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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-07
NucIeor 'Minutemen'

Senator Henry M. jackson
hit at the heart Of District
civil defense failings. His con-
tention Is an obvious fact.
There is a vast store Of volun-
teers highly skilled in fields
so vitality needed in an effec-
tive civil defense program.
The immediate need is mere
ly for a broad organizational
and training program de-
signed on the same high cali
Der, as the integrity and
patriotism Of this proposed
army Of nuclear minutemen.
If disaster should strike,
and may God forbid it. the
need will be for leaders. To-
day in the Washington area
we have such leaders but they
are not going to invest any
Of their extremely demanded
time in a civil defense pro-
gram which cannot make the
best use Of it, because Of q
lack Of organizational and
training funds. / am sure
that to train its men, the
local division Of the National
Guard is allocated many
times the amount of money
that civil defense is. 1t is
agreed that the financial in
veStment in these two pro-
grams should be in proportion
to the benefits derived.
I am president Of the
Washington Association Of
Plumbing Contractors and
chairman Of the board Of the
Washington Suburban Master
Plumbers Association. Here
lies a large pool Of leading
businessmen, their highly
skilled mechanics and an al
most endless chain Of trucks
and equipment most valuable
to q civil defense effort. We
are Of a number large enough
to be of immense value in q
disaster, by rendering emer-
gency repairs to damaged
water, gas and sewer mains
at a time when the regular
repair crews would be taxed
beyond capacity.
If the local civil defense
chapter can produce a pro-
gram broad enough to Or
ganize and train us effective
ly. I am sure that my indus
try can make a most worth
while contribution to this
drastically needed effort.
David Aud, who is direct
ing the engineering section OF
District civil defense, has
tried earnestly to provide us
with a broad enough program
but funds to support it simply
are not there.
If the funds could be made
available and such q project
be successful in Washington.
I feel that I could interest
the National Association of
Plumbing Contractors to en-
ter civil defense on a national
level and benefit every city
and town in the United
States.
Richard M. WEIGH,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-07
MOUNT PLEASANT

MOON AGa1A|@AAN
Dear Sir:
do you think the little
fishes, the guppies. could
stand a house which is al
lowed to go down to IS de-
grees at night?
Il bought some guppies
for my son at Christmas, and
we have been delighted with
them, I say we, because his
father and I have gotten as
much fun out Of them as he
has.
1.-THE bowl is q small tank,
two-gallon size, with cover
lid Of glass. There are six
older guppies, and now about
80 little ones.
Fortunately, there was
some grass or weed in the
tank, and this saved the little
guys from being eaten alive
by their own papa and
mamma, think of that!
so far, everybody in the
tank seems lively and happy,
but I cannot help but wonder
If a room temperature Of IS
degrees at night is too cold.
X + \ +
"The pleasure we have all
had from this little excur-
sion into nature is far beyond
the reasonable price.
Some Of my friends told
me that tropical fishes were
hard to raise. that they
needed a room and water
temperature of at least "A
degrees, day and night.
II have not found this
true of the guppies.
I'm the morning, early, I
must admit the tiny fishes
seem a bit sluggish, for a
time, until the room tenn
perature goes up to 70 de-
greeS, which we keep the
house during the day.
Are there any ways of
keeping the water temper
allure up at night without
using a heater? I do not
want to bother with a heater,
in fact am a bit afraid Of
using one.
ALSO. is a pump for oxy-
gen necessary? The guppies
do not hold their mouths
open for air.
Yours truly, A. C. s."
\ 4
Guppies do well at an even
temperature OF 70 degrees,
not being as demanding in
the way of temperature as
other and larger tropical
specimens.
At night it is a good idea
to cover the tank all over
with a large woody sweater.
This will not keep air out,
but will help keep the water
at an even temperature.
The tank must have a glass
cover over it, of course.
The sweater can be so ar
ranged that it does a very
good insulating job, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-07
Marine Lands on Us

A story in The Sunday
Star MAY 81 stated the
United States Marines were
first sent to the Dominican
Republic in 1918. That is err
roneous. I know, because I
was sent to the Sanchez
Dominican Republic, while a
Marine, in 1916. I was with
the Fighting 80 Co." of the
Famous Fourth" Regiment.
Rev. Edward James Irvine.
Editors note: The Star
stands properly corrected.
Marine headquarters bears
out DR.. Irvine that the Ma
rine occupation of the Do
minican Republic started in
May, 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-07

Your April Is article. "U. S.
Purifies the Kiss, Bans Coal
Tar Kicks" is without hui
NOR for me. The average
housewife Is unaware Of the
cumulative danger to her
family, especially her young
children, from ingesting these
now suspect certified coal tar
colorS. Many chemists have
suspected these certified food
colorings Of being dangerous
when taken over a consider
able period Of time. and now
the danger comes from total
impact on the human Systeml
In fact 20 years ago I was
warned by a chemist to avoid
both artificial colorings and
davorings. Unfortunately only
in 1855 was money appropri-
ated by Congress for Food
and Drug Administration
scientists to carry out tests to
ascertain If these dyes certi-
fed as safe coloringS, truly
were so. FDA scientists
learned that the rat is not as
sensitive as humans to these
potentially dangerous color
ings, but that the dog is SEN
sitive like humans.
AS a result of these tests
many colors are now being
withdrawn from use-no-
tably the yellows previously
used in butter, margarine,
icings, popcorn, potato chips,
soft drinks, etc. It is my un-
derStanding that a bill is
being drafted and will be
soon presented to Congress
to permit so-called safe levels
Of these dangerous dyes to be
used in foods. You no doubt
are aware that FDA does not
have sufficient personnel to
adequately carry out the pro-
tective food legislation al
ready passed. And you are
also aware that the average
housewife is uniformed
about the understaffed con-
dition of FDA and the po-
tential dangers to her family
resulting from ingesting these
dangerous dyes, additives,
pesticides, antibiotics, etc. 1t
is the press that has failed to
warn the American house.
wife.
Therefore, I feel it is tragic
that you give the impression
in the aforementioned arti-
Gle that the FDA officials are
really fuddy-duddies and the
situation is one to be
shrugged OF.
Ruth Desmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-07
THE POLITICAL MILL

By GOULD LINCOLN

An extensive campaign has
been launched 10 repeal the
Twenty second Amendment
OF the Constitution. which
bars q manor woman
from more than two cleo
tons 10 the presidency Of the
United States. Former Presi-
dent Harry s. Truman was
the nrst witness at a hearing
before the Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Constitu-
tional Amendments. headed
by Senator Estes Kefauver
OF Tennessee. Senator Thorn
as c. Hennings OF Missouri
is sponsoring the proposed
repeal. He realizes that a
wide educational campaign
will be required 10 stir public
interest II his effort is TO
be successful. With that In
mind. the subcommittee is
expected 10 conduct extensive
hearings. One Of the desired
witnesses is former President
Herbert Hoover. the only
other ex-President.
Mr.. Truman. In his APP
pearance before the sub
committee. sought TO make
two points. One. that the
two-term amendment was
aimed by Republican and
other "haters" at the late
President Franklin d. Roose-
welt in an effort to shoot
down Mr.. Roosevelt as they
had never been able to do
when he was alive. The sec
ond, that the effect Of the
amendment was to create
lame duck" Presidents.
whose reduced influence and
effectiveness during a sec
ond term would be bad for
the country.
EiSenhOwer's Views
1t requires q two-thirds
vote Of both houses Of Con-
gress to submit a constitu-
tional amendment and ratii1-
cation by three-fourths Of
the States-now 40 In num-
ber-to make the proposed
amendment effective. A Re-
publican Congress-the 80th
approved the Twenty-sec-
ond Amendment with the aid
Of a number Of Democrats
in 1947. It's ratification was
completed in February, 1851,
when the 36th State-there
were 48 States at that time
approved the amendment.
Eventually five more States
ratified ia total of Al.
Today, the repeal is proposed
in a strongly Democratic
Congress. Some Republicans,
like Senator Dirksen Of Il
linois, minority leader of the
Senate, have indicated they
might vote for q repeal
resolution. There are others,
like Representative Halleck
of Indiana, minority leader
of the House, who are fatty
against repeal and make no
bones about it,,
President Eisenhower has
taken no strong stand for or
against the Twenty-Second
Amendment. On the whole,
however, as he said in his
press conference Tuesday,
after some study 1.-THE
amendment gives greater as
surance to America than its
repeal would" Attorney Gen.
eral Rogers, it has been dis
closed, will oppose the repeal
on the ground that there has
not been enough time to de-
eide whether it is good or bad,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-07

Pen names may be used II
letters carry Driter's correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-07
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKINS SERVICE

@. What do the letters
H. j. mean on old head
stones?-Y. M.
A. They stand for the Latin
words Hic facet, meaning
Here Lies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-07
Survival Policy

Richard M. Welc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-24

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Miss CoIIos, Onossis
Sail Without His Wife

left the yacht named for her
earlier this week and few to
Paris to talk things over with
her wealthy parents.
The only other passengers
aboard this trip are Mr.. Onas-
sis sister. Artemis. and his
cousin. Cula. along with the
43-man crew.
The breakup Of Miss Callas'
l0-year marriage to e2-year-
old Giovan Battista Meneghini
was publicly announced earlier
this week while she was ap-
pearing In Milan with Mr.,
Onassis her steady escort.
But their troubles dated back
to the well-advertised cruise
last month aboard the Chris
tina. Mr.. Meneghini charged
that his wife was more Of q
tiger than ever" and even re-
fused to sing for Sir Winston,
He said he made apologies to
the former British Prime Min
lister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12

lie in q pool Of water with arms
outstretched and threatened to
shoot them II they opened their
mouths.
They were held at gunpoint
for 10 minutes before the chief
Of police arrived on the scene
and then were allowed to go.
The Icelandic version is that
the two ofi1cials were escortine
two German pilots to q hangar
where their civilian plane was
being repaired. They stopped
at q United States guard post
and finding no one there
started toward the hangar
when the sentry stopped them.
The Icelandic Ambassador in
Washington. Thor Thors. pro-
tested to the State Department
yesterday and got assurances
that action would be taken to
prevent such incidents hap
pening again.
There are 5000 United States
troops in Iceland manning the
NATO base at Kefiavi Inter-
national Airport. regarded as
an important link In the North
Atlantic defense chain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Dalai Lomo Sending
Brother for U. N. PIeo

NEW DELHI. India. Sept. II
(AP).-The Dalai Lame Is
sending his brother Gyalo
Thondup. to New York to ex-
plain the Tibetan situation to
United Nations delegates, IN
formed sources said today.
The refugee eod-king has
ALREADY sent q direct appeal
to the U. N. for help. He ac-
|cused the Chinese Communists
|of carrying out q program to
lexterminate the Tibetan race.
Mr.. Thondup conferred with
his younger brother and his
advisors today before leaving
| for the United States within
| q day or two. Since Tibet Is
not q member of the u. N. he
will have to marshal support
privately.
The Dalai Lama Is returning
Monday to Mussoorie in midas
Himalayan foothills, where he
has lived in exile since fleeing
Tibet during last springs anti
communist uprising.
One leading New Delhi news
paper rebuked Indian Prime
Minister Nehru today for crit
icizing the Dalai Lama,s appeal
to the y. N. Mr.. Nehru takes
the view there's nothing the
u. N. can do.
The Hindustan Times, which
Is considered close to Mr..
Nehru's ruling Congress Party.
said:
THE Dalai Lama's greatest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Angry IceIonders
Snub Defense Council

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Sept.
II (AP)-Iceland representa-
tives are boycotting the Ice
land United states defense
council which was set UP to
smooth relations between
American troops and Iceland
ers.
Foreign Minister Gudmundur
Gudmundsson ordered Iceland
delegates to stay away from
council meetings pending in
vestigation Of an incident in
volving an American sentry
and two .Icelandic ofncials on
the NATO base at Keflavik
Airport, which has touched Of
10 wave Of anti-American feel
ing.
Iceland charged that the
sentry forced the officials
caught in . restricted area to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12

VENICE. Italy. Sept. II (AP)
Maria Calais and Aristotle
Onassis today were cruising
again in the Adriatic Sea-this
time without her husband and
without his wife.
The 35-year-old Brooklyn
born operate soprano and the
55-year-old Greek millionaire
who says he loves her like Q
sister" boarded his big white
yacht Christina yesterday and
set out for Greece.
It was o comparatively
private cruise compared to the
elaborate excursion six weeks
ago when Sir Winston Churchill
was aboard-and Miss Callas
travelled with her Italian hus-
band as the guest Of Mr.. Onas-
sis and his pretty blond wife
Tina.
Miss Callas is travelling this
time only with her dwarf
poodle Toy.
Mr.. onassis' 2s-year-old wife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12

here also seem convinced that
at least some North Wet Ma
mese have been directly th-'
volved In the fighting. British
observers think It probable,
Only the French contend the
North Wet Namese have stayed
out Of Laos and that Is not o
unanimous opinion.
In Saigon 10 days ago. ti1is
reporter heard French sources
worrying that French diplo-
matte reports from Laos were
too heavily discounting North
Wet Namese involvement in
the Laotian fighting.
But a conviction by Laos
and others - that North Wet
Namese are fighting in Laos
does not constitute the proof
that the United Nations OBJ
servers presumably will want
for their reports. Snf
Coupled with this lack Of
concrete proof, Laos officials
have weakened their puhlie
case with a multitude Of COM
fused and contradictory re.
ports. ~ {
There have been instances
where one top ranking defense
ofiicial reported an attack by
troops from North Wet Nam
at the same time another as
serted there had been no fight. +.
ing in that sector for days! y
Reports that Wet Nam reg.
ulars were advancing with rebel
units have been contradicted
BY reports that the advancing
units were Pathet Lao or that
Wet Nam regulars were with,
drawing. ~
Although much Of this prob,
ably can be blamed upon bad.
communications and the feet
that the young Laos army does
not know much about conduct
ing Q war. the fact remains
that the constant contradic-
tons and continuing confusion
have weakened credibility of
Laotian claims that North
Wet Namese troops have inc
vaded Laos. sl5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Crude Bomb Misfires
In Adventist Church

BOISE. Idaho. Sept. IL (AP)
"A homemade bomb misflred
lin q Seventh-Day Adventist
church here last night. but it
scattered shotgun pellets. gun
powder and pieces Of glass
around q room in which Is
people were attending a wor-
ship service. They escaped In
jury.
The dynamite primer ex-
ploded, but it failed to set of
the gunpowder. Sheriff Myron
Gilbert said the container APP
Ipeared to be q beer bottle.
Oficers recovered about the
same amount Of gunpowder as
would be found in a shotgun
shell.
The container was dropped
Just inside an open window of
the church, IL feet from the
floor. 1t was attached to two
strands Of blasting wire strung
30 feet around the corner Of
the building. Officers said the
device apparently was set of
by touching each strand Of
wire to opposite ends Of q
fiashlight battery.
Sheriff Gilbert said teen
ayers could have learned the
trick In a high school physics
class.
He doubted that any religious
ill-will was a factor in the at
tempted bombing. The sheriff
said members Of the church
heard juvenile voices outside
the window Just prior to the
explosion.
However, the sheriff added,
II the dynamite had exploded,
some Of the congregation might
have been injured. They were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
OTHER Tv
HlGHLIGHTS
1890, WMAL (D-Pro. foot

1880, WMAL (7)-Pro. foot
ball: Green Bay Packers VS..
Washington Redskins.
1880. WTTG (D-Playhouse
Five: Iron Major" Pat
O'Brien. The life story Of
Frank Cavanaugh. football
coach t194S).
HIS. WRC 4)-Feature Fes-
tival: The Men," Marion
Brando and Teresa Wright
(1943).
1900, WTOP (9)-Late Show:
Cry Havoc" Margaret Sui
Ivan and Ann Sothern.
Group Of volunteer nurses
in q doomed Pacific base
hospital. after Pearl Har-
Dor, prove courage has moth
ing to do with social back
ground (1943).
1850 am, WTOP (9)-Shock:
THE Black Cat" Boris
Karloff. Pair Of newlyweds
find themselves trapped in
q house with two madmen
and . strange cat (le34)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
HOLLYWOOD
Continued From Page ALL

Continued From Page ALI
B altimore from now on.
Dorothy and husband Bill How
ard have settled in Baltimore,
where his family lives. and the
former sarong siren tells me,
"I'll do TV In New York and
commute to Hollywood when
"a movie comes along. But my
number one assignment Is
Bill and my sons"
II you care, Ex-King FarOul
Of Egypt says it isn't true that
he has a couple of million dol
lars stashed away in Swiss
banks tyou can't check this
anyway, Swiss bankers don't
TALK. Farouk insists he is
broke-all he has left are q
couple Of villas in Switzerland,
a few apartment houses and an
old yacht, the Favorita, in
Monte Carlo, anchored next to
the boat owned by his long
time pal. Prince Rainier.
Play angel Howard Cullmap
has problems we'd all like to
have.
II have II shows running in
the East, and I have to find
theaters for IL more" says
Howard who has had only one
bad year since he started
financing plays in 1884 with
Life With Father. "What I'm
interested in right now" Gull
man told me, ARE the Philip
pine dancers. I saw them at the
Brussels Fair last year, and I'm
bringing them to the Winter
Garden for six weeks starting
October 49," Future shows
partaking Of Cullman's hope,
but not charity. include Mary
Martins Sound Of Music. "
Shaw's "Heartbreak House"
with a few unknown actors like
Maurice Evans, Diana Wynyard,
Pamela Brown and Sam Le-
vene" and Melvyn Douglas in
THE Gangs All Here" 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Japanese Give
Views on Laos

TOKYO. Sept. IL (AP).-
Shinichi Shibusawa. Japanese
chairman Of the four-nation
United Nations fact-finding
commission to probe the Lao
tian situation said the length
Of the teams visit to the Asian
kingdom will depend on the
developments Of the situation"
Mr.. Shibusawa, 81, returned
last April from a three-year
stint as ambassador to Thai
land and Laos.
He is slated to leave tomor-
row accompanied by Minister
Morio Aoki and q secretary for
Bangkok where he will join and
be briefed by the Argentine,
Italian and Tunisian members
Of the mission.
Present plans are to fly to
Vientiane Tuesday.
"Our missions main purpose
is fact-finding. This must be
done in a most impartial way
to submit material to the
United Nations Security Coun-
Gil on which it can base a de-
cision," Mr.. Shibusawa said in
an interview.
ut is not for us to make
judgments" he added.
1.-THE first thing we will have
to do is to see what program
the Laotian government has
for the mission" he said.
Whether the mission will
tour the rebel-threatened
northern parts of Laos will
also depend on the Laotian
government, he said.
"Of course the report of our
findings is the most important
part. We will try to submit it
as soon as possible to the Sc
curity Council. But here again,
this will depend on the sit
uation."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Aunt Of Ago Khan
Fuces Divorce Suit

LONDON. Sept. IL (AP).-
Earl Cadogan has filed suit fol-
divorce.
His wife. the former Primrose
Yarde-Buller, 20. is an aunt Of
the Aga Khan.
The 45-year-old earl charges
that the countess committed
adultery with his accountant,
Patrick Corbett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12
Wife Divorces
Actor Borqnine

LOS ANGELES. Sept. II
(AP).-Actor Ernest Borgnine
is legally free to wed Actress
Katy Jurado.
His wife's final decree of di-
vorce was filed yesterday in
Superior Court.
Mr.. Borgnine, A. and Miss
Jurado, 80, are expected to
marry this month.
Mrs. Rhoda Borgnine. 81,
was granted an introductory
decree of divorce August 26.
1858. She later tried unsuc-
cessfully to have it set aside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-12

grouped in a circle 80 feet from
where the blast occurred.
Officers believe the attempted
bombing was another incident
of violent vandalism. Last
week. several giant fire crackers
or dynamite caps were touched
of in this Southwestern Idaho
city.