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Evening star., 1960-06-19
John p. MurchiSOn.
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"lldG 10 I4OISulOuo dUOub cuC1l
concern?
John p. MurchiSOn.
Your June IA editorial cit
ed two big flaws" in Gov
ernor Rockefeller's case
against the Vice President.
The first flaw is the Cover
nor's refusal to appear on
television for an interview
in depth" of Mr.. Nixon. You
assume that Mr.. Rockefeller
fears that he would come off
second in such an encounter.
Tl.c Gr,eInyr himself admits
this and contends that such
an arrangement is one-sided.
You did not mention, how
ever, that Mr.. Rockefeller
has expressed himself as
most anxious to debate the
Vice President - a challenge
that Mr.. Nixon has declined.
Your second flaw is the
Governors insistence that
Mr.. Nixon state his views be-
fore the Republican conven-
ton is held. You pointed out
that the Vice President will
have to spell out his views
during the campaign and
logically contend that he will
personally gain nothing by
stating his views at this time.
What Mr.. Rockefeller ap-
pears to believe, however, is
that the Republican Party'S
chances-not just Mr.. Nix
on'S-will suffer in November
unless the party has taken
the soundest and most logi-
cal position on all major is
sues. The Governor believes
that such a position can
come about only before the
convention is held, since a
loyal Republican cannot
speak out afterwards, and a
critical examination and de-
bate are necessary to reach
the best position for the par
ty.
Both Of the flaws" men
toned above seem to be based
upon the premise that Mr..
Nixon is entitled to be the
Republican candidate with
out a contest. If this premise
is granted, then these are
serious flaws. If the premise
is not granted. however, then
it seems perfectly fair and
logical to require the leading
candidate for the Presiden-
tial nomination to demon
strate that his plans and
ideas are at least equal in
merit to those of a serious
rival.
Ray Roberts.
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Congratulations on your
editorial stand in support of
Richard Nixon as the Re
publican nominee for Presi-
dent June IA.
The constant anti-Nixon
barrage from your morning
competitor was beginning to
place Mr.. Nixon in the posi-
ton of underdog. and Mr..
Rockefeller's erudite and in
cisive statements only under
scored this. You have gal
lantly rescued Mr.. Nixon
from the jaws of public pity.
for which you have the graft
tude of pro-Rockefeller read
erS
Evening star., 1960-06-19

called for by Mr.. Rockefeller.
What is ridiculous about such
concern?
Evening star., 1960-03-27

There just isn't any car that
does better by your dollars
than this new Chevrolet. Look
at all these fine features
worth a bundle of money
more to you-that just can't
be found in any other car
near Chevy's size and price,!
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Kunn's Honors
Store Veterans
At Banquet

Twenty-one employees Of S.
Kann Sons Co. were welcomed
into the company's Ten-to-
Fifty Club at the annual ban
quet at the Mayflower Hotel
last night.
Sol Kann, president, praised
the loyalty of veteran employees
and pointed to extensive mod
ernization of the downtown
store now in progress. B. B.
Burgunder, jr., vice president.
presented pins and watches to
A club members, who have
worked from IS to 80 years.
New members included Mrs. Belle
Anderson, Frank Baker, Mrs, Elizabeth
Beuserman, Miss Romie Bocock, Rus
sell Chambers. Sol Daniel, Eugene Da-
Sies' Mrs, Dorothy Derr. Carl Dorr4s.
MIS-, Eva Dove, Mrs. Eugenie Ehrhardt.
William Gaghan- Mrs. Thelma Good
noush. Mrs. Mary Groves. Mrs. Helen
Hensley, Mrs. Stella Inscoe, Mrs. Mar
garet kallas. Mrs. Margaret Kemp.
MIS-. Betty keyeS, Mrs. Moyselle ORR
Receiving 30-year pins we're: Mrs.
Margaret Brink, William DeShazo. Mrs
GLADYS Kreckel. Miss Mamie Magness,
Robert Murphy, Mrs. Rena Open
helm and Mervin Seligman.
Watches were given for 25 years Of
service to Mrs. Gertrude BagEott,
Ralph Berlin. Harry coonin. Mrs. Mel
lie Coppola, Mrs. Mary Day. Mrs. An
ME Devine. Mrs. Mayme Draper. Han
son Fenwick, Mrs. Edna Hilleary, Mrs.
Nellie Lucas, Mrs. Louise McIntyre
Miss Elizabeth Panetta and Mofiett
Settler.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Gains Shown
By Sav-Nor

Sav-Mor Drug, Inc, which
operates six stores in the WASH
ington area, had record sales
Of $1.904.79S in 1859, a gain of
56 per cent from $1,229, ,309 in
1858, President Albert Pearl
man reported yesterday.
Net income increased to $89, =
991 or 20 cents a share in 1859,
compared with $35,860 or 1S
cents in 1858, he said.
The firm opened its sixth
unit at Viers Mill Road and
University Boulevard in Whea-
ton, Nd, Wednesday morning.
A new warehouse was opened
in February. A downtown store
was opened at 11th and Penn
sylvania Ave-, NV. recently.
The firm has 100000 shares
outstanding. Of which 100000
are held by the MANAGEMENT
and 100000 were sold publicly
last January through E. A..
Burka, Inc, securities firm.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Ruu Group Buys
Stution WARK
At Huqerstown

Harry Rau, president Of
Station VOL and his asso-
ciates have entered into an
agreement to purchase Station
WARK AM and FIN Of Hagers-
town. Md, from Richard Eaton,
president of United Broadcast
ing Co.
Sale is subject to approval
by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission. Operation of
WARK will continue along
present lines.
WARK fits into the pattern
of other stations owned by the
Rau group in the Middle Allan
tic States.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
'ATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
Protective Life
Insurance Company

OF BiTminRham. Alabama, on the 31st
day Of December, 1859.
Evening star., 1960-03-27

listed record gross of $4,029, ,19;
for the year, an increase of IL
per cent from $3,633,634 in the
preceding period.
Mr.. Martin called attention
to a new peak in stockholders
equity amounting to $1,105. .440
at the end of 1859. a gain of 90
per cent from $524,125 a year
earlier and around 473 per cent
higher than S192,914 at the end
Of 1855.
Construction has started on
a new company plant near the
Kenilworth Interchange of the
Washington Baltimore Park
way, Mr.. Martin announced.
Located on a 5-acre tract, it
is expected to cost more than
81 million.
Designed by Chatelain,
Gauger and Nolan, Washington
architects, it will be near the
center of the company's dis
tribution area. Present COM
pany facilities at La Plata.
Rockville. Md. and at 901
Seventeenth street NE, will
continue operations.
Current assets totaled $685.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Grand Union
To0pen Store

Grand Union Co. will open
one Of its largest new super
markets in the Wheaton Plaza
Regional Shopping Center to-
morrow morning. it was an
nounced by T. J. Streithorst,
executive vice president and
general manager of area stores.
The new store has $4,000
square feet of space and re-
fleets many innovations in the
chains store planning.
Ed Polling. who formerly
managed the market in Be-
,thesda. will manage the new
unit and Bobbie Cochran will
be assistant manager.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Capital AirGnes
Requests Subsidy

Capital Airlines has asked
the Civil Aeronautics Board
for a subsidy mail rate because
of unprecedented severity Of
winter weather. the series of
recent air accidents and ad-
verse publicity from those
factors.
In filing its petition, Capital
stated action was taken with
extreme reluctance" and that
it only wanted assistance until
such time "as the economic
burden imposed by these abnor-
NAL factors is leSSened."
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Keir to Address
Estate Planners

DR.. Jack c. Keir, assistant
dean Of the American College
of Life Underwriters in Phila-
delphia. will address the WASH
ington Estate Planners Council
at a dinner meeting at the
Sheraton Carlton Hotel next
Thursday.
j. Fontaine Hall, vice presi-
dent of National Savings and
Trust Co. and president Of the
council, will preside.
Evening star., 1960-03-27

323 on December 81, while
current liabilities stood at
$464, ,653. Figures a year earlier
were $491,125 and $294.139 re-
spectively.
The report is being mailed
along with proxy material for
the annual stockholders meet
ing at the Rockville plant at
IL am, on. April l3,
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Suburban Branches
Offset Downtown Lao

Washington area department
store sales in both February
and the first two months of
this year were up per cent
from a year ago,
The downtown portion of
the total, however, was down
s per cent in February sno OH
5 per cent for the two months,
indicating that suburb a n
branches gained enough to
slightly overcome downtown
declines.
Evening star., 1960-03-27
Business
Pepsi of Washington
Reports Profits Jump,
Starts New Plant
By DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

Net earnings of PepCoa Botting Co of Washington
TO high of S23494 after taxes in 1882 jump
of 3 from S135 in 1885, according to the annual
report being distributed to stockholders.
The net equal to 335 cents share compared with
22.5 cents in the previous year.
Signed by President Chester w. Martin the report
Evening star., 1960-10-31
Good for Them!

Labor management relations so
often make news in terms of crises that
it is particularly pleasing to read Of
long-term agreements reached without
apparent bitterness, sStrike threats or
other skull-busting procedures. This is
the gist Of an Associated Press report
from San Francisco that the West Coast
longshoreman's union headed by Harry
Bridges and the shipping industry rep
resented by the Pacific Maritime AsSoci-
alton have signed six-year contract
which will permit full mechanization Of
the ports on that coast.
For its part, the industry offers GER
tain guarantees against layoffs caused
by use of labor-saving devices and will
make an annual $5-million payment to
the union benefit fund. In return, the
union has agreed to give up work-rule
restrictions which have interfered with
cargo handling where mechanization
was desirable or economical Since both
parties to the agreement have joined in
hailing it as an "epochal achievement"
in their relationship, both presumably
are happy with it. In that case, con-
gratulationS are in order.
Evening star., 1960-10-31
Mixed Up

In a speech supporting the Demo-
cratic ticket, former Senator Herbert H.
Lehman Of New York. has hit hard at
Vice President Nixon for co-Sponsoring
the. Internal Security Act of 1885, This
action, according to Mr.. Lehman, can
only be regarded as evidence Of Mr..
Nixon'S threatful attitude toward civil
liberties.
Threatful2 Well, what about Sena-
tor Kennedy's position on the matter?
The answer is that while still member
Of the House he not only supported the
bill but also voted to override President
Trumar,S veto of it. So who is more anti
liberty than whom? -
4. This is something that speaks pretty
much for itself. Mr.. Lehman's remarks
constitute just another example of how
fact -garbling, silly and mixed up cam
paign oratory can be.
Evening star., 1960-10-31

lem, we think the Mayors moderate
attitude Is justified.
Washington policemen are permit
ted to supplement their income with
work outside the department If such
jobs in no way interfere with the per-
formance of their of1lcial duties. This
has been interpreted by Chief Murray
as meaning that the employment not
only must not keep them from being
available for emergency calls to duty
but must not involve any conflict of in
terest." The plan seems to have worked
well here-and without any decrease in
police efficiency. Certainly the morale
of policeman with heavy family ex-
penseS is improved If he is permitted
to indulge in what the New York police
call "moonlighting," namely, working
after hours. Police Commissioner Ken
nedy probably would nnd that similar
policy would improve the morale-and.
hence the eff1ciency-of the New York
police force.
Evening star., 1960-10-31

@. Was the Charley Ross
kidnapping for ransom the
first of its kind in the United
States?-H. M.
A The kidnapping of 4
year-old Charley Ross in
Germantown. Pa. on July /,
1874. was the first of its type
on record. The kidnappers de-
manded by mail the sum of
$40, 900. All attempts to con-
tact them failed and the
child was never found.
@. When did the United
States coin 20-cent pieces?
H. D.
A. Legislation of March 3,
1875, authorized coinage of a
20-cent piece. The coin, an
experiment. proved unpopu-
lar with the general public
because of its similarity in
design and size to the quar-
ter-dollar. The last 20-cent
pieces were struck in 1878.
@. Was Greece a republic
after World War Pm. z.
A. Yes, for eleven years
beginning in 1924. SubSe-
quently the monarchy was
re-established and the de-
posed king, George II, was
returned to the throne by
popular vote.
Evening star., 1960-10-31
Other Things to Do

Everybody's interest, including that
Of the voting public, may have been
better served by the breakdown of ne
gotiations for q fifth nationwide tele-
vision debate between the presidential
candidates.
It has been pretty well established
In four rounds that Mr.. Kennedy has a
photogenic edge on his rival, even though
Mr.. Nixon may shade his opponent in
the thorough SolemnneSs with which he
analyses some Of the real problems of
our time. Both have demonstrated that
they are good on their feet in the de-
manding circumstances Of these ex-
changes. At the same time, the formal
Of this campaign device has not yet
been refined to point where it provides
a fully satisfactory method for true
debate in depth of the major issues and
there is potential danger-particularl
in the field Of foreign policy-in the
technique Of shooting from the hip.
Only a week of campaigning time
remains and both candidates have laid
out rugged schedules for themselves If
there is a substantial bloc of still unde-
cided voters, they might benefit best
from careful summing up by the two
candidates of their positions, rather
than from further extemporaneou
charges and counterchargeS in which
the temperature Of the broadcasting
room, the lighting effects and the use or
lack of makeup could have diStorting
impact. Meanwhile, campaign aides
rather than the candidates themselves
could continue the argument about who
is responsible for no nth debate-leav-
ing the top men to more important
matters. --, : .-+ r -
Evening star., 1960-10-31
Question of Efficiency

& The question of police efficiency
underlieS the controversy in New York
City over Police Commissioner Ken
nedy'S breakdown on outside employ
ment of policemen. Commissioner Ken
nedy, a Stickler for efficiency and the
man credited with making the New
York department one of the Nations
outstanding police forces, has forbid
den his men to take any sort of sideline
job-an order being contested in the
courts by policemen's organization.
Mayor Wagner, on the other hand, has
indicated that he may ease the general
rule on the subject. From local police
experience with the outside-work prob
Evening star., 1960-10-31
Danger List

Drivers whose reckleSSneSS puts per-
sons on the danger list at hospitals soon
will find themselves on another sort of
danger list-one which marks them as
danger to safety on the highways. The
roster, authorized by Congress last July,
is being compiled by the Department of
Commences Bureau of Public Roads. It
will consist Of the names of drivers
whose permits have been suspended or
revoked for such serious offenSeS as
drunken driving or causing the death
or injury of other persons. Such drivers
would be barred from obtaining licenses
to drive in other jurisdictions.
The plan, recommended by motor
vehicle authorities and safety organiza-
tions throughout the country, calls for
voluntary reporting by States and cities
of all persons whose permits have been
taken away, with places, dates and Of
fenses specified. The names will be put
on central list so that an inquiry
regarding any applicant for, permit
can be answered quickly. Under the in
terstate agreement, permits will be with
held from any applicant who has the
dubious distinction of being included in
the dangerous drivers" list.
Success of the enterprise will de-
pend, of course, on the degree of volun-
tary cooperation manifested by permit
officials in the States. But the small
amount of paper work required in each
department would be more than Offset
by the benefits to the public of having
dangerous drivers barred from the high
ways.
Evening star., 1960-10-31
THE PASSING SCENE
Atomic Bombs in the Bothtubf
BY RALPH McGILL

the process. He may also have
brought about his own ruin
and that Of France and Eu-
rope by his insistence on Civ
ing his government its own
atomic striking force. De
Gaulle's recent margin of
victory in the Assembly was a
mere 70 votes. This is large
enough on ordinary matters,
but on the issue Of censure.
it is not reassuring.
Here we have the cruX Of
Gen. de Gaulle's dissent from
NATO: The command was
willing to have atomic weap-
ons based in France but
would not turn over firing
control of them to France.
Gen. de Gaulle then refused
to permit them on French
soil and declared he would,
despite the cost, create his
own striking force.
The general can now do
Just this, at much less cost
than originally estimated. But
he makes his move at a time
when his prestige is in de-
cline and Jacques ,Soustelle.
his old army foe, is bold
enough to declare renewed
opposition. 1t may well be
that if such a power is
created it will not be De
Gaulle who directs it. And
this is yet another probable
ity, grim indeed.
Concern Runs Deep
The situation is not one Of
fear, but of grave concern.
It runs deep through the
Pentagon. 1t is a part Of the
thinking Of the State De-
partment and, indirectly, it
is tied in with the political
mpaign. An increasing
number of informed persons
are becoming convinced that
the Eisenhower administra-
ton, with the best intentions
in the world, nonetheless has
fumbled the ball interna-
tionally.
1t may now be too late to
have armament control. Time
was when the Big -Four could
have acted, had there been
the will for it. But now there
is no way short of a tight,
strongly committed Big Four
agreement. Even then, there
would be no assurance that
the internal machines of the
West German scientist would
not be bootlegged about the
world, or that the bombs
themselves would not be sold
as other military hardware is
bargained for today.
This Is just another Of the
gigantic problems which the
next President will face.
And the fact that Mr.. Nixon
has been a part of the last
eight years does not recon-
mend him as it might have
in other times.
Evening star., 1960-10-31
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Non-Humon Eyes May Aid Inventors
By THOMAS R. HENRY

either vertically or horizon
tally oriented, with the hor-
izontal fields predominating.
This approach, says an Air
Force description, 'is similar
to that which has been used
by DrS. Lettvin and Maturana
of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and the Univer-
sity of Chile under Air Force
contracts. They were able
to correlate the visual func-
tions performed by frogs with
the shapes and distribution of
the nerve cells in the retina
and in the visual areas of the
brain. This was made pos
sible by recording from single
nerve f1bers leading from the
eye to the brain and learning
the coding used to transmit
information.
Further Study Planned
"Dr. Lettvin and Prof.
Young are joining forces in
Naples this year to see if Lett
wins neurophysiological tech
niques wM work on the oc-
topus. In this animal the
nerves from the light sensi-
tive receptors in the eye 60
directly to the optic nerve of
the brain where presumably
most. if not all, the analysis
is performed. In contrast, in
the vertebrate eye, there is a
multiple layer of nerve cells
in the retina between the
light receptors and optic
nerve. DR.. Lettvin has shown
that in the frog this layer
performs considerable analy-
sis before information is
transmitted to the brain.
IF the neurophysiological
approach should be success
full it would add a powerful
look to anatomical and be-
haVioral techniQueS."
Evening star., 1960-10-31

Ninth Of o Series
around them Of different
kinds Of animals now is a
field of notable interest in
Air Force research. Some of
the devices used eventually
may be incorporated in avia-
ton instruments.
Highly elaborate visual sys-
TENS have arisen independ-
emily in the vertebrates-
fishes to man; arthropods in
cluding insects, spiders and
crustacea; and in the mol
luSks, such as clans, squid
and octopus. At present there
is considerable concentration
on the octopus eye.
How Octopus Eye Works
Says q description from the
Air Force Office Of Scientific
Research:
"The eye Of the octopus
bears a superficial resem-
blance to the eyes Of verte-
brateS, but since in these two
forms it represents an inde-
pendent invention in nature
it is not surprising that the
details of its structure as well
as the brain to which it con-
meets and the ability to dis
criminate between objects is
different in these two quite
unrelated phyla.
ITO the biologist, the oc-
topus eye is so different that
it is almost as If one were
able to look at an animal
from Mars as far as compar-
ing its visual system to that
of vertebrates. To the engi-
neer it is interesting as an
other organism that is able
to perceive q patterned
stimulus. abstract some as
poets of the pattern for
transmitting by some nerv-
GUS code to the brain, and
there make some analysis
that relates the incoming
code to the patterned stim-
ulus. If there are general
lied principles in nature for
carrying out such functions
1t is of interest both to the
biologist and engineer to
find them"
DR.. j. A. Young Of the
University Of London, under
an Air Force contract, and
Prof. w. S. Sutherland of
oxford University. under a
grant from the Ofice of Ma
val Research, now are carry
ing out studies which show
that the octopus diScrimi-
mates between shapes large
ly on the basis Of analysis Of
the horizontal and vertical
directions, with the empha-
sis on the horizontal. If an
octopus is trained to discrim-
mate between horizontal and
vertical bars, he will treat
an oblique bar as if it were
vertical"
Prof. Young finds some
basis for these peculiarities
in the rectangular arrange
ment of the sensitive ele-
ments in the eye, in the
special organization of the
branching neurons in the op-
tical lobe Of the brain where
the branches are largely
Evening star., 1960-10-31

Some years ago the late
Senator Brien Mcmahon,
Democrat Of Connecticut, ap-
pointed me q member Of a
minor committee with an as
signment in the field Of
atomic energy. Before be-
ginning work we were given a
briefing at Acc headquarters
in Washington.
"One of the things which
give US nightmares" said a
scientist, "is that one of these
days someone will stumble
on q simple method Of max
ing atomic bombs in the
bathtub."
That day now has come.
In West Germany q scien-
tist has perfected a small
machine which, as soon as it
can be industrially produced,
will enable any country, at
relatively small cost, to pro-
vide itself with as many
atomic weapons as it wishes.
News of this was published
some days ago. But what has
not been discussed is that
this fact literally has brought
CONSERVATION to many world
leaders and added to the
great Illustration which exists.
There is no international
control, and within all too
brief a time, atomic bombs
and machines to make them
will be on the market as
automatic rifles, tanks, fight
er craft and bombers are to-
day.
SeIllnS 70 All
Brazil, for example, already
repeatedly has three early
models. The West German
scientist is selling his inven-
ton to all those who wish it,
and while his order list is
not known. there is no ques-
ton but that it is large and
growing. The thought Of DR..
CaStro's having them is not a
reaSSuring one. And If in the
minds eye one sees Premier
Nasser In possession of q
stock of them, one is not
comforted. Israel. for ex-
ample, cannot afford not tt
have such machines. One
shudders a bit to think what
already would have hap.
pened had the Congo army
Belgian trained, taken ovel
a stock of atomic bombs oi
various kinds when it mutt.
MED.
OF course, this West Ger
man scientist has freed Red
China Of any dependence or
Russia for a supply Of these
modern and hideouS attack
threats.
The balance Of world pow
er, already moving against us
is the further weighted with
this development.
Gen. de Gaulle will hasteT
Evening star., 1960-10-31

Nature has invented" the
eye several times with diff
ferent mechanismS.
Her various devices for Wis
ual contact with the world