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Evening star., 1962-11-29
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Balloon Telescope Has Vast Range
By THOMAS r. HENRY

top of the latter. The two
balloons are connected by q
metal tube. Only the small
balloon is inflated at the
time of launching. It is capa-
BILE of lifting off the ground
the total payload, including
the telescope, the other bal
loon, and accesSor equipment
which amounts to about 49,
900 pounds at this time. AS
the balloons ascend the he
lium used to initiate this
small balloon is transferred
through the tube to the large
balloon which will carry the
lightened burden the rest Of
the way.
The base of a telescope
must be stable. There would
be little value to one tossed
about by StratoSpheric
winds, however light these
may be because of the ex-
tremely thin atmosphere. At
10000 feet there hardly will
be any atmosphere at all. The
telescope is designed to be
functional for as much as an
hour while fixed almost pre-
cisely on a single star as dim
as the ninth magnitude.
The human eye cannot see
beyond the sixth magnitude.
Automatic tracking of a ce-
lestial object is achieved by
locking" the telescope onto
two guide stars by means of
two similar systems, one
holding the image fixed along
the line of sight and the
other preventing any rotation
of the instrument.
The first launching will be
made sometime early In the
next year from the Scientific
Balloon Flight Station at
Palestine, Texas, under con-
tract with the National Sci
ence Foundation. This is so
arranged as to allow launch
ings to be made regardless
of wind direction at any time.
Princeton Professor Credited
The Navy credits the idea
Of the new balloon-carried
telescope largely to DR..
Martin S C. h W arzschild,
Princeton University astro-
homer, who will direct the
first launchings under the
Office of Naval Research.
The system is such, according
to the Navy report, that the
telescope will be lowered
gently to the ground by par
achute after it has completed
its observations, to be re-
corded by photographs. Thus
there will be little danger
of damage to the quite ex-
pensive instruments.
Observations are planNed
of the entire heavens, reach
ing far beyond the solar sys-
tenn and the two billion-skar
Milky Way galaxy of which it
is a minute part.
Evening star., 1962-11-29
THE POLITICAL MILL
JFK May Dominate New Congress
BY GOULD LINCOLN

Inc 0SCn Congress Will
meet in less than six weeks,
pre- mably with a huge pro-
gram of legislation and ap-
propriations before it. A pro-
gram which President Ken
nedy will request and sup
port strongly. The last elec-
tion maintained the almost
overwhelming Democratic
majorities in both House and
Senate. The President is
greatly popular, His stature
has been enhanced by his
stronger handling Of our
foreign relations - his con-
frontation of Russian Pre-
mier Khrushchev on Cuba
set the pace. In such an at
mosphere his demands on
the new Congress, it Is pre-
dicted, will have a better
chance of being accepted
than they were in the last
Congress. This is firmly de-
MED by Republican leaders.
Among the important items
on which the President is
expected to bear down heav-
lily is a tax bill-to reduce
Federal taxes and to revise
and reform existing tax laws.
Other items include the So
called medicare bill to pro-
vide for medical expenses of
the aged through an increase
of the Social Security taxes,
and a bill for Federal aid to
the public schools including
both Federal contributions
for additional school build
ings and for the payment of
teachers salaries. In the Of
fling, too, are measures to
create q new Department of
Urban Affairs, with a cabinet
officer at its head. and fur
ther civil rights legislation.
In addition, there are a myr-
lad proposals for increases Of
public service, and several
new ones, such as the Domes-
tic Peace Corps.
The tax reductions, prom
ised by the President. are in
tended to stimulate" a slug
gish economy. But the econ
omy seems to be stimulating
itself, and the predictions of
a slump or recession, made
widely a short time ago, are
now being pushed into the
background. If the economy
actually is coming to life, is
it then necessary to reduce
taxes while at the same time
increasing Governme e n I
spending and thereby bring
ing about greater budget def
icits and a greater national
debt? The tax reducers and
the spenderS apparently are
in the saddle today. Some of
the tax reducers do not be-
long to the big-spender
group-and it is here that
there is a chance for the op-
ponents of deficit spending
as a means to pull the coun-
try's economy to higher levels
School Legislation
School legislation continues
to present a problem for the
Kennedy administration. II
is a problem because many
people contend the non-publit
schools - which relieve the
taxpayers Of further burdens
by taking pupils off the pub
lie school rolls-are entitled
Evening star., 1962-11-29
AT the Nations Risk

DCAuS ouDJCOOCd W q
harsh testing in the strike against the
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, and at
a grave risk to the national security.
The principle is the companYs, rep
resented in its strong opposition to
compulsory union membership and its
refusal to accept in labor contract
provision for an employe vote on union
shop, under which failure to join the
union means loss of employment. 1t
is on this issue only, and not because
of union dissatisfaction with the eco
nomic terms which the company has
offered, that the international Associa-
ton of MachiniStS has struck one of the
giant producers in the aeroSpace defense
industry.
The testing, however, is not by union
strike action alone. Months ago, with
contract negotiations involving several
companies begged down, President Ken
nedy named special AeroSpace Board
to recommend settlement terms. The
board was headed by an advocate Of the
union shop and 1t recommended cleo
tionS on this question, with two-thirdS
vote needed for inclusion of union shop
clause in contracts. This was an early
test-with the pressure on the compa-
nies, of course. Three companies yielded,
the elections were held and the union
failed in each case to win the two-thirds
vote. Lockheed refused on principle,
although expressing confidence that its
employees also would turn down the union
shop.
Several weeks ago the President told
a news conference that if strike oc-
Cured at Lockheed "the responsibility
would be very clear"-meaning that in
his opinion the blame would be manage
ment'S. And before the strike did occur,
the Defense Department announced that
any new contracts to Lockheed must
receive special review, and there has
been talk of shifting present contract
work to other manufacturers. In sense,
Lockheed is a captive of the Govern
ment, with the bulk of its work being on
defense projects. A threat to take away
this work is virtually threat to destroy
the company, and even principle may
not be able to withstand this pressure
for long.
Above this principle VS.. power strug-
gle is another all-important considera-
ton, namely, that uninterrupted defense
production is vital to national security.
In the present case, Taft Hartley
injunction, If granted through court
procedure by early next week, will stop
the strike for a minimum of 80 days.
Lockheed'S present contract offer, with
out provision for the union shop vote,
may then be submitted to an overall
employe vote-or some other settlement
may be agreed upon. Meanwhile, how
ever, the workers have agreed to return
to their jobs pending further moves.
This is still bleak prospect
and it is one giving little regard to
security needs. Despite the variety of
efforts to prevent them, or to end them,
these labor disputes literally imperil the
Nation. 1t is one area of labor-manage
ment relations where some added power
to get the job done is badly needed.
Evening star., 1962-11-29
Aftermath of D. c. Stadium InbroqIio

left from the stands and did
not even walk on the field.
Moreover, there is at pres
ent no way in interscholastic
basketball and football games
of reserving seats in a gym
nasium or stadium for only
the students of that school.
Outsiders, mischief makers,
and malicious grownups can
buy a schools buttons and
pennants, although they may
not represent the ideals of
any school.
There may have been a
lack of understanding on the
part of many in the stands
when the stretcher was used
on the field = people not
knowing that the condition
of the player was due to the
restraining force of his own
team mates rather than in
jury sustained through his
playing in the game.
The causes of the deplor-
able behavior. viciousness,
foul language, assaults on in
nocent people, property dam
age, and serious injuries must
not be charged to one pub
lie high school. The homes,
social, civic, community, and
economic forces must share
in the responsibility. There is
no proof that if another local
high school had been a par
ticipant that undisciplined
adherents would have been
less disgraceful.
Certainly, Eastern Hig h
School was not resentful be-
cause of the loss of victory.
Last years championship
team composed chiefly of
seniors, has been graduated.
The 1862 Ramblers were
chiefly inexperienced Juniors.
With an enrolment of over
2,400 students, admittedly
there are many whose con-
duct leaves much to be de-
sired. Yet, the preponderance
OF Eastern students come
from homes providing excel
lent home training and are
taught by a faculty stresSing
character traits as well as
imparting knowledge and
skills.
Madison w. Tignor.
Assistant Principal,
Eastern High School
+ =
1t has been suggested that
the youngsters who caused
the disturbances, not riots
at the Thanksgiving Day
classic between the public
and Catholic schools acted
unwtsely. Almost everyone
will attest to this view, but
Evening star., 1962-11-29

Eastern High School de-
plores the most untimely in
cident at the championship
game on Thanksgiving Day.
We deeply regret that the en-
tire disorderly conduct for
the occasion will be used for
slanted propaganda purposes
in the Metropolitan WASH
ington Area as well as in the
South.
The fact that the Eastern
player was quickly caught
and subdued by his own team
mates proves that the team
does not approve of or en-
gage in unprecedented, un-
sportsmanlike behavior.
The statistics of the re-
cent football games in which
Eastern has participated
point up the fact that the
team has been unusually free
from personal penalties. For
years the Ramblers have
been commended by oppon-
ents and officials for clean,
sportsman1ike playing.
It is untrue that racial
Identification was the cause
of the players returning il
legally to the field. The East
ern squad has played on the
gridiron in cities in Pennsyl-
vania and against schools in
Montgomery County in which
the opposing teams had few
if any of their race. Although
often they played at night
with capacity crowds in sta
diums, the games have had
no tension, disorder, or fights.
Besides, the racial angle could
not have been predominant
on the field, because the
coaches of the football, bas-
ketball, and baseball teams
at Eastern are not of the
minority race.
Before both the public
school championship game on
Veterans Day and the game
on November %, routine pep
assemblies were held in
which good citizenship and
behavior were stressed, and
m o m e nts Of silent prayer
were observed that there
would be no injuries to men,
bers of either team.
Eastern High School car
not be blamed for the rush.
ing from Eastern's stands oi
children of all ages as well
as adults. Eastern students
are trained and disciplined
not to go upon the football
field after the game. At the
end of every football game ir
the Eastern stadium in which
the home school participated
this year, Eastern students
Evening star., 1962-11-29

eyewitness accounts of Mr..
Honikman's Mortified widow
and daughter?
Stewart, after being waited
on as a supposed customer
in the store of his victim,
suddenly whipped out a gun.
Despite the pleas of Mr..
Honikman, his wife and
daughter, to take the cash
from the cash register, Stew
art deliberately, in cold
blood, shot Mr.. Honik-
man down right before the
eyes of his shocked wife and
daughter. At all of his five
trials in the past nine years,
there has never been any
doubt as to the guilt of this
murderer who seems to live
a charmed life. The only
doubt was, sane or insane,
or taking insanity? Tes-
timony of mental experts of
the highest caliber declare
him to be sane and to have
been sane at the time the
murder was committed.
All of the highly expensive
and unnecessary re : trials
have been brought about by
a judicial system which ex-
amines the testimony, not
for proof Of guilt, but rather
to determine If the prosecu-
ton has produced a case with
a microscopic flaw in it
somewhere. The fact that
this killer is still alive, and
may yet die of old age, is
proof positive that something
is radically wrong with a ju-
dicial system that makes
such a mockery of justice,
despite the fact that a few
people seem to think other
wise. r.. A. Mullen.
Evening star., 1962-11-29

A 36-inch t1ree-ton tele-
scope soon will be set up by
the Navy in the earth's
stratosphere at an altitude of
about Is miles.
1t will be carried and kept
aloft by a quite new kind of
plastic balloon developed by
Navy engineers. This base
will be relatively stable. This
telescope is expected to re-
veal much about the distant
heavens impossible for pres
ent telescopes and well may
constitute one of the Gen.
tury'S most significant devel-
opments in astronomy.
Ever since telescopes were
invented astronomers have
known that they could
not hope to get clear views
of planets and stars while
looking through the atmos-
phere. Until recently, how
ever, the best they could do
to reduce the effect Of the
atmosphere was to place
their instruments on the
highest mountains available
Now vehicles are available
to lift instruments of vari-
Gus sorts above the atmos-
phere. Telescopes, however,
have been ill-adapted to such
vehicles. They are big and
heavy, thus requiring con-
siderable lift to take them to
necessary attitudes. They are
very costly and chances can
not be taken with their loss.
They must be held virtually
motionless. Either a man
must accompany the instru-
ment or complex equipment
must be carried aloft capable
of automatically focusing on
the object to be viewed and
taking photographs.
New Plastic Balloon
A major problem for the
Navy in developing the new
telescope system was to con-
struct a balloon capable OF
lifting a weight of at least
5000 pounds to the required
altitude of 10000 feet. Poly
ethylene film, now common
ly used for balloons. is linn
tied to a load capacity OF
about 1000 pounds. which
would be quite inadequate.
This problem has been solved
by development of a new
plastic material, now known
only as S-10, which is very
light and has 10 times the
tensile strength of polyethyl-
enc.
The office of Naval Re-
search contractors also de-
veloped a new balloon system
capable of lifting the heavy
telescope off the ground
quickly while buffeted by
ground winds as high as Is
miles an hour. The system
employs two balloons - 9
small one and a large one
with the former mounted or
Evening star., 1962-11-29
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry turiters' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condenSG-
ton. Those not used D:u be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied by self : addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-11-29

School legislation continues
to present a problem for the
Kennedy administration. 1t
is a problem because many
people contend the non-public
schools = which relieve the
taxpayers Of further burdens
by taking pupils off the pub
lie school rolls-are entitled
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B&O Considers
Action to Crop !
Passenger Trains

PITTSBURGH, Mar. Is (AP) ]
The financially ailing Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad is weigh,
ing an attempt to get rid Of
money-osing passenger opera
tons, Jervis Langdon, jr., pres
ident. said.
The move is being considered
because efforts to cut passen-
ger train losses have made slow
progress and the BIO situa-
ton is urgent" Mr.. Langdon
said.
Mr.. Langdon discussed the
problem in a talk to the Allie
gheny regional shippers adj
viSory board.
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StocksMixed;
Som eSe|ective
Issues Stronq

NEW YORK, Mar. 16 (AP)
Elements of selective strength
appeared in a mixed stock
market early this afternoon.
Trading was moderate.
Gains and losses of most key
stocks were small.
The little two" automakers
were fairly active and frac-
tionally higher, apparently in
response to reports of their
big increase in sales. Trading
interest rotated away from the
big three which showed a gen.
orally lower tone
Some of the building mater
lals were up substantially, al
though part of the action was
technical.
Aerospace issues were irregu-
lar, improving only slightly
from their original slack tone
as the Soviets announced or
biting of a cosmic vehicle and
Premier Nikita Khrushchev
threatened the United States
with "global rocket"
Most of the important stock
groups showed a scrambled
pattern.
Prices were irregularly higher
on the American Stock Ex-
change in moderate trading.
Corporate bonds showed a
slightly higher trend. Govern
ment bonds were unchanged to
lower.
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New Hobby Paying Off
For Retiree at 80

NEWARK, N. Y. (AP) For
mer bank executive Vincent R.
Tilden is carving a new inter-
est out of life at 80.
Two years ago he saw a
od-carving set advertised for
folks from 8 to 80" He was
one year over-age and had
never carved before, but he
took the plunge anyway.
The result has been top
prizes two years running in
hobby shows for senior citizens
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Plea to Cut Trains
Will Be Heard

RICHMOND, Mar. 16 (AP)
An April IL hearing has been
set by the State Corporation
Commission on an application
by the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Railway to discontinue
trains No. 40 and AZ between
Richmond and Charlottesville.
Train No. 40 leaves Char
lottesville at 4:30 am. and ar
rives in Richmond at .7:45.
Train No. Al leaves Richmond
at 9:32 am. and arrives at
Charlottesville at ll:25.
The petition said an average
of three persons per trip used
No. 40 during the past three
months and is on No. At.
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Auto Toll Tops
81 in Virqiniu

Virginia's highway traffic toll

Virginia's highway traffic toll
for the year stood at 161 today
-36 above the toll at the same
time last year.
Margaret Gail Knight, 8, of
Standardsville, Greene County
died yesterday when she was
hit by a car on Virginia $50
not far from her home.
Anna E. Burnheimer, II, OF
Canton. Ohio, died Wednesday
in a Winchester hospital of in
iuries suffered in a two-car
crash March S. She was a pas
Senger in a car involved in a
collision on U. S. 500 in Fred
erick County.
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COTTON

NEW YORK, Mar. 10 P).-Cottou
FUTURES were irregular and quiet today
from July to October and October tc
6uying. There was some SWITCHING
December in nearby months.
Prices for spot cotton were firm
dealers reported.
a bale higher to 5 cents lower than
the previous close. May 34.5l, July
34.7S and october 343S.
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D. C.. SECURITIES

Sales-Pot Elec Pwr com-15 at 444
IS at 44N, 100 at 44Ia, 20 at 44ia p,
wash q Gas e Cons =. s. at a S7s + Il At
37aA 200 Ct 37h,0..
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Win bankruptcy or recelVershlp OF
being reorganiZed under the Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such com.
panies ri ex.interest. ct Certificates
st : Stamped. I Dealt in fiat. Matured
bonds, negotiability impaired by maturity
nd Next day delivery. cid Called. XIV
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Mar. 10 tAPl.- good
demand Tor all commodities except
rye sent the grain futures market
into its second broad general advance
today on the Board OF Trade.
Wheat and corn moved up about a
cent in spots on active buying with
some spectators and commercial &C
counts providing the major support.
Brokers said there appeared TO be
good deal of short covering on the
rise.
The heaviest corn tenders of the
month, issued after the close OF trad
ing yesterday, apparently had been
stopped by professors and cash dealers.
Indications were that defenders would
be light or absent
Wheat was understood to have de-
rived some strength from word that
applications had been made in Wash
lngton for authority to make large
shipments to Communist China, now
on the U S foreign trade black list.
Shortly before noon, wheat was SEA-
cent bushel higher, March S2.06;
Corn Ss7s higher, March Sl.O91s;
oats as higher to "a lower, March
6612 cents rye 3s-7s lower, March
Sl.34: soybeans 14-l2 higher, March
S2.45A.
Chicago Cash Markets
No wheat, corn. oats or soybean
sales. BARLEY: Mailing choice 3d.
Loon; feed l.l0-l Bon
Smyrna times., 1962-12-13

instance Miss Julia Hum, the
talented organist, struck the
chords of gloria which we're
sung with heartiness that re-
sounded throughout the church.
A large congregation was pre-
sent to witness the ceremony.
At the close of the service,
many took the opportunity to
inspect and admire the new or
gan which occupies the entire
width of the south transcept
of the church. Its gilded pipes
and fine hardwood finish, adds
to the beautiful interior of the
church and classes 1t as not
only one of the finest instru-
ments in town but In the Dio-
cese. The organ, with other
necessary expenses to make
ready for 1t, cost of total of
$l,88l. In liquidating this debt,
Andrew Carnagie pays $S75. the
sale of the old organ to the M.
F. Church of St. Michael's, Md,
netted $3.50 and the Vestry has
raised by subscription $3.50,
leaving balance of $l00.
A quiet but averypretty
ding was solemnized at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Robinson near town, on Tues
Smyrna times., 1962-12-13

Former Congressman L. Ir-
wing Handy, State Senator Edw.
G. Walls, Henry D. Boyer,
Charles H. LeFevre, B. A.
HAZEL and william A. FAIRIES
we're among those from Smyrna
who attended Saturday evening
the 2lst anniversary banquet of
the Sons of Delaware. The ban
quet took place at the Bellevue
Stratford and covers we're laid
for $50 or more Delawareans.
Sunday was a notable day at
St. Peters Church and one that
will long be remembered as an
important epoch in the history
of the parish. The handsome
new pipe organ which was pur-
chased through the aid of An
drew Carnagie the great phil
anthropist, was dedicated by the
Bishop of the Diocese and used
for the first time In service.
The dedication took place at the
1890 O'Clock morning service.
The professional was without
the use of the organ and after
the choir had taken its place,
Bishop Kinsman In a short SER
vice blessed the new organ and
dedicated it to the worship OF
God and the church. At this