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Evening star., 1961-11-10
Kennedy to Enter '62 Campaigns

ever, give any assurance
whatever as to what will
happen in congressional
races next November.
The party in power gen.
orally loses congressional
seats in non presidential
election years. While the Re-
publicans have no real
chance to take control of the
Senate, they do have such a
chance in the House.
This fact is not lost upon
the President. But an al
most equal concern with him
is the need to get out In
the country more to explain.
to defend and to promote his
administrations program.
No doubt he sees this ne
cessity as all the more com-
pelling because of the COM
ing loss to the Democrats
of the mortally Ill Speaker
Sam Rayburn of the House
of Representatives. Kennedy
bills had much trouble in
the House this year, even
while the powerful Rayburn
was still at its head. 1t is
universally agreed here that
no successor Speaker, how
ever gifted. can quite replace
Rayburn next year.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Fund-Roising Efforts, Major Speeches
For Party Candidates Being Planned

simply because most of his
greatest problems have lain
in one foreign crisis after an
other. He does not find the
Washington atmosphere ac-
tually sitting in any sense,
as President Eisenhower
often did. But he does find
that it is very pleasant to
take up occasionally a
strictly political campaigning
role out in the country.
A talk with the President
in the afterlight of his re-
cent sorties into New York
City and New Jersey in aid
of Mayor Wagner and of the
newly elected Democratic
Governor from New Jersey,
Richard Hughes, has firmly
established at least one point
in one correspondents mind:
The President has been
missing the direct politicking
that is a part of any poll
tician's life, and he will not
be sorry to have opportu-
nifty to resume it next year.
And like every other leader
in either party his private
estimate of the probable out
come of next years congress
sional elections is far from
sure or firm.
The New Jersey and New
York victories heartened the
Democrats, yes. and in the
natural order of things their
national committee is max
ing some pretty big claims
These victories do not, how
Evening star., 1961-11-10

Upsurge in Republican Votes

and can the Democratic vote
be regarded as a vote Of ap-
proval of the Kennedy ad-
ministration? The answer
that has to be given is that in
every case the issues were
local and there was not the
slightest connection with ma
tional policies. This doesn't
mean that attempts to drag
in the national situation
were lacking, for the Demo-
Gratis in New Jersey did try
to make it a vote of conf
dence in the national admin
istration.
What may really be in
ferred from a study Of the
results of local elections is
that discomfort with an ex-
isting mayor or governor
piles up a negative vote in a
subsequent election. The
party in power has uniformly
lost ground in off-year elec-
tions, and this was true even
in the New Deal era. Mr..
Roosevelt at the top of the
ticket came through with a
bigger majority for a second
term than for the first, but
thereafter between presiden-
tial elections the Democratic
administration lost seats in
both Houses of Congress.
The party out of power
usually benefits from mis-
takes made and from accum-
ulated grievances. But there
are signs sometimes that,
when such emotions bring
the voter to the polls in off
year elections, the total vote
of the opposition is likely to
be larger. The Republicans
did get their vote out in
many places last Tuesday,
including New York City,
where they made a AZ per
cent increase in their vote as
compared with four years
ago. The Republicans have
always claimed a large reser-
voir of strength. This h a S
been regarded by them as a
potential balance of power in
elections, but it has never
been determined conclusive
ly by anybody whether the
Stay-at-homes are conserva-
tives or radicals or just in
different citizens.
(copyrisht, 1861
Evening star., 1961-11-10
DORIS FLEEsON
Case, Mitchell, McEIroy, Gates, Seoton
Held Adversely Affected by Outcome

The New Jersey election
upset moved down a num-
Der of fond political hopes.
Senator Clifford Case, a
liberal Republican. failed in
his effort to establish him.
self as a national figure with
a powerful State machine be-
hind him. This would have
given him greater leverage
and a voice to be needed in
the presidential politics of
1864.
James Mitchell, former
Eisenhower Secretary of La
Dor, who bowed to Democrat
Richard Hughes, was more
than Senator Cases hand
picked candidate against the
Republican wheels who DOM
mate the State legislature.
Mr.. Mitchell shares Senator
Cases views, which are and
will remain a bone of con-
tention between the Senator
and many party spokesmen.
His strong personal hold on
New Jersey voters probably
is not impaired. but the
knives seeking his back will
multiply.
Mr.. Mitchell's former boss
has some rends in his own
mantle to null over. Mr..
Eisenhower did not know the
Texas and New York stand
ard bearers for whom he
spoke, but Mr.. Mitchell was
Evening star., 1961-11-10

viewed as an exemplar Of
Eisenhower moderation.
Probably down the drain
are the Generals efforts to
persuade the other members
of his cabinet to bare their
breasts to the elective storm.
They include two former sec
retaries of Defense-Neil Nc
Elroy of Ohio and Thomas
Gates of Pennsylvania - and
former Secretary of the In
terror Fred Seaton of Ne
braska.
The practically of trying
to share the most lustrous
political mantle with others
is a well-worn subject of de-
bate. Even an incumbent
President normally inspires
only his own troops. But Re-
publicans do not think of
Gen. Eisenhower as a party
man; they did believe he had
a hold on voters generally
which would be useful.
This notion must be aban-
doned, barring a war-or-peace
issue of immediate and strong
emotional impact. If there
is any one thing Gen. Eisen-
hover made plain on the
hustings recently, it is that he
sees no such issue now. He
is still on a fiscal kick, and
though he may be everlast-
inly right. that issue lacks
appeal to the wards.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
New Jersey Defeat Hurt G. o. P.

Politicians will chew over
the fact that Mr. Mitchell,
the best-known name, refused
to debate State issues with
Mr.. Hughes. This is believed
to have irked women voters,
who are so close to the house.
keeping problems which are
the major concern of State
governments.
There seems little doubt
that Richard Nixon made a
lasting mark on American
politics by debating John F.
Kennedy last year. For bet
ter or for worse, candidates
will be dealing with that one
from now on.
There is always in politics
the factor of accident. When
Mr.. Mitchell broke his leg,
he lost mobility, and though
he bravely kept to average
schedules on crutches, the
pain and shock of his in
jury emphasized his greater
age.
No mistakes were made in
the actual campaigning. Sem
ator Case and his astute aide,
Sam Zagoria, built on Mr..
Mitchell's greatest asset: His
experience. Robert Burkhardt,
who long worked with Gov.
Robert Meyner, resolutely
keyed the Hughes approach
to State problems, where Mr..
Hughes was strong. New Jer-
sey, in the Truman Vernacu-
lar, voted for itself.
Evening star., 1961-11-10

said the fire started in a meat
roasting oven and sprea &
through exhaust ducts.
There was no estimate OF
the damage.
Guests returned to tn ii
rooms after standing in the
streets about an hour.
Former President and Mrs
Truman, who were to have at
tended the dinner, arrived in
time to watch the fire fighting
Earlier in the day, Mr.. john
son received an honorary doc
tor of law degree at William
Jewell College in ne arb J
Liberty.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
WILLIAM S. WHITE

President Kennedy has de-
cided to go head-first into
the 1862 congressional cam
paign, with a degree of per-
Sonal participation that had
seemed highly unlikely only a
month or so ago.
He will help raise cam
paign money for Democratic
House and Senate can
didates. He will make major
political speeches, directly in
behalf of those candidates
and indirectly in behalf of
his own Administration.
And while all these are his
more concrete purposes, there
is another and strictly hui
man reason for his decision
to get out again on the cam
paign trail. increasingly he
finds that he misses personal
contact with the crowds.
In his own first national
campaign in 1860 he was at
first amazed and then
pleased by the shouting DEM
ocrats who came out at every
airport halt and whistle stop
to greet him. Basically a
rather shy man with a good
deal of New England reserve,
he seemed at first to be pop
eyed in wonder at how much
fevor his hackers could sum-
mon up.
But as he went along in
that campaign It e most
bruising and taxing in his
tory for himself and for his
Republican opponent, Rich
ard Nixon-Mr. Kennedy be-
gan to draw both pleasure
and strength from these
rough and ready meetings
with the people.
Most of all, the months
since his Inauguration have
tied him closely to Washing
ton and the White House,
Evening star., 1961-11-10
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Kennedy wants free trade" Republicans admit
he's sharp trader Just this week. he took Texas New
Jersey and New York Cty-and them bunch of small
town city halls in return
Nehrus visit ends and the White House com
munique" That's the diplomats of covering the
fights that break out while they're failing settle the old
The New York Central wants to with the Pennsy
It's pubc-servce Now all complaining commuters
will be able to to convenient railroad office to be
nSulted and ignored
The President will address the NAM and AFL-CIo on
successive days He'll tell the businessmen really for
themand then it by giving them the business in his
speech to the unions.
New bumper Sticker: Don't blame me- voted against
both of them"
Optimist: The fellow who plans to have the Wall Street
Journal delivered to his faout sheer-so find
whatever became of the market.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Discomfort With Mayors and Governors
Seen Behind P0rty's Election Strength

or labor-union support, would
rarely drop as much as 20
per cent.
Republican statisticians
have been trying for years
to figure out reasons for this.
The results in 1861 suddenly
show a reversal of the tide.
Thus. in New Jersey in the
governorship race, the Re-
publicans made a gain of
about 145,000 votes over their
vote for Governor four years
ago, while the Democrats
lost 10000 votes compared
to 1857. If it had not been
for the predictions made
by some of the Republican
leaders in New Jersey that
their candidate would surely
win. and if instead they had
spoken of a close race, the
public would not have been
surprised at the result when
Mr.. Mitchell lost.
Actually, the moment Pres
ident Kennedy decided to go
to New Jersey to make a
speech for the Democratic
nominee, it should have been
a tip-off to the press and
to the public that private
polls indicated the probable
success of the Democratic
candidate for Governor. 1t is
doubtful whether Mr.. Kenne-
dy would have risked inter-
vention in the New Jersey
campaign unless he were rea-
Sonably sure of the outcome.
What is bound to cause
diSmay among Democrats in
various cities in the States of
New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Connecti-
cut is the substantial rise in
the Republican vote. The
gains were enough to bring
several local victories. Even
in places where the Republi-
cans lost. they managed to
come closer to victory than
in recent years.
What. it may be asked, is
the basic reason for this up
surge of Republican
strength? Can it be at
tributed to any dissatisfac-
tion with national policies,
Evening star., 1961-11-10
DAVID LAWRENCE

When President Franklin
D. Roosevelt was asked at a
press conference one day in
1888 about an off-year elec-
ton in which the Democrats
lost seats in Congress. he in
sisted that the issues were
local and that 1t was not
logical to try to draw from
the results any inference of
a national trend.
President Kennedy at his
Wednesday press conference
also was well aware of the
tendency to draw conclusions
from election results across
the country and frankly said
that, If the Democrats had
lost in the races for Gov
ernor of New Jersey and for
mayor of New York City,
there would have been plenty
of comments by Republicans
interpreting this as a vote
of disapproval Of the admin
iStration and its policies.
But, leaving aside the nat
urally partisan viewpoints
expressed by politicians on
the day after an election, the
. fact remains that, when the
statisticians in each party
headquarters start examin-
ing the figures in detail, they
will be telling the lead
ers that the 1861 election
shows some discouraging
factors for the Democrats
and some very encouraging
ones for the Republicans.
For an analysis of the sta
tistics in congressional elec-
tionS in the last three dec
ades reveals that the party
in power, with rare excep-
tions, loses ground in Off
year elections. The trend
downward. however, dur
iru tho 1QEA ond 1oSQ off
year elections of the two
Eisenhower terms was so
marked that it has never
been satisfactorily explained.
For in some congressional
districts the Republican
dropoff in voting often
amounted to as much as so
per cent while the Democrats.
due to intensive organization
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Vice President and 900
Flee Fire in Hotel

William Jewell Collie e
Achievement Day dinner in the
grand ballroom.
The dinner was Cancelled and
Mr.. johnson left immediately
by plane for Austin. Tex.
Max H. Hansel, hotel chef,
Evening star., 1961-11-10

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 10
(AP) "A kitchen grease fire
forced nearly 900 persons, in
Guiding Vice President john
son, to flee from the Hotel
Muehlebach last night.
Three firemen and four ho-
tel employees suffered from
smoke inhalation. None of
the guests were injured.
AS smoke filled the $50
room hotel in downtown
Kansas City, switchboard op-
orators warned the guests to
leave. There was no panic.
The fire broke out about half
an hour before Mr.. johnson
was to have addressed the
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Russian Art Talk

Leo Teholiz, artist and lectur-
er, will discuss Russian art at
a meeting of the American AS
sociation of Teachers of Slavic
and East European Languages
at $50 pm. Sunday in Wood
hill House, 2033 G street NV.
Evening star., 1961-01-01
BEN C. WRIcHf
President
EUCLID n. CONVICTION
Chairman Of the Board
JOHN c. STERLING
Honorary Chairman

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Next WEEK.

Amssieaa bssssy: Newest in looks"
is that of our incoming First Lady -
the Jackie Kennedy Look" In text
and pictures, Mrs. Kennedy's favorite
photographer, Jacques Lowe, depicts
aspects Of her life and personality,
while Joan Rattner, THIS WEEKS
fashion editor, defines the new look.
Amssiean hissery: The Civil War Cen.
tennial is on! The National Chairman
Of the Centennial Commission tells
you how to plan your vacation to in
clude pageants, battle re-enactments
and ceremonies all over the u. S.
Evening star., 1961-01-01
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Evening star., 1961-01-01

WILLIAM l. NICHOLS
Editor and Publisher
ED MCCARTHY. Managing Editor
NELSON GRUPPo, Art Director
STEWART BEACH, asst. to the Editor
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-04-28
Lydion Strings
Will Perform

A program by the Lydian String
Quartet of Phoenix, composed IF
members of the Phoenix Symphony
Orchestra, will be presented on
Sunday, May z, at p. m. at the
Phoenix Jewish Community Cen
ter.
The quartet is composed of Max
Mandel, first violin; Elizabeth Val
leau Brown, second violin; Louise
Kerr, viola; and Robert Atwood,
cello.
Max Mandel studied with Albert
Vertchamp and Rafael Bronstein
and is a teacher of violin and viola.
Elizabeth Valleau Brown studied
violin with Louis kaufman a n d
viola with Sanford Schombach at
the Music Academy of the West
and now teaches violin, viola and
piano. Louise Kerr is a well-known
composer and a charter member
of the Phoenix Symphony. Robe It
Atwood, prominent Valley artist,
specializes in landscapes and por-
traits. He studied at the PennSyl-
vania Academy of Fine Arts and
won a travel scholarship with study
in Europe.
The program is open to the public
without admission charge.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-04-28
Play. 'Horrief.' Will HighIight
Brondeis Units Spring Tea

The Phoenix Chapter of the Ma
tional Women's Committee of Bran
deis University welcomes paid-up
members and those women who
wish to join to the Spring Member
ship Desert Tea, to be held at the
home of Mrs. Samuel Langerman,
2201 East Marshall Ave-, Wednes-
day, May 8, at 1890 p. m.
Highlight of the meeting will be
a presentation of Harriet" adapt
ed by Mrs. Morris Meckler from
play by Florence Ryerson and Co
lin Clements which was first pro-
duced in 1943 with Helen Hayes in
the starring role of Harriet Beech
er Stowe. Phoenix stars will be:
Harriet Beecher Stowe-Mrs. John
Laurence; Henry Ward Beecher -
Hal Chidinoff; Catherine Beecher--
Mrs. Samuel Langerman; Calvin
Stowe John Laurence; Freddie
Stowe, as child - David AbelSon;
Georgianna Stowe Helena Sha-
piro; Mrs. Hobbs = Mrs. Harry
Liebhaber; Lowell Denton - Roger
Kaplan; Freddie Stowe, as a young
man - Myron Iiebhaber; and Mar
rator = Mrs. Victor BoelS.
The play is directed by M S.
Meckler, with the assistance of
Mrs. A. Oseran, program chair
man. The tea chairman is Mrs.
Marvin Koolish.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-04-28

Set For Israel
Bar Mitzvdh

The date for the celebration of
the Thirteenth or Bar Mitzvah Year
of independence of the State of Is
rael has been tentatively set for
Saturday, May IS, at Temple Beth
Israel. This event will attract COM
munity-wide sponsorship.
The program idea is to put forth
a panoramic view of the 13 years
of progress of Israel. 1t will fea-
ture Mr.. Zadok Shat from the Con-
Sulate of Israel in Los Angeles;
Israel = Thirteen Years of prog
ress in Motion" presented by stu
dents of the 9Th Grade of Beth
Ell Hebrew School; D. Soroka, in
ternationally known Israeli folk
singer; and Israeli dances pre-
sented by the Israeli Folk Dancers
from Los Angeles.
All organizations interested in
co-sponsoring this celebration are
asked to contact Larry Margolis
at CIR 4-5407.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-04-28
US. Hebrew
Union Leader
To Be Here

DR.. Maurice N. Eisendrath, pres
ident of the Union of American He
brew Congregations, will be the
guest of the Phoenix reformed con-
gregations on Wednesday and
Thursday, May and 4.
DR.. Eisendrath is the leader Of
$50 reformed d congregations
throughout the United States.
During his visit here, DR.. Eisen-
drath will be the principal speaker
at a dinner given in his honor at
the Century Country Club on Thurs
day, May 4. Prominent leaders of
Phoenix Reformed Jewry are invit-
ed to hear DR.. Eisendrath discuss
the development fund of the Hebrew
Union College Jewish Institute Of
Religion. Because of expanding
congregations, there is an urgent
need for additional Rabbis, and the
Hebrew Union College Jewish In
stitute of Religion must expand
its facilities to take care of the
additional students.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-04-28
Sis+erhood
viii Hear
u. S. Figure

On Tuesday, May 2, Temple Beth
Israel Sisterhood will welcome is
guest of honor the president of the
National Federation of Temple Sis
terhoods, Mrs. Henry Monsky, who
will speak following the luncheon
marking the annual meeting of the
Sisterhood.
That evening Mrs. Monsky will
preside at the installation of ofrl-
GERS for the Sisterhood of Temple
Sholom.
Mrs. Daisy Monsky, one of he
outstanding women in the United
States, has given many years oI
devoted service to religious edu'
cation, philanthropy and progress
sive Judaism.
Before moving to Los Angeles,
Mrs. Monsky and her late husban1
resided in Omaha, Neb., where they
actively served in B'nai Birth.
Temple Beth Israel Sisterhood' S
luncheon meeting May 2 will close
official activity for the season,
The theme of the day will be "She
Op0Il6JIl Tier MOulIi III WlSQO11
Proverbs 31:26. Mrs Mike Ian.
CERT, president, will present the
annual report.
Cantor Maurice P. Chester, ac-
companied by Mrs. Irma Book
hultz at the piano, will present
gorup of songs. Mrs. Monsky will
speak on the role of the National
Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
in the life of American Jewish
women.
Reservations for luncheon must
be made by Monday, May 1. Mrs
Samuel Nuremberg and Mrs. Milton
Gan are luncheon co-chairmen
Reservations may be made by call
ing Mrs. Irving Brohner, WI 3-4708,
Mrs. Gerald Schoen, CIR 4-6340
Mrs. Edward Stein, YE 7-1026 OF
the Temple Office, AM 44428.
Mrs. Martin Horwitz is Sisterhood
Program Chairman, and Mr.
Maurice P. Chester will be chair
man of the Day.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-04-28
Eichmonn Trial S+irs Debofe
On Aspects. Not Bosic Issue

JERUSALEM, (JTA) - During
the Adolf Eichmann trial, the city
has filled up with correspondents,
photographers and cameramen,
each in search of some new angle
for his stories.
A favorite subject was the ques-
ton of how the average Israeli re-
acts to the trial. AS their dispatches
began to come back it seemed that
there was nothing else Israelis were
arguing about these days than the
pros and cons of trying Eichmann
in Israel. Lengthy learned analyses
were preferred to explain the mo-
tiveS of those who are emotionally
against long trial Cor trial at
alb. Equally lengthy dissertations
were presented in the name of
those who felt that the holding of
the trial was a historical neceS-
Sity.
THE SIMPLE truth is, however.
the few Israelis today debate the
fundamental problems of trying
Eichmann. This was done rather
thoroughly in the first weeks and
months after Eichmann was CAP
tured and brought to Israel last
May.
Israelis to a y are discussing
practical aspects as well as funda-
mental ones in connection with the
trial but not the trial itself. T h
subjects run from the question
whether it is really necessary to
have such extraordinary security
measures as have been put in
force around the court compound
to the question of East Germany's
right to send representative OBJ
server.
AS for the first question, opinions
seem fairly divided. Many Israelis
have feeling that some NaZi un-
derground might try, if not to kid
nap Eichmann, at least to sabotage
the trial. Others discount such a
possibility.
AS for the question of East Ger
many, that country has dispatched
one of its ablest lawyers, half
| Jewish, DR.. Kraul, to act as an OBJ
server and East Germany's Com
munist propaganda machine is al
ready using the pretext of the triaI
for a full-steam attack on the West
German government.
ISRAEL HAS no diplomatic rela-
tions with East Germany which re-
fused to share any blame for the
Nazi Third Reich. However, Is
raelis do grant entry visas to bear
ers of East German passports and
Israelis can obtain East German
visas. Thus, there were no formal
reasons for rejecting DR.. Kraul's
visa.
Nevertheless, many Israels feel
that East Germany has no right to
make hay from the Eichmann trial.
While Bonn at least has made a
genuine effort to disown in practi-
cal terms the Nazi past and to re-
store, partially at least, some OF the
property stolen by the Nazis from
their victims, Communist East
Germany did nothing of the kind
and millions of East Germans are
still enjoying, directly or indi-
rectly, the loot taken from the
Jews.