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Evening star., 1960-05-19
Cheer Up, BrosiIio!

Brazilian legislators and other gov
ernment officials ought not to feel too
discouraged by their discovery that their
boldly planned new capital, BraSilia, is
not as utopian as they had been led to
believe. The task of building new cities
in the wilderness takes not only imagi-
nation but patience and forbearance, as
we'll We who live in Washington can
speak out of historic experience, for
there was time, some 100 years ago,
when our own legislators and govern
ment officials, not to mention diStin-
guiShed visitors, were just as diSap-
pointed with the new American Capital
as some BrazilianS are with theirs.
The furor over BrasiliaS many Sin
adequacieS'' has led to a recess by the
Brazilian Senate, angry debate in the
House of Deputies and demands for an
investigation of the "mesS." Senator
Hello Machado of the opposition Chris
tian Democratic Party described the new
city as simply a calamity" with mo
transportation, no food, not even a
drainage system" This may have been
an exaggeration of conditions, of course.
But critics of the new city of Wash
ington on the flats of the Potomac were
not exaggerating when they Illuminated
about its inadequacies in the early 1800s.
When President John Adams came
here from Philadelphia in June of 1900
to lead the influx of governmental off,
cialS and employees, he found the White
House only half-completed, the streets
alternately muddy and dusty, few de-
cent houses and cattle roaming at ran
dom in the heart of the "city." Said one
member of Congress: eve need only
more houses, cellars, kitchens, scholarly
men, amiable women and a few other
such trif1es to possess a perfect city"
Washington Irving in 1911, after ad-
journment of Congress, wrote: "You
cannot imagine how forlorn this desert.
city appears to me, now that the great
tide of casual population has rolled
away"
Perhaps the most colorful descrip-
tion of the city, however, was given by
Charles Dickens, who, as late as 1842,
said that WaShington's leading fea-
lures" included spacious avenues that
begin in nothing and lead nowhere,
streets miles long that only want houses,
roads and inhabitants; public buildings
that need but public to be complete,
and ornaments of great thoroughfareS
which lack only thoroughfares to orna-
ment." Sadly he added: "Such as it is,
it is likely to remain!"
And Thomas Moore penned this ode
to the new city in 1904:
This tam'd metropolis lDhere fancy sees
Squares in nlorGSSeS, obeIisks in trees;
Which second sighted SeerS cen noD adorn
With ShrineS unbuiIt and heroes yet unborn
If Poet Moore today could see how
prophetic the visionary seerS were, he
would feel very foolish indeed So take
heart, residents of Brasilia; the chances
are good that the day will come when
today's shortcomings of your not-yet-
completed city will be forgotten amid
the splendors of your capital of the
future.
Evening star., 1960-05-19
"BETHESDA, MD.

BETHESDA, MD,
Dear Sir:
Doves portray, in this life,
the Beautiful, the Good, and
the True.
1T would be difficult to
picture a dove fighting.
1T isn't necessary, for
doves have a way with other
birds, reminding one of these
charming and magnetic per-
sons one meets a few times
in life-thoSe born with the
Alpha and Omega aspect, the
beginning and the end.
Doors open up for them,
they are trusted, respected.
They have an easy going dis
position. The ancients attrib-
uted this to their birth, when
Mars (Spring) and Neptune
END of Winter were con-
Joined, the magnetic aspect
par excellence.
Sincerely yours, H. E. A."
If our correspondent had
been in our yard recently, he
would have seen a different
kind of dove.
This fellow resented the
other birds at the feeder. and
Immediately ran at them.
one and all, with wings
swinging.
He chased the starlings
away, then settled the fight
in a pair Of blue jays.
The jays tried to dispute
the bully boy, but soon gave
over the task, and few away
with honks of disgust.
Ihe gentle dove, as it is
sometimes called, then looked
around for new worlds to
conquer, evidently rather en-
joying his spree of the
moment.
He took on a robin, then a
band of sparrows. and ended
by chasing clear out Of the
yard a frisky ant-eater.
This ant-eater was, of
course, a flicker.
By this time the dove was
master of the yard and its
food.
Whenever another bird ap-
preached, in a rather tenta-
tive fashion, the dove went
right after him, raising and
Tapping his wings in anger.
If it was not exactly fight
ing, as such, it was pretty
close to it.
y
One of our bus driver
friends told us the other day
that he has a pet dove.
He took it in about a year
ago, when it suffered some in
Evening star., 1960-05-19
Turkish Viewpoint

AS a Turkish citizen 1 was
disturbed by Cons tantine
Browns misinterpretation of
recent events in Turkey in
his article, More Student
Rebellions Due" Previous
articles by Mr.. Brown on
Turkey have led one to be-
lieve that he is a careful
analyst of Turkish affairs,
but it seems to me that this
particular column has been
inspired by some Turkish
citizens blindly attached to
Menderes' policies.
I deny categorically that
the Turkish students and
lawyers uprising against the
present dictatorial regime of
Menderes in Turkey is Com
munist inspired. 1t has been
called communistic by sup
porters of Menderes, thereby
trying to divert attention
from his dictatorial measures
in questions of human rights
and freedom of the press.
The present demonstra-
tions in Turkey can only be
explained as a mature de-
velopment of the educated
people, warning Menderes to
obey the rules of democratic
government, and not at all a
proof of sympathy with COM
munism. The long anti-Com-
muniSt record of the Turkish
people is well known and the
majority of the worlds press
is unanimous with this idea.
The story of the Turkish
villagers seems to me too
contrived to justify Menderes'
recent law passed at the Ma
tional Assembly banning a
democratic regime. The only
reason for it was to create
terror in Turkey and pro-
hibit any opposition activi-
ties in order to get rid of the
Republican Party and then
to do away with free elec-
tions, which are due next
year.
AIn A--LI
Evening star., 1960-05-19
Twilight Years

1t would be interesting to
look at statistics relating to
the number Of men who die
never having received any
benefits from social security.
I mean men who have
reached the age of IS but just
can't live on social security
alone so must continue to
work without it.
To my mind the law should
be changed so that a man
upon reaching IS could re-
ceive a monthly check even
though he must continue to
work to make ends meet. I
don't believe it would take
too much Of a dig into the
Treasury to fulfill this re-
quest. There can't be so
many men to whom this ap-
plies, yet they are the men
who in choosing their voca-
tionS as individuals in a
profession or trade have no
access to retirement funds as
do men in the Government or
railroads. Unless they have
been fortunate enough to
have put away savings, or
have some good stocks, they
must continue to work until
they drop, and thus leave
their social security to
others.
The Forand bill fer hos
pitalization for the aged is
good, but there again it does
not benefit the man who can
not retire. If the law were
changed to allow a man to
receive social security at IS
and still work, he could pay
for his own disqualification;
or let him receive social Sc
curity at So the same as the
women do. After all, most
women outlive men so 81 for
women and not for men is
an injustice. 1t is a fact that
he must continue to pay into
the Treasury each year as
before. I say let the men
pay double. The real un-
fairness is that many men
who have to work, die be-
tween the ages of 65 and 72
and receive nothing back
from the many dollars they
have put in.
Victor Meyers.
Evening star., 1960-05-19

course. Enough2 I could
go on.
There is no reason to be
ashamed of our violent ma
ture. Violence is in every
fiber of every individual born.
Some control it better than
others but not enough people
can control it to the point of
avoiding wars. There is no
point in even trying.
Wake up America" letters
and articles are particularly
irritating. I say, Go to sleep,
America. Enjoy a good nap.
You might as we'll be rested
when the big blow comes.
There is absolutely nothing
you can do to avoid it.
Bert r Hearu
Evening star., 1960-05-19
UgIy Show

At his farewell news conference in
Paris, Nikita KhruShchev put on show
that was altogether repellent. Having
wrecked the summit conference with
malice aforethought, he could not leave
bad enough alone; he had to make it
even worse by trying to blame everything
on President Eisenhower in Shockingly
coarse and abusive language reminiscent
of Hitler in his heyday.
This ugly performance casts much
doubt on the theory that the Soviet
Premier torpedoed the summit meeting
primarily because our Governments
handling of the U-2 spy plane incident
left him no alternative. Actually, it
seems quite clear now that he went to
Paris full of bad faith and for the sole
purpose of making negotiations impoS-
Sible. He has sought to excuse himself
on that score by declaring that any
agreement that might have been worked
out would not have been binding on the
administration succeeding Mr.. EiSen-
hower'S. This is sheer nonsense, and Mr..
KhruShchev knows it.
Clearly the virulence of the Soviet
leaders attack leaves little room for
doubt that the world is in for a period
of mounting tension at least as bad as
that experienced when Stain was run
ming the Kremlin. The cold war is re-
turning with vengeance, and we must
reckon with the possibility that it could
suddenly become hot The prospect is
depressing, but we must live with it and
be prepared to meet its challenges with
f1rmneSs and resolution.
Evening star., 1960-05-19

The solidarity of the
American people and their
leaders in their attitude to-
ward Soviet Premier Khru-
shcheV, wrecker of the Paris
Summit Conference, has now
been amply demonstrated.
And the Russian leader and
his Communist followers
might as well make up their
minds to the situation which
confronts them. Mr.. Khru-
shchev by his insulting attacks
on the President of the United
States, by his unwilling
ness to discuss an "open
skies" proposal and a lift
ing of the Iron Curtain-pro-
posals which would have been
made by the Western pow
erS-has clearly demonstrated
that he and his government
wish only (a) to continue the
cold war. (b) to attempt to
frighten the people of Amer
lea and particularly their al
lies in Europe, and (c) to
gain his own way with re-
gard to Berlin and other
parts of the world without
having to fire a shot.
Want No Khrushchev Label
The Russian Premier really
put his foot in his mouth
when he said he would no
longer confer with President
Eisenhower, but would wait
for six or eight months, un-
til a new Chief Executive OF
the United States has been
chosen. If this was intended
as a suggestion to the Amer
lean people that they had
better elect a President more
to his liking, nothing could
have been more stupid. Ger
tainly the Democratic leaders
who hope to elect a Presi-
dent from their party
have reacted promptly and
definitely in an effort of their
own to convince Mr.. Khru-
shchev he need not look to
the election of a Democratic
President with any idea he
will soften up the United
States Government. The mes
sage which Majority Leader
of the Senate Lyndon john
son, Speaker of the House
Sam Rayburn, Adlai Steyen-
son, titular leader of the
Democratic Party, and Chair
man William Fulbright of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee sent to Mr.. Khru-
shchev through President Eli
senhower should leave no
doubt in the Russians mind.
These spokesmen of the
Democratic Party fatty in
formed Mr.. Khrushchev that
they wished the summit con-
ference-if there is to be such
a conference.-the proceed and
not to be POSTPONED until a
new President has been
chosen. They might have
added they desired no Khru-
shchev label pasted on the
Democratic candidate for the
presidency.
The Democratic leaders
had already spoken out
strongly in denunciation of
the Khrushchev tactics in
Paris. They had already ral-
lied strongly to the support
OF President Eisenhower. This
message to President Eisen-
hover to convey their senti-
ments to the Russian Premier
reinforced their previous
statements. At the same time
their action may be regarded
as a very definite step to
avoid, in the coming presi-
Dental campaign, any sug-
gestion the Democrats were
Evening star., 1960-05-19
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

jury, and now it doesn't want
to go out.
He leaves a door open, but
so far it has failed to take
advantage of it.
All winter the bird refused
to leave, when it felt the cold
air coming through door or
window opened for its bene-
At.
In the pioneer days of
America, the dove was often
used as a cage bird. The cage
usually was a very large af-
fair, often placed on the side
of a barn.
Just why these birds were
Gagged in this way, outdoors,
we do not know. Perhaps
some reader can tell us.
This was the old dove cote
OF legend, familiar through
certain parts of England.
1t may have been that the
low notes of this bird ap-
pealed to people then as now,
and they rather wanted to
hear them in wild places. To
the listeners they must have
spoken of homes across the
seas.
Our turtle dove is well
named. AS it glides across
the lawn, its short legs are
lost to view. and the creature
seems to be ming
through the grass, just as a
turtle does.
This is only one of the
reasons for the name. The
other is that its markings,
viewed from above, are
something like those of the
box turtle.
AS for the other common
name, mourning dove, this
may seem a misnomer to
some, since the total overall
effect of the "coo-oo-oo" is
rather pleasing. Only those
listeners who equate the con-
tralto voice with sadness will
manage to hear anything sad
in the song.
The very persistence of the
song points to everyday de-
termination and staying
power in the land, and these
are the very qualities we
come to associate with this
bird.
But please. mister, don't
say it is difficult to picture a
dove fighting!
If there is anything a dove
does better than anything
else, it is fight, especially in
the springtime.
Evening star., 1960-05-19
Slightly Critical

/ nave been a subscriber
OF your newspaper for many
years. and I have always
found your news reports to
be both informative and in
teresting, but my opinion of
your editorials is not as ia
vorable.
An editorial, as I under
stand it, is the diSinterested,
unbiased opinion of the
newspaper concerning a news
story of general interest.
This, unfortunately, does not
describe very accurately the
content matter of your edi-
torials.
You seem to have a con-
slant, unvarying approach
to every political problem
and that approach is from
the Republican side of the
issue.
In any political argument,
from the balanced budget to
American foreign policy, the
odds are better than 25 to /
that the Democratic propo-
sails will get short shrift from
your newspaper.
I do not mean to infer that
the Democrats are close to
infallibility, or even that
they are right most of the
time, but even the lowly
Washington Senators beat
the New York Yankees more
than once in every Is times.
In many instances there is
no comparison made between
parties and only one party's
view is presented and COM
mented on. However, even in
this case, a Democratic opin-
ion is not nearly as likely to
draw raves as a Republican
one.
James F. HOIlOran.
Evening star., 1960-05-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tpriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
densdtion.
Evening star., 1960-05-19
THE POLITICAL MILL
Democrats Rebuff Khrushchey
By GOULD LINCOLN

to be regarded as playing into
the hands of the Russian. Mr..
Khrushchev already had ex-
pressed his distaste for Vice
President Nixon, the only an
nounced candidate for the
Republican presidential NOM
ination-calling him that
goat"
The misguided means over
the disclosure of the spying
activities Of the U-2 Ameri-
can plane over Russian terri
tory, which went up in some
quarters both here and
abroad, seem to be subsiding.
The yelpings of that prize
hypocrite and leading direc-
tor of the Soviet's worldwide
spy system, his breast beat
ings and charges against this
country have fallen fat. Mr..
KhrushcheV's spies, it is now
learned, we're at work in the
United States during the Pre-
mier's visit to this country
last fall.
The United States, like all
other nations in this period
of cold war, has been COM
PEELED to carry on "intelli-
gence work." which is the
polite name for spying. Yet
there are still those who
argue that the President
should have denied this-and
gone to the summit confer
ence uttering a lie. Fortu-
nately, we have leaders in
this country willing to speak
out as to the needs of this
country protecting itself in
every way it can against the
unconscionable efforts of the
Communists to steal our mil
itary secrets, to inflltrate and
subvert citizens to support
the Communist cause against
our own Government. Among
them is Chairman Cannon Of
the House Appropriations
Committee, a Missouri Demo-
crat, who frankly told the
House and the world that he
and other members Of his
committee had agreed to ap-
preparations to cover such
flights over Russian territory
as that Of the U-2.
Brings West Together
Mr.. Khrushchev has sue
ceeded in driving the Western
World more closely together
in its opposition to world
communism. He has sue
ceeded in convincing most
people that he never had any
real desire for peace, except
at the price of Communist
rule. All this is not new. But
the Khrushchev course has
re-emphasized it.
The seriousness Of the
world situation is not to be
underestimated. Tensions
have been increased by this
abortive summit conference.
But Mr.. Khrushchev has
shown his hand, and that
hand would have been the
same had there been no
U-2 disclosure and had the
conference proceeded for a
week or more. Further, there
Is one thlng the U-2 flight
over Russia has disclosed.
The Russians and their cities
are not invulnerable to dew
astating attack should Mr..
Khrushchev or any other
Communist leader force a
war on the world. Mr.. Khru-
shchev has clustered often
about the military strength
Of the Russians. This incident
seems to have provided a
chilling answer to those
boasts.
Evening star., 1960-05-19
Loyal Texan

William p. Thomas, ]
Evening star., 1960-05-19

One of our bus driver
friends told us the other day
that he has a pet dove.
He took it in about a year
ago, when it suffered some in
Evening star., 1960-05-19
Job for Gun Factory

Victor Meyers.
Evening star., 1960-04-26
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convenience. "A ounces, 1.79
Evening star., 1960-04-26
Pillow Brings Bushes
As Woman Fools Court

NORFOLK, Va, April 26
(AP). Federal court officials
blushed yesterday over the case
of the pregnant pillow.
Berthelene M. Ashton was
scheduled to appear in court
on chaTges of fraudulently
claiming a $91 government
check in october, 1858. But
she didn't appear and the case
was continued until May 5.
This lady is the same lady
who appeared for arraignment
last December" said United
States District Judge Walter E.
Hoffman. "She appeared to be
very much pregnant and she
had the Deputy U. S. Marshal.
Mr.. Hancock, very upset" the
judge said.
The marShals were convinced
the woman was nearing labor.
and the judge released the wo-
man without bond, on faith
that she would return for trial.
1t was later learned that the
marshals had been deceived by
a pillow, they said.
The defendant was to stand
trial as soon as possible after
Evening star., 1960-04-26

childbirth. "Of course" said
Judge Hoffman. "the pregnancy
was removed with the removal
of the pillow"
Judge Hoffman admitted that
the court was completely fooled,
Il suspect from now OIL the
marshal will make a much
more minute examination" he
chuckled.
Evening star., 1960-04-26
Free x-Roys
Schedule Listed

The x-ray unit Of the Prince
Georges County tuberculosis
Association will be at the fol-
lowing locations from May 9 to
May 81:
May 9 - Litton Industries,
College Park, Calvert road, 10
am. to 5 pm. Carroll Manor
Home for the Aged. Avondale,
LaSalle road, Q to 5 pm.
= May 10 - Aquasco. Health
Center. 10 am. to 5 pm.
O. May II - Accokeek. Pats
Drive-In, l to 7 pm.
May IL and l3 - Eastover
Shopping Center, Glassmanor,
to 8 pm.
May IA - Eastover Shopping
Center, Glassmanor, 10 am. to
5 pm.
May 26 and 81 - Census
Bureau. Suitland. 10 am. to
5 pm. --~.--.~..
Evening star., 1960-04-26

made by the County Civic Fed
Grafton and the County Tax
payers Alliance.
The supervisors heard IA
speakers. About 20 more are
scheduled to speak at tonight's
1880 session at the Fairfax
Court House.
A County Civic Federation
statement supported a % cent
tax increase but no more. The
Taxpayers Alliance opposed
any increase in what it called
the already excessive" tax
rate.
=, A big feature Of the budget
as submitted by County Exec
utive c. C. Massey is the re-
quest for 200 voting machines,
swhich has been urged for some
time by county political groups.
.r Mr.. Massey's budget sug-
gested acquiring the machines
on a purchase-rental system at
$4,000 a year for 10 years.
The money includes transpor-
tation and storage, a big part
Of the cost, according to Mr..
Massey.
The Civic Federation op-
posed spending this money for
voting machines and proposed
instead that the county study
voting methods to find a less
expensive solution.
Park Land Buying Is Hit
The federation also urged
passage by the supervisors of
8 a business privilege license tax
I to bring in what the Civil Fed
Grafton said would amount to
at least 100000 in 1861.
A cut in capital expenditures
from $2.7 million to S1.2 million
was proposed by the federation
Improvement Of county serv-
Evening star., 1960-04-26
NO.MOTH REFILLS
complete protection with
Reefer-Galler

No-Moth refilIs assure you Of con-
tinued protection. Sealed in aluminium
foil, they will not evoporote before you
ore ready to use them. Each, S9c
Evening star., 1960-04-26
Falls Church
Warned About
Water Limits

Falls Church City Manager
Lewis z. Johnston warned the
city council last night that the
city's water customers may face
q shortage this summer.
He said that water consump-
ton during the hot week end
nearly equaled the 1857 sum-
mer record of over 7 million
gallons a day. Average daily
consumption is about 4 million
gallons. Both the towns of
Fairfax and Vienna, which con-
meet with the city's water sys-
TEN, were shouting for water
over the week end" Mr.. john
ston told the council. The de-
mand was such. however. that
the city could not meet vienna''
needs until the evening hours
"Our supply from Arlington
is. limited" Mr.. Johnston
stated, $50 there's not much we
can do about the short supply. :
A city-owned pipeline into
Dalecarlia Reservoir is under
construction but will not be
completed before November, he
said. Falls Church currently
uses Arlington pipelines. The
town of Fairfax plans to build
water supply system from
Goose Creek.
In earlier action, the council
agreed to appoint a new mem
Der to the school board on
May % to succeed Bernard
Russell. Mr.. Russell. who is
leaving for an overseas assign
ment, submitted his resigna-
ton to the council last night,
effective May Is.
The council also:
l. Tentatively agreed to
waive license fees on the an
nual f1reman's carnival sched-
uled to open May 80 on the
Anderson tract.
2. Approved a rezoning from
residential to business use OF
the Shreve property on North
West street.
8. Appointed public utilities
director John r. Patteson to
the Washington Metropolitan
Regional Sanitary Board.
Evening star., 1960-04-26
Foirfux Planners
Turn Down GruveI Pit

The Fairfax County Planning
Commission last night recon-
mended denial of an applica-
ton for a 1O-acre gravel pit on
the east side of Beulah road,
near Route 635.
About 100 residents at last
nights meeting objected to the
pit. The applicant was Layton
S. Sorber.