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Evening star., 1962-10-09
One Is Enough

When the Washington Metropoli-
tan Area Transit Commission was
created, it absorbed virtually all Of the
regulatory authority over the D. G.
Transit Co. which previously had been
held by the District Public Utilities
Commission. Among its duties is the
determination of any public subsidy
due the company in consideration for
reduced school-children fares. The
District commission, however, has re-
tained Jurisdiction over other forms OF
transit subsidy, in the form Of local tax
relief. And'the result is an obvious and
unnecessary duplication Of auditing
procedures,
The fault lies in the present law,
and we think that District Engineer
Commissioner Clarke is right in pro-
posing that Congress lodge the total
responsibility for such determinations
in the regional group. Officials Of the
District commission feel they should
retain their authority, as a protection
for District taxpayers who foot the
subsidy bills. Their fear, in our opinion,
is an exaggerated one. District repre-
Sentation on the area commission is
ample to protect the interests of the
city, and the fact is that the regional
group already has Jurisdiction over all
other matters concerning D. c. Transit
operations in the District. Where one
commission can do the job, one is
enough.
Evening star., 1962-10-09
Freedom to Teach

AS a member of both NEA
and the American Federation
of Teachers Union. I have
carefully observed their rela-
tive effectiveness. Therefore,
I must take issue when you
editorially defend NEA and
its company union" leader
ship.
You state that American
teachers must be free and
independent. Currently,
teachers are neither free nor
independent, thanks to MEAS
subtle pressure upon school
administrators. They in turn,
resort to intimidation and
duress to have 100 per cent
teacher membership.
Obviously, it is un-Ameri-
can to have a 100 per cent
membership in anything, and
it is especially disastrous
when it exists in the major
ity of our school systems.
Milton d. Magenheim.
st. Louis, Mo.
Evening star., 1962-10-09
THE POLITICAL MILL
"A Handful of Democrats
By GOULD LINCOLN

President Kennedy, cam
paigning across the country
for the election of more
Democratic members of Con-
gress, repeatedly asserts that
the Republicans in the House
and Senate have been re-
sponsible for the defeat this
year Of some of his impor-
tant legislative measures. On
a number of occasions he has
insisted that a handful Of
Democrats" joining with the
Republican minority have
been effective in giving these
measures the ak.
What constitutes a hand
full of Democrats? What con-
stitutes a mighty Republican
minority in the present Con-
gress? In the Kennedy defi-
milton a handful of Demo-
Gratis means the number re-
quired to block, for example,
his effort to create a new
proposed Department of Ur-
ban Affairs and to put
through a bill for medical
care of the aged financed
through andncrease in Social
Security taxes. And to get
through a bill for Federal
financial aid to public schools
of the Nation. And enough
Democrats Joined with the
Republicans to make it i'm
possible for him to have the
kind of tax bill and the kind
of farm bill he desires.
The record shows, however,
that d handful Of Democrats,
in the vote on the medicare
bill in the Senate last July,
was in reality almost one
third Of all the Democrats
in the Senate. The vote came
on a motion of Senator Kerr
of Oklahoma, a Democrat, to
table the Kennedy measure.
Twenty-one Democrats voted
with 81 Republicans to table
and five Republicans voted
with 43 Democrats against
tabling. The President, al
most Immediately after the
vote in the Senate, went on
radio and television to de-
nounce this action. In his
statement, he said among
other things; Nearly all Re-
publicans and a handful of
Democrats joined with them
to give us today's setback"
Considering the fact that
the Senate is now composed
of 64 Democrats and 36 Re-
publicans, practically 2 to /,
and the Democratic strength
in the House is virtually 8
to 2 against the Republicans,
President Kennedy's recent
descriptions Of the G. o. P.
in Congress as a powerful
minority seems at least over
drawn.
Many Democrats Opposed
The fact Of the matter is
that a very considerable
number Of Democrats in
both houses Of Congress have
opposed the Kennedy meas
ures. President K enne dy,
however. in all his campaign
ing does not come out against
any Of these recalcitrant
Democrats. Indeed, he did
not seek to purge" any Of
the D e mocrat is when they
came up for denomination,
Most of them hail from the
old Solid South. In the med
Evening star., 1962-10-09

Aim ost anything can be
cooke d" inStantaneously
without heat and even in
intense cold.
This can be accomplished
by application of extremely
high presSures, approaching
20,000,000 pounds a square
inch, which now are avail
able. This is true at least for
any protein, major food con-
stituent.
This has just been reported
by DR.. Amos G. Horney Of the
United States Air Furce Di-
rectorate of Chemical Sci
ences.
Process Explained
The cooking" he says, is
demonstrated in experiments
by DR.. w. F. Libby whose
researches are supported by
the Air Force Office of Sci
entific Research. He describes
an egg-cooking experiment.
"The structure of egg pro-
tein is determined largely by
hydrogen bonds. These bonds
are among the first to be
broken when pressure is ap-
piled to the protein. 1t is be-
lieved that pressure forces
the molecules together so
that those involved in hydro
gen bonding have a more or
less metallic aspect. On ex-
pansion there is small chance
that the moleeule will revert
to its original form but it is
more likely that different hy-
drogen bonds will be formed
that is that the protein will
be denatured and thus the
egg will be cooked"
Recently DR.. Libby showed
a varied group of protein
containing substances cooked
instantaneously by pressure
in the cold. Steak, eggs and
vegetables all are palatable
after this treatment.
The objective of the expert
ments, of course, is not to do
away with ordinary cooking
but to get a better idea of the
nature of matter under ex-
tremely high pressures.
Cooking" is just incidental.
Melanin-the pigment re-
Sponsible for brown eyes,
brown hair and skin tanning
may play an important
part in vision.
This is indicated by recent
Navy experiments reported
by 1t. Raymond ]. Sever of
the Navy Medical Corps. The
pigment apparently has an
important part in controlling
messages sent from the eye
to the brain.
When melanin extracted
from cows eyes was exposed
to light there was a rapid
appearance of free radicals,
very active fragments Of
Evening star., 1962-10-09

icare bill vote, for example,
II of the 2i Democrats who
opposed the bill were from
that area, and only four were
from other States. What Mr..
Kennedy really needs, 1t ap-
pears, is to gain enough Re-
publican congressional seats
to make it possible to ride
over the conservative Demo-
Gratis, whom he has not at
tempted to dislodge. He is
having enough trouble with
the Democratic South with
out seeking to ditch any OF
its Democratic congressman.
The Republican Answer
The Presidents effort is to
prove to the country that all
his troables lie in the mo"
attitude Of the Republican
Congressman. The Republi-
can spokesmen take the posi-
tion that the Kennedy pro-
gram has been hamStrung
because many of the people
back home, as represented in
Congress, are opposed to i'm
portant features of that pro-
gram. Further, they point out
that instead of saying mo-"
the Republicans have sup
ported President Kennedy by
their votes on measures relat-
ing to foreign affairs and
national defense. Also, they
say that passage of the Ken
nedy trade expan 81 on bill
came with Republican sup
port, Notwithstanding the
Presidents present effort to
make it appear they were
opposed.
In their campaigning, Re
publican congressional lead
ers are frankly critical Of the
Presidents handling of our
foreign affairs and of our
domestic affairs. Senator
Dirksen, Minority Leader of
the Senate, in a final blast,
said that President Kennedy,
when campaigning for the
White House, repeatedly pic
lures the United States as
losing prestige" and pre-
eminence" in the world and
said that he repeatedly cites
Cuba as evidence that "our
security and our leadership
are both slipping away"
Sen. Dirksen insists that
since MIR. Kennedy took Of
flee in January 1861, this
country has lost both pres
tige and goodwill; that the
Bay of Pigs fiasco in Cuba
set the pace for this loss.
Representative H allie ck,
Minority Leader of the House,
also took Mr.. Kennedy's
1860 pledges to get America
moving forward" as his text
in a discussion of our domes-
tic situation. He said the
cost of living has gone up
nearly every month this year
and is at an all-time high;
that the average unemploy-
ment rate still is running
higher than when Mr.. Ken
nedy took office; that busi-
ness failures are Z per cent
above what they were un-
der the Eisenhower admins
ton; that mortgage fore
closures are at their highest
since 1889, as samples of ma
tional disillusionment.
Evening star., 1962-10-09

electric charges, reports DR..
Sever.
Reaction General
"The free radical increase
in the presence of light" he
reports, reached a plateau
after about two seconds.
When the light was turned
off the free radical content
decayed very rapidly. A free
radical generator like mela-
min, SO close to the area re-
sponsible for vision, suggests
that the pigment may modu-
late transmission of nerve
impulse from eye to brain.
The retina, he explained,
is the light sensitive portion
of the eye. But the energy
Of light falling upon it is
translated into nerve i'm
pulses by some mechanism
which is little understood.
The free radicals from mela-
min could produce an elec-
trical voltage across, the
retina.
'It was found, DR.. Sever
said, that the production of
free radicals occurs with
melanin from the iris of the
eye and also with synthetic
melanin. The reaction ap-
pears to be a general one"
Evening star., 1962-10-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry 1Driters' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSG-
ton. Those not used 1DiH be
returned only tDIten accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-10-09
Accent on Oxford

Commendation and grati-
tude are due JFK and Bobby
for their enthusiasm and
generosity in the oxford,
Mississippi, situation where
they handed the White House
keys to Nelson Rockefeller,
come 1864.
Margaret Radcliffe GOOch
Evening star., 1962-10-09
Rank Discrimination

Congress has sent to the
White House for signature a
bill (HR8140) designed to re-
wise the bribery, graft, and
conflicts of interest" sta
tutes, by repeating all former
statutes on the subject and
reenacting a codified clarifi-
cation on the subject.
The statute covers con-
gressmen, civil servants, en-
listed personnel of the armed
services, reserve officers of
the armed services, political
appointees, part time consul
tants and, in fact, everyone
who is working or who has
ever worked for the Govern
ment of the United States,
with one glaring exception:
Regular retired officers of
the armed services are spe-
officially excluded from this
bill, and all of the old stat
utes applying to them are
left on the books. In fact,
in those cases where the old
statutes covered retired Of
ficers and some other types
of Government employees,
only those parts affecting
other Government employees
were repealed!
It seems fantastic in this
day and age when equal
ity," Justice" equal oppor-
tunity" and so forth are po-
litical passwords, that the
regular retired officers (who
make up far less than one
half Of the former military
officers receiving retired
payD should be segregated in
this manner.
Your editorial on the sub
ject some months back
pointed out the obvious stig-
ma that this kind of treat
ment implies. OF all the men
who ever worked for the Fed
eral Government, none have
risked so much as a group
for the safety and well be-
ing Of their country, as the
men who led us through
World War II and Korea in
actual battle. There are only
a few conclusions one might
arrive at in the premise:
/. Our professional career
retired officers are so dis
honest as to require greater
restrictions on their post
military careers than every
other category Of Govern
ment employe.
2. Our professional Gov
ernment employees are so
weak-willed as to violate the
trust placed in them by the
Government in that the sus-
picion that they might give
favored treatment to some
retired officer would cloud
their judgment.
8. That the concepts of
duty" honor" and "coun-
try" taught in our service
academies, and so ably ex-
pounded by Gen. Macarthur,
are hollow concepts, and have
less effect on the young men
so taught than the ethical
standards implied by virtue
of holding an office by other
Government employees.
4. That. obviously, If we
are worried about career in
centives for young men to
become military leaders, one
of the best ways to discour-
age them is to point out on
the statute books that they
are obviously joining a corps
of men whose ethics, inte-
gritty, devotion, and loyalty
are considered by Congress
to be of lesser stature than
anyone else who works for
the Government.
Joseph X. TauSsIg, &.
Captain
q. s. Navy (Retired
Annapolis. Mo
Evening star., 1962-10-09
Walkers Arrest

Former Gen. walker is TO
undergo psychiatric eXami-
nation and may be charged
with insanity instead of in
surrection. Those who desire
the preservation of due
process Of law in this Nation
will hope that he will re-
ceive a fair trial and not a
psychiatric trial.
A fair trial is usually pub
lie and the accused is con-
sidered by the court to be
innocent until proven guilty.
The burden of proof rests on
the accuser and not on the
accused. A pSychiatric trial
is usually secret and the ac-
cused is considered insane
until he can prove that he
is sane. The burden of proof
rests on him and not on those
who have brought the charge.
The penalties for insanity
are far greater than those
for crime. For a crime a
definite sentence is set by
law and carries with it the
right of appeal. For insan-
ity there are only the whims
of the psychiatrists and no
court of higher appeal except
God. The sentence may be
life Imprisonment and the
treatment" may involve psy-
chiatric experimentation such
as lobotomy or electric shock.
The patient" may not refuse
such treatments" or sue for
malpractice. Also lost are
civil rights, property rights
and good name.
To use the insanity charge
against dissenters or politi-
cal deviants is the greatest
tyranny of all. If a citizen
can no longer criticize the
President, the Government,
the Supreme Court or the
United Nations without fear
ing the psychiatrists and in
generation in a mental in
stitution, freedom of speech
is dead in the United States
of America.
Now is the time for civil
rights d defenders and the
strident American Civil Lib
critics Union to speak out and
demand a fair trial for Gen.
Walker, otherwise we may be-
lieve that they are not so
eager for justice and liberty
for all as they are for spe-
cial privileges for their
friends.
Ruby Upton Curd.
The Brothers Kennedy are
running the show, but their
explanation Of events and ac-
tions somehow seems to be a
far cry from what I read into
the situation.
The President wanted to
save all the embarrassment
he could-(So he said) in the
Mississippi fiasco but he did
not mind embarrassing an
honorable and brave Ameri-
can citizen like Gen. Walker
by hauling him off to a men,
tai institution in order to
satisfy the minority.
What has happened to the
United States? There does
not seem to be any differ
ence between our country
now and Russia. Here, If you
disagree with the powers
that-be you are hauled off
to a mental hospital, a poll
tical prisoner, and further
prosecuted by having to un-
dergo psychiatric study the
same as a common criminal.
Gen. Walker is in this posi-
ton. He is a brave soldier
and patriot, one who has the
courage Of his convictions. In
Russia you would be banished
to Siberia or liquidated. I
don't see any difference.
IT UaV1kfv1c
Evening star., 1962-10-09

ton. The 125-man statement from Mis-
sissippi has the virtue of clarity, and 1t
may help to rectify some of the globe
encircling misconceptions about our
South Anyhow, let's hope so.
Evening star., 1962-10-09
Glenn and Sehirro

"And Then There Were
Five" was the caption of a
recent Star editorial. I have
pondered its message and 1
have discussed the subject
with dozens of people. The
consensus has been the same.
Astronaut Schirra-in addi-
ton to his courage and abil-
ity-evidenced a very human
trait in his injudicious and
rather harsh comments re-
garding John Glenn.
Your editorial, however.
was even more unfair to
Mr.. Glenn. True the spot
light has been focused on
him. Through all Of history,
in every field of endeavor,
there is one whose name be-
comes synonymous with that
field. 1t is an indefinable
something that sets one
apart from the group. God
gave John Glenn that gift Of
magnetism.
I find it difficult to dis
associate John Glenn, AS
tronaut" from John Glenn,
Hero" He has carried both
banners brilliantly, to the
great credit Of the United
States. His accomplishment
which was certainly a tre-
mendous scientific achieve
ment-was an even greater
spiritual triumph. He is a
man of high principle, guild
ed by deep religious faith,
from which has come the
ability to command any sit
uation. Who will ever forget
his masterfully humble COM
ments before Congress? In
John Glenn we had the best
in an American product
speaking from his heart
and America listened, young
and old!
In trying to live up to the
calling into which he was
thrust, he has paid dearly.
Few families have been so
completely usurped Of their
anonymity. America knows
and loves this man-because
he has allowed the people to
come into his home and his
life, as few others have done
and he comes close to the
picture we'd all like to be.
Surely he hasn't sought the
hero role, but he has worn it
with dignity.
Your editorial indicated
that because John Glenn
was doing various public ap-
pearance assignments, ne
was neglecting his astronau-
tical duties. 1t just doesn't
make sense that NASA
would train a man, give him
one assignment and then let
his knowledge lie dormant.
We have entrusted our space
efforts to these officials in
the past. They haven't let us
down.
You also stated that the
new astronauts would be
more readily available for
the day-to-day job Of COM
peting with the Russian cos
monauts. Have you forgot
ten Titov and Company, who
have not only toured the
Soviet Union but have been
out propagandizing the
world?
Don't destroy the image.
Undoubtedly you hurt John
Glenn personally, but more
Importantly you aided in
amplifying Mr.. Schirra's
comments, which were i'll.
founded and provoked by
the pressure of a television
interview.
Now that Walter Schirra
has become a hero himself,
perhaps he will - through
empathy = be more under
standing Of the problems Of
another truly great Ameri-
can, whose name is unfair
nished.
Mark Evans.
Evening star., 1962-10-09

Israelis rather than loyal
Americans.
E. J. Wooster
Evening star., 1962-10-09
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
High Pressure Cooking Experiment
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

molecules that can create
electric charges, reports DR..
Sever.
Evening star., 1962-10-10
Buckeyes Given Okoy
For Trip to Rose Bowl

and lapsed last year. This
probably was one reason last
years Faculty Council-one-
third of its membership is
changed each year-voted down
the bowl junket,
The Big Ten-AAWU Rose
Bowl tieup resumed on this
years GA vote of the Big Ten.
Ohio State voted against the
tieup, as it had previously. But
Minnesota switched from mo"
to yes" to break the SIS dead
lock-after its Faculty Senate
accepted a bid to the January
/, 1862, game for the 81
Gophers.
Thus the Ohio State position
is we're against it, but wen
go along with the conference
majority"
Football Coach Woody Hayes
received news Of yesterday S
ruling happily. Fine, Just
fine" he kept saying.
Nov" he said, "all we have
to do is earn it (the bowl bid !"
Directors to the post-season
game cited commercialisn,
athletic overemphasis to the
detriment of academies. finan-
cial expense and disruption of
scholastic routine.
Evening star., 1962-10-10
Moore Returns
To Practice, May
PIuy Sunday

BALTIMORE, Oct. 10 (AP).
-Halfback Lenny Moore, who
suffered a fractured kneecap
in a National Football League
exhibition game early last
month, may make his debut
of the regular season Sunday
when the Colts meet Cleveland.
Moore, Baltimore's greatest
scoring threat, worked out in
Memorial Stadium yesterday
for the first time since the in
jury.
II think I can play this
week." he said. THE leg feels
good. I am not running at full
speed yet. but that's because
the trainers want me to take it
gradually"
The all-pro halfback said
the injury would not slow him
down. I don't think I can run
as fast today as I could before
my injury, but I believe that
by the end of the week I'll have
all my speed back"
Coach Weeb .Ewbank said
Moore may see action against
the Browns in Cleveland, al
though probably in spots.
"Lenny thinks he can go, and
so do We"
Evening star., 1962-10-10
Cords Switch to johnson
To Alter Redskins Defense

that way, then swing back to
block anybody coming the other
way.
Some Of our men saw the
Rams bunch up in the middle
and in moving in to stop a rush
they let themselves get off bal
ance and out Of position. They
left a hole for Eddie Meador
anybody could have gone
through"
The blocked kicks weren't
Bobby Khayat's fault. or that
Of Dick James, who holds for
him.
"Khayat only takes 81 sec
onds to get his kicks away, 2.3
at the most" McPeak said.
Hes got to be that quick or
the outside man. especially If he
is a sprinter, will break through
and block it."
Evening star., 1962-10-10
Packers Ace
Adds 10 Lead
Over Brown

Jimmy Taylor Of the Green
Bay Packers has increased his
lead over Jimmy Brown for
rushing honors in the Ma
tional Football League, but
little Eddie LeBaron of Dallas
has taken over the top role
among the passers from De-
troit's Milt Plum.
Taylor, rushing more times
than the Cleveland workhorse,
has piled up 418 yards on n
carries in four games for an
average Of 5.4 yards. Brown,
in 81 runs. has gained 331
yards for a 40 average.
Don Perkins of Dallas is third,
with the same total yardage as
Brown but with a At average
on 10 carries. Then comes
John Henry johnson of Pitts
burgh with 291 yards and a a.
average and ]. D. Smith of San
Francisco with 291 yards and
a as average.
Smith, one Of the NILS
lightest fullbacks at 201 pounds,
ran wild against the Baltimore
Colts Sunday and advanced
from 10th to fifth place.
LeBaron, a 169-pounder, has
completed A Of 10 attempts
for $50 yards, a top percentage
Of 62.9, five touchdowns and
the best average-9,41 yards
per pass.
Plum has made good on 81
of 108 heaves for 800 yards, a
percentage Of 1913, nine touch
downs and a 8.24 average per
throw.
The passing standings are
based on touchdown passes.
per cent of completion, average
yards gained and per cent Of
interruptions.
Other leaders include peren-
nial scoring champion Paul
Hornung of Green Bay in scor-
ing with IS points, Tommy Nc
Donald Of Philadelphia in pass
receiving with "a grabs and 412
yards, Herb Adderly and Willie
Wood of Green Bay on pass
interceptions with four each,
Yale Larry of Detroit in punt
ing with a 49, average, Pervis
Atkins of Los Angeles in punt
returns with an average of 17.8,
and Bobby Mitchell of Wash
ington in kickoff returns with
a 39,4 average.