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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
TH-Stote Authority

It is too early to predict what con-
illusions may be reached by representa-
tiveS of the District, Maryland and
Virginia, who have just convened for
the first time as Tri-State TranSpor-
tation Commission to study the posi-
bility of working out an interstate
compact organization to finance and
operate Washington area rapid trans
it system.
OF necessity, the commission will
have to proceed hand-in-glove with the
National Capital Transportation Agen-
cy. The NCTC now is working on plans
for the transit system, and must present
to Congress year from now both the
plan and recommendations for a perma-
nent political and financial organiza-
ton. Perhaps the solution WILL be a
regional compact group. Perhaps lit will
be Federal corporation of some kind.
In any event, the final recommendation
must reflect the viewpoints of all the,
various political Jurisdictions in the
Washington area, not just those of
NCTC officials, If it is to mean any
thing. The new Tri-State Commission,
which was authorized by law and now
has been called to order by District
Engineer Commissioner Clarke, is the
ideal body to assure this coordination.
AS General Clarke has pointed out,
however, the new commission is severe
ly handicapped by the absence from its
membership of Federal Government
representative. In whatever eventual
regional approach to transportation is
agreed upon, Federal participation will
be vital. We hope, therefore, that the
White House will lose no time in nam
ing an official, as provided by Congress,
whoeaR speak for the Federal interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14

state that there is absolutely
no freedom of the press in
Paraguay. Yet, as / write
this, my desk is covered with
copies Of our opposition pa
pers. They are critical of our
present administration. True,
they are not as freely critical
as your own press, but with
time and understanding this
too win be corrected.
Paraguay is growing eco
nomically, socially and cul-
turally. Our Government and
our people believe in free
dom, and we are working in
our own way towards this
end.
Juan Plate.
Ambassador of Paraguay.
Editors note: We do not
know what, If anything, the
Ambassador finds inaccurate
in Mr.. Sherman's report. The
Star story did not say the
press in Paraguay was con-
trolled.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Right Approach

The Army Engineers Corps has
taken the proper approach to a settle
ment of the controversial question of
where to build dams on the Potomac
River to assure Washington of an
adequate water supply and to control
floods and pollution. Instead of pre-
pairing a "finap plan and submitting
it direct to Congress for hearings and
debate, the engineers have drawn up
four possible projects on which the
public will be given an opportunity to
state its views at series of hearings
in the Potomac basin area Out of these
hearings will emerge the plan which the
Army eventually will submit to Congress.
Some years ago the engineers ran
into a storm of opposition when the
public learned, almost by accident, of
their proposal for high level dam at
River Bend which would have flooded
thousands of acres in Maryland and
Virginia. The public reaction caused
the indefinite dropping of that plan. A
revised River Bend dam system is one of
the four plans to be presented to the
public and explained at the forthcoming
meetings. The other proposals are for
dams farther up the river or on its
tributaries. The latter would not involve
the property losses or the damage to
the old Chesapeake g. Ohio Canal park
that would be entailed by structure at
River Bend.
1t may well be that, in the end, the
engineers will recommend the River
Bend project as the best insurance of
an adequate water supply even in times
of extreme drought. But all feasible
alternatives ought to be thoroughly ex-
plored before the final choice is made.
The paramount consideration in the
end, of course, is what sort of dam
System-and where-would best serve
the general public interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Congressman Rubout

Congress has lost one of its most
versatile and Woodworking veterans in
the death Of Democratic Representative
Louis c. Rabaut Of Michigan's Four
teenth District. AS a member of the
House since January, 1885, with the
exception of the 1947-48 life of the Both
Congress, Mr.. Rabaut had devoted his
greatest energies and attention to the
voting and expenditure Of public funds.
On the powerful Appropriations Com
nittee, he had, served as chairman Of
subcommittee orf>public works and on
the District of Columbia and he gave to
each Of these special areas Of respon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14

The nationwide air control system
approved by President Kennedy is
designed to meet the growing needs of
the Jet era in commercial and military
aviation. Although the present system
has been improved from time to time
in the past, it is fundamentally a setup
geared to the pace of conventional
propeller craft, rather than to that of
today's high-speed airlinerS. 1t has
become Increasingly difficult for traffic
cohtrollers in the airport towers to keep
tab on arriving and departing aircraft.
The new plan calls for the use of
electronic computers and other special
equipment to aid the tower men in their
tasks. Safer flying should result from
adoption of the program.
With the additional radar and cleo
tronic "brains," the Federal Aviation
Agency hopes eventually to be able to
know at all times the exact position
in the Always Of every passenger plane
or military aircraft With this informa-
ton constantly on tap, it should be
possible to notify pilots whenever their
craft appear to be on collision course
and thus avert accidents of the sort that
has cost so many lives in recent years.
Full control from the ground seems to
be the best answer, at present, to the
problem of anticollision alerts-since
reliable automatic alarms within the
aircraft itself are still in the research
and development stage.
AS has been proposed in legislation,
the control plan, known as Project
Beacon and involving capital outlay
over five years of $500 million, would
merge civil and military air control
operations in peacetime in the interest
not only of safety but of economy
Although there is good teamwork now
between the FAA and military con-
trollers, the actual consolidation of the
two setups has controversial aspects
which could complicate congressional
action. But there is no room for-con e
troyersy over the inadequacy- of current
facilities for air-traffic control generally
or the urgency Of undermining the
system to meet the demands of todays
fast-moving, multi-passenger aircraft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14

sibility a full measure Of vigorous and
independent-minded interest. In these,
as in other aspects of his congressional
service, Mr. Rabaut often took positions
that were controversial, and this was
particularly so in some of his stern
judgments about the yearly budgets for
the Nations Capital. At the same time,
however, he displayed genuine interest
in what he considered the welfare of
Washington. This was for him a stand
ard of his overall service in the National
Legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Soy 1t Isn't So

When candidate leads his troops
off to the political wars it is necessary,
we suppose, for him to say something
which will focus their attention on the
enemy. But we suspect that Richard
Nixon, Judging from some of his re-
marks at last nights kickoff dinner for
his California campaign, has opened fire
on foe who isn't there.
According to the former Vice Presi-
dent, this country is suffering from "a
psychology of fear almost approaching
hyEteria." Really? Somehow, we hadn't
noticed.
Then, again, there is "far too much
talk about compromising, which would
bedefeat, and not enough about victory"
Surely Mr.. Nixon knows better Com
promise Is not necessarily defeat, nor
VIII more talk about victory necessarily
produce victory. AS matter of fact, it
is most unlikely that there will be
Victory" for either side in the struggle
between communism and the West. In
stead, we must look forward to a long
period of time in which the processes of
gite-and-take, which might be called
compromise, will be at work. In the end,
some kind Of live-and-let-live arrange
ment will be worked out, or as an alter
nstive, there will be nuclear war. In
the latter case, we do not think that any
amount Of talk will bring about "vic-
tory" for either side.
This prospect is not an appealing
one. But most people seem to be re-
markably calm in the face of it. If Mr..
Nixon Is going to campaign against
national mood bordering on hysteria he
win be doing battle, we think, with a
straw man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Defends AT Chapel

I have noticed at least
three letters during the past
month deploring the cost of
the chapel at the Air Force
Acadmy.
Seeing that not one in
dividual from within the
Government has defended the
construction and cost of the
chapel, I would like to try
and explain to the overbur-
dened taxpayers as to where
the majority of the money
came from.
Congress originally appro-
priated approximately 81 mil
lion for the construction of
a chapel for all faiths at
the Air Force Academy. When
it became apparent that
there was not enough money
available to build the chapel,
the Air Force went to it's own
people, the personnel on duty
in the Air Force. These IN
dividuals contributed their
own money so that their fu-
ture officers and leaders could
have a decent place of wor-
ship and one that every man
in the Air Force would be
proud of. I, for one, am very
proud of that chapel.
There was one letter ap-
pearing in your columns that
vehemently deplored the use
of the taxpayers money for
this chapel. Does not this
person realize that the serv-
icemen are also taxpayers?
Service personnel do not make
much money but. neverthe-
less, pay their share of taxes
to good old Uncle Sam. And
the Air Force personnel
themselves paid for the ma
jority of the cost of this
chapel and they justly de-
serve it.
Mark Richardson.
SSgt., USAF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Teachers Protest

1t is with sincere regret
that we, the undersigned,
teachers in the Montgomery
County public schools and
members of the Montgomery
County Education Associa-
ton, find ourselves forced to
write this letter as our per-
Sonal declaration Of indie
pendence.
In The Sunday Star of No
vember S, 1861, it was re-
ported that the Montgomery
County Education Associa-
ton has Endorsed Richard P.
Abel to run as a candidate
for the Maryland House of
Delegates in 1862. We want
everyone to know that this
Endorsement by MEGA is a
violation of the constitution
of MEGA which specifically
prohibits the Endorsement of
a candidate for public office.
In connection with this, it
seems that the president and
other officers of MEGA, as
well as Arthur D. Sirnonds,
the executive secretary of
MEGA, have permitted and
encouraged the Delegate As
sembly to take this unprece-
dented and unconstitutional
action. Furthermore, they
did this with full knowledge
of its illegal character and
Mr.. Abel, himself an officer
at-large Of MEGA, has &C
cepted the in doris m ent
knowing full well the consti-
tutional prohibition. The I'M
kindeSt cut of all is that this
Endorsement has been given
without any effort whatso-
ever to find out the feelings
of the teachers themselves.
Indeed, it has been done
without their knowledge. The
question now arises as to
whether MEGA will use funds
derived from teachers dues
to pay for the campaign of
Mr.. Abel.
Without considering the
question of whether Mr.. Abel
is qualified to hold public Of
flee, we cannot and will not
allow the use of our good
names in an action which at
once makes a mockery Of our
constitution and violates the
basic principles of represent
alive democracy.
AS members of MEGA and
as teachers who are dedicated
to traditional principles of
freedom, we protest, repudi-
ate and renounce the indorSe-
ment by MEGA of any can
didate for public office.
Mrs. Bette C. James, Ann
Inflow, Clariel w. Messind,
Robert Anastasi, Charles w.
Poole, Catherine B. Hiley,
Mrs. Leala Guss, Jessie r.
Walsh, Mildred WEIGH, Adrian
English, Maureen M. Kelly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Proud Fanatic

Gen. Edwin Walker-called
fanatic" must be proud to
be so termed in the love of
his country and all it has
stood for.
For, although only a COM
paratively small percentage
of Americans have an under
standing of the meaning and
application of the Communist
dialectical materialism and
are, therefore, its dupes, the
General attempted to spell
out the evil program of COM
munism'S many faces and
deceitS for the benefit of
those under his command.
This is not wise?
While Americans at home
are submitting smugly to the
sly inroads of the Communist
program Of ION again - off
again coexistence" (see The
Star item of the incident at
the recent Russian ballet per-
Torrance in Washington
when someone was reported
to have said afterward-
when we stood for the play
ing of the 'Internationale'-
I almost felt unpatriotic. ~,
the Soviet leaders must be
grinning at these evident
successes in their plan. All
the while, many American
fanciers of these Russian
tricks sleep onl
A Gen. Walker would have
alerted them.
But, thank the Lord for the
fanatic" American General
who believes in and instructs
his troops in adherence to
American moral forces and
the precepts of individual
dignity, the worth Of every
human soul, and the obliga-
ton of the citizen to hts God,
his country and to himself.
Surely this mans personal
sacrifices for these high prin-
ciples will encourage other
Americans to study the Gen.
erals statements and ener-
gize the love of freedom. 1t
is said a strong offense is
the best defense. If our peo-
pie and our troops know the
devious enemy they are
fighting-the dangers would
be minimal-but the many
fronted sham battle which
Americans have been waging
against the Communist con-
spiracy 10 these past 40 years
is, so far, a losing one :. and
everybody except our leaders
seems to realize it. The lead
ers take the position as
one writer put it :. Of Talk
ing stickily and carrying a
big soft" while d-fearing
men like General Walker
know the only wise way is to
Talk softly and carry a big
stick"
The General deserves our
everlasting gratitude for his
sacrifice.
Geraldine M. Berryhill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14

own individual blood-bank
savings account.
He can make regular de-
posits of his own blood for
TRANSMISSION into himself in
any emergency-perhaps an
invaluable precaution for
persons in danger of expo
sure to heavy doses of blood
destroying radiation, like
workers in an atomic energy
Setup.
This has just been reported
by Capt. L. L. Haynes and
his associates Of the Chelsea
Mass.) Naval Hospital. 1t is
possible because of new
methods tested there for
long-term preservation Of hu-
man blood without any de-
terioration. The same applies
to ones own bone marrow
from which red cells are
formed.
Safe storage of blood for
as long as 80 months is re-
ported by Capt. Haynes.
There was no deterioration,
especially in the ability Of red
cells to carry oxygen and dis
tribute it adequately to It's
sues. This has been a STUN
bling block to long-term
storage in the past.
The new method would
eliminate the need of search
for a blood donor in case
of an atoraic accident, and
all the difficulties of blood
matching.
Aut0transfusion Proved
THE clinical experience
using this blood in an
actively running blood bank"
reports DR.. Haynes, "has
confirmed our laboratory
findings. To date over 1000
tranSfuSions have been given
to more than 900 patients.
The method makes it possible
to re-suspend the frozen cells.
1T is significant that most
patients had a reasonably
benign clinical course follow
ing the TRANSMISSION of their
own bone marrow. The elm
ical impression suggests that
their course was less toxic
than that Of similar patients
who did not receive bone
marrow autographs.
"Stockpiling of blood for
mass casualties, storage of
rare types and storage Of
blood for autotransfusion is
now a reality. 1t now is prac-
tical and feasible for key per-
sonnet with potential radia-
ton exposure hazard to store
their bone marrow and blood
in our laboratory for later
autotransfusion."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
Tongue in Cheek

The article on Paraguay
by George Sherman printed
October IS is nothing short
of great. It is a great study
of newspaper writer's un-
canny ability to perceive in
stantly in depth, without
long exposure to a subject.
To Immediately recognize
truth undermining the prob
lens of my country with such
understanding and good
taste requires great talent.
And at the same time to
overlook the sincere and
proved friendship of Para
guayans for North Americans
calls for skilled guidance.
Those of us who devote
years or a lifetime to the
study of people and Coop
erative solution Of national
and international problems
would be gratified to be so
favorably equipped.
After spending more than
three years in this wonder
full country I am just begin
ming to understand some of
your major unsolved prob
lens. Time has given me
some understanding.
To enter and leave the
conference rooms of the
Organization Of American
States and the United Ma
tons with preconceived judg-
ments. unhampered by the
necessity and desire to con-
fer. listen and weigh care
fully-would be a great free
dom.
Such a freedom is enjoyed
to the fullest by your press.
One Of your great and timely
news magazines, read and
believed internationally, re-
Gently used this freedom Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
THE POLITICAL MILL
Make Demands of Reds: DouqIos
By GOULD LINCOLN

In the midst of reports
that Nikita Khrushchev is
softening his position toward
the problem Of West Berlin,
Senator Paul H. Douglas, Il
linois Democrat, has made
his own report on what he
found during q recent two
week trip. What he found,
his interpretations and his
recommendations as a result
Of visits particularly in West
Berlin and East Berlin have
extreme interest for our own
Government and people, In
GLIDING those Americans who
shrug off West Berlin as al
ready lost to the Commu-
nistS.
Senator Douglas denies 1t
is lost to the Communists,
insists we and our allies
should never surrender our
rights of access to Berlin
West and East - nor the
rights of the West Berliners,
including their supply lines.
But the Illinois Senator
warns that we must take a
firm attitude, that we must
press strongly against the
East German Communists
and their sponsor, the Soviet
Union. Unless this is done,
he says, and we enter upon
negotiations with Mr.. Khru-
shchev, We will find ourselves
negotiating only the Russian
demands, and any compro-
mise will mean q loss to the
Communists. In his opinion
we already have lost too
much to them when we per-
mitted the erection of the
wall which now separates
East and West Berlin.
RaZe the Wall
Before we ever agree to
negotiations with Mr.. Khru-
shchev, Senator Douglas
urges that we should make
demands upon the Commu-
nists and that these demands
be considered. Here they are
as listed by Senator Doug
las:
I'VE should demand, as a
step to negotiations, that the
wall dividing East and West
Berlin) be torn down.
I'VE should call for free
elections in East Germany
and in Eastern Europe.
1--WE should press for the
ultimate Identification Of
West Germany and the Soviet
zone under a peace treaty"
Such demands would give
us and our allies real meat
for any negotiations with the
Soviet Union over the Ber-
lin and German issues which
the Russians have force d
upon us. The crises today,
as with the crises in the past
over Berlin and Germany,
have been easy for the Rus
sian Communists to create
because the Soviet Union has
not lived up to its agree
ments. So Senator Douglas
today insists: I'VE can only
reach an honorable settle
ment over Berlin and Ger
many If our rights are Sc
cure when we enter into ne
gotiations. And If we are to
reach an honorable settle
ment, it is necessary that we
make demands on the Com
munists and not merely ne
gotiate over their demands
on U.S."
He categorically denied
published reports - in this
country and elsewhere-that
large numbers Of people are
leaving West Berlin. 1.-The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-14
The DEVILS Work

AS the Russian multi-meg-
atom tests continue, many
must be saying to themselves,
How long. Oh, Catiline?" In
spite of our present superb
GRITTY in nuclear bombs are
we to be cut down to size
by slow poisoning from the
air? Is this to be the fate
Of the people whose god is
Technology and whose
watchword has been massive
retaliation?
Some are saying that we
should not resume atmos-
pheric tests. I agree that we
should not. But does not our
acceptance of the idea of to-
tai war make such resum-
ton inevitable? We must
stay ahead in weaponry and
ultimately we must test.
After the atom bomb we de-
veloped the hydrogen bomb,
and I somewhat later the
multi-megaton bomb - al
ways to stay ahead. One
thing has led to another.
First the bomb would by used
only as a deterrent. Next
we told the world we would
use it in massive retaliation,
and more recently we have
been saying we would use it
in defense of our rights in
Berlin.
Our difficulty lies in the
delusion that our enemy is
diabolical and that victory
over him is a supreme good
justifying the total violence
of about nuclear war. Vic
tory over this enemy is even
counted a, greater good than
our survival as a Nation.
Only a few years ago we
concluded World War II,
which was fought with the
conviction on our part that
since our enemies were dia-
bolical, victory was a supreme
good justifying any means.
Our German enemy shocked
the world with his ruthless
bombing of cities. But we
quickly improved upon his
technique of unrestricted vi
olence and total war, for we
have always been an inven-
tive people. Next to Hiro-
shima our greatest triumph
was at Dresden: 1t was re-
ported that after a 36-hour
period of successive British
and American air raids, there
were 100000 dead. No doubt
in this holocaust died many
refugees, for this German city
was crowded with 100000 of
these unfortunates, fleeing
from our advancing Russian
Allies.
Modern total war is the
Devils own work, and he
fights on both sides. If we
resort to the immoral means
of nuclear war to fight our
present enemy, 1t is certain
at the end we shall find our
house inhabited by seven
devils where there was one
before. Men of good will in
much larger numbers must
begin to explore nonviolent
methods of resisting injus-
tice. Two organizations pro-
noting these methods are:
PAX. 81 Northiam, London,
N. IL, England; and Com
mittee for Nonviolent Action,
1853 Grand street, Room 10,
New York Is. N. Y.
Mrs. Ebert r.. Sisson.