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St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19

where ever he was
Mrs. Jones has borne up bravely
all through the long year, but as
Mothers Day was getting closer
she thought a great deal about
her youngest son, Alfred, a veteran
Of the last war He had come home
a very different young man from
the boy who had left home. He was
more restless and when his close
friends decided they would form a
small group and earn their living
playing musical intruments, we
tried to urge him to go back to
school, graduate, then go to col
lege and prepare himself to go out
into the world and earn a living
one that would give him a measure
of security. But he listened to his
young friends.
At first the Jones' heard from
Alfred at least once a month. Then
his letters came occasionally and
finally, they did not hear from him
until last week. He wrote them,
telling them how much he missed
them and how very much he ap-
preciated all they had done for him,
and how he wished he had listened
to them when they tried to tell
him he needed an education to get
job that would give him a small
sense Of security. His words tumb-
led over each other because he
was trying to tell them how much
he loved them and that he was
sorry for all of the worry his sill
ence caused them. But he hoped
they would be happy to know that
he is enrolled in a University about
100 miles from home. He told them
how he wished he had listened to
them when they told him to finish
his schooling, because now, after
several years out of school he had
found it quite hard to concentrate
on his studies but finally he was
able to write and tell them that
his grades have improved and he
has passed his first quarter exam
nations. So he felt for the first
time he could tell them what he
was doing. He also told them how
sorry he was to have wasted two
whole years before he realized
what his parents had meant when
they said, without an education,
you simply will not be able to get
a good paying job of any kind"
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19

10 CdlTO 10 urge ADueI IdIIldl LNdS-
ser to join Ghana, Mali in Guinea
in furthering the idea of a us.
of Africa. Some press observers
described the Monrovia group as
pro-Western and the Casablanca
faction as leftist, meaning Russia
oriented
Meanwhile in the hot and near
hot section of the continent, Noise
Tshombe appeared headed for trial
on charges of high treason, includ-
ing the assassination of Patrice
Lumumba. Cleophas Kamitatu,
premier of Leopoldville province
was also being sought as an ac-
complice of Tshombe. He is
thought to be in holding
The fires Of bitterness in neigh
boring Angola continued to burn
brightly as both the Africans and
the Portuguese pursued their dis
metrically opposed objectives with
out abatement.
The impending determination
struggle of Europeans to retain
control in the Rhodesia's and Ny
ashland was signified by an ad-
vertisement in London papers
calling all sportsmen" to join the
regular army for service in Rho
desia and Nyasaland. Pay of 81 1921
to $1,56O is being offered for "a
fine life in a young country with
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
PRISONER HIDES HIMSELF
"HIDING EGGSr'

Yuba City, Calf. (ANP) - FL
bert Taylor, 46, was back in Sutter
County Jail last week, after escap-
ing more than a month ago when
he was sent out to hide eggs for a
community Easter egg hunt. He
told deputies that while hiding the
eggs he got to thinking about his
own children in Modesto. "I just
had to see them" he said.
And why was Ebert jailed? He
got a nine-months sentence for
failure to support his children!
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19

1 silver arrow, Lloyd Smith CAS-
sisstant Denner's Barr and Gerald
White (Bear Badge).
The following boys received their
Bobcat pins: Tony Newsom, Mich
ael Turner, and David Carter.
The theme for the month of
April was Air Adventure" We
look forward to next months
theme which is Indian Country"
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
They BootIessed, Not
LiuUor-BUf Butter!


Macon, France (ANP) - Police
here last week reported they had
rounded up a new type of boot
leggers, known as the Cream
Gang" and they don't specialize
in contraband liquor but in
Bootleg Butter! A dairy worker
who had four accompIces, was
accused of carting off a big tank
of rich cream every night from the
plant where he worked.
The milk moonshiners' had an
electric churn to convert the cream
to butter which they sold at cut
rate prices by evading taxes and
overhead expenses!
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
THAT WOULD BE
HEAVEN ON EARYAIn

Philadelphia (ANP) - An in
quiring reporter for a local news
paper last week interviewed a for
lorn-looking citizen who had just
paid his income and property taxes
He asked the disgruntled individ-
ual what changes he would like
to make for him to be completely
happy and let a smile of joy re-
place the frown on his aching
brown.
The elderly citizen replied: "Td
like to have the wages Of 1861
the food, clothing and rent prices
of 1882; the stock dividends OF
1925 and the taxes of 1910. That
sure would be Heaven on Eearthv
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
Focus On Africa
BY EDDIE L. MADISON, JR.

Monrova where the chief representatives of l6 ndepend
nations meetings the focal point of Africa last week
But the conference in focused attention the growing
of the sOcaed Casabanca groupunea Ghana
Mali the United Arab Repubc-whch declined to parti-
cipate.
Instead of going Monrovia Guineas Sekou TOure flew
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19

They said there are a few white
pimps around, but they stay under
cover. Unlike the Negro pimps,
they do not drive late model Cadil-
laos cars, and flash big rolls of
money.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19
THIS NJ THAT
By Hazel Underwood
MOTHER REMEMBERS

hall bedroom a suitcase a single a cheap
washstand falling plaster loneliness and
postcard from mother!
birthday! Huh, forgot
Funny that mother forget
Moo, she didn't forget. 1t isn't mothers way
What, weeping? come boy-tears manly were
shed.
Save the card; it's sacred Twenty years you'll
weep it again and thank God for the
Say prayer it's sender-the best mother a
And then sit down and wriewen, write just
she's been waiting to receive from her boy.
Cleveland Press From More Worth While
MOTHERS INFLUENCE REWARDED
Mothers Day year a very Jones
seniors They did not hear word from their
Mothers Day quite happy Alfred Jr
family
Last beginning week before Mothers Day Mrs
1oud doorbe telephone kept
DING to look for mail Of kind that would tell
and he would be Day
he would be home
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19

has not reported any grave prob
lens in the administration of its
fair housing bill, and I believe that
one in Illinois could be equally
well administered"
St. Paul recorder., 1961-05-19

hall bedroom, battered suitcase, single bed cheap
washstand, falling plaster loneliness and
Evening star., 1961-03-28
It's Cotchino

The feVeriSh desire OF some top
officials Of the new administration to
take a personal hand in personnel
matters that ordinarily are left to career
subordinates seems to be spreading.
These oficials evidence symptoms often
associated with the bite Of the patronage
bug-but they insist that politics has
nothing to do with their sudden
interest in appointments and promo
tions. -
Interior Secretary Udall was the
first Of President Kennedy's cabinet
officers to Succumb. He has taken
charge Of all appointments and promo
tionS in his department involving
employees above Grade GS-5. Most of
these are civil service career Jobs, for
which merit rather than party service
should count. He has said, nevertheless,
that he intends to take "closer contrep'
of these jobs Postmaster General Day
also developed a keen interest In
personnel changes, past and pending, in
the postal service. Then Chairman
Johnston of the Senate Post Office
Committee proposed putting all postal
jobs paying $4,000 or more in the
patronage category proposal which
so far has made little headway.
Now comes Secretary Of Agriculture
Freeman with an order requiring ap-
proval by his office Of all promotions to
Grade Q ($6,435 year, and above,
whether careeristS or otherwise. The
"clear it with the boss" edict replaces
the traditional system under which such
matters were handled exclusively by
personnel officials. The announced
purpose of the change is to put curb
on bureaucratic empire building" But
there is such thing as political empire
building" too. We are against both
kinds.
Evening star., 1961-03-28
Foe of Urban BHqht

President Kennedy has picked q
dedicated and experienced foe Of urban
blight to head the Urban Renewal Ad-
ministration. william L. Slayton,
formerly Of nearby Maryland and now
a resident of the District, is well
qualified to direct Federal phases of
the nationwide fight against slumS and
city deterioration in general.
Mr.. Slayton is well known here for
his work on the Southwest Redevelop-
ment Project, carried on while he was
vice president of Webb g. Knapp. On
leaving the Zeckendorf firm he con-
Quoted a national study Of urban re-
newal problems for the Ford Foundation
While he has been active in Democratic
politics, 1t is clear that his selection was
based primarily on his qualifications for
the important job rather than on
partisan considerations. That is as
it should be, for the plight Of the
Nations older cities calls for united.
non-partisan action Of the public at
large. ,s a
Evening star., 1961-03-28
Money and the Congo

AS indicated by its budgetary ex-
perts, the United Nations is deep in
financial difficulty as it strives to main
tain its peace-p promoting operations in
the convulSed Congo. In round
numbers, a total of $12O million is
needed to keep these efforts going for
the remainder of the. year, but the
U. MS treasury is already empty; and
the outlook for raising such sum
seems altogether unpromiSing.
This is so primarily because the
Soviet Union, with all the satellite lands
following suit, has refused to contribute
even ruble to the q. MS work in the
Congo. In that respect, it has made a
mocGery of its obligations to the world
organization. At any rate, in line with
actions taken by both the Security
Council and the General Assembly, each
member state, depending on ability to
pay, has been assessed. certain share
Of the costs involved, but the Kremlin
has contemptuously ignored the assess
mentS while at the same time sparing
no effort to intensity the Congolese
turmoil. -. '.
Sed just bit less than third of the
outlayS, the United States has been
footing nearly half of the total bill
since the start of the Congo'S upheaval
last summer. However, even If this
extra American contribution continues
through the rest Of the year, the u N,
which is operating on a heavy deficit
"a deficit approaching the size of its
total budget for 1867, still will be far
short of the $120 million required to
cope with the Congolese situation. The
prospect would change for the better,
Of course, If the Soviet Union, together
with other members delinquent in their
payments, did an about-face and began
to meet its assessments.
But such a change, unfortunately,
seems highly improbable. After all,
besides calling for Secretary General
Dag Hammarskjold's head, the men Of
the Kremlin have been demanding that
the U. N. get out Of the Congo within a
months time, and they are therefore
not likely to reverse policy and help
finance the U. MS operations Instead,
they seem as intent as ever upon doing
whatever they can to make the inter
national Congolese mission collapse in
failure-a failure that would help them
spread their control over the entire
country.
In these circumstances, IL it is to
keep on trying to establish law, order
and genuine independence in the Congo,
the U. N. will require not only the extra
American contribution, but also addi-
tional help from all other member
states opposed to a Communist take
over and capable Of giving more money
to the cause. Beyond that, though he
is not permitted to borrow from private
banks, Mr.. HammarSkjold may seek
loans from governments. This he is em-
powered to do, and 1t may be necessary
for him to take the step to cope with
the critical fiscal problem now con-
fronting him.
Evening star., 1961-03-28
Censures White

A longtime reader Of VIII
liam s. White, I am fire.
quently impressed by his
astute analysis Of senatorial
conflict, even as I am de-
pressed by his low opinion Of
politicians who permit COM
mon decency and morality
to shape their view Of what
constitutes humane public
policy. His March II column
extends his personal con-
tempt for so-called saliva
tioniStS" to the matter Of
South Africa's withdrawal
from the British Common
wealth. It Is a maSterful Job
Of obfuscation.
Rather than seeing this act
as prompting greater crisis.
all but one Of the important
London newspapers approved
, South Africa's- decision. This
suggests that those closer to
the Commonwealth and not
simply more radical Beers"
have more perspective about
it. Furthermore, 1t remains
to be seen II "the Verwoerd
government Is free now Of all
moderating influences" - at
least any freer than 1t was
before when moderation was
conSpicuously lacking in the
government.
One might ask how the
Commonwealth would have
benefited from South Africa's
continued membership. Could
the Commonwealth, by force
Of moral suaSion, have al
leviated the economic and
political distress Of the nom
whites or the official hostility
to white critics? OF course
not: Any attempt to do so
would have drawn the justi-
fled charge Of internal in
reference Obviously the
Beers can run. their house
any way they wish, at least
until the tides drown them.
In short, Mr.. White, when
he discusses the interactionS
Of power, sees the struggle
as completely irrelevant to
morality. When morality in
trudeS, 1t is unwelcome, and
ignorant. It ought to realize
that injustice can never,
never be corrected by political
acts - whether civil rights
laws or Commonwealth
SquAbbles. Whether liberals"
or "salvationistS," these well
meaning folks Just don't
know how the game is played.
Mr.. White blithely ignores
the fact that they reflect the
beliefs and. aspirations of
millions Of their people. As
an observer Of politics and
reprisals, let Mr.. White con-
slider the domestic reactions
in India, Pakistan, Ceylon,
Ghana, Malaga and Nigeria
II their leadership had well
coined South Africa into con-
tinued Commonwealth status.
r+ & Donald w. Lief
Evening star., 1961-03-28
Criticism VS.. Indictment

- New York legal circles are aroused
oyer a State Court Of Appeals ruling
that a grand jury may not criticize
government officials unless an indict-
nlent is handed up at the same time. The
4-to-S decision of the States highest
court upsets 300-year-old practice that
grew out Of English common law dating
back to the 18th century However, the
put up or shut up" rule for grand
jurieS Is not new to Washington, where
the District Court long ago held that
the sole function of grand Jury is to
tndict on criminal charges, If the facts
warrant. Critical preSentments without
indictlng are illegal here.
The New York case involved an
Investigation Of alleged highway depart
Tnent irregularities in Schenectady
County. The grand jury issued no in
dictment, but released report publicly
attacking the departments policies as
contrary to the general interests of the
public" The appellate court declared
that II insufficient evidence to indict
exists, the jury must dismiss the
charges or remain silent" District
Attorney Frank Hogan and other
prominent attorneys in New York have
announced they will seek legislation to
make 1t legal for State grand juries to
issue critical reports, under certain con-
ditions. They declare that much good
has resulted from reports in the past.
But much harm also may result from
unjustified reports, as was evident in
the famous Shelby-Kel report by a
Runaway" grand jury in the Virginia
Mcpherson strangling mystery in 1929.
The Jurors in a special presentment
accused Inspector william s. Shelby and
Detective Captain Oater Police Chief
Edward J. Kelly (both now dead) Of
misleading them In an effort to hide
their "bungling" Of the police investiga-
lion of Mrs. McPherson's death. Inspec-
tor Shelby and Captain Kelly had called
the death a suicide. A second grand
Jury, acting on FBI evidence, exonerated
s&he police officials and District Court
sJudge James M. Proctor ordered the
criticism of them eXpunged as illegal.
The anti-report rule still stands in
,the District. It may well be that in
other jurisdictions, where congressional
k.eommittees do not watch local govern
mental activities as closely as they do
here, some value may result from
Reasonable grand jury criticism Of con-
ditions uncovered in the course Of crime
inquiries. Juries with such powers, how
lever, have responsibility to avoid
s.excesses and abuses Of the sort which
marked the first grand fury investigation
ssof the. Mcpherson case. Otherwise the
Evening star., 1961-03-28
.Eootiun Outlook

Thailand is one Of the neighboring
countries which would be endangered
: py Communist take over, total or
partial, in Laos. This is a fact of life
which has its bearing on the statement
by Thailand's Prime Minister Sarit
Thanarat to the SEATo conference.
e.. Recalling that Southeast Asia has
lost about 100000 square kilometers of
land and some 10 million people to the
Communists, the Prime Minister said
that further territory, meaning Laos,
may be lost or partitioned in the near
future. History" he added, "is going
to repeat itself unless we can change its
course. Now is the time to test the abil-
1ty and usefulness of our organization"
II this language means anything,
1t is call for forcible opposition to the
Communist effort In Laos. The real
outlook, however, is for a negotiated
settlement there, not a settlement i'm
posed by force Of arms. In the former
case, given the prevailing military Sit
uation in the country, there can be no
doubt that concessions to the Commu-
niStS would have to be made, including
possibly the partition feared by Mr..
'Thanarat.
The alternative presumably is war,
and while there has been much tough
talk on the Western side there is no
real evidence that President Kennedy
or any other Western leader believes
the Laotian crisis can be satisfactorily
resolved through an appeal to arms.
# this is the case, If our hope, not to
mention our, intention, is to seek a
settlement through negotiation with the
Russians, then we should guard our
tongues. American spokeSmen, ofaciaI
or volunteer, should not be saying things
calculated to lead such men as Mr..
Thanarat to believe that we intend to
safeguard the independence and terri
tcrial integrity of Laos at all costs.
This can only lead, If there is to be a
compromise settlement, to disillusion-
sntent with the United States and even
.assense of betrayal. ...
Evening star., 1961-03-28
Policies Conflict

Perhaps few areas Of pres
ent-day procedure present
quite so striking q paradox
as that which relates to mar
ket controls and fixing.
What Is quite acceptable in
one sphere Of activity is
deemed utterly wicked and
actionable in another.
Just recently q group Of
prominent executives con-
nected with the electrical in
dustry completed serving Jail
sentences for collusion in
submitting bids on Govern
ment contracts. Now those
involved in the manufacture
Of brass. II the Justice De-
partment has its way. are
to be subjected to q grand
jury investigation. The In
tention is to include other
industries in due course.
Yet, simultaneously with
such actions. another Of quite
an opposite sort is also in
process. President Kennedy is
asking Congress to permit
those in agricultural pur-
suits to consult for the pur-
pose Of controlling the pro-
duction and marketing Of
many items that find their
way to our tables. The basic
notion, Of course, is to pre-
vent, further increases in
Government-held surpluseS.
Is it not evident that in
the long run these contradic-
tory tactics will have the ef-
feet Of increasing disrespect
for all Federal regulatory
bodies? Let us either stop
paying lip service to the con-
cept Of free and open COM
petition or eliminate arbi-
trary controls on everything
American labor and. invested
capital. In combination, are
capable Of producing.
Thomas G. MOrRansen.
Evening star., 1961-03-28
Program for Vets

The United States Senate
recently passed a bill approy-
ing educational television.
II the education of dis
abled war veterans is not
considered irrelevant, I would
suggest the inclusion of a
program to teach hp-reading
and sign-language for the
benefit not only Of those who
lost all or part Of their hear
ing as a result of their war
service, but literally millions
Of civilians with hearing de-
fects. Such q worthwhile
project in the public interest
would do much to counteract
the loss Of good will resulting
from the recent payola hear
ings and other unfavorable
publicity directed at the net
works. u.... w..,,L
Public Relations officer,
General Billy Mitchell
Post s5. American Le-
Y gicn, Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1961-03-28

100000 miles a second.
Essentially the speed of an
aircraft, as related to the
ground passed over in a test
flight, is measured almost in
inches q second. :
= 4 y
With a late development; In
Air Force chemical research
1t IS now possible to analyze
as little as a third of q drop
Of blood for traces Of II diff
ferent metals which may be
present. This has been an
nounced by the Air Force
Research Division.
The development is q flame
produced by burning a mix.
ture Of oxygen and cyanogen,
q nitrogen-carbon mixture,
IN which the drop Is placed.
The analysis is made by diff
ferences in the spectrum Of
the flame produced by the
minutest traces Of different
metals.
This is described in the
journal of the United States
Air University as one of the
most significant develop
nents in Air Force chemical
research, which has found
unexpected application in
a field apparently quite re-
moved from military inter-
ests. The analytic technique
was developed at Harvard.
Under another Air Force
contract, q hydrogen-fluorine
flame. which has the highest
burning velocity yet known,
has been produced. This
should prove Of great value,
according to the report, for
studying patterns produced
in exhaust gases of missile
propulsion systems.
Other Achievements
Other chemical accom-.
plishments listed in the re-
port:
Quartz fibers. have been
produced with tensile strength
greater than that of steel
and with a melting point
very close to 1000 centigrade.
Production Of a unique
Photographic developer for
making usable prints from
over-exposed negatives, such
as might be obtained from
shooting into the sun or
towards a nuclear blast.