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Evening star., 1960-04-21
Dimensions in Living
Exhibit Opens Today

kitchen area is an open coun-
ter section with the counter
and table tops covered with
"Starglow," a beige with
gold Metalfiake vinyl surfac-
ing by the Armstrong Cork
Co.
Counter stools and dinette
chairs are upholstered in a
turquoise vinyl fabric with
dark green and blue metal
flake chips.
In the bath, green metal
flakes give an irideScent ef-
feet to white plastic wall
tiles. Counter surfaces are
done in mint green with gold.
Ceilings in the trailer fea-
ture white acoustical tile with
inlaid metalflake to add
sparkling reflection.
All floors, with the excep-
ton of the beige carpeted
living room, are covered in
a beige and brown, wood
grain effect vinyl tile.
Living room. kitchen-din-
cite, hall and bedroom walls
are finished with light wood
panelling.
Evening star., 1960-04-21

A 55-foot model trailer
rolled into the Hecht Co.
downtown parking building
yesterday, as part of a "Di-
mensions in Living" exhibit
there saluting the Dow Chem
ical Co.'S use of metallics in
a wide range of new products.
Besides the trailer, the 10
day show which opens today
brings with it a menagerie
including 26 varieties of baby
animals and young birds.
They fit into the picture
by tromping about in cages
on floorings of the latest in
vinyl coverings imbedded
with a design of metalfiake.
Dow press agents refer to the
wear ana tear on the moor as
"the torture test"
The metallic decorated sur
faces appear extensively
throughout the mobile home
which is divided into a liv-
ing room, kitchen, dinette,
hallway, bath, two bedrooms
and generous closets.
Separating the living
Evening star., 1960-04-21

Designer


With the fashions of Ha-
waii receiving lots of atten-
ton since the statehood an
nouncement, it's interesting
to note that the Betty Higgins
collection will star at The
Korean Embassy fashion
benefit Saturday.
The designer who is Of
Korean descent, has created
a dress for Madame Yang
who will be the hostess for
the event.
Rose Robson Cowen is
staging the show Saturday,
and personally consulted with
the designer on it when she
was in Hawaii. Higgins Gus
toners include Barbara Hut
ton, Shirley Temple Mrs.
Charles Black, and other
nous personalities who
have Travelled to Hawaii.
Gathering fabulous fabrics
on her travels, Betty Higgins,
finds she is strategically To-
Gated at the crossroads of the
East and West in Honolulu.
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Worth CONTINUING

The Joint Committee on Washing
ton Metropolitan Problems is right in
proposing that Congress adopt as a
permanent policy the joint committee
idea for considering interjurisdictional
problems Of the Washington area. The
special group of Senators and Repre-
SentativeS, headed by Senator Bible, has
proved the value Of joint legislative
study in the metro" field. 1t would be
a mistake to let this system of commit
tee cooperation die with the expiration
of the Bible Committee, after three years
of effective work.
Senator Bibles group has done a
fine job in advancing transportation,
sanitation and other projects and in
stressing the Federal Governments vital
concern with the welfare Of the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area. Much still
remains to be done in the regional field,
however, and the problems could be
handled better by joint action than by
independent studies sponsored by the
Evening star., 1960-08-25
The RELIGIOUS Issue

In his remarks here the other day to
a group Of editors from North Carolina,
Senator Kennedy felt moved, once again,
to comment on a question about his
Roman Catholic faith. II can't believe"
he declared, that in the year 1860 I
cannot become President because of the
church go to-"
The Senator has made numerous
statements on this subject in the past.
He has done so, moreover, in what seems
to us to have been manner sensible,
fortnight and forceful enough to con-
vince most people that his religion ought
to have no bearing on the voters judg-
ment of him as the Democratic preSi-
dental nominee. Yet the mere fact
that he has made another reference to
the matter indicates that both he and
leaders OF his party feel that his faith
is going to be an important issue in the
campaign between now and election day.
Speaking for ourselves, we had hoped
otherwise, and the same may be said,
we think, for the great majority of
Americans.
Nevertheless, the religious issue
apparently is going to loom large in
some key areas Of the country, and Mr..
Kennedy faces a dilemma in trying to
cope with 1t. This is so for the reason
that the more he talks about it, the
more 1t is likely to grow-a deplorable
prospect that now seems unavoidable.
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Fine Feothered Friend

Animal lovers the world over should
sympathize with the plight of the Park
Department of Pretoria. It fears for
the safety of its blesbok, South African
species Of antelope resembling bonte-
box. Even over here, of course, 1t is
known that the antelope is gentle and
inoffensive creature-the sort that
arouses the predatory instinct in some
and the protective in Others
The Pretoria park authorities fall
into the latter category and, wise in the
ways of their animals, they are propos-
ing solution that might not occur to
many another. They are appealing for
oStriches to serve as watch dogs" For
those who think of an ostrich as only
a long-legged bunch of feathers with
its head in the sand, this may seem like
strange idea. Research discloses, how
ever, that the ostrich is really a pretty
tough guy when put to fighting test,
that his strong legs and big feet are
formidable weapons and that further
more he is fond of antelopes. The En-
cyclopaedia Britannica, for example,
explains that ostriches often travel in
mixed herds with zebras and various
antelopes may be just as good
way to travel as any other.
In any case, in these times of dog
eat-dog temper around the world
human and animal alike-it is heart
warming to read that the ostrich stands
ready to fight for his four-legged friends.
We hope the Pretoria folk find few
real big mean ones to police their parks.
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Tax on Bigotry

Recently, yeur newspaper
reported that a Georgia resort
refused to allow a Pakistani
diplomat the use of it's fac
ilities. This unfortunate event
leads this writer to suggest
that such discourtesies to
our foreign guests. regardless
OF status, be considered a
Federal offense. Since such
actions make it more difficult
for the State Department and
the U. S. Information Agency
to carry out their tasks, it
would be appropriate to note
some means to penalize our
myopic citizens who choose
to sabotage, Willingly or not,
the policy and prestige of
the United States.
1t is recommended, there
fore, that the Federal Gov
ernment impose penalties in
the form of income tax ad-
ditions. say, five to ten per
cent, on anyone who refuses
an Asian or African entry in
to a restaurant, conveyance,
domicile, or public or private
resort. Inasmuch as pro-
tracted bigotry can be costly,
offenders should be required
to help defray the added ef-
fort needed to project the
image of the United States
abroad. 1t is recognized, of
course, that the damage to
the person sighted is, in
many cases, irreparable. Ac-
cordingly, offenders can nev-
er really be brought to ac-
count except, perhaps, in the
belated recognition of having
preached the dignity Of a
fellow human being.
Howard c. Reese
Evening star., 1960-08-25
CHI Policy

Group disqualification In
corporated announced re-
Gently new increased bene-
fits for subscribers who pay
premiums on a direct-pay
basis. At present these sub
scribers can only obtain a
meager 31-day hospitaliza-
ton insurance coverage from
CHI. Upon telephone inquiry
to CHI as to the details of
the new benefits, it was
ascertained, however, that
these benefits did not apply
to such current subscribers
but was merely a long range
plan to continue broad COW
erage for those individuals
enrolled in group units whose
job status might change on
or after September. Upon
further query as to why this
specific information was not
included in the press release,
an evasive response was eli
cited and the telephone con-
versation was abruptly ter
minated. In other words, the
so-called new plan in effect
does not benefit any sub
scriber currently on a direct
pay basis but solely continues
existing coverage for certain
individuals who may leave
their jobs on or after Sep
tember l, 1860.
This is another instance Of
the callouS disregard and
utter arrogance with which
CHI deals with public opin-
ion and public need. CHI has
in the past and apparently is
determined to continue to
discriminate against individ-
ual subscribers who are on a
dlrect-pay basis, despite the
fact that these persons gen.
orally pay higher premiums.
There can be no solution to
this problem until local au-
thorities or the Congress
exercise tn cir prerogatives
and establish a regulatory
agency to observe and con-
troll the activities of CHI so
that the protection of the
public interest may be as
sured.
Carl Haynes.
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Emperor Lumumbo

1ETOugnOuL LIle WOrlQ En-
peror Jones is on the loose
and civilization is on the de-
fensive. He grows and grows,
and seeks to extend his do
minion from primitive to
civilized people.
The latest and greatest op-
portunity for the Emperor to
extend his realm and ag-
grandize himself has been
furnished by the civilized
nations themselves in that
foolish. futile, fallacious or
ganization, United Nations,
designed by foreign Com
muniSts, aided and abetted
by some Of our own home
grown traitors and do-good-
ers, designed to rob the
United States OF liberty and
property. an international
share-the-wealth scheme
wherein Uncle Sam always
furnishes at least 80 per cent
of the wealth-"You furnish
the ships, we furnish the
ocean"
With the aid Of the Rus
slams Emperor Lumumba is
availing himself Of the
growth opportunity offered
by the United Nations.
whose members are ever
ready, willing and anxious to
help struggling young "re-
publics" to become strong
and free-strong enough to
fight the United States Of
America.
Viewing the recent events
in the Congo it should now
be apparent to the most gull
lible mind in our midst
even in our United Nations
delegation that Lumumba
is a Russian agent, a Russian
spy, and that the whole
scheme OF organizing the
primitive tribes of the Congo
into a republic" with in
dependence" for all, was a
smart scheme engineered by
the smart. scheming Krem-
lineers and put over on a
gullible civilization. They
planned it that way, and our
United Nations delegate
came to their aid by voting
with them against the Bel
gians, the lawful owners Of
all the modern construction
in the Congo, where they
have invested billions of dol
lars and many years of work
with brains, skill and energy
to develop the Congo from a
wilderness to a thriving COM
munity. And now our Secre-
tary of State says we should
spend $100,000,00O to re
store order in the Congo"
The way to restore order
there is to restore the stolen
property to the lawful own
ners, the only people who
know the problems and
know how to handle them.
And a good disposition Of
Emperor Lumumba would be
to put him in jail with Tomo
kenyata, Emperor of the
Maumau, Murder Unincor-
ported.
Horrn,l % Cn.;kL
Evening star., 1960-08-25

respective Senate and House District
Committees.
Senator Bible suggests the setting
up of joint subcommittee authorized
to carry on the Investigations and
reports begun by the temporary Joint
Committee on Washington Metropolitan
Problems. The plan would have the
advantages of eliminating duplication of
work by the committees and of bringing
to the Metropolitan Area the benefits
of specialized, joint legislative attention
to its growing pains"
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Why Not Even Sooner?

In the political atmosphere of the
season, 1t is not surprising that the
Assistant Democratic Leader of the
Senate, Mr.. Mansfield of Montana,
should be suggesting an inquiry into
whether recent access by certain authors
and newSpapermen to State Department
material on the Potsdam Conference of
1945 had been granted for political
reasons. For to some, at least, the news
paper articles resulting from examina-
tion OF this material cast an unf1atter-
ing light upon Democratic President
Truman's handling Of certain wartime
questions Immediately prior to and
during the conference period.
Even so, there seems to be no reason
to suspect partisan motivation on the
part OF the State Department and no
excuse for anything in the nature of a
formal inquiry. 1t has been the practice,
according to the department, to make
available to historians, researchers and
authors such material when it is at an
advanced stage Of readiness for official
publication. This was the case In the
present instance, although discovery Of
additional Recommendation had delayed
general release Of the material. Mean
while, two books making use of the in
formation already have appeared and
only the newspaper series-coming al
most three months before election date
-sparked the present controversy.
Actually, there is no excuse for ma
terial of this nature being held in a
bureaucratic limbo for IS years after the
events in question. And If this slow pace
of official preparation really prevailed,
there is certainly no excuse for added
delay because of an approaching polit-
ical campaign. AS far as the national
interest is concerned, the newsmen-
authors, Fletcher Knebel and Charles
w. Bailey of the Des Moines Register
Tribune, showed proper enterprise. If
the incident is proving embarrassing to
the State Department or to the Demo-
Gratis 1t nevertheless should serve as
warning against similar Governmental
procrastination in releasing factual
material on historic events.
Evening star., 1960-08-25
New New DeoF?

1t appears from Senator
Kennedy's visit with Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt and his
somewhat socialistic speech
that we now have a clear
picture of the differences in
the goals of the two major
political parties.
The Democrats wish to
carry on the revolutionary
tradition of the Roosevelts
to effect as an ultimate goal
the complete specialization of
America and to completely
discard our form of constitu-
tional government. Kennedy's
program of feeding. housing.
medical care for the aged,
women and children, and the
unemployed definitely points
UP this conclusion. Therefore,
Mrs. Roosevelt, who has
sponsored these measures for
years under her internation-
alist socialist aims, has agreed
to support him.
On the other side Of the
picture, Nixon and the Re-
publicans are fighting hard
to retain the United States
form of Government under
the Constitution with its free
society and free enterprise.
Of course, the Republicans
have liberalized to some ex-
tent to provide only neces-
sary Government support to
the needy. Most all govern
ments do this-it is a matter
Of degree.
Well the people can make
their choice: Socialism, which
history proves is only success
full under various forms of
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Winning Ways

In addition, the ability of
Mr.. Nixon to win people to
him in the South is at least
indicative he will be able to
do the same in States of the
North and West.
While the religious issue
may help Mr.. Nixon in the
South. which has been
strongly Protestant, the fact
that Senator Kennedy is a
Roman Catholic is obviously
going to help him in States
where the Catholic population
is large. A poll taken among
the subscribers to the maga-
zine. Jubilee. a Catholic
publication with subscribers
across the Nation, shows that
68 per cent of the 800 reply
ing intend to vote for Sena-
tor Kennedy. 16 per cent for
Mr.. Nixon and Is per cent
were undecided. The poll
was taken after the nomina-
ton Of Senator Kennedy at
Los Angeles. A similar poll
taken last March found IS
per cent favoring Senator
Kennedy and 81 per cent Mr..
Nixon. with the remainder
undecided.
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Inside Russia

DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson's
speech before the National
Association Of College Wom-
en-, reported in your paper
August 13, seems to imply
that the USSR is a heaven
on-earth for working moth
ers and for minorities.
Obviously, during DR.. john
sons two-week visit he was
given no opportunity to see
the reality behind the dis
play windows. The head of
the British Mine Workers,
Sam Watson, reported to his
union in 1857 that he saw
women on crutches and
even pregnant women work.
ing in the (SovieD mines
>. Soviet officials who were
questioned always re-
piled that since men and
women were equal in the
USSR, there is no reason
why women should not work
below ground" Watson
pointed out that "the Pyra-
mids were built by equal
men and women slaves"
The children of these un-
fortunate women are Won
derfully we'll supervised in
kindergartens and boarding
schools, according to DR..
johnson. While there are
some good child centers in
urban areas, in the rural dis
tricts-judging by complaints
in the local papers from
mothers-there is overcrowd-
ing, a lack Of facilities and
unframed personnel.
After the child is born"
DR.. johnson says, "the State
is prepared to take over as
much or as little Of the
mothers responsibility as she
wishes" Everybody works
for the State). Mothers had
better wish" to work or they
are labeled nonproductive
women and as such get no
medical care and only the
poorest type Of housing and
food. This does not apply to
the wives of officials and
other favored classes in So
Wet society.
AS for the minority situa-
tion, for many decades the
preeminence Of the Great
Russians has been stressed
over all other nationalities
in the USSR. The study of
Russian is compulsory
throughout the USSR. There
has been trouble in the
Ukraine, in Latvia and in
Kazakhstan where only re-
Gently Moscow stooges were
appointed to control the ma
tives. In the satellite coun-
tries Great Russian history
and culture are held up as
models of achievement, rated
superior to those Of any
other race.
Also, how does DR.. johnson
explain the fact that Just
since 1945 over II million
people have fled from the
Communist-controlled para
disc? F.S.F,
Evening star., 1960-08-25

upon disputed matters was
always useless, and, if pushed
far, ended in lies and insults,
of which this work will pres
entity contain some examples.
Only once did I seem to get
a natural, human reaction.
This was in the spring of
1912, when he alighted in
England on his way back
from the United States. We
had signed the Anglo Soviet
Treaty, and he was about to
make his dangerous flight
home. At the garden gate Of
Downing Street, which we
used for secrecy, I gripped
his arm and we looked each
other in the face. Suddenly
he appeared deeply moved.
Inside the image there ap-
peared the man. He re-
sponded with an equal pres
sure. Silently we wrung each
others hands. But then we
were all together. and it was
life or death for the lot.
Havoc and ruin had been
around him all his days,
either impending on him
self or dealt by him to others.
Certainly in Molotov the
Soviet machine had found a
capable and in many ways a
characteristic representative
always the faithful party
man and Communist disciple.
How glad I am at the end
OF my life not to have had to
endure the stresses which he
had suffered; better never be
born. In the conduct OF for
eign affairs. Sully, Talley-
rand, Metternich. would well
come him to their company.
if there be another world to
which Bolsheviks allow them
selves to 60.
From ALL IN ONE LIFE
TIME by James F. Byrnes
(p. 265).
Molotov had little resem-
blance to Stain. There was
nothing direct about him.
His ways were devious; his
thinking was devious. He was,
however, able and a tireless
worker. When the average
American negotiates on any
subject his action usually is
based upon his experiences
but no American has had any
experience to qualify him for
negotiating with Molotov. He
is not cool-he is cold. He is
a chain cigarette smoker. AS
he smokes and smiles he
makes charges calculated to
offend you and I have some
time felt that his greatest
pleasure was in seeing his
opponent lose his temper.
Evening star., 1960-08-25
Higher Jet Fares

United Airlines has relied
a tariff calling for an in
crease in a number of jet
coach fares because there is
an "unsound relationship of
Jet coach fares to Jet first
class fares in that the spread
between them in many in
stances is too great"
I strongly protest against
any further raise in Jet air
fares at the expense of the
coach-user. If United's PreSi-
dent Patterson wants to mar
row the gap between coach
and first class jet fares, I
suggest that he, and the
other air carriers, reduce
first class jet fares instead.
This could easily be done by
emitting some of the un-
necessary and silly trim
mings like gold" and "sil-
yer service" complimentary"
champagne. cocktails, etc.
Most people travelling by jet
are doing so to get some
place fast-and not to have
a cocktail or tea party on
board. BY lowering first class
jet fares, Mr.. Patterson also
would have an excellent
chance of proselytizing many
an air coach-user heretofore
unwilling to pay for unneces-
sary and unwanted "luxuries"
to first class, because he
doesn't mind paying slightly
more for the extra seating
comfort. The fact that the
gap in the two fares has
resulted in a marked diver
sion from the higher priced
service" should enlighten the
gentlemen Of the airlines that
there is something wrong
with first class jet fares. This
is further evidenced by the
fact that an increaing num-
ber Of business executives
have switched to coach travel
on the jet flights.
Although the domestic
user would be hardest hit by
a further increase in the Jet
coach fares, such a step
would further hamper our ef-
forts to attract tourists from
abroad at a time when we
are waging a Visit the
United States campaign.
s. M. Gunfher.
Evening star., 1960-08-25

From THE GATHERING
STORM, Book One, FROM
WAR TO WAR, by Winston
Churchill (p. 368-9.
The figure whom Stain
had now moved to the pulpit
of Soviet foreign policy de-
serves some description. not
available to the British or
French Governments at the
time. Vyacheslav Molotov
was a man of outstanding
ability and old-blooded ruth
lessness. He had survived the
fearful hazards and ordeals
to which all the Bolshevik
leaders had been subjected in
the years of triumphant revo-
luton. He had lived and
thrived in a society where
ever-varying intrigue was &C
companied by the constant
menace of personal liquida-
ton. His cannonball head,
black moustache, and COM
pretending eyes, his slab
face, his verbal adroitneSs
and imperturbable demean-
our, were appropriate mani
festations of his qualities and
skill. He was above all men
fitted to be the agent and
instrument of the policy OF
an incalculable machine. l
have only met him on equal
terms, in parleys where some
times a strain of humor ap-
peared, or at banquets where
he genially proposed a long
succession Of conventional and
meaningless toasts. I have
never seen a human being
who more perfectly repre-
sented the modern concep-
ton of a robot. And yet with
all this there was an appar-
emily reasonable and keenly
polished diplomatist. What he
was to his interiors I cannot
tell. What he was to the
Japanese Ambassador during
the years when. after the
Teheran Conference, Stain
had promised to attack
Japan, once the German
Army was beaten, can be
deduced from his recorded
conversations. One delicate,
searching. awkward interview
after another was conducted
with perfect poise, impenetra-
BILE purpose, and bland. official
correctitude. Never a chink
was opened. Never a needless
jar was made. His smile of
Siberian winter, his carefully
measured and often wise
words, his affable demeanor.
combined to make him the
perfect agent OF Soviet policy
in a deadly world.
Correspondence with him