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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08
Grim Reminder

Just the other day, the President
sent letter to the appropriate commit
tee chairmen in Congress urging them
to get on with legislation necessary
to establish large-Scale fallout shelter
program. A recent dispatch from Lon
don, however, comes as grim reminder
that there may be much more than fall
out to fear if the leaders" of this
gravely threatened world eventually de-
eide to destroy it.
At man named George Bacon died
in London of the pneumonia plague
form of the "black death" which swept
Europe in the Middle Ages. Mr.. Bacon
had been working at British research
center in germ warfare-and he is not
the first to die in this little-known
and ghastlier means of destroying man
kind.
Somehow-preciSely how is not
known-Mr. Bacon became infected.
And British health officials are main
tanning close watch on AZ people he Is
known to have been in contact with dur
ing the period in which they might have
been exposed to infection. Small won
der! For the Associated Press says that
a few ounces of some of the germs
handled at the research center where
Mr.. Bacon came to the end of his road
are 'virulent enough to wipe out whole
populations"
Some comfort may be derived, no
doubt, from the fact that germ war
fare-despite some false Communist &C
cusations-has not become an accepted
instrument of military policy. The fear
of retaliation, we suppose, has acted as
an effective deterrent on all nations
possessing these dreadful means of hu-
man destruction. But if Russia, for ex-
ample, should decide to attack the
United States with nuclear weapons,
and accept the retaliatory consequences,
why would they hesitate to use the germ,
or biological, weapons which certainly
are in their arsenal? And If they would
not heSitate-if we face the possibility
of being wiped out by few ounces of the
kind of thing which killed George Bacon
why this frantic quest for some place
to hide from radioactive fallout?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08
Man on the Loose

One of the little unsolved mysteries
of life is how a convict, with repeated
long sentences chalked against him,
still is able to breathe free air. Such
a case has just arisen here when a man
with at least two life sentences for kid
MAPPING, as we'll as other long sentences
for assault and robbery, showed up at,
of all places, the Mayflower Hotel He
had only SIS when police found him
unconscious in hallway. Law enforce
ment agencies are curious as to how the
man, with IA arrests to his credit, was
on the loose. If they find out, we'd like
to know, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08
SLIGO Creek

Richard Tannen'S tnougnL-
full letter on Sligo Greek was
a bit misleading.
On personal inspection OF
the situation. I found that
the sewage outlet" referred
to in the letter is actually the
end of a storm drainage pipe.
which discharges into Sligo
Greek. The pipeline collects
storm water runoff from
residential properties in this
area Of Silver Spring. In
spection of the drain indi-
Gates that some maintenance
work can be done to alleviate
the drainage pool" prob
lem, and we appreciate the
writer calling this matter to
our attention.
However, in view Of the
fact that this commission
has spent millions Of dollars
over the years in developing
a regional sewage collection
and disposal system in the
stream valleys of suburban
Maryland, we want to em-
phasize that the cited prob
lem in Sligo Greek is not one
Of sewage pollution.
AS sanitary sewers In these
stream valleys approach
capacity because of popula-
ton increases and rising per
capita requirements, the
Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission plans and
schedules relief sewers, which
augment the capacities Of ex-
listing lines and protect these
waterways against pollution.
For example, in the Sligo
Greek Valley, the WSSC has
foreseen the need Of aug
mentation of the sewer be-
tween New Hampshire avenue
and Carroll avenue. This
00-foot-long section Of re-
lief sewer is expected to
appear in the commissioner
revised and up-dated five
year program when it is pro-
posed by the WSSC chief
engineer later this month.
The investment the WSSC
has made in development OF
its regional system and the
dividends which have beer
paid in the form of pollution
control are important to the
proper and healthful devel-
opment Of the entire Wash
ington Metropolitan Area
This is one good reason the
commission has been vitality
interested for many months
in obtaining clearance tt
proceed with the construction
OF the Rock Creek reliei
sewer in the District Of
Columbia.
Arthur P. Brigham,
Public information officer
Washington Suburban San.
itary Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

Q. What volcano other than
Mount Katmai may have
erupted in Alaska in 1872
S.H. 3.
A. Early in 1856, research
by two University Of Califor-,
mia biologists indicated that.
Mount Novarupta, six miles
from Katmai, may have been
the volcano which exploded.
rather than Mount Katmai.
The biologists suggested that,
there may have been an un-i
derground connection be-
tween the two mountains,
and that the violence Of the
Novarupta explosion may
have caused Katmai to cave
in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensG-
ton. Those not used iDill be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied BY self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08
Pause in History-Mokinq

LII al eNUIuIl0IldEy movement as
deeply complicated as the economic, and
perhaps political, Indignation of Western
Europe it is logical to expect delays
breathing spells, at the leaSt-during
which proposals without precedent may
be reviewed or revised.
This has happened now with re-
Spect to Britain's bid for association
with the Common Market, the CONT
mental Six-nation bloc that has thus
far achieved remarkable success through
a coordination of economic endeavor
There is disappointment in many
quarters, though UNDERSTANDABLE not in
all, that the intensive negotiations of
recent months came to a halt during
the past week end in an atmosphere
of WEAKNESS and evaporation, Just
when agreement had seemed close at
hand. 1t is not by any means assured,
however, that delay implies defeat or
that disappointment should be magni-
fled into diSrnay.
Specifically, the issue which led to
receSSing the talks until later this year,
tentatively until October, is that of
policy on trade in farm products. On
Britain'S side, it is an issue involving
economics, sentiment and politics. Di-
rectly affected would be the economic
welfare of three major Commonwealth
memberS-Canada, Australia and New
Zealand-who have had free access to
Britain'S home market for much of their
production in foodStuffs. 1t is freedom
that would come under gradual reStric-
ton under proposed terms for British
acceptance into the Common Market
bloc, and efforts to work out compen-
Sating guarantees ran aground. For
the British governments negotiating
team the home-Side elements of Senti-
ment and politics were inextricably
bound together. Loyalty and affection
for these three Commonwealth members
in particular are strong in the United
Kingdom, and charge that they were
being sold short" could be politically
disastrous to Prime Minister Macmillan
and his Conservative Party-which is,
as matter of fact already divided on
the question of utilization with the
Common Market.
For their part, the Continental Six
offered reasonable opportunities" for
exporters of foodstuffs, but declined to
go as far in the wording of this offer as
Britain wished. France and West Ger
many, in particular, have large stake
in protection of their own agricultural
induStrieS-on the whole, higher in costs
and higher priced in the commodities
which would flow from the Com
monwealth members. Even so, it was
a late-at-night technical question on
disposition of import levies on farm
products that prompted all sides to re-
cess the negotiations.
With all this, the months of con-
versations have brought important" pro-
viSionai concessions from both sides
and laid foundation on which the
talks may be resumed. The problems
will not go away, but never before has
there been such thorough examina-
ton of terms and mutual advantages
in coordination of free Europes great
resources The dream of Indignation has
acquired impressive substance in the
very recent years, and it is too early to
assume it is about to fade away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08

understood military genius
but because he was very
largely the victim Of circum-
stances over which he had no
control. The case Is we'll
made and convincing though
Mr.. Hilbert passes rather
easily over the deep con-
servatism which caused Lord
Raglan to defend the sys-
tenn itself despite his criti-
cism Of its operation.
Lord Raglan Is at the CEN
ter Of the book but primar-
lily - indeed almost exclu-
sively-in his capacity as the
central figure Of an unfor-
tunate though ultimately
victorious military campaign.
ONCE IN A WHILE, Mr..
Hilbert permits O brief
glance at the surface mani
festation Of q curious trait
Of his hero's character. "At
the sight Of his erect figure.
they (the men Of the Army
would rush towards him wav-
ing and cheering. Acutely
embarrassed by such displays
Of feeling he would 60 to
absurd lengths to avoid them,
making long detours round
working-parties with an
enormous scarf round his
ears and mouth. He even
rode away from men who ran
towards him wanting to give
him q cheer or hoping to
get in return q few words
Of encouragement or praise"
A strange quality fof q
general. But Lord Raglan had
another. allied popularity.
His letters and dispatches
are often full Of understate-
ments which q heavily at
tackled and almost panic
stricken Government found
no difficulty later in present.
ing to Parliament and the
country as deliberate deceps
tions. His reasons for this
studied understatement Of
his needs and difficulties,
however. unlike his refusal
to accept the noisy affection
Of his men, were based on
something more than per-
sonal prejudice and the sus-
capabilities Of an essentially
reticent temperament"
No doubt. But the tenn
permanent itself is deserving
Of more investigation. For
Mr.. Hibbert's book Is not,
after all, q history Of the
Crimean War-there are
quite q few Of those already
but q study Of Lord Rag
Ian. =
Nevertheless, the life Of
the mid-19th century British
Army comes alive. And there
is much interesting detail,
including. among other
things, an explanation Of the
absurd error that led to the
heroic charge Of the Light
Brigade. \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08
Teacher Pay Spiral

AS a resident Of Prince
Georges County. I appreciate
the action of the County
Commissioners in holding the
latest county tax increase to
a very nominal amount. This
Is indicative of good business
management and a desire to
protect the interests Of the
taxpayer.
There is serious question,
however, as to how long the
tax line can be held as long
as teacher salary scales are
forced upward by artificial
pressures. This is one Of the
largest items In the budget Of
any Of the local jurisdictions
prince Georges, Montgomery
and Arlington Counties, and
the District of Columbia).
Unless it is stabilized taxes
will continue to spiral up
ward.
The strategy Of the teacher
organizations and their fran
tic supporters is to force
salary scales upward in one
jurisdiction, sit back while
other Jurisdictions follow suit
to remain competitive, then
begin the process all over
again elsewhere. For exam
pie, a breakthrough is made
in Montg ON cry County.
Prince Georges County fol-
lows suit out Of necessity.
The District then raises its
teacher salaries above both,
or Arlington does. Then it is
the turn Of Montgomery to
raise its salaries to offset the
higher salaries elsewhere.
Prince Georges is compelled
to do the same. And on and
on it goes, where it stops
nobody knows. Only teach
ers benefit. Taxpayers always
lose.
I am proposing that a COM
mittee or council represent
ing the three counties and the
District of Columbia be
established, to meet regularly
and often enough to agree
on fair and comparable
teacher salary scales which
would apply in all jurisdic-
tions. In this manner the
relentless pressure for higher
salaries in any one jurisdic-
ton - thereby setting the
stage for another round Of
higher salaries and higher
taxes everywhere-would be
neutralized. Since salaries
would be comparable, each
jurisdiction will get the
teachers it needs, and there
would be little of the job
hopping from one jurisdiction
to another which is so costly
to the taxpayer.
I suggest that residents of
the four Jurisdictions write
their governing body. and ex-
press support of this plan. A
solution to this problem must
p be found. If it is allowed to
continue uncontrolled, an in
creasingly heavy burden will
be placed on taxpayers for
years to come.
John A. George.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08
THE PASSING SCENE
Setback on the Common Market

deeper political ties - with
Canada. Australia and New
Zealand.
The true harm that has
been done here Is not 90
much to the substance Of the
negotiations Is to their ap-
pearance. The harm, In q
word, is more political than
economic.
Dark Interpretation
The French have been al
lowing, If not actually
promoting. interpretations Of
the current negotiations so
extreme as to feed the con-
cluSion that something ap-
preaching disaster has be-
fallen the British attempt to
enter without national humil-
iation and without breaking
up the commonwealth.
Any such view, on the plain
facts of the case. Is nonsense.
This was only one inning in
q long ball game, even though
admittedly a bad inning for
Britain. Wholly reliable Brit
ish information to this col
umnist in no way supports
any notion Of any irreparable
reverse. All the same, Brit
ish leaders fear-and sound
ly fear-that in England, it
self, these scare accounts may
enlarge and embolden the al
ready-bitter opposition to the
Common Market from among
the m ore tradition-minded
members Of Prime Minister
Macmillan's own party.
These leaders are concerned
that the British public, itself,
may be led to believe that
the Frogs and the Huns
the vulgar terms in pub and
street for the French and
GermanS-are determined to
do Britain in. Given any such
emotional national climate,
the British people will say to
hell with the Common Mar
ket, economics or no econo-
mics.
And 1t is extremely doubt
full that in such q state of
public feeling Mr.. Macmillan
could ever put through Brit
ish entry. even assuming the
French should become more
generous in their terms for
her joining the club. Already,
Mr.. Macmillan has been ask
ing his people to accept Q new
European leadership fro m
the country that started the
last war, Germany, and from
the country that fought it SC
briefly and so poorly, France
Already. he has had troubles
enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08
Riqht of Privacy

It is reported that Black
Muslin convicts asked for
segregation and were granted
that right. Would it be trea-
sonable to ask why the same
right of privacy should not
be granted to decent law
abiding citizens?
Elmer C.. Helm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08

Our Governme emit Is
earnestly accentuating the
positive and the British gov
eminent is patiently spread
ing the balm Of calm all over
the place.
Nevertheless, an unhappy
fact will not down. The
abrupt suspension for two
months Of all negotiations to
let Britain into the European
Common Market on hvable
terms has hit q dangerous
blow to this whole great en-
terprise to strengthen the
Western world.
Nor has it left the United
States untouched. We do not
intend actually to go into the
Common Market. But we do
intend to associate closely
with it, If only because we
must, considering the vast
new community of trade 1t
has raised. We would not
necessarily be out of 1t, even
if the British were frozen out.
But we should find such q
situation awkward. to say
the least.
Moreover. the exclusion Of
Britain might complicate. or
even require some rewriting.
of current American legisla-
ton to grant President Ken
nedy wide tariff reducing
powers in order to deal SEN
sibly with the Common Mar
ket. One responsible legisla-
tor in the field. Representa-
tive Henry Reuss Of Wiscon-
sin. already has suggested
that the Kennsdy admins
tration should move for
standby revisions to cover
the possibility Of an excluded
Britain.
Not a Final Collapse
The postponement Of all
real discussions between the
French and German-led
Common Market and Britain,
on how Britain could enter
and still give indispensable
protection to the food i'm
ports from her oldest Com
monwealth associates, by no
means implies a final col
lapse of negotiations. Within
its own realities it is q set
back - but nothing more
No one seriously supposed
that this meeting alone could
resolve all the complication
of what from the very start
has been the one true Brit
ish problem. This is how tt
go into the Common Market
on such terms as not to breal
the old trade ties = and thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-08
A BOOK FOR TODAY
Britoin's Misodventures in Crimeo
By DONALD MINTZ

THE DESTRUCTION OF
LORD RAGLAN, A TRAG-
EDY OF THE CRIAIEAN
WAR, 1S54-55 by Christie
pher Hilbert. 338 pp.,
illus, maps. little, Brown
and Co., $6.50)
General surveys of modern
q history usually like to get
over the Crimean War 1854
So with some dispatch. 1t
put Britain and France on
the same side in a military
campaign, which was some
thing in itself. And the
horrible sufferings Of the
British troops during the
Crimean winter demonstrated
the inadequacy Of the tradi-
tional organization Of the
Army.
The first commander in
chief Of the British troops
was Lord Raglan, born Lord
Fitzroy Somerset. His back
ground included distin-
guished service with the
Duke of wellington.
The gentleman was &C
cordingly a figure Of some
distinction. Yet Christopher
HILBERT tells US that mo
biography Of Lord Raglan
has yet been published. "
THE Destruction Of Lord
Raglan" repairs the omission.
Mr.. HILBERT has had access
to many private collections
of pertinent material as well
as the more usual sources
His intention was obviously
to produce q definitive book
as well as a readable volume
for the general public.
In some ways he has sue
ceeded, in others not.
Certainly the book is
stylistically expert and Mr.
Hilbert is skilled at combin-
ing dramatic summaries oil
sources with a few direct
quotations. Here is part OF
the description of the ghastly
hospital ships:
ALREADY THE SICK
ENING smell Of putrefactior
filled the air, and ordure ant
vomit covered the decks ant
the lice-ridden clothes Of thu
dead and dying. Flies anc
beetles crawled across TIL
slime into the food. Mag
COTS swarmed in fostering
wounds. A staff surgeon
climbed on board the trans
port Caduceus, where there
were more than four hundred
men with cholera, chronic
diarrhea or dysentery ant
found no medical appliance
of any kind were on board,
and yet the crew were busil!
engaged in receiving NOR
sick men. or tying up ant
throwing overheard men whit
had been lifted on deck dead
or had died shortly afte,
leaving the boats.
Mr.. HILBERT traces tn
Crimean campaign up to tn
death of Lord Raglan, which
occurred before the fall o
Sevastopol, with intens
sympathy for both the glor'
and suffering Of its partici
pants. His ostensible hero !
Lord Raglan, and so he TO
cuses on the British, view
ing the other participant
more or less as given facts
The conduct Of the wa
raised an enormous storm Il
London, as well it shout
have. The commander-in
chief Is always fair game Il
such q situation. and Lor'
Raglan had a very bad tim
of 1t. Mr.. HILBERT seeks +
defend him, not on tn
grounds that he was Q mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-22
ADMIRAL
Continued From Page A.

Continued From Page Al
trate figure and fired a third
shot.
Mr.. Tully said the gunman
searched the victims trousers
pockets and started to walk
away. A few feet away, he
changed his mind, returned to
the victim and searched his
pockets a second time.
At this point, Mr.. Tully said,
the gunman fired a fourth shot
into the admiral's body.
Edward Adamic, IS, a friend
of the admiral, told police Ad-
miral Joachim's mother, Mrs.
Elmina Joerrissen, and sister,
Mrs. Kay Helvestine, live in
Miami, Fla. A brother, Phillip,
lives in New York.
Admiral Joachim was a
bachelor.
Served at Eniwetok
Admiral Joachim served as
security officer for Joint Task
Force 7 in the 1913 atomic
tests at Eniwetok Island. From
1913 to 1851 he was stationed
in Washington as personnel
officer for the task group.
AS communications and Sc
curity officer with the Seventh
Fleet in World War II in the
Southwest Pacific, Admiral
Joachim saw duty in Australia,
New Guinea, the Philippines
and Borneo.
His communications links
with guerrilla forces, for which
he was awarded the Legion of
Merit, resulted in the rescue
of escaped prisoners of var and
the destruction of Japanese
shipping. He also handled vital
communications during the
Battle of Leyte Gulf.
His postwar duty after serv-
ice aboard the New Jersey in
cluded assignments as director
of the Armed Forces Press and
Radio Service from 1851 to
1858. He was placed in charge
of the service from 1858 until
shortly before his retirement
at the Ninth Naval District at
Great Lakes, Ill. in 1854.
Admiral Joachim's prewar
service included duty aboard
the battleship New Mexico and
Wyoming. At the Naval Acad-
envy, he was art editor Of the
Lucky Bag" and on the staff
of the Log" He participated
in tennis and track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-22

man in 1947. In four years he
reached the rank of staff
sergeant and was commissioned
in 1852.
He flew 100 missions in Ko-
rea in the F-84 jet and was
awarded the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross. In 1855 he Joined
the Air Force Academy in CO.
dorado as air training officer,
latter returning to flying duty
as an aircraft commander in
a BAT jet bomber with the
Strategic Air Command.
Last January he entered the
test pilot course at Edwards
and was graduated in August.
He is married to the former
Lillian Chatham of Biltmore.
N. c.. and they have three
children.
Also selected for the space
pilot end space engineer pro-
gram were: -
Capt. Charles A. Bassett of
Berea, Ohio; Major Tommie D.
Benefited of jefferson, Tex,
Capt. Joe M. Engle of Chap
man, Kan, Major Neil r. Gar
land of Hicksville, N. Y, Capt.
Edward G. Givens of Quanah,
Tex, Capt. James A. Roman
Of Paris, France and Capt. All
fred H. Uhalt of New Orleans,
La. 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-22
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity y Fair
early this evening followed by
cloudiness, low about 48. Partly
cloudy orrow, becoming
rather windy and turning cooler.
Maryland-Cloudy and not
as cool in the north tonight
with chance Of showers in the
late evening. Low in the 40S.
Variable cloudiness tomorrow, a
few showers in the mountains.
Cooler in the west and turning
cooler tomorrow afternoon in
the east.
Virginia-Partly cloudy to-
night, lowest in the 40s. To-
morrow, variable cloudiness
with cooler temperatures in the
northwest and turning cooler
in the east and south.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-SouthweSt winds
6 to IL knots tonight shifting
tomorrow to northwest winds
at Is to 20 knots. Partly cloudy
tonight and tomorrow with visi-
bility at 10 miles.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
District and Vicinity
October 1927
Temperatures will average