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Birthdays:
A Record?

When Andrew Jackson left the
White House after his second term
on March 4, 1887, he was just II
days shy of his 10th birthday.
No one before or since has been
that old while serving as Presi-
dent of the United States. James
Buchanan, the 18th Chief Execu-
tive and a one-termer, came close.
He missed by so days.
Last week, on Octooer ID, in the
third year of his second term,
Dwight David Eisenhower cele-
brated his 69th birthday, making
him only the third of 33 Presi-
dents to do so in office.
Next october 4 Mr.. Eisenhower
could break the Jackson record.
If he completes the full term he
will be 10 years, 3 months and /
week old when he leaves Office.
Reporters who saw him as he
arrived at the White House after a
jet plane trip from his home town
of Abilene, Kans., on Wednesday.
said he looked vigorous, healthy
and in good spirits. This is the
man who has overcome, in this
toughest one-man job in America
maybe in the world-a heart
at ack, lleitls and a mild stroke.
The Oldest ex-President was
John Adams. He was 80 years, q
months when he died. The only
two living ex-Presidents, Herbert
Hoover and Harry S. Truman, are
IS and IS, respectively.
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other Allies: determined that the
men of Moscow offer some con-
crete evidence of compromise and
conciliation other than sentiments
and generalties; wary of possible
diplomatic coups damaging to the
Western alliance.
o FRANCE. Reluctantly agree
able to the summit. Opposed to
any agreement accepting in effect
the status quo in Europe. Eager
to achieve arms parity, particu-
larly nuclear, with the United
States and Britain, and stronger
voice in the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization. before any perman-
ent agreements with the Soviet
bloc. In any case, preoccupied with
the Algerian revolt and deter
mined to end it before accepting
a detente in Europe.
0 WEST GERMANY. Officially
accepting the summit, providing
sufficient guarantees are offered
to Bonn in advance. These would
include % the status quo in West
Berlin and removal of the Soviet
threat" to the city; (2) continual
ton of the rearmament of West
Germany and expansion Of the
German arms industry; 80 no ar
rangements that would in effect,
produce "disengagement" in
Central Europe or a withdrawal of
American and British garrisons;
"a agreement, at least in princi-
pie. that divided Germany be re-
united by free elections.
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How They Stand

AS has been the case since the
drive for a modus vivendi, an end
to the cold war, first began the
movement that steadily gathers
momentum, the nations concerned
can be classified easily in the
eagerness they have displayed for
a climb to the summit. For the
Kremlin, a summit conference is
an avowed and accepted plank
in the Soviet international plat
form. For the Western allies,
the listing, in order of degree of
approval, seems to be this:
o BRITAIN. Most anxious for the
summit, and most convinced that
the meeting would produce posi-
tive results. Despite some cynical
conjecture that Mr.. Macmillan'S
enthusiasm for the summit would
cool measurably once his govern
ment had been reelected, there
has been as yet no evidence that
it has.
. UNITED STATES. Cautiously
ready for the summit; concerned
lest any rapprochement with the
Soviet Union bilaterally be mis-
understood or resented by the
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something less than noble, selfless
reasons.
In the East, observers profess
to see a significant departure from
the established Communist
thesis that the capitalist nations
were awaiting-and preparing for
the moment when this social
heresy could be wiped out by force
Of arms.
That the foreign policies of the
Western nations are today in a
major transitional period. few Dip
lomats doubt. The nuclear age and
the realization of the catastrophe
consequences, to victor and van
quished alike, of another world war
has without question played a part
In bringing about the present eau
tious groupings for a detente- an
end to the dangerous game of the
cold war.
Plainly a similar process, diff
ferently guided and with varying
motives but heading in the same
direction, is taking form in the
Communist sphere of the world.
Some in the West distruSt the
Communist motivations, but few
indeed challenge the reality.
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Wheels of Diplomacy

Since last February, when Brit
iSh Prime Minister Macmillan
flew to Moscow for talks with So
Wet Premier Khrushchev, the
wheels of diplomacy have been
turning rapidly and on a high
level of rank. Mr.. Khrushchev has
come and gone, his visit to the
United States praised on almost
all sides as a definite contribution
to world peace. At the United Ma
tionS, there are the same familiar
bloc alignments on major issues,
but this year the arguments are
freer of invective and bitterness.
Last week in the capitals of the
West the biggest question on in
ternational affairs was the sum-
NIT meeting-not ''if" but, sig
nificantly. 'when?" There were
predictions.
In Britain, where Mr.. Macmil-
Ian reshuffled his Cabinet after
an unprecedented Conservative
victory in the general elections,
those supposedly in the know were
saying December.
In the United States, there was
some confusion about it all-some
usually authoritative sources were
saying mot before January at the
earliest; others were convinced
that December was the time, if
for no other reason that the heavy
duties which will confront Presi-
dent Eisenhower when Congress
convenes in January.
Whatever doubt existed about
the timing of a head-of-state
conference, there was apparently
none about the site-Geneva-
and the composition-the United
States, the Soviet Union, Britain
and France. Subsequent summit
meetings, many diplomats pre-
dicted, would be Widened to in
clude other nations. But the Big
-Four" would lead off, with a fifth
and unofficial voice-the German
Federal Republic-taking an off,
stage but immensely important
part in the deliberations.
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Unions New Offer

The resumed negotiations got
off to a quick and hopeful start
when David ]. Mcdonald, presi-
dent of the union, said on Friday
that he had made new offer to
the IL big steel companies who
are involved in the dispute.
Optimism for a weekend settle
ment of the 95-day-old steel strike
rose when company negotiatorS
took the union proposal to meet
ing of steel executives and a joint
union-management meeting was
called for last night.
But after yesterdays 2-hour
and 15-minute meeting, at which
the steel companies made a
counter-offer, the disputantS
seemed to be as far apart as ever
perhaps even farther.
Union President Mcdonald,
grimly leaving the meeting,
called management's counter-offer
totally unacceptable even
WI DC GlldI P1AOA P1OPOod4o WAASAA
have been anything but ac-
ceptable to the Steelworkers. Al
though reports from the closed
meeting indicated wages remained
major problem, the chief
stumbling block apparently was
che companies insistence on writ
ing major changes in work rules
into the contract.
A hurried meeting of the unions
executive board resulted in a state
ment calling the management
proposals ridiculous . d.. actually
more regressive" than previous
offers.
The steel companies chief nego-
tiator, r. Conrad Cooper, said the
unions economic demands were
twice as large as the companies
were prepared to grant. He said
work rules were hardly discussed
because the unien remained
adamant against any changes.
1--WE see little hope" of settle
ment, he said.
Evening star., 1959-10-18
Civil Rights:
A Program

Just before Congress adjourned
last month, it extended the life of
the controversial Civil Right Com
mission for two years, after a
rider was attached to a catch-all
appropriations bill.
The commission, minus former
Gov. John S. Battle of Virginia,
who resigned, held its first post
Congress meeting last Wednesday.
1t announced it would continue to
concentrate its efforts on studies
of racial discrimination in voting,
schools and housing, but might
tackle, for the first time, the ques-
ton of job bias and the equal ad-
ministration of justice. To take
on the new tasks it probably
would need an increase in its
$780,000 budget for the year.
As the commission met, it was
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No Great Hopes

There appears to be no DISPOSE
ton on either side to expect great
accomplishments from the forth
coming summit. Instead, there
are predictions that this will be
the first of many such top-level
meetings, with a little progress
being registered at each. Even
the crisis over the future status
of West Berlin, precipitated al
most year ago when Mr.. Khru-
Shchev demanded withdrawal of
Western troops and the creation
Of a free city," is not expected to
be wholly resolved by the chiefs
of-state.
At best, it is being said, there
will emerge an acceptance of the
status quo with the proviso that
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The German Republic

The German Federal Republic,
although not an official party to
the summit conference, would
nevertheless WELD a considerable
influence in Western councils.
Since Mr.. Khrushchev left the
United States for his capital, Mr..
Eisenhower has sent three, per-
haps more, letters to Chancellor
Adenauer reassuring him as to
the American intention to make
no compromise costly to Bonn's
policies.
Mr.. Adenauer has been at pains
to link his country's aims closely
with those of French President de
Gaulle; thus a common Franco
German front at the summit OPP
posed to the program OF the
United States and Britain could
conceivably doom the summit to
failure.
Chancellor Adenauer plans a
visit to London next month for
a series of "co-ordinating" talks
with British leaders. He is also
known to favor pro-Summit
meeting of Western headS-of-
state. probably in Washington, as
a curtain raiser to negotiations
with the Soviet side. AS Of this
week end, no definite decisions on
such a meeting have been made,
although it is certain that West
ern policy will be co-ordinated so
far as possible in advance of any
summit.
That the summit meeting will
take place, sooner or later, seems
an accepted fact on all sides. II
there are foot draggers, one Euro
pean diplomat in Washington
commented privately last week, we
can in the present situation prof.
itably recall the words of Machi-
avelli; "A statesman, must feign
to do of liberality that to which
necessity compels." In this view,
no leader of the West today can
openly oppose a meeting at the
summit"
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THE FOREIGN SCENE
First the Desire,
Then the Summit

great since Homer in the
Iad nations join in leagues of But history really
teaches lessons ean mankind all the peaceful periods some long
drengy brie enduring only
the mutual advantage of the parties concerned
with the summit meeting, with
relaxation world tensions the
question of mutual advantage.
conviction that the
sincerely period Of II
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THE WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE
Steel: Pressure Little Progress

that their anonymity is preserved.
For the Supreme Court to insist
on the right of conformation
would be to dry UP many of its
sources, it argued.
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October 26

9-June Allyson Show. Drono.
1.-THE Pledge" A French boys
pending adoption by on American
couple evokes O series Of mixed
emotions. Dewey Martin, Mona
Freeman.
100
4-News end Local News.
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Mudd. Douglas. DonieIs.
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lt:l5
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9.The late Show. Movie.
ia Hours. "Modome Curie."
1913. The story Of Marie and
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os much os they did their work.
Greer Carson, Walter Pidoeon,
Van Johnson.
1I:2S
7-Boekstose. Bunny Wneek.
4-Joek Porr Show. Variety.
7-WoIter WineheIl File.
riot Night In Monhotton."
1900
7-Amos n Andy. Comedy.
"Troffic Violation" Kinefish and
Andy buy O cor, agreeing to use
il on an alternate week schedule,
Tim Moore, Alvin ChiIdress.
1870
1.-The Lords Prayer. y
12:45
5-Thousht for the Day.
100
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9-Meditotion. Weather.
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Karastan Orentatpe home while you
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Suddenly, oil the personality you've
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seret. Latham had stepped into
the side Of his clients car from
between two parked vehicles.
He also maintained skrntskie
was travelling at rs miles per
hour.
According TO testimony at the
trial. a urinaIysis Of the de-
PENDANT Immediately after the
accident showed an alcoholic
content Of rs enough TO serve
as an indication ADMINISTRATION
skrutskie admitted he had had
I'VE beers.
-Four trafisc charges against
,skrutskie are stiil pending.
They are unreasonable speed,
failure TO give full time and
attention. driving while drunk
and reckless driving. !.
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Reed Hospital. was walking
across the avenue. He died Of
q fractured skull.
The chief Witness FOR Assist
ant United States Attorney
william J. cooney during the
week-lOns trial was Police Pvt,
Norman J. DeGarie, who saw
the accident while walking his
beat.
Pvt. De0arie testified that
the dead man was one-third
of the way across the street
when he was struck. He said
there were no parked cars IL
the area and that Skrutskie WIS
travelling about so miles per
hour.
Defense attorney Howard j.
Mc0rath tried to prove that
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The international Federation
for Narcotic Education holds its
annual meeting and election OF
officers ct 4 pm. Thursday at
Epiphany Church. q and
Thirteenth streets NV. An in
formal dinner viii follow the
meeting at Holloway House
Cafeteria. 725 fourteenth street
NV.
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DriverFacin
Jail in Fatality

A Munloipal Court Jury yes
terday found a silver spring
maintenance worker guilty. Of
negligent homicide in the traf.
no death last February or an
Army sergeant.
Judge Andrew n. Howard
postponed sentencing Thomas
r. skrutskie. "a. OF l21O2 Attn.
ertcn drive, silver Spring. UNI
til the completion Of . pro-
baton report on June 20.
Skrutskie faces . possible
maximum sentence OF = year
in jail and y $1,000 fins.
His car hit serst. 10 Rob-
ert M. Latham. 80. Of 7s46
Georgia avenue NV. in front
OF 7s27 Georgia avenue NV,
The sergeant, who was assis-
tant- sergeant major at Walter
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for Virginia that Judge Smith
just turned back"
In addition, MIR. Jennings
urged committee approval Of
$2.3 million in construction
funds for the proposed Pound
River Dam $50 that the Corps
OF Engineers can proceed with
this work at earliest practical
date
Two days after the appear
ance Of Mr.. Smith and Mr..
Jennings, metropolitan Wash
ington's Official and civic
spokesmen--from Virginia al
well as from Maryland and the
District - strongly supported
the 100000. Potomac River
study fund as urgently needed.
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a. meeting OF the Marine
Corps Combat Correspondents
Association Reunion COMMITTEES
viii be held at noon tomorrow
in Dining Room A Of the Ma
tional Press Club.
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hearing session on the $500 .00C
Potomac survey request before
the House Public Works APP
preparations subcommittee. The
transcripts OF the entire hear
ing were released today.
He was clearly concerned
over the possibility the Army
Engineer Survey may lead Ia
recommendations for construc-
ton Of hydro-electric power
dams that would inundate
some Of the finest agriculture
lands in the United States"
the Shenandoah Valley. The
Shenandoah River is the main
tributary Of the Potomac.
Sees Issue Abandoned
The Virginian recalled past
controversies over proposed
hydro-power dams on the Po-
tomac above Washington. He
testified the hydro-power dam
issue was thoroughly threshed
out 10 years ago and aban-
doned."
He was referring TO Engineer
Corps recommendations that
stemmed from q congressional
directive orderin ga study OF
hydro-electric power and flood
control dam possibilities in the
Potomac watershed. The con-
gressional directive for the cur
rent tagging survey places pri-
mary emphasis on water supply
needs, with hydro-power and
other considerations hRvin 8
only incidental Importance.
Speaking Of the $500, 00c
budget request to carry the
study through the coming year,
Mr.. Smith asserted:
II am not sure just what this
item proposes. but / do say IL II
proposes anything like a high
power dam which would flood
. large part Of my (congres-
sionaD district and a great
part Of the very fertile Shenan-
doah Valley. both Senators
from Virginia and I and Con-
gresham Harrison. who repre-
SCENTS the valley district, would
be very much opposed to it"
Would Hold on
He then added:
II understand the item il
100000, and it seems to me
you have plenty of things to
spend money on at this session
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Smith Fights Survey
Funds, Fearing Dams
ny JOHN w. STEP
star star writer

Representative smith, Democrat OF vsnas has thrown III;
considerable weight against continuing the
water study Of the Potomac River BASIN although
admitting he wasn't what the study involves
Mr. Smith. chairman Of the powerful House Rules Conn
mttee the FIRST witness TO testify in the April AZ closed
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Of Congress ana that you might
save this $50O.ODO until 4 latei
date until you see exactly whal
the Army Engineers propose Il
do in the way OF flooding area,
for the purpose Of hydro-elec-
trio power.
He neglected to note that the
engineers cannot make any
proposals unless Congress con.
tinues to appropriate for the
survey.
Representative Cannon, Dem.
ocrat Of Missouri. chairman Of
the full Appropriations Com.
|mittee who was serving as sub
committee head that day, re.
acted pleasantly. He said Mr.
Smiths views were novel" ir
that they favored cuthack:
rather than expenditures.
In response to Mr.. Cannon's
remarks, Mr.. Smith asserted he
fayors q balanced budget, ever
though that may mean ''soms
sacrifice in my district" As fol
the water supply OF the Poto.
mac watershed, which include.
the Nations Capital as well q:
the Shenandoah Valley, Mr.
Smith offered this for thu
record:
Nov there is some talk that
there Is . need to get q sum-
cient water supply to supply
the District Of Columbia. There
Is a lot Of water in that Poto-
mac River. I do not think they
need it now. They may need II
in SO years TO come. But 1t. does
seem to me this is Q half mill
hon dollars We can well defer
spending"
Pound River Dam Urged
The next witness was an
other Democratic Virginia leg.
Iislator. Representative Jen-
|nings. Speaking for the south
western part Of his State, MIR,
Jennings strongly supported q
$4,000 budget request thai
would raise to $525,OOO the
total Federal expenditure to
date for pre-construction on i
flood control dam and reservoir
on southwestern virgintas
Pound River.
His opening words after Mr.
Smith left the witness chail
were: II would like to Request
that tPotomac study $S00.O0l
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would Hold on

He then added:
Il understand the item is
$500. 900, and it seems to me
you have plenty of things to
spend money on at this session
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