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Evening star., 1962-01-12
Presidents Report to Congress

though his enthusiasm for
the United Nations is not as
widely shared.
The message neither ad-
Vances nor retards the cause
OF peace, but leaves the sit
uation very much up in the
air, as it has been for sew
eral years in the cold war.
Whenever there's an inter-
national crisis, the American
people feel more secure if
more and more money is
spent for defense. The Presi-
dents recommendations in
this respect will, in the main,
be approved by Congress.
The Presidents obviously
political proposal to furnish
medical care to aged per-
sons, irrespective of whether
he or she has the money to
pay for such care, will en-
counter bitter opposition in
Congress. There is still a
fe cling that self-reliance
should be encouraged as far
as possible, and that, while
the Government should find
a means of taking care of
the INDECENT and the needy,
it should not furnish medi-
cal aid to those who are able
to afford it themselves or
who have provided it through
voluntary insurance and
other medical-aid plans.
Perhaps the most contro-
versial of all the Presidents
proposals is his advocacy of
a five-year plan that will
delegate to the executive
branch of the Government
the right to reduce tariffs
arbitrarily in exchange for
concessions from other coun-
tries, especially those in the
Common Market of Europe.
This is a complex problem
with no easy solution. But
the big fight in Congress
will come over the idea of
delegating to the President
the power to kill off indus
tries and bring unemploy-
ment also to businesses in
jured by lowered tariffs.
The critics, to be sure, will
not get equal time" to pre-
sent their arguments right
away, but in due course the
majority of the voters will
find that there is no panacea
in mere words or in spectac-
ular or dramatic messages to
Congress.
Copyright, 1882
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DAVID LAWRENCE

Time was when a state
ot-the-Un message by the
President to Congress was ex-
pected to give a frank analy-
sis Of what was actually hap
pening inside the Unite d
States, as we'll as legislative
proposals dealing with vital
problems. But in ecent
years it has become an OPP
portunity for extra publicity
through radio and televiSion
"a message based largely on
political strategy. Naturally,
it is prepared carefully in an
attempt to curry favor with
large groups of voters by
promising them benefits,
special privileges and, par
ticularly, a large share of
Federal funds.
President Kennedy didn't
tell the American people of
the chaotic internal situa-
ton the Nation faces as it
struggles to emerge from one
recession when the same
basic causes are threatening
another economic set ack
within the next 18 months.
He didn't devote a single
paragraph to the all-impor-
tant question of monopoly as
practiced by trade union
groups. He spoke only in
general terms about desir-
able self-restraints and the
Importance of productivity"
and stability. These, how
ever, are meaningless words
today in the absence of con-
crete legislative recommended
tions to curb monopoly on
every side.
The President emphasized,
instead, more and more
handouts of money, such as
possible reductions of some
income taxes in the lower
brackets. He promised large
sums for medical care, which,
of course, will be paid for
out of an increase in Social
Security taxes levied on al
most everybody.
The Presidents message
was concerned, too, with get
ting more votes from the
farm group and more votes
from the minority groups af-
fected by the civil rights is
sue. By promising more
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Omissions, GeneroIities and Hondout
Proposals Are Criticized in MESSAGE

funds for education, it sought
to line up the teachers
groups with their potential
vote getting apparatus
throughout the country.
AS a political document, it
was cleverly phrased and suf-
ficiently general not to give
the opposition too many de-
tails of what the program
really embraces. The real de-
tails will come later, in a
series of probab bly, 10
messages.
So far as business is con-
cerned. it was given a small
sop in the form of a tiny
credit on tax payments-if
money is invested in new
equipment. But the formula
is skimpy and doesn't promise
the depreciation allowances
acroSs-the-board which are
so necessary to help the
heavy goods industries as a
whole. This is where unem-
ployment is most numerous.
The idea of presidential
standby authority" to ad-
just personal income taxes
downward might seem at
first glance to be a handout
that would benefit a large
number of voters, particular
ly in the lower-tax brackets.
But they will not know how
soon those same taxes will
be raised to meet increaS-
ing Government deficits.
What the President said in
the field of foreign policy is
not new. He outlines again
American purposes and
argues that the United States
will neither retreat nor COM
plicate matters by a rigid
course. This is a difficult
field of policy for the Presi-
dent to describe. For he
must come out in favor of
further negotiation lest he be
criticized as too inflexible.
But at the same time, the
Russians may derive a hint
that the United States is will
ing to make some conces-
sionS. On the whole, how
ever, the international sec
ton of the Presidents ad-
dress seems to be in accord
with the general feeling of
both parties in Congress,
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Surprise Is Seen at Presidents Difference
To the Power of the Older Generation

not a myth. House Repub-
lican Leader Halleck is re-
liably described as certain
that the conservative hour
has at long last struck and
that a determined attack on
the Kennedy program will
yield a Republican House ma
jority next year which would,
OF course, make Mr.. Halleck
Speaker.
What Republican State
leaders think of this unbend-
ing approach will be develop
ed this week end when the Re-
publican National Committee
meets in Oklahoma City to
plan the congressional cam
paign. Unless they raise some
effective warning signals
about the dangers of narrow
ing the party base, there will
be little reason to expect Mr..
Halleck to back down.
Maybe he won't, anyway.
He has waited a long time
since 1935-for the sweet
taste of great personal power
and has made no secret of
his Illustrations. Even eight
years of President Eisenhower
yielded him but two years
as the head Republican of
the House, and then he was
only minority leader.
Mr.. Halleck is rough in
political combat. So also is
the new Democratic Speaker,
Representative John McCor-
mack. Conflict between them
could be colorful, but it would
be irrelevant to the main
issue of what course the
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POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

One thing about President Kennedys
message. you think got troubles you should listen
to his.
Republicans claim there's trend their way. fact
Republican stock is so good the party split for l.
cold freezes most of the Nation Sacrifice was
the Watchword Of the New Frontier but about all the
Kennedy administration has given far weather
Utraconservative fellow who the only
agency he faVors is to abolish Federal agencies
Misery may love but after three days nobody
else does.
One modern artist has thriving arrangement with a
psychlaSt II customer is sick of his
paintings he sends him his anayst-and they split
the fee.
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FotefuI Test for Porty's Chances
To Regain Control Seen

Political problems of extra
ordinary delicacy confront
both parties in this election
year session Of Congress.
The Republicans go in with
a single objective; To produce
a real opportunity to regain
control of the House of Rep
reSentatiVeS in November's
congressional elections. CRe-
publican control of the SEN
ate is quite out of reach,
this year at least).
But a great deal more than
just House control is at
stake. The most realistic
G. o. P. leaders privately be-
lieVe that without such a
House success their party's
chances for defeating Presi-
dent Kennedy in 1864 will be
extremely thin, barring some
catastrophe self defeating
action by the administration
which nobody really expects.
The Republicans know, in
short, that for them this ses-
sion is the pay-off. They
therefore walk with the most
marked caution ever shown
by an out-of power party
within this correspondents
memory.
They know that ma jor polls
continue to show a popularity
for President Kennedy not
exceeded even by the redoubt-
able President Eisenhow-
er. They think, therefore,
that violent attacks on Mr..
Kennedy himself would be
highly dangerous. These
might injure rather than help
the G. o. P, as occasional un-
duly partisan Democratic at
tacks on Mr.. Eisenhower hurt
the Democrats. On the other
hand, they have the normal
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obligation of an opposition to
oppose, within rational limits.
And they also have the
practical necessity to make
some party record of their
own to offer in November as
an alternative to Democrats.
1t thus may be safely pre-
dicted that Republican criti-
ciSm of-and Republican re-
SlStance to President Ken
nedy personally will be quite
muted. The G. o. P, instead,
will find targets of lesser
power and position within
the Democratic hierarchy.
This tactic is dictated by
political necessity and also by
simple reality. For Mr.. Ken
nedy'S perSistently high
standing in the polls is not
just with the voters. He and
all his top people are gen.
timely strong in Congress
among Republicans as we'll
as Democrats because they
are liked and trusted there,
II not always agreed with.
This cannot really be said
for some of the lower-level
administration people, espe-
cially some who sprang into
public life from academic or
other pursuits not relevant
to practical politics. Indeed,
the Presidents one real vul-
nerability lies at this lower
level.
And while the Republicans
have a single minded political
objective in this Congress-
so to conduct themselves as
to win party favor in No
vember the Democratic OBJ
jective is less direct. The
Democrats are actually con-
cerned more with holding
their own than hoping for
great expansions in their
House strength.
The Presidents personal
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President Kennedy has de-
livered a we'll written, work
manlike state-of f-the- Union
message. Congress responded
tepidly. The drama and the
conflict come later in COM
mittee rooms, in private hud-
dies and in an occasional
close roll call.
There was no reason to
expect anything else in the
1862 conformation of Presi-
dent and Congress. The bat
tie lines had been drawn be-
fore he came to the Hill,
and he already had dismissed
the militant attack, the from
tai approach.
All the surprise expressed
on the sidelines was directed
at the fact that the young
President should defer so
much to the power of that
older generation which he
so often has declared must
give way. 1t is true that the
customs and rules of Con-
gresS eXalt seniority, but
there is not the slightest rea-
son to believe the American
people are resisting a take
over by the President and his
contemporaries.
Some observers believe the
President does not know his
own strength. Republican
conservatives are among those
suggesting that the extremist
rights power to obstruct is
a myth.
In some respects as seen
In Congress it is certainly
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on the Faulk'S 14th wedding an
niverSary, prompting Mrs. Faux
to say: ITS the incest present
I could have got"
Mr.. Faux described the
trials outcome as the most un-
believable thing. I feel very ex-
cited at what this may mean
to the country"
During the trial. Mr.. Faulk
was described as the third or
fourth leading performer in
the New York area. He con-
Quoted programs on radio and
television for the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Charges False Accusation
Aware was incorporated in
1858 with the avowed aim of
combating the Communist
conspiracy in entertainment
communications"
Mr.. Faulk charged that a
bulletin of Aware, published,
February 10, 1856, falsely &C
cuSed him Of pro-Communist
sympathies. He said Hartnett
prepared the material and
johnson was instrumental in
distributing it to broadcasting
and advertising executives.
In his summation, Mr.. Faulk's
attorney, Louis Nizer, described
the defendants as vigilantes
and said: Let the word go out
that this kind of thing must be
stopped"
Evening star., 1962-06-29
Smuthers Warns
Of Amendments
To Tax Bill

Senator Smathers, Demo-
crat of Florida, a member of
the Senate Finance Committee
warned the administration yes
terday that its tax revision bill
is lin deep trouble" but could
be passed if substantially re-
viSed. The measure is designed
to help business by granting
investment tax credits. with
the revenue loss to be offset by
withholding taxes on interest
and dividends.
The Senator indicated he
favored major changes in the
investment credit, the with
holding provisions, and in the
taxation of foreign subsidiaries
in order to get the bill through.
He said the modified bill
would bring in an additional
$1.2 billion in revenue and
pave the way for a cut later
in personal income taxes. When
that time comes. he said, he
would favor reducing the in
come take rate in the bottom
bracket from 20 per cent to
18 per cent, with proportionate
cuts along the line that would
bring the top rate down from
81 to 80 per cent.
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S3.5 Million Awarded
Performer 7 ogged' Red

NEW YORK, June 29 CAP)
John Henry Faulk, former
radio and TV performer, was
awarded $35 million libel dam
ages last night on his charge
that linking him to a Commu-
mist conspiracy destroyed his
broadcaSting career.
After celebrating four hours
after an 1l-week trial, the jury,
by an II to l vote, found for
Mr.. Faulk against the publica-
tion Aware, Inc; Vincent w.
Hartnett. one Of its directors,
and the late Laurence A. John
son, operator Of a chain of su-
permarkets in Syracuse. N. Y.
Mr.. johnson, excused from
attending the trial because of
i'll health. died Wednesday in
a Bronx motel.
The panel of eight men and
four women awarded Mr..
Faulk a total Of 81 million con-
pensatory damages divided
among all three defendants
and punitive damages of SIPS
million each from Aware and
Hartnett. The judge had ruled
that no punitive damages
could be collected from John
sons estate.
Sought 81 Million
Mr.. Faulk's counsel had
asked an award of 81 million.
The award was believed to be
one Of the largest libel verdictS
in the history of this area.
Defense attorneys said they
definitely will appeal.
The verdict was handed down
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further than the House in re-
serving for possible return to
Cuba its old quota, If and
when the Cuban people get
rid Of the Communist regime
there.
Ordinarily, the extension of
the law on renegotiation of de-
tense contracts would 60
through without debate, but
the Senate m de several
amendments that may produce
another contest with the House.
Excise Taxes Continued
Meanwhile, the President
signed into law yesterday the
bill extending 81 billion worth
of corporation and excise taxes
for another year. The bill
repealS the 10 per cent travel
tax on railroads and buses and
cuts the tax from 10 to S per
cent on air travel as of No
vember 10.
Before approving the $308
billion debt ceiling yesterday,
to continue until next March,
administration forces be a t
down several Republican at
tempts to fix a lower figure.
The test came on a move by
Senator John J. Williams, Re
publican Of Delaware, to make
it $306 billion. This was de-
feated, 81 to 81.
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Settlement
House
500 Daily

More than 500 children a day
are expected to use the new
Northwest Settlement House,
dedicated yesterday at 458
Ridge street NV.
Located at the southeastern
edge Of the second police pre-
cinct. the new S35.OOO cement
building replaces an old facility
at SIS NJ street NV. which
was used by the settlement
house for % years.
The new one-story modern
structure contains three COM
munity activity rooms. two
staff offices. a library or reau-
ing room. a kitchen and two
fenced-in outside play areas for
CnllQTen.
Built with volunteer contrib
utions, including $4,000 from
the Eugene and Agnes Meyer
Foundation. the building is de-
signed to serve the central
downtown community.
A settlement house play
ground at Fifth and Ridge
streets was opened in October
1861. Construction of the near
by building began last January
The facility's programs in
clude practical care of chill
dren. advice to their parents
neighborhood projects, summer
camps for children and creative
arts classes.
Three-quarters of operating
expenses of the settlement
house are provided each yeal
by the United GiverS Fund.
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States to the 11th session OF
the United Nations General
Assembly.
Mrs. Rosenberg, who has
been close to New York Gov.
Nelson Rockefeller and at times
has served as one of his ad-
visorS. despite her Democratic
connections, also was a consult
ant to Franklin D. Roosevelt
when he was Governor Of New
York.
During World War II, she
served as regional director of
the War Manpower Commits
sion - a prime factor in her
1850 appointment as Assistant
Secretary Of Defense to spe-
cialize in manpower and per-
sonnel policy.
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HumphreySee
Mid-September
Adjournment

Senate Majority Whip Hum
phrey last night predicted that
the current 87th Congress will
not adjourn before September
Is.
Speaking before a dinner
meeting Of the Young Demo-
cratic Club of Washington.
Senator Humphrey said Con-
gress has at least another 2l2
months of work to do before it
can think Of going home"
The Minnesota Democrat said
Congress must act on such
Kennedy administration pro-
grams as health and hospital
care. tax reform. and aid to
education before it can adjourn.
The American people want
action. not reaction" Senator
Humphrey said. They want
to go forward, not backward.
He warned that amy major
part of the administration
program that is blocked by
obStructionism will be up for
political decision at the ballot
box in November"
One of the items not passed
by Congress as yet, Senator
Humphrey said. is a money
bill that would provide new
and additional textbooks for
District school children.
There are going to be new
textbooks in the District school
system" Senator Humphrey
said, even if I have to per-
Sonally fight on the Senate
floor for them"
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eral agencies because Congress
has not passed any of the regu-
lar appropriation bills for the
new year.
The other was an increase
in the national debt limit from
$500 billion to $308 billion for
nine months of the new year,
which Treasury officials say Is
essential to meet the expendi-
lures anticipated during that
period.
Both chambers were rushing
today to clean up a few other
June 80 deadline bills in the
hope Of avoiding a Saturday
session.
Prestige Battle RACES
Although the two houses
acted quickly yesterday to meet
Government payrolls and other
routine expenses during July,
the leaders were no closer to a
settlement Of the battle for
prestige between the two APP
preparation Committees, which
has blocked all progress on the
regular supply bills.
Emergency bills on which the
two houses hope to reach
agreement today are:
Extension of the authority
to renegotiate defense con-
tracts, which has not yet passed
the Senate.
Extension Of the Export Con-
troll Act. which is back in con-
ference because of a dispute
over how far to go in barring
shipments of goods to Commu-
nist-controlled countries.
A third big bill. revising the
foreign and domestic sugar
quotas. is still tied up in con-
ference and may not be settled
this week. Although the pres
ent Sugar Act expires tomorrow
night, Government officials
have advised Senators that no
serious consequences would en-
sue if the new law is not en-
acted for few days.
Sugar Quota Action Possible
There was speculation that
the President might be able to
issue a proclamation regulating
sugar quotas pending final con-
greSSional action. The two
houses are in disagreement
over whether to make specific
ALLEGATION to other nations of
the quota formerly allotted to
Cuba, or let the President dis
tribute this quota as he deems
proper.
The Senate bill also goes
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to bear out expectations here
that the United States faces
grave difficulties in arranging
for continued use of the bases.
Mr.. Salazar had been extreme
ly diSpleaSed with American
policy toward Portugals colo
nial possessions.
Diplomatic reports which
preceded Mr.. RuSk here de-
Scribed him as being convinced
after his talks with European
leaders that efforts to settle
outstanding NATO problems
must await a final decision on
Britain's application for men,
DerShip in the European Com
mon Market.
Negotiations on the British
role In the market are now
under way and presently DOM
mate allied politics in Europe.
The United States strongly
supports British membership
as a move that should lead
to greater political integration
of the Western European allies.
On another point about
which there has been some
misunderstanding in Europe.
according to United States
officials. Mr.. RuSk emphasized
that Washington favors the
closest possible link between
France and West Germany
within the Atlantic alliance.
1t does not seek to weaken or
destroy French-Gerinan ties in
any respect. he said.
Probably the most serious of
the long range problems which
occupied him during his tour
was the eventual development
of some kind Of new nuclear
weapon partnership among the
NATO powers which would in
clude the United States, Britain
and France and provide a role
for West Germany.
French leaders are under
stood to have told Mr.. RuSk
that French developments in
the nuclear field have not yet
reached the point where dis
cuSsionS in this field are prac-
tical; in summary, France is
not yet a nuclear military pow
er. When it has reached that
position, French leaders have
promised, France will be willing
to talk about co-ordinating
strategy. Thus, while Mr..
Rusk's discussion cleared the
air somewhat on this issue, the
basic problem of the nuclear
future of the North Atlantic
Alliance remained.
/ Mr.. RuSk'S trip took him also
to Bonn, the capital of West
Germany, and to Berlin. as
well as to Rome and London.
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Hoffman, Anna Rosenberg
To Be Married Next Month

Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg. first
woman Assistant Secretary of
Defense and longtime power
in New York Democratic poll
tics. will marry Paul Hoffman,
Republican who helped shape
the Marshall Plan and is now
director Of the United Nations
Special Fund.
The marriage will take place,
probably in New York. on Mrs.
Rosenberg's 61St birthday, July
49, Mr.. Hoffman is II.
The wedding plans were con-
firmed by Mrs. Rosenberg's
son. Thomas. who is associated
with his mother in the New
York public and industrial re-
lationS firm known as Anna
NJ. Rosenberg Associates. He
said the wedding would be a
small private affair.
Leaves for Geneva
Mr.. Hoffman. who has served
the United Nations in various
capacities, left for Europe to-
day to make a speech in Ge-
neva, Switzerland, but is ex-
pected back early in July.
Mr.. Rosenberg said his mother
and Mr.. Hoffman had known
each other for many years.
Mrs. Rosenberg and her hus-
band had been separated with
out legal action in 1856, but
she obtained a divorce last
week. Mr.. Hoffman has been
a widoWer since his wife died
a year ago after a long illness.
Mrs. Rosenberg has only the
one son but Mr.. Hoffman has
seven children.
Although Mrs. Rosenberg
and Mr.. Hoffman are of diff
ferent political parties, both
have been identified with the
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liberal wing of their parties
and have served the Govern
ment on occasion when the
opposite party was in power.
Named by Truman
President Truman picked
Mr.. Hoffman. then president of
the Studebaker Corp, to serve
as administrator of the Eco
nomic Cooperation Admins
tration, the Marshall Plan or
ganization. Mr.. Hoffman was
president and director Of the
Ford Foundation after his ECA
service. He returned to the
Studebaker Corp. as chairman
of the board but resigned in
1856 when he was named as
representative of the United