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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21
First Things First

Those who have been humping the
drums for tougher antiflibuSter rule
and clamoring for the scalp of the
House Rules Committee will find pre-
ciouS little to comfort them in Senator
Kennedy'S remarks at Palm Beach
yesterday.
The President-elect talked with re-
porters after lengthy conferences with
his running mate, Lyndon Johnson:
Senator Mike Mansfield, due to become
Senate majority leader, and House
Speaker Sam Rayburn.
First, Mr.. Kennedy outlined a Ave
point legislative program which he said
called for early action. This included
medical care for the aged tied to social
security, aid to education, more Federal
aid for housing, higher minimum wage
and Federal assistance for depressed
areas. His chances of pushing all or
most Of these through in some form
seem pretty good. Even in these areas,
however, much will depend upon the
temper Of the new Congress, and Sena-
tor Kennedy seemed to have this very
much in his mind.
He walked gingerly around uues-
lions as to his attitude on proposals for
revision of the Rules Committee, which
often has been accused of clamping the
lid on legislation, and the demand
dear to the heart of the Senate liberals"
for session opening fight to tighten
up Rule ~, which applies to filibuSters.
Senator Kennedy said that he hoped for
procedures in Congress which will per-
NIT majoritieS in the House and the
Senate to work their will" But, he
added with respect to the specific pro-
poSalS, these are matters which must be
decided by the House and Senate
themselves.
We take this to mean that Mr.. Ken
nedy, at least at this time. has no
intention Of joining forces With the ire
formers" when the new Congress as
sembleS. A believer in putting first
things first, he is more interested in
getting action on his legislative program
than IN stirring up diSruptive and
possibly losing fight over procedures.
This, we think, is thoroughly sensible
approach. OF course, If the Kennedy
program as outlined at Palm Beach
should run into Senate filibuster, or If
1t should bog down as a result of sheer
ObstructioniSm in the Rules Committee,
the new Presidents attitude doubtless
would change. It is unlikely that either
OF these things will happen, however,
and we are glad that Senator Kennedy
is giving no encouragement to those
self-appointed liberal spokesman who,
In their thirst for reform, too often lose
sight of attainable detectives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21

PARIS.
The row which developed
during the three-day NATO
Council meeting here boils
down to an argument over
the importance of Europe as
a whole and NATO in par
ticular in the general scheme
Of things.
The outburst Of resent
ment from the smaller Euro
pean members Of NATO
which marked the closing
session Of the meeting was
by no means confined to the
limited issue Of colonialism.
Although the major protests
were made by Belgium and
Portugal over the treatment
they had received at the
hands Of their NATO part
nerS in the course Of the past
year. the real problem goes
deeper. One suspects it will
be around to plague the al
lance in coming years, even
If the colonial issue is settled.
The problem, quite simply,
Is that Europe-and particu-
larry its smaller nations-are
suffering from an acute feel
ing Of neglect at the hands
Of the major powers. Where
NATO was once taken for
granted as "the cornerstone
Of Western policy" there is
now a suspicion that it has
become q consideration of
relatively minor Importance.
All too often in the past year
that unity Of thought and
action" which President Eli
senhower invokes so fervent-
ly has been much more a
matter Of fiction than of fact.
NeutraliSm Gains
The cause. in large part, is
the extraordinary shift Of
emphasis in American foreign
policy which has taken place
since the death of John
Foster Dulles. The "for us or
against US" philosophy which
Mr.. Dulles preached has now
given way to an almost OBJ
seSsive preoccupation with
the problem of dealing with
"uncommitted nations" Of
the world. Neutralism, once
denounced as i'm m oral, is
now recognized, If not as a
positive virtue, at least as q
force OF enormous and per-
manent Importance in the
world.
This trend has gained mo-
mentum as the Eisenhower
era has drawn to a close. It
promises, If anything, to be-
come even more pronounced
IN the future. In the course
OF the presidential campaign
both candidates had a great
deal to say about the prob
lem of combating commun-
ism in Asia and South Amer
lea and among the newly
independent states Of Africa.
But on the equally urgent
problem Of modifying and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Nervous System Slows With Aoe
By THOMAS R. HENRY

The nervous system, which
includes the brain, slows
down with old age.
One does not react as fast
or think as fast. The indi-
vidual, Of course. is not aware
Of any change, which is very
gradual with the years after
middle age. No explanation is
offered and some of the re-
suits have been contradictory.
In some situations the man
Of 80 reacted as well as the
man of 20.
AL this is demonstrated
quite clearly in a series of
experiments carried out at
various universities under
auspices of the Institute of
Aging Of the National Insti-
tutes Of Health.
All told. there probably is
some justification for the
"old fogy" idea. The old are
more conservative than the
young, for physical as well
as psychological reasons.
Still the differences are not
as great as some would like
to think.
Why They're "Set i'm Ways"
Psychologically. by and
large, the elderly seem more
given to preservation" the
linking. Of present circum-
stances with the past. They
have a much longer and
much more varied past ex-
perience with which the
links are made. That is the
reason, Institute scientists
point out. why they seem
more "set in their ways"
Among findings reported
by the Institute is that high
blood pressure, dread Of
younger adults, may be
essential to peak mental per-
Torrance in the aged. This
has been partly established
in studies of about 1900
elderly persons by Drs.
Walter Obrist and Ewald
Bussee Of Duke University.
Their studies are based on
measurements of brain cleo
trical activity. encephalo-
grams.
It appears that encepha-
logram changes in healthy
persons develop only slightly
with age through the middle
years of life. The changes
appear not to be related to
intelligence. learning and
memory.
In aged psychotic persons,
on the other hand, the
changes are more pronounced
and relate significantly to
deteriorated intellectual per-
Torrance and poor outlook
for recovery.
Aged persons with low
or normal blood pressure
were seen to have more ten
dency to abnormal encepha-
lograms than were those
with mild apprehension. The
experimenters speculate that
higher blood pressure may
tend to maintain normal
intellectual functions by
overcoming the resistance to
blood flow that gradually
builds up in the tissues with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21
Birth Control

The planned parenthood
group would do well to divert
their energies into improving
conditions for living parents
and their children. The poor
would appreciate it much
more. When sound solution
to this problem is attained
and it can be, the worry
about birth rates would eva
porate automatically, with
every child born into this
great country of ours having
a right to expect a full and
satisfying life. The negative
planned parenthood program
holds out a sad delusion to
the suffering poor for the So
luton Of their real problems.
Widespread birth preven-
ton would leave us a dam
gerously weak and suicidal
nation, an easy victim for the
dynamic expanding forces of
world communism. There is
enough of 1t going on nor
mally, without our Govern
ment making it an official
policy to encourage strangu-
lation Of its own growth. An
unhealthy preponderance of
old sick people would use up
much of the energy of the
too few young people in car
ing for them-and thus hin
der the vigorous progress and
growth of our Nation. Amer
lea, to remain comparatively
strong and vigorous in this
dangerous world must en-
courage a constant. full and
healthy natural growth-the
stronger the better.
The planned parenthood
group, in urging that people
be forced, regardless of their
conscience to support their
program through unwilling
tax contributions, is running
the risk of severe public con-
demnation. The overwhelm-
ing majority of Americans
are fair-minded and surpris-
ingly considerate of their
neighbors' conscientious be-
liefS, even when they disagree
with them; and while many
would, individually, agree
with the beliefs of the
planned parenthood group,
they would vigorously con-
denim every effort to force
others. via the compulsory
tax, to unwillingly violate
their personal consciences.
Happy Father Of a Large
>. Family
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21
On Teaching Deaf

Lillian Grosvenor Jones
(Star, Dec. 16 demonstrates
. commendable concern for
deaf people like me- I am
concerned about people like
her who may share her view
point on educating the deaf
through oral means Of COM
munication. I feel I am quail
ned to answer her letter be-
cause I: Cd Am totally deaf;
CD Lost my hearing at the
age Of IL after acquiring
speech and a normal Ian
guage pattern; go Am pSy-
chologically adjusted except
when I see people extoll the
oral method; 90 Attended a
school for the deaf that had
classes in lip-reading; 90
Cannot hp-read to any great
extent; co. Graduated from
q college for hearing stu
dents: % Teach chemistry
at Gallaudet College for the
deaf.
Mrs. Jones and her oralist
friends persist in stressing
speech and lip-reading as Q
means Of educating deaf
children. forgetting that the
child must first know the
word before being able to lip
read 1t. Practicing speaking
and lip-reading these new
words Is made at the expense
Of progressing at a normal
rate to new knowledge. I
know, for I have students in
chemistry who cannot read Q
SET, Of directions, who cannot
multiply or divide correctly
and cannot read at any great
speed. Why? Because so
much Of their time was spent
learning to say mama" and
daddy" that there was very
little time left for the ordi-
nary curriculum given in
normal schools.
From my own experiences
I find that lip-reading is of
little value in a hearing col.
lege. How can one lip-read q
professor while he is tying
his shoe. writing with his
back to the class, or pacing
the floor. Again. how many
people today speak as clearly
and distinctly as do our
speech teachers?
I also recommend that in
terested congressman request
an investigation of the edu-
cation Of the deaf. But don't
stop there-investigate the
products Of both kinds of
education. What is the social
status in terms of wage
earning ability of the deaf
adult in the United States?
Then investigate the status
Of the orally-trained deaf
adult in Europe. There are no
teachers. no mathematicians,
no chemists, no economists,
no dentists or no ministers
among the deaf there. We
have all Of these and more
among our deaf here in
America, a tribute to the
method Of education that was
established here so long ago.
Donald o. Peterson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21
y.F. KS Fiscal Policy

One Of your readers won
ders where President-elect
Kennedy will find the money
to finance his great spending
program and simultaneously
balance budgets. So, I
imagine. does Mr.. Kennedy
who has promised the Inn
possible.
The Senator, Of course, Is
not handicapped by personal
experience in budgetry, hav-
ing been born into an Alad-
din's world of freedom from
economic realism. He has
never learned that money
and credit are not inexhaust-
ible. But he is now faced by
reality.
= New Deal economists claim
greater production is the
answer. Production without
consumption, however. only
wastes raw materials as
amply proved by our 20-odd
years fiasco In agricultural
bungling. To spend, we first
must have earned and saved
or borrowed. Like the profit
gate we have spent our saw
ings and borrowed to the
limit. We have depleted and
wasted our natural resources.
Two possible courses lie
ahead: Cd Continue insane
global spending until the
dollar becomes completely
worthless. or (2) pull In our
belts and restore the dollars
soundnesS by living within
income and paying of debt,
thereby swallowing some
bitter economic medicine.
Economic laws, like ma
lures. are immutable. We can
DEFY them for q while, as we
have proved. but penalties
accrue. This. Mr.. Kennedy's
advisers-Bowles, Schlesinger
and especially Galbraith-
will deny. as will big labor
and much Of the public which
likes the benefits (high in
Gomez but not the results
(high prices) Of imitation.
Regardless of his course,
Mr.. Kennedy faces the same
fate as Herbert Hoover did
in 1923. There is no middle
course. He will go down in
history either as a Roose-
veltian mountebank or Hoov-
erian victim Of circumstances
not entirely of his making.
Charles w. Carter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21

The United Nations General Assem-
bly, appears to have taken a position
on the French-Algerian problem that
satisfies one side without seriously
offending the other. In itself, this Is
a rather notable accomplishment in
dealing with an issue so marked by
emotionaliSm.
Pressing toward adjournment, the
assembly picked its way carefully past
a series of potential pitfalls to end up
approving its first resolution on the
matter in three years. In brief, the
sense of the resolution is that the u. N.
not only recognizes the right of self
determination for the North African
territory but acknowledges that the
international organization has "a re-
Sponsibility to contribute" to attain
ment Of that objective. 1t was this COM
bination that prompted supporters of
the Algerian independence movement
to declare themselves satisfied, even
though the resolution contained no
definition of how or when the U. N.
may discharge the responsibility thus
proclaimed.
While France boycotted the entire
proceeding on the ground that the
Algerian problem is domestic" one
in which the u N. has no Jurisdiction,
two proposals that undoubtedly would
have outraged Paris were rejected
before final approval of the moderate
resolution. One would have directed
a referendum in Algeria, organized,
controlled and supervised by the United
Nations" The other, less explicit, would
merely have recommended a referen-
dunn under U. N. auspices.
The position of opponents of U. N.
referendum was explained in a state
ment by the United States delegation
that no action should be taken which
might make more dif1cult President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

@. Which State names
should not be abbreviated on
an envelope?-F. F.
A. The Post Once asks that
the names Of the following
States be written in full:
Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa,
Maine, Ohio and Utah.
-
@. What President lived
the longest after leaving
of1ice?-V. K. =.
A. Herbert Hoover, who
sets a new record with each
passing day. He left the
White House in March, 1888.
The previous record holder
was John Adams, who lived
for Is years after leaving
Office and died at the age
of 90,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21
For Peace Corps

The time has come to ex-
anime one Of the most ex-
citing plans Mr.. Kennedy
proposed during the cam
paign, the Peace Corps. As
I see 1t. this plan would do
much to improve the United
States international rela-
tons as well as the plight Of
many American youths.
1t is common today for
youths to shun military serv-
ice or, through ROTC train
ing or advanced studies, try
to enter as an ofIicer SO as
to avoid serving as a COM
mon soldier. The job has
little glamour and two years
is a big chunk out Of o
young mans life when one
considers that his work In
the Army will probably have
no relation to his occupation
in civilian life after he is
discharged.
The Peace Corps plan Of
ferS a new opportunity for
this youth. While he will
gain the advantage Of travel,
also possible in the Army, he
will be able to specialize in
his own field. thereby be-
coming more effective in a
field interesting to him while
aiding others. Many would
gladly serve three, years in
this type Of foreign aid pro-
gram rather than put in two
years as a soldier.
Although it is said to be
patriotic" to be a soldier,
the results seldom indicate
what one is contributing to
his country aside from two
years Of his time. When
such an individual is in
volved in administering a
type Of technical assistance
program. he will be able to see
the fruits of his labor and
will probably be able to
show a bit more creativity
than is involved in the Army
with its ironclad irrational
discipline.
Adherence to this type Of
discipline is particularly diff
ficult for the typical college
student or graduate who
would be involved in the
program. Such a student has
recently achieved freedom
prior to his induction and is
very reluctant about losing
1t so soon and returning to
the type Of discipline he was
subject to in earlier years.
The recent incident at Fort
Meade involving several
young draftees illustrates
this point.
The program would be of
great patriotic value to the
United States. We say that
we want peace rather than
war. It follows, that it is
equally, If not more, patriotic
to work to improve inter-
national relations so as to
avoid war than to train in
order to be prepared for one.
If paid at the same rate
as the present draftee is,
the cost Of the Peace Corps
would be very little, espe-
cially compared to what
monies are currently ex-
pended on our foreign aid
program.
Indeed the Peace Corps is
something Of value. In that
1t will solve the woes Of our
youth and improve our in
ternational reputation, the
plan demands further in
vestigation and possibly
eventual initiation.
Jim Jaffc.
Antioch College. Ohio,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21

age and especially with the,
onset Of acknowledgements, :,
*.
One kind Of human idiocy
is probably due to a filterable
virus. It may even occur in.
small epidemics. :,
This has just been reported
to the National Institute Of
Mental Health of the Puhlic
Health Service by DR.. Alan
Stoller Australian psychia-
trist. ~
The abnormality which ap-s
pears shortly after birth and
has been considered Unborn
is known as mongolianism. It
is characterized by a peculiar
mongoloid appearance of faca
and head and by extreme
mental deficiency.
One in 68S Births
DR.. Stoller's studies were
carried out chiefly in the city
OF Melborne where he con-
Quoted an intensive survey Of
all reported cases. Altogether
he located 1.134 cases-about
one in 6S8 births. They were
about equally divided between
male and female. The rate.
he found, was considerably
higher in city than in rural
areas. An increase in mon.
goloid births In the country
usually followed by about .
year an increase in the city.
Such births also tended to
increase in definite neighbor.
hoods in definite periods.
"The results suggest" he
reports, that an injurious
agent. rather than environ
mental influences or a sus-
ceptible host, is responsible.
theoretically, at least, this
agent is infectious, active only
over a period Of about three
m on his and has a SUBJ
clinical effect on the mother.
1.-THE disease has q long
incubation period. occurs in
five to ten year cycles, and
at times becomes epidemic.
We might suspect that it Ii
caused either by a virus or
a combination of viruses. -
There were twice as many
mongoloid births in 1914, the
year of highest incidence 90
in 1854. the lowest year." -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-12-21
WATCHING THE WORLD
By CROSBY S. MOVES =,
=. .Foresn CORRESPONDENT Of TheT Sto, /
Our Smaller Allies Feel Neglected

co-ordinatins the resources
Of the free world to meet
this Communist threat, the
electoral debate produced all
most nothing at all. =
Since the election, the ap-,
pointmentS Of President-elect
Kennedy have strengthened
the impression that he at.
taches extraordinary irnpor-
lance to the uncommitted
nations. Europeans have been
quick to note that most KEY
foreign policy posts have gone
to men whose experience and
interests lie outside the Euro
pean area. The naming Of
Adlai Stevenson as Ambassa-
dor to the United Nations ID
taken to mean that an even
greater Importance viii be
attached in the future to this
forum of world opinion IN
which neutralism plays 4.
preponderant role.
Inevitably, this shift in.
emphasis has caused new
stresses and strains within
the Atlantic alliance. Ap-
plauded by the more neu.,
tralist = minded members -
what is becoming known here
as 1.-THE Oslo Ottawa axis"
1t has given rise to serious
misgivings by other nations
who see their own interests
endangered. The issue Of
coloniaiism is only one factor.
In Europe today there are
many people, who are neither,
fools nor Communists, who
are beginning to question the
value of an alliance in which,
the most powerful members
frequently seem to pay more.
attention to the uncommitted
nations than to their allies.
Pendulum at Extreme -
Even among those who had
little taste for the rightly Of
the Dulles philosophy, many
are inclined to feel that the
pendulum has now swung
dangerously far in the op..
posite direction. The risk, as
they see it, lies in making d
fetish Of trying to cultivate
neutral nations - whatever
the cost to our existing
alliances may be. And the,
resentment which boiled over
briefly at the recent meeting
was evidence that the
damage already done has
not been insignificant.
The problem is a serious
one for NATO and for the
new American administration
which takes over in January.
Dean Rusk, the incoming
Secretary of State, already
has made a point of stressing,
his vital interest" in
strengthening the ties be.
tween the United States and
Europe. But 1t will take more
than words to do this at q
time when these ties are
regarded more often as q
hindrance than q help. -
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

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Evening star., 1960-02-28
SUNDAY

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tox referendum to improve the
schools in their town, but see it
detected. Tony Randall, Kim
Hunter, Thomas Mitchell stor.
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IA Hours. Army Surgeon.
1912. A World War | Army doc
tor and q lieutenant ore in love
with the some girl. james Ellison,
Jane Wyatt, Kent Toylor.
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Connie r. 1cis, Della Reese, Ken
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Jimmy, Lossie and the smoll
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O bitter feud between their
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Chests.
1880
SO. S. S. Intrigue.
Ron RondeIl.
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and finds q fortune in missing
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Corner Charles MoxweIi, Joanna
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Dennis acquires Temporary Gus
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Joy North stors.
500
4-Proieet 70. Special
! Hour. The Secret OF Free
dom," by Archibald MocLeish.
The play deols with O current
crisis in the United States. Two
civic-minded people work long
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Senator Henry N. Jackson.
5-R6y Rogers. Western.
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9-SmdIl World. Discussion.
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Donald Groy stors.
5-Milf GFoht Show.
| Hour. Teen-oeers donce porty
7-Trockdown. Western.
Robert Culp stors.
9-Twentieth Century.
Turn Of the Century" A look
back ot the period when Europe
moved lonouidly out Of the 18th
century and into this one
700
4-Overldnd TroiI. Western.
! Hour. High Bridge" A cop
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into helping her Escape. Whitney
Bloke, Doug Mcclure stor.