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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
Our UntiHCity

Recently you published a
letter of complaint from Vera
E. Adams entitled "Our Fair
City" in which she lambasted
the District Government for
the condition Of our streets
trash-wise. I was amazed at
her vitriolic accusations. Her
comments were entirely out
of order so far as concerns
the D. C. Government "shirk-
ing" its duty.
1t is people who throw re-
fuse on the streets and do
not give a boot for neatness,
cleanliness or order in their
surroundings, whether public
or private property.
I personally have had a
very pleasant experience
with several departments of
the D. c. Government and
several years ago wrote you
a letter of commendation,
which you we're kind enough
to publish. I had quick. ex-
pert service in answer to
my reporting conditions I'M
der their supervision. I re-
member a break in a water
main along the waterfront.
Within half an hour their
men were on the Job cor
recting it. An electrician
left a Job unfinished for a
week. SO I called the proper
D. c. office; they got him
on the job in q few hours.
Another instance: A dead an
imal was washed ashore near
my yacht and was removed
by the D. C. Sanitation De-
partment within an hour. I
submit all these instances
prove the D. c. authorizes are
right on the Job.
OF course to see paper and
miscellaneous trash strewn
on our streets, in the cars
and buses, and on floors in
department and drug stores
is not q pleasant thing to
anybody who Is well-born
and well-bred. but again, it
Is individuals who create that
nuisance. and they can cor
rect it.
Here is where the clergy
could do much good. but they
refrain from saying any,
thing about civic duty and
personal pride. for fear they
might offend some Of the Of
tenders in their congrega-
tions. They have millions
of people in captive audi
ences every Sunday, and I
say that instead of preach
ing dogma. medieval super
stition, asking for money and
promoting social shindigs
they should give them some
of Harry Truman's old-fash-
toned hell" about littering
our streets, stores, cars. ETC.,
and we would soon see a
great improvement Of the
conditions Vera E. Adams
complains about.
Miss Adams says Prop
erty owners cannot be blamed
for this neglect" What poor
reasoning. Certainly prop
erty-owners can be blamed
for not clearing away their
own premises, instead Of
blaming the D. c. officials.
They simply cannot be ev-
erywhere at all times, but
property owners are on the
job nearly all hours and they
could make a great contri-
button to the cleanliness Of
our city If they would take
it as their personal respon-
sibility to keep their own
premises clean.
Lillian Sinclair Large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
LETTERS TO THE STAR

cannot possibly live these
days on the retired pay which
we earned from 1888 to date.
The unionists have Uncle Sam
on the ropes waiting for an
opening to render the final
knockout blow. Another steel
workers pay raise or a strike
if they don't get it, on top Of
this present auto workers
union strike could be the
blow which killed the goose
that laid the golden egg.
Nish Showers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
'Phony Prosperity

Since 1888 the labor union
lords, aided and abetted by
the vote-hungry liberals in
Congress and our courts, have
built up such a high standard
Of living in this country that
nobody can afford it, not
even the unionists themselves.
Those of us who could not
save up a little nest egg dur
ing the depression years are
finding it rather tough these
days to live on this labor
union phony prosperity. We
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
WATCHING THE WORLD
West Uneasy on Talk of u. S. SeIIout
By CROSBY 5. NOY
" NS~DT - ENSE =
Foreign Correspondent Of The Star

Brandt seems to have badly
upset Bonn officialdom by
his report of impressions
gathered in the course Of 48
hours in New York, including
a telephone conversation with
Mr.. Kennedy.
At any rate, by the end Of
last week it was clear that
the crisis of confidence had
reached serious proportions.
Echoing rum blings from
Bonn, responsible French pa
pers such as Paris lie Monde
were writing that the way in
which preliminary discussions
have been launched should
not be displeasing to Moscow.
Kennedy, pushed by the So
called 'reallSt' wing of his
brain trust finds an argu-
ment in the feebleness Of
NATO's military effort to
take certain liberties In re-
spect to his allies"
Critics Are Confused
Critics, Of course, are not
quite sure exactly what they
are talking about. Instead of
disagreement about any par
ticular feature Of American
policy, their complaints CEN
ter on a vague feeling Of in
decision, defeatism and anti
German sentiment that
seems to them to underlie
the recent attitudes and &C.
tons of the administration.
Beyond this, however, there
is also a strong suspicion that
"realiStS" Of the administra-
tion-among whom are in
cluded Secretary Rusk. Foy
Kohler, Ambassador Thomp-
son and Charles Bohlen-are
talking in terms Of conces-
sions in a German settlement
that go far beyond anything
even remotely acceptable to
the Germans themselves.
They are already unhappy
enough about talk of q de
facto recognition of East Ger
many and the Oder Neisse
frontier with Poland. Wilder
speculation about q denu-
clearized Germany or mill
tary disbursement" is
provoking a blunt warning
that a Germany abandoned
by the West would turn to
the East for fulfillment Of
its own national interests.
Quite obviously In the cur
rent whispering campaign
there is plenty Of leeway for
rash and foolish talk and
plenty of room for serious
misunderstanding. Official
denials of the rumors have
done nothing to stop their
spread; efforts at the work
ing level" to dissolve suspi-
cions and arrive at something
like an agreed Western policy
have not notably improved
matters.
Today in Europe there is a
growing demand for q West
ern meeting at least at the
foreign ministers level to set
tie, once and for all, what Il
and what is not negotiable in
Berlin and in Germany as a
whole. In discussion of this
kind both sides might dis
cover that there is less dis
agreement than now appears
TO be the case. And in view
OF the obvious danger signs
the idea of q meeting seems
to deserve the most careful
consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16

ers. He is difficult to ap-
prehend because Of his in
consistent manner Of driving.
Let's have more unmarked
police cars, as well as courts
accepting the word Of the
individual policemen that the
driver was driving in q man
ner as to jeopardize others.
Let's end the court squabbles
as to whether a proper pace"
was made.
Gay s. Light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16

Aus.
1t isn't easy to put your
finger on it and it isn't easy
to ignore either. Within the
last week a gradually thick
ening atmosphere of suspi-
cion and mistrust over Amer
lean intentions in solving the
Berlin crisis has spread a
poisonous pail over much Of
Western Europe.
Symptoms of the growing
uneaSiness are reflected in
anxious consultations between
Paris and Bonn, in urgent
notes flying between the
Western capitals in diplo-
matte pouches, in the sharp
official statements by gov
eminent spokesman, in doz-
ems of inspired and unpleas-
ant editorials.
There are many earmarks
Of a planned campaign to
arouse public opinion. In
credible as it may seem, there
is today a growing number
of people in France and Ger
many who are being led to
believe that President Ken
nedy is getting ready to sell
out Western interests in Eu-
rope in hope of a settlement
in Berlin. And there can be
little doubt that what is
being said unofficially in
public reflects accurately
enough the anxieties and
misgivings Of the two gov
ernmentS.
Most Serious of Crises
The result is the most Sc
rious crisis to confront the
West so far in its dealings
with Russia over the prob
lem of Germany. Divisions
are deepening and suspicious
are being allowed to harden
in q way that could spell
real trouble If things go on
as they are.
1t is hard to say exactly
where the idea of a sellout
started or what it is based on
The Germans. of course, and
to some extent the French as
well, have been worried from
the beginning that the new
administration might take 9
more liberal and adventurou.
approach to the problem Of
Germany and Berlin than wa,
the case in the past.
In the context Of the i'm.
mediate crisis, suspicious
were aroused by the offhanc
remarks Of Gen. Lucius Clay
soon after his return to Der,
lin last month. They havI
fed since then on Mr.. Ken,
nedy's speech to the United
Nations, Republican crit,
cism at home of "appease.
ment" within the administra.
ton and, above all, on thu
confidential talks between
Secretary Of State Rusk anc
Soviet Foreign Minister Gro.
'myko.
GrOmykO Encourages Notion
Mr.. Gromyko himself ha!
done his best to encourag,
the idea. His cheerful com,
ment on departing for Mos,
cow that the problem of Der.
lin "is being better and bet,
ter understood in the West
is taken here to mean tina
the Russian point of view i
getting across to British anc
American leaders. More re
Gently Berlin's Mayor Will,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
On School Aid

It Is difficult for me to
believe that Mr.. Ribicoff, an
intelligent man, really is
taken in by his own propa-
ganda re Federal aid CD to
education. Certainly, no new
money for education is Gre
ated when tax monies are
paid to the Federal rather
than to the local or State
Governments.
To paraphrase H. L.
Mencken: A high handling
charge is extracted whenever
any money goes through the
Federal Government and
back to the people.
The only argument for
Federal aid to education is
that the local people do not
know what is best for their
children and the Federal
Government is going to i'm
pose its own standards. This
is an argument which I feel
most people do not accept.
Actually, the real pressure
comes from the National Ed
ucation Association lobbyists
who want to escape from the
fiscal discipline imposed at
the local level and substitute
for 1t the responsibility so
often evident at the Federal
level. c. T. Hellmuth.
I have read David Law
rence's october 6 column
and must say I am surprised
at one statement, i.e., HE
must give up the religious
education he wants in order
to get the benefits Of Federal
money granted to public ele-
mentary schools"
In the first place it is the
parents who decide where a
child should go to school.
Why does Mr.. Lawrence as
sumo that a child who at
tends a public school cannot
get religious education? I
see no reason why his parents
and his church can't see that
he receives the proper in
struction.
This country was. founded
on religious freedom because
people were prosecuted in
Europe by the governments
of their own countries If they
differed in their religious
beliefs. No one has to send
a child to a private school
and should not do it if it is
a financial burden. The
public schools should receive
aid from the Federal Gov
eminent If the State is not
able to provide enough
money for the schools, so as
to make them the best schools
in the world.
Mrs. Mitchell Keith,
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Answers to Questions
By THE HASKINS SERVICE

A reader can get an answer, By
mail, to any question Of fact BY
writing The Star Information Bu-
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tentative to continuing the race to out
do the Soviets in nuclear submarine
development.
Evening star., 1961-06-24

out of position to take the
match with a well-judged back
hand volley.
Hewitt gained the finals by
defeating Don Dell of Bethesda,
Md, yesterday, 3-6. Ga,
13-11, after Dell was hurt
trying to retrieve an awkward
shot in the second set.
Dell, former Yale University
tennis captain and the ninth
ranked player in the United
States. was leading, 2-1, in the
second set. He suddenly
sprawled on the turf, wincing
and holding his knee after
going after the shot.
Hewitt then went on to the
victory, but not without a fight
from Dell. Don fought back in
the deciding set and was at
match point five times. How
ever. Hewitt hung on and
ended the match in the oath
game.
Nancy Richey of San Angelo,
Tex. surprised Christine Tru-
man of Britain. 6-3, 81, 60.
to advance to the women's
Miss Smith had defeated Brit
ish veteran Ann Hayden, 6-3,
60, in the Semifinals.
Evening star., 1961-06-24

sacrifice fly by Tasby tied it
in the sixth.
The Sox scored two in the
seventh. Andy Carey singled to
left. Sherm Lollar hit a blooper
that Woodling grabbed on a
dead run and dropped for
another single. A double by Luis
Aparicio and a sacrifice fly by
Minoso drove in the runs.
In the eighth, back-to-back
doubles by AL Smith and Jim
Lands produced the other Chi
cago run.
NOTES: Roy Sievers suffered
a shoulder injury fielding a ball
hit by Dale Long in the second
inning. He left the game, but
the injury was not serious q.
A crowd of 1870 watched the
game Tasby has hlU safely
in nine straight games
Pitcher Herb Score, on option
by the White Sox to San Diego,
has won three games in his
last four starts.
John Klippstein will start the
second game of tomorrow's
double-header and it will mark
his first start since June, 1858.
Since that time he has been
strictly a relief specialist with
Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Cleve-
land and the Senators.
Evening star., 1961-06-24
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Baseball
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Bowling
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Evening star., 1961-06-24
GRIFFITH FIRES LAVAGETTO
Twins Get MeIe Off
ToGood Start as Pilot

could think of was a change of
scenery for the players"
Most of the players also ac-
cepted Lavagetto'S firing with
out surprise. Captain Harmon
Killebrew summed up his team
mates feelings when he said
nothing in baseball surprises
him any more.
Plans No Drastic Changes
Mele, SO, had been coach and
scout for the club since he
ended his active playing days
with Indianapolis and Buffalo
in 1858. An outfielder. he spent
10 years in the big leagues,
breaking in with Boston in 1947
and later playing with Wash
ington, the White Sox. Boston
again, Cincinnati and Cleve-
land. His lifetime batting aver
age was .267 and his best year
was 1947, when he hit 1902, had
IL home runs and 73 runs
batted in.
Mele, who rejoined the Sem
atorS in 1858 as scout and
coach, joined Griffith at the
news conference.
II plan no drastic changes
in the near future" he told
reporters. "Centerfielder Lenny
Green came up with bad
shoulder yesterday and I plan
to give him some rest. But any
personnel changes will be up to
Mr.. Griffith.
II haven't yet decided who
will take my place as third base
coach"
Evening star., 1961-06-24
BY BILL FUCHS
Star staff Writer

CHICAGO, June "a = The
enators have lost seven
straight games, but showing
through the gloom like a bea-
con in a storm has been Willie
Tasby's red-hot bat.
1t was another home run by
the spunky centerfielder that
| lit a fire under the Senators
in the ninth inning here last
night. The Senators went on
to produce enough heat to send
Ray Herbert to the showers,
though Warren Hacker came
in to get the last out with the
tying run on third and the
White Sox escaped with a 4-3
victory, their seventh straight
and 14th in the last Is games.
Carl Matthias was scheduled
to start his second major league
game today against Chicago's
Cal McLish (3-6). Matthias,
recently called up from To-
ronto, was one out from victory
in his first start last Sunday
against the Red Sox, but his
relievers let that one get away.
Amazing Streak
Tasby, who also is emerging
as a topflight ballhawk in
centerfield. has had a most
amazing streak during his
teams collapse. Through seven
straight losses the 28-year-old
Louisiana native, whom the
Senators picked up from the
Red Sox in the expansion draft,
has raped the ball at a 400
clip, has poled five home runs
Gin the last six games, and
has driven in 13 runs.
Tasby has 13 home runs all
told this season, which equals
his all-time high for a complete
season, posted for the Orioles
in 1859. His season average is
.307.
Herbert says the best thing
that ever happened to Willie
was to get out of Boston. HE
used to try to pull the ball
when he was up there" Ray
said last night. "He doesn't now
and he is tough to get out"
when that guys hot" Man
ager AL Lopez of the Sox put
in, "he sure can sock that ball.
Those Senators scare hell out
of us everytime we play EN-"
He's Loose Now
Does Tasby. himself, think
he is doing anything differently
this year? II sure am" he said.
I'm loose. I'm playing for a
manager who lets me get up
there and hit the way I want
to hit"
Things also are different for
Evening star., 1961-06-24
McClain Goes Route
HEWITT TAKES TITLE
Dell Hurt in ennis Defeat

LONDON, June "a (AP).-
Bob Hewitt of Australia de-
feated Chuck Mckinley of st.
Ann, Mo-. 60, 6-3. today in
the mems singles final of the
Queens Club tennis tourna-
ment.
The United States also suf-
fered a reversal in the women's
final when Nancy Richey of
San Angelo, Tex, lost to Mar
garet Smith of Australia, 60,
F6, 60.
Mckinley, seeded No. 8 for
Wimbledon, used hit and miss
Evening star., 1961-06-24
Palmer, January Tied
For Lead in Western

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,
June "a (AP) Sharing the
lead with Texan Don January
at the 58th Western Open golf
tournaments halfway mark,
Arnold Palmer looks for a 270
score as the winning total.
Palmer and January whipped
wind-Swept, rainy Blythefield
County Club for the second
straight day yesterday to 60
seven under par for SO holes.
They sat atop the tourney field
with 135 each. Par for the
6,730-yard course is 36-35-71.
about 270 should do it
that's a good figure-depend-
ing on the weather." Palmer
said after his round of 35-35-
70. The weatherman promised
clearing skies for the week
end.
Palmer bogied three holes
but balanced them with three
brides in a steady performance
despite winds of 80 miles an
hour and rains which halted
late in the day. He complained
of troubles on the greens, where
he took 80 puts.
January survived a shaky
start on his way to a $685.
SO.
His first tee shot caught a
rough. His second swing, a mid
iron,' moved the ball about 10
feet. The third shot fell short
and he needed two puts for
a bogey five on the 445-yard
hole.
Long puts later helped him
birdie three holes-a 14-footer
on five. a 50-foot spectacular
on IL, and a 25-footer on 13.
Only 10 sub-par rounds were
Evening star., 1961-06-24
Terry SideIined
With Sore Arm

MINNEAPOLIS, June "a
LAP). - Righthander r alp h
Terry of the New York Yankees
is sidelined indefinitely with a
sore arm.
Terry, who last pitched June
Is when he beat Cleveland, 80,
in II innings for his fifth VIC
tory without a loss, has missed
two turns in the Yankee rota-
ton because of a stiffness in
his shoulder and upper arm.
Let's say I'm not real con-
cerned," Terry said yesterday.
i've never had anything like
it before but pitched a lot that
day (June 15) and it was cold.
I've tried throwing a few times
since and it hurts. l think it
will work out though"
Evening star., 1961-06-24

tance for the Senators and lost
his sixth against six wins.
Minnie Minoso homered to
the leftfield seats to give the
White Sox a 10 lead in the
first inning. A double by Gene
Woodling, an infield out and a
Evening star., 1961-06-24

tactics against Hewitt, unseeded
at Wimbledon.
Hewitt broke through for a
81 lead in the first set and
again broke through to take
the set at 60.
Hewitt again shot ahead 81
in the second set, but the young
American had his chance to
keep the match alive in the
ninth game. He led, 40-15, on
Hewitt's service and seemed to
have the ninth game saved.
Then the Australian got a lucky
net cord, pushed the match to
deuce, and missed two match
points before pulling Mckinley
Evening star., 1961-06-24
Box Scores on Poee A. l6

Box Scores on Poee A-l6
lead. they have lost nine of IL
in little more than a week. And
the Tribes once sturdy pitching
staff suddenly has given up Al
runs in three games.
The first-place Detroit Tigers
laid it to EN- last night. romp-
ing off with a l5-7 victory in
the opener of four-game set
at Cleveland and dropping the
now third-place Indians four
games behind with their fifth
straight defeat.
The Tigers walloped four
home runs among IS hits and
padded their lead to two games
over New York when the Min
nesota Twins, pairing Camilo
Pascual's six-hit pitching with
Harmon Killebrew's four RBI
in Sam Mele's debut as mana
ger defeated the Yankees, 40.
Red SOx Beat Krausse
Boston beat Kansas City and
bonus baby Lew KrauSse, 5-4;
Baltimore defeated the Los
Angeles Angels, 8-6, and the
Chicago White Sox got past
Washington, 4-3, for their 14th
victory in Is games.
Billy Bruton, Rocky Colavito
and Dick McAuliffe hit the
homers for the Tigers, with
Bruton betting two and driving
in four runs off loser Jim
Perry (6-5). Southpaw Don
MosSi, whose lone defeat was
by Cleveland, won his eighth,
but needed relief help after
giving up five home runs-all
solo shots. Chuck Essegian hit
two and Tito Francona, Bubba
Phillips and Johnny Romano
each cracked one.
While the Tigers were pack
ing away their eighth victory
in 10 games, the Yankees win
ming streak ended at three with
their second shutout defeat of
the year - first since Pete
Ramos of the Twins blanked
them in the season opener.
Pascual $50, who had lost six
in a row, walked one, struck
out eight and held home run
leader Roger Maris hitless. Kill
Hebrew had three of the Twins
nine hits. He banged a pair of
run-scoring singles and his goth
home run, a two-run shot off
loser Bob Turley (3-4D. 1t was
the first start since June l for
Turley, who hasn't won since
May 8.
RunnelS' Blast Decides
Pete Runnels' two-run homer,
off Reliever Jerry Walker, put
it away for Boston in the
eighth, giving the victory to
Gene Conley (3-5.
A two-run homer by Gus
Triandos in the fifth inning
nailed it for the Orioles, who
blew a 40 lead. Jim Gentle.
Pitcher Steve Barber (8-6) and
Jackie Brandt also homered for
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1961-06-24
Del Rice SideIined

LOS ANGELES, June "a
(AP). Veteran Catcher Del
Rice of the Los Angeles Angels
suffered a badly bruised collar
bone and will be sidelined for
at least five days, DR.. Robert
Kerlan, club physician, dis
closed yesterday.
Evening star., 1961-06-24
Senators Get Some Sotace
From Tasbys Booming Bat

Herbert. recently acquired by
the White Sox in a trade with
the Athletics. He was 3-6 with
the AS and is 80 since joining
the White Sox. He was 14-15
with the AS last year.
Herbert was cruising along
last night on a four-hitter and
enjoying a Al lead when Tasby
opened the ninth with a blast
into the leftfield stands. That,
incidentally, was the third
straight game against the White
Sox in which Tasby has hon.
cred.
Jim King followed with a
single to centerfield. Herbert
then got Gene Green and
Pinch-hitter Chuck Hinton on
strikeouts, but Pinch hitter
Marty Keough ripped a single
to rightfield, sending King to
second. Danny O'Connell fol-
lowed with a single to right,
King scoring and Keough going
to third.
McClain Goes Route
Then knuckleballer Hacker
came in and got Bill Klaus on
a pop fly to First Baseman j. C..
Martin.
Joe McClain went the dis