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Evening star., 1961-01-14
Revised Bible

Charles w. Carter charges
the Revised Standard Version
Of the Bible is "doctored,
altered by clever rewriting, a
clever propaganda Job, (for)
mistaken or malicious pur-
poses"
Mr.. Carter implies falsifi-
cation in the change Of Luke
1929 from ". and shall sit
down in the kingdom of God"
to "sit at table in the King
dom Of God" This, Mr..
Carter reasons. is a sneaky
liberal element" trick to
subvert the Bible to approve
the sit-in movement. The
doctrinaire members Of the
political. social, and philo-
sophical left have perpetrated
some grandiose goofs over the
years but Mr.. Carter, as
standard-bearer Of the far
right, has more than evened
the score.
The sit-in movement began
less than three years ago. The
Revised Standard Version
was published in 1946.
Chronologically. Mr.. Carter
has put the cart before the
horse. Or does Mr.. Carter
contend that this was all a
liberal element" plot the
has been a-hatching for over
ten years?
The key to the phrase
which so agitates Mr.. Carter
is the Greek word for ire
cline" which the translators
Of the edition of 1911 King
James Version) wrote as
"sit." Perhaps their Greek
was a little weak or possibly
their knowledge of Greek life
was lacking in some particu-
lars. Historians Cliberal ele-
ment members all appar-
ently) report that the Greeks
reclined on couches when
they ate. To compound the
heresy Of the historians, the
Roman Catholic Church. in
its authorized Confraternity
edition. goes even further
and uses the word Feast"
Scholars have for CEN
turies been studying the his
tory and sources of the Bible.
The Revised Standard Ver-
sion and the Confraternity
edition are the elimination
of these studies by thousands
Of dedicated and learned
searchers for the truth.
Thomas e. Lodge, jr.
Evening star., 1961-01-14
18th Amendment
Helga Meyer.
Grace Meier.

The recommendation Of
Gordon Tiffany, recently re-
tired staff director Of the
Civil Rights Commission,
that Congress enforce the
second section Of the Four
teenth Amendment merits
favorable consideration by
this Congress. The consti-
tutional authority for such
action is clear. The Amend
ment itself provides that
Congress shall have power
to enforce, by appropriate
legislation, the provisions Of
this article"
The need for Such legisla-
ton is evident. The hearings
conducted by the Civil Rights
Commission show that the
vote is still denied for reasons
other than participation in
rebellion or other crime" The
sight of citizens of the United
States living in tents in a
Tennessee county because
they sought to vote demon
strates Observation-Disclosures Of
the 1857 and 1860 civil rights
acts to cope with this prob
lem.
There is ample historical
precedent for such Congress
sional action. The amend
ments offered by Representa-
tive Edgar D. Crumpacker,
Republican Of Indiana and
William S. Bennett, Demo!
crat Of New York, in 1901
and 1911. respectively. to the
reapportionment bills are
examples. All such proposals
have failed to pass Congress.
Since 1890. when "the Mis-
sissippi plan" commenced the
movement to disfranchise the
Negro, the South has devised
means to maintain white
domination either by the re-
preston of his right to vote
or the limitation of it. For
that many years the South
has been overrepresented in
Congress. If Congress accepts
Tiffany's recommendation. 1t
should not be with the idea
of furnishing" any State. but
Of establishing a democratic
and constitutional basis of
representation.
Sidney S. T0bin.
Evening star., 1961-01-14
THE POLITICAL MILL
Progress and Preparedness
By GOULD LINCOLN

Nor does he suggest that this
country will not be able to
continue strong and to gain
in strength. But the Presi-
dent does issue warnings that
the economy Of the country
be not shattered by reckless
spending of so-called FEEDER
al funds - all of which come
out Of the pockets of the
people. He does say that the
fight against initiation and
the attendant drop in the
value Of the American dollar
must be continued relent-
lessly.
Prepared in Peace
The country, as the Presi-
dent points out in his mes
sage, for the first time in
history is prepared to defend
itself If attacked militarily
while the Nation is still at
peace. This country was not
so prepared when it was
plunged into World War I,
World War II or the war in
Korea. Again and again the
United States, a peace-lov-
ing nation, has won a war
and then permitted its de-
fenses to shrink to the van-
ishing point. But not during
the last eight years. The
huge expenditures required to
maintain and constantly i'm
prove the defenses have been
proposed by the President
and provided for by the Con-
gress. The strides made, too.
in the missile field - ne
elected in the earlier admin
istration - have been great.
In this field the country
failed to keep pace with So
Wet Russia. But tremendous
steps have been taken to
lessen the gap. The proof that
the Nation is prepared and
ready to meet any aggres-
sion from any source is
found in the fact that the
Communist bloc has failed
to move militarily to defeat
the United States and its al
lies Of the free world.
These have been the days
Of high taxes and heavy gov
ernment expenditures. But
President Eisenhower has
wisely declined to be pushed
into many so-called social
programs which would place
still heavier burdens on the
people. In consequence, the
value of the dollar has been
virtually stabilized. and while
the cost Of living has ad-
vanced, the advance has been
far less than during the four
years previous to Eisenhow-
er's first entry into the White
House.
No man can hold the office
Of President of the United
States without arousing crit
icism of his political oppo-
nents and of those who failed
to receive the favors for
which they ask, or to which
they believe they are entitled.
The American people as q
whole, however, have had
great confidence in Dwight
D. Eisenhower. Had he been
younger, had there been no
two-term amendment to the
Constitution, and had he
been willing, he might have
been renominated by his par
ty last July. There is small
doubt he would have won q
third term.
Evening star., 1961-01-14
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condensd-
tion. Those not used tDill be
returned only phen accom-
panied BY self addressed.
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-01-14

public's acceptance Of the
compacts, but I am sorry to
say it is doubtful If Mr.. Berry
mans message will be appro-
pirate again for a long time.
Samuel r, Saks.
Evening star., 1961-01-14
Unquiet Potomac


its January 7 editorial. Park
Proviso Necessary" COM
menting on recent activities
Of those nature preserva-
tionists who seek to prevent,
at any cost, impoundment Of
the Potomac River for water
supply or for any other pur-
pose. I refer, of course, to a
proposed proclamation which
if signed by President Eisen-
hover. would designate all
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal lying between Seneca
and Cumberland, Maryland,
as a National Monument,
and thereby forever preclude
any other utilization Of that
stretch Of the Potomac River,
in my opinion. Experience
elsewhere has proven that
legislators and Government
officials are powerless to
bring about multipurpose de-
velopment 9f a river. which
our organization proposes for
the Potomac, when they are
put in the position Of desc
Grating a national park or q
national monument.
Conrad Wirth, director Of
the National Park Service,
from whom such a procla-
nation would originate, has
repeatedly expressed his OPP
position to impoundment of
the Potomac River for water
supply, silt control, recrea-
ton, flood control or power
development. He and his sup
porters have for the past
four years attempted to pass
through Congress a bill set
ting aside the above men,
toned stretch Of canal as a
national park: knowing full
we'll that once the canal and
adjacent river are surround
ed with national park status,
1t is. as a practical matter,
politically impossible to au-
thorize the construction Of
a dam therein. But Congress
has declined to enact the
C&O canal park bill, wisely
awaiting completion Of the
current study Of the Corps
of Engineers. Recent infor-
nation indicates the study
will be ready for inspection
this fall.
But. C&O canal park en-
thuSiasts are well aware that
the President may, by his
proclamation alone, desig-
nate historic land areas as
national monuments. In the
case of C&O canal park
this maneuver, If successful,
would indeed be an effective
way Of preventing major i'm
poundment Of the Potomac
River at the best point to
secure a good water supply
for Washington; also. the
best point to trap the noun
tain Of silt flowing down the
river each year. which is now
permanently jeopardizing the
Potomac's usefulness in the
Washington area. No act of
Congress would be necessary
to support such a proclama-
ton.
Such q proclamation has
been recommended by the
Secretary Of the Interior,
and the Director Of the Bu-
reau Of the Budget is now
soliciting comment on it
from the Corps Of Engineers
and from the District Com
missioners. We urge you to
continue opposition to the
proposed proclamation. at
least until the Corps of En-
gineers completes its present
study.
John w. Asher, jr.
Vice Chairman.
Potomac River
Development Association
Evening star., 1961-01-14

PreS d e nj EISENHOWER
message to Congress on the
state Of the Union gives the
lie to those who assert the
United States has stood still
during the last eight years.
With chapter and verse the
message sets forth the great
advances made in this coun-
try by industry, labor and the
whole economy. and by the
national defenses, during this
period Of peace-no' shooting
wars. It is, in fact, q record
Of which the whole American
people can be proud. Ours is
not weak, second-class Ma
ton as some Of the Eisen-
hover critics not so long ago
were claiming in their des-
perate efforts to take control
Of the Government.
Dwight D. Eisenhower will
leave the White House next
Friday in the full knowledge
he has given his country
magnificent service - both
in war .and in peace. He has
been criticized for not play
ing politics. He has not yield
ed to the many pressure
groups who put their own
desires above the interests of
all the rest Of the American
people. He has not yielded to
those who have demanded
that the Federal Government
take over virtually all the
affairs which have been left
to the people or to their
State and local governments
He has never denied the
problems which confronted
the country. economic and
military. He has proposed and
stood for remedies, with the
people to be aided by the
Government only so far as
they were unable to do fol-
themselves, or to accomplish
the ends desired through
their local governments. HI
has turned his back on big.
ger and bigger government
just for the sake of big gov.
ernment. At the same time
he has recognized that be.
cause Of the tremendous in.
creases in population the
Federal Government has hac
to expand.
Continuing Problems
The picture the Presiden'
has given Congress and thu
people Of the Union - anc
its so States - quite frank
ly contains areas Of seriou!
importance and problem.
that require attention. AS HI
has properly pointed out
such problems do not term.
mate as do governmental
terms Of office in this coun.
try. They are problems with
which he has wrestled dur.
ing his two terms in the
White House. He does moi
regard either the problem.
or the situations they ere.
ate as hopeless, and hi
wishes the Kennedy admins.
tration well.
He does not refer to OF
complain Of the bitter cam.
paign waged by his politica,
opponents during the last
year to convince the Ameri.
can people that this Nation
under the Eisenhower Ad.
ministration, has CONSTANT!
lost ground; that we are Sec
ond best to the Soviet Union
Evening star., 1961-10-11

the lack of intellectual ability
resulting from arrested mental
development, he explained.
1T manifestS itself, he
added, lin poor learning. mad
equate social adjustment and
delayed achievement. Usually
this condition is either present
at birth or begins during child
hood. The causes are many and
obscure"
To Seek Causes
Officials say there is much
reason to hope that as causes
are lde tifie d cures will be
found. AS an example, they
noted that phenylketonuria, the
cause of mental retardation in
l or 2 per cent of institutional
lied cases. has been identified
in the last few years as being
a metaboliSm disorder with
which a baby is born.
1t makes the baby unable to
digest milk completely. A by
product of the undigested por-
ton of the milk in the system
poisonS the brain. causing per-
Evening star., 1961-10-11

manent brain d damage and
mental retardation results.
If the trouble is diagnosed
early enough in the first year,
the baby can be fed a milk
substitute and mental retarda-
ton can be prevented.
Administration officials said
that is an example of the kind
of thing the President hopes a
broad research program can
develop, finding causes and
cures for other types of mental
retardation and perhaps in the
process opening the way to at
tacking many other health
problems, such as cancer.
High Disa bility Rate
Mr.. Kennedy said mental re-
tardation disables 10 times as
many people as diabetes, 20
times as many as tuberculosis,
25 times as many as muscular
dystrophy and 900 as many as
infantile paralysis.
With the prevalence of men,
tai retardation steadily in
creasing. Mr.. Kennedy warned
that at the current rate there
will be at least / million more
retarded persons by 1870 in
this country than there are
now.
Our goal" he said, should
be to prevent retardation. Fail
ing this, we must provide for
the retarded the same oppor-
tunity for full social develop
ment that is the birthright of
every America a n child. The
grim struggle for survival does
not allow us the luxury of
wasting our human resources. ="
Evening star., 1961-10-11

Of space, the President said in
a special statement. '
He announced that he is
calling together a panel Of out
standing physicians. scientists,
educators. lawyers, psychology
lists. social scientists and other
leaders to chart a program of
action for the country.
The panel of 20 or more
members is expected to be an
nounced within a few days and
hold its first meeting with the
President in the White House
sometime next week.
Cites Too Long Delay
I'VE as a nation have far too
long postponed an intensive
search for solutions to the
problems of the mentally re-
tarded," the President said.
That failure should be cor
rected."
Noting that mental retarda-
ton often is confuse with
mental illness. he emphasized
that it is not a disease.
Mental retardation refers to
Evening star., 1961-10-11
Sensitive to Dark

COLUMBUS. Ga. CAP). -
Columbus thinks maybe its
automatic street light system is
a trifle too sensitive. A heavy
thundercloud passed over the
city recently and the electric
eye device turned on the street
lights at 1920 am.
Evening star., 1961-10-11
Theaters Plan
PeaceAction

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. II
(AP) The manager of two
Knoxville movie houses. the
Tennessee and the Bijou,
planned to seek legal means to-
day to prevent more demon
strations by Negroes asking ad-
mission to the theaters.
William Coury said he would
confer with his attorneys about
the possibility of an injunction
or other legal action.
Hugh Rainey. manager of a
third theater. the Rivera, said
he planned no action.
Negroes have demonstrated
the last two nights-about 80
at each Of the three theaters.
The first night more than so
were arrested for blocking the
sidewalks and failing to move
on at police orders. Last night,
however, they marched in or
derly lines to the ticket WIN
dowS and asked for tickets.
When refused. they returned to
the end Of the line. Three per-
sons were arrested.
Charges Filed
. Eddie R. Riddle, a Negro.
was charged with disorderly
conduct for failing to move
on. Julian Headrick, 10, was
charged with disorderly con-
duct for shouting profanity at
the demonstrators while driv-
ing past. James L. Creekmore
was charged with disorderly
conduct. Police said he showed
a white boy marching with the
Negroes. Mr.. Headrick and Mr..
Creekmore are white.
A large crowd of white youths
gathered as the Negroes began
leaving when the theater box
offices were closed. Police pa
trols dispersed them before any
trouble broke out.
Robert Booker, like most of
the others a student at pre-
dominantly Negro Knoxville
College, said the demonstra-
tions will continue until Ne
groes are sold tickets and
admitted to the theaters, Mr.
Booker has led the demonstra- :
tors both nights.
Police Chief French Harris
said the Negroes would be
allowed to demonstrate as long
as they did it in an orderly
manner and did not block the
sidewalks or interfere with
white persons trying to pur-
chase tickets.
Except for few sit-in DEM
onstrations at variety store
lunch counters two years ago,
there have been no other major
racial demonstrations in Knox
vile.
Most public facilities have
long been integrated.
Evening star., 1961-10-11
President Urges Attack
On Mental Retordotion

President Kennedy called today for comprehensive and
coordnated attack the problem of mental reardaton
that affict million Americans
Breakthroughs the prevention and treatment of
tai reardation be spectacular than cen
tc developments that have launched the conquest
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

action as directed by local author
| tiles"
The TAKE COVER" signal-a
three minute warbling tone o +
series of short blasts, meaning
"attack is imminent, take cover
Immediately in the best available
shelter"
Emergency Actions
When the "ALERT" is sounded,
tune your radio to one of the
CONELRAD frequencies, either $40
or 1910 kc on the radio dial; do
not use your telephone. Take ac-
tions which will reduce hazards,
such as disconnecting electrical
appliances, shutting off fuel oil
and gas lines, etc. Complete, as
necessary, preparations to survive
from the dangers of radioactive
fallout for an extended period of
time. such as filling a d t o n a
containers with water, moving ad-
ditional food stores to shelter area,
increasing radiation shielding of
shelter area, etc. (See General
Emergency InfOrmatiOn).
When the TAKE COVER" is
sounded, take the best available
shelter Immediately. This shelter
may be a culyert, a basement, a
doorway, a depression in the
ground, or simply the floor of your
car This type shelter is taken to
avoid the immediate dangers of
the heat, blast, and initial radiation
which results from nuclear ex-
plosions. (See General Emergency
InfOrmatiOn).
General Emergency Information
This information is based upon
the assumption that an enemy at
tacking the United States would
employ nuclear weapons. AL
though the measures discussed
would in some respects be appli-
cable to conventional weapons, the
much greater devastating effects
of nuclear weapons must be the
basis for emergency preparations
if our Nation, State, and communi-
ties are to survive and recover
from the effects of possible
enemy attack.
A nuclear explosion results mi
TALLY in the release of a great
amount of energy. which is mani
tested in the form of heat, blast,
and nuclear radiation The latter
takes the form of initial radiation
and residual radiation, which is
normally associated with the term
"fallout" The heat, blast and mi
tial radiation are generated at the
instant of explosion and for a per-
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
MILFORD CHRONICLE MILFORD

iod of up to about one minute
thereafter, depending upon the
size and type of the weapon. AL
| though no feasible protection can
be afforded individuals in the i'm
mediate proximity of a nuclear
explosion, because of the great in
tensity of heat, blast, and initial
radiation, those on the fringe areas
of an explosion can be protected
to a considerable degree from the
effects of heat and blast Gnitial
radiation offers relatively | it e
danger outside the area of total
destructiOn"0. For this reason, the
Immediate seeking of the best "a
valuable shelter when the TAKE
| COVER" is sounded is considered
the most effective means of re-
ducing casualties due to heat and
blast for the greatest number of
individuals
The residual radiation, wh C h
represents approximately ten per-
cent of the total energy of a nu-
clear weapon, is potentially the
greatest casualty producing effect
of a nuclear explosion When a
nuclear weapon is exploded on or
near the surface of the earth,
literally millions of tons of earth
and other materials are vaporized.
This vapOr and other small parti-
cles of material are sucked up to
great heights by the rapidly rising
heated air resulting from the ex-
plOsiOn. A large number of radio
active isOtopes, formed at the time
of the nuclear explosion, adhere
to, or become fused with, these
small particles of matter, which
start to settle back to earth in the
form of dust. This dust, which
starts to settle back to earth with
in approximately One-half an hour
after a nuciear explosion, is re-
ferred to as radioactive fallout,
and settles in varying intensities
over vast areas down wind from a
nuclear explosion. Although the
radioactive particles in this fallout
decay at a rather rapid average
rate, the level of radiation result
ing from fallOut in Delaw war e
could be high enough to require
individuals to remain in shelters
for two weeks, or possibly even
longer. In some areas of Delaware,
however, radiation levels might be
sufficiently low to allow individ-
uals TO leave shelters intermittent
ly after several days. In-as-much
as the intensity of failout in any
area cannot be accurately forecast
prior to an attack, plans should
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Same Old Rules
New Score Sheet

Farmers who are starting to I'LL
out their 1861 income tax forms
will find they're slightly different
this year, says William H. Hender-
son, County Agent The rules are
still the same only the "score
sheet has changed.
A new form 1910 consisting of
only two pages replaces the old
four-page form. Farmers must also
file form 104GF to report their
farm income and expenses and
form 1040 FL to report earnings
for social security taxes.
Deadlines for filing are the same
as last year, Mr.. Henderson re-
ports. The declaration of estimated
tax is due by January IS. Final
tax return must be filed and the
tax paid by April 16 If farmer
does not file an estimate of his
tax, he must file his final return
and pay the tax by February Is.
Copies of the 1862 edition of the
Farmers Tax Guide are now avail
able from the County Extension
office on the Georgetown-Daurel
highway. This 64page book l e t
gives complete instructions n
how to report income and expenses
and take deductions. 1t also in
cludes a complete calendar o
dates that affect taxpayers in 1862.
-OOo--
Syria lies on the land bridge
linking Asia, Africa and Europe.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Public Instructions
On Civil Defense

Individuals and families are re-
sponsible for learning the public
action warning signals, for sus-
staining themselves during the ini-
tial stages of an emergency, and
or contributing to the general sur
vival and recovery effort Profess
siOnal, labor, service, religious, and
other similar organizations are re-
sponsible for contributing to the
preparations for and the conduct
of such activities as may be pos
sible for the assurance of National,
State, and community survival
Warming Signals
The following uniform outdoor
warning signals will be employed
throughout the State to warn the
public of an enemy attack:
The ALERT" signal-a three to
five minute steady blast or tone,
meaning ATTACK is probable, take