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Evening star., 1961-12-18
Red-Hot Oilers
Win Division;
Chargers Slip
BY the Associated Press

DJ JHC hooOClhttu TIcoS
Houston's Oilers have won
nine in a row and are cham
pions Of the American Football
Leagues Eastern Division.
Yesterdays results indicated
that they could pretty we'll
count on making 1t 10 straight
before winding up the 1861
season.
And the San Diego Chargers
don't look like they will offer
much resistance when the clubs
clash at San Diego next Sun
day for the league champion
ship.
Houston ran over Oakland,
t47-16, in a record-making day.
This was expected. However,
when San Diego was beaten,
41-0, by Boston it caused even
the league officials to blanch.
San Diego sewed up the
Western Division championship
long ago but was beaten by
Houston, 1918. Since then the
Chargers have looked about like
Houston did before it took stock
of itself, brought in a new
coach and started off on a
nine-game winning streak.
San Diego had some injuries
but the Chargers never com
planned about them when they
were roaring throug n II
straight games-before meeting
Houston. But there's some
thing definitely wrong with the
fine team of a month ago.
Houston's George Blanda and
Billy Cannon led the record
smashing parade yesterday.
Blanda threw for four touch
downs, giving him 36 scoring
passes for the season. That
bettered the league record OF
"a set last year by Frank Tri-
pucka of Denver.
Cannon ran for las yards to
not only win the league rush.
ing title with 948 yards but
better the record Of 875 yards
set by Abner Haynes of Dallas
last year.
The Boston-San Diego game
also produced a record when
Gino Cappelletti of Boston
scored II points. He lifted his
season total to lat, "a better
than the 1860 record set by
Gene Mingo of Denver.
Dallas beat New York, 1924,
in the other game on yester-
days closing schedule and there
was record in it. too. Dave
Grayson Of Dallas ran a pass
interception back SO yards for
a touchdown, 19 yards farther
than the record set by Dave
Webster of Dallas last year.
Evening star., 1961-12-18
BY STEVE GUBACK
Star Staff Writer

Maryland's basketball team,
which has been scoring some
upsets lately, tries tonight to
avoid one.
The Terps, who upset Min
neSota and Wake Forest on
consecutive nights, visit Vir-
ginia in the Atlantic Coast
Conferences last league game
until January.
It's the high spot of a slim
area card, which lists only two
other contests-Towson Teach
ers at Catholic in a Mason
Evening star., 1961-12-18
Wins Skiing Title

VAL D1SERE, France, Dec
18 (AP).-Reidi Biebl of Wtst
West Germany won the wom-
ems giant slalom at the inter
national "criterium of the first
snow" ski meet yesterday as
Americans finished far down
the list.
Evening star., 1961-12-18

oskland-FG Fleming. 26
Houston-FG Blanda, 1@.
Houston-Safetv (Cline tackled Flores
in end Zone)
Houston-Deweall 25. pass from Blanda
tBlanda kick.
Oakland-Daniels 10. run Pass falled)
HouSton-Groman Z. pass from Blanda
(Blanda kick.
Houston--DeVveall SO. pass from Blan-
da tBlanda kick.
oakland--Louderbac 46. with in
Perception (Fleming kick.
Houston-Tolar ., run (Blanda kick
Houston~,Groman Z. pass from Blan-
da (Blanda kick
Houston-Cannon 25, run 'Blanda
kick.
Attendance-4.s21.
Evening star., 1961-12-18

Wade coming off the bench
and passing for 355 yards and
four touchdowns. hipp d
Minnesota, 52-35, in other
season-ending games. Balti-
more edged San Francisco, 27-
"a. Saturday in their finale.
In the Eagles victory Sonny
Jurgensen threw for three
touchdowns and pushed his
record passing yardage to 3.716
and his season scoring total to
80. His passing also set up a
10-yard field goal by Bobby
Evening star., 1961-12-18
NIL Results
BY :he Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA = : : 10
DETROIT ) n : l4-3i
Philadelphia-FG Walstoa. II.
Detroit-FG Martin. 10.
adelphia-McDonald /, pass from
Jurgensen (Walston kick
Detroit--Cogdill 81. pass from Ninow.
ski Martin kick
MISUNDERSTANDING IL. pass from
Jursensen (Walston kick.
Detroit-Ninowski IA. :un Martin
kick
Detroit-Pietrosan;e /, run Martin
kick.
Philadelphia-Lucas l6. pass from
jurgenSen tWalSIon kick.
Philadelphia-FG Walston. 10.
Attendance-4433l
Evening star., 1961-12-18

Boston-FG Cappelletti. 40.
Boston-Colclough SO. pass from Pa
relli (Cappelletti kick).
Boston-Webb 81. pass interception
tCappelletti kick.
Boston-Lott 3. plunge (Cappelletti
kick.
Boston-FG .cappelletti. IS.
Boston-Cappelletti Z. pass from Pa
relli (Cappelletti kick.
BoSton-Webb 20, run with blocked
kick (Cappelletti kick).
,339.
Evening star., 1961-12-18
GREEN BAY
LOS ANGELES

Green Bay-Moore l, run CAgajanian n
kick),
Los Angeles-FG Villanueva, II.
Green Bay-Moore 8, pass from Starr
AHataniah kick.
Los Angeles-BasS 55, run (Villanueva
kirk).
Los Angeles-Bass 80, punt return
(Villanueva kick).
Green Bay-FG Agaianian. 2S.
Green Bav-Pitts II, run tAgaianian
kick).
Attendance-49,16 1859.
Evening star., 1961-12-18

a5SNEs9TA eHfeRS9 " i i y -
MISUNDERSTANDING SO, punt re.
MinnesotaNRetchow 30, pass from
Tarkenton Mercer kick.
Chicago-Coia. g., pass-run from Wade
ueclerc kick.
chicago-Galimore 5. run Leclerc
kick.
chicago-Ditka .. pass from Wade
tLeclerc kick
Reichov II. pass from
Tarkenton Mercer kick.
ChlGaso-Coia 10, pass from Wads
Chicago-Leclerc FIG, II.
Chicaso-Ditka 80, pass from Wade
lLeclerc kick
Minnesota-Smith 10, pass frcm Tar.
kenton Mercer kick.
Chicago-Btvins 20, run CLeclerc
Minnesota-Reichow Of pass from
Tarkenton Mercer kick
Chicago-Galimore so, run.
Attendance-34 $40
Evening star., 1961-12-18
PITTSBURGH
ST. LOUIS

PITTSBURGH ---0 q o O.
ST. LOUIS 7 0 8 7-2C
St. Louis - Randle ., pass from
Etcheverry Perry kick).
St. Louis-Stacy 25, run with tumble
recovery, lateral to Robb (kich
blocked).
St. Louis-Crow Is, pass from Etchev.
erry Perry kick).
Attendance-16.29 .29S.
Evening star., 1961-12-18
Title Completes 10

Title played all of the first
half and a portion of the final
period, completing 10 of 19 for
t16 yards. Conerly, who saved
the day last week in Philadel-
phia, completed four out Of
nine for As yards in the third
and fourth. Shofner caught
six passes for 90 yards to lead
all the receivers.
Green Bay (11-3), which
clinched the Western Division
title two weeks ago, closed out
with a 24-17 triumph over Los
Angeles; Washington snapped
a 23-game winless streak, 49,
"a, over Dallas; st. Louis
blanked Pittsburgh, 300, and
the Chicago Bears, with Billy
Evening star., 1961-12-18
AFT Results

Dallas-Grayson 90. pass interception
Davidson kick.
oallas-Haynes 2. Run Davidson kick
DallaS-Headrick SO. run with lateral
from Nix on 76-yard play David
son kick.
New York-Scrabis /. run (Guesman
kck).
New York-west "a. run (Guesman
kick.
New York-West :. run tGuesman
kick.
New York FG Guesman. 80.
Dallas-Robinson q. run Davidson
kick.
Attendance-l2,500
Evening star., 1961-12-18
CLEVELAND
NEW YORK

CLEVELAND q o : o.
NEW YORK : o d %
New York-Wclls :. pass from Title
tSummerall kick.
Cleveland-Clark IS pass from
Plum lGroZa kick.
Attendance-6l, ,US4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Some Are Happy

1t seems fundamentally charming,
and quite British, that IS LondonerS
have banded together to stage a protest
march against protest marchers. They
are fed up with those compatriots of
theirs who are forever demonstrating
against something or other, including,
naturally, such things as the nuclear
bomb and life in general
The anti-protest protesters have
set forth their viewpoint quite simply:
They are against those who react too
solemnly and too vociferously to the
realities of everyday life, including the
ordinary, down-to-earth, unacceptable
reality of the type that all of us face
from hour to hour More specifically,
these DIRECTORS to mournful demon
STATIONS have summed up their case
in these words: I'VE are sick of people
calling for strikes, and moaning all the
time. Some of us are happy"
Three cheers, loud and clear. In
an age when there are far 70 many
organized demonstrations ny of
them Communist-directeda and as phony
as three-dollar billy, it is good to
know, and reassuring, that there are
Britons determined to hold the line
against demonstrators playing directly
into Moscow's hands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17

Baltimore Sun, that from now on one
may believe that in our country an
end has been put to epidemics of
polio,
AMoscow factory mixes the vaccine
with candy so that it can be easily
administered to children. Although no
figures were given with respect to the
polio rate in the Soviet Union, the re-
port said that 100000 Russians were
given doses in 1859, and another
77,47S,000 were treated last year. Now,
it is indicated, the Soviet Union is
preparing to export the product in
large quantities.
The polio rate in the United States
was reduced in 1859 to 0.3 per 100000
after introduction of the Salk inocula-
tons in 1855. When the Sabin product
came along there we're some misgivings
that use of the live virus might cause
polio. 1t was approved by the Public
Health Service last spring, however
and it seems reasonable to suppose
that polio can be wiped out through
the mass use of one or the other of
these products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Marx Against God

Probably nowhere behind the Com
munist curtain has religion flouriShed
with such vigor and persistency as in
Poland. From the days Of Stain the
Poles, the overwhelming majority of
whom are Roman Catholics, have been
subjected unSuccessfully to preSsures-
quiescent at times but ever-preSent
nonetheleSS-to undermine their church
initially and eventually to stamp out
even their basic faith and belief in God.
Now the battle has been joined again,
and once more the church has held fast
1t was only five years ago, as part
OF church-State agreement, that the
new Warsaw regime of Wladyslaw
Gomulka pledged to end "all barriers to
the realization of the full freedom of
religious life including the teaching of
religion in public schools A year ago
the concession was abrogated, and the
church was forced to transfer its
religious instruction to church buildings,
to parish halls and to priests quarters.
Not content with this, the Communists
in August ordered that all these cate
chiSm points" be registered, making
clear their intention to reasSert state
control over such instruction.
AS he so often has done in the past,
Stefan Cardinal WySzynSki, the primate
of Poland, who himself was imprisoned
during the pre-Gomulka reign of the
StaliniSts, rose courageouSly to the
challenge. At his order, priests we're in
Structed to defy the state demands and
to prepare themselves If need be for
extreme sacrifices" In the face of this
resistance land in its absence the result
might have been far differently, church
officials say that they now have been
informed the new rules will not be
enforced.
Mr.. Gomulka, in one of his rare
interviews with Western reporter, is
quoted as conceding that religion is
deeply rooted" that ut is difficult to
say how long religion will persist in
Poland-certainly for tens of years and
possibly even longer"
This statement of course implies a
threat, which probably will be pursued,
of continued prosecutions, continued
efforts to substitute Communist theology
for religious belief. But in Mr.. Gomulka's
words there also is an inherent recogni-
ton that as long as men like Cardinal
WySZynSki remain firm in their resolve
to keep religion alive, the Communists
will not easily succeed in controlling the
minds of the Poles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Busy IdIeness

A lot of our best friends have shown
up, under pseudonyms of course, in a
recent work of significant research by
an Associated Press staffer on ways of
killing time on the job This student
of Americana estimates that there are
at least 101 different ways of seeming
to be doing something while actually
doing nothing-or at least nothing
worth being paid for. He may be giving
us short count at that.
None of this sort of thing goes on
around newspaper office, of course,
where all hands are joined in recording
the heartbeat of history, being alert to
the pathos and bathos of daily events,
preparing to mould public opinion-or
just taking off for cup of coffee. But
in other occupations, we always have
admired the convincing performance of
the out-the-window lockers, the floor
PAGERS, the telephone addicts who
engage in long conversation with the
recorded voice of weather forecasterS.
The whole subject plunges us Into deep
editorial thought, which may last even
until quitting time. '-t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Citizenship Case

1t comes as something like
q shock to learn from an
AP news item that the I'm
migration Service has ruled
that q man. who for Is year
has been a registered voter,
and is a thrice decorated
United States veteran Of
World War II. is not a citizen.
He was brought to this
country when 6 years old;
his father was naturalized.
The man, Joseph Schallmoser
Of Chicago, appearing as q
witness for a friend being
naturalized. was told by i'm
migration authorities that
his voting card. his fathers
naturalization papers, his
Army discharge. his awards
Of the Bronze Star. Distin-
gushed Service Cross and
Silver Star, are not enough
to identify him as a citizen.
He was told that he must
now apply for citizenship and
pay a SIS fee!
This seems to be another
prime example Of bureauc-
racy at its worst. Grey Leslie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Peace CORPS Mistake

A 23-year-old American girl SAYS
she hopes her mistake" will not preju-
dice the work of 81 Peace Corps members
who are receiving training at Ibadan,
Nigeria. But we are left in some I'M
certainty as to just what her mistake"
was.
The girl, Margery Michelmore, a
member of the Peace Corps contingent,
has since left the training center in
1badan. After her initial exposure to
life in Nigeria, she wrote to friend in
this country saying that with all the
training we had we were really not
prepared for the Squalor and absolutely
primitive living conditions rampant both
in the cities and the BUSH"
The full message, written on what
, the girl described as a postcard, either
went astray or was intercepted In any
event, it was copied and distributed to
some 1000 Nigerian students at Ibadan
College who reacted with mass meeting
at which speakers denounced the Peace
Corps as American imperialiSt propa-
ganda and as device to spy on what
YOU are doing" The loudeSt cheers
were reserved for a resolution de-
naanding the deportation from Nigeria
OF the Peace Corps group
- Perhaps this was not much sillier
than some Of the things that occur on
American campuses. But it is not a
happy augury for the Peace Corps The
Nigerian students probably represent
the intellectual elite in their country.
II Miss Michelmores "mistake"-the
candid expression of her initial reactions
IN what was intended to be private
communication-can kick up such
ruckus in Ibadan, what is to be expected
when the Peace Corpsmen fan out into
the bush country?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
u. S. Aids Viroinio

Your columns OF october 4,
1861, carried the news that
the distinguished candidate
for Governor of Virginia, Mr..
Harrison. made the observa-
ton in Falls Church that To-
cal progress in solving the
urban problems of Northern
Virginia had been achieved by
local effort without crying
for Federal handouts" 1t is
undoubtedly true that the
willingness Of local citizens
to assume public indebted
ness surpaSses that of Off
Gals in particular and citi-
zens in general throughout
much Of the State. However.
can it be that the gentleman
Is unaware Tor sufficiently
naive to assume that local
citizens are unaware) of the
following facts:
/. Northern Virginia, that
Is the 10th congressional dis
trict. receives Federal assist
ance for schools because of
Federal impact amounting to
$6.7 million per year. which
is tops for the Nation as a
whole lin fact, Virginia as a
State receives $751; million
and ranks No. 2 among
States.
2. Potomac River bridges
constructed or authorized re-
Gently between the District Of
Columbia or Maryland and
Virginia have been financed
at full Federal expense.
3. Principal highways in
Northern Virginia, for exam
pie, Shirley highway and the
George Washington Memo
rial parkway tboth named for
VirginianS), are practically
100 per cent federally fl
nanced.
4. Extensive Federal prof.
ects in Northern Virginia
such as the Pentagon. National
Airport, Dulles international
Airport. Fort Myer and Fort
Belvoir are substantial con-
tributors to the local bust
ness economy and to public
facilities serving the area.
Since a large proportion Of
residents of the, area are Fed
eral employees we are perhaps
more likely to accept Federal
activity without the trepida-
lions that may bestir others.
But let us not be cloaked
with a mantle of righteous
ness as to the source Of much
Of our well-being. We might.
on the other hand, wish that
the State government in
Richmond were as responsive
to pressing local problems as
is the ever-present Federal
Government.
J. F. Hughes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Blows q Fuse

The article October 5 by
Paul Hope concerns Pepco's
cries of anguish over the loan
that is being considered for
the Southern Maryland Elec-
trical Cooperative. Well I
hope they get the loan. build
a generator and supply
cheaper electricity to their
customers.
My husband and I have
been complaining for the last
three years about the prof.
liable monopoly that Pepco is
running. Three years ago we
built q house in Clinton, Md.
At that time we were sold a
bill Of goods by Pepco. They
we're trying to get radiant
heat installed in more homes
in the area and the idea of
a clean, even heat with no
wall registers or furnace APP
pealed to us. They were quite
right about the excellence of
the heat. The one black spot
in the picture is the expense
involved. We were told that
all totally electric homes re-
ceive a reduced rate due to
the amount Of electricity they
use. Unfortunately for us we
never got this promise in
writing. During the winter it
is not at all unusual for our
electric bill to be we'll over
500. The funniest part of
the whole thing is that they
wanted us to pay $50 a
month for II months in or
der to distribute the cost but
thus far we have had only
four months a year under
$50. The decrease in doctor
bills due to less illness can
not begin to compensate for
the ridiculous cost of cleo
trio heat. Since the heat is
installed with coils in the
ceiling the initial cost of con-
verting to a duct-type heat
is prohibitive at this time.
If there were another cleo
trio company around the
public would have some bar
gaining power. 1t seems to me
that a utility as necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Not in Haste

= Significantly enough, as prelude
to his current fact-finding mission in
Southeast Asia, General Maxwell D.
Taylor, the Presidents personal military
adviser, has been at pains to indicate
that the United States intends to make
haste slowly as regards sending Amer
lean troops to South Wet Man, --.
ISL Thus, declaring that any American
would be reluctant" to take such action
unless absolutely necessary" he has
emphasized that this is not simply
military mission. We are going to take
look across the board at the military,
economic and political situation" And
he has gone on to explain that his trip
to Saigon is not to offer troops, but to
see whether they are needed-and
wanted-by the Vietnamese government
of President Ngo pinh Diem.
There is no doubt, of course, that
the Communicated guerrillaS are seri-
ously threatening that government, and
there is growing fear-now that the
rainy season has ended-that they may
soon launch an about offensive in an
effort to take over the country for the
greater honor and glory of the Moscow
Peiping Axis. Clearly, should that
happen, then the whole of strategic
Southeast Asia would face the menace
of additional Red advances and ultimate
communication.
AS General Taylor has suggested,
however, it is far from certain at present
whether the dispatch Of American troops
is what the situation calls for or whether
the real need is for a strengthening Of
the arms and leadership of the South
aVietnamese forces. This is one of the
several key questions that will be subject
to intensive on-the-Spot study by the
general and his party of specialists from
the Pentagon, State Department and
White House. b.,
This study will be completed in the
next two weeks or SO, and it will form
the basis for whatever recommendations
are finally submitted to the President
procedure that promises to insure that
the decision making, whether for or
against sending troops, will not be
precipitate or impetuouS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Sounds Reasonable

Near Commuter Service
To Moon Seen by 1878" is
the forecast by space scien-
tiSt DR.. H. H. Koelle &C
cording to the article by The
Stars science writer. Will
liam Hines.
1t wouldn't be surprising
II this turned out to be cor
rect. BY 1875 the national
economy should have solved
the problems of the New Ha-
ven, the Pennsylvania, tn e
Long Island RRs.. ct al.
Once the matter Of SOL
vency has been taken care
of undoubtedly the improve
ment and extension OF serv-
ice would follow.
Robert e. Trimble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17

praisal of the function of his
office.
The welfare of the District
demands that the distinction
be made between the move
ment of persons and the
movement and storage of We
hlcleS when approaching the
transit problem. Not only
does the Engineer Commits
sioner make no such distinc-
tions, but he actively and
boldly trumpets the program
OF the vehicular traffic
makers. Mark A. Lillis,
= -
Have the members of the
National Capital Planning
Commission ever considered
the interests of the home
owners and residents of
Washington. who pay taxes
both real and personal, or
is their seeming concern of
offering suburbia a freeway
through downtown Washing
ton without a stoplight their
ultimate goal? In a discus
sion the other day a resident
OF Suburbia enlightened me
rather late, I am afraid. that
the idea was to speed up city
traffic through the city so
suburbanites would not have
to stop at stoplights going
to their homes and offices:
which would cut the "old
city" into a skeleton of
ramps. runways and concrete
strips, which while not wholly
touching all the property in
the city, nevertheless would
cut into and isolate it to
make 1t undesirable and un-
inhabitable as the old rail-
road yards used to identify
such divisions as the wrong
side Of the tracks"
Is the ultimate and final
aim of the commission to be
the agent Of large sightsee-
ing businesses which have
mushroomed into gargan-
tuan proportions over the
last five years, promoting
anything conducive to a big
ger and bigger facility until
all historical association and
beauty is cut at the root and
the onetime residents of
Washinton lose the benefit
OF beautiful and well-kept
parks, neighborhood stores.
Even now they have to con-
fine their children to their
own yards because higher
speed through the city is
practiced by city workers liv-
ing in suburbia and miscel-
laneous drivers whose one in
tention is to get where they
are going in the shortest
possible time and to beat the
"other guy" to the green
light. Think about it!
Third Generation
WashingtOnian.