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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
For Closer Lioison

Virginia's appeal to Senate House
committee for more consideration of
local problems in the choice Of sites for
Federal activities outside the District
was timely and justified. While no men,
ton was made Of the Central Intelli-
gence Agency's new building project
near Langley. officials undoubtedly had
this in mind as recent example of
unco-ordinated planning. And what
they said respecting Virginia's difficult
ties with the Federal Government APP
plies equally to nearby Maryland, where
the impact Of Federal construction also
Is putting strains on local facilities and
services.
Charles C. Robinson, executive d.
rector Of the Northern Virginia Regional
Planning and Economic Development
Commission, told the Bible committee,
which is studying regional problems,
that vital decisions regarding Federal
installations in Virginia have been made
without prior consultation with polit-
ical jurisdictions which will be affected"
This was the case with the Pentagon,
the Navy Annex and some other build
ings erected under wartime emergency
conditions. The impact on nearby Vir-
ginia roads, housing, schools and other
public facilities was only partially eased
later by Federal-aid legislation. In the
case of the CHA, there we're consultations
with Fairfax County authorities in adj
vance Of the decision to build at Langley,
but the move was made against the
advice of the National Capital Planning
Commission. The Regional Planning
Council agreed to the plan by a split
vote.
Mr.. Robinson expressed no OPPOSE
ton to Federal expansion into the Vir-
ginia suburbs, as such. He urged, how
ever, that In all Of these undertakings
there be closer liaison between Federal
and local planners. This, he said, would
enable counties and cities In Northern
Virginia to do more adequate and real
istic planning for land use, trafflc, sew
ers, water and all the other community
services which 60 with the movement
Of large Federal agencies into suburban
areas" The request is reasonable one
And both the Federal Government and
the local jurisdictions would beneft from
such cooperation. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
Texan to Texan

Senator Lyndon johnson OF
Texas is as much to blame
for our lag In missile pro-
duction as any man in gov
eminent, yet he now heads
a subcommittee investigating
why we are behind the Com
mics. He we'll knows we could
have had a crash" missile
program a year and a half
ago. II he had acted when
warned.
On April rs. 1856. the late
Senator Joseph Mccarthy Of
Wisconsin rose in the Sem
ate, with Senator johnson
present and listening, and
warned that the Soviets had
nearly perfected certain types
OF missiles. and said. 1T is
about time that we wake up
TO the fact that a nation, de-
termined to destroy or en-
slave us. may, in q matter
OF months. have the means
to do So"
Senator johnson should
have begun to investigate
then, but he chose to censure,
and 10 ignore Mr.. Mccarthy.
Now he is screaming. THE
house Is burning down"
Mabel Foster.
San Antonio, Tex. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21

Russia may with consider
able reason claim q certain
superiority in shakespeare
realms. but when will they
catch up with US in cold,
hard. not to say idealistic,
terrestrial matters?
When will they be so rich
and powerful as to afford ex-
pensive military bases scat
tered over the entire globe?
When will they arrive at such
a state of afiluence as to be
able to play perpetual Santa
Claus to underdeveloped and
overdeveloped countries every
where? And when will they
reach that utopian station
where they can understand
the reasonableneSs of apply
ing taxes taken from all the
people to the remuneration Of
a part OF the people for not
producing various unneeded
commodities?
Ellis o. Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21

Malthusian checks OF disease.
hunger and war. and these
Mr.. Wallace. in common with
most Of us. would scarcely
find acceptable.
What happened TO Mr..
Wallace's must" No. 3?
william VOgt,
National Director. Planned
Parenthood Federation
Of America, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
'Loopholes for Killers

Congratulations on your
editorial. "Loopholes for
Killers" Senator Wheatley
should be commended also
for his current efforts TO get
a new law on manslaughter
In Maryland.
Too many speeding, drink
ing. no-permit drivers have
been turned loose TO further
menace society.
We lost our handsome l8-
year-old son in the same way
as the typical case cited in
your editorial. Does nobody
think OF the suffering and
heartache a family feels when
q loved one has been unmer-
cifully killed on the high
way? Why will q Judge and
jury. who have the right and
power to impose q harder
sentence, let a speeding,
drinking. reckless driver of
with a SIS fine? Have they
no regard for human life?
Mother Of Man
slaughter Victim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
Stute of the Economy

President Eisenhower has submitted
TO the Congress an economic report that
blends confidence with caution. His
confidence falls into two categories-a
relatively unqualified optimism that
numerous factors assure continued long
term growth and expansion Of the Ma
tons economic well-being and more
guarded opinion that the current decline
In business activity win be reversed by
the middle Of this year. His strongest
words Of caution are directed against
encouragement Of either private or pub
lie policies that might contribute further
to q damaging imitation. In the overall
combination, his report strikes a SEEM
ingly sound and realistic balance.
Given peace, the favorable long
term factors are self-evident. Popula-
ton growth. Of course, will continue,
with an accompanying demand for goods
and services. Government at every level
will be called upon to contribute TO the
services, a requirement that means rela-
lively high spending In this category.
At the same time, the need for goods
means enlarging markets for both in
dustrial and agricultural production and
these, along with chronological develop
ments, offer opportunity for profitable
capital investment. For the near-term
recovery. the President is most specific
In his reference to higher Government
spending on such items as the accel-
Grated defense and highway building
programs. These do. Of course, have an
impact on wide range Of industries,
both prime and secondary suppliers. BY
themselves. they do not necessarily
guarantee business upturn but they
do represent major force in that
direction.
AS he has done before, the President
noted that all segments Of the Nation
must share the responsibility for helping
to curb intiationary pressures. Govern
ment fiscal policies. business pricing
levels and labor contract demands all
have their impact, and he appealed to
public opinion to be alert and insistent
that each be shaped with the national
economic welfare in mind.
AS the concluding part Of his report,
the President reviewed list of legiSla-
tive recommendations already presented
or promised to Congress. 1t Is much too
early yet to predict the fate Of most OF
them. but the economic report itself pro-
vides some data which should be helpful
In their consideration on Capitol Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. What was Albert Elm
STEMS humorous formula
for succesS"?-E. p.
A. IF A equals success.
then the formula Is A equals
X plus Y plus 2. X is work.
Y is play. 2 Is keep your
mouth shut"
@. Does West Germany
have much merchant ship
ping?-J. T.
A. The Associated Press
reported from Hamburg, Ger
many, in June. 1857. that
West Germany's merchant
navy had by then grown from
practically nothing after
World War II to q feet Of
l,0S5 vessels. totaling 80 mill
lion tons. This placed 1t In
10th place among merchant
fleets. In prewar days Ger.
many ranked fifth among the
seafaring nations Of the
world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
Finds Budget Locking

II seems to me there are
serious inadeqIacies in the
Presidents budget message
inadequacies that can well
determine whether we shall
continue in the role Of a
great and powerful Nation or
whether we will decline. with
resultant world catastrophe.
II is taken for granted that
the Nation and Congress will
provide additional funds for
military defense. However.
the struggle to which intelli-
gent Americans must look
forward lies in two additional.
distinct fields:
First. is foreign economic
aid and technical assistance
and a five1year renewal OF a
Reciprocal Trade Act. II
should be SIear that our for
eign policy viii fail miserably
unless CongreSs takes matters
under control and provides
the necessary sinews for a
stronger foreign policy than
that advocated by the Presi-
dent. / refer. especially. to
the need for a much larger
foreign economic aid appro-
priation than the 5000 million
requested by the President in
his mutual security program.
most of which is given over to
military aid and defense sup
port. It is inconceivable TO
me. in the light Of the need
to win over the two-thirds Of
the uncommitted nations Of
the world as well as TO coun-
ter Russia's penetration in
these areas through her eco
nomic aid program. that We
should not at least bring the
foreign economic aid appro-
priation up to a minimum OF
50 billion.
Second. in the area Of do
nestle needs II is imperative
that we do not forget for a
moment our Nations ability
TO finance those programs.
which, since 1888. have lent
tremendous strength to the
democratic ideals which have
been the pride and inspira-
ton for men. everywhere. to
emulate. Certainly. We re-
quire a solid base in our do
nestle program II We are to
continue to make our impact
felt in world affairs.
Therefore, one regrets and
deplores a budget message
which neglects and. in fact.
withdraws a previous recon-
mendation for a school con-
struction program. recon-
mends a contraction In hos
pital construction. a with
drawal Of Federal participa-
tion in vocational education
programs. a gradual with
drawal from school programs
which relate to Federal i'm
pacted areas and which COM
pletely neglects the need for
a juvenile delinquency pro-
gram. Philip SchiR.
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The Third Must

In an article in The Sum-
day Star. Henry Wallace
forecasts population as a
threat to "have" nations.
The general situation he
discusses Is undeniable. but
why he should expect public
health officials to concern
themselves with jobs and
land--fields IN which they
certainly have no particular
completeness hard to see.
He considers 1t all to the
good that the man hours
necessary TO produce 100
bushels Of corn have been re-
duced by 80 per cent. though
one OF the greatest problems
throughout much OF Latin
America. Africa and Asia Is
underemployment there
simply is not enough for peo-
pie to do. He states: "Of
course Mexico will never in
wade us though Mexico has
been invading us for several
years past; / refer to the
"wetbacks,' who. not finding
Job opportunities at home.
drag down the standards of
agricultural labor In the
United States.
The strangest aspect is Mr..
Wallace's statement OF the
three "musts." the last OF
which is some way must be
found TO slow down very
greatly and suddenly the
population increase" and
then his apparent forgetting
that he ever suggested this
as a must" Nowhere
throughout his long article
does he say what Is being
done In an effort 10 slow down
population increase. what
might be done and what
should be done.
g Obviously the only way 10
slow down the population in
crease Is through effective
birth control. Nothing else o
going TO do 1t unless II ee the
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

They look. see, and COM
plain.
These pesky things. they
aver. will eat all my peaches.
kill my pet trees, and destroy
my bushes.
One. listening, might think
their old shrubs were worth
more than these wonders.
The canny locusts. q few
days before May II. 1870,
will look out of their dens.
They hesitate, now that
they are 50 near triumph.
Are they afraid, and right.
~. Of humanity?
Heaven knows what hui
mainly will have done to
itself, and them. by 1870.
The cicadaS wait, and then
the pull of the sun becomes
too much for them.
They will issue forth on
their eternal seeking.
And not all humanity will
praise them. admire them,
sympathize with their search
for warmth and light. after
long years in the cold, dark
ground.
You would think the ro-
nance Of this would appeal
to everyone. but listen: It
will be the same as Il was
before. Listen:
Listen to that terrible
noiSel It will drive me
crazyl"
Poor locusts. they win be
singing their praise to the
sun. that is all.
Put the date on your per-
petual calendar:
May IL. 1870.
The cicadas already have
1t checked UP.
They'll be waiting for you,
as Johnny used to say, II
you're still around.
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OF the Old School

The Sputniks opened the
eyes Of many TO the dismal
failure Of some Of our schools.
Wherever the theoretical
teaching Of the so-called
progressive educationists has
gained a foothold. high school
graduates come away with a
rather superficial education.
I read not long ago that
several great universities
have been forced to add
courses in high school Eng
lish in order that enrollees
may make up for what they
did not get in high school
This old timer recalls
when a pupil entering high
school had a good grounding
in reading. spelling. gram
mar. arithmetic and geog-
raphy. There was good dis
cipline. Class periods were
alternated with study so there
was plenty Of time for prep
aration and little or no home
work" An accredited high
school then required for
graduation four years Of Eng
lish. two Of Latin and two of
either French or German:
three semesters of algebra
and one Of advanced arith-
metic; one year each Of phys
les. chemistry geometry.
United States history and
ancient and medieval his
tory. Teachers then were
concerned wholly with edu-
eating and developing rea-
soning power in their pu-
pils-not with educating "the
whole child" nor protecting
egos from bruise by advane-
ing the indolent each year
along with the industrious.
Any scholarships doled out
TO those who have not
had a thorough basic pub
lie school education will be
a waste and bring no val
liable return on the invest
ment. In fact. the idea that
scientists can be turned out
by the carload seems to be
one Of desperation. rather
than Of logic. for scientists
are born. not made.
II. II. Tibbitts,
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Just the Facts, Main

I quote from Doris Flee
sons January 10 column:
The Capitol grapevine
goes further. 1t describes
Eisenho wer as ordering
Brucker TO get Gavin. There
is no evidence whatever that
this is true. :" Sentence
No. ! implies weakly that
sentence No. 2 is q rumor.
Sentence No. 3 indirectly
denies No. 2. Number 2 very
clearly and concisely reflects
most Trustworthy on the in
tegrity and moral character
Of Mr., Eisenhower. II No. 2
is a rumor. as implied by No.
rs saying the origin is a
grapevine, publishing II is
contrary to the accepted
newspaper mission OF pub
fishing facts. The indirect
denial in No. 3 merely defines
No. l--Webster's second def
milton OF grapevine: "A ru-
NOR: report: especially, q re-
port without foundation In
fact"
Since Miss Fleeson appears
to be so aware that sentence
No. 2 is a false statement.
what justification has she for
II? What purpose is served?
The right OF a newspaper
TO publish opinions based on
facts is not questioned. But
when Is the fourth estate
going TO accept and practice
the moral responsibility which
is inherent In It's most cher
ished, most loudly defended
possession, freedom OF the
press? s. M. Kevan.
Commander. u. s. Navy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21

be q tremendous shot In the
arm for their presidential
prospects In 1850.
All Of this could happen, II
the Republicans continue TO
fight each other. True. the
Republicans lost control Of
Congress in the 1854 cleo.
tionS. and lost the guberna.
torial elections in New York
and Pennsylvania and two
years later reelected Presi-
dent Eisenhower by q greater
margin than his victory In
1852. Eisenhower. however.
cannot be the @. o. p. candi-
date again. Those Republic
cans who fight President Eli
senhower and his policies
today-and some Of them do
seem incredibly dull IL
they believe in and hope for
Republican control Of govern
nient.
The cry for unity in the
Republican Party does not
mean there should be only
hand-picked candidates, that
there should be no contests
in party primaries and con-
ventions for the nominations
for congressional and State
ofiices. What II does mean IL
that after the nominations
are made the Republicans
should support their party's
choices.
California Unity Crucial
In California today the
Democrats are hoping for q
disastrous O. o. P. fight over
the nomination for Senator
between Gov. Knight and
Mayor George Christopher Of
San Francisco. And 1t could
be disastrous and affect the
whole State ticket unless the
Republicans. after the nomi-
nations have been made In
June. join in support Of their
senatorial nominee as well as
their nominees for Governor,
for Congress and for other
State offices.
The second piece Of advice
stressed by Mr.. Weeks, Sher-
man Adams, Assistant to the
President. and other Repub-
lican Speakers-to start fight
ing and wrest the offensive
from the Democrats, If they
CANS sound. Mr.. Adams,
speaking in Minneapolis, not
only advised attack but de-
livered one of his own. He
denounced the Democratic
armchair strategists who
bemoan American weakness
and seek TO make national
defense a political issue
kind Of glue to hold the
Democrats Of the North and
the Democrats Of the South
together. And he listed mill
tary disasters and mistakes
under Democratic rule: Pearl
Harbor, the Democratic En-
ror in announced policy
which led to the Communist
invasion Of the Republic Of
Korea. the loss Of China to
the Reds. and failure to pro-
vide funds for the missile and
satellite programs.
Stressing an Affirmative
issue of the Republican,
peace - he declared, mo
other man in our time Is as
likely as President Eisen-
hover to achieve Q genuine
peace"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
Nav Il. 1910

That's a date you may OF
may not keep.
No. it isn't the day the
American Sputnik gets Of
the ground.
Nor the time somebody is
going to invent something
new.
Nor the date of universal
brotherhood. proclaimed over
all nations.
Lambs will not lie down
with lions. on that date. nor
will swords be beat into
pruning forks. exactly.
May Il. 1870. is the day
when the l7-year locusts
appear in this vicinity again.
Does this information thrill
you2
It will all true nature
lovers. for in created things
there is no group OF crea-
lures more interesting.
They are sun lovers, these
pretty insects.
In a world in which the
sun plays an increasingly
large part every year. sun
loving creatures. even though
insects. must be accorded q
welcome.
Sun bathers. they are, with
their intelligent little eyes
and their plastic space suits.
A few days before the date.
holes win appear everywhere
in soft ground. ct probably
will be soft then. due to
rains.)
Little ramparts Of mud will
be set up by these intelligent
creatures.
They will come UP. after II
years in the ground. and look
out their little rampartS. but
they will wait.
After all. waiting Is easy.
TO a cicada, the right word
for them.
They have been waiting for
a long time.
They are used to waiting.
People don't Judge the
locusts. the locusts judge
them. in q sense.
Suddenly, humanity Is di-
vided into two groups. con-
sisting of those who admire.
and those who do not.
Admirers ind everything
about the visitors good.
Nonadmirers see them only
as pests.
These utterly harmless in
sects have been waiting for
years to see the sun again.
Seventeen years in the
ground
Buried alivel
You might think this fact.
bizarre and strange. would
make a certain kind Of APP
peal, and II does, to the adj
mirers.
But not TO the nonadx
mirers. g.
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Quiet PIeoser

Thank you for your edi-
torial. Quiet Please! II
makes good sense. Every
day Americans. like myself.
are sick and tired OF this
futility Of name-calling by
our two opposing parties. It's
all grist to the mill for the
potential enemy.
1t Is easy TO criticize and
to bewail the so-called lack
Of leadership OF our Presi-
dent. AS Of now. I've failed
70 see one Straightforward APP
praisal OF Mr.. Eisenhower's
efforts to obtain world peace.
II Mr.. Eisenhower can't get
help from Congress. let him
go TO the American people.
not only via radio and tele-
vision. but by way Of referen-
dun. Even opposing politi-
clans viii have to abide by
the result Of a nonpartisan
referendum.
1t will also answer Mr..
Khrushchev's clamor for an
immediate summit meeting.
Frankly, I don't believe that
the Russian people are in
full accord with their chiefs
ideas. At least. the many
Russians, with whom I've
worked in American factories
were not that kind. I found
them good-natured. honest.
religious and willing to do
their share in building up
our wonderful country.
Khrushchev should give US
something to create conf
dence in his words. And let
him remember that Ameri-
cans have never started n
war. have never been licked.
and have never been members
of that abominable fraternity
called "appeasers."
c. G. Van Schelven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-21
THE POLITICAL MILL
D.. HOln n IIAf%N1kg
EssentioIs Of Republican Victory
By GOULD LINCOLN

Led by President Eisen-
hover and Vice President
Nixon, the Republicans last
night stated their case for
victory ct the polls next NO
vember. Out Of the weller Of
advice as TO how victory may
be won, two recommended
tons stood out. First. the
Republicans must unite In
support Of their candidates
and cast factionalism aside.
Second, the O. o. p. must
get up on It's hind legs and
Highland take the offensive
against the Democratic op-
position. There Is q third
essential which should occur
to any Republican: Support
Of President Eisenhower and
his program. and Of the prin-
ciples and policies for which
he stands during the present
session Of Congress.
Secretary Of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks. speaking ct q
United Republican Dinner in
Tulsa. Okla, put his finger
on the sore spot which has
logged the O. o. p. In elec-
tons. congressional and State,
since 1882. They, the Repub-
leans. have fought each
other instead Of fighting the
Democrats. Mr.. Weeks COM
mented: mo single group In
our party can win q national
election single handed. My
fellow Republicans. the only
political fight we cannot win
IL q fight among ourselves. "
And he added, TN politics,
for some people, II seems TO
be all or none. A political
party's performance may be
right 80 times out Of q hun
dred. But in the minds Of
some people II the party is
wrong a single time. for them
the ball game Is over"
Recalls Century Of Presidency
The Secretary Of Com
merce could have had in
mind what happened last
year In States which have
been predominantly Repub-
lican-Wisconsin and New
Jersey-where the Democrats
elected q Senator and a
Governor because Republican
voters either sulked and
wouldn't vote or because. as
some Of them did, they voted
for the Democratic candi-
dates. He did not mention
these disastrous - for the
Republicans - elections. But
he recalled that united. the
Republicans have held con-
troll Of the White House 81
years out Of the last 90. be-
ginning with President Lin
coin. and that Of 10 Presi-
dents who have served In the
White House in that period.
IA were Republicans and four
were Democrats.
This is quite a record for
the G. o. P. In 1860 the Re-
publican Party viii face the
Tooth anniversary Of the
election Of its first presiden-
tial candidate. AS Of today.
the Democrats are saying the
election Of a Democratic Pres
ident is as certain as sunrise
If the Democrats increase
their majorities in the House
and Senate. retain the gov
ernships Of New York and
Pennsylvania and take the
gubernatorial election in CAL
ifornia next November, 1t viii