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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
Taxing and Spending

President kennedy'S Lab0r-Manage-
ment Committee high-level advisory
panel drawn from labor, business and
public sectors-haS combined forth
rightness with equivocation in its latest
recommendation on economic policy.
1t is fortnight, even though divided
on details, in saying that there should
be prompt and significant reduction
in income tax rates" both individual
and corporate, in 1868. A majority, the
committee explains, favors reduction
of about $40 billion annually in early
1853 Some favor spacing this relief over
at two-to -three-year period, and others
favor limiting next years relief to 81
billion or SIS billion.
1t is on the side of Federal spending
that the committee statement becomes
blurred with generalitieS. Acknowledging
that relief on the scale recommended
'iS likely to mean appreciable deficits"
in the budget, even though the long
term effect may be to generate in
creased revenues, it falls back to the
helpless attitude that the built-in char
acter of most Federal OUTLAWS prevents
either a rapid expansion or absolute
cutback in expenditures. The infre-
quency of absolute cutbacks, although
not necessarily unbelievable, has been
noticeable, of course. Expansion, steady
if not rapid, has been equally noticeable.
In any case, the committee goes on
to say that some of its members favor
greater spending as stimulating to the
economy" while others favor special
efforts to hold down expenditures. Be-
tween these contrasting views, there
is cautious committee agreement that
expenditures eat whatever aggregate
levels should always be subject
to careful scrutiny and efficient admin
iStration." Well said.
AS a practical matter, the chances
of any substantial cut in Federal spend
ing are bleak. Big Government and its
followers are crying for more Of 1t. But
the tax structure as it now stands, a
lot of it jerry-built on the emergency
needs of depressions and wars, not only
is consistently unable to meet the rev.
enue demands. 1t is also in the opinion
of most economists and authorities OF
all variety doing harm to the national
economy. Reduction of some of the top
heavy rates on income, personal and
corporate, might, as the Labor-Man-
agement Committee suggests, generate
greater tax revenues. We think it should
be tried, preferably over period Of two
to three years, and with more deter
mined efforts to control the political
spending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
Political Analyst

President Kennedy long ago eStab-
liShed his competence as a political
observer and analyst. Indeed, If he had
chosen journalism rather than politics
as a profession there is little doubt he
could have earned distinction in what
is sometimes called "the newspaper
game" Be that as it may, his news con-
ference response to an invitation to
comment on the newly elected Congress
was something of a relief from the
exaggerated and claShing evaluations
offered so generously by party chairmen,
for example.
1--WE did better than we had hoped"
Mr.. Kennedy said modeStly, but he
added realistically that good deal OF
Democratic unity and some Republican
help will be essential if the New Frontier
is to raise its flag high over the 18th
Congress- He cautioned waiting before
judgment is made. AS a guess, there
probably will be more Republican help
than Democratic unity on some of the
New Frontier programs, and very likely
Mr.. Kennedy is counting1on this, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
Herbert Hoover's Mail

Much of the philosophy, dry humor
and strength of our eldest statesman,
Herbert Hoover, is found in his engaging
little new book of correspondence he has
had over the years with inquiSitive chill
dren. The fact that he has taken the
time to answer their inquiries at all is,
of course, true clue to the mans
SelfleSSneSS.
With charming and diSarming SIM
plicity, Mr.. Hoover'S replies undoubtedly
have thrilled and inspired the young
sters who have sought his advice. "The
essentials for success The wrote one
RichardI are ~ Religious faith and
morals, (2) Education, including college
and (3), Do not neglect being just a
boy. 1t only comes once"
Sports Che told Janet) make for
craftsmanship which, second only to
religion, is the greatest moral force in
our country. The meaning of Christmas
(Shirley learned) is that we still have
enough left after taxes to buy Christ
mas tree and trim it properly, and there
will be too much to eat.
Bonnie, seeking an autograph, was
told of the time another youngster
begged for three from Mr.. Hoover. Asked
why, the lad replied, at takes two Of
yours to get one of Babe Ruths." It is
small wonder that Mr.. Hoover told an
other correspondent, inquiring about
what he liked most while being PreSi-
dent: "The thing enjoyed most were
visits from children. They did not want
public offices" There is much more
than this, but what probably epitomizes
Herbert Hoover is his advice to one
child: Being politician is poor pro-
fession Being public servant is a
noble one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
Begrudging Praise

I have been a reader Of The
Star for a long time and Of
Mr.. McGill's column ever
since you began printing it.
After reading a few lines. !
can usually tell just about
what Mr.. McGill is going to
say and how his screed will
end up.
His column of November Is
on "An Incident at Boobies"
was not only pleasant but en-
PERTAINING. So I read it a sec
ond time just to make sure
there were no hidden smears
at Republicans and other de-
cent Americans. No, there
were not, and neither was
there any fawning before the
powers that be.
Once before, a few years
ago, he wrote a piece about
a professor of English when
he was one Of his students
in college and the subject
was poetry. I liked that col
umn too. w. F. L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23

cellence of the finished project In the
Southwest. Beyond that, however,
Washington has by no means solved the
housing problems Of low-income fam
lilies, nor has it found adequate solutions
to other kinds of hardships which are
imposed on those directly affected by
urban redevelopment. These are the
problems, as the RIA report suggests,
which pose the greatest challenge to a
successful fulfillment of ambitious re-
newal projects throughout the city
which are now on the drawing boards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
he Pace Steps Up

Il There has been a number of rea-
sons (many of them valid) for the SEEM
ing inertia of redevelopment in South
west Washington, and they are generally
known to those who are familiar with
the history of the program. Neverthe-
less, the Snail-paced progress Of the
past has been CALLING thing, for there
Is no substitute for tangible evidence of
the bright new homes, offices, parks and
community facilities which were prom
,ised in the redevelopment plan so many
years ago. There are indications, how
ever, that the pace at last has acceler-
ated dramatically, and the predictions
of further progress in the new annual
report Of the Redevelopment Land
agency are encouraging.
81 Apart from the various buildings
completed in the last fiscal year, con-
Struction continued on 500 residential
units and three Federal buildings. ST.
simultaneously, work began on 518 other
housing units, two commercial buildings,
three churches, motel and the rebuild
ing of vast new bulkhead along the
length of the waterfront. During the
xGu1ICilb 4ASCdl year, GL1c 1LAIA CAPCCGo q
start on almost 5000 housing units, four
private office buildings, additional shops,
another Government building and sew
eral waterfront facilities. BY next July
80, nearly 40 per cent of the total resi-
Dental development should be finished.
1t may surprise many people that the
local government already is collecting
taxes from the limited facilities now
built which almost equal those received
from the entire Southwest before rede-
velopment On its completion, tax rev.
enues will be eight times those received
from the old Southwest.
Z, AS the RIA report points out, how
ever, this is good time to take stock
of the urban renewal program. In view
of the benefits to the city as whole
(which far exceed fiscal considerations +,
it asks the timely question whether
Washington has "any alternative to re-
: Development -. at whatever cost in
money and in the effort to find Solu-
tions to the problems which presently
impede the program" The answer lies
partly, of course, in the degree Of ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
Detente?

~. In diplomacy the word detente con-
notes a relaxation of tension among
nations, willingness to sit down and
take q new look at differences contrib
liting to tension.
a. In a sense the United States and
the Soviet Union seem to have reached
a detente over Cuba although much
unfinished business remains to be dis
posed of there. KhruShchev has come
out of his Cuban adventure without the
one positive gain he would like to have
claimed-a United States pledge against
invasion Of Cuba in exchange for his
withdrawal of missiles and bomberS.
Castro has helped to keep that claim
beyond Khrushchev's reach. But even
y Castro consented to effective ground
and site inspection, no non-invasion
pledge by the United States would be
lnconditioned. The conditions have
never even been spelled out, much less
weighed by Castro as to their accepta-
hility.
The question now is whether Khru-
shchev, picturing himself anew as man
81 peace, preVenter of atomic war,
wants the Cuban detente extended to
other sources of tension in other parts
n the world. There are some indica-
ions but as yet no proof that he does.
And If he does, why does he? To create
an illusion Of new security for omni-
present threats of the disaster of war
while regrouping his forces for yet an
ether adventure somewhere else? Or
has the outcome of the Cuban business
really changed everything, really opened
3 prospect for new alignments, really
Presented new opportunities for ease
nnent Of other incipient crises, in Ber-
IN and elsewhere?
Coming events, such as the renewal
Of disarmament discussions in Geneva
and what happens, If anything, in Ber-
In, may present evidence rather than
speculation as to whether the Cuban
episode marked the end of beginning,
the beginning of an end, or merely that
We called bluff before it had taken
form. The truce which for the time be-
Ing has followed Red China's assault on
India may clarity the direction Of other
trends in Soviet Chinese relationships.
Whatever it is that energies from the
Cuban crisis, one may be sure that we
shall not be counting any chickens
before they are Matched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
Letter for Mr.. Day

The necessity for a raise in
postal rates came as no sur
prise to me.
This time last year we were
living in Fort Worth, Tex.
The post office there decided
to try to cope with the
Christmas mail rush without
hiring extra help. They
handled the situation with a
maximum of help from the
citizens and a minimum of
trouble for all. After Christ
mas, the results were an
nounced in the local press.
The Fort Worth Post Office
had saved the taxpayers a
handsome sum. I don't re-
call the exact amount, but it
was at least SOS, 900! I fully
expected to read about it in
national magazines. I even
expected the Postmaster
General to come to Fort
Worth and pin a medal on
our postmaster for his
achievement. I was sure that
post offices across the
length and breadth Of the
land would be exhorted to
study and copy the worthy
example set by Fort Worth.
Not so! Instead, it was ap-
parently completely ignored.
Then in August we moved
to the Washington area. 1t
took quite awhile to find a
new address here so we didn't
have time to notify maya
zines much in advance of the
actual move. Consequently, I
asked the local post office to
forward all magazines and
agreed to pay the additional
postage. The magazines came
through Just fine, but not
once did the poStman take
the time to collect the post
age due! One day, he did ring
the bell and collect 3 cents
due on a letter or folder-and
in the same delivery there
was another item with Z
cents due, but this was COM
pletely overlooked by the
postman-and, of course,
didn't discover 1t until he
was well on his way, again.
So, is it any wonder, Mr..
Day, that your department is
running in the red?
Nancy w. Caldwell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
Ruthless Reds

If anyone thinks that
propaganda against Russian
atheistic communism has
been over-emphasized, he
might consider what has
happened, since 1917, to the
Catholic Church and its
people who have fallen under
Marxist Observation-Disclosures
mated regimes. Here are some
cold-blooded facts: Bishops,
killed. SIS; Jailed, deported,
or impeded, 100; expelled,
80. Priests, killed, $4,000;
jailed, deported, or impeded,
$4,000; Secularized, 15,7O0.
Laity. killed, $500, 900; TO-
100000 jailed or deported.
Catholic seminaries and
schools closed, 1884; stat
lied" $4,000. Converts, closed
or secularized, 1000.
Churches, closed or profaned,
31,779. Catholic publications,
suppressed, 400. The list of
IS forms of persecution in
clude being buried alive,
tongues cut out, eyes put out,
shot or machine-gunned, and
death by torture.
These facts are on exhibi-
ton at Rome today. Let no
one be unduly influenced by
Khrushchev's "sta e m a n
Ship" his peaceful co-exist-
ence," or be too impressed by
his exhortation to initiate
"capitalistic" methods in in
dustry and agriculture. His
Cuban adventure definitely
proves that he and his
stooges are deadly enemies.
God-fearing men are, per Sc,
the chosen victims of atheis-
tic ommunism m. Only a
united Judeao-Ch ris tian
propaganda effort can weld
together God-fearing men to
meet the test.
~ Matthew A Nick avitt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
A BOOK FOR TODAY
Our Northern Neighbor' S Background
By DONALD MINTZ

1881 which gave the force
of law to the agreements Of
the conference.
BASICALLY, CANADA was
most anxious to be consulted
by Britain, yet eager to avoid
any prior commitments. Of
course there is a conflict
here, and the resultant turns
and twists were naturally
subtle and difficult to follow.
Allen not only follows the
details; but succeeds in out
lining the entire nature of
the problem in less than a
sentence with a reference to
1.-THE Empires discovery that
it could not achieve complete
independence for its parts
while at the same time
achieving complete unity OF
the whole :"
The history Of the period
is also the history of men,
men whose character is often
difficult to assess and even
more difficult to describe.
Allen has the sepsitivity to
character and language to
succeed: "(Mackenzie) King
Gin 1870 was, in everything,
except the professional and
physical senses, an old man.
Emotionally and spiritually
he was already a tragic
prisoner of the past. lonely
curator of a treasure house
of family memories beclouded
by misfortune, and victim Of
a mother complex of almost
frightening pervasiveness."
Canada, like the United
States, is a young country
sometimes given to believing
when contemplation would be
more in order. But in many
ways she is quite different
from us, Aliens book is an
ideal introduction to SINH
larities and differences alike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
AIerts Motorists

More imam JWo-CnlroS OF
the $500 traffic crashes that
caused death or injury in the
District Of Columbia last
year occurred on straight,
level and dry roadways dur
ing daytime hours and clear
weather conditions.
While most reportable &C
cidents occurred in the day
time, this is not true Of fatal
accidents. Thirty-seven Of
the SO fatal accidents oc-
Cured after dark when street
lights were on.
We learn from these sta
tiStics that the conditions
under which most accidents
occur are the usual rather
than the unusual, that peo-
pie rather than conditions
cause traffic accidents.
If each Of the motorists In.
volved in these usual condi-
tions" accidents had been a
little more alert, a little more
considerable Of the other fell
low, a little more careful
about observing the traffic
laws which are made for our
protection, the toll of death
and injury would have been
reduced sharply.
We are now entering q
period of really challenging
winter driving conditions
when extra alertneSs and ex-
ira consideration are manda-
tory. This is a time to re-
fresh our knowledge Of winter
driving hazards. We should
recall, for example, that the
safest way to slew down or
stop on slippery road sur
faces is the rapid pumping of
brakes without any attempt
to slam on the brake pedal.
The great ADVANTAGE Of
pumping is that steering
control is maintained. Slam
ming on brakes on slippery
surfaces has caused many a
serious crash. We can also
remember to- keep well back
of the vehicle ahead since it
takes more room to stop on
ice and snow and slippery
streets.
Call it defensive driving or
self enforcement, or what you
please: The fact remains that
the problems of traffic
crashes can be solved only by
the people who drive motor
vehicles.
Anthony L. Ellison,
Chief, Office of Traffic Safety
Education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23

@. Is lead poisonous, and
is it stored by the body?-
RI.
A. Lead is a poison which
If eaten or inhaled may cause
immediate or chronic poison
ing. The latter occurs when
people are exposed to lead
over a long period of time
during which small amounts
of the element accumulate in
the body. Lead poisoning is
characterized by acute alb
dominal pain and nervous
disorders. The chance of &C
quiring lead poisoning usual
ly depends on contact with
substances in which the pres
ence of lead is unknown.
Some common products
which contain lead are GER
tain paints, insecticides, and
tetraethyl lead, the anti
knock substance in gasoline.
@. What kind Of heart has
an insect?-L. o.
A. The name heart is
sometimes given to the single
tube like, pulsating blood
vessel which extends the full
length of an insects body
and which provides constant
circulation of blood through
the body. The tube has an
opening sometimes called
the aorta) in the head end,
and pairs of openings along
it's sides in the abdominal
region. The pumping or
pulsating action of the heart
tube is located in the abdo-
minal end. The blood Of in
sects is usually greenish, yell
lowiah, or colorleSs. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
Soviet CoIonioIism

It was gratifying to read
Jim Bishops article about a
captive nation, Estonia. How
ever, the impression given Of
Estonia as a poor and for
gotten country needs some
correction.
EStonia's strategic location
on the coast Of the Baltic
Sea has been responsible for
the fact that 1t has been oc-
cupied by bigger nations
around the Baltic. namely,
Danes, mans, Poles,
Swedes, and Russians. As a
self : supporting agricultural
country Estonia has been
used by its conquerors, with
the exception of Swedes, for
exploitation. Its present ex-
ploitation is by the Soviet
Union. Leningrad was pro-
vided with household gas
from Estonian oil-shale mines
and with electricity from wa
terfalls on Estonian soil be-
fore EStonians obtained any
benefits from their own re-
sources.
1t is true that an Estonian
voice has never been heard
in the United Nations, al
though EStonia was a mem
Der Of its predecessor organi-
zation-the League Of Ma
tons. Nevertheless, som e
friends Of Estonia have had
the courage to attack Soviet
colonialism at the United Ma
lions and to draw attention
to the fate of the Baltic
States.
The people from Estonia,
Latvia, and Lithuania hope
the United States will not
yield to the Soviet pressure
and will never officially rec
ognize the occupation of the
Baltic States.
Camilla Sarepera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23

There are the soundest
grounds to hope that Fidel
Castro goes right on refusing
to permit United Nations YER
ification of the removal of
all types of Soviet offensive
weapons from Cuba.
The plain fact is that the
longer his obStinacy endures
the better off the United
States will be. For in the
absence of Mr.. Castro's as
sent to this U. N.-verification
part of the bargain struck
between President Kennedy
and Nikita Khrushchev, the
United States will be able to
continue, without valid crit
icism from anyone, its own
highly efficient surveillance
Of any and all weapons sys-
TENS in Cuba.
Few rational men would trade
this kind Of surveillance -
which is intense and constant
and will so remain so long
as Mr.. Castro continues to
paint himself into his own
corner - for anything the
U. N. itself could possibly
provide. For one illustration,
the stored U-2 reconnais-
sance plane, which has been
notably able to penetrate
even the Businesses of tn e
Soviet Union. has not found
Cuba much Of a problem -
any way one looks at it.
Indeed, some here have
felt that the weakest link in
the whole chain of American
victory over Mr.. Khrushchev
in this matter has lain in
the very fact that the Ken
nedy Khrushchev arrange
ment provided for u. N. in
spection as the principal as
surance to us that the mis-
siles and the like were really
going to be taken out -
and kept out of Cuba.
Against the U. N. Plan
This does not imply some
dark conspiracy within the
q. N. to give only a lick
and a promise to the job OF
inspecting and verifying in
Cuba. Nor does it impute to
the U. N. any desire to push
the thing under the rug.
The basic fact, neverthe-
less. remains that this part
Of the bargain with the So
Wet Union tended to leave
vital national security large
ly in the hands of an inter-
national body which, what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
THE PASSING SCENE
BRIGHT Side of Costro's Obstinocy
BY WILLIAM S. VIII

ever its intentions, has had
very little experience in the
kind Of hard, acute surveil-
lance that clearly is neces-
sary here.
To put the point plainly
what American would pre-
fer U. N. assurances here to
the assurances provided by
our own armed services and
related intelligence agencies
operating under their own
surveillance arrangements?
Helps q. S. Position
And If Mr.. Castro has
stepped on his own feet in
the matter of inspection and
verification, he has in other
ways Internationally served
our interests. It will be re-
called that when Mr.. Khru-
shchev agreed to remove all
offensive weapons from Cuba
we on our side agreed that
"once adequate arrangements
for verification had been es-
tablished we would remove
our naval quarantine and
give assurances against an
invasion Of Cuba"
The quoted passage, from
President Kennedy's pre-
Thanksgiving press confer
ence, has great significance.
For though we have now
lifted the naval quarantine,
on receipt of Russian prom
Uses to withdraw Soviet bonn
bers as well as missiles, we
have not yet. "given aSsur-
ances against an invasion Of
Cuba" This capital point
should not for a moment be
overlooked - even though it
is the kind of point about
which this Government right
ly follows a suggestion once
made by Winston Churchill
in a wartime crisis: Think
of it always, speak Of 1t
never"
In short, Castro has lost
his Soviet missiles. is losing
his Soviet bombers, h a s
pointlessly annoyed his So
Wet masters, and has, thus
far, managed to free us even
from our conditional promise
not to invade him. If he ever
was considered by any con-
siderable number Of Latin
Americans to be the wave Of
the future, there has been a
remarkable lapse of lenses.
His future is now strictly in
the past.
CCopyright, 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-23
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