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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-12

1t is obvious that the
alarm caused by the Cuban
crisis is the pretext for re-
viving a civil defense pro-
gram discredited by scien-
lists, community leaders, and
almost abandoned by the
Government itself.
The outbreak of nuclear
war would leave a lifeless
shambles for hundreds of
miles wherever a bomb
struck. No basement, no shell
ter, no precaution except per-
haps vast underground shell
tiers hundreds of feet below
the surface could save a sim
gle life in the vicinity Of
large cities or militarily stra-
tegic locations.
The effects of working with
and supporting our local
civil defense would be as fol-
lows:
/. Most important, by di-
verting our energies to a fu-
tile effort we abandon by
that much a nationwide cam
paign to prevent the out
break of q nuclear war. Peace
is the only shelter!
2. The children would be
terrified at the atomic war
drills and other preparations
to the point where, as has
been reported all over the
country, the suicide of chill
dren and mass hysteria have
occurred.
8. Our national preoccu-
patton with so-called civil
defense measures would. by
its scale and seriousness,
make the outbreak of war
more possible.
Any school principal or
parent participating in civil
defense contributes. for the
most part unwittingly, to a
dangerous sham that under
mines the will and desire Of
our citizens to keep the peace
and work to maintain 1t.
The excuse that we ought
to do something" or that
some lives might be saved"
by protective measures is put
forward without the slight
est understanding Of the ter
rible forces unleashed in a
nuclear war. 1 believe that
both our President and the
Russians have come out Of
the Cuban events with an
increased awareness that ev-
erything humanity possible
must be done quickly to pre-
vent any accident or provo
cation by either side which
might lead to war. We must
devote our time and ener-
gies to strengthening this
awareness, not to losing our
sanity, as well as our lives,
in a mockery of defense.
Alfred Henley.
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Rousselot and Hiestand fit
this description are unac-
ceptable to the American
electorate, and those who
prefer peace to egocentric
national honor" are accept
able, I have genuine fears for
both our national honor and
peace. If history has shown
one thing, it is that appease-
ment preserves neither.
Wilburn L. Moore.
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may be so, but it is likely that Post
Office officials will want clearer in
depreciation from the next Congress.
Meanwhile two facts are apparent: ~
survival Of our railroads is Of major
Importance and (2) faster mail service
is desirable. The perfect settlement
would be distribution of contracts so
equitable that long distance mail could
be sped by air without injury to the
railroads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-12
WATCHING THE. WORLD
ThoIidomide Trial Stirs Europe
By CROSBY S. NOYE!
Foreign Correspondent Of The Star

weighed on the verdict of the
jury it played no part In the
family's original decision. AS
the time no one, including
the doctor, was aware that
thalidomide could be- respon-
sihle for deformed babies.
For all this, however-and
for all the warnings from
physicians, theologians and
legal experts-public opin-
ion was from the outset over
whelmingly in favor of the de-
PENDANTS. In France, news
paper polls showed an IS per
cent majority in favor Of &C
quittal. In Liege itself opin-
ion was virtually unanimous.
And throughout the trial
thousands of letters testified
eloquently to Widespread SYM
pathy for the Vandeputs.
Of these, one Of the most
moving was read in court
shortly before the jury re-
tired to reach its verdict.
Written by a professor at the
Sorbonne in Paris, himself
father of a 15-year-old in
valid daughter, it put the
roblem with shocking
clarity: -
IT only WISH" the professor
wrote, ito bear witness for
a child to make you feel
that apart from the theo-
retical debate there exists a
more simple truth-not made
up of principles or ideas
which resounds with fright
full groans and screams.
"A few smiles growing
rarer as time passes cannot
relieve the continual suffer-
ing. Whatever they say, a
little affection is not enough
to make a child happy.
Even imagining the worst
cruelties of which the courts
have been capable, they are
nothing compared to the tor
lures which these unfortunate
ones endure"
No Crime Recognized
Perhaps in this case, one Of
the most important elements
in the decision was the pc
culiarity of Belgian law which
rules out a suspended SEN
tence. AS it was, the jury had
no option between outright
acquittal and imposing q SEN
tence of a minimum of three
years in prison. Under the
circumstances, this would
have been almost unthink-
able. And the result was that
the jury not only exonerated
all the defendants but found,
in effect, that no crime what
ever had been committed.
Though it may be long de-
bated, the result itself was
not surprising. What was sur
prising-in fact astounding to
veteran observers on the scene
was the explosion of emo
ton that followed the jury's
verdict. In their closing argu-
ments, the lawyers for the
prosecution laid heavy en-
phaSis on the experience of
7,499 other parents of chill,
dren deformed by thalidomide
and argued at length against
the risk of a dangerous pre-
cedent" that might be set.
The verdict and what fol-
lowed amounted to a thunder
Gus rejection of this argument
whose echoes are likely to
spread far in the months to
come.
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PARIS.

PARIS.
1t happens at times that
the misfortunes of simple
people can have the most far
reaching consequences for a
whole society and something
of the sort seems to have
happened with the trial that
ended last week end at Liege
in Belgium.
Certainly few events in re-
cent years have stirred more
people than the misfortune of
Suzanne Vandeput. accused
Of the mercy killing of her
armless, 8-day-old thalido-
mide baby. Her acquittal,
along with that Of her doctor
and three other members of
her family charged with
completely, is certain to have
repercussions that go far
beyond the pitiful individual
case.
There is no doubt that 1t
was a highly popular verdict.
Indeed. the whole week long
trial took place in an atmoS-
phere of such intense public
emotion as to make any OBJ
jective Judgment almost i'm
possible. On several occasions
the courtroom had to be
cleared because Of noisy
demonstrations in favor of
the defendants, Before the
verdict, Belgian police took
special precautions against
riots.
In Belgium and throughout
Europe public debate over
the case reached deafening
proportions. All major news
papers assigned their top re-
porters and columns of space
to the trial. Every facet of
the problem-medical, moral,
theological, legal and senti-
mental-was hashed over in
countless articles and round
table discussions. The Vati-
can itself delivered several
cautious warnings on the
broad issues involved.
Facts Undisputed
The facts, at least, were
never in dispute. Soon after
the birth Of her deformed
daughter last May, Suzanne
Vandeput, together with her
husband, mother and sister
decided in a family council"
that the baby could not be
allowed to live. The problem
was put before the family
doctor, Jacques Casters, who
prescribed a lethal dose of
barbiturate. 1t was admin
istered by the mother her
self in a mixture of honey
and water. The case came to
the attention of the authori-
ties through another doctor
who had learned of the af-
fair by accident.
None of these facts was de-
MED by the accused family or
DR.. Casters. The defense was
quite simply that they had
acted in the best interests Of
the baby with love and cour-
age and that society in all
conscience, could not con-
denim them. eF
II was not even thalidomide
itself that was on trial at
Liege. Suzanne Vandeput had,
in fact. taken the drug under
the Belgian trade name of
Softenon in the early days
OF her pregnancy. But
through this fact may have
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

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letters carry iDriterS' correct
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tiers are subject to condenSa-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-12
White House Pickets

Walking down Pennsylvania
avenue recently I saw a man
picketing in front of the
White House in a khaki uni
form wearing a swastika arm
band. 1t was a disgrace. I
realize that people have the
right to say what they think
and to picket but I think an
exception should be made of
the Presidents official resi-
dence. Congress should pass
a special law preventing pick
citing in front of the White
House. Frank Ben.
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Finds Pay Scales OFF

Wilburn L. Moore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-12
Attacks Defense

Barbara b. Lucas.
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Upsets Cause
Big Shakeup
InGrid Ratings
By the Associated Press

ah~SS~e@ssNS
The rash of weekend upsets
caused the biggest shakeup of
the year today in the college
football rankings but North
western chung to the No. ! po-
sition and found a potential
Rose Bowl rival, Southern Cal
ifornia, breathing down its
neck.
Missouri, Wisconsin and
Minnesota moved into the top
10, replacing Michigan State,
Washington and Auburn, al
though not in the same spots.
The order underwent consider
able juggling.
Behind Northwestern and
Southern California, the Asso-
ciated Press weekly poll placed
Alabama, No. 8; Mississippi,
No. 4; Texas, No. 5; Arkansas,
No. 6; Missouri, No. z; Wis
conSin, No. g.; Louisiana State,
No. 8, and Minnesota, No. 10.
Less First-place Votes
Northwestern, which barely
squeezed past Indiana, 1921,
on a late rally, didn't command
the big block of first-place
votes showered on it a week
ago.
The Wildcats received "a OF
the No. l ballots = less than
half of the 40 cast by a special
panel of sports writer's and
broadcasters - with nine each
going to Alabama and Missis-
sippi; six to Southern Cal and
one to Texas. Southern Cal
1910 winner over Washington
had strong support for the Sec
ond, third and fourth slots.
Points are computed on the
basis of ten for a first-plact
vote, nine for second, etc
Northwestern had 442 points
compared with 400 for the Bis
Six Conference powerhouse.
Alabama fell a notch al.
though it beat Mississippi
State, 900; while Mississippi
moved up from sixth to fourth
; on It's 1877 triumph over Lou
isiana State. The latter plum
meted from No. 4 to No. 9
Texas, which edged Southern
Methodist, 60, stayed in thu
No. 5 spot - the only team
{ except Northwestern to hold it
S position. Arkansas, TIT victo
over Taxas A6SM, climbed from
eighth to sixth. OF the new
= corners, Missouri beat Nebras
D ka, 1877; Wisconsin downe,
S Michigan, 34-12. and Minneso
ia upset Michigan State, 49,
!, Florida knocked Auburn down
. stairs, 1913.
Challenged by Wisconsin
Northwestern's No. / statu
is challenged this week by Wis
consin at Madison. SoutherI
Cal is at Stanford, Alabama /
home with tough Miami, Mis-
sissippi plays host to Chatta
nooga and Texas is at Baylor
Arkansas plays Rice, Missoul
faces Colorado, Louisiana Stat
meets Texas Christian an
Minnesota opposes Iowa.
The top ten rated on a 10
9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, wit
first place votes in paren
thaces and SnasnT1 rnc0rdS.
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DREAM GAME SHAPING UP
Alabama, Ole Miss
May Meet in Bowl

or Mississippi State suddenly
turn giant-killers. Vaught, sec
ond only to Oklahoma's Bud
wilkinson among winning
coaches still active, has never
gotten through a season with
out a loss or a tie. His Rebs
climbed to fourth this week
following their rout of LSU.
Bowl People Silent
The Sugar Bowl people, nat
urally, won't comment for the
record on bowl choices. It's
still too early, and besides,
the NCAA forbids any formal
acceptance or invitations until
a team finishes its season.
Both 'Bama and Ole Miss
wind up on December /.
However, it was learned yes
terday from a source close to
the Sugar Bowl that an in
vitation will go to vaught this
week.
The Mid-Winter Sports AS
ISOLATION, sponsor of the Sugar
Bowl, repeatedly has been send
ing feelers to Bryant also.
Right now, however, it's
Vaught and Bryant doing the
talking. And that's something
. unusual this far before the
regular season ends.
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Tigers Winners
On Three Homers

OSAKA, Japan, (AP).-Norm
Cash, AL Kaline and Dick Nc
Auliffe walloped homers to-
day as the Detroit Tigers de-
feated the Osaka Hanshin Tig-
ers, liza, for their fourth VIC
tory on their exhibition toul
of Japan.
Cash and McAuliffe each hi
two-run homers while Kaline',
was a solo blast among De-
troit's II hits. Cash alst
banged out a double and ;
single for a total of four run
batted in.
Highlander Phil Regal
went the distance for Detroit
yielding nine hits.
Detroit has lost two ant
tied one in their 17-game good
will tour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (AP).-
After years of stunning any
and all forms of post-season
football play, an Army football
team may go to a bowl for the
first time at the end of this
season.
Coach Paul Dietzel, in reveal
ing such a possibility in a talk
yesterday, said there were two
big "ifs."
THE academy's stand on the
matter is unchanged" said the
young mentor who, in his first
year as head coach, has revived
the football fortunes at West
Point. II have been told the
authorities would agree to a
bowl appearance on two condi-
lions.
First, Army must have a
team that would do the acad-
envy credit.
Second, the trip must be
made without inconvenience to
the players OF the academy.
Personally" Dietzel added
I'D like a third condition OF
my own. I'd want the players
to want to play in a bowl game
It should be a reward for 6
team, not a chore."
Army has q record of six vic
tories and one defeat, LOSING
only to Michigan. Sponsors o
the Orange and Gator Bowl
are reported eager to ge
Army's acceptance. The Cadet
have turned down many bids il
the past but judging from Diet
zel's talk the West Point Off
Gals views regarding a bow
game appear to be liberalized.
| A good deal depends of coursI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06
By FRANCIS STANN

the best fighter Clay ever has met The
shrewdest, anyway. Old Archie, drawing on
his experience, just might pop Cassius on
the chin. The young man has been on the
floor against lesser warrior.
If it were almost any other fighter than
Moore, the California match would be held
up to ridicule Archie will be 40 years old,
according to one birth record, next month.
He had been fighting six or seven years be-
fore CasSius was born.
IN ARCHES EARLY DAYS the rank
ing middleweights and light-heaviess
wouldn't meet him. Too tough. He toured
the country fighting for such dubious,
homemade crowns as the Kansas middle
weight TITLE" the Oklahoma middleweight
title" the Missouri, ETC."
After he had grown into a light-heavy,
Moore had to take his talents to other parts
of the world. He fought in Melbourne, Sgd
ney, Adelaide and Tasmania, among other
places He was about 80 (Archie says 36)
when he finally got his chance at the IT'S
pound championship. He beat Joey Maxim
in 1852.
BY 1855 Moore was fighting heavy
weights as well as defending his light
heavy title. He floored Rocky Marciano
before he was stopped In the ninth round
This was the defeat which may have taken
something out of him prior to his kayo by
Patterson in SO.
CLAY NEVER HAS LOST fight but
there are few questions to be answered
His hands and feet are remarkably fast for
a man of his size, but his punch is unmeas-
ured against the better heayyweights. So
is his ability to take good punch. Trainer
Dundee defends his protege, who actually
is owned by a group of wealthy business
men who call themselves the Louisville
Sponsoring Group.
"CaSSius has beaten Alonzo Johnson
Alex Miteff and Sonny Banks Dundee
says. who was Patterson beating, except
for Moore?" Clay talks such a good, bis
fight that some bluffs are suspicious. HI
was in the ring once with Liston-when HI
was introduced on the night Sonny flat
tened Patterson.
Clay put on the gay act, laughing it w
as Liston stared at him balefully Moore
was in the ring, too, and he was skeptical
Take everybody else out of the rint
except Liston and Big Mouth" Archie said
land maybe he won't have such a gooc
time"
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on how Army fares in its re-
games. The Cadets
will have a relative breather
Saturday in Oklahoma State
(2-4) but take on Pittsburgh
next week and, finally, Navy
in the traditional game between
the service teams.
Army, which had a GA rec
ord last year in the last season
of Dale Halls reign as head
coach, has won four in a row
this year after losing to Michi-
gan, TIT, in it's third game OF
the season.
The six Cadet victims have
been Wake Forest, 4O-14; SYRIA
cuse, go; Penn State, 9-6; Vir-
ginia Tech, 20-12; George
Washington, 14-0, and Boston
u, $50.
Army has a "doggone good
team with no special stars,
Dietzel says.
1--WE never coached a team
that has had so much fun anc
worked as hard. I have lots
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Garry Back Camp Asks Special Title Race
Broad CHALLENGE
issued by Price
BY the Associated Press

JACK Price, ouCSpoKen trainer
of Garry Back, challenged the
horse of-the year contenders
today to decide the issue in
a match race in which he would
have Garry Back compete for
peanuts, a cigar, or a drink
of whisky" If necessary.
Price dropped the gauntlet
at the Laurel race track while
prepping Garry Back for the
Washington. D. c.. Interna-
tional there November IL.
Price said he doesn't think
the outcome of the Inter-
national, in which horse-of-
the-year contenders Garry
Back, Beau Purple and Kelso
make up the United States
representation, should have any
bearing on the title.
"If Carry Back comes out of
the International in good
shape" Price said, I'D like to
challenge any remaining horse
of-the-year contenders to a
match race on a dirt track at
the classic mile-and-a-quarter
distance.
Money No Factor
prize money wouldn't be a
factor. I just would like to de-
eide the title. I'd have Garry
Back compete for peanuts, a
cigar, or a drink of whisky.
IF Carry Back isn't the
best" Price continued. II
wouldn't want him to be voted
the best horse. Some others ap-
parently want the title on
technicalities or racing luck" "
Price left no doubt he
thought the battle was between
Garry Back and Kelso-Seeking
an unprecedented third straight
title-despite the late surge of
Beau Purple.
Price also said he felt the
three United States repre-
Sentatives in the International
should finish ahead of the 10
foreign entries.
Three Horse Race
1T should be Garry Back,
Beau Purple and Kelso-not
necessarily in that order-in q
three-horse race" said Price
II can't get very excited about
the foreign entries. Barring &C.
cident, I don't think they car
beat any of U.S."
In head-to-head meeting.
this year, Carry Back whipped
Kelso while winning the Metro.
: politan and Monmouth Handi.
+. caps. Kelso finished ahead O
= Carry Back in the Suburban
I and Man O'War, but boil
stakes were won by Bea,
= Purple.
Garry Back Always Ready
Garry Back is ready for hi
best effort all the time" Pric
: said, "but I certainly can't sa,
S the same for KelSo.
when Garry Back Is beaten
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everybody \says he's a bum.
When Kelso loses, there's al
ways some excuse - like his
blood pressure wasn't just right,
or something like that"
Beau Purple beat Kelso, and
Garry Back was fifth in the
Man O'War. which, like the
international, was run on q
mile-and-a-half grass course
Garry Back never has won on
grass, and never has captured
a race longer than 1A miles
BASED on his performance
in the Man O'War, I CAM
realistically say Carry Back
should be favored in the In.
ternational," Price said. "Ht
would have to have racing lucl
to win. Even If he did, still
think a match race should de.
eide the horse of -the-ye a
championship"
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Texas Punter Hurt

AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 8 (AP) i.
Coach Darrell Royal of Texas
lamented the loss of Punter
Ernie Koy and Defensive End
Knox Nunnally today as he
started preparing his team for
its Southwest Conference game
with Baylor Saturday. Koy and
Nunnally suffered injuries in
the game with Southern Meth
odist. Koy had his left leg
put in a cast.
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lof respect for them and theil
enthusiasm is great"
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VIM LOSE OR DRAW
Boxing Needs Big Win
By Big-ToIking Cossius

1T is AROMATIC that boxing is never
healthy and robust unless the heavyweights
are reasonably impressive, colorful and
active. If this be true the sordid industry
could do with few vitamins At the
moment there is only one standout heavy,
Sonny Liston.
Floyd Patterson, who has been in
secluSion has a contract that calls for a
return with Liston. After that two-minute,
Six-second fiaSco in Chicago it's hard to
work up any enthusiasm for this one.
1ngemar Johansson? When last interviewed
the Swede didn't act as if he were anxious
to meet Lstor. Which brings us to Cassius
Clay.
Ten days from now the most talkative
heavyweight in memory is scheduled to
fight Archie Moore in Los Angeles. If Moore
prevails it will avail the fight racket little
or nothing. Archie is too old and too small
for Liston. He couldn't even handle Patter-
son back in 1885,
The big win for Clay might be mean
ingful He is young and big. If his supreme
confidence is authentic he alone might be
the challenger to stand up to Liston.
CASSIUS MARCELLUS CLAY we'll may
be the fastest heavyweight today. He claims
to be. He also claims to be "the greatest"
Clay has the nerve of burglar. When
Johannson was preparing for his third
match with Patterson, the handsome Negro
from Louisville wangled himself a spot on
Ingo's training agenda.
CaSsius lasted only one day as a spar
ring partner This was Sunday at Miami
Beach. Johansson had come down from his
regular camp at West Palm Beach to relieve
the tourists of a few dollars via a public
workout.
Cocky laughing, Clay had clowned 1t
up. BY comparison, JohanSson looked slow
awkward and inept. When the brief spar
ing stint was over lingo turned to Whitley
Bimstein, his American handler.
Get rid of him" he ordered.
Nothing could have pleased Clay more
What if we had real gloves and the title
was on the line?" he asked.
CLAY AT 20 IS an impatient youth. Hi
goal is to become the youngest heavyweight
champion in history. He still has time tt
beat Patterson in this respect. Floyd was
two months shy of % when he was crowned
But Cassius trainer, Angelo Dundee has
been preaching caution.
Moore, If he hasn't lost it all, will. be
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COTTON BOWL LIST
INCLUDES ARMY

DALLAS, Nov. 6 CAP The
Cotton Bowl, after this week,
can get down to four or five
teams as top prospects for the
January l game, Felix Nc
Knight, chairman of the Sc
lection Committee, said today.
Schools contacted and from
whom the visiting team in the
Cotton Bowl will be selected
are Alabama, Louisiana State,
Georgia Tech, Penn State,
Mississippi, Oregon, Auburn,
Army, Miami, West Virginia,
Maryland and Duke.
Army has indicated it may
accept a bowl bid if it wins its
remaining games.
Mcknight cited such games
las Alabama Georgia Tech