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Evening star., 1961-03-19

garded as strictly administra-
tive and operational matters
within the Defense Department.
They indicated that the House
Armed Services Committee
might be a more appropriate
group to delve into any inter-
service rivalry or pickering
among the top brass.
Gen. White was asked par
ticularly whether he or the
Mcnamara directive would be
favorable to letting the military
space programs eventually take
over the civilian-controlled
NASA space exploration func-
tionS.
Absolutely not" he replied.
IT know of no one in the Air
Force who holds the view that
NASA should be combined with
the Air Force. The job is plenty
big for all of US. Relations be-
tween the Air Force and NASA
have never been better than
they are today"
Recalls Note
He recalled that last April he
wrote a then-classified memo
randum stating that 1T is OBJ
vious NASA will play a large
part in the national effort and
inevitably will be closely as
sociated if not eventually COM
bined with the military" He
assured the committee yeSter-
day that he was simply stating
a conceivable possibility at that
time and did not advocate it.
AS for the effect that the
Mcnamara directive and its ad-
ministration by the Air Force
will have on the Army and
Navy, Gen. White declared:
Il am absolutely certain we
will bend over backwards to
make sure that every letter and
spirit Of the Secretary's direc-
tive will be carried out by the
Air Force to meet the require
ments of the Army and Navy"
He described the directive as
primarily a move to clarity re-
sponSibilities and to give prime
responsibility to the Air Force
in research, development and
testing in military space mat
terS.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
No Designs on Polaris

Gen. White emphasized that
the Air Force has no designs"
on the Navy's Polaris missile
and does not oppose Army pro-
duction of such weapons as
Evening star., 1961-03-19
Space0rder
Is Defended
ByAir Force
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star staff Writer


Air Force chiefs tried yester-
day to Danish fears in Congress
and some parts of the Penta-
gon that Defense Secretary
McNamsra's order giving the
Air Force prime responsibility
in military space matters would
be used against the Army. Navy
and National AeronauticS and
Space Administration.
Secretaries and top research
and development officers of the
Army and Navy will have an
opportunity tomorrow and
Tuesday to comment or pro-
test to the House Science and
AStronauticS Committee.
But the repeatedly severest
critic of the controversial di-
rectiVe, Gen. Lyman Lemnit-
zer, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, was not on
the list OF witnesses for the
remaining two days of hearings
that opened Friday.
After questioning Gen.
Thomas D. White, Air Force
Chief of Staff, and 1t. Gen.
Bernard A. Schriver, Air Force
research and development COM
mander, yesterday, Committee
Chairman Brooks, Democrat of
Louisiana, said only that Gen.
Lemnitzer will be called if
we need him"
Memo to Mcnamara
Gen. Lemnitzer sent a men,
orandum to Secretary McNa-
mara after issuance of the
March 6 order. He was quoted
as saying that th@decision was
reached without giving the
Joint Chiefs of Staff as a body
"a full opportunity to study
carefully matters which have
far-reaching military implica-
TONS
Mr.. Brooks and most other
members Of the committee
seemed inclined yesterday to
avoid asking searching ques-
tions on what might be re-
Evening star., 1961-01-13
His Final Message

Mr.. Eisenhower's report on the
state Of the Union, the last such message
he will send to the Congress, adheres to
the dictates Of good taste and good sense.
The American people, he said, have
selected new leadership, and q new
President soon will put before the
legislators his proposals for shaping our
country's future. This being the case,
Mr.. Eisenhower was content to extend
best wishes to his successor and to curb
any impulse to offer advice or counsel.
:, Instead, the outgoing President
confined his message largely to a review
Of the things achieved and the things
attempted by his own administration.
Not surprisingly, the record, as seen
through Mr.. Eisenhower's eyes, is pretty
good. A few things were ignored; others
were CLOSED over. But Mr.. Eisenhower
said he did not mean to imply that all
Is well-that all problems have been
solved. He knows that many, perhaps
most, Of the more serious problems
which have plagued him are still with
US. and that they may be with us for
q long time after Mr.. Kennedy has had
a 60 at them. On the whole, however,
the President, reviewing the past eight
years, seems to think that he and his
administration have done rather good
Job. We think so, too.
Evening star., 1961-01-13
Abon1inobIe' Letdown

Nothing could be more abominable
to us imaginative souls than the dis
Musionment which has come with Sir
Edmund Hillary's announcement that
there is no Abominable Snowman up
there in the Himalayas. That is the
famous mountain explorers opinion, at
least, after long and thorough investi-
CATION Of reports, rumors and even a
supposed Yeti scalp" The whole Snow
man business, he declares. is a myth.
OF all the evidence pointing to a
Yeti-the Nepalese term for the elusive
Snowman-the most promising seemed
to be the so-called scalp which Sir
Edmund brought back to this country
for examination by scalp experts. But
the scalp" turned out to be lust a
piece of furry skin from mountain
goat-antelope animal known as a serow,
Somebody apparently tricked Nepal
tribesmen into believing. the ancient
object was Yeti hairpiece. AS for the
huge man-like footprints reported seen
in the Himalayan SHOWS by numerous
4S
Evening star., 1961-01-13
We Go,

Director william Finley Of the
National Capital Planning Commission,
who seems to be dropping wild-blue-
yonder ideas on the table with increas-
ing frequency Of late, has done 1t again.
This time he suggests tossing the whole
District zoning ordinance in the waste
basket, and replacing It with some new
kinds Of land-use controls that would
carry: out the proposals Of 20 or 80
neighborhood plans covering each area
Of the city. g..
Well, II Mr.. Finley's purpose (as we
suspect) Is to make US all think q little
more largely in theoretical terms)
about the not-inconsequential deficien-
cies Of our present city, that is all well
and good. But Just In case anyone takes
him seriously, let US shut this one OF
right now. At least let US wait and see
what happens in the Adams Morgan
area, an established neighborhood where
just such a planning venture rs he sug-
gests Is under way, and where citizen
opinion, we gather; is something less
than unanimous on the whole business.
Evening star., 1961-01-13
Bowing to the Mob

The fundamental question which
arises now at. the University Of Georgia
Is whether mob action will be permitted
to nullify court decree.
There Is no reason, as far as we
know, to doubt the good faith of uni
versity authorities who suspended two
Negro students "in the. interest Of their
safety" after Wednesday nights campus
riot. Whether the two, students actually
were in danger Of physical injury seems
debatable. II the university officials
thought they were In danger, however,
it was their duty to take such steps as
they could to safeguard them. Suspen-
sion, as an emergency measure, may
have been their only remedy. ,,
Suspension, however, cannot be ac-
cepted as permanent remedy. The
Negro boy and girl are entitled to attend
the University Of Georgia. There is evi-
dence that they Eill be accepted there
by most OF the faculty and student body
Only the hoodlums resort to violence,
and they must be curbed. Primarily, #
Is the duty OF the local and State au-
thorities to provide whatever police pro-
lection may be needed. II they will not
do their duty, then the Federal Govern
ment will have to take over the respon-
sibility. For the last thing to be toier-
ated is submission to mob rule. That
would do more than prevent two Negroes
from attending the University Of Geor-
gia. 1t would also serve as precedent
for the destruction Of the system Of law
ana order upon which the whole struc-
ture OF our society rests. q
Evening star., 1961-01-13
Cautious Frontiearsmon

There was nothing In the testimony
Of Douglas Dillon, scheduled to be
Secretary Of Treasury in the next cabi-
ent, to upset those who believe In pru-
dent and careful management Of the
Federal Governments. fiscal policies
Appearing before the Senate Finance
Committee for advance hearings on, his
nomination. Mr. Dillon talked like .
banker and diplomat. He has demon
strated competence in both roles under
the Republican administration OF Pres
ident Eisenhower, and seems destined
to perform with comparable competence
under the Democratic administration
Of President -elect Kennedy.
On one point only, involving an
estimate Of the future and not reflect
ing conflict on theory, does Mr.. Dillon
appear to differ with his outgoing
colleagues. While President Eisenhower
Is preparing to submit to the Congress
budget In balance for fiscal 1862, MIR.
Dillon, foresees the likelihood that the
Federal books for that period will end
up with net deficit. There are grounds
for believing that Mr.. Dillon is a realist
not q. bad qualification for banker or
diplomat, or Secretary Of Treasury. Un-
less there Is reasonably quick and sub
stantial improvement in overall cor
poration profits. tax revenues from this
source may fall short of estimates. At
the same time. all signs point to greater
pressure for increased Federal spending.
Even 50, Mr.. Dillonsmade 1t clear that he
favors budget balancing and reduction
Of the public debt, not only as matters
OF principle but rs matters OF practice
On certain other points, Mr.. Dillon
indicated views close to those Of out
going Secretary Anderson. For example,
he shares the concern Of the present
Administration over the current deficit
trend In international payments, In
dorses steps that already have been
taken to help correct the trend and
agrees that aggressive efforts to expand
export trade should have high priority.
In referring to "co-operation" with the
Federal Reserve Board, he implied no
thought OF attempted domination-as
some Democrats have favored Similarly,
ne indicated that lifting the statutory
4.2S per cent interest rate ceiling on
long-term Government obligations may
be essential to sound debt management
las stated often by President EiSenE
hover and Secretary Anderson.
In his new post, Mr.. Dillon will be
part OF . new team. In choosing him,
however, Mr.. Kennedy emphasized that
the Treasury Job Is one above party
politics" Presumably, he selected IMr.
Dillon with knowledge Of the latter's
views and with respect for his ,qualihca-
tions. The Secretary -designate's testi-
mony before the Senate committee
makes the selection. look good. -
Evening star., 1961-01-13
Musicians ApIenty

1t was with great interest
that I read the provocative
article In The Sunday Star
on New Years Day by your
music critic. The problems
besetting this particular cat
egory Of music. i.e., opera,
certainly require much
thought and discussion. TAX
ing them to your readers can
only be beneficial In the long
run. It has been to the Opera
Society's credit that there
have been consistently fine
performances in the face Of
many Of the problems men
toned.
I am delighted to report,
however. that one Of the
handicaps cited in Mr..
Thorpe.s article does not, In
fact. exist. Washington is
indeed fortunate in being
able to boast q large number
Of experienced first class
union musicians who are not
now members Of the National
Symphony. I particularly call
your attention to the Ma
tional Gallery Orchestra,
which for years has main
tanned the highest standards
in the service Of its SRO
audiences.
As personnel manager Of
the National Gallery Orches-
ira. and as music contractor
for Patrick Hayes, I can
assure you that the Opera
Society need only request the
services Of as many musicians
as 1t would need. There will
be no difhculty in providing
them with q first rate muSi-
cal complement. which has,
incidentally. been provided
many times in the past for
Mr.. Hayes concerts. Playing
for other established musical
enterprises such as the
Cathedral Choral Society
would certainly be welcomed
by these musicians.
I am bound to report that
1t is the first class union
musician In Washington who
Is continually concerned with
the scarcity Of performing
opportunities. If, as Mr..
Thorpe states. these oppor-
tunities do exist, there Is
promise Of a brighter future.
.. Eugene r. Dreyer.
Evening star., 1961-01-13

climbers, Sir Edmund points out that
a<sinall- footprint or pawprint becomes
greatly enlarged as the sun melts, the
snow. And several "sightings" reported
by:Sherpa or other mountain men have
been attributed to elusive meanderings
Of the. Himalayan blue bear. ;
No, Virginia, there Is no Abominable
Snowman, If Sir Edmund Hillary Is to
be believed and his word is good
enough for us. That Is, until someone
again stirs our imagination with, a Yeti
scalp or something like that. Here's
hoping anyway.
Evening star., 1961-01-13
Good Sense Prevails

Not being one Of that company
which turns pale and has conniption
nts whenever the word flibuster Is
mentioned, 1t strikes us that the Senate
has sensibly disposed Of the tight over
Rule XXI. -
The solution, by a so to 4s vote, was
to refer the question Of further limiting
debate to the Rules Committee. And the
Majority Leader, Mike Mansfield, whose
word can be believed, has given assur-
ance that the matter will be brought
before the Senate during this 1861
session.
E, The unreconstructed and notori-
ously vocal liberals are crying, betrayal"
But we do not think this Is the case at
all. In our view, Senate debate, even
"protracted" Senate debate, Is a valu-
able safeguard. It was this, more than
anything else, which doomed the Roose-
Velt court-packing plan. And we sus-
pect that there will be future occasions
when the liberals" will get down on
their knees and offer up q little prayer
Of thanks because debate in the Senate
cannot easily be choked OF.
If one wishes to assume, however;
that a tougher anti-filibuster- rule is
needed for the preservation of the
Republic, 1t still seems wise to us to
;efer the matter to the Senate Rules
Committee. For the critical test, really,
iswhether the essentials of the Kennedy
2rogram can or cannot be enacted. II
this cannot be done, and II q flibuster
Is responsible for failure, then we have
no doubt that the Rules Committee will
recommend and that the Senate will
adopt a rule which will make 1t easter
to cut of debate. On the other hand,
III the Kennedy program Is adopted. or
u, failure to adopt 1t cannot. be attri-
outed to 1llibuster, what reason would
there be to change the present rule
that debate can be. stopped by two
thirds Of the Senators present and
voting? -. ..,.' .....
What the Senate actually has done
Is to approve a. wait-and-see policy.
This has distressed, the simon-pure
liberals as well as those who, for the
record, like to be counted ON the anti
filibuster side. In our judgment, how
ever. 1t was the sensible thing to do.
Evening star., 1961-01-13

necessity by English Roman
Catholics in France" The
Bible to be used at the in
auguration Is not this trans
lation. but the translation
made by Bishop Challoner in
Eighteenth Century England.
Bishop Challoneer was an
admirer Of the English Of
the King James Version and
followed that version in his
translation OF the Vulgate
whenever the Protestant text
matched up with Saint Je-
rome's Latin.
AS this version was af-
fected by the King James
Bible. even so the King
James Bible was affected by
the earlier counter-reforma-
ton Catholic Version. The
compilers OF the King James
version had the New Testa-
ment Of the Catholic Version.
Circulation Of it was for
hidden by law In England
but a Protestant Minister
printed its entire text in a
book written against it.
The history OF the older
English Version is not en-
tirely a Protestant one. King
Henry the Eighth was not a
Protestant but a schismatic
Catholic. Bishop Cuthbert
Tonstal. who bought up Tyn-
dal's Bibles at retail prices
in order to have them burned,
and who died in prison rather
than renounce Catholicism
under Queen Elizabeth, was
active in the preparation of
the first Authorized Version
put forth in the time of
Henry.
(Rev.) Thomas A. Fairbanks,
SDC. Chancellor, Diocese Of
Maryland Virginia, The
American Catholic Church,
WESTERN Orthodox.
Evening star., 1961-01-13
Grateful to Donors

I would like to express my
gratitude publicly to all the
wonderful people and organi-
cations who contributed to
the Condetti Family Fund. I
know I speak for the Con-
detti family when I say that
your expression Of love and
sympathy on the death Of
their son is deeply appreci-
ated. They shall never forget
your kindness and I'm sure
they will always remember all
Of you in their prayers.
The fund in its entirety
has been turned over to the
Condetti family through the
facilities Of the National
Bank Of Washington.
Doris r. Kinter,
The Condetti Family Fund.
Evening star., 1961-01-13
Background of President-eiects Douoi Bible

Edith c. Lowry accuses
Catholicism Of refusing to
translate the Bible into the
language Of the common
people" To which people
and which tongue-does she
refer? -
g.. To that Of Southern
Europe? 1t is we'll known that
Spanish, French and Italian
are mere "corruptioris"
Of Latin, which flourished
and persisted in Southern
Europe for at least o thou
sand years AID. Indeed. even
today. the knowledge of Latin
isa ready springboard to the
Romance Languages"
b. To the Germans? But,
the claim Is made that there
are. In existence at least two
German. translations. OF the
Bible-probably hand-writ-
ten ,papyrus copies-both
bearing completion dates
prior to Martin Luther's de-
fection from Catholicism.
But in, all likelihood, Miss
Lowry's primary concern is
with translations OF the Bible
into English; and here, al
though she states correctly
that Professionalism was first
with such a translation. she
mlsstated the reasons why.
First Of all. she failed to
note that st. Bede, The
Venerable, abbot of the Bene-
'dictine monastery at Wear
rnourth .(died May 27, 735
ADJ Is credited with "at
least" a partial translation Of
the Bible into Anglo-Saxon--
which was the prevailing Ian
suage OF the British Isles
from the time Of the Saxon
invasion, until after the Nor
man invasion, in the 11th
century.
Evening star., 1961-01-13
'Of Highest Priority
] am q frequent and gen.

I am . frequent and gen.
orally approving reader Of
The Evening Star. but I
can't help feeling that you
were rather wide Of the mark
In your editorial. "Of Highest
Prioritys (January -.
It Is unfortunate, I think,
that discussion Of relief for
depressed areas goes on In
terms Of Federal Government
action. And 1t is more than
unfortunate that The Star
should call this solution "one
that Is above and beyond
partisan politics" Isn't 1t,
instead, one that does not
reach to the realm Of M.
tional partisan politics or
national consideration at
all?
Let US try to extricate the
Federal Government from
the many quicksand bogs in
to which 1t has been pushed.
II local authorities cannot
handle hardship cases that
arise. the individuals affected
may move to areas more pros
porous. In. no event need the
Federal authorities intervene.
The result Of their continued
intrusion in such cases will
In time transform the coun-
try into something approx
imating q zoo or Q prison.
These represent the perfec-
ton Of Welfare government.
You concluded your edito-
rial with an appeal to 'hu-
manitarian" considerations.
And I conclude here with the
suggestion that humanitarian
considerations hardly enter
into this case-or any polit-
ical cases-and are as @ rule
invoked only to cover up for
bureaucracy and boondog-
Cling.
]. D.. Futch.
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1961-01-13

After the Battle Of Hast
ings, the Norman language
principally q mixture Of Latin
and emerging French-wss
super imposed on Anglo
Saxon: and out Of this
hodge-podge grew Modern
English-which was Just be-
ginning to emerge in its pres
ent form at the time Of
Wycliffe and Chaucer. II you
doubt this. then study the
works Of Chaucer;; at first
glance. his writings appear
more German than English.
AS to the Englishmen's con-.
fidence in English, may I
remind Miss Lowry that the
famous Magma Carta was
wholly q Latin document;
and that, even at the begin
ming of English colonial
activity in the New World,
Latin remained the official
language Of the British
his countrymen.
1t matters not to me which
version Of the Bible rests
under Mr.. Kennedy's hand as
he takes his oath-indeed,
whether any Bible appears at
all--so long as Mr.. Kennedy
sincerely makes-and keeps
his oath before God and
countrymen.
r., Gilbert J. Brockman.
/ am neither a Roman
Catholic nor a Protestant. l
make these remarks on the
letter Inaugural Bible"
signed by Edith C. Lowry in
Sundays Star, January 8,
merely because 1 believe that
facts are facts.
Speaking Of the Douai
Bible. she said:
This was a counter -refor-
nation translation made of
Evening star., 1961-01-13
AppIouds Brown

Constantine Brown in his
January S column, THE
Need for Free World Unity"
has written one Of the most
thought provoking articles
perned in quite some time.
It ID wished that the incom-
ing Administration, and its
attendant Congress will read
and re-read 1t.
Mr.. Brown graphically
points out some Of our
blunders, most Of them
recent. Many prior ones
could have been recorded,
but. space IL naturally Tim.
tied in Q columnist's stint.
Well do thinking Ameri-
cans realize the truth of q
portion: the free ma
tions. purposely united, have
Evening star., 1961-01-13
Bendinu the Twio

Are we Americans teach
ing our children to be muir.
derers?
There appears to be Q
recent rash Of juvenile mur-
derers who use guns and
knives, upon anyone who
proyokes them or gets In
their way. Parents put toy
guns into juvenile hands 90
that they can play at cops
and robbers. cowboys ana
indians. etc. On television
they see mass murders Of
the bad guys" and the mur-
derers swagger around as II
they have done good deeds
because they are the good
guys" Children have al
ways been and always will
be great imitators. Why then
do parents encourage their
children to use and to play
with guns even II they are
toy guns?
When Q child Is old enough
to defend his country in
times Of emergency then
IL 10 time to put Q run into
his hands and not before.
I have passed children play
Ing with toy guns who have
pointed their guns at me
shouting. bang, bang, you're
dead" Is this supposed to
be wholesome play: to pre-
tend to, kill people? Surely
there are other toys to in
terest active children be-
sides guns to play at killing.
No wonder when children
get access to real guns that
they turn them on their
parents or teachers upon
fancied sights or provoca-
ton. There should be o law
to prevent minors from
playing with guns, real or
toy. There should also be
laws to prevent parents from
keeping dangerous guns
around the house. Above all,
there should be laws gov
erning TV plays Of. violence.
l. C. Hieber.