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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-03

that answer Is still anotner
question. And that's the reason
they're waiting a bit anxiously
for the 5000 report.
The 5000 came from an
anonymous donor when the cry
was raised that a city college
was needed for District high
school seniors who can't afford
TO pay their way through
college.
Report a Weapon?
The board would like TO find
that the report agrees that the
need exists. 1t can then be
shown as documentary evidence
TO less enthusiastic parties who
may be found on Capitol Hill
or in the District building.
What the school board is
after is the last word on the
need for a city college. Taking
calculated risk. the school
board is sure Booz. Allen &
Hamilton will find a substantial
number of high school seniors
in crying need of a free college
education. The board then can
take the firms study and
broadcast it as an objective
study by disinterested party"
This would give the board
more weight to throw behind
its position of ng-standing
that the city needs such a COL
lege. While the Commissioners
might be skeptical about the
boards proof of need. they
could be won over by the
material turned in by Booz.
Allen g. Hamilton-or so goes
the guess.
Little Man, What Now?
But if Booz, Allen a.
Hamilton finds there is no need.
what then?
Here, the board must let it
be known. And such a finding
by the same objective and
disinterested arty"-presum-
ably would wreck the drive for
a city college for the next few
years.
Business men often hire
management consultant firms
to prove a pointer example.
to the board of directors of a
company. But if the consult
ant fails to find what the bust
ness man hoped it would, the
report of the failure is quietly
tossed away and the matter is
forgotten-or another consult
ant is hired.
The school board, of course.
operating in the public eye.
must receive the report it asked
whether it likes it or not
And though the school board
could refuse to accept the re-
suits of the report, that is,
refuse to talk about it before
the Commissioners or Con-
gresS. the contents can't be
forgotten.
What makes this week addi-
tionally tickliSh for board
members is the hint that the
consulting firm might go into
something more than Just the
basic question of a city college.
Junior College Possible
Spokesman for the firm are
tight-mouthed about the forth
coming report, as are school
officials. Nevertheless, a spokes-
man for the firm, asked re-
Gently if the investigation had
taken up the possibility of es-
tablishing a junior college in
the District. remarked that
"the city college question has
many ramif1cations."
Some authorities see in this
remark a chance the report
might deal with a junior COL
lege.
If such is the case, then,
does it mean the facts sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-03
Chances Seen
Dim Now for
East Mall Plan
DeIetion Killed
Best Opportunity
Since Proposed
BY GRACE BAssETT
sIar stan writer

A plan to establish 4 Federal
once building center on an
East Mall has lost is best
chance for passage since Il was
FIRST proposed IN 1929.
This was the consensus OF
both friends and foes Of the
mall after language authoriz-
ine II was stripped last week
from major legislation 10 unity
the Federal building program
throughout the country.
A separate biil stin may be
considered by the House Public
Buildings Subcommittee. Chair
man Jones. Democrat Of Ala
bama. has promised. But Fed
eral city planners and citizens.
as well AS Mr.. Jones. acknowl-
edged the measure faced a
fight.
Planners Hopes Dimmed
Deletion dimmed hopes Of
the National Capital Planning
Commission that at last Fed
eral building in Washington
would be geared to one, CO.
ordihated. Nationwide pro-
gram. The commission has
planned since 1929 for some
form of public building develop
ment for East Capitol street.
Striking out at "seatteration"
Of Federal buildings. Commits
sion Chairman HarIand Bar
tholomew spent muehgof last
year rousing community sup
port for an East Mall taking
area"
He proposed legislation early
this session designating 100
acres between the Capitol and
the Anacostia River, bounded
roughly by Constitution and
independence avenues, as a
mall. Terraced land was to
balance the West Mall linking
the Capitol with the Lincoln
Memorial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-03
BY CHARLES G. BROOKS
Star stat Writer


A SAL, 900 Health Department
clinic, with equipment for two
full-time dentists, has been
locked up since February II.
Opened in the new Hart jun
ior High School in 1856, the
clinic was manned intermit-
tently until February on a half
day basis by only one dentist.
Then it was closed.
The school system, while
building the school at COL Mis-
sissippi avenue Sc, spent
about $4,000 in construction
and another $500 for two
dental units and other equip
ment. The Health Department
later added the two dental
chairs, a sterilizer, operating
lights and accessories totaling
nearly $4,000.
A Modern Clinic
The clinic has two fully
equipped treatment rooms, one
darkroom and a waiting room.
1t is considered to be one of
the Bureau of Dental Health's
most modern.
AS plans for the school were
being drawn up, DR.. A. Harry
OStrow, chief of the bureau,
was asked if he would like or
needed a dental clinic there.
He agreed and submitted a
rough plan for the clinic, but
then heard no more.
Finally the school was opened
in September, 1856. A dental
hygienist went to the school
to inspect pupils
teeth and, to her surprise, came
across the clinic. DR.. Ostrow
said he never heard anything
more about the clinic after he
his rough plans.
The Bureau of Dental Health
quickly borrowed" the part
time services of a dentist from
another clinic - also under
stated - to man the Hart
clinic. But. to the other clinic, |
t appears the loan is a bad
debt.
Budget Request Cut
Each year, DR.. Ostrow said,
he has requested money for
one full-time dentist, one
1ental assistant and a hygienist
20 take care of the clerical
work and the telephone, teeth
cleaning and the like. Until
his year, the requests were
Tut out before the budget
cached Congress. This year the
House cut the request out.
On February II, the part
lime dentist at Hart suffered a
heart attack. He is scheduled to
'eturn this week, but only on
half-time basis. And, he will
nave to run back and forth
,etween doing dental work,
answering the phone and per-
orming the clerical duties.
The Hart dental clinic is not
he only one Health Depart
nent Clinic which is under
The IS others are
90. All have at least two
iental units. A few have more
han one dentist, but there
ire only seven dental assist
Ints and three hygenists in
,linic work.
Only one clinic is equipped
or oral surgery. This is the
Jpshur Street .linic, Thir-
zenith and Upshur streets NV.
t has four dental units but
,nly one full time and one part
line dentist, one assistant and
,ne hygeniSt.
Only $4,000 Treated
A staff anesthetist from
9reedmen's Hospital is on
luty there each Wednesday
morning.
Only $4,000 needy school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-03
Warned on Authorities

But it is just as plain that
the alternative. one vast gov
eminent, is even more unde-
sirable," he said. 1T may be a
sound business principle that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
ORGANIZATION Behind Rockefeller

ocratic Gov. Averell Harri-
man, Mr.. Rockefeller's COM
mittee announced that about
100000 had been spent on
polls. Again these were his
own, not those Of the profess
SIGNALS. This sum is consid-
cred TO be a modest estimate.
The polls. say informed
sources. will be taken on
schedule UP to the time Of
the telecasts. There win then
be a carefully calculated wait
and then a series Of polls to
determine the impact Of the
TV shows. This Is not some-
thing which grows like coral.
It leaps UP and 1t. goes down,
like the fountains which keep
time to music. But now and
then O technique. or a whim
Of the public. win cause them
to grow without decline.
II the aspirations Of the
American people and their
political moods. wishes /,
yearnings and antagonisms
can, indeed. be reaped by the
blades Of pollsters and fed
into computer machines for
an infallible. or almost in
fallible product. then indeed
would the end Of the days Of
the Republic seem nigh at
hand. There would be no
need to have the expense and
bother Of campaigns and the
debating Of issues. It would
be folly to try and lead the
people or to feed them new
ideas or inspiration.
II In times Of great deci-
sion we turn not to the mind.
heart or deeper urgings Of
the soul, but merely press a
button, read what the card
says and act, then maybe we
are right to be so timorous
and fearful about the Khru-
shchev visit.
The Rockefeller supporters
have q saying which gives
some persons an uneasy feel
ing. I'VE plan to push the
button in October" said one
In fact, this talk Of pushing
buttons is downright creepy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
New Post as Soviet Affairs Adviser
Held Part of 'De-DuIIesing' Program


and Secretary Of State Her
ter. The Republican floor
leader and chairman Of the
Policy Committee had pub
licly opposed early this sum-
mer the assignment Of Mr..
Bohlen as adviser on Soviet
affairs. They took the mat
ter up with Mr.. Eisenhower
as well as Mr.. Herter.
The two Senators believed
that as q result Of their in
tervention no further steps
would be taken by the pres
ent administration. They re-
garded Mr.. Eisenhower's lau-
datory letter to the ambas-
sador merely as q sop to
appease his understandable
ruined feelings. But soon aft
er Mr.. Herter returned from
Geneva the two Republicans
were advised that Mr.. Boh-
len would return to the State
Department.
They met with Mr.. Herter
and reminded him that his
stubbotnness concerning the
appointment would not be
appreciated by many Sena-
tors. Mr.. Herter, despite his
usual mildness. pointed out
that he needed Mr.. Bohlen
at his elbow, and since his
new assignment did not re-
quire Senate confirmation
he was determined to do
exactly as he pleased, sorry
as he was Ito go against the
wishes Of the Senators.
Even the argument that
Mr.. Bohlen had been. trans-
ferred to Manila by the late
Secretary Dulles because the
ENJOYS work in Moscow was
not what was expected Of q
Soviet expert had no impact
on Mr.. Dulles successor. Mr..
Herter is far less experienced
In foreign affairs than was
the late Secretary and needs
the advice Of anybody who
has a reputation as an ex-
pert.
Now that President Eisen-
hover, who has always liked
Mr.. Bohlen personally. is go
ing to Moscow the State De-
partment is rushing his re-
turn to Washington. The new
adviser will accompany the
President to Moscow, COM
bining the role Of interpreter
with that of counselor.
The Bohlen reassignment
Is not regarded as an isolated
matter prompted exclusively
by Mr.. Herter's desire to
have q Russian expert" at
his elbow. It is regarded by
many members Of Congress
as well as intimates Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Rickoyer Hits
kiddyC|asses

Vice Admiral Lyman O..
Rickover says he thinks grad
yates Of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis ARE about two years
behind graduates Of our good
engineering schools"
"The reason" he told the
House Appropriations Commit
tee in testimony released yes
terday, sis that a good deal Of
the 'midshipmen's time is taken
up with training and not edu-
cation"
Red Schools Stressed
Admiral Rickover, boss Of the
United States atomic submarine
program, devoted most Of his
testimony to one Of his greatest
concerns-United States educa-
ton VS.. Russian education.
They have recognized the
full value Of a good education
and they are hellbent on giving
1t to as many Of their children
as they can coax into taking
it," Admiral Rickover said.
Russian students, he added,
learn more in their basic 10
year course than Americans do
lin IL.
The admiral-scientist said
that another thing that both
ers me very much is that the
service academies still keep on
with the immature kind of
hazing that used to be preva-
lent in the private boarding
schools Of England"
breakdown Needed
He suggested that Congress
join in an effort, through its
supervision Of the academies,
ito change this juvenile nom
sense"
Many young officers, Admiral
lRickover said. make little at
tempt after graduation to study
further and keep UP profess
sional attitudes.
Admiral Rickover said the
first Deputy Premier Of the So.
Wet Union. Frol r. Kozlov, told
him on his visit here last July
the Russians are building
atomic-powered submarines.
Defense experts have long
thought it highly likely the
Russians were doing this. Ad-
miral Rickover's statement,
however. was the first to pin
such q claim directly on a high
Russian official. It had been es-
timated previously that the
USSR was building as many as
IL atomic subs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Khruschev may white tie and tails to White House
dinner Pravda viii caption the picture: "Comrade Khru
shchev attends cell meeting Of oppressed American head
walters"
Political scientists in Washington. political
scientist fellow knows enough about elections not
bet on them.
New Hampshire Republicans boom Nelson Rockefeller
for President Trusting he'll for his campaign they
propose the theme song: Jingle Nels! Jingle Nels"
Iceland demands that American troops go home. It
isn't that we're aloof Mr.. Khrhchev it's just that
friends keep busy hardly have time to shake hands
with enemies
Bob Kennedy quits as Senate labor rackets counsel
He'll 60 work in the old family business
Jack Kennedy for President.
The United States population hits 1774 million. What
need is less about the peopleo-people program
and more about the people problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12

members Of the national COM
mittee."
II had always thought that
our views on the issues in
volving human rights are
closely similar" Mr.. Butler
continued.
Recalls 1854 Situation
II also think that II Gov.
Lawrence had troubled to learn
Of the circumstances under
which I signed the notes. he
would not have joined with
segregationists In circulating
them"
Mr.. Butler said he signed the
1854 memos q short time after
the Supreme Court had out
lawed public school segregation.
At that time, the chairman said.
Indignation was not a political
issue.
"Since that time we have had
Little Rock. the massive re-
sistance efforts to defy the SUI
preme Court, bombings Of pub
lie schools, the closing Of public
schools in some States and the
efforts Of Republicans to make
the Supreme Court decision a
political ISSUE" Mr.. Butler said,
"All of these things have
made segregation a political
tissue which deserves to be de-
bated publicly and frankly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12

ness is to keep Democrats in
line so we can get all the votes
we can"
Gov. g. Mennen Williams Of
Michigan, also here for the
conference. called Mr.. Butler
one Of the best national COM
mittee chairmen the party has
had.
Mr.. Butler Is not here. Of
ficials said he was invited, but
they noted he has attended
only one Midwest conference
In the past.
It was dificult to find any
presidential front-runner in
the talk among delegates.
Several Governors were gen.
orally cautious in appraising
the relative strength Of the
various hopefuls in their States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12

knotty farm problem. Then
they'll draw up recommends
tons for the party's 1860 farm
platform.
But most Of the hotel-room
chatter has focused on presi-
Dental aspirants and q piece
Of advice former President
Harry Truman recently gave
Democratic National Chairman
Paul Butler.
II told him the business. Of
the chairman is to keep the
party together and not tear II
apart" Mr.. Truman said.
He told Of q frank discus
sion" he had with Mr.. Butler
recently in commenting at q
news conference yesterday on
the controversy swirling around
the chairman.
Mr.. Butler recently touched
OF demands that he resign b.
criticizing the Democratic con-
gressional leadership. He ha,
particularly drawn the ire Of
some Southerners.
Nobody should be read Out
Of the party" Mr.. Truman
said. His (Mr. Butler's) bust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12

invites the President and the
Secretary Of Labor to its con-
ventions as q matter Of form
and courtesy.
The convention viii be high
lighted by blasts at Congress.
not only on labor reform but
also in the fields Of economic
social legislation. i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12

Ambassador Charles (Chip)
Bohlen has been advised by
the State Department to be
ready to return to Washing
ton late next month to be-
come adviser on Soviet az
fairs to the President and
Secretary Of State. The de-
partment is looking for q
replacement in Manila where
relations with the Philippine
government are said to be
at an unprecedented low ebb.
The impending return Of
Mr.. Bohlen has caused some
sharp exchanges between
Senators Dirksen and Bridges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
CONSTANTINE BROWN ~
The Return of Ambassador BohIen.

late Secretary Of State as
"de-D ullesing" our foreign
policy. Unlike the de-Stalinp
ization Of Joseph Stain, the
process In Washington is con-
Quoted In q polite and digni- 4.
fed manner SO as not to
affect the memory Of the man
described by President Eisen-
hover as the greatest Sec
rotary Of State / have ever
known" But Mr.. Dulles con-
victions. which ne presented
in strong language. and his
actions are being smoothly
discarded.
Mr.. Dulles did not believe
that there can be q harfnoni-,,
Gus coexistence with inter-s'
national communism. Hence
his opposition to q summit
meeting without adequate
guarantees Of success and
also opposition to what he
described as the ''propagan.s,
da" exchange Of visits with
Mr.. Khrushchev.
Mr.. Eisenhower's close adj
visers had made efforts to-
ward such exchanges as are
now taking place. But Mr.
Dulles strong personality
always frustrated them. Sim
ilarly. up to the time Of his
retirement, shortly before his
death, he tried with indiffer.
ent success to enforce the
American policy Of rolling
back communism from the
countries in which it had ),
established itself by brute
force. This policy. too. in the :
light Of our hesitation to sup-t
port the Dalai Lama's appeal
to the United Nations seems
headed for the diplomatic
junkheap. /.
The question paramount
now among our allies and
friends in the Middle and FAR
East is whether the de-
Dullesing trend obvious in,
our present foreign policies
viii extend also to those
Asian areas which were
brought together by the
forceful late Secretary. There
are discreet but anxious quer-,
les from the governments OF
countries extending from
Turkey to South Korea as to
whether the unflinching sup.
port offered them in the past
viii continue in the future.
When Turkey was threat,
ened last year a few words.
including american retalias
tion," spoken by Mr.. Dulles
at q press conference caused
the Muscovites to get off the
high horse. The same thing
applied to the men in Pei-
ping when they started their
massive attack against the
Chinese offshore islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Family Activities Held Invaluable Asset
But Moy Contuin an Achilles Heel

fore has q contender had
such q national resource on
which to draw as this long
established organization Of
finance, investment and phi
lanthropy which has no po-
litical connection whatever
but which, from the stand
point Of information, and in
fiuence. is Of great assistance
in evaluing political moods
and tides.
1t is not. however, without
an Achilles heel. But whether
the supporters of Vice Presi-
dent Richard M. Nixon will
be able to find the proper
mistletoe arrow for 1t is not
easy to predict. It will not
be easy. But 1t is true that If
the American people once
sense that such o powerful.
anonymous force is behind
Gov. Rockefeller, they may
become suspicious Of such
bigness and Of its power. The
fact that 1t Is unseen may
make it mysteriously fear
full, a quality shared by all
things mysterious. 1t might
also, with q little bit Of luck.
make Mr.. Nixon appear as
greatly put upon and there
fore an underdog. But luck
and skill in aiming the ar
row at the Achilles heel are
necessary.
The word in New York Is
that Gov. Rockefeller viii be-
gin to appear on some ma
tional television programs
sometime IN October. He has
a great personality which
comes warmly from the
screen as biscuits from the
baking pan.
The Governor will. in
formed sources say. depend
on polls. They will not be
those Of DR.. Gallup or Of
others in the business Of
feeling pulses by cross sec
tions. They will be his own.
In his astonishingly success
full campaign to defeat DEM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
RALPH McGILL

NEW YORK. N. YIN
considering Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller's chances for the
@. o. p. presidential nominal
ton, 1t is necessary to keep
in mind the trite old Stats
tic about the iceberg.o. Most
OF it is beneath the surface.
This is true Of the organi-
cation which silently tolls in
behalf of Gov. Rockefeller.
He has working for him
something new in American
politics. This is a long-estab-
lished, Nationwide. perma-
nent organization reaching
into many spheres Of infiu-
ence.
For example: The inter-
locking directories Of a
large national bank, with
which he is closely con-
nected, covered about four
pages of the report Of the
House committee looking
into the anatomical pains of
small business. His energetic
and able brothers also have
various connections which
interlock but reach also into
other areas.
The Rockefeller philan-
thropics have been construc-
tive and generous in the
fields of health and educa-
ton. They properly have
beenN granted on q scrupu-
lousy nonpartisan. world
wide basis to the benefit Of
Protestant. Catholic. Jewish
and nonsectarian groups.
This is unique in our po-
litical history. 1t is by its
very nature able to produce
influence and. equally valu-
able. a constant flow Of in
formation.
It possesses yet another
probable asset. This is one Of
anonymity. The public Is
used to political headquar-
tiers and to local and State
committees busy in behalf OF
o candidate. But, never be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Kennedy Gets
Union Ovation

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IL
(AP).-Organized labor can ex-
pect trouble unless it assumes
a bigger role in politics, says
Senator Kennedy, Democrat Of
Massachusetts,.
The Senator. often mentioned
as a presidential candidate, re-
ceived a standing ovation after
his address to the national con-
vention of the building and
construction trades department
Of the AFL-CIO.
He asserted that the Lam
drum Griffin Labor Act contains
several unfair. unsound and
one-sided provisions"
The Senator warned that Ia
Dor must put its friends Gin the
Senate, in the House and al
1900 Pennsylvania avenue (the
White House," If 1t expects to
protect its gains and beat dowr
anti-union moves in Congress
Otherwise, he said, you are
going to suffer the same kind
of defeat Gas the Landrum.
Griffin bill( in the cominf
years"
Senator Kennedy said hi
would not decide before De-
cember or January whether HI
will run for President. An un.
named labor friend Of the Sen.
ator reported Mr.. Kennedy al
'irked" over California Gov
Edmund @. Browns favorite.
son candidacy. But he still
had warm praise for Mr.. Brown
as a Governor and said thu
Governor had a right to rur
as a favorite son.
Senator Kennedy said 1t Il
"far more satisfactory to select
a candidate through the pri'
maries than to pick a candidat,
in a hotel room in Los An
geles," site of the 1860 Demo
cratic national convention.
Mr.. Kennedy said Gov
Browns wish that varioul
Democratic candidates keep ou
Of his States presidential pri'
mary would have great weigh
with me-"