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Evening star., 1962-04-11
Visitors From Iran

Few countries have been under
direct threat of Russian conquest or
subversion longer than has Iran. This
was true in the time of the Cars and
has continued so throughout the history
of communism in the Soviet Union. But
with danger just across its frontier, this
land of great natural resources and i'm
perfect political and economic develop
ment has managed to withstand the
threats from outside and to survive
weaknesses inside.
AS it happens, the United States
has played longtime role in helping
Iran-politically, economically and mill
tarily. Iran employed American advisers
even before World War l. again in the
1920S, and for third time during World
War II. Since 1945, our Government has
contributed both military and economic
aid to Iran. In return, Shah Reza
Pahlevi has been a stout friend and
ally of the West in general and the
United States in particular, even
though some of the basic disabilities
of his country have threatened, and still
threaten, his determined opposition to
Russian communism.
A visitor here on several occasions,
the Shah arrives again today-accom-
panied by his young Empress, Farah
Diba, who will be seeing Washington
for the first time. They are welcome
guests officially and personally.
Evening star., 1962-04-11

be consolidated with the initial budget
so that the entire fiscal picture for the
District may be considered as an entity
by the Appropriations Committees. Dur
ing the last few years city budgets have
been considered in Segments, or pro-
poSalS have been submitted for which no
funds were available, and the results
have been deplorable. The early ap-
proval of the new revenue bill this year
helped pave the way for a return to
orderly and responsible procedures.
What now remains is for Congress to
do the remainder of its part, partic-
ularly in the appropriation of the 1872
million Federal payment which is au-
thorized and upon which the balanced
budget depends.
Evening star., 1962-04-11
End of Old Boy Line

A colorful and romantic era in the
life and times of the Chesapeake Bay
region will pass into maritime history
this week with the demise of the 1922
year-old Baltimore Steam Packet Line,
better known to generations of bay
travellers and residents as the Old Bay
Line. Like the steam railroad, the bay
and-river steamships for passengers
and freight have become victims of
modern and faster means of tranSpor-
tation. The Old Bay Line is the last of
the old overnight steamer lines to
succumb to progress"
When the first of the lines steam
packets began their runs between Bal
timore and Norfolk in 184O there was
no dearth of either passengers or
freight. HogsheadS of tobacco, crates
of vegetables and frequently herds of
cattle filled the holds or lower decks,
while passengers bent on business or
pleasure watched the loading and un-
ished the appetizing meals served in
spacious dining rooms. The lines broiled
steaks, fried oysters and steamed crabs
were famous far and wide.
The big bay steamers footed oc-
casionally to smaller steamships plying
the rivers and creeks of the Northern
Neck, the Eastern Shore and other bay
areas The latter included the Potomac
River overnight boats between Wash
ington and Norfolk, long since departed.
Several of the bay and river boats, like
some of the defunct Fall River Line
steamers up North, took part in the in
vaSion of Normandy-aS sunken hulkS
to serve as breakwaters or pier founda-
tionS.
While other intercity steamship
lines were passing from the transporta-
tion picture, the Old Bay Line managed
to survive by catering to passengers
more interested in sightseeing and the
novelty of bay voyage than in getting
from here to there. The revenues con-
tinued to fall off, however, until the
line no longer was profitable. So the Old
Bay Line has notified its 100 employees
that the end is at hand. We are sorry it
has to be- Certainly the land of pleasant
living" along the bay will never seem
the same without the picturesque
steamers heading north or south
off-shore.
Evening star., 1962-04-11
Umpteenth Appeal

A Soviet spokesman takes a dim
view of the latest Kennedy Macmillan
appeal to Mr.. KhruShchev for treaty
banning nuclear tests. He says that "the
United States is merely engaging in the
last stages of propaganda before going
ahead with its tests" And the chances
are that he is right.
In any event, Mr.. Kennedy, we
think, is OVERRIDING the appeal business.
He has appealed and appealed and ap-
pealed again. But all we get from Mr..
KhruShchev is a curt No! He has re-
peatedly said that he will not permit
any inspection inside the Soviet Union,
and, without inspection to detect cheat
ing, teSt-ban treaty would be worse
than useless. 1t would be positively
dangerous.
There ought to be an end to this
business of going, hat in hand, to the
Kremlin. 1t is desirable, of course, to
make it clear to the world that trust
worthy treaty is being barred by the
Russians, not by us. But this, too, can
be overdone. If anyone doesn't know
by now where the fault lies, it must be
because he doesn't want to know.
We do not doubt that Mr. Kennedy
has sincerely hoped for a treaty that
would make resumption of testing on
our part unnecessary. And the alterna-
tive to such a treaty-renewed atmos-
pheric tests and probably a revived
nuclear arms race-is certainly not an
attractive one. But the record is clear
enough. Unless we intend to resort to
the utter folly of trusting" the Soviets,
we must go ahead with the test program
set for the end of this month. And this
should be done without further zap
pealS" to an uninterested Mr..
KhruShcheV
Evening star., 1962-04-11
Punitive Taxation?

The technique of making American
business a whipping boy during con-
Sideration of omnibus tax legislation
is not a new one. It is being practiced
again today in connection with the ad-
miniStrationS So-called tax reform bill,
already passed by the House and now
the subject of hearings before the
Senate Finance Committee.
In its most fragrant form, this
technique is being employed by sup
porterS of the provision to tax the earn
ingS of American capital investment
abroad before such earnings are re-
turned to the United States. BY the loose
use of the term tax havenS" it is being
implied that the only important motive
for this investment is to escape taxation.
1t is represented as massive and un-
balanced outflow of dollars that Is re-
SponSible in serious measure for our
deficit in international payments, for
a flood of imported goods and for the
export of jobs 1t is, in other words, pic
tured as a sort of unpatriotic employ
ment of American capital.
There is an irony about this puni-
tive attitude toward overseas invest
ment which lies in the fact that for
many years, and until now, American
business has been urged and encouraged
to place constructive capital abroad.
Indeed, this type of investment hereto
fore has been considered one of the
effective weapons in the cold war COM
petition between capitalism and COM
muniSm-and in fact has played large
part in the economic revival Of Western
Europe, still our strongest and most
reliable partner in this continuing strife.
There is hope, fortunately, that the
Senate will take another and more
discerning look at this matter. Senator
Morton, Kentucky Republican and
member of the Finance Committee, has
opened the way to a Sounder judgment
in a good speech on the subject. One
of the first and best points made by
Mr.. Morton is that the administration
proposal permits no distinction between
improper tax evaSionS and justified
business investment abroad. Certainly
such distinction is all-important. And
to the charge that this is a one-way
flow of funds, the Senator points out
that repatriated earnings from 1850
through 1860 amounted to sos billion
as compared with direct overseas in
veStment in the same period of $12 bill
lion. Present law provides, Of course,
that such earnings are taxable when
returned to this country. On the goods
and employment complaints, Mr.. Morton
also reminded the Senate that foreign
subsidiaries provided the channel for
S27 billion in exports Of American-made
goods in 1860 alone-Six times the value
of products sent back to this country
by these subsidiaries
Other informed and forceful voices
are being raised on behalf of a second
look at this matter, and the Senate
doubtless will listen carefully to what
they are saying.
Evening star., 1962-04-11
A BOOK FOR TODAY
Riddle of W-Foted German Zeppelin
By DONALD MIMI

Bureau Of Air Commerce in
quiry itself was thoroughly
and deliberately sabotaged.
The survivors of the crew had
orders from Berlin to be as
unco-operative as possible
under the circumstances.
Their position was most
difficult. On the one hand,
they could not afford to
admit the possibility Of sabo-
tage, for that would have
proved that products Of the
Third Reich were "as perish
able-and as destructible-as
any mortal"
On the other hand, "the
zeppelinS had long been a
symbol Of German technical
prowess. How could any pa.
triot be expected to say that
inherently these airships were
no good'?"
Now with the assistance Of
some of the survivors and
their families and descend
ants and numerous experts
in lighter-than-air craft, Mr..
Hoehling has tried to 60 over
all the evidence once more
and to bring out some infor-
nation that has previously
been suppressed. Unfortu-
nately, there are still some
who claim to know and re-
fuse to talk.
NEVERTHELESS, 1t has
been possible for him to con-
struct a hypothesis. It Is iru-
possible to see how it can be
confirmed and so 1t must
remain speculative. Yet it is
not unconvincing.
There Is an element of
suspense in a book like this,
and the reviewer ought to be
bound by the code Of COL
leagues who specialize in
mysteries. So the hypothe-
tical answer will not be d.
vulged here.
It is not too much to say
that Mr.. Hoehling, like
Comdr. Rosendahl and most
Of the crew members who
felt free to speak after the
war, is convinced that the
great airship was sabotaged.
He has some strong tangible
evidence and even some
evidence to support his theory
about the manner in which
the sabotage was committed.
Mr.. Hoehling hss worked
with great care. He has not
become infatuated with his
own views to the point where
his Judgment is affected; the
reasoning remains calm and
logical throughout.
Evening star., 1962-04-11

WHO DESTROYED THE
HINDENBURG? by A. A.
Hoehling, illus, 241pp.
Little, Brown and Co.,
$4.950
The era of commercial
travel by rigid, lighter-than-
air machines ended with
startling suddenness on May
6, 1897, when LZ-129, known
as the Hindenburg, burned
at the mooring mast in Lake
hurst, New Jersey. The con-
flagration lasted Just 80 sec
onds for the Hindenburg
was supported by hydrogen
which is highly flammable
in the presence Of oxygen.
Today, writes A. A. Hoeh-
ling, the manufacturer of the
airship, "the Luftschiffbau
Zeppelin is reincarnate in
name only. The famous old
company builds tractors.
trucks, heavy machinery,
generators, radar screens,
even suspension railways
most anything the towns
folk somberly observe, but
Zeppelins.'"
What happened to the
famous zeppelin? The Bu-
reau of Air Commerce which
had Jurisdiction at the time,
convened a board Of inquiry
which came to no firm con-
clusions, but favored ascrib-
ing the disaster to natural
causes, "St. Elmo's fire or a
similar electric phenomenon" "
THE COMMANDER Of the
Naval Air Station at Lake
hurst, Comdr. Charles Rosen-
dahl was less than happy
with the investigation. II
did not feel" he wrote,
that a really probable cause
for the disaster had been
found. My point was and is
that the hydrogen leak-St.
Elmo's theory Is the least
improbable Of any natural
phenomena having started
the disaster through some
type of accident.
while we found no pieces
Of bomb or such device nor
heard any testimony that
anyone committed sabotage,
nevertheless, I feel (there) is
just as much justification for
assigning sabotage as a prob
able cause as there is of say
ing that the gas ,leak-St.
Elmo's fire combination is
the probable cause"
In his new book, A. A.
Hoehling proves beyond doubt
that whatever may have hap
pened to the Hindenburg the
Evening star., 1962-04-11
WATCHING THE WORLD
Pv HDNSPy e NOyES -
Warming Up the Atlantic Alliance
Foreign Correspondent Of The stor

past the French attitude was
explained to a very large ex-
tent by the special problem
of the Algerian war. AS long
as the "colonialist" issue ex-
listed, France could count on
the automatic hostility Of
the entire neutralist bloc
with the exception Of q few
African states. Its own atti-
tude was shaped accordingly
especially in the U. N.
where the neutralistS swing
the balance in any General
Assembly vote.
Since the signing Of the
Algerian cease fire. there are
signs that this state Of af-
fairs may change dramati-
cally. Egypt's sudden gesture
of friendship in releasing
four French diplom a tic
spies" in midtrial Is taken
here as a highly significant
straw in the wind. The OUT
look is for rapid improve
ment of Frances relations
with the neutral countries
and as the wind changes
President de Gaulle's hostil-
ity toward the U. N. "thinga-
majig' is likely to change,
too.
The two other m a jor
causes of conflict may be
harder to resolve. -
French preoccupation with
reaching the status Of a full"
fledged nuclear power Is like
ly, If anything, to increase
as the goal comes nearer. So.
in all probability, will French
irritation at the refusal OF
the United States to help
even in a marginal way by
supplying rocket guidance
systems and similar nom
critical equipment.
U. S. Shift Would Help
A change in American poll
icy on this point probably
would do more to improve
the climate Of cooperation
within the alliance than any
other single concession that
could be made. But whether
or not it should be made
involves considerations much
broader than the problem of
France, itself. And so far
there has been little evi-
dence Of any basic change
in the attitude among top
American officials here.
Finally, there Is the prob
lem Of Europe and the spe-
cial role that Gen. de Gaulie
demands for France as the
leader Of a new coalition of
nations. In a sense, this is
not so much a problem for
the United States as for
Frances other European al
lies, all of whom by no means
see eye to eye with the French
President. But for the United
States as well. the claim of
France to special status with
in the alliance remains q
point Of discord.
In dealing with it, 1t might
be well to recognize that this
problem is essentially one Of
the personality Of Gen. de
Gaulle, himself. If Chancel-
lor Adenauer at SO can adopt
a philosophic point Of view
that, after all, Gen. de
Gaulle at II will not be
around forever, his example
may be helpful to his more
youthful colleagues. Under
Gen. de Gaulle's leadership
France may never be the easi-
est Of allies. But this does
not mean that an occasional
effort to sweeten the asso-
citation is not called for.
Evening star., 1962-04-11
PARIS.

PARIS.
Apart from the fact that
springtime is the season for
courtShip, there are a num-
ber of reasons why the time
may be ripe for an attempt
to try a new approach to
warm up relations between
France and the Atlantic Al
lance.
The best reason, Of course,
is that things can hardly go
on as they are now without
serious damage being done.
Cooperation within an al
lance is largely a matter of
habit. In the last year.
French obStructionism has
threatened to become a
chronic problem. And rela-
tionS between President t
Charles de Gaulle and his
Atlantic partners have
reached a new point Of cool
ness.
In order to stand much
chance of success, however,
any new approach to Gen.
de Gaulle must go beyond
the idea that the general is
a stubborn old man obsessed
by dreams of national gran
deur who can be flattered or
cajoled into compliance.
President Kennedy, like
President Eisenhower before
him, has discovered how lit
tie French policy is affected
by the formal cordiality gen.
Grated in the course Of a
state visit. To succeed, 1t
must take into account the
serious differences that have
separated France from her
allies for many months.
Four Basic Differences
These differences fall
roughly into four categories:
First, there is the problem of
EaSt-WeSt relations. OF all
the Western leaders, Presi-
dent de Gaulle is the least
susceptible to the notion that
the issues Of the cold war
may be resolved by the proc
ess Of high level negotiation,
More than most, he is con-
vinced that the Communist
bloc will not risk war to at
tain its detectives in Europe
Unlike his partners, he Is
under no pressure from
French public opinion to
seek ways Of reducing inter-
national tensions. When II
comes to such questions as
Berlin, Gen. de Gaulle has
always held to the view that
the allies had much to lose
in negotiation and nothing
to win.
In this area of basic dis.
agreement the chances oi
better understanding seem
some ewhat improved. The
total impasse reached by the
other Western nations al
Geneva has underscored the
futility Of trying to reach
any reasonable accommoda'
ton with Russian Premier
Khrushchev's negotiators al
this point. For the time be.
ing, at least, there is con.
siderably less talk about 6
summit meeting. And on thi!
score French obstructive.
ness" is less a cause Of irri.
tation than in the recent past
The second major differ.
ence has been Gen. dt
Gaulle's persistent disdain o
the uncommitted countriesNi il
general and the United Ma
tions in particular.
Here again improvement
may be in the works. In th'
Evening star., 1962-05-28

tive, were spent on the Ar
kansas farm.
That's where I learned
and acquired a confidence in
their judgement"
His first job was picking
strawberries at one-fourth
cent a quart. He sold the week.
ly newspaper Grit" on a So
mile bicycle route, trapped
skunks for $1.50 a pelt and
'possums for so cents a skin.
"The Skunks brought more
but they sure did a lot of stink
ing"
When the family moved
back to Oklahoma, he got out
of the one-room Arkansas
school and into high school.
He cooked his way through
Central State College, and
when he went into the Army
they tried to make a cook out
Of him. But someone decided
he had too much education and
Evening star., 1962-05-28
Injuries Suffered
By Miss FIeeson
In Auto Accident

Doris Fleeson. political col
urnnist, remained in satisfac-
tory condition at Arlington
Hospital today following an
auto accident Saturday night
near Mclean, Va.
She suffered facial cuts and
friction burns when she was
thrown against the windshield
of a car driven by her husband,
Dan A. Kimball, after they took
q wrong turn into an unused
portion Of State Route 1913 and
hit a 3-foot ditch, Fairfax
County police reported.
Mrs. Kimball, whose syndi.
Gated column appears in The
Star, and her husband were on
their way to a dinner party ir
Mclean when the. accident
ocurred at Route 123 an6
Waverly Way.
Mr.. Kimball, president oi
Aerojet General Corp. and
Secretary Of the Navy under
former President Truman. es-
capped injury. The Kimballs live
at 2120 s street NV.
Evening star., 1962-05-28

groups of students through the
exhibits on days off from
school.
The project, planned to start
operating in September, would
initially involve about 80 stu
dents at the Smithsonian, and
an undetermined number at
the National Gallery.
Mrs. Goldberg said District
high school principals would
select the junior leaders.
Mrs. Goldberg today served
as chairman of a seminar or
counseling for prospective serv-
ice volunteers in District
schools. The meeting was one
of four organized by Mrs. Gold
berg and designed to acquaini
prospective volunteers with the
needs of District schools anc
how they can help.
The volunteers would help ir
"a number of ways to perform
services which bog teachers
down in paperwork and sec.
ondary duties. Mist District
schools are chemically short
|of clerical help.
Evening star., 1962-05-28
Wutergute Towne
Ideas Awaited

The District Zoning Commits
sion. which is to consider the
controversial Watergate Towne
project tomorrow, has not re-
ceived recommendations from
the Fine Arts Commission
officials said today.
Three of the seven Fine Arts
Commissioners met May 10 in
New York with architects for
the project and worked out q
compromise of building height
and size Specifications.
The remaining four members
Of the Fine Arts Commission
were to be asked by letter if
they agreed to the compromise
The Zoning Commission has
been waiting for the commits
sioners' recommendation, and
has indicated this was the last
obstacle to approval. The $50
million project would be on the
Potomac next to the proposed
National Cultural Center in
Foggy Bottom.
Evening star., 1962-05-28

The other two men were
rescued by a launch sent from
the freighter, but Mr.. Mac
Iennes disappeared in the
water about $50 feet from shore
at the foot Of King street.
Dragging operations we're
launched soon after by men,
bers of the Alexandria Rescue
Squad and harbor police.
A spokesman for the Robin
son Terminal said that the
Margaret Bowater. a bulk car
rier with a cargo of newsprint,
was at anchor because another
ship. the Germont. was in the
dock.
The Margaret Bowater was
constructed in 1855 and has
I6,481 gross tonnage.
Evening star., 1962-05-28
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Tissue Culture As
sociation opens a four-day.
meeting at the Statler
Hilton.
The Special Libraries
Association meets for the
second day at the Shore
ham.
The Unitarian Univers-
alists Association closes at
the Statler Hilton.
This information is supplied
BY the Convention and Visitors
Bureau of the Metropolitan
Washington Board Of Trade.
Evening star., 1962-05-28
Start on Interstate Highways in D. c.
Linkedto Housing by Commissioners

Placements in the last three
months totaled two families,
with an average waiting time of
five years each. There are 265
highpriority families waiting
for these vacancies.
For five-bedroom units, In
the last thre months one fam
lily was placed. There are 1862
high-priority families on this
waiting list. with an estimated
waiting time Of five years
plus"
No Estimate Available
For six-bedroom units, there
are IL families on the waiting
list. No estimate is available
on how many years these fam
lilies will have to wait.
A spokesman for the Hous-
ing Authority said the crucial
need was not a central re-
location service. A relocation
service could pay up to 5000
in moving expenses per family,
and about 500 per family in
costs for staff workers and ad-
ministration. Then he added,
But If you have no place to
move them. all the services in
the world wouldn't help"
One question to be brought
up at the meeting with the
Housing Authority is whether
highway displacees could go to
the top of the waiting list.
Even if this occurred, lack of
openings in multibedroom units
and the extremely long wait
ing period would pose further
problems for the, Districts
] highway program.
Evening star., 1962-05-28

transmission had been left ir
gear before he left.
Somehow, Paul released the
hand brake and put the gear
shift in neutral, and the car
began rolling backward to-
ward the back yard. Pvt. David
son said.
Car Rolls 1913 Feet
AS it did, Melissa started
shouting that Amanda had
been run over and the father
ran to stop the car. AS he did.
he saw Paul standing in the
front and leaning toward the
open left front door.
The car rolled 1913 feet be-
fore its left rear fender brushed
against a tree. Paul was thrown
out by the impact and was
caught between the car and
tree
Evening star., 1962-05-28
False Job Dutu
Nets $500 Fine

DR.. Armand A. DAM, 40, Of
Wheaton, Md, was fined $500
/ in Alexandria District Court
today on a charge Of false
statement on a Government
job application.
The physician pleaded guilty
last month to the charge Of
stating in the application for
a job at the Fort Myer dis
pensary in August, 1859, that
he had never been arrested.
Assistant United States At
torney Plato Catheris said that
the physician was arrested and
fined $100 in May. 1859, in the
Municipal Court on a charge Of
practicing medicine WITHOUT a
District license.