davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1960-11-08
RENAULT, $685.
Special Sale
CAPITOL PARTISAN
ARO~N16 YAY@

Authorized Renault-Peugeot Dealer
22d & n NV. FE. 1880 It'll 9 pm.
STUDEBAKER 81 Champion 4-dr.;
low MI; econ. End car: forced to
sell. need cash. PO. 2-6s71.
SUNBEAM 80 Rapier convertible:
white with red top, equipped with
radio, heater, standard trans
mission. ETC.; immaculate. way
below market at S1,395.
Suburban Cadillac-OldS Co.
BRADLEY SHOPPING CENTER
BETHESDA. MD. OL.8-7700
THUNDERBIRD 81 hardtop; fully
equipped; $1,495, full price.
JACK GELLER
1928 Conn. Ave. NV. EN-. 2-SSS9
THUNDERBTRD '5S hardtop: white;
power steering, power brakes; very
clean; special S2,495; CCC guar.
Capitol Cadillac-Ol OldS Co.
1922 22nd st. NV. FE. 7-26OO
VALIANT 80 wool 4-door sedan;
flashy red finish: r. and h., WV.
tires. driven only 5000 miles, like
new. Full price, S1,796
Evening star., 1960-11-08

RAMBLER SO 4-dr. hardtop; r.
and h., auto, air cond.; in Al
shape: S995. NASH ARLINGTON
RAMBLER, 2015 N. Moore St.
tRosslynl, Arl., Va. IA. S-3OSO,
end Of Key Bridge.
Evening star., 1960-11-08

Tomorrow: Hysterectomy
Evening star., 1960-11-08

RAMBLER 80 4-door custom
Rebel VS. sta. wag.: full power;
beige and white; bank financing;
list $3.50, your price now S2,495.
NASH ARLINGTON RAMBLER,
2015 N. Moor st. (Rosslynl. Arl..
Va. ia. S-3030, end Of Key
Bridge
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Well Celebrate Later

We trust that any cherry blossom
visitors who happen to wander upriver
from the Tidal Basin on Tuesday after
noon will take it in stride when they
see Q) French rs" blazing away at
the Virginia shore, (2) fireboat gushing
jets Of water into the air and (3) huge
pile-driver drowning out the assorted
oratory of public officials
.All this is Engineer Commissioner
Welling's way to celebrate the breaking
Of ground for the new Theodore RooSe-
velt Bridge, and if he's become little
giddy at the prospect, we understand.
For our part, though, we'll wait until the
bridge is finished and the cars start
rolling. That will be time for celebra-
tion that might even Justify the display
of aerial fireworks that District officials
also repeatedly considered setting off
this Tuesday, then just as well forgot.
Evening star., 1960-04-16

such shipping and such cargoes through
the SueZ.
Noting that this kind Of interfer-
ence has been initiated and intensified
in the past year, the Israelis charge that
the UAR has instituted a complete
blockade constituting, in the words of
Foreign Minister Meir, both "a grave
violation of the principle Of freedom
Of shipping" and "a breach of faith on
the part of Colonel NaSSer" In COM
menting on the situation, Mr.. Hammar-
skiold, while indirectly reproving Cairo,
has used much milder language than
that. Further, he has made clear that
he still is hopeful of achieving good re-
suits from renewed efforts to arrive at
workable practices" in the Suez Canal.
All men of good will must wish him
success in his difficult task.
Evening star., 1960-04-16

I read with interest your
editorial, Ready to Com
pete in Air" Just six months
ago, persuaded by articles in
the various magazines and
newspapers, my wife and I
decided to visit Moscow and
commissioned a leading travel
agency to obtain for us a
weeks stay in a thoroughly
first-class hotel with first
class meals, the full time use
of a private automobile and
the full time use of an in
terpreter. The agency ar
ranged the trip at a charge
of $50 per day, so that we
were not travelling second
class or free by any means.
Application was made to the
Soviet Embassy for the visa.
the usual long application
filled out, and in due course
the visa was received.
Mrs. McCrea and I arrived
in Moscow on the afternoon
of October 90, 1859. The Mos
COW airport building is dirty
in the extreme. The customs
entrance requirements are
ridiculous. You are required
to unlock all baggage and it
is then taken into a back
room and examined in secret.
The incoming passenger is
required to empty his pockets
and count every incoming
dollar in the presence Of the
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Muddled Wire-Top Issue

The ruling by the United States
Court of Appeals in New York that wire
tap evidence may be used in State courts
has eased, temporarily at least, a GRIM
inal prosecution crisis in that State. It
Is plain from the split decision, however,
that Federal legislation will be required
to clear up the uncertainties which still
surround the use of wire tapping In law
enforcement at both State and Federal
levels.
In d1SSolving temporary restrain
Ing order on the use of wire-tap evidence
In two pending criminal cases, four of
the appellate judges held that "a Fed
eral court should not interfere with the
prosecution Of State criminal proceed
ing in order to provide an additional
means Of vindicating any private rights
created by the Federal Communications
Act" This act forbids divulgence of
information gained by wire tapping
ban which the Supreme Court has in
terpreted as forbidding use of wire-tap
evidence in any Federal court.
However, one of the majority ex-
pressed his belief that State judges, in
spite of the ruling, ought to bar wire
tap evidence anyway. He commented
1T Is :. presumptuous to assume that
any New York State trial Judge will
acquieSce to the commission of a crime
against the United States in his presence
in his courtroom by witness teStifying
under OATH" And the fifth appellate
Judge registered a vigorous dissent to
the majority opinion, saying that the
prohibition against wire taps "has been
steadily emphasized over the years and
the attempt to make the statute say less
than it does has been conSpicuously
unsuccessful"
Attorneys for the accused in the
New York cases have said they will carry
their fight against wire-tap evidence to
the United States Supreme Court. Under
the circumstances, New York prosecutors
are Justified in their contention that the
situation will remain 'fnuddled" until
Congress amends the FEC law to leave
no doubt as to the right of law enforce
ment of1cers-with certain limitations
to listen in on criminal communications
and use any evidence thus gained in
court. And the right, of course, should
be extended to Federal as well as State
prosecutions.
Evening star., 1960-04-16
The Suez Blockade

For some time past Secretary Gen.
eral Dag Hammarskjold has been en-
gagged in quiet diplomatic talks aimed
at persuading the Cairo government to
abide by the principles and decisions of
the United Nations regarding freedom
Of passage through the Suez Canal But
the talks have been fruitleSs thus far
because President NaSSer and his regime
persist in keeping the canal closed not
only to Israeli shipping, but also to nom
Israeli vessels carrying Israer-produced
goods to purchasers in countries like
Eritrea.
The latest case in point is that Of
the Astypalea, small Greek freighter
detained for months at Port Said with
anISraeli-produced cement cargo bought
and paid for by customer in Asmara,
Eritrea'S capital. The vessel, after its
long detention, now has been forced to
return home-minuS its load of cement,
which has been conf1scated by authori-
ties of the United Arab Republic. More
over, according to the Israelis, this
action has been taken in violation of
what seemed to be an understanding
a promise given Mr.. HammarSkjold by
Cairo-that the Nasser government
would not interfere with the passage Of
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Superior Plan

The sharply revised Southwest re-
development plan on which the Com
miSSionerS held a public hearing this
week is superior in every respect to the
old design, and it is highly gratifying
that this fact was recognized by most of
the citizen witnesses who discussed it.
We hope, therefore, that the Commits
Sioners will adopt the new plan without
delay.
Paramount among the improve
ments is greatly expanded waterfront
layout, which will make the Southwest
riverside an exciting, attractive place
to live in and visit. 1t will be a place,
especially, where people can walk and,
within its several blocks, SAVIOR either
the quiet enjoyment of parks or the
more active pleasures of recreational
facilities and fine restaurants. On the
economic side, 1t increases the value of
new development by more than $3.5
million, thereby requiring smaller out
lays Of public funds. Most important, its
approval will free redevelopment officials
and private developers to proceed with
certainty on the actual reconstruction
of the entire Southwest area.
Evening star., 1960-04-16
CostIy-but Justified

Last November'S contaminated
cranberrieS scare cost the cranberry
industry an estimated $40 million in lost
sales. This was the loss to producers
and distributors of berries which, while
free of any dangerous chemicals, were
stunned by consumers determined to
play it safe. Now the Federal Govern
ment has decided to indemnify the cram
berry interests to the extent of their
estimated loss. Thus, the warning is
sGed before last Thanksgiving Day by
the Department of Health, Education
and Welfare was costly one, but, under
the circumstances, one that was thor
oughly justified.
The decision of the department to
alert the country was not hasty one.
1t was based on the considered advice
of the Food and Drug Administration,
whose laboratory experts had found
that some patches of cranberries then
on the market had spray residue which
could cause cancer In rats. To have
ignored this finding in order not to dis
turb the cranberry market would have
been an act of responsibility.
Despite prompt work by the FDA in
rounding up most of the poisoned berries,
stores found that cranberries suddenly
had lost their popularity as part of the
traditional trimmings on Thanksgiving
tables. AS result the bottom dropped
out Of the mG-ket-and the crisis still
continues. Since the loss was not the
result of any wrongdoing by those who
will benefit from the Federal payment,
the Presidents decision to reimburse the
growers was reasonable. And it is right
that every effort will be made to see that
none of the money goes to growers whose
improper use Of ed-killer led to the
cranberry crisis in the first place.
Evening star., 1960-04-16
A Question for Conqress

The General Accounting Once has
accused highway officials in a'number
Of States of wasting Federal aid funds
and violating Federal law by farming
out an inordinate amount of engineering
work to private conSultants instead of
expanding their own stats of highway
engineers. There are two sides to this
question, however, and Congress might
well consider whether the law needs
clarifying to determine precisely where
the public interest lies.
AS the law stands, highway depart
mentS are required to be suitably
organized and equipped" to carry out
programs for which they get Federal aid
money, and the GAO contends that
number of departments abuse this
provision by relying too heavily on
consultants. The other side of the coin
is that the Bureau of Public Roads has
approved all Federal aid payments for
the consultant work as reasonable and
necessary expenses in order to keep the
program rolling. These payments pre-
sumably have been justified in each case
by unusual engineering problems, diff
cultieS in recruiting Government engi-
neers, or temporary increase in the
work load which would not justify ex-
panding the permanent staff.
Certainly most States were caught
short when the massive Federal highway
program was initiated few years ago,
and had no alternative but to rely
heavily on conSultants. What conSti-
tuteS "too much" reliance today is more
than we can say. While GAO officials
have not specifically criticized District
of Columbia expenditures, one of them
testified to Congress that the District
has spent So million in consultant fees
during the last four years. Should a
good deal of this work have been done
by permanent staff or not? And more
pointedly to the concern of the GAO, is
it true such expenses "needlessly" waste
Federal funds?
Highway money is far too scarce,
Of course, to be wasted. But a lot of
confusion In this controversy needs to
be diSspelled, and a suitable place to
begin the job is the Blatnik committee
in the House, which is conducting a
long-range probe Of the entire highway
program.
Evening star., 1960-04-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

the back. overlooking the
garden.
Sometimes a kitchen at
the front of the house takes
in a busy street scene.
One of the best homes
Temp Jones ever lived in
was built according to the
English style with the kitchen
on the front.
The dining room over
looked the garden, in this
case.
A reading room also faced
on the garden, with a porch
at ground level, opening di-
rectly into the yard.
The side door to the
kitchen was approached by
a gravel path.
Rural?
Not exactly. 1t was on
Euclid street. a hundred
yards from the Fourteenth
street carline.
In those days, this was the
suburbs.
Young Jones liked the
gravel because he could kick
his shoes through it, also be-
cause he could fill his pockets
with it.
AS ammunition, it was
tops.
The Juvenile problem
hadn't arisen, then, so a boy
could throw stones as he
pleased, at cats and some
times at boys.
This sport came to an
abrupt end. however, when,
in one of the battles. young
Temp got an unusually large
piece of gravel right smack
in the face.
- ~
1t was a week later. when
playing in the large yard,
that another small accident
happened.
Jones and another boy
were playing with green
peaches.
The game was to see who
could miss the others head
with a peach.
Temp did fine.
He missed the others head,
as he should.
But Sammie, who was q
meanie, anyhow, threw for
keeps. He hit Temp squarely
behind the left ear.
He laughed.
1t was his last laugh. At
this point. his father issued
from his house, and collared
him.
Evening star., 1960-04-16

customs desk; a complete list
of every travellers check is
required; an inventory of
every piece of jewelry Of
every conceivable kind is
made up. Copy of this in
ventory is given and on exit
from Russia the inventory is
rechecked to make sure that
everything brought in Is
strictly accounted for.
After these formalities we
were placed in a limousine and
conducted to the Metropole
Hotel, which is the best avail
able to foreigners. The suite
reserved for us was probably
one of the best. 1t was fur
nished with secondhand
furniture apparently ravished.
from some conquered coun-
try. The mattresses seemed
stuffed with felt mixed with
cement. The bathroom fix
lures were secondhand and
linen gray with unwashed
dirt.
Ten minutes after we en-
tered the room the telephone
check started. Every half
hour someone called on the
phone, listened while we an
swered and then hung up.
This continued until mid
night. At midnight this
stopped and footsteps were
heard outside the door At
nine o'clock the next morn
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Beyond Recall

I do not know who was in
charge of the WMAL pro-
gramming of the Cherry Bios
som Parade, but one of the too
frequent commercials COM
pletely eliminated the seq
ment showing the Sherwood
High School Band from
Sandy Spring, Md. Not only
was the band not shown at
all, but not one word was
mentioned to even indicate
that the school was repre-
sented.
This was a tremendous dis
appointment not only to the
boys and girls of the band
and their fine director, Bruno
Laakko, but also to- many
hundreds of their friends and
relations who had looked for
ward to seeing this splendid
outfit. AS a band that has
won numerous competitions
in the area, it should have
been displayed with pride.
Dorothy 2. Lucas
Editors note: WMAL re-
grets that the Sherwood Band
was not caught in action, and
The Star herewith bows to
that well-drilled outfit.)
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Worthy Project

Congratulations to Mrs.
Mabel Kaplan on her letter,
Better Use for Site" The
wisdom of her profound
statements in regard to needy
children who are handicapped
must have touched the hearts
of the vast multitudes Of
greater Washington.
I certainly hope her sug-
gestion will gain momentum
among concerned individuals
and that such a center for
those in need will soon rise
in our Capital. Count on me!
Rabbi Emmet A. Frank,
Beth Ell Hebrew Congregation.
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Impartial

1t is with a sense Of deep
gratitude and appreciation
that we, the members Of the
Uptown Morse for President
Club, acknowledge the public
service which The Evening
Star contributed to the COM
munity Of the District Of
Columbia made evident by
your cooperative spirit of fair
play and your objective and
impartial reporting Of the
campaign Senator Morse is
waging in the District Of
Columbia.
Any doubts which we might
have entertained as to your
newspaper being less than
outstanding have vanished as
of last week and we are con-
tent that The Evening Star
will continue to shine in the
armament of the newspaper
world as a beacon Of free.
dom in the Nations Capital.
Permit us to congratulate
you on your unrelenting ef-
forts to obtain suffrage for
voteless D. C. residents.
]. Norman Stone,
President, Uptown Morse for
President Club.
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Newcomers Taxes

We moved to Washington
in August from the State
Of Washington. I am quite
amazed to find out that the
money I earned in the State
Of Washington has to be re-
ported to the District OF
Columbia for tax purposes.
I thought that taxes were
levied upon residents because
of their use of the facilities
Of that particular city or
State. We did not enjoy any
of the facilities of this city
from January 1859 through
July 1859, but are taxed for
this period of time.
We did not pay a State
tax in washington State. In
stead we were assessed a 4 per
cent sales tax on almost every
commodity and service. This
high sales tax was in lieu
of a State income tax. I feel
that some consideration
should be given to this fact.
In making the move to Wash
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Hoppy Homecoming After Mission to Moscow

ing, when we went out, a man
was standing outside in the
hall who evidently had been
there all night.
The food was impossible,
the dining service atrocious.
I am convinced that the room
had numerous microphones
installed in it.
Within two or three hours
after arriving I made up my
mind that Washington had
treated me happily for many
years and the best thing to
do was to turn around and
get out as fast as I could. We
had a great deal of trouble
getting out. The Russians
take up and hold your pass
port as soon as you get there.
Only with extreme difficulty
was it possible to get out the
following afternoon.
The happieSt moment I
can ever remember is $40
pm. on Friday the following
day when the plane took of
and dropped us in Stockholm
three hours later.
l hope you will print this
letter as a service to people
who might otherwise make
this trip. Both Mrs. McCrea
and I we're scared to death
and we don't mind admitting
1t.
c. L. McCrea.
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Stotistic-Seekers

The census-takers may be
complaining ecause the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are not
in when they call, but the
apartment-dwellers are COM
planning because the census
takers don't return when they
say they will! Two of my
friends and I, each in her
own respective apartment,
have sat at home on the
designated evening, waiting
for the census-taker to come
and count us. We rearranged
our plans in order to be ac-
commodating, and then no
one showed up. They should
not make appointments un-
less they intend to keep them.
Not Counted Yet.
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Gentle With Needle

Politically speaking, The
Star usually is classified as
conservative and independ-
ent. Sometimes its conserva-
tism is incurable Republican
homesickness and its inde-
pendence a threat to leave
the old fool if he insists on
sleeping in his overalls.
OF late, the Forand bill has
given The Star some editorial
false labor pains: The time
is ripe for the elephant to
bring forth legislation pur-
posed to provide basic health
security for our senior citi-
zens; but after seven long
years of Republican custody
of our political harem, only
the Democratic donkey ap-
pears to be fruitful. Re-
peatedly The Star has warned
the elephant that, in this
presidential year, it had better
make a showing, even If it
is only an adopted mouse.
The Star joins our Ameri-
can Medical Association both
in denying the legitimacy
and Affirming the political
miscegenation of the Forand-
type Of pilot health security
legislation: It's illegitimate
because its parents are not
voluntary and If born its
adoption will be compulsory.
Admittedly. it would be a sad
state of affairs If a Demo-
cratic Congress brought forth
social welfare legislation not
sired by the peripatetic ele-
fphant. But frankly, the dis
enchanted and disillusioned'
are becoming politically
broadminded. They admit
nothing is more respectable
; and solid than our ANA, un-
less it is a period sneering
at a question mark. And def
initely there is a political
question mark: General, when
: are you going to do some
thing for the old enlisted
men? Ritzy officers clubs
are not enough.
Well let The Star stick with
our ANA. But, confldentially,
the sweet old gentleman is
reading up on test-tube
babies.
Thomas E. Mattingly, MD.
Evening star., 1960-04-16
Good Show

Professionals and volunteers
and lay citizens, who are in
terested in the advance of
youth toward exceptional
goals, had a remarkable op-
portunity to see their aims
hit the target at the first
public performance Of
Laughter in Paris" Cafritz
Auditorium, Jewish Commu-
nifty Center, on April Z.
Forty five students Of
French at Spingarn High
School participated. The
youthful actors spoke their
lines in far better than aver
age classroom French. And
nowhere was there any ju-
venile stumbling. These fac
tors involving human be-
havior were shown to have
become a part of the youth
full linguists-become-actors:
self-diScipline, a sense of
team work, full regard for
others, good manners, ex-
tension of learning of a for
eign language. the will to
know and make effective use
of dramatic art and skills.
Youthful members of the
Paul Junior High School
string ensemble furnished
most Of the between-curtain
music.
A grateful public salutes
Mrs. Valerie Parks Brown,
teacher of French at Spin
garn High School, and Wal
ter G. Howe of the music
department of Paul Junior
High School.
DuttOn Ferguson,
Chairman, Area I Board,
Commissioners Youth
NA,,noil
Evening star., 1960-04-16


ington. D. c., we incurred
over $500 for moving ex-
penses. 1t seems as though
we should be able to deduct
this expense. I do not object
to paying my fair share OF
taxes, but I think that we
are being charged and pc
nalized in this instance. 1t
should be only fair that we
are charged District income
tax for the time we lived in
this city and used its facili-
ties.
n. G. T.
Evening star., 1960-04-16
FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Dear Sir:
AFTER reading your column
for quite some time and your
letters from people regard
ing the mocking bird, let me
tell you how I handle this
character.
II put only wild bird seed
IN the feeder and hang it in
a tree outside the kitchen
window. Since the mocker is
not a grain eating bird, he
is not interested. I then train
him to come to the back door
for his food by dropping a
few raisins outside the door.
Soon he comes to the win
dow where I can see him
when he wants raisinS. He
very seldom bothers the
feeder. Sometimes he gets
curious and goes over to in
veStigate: I guess to see if he
is missing anything. Occa-
sionally, to show his author
ity. he descends on the birds
at the feeder. But he is soon
back at his old post - the
back door.
I'VE have had a robin who
stays the year round.
Since he is not a grain
eating bird, he too loves
raisins and also comes to the
kitchen window when he is
hungry.
80 it's the mocker and the
robin who fight it out.
"They are pretty well
matched, the mocker having
the edge. Sometimes I have
to settle the argument by
placing raisins at the base
ment door for the robin, es-
pecially If I see the mocker is
getting the upper hand.
But Old Robbie sure can
sneak in fast and grab
raisins; he is not about to
let the mocker have them all.
"All this takes place out
side the kitchen window, and
since I spend a lot of time
in the kitchen, I am well
entertained.
Best regards to you and
your very interesting column.
Sincerely, N. H"
-
The kitchen window is a
real window on the world, or
at least it ought to be.
That is why it is all wrong
to put this window on the
side of the house, looking out
only on a neighbor's walls.
The best kitchens are on