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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
Insurance for Older Citizens

President Eisenhower recon-
mended to Congress five years
ago Government reinsurance Of
any special risks assumed by in
surance groups willing to expert
ment with greater protection
against high medical bills. He
said his plan would put the Gov
eminent neither in the insurance
business nor in the business of
providing medical care.
However, the American Medical
Association, which had previously
helped to defeat the Truman plan
for compulsory medical insurance,
saw the Eisenhower plan an "en-
tering wedge for socialized medi-
cine" The House defeated it in
July, 1854, by vote of almost two
to one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
by FRANK CAREY
Associated Pres stan writer

When John Alex Mccone be-
came chairman Of the Atomic
Energy Commission last summer,
he vowed. to follow the advice Of
q priest: when your knees begin
to buckle. Just kneel."
But today. looking back at his
first half-year, In one Of the Ma
tons toughest Jobs. Mr.. McCone
says his knees have yet TO buckle.
Modestly, he gives the credit To-:
til His fellow commissioners.
t2l "A close and friendly rela-
tionship" with Senator Anderson,
Democrat Of New Mexico, and
other members Of the Joint Con-
gressicnal Atomic Committee.
CD To his embattled prede-
cessor. Admiral Lewis l.. Strauss,
who left things In remarkably
good shape"
AS boss Of the Acc, Mr.. McCone
runs an agency that has ofiices
and laboratories scattered from
Brooklyn to Japan. II budgets
50 billion dollars q year. maintains
facilities worth 81 billion. and en-
ploys 100000. It builds bombs.
prospects for uranium, probes the
secrets Of cancer, builds power
plants, operates cyclotrons. studies
mice and men. and conducts re-
search literally from the depths
of the earth to the far reaches Of
space.
THE problems have been per-
picking and dificult." says Mr..
McCone, 'but they haven't caused
my knees to shake" He came to
the acc from q distinguished
career that included liberal doses
OF business. industry and govern
ment. Though Q dyed-in-the-
wool Republican. he won his public
servant spurs a. . Truman ap-
pointee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
INCOMES FIRST SIX MONTHS
Our New Atomic Boss Is Confident

body who would launch Q surprise
attack Of any magnitude would
get back counter-attack 50 mas
sive that they wouldn't attempt
to put the idea into action In the
first place."
I'm my Air Force days." Mr..
McCone recalls, II was devoted 10
the concept Of massive retaliation.
and ! still am"
Tries for Cancellation
When he moved into the Acc
chairman's ONCE, Mr.. McCone
made no mention Of Admiral
Strauss periodic tiffs with the
Joint Atomic Committee. He said
only that his aim would be to
bring about "a Cancellation Of
views" between the Acc and the
committee.
Still. there was q fiareup last
week between Mr.. McCone and
Representative Holifield, Demo-
crat of California. at a hearing
on the Administrators latest
program in the development of
electric power from atomic energy.
The words exchanged - while
sharp--were the result of a mis-
understanding. both men agreed
at q resumption Of the hearing on
Friday.
Mr.. McCone is a handsome.
silvery-gray man Of medium
build. He plays golf in the low
Sos, but has managed only a cou-
pie Of rounds in recent months,
what with learning the ropes Of
his new job and making four trips
to Europe. A Catholic, he attend
ed the funeral Of Pope Plus XII.
He says he has made no attempt
to become q nuclear whiz-kid,
other than to get q general feeling
for the technicalities. He gets adj
vice on the technical stuff from
stan members. a policy that al
lows him wider range ito Judge
problems from the standpoint of
the businesslike approach"
He divides his time between the
Aces new headquarters in Ger
mantown, Nd, and q branch ONCE
downtown.
Mr.. McCone says he doesn't
mind the long jaunt to German
town-"it gives me a chance to
keep UP on the reading that's
required on this job" His car is
equipped with a radio telephone
in case there's some change Of
schedule while he's on the road.
The chairman and his wife.
Rosemary. lived in hotels until
recently when they found q house
suitable for themselves and three
servants. They had just moved
into a new home in San Mareno.
Calf, when he was named Acc
chairman.
When Mr.. McCone was in busi-
ness in Los Angeles-his ship
building firm turned out about 81
billion worth of ships during
World War II-employes said he
outdid Hollywood's version of big
businessmen. handling several
phone conversations at the same
time. But one of his secretaries
there says "he was never too busy
to say please thank you and
my, you did a nice job on that"
Though usually mild-mannered,
one OF his Acc staffers says hes
impatient with delay or sloppy
work-he's interested in results,
not excuses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01

formed powerful political group.
Their bloc of votes puts their own
interests today above highways,
schools and urban improvements.
Pressure has increased to re-
store the productive capacities Of
elder citizens to the economy, and
at the same time to insure the
comfort of the really feeble aged.
Pending in Congress is legisla-
ton to outlaw job discrimination
purely because Of age. Public Of
ficials. after hearings. could order
employers to rehire workers dis
missed merely because Of their
age.
Work Surveys in Stotes
Many States. led by Iowa. New
York, Rhode Island, Massachu-
sets and Louisiana, have launched
studies to find out just what kind
of work older people do better
than their juniors. Between the
ages of As and 70 emloyes were
found to be more stable, more re-
liable and loyal, and absent from
work less.
Company-union education eff
forts have resulted in hiring Of
more older persons in small in
dustries, service crafts and tech
nical jobs.
Attempts to insure oldsters ade-
quate income have taken many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
By GRACE BASSETT
Star stan Writer

From the amount Of planning
going on here you might think
the Governments future lies with
its aged rather than with its
youth.
This burst Of organization has
included:
. A special Senate subcommittee
to look after the interests of older
citizens.
. A White House Conference on
the Aged called by President Ell
senhower for next year.
. Labor Department and Health,
Education and Welfare Depart
ment combination Of efforts to
ease the heightened lives Of SEN
Tor citizens.
. State and Federal officials
banding together in a council
dedicated to helping men and
women over IS to be healthy, SOL
vent and useful.
The reason for so much Gov
eminent activity is a fundamental
and a frightening one. Families
have abdicated their responsible
ties for grandparents to the Gov
eminent. to companies, to unions
and to social agencies.
So-called progress, not heart
lessness, has accounted for the
shift.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01

1t provides benefits Of up to SO
day for hospital care for .
maximum of 81 days for each con-
f1nement. up to $100 for miscel-
laneous hospital expense, and up
to 5000 for surgeon fees. So long
as the premiums are paid, an in
dividual policy cannot be can
celled. The company has left
itself an out by reserving the right
to cancel or modify all policies in
a State If heavy losses are suffered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
How the Policies Work

The policies are offered in o
particular area through full-page
newspaper advertisements, with
corner coupons for mailing. There
is no personal solicitation.
At the end Of an enrolment
period of three weeks all policies
are proceSSeG at the same time
by electronic machines. Commits
sions to company agents who ham
die the initial applications are
held to l percent. These and
cost-saving methods. If applied
generally. should help to check
the rise in costs of health pro-
lection and perhaps ultimately to
reverse the upward trend Of
premiums in recent years.
Editorial Research RsportD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
Criticism of Insurance

One chief criticism Of the pri-
vate system of health insurance
at the time was that its benefits
covered only a relatively small
part of necessary medical ex-
penses. Another was that it did
little or nothing to meet the needs
of low-income families or of the
higher age groups in the popula-
ton. Insurance for the elderly
presented particularly difficult
problems. That was because this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01

mia. he worked the swing-shift
at . shipyard and later was q
riveter and boiler maker.
With that background, he Is
immune TO most noises.
Public vs.. Private Enterprise
But he says there has been
altogether too much ruckus over
whether economical nuclear power
could best be developed by public
utilities or private enterprise.
II believe the public-versus-
private power issue in the nuclear
field has been unnecessarily and
enormously emphasized by indus
try, by public and private power
groups and their Washington
spokesman. and by people within
Government" he says. ITO some
extent, it has delayed develop
ment."
With nuclear power still more
expensive than conventional
power, the important thing Is to
find a way to cut costs, Mr..
McCone says. IF we continue to
follow a policy in the Acc Of
m king research information
available to all. then it shouldn't
make q great deal Of difference
who does the development work."
After the technique has been
made economical. says Mr.. Nc
Cone, there might be some basis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
Age and Employment

Now, economists have discov-
cred an unreasonable prejudice
against older workers. How old
are you?" can't be answered hon.
estly by a man over 40 or a woman
over IS without seriously endan-
gering his chance Of being hired.
Another complicating factor is
that couples today marry much
younger than they did in 1900.
Then. a mans productive years
ended about the same time he had
raised his family. Now. most fam
lilies are broken up by ehildren's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
People Live Longer

Medical science has already
stretched the life span. In 1900,
there were 8 million people over
IS. Now there are IS million. Some
20 million are expected by the
end Of the next decade.
A baby boy in 1900 could ex-
pect to live to be As, and a girl,
40. American children born to-
day can expect to live to be 10
or rs.
Industries have assigned parents
to jobs across the country from
their sons, and sons often con-
tinents away from their parents.
At the same time lives were
heightened, working years dwin-
died. The modern economy de-
manded speed, precision and en-
ergy from its workers. Employers
expended millions to search out
young talent. They discarded the
old through mandatory retire.
ment plans without counting the
costs-until recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01

for arguing the merits Of public
vs. private powerful not now.
The Acc chairman believes
nuclear power plants capable Of
competing with conventional
power plants can be built by the
mid-l960s. And he agrees with
the recommendation Of O special
advisory committee that emphasis
should be placed on developing
pilot-plant reactors instead of
full-scale plants.
This country could build big
reactors right now" he says.
Obviously they would have to be
built on the basis of known tech
nology. They would not produce
competitive power. The power
would be more costly than II we
went through q little more devel-
opment period--and that calls
for prototypes (pilot plants"
Held Defense Jobs
However. Mr.. McCone isn't q
foot dragger. He proved that in
previous Government jobs-as q
member Of former President Tru-
mans Air Policy Commission in
l947. as Deputy Secretary Of De-
Tense in 194S. and as Air Force
Undersecretary from 1850 to 1851.
He likes to recall that as early as
1850 he recommended that the
Nations infant guided missile
program be conducted by an Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28
Jopun Moy Ask
Debt Reduction

TOKYO. Aug. 20 tAP).-Ja-
pan is reported ready to nego-
tate repayment to the United
States Of part Of an estimated
50 billion in special aid ex-
tended after World War II.
Some sources report the gov
eminent hopes the debt will
be reduced to about $500 mil
lion. They point out that West
Germany. in settling a similar
account, got a reduction and
easy repayment terms,
Government sources said FL
nance Minister Eisaku Sato
will discuss a settlement with
Treasury Secretary Anderson
after the meeting of the World
Bank and International None
tary Fund in Washington Sep
TENDER 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28

Generally a dog Is assigned to
q handler and patrols a given
beat. Some are attached to
radio cars.
Senator Case, Republican, Of
South Dakota. suggested ear
lier this year that the District
consider using dogs for police
work.
He inserted an article In the
Congressional Record describ-
ing use of canine patrols In
London and Baltimore.
The article appearing in the
current Readers Digest points
out that Baltimore's police
credit their squad of more than
40 dogs with more than 500
arrests In 1856, the year they
we're established.
London's police dogs were
credited with 1850 arrests last
year.
Commissioner Mclaughlin
said he feels the dogs could
contribute to reducing street
crimes here. He said he wants
to see them in action person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28

curity and consular affairs,
cited stories Of Communist
spying and trickery to back
his appeal to Congress for
power to revive It's program
for denying passports to Sc
curity risks.
The Supreme Court struck
down the program last year,
holding Congress never had au-
thorized 1t.
Mr.. Hanes spelled out his
appeal in testimony before a
Senate Government Operations
subcommittee yesterday. This
group is conducting hearings
on. legislation designed to be-
stow such power and to reor-
ganize and streamline passport
operations.
Mr.. Hanes urged Congress to
kill the whole program unless
1t Is willing to let the depart
ment base passport denials on
information from counter es-
pionage agents and other conf
dental sources, If this is
deemed necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28
htsAction
Is Predicted
ByHennines

Senator Hennings. Democrat
of Missouri, told the Senate to-
day that he is confident it will
have a chance to vote on civil
rights legislation before it ad-
journs.
The Senator, sponsor of a
strong civil rights program,
said his confidence is based on
assurances from Majority Lead
err johnson of Texas.
Senator Hennings said that
at an appropriate time he will
offer his program as an amend
ment to some other pending
bill, thus bypassing the Senate
Judiciary Committee.
Other sources believe the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28

sioner said he believes the dog
patrols would be worthwhile. !"
Police in st. Louis and Lon
don, England, have been using
the police dogs where they have
been found especially useful in
discouraging after-dark crime.
Commissioner Mclaughlin
said the dogs would probably
be used here for street patrols.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28

cusS the effectiveness of that
city's canine corps. Washing
ton police officials have been
studying the Baltimore pro-
gram for several months.
Chief Murray said he prob
ably will recommend using the
specially trained dogs. but will
not do so pending further con-
sultation with Commissioner
Mclaughlin. The Commits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28

Senate will table. the strong
Hennings program and then
adopt a moderate four-point
civil rights bill.
Meanwhile. House members
must wait until next week be-
fore they can sign the petition
of Representative Celler, Dem
ocrat Of New York, seeking to
discharge the House Rules
Committee from consideration
Of civil rights legislation. Seven
days must elapse before the
petition, filed last Wednesday,
can be signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28
Squad of Police Dogs.
Considered in District

The District Commissioners seriously considering
putting trained dogs into the police fight against crime on
the streets.
Commissioner Robert f, Mclaughlin who handles the
Districts police matters said he and Police Chief Robert "
Murray planned to visit Baltimore police officials soon to dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28

ally during his consultations
in Baltimore.
Commissioner David B. Kar-
rick pointed out that the Dis
trict's Department of Correc-
lions have used dogs for many
years at the Lorton Reforma-
tory to track down escaped
prisoners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-28
SecurityChief
Sees Perils in
Passport Law

The State Departments Sc
curity chief has testified the
departments lack of author
ity to deny passports to Amer
lean Communists lis a clear
and present danger to our
country"
John w, Hanes, jr.. the de-
partment's administrator of Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19
Hollywood Report
TV in Gay Paree

few performers and salary Of $500 q month
is considered lot, (Shades of Perry Comes
SIS million eoAtraetD
They've had q few Alfred Hitchcock shows
in France, with the shows in English-hut Hitch
filmed new introductions and sign-offS In
French.
The big quiz show, Tele-AIatch, gives away
10 to 2,G~OCC0 francs. If the contestant cannot
answer question, he or she is replaced by
what they call, Head and Legs" two good ath-
leteS-a swimmer or cycliSt tor example. Each
quiz can last maximum of four weeks, then
the Head and Legs'-if successful-split the
loot between them. with nothing for the original
contestant which Is how 1t should be.
The best news program takes place on the
first Friday evening every month-the trans
lation of the title is Five Columns on the Front
Page" 1t lasts about an houF-sometimes more,
sometimes lssS-with no sponsors to worry about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19
Hollywood Report
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM
North American NEWSPAPER Allianl

PARIS-TV in France is beginning to cut
into movie attendance, but only in the industrial
areas where workers have bought sets on the
installment plan and are too tired to go out
evenings. Paris and other big cities have not
yet felt the pinch But that might be on the
horizon.
Famed film director Jean RsROir has made
a film especially for TV-a one-hour condensed
version of Doctor Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"-to
be viewed In October. Up to now, the one
station in all France-and government owned
at that-haS put ON mostly news shows and
old American Westerns. Which explains why
there are only 100000 TV sets in the nation.
That, and the fact that every TV set owner
must pay the government every year tax OF
$500 francs! The sets cost about S200-a lot
for the average Frenchman to pay There are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19
TeIeVue Mailbaq

This IS your chance to sound Of-and
~ Critic Bernie Harrison tUiH do his best
to anSl0er questions. Please keep letters
brief. Pen names l0H be used If desired
can't understand why the program Pete
Kelly's Blues will not be renewed next fall.
1t was not Western, quiz, or private eye show;
1t had some very good story plots with some very
good music woven into it. and with Just the
right amount of nostalgia. Please tell me if any
OF the other networks will carry the show
this fall
J. M. G.
Ratings 10ere poor so NRC dropped it.
There's still chance that producer Jack Webb
may sell it elsewhere, but don't count on it.
On I've Got Secret July u man had
machine that "floated" on air. Would you
please try to get the name and address OF this
man and send it to me. ! would like informa-
ton on 1t for school project.
ELSA E.
Write to the Shol0 care OF CBS-TV. ass
Madison apeRue, NeaO York %, N. y, and incIose
SeH-addressed, stamped envelope You should
get prompt reply. You might try checking
Popular Mechanics or other magazines that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19

deal ,oith tRUsnttoRs. il undoubtedly has been
lOritteH up already. ShtpS that sim OUer the
tops OF lOaUeS are nothing nelO, try looking up
tnUentor Gar Wood at the library.
In the June 2l-June % TeleVue there was
an article entitled Here Come the stars" by
Bob Thomas. In the article there Is program
called The Deputy, which will be on NBC,
Saturday, pm, in the fall. That is the same
time, day and station that Black Saddle Is on.
Why is Black Saddle going of the air9
BLACK SADDLE FANS.
Black Saddle is going of NBC-but 1t OGS
recently reported that the series ,Vould continue
at another time on ABC. That's the pay II
stands no1O, Anyway.
On page II Of the July TeleVue, the big
headline reads Looking for Laughter" Was
little bonus laugh intended in picturing Joan
Davis as Miss Brooks and Eve Arden as Joanq
0. * So laughed-why not? think TslsVus
is a wonderful contribution to our TV enjoyment,
EVELYN s.
Thanks for the praise and the gentle laugh,
That Was an advertisement by WMAL and
channel is still blushin0. We should haze
caught it, too,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-21

want the table high. and are
assembled and then nailed
up inside the corners Of the
frame already made.
The next and final step
is to lay lengths Of the strip
across the top Of the frame
and nail them through into
the top edge Of the frame.
These strips. which form the
table top. should overlap the
frame by ! inch. Two good
coats Of outdoor or exterior
paint win enable this table
to last many years, and 1t
can be hosed OF or scrubbed
whenever required.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-21

Of whatever dimensions you
g.. require. and mailing 1t to-
gether.
The next step is to cut
eight pieces for the EGGS.
These can be as long as you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-21
TobIe for Your Terrace

There never was q more
satisfactory and weather.
resisting table than one that
can be made by any man
capable Of handling q ham
mer and q saw. The wood
costs less than So for q a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-21

by-3-foot Job. and 10 cents
worth Of galvanized nails
win fasten the pieces to-
gether.
The table Is made by cut
ting O l-by-3-inch finished
strip to form a square
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-21

The owner Of q house
which has either a patio or
q terrace attached to it. and
who contemplates the pur-
chase Of one or more tables
for that area. should con-
slider making them himself.