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Evening star., 1960-04-07
Risks for Peace

The negative responses by
Senator Anderson and Rep.
Holif1eld to the Russian pro-
poSal for a moratorium on
small underground nuclear
explosions and their implied
desire to cut off negotiations
so that our people might
proceed with tests, raises
many questions.
Do those advocating re-
sumption of tests really be-
lieve that 4 or 5 years from
now. with everyone proceed
ing full tilt at development
of new weapons, we will then
be more secure, the prospects
for peace be greater, and
negotiations between powers
easier?
There is greater concern
about the possibility of
cheating. Let us assume the
worst and say that there will
be cheating with respect to
small underground testing,
since other types are detec-
table. AS a result of clandes-
tine testing suppose some
power develops new weap-
onS and gains some military
advantage from it. Would
such a military advantage
lead any nation to risk US
ing its weapons when total
destruction would still be it's
fate? When we have enough
to destroy each other, what
is gained by increasing our
abilities?
AS for the Russians cheat
ing, they are so convinced
that they can beat us on the
economic front, that they
are much more likely to de-
sire a liquidation of the mill
tary machine in order to ac-
celerate their economic prog
ress.
Against what appears to
be a minimal risk from an
agreement on test SuSpen-
sion. consider the many ad-
vantages: establishment of
the principle of inspection,
the encouragement to fur
ther disarmament negotia-
tions, the easing of tensions
resulting from an agreement,
the brake applied to the
spread of nuclear weapons to
new countries.
The whole American free
enterprise system has been
based on taking risks where
the profit seems worthwhile.
Surely we should be ready
to take some small risk for
peace. Why are we waiting?
A. Bloom,
Vice Chairman, Washing
ton Committee for a Sane
Nuclear Policy.
Evening star., 1960-04-07
Pondoro's Box

Representative Celler of New York
has explained in terms that should be
clear to everyone the folly of any attempt
to expand the scope of the District suf-
frage resolution on which his House
Judiciary subcommittee has held hear
ingS for the last two days.
The Celler resolution, and one
closely similar already approved by the
Senate, call for constitutional amend
ment to permit District residents for the
first time to vote for President and Vice
President and to elect Delegates to the
House. Since these voting rights fall
short OF those enjoyed by most other
Americans, it is quite natural that ques-
tlonS have been raised at the hearings
about broadening the resolutions. Among
several suggestions voiced yesterday was
the possibility that District representa-
tlon in the Senate, as we'll as the House,
be authorized. Another proposed that
the resolutions be modified to specify
that the Delegates have full voting rights
in the House, instead of permitting Con-
greSS to determine this later.
AS Mr.. Celler wisely pointed out, any
such controversial changes at this point
would open a "Pandora'S box of COM
pleXitleS" which surely would doom the
chance for any legislation during this
session. And the current atmosphere Of
congressional interest in District suf-
frage is not likely to reoccur soon. In
the Senate, the jeopardy would be at
least as great. Senator Heating of New
York, chief sponsor of the successful
Senate resolution, warned the House sub
committee forcefully that the present
form of the constitutional amendment
passed the Senate only as "compro-
mise" and that any effort to broaden it
would sound its death knell" on the
other side of the Capitol.
We wish the situation were different.
All WaShingtonianS share the desire that
their long delayed national enfranchiSe-
ment be complete in every respect But
it isn't different, and the fact that the
political practiCalitieS were recognized
by most citizen witnesses at the House
hearings-representi every aspect Of
Washington life-iS highly gratifying.
Entirely apart from the form of the
resolution, Mr.. Celler properly warned
that the chances for national suffrage
may be damaged irreparably if this legis-
lation is confused with the separate
drive for District home rule" A staunch
home rule" advocate, Mr.. Celler made
plain that he will continue to work for
it. But the two campaigns are separate
and distinct, and must be kept that way
If any progress is to be made.
To sum up, Mr.. Celler said he con-
siders that the pending national suffrage
resolution will bring at least "modi-
cum of relief for the people of the
District" In terms of the total dis
franchiSement of the last 100 years,
however, the relief is not "modicum,"
but substantial gain. We hope that
Chairman Cellers committee and the
House will quickly approve the resolution
substantially in the form proposed,
reconciling, if possible, its slight differ
enceS with the Senate version.
Evening star., 1960-04-07
* STREET.

tx STREET.
Dear Sir:
81 would like to report to
you something that should
probably have reported long
ago. We live in Tulip Hill,
which is in Bethesda, about
a half mile from the river,
near Goldsboro road.
"On the 7th Of November,
1859, we had the intense
pleasure of having, for about
Is minutes. a pair of ivory
billed woodpeckerS, which are
shown on plate 4 of the book
we commonly use for identi-
fication of birds. published
by Richard H. Pough, refer
ring to various Eastern birds.
1t is called Audubon Bird
Guide
1--WE were very much ex-
cited about this experience,
because. of course, we Won
dered whether we were lucky
enough to see an ivory billed
woodpecker as compared with
a pileated woodpecker, that
is about the same size, but
there is no question in our
minds that we have seen this
rare bird which is gradually
becoming extinct, according
to the information available
to us.
1.-The bird guide tells me
that l should have called the
Audubon Society immediate
ly, and reported the presence
of this pair of birds. Actu-
ally, l did call the society
it was Saturday afternoon
I got two busy signals, and
being the lazy character that
I am. I did not pursue it
further.
"In late February and
March of 1860, we also had
the visitation of a beautiful
pileated woodpecker here. not
with its mate, but singly. He
discovered a tree in our yard.
which is dead anyhow. and
the degree of destruction
which he can wreak upon this
tree is really extraordinary.
1t may be that the little
nuggets of nutriment that he
has been able to extract from
this old tree have given out.
because we haven't seen him
now for about two weeks. But
I must tell you that this pre-
liminary gouging has been a
source of great satisfaction TO
our friend, the downy wood
pecker, and others of his ilk,
who come along and take
advantage of the preliminary
Evening star., 1960-04-07

might cause a civilian injury
or death is reprehensible.
Very often we read of a
pilots heroic action in stay
ing with his plane to guide it
away from a populated area.
Without our military planes
overhead and young men of
courage to man them, we
would hardly feel as secure
as we do in our homes. We
on the ground owe the great
est gratitude to those who
stay ready to defend our
shores. Let's have no more
brilliant crash in the ocean"
suggestions.
Evening star., 1960-04-07

the annual death toll has been reduced
to approximately million.
These figures amply justify DR.. Can
dau'S assertion that In an era when
moon, he should on his own planet be
capable of stamping out one of his oldest
and most destructive enemies" WHO, in
any event, well deserves the worlds
praise and full backing for the great and
good effort it is making to that end.
Evening star., 1960-04-07
Indebted to Airmen

Loss of life in air accidents
is certainly regrettable, but
no more so for those who
happened to be in their
homes at the time than for
the passengers and crew of
the Inflated plane.
T. B. Smith suggests: "Why
not testify planes and train
pilots out over the ocean
where there is less likelihood
of killing innocent persons in
the event of their failure?"
Evidently Mr.. Smith defines
innocent persons as those
who do not fly" His proposal
that trainee pilots should in
the event of mechanical fail
ure crash into the briny deep
just to lessen the already
minute possibility that they
Evening star., 1960-04-07
Polluted Potomac

1t is astonishing that any,
one in or around Washing
ton can remain Indifferent
to the need of better pollu-
ton control. The Potomac
and it's tributaries offer a
shameful example of the type
of neglect of our water re-
sources that is costing the
United States an estimated
81 billion yearly.
In some areas the Potomac
is so bad a man should not
take his family boating or
walking along its banks for
health's sake. The public
needs 10 Waken to hard
facts. If the people are to
have a clean river it is they
who will have to provide the
means to get it.
But how does one go about
informing the three million
residents of the Potomac
River Basin of the water pol
luton and the conservation
problems involved?
Bringing about this under
standing involves continuous
publicity-by word of mouth,
public meetings, news re-
leases, publications, m g a
zine articles, moving pic
lures, charts, diagrams and
radio and television pro-
grams such as Our Beau
tlful Potomac" broadcast IN
color on WRC-TV every Sat
urday.
Every conceivable m e a MS
of gaining public interest
and understanding should be
utilized.
The wise man of the Bible
has said, Wisdom is the
principal thing; therefore get
wisdom: But with all thy
getting, get understanding"
AE:ah.ol C,,ll;ro~
Evening star., 1960-04-07
THE POLITICAL MILL
Will Religious Issue Stop Kennedy?
By GOULD LINCOLN

In estimating the preSi-
dental primary results in
Wisconsin on Tuesday, two
angles should be considered.
First, what do these results
portend for the front-running
Senator John F. Kennedy of
Massachusetts in his quest
for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination? Second.
what do they portend for
Republican chances of VIC
tory. with Vice President
Nixon as COP. presidential
candidate, in the general elec-
ton next November?
Senator Kennedy was an
impressive winner over his
rival, Senator Hubert Hum
phrey of Minnesota, in this
Midwestern States preference
primary. He demonstrated
his personal popularity and
his vote-getting ability. There
is no getting away from those
facts. 1t is argued that he
was helped by Republican
Catholic votes, who crossed
over party lines and plunked
for him in very considerable
numbers. The fact remains
he got the votes for what
ever reason. Although Sem
ator Symington of Missouri,
Senator johnson of Texas,
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
and Senator Morse of Oregon
all Democrats-did not
enter the Wisconsin primary,
some of their friends went to
the aid of Senator Humphrey,
reports indicate. Also, there
were some Republican Prot
estantS who crossed over to
vote for the Minnesotan. De-
spite all this opposition, Sem
ator Kennedy, in the total
vote, led Senator Humphrey
by more than 100000 votes.
Further, Senator Kennedy
carried 6 of the 10 congress
Sional districts to Senator
Humphreys four. The re-
suit is Wisconsin's delegation
will go to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention next July
with 2012 votes pledged to
Senator Kennedy and 10l2
votes pledged to Senator
Humphrey. This is no mean
victory for an fastener in
a Midwest farming State,
notwithstanding the fact the
State has very considerable
industries within its borders.
Religious Issue Helped
How much the injection of
the religious issue into the
Wisconsin primary will hurt
Senator Kennedy, a Catholic.
remains to be seen. AS of
today, it apparently helped
him. Wisconsin has a COM
paratively heavy Catholic
population-between 30 and
80 per cent of the total, it
is estimated. The Catholics,
Republicans as we'll as DEM
ocratic, voted for him in large
numbers. There seems no
question of that. Such a
demonstration may have the
ultimate result of arousing
Protestant opposition to a
much greater degree than if
the religious issue, so-called,
had remained out of the cam
paign. This is a possibility
which may have its effect on
action of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention when it
meets to pick its presidential
nominee. 1t is unfortunate
that the question of a mans
faith, in this country which
stands for religious freedom,
should enter into a political
campaign. But there it is,
openly discussed in the public
prints in Wisconsin during
the campaign, although the
candidates deplored it.
Senator Humphrey, it is
true, made a better showing
Evening star., 1960-04-07
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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letters are subject to con-
denSution.
Evening star., 1960-04-07

IN the presidential primary
than had been expected by
many observers, a better
showing, indeed, than the
Kennedy people had hoped.
The Kennedy forces had
hoped to overwhelm the
MinneSotan, to allow him no
more than two congressional
districts, or perhaps none at
all.
The next real test of Ken
nedy strength against the
MinneSotan, Senator Ken
nedy'S sole opponent in the
presidential primaries except
Senator Wayne Morse of
Oregon, who has entered
preference primaries in Ore
gon, Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia. will come
May 10 in West Virginia. This
could prove a more serious
test. But should Senator
Kennedy win it, it will be
even greater feather in his
cap than the results in Wis
consin. West Virginia, for
example, is a heavily Protes-
tant State, with an estimated
3 or 4 per cent Catholic popu-
lation. Before that date,
Senator Kennedy will pick
up. it is expected, much dele
gate strength and win a num-
ber of presidential preferen-
tial primaries, including
those in Massachusetts, Indi-
ana and Ohio. On the same
day as the West Virginia pri-
mary, he will win the Nebras-
ka primary, which Senator
Humphrey failed to enter.
And it is expected that dele
gates in States not holding
presidential primaries will
pick delegates favorable or
committed TO Senator Ken
nedy. All of which may have
considerable effect on the
West Virginia outcome.
Poses Nixon Question
The other question-what
do the Wisconsin results por-
tend for Vice President Nixon
in the general election-can
be argued and disputed. Mr..
Nixon, unopposed and not
campaigning in Wisconsin.
ran third in the number of
primary votes, but not a poor
third. The question is, to
whom will the primary stay
at-home vote in Wisconsin
go next November? 1t could
go to Mr.. Nixon in consider
able part, for most of the
Democrats apparently took
part in Tuesdays primary
fight. The result could be
a very close race between
Mr.. Nixon and Senator Ken
nedy or whoever the Demo-
cratic presidential nominee
turns out to be. The Repub-
lican Catholics who voted for
Senator Kennedy in the
primary might support Mr..
Nixon against any other
Democratic nominee.
The fact, however. that the
vote in the Democratic pri-
mary reached a total of more
than 100000 is something to
give the Republicans pause,
and to encourage the Demo-
Gratis, who last year elected a
Democratic Governor, Sena-
tor and five of Wisconsin's
ten Congressman.
How unpredictable Wiscon-
sin can be, on the other hand,
was demonstrated in l948.
That year President Truman
had a total of 25,4l5 votes in
the presidential primary, and
three RepublicanS-StaSsen,
Macarthur and ewey-
amassed a total of 100000. In
November Mr.. Truman car
ried the State by more than
$4,000 votes.
Evening star., 1960-04-07
Rides Railroad

J. Chester WilfOng
Evening star., 1960-03-27
SCREEN

ANI5AssADoR-This Rebel Breed: routine hlm on the
race prejudice theme lis, 1850. 4:25, 6, 75o and
9:35 pm.
CAPITOL-"Heer in Pink Tights; Western satire about
travelling theater with Sophia Loren and Anthony
Quinn; 1:5O, $3.50. $3.50. 1850 and $50 pm.
DUPONT-Ivan the Terrible dramatic story of barbaric
days in Russia; Part 2:25 5:35 and 8:45 pm Part II
l. 4:05 7:15 and 1925 pm
KETTHS - Who Was That LadyP" loud and energetic
marital farce; 1:20 3:25. $50. 7:35 and 9:40 pm.
MacARTHUR-"Tger Bay" fetching small gal meets mur-
derer heart-warmng; 2:20, AIS. sos, and 9:55 pm
INTERCOLLEGIATE Rebel Breed; routine hm on the
race prejudice theme; $780, $40, 450, $780, $40 and
955 pm.
ONTARIO-"Our Man in Havana" laughing ironic look
at military intelligence with Alec Guinness; $685. $40,
725 and $40 pm.
PALACE-"Home From the Hill; Texas life pictured as
big and sinful; lis. 1855, $40 and 9:25 pm.
PLAYHOUsE-"Chance Meeting: crsply wrought British
melodrama; l:l5 2:50. ABS. Sis. 805 and 945 pm.
PLAzA-"Nude in White Car; does to say the least,
startle her puzzled passenger lis, 25O 430 $40 sos
and $50 pm
TOWN-"The Wind Cannot Read; a faint echo Of the
Poor Butterfly theme in modern Dress 110, $40 Sis,
tbs and 9:20 pm.
TRANS-LUX-"Suddeny Last Summer" screen version of
Tennessee Williams turbulent play, enhanced by a top
performance from Elizabeth Taylor; 3:10 52O TAO
and $50 pm.
WARNER "Ben-Hur"; brilliant production, a NAM
moth scale, of the story Of Christianitys birth;
7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
AND FURTHERMORE
Lo, What Poor Indian?

scripts, says Indian groups
have pressured studios so
much that a script can't
have aps old-fashioned mas
sacre without arousing In
dian ire.
Evening star., 1960-03-27

role with your husbandp" I
asked Simone. I'VE don't
want to work together at
all" she replied. I'VE did it
once in Arthur Miller's play,
The Crucible'-it ran a year
in Paris, then we did it as a
movie. They happened to be
husband and wife in the
story. But it's not fun to
work together. We are hap
py in our personal life. Act
ing is another life-it's like
meeting a false lover. 1 don't
want the audience to come
to see us because we are
married.
The attractive French ac-
tress makes no secret of her
age-she will be 80 this year.
II was at the university when
my father went to England
with De Gaulle during the
war. I had to find a job in
two weeks, and got one as a
Evening star., 1960-03-27

typiSt. But when I told my
mother, I want to be an ac-
tress,' she was wonderful.
She said, 'Okay, do it, In
order to learn the job and
eat, I became an extra. I
learned English in school,"
Coming up for Signoret
for Romulus Productions,
producers of Room at the
Top" is THE Lion" Jimmy
Woolf called me and asked,
DO you want to play the
mother?'-Hayley Mills is
the daughter. I told him,
There are only two good
parts - the lion and the
daughter. Then the father,
then the mother!" There
will be some changes by the
time the film is made in
1861. Especially if Simone
wins the Academy Award
for her performance in
Room at the Top"
Evening star., 1960-03-27
RiuIto Notes.:
Tony Awards
Will Be Late

NEW YORK (AP). - The
American Theater Wing has
extended its search for the
years best Broadway shows
and performances through
March 81, a month longer
than heretofore. The Wing
will present its 14th annual
Tony Awards-stage equiva-
lent of Hollywood's Oscars
on April "a. PoStponing
the revival Of Eugene O'Neill's
The Emperor Jones" until
next fall is giving Broadway
sponsors a chance for a
nationwide hunt for an actor
to portray che key role. . {.
When West Side Story" re-
turnf April ~ to the Winter
Garden, Composer Leonard
Bernstein will be on hand to
conduct the overture.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
THE PASSING SHOW
New, 750-Seot Arena
Due September, 1861

Externally. the new theater
will reflect its comfortable,
functional interior with its
roof crowned by a cupola the
exact dimensions and shape
Of the stage within. Struc-
turally. the rectangular
building will be of concrete
and brick masonry. both ma
terials chosen for their
soundprooflng as well as
their decorative effect.
Comfortable, not Grand
AS to the atmosphere Of
the new Arena Stage. Mrs.
Fichandler describes it elo-
quently as comfortable, but
not grand"
so many people," she
says. have expressed to me
their concern lest the in
formal atmosphere Of the old
Arena, with its emphasis
upon the play and the pro-
duction and not on decor
furbelows, not be carried
over into the new.
Il want to reassure these
that we are trying to keep all
that is good in our old plant;
a sense Of space, an atmos-
phere that is warm, intimate
and inviting; a feeling Of
bones and sinews rather than
applied decoration In the au-
ditorium; a concentration on
what's happening beneath
the lights"
With a full season from
September to May next year
guaranteed in its present
building, Arena will proceed
with an uninterrupted sched-
ule until the new theater is
ready in September, 1861.
AS to financing its new
program. Arena will soon an
nounce details Of its success
full fund raising activities,
under the direction Of j.
Burke Knapp and Thomas
C. Fichandler. president and
vice president Of the Wash
ington Drama Society. The
latter is the profit or
ganization which operates
the theater.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
BY JAY CARMODY
Drama Editor Of The Star

Within II months Arena
Stage will have a handsome.
new and permanent home on
the shore of the Potomac at
Sixth street and Maine ave-
nue..
And, in the same building
Washington will have one of
the most modern and useful
theaters to be found any,
where.
Ten years have gone into
the dream that Arena might
have a home-a gathering
place for a resident profess
sional drama group and a
public so thoroughly compat-
ible in taste-Such as that
pictured, inside and out, in
the photographs above.
The new theater, which will
cost S425,000 to construct
and which will seat $50 per-
sons, will be ready for oc-
cupancy in September, 1861.
1t will be the first cultural
facility to be built in the re-
claimed southwest area Of
Washington and great care
has gone into its design to
make it esthetically and func-
tionally suitable to its place
and purpose.
Designed by Weese
The design of the new
building is the work of Harry
Weese of Chicago. In the
new theater's plan, Architect
Weese worked in the closest
of cooperation with Arenas
founder and 10-years manag-
ing director. Mrs. Zelda Fich-
andler. Thus was made avail
able to him, beyond his own
familiarity with Washing
tons nationally known the
ater-in-the-round, the expe-
rience of 10 seasons of pro-
duction of the widest possible
variety of plays.
From the beginning, Mrs.
Fichandler and Arenas de-
signer conceived of their
project as involving some
thing much more complex
than a mere building. Arena
has lived with mere buildings
for 10 years, first in the Hip
podrome at Ninth and K
streets, a converted small
film theater; and for the past
five seasons in the much more
attractive Qife-saving, truly
former Hospitality Hall of
the Heurich brewery, Twenty
sixth and E streets, touching
Potomac Park.
The inevitable compromises
required in these, especially
the former, proved highly in
structive in the design of the
new theater, to be built on
land controlled by the Re-
development Land Agency
and the National Capital
Planning Commission. And,
of course, conforming to the
overall plans of these
agencies for rebuilding the
Southwest Area waterfront.
The new Arena Stage thea
ter has been designed specif-
ically for its purpose, plays