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Evening star., 1960-02-22
Job for Uncle Sam

! Inc CRASH OF an american EXPLOSIVE
loaded airplane in Cuba, acknowledged
and regretted by our State Department,
makes it evident that increased and
strongest possible efforts must be made
by our Government to prevent such il
legal flights. For whatever the purpose
In this instance, alleged by Premier
Castro as bombing raid on Cuban
sugar mill, the flight was at the least in
violation of our flying regulations and
at the most in violation of our neutrality
laws.
In the State Departments message
OF regret to Havana, it was explained
that the American pilot who died in the
crash had filed flight plan in Miami
that called for travel only in the United
States. Presumably, the plane then stop
ped at one of the numerous unguarded
airstripS which cover so much of south
ern Florida to take on explosives before
proceeding to Cuba. We have, during
these months of deepening tensions with
Cuba and in the face of earlier charges
that American based planes were "raid-
ing" the island, increased our security
measures and airport patrols. In addi-
ton, President Eisenhower just before
this particular incident signed an eXecu-
tive order directing the Justice Depart
ment to have the FBI seize any arms
believed destined for unauthorized ex-
port, or even the transport facilities
which might be engaged in such traffic.
Our difficulties with the revolution
ary regime in Havana are bad enough at
best. They can become worse if there are
grounds for believing that we are unable
or, in the Cuban mind, unwilling to take
the steps needed to prevent privately
directed attacks against the island. This
is one problem that is in our hands alone,
and it should not be fumbled.
Evening star., 1960-02-22
Dispute Over Judging Opera Additions

Editors Note: Mr.. Thorpe
says the only rule he reject
ed was one stipulating that
John Gutm n, assistant
manager of the Metropoli-
tan, would have the sole
vote in selecting the winner.
This was not revealed until
after the contest. The local
Judges" Mr.. Thorpe says,
were never given an oppor-
tunity to vote for a first
prize winner. Mr.. Gutman,
Mr.. Thorpe holds, should
not have been a judge at ALL
The London Telegraph re-
Gently reported the finding
of a writ from 12th-century
King Henry II to the monks
at Winchester, England, that
read:
II order you to hold a free
election, but nevertheless 1
forbid you to elect anyone
except Richard, my clerk,
the archdeacon of Poitiers."
This piece of news has a
great interest to me, as it
bears a remarkable similar
ity to the recent events in
Washington, D. c., on the
occasion of the Metropolitan
Mid-Atlantic additions, when
John Gutman, assistant
manager of the Met, told the
presiding six judges, in re-
gard to the choice for the
first place winner: IF we
are agreed. that is fine. If
we are not agreed, I must
Win."
DR.. Vincent Stable.
louisville, KY.
Evening star., 1960-02-22

Senator Scott, Republican
of Pennsylvania, deserves ap-
probation and support for
his proposal to hold a White
House conference on traffic
in obScenity. The growing
evil of obscene pictures and
reading material is a matter
of urgent concern to all citi-
zens, and especially to par
ents. AS a parent, I also wish
to express my gratitude
to Representative Kathryn
Granahan and Senator Ke-
fauver for their efforts to
combat the easy distribution
of obscene materials. A
White House conference
should do much to CO.
ordinate State and Federal
actions in this matter.
Julia B. Lowell.
Evening star., 1960-02-22
Flexible Transport

The subject of modes Of
transportation continues to
be alive even if, apparently, to
many people some of them
are dead.
Science supports the in
herent place in the sun"
for the railroad. Thus we
can scarcely draw a line
somewhere to make an ex-
ception-even in the case for
the street railroad.
Our transportation, and
our thinking, have tended to
become this way due to the
automobile, of course, and the
psychologist could see the
reason in lone cowboys on
horses, revulsion to the idea
OF masses Of people riding
together.
Critics of inf1exible street.
cars think they must fit the
characteristics of automo-
bileS. Public transportation.
the thinking goes, must fit
this. A bus can be irrespon-
sibly flexible, and serve the
public with responsibility. If
"f1eXibility" is the yardstick,
then what is the justification
for electric power lines as
compared to flexible lamps
or candles, water lines as to
wells, in fact any kind of
Zine" facility? All are, of
course, subject to tie-ups
where individual facilities
could keep going-but how?
Leo. E. Chandler.
Evening star., 1960-02-22
Navy Plant an Asset

A decision soon must be
made by top level Navy and
Defense Department officials
on the future of the Naval
Weapons Plant in Washing
ton. All indications at this
time are for only a limited or
temporary utilization, en-
ploying only a nucleus Of the
present personnel. The Su-
perintendent has announced
that severe reductions in
force by midsummer will be
necessary unless immediate
action is taken to place work
in the Weapons Plant.
The economic impact on
the community that would be
brought on by the closing of
the Weapons Plant has been
carefully evaluated by the
Washington Board of Trade.
Has anyone evaluated the
impact on the people as in
dividuals who will be involved
in such an action? A great
number will be unable to take
any advantage of the re-
tirement program. Many will
be forced into an uneconom-
ical retirement. Others must
start anew in making a liveli-
hood for themselves and their
families. The greater portion
will receive no benefit of the
Government Health Insur-
ance Program.
We have never advocated
that the Weapons Plant
should stay open or that
work should be placed there
for the sake of jobs alone.
Contrary to the opinions and
the policies as laid down by
high level authorities, we be-
lieve the Weapons Plant can
be and is an asset of the De-
fense Department complex.
The inability or unwilling
ness Of the Defense Depart
ment to make use of a plant
which the Navy has used to
advantage for $50 years only
further illustrates the incon-
siStent and indecisive plan
ing as exhibited by top Navy
management in the absurd
up-again, down-again work.
load at the Weapons Plant.
We believe the Weapons
Plant can be kept operational
at the present level of per-
sonnel if sincere and honest
efforts are made by high level
authorities to obtain the best
dollars worth of defense for
the taxpayers dollar.
Andrew P. Gray.
Secretary, Washington
Area, Metal Trades
Council, AFL-CIO
Evening star., 1960-02-22
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Dear Sir:
"Angelica thought you
might like to know about her
own special method of lur-
ing the birds to her feeding
station.
"She found it out by acci-
dent one day not long ago,
Its like this:
ION dull winter days when
the birds seem to have for
gotten about Angelica's cor
ner of the world. she puts on
a heavy sweater, cracks the
window generously, and turns
on the organ.
Then she twiddles away
on the high notes, and plays
all the frolicky, rollicky, tin
kley tunes she knows.
mot the low boom-boom
beats her heart dotes on. just
her special winter-day bird
Turing music.
"And before she gets more
than a few bars under way,
from somewhere come the
mockingbirds; they perch on
the branches of the old
cherry tree just outside the
window.
"They don't sing as they
do in the summertime. but
they do twitter and filter,
and preen, and call to each
other.
COLONIAL BEACH, Va.
"And then come the Jays,
the cardinals and the SPAR
rows.
"All out of thin air, at
the call of Angelica's high
notes.
"The raisins and the
scratch feed and the bread
crumbs are spread out, but
they are as much interested
in the music as they are in
the feast.
"One thing Angelica want
ed me to say:
The Columnist who writes
of Temp Jones is her favorite
of all columnists.
when she was a young
ster living in Georgetown,
Angelica used to clip all of
the columns of the late Ernie
Pyle. And she clips some of
Jim Bishops. But she clips
all the columns about Temp
Jones.
Sincerely, M. D."
X
Well, well, good for An
gelica!
Her name is good name,
old-fashioned and almost
forgotten today.
1t is the name. originally,
of a herb.
There is something nice
about the name.
When this column had a
vogue, many years ago, on
herbs and herbal mixtures,
we tried for months to get
angelica Eot, but failed.
Evening star., 1960-02-22

the above positive features
but owns a truly promising
voice"
Had he read the above he
would not have thrown out
a contestant because Of
poor teaching" The rules
on the application blank
stated: "At the time of the
Regional Additions, a repre-
sentative of the Metropolitan
Opera will hear the f1nalists
and will select one candidate
to be sent to New York for
further auditioning, expenses
paid by the National Coun-
Gil" Had he not wished to
serve under this procedure
he should not have accepted
the assignment.
Mr.. Thorpe. having blind
ly accepted the assignment,
should have accepted the
established rules instead of
making unjustified charges
calculated to throw a cloud
of diStrust over the en-
tire additions program which
is proving such a boon to
so many ambitious young
singers.
l am Additions Chairman
for the Midwest Region
where the additions have de-
veloped some very promising
talent, and Mrs. Chambers
and I are the donors of the
annual $4,000 award which,
together with a contract
from the Metropolitan Opera,
constitutes the first prize in
the national finals. feel a
great injustice has been done
to a very worthy project.
Stuart NJ. Chambers,
Additions Chairman, Midwest
Region, st. Louis, Mo.
Evening star., 1960-02-22
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
Navy Testing Super Depth Bell
By THOMAS r. HENRI

A boat that can remain
for three days more than
three miles deep in the mys-
terious world at the bottom
of the sea now is being tested
by the Navy.
During this period it can
travel more than 100 miles
in the stygian darkness.
The new submersible is
similar to the bathyscaphe,
the upside down balloon
developed by the celebrated
Belgian aStronaut Auguste
Picard, in general concept.
1t will, however, have a lot
more space for comfortable
exploration - observers will
be inside the hull rather
than in an attached ball-like
gondola like that of the
Trieste, Picard's improved
bathyScaphe now being used
by the Navy in its Pacific
bottom Investigations. More
over, the Trieste can cover
only a quarter mile of the
abyss floor in one dive.
The new boat, according
to a Navy report, will be able
to dive and carry passengers
to depths Of $4,000 feet,
greater than the depth of
more than so per cent of the
worlds oceans. 1t is designed
especially for scientific studies
and will be made available
to universities and research
laboratories for special prof.
ects.
Models Tested
Prototype models already
have been tested in pressure
tanks at simulated depths
of more than five miles. and
have stood up well. A routine
passenger-carrying depth of
about $4,000 feet is predicted
for the near future.
The great difficulty which
it was necessary to overcome
to enter the abysmal depths
was that of the enormous
preSSures encountered. At
$4,000 feet, for example, a
tiny hatch two or three feet
square must be able to with
stand 1888 tons. 1t was nee
eSsary to make the boat of
something strong enough to
stand such forces. but not
so heavy as to defeat the
crafts buoyancy.
The stuff finally selected
by the Navy contractors, the
Reynolds Metal Co., was
six-inch-thick plate of an
aluminium alloy. The exper-
mental work with various
alloys soon revealed an ex-
ceptional phenomenon. Since
a siX-inch-thick aluminium
hull is less compreSSible than
water, the boat will descend
from the surface when it
carries an excess of weight
over buoyancy, but it will not
fall all the way to the bot
tom unless water ballast is
added. Thus the new craft
could descend to almost any
selected depth and remain
suspended where weight and
buoyancy are in equilibrium.
The craft, says a Navy
report, represents the first
member of a new genera
ton of research submersibles.
Succeeding members could
be equipped with robot arm
mechanisms for collecting
material from the sea bot
tom and depositing it in
Evening star., 1960-02-22

The failure of Day Thorpe
to familiarize himself with
the basic rules and the OBJ
jectives of the Regional
Additions of the Metro
politan Opera in Washington
is apparent, in fact admitted
by him.
Not to have done so is
distinctly unfair to the con-
testants and might we'll de-
prive someone blessed with
superb vocal equipment, but
as yet unframed and mex
perienced, of the opportunity
to be heard by the Metro
politan staff and have the
benefit of their advice and
guidance.
Had Mr. Thorpe inquired
as to the factors which
should be considered in an
applicant, he would have
read the following in the Off
cial statement of the Metro
politan: THE Metropolitan
Opera in holding additions
all across the United States
does not expect to find fin
iShed opera singers by this
means. BY far the most i'm
portant and indeed the over
riding consideration in select
ing f1naliSts for the Metro
politan's own judge to hear,
is the vocal equipment, with
particular stress on the quail
ity of the voice.
"a singer who is very musi-
cal, shows personality, and
has had some actual expert
ence in performance, but has
only mediocre vocal equip
ment is definitely less de-
sirable for our purposes than
another singer who lacks
Evening star., 1960-02-22
Teen-Age Insurance

AS an agent and broker
selling insurance to teen
ayers and their parents, I
would like to make the fol-
lowing points:
/. Agents and companies
do not rejoice in high
charges. The reason for the
high rates is that the pre-
MUM is based on experience
which can be StatiStically
and factually proven. (For
this reason there is no sur
charge for the teen-age
female.) Regularly one can
read newspaper accounts of
teen-age accidents involving
serious injury and high
property damage.
2. The number OF teen
ayers who belong to sane
toned clubs encouraging safe
driving and courtesy on the
highway is evidently in the
minority. Their cause is good
and we'd like to see them
reach their goal. Their
slogan might we'll be, "Driv-
ing is a privilege and not an
inherent right" and or Lets
get the girls to make the
popular boy the safe driver
rather than the show-off."
8. Companies are now ex-
perimenting with merit rate
plans for the safe driver
which would encompass the
male teen-age driver after he
has demonstrated safe driv-
ing habits. These plans have
been filed in some surround
ing States on an experiment
tai basis and we hope to
see them in the Washington
area this year.
A sober closing question
to ponder might be: How
many would be willing to
escrow $4,000 for one year
to cover the contingent claim
and if there's no claim, re-
ceive 500 in return?
Edward A. Cooke.
Evening star., 1960-02-22

We have forgotten what it
was good for"
One fine thing about the
herbs is that they are always
good for something.
They are, in other words,
hopeful.
The person who dips into
natures chest of herbs, many
of them once used for medi-
cineS. does so because he
hopes for something, relief,
soothing effect, etc.
Today the tranquilizers
have replaced some of the
herbal medicines. But there
is a danger in the handling Of
tranquilizers never found in
the taking of herbal rem
edies.
For one thing. the herbs
were likely to be bitter.
Then, too, they we're mostly
astringent. and this led to
trouble. if taken too persist
emily and in too large a dose.
The herbal medicines were
used by the Indians when the
white settlers came, bringing
their own "simples" with
them.
Today, people have for
gotten this lore, but it was
powerful in its day. and
around the country a few
herbal houses still supply
those who want these old
time remedies.
Angelica root is one OF
them.
1t is harmless, and has a
flavor all its own.
A new interest in life is
always worthwhile. Let us
suggest the herbs. There are
some places in and around
Washington where they can
be found, and the literature is
immense, including the an
cient "herbals," the popular
medicine books of their times.
These old books are fas-
cinating, and so are the var
lous roots, seeds, barkS and
other plant parts they cell
ebrate. Often those come in
packets and jars, and you
can smell them before YOU
tear the paper off.
II you go in for herbs, don't
forget Angelica archangelica.
as it is properly written. 1t is
sweet, and is sometimes used
in candy and various drinks.
And it will attract birds.
Evening star., 1960-02-22

exterior bins. Master-and-
slave mechanical hands such
as have been developed for
remote handling of radio.
active materials could oper.
ate mining equipment, COL
lect samples, and perform
other useful tasks. These op-
erationS would be conducted
from within the hull. Final
design may include powerful
teleVision cameras which will
telecaSt the view onto screens
within the hull"
Eventually, it is predicted,
the practical value of the
new craft will be very much
greater. One statement
quoted in the Navy report:
"Three-fourths of the earth's
surface is covered with water.
It's reasonable to assume
that our greatest reserves Of
minerals are probably to be
found in this area. Many of
the mountain ranges which
now are producing minerals
once were under water. We
know how much oil has been
found in the shallow off,
shore waters of Lake Mara
calbo and in the Gulf Of
Mexico.
IF we could get down to
a depth of $1,000 feet, 80
per cent of the underwater
world would be accessible
for exploration. If we can
get down that deep to ex-
plore We can develop means
to exist at that depth to
mine the minerals or drill
for the ell"
A new catapult escape
apparatus which is expected
to assure a major increase
in the safety of pilots-espe-
cially in jet-propelled fighter
aircraft-has just been an
nounced by the Navy.
Under development by the
Navy Bureau of Ordnance
for two years, the new sys-
TEN is one of the Navy's an
swers to aircraft accidents
below 1000 feet. Most jet
crashes occur because some
thing goes wrong on take
of or on landing.
How It Works
The new RAPEC, rocket
assisted-personnel election
catapult, the result of a Joint
effort by the Navy and en-
gineers of the Douglas Air
craft Co.. consists of a solid
propellant rocket fastened to
the pilots seat, operating as
a piston inside another tube
attached to the aircraft. 1t
will work, says the Navy
report. in four stages.
First, propellant gases
push the seat out of the
cockpit. Then the rocket
propels both seat and pilot
at least 200 feet above the
plane. Then the parachute
opens, after a mechanical
device has separated him
from the seat, and he is
lowered to the ground in
safety.
The new device, according
to the report, will be able
to save a pilots life in bail
outs from close to ground
level to high attitudes. 1t
now is being installed in at
tack bombers. 1t eventually
will replace most existing
systems, the Navy engineers
believe.
Evening star., 1960-02-22
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry priterS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
denSdtion.
Evening star., 1960-02-22
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

Q. When did William Jen-
nings Bryan cease to be Sec
retary of State?-K. N.
A. Secretary Bryan left
President Wilson'S cabinet
June 8. 1915. He had served
from March 5, 1918. the day
after President Wilson took
office. 4
Evening star., 1960-02-22
On Curbing Obscenity

Edward A. Cooke.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Parents Told
ToHeIpFight
Pornoqruphy

Parents can do more than
governmental censorship to pro-
tect children from indecent
literature, according to a study
group at the Little White House
conference on Children and
Youth in Arlington yesterday
More than 500 persons at
tended the conference at Denis
j. O'Connell High School spon-
sored by the Catholic Diocese
Of Richmond.
The participants broke up
into study groups on topics af-
fecting youth. then gathered in
the auditorium to hear a sum-
mary of the discussions for use
by diocesan delegates to the
White House Conference on
Children and Youth.
The study group on the in
fiuence of communications on
youth decided that censorship
Is primarily a parental respon-
sibility.
Earlier the Rt. Rev. Ray
mond Gallagher. chairman of
the National Catholic Commit
tee for the White House con-
ference, told the Arlington
meeting that adults are i'm
peding the development of
youth which have "a potential
for greatness .
Adults. he said. must be
awakened to their RESPONSE
bility to be leaders.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
BY the Associated Press

Documents being circulated
here purport to. show that an
intelligence chief of the Domin-
lean Republic ordered a young
diplomat in the Dominican EN-
baSsy in Costa Rica to kill a
colleague.
The instructions were not
carried out, according to the
documents sent to members of
the Inter-American Peace Com
mittee of the Organization of
American States,
The documents are repre-
sented as being decoded copies
OF cables sent in January by
1t. Col. John Abbes Garcia, then
intelligence chief in the govern
ment Of Dictator Rafael Tru-
jillo. They are addressed to
Pablo Giudicelli ValesqueS, Sec
ond secretary of the Dominican
Embassy at San Jose.
The messages repeatedly ad-
vised Mr.. Giudicelli that the
charge d'affaires. Alfredo Fer
nandez Simo, was intending to
defect and ordered the second
secretary to shoot Mr.. Fer
nandez to death. Mr.. GiudiceIli
was told to then claim diploma
tic immunity from arrest in
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Documents Cite Order
For Dominican KiIIinq

San Jose and return to Ciudad
Trujillo. the Dominican capi-
tai.
Instead, according to the
documents, Mr.. Giudicelli told
Mr.. Fernandez Of the order and
the two men detected jointly,
seeking asylum in Venezuela.
1t was reported that Mr..
Giudicelli later went to Colom-
bia because he was afraid he
would be killed by Dominican
undercover agents in Venezue-
la.
One diplomatic observer here
who has seen the documents
said the messages seem in
credible" They were described
as short and blunt but sources
available last night refused to
release the texts.
The documents were made
available early last week to
members of the peace commit
tee which has been charged
by the o A S with inquiring
into Venezuelan charges that
human rights are being dis
regarded in the Dominican
Republic. 1t was not disclosed
who made the documents
available.
Col. Abbes Garcia was re-
moved from his post as Do
minican intelligence chief in
February.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Woman Loses SIS
To Purse-Snutcher

A youth grabbed a pocket
book containing $25 from a
District woman as she was
walking near her home last
night and fed, police said.
The woman, Margaret Ann
Wells. %. of 1880 Bay street
Sc. reported the youth came
UP from behind her shortly be-
fore 8 pm. as she was walking
alone. Police broadcast a look
out for a Negro. about 18. S
feet. 8 inches tall, and wearing
a three-quarter length coat.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
ANSWERS TO QUIZ

Following are the correct
answers to the Weekly News
Quiz appearing on Page F-9.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
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