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Evening star., 1961-08-01
RIA to Ask Bids
On Waterfront
Bulkheud Soon

The District Redevelopment
Land Agency expects to adver-
tise for bids this months for
construction of a new bulkhead
on the southwest waterfront.
However, John r. Searles, jr.,
executive director of the RIA,
said some boat owners and
businesses on the waterfront
have not yet vacated although
today is the deadline. He said
most of those remaining al
ready have found new locations
and are in the process of NOV
ing out.
The RIA will advertise for
the construction bids on August
Is. Mr.. Searles said prepara-
tons will be getting under way
for the new bulkhead in Sep
tember.
The new bulkhead will extend
about 100 feet into the WASH
ington Channel beyond the
present bulkhead line. The ex-
tension is part Of an overall
plan for reconstruction Of the
waterfront area, including Of
flee buildings, recreation areas,
marinas and q promenade.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
At Million
Are Added 10
Pension Rolls

Social security changes which
went into effect today extend
coverage to an additional esti-
mated Al million persons and
increase benefit outlays by
about $815 million during the
next IL months.
Main amendments recently
voted by Congress and sched-
uled to become operative today
will:
Lower the voluntary retire.
ment age for men from 65 to
50, as now applies to women.
A man who retires between So
and IS can receive up to 80
per cent of the monthly benefit
check he otherwise would get
after IS. The Social Security |
Administration estimates that
about $4,000 men will take
advantage of the earlier retire.
ment provisions and receive
some SAL million in benefits
in the next year. A person who |
chooses the earlier age bene-
fits cannot change back later
to the 65-year provision.
Increase a social security re-
cipient's minimum monthly |
benefit from $33 to $40. This
increase is effective this month
and will be reflected in checks
distributed in September. Dur
ing the coming year it will
affect about two million per-
sons whose monthly checks
now are below $33. The aver
age benefit for retired workers,
as of last May, was $78.63.
Benefits for an individual re-
tired worker range up to $120
a month.
Liberalize the amount of
money a retired person can
earn annually and still draw
full social security benefits to
which he otherwise would be
entitled on retirement.
A retired worker under 72I
can earn up to 1900 a year
without being penalized in
social security benefits. Be-
ginning today, so cents of such
benefits will be withheld for |
every 81 of earnings between
81 200 and $1,700 and 81 of
benefits for every 81 Of earn
ings above $1,700.
Congress last year provided
flor so cents Of withholding
Evening star., 1961-08-01

after which the Nation may
face a more acute emergency
Mr.. Kennedy has said the
could deal with strikes
more effectively if he could
keep labor and management
guessing about his action. The
uncertainty, he m aintains,
would encourage voluntary
settlements.
He is expected to propose
flexible legislation, giving the
President power to handle ma
jor strikes through mediation.
fact-finding, plant seizure, ar
bitration, injunctionS Of varying
lengths and other actions.
Evening star., 1961-08-01

period required for coverage.
To qualify for benefits 9 per-
son now need have worked only
one quarterly period for each
calendar year since 1850. Pre-
viously the requirement was for
one quarterly period in three
quarters.
Survivors Of a worker who
died before 1858 now are elig-
ible for benefits representing at
least one and one-half years
before he died.
Evening star., 1961-08-01

for every 81 Of earnings be-
tween $1,000 and $500 and 81
for every 81 of earnings above
$500. Previously the law re-
quired withholding of one bene-
fit check for each $50 Of earn
ings above $1,000. When the
Social Security Act became law
in 1885 a person could not re-
ceive benefits If he continued
to receive any earnings from
regular employment.
Another amendment effec-
tive today shortens the work
Evening star., 1961-08-01

junction procedures lnaueQuaJe
for handling strikes that inn
peril the national health and
safety. He wants q broad "ar-
senal" of weapons made avail
able to the President for deal
ing with such strikes.
Cited Need to Change Law
When the President invoked
the Taft Hartley Acts injunc-
ton procedures in June to stop
the maritime strike. he did so
reluctantly. declaring:
"This dispute presents new
evidence of the imperative
need for notifications in the
present law. I propose to>make
suggestions to the Congress
along these lines very shortly" +"
Labor Secretary Goldberg has
started work on the legislative
proposals. He has called a con-
ference of labor-management
experts for this Friday to re-
ceive their suggestions.
Among the 10 invited to the
conference, he announced yes
terday, are George w. Taylor,
labor arbitrator and professor
at the University Of Pennsyl-
vania, who headed President
EiSenhower's Taft Hartley
board of inquiry on the 1859
steel strike; David L. Cole,
chairman Of the maritime
strike board Of inquiry: John
T. Dunlop. Harvard economist;
Thomas Harris, AFL-CIO as
sociate counsel, and David Fell
Ter, Mr.. Goldberg's former law
partner.
Also working on the prob
lem is a subcommittee Of Pres
ident Kennedy's Advisory COM
mittee on Labor Management
Policy. This subcommittee will
not submit its recommendations
to the full committee until Sep
tember.,
Can Resume Strike
Under the Taft-Hartley Act,
the President may petition the
courts for an 80-day injunction
to prevent or halt a strike i'm
periling the national health or
safety. In the absence of a
settlement during the term of
the injunction, the workers are
free to start or resume their
strike at the end of the 80 days
Mr.. Kennedy and Mr.. Gold
berg contend this procedure is
unfair to labor, because it
weakens union bargaining pow
er without requiring any COM
parable sacrifice by manage
ment.
.
Furthermore, they maintain,
the Injunction is ineffective.
While waiting for an injunc-
tion, according to this argu-
ment, management has no real
incentive to negotiate q volun-
tary settlement.
Finally, the President and the
Secretary contend the injunc-
tion settles nothing but merely
suspends q strike for 80 days
Evening star., 1961-08-01
No '6lLobor Legislation
ToAid President Seen

The administration has hope Of obtaining legislation
this year to strengthen President Kennedy hand in dealing
with national emergency strikes officials conceded today
At best the President will draft his recommendation SUBJ
NIT them Congress and marshall his arguments for egis
lative drive next year.
Mr. Kennedy considers the Taft-Hartey 8O-dav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18
Hostile Government?

There is some basis for the concern
which has been expressed by Spokes-
man for "big business" over the
spreading belief that something of a
state of war exists between the Ken
'nedy administration and the business
community.
AS Mark w. Cresap, jr., president
of Westinghouse Corporation, states
the proposition, Government is not the
enemy of business; business is not the
enemy of Government. There is only
one enemy, and we know who it is"
This is true enough. And we do not
think that the President can fairly
be accused of being "anti-buSiness." -
Nevertheless, there undoubtedly is a
certain hostility toward business, or
toward big business, in the second and
third echelons of Government. And
this is heartily reciprocated in some
elements Of the business community.
That this is bad for the country
seems self-evident, and we think that
both the President and most of the
business of the community are aware
of the fact. Perhaps little give" on
both sides would serve to close the
breach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18
Finland Under the Gun

In special statement Soviet Foreign
Minister Gromyko has blandly declared
that the Kremlin docs not have the
slightest intention of intervening in
Finland'S domestic affairs" Yet the
simple fact is that pressure from Mos
. COW has led Finnish President Kekkonen
to dissolve the Parliament in Helsinki
and order new national elections months
ahead of their regularly scheduled
July date.
The pressure has come in the form
of not-too- thickly yelled warning. AS
expressed by Mr.. Gromyko to the
Finnish Foreign Minister at their recent
meeting in Moscow, the warning is
this: That the Soviet Union will press for
mutual-defense arrangements (probably
including Russian bases on Finland's
soil) unless the Firms give assurances
"as soon as possible" that their present
neutral foreign policy will continue.
That is why Mr.. Kekkonen has acted as
he has. For the new parliamentary
elections, which are to be held February
As, will almost certainly serve as a
SOAOIl5 SOlllI lIldOIOH VI JIl6 COuQUTyS
neutrality.
Meanwhile, on January 1916, In
keeping with the normal constitutional
timetable, FinlandS voters will choose
300 electors, who in turn will name a
new President to take office March /.
Since the Kremlin seems to find Mr..
Kekkonen more acceptable than his
chief political rival, it is widely believed
that he will be reelected, and this Is the
more true because his countrymen
regard him as one of their ablest and
most experienced leaders. Presumably, If
he Is chosen for another term, he will
seek to form coalition government
whose character will further assure the
Soviets as to Finnish neutrality.
Despite all this, however, the Khru-
Shchev government now has called upon
HelSinki for very early defense con-
situations of type that could involve
territorial demands similar to those
that exploded into the Russo Finnish
Winter War of 1939-40. The consulta-
tions, according to the Kremlin, are
exceedingly unavoidable" because West
Germany and its Atlantic allies pose IAN
immediate threat to Soviet and Finnish
security" In the circumstances, Mr..
Gromyko'S words about non-interven-
ton make mockery of the truth; the
situation can hardly be regarded as any,
thing but ominous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18
Pressured President

The President who addressed an
audience In Seattle Thursday night was
not speaking the language of the candi-
date who, little more than year ago,
was suggesting that vote for him would
be vote for solution of the problems
plaguing this country and the world.
Why the change of tone? There are
at least two reasons. The first is purely
political-the tendency of a candidate
to promise more than he can deliver.
The other is rooted in combination of
experience and responsibility. After 10
months in the White House, an older
and wiser man knows that there are no
easy solutions and that even a single
rnisstep could bring fateful conse-
quences.
1t was in this spirit that Mr.. Ken
nedy spoke in Seattle. And his words
should be needed. Much of his talk was
addressed to the extremists on the left
and on the right, especially the latter.
From these groups comes the clamor for
an unattainable total victory" or for
policies which border on capitulation.
To them, the President said that he
will not be preSsured. I'VE shall nego-
tiate freely" he said, despite the efforts
by some to equate negotiations with
5appeasement." AS long as we know
precisely what comprises our vital in
terests and our long-range goals, I'VE
have nothing to fear from negotiations
at the appropriate time, and nothing to
gain by refusing them"
We Americans, he continued, are
determined to defend the frontiers of
freedom by an honorable peace If pos
sible, but by arms If arms are used
{ against u.s." ultimate weapons" how
ever, cannot rightfully be employed, or
the ultimate sacrifice rightfully be de-
manded of our citizens until every
reasonable solution has been explored"
..,,- These are the expressions of a man
filled with sense of responsibility, and
we hope that Mr.. Kennedy will not be
turned aside by the extremists, no mat
ter how long the struggle or how severe
the pressures. This will certainly be
easier for him, however, and perhaps it
will only be possible If he has the under
standing and support of that great body
of Americans who constitute what might
be called the middle force In this
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18
Impact of the Be!twoy

Many citizens of the Washington
Metropolitan Area are just beginning
to realize how profoundly the Capital
Beltway will affect development of
Washington and It's surrounding COM
munitieS. The far-reaching highway
and grade-Separation projects under
way or completed have given a quality
of realism to plans which have been
only vaguely understood in the past
by the average resident 1t is becoming
clear that the beltway, once it is opened
to traffic around Washington, will do
much more than ease traffic congestion
in the city-prime purpose of the
circular eXpreSSway. 1t will also spawn
new residential and commercial enter
priseS that will have a significant
economic impact on the whole region.
A look into the future of suburban
areas though which the beltway passes
was provided at the Virginia Military In
Stitute conference of highway planners
and builders from all parts of the
country. Federal Highway Admins
traitor Whitton said that along COM
pleted portions of the new interstate
system, of which the beltway is part,
there is being reported IAN almost
fabulous story Of economic growth and
development" And Executive Secretary
A. E. Johnson of the American .AsSoci-
alton of State Highway Officials said
that the Capital Beltway already is
stimulating numerous private projects
EafrfoY County nh |rio III
mentioned warehouses, industrial parks,
apartment houses and regional shopping
centerS as in store for the beltway areas.
1t was pointed out at the conference
that this sort Of economic development
can be accommodated without detri-
ment to the limited access nature of
the beltway, and the growth of indus
trial operations along Shirley Highway
is indicative of the truth of the obser-
walton. Service roads leading to regular
exits and entrances to the expressways
should solve the access problem, as it
has done with respect to Shirley.
The only hitch to the beltway
development program has been the lag
in Maryland in carrying out that States
share of the undertaking. Although
Virginia is pushing ahead with her
segment Of the arc, from the new. Cabin
John bridge to the Jones Point bridge
in Alexandria, little has been done on
the Maryland side to connect the latter
bridge with main highways northward
and with the Maryland approach to
the Cabin John span. Most welcome,
therefore, was the recent announce
ment of the Maryland State Roads
Commission that work on the beltway
in Prince Georges County will be pressed
with view to completing 1t by 1868.
The original date for opening that
section of the beltway was 1865 The
sooner the eXpreSSway around Wash
ington is ready to carry traffic, the
sooner will the economic and traffic
relief potentialities of the important
project be fully realized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18
Passing of the Call Box?

The Washington police force is
pioneering with a walkie-talkie device
that could make the corner call box
as obsolete as a horse-drawn paddy
wagon. This midget two-way radiophone,
attached to the belt of the beat patrol
man, puts him in instant, direct
communication-on signal-with his
precinct or the nearest scout car. A
two-month test of the gadget has proved
so successful that Chief Murray is
considering extension of the system
beyond the First Precinct, to which it
now is confined.
While New York and other police
departments have used one-way radio
alarm systems in the past, the Metro
politan Police Department is believed
to be the first to try out the two-way
equipment in regular patrol operations.
The two-way system not only enables
a policeman 'in trouble" to call for
assistance but enables the precinct
station to notify other policemen in the
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vicinity of the emergency. 1t was in
this way, for example, that an officer
who recently was being threatened by
mob protesting the arrest of woman
was able to summon several scout cars
to the scene within a few minutes.
Other instances where the walkie-talkie
has come in handy are of record.
AS one policeman put it, the walkie-
talkie is welcome friend" when he
is on lonely beat after midnight. His
other friend" the old-style call box,
too often is a block away when its
services are needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18
Contempt for Contemporary College Architecture

On November ID, 1861.
there appeared a letter on
the editorial page of The
Star which was headlined
Contemporary Architecture"
It bemoaned the fact that the
University of Maryland has
continued throughout the
years to adhere to a style of
architecture in its building
program that is described as,
"a search for status, the glory
and grandeur that was
Greece, Rome, or Egypt" Il
have never noticed any Egyp-
tan buildings at MarylandD
Furthermore, this letter
recommended that in the
future. new buildings at
Maryland should be CON
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or other, wishfully thinking
that some day they'll change
and, Of course, they never
will.
Let's put ourselves in a
position where we can nego-
tate from strength by get
ting our country land our
allies, if they will set UP in
such a. way that no matter
what comes we will be secure
in the knowledge that at
worst our people will survive
whatever they try.
Let's make it a national
policy that we will provide
proper community shelters
of all types within Is min
utes access of everyone. Make
such shelters disable wher-
ever possible-for classrooms,
parking areas, Fairgrounds
or anything but let's get
going. Let's not have an
other new building of any
sort go up without a properly
designed shelter that will
provide for its occupants and
immediate neighbors where
possible and practicaD and
federally substitute them to
the extent necessary, if such
is required.
Once we embark on such a
program - throughout our
country - l believe well see
more enthusiasm and patri-
otism develop than we ever
thought possible.
This is not panic-just
foresight - and once we're
under way we'll win our
negotiations hands down SO
we can relegate those MUIR
derers and thieves to the
place we should have headed
them for years ago-oblivion.
We want to outlive COM
munism-not allow ourselves
to be whitfield down and
beaten by it. Barbarians will
never beat us if we are strong
in all respects. Let's get
going now before it's too late.
Frank Fox.
- -
l wish to commend Sena-
tor Hubert Humphrey, for
his stand on fallout shelters.
True, we all think first
about our families and those
others who are dear to us.
But what of the many peo-
pie IN our land who haven't
the means of protecting
themselves? There would be
hate and fear, and many
other mixed emotions in our
communities, should we be
subject to a bomb. Our Gov
eminent should take a clear
stand and try to help every
one as much and as soon as
possible. instead Of telling us
how we could better equip a
shelter.
am sure we would
not behave as friends and
neighbors, if only a few of
us had such a place to turn
to, in a given community,
but probably we would be-
have as animals ready to
pounce on a living target.
Gerry P. Katz.
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temporary" 1t was always
my impression that this uni
versity wanted each new
building to harmonic with
those already built. The re-
cent letter also states g..
where the new has been
beautifully blended with the
old without compromising
either" I have seen some of
this beautiful blending" of
contemporary with the old
and to me it is a hodge
podge, whether it is built in
"the better institutions" or
in the everyday American
university. 1 am grateful
that the University of Mary
land has stuck to "the glory
and grandeur that was
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Greece or Rome" mot Egypt q.
Actually, the buildings at
Maryland are quite Ameri-
can.
Everyone has his own per-
Sonal likes and dislikeS. I
like very little of "contem-
porary" architecture. It's one
advantage is that it is
cheap. and suitable perhaps
for filling stations in I'M
zoned communities, sewage
disposal plants, and ware
houses. I have furnished a
little drawing which shows
the way in which contempor-
airy college architecture has
impressed me.
Maryland Alumnus
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LETTERS TO THE STAR
Lively Views of Life in a Shelter

possibly 80 to 95 per cent of
the population could survive
in the remaining areas which
suffered no actual blast dam
age, providing they had &C
cess to an adequate fallout
shelter.
Ralph b. Shaw.
\
I am writing concerning
some letters in the Novem-
Der IL Sunday Star about
DR.. Willard Libby's You Can
Survive Atomic Attack" Sc
ries.
One of them stated nu-
clear weapons would I'M
doubtedly be used In multiple
where necessary. This would
not be necessary for some
targets. AS to the size of
the firestorm, this would de-
pend on the type and amount
OF inflammable material
around the bomb blast area.
This might vary from none
to more than 5000 square
miles and is not dependent
on bomb size. Firestorms
may be survived in a shelter
Of sufficient air content and
heat insulation. Such a
shelter is described on pages
233-262 of Civil Defense
1851" consisting of hearings
before the Military Opera,
tons Subcommittee. and
lished by the United States
Government Printing Office.
With respect to the letter
stating that mo currently
conceived program of civil
defense will be effective if a
nuclear attack on the U.S.A.
exceeds $500 megatons," this
would indicate a strong need
for new programs, If correct.
On page $50 of Civil De-
tense 1861" there is a graph
showing estimated deaths
from a 10,000-megaton at
tack. These range from 3
persons in special shelters"
and from 80 per cent to 90
per cent for persons with no
or accidental" shelter. The
wide range is accounted for
by variations in casualty
producing effects of different
types of attacks (air burst or
surface burst, types of tar.
gets. cities, military bases,
etc.
In reference to the letter
of Interested Survivor" as
to why DR.. Libby did not re-
main in his shelter during
the recent Los Angeles fire,
it is my understanding that
his shelter protects against
fallout only, not against heat.
AS noted above, fire storms
can be survived in certain
shelters.
David w. Johnston.
4 \
The reason the Commies
will always outnegotiate us
is because we're humanitar-
ians who worry about the
fate Of our people and theirs.
Because their philosophy
has no room for such consid-
erations. we are always max
ing concessions of some sort