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The Adak sun., 1961-10-23
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Evening star., 1961-11-29
For DISTINGUISHED Service

Few men have served this govern
ment in such a variety of ways, or with
such quiet distinction, as Allen W. Dulles,
the retiring director of the Central
Intelligence Agency. In presenting the
National Security Medal to Mr.. Dulles,
President Kennedy appropriately re-
ferred to this record-going back to 1915
when Mr.. Dulles first joined what was
then known as the United States Diplo-
matte Corps and extending in one
capacity or another through the terms
Of seven Presidents
In their friendly exchange at this
ceremony, both the President and Mr..
Dulles referred to the unsung successes
and the advertised failures which might
be attributed to the Super-secret agency
under the Dulles, direction. 1t is, of
course, the nature of the agency's work
which has made this so, but it is too bad
for those who love stories of derring do
and Of deeds by darkness that Mr. Dulles
is not free to write his memoirs in full.
No question exists, in any event, about
Mr.. Dulles richly deserving the honors
represented in this latest award and
the thanks which the President has
extended to him.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Relocation VS.. Growth

The public hearings which open
before House Government Operations
Subcommittee today on the future loca-
ton Of Federal agencies in the Washing
ton area should serve a useful purpose.
For years, now, no firm Government
policy on this question has been dis
cernible, and the resulting confusion has
handicapped both the orderly location
of new Federal installations and sound
development of the National Capital
region.
In our opinion, however, the bill
introduced by Representative Reuss of
Wisconsin, which precipitated the hear
ingS, reaches much too far. It asserts
as declaration of Federal policy, for
example, that there is an unnecessary
concentration" of Federal employment
in this area. It predetermineS the need
for a policy of active decentralization.
And 1T assumes, as part Of the decen-
tralization machinery proposed, that no
new Federal employment should be
established here If it could be handled
adequately elsewhere
Speaking for the White House, the
Budget Bureau wisely has opposed this
bill. Among other points in a letter to
the subcommittee, the bureau contests
the theory that a curtailment of Federal
expansion necessarily would have a
healthy effect on the Washington area.
In any event, the bureau argues that the
President "haS adequate authority" now
to deal with decentralization in in
stances where that course may be
desirable, and it suggests that firm
policy on Federal employment now is in
the making. We hope that these views
will be extended and amplified when
Budget Bureau officials testify tomor-
row, for we believe that the questions
which Mr.. ReuSs raises can be dealt with
more effectively by an administration
which is determined to cope with them
than they can by legislation Of the sort
proposed.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
We Must Do What We Must

Now that they have completed an
unprecedented series of no fewer than
so atmospheric nuclear shots Zone of
them exceeding so million tons of
exploding TNT), the Russians have
returned to Geneva for the resumed
test-ban talks, and they have done so
with a proposal that insults the intel
ligence. AS Arthur Dean, our chief
delegate, has put it, the thing is a
transparent propaganda gesture put
forward :. to mislead and deceive world
public opinion"
Thus, leaving aside such incidental
features as its request that France be
invited to take part in the renewed
negotiations, the proposals main point
is that Britain and the United States
should once again join the Soviet Union
in an absolutely unpoliced testing
moratorium-th same type of mora
torium that was proclaimed in October,
1858, and suddenly shattered by the
Russians last September. In effect, If
we and the British were foolish enough
to go along with the idea las we were
three years ago), we would be repeating
a potentially grave mistake by COM
mitting ourselves and our open society
to an agreement which the USSR, with
its closed society, could violate at will
with clandeStine underground or outer
space detonations.
1t has been said that the Kremlin,
in advancing this proposal, has adroitly
sought to WOO back the world opinion
it alienated when it resumed testing,
but we think this is a shallow interpre-
tation Of the situation. Khrushchev g.
Company do not let so-called world
opinion" inhibit them when it comes to
doing whatever they regard as essential
to the Kremlin'S scheme of things. AS
far as a renewed moratorium is con-
cerned, our own country should act with
comparable realism. If our qualified
experts find that nuclear testing in the
atmosphere or any other medium is
necessary for our national security, then
President Kennedy, as he should, un-
doubtedly will order such experimental
ton with the least possible delay.
Certainly the opinion of others
ought not to inhibit us from doing any,
thing that needs to be done for the
security of our nation. We cannot
hesitate in this field without risking the
danger of being lost
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Senior Republican

Representative John Taber's an
nouncement that he will not run for
reelection next year means that the
88th Congress, due to convene in
January, 1868, will be lacking one of its
fiercest guardians of the public funds.
Approaching forty years of service in
the House, the upstate New York
Republican is leaving many a reminder
that "to Taberize" an appropriation bill
meant to cut it to the bone and often
deeper
But Mr. Taber's planned retirement
is worthy of note for other reasons also.
In length of service, he lis the senior
Republican on Capitol Hill-arriving
with the 68th Congress on March 4, 1928,
two years before former Speaker Joseph
W. Martin, Jr., Of Massachusetts, took
his seat. Only one man now in Congress
has served longer, Democratic Repre-
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Survival Know-How

Congratulations to you and
DR.. Willard F. Libby for the
You Can survive Atomic
Attack" series. This series is
a real public service. I be-
lieve that it viii aid the peo-
pie of the Washington area
to a better understanding of
the immense problem that
faces us and will face us for
a long time to come. 1t is
difficult to overestimate the
gravity Of the situation. I
hope that those who have
picketed the White House
will read these articles and
act with more intelligence.
For those who wish to read
further into the subject, I
list below the following books,
which may be purchased
from the Government Print
ing Office: civil Defense
1851" "The Effects of Nu-
clear Weapons" Principles
of Guided Missiles and Nu-
clear Weapons" Biological
and Environmental Effects
OF Nuclear War" Passive
Defense"
David w. Johnston
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Civil Defense Critic

A careful study of the his
tory of civil defense in the
past 10 years could turn into
an absorbing study of min
compoopery, of low-mind-
edness in high places, of
almost ludicrous confusion.
But the latest piece of non
sense, the warning signal
which will be placed in every
home as soon as the Govern
ment can figure out who
ought to pay for it, intro
duces an alarming note. 1t
almost suggests we have a
program.
1t has been generally
assumed that the Kennedy
administration was simply
going to change the way in
which we talked about civil
defense in order to show the
Russians how serious we are.
With a touching regard for
States rights, the opera
tional idiocy was to be left
to the local authorities.
However, if the buzzers are
potential reality, and not :;ust
public relations hokum, it is
time to put civil defense pro-
grams in competent hands.
I am sure that if the ad-
ministration would request
it. the National Committee
for a Sane Nuclear Policy
would be glad to draw I'D
some plans for a civil defense
program which would make
sense in the light Of official
estimates of what is going
to happen in the event of war
"a polite exchange of at
tacks on a few selected tar
gets a la Yarmalinsky, or a
massive exchange of tens of
thousands of bombs a la
Gilpatrick. If we are going
to attack the program, it
might as we'll be one worthy
Of our steel.
Warren w. Morse,
President. Washington Com
mittee for q Sane Nuclear
Policy.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Pornoqrophy Test

The issue concerning the
public sale and availability
of such books as "Tropic of
Cancer" and the related is
sues Of social morality, CEN
sorship and freedom of the
press appear to be of increas-
ing concern. I have a small
suggestion which might help
resolve some Of these prob
lens.
The defenders Of such
books usually base their po-
sition upon claims Of liter
ary merit: the evils of CEN
sorship, and the contention
that these books will do no
harm to a mature, adult
mind.
For the sake of this dis
cusSion, I will ignore the fact
that if a book is made avail
able to a mature, adult
mind" it is somewhat diff
cult to keep the same book
from an immature or evil
adult mind; also the fact
that no truly mature adult
can be totally free from re-
sponsibility for his weaker
brother, or for the society in
which he lives.
My suggestion is this: Let
there be a public hearing on
the book in question, to be
conducted by a court of law
or civic association. The
hearing should be well ad-
vertised to insure the pres
ence OF a representative group
OF mature, adult citizens.
Then let the defenders of the
book in question stand be,
fore this group, and read
aloud some Of the question
able passages those con-
tanning the "four-letter, An
glo-Saxon words"
II the material is not por-
nographic, if it in no objec-
tlonable sense appeals to or
arouseS prurient thoughts,
then no truly mature adult
should feel any sense of en-
barrassment in reading these
passages aloud and sharing
their literary merits with
other mature, adult minds.
Likewise the listeners, based
upon this experience, should
be able to make a competent
judgment.
1t would seem to me that
such a procedure would put
the merits of the book in
question to a valid test be-
fore the public conscience;
and this in the best demo-
cratic tradition. The re-
suits of such a test should
go a long way toward resolv-
ing the issue without resort
to official censorship and it's
attendant dangers.
G. ID. Thomas
Evening star., 1961-11-29
o Temporu, OMores!'

I want to thank you and
commend you for your edito-
rial, 20 Tempora, o Mores!"
1t happens that, for the most
part, many very serious reli-
gious proclamations do not
get printed in such media as
lay newspapers and maga-
zines because of partisan"
implications; you are to be
congratulated for cleaning
the univerSality Of the Cath
olic Bishops message and
bringing it to your public.
Obviously, the very basis Of
freedom and progress among
men is the recognition of
their moral obligations one to
another, and were such obli-
cations properly understood
and carried out, SO per cent
Of all human problems would
be solved. With the most Sc
rious lag in morality of these
days, however, decadence is
rampant, in dividuals no
longer see the murder in the
Communist imperialist inten-
tions towards mankind, and
Short-sighted pragmatism has
replaced honor in the busi-
ness world so that even it is
a bit Of a surprise to the
usual, in many cases.
1t is hoped that you will
carry out in your general pol
icies the very principles you
underScore in that editorial,
specifically in your advertis-
ing; in reporting the truth so
as to be of service, rather
than to sell newspapers
through Sensationalism; in
giving headlines and good
space to articles that perhaps
may not have as great appeal
as the sordid or sensational
stories, but greater real sig
nificance to the responsible
reader; in refusing to adver-
tiSe pornography, wh e tn er
disguised as art or what have
you. and in refusing to dis
play the prurient elements of
films in their advertisements,
which only feed the flame Of
degrading sexuality in the
young-often, alas, when the
film could not justifiably exist
but for such appeal, and
so on.
George F. Hibbard.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Airport Parking

I wish to add another COM
mendation to the earlier one
Of Mrs. Jacobs as to the
consideration and thought
fulness of the police at the
National Airport.
My wife and I were in a
similar circumstance of not
being able to locate any
parking space and were
directed by the police to
space they knew would not
be completely occupied.
Until such time as airport
parking facilities are equal
to the task demanded of
them. it is comforting to
know that the police activ-
tiles are as cooperative as
they have been.
Jerome E. Levy.
President, Washington En-
gineering Services Co., Inc.
Evening star., 1961-11-29

There will be no night"
on the battlefields of 1870.
Use of invisible infrared
light and new methods OF
intensification of very faint
light may make large parts
of a fighting area bright as
day. without starlight or
moonlight. Fighting probably
can go on uninterrupted
through the whole "a hours.
Soldiers probably will wear
lighted helmets in a battle
of 1870.
Battlefield illumination is a
major problem now facing
the Army's Engineer Corps.
A considerable list of items
now is under research and
development. These include,
according to a corps report:
A Starlight scope" in
tended for intensification Of
starlight so that 1t can be
used with hand-held binoc-
ularS, or for night driving OF
armored vehicles.
A might observation i'm
age-intensifier." This tripod
mounted device will have a
total weight of about 35
pounds and is to be used as a
long-range viewer for COM
manders. 1t may also be used
as a weapon sight for long
range infantry weapons.
Other Innovations
A periscopic night obServa-
ton device for use by armored
vehicles in the dark.
Three-stage image-inten-
sifier tubes. Magnetic focused
tubes are under development
to replace the present elec-
trostatically focused tubes.
These tubes have demon
strated a light gain of 25,G00-
fold and gains of 100000 are
expected.
Now in production is an
infrared light weapon sight,,
intended to replace the snip
erscope of the last war. Also
an image metascope to be
used by the front-line soldi-
er for detection of enemy in
frared sources. Nearly all
such objects as tanks give
out infrared or heat light,
however well they may be
hidden or camouflaged.
Under development are in
frared close-order binoculars.
to be mounted on helmets.
This will permit night driv-
ing at road speeds of about
IS miles per hour without
use Of any visible light.
Special study is being
given to the. entire infrared
light spectrum to determine
the particular characteristics
Of each wavelength band.
A "foxhole umbrella" now
is being developed by Army
engineers. 1t will be about
four feet in diameter, weigh
about four pounds, and eff
fectively protect a soldier
from falling debris ard the
like. 1t will be made even
tually Of some high strength,
resilient material, such as a
form Of nylon or fiberglass.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Armory Porkinq

ApropoS The Star edito-
rial on the unwarranted 81
parking lot fee for shows at
the D. C. Armory, with the
Home Show becoming the
first casualty of this policy,
The Stars point against a
100 per cent parking fee
(most shows have a 81 ad-
mission price, is well taken.
The argument made by
Armory officials that con-
flicting events at the armory-
stadium might make it i'm
practical to charge Armory
attendees one price and the
stadium faithful another is
not valid.
The facts are that in jan
uary, February and March
not a single stadium event is
scheduled that will cause
such a catastrophe.
1t is indeed a pity that
the Armory managers atti-
tude leaves something to be
desired in solving the prob
lem. The news stories re-
port that on hearing of the
home builders dropping their
show the manager is reported
to have said: LET them go
we'll get someone else
to fill their place"
The position taken by the
Armory Board that should
there be a substantial loss Of
attendance at the Armory
shows the board will review
its policy and consider revis-
ing the 81 rate upon expira-
ton of the present parking
contract March 81, 1862" is
like agreeing to revive the
patient after the funeral has
taken place.
Why wait until the shows
run into trouble?
Why not make certain the
shows remain economically
healthy? Why not give per-
sons wishing to come to the
shows a reasonable parking
fee? Why not make certain
the parking lots are filled to
capacity?
Interested Observer.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
WATCHING THE WORLD
Soviets Hit New High in Effrontery
By CROSBY S. MOVES
ForeiaH Couespoudent of The Star


GENEVA.
In a way, you have to hand
1t to the Russians. When
they go in for a piece Of
brazen effrontery-as they
do fairly often-they do a
masterful Job Of it.
The reopening Of the nu-
clear test ban talks here
shows that the Kremlin's bra
zen effrontery experts have
been working overtime Of late.
And very probably they
Rugged themselves with de-
light as each new wonderful
bit of impudence was sug-
gested. Satisfaction with the
results was written all over
the normally dour face of
Soviet Delegate Semyon K.
Tsarapkin on his return to
deliver the latest Soviet pro-
posals in these interminable
negotiations.
1t is not enough, however,
to dismiss these new Russian
proposals as blatant and Gym
ical propaganda and demand
that the talks resume where
they left off last September.
The British and American
delegates here may say firmly
that there is no intention of
yielding to Russian demands
for a new voluntary morato-
rum while the talks drag on.
But there is also the reali-
zation that from a propa-
ganda point of view, at least,
the allies are batting on a
sticky wicket at Geneva. And
there is the further realiza-
ton that on two points the
Russians in their latest note
have struck shrewd blows.
Inclusion Of France
First, is their demand that
France from now on should
be associated with the nego-
tiations. The invitation, to be
sure, is not a very gracious
one. The Russians suggest
that it is time to put an end
to the double dealing" Of the
Western powers, in which
some Of them negotiate for
an end of testing while
others, with the tacit agree
ment Of their allies, continue
to explode nuclear devices.
At the same time, it is the
first recognition of France by
any nuclear power as a mem
Der of the nuclear club. The
cool response Of the French
Foreign Office to the Soviet
invitation does not conceal
a certain sense of satisfaction
at this turn of events-to-
gether with the implication
that it might have been bet
ter if the allies had thought
of it first. The British and
Americans, meanwhile. are
reduced to the argument that
"in order to avoid compli-
cations" they would prefer
to complete the treaty and
then invite France to sub
scribe to 1t.
There is no guarantee, Of
course, that France would
join in the Geneva talks even
If a proper invitation were
Evening star., 1961-11-29

issued. But there Is no guar
antee, either, as the allies
blithely assume, that French
President de Gaulle would
sign a treaty which he had
had no Fart in writing. In
the past the generals willing
ness to go along with agree
ments made in his absence
has not been one Of his out
standing characteristics.
Test Ban Proposition
The other point scored by
the Russians is Of more
immediate Importance. The
heart of their new proposal
Is that the nuclear powers
should solemnly agree imme-
diately to a ban on all nu-
clear explosions in the at
mosphere, under water or in
outer space. This proposal is
given far more emphasis
than the idea of a voluntary
moratorium on underground
tests. which is merely sug-
gested as helpful to the
progress of the Geneva talks.
Once again, the Russians
have neatly picked up a pro-
posal of the allies and turned
it to their own purposes. 1t
was President Kennedy and
British Prime Minister Mac
milan, of course, who first
proposed agreement on
atmospheric tests at the be-
ginning of the latest Russian
series of explosions on Sep
tember 8. At the time, the
Russians ignored the pro-
posal. But now that the Sc
rieS has been completed they
are blandly reoffering it as
their own idea.
Despite the transparent
cynicism of the move, it can
not be lightly dismissed. The
standard allied argument
that they cannot accept any
agreement on testing that
does not include adequate
controls clearly does not ap-
ply to atmospheric tests. 1t
was Mr.. Kennedy, after all,
who first pointed out that
adequate methods already ex-
listed for detecting these tests
and that an agreement need
not include an elaborate sys-
tenn of control posts inside
the territory Of any country.
Today the Russians are US
ing the same arguments ard
claiming that they apply to
explosions under water and
in outer space as well.
Indeed. the only argument
that applies is that the Rus
slams in their latest series
have made such progress that
a new series of atmospheric
tests is now vital to Western
security. That is the same
thing as saying that the
United States under the cir
cumstances could not accept
any agreement whatever on
nuclear testing. That, in
turn, is to admit that the
current phase of the Geneva
talks amounts to a very fu-
tile exercise, indeed.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
'Kinq of Xmas

AS a small child I we'll re-
member the original produc-
ton of King of Kings, star
ring the late great actor H.
B. Warner. Of course it was
controversial. His portrayal
of Jesus Christ was in my
opinion the most accurate
and the most moving pos
sible. Two thousand years
after Calvary biblical char
acterS seem to come to life
and give both new and in
creased meaning to the
greatest story every told, the
Holy Bible. Such a produc-
ton would have to be con-
troversial in an age Of dis
belief and in a country COM
posed of so many religions
and Sects of each.
I am strongly persuaded
that such visual representa-
ton of religious belief is use
full and important. But at
the same time I am unalter-
ably opposed to such watered-
down versions of Christianity
as seen in the latest version
King of Kings.
If Hollywood thought that
it could improve on a book
that has out-sold every other
and continues to do so, it was
badly mistaken. If Hollywood
thought that it could make
Christ acceptable to non
Christians without offending
orthodox Christianity, it was
even more misled.
I doubt the wisdom of ex-
posing the general public to
view concepts which are dear
to some and odious to others.
At the same time I believe
that any attempt to ANAL
gamate these into something
which all can tolerate but
none accept is both ridicu-
lous and unjust.
II this new version OF
Christianity comes as a con-
descension to those who be-
lieve that Christ was q first
century doer Of good and
merely a sayer Of sooths, this
offends those who worship
Him as the Son Of God. If
this condescension comes be-
cause there are Jews who still
believe after centuries that
there are Christians who still
hate Jews because they re-
jected him, as was prophesied
in the Old Testament, the
answer is that they appar-
emily do not understand as
Christians do that He came
to bring a message Of love
and not one Of hate.
o. A. Keen.
Evening star., 1961-11-29

@. Does the greenish film
that sometimes collects on
statues do any harm to the
metal? M. F..
A. No. The natural patina
which forms on copper and
bronze after long exposure
to the atmosphere often
has a distinct artistic value.
and in a dition it pro-
tects the metal from further
oxidation. Not all patinas
are a greenish color: Some
are red, black, and Of vary
ing hues, depending on the
composition Of the metal and
its location.