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fOUND

DOG. male. black and tan; VIC. Of s.
Payne St Owner OF good home
XII. 9s3g59. kEk -
COLLIE youne. VIC Grub I'd. and
kast-Nest hwy. Silver Spring. ~
C0CkER, black female puppy mixed
Warrington. Owner or good home
~. S-Sgb9.
DOG. white and tan. male. small mixed
breed. vic. Church st. Owner or GOOD
hon1e XII, Q-395q
MONEY, bills, found Saturday. nv.
describe fully. Box 3J2-J. Star.
PUPPY. black and white. female. vic
sprinEneld, Va. Owner or GOOD home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-04

Continued From First Page
"Quickie" trips several times
during the vacation period.
May Return Saturday
He said there was q possibility
the frst Of these one-day flights
back to Washington might
come Saturday for a confer
ence. But he refused to indi-
cate the nature of the tenta-
tive Saturday conference.
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LOST

AMERICAN SECURITY Z Trust CO
~ certifcatesl. No. $3.50. dated Feb
ruary 10. 1851. and certificate No
name OF Jeanette r. Linde. Send
70 81 9Th ave. Apt. lab, New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05

court and cried "giveaway" on the politi-
cal stump. Eventually, a United States
Court of Appeals upheld the discretion
airy authority of the FPC, and it is this
ruling that the Supreme Court, with only
one dissent, has refused to review. In
the meantime, the Idaho Power Company
already has started work.
AS far as the general public is con-
cerned, more heat than light has been
shed on this controversy during the past
decade. 1t seems meaningful, however,
that no Congress HAS favored Federal
development and that the decision of
the bipartisan Federal Power Commits
sion was a unanimous one after consid-
ering 81, 1000 pages Of testimony. There
has been no convincing showing that
the only way to provide the most power
for the most purposes is by extending
the Federal Governments activities in
this field. Nor has 1t been proved that
private utilities, whose rates are regu-
lated by public bodies can extract exor-
bitant profits from consumers. In the
Snake River region itself there is divi-
sion of opinion on the irrigation and
water storage elements Of the two plans.
Another chapter in the "laSt ditch fight"
seems to threaten only a further delay
IN accomplishing any development.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
Unbalanced Postal BUDGET

With the Post ONCE budget already
unbalanced by deficit of more than half
a billion dollars year, a House Appro-
priationS subcommittee, in effect has
voted to knock the postal budget
even further out Of kilter. The Subcom-
mittee, in all fairness, was trying to econ
omize. But, according to Postmaster Gen.
eral Summerf1eld, $50 million cut in the
departments supplemental request for
SAT million cannot be absorbed without
drastic curtailment of postal service. And
the public, already critical of postal serv-
ice, is sure to cry out loudly against any
further curtailment of mail deliveries.
Mr.. Summarized UNDERSTANDABLE
wants the public to know that 1t will be the
fault of Congress, not of the Post Office
Department, if, because of failure to grant
the SAT million supplemental fund, Sat-
urday mail deliveries have to be elimi-
mated and certain other services reduced.
He has made his position clear not only
in testimony before the subcommittee
but at press conference. Thus, If Con-
gresS adopts the recommendation of the
subcommittee, 1t may expect storm of
protest from mail customers and from
the postal unions-whose membership
would be affected by any drastic drop
In services.
Meanwhile, another congressional
committee continues to hold up legisla-
ton which would effect a substantial
reduction in the huge postal deficit The
reduction would be achieved through an
increase in postal rates, provided in
bill pending before the Senate Post ONCE
Committee. This legislation should be
rushed to passage under a priority rule,
If Congress really wants to save money
for the taxpayers in a big way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
HeH's Conyon-Aqoin

Despite the Supreme Courts refusal
to review Federal Power Commission
license for private development of the
Hells Canyon power and irrigation prof.
ect, there is little doubt that public power
advocates will make their threatened
'last ditch fight" for Federal develop
ment. For the past ten years, their
determination has far exceeded their
success at selling their point of view
as Congress, under both Democratic and
Republican control, consistently has re-
fused to authorize the Federal under
taking. During that time, of course, the
expanding economy Of the Pacific North
west has been denied the substantial
help that might have come from any
development of the Snake River site.
In 1883 the Interior Department
withdrew previous objection to private
development. It's reasoning, in brief, was
that the proposal of the Idaho Power
Company to build three low dams in
the river-rather than have the Federal
Government build one high one-could
be carried out years quicker, at no cost
to the general public and with tax rev.
enues forthcoming eventually. After
lengthy hearings. the FPC in 1866 unani-
mously recommended in favor of the
private development. The last ditch
fight" has been going on since then as
public power friends took the issue to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
Tragedy in Cairo

The tragic end of Herbert Norman,
Canada'S Ambassador to Egypt, is not
explained simply by saying that he was
murdered by SANDER" This has been
one Of the emotional statements heard
in Ottawa, where there has been much
resentment over the way in which a sub
committee Of the United States Senate
has in the past linked his name with
communism in spite of his own govern
ment's complete confidence in him. How
ever, although the subcommittee atti-
tude very probably distressed him, and
although he may have looked upon it
as kind of distant torment (Which Is
why allegations should never be made
loosely, there is little justification for
selling upon that single factor as the sole
motivation of his act
Actually, when a man makes the
dreadful decision to do away with him
self, only he, nobody else, can be even
dimly aware of the many forces, the
many complexities the many desperate
thoughts, that combine to create great
tumult in his mind and drive him to
Self-deStruction. So it is a presumption
for others, especially when there is no
physical agony involved in the case, to
aScribe suicide to any specific cause, such
as Islander" In that sense, the true
story Of Ambassador Norman's motiva-
lions can never really be known. Lester
Pearson, CanadaS Foreign Secretary,
probably has been about as accurate as
anyone could be in attributing the trag-
edy to a nervous collapse induced by
overwork, overstrain and feeling of re-
newed persecution, which may have been
but one among innumerable feelings add
ing up to terrible personal turmoil.
The point of all this is that the trag-
edy of Mr.. Norman's death in Cairo is
too tragic in itself for anybody to add
to 1t with overweight and grossly SIM
pli1ed interpretations blaming it on the
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee.
True, the subcommittee has shown de-
cidedly poor judgment-against the urg-
ingS OF our State Department and in the
teeth of strong official protest from
Ottawa-in having made public the flimSy
hearsay evidence involved in this case.
Deplorable as that is, however, we are
sure our friends in Canada will place the
matter in proper perspective and not let
1t blight the good relations existing be-
tween our two countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
7 Didn't Know =

President Eisenhower's comments on
the speeding episode must have struck a
responsive chord with motorists who have
been stopped for exceeding the speed
limit. The presidential explanation was
akin to the average drivers greeting to
the policeman at the car window: but,
Officer, I didn't know I was going that
fast!"
AS matter of fact, it is easier for
q passenger on the back seat to be I'M
aware of cars speed than for the man
at the wheel-who has a speedometer in
front of him. We are glad that the Rock
vile incident has brought the presiden-
tial-party speeding tendencies to the
attention of the President and that he
has issued orders to have the speed laws
strictly obeyed by his drivers. For the
Presidents safety, as we'll as that of the
general public, is involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05

statehood? The assumption
seems to be that statehood is
desirable. But the fact is that
the l6l 900 civilian Alaskans
can't afford statehood with its
added services at this time.
Why don't they dare put this
issue to an Alaskan vote?
II you read the Alaska Ter
ritorial Senate Journal (but
who reads the Senate Jour-
nal?) you will see that Mr..
Egan. who was featured in
The Rambler" on March &c.
was the Alaska Senator who
made the motion to lay Alaska
Senate bill No. l40 for a refer
endum on the table.
This is a referendum re-
quested by the people. SO as
toNresolve by franchise in a
democratic manner this con-
troversial question. The Amer
lean heritage stresses govern
ment with the consent of the
governed.
Shall We not let the people
of Alaska be heard by official
vote on a clear. definite, un-
biased question for or against
immediate statehood?
Alice Stuart.
Fairbanks, Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
Britain and Buck RoQers

Prime Minister Macmillan's govern
ment has committed itself to a truly
drastic revision of Britain's defense pro-
gram. The commitment, as set forth
in an official White Paper, paves the
way for 'the biggest change in military
policy ever made In normal times" But
whether it is wise or not, whether 1t seeks
to do too much too soon, is a question
whose answer must depend on how the
world goes in the years Immediately
ahead. Meanwhile, amid all the current
uncertainties, there Is reason to look
upon it as a great gambia gamble
undertaken primarily to save money and
otherwise cope with the country's press
ing economic problems.
To begin with, the projected change
would reduce defense costs by S785 mil
lion in 1957-58, thus limiting Britains
total military budget for that period to
bit under 81 billion. The savings would
be effected chiefly by tapering off on or
ders for arms production and by progress
sively cutting down on the number Of Brit
ish troops stationed in such countries as
Libya, Korea and West Germany AS
far as West Germany is concerned, for
example, the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization has already concurred-with
some misgiving-in London's decision to
pull out $4,000 men between now and
the end of the year, and a comparable
1858 pull-out is being contemplated by
the Macmillan government.
But perhaps the most striking meas
ure of what London has in mind can
be found in these two highly significant
facts: Q) Present plans call for abolish
ing military CONSUMPTION by 1860 and
reducing Britains combat-ready armed
forces from the present total of 100000
men to $4,000 nondrafted regulars by
1862 And (2) the country, while continu-
ing to give top priority to the production
of nuclear weapons and to close CO.
operation with the United States in the
broad field of defense research and de-
velopment with particular emphasis on
guided miSSiles), will put an immediate
end to all work on the design and con-
struction OF advanced types of man.
piloted supersonic bomberS and fighter
planes.
In other words, as plainly implied in
the new White Paper, London intends
to economize on money and armed men
by replacing large numbers of those men
with the vastly increased firepower Of
nuclear weapons. And at the same time
BritainS development of superaircraft
is to be abandoned because such aircraft
will "in due course" be rendered obsolete
by missiles Of various ranges, including
the intercontinental type. This is deci-
sion that gives Buck Rogers large voice
in the shaping Of British policy. 1t is
decision that can be justified by what
science expects the future to bring, but
as Of the momentum relation to what
can happen in the next few years-it
involves major risks not merely for the
United Kingdom but for the entire At
lantic alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
School PLANNING

In the past two years there
has been a shocked awaken
ing to the great needs in the
District public schools. BY
and large. an aroused COM
munity wants to help its
schools. Because of this, mem
bers Of the League of Women
Voters of the District of
Columbia were interested in
your account of the March 20
school board meeting.
We are in agreement with
school board member Mrs.
Ruth Spencer that the school
administration and the COM
munity now need a total blue
print of future development.
Needs are only a part of the
picture. better resolved when
we have an overall idea of
where we are going, how we
are trying to get there, what
we will need and what we
won't need. This calls for a
good deal of cooperative eval-
uating and correlating among
the elementary, junior and
senior high departments and
the departments that service
them, such as pupil appraisal
and special education. We
need to know. not only the
educational aims at the ele-
mentary. Junior and senior
high levels for our average
children. but for the gifted
and slow as well. Standards
of training and supervision
for these special teachers
should be considered in any
plan.
Establishing the needs in
relation to an overall picture
then neceSSitates a broad,
flexible program of attack,
such as is used in government.
business and industry. Annual
stages Of development would
be indicated similar to the
current three-year program
for reducing class size.
Such a plan would en-
tighten the community in re-
gard to the overall aims and
focus attention on the most
important needs. while indi-
eating budgetary steps for re-
solving these needs.
The growing interest in pre-
ventive services should be re-
Elected in such a blueprint.
We hope that a broad. fiex-
ible plan will be Forthcoming
for the guidance of the school
board and the community.
Mrs. Henry Monroe,
President, League OF Women
Voters of the District OF
Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
Commentator

The fine reporting of your
Joseph B. Byrnes in his page
one story on George T. Jordan,
appearing on Sunday, March
"a, is praiseworthy.
Mr.. Byrnes' story of habeas
corpus and Section 2255 of
Title 28 of the United States
Code with all its ramifications,
hopes. despair. Illustration and
eventual success for Jordan
reads like f1rst-clasS mystery
story.
Mr.. Byrnes' understanding
of the Federal judiciary and
the sympathy of the late Chief
Judge Harold Stephens of the
U. S. Court Of Appeals
for the District of Columbia
for the unfortunate is deserv-
ing of the highest commenda-
ton. Our judges are human,
kind and understanding and it
is indeed a pleasure to have
these facts brought out. Dis
trict Judge Henry Schwein-
haut. after careful study of the
case. freed Jordan.
1t was pointed out in the
article the work. time and
effort put into this case by our
lawyers. The cream of the crop
represented Jordan through
long tireless hours and innu-
merable pleadings-all with
out recompense and TO the
sacrifice OF income in the law
yer's daily struggle to earn a
livelihood. Little does the public
realize the time and effort that
lawyers spend on charity cases!
And many times they DO not
even get thanked. Many law
yers think. as Shakespeare
said:
BLOW. blow, thou winter wind
Thou art not so unkind
AS mans ingratitude."
Donald ii. Dalton.
Public Relations Consultant,
Bar Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
THIS AND THAT
BY Charles E. TRACEWELL

There is a certain satisfac-
ton, in many breasts, in hav-
ing what interests one in a
place where it can be got at
easily.
This means that a scrapbook
must not be too large to ham
die. 1t should lie fiat, and not
bulge in an ungainly way.
Above all, the keeping of it
must be neat and orderly; the
separate items must be put
in straight. and pasted accu-
rately, so that there is no slip
or slide.
1t goes without saying that
a scrapbook should be about
one subject, or a continuing
endeavor.
We heard of a woman re-
Gently who has collected IA
books about cats.
An amazing number of arti-
Giles and pictures have APP
peared over the last few years
portraying this favorite ami
NAL.
Photographers have diScov-
cred that the cat, and espe-
cially the kitten, though diff
cult to catch" is a most
rewarding subject.
The dog. equally. might serve
as a good subject for a scrap
book.
In a years time, out Of the
everyday working press, there
might be collected a splendid
list of articles and amazing
photos of mans best friend.
X X
Here is a tip:
Even If mere male keeps
a scrapbook, he had best let
his wife do it, She, in all like
lihood, will be neater, and
make a more complete Job
of it.
Clipping, and FASTING. are
rather arduous.
Impatient men, at least, do
not take kindly to such en-
deavors. just as they seldom
make good house painters or
interior decorators.
All these occupations-in-
Guiding scrapbook making
require the calm, judicious
mind.
If a man has these traits, he
may be his own handy man,
as far as a neat scrapbook is
concerned; but If he lacks
them. then he had best turn
the job over to another.
Any subject will do. pro-
vided one is really interested
in 1t. The writer here. as a
child, kept a scrapbook of ami
NAL stories from the columns
Of The Star. which. in those
days. was published only six
days a week. He would then go
to the Zoo. bearing his scrap
book, and check over the ami
mails.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
By THOMAS R. HENRY
Prophetic Element in HoIIucinotions

voices. A typical case: Several
years after my mothers death
! left my young son in the bed
room and started to prepare a
meal in the kitchen. Suddenly
heard my mothers voice call
my name. She said: Go quick
ly into the bedroom When
reached the bedroom I found
my son had climbed in a chair
and was leaning over a red hot
stove, trying to get something
from a mantel."
Olfactory Authorizations in
volye such cases as smelling
smoke when ones house is
afire. many miles away. So
matte hallucinations are illus
trated, by cases like the fol-
lowing: MY aunt had left a
few hours earlier to go SWIM
ming with a group of friends.
Suddenly my grandmother
doubled over, clutching her
chest as if in severe pain. Two
hours later the sheriff arrived
to tell us that my aunt had
died on the way to the hospital
after an auto accident in which
a portion of a broken steering
wheel had completely pierced
her chest"
In many of these cases. Mrs.
Rhine says. the apparent facts
seem to indicate some sort of
telepathic (mind reading at a
distance) sort of communica-
ton. since there are two persons
involved. Others would appear
to be examples of clairvoyance.
Both the circumstances Of
others imply some highly the
oretical general psychic power
which does not fall into any
category.
Information Volunteered
All the cases were volun-
tarily reported and motives for
fabrication would seem to be
nonresident. But little effort
has been made to check the
incidents and they are ac-
cepted at face value for pur.
poses of the analysis.
There appears to be a preju-
dice in favor of a telepathic
explanation, DR.. Rhine says,
because this seems more in
accord with the laws of phys
ical science. 1t implies, how
ever. some sort of brain radia-
ton for which no physical
basis ever has been found.
There is no known connec-
ton between Authorizations
and extra-sensory perception.
upon which most Of the work
at the Duke laboratory has
been concentrated. In the lat
est issue of the laboratory's
journal a case is cited in which
a successful card-reading ex-
pertinent was carried out be-
tween Durham, S. c., and
Northern Rhodesia, a distance
of 1890 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
Helping Handicapped

With use OF therapy. wonder
drugs, and aids for the handi-
capped. more and more people
are getting about with crutches.
canes. artificial limbs and
wheel chairs. There are many
entrances without steps to
apartments. stores. libraries.
doctors offices. churches, and
even hospitals.
But 1t seems that II the
people who have survived po-
lilo, spinal injuries. heart at
tacks and injuries by accident.
are to live. independent of
assistance. other than arti-
fetal, some thought should be
given to entrances without
steps, leading to an elevator,
in every building.
Steps are a hazard, even
to the normal human being.
and especially to children and
the aged. Then. when mis-
fortune strikes. the perma-
nently handicapped who would
like to be independent except
for inanimate aids, are blocked
by steps--Steps up, steps
down. steps in. and steps out.
This is one of the reasons
why the manned sometimes
become discouraged and often
are sent to a home for in
curables.
Surely there are enough
people already requiring as
sistance to warrant giving
some thought along this line.
Cooperation is requested in
placing the handicapped in
duties which they can perform.
and in assigning immigrants
to jobs which they are capable
Of learning, and to hiring
aged persons for work which
will add to social security
requirements. Pressure is
brought to bear on giving sup
pOiO 70 homes for those who
bring children into the world
illegitimately. and assistance
is solicited for alcoholics
farms. Why then. cannot IL
be required that all housing
projects have one entrance
without steps. leading TO an
elevator
- ~ -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
Sides With KnowIond

/ recently read an editorial
of yours inserted in the Con-
gressional Record by Repre-
sentative Daniel j. Flood Of
Pennsylvania, in which you
stated that you do not know
why Senator Knowiand has
chosen to attack the Polish
aid program.
II is very simple to me why
he is doing 1t. He thinks first
Of America and he doesn't
want TO build up the Commu-
nists. 1t ought to be clear TO
you. too.
George Il. Stringfellow.
East Orange, N. j.