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Evening star., 1961-11-12

very critical condition. Her
left hand was severed and she
suffered severe head injuries.
Mrs. Mary Hasinsky, 81,
mother of the driver, reported
in critical condition with a
skull fracture and broken ribs.
Sam Schwartz, 64, Of Ja-
macia, N. Y, and his wife,
Frances, "a. both admitted
for observation with minor
injuries. Mr.. Schwartz is the
sister Of Mrs. Mary Hasinsky.
Police Pvt. Neil Southern
charged the driver of the truck,
Cecil H. Blackwell, 81, of Busby,
Md, with operating a vehicle
with bad brakes. Detective Will
liam K. Everett said Rockwell
would be held for action of the
coroner.
Mr.. Blackwell said he was
driving his equipment from
Annapolis to a construction job
here when he started down the
steep Eastern avenue hill, going
west.
"I realized I was picking Up
speed in second gear" he told
reporter, so I tried to get it
in low but the gears kept clash
ing. I kept pumping the brake
but nothing happened"
He said he was going about
rs miles when his brakes failed.
The truck went through one
red light as it careened down
the hill with the driver dodg-
ing and swerving desperately to
avoid cars in his path.
Meanwhile, the Hasinsky car,
northbound on Varnum street
NE. had stopped at the inter-
section, police said.
The truck, now going IS miles
per hour according to the
driver, neared the intersection
at the bottom of the hill. Mr..
Blackwell said he tried to turn
left. The chain holding the con-
struction equipment snapped,
he said, and the power shovel
a so-called pay loader
crashed down on the front half
of the HaSinsky vehicle.
Mr.. HaSinSky, maintenance
worker for the city of Long
Beach, had come here for the
Bar Mitzvah of his nephew,
Joel H. Risnicoff, 13, yesterday
at Beth Torah congregation
synagogue, in Mt. Rainier, Md.
Police said the Hasinskys
were returning to the Hedin
House Hotel in Mount Rainier
from the religious part of the
celebration for Joel, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jack ReSnicoff of
2214 Banning place, Hyattsville.
The boys mother, Blanche
Resnicoff, is the daughter Of
Mrs. Mary Hasinsky and the
sister of Saul and Ann Ha-
sinsky.
Mr.. HaSinSky's death was the
51st traffic fatality in Wash
ington this year. At the same
time last year there had been
66 deaths due to traffic acci-
dents.
Evening star., 1961-11-12

is taking chemistry, United
States history and English.
She plans to study short
hand, too, to increase her job
skills. Her dream is to be a
nurse. II that is impossible,
she wants to do office work,
Carol pays SIS a week for
the care of her children and
provides their food. She hopes
to find someone in her public
housing project who will care
for them.
Carol was living with a rela-
tive when she decided to try
the center. She had been on
relief six months. She was
getting $134 then, and earns
$199 a month now.
Feels Better
II feel better away and on
my own," she said. you've got
to grow up some time. The
public expects people on relief
to be physically handicapped.
When someone my age goes in
to cash a relief check, you feel
as if they're looking you up
and down and saying What's
wrong with her? Is she too lazy
to get a job?'"
Then you have to account
even for things like gifts. Being
on relief is sort of like being
in Jail.
Its tiresome and a little
hard working, but I'm able to
work.
81 hope I never have to go
back on welfare"
Some day I'd like to marry
again. But right now I want
a little time to myself"
Evening star., 1961-11-12

members they should tell Ii
censing officials they are en-
titled to the necessary permit
because they sold Christmas
trees before few zoning regu-
lations were drawn up in 1858
A few days later, the club
won its permit.
I'VE sincerely appreciate Mr.
Gray's help in the matter, -
Webb st. Clair, the clubs pres
ident-elect said.
Evening star., 1961-11-12

I'll be making more some day
When the Welfare Depart.
ment asked me if I wanted tC
go to the training center
didn't discuss 1t with anyone
I thought about it for a month
before I decided. 1t sounded toe
good to be true. They told mt
going there would help me gel
a good job-one I could keep
They got me this apart.
ment, too. Someone asked me
today how I feel about my
apartment"
The young mother looked
around her home with pride
TITS something can't explain
We have enough room here
we're not crowded. It's just
real nice.
Independence Is Wonderful"
Being independent is won.
derful. On>public assistance you
don't feel your life is youl
own. Everything you did, they'c
be on the lookout. And we got
so little-we just about ate
beans every day to make ends
meet. Now I know I have my
own money coming in. If I see
something I want. I try to save
and buy it.
ut was real boring when
was on relief, too. I'd clear
up, wash, cook, look at TV-
I'd go from one thing tc
another all day. There was
nothing to do.
II solved a lot of problems
at the center that had nothing
to do with public assistance
I used to feel nobody carec
about me. ! didn't have a lot
Evening star., 1961-11-12
Maryland Plans
Attack on Crime
Formation of Statewide Unit
Of Investigators to Be Discussed
By PAUL HOPE
star staff Wrftef

Statewide breakdown organized crime is being
planned by Maryland officials
Attorney General Thomas B. Fnan announced yesterday
that assistant attorney be assigned this week to
work the problem. :
Mr.. Fnan also said meeting will be held this week with
Evening star., 1961-11-12

cipients to volunteer for the
pioneer District Public Welfare
Department Training Center at
1719 Thirteenth street NV
The mothers live there with
their children while learning
job skills.
Twenty-nine of the 80 moth
ers who moved into the center
shortly after it opened last
April are working now and off
relief. On an average, they earn
$72.80 more monthly than they
received from the city.
This is the story Of three oi
these mothers-call them Mary
Beth and Carol. ALI are under
Is, with two children each.
Mary, who shares with the
others the determination tc
keep her independence, received
$139 a month in relief wher
she entered the home. She
moved in from one room, where
Evening star., 1961-11-12
INDEPENDENCE
Welfare Center Tronees Find Working Beats Relief

she lived with her children,
now 6 and Z years old. She
paid $50 a month rent for the
room, and shared kitchen and
bath facilities.
Today, the family lives in a
two-bedroom apartment in a
public housing development,
where the rent is $29 a month.
Her salary is $178.95 a month.
The District Department of
Vocational Rehabilitation, one
of the city departments CO.
operating with the Welfare De-
partment in the project, helped
Mary train in laundry work
II feel fine about my Job
now, although I didn't think
I could do it at first" Mary
said. She stands all day, IRON
ing and folding. In summer
when business is brisk, she
works swing shifts, starting
some days at 6 am.
Mary pays a relative $40 a
week to come to her home and
care for her children.
Mary was born in Washing
ton. She left school in the ninth
grade. Il didn't think I'd miss
it until I stopped" she unused.
Then I was too old to go
back"
Gets Own Place
She lived with her father and
stepmother for a while, but got
her own place because of fric-
ton at home.
She was on relief four years.
Il wanted to get off, but
couldn't find a job that paid
enough to support my family
Now I feel I have q future.
Evening star., 1961-11-12
BY BETTY MILES
Star Staff Writer

"As long as I can get a job
I won't go back on public as
sistance. If I got laid off in a
slack time at the laundry, I'd
look for something in another
field until things picked up
again.
Believe me, working is much
better. You're independent"
This 24-year-old mother was
one of the first 80 relief re-
Evening star., 1961-11-12

This is the first Of two articles on the
Districts efforts to rehobiIitote
young mothers on relief and OF the
some time cut the spiroIins, costly
oid-to- dependent children proerom
Evening star., 1961-05-07
Club to End Season

The Research Club of Wash
ington will hold it's final
meeting of the year at 3:15
pm. Tuesday, at Burdick Vo-
cational High School. Thir-
teenth and Allison streets NV.
Evening star., 1961-09-20

retary of Health, Education and Welfare
Ribicoff said in announcing new levels
in the Southern States,s approaching
the highest ever noted in this country.
When he failed to define "a long period"
Of time he left another big question
mark in mid-air.
Much of the impression in such
public statements stems from the fact
that it is too early to gauge accurately
the seriousness of the current fallout
barrage. 1t is serious, to be sure, in the
sense that all scientists agree that
needless exposure to radiation is un-
desirable. But there is no evidence
that a peril-point has been reached, or
is even anywhere near.
What people need to know is what
the fallout readings mean in relation
to themselves, their neighbors and their
families. This information will be forth
coming soon, now that the radiation
experts are turning to qualitative
analysis of the current fallout.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Bad News on Tempo Front

The latest figures on growth of the
Federal payroll in the Washington area
are bad news for those who have waited
hopefully for an end to the So-called
tempoS left over from two World Wars.
The expanded scientific program, the
military build-up and other Federal
developments of the times have COM
bined to bring more Government en-
ployes here and thus to create serious
shortage of office space. And as the
shortage grows,s the prospect of clearing
the parks of the remaining temporary
structures any time soon seems to have
gone aglimmering.
The Federal payroll here has risen
to more than 248,OOO employees, the
largest number since the Korean war
and only $4,000 less than at the peak of
World War II employment. And the
influx of new workers probably will
continue as the cold war crises mount.
A few tempos were raZed within the past
several years and there were promises of
more to go. But now officials in charge
of finding office room for the new
comerS have indicated that the tempos
will have to stay with us while longer
Some of the eyeSores date back to World
War I. They are undoubtedly the most
permanent temporary buildings ever
erected.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Moderation in Tunis

Against the dark background of so
many world crises, it is the more graf
flying to record the progress toward an
amicable settlement of the French
Tunisian problem. This opportunity is
provided by announcement that rep
resentatives of both governments have
agreed over the conference table in
Tunis to the withdrawal of French
troops from the city of Bizerte and its
environs.
This does not, of course, affect
French utilization of the air and naval
base near Bizerte. The privilege of
continued French operation of this
military facility, specifically through
the period in which tensions over Berlin
and Germany may threaten a major
war, was proffered by President Bour-
guiba earlier this month as meaningful
step toward ending what had become an
embittered French-TuniSian impaSse.
Actually, President de Gaulle of France
had taken the initiative in this exchange
of conciliatory words and actions by
emphasizing publicly that his govern
ment is not conteSting TuniSian Sover-
eighty over the base area and that it
was ready to negotiate a modus vivendi
for continued French presence over a
limited period only.
subsequently, there was an ex-
change of prisoners taken during the
fighting of late July. The agreement on
French withdrawal from military
areas in the neighborhood of the base
is the second step toward a return to
pre-criSis conditions. Representatives
of the two governments are expected
now to continue their talks on the
manner in which the military facility
will be operated in the intermediate
future. With the principle acknowledged
that full French withdrawal will take
place eventually, negotiations on this
matter probably will be deferred until
later date.
. For France in particular and for
the West in general, this turn in the
Tunisian crisis is genuinely heartening.
Mr.. Bourguiba'S past attitude toward
his countryS relations with France and
the West has been one of friendlinesS
and respect, disturbed only by his
sudden demands for complete French
evacuation in July. Indeed, "Bour-
guibism" had become synonym for
moderation and understanding in the
context of the nationalist movements
which have prevailed in North Africa
and the Middle East. It, too, has
returned to its more normal coloration
in the past fortnight, and this is a
development which should be sincerely
welcomed.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
FoHout Readings

The Public Health Service is pre-
pairing to turn its attention from mere
numbers to the probable human effects
of current Soviet atomic-test fallout.
In areas where high radioactivity read
ings persist, PHs experts will analyze
fallout particles to determine what
kinds of radioactive elements are in
volved and how these are likely to
affect people.
This is step in the right direction.
To the average American few statistics
are more baffling-or more disturbing
than those concerning fallout. Units
such as "micromicrocuries per cubic
meter of air" impart little real meaning
to the average man, only sense of
uneaSe.
This feeling of formless menace is
hardly dispelled by vague assurances
that ''radioactivity levels of these mag
nitudes u. E. do not pose a public health
threat -. unless sustained over long
period of time" This was what Sec
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Soviet Condolences

It is, hardly surprising that the
leaders of the Soviet Union, in view of
their animosity toward Dag Hammar-
skiold in life, should have failed to
express sorrow or regret at his death.
Even so, the callous conduct of Soviet
Delegate Valerian zorin in the Security
Council came as something of a shock.
Mr. zorin, dragged by his heels,
agreed to join other council members
In brief and formal offer of condo
lences." But his pointed disclaimer of
admiration and his attempt to strike
even reference to Mr.. Hammarskjold's
title as Secretary General from this
customary and politically innocuous
message Of coincidence were in extreme
bad taste. To deny, at such moment,
even the fact of Mr.. Hammarskjold's
position, was gesture quite in keeping
with a sort of "newspeak" of which
Nikita KhruShchev and his minions have
become past masters.
Evening star., 1961-09-20

The Evening Star and its
reporter, James Rowland,
have performed an outstand-
ing service in the series of
articles about the Prince
Georges County government,
seen through the eyes Of the
Prince Georges Civic Fedora
ton County Government
Study Committee.
Here in the Washington
area public attention is very
much directed to national
and international affairs to
the extent that the citizens
find it difficult to keep them
selves informed on affairs in
their local government. Those
who seek to promote good
county government find that
Prince Georges County's gov
ernmental organization and
ways of conducting business
are frustrating. At the end
of each blind alley encoun-
tered by the citizen, he sees
the handwriting of the po-
litical bosses on the wall.
You can't beat city hall"
The voters of New York City
did not buy that answer in
the recent primary elections,
and the voters of Prince
Georges County need not be
satisfied with it either.
After reading The Evening
Star articles, indignation on
the part of the citizens is
natural and healthy. They
want to know what they can
do personally to modernize
their county government and,
make it more responsive to
their needs. Each citizen
must first inform himself
thoroughly and discuss the
facts with his neighbors and
friends. When the people
know the facts and the rem
edies open to them, they will
be able to make "city hall"
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Sham Battle Ends

The alleged fight over changing the
Senate rules, which Majority Leader
Mansfield aptly called a sham battle"
has ended with a rout of the self-ap-
pointed reformerS. This was indeed
good days work.
For the anti-filibuSter effort to get
off the ground, thirds vote to in
woke cloture "a limit on debate) was
needed. The proponents, however, were
unable to muster even simple majority,
the cloture motion being defeated 4S to
81. Thus, the phoniest crusade" of this
session died a-borning.
Under existing Senate rules, cloture
can be invoked at any time by two
thirds of the Senators present and vot-
ing. The reformerS wanted to reduce
this to a three-fifths requirement. But
there was no legislation pending, and
nothing in prospect, which could possibly
justify Tightening of debate rules. AS
consequence, those Senators who do
not believe in marching up the hill only
to turn and march down again solved
the problem by the simple procedure of
voting to kill the proposal. ~
1t should be clearly understood that
there was never any thought Or belief
that the rule would be changed at this
session. The "art" of politics being what
it is, however, number of Senators,
with the coming elections in mind, felt
lit necessary to go through the motions
of trying to 'liberalize" the rule. The
result was not spectacle calculated to
excite ones admiration, but the only
harmful consequence has been to waste
a few days of time and chunk of the
taxpayers money. The country will sur
vive in the years to come, and we hope
that the existing rule will, too.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
A Friend of Freedom

There are times when consistency
is virtue to be greatly honored. Wash
ington is host this week to diStin-
guiShed statesman of South America,
President Prado of Peru, who has
demonstrated this quality of consistency
in his outSpoken advocacy Of freedom
and liberty in two deeply threatful eraS.
In 1912, when Nazi totalitarianiSm
was the overriding menace, President
Prado was a guest here of President
Franklin Roosevelt. His government
had been among the first in Latin
America to declare its unequivocal
solidarity with the United States in
that struggle. His own understanding
of the nature of that conflict was ex-
pressed as follows: Human liberty
is endangered and civilization is
threatened. E. The peoples of this
hemisphere must safeguard their pre-
cious heritage from the brute forces OF
conquest which are trying to enforce
their will upon the rest of the world"
Nearly twenty years later, and
President again after temporary re-
tirement from politics, Mr.. Prado has
returned to make it clear he is still an
enemy of totalitarianism, under what
ever guise. 81 want my greeting" he
said on this occasion, "to contain
sense of faith in democratic institutions,
and an expression of conviction that in
the cooperation Of free nations we
shall succeed in defeating the
attempt at Communist domination"
Peru, he added to President Kennedy,
is "solidly on your side"
1t was appropriate indeed that Mr..
Kennedy welcomed his guest as "a
true and valiant friend in time of
world crisis" This welcome, to both the
President and Mrs. Prado, will be fully
indorsed by our own people.
Evening star., 1961-09-20

disgust at this latest example
of the U. N. double standard,
but our own State Depart
ment has sheepishly ac-
quiesced to the neutralist-
inspired surprise attack.
While the Indian Gen.
Raja BUNDLES on with his
storybook collection of troops
in a clumsy, brutal effort to
impose the will of our erSt-
while world assembly, let us
ask our President Kennedy
to either champion interna-
tional decency now, or for
ever keep his peace. 1t is time
for our leaders to act for the
sturdy free people they repre-
sent and to cease being the
witless pawns of yammering,
feeble neutraliSts, for it is
these neutraliStS who preach
the evils of Western colo
nialism" on one hand and
at the same time revel in
forcibly attempting to fulfill
their own imperialist ambi-
tions on the Katangese peo-
pie, who ask only to be left
alone.
Aram Bakshian, jr.
+ 4 =
In a recent issue of your
paper was a discussion of
the shameful treatment of
African diplomats in our
area.
This is certainly an activ-
ity to be roundly condemned
and one which exhibits not
only ignorance but biased
intolerance on the part Of
the perpetrators.
The item further indicated
that a continuation of such
incidents might occasion the
withdrawal of the United
Nations from the United
States.
While it is nearly trau-
matte to imagine that such
mistreatment of important
state officials would be re-
quired to accomplish the end
of removing the United Ma
tions from American soil, it
might almost be worth the
price.
Perhaps Americans should
consider in this light some
more legal and civilized
means Of accomplishing the
same end.
The history of the United
Nations and its present dis
graceful activity is more
than enough justification for
a complete severance of re-
lationships between it and
the United States.
Only the final surrender of
our sovereignty as the
proudest Nation in the world
remains
James ], Matthews,
Evening star., 1961-09-20
LETTERS TO THE STAR
HommnskjoIds Death and the Issue That CousedIt

They will lie, cheat, steal
and even murder, anything
to further the cause of COM
munism, and so another dedi-
Gated man is the victim of the
monster this time. And soon
the world will forget this
crime and there will be talk
OF a summit meeting, and as
usual, the Reds will have the
upper hand and the rest of
the world will .cringe when
they roar.
When the Western nations
get it through their thick
skulls that to deal with the
Reds is to deal with the most
vicious form of humanity,
then-and then only-will
they take a step in the right
direction. If the West is will
ing to sit down and talk
things over with these un-
scrupulous fiends, we are no
better than the Reds.
The United States is sorely
in need of statesmen with
wisdom and strength of
character to buck these devils
at every turn; men who will
say what they mean and
mean what they say. Unfor-
tunately the politicians are
a bunch of pantywaists
whose uppermost thoughts
are on the subject of re-
election, not how they can
best serve their country. Con-
sequently these vote-hungry
politicians loudly proclaim
talking things over with the
men in the Kremlin.
If we don't do our utmost
to keep this dreadful crime
constantly before all the ma
tions of the world, then Dag
Hammarskjold has died in
vain, and we shall continue
on our blundering way, let
ting the Communists take
over the world by murders
and atrocious crimes against
those who oppose them.
Instead of a bear symbol
izing Russia, it should be an
octopus with tentacles cover
ing the earth.
A. L. Beall.
# +
When I read the news from
the Congo I wonder if our
State Department and United
Nations personnel are not
right out of Alice in Wonder
land.
We pushed the Belgians
into granting the Congolese
independence before they had
been properly prepared. Then,
when the people of Katanga
seek independence from the
rest Of the Congo, we sub
stantially finance the U. N.
operation to prevent this. We
Evening star., 1961-09-20

their servant instead of their
master.
Send for your copy Of the
Project Marlboro report to-
day. Copies are available at
SOC each from Fred w. Cast,
treasurer of the Prince
Georges County Civic Fed
Grafton, 10 Cheverly circle,
Cheyerly, Md. A special re-
duced rate refund will be
given for orders of so copies
or more after printing costs
are determined.
James F. Vance
Member, County Govern
ment Study Committee,
Prince Georges County Civic
Federation. !
A recent report appearing
in the press emphasizes, with
facts and figures, what resi-
dents of Prince Georges
County have long felt-that
coming protection in Prince
Georges is illusory. The
Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commits
sion has devoted much time,
money, and expert effort to
planning for orderly growth
and property protection in
the County. However, tn e
balance which the M-NCPPC
has sought to achieve has
largely been upset at BIZ
monthly meetings of the
County Commission, where
M-NCPPC recommendations
have been summarily ignored
by wholesale granting of
amendments and exceptions
without regard for plan, de-
sign, or public purpose.
Statistical information in
Prince Georges is often hard
to find. However. the follow
figures, for fiscal year 1861.
have been painstakingly
compiled from the records of