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Evening star., 1961-02-01
Church Would
Step Aside on
Overseas Food
BY CASPAR NAMES
Star staff Writer

DETROIT, Feb. IA top
Lutheran Church leader today
called for the distribution of
surplus agricultural commodi-
ties to the needy overseas on
a government to government
basis rather than through re-
ligious bodies.
DR.. Franklin Clark Fry, pres
ident of the United Lutheran
Church in America, asserted
that since this need will per-
sist for many years my COL
leagues and I believe that the
best policy will be for the
United States Government to
intensity its efforts to nego-
tiate directly with the govern
ments Of recipient countries for
the distribution Of such foods
in their respective countries"
DR.. Fry pointed out that
World Relief Co operative
Agency for Lutheran Church
bodies seeking to aid the needy
overseas, since 1850 has dis
tributed "government-donated
food valued at $67 million in
areas Of urgent need"
Aid Recipients Responsible
The church leader. who is
also president Of Lutheran
World Relief, told the annual
meeting Of the National Luth-
eran Council here that the pri-
mary responsibility for the
long-range planning and exc
cution of general or public
programs of relief. supplied
from abroad. for its citizens"
properly belongs to the country
receiving those goods.
! Dr.. Paul c. Empie Of New
York, executive director Of the
National Lutheran Council,
yesterday declared while the
election of President Kennedy,
a Roman Catholic, should "lay
at rest once and for all any
suggestion that an otherwise
qualified American be barred
from public office merely be-
cause of his religious faith or
affiliation" many other 'vexing
problems" of church and state
still remain.
1 One issue. he warned, would
be the use Of public funds for
schools conducted by a re-
ligious organization.
Tells Of Discussions
DR.. Empie revealed that in
formal talks have been going
on between Protestant and
Catholic educators "in an ef-
fort to find a pattern which
would preserve the public
schools while at the same time
affording the fullest possible
opportunity for religious groups
to relate the education Of their
children to the religious con-
text Of their homes and
churches"
i DR.. Norman A. Menter Of
Berkley, Mich. was reelected
president Of the National Lu-
theran Council yesterday. The
cooperative agency comprises
six Lutheran Church bodies
United, American. Augustana,
Free and American Evangelical
Lutheran Churches and the
Suomi (FinniSh) Synod-hav-
ing SIS million members.
Other officers reelected were
DR.. Raymond M. Olson Of
Minneapolis, Mimi. vice presi-
dent; Harold LeVander of
South st. Paul, MINI, secre-
tary and Fred Eggerstedt Of
New York, treasurer.
Evening star., 1961-09-17

aill.Lil y
HOO q NEWS AND LOCAL NEWS.
Color Harkness, Rash.
@ PM EAST.
Variety Interviews. I Hour Mike WAL
lace, host.
q ABC NEWS.
Summary of the days news.
q IL Pm. REPORT.
News, Weather, Sports and TV Editorial.
Ills q WEATHER. SPORTS.
Color. Forester, Simpson.
q WEATHER. SPORTS. NEWS.
Allen. Gimartin Wilson.
1l:20 q THE LATE SHOW.
Movie. Hours, 40 Min. "Unconquered.
l947. White man VS.. Indian in 1858 with
lots of spectacular action in this DeMie
production. Gary Cooper, PauIette God
dard
lips O SAM AND FRIENDS.
Color. Featuring the "Muppets."
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Variety l u Hours. Color. "The Best
of Paar" tRepeat)
q EDIT, FIRST-RUN MOVIE.
Approx Hours. "The Detective" 1855.
Alec Guinness does his usual delightful
acting job this time as Father Brown,
a priest whose hobby is crime detection.
Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker.
1900 q PM WEST.
Variety. Interviews.
1870 @ NEWSBEAT.
News summary.
1:3o q WORLD NEWS.
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200 q THE LATE, LATE SHOW.
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Evening star., 1961-09-17

ANNE FRANCIS
appears in the season opener for
Route 66 and is in trouble, naturally.
To the rescue, Friday, $50 p.m.,
WTOP-9, costor George Mohoris.
gator who tries to unrave the mystery of
seven-ton airliner that landed with its
passengers and pilot missing.
1870 q THE LAW AND Mr.. JONES.
Drama. "DriveI." Jones Uames Whit
more) teams with his dad Truss Brown
to crusade against local political cor
ruption. (RepeatJ
q EYEWITNESS.
Public Affairs. Season Premiere Walter
Cronkite and other CBS newsmen cover
major news event of the week.
The Sunday Stor TV Magazine. w
Evening star., 1961-09-17
q THE LATE SHOW.

Movie. 2 Hours, 40 Min. "Unconquered."
l947. White man vs. Indian in 1853 with
lots Of spectacular action in this DeMille
production. Gary Cooper PauIette God
dard.
Evening star., 1961-12-15

the red patent gift from the cobblers of Stride
Young foshonobIes will their best foot forward
day in shimmerne red patent "Aneeque" hee
this style with eoed strop In three size
ranges red "Aneeque" designed and fit as little girls
shoes should Timely for the holidays pretty miqht
we'll be spring. "AneeIique", priced according
798 to $50
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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-06-22
TIMBERLAKE

MODERN 6-room, l floor plan
home: large kitchen with separate
dinette, brick wood-burning fire.
place, family sized bedrooms;
garage 20x24 with enclosed work.
room: aluminium storms and
screens; beach park and play
ground; located on 50x2OO fl. tree
shaded lot; Immaculate condition; /;
priced at SIT $500: by owner.
VIII 2-068O
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-06-22

REAL ESTATE
BY OWNER

80 YEAR FHA or VA; bedrooms.
attached l4x30 garage; partially
completed up; l4x20 patio; on
large lot; close to schools and
shopping; call after p. m. or
anytime Saturday-Sunday.
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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-06-22
BY OWNER

ASSUME Gil: 6 year old, 4-bed-
room bungalow; ll2-car garage.
fenced-in yard; newly painted;
washer dryer. stove. refrigerator,
included; near Shoregate. SIT 900.
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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-06-22
LYNDHURST

MODERNIZED brick bungalow:
bedrooms ard bath. down: bed
rooms. small office. up; nicely
decorated, fireplace, carpeting.
full dining room, basement play
area, diversified double garage;
near public and parochial schools:
fine neighborhood; going to real
tor soon; now $4,000. house only,
or S24.70O with adjacent land
scaped lot. 5l92 Lynd ave; by
owner: HI. 26565; closed Satur-
day and Sunday.
EAST Cleveland, Groom colonial;
2-car garage. nice lot; off Elm;
reasonable; owner. 76l-5i96
MAKE me an offer: lovely. clean
2-family 6-6 1869 Rozelle ave,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15
PUBL c AFFAIRS on

Part Two Of The Treasure of the
Sacred Well" a TV account of the ex-
petition to retrieve priceless Mayan
artifactS, will be seen Saturday.
pm, WMAL-7. A Washington area
diver, Norman Scott, headed the
team of divers.
SuN0AY-France and Africa. 1900 noon-5
Youth Wants to Know. 1900 noon
Parents Ask About School. 1870 pm.-4
Georgetown Univ. Forum 1890 pins
Directions ~. 1890 PM
Washington Conversation. 1890 p.m.-9
Teen Talk 100 p.m.-4
Frontiers of Faith. l:3o pm.-4
Youth Forum. 200 p.m.-4
AdIai Stevenson Reports. 800 PM
Decade Of Crisis. 400 pms
The Nations Future. 500 p.m.-4
Meet the Press 500 pm.-4
l-2-3-Go! $50 pm.-4
Law on Trial. $50 pms
Mark Evans Show. 7:3o pms
A Look at America 700 pms
Way of Thinking. $50 pms
Open End. 900 pins
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15

The Sunday stor TV Mosozine. Washington. Q
Evening star., 1961-04-04
POTOMAC FEVER
BY FLETCHER KNEBEL

Thousands Of small fry roll Easter eggs the White
lawn. In youthful combat circles known as the
Little Leaguer's Fort Lauderdale
Averel Hartman Khrushchev of "brinksman-
ship" Khrushchev hestaes to to the brink any
war involving his rivals-the West vs. Red China.
Senator Goldwater Republicans can't win in 1864
unless Kennedy stubs his toe Even that won't work. with
Caroline rushing to daddys with iodine
II photographers.
Founder Robert Welch of the conservative John Birch
Society said Eisenhower Communist agent. In
4th of July cell with George Washington Betsy
Ross and John Paul Jones?
Scientists perfect pill that will restore fading
les Free distribution to all every April by the Internal Reve
Service
Q-How did President Kennedy decide to go to Paris
in June9 AIN the American CUSTOM he weighed all factors
and then did what his wife wanted him to-
Evening star., 1961-04-04

The decision of President
Kennedy to visit his French
opposite number, Gen.
Charles de Gaulle, is in keep
ing with the saying that "if
the mountain does not come
to Mohammed, Mohammed
goes to the mountain"
There has been a series of
exchanges. of letters between
the two men-all friendly
but also all showing a great
er political gap" than be-
tween the United States and
all our other major allies.
The decision Of Mr.. Ken
hedy to go to Paris has added
significance to the problems
which divide the two coun-
tries at the present time. Our
Chief Executive recognizes by
this gesture - after having
declared that he will not
have to make state visits, at
least in the early months of
his administration-the par
amount role France is play
ing these days in the pres
ent distraught wofld. 1t is
true that economically and
financially the West German
republic is by far the rich
est and most progressive
country in Europe. 1t is also
true that the West looks to
the Bonn Republic to provide
in the near future a power
ful military force as a de-
terrent to Russia's ambitions
on the European continent.
But France, under Gen. de
Gaulle. has gained an enor-
nous leadership prestige all
over the world and spiritual
ly, by its intelligent national
ism. is looked upon by the
West and many African
states as 1.-The leader" Gen.
de Gaulle does not want to
reduce in any way, by even
an implication of knee-bend-
ing, this position of fla Belle
France" whom he hopes to
restore to past glory. Hence,
his polite but firm refusal
to meet the American Presi-
dent except on his own soil.
A meeting between the two
leaders has become essential
because there are a number
of very important matters to
be discussed and settled be-
tween the United States and
France. And since Gen. de
Gaulle "is France"-his gov
ernment and parliament are
mere rubber stamps which
follow his instructions on all
major matters-a face-to-
face meeting has become es-
Sential after Mr.. Kennedy has
received in Washington the
visits of Britain's Prime Min
Evening star., 1961-04-04
Trip Is Viewed as Adding Significance
To Problems Dividing u. S. and France

lister Harold Macmillan and
Germany's Chancellor Kon-
rad Adenauer.
There is a multitude of
friendly misunderstanding
between Washington and
Paris. At the top is the ques-
ton of the suspension of nu-
clear tests, which London and
Washington hope will lead to
a ban of nuclear weapons.
Gen. de Gaulle already has
communicated his views toMr.
Kennedy in a personal letter.
He takes the stand that even
If some kind of agreement
could be reached after the
present Geneva hagglings,
these would not be binding on
France, which is determined
to continue its tests and i'm
prove its nuclear weaponry
as a permanent deterrent to
Communist a m billions in
Western Europe. The United
States and Great Britain are
striving to abolish nuclear
power in warfare and return
to "modernized conventional
forces" Because of the enor-
nous Russian superiority in
trained m wer, the
French insist that Europe
must possess the best type
of nuclear arms.
The other topic high on
the list of Anglo-American
isun d e r standings with
France is our stand on giving
all Africans complete and
full independence. Gen. de
Gaulle is the first Western
statesman who, after making
careful preparation, has given
all French colonies and pro-
tectorates in Africa their COM
plete independence. The re-
suit has been that the great
majority of them have re-
manned tied to Paris by eco
nomic and political agree
ments. French money, tech
nicians and administrators
are in the new republics guild
ing the faltering steps of their
native leaders.
But Gen. de Gaulle is op-
posed to giving indiscrimi-
nate independence to those
who are not yet prepared for
it. The Congo is a glaring
example of what happens in
such a case. He is said to be
opposed to our forcing the
hands Of the Portuguese
government. for instance, to
rush into withdrawing from
Angola and Mozambique,
which are Portuguese prov
inces rather than colonies.
He urged Mr.. Kennedy, soon
after the latter took office
and it became known that we
Evening star., 1961-04-04
DAVID LAWRENCE

The Kennedy administra-
ton is unwittingly mislead-
ing the American people on
the issue of aid to parochial
schools by frequent reitera-
tion of the phrase across
the-board loans and grants"
and an accompanying state
ment that these are uncon-
stitutional.
The public has gotten from
this the impression that the
Catholic church. for in
stance. wants gifts and loans
to be given by the Federal
Government to all parochial
schools to teach religion
which, of course, would be
unconstitutional. No such
request has been made by
any church organization.
The fact is that Secretary
Ribicoff of the Department
of Health, Education and
Welfare has just transmitted
to Congress a group Of
lengthy documents, and one
Of them is entitled: Federal
programs under which insti-
tutions with religious affilia-
tion receive Federal funds
through grants or loans"
At least SO different forms
Of financial aid to religious
schools are listed, including
some for the training of
teachers who will teach mod
ern foreign languages in all
types Of schools operated by
church groups. These pro-
grams were enacted by a ma
jority Of the members Of
Congress, and the laws were
signed by Presidents Truman
and Eisenhower, all of whom
took an oath to support the
Constitution.
o President Kennedy has not
said that he would ask Con-
gress for the repeal Of these
laws, nor have congressional
opponents of aid to parochial
schools done so. Instead,
there is continued emphasis
on the administrations op-
position to "across-the-boa
loans and grants" Mr.. Ken
nedy has used the phrase
often in his recent press con-
ferences.
The single question at is
sue today, however, is wheth-
er Federal loans may be au-
thorized to help all private
schools-religioussand nonre-
ligious - in financing their
construction costs. Already
Federal loans for the build
ing Of dormitories to house
Evening star., 1961-04-04
DORIS FLEEsoN
Democrats Have Inner Problem

sonal consideration for their
individual members. They
seem to feel sure that they
can do as they like with COM
plete immunity from voter
reprisal next year, especially
members Of the House.
Murmurs Of discomfort
about the Democratic Ma
tional Committee are grow
ing louder. Presumably the
Kennedy choice for chairman,
John Bailey, was to reorgan-
ize 1t, tighten it and locate
some loyal hatchet men in
House and Senate for whom
Mr.. Bailey would provide the
hatchets.
Nothing Of the sort has
happened. The propaganda
battle against Republicans
and obstructionists has been
left to the President, himself.
II anyone is constructing
partisan darts in the old
Charlie Nicholson pattern,
no one on the Hill admits to
receiving them and certainly
has not hurled them at the
enemy.
In these times the Presi-
dent can, Of course, do only
so much, however great his
willingness to lead his party.
He must have support for his
foreign policy from both
parties and his own idea of
presidential style, intangible
but important, does not per-
NIT him to be his own hatchet
man.
Evening star., 1961-04-04

seriousness to reporters who
have heard him make almost
the same speech about every
Democratic proposal since he
came to Congress in 1885.
The Republican National
Committee is also Of two
minds as it tries to choose a
successor to National Chair
man Morton. The leading
candidates are an organiza-
tional wizard, Ray Bliss Of
Ohio, who snatched Ohio
from a complacent Kennedy
team at the last moment but
has a rather colorless per-
sonality, and Representative
Miller Of upstate New York,
who is q Halleck-style gut
fighter" but with more youth
and polish.
A Bliss handicap Is that he
makes politics his business
and will want a substantial
salary. Mr.. Miller can keep
his place in Congress which
pays $4,000 a year and also
has a lucrative corporation
law practice to return to in
Niagara County, N. Y.
Democrats find all this re-
assuring but it does not solve
their own problems.
Their congressional major
tiles in Congress are not prov
ing responsive to the Presi-
dents wishes despite his per-
Evening star., 1961-04-04
Facilitating PorochiaI School Aid

already have been made, by
arguing that they are for a
special purpose" The men,
orandum says, for instance:
"It is also likely that where
funds are made available to
a church school on a loan
basis for special purposes not
closely related to religious in
struction, constitutional OBJ
jections may be avoided. An
example is Title III Of the
National Defense Education
Act which enables church
schools to borrow funds for
equipment to assist in teach
ing science, mathematics and
languages. Such programs
advance specific national
purposes. and their relation
ship to the religious function
of a church school is remote.
Moreover. the requirement
that such funds be repaid
makes it unlikely that a
church school will be enabled
to free its own funds for re-
ligious purposes"
The last sentence has
caused an arching Of eye
brows. For what form of
Federal aid doesn't really en-
able a church school ito free
its own funds for religious
purposes" and why wouldn't
the religious schools also re-
pay any Federal loans for
construction purposes? 1t is
being asked, moreover, why
loans for construction of
church-school buildings where
general education courses are
taught - similar to public
Schools-aren't also in ac-
cord with a specific national
purpose" fostered by the ma
tional defense education con-
cept Of aiding the youth of
all religions to become better
trained for the perplexing
problems of the cold war"
age.
So the solution Of the con-
stitutional dilemma would
appear to be for Congress
simply to write into the pro-
posed law such a specific
national purpose. Then Fed
eral loans or grants could be
made to primary and second
ary religious schools just as
is already being done through
Federal grants and loans to
colleges and universities in
the sectarian category. Ger
tainly centering the debate
on "acroSs-the-board" loans
and grants begs the issue,
though the phrase may be a
convenient gim mick for
"across-the-board" politics in
the next campaign.
(Copyright. 1e6D
Evening star., 1961-04-04
RALPH McGILL

A substantial public service
was rendered the Nation by
the staunchly conservative
Santa Barbara News-Press
and the Los Angeles Times
by exposure of the dangers Of
the secret, cell-organized
John Birch Society, which
sought to cloak its fascism
with anti-communism.
The organizer of this Sc
cret society, Robert WEIGH, a
New Englander, repeatedly
had said in letters and in a
book so extreme his sup
porters have sought to with
draw all copies from circula-
ton, that DR.. Milton Eisen-
hover, the late Secretary Of
State John Foster Dulles, and
Allen Dulles, then and now
head of the United States
Central Intelligence Agency,
we're members of the Commu-
mist underground. Mr.. WEIGH
also has denounced every
President since Roosevelt, in
cluding Dwight D. Eisen-
hover and John Kennedy,
as dupes Of, or members of
the Communist conspiracy.
Others Of like prominence
and undisputed loyalty were
equally slandered.
The more extreme follow
ers of the late Senator Joe
Mccarthy have Joined in.
They apparently are supply
ing the secretly organized So
ciety with new direction. 1t
is believed to be the Mccarthy
followers who had the pre-
posterous book withdrawn.
They hope, according to the
best information, to take
over the existing secret cells
and use them more intelli-
gently"
Evening star., 1961-04-04
DORIS FLEESON
Lack of Effective Political Activity
Worries Members of Presidents Staff

President Kennedy's fail
ure so far to translate his
personal successes and favor
able publicity into effective
political action worries his
staff.
They do not understand
quite why it is so. especially
when they look at the OPP
position party. There they
think they see, and much
political opinion agrees with
them, a vacuum In leader
ship nationally and wide
spread organiZational weak
ness in the States.
The effort by the congress
sional Republican leaders,
Senator Dirksen and Repre-
sentative Halleck, to give
light and leading via weekly
televised press conferences
has been treated rather dis
respectfully and often de-
risively by reporters. The
trouble is not that either man
is inexpert. But Senator
Dirksen's engaging humor,
which even his critics con-
cede, keeps bubbling through
and Mr.. Halleck is heavy
handed.
Also their material is old
stuff. It is clear that Senator
Dirksen knows it and is try
ing to ginger it up. Mr.. Hal
leck puts it out with deadly
Evening star., 1961-04-04
Uncovering a Danger Spot in u. S.

appear in the man damning
democracy and praising fas-
cism.
This group, though not
numerically large, seeks to
give the impression of many
by making a lot of noise.
Like all fascist or semi-fas-
cist groups. they seek to i'm
pose the silence Of fear and
doubt. They are trained in
the art Of flooding a person
or organization with mail or
telephone calls.
The late Huey Long once
said that fascism would come
to this country, but it would
appear in another guise. It
would come wrapped in the
flag claiming to be a savior
of democracy.
The attorney general of
California. who is conducting
an investigation of the fanat-
ic groups of the right, who,
OF course, are as dangerous
as communism, gave six
tests which will enable Amer
leans to determine whether
an organization advocates ex-
tremist doctrine.
l. Does the organization
attack churches and schools
with blanket accusations?
2. Does it attack other ira
ditional American institu-
tions with wild, unsupported
charges?
3. Does it label everyone
with whom it disagrees politi-
cally as un-American or sub
versive?
4. Does 1t try to rewrite
modern history by blaming
American statesmen for wars,
communism, depression and
other world ills?
S. Does it resort to crude
pressure tactics such as
anonymous phone calls and
letter-writing?
6. Do the spokesmen. of the