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Evening star., 1961-03-26
By DR.. BENJAMIN FINE

BY Ok. BENJAMIN PINE
North American Newspaper Alliance
Somewhere in America at
this moment. q pretty young
high school senior Is probably
saying:
Hey, Dad. do we know
any important people? ! have
to get o few letters Of rec
oInnendation." ~
Dad win remember that his
best friend is related to Con-
gresham Thorpe. Next, Nom
win think Of the nice young
minister who just came to
town. It's always wise, she'll
remark, to submit o clergy
mans recommendation. And
what about their neighbor.
Joe Smith, who's vice presi-
dent Of the savings bank?
And 50 this year. as every
other year, colleges across the
Nation win receive . multi
tude Of letters of recon.men.
dation from politicians, min
listers and bankers. Some.
surprisingly enough, win prove
effective; others will unwit.
tingly reveal information
that the applicant might have
preferred to leave concealed;
and most viii be ignored.
There is one letter Of rec
ommendation that Is read
with scrupulous care, and
provides colleges with their
second most important means
Of deciding on your applica-
ton: It's the confidential re-
port written by your second
ary school principal.
The trend is away frpm
asking guidance counselorS,
or principals to write only q
note or letter about seniors
applying for. entrance to q
college; instead, they now are
asked to fiji fairly lengthy
and specific forms. For In
stance. the principal Is asked
to indicate whether you are
happy, quite normal, mix
school and recreation well.
dislike school work, are re-
pressed, worry to much, are
too much Of o bookworm or
are too dominated by outside
interests.
But" you may rightly
say, II you come from q large
metropolitan high school,
Evening star., 1961-03-26

NEXT WEEK-n the sixth orieIG Of this SERIES which
densoOn Of h book "Ow Get Aecspted BY the College OF
Your ChOice Dr. Fine discusses who do yOuF college
OppeOtioa rejected He also Odises that Teodns helps you
10 make the college srods Don't miss u.
Evening star., 1961-03-26


came contented urhanites."
"As already stated. I have
been awarded four prizes for
excellence as q drum major
cite. I feel II ] attended your
college. with Its football
team, / win become one of
the best known drum major
cites in the whole country.
This il my chief ambition. "
The first Of these ap-
plicants was ready not for
college but for elementary
school training; the second.
q &C" student with barely
passing grades in English,
had obviously sought out O.
friend to write an impressive
adult" essaA "If the boy
can't write his own autobi0-
graphy we don't want him" !"
said the college admissions
director. And the girl with
dreams Of becoming Americas
most televiSed drum major
cite could probably have at
tanned her goal more di-
rectly in o chorus line than
in q college.
These are. I grant, un-
happy. unusual. examples.
What Is not 50 uncommon.
however, is the tedious, un-
imaginative autobiography
which reads something like
this:
"I was born in Chicago on
June IA, 1914. ] went to
Union Grammar School and
then to South Side High
School. All my teachers say ]
am q good student. My favo-
rite subjects are math and
history. Your college will help
me reach my goal. That Is
why I want to be accepted"
# q decision must be made
between the lad who wrote
that, and one whose auto
biography reveals maturity
and creativity, the nod Is
likely to 60 to his competitor.
And that could well be re-
grettable, because again and
again we meet mature, crea-
tive people who suddenly
"dry up" when asked to write
about themselves.
Now you have sent in your
application, the letters Of rec
ommendation, your autobi-
ography and all the necessary
forms, including the check for
$40, nonrefundable. You have
gone over every sentence care
fully, and made certain, with
a Webster's at your side, that
your spelling IL accurate.
What next?
You should plan to visit
the campus for q personal
interview. An overwhelming
number of our colleges and
universities want prospective
students to visit their cam
puses, not for q casual, hasty
view, but for a planned tour
and an interview. OF 900 coll
leges that responded to my
QUESTIONABLE, 808 urged stu
dents to come for O personal
interview. Many insist upon
1t.
Nothing" says Miss Jane
Sehmann, director of admis-
sions at Smith College, "can
really take the place Of q
visit to the campus and the
opportunity 1t affords to talk
with people on the scene"
Obviously, the welcome
sign is out. But the unlimited,
unannounced visitor to q
campus, provokes q moan.
Admissions officers want you
to write for an appointment.
The college can then set a
convenient time for your
visit. The secondary school
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Senate to Confer Gold Medal On Actor Bob Hope

WASHINGTON R Mo ments enriched by humor are mo- ments free from hate and con- flict, and therefore valued by mankind" said Senate resolu- tion today proposing a gold medal for comedian Bob Hope.
 The resolution, prepared for introduction by Sen. Stuart Sy- mington, D-Mo), on behalf of 97 senators. cited Hopes "count- less miles of travel around the globe" to entertain American troops.
 This phase of the rapid fire comedians life already is well known to Americans, particularly those who served overseas during World War II and in Korea.
 "Another less known side of Hopes life," Symington said, is that flor many years, quietly but consistently, this American has been engaged in a career of good works
 The British-born entertainer, 58 in two weeks, attempted to en- list after the United States en- tered World War II. He was told he could serve better as an en- tertainer to build morale.
 Hope took the advice literally and travelled more than l million miles to entertain servicemen all the way from North Africa to the islands of the Pacific.
 His book on the wartime travels, 'I Never Left Home" sold more than 1.6 million copies and earned about SITS, ,000 which was turned over to charity.
 During World War II he was the only entertainer among 50 per sons voted into the Living Hall of Fame at the Smithsonian InStitu- ton.
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The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Britain's Radar Screen Tests Nations Air Defense

LONDON R - Nearly 200 British, U. S., French, and Cana dian nuclear bombers broke into Britain's radar screen Saturday in an exercise designed to test the nations air defenses.
 The attacking" force came from a great arc between a point 50 miles southwest of StaVanger, Norway, and Luxembourg. They staged simulated attacks on tar gets between the Tyne and the Thames Rivers on England's east coast.
 Lightning, Javelin, and Hunter aircraft intercepted raiders" more than 100 miles out to sea, while Bloodhound surface-to-air mis- sles were brought into action as the "enemy' neared the coast. Part of the Royal Air Force bomber command scrambled on retalitory missions.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Two Plastic Bombs Explode in Heart of Paris

PARIS R - Two big plastic bombs exploded in the heart of Paris Saturday, injuring several persons.
 The first blast hurt five persons and heavily damaged offices of the Radical-Socialist party.
 An hour and a half later a second charge burst in front of the offices of a left-Wing weekly newspaper, France Observateur. First reports said damage was heavy, and that several passers- by were hurt.
 The bomb explosions came on the third anniversary of the 1858 revolt in Algiers which led to the fall of the Fourth Republic and the return of Gen. Charles De Gaulle to power.
 Explosions of plastic are usually the work of right wingers opposed to De Gaulle's liberal policies fol Algeria.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Mickey Rooney Says His Ready Cash Consists of 90G Jingling in Pocket

LOS ANGELES R - Mickey Rooney, who claims he earned SIP million in 32 years of movie making, says his ready cash con- sists of 90 cents jingling in his pocket.
 The tiny actor, balding and graying at the temples, told Su- perior Court Friday that q have no credit whatsoever in this town -I have nothing of value ex- cept my family.
 Republic Corp. is suing Rooney for $5,0O0 allegedly advanced to him for a teleVision film.
 Rooney claimed Republic owes him about $250,OOO for three movies he made. He said he owes the government $175,000.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
MUSHIN'
 THROUGH WASHINGTON
Associated Press Special Seruice


 WASHINGTON R - A vast study-in-depth of the economic potential and transportation needs of Northwestern North America is about ready for submission to Congress.
 The Alaska International Rail and Highway Commission, which has spent more than three years preparing the study and it's rec ommendatons, recently adopted a final draft of it's report.
 Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, O. Wn9, Commission Chairman, and Carl l.. Junge, executive director, expect to place the report before Congress soon.
 The document foresees great economic expansion in Alaska and the northwestern portion of the continent through development of natural resources, increasing pop ulation growth of tourism.
 To promote this growth, as well as support it, the commission rec ommends a $325 million highway and railroad system connecting the 48 continental states with Alaska across Canada.
 Along with the rail and high way development, the report en- phasizes the present importance of maritime transportation along the North Pacific Coast and it's vital future role.
 The draft report estimates costs of the proposed highway construction and improvement program as follows:
 Hazelton-A n-Atlin-Alaska B or d r Highway; Haines cutoff high way relocation $16.5 million; Petersburg feeder highway $23.7 million; Juneau feeder highway $376 million and Alaska highway hardsurfacing $70.5 million.
 The proposed 298-mile exten- sion of the Alaska Railroad from Rex to the Alaska-Canada Bor-
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Gary Cooper Loses Battle with Cancer Dies at Age of GO
By Bob Thomas

HOLLYWOOD R Gary Cooper, the movies most enduring star, died Saturday of cancer. He was 50.
 A spokesman said the actor had been "near the brink of death for days"
 Any man would have died 48 hours ago."
 The end came at his Bel-Air home. Only his wife, Rocky; his daughter, Maria; and his doctor were at his side.
 His last days were spent under heavy sedation, to ease the intense pain which wracked his once robust frame. The cancer had spread to many parts of his body.
 The Rt. Rev. Daniel Sullivan, a longtime friend of Cooper, ad- ministered last rites of the Cath ollie Church Friday. He said he spoke to Cooper Thursday and was amazed at how alert he Was.' He added:
 'He was very much resigned to his condition"
 The tall, taciturn screen hero whose trademarks were his leathery face and abrupt "yup" and nope" ranked with the late Clark Gable atop the roster of screen actors Cooper was a top star longer than any other nearly 35 years.
 For Hollywood, the loss was sore indeed. Coop's personal popularity was perhaps unmatch- ed for a star of his stature. The town became a place of gloom when the nature of his illness was made known.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15

der is estimated at $89.4 million.
 
 Propose Dredging of Dry Straits Sen. Bartlett says the Senate Public Works Committee has directed Army Engineers to in vestigate the possibility of dredg ing in the Dry Straits in South eastern Alaska.
 Sens. Bartlett and Gruening re- quested study of the Straits about Is miles east of Wrangell Mar rows which connect Frederick Sound with Sumer Strait
 They said the natural channel has silted until only small boats can use it a high water. The engineers were directed to make the study when funds are avail able.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Twice Week Air Mail Service

Nenana will begin receiving twice-a-week air mail service May 26. This will be in addition to daily service by the Alaska Railroad.
 The Post Office Department told Bartlett that Alaska Airlines will serve Nenana until adequate service can be provided by sur face means.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15

Fine Job Printing At The Nugget
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15

der is estimated at $89.4 million
Evening star., 1961-11-26
ELITE LAUNDRY

.IIY I4th ST. NV.
OFFICE CLERK, is to 35; tipping
required, 5-day, 4O-hr. wk., perm. !;
no telephone applications. Apply
in person, WHELAN'S CORSET
SHOP. 1105 F st. NV, 4th floor
OFFICE CLERK, Falls Church; no
exper., his. grad, typing helpful
$50 up. POTOMAC EMPL., 104
II Rroad e. II . 700
Evening star., 1961-11-26
HELP WOMEN

SEAMsTREssEs. this is a wonder
ful opportunity for seamstresses
experienced in sewing pin-fitted
fabric slip covers. to work al
year around not Just during the
season Our company does con-
tract work for major depart
ment stores in the city and can
insure q full time job with excel.
salary and company benefits in
cluding paid vacation for those
not when the seasons over. Call
LA 6-2312 for interview. Our
seamstreSses know of this ad.
Evening star., 1961-11-26
LAUNDRY HELP

Counter and ssSorter of soIled
linens with linen supply expert
ence Apply CENTRAL LINEN
SERVICE, 2l49 Queens Chapel
Evening star., 1961-11-26
SITUATIONS MEN q WOMEN

MR.. EMPLOYER-All types Of help
avail, good workers, restaurant,
commercial, etc. TRY NE EMPLa
10 G st. NV, Room 403. DI. ~
Evening star., 1961-11-26
HELP WOMEN
SECRETARY

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CONSTRUCTION OFFICE IN THE
FINANCIAL DISTRICT, PER-
MANENT POSITION, SALARY
OPEN. REPLIES CONFIDENTIAL.
BOX 59-L, Star.
sECRETARIEs TYPISTs
The Right Job For You
Our Business Since 194s
COMPARE OUR TERMS
Nothing Down: 9 Weeks to Settle
For under Sl00 per week only !
weeks pay.
For 500 per week and over, ia
weeks pay.
IINT'L ASSN. 500
Good shhd., excel. raises, 2-g. Of.
LAW, NO FEE S10O
New partner, 3-wk. vacation.
LAW, NO FEE $50
Beginner with good skills.
INVESTMENT to $50
9-5: friendly group.
RECEIPT. STENO. to $50
General duties, moderate skills.
lTYPIST $1,000
Assn, mature welcome, pd. pens.
ICLERK-TYPIST $50
Deal with public, 9-5.
DEFENSE to $50
Aviation: hush, hush project.
GIRL FRIDAY $50
No shorthand, jr. Job, real est.
Many. many others, some fee paid
or y fee paid.
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St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
Africa At A Glance
NUCLEAR ENERGY

preliminary assistance mission of the Inter
expected to visit Liberia shortly to
study prospects development of nuer energy
deposits which have been discovered
mission will visit Dahomey Ghana
Ivory Sudan Uranium deposits have been
Nigeria and Uganda but the quality of the ore has yet
to be assessed
NEW PARTY
Accra (ANP-A new political party
political carrying Socialist Democratic
Party The organizing group headed by Ko Dzey announced the
the being that of positive neutrasn and
will take place around the end of
May the first convention of the party is to be held
ARREST
Gweo (ANP) Deputy Secretary General
Enos being held without bail
charges and Order (anenance) Act
Naa the border of the two Rhod
esias being held for trial on May II.
CONFERENCE
Delhi India (ANP)-FHna arrangements for
the held Delhi
on Dec II according to the committee of the
Chambers will officially the
meeting which 8s Aosian countries expected to participate
EXODUS
Federation of Rhodesa
Nyasaand increased number of
on ships leaving bound for Australia One liner
which sailed Capetown had total of $50 passengers and reports
scheduled to leave for Australia later
this
CONTROL
Impu ANP)The federal government of Malay
launched nationwide control campaign to cut down sharply the
high among the In its control
gram emphasis shifted from treatment protection and pre-
venon percent population suffer
tuberculosis Half of this number IN an infectious state
Though steadily declining the
that Myans face four
suCcmbng to be TB than they did in l947
GOVERNMENT
Kaduna Congress gain
general elections held last week for the
new House of Assembly governor the Northern
Ahmadu Beo Saduana Of Sokoo and
president a government for the region
WOMAN
Colombo Ceyon (ANP)Wih the arrival of Miss Frances E.
United States ambassador to Ceyon OBJ
possibility woman of understand
countries Cyons prime minister is Mrs
Sirmavo worlds first to hold this
formerly ambassador to Norway post which
Wharton Negro of ambassadora rank
diplomatic
(ANP)-The Broadcasing Companys African
program Talking will have guest Lady
the High Commissioner London
May o. Lady AsafAdaye will be interviewed how she copes
mother eight children and participating in
required the wife high commissioner
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
STOP BEEFING ABOUT
FOOD PRICES IN U.S.A,I"

Moscow, USSR (ANP) - A
New Yorker, visiting here last
week, was fed up with the lack
Of fresh meat, milk, butter and
eggs and the abundance of dried
fish and canned meat Only fresh
meats, fruits and vegetables avail
able, at Moscow's Central Market,
came from the private lands of
peasants, who charged top prices
for their products.
The visitor wrote a friend in
Manhattan: stop beefing about
prices in food chain stores. You
get your choice of T-Bone, Sirloin,
Round or Porterhouse steaks; eggs
three dozen for SIPS; butter at IS
or 70 cents; fresh chickens, cut
up, rs or 80 cents a pound, and
other foods to suit your fancy.
Here's what I get: rough cuts of
third-grade beef-with the bone
left in, at 81 a pound; eggs, 16
cents apiece, lamb - out; fresh
chickens - out; milk and butter,
also out. But brother all the fried
fish you can eat!"
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19

excellent prospects and abundant
sport "!!!
There's a tendency to regard as
overstated the report of the United
Nations commission on narcotic
drugs in Geneva that the flow of
dope into the continent is increas-
ing. The report says that China Is
stopping up it's manufacture and
distribution of morphine under the
code stamp of 999 or 666.
On the positive side, the nesha
Farm Institute in Western Nigeria,
covering an area of 567 acres, was
officially opened during the week,
and in Ibadan plans were made for
the opening of the first public
youth center.
Ignoring the political upheaval,
American Methodist missionaries
in Kolwezi, Katanga celebrated the
purchase and closing down of the
Kolwezi Bar which, because of its
proximity to their school, was re.
garded as a nuisance.
OF more symbolic than actual
significance as the withdrawal OF
the last French soldier from the
French army base in Agaidar
Morocco. Prior to 1856 when Nor.
occo became independent the
French maintained 10000 French
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19

Pack So held its monthly pack
meeting April oath in the War
rington School gymnasium. The
meeting was formally opened by
Cub Scouts Charles Snargrass and
William Scott who led the group
in the salute to the flag and In
the singing of our national anthem.
This was followed by the audience
singing two songs led by the Cub
master.
1t was with pleasure that Mr..
James Campbell, pack chairman,
presented the blue ribbon that the
pack received for its window dis
play during Scout Week in the
Ben Franklin Store on Nicollet at
38th st.
Pack So had a very successful
Bean Feed at the 38th Street Open
Door Congregational Church on
April 14th. All Cub Scouts and
their parents worked very hard to
make this event a success. Dwayne
Bowles was given an official Boy
Scout canteen as a prize for sell
ing the greatest number of tickets.
David Carter sold the second high
est number of tickets. The den
selling the highest number of tic
kets will have a party. This will
be determined after the ticket re-
port has been completed by the
ticket chairman, Mr.. Clark.
Pack SO participated in Scout
Drama held April 21, and 22 at
the Minneapolis Auditorium. The
Cubs, the den mothers, and the
committeeman worked very hard
to make this event a success and
everyone came away with the feel
ing that it was very successful
and very worthwhile experience
for the Cubs to have participated
in this year.
Den 4 won Cubby, an award
presented on the basis of general
appearance and behavior. The best
display award, the Golden Arrow,
was awarded to the Webelos den.
After a brief program presented
by dens and 5, awards and pins
were presented to the parents of
the following Cub Scouts who in
turn presented these awards to
their boys. William Scott (Bear
badge, yr. PIN Hobart Mitchell
Denner's Bars, James Murray e
year pin, Denner's Bars), Solomon
Hughes Bear Badge, l gold arrow,
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
RoP Chicago Daily
For Opposition TO
Open OccuponcV Bill

Chicago (ANP) = A Chicago
realtor took the Sun Times to the
woodshed then to a classroom last
week after the paper editorially
opposed passage of open occupan-
cy legislation.
Dempsey J. Travis, chairman of
the Chicago NAACP's housing
committee, said in his letter to the
editor:
you indicate that while the aim
of the legislation is commendable,
the bill carries with it a number
of potential pitfalls which make
its enactment inadvisable at this
time"
Then, you quote the argument
of a spokesman for the Chicago
Real Estate Board as destroying
the Civil rights of the majority,
in an effort to advance a cause Of
a minority, that it Is unsound to
attempt to erase prejudice by en-
acting law, and that administra-
ton Of an open occupancy law
would be virtually impossible.
I'm the first place, there are
hundreds of thousands - perhaps
even millions of Chicagoans-who
would question the objectivity Of
your authority. I say this because
the Chicago Real Estate Board
has not yet seen fit to admit one
Negro real estate broker to mem
bership in it's board in its rs year
history. This would seem analogous
to quoting Adolph Eichmann on
what's best for the Jews.
"As far as trying to erase pre-
judice by enacting law, the fact
seems to escape you that no one is
asking for more than is assured
him under our form of govern
ment, and is not asking that some
one change his attitudes or his
prejudces at all The law would
take action against those who take
their prejudices in hand and throw
a brick through a window of the
Negro, Jewish, or Oriental home.
LAS for the administration of
the law, I submit that New York
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
Rebobofh Church TO
Observe 2qfh Yedr
Of Existence Here

The 29th Anniversary of Reho-
both Church Of Jesus Christ will
be observed May IA to %. District
Elder Charles Watkins Of San An
tonic, Texas, will be guest speaker.
All nations are welcome to come
out and hear this dynamic speak
er and gospel singer.
The Pentecostal Chorus of Chi
cago will be here May 10 and 20.
Services will begin at 7:45 nightly.
Rooms will be furnished to all out
of town guests.
For further information, contact
Pastor c. E. Parker, 1149 Aldrich
Av. N. Telephone JA. 1-5726.-
Advt
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19

troops at the base.
When Liberia first began ship
ping iron ore abroad in 1851, it
was insignificant alongside the rev.
enue from rubber, the nations
chief export. Last week Stephen
Tolbert, Liberian secretary of COM
merce and agriculture, announced
that this year iron ore exports will
amount to $41, ,1sO, 900 as compared
to $35, 900, 900 for rubber.
The most cheering note in Africa
comes from Amman where the
populace shouted happy approval
of the engagement of King Hussin
to Miss Antoinette Avril Gardiner,
an English girl who, in adopting
Mohammadism, changed her name
to Muna al Hussin. The king plans
a quiet instead of an elaborate
ceremoney with the savings going
to help the nations educational
program.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
MODERN ROBIN" HOODS
ROB LONDON BANK

London, England (ANP) -
Robin Hood, the legendary bandit
who robbed the rich and gave some
of the loot to the poor, had his
counterpart here last week, when
three young bandits wearing Robin
Hood hats snatched a $4,000 pay
roll from a bank counter in sub
urban East Acton and sped away
in a car. An Irish passerby, at
tracted to the scene, remarked:
"Shure, an by the faith of st. Pat
rick, it won't be 50 bad if they
give some of that money to the
hungry and poor - as the likes
of mew