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Evening star., 1960-10-15
No Place to Hide

Interpol, the global police organiza-
ton which has been meeting here, is up
to no good, in the opinion of such inter-
national criminals as narcotics snug
glers, counterfeiters and other public
enemies who range far afield It is this
cooperative agency, sponsored by police
of so nations, that is making things
tough for the racketeers and other
criminals who operate across oceans
and international boundary lines-just
as our FBI makes life tough for inter-
state outlaws. They are finding it in
creasingly hard to hide from the law.
This voluntary association of ma
tional law enforcement bodies is not an
enforcement agency in any sense. 1t has
no international authority and no off,
GERS to arrest criminals. It's value is that
of clearing house for data on interna-
tional criminals and fugitiveS of all
kinds. The information sent to it by
one police department on the activities
Evening star., 1960-10-15

of an individual or gang is made avail
able to all member agencies It's grow
ing files, therefore, enable it to keep tab
on the movements or suspected move
ments Of wanted men, and, quite often,
to set the stage for roundup by police
of some country or city.
Interpol thus played an important
part in the breaking up of an interna-
tional narcotics smuggling ring and
the arrest in New York recently of the
then Guatemalan Ambassador to Bel
GUM. Without such police teamwork the
international criminal would have little
difficulty in carrying out his schemes. It
is well that such crime-deterring Or
ganization as Interpol is on the job.
Evening star., 1960-10-15
Victims of Jets

With the advent Of the
large, modern Jet airplane
such as the Boeing TOT, the
vibration and noise in areas
surrounding aiI'ports have be-
come a serious problem. In
particular, those areas that
fall under the runway ap-
proach and departure paths
are nearly uninhabitable out
to q distance of one or two
miles. The situation will un-
doubtedly worsen in the fu-
ture as larger and noisier jet
planes become available.
I am glad to see that The
Star in recent editorials has
been bringing attention to
this problem and the COM
mendable efforts of the Fed
eral Aviation Agency to ale
viate it. In addition to the
areas mentioned there (those
surrounding National and
Dulles Airports), the residents
of Forestville and Clinton, in
close proximity to Andrews
Air Force Base, have a prob
lem which will reach major
proportions by next year with
the completion of a new
$500 foot runway at An
drews and a swelling Of air
traffic volume to 1000 planes
q day. About $50 of us are
not only located in the high
intensity core of the noise
pattern from this traffic, but
are close enough to consti-
tute q possible obstruction
hazard to the movement Of
airplanes. The Air Force is
attempting to restrict height
of trees and structures on our
properties from 25 to 100 feet
depending on the distance Of
the property from the run
way by the purchase of ease
ments from the home -owner.
After paying the home owner
a negligible sum for the right
to prune trees, the Air Force
expects him to continue living
in this region made unin-
habitable or sell his home, at
great loss, and move else
where. Many of us have our
life savings invested in our
homes, and neither alterna-
tive appears attractive.
Appare tly no simple,
straightforward, equitable So
luton exists to the aircraft
noise problem at the present
time. The situation is fur
ther complicated where the
critical areas under runway
approac and departure
paths have already become
residential as in our case. It
will take a sincere desire on
the part of both the Air Force
and the community to work
together to secure a mutually
satisfactory solution. Even
if the Air Force is able legal
ly to purchase these ease
mentS. I should think that it,
as part of a government
which prides itself in the
safeguarding of the rights
of the individual, would be
restrained by a sense Of moral
obligation from attempting to
deal with the home owners
in this manner.
Charles X. Klee
Evening star., 1960-10-15
ANNOYED by Lawrence

David Lawrence has had
ample opportunity to observe
the political scene in this
country for over 80 years and
should, by exposure or intel
lectual integrity, be able to
control his emotional out
bursts against Senator Ken
nedy and his apparent idola-
try of Vice President Nixon.
His statement to the effect
that Nixon K.O.'d Kennedy
in the first and second rounds
of the great debate is the
epitome of unsubstantiated
hogwash. The best most Re-
publicanS and responsible
newspaper reporters claimed
for Mr.. Nixon on the first
debate was a draw.
Supporting the Vice Presi-
oent In MS Dld Tor the White
House is a prerogative Of
any syndicated columnist, but
to claim victory where no
clear-cut victory exists. and
to diScredit Senator Ken
nedy's performance with an
unscholarly analysis which
enormously concludes that
facial expressions and hand
waving are the only items
the Democratic candidate has
to offer, is a blatant attempt
to influence the uninformed
and further the candidacy
of Mr.. Nixon. 1t is also a
variety of dirty pool, a brand
of intellectual dishonesty, and
an abuse of the poetic license
crutch normally soft-pedaled
by competent newspaper re-
porterS. w. F. Clune
Evening star., 1960-10-15
Fair Challenge, But

When he addressed the United Ma
tions General Assembly a fortnight ago,
President NasSer of the United Arab
Republic spoke earnestly in favor of
bringing about another Eisenhower
Khrushchev meeting in renewed effort
to promote peace. At the same time, in
almost fervent tones, he afflrmed that
his ewn government would always be
ready, willing and eager to follow the
principles and recommendations of the
U. N in striving for just and amicable
settlement of any international dispute
involving the U. A. R.
Taking note of these praiSeworthy
sentiments, ISraelS Foreign Minister
Golda Meir now has responded in the
Assembly by asking the following ques-
tionS regarding Mr.. NaSSer's actual in
tentions: "Is he prepared to do as he
advises President Eisenhower and Chair
man Khrushchev to do-namely, to
meet and negotiate? Is he prepared to
meet Mr.. Ben-Gurion, the Prime Min
lister Of Israel, for negotiations of peace
or at least an agreement Of non
aggreSSion?" Then, speaking in behalf
of Mr.. Bent -Gurion, she has declared
that "he is prepared for such a meeting
without any preconditions, Immediately,
here or at any other place proposed to
him."
Mrs. Meir thus has confronted the
U. A. r. President, and all other Arab
leaders as well, with fair challenge,
and if it were accepted in an affirmative
spirit, there would be good reason to
hope for progress toward tranquil order
in the Middle East. Unfortunately, how
ever, Cairo has made clear that Mr..
Nasser has no intention whatever Of
engaging in peace talks with Mr.. Ben
Gurion. To that extent at least, his
recent high-sounding words to the U. N.
amount merely to another dreary ex-
ample of how people all too often preach
one thing and practice another.
Evening star., 1960-10-15
VIEWS OF CANDIDATES

nedy stands for a civil rights
deal that would end every
private option of association
in private fields. Both parties
are for every Constitutional
right, which is at the public
level and proper. I do not
discriminate by any grouping
but I don't want politicians
telling me- among whom I
have to live and that is what
the Democratic plank and
plans amount to. Private as
sociations should be by merit,
not by law.
Earl L. ShutZ.
y y i
In their televised debates
and in speeches around the
country, Mr.. Kennedy keeps
saying we have lost prestige
as world power and Mr..
Nixon maintains we are the
worlds greatest and strongest
power in every way.
They may both be right.
There seems little doubt we
have lost prestige, and a ma
ton surviving eight years of
errors and omissions on for
eign policy by the Eisen-
hover Nixon administration
must be the worlds greatest
power.
J. Sam Mewhinney Jr.
Joseph Young writes in
Federal Spotlight" that Sen
ator John F. Kennedy criti-
cized the number of Govern
ment employees and empha-
sized in a speech in Indian
apolis that "the (FederaD
Government should do only
those tasks that can not be
done otherwise" For one
who backs Capitalization of
government, Senator Ken
nedy seems to contradict
himself. If the Federal Gov
ernment is to have authority
in school programs, welfare,
and job provisions for needy
areas. as proposed by the
Senator, then the admins
tration of these programs
will in itself necessitate an
increase in the number of
employees in the Government.
Is it possible that Senator
Kennedy overlooks the fact
that his accusations and
propositions are contradic-
tory and inconsistent?
Mary X. AnStead.
Evening star., 1960-10-15
Ike and Ladies'

I Fundamentally agree
with the editorial opinion you
expressed in like and the
Ladies" concerning the lack
of political effectiveness in
the interrogation of the Pres
ident by 10 Repub lie an
women. We must admit, how
ever, that the performance
was at least not devoid of
humor. For example. take the
young lady who glowingly
informed the President that
she would go out and vote
this year for the first time,
simply because Of Mr..
Nixon's admirable stand on
Federal aid to school con-
struction.
The power. pathos and per-
suasion Of her statement
must have aroused many a
chuckle when the camera
focused on the placecard be-
fore her. showing her to be
from voteless Washington.
D. c.
Roger A. Smith.
Editors Note: Perhaps
she was an absentee-voter
residing hereO
Evening star., 1960-10-15
Detects Plot

I have read The Star and
other excellent American
newspapers for many years.
and have generally found the
news coverage to be fair and
complete. This is comforting
when contrasted with the
propaganda and State-ap-
proved interpretations Of
fered by the press of certain
other countries. We assume
that Americans are always
given the truth, on which
basis to decide implications
and significance for them
selves.
Recently, however. my
comfort has been somewhat
shaken. Several weeks ago.
we read that two mathema-
ticians employed by the Ma
tional Security Agency had
disappeared. Later, we read
that the mathematicians had
detected to the Soviet Union.
Shortly thereafter, the words
code clerks" began to appear
in the articles. The defectors
are now no longer profess
Sional mathematicianS but
code clerks" according to
the press.
This amounts to false la
beling, if we are to accept
the accuracy of the articles.
Substance in these articles
indicates that these deluded
men were professional math-
ematicians using complex
statistical research and
analysis techniques - not
"code clerks. 4" Why, then, the
labels? Perhaps this is an at
tempt to show a less impor-
tant loss to NSA and to the
Nation. Or. perhaps the peo-
pie are to believe that no
persons of intelligence and
education would ever leave
this country for Russia.
Whatever the reasons for it,
this device calls to mind the
broader aspects of propa-
ganda and the seasoning of
news for consumption by the
people. Once begun, where
does this abuse end?
No such conspiracy is nee
eSSary, nor is it to the ad-
vantage of the press in any
way. Government officials
are continually reminded of
their duty to provide all the
information to all the people.
I agree with this postulate,
and I urge all newsemedia to
report events and conditions
factually. The American peo-
pie are not dolts. They would
think very little differently of
the misguided defectors with
accurate titles than with
false labels. They can receive
and act upon reported news
as well today as in the past.
I suggest that The Star re-
frain from any further use
Of the words code clerks, +"
and otherwise help to per-
petuate the uncalculated
news coverage to which
Americans have become ac-
customed.
Ashton C. Morris.
Editors Note: The Star
has not attempted to mini
mize the Importance of these
defectors. They have been
variously called "mathema-
ticians." "code experts" and
code clerks" all accurate
job deScriptionSO
Evening star., 1960-10-15
Nixon and Cuba

Blaming Mr.. Nixon for any
part of the Cuban situation
is nonsense. From 1868
people all over the world
looked to Castro to overthrow
a cruel and corrupt Dictator
ship. Castro fought for land
reforms, civil liberties, and
promised his people they
would vote to choose a leader
for a democratic government.
Who would have thought that
this man, who sent his only
son to the United States for
safety, would in a few months
be arming his people because
the Americans are going to
attack them? Few people
can know how or why Castro
went off on this tangent while
he was trying to get his rev.
olutionary program started
but this I know: 1t is Cas-
tro who deceived the Cuban
people, not Nixon.
Mrs. Pari SuanO.
Evening star., 1960-10-15

Please put me down as a
gent who is becoming explo-
sively fed up with the in
situations of Lyndon john
son, Harry Truman ct al that
because. as a Protestant Re-
publican who intends to vote
his party ticket this year, de-
spite previous departures. I
am a bigot. The whole deal
smacks of the great Russian
scientist, Pavlov, and the
tortures of his dogs until he
determined the law Of the
conditioned reflex. Well, this
tactic of the Democratic
psychologists isn't registering
with me.
AS a matter of fact, I cam
paigned for and voted for AL
Smith in 1923, at a time when
I was managing editor Of a
small daily in Idaho. I voted
for AL Smith because he was
a top-notch executive who
had, as governor of New York,
brought many needed social
reforms, among them, prison,
State hospital and in the field
of education, as well as labor.
BY the same token. I take no
stock in the political integrity
of Senator Kennedy, a son of
wealth allied by party with
the oil-rich millionaire of
Oklahoma, Senator Kerr.
whose natural gas interests
have repeatedly led him to
attempt gas rate gouges of
the public all over the United
States. with Lyndon johnson
in support.
Senator Kennedy has said
he would arm to the teeth,
stop being pushed around by
the Russians, think fast and
act fast, defend Berlin but
let Quemoy and Matsu go to
the Chinese Reds. These are
the traits of a political
mountebank of the first wat
er. Those dinky little islands
off the coast of Asia, it hap
pens, are stumbling blocks to
the Red conquest of Formosa,
the Free Chinese island that
stands between communism
and the Philippines, with ia
pan and the AleutianS next
on a time table, preceding
the great American invasion
via Alaska and air borne
forces, after a bombing at
tack, on the industrial Middle
West.
And finally Senator Ken
Evening star., 1960-10-15
Bears Out BroyhM
In the nv debate August 26

In the TV debate August 90
between Representative Joel
T. Broyhill and Ralph Kalll,
Mr.. Broyhill stated that his
opponent was on the Arling-
ton County Board of Zoning
Appeals from March 8, 1852
to March 8, 1855. He further
stated that during this three
year term. Mr.. Kaul was abb
sent from the meeting ~
per cent of the time, but ac-
cepted pay for all meetings
which he did not attend.
The records show that these
statements are correct.
When I was elected to the
Arlington County Board No
vember. 1852, ! had never
heard the name Kaul. My
first knowledge Of the ex-
istence of this person was
when I saw him listed as a
member of the Board of
Zoning Appeals. AS his term
of office drew to a close
March, 1855. it was my re-
sponsibility to pass on his
reappointment or otherwise
fill the vacancy. In fairness
to Mr.. Kaul, / made in
quiries regarding his redbrd
on the Board Of Zoning Ap-
pealS. I found that he seldom
attended the meetings. I
did not see how he could be
of much value to the citizens
of Arlington County If he
were not present at meetings.
So far as his politics at
that time, I did not know
what they. were. 1t was
solely on his poor attendance
record that he was not re-
appointed to This very i'm
portant board.
The records show that this
same Arlington County Board
did appoint citizens to COM
mittees and commissions who
did, not share its political
views. We felt that a cross
section of thinking was a
healthy situation.
So Mr.. Kaul's statement
through the press that he
was not reappointed because
of his politics is completely
untrue.
Leone b. BuchholZ,
Former Member and Chair
man, Arlington County
Board.
Evening star., 1960-10-15
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used tDil be
returned only tUten accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped enUelopeS.
Evening star., 1960-10-15

senator JOnn r. kennedy
of Massachusetts,, Democratic
candidate for President, got
a bear by the tail when in his
second debate with Vice Pres
ident Nixon, he urged that
our line of defense of For
mosa and the Pescadores
should exclude the islands of
Quemoy and Matsu. In his
third debate with Mr.. Nixon,
the bear turned and bit the
Senator.
A famous Democratic Gov
ernor of New York when
campaigning used to say:
Let's look at the record"
Gov. Alfred E. Smith, when
he looked at the record,
usually kept it very straight.
That should be the case in
the discussion OF the Quemoy
and MatSu Islands issue. Sem
ator Kennedy. by his state
mentS in his second and third
debates" with Vice President
Nixon, has in so many words
told the Red Chinese that if
he becomes President he will
seek to have the two small
islands of the China coast,
now held by the Chinese Ma
tionalistS, excluded from the
line of defense of Formosa.
The Senator is at least con-
sistent.
When in 1855 congressional
authority was given Presi-
dent Eisenhower to use the
armed forces of the United
States to defend specifically
the island Of Formosa and the
Pescadores, this language was
written into the first section
of the congressional resolu-
tion.
This authority to include
security and protection Of
such related positions and
territories of that area now
in friendly hands," Obvious
ly, this language included the
islands of Quemoy and Mat
su. which were held by the
Chinese Nationalists - our
friends. Indeed, the Chinese
Nationalists had beaten of
attacks on the iSlandS-with
losses to the Reds of 1900
men-and still hold and de-
fend them.
Lehman Amendment Cited
Senator Lehman of New
York, a Democrat and pres
ent supporter of Senator
Kennedy, offered an amend
ment which would have
stricken the above language
from the resolution. making
it read: THE President of the
United States is authorized
to use the Armed forces of
the United States as he deems
wise for the specific purpose
of protecting FormoSa and
the PeScadores against armed
attack" While the Lehman
amendment did not mention
Quemoy and MatSu by name,
the debate in the Senate For
eign Relations Committee
and in the Senate itself made
it clear as day he was seeking
to exclude these islands from
the line Of defense. 1t would
have destroyed the flexibility
of defense, and where it
should be made, that was de-
sired by the President. This
Lehman amendmentnw was de-
feated in the Senate by a
vote of "a to 13. The Senate
at that time was controlled
by the Democrats. Senator
Kennedy was paired" with
his present running mate,
Senator Johnson of Texas, on
this vote. If he had been
present, he would have voted
for the Lehman amendment,
and Senator johnson, had he
been permitted to vote, would
have voted against it.
The flexible authority of
the President to use the
armed forces of the United
States to include the security
and defense of related posi-
tionS and territories" of the
Evening star., 1960-10-15
THE POLITICAL MILL
Kennedy Has a Bear by the Tail
BY GOULD LINCOLN


Formosa area now in friendly
hands, remains today as it
existed after a passage of the
congressional resolution by
votes of 400 to 3 in the House
and IS to 3 in the Senate.
That is what Mr.. Nixon be-
lieves should continue. For his
stand, Senator Kennedy has
warned the country against
electing a trigger happy Re-
publican President" Mr.. Nix.
on has countered by warning
the country against electing
as President the Senator, who
has announced his intention
Of seeking to have Quemoy
and Matsu declared outside
the line of defense of For
mosa and the Chinese Nation
aliStS, our allies. Mr.. Nixon
has said fatty that such ac-
ton would be construed by
the Chinese Reds as an in
Vitation to go right ahead and
take the two small islands.
Indeed, he contends that
such action by Senator Ken
nedy, as President, would be
far more likely to get us into
war than would leaving the
President the right to use his
judgment if an attack were
made on the islands.
A Sign of Retreat
Obviously, the Chinese Reds,
if they attacked Matsu and
Quemoy, would be making
a first step toward an attack
on Formosa, 80 or 100 miles
away. For the Chinese Reds
have said again and again
that they intend to have For
mosa. Senator Kennedy has
argued that the two off shore
islands are not defenSible.
But that is not the point in
this argument. The point is
that to give them up to the
Red Chinese, as he hopes to
persuade Chaing Kai-shek to
do, would be regarded all
over the world as a retreat on
our part, a retreat that would
have a bad effect on our
prestige" which he has been
saying has already fallen to a
low degree.
In Some quarters it is said
that this issue over the islands
should not be in this cam
paign. But it is, and it was
placed there by Senator Ken
nedy's remarks and Vice
President Nixon's reply. Fur
ther, the Republicans do not
like Senator Kennedy's charge
that to elect Mr.. Nixon Presi-
dent would be to place a
trigger happy" commander
of the armed forces in the
White House. They recall that
Democratic Presidents have
been elected after promising
to keep the United States out
of war-notably Wilson in
1916 and Franklin D. Roose-
welt in 1910. Wilson did his
best not to be drawn into
war-but his hand was forced
by Germany. Roosevelt, in
campaign speeches, promised
that American boys would
not be sent to fight in foreign
wars. His hand. too, was
forced by the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor, Also, a third
Democratic PreSident-Mr.
Truman-found his hand
forced when the North Kor-
cans, aided and abetted by
the Red Chinese, attacked
the Republic of Korea. This
happened after Mr.. Truman's
Secretary of State declared
Korea beyond the perimeter
of our line of defense in the
Pacific area. Senator Kennedy
has declared his firm inten-
tion of defending FormoSa if
it is attacked. But if he has
encouraged the Chinese Reds
by announcing he would not
defend Quemoy and Matsu.
he may find, as President,
that his hand, too. would be
forced by a Communist at
tack on FormoSa, itself.
Evening star., 1960-02-28

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