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Evening star., 1961-07-10
How Foolish?

AS successor TO Cre Q1CCatOrShlp
OF the slain GeneraliSSimo Trujillo,
President Balaguer'S regime has given
considerable evidence of a desire to
establish democratic processes in the
Dominican Republic. In that respect,
indeed, as indicated by the inquiry car
ried out there recently by the Organi-
zat1on of American States, our own
Government and others in this hemi-
sphere have reason to reconsider their
highly dubious decision to sever diplo-
matte relations with the country.
In any case, the latest trouble in
Ciudad Trujillo is very definitely not a
show to be blamed on Dr. BaIaguer and
his colleagues. On the contrary, there
can be little doubt that the guilt rests
with extreme leftists These appar-
emily are made up chiefly of Commu-
n1Sts, including particularly supporters
of Cuba'S Fidel Castro, who have no
respect whatever for democracy, but
who are acting solely and simply as
treaSonouS tools of the Red totalitarian
conspiracy directed from Moscow and
Peiping.
These agents provocateurS undoubt-
edly have played key role in stirring
up the violence that has taken place.
At any rate, the trouble cannot be
attributed to the three government
leaders who have spoken moderately,
and even in conciliatory tones, about the
Balaguer regime. Clearly, they are not
the ones to be accused of melting
mob of about 1000 to set fire to the
official radio station and otherwise
make a tragic traveSty of the demo-
cratic rule that Dr. Balaguer has been
trying to put to work after 81 years of
dictatorship.
All this, it seems to us, is some
thing that should be kept very seriously
in mind in connection with any effort
to evaluate what is going on in the
former domain of the late Rafael
LeonidaS Trujillo. Surely, when leaders
Of the anti-government mob raise the
colors of Fidel Castro (whose regime is
the spearhead of communism'S drive to
Subvert the Western HemiSphere), it
amounts to sheer absurdity, and worse,
to suggest that the Balaguer regime is
resorting to oppression when it warns
that it intends to deal sternly with sub
verSive elements.
Such elements need to be dealt with
in that fashion, not less in the Donin-
lean Republic than anywhere else. DR..
Balaguer and his government are there
fore to be commended for their appar
ent resolve to maintain national order
and prevent the CommuniSt-inclined
CastroiteS from taking over through
mixture of violence and dim -witted
support from Americans who are silly
enough to think that any kind Of
change is good just for the mere sake
of change. How foolish can people get?
Evening star., 1961-07-10
Happy Prospect

Reports out Of Detroit, calculated
to whet the appetite for the 1962-model
automobiles which will begin to appear
in mid-September Q96D, are promising
more new cars that will fit into old
garages This is backward step in the
right direction. Too many of today's
garages, at least among those built in
yesteryear, are usable only for housing
power lawn mowers, bicycles, charcoal
burning grills and old newspapers.
Trying to get one large car and one small
one into two-car space involves prob
lens of navigation beyond normal
highway-travel skills. Two large cars
Evening star., 1961-07-10
Medical Aid for Aued

4nS prophets say DaSlc
medical aid for our aged I'M
der social security is dead
for this year. Our American
Medical Association opposing
it, and President Kennedy
sponsoring the controversial
legislation, each believe that
the hustings will award them
victory next year. When hon.
orable men differ so bitterly
on helping those whose liza
bilitieS progressively exceed
their assets and ability to
help themselves, they should
pause and pray for guidance.
Neither side would be delib-
erately and willfully in
humane.
The issue which really di-
vides men of good will is the
so-called means test. To our
ANA the means test is an
administrative method which
prevents the inevitable bank
ruptcy of chiseling and in
flated demand for costly
services. Give the old people
a blank check just because
they are old and you subsi-
die the unworthy and drag
the quality of all medical
care to the level of the in
adequate and inflated. This
is true and let us admit that
all chiseling is destructive of
solvency and social self-suf-
ficiency. Both sides have a
duty to prevent it.
With equal sincerity the
administration holds that
the means ves. is a humilia-
ton to the poor but proud,
and a serious impediment to
life-saving basic health Sc
curity. 1t is significant that
both sides honestly believe
that their legislative ap-
proach provides help for the
needy and the deserving.
When an old person meets
a catastrophe need such as
a fracture, an obstruction, a
threat of blindness or an
unresolved crisis within their
heart, let us have no admin
istrative impediment to their
prompt admission to the IA
cility purpoSed to serve the
emergency. Don't demand
that helpless old people prove
their eligibility before they
can receive humane help. Let
us have one national defini-
ton of eligibility or access
to the mercy of basic health
Evening star., 1961-07-10
HeckIes leader

I continually await signs
and manifestations of the
great leadership promised to
America by the election of
John Kennedy to the White
House. I continually await to
see fulfillment of the new
Presidents stirring inaugural
address. And I especially
await to see how John Ken
nedy will go about eclipsing
the record of the man he
succeeded and disparaged,
President Eisenhower. But
signs and manifestations of
the new leadership I do not
see-except for the recurring
and interminable Cuban ir.-
vasion and tractor mess, that
drags on without end, honor,
solution or credit to his lead
ership. Mr.. Kennedy once
said about political crises,
1.-The rockets go up and last
for three or four weeks, then
people forget because they
have so many problems of
their own" (p. IS, John
Kennedy" by ]. M. Burns }
But his Cuban rockets just
won't stop going up, and the
public refuses to forget. So
am wondering if Kennedy
has dropped his rocket simile
and is now saying, along
with Lady Macbeth, "Out,
damned spot"
David Hughes.
Evening star., 1961-07-10
Registered Firearms

William Plampin says that
firearms registration does
not prevent anyone from ex-
erciSing the right to bear
arms and that it is not un-
constitutional. He is right.
Firearms registration does
no good also. 1t will not pre-
vent crime. No one seriously
can expect criminals to regis
ster their guns. What value
will a list of the law-abiding
gun owners do? There have
been articles in The Star
pointing out the fact that
the police are overburdened
with paper work. Are we to
increase this with the unnec-
essary firearms registration?
The National Rifle Associ-
alton says that "Such a regis
tration list can be of no use
to the authorities unless they
wish :. to seize those weap-
ons or to assess additional
taxes which can be so bur-
denSome as to cause the rep
utable citizens to get rid Of
their arms"
The two main Federal fire
arms laws are the National
Firearms Act and the Federal
Firearms Act. They were en-
acted during the 1930s be-
cause of big-time racketeer-
ing. They are known as
"gangster laws" and are not
aimed at the individual law
abiding citizen.
The purpose of firearms
registration is to permit the
police to say who may own
a gun. No one questions the
right of a citizen to own an
automobile, so they are not
in the same category. Auto
mobile registration does not
involve the defense of ones
home and property.
Daniel Small
Evening star., 1961-07-10
Thomson's Platform

In the current campaign
for election to the City of
AleXandria's seat in the Vir-
ginia House of Delegates, the
incumbent. Mr.. Thomson,
has, through public state
ments, indicated that the
voters should return him to
Richmond because of his
membership on several in
fluential committees of the
House. Through such mem
berShip, he has implied that
he can obtain favorable ac-
ton on measures important
to the citizens of Alexandria.
AS a matter Of fact, the in
cumbent has continually
stressed this point from the
beginning of his campaign.
What the incumbent has
not clearly brought to the
attention of the people of
Alexandria, however, is that
he would no longer be a
member of these or any other
committees upon the con-
vening of the new legislature
if he should be reelected.
Under the rules of the Vir-
ginia House of Delegates, all
committees are newly con-
stituted upon the converting
of a new legislature. Further,
membership on all commit
tees is accomplished solely at
the pleasure Of the Speaker
of the House of Delegates.
Each time a new legislature
is convened, a new election
is held among the members
for a Speaker. Although it
is the custom for the Speaker
to reappoint former members
to their past committees,
there is no rule that requires
him to do so.
1t is acknowledged that
the current Speaker of the
Virginia House of Delegates
has been reelected many
times, but there is no reason
to assume that he will be
returned to office in the next
legislature. AS a matter of
fact, the present Speaker is
being challenged for election
to the House of Delegates in
his own district for the first
time in many years. If he is
successful in being reelected,
it has been reported in the
public press that he will have
active opposition if he seeks
reelection as Speaker.
John T. Ticer.
Evening star., 1961-07-10
Education Bill

In your sunday editorial
section of July 2, under "The
National Scene," you describe
briefly the present status of
the Kennedy Education
Bill" You quote crafty Rep
resentative Smith" of Vir-
ginia: "One thing I can
assure you, I am not going
to be in a hurry about any,
thing" But has Representa-
tive Smith possibly read that
the fast, clever, finely geared
and undemocratic USSR ed
ucators" have never waited
for those who are mot going
to be in a hurry about any,
thing?" The USSR "educa-
tors" have long been in a
frantic. and, from our point
OF view, almost a terrifying
hurry.
You say: Former Presi-
dent Eisenhower helped
solidify Republican opposi-
ton with a statement that
the Kennedy Education Bill
would ultimately result in
the Federal control of edu-
cation
Federal funds were gen.
erously and wisely appropri-
ated, year after year, for the
necessary education of our
fine American youth at West
Point and Annapolis. The
former President is a good
example of a farm boy, who,
with an appointment to West
Point became a splendid
credit to his original sponsor
and a strong plus mark on
our democratic system of ap-
pointments. Did he, then,
and does he now think that
his professors of military
tactics, of chemistry and
physics, Of languages, yes,
of philosophy and logic were
controlled by the appropri-
ations which gave him free
his splendid and handsome
youthful uniform, his room,
good food, his public prestige
as a West Point Cadet, medi-
cal care for his football in
jury land free medical care
ever Since)?
Burrage Sargent.
Evening star., 1961-07-10
Kuwoit Under Guard

While the Soviet Unions 95th veto
blocked majority approved action by
the United Nations Security Council in
the Kuwait problem, time and other
developments have brought relaxa-
tion in this Middle East crisis. These
developments may also have taught a
useful lesson to more than one nation
directly interested in Middle East
politics.
To Baghdad, which precipitated
the crisis by its claims that newly
independent and oil-wealthy Kuwait is
an integral part of Iraq, prompt
notice was served that neighboring
states are not in a mood to sit still in
the face of land-grabbing power plays,
however attempted. Both the United
Arab Republic and Saudi Arabia were
quick to condemn the Iraq claim, and
the latter country even contributed
token defense forces. Actually, other
Middle East countrieS-including Saudi
Arabia itself and Iran-have made
claims at various times to disputed
smaller territories and the quick re-
action in this instance may serve to
discourage these and other similar
moves.
BY no means insignificant was the
immediate and workmanlike British
movement of military forces into the
threatened sheikhdom-on request of
the local government. In doing so,
London made it clear that it has not
relinquiShed it's traditional watchdog
role in the Persian Gulf area and that
its granting of independence to Kuwait
was not synonymous with abandonment
of its moral and material interests In
that, or other, gulf territories.
AS for the Soviet Union, its behav-
ior in the situation can hardly have
heightened its prestige in the area
not notably high in recent months
anyway. Despite it's lip service to the
principles of independence and self
determination, Moscow chose in this
case to give clustering support to the
Iraqi claims. It Is apparent, however,
that the Soviets felt more at ease when
they had the issue of British military
intervention to rail about, and it was
on this ground that they vetoed the
brlGlSu reSOIuCLOH pIOpOS1LS " N.
guarantees of Kuwaiti independence. It
also is questionable whether the Soviet
vote for the rejected UAR resolution
demanding immediate withdrawal of
British troops improved the Russian
posture, particularly since the UAR
delegate specifically reaff1rmed his gov
ernment'S support of Self-determina-
tion and independence.
Although the Security Council has
accomplished nothing tangible as
result of the Soviet obstruction, the
voting record on the two resolutions
shows two things-namely that Kuwait
independence has majority support and
that condemnation of British interven-
tion in it's defense did not gain such
support. Against this background, there
is an improved possibility that the Arab
League might yet become an effective
mediator in the issue. Meanwhile,
though already reducing its military
strength on the scene, there is good
reason for Britain to stand by as guard
ian for the territory until any threat
is fully removed.
Evening star., 1961-07-10
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Acc Probes Creation of Body Cells
By THOMAS r. HENRY

role of these substances in
the cell structure. The work
remains very much in its
initial stages.
Apparently the ribonucleic
acid plays a double role
carrying orders and also in
itiating cell division and the
formation of new cells in
the cytoplasm, the substance
surrounding all cells, where
and within which proteins
are formed. The nucleic acid,
it has been found, itself is
Synthezied in two regions
within the nucleus of a cell
the nucleous or little nu-
cleus and the chromatin, or
coloring matter. Apparently
very little is Synthesized in
the cytoplasm itself.
$HH
A new synthetic drug,
closely related chemically to
the male sex hormone teSto-
sterone, has been developed
for treatment of breast can
Ger in women. This has just
been reported through the
National Cancer Institute of
the Public Health Service.
Injections of testoSterone
have been made for several
years with considerable sue
cess in slowing the growth
and in some cases causing
repression of malignant breast
growths. A major objection
has been that they have
tended to mascularize the
patients, causing hair to grow
on the face and producing
other strictly male characters.
Still in Research Stage
The new drug, delta-one-
teStololactone, has nearly the
same effects on cancers with
out any of the bad side ef-
fects, it is reported. The syn
thesis was first reported by
DR.. Albert Segaloff and his
associates at Tulane Univer-
sity and Louisiana State Uni
versity schools of medicine.
At present the drug is avail
able only for research pur-
poses.
Experimentally the drug
has been given in intromu-
SECULAR injections to % elderly
women with progressive breast
cancers. Most of the cancer
Gus LESSONS regressed and
none increased in size, ac-
cording to the report.
Favorable effects against
various cancers now are being
observed. the Institute re-
ports, with another drug, sar-
colysin, a derivative of nitro
gen mustard gas. In a group
of SO patients given this drug
by mouth there was a gradual
repression of tumor masses
in from two to four weeks.
Sarcomas Of varying types
were most susceptible to the
drug and next were various
breast cancers. Occasional
cancers of the lung, tongue,
ovary and colon also re-
sponded, although for much
shorter periods. The duration
of the favorable effects has
lasted, according to the type
of cancer, from eight weeks
to more than a year.
The drug first was synthe-
sized by the Russian SCENT
ist, DR.. l.. F. Larionov, who
demonstrated its favorable
effects both in animals and
human patients. This COM
pound also now Is available
only for research.
Evening star., 1961-07-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDTiters' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd-
tion. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied by self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-07-10

security. After the need is
promptly met, then apply a
means test of ability to pay.
In its wisdom, our Congress
can find ways and means to
recapture that which is in
excess of social justice or un-
met need. Let us have o
means test, but let it be after
the emergency is met.
Thomas E. Mattingiy, M. ID.
Evening star., 1961-07-10
Simpler Taxes

In the administrations
search for newer and more
frightful Ito businessmen
ways of collecting income
taxes, Congress should con-
slider always the simpler
rather than the more COM
plicated method. I refer par
ticularly to the threat to
impose withholding of taxes
on dividend and interest pay
ments. Not only would such
withholding cost businesses
many more millions of dol
lars than they now have to
pay out to withhold taxes
from salaries and wages, but
would deprive thousands of
little people" of income
needed to live on. Then, in the
vicious circle, other taxpayers
would have to foot the bill
for the Treasury's refunding
of money that was not due
as taxes in the first place.
The much simpler way to
accomplish the collection of
these taxes would be to have
all companies and persons
paying dividends and-or in
terest just report such pay
ments to the Internal Reve-
nue. Service-in the manner
that salaries, royalties. ETC.,
are now reported. Corpora
tionS could simply photo
graph their dividend pay
ment records and also their
lists Of interest collectors on
bonds. Individuals paying in
terest to others could fill out
Governments furnished cards
giving the facts, and en-
close such cards with their
own income tax returns. The
IRIS could then process these
Photographic reports and
cards so that finally in each
taxpayers file would be evi-
dence Of what he received in
dividends and interest in a
given year.
Another thing for Con-
gress to consider before i'm
posing any more withholding
taxes is the psychological eff
feet on the Nations economy.
People feel poorer when they
have to take a cut in in
come; and a 20 per cent with
holding of dividends would
seem like a reduction in the
dividend rate, which in many
cases is dismally small as it
is (often 2 per cent or less).
To make matters diScour-
agingly worse for the small
stockholder, Congress IS toy
ing with the idea of repeal
ing the 4 per cent dividend
credit and the $50 exclusion
that were granted in 1854 as
a modest compensation for
the unfairness of double tax
alton double because a cor
poration-which actually is
only a body of shareowners
must pay an income tax
of up to So per cent on earn
ings before distributing any
of these earnings; then the
same shareowners must pay
a second income tax on thu
same earnings received as
dividends). No other form
Of income is subjected to
Federal income tax twice.
Undoubtedly there is a
saturation point at which
too many depreSsants in
jected into the financial
bloodstream could send an
already wavering stock mar
ket into a real sinking spell.
TT Hufchineon
Evening star., 1961-07-10

"A 0SAS SSNJ Va Va
perimental evidence now may
explain how millions of new
cells, units of life and each
designed for a specific place.
are created in the body every
day.
Each must be specifically
patterned to fit into the
structure and functions of the
particular organ for which
it is intended. A very sig
nificant part Of this "crea-
tion," research just reported
by the Atomic Energy Com
mission strongly suggests, is
due to interaction of two i'm
portant physiological chem
icals,-ribonucleic acid and
desoxyribonucleic acid.
Much remains, the report
says, in the realm of specula-
ton, but growing circum-
Stantial evidence agrees with
apparently valid hypothesis.
First comes DINA" 1t is a
so called macromolecule,
made up of several thousand
atoms. It is passed on in the
germ plasm of each species
from one generation to an
other. Within it's complex
structure, geneticists now be-
lieve, is all physiological
memory" of the race. It
knows where a new cell is
needed, as in blood or liver,
and presumably what its pre-
else function should be.
Bean Plants Tested
The DINA remains fixed in
the chromosome, or bundle
of genes which determine
heredity. 1t does not enter
into the structure of the new
cell, or come in direct con-
tact with it. Here, accord
ing to the hypothesis ex-
planned in the Commission re-
port, ribonucleic acid, another
macromolecule. enters the
picture. 1t acts as a mes
Senger from the memory"
molecule, conveying orders.
to the site where the new
cell is being formed.
This hypothesis comes
largely from work at the
Aces Brookhaven National
Laboratory on Long Island
where molecules of both sub
stances were labeled with tri-
tium, a radioactive form of
the elemental gas, hydrogen,
and their progress traced. The
Brookhaven experiments were
carried on largely with bean
plants, wherein occur the
same basic reactions as in
other living things. At this
level it would not differ much
between plants and animals.
The biochemical mechan-
isms underlying the formation
of the new cells themselves
are being studied at the Aces
Oak Ridge, Tenn, laborator-
les. They are built up essen
TALLY of proteins, nitrogen
containing organic substan-
ces which are essential in diet.
Part of what one eats today
forms part of ones body
tomorrow.
Several studies have been
completed on cell fractions
and precursors isolated from
rat tissue. The experimenters
have undertaken to isolate
large quantities of these sub
cellular particles with min
imum of alteration in their
nature, breaking them down
into their constituent macro-
molecules, and defining the