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Evening star., 1960-05-10
John A. Remon

Except for his devotion to his family.
John A. Remon gave the final decade
of his life almost entirely to the service
of his community. His death, at IA, has
taken from Washington one of it's most
productive and colorful citizens and has
left gap which no one else will fill.
Mr.. Remon was born and educated
IN Massachusetts,, and never completely
ceased to be New Englander. But his
real love was the District of Columbia;
he pursued its development with a gruff
sort of impatience and vigor that never
faltered. In the organizations in which
he was active, whether the Redevelop-
ment Land Agency, the Planning Com
mission, the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club, the Federation of Citizens As
SoclationS, the Washington Criminal
justice AsSoCiation-to mention Just
1eW-Mr. Remon was the delight of
neWsmen. This was not alone for his
ability to make news, but for the testy
humor, the honesty and the pleasure
which he so often took in spiking the
phony issues or the irrelevant wander
1ngS of civic affairs.
In every sense of the word, Mr..
Remon was the father of District re-
development. Like a father, he was
alternately impatient and proud, de-
manding and protective. No one who
attended RIA meetings will forget his
demands to Get something above
ground" One of his abiding hopes was
to live to see the new Southwest take
form, and we are glad that he was able
at least to preside at the initial ground
Evening star., 1960-05-10
Likes LBJ Brand

The time was never more
urgent than now for us to
take stock of our lives and of
our Government.
Lyndon johnson is the
only leader in the Nation
who can sit across the table
from the Communists at the
summit level, look them in
the eye, and talk turkey to
them.
The women of the Nation
should take an active in
tereSt in politics and become
a more important factor in
our national election. While
they are not primarily in
terested in politics, they con-
troll the voting-and are vot-
ing this year in larger num-
berS than men.
1t is an opportunity that
the women of America can
not afford to pass up; to
support a leader who will
protect our freedom and our
lives from the Communists.
Juanita billiard.
Dallas, Tex.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
SHentIHI
Sam Phillips.

Your amusing caption,
"The H Is Silent as in Pitts
burg" to the photograph in
The Star April 30 of the sign
erected by the contractor of
the WASHINGTON CHANNEL
BRIDGE, afforded many a
chuckle.
May I suggest that Gen.
yelling. the Engineer Com
missioner. require the con-
tractor to paint a new sign
with the correct spelling of
the name of our fair city
rather than repaint the pres
ent one in order that the lat
ter may be saved and re-
posted after Mr.. Khrushchev
missiles us with the hydrogen
bomb. Moreover, the H" will
no longer be silent!
Samuel d. Sturgis.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
FuIbright and Nusser

Congra tulations and
thanks to David Lawrence
for his logical editorial
"Fulbright VS.. Critics of Mas
ser" in your worthy paper
of May 2. It's high time the
truth about the dictator's
intrigues and Vaccinations
against struggling Israel is
exposed.
Has Chairman Fulbright
of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tionS Committee-considered
to be one of the most in
telligent lawmakers-forgot-
ten the promise made by
President Eisenhower to the
Israeli Prime Minister, David
Ben-Burion, that the Suez
Canal will be open to all
shipping, including Israeli
shipping? This happened in
October, 1856, during the
GAIA campaign, when Eng
land, France and Israel tried
to prevent dictator NaSser
from seizing the Suez Canal,
breaking a long-standing in
ternational treaty not to do
so. When the case came up
before the United Nations
Assembly our representative,
Henry Cabot Lodge, was in
structed to vote with Com
munist Russia against our
Allies. This was "the most
costly diplomatic mistake our
country ever made" as Sem
ator Symington said on the
floor of the Senate. We make
ourselves ridiculous in the
eyes of the free world by our
inconsistent policies in the
Near East.
Is the chairman of our
Foreign Relations Commit
tee, Senator Fulbright, try
ing to appease a dictator?
Well, that isn't very bright!
L. Fenik,
Evening star., 1960-05-10
Mr.. Nixon in Command

The rank and file of Republicans,
and particularly those who will be
running for Office in November, should
be pleased with the campaign plans
announced last week end by Vice Presi-
dent Nixon. For it is Mr.. Nixon'S pub
licized intent, if he wins the G. o. P.
presidential nomination, to visit every
one of the so States in "the most in
tenSive campaign in American political
history" And by way of emphasizing
the "togetherness" quality of this cam
paign strategy, a spokesman for the Vice
President points out that there will be
many Republican candidates for Con-
greSS who will welcome help from the
head Of the ticket.
Actually, the technique of lending a
hand to other party hopefuls will not
be new one for Mr. Nixon. In 1858, for
example, when he was not running for
office himself, he was an energetic cam
paigner in behalf of other Republicans
and his almost sure shot at the presi-
dental nomination may be attributed
in large measure to this willingness to
be in the front lines of political battle.
Significantly, too, Mr.. Nixon has
taken pains to warn his party colleagues
that I'VE expect a close election" In
this respect the Vice President parts
company from some Republican sooth-
sayers who embrace the confident and
comfortable philosophy that the G. o. P.
presidential ticket can coast to easy
victory over faction SCARED opposition
while assuming that the Democrats will
have comparably easy going to retain
control of Congress. 1t may, in fact,
turn out that the election-day victories
will be distributed in such way as to
continue government divided between
a Republican executive and Democratic
legislative branch. But from the stand
point of party morale, and particularly
the morale of Republican congressional
candidates, this is not an inSpirational
philosophy to adopt in advance.
Mr.. Nixon has demonstrated before,
OF course, that he is a professional"
among politicianS-painSta king in his
planning and energetic in execution.
His "one for all, all for one" approach at
this time-with assurance that lie will
carry the fight from North to South and
East to WeSt-may give an important
lift" to everybody on the G. o. P. team.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
Our Best Weapon

Secretary Herter'S statement on the
U-2 incident appears to be fortnight
disclosure of our own governments con-
nection with this unhappy affair. And
the truth, we think, is the best weapon
available to us now.
The giSt of Mr.. HerterS comment
is that the massive Soviet missile threat,
together with Mr.. Khrushchevs rocket
rattling, poses a menace to our survival
which cannot be ignored. 1t is indeed
unacceptable" that the Soviet Union
should be given an opportunity to make
secret preparations to face the Free
World with the choice of abject sur
render or nuclear destruction" This is
the privilege which Mr.. KhruShchev, in
effect, is demanding And this is the
opportunity which our espionage activi-
ties presumably have denied to him.
There are those who say we should
not have admitted that the doWned
U-2 was on an intelligence mission. And
1t is possible, just possible, that it would
have been better to have said nothing
from the beginning. After Mr. Khru-
speciouS initial explanations" however,
1t was hardly possible to remain silent
without appearing utterly ridiculous in
the eyes of the world. At that point it
became necessary to tell the truth, and
we are glad that Mr.. Herter has done
so-that he has said that the President
issued the directives for the gather
ing OF information by "every possible
means" even though specific missions
such as the U-2 fight may not be in
dividually authorized by him This will
not surprise or shock Mr.. KhruShchev,
who might better be called Mr.. ESpio-
mage. If it shocks the emotional infants
OF this world, that is too bad-but it
cannot be helped.
This leaves a question as to why
Mr.. Khrushchev is making such a pro-
duction of this incident, and whether
he, too, is telling the truth. His purpose
may be to frighten our allies, especially
PakiStan and Norway, in an effort to
hamper If not to prevent further Ameri-
can "penetrations" of Russia. AS for
the second point, we simply do not know.
We, meaning this government, do not
know how the Russians happened to
capture the U-2 pilot alive, why he
apparently has talked so freely, or
whether the photo released by the Rus
slams really shows the wreckage of the
missing U-2. Officials of the Lockheed
Aircraft Corporation, which built the
plane, say fatty that the wreckage
shown is not that of U-2, but appears
to be the remains of a crashed Soviet
bomber. If so, there is the possibility
that the Russians have the U-2 more or
less intact, not to mention it's secret
equipment and its pilot. If the Lock-
heed officials are correct, what is the
explanation? We will not know the
answer to that one until Mr.. Khru-
Shchev decides to be at least as candid
as Mr.. Herter now has been, and for
this we may have to wait until the
shrimp whistles.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Human vitality is some
times called drive.
Some have it, some do not.
The question with the have
nots will always be:
What is it?
Surely it is more than
determination, though this
plays a big part. 1t is more
than eagerness, especially of
the eager-beaver type.
In every organization there
will be at least one such per-
son, and the others look upon
him or her with resentment.
at times.
They should not, because
the progress of the race has
been with these hard drivers.
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If at times they rather
overshoot the mark, as with
the terrible modern bombs,
that threaten the extinction
of the race, they mostly do
good, in their peculiar way.
Drive begins with a look in
the eyes.
These persons always look
directly at you. There is no
escaping, when they bear
down upon you.
If it is something they
want, they make you realize
that you will give in, or the
devil will be to pay.
Sometimes one of these 60
getters takes over the collec-
lections for farewell parties,
and so on.
The moment you see Bea-
trice coming across the room,
you reach for your pocket
book.
The only question is, how
much does she want?
The timid person will Won
der at her ability to extract
the hard-earned buck.
You don't want to give,
even so little as a dollar. You
scarcely know the guy, and
what you do know of him
impresses you little.
But Beatrice knows her
business well.
Before she is through with
you, you have extracted a five
dollar bill from your wallet,
and at least made out that
the fellow is wonderful.
That. friends, is what we
call drive.
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So lack of timidity is an
other feature.
The person with drive (and
overdrive) cannot afford to
be in the least backward.
He rushes in where angels
fear to tread.
So much the worse for the
Evening star., 1960-05-10
Eaton and Mr.. K.

Khrushchev's million a ire
Cyrus Eaton, Exhibit A in the
U.S.A., has his dream come
true. For services rendered to
the Soviet regime, Cyrus
Eaton received the Lenin
Peace Prize Originally called
the Stain Price and $35, 900
with it.
He joins Paul Robson and
Charlie Chaplin. Congratula-
tionSl
What is he going to get for
attempting to organize the
American students and pro-
fessors to recognize Red
China?
George s. Schuyler.
President, American China
Policy Association, Inc.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
Young Firefiqhters

Regarding the woods fire
reported in The Star of May
/, the OXon Hill Fire Chief
failed to mention that a doz-
en- Of the local boys cages
5-l6) were battling the fire
twenty minutes before the
fire departments arrived.
One interesting factor was
the utilizing of crafts learned
as Boy Scouts. These boys
are practicing good citizen
ship.
Here are the names of
some of the boys assisting:
Bobby Manware, Lee Ed
munds. Neil Callahan, Bobby
Battle, Steve Buddjack, Chip
Battle, Billy Edmunds and
Steve Sparrow.
Eric Frame.
Age II, Patrol Leader, Tenn
pie Hills Troop 410.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
Plea for Retirees

I notice by The Star that a
pay raise of 9 per cent will no
doubt be approved for Gov
ernment workers now being
paid $4,000 or more. How
nice.
AS a retiree with an an
nuity too small to cope with
the high cost of living, I am
unable to buy even a pair of
shoes or a decent suit of
clothes-nor can I find a job
whereby I can supplement
the annuity.
Congress is failing in its
duty to provide sufficient in
come to retirees in order that
a decent living may be pro-
vided for such retirees who,
after all, are human. We, too,
are living in the United
States of America and have
given our best years to this
country.
DISCOURAGED.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
Clears the Air

Notwithstanding the cries
from abroad and from some
quarters in this country that
the Powers flight was most
inopportune-coming as it did
so soon before the summit
meeting at which the heads
of government of the United
States, Britain, France and
Russia are to discuss inter-
national relationship Incl
dent has served to clear the
air, to point up the fact that
there can be suspicion only
where nations retire behind
iron curtains.
The tendency has been to
say that the shooting down
OF the American plane over
Russian territory has put a
powerful propaganda weapon
in the hands of Premier
Khrushchev, that it comes
right on the verge of the
summit meeting. But further
consideration does not seem
to bear out this theory. The
Soviet has too long a past
history of espionage and sub
version after such espionage
to give the Soviet Premier
credence and a leg to stand
on.
There has been a tendency,
too, to argue that it's all
right to pursue espionage as
long as you are not found
out-that the fault lies in
the fact that Powers was dis
covered over Russian terri
tory and shot down, not that
he was engaged in intelli-
gence work. This is a cynical
way of looking at the whole
intelligence practice of all
nations-the idea that spying
is all right if you don't get
caught. During war, spies
have been used by all nations
and armies. During peace, it
would be a wonderful thing
if spying on friendly nations
and nations at peace could
be abandoned. With the
Soviet lea ders constantly
threatening war, and con-
stantly using spies and agents
of subversion, the abandon
ment of intelligence service
operations by this country
could be suicidal.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
THE POLITICAL MILL
Khrushchev's UncIeon Hands
BY GOULD LINCOLN

his hand offering apologies
and on the defensive.
There is every evidence,
too. that the country and its
political leaders. Democratic
and Republican, will back the
President. After all, this is
an American, not a partisan,
affair. Senator Lyndon john
son Of Texas, majority leader
of the Senate, and the as
sistant leader, Senator Mike
Mansfield of Montana, both
Democrats, have indicated
this will be their attitude.
Senator johnson has said:
I'VE do not know how far
Premier Khrushchev intends
to push his saber rafting.
But we do know how
lar americans intend to
go to preserve their free
downright to the limit.
And by that, I mean all
Observation-Disclosures and
Democrats alike" There has
been no evidence that any of
the Democratic aspirants for
presidential nomination in
tend to make a political issue
of the Powers incident. Ger
tainly none of them will be
so foolish-if they wish Ell
ther to be nominated or later
elected.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
Homer Dodqe

Wnen Homer Jose p n
Dodge died the other night,
many of those who had
known him for many years
felt a sense of bereavement,
as acute as though we had
lost the closest and most
beloved of kin. The news
stories and obituaries and
editorials told a good bit
about the man Homer Dodge,
Esquire. But there was no
mention of his finest work,
the book that bespoke the
man, entitled In Pursuit of a
Whisper" 1t has long been
out of print, and aside from
a few fortunate poSSessors of
the eXtant copies, the Library
of Congress is the only public
repository of the finest work
of a man who wrote lyric
prose so beautifully that the
reader found the JOY of life,
regardless of his vicissitudes.
I knew Homer Dodge for
thirty years and enjoyed the
privilege of his friendship.
His death is a calamity to all
those, and there are many, in
the limited area of the Ma
tional Press Club, to whom
the club will never be the
same again, but he left a
legacy-to everyone, I'm Pur-
suit of a Whisper"
Let some publisher-The
Washington Star by prefer
ence-get the book from the
Library of Congress and re-
print it. Maybe it won't add
to circulation. I wouldn't
know. But it might help
people. I am deeply obligated
to Homer Dodge, not by
things that money can buy:
He gave me his friendship.
Sam NJ. Jones.
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AS The Stars diplomatic
expert in 1906. and for two
years before that its con-
tributor on international af-
fairs on space rates, the al
lusion to Homer Dodge's
Spats-and-cane prompts me
to say that I was the first to
use them, including full day
. and evening dress, because of
my coverage. But I had been
special confidential secretary
to a famous ambassador be-
fore that and both spats and
cane had come to me from
England, and with the excep-
tion of John Callan OLaugh-
lin, only other writer on those
topics who wore neither,
was often seen because I
observed that then indispen-
sible protocol.
When Wilson came in with
his simplicity and Wash
ington began to lose on the
male side the need of fash
ionable appearance I at once
dropped the later Dodge
Evening star., 1960-05-10

angels. They are old-fash-
ioned, anyway, and there is
nothing old about our infant
terrible.
He or she sticks right to
the point, no matter what
the point may be. Sometimes
1t is a secret point, and the
victim must discover it for
himself as he goes along.
He will, before Beatrice is
through.
Slngleness of purpose is the
real secret weapon of this in
teresting type.
Whatever the determina-
tion is, it is never relinquished
for a second.
Most people are glad for a
breathing spell. They give UP
a direct attack the moment
they can. y
Not so this one.
He sticks right to his line.
and goes right down it as fast
and as hard and as relent-
leSSly as he can.
In war, he goes over the
top with a jump and plows
right through the enemy.
In peace, he gathers his
forces in the back Office. and
issues forth with blood in
his eye.
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You wait tremblingly on
the sidelines, to see when the
AK will fall, but the blood in
his eye is not for you this
time.
He has other fish to fry.
Down the long line he
goes, stopping at last to
speak to Old Bill Blokes.
Now, Bill Blokes is a nice
chap, but timid. He hasn't
the stuff of martyrs in HIN.
Really, he lacks drive.
Bill Blokes, you are in for
it now, old chap. The man
with drive has driven your
way, and you are going to do
a bit of driving, too, in your
own way, of course.
You will be driven, my
friend. Just be glad it isn't
Beatrice.
Evening star., 1960-05-10

breaking ceremonies there before his
final illness.
Even to friends he was not the kind
of man to speak of such things, but
John Remon felt a keen personal re-
Sponsibility of citizenship and had little
sympathy for those who shirked such
obligations. He had the right, for few
others paid the debt so tirelessly or so
well.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKINS SERVICE

@. What is the proof Of
pure alcohol?-Y. S.
A. Pure alcohol is 200
proof proof divided by 2
equal per cent of alcohol by
volume). This alcohol is
known commercially as "ab-
solute" or "anhydrous" al
cohol. Generally, alcohol is
produced commercially at 1870
proof (95 per cent alcohol by
volume.)
Evening star., 1960-05-10

The raillngS Of the Soviet
and Premier Khrushchev
against the United States be-
cause of an intelligence flight
over Russian territory would
be more effective if they
came from a nation and a
leader with clean hands.
Russian espionage and at
tempted subversion in the
United States and other
countries of the free world
are notorious. Soviet agents
have stolen in the past United
States military information
of vital value. Particularly
were these efforts of the
Russians directed to obtain
ing information about our
atomic bomb and other nu-
clear discoveries, before the
Soviet had any bombs-and
these efforts were in part
successful, to our sorrow. To
this very day, Russian es-
pionage, or intelligence work,
is continuing here and in
other countries.
Indeed, since this country
has no Iron Curtain" like
that of the Soviet, this kind
of intelligence work or spy
ing-call it what you will
is easier for the Russian
Communists and their allies.
Further, it is less necessary.
The United States would be
a veritable sap if it, too, did
not maintain an intelligence
service. Senator Case, New
Jersey Republican, was quite
right when he said that in all
the circumstances the United
States has a legitimate right
to violate Russian air space
for espionage purposes. He
insisted that we should get
all possible information for
the security and safety of the
country. He added he would
be very worried, indeed, if we
were not doing so.
Secretary of State Herter,
instead of seeking to cover up,
has stated that the flight of
the U-2 and its pilot, Francis
G. Powers, was for intelli-
gence work. Such frankneSs
is unprecedented. 1t seems to
have shocked some of our
allies abroad. Certainly the
Russians have never admitted
their employment of spies
in this and other countries.
There has been tacit under
standing that governments
are not to admit intelligence
work, or to acknowledge their
agents if they are discovered
and caught.
To Hit Cold War Secrecy
Apparently the President
has determined to use this
incident to demand that the
Soviet pull down their Iron
Curtain, give up their own
espionage and SubverSion in
the United States and other
countries. He will, it is said,
conduct a frontal attack on
Russia's secrecy, its efforts to
conceal behind the Iron Cur
tain their military forces,
which he will contend is a
principal cause of the cold
war and the distrust the free
world has for the Soviet. If
he can make a dent in the
Iron Curtain during the COM
ing summit conference, he
will have done much to re-
duce international tensions.
And the Powers plane Incl
dent may turn out to be more
fortunate than otherwise. In
any event. the President is
not going to the summit
nnnfnrnnnnn rrrith he AnA L.
Evening star., 1960-05-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used IL
letters carry iDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
denSdtion.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-03-10

Mr.. and Mrs. C.. L. Shrein-
er, Allynd Blvd, Chardon
announce the marriage of
Mr.. Shreiner'S daughter, Ka-
rem Ann, to A-3c Jay Alton
Brown on Jan. 20, 1860.
The wedding took place in
Frederick, Md, at the FirSr
Lutheran church.
The parents of the groom
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-03-10
Karen &hrei:uer
WsAdhyk2on"

are Mr.. and Mrs. John A :.
Brown of Stewarts Draft, Va.
A-3c Jay Brown is at pre-
sent stationed at Chanute Air
Force Base in Illinois. After
he is permanently stationed,
his wife, who is now staying
at the home of her father,
will Join him.