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Evening star., 1961-03-19
The Question: How Soon?

Insofar as WaShington'S long-lived
tempoS are concerned, we have learned
from sad experience that good inten-
tionS Of those who would abolish the
eyesores do not always pan out. Never
theless, we do not doubt the sincerity
Of General Services Administrator John
L. Moore in announcing his desire to
get rid OF the whole lot of the unsightly
buildings "aS soon as possible" We
hope he will be more successful than
his predecessors and other well-inten-
toned officials have been in clearing
the remainder Of them from the land
Scape.
Mr.. Moore says he plans to do
away with most of the tempoS within
the next five years. BY 1865, he believes,
only the old Navy and Munitions build
ingS on Constitution avenue and
several tempos attached to them will
remain. Success of the cleanup pro-
gram will depend, however, on prog
resS made in providing new Federal
buildings to accommodate offices ousted
from the temporary structures.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
Fools Rush In.

The most sensible comment we have
seen on the Kennedy farm message has
come from Senator Ellender, chairman
Of the Senate Agricultural Committee.
Describing the Presidents recommends
tionS as "nebulous and rather compli-
Gated" the Louisiana Senator says he
wants time to study the legislation de-
signed to carry out the recommenda-
tionS before taking stand.
This is not case of Straddling or
ducking an issue. For the farm problem
itself is so complex and the Presidents
proposals are so clouded with uncer-
tainty that the angels themselves, we
suspect, would hesitate to charge forth
with either out-of-hand condemnation
or Endorsement of the presidential
message.
In essence, Mr.. Kennedy urges that
the farmers, in conjunction with the
Department of Agriculture, be author
lied to develop their own production
and marketing program, subject to an
after -the-event veto by Congress. The
principal flaw in this is that it can
hardly be called plan" for dealing
with the problem. In effect, it calls
upon the farmers to devise their own
plans subject to congressional veto,
which, If exercised. would result in there
being no new program of any kind.
On the credit side, however, this is
at least a different approach. 1t was
enthusiastically Endorsed by the Ma
tional Farmers Union after Senator
Hubert Humphrey had told them the
message means that "the President Of
the United States is on your side now"
It has also been approved by the Ma
tional Grange. The American Farm
Bureau Federation, however, is vigor-
ously opposed, contending that the
proposals would result in regimented
agriculture and would not bring about
the desired economic results.
This is enough, we think, to sustain
Senator BLENDERS advocacy Of serious
study by Congress rather than snap
judgments. If this, too, is form Of
buck passing, it is nonetheleSs both
desirable and necessary. For we do not
believe anyone has pat answers to the
farm dilemma, and haSty, ill-conSidered
congressional action could be worse
than no action.
Evening star., 1961-03-19

reach Pennsylvania will be
lost to his owner, past the
possibility Of reclamation,
but they raise up in Penn
sylvania q hundred active
workers in the business of
Negro stealing, where there
is but one now. The conSe-
quence cannot fail to be the
successful escape Of so Vir-
ginia runaways where one
successfully escapes now.
From the moment Virginia
Secedes, this trouble will in
crease at such a rapid rate,
as that in a single year those
in Virginia who have slaves
exposed to be thus lost, will
either move further South
with them, abandoning their
Virginia estates, or (if the
latter be worth more to them
than their Negroes) they will
hurry the latter into market,
selling them South very gen.
orally for what they may be
able to get for them.
While the seeded States will
reap the advantage of get
ting Virginia's Negroes either
by emigration. or by pur-
chase at a very low price,
Virginia surely will be para
lyzed beyond expression
by the immense loss of pro-
ductiVe labor
Evening star., 1961-03-19

Congratulations to Day
Thorpe for his salty review
on The New English Bible.
The removal of the glory
from the great passages of
the King James Version is
Evening star., 1961-03-19
Problems of the Nall

The one concept Of the Southwest
redeyelopment program which has re-
mained constant from the start is the
Tenth Street Mall-a broad, spacious,
tree-lined road, nearly half a mile
long, designed equally for pedestrians
and automobiles, that would serve as
both a symbolic and a utilitarian link
between the new Southwest and the
old city. Now, at long last, the detailed
engineering plans for the mall are
finished. To build the mall, the Re
development Land Agency has $5.2
million set aside, funds which technically
may be spent as soon as the designs
receive formal clearance from agencies
whose staff members already appear to
be in agreement.
Unfortunately, at least two other
problems remain to be solved. And un-
less they are solved quickly, the opti-
mistic RIA predictions of an early start
of construction on the mall might just
as well be forgotten.
The first requirement is that the
RIA enter firm agreement with Will
liam Zeckendorf-or If not with him,
someone else-for the development of
LEnfant Plaza, the area of private
development which is to be the focal
point of the entire mall. Negotiations
on this private construction, which is to
include a 1,OO0-room hotel and three
office buildings, have been under way
for months. Surely there is no reason
for an extended delay in agreement on
land prices and on firm schedule Of
construction, now that the design de-
tails are known.
A problem that is equally pressing,
however, and perhaps even more so, is
how to assure the financing and con-
struction of the 2,000-car, four-level
underground parking facilities that are
proposed to be built beneath L'Enfant
Plaza RIA officials contend that the
mammoth underground facilities must
be built as unit, both for engineering
reasons and so that the public portions
of the plaza can be completed. The
difficulty, however, is that the private
construction above ground is likely to
be built in stages, reality that would
discourage private investment in park
ing facilities that might not be fully
used for an extended period Of time.
This, it seems to us, is precisely the
Evening star., 1961-03-19
rs Years AGO

An interesting exhibit at
a convention of dentists here
rs years ago was q "set of
artificial teeth that once
made life miserable for the
Father of Our Country" The
Star said on March II, 1896:
Some day George Washing
tons biographers may get
around to telling us how
much his whole life was
shaped and misshaped by his
teeth-the ones he grew him.
self and the ones he bought.
Before the end of the
Revolution, Washington ap-
pears to have had some false
teeth fastened in with wire.
He wrote for some pincers
to fasten the wires A noted
New York dentist made
several sets of teeth for him,
the later ones being partly
of sea horse or hippopot-
anus ivory. The set on dis
play is doubtless one Of these.
1t is insured for $4,000 . :"
Evening star., 1961-03-19
MochioveIIi and AnqoIu

Despite certain enthusiastic COM
mentarieS to the contrary, there is con-
siderable reason to wonder whether our
Government has really performed an
act of much international political wis
dom in voting against Portugal on the
question of Angola. ......
Angola is West African territory
that has long been under the rule of
Lisbon. Recently it has experienced
racial disorders, and an Afro-ASian
group has taken it upon itself to demand
that the United Nations stage formal
inquiry into the matter. This move
sponsored by Liberia, the United Arab
Republic and Ceylon-haS failed in the
11-nation Security Council for want Of
the necessary seven votes, but not for
want Of support from our Government.
The failure is attributable to the
fact that six of the Councils members
Nationalist China, Ecuador, Chile,
Turkey, France and Britain-have alb
stained from voting on the motion.
And they have done so primarily on
the strength Of their belief that the
situation in Angola does not constitute
a threat to international peace, that
it is an internal Portuguese problem and
that it is therefore none Of the U. MS
buSineSS-no more so, say, than 1t would
be the U. MS business to investigate
certain racial difficulties, including
Sit-in demonstrations, in our own coun-
try.
Still, inca highly dubious modif1ca-
ton Of past policy, our Government has
Joined the Kremlin in voting with
Liberia, the United Arab Republic and
Ceylon for full-Scale inquiry in Angola.
According to reports fom the U. N. in
New York, this has filled the Afro-ASian
members with great pleasure, and thus
or so the reports suggest-our country
has taken step that promises to pro-
mote our popularity among them and
add luster to the American image at
time when Communist propaganda
strives necessarily to depict us as bound
leSSly evil "colonialiSts" and Imperial
lists"
Judged against this background,
our vote on Angola may perhaps be
regarded as an act of sound Machtavel-
Ian craftsmanship. However, amateur
wayfarerS in the maze Of international
affairs must be excused If they feel
slightly bewildered and ask themselves
why the United States, behaving as If
it were in a mere popularity contest,
should vote against an ancient friend
and ally like Portugal-an ally sup
ported by such other Of our ancient
friends and allies as Britain and France
simply because the vote may win
friends and influence people among the
Afro-ASianS.
Machiaveln to one side, this sort
Of thing strikes us as expediency and
opportunism Of kind that could back
fire on America in the most distressing
sort of way. We hope we are wrong,
but we fear that our Governments
decision on the matter may return to
haunt us, one Of these days, as mistake
Of the first order
Evening star., 1961-03-19

And as the land Is thus
wantonly treated the wild
life depending upon it is en-
dangered. Some species Of
beasts and feathered crea-
lures, driven from shrinking
refuge to refuge, face final
extinction.
From now on, q visit to
the city every American owns
will not be complete educa-
tionally, or artistically, until
the stranger within its gates
feastS his eyes upon the mar
BILE panels adorning the
facade of the new Wildlife
Building. Here are portrayed
figures representing the wild
creatures Of land and air who
find their habitat in the
various regions Of our ma
tional domain. The panels
are IL feet high by 4 feet
wide. They were sculptured
in Italy on white marble,
the same as was used by
Michelangelo. Venetian glass
in Z shades and IS tones of
blue outline the figures Of
l76 wildlife creatures there
depicted. This treasure of
nature and Of art, given to
all who dwell and all who
visit Washington, was made
possible by an elect Boston
lady, Louise Aver Hathaway.
This new building which
graceS the Capital is a heart
ening sign that for this day
there are being raised up
prophets. like Nehemiah Of
old, who are crying out to the
despoilerS Of our resources:
Behold. we are the servents
OF that large and opulent
land Jehovah's great good
ness hath given our fatherS!"
And so, we salute with
gratitude the far-seeing pa
triotS who have achieved this
lovely symbol Of a great cause
and who are to work through
it, and for it, for our chill
dren's future. Let their voice
now be heard as they broad
cast this message to all Amer
lea: "The finished product
you see before you today is a
working symbol of the Amer
ican determination that our
natural resources will be
sensibly managed and that
our economy will never 20
the way of Rome, Greece.
Egypt, China and the Middle
East. A part Of every State
in the Union is in this build
ing, as it is dedicated to
increasing the cooperation
between all areas and all
groups working for the wise
use OF our natural resources.
Our success will always be
measured not by the building
alone, but by the programs
we create and the good we
do for our Nation and her
people"
So the sculptured marble
panels-so striking in their
setting-form an Altar of
Conservation at which every
American may bow with the
fervent prayer, "Hallowed be
Thy land"
Evening star., 1961-03-19
100 Years Ago

Long before the North and
South reached o parting of
the ways. the matter Of es-
Gaping slaves led to fiery ex-
changes between abolition
lists and Slave-owners. The
Underground Railroad" |"
helped many slaves get away
by furnishing them with
funds. food and clothing and
routing them to freedom via
a series Of safe hiding places.
Loss Of q slave was no tri-
fling thing to Southerners,
since the slave might have
been valued at $500 or twice
that amount. Many who es-
capped were returned to their
owners before secession bar
rierS were erected. But the
problem Of reclaiming run
awayS grew in scope at this
time a century ago. The
State Of Virginia was not yet
within the Confederacy, but
was to be before long. The
Star Of March 81, 1861, urged
the Old Dominion to con-
slider the consequences of
secession: "The most dan
gerouS enemies Of the main
tenance Of slavery in Vir-
ginia are her own disunion
press and orators. If they
succeed in either coaxing or
bullying the people of the
State into giving up their
liberties enjoyed under the
Constitution Of the United
States. and in lieu thereof
bending their necks in the
yoke Of the oligarchy's des-
potism. they surely bring the
Canada line down to Penn
Sylvania'S southern border,
as far as future security for
Virginia slave property is
concerned. They induce Vir-
ginia to relinquish the exist
ing constitutional guarantees
for the return Of fugitive
slaves; releasing Pennsylva-
MIA voluntarily and wholly
from its obligation upon her.
They make almost every man
in Pennsylvania the bitter
est and active enemy of slav-
cry, because by the secession
Of Virginia nominally for
slavery's benefit, they will
nave increased tenfold the
business difficulties and fl
nancial troubles which Penn
sylvania has already incurred
through secession of the Gulf
States. Thus, they not only
render 1t certain that every
runaway who manages to
Evening star., 1961-03-19

kind Of situation in which the District
Motor Vehicle Parking Agency must
play a vital role. Certainly there
are several possibilities in this connec-
ton which the District Commissioners
Immediately should take up with the
RIA. And it is one more reason why the
Commissioners should vigorously oppose
the unwiSe legislation passed by the
House District Committee to divert
Parking Agency reserve funds to other
purposes and, in effect, to render the
agency useless.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
so Years Ago

The world famous Hope
Diamond" that so-called bad
luck gem, was the cause of q
court dispute here SO years
ago. The Star revealed on
March 8, 1911, that Cartier
q Co., jewelers. Of New York
and Paris, was suing Edward
B. Mclean and his wife,
Evalyn Walsh Mclean, for
$180,000, alleged to be the
purchase price of the stone,
which was delivered to Mrs.
Mclean in January, 1911.
Beyond stating that his
clients had a defense to the
action, the Mclean lawyer,
Wilton j. Lambert, declined
to discuss the matter. The
Evening star., 1961-03-19

a poor gift to give to the
world in the name of truth.
Mr.. Thorpe'S statement that
the tranSlatorS seem "impar-
donably perverse" is apt.
His literate reporting
shows that he has been in
fluenced by literature COM
mensurate with the King
James Version Of the Bible.
Mrs. c. l. billiard.
I have read with consider
able interest the review Of
the New English Bible New
TeStament) published by you
on March 13. 1t shows q re-
action natural to many who
are familiar with the Ian
guage Of the King James
Version and appreciative Of
its contribution to American
culture. 1t Is perhaps partly
on the basis of familiarity
with the old version that the
reviewer seems to feel that
the Bible Is necessarily Diff
ficult to understand, myS-
teriouS, Ito be felt rather
than to be understood"
While there Is to bO sure an
element Of truth in this feel
ing, I am convinced that,
with the possible exception
Of q few parts, the books Of
the Bible were originally In
tended to be understood by
their readers land hearers)
and to influence their life
and conduct. I believe their
essential teachings should be
accessible to everyone. Readi-
ness to do what is right leads
to better and fuller under
standing. I heartily welcome
every aid to better and easier
understanding Of the Bible,
among which I am glad to
find this new translation.
Dean r. Wickes.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
FROM THE STAR HES

Star said the question of the
diamonds actual value would
be raised in court, adding:
"A prominent New York
jeweler says: There have
been printed stories ad nau-
scum about the prices at
which the Hope diamond has
been held, but most of this
talk has been instigated by
merchants who have tried
to boom the price Of the stone
for some prospective 'pur-
chaser. In Paris, in 1908, the
Hope diamond was sold for
100000. 1t was then set in a
circle of smaller diamonds.
which perhaps added about
$4,000 to it's value. I have
heard that the single, un-
mounted diamond could have
been had before the sale for
100000. -"
The laugh was on the
Harvard Lampoon so years
ago for overstepping what
university authorities consid-
cred the bounds of decency.
The Star said on March 10,
1911, that the Lampoon issue
for that week had been sup
pressed by Harvard officials
because it contained a draw
ing showing the Rev. Lyman
Abbott, venerable editor of
Outlook" arm-in-arrn with
Eva Tanguay, pretty actress.
DR.. Abbott, who preached at
Harvard at intervals, was
displayed in scanty attire,
with his massive head and
WhiSkerS exaggerated.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
HuNowed Be Thy Land
By DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

ing the globe today is the
fight for the future. What
sort of a world will it be when
the yet unborn arrive? What
ruling ideas and ideals will
have come to their corona
ton?
So far as Americans are
concerned, the next most i'm
portant question after the
vital ones just raised is, what
kind Of an America will
await the next generation,
and the next, and the next?
Wherever that solemn mat
ter is realistically faced is
holy ground.
The ominouS fact is that
some of our richest resources,
many Of which cannot be
replaced, are being thought
lessly used up by riotouS liv-
ing that has only the present
in mind.
It is indeed a solemnizing
thought that it takes nature
from 800 to a 1000 years to
bring back a single inch Of
the golden deposit of top soil.
Today, recognition of the
constant loss the Nation is
sustaining as it is being
robbed Of its crown Jewels,
writes across the sky, above
the impoverished land, this
question: If our soil and
water, forests and grassroots,
and wildlife, are destroyed at
the same rate as during the
past rs years, what will be the
havoc awaiting our dreams Of
human security in the social
structure for which we are
making such elaborate blue
prints?
A noble building, symbolic
ing the crusade to conserve
our inherited riches, has
just been dedicated in the
Nations Capital by the Presi-
dent Of the United States.
This monumental structure
has been reared on one of
the Capitals great boule-
wards, on q site not far from
the White House. 1t SO hap
pens that this striking edifice,
housing the National Wild
life Federation, has as its
neighborS two of the out
standing churches in the city
it stands between them.
This fact Of proximity seems
to be eminently fitting; for if
any so-called secular building
deserves a spire to be raised
above it, it is this artistic
temple, beautiful in location
and in execution.
In both Of these nearby
houses Of worship great con-
gregationS can be heard,
week after week, singing
Long may our land be
bright" and II love thy rocks
and rillS, thy woods and
tempted hills" In that ma
tional song lifted in all our
churches those who are thus
joined In an expression Of
love for the physical aspects
Of the land which is ours
are viSualizing the scenic
glory Of it. AS those congre-
cations continually offer the
universal prayer, "Hallowed
be Thy Name" they would
not be departing from the
deep meaning Of those rever-
ent words If they added the
petition to the Lords Prayer.
"Hallowed be Thy land"
But only a small proportion
Of those who offer the prayer
and who sing those words so
rapturouSly realize what our
modern profit greedy, ac-
quisitive so-called civilization
is doing to the land Of which
the present generations are
but trustees for a short span.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Steel Orders
Surgein Week,
Iron AGE Says

NEW YORK, Nov. 90 (AP) -.
Indications are that steel
consumption has picked up
sharply. especially in the auto
industry, a steel publication
said today.
Iron Age Magazine reported
a surge Of orders" for steel
late last week indicated a "de-
cisive gain for December if the
rate is sustained"
The trade publication said
there is little evidence that the
December orders are for inven-
tory.
Iron Age added that the rush
to build inventories in early
1862 has led to informal quo
tas being placed on come steel
products by some mills.
The industry anticipates De-
cember and January will be
much better than November
but the latest statistics avail
able show ingot production last
week fell for the sixth time in
eight weeks and hoverS at
about 70 per cent of capacity.
Iron Age said there is no evi-
dence of any change in the
steel labor climate and added,
Among steelworkers the gen.
eral belief is there will be a
strike" Steel labor contracts
come up for renewal in mid
1862.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
ON WINGS
One Aircraft Is Missing
By CHARLES YARBRoUGH

take a look at the mobile lounge
concept at Dulles International
Airport approached the idea
with considerable skepticism.
THE facts as we found them
overcame our original skepti-
cism," was the way the investi-
gators put it.
Total cost of the mobile
lounge operation will be at
least competitive with other
methods of airport terminal
operation" the final report
concluded.
In our judgement. the mo-
bile lounge concept warrants
an opportunity to provide an
extra measure of convenience
/ to the airlineS' passengers.
Certainly an industry which
has given so many innovations
to the travelling public during
the last three decades should
not hesitate to provide this new
service to its patrons"
/ The FAA is buying 20 at a
cost of about $4.5 million.
There must have been a
period of biting fingernails to
the elbows on the part of the
FAA during the task force eval-
uation.
The mobile lounges are as
much a part Of the airport as
the terminal itself.
/ A thumbs-down report from
the three man group would
have left two courses open
make-do or re-design the ter
minal building itself.
When the Civil Aeronautics
Board rejected Cby a three-to-
two vote) the application OF
Continental Airlines for a 25
per cent reduction in jet fares
Continental President Robert
F. Six said almost 25,00C
travellers held jet economy
reservations"
\
Dan A. Kimball, president oi
AerOjet General Corp, has
been elected chairman of the
board TO AerOspace Industrie:
Association, with william H
Allen, of The BOeing Co., a!
vice chairman. August C. Eisen'
vein, who retired as executive
vice president of COnvair, re-
places OrvaI r. Cook as AsSo
citation president at the end ct
; this month. Gen. Cook is re-
tiring to go into consultan
work.
+
Eastern Air Lines is claiming
a new on-time record fol
October, with 81.5 per cent o
the total 37,186 flights depart
) ing on time and GIL per cen
4 leaving terminals not late
J. than Is minutes of scheduled
. times.
! + +
James E. Landry, trial at
? torney for the Civil Aeronautic
: Board, has joined the lega
(. staff of the Air Transpor
Association. Air carrie
operations and passenger trat
q fic again set new records a
Z Friendship Airport, with a 6
per cent gain in passenger traf
fic over October of last yea