story is told to the
public. Your excellent CO.
operation has been instru-
mental in the growth Of our
organization to the point
where We now serve more
than 100000 boys in some 480
clubs in IL States.
We, here in Washington,
want you to know how much
we appreciate your interest
in us and the space you have
devoted to Boys Clubs in this
area throughout the years.
J. Daniel Culhane.
Director. Middle Atlantic
Region, Boys Clubs Of
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12
Lowrence's Views

Mr. LaWrence'S proposal
that the control Of public edu-
cation in the United States
be jointly vested in the Fed
eral Government and the
States by means Of a consti-
tutional amendment is both
impractical and dangerous.
In the first place. the con-
troverSy which the proposed
amendment would stir up in
the South would be likely to
cause even worse relations
between the races and lead
to q great deal more physi-
cal violence than that in
Little Rock. Secondly. as
Stunning that the amendment
were ratified. the conflict be-
tween State and Federal poll
cieS regarding school integra-
ton would not be solved but
intensified. Southern poll
ticians would merely substi-
tute the entire North for the
Supreme Court as villains.
and would naturally revive
memories OF Reconstruction
days and Yankee domination.
On constitutional grounds.
Mr.. Lawrence's proposal
would establish q dangerous
precedent. Congress has
never deemed it necessary In
the past TO confirm each de-
cision Of the Supreme Court
by equivalent legislation. and
there is no reason why the
public school decision should
be placed in a separate cate
CORY.
! apparently made the mis-
take Of calling Mr.. Lawrence
a conservative Republican"
when 1t seems that he is q
Democrat. I apologize to Mr..
Lawrence for my mistake,
which was based upon the
reading Of his column for
years. From his remarks on
the leaders Of the Democrat
Party during that period. and
considering his views on labor
unions. government controls
and the late Senator McCar-
thy. I can only conclude that
Mr.. Lawrence must feel un-
happy in the Democratic
Party as 1t exists today. He
would have been much more
at home as a Democrat in the
days Of Grover Cleveland or
James Buchanan. and his
present political philosophy
seems much closer to that Of
the States Fighters, who
made their debut last year
under Coleman Andrews.
James ii. Whyte
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asks to review with q view
to possible publication. 1t
should straighten out the
minds Of these people and
followers Of DR.. Franz Boas,
who appeared to have a per-
sonal ak to grind in confus-
ing this subject. 1t is not as
difficult to understand as we
have been led TO believe by,
so-called authorities, once We
get beneath the surface by
careful analysis.
BY his own admission. DR..
Krogman does not know that
the Hebrews descended from
the ancient Sumerians Of
Babylonia. even though in
later centuries many inter-
married with the native pop
ulation in Europe and else
where and today largely are
q mixed people.
Col. c. !. Kephart,
AUS, Retired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12
Emphasis on Research

1t Is reaSsuring to learn from the
new Secretary Of Defense, Neil H. Nc
Elroy. that emphasis will be put on re-
search and development Of new weapons
In the current grim EaSt-WeSt contest
for arms superiority. Russia'S globe-cir-
cling satellite is proof enough of Soviet
attention to scientific research More i'm
portant to us than RusSia's achievement
in the realm of space conquest is the fact
that 1t took rocket missile Of advanced
design to put the satellite where 1t Is
We are not ready with such formidable
missile as yet.
Granted that the Russians poured
millions Of rubles and much brains and
Drawn into the Sputnik project, the fact
remains that this was not primarily an
investment in propaganda stunt. I'm
doubtedly the Kremlin, in pushing the
project, was more interested In the mill
tary possibilities Of the rocket which
carried Sputnik into outer space. For a
rocket with propulsive power sufficient
to send heavy satellite nearly 500 miles
into the sky has deadly potentialities as
an instrument of intercontinental war
fare.
Mr.. McElroy, at his first press con-
ference, announced his determination to
speed up our own research and develop
ment in the intercontinental missile
field, as well as in other areas Of basic
military research. Even before he took
oft1ce, he said, the Pentagon was moving
to accelerate the missile program, now
plagued by "bottlenecks." The speed-up
policy, he admitted, resulted from (D
the ICBM progress in Russia and (2)
the strength of the launcher that put
the Russian satellite in the air" In
cluded in the expedited program will be
additional tests of the Army's Jupiter
and the Air Forces Thor, intermediate
range missiles.
Whereas his predecessor, Charles E.
Wilson, stressed production rather than
pure research, Mr.. McElroy made 1t plain
to the reporters that he believes it highly
important to encourage speculative
thinking on the part Of high-grade SCI
entists." Saying that he was against
any cutback in military research ac-
tivities, he asserted that he would sup
port a strong research program, part
OF Whlch would be on pretty speculative,
Unconditional kinds Of research, rather
than strictly development"
Apparently, considerable additional
research is needed to eliminate some Of
the "bottlenecks" holding up our own
efforts to develop an operational inter-
continental missile. Mr.. McElroy indi-
Gated that much testing and evaluation
Of tests will be needed to solve some OF
the problems More information is re-
Quired to attain these solutions, he said.
Therefore, the Defense Department
will put in more overtime, the Secretary
announced, especially on certain selected
projects In the missile category. He did
not call this crash" program but the
implication was there, ponetheless.
What this apparently adds up to is a
greater emphasis on the ICBM, with a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12

Such blown leaves lodge at
last in fence corners, and
build UP there a sort Of haven
for insects, which in turn
supply food to the birds that
stay with us all winter.
This is part of the chain Of
nature Of which we hear so
much and most Of US know
so little.
The home owner should
not be in too great a hurry
to gather up the leaves, es-
pecially If he insists on burn
ing them.
Some municipalities have
stringent regulations against
leaf burning and all munich
palities ought to have.
A much better thing to do
with them is to compost them
with earth and sometimes q
chemical starter.
In this way. in q year or
two. one has a quantity Of
rich earth" much better
than can be bought and filled
with essential ingredients
for the growth Of plants Of
all kinds. and above all mois-
ture-absorbing to a great de-
gree, and we all know how
important this is in times Of
drought.
There is always a danger
to open fires. especially on a
windy day, which seems to be
the favorite sort Of day un-
fortunately.
The leaf burner issues
forth. with blood In his eve.
and a determination to do
or die.
He likes to start his IRE
as far away from his own
house as possible. so that the
heavy and irritating smoke
will blow into his neighbor's
windows and spoil his dinner
or sleep.
No one should want 10
make his home neighborhood
smell like a dump, but that
is exactly what happens all
too often in leaf-burning
time in the suburbs.
Let us all think twice about
this, and stop the obnoxious
and unnecessary practice Of
burning leaves. If we have
INDUCED in 1t before.
There is so much fallout IN
the air already that no indi-
vidual should add anything
more to it If he can help it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12
Race Origins

When one M. l.. L., In a
letter TO The Star, Septem-
Der 20. quotes DR.. Krogman,
a physician land not an eth
nologist). In 1857 Informa-
ton Please Almanac. to the
effect that there are no
largely pure races Of man
kind, no German (Suebic)
division. no Aryan division,
no Hebraic division, and that
II is political bombast to say
so, he cites an unreliable
source. The facts are 10 the
contrary.
on February rs last. I
wrote a letter to this effect
to DR.. Krogman, with a copy
to the publisher OF Informa-
ton Please Almanac. and the
reply was a confused and
rather superficial discussion,
conflicting In various re-
spects. For example, the term
Caucasian has no racial
meaning and has been OUT
moded for the past so years.
! have substantially COM
pleted q manuscript on this
whole subject Of races Of
mankind, which a university
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-12
Third r. Missing?

I heartily commend Supt.
Corning and the Washington
schools for the reading i'm
provement program that has
been developed.
Although Montgomery
County no doubt doesn't have
as many problems in proper
ton. I have been concerned
because almost every family
that / know has at least one
child who has to be tutored
IN reading. Statistics to show
that the school system is
probably doing all right do
not help the individual child.
Although my acquaintance
are Of the economic level that
can somehow squeeze into
the budget tutoring costs, I
wonder what happens to the
child whose parents cannot
manage it at all?
The elementary school
teachers work hard and do
what they can to improve
reading. even though they
must spend much time on
social studies. The children
arrive In junior high with
such a wide range Of read
ing abilities that it must be
hard to teach a subject-and,
Of course. the same is true Of
the high-school student.
1t would be wonderful If
the Montgo cry County
school system could modern
ize itself to the extent that it
too could have the various
channels based on ability,
with proper remedial instruc-
ton ana privilege to go to q
higher channel when i'm
provement has been made in
the junior and senior high
schools. AS it is now in the
senior high-no matter what
a child's intelligence, If his
reading skills. ETC.. keep him
from taking the college prep
courses, there is no help and
no incentive; in fact he is not
allowed to go into college
prep courses once he has
started the noncollege prep
channel.
Parent.