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Evening star., 1961-12-07
Space Race

1t is frightening to con-
template what dangers lie
ahead in our space program
when our scientists seem
willing to jeopardize a single
life for the sake of historical
records.
OF what value is it for
posterity to note that both
the Russian and the United
States Governments orbited
a man around this planet
within a single year when
history must also record that
the United States had to
inaugurate this achievement
with a crash program" of
an around the clock
work schedule?
Are we to play "follow-the
leader" every time the So
Wet Union triggers a space
first? The peoples of the
world should know by now
the tactics of the Soviet
government in achieving
their space "feats"!
Especially in light of the
Presidents avowed concern
with a maximum safe effort
in space. the present rumor
that our scientists plan to
attempt a manned orbital
flight later this month seems
hazardous when there is no
valid reason for pushing our
luck" to the brink of a very
possible disaster.
Ralph Cohen.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
'TenCommondments'

AS an AVID newspaper
reader who subscribes to all
three prime Washington
newspapers. and reads them,
I compliment you on publish
ing the 10 Commandments
of Newspaper Reading"
Now SO years of age, I can
not remember when, health
and circumstance permitting.
I have failed to read at least
two newspapers a day.
I have taught my children,
one of whom is at George
town University, and the 9TH
er a junior in high school,
that there is no such thing
as not having time to read.
You find time. I have told
them that being truly edu-
Gated does not mean knowing
only the subjects taught at
school, but knowing what is
taking place in your commu-
nifty. your Nation, and the
world. Otherwise you are in
the world, but not Of it.
If I were asked to say
which of the commandments
I would recommend putting
in bold face. it would be
number seven.
1t is astonishing how many
persons considered successful
in political, civic and eco
nomic fields. become resentful
if presented with a viewpoint
at variance with their own.
Yet it is those with the cour-
age to disagree and criticize
constructively. who are re-
sponsible for much of our en-
lightenment.
Harry A. Barbour
X X II
Why was not the column,
Spires of the Spirit" by DR..
Frederick Brown Harris, men
toned In your full page of
reasons why persons read
The Star?
It was an oversight, I feel
sure, for I know your paper
stresses spiritual verities, or
you would not have carried
this decidedly worthwhile fea-
ture throughout the years.
I know persons of many
walks of life read "Spires" for
inspiration, comfort, or just
the sheer enjoyment of pc
rusing an article written in
classical style.
Esther McCrOssan
Evening star., 1961-12-07
A Rock at OAS

But for whatever reason
Castro made final admission
that he is a Communist, he
has thrown a large rock into
the political pool of the OAS.
There is to be an early meet
ing of foreign ministers of
the OAS-the 81 American
states. Peru has a resolution
before them accusing Cuban
diplomats of aiding Commu-
mist infiltration, with sub
version and the overthrow of
governments as an ultimate
aim. Colombia also has a
resolution declaring that such
action by Castro's men con-
stitutes a violation of Article
s of the Inter-American
Treaty of 1947, and that
something should be done
about it.
The Latin-American gov
ernmentS - especially those
which have been turning a
deaf ear to warnings about
Castro and his Communist
aims-must show their colors.
It's about time we learned
how these countries, which
Evening star., 1961-12-07
Projecting Our Image

1t seems one of our prin-
cipal drawbacks in gaining
friends and foreign support
is our inability to convince
the so-called neutral nations
that it is not we, but the
Communist Chinese and
Russians, who are imperi-
alists and coloniSts.
Our foreign or public re-
lations haven't fully capital
lied on such outraged prac-
ticeS of rape and thievery as
administered by the Reds
against comparatively small
and innocent countries IS
1ibes Hungary, Czechoslo-
vakia. etc.
There should be a better
and more convincing way of
telling our story.
Herbert SOmmers.
Evening star., 1961-12-07

jungle. 1t often is a long,
hard and sweaty journey.
Some perish by the way.
All this is only preliminary
notice of a 1,200-page volume
Just received from the Air
Force Office of Research and
Development. 1t consists of
brief abstracts of more than
1000 projects-some still con-
tinuing-sponsored by the
organization in the years 1850
to 1856.
Progressively through the
six years the abstracts show
broadening interests, from
the physics of such phenom-
ena as laminar flow and the
structure of wind tunnels to
the physiological reactions of
the human body to extremes
OF heat and cold. There is
the beginning of concern
with astronomy. This always
has been of interest for any
sort of navigation. This has
been its chief interest except
to astronomers and philoso-
pherS and the philosophically
minded public. Now the COM
position, structure and dis
tribution of stars in the dome
OF infinity promises to be-
come of practical day-by-
day Importance to air men.
Expensive Research
Of course, it all costs
money. For example, DR..
Knox Millsaps, executive di-
rector Of the Air Force Of
flee OF Scientific Research.
has just announced the
awarding of more than S2,.
100000 in basic research pro-
grams since September. These
most recent awards went to
43 universities. colleges, nom
profit research organizations
and industrial laboratories in
this country. There were two
grants to Canadian UNIVERSE
ties. approximately 80 re-
search grants and contracts
valued at about SO million
have been let out thus far
during the year.
All this extends far beyond
the exclusive interests of the
Air Force, per Sc. There is
good reason to believe, as is
also the case with Army and
Navy, that the welfare of the
population at large will be
served more in the end than
the immediate advance of
the services and the art of
warfare.
1t seems an extremely inn
portant development-thiS
partnership of a military
force and the population at
large in progress towards a
better world. National de-
fenSe readiness will cost a
lot for a long time. Through
the research programs a part
OF this money is go'i.-
equally to increase the WI.
being of all Of us as we'll a.
protecting us from the boast.
ing threats of a foreign foe.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
Will the OAS Stomach Castro Now?

Fidel Castro's blatant an
nouncement that he is a
Marxist and that he intended
to make Cuba a Communist
country even before the rev.
olution against the Batista
government calls for a show
down at an early date in the
Organization of American
States. The reluctance of
some Latin-American repub-
lies to take a firm stand on
CaStro's drive to spread COM
munism in the Western Hem
isphere and their reluctance
to support United States
efforts to prevent that spread
has proved for too long "a
roadblock to united action
against the Communist in
filtration into Western Hem
isphere countries and the pos
sible take-over of govern
ments other than that of
Cuba.
President Kennedy's evi-
dent determination not to
permit Castro and his fellow
travellers to make political
hay in the Dominican Re-
publicity his action in send
ing strong United States
Navy forces to Dominican
waters-may have triggered
Castro's admission that he
has been pro-Communist
right along, even at the time
he came to the United States
in 1859 and posed as an ex-
ponent of democratic ideas
and freedom (including the
freedom Of people to deter
mine their own form of gov
ernment). However, Castro's
announcement seems to have
been ill-timed for his own
success, unless he is confident
OF strong Communist infil-
tration in a number of the
South American and Central
American countries and gen.
eral dislike of the United
States in Latin America. Or
perhaps he made it at this
time because he is in need
of more aid from Soviet
Russia and Commu unist
China.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
Virginia Assembly

Thoughtful citizens in Ar
lington will commend Dele
gate-elect Burkland of Fair
fax for seeking a solution to
. the problem of more repre-
sentation for urban areas by
enlarging the size of the
General Assembly.
The relationship of repre-
senatation to local fiscal af-
fairs is one of the underly-
ing implications of this mat
ter which should receive more
attention.
Arlington may be compared
to the counties of Accomack,
Northampton, Henry, Patrick
and Mecklenburg. Arlington's
1860 population was 1853, ,401
and the five other counties
and a combined popualtion
of 1853, ,444. Despite a lesser
population than Arlington.
the other counties have 5
delegates in the General As
sembly to Arlington's 3 and
more Senate representation
than Arlington.
Considering personal in
come tax payments alone lex
cluding corporation, gasoline,
capitation, license and other
taxes. Arlington residents
paid S6,839,627 to the State
for the year ended June 80.
1860. The other five counties
together paid only $1;134,-
484. Notwithstanding the five
greater tax payments by Ar
lington, the other five coun-
ties received over 81 million
more in State supplements
than Arlington. Arlington re-
ceived $3,834,915 to $4,988,-
022 for Accomack, North
ampton, Henry, Patrick and
Mecklenburg.
This shocking disparity in
taxes returned to the coun-
ties is reflected in local debt.
The net debt for Arlington as
of June 80, 1860 was nearly
S38 million compared to only
SOS million for the other five
counties. Arlington residents
will not forget that an addi-
tional Indebtedness of Sc mil
lion was approved in the
last election.
This sobering situation will
certainly continue and may
BECOME worse so long as our
representation in the Assem-
bly, is only 3 compared to the
5 for the other counties con-
sidered in this example. This
is the reason that reappor-
tionment is of such vital i'm
portance to us.
Robert ]. Gerber,
Chairman, Arlington Repub-
lican Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
Red China Advocate

A CeyloneSe spokesman, Ambassa-
dor G. P. Malalsekera, has advanced two
arguments for admitting Red China
the United Nations. Neither of them
bears on the real reasons for keeping
the Chinese Communists out, or on the
real reasons, if any, for admitting ,.o.l.
Mr.. Malalsekera said that Com
munist China soon will become a nuclear
power. When that day arrives "the
United States will be confronted by two
Evening star., 1961-12-07
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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names and addresses. AH let
tiers are SUBJECT to condenSd-
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Evening star., 1961-12-07

have welcomed with enthusi-
asm United States economic
aid in a number of ways and
most recently President Ken
nedy's Alliance for Progress"
program, stand on Castro and
CastroiSm. .
President Kennedy and
Mrs. Kennedy are to visit
Venezuela and Colombia next
week, arriving in Caracas
Saturday, December 16, and
in Bogota Sunday. December
IT. They will fly back to
this country on the follow
ing Monday. The purpose of
the trip. according to the
White House, is to dramatize
and spotlight the co-opera-
tive effort being made by the
United States and the repub-
lies of South America to ac-
celerate the economic and
social development of the
Western Hemisphere. The
programs are aimed at i'm
proving the welfare of the
greatest number of people.
The greater share of the
money to be used will come
from this country.
Stone Throwing Scene
The visit of President Ken
nedy to Venezuela may turn f,
out to be a test of the deter
mination of the Communists
and leftwingers in Caracas,
where only a few days ago a
group of students threw
stones at automobiles carry
ing six United States Sena-
tors. 1t was in this South
American city that former
Vice President Nixon and
Mrs. Nixon, on a goodwill"
tour during the Eisenhower
administration. were sub
jected to great indignities-
stoning and splitting by these
same leftwingers and stu
dents.
The President, it is said,
believes strongly that it is of
great Importance to make
this trip to South America
and to give evidence of the
goodwill of this country and
its desire to be helpful in the
economic welfare of the peo-
pie. Security officers of both
this country and Venezuela
are expected to take great
precautions to safeguard
President and Mrs. Kennedy.
At the United Nations,
Cuba and the Russian Com
munists have roared against
the Kennedy action, in send
ing U. S. Navy forces to Do
minican waters. The stormy
situation which has existed
in the Dominican Republic
in recent months, and con-
tinues to exist, undoubtedly
seemed made to order for
Castro and his Communist
forces to move in and create
another bastion for commun-
ism in this hemisphere. The
United States Navy makes
such a move by the Cubans
difficult, to say the least. We
are seeking a peaceful solu-
ton of the. internal affairs
OF the Dominican Republic.
But whatever the solution
may be, Mr.. Kennedy seems
determined it shall not be a
victory for Castro.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
Troops to Curb Crime

Conditions in Washington
at this time can be properly
described as appalling!
Criminals have become so
bold that a person is not safe
in his office, or on the street,
during the day much less
than at night.
I personally have been
robbed at pistol point in my
office in the business section
of the city in broad daylight,
and had my office broken into
at night three different
times. According to the news
papers this occurs to some
one practically every day.
During the holidays we can
expect an increased number
of robberies.
Our Police Department, I
believe. is doing all it can with
available facilities. It is COM
posed of fine. efficient men,
but it is helpless to cope with
daylight robberieS.
I suggest the Commission
ers call upon the soldiers at
Ft. Belvoir, and Ft. Myer, if
necessary, to help police the
streets of Washington by day,
and by night. Let these soldiers
operate in plain clothes and
mingle with people on the
streets, and especially on the
car platforms. Many citizens
lose their belongings by be-
ing joStled as they get on
and off street cars or buses.
Also the courts are too easy
on first offenders, especially
teenagers. I suggest the
whipping post for such GRIM
inals. Something must be
done to curb these criminals
and make working and living
in the District safe for the
public. George B. Furman.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Air Force Research Vast in Scope
By THOMAS r. HENRY

Human flying was one of
the first-born miracles of the
scientific explosion" of the
goth century.
For a time it was a tod
dler, a curiosity at county
fairs. With the start of the
First World War, in which it
was destined for a consider
able role, it had reached only
a somewhat clumsy adoles-
cence. In the second war it
had come to a brash young
manhood which left much of
Central Europe piles of smok-
ing rubble.
Now it is leading the way
out of the world itself. It
looks toward conquest of the
moon. to exploration of the
surfaces of other planets.
Some day it may even leave
the solar system behind-not,
OF course, in the time of any,
body now living. That is
something for other CEN
turies.
Two factors have been re-
sponsible for each step ahead
advances in science and
mans heroiSm in exploiting
them. Quite justly, in the
light of its ancestry, one of
the major contributors to
scientific advance has been
this Nations Air Force. 1t
we'll may be said that this is
among the greatest research
organizations in the world
today-both through the
more specialized contribu-
tions of its own staff and
through its sponsorship and
financing of research work in
university and institutional
laboratories.
Invisible Goals Ahead
This has been, for the most
part, a development since the
last war. 1t now is recognized
clearly that it is a major
essential for national survival
in a scientifically. politically
and physically exploding
world. At first there was
cropping for essentials. Early
Air Force-supported projects
dealt chiefly with technical
developments in flying itself.
These often were quite highly
specialized and mathematical.
Quite rapidly, however,
has come the realization that
interests of this arm of the
national defense include
about every aspect of mans
living, almost everything
about the planet on whose
surface we grope confusedly
through our little lives and
about the infinitely vast uni
verse around us. Overnight
new, hitherto invisible goals
loom ahead. They are en-
chanted mountains through
which to struggle however
dense and tangled the jungle
round about. But there never
is any escape from the neces-
sity of getting through this
Evening star., 1961-12-07
Garden of Statues

I never realized Washing
ton was so rich in historical
expression until Secretary
Udall began noting our
treasury of marble and
bronze statuary. Let us not
be hasty in disclaiming our
relatively brief but varied
history.
If these historical sign
posts are to be carted away,
I suggest their resting place
be no less fitting than the
culture they reflect. Perhaps
grouped by profession, deed,
or significance, these stat
ues could be displayed in
settings similar to Versailles
gardens dotted with similar
gems of art. East Potomac
Park, Southwest or the Mall
might be appropriate areas
for these "misfits" to rest in
dignity.
Joel E. Truitt.
Evening star., 1961-12-07

Your competent staff writ
er. Charles G. Brooks, re-
ported the D. C. Commission
ers have introduced a
nondiscriminating clause in
contracts with D. C. volun-
tary hospitals for INDECENT
care. The conscientious and
humane will applaud any ad-
ministrative action which will
open every agency of the
healing arts to those in need,
without any discrimination
whatsoever. And, except for
bigoted and intolerant rae
lists, most of us want this
nondiscrimination to extend
to all qualified doctors,
nurses and technicianS,
whether they be white or COL
ored. There is no reason why
the white and colored cannot
operate the healing arts as
living proof we are our
brothers keeper.
But whereas our Commits
sionerS have introduced the
nondiscriminating clause, it
is implied that the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People is 60
ing to interpret the meaning
and application of its politi-
cal and social potentials. And
judging from the present po-
litical a t oSphere, the
NAACP will be given the
privilege of deSegregating our
hospitals like it did our
schools and taxpaying COM
munitieS. The NAACP does
not see this wise nondiscrim-
mating clause as a means to
undo the economic and social
havoc which drove tens of
thousands of taxpayers from
this community, when racism
dictated unfair integration
policies in our public schools.
Already the NAACP has in
mind integration unlimited
which will let its own intol-
erance dictate admission pol
icies in our voluntary hos
pitalS.
Integration is not an un-
limited, allout political right.
Both white and colored have
a right to define its lin
itations in respect to that
area of privacy and free as
sociation which our Supreme
Court will honor and defend
as constitutional. In the bed
rooms of our hospitals, the
most private and intimate of
social areas of human rela-
tionships, let there be no more
integration than the occu-
pants freely and willingly ac-
cept.
Thomas E. Mattingly. MD. -.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
The Fresh Approach

There are some good and obvious
reasons which support President Ken
nedy's thesis that "a fresh approach
is essential" to our national policy on
foreign trade.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
Inteqrotinq Hospitals

Mary Curtis.
Evening star., 1961-10-31

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CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in single copy, will
be received at the Lutheran
Church study, 81 King Street, Sc
cond floor, until 800 pm. Mon
day, July 81, 1861 and then pub
Ii, ~ opened for the following:
4 Old Peoples Cottages to be
built on IS Company Street
Christiansted. ST. Croix. and
The Lutheran Parsonage to be
built on plot 20 Goldenrock
subdivision. christiansted. ST.
Croix.
The Lutheran Church Of Chris
tiansted reserves the right to Sc
lect the successful contractor or
to refuse all bids or to pursue any
other course which may be in the
best interest of the Lutheran
Church.
Plans and specifications may be
procured from the Lutheran
Church study, 81 King Street, Sc
cond floor, Christiansted upon
the deposit of $4,000, certified
check payable to The Lutheran
Church.
Robert E. Fellows
EaE#N
Pastor
, 1961-07-19
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Wednesday
Double Feature Day!
SEVEN WE'RE SAVED"
Richard Denning, Catherine Craig
Russell Hayden
End Feature
TORPEDO BOAT"
Richard Arlen. Jean Parker, Mary
Carlisle
SPECIAL NOTE: The Theaier
will remain closed on Thursday
afternoon.
Thursday evening and Friday
afternoon and evening
"CHANCE MEETING"
Hardy Kruger, Stanley Baker
Micheline Presle
Filmed entirely in England
Also latest worldwide News
Saturday
Double Feature Day
1st feature: Pelimex presents
TOKYO ROSE"
Don Douglas & Ossa Massen
End feature: Pelimex presents
HIGH EXPLOSIVE"
Chester Morris, Jean Parker and
Barry Sullivan
Sunday & Monday afternoon and
evening and Tuesday afternoon.
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN"
Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Horst
Bucholz also Jorge Martinez de
Hoyos.
Also latest worldwide News
, 1961-07-19

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opposite the Pilgrims Holiness
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, 1961-07-19
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