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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
Presumption With Good Life

Union. The Russians mean
while have talked Of peace
full coexistence."
simultaneously our SELL
ing" campaign has been the
American standard Of liv-
ing" We reply to Stalin--or
Khrushchev or whomever--
with a motor car in every
garage, daily meat for every
family. a closet full of clothes
for every woman. and more
of the good things Of life"
for more people than enjoyed
by any nation in history.
These cars and Galleries,
clothes, cosmetics. recreations
and industrial power units
have been presented as the
chief or only good"
American journalists who
have visited Russia have. in
variably. commented on the
high cost and poor quality Of
consumer goods. the drabness
of Russian dress, the general
lack of amenities. They have
reported land l among them
on the exorbitant physical
demands made upon Russian
women. But little attention
has been paid to the equally
extraordinary fact that Rus
sian women are physically
able to endure such burdens.
and that there is in Rus
STA an enormous physical
strengt h repeatedly Illus
trated in the International
Olympic Games.
Until two years ago
when this columnist was one
of the first journalists to re-
port on little attention
was paid to Russian educa-
ton, to>its enormous individ-
ual. intellectual and social
disciplines. its fostering of
the sacrificial spirit, and to
the fact that whatever its
other failures, it was turning
out far more graduates in the
higher intellectual disciplines
especially mathematics and
sciences--than we were.
Nor have our minds been
directed to the repeatedly
demonstrated historical ex-
perience that love of comfort.
ease and leisure have laid
peoples wide open to sub
lection by tougher, poorer
races.
Now, in reply to all the
verbiage we have poured out
extolling our wealth and hap
pinesS, the Russians have
answered with an almost in
audible beep.
Almost inaudible, but it
is heard from Calcutta to
Tokyo. from Jakarta to Cairo.
from Washington to London,
Paris, and Bonn.
"Beep - beep," but the
noise is thunderous. 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
Squi|IanteFree
In $4,000 Bail

MINEOLA. N. Y. Nov. %
R.-vincent Squillante, self
styled godson of murdered
mobster Albert Anastasia and
reputed garbage collection
kingpin, is free in $4,000 bail
today on charges growing out
of a $1,000 contract shakedown
case.
The 5-foot-1 u Inch former
policy banker pleaded not
guilty yesterday to charges of
extortion. Also pleading not
guilty yesterday on similar
charges were his brother. Nun
zio, and Carmine de Cabia,
president of the Intercounty
Cartmen's Association in Mas
sau County, who were released
in $4,000 bail each.
No trial date was set for the
three. They were picked up at
their homes Thursday night,
booked at police headquarters
here and held in Jail overnight.
The police acted after a grand
jury investigating racketeering
in Nassau County produced an
indictment.
Squillante, 40, his brother, q
34-year-old Long Island gar
bage collector, and De Cabia,
80, are charged with having
forced a cartman, Angelo Rec
CHA of New Hyde Park, N. Y,
to give up a contract for a
housing project for service men
near Mitchell Air Force Base
on Long Island.
According to the indictment,
the three forced Recchia, who
operates the Trio Carting Co.,
to turn over his route to De
Cabia in August, 1856. Recchia
also allegedly was required to
pay to De Cabia the $1,000 in
fees he had collected from
the United States Government
during the two months he
operated.
The indictments charged the
Suuillante brothers and De
Cabia with attempted extortion
and Vincent Squillante and
De Cabia with actual extortion.
After his release, Nunzio
Squillante told reporters. I'm
going to fight this all the
way. That guy (Recchia) is
lying. No money changed hands
in any deal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
BY L. EDGAR PRINA

Rear Admiral, H. G. Rick
over. father" of the worlds
first atomic submarine, says no
military-scientific program can
be successful unless response
bility and authority are clearly
fixed.
you've got to have one guy
you can pin the blame on, y
he said in an interview in his
Navy Department Office.
"Organizational charts are
pretty. but what worries me is
the space between the squares. y
he said. who's responsible in
all that open Space?"
The admiral. who can speak
with flrst-hand knowledge in
this field. has charge of the
Nays program for nuclear re-
actors for ships and also the
Atomic Energy Commission.
reactor for electrical power in
the Shippingsport tPa.r plant
Explains Own Method
He explained his own method
of operation--a method. which
combined with his take-charge
personality. has proven ex-
tremely successful:
Il attach a mans name t.
every job. Work is done by
people, not by organizations. II
something goes wrong. ! want
to know who to go to, and do
There must be personal. indi.
vidual responsibility. OF course
1 have overall responsibility
Every one knows who to blame
| il nv DrOQram poes wrnn0"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
Science 'Hysteri0'

The Russian Sputniks seem
to have aroused a Nation
wide crush on scientists. II
this mass hysteria should
create a complete dominance
of science in our education,
we will soon be producing nu-
clear giants, but ethical in
fants. We would produce
scientists unaware of philos-
ophy and generals unaware
of history. In an age of deli
cate a mic balance. our
leaders would know more
about war than peace, more
about killing than living.
But if we want leaders like
Churchill, Jefferson and Lin
coin, let us take advantage
of this awakening by Russia
to re-examine not just our
sciences. but our whole edu-
cational system. For too long
in our democratic system we
have interpreted equality Of
opportunity as equality of
ignorance. In our schools.
virtual mass promotion each
year has pushed the standard
of education so low that
potential statesmen are given
no opportunity to develop.
Mediocrity is not democracy.
James Calhoun Humes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23

In the spring of 1910 this
columnist arrived in Paris
from Switzerland following
a tour of countries peripheral
to Germany. during which !
had been overwhelmed by the
impression of German power.
1t was during the months
of the so-called "phony" war,
consisting of skirmishes rath-
er than battles. In Switzer-
land / had received a piece
of intelligence from a Ger
man / had reason to believe
trustworthy that the Nazi
armies would strike in full
force through Holland and
Belgium within q, month.
Trustworthy or not, there
was a preternatural tension
in the midst of unnatural
calm which added forebod-
ing to the warning.
In Paris I was invited to
see some French war films.
One depicted the French re-
ply to "Hitlaire." Nous res
pondons"-we reply-to Hit
Ter. "avec lie pain"-with
bread. butter, fruits. One
saw crusty white French
loaves leaving the bakers
oven. curls of sweet butter,
and other culinary delights
that are justly the pride Of
France.
On the trip I had heard the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23

1916 Dutch-American agree
ment provides that the United
States will support the Neither
lands in its claim to West Irian
in return for Dutch permission
to exploit natural resources
and to establish military bases"
there.
Execution of the treaty. Radio
Moscow charged. has thus far
prevented the liberation OF
West Irian from Dutch occupa-
ton" and created IAN addi-
tional threat to the freedom OF
Indonesia and other countries
of Southeast Asia"
On the other hand, the
broadcast observed, Asia and
Africa and the countries Of
socialism. including also the
Chinese Peoples Republic anc
the USSR, actively support In.
donesia in its just struggle fol
its rights"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23

again Dave Beck and James
Hoffa.
Shefferman Main Witness
Beck, former president of the
Transfers Union. and Hoffa.
elected to succeed him. APP
peared before the committee
when it investigated corrupt
practices in unions. Shelter
man. a labor consultant, was
a major witness when the COM
mittee delved into corruption
in management.
Mr.. Reimert said he had
checked so other newspapers
and found the majority using
the Shefferman testimony on
the front pages.
Il believe it can be said that
the majority did give fairly ex-
tensive coverage and similar
coverage to that given the
Transfers" Mr.. Reimert said.
Mr.. Harrison. citing examples
of what he called inadequate
news coverage of management
corruption, said only a few
Eastern newspapers told about
some General Electric statesmen
accused in New York Of pro-
viding call girls for buyers OF
appliances.
Mr. Harweh, however. said
the story was fully covered in
Nashville. Alan Halfway ri
Newsday in Garden City, Ions
Island. added that the case
received extensive play in the
newspapers of New York City
Mr.. Harrison said labor woulC
clean its house of corruption
and he added:
will businessmen stop prof.
iteering and get rid OF corrup-
ton in their ranks?"
Associated Press Concept
BENJAMIN M. McKelway
editor of The Washington Star
and president of the A. p. tolc
the APME the concept tina
brought their organization anc
its association with the A. p
has never changed-and We
must see to 1t that 1t never
will"
THAT is the concept OF
mutual. nonprofit organiza'
ton of newspaper ownerships
united by the only thing thai
could produce unity among thu
free and independent news
papers OF this country-tht
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Sputniks 'Beep' Called Thunderous
Reply to Our Chant of Comforts

German forces estimated at
between $50 and ESQ divisions.
My German informant in
Zurich, an anti-Nazi and
Francophile, trusted never
theless by the regime. had
whispered behind q locked
door, "If you are going to
Paris warn the government.
I am afraid the German
armies will 60 through
France like a knife through
butter. 1t viii be q catas-
trophe."
Now the cliche phrase rang
in my head. I'VE reply with
butter" A knife would 60
through butter. A knife
poised to strike.
I recall this as apropos to
this moment. Since 1947 we
have been engaged in a cold
war with the Soviets in which
we have been verbally more
aggressive than they. Presi-
dent Truman advised us that
we must win this war to pre-
vent a hot one, otherwise in
evitable. For years our press
speculated about World War
III, describing how We would
win it. We have boasted of
our technical and military SUI
periority and of our capacity
to hit from hundreds Of bases
every target in the Soviet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

The Air Force says fired artificial meteors New
Mexico last month They about big your thumb
and will be known among Army officers as tut-utnks.
The Eisenhower team has found bargain. 1t decided
to Adai Stevenson $50 day to stop giving free advice
King Mohammed of Morocco heads for Washington
visit American regard him eligible bachelor.
He's allowed four wves-and is still two under quota
Interior Secretary Seaton replaces Vice President Nixon
boss of youth fitness Nxons bit out of shape And
would bef had to wait around eight to
Republican Chairman Alcorn Humans team once
Spent almost much supporting peanut prices building
missiles Which left kes team with nothing to spend
missiles but peanuts.
New rocket glossary: Super alloy-A big hello.
Ikes cabinet gives Attorney General Brownel farewell
dinner Public service warmed Brownel personality Toasted
in Westinghouse roasted in Dixie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23

broadcast also accused the
United States Of plotting to
engineer a political crisis in
Indonesia to overthrow Presi-
dent Sukarno." Indonesia ha:
been having political difficult
ties for months, stemming from
local leaders reluctance to fol-
low central government direc-
ton.
The Peiping broadcast was
in English.
Charge U. S.-Dutch Pact
Radio Moscow. meanwhile
was linking the United State.
with secret attempts to fol
Indonesian efforts to take con.
troll of West New Guinea (West
Irian).
Broadcasting in Indonesian
Radio Moscow said a secret
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23

single purpose of gathering,
exchanging and distributing
the news.
That news is the property
of a free people. and we of
the Associated Press are among
its most important trustees"
In another address, Endre
Marion of the A. p. who COW
cred the Hungarian revolution
as Budapest correspondent,
said the futile battle for indie
pendence had produced some
positive results.
Results Listed
He listed these as:
|. /. The destruction of the
fiction that a happy relation
ship existed between the Soviet
Union and the satellites.
2. The revolution caused
many intellectuals like author:
Howard Fast, Jean Paul Sartrt
and Louis Aragon to leave the
communist Party.
3. 1t killed the theory. pop
ularized by novelist George Or
well and his book 1894" that
a people can be indoctrinated
4. 1t has made the people
behind the Iron Curtain un'
afraid of Soviet technologica
accomplishments.
The editors also heard ALFRED
Friendly of the Washington
Post and Times Herald discuss
making foreign news read
able" and Charles Haun, pic
jture editor of the Detroit Free
Press. discuss picture editing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23

some OF the mistaken De-
liefs and misstatements con-
corning our Teachers College
should be corrected before
they grow into widespread
misconceptions on the part Of
our readers. The fact that
the college is under fire from
certain sources is nothing
new and can warrant report
ing by the press only because
1t is news for each succeeding
generation. An institution
that has served this city and
its school system with an en-
viable record of success for q
half q century would natu-
rally draw fire from private
universities which are more
interested in tuition and such
commercial aspects than the
tuition-free public college.
Thus it has been attacked for
several decades to our per-
sonal recollection, and this
will likely continue unabated
in the future. But some Of
the abuse being banded
about seems so devoid of
truth or reason that it be-
comes desirable to set the
record straight.
One of the misstatements,
which has even reached the
front pages of the newspa-
pers is that the Teachers
College graduates do not sue
coed as well as other appli-
cants for teaching positions.
The facts happen to be just
the opposite, namely. that
Teachers College graduates
succeed much better percen-
tagewise and otherwise than
those from other institutions.
This can readily be verified
by examining the statistics
on both the city examinations
and the National Teacher
Examinations. Let us face
the true facts and be guided
by them.
The college can rightfully
be proud of the high stand
ards it has maintained
through the years and even
now during this transition
period of indignation, and re-
organization problems Incl
dent thereto. 1t is at times
like this that the general
public should voice its graft
tude, loyalty and under
standing.
Daniel b. Lloyd,
Past President, American
University Park Citizens
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
Science Secrecy

Chairman Moss of the
House Subcommittee on Gov
eminent Information charges
that much top secret" clas-
styling does not contrib
ute anything to the secu-
rity of the Nation except con-
fusion" In his November 7
address. President Eisen-
hover deplored 1.-The tragic
failure to secure the great
benefit that would flow from
mutual sharing of appropri-
ate scientific information and
effort among friendly coun-
tries"
This touches a subject
which calls for basic 're-
search" about basic re-
search" That is, we must
study not only what scien-
lists are like land the first
of series in The Star aptly
tells us that they are hu-
NAM but what science is.
Every scientist, like every
one else, is human, biased
and untrustworthy as an in
dividual. No group of them,
refusing to submit all the
alleged evidence to all who
wish to see it and judge it.
can speak in the name of
science. There is a story
that the Pythagoreans sup
pressed their knowledge that
the square root of two is ir-
rational and went to the
length of killing one of their
colleagues for having let this
nasty information reach an
outsider.
Secrecy is incompatible
with science. This does not
mean that it is never re-
quired. Statesmen and citi-
zens have other objects, not
necessarily wrong. than to
spread knowledge. We can
not be saved by science alone
and there are dangers which
cannot be met waiting for
the slow progress of science.
But in resorting to secrecy
We should bear in mind that
we are denying ourselves the
benefits of science. What
ever good the secrecy pro-
vides comes despite a good
foreeone. Two heads are
better than one. but even
two or more heads. possibly
guilty of collision or suf-
fering from common blind
spots, may not be enough to
establish ANYTHING in science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
To SQUADS Rescue

Now that some OF the Be-
thesda-Chevy Chase Rescue
Squad boys are under fire,
it is only fair to come to
the rescue of the rescuers.
AS a Chevy Chase resident
who has on several occasions
been indebted to the rescue
squad for its prompt volun-
tary emergency assistance. I
feel obliged to express my
debt of gratitude to the squad
and to Chief Cremins.
1t is regrettable that some
of the members were SO fool
ish as to strike a blow at
their own fine reputation by
allowing themselves to become
the victims of bad propa-
ganda. However, as a loyal
rooter for the squad. / say
let the rescue squad take
energetic measures to put its
house back in order and we
will continue to back them
100 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23

speak on Our Scientific Pro-
gress and the Future"
The APME named Coleman
Harwell of the Nashville Ten
nessean president yesterday. He
succeeded Frank Eyerly of the
Des Moines Register and Tri-
bune.
Other new officers included
Michael j. Ogden of the Provi-
dence r.. H. Journal-Bulletin,
vice president: John H. Colburn
of the Richmond CVa) Times
Dispatch, secretary; and George
r. Shoals of the Rochester
IN " Democrat and Chronl-
Gle. treasurer.
Mr.. Harwell announced j.
Edward Murray of the Los
Angeles Mirror-News had been
appointed general chairman of
the 1858 Continuing Study
Committee. Roderick J. Watts
of the Houston Chronicle was
appointed general vice chair
man.
The main purpose Of the
Committee is to improve A. P.
news, newsphoto and feature
;erviceS.
Labor Aide Accuses Press
A labor official told the con-
lention Yesterday that the press
rad been unfair to labor. Sew
raj editors promptly arose to
iispute the accusation.
You can probably guess that
don't think we've had a fair
,hake." said George NJ. Hsrri-
on. vice president OF AFL-ClO
Mr.. Harrison. who also is
president of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Clerks. singled Out
newspaper coverage of hearings
by the committee of Senator
Mcclellan, Democrat of Ar
kansas.
The Mcclellan group wa!
set up to investigate labor anc
management" he said, but
you'll find most newspapers
have put the emphasis on the
misdeeds of labor"
This was challenged by Mr.
Harwell. William d. Reimert
OF the Allentown PA Call ano
Chronicle and Talbot Patrick
of the Rock Hill IS. c. Eve
ming Herald.
The three editors said then
newspapers had given as much
ceversge to charges against Ma.
than Shefferman as to charges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
Charge Man Key
To Plans, Rickover Says

Admiral Rickover said that
sometimes responsibility has to
be assumed if the job is to be
pushed through. He observed
that he does not have written
authority for every decision he
makes.
AS far as his own Office per-
sonnel are concerned, there is
absolutely technical equality,
he said.
I'm other words, every indi-
vidual is rated on his knowledge
and ability when it comes tt
technical matters. No consid-
Grafton is given to rank. age
or salary"
Head Man Must Know
The admiral said he wanted
to explode the myth of the
so-called art of pure admins
tration.
There is no such thing" HI
asserted. Unless an admins.
traitor has some real knowledg,
of what he is administering HI
cannot do a creditable job"
The nuclear power expert
doesn't chat long these day.
without coming to a subject
which is one of his chief con-
consolidation in America.
Education is more important
than atomic power, and NOR,
important than the Navy, Army
or Air Force" he said.
you hear a lot about turn.
ing out well-rounded citizen.
and I'm not opposed to that
But I think we have room ir
the present emergency for some
elliptical people-specialists in
engineering and science"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
Backs Public Schools

I should like to express an
opinion on public education
versus private education on
the high school level based
upon my experience as a
teacher in a small college. a
fine private high school Tin
the District) and in a top
public high school in the
Washington Metropolitan
Area. The opinion is this:
A student of top ability can
get as good an academic
education in a good public
high school as he can get in
a good private high school:
the student of average or
low ability can get a better
one.
The reasons, which, of
course, are open to dispute.
are these:
% The physical plant and
the overall facilities Of a
good public high school are
generally superior tparticu-
larly in the laboratories, Ii
braries and classroom equip
ment). 20 The curriculum
offerings are broader and
often more intensive tall of
the good public high schools
offer accelerated programs in
the sciences and math, some
of which earn college credits
for the Students. ~ In the
size of the classes the private
schools have the better of it
though the difference is not
as great as is commonly as
sumed (my own classes this
year in public high school
average between 26 and 81
students; my former classes
in private school averaged in
the low 20s). ca In my
view the real strength of a
school on any level lies in
its teachers, and 1 believe
there is little to choose be-
tween the private school
teacher and the public school
teacher on the secondary
level.
The public school teacher
is required to have a certain
number of credits in educa-
ton methods, psychology,
curriculum, etc. designed to
help a teacher learn the
skills that are a part Of
teaching. The private school
teacher. generally, has to
meet no such requirements.
Private school teachers
more often use the college
methods of teaching dec
ture, etc). while the public
school teacher requires some
what more student partici-
patton.
The salaries of public
school teachers are consider
erably higher than those OF
private school teachers. Add
to this the greater security
in the public school system
as a result of some kind of
tenure and the result can
often be more peace Of mind
and a certain degree of
financial security that often
reflects in the job done.
Parents of public school
students - be encouraged
your boy or girl will not be
shortchanged in the good
public school system. Just
keep it good.
Henry McCOne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23

Prevent delinquency by
supporting the Settlement
Houses Of the National Cap
ital Area. Your UGF gift
helps direct the activities Of
youngsters enabling them TO
become useful citizens Of the
future. Give the United way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

If the path to it is not open
to all who wish to see. the
conclusion is not scientific
and risks being wrong irrep-
arably.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-23
SIooon-Moker

In 1852. Republican candi-
dates campaigned with the
slogan Corruption. Commu-
nism and Korea"
Unhappily the Republican
administration today can be
described as Confusion,
Complacency and Cover-up."
Subscriber.