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Evening star., 1961-03-24

When you experience a
fright, your heart pounds,
you sweat, your pupils dilate
and you may tremble and
feel shaken.
Chronic anxiety is like
this sudden fear drawn out
over a long period of time.
Fortunately, the person
who is suddenly scared usu-
ally knows the cause Of his
fright-a snake ready to
strike, a lion, a gun pointed
at him during a holdup. a
car stalled on the railroad
tracks and a train bearing
down. In such instances, he
can do something about it
kill the snake, run from
the lion, surrender his
money to the burglar or
jump out Of the stalled car.
BUT HOW ABOUT
chronic anxiety? The fear is
there, but most often it is
a vague. continuing sense Of
anxiety for which there isn't
any apparent cause. Con-
sequently, 1t Is a stubborn
Evening star., 1961-03-24
FAMOUS FABLES
BY z. E. EDGAR

SERVICE: A medical stu
dent who stood at the bot
tom Of his class, confided to
George Bernard Shaw that
he was going to change his
career.
What have you decided to
do?" asked the playwright.
II don't know yet," said
the other. I'm looking for
a field in which I can render
a service to mankind"
you will be rendering that
service" Shaw assured him,
"as long as you stay out of
medicine"
ORIGINAL: Hollywood Di-
rector Leo McCarey was once
planning to make a picture
about Adam and Eve. A mid
dle-aged actress, who had
been a former star, asked
him to give her the leading
female role.
I'm sorry" said the d.
rector, II had a younger
actress in mind"
But you need a woman Of
maturity to play the part Of
Eve" insisted the actress.
Perhaps So" said Nc
Carey, "but I don't need the
original"
Evening star., 1961-03-24

DEAR ABBY: I have heard
Of cases where, If an ex-
pectant mother goes straw
berry picking, her baby is
born with a strawberry
birthmark somewhere on its
body. Or if she's frightened
by q mouse. her baby could
be marked with a little furry
patch.
Well. we have a boy who
will be 3 in September, and
everyone tells US he is the
image of Jack Paar. They say
he looks like Jack Paar,
smiles like him, and even acts
like him. I can see it my
self. My husband looks moth
ing like Jack Paar.
When I was pregnant, I
watched Jack Paar every
night to help me fall asleep.
Could this actually be the
reason? MOTHER.
Put 1t down as "cOinci-
dence." You are lucky you
weren't watching Franken-
stein.
. . 4
DEAR ABBY: What would
you do with q l6-year-old
Evening star., 1961-03-24

it's nerves, but pills don't
help.-Mrs. x.
I AM SURE you realize
that I can't set up any spe-
cific sntidotes against Mrs.
KS fears. ALI I can suggest
is she hold on.
Even though the pills
don't seem to help, at least
she has a friend in her FAM
lily doctor. I have known
dozens of patients who over
came chronic anxiety after
battling it for months and
years.
Dear DR.. Steincrohn:
What is dropsy?-MrS. W.,
Miami. Florida.
DROPSY MEANS an alb
normal collection of fluid in
the body tissues. There may
be swelling of the ankles,
legs, thighs; or large col
lections Of fluid in the alb
dominal cavity and in the
chest.
A failing heart is a COM
mon cause. Sometimes the
trouble is in the kidneys,
liver or blood. 1t may be due
to pressure on the large
veins by tumors or glands.
The doctors job is to dis
cover the cause. Having
done so, he has various
indications that help the
Evening star., 1961-03-24

DEAR ABBY: In the four
years that I was married, I
caught my wife with so many
different men / quit count
ing them. I finally got sick
Of giving her one more
chance" and divorced her on
the grounds of infidelity.
When I asked her what made
her act like that she told
me 1t was no fault of mine,
she just couldn't help it.
Now I would like to build
a new life for myself, but
it is not as easy as you
think. When I meet a nice
young woman and tell her
that I have been married
and divorced, she tells me to
get lost. Why should I, the
innocent party, have to suf-
fer for the misdeeds Of my
former wife?
INNOCENT PARTY.
You shouldn't. And you
wOn't-when the right girl
comes along. Keep looking
and meet her half way.
distributed by MeNaught Syndicate
Incl
Evening star., 1961-03-24
Chattanooga officioI
Is Oldest by 8 Days

HATTANOOGA,T Tenn.
(AP).-City Atty. Joe w. An
derson figures he's the grand
daddy Of all city attorneyS-
but only by eight days.
Mr.. Anderson. who recently
observed his 72nd birthday,
went to work as assistant city
attorney on December %. 1919.
He figures he has eight days
over A. C. Van Solen - who
went to work as Seattle, Wash,
city attorney December 81.
1919.
Evening star., 1961-03-24

body rid itself Of these
fluids.
In many cases the dropsy
can be controlled. For In
stance, in heart disease,
such drugs as digitalis and
diuril drive out the fluids In
a matter Of days.
DR.. Stetncrohn'S IeGJIet,
"HotO to Manage Your Memo
pause" 1DiH be mailed on
receipt of a stamped, SELF
addressed enuelope and 10
cents in coin. Address DR..
Steincrohn In care OF The
EUening Star.
Monday: choIestsroI.
Evening star., 1961-03-24

Monday: choIestsroI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
Blueprint for Progress

Fairfax County's Board Of Super
viSors has been presented with a
proposed capital Improvements program
which, II adopted, will constitute a
challenging blueprint for progress
during the next decade. The program
is designed not only to keep pace with
what should be the county's normal
growth as suburb of Washington but
to stimulate and control development of
the area beyond the needs Of Federal
governmental expansion.
Prepared by County Executive
Carlton C.. Massey after consultation
with department heads and other
officials, the plan emissions the con-
Struction during the ensuing ten years
of some so new schools, five branch
libraries, additional fire and police
stations, expanded sewerage and water
lines and even golf courses. New park
and recreational areas would be pur-
chased and developed. The whole pro-
gram would cost an estimated $S4.5
million.
The item of cost naturally raises
the question Of where the money will
come from for such an ambitious layout
of public works. The County Executive
was quick to reaSsure the board-and
the public-that it may be possible to
carry out the whole program with little
or no increase in taxes. He believes
that the expected growth will produce
new revenue sources which should be
able to provide the additional income
required. He predicted an increase of
perhaps 70 per cent in the county's
taxable assets during the period of
development. Bond issues would help
to finance many of the immediate i'm
prove1nents. Sewerage and water pro-
jects would be self-nquidating from
fees charged for the service, however.
The present board, subsequent
boards and the taxpayers undoubtedly
will want to take long, hard looks at
the public works roposed-especially
such items as golf courses. And any
long-range program Is subject to re-
vision as new trends in the growth
pattern accompany Federal expansion
or as other unpredictable factors come
into play. Yet Fairfax County is wise
in looking ahead to future needs and
making at least preliminary plans to
guide its growth along orderly lines.
There has been too little of such long
range planning in the past in many
parts of the Washington Metropolitan
Area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
Fancy Box Cars

Annual automobile COM
ing-oH festivities are in full
swing. Mechanical improve
ments are overshadowed by
dazzling style changes, de-
signed to loosen buyers shek-
els and to render earlier Gre
ations obsolete.
New railroad freight cars
are also rolling off assembly
lines, but without fanfare,
tailfins, or chrome trim.
Built of new materials, they
are designed for durability
and capacity consistent with
light weight. They ride on
roller bearings and improved
shock absorbing devices. New
"hardtop" box cars have car
length doors. Ever more eff
ficient temperature control
is provided Tor perlShable
freight.
Piggyback and auto rack
flat cars demonstrate the
adaptability of the Iron Horse
in spite of outrageous ex-
tremes of discriminatory reg
ulation and taxation. Trucks
and barges are scrambling
to get Under indulgent Uncle
Sans rate umbrella" to
shield them from vigorous
competition by obsolete"
railroads!
X. Fritz Schumacher,
(Former Santa Fe "Rail"O
Sierra Madre, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
Welcome to the Firms

Although he has been in our coun-
try before (many years ago, as an
Olympic track starr, President Urho
Kalevala Kekkonen is the first Finnish
chief executive ever to have come over
here to visit among us. After his rela-
lively brief but busy stay in our Capital
City, he and his wife and party will make
an extended tour of the United States,
including Hawaii, before returning home
early next month. We wish them pleas
ure on every moment of their journey.
Certainly no group could be more
welcome in our land. For the fact is, as
Mr.. Kekkonen himself must surely know,
that America regards the Firms with
special esteem and admiration for their
tnduStriouSneSS, their integrity, their
unique debt-paying record, their devo-
ton to national independence, and their
about valor In defending their liberties
against really overwhelming odds
as in the infamous Soviet attack on them
in 1889. In the words of one of the Greek
ancientS, the secret of happiness is free
dom, and the secret of freedom is
courage. And courage is what the people
of Finland have displayed in great
abundance.
So it is good that President Kek-
konen-one Of their ablest representa-
tives over the years-iS here with us now
to speak for these fine citizens of the
free world. Undoubtedly he has summed
up their feelings in declaring to Nikita
KhruShchev that Finland will cling to
democracy "even If the whole Of the rest
Of Europe turns Communist" The USSR,
Of course, has more than enough power
to impose its will upon its northern
neighbor, but the Firms have so often
shown such courage against enor-
nous challenges that the Kremlin to-
day, or so let us hope, may actually be
sufficiently respectful Of their traditions
and their bravery to let them have the
kind Of neutral's peace they want, even
II they regard communism and their own
theology as mutually Repayment.
Is In any event, a hearty welcome
again to President and Mrs. Kekkonen
and their party, including the group Of
distinguished Finnish businessmen who
are hoping to promote big improve
n1ent in trade and industrial operations
between their country and ours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Electronic Magic in Missile Research
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

Some Of the most remark
able developments in cleo
tronic devices known have
been achieved by industry in
connection with the Nike
Zeus anti-misSile missile sys-
tenn under direction of the
Army's Rocket and Guided
Missile Agency.
AS described in a report
from the Ordnance Command
at Redstone Arsenal, Ala,
they include the Solid-state-
maser, twistor, and lens an
tenna.
The first makes possible ex-
tremely low noise receivers
to detect and amplify radar
signals from targets over in
credible distances.
The twistor is a permanent
memory device which allows
the Zeus computers to store
and analyze vital target in
formation in millionths of a
second.
The third enables the Zeus
radar receiver to look in all
directions at once and de-
tect and track many small
objects simultaneously.
Transistors the Key
Transistors of hitherto un-
attained reliability perfected
by Bell Telephone engineers
hav made possible the light
ening-fast computers. The
twistor memory device also
was perfected by Bell. 1t is
a hair = thin copper wire
wrapped in barber pole FASH
ion with e. fiat magnetic tape.
1t can store and read out in
millionths of a second about
ten bits of information per
inch.
The solid-state maser, by
simplifying with energy of
atoms deep within a ruby
crystal cooled to almost alb
solute zero, avoids the cleo
trical noise inherent in vacu-
UNI tubes. The low noise
properties of the maser al
low it to receive signals hun
dreds of times weaker than
those detachable with con-
ventional amplifiers.
During the Civil War both
North and South actually
used rockets, wars newest
weapons, against each other
These rockets were similar, in
many respects to some being
developed at Redstone Ars-
email, Ala, for use by the
Army.
This has just been deter
mined by Redstone missile
engineers. The Civil War
rockets were, in most respects,
rather crude, but the mod
ern Army has yet to produce
one that can be fired from
a water trough propped up or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
Terroristic Drivers

Back in the 1905, at the
height of the bicycle craze"
there arose q type Of cyclist
known as a "scorcher." He
would get his bike wound UP
tight" and come blowing
through a throng of young
and old cyclists, to scatter
and miss them by the mar
rowest of margins. Despite
noble police attempts to ap-
prehend them the practice
pleasure.
spoiled bicycling as a family
pleasure.
Coming full circle, we now
have the type Of driver, not
limited to teen-agers, who
buys a 300 to 400 horsepower
car and perform the same
sadistic sport with it. His aim
is neither sheer speed, nor to
drag, but rather to mix with
family cars and those de-
pendent on an auto for a
livelihood. His aim is to
sporadically gun up" his
overpowered monster. His
forte is the near miss" as
weaves from lane to lane,
striking terror to other driv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
Halls Dutch Cop

It's been ages since I've
read anything as heart
warming as the account Of
the Dutch policeman who
poked the Russian gangster
pardon me, I mean ambas-
sadoD in the nose. He
should be awarded police
man Of the Month" citations
by every nation in the free
world!
Those Kremlin hoodlums
have grown to feel that they
can invade any country In
the world and carry out
their mission Of kidnapping.
murder, etc. It's Just about
time that the cloak Of diplo-
matte immunity be Snatched
from them and that they be
given the same treatment as
any other thug.
Long live the Dutchl
Disgusted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16

@. Does giving a non
member of a convention the
privilege of the floor" give
him the right to vote?-H. N.
A. No. In itself, this phrase
means nothing except that
the non-member is admitted
to the place in which an or
ganization or group is meet
ing. This privilege carries
with it no right to address
the chairman, enter into de-
bate or vote. The by laws of
some organizations specify
that non-voting members at-
tending a convention m ay
have "the privilege of the
floor but no vote . In this
case, the non-voting Gnem-
bers usually have the right
to address the chair and take
part in any discussion chat
is, "have the floor") but not
the right to make or second
a motion, or to vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16

a stump. That's the way some
OF the old ones were launched,
Civil War Rockets
The Civil War rockets, I'M
mentioned in history, came
to light while the Army Or
dnance Missile Command
was seeking interesting ex-
hibitS. Those used by the I'm
ion Army apparently were de-
signed by an EngliShman
named Hale. They were a
little over two feet long, and
a little more than 8 inches
in diameter, with a steel nose
cone. A mixture of gunpowder
served as the rocket propel-
liant. Holes drilled in the
rocket allowed escaping gases
to spin the rockets around
their longitudinal axes to sta
billie them in flight.
The Confederates, accord
ing to Army research, used
signal rockets of different
colors at night. They were
turned out by uninventive
blacksmiths. Their nose cones
were Of cast iron, plugged
with wood. The engine was
sheet metal bent into q CYL
indrical form and corrugated
for strength. The whole was
covered with canvas. Launch
erS were made Of sheet iron
with wroght-iron legs to vary
the launch angle and adjust
the range. The rockets
weighed from 6 to Is pounds
when loaded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
On Helping Tito

W
of our country'S economic and military
aid to President Tito's Communism
YugoSlavia, some strong and influential
American voices have been raised
especially in CongreSS-against such
aid. So there is nothing unprecedented
about the current storm stirred up by
revelations" that our Government has
sold scores of "obSoleScent" SabrejetS
and Navy jet-trainer planes to the
Belgrade regime, and has at the same
time undertaken to teach small
number of YugoSlav pilots how to fly
them,
Among others, Representative Pass
man and Senators Tower and Jackson
have deplored this aid and asked for its
termination forthwith. They have done
so because they suspect that Marshal
Tito, despite his sensational break with
GeneraliSSimo Stain and the Kremlin in
1948, has within the past year or so
become less and less independent of
Moscow. Indeed, citing the Yugoslav
voting record in the United Nations, and
pointing particularly to the marshals
performance at the recent Belgrade
conference Of So-called nonaligned or
neutraliSt countries, these critics hold
that Tito'S foreign policy-eSpecially as
regards free Berlin, nuclear testing,
"colonialiSm" and the like-is indis-
tinguiShable from Nikita Khrushchev's,
whose grand objective is to "bury" liberty
and every other good and decent thing
that Western civilization stands for.
Needless to say, If MeSSrs. Passman,
Tower and Jackson are right, then our
country is doing an absolutely absurd
and Self-defeating thing when it ex-
tends help to YugoSlavia. However,
although the Tito regimes policies seem
to have been growing increasingly anti
Western, the fact remains that the
agreement on the sale Of jet aircraft
dates back to the Eisenhower admins
tration and has since been endorsed by
President Kennedy. In other words, the
agreement, which has already been
carried out for all practical purposes,
amounts to firm commitment which
can hardly be reneged upon with honor
or cancelled to our national advantage.
AS for the future, that is a different
matter: The White House and State De-
partment have made clear that our
relations with the Yugoslavs, including
our aid programs, are now under
intensive review and will be sharply re-
vised or ended II the study shows that
Belgrade's maverick" Communists have
in fact returned to Moscow's fold.
This, Of course, is not a new APP
proach to our dealings with the Yu-
goSlavS. Actually, before 1t adjourned In
1866, the saith Congress, suspicious of
what then seemed to be Marshal Titos
reconciliation" with the Kremlin, en-
acted legislation calling for suspension
of all aid to his country unless Mr..
Eisenhower ruled otherwise on the basis
Of personal finding-to be reported
back to the Senate and House-that
YugoSlavia remained independent and
that continuation of the aid would serve
the security interests Of the United
States. Mr.. Kennedy apparently intends
to carry out the same kind of study and
to govern his decisions accordingly.
Belgrade has no reason to be concerned
If it is not really in Moscow's pocket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
Road to Bankruptcy

Was F. D. r. wrong When
he said, ANY government
can for a short time spend
more than 1t earns, but a
continuation of that habit
will lead to the poorhouse?"
During the past 81 years the
Federal Government almost
continuously has spent more
than it earned, and is 1898
billion in debt. How much
longer can we borrow to aid
any and every cause with
out leading the United States
to the poorhouse?
Since q large portion Of
Government salaries come
from the lions share" $3.50
of corporate income; from
209o or more Of corporate
profits, and from 20To to
90qS on corporate salaries,
isn't the Government cutting
its own throat when it does
anything that will hurt tax
paying industries? wouldn't
it be wise to give that some
thought before sponsoring
restrictive laws and costly
Investigations, mainly to
gain votes?
On net operating revenue
Of $94 million before taxes,
one private utility paid $25
million in Federal income
taxes and $31 million in other
taxes. How many dollars OF
Federal income and other
taxes did iva, REA, the
Post Office and co-operatives
contribute to Government
revenue? None? Why then
propose more such non-pay-
ing projects when each one
created eliminates the forma-
ton of a tax-paying utility
whose taxes pay Government
salaries?
Since we have a SAT billion
program of defense and
space projects, why do we
need other public works2 To
relieve un mploym e mt =?
F. D. r. tried that instead Of
encouraging private industry
and as q result we had an
average Of 81a million people
unemployed from 1896 to
1910. They solved that un-
employment problem with
the draft in 1910, remember?
It's being solved that way
again, so why worry?
o. Pitschman.
Houston, Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
Russio's Hidden Fleet

- If the Russians really have the
worlds fastest and most formidable
nuclear SubmarineS-aS the Soviet
newspaper, IzveStia, has asserted
they have done a maSterful job of
keeping them hidden from Western
eyes. And it is something new in Soviet
propaganda for the Communists to hide
any new weapon with which to impress
the world with their superior might,
especially when the West freely dis
closes most Of its own new arms.
= It is not surprising, therefore, that
our high military experts have taken
Nvestia's boast with several grains of
salt. While American authorities do
not rule out the possibility that Russia
has made better progress in submarine
Development than our intelligence
sources have reported, the fact remains
---or 1t is believed to be fact-that
we got the jump on the Soviets in
nuclear propulsion of submarines and,
even more Importantly, in nuclear I'M
derwater missiles. This belief is sup
ported by recent Soviet statements
blaming Marshal Zhukov for tagging
submarine advances in the past.
Our naval experts have said there
is some evidence that Russia has built
several nuclear powered submersibleS
and is building more. SO far as is known,
however, none has taken part in recent
Soviet naval shows. And although
Izvestia referred to atomic missiles on
its submarines, the consensus of West
ern officials is that these cannot be
fired from a submerged position, as
can our Polaris. There is no secret as
to American progress in nuclear sub
marine strength. We have IA PolariS-
armed nuclear subs in commission, with
another soon to be commissioned and
more than a dozen under construction.
All are believed to be faster and more
deadly than any other submarines
afloat.
However, Izvestia's claims are not
being summarily brushed aside at the
Pentagon, nor should they be. The
wiser policy would be to redouble our
efforts to learn more about Russia's
actual submarine potential, particularly
with reference to nuclear power and
missiles. Meanwhile, we have no al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16

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