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Evening star., 1960-04-28
Stote Department Criticized for Action
Called Unprecedented and Not Uniform

stimulus. They knew the
American Government had
spoken. Even in the last a.
hours, the Department Of
State went q step further. 1t
summoned the diplomatic
representatives here Of the
Is countries allied with the
United States under U. N.
auspices in the last Korean
War and told them about the
situation. The State \ De-
partment didn't keep this in
the confidential realm of
diplomacy. Instead. formal
communioue was issued to
the press after the meeting,
which said: e..
Those present Joined in
expressing the hope that there
would be an early resolution
of the situation in a manner
which would permit the or
der1y functioning of demo-
cratic government in the Re-
public of Korea"
Coincident with this, news
paper dispatches from Seoul
related that the American
Ambassador there was put
ting heavy pressure on Presi-
dent Rhee to resign. The Ko-
rean public needed no further
word Of announcement to
carry on bigger and bigger
street demonstrations, some
Of which got out of hand and
spread from Seoul to other
cities of South Korea.
Whatever the eventual out
come of the disorders, the
fact remains that America
exSerted pressure to secure a
change of regime. 1t helped
to force President Rhee out
Of office. The purpose, it is
argued, was, of course, be-
nevolent-that the end JUS
tified the means.
This, however, is precisely
the argument that has been
used again. and again in other
acts of intervention. In meet
ing criticism of Soviet inter-
vention in Hungary, for ex-
ample, the Moscow authori-
ties said they just had to send
troops in 1856 to preserve or
der and stop the rioting.
The United States, in par
Evening star., 1960-04-28
FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Nepa's King Mahendra Bikram Shah Deva visits
Washington Protocol Chief Wiley Buchanan awfy tired
just walking from end of that the other
Ike says Nixon may substitute for him a few DAYS at
the summit. Democrats claim this is making mole hill out
of a mountain.
With Humphrey and Kennedy both claiming they're
underdogs in West Virginia the State promises become
the Nations leading pet cemetery.
Politicians definition of bgot: fellow who doesn't
vote for the candidate who goes your church.
Scientists deadly radiation belts in space may keep
man earthbound It's enough to give caustrophoba
Kennedy sweeps primaries in Massachusetts, and Penn
syVania. he's nominated, lot Of States will put up
plaques: Jack Kennedy swept here"
Evening star., 1960-04-28
Fear Voiced Thot q Weak New Regime
May Fail as Did Kerensky in Russia

There was satisfaction ap-
preaching jubilation in the
State Department when
Syngman Rhee yielded to its
pressure and resigned. 1t had
been feared that, despite the
unprecedentedly strongly
worded notes which were de-
livered to him, he might re-
Sist the pressure.
According to veterans in
the department, the United
States had never given such
a severe public tongue-lash-
ing to the head of state of an
allied or even hostile country.
The severity of the reprimand
and warning had its desired
effect. The resignation of Mr..
Rhee allayed the fears of
some officials of a counter
move from the Korea peas
antry and industrial workers.
The rebellion was purely one
of "intellectualS." But had
the minority not been assured
Of the full moral support of
the United States, it is i'm
probable that anything more
would have happened than
the resignation of Vice Pres
ldent-elect Lee and a new
election to fill that vacancy.
That was not the objective,
however, of Secretary Herter
and his advisers. Mr.. Rhee,
like Chang Kai-shek before
the Communists took over
China's mainland, was re-
garded as a trouble maker.
He frequently was described
as unmanageable and stub
born. There is no question
that the former ROK PreSi-
dent was stubborn when the
question of Korea'S future
and place in the sun were
concerned. There also is no
doubt that he made q number
of mistakes, particularly in
regard to the loyalty and the
quality of some of the men
around him.
In recent months. since the
death of Secretary Dulles and
the resignation of Walter
Robertson as assistant sec
retary of Far Eastern affairs,
American diplomacy had
striven to push rather than
guide the old patriot. The
new Ambassador to Seoul.
Walter McConaughy, had
neither the tact nor the ex-
perience of his predecessor,
Ambassador Walter Bowling.
And the results of inexperi-
ence compounded by the de-
sire of some policymakers in
Washington to get rid of the
Evening star., 1960-04-28

three days with the dictator
OF the pleasant country of
Portugal will be an early
casualty and really important
decisions will have to be
made promptly.
The Vice President. as the
late John Foster Dulles so
often reminded the President,
lacks constitutional power to
act in executive matters. This
would still be true even if Mr..
Nixon possessed the conf
dence of the Democratic
Congress, which he does not.
There is very little Con-
gress can do about the cere-
monial duties handed to the
Vice President-and to Mrs.
Nxon-and their travels. But
the Senate understands the
constitutional position very
we'll.
Hence, the mild but
pointed observation of Chair
man Fulbright of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Com
mittee that a substitution of
the Vice President for the
President at the summit
could create a danger of in
volving the very important
negotiations and agreements
in politics. Senator Fulbright
spoke shortly before taking
the floor for the administra-
Evening star., 1960-04-28
DORIS FLEESON
Announcement Called Sign President
ContMoke Extended Stay Abroad

The hunt for ways to bring
Vice President Nixon more
strongly to the fore still goes
on. Latest is the White House
statement that If domestic
events recall President Eisen-
hover from the summit
meeting, he may request the
Vice President to go there and
represent him.
This Is considerably less
than a bombShell. If anything
significant is going on at
Geneva, the country and
Congress will demand that
the President be on the job.
If very little is going on, the
political mileage of the Nixon
jaunt will be ,scant and it
will very plainly appear to be
q propaganda gesture only.
The truth is that the ad-
ministration does not intend
that the summit meeting
shall become Expansive and
explosive. The Presidents
new statement was one of a
number Of hints to the Soviet
Union that lengthy and por-
tentous negotiations were not
welcome there.
Should the Soviets ignore
the hints and make difficult
demands, the whole approach
OF this country must be
changed. The Presidents
Evening star., 1960-04-28
RALPH McGILL

A national convention polit-
ical platform usually consists
Of about 5000 dreary words
read to some 5000 weary
delegates, signifying nothing.
1t Is now very likely that
history viii be made by the
Democratic document which
will be adopted at Los
Angeles. Representative Ches-
ter Bowles, who has been
named chairman Of the plat
form committee, is not merely
articulate. He also is a
thinker who can speak logi-
cally and persuasively. Yet
another Bowles accomplish
ment is the ability to write
with a good. sound literary
style. Some of this is sure
to appear in the platform. 1t
well may be the first literary
essay to emerge from a polit-
ical convention.
Mr.. Bowles has an uncon-
cealed impatience with the
old-Style presentation of is
sues. He thinks the present
and. more especially, the
future already demand brand
new approaches in mind and
deed. He will hammer some
of this into the party's dec
laration of principles.
There is speculation that
his appointment to the chair
manship means a strong civil
rights plank. 1t does. But
here again we will have a
Bowles concept of such legis-
lation. 1t will not be merely
q few phrases or recon-
mendations for legislation
designed to attract or hold
voters. The focus will not
be confined to the South.
Mr.. Bowles is well aware
that the issue of human
rights is Nation wide. He also
is aware that ramifications of
the American problem ex-
tend to Africa, Asia and
Evening star., 1960-04-28
Big Brothers Okoyed
For UGF Support

bility again will be reviewed.
In other action yesterday,
the assembly approved, with
one or two dissents, the board
and membership committees
recommendations that tn e
Washington Criminal Justice
Association be eliminated as a
UGF-supported agency after
this year.
The membership committee
said the association. a fact
finding and fact-disseminating
body, didn't serve "a valid
health. welfare or recreation
need Of the community"
Evening star., 1960-04-28

stubborn old Rhee" created
the present situations
Now that Mr.. Rhee has
bowed to the pressure from
Washington the question is,
Where do we go from here?"
What will happen in that
little republic now that Mr..
Rhee's dismissal has created
another vacuum? The answer
of those who caused the over
throw is that we shall have
in Korea an honest election"
with a new President who will
be less obdurate than Mr..
Rhee. Others who adopt a
more realistic approach fear
that the vacuum which we
have created may easily play
into the hands of interna-
tlonal communism.
We have had similar situa-
tionS in the past. In 1917.
for instance. when Car
Nicholas abdicated. the gen.
uine liberals Of those days
throughout the world re-
joiced at the downfall of the
absolute monarchy. After a
short interim of the weak
socialist Alexander Keren-
sky, the Bolshevists stepped
in. We are feeling today
more than ever the conse-
Quences of Mr.. KerenSky's
failures. Our modern liberals
were jubilant when Cuba's
dictator Batista was over
thrown and replaced-with
the assistance of certain seq
mentS of the American Goy-
ernment-by Fidel Castro.
The question is, what are
the administrations ideas
and hopes for Korea? Can an
inexperienced new Korean
President adequately replace
Mr.. Rhee? Our State Depart
ment knows that in the IL
years since the coming into
being Of that war-battered
Evening star., 1960-04-28
Deep, Strong and Literary Document
Expected From Democratic Chairman

Latin America. He will, one
may safely predict, produce a
civil or human rights plank
which will itself be something
new in that it will be COM
prehensive and intelligently
stated.
The Democratic Party faces
a very real test at Los
Angeles. If the worst hap
pens. It could emerge helpless
to win a victory. 1t could
become a minority party for
years to come. That this
calamity is possible at a time
when the Democrats will al
most surely win the Congress
and have a magnificent
chance to win the presidency
Is a paradox which illumi-
mates the changes and con-
fiicts, within the party and
the Nation.
Mr.. Bowles is a great and
good friend Of Adlai Steven
son. But. since his old friend
is not a formal candidate,
the Ex-Governor of Connecti-
cut has been assisting another
close friend, Senator Jack
Kennedy. He will go all out
for him. But. if Senator
Kennedy should be stopped,
as is by no means sure, then
Mr.. Bowles would almost
surely swing what he could
to Mr.. Stevenson.
Actually. it would be diff
cult to drive as much as a
sheet of paper between SEN
ator Kennedy. Mr.. Bowles
and Mr. Stevenson insofar as
their public policies and phi
losophy of government are
concerned. They entertain
mutual affection and respect,
one for the other. Their ideas
will be woven along with
those Of Mr.. Bowles into the
construction of the party
principles called the plat
form.
1t is believed that Senator
Evening star., 1960-04-28
DORIS FLEEsoN
Nixon Hand in Summit PorIey

tion's unpopular mutual sec
urity bill.
The Presidents comment
that legislation here might
require his attention is dis
ingenious. If there is any
one thing that stands out in
the relationship between the
White House and the John
son leadership of the Senate,
1t is that the area Of accom-
mediation between the two is
very large.
1t is far too large to suit
many Democrats, which Is
the reason for the device OF
Democratic Advisory Council
to put the party view before
the public. Even If the COM
plants about this are unjust,
no Senate leader at this
point will put the retiring
President Of the United States
on the spot in an inter-
national negotiation.
The truth more nearly is
that Mr.. Nixon, who is little
seen Of late in the presiding
officers chair in the Senate,
might find it very important
to be there in the coming
rush for. adjournment. Sem
ator johnson has announced
a program Of action for May
and June which might mate
rianze in forms aggrayating
to the White House. The
Nixon vote to break a tie
could be important and so
could his power of negotia-
tion with individual Senators.
Evening star., 1960-04-28
Young Worker Unit
Holding Sessions

A Bureau of Labor Standards
advisory committee on young
workers is meeting in Washing
ton today and tomorrow, &C.
cording to Arthur w. Motley,
director Of the committee.
Named by Secretary of LABOR
Mitchell, the group regularly
consultS on bureau programs to
protect child labor and to pro-
mote suitable employment
opportunities.
Evening star., 1960-04-28
RALPH McGILL
BowIes Platform in Prospect

Kennedy. if stopped, would
be willing to take second
place with Mr.. Stevenson. He
might refuse anyone else.
This fact accounts for the
spectacular rise in Mr.. Ste
venson's stock. 1t was but a
short time ago he was re-
garded as politically dead
insofar as the nomination
was concerned.
But. If Senator Kennedy is
indeed thwarted. the only two
men left who would be con-
sidered to have a chance
would be Senator Stuart
Symington and Mr.. Steven
son. There still is a strong
reluctance among the party
leaders from the larger State
organizations to take Mr..
Stevenson. In addition. Sem
ator Symington entertains a
bitter feeling toward him. He
privately mas said he, If
nominated and elected, would
not offer Mr.. Stevenson the
Secretary of State position
for which he is so we'll quail
fied.
The Truman group has
never explained it's antipathy.
But it is there. Chief among
the anti-Stevenson opposi-
ton is former Secretary of
State Dean Acheson. That
this gulf exists Is not well
known or comprehended by
the Democratic voters. But it
is there.
II Senator Kennedy does
not make it on the first two or
three ballots, there then will
follow a historic struggle be-
tween Mr.. Stevenson and the
Truman-Symington-Acheson
axis. Senator Symington has
certain advantages. He is not
a controversial figure. Mr..
Stevenson has twice been de-
feated. But the contest would
be a monumental one and
much of the future Of the
Democratic Party may hinge
on the result.
Evening star., 1960-04-28

Big Brothers of the District
Of Columbia was accepted for
United Givers Fund support
yesterday after a warning that
a separate drive by the agency
this fall could hurt the united
campaign.
John B. Duncan. secretary Of
the United Givers Fund and
a member of the Big Brothers
board, said the agency already
has q blueprint for a $4,000
drive If forced to campaign
alone.
Mr.. Duncan explained Big
Brothers position to the dele
gates assembly. governing body
Of the Health and Welfare
Council of the National Capital
Area. The Health and Welfare
Council admits and budgets
most Of the agencies supported
by the United GiverS Fund.
Programs Aims
Designed to keep young,
fatherless boys out of trouble
through friendships with men
they admire. Big Brothers was
reactivated here in April. 1858,
after being closed Is months.
Since then. Mr.. Duncan said,
the board has raised about $75,-
900 through benefits and other
means, rather than direct ap-
peals to the public.
Many of us on the Big
Brothers board feel a dedica-
ton to UGF," he declared. I'VE
have spoken out loudly against
the kind Of campaign that
would compete with it,"
But the Health and Welfare
Council policy urges Big
Brothers to show broader COM
munity financial support be-
fore it can be considered for
UGF funds. MIR. Duncan said.
This policy actually under
cuts united giving. he declared,
since it fosters competing cam
paigns.
Action Reversed
The HWC board of directors,
which makes recommendations
to the delegates assembly for
final action, reversed the mem
bership committee and recon-
mended that Big Brothers be
accepted for UGF support.
Big Brothers proposed budg-
ct for 1861 is $41,000. 1t seeks
$25,000 Of that amount from
HWC.
The board also reversed the
membership committees rec
ommendation that the Colum-
bia Heights Boys Club not be
admitted at this time. The
committee also had said in this
case that the agency had not
yet demonstrated broad COM
munity support.
The delegates assembly &C.
cepted both groups by voice
vote, with some dissent.
The Columbia Heights Boys
Club was organized in 1854 at
All Souls Unitarian Church.
Sixteenth and Harvard streets
NV, after the Metropolitan
Police Boys Club withdrew its
program there rather than in
tegrate.
Columbia Heights Boys Club
estimated a 1861 budget of
S25, 1000, with about $4,000 to
come from HWC, $1,000 from
the Meyer Foundation and
$4,000 from benefit. The assem-
bly, accepted the boards rec
ommendation that the club
also seek continued support of
several thousand dollars a year
from the Unitarian Service
Committee. which founded it.
Both agencies were accepted
through 1861, when their eligl-
, 1960-08-11
Closed Circuit TV
Opening Set
For September

The first closed-circuit tele-
vision in the Virgin Islands
will swing into ope Nation in
September with five video
channels and two FIN music
frequencies.
The SYSTEM, under construc-
ton since November, 1859, is
being engineered & equipped
for its operator, the Virgin
Isle TV Cable Corp, by En-
tron, Inc, Bladensburg, Mary
land, one Of the nations lead
ing designers and builders of
Community Antenna TV sys-
TENS. It is being built in
Charlotte Amalie, st. Thomas,
largest Of the Virgin Islands
three principalities, at a cost
Of more than $4,000. When
completed It will service an
, 1960-08-11

estimated $4,000 permanent
residents plus the thousands
Of annual guests of that bur
geoning tourist mecca.
William Lastinger, president
Of VITV-a Virgin Islander
by way Of Austin, Texas
views closed-circuit TV as the
greatest spur to tourism on
the island since the invention
Of the swaying palm tree.
Until n 0 w, Mr.. Lastinger
pointed out, the Virgin Is
lands have been BACKED out
of TV reception, save for one
rather weak Spanish-language
signal from nearby San Juan.
With the influx of tourists and
the vast amounts of money
being invested in hotels and
other facilities, the demand
for f~rst-rate English-language
p~rogramming B ecame so
strong that Mr.. Lastinger and
tcontinued on page a
, 1960-08-11
Tax Review Bodrd
Heors Two Appedls:
Reserves Decision

A meeting Of the Board Of
Tax Review was held at Gov
eminent House this morning
with the Government Secre-
tary, DR.. Roy Bonn. as chair
man.
Two appeals were heard,
Rev. David Williams and Van
B. Hooper. In the case Of Rev.
Williams, his claim was based
on the fact that the parsonage
was church property and was
thus exempted from taxation.
The Board pointed out, how
ever, that the parsonage is
not now occupied by the Pas
.or and is rented out, thus it
would be contrary to the laws
Of exemption.
Mr.. Hooper also appealed
the taxes on the Estate Gold
en- Rock property which was
previously used for grazing
purposes.
The Board took the appeals
under advisement.
, 1960-08-11
Two Men in Csted
Charged With
Petit Larceny

Anselmo Thompson, a main
tenance worker and Clarence
Henry, were arrested and
charged with petit larceny by
the Police in connection with
the disappearance Of some
items of building material
from the Sanford Construc-
ton Company.
According to the Police re-
port, a truck as seen several
days ago entering the prem
ises occupied by the Company
and that concrete blocks were
disappearing. After careful in
vestigation the truck was
traced to the men involved
, 1960-08-11

and eventually led to recovery
Of a quantity Of the blocks.
The men also signed a state
ment and were released on
their own recognition and the
consent Of Don Ross, vice pre-
sident Of the Company and
general manager here.
, 1960-08-11

10 DIGIT II OF
Motorbouts in v. |.
The President of the United
States has recently signed a
bill making the Motorboat
Act of 1910 applicable in the
Commonwealth o f Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Under this law all motorboats
are required to carry certain
prescribed safety equipment
to insure the welfare Of the
vessel and its occupants.
Lieutenant Junior Grade
G. NJ. McC ormick, Command
ing Officer of the Coast. Guard
Patrol Boat 83506 stationed in
st. Thomas will head the
boarding program covering
the Virgin Islands. A team of
three men will be available
for courtesy examinations of
any vessel requesting an in
spection under this law and
aside from the normal under
way boarding duties of the
patrol boat.
Anyone who desires a cour-
tesy examination or full infor-
about these require
ments may call Lts McCor-
mick or the Senior Board Of
fcer B. H. Priquette, Phone
346 or may come to the Coast
Guard Station located on
Veterans Drive across from
the Fire Station, Monday thru
Friday from 8 AN. to 4 Pm.
Evening star., 1960-09-18

What are the chances that it will produce wedding
bells? Not as good as Cupid might wish - not right
away, anyhow. A leading marriage survey shows
that people who marry have generally known each
other for at least two years.
Such finding, coupled with the known fact that
the average American female marries at about the
age of TO- suggests interesting statistical theory:
The average american girl of Is already knOics
the boy she tciH marry!
If this theory seems to make romance too cut and
dried, don't worry. Though statistics may suggest
that she knows the boy hell marry, statistics
not suggest mhich boy Only the statistics of her
own celebrated intuition can decide this question,
and even Einstein would never have dared contem-
plate the mathematics of pretty young ady's mind
But let us say that average young lady reaches
the age of 20 and marries. What the chances of
her presenting her average young husband with a
boy? Exactly 5O-50 With girl? Exactly $3.50.
HOtUeUer tCfe has produced child, the
IGscs of chance get cranky. If she has a girl first
there is no special chance that she'll balance up
,rith boy NEXT time. The laws of chance say that
she has to start all over again, and her chance of
producing boy is still the same old $3.50. This is
one reason why parents should be thankful for what
ever kind of brood statistics see fit to deal out.
What do all these facts and figures mean to
young couple in love? Probably very little. Go
ahead and sign the license and drink toast:
Here's to Love and Mathematics" ~ THE End
Evening star., 1960-09-18
.. Girl likes boy;
boy likes girl. Oackpot!D

This table of chances should be warning to invet-
crate machmakers (such as this writer's wfe) think
twice before trying to marry off your friends! Re-
member, it takes more than two to make match -
it takes two who happen to have the favorable
reaction And that's fourto-one bet!
But let suppose that the blind date is jackpot
Evening star., 1960-09-18
Cupid with an
adding machine

It's Tnath not love - that
makes the world go round.
Here are figures to prove it
sy CHARLES o. RICE
Most people, particularly women, would say that
statistics have very little to do with But
they would be wrong. Statistical chance enters into
almost every phase of PERSONS love life and often
to rather frightening degree.
Let's start from Boy Meets Girl, and consider
especially that fascinating custom known as the
Blind Date. Now, you would expect that blind dates
would have at least $3.50 chance of working out
we'll So why is it that they often fzzle? The stat
stician can tell you why. Statistically speaking,
the average blind date has only chance in four
of success. Here the four possible chances
The Nome nugget., 1960-10-05
Safety for Drivers Seen in Campbell's
Miraculous Escape from S65 mph Crash

wind conditions at Bonneville
caused the machine to drift, first
to the east of the runway, then
another gust caught it from the
west. He added;
81 BACKED out Immediately but
after examination of all evidence
it appears that the car spun, land
ed on its side, was airborne 800
yards during which it rolled over
three times. We came to earth
again and it took three more
leaps, once about so feet into the
air before it came down and slid
another 80 yards"