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Evening star., 1960-05-31

The FomiB Council consists Of o
judge, q psyehiotrist. three clergy
men, three editors and q women's
editor. Eoeh orticIe is O summary
Of on oetuol case history. The
council reports on problems thot
have been deoIt with by respOn-
sible agencies and eounseIorS
Evening star., 1960-05-31
THE DETAILS

Pearl S.-My husband and
I have been friends with the
DIS for nearly IL years. They
have a young teen-age
daughter who is studying
ballet dancing. I studied bal
let for several years and
danced professionally for q
short time.
My friends asked whether
they should encourage her to
Evening star., 1960-05-31
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Value of Observation-Disclosures
By DR.. PETER J. sTElNcRoHN

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: My
doctor tells me I have an
gina pectoris. Can that be
possible when I have a nor
NAL heart tracing? He ad-
mits that my EGG tracing is
normal.-D., Savannah, Ga.
THIS DESERVES repeti-
ton. So many people still
don't realize that the EGG
is only ONE part of dag
nosis. We mustn't overlook
physical examination, a good
history = taking, laboratory
tests. X-rays and other
means of diagnosis.
! have seen many patients
with angina who hao normal
EGGS (electrocardiograms)
Sometimes you make the
diagnosis-in fact, most of
the time-on the patients
history.
He complains of pain
across his chest and down
one or both arms. 1t lasts for
only a few moments but is
frightening. 1t is usually
brought on by exertion, after
eating too heavy a meal, and
after an emotional outburst.
The patient stands quietly
until the pain passes. Often
1t disappears more quickly
when he dissolves a nitro
glycerine tablet under his
tongue. The patient may have
many such attacks daily.
Given such a history, the
good diagnostician is at least
suspicious of angina. Of
course, we have to rule out
other diseases which some
times simulate this coronary
condition. For example, gall
bladder trouble, diaphrag-
matte hernia, and other con-
ditions occasionally ape an
gina pectoris.
I am not undertaking the
value of electrocardioerams.
They have done much to i'm
prove our management of
coronary disease. But we
must not rely entirely upon
these heart tracings. They
are not always as certain as
two plus two makes four.
1t is true that usually there
are characteristic EGGS in
which even a medical student,
can make a diagnosis Of
recent coronary thrombosis
without even seeing the
patient. But there are many
borderline tracings that can
be read either way. 1t is for
this reason that I have been
stressing for years that the
heart tracing is but one
facet of heart diagnosis.
I have been reading the
findings of L. G. Davis, MD,
of the Post Graduate Medical
School of London. According
to a Modern Medicine article,
he found that: "Interpreta-
s tion of nine experienced
: readers (of heart tracing)
varied greatly in a group of
100 selected electrocardio-
graphic tracings, one-half of
which had been reported as
I 1nfraction (coronary throm-
bosis) and the remaining half
divided equally between
normal and abnormal trac-
iigS.
Evening star., 1960-05-31
DEAR ABBY
You Called the Shot, Mister!
By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

leaving an 1S-year-Old bride
behind. II it's "true love-"
it will keep until his military
obligation has been fulfilled.
DEAR ABBY: Kindly
point out to Annoyed
Grandma" that she could not
have attended weddings of
ALL denominations if she
says that the best man never
walks down the aisle.
In the Jewish faith, the
best man DOES walk down
the aisle, followed by the
groom, who walks down be-
tween his mother and faith
er. The bride also walks
down the aisle, not with Just
her father, but with both
parents.
The significance behind
this being that it is a Joy
to be shared by all concerned.
If grandparents, and great
grandparents are living they,
too, share the honor of walk
ing down the aisle. This may
not be in accordance with
modern proper procedure"
but this tradition has been
around longer than the eti-
Quette books. Sincerely,
MRS. E. L.
= y y
DEAR ABBY: What is a
girl supposed to do when a
creep asks her to all the
school dances way ahead Of
time? My mother won't let
me go at all if I turn him
down. But it isn't fair to be
forced to go with this creep
or not at all. Is it abso-
lutely a crime for a girl to
turn down a date to a
dance and then go with a
boy who asks her later?
BOBBI.
Sorry, but once a girl turns
down a date to a dance, she
shouldn't show up with an
other boy. That's the price
of popularity.
+ =
What's your problem? Write
to Abby in care of The Eue-
ming Star. For a personal
reply, incloSe a stamped, SELF
addressed enUelope.
distributed by McNaught
Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1960-05-31
Gold in Your Attic
Cranes Maggie q Prize
By Won Allen Brodley

Since Hollywood made
famous "The Red Badge of
Courage" most everybody
has heard of its author.
Stephen Crane.
But few people know that
he also wrote under the name
of Johnston Smith. This is
the pseudonym that appears
on his classic novel, Mag
gie," published first as a
little paperbound book in
1898.
1t is a rarity that is much
sought by collectors, with
fine copies worth as much as
$500, and possibly more. at
retail.
The cover Of this rarity
bears the legend Price. so
cents" at the top. The cover
title is as follows:
MAGGIE. A Girl of the
Streets. "a STORY OF
NEW YORK;. BY JOHN
STON SMITH. Copy
righted.
There is no date on the
yellow paper covers.
Unique Books
A number of readers have
asked about price values on
unique (or one-of-a-kind)
books. Obviously there are
no fixed standards for such
evaluationS. Values depend
usually on the Importance or
fame of the author or of the
individuals associated with
the particular copy.
There are many kinds of
unique books. There have
been instances where only
one copy of a book was pub
lished. Further. a book is
unique if only one copy is
known to survive. Owner
ship also may create unique
ness. For example. in the
case of a textbook owned by
and bearing the signature of
some famous person such as
Abraham Lincoln. If a COL
lected author should make
Evening star., 1960-05-31
Have q Question?

Mrs. K. P. N: Your John
GalSworthy's THE ForSyte
Sage" Oondon, 1922 is the
English first edition but not
the real first, which was pub
lished in New York about six
months earlier. Your copy, if
in dust jacket and in fine
condition, should be worth
about $35. The New York
edition is a SIS item.
S. j. M: Your John Frost's
History of the State of Cali
fornia" (Auburn. N. Y, 1850)
is worth $35 to $50 at retail,
depending on condition.
Miss r. s.: Your w. B.
Yeats ideas of Good and
Evil" Uondon, 1909 is
scarce in fine, uncut condi-
ton and is worth about SIS
to $40 at retail.
R. G.: Your A. E. Fuckers
"The Chinese Theatre" CBos-
ton, 1925 is a $25 item at re-
tail if in fine condition.
Miss M. S.: Yes, a second
Gold in Your Attic" book is
in preparation. with extern
sive new price lists on Amer
ican books.
Mrs. E. S. G.: All the
Godey's Lady's Books are
mildly valuable and are
priced primarily for their fine
colored fashion prints. The
prices for fine copies vary
from around SIS to $40, de-
pending on the number and
quality of the plates.
Mrs. r. S. M: Your three
volume set of George Eliot's
'Romola" london, 1859 ap-
pears to be the first edition.
If in fine condition, it should
be worth around $35 at re-
tail. A dealer would pay less,
of course.
Selected reader questions
Evening star., 1960-05-31

DEAR ABBY: I am prob
ably too old to be asking for
help with this problem, but
maybe I need someone to
tell me to grow up.
I am % and still make
/ the mistake of bringing my
girl friends around for my
family's approval. So far I
haven't brought one girl
home who could pass in
spection.
8 One they nickna m d
,"Toothpick" because she was
rather thin. Another they
called "Schnoz" because she
had a prominent nose. The
one I should have married
was a real peach, but she
was a little plump, so they
hung the name "Blimpy"
on her.
5 If they can't make fun of
a girls looks, they ridicUle
her nationality, family or
job.
I am no Rock Hudson my
self. I'm just an ordinary
guy with an ordinary job,
so 1 don't see why my family
thinks I should bring home
a girl who is rich, beautiful
and perfect.
mo ROCK"
You may be mo Rock"
but you have rocks in your
head If you bring home an
other girl to pass inspection.
Quietly make up your own
mind. you're old enOugh.)
And bring home the little
lady, signed, sealed and de-
livered.
\ +
DEAR ABBY: My son is
serving his military obliga-
ton and there is a possibility
that very soon he will be
going overseas for a year or
more.
He has expressed his de-
sire to marry a girl (she is
49, when he comes home on
leave. He says they are very
much in love. Their plan Is
to get married so that his
allotment will be increased.
She will work and live at
home and save money for
their future together. AS a
mother who loves her son,
how should I advise them?
SOLDIERS MOTHER.
I would discourage a 19-
.year-Old from marrying and
Evening star., 1960-05-31
USELESS
INFORMATION
BY PAUL STEINER
North American Newspaper Alliance

A goose calling contest
held in Iowa attracted 1000
spectators but not a single
goose.
The best way for a swim
mer to frighten of an at
tacking shark is to shout
under water, United States
Navy researchers say.
Evening star., 1960-05-31
FAMILY COUNCIL
Blunt Wife
Gives Jolt
ToFriends
THE PROBLEM

Pearl S.-We lost our
friends because I told the
truth.
John S.-She should apollo
gize.
Evening star., 1960-05-31
THE COUNCILS VIEW

Knowing that both the
young girl and her parents
had made a large investment
and had high hopes for a
dancing career, Pearl vas
unwise to take upon herself
the responsibility of such q
definite statement about the
girls future.
She could have been both
honest and wise if she had
been a bit evasive and said
they ought to get advice
from other people working
in the field-aside from the
girls teachers.
Are apologies in order?
1t might be even better II
Pearl would say she has
given. more serious thought
Evening star., 1960-05-31
WORLD ECHOES
-North American Newspaper Alliance,
Odd items from world

Odd items from world
press:
WHEN ALDO FUSCO en-
tered Giuseppe Sagarellrs
home last year. he drank q
bottle Of wine, on the table,
that was mixed with a Sleep
ing drug. Police found Fusco
asleep in the house and put
him in jail for one year. Now
that Fusco is out, Sagarellis'
home has been robbed and q
note placed by the wine bot
tie: mo thank you"
(Il Paese Sera, Romeo
LIECHTENSTEIN has long
been hesitating before a di-
lemma: Whether to build an
airfield in its tiny territory
and ask inhabitants to move
elsewhere or to do without
an airfield and give up its
air mail stamps which bring
in a nice income. The solu-
ton has come in the shape
Of a helicopter, and the first
flight will be made from
Vaduz to Zurich.
(Journal, Geneva.)
MODERN TIME s.: The
blind beggar who makes his
headquarters near the opera
has traded in his violin for a
portable transistor radio. He
explains that life is thus
easier, more profitable and
not so boring.
(Arbeiterzeitung, Vienna.)
RENE LABOUCHERE, To-
year-old former test pilot,
wants to celebrate his 50th
anniversary in the air by
breaking through the sound
barrier. Only trouble is that
none of his friends will lend
him a jet for this venture.
They say he's too old.
(Tribune,
Lausanne, Switzerland.)
Evening star., 1960-05-31

corrections or annotations on
a single copy of a book. that
also would create uniqueness.
Evening star., 1960-05-31

to the DIS. Friends have told
US the DIS say Pearl is frus-
trated in her own ambitions
and that's why she wouldn't
encourage the girl. Now
Pearl thinks they ought to
apologize.
Evening star., 1960-05-31

mill be dnSUered in this COL
umn. Address: Van Allen
Bradley, in care OF The EUe.
ming Star.
(Copyright 1860,
General Features Corp)
Gold in Your Attic Appeou soeh
Tuesdoy.
Evening star., 1960-05-31

go ahead with her plans to
study dancing full time in
stead of going to college. I
advised against it. I said the
girl hasn't the right build for
a dancer and her teachers
have been taking them all
for a ride.
Since then they've hardly
spoken to us. My husband
says I was in the wrong.
John S.-Pearl sets great
store by her honesty but I
always tell her people don't
want to hear the truth. They
would much rather hear
something pleasant and fat
tering.
The DIS are nice people
and we really miss their
companionship. The girl her
self was hurt by Pearls re-
marks-which she overheard.
Pearl ought to apologize
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-04-01

The Jobs luilI be there
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-04-01

Robinson quite pool player you
tell me if it was so?
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-04-01

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:
Evening star., 1960-03-27

ership Of Mr.. Karrick several
years ago.
II predicted at that time
that with a tendency towards
more probation and earlier
parole we'd see an upturn in a
crime rate that had declined
steadily for seven years" said
Mr.. Mclaughlin. who has ad-
minlstrative responsibility for
the Police Department.
Mr.. Karrick, who directs re-
habilitation services. said Mr..
Mclaughlin had brought up
points which were not valid" +"
There has been no increase
in actual paroles, Mr.. Karrick
noted. The report explored the
possibility of greater emphasis
on probation and parole. Work.
ing from the report, Mr.. Kar-
rick has urged primarily that
defendants repeatedly charged
with drunkenness be given
treatment rather than Jail
terms.
Sending drunks to jail does
not increase crime" Mr.. Kar-
rick insisted. The drunk prob
lem is distinct from the crime
wave"
Mr.. Mclaughlin countered
that the opinion in the crime
world nevertheless was that
this was a soft jurisdiction
whether not that was the case,
in fact.
Mr.. Karrick then ventured
that a significant. direct fac
tor in the crime Ase" was the
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Purse-Snutcher
Attacks Woman
Army Analyst

"A Department of the Army
analyst was attacked by a
purse-snatcher last night as she
entered the side door of Boston
House at It'll Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
Miss Vorda M. Honnold, so,
o resident of Boston House, told
police the assailant grabbed for
her purse as she went in the
side entrance on Seventeenth
street about 6 pm.
She said she told him. you
can't have my purse" and held
onto it. When he wrested il
away from her. she said, she
pleaded with him to return it
Instead, she said, he warned
her against making any noise
and threatened to put her in
a closet. He abandoned that
plan when he found the closet
padlocked.
Miss Honnold ran into ar
underground garage where she
told an attendant what hac
happened. When she returned
to the side entrance with the
attendant, the purse-snatchel
was gone.
Capt. Nunzio Bonaccorsy oi
the Robbery Squad said she re.
ported that her purse contained
about $85.
A lookout was issued for &
colored man, about 35 year,
old, 6 feet tall. weighing abou
180 pounds and wearing a full
length blue oversoat with {
matching bebop cap.
Evening star., 1960-03-27

dWindling membership from
$4,000 to about 5000 Of the
Police Boys Clubs since 1857.
FrOwn on Collecting
Then the Commissioners
banned collections for the club.
a private organization, by uni
formed policemen on duty.
They acted after pro-integra-
ton groups demanded that the
clubs stop segregation prac-
tices.
Both Commissioners Nc
Laughlin and Karrick denied
that segregation was the rea-
son for their vote to ban police
solicitations.
Collections took time police
could better spend policing, Mr..
Mclaughlin said. Mr.. Karrick
said he was against policemen
in uniform collecting for any
private group. Uniforms give
officers an unfair advantage,
he explained.
In conclusion. Mr. McLaugh-
lin admitted the fall-off in
club membership might be a
factor in the crime picture. He
said he had not analyzed it.
Mr.. Karrick said it would be
interesting and perhaps ad-
visable" for directors to open
an lntegrated club. But he
stressed this was an issue to
be settled by the private Or
ganization, not the District
government.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Howard u. Wins
Debating Honors

Students from five local COL
leges we're the winners at the
Maryland Washington Inter-
collegiate Forensic Conference
held at George Washington
University yesterday. The con-
ference was an individual event
debate tournament.
Winners were: Lambert
Sprouch of Georgetown Uni
versity for extemporaneous
speaking. Michael Winston of
Howard University for i'm
promptu speaking, Jim Trotter
Of American University for
after-dinner speaking, Bill Vi
tale Of Catholic University for
prose reading, Ernest Suit of
George Washington University
for poetry reading, Barbara
Sue Carter of GWU for in
formative speaking. and John
Brough of Georgetown for per-
suasive speaking.
Howard University won ac-
cumulated points honors with
1870, George Washington re-
ceived l27.S. and Catholic IN
iverSity placed third with 100.
other participating colleges
we're the University of Mary
land, u. s. Naval Academy,
Trinity College and Morgan
state College Of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
3 Ourfish
Drift Up on
FIoriduCoust

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla,
Mar. 26 (AP). - Two more
marine rarities of the world
the oarflsh, or sea serpent
were reported washed up on
beaches today,
The first oarhsh found here
was captured alive Thursday by
William Kanitz. SO. a winter
visitor from Milwaukee. Wis.
The 6-foot creature died shortly
afterward.
DR.. Victor Springer of the
State Marine Laboratory said
he could not explain the un-
usual appearance of three oar
FISH in the period of three days.
DR.. Springer said the speci-
men caught Thursday was the
second one officially reported
on the Florida coast and one Of
the few recorded in the world.
The two new finds measured
about seven feet. They were
taken to the Marine Laboratory
for study.
The bodies of the fish are
the color of silver Their dorsal
fin. which extends from the
head, is coral colored but
described in Marine legends as
flaming red.
The fish is known TO grow up
to 80 feet long and its weight
possibly in excess of 200 pounds.
One II feet, 9 inches long was
caught in the Indo- Australian
Archipelago many years ago.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
BY the Associated Press

Prince Georges County's
Health Department has told
the University of Maryland to
clean up" the university din
ing hall, officials said yester-
day.
DR.. Murray Grant. county
health officer, said the univer-
sity has tried to remedy the
situation "but we are not COM
pletely satisfied with the pro-
gress which has been made"
DR.. Grant said his inspectors
found evidence of generally
unsanitary conditions" in the
dining hall, including made
quate drainage. garbage dis
posal and refrigeration. during
an inspection last November.
Albin o. Kuhn. executive vice
president of the university. said
it spent approximately $4,000
on repairs and renovation in
the dining hall during the
Christmas vacation.
He added the school always
has been aware of the continu-
ing need for renovation and re-
pair to the dining hall which
has been in operation since
1923.
DR.. Grant said he requested
university officials last week to
submit within the next two
weeks a plan and time sched-
ule for completion of the re-
naming repairs.
He is satisfied, he said, the
Evening star., 1960-03-27
District Woman Wins
$28, 900 Sweepstoke

You could have knocked Mrs.
Laura K. Card over with an
odds sheet yesterday when she
learned she had won $4,000
through purchase of an Irish
Sweepstakes ticket from a
friend several months ago.
Mrs. Card, SO. of 2110 o
street NV, manager of the
University Women's Club at
1908 New Hampshire avenue
NV, had this to say when in
formed that the horse on which
she had a ticket. Clear Profit,
came in third:
Usually I either cry or dis
play some kind of emotion when
something good happens to me.
But now I'm just numb"
Vague on Race
She said that yesterday morn
ing a friend had phoned her and
told her that Clear Profit had
come in third in the Sweep
stakes race in Dublin, but lit
didn't mean anything to me. !
don't know the slightest thing
about the Irish Sweepstakes"
Mrs. Caid. despite the fact
that her knees were shaking
with excitement, said firmly
she is not about to start any
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Third N Stution
Seized in Huvunu

HAVANA, Mar. 26 (AP). =
The Castro government today
took over another Havana tele-
vision station. It now. controls
three of Cuba's four TV chains.
Capt. Rolando Diaz, Finance
Minister, ordered the interven-
tion of the CMBF National
Chain (Channel A.. He said an
investigation showed ousted
dictator Fulgencio Batista had
a large interest in the station.
Stock in the station belong
ing to Alberto Vadia was taken
over several months ago by the
Ministry for the Recuperation
of Misappropriated Public
Property. Functions of that
ministry have since passed 70
the Finance Ministry. Officials
said Mr.. Vadia, a former con-
tractor, was linked with. the
Batista regime.
The government took oyer
Channel IL last year and
Channel 2 last month, chars-
ing their owners enriched
themselves Illegally through
close Bastista ties.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Commissioners Differ in Views
On Increase in District Crime

Two District Commissioners
offered conflicting explanations
yesterday for the 81 per cent in
crease in crime here through the
past year. In the end, they
agreed neither had the complete
answer.
But Robert E. Mclaughlin,
president of the board, main
tanned the rise could be
stemmed If from $50 to 400
more men were recruited to
bring the city police force up
to about 1900. The Senate al
ready has recommended hiring
$50 more men and the House
asked for so.
David B. Karrick suggested
that a revitalized police Boys
Club-perhaps integrated rath-
er than segregated-would act
as powerful crime deterrent
Their exchange came in an
swer to questions on WTOF
televiSion program, City Side. y
Denies LaxneSs
Mr.. Mclaughlin insiste d
| there was no "laXneSS" in pres
ent policing under Chief Robert
v. Murray. Experienced police
men have advised the Commits
Sioner. however, that criminals
eye Washington as a city soft
on crime.
He blamed, in part. COM
munity sentiment aroused BY
a prison -parole-probation re.
port comrSled under the lead
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Tiny, But Big-TitIed
Union Is Dissolved

NOTTINGHAM. England.
Mar. 26 (AP).-The Amalga-
mated Society of Lace Pattern
Readers. Correctors, Press and
Piano Punchers sadly voted it.
self out of existence today as
Britain's tiniest trade union
with the longest name. 1t left
its weighty title to the 60
member United Wool. Shawl,
Fall and Antimacassar Union
of Hucknall and District.
The IL surviving members OF
the amalgamated society voted
the end of the 73-year-old
union. citing automation and a
diminishing demand for lace as
the reason.