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Evening star., 1961-11-02
BY ALTON BLAKESLEE
Associated Press Science Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. 2. - The
greatest toll from Russia's
monster plus-50-megaton H
bomb could be among tomor-
rows children.
Its radioactive fallout might
doom hundreds or even thou
sands of the worlds children
over a number of future gen.
erations - to early death or
physical or mental defects from
hereditary damage.
Almost all geneUicists assume
that ANY increase in radiation
could cause genetic damage to
some people.
Most think the effect from
present fallout - and, that
added now by the Soviets -
will be a very slight fraction
of one per cent increase over
the number of children pres
emily born with genetic defects.
The increase could be so slight
as not to be detachable.
But with 100 million children
born in this world each year,
even a slight increase in the
rate of defective births could
mean sizable numbers Of dam
aged or Stillborn humans in so
to 100 years or more.
DR.. Linus Pauling, famous
California Institute of Tech
nology chemist, and a crusader
against bomb testing, does esti-
mate a number:
From a 50-megaton bomb
alone. 10000 infants born with
physical or mental defects in
the next few generations
throughout the world, he says.
And 100000 more genetically
injured during the next 5000
years through ra dioactive
carbon-l4 created by such a
bomb.
Other scientists disagree with
his estimate, particularly that
dealing with carbon-14.
The difficulty in any estimate
is that some crucial facts are
not known about human genes,
produced in the sex glands.
which determine the inherited
characteristics that babies will
have.
1t is known that radiation
can alter or mutate genes, and
that most mutations are harm
full.
1t is not known if genes can
resistS tiny amounts of radia-
ton, such as represented by
fallout atoms which enter sex
glands or genes.
All evidence from expert
ments with animals. fruit flies
and single cells indicate there
is no threshold or tolerable
level.
Thus, geneticists assume any
Evening star., 1961-11-02
Physiciun Held
On Drug Charge

A Washington physician has
been ordered held under $4,000
bond by the United States
Commissioner on a charge of
writing a narcotics prescription
without having purchased a
Federal tax stamp.
1t. Metro Krenitsky of the
police narcotics squad identi-
Evening star., 1961-11-02

fled the suspect as DR.. Thomas
c. Simmons, So, of the 1900
block Of S street NV.
The discovery Of the pre-
scription was made in a routine
investigation Of drugstore rec
ords in the District. Under the
Harrison Narcotics Act. the
lieutenant said, a physician
must purchase a tax stamp
from the Federal Government
in order to issue prescriptions
for narcotics.
Evening star., 1961-11-02
ASSESSING THE DANGER
FoIIout Peril Called
Definite, but Small

Whot effect might toddy's foIIout
from Soviet bomb testing hove on
children yet unborn3 Scientists
oren't oereed on the extent Of the
danger, though most senetieists con-
slider some horm likely. This is the
second Of three articles on folloUt.
Evening star., 1961-11-02
Shock Wave From Big Bomb
CircIed the World Twice

The shock wave from Mon
days Soviet superbomb explo-
sion probably travelled around
the world twice before dying
out completely.
This is the conclusion
reached by Weather Bureau eX-
perts after a two-day study of
pressure wave traces made at
the National Airport station
following the blast. The wave
was recorded here on three sep
arate occasions, the third of
them apparently when the orig
inal wave passed on its second
trip around the earth.
According to DR.. Harry Wex-
Ter, this puts the 50-megaton
explosion in a class with the
great volcanic eruption of Kra-
katoa in 1883. Crude instru-
ments then in use recorded the
volcanoes shock wave as pass
ing around the world twice.
Shock Sequence
The first passage of the su-
perbomb's shock wave was not
ed here at 9:52 am. Monday,
roughly 6la hours after the ex-
plosion over Novaya zemlya,
4,300 miles from Washington.
Weather experts predicted
that the same shock wave, ra-
dating out from the blast
scene in the opposite direction,
would reach here at 9:l5 am.
Tuesday. 1t was actually re-
corded at 1855 am.
The third recording of a
shock wave came at 1925 pm.
Tuesday, about 40 minutes later
than had been predicted. This
was the first wave on its sec
ond time around, DR.. Wexler
said.
Oddly, the third shock wave
was stronger than the second,
but only about two-fifths as
strong as it had been on its
first pass. The Weather Bureau
had no explanation for this
fact, but DR.. Wexler said the
information was double =
checked and is correct.
On its first pass, the plus
50-megaton bombs blast wave
was detected for about an hour.
Its greatest amplitude differ
ence between maximum and
minimum preSsures) was about
.02 inch of mercury, not enough
to do damage or even be felt
by anything but a sensitive
instrument.
Compared to Krakatoa
There was no such precise
information available about
Krokatoa, but DR.. Wexler said
evidence suggested that the
eMlption put energy into the
atmosphere equivalent to about
20 million tons of TINT. If
about half the superbomb's ex-
plosive force was placed into
the atmosphere in the form of
shock waves, the two events
were comparable in their air
effects, DR.. Wexler indicated.
Both the 50-megatonner and
its smaller predecessor, the 25-
to-30-megaton blast of october
%, put to shame another cos
mic event, DR.. Wexler said. This
was the great Siberian meteor
of 1908. whose violent passage
through the atmosphere was
recorded by British weather
stations about $500 miles from
the impact point.
Though the Siberian meteor
felled 80 million trees and laid
waste an area of 3,100 square
miles. its greatest shock wave
had an amplitude of about
7 1000 inch of mercury, and
detachable effects lasted less
than half-an-hour.
October Blast Detected
The October % explosion was
recorded here as having an
amplitude of about / inch of
mercury. and as lasting for
nearly 40 minutes.
DR.. WeXler said a Joint Ca
adian-American weather sta
ton in the Arctic, $500 miles
from Novaya Zemlya, recorded
a D6-inch shock wave. "(This
was still too small to have
any practical effect on weather
or any destructive effects" he
added.
Evening star., 1961-11-02
CAN YOU READ?
ORDOYOUREADTHISWAY

comprehending phrases
rather than single words?
Phrase comprehension that is
not only faster but more accurate
enables many students to read efficiently
over 1000 words per minute A Speed-reading
course, adopted by many Government agencies, is
available to the general public at the Columbian Prep
School for $50 tuition fee Glasses begin November g.
Telephone AP 74881 for complete course description
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05
Car Host May Replace Hop
But Men BetUaiI The Trend

supposed to be less prone to absen-
teeism. have better business mind
be a speedier worker and have
more endurance.
This is all open to artument. No
No one has shown that the female
is lacking in these traits.
She has proved herself equally
adept at getting the order wrong
but does it with a smile and the
cute wrinkle of her nos. Absen-
teeism? Whoever heard of young
lady calling in to to say she could
MT be at work because her foot
slipped off the brass rail at the
local pub and she sprained an an
kle. It's invariably a headache A
fast worker? Depending on the size
of the promised tip the female can
be astonishingly quick. And every
woman is known for her endurance.
She can look it right in the face
for hours and it doesn't bother her.
Merken made one point in his
talk that can be accepted.
The male of the carhop species is
less likely to flirt with the GUS
toners.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05

ing 81 per month from each of
5000 pupils in a move to get par
ents to help.
I'VE EXPECTED $4,000" said Sup.
II. b. Hammer and got 1921"
The school board called off the
effort and refunded the donations.
But it set up fee of SO per
pupil for the 61-62 school year and
will try compulsory cOmpliane, if
legally possible, to bring in $4,000.
Gov. John Patterson warned that
a .9.4 per cent proration appears
probable this year-the fifth straight
for school cut-backs. Patterson has
MT offered any solutions publicly.
The bulk of the school money
comes from the sale tax. income
tax and the tobacco taxes, levies
that are extremely sensitive to the
rise and fall of the economy. The
state provides about IS per cent
of the school funds. Some legisla-
tors believe local systems should
beef up their contributions
The State Department of Educa-
ton estimates an additional 500
teachers are needed each year to
take care of the growing enroll
ment. There were 1929 pupils
enrolled in the 1959-60 term and
Start says the public school rolls
are increasing by $1,000 annually
He placed Alabama 45th in
classroom teacher pay with salaries
averaging $3.50
Based on average daily atten-
dance, the state paid 1894 per. stu
dent during the $3.50 school year
The estimated expenditure per pup
il for 60-61 is $217. This COM
pares with the estimated $685. spent
this fiscal year by first-ranked
New York and Alaska.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05
Our Poorly Fed Citizens

Teenage girls are the least well
fed members of the family Boys
in that age group run a close
second, according to- Miss Janet
Coblentz. extension nutrition spec
ialist at the University of Delaware.
Miss Coblentz explains that many
teenagers skip breakfast because
they're afraid of getting fat. Others
drink little or no milk because they
think it's childish or because they
re rebelling against parents telling
them they should. Between-meal
snaks often consist of milk shakes
and candy bars at the local sweet
shop"
Crash diet formulas too often
take the place of regular meals for
these youngsters. Such food fads
and eating habits don't supply the
500 more protein, B vitamins and
minerals teenagers need over re-
gular adult needs.
An encouraging sign is that Della
ware teenagers are becoming con-
cerned with their own bad eating
habits. That is evident in the for
nation of the Delaware Food for
Teens Committee, Miss Coblentz
points out. Two teenage All club
members from each county were
selected by their clubs to form a
permanent committee to study and
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05

work toward the improvement of
eating habits of teenagers.
The committee members are
Nancy Pearson, Dover; Jean Tue
ker and Robert Lord, Greenwood;
Kay Isaacs. Lincoln; Rodney Der
rickson. Stanton; Tom Parvis.
Houston; and Phoebe Fassig, New
ark.
At their first meeting on March
Is in Dover, the boys and girls dis
cussed the reasons they felt they
didn't eat the right foods and ways
they could help sell ether Delaware
teenagers on better nutrition.
Stricter. yet subtle. parental con-
troll over dietary habits and more
emphasis on good diet in element
airy and junior high schools were
some of their recommendations.
The Food for Teens Committee
plans to meet four times a year
and will try to reach their friends
with ideas through school programs
and assemblies. fair exhabits, All
Club work and short course pro-
grams.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05
To Rent or Buy
Family Dilemma

Income tax advantages. roof
over your head at actual cost and
the probability of q reasonable re-
turn on your investment are some
of the advantages of home owner
ship according to Miss Patricia
Middleton, extension home mana
cement specialist at the Univer-
sity of Delaware.
Miss Middleton cautions. how
ever. chat young couples interes-
ted in investing their hard-earn-
ed savings in home should first
consider the economic pros and
cons of renting and buying a home
in light of family needs and in
terests.
1t takes money to own a home
money for a down-payment and
settlement costs. money for main
tenance. improvements and repairs
money for taxes and insurance,
and money for the monthly pay
ments to the mortgage company.
This may sound discouraging, but
one of the big advantages of own
ing your home is that real estate
is a relatively safe investment
that hedges against initiation. If
you maintain your home we'll. your
chances are good of getting a roa-
sonable return on your money. A
mother point: property taxes and
the yearly interest you pay on
your mortgage can both be deduc-
ted on your income tax
When renting a home or an a.
partment all you pay is the month
~ rent. No large cash outlay is
required. In return for your mon
ey you usually are provided with
stove and refrigerator. Garbage
and trash collection or disposal
services often are included. Often
somebody else mows the lawn,
shovels the snow and takes care
of repairs and maintenance. You
actually pay for these services
however, as well as taxes and i'm
surance when you pay the rent
You don't pay for these directly.
but they're usually included in the
charge for rent
Getting out of town fast is cas-
Ter if you rent than if you have
to sell your house first. And get
ting settled in a new location is
more complicated if you have to
sell one house before you can buy
another.
A sense of permanence and Sc
curity. additional privacy. pride of
ownership and better home facili-
ties are aspects of home ownership
that should be considered in light
of family needs when making your
decision to buy or rent a home.
If you can afford it and these adj
vantages are important to your
family's happiness. perhaps buy
ing a home is better for you.
But if your family's apt to be
transferred frequently, hasn't had
time TO build up a cash reserve
and feels there are other goals
more important. you probably
should rent, at least for a while.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05


everybody wants to cook. The five
year old, given a piece of leftover
dough, busily makes his own land
slightly grubby) little pie or cook
lie. The older children enjoy max
ing cocoa or buildings. Teen-agers
delight in inventing strangely
elaborate sandwiches and vast
patches of fudge. And the man Of
the family, bless him, occasionally
has an urge to create his spe-
cialty, which might be anything
from split pea soup to jambalaya.
The mother viii be exercising
considerable wisdom if she insists
that only one person or group
cooks at one time.
In the case Of the fve-year old,
his mother can give him a sense
of Importance if she puts his pie
or cookie in the oven with her
own baking. At carefully super
vised intervals she can invite him
to join her for a peek. But it
should be made very clear to him
that he's not, under any circum-
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05

MILWAUKEE (AP)-Think a
bout this seriously. men, because
that great pastime of girl watching
as American as baseball and MONS
apple pie is suffering a serious set
back across the nation
Believe it or not. there is a
movement to do away with charm
ing young ladies as carhops. If a
certain group has its say. in this
case the drive-in-owners, gone for
ever will be the charming girl in a
colorful and excellently fitted uni
form.
In her place-a hairy-armed,
male with ketchup & mustard on
his shirt.
Carl Merken of Duluth, Mimi, the
editor of the trade magazine Drive
In Management" announced the
trend at the Wisconsin Restaurant
Association convention.
Merken offered several reasons.
The male carhop, or car host. as
the industry likes to call him, is
supposed to be more efficient in
bringing the wrong order. He's also
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05
PLEADS FOR CHANGE

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP)-Residents
of Circle Drive have pleaded with
the City Council to change the
name of their street.
There also is an East Circle
Drive and a West Circle Drive and
this brought the following head
aches:
Somebody on West. Circle or
dered groceries. They were deliv-
cred to a Circle family. 1t took a
long argument with the store own
er before the order was cancelled.
A resident of East circle forgot
to pay his water bill. The city shut
off the water at a home on Circle
Someone on East Circle ordered
his paper stopped. \ Circle home
owner went a week without the
news.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05

The show has a good so schools
waiting in line. The winner gets
$500 for its scholarship fund each
time. Only three schools have won
five games, which retires it-But-
gers, Colgate and Hobart.
Encourage Their Interest
Nancy, who got her first school
ing in a California mining camp
where her father was an engineer,
feels strongly about helping young
children to an early interest in
learning.
Lets not be utopian." she adds.
Plenty of times | don't know the
answer to Alison's questions and
I'll say Lose yourself But you
do have to encourage their eager
ness to know the answers.
THE mother who suddenly gets
historical and axis is my poor child
going to get into college probably
has herself to blame more than
anyone else"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05
Telephone Service For
Home Gardeners

Home gardeners seeking timely
tips can get them by dialing EN-
dicott S-9106. Recorded telephone
messages of timely yard and gar
den information will be available
from agricultural Extension Ser
vice specialists at the University
of Delaware beginning May l..
This type of telephone service
has been used in several areas in
the Northeast and has received a
great deal of use by the public,
according to DR.. Samuel NJ Gwinn.
assistant director of the Extension
Services
Specialists VIII prepare tape re-
corded messages on ID lawn care,
~ insect control and Horticulture,
CD growing fruits and vegetables,
ca controlling plant diseases, (5)
and care Of ornamental trees and
shrubs
The messages will be changed
twice each week, at 400 pm. Mon
day and 400 pm. Friday.
So, if you are interested in timely
yard and garden information, dial
ENdicott 8-9106.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05
First State Alphabetically
Is Last In Pupil Spending

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)-Ala-
bama, the land of milk and honey,
is bursting again with spring-and
some of the same old problems
Lush green pastures are dotted
with fine blooded angus cattle.
Some of the best roads in the coun-
try, bordered by colorfGl clover
lead the traveller through a land
of beauty Past schools that are at
the very bottom of the list of 50
states in money spent per pupil
A system of prorating apprOpria-
tions to make them fit tax collec-
tions has lowered money carmark-
ed for schools by about Sc million
annually over the past five years.
Last year the legislature approp-
rated $146.6 million for schools but
because of observation-disclosures
tax collections, they received only
1892 million. Frank Stewart, state
superintendent of schools, says that
as far as he knows, no other state
practices proratiOn for school fin
ances.
The cutback has resulted in re-
duction of teaching staffs, elimina-
ton of maintenance work. borrow
ing from banks by local systems,
soliciting donations and talk of
closing schools early.
An effort to take a months pay
from teachers in Choctaw County
last year to make up a deficit of
$1,000 caused by Groration. bro
ught the threat of teacher walk
out. The country finally borrowed
money to pay the teachers.
PROBATION cost Russell County
schools $4,000 in 1860 and the
school finished the year with a S42,-
900 deficit. The county school board
tried a voluntary fee system. ask
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05

Il haven't the heart to tell him
now" says Nancy. THAT girls
name was Jacqueline Bouvier, now
Mrs. John F. Kennedy"
Nancy is married to Donald E.
Fobes. New York attorney and a
series critic of the show. He keeps
jealous count of the number of his
questions asked. she says.
Help Where You Find Ii
Besides her husband. she gets,
help from two older stepchildren,
David, 81 at Yale, and Katherine,
II, who will be in college next fall.
Even her year old daughter ALI
son is source of inspiration.
1.-The other day she asked me to
bring back from New York a rock
ct toy she saw in the paper. 1 was
negative and firm. But she had the
last word. You'll get a question
out of it, she said. | will toe"
Her main regret is she can't get
away from her work. She can't
find anything to read that doesn't
give her questions.
For a while / thought l could
relax with mysteries, but even Aga
tina Christie will come up with a
literary allusion now and then.
II even take notes in church. My
minister at the New England Con-
gregational Church in Darien is
extremely erudite"
ITO make up a good show you
need some tough academic ques-
tions that might leave viewing au-
diences cold, but impresses them.
They want to see what the kids can
do. Then you put in some facet
of common things everybody knows
about. such as American history
Then there are fun questions
which describe things terribly sci
entifically and have simple an
swers.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05
Milford High
School News
Pupil Registration

According to a directive issued
by the State Board of Education
on March %, 1861. the Milford Spe-
cial School District Schools will
conduct registration for first grad
ers entering the Milford Schools
in September 1861 during the week
of May 8-12 inclusive. Parents of
first graders for next year will be
received by Mr. Kerr, principal,
Lulu NJ Ross Elementary School,
Mr.. Hawkins. principal, Lakeyiew
Avenue Elementary School. and
Mr. Goslee. principal, Benjamin
Banneker Elementary and Junior
High Schools.
Other students wishing to trans
fer to another building are to reg
lister with the principal in the
building in which they are now at
tending school.
Cafeteria Menu-May SIG, 1861
Monday: Milk, Spaghetti-Meat &
Tomato Sauce, Cut Green Beans,
Italian Bread-Butter, Sliced Peach
es.
Tuesday: Milk, Hot Dog. Baked
Beans, Apple Pie.
Wednesday: Milk, Bean Soup,
Peanut Butter or Ham & Cheese
Sandwich, Fruit Salad. Cake.
Thursday: Milk, Oven Fried
Chicken. Mashed Potatoes, Tossed
Salad, Bread and Butter, Pudding.
Friday: Milk, Tuna Fish Salad,
Buttered Peas, French Fries. Dixie
Cup.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-05
VideO's Quiz Mistress
BY JOY MILLER
AP Moments Editor

NEW YORK (AP)-Some years
ago when Nancy Fobes applied for
admission to Sarah Lawrence Col
lege, she sent along the required
detailed biography. In it she SPELL
ed journalism with a 2 II times.
With this triumph of consisten-
cy over accuracy to her credit. she
went on the new academic chall-
enges-a Fulbright scholarship TO
the University of London. education
editorship of several national mag
azines, learning how to spell jour
nalism, and. since its beginning Jan
4. 1859. editorial supervisor of Col
lege Bowl"
That means she thinks up
the questions for the CBS-TV Sun
day afternoon show that has just
won the Peabody Award for a tel
evision youth program.
Actually, Nancy Fobes las in
robes) is an intelligent, unaSsum-
ing 80 year old Darien, Conn.
housewife who makes no apologies
for teen-age spelling. In fact, Jour
nalizm is her favorite personal
aRecdote.
Second Best Story
Her runner up favOrite story
these days has TO do with a maya
zine. series on European students.
she was doing some years ago. In
Paris she lined up Claude deRenty,
who was attending the Sorbonne,
as a typical French coed. To exc
out the family finances. the girls
mother took in boarders.
A pretty brunette American stu
dent staying with them apparently
kept getting in the magazine photo
grapher's way Time after time, he
impatiently waved her aside.