Evening star., 1961-05-14
EXCLUSIVELY
YOURS
Presidents First State Gift
Will Stay Here for Awhile

In these troubled times,
it might be just as we'll to
go with gift in hand, or at
least so near it can be
snatched back in case the
temperature of friendship
coolS before the greeting.
SENATOR JENNINGS
RANDOLPH of West Vir-
ginia, according to the grape
vine, will receive the Dis
tinguished Service Award
for aiding the physically
handicapped at a luncheon
in his honor June 81.
Twenty-Five years ago he
authored an act of Congress
that provided for vending
stands to be operated around
the country by blind people.
There are $500 of them now
earning a net of So million
a year. l would say
that he more than deserved
this award.
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JACQUELINE KENNEDY'S
family, whom she has de-
scribed as mostly Republi-
cans, have more or less
switched their loyalties now
that an in-law has become
President. But not her STEP
sister, the former Mini Au-
chincloSs, and husband, New
ton Steers. Il admire Jack
greatly, but I am a dedicated
Republican," said the atomic
investment banker. Don't
tell me you're for Milhous," b"
Jacqueline once chided him
pleasantly. But Newton stuck
to his Republican guns and
said that R. Milhous Nixon
was his candidate. In fact
he was Montgomery County
chairman at the Maryland
State convention and he
worked hard for Nixon.
Now he is editor in chief
of the Montgomery County
Republican Review, which
started January 20 and is
published monthly by the
County State Central Com
mittee. Will he criticize the
President in it, asked I,
thinking this could become
ticklish since all the family
are on good terms.
1--WE plan to carry COM
ment on the national level,
State level and county level
regardless of who the per-
son is" replied Mr.. Steers,
who is definitely interested
in politics and may run for
office himself someday.
The last issue of "Repub-
lican Review" MAY u has
a Stinging attack on Demo-
cratic Governor j. Millard
Tawes' administration under
the tantalizing title, "Tawes,
Taxes ard Tomatoes - or
How to Mismanage Mary
land"
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE for Public
Affairs Arthur Sylvester
caused considerable ire
among editors here last
month when he criticized
them in his speech at the
Women's National Press
Club dinner for accepting
and sometimes demanding
free military transportation
for reporters. The reaction
of some of the editors was
that far from asking for
such jaunts, they were con-
tinually receiving requests
from the Armed Services to
send someone on distant
military trips to do stories.
Murray Snyder, Arts
predecessor under the Eisen-
hover regime, turned up at
the Indian Embassy recep-
ton the other day and was
Immediately asked if he
agreed with Assistant Secre-
tary Sylvester'S statement.
Said Murray, II cannot re-
call any occasion when a
newspaper asked for free
transportation on a military
plane" Usually, he said, the
military services instigated
these trips themselves be-
cause they wanted stories in
print that were not other
wise hot enough news to
merit it on their own. Oc-
caSionally an individual re-
porter asked for free trans
portation but it had to be
cleared through his editor
and the service involved. :.
One reporter he could think
of, said Murray. was carried
free to distant places every
year for six successive years,
but both the quantity of his
stories and the number of
his outlets more than juSti-
fled the transportation, said
Mr.. Snyder.
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Across the town:
SECRETARY OF STATE
RUSK wearing a turned
down stiff collar with white
tie and tails at the Bourgui-
bas' dinner for the President,
just as he said he would do
with a dress suit from now
on. If the Secretary can do
it. boys, the rest of you
should feel free. -.
CONNECTICUT SENATOR
PRESCOTT BUSH giving
voice to some close harmony
with Jimmy Symington and
the Dick BarrettS at the
Clark Cliffords' singing sup
per for 80 a week ago Satur-
day night.
STFR GFNERAT.