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nounced previously that King
would appear in the film as a |
Negro senator from Georgia, a !
character that does not appear
in the novel by Allen Drury. TheI
role, minor part, would have
had King in a Senate roll call
vote near the end of the film. 81
Describing himself as a civiH
rights leader, not an actor, KinG
told newsmen here that the roley
could not be of any significanced
in advancing civil rights" Kingi.
made the statement to newsmeh
at Idlewild Airport on his way to
Hamden, Conn. for a speaking
engagement. 81
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story Wednesday about him.
"Nigerian government is cor
rupt, says American" the BAN
ner headline said.
The story said Walker had left
some mail for a friend to post,
adding that "out of curiosity the
friend decided to scan through"
it. The paper made no mention
of what then happened to the
mail.
The paper quoted Walker as
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King.
The sanctuary is for religious
purposes only, Simon said.
DR.. Mckinney commented:
while they said there was no
prejudice involved, we cannot
help but feel there is prejudice
of an extreme conservative ma
ture-they simply do not want
DR.. King, whom they consider to
be controversial, to be in their
church"
DIR. King will speak in the
Eagles Auditorium.
From New York it was an
nounced that King Friday turn
ed down an offer to play the
part of a Southern senator in
the movie "Advise and Consent"
Producer Otto Perminger an
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ing that the woman deliberate
ly placed herself in an emotion
packed situation where at any
rioment trouble could have erup-
ted, causing danger" to herself
and to others on the sidewalk.
Evening star., 1961-10-21

One Of the biggest sur
priSes coming from various
women's building congresses
held in recent years was the
realization that the great
majority of homemakers
want a dining room which
is separate from kitchen and
family room.
The reasons the ladies
named were entirely logical:
the graciousness of a dining
room as compared to a nook
in the kitchen, the ease of
serving guests at a table
rather than by buffet or
tay. and the training it af-
fords children in the slightly
more formalized atmosphere
OF a dining room.
Though dining rooms are
traditionally associated with
large or average size homes,
even in tiny cottages a din
ing room is possible. Here,
however, design and decor
will deviate slightly from the
usual.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
THE EVENING STAR

WoShIn9toH, D. Z.
SotUrdoy. October n, 1861
Evening star., 1961-10-21
Dining Room Wanted

panse Of glass on the outer
wall.
Set in heavy. fir mullions.
the window wall takes on
solidarity and becomes a dis
tinctive element Of the cot
tage.
Care must be taken in
choosing the dining set for
a cottage. A small area will
look larger if clean-lined,
simple pieces are used in
preference to on ornate set
which is likely to crowd the
room.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
Beoms Aid Effect

Sweeping structural beams
Of fir. visible over the top Of
the dividers, help to estab-
lish flow and rapport be-
tween areas as we'll as dec
orative interest.
Mush Of the decor of the
small dining room depends
on the divider walls which
are usually designed in one
Of the Softwoods like red ce-
dar. The textural beauty
Stemming from the woods
grain patterns coupled with
natural woods unmatchable
coloring gives 1t top deco
rative rating.
Then. too, these easily
worked softwoods like cedar
can be tailored to the specific
size and shape needed for the
room and engineered to in
clude space-saving storage
units.
Evening star., 1961-10-21

In order to usually en-
large the area, poSt-and-
beam construction is apt to
be used with divider walls
replacing full walls. Because
the dividerS are open at the
top, they can borrow space
from adjacent rooms, and the
effect is that Of expanding.
rather than inclosing. an
area.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
Sorrow Outdoors

In addition to poSt-and-
beam construction. another
trick frequently used to en-
large the small dining room
is to borrow space from the
outdoors by using q wide ex-
Evening star., 1961-01-25
DORIS FLEEsoN
Live TV News Conferences

ton" Once the words are
taped. they are there with
out possibility of misquota-
ton or misunderstanding.
Executive boldness ap-
peared in still another form
at the White House after the
first meeting of the congress
sional legislative leaders with
their new President. Roose-
velt and Truman practice
was that the men from the
hill talked afterward with Ie-
porterS at their pleasure. In
the Eisenhower regime, Re-
publican leaders were chape-
roned rather assiduously by
White House Secretary Ha-
gerty when they met the
press after seeing their Presi-
dent but they still talked,
often freely.
The Mansfield = Rayburn
team scuttled away voiceless
and q formal statement was
handed reporters about the
meeting. A few minutes later.
Vice President johnson left
the President. Apparently he
felt or was placed under no
such wraps. He talked to re-
porters and ventured a Mes
sage also to the television-
radio public.
That the Vice President is
not bashful is hardly news.
That he would speak up when
the nominal leaders were 81
lent may or may not be a
portent.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
DAVID LAWRENCE
Studying Conflicts of Interest

have told of the background
Of some of the appointees-
early friendships or politi-
cal service. This is not Off
set by the fact that some ap-
pointments have been made
for merit and in disregard Of
politics. The hard truth is
that there exists q feeling
that the President may ap-
point on the basis Of political
service to him and not nee
essarily on the basis of find
ing the person best qualified.
Such q conflict Of interest
is not confined to the Presi-
dency. It exists In Congress,
where the members feel that
they must fulfill what are
often called political obliga-
tions. A constituent who has
contributed money to q cam
paign asks a favor. Some
times it is q legitimate re-
quest-that the member Of
Congress intercede to secure
justice for the citizen. Some
times it is implied that he
must receive a special favor.
This is what happens much
of the time when Executive
agencies are approached by
members of Congress.
So. since there is to be q
study Of conflict Of interest,
it would be well If the ethics
of everybody in all branches
Of Government were rede-
fined and through the power
Of publicity, if not by law,
the people were given some
standards by which to judge
whether the interests Of the
whole Nation are being safe
guarded or only the interests
of those who buy their way
into public office through
campaign contributions or
campaign service. These per-
sons would not really be ap-
pointed were it not for the
unfortunate acquiescence of
our elected officials-and of
large segments Of the public
in what is euphemistically
called political obligations.
This, in reality. is the con-
flict Of interest issue that
calls for diagnosis and cure.
(Copyright.N 1o6D
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Saratoga Fire
Repair Pushed

ATHENS. Greece. Jan. Is
AP).-The captain of the USS
Saratoga says the aircraft car
rier and her rs bombers capable
Of delivering nuclear bombs
were not put out Of action by
the fire that killed seven crew.
men and injured IS.
Capt. Roger w. Mehle of
Cincinnati told newsmen yes
terday. "it Is only a matter of
days" before repair work will
be completed.
1.-THE capacity Of the Sara
toga to carry out her mission
on behalf Of the free world
has not been affected in any
way" he said.
The Saratoga normally pa
trolls the Mediterranean with
other elements Of the United
States 9Th Fleet. Her bombers
are believed to have prede-
termined targets on the south
ern fringes of Russia in case
of a Soviet attack against the
West.
The fire, blamed on a rup-
tured oil line in a machinery
compartment, broke out early
Monday as the carrier sailed
across the Ionian Sea after
patrol duty. She made Phale-
ron Bay. adjoining Athens, un-
aided.
Capt. Mehle declined to eGi-
mate damage but said it was
"infinitesimal in relation to the
value of the ship" which cost
$209.7 million. He said there
was no possibility the fire was
caused by sabotage or negli-
gence.
The ship came here, on a
goodwill visit. The captain
said most repairs would be
made by his crew and the car
rier would sail on schedule
January 80 for an undisclosed
destination.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Kennedy Believed Sure He Con Repeat
Success of Compoiqn Debates

He thinks he knows as
much as the reporters and
more. This is very largely
true, too. He is a voracious
reader; he has served in the
House and Senate; his favo-
rite companions are think
ers and takers for whom
public affairs are q way Of
life.
He will be the beneficiary
also of a certain chivalry to-
ward a new President who Is
entitled to time before be-
ing held fully accountable
for his administration. Also.
reporters like him-not as
much as Mr.. Nixon seems to
think they do. but a lot.
The central risk remains.
It Is his choice Of language
which may convey more or
less than he meant, which
could suggest that something
is policy which is as yet only
an idea. One Of the Presi-
dents assets is a precision
Of language stemming from
an excellent memory. It has
been praised by experts and
they apparently convinced
him.
The whole world will be
listening, however. and he
has left himself little room
for maneuver or "clarifica-
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Stand on Royburn Rules Proposal
Viewed as q Test of Fairness

The South's moderate and
reasonably conservative
Democrats, and the moder-
ate Republicans as well. must
now take a great decision. It
will severely test their fair
ness-and also their common
sense.
Will they support the
efforts Of Speaker Sam Ray
burn and other Spokesmen Of
the Kennedy administration
to end the capacity Of the
House Rules Committee to
bottle up legislation?
Or will they be misled by
silly cries that this Is some
power-mad purge" in vio-
lation Of a tradition" that
never really existed?
If so, the consequences will
be grave-and most of all to
the Southerners and the valid
traditions they properly seek
to maintain.
A coalition Of ultracon-
servatives in both parties, led
by Chairman Howard Smith
Of Virginia, presently has
iron control of that commit
tee. II this ability Of a hand
full Of men to strangle leg
islation before it can ever
reach the House floor Is to
be sustained these will surely
be the results:
/. President Kennedy will
be forced from the moderate
position - which is by no
means unSympathetic to the
South's problems-he is try
ing so hard to maintain.
Stark necessity will drive
him into ever-closer associa-
ton with the left wing; for
somewhere or other a Presi-
dent must find allies. for his
programs.
2. The unwise attempt Of
these ultra-hberals to end
unlimited debate in the SEN
ate will be enormously aided.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
WILLIAM S. WHITE
Decision Time for Southerners

trenched group in some COM
mittee.
Unlimited Senate debate
the filibuster-is something
altogether different. For the
House was set UP to be
strictly a body Of simple ma
jority rule. The Senate was
created deliberately to act as
q check on simple majority
rule by the House. Unlim-
tied Senate debate thus exists
precisely because the House
was to be a place where q
simple majority could al
ways. and readily. have its
way.
There is thus no reason, In
history or in constitutional
ism, why the House Rules
Committee should not be
altered at any time the party
leadership and any simple
majority think wise.
So it comes to this: II re-
sponSible Southerners now
rally to entrench the undue
powers claimed by the COM
mittee they will be asking for
trouble. An inflamed non
Southern majority in the
Senate will then say to them:
VERY well, you have refused
US any sensible reform in
the House. We have tried to
stay with you in the Senate
and this, considering our
problems at home, has not
been easy. So we shall stand
with you no longer; all bets
are off,"
Evening star., 1961-01-25

Only recently the Senate
moderateS were only mar
rowly able to put aside a plan
Of the ultra Liberals to give a
simple majority-of-one the
power to halt all Senate
debate. Some liberals stood
with the moderates in an
unspoken understanding that
the true road block, that in
the House Rules Committee,
would be ended.
These non-Southern lib
erals cannot be expected to
continue to stand with the
moderateS to preserve the old
right Of free Senate debate
unless this reasonable hal-
gain to cut the Rules Com
mittee down to size is carried
out. Nor can President Ken
nedy.
The House Rules Commit
tee never has had any
mandate to become a perma-
nent barrier to legislation. It's
sole true function is to act as
a traffic policeman. not per-
manently to halt bills, but
rather to feed them in an
orderly way onto the House
floor.
Historically it has been
simply an arm and creature
Of the leadership Of any cur
rent House majority. It has
no right" to be an antag-
onist of that leadership. Re-
sponsible Republicans, too,
will not wisely follow their
ultra-conservatives on the
Rules Committee or those
Republican House leaders
who see in this an oppor-
tunity to embarrass the Ken
nedy administration.
For one day the Repub-
licans will again be in con-
troll Of the House. When
that day comes they will
not want to see a Reublican
President and a Republican
House Speaker similarly en-
barraSsed by a tiny en-
Evening star., 1961-01-25

President Kennedy and his
aides are convinced that
with live television news con-
ferences he can repeat his
success in the campaign tele-
vision debates with former
Vice President Nixon. A few
brave souls ventured to argue
that various risks were in
herent in his changed situa-
ton but they soon grasped
the fact that such advice was
unwelcome.
So that New Frontier will
be crossed In the large new
State Department auditorium
which in the physical sense
is, another. untested forum.
There will be stiffness and
confusion If no greater prac-
tical difficulty.
But these can be ironed
out. and reporters must CO.
operate as best they can for
their own sakes. It is still a
question whether he can
make 1T an attractive show
without the element of po-
,litical conflict which made
the Kennedy-Nixon en-
counters vivid.
The President believes he
can maintain firm control
over the conference. This is
true; he has only to assert
himself.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

cruise ship is hiacked in the Caribbean. Passengers
delighted For they had pirates aboard they didn't
have to tip.
Newsletter tip Look for big construction under
Kennedy administration With the emphasis physical
fitness every Government building will have gym indoor
track and hockey rink.
Nepal wants to borrow so elephants from India for
Queen Ezabeths visit Oused Washington Republicans
volunteer with the slogan: Have trunk: will travel
The youthful Kennedy team has wrought profound
changes at the Pentagon Air Force officers who
musaches to make them look older are shaving them off
and hiding their grandchildren.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Conqressmen's Indifference to Problem
Called Real Weakness in Government

-as, for instance. in defense
contracts.
The assumption behind the
conflict Of interest laws and
regulations Is that no official
can be trusted to be governed
by his conscience but must be
deprived Of his stock hold
ings-even at a loss-so as
to satisfy popular suspicion
or fear that he may not be
able to resist temptation.
This gets into the matter
Of conscience and furdamen-
tai honesty. Maybe a panel
Of churchmen is needed to
define the limitations that
might be self-imposed or at
least exhibited to public view
as affecting the kind Of Gov
ernment that can be expected
under our present system Of
party politics.
For isn't it q conflict Of
interest when a man is elect
ed to high office and gives
an appointment to public Of
flee as q reward for services
rendered in the campaign?
Isn't this o conflict between
the public interest and the
private interest?
An army of persons who
served in the last campaign
have already asked or will
be seeking rewards "for serv-
ices rendered" This has
sometimes been called pa
tronage. and it is regrettable
that somehow there has de-
veloped in Washington a ra-
tionalized attitude that pol
itics Is politics. In this, at
least, there is no reluctance
but eagerness to turn the
clock back and to frown
upon change. It was during
the administration of Presi-
dent Andrew jackson when
the slogan was proclaimed
that ITO the victor belong
the spoils."
Already. for several i'm
portant appointments an
nounced by the Kennedy ad-
ministration, the newspapers
Evening star., 1961-01-25

President Kennedy has set
up q special commission to
study conflict Of interest" in
the Executive agencies Of the
Government. This is a COM
mendable action.
But the real weakness in
Government isn't being touch
ed and apparently cannot be
under the instructions given
the new commission. Why. for
instance. should such a study
be limited to what happens
in the Executive agencies and
not cover what is the true
source Of the difficulty-the
indifference to conflict Of in
terest which prevails also
among the members Of Con-
greSs?
Basically, the problem OF
conflict Of interest concerns
improper influences exerted
in Government upon all Off
cials, from the President
down, who have the power to
make decisions that benefit
or injure a citizen or groups
Of individuals in business.
No law now on the statute
books can really prevent a
conflict Of interest from be-
ing applied by an official
Of the Government. For.
though the latter may have
Invested himself of his own
. ership Of stocks in a private
company, he cannot as read
: lily divest himself Of his
friendships either inside or
. outside the business or labor
union or law firm in which
he once worked.
The fear of wrongdoing
which is implied in the re-
quirement that cabinet Off
GERS sell their stocks is not
removed by such a procedure.
For there Is no way by which
q cabinet officer can be re-
quired to compel his rela-
.tives to sell stock in COM
panies which could be bene-
fitted by governmental action
Evening star., 1961-01-25

from Mr.. Sylvester for an ex-
PLANTATION of the outside activ-
tiles of Admiral Knoll.
The admiral also drew up
some proposed new laws which.
it Is reported, would freeze the
Department Of Defense's organ
ization in its present form. This
was not part of the admiral's
job, the Navy says.
Navy officials, considerably
embarrassed. ordered Admiral
Knoll to 60 no further than his
original-and now apparently
temporary-assignment.
Neither Service Talking
Both the Navy and Air Force
which traditionally have dis
agreed on organization of the
Defense Department - have
been quite circumspect since
the Symington plan made re-
organization a major defense
issue.
Neither has volunteered an
official opinion, and. except for
some minor transgressions by
Admiral Knoll's office. they
have been reluctant to talk to
newsnen even on a background
basis.
The Air Force had a brief
whirl in the reorganization
spotlight in December when
someone outside the Air Force
leaked parts Of a "black book
containing analyses Of reorgan-
iZation proposals. It turned out
however, that the black book
was prepared for internal Air
Force use and then circulated
on the request of former Sec.
retary Of Defense Gates tt
the other services. Mr.. Gates
thought 1t was a fine study.
When the new Secretary oi
Defense. Robert S. McNamara
is in a position to move or
organizational problems-per-
haps in another six months
the services. Of course, will be
invited to make their positions
known.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
After Nehru' Topic

The United World Federal.
lists and the Washington Ethi-'
cal Society will present a lee
ture by DR.. Homer Kempfer.
deputy chief education adviser,
United States Technical Co.
operation Mission to India, at
8 pm. tomorrow in the audi
torium of the society's building
at 1922 Massachusetts avenue
NV. The topic Of DR.. Kemp
fer's lecture will be After
lNehru-What?"
Evening star., 1961-01-25

Assistant Secretary OF DEFENSE
for Public Affairs, Arthur Syl-
vester. who asked the Navy
yesterday just what was going
on.
Navy officials can report back
today that the Technical Stud
les Group, Office Of the Deputy
Chief Of Naval Operations for
Plans and Policies, under Rear
Admiral D. w. Knoll, has been
ordered to tend to its knitting
and stop talking outside Off
cial channels about reorganiza-
ton. Furthermore, in giving it's
version Of what Admiral Knoll's
office is supposed to be doing,
the Navy implied that the ad-
miral and his group will be
completely out Of the reorgani-
zation business in the near fu-
ture.
Sought To Be OF Help
1t all started last year, the
Navy reports, when it decided
to make some studies that could
be helpful to the new admins
tration when it stepped into
the organizational maze of the
Pentagon. Admiral Knoll, the
Navy now says. was told to be
ready to help in the transition
to q new administration with
analyses of organizational
problems.
Meanwhile. the Symington
Committee on reorganization,
working for President-elect
Kennedy, proposed changes in
the Pentagon. The Navy took
no official stand ON the SYM
ington plan, but Admiral
Knolls office became a clear
ing house for information crit
ical of single chief of staff or
single service concepts.
One move by the Admiral
however, was to ask the Naval
attaches Of some Washington
embassies for their ideas on re-
organization. This drew criti-
cism in the press and a request
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Museum Piece

MANILA, Jan. Is (AP) "A
Judge has decided a roulette
wheel seized in a gambling
house raid is too beautiful to
destroy. He is turning it over
to the Philippines National
Museum for cultural and ar
tistic purposes"
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Navy CIomping oLid.
On Organization Unit
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
Star Staff Writer

The Navy is moving swiftly to clamp lid on its socaled
secret propaganda unit according to soies
to oppose reorganization of the Defense Department
Actually the office secret and its propaganda
activities turned out to be embarrassing than sinister
active enough however draw the attention
Evening star., 1961-08-02
Admiral WI. Erdmonn, So;
Ex-Deputy Chief for NATO

Rear Admiral William L.
Erdmann, USN CretD, So, died
last night on an airliner
enroute from Chicago to
Indianapolis. The cause of
death apparently was a heart
attack. ,
A 1924 graduate of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Admiral
Erdmann received five combat
medals for aviation war service,
plus the Legion of Merit, the
Air Medal and the Bronze Star.
Before his retirement in 1860
he had been deputy chief of
staff for NATO forces in
Southern Europe.
Admiral Erdmann was the
central figure in an incident
involving AZ cases of untaxed
liquor which were brought into
the United States from Guam
aboard an aircraft carrier. He
was fined $4,000 in a San
Francisco Federal court last
November on charges of
illegally importing liquor with
out paying import taxes.
The liquor, valued at $4,000,
was brought into the country
aboard the carrier Bon Homme
Evening star., 1961-08-02
Mrs. Una Franklin Carter,
Author and Editor, 55

andria, which once belonged to
George Washington's physician.
In the early l95os she became
women's editor of the old Arl-
ington Sun, now the Northern
Virginia Sun, and later was
named head of the papers Alex
andria bureau.
She was a member of the
Women's National Press Club,
a former president of the Alex
andria association, vice presi-
dent of the Old Town Civic As
sociation, and a trustee of the
Historic Alexandria Founda-
ton. She was also a member OF
the Alexandria Library Co. and
the Landmark Society.
She leaves two daughters.
Mrs. Italo Ablondi of New York,
and Mrs. Richard J. Ryno of
Milwaukee, and her mother.
Mrs. Ruth Franklin Carter of
56l9 Baltimore avenue, Hyatts-
vile, Md. She also leaves four
grandchildren.