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Evening star., 1960-12-03
Electoral CoHeoe
Donna Fatt,
CAROLYN Waltena.

Repeatedly. since the pres
ldential elections, reporters.
editorialists, newscasters and
contributors to Letters to
the newspapers" have Gre
ated confusion in the minds
OF people in attempting to
explain the workings and
basis Of the electoral system
or college.
What Is desperately needed
by Americans is an UNDER
standing Of their Constitu-
ton and form Of government.
We are not q democracy, but
vote for representatives to
represent US In Q constitu-
tional republic. The electors
Of the electoral college were
elected by the State Legisla.
lures In such way as to
represent the people. The
Founding Fathers advisedly
provided that the people
should never be permitted
to vote directly for our Presi-
dents. Such action is entirely
unconstitutional. Those set.
ting up our form Of govern
ment realized the people were
not capable Of determining
who Is the most qualified to
be o President. and might
be influenced enormously in
their vote.
Article II Sec. /. Paragraph
2 states: Each State shall
appoint in such manner as
the Legislature may direct,
q number Of electors" Our
States can hardly complain
Of invasion Of States rights"
or what they get in the way
Of o President II they relin-
quish the right granted their
Legislature to determine the
presidential electors, or II
they permit political bosses,
State central committees, or
the people to usurp powers
granted them alone under
the Constitution. The Secre-
tary Of each State could and
should be enjoined from
certifying as an elector, any
person who has not been
chosen as the State Legisla-
ture directs, II he purports
to represent that State. An
elector In the electoral COL
lege should be required to
show q certificate Of appoint
ment signed by the Cover
nor, Speaker of the House
and President of the State
Senate showing he has been
duly chosen according to
the State Legislature.
8. Charlescraft.
Evening star., 1960-12-03

placed according to what We
practiced instead Of what we
preached. we would fall quite
low on the list.
These young adults. the fu-
ture parents Of tomorrow, are
certainly making a poor show
ing. BY the time q boy or girl
reaches high school, he should
have some concept of what is
right ana what is wrong.
These young people are try
ing to change an order Of the
Federal Government, and
their methods are reckless
and dangerous. They gather
into mobs, work themselves
into o frenzy, then display all
their lack of intelligence by
swinging clubs, thoughtlessly
using the right to picket, and
jeering elementary school
children.
Parents are supposed to be
setting good examples for
their children. Instead they
are running with the mobS-
disturbing those who are try
ing to work, deliberately
hurting some defenseless pri-
mary school children. depriv-
ing some children Of q right
that our democracy holds to
be inherent for all-the right
to an education. Their actions
are to their shame.
Janice C. Tilghman.
After reading about the ap-
palling incidents concerning
school integration In New
Orleans, my only reaction is
ad nauSeum. These obdurate
Segregationists are guilty of
violating the Supreme Court
segregation decision of 1854
and Of abusing the privileges
listed in the 14th Amendment
Of the Constitution.
They are also guilty of an
inflammatory action which
the Communists may use
against us as moral rot" At
a time when American pres
tige is at q precarious level,
the United States cannot af-
ford such infamous publicity.
AS a member Of the white
race, I am deeply concerned
with the attitude these South
ern whites have adopted.
They seem to forget that the
United States is a land Of
freedom equality and OPP
portunity.
Suzanne n. Stalling.
Evening star., 1960-12-03
SCHOOL STRIFE

There is one form Of segre-
cation which has not yet been
practiced in the South and
which. for the good Of the
minds and souls Of the chill
dren there, should be insti-
tuted Immediately. The chill
dren Of an age below that Of O
recognizable reasoning power
should be segregated from
their parents, who have be-
come so fanatical in their de-
sire to keep four little Negro
girls from getting Q proper
education that they use the
Holy Bible to try to prove the
justice Of separating the
races. Even If one believes in
the principle Of separate edu-
cational facilities. you cannot,
in good conscience, condone
the poisoning Of the minds Of
innocent young people with
the venom Of racial prejudice
by their own mothers. I would
welcome the opportunity to
ask anyone of these raving,
name-calling women where
in the Bible, which she uses
so carefully. she finds the
right or even permission to
turn one child against anoth-
er child without their ever
understanding. Why, as a
mother. my heart ached as I
watched on television. q
mother turn to her poor g.
year-old son and command
him to echo her words Of hate
and making him afraid not
to.
So I say yes. let's have
segregation, but make 1t this
type Of segregation which
would give these children a
chance to develop their own
thinking towards q problem
which must be solved by hon.
est sensible effort and not by
this hideous rioting which
disgraces the name of Amer
lea, as well as the Bible.
Pearl Kruger.
= 4 i 4
I am q senior high school
student of the D. c. public
school system with a COM
ment pertaining to the school
situation In New Orleans.
Is this really q democracy?
Are we the world leaders, the
believers in democracy that
we say we are7 II we, as a
nation, ever thought about
these questions and were
Evening star., 1960-12-03
THE POLITICAL MILL
BY GOULD LINCOLN
A Mess That Needs CIeonino Up

election results under the rug.
Unfortunately, corruption
and fraud have taken place
In elections in this country,
probably many times. Men
have been sent to jail because
Of this kind Of fraud. Neither
Of the major political parties
has gone scot free Of such
charges and corruption. And
most Of this corruption and
fraud has occurred in cities
where Political bosses and
political machines have been
dominant. It Is In the cities
that votes have been stolen
on q large scale: where it
Is easier to get away with
such fraud. It happens that
in the present day, the Demo-
Gratis are in control Of most
Of the big cities Of the coun-
try A list Of the voting rec
ords in big cities. shows the
Republican percentage Of the
vote varies from ~ per cent
of the total in Newark, N. j.,
to 81 per cent in New York.
The average was 34.6 per
cent in the city vote for Mr..
Nixon and 65.4 for Senator
Kennedy.
Cites Duty
Republican National Chair
man Thruston Morton-Sen-
ator from Kentucky--insists
ne has a duty to perform in
view Of the thousands of
reports Of fraud and corrup-
ton which have come to the
national committee since the
presidential election. That
duty. he says. is to reveal
fraud and corruption in vot-
ing so that better election
laws and better enforcement
Of those laws shall prevail.
In Illinois, he is cooperating
with the local authorities.
And in Illinois, he says, the
irregularities and fraud have
been 50 Shocking as to create
q national scandal.
Senator Morton has said he
does not believe the inquiries
will result in delaying or pre-
venting the inauguration Of
Senator Kennedy as Presi-
dent. But he has not ruled
out the possibility. He has
asked for contributions to O
fund to permit . committee.
headed by himself Is chair
man, to conduct o thorough
investigation into charges Of
fraudulent voting, and the
prevention of voting, in States
where the complaints have
been many. Whatever the
immediate effect of the COM
mittee investigation, he ex-
poets the inquiry to continue,
perhaps for several months,
and to be pressed to an end,
50 that frauds may be more
difficult in the future and
guilty persons may be prose-
cuted and convicted.
Generally speaking, Repub-
lican leaders do not expect
Senator Kennedy will not
step into the White House
on January 20, on his inau-
guration. That goes for Vice
President Nixon as well as
for Senator Morton and
others, including Senator
Hugh Scott Of Pennsylvania,
o close adviser and supporter
Of Mr.. Nixon in the recent
campaign. It goes also for the
Democratic leaders. including
Senator Kennedy. But all Of
this does not mean the in
vestigation of voting fraud
charges should not 90 for
ward-perhaps by the SEN
ate Elections Committee as
well as by q g. o. p. COM
mittee and by local author
tiles. There is no question Of
bad sportsmanship involved.
Had the boot been on the
other leg. the Democrats
would be asking an inves-
tigation. instead Of the Re.
publicans.
Evening star., 1960-12-03

Nobody expects Democrats
to cheer because the Repub- /.
licans are insisting on an
investigation Of alleged vote
frauds which might change
the Kennedy victory into O
Nixon election as President.
And they are not cheering.
Senator jackson Of Washing.
ton, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee
has, indeed, suggested that If
the Republicans want to have
such an inquiry, q fair in
quiry, they should turn to
the Senate Privileges and
Elections Committee. But at
the same time he attacked the
Republicans for attempting
the investigation, calling it
an effort to do two things:
Cd delay through dilatory
proceedings Q certiiication of
enough Electoral College votes
to bring about the inaugura-
ton Of Senator Kennedy as
President and (b) cast a
cloud over his elections
having been stolen-to be
used in future campaigns. It
would be better. so far as
the Democrats and Senator
Kennedy are concerned, for
the party's national chairman
to announce he would well
come an investigation.
So far. it does not appear
there will be any delay in
the Inauguration Of Presi-
dept-elect Kennedy. investi-
CATION or no investigation. If
the charges Of fraud in the
Chicago vote-which enabled
him to carry Illinois by q
little more than 5000 votes
should be proved in the
short time remaining before
the electoral votes are cast,
or should Republican Gov.
Stratton and the State ON
cials decline to certify the
Illinios electoral vote, or even
should the matter go into the
courts, Senator Ken n edy
might be short the ~ Illinois
electoral votes. But he would
still have 273 electoral votes
-four more than the neces-
sary 269 to elect. There has
been q suggestion that some
Of the electors in the Southern
States. counted in the Ken
nedy column Of 800 electoral
votes. might decline to vote
for him and name some other
Democrat-and 30 make @
majority Of the electoral vote
impossible for Senator Ken
nedy. This. however. does not
appear probable.
Up to Local Ofiicials
The Republicans feel that
II anything effective is to be
done to correct vote frauds
If proven-in the recent
election. the action must
come through local author
tiles and the courts under
State laws. They say the
Senate Elections Committee
is merely an investigative
agency of the Senate: that
its investigation might be
long -drawn-out In Illinois;
that evidences Of fraud in the
Chicago voting are glaring.
and that Mr.. Nixon actually
may have carried Illinois by
100000 votes II the truth
should be known. They point
to one precinct polling place
where there are only 20 resi-
dents and where there were
90 votes cast and 73 Of them
were for Senator Kennedy.
It 10 Q sad thing g that
charges should be made that
a presidential election in the
United States has been de-
cided by fraudulent voting.
It is even q sadder thing,
however, If the will Of the
American people should be
defeated by fraud. For these
reasons there should be no
effort by any one to sweep
Evening star., 1960-12-03
BIosts ANA

One notes with disrnay but
hardly surprise that the
American Medical Associa-
ton has launched its annual
meeting with q blast against
President elect Kennedy's
proposed program Of medical
care for the aged. Let US
hope that the incoming Ad-
ministration is preparing
itself well to meet and over
come the opposition Of this
anachronistie and reaction
ary organization.
It should be obvious, even
to those who will not see. that
the ability Of medical re-
search and medical care to
prolong life and increase life
expectancy has far out.
stripped our economic ca
pacity to provide medical and
nursing care for the aged. In
its insistence on its ancient
cliche Of "free choice of
medical advice" the ANA
chooses to ignore those who
have no choice at all because
they cannot afford to pay the
costs. In its concern lest O
small minority Of the popula-
ton receive under Social
Security "free" dement's for
which they could afford to
pay. the ANA turns its back
upon the large numbers Of
middle-income aged whose
Life savings are quickly
wiped out by catastrophe i'll
ness. The provident and the
frugal who are rendered
INDECENT by the costs Of I'LL
ness have no choice but to-
look either to public charity
or to their own children or
other dependents. Those
who are willing to shoulder
the burden Of the elderly
sick may exhaust their own
savings in the process, thus
making 1t doubly impossible
to guard against similar
disasters to themselves In
later life.
One does not hear any
complaint from the ANA
about the expenditures which
the Federal Government is
quite properly making for
medical research and train
ing. Appropriations for fiscal
year 1851 to the National
Institutes Of Health alone,
for research and training in
the medical and health
related sciences. amounted to
more than q half billion
dollars. The ANA apparently
believes that the benefits of
such research. paid for out
OF public funds. should be
available not to the American
people as O whole but only to
those who can pay the fees
Of their members and the
costs Of the medicines on
which the pharmaceutical
houses are making such o
handsome profit.
One hears no protest from
the ANA against needed
Federal expenditures for
medical schools and hospital
facilities; it merely wants to
be sure that the dement's of
these are limited to the tight
little fraternity which 1t re-
serves the right to approve.
The American people are
entitled to the opportunity to
work and to provide for their
years Of retirement, free
from the haunting fear of
medical costs that will wipe
out their own resources and
possibly those Of their chill
dren as well.
L. A. Z. .
Evening star., 1960-12-03

easy to get transportation to
and from. We believe that II
washington would expand its
library system, more people
would take advantage Of the
opportunity to study there
and make more use Of the
better books which would be
added for their enjoyment
and reference.
Donna Fatt,
Car0lyn Walisra
Evening star., 1960-12-03
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Pen names ,nar be used

Pen names may be used "
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. Au let
ters are subject to condensa-
tton. Those not used iutu be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied By seit : addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1960-07-29
TEE TO GREEN
Giving Up on Guarantees
By MERRELL WHITTLESEY

BALTIMORE, JULY 29-The touring pros have been
advised by mail from the home office that the three
old top tournament player plan being scrapped after
this year 1t just hasn't been the to
the appearance of the big names
The plan was put into effect in 1858 as a means of
paying legitimate appearance money the nine players
VINO accumulated the highest number of points the pre-
VouS year. tournament winner received many points
runnerup many there is 1O-point bonus for
signing up for tournament two weeks before opens
The basic weakness of the TT" plan has been that
the players who have been collecting of the appear
ance money would be there anyway The guarantees are
peanuts to Arnold Palmer, Art WALL Sam Snead Mike
Souchak, the players the sponsors want the most
DOUG FORD TOPPED the point standings in 1859
and for that honor he gets $500 for every tourna
ment that he plays in Doug is here at the Eastern Open
colectlng his $500 in advance. Ford has received
$1,000 this year just for showing up the tournaments
But only four of those eligible for TT" money are
here at the Eastern Open. Jay Hebert the new PGA
champion, would have collected 5000 as No 2 man in
points last year. and another 5000 the winner of the
preceding tournament (the PGA). But after winning
$1,000 last week, Hebert turned down the $4O0
Bob Goalby will pocket $l70 guarantee as No. man
In total points last year. and Gene Ler $40 as the fifth
top point winner Dave Ragan will get 5000 as the defend
ing Eastern Open champion but the others are eligible
Tor the guarantees absent.
Ford the iron man of the tour has led the TT" stand
ngS two OF three years, and is top of the current
standings Ford George Bayer and Tom Nieporte have
AS AN ALTERNATE to the "TT" plan the committee
OF tournament players may substitute bonus arrange
ment whereby the winners of the Masters National Open
ana PGA would get larger guarantees for appearances
h would appeal to the sponsors and the richer pros but
unlikely would get the votes of the lesser lights.
Harvey Raynor, the PGA tournament supervisor said
he disappointed that the | plan didn't take but he
doesn't see any point in extending it. "a $OO week or
so doesn't mean enough to the top players Raynor said
Harvey has somewhat impractical solution to the
sponsors problems such came to light here this week
when Palmer, WALL Snead, Souchak Dow Finsterwald and
Jay Hebert passed up the tournament created bit
OF hassle.
Raynors answer is fewer and bigger tournaments
we nave A co-sponSored tournaments this year. Raynor
said. I'VE should have 80 at the most"
WITH 80 DATES, THE PGA could black out the weeks
before the Masters National Open and PGA and in add
lion nave an open date about every six weeks
After all, these boys not machines" Raynor said
Take Jay Hebert for instance He told at the Canadian
See TEE TO GREEN Page D-s
Evening star., 1960-07-29
Horses Racinu
For 100000
In 4 Stakes
Arlington Futurity
Richest but Big 3
Meet in BROOKLYN
BY the Associated Press

The elite of American thor
oughbredS race for more than
100000 tomorrow with four
tracks offering stakes of $780,
600 or more as feature attrac-
tionS. There is a race for the
best in every division except
the 3-year-oldS.
Never before in the history
of the American turf have
there been four $100,0O0-plus
races on the same day. And
when the number of the last
winner is posted, there should
be a clearer picture as to the
championship awards for 1860.
Money-wise, the Arlington
Futurity tops the list. This g.
furlong test for 2-year-olds at
Arlington Park figures to draw
a field of 10, making the gross
value of the race $218,000. The
winners net would be $125, 900.
Delaware Gross $15O,O0O
Second in line from a none
tary standpoint is the Delaware
Handicap at Delaware Park.
The estimated gross is $780,
600, with nine fillies and mares
booked for the mile-and-a-
quarter finale of the Distaff
Big Three series.
Aqueduct's Brooklyn Handi-
cap is not expected to gross
more Titan a mere" S108, 400.
But this I'D running of the
last of New York'S handicap
triple crown races brings out
Bald Eagle, Sword Dancer and
First Landing for their third
clash in two months in quest of
handicap and possibly horse
of-the-year honors.
Monmouth Parks Sorority
for 2-year-old fillieS at 6 fur
longs rounds out the hundred
grand card. AS many as 18
are expected to start. If so, the
race will gross around $4,000.
with about $4,000 going to the
winner.
(The Brooklyn will be tele-
vised by CHS and seen in
Washington on Channel 9
starting at 4::30 pm. An hour
later, NBC will present the
Sorority Stakes on channel
A.
In the $110,O0O-added Della
ware Handicap. Bill MacDon-
AIDS Royal Native is the favor
ite at about 4 to 5 to carry 129
pounds to victory over eight
other fillies or mares. Fred w. |
Hooper's Confuse was a late
See RACING, Page d.
Evening star., 1960-07-29
Rockies Have
Their Day in
nj Uprising
By the Associated Press

1t was rookie uprising day in
the National League yesterday.
Candidates for firSt-year honorS
popped up nearly everywhere.
In San Francisco, pitching
sensation Juan Marichal posted
his third straight spectacular
performance, a Seven-hitter, as
the Giants defeated the Braves,
80, in 10 innings.
In Los Angeles, big Frank
Howard drove in six runs with
a grand-slam homer and a
single as the Dodgers out
Slugged the Reds, 8-6.
In Chicago, Pancho Herrera
walloped his 18th home run
and drove in two runs in Phila-
delphia's 80 decision over the
Cubs.
Coleman HOmerS
Other f1rst-year men who
distinguished themselves were
Philadelphia Pitcher Dallas
Green, who turned in a winning
siX-hitter, the Cubs Morris
Thacker, who drove in his
teams only run, and Cincin-
MATHS Gordon Coleman and
Chico CardenaS, who homered
in a losing cause.
Pittsburgh, enjoying a day
off, along with st. Louis, saw
its first-place lead increased to
two games over Milwaukee.
Marichal, the Giants 81
year-old righthander, contin-
ued the brilliant pitching that
marked his debut when he
turned in a spectacular one
hitter against Philadelphia.
His second victory was a four
hitter against Pittsburgh. In
three starts he has given up
only II hits, striking out "a
and walking but 6.
He looked like Walter John
son to me-" Hank Aaron said.
The Milwaukee slugger was
born in 1884, seven years
after the immortal Washington
pitcher hurled his last game.
He throws strikes makes
you hit the ball"
Billy Bruton, who collected
See NATIONAL, Page D-4
Evening star., 1960-07-29
NATIONAL
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday
L. A. 3; Cine, g,
s. F., 3; Milw. >
40 innings.
Phila.. 3: Chic, ..
Only games Sched =
uled.
Games Today
Pitts. at Chicago.
Phila. at St. l.. (n)
Milw. at L. A. Cn).
Cine. at S. F. IN.
Games Tomorrow
Pitts. at Chicago.
Phila. at St. L.
Milw. at L. A. (nD
Cine. at S. F.
Evening star., 1960-07-29
SWEEP GIVES YANKS LEAD
Tribes Inept Efforts
Beor Out PiersoII

iShing Indians, losers of Is of
their last 20 including their last
five, put % runners on base
in the twin bill at Yankee
Stadium, 16 via hits and six
via bases on balls. Only two of
them scored. They left II on
base.
Jim Perry, Cleveland's ace
Highlander with IL victories,
permitted only nine hits in los
ing his fifth decision in the
opener. However, three of the
Yankees hits were home runs.
Mickey Mantle cracked his
26th, Tony Kubek his ninth and
Cletis Boyer his eighth, &C
counting for all the runs.
PierSall Entertains
Piersall provided the comic
relief in the nightcap. In the
first inning, while Manager Joe
Gordon was changing pitchers
during a four-run Yankees ex-
plosion, Piersall hid behind the
monuments in centerfeld and
had to be ordered out by Um-
pire Joe Paparella.
In the seventh inning Jimmy
amused the crowd of 1892 by
throwing up baSeballs in the
outfield and catching them be-
hind his back. In the eighth,
with Ryne Duren batting, he
crept in almost behind second
base but was waved back by
Second BaSeman Ken Aspro-
monte.
Piersall wasn't thrown out
of the game but teammate
Johnny Temple was in the first
inning of the nightcap. Temple
asked Umpire Al Smith for
time following Yogi Berra'S S
ground-rule double. He was
refused. A moment later Berra
asked for and was allowed time
to remove his protective shin
guard. That's when Temple
blew his top, demanding to
know how come. A violent de-
bate followed and the third
baseman was given the heave-
no by Smith.
Piersall. batting in the
cleanup spot, got only one hit
in each game but he came up
with the defensive gem of the
night-a great 9vez-the-head
See AMERICAN, Page D-4