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Evening star., 1960-09-18

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Evening star., 1960-08-20
THIEF REJECTS
SEVEN-YEAR TERM
AND GETS LIFE

SAN ANTONIO, Tex.
(AP). - Clarence Franks
turned down a seven-year
prison sentence yesterday
and wound up facing life
behind bars.
The district attorneys
Office offered Franks, 81.
a seven-year term if he
would plead guilty to rob-
berry by assault.
Franks rejected the Of
fer and the case went be-
fore a jury. where Alfonso
Cara told of being robbed
of his billfold by Franks
last January.
The jury, noting previ-
Gus convictions for burg
larry and theft, sentenced
Franks to life.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Associated Press Writer

Senator Smathers, Democrat
of Florida, will head his party's
presidential campaign in the
South. Although he says he
considers both the Democratic
and Republican platforms OBJ
noxious and unrepresentative.
Senator Smathers' comments
came in a statement issued a
few hours after Senator Ken
nedy and Senator johnson, the
Democratic presidential and
vice presidential candidates,
named him as assistant ma
tional chairman and general
manager for the ticket in the
South.
Acceptance of this assign
ment does not in any way
mean that I express approval
of the Democratic platform
nor indirect support of the
Republican platform. Both of
them are obnoxious and un-
representative" he said in his
statement.
Senator Smathers said that
in his judgment the November
election offers in the final analy-
sis only two choices-the ticket
of Kennedy and johnson OF
that of Vice President Nixon
and Henry Cabot Lodge.
Evening star., 1960-08-20

be between the $1,000 members
of the American Newspaper
Guild and 10000 members
of the ITU, without either
union losing affiliation with the
AFL-CIO.
Arthur Rosenstock of New
York City, president of the
Guild, which includes the edi-
torial employees of newspapers,
is expected to discuss the pro-
posed merger when he ad-
dresses the convention Tuesday.
officials of other crafts and
unions connected with the
newspaper industry also have
been invited to address the 400
ITU delegates at their seven
day convention.
Mr.. rown said many prob
lens and details must be re-
solved before any mergers can
take place, but expressed be-
lief they could be worked out
within five years.
Single Union Urged
In his prepared keynote
speech, Mr.. Brown called for
one strong organization to rep
resent all employees in the publi-
cations and communications
field to combat the great and
growing danger" of monopoly.
THE trend of monopoly in
the publishing and in the over
all communications industry is
a great and growing danger to
free America" the ITU head
said.
Mr.. Brown said a merged
organization would be better
able to bargain than would the
various unions individually and
that he intended to follow a
theme of unity when he ad-
dresses conventions of other
printing trades unions within
the next few weeks.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
A View of u. S. Aiding KremIin

be considered but also the
interests and immediate fu-
ture of the natives themselves.
In some of the newly or
ganized African republics in
dependence has worked
satisfactorily after they con-
cluded treaties with former
masters to continue to help
them run the country until
self-government ideas had
permeated the population
sufficiently. Economic. politi-
cal, judicial and military
advisers were left to teach
the new republics to walk.
France and Britain have
offered-and in most cases
the offer was eagerly accepted
to keep the new countries
in the British and French
commonwealths. They were
given the choice of breaking
away at once or at any time
of their choosing in the
future.
In the Congo, however. the
Russians established their
own puppet in the person of
Patrice Lumumba. The situa-
ton became chaotic-to the
detriment of the Congolese
maSses-even before the sig
natures on the act of inde-
pendence were dry. Moreover,
say Our allies, Mr.. Lumumba
has no legitimate rights on
Katanga which has every
right to secede. Yet he has
the impudence to issue an
ultimatum to the U. N. on
that section of the former
Congo colony demanding that
it be taken over for him.
We are now giving the i'm
preston to our allies whom
we linked together to fight
Soviet imperialism that we
are working shoulder to
shoulder with the Kremlin
and against some of their
vital interests. This impress
sion is likely not only to
transform the United Nations
into another League of Ma
tions but also to weaken the
NATO coalition.
Evening star., 1960-08-20

zona, chairman of the Repub-
lican Senatorial Camps al g n
Committee, has reported finding
a great deal of interest in Mr..
Lodge not only in the South but
in States such as Oklahoma,
New Mexico and Arizona.
Mr.. Lodge was picked as a
running mate by Vice President
Nixon. the presidential nomi-
nee, because of his experience
in international affairs.
The No. 2 man was counted
on to help the Republicans in
the New England area where
Senator Kennedy of Massachu-
setts. the Democratic presiden-
tial nominee, is credited with
strength.
But because of reports they
have had. Republicans plan to
use Mr.. Lodge extensively i'll
the South where they think the
Democrats are in trouble.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
POTOMAC FEVER
By Pete Wymo
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Jack Kennedy sees Harry Truman. Harrys satisfied.
His blast weeks that Kennedy young
just the right amount of gray in Jacks hair.
Agriculture Secretary Benson returns from Europe
dorses Nixon Dicks philosophical His dad always told him
there would be days like this
The Senate passes Kennedys minimum wage bill. It's
the least the Senate could do Why the volunteers
for Kennedy" asking SO an hour.
Something isn't quite right in this campaign. Neither
candidate has yet vowed: Il shall go to the Congo"
Republicans claim Kennedy family foundation outbid
the Government charitable project This is bad? Why
speak politely the Kennedys might take the
national deficit.
An Oklahoma gal is the first outer space candi
date Male fear the first shot headline:
"On the moon! Snow White and the seven dwarfs'
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Smothers, Party Critic,
To Lead Drive in South

He said he respects each of
these men. but that he believes
the best interests of Florida
and the Nation will be served
by the election of Senators
Kennedy and johnson.
Senator Smathers also said
he wants to make it clear that
by his acceptance of the new
assignment he does not seek
any other position than that o.
senator from Florida.
MY ties are in Florida and
that is where they will always
remain so long as the people of
Florida are willing"
Senators Kennedy and john
son expressed pleasure that
Senator Smathers had agreed
to take on the assignment.
"As chairman of the Demo-
cratic Senatorial Campaign
Committee for three terms
Senator Smathers has helped
our party to gain more seats
than any other comparable
time in the history of the Ma
ton" they said.
Senator Smathers will have
under his jurisdiction the cam
paigns in Florida, Georgia
Alabama, Arkansas. North Car.
olina, South Carolina. Virginia
Tennessee, Kentucky, Missis.
sippi, Louisiana, Texas anc
Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
RALPH McGILL
Reds Drive Against Religion

Religion in East Germany
is being slowly strangled"
as in Russia itself. Atheism
is taught at all school levels.
Added to this is a powerful
weapon of persuasion" All
young people. of whatever
nationality, want to get
ahead-to become teachers.
doctors, engineers, scientists.
If they are religious believers.
the doors to advancement
are closed. Thus, to choose to
be believers means giving up
a chance at a career. Fewer
and fewer of them, coming
from the anti religious
classes, decide on believing.
The statistics are dolorous.
This year only one out Of
every 10 children of school
leaving age was given church
confirmation. Fifteen years
ago four out of five were con-
flrmed. In 1945 only 4 per cent
of East Germans were regis
tered as having no religion.
Youth initiation climbed
from a. per cent in 1858 to
80 per cent last year. The
target of 80 per cent in 1861
is expected to be attained
with ease.
Church baptisms even have
been cut in half by a compet-
ing state Naming Cere-
mony." In it parents dedicate
their children to service OF
the state-not God.
In the past two years more
than 5000 persons publicly
have given notice of aban-
doning the Christian churches
Attendance is sharply off.
The overall slogan is Re
ligion, Like Other Capitalist
Creations, Must Disappear" "
Evening star., 1960-08-20

mond of South Carolina to at
tend the luncheon meeting.
Both Senators have with
held any statement of support
for the Kennedy j ohm son
ticket.
Gov. Vandiver said after his
conference with Senator Ken
nedy and his running mate,
Senator johnson, that he was
not ready to say whether he
would support the Democratic
ticket.
Senator Jackson said after
the meeting with Dixie Sena-
tors that the South as a whole
looks good for the Kennedy
johnson ticket.
Some Tough" States
He predicted the hardest
fights for the Democrats will
be in Texas, Oklahoma, Ten
nessee, Virginia and Florida.
In reply to a question, SEN
ator Jackson said that believe
it or not, there was no dis
cussion of civil rights" at the
meeting.
He said that the Senators
stood up and cheered" after
Senator Kennedy had asked
for their support in the cam
paign.
The Democratic nominees
schedule called for his return
to Washington from his Mid
west trip early Monday morn
ing to be on hand for that
days Senate session.
Mr.. Salinger said Senator
Kennedy would fly to Detroit
Tuesday for a speech before
the annual convention of Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars if Sen
ate business permits. Vice
President Nixon, the Republi-
can nominee, has accepted an
invitation to speak before the
VFW meeting.
Senator Kennedy also has
scheduled speeches in nearby
Alexandria Wednesday night
and before the Zionist organi-
zation in New York Thursday
night.
Mr.. Salinger said the Demo-
cratic contender also would
make "a major economic
speech" this month but he
withheld saying when and
where it would be.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Actions on Behalf of Congo Red Puppet
Called Peril to u. N. and NATO
CONSTANTINE BROWN

pline and wants only Com
munist or neutralist troops
which would play into the
hands of the Kremlin.
Ever since the beginning of
the crisis we have adopted an
attitude in the U. N. of sup
port of Lumumba's goals.
There have been two votes
on the Congo crisis in the
U. N. Security Council. The
first time, when the matter of
sending a U. N. expeditionary
force was voted, Britain and
France abstained. We sided
with the Soviet Union and
the other members of the Sc
curity body. At the second
vote, when the question of
sending U. N. troops to Ka-
tanga came up. France and
italy abstained while we
voted again with the USSR.
Ambassador Henry Cabot
Lodge is said to have advised
the White House and State
Department that an affirma-
tive vote would be in keeping
with our time-honored policy
to support the U. N. through
thick and thin. This was
done despite strong hints
from our European allies
that such a vote might affect
the NATO structure.
The French and Belgians
have pointed out that the
situation in the newly indie
pendent African republics is
not all good or evil as re-
garded by Washington. Our
policy of removing colonial
ism all over the world is
highly laudable and in keep
ing with Americas traditions.
they said. But Washington
should take into considera-
ton the time element and
the ability of the freed ma
tions for self government.
We applied this policy in re-
gard to the Philippines. 1t is
not only the interests of the
colonial powers which should
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Writer Reveals How Communists
Strongle Church in East Germany

government could now obtain
necessary cooperation. The
churches are crowded. There
is a fierce loyalty to them.
But in East Germany an
anti-religious drive is near
success.
A correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian. dig
ging into facts of East Ger
man life outside the major
mining areas of politics and
economics. uncovered facts
calculated to disturb the
minds of Christians, Jews,
Moslems. Hindus, BuddhiSts-
or believers" anywhere.
East German authorities
happily have announced, he
found, that $4,000 boys and
girls took part this year in
the atheistical youth Initia-
ton" classes, in which. with
ritualistic cerem mony. the
young people take solemn
VOWS to the state and COM
munism. They comprised SO
per cent of all children of
secondary-school graduation
age.
Ironically, the Communists
use a tactic of the early
Christian church in compet-
ing directly with Christianity.
Early Christians held cere-
monies on the dates of estab-
lished pagan celebrations.
East German Communists
celebrated Youth Initiation"
at Easter. They have become
chiefly instrumental in a dis
astrous drop in church con-
flrmations.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
One Newspaper Union
Predicted in Five Years

DENVER, Aug. 20 (AP) The
head of a major newspaper
union predicts a merger of all
unions and crafts within the
industry within five years.
Elmer Brown. president of
the international Typograph-
ical Union. said in an interview
prior to the opening today of
the unions 102d annual con-
vention here:
Merger of the newspaper
unions could best be described
as a spontaneous reaction by
officials of the various crafts
But it has been pressured by
the membership, itself"
Mr.. Brown predicted that the
first merger probably would
Evening star., 1960-08-20

cultivating ideas on the farm
problem.
He added that he intended
to announce some definite
proposals before the end of
September. He said he would
present some at a major speech
at Guthrie Center, Iowa. Sep
tember 16. and announce
further plans at Sioux Falls,
S. OAK, September %.
No Commitments
Meeting separately with Mr..
Nixon yesterday were President
Charles Shuman of the Ma
tional Farm Bureau Federation,
President James G. Patton of
the National Farmers Union
and Master Herschel D. New
som of the National Grange.
All said they neither asked for
nor received commitments from
Mr.. Nixon and that neither
they personally nor their or
CARNATIONS indorse candidates.
Mr.. Nixon said he was par
ticularly interested in ideas all
three organizations could agree
upon and found favorable sent
Evening star., 1960-08-20

iment for two proposals at the
meetings.
He said one was distribution
of food through the United Ma
tions to needy foreign areas.
Another was a proposal of
the Republican platform to
nearly double the present acre
age reserve. or land taken out
of cultivation. He said there
was agreement the program
should be temporary. but some
disagreement on how it should
work.
BlameS Congress
Mr.. Shuman said Congress
has to take the main RESPONSE
bility for present farm pro-
grams which he termed a leg
islative hodge-podge." but he
said the administration must
take some of the blame.
Mr.. Shuman said the Repub-
lican farm platform seems to
oe moving in the right direc-
tion," while the Democratic one
moves toward more Govern
ment, which we oppose"
The Democratic platform is
better because it is more spe-
cif1c," Mr.. Patton said. The
Republican one sounds good if
the next President wants to put
teeth in it,"
Mr.. NeWson thought both
platforms offer promise. The
important thing is how the
platform is interpreted" he
said.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
RALPH McGILL

This finally gets around to
a disturbing dispatch from
Bonn. West Germany, about
Communist religious success
in East Germany.
A brief preamble seems
indicated.
A major Communist OBJ
jective in the complex COM
petitions of the cold war is
the winning of minds. Where
they can. the Soviets prefer
to begin with children.
They have succeeded rather
well in the USSR. There is
reason to believe many of
the young Russian Commu-
nists would like the regime to
relax some of the more op-
pressive intellectual controls.
But even they seem to have
accepted the long years of
teaching that communism is
the better system. In China
there is a drive to make "only
the toothbrush private" in a
Communist life where the
state would provide all save
the most intimate personal
possessions.
In the Soviet satellites of
Romania, Bulgaria, Czecho-
slovakia, Albania, Hungary,
there is no available study on
the progress in winning
young minds.
In Poland. Soviet tech
niques have not been applied
because. to date at least, the
Politburo has permitted an
unwritten treaty to exist be-
tween the Polish state and
the church. No Polish puppet
Evening star., 1960-08-20

Will the newly created
Congo and its authoritarian
regime under Premier Patrice
Lumumba prove to be the
undoing of the United Ma
tions and the NATO? This
question is being raised by
some who had high hopes the
international organization
could become an effective
barrier against international
communism.
The u. N. crisis is regarded
as very grave by Dag HAM
marskjold himself. AS in the
case of South Korea in 1850
and the Egyptian-British-
French Israeli conflict six
years later, the Congo asked
for U. N. intervention when
Belgian troops returned to
Leopoldville and other CEN
ters to protect the white pop
ulation against unspeakable
outrageS of the Congolese
soldiers. Under these condi-
tions Mr.. Lumumba accepted
implicitly all measures of the
world peace organization.
Yet no sooner did the U.N.
forces enter the Congo than
the same Lumumba flouted
the authority of the organi-
Zation whose assistance he
had demanded, with threats
that otherwise he would ask
Russia to intervene.
Lumumba has now issued
an ultimatum that white
troops (Swedes, Norwegians,
Canadians and Irish) be re-
moved forthwith because they
are "spies" and replaced with
Afro-Asian contingents of his
own choice. The methods
adopted by the Congolese
premier smack unmistakably
of Soviet methods. especially
when he shouts: "Spies!"
1t has become obvious to
most responsible members of
the U. N. that the Congolese
dictator is under Red disci-
Evening star., 1960-08-20
G. 0. P. to Use Lodge
Extensively in South
BY the Associated Press

The Republican command
apparently intends to give vice
presidential nominee Henry
Cabot Lodge a campaign work.
out in New England. the MIDI
west and especially the South.
Mr.. Lodge announced yester-
day his resignation as United
Nations Ambassador, effective
September 3. That could put
him into the active campaign
by Labor Day.
In a Dear Cabot" letter,
President Eisenhower expressed
regret at losing Mr.. Lodges
U. N. services. The President
said this feeling was mitigated
because Mr.. Lodge was offering
himself for IAN elective post
of high responsibility and op-
portunity for service"
"Heartiest Endorsement"
In this effort you have, as
you know. my heartiest in
dorsement," Mr.. Eisenhower
said.
White House Press Secretary
James C.. HaRerty said Mr., Eli
senhower intends to name
James j. Wadsworth. deputy
chief of the United States
delegation to the U. N, as Mr..
Lodges successor.
Mr.. Lodge appeared yester-
day with campaigning fellow
Republican for a TV filming
with the interiors of the U. N,
headquarters for their back
drops.
He talked in front of TV
cameras in the General Assem-
bly, building with Representa-
tive Lindsay of New York, who
is seeking reelection to Con-
gress. The two discussed United
States food surpluses and Mr..
Lodge noted that the U. N
Food and Agriculture Organiza-
ton has made studies of how
they might be disposed Of.
While he has stayed on his
U. N. job, Mr.. Lodge has been
getting a lot of invitations tc
speak in the campaign. A sur
prising number of these were
said to have come from the
Midwest and the South.
Senator Goldwater of Ari-
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Korea. Seeks
Japan Trade

SEOUL, Koare, Aug. 20 (AP).
South Koreas newly elected
Premier John NJ. Chang said
today he will seek economic CO.
operation with Japan-revers-
ing policy in effect during the
regime of ousted President
Syngman Rhee.
Mr.. Chang. who won the seat
on the second vote of the House
of Representatives yesterday,
said Japan has mentioned
economic cooperation toward
us-she does not call it aid
but no concrete proposals have
been available, SO I have said
we should talk about them
after we know what they con-
tain"
Under Mr.. Rhee everything
japanese was denounced. Mr.
Chang, who disagreed with Mr..
Rhee publicly on number Of
issues, says he intends to seek
cooperation from West Ger
many as we'll as Japan.
Unlike the days under the
former Rhee regime when any
thing Japanese was denounced"
he said, Japan is showing ar
attitude different from the past
an attitude toward friendly
relations at this new turnin.
point"
Japan also was reported plan
ming to send a goodwill mission
to Korea. Mr.. Chang said. Il
think there is no need to re-
ject everything without paying
proper attention to it," he
added.
Mr.. Chang also said his ma
ton needed increased economic
aid from the United States to
make a fresh start toward eco
nomic development, He said
he understood the American
aid to Korea-about 5000 mil
lion annually-was more likely
to be reduced than increased.
Reaction in the major jap
anese papers to Mr.. Chang's
hope for normal relations be-
tween the two countries was
generally welcomed. But most
editorials saw many difficulties
to be overcome first.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Toustmusters Elect
Silver Spring Man

Comdr. Herman E. Hoche,
executive assistant to the chief
of the Navy Medical Service
Corps, has been elected first
vice president of Toastmasters
International, which winds up
its 29th annual convention in
Atlanta today.
Comdr. Hoche. who lives at
l6 2Fleetwood terrace, Silver
Spring. formerly served as the
organizations second vice pres
ident.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Provdo Gives Most
Spcce to Powers

MOSCOW, Aug. 20 (AP).-
Pravda today devoted almost
all of its six pages to two stor-
ies-the conclusion of Francis
Gary Powers trial and the new
Soviet space ship. The Powers
trial got a lot mere space than
the ship in the Communist
Party newspapers columns.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Kennedy Flies to Visit
Truman, Farm Leaders
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star STAFF Writer

Kennedy off for the Midwest today for poll
ticay important with former President Truman in
independence Mo- Democratic farm conference in Des
Mones Iowa. tomorrow.
The Democratic presidential nominee also scheduled
overnight stop in Omaha Nebr, for brefng visit
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Nixon, Campaign Aides
Meet to Map Strategy
BY the Associated Press

President Nixon scheduled meetings today with
paign the national Nixon-for- President head
quarters.
The Republican nominee held lengthy huddles yesterday
with national farm leaders and said afterward he still
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Too Much Excitement

WILMINGTON. N. C. CAP)
Barbara Ann Black o n
caught a l6-pound king mack
erel at Carolina Beach-then
tainted. She's 8 years old.