davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1960-02-01

eft a few other States which.
despite low personal incomes
per pupil, are now spending an
unusually large proportion of
available funds for education.
Penalty on Effort Avoided
Such a method, the commit
tee noted. avoids penalizing
States making the greatest ef-
forts and rewarding those
making the least.
Ralph Lazarus, president of
Federated Department Stores.
Inc, and chairman of the CED
education subcommittee, said
the recommendation for limit
ed Federal aid "is not a COM
promise, but a positive pro-
gram" He added, Regardless
of whether or not II Is POLITICAL
ly practical, we thought we
should state it,
Several CED members wrote
footnotes to the formal policy
statement to favor a broader
Federal aid or to object to any
additional aid whatever.
Other Recommendations
Three other recommendations
were adopted unanimously by
the group. They are:
/. A fresh attack" should be
m a de on consolidating the
Nations $4,000 school districts
into fewer than 10.000-with no
one district having fewer than
1000 pupils.
2. In most States the State
government should take over a
larger share of the financial
burden Of schools. Funds should
be distributed to the local dis
tricts. moreover, through a
foundation" program to pro-
vide adequately for basic school
needs regardless Of cost.
8. More local citizen effort
especially by Disbursements
needed to point UP educational
problems.
The CED Is q research organ
ization made UP Of about 200 of
the Nations top business and
industrial executives.
Evening star., 1960-02-01
Poll Tax Fight
May Delay Bill
On School Aid
BY the Associated Press

- N--N N~~-~~~@~NNN . A~@~
A continuing squabble ovel
anti-poll tax measures today
imepriled Senate Leadership
plans for early action on a bill
to provide Federal aid fol
school construction.
The school aid bill is the next
major legislation scheduled tC
be taken UP in the Senate, but
time is running short before Q
full-scale battle over civil right,
measures breaks out about Feb.
ruary Is.
At the moment the Senate
is arguing over a two-prongec
drive to bar States from re.
quiring payment Of poll take,
before a person can vote ir
congressional and presidential
elections.
Senator Holland, Democrat
Of Florida, is sponsoring q con.
stitutional amendment to out
law the poll tax as q voting re.
quirement. Senator Javits, Re-
publican Of New York, is seek.
ing the same goal by an act oi
Congress.
Five States, Alabama, Arkan.
sas. Mississippi, Texas and Vir-
ginia require voters to pay 9
poll tax.
Second Controversy
Some Southern Senators are
battling against any Federal
action to wipe out poll taxes
on grounds, that the qualifica-
ton Of voters is q State matter
Others are backing Senator
Hollands Constitution a
amendment.
Majority Leader johnson
hoped to bring the issue to .
vote last week, but lengthy
speeches by Southern oppo-
nents blocked any action.
And Senator Eastla n d
Democrat Of Mississippi, who
held the floor for nearly three
hours last Friday, said that
before this debate is over,
am going to have much more
to say on this question"
The dispute over the anti
poll tax measures is the second
major controversy in which the
Senate has become snarled
since Congress reconvened.
1t was tied up for nearly
two weeks, from January Il
to January rs, before 1t finally
passed a bill broadening and
tightening Federal regulation
Of the financing of congress
sional and presidential election
campaigns.
Pressed by Johnson
AS a result, action has been
delayed on q bill to authorize
81 million in Federal grants for
school construction over the
next two years.
Senator johnson has repeat
edly emphasized that he re.
CARDS Federal aid for education
as one Of the most important
measures to be acted on at this
session Of Congress.
But he is pledged to let the
Senate start its explosive battle
over civil rights legislation by
February Is.
Furtherfnore, !, agreeemnt has
been reached not to transact
any Senate business for several
days before February Is be-
cause many Republicans will be
away for Lincoln Day speeches.
The school bill Is controver-
sial in itself, going too far for
some Senators and not far
enough for others. But once 1t
is brought up, Senator johnson
has said he plans to ask the
Senate to meet long hours each
day in an effort to complete
ankin.a an Il
Evening star., 1960-02-01

States-including Virginia-is
Sclear and present"
These States fall far below
The national average in their
per pupil expenditures. Most
of them "have little prospect
of closing the gap by increased
local support" the CED de-
clared in a policy statement
on Paying for Better Schools" !"
Improvement Demanded
= The situation demands i'm
provement. the committee said,
although we are reluctant to
see further expansion of the
Federal role in education"
Evening star., 1960-02-01
Anne Francis Weds

LAS VEGAS. New, Feb. /
(AP).-Actress Anne Francis.
30, and DR.. Robert Abeloff. q
Beverly Hills (Calif) dentise.
were married. here yesterday.
It was the second marriage for
both.
Evening star., 1960-02-01
Business Group Asks
u. S. Aid for Schools

group Of leading businessmen today reluctantly
ended that the Federal Government provide $500 million
annually for unrestricted aid to education poorer
Although expressing general satisfaction with the current
method Of financing public schools the Committee for
omic Deveopment said the need for additional help
Evening star., 1960-08-10

wagon Train-'The Danny Benedict Story" (Repeat
Brandon de Wilde is starred the son of traditional
army family who decides that he would rather be q
VlonlSt than soldier This tends to become soap opera
before It's over, but If you're in the mood for little
corn you may enjoy it. 7:3O pm. WRC4.
Music for Summer Night-Margare Truman is the host
ess on this salute to the concerto Among her guests
PIANIST Eugene List who performed PoSdam for hel
father, Churchill and Stain Jazznan Don Elliott was
unable to find concerto written for his meophone SC
composer Teo Macero has written for the show Other
featured instruments are harp cello and violin 7:3(
pm, WMAI-7.
The Nelson Family-"David the Sleuth" (RepeaU Law
clerk, David bowling at the local alley spots chap who's
supposed to have broken He and Rick set out to
get picture of the faker to evidence in an ac-
cident case Pleasant takeo private eye shows but
the main contributions the two new methods Of
bowling. $3.50 pm, WMAI-7
u S. Steel HOurThe Case of the Missing Wife" Red But
tons Is the main attraction in this mild mystery about
the hunt for the murderer of believed killed by
Communist raiders in Malaga Red is newcomer to in
vestgation but he displays all the potential of Charlie
Chan The mystery appears solved after the
but the author has extra gimmick and bit OF
detective work held for the finale 10 pm. WTOP-9
This Is Your fe-Th is repeat of the very pleasant visit
with Actor Charles Ruggles Mr. Ruggle has had long
and distinguished and his story, told here
quite entertaining and his attitude throughout the
show contributes to the fun. 10 pm, WRC-4.
Evening star., 1960-08-10
Officers Widows
Invited to Apply
For Distuff Hall

Applications for admission to
the proposed 300-unit residence
for widows of Army officers will
be accepted starting August IS.
The $4.5 million residence,
to be named Army Distaff Hall,
will be built at 5000 Nebraska
avenue NV. 1t is expected to
open early in 1862.
Those eligible for admission
include widows of regular Army
officers and of reserve officers
with 20 years service who are
able to pay an admission charge
and monthly service charge.
However. officials of the Army
Distaff Foundation said Army
widows unable to afford these
charges should make applica-
ton anyway because the foun-
dation and other groups will
be able to assist some widows
financially.
The foundation is conduct
ing a drive to raise $75O,OOO
before the end of September
to meet expenses in connection
with construction of the resi-
dence.
Evening star., 1960-08-10

pianist, a composer, a crusader,
a motion picture star. and q
tender father"
Well-anything, guess, Is
better than living with your
sister.
1t is a proud quote, Of course,
and a nice one. and as reveal
ing AS anything in the book
which, I suspect, may be the
best thing Steve has written
and at least as provocative as
the entertainer himself, a TV
celebrity since the winter OF
l950-1951 (CBS-9.
There's nothing wrong with
Jayne's quote, either. except
that I wish she was living
polygamously with nine men
and the first Of these was q
communication.
OF all that Jayne enumer.
ates. excepting the tender
father. Steve, first of all is 9
comedian, a comedian Of the
broadcasting genre, to be more
specific, and a darned bright
Evening star., 1960-08-10
TV KEY PREV|EWS

TontohtS top ShoWS preuieDed by TV Kevs staff
toho attend rehearSalS. match screenings and anale
SCRIPTS IN NeU York, Hollywood and elsewhere Their
opinions are offered guide to area pie,pers
Evening star., 1960-08-10

one. And everything else that
he is stems from this.
It's a wonderful talent; so
few people have 1t. What's
wrong with 1t?
In the book, Steve describes
some Of the serious ideas he
tried to incorporate in his COM
edy shows and the resistance
he met. the last being 1.-The
Meeting Of the Minds" a
round table discussion "of
weighty matters conducted Just
like any other panel debate,
except that the participants
would be actors portraying
people like Thomas Acquinas,
Abraham Lincoln, Socrates,
Meister Eckhart "a 14th cen
tury theologian whose doctrines
were declared hereticaD and
Emerson"
Steve tried to put 1t on this
Spring and there was the "old
familiar lack Of enthusiasm on
the part Of some of those con-
nected with our program" i.
He writes:
Il was dumfounded. . Tele-
vision was being roasted daily
by the nations intellectuals,
critics, and the public. &.
Here was a chance to bring
something Of rare value to an
already guaranteed audience
:"
Steve was set until the net
work said no and that was that
What find hardest of all to
swallow is that nowhere (from
Aliens descriptions Of the OBJ
jections' raise6 did anyone
SpoIlSOT, agency or network
ever question his qualifications
as an interpreter and evaluator
OF the thinkers and philoso-
pliers he named. When he got
the idea, why didn't he take it
to someone with standing in the
field to serve as consultant?
For a man who understands
and appreciates TVS terrific
impact (he and his mother were
frightened out Of their wits by
Orson Welles' Man From Mars
broadcast in 1889, Aliens sub
lime confidence in his ability to
use 1t wisely is Scarey. Can't the
networks somehow make this
palmer? AS a comedian and
student of communications, we
salute Mr.. Allen; as Don Oui-
Evening star., 1960-08-10

xote, Somerset Vaughan. Lin
coin Steffens. Cole Porter, Art
Tatum, Robert frost, no.
SpOilsp0rt Dept: "Fabiola" is
out of WTOP's movie sched-
ule-possibly forever" The
film. set in the 4th century, was
scheduled for Saturday, 1890
pm, but 1t was screened yes
terday and the station found it
too "gory." with too much
chewing up Of people"
One Of the most fascinating
aspects Of Doug Bailey's author
itative Auto-Audits report Gan
analysis Of the car-radio audi
ence in this area) is the break
down Of listenership according
to regions. The steadiest signals
in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
for example, to WMAL and
WRC. which vary only slightly
from, say, Fairfax, Va, to Mont
gomery County. Top station
WEAM. for example. varies
from a 1877 CArlington-Alexan-
dria) to 5.4 Montgomery.
Evening star., 1960-08-10
Lightning Kills z
On Prison Farm

PARCHMAN, Miss. Aug. 10
(APC Two prisoners were
killed and l6 injured when
lightning hit an abandoned
building at the State Prison
Farm yesterday.
Fred Jones. prison superin-
tendent, said about so men had
crowded into the building when
a rainstorm came up as they
were picking peas.
He said the lightning appar-
emily struck the roof connection
Of an unused flue and the cur
rent carried down a metal stove
pipe to the room where the
men were gathered.
Two prisoners. Henry Jones
and Charlie Hubbard, were
killed instantly.
Evening star., 1960-08-10

Rhapsody. Music and News
from South Of the Border
9:55, WTOP-Baseball. Wash.
ington VS.. Kansas City.
11:OO, WMAL-Music Room
Michel Legrand and Anr
Richards are featured.
TOMORROW
2:25, WOL-Baseball. Balti-
more vs.. Detroit.
$3.50, WTOP-Baseball. Wash.
ington VS.. Kansas City.
Evening star., 1960-08-10
TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL

500, WASH-FM 1911 Mc.)-
In the Concert Hall. Verdi's
La Fora del Destino over
ture.
sos, WGMS AM-FM $50 Kc.
and 1885 Mc.)-The Opera
House. Lehar's The Land of
Smiles, complete.
800, WMAL-FM nO7.3 Me-
Hi Fl Showcase. Symphony
No. in C Major, Opus 81,
by Beethoven.
1000, WMAL-FM 1O7.3 Me-
-Nocturne. Serenade in A
Major, Opus 16. by Brahms.
11:OO, WASH-FM 1911 Mc.)-
Symphonic Highlights. Pro-
kofieff's Classical Symphony.
Evening star., 1960-08-10

The sofa that makes the Living
Room! Dramatic highlight Of even
an extra-large Living Room. Or two
smaller sections double as sumptu.
Gus chairs. leaving n sweeping 3 pc.
sectional of imposing charm. MAY
also be purchased as a 3-pc. sectional
for $l39 or a Ape. sectional for
1897 Buying direct you cut
through the maize Of retail expenses
to get The Factory Price. No mid
dlemen. no elaborate showrooms. Just
plain value. Cash or terms.
Evening star., 1960-08-10
EIks Convention

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 10
AP).-Judge John E. Fenton
of Lawrence, Mass, grand ex-
allied ruler of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks,
will be the principal speaker at
the Virginia State Elks Associa-
ton convention in Roanoke
August Ills.
Evening star., 1960-08-10
OTHER TV
HIGHLIGHTS

500, WTTG (5-Five Star
Feature. King Kong" The
famous shocker about the
giant ape captured and dis
played in New York, only to
escape and wreak havoc
Fay Wray, Robert Arm
strong. 1889.
800, WMAL (D - Hawaiian
Eye. Cut of Ice" Suspicion
of hijacking a half million
dollars falls on Cabbie Kim.
(Repeat0
1000, WMAL 7-Wednesday
Night Fights. Eddie Perkins
VS.. Joey Lopes, 10 rounds.
Lightweights. Chicago Sta
dium.
11:00, WTTG ~ - Starlight
Theater. Action in Arabia. p"
A newsman thwartS the
Nazi's plan to turn the
Arabs against the allies.
George Sanders, Virginia
Bruce Q944.
11:15, WTOP (9) The Late
Show. Crime School," A
man tries to reform a group
of tough kids. Humphrey
Bogart, Dead End Kids
(1938).
Evening star., 1960-08-10
FIN Stations

WRc-FM-s3.s Me.--5:3o an. to I am.
WToP FM-ss.3 Me.-S:75 am. to 2:io am.
WAsR-FM-s7.1 Me- an. to 17:Is an,
Monday.sunday.
WoL-FM-ss.1 Me.-s:3e am. to midnight.
WFAN-FM-10O.3 j Me- an. to midnight.
WWDc-FM-1o1.1 Me.-2a-heur operation.
WeMS.FM-1o3.s Me.--s an. to midnight;
Saturday ! an. to I pm; Sunday sam.
10 midnight.
weTS FM-s1.s Me.-S to 10 pm. Sunday
through Thursday.
WBvA-FM-1o5.s Me.-11 hson to Il pm.
MMAL-FM-1o1.3 Me.-S an. to las an.
WPsc-FM-s5.S Me.-1o am. to I pm. Mon.
day through Saturday.
WIND -FM-s4.1 Me.-s pm. to u pm.
WeAY-FM-ss5 Me.-S an. TO midnight.
Other AM Stations
WlNx-1soo Ke.-74-hour operation.
WPIk-173o Ke.-DayIight only.
WARL-1So Ke.-Dsylight only.
WaMR-1o5o Ke.-Daylight only.
WUST-117e ke.-Daylight only.
WFAx-1220 ke.-Daylight only.
WWDc-1260 ke.-24-hour operation.
WEEL-131e ke.-74-hour operation except
Monday midaight 10 6 an. Tuesday.
W00k-134o ke.-74.hour operation Munday-
Saturday; Sunday Q am. TO midnight.
WEAM-13so ke.-2l.hour speration, except
Sunday midnight to 5 an. Monday.
W00N-154O ke.--Dayiight snIy.
WPec-tSso ke.-Daylight snIy.
WPRW-14so ke.-Daylisht only.
WeMS-S1o ke.-s ante midnight; Saturds)
lam. to I Pm; Sunday Q an. TO midnight
Evening star., 1960-08-10
TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

7:15, WMAL - Felix Grant
Show. Albums by Oscar
Peterson, Blossom Dearie
and Bobby Hackett.
800, WWDC-Pan American
Evening star., 1960-08-10
ON The AR
More on 'Meetino
OF the Minds
BY BERNIE HARRISON
Star TV Critic

On the back of the jacket Of Steven Aliens autobiography
Mark and Strike 1t" o Rinehart and winston Inc $495)
there's picture Steve and his wife, Jayne Meadows with the
following quote from Jayne:
IT live polygamousy with eight published writer
Of earthly prose and poetry deep thinker comedian,
Evening star., 1960-05-22

The place was rookery of pterodactyls. There
hundreds of them congregated within view.
ALI the bottom area around the water-edge was
alive with their young ones, and with hideOus
mothers brooding upon their leathery, yellowish
eggs. From this crawling, Tapping mass of obscene
reptilian life came the shocking clamOr which filled
the air. But above, perched each upon its own
stone, tall, gray and withered, like dead and
dried specimens than actual living creatures, sat
the horrible males, absolutely motionless save for
the rolling of their red eyes or occasional snap
of their rattrap beaks as dragonhy went past them.
Their huge. membranOus wings closed by
folding their forearms that they sat like gigantic
old women, wrapped in hideous web-colOred shawls,
and with their ferocious heads protruding above
them. Large and small, not less than thousand
of these filthy creatures lay in the hollow before
Nur professors would gladly have stayed there
~ all day, so entranced were they by this oppor-
tunity of studying the life of prehistoric age They
pointed out the fish and dead birds lying about
among the rocks as proving the nature of the food
of these creatures and heard them congratulating
each other on having cleared up the point why the
bones of this flying dragon found in such great
numbers in certain well-de6ned areas, as in the
Cambridge Creensand, since it was now seen that
like penguins, they lived in gregarious fashion.
Finally, however, Challenger, bent upon proving
some point which Summeree had contested, thrust
his head over the rock and nearly brought destruc
ton upon all. In an instant the nearest male
gave shrill, whistlng cry, and tapped its 2OfOot
span of leathery wings as it scared up into the air.
The females and young ones huddled together
beside the water while the whole circle of sentnels
rose one after the other and sailed off into the sky
At first the great brutes flew round in huge
ring as if to make sure what the exact extent of
the danger might be. Then the fight grew lower
and the circle narrower, until they we're whizzing
round and round us, the dry rustling flap of their
huge slate-colored wings filling the air with sound
MAKE for the wood and keep together" cried
Lord John, clubbing his rifle. '"The brutes mean
mischief
The moment attempted to retreat the circle
Evening star., 1960-05-22

closed in upon us, until the tips of the wings OF
those nearest to us nearly touched our faces. We
beat at them with the stocks of guns but there
was nothing solid or vulnerable to strike. Then
suddenly out of the whzzing, slate-colOred circle
a long neck shot out, and fierce beak made a
thrust at u.s. Another and another followed
Summerlee gave cry and put his hand to his face,
from which the blood was streaming.
felt prod at the back of my neck, and turned
dizzy with the shock. Challenger fell, and as |
stopped to pick him up was again struck from
behind and dropped on the top of him. At the same
instant heard the crash of Lord Johns elephant
gun, and looking up, one of the creatures with
broken wing struggling upon the ground, splitting
and gurgling at us with a wide-opened beak and
bloodshot, goggled eyes, like some devil in a med
eval picture. Its comrades had flown higher at the
sudden sound, and were circling above our heads
''Now," cried Lord John, "now for lives!"
" A 7e staggered through the brushwood, and
" even as we reached the trees the harpes
were on us again. Summeree was knocked down,
but we tore him up and rushed among the trunks.
Once there we're safe, for those huge wings had
no space for their sweep beneath the branches.
And as we limped homeward, sadly mauled and dis
com6ted, we saw them for long time flying at a
great height against the deep blue sky above our
heads, soaring round and round, bigger than
wood pigeons, with their eyes doubt still follow
ing our progress. At last, however, as reached
the thicker woods they gave up the chase.
"a most interesting and convincing experience,
said Challenger, as we halted beside the brook and
he bathed swollen knee 1--WE are exceptionally
well informed, Summerlee, as to the habits of the
enraged pterodactyl."
But surely men ever had just such day since
the world began. - The End
Next week: For Memorial Day, ReaditnOU wiH
bring you speech one that's been called the great
est in history. mGs deLUered by the famous Antenian
statesman PencLeS as tribute TO his cOuntryS toar
dead, It's thrilling experience to read it today,
nearly "a centuries later - CLIFTON FADIMAN
Evening star., 1960-05-22
"RUn for your IiVeS!''

of discovery. From time to time the little ones
played round their parents in unwieldy gambols,
the great beasts bounding into the air and falling
with dull thuds upon the earth. The strength of
the parents seemed to be limtIess for one of them
having some difficulty in reaching bunch of foliage
which grew upon cOnsiderable-sized tree, put his
forelegs round the trunk and tore it down if it had
been a sapling.
"he action seemed, as | thought, to show not
l. only the great development of its muscles, but
also the small one of its brain, for the whole weight
came crashing down upon the top of it, and it uttered
series of shrll yelps to show that, big it was
there was limit to what it could endure. The Incl
dent made it Think apparently, that the neighbOr
hood was dangerous, for it slowly lurched off
through the woods, followed by its mate and its
three enormous infants We saw the shimmering
slatey gleam of their skins between the tree trunks
and their heads undulatng high above the brush
wood Then they vanished from sight
l looked at my comrades. Lord John had his
finger the trigger of his elephant gun, his eager
hunters soul shining from his fierce eyes. "Whdt
did you say they were?" he asked
"Iguanodons," said Summerlee. You'll find
their fOotmarks all over the Hastings sands in Kent
and in Sussex. The south of England was alive
with them when there was plenty of good lush
green stuff to keep them going. Conditions have
changed, and the beasts died. Here the conditions
have not changed, and the beasts have lived"
We passed very slowly through the woods with
Lord John acting scout before he would let us
advance We may have Travelled two or three miles
in ALL keeping to the right of the line of the stream
when we came upon considerable opening in the
trees. A belt of brushwood led up to tangle of
rocks - the whole plateau strewn with boulders.
VA Te were walking slowly toward these rocks,
w among bushes which reached
waists, when we became aware of a strange low
gabbling and whistling sound, which filled the air
with constant clamor and appeared to come from
some spot Immediately before us. Lord John held
up his hand signal for us to stop, and he made
his way swiftly, STOPPING and running, to the line of
rocks. We saw him peer over them and give ges-
ture of amazement Then he stood staring if for
getting us, so utterly entranced he by what he
saw. Finally he waved to on, folding up his
hand a signal for caution. His whole bearing
made me feel that something wonderful but danger
Gus lay before
Creeping to his side we looked over the rocks.
The place into which gazed was pit, and may,
in the early days, have been one of the smaller
volcanic blowholes of the plateau 1t bowl
shaped, and at the bottom, some hundreds of yards
from where we lay, pools of green-scummed,
stagnant water, fringed with bulrushes. 1t a
weird place in ITSELF but its occupants made it
like scene from the Seven Circles of Dante.