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Evening star., 1960-12-07
A Day to Remember

We may be sure that the President
ana his successor, in their meeting at
the White House, did not devote three
hours and 40 minutes solely to an ex
change OF pleaSantries. And even though
the formal communique tells virtually
nothing OF what was said or done, there
can be no reasonable doubt that much
was accomplished which will facilitate
the transition from Republican to a
Democratic administration in an ex-
tremely critical period for our country.
There is one aspect of this meeting,
however, which speaks eloquently for
ITSELF. And this is the Presidents gra-
clouS reception Of the man whom he
opposed during the recent campaign,
and Mr.. Kennedy's equally gracious ac-
acknowledgement of Mr.. Eisenhower'S de-
sire to cooperate and be helpful. AS
Mr.. Kennedy put it, the President was
extremely helpful" He had been "very
careful" in the arrangements made ito
make 1t easier for the new administra-
ton to assume its responsibilities" every
cooperation was extended, and "I want
to express my appreciation to him."
In summary, Mr. Eisenhower and
Mr.. Kennedy. each fully aware of the
urgent need to present a united front
to the world, chose to bury their polit-
tcal hatchets in the interest of the
national welfare. When Mr.. Kennedy
takes office there will, Of course, be
partisan differences. This is both inevi-
table and even desirable. But partisan
differences should not lead to mere par
tisan sniping at the country's expense.
II each Of US will keep in mind the
worthy example set yesterday by Pres
ident and President-elect, the occasion
will prove to have been one which serves
all of us well.
Evening star., 1960-12-07
Advises Kennedy

Put me in!" mo! Put
me I'M" Put me in coach,
I'll win the game for you!"
All these whisperings, eman-
ating from would-be quarter
backs and formula-callers
Just as the game is about to
begin. are cause for rumina-
ton. Maybe I, too, can win
my letter-"K", of course.
If the President-elect wants
a "take-off" formula, here's
one for him: Take that por-
ton Of the distended bureau
cracy (about 4O%) that is
stultifying the ability of the
other 500 to accomplish the
aims of government and,
even at the same salary, put
them to work making furni-
Cure-peoroom furniture to
be exact, for free distribu-
ton to the II million who 60
to bed hungry every night.
Unimpeded by the dead
weight of the drones, per-
haps the 500 can then find
some way to distribut, the
farm surplus as fodder to
= the unfed II million. So may
the efficiency of government
be achieved. the hungry be
fed, and the farm surplus be
eliminated.
Enchanted Bureaucrat.
Evening star., 1960-12-07
Hord-Working Envoy

With the Inauguration Of
President elect Kennedy
changes in many Government
jobs will take place. While
this is a normal, healthy con-
sequence of a change in ad-
ministration. mething
should be said Of those who
have done their jobs we'll and
whose only defect lies in their
party affiliation.
One in particular, namely
our Ambassador to Mexico,
Robert C. Hill. deserves the
eternal gratitude Of the
American people for his per-
formance in Mexico. A little
less than two years ago I was
fortunate enough to be an
exchange student in Mexico
City. While there I lived
with a Mexican family and
attended a preparatory school
where I came in contact with
students Of every shade of
political thought. They
ranged from those friendly
to the policies Of our Govern
ment (of which there were
very few by the way to out
right Communists and an oc-
casional Fascist. While the
majority Of the students were
against United States policies,
especially as regards Latin
America, they were practically
unanimous in agreeing on the
Improvement in relations be-
tween their country and the
United States as a direct re-
suit Of Ambassador Hill.
While the newspapers
often carried articles deplor-
ing United States policies,
they all carried many articles.
praising Mr.. Hill. Not con-
tent with being a social but
terhy as many of our ambas-
sadors in other countries are.
he was always making trips
throughout the Mexican Re-
Evening star., 1960-12-07
Foreign Doctors

There is universal regret that nearly
$500 foreign doctors will be deprived
OF their jobs as interns and residents
In American hospitals next month
because they failed to pass qualifying
exams. These graduates of foreign
medical schools came to the United
States expecting to continue their train
ing. They UNDERSTANDABLE are disap-
pointed. And If their feelings alone
were at stake, the actions against them
would seem harsh indeed.
A great deal more is involved, how
ever. The real question is whether
these visiting doctors can be permitted
to treat patients If there is a serious
doubt about their professional qualifl-
cations. 1t is all very well for some
critics to suggest that future tests for
this particular group might be relaxed
somewhat, both to permit a completion
OF their training and to accommodate
the substantial numbers of hospitals
which are relying on them for staff
duties. But the overwhelming consensus
OF ofdcialS of the American Hospital
Association as we'll as the American
Medical Association is to the contrary.
They contend that the standards pre-
sented by the tests already are none
too high, that professional inadequacy
rather than such factors as language
difficulty is the basic reason for the
failures, and that barely passing
grade reflects only a "rock-bottom
minimum" of qualification for intern
ships and RESIDENCES.
The controversy takes on a some
what different perspective, furthermore,
when it is considered in the light of all
the facts. The tests in the first place,
have been offered twice annually since
1858. They were developed, by a group
representing the major hospital, medi-
cal and educational organizations,
because Of growing concern about the
qualifications of the sharply increased
numbers Of foreign graduates coming
mainly on student visas-to fill
hospital internShips for which an
inSrf1cient number of American grad
yates were available. AS long ago as
1858, 1t was made plain both to the
foreign doctors and to the hospitals
employing them that only those who
passed the exams by deadline this
year would be entitled to continue in
certified hospitals And the dimensions
of the current crisis are due largely
to the fact that so many doctors failed
to take the tests-and so many hospitals
failed to anticipate the results-until
the deadline was at hand.
The gloomy aspects of this situation
should not obscure the fact that 10
per cent of the foreign doctors who
took the examinations in September
passed them. And those who failed
although they must be stripped of
Evening star., 1960-12-07
Pounds High Bench

A three-man Federal court
in New Orleans has handed
down its decision that racial
integration Of white schools
against the will of the people
"is a right conferred upon
CNegroes) by the Constitu-
ton of the United States"
Under this ruling it becomes
unlawful for the people Of
Louisiana, and their chosen
representatives in the State
government. further to resist
what they consider to be
racial invasion of their pri-
vate lives. In making their
decision 1t is apparent that
the learned jurists were fol-
lowing the dictates OF the
Warren Supreme Court.
When the matter of racial
segregation came before the
Supreme Court of 1896, that
court, wisely or unwisely,
ruled that as long as equality
Of accommodations existed,
segregation did not constitute
discrimination. and the Negro
was not deprived of equal
protection of the law under
the 14th Amendment. Until
the Warren Court of 1854,
this ruling was consistently
confirmed and upheld.
The burning question often
asked but never answered, is
this: What Is there in the
Constitution today that was
not there in 1896? What un-
seen changes have been made
in that sacred document that
can possibly account for so
diametrical a contradiction
Of Interpretation? This is a
question that bears heavily
upon the minds of millions
Of Americans today. For
these people it does not an
swer the question to say that
1t is the times, and not
the Constitution, that has
changed. For them it is not
true! The Supreme Court
owes it to the sovereignty of
these people to answer their
question honestly and salts
factorily.
Harvey III. Hewitt
Evening star., 1960-12-07

FAR1S.
The experts, one suspects
will have their hands full for
some time trying to figure
out the real meaning of the
ponderous communique is
sued at the close of the
Communist summit" in
Moscow.
The early reaction in these
parts, however, is that So
Wet Premier Khrushchev's
victory in his theological ar
gument with China is Ger
tain to result in an early call
for a return to the summit.
There also are a number
Of reservations being made
about the completeness of
the Russian victory. The
whole point of the long,
drawn-out exercise, of
course, was to reatfirm the
unShakeable solidarity of the
Communist world, at least so
far as outward appearances
are concerned. To reach
an agreement, compromises
were necessary. And while
Mr.. Khrushchev, for the
time being, seems to have
won the central argument,
it Is clear that concessions
were not entirely one-sided.
Some 81 Communist lead
ers appear, in fact, to have
handed down a kind of mass
verdict on all aspects of the
dispute which has ragged be-
tween Moscow and Peiping
since last summer. The main
charge Of the Chinese dog
matists"-that Mr.. Khrush-
chev's theories Of peaceful
coexistence were a betrayal
Of Lenin's teaching-has been
decisively rejected. Much of
the long document Is devot-
ed to the Khrushchev thesis
that war in the atomic age
is too horrible to contem-
plate. The foreign policy Of
the Communist states, the
co m m unique proclaims,
rests on the firm foundation
Of the feminist principle of
peaceful coexistence and &C.
onomic competition between
the socialist and capitalist
countries"
Frees Khrushchev's Hands
The net effect of this ver-
dict, as it is being read here,
is to free Mr.. Khrushchev's
hands for another summit
pitch. Having quelled the
criticism of his attempts to
reach some measure of ac-
commodation with the i'm
perialistS." he is expected to
move quickly to establish per-
sonal contact with President
Kennedy after his inaugura-
ton in January.
British enthusiasts, indeed,
Evening star., 1960-12-07
Meaning of the Reds Communiove

already are beginning to
whoop up the idea of a full
fledged summit meeting. The
theory is that Mr.. Khru-
shchev, having consolidated
his position as undisputed
leader of the Communist bloc,
Is now in a much better po-
sition to come to the bargain
ing table.
Little Optimism
Be this as it may, there is,
however, very little ground
for optimism in the new
Communist statement when
1t comes to concessions that
Mr.. Khrushchev might be
prepared to make in the
name of peaceful coexistence.
The new unity Of the social
ist camp" it seems, was
achieved at the price of a
definite hardening of tone in
calling for a continuing
struggle against the "im-
perialists" and "warmongers"
of the capitalist world. The
United States is particularly
taken to task as "the main
force Of aggression and war"
and there is no hint what
ever Of any return to the rel
ative geniality of the Camp
David period.
In handing down their ver-
dict, the Communist leaders
were. in fact. by no means
unmindful of the sensibilities
Of their Chinese comrades.
It is China, for example,
rather than Russia which is
singled out as having pro-
vided an inspiring example to
the people of Asia, Africa
and Latin America in their
struggle against colonialism.
And If the Soviet Union is
the universally recognized
vanguard of the world Com
munist movement" the right
OF others to shape their
policies according to the spe-
cific conditions in their re-
spective countries" is formal
ly acknowledged.
Rather than being a COM
one-sided decision, the
Moscow communique implied
a considerable adjustment on
the part Of Russia to the
Chinese point of view. By all
the evidence. the agreement
was not reached easily and
the loudly proclaimed soli-
darity can be expected to last
only as long as Mr.. Khru-
shchev lives up to his end of
the bargain. The expecta-
ton that a new call to the
summit may be Forthcoming
is logical enough. But 50 is
the prediction being made
that Mr.. Khrushchev will re-
turn to the bargaining table
tougher, more truculent and
demanding than ever.
Evening star., 1960-12-07
PouIing's Case

To err is human. Supreme
Court Justices are human; I
am human.
I do not know If a unani-
nous decision was made by
the Justices of the Supreme
Court Of the United States
when DR.. Linus Pauling's
appeal for a declaratory judg-
ment was denied by our
august Supreme Court. I
would wager it wasn't unani-
nous. The Supreme Court
isn't infallible and doesn't
claim to be. Decision is per-
ilous but must be made with
out undue procrastination,
nevertheless.
AS one of many citizens
and one who is expressing at
this moment opinions which
are likely in the minority Of
those Of United States citi-
zens, I submit two points:
l. The United States Supreme
Court majority tor barely
possibly its unanimous) opin-
ion was wrong and likely to
be dreadfully wrong in this
instance. 2. If the "Subcom-
mittee" submits a contempt
Of Congress charge. then its
majority is sadly provincial
and almost totally blind to
the fundamental issues in
volved in this case.
How strange that American
jurisprudence should give only
to attorneys in United States
courts, State courts, etc. pro-
fessional immunity in regard
to not being expected to reveal
professionally confidential
revelations. Priests and some
other persons in recognizable
religious roles are given the
same respect as to refusing
to reveal what they hold
confidential. Most citizens will
be surprised to know that
not all of the States extend
such confidence to physicians
under many circumstances.
Far more than my patients
deserve that I should hold
confidential material in con-
fidence, I submit that DR..
Linus Pauling deserves the
right to hold confidential the
names he has and will con-
tinue to hold confidential,
and that he should be granted
that right and suffer no pun
ishment for his refusal to
break confidence.
OF those who aided him
In gathering the II .02l sigma
lures. many did not expect
their names to be held
in confidence. Some did, and
DR.. Pauling knew they did!
A Nobel Prize-winning scien-
tist. more specifically our
Nobel Prize-winning chemist,
DR.. Linus Pauling deserves
more consideration.
Frank j. Fagan, M. ID.
Evening star., 1960-12-07

POWCI W oCC bAldL LIlO6C III
his party cooperate and
speedily In a recheck of all
questionable situations.
II the probable" results of
an election can be known in
one night, it should not re-
quire more than a week for
absolutely correct results to
be tabulated in questionable
areas. Should Mr.. Kennedy
remain the President-elect, as
most seem to think probable,
he would have more stature
than under a clouded elec-
tion. Whoever might be
shown as the President-elect,
our country cannot but bene-
fit by seeing that election
doubts are dispelled.
Voter.
&& -
Ralph Cohen's letter on the
alleged voting frauds points
up an interesting line of
reasoning. He is afraid that
uncovering a major vote
scandal may hurt American
prestige abroad. He suggests
that the Republican Party
will be at fault if q major
scandal develops because they
will be the ones who expose
the scandal!
If we follow his reasoning
and pretend that all is sweet
ness and light, we can be like
the little monkeys who can
see no evil, hear no evil and
speak no evil. Think of the
money we could save If we
dissolved all law enforcement
agencies like the FBI, police
forces. law courts, etc These
agencies hurt our prestige
abroad because they are al
ways going around appre-
hending criminals and expos
ing crimes. If exposing voting
frauds after they are discov-
cred is too late. by the same
reasoning exposing criminals
after crimes have been COM
mitted is too late, too.
Jean Bartlett.
They say that in 68 million
votes there is bound to be
some irregularity. Yes, if
crookedness and lying is the
order Of the day.
They say it is too late now
to verify the votes. Why SO?
All the returns are not even
in yet. It is never too late to
do right. Besides, the election
officers, seeing the wrongs,
have been protesting all the
time.
No one is worthy to be
President who wants the lob
contrary to a fair election.
II there was fraud on both
sides, neither candidate de-
serves the White House. and,
by the Constitution, Congress
should elect a President.
1t has been stated that Mr..
Nixon, If fairly elected, might
not want to be President with
Democratic majorities in the
House and Senate. Let Mr..
Nixon speak for himself.
President Eisenhower has
been President for nearly two
terms with Democratic ma
jorities in Congress and many
OF the members gave him
their support all through his
incumbency. Senators and
congressman as we'll as indi-
vidual citizens still have the
right to vote as they please.
Kallie PurniA.
Evening star., 1960-12-07
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry Driters' correct
names and addresses. Au let
ters are subject to condensa-
tton. Those not used wiu be
returned only tphen accom-
panied BY self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1960-12-07
Frees Khrushchev's Hands
Verifying the Voting

In Doris Fleeson's article Of
December / concerning par
tisanship in the questioning
Of election results, she neg
lected to mention the real
reason that recounts and in
vestigations Of election pro-
cedures are both allowed and
pursued in a democracy. That
reason is the American con-
cept that a fair. corruption
free election is the only truly
democratic means by which
to elect a candidate.
With the realization of this
democratic ideal goes the
necessity to expose unfair
and corrupt or fraudulent
actions which undermine our
system. Were this q totali-
tartan government, recounts
and Investigations for such a
purpose would not be possi-
BILE. but in a democracy they
are allowed and act as in
surance for future free, fair
elections.
Since this country has a
two-party system, any evi-
dence of fraudulent practices
pursued by one party de-
mandS exposure by the other
party. This is not just a
negative. self-interest pro-
gram. as Miss Fleeson por-
trays it. but an insurance
program vital to the func-
tions of democracy.
C. ID. H.
y
A great deal has been
written lately about the en-
barraSsment to Vice President
Nixon if, by an upset of the
election, he should become
President, with a hostile
Democratic Congress. Would
1t be preferable in your opin-
ion to have as our Chief
Executive a young, inexperi-
enced minority President
whose policies and religion
are unacceptable to so many
people? And how about our
cherished prestige abroad?
Would President-elect Ken
nedy carry any weight in
world affairs when it was
known that even as he took
the oath of Office an investi-
cation was under way to
determine the validity of his
election?
II, as seems increasingly
evident, this country voted
for experience and maturity.
1t seems to me a complete re-
pudiation of everything for
which our elections stand to
let pressure groups negate the
will of the people in this
manner. I am disappointed
that a newspaper for whose
integrity I had so high a
regard should take this edi-
torial stand.
c. M. L.
i II y
There are. judging by news
reports. indications of fraud
in the recent national elec-
ton. We who urge other
countries to conduct fair
elections would have our
national prestige enhanced
should we beyond doubt and
speedily search out and cor
rect the results of fraud in
our own election. To this end.
I would urge the President
do all in his power to accom-
plish this. I would urge that
Senator Kennedy present a
political and moral profile of
courage in doing all in his
Evening star., 1960-12-07

direct responsibility for patient care
after December 81, will be given another
chance at the tests next spring.
Milford chronicle., 1960-10-21

IN AN OLD TRADITION

Between now and election day millions of
people will have the chance to see their next
President in perSon-thanks, in large part,
to the railroad trailI.
Both candidates Nixon and Kennedy re
gard campaign trains as one of the best ways
of reaching voters outside of the large cities.
In this, they are following an old tradition.
1t began in 1840, with William Harrison's
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too" campaign. Since
then virtually all candidates for the presiden-
cy, successful and unsuccessful, have taken
to the rails.
William Jennings Bryan was whistle
stopper extraordinary-hi "a talks in one
day is still record. Harding was the first
rail campaigner to have loudspeaker in
stalled on the rear platform. Coolidge, with
typical Yankee thrift, baked at the extra
cost of special trains and had his car attach
ed to a regularly scheduled train and ate in
the regular diner-this caused so many Sc
curity and other problems that railroads
serving Washington began operating presi-
Dental specials at no extra fare. The most
devoted train traveller of all was F. d. RoOs-
evelt, who rode more than 900 miles in
399 rail trips And Harry Truman used
trains extensively in his famous "Give 'em
Hell' campaign in 1948, when he upset all
the predictions
A campaign train is a rolling city, and
it's bog job to provide and maintain all the
special facilities required. But the job is
being done quietly, efficiently and unobtru-
sively as Vice President Nixon and Senator
Kennedy, following tradition, make pleas for
voter support.
Milford chronicle., 1960-10-21
BABSON DISCUSSES EUROPE

Then what is holding our us.
stock market up? My answer is
European buying" Our gold sup
ply is surely eroding, yet every
European with whom / haye talk
ed believes that the United States
is the safest country in which to
invest funds. Every German and
Italian manufacturer who gets
surplus funds (either from the
sale of goods or perhaps from the
sale of his entire business to
is sending portion
of those dollars to the US. to in
vest in the Dow-Jones stocks, in
cluding steels!
Conclusion
Such foreign buying of us.
stocks could hold the Dow-Jones
Industrials up while earnings and
possibly dividends decline. But /
now hesitate to recommend either
the purchase or sale of active
stocks for capital gains or tax
losses. Of course, we will know
much more after November 8th.
We then, however, should not
judge the true effect of the elect
ion by what happens to the stock
market during the first 80 days,
but should have patience to wait
a few months.
P.S. Reading over my notes,
see that 7 made no mention of
Spain, in which we spent ten days.
We liked Spain and the Spanish
customs. The hotels are good, the
prices are reasonable, and the peo-
pie are contented. Spain's sandy
beaches on the sunny blue Medi-
terranean Sea are heavenly. Fur
thermore, an American cannot get
lonesome because every streetcar
and bus appears to be named Coca
Cola"
Milford chronicle., 1960-10-21
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY elaine townsend Diekerson

hostesses will be UNUSUAL and love
children and take her OF our hands
for the entire route I'm a dreamer
aren't 1? We've warned the grand
parents. 1t will only be twelve
days of mayhem and maybe they
can endure it for that long.
November the nineteenth there
is a University of Delaware foot
ball game and we're hoping we
can work that in. talked to my
sweet brother about tickets for the
game and he said. Elaine, there
won't be any trouble getting tick
cts a few minutes before the
game" Apparently the team isn't
too red hot this year.
You know Hayes and l lived OF
the college campus the first three
months of our married life and we
loved Newark, the college, and all
our young friends at U. of d. It's
been years and years since we've
been to football game at the uni
versity and I'm dying to see every
one again and yet l have trepida-
tions about that, too. 1t was four
teen years ago since we lived on
campus an | can just hear them
say, Hasn't SHE aged? Would
love to see Hayes Sigma M Fra
ternity, too, but those living in the
house now might think l was
someone's mother visiting and I
just don't think my ego could stand
that either!
Well, just four more weeks and
you'll probably hear me in Kent
County from Sussex and vice versa.
We're really looking forward to it
keep your fingers crossed for us
that nothing interferes with our
trip.
! Always, ETD