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GROUNDHOG IS BETTER
EATER THAN PROPHET

WASdlNGION.-- SCar OF
Grounding Day usually sleeps right
through the occasion.
On February 2, the legendary
weather prophet is supposed to
emerge from his den and look for
his shadow. Failure to cast one
means an early spring and a good
harvest; the sight of one, six more
weeks of winter and poor crops.
In fact, the grounding hibernates
from mid-autumn until March,
rarely stirring from his under
ground burrow, the National Geo
praphic Society reports.
He sleeps so soundly that only a
sensitive instrument can tell
whether he is dead or alive.
Wakes Up Hungry
Unlike many of his rodent cou-
sins, the grounding, or woodchuck,
does not store food for the winter.
He lives on body fat accumulated
in a summer of steady eating that
may balloon him to four times
normal size.
When the grounding does awake
in early spring, looking much thin
ner and trimmer, he apparently
gives no thought to weather. He's
thinking only of romance and food.
One woodchurck may eat a ton
of hay in a season; he can put
away bean patch at one sitting
For dessert, the vegetarian likes
cabbage heads, pumpkin vines, and
young corn.
When he isn't plundering gar
dens and hayfields, the grounding
digs holes that can cause cattle to
stumble. The mounds of earth piled
up at the burrow exits also wreck
farm machinery.
In 1888, New Hampshire pro-
nounced the grounding destitute
of any interesting qualities" and
put 10-cent price on his head.
Was European Legend
Despite its bad habits, the
grounddhog is an honored animal
in the United States.
Punxsutawney, Pa, which claims
to be the official residence of the
furry animal, though this is disput-
ed by Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, cele-
.~at,as Febrary 2 with Groundhog
Banquet and teen-age Groundhog
Hop.
A recent book entitled "Cooking
With the Grounding" explains how
to prepare the animal with al
monds, rhubarb, and zucchini.
The Old World legend of Ground
hog Day was brought to America
by the Pilgrims. They substituted
the indigenous grounding for the
European hedgehog which in ear
lier tradition cast o shadow or
Candlemas Day.
The North American animal is
heavy-bodied, white-nosed, myo-
pic species Of marmot (Marmot'
monax). 1t lives in open woodland:
and meadows, and enjoys a lazy
short-sighted life.
When chased by coyotes, dogs, OF
an irate farmer, "woodie" whistle:
q warning, chatters his teeth, ant
heads fol. burrow.
Young are born in late spring
four to six to q litter. The father
assumes tao parental responsibility
He spends his time feasting, sun
ming, and digging den holes.
BY AuIyust, the young "whistlins
pigs, as woodchucks are sometimes
called, are ready to find dens fo1
a new life on their own.
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Outer Banks.
Avcock, Brown, publicity director
for the Dare County Tourist Bu-
reau, who was all over Charlotte
earlier III the week, has stated that
press coIyerage for the Dare Coast
contingent was excellent and that
wirephotos from the AP. and other
news agencies will give the beard
ed bankers" nationwide publicity.
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ELECTION
tContinued from Page One)

equally divided according to local
dnformants and the election pro-
mises to be a rather hotlv-contestcd
affair. Churches in Hatte~as Town
ship have all taken a firm stand
against the introduction Of ony all
coholic beverages, while local motel.
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hotel owners, and restaurant opera
tors are said to favor the intro
duction of local sale of spirits.
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The less tenderness n man has
in his nature the more ne requires
Of others. --Ibn Rahel
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WHY NOT REX? ;. Now what
was the real reason Kidd Brewer
was moved from Rex Hospital in
Raleigh to Duke University Hospi-
tai in Durham? And, under the
circumstances, would it not have
been better for him to be moved to
Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill
or to Bowman Grey in Brewers
hometown of Winston-Salem?
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NOTES We had nice letter
Of Cong. Harold D. Cooley ~. who
said in his charming way ). he has
no gubernatorial ambitions Z. is
interested in continuing his work
in the House as balanced Demo-
crat" l.. we still say he would
make a great Governor but no
doubt will mean more to the State
and nation as chairman Of the
House Agriculture Committee
But we DO have at least a half
dozen House members who would
run for Governor at the drop Of q
Eat. Here's a list: Basil Whitner.
Alton Lennon. Charles Jonas, Hor-
ace Kornegay, Paul Kitchin, David
Henderson, and Lawrence Fountain.
Whitener has it worst as far as
1854 IS concerned, with Lennon
watching for So and the others
watching for an opening. Able
men. too.
Evening star., 1962-12-14

was in charge OF the Women
Strike for Peace.
But Mrs. Wilson. who treated
Mr.. Nittle exactly as II he we're
a rather trying dinner partner
said. We're all leaders"
The leaders behind her burst
into applause.
Mr., Nittle produced a Women
Strike for Peace Newsletter
from what he hoped would turn
out TO be the headquarters.
TITS not dated" he said.
"oh, dear" rejoined Mrs
Wilson.
Wasn't II a fact. asked Mr.
Nittle sternly. that the New
York chapter - several OF
whose members had appeared
and refused 10 answer ques-
tions - played a dominant role
In the group2
"Other cities would be NOR
titled II you said that" said
Mrs. Wilson.
Was II. Mr.. Nittle wanted
10 know. Mrs. Wilson'S idea TO
send delegates 10 a Moscow
peace conference.
mo" said Mrs. Wilson re-
gretfully II wish I'd thought
OF that"
Mr.. Nittle. who was being
gently beaten with non sequi-
turs, led Mrs. Wilson through
a cloudy passage about how the
See HEARING. Page 40
Evening star., 1962-12-14
Tenants in Freeze-Out
Send Baby to Hospital

figure In Washington for many
years who died in 1869.
Mr.. Jones. whose office is at
1918 Fourteenth street NV.
turned himself In at the 18th
precinct at 6:l5 pm. on
the charge OF violating a hous-
ing regulation. Six hours later.
Mrs. Pauline Smith, wife OF the
erstwhile tenant, took her
children TO Freedmens Hos
pital.
The 25-year-old mother said
Clifton. who had had a cold
for two weeks. was feverish and
unable TO keep any milk down
last night. Hospital aides said
Clifton spent a comfortable"
night and would be examined
again today.
All three OF the children we're
X-rayed put Clifton was ad-
mitted for observation. His
condition was described today
as good.
The Smith family attorney.
Walter NJ. Nicholson, jr., said
he recommended the examina- =
ton because he feared Clifton
might becom3 dehydrated from
See FAMILY, Page 40
Evening star., 1962-12-14

Four month old Clifton
Smith. whose family was frozen
out Of its apartment when the
windows. doors and gas burn
ers we're removed after a rent
dispute. was taken TO the hos
pital last night, suffering from
a respiratory infection.
The landlord, Roscoe l.. Jones.
a, meanwhile. appeared In
Municipal Court today TO an
swer a charge that he violated
housing regulations by failing
TO keep the heat up TO legal
minimums In the rental
property.
Mr.. Jones arrived at court
with his attorney, Mark p,
Friedlander. jr.. and conferred
with Assistant Corporation
Counsel Clark King. The 1t
torney asked for and received
a continuance OF the case until
December 26. Mr.. Jones Just
shook his head when asked by
reporters 10 comment on the
case.
A District official said MIR.
Jones is a brother OF Alfred
dPuddinhead) Jones, gambling
Evening star., 1962-12-14
PEACE STRIKE EXPLAINED
Nobody Controls Anybody

the coup de grace for the men
In the battle OF the sexes.
Things had been sufficiently
out OF hand before. The ladies
had been using the Congress
as a baby-sitter. Their young
crawled In the aisles and mol
silly sucked their bottles during
the whole proceedings. The
ladies themselves hissed, gasped,
clapped entirely at will. When
several OF their numbers took
the Fifth Amendment they APP
plauded.
When Mrs. Wilson. trim and
beguiling In red wool. stepped
up TO take the stand. a mother
with a baby on one hip worked
her way through the crowd and
handed her q bouquet Of purple
and white flowers. exactly as
II she we're the principal
speaker at a ladies' luncheon.
There were smiles. cheers and a
hint OF tears.
Mrs. Wilson took over from
the first word. The committee
counsel. Alfred Nittle. who had
been burned by a previous wit
ness. said she did not need TO
give her exact age.
Mrs. Wilson said crisply she
didn't mind at all saying she
was born In 1915.
Mr.. Nittle then went about
what could have been the fairly
easy task Of finding out II she
Evening star., 1962-12-14
Picture on Poss B-4

Picture on Poee B-4
grees warmer than yesterday
mornings low. Readings in the
suburbs we're correspondingly
higher.
For tonight, the Washington
forecast says fair and colder.
with a low near 16; for tomor-
row. fair and continued cold.
The forecast for the five-day
period ending Wednesday
stated that temperatures will
average 10 TO IL degrees below
normal.
AS the cold spell continued.
the Washington region Of the
National Park Service an
nounced that an ice skating
area would open today at the
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.
The gardens at the end Of
Douglas street NE. will be open
from 4 pm. 10 midnight daily
as long as the ice holds and
will be floodlit for evening
skating.
The Rejecting Pool In front
OF the Lincoln Memorial is not
yet safe for skating, the an
nouncement said.
Evening star., 1962-12-14

has become a rather dubious
synonym for progress.
I'VE have a surplus of every
thing-including unemployed
people; and the hundreds of
unemployed and unemployable
will increase if technology con-
tinueS to be our master. We
have a surplus Of food and
millions of hungry people at
home as we'll as abroad" Justice
Douglas said.
/ When the machine displaces
man and does most of the work,
who will own the machines and
receive the rich dividends? Are
we on the threshold of re-
entering the world of feudalisfl
which Europe left in the 18th
and 18th centuries and which
is fastened on much Of the
Middle East today?
The new centerS OF power
are in the hands of those who
control science; and one who
traces the controls back to
origins often finds the Penta-
gon in the central position.
Those who finance the SCI
entific revolution usually coll
troll those who work for them.
The impact of this control on
our universities is so great that
their autonomy is threatened"
The booklet, one Of a series
on Reading for an Age OF
Change. is sold by the Public
Affairs Committee. % East
Thirty-eighth street, New York,
for so cents. The series project
was developed by the American
Library Association in co-opera-
ton with the committee, and
is supported by a grant from
the Carnegie Corp. of New
York.
Evening star., 1962-12-14
All SO Survive
Jungle Landing
Of BruziI Plane

RIO DE JANEIRo. Dec. IA
(AP). - A Brazilian airliner
made a forced landing on a
Jungle lake shore near the ANA
zon River port Of Manaus to-
day and the Air Force said all
so persons aboard survived.
The four-engine Constellation
went down In predawn darkness
Just a few minutes before its
scheduled landing at Manaus.
The Panair do Brasil plane was
on a 2.500-mile flight from Rio
de Janeiro via Belem and other
points. Most Of those aboard
were believed TO be Brazilians.
Evening star., 1962-12-14

FoUCI. Euye ~
American Activities is asking
itself today. after three days
OF hearings on Communist In
filtration into the Women n
Strike for Peace movement.
The committee was trying 10
find out II the ladies group
is subversive. All II found was
that their conduct in the
caucus room certainly was.
The leader Of the group Just
kept protesting prettily that she
was not really the leader at
all.
No man, OF course, would ever
deny being the leader OF any
thing. Nor would he suggest
for a split second that he didn't
know exactly what was going
On.
But Mrs. Dagmar Wilson Of
Washington. when asked II she
exercised control over the New
York chapter. merely giggled
and said: Nobody controls
anybody In the Women Strike
for Peace. We're all leaders"
Mrs. wilson's appearance was
Evening star., 1962-12-14
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

The spacecraft Mariner-2
rushed toward it's long-awaited
encounter with the planet
Venus today after keeping its
creators on tenterhooks until
almost the last minute.
Two instruments designed to
measure the planets tempera-
BolIoonists Boek From Tip
Of Spoee. Poqe "A
ture ignored two separate
automatic commands early this
morning and finally started
working only after ground
technicians in California sent
a special signal. The final hur-
die blocking success of the
Mariner mission was overcome
at 8:4lla am. (EST.
At that instant, a signal was
received in California from
across 36 million miles Of space
that the two instruments had
been turned on.
The 447 pound Mariner
spacecraft also notified the
earth station that It was the
so-called encounter mode" In
which scientific data is being
transmitted constantly.
Critical Moments Ahead
"A final crucial 42-minute
period still lay ahead at mid
day. This was the time in which
the temperature sensors will
actually read the temperature
Of Venus cloud cover and the
planets fog-shrouded surface.
On these readings-which
probably will not be translated
into ineligible language for a
month--may depend mans flu
ture plans to visit Venus,
nearest planetary neighbor and
apparent twin" of earth.
Some scientists believe Ven
US surface may be a scorching
500 degrees above zero. If this
is the case, manned exploration
may turn out TO be impossible.
Readings that may give the
answer were due to be taken
between 1:55 pm. and 2:37
pm. tEST).
In this 42-minute period
Mariner will still be rushing
toward lis closest encounter
with Venus. The spacecraft
will be 25.263 miles from the
planet when the readings be-
gin and 21.70O miles when they
end. The actual fly-by will oc-
cur "a minutes later, at 3:0l
pm, with Mariner 2l,1l8 miles
from the planet travelling at
1874 miles an hour.
At this point Mariner will
have Travelled some l80 million
miles and will be 36 million
miles from earth.
Thereafter Mariner will 20
into eternal orbit around the
sun, passing closer than Venus
at perihelion. or closest ap-
proach to the sun, and receding
farther than earth at aphelion.
The spacecraft's orbital period
will be about one earth year.
Exact data on the orbit will
be determined late today, after
computerS IL. California take
into account the effects of
See MARINER, Page AS
Evening star., 1962-12-14

spirit of the Bill of Rights.
He asked:
"Are we on the threshold of
re-entering the world of feudal-
ism which Europe left in the
18th and 10th centuries and
which is fastened on much of
the Middle East today?"
Justice Douglas discussion of
threats to individual rights was
printed in a 48-page booklet,
Freedom of the Mind" pub
lished today by the American
Library Association and the
Public Affairs Committee. Inc
"The press does not cove
the operations Of the Pentagor
adequately. Nor can 1t report
truthfully on the Central In.
telligence Agency" he said.
Policy Making Charged
"This agency has been more
responsible than any other
agency for foreign policy in the
Middle East. Its movements
are not known. The manner
in which it intercedes in foreign
elections with its money bags
Is never reported.
THE reasons why it supports
feudal regimes, the results Of
its policies, the dangers that 1t
generates are not known even
TO many Of the informed press" {"
Justice Douglas said secrecy
of the CIA and Pentagon oper-
ations is defended on grounds
Of national security; and OBJ
viously matters Of espionage
and counterespionage. as well
as many matters of defense,
be successful if they are
news items.
Yet, why should the CIA
efforts to influence elections
abroad be a secret to the
American people whenIthey are
notorious in the foreign
nation?"
Evening star., 1962-12-14
Premier Promoted

DAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. IA
(AP). - Abdullah Al : Sallal,
President and Premier of Ye-
mems ll-week-old republic,
has been promoted to field
marshal, San'a radio an
.nounced. He was elevated from
colonel to brigadier shortly
after the revolution.
Evening star., 1962-12-14
INTERPRETIVE REPORT
INTERPRETIVE
Nuclear Arms Control Issue
Brings U. S. Delegation Flap

are considered militarily un-
sound and politically danger
Gus.
Until now, however, the ques-
ton of control of this force
never has been spelled out. The
American line has been to play
down its Importance.
In an integrated Western de-
fense system, it is argued, the
issue would in reality never
arise. If Europe were attacked
with nuclear weapons, the re-
sponse would be automatic.
If conventional war threat
eried to escalate to the nuclear
level. the decision would nat
urally be the subject Of the
closest consultation within the
alliance.
Europeans Not Impressed
This argument, sound as it
may be, has never much i'm
pressed our European allies.
For some of them-notably
the French-the main preoc-
cupation has been that at some
point the time might arrive
when Europe could no longer
count exclusively on the Amer
ican nuclear deterrent for its
own security. The answer has
been that a national nuclear
force already exists in Britain
and is rapidly coming into
being in France.
Given this preoccupation. the
question Of control of the Euro
pean force is all-important. It
has been generally assumed in
Europe that under any arrange
ment where the United States
supplied nuclear weapons, it
would retain ultimate control
Of their use.
Because Of this assumption,
the suggestion for q multi
lateral European force never
has aroused much interest.
Evening star., 1962-12-14
Surpluses Cited

Advancement of technology,
he said, has had q significant
effect in helping to develop a
trend to conformity in the
United States, and technology
Evening star., 1962-12-14
Cold Snop Eases.
Skating Is Due

Washington's cold snap eaSed
up today. ever so slightly. This
mornings low temperature-20
degrees at 8 am.-was 5 de-
Evening star., 1962-12-14
Douglas Says Pentogon.
GA ImperiI Freedom
New Booklet by Supreme Court Justice
Contends Fucts Are Kept From Public

CHICAGO, Dec. IA (AP)-Supreme Court Justice Will
liam Douglas declared today the freedom of Americans
is threatened by what he termed ntrgue by the Penagon
and the Central Intelligence Agency.
Justice Douglas said facts concealed from Americans
for political and commercial purposes in violation of the
Evening star., 1962-12-14
Some Reluctant

Though certain countries are
said TO have expressed interest,
others-such as France-would
be most reluctant to abandon
their national program at this
stage.
Yesterday French Premier
Georges Pompidou again stoutly
argued the necessity OF Frances
independent nuclear effort. It
is the feeling OF the French
government that until real po-
litical unity is achieved in
Europe, there is no practical
alternative TO national control
Of weapons.
There is also the question OF
cost. II seems doubtful that
many countries could contrib
ute 10 the massive expenses Of
a multilateral nuclear project
while continuing their present
military efforts.
The American argument that
large conventional forces are
a must for NATO squares badly
with the idea Of a European
nuclear force.
The greatest doubt, however.
still remains the final attitude
Of the American Government.
Clearly, the current 'in-
formed source" represents =
strong new trend Of thought
In some quarters Of the Ken
nedy administration.
Evening star., 1962-12-14
BY MARY McGR0RY
Star staff Writer

why can't a woman be like
a mani" sings Henry Higgins
In My Fair Lady"
That is precisely the question
the House Committee on Un-
Evening star., 1962-12-14

source" here at the NATO
meeting that under certain
circumstances the United States
would be willing to relinquish
its veto power over the use of
nuclear weapons assigned to a
multilateral European force.
The source added that the
American Government believed
it could obtain congressional
approval for an amendment to
the MacMahon Act for this
purpose.
This statement has been re-
ceived with surprise by our
closest European allies. 1t has
caused downright amazement
among equally well-informed
sources on the American side.
Divergence Reflected
To some observers it seems
to reflect a considerable di-
vergence Of view within the
administration as to how far
the United States can go In
giving Europe a nuclear force
Of its own.
The United States Of course
has been quietly plugging the
idea Of a multilateral NATO
nuclear force for several years,
In the minds Of American STRAIT
egists. 1t is a logical alterna-
tive to small-scale national nu-
clear forces in Europe which
Evening star., 1962-12-14
Command Sets
Instruments
Across Void
Timing Device FoiIs,
But Earth Order
Saves Situation
BULLETIN

The space agency an
nOunced at 2 pm. (EST)
today that the space probe
Mariner-2 was Scanning tenn
perature conditions on the
planet Venus as planned at
the time of launching 1O9
days ago.
Evening star., 1962-12-14
New Satellite
Up, But Relay
Efforts Fail
Low Voltage Blocks
lntercontinentuI
Communication
BULLETIN

the space agency announced
that battery voltage was too
low to conduct cOmmunica-
tiOns tests. Some expert
ments aboard the satellite
were working, the space ad-
ministratiOn said. but the key
communications mechanisms
would not function.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla,
Dec. IA (AP.- The newly
launched Relay communica-
tions satellite showed signs of
trouble with its power supply
today.
The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration said
its first report from the eight
sided satellite indicated its
power may be a little lower
than normal"
AS a result, NASA announced
in Washington it is postpon-
ing radio communication tests
between the United States and
Europe that had been planned
for the fifth and sixth orbits
Of the satellite today.
Instead, further tests and
receptions of telemetry data by
the Space Agency's test sta
ton at Nutley. N. j., will be
made at that time. Those tests,
the agency said, will check the
preliminary indications about
the power supply.
In Planned Orbit
Relay was launched sue
cessfuly at 6:3e O'Clock last
night and three hours later
was reported to have achieved
its planned orbit, making one
circuit of the earth every 3
hours 500 minutes. At its
lowest point the satellite is
within 8l9.64 miles of earth
and swings out to 4,612.18
miles at its highest point.
A Thor-Delta rocket, living
up to its reputation for
reliability, lifted the 172-pound
satellite into space last night,
just one second behind its
scheduled departure. 1t was the
l4th straight successful mis-
sion for Thor-Delta.
Robert Gray, a NASA official,
said the only interruption in
the day-long countdown for the
launching came during the
early morning when workers at
the launching pad had to pause
to knock ice off the gantry.
Relay rose into the sky in the
midst of Florida's worst cold
spell In this century. The tenn
perature at launching time was
a windy 80 with the mercury
falling.
Evening star., 1962-12-14
To Relay Signals

Relay was launched at night
so it could speed over the hori-
zon into the sunlight for maxi
mum exposure during its first
four orbits. This was necessary
to allow the S,215 solar cells
See RELAY, Page AS
Evening star., 1962-12-14
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
roreign Correspondent Of The star

PARIS, Dec. 14.-There were
signs today Of a serious flap
in the American camp
on the all-important question
Of the control of nuclear weap-
ons.
The flap arises from the
assertion by an Informed