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Evening star., 1960-10-19
Fun and Worry

Frequently 1t Is entertain
iraa. Everything slick and
shining. and heavenly smells
from the oven, and counting
the silver, and baths early for
everybody so that fresh
towels can be up. And flowers
and naints and nuts,sand the
sheer delight Of pleasant
voices exclaiming. my. what
. beautiful homeI"
A lot Of the time it's worry
-four walls that hold more
concentrated concern than it
seems any soul can bear: win
your son pass? Is your
daughter really serious about
that impossible boy she in
sists on seeing? Why can't
the doctors ind out what's
wrong with Jimmy? Why
doesn't money 60 further?
How win the budget stand
the added strain Of college?
A great deal Of the time
It's fun. Small fry prai1cing
about, 50 comically sweet In
Evening star., 1960-10-19

Often, to be quite honest,
homo represents chaos. con-
fusion and quarrels. It is q
place so hectic that some-
times, II we are human, we
long only to escape. Time and
again women, good women,
have said to me. II reach q
point where I actually have
insane thoughts Of running
On. just any place to get
awayl"
A great deal Of the time it
Is just plain old-fashioned
work. Meals and dishes and
ironing curtains and cleaning
the closets and washing
clethes.
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WOMEN TO STAGE
OWN GREAT DEBATE

The women. too. will have great debate. Face to
face at least.
Mrs Joseph e. Casey. president of the Wornans Ma
tona Democratic Club and Mrs Peter Gibson, president
Of the National Federation Of Republican Women will
face each other here November g. to argue the relative
merits Of their respective Presidential candidates
The conformation will take place before the semi
annual meeting Of the B'nai Birth Women Executive
Board. at the organizations headquarters 1910 Rhode
Island avenue NV, at 1880 pm.
Their appearance will be patterned after the tele-
vision Great Debates of Vice President Richard Nixon
and Senator John Kennedy, opening with 1O-minute
statement by each woman
Mrs. Louis Perlman Of Chicago past president of
the organization. win preside
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A, rummage sale for the
benefit Of the cloistered nuns
Of Alteration Monastery at
$500 thirteenth street NE.
Evening star., 1960-10-19
Her Shelter
From the World

Her home Is all these
things to a woman. and q
whole lot more. Something
Intangible. Something deeper.
Something impossible to cap
ture in a phrase.
Home is both the place
Evening star., 1960-10-19
OfLOVE and
LAUGHTER
Whot's Home to q Womon2
It's Both an Ark and Covenant
sy MARJORIE HOLMES

It has been said of man that his home is his
castle. But what Of woman? Strangely few phrases
have been coined to express the significance of home
to her, the person who presides its every func-
ton. What, then, is home to woman?
Evening star., 1960-10-19
Rummooe Sole Begins tomorrow

viii be held from . am. until
g pm. Thursday through
Saturday. at sO1h q street
NV.
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their antics you must scoop
them into your arms. Teen
ayers doing card tricks. dane
ing, playing the piano. Neigh
bors popping In for coffee.
Your husband cornering you
in the kitchen to tell you that
funny story he heard at his
luncheon club.
Evening star., 1960-10-19

American Society Of Mechan-
ical Engineers. Warrington
Section. win open the years
activities for the group. The
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Membership Tea

a l1lemberahtp tea Tor new
and prospective members Of
the Woman's Auxiliary Of the
Evening star., 1960-10-19

REG TIM Mutation Mink Breeders Association All prices
Furs labeled Of imported furs.
Evening star., 1960-05-15
THE NATIONAL SCENE

Some of these will become live
issues if Senator Kennedy is the
Democrats nominee; some won't.
1t would be hard, for example, for
any Republican to make much of
a case of the difference between
his views on foreign affairs and
Mr.. Nixon's. And in some in
stances, notably old age inSur-
ance, the Republican program
outlined to Congress the week be-
fore last makes the Democratic
position, as taken by Kennedy and
others, seem very conservative in
deed. The farm and labor stands
are sufficiently uniformed to allow
almost anything to develop be-
tween now and the time the
speechmaking begins in earnest,
after Labor Day.
There will be the personal angle.
It's not only religion but, in Sena-
tor Kennedy's case, his youth as
well. And the Republicans have
already begun to take shots at
the Kennedy campaign spending,
with the Vice Presidents Office
getting into the row in reply to
Kennedy charges that large sums
had been spent in Indiana the
week before for Mr.. Nixon.
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Congress-:
Negative

Congress was considerably out
of-season last week with attention
focused on those of its members
who are trying to get into the
executive branch of the Govern
ment.
President Eisenhower, as was
expected, vetoed the S251 million
aid bill for areas depressed by
chronic unemployment. The votes
by which the House and Senate
passed the bill originally were 201
to 1874 and As to 80. These were
far short of the two-thirds needed
to override veto. Hence the veto
was expected to stand.
The Democrats weren't worry
ing since political hay has already
been made. The onuS of failure
to pass this relief in several key
States would fall squarely upon
the Republicans. That would hurt
in an election year.
There were strong political over
tones in reports to the President
during the week that there wasn't
much chance of Congress passing
a bill which would make it cost
more to mail a letter. The bill
calls for an increase of 1854 mil
lion in postal rates, divided all
along the line from a fiat 5 cents
for a f1rst-class letter to higher
rates for second and third class
mail.
Postmaster General Summer
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The Other
Primaries

Although nobody seemed to pay
much attention to them. there
were two other primaries last
week:
NEBRASKA - Vice President
Nixon wasn't even on the ballot
and there was no Republican cam
paigning. yet he rolled up an i'm
presSive number of write-in votes,
about 10000.
Senator Kennedy, the only
name on the Democratic ballot,
got about 77,000.
The results were binding
on the convention delegates who
do not vote as a unit.
NEW MEXICO - This was a
local-interest primary solely with
Senator Anderson and the two
present members of the House
from New Mexico winning Demo-
cratic nomination.
Next in the primary battles
which Senator Kennedy relishes
land for such obvious reasons)
are Maryland on May II, and
Oregon on May 20.
The big push for Maryland
came Immediately after West Viz
ginia's results were known ana
was launched by tired, red-eyed
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be thrown to Kennedy and we
would have (bridging two big
''ifs) a very literate Secretary of
State.
There was even more specula-
ton that the attractions of the
band wagon rolling in from New
Hampshire, Wisconsin, Indiana
and West Virginia would soon find
the bosses of New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania peering hap
PLY down upon the multitudes.
Some indication of things to
come were seen in a meeting
which Senator Kennedy had on
Thursday night in New York
with State Chairman Michael
H. Prendergast and Tammany
leader Carmine De Sapio.
The occasion of Senator Ken
nedy's visit to New York was
a fund raising dinner for the
Bronx Democratic County Com
mittee. The Bronx chairman,
Representative Charles Buckley,
talked some turkey to the as
sembled party leaders who might
be tempted by the idea of play
ing hard to get: WED better
get on the bandwagon or it will
run over u.s."
At a different place - same
faces. however - Mr.. De Sapio
dangled New York's vote with the
air of a man who has already
made up his mind who to leave
his fortune to but wants to in
sure he'll be well treated by all
the eligible heirs.
Carefully pointing out that the
delegates won't even be chosen
until June 7 he said it would
be presumptuous for him to speak
in their behalf. However, he said
Kennedy has substantial support
and I mean more than a ma
jority." After a private talk in
the best smoke-filled room tradi-
ton, Senator Kennedy emerged
and said he was encouraged"
But it wasn't the exact words
in these proceedings that i'm
pressed the reporters present.
They thought the men who mat
tered in the party in New York
had all but Endorsed the Senator.
Editorial comment throughout
the Nation was, for the most part,
still guarded: &c. . He has taken a
long stride toward the NOM
nation" :. His victory places
him so far ahead that he will be
difficult to catch" His band
wagon is moving at a furious
pace"
For those who preferred figures,
Evening star., 1960-05-15

Senator. No one-not even Sena-
tor Morse, his only opponent
doubted for a moment that Ken
nedy would emerge the victor In
the voting next Tuesday. The idea
was simply to roll up as big a
margin as possible. That's why
residents of Prince Georges end
Montgomery Counties ran into him
shaking hands at their favorite
shopping centers during the week
end. Almost every Democratic
leader in the State had already
indorsed his candidacy before
West Virginia. Afterwards it was
hard to find one VINO hadn't. And
certainly not in the nearby super
markets.
In Oregon Kennedy, Oregon's
own Morse, and Symington and
johnson, all are on the ballot. The
voters of the State, however temp
ted by loyalty to their own Sena-
tor, are already aware that Sena-
tor Kennedy considers Senator
Symington and johnson his chef
rivals.
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sharply decreased over the last Is
years.
The middle-aged laborer, pro-
fesSional man or clerk made up
the bulk Of membership in the
1940s and 1950s. Today it is not
uncommon to find youngsters in
their late teens and early 20s in
regular attendance at the local
meetings.
The first Washington A. A. chap
ter was formed in 1899, an off,
shoot of a New York local. Today
there are So chapters in the area,
with membership estimated about
1000.
I'VE have some very, very prom
inent Washington people in A. A.
here" explained Mrs. L., a men,
ber for nine years.
These persons hold high gov
ernment. political, or military po-
sitions, or they are in the upper
social echelons of the city.
"On the other hand, we have a
retired gentleman, 79 years old,
who's been a member of A. A. for
20 years.
And we have a little, 19-year-
old girl who came to us last year,
just about completely lost. Now.
she's one of the happieSt, bright
est persons you'd ever hope to
see."
The Washington chapters, as
we'll as all other locals, conduct
their meetings as they see At.
Generally speaking, however, the
local meets twice weekly for one
hour, during which time a leader
and two or three speakers address
the assemblage, telling of their
Evening star., 1960-05-15
The Issues
As of Now

AS Senator Kennedy emerged
into a position of a real 'front.'
runner, his record was being
scanned more carefully than ever
for clues on what he would have
to offer the electorate this fall by
way of issues. A survey of his
views was published by The star
recently. To recapitulate briefly:
FOREIGN
We must spend the years ahead
overcoming the present nuclear
advantage which Russia has
achieved.
More funds for defense.
Negotiations with the Soviets,
but careful negotiations.
Arms control through an agree
ment to end nuclear tests.
The United States should lead
the worlds countries who are in
drives for nationalism.
Our relations with Soviet satel-
lite states (aid, etc. should have
flexibility.
We should continue economic
aid programs, especially the devel-
opment loan fund.
DOMESTIC
For a minimum wage increase.
To extend Federal standards for
unemployment compensation.
Expansion of social security
benefits, especially for help in old
age health insurance.
Federal aid for school conStruc-
ton and teacher salaries in
creaSes.
Chronic unemployment area aid.
Additional aid for housing and
urban renewal.
Support for the goal of equality
for Negroes.
Labor-a moderate in reforms.
Farm-eXpansion of distribution
of surplus food at home.
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field told the House Post Office
and Civil Service Committee that
continuing deficits in postal Serv-
ice were costing taxpayers more
than 5000 million a year in in
tereSt payments. He urged the
increases but Congress didn't
seem disposed to grant them.
The Inquiry-o thew failed
to produce much. 1t was the House
Subcommittee of Legislative Over
sight looking into gas pipeline
cases decided by the Federal
Power Commission. The official
documents in the cases would stop
most laymen and the hearings
did too. Commission witnesses
gave the impression that they
weren't sure whether certain ex-
penditures on the part of the COM
panies before them could legiti-
mately be charged off as legiti-
mate expenses in connection with
rate-making. The expenditures
included antitrust legal defense
fees, charges for company his
tories, public relations services
and even Office design work.
The name of Washington At
torney Thomas G. Corcoran was
in the proceedings frequently in
connection with visits he made
to commission members while a
case involving a gas transmission
company which he represented.
was pending. Representative Ben
nett, Republican of Michigan,
criticized Commission Chairman
Jerome K. Kuykendall for per-
mitting Mr.. Corcoran to have a
private talk with him during the
pending case.
Evening star., 1960-05-15
NEARBY VOTES

Compiled by Congressional Quarterly
Following are the votes of
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia members of Congress on
major roll calls last week:
HOUSE
HR 11510. The Mutual Security
Act of 1860, setting policy and
authorizing fiscal 1851 appropria-
tions of $1,366, 100000 for certain
non-military assistance portions
of the Mutual Security program.
Adoption of the conference report.
Agreed to 240-138 ID 1894; R
$3.50. May II, 1860.
FOR: Brewster, Fallon, Foley. Friedel,
Garmatz, Johnson, Lankford, Demo-
Gratis Of Maryland; Downing, Gary,
Hardy, Democrat of Virginia Broyhili,
Republican Of Virginia; Kee, Slack.
StaEgers, Democrat of west Virginia
AGAINST: Abbitt, Harrison, Jennings,
Smith. Tuck Democrats of virginia:
Pofi, Republican Of Virginia Bailey.
Hechler. Democrat of West Virginia;
Moore, Republican Of West virginia.
Evening star., 1960-05-15
Political Debates on TeIevision:
Should Networks Give the Time?

convention opens in Los Angeles
in July.
Republicans, generally better
heeled, admit they won't have as
much trouble raising funds. They
are currently solvent, with money
in the bank toward the fall cam
paign, including a special radio
TV fund.
Despite his party's happier A.
nancial outlook, Senator Morton
was one Of the early enthusiasts
for free television debates.
Too much of the time of party
chairman now is devoted to fund
raising, Senator Morton has COM
planned. The Senator seems to
have somewhat cooled on the pro-
posal recently, however, at least
as it is set forth in the present
bill. He is expected to testify to-
morrow in favor of some more
limited proposals that have been
brought forward by the television
industry.
There is a suspicion, too. that
Vice President Nixon and his
aides may have dampened Sena-
tor Morton's ardor. Some Demo-
Gratis think Mr.. Nixon will take
the position that it is beneath
the dignity Of an incumbent Vice
President to engage in debate.
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4NONNOU
The table does not reflect the
Senator's hardest won victory
West Virginia-because the re-
suits in the State are not binding
on the elected delegates. There
wasn't much doubt, however (for
the benefit of the literal minded I,
that he'd get those, too.
Evening star., 1960-05-15
ANNIVERSARY OF "A
By JAMES E. GANSER
contributing Writer

II am John, and I am an aleo-
holic. Until eight months ago /
was blind drunk five nights Of
the week. I lost my wife, my
children, my home and my
job. :"
Nobody gasped or blushed or
felt uneasy as he told in vivid de-
tail how his life hit rock-bottom
before he overthrew his wild
desire for liquor.
When he had finished his 10
minute talk he was warmly ap-
plauded by the 125 members Of
the audience, themselves alco-
holics.
Johns is an old, old story, told
with variations by thousands and
thousands of men and women in
the last IS years, since Alcoholics
Anonymous, a group dedicated to
the salvation of self-respect, was
FIRST established.
The embryonic form evolved on
May 8, 1885, when a New York
stock broker, Bob w. (this means
Of Identification is used generally
by A. A. in upholding anonymity,
a self-admitted alcoholic who had
conquered his lust for drink
through a spiritual experience"
attempted a mutual-need ap-
proach with an alcoholic friend.
The friend. a physician, sobered
almost Immediately.
They Help Themselves
The broker visited other per-
sonal friends or acquaintance who
were alcoholics, expressing his
thrill and satisfaction in halting
his drinking, and telling Of the
boundlesS pride compounded daily
as he remained away from the
bottle. He tried inspiring conf
dence in his friends that they
could free themselves from their
satanic curse, if only they deeply
"dAAOS0 W oboJ cObC4s
With the brokers personal en-
couragement during the frantic,
maddening times of desire for
drink, some 40 persons were
brought to various stages of So
briefly in two years.
Following Bob WIS advice those
40 alcoholics talked to inebriates
on every social level, hoping to
spread the gospel of the reborn
and, as the harvest grew, local
branches and clubs were organ
lied to facilitate meetings, and
theories and PHILOSOPHERS were
printed in pamphlet and book
form.
Today the A. A. organization
functions differently from the
original groups in only one major
philosophical respect; it does not
make the initial contact with the
alcoholic. With the wide atten-
ton and respect now commanded
by the group Alcoholics Anony-
nous feels that anyone who hon.
estly wants to stop drinking will
call them; it has become practi-
cally futile to approach an alco-
holic who is not spurred to make
his own contact.
This social problem Of drunken
ness which menaces as million
Americans grows annually. AS the
disease spreads. so does Alcoholics
Anonymous.
The membership has undergone
startling changes since 1885. The
organization conservatively esti-
mated its worldwide membership
at 10000 in 1000 groups in 1855.
A new figure will be estimated at
the international convention in
Long Beach, Calf. later this year.
A. A. officials predict the rolls will
show close to one-half million
members.
Average Age Decreases
In addition to this heartening
vet depressing statistic the aver
Evening star., 1960-05-15
ANNIVERSARY OF "A
Is Years Of Hell ping Alcoholics

he'll usually show up for an A. A.
meeting.
The prospective member
pigeon" as he is known .. gen.
orally feels uneasy and embar-
rassed at his first meeting.
I'VE try to make him feel as
secure and wanted as we can."
said Mrs. L. This is certainly
one aspect of our organization
which has not changed at all in
25 years"
Not q Prohibition Move
A. A. makes clear at the outset
that it is in no way related to, nor
does it indorse any sect, cult, po-
litical organization or any move
ment looking to dry up" the
world.
Since it makes no pretenSe to
act as a religious block it incurs
little dissatisfaction from the
church. A majority of faiths
encourage their alcoholics to seek
help from A. A. One clergyman
explained that if A. A. can help
a person stop drinking the church
can help expand his spiritual life,
the one aid then becoming tan
gent to the other in forming an
ever-increasing spiral of mental
happiness.
Alcoholism is referred to by
A. A. as a disease; a realization
that the body chemistry simply
cannot asSimilate the presence of
alcohol. The organization always
speaks of "arreSting" the disease
rather than curing it. This
philosophy began with Bob w.
and has not changed in rs years.
The medical profession fully ac-
cepts the idea of alcoholism as a
disease, though perhaps not in
the connotation which A. A. uses
to describe it.
One physician remarked that
alcoholism is a manifestation of
a mental disease. THE inadequate
personality, in the broadest sense
Of the term, suffers from mental
disease" he said.
obviously, not all such per-
sonalities turn to alcohol to al
leviate their inferiority complexes.
However, there is high correla-
tion between the two"
The succinct theory that alco-
holism is caused by the inadequate
personality is unsatisfactory to
wide areas Of medicine and psy-
chiatry. One notion has it that
the disease is purely physical,
a peculiar chemical makeup of
the body resulting in susceptibility
to alcoholism.
Coping With Problems
A Public Health Service expert
claims that alcohol is used by a
type of personality to cope with
his problems, and when the coping
mechanism gets out of control,
alcoholism exists.
No statistics are kept on the
successes and failures of Alco-
holicS Anonymous, thus socio.o-
gistS can draw no specific conclu-
sions regarding the fellowship.
Generally. they accept as fact
that A. A. accomplishes a great
deal Of good for thousands and
thousands Of alcoholics: what
puzzles the sociologist is the one
out Of four who doesn't stay
around Alcoholics Anonymous long
enough to achieve permanent So
briefly.
The fluidity of the organization
and the massive variety of thera-
peutical approaches used by A. A.
accounts for the difficulty to set
down specifics regarding accom-
plishmentS and failures.
Nevertheless. the numerous an
ecdotal reports of victory in the
alcoholics battle indicates the
continued growth of the organi-
zation.
Evening star., 1960-05-15

lives before and after they went on
the wagon, how they are overcom-
ing the temptation of drinking,
and how they use this new-found
will power to accept the challenges
they once found overwhelming.
Alcoholics Anonymous is dis
tinct from other non-profit or
ganizationS in that there are no
dues, membership is based solely
on personal initiative, and there
are no membership drives and no
salaried positions.
No Contributions Asked
Financial commitments are
handled strictly by the members.
During the local meeting, a hat
is passed with the group leaders
advice, Put in what you want
or take out what you need.") Out
side contributions are fatty re-
fused.
Most initial contacts between
A. A. and the alcoholic are via the
telephone, locally, Decatur 2-1933.
A. AS first question to a COM
pulsive drinker asks, in one form
or another, do you want to get
sober?"
The question bares the kernel
Of the matter. The alcoholic may
not know what is expected of him,
but A. A. knows there must posi-
lively exist the honest desire to
achieve and maintain sobriety. If
the inebriate hedges or cannot ex-
hibit a truthful yes" Alcoholics
Anonymous will be of little value
to him.
But If he wants to stay sober
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Worried on Funds

. Democrats, particularly, are
worried about how they can raise
the money. They are still in the
red from the 1856 campaign, all
though Party Chairman Paul
Butler said last week the books
will be balanced before the party
Evening star., 1960-05-15
Meet the Press Expansion

The Oklahoman was even more
critical of MICS suggestion to
expand Meet the Press"
"A candidate would be a darn
fool to agree to go on one" he
said. IF I were a network presi-
dent with a marked preference for
one candidate over the other I
could easily weight that program.
even with my limited knowledge of
the Washington press corps. by
picking the reporters who would
ask the when did you stop beat
ing your wife type of questions
that I wanted.
''Often a man doesn't even get
to finish a sentence" the Senator
continued. "I don't think it's
asking too much to give a man
who's going to occupy the greatest
Office in the world a chance to
say uninterruptedly what he wants
to say on serious ISSUE"