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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
Artist Kent Gives
Work to Russia

MOSCOW. Nov. II (AP).-
Rockwell Kent, left wing
American artist, has presented
all his unsold painting to the
Soviet Union.
The 78-year7old painter told
q news conference yesterday on
his fourth visit to Russia that
he estimates the value Of what
he called "the great Kent COL
lection" at more than 5000 900.
There are 80 paintings and 800
or more other works.
Mr.. Kent said he made the
gift as "a prize-a peace prize
-for perhaps the greatest peace
act of all history: Their (the
RuSsians) call before the
United Nations for complete
and lasting world disarma-
ment."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
Negro Voting Myth Shattered

prominent editors say the
State couldn't have been car
ried so readily by the Ken
nedy- Johnson ticket II 1t
hadn't been for the Negro
vote, which was cast over
whelmingly on the Demo-
cratic side.
The following table shows
what happened in this years
election In some Of the North
ern areas which are almost
solidly Negro-the rise in the
percentage Of the vote for
Senator Kennedy in 1860 over
the vote for Adlai Stevenson
in 1885,:
Gary, Ind. SO precincts.
WORKING tlasa- 604 61.0
Cleveland, Ohio, 10 wards,
mostly working class 57.s IT'S
Los AnReles, Calf. 5 pre-
.eincts, lower income T6.7 SOS
mostly lower income 6l.3 TIT
WORKING class - 's4.s $50
Philadelphia, Pa, 90 divi-
sions. middle class 69.5 III
New York City, 4 assembly
districts. mixed classes -66.7 76.3
The New York newspapers
have In the last few days
credited Representative Adam
Clayton Powell Of Harlem
with q statement that Sena-
tor Kennedy had phoned him
to say that without the Negro
vote he couldn't have won
the States which have large
electoral votes.
What does all this mean
for the future? Will the Re-
publicans now go over to
States rights as q fundamen-
tai philosophy and try to win
the South? Or will they sit
on the sidelines and criticize
the Democrats as lacking in
executive leadership II they
don't also send troops into
the South to enforce deseg-
regation?
Certainly the civil rights
issue looks less and less in
fluential politically. What Is
important now. as it has been
since the 1930s, Is the eco
nomic benefit that the Ne
groes and other groups in the
lower-income brackets can
hope to get from the Gov
eminent at Washington.
(copyrisht,r 1860
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17

President Charles de Gaulle
has decided to terminate the
Algerian crisis, which has
cost France billions Of dollars
and thousands of lives, by
creating an Algerian Al
geria" even If this move
might create serious disturb
ances In France.
His plan, according to re-
liable reports from Paris,
consists Of the creation Of an
Algerian government headed
by the former president of
the Algerian Assembly, Aberr-
ham Farez. This administra-
ton will have an independent
character except-and this is
an important "except"-that
the departments Of National
Defense, Education, Econorn-
ic Affairs dncluding finance)
and Foreign Affairs will be
conducted from Paris.
The main purpose Of es-
tablishing the Algerian AL
geria" will be to prepare the
country for an eventual ref
erendum in which the Mo-
hammedan and European Al
gerians will decide whether
they want to remain within
the Commonwealth Of France
or go it alone. The belief Of
the Paris government is that
because Of the long and bene-
ficial ties between the African
portion Of France and the
mother country. the majority
Of the. Mohammedans will
prefer to remain closely con-
nected with the Paris gov
eminent. That the superna-
tionalist elements in France
and the rebels whose main
strength is concentrated in
Tunisia and Morocco will
violently oppose the De
Gaulle plan is inevitable.
The French people, except
for the political partisans
who want to fish in muddy
waters. will understand the
Algerian Algeria" will not
mean the detachment of the
country from the rest Of
France. Not only will the
main departments remain
under the control of Paris,
but the Sahara, itself, will
remain a French possession.
Sahara. especially the two
newly created provinces with
capitals at Colomb Bechar
and Saida, Is vital to Frances
national defense. Vast guam
titles Of oil have been dis
covered there and are now
being exploited. When the
pipeline across the Mediter-
ranean has been completed
these provinces are expected
to I'LL all the oil requirements
Of France and also most Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
POTOMAC FEVER

By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Jack Kennedy flies to Lyndon Johnson's Texas ranch
REQUEST upon landing Take to your leaders former
leader"
Ike to halt the flight Of gold Trouble is that
popular cry abroad Yankee go home and send more
money"
Clark Clifford works transferring the Government to
the Democrats As former Truman aide he's impressed by
Republican thrift-usng the old incnerator
their papers in.
There's Kennedy may get even with Nixon by
sentencing him to four Secretary OF Agriculture
Just one question. With Ike, Nixon and Kennedy all
vacatoning who's rakng the leaves the White House?
Washington is in ferment over the two choice posts
Of the administration. Secretary State-and White
House baby sitter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
DORIS FLEEsON
Kennedy's Unity Visit to Johnson

died his Office under Presi-
dent Eisenhower, it was large
ly overlooked that his real
power and executive respon-
sibilities were never increased
and could not be. He was
handed service aides by an
ohsequious Pentagon and he
Travelled far and wide.
But President Eisenhower
let the cat out Of the bag with
his remark that given a week,
he might think of some adj
ministration decision made
by Mr.. Nixon. The unfor-
tunate Vice President was
harassed by this comment
during the campaign and at
one point defended it as an
effort by the President to be
facetious.
Mr.. Nixon would probably
have liked executive power;
in fact, on one occasion he
sought it, but the then Sec
rotary of State, John Foster
Dulles. vetoed him on con-
stitutional grounds. He was
still able to wiring maximum
public relations value for his
presidential ambitions out Of
what he got, aided by a
largely friendly press.
The difference now is that
Senator Kennedy proposes to
be q strong President and
that Senator johnson, unlike
. Mr.. Nixon. Is accustomed to
the uses Of power as distinct
from public relations and to
the substance, not the
shadow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
Nance to Head
Federation of
Businessmen

o. Carl Nance. jr., manager
Of the commercial department
Of the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co., was elected
president Of the Federation of
Businessmen's Association. last
night.
Mr.. Nance. who represents
the Central Business Associa-
ton succeeds Chester F. Bletch
Of the Maryland and Virginia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17

start and repeated from q
thousand hastings that the
central issue Of the campaign
was the choice Of o vigorous
President to start the coun-
try moving again. The day
after he won, he said firmly
that "the margin is narrow
but the responsibility is
clear"
But the restless drive Of
Vice President-elect john
son is about to be rigidly con-
tanned by the Constitution.
1t directs him to preside over
the Senate where he can
vote to break a. tie and it in
sureS his succession to the
Presidency if the President
should die.
The relations of Senator
johnson with the new Sen
ate are a story still to be de-
veloped. Historically and con-
stitutionally. he is supposed
to stand aside. Only time will
show whether he will do this
or to what degree. giving up
his vast acreage of aqua
broadloom carpet /. in the
choicest suites Of the Capitol
and Senate ONCE buildings
while relinquishing all con-
troll Of the many expert
enced stats which did his
bidding.
Because Vice President
Nixon successfully aggran-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
DORIS FLEEsON
Reversal of Two Victorious Democrats
Roles in Senate q Provocative Element

President-elect Kennedy's
call upon his running-mate,
Senator Lyndon johnson, at
the LBJ ranch in johnson
City, Tex. is a sporting and
sophisticated effort to achieve
harmony and party respon-
Sibility in the new admins
tration.
Both men have brains and
personality, but they are
brains and personality of a
very different kind. One
thing is certain about their
relationship: 1t may have its
ups and downs, but it will
never be dull. 4
A provocative element. ex-
ist at the start, which is the
reversal of their roles in the
Senate. There Senator john
son was the magnetic and re-
sourceful leader whose in
f1uence pervaded every part
Of Senate activity and ex-
tended to the Republican
President personally. Senator
Kennedy was close to a lone
wolf, intent upon certain pol
icies and concentrating on
his campaign for the Presi-
dency.
He was never a member Of
the inner circle of the Sen
ate and did not want to be.
He wanted to be President.
and soon he will be.
He intends to be q strong
President. He said so at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
Vice President DiscipIining Himself
Until Next Decision Time Arrives

Goldwater and the Governor
of New York.
Mr.. Nixon understands
what Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce
has put into words in her
native. State Of Connecticut.
She has said that unless the
party puts up more attractive
candidates Connecticut will
become q "sinecure for the
Democrats" She noted that
wherever such candidates
were put up they did well.
She named Senator Clifford
Case. Of New Jersey, as an
example.
Mrs. Luce may have erred
in other judgments. but here
she certainly is on sound
ground. There is no national
future for Senator Goldwater.
The sort Of political con-
servatism he espouses died out
in England about 1905. Amer
lean political conservatism
has never progressed. as in
England, because it has
lacked the quality Of innova-
ton necessary in the develop
ment of industrial popula-
tions, not merely in America.
but in the world. It is true
that Senator Goldwater has
caught the fancy of many
conservatives in his party, but
they will persist with him to
the detriment of its future.
Vice President Nixon, there
fore, will be required to
remain as the party's anchor
until the Goldwater-Rocke-
Teller factions have huffed
and pulled until they can do
so no more. We may expect
to see Senator Case slowly
emerge in the years ahead as
the man most able to become
a rallying point.
Mr.. Nixon does not now
have to make up his mind.
He is one who knows the
Importance of popular moods
at the time of campaigning
and voting. He has q good
two years in which to wait
for a decision.
Unless conditions are then
favorable. he almost certainly
will quietly and soundly base
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
Election Viewed as Upsetting Claim
That Rights EspousoI Wins Votes

ed Senator Lyndon johnson.
even though he had swallow
ed the Democratic national
platform with its demand for
equal access for all Ameri-
j., cans to all areas Of commun-
ity life," including presum-
ably all private clubs. private
schools and other private In
stitutions.
The Republicans we've so
sure that the Negro vote in
the North was on their side
this time that Henry Cabot
Lodge. the vice-presidential
nominee, boldly promised
that. If his party were vic
torious. he would influence
the next administration to
appoint q Negro to the Cabi-
net. While this cost the Re-
publicans some votes In the
South, 1t didn't seem to result
in any gain for them in the
North.
incidentally, Senator Ken
nedy indicated publicly his
sympathy with the Rev. Mar
tin Luther King in the latter's
difficulties with the court au-
thorities in Georgia. But
even this didn't ALLEVIATE the
Democratic politicians Of the
South, who continued to place
their support Of the national
Democratic ticket above all
else. While many Southern
newspapers openly espoused
the Republican cause, the
Democratic organic a t l o ms,
State and local, were all-pow-
erful in influencing the vote.
1t is true that the Republic
cans rolled, up a relatively
big vote in some Of the South
ern States. but it is reported
that those Negroes who are
qualified to vote in the South
stayed for the most part with
the Democratic Party. Thus
the strategy of building up
the Republican Party in the
South by trying to get voting
rights for more Negroes didn't
seem to pay Oh either. In
North Carolina, for instance,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
Proposed Algerian AIgeriof Is Viewed
As Not Satisfying Both Sides

those Of Europe, which no
longer will have to depend
for its oil supplies entirely on
the Near East, Venezuela and
the United States. More
over, 1t is in the Sahara area
that the French are produc-
ing and testing their A and
H-weapons which are in
tended to provide themselves
and other continental NATO
forces with atomic imple-
mentS Of war. ,- ~s
The main talking point of
those who oppose President
de Gaulle's project for end
ing the struggle in Algeria
will be that Frances expert
ences with her former pro-
tectorates, Morocco and
.Tunisia, have been bad.
These two countries were
first given autonomy and self
government entirely indie
pendent of France. Eventual
ly they demanded and OBJ
tanned complete independ-
ence. ,...
At present, both are lean
ing strongly toward the Com
munist camp and are doing
many things Moscow and
Peiping want them to do.
Moscow has Cancelled the
agreement for American air
bases which We had signed
with France while she still
had a protectorate over that
kingdom and on which we
spent more than half a bill
lion gold dollars. Tunisia, de-
spite the many economic
and political advantages it
has obtained from the free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
DAVID LAWRENCE

PerhapS the biggest myth
in present-day politics-the
theory that the Negro vote
can be won solely by espous-
ing the civil rights cause
has been shattered by the
DISQUALIFICATION results.
The Republicans have been
playing up to the Negro vot-
ers ever since the War Be-
tween the States. For dec
AIDES 1t was a, rare occurrence
when any Negroes voted the
Democratic ticket. Their vote
was virtually unanimous for
the Republicans. Then came
the depression of the l930s.
and it was o Democratic ad-
miniStration which, through
the WPA Works Progress
Administration. had an OPP
portunity to hand out relief
funds by "leaf-raking" and
other work schemes which
poured money into the low
income groups. Thereafter,
in election after election, al
most all Negroes have stayed
on the Democratic side.
The Republicans, however,
saw q way to get back the
Negro vote when the Su-
preme Court of the United
States issued its historic de-
segregation decision in 1854.
Ignoring their chance among
those whites who had been
edging away from the Demo-
cratic Party because Of a
fear of state socialism and
the radical policies of CEN
tralized government, the Re-
publicans began to champion
vigorously the cause of de-
segregation. Despite the dra-
matte deployment Of Federal
troops at Little Rock by the
Republican a d ministration,
the Democrats of the North
cried out that there wasn't
enough executive leadership
in this field. Yet in the last
campaign the Southern
Democrats didn't seem to
note such trends. Instead,
large numbers of them back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
RALPH McGILL

II have made almost a
fetish Of disciplining myself"
The statement is by Vice
President Nixon.
That is precisely what he
now is doing - disciplining
himself. In time he will apply
that to his party.
This is the mushy period of
speculation as to what sort
Of china Jackie will select:
whether or not she will be
a fashion leader, and much
else that is typical Of the
worst in mass media report
ing.
Mixed in with it are guesses
as to what the Vice President
will do. Will he become the
active head of his party, and
not merely the titular? Will
he practice law and abandon
politics? Will he run for
Governor of California in
1862 and the presidency in
1854?
For the man who has made
almost a fetish of disciplining
himself, the question must
seem naive. He already knows
what he will do about politics.
He will play it by ear until
next January. He can't do
anything else. A seemingly
nettled White House has said,
through its spokesman, that
President Eisenhower will re-
main head of the party until
his term ends. This was in
response to a question as to
whether Mr.. Nixon would not
now become the party leader.
Here we have another
example of Mr.. Nixon being
politically trapped at a time
when the party needs him to
be free. The President cannot
well proclaim that Mr.. Nixon
from now on is the party
leader. Senator Goldwater
and perhaps Gov. Rockefeller
might object.
But the party assuredly
needs Mr.. Nixon to be in
charge for the months ahead.
He is the one force which will
prevent quick civil war from
breaking out between the two
forces symbolized by Senator
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17

! Milk Producers Association as
head of the federation made
up Of 10 Washington area bust
ness groups.
Other officers elected were
DR.. Morris M. Gottlieb, first
vice president: Howard G.
Bonnet. second vice president;
Miss Lillian G. Clark, secretary,
and Mrs. Josephine Ashby,
treasurer.
The group met in the board
room Of the merican
Security & Trust Co., Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
Block Improvers
Plan AffiIiution

The Citizens Block Improve
ment Association last night
passed a resolution to become
a member of the Washington
Housing Association.
Members of the citizens
group feel their organization
can achieve a better awareness
Of overall civic problems as a
member of the housing group.
Last nights meeting was
held at 1890 E street N. E., the
residence Of Charles L. Weaver,
president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-17
Nixon Now at the WAITING Stage

himself in private life and
practice law. He lost, but he
almost won. His was not the
fate Of Landon or Dewey. But
he will hardly want to plan
a political future. A person
very close to him, the estim-
able Mrs. Nixon. has long
wanted him out Of it.
That he will serve his party
and save it, If he can, from
committing folly, is sure. And
for himself-he can wait.
Evening star., 1960-04-15
Navy Rodio Telescope to Be Taller
Than Washington Monument

But nobody can yet say for
sure what the total cost will be
or whether the project can be
completed in 1862, the target
year.
Martin E. Jansson, technical
information director for the
Naval Research Laboratory in
Washington, said:
There's never been anything
built quite like this, so we can't
say exactly when it will be fin
ished. But we expect it to be
finished in 1852"
The construction site is on a
knoll in the South Fork Valley
of Pendleton County. The val
ley is on the West Virginia side
of Shenandoah Mountain in
the Alleghenies. The State line
runs along the top of the noun
tain and the Shenandoah VAL
ley of Virginia is on the other
side.
Only 80 air miles away, at
Green Bank in Pocahontas
County, w. Va, is the National
Radio Astronomy Observatory.
An 85-foot radio telescope is
in operation at Green Bank and
a 140-foot dish under construc-
ton is expected to be finished
in about a year.
Evening star., 1960-04-15
BY BETTY MILES
Star stan Writer

The Columbia Heights Boys
Club and Big Brothers of the
District of Columbia were rec
commended yesterday for in
clusion for the first time in
the United Givers Fund cam
paign, while the Washington
Criminal Justice Association
was refused Endorsement for
continued support.
The action by the board Of
directors of the Health and
Welfare Council of the National
Capital Area must be approved
by HWC's Delegates Assembly
when it meets April 27. HWC
admits and budgets local agen-
cies supported by UGF.
The board acted on member
ship comittee recommendations
after hearing appeals from the
three agencies.
Another Denied
Another agency also denied
Endorsement, the Fairfax Coun-
ty Lay Health Association, did
not appeal. The association
spearheaded public and private
health programs which are now
reality in Fairfax County.
The board reversed the men,
bership committees stan d
against admitting the two new
agencies at this time.
But it unanimously indorsed
the comittee's recommendation
that the Washington Criminal
Justice Association be excluded
The board accepted the men,
bership committees contention
that the Washington Criminal
Justice Association is a fact
finding and Notwithstanding
agency that provides no health,
welfare or recreation service to
Evening star., 1960-04-15
2 Groups Aiding Boys
Backed for UGF Funds

the community" and thus does
not meet HWC requirements.
1t urged the agency to turn
for funds to "the same COM
mercial interests which created
such a watchdog committee
originally" In 1896. These in
terests could readily support
it, not as a contribution to
charity. but as a cost of doing
business, as insurance against
possible loss" the committee
contended.
Business interests, it noted,
are especially affected by law
leSSness and inefficient admin
istration of criminal justice.
HWC ALLEGATIONS have supplied
about $13,500 of the agency's
almost $4,000 budget for the
last three years.
Mail Solicitations Made
In acting on Big Brothers and
the Columbia Heights Boys
Club, the board rejected the
membership committees con-
tention that the agencies had
not yet demonstrated broad
community support, considered
essential for agencies being con-
sidered for UGF money. Both
have conducted mail solicita-
tions and Embarrassing benefits.
Big Brothers is a national
organization dedicated to help
ing boys through appropriate
adult friendships.
The Columbia Heights Boys
Club was organized in 1854 at
All Souls Unitarian Church at
Sixteenth and Harvard streets
NV, after the Metropolitan
Police Boys Club refused to in
tegrate its program there. 1t
serves about 300 boys. none of
whom is a Unitarian. It also
conducts a case work program
with the boys families.
Evening star., 1960-04-15
Women Is Slain,
Pointer Held

BALTIMORE, April is (AP).
An 83-year-old woman was
found strangled and beaten to
death today in her apartment.
Police arrested a 61-year-old
house painter for questioning.
A medical examiner said
Mrs. Laura Flickinger had been
beaten on the head, apparently
with an ak. and strangled. Her
body was found by a cleaning
woman.
Police said stains found on
the clothing of the suspect
will be examined to determine
if they are blood or paint. They
said the man had worked as
painter and handyman for the
woman for 80 years.
Evening star., 1960-04-15

trails is a test of endurance of
the horse and the skill of the
rider in fitting the animal for
the ride. The horse, that comes
through in the best condition
is the winner. Twenty-nine
horses started this years ride
and "a finished.
Others winners yesterday
we're:
Heavyweight-Mrs. Harper,
first; Col. Lowell M. Riley,
Leesburg, Va, second: w.
Roger Lambdon, The Plains,
third.
Middleweight-Mrs. c. Oliver
Iselin, jr.. Middlebnrg, first;
Mrs. Charles L. Marburg.
Lutherville, Nd, second; Mrs.
Fay Mclean. Barlow Fla,
third.
Lightweight-Mrs. Raymond
j. Plum, Rockville, Md. first:
Miss Bonnie Lee Watts. Havre
de Grace, Md, second; Mrs.
william P. Hubert, Middleburg,
third.