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Evening star., 1962-05-01
LETTERS TO THE STAR

food stores and drug stores
advertise and sell the sets of
shorthandled broom and
long-handled dust pans such
as are used in hotel lobbies
and movie houses to quickly
pick up litter. II convenient
outdoor cleaning equipment
Especially the kind that
requires no bending or stoop-
ing) were available in neigh
borhood stores, I believe peo-
pie would buy and use it.
Mrs. Laura G. Harman
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Enticing mystery Of the
suns family is the veiled
planet Venus - alternatively
morning and evening star.
Some Of this mystery may
be cleared away before the
end Of this year when the
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, ac-
cording to plans being made
at the Goddard Research
Center. launches two space
craft to fly close to this near
est of Earth's neighbors
beyond the moon.
Venus, at its closest ape
proach, Is about 20 million
miles from the earth, ap-
proximately z million miles
closer than the next nearest
neighbor, Mars. It reaches
this near distance in its orbit
about once every 19 months.
It is a little smaller than the
earth and, being closer to the
sun, certainly is somewhat
hotter. The space craft will
be equipped with instruments
to measure both particles and
fields in the space between
this planet and Venus. to
make direct measurements Of
the other planets tempera-
ture and, if favored with the
best of luck, possibly to get
some data on its hidden sur
face. Russians claim to have
had some limited success re-
Gently In this last respect.
In the past there has been
some speculation as to
whether living things Of any
sort can exist on Venus. The
space scientists hardly expect
any definite answer on these
preliminary attempts. They
can speculate quite soundly,
however. that il there Is such
life it must be of a very Diff
ferent nature from any
known on earth.
Essentially all terrestrial
life has two absolute require
ments. water and oxygen. It
also is confined within cer-
tain temperature ranges. It
is highly doubtful if either Of
the essential elements exists
on Venus. ANY water origi-
nally present long since must
have boiled away and become
just steam in space. In the
planets extremely high tenn
Evening star., 1962-05-01
Alcohol Cures

It may nave been uninten-
tional but your headline,
"Clinic Reports Alcohol
Cures" on April Is was mis-
leading. The story certainly
indicates clearly that "the
odds are against an alcoholic
fully recovering :. :"
It is generally recognized
that, so far. alcoholism is an
incurable disease but that
this illness can successfully
be arrested" Stated in. its
simplest terNS, this means
that the alcoholic can arrest
the disease by never again
taking that first drink.
Alcoholics Anonym Gus,
which has had considerable
success in helping alcoholics
arrest" their problem drink
ing, says that SO percent" Of
the alcoholics who come into
AA for help never drink
again; another 25 percent
have further trouble with
alcohol but eventually achieve
complete sobriety, and the
other IS percent just don't
make 1t. The AA figures are
based on this organizations
successful program Of help
, ing about q half million
alcoholics over the past quar-
ter century. The fact remains
that alcoholism Is a tremen-
dous public health problem
probably the third most
serious health problem in the
nation.
The toughest job with the
alcoholic is getting him to
recognize that he has q prob
lem and that only he, him.
self, can do something about
it-with the help Of AA. ap-
propriate medical attention,
or through some agency such
as the Washington Area
Council on Alcoholism. The
Councils fourth annual COM
munity.wide conference on
alcoholism win be held May
Is &tSthe Mayflower Hotel.
This is not to criticize but
simply to say that I believe
any published material that
indicates the alcoholic can be
"cured"-aS he might be
cured of the flu--tends to
encourage the sick problem
drinker to delude himself
into thinking he can continue
to drink. The experience of
Alcoholics Anonymous says
this Just is not so.
Justin Mccarthy,
Member of the Board of Di.
rectors, the Washington
Area Council on Alcoholism.
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Deep in the Heart of

Pen names mdy be used u
letters carry IDTiters' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condeRsG-
ton. Those not used tDiu be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied by self : addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-05-01
THE POLITICAL MILL
Wagner Puzzles New York,PoIiticos
By GOULD LINCOLN

cratic Party, supporting all
their presidential candidates.
including Roosevelt. He was
an enthusiastic supporter of
President Kennedy, both for
the presidential nomination
and for the election. He was
one of the four Democratic
leaders to whom Mayor Wag-
ner sent word Of his intention
not to run for Governor be-
fore he made his announce
ment. The others we're Pres
ident Kennedy, former SEN
ator Herbert Lehman and
william H. McKeon, newly
made Democratic State
Chairman at the instance of
Mayor Wagner. On May 80,
Mr.. Farley win be "A years
old, His age sits lightly and
he is tremendously active in
business and in politics.
Franklin D. Roosevelt jr.,
whose political wings were
clipped in 1854 when he
sought the gubernatorial
nomination against Mr.. Har-
riman and lost and then was
defeated in a race for State
attorney general by the now
Republican Senator Jacob <.
Javits, plunged again into
prominence when he cam
paigned hard for President
Kennedy in West Virginia
and other places in 1860.
Democratic Problems
The Democrats have prob
lens. The nominating pri-
maries and State conventions
candidates for Governor and
Senator are chosen in con-
vention) have been set for
September, leaving only q
brief seven or eight weeks for
the election campaign. This
would seem to necessitate an
early selection by the party
chiefs If a candidate new to
Statewide politics and audi
ences is to be selected. Also,
the Democrats have to con-
slider the Liberal Party Of
New York in picking their
candidates. The Liberals
almost invariably have gone
along with the Democratic
nominees, and the vote on
the Liberal line has some
times meant success or fall
ure for the Democrats, much
as they hate to admit it.
Also, the Democrats, If
they 60 ahead and select q
candidate for Governor at the
behest Of the mayor and/or
President Kennedy and put
him across in the State con-
vention, may be accused Of
"bossism." Mayor Wagner al
ready is regarded as the Dem
ocratic boss of the State, and
he undoubtedly is.
The Republicans have
problems, too. but the selec-
ton Of candidates for Gov
ernor and Senator are not
among them. It's Gov. Rock
efeller and Senator Javits all
the way. One Of their prob
lens is the newly organized
or still organizing - Con-
servative Party, which has
announced its intention to
defeat Gov. Rockefeller and
Sen. Javits. It's sponsors
are conservative Republicans.
Another is no one knows how
deeply the recent Rockefeller
divorce may affect the vot-
ing. It's a fact, however, that
other divorced candidates for
Governor have been elected
among them Averell Har-
riman, the Democrat who
preceded Gov. Rockefeller.
Some Democrats feel that If
they should nominate Mr..
Stratton, also q divorce.
they may lose any advantage
they might otherwise gain on
this issue.
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medal were frightened up. To qualify, a
soldier must have performed a personal
feat Of heroiSm above and beyond the
call Of duty in actual combat with the
enemy" There have been few excep-
tionS to the rule by special act Of Con-
greSS, but the standards for making
this award should remain high, so that
its significance win not be cheapened
Evening star., 1962-05-01
No Choice?

Pity the poor Maryland
voters who are faced with
the task Of electing a Gov
ernor. A nice clean-cut high
school boy would be a well
come change from the fare
that we're offered. Seems
reminiscent Of the last ma
tional election = trying to
choose the lesser of the evils.
Voter.
Evening star., 1962-05-01


New Orleans, under the
stated assumption they would
be happier there and would
find more people there of
like mind?
J. Sam Mewhinney, Jr.
4 Z
The group of 80 Negroes
who may arrive here from
New Orleans are not nil
grants-they are refugees.
What is more, they are paid
refugees. This is the "afflu-
ent": society with O venge-
ance.
When I read of the dis
elimination against the Jews
in Soviet Russia, and the
plight Of the refugees fleeing
the Communist countries, /
no longer have the detached
feeling that ! had before
World War II. 1t can happen
here, and it does happen
here. These are our displaced
persons, our refugees. They
are voting with their feet.
Francis G. Murphy.
AH
Before the Civil War, gen.
erous and warm hearted
Northerners, their imagina-
tions fired by Uncle Toms
Cabin" united to help Negro
slaves escape the horrors Of
the Southern plantation
These benefactors provided
an underground railroad
over which the poor Negroes
could be illegally transported
to freedom and happiness III
the North.
Today the great cause Is
not slavery but segregation.
and this time the Northern
sympathizers have the law on
their side. But now the ep-
thusiasm and humanitarian
spirit which opened hearts
and homes to former slaves
seem to have declined! The
Negro migrants to the land Of
free opportunity are not be-
ing received with open arms.
What q pity it Is that gem
erous and warm-hearted
Southerners who are aiding
the poor Negro in his trek to
the pure, sweet air Of the
North, should be condemned
by his Northern brothers for
their humanitarian endea-
vors! What a pity these poor
Negro migrants are being
received so grudgingly when
! all they want Is to share the
integrated bounty Of their
Northern friends!
Harvey HI. Hewitt.
= =
If the kindly councilmen
Of the South who are send
ing impoverished Negro FAM
Kiies into the more hospitable
North really want to do q
good job. they should try to
match the abilities Of the
dispossessed with the labor
needs Of their destinations
Perhaps the Department Of
Labor could supply irforma-
ton as to areas wherein
shortages Of certain types OF
labor exist. Those wishing to
migrate could then be dis
patched to areas where they
might have a fair chance Of
getting work. 04
Giving these economically
desperate people IS expense
money" and shipping them
to regions apparently chosen
at random-or, perhaps, for
publicity value - smacks .
bit Of shooting an astronaut
to Mars with no more pro-
vision for his survival there
than q cup of water and half
a ham sandwich.
Robert L. Eichherg.
Evening star., 1962-05-01

Mayor Robert Z. WagnerS
announcement that he viii
not run for Governor Of
New York against Repubh-
can Gov. Nelson A. Rockefel-
Ter next fall has spurred po-
litical speculation and gossip
to a full gallop.
First, who among a half
dozen Democrats now In po-
litical office can be built
up" in the next six months to
defeat Gov. Rockefeller?
Among these is Representa-
tive Samuel s. Stratton, up
state Democrat, who an
nounced his candidacy
months ago. Others are City
Council President Paul r.
Screvane, District Attorney
Prank D. O'Connor Of
Queens. Deputy Mayor Ed
ward F. Cavanaugh, jr., and
Lloyd K. Garrison, an attor-
ney and member of the
Board of Education.
Second, two big-name
Democrats, one Of whom for
years was q Democratic lead
er in State and national poll
tics-James A. Farley-and
the other, still called "Jun-
ior," son of the late Presi-
dent Franklin d. Roosevelt,
may enter the picture.
Third, does this unequivo-
cal. final and irrevocable"
decision Of the mayor Of New
York preclude an ultimate
draft Of Mr.. Wagner-for the
good Of the party? The may
or said during his campaign
for a third term and since
his election that he was not
and did not intend to be a
candidate for Governor. His
Saturday announcement fol-
lows this line. But what If it
seems impossible by June or
July to find a candidate the
Democrats believe can defeat
Gov. Rockefeller? The mayor
has been considered the
strongest they can put for
ward. A poll recently publi-
cized showed him with 43 per
cent Of the vote, Gov. Rookie
feller with Al, and Is per
cent undecided.
Fourth, how as the Re-
publicans reacting? They are
saying, with some reason,
that the refusal of Mr.. Wag-
ner to run Che is recognized
as the strongest candidate
the Democrats can put in the
field virtually means the
Democrats have given up
hope of defeating Gov.
Rockefeller, that the psychol-
ogy Of the mayors decision
is all in favor Of the Repub-
licans. Other Republicans are
saying they regret Mr.. Wag-
ner's decision, feeling he
would have been compare
lively easy to defeat because
Of the deep split he caused
in the party during the may
orally campaign and since.
Fifth, what will the Ken
nedy administration-partic-
ularly the President - do
now in this New York politi-
cal battle? viii it seek to
win Mr.. Wagner over to make
the race a1Cer all?
Farley Has Strong Pull
It's too early, perhaps, to
hazard answers to any OF
these questions. It's a fact
however, that the name OF
James A. Farley c"Big JIM
has a strong pull with q host
of Democrats in New York
He has been known in the
past as q master politician
Chairman of the Democratic
National and State Commit
tees and Postmaster General
in the first two terms of the
late President Franklin D
Roosevelt, he broke with FDF
when the latter decided tC
run for q third term (that
was ~ years ago). But ht
never broke with the Demo
Evening star., 1962-05-01

Cate.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
CompbeIPs Support Of Griner
Pictured as AFGE Election Deal

president who will add impetus
to Ages quickly rising mem-
bership and influence.
-
JOB CUT URGED-Senator
Hickenlooper of Iowa, chairman
of the Senate Republican Pol
icy Committee, has urged Presi-
dent Kennedy to impose a
freeze on hiring in all but the
absolutely essential" Govern
ment jobs.
Senator Hickenlooper. who
said he was shocked by the
large increase in Federal jobs
during the past few years, said
that such a freeze could cut
Government employment by
half a million jobs.
II do not advocate mass fir
ing Of Government employees,
merely not filling the vacancies
when they leave the Govern
ment service" Senator Hicken-
looper said.
FOREIGN TRAVEL - The
Senate has passed a resolution
that Federal employees on Off
cial foreign travel should use
American airlines instead Of
foreign airlines.
Evening star., 1962-09-09
8 CREWMEN SURVIVE
SIMULATED MOON HOP

three-man crew has survived" simulated week
long flight to the moon and back the Space Agency has
revealed.
The flight took place in stimulation chamber at the
Martin Co. plant northeast of Baltimore Astronaut Alan
Shepard took part in the exercise principal capsule
communication" for two of the days He was not
in the simulator however
The exercise was one of three in the Martin
chamber under contract with the Langley Research
Center Space Administration facility at Hampton Va
Two earlier of 3 days each occurred in May and
June The full-duraon stimulation early in July
The in the simulator-which resembles an
Apollo moonlight capsule in size and shape-was made
up of three NASA civilian test pilots They Donald
L. Malick and Harold E. Ream of Langley and Glenn W.
Stinnett Of hte Ames Research Center of California
In the of the flight the men took turns at
pilot co-pilot and navigator roles, and each made
simulated landing the moons surface in special
one-man capsule designed by Langley scientists
Evening star., 1962-09-09

his support to his longtime
antagonist was because Mr..
Griner had agreed to oppose
the reelection Of Mrs. Esther
johnson as secretary treas
urer. Ironically, Mrs. johnson
won reelection easily.
Mr.. Campbell has been Bit
terly opposed to Mrs. johnson
for a number of years and it's
reported that Mr.. Griner was
the only presidential candidate
who agreed to Mr.. Campbell's
terms.
At any rate, Mr.. Griner's
election threatens to split the
AFGE in two warning factions
and impede the unions con-
siderable progress during the
past few years.
Mr.. Griner, a large man with
a brusque. sometimes bellig-
erent manner, has made many
enemies during his IS years as
AFGE vice president and mem
Der Of its executive council. He
was probably the most contro-
versial member of its executive
board.
On the other hand, Mr.. Grin
er's supporters say he will prove
to be a dedicated, Woodworking
Evening star., 1962-09-09
Miss America Crown
Goes to Ohio Girl, 20
.AP wirephoto

question to each Of the five
finalists.
Jackie was asked "other than
personalities, what has i'm
pressed you most during your
past five days in Atlantic City?"
She replied. IT believe what
has impressed me most in the
last five days is the friendliness
Of all tn epeople in Atlantic
City. Everyone has been SO
nice to me and TO all the girls
so warm-hearted and willing to
do whatever we needed them
to do"
In her talent competition,
wearing a long red gown, she
presented the story Of a girl
wishing to be a Broadway star
like Mary Martin. She sang a
few bars of "These Are a Few
of My Favorite Things"
Her second wish was to be
a dancer-and she danced a
few steps. 4tlt
But her best wish was to be
an actreSs-and she gave a dra-
matte reading.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

= @@%A@N ~ ~ ~. ~ 0CPt
8.-JacQuelyn Jeanne Mayer, o
20-year-old hazel eyed bru-
nette from Ohio, was crowned
Miss America Of 1868 tonight.
Jackie, as she is called, is a
five : foot five Northwestern
University sophomore who
weighs lis pounds and measures
36-22-36.
She succeeded Maria Beale
Fletcher of Ashville, N. c., to
the Nations oldest beauty
crown in the dramatic climax
Of the week-long pageant.
The new queen. an exchange
student to Austria for a year,
plans to complete her educa-
ton at Northwestern and then
pursue 8 career in the theater.
Miss Ohio beamed broadly as
Miss Fletcher placed the crown
on her head. The crowd stood
and cheered wildly while she
took the l67-foot walk down
the runway to the stage.
The other finalists finished
in the following order:
Miss Wisconsin, Joan Mary
Engh.
Miss Texas, Penny Lee Rudd.
Miss South Carolina. Evelyn
Keith Ellis.
Miss Hawaii, Patricia Lei
Anderson.
As the new queen turned to
the stage at the end of the
runway, the first tears rolled
down her cheek.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Mayer Of Sandusky, and
her brother. Jim. and sister,
Beth, were called on stage and
stood with her near the close
Of the coronation.
Before making the final
selection. the judges put one
Evening star., 1962-09-09

American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees members
here are buzzing about the
deal" that outgoing president
James Campbell made in re-
turn for throwing his support
to John Griner, the newly
elected president.
Mr.. Griner, an administra-
tive assistant in the Railroad
Retirement Board in Chicago
and a longtime AFGE vice
president, won by a narrow
margin over Adrian Roberts, q
Labor Department official here.
It's conceded that Mr.. Griner
could not have won except for
Mr.. Campbell's unexpected
support.
The two men had been at
loggerheads for years, but sud-
denly Mr.. Campbell threw his
support to Mr.. Griner. Specu-
lation is that Mr.. Campbell,
who is 10 and was barred from
running for reelection because
of the unions constitutional
age limit for officers, will be
retained by Mr.. Griner as q
conSultant.
But union insiders say the
real reason Mr.. Campbell threw
Evening star., 1962-09-09
D. c. Guordsmen
Actiyoted in 81
Receive Ribbons

A new. red, white and blue
ribbon has been awarded 20
894 members of the District
Of Columbia National Guard
released from active duty in
August after 10 months service
during the Berlin crisis.
Among those receiving the
ribbon were 734 Air National
Guardsmen. members of the
Districts 18th Tactical Fight
er Wing. The remainder are
members Of the 107th or Hath
Engineer Companies Of the
Army National Guard.
The units were called to ac-
tive duty last October and re-
leased last month.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

strategy for the Democratic
candidates.
For example. one on Repre-
sentative Ayres, Republican Of
Ohio, suggests a method by
which the Democratic candi-
date, State Senator Oliver Oca-
SEX, can put Mr.. Ayres "in a
hole" on the issue Of medical
care for the elderly-regardless
of what side the Republican
chooses to take.
The Associated Press yester-
day obtained q copy Of the Har-
ris report on Mr.. Ayres, who
is seeking his seventh term
in Ohio's usually Democratic
l4th district.
Listed Confidential
The 1s-page typed report is
marked confidential = study
no. 1147" and bears this note
mo part Of this study may
be reproduced without the ex-
press permission Of Louis Harris
& Associates, Inc. and in the
event Of unauthorized release,
the Harris organization will
feel free to release 1t ALL"
Mr.. Harris was a key adviser
on strategy to candidate Ken
nedy in 1860 and has done
much political sampling for
him.
The studies are being paid
for by the Committee on Poll
tical Education (COPE). the
political arm Of the AFL-CIO.
and by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
A COPE spokesman said his
organization is sponsoring Har-
ris surveys in Ohio. Michigan.
Tennessee and Illinois.
Broyhill Involved
Campaign contribution rec
ords on file at the Capitol show
the Democratic National Com
mittee paid for studies involv-
ing Republican-held seats in
Virginia and California. And
Republican Florence P. Dwyer,
Representative Of New Jersey.
told q reporter she has seen
parts Of q Harris survey being
done in her district.
The campaign contribution
records, required by law, show
the Democratic committee paid
Mr.. Harris nearly $4,000 IN
the first five months Of this
year. And these files show the
Republicans involved in Vir-
ginia and California. respec-
lively, are Representatives Joel
Broyhill and Bob Wilson.
In addition, the records show
the Democratic committee had
a study made in the 22nd Texas
district, represented by Bob
Casey, a conservative Democrat.
President Kennedy has indi-
Gated he intends to bear down
heavily on the question of med
ical care for the elderly. He
made this clear Just after the
Senate's 52-4S defeat Of his
plan for hospital and nursing
care to be financed through the
social security system.
Senate Advantage Cited
At that time he called for
election of more Democrats,
presumably ones more friendly
to his aims. The Democrats
now hold a $3.50 edge in the
Senate and q 262-174 advan-
tage in the House but the ad-
ministration frequently Is frus-
trated by q combination Of
Republicans and conservative
Southern Democrats.
OF the health care issues In
Mr.. Ayres' district, the Harris
survey says:
There is a way to pin Ayres
to the mast on the medicare
issue. That is for Mr.. Ocasek
Evening star., 1962-09-09

to forthrightly demand imme-
diately to know where Ayres
stands on President Kennedy's
medical care measure Ayres
will likely straddle and say he
is for medical care for the aged
in principle =.
"If Ayres finally comes
around to support the Presi-
dents position unequivocally
then Mr.. Ocasek can make q
case by saying that his district
deserves better than to have
a man in Congress who needs
an election TO make him come
clean on the issues it puts
the burden on Ayres to fight
his way out Of q hole
Mr.. Ayres has opposed the
Kennedy medicare plan, al
though it never came to q vote
in the House this session.
The Harris study advises Mr..
Ocasek to run as q Kennedy
Democrat" but adds that. "sim-
ply invoking the Kennedy name
win not be enough"
While calling Mr.. Ayres a
Congressman who does "the
bidding Of special interests, !"
the poll conceded:
'If the voters 60 to the polls
weighing in their minds the
question, has Congressman
Ayres done a good job or not?'
The outcome can be foretold
now. They will chorus back
alternatives"
The study then. went on to
advise the Democratic candi-
date to catch him (Ayres) on
one. or at most two, major
issues where he is not solid F. !"
The Harris survey advises
Mr.. Ocasek not to ally himself
closely with Ohio's two top
Democrats, Senator Lausche
and Gov. Disable. both seeking
reelection, because Senator
Lausche and Gov. Disable "are
so different from the image Of
the Democratic Party"