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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
The Shame of a Neutral
By DR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain of the United States

"A neutral is a human cha-
meleon. A chameleon is a
colorful little animal which
makes its hue fit into its
environment. 1t changes to
match its surroundings. That
is natures way to keep this
crawling creature out of
danger. Neutrality is it's
protection. But a man is not
a concealing lizard. Yet, who
has not known smooth and
agreeable folk who proceed
cautiously across all areas
of life taking on a different
tint or hue according to the
situation in which they find
themselves? They choose no
color of conviction and
maintain it against all odds.
But today's heights have
not been achieved by human
chameleons. Civilization has
climbed up the ascending
years held together by con-
victions which are more dear
than mortal life. No man
has really lived until he bets
his life on some principle for
which he would die.
Robert Ingersoll used to
convulse great audiences with
his clever castigations of
conventional religion as he
ridiculed the sins of the
saints. But on more than
one occasion when. because
of his irreverent jibes.
laughter had swept his audi
ence. he paused and said SOL
EMMY, But, ladies and gen.
tlemen, do not forget that
tonight we are not naked
savages dancing around some
campfire, because back there
were men and women. our
ancestors. who were willing
to die for the things they
believed"
An outstanding religious
leader was speaking out of the
deepest admiration concern
ing certain native Christians
who had given their lives
rather than to deny their
faith. Then. with a touch of
Righteousness, he added, But
if I had been in their place.
with a sword held over my
neck and had been told that
I could confess my faith and
die, or deny it and live. I
greatly fear that I would have
said to the tormentors, if you
let me up for 10 minutes l
think can make a statement
satisfactory to all concerned. F"
Statements satisfactory to
all concerned are the bane
of this so-called tolerant day
when neutralism and ap-
peasement are becoming more
and more a moral fashion.
There is dire danger that one
may become so tolerant of
everything that he will defend
nothing to the death with the
specious defense "a man must
live" The worth of a con-
viction not for sale was in
stilled in countless plastic
lives by the old-fashioned
golden-text colored Sunday
school card. One was a Bible
figure of long ago about
whom childish lips sang lust
lily. This man refused to buy
safety in alien Babylon when
he was told he could have it
by bowling down to pagan
gods. This was the verse we
sang.
Dare to be a Daniel,
Dare to stand alone,
Dare to haze a purpose
true
And dare to make it knoWn.
Who has not encountered
those whose motto is comfort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
Pans Psychologists

I was surprised that The
Star gave such publicity to
the American Psychological
Association. A psychological
association should concern it
self with matters that it's
name suggests, instead of
trying to be a self-appointed
arbiter of world events.
The American Psychology
ical Association might better
spend its time trying to find
out what a psychologist is,
inasmuch as they have ad-
mitted in their own official
publication that they them
selves do not know. They
have also stated that mem
bership tin the American
Psychological Association
carries no degree of compe-
tence!" The ultimate in their
confusion, however, is their
admission in their own pub
LEGATION that psychology has
not reached the status of a
profession.
How long must we suffer
pseudo-scientistS with strict
ly academic PhD's who think
they can solve not only
m e dical and psychlatric
problems, but international
problems as well?.
These people remind me of
my students, when l taught
high school history. who
could wax eloquent in dis
cussion clubs on Red China
and nuclear tests, but who
could not tell me who the
Duke of Wellington was. I
wonder if the world would
be in the mess it's in if there
were fewer experts" run
ming around?
EIornpce King
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDrtterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are SUBJECT to COndenSd-
ton. Those not used wiu be
returned only Uhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
HeoIthfuI Recruiting

A little-known but highly effective
private organization is making an i'm
portant contribution to public health
in Virginia. This is the Virginia Coun-
Gil on Health and Medical Care, which
is performing the two-fold service of
recruiting doctors for communities in
need of medical practitioners and of en-
couraging high school and college STU
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10

Maryland's Legislature, were
imprisoned at Fort McHenry,
then called the hospital for
sick patriotism"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
Loyal Senator Fan

Howard d. Bergen
The Adak sun., 1961-07-03

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The Nome nugget., 1961-02-03
Alaska's Eskimo Scouts Will Take
 Part in Operation "WillOW Freeze"

Included in the more than 650O soldiers taking part in Exercise 'Wlow Freeze" will be the men of the Alaska National Guard. Company B, 1st Scout Battalion, 297th Infantry, Alaska Army Ma tional Guard will provide visual proof of the Army's ONE ARMY concept.
 The scouts, nearly all of them native Alaskans, will be flown from their homes in Northern Alaska to Kulis Air National Guard Base, and from there to the maneuver area, by planes of the 144th Air Transportation Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard.
 The 3rd and 4th Platoons of Company will support the 1st Battle Group, 23rd Infantry, which is acting aggressor or "enemy' in the exercise. The remaininder of the company will support the 1st Airborne Battle Group, 187th Infantry, U. s. Forces in the exercise. The platoons will be used for long range patrols, reconnaissance missions, stay behind elements, guerrilla activities and screening forces.
 In last years maneuver, Exercise Little Bear," the scouts also involved, but to smaller degree. The success of the Alaskan Ma tional Guardsmen in serving scouts and in patrols during this maneuver resulted in an ex- banded role for them in ''Willow Freeze.'
 National Guardsman Capt. James E. O'Rourke will act as Scout Unit Commander and advisor with the 187th Infantry; while his counterpart in the 23rd Infantry will be 1st It. Alfred Hopson of the 1st Scout Battalion.
 As an additional mission Eskimo AVG Scouts will work with portions of the 7th Special Forces in behind the -front-lines operations and special guerrilla missions.
 Company Scouts arrived at Fort Richardson to begin their pre-maneuver training and scheduled to leave for the maneuver February 2.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-03
U. s. To Buy 5 Bio Transport Planes

WASHINGTON tR - The De- fense Department is going to buy immediately 53 more big trans port planes, 30 of them jets, to augment the military's long range air lift capability.
 Secretary of Defense Robert s. McNamara made the anounce- ment at his first news conference and said first delivereries will begin about July 1.
 The 30 jets will be transport versions of the Boeing KC135. The others will be the C130 jet turbine propeller planes. Both types are in production and in general use by the Air Force.
 McNamara said this program will require an increase of about $170 million in funding. with about $50 million cash needed during the coming fiscal year
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-03
Lumumbist Troops
 Ambush U. N. Unit

LEOPOLDVILLE R - More than 1,500 Lumumbist troops am- pushed and encircled an isolated United Nations unit in Kivu Pro- vince today. Heavy casualties were reported among the rebels and at least one U. N. officer was killed in the day-long gun battle.
 The attack followed a brawl late yesterday in which U. N. Algerian troops killed six Congo lese soldiers who had been drink ing heavily before opening fire, according to a U. N. spokesman.
 Incensed and seeking revenge, the Lumumbists fell upon a Mi gerian platoon this morning on a country road. During heavy fight ing the Nigerians managed to withdraw to their barracks, where two further platoons joined in, making their total number about 200.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-03
The Groumdhog Has His Day ? ? ,?

QUARRYVIIL4E Pa. LR - Observers Thurs day reported groundhogs came out of frozen holes and their shadows indicating six more weeks of winter according to folklore.
 Robert w. Herr chairman of the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge of Quarryville reported that a groundhog emerged and his shadow.
 Fred Ulmer curator of mammals at the Phila delphia Zoo, said gorundhog named 'Hammy," official forecaster for the last four years, his shadow about the time.
 In PunxsutaWney Pa. undaunted by sub-zero weather Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his winter quarters, spied his shadow lying across snow-covered Gobbler's Knob and scampered back inside.
 Thus at TAI a.. m., Phil, more aptly described as groundhog woodchuck carried out his nual duty weather prognostcator. Six more weeks of winter, he said.
 Phil didn't actually say it. His shadow spoke for him. For that's the legend that has existed in Punxsutawney since before the turn of the present century, 1898 to be exact, according to Sam Light, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-03
West Germany Will Fay U. s. $1 Billion to Ease Drain on Gold Reserve

BONN, Germany R - West Germany told the United States Thursday it would pay about a billion dollars in single pay ment toward easing the drain on American Dollars and gold re- serves.
 The payment proposal was made by Economies Minister Lud- wig Erhard to U. s. Amebassador Walter C. Bowling. Neither would say officially what the proposal contained but informed sources said the amount would be about a billion dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-03
Resolutions Introduced in the House

JUNEAU LR - resolution proposing that the Office of State Attorney General be elective - rather than appointive introduced by Reps. William Sanders and Bruce Kendall, both of An chorage. AS an amendment to the State Constitu- tion, it would require vote of the people,
 Candidates for the post of Attorney General would appear on the ballot separately from the candidates for Governor and Secretary of State.
 resolution calling for the construction of a road between Unalakleet and Kaltag, to provide a link between ocean shipping and river trans portation the Lower Yukon, was introduced by Rep. Arthur ID. Johnson.
The Nome nugget., 1961-02-03

Every human being is crowd ed strolling universe of lower forms of life the average person pastures about 10 trillion bacteria on his 19-square feet of skin.
Evening star., 1961-06-17
Jury Acquits
Four Youths of
Ripping Woman

Four youths were found moi
guilty here yesterday of 9
charge Of raping a 26-year-olc
woman in a District alley or
February %.
A District Court jury decided
on the verdict after the pane
of five women and seven mer
had deliberated for more thar
three hours.
The defendants, Rufus Brown
jr., 19, of the 200 block of Tenth
street Sc; John w. Slater, II
of the TOO block Of Eleventh
street Sc; Ronald Fuller, 18
of the HOO block of Fourth
street NE, and Calvin Taylor
jr., IT, of the 200 block Tenth
street Sc, were charged with
dragging the woman, a mother
of six children, into an alley in
the rear of the 100 block OF
Tennessee avenue NE. and rap
ing her.
Testimony showed that the
woman had two illegitimate
children and was not living
with her husband at the time
she was allegedly attacked.
The jury was also told that
the woman'S mother, when told
her daughter had been raped,
seemed in no hurry to call the
police and did not appear par
ticularly distressed.
Evening star., 1961-06-17
Experts to Dump
18T Tons of Waste

EDGEWOOD, Md, June II
(AP) P).-PreparationS are under
way at the Army Chemical
Center here to load 18 tons Of
radioactive material on a barge
and tow it to a dumping ground
in the Atlantic Ocean.
The cargo consists of radium
and waste, such as luminous
dials on obsolete military
equipment.
Packed in 55-gallon steel
drums bearing concrete. the
waste will be hauled 145 miles
east of Cape May, N. j., be-
yond the Continental Shelf
where the drums will be
dropped.
A small Army convoy is
scheduled to leave the chemical
center's Bush River dock this
month. Directing the disposal
operation will be the 73d
Transportation Company, Fort
Eustis, Va.
Also taking part will be the
Chemical Corps technical es-
cort unit, a specialist in the
moving of dangerous cargo
over long routes.
Evening star., 1961-06-17
3 Beat Hacker,
Rob Him of So

A District cab driver was
beaten and robbed of So early
today by three passengers, po-
lice said.
Lloyd G. Avery, 80, of the
1000 block of Savannah street
Sc. told police he picked up
the three at Tenth street and
Florida avenue NE. The men
said they wanted to go to
Oklahoma avenue and E street
Sc.
In the 400 block of Oklahoma
avenue NE, one of the men
pulled a revolver from his coat.
A second grabbed Mr.. Avery
around the neck from behind
while the first went through
his pockets. AS the cab driver
struggled, he was beaten about
the face.
Mr.. Avery was treated and
released at Casualty Hhospital.
Police are looking for three
Negroes, two wearing sport
coats, the other a white sailor
type cap.
Evening star., 1961-06-17
BROWN
European Confidence in NATO

when it appears that Mr..
Kennedy has been convinced
of this truth - particularly
after his long talks with Gen.
de Gaulle-Western Europe
is ready to do everything in
it's power to consolidate the
enormous American Euro
pean punch.
This makes plain that the
dangers of a crisis in Europe
have diminished consider
ably, since the Soviet Union
cannot afford to unleash war
against such determined
strength.
There is no doubt that
Moscow will use it's many
proxies in the Far East, Latin
America, Africa and the
Middle East to continue the
cold war against the United
States. This matter has in
all likelihood been discussed
in Paris" according to a
diplomat of a European
power. "I cont think I am
wrong in saying that if your
government keeps the same
stiff attitude your President
kept in Vienna, he will posi-
bly, have more than moral
support from the Western
coalition. We expect Britain
to join. thus abandoning its
role of honest broker be-
tween East and West. For
this British proposition has
in the past been responsible
for many Of your hesitationS
and vagaries."
It may be that by some
standards, our European al
lies are somewhat flighty, for
after the deep depression all
over Europe caused by the
Kennedy administrations
policies in Laos and particu-
larly after the spectacular
flop in Cuba and its tractor
aftermath, there is now a
resurrection Of confidence.
This is because Mr.. Kennedy
has not fallen in the Rus
sian trap as did his pred
esSorS since Teheran and
Yalta. 1t may be that after
years of heavy trials they
are forcing themselves into
a new optimism. This. how
ever, finds some justification
because Of their own present
strength.
Evening star., 1961-06-17
Victim of Shark
Weds Rescuer

JERSEY CITY, N. j., June
II (AP).-John Brodeur, who
lost his right leg last August
as a result of an attack by a
shark, has married the girl who
pulled him to shore and stuck
by him through his GONZALES
cence.
Mr.. Brodeur, 25. formerly OF
Worcester, Mass, and Jean
Filoramo, %, of Jersey City
were married yesterday.
Last August 81, the couple
who met in 1859. went swim
ming off the Jersey coast. Miss
Filoramo had turned away fol
a moment when she heard 6
scream and saw Mr.. Brodeul
engulfed in a pool of plooc
and frantically trying to free
himself from the shark.
Miss Filoramo pulled Mr.
Brodeur to shore and a paSser.
by applied a tourniquet. But
Mr.. Brodeur's leg had to bt
amputed a week later.
Evening star., 1961-06-17
District Student
And 8 Train for
Mission in Africa

A District man is among nint
students participating in 6
special 10-week course al
the Indiana University Audio,
Visual Center in Bloomington
Ind, in preparation for a State
Department mission to new
countries in Africa.
]. Bradshaw Mintener. jr.
son Of a prominent Washing
ton attorney Of 4763 Berkeley
terrace NV, is studying audio-
visual materials, communica-
ton theory and tea hin 6
methods.
Successful students will be
sent to one of six new African
nations as part of a State De-
partment plan supported by Q
grant from the international
Cooperation Administration
The new nations are the re-
publics of Mali, Chad, Gabon
Congo, Central Africa and
Malagasy.
The students will go to each
country for a three-month
period equipped with a Jeep
motion picture and slide pro-
jectors, a tape recorder, a pub
lie address system, a duplicator
a 35-mm camera with process
ing equipment and generator
to make the unit Self-support-
ing in remote areas.
All the new nations are
French-speaking countries and
trainees were selected for their
ability with the language.
Mr.. Mintener was graduated
from st. Adams School here
and Middleburg College, Mid
dleburg, VT, with a major in
political science.
Evening star., 1961-06-17
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Kennedy delivers a speech sitting down. Republicans
worried They remember President who took to
wheel char-and it 20 before the Republicans
got back in office.
Dick Nixon his family from Washington to Cali
fornia NixonS theme California here come, right
back where I'm running from"
A Soviet ballet dancer defects to our side They may
loathe in Leningrad but they love in leotards
Fathers Day: time of sentiment when father is made
realize again that nobody shoots Santa Claus
President Kennedys limousine is equipped with a
back-seat elevator Presidents occasion
without taking stand.
Democratic Senator Humphrey says local governments
are hope of the world Having built big central
ernment Democrats dream of getting away from it all
Evening star., 1961-06-17
U. S., Red Conferees Meet
Wall of Misunderstanding

to the Soviets why we believe
a non-Communist. legally
elected by his own people, is
entitled to the powers of his
office. she said.
Russian Sees Good in Talk
Aleksandr E. Korne lchuk, the
Soviet playwright who headed
his country's group, had called
at the beginning of the session
for candid and honest con-
versations." At the conclusion
of the meetings he said that,
while the discussions had often
been heated. "the arguments
were profound and serious and
produced very serious results"
The American group was
under the craftsmanship of
Norman Cousins. editor of the
Saturday Review. and Prof.
Philip E. Mosely, director of
studies of the New York Coun-
Gil on Foreign Relations.
Other members of the group.
in addition to those I have
mentioned and myself, were
Stuart Chase. the author;
Marian Anderson. the singer:
Robert r. Bowie of Harvard
University, formerly chief of
policy planning in our State
Department: Paul M. Doty,
chemistry professor at Har-
ward; George Fischer, professor
of Government at Cornell;
Gabriel Hauge, chairman of the
finance committee of Manu-
facturers Trust Company of
New York and formerly head
of President Eisenhower's
Council of Economic Advisers.
Also, Joseph E. johnson.
president of the Carnegie
Endowment for International
Peace; Arthur Larson, director
of the World kule of Law Cen
ter at Duke University and
former head of the United
States Information Service; A.
William Loos, director of the
Church Peace Union; Louis
Sohn, professor of law at Har-
ward; and Shepard Stone, di-
rector of the international af-
fairs program of the Ford
Foundation, which financed
the travel of the American
group.
The Soviet group included
experts on foreign affairs,
theology. economics and mill
tary affairs, and distinguished
writer's.
Evening star., 1961-06-17

that would shoot radioactive
neutrons through lead tube
| 2. A Scaled-down version OF
an atom bomb tailored to give
out more neutron radiation
than bomb-producing energy
In conventional A-bombS. IS
per cent of the energy causes
blast, shock and heat; the rest
is radiation.
When told of the two alter
native versions, Senator Dodd
told newsmen you are not far
off,"
Asked to explain the nature
of the bomb he had in mind
Senator Dodd said: II think
know, but I'm sure I should not
: say"
Il don't believe the United
States has developed such q
weapon or is working on it,
Senator Dodd said. 1T can't
be worked on until testing is
done"
Murray Letter Recalled
Last November, the late
Thomas E MURRAY. former
member of the Atomic Energy
Commission, wrote an open let
ter to both presidential candi-
dates, John F. Kennedy and
Richard M. Nixon. He spoke
guardedly of a revolutionary
type nuclear weapon.
He said "conceptional de-
signs" for the weapon have
existed in American laborato-
ries" and that they would al
ready have been tested, had it
not been for the test morato-
rum"
In his letter, Mr.. Murray cid
not mention the neutron bomb
but some scientists speculated
that that was what he meant,
But some scientists have
downgraded the military po-
tential of such a weapon.
Value Held Dubious
DR.. David r. IngliS Of the
Aces Argonne National Labo-
ratory, who suggested that a
neutron bomb could be de-
vised of a scaled-down A-bomb
said:
1T is of dubious military
value because many of its VIC
Tins on the battlefield will be
condemned to die of radia-
ton sickness On following days
and can afford to be very brave
in the meantime.
Other scientists who saw the
neutron bomb as a special nu.
clear reactor said the develop
ment of a mobile reactor hot
, enough to produce neutrons il
quantities for use as a weapor
, would present great problems
, But they said the idea is "con.
ceptually possible"
Evening star., 1961-06-17
COLLEGE Names Head

CORVALLIS, Oreg., June II
(AP).-Dr. James H. Jensen.
vice president of Iowa State
University, yesterday was
named president Of oregon
State College. He succeeds DR..
A. L. Strand, who will retire
September l after 19 years.
The school has an enrolment
of $500.
Evening star., 1961-06-17

Rome, Italy (By Air MaiD q.
This reporter made a fact
finding tour of the principal
NATO countries in the spring
of 1860. The consensus of
most informed observers, in
Guiding some American dip
lomatS, at that time was that
the North Atlantic alliance,
on which the American tax
payers had expended many
billions, was breaking at the
seams.
In spite of the amazing
Western prosperity and the
marked recession of Moscow
directed communism in Eu-
rope, there was dependency
among the leaders and par
ticularly by the strong man
of Europe, Gen. Charles de
Gaulle, over the heSitancies
and complete lack of direc-
ton of American policies.
The then Chief Executive,
Dwight Eisenhower, was per-
Sonally we'll liked. But since
the death of his strong Sec
retary of State, John Foster
Dulles, nobody knew which
way America was going.
Would we really make a
strong stand for Berlin? This
was doubted by both Ger
mans and French.
Since this reporters recent
return to Europe he has
found somewhat less pessim-
ism over the chances of
NATO's survival, mainly be-
cause the German forces
have reached such a high
degree of development and
because the French are on
the way to becoming a nu-
clear power.
However, President Ken
nedy appears to be the great
question mark in the minds
of Gen. de Gaulle and Kon-
rad Adenauer. 1t is not Mr..
Kennedy'S determination
which is involved but fear
of the theoretical economists
and political scientists who
surround him and who re-
putedly make up his mind for
him. These advisers were well
known and publicized for
their belief in coexiStence