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Evening star., 1961-12-19
Pensions Not Free

The Federal Spotlight,
Star, December IL, says:
e. Also, the military
man does not contribute for
his retirement"
Perhaps few persons, in
Guiding the military, are un-
aware that they do contrib
ute for their retirement, but
in fairness the above state
ment should be clarified. The
authority for the military
mans contribution for his
retirement is Paul J. Kilday,
former member of Congress
and chairman Of the subcom.
mittee of the House Armed
Services Committee on mil
itary pay.
On July 8, 1859, Mr.. Kill
day. then a member of Con-
greSs. appeared before the
Hebert Committee, made a
formal statement, and then
answered questions put to
him by committee members.
During the question period
the fact was excited that
military pay scales are ad-
juSted by a reduction of
about 7l2 per cent below
that scale which would pre-
vail if a greater amount were
to be authorized and the con-
tribution taken away by an
expensive administrative pro-
cedure.
Mr.. Kilday's statement was
inserted in the Congressional
Record by Chairman Vinson
of the House Armed Services
Committee. Considering the
qualifications of both MesSrs.
Vinson and Kilday in the
field of military legislation
there can be no doubt but
that the military man does
contribute for his retirement.
Actually, then
/. The military man con-
tributes 7l2 per cent whereas
the civilian contributes 61a.
2. There is no expensive
administrative procedure in
cident to the contribution
made by the military man
for his retirement.
3. The surviving widow of
a retired military man does
not have a vested interest
in his retired pay, so his en-
tire contribution, which may
have been made over a period
of from 20 to 40 years, is
forfeited upon death, even
though death occurs soon af-
ter retirement.
4. The surviving widow may
receive indemnity and de-
pendeney compensation at a
monthly rate of SIP plus
IL percentum Of the basic
pay of her deceased husband,
provided he is retired for
physical disability. But this
same compensation is payable
to the surviving widow of a
civilian whose death results
from a service connected dis
ability.
Russell F. Albert,
Colonel, USA-retired.
Evening star., 1961-12-19
Lectures Professors

The TOO or more professors
who condemned a fallout
shelter program in an open
letter to the President made
the argument that such a
program prepares the people
for the acceptance of nuclear
warfare as an instrument Of
national policy"
I suggest the professors
look at the diverse Of the
coin. which is that an ade-
quate shelter program pre-
pares the people not only for
survival but also prepares
them to stand against sur
render as an instrument of
national policy.
Because, without a strong
civil defense and shelter pro-
gram, the people will feel
that their chances are zero
in the event of war. This will
give yet stronger push to
the already strong and clam
orous surrenderiSm OF the
type we have Seen-the peo-
pie who would have us dis
arm unilaterally, who would
ban the bomb and our test
ing and who stage sitdowns
at Polaris and other missile
bases while chanting Better
Red Than Dead" This sur
renderiSm which is growing
might have a great and ter
rible effect on our national
policy, with millions Of peo-
pie feeling absolutely denud-
ed of all protection or posi-
bility of survival.
You may be sure that. in
spite of all Soviet protesta-
ton, they are training their
cadreS and even millions Of
party members in survival
techniques.
If it does not appeal to the
professors to place this coun-
try in a position to survive
on an equal basis. I will sug-
gest to them a very ugly pos
sibility Of which they may not
have thought. 1t is this: A
great many conservatives are
going ahead with their pri-
vate shelter program, on the
fair probability that public
shelters may never get here
and the great probability
that nuclear warfare will
even Professor Snow says so.
Now, If it should turn out
that these good liberal pro-
fesSors who are against the
shelter program should be
wrong = just possibly - and
that the right attitudes" and
the United Nations are not
able to shield them against
nuclear warfare. I am sure
they would not want only
conservatives to survive. 1t
might turn the clock back
even beyond McKinley's day.
I suggest a few pair of
them prepare to go into the
Ark, also.
Jack Beall.
Evening star., 1961-12-19
Playing the News

OIl NOVeulUcI 10, 1901,
World War I hero Captain
Eddie Rickenbacker made a
real pro-American speech be-
fore the National Association
Of Real Estate Boards in Mi
ami, Fla. Where did The Star
publish the report of this
speech written by Joseph B.
Byrnes, Real Estate Editor of
The Star? On page 13 of Sec
ton B. Hidden!
But. when an individual
who is a professor at GWU,
threatens to block American
Christian children from par
ticipating in a celebration of
Christmas and Easter pro-
grams. at their District school
Fairgrounds. where was his
TRADE published? On page l
of Section B. Your publica-
ton even had his photo
taken.
Was Captain Rickenback-
er's speech buried because
your publication feared the
pinks, liberals, do-gooders
and political stooges? OF
course, I expect the answer
to be that the professors
TRADE was of local nature.
Cosmopolitan Washington,
D. C. expects unbiased re-
porting: let the chips fall
where they may regardless of
whose back might want to be
scratched.
william A. Walsh.
Editors Note: At any rate,
we were not successful in
hiding our report on Captain
Rickenbacker'S remarks from
Mr.. Walsh. Nor would we be
any more successful in pro-
ducing chips, to fall where
they may, by scratching
backs.)
Evening star., 1961-12-19
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Blind Detect Obstacles by 9TH Sense
BY THOMAS r. HENRY

dividual case and appeared
connected with the finenesS
of the discriminatory limits
for modification of sound in
tensities.
THE quality of a persons
absolute hearing capacity is
of minor Importance. Expert
mentS showed that skin SEN
sationS accompanying the de-
lection of near obstacles are
cortical (brain) projections.
The sensations are described
as facial vision"
The first authentic SAM
pies of deadly space dust"
have just been collected by
the Air Force.
This invisible dust consists
Of the So-called micro-meteo-
rites, whose diameters are
measured in thouSandthS of a
millimeter, which come from
outer space at velocities close
to SO miles a second. This
high speed makes them lethal
as bullets despite their mi
nuteneSs. They are a poten-
tial major hazard to manned
space flight.
There is, it was found, a
dense band of these inviSibly
little dust specks at an alti-
tude somewhere between IS
and 100 miles above the
earth. The samples were COL
lected with a plastic rocket
nose cone known as the Ven
us flytrap. Somewhere in this
altitude range the collecting
surface was struck by about
ten particles per square CEN
timeter per second.
May Be Clues to MeteOrites
Actually very few of the
space dust specks, per Sc,
were collected in the Air
Force probe above White
Sands, N. M. They apparent
ly vaporized when they hit.
There were enough, however,
to demonstrate their exist
ence, and discriminate them
from dust particles rising
from the earth's surface.
Study of the particles, SCI
entiStS of the Air Force Re-
search and Development
Command believe, eventually
may provide new clues con-
cerning the origin of meteo-
rites and perhaps the origin
Of the earth and the solar
system. Complete analysis
may take several years. 1t
must be carried out, for the
most part, by electron micro
scopy.
Evening star., 1961-12-19
Eichmonn q Symbol

Three elderly Israeli judges
have pronounced sentence on
Adolf Eichmann. and the
long trial is over. Once again
right has triumphed and viii
lainy has been punished in
the most classically appropri-
ate manner. Now we can re-
turn to our television sets
and other daily preoccupa-
tions content in the knowl-
edge that justice has been
done.
But is the whole matter
really finished? The terrible
crimes of which Eichmann
stands convicted were not
committed on the moon or
on some remote planet. They
took place only a few thou
sand miles away on the an
cient, civilized continent of
Europe. Adolf Eichmann and
his accomplices were men
depraved sadistic, degenerate
men-but men nevertheless.
They were members of the
human race and - Heaven
help us-our brothers. Can
we. therefore, smugly turn
away our faces, pretending
that the blood of their vic
Tins does not stain our hands
also?
The atavistic urgings, the
evil whispers in the night
that pit man against man,
and people against people
are still part of our human
heritage. The poison still
turks in the bloodstream of
all peoples, including our
own. Unless we guard against
it constantly, it may one day
plunge us into another long
night of horror from which
we may never emerge.
Hymen r. Kaplan.
Evening star., 1961-12-19

Some folks can "See" with
out eyes. Probably almost ev-
erybody could if it was neces-
sary.
They see by a sort of sew
enth sense, hitherto seldom
recognized. Inaudible sound
waves take the place of visi-
BILE light waves. Special nerve
endings in the skin of the
face substitute for the useless
retina.
Studies of this So-called
obstacle sense" of blind per-
sons, conducted by the Insti-
tute of Experimental PSychol-
ogy at the University of Inns
bruck, Austria, have been
sponsored by the United
States Air Force. Findings to
date are summarized in a re-
port on its scientific projects
by the Air Force Office Of
Scientific Research.
Technique Described
"Obstacle sense" says the
report, was measured by
making use of a standard OBJ
stacle, a round cardboard
disk with a diameter of so
centimeters, which could be
quickly and noiseless-
ly brought within range Of
the test person at any de-
sired distance. The greatest
distance from which it was
possible to detect this obsta-
Gle with exactitude was used
as a measure of the obstacle
sense performance of the re-
Spective person.
"A sonic guidance device to
be carried on the person was
also developed. 1t consisted of
a microphone, an amplifier
connected with the latter,
and various measuring de-
vices. Measurements were
carried out on a total of 267
persons between the ages of
four and IS years, who Ell
ther were blind or normal
but blind-folded.
Results indicated that ev-
eryone appeared to have the
faculty of blind orientation
Immediately with the aid of
sonic devices when approach
ing obstacles.
"Optimum results were OBJ
tained if short impulses with
a broad frequency band were
used which are radiated at
an angle of the greatest pos
sible width by a sonic device
attached to the person. OBJ
stacle sense performance is
further improved by training.
The limits Of efficiency var
led considerably in each in
Evening star., 1961-12-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Pen names may be used II

Pen names may be used "
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. Al let
ters are subject to condensa-
tion. Those not used ,Dtll be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied by self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-12-19
THE POLITICAL MILL
Kennedy's Foreign Policy Pays Off
By GOULD LINCOLN

when, as is expected, this
matter of the admission of
Red China is brought up
again next year.
The vote on that resolu-
ton was 81 to "a with seven
abstentions an impressive
vote. Perhaps all this will
cause the so-called "realists,"
both in this country and
abroad, to take another look
at the constantly predicted
admission of Red China to
the U. N. They have argued:
IF eventually, why not now?"
1t should stiffen some
backs. To admit Red China
to an organization which is
dedicated to the cause of
peace seemS-in the light of
its various aggressions, one
a war conducted against the
U. N. itself insane. Certainly
the demand of the United
States that Communist
China give some evidence of
mending its aggressive ways
before becoming a member is
reasonable.
The Kennedy administra-
ton was able to line up the
Latin American nations SOL
idly in opposition to the pres
ent admission of Red China
except Cuba, of course, which
is now a Castro-proclaimed
member of the Communist
bloc. The administration also,
through it's earlier success in
obtaining agreement from
Nationalist China not to veto
the admission of Outer Mon
golia, was able to make sure
the admission of Mauritania,
and so win over support of
nations of the so-called Braz-
zaville group - countries in
Africa retaining close ties
with France. All of this was
not accomplished without
much hard work.
Seeks Congo Settlement
The President also Is ac-
lively seeking to bring about
negotiations between PreSi-
dent Tshombe of Katanga
and Cyrille Adoula, Premier
Of the Congolese central gov
ernment, and an end to strife
in the Congo. The United Ma
tions has been engaged in a
war to bring about a stable
government, while Tshombe
has sought to have Katanga
become an Independent ma
ton instead of one of the
states of the Congo.
If his efforts for peaceful
settlement now succeed, it
will be another feather in
the Presidents cap. The U. N.
war against Katanga Prov
ince has been supported by
the United States, and the
administration has been
much criticized because of it,
here and abroad.
Many Democrats will feel,
as does Senator Mike Mon
roney of Oklahoma, a men,
ber of the Senate Committee
on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce, that President
Kennedy's handling of for
eign policy, accomplished with
patience as well as firmness,
is paying off both in the in
terests of the country and
in those of the Democratic
Party. The Senator has been
on a speaking tour of his
State for weeks and has
found Mr.. Kennedy's popular
ity greatly on the increase.
Oklahoma went for Richard
Nixon against Mr.. Kennedy
in the presidential election of
1860 BY some 10000 votes.
Evening star., 1961-12-19

President Kennedy's just
completed visits to Puerto
Rico, Venezuela and Colom-
bia, and the warmth of the
welcome extended to him in
these Latin American coun-
tries, have not only been a
headache for Fidel Castro,
but have gone far to erad-
icate the terrific black eye
both Mr.. Kennedy and the
United States suffered at the
time of the Cuban invasion
fiasco.
Furthermore, the Pres
ident's speeches in support
of the $40 billion Alliance
for Progress program for the
American republics, deliv-
cred in Caracas and Bogota,
emphasized the policy of
friendship on the part of
the United States to the peo-
pies of the Latin American
nations. Without using Com
munist Castro's name, the
President struck hard at his
government in Cuba and
warned the American repub-
lies to the south of us
against Communist infiltra-
tion and subversion which,
if unchecked, can only bring
dictatorship and ruin in the
end.
His visit to these coun-
tries in the face of warn
ings that Communist demon
Strations. particularly in
Caracas, might mar the
whole purpose of the trip,
turned out to be a master
stroke-a stroke that should
encourage all members Of the
Organization of American
States to cooperate in op-
position to Castro and what
he stands for. Too many of
them have in the past been
too friendly to the Com
munist dictator of Cuba, and
too lukewarm toward the
United States.
Indeed, Mr.. Kennedy's
more recent handling of our
foreign relations has been a
cause for satisfaction, par
ticularly in the Western
Hemisphere. His prompt dis
patch of Navy forces to Do.
minican waters, when there
were threatened uprisings to
put a Trujillo-like dictator
in charge or launch a Castro
like revolution and ultimate
Communist domination, has
been effective. Despite the
rioting there, it appears some
form of stable and popular
government is on the way to
establishment
Success in U. n.
But the successes have not
been confined to Latin Amer
lea. Much to the surprise
and chagrin of the Commu-
mist bloc, Red China was
denied a seat in the United
Nations by a vote of the
General Assembly -48 to 36
with 20 abstentionS. Presi-
dent Kennedys maneuverine
in the United Nations
brought many of the African
states to vote with the United
States, or caused them to re.
frain from voting at all, or
the Soviet governments res
olution to throw Nationa,
China out of the U. N. anc
substitute Communist China
The margin of victory wa!
even greater, for the Gen.
eral Assembly had voted {
resolution making the pass
age of any substantive meas
ure on China subject to {
two-thirds vote. This shoulc
1orOvn q uo l,1o hlo 1NronoIon'
Evening star., 1961-12-19

the very least, suggests that both our
Government and the U. N. are capa-
BILE Of serious errors Of judgment.
Useful Journey
Together with their countrymen,
President and Mrs. Kennedy have
ample reason to be pleased with the
success Of their fast-moving weekend
visit to Puerto Rico, Venezuela and
Colombia. The great crowds welcoming
them were warm and friendly through
out offering a display Of good neigh
borlineSS entirely unmarried by Com
muniSt-led mobbism of the sort that
menaced the lives of Vice President
and Mrs. Nixon in Caracas some three
years ago.
Perhaps one reason for this con-
trast between the two visits is the
fact that President Betancourt's Ven
ezuelan government took exceptional
measures to guard against Red-inSti-
gated outrages and insure the security
of the KennedyS. In any case, just as
in Puerto Rico and Colombia (Bogota
staged the biggest and most exuber-
ant welcome in its history, scores of
thousands lining the streets of Caracas
certainly acted as enthusiastic admirers
not only of the young presidential
couple but also of the United States
Thus the Kennedy journey seems
clearly to have generated an additional
measure Of good will and promoted
mutual understanding and cooperation
of the type needed to inject real
life and effectiveness into the inter
American Alliance for Progress. To
that end, during the course Of his
several weekend speeches, the Presi-
dent has once again emphasized that
the alliance, If it is to succeed in
materially raising the hemisphere'S
living standards, will require that our
aid be matched with extensive self
help on the part of our sister republics
to the south.
This Self-help calls especially for
social and economic reforms calcu-
lated-along with our dollar assistance
from both governmental and private
Sources-to build better and happier
way of life for the great mass of peo-
pie throughout the Americas Puerto
Rico has already done great deal
in this respect, and Venezuela and
Colombia are moving forward along
the same line. The good example they
are setting ought surely to be emu
lated, as Mr.. Kennedy has suggested,
by every free country in our hemi-
sphere as safeguard against the threat
posed by Red totalitarian CaStroiSm
and its masters in Moscow and Peiping.
Evening star., 1961-12-19

circle. On visit to Madrid last week,
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met
with Mr.. Franco and praised Spain
as an ally of the United States in the
worlds defense against Communist ag-
greSSion.
OF course, the work of patching
up the break with Spain has been
under way for some time. But 1t seems
worthwhile to mention Mr.. Rusk's visit
now, and to consider 1t against the
background Of what is being done by
the U. N. and by ourselves in Katanga
For the experience with Spain, at
the very least, suggests that both our
Government and the U. N. are capa-
BILE Of serious errors of judgment.
Evening star., 1961-11-27
CRITICS VIEW
Aging Jazz Artists
Recreote the 2Os

lists, they turned TO old pieces
Of film.
Actually, the film clips were
more IN the mood and certainly
more kind than the live-on tape
reconstruction of Chicago-style
music making. There was a bit
with Bessie Smith, with the
voice like a cello. singing a
blues song. Mamie Smith shout
ing a comedy song. And a slim
young trumpet player with a
huge white-toothed grin named
Louis Armstrong.
But when the musicians were
reassembled to relive the good
old days, we saw a number of
Evening star., 1961-11-27
By CYNTHIA LOWRY
AP TV-Radio Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. 27-"Chi-
cago style" they called it, mean
ing the kind of music that blew
out of the Windy City in the
raucus. boozing days of the
1920s. Last night, NBC'S SHOW
Of the Week" did a good job OF
showing us what the word
jazz" used to mean.
They assembled a lot of old
time musicians who were there
-instrumentalists and singers
to recreate the roarin 6
twenties in chicago. And when
they couldn't produce the art
Evening star., 1961-11-27

expected to replace the droop-
ing Here and Now" show
hosted by Frank MCGEE late
Friday nights with Chet Hunt
ley's current events show now
seen during the latter portion
of Sunday afternoons. Robert
Abernathy's news show for
teen-agers-now in the eight
ball hour Of noon Saturday.
may move into the Huntley
spot.
Add entertainment shows in
trouble: Gains Hundred, /"
"Margie, Father of the Bride, f"
"87th Precinct" and the cartoon.
shows.
Evening star., 1961-11-27

at his noisy adventures in the
library reading room.
At least he's in there invent
ing and trying.
NBC started a three-part
series of programs on space
flight Friday night. repeating
a lot of material showing
rocket launchings most Of us
had seen before, but explain
ing the purpose and meaning
Of the great adventure. This
series is called Crossing the
Threshold" and before it is
finished a lot Of us are going
to stop asking, why try to go
to the moon when we've got
trouble enough right here?"
The Russian space flight film
shown may have been a TV
scoop, but it didn't show us
very much.
NBC is still tinkering with
- L
Evening star., 1961-11-27

Recommended tonight:
Danny Thomas SHOW" CHS,
$3.50 (EST) Jimmy Durante.
guest star.
Evening star., 1961-11-27

Ernie Kovacs may not al
ways be on target with his
humor. but you've got to give
him credit. He'd rather die
than be caught telling a some
thing funny happened to me
on the way to the studio" joke,
On Friday night, Kovacs was
on the ABC screen for a solid
80 minutes entertainment plus
very entertaining CONNER
cials) and never once told a
joke. AS q matter of fact, he
didn't speak a word and
neither did anyone else. But
there were plenty Of gags
crazy, imaginative ones-and
lots Of sound effects and
music.
KovacS may be an acquired
taste, but once you acquire it,
you find him irrestible. I didn't
roll out of the armchair at
his squishy shoe device and
drawing lamps and doors on
a canvas drop, but I did laugh
Evening star., 1961-11-27

middle-aged, portly men ano
women, some with hair pow
dered with snow, others baldine
and bald. The ladies had q
verve as they sang-but. oh
my, they shouldn't have tried
to dance.
Garry Moore was host and
guide on the trip backwards
four decades, and it was all
most enjoyable, except every
one looked so old. 1t was per-
haps a sharp reminder that
we're getting along too.
Evening star., 1961-11-27

NBC is still tinkering with
its daytime schedule. 1t is
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