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proved upon, particularly by the preser-
walton of those Federalist-style houses
which still exist on Jackson place, and
by the replacement, in similar style, Of
some Of the modern buildings which are
wholly inconsonant with the original
architecture. 1t is intended, presumably,
that these structures will provide at
least part of the needed executive
office space, with the remainder of the
space in large new building on the
Seventeenth street side of the block
According to the GSA, efforts also will
be made to retain the old Court of
Claims Building at Seventeenth and
Pennsylvania avenue, and, on the east
side Of Lafayette Square, the Dolley
Madison and Tayloe- Cameron houses.
These are goals which Justify the
further studies. As we have said before,
too much construction of a permanent
nature already has occurred to fully
recapture the grace and charm of the
early 18th century, when Lafayette
Square was surrounded by stately town
houses. 1t is not too late, however, to
eliminate at least a portion Of the
heterogeneous mixture Of building types
and, more Importantly, to assure that
the new construction is compatible with
a plan treating the entire square as a
single architectural entity. The admin
istration is to be commended for its con-
tinued efforts In this direction.
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The Presidents Park

Mr.. Kennedy is not the first Presi-
dent to insist that extraordinary care
be exercised in the design of the new
Federal structures that will flank
Lafayette Square. Two years ago, in the
waning months of his own term as
Chief Executive, Mr. Eisenhower directed
that the basic goal of these designs
should be to revive the historical and
architectural significance" of what has
come to be known as the Presidents
Park"
That same goal now is sought in the
new contract which the General Serv-
ices Administration has let with West
Coast firm, calling, within the next year
or so, for master plan" of the entire
square relating the complex factors of
architectural and landscape design to
its historic character" as the dominant
element in the setting of the White
House. The essential and difficult prob
lem is to locate, on the east side Of the
park, new courthouse (Which in our
opinion could more advantageouSly be
located elsewhere in the city,, and, on
the west, executive office facilities of
substantial proportions.
The preliminary studies and de-
signs produced as result of the Eisen-
hover order were a step in the right
direction. The hope is, however, that
these proposals may be further i'm,
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More Education by N

The Ford Foundations new grants
for educational television, totaling So
$4,000, should help struggling non
commercial TV stations to improve ma
terially the programs offered schools
and the public generally. Most of the
money will go to organizations respon-
sible for the quality and quantity Of
educational TV programs-and Wash
ington's ultra high-frequency station,
WETA, thus will be an indirect bene-
ficiary Of the foundations generosity.
The largest grant, SAT million, went
to the National Educational Television
and Radio Center, which supplies cul-
tural programs to about go non-profit
TV stations. Much Of this money will
be used to expand, diversity and i'm
prove the overall quality Of program
ming, with an effort being made to
effect an international exchange of
educational TV shows. Some of the
money will be allotted to an educa-
tional TV network with which WETA
Is affiliated.
One Of the major projects will be
a nationally televised college course in
economics for high school teachers of
social subjects. The foundation pointed
out that only two out of every nine
high schools teachers are reported to
be adequately informed on economies.
Teachers completing the course will
receive either in-service training credit
or academic credits from participating
universities and colleges.
The Ford Foundations recognition
OF the value Of television in furthering
education is praiSeworthy and its in
veStmentS in this field will benefit
greatly the infant non-commercial
educational TV Industry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-31
Light in the Congo

Nothing can be considered as final
IN the strife-torn Congo until the
papers are signed, sealed and delivered.
Still, there is reason for hopefulneSs in
the report that Premier Adoula has
proposed a new. constitution which
would make significant concessions to
Katahga demands for local autonomy.
This, as far as we know, is the first
time that Mr.. Adoula has made any
real effort to work out an accommoda-
ton with Katanga's President Tshombe.
Nevertheless, for reasons battling to us,
the United Nations, with considerable
United States support, has consistently
tried to make President Tshombe the
villain Of the piece. No comparable ef-
fort, or at least no comparable public
effort, has been exerted to bring Mr..
Adoula around to a spirit Of compro-
mise. And 1t is this one-sidedness, as
much as anything else, which has re-
suited in the refusal of the British and
the Belgians to go along with us.
Now the picture, assuming the cor
rectness Of the news reports, has
changed. Mr.. Adoula is prepared to
make reasonable concessions and Mr..
Tshombe, we think, should accept them,
thus ending a struggle which has been
destroying the Congo. Furthermore, it
is also reported that If Mr.. Tshombe
rejects this new Adoula offer the Bel
gian government, which controls major
mining operations in Katanga, will sup
port the imposition Of firm economic
sanctions. If this is trNe, and If the
proposed new constitution really is
equitable, Mr.. Tshombe, we believe, will
sign on the dotted line.
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THE POLITICAL MILL
Political Races in the Stretch
By GOULD LINCOLN

Candidates for the Senate
and for Governor have been
chosen in 81 States and re-
main to be chosen in 10
others during August and
September. Illinois started
the ball rolling with its April
10 primary elections. And
there an important senatori-
al election is to be held, with
Republican Leader Everett
NJ. Dirksen slated to run
against Representative Sid
ney r. Yates, picked by the
Democratic boss, Mayor Da-
ley Of Chicago, to be the
party candidate. Other
States in which important
choices have been made in
clude California. There for
mer Vice President Richard
N. Nixon won out for the
Republican gubernatorial
nomination over his con-
sentative backed opponent,
Joe Shell, Republican leader
Of the State Assembly, and
Democratic Gov. Pat Brown
was renominated. Pennsyl-
vania Republicans are bas-
ing their hopes for victory
in the keystone State on a
ticket headed by Congress-
man William w. Scranton
for Governor and James E.
Van zandt for Sen ator
against Democratic Mayor
Richardson Dilworth of Phil
adelphia, for Governor, and
Senator Joseph s. CLARK.
Texas Democrats fought to a
finish their battle for their
gubernatorial nomination.
Former Secretary Of the
Navy John B. Connally, jr.,
was the victor and is expect
ed to win in November's cleo
ton over his Republican OPP
ponent, Jack Cox. Any other
result would be q political
upset even more drastic than
the election last year of
Senator John q. Tower,
Texas first Republican SEN
ator since Reconstruction
days.
The 10 States where Dem
ocrats and Republicans have
still to name their candi-
dates for high office are
Arkansas (where they bal
lot today. and Alaska, Kan
sas, Michigan. Missouri, Ten
nessee, Wyoming-all in Au-
gust, and the following in
September: Arizona, Colora-
do, Massachusetts,, Minneso-
ia, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New York, Rhode Island,
Utah. Vermont, Washington
and Wisconsin.
Key Contests in Two States
Great interest - certainly
for the Kennedy administra-
ton and for the leadership
Of the Republican Party
will center on contests In
Massachusetts and New
York. The Massachusetts
battles for Democratic and
Republican nominations fol
Senator involve on the one
side Ted Kennedy, the
youngest brother Of the
President, and Ed McCor-
mack, nephew Of Speaker
John Mccormack, and or
the other, George Cabot
Lodge, son of former Am
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Aid for Crime Victims

There's move afoot in Britain
which, If it becomes law, would give
financial relief to innocent victims of
violent crimes. The settlements would
not be large enough to make voluntary
victimizing a profitable pursuit, but
even so the total cost would be about
$28 million year.
England'S crime rate is ascending
even faster than ourS-12 per cent in
each Of the past two years. Judging by
the latest FBI report, however, we still
have good Tor bad) bulge on the
BrttonS. There were 1,926,09O serious
crimes committed in the United States
last year.
At that rate, any idea of compensat-
ing victimized citizens here would Just
about pile the final straw on the backs
OF the national debt bearers. And this
would be true even If we followed the
British proposal of making the criminal
foot part of the bill-if and when he
was caught with the loot, or even with
any cash Of his own.
But such an arrangement might
at least cause the taxpayer to come out
fighting against crime as never before.
FBI Director ]. Edgar Hoover recently
reminded Americans that they must
share responsibility with law enforce
ment officers. History has proved that
Americans, when faced with hard reality
calling for effective action, additionally
rally to the cause" he said. "Assuredly,
action in the war against crime has
never been so sorely needed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-31
To Meet the CHALLENGE

For the most part, the steps sug-
gested by special committee Of the
United States Chamber Of Commerce
for correcting our balance of-payments
deficit conform to efforts already being
made by our Government. These in
clude increased scrutiny Of our overseas
aid and military expenditures, attempts
to persuade our West European allies
to assume larger shares Of mutual de-
tense costs and Of programs for assist
ing underdeveloped countries, lower
world and stimulation Of our own
commercial exports.
There were, however, two proposals
that, in part at least, run counter to
present administration policies. One
was that interest rates in this country
must be allowed to rise" as q means
Of encouraging foreign capital to invest
in the United States and, simultane-
ously, to remove this particular higher
earnings incentive for the flow of Amer
lean capital to Europe. ANY suggestion
for higher interest rates, or tighter
money, in this country is automatically
controversial-particularly in an cleo
ton year-even though there has been
clear showing through periods Of the
deficit-paymentS trouble that free capt.
tai tends to go where it can earn the
better returns. On this basis, foreign
investment markets have had an adj
vantage in recent years. Thus far, the
administration and the Federal Reserve
Board have hesitated to encourage
higher long-term interest rates although
short-term rates have been allowed to
rise.
A second proposal contrary to cur
rent administration thinking is the
Chambers opposition to imposing heav-
Ter taxes on American corporate sub
salaries overseas While the admins
tration has asked for new or heavier
levies in this category, the requests al
ready have been watered down in the
revenue measure as approved by the
House and now pending in the Senate
Finance Committee. 1t is the Chamber
committees position that such added
taxation would reduce American COM
petitive capabilities abroad-and only
add further to the international pay
ment deficits.
Over all, the committee report is
a thoughtful commentary on a problem
that has arisen, and not unexpectedly,
in changing world. AS it points out,
the United States no longer is the one
certain, and comparatively unchallenged,
source of supply for manufactured
goods. With our help, and by their own
efforts, the other free industrial nations
have changed this. Our job now is to
adjust ourselves to this new order. 1t
is job that cannot be done overnight,
but it is one that can be done. Actually,
both the Eisenhower and the Kennedy
administrations have shown an under
standing of the challenge and have re-
corded progress toward meeting it.
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Our 'JungIe'

The brutal slashing of
Miss KoSterlitzky In a church
near Capitol Hill and the re-
sultant speech by Represent
alive Becker have pointed
up one Of the difficulties Of
living in the District Of Co.
lumbia. Something must be
done to halt the outbreak
Of crime and Sadism in the
city streets. The problem:
Who is going to do it?
Congress seldom takes &C
ton on District problems un-
til something like this hap
pens to one of their own.
This spring, when a woman
could not walk out of the
house without having her
pocketbook stolen, Congress
took interest in the state of
affairs only after the wife
Of a Congressman fell victim
to such a theft. Now, Repre-
sentative Becker has every
justification for labelling the
streets of Washington a
Jungle, for the stabbing Of
Miss KoSterlitzky could have
occurred only in a jungle at
mosphere; he is correct in
calling for sitter penalties.
Yet, what about those Of us
who do not work on the Hill
and must walk through this
jungle daily? Who viii cry
for justice if we fall victim
to such an attack?
The District must be plac-
ed in the hands of a legiS-
lative body, elected specifi-
cally to keep a constant vigil
over the problems of this
city, not to solve the enigmaS
facing the whole Nation.
Only when such a system is
instituted will all District
citizens be allowed, and in
deed compelled, to show that
they are determined to COM
bat the violent individuals
who stalk the streets of our
city and threaten the lives
OF all Of its inhabitants.
Arthur H. Reagin III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-31

The League Of Women Vot-
ers Of Montgomery County
has awaited with interest
completion Of the Public Ad-
ministration Service study Of
Montgomery County govern
ment.
Since adoption Of the Char
ter in 1913, the county has
exper fenced unprecedented
growth and has changed from
a suburban community to an
urban center with a respon-
Sible role to play as a part Of
a great metropolitan area. It
is necessary to inquire into
the adequacy of the govern
ment. established 10 years
ago, to meet the new condi-
tons and our future needs.
The question Is q matter Of
concern to every thought
full citizen.
The County Council is to
be commended for initiating a
comprehensive review of gov
eminent organization and OPP
erationS in terms of inter-
governmental relationships.
The Public Administration
Service which it engaged to
conduct the Six-month study
is a non-profit, non-political
organization with q Nation
wide reputation as consul
tantS on problems Of local
government.
The first volume Of q two
part final report was released
July II. It contains 108 rec
concentrations for changes
to be considered In structure
and operation Of the county
government. The second vol
ume of the report will be re-
leased in mid-August. We be-
lieve the full report and its
recommendations should be
the subject of careful study
by citizens and interested
organizations before judg-
ments are made on its merits.
Within hours Of the release
Of the first volume, 1t was
denounced as ridiculous, pre-
posterous and politically
motivated. Some critics i'm
piled that the 108 recommen-
dations were intended to be
a package Of reform to be put
into effect immediately. Such
reactions reveal either lack of
time or mwillingness to make
a fair appraisal Of the report.
They suggest a greater in
terest in maintaining the sta
tus quo than in the welfare Of
the county as a whole.
Our league believes that
any comment on the changes
proposed would be premature
at this time. Our members
will study and discuss the re-
port before formulating posi-
tons on the various recon-
mendationS.
Mrs. C. M. Derryberry,
President, League Of
Women Voters Of
MdStgomery County.
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Presidents Function

In his column Of July rs,
William 8. Whites thesis
seems to be that President
Kennedy should resist par
tisanship," since that will
prevent him from being pop
ular with all those polled by
DR.. Gallup and, obviously,
from being loved by members
Of Congress.
I think Mr.. White miscon-
ceives the nature Of the
presidential office. The
President is not supposed to
be, Mr.. Eisenhower and Mr..
White Notwithstanding, the
lowest common denomination
Of public opinion and the
recipient Of universal good
will. He should, on the con-
trary, convince the people to
support policies which, from
the vantage points of his
vision, special information,
concentrated attention and
expert advice, he thinks good
for the country, however I'M
palatable they may be to
some Of us. To advocate de-
batable programs, and to use
the power Of the presidency
to assure their acceptance by
the people and their adoption
by the Congress, is not "par-
tisanship" but leadership.
Mr.. Kennedy's failure thus
far to be a superior PreSi-
dent has resulted from too
much pleading and not
enough leading. He is still
dealing with Congress like a
Senator, relying upon per-
sonal relationships, reciprocal
patronage and The program
matte quid pro quo to realize
the aims which he so elo-
quently articulates.
The results do not measure
up. Better a little temporary
unpopularity-for him and
his party (if, in view Of the
makeup Of Congress, he can
be said to have a "party")-
than another era Of lethargic
good feeling.
Arvin E. Upton.
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Case for InteIIectuoIs

A letter by Florence King
attacks the pursuit Of intel
lectual affairs.
I question the proposition
that "intellectuals know in
stinctively that they can exist
only in peaceful times"
During World War II and
Korea did people stop read
ing the great literature Of the
world? Did they stop quest
ing for truth and a solution
to mans ills? Far from it.
With the world facing chal-
lenges at every turn, man
seems more likely to employ
his mind for the betterment
Of the world at large.
Miss King says, Its not
surprising to find that peace
pickets are usually eggheads."
I surely do not wish to see
the world destroyed in a
nuclear holocaust and I feel
that I am no "egghead." The
only thing I like well done"
Is a steak. Does the preach
ing Of peace and turning the
other cheek make one an
"egghead"? Was the Carpen-
ter from Galilee an "egghead"
because he preached non
violence? Or Mohandas K.
G AN d hi? These, persons
preached peace and not from
an ivory tower. They moved
among the people, dissemi-
mating their doctrine of a
better world, and endured the
curses and taunts Of their
fellows even as do their
modern ban-the-bomb coun-
terparts.
Miss King believes that
since intellectuals will "get
promotions and raises" which
would not be available to
them in times of peace, they
unconsciouSly desire war.
The pages of American
history are replete with the
names Of people who have
increased their personal for
tunes at the cost of the blood
of the youth of our Nation.
I would hardly call a black
marketeer an "egghead." or
for that matter an indus
trialist, q farmer, or the local
retailer. The desire for per-
Sonal gain is not monopo-
lied by the "egghead" nor
by any other group in the
American culture.
The intellectual is no more
than the man or woman who
uses his or her intellect for
the purpose for which it was
given-the improvement of
the lives of all of us and the
betterment of mankind.
Bernard F. Saul, &
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GIover-ArchboId Park

More neat than light has
been shed by the July 1924
Star accounts of the House
District Subcommittee hear
ing regarding a road through
Glover-Archbold Park. The
inference is made that resi-
dents of the areas alongside
the park are evenly divided
for and against a Glover
Archbold Park road.
The facts are that a vast
majority of the residents in
the neighborhoods adjacent to
Glover-Archbold Park have,
not once, but on a number of
annual occasions when this
project has been revived by
the District Highway Depart
ment. expressed themselves
by a preponderant majority
in opposition to a Glover
Archbold road. Only within
the past few months the
following groups have gone
on record as opposed to q
Glover-Archbold road: Amer
lean University Park Citizens
Association. Glover Park
Citizens Association, George
town Citizens Association, the
Federation of Citizens
Associations, Spring Valley
Wesley Heights Citizens
Association, Capitol Hill
Southeast Citizens Associa-
ton, Northwest Committee
for Transportation Planning,
Audubon Naturalist Society,
Wilderness Society, and the
District Affairs Subcommit-
tee of the De m ocratic
National Committee.
In addition, over 1000
individuals in the Glover
Archbold area have recently
signed a petition to save the
park.
When Senator Mansfield,
who lives near but not along
side the park, endeavored to
turn this popular sentiment
to save the park into leg
islation. his motives were
impugned as based on purely
personal considerations. The
citizens in the area have
peatedly expressed themselves
In favor of retaining the park
as Such-it is now up to the
legislators.
r. v. MrOZinSki.
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Ban the Buns

Once upon q time, the
pavement in front Of the
White House was freQuented
only by casual strollers, ram
dom tourists and Q lone pea
nut vendor. Today, that pris-
tine promenade Is crammed
to the gunwales with placard
carrying oddballs crusading
for or against something. The
crush of marchers and walk
ers banning this or saving
that has become so great
that the strollers are facing
extinction, tourists are fight
ing q losing rear guard &C.
ton, and the vendor has
vanished.
OF course, every American,
be he college kid, bearded
beatnik or militant pacifist.
has an inherent right to
carry a banner and make a
nuisance Of himself. But isn't
it possible to restore O little
sanity to the scene and give
us less Of license, liberation
and the pursuit Of publicity?
Can't we ban these buns,
give the tourists a fighting
chance. bring back the VEN
doris whistle, and let the in
nocent walk in peace?
We might set aside the
perimeter Of the Ellipse for
the use Of placard carrying
picketeers. After two laps
around that oval, without
benefit Of press coverage,
even the most case-hardened
publicity crazed crusader
would be willing to toss his
placard into the nearest
trash can. abandon the great
cause" and call it q day. It
works in London; why no
here?
Angus Sinclair
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names and addresses. an let
tiers are subject to condensG-
ton. Those not used sDiII be
returned only iDhen accom-
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