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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-12

the Federal Reserve and the
following four directors Of
the board Of the Executive
Directors Fund; Mr.. Frank
A. Southland, Mr.. g. F. Thor
old. Mr.. Maurice Toussaint
and Mr.. Wilhelm Hanemann.
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announce the marriage Of
their daughter, Billie Gay, to
Mr.. Douglas Langdon Buck
ner, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Aulin
Buckner. The wedding took
place on August 81 in the
Chapel of the Washington
Hospital and Sanitarium. The
couple will reside in Atlanta,
Ga.
Reed-McGlincY
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilson
McGlincy Of Herndon, Va.
announce the marriage Of
their daughter Joy Ann to Mr..
Stanley Lee Reed, jr., son Of
Mrs. Albert Q. Brown Of West
Palm Beach, Fla. and Mr..
Reed, sr. of Brentwood, Md.
The wedding took place Sept
ember / in the Herndon
Methodist Church. The couple
will live in Charlottesville.
Turner-T0Ylor
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Taylor, jr. of Falls Church
announce the marriage Of
their daughter Elizabeth Per-
melia to Ale Cecil Lewis
Turner. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nose Turner of Columbia,
KY. The wedding took place
August 80 in the Boulevard
Baptist Church, Falls Church.
The couple win live in Laurel,
Md.
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MoYnor-Boswell
Houqh-Lockwood

Mr.. Warren S. Lockwood of
New Canaan. Conn. and
Washington. D. c., announces
the marriage Of his daughter
Mary Ann to Mr.. Barry Lee
Hough. son Of Mrs. George L.
Baker of Belle Vernon, Pa,
and Evanston, H., and Mr..
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Levine-Fein

Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore Fein
announce the marriage of
their daughter, Shirley Ruth,
to Mr.. Alan Lewis Levine, son
OF Mr.. Sidney Levine of Sill
yer Spring and the late Mrs.
Frances Levine. The we'd
ding took place on August "A.
MoYnor-BoSwell
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Bos-
well of Arlington announce
the marriage of their daugh-
ter Barbara Ann to Mr..
Cecil Howard Maynor, IT..
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Maynor
OF Midway. w. Va. The we'd
ding took place on August 30
in. the Arlington Forest
Methodist Church. The cou-
pie viii reside in Portsmouth.
Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-04

Sturdy tubular construction with boked-on
gray enamel finish. Nine oak wood sIots
form the strong base! Included are 5-eroy
suction cups and 6-sofety strops. See it
today at Seors!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-26
Japan Fovors the West

In net effect, the recent nationwide
elections in Japan may be viewed with
qualification by the free world in general
and by the United States in particular.
For while the pro-Western Liberal-Dem-
ocratic Party of Premier NoboSuke Kishi
lost three seats in the House of Repre-
SentativeS it retained a wide and safe
majority as a record number of voters
specifically Endorsed the governments
foreign policy. In brief, with the cam
paign centered primarily on the foreign
policy issue, the Kishi party strongly ad-
vocated continuing close ties-econom-
ically and militarily-with the United
States and the Western community.
The left-wing Socialists, the only
other major party, put this policy to
a thorough test in campaigning for the
following: Recognition of Communist
China, abrogation of the United States
japanese security pact, creation of
zone in Asia free of nuclear weapons and
adoption of generally "neutralist" po-
Sition in world affairs. While the So
cialiSts gained eight seats, this Increase
was far short of their prediction pre-
dictionS and we'll below the pace of their
gains in previous election tests. Sig
nificantly, there was only one success
full Communist candidate among ia,
and bloc of IL successful Independ-
entS is expected on most issues to sup
port the Kishi government. In any case,
the Liberal-Democrats will outnumber
the Socialists 287 to 166 in the next Diet
On one question, that of amending the
constitution to permit unrestricted re-
armament, the Liberal-DemocratS may
still be blocked by lack of two-thirdS
majority in the 497-member House. The
government, however, can continue its
limited rearmament program for the
existing Self-Defense Forces.
With this vote of public confidence,
it is likely that Premier KiShi will con-
centrate in the near future on Japan's
most pressing domestic problem-that
of strengthening its trade and economic
position. Communist China broke of
trade discussions with Japan a few
weeks ago in an apparent effort to en-
barrass the KiShi government and to in
fluence the elections Regardless of
whether these negotiations may be re-
opened, Premier Kishi is now in a
strengthened position to seek broader
commercial relationships with other
parts of the globe, including the United
States. Any progress toward improved
economic stability should add further to
the political stability reflected in the
elections
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come kept off the stage by
the use of symbols.
And I'll blow your house
down." threatens the villain,
but the listener doesn't really
think any house is going to
be blown down, no matter
how hard the puffs.
1t is all just a part of the
exhilirating process Of
learning.
In this process, reading has
become suddenly the cor
nerstone of the lifetime edi-
flee we call Books with a
big B.
Books are two kinds, those
one owns, and those one
borrows.
Every boOkl0ver has a
time, at least. in his or her
life. when the library looms
like the pictured marble pal
ace in the clouds Lovecraft
loved to portray in his New
England settings.
Mary stepped into this
heaven on earth with timid
feet, at first, but soon began
to understand that books
meant life, and life meant
, books.
Now she has graduated into
getting books from the pub
fishers, all free as air and
light and twice as nice.
She has many gifts, but
this one. to get books from
publishers. is the one many
of us envy her most for.
After all. 1t isn't every one,
even the critics, who get the
publishers to sending books
in droves. sheaves. bushels
and barrels.
They tumble over Mary's
desk in the most wonderful
way, and envious wights on
the outskirts Of all this
beauty and light side by with
loving glances at splendor.
And itching fingers.
Books are splendor, after
all.
Books are better than peo-
pie. They don't treat you
nice one day and then refuse
to look at you the next. You
can always be sure Of a book.
1t carries its message one and
the same all the time.
If a book likes you, 1t is
better than when you like a
book. This is a lifetime love,
this is for better. never worse.
When we see Mary, we
think Of a book, and we hope
she doesn't mind.
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American Flag Carriers

Although the formula for construc-
ton financing has not been finally de-
termined, strong support has been given
in Congress and in the appropriate exec
utive departments for the Government
building of two new superliners. The
House already has passed bill author
izing construction of $3.50 million sis
ter ship of the United States for Atlantic
service and a $76 million vessel for use
in the Pacific The legislation currently
is before the Senate Commerce Com
mittee and White House advice is being
sought on administration wishes with
reference to the Government VS.. private
financing question.
However this issue is resolved, the
need and desirability of the two ships
seem evident. The big, high-Speed
United States is paired presently with
the older. slower and smaller America
on the North Atlantic run and the un-
balanced combination has placed the
American flag carriers at diSadvan-
tage with foreign competition. In the
Pacific, the American service is at
comparable disadvantage with the 20
year-old President Hoover approaching
obsolescence for f1rSt-clasS traffic. Both
new vessels would, of course, be designed
to permit conversion to wartime pur-
poses If needed-another requirement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-26

In view Of his recent concession on
the subject, there is some reason 10 hope
that Premier Khrushchev will reply fav-
orably TO President Eisenhower's latest
letter proposing an early meeting OF
technical experts TO study ways and
means OF policing an international ban
on nuclear testing. In any event, logic
would seem 10 require such reply. For
the Soviet leader is on record as having
declared that he and his government,
"in spite Of our serious doubts" are ready
TO try out" the Presidents idea, with
the proviso that work should be COM
pleted In the shortest term agreed upon
: beforehand"
Taking due note Of this condition,
Mr.. Eisenhower has suggested to Mr..
Khrushchev that the proposed meeting
begin at Geneva, Switzerland, within
three weeks Of our learning whether
these arrangements are acceptable to
you" The arrangements would bring to-
gether distinguished experts (the State
Department has already designated
three outstanding Americans for the
project) from the Soviet Union, Britain,
France, the United States and a few
other countries on both sides Of the Iron
Curtain. In the Presidents words, these
men would be chosen on the basis of
special competence, so as to assure that
we get scientific, not political, conclu-
SionS" from them regarding how best
to safeguard against possible violations
nf q thu aoccofinVn nf
nuclear tests" Further, he would have
them make IAN initial progress report
within 80 days after converting and to
aim at final report within so days. :"
This is time schedule that seems
reasonable enough to satisfy Mr.. Khru-
shchev's call for speedy completion of
any technical study that may be under
taken. Certainly, If he responds prompt
ly and aff1rmatively, it should be possible
for the Communist and Communist
experts-asSuming that they work to-
gether in genuinely scientific spirit
to arrive at Arm conclusions and rec
concentrations three months or so from
now. That is to say, they should be able,
within that period, to figure out the kind
of policing machinery that would be
needed international observation posts
and the like) to provide adequate in
surance against the danger that test
ing ban might be circumvented or vio-
lated through clandeStine underground
neutrality-suspicious. that could be
easily confused with natural earth
shocks unless an effective system of in
spection were operating.
OF course, even If Mr.. Khrushchev
aSSents to the Presidents proposal, and
even if the Kremlin finally agrees to
accept real international control over
a Stoppage of nuclear tests, only small
part of the tremendously complex prob
lem of disarmament will have been dealt
with satisfactorily. But such develop
ment, if it materializeS, will be nonethe-
less encouraging as first Step-a little
break that might eventually become
very big-out of the dreary and deadly
dangerous impaSSe in which East and
West now find themselves.
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In Memory of Julio

The citizens of America
have been deeply shocked
and grieved to learn Of the
tragic death of little Julia
Ann Vogt at the lion house
of the Washington Zoo. 1t
is doubly tragic that the re-
sponsibility for her death
rests in part upon the mem
bers of Congress who have
repeatedly turned down re-
quests for funds to replace
the Anticipated building in
which these animals are
housed.
l am sure no one wishes
to hold these or anyone else
culpably responsible for this
heart-rending accident. I do
believe, however, that our
people would welcome the
opportunity to say to the
grief-stricken parents of this
little girl how sorry we are
that it happened and would
like to join them in seeing
that it does not again hap
pen here.
I propose that the children
Of the Metropolitan Area of
Washington through their
several schools solicit dona-
tons for a new lion house
and that it be designated a
memorial to Julia Ann Vogt.
Edward J. Fox.
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Conditions for Reds

1t is nice that Americans
for Democratic Action did
not go on record for outright
recognition of Red China,
but instead asked for nego-
tiations whereby the United
States could offer recognition
on a conditional basis.
The minimum conditions
under which recognition
could possibly be granted
would be these which come to
mind at the spur of the mo-
ment:
/. Red China's withdrawal
from North Korea and uni
f1cation of Korea under terms
set down some time ago by
the United Nations.
2. Red China's withdrawal
from Tibet, into which it
aggressed some years ago.
3. Red China's cessation Of
interference in Burma.
4. Red China's recognition
of Nationalist China and
Formosa as being separate
from the mainland, as per-
manent entities.
5. Red China's withdrawal
from North Wet Nam and
cesS,a tion Of interference
with Laos.
6. Red China's renuncia-
ton of the basic Communist
doctrine which holds that
cold or hot war shall be con-
Quoted against the rest of
the world until the latter has
capitulated.
If Red China agreed to all
of these terms, then feel
the United States should give
serious consideration to the
idea of giving limited recog-
milton to Red China, pending
determination Of whether it
has permanent control over
the populace of the main
land.
Anti Fascist
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Selling Democracy

1t has been my experience,
supported by talks with
other diplomats and busi-
ness leaders with interests
abroad, that our aid to other
nations is much less effective
in countries lacking an edu-
Gated middle class. In such
countries there is necessarily
government by the extreme
right or the extreme left;
there is a poor class and a
rich class, and in such a po-
litical and economic climate
our help is seldom as effec-
tive as it should be.
True, we cannot barge in
and create a middle class.
mixing in internal affairs of
sovereign nations. But we
can disassociate technical
help from the Mutual Secu-
rity Administration and make
it available to nations abroad
on a mo strings attached"
basis, to help them in pro-
ducing an educated middle
class. We can do this by
making funds available for
construction Of schools that
will graduate professional
people, artisans, mechanics
and agricultural experts as
well as scholars and states
men.
I know there are some who
will say we are having a
hard enough time trying to
educate our own, but may I
point out that this condition
is largely the fault of local
populations who reject plans
for school construction. Also,
If we concentrated less on
supplying nations with arms,
we could transfer some of
this money to a fund for
education of foreign peoples.
AS matters stand now, we
cannot sell" democracy to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-26

underdeveloped nations or to
countries which lack a mid
die class; the rich people are
not interested and the poor
don't understand. They can't
afford to buy a newspaper,
and If they do get hold of
one they can't read it. And
if you warn them of the dan
ger from communism they
don't know what you're talk
ing about.
But give them the comfort
and the hope of an educated
middle class and you will
have new troops in the line
fighting for the survival of
democracy and its freedoms.
Phelps Phelps,
Former Ambassador to the
Dominican Republic.
Newark, N, j.
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Fuzzy thinking?

AS reported by the press,
Vice President Nixon, in an
informal talk at the National
Press Club, remarked: 1T is
time this country stopped
thinking about Latin America
in terms of siesta, manana
and the tango, and recognized
it as a great new force in the
world. 1t is very old force"
That we think of it in any
such terms is preposterous.
I don't know anyone, and I
know a lot Of people, with
any such ideas.
Certainly our forefathers
who framed the Monroe Doc
trine had no such misconcep-
ton.
1 can only conclude that it
is Mr.. Nixon himself who has
such ideas. To stop belittling
South America would mean
that we had been belittling
her and we have not, as a
Nation, been doing so.
I. for one. resent being
credited with the fuzzy think
ing Of those in power.
Laura X. Pollock.
Editors note: 1t was a
questioner, not Mr.. Nixon,
who introduced this facetious
note about Latin America.
The Vice President answered.
seriously. a. quoted aboYe.)
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DirtyCity

I am convinced the District
Sanitation Department triesl
Following a letter to them.
there was attention, within a
week, to dirty streets in the
front and back of our home.
And the next day careless
neighbors again started pill
ing trash on the curbs. 1t is
still there.
Can't we adopt the slogan
of other cities? Beware
Sanitation Department rules
must be needed under pain
Of a SIS fine"
There are such rules in
New York City. Are we so
different?
In New York sidewalks
must be kept clean at all
times.
Sweepings are to be put
into covered metal contain
ers-not into litter baskets.
1t is unlawful to sweep dirt
or litter into the street at
any hour.
Snow must be cleared from
sidewalks promptly.
Garbage must be put into
metal containers with tight
fitting covers.
Excess rubbish (paper,
cardboard. rags) must be
tightly tied.
Full containers and rub
bish must be put out for COL
lection at the proper time.
Garbage cans must be re-
moved from the sidewalk
Immediately after they have
been emptied.
No containers or rubbish
should be on sidewalks on
Sundays and holidays unless
scheduled for service.
1t is unlawful to throw OF
dump paper. Junk. debris OF
garbage on sidewalks. streets
areaways, courts, yards and
vacant lots.
Dogs must be controlled SC
as not to commit any nui-
ssnce on sidewalks or snv
other public place. except in
cutters.
When our Connecticut Ave-
nue. Citizens Association finds
it necessary to discuss, al
their April, 1858, meeting the
question of ''neighborhood
blight and slum prevention
and then appoint a good
neighborhood committee to
work on this matter, it would
appear it was high time fol
homeowners to awaken to the
property loss they are likely
to sustain if plain cleanli-
ness isn't enforced, and soon
Our gardens are in bloom
there is a plentiful supply Of
singing birds and laughing
children. Only the streets
are vile.
Mrs. Beverly Robinson.
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Our Muscle FIexinq'

Our United States history
class at Northwood High
School had been studying our
relationships with Latin
America when the present
crisis arose there. The re-
suits of our study showed
that there were many rea-
sons for Latin American re-
sentiment toward us. Having
read your article, Muscle
Flexing, an Old Yankee Art, /"
We would like to add these
things to it:
While proclaiming friend
ship and a desire to help we
have repeatedly shown our
selves interested in our own
gain.
In Nicaragua in 1850 there
was an unauthorized treaty
with Nicaragua granting the
United States exclusive right
of way across the isthmus. In
1855 Villa m Walker, a
United States military adven-
turer. led a filibustering ex-
petition into i.caragua.
Here he was able to exploit
a civil war for personal gains
and set himself up as dictator
During the United States
occupation of Haiti our
Marines took $500,00O in gold
bullion and placed it in a
New York bank, where it was
held for four years at 2 per
cent interest.
Our ic interests
have caused severe cutbacks
in Venezuelan oil imports,
which many Latin American
countries think could have
been avoided.
We have repeatedly acted
in an inconsistent and incon-
siderate way toward our
neighbors to the south.
During American occupa-
ton of the Dominican Re-
public the Dominican press
was under censorship; cruel
and unjust punishment of
prisoners was attributed to
Americans.
The puppet role given to
President Dartiguenave of
Haiti during the time of
United States occupation was
angering to the Haitian peo-
pie, and the treaties and con-
stitution forced upon an
angry Haitian Congress
caused more unpleasantness.
In our dealings with Ar
gentine dictator Peron-first
we attacked him, and then
praised him in an effort to
win his cooperation.
The Venezuelans recently
deposed a tyrant, Gen. Perez
Jiminez. The United States
gave him and his Secret Po-
lice Chief Estrada sanctuary
This is resented by freedom
loving Venezuelans.
We would also like to sug-
gest a correction. In the first
paragraph. under "Vene-
zuela," you referred to. the
boundary separating British
Guinea" and Venezuela. We
are sure you meant British
Guiana"
We feel that this additional
information contributes to a
better understanding of our
present difficulties and points
out the inadequacies of our
present foreign policy toward
those in our own hemisphere.
Robert Shelton,
Eathy Johnson,
Betsy Beale,
Spokesman, 18th Grade
U. S. History Glass.
Northwood High
School.
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In which the present American feet Is
substandard.
Since the building OF this type Of
ship requires several years, 1t would be
In the national welfare 10 resolve the
financing question promptly and enact
the authorizing legislation In this ses-
sion Of Congress.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Mary, help me out-tell me
something to write about!
1t might as we'll be you, a
good subject If ever there
was one.
After all, nothing is better
in this world. than what
Americans delight to call
pep" and you have it.
Pep is smartness, get-up-
and-go. and all that, sim
mered through childhood and
boiled down in the formative
years
To come out blazing into
the world around us, all
ready for fight or flight, as
the psychologists say.
You are the one who snick-
ers at the great and puts
them in their places, figura-
lively speaking.
You delight most people.
Sometimes some old fogy
resents you, proclaiming to
all who will listen that you
do not treat dignified sub
jects with dignity. as If ever
the two would meet.
You have a tender side,
despite your modern hard
boiledness.
You love little children and
old ladies, and books.
You buy big lollipops for
the former, bouquets for the
old ladies, and as for the
books, you keep them be-
cause you love them most Of
all.
Books deserve you.
We hope you will always
deserve the books, in which
are represented everything
good and bad and in-between
in this odd world in which
we find ourselves for better
or worse, for richer or poorer,
for sickness or health. until
death do us part.
Usually. it is for poorer,
and some sickness, and worse
at times. and you know what
they say about taxes and
death.
Books enter the picture be-
fore the reading age, as some
dear one reads the little
stories so dear to childish
hearts and brains, about the
bears and Mother Goose's
strange offspring and the rest
of them.
Fairy tales, maybe, but
made UP out of sunshine and
laughter. with the sadness TO