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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
TV Program at Eost-West Border
Found Informative for Audience

ments by Jack Paar and his
capable assistant, Peggy
Cass, who together did the
kind of job that many a
newscaSter has done on news
events in the past.
The year happens to be
1861 and not 1881. and tele-
vision is just another form
of communication included
in the term "the press" There
wouldn't have been any de-
bate in Congress if some
well-known reporter had
gone to the West Berlin
border and interviewed the
American commander and
his troops and had gotten
from them impressions of
the task they were doing.
What Jack Paar did was
to talk briefly to Is or 20
soldiers out of the many
hundreds scattered inside the
city along the borderline. He
merely asked them to give
their names and their home
towns. This was, of course,
to provide some parents or
relatives back home a chance
to see their loved ones. The
colonel in charge answered
a few routine questions which
wouldn't have caused a rip
pie if the interview had been
obtained by a newspaper re-
porter.
1t will be said that in a
time of tension this sort Of
episode can create an "inci-
dent" or bring on inter-
national complications. But
the Communists had their
photographers there, too. as
well as moviemen, and they
made pictures of the whole
scene from their side Of the
line.
Incidentally, there wasn't
a single thing about it that
was funny or intended as
comedy. In fact, one felt a
little sorry for Jack Paar and
his staff as they worked in
the pouring rain. 1t was on
the whole a serious affair,
and had it been done by some
Of the regular newscaSterS 1t
would have been regarded as
a news feature" or special
news project.
Americans watching the
program not only saw pic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
Seven in House
Going to Russia
To Study Schools
BY the Associated Press

Seven members of the House
plan to leave for Russia the
day Congress adjourns for a
two-week study of higher edu-
cation in the Soviet Union.
The group comprises the
Subcommittee on Education of
the House Education and Labor
Committee. 1t will be headed
by Representative Green, Dem
ocrat of Oregon, subcommittee
chairman.
Others taking the trip will be
Representatives Giaimo, Demo-
crat of Connecticut; Brademas,
Democrat of Indiana; Smith,
Democrat of Iowa; Quie, Repub-
lican of Minnesota; Goodell,
Republican of New York, and
Garland, Republican of Maine.
Three staff members of the
subcommittee and a representa-
tive of the Welfare Department
are scheduled to accompany
them.
For the past several weeks
the group has been taking basic
lessons in the Russian language
and receiving briefings on the
Soviet educational system.
Mrs. Green said the itinerary
has not yet been worked out
beyond visits to colleges and
universities in Moscow and
Leningrad. Congress is expected
to adjourn next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Voice of America and USIS Settlements
Called Dishe0rteninq to Little People

ROME, Italy - The free
world wants to defend itself
against Communist agrees
sion; the enslaved peoples
want to be free; the citizens
of Berlin want to remain
free. All these millions look
for their salvation to Amer
lea. And what they are look
ing for is strength, both
moral and physical.
Americans who go about
their daily lives earning a
living, bathing the baby,
marketing for dinner, going
on vacations and reading the
sports pages and ads in the
newspapers, have no con-
ception of the Importance Of
every word spoken from
Washington to the citizens
of the rest of the world. Ev-
cry policy adopted by the
Executive, every speech on
foreign affairs in Congress,
and even the Voice of Amer
lea, have a direct bearing on
their fate.
I have seen in Seoul, Ko-
rea, people standing four
deep reading the newspapers
posted on the bulletin board
outside the publishing build
ing. The issue then was
whether the United States
would remain firm in the
face of the Red Chinese
threat to Quemoy.
I have, watched people in
Paris sitting in the cafes
reading a speech by the then
freshman Senator John F.
Kennedy in which he sided
with the FIN Algerian rebels
against French colonialism.
That he was at the time a
young Senator whose opin-
ions carried little weight
among his colleagues was
immaterial to them. To the
French Gas we'll as the Al
gerians) he represented
America speaking.
I have only recently re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
DAVID LAWRENCE

What was all the hula
baloo about?" This question
undoubtedly came from the
lips of many millions of per-
sons after they'd watched the
television show filmed by
Jack Paar in West Berlin a
few days ago and presented
late Tuesday night by the
National Broadcasting Co.
over a large network of sta
tons.
Anyone who saw the pro-
gram, as did this correspond
ent, must have wondered
why members of Congress
who hadn't seen it, but had
read newspaper accounts of
the filming episode itself,
went off the deep end in
their criticism. In fact, the
Pentagon - without waiting
to see the pictures-removed
one colonel from his post and
admonished another who had
helped to arrange or had
participated in the affair.
This led a lot of Americans
to believe that some grievous
error had been committed.
The filmed show itself didn't
bear out the news stories
that had been written about
it, particularly with regard
to the presence of armed We
hicles and the number of
soldiers at the scene.
Actually, the show did
more to enlighten the Ameri-
can people about the inhu-
name acts of the Commu-
niSts in separating families
in East Berlin from relatives
in West Berlin, and gener-
ally disrupting the life of a
peaceful community, than
may have been obtained from
reading some of the frag-
mentary news accounts over
a series of days.
It was Confucius who said
that: "A picture is worth
10000 words" While this
may often be exaggerated,
many viewers got for the
first time from the photo
graphs of the walls and bar
ricades and sealed-up apart
ments on the line the impact
Of the physical imprison-
ment of the East Germans.
The pictures were wildly in
terspersed with the COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
A Defense of Pour's Berlin Show

lures of the way a city has
been sealed off but were
given also some significant
sidelights. There was, for in
stance, a picture Of a big
handful, turned toward East
Berlin, proelaiming that citi-
zens Of West Berlin had Of
fered a $4,000 reward for in
formation that would lead to
the capture of the Commun-
list who shot and killed a
teen-age youngster as he
sought to swim to freedom
from East to West Berlin.
The boy had reached the
West Berlin side and was
clearly out of East Berlin
when the Communist bullet
ended his life. There was no
excuse for the murder. 1t so
happens that a photograph
of the killer was obtained,
and it was placed on the pos
ter. So sooner or later one
Communist murderer may
pay for his crime.
To many watching the
show the thought must have
occurred that those members
of Congress who became We
hement over the filming of
the show might better have
spent their time expressing
a sense of outrage over the
murder of this and other
East Germans who had risk
ed their lives to escape their
Communist prison.
This West Berlin-East
Berlin affair isn't tensed up
every minute of the day.
There are hours of monot-
ony, and hence a filming of
the scene with a few soldiers
on hand didn't affect any
military operations at all.
But in presenting worth
while information-or even
propaganda against commu-
nism - the Jack Paar show
was an effective piece of
work. He deserves not brick
bats but applause for his re-
velation of the human story
behind the Berlin crisis.
One thing that can be said
for the critics is that, by
their advance comments,
they helped to boost tremen-
dously the audience for the
show on Tuesday night.
(Copyright, 196D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
They Look to u. S. and Wonder

VOA programs, the USIS is
sues an avalanche of printed
propaganda which is being
distributed to newspapers
all over the globe. The Rome
office issued recently a well
gotten up brochure entitled
THE Nuclear Ban Treaty;
Gateway to Peace" After
some platitudes such as
since the beginning of his
tory the life of man has been
Swallowed by the fear of
war" Ga historically ques-
tionable statement), the au-
thor went on to say that
now the hopes of mankind
have increased because of
the Geneva conference.
One cannot place any
blame on the USIS for our
unrealistic policy on dis
armament and the nuclear
test ban conferences. But
the reminder to the peoples
of Europe that we are stress
ing disarmament at this
time can cause a drop in
European morale as we'll as
American prestige.
There are many more stu
dents of communism in Eu-
rope than in the United
States. And one wonders what
goes on in the mind of an
Italian editor who reads not
only of WaShington's empha-
sis on disarmament in the
present crisis, but who finds
the same words used in the
USIS handouts that he finds
in Unita. the Italian counter
part of the Worker. 1 have
been asked pointedly by one
Of the local editors whether
it is the announcement from
the White House for in
crease in American conven-
tional forces or the policy on
disarmament as put forth
by the USIS which repre-
SentS the real Washington
policy. Surely, he said, a
government cannot support
both armament and disarma-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
Peace Corps Victory
Seen Today in House

actions yesterday the House:
/. Completed congressional
action on a two-year extension
of the Civil Rights Commits
sion which technically expired
last Saturday. The 300-106
vote likewise completed action
on a $746,422,550 State, Justice
and Judiciary appropriation
bill, including $4,000 to fl
nance the Civil Rights Com
mission this year.
2. Rejected for the fourth
time and probably killed for
this year proposal for gen.
Grafton of electric power from
waste steam from the nuclear
reactor plant at Hanford, Wash.
A 251-155 vote refused to ac-
cept a Senate compromise for
$50 million to build one gen.
orator to produce electricity
that would be used only at the
Atomic Energy Commissions
facility at Hanford.
Generators Rejected
Previously the House defeated
a proposed sos million author
ization for two generators for
electricity that would be sold
by the Bonneville Power Ad-
ministration. The Acc money
authorization bill thus went
back to the Senate. The bill
would authorize about $194
million for new construction
and 1888 million in carry-over
funds.
3. Adopted a conference re-
port providing for a SITS million
six-year program of research
and demonstration projects for
turning salt water into fresh
water. The Senate originally
voted for a 500 million 10
year plan and the House for
$50 million for five years.
4. Passed a bill assuring Job
restoration rights of men who
voluntarily or involuntarily
called for extended periods of
military service under the
armed services expansion act
voted by Congress last month
at President Kennedy's request.
Claims for such re-employ-
ment rights would have to be
made within 80 days after leav-
ing the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14

turned to Rome from Ger
many. On that warm placid
Sunday when the concrete
wall and barbed wire went
up every single German was
listening to his radio for
word from America.
War and threat of war have
made the worlds little people
experts on foreign affairs
and those able to read their
paptr rs scan more than the
headlines. Others may hear
of the latest Washington
policy from friends owning
radios.
And the question upper
most in the minds of all,
from the peasant tending the
rice paddles to the mechanic
working in a Berlin factory
is: Will America stand firm?
For the past three months
this reporter has tried to
analyze and understand the
effects on Europeans as he
listened to the Voice of
America breakfasts and the
propaganda spewed from be-
hind the Iron Curtain in
many languages. The latter
varies from sharp attacks
against American imperial
ism, American vested in
tereStS and American war
mongerS to attacks on our
strong anti-Communist allies
such as Spain, Portugal,
France. Germany and others.
I have yet to hear any de-
tense of these allies coming
from the VOA, What comes
across the air waves are full
lectures on social science. in
terviewS with unimportant
foreign-born Americans, re-
broadcast discussions by lib
eral members of Congress
and uninspiring discussions
on current topics by the
VOA'S senior commentator
Raymond G. Swing.
Besides conducting the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Strange place the Communist empire After a half
dozen fve-year plans they've finally got boom-n bombs
barbados and barbed wire.
Democratic Senator Mike Monroney rapS Kennedy's
League Mike faces reelection foe in Okla
homa-and he's pretty it amt Princeton
The kids say ofbeat behavior is going out of style
oh well, that's the way the Rookie crumbles
Who says robots aren't smarter than humans? When
obited robot astronaut around the EARTH you didn't
catch him coming down inside Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14

recreational, educational and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer


The congressional battle ever
the Peace Corps moved toward
expected victory for President
Kennedy's plan as the House
prepared to vote on the issue
today.
A bill similar to a Senate
approved measure to make the
Peace Corps permanent and
authorize $40 million for its
first year encountered some
rough going in the House yes
terday. Opponents indicated
they would try today to post
pone action until next year or
cut the funds in half.
House passage, however.
seemed likely without substan-
tial change in provisions for
legislative establishment of the
Peace Corps which Mr.. Ken
nedy set up by executive order
March /. The organization
expects to have 2,700 members
during its first year and al
ready is training about 300
applicants.
$40 Million Approved
The corps gained ground in
another area yesterday when
the Senate Appropriations
Committee recommended the
full $40 million for the present
fiscal year. The House last
week trimmed the administra-
tons request to $50 million
in the foreign aid bill.
Criticism in the House yes
terday included charges that
the corps was a foreign aid
boondoggle and insult" that
it would duplicate and hinder
work done by several other
agencies, and that it should not
be given permanent standing
until it proves its worth.
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chairman Morgan, Democrat
of Pennsylvania, Representa-
tive Morrow, Republican of New
Hampshire, and others in both
parties commended that it was
a going concern" and that it
already has attracted some of
our finest and most dedicated
people"
immigration Bill Passes
In contrast to long and some
times bitter debate on several
measures, the first major i'm
migration bill of the 1861 con-
gressional session went through
the House quickly without OPP
position or explanation.
Representative walter,
Democrat of Pennsylvania, Ju-
dietary subcommittee chairman
on immigration and naturali-
cation matters, called up the
legislation in the House as a
Senate House conference bill.
1t contained several provisions
not previously voted on by tho
House in a bill it passed several
weeks ago.
1t would speed up non-quota
admission of approximately H.
900 spouseS, parents and chill
dren Of naturalized citizens and
aliens admitted for permanent
residence in the United States.
1t also would make permanent
a provision by which some $500
adopted alien orphans have
been admitted to this country
since 1857. That law had ex-
pired last June 80.
Stricter on Appeals
The bill also contained tight
er provisions advocated by the
Justice Department for han
ding of court appeals from de-
portation orders. The main
purpose was to prevent almost
endless legal delays used by I'M
desirable aliens ordered de-
ported. The stricter require
ments, however, were criticized
by some organizations as likely
to add to the difficulties of
innocent aliens.
In other adjournment drive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-14
Registration Open

Fides Neighborhood House
will hold registration through
Saturday for its fall after
school and evening program of
Evening star., 1961-12-11
Army Plans Beefed-Up Program
In Search for New Grid Coach

WEST POINT, Dec. II (AP)
Army is making plans for a
beefed-up football program,
with a new head coach the first
order of business.
1t is apparent that the dis
missal of Dale Hall was just
one step in West Points lnten-
tion to bolster football at
the military academy. The an
nouncement of Halls firing
Saturday contained several
broad references to a proposed
new look.
Army will not stick to the
tradition of restricting the
coaching post to academy grad
yates.
West Point has not had a
non-graduate as football coach
since j. w. Beacham of Cornell
held the job in 1911.
There are at present several
potential candidates who served
as assistants at Army during
the 18-season tenure of Earl
(Red) Blaik. This list includes
head coaches Paul Dietzel OF
Louisiana State. Andy Gustaf-
son of Miami, Murray Warmath
of Minnesota and Tom Harp OF
Cornell.
There are two eX-WeSt Point
line stars with considerable ex-
perience as assistant coaches
who should be in the running
They are Johnny Green. now
at Florida. and Bill Yeoman
at Michigan State.
If West Point plans any
drastic overhaul IL its football
Evening star., 1961-12-11

program, recruiting would
have to be accelerated, there
probably would have to be an
increase in appointments al
lotted to football candidates,
and a relaxation of policy re-
garding players adherence to
academy routine.
Ironically. Hall had pin
pointed some of Army's ad-
vantages and made a strong
stand for a heightened effort
in its football program shortly
before his dismissal. He said,
West Point has some problems
to face up to and some deci-
sions to make. If it wants to
play big-time football it's 60
ing to have to work at it. We
can't have it both ways. stick
ing to what we're doing now
and trying to win in major
competition. We either build,
or forget about being big-time. "
Hall also pointed to his
own record against Navy
(three straight losses, and
Army'S poor overall record
against its classic rival in re-
cent years.
"Slade Cutter said three years
ago when he was athletic direc-
tor there that before long
they'd be beating us in every
thing, and he's been proven
right. There's no secret in how
they've done it."
Hall went on to cite Annap-
oils basic manpower advantage
$500 to 2,400) and more ex-
Evening star., 1961-12-11
y INVEST IN NEW CLUB
Manor 'Nomesoke'
Opens in Florida

Manor Club virtually will be
deserted this winter as the %
stockholders of Southern Manor
persuade the local members to
come to the Fort Lauderdale
area and play the Southern
version Of Manor.
1t is a 6.300-yard course with
ample lakes, and live alligators
in the lakes. There is a $780,
900 Colonial-style clubhouse,
with tennis courts and SWIM
ming pool to be added. Billy
Mitchell was the architect, and
Jack Mowry is the pro. Several
Washington area pros are eX-
pected to spend considerable
time there this winter.
Stevens played the course
several times last week and said
it was one of South Florida's
finest, and toughest. Asked
about his score, Clagett said
he can't putt Bermuda greens.
Questioned further, he said
Southern Manor is a tough
course.
Oddly enough, Southern
Manor is only a few miles from
Sunrise Country Club, owned
and operated by C. A. (Reds)
Alber, former Washington auto
dealer and Manor member
WHITTLESEY.
Evening star., 1961-12-11

Southern Manor. namesake
of Manor Country Club here
and financed almost entirely
by % members Of the local
club, opened its doors last
week as one of South Florida's S
new golf clubs.
Clagett Stevens, the Manor
Club pro, was among those
who made the trip for the
official opening. The club iS
located on Route 7 about seven
miles west Of Boca Ration.
About 18 months ago Charles
Even, a member of the Board
of Governors at Manor and a
real estate man and builder in
Montgomery County, came
upon 400 acres in Florida that
he considered a good invest
ment. He persuaded 81 mem
bers of Manor to invest with
him in building a new golf
club on about $50 acres. The
remainding $50 acres eventually
will be home sites.
Even is president. treasurer,
supervisor and manager of the
club, and now counts Florida
as his home. Bill Casson, i'm
mediate past president of
Manor, is vice president, and
Ray Roberts, a member of the
board at Manor, is secretary
Of Southern Manor.
Evening star., 1961-12-11
Huzi Dominates
Table Tennis

Thor Hazi won two cham
pionships and half of another
last night in the Christmas
Open tournament at the D. c.
Table Tennis Club, 419 Ninth
street. NV.
Results of finals:
Mems sinsles-Tibor Hazi defeated
Herb Horton 2l;I4, 22-20. ALL,
son defeated Yvonns Kronlase, 2l-s,
Mems doubles-Hazi and Eddie Rec
ord defeated Horton and jim Verta,
ILLS, II. 10, 2l-l3;
Kronlage defeated verta and Julia
Rutelionis, Ellis, 1921. 2l-l6.
Senior singles-HaZ defeated verta
2l-l6. 2l-l6, 21-13.
Mems "A" singles-Bowie Martin,
Greenville N G, defeated 81 Rather
2l-1S, 1921, PILLS.
Bows singles-Darryl Hatehett. .Ba.
y,1,,s:,. yCnns: n. JJs Ssfesstsd Marx Radon,
Evening star., 1961-12-11
Chevy Chase Girl
Earns Berth in
Sectional Event

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. II
(SpeciaD. Cherylle Becke, a
l2-year-old blond from Chevy
Chase, Md. yesterday won the
South Atlantic Juvenile Ladies
figure skating championship
and will represent the Wash
ington Figure Skating Club in
the Eastern Sectional competi-
tion at Lake Placid early next
month.
Cherylle's victory in the r.
and-under event at Wissahic-
kon Club here was the first
singles championship for the
Washington group since 1850
whom Donald Laws took the
National Junior mems title.
Also winning for the Wash
ington Club yesterday was the
Arlington (Va.) couple of Dick
and Vivian Queisser, who took
the Veterans Dance event. The
Queissers, who were 1948 Ma
tional Silver Dance champions,
also saw their daughter Judy
place sixth in the Junior Ladies
competition.
Evening star., 1961-12-11
Cincinnati Gets First Major Test
Against High-Scoring Drake Five

in the current rankings, had no
trouble in winning their third
of the season. Cincinnati, paced
by Paul Hogue's IS points,
moved out to a 44-24 halftlme
advantage and coasted in from
there.
Lucas Leads Way
Ohio State, led by All-Ameri-
can Jerry Lucas, stormed past
its first two major challenges,
Wichita and Wake Forest, and
now takes a week off.
The Buckeyes (4-0J crushed
Wake Forests third-ranked
Deacons, 1892, at the top OF
the weekend schedule. After
beating Wichita, 1852. Friday.
Against Wake Forest, Ohio
State held only a 37-31 halftime
lead. but broke it open with 13
straight points soon after in
termission.
Lucas scored % points in
part-time service, Mel Novel;
contributed l9 and Johnny
Havlicek had 18 in addition to
his fine defensive work.
All other ranked teams in
action came through on sched-
ule, though Seattle. No. 10, got
a scare from Idaho before pull
ing out a 69-68 decision.
Providence, ranked fifth, got
another good performance from
its two giants. 6-10 Jimmy
Hadnot and Gil John Thomp-
son, in a 75-51 breeze past ST.