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Smyrna times., 1962-09-20

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looking the once bloody battle
fields of Antietam, near Gath
land, Md, a group of news
men gathered September IL to
hear the cause of the free
press rededicated and to wit
ness the unveiling of plans for
a panoramic building that will
house The National Newspaper
Hall of Fame.
When Maryland's Governor ].
Millard Tawes drew back the
drape revealing the artists
concept of the structure the as
semblage saw stylized repro
duction of the world rising mai
'estically from the modern can
tilevered roof of a low circular
building. This globe = floating
some 35 feet above the tree
tops = was seemingly airborne
with its open construction of
mesh aluminium webbing. The
map, in vari-colored plastic
units, was of translucent quail
ity to allow inner illumination
of those countries with a free
press. Conversely, the man,
sections representing nations
where the press is controlled
are opress.
E. Ralph Hostetter. president
of the Observation-Disclosures
Press Association, described
the building at the base of the
globe as containing murals de-
picting the evolution of the jour
nalistic profession. Electronic
tapes will be synchronized with
a series of speakers so the
visitor to the Hall will be ac-
cempanied around the building
by narration and dramatization.
Plaques inscribing the names of
selected journalists will be
placed in free form around the
grounds of the park which con-
tains an amphitheatre, the
famed War Correspondents
Arch, a Civil War museum,
and camping and picnic areas
adjacent to the Appalachian
Trail.
"The Structural from of this
Hall of Fame is intentionally
bold and strikingly imagin-
ative," Hostetter noted. "lt
will make fitting place to hon.
or Americas great journalists
and at the same time will create
a symbolic setting in which to
dramatize to the public the i'm
portance of a fress press. The
universally represented by the
design is a reminder of the
journalists responsibility to all
the peoples of the world. The
globe was chosen because truth
is universal and because mans
desire for freedom knows no
geographic limitation. Here in
America the press stands guard
over the rights of the indivi-
dual. We hope this monumental
globe with its dramatically
darkened areas will cause A
mericans to reassess their own
contribution toward the cause of
freedom for all men,"
A national commission will
be appointed by Governor Tawes
to set up operating procedure
for the selection of the jour-
nalists to be honored in the Hall
of Fame. The Maryland-Del-
aware Press Association will
serve as liason between the
State and the commission.
Smyrna times., 1962-09-20
Resigns Post

Lloyd Pleasanton, of the
Smyrna Police Force, submit
ted his resignation to town com-
Gil last night effective October
u. Pleasanton has served on
the force since August 20, 1860,
having resigned his seat on town
council to take the position.
Smyrna times., 1962-09-20
Jaycees
Plan Dance

The Smyrna Clayton Junior
Chamber of Commerce will hold
a dance on Saturday, Oct. E at
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post Home, Clayton. Music will
be furnished by Bob Wagner and
his orchestra, with dancing from
op.m. to am. Harold Wiley,
Jr. is chairman of arrange
ments. Tickers are now avail
able and interested persons are
asked to call the chairman at
his home, phone 653-8288.
Smyrna times., 1962-09-20
Where Does The Money Come From?

millions dollars build plant
mission distribution lines needs borrowed from
private investors NEVER loan NEVER general
levy required foot
public utility But ALWAYS private enterprise standing its
feet poid It's way in real American tradition.
Evening star., 1962-05-18

had entered the political arena" In
British journalese, this apparently Is a
pretty serious accusation and Philip
probably has not heard the last Of it.
AS for Snowdon, the Daily Sketch pre-
sents an unhappy accounting Of Tony's
career as artistic adviser" to the Sun
day Times-including troubles Of pro-
tocol in the newsroom, you know-and
predicts his resignation In the near
future.
It is difficult, Of course, to sit in
judgment in another newsroom so far
away. From a detached American view
point, it has always seemed that Philip
was doing all right as husband and
father, and perhaps likewise for Tony.
Come to think Of 1t, what would our
British journalistic colleagues write If
Philip headed up British Peace Corps,
or Tony became a movie actor?
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Husbands in Trouble

Being married to British royalty,
distaff side, obviously carries some oc-
cupational hazardS-if not with the
wives, at least with the press. Prince
Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, is
having his troubles with Lord Beaver
brook and London's Sunday Express
Lord Snowdon, who was just plain An
tony Armstrong Jones before his mar
riage to Princess Margaret, is having his
with London's Daily Sketch.
Philips strained relations with the
Beaverbrook publications came into the
open internationally during his recent
South American tour when he tossed
off rather nifty reference to the Ex-
press as bloody awful newspaper"
THE Beaver" bided his time until he
caught Philip advocating that Britain
should join the Common Market, which
Britain is trying to do despite Beaver
brooks personal disapproval. In a
signed piece in his Sunday paper, the
publisher, after some disdainful words
about Philips expense accounts and
world travels, added perhaps more in
sorrow than in anger that the Prince
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Investors Beware

I wish to acknowledge re-
ceipt Of and thank you for
the supply Of pamphlets IN
veStors Beware" containing
the series Of articles written
by your Miriam Gutenberg
and published by The Star.
In my opinion these articles
represent one Of the most i'm
portant developments in the
history Of the securities busi-
ness in the District Of Colum-
bia. The impact has been
widely felt by both local and
national Government, as well
as by investors and invest
ment firms.
I have been attending q
series of meetings called by
the Office Of the Corpora
ton Counsel for the District
of Columbia to discuss the
drafting Of proposed rules
which will require the licens-
ing of securities firms and
statesmen. Without the intelli-
gent effort of Miss Often
berg and the prestige Of The
Star I doubt that the cur
rent interest in District Of
Columbia legislation and reg
ulation for licensing securi-
ties firms and statesmen would
have been aroused or that
this important protection for
Washington investors would
have been undertaken.
I congratulate you and Miss
Gutenberg on another out
standing service to our COM
munity.
Bernard ]. Nees.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Case for Wiretuppinq

Seldom in the long record Of con-
greSSional hearings eventual mac
tion-on overlapping has there been
marshaled so widely representative and
impressive an array Of advocates of per-
miSsive legislation as were assembled
here for the renewed consideration of
the issue by the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. Key law enforcement officials
from many States presented persuasive
arguments for prompt passage of a
Federal law to legalize use Of wiretap
evidence in all courtS-Federal and
State.
1t was brohght out that although a
number of the States, including New
York, have authorized limited wiretap-
ping by State, county and city police,
Supreme Court interpretations of the
1884 Federal Communications Act have
virtually rendered the laws useless. The
act prohibited the "divulging" of inter-
cepted communications provision
which has been construed as preclud-
ing the use in court Of wiretap evidence.
Attorney General Kennedy has
asked Congress to amend the law so as
W du111O4 l1C CdA 4ul1y 4Cot4ACICO uoC OA
overlapping in the investigation Of such
major crimes as espionage, treason, kid
naping and other serious offenses. In
the case Of national security investiga-
tions, the Attorney General would be
given the power to grant the FBI per-
mission to tap wires. In other cases,
court orders would be required.
Some of the State officials who ap-
peared here wanted the proposed legis-
lation broadened to include gambling
and other less serious crimes. In view
of the past reluctance Of Congress, how
ever, to authorize the use of wiretap
evidence even in cases involving the ma
tional defense-the security Of the Ma
tion-it is hardly likely that the use Of
wiretapping in many sorts Of law vio-
lations would be approved. Congress will
have made major contribution to Fed
eral and State law enforcement II 1t
enactS the pending administration bill.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Little Hope in Laos

Whatever happens in Southeast
Asia, there is very little prospect that
Laos will emerge as a free or inde-
pendent country in any real sense of
those terms. And it would be mistake,
we think, to interpret the Presidents
press conference remarks as suggesting
anything to the contrary.
Mr.. Kennedy spoke in generalities.
He said he thought it is very important
that the three Laotian princes form
a government of national union for the
preservation of their own country" We
are continuing to hope, he added, that
there will be a national government
of national union, which has been our
policy, as you know, for a year." And,
finally, lin Asia, it is our object to bring
about a diplomatic solution which will
make the chances of such a Shootingl
war less likely"
1t is possible to read into this a
suggestion that if the three princes get
together and come to terms, free
government, as the West understands
that term, will emerge. We doubt that
Mr.. Kennedy meant to say this, and
we do not believe any such solution is
In the cards. A national government
Of national union" in Laos will be or
will soon become a Communist domi-
mated or at least Communist oriented
government. So let's face it. This would
be q defeat for United States policy.
But the alternative-an attempt to hold
Laos by force of American arms-would
be somewhat akin to trying to build
on quicksand. For the Laotians can't
tell a Communist from a Democrat,
or Republican for that matter, and
couldn't care less. We will have our
hands full and will be doing quite we'll
If we can hold the line in Thailand and
South Wet Nam.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
This Is PIonninq?

In voting to review its approval Of
the Three Sisters Bridge across the Po-
tomac while 1t takes further look at
mass transit possibilities, the National
Capital Planning Commission left the
impression that a one-month delay
could do no harm. In reality, its effect
Is to create at least an illusion Of uncer-
tainty about the merits Of the bridge at
the very time that the District is seek
ing funds from Congress for its con-
struction.
That such course would be pur-
sued at this late date is all the more
inexplicable in view Of previous COM
mission actions. 1t first approved the
concept of a Three Sisters Bridge in
adopting the area Mass Transportation
Survey in 1859. In October, 1860, it in
dorSed District budget requests includ-
ing funds to design the bridge (Which
Congress in turn granted). In July, 1861,
it approved the specific location of the
span. In October, 1861, it approved
budget requests for the next fiscal year
including construction money for the
bridge. On March l, 1862, it approved
the alignment Of the proposed Potomac
River Expressway, with which the bridge
would connect. On May 10, 1862, it
deferred approval of the major bridge
interchange.
Whatever its motives, this is dis
couraging display of vacillation and
weakness at time when the need for
firm leadership by the Planning Com
mission has never been greater. Un-
fortunately, the conduct of the commits
sion on too many other occasions in
recent months has been characterized
by these same traits.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
SIN

DR.. Michael NJ. Miller'S
letter had the temerity to
claim a successful cure for
the emotional conflict under
lying the manifest symptom
of alcoholism, and gave an
accurate definition of alco-
holism as a neurotic symp-
tom. Psychiatrists in general
are decidedly reluctant to put
in writing claims pertaining
to successful therapeutic re-
suits. DR.. Miller's letter
should prove extremely con-
troverSial; disgruntled ex-
patients will have q field
day" Of opportunity for ex-
pressing their dissatisfaction
with clinical psychotherapy.
The annals Of psychiatry
will sustain me when I state
that complete and perma-
nent cures Of q neuroSis are
extremely rare; they occur
only when the emotional ILL
ness Is detected and treated
at a very early age. Psychic
therapy can alleviate the
anxiety and distress resulting
from underlying emotional
conflicts, but this is not to be
confused with a complete
cure. The reason Is quite sim
pie: a neurosiS Is q way Of
living: 1t Is a "life-pattern"
and as such is deeply buried
and quite unconscious. It is
obviously impossible to
change in a few months that
which has taken a lifetime
to develop; consequently, the
older the patient is, the less
efficacious the psyche
therapy.
Another letter, signed &C.
G. w." takes DR.. Miller to
task. I believe the writer mis-
understood DR.. Miller's use
Of the term unhappy" in
connection with members Of
Alcoholics Anonymous. I am
certain that DR.. Miller meant
unhappy" in the sense that
these persons still suffered
the neurotic symptoms of
anxiety, etc. Inasmuch as
&C. G. W." contends that
alcoholism is a sickness" that
cannot be cured, he is tacitly
conceding that the concomi-
tant unhappiness still per-
sistS despite the ministra-
tions Of Alcoholics Anony-
nous. If this were not so, the
ex-alcoholic would have no
need for the therapeutic
benefits accruing from mem
bership; ironically; it is this
very unhappiness that To-
ments the desire for alcohol
and the compensatory need
for the alienation afforded
by Alcoholics Anonymous.
Robert F. Dearduff.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Tree Formino

One Of the greatest con-
servation movements in this
country is the voluntary tree
farm program sponsored by
the forest industries. There
are no subsidies; it's free
enterprise at work. Land
owners grow trees as a crop
because it is profitable to do
so.
Not only is it profitable, but
tree farming means multiple
use of the forests. We must
have wood for thousands of
useful products. When we can
grow wood and provide, at the
same time, the extra benefits
Of recreation, wildlife habitat,
watershed protection and soil
tabilization-all on q con-
tinuing basis-then we have
something really worth while.
Franklin Bradford.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Love and Laughter

l am writing to express
appreciation for Marjorie
Holmes column "Of Love and
Laughter" I never miss read
ing it, and many times her
words have lifted my spirits.
After a particularly hard day,
reading her column is as re-
freshing to the mind as a
comfortable armchair is re-
laxing to a tired body.
Her column of May 13 was
particularly good, I think.
Each mother reading it must
have come away knowing that
it is no wonder the job of
being a mother Is at times
very difficult. Yet also, she
knows how worthwhile the
job is and can now under
stand more clearly the goals
to strive for.
I clipped out the column
and plan to re-read 1t many
times.
Thank you for printing a
column that is such a de-
lightful antidote for much
Of the news that Is on the
front page.
Lois Fuller.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
A BOOK FOR TODAY
Battle of CuIIoden and Aftermath
BY DONALD MINTZ

fifteenth century and into
the eighteenth" |
THE BRUTALITY of the
Age of Reason is astounding.
Mr.. Prebble remarks that
many Of the British officers
would have been quite at
home in the company Of Hit
ler's minions. He is not exag-
gerating. .. ----
Nor was the incredible suf-
fering of the prisoners the
result Of the acts Of q few
sadists. 1t resulted from Off
cial policy, and this policy
maintained its uncompromis-
ing inhumanity to the last
second Of its victims unhappy
lives.
''Let the several prisoners
return to the gaol from
whence they came" reads a
judges sentence. "And from
thence they must be drawn to
the place Of execution. and
when they come there they
must be severally hanged by
the neck, but not till they be
dead, for they must be cut
down alive; then their bowels
must be taken out and burned
before their faces; then their
heads must be severed from
the bodies, and their bodies
severally divided into four
quarters, and these must be
at the Kings disposal"
OF course, an execution Of
this kind was not performed
in some quiet prison yard, but
before an enormous mob
which not only found it
highly amusing, but also ex-
pected a prologue in the form
Of some first-class oratory by
the condemned men.
1t is ghastly and often
fascinating. But horror, too,
can become dull. Mr.. Prebble
remarks that "the prisoners
seemed uniform
merged by circumstance and
monotony into one suffering
human being" Because this
is true, there are times when
the book lags.
Nevertheless, it is q fine
piece of work. Mr.. Prebble
tells about a battle, but more
important, he lets us live for
a few hours the life of the
inarticulate masses that sup
ported the splendid super
structure of the Age of En-
lightenment.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Safety Belt Law

An advisory group is ask
ing the District Commission
ers to pass legislation forcing
1868 cars to install safety
belts.
II such a law was passed.
there would be no doubt that
q driver or his passenger
could be given a ticket if he
or she did not have the safety
belt fastened.
Safety belts should be a
matter Of choice; not force.
If I wanted a safety belt, I
would buy one. But I don't
think a law should force an
extra burden Of finance upon
me and tell me it's for my
safety.
Our Government has so
many complicated laws on
the books now that it is al
most impossible for any citi-
zen, whether in the home or
on the street, to keep from
breaking one.
When all your thinking has
to be done for you by laws,
you are o slave and not q free
citizen.
James A. Howard.
Evening star., 1962-05-18

their dissents with the leader
Of the alliance.
This being so, why this:
Why does Gen. de Gaulle
hold yet another press con-
ference to say yet again what
he had said over and over
about his greater wisdom in
these cold war matters-on
the very day that the United
States is being forced to go
it all alone in sending troops
into Southeast Asia to stem
a Communist menace to all
the West?
Why. in the same circum-
stances, is 1t necessary for
Chancellor Adenauer to pro-
claim his deeply hurt feel
ings about some sharp little
message sent by us to Bonn
to protest public leaks in
Germany of cold war in
formation given in the high
est confidence to Germany?
Possibly Premature
Why must Mr.. Adenauer
and Gen. de Gaulle dream
aloud of a new Europe in
which Germany and France
are to be the super-states?
Aren't these wonderful vi
sions of Franco German
grandeur" a little too pre-
mature and costly right now
to the desperately needed
unity Of the West? Do Gen.
de Gaulle and Chancellor
Adenauer want people here
to begin to ask where French
and German troops are In the
crisis in Southeast Asia? Or
how much real power the
French and Germans are
ready to supply should the
Soviet Union break open the
world in war? If they are so
very tough" in their posi-
tions. why aren't they calling
up more troopS-aS we have,
already done?
These are not pretty ques-
tions. But the moment they
begin to be asked widely in
this country-as they will be
unless these prima donnas in,
Bonn and Paris get back on
the allied team and at least
reserve their gripes for pri-
vate sessions with the Ameri-
can captain-at that moment
the shadow Of a new Ameri-
can iSolationism may become
a thing Of substance. e.
The President himself will
never take that course Of his
own choice. But it is not in
conceivable that the Ameri-
can public will take it for
him. What Gen. de Gaulle
and Chancellor Adenauer
must grasp is that 1t is not a
man named Kennedy they
are harassing: it is the,
United States Of America.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Chiono's Move?

william Frye in his May
13 article on Formosa refers
to Chang Kai-shek's ambi-
ton to return to the .main-
land as a dream. To Frye's
way Of thinking mainland
China is in the hands of the
Communists and we must go
on the assumption that it
will always remain under
their control. He suggests
that anyone who advocates
victory for Chang is a pa
thetic day-dreaming illu-
sionist. This enlightened
newsman advances the the
ory that there is nothing
much we can do to help
Chang Kai-shek because the
U. N. Is approaching the
time when it will no longer
be willing to recognize For
mosa as China. According to
his Interpretation the ques-
ton is not how to free $50
million Chinese from the
clutches of communism, but
how to persuade Nationalist
China to fall back to what
he calls "a more defensible
diplomatic line"
The overall meaning of
Mr.. Frye's report can be cas-
lily digested into two words,
retreat and surrender. When
are the professional oracles
Of defeatism going to face
reality? For us the way to
peace and continued freedom
is in the naturalization of
those powers that are bent
on war and slavery. We can
not neutralize the power of
Communist China by sub
verting the influence of
Chang Kai-shek.
The cold facts in the
China situation are very
much different from those
stated by Mr.. Frye. The Com
munist control over the
mainland Is today weaker
than 1t was 10 years ago. The
reports filtering through the
bamboo curtain all point to
the fact that China is anx-
iously waiting to be touched
by q spark. Encouragement
from the United States and
the use Of the well-trained
and dedicated Nationalist
Chinese Army could very well
supply the signal fire that
would. ignite China into
flames-flames which could
consume the tottering Com
munist leadership.
Robert w. Pease.
1t may be convenient for
certain policy-planners in
the State Department to
label the Communist attack
in Laos an internal revolu-
ton. It might seem to be a
way to get the United States
"off the hook" in its present
policy Of trying to force the
Laotians to give key posi-
tions to Communists in their
government. But, such an
attitude is nothing but chi
canery. This attack is not
only inspired and directed by
international communism
but the main body Of the
enemy are North Vietnamese
and probably also Commu-
mist Chinese supplied. in
large part at least, by Rus
sian air lift and European
Communist arms.
It would seem that no
time could be better than
now to put Chang Kai-shek
on the mainland with his
excellent army to invade
Southeast China.
CIarks0n I. BeaIl.