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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-24

HE Democrats for SO, group of % cam
didates inspired by the Caucus faction
which is militantly challenging the Demo-
cratic organization, has now made public
what it calls "fact sheet number II on the
conflict of interest question.
In this "fact sheet there is great deal
of incontrovertible logic. The groups basic
position is that persons having a substan-
tial conflict of interest" should not be APP
pointed or elected to certain local govern
ment agencies They simply feel that it is
asking too much of person to abandon his
own self interest when he sits as member
of an agency that regulates the type of bust
ness in which he is engaged.
Before issuing the 'fact Sheet" the
group in an earlier statement summed up
its philosophy rather neatly by pointing out
that it. did not believe 1.-THE hungry cat
should be appointed to protect the canary"
Applying their views, spokesman for
the group point out the First Congress re-
quired that prospective Secretary of the
Treasury divest himself from ownership of
any ships They cite the classic case of Mr..
Charles Wilson being asked by the Senate
to sell his General Motors stock before be-
coming Secretary of Defense. They point
out that there is a ''well-established principle
of common law which forbids a public SER
want from placing himself in position that
might tend in any way to limit his useful
ness to the public by bringing his private
interests into conflict with his official
duties" To clinch the argument, they ask
their opponents whether they favor appoint
ment of radio and TV men to the Federal
Communications Commission, or, perhaps,
owners of airlines to the Civil Areonautics
Board The answers are obvious.
The principle espoused is right. We
agree with it.
But there are two sides to every story.
Right lies primarily, we believe, on the side
of those who argue that man in the real
estate business cannot be completely objec-
tive in his consideration of matters relating
to real estate. But the Democrats for $50 are
guilty of at least some oversimplification.
There have been persons in this county with
selfish interests in the past who served on
public bodies in a conscientious and forth
right manner They were help rather than
a hindrance in the conduct of public bust
ness. The actions of the public bodies were
in fact, aided by the skill and know-how of
these selfishly-interested persons in their
special fields. Some of them have served
with distinction but this doesn't mean that
public bodies should be topheavy with this
type of officeholder. The reverse should be
true.
Perhaps Montgomery County has now
grown up to point where there is sufficient
interest on the part of citizens in running
for public office to guarantee complete OBJ
jectivity by all of our office-holders in all
things. But the fact that one half of our
adult population works for the Federal Gov
eminent and can't run in the party elections
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-24
Continued from Poge y
Rockville
Votes Monday

nal slate who moved out of town.
On the Council he has served
as a member of the Planning
Commission. Previously he had
been member and chairman of
the Board of Zoning Appeals. He
was the first chairman of egg,
and also past president of Silver
Rock Broadwood Manor Citizens
Association.
Married with two children, he
lives at HOO Grandin Avenue, at.
tends the Congre g tionalis
Church, and is personnel security
officer for the Veterans Admins
tration with education and pre-
vious experience as an attorney.
Newcomers on the slate are
Charles w. Prettyman, 43, and
Joseph c. Rodgers, 80. Pretty
man, a city native, lives at 104
West Jefferson Street; Rodgers
has lived at 2015 Gainsboro Road
since coming to Rockville four
years ago. Both are married and
each has three children. Pretty
man attends the Rockville Metho-
dist and Rodgers, st. Mary's
Catholic Church.
Prettyman is an attorney in the
city and also serves as attorney
to the Montgomery School Board,
the Citizens Building and Loan
Association and the B & o Rail-
road. He was former assistant
attorney to the County Commits
sioners, assistant states attorney
and United States Commissioner
for Maryland.
Rodgers recently opened his
own engineering and surveying
office in the city after serving as
city engineer for two years. He
has been active in the cog group,
Junior Chamber of Commerce
and a member of the Financial
Advisory Committee.
Although the egg candidates
were the only slate that filed in
time to go on the ballot, the an
nouncement this week that write
in votes We're legal brought out
another candidate for the Coun
Gil, A. M. Tuchtan, 43, resident
of Rockville at 1920 Gainsborc
Road.
Tuchtan, married, father Of
two, attends the Rockville Uni
tartan Center and works as assist
ant division chief for the Army
Corps of Engineers.
At present he is president o,
the Optimists and chairman o.
the Civic Center Commission. HI
is former president of the Rock
vile Boys Baseball Association
past chairman of the Civic Cen
ter Advisory Committee, ant
past member of the board o
Twinbrook Citizens Association.
One of the present Council
men who came in with the origi
nal cog slate in "a is John E
Oxley. an attorney in the city.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-18
Bill Before Congress Would Create A 18th Federal Reserve District

WASHINGTON, R m A bill to create 18th Federal Reserve District with headquarters in Seattle was introduced Friday by Sens. Warren G. Magnuson and Henry M. Jackson D-Wash).
 Creation of the district would coincide with entry of Alaska into the union. The senators said the new district is needed to serve the economic growth of the northwest and Alaska.
 Magnuson and Jackson had urged William McChesney Martin Jr., head of the Federal Reserve System, to set up the new dis trict by administrative action, but he replied it would have to be done by Congress.
 Martin pointed out that the Federal Reserve Act limits the humber of districts to 12.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-18
Communication
Calistoga, Calf.

Calistoga, Calf. It is with pride as an Alaskan and Republican that I cast my vote for Statehood, for State hood means progress for every citizen of Alaska--don't at this time count or even consider the cost of progress-Vote for State hood on August 26th-to all the Eskimos of Shishmaref, those living in Nome, I tell each of you, that so voting, I, George R. Go- shaw will be very happy and thankful, as I will consider your vote as a personal birthday pres ent, costing you nothing to so vote, but a vote which will for all time bring you, each of you, great wonderful returns.
 Sincerely
 George R. Goshaw
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-18
Richard Greuel Favors Repeal Of Gross
 Business License Tax

Richard J. Dick) Greuel, Dem ocratic candidate for secretary of state, recently advocated out right repeal of the gross business license tax.
 ''The unemployment problem which exists in Alaska has worked severe hardship on many small businessmen here in Anchorage and elsewhere in Alaska. Something must be done.
 During the 1857 legislature I conducted a thorough examina- ton of the gross business li- cense act. This act is very un- fair in that it taxes gross rather than net. A business that is oper- ating at a loss still has to pay the tax. I have also discovered that the business license tax hits especially hard at consumer vol ume businesses, such as grocery stores. This means higher prices to the consumer.
 N After careful consideration, now favor outright repeal of this unfair tax. Certainly if revenue is needed to replace this tax, a more equitable program can be devised"
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-18
Egan Report Ridiculous Rumors Spread Among Northern Alaska Natives

ANCHORAGE - William A. Egan, Democratic candidate for Governor, returned here from a trip through Fairbanks, Nome, Kotzebue, and Unalakleet. Said Egan, q found Statehood senti- ment gathering strength through out the area which I visited. Some of the rumors which have been deliberately spread are ridiculous. In Kotzebue, tn e Eskimo people have been told that the increase in Postal rates was the result of Statehood"
 Egan commented that the edu- cational campaign being waged by the Statehood Committee is having great effect in the Arctic area.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-18
2 Killed In Northeast Airline Crash Friday

NANTUCKET, Mass, tR - A Northeast Airline plane from New York crashed and disinte- grated near Nantucket Airport late Friday night taking the lives of p of it's 34 occupants.
 Among the victims was Cor don Dean, 52, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commis- sion.. After leaving the AEC he became board chairman of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Corp. and in 1855 was named senior vice president in charge of nuclear energy for General Dynamics Corp. General Dynam- ics builds atomic submarines.
 The three crew members of the two-engine Convair - pilot, CO., pilot and stewardess-perished.
 Also killed was Harvey lSchwamm, prominent New York City banker His wife, Lillian, was listed among the seriously injured.
 A 2-year-old baby, riding in her mothers lap, lived through the crash. The mother, Mrs. Jacqueline Young, IS, of Nan tucket, was killed.
 Airport officials said the plane was coming in about 11:30 pm. Friday night on an instrument landing through a heavy fog when it crashed 300 yards north east of the airport.
 Most of those aboard appar- ently were headed for vacations or weekend stays on this famous island resort, Is miles off Cape Cod.
 Two airport employees re- ported "a big ball of fire" as the plane plunged through the fog.
 They sped to the scene in a fire truck and later reported there was fire all around us. We saw people crawling away"
 Another rescuer, William Low den, ferry boat purser and one. of the first on the scene, said:
 ''I figured most of the people would be found close to the first point of impact. I was right. We found about 12 of them huddled together in a pile where they had been thrown out when the plane first hit. Their clothes were all burned. The pilot and' co-pilot were dead outside the front end of the fuselage."
 The tragedy brought every available doctor in Nantucket and the adjoining island of Martha's Vineyard to Nantucket's trim 40-bed hospital.
 It was the second major air tragedy in two days. A Dutch KIM Super Constellation crashed in the Atlantic off Shannon, Ire land, Thursday, with the loss of 99 lives.
 Friday nights crash was in a boggy woodland. A Coast Guard team of 16 men served as litter bearers carrying the injured and the dead.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-18
High Cost of Driving

GASTONIA, NC, tR - Homer Cabe bought a used car, in run ming condition for $30.
 When he applied for an auto license, he was told that the states liability insurance laws re- quire him to have insurance coverage. That cost $34 and the cost of the license for six months was $6.50.
 sIt's not right" Cabe lamented.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-18
Army October Draft Call Set For I1.000 Men

WASHINGTON, R-The Army today issued a draft call for 11,0OO men in October. This is the same quota previously an- nounced for September.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

should be transferred from the
Department of Defense to q
civilian scientific agency similar
to the ONCE Of Scientific Research
and Development which we had
in World War H."
He says the Killian group in the
White House will not get to the
heart Of the problem" unless it
gets full and exclusive RESPONSE
bility for long-range weapons
development and the research
budget to carry through produce
ton to the prototype and testing
stage"
The views of Dr.. Livingston and
DR.. Wiesner have just been printed
by the Committee for Economic
Development in a collection of
briefing papers entitled Soviet
Progress VS.. American Enterprise,
published by Doubleday.
Army Col. William r. Kintner
thinks needed changes can be &C.
compliShed in another way.
Streamline the cluttered decision
making procedure. he says in his
book. Forging a New Sword" by
blocking the Joint Chiefs of Staff S
direct access to the National
Security Council; provide the
Secretary of Defense with a high
powered, competent staff secre-
tariat; make the civilian service
secretaries policy-makers i'll fact
as well as name. depriving the
service chiefs of their powers in
this field; sharply reduce the num-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
Cubu's Revolt:
Suppressed

Twenty-Five years ago a stern
faced sergeant named Fulgencio
Batista strobe into Camp Column
bia outside Havana and, at pistol
point, took over command Of the
Cuban Army.
Batista has ruled Cuba. either
as President or army chieftain.
for about is of the IS years since
that bold coup on September 4,
1888. Graft and kickbacks were
an accepted part Of politics in the
rich Caribbean island republic
and BatiSta grew immensely
wealthy. Others coveted his power
and wealth or sought to substi-
tute democracy for his DICTATOR
ship and he soon became expert
enced at dealing with revolts and
reformers.
Last week strong man Batista
crushed. at least for the time
being, another revolt and general
strike. The abortive war" was
touched of by rebel leader Fidel
Castro. Although it was sched-
uled to begin at midnight, Good
Friday. it was not until Wednes-
day that rebel bomb throwers
began their total war against the
tyranny Of Batista."
About 35 persons, mostly rebel
fighters, we're killed in sporadic
fighting in Havana and Man.
tanzas. Rebel leaders, reported
the Associated Press Larry Allen
from Cuba, we're bitter over the
fact that only 200 armed revolu-
tioniStS answered Castro's call to
arms. Earlier. he had said $4,000
armed Cubans would rise up
against Batista's 37,000-man Sc
curity force.
The rebels renewed their at
tacks on Thursday, this time in
Santiago. Batista's troops quickly
machine-gunned down the revolt.
The Santiago defeat was par
ticularly bitter because rebel
strength is concentrated in sur
rounding Oriente Province.
BY Friday it was clear that
Castro's rebels were once again
confined TO the harassing opera
ton they have been waging for l6
months. The days major action
was an attack on the copper min
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

oron, Mr.. Sasscer's hand-picked
candidate who was considered
strong boy in the district. The vote
81 $50 TO l7,488-surprised even
Mr.. Landlord, who went on to de-
feat Republican William B. Prem
dergast. an Anne Arundel County
neighbor.
Each success brought the Con-
gresham more supporters. but
didn't sway the Prince Georges
leaders who feel their county
should have the seat since 1t con-
tains more than half the 100000
population in the district. Also
part Of the district are Anne Arun-
del. Charles. Calvert, st. Marys
and Howard Counties as well as
two precincts in the southern tip
Of Baltimore City.
They indicated they would again
oppose him this year when the
county's Democratic State Central
Committee came out for the State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

Red China trade pie there is with
Uncle Sam.
One thing that both Washing
ton and our allies have to realize
about trade with Red China is
that the good old days are gone
beyond recall. The Chinese Com
munistS have reoriented their
trade so that now rs per cent of
1t is with the Soviet bloc. This is
a relationship that is going to be
hard to break-even though Pei
ping might like to break it-or
even to bend westward a little.
1t is reported that the Vests
embargo on oil shipments TO Red
China is having an impact on the
country's economy. that Moscow
is not able-or willing-to meet
Peiping's demand for oil and that
Red Chinas industrialization and
collecGvlzation programs have
been hampered as result.
But so far no one in the West
has proposed that strategic
goods" be sold to Red China. So
the sale of oil is in any case not
in the picture. What is under
discussion is the question Of in
creaSing relatively little trade
to a relatively little more.
What Does Chino Wont?
There is much talk that Peiping
is itself working to step UP trade
with capitalist countries-and for
two very good reasons. 1t has
learned that Moscow's economic
barrel has very definite bottom
and 1t is interested in developing
a second string to its economic
bow. It is nice to be embraced
by the Soviet bear. but there are
also dangers in this embrace.
In the United States. opposition
to trade with Red China is pos
sibly less violent but just as firm
as when the trade embargo was
imposed in 1850. There are, of
course, few businessmen who
continue to press for trading
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
MARYLAND REPORT
Landlord Is Safe but Wary

wide harmony ticket" headed by
gubernatorial candidate j. Mil
lard Tawes but failed to indorse
Mr.. Landlord.
Landlord hackers in the county,
organized last year under the ban
ner Of the Citizens Democratic
Clubs Immediately indicated that
II the central committee, headed
by Mr.. Sothoron. did not give the
Congressman its support an oppo-
sition slate would be thrown into
the county primary for such all
important posts as county commits
sioners and States attorney.
No Cot and Dog Fight
The committee backed down be-
fore the threats Of Oscar r. Duley.
president Of the Democratic Club,
and announced its unanimous sup
port Of Mr.. Landlord. Mr.. Soth-
oron said: I'VE didn't want any
cat and dog fight"
The immediate results were the
official withdrawal Of Mr.. Green,
Mr.. Landlords only opponent for
the nomination, and the an
nounced retirement Of County
Commissioner Lansdale G. Clagett.
who indicated earlier he would
like to seek the nomination-with
organization support.
However. the Landlord forces.
including his able publicity man,
Eric Smith. aren't resting on their
laurels. They expect the Sasscer
group TO make another big fight
in 1860 after the local officers are
safely tucked into the family fold
again this year.
They expect the opposition to
come in the form Of the ambitious
Herbert w. -Reichelt, president Of
the Board Of County Commission
ers, or possibly from Mr.. Sasscer's
son. Lansdale, jr., a member Of
the county's delegation in the
House Of Delegates. or maybe.
from Mr.. Clagett, a tireless worker
despite his confinement to a wheel
chair as a result Of polio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

Der Of assistant secretaries Gas is
now proposed by the administra-
tom; make overseas interservice
commands directly responsible to
the Secretary Of Defense, rather
than to one of the three services
(also an administration goaD;
prevent service chiefs from be-
coming at the same time members
Of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; de-
velop budget showing the cost
Of military detectives, rather than
one rejecting the costs of each
service.
Strong opposition to these pro-
posals is coming from Congress-
men who fear putting too much
power into the hands of one man.
Whether enough efficiency can
be injected into the Pentagon de-
DISCRIMINATING process depends to
a great extent, then, on the ability
to quiet the fears of the IMAM on
the white horse" Another prob
lem. Of course, is to find a super
human Secretary of Defense with
the wisdom and experience to get
enough advice. but not to spend
so much time getting it that the
ideas become stale before they can
be put to practical use.
Many military leaders are hope
full that Secretary McElroy, an
obviously talented newcomer to
the extremely complex job. may
meet those stringent specifi-
cations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
by CHARLES PUFFENBARGER
star stan Writer

Representative Richard E.
Landlord has come out ahead in
an uneasy political truce in the
political hotbed that is Southern
Maryland. But he has no illu-
sions that his long standing trou-
hles within his own party are a
thing Of the past.
Mr.. Landlord is unopposed for
the 5th district Democratic NOM
ination to Congress in the May 20
primary. And because the Re-
publican organization has failed
to come up with a candidate TO
oppose him. his only opposition
will come from the three political
unknownS who have filed for the
Republican primary - Robert e.
Ennis. Henry w. l.. Frickye II and
F. w. Vanderhoof.
The pleasant situation in which
Mr.. Landlord finds himself was
created by set Of political cir
cumstances which saw Prince
Georges Democratic organization
leaders back Mr.. Landlord rather
than risk their other candidates
in a bitter contest.
County leaders. led by Lansdale
q. Sasscer, have opposed Mr..
Lankford-either actively or pas
sively-during his three campaigns
for Congress.
This opposition and the Eisen-
hover landslide in 1852 were cited
as the reasons for his defeat by
a Prince Georges Republican,
Frank Small, jr.. in Mr.. Landlords
first try for the Office after win
ming an eight-way primary battle,
He came back two years later to
swamp Mr.. Small after another
rugged primary in which he
knocked of two other Prince
Georges residents, Walter l..
Green and Paul Menk.
Satisfying Victory
Then his most satisfying victory
came in the primary two years ago
When he defeated L. Harold Soth-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

and the more fundamental in
vestigations scientists do, the more
likely such as discovery is"
The Soviet Union is doing more
fundamental Investigations than
the United States.
President Eisenhower believes
the answer to Pentagon sluggish
ness lies in his far-reaching
reorganization proposal. However,
his is only one Of several sets of
suggestions which will be taken
up by the House Armed Services
subcommittee at hearings to begin
on Tuesday.
The suggestions, in fact, are
almost as numerous as the stu
dents of the problem.
Two Views
Professor Livingston wants more
civilian control. On the other
hand. an Army colonel who is just
as bitter about the fragmented
decision-making has a plan for
improvement that would ''un-
shackle" the military from what
he considers too much civilian
supervision already.
First, DR.. Livingston:
Il believe that the weapons
planning process in the military
services has to be bypassed. and
that responsibility for the radi-
cally new weapons - I am not
talking about improvements Of
existing weapons, l am talking
about radically new weapons -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

rights with Peiping. but the trade
involved is so small that their
voice is little more than a
whisper.
Meanwhile, trade with Red
China continues to be tied up
with recognition of Peiping and
its admission to represent China
in the United Nations. And while
each issue has its own separate
pros and cons, public opinion
tends to throw them all together.
as if they represented a single
problem.
One reason the administration
feels so strongly about trade-or
more accurately no trade-with
Red China is psychological rather
than moral. 1t is that trading
suggests responsibility. and re-
Spectability suggests acceptance,
and acceptance suggests recog-
milton.
In other words. II the United
otdtCS hCIC W UICdh uONH Ills
one barrier to its quarantine of
Peiping. a chain reaction would be
touched of. 1t would be harder to
keep Peiping out of the u. N. and
If it enters the U. N. it would be
harder to deny 1t recognition. And
if We recognize Peiping. this, it is
argued. would cause millions of
overseas Chinese to shift their
support to mainland China and
encourage neutrals throughout
Asia to be neutral "for" rather
than against" the Chinese Com
munists.
For the time being, to ask
whether the United States should
trade with Red China is a little
like asking, Should I plan a trip
to the moon?"
In spite of Sputnik and Explorer
there is about as much chance Of
our trading with Red China now
or in the near future as there is
Of getting to the moon. Both may
be inevitable, but neither is i'm
minent.