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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-12-29
THE BALANCE SHEET


The year 1861 ends, not with a
whimper, but with bang.
Has anything gone right? Nehru
| invades Goal Britain threatens the
United Nations with non-payment
Menshikov promises bombs that are
super-super. At home the Radical
Right talks of hanging Earl Warren
In France, the Radical Right let's plas-
tic bombs do its talking!
Ugly. Crazy. Mixed-up. How can
we talk of good cheer at this holiday
season? 1t sounds empty, ironic, I'M
real and light-headed. Everything is
so out of whack that ungallant French
''ultras" even put the squeeze on
Brigette Bardot. Can things get much
worse?
Live and let live. That's what peo-
pie used to say. Now they talk of
"total victory and Illustration"
Our national slogan may soon become
"Keep frowning'.
At the risk of sounding in state
of euphoria / should like to dissent.
Things are not so bad as they look.
They are not even half that bad A
startling conclusion? How does any,
one arrive at it? Why not pause for
a moment and think about it? Per-
haps it is not so startling after all.
Let's begin with the Berlin crisis
that was manufactured in Moscow.
The situation is not good, but neither
is it hopeless. We are not at war.
Despite Khrushchev's warning, that
treaty must be signed on his terms
by this years end, the West Ber-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-12-29
National Forests Outdraw
State, National Parks

Americans are more toutdoor-rec-
reation'' conscious than ever before,
reports the American Automobile. As
ISOLATION. Last year, over five million
went skiing; 40 million went boating;
SO million hunted or fished. Five mil
lion camp use days were recorded in
the National Parks; l 6 million in the
State Parks, and over 80 million visits
to the camp and picnic sites of the
National Forests.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-12-29
WATCH ON The POTOMAC


ACk, Washington. d. e.
liners have not lost their freedom.
The East Berliners are still alive. The
wall has become a symbol of Com
munist failure.
Or take look at the situation from
another angle: Is the Soviet Union
winning" the Cold War? We know
that they wage war at many levels
and that there is no let-up, but what
of the situation in the United Ma
tons?
With every big power, from France
and England to India, behaving their
worst the fact still remains that the
Russians have scored practically zero
at the UN. They lost on Red China.
They lost on their plan to supplant
Dag Hammarskjold with s'troika".
They accepted u Thant.
"Ah," say the pessimists, "look at
Africa, especially the Congo" Have
the Russians won there? Notwith-
standing the affection in some quart
ers for Tshombe there is reason to
believe that the pro-Communist fol-
the point about the price of secession.
On the positive side, in foreign af-
fairs, there remains the fact that
Western Europe is prosperous, that
the Communist parties in France and
Italy are dwindling in influence, and
that the British are moving in the
direction of the Common Market.
What we see is tremendous ferment
but no nuclear war
What of the situation at home?
There is anxiety over the Birchites.
A liberal critic blames the President
for feeling of national Illustration.
Politicians in both parties are eager
to argue about Africa but are less
willing to discuss Route 40. Congress
billions for outer space
and is afraid to tackle the question
of federal aid to public schools.
All this again may be cause for
alarm and maybe despair.
But are these fears real? With all
the turmoil and all the uncertainties
the democratic United States of
America can count these substantial
assets:
Maximum employment, unprece-
denied prosperity, the most advanced
medical technology in the world, the
highest standard of living and increas-
ing longevity. But even more impress
sive than the statistics are the men
and women of high intellect in our
industry, government, the arts and
sciences.
What other nation can boast Rob-
ert Mcnamara, or George Ball, Marg-
aret Mead, Jerome Wiesner, Maxwell
Taylor, Martin Luther King or Leon
ard Bernstein? Is there another
spokesman at the UN with the elo-
quence, farsightedness and clear con-
science of an Adlai Stevenson? Is
there a freer press anywhere else in
the world? Or more dedicated young
people than those in the Peace Corps?
We can take stock and we can be
proud. Moreover no one can say these
lays that we are complacent or con-
tent to rest on our laurels.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-12-29
Mansfield Places Emphasis On

of the daily living OF the great ma
jority of our citizens, make it essen
tial that programs be co-ordinated
and concentrated attention on broad
policies be developed on the highest
executive level.
This can only be accomplished
by providing city jewellers with
voice in the Presidents Cabinet,
as desired by the President and as
proposed by this measure.
AID TO EDUCATION
''The cost of education will at least
double in the decade, rising to about
$50 billion by 1870. This tremendous
load of $50 billion cannot be met by
American states and localities as they
have strained their tax resources and
borrowing capacities to the limit.
president Kennedy's proposed
federal aid to schools was responding
to the clear and present needs of our
nations vital education system. 1t
will provide on a nationwide. basis
whatever educational needs exist that
cannot be met from local resources.
'sOut of the 81 million children who
returned to public schools this fall,
eight million had to go to over
crowded, unsafe, or otherwise in
adequate classrooms. More than 700,-
600 were compelled to go on split
shifts. More than 2 million will be
taught by teachers lacking adequate
professional training.
every American parent whose
children are in an over-crowded and
unsafe school should understand that
this situation will not be corrected
until long-range substantial Federal
Aid to Education Bill is favorably
acted upon by the Congress.
Every American taxpayer who
finds real estate taxes on his home
going through the ceiling of toler-
ability, or state taxes Increasing
again and again, as local and state
governments try to cope with the
problem ofoeducation, should real
lize that the only solution to attain
full educational opportunities for
the youth of America is through
Federal Aid to Education"
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-12-29
From LABOR

The right wing in America today
is no mere '1unatic fringe" but a
powerful and growing political force
that has attracted many moderate
conservatives, into it's ranks. One
result has been "a conservative gov.
eminent in the Eisenhower years and
paralyzed government in Kennedy's
first year"-plus major threat for
the future. n 49,
Those are the conclusions of Ralph
E. Ellsworth, director of libraries at
the University of Colorado, who has
been studying the literature and ac-
tivities of rightistjs groups for the
past L years. Ellsworth, published mis-
findings last week in pamphlet en-
titled "The American Right Wing.
Recently, Ellsworth reported, the
previously scattered right-wing forces
have started to come together. "Two
poles of central force have developed
around Senator Barry Goldwater (R-
Ariz.) and Robert WEIGH and the
John Birch Society" he explained.
SOLID CITIZENS
"No longer can it be said," he
added, ''that right wingers are crack
pots. The John Birch Society chap
ters include respectable community
leaders and solid citizens :. !"
Today, Ellsworth reported, "there
are approximately 1000 voluntary
organizations in the United States
which may be called rightist and
which regularly publish or distribute
great quantities of right-wing litera-
ture." In addition, he listed the "many
timely booklets and brochures issued
by business groups with a right-wing
message, the rightist "radio common
tators in great numbers" and various
other special groups with rightist
slant. * &c
'In summary Ellsworth wrote,
"the American right wing may be said
to include all those who share the
that the relationship of
to the individual should
be severely limited.
"They ask the complete withdrawal
of government from the regulation of
industry They desire to outlaw
full employment in industry, collec-
tive bargaining, the closed shop and
political education for union men,
bers."
SWEEPING AIMS
Also, they want to wipe out "pro-
grams dealing with social security,
medical insurance, fluoridation, polio
vaccine, mental health, cultural de-
adult education and fed
eral aid to schools.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-12-29

ulation and their treatment requires
steady rather than intermittent use
of drugs and medicines.
these facts substantiate the
need for medical aid TO the aged
through Social Security. The gem
eraI consensus among knowledgable
people in this field is that it is not
feasible to meet the special expense
problem of persons 65 years of age
or over through private or group
insurance.
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN
AFFAIRS
Legislative procedure was last ses-
sion cleared by both branches of Con-
gress for final action to establish
the cabinet-level Department of Ur-
ban Affairs, as proposed by President
Kennedy. 1t is scheduled for congress
sional consideration during the early
part of the 1862 session of Congress.
'aThis department will fill a need
which has already been met in all
other important policy areas by estab-
fishing a Secretary who would be
available as consultant on urban
affairs to other officials in the fed
eral government, and by specifically
serving the interests of the vast ma
jority of our citizens who live IN
metropolitan areas.
''The completely, and the diversity
of interests, with the impact of urban
renewal and housing on every phase
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-12-29

A gold-digger is a girl who breaks
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-12-29

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-12-29

The secret general staff meeting
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-12-29
SWEEPING AIMS

Also, they want to wipe out ''pro-
grams dealing with social security,
medical insurance, fluoridation, polio
vaccine, mental health, cultural de-
velopment, adult education and fed
eral aid to schools.
SIN the international field" Els
worth continued, Fright wingers =. :.
would put an immediate end to for
Evening star., 1961-10-05
u. U.S.Mediotors Observe
Negotiations at Ford

national lsvel are the unions
non-economic demands. These
include production standards,
grievance procedure, skille d
trades problems and sub con-
tracing of work the union in
sists shnl;id be done by It's
members.
Early Pact Sought
Both Mr.. Reuther and Mr..
Denise are striving for an early
scttlement-possibly by Sat-
urday or Sunday.
We'll do everything we can
to resolve it by the earliest
possible date" Mr.. Reuther
said. He said there was no
point in speculating on when
a final agreement would come.
Mr.. Denise said the earliest
date would be tomorrow after
noon when the full bargaining
committees resume talks on a
national agreement covering
working conditions.
Meanwhile, subcommittee
are working on contract Ian
guage on items already agreed
upon. Mr.. Denise said the sub
committees will get them bat
tened down and initiated"
Evening star., 1961-10-05

new buildings constructed on
former parking lot sites.
GSA is trying to encourage
greater use of car pools and
has a long-range program to
acquire parking sites in fringe
areas of the city and to pro-
mote better bus service.
To stimulate use of car pools,
GSA has now set up a car pool
locator service at its headquar-
ters building, F and Eighteenth
streets NV.
This service consists of pro-
viding a map with grid num-
bers. Persons seeking a ride to
work fill out a red card and
drop it in a bin under the map
numbered to correspond with
their home locations. Car own
ers with a vacancy in their car
pool drop green cards in the
bins. These cards are then
matched to foster use of car
pools.
GSA set up the first car pool
locator service in the Navy De-
partment Building on Constitu-
ton avenue last May and plans
to provide seven more such
services in other Federal build
ings.
Evening star., 1961-10-05
Katanga Arms
Bui|dup Noted

LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo,
Oct. 5 (AP).-The United Ma
tions said today it has reports
that President Noise Tshombe
is building up his Katanga
army with war material and
mercenaries brought in from
Rhodesia.
Mahmoud Khiari of Tunisia,
the top u. N. negotiator in the
Congo, told a news conference
he could not confirm the re-
ports because U. N. observers
have been refused permission to
visit Kolwezi. Jadotville and
Kipushi in the breakaway
province.
All three places figured in
the fighting between U. N. and
Katangan forces that ended Is
days ago. Katanga's two-jet air
force was based at Kolwezi, a
garrison of Irish troops sur
rendered at Jadotville, and Mr..
Tshombe's temporary head
quarters was at Kipushi near
the Rhodesian border.
All Kinds Brought In
Asked what kind of war ma
terial was being brought in, Mr..
Evening star., 1961-10-05
Government Reservists
Urged to Set Example

the reserve military strength
now being placed on active
duty" the President said.
Service with Americas s
armed forces at this critical
juncture is a duty with special
priority and honor.
THE Federal Government
and its employees must set ar
example in responding without
stint of special consideration
Of any kind"
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Gilpatric has circulated Mr.
Kennedy's views through the
top level Of the Pentagon and
asked the whole hearted CO.
operation Of the services in see
ing that the Presidents memo
randum is complied with to the
fullest extent"
For some time, extending
back into the Eisenhower ad-
ministration. the military serv-
ices have conducted a special
screening operation to permit
transfer from the ready re-
serves of key Federal employees
who are deemed not available
for active duty because of the
critical nature Of their jobs.
Evening star., 1961-10-05
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
HEW Gradual 3-Yeor Retirement
Plan Reported Working Well

equipped to meet its emotional
and economic problems.
Employees on gradual retire
ment are paid on a sliding scale
formula-part of the payment
coming from their reduced SAL
ary and part from their reduced
annuity. In no case would the
combined payment be greater
than the salary earned when
they were fully employed.
Mr.. O'Brien said legislation
may be desirable to give these
employees more of their annui-
ties while they are partially en-
ployed than at present.
Full Annuity on Quitting
When employees finally 60 on
full-time retirement under the
program, they receive their full
civil service retirement annui-
ties.
Edward Silberman, personnel
director Of the Veterans Ad-
ministration, disclosed that the
VA now has an agency-wide in
ventory system to assure that
the most valuable and talented
employees get top consideration
for promotion when key jobs
open up.
Mr.. Silberman's report was
received with great interest by
personnel officials here, since
VA has reputation for one OF
the beSt-run personnel pro-
grams in Government.
VA employees who want to be
considered for promotions fill
out Form SIS, detailing their
background, experience, etc
They don't file for any current
or specific vacancy but for any
vacancy in the future to which
they would be eligible through
promotion.
Reports by the employees
supervisor and three colleagues
accompany his Form 81. Mr.
ISllberman said these reports are
Evening star., 1961-10-05
Man Found Dead
Under 7 aft Bridoe

Roy E. Wilson. 81. of the
2300 block of Champlain street
NV, was found dead beneath
Taft Bridge about 7:20 am.
today by passing motorist,
police reported.
Homicide Detective Ronald
Banta said Mr.. Wilson. a COM
posing room machinist at The
Washington Post, apparently
to his death from the
span.
The body was discovered on
the grass IS feet north of
Cathedral avenue and about 20
feet from the bridge, police
said. Identification was made
from papers in his wallet, which
also contained SIP, Detective
Banta said. Mr.. Wilson had
been employed at The Post
since 1853. He apparently had
not worked for three days,
police said.
Evening star., 1961-10-05

Khiari said everything that
can be used to kill people"
Katanga's Interior Minister
Godefroid Munongo in a state
ment yesterday in Elisabeth
vile said his government has
100000 men ready to fight if
the cease fire with the U. N. is
broken. But he said the 100000
man force was the result of an
appeal for Katangan volun-
teers.
The men, he said, were well
armed. in positions to meet any
new U. N. action and in good
spirit.
Mr.. Khiari said he could con-
slider Mr.. Tshombe's refusal to
permit visits to Kolwezi, Jadot-
vile and Kipushi a rupture in
the cease-fire negotiations"
Joint Commission Task
He referred to the negotia-
tions of a Joint commission Civ
en- the task of implementing the
cease fire which he concluded
with Mr.. Tshombe at Ndola in
Rhodesia on September 20. But
he said the United Nations
would not take the initiative in
resuming hostilities.
Mr.. Khiari came to Leopold
vile with a message from Mr..
Tshombe that he wishes To send
a deputation to discuss Katan- =
gan problems with the central
government Of Premier Cyrille
Adoula.
Meanwhile, ii Belgian police,
Evening star., 1961-10-05
66 Pct. of U.S.. Workers
Reach Job by Auto

Two out of three Fedora
workers in Washington come to
work by car. the General Serv-
ices Administration has found
A GSA official said today a
survey made last June showed
the cars used carried an aver
age of "a persons, including the
driver.
Thirty-eight per cent of the
cars used by Federal employees
to get to work carried no pas
sengers other than the driver,
the survey found.
The survey was made by dis
tributing questionnaires to Fed
eral employees on a particular
day in June to determine how
they had arrived at work.
GSA conducted the survey
because it was disturbed about
the loss of parking space for
Federal employees as a result of
Evening star., 1961-10-05

concerned with an employees job
performance, mental qualifica-
tions, relations with other en-
ployes and potential for ad-
vancement.
These general factors are as
signed a numerical rating, based
on a standard scoring formula.
All this data goes to VAS CEN
trail personnel office.
Considered by Panel
Mr.. Silberman said the gen.
eral factor score, together with
coded evaluation of experience
and training - including the
specific job for which an en-
ploye is qualified-and certain
other data are punched by IBM
cards. 1t is from these cards
that the list of basically quail
fled candidates is run.
A VA promotional panel then
considers the candidates. The
result is a promotion register
which is sent to the head of the
particular VA department. He
selects the three individuals
from the list who, in his opin-
ion, are the most suitable for
the job. His nomination, justi-
fication, the names of the
other candidates and support
ing material then go to the VA
administrator for the final de-
cision.
Mr.. Silberman said the pro-
gram is working we'll, but that
VA realizes it can be improved.
To this end, plans are being
made for giving more help to
the nominating official in Sc
lecting the top candidates, by
having blue ribbon" commit
tees Of top-level VA officials
help him in appraising the can
didates.
Also, a new appraisal form
designed to get more pertinent
information about candidates
for promotion is being devel-
oped, Mr.. Silberman said.
Evening star., 1961-10-05
Purse Snutcher
Beats Nurse

Mai. Opal May Jones, 4s, of
4545 Connecticut avenue NV,
an Army nurse in the surgical
department of Walter Reed
Hospital, was treated there for
facial bruises Tuesday night
after she was beaten while try
ing to resist purse snatcher
Police said Mai. Jones had
parked her car in the rear of
4601 Connecticut avenue N. w.
at about 10:30 pm. when she
was approached by a man who
demanded her purse. When
she refused the man struck her
several times and took the
purse which contained her
drivers permit. personal papers
and a wallet with little money
A colored man, about 80
years old, S feet 8, wearing a
heavy, dark long-sleeved shirt
and dark trousers was being
sought by police.
Evening star., 1961-10-05

F.. President Kennedy expects
Federal employees to set an
example and not try to duck
active military service if called
up from the Reserves.
: 1t was learned today that
MIR. Kennedy has sent a memo
.randum to this effect to Sec
retary Of Defense Mcnamara
Copies went to the heads of all
Federal departments and agen-
',ries.
: The memorandum declared
the Presidents belief that I'm
the present Gallup of active
service units civilian Gov
.ernment personnel who have
voluntarily participated in and
obtained benefits from those
programs should promptly re-
port when their organizations
are recalled"
Such Government workers.
MIR. Kennedy said, should rot
be deferred unless absolutely
essential to national security
in their jobs.
The Nations defense requires
Evening star., 1961-10-05
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

DENVER, Oct. 5.-The per-
sonnel director of the Depart
ment Of Health, Education and
Welfare said today his agency's
gradual retirement program is
working we'll.
The HEW program, which
may turn out to be a pilot pro-
gram for the entire Federal
service, allows some employees
to taper their work off grad
ually during a three-year Pc
riod before complete retire
ment.
James O'Brien, personnel di-
rector of HEW, told the Public
Personnel Association confer
ence here that the programs
existence has been justified. ="
HEW started the gradual re-
tirement program a little over
a year ago.
Il should emphasize the fact
that the concept Of gradualism
does not fit every kind Of job,
and that we would never cx-
pect gradual retirement TO work
on a mass, in contrast to a Sc
lective, basis" Mr. OBrien said.
Employees Option
Under the HEW program,
gradual retirement is volun-
tary and must be initiated by
the employe. The program Of
ferS two general methods for
gradual retirement-one by re-
duction of the time spent on
the job and the other by as
signing less demanding duties
to the employe.
Mr.. O'Brien said the program
has two advantages: 1t pro-
vides management with the
continued services of valuable
employees whose services other
wise would be lost, and it offers
employees a constructive oppor-
tunity to ease into retirement
gradually and be better
Evening star., 1961-10-05
Mao Is a Great Guy,'
Monty Says After Visit

TORONTO, Oct. 5 (AP).-
Field Marshal Viscount Mont
gomery says Red China's Mao
TIE -tung is a great guy-an
uncommon man in an age of
common men"
The 73-year-old British World
War II commander arrived in
Canada last night from a visit
to Red China where he met the
Communist leader and received
a red carpet reception.
Marshal Montgomery told a
news conference last night
Evening star., 1961-10-05

Western press reports that the
Chinese are starving and have
lost confidence in the Commu-
mist regime are totally untrue. &"
The retired field marshal
said he did not see a single
case of malnutrition during his
three-week visit to the Chinese
mainland but saw bags of it"
in Hong Kong. the British
crown colony filled with Chinese
refugees.
Marshal Montgomery urged
more Western trade with Com
muniSt China.
Evening star., 1961-10-05
Freeman Leaves
Sunday on Tour
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman will leave Sunday on
a months trade development
and food study tour of II
countries in the Middle East,
South and Southeast Asia.
He will return here Novem-
ber IL.
The countries to be visited
include France, Iran, Pakistan,
India, Burma. Thalland, Indo-
nesia, the Philippines, Japan,
Italy and Germany.
The Secretary will be ac-
companied by an 11-man team
Of agriculture and technical
experts and Mrs. Freeman. The
party will travel by military
transport plane.
Evening star., 1961-10-05

judicial inspectors and other
civilians formerly in the en-
ploy of Katanga who were ar
rested by the U. N. during the
September fighting, arrived in
Brussels today.