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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
Presidents Chill

There is nothing on the face of the
information which has come from the
White House to indicate that the Presi-
dents sudden Illness is anything more
than has been stated chill. In the
case Of most people, this would hardly
create a ripple of apprehension. But in
the Presidents case, and especially in
view of his past medical history, any ILL
ness, however slight, is bound to cause
concern.
Certainly, it is situation in which
no risks should be taken. Mr.. Eisen-
hover may have been furious" as his
wife has reported, but it nevertheless
was proper that he should not attend
last nights state dinner for the visiting
King of Morocco. The same thing is
true of the speech scheduled for Cleve-
land tonight-it should have been can
celed and we are glad that it has been.
The latest word from the White
House is that Mr.. Eisenhower is pro
crossing very WELL" A Nation that is
passing through something of crisis
will want more details, however, and the
medical statement promised for later
in the day will be anxiously awaited.
We hope it will inform US that all is well,
and that the President Is back on his
feet again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
To Make Flying Safer

In recognition of the urgent local
need, the Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton has given the Washington National
Airport priority in the long range radar
program adopted by the CAA as Ma
tionwide air safety measure 1t is graf
flying to know that the first of % new
! radar installations has been earmarked
for Gravelly Point. The new eIectronic
! beam will extend the range Of traffic
control from 20 to $50 miles.
The extension of radar range will
be Of great aid to traffic controllers in
guiding aircraft to safe landing at
Washington's congeSted airport. The
radar program is expected to reduce the
number Of near-misses which continue
to plague the airways, especially in the
vicinity Of large airports. A number Of
such close shaves have been reported in
this area during the past year. There
fore, any equipment which will minimize
\ the danger of actual collisions is very
welcome here.
The best safety measure, of course,
is a second airport to relieve the con-
gestion at Gravelly Point. This relief
has been too long delayed We hope
( that the forthcoming report Of the
Quesada Board will lead to prompt con-
struction of the auxiliary air terminal
which the Nations Capital has awaited
through many years of airport wran-
Cling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
Elderly Experts

A living panel of experts" on the
problems of elderly retired persons is
being recruited by the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare. Three
thousand persons due in the next few
weeks to begin receiving Federal old age
and survivors insurance will be enrolled,
voluntarily, to make periodic reports to
the department. Emphasis will be d.
rected primarily at economic problems
and the study will continue over IL
year period.
Among the questions to be explored
are the following: How many have
enough income from social security pay
ments, plus private means, to meet their
needSP How we'll are emergency needs,
such as unusually large medical ex-
penses, covered? With increasing age,
how do the chief items Of expense
change?
The combination of a rapidly in
creaSing population and longer span
Of life has made these and many other
questions pertinent in planning the Ma
tons social welfare. More than eight
million persons now are receiving retire
ment social security payments and the
total is growing constantly. Many legis-
lative proposals are being made to lib
eralize" the benefit schedule-through
higher payments, lower retirement age
and provisions for emergency needs. 1t
may be shown that liberalization will be
JUSTIFIED in the years to come, but there
is likewise requirement that the sys-
tenn be kept reasonably sound on eco
nomic grounds. Therefore, compre-
hensive sampling of real needs, by those
bestl able to report them, may have
considerable value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
Those Stolen Secrets

An Illusion, or perhaps one should
say an alibi, dies hard in these United
States But the notion that the Rus
slams have oyerhauled us in the arms
race because they stole our secrets has
Just about been done to death.
DR.. Edward Teller, testifying before
the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee,
scoffed at the suggestion. And DR.. Fred
L. Whipple, director of the Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory, has told the
Associated Press Managing Editors As
ISOLATION that you can't blame spies
and saboteurs" for the Russian advance.
These men did not deny that some
secrets may have been stolen by espio-
mage agents. What they did say, or
certainly what they strongly suggested,
was that the Russians would have over
taken us sooner or later If they had not
had even one spy at work.
In reference to the satellites, DR..
Whipple summed up the situation In
one meaningful sentence. Their rate
of progress, he said, sis greater than
our rate Of progress. This means,
assuming each nation continues to exert
the same relative effort, that the gap
will steadily widen in favor Of the Rus
slams and against us.
The outlook, DR.. Whipple said, is
not hopeless but we must change our
attitude toward education and the in
tellectual life. But how is this to be
done? DR.. Whipple didn't say, or, If he
did, the news reports of his talk omitted
this detail. At least one thing which
must be done, however, is suggested In
the recent report of the Carnegie Foun-
dalton for the Advancement of Teach
ing. This report noted that between
1910 and 1854 the real income of lawyers,
physicians and industrial workers in
creased 10 to 80 per cent. That of
teachers, in the same period, dropped S
per cent, with the result that teachers
are leaving the profession and young
people are reluctant to enter it.
This matter of income may be only
a single aspect of the problem. But
certainly some equitable adjustment of
teachers salaries is one Of the essential
first steps if there ever is to be any
improvement in education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26

The Kennedy for-PreSident boom
received a significant Hometown"
blessing during the past week end. The
youthful Democratic Senator from Mas
sachusetts was. guest of honor. at an
Italo-American Citizens Committee
gathering in Boston. During the course
of the evening, Mr.. Kennedy was in
formally Endorsed for his party's presi-
Dental nomination in 1860 by the gath
ering itself, by two New England Gov
errors, by the Mayor of Boston and by
an influential regional labor leader.
Bloc voting along lines of national
ancestry plays an important part in New
England politics and most States of the
area have relatively large Italian-Amer-
lean populations. Their avowed support
for any candidate for Office carries
weight, both in convention and at the
polls. Labor backing Is comparably
helpful in that section of the country,
and it was Joseph A. Salerno, regional
director Of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers, who proposed placing Mr.. Ken
nedy "in the White House in 1860"
Help in nominating the Senator in 1860
wac Wy ILAAAOOA0 tAN 0ONCAAOA
Roberts of Rhode Island. But perhaps
most significant Of all was the word sent
to the meeting by Democratic Governor
Furcolo of Massachusetts, that he would
be walking "hand in hand with Senator
Kennedy in 1858 and 1860"
In 1854 breach between Mr.. Ken
nedy and Mr.. Furcolo, dating back to
the time when they had served here
together as Congressman from the Bay
State, was blamed for the latter's defeat
in an effort to unSeat Republican Sen
ator SaltonStall. Mr.. Furcolo won the
governorship in 1856 and is expected
to run for that office again next year,
when Mr.. Kennedy seems sure of re-
election to the Senate. A landslide VIC
tory would improve his standing as
presidential aspirant and Kennedy
Furcolo "hand in hand" relationship
would help both men greatly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
Commentator

Your article covering the
recent speech by DR.. Walter
E. Hager to the student body
Of Teachers College is an out
standing example of intelli-
gent, Unconditional, journal
ism.
Your excellent coverage, in
keeping with the principles
Of the American press, can
not be too highly commended.
Our committee of six stu
dents set up by the student
body to present true data
on our college to the COM
munity is especially appre-
ciative Of the objectivity dis
played on your part.
May we again compliment
you for a fine job and thank
you for having your repre-
sentative present at our
function.
william H. Jackson,
Chairman, Student Com
mittee on College Infor-
nation, District Teachers
College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
As Bevon Sees Us

Aneurin Bevan, who probably will
become Britain'S Foreign Secretary If
the Laborites defeat the Conservatives
In the next general election, has Just
written a piece about his recent visit
to the United States. The piece, as pub
hshed in a London newspaper, may be
regarded as fair example of his lively
way with words, his mixture of charm
and biliouSneSS, and his ability to over
simplify things to the point of making
himself seem no deeper or more dis
corning than a frying pan.
Politely enough, of course, Mr.. Bevan
has expressed his profound thanks for
the friendly treatment accorded him in
our country, and he has told his British
readers that we are splendid people
"open, warm-hearted, generous and in
f1nitely hospitable." But, alas, despite
these sterling virtues of ours, he has
found that we are full of "a desperate
feveriShnesS, with no sense of direction,
and certainly with no conception of
social design" AS he put it, the frame
of our way of life 'is more magnificent
and glittering than ever, but the picture
hloluC Ia oildAAOWS ullIcWdIulIlB anu III
places even tawdry." Further than that,
in his judgment, American advertising
has made fear the dominant note in our
society-"fear that you will fall behind
in the display of oStentatious personal
expenditure, fear that dandruff or body
odor might lose you your sweetheart,
fear of this, fear of that, fear of every
thing"
In other words, after having spent
a little time among us, Mr.. Bevan has
returned home with what appears to be
a firm impression that we are all pretty
dumb over here, slightly vulgar, and
timorouS to an extreme because Of what
our advertisers have been doing to us.
Well there's no point in trying to dis
abuse him Of his fixed ideas, some Of
which may have grain of truth in
them, AS a matter of fact, we are
haunted by fear or two, including the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
Girord Verdict

According to The Star,
Senator Aiken and Senator
Flanders both said the Girard
case shows the worth Of the
status Of forces agreement"
This seems q most surprising
conclusion from the final de-
movement Of this cause cele-
bre. It is very evident that
this case early became far
more political than judicial.
The Japanese government
had to demonstrate its sover-
eighty by Affirming its right
to try this case, but having
affirmed this and won a
moral victory IN finding the
offender guilty. the Jap
anese court was ready
to bend over backward
to avoid further international
compile ationS-and 1t quite
correctly diyined that the way
to insure this was to relin-
quish the actual exercise of
the right to punish an Ameri-
can national. Thus Girard
became a pawn in this politi-
cal showdown, though in this
case an extremely lucky pawn.
As the Senator's say, Girard
would undoubtedly have re-
ceived a sitter sentence had
the case been. tried by a
court-martial at home. We
can hardly see an American
court-m artial finding a
soldier guilty of mischievous
fnanslaughter, and then hand
down q sentence of "Just
don't do it again"
If the status Of forces
agreement. or the part Of It
in question here. was a meas
ure. to protect Americans
abroad, the attitude Of the
Senators would be well taken;
but considered as q judicial
measure. calculated to give
q fair trial in which the in
nocent shall be cleared and
the guilty punished accord
ing to a uniform code Of JUS
tice, the Girard case surely
blazons In red. white and
blue neon lights that it does
not, and in such circum-
stances cannot, attain JUS
tice.
Sven s. Duncan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26

government and country. Men
with backgrounds Of law
or accountancy, but without
scientific training, cannot in
diligently probe scientific
forces at work.
This. perhaps Is the sort
Of thing the Moss commit
tee had in mind in its re-
port.
Eliot j. GIeszer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
Welcomes Stevenson

Well 1t has happened at
last. The President has
found out that two heads are
better than one. even If one
Of them is a donkey's head.
] would like to say at this
time I think we should use
every available bit of brains
we can muster since this is
a time they are needed. I
hope Mr.. Stevenson likes
and enjoys his job and stays
on, like other men such as
Herbert Hoover. Thank God
we have such men who are
willing and will help the men
and country In these times.
Benny Runyon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
Mans Mad Race

I am discouraged about the
human race.
The newspapers, TV and
radio feature the latest In
vention for mass murder.
We plan mass murder Of
Russia. They plan mass MUIR
der Of the United States.
Why does the human race
plan to murder any one?
The billions wasted for
world murder could be used
for world benefit.
/ walk In times Of mental
depression to look at animals
in the Zoo. Might be q fine
thing for the world II humans
were eliminated. Animals only
kill for food. A
Frank MulEsrn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
Nixon Offers d Timely Wornino

Vice President Richard M.
Nixon's assertion that Com
munist Russia has launched
q massive drive. !" psychology
ical, economic and subversive
In character, to overthrow all
free governmeuts-including
that Of the United States-is
q timely warning. as the Sem
ate Armed Services subcom-
mittee tackles the Job Of
learning what must be done
to put the United States on
equality In missiles and satel-
lites with the Soviet Union.
The recent Communist mani
festo and the trueulent COM
ments Of Moscow's head man.
Nikita Khrushchev, add all
the evidence needed to con-
firm the Vice Presidents
warning. Mr.. Khrushchev. to
be sure, offers peace-a CO.
existence--but at the same
time he asserts that Russia
has "won the arms race" If
he believes that, and II he
can make the United States
and the rest of the free world
believe that Russia Is certain
to be victorious In q shooting
war, he and the Communists
viii be In position to black
mail and threaten their way
to domination Of the world,
and its eventual communal
ton.
This is no time to play Rus
sia's game--for the benefit of
the Communist world. It Is
encouraging to hear from
both President Eisenhower
and Vice President Nixon
that, despite the Russian
claims Of intercontinental
I missiles and their Eputniks
already launched, the United
States is still as strong mill
tarily as. If not stronger than,
Soviet Russia. Further. II Mr..
Khrushchev really believed
as he is quoted as saying
that the United States Is now
a "second-rate military pow
err" the Russian advance
would already be on the
march. It seems pretty clear
that his present purpose is to
e intirnidate and to gain more
and more territory Of the
world without starting q hot
war, in which Russia might
finds itself worsted almost
overnight.
Time for Action
It is no time. either, to let
the grass grow under our
feet. The ground In missiles
and satellite DEVELOPMENTS,
which apparently has been
lost to Russia. must be made
up. and as speedily as pos
sible. 1t will require q great
effort in which the talents of
our scientists and the sacri-
fees Of our people must
march hand in hand.
Senator Lyndon Johnson Of
Texas, Democratic leader Of
the Senate and chairman Of
, the Senate committee now
looking into Americas armed
preparedness and what must
be done to strengthen 1t,
struck a patriotic note when
he declared: imsn ai
Our goal Is to find out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26

The reaction Of the Ameri-
can people to the Communist
Sputniks has been disgust
ing-and alarming. The
papers say Missile Program
Being Rushed" ~. S. viii
Launch Satellite Soon"
Crash Program Being In
augurated," etc. II this coun-
try should some day be
bombed-and / am convinced
that 1t win bel shudder to
think Of the panic, the hys-
terra and the confusion that
win result. Whether this sad
approach to a shock situation
is confined solely to the East
ern area or whether 1t is
Nationwide. 1 do not know.
However. I do recall a few
years ago when a radio pro-
gram dramatized an "inva-
sion" from Mars. people in
some areas panicked-fiooded
the newspapers and police
with telephone calls.
I have seen men in World
War II go completely to
pieces when Nazi planes
dropped a few bombs here
and there. The same thing
has happened on the battle
field when q few shots we're
fired. II the people. instead
Of thinking solely Of their own
hides. would think about God
and the welfare Of others-of
the inevitableness Of death
and of the fact that this
Nation now and in the future
can well take care Of itself
against any aggressor. a
much more calm. realistic,
and sane approach TO the
problem Of panic. hysteria
and folly would be achieved
to the benefit Of everyone.
Vet2an.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
Eiqhth-Groders

When Thurman i. DodSOn,
NAACP attorney. chose to be-,
little Police Chief Murray as
having only an eighth-grade
education. and thus was UNI
fitted for his Office, he really
erred.
Robert l.. Heilbroner, in
What Makes q Genius?" re-
printed in Readers Digest.
asks, "And who has not
heard Of the precocious grad
yates Of universities who emo
up washing dishes?" He'll
broner cites Srinivasa RAJ
manujan. an Asiatic Indian.
who was refused college en-
try at is because Of faulty
English, and went on ION
his own" to become the fore
most mathematician Of his
time, q half century ahead
Of the best that Europe had.
And he cites the marvellous
achievements Of Leonardo da
Vinci, another "uneducated"
fellow.
Most anyone will recall the
Scant schooling of Jack LON
don and Eugene Manlove
Rhodes, and the eighth
grade terminus of Charles
Dickens formal schooling.
Another quite famous
eighth-grader about WASH
ington during World War II
was Lieut.. Gen. Knudsen,
whose genius contributed
nightly to Allied salvation
in the war.
As @ matter of fact, Mr..
Dodson's edge in the matter
Of education is merely a di-
ploma certifying that he has
acquired Q certain accumula-
ton of facts. not an attesta-
ton Of q superior ability to
use them.
Personally. I believe the
Negro is entitled to the civil
rights Of any. or every, citi-
zen. at the public level. but
that in the private conquest
of cultural status he should
take his chances as an in
dividual. just as everyone
else is presumed to do.
Earl L. Shutz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26

what Is to be done. We VIII
not reach that goal by wan-
dering UP any blind alleys OF
partisanship." Senator john
son commented there were
no Republicans and no
Democrats after Pearl Har-
Dor. There were no isolation
lists. There were no defeat
lists Of any stripe. While adj
hitting we had lost an ''im-
portant battle in technology
to Russia" Senator johnson
said that q lost battle Is not
a defeat. He added. however.
II don't believe 1t Is time for
either q siesta or for i1ys-
terra"
Both Sides Bickering
Unfortunately. Republican
and Democratic Snapshots
ers-including the chairmen
Of the national committees Of
both parties-have engaged
in q battle to place the blame
for Americas failure to put
an earth satellite into space
as quickly as Russia. A charge
made by the Republicans is
that Democrats. who are now
attacking President Eisen-
hover and the administra-
ton for not spending more
money for research and de-
velopment Of missiles and
satellites, were earlier in the
year denouncing the Presi-
dents defense budget and
voting to curtail it--even in
+. items for missile and satel-
lite research. The Republi-
cans, however, were guilty.
too, on Capitol Hill, Of vigor-
GUS attacks on the Presidents
military and foreign aid
budgets.
The truth OF the matter.
when sifted, Is that the
United States did not work
as hard at missile and satel-
lite. development after the
close Of World War II as did
the Russians. For the pres
ent, however. a buck-passing
battle between the two ma
tional political parties. which
! undoubtedly win be played
up abroad. is not calculated
to encourage the free world
or the neutral countries.
Vice President, Nixon.
speaking in Philadelphia SUM-
day, urged Americans In their
efforts to meet the military
threat of the Russian Com
munists not to overlook the
threats to our economy, the
threats Of subversion-which
Russia he's tried for years to
foster in this country-and
the psychological threat Of
Russian propaganda. here
and throughout the world.
He said the popular-front
tactics Of the Communists
(which deceived SO many
well-intentioned, people in
times past" undoubtedly win
again be tried out In the
United States.
I'VE must not" Mr.. Nixon
continued, "use all Of our
resources for military defense
and neglect the equally i'm
portant needs for diplomatic,
psychological and economic
defense of the free world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES z. TRACEWELL

time, here. too, one must be-
lieve that q psychological
quirk has something to do
with 1t.
Physical examination by .
competent medical expert
would show If there Is any
real physical basis for 1t.
Sometimes a lack Of iron
in the blood will make one
shiver.
Now and then, the person
who does not get enough
proteins in his diet win feel
cold all the time.
Occasionally the thing IL
an inheritance. ak
At certain times In life
shivers come over one.
There is really no telling.
but there are simple REM
edies.
The too cold person ought
to wear enough clothes to
keep warm.
The modern urge to 90 In
shirt sleeves as much as pos
sible, and to wear very light
underwear, and no hat, may
make a person shiver.
People who come to Wash
ington from the South. as
so many do, sometimes fan
to realize that 1t Is q north
ern city, after all.
We have O cool penetrating
wind here in winter, and
dressing warmly Is necessary.
Despite the lure Of reduce
ing diets for some. these per-
sons In particular should eat
enough carbohydrates to help
keep enough heat units IN the
system.
Think of the birdsl They
are really small carbohydrate
motors. and must eat or die.
With humans. 1t usually II
not as bad as that, but they
must Just eat In winter to
keep warm.
Better to be q bit on the
fat side. than to shiver.
Every human being has q
cold time. It might be found
with o thermometer. but
feeling cold" II enough. With
many this coldness comes on
before supper. and does not
leave for four or i've hours.
This Is the time TO dress more
warmly. even In the house.
Running the furnace heat up
win not do 1t.
One sensible way to keep
warm at night Is to keep the
windows down. Temp Jones
says he knows one man
named Jones-who kept his
windows up for years and
nearly froze. but now keeps
them all closed at night and
sleeps much better, and above
all isn't cold any more.