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Collie Attack
Fatal 10 TroiIus

WILMINGTON, DEL, May Is
(SpeciaD. - Bayard Sharp's
racing luck went against him
yesterday when 3-year-old
Troilus, in Sharp's own words
"the best horse ever had
died on his owners farm al
nearby Middletown.
Troilus was insured for an
undisclosed sum. but his earn
ing potential as a stake horse
and as a future breeding stall
lion were matters of specula-
ton. In two years of racing
the colt won six times. was Sec
ond twice and third twice, for
total earnings Of $133.38l.
Although last in the Ken
lucky Derby, Troilus earlier
starred at Hialeah, where he
won the rich Flamingo and
Bahama Stakes, and set a new
track record in an allowance
event.
Beset by a couple of minor
ailments recently, Troilus was
being pointed for fall racing
when he died. Veterinarians
diagnosed the cause of death
as a twisted intestine which
developed into collie.
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CardExpedited
AtShenandoah

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va.
May 10. - Shenandoah Downs
ran its fastest card Of the sea-
son last night. as General
Manager Bob Leavitt struggled
to get his customers home
earlier.
The last race went of at
1924. and the parking lot had
cleared by IL pm, with most
of the 3,051 customers headed
home before that. Leavitt has
been moving the Shenandoah
card faster each mcknight,
and even on Saturday the last
race was over by II pm.
Racing Secretary Greg john
son has assembled a field of
10 speedsters for tonight's g.
furlong Charles Town Lions
Club Purse, feature of the
nine-race card. Hobby, Ma
jestic Move and Old Soft Shoe
head the field, which also in
cludes Fran-Pat, Come On
Fred, Lees Heart, Tom Jack
son, DR.. Quack, Windy Morn
and Guilty Verdict.
Last nights crowd bet $146,-
S25, below expectations but an
improvement over some week
nights. Leavitt is counting on
a share of Pimlico's customers
to boost business at Shenan-
doah Downs.
This did not materialize last
night, but there were q couple
of reasons, including the warm
ups for the william E. Miller
Purse at RoSecroft, the Bel Air
opening and threatening
weather.
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Blacksmith Strike
May Bring Picketinq

NEW YORK, May 10 (AP)
Union officials were consid-
ering sending picketS to three
New York race tracks today
in the four-day blacksmiths
strike at Belmont Park.
They indicated pickets would
be set up at Jamaica and
Aqueduct as we'll as Belmont
now in the midst Of its spring
meeting. Jamaica has COM
pleted its spring meeting and
remodeling work is still under
way at Aqueduct for a sched-
uled reopening in September.
The labor trouble began
when John Nizlek, an owner
and trainer, began to shoe his
own horses. It was compli-
Gated by the refusal of the
New York Racing Association,
to grant a pay raise to two
members of the international
Brotherhood Of Journeymen
Horseshoers of the United
States and Canada.
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John {. HummeI
Dies at 76; With
Dodgers II Years

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May
10 (AP).-John E. (Silent
john Hummel, former bic
league baseball player, died yes
terday. He was rs.
Born in Bloomsbury. Pa,
Hummel played both the in
field and outfield during his ca
reer with the Brooklyn Dodgers
from 1905 to 1915. During that
time his best batting average
was .282 in 1912.
In 1918, Hummel Joined the
Yankees as an outfielder. He
batted .295 in % games that
year and wound up with a 1854
lifetime average.
His playing years behind him
Hummel turned to coaching the
minors-at Saskatchewan, Har-
risburg and Scranton, Pa, and
finally Springfield in the East
ern League in l926-27.
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1t is doubtful the National
Track and Field Committee will
recognize the time because,
there is doubt whether there
was visible smoke from the
starters gun. whether the 100
yard distance was accurate and
whether there was a rolling
start after two false starts"
Sober also pointed out no
Splinter ever received credit for
9.3 who hadn't run close to it
in previous races. Mostyn's
previous best time was 9.6 in
two races. None of the par
Elephants broke 10 fiat in the
trials and five f1nalists were
caught in 9.8 or faster. -Four
watches had Mostyn in 90, one
in go and another in "a.
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Cordozo Boy Who Did "a
To Run in Interhiqh Meet

Jasper Washington of Car
dozo High School, who finished
a stride behind John Mostyn's
world record-tying performance
in the 100-yard dash Saturday
at Englewood, N. j., viii COM
pete in the Interhigh League
track championships tomorrow
and Thursday at 8 pm. at
Coolidge High School.
Mostyn was clicked in 9.3
for the century to break Jesse
Owens mark of "a which had
stood as a schoolboy record
since 1888. 1t also tied the
world record held by seven
SprinterS.
Washington was clicked in
90 in the 100 and turned in a
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ACC Crown
Retained by
Clemson Nine

GASTONIA, N. c., May ls
(AP) For the second year
running, Clemson has won the
Atlantic Coast Conference base
ball championship the hard
way. The Tigers defeated North
Carolina in a playoff both years,
They won it last night with a
81 victory over the Tar Heels.
But it was a little more difficult
this year because there was a
three-way tie for first place at
the end of the regular season.
Last year, only Clemson and
North Carolina were involved
in the playoff. Clemson won
that one, Al.
This year, Clemson had to
defeat Wake Forest first. Glenn
son eliminated the Deacons,
Az, last Saturday.
Thus. Clemson viii represent
the ACC in the District 3
NCAA playoff here June AS.
The other teams will include
Georgia Tech of the Southeast
Iern Conference, George WASH
ington of the Southern, and an
Iat-large club to be named.
Clemson had to have some
late inning heroics to pull the
game out Of the fire last night
The Tigers trailed, Us, going
into the eighth. Wayne Young,
the second of four Tar Heel
pitchers. gave up two bases on
balls, and then Larry Bagwell
hit a triple to knot the score
BagWell came in on a single
by Fred Deberry to put the
Tigers a run ahead. They got
another in the ninth on Butch
Coker's homer.
Clemson's Harold Stowe
picked up his sixth victory by
relieving starter Ty Cline in the
fifth. Stowe has lost three.
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21.8 effort in beating Mostyn
in the 900. If he nears those
times tomorrow or Thursday
the Interhigh records will go.
The record for the 100 is 9.8,
set by William Mathis of Car
dozo in 1945 and tied by Mar
cellus Boston. also of Cardozo,
in 1947. The 220 record of 22.2
was set by Dick Dear of Gen.
trail in 1902 and equaled by
Bill Thompson of Central in
1885,
Tech viii be favored to beat
out defending champion Spin
garn and Cardozo for the team
championships. The Trainers
won the Interhigh Relays last
month, edging Cardozo, 261z
points to %.
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Meehon, WeIIborn Picked
AS Top Athletes at Navy

letterman in football and a
leader in intramural sports. He
will get the Thompson Trophy
Cup as the midshipman who
has done the most during the
current year for the promotion
of athletics at the Naval Acad-
envy"
Meehan is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence ]. Meehan Of
Philadelphia. Wellborn is the
son of Mrs. r. S. Wellborn of
Houston, Tex.
The awards will be presented
by Rear Admiral C. L. Nelson,
Academy superintendent, at
June Week ceremonies June /.
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ANNAPOLIS, May 10 (AP)
= Soccer Star John Meehan
and Football Fullback Ray
Wellborn were chosen today to
receive the Naval Academy's
top athletic awards for 1859.
Meehan has been described
by Middle Coach Glenn War
ner as "the best player ever to
represent Navy on the soccer
field" He will receive the Naval
Academy Athletic Association
sword as the senior who has
personally excelled in athletics
during his years of varsity
competition"
Wellborn was a two-year
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MINOR LEAGUES
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Buffalo, 6-5; Toronto, 20.
Columbus, 10; Miami, 8,
Havana. 4; Richmond, 3.
Montreal, S-5; Rochester, ia.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Fort Worth at Omaha, postponed.
charleston, ., Denver, 2.
Louisville, 3; Minneapolis, @
Dallas, 9: Houston, 1.
Only games
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland, III; Vancouver, 90.
Sacramento, 4; Salt Lake City, 8.
Only games.
PAN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Tulsa, IL; Poza RIGA, 9.
Armarillo, IL; Mexico City Reds,
Corpus Christi. z: Nuevo Laredo, 4
Victoria, IL; Mexico City Tigers, z
Vera Cruz, z. San Antonio, Z.
Austin, 9: Monterrey, 4
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Atlanta, 81 Nashville. 2.
Birmingham, 5: Chattanooga, 4.
Memphis, IL: New Orleans, 8.
Shreveport, 8; Mobile, 2
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FIGHT RESULTS

: DALLAS, Tex.-Joe Giambra, 1856
Dallas. outpointed Ralph (TigerJ Jones
IPS YonkeIs, n. Y, TO-.
MILWAUKEE Will Besmanoff
2Ol Milwaukee, outpointed AL vii.
hams, III. Oklahoma City. 10: Orvillt
Pitts, l17la. Milwaukee. stopped Jimmy
WEIGH 1871. Columbus. Ohio, z.
/. PHILADELPHIA George Benton
1904, Philadelphia. outpointed Bobb,
BOYD. 1924. chicago. 10.
NEW YORK,-Tony Di Biase. 1889
New YORK, outpointed curley Monroe
14a, Worcester, Mass, 10.
QUEBEC Dave Hilton 125ia Que.
bee, outpointed Gerry Simpson. 1872
Montreal. IL canadian feather titlel
CHICAGO.--Jo Hemphill, 1879. Chi
eago, stopped Toxic Hall, 1872, Chicago
PROVIDENCE, r Joe Comes
166. Providence, outpointed Don Prout
170la, Providence s
pan outpointed Shigeru Ito, 1872
japan, 10
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New Driving Ronge
To Open With Clinic

Frank Tenney. who has beer
connected with the White Flint
golf course on the Rockville
pike off and on for several
years, will open a driving range
Sunday at 1921 Colesville
road in Silver Spring.
Tenney will hold a clinic
Sunday along with Kathy
Whitworth, two-time women's
open champion Of New Mex
leo. and Tommy Flora, who
represented Maryland in the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
tournament at Tucson, Ariz.
last summer.
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Brown Star Moy Give
Legum Stakes Winner

fourth qualifier in the first heat
was 8. A. Camps Kings
Meadow.
Del Miller scored the biggest
upset in the second heat with
Hugh Grants Julia Frost, who
returned S52.20, 5000 and So.
The long-shot winner got in by
q nose In front Of the favorite
Chenille after q torrid stretch
run. e-Point Star was third.
Donald williams The Scotsman
was fourth.
Driver Tom Crank got Adios
Oregon. owned by l.. T. Not
tingnam and c. r. Bull, home
first In the third division. Adios
Oregon paid $3.50, $3.50 and
$500. Butch Harmoney was
second and Catch Up third.
Among those who failed to
qualify vera Stanley Dancers
Lucas Luck. Del Miller's Bris-
tpl Hanover and Del Came
ron's Newport Admiral.
Driver John Simpson was the
only one to qualify two into
the Miller finals - Import
Freight and Cancey Farvel.
who will 60 as an entry.
Jim Lynch, 4-year-old geld
ing named for Rosecroft's gen.
eral manager. broke his maiden
in last nights first race to start
a double payoff of $3.50 Jim
Lynch returned $29.40, $3.50
and $7.20 Charles Provost's
Meadow knight won the Sec
ond race, paying $500, $3.50
and $2.40 to complete the (4-2)
double. A crowd of 4,722
wagered $271.S35 last night.
The ladies' night program
tonight features a Class A trot.
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SchooIboys
Teeing Off in
First Round

First-round play in the 26th
annual schoolboy golf cham
pionships gets under way at 8
pm. today at Manor Country
Club with Chuck Lubar of Will
son High School. the defend
ing champion. meeting John
Holzberg of Walter johnson in
the opening match.
g Second-round matches will
be- held tomorrow at Wood
mont. Semlfiinals will be held
Thursday at Columbia and the
fihals Sunday at Manor.
Holzberg, with a n, was one
of l6 who qualified for the
championship flight yesterday
at Norbeck. The second largest
field in the history of the
event. l73, teed of yesterday.
Lubar was an automatic quail
fiet.
SSean Baldwin, 17-year-old
junior at Walter johnson
High School. was medalist with
a two-over-par 70. Marty Gar
Der of Bethesda Chevy Chase,
g. 16-year-old sophomore, was
second low medalist with "a.
: Pairings with qualifying
scores:
= Championship Flisht
.3;00-Chuck Lubar, Wilson (auto-
nate wsEc q 1usnfI) rs John Holzbers
.s365.chuck Werner. Blair c7s) VS.
Lace Richter. B-Cc t77l.
s3:10-Don Conner, WI t77) VS.
Merry CARRIER, B-Cc G4l.,,
Charles Holden. Sullivan Prep ts0l.
s3:2a-Dave Turner Western Jr. l19)
Va Bill Cigich st. Johns t59)
53:25--Richard Margolis, Wilson tS0l
W Richard Becker, Coolidge ls0l;
Ual vs., Ricnard, Ku, Wilson tsD.
s3:32-Bob Understein, Blair fSD VS..
Sean Baldwin. Walter Johnson (73l.
Second Flight.
.e3:00-Bob CORN, Wilson (s1) VS.,
Dan Boone, B-CC (S2).
s3:05--Art Conlon. High Point (S1)
vs.. Bus Garrett. WI fS2).
c3:l0-Ed Huffman, Northwood (Sil
W. Rieky Billingsley, N. Bethesda (S2l
3:15-Ronnie Jamison, st. Johns
ta1) VS.. Carl MacCartee, B-CC 1921.
~ and Under
s3:40-Billy Bortz N. Bethesda tS2l
vs. Dick Schmidt, Western Jr. (S6).
s3:45-Mike clarey, Priory 1887 vs.
Chuck Collett, Bladensburg (S7l.
s3:50--John Gavin, NJ Bethesda tS4)
vs.. Ricky Meissner. Bulls $50.
s3;55-Neh MeClarey, Annandale 1851
". Jerry Weintraub. Paul Jr. ts9)
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SHENANDOAH
SELECTIONS

Hillside Miss, Questing. Carmon-H
,-Belloscope, Inagain, Stop Street
Rush For Gold, Bits Baby, Colonel
Tim
t-Laeternal Melrose, Golden Dodie
Anthony Wayne, Polished Brass,
Little Don @
warriors Stand, First Question,
Slideout.
7-Friendineed, Native Texan, Happy
Retreat
s-Maiestic Move, Tom jackson. Old
Soft Shoe.
9-NSs, York, Freedoms Folly. Mrs
Best Bet-Rush for Gold.
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Red Sox RecuIl Wills

BOSTON, May 10 (AP) The
Red Sox sent Pitcher Ted Bows
field to their Minneapolis farm
club last night and recalled
Pitcher Ted Wills from the
same team. Both are left
handlers.
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REDLEcs, 8; DODGERS, 7
CINCINNATI
Los ANGELEs
ZEE Totala a411nz

l Batted for Thomas in I'd: Ran
lor Lynch in sth; 3 Singled Tor Liiiis
D. u .I Stni Ran for snider in sth: 5
Los ANdEtEs SS0 V04 Sii-s
Robinson, Lillis, 2. Po-A-cin.
Sinnatl a-12; Los Angeles, 27-I2.
LilliS to Larker. Neal to thinner TO
Larksr. LOB--cincinnati, 10: Los
2b--Pignatano, Pinson, Demeter
bbK-Tsmple, Bell, Fairly. s-Neal
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TIGERS, a; RED sox, Z
DETROIT

Totals 40 IA l6 "a Totals 80 2 z 2
Fouled out for Fornieles in 9TH; 3 ran
for Williams IN 6th: walked for
DETRoiT - 2I3 oil 42O-i4
BOSTON 100 900 lO0-- 9
PO-A--Detroit, 27-6: Boston gels,
DP-Runnels to Gernert to Buddin TO
Runnels; Boiling to Bridges to Harris,
|OB-Detrott, 10; Boston. o.
2b-Yost ?, Kaline, Groth, Runnels,
BRIDGES, Williams. 3b-Bunning. HR--
Buddin. s-Bunning, oroth.
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Jones t3-5l. y
U-venzon. Donateili, conlan. Burk.
hart. T--2;39, A--I7.52l.
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Shenandoah
Scratches

alike. Hesrtache. Inquest.
a-Pavana.
s-Tom jackson. Windy Morn.
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WInner--BroWn I'D. Loser--Fer'
rarese t3-2).
HBP--Loes tMinosol. wP--Ferrarese
2.bS. A--0,l07.
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MAJOR BOX SCORES
BRAVES, Z; GIANTS, Z
SAN FRANCIsCO

AotAN 10 IL iotals 32 gyx
! Singled for worthinston in 7th.
MILWAUKEE, mn no mn
SAN FRANCISCO = 900 100 100
.E-RodEers. Po-A--Milwaukee. o.
~ san Francisco. 27-9. DP-Spahn
g y brien 70 Tore; Rodgers TO spen-
cisco. .,
2b--TorSss Aaron. HR-Mays. s.
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sullivan (1-3).
HBP-By cornieles tYost). U-Ta-
6acchi,. Paparella, Runge, Hurley. T.
2:39. A-3,02S.
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EASTERN LEAGuE

NC A6AA-N 1AnoOb
Binghamton, 3; Williamsport, 0,
Albany, 8: Springfield, 2.
York, IL; Reading, 2.
Lancaster 10; Allentown. 4.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
nings.
Columbus, s.; Macon, 1.
Jacksonville, 4; Savannah, 3.
Knoxville, 8; Asheville, o.
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bine u-5l.
Faced two batters in second.
WP-Williams PB--Pignatano. U
-Dixon, Smith, Daseoli. Secory. Time
-3:15. A-13,002.
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ORIOLES, 3; INDIANS, 0


Totals 81 0 9 o
/ Grounded out for Strickland In
eth; 2 SINGLED for Ferrarese In eth
3 Struck out for Held in sth.
s LEEyHHeNp 1880 SSCp oSoo S oSo-s
E-Boyd. pO-A--cleveland Gals,
Baltimore 27-9. Dp-Stricklnnd 10
Martin to Power: Loes to Carrasouel TO
BOYD. LoB-cleveland 2. Baltimore z.
colAvito. Piersall. s-Ferrarese,
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SHENANDOAH DOWNS
GRADED HANDICA APPS

SIXTH RACE-Purse, $1,000; A.
year-olds and up. claiming; one mile.
3 Warriors stand mo boy) lis 80
| First Question tGerkin) 113 5-2
) Slideout (Gerkins) 113 Al
. Hylo Son mo boy) lib 81
4 Setser0 mo boy) 1I6 ST.
s Tubee (Palumbol III ISL
Big Threat (Rivera) 11S col
2 Lady Read mo boy) Ill 20-1
SEVENTH RAcE-Purse, $1,000: g.
year-olds and up; claiming; 5A fur
Friendineed fPalumbol 100 81
Native Texan (Gerkin) lis Al
9 Pavana (cutshawl lis 81
s Been mo boyl 112 I'll
I War Gable (Riveral 100 lei
Happy Retreat tMcKee) leo 10-1
3 Why Tino tGambardelia) lis 20-i
Stomach Parker 100 COL
4 Battle Night tcutshaw) 100 COL
EIGHTH RAcE-Purse. $1,000: 3
an 4-year-olds: claiming: furlonss
Z rran Pat lRiyeral liz 6-1
10 Come On Fred (Felteni- 100 col
8 Lees Heart fCapel lis 2n-l
3 Tom jackson mo boyl 100 ST.
DR. Quack tPalumboD l12 10-1
Windy Morn tPalumbol 112 15-l
o GUILTY Verdict tFioriol ia 20-1
NINTH RACE--Purse, $1,000; g.
teenth
E Ssw TSFs po NS I SGy, 1pss 81
: Roman Count mo boyl- lis 81
5 oaatre Theli tGsmbaqa, liz 1s-i
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ROSECROFT
GRADED
HANDICAPS

Tuesday, May 10
Post Time, $50 PM.
lest Bet--NeWpOrt Norm, Seventh Race
FIRST RAcE-Purse. $500; 80 trot
Evening star., 1959-11-30
Nixon Would Pick His Mate

advantage might lie in the
other direction altogether.
They think, for illustra-
ton, that if the Democrats
become deeply caught up in
"the religious question" they
may well offend all groups
no matter what they finally
do about candidates.
In such a case, the present
odds are that the Nixon
camp would bypass the whole
controversy by naming an
all-ProteStant ticket. BY do
ing so they could present the
G. o. P. as nobly unwilling to
bring into a political cam
paign what ought to be ir-
relevant, the factor of a
mans religion.
Very well. Now that Mr..
Nixon's criteria for selecting
a vice presidential nominee
are thus disclosed, who
should that nominee be?
Here, all is a great haze. The
Nixon people solemnly offer a
list Of "possibles" as long as
your arm. Why are they so
vague? Because you surely
don't do yourself any harm
by identifying many stout
fellows as fine vice preSiden-
tial material and waiting un-
til the very last moment be-
fore rejecting all of them but
one.
Evening star., 1959-11-30
RALPH McGILL
Truman Sees New 'Giveuwuy'

There was an obvious bounce
to his body and his mind.
The others, the young and
the old, showed little of this
quality. 1t was not a stirring
spectacle.
II wish" said one onlook-
er, I'VE could take twenty
years of Harry and nomi-
nate him. He'd win in a
canter."
The idea had a certain ap-
peal to the imagination.
But the 20 years can't be
stripped away. And, in addi-
ton, who knows whether the
people are interested in is
sues which Harry Truman
characterization Of atomic
power control by the Govern
ment and a conservation of
national resources for public
use and security?
What does interest the
people anyhow?
Evening star., 1959-11-30
DAVID LAWRENCE
Religious Issues in the Campaign

stemmed in part from the
publication of a formal report
to President Eisenhower last
July by a committee study
ing our mutual assistance
programs. The report urged
that the United States assist
those countries with which it
Is cooperating in economic
aid programs, on request. in
the formulation of their plans
designed to deal with the
problem Of rapid population
growth"
The key phrase is ION
request" The United States,
moreover. according to a
statement just issued by the
International Cooperation
Administration, says the issue
is pretty academic" and
adds:
Not one penny of foreign
aid funds ever has been used
for dissemination Of birth
control information and
there are no plans to do So"
Since the church and state
are separate, it is assumed
that an honest Catholic or
an honest Protestant in the
White House will decide pub
lie questions on the basis Of
what is good for the United
States at home and abroad
and as the oath Of office re-
quires. Senator Kennedy has
said this repeatedly.
American citizens, includ-
ing churchmen of all denomi-
nations, have a right to dis
cuSS publicly any question
they please and to demand
of candidates that they state
their positions. But it would
be most unfortunate If every
candidate for public Office
hereafter were to be cate
chized on the basis of his
church relationships. The
Constitution proclaims the
"law of the land" to be as
follows:
The Senators and Repre-
sentativeS before mentioned,
and the members of the sew
eral State Legislatures, and
all executive and judicial Off
GERS, both of the United
States and of the several
States, shall be bound by oath
or affirmation to support this
Constitution; but no religious
test shall ever be required as
a qualification of any Office
or public trust under the
United States"
Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1959-11-30

the 196O-63 period. if they
want to. We are close to a
point where our deterrent
force may not deter.
If we take the necessary
steps in time, we can-we
must believe-see to it that a
Russian attack during the
time of the missile gap can
not disarm us. But we can
not expect the Russians to
stand still while we are i'm
proving our deterrent force.
They will be hard at work
on a strategic surprise for
US, some chronological ad-
vance which we will not
know about until they spring
it on US.
They may, for example,
improve the accuracy Of
their ICBMs and their sub
marine-launched missiles so
they can make direct hits on
our airfields and missile in
stallationS. Direct hits will
knock out the most hardened
points.
Or they may invent new
weapons, offensive or defen-
sive. which will improve their
ability to destroy our deter
rent force or to defend
against our counter-attack-
for example, a defense
against our ICBMS by mag
netic forces high above the
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earth which will defect the
oncoming missiles.
There will be times when
deterrence will work. When
ever our deterrent force is so
powerful, so well protected
by hardened installations, so
we'll defended by its warning
systems and defensive mis-
sileS and aircraft, and so mo-
bile (on submarines, on rail-
road cars, in the air., that
the Russians cannot knock
out enough of it to make
counter attack bearable -
then there will be reliable
deterence.
But this perfect state Of
affairs will not last. Nothing
can stay fixed in this fast
moving age of applied SCI
ence for d-5truction. Some
weapons breakthrough, Of
fensive or defensive, is sure
to come along quickly, to
break the perfect deterrent.