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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
Equality in Slavery

Our hats are off, though not very
admiringly, to the Soviet system that
is now boasting how well it has sue
ceeded in putting its women to work.
At the same time, through the per-
ceptive news" columns of Izvestia, it
is drawing what it no doubt believes
are embarrassing comparisons with the
shortcomings of the American way
of life wherein it is simpler to kiss
hand (female) than to give that
hand well-paid job"
In the Communist paradise, L.
vestia reports, there are 1876 million
working women while only % million
are similarly blessed in the United
States. Many of these presumably
happy women are scientists, engineers,
medical workers and so forth. Many
of them, too, IzveStia did not report,
have jobs cleaning streets, shoveling
snow and working in the fields and
factories - occupations which protect
them from the drudgery of staying
home to care for their children or
having to labor over an occasional bridge
table.
The worst that Izvestia seems to
have uncovered in it's penetrating
social study is that there are
few cases of "impolite attitudes" to-
ward the generally carefree Soviet
women. AS illustrations, it reports, re-
gretfully, that not all women or their
families have good apartments (and)
a certain proportion of the women
are referred to as low-paid workers."
Still, it should not be assumed
that we are in complete disagreement
with Izvestia'S findings. Indeed, we
couldn't agree more with it's conclu-
sion that American women under
capitalism will never reach such equal
ity and freedom as Soviet women now
have" Good thing, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
Dairy Price-Supports

Much is said and done to
create a public aWareness of
the magnitude of organized
crime in this country, and in
particular, the millions of
dollars spent each year to
combat the crime SyndicateS.
This certainly is a problem,
and an expensive one, but I
think it suffers by COMPARE
son to another crime being
perpetrated on the taxpayers
of this country, about which
very little is ever said or
done. I refer to the fragrant
misuse of public funds lover
81 billion in the last eight
years. to support an I'M
workable dairy price-support
program, which appears to
be getting out of control.
At a time when I can ill
afford the comparative lux
ury of eating butter, the
Government is buying but
ter and other dairy products
and giving them away. Thus.
as a taxpayer, 1 pay for the
"high-priced spread" one way
or another, whether I use it
or not.
It's high time the admin
iStration and Congress made
a thorough investigation of
this illogical situation. It's
obvious that we can't just
close our eyes and hope it
will go await won't.
Kenneth w Rapp, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
ANA Entry

II the administration plan to pro-
vide medical care for the aged through
social security has done nothing else,
1t has served to stimulate forward
strides in the field of voluntary health
insurance.
Just few weeks ago the develop
ment OF special insurance program
to pay for nationally standardized
program of hospital and nursing home
care was announced by the Blue Cross
system. Now the American Medical
Association and the Association of Blue
Shield Plans have submitted their own
entry for the old folks-a Nation
wide program of uniform surgical and
related medical-care benefits for those
IS and over.
Up to now, Blue Shield coverage
for the elderly has been marked by
variety of locally plans,
among which there has been no con-
sistency in benefits or charges. The
new plan proposes standard rate of
SO per person per month, which pre-
Sumably would pay the full costs of
the listed services to those whose an
nual incomes are $4,000 or less and
for couples with incomes of $4,000 or
less. These scales would cover a great
many elderly couples and individuals.
For those with higher incomes, addi-
tional charges would be permitted at
the discretion of doctors.
Details of neither the Blue Cross
nor Blue Shield programs, particularly
as to coverage, are as yet sufficiently
firm for any sort of conclusive anal
ySis or comparison with alternate pro-
poSalS for the elderly But they rep
resent worthwhile effort to extend
voluntary prepayment insurance into
an area too long neglected In the
medical profession generally, moreover,
the major impetus for such extensions
has come from the District Medical
Society. Without the criticism and in
SiStent nudging of such Washington
physicians as DR.. Donald StubbS, it is
doubtful that the new programs would
have taken form as quickly as they
have.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20

ries a significant portion of
the responsibility for home
nursing in the community.
The insignia Jpn" in ad-
dition to certifying that the
individual has met necessary
requirements for safe and ad-
equate practice, lends a new
prestige to the bearer. 1t is
hoped that all those who
qualify will take advantage
of the opportunity for licen-
sure to assure the protection
of the public, the future
growth and development of
practical nursing and con-
tinued enhancement of the
status of the individual prac-
titioner.
Charles E. Burbridge
Chairman, Consulting Com
mittee for Practical Nurse
Education to D. C. Public
Schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20

says that most colleges have student-aid
programs to help in getting jobs, to
make loans payable after graduation
and otherwise to help the student in
financial straits to pay for his education.
He points out, also, that there are
sundry types of scholarships for those
who can qualify. He concludes with
this cheering note: $50 no matter how
you reason, don't assume that you can't
afford a college education for your
child. Assume that you can't afford not
to afford one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
Pans Pickets

The "fall-out fashion pa
rade" which brought an esti-
mated 1900 women to Wash
ington for the purpose of
picketing the White House in
support of disarmament
could more appropriately
have been reported on The
Star society page.
An unfortunate number of
well-meaning but misguided
citizens are being conned
into participating in pseudo
pacifiSt inspired demonstra-
trationS protesting United
States nuclear testing. Armed
with gutless propositions
c"Better Red than Dead"),
confused appeals ("End the
Nuclear Race - Not the HUI
man Racer, and sick slogans
cSave the Children~ they
advertise to the world their
failure to comprehend COM
munism's blueprint for world
domination.
The Minutemen who raj
lied to the Lexington Green
were ready to give up their
homes, their comfort, their
lives to forge a country that
would guarantee political and
economic freedom to those
who came after them. Where
on the home front do you
find that kind of self-Sacri-
flee today?
I didn't see any Molly
Pitchers or Barbara Fritchies
cShoot, if you must, this old
gray head - But spare your
country's flagD among the
women picketing the White
House.
America was not trans
planted from despotism to
democracy in a Colonial
rocking chair. Mere survival
is not a worthy purpose of a
free people.
We must dedicate ourselves,
as a people, to the achieve
ment of the high and noble
purposes which are ours. Let
us never forget that our ma
tional purposes C"Life, lib
erty, and the pursuit of hap
pinesS") can be achieved only
through a firm national will,
and a national will can exist
only if there is a solid foun-
dation of national character.
George Twigg, III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
Room for All in CoIIeoe

There is encouraging news on the
educational front for young men and
women who really want to 60 to college
but who have feared that doors would
be closed against them either because
of shortage of classroom space or the
high cost of advanced learning Experts
who have looked into these problems
say that, while college congestion is
growing apace, qualified high school
graduates still can gain admission to
college and, if necessary, can meet the
cost through campus and off-campus
work, student loans and various scholar
ship programs.
An optimistic view of the admission
problem has been presented by six
educators in booklet prepared by the
National Education Association. They
found that although every prospective
college applicant may not be accepted
by the college of his choice-or his
parents Choice-there are accredited
colleges somewhere in the Nation"
that will take him. The NEA group
stressed that college does not have
to have UNCOVERED walls to qualify as
good one. Nor is it always advisable
for parents to insist that son or
daughter should go to their own alma
mater. Parents and school counselors
should urge the student to consider
colleges size, location, facilities, cost,
admission requirements and the intel
lectual demands placed on its students
but the final choice, it was stated.
should be left to the applicant And
parents were advised against pushing a
child who does not want to go to college
at all.
AS for the cost problem - one
naturally of concern both to the parents
and the would-be college student
Princeton UniversityS financial aid
officer, writing in the Saturday Evening
Post, cites cases to prove the articles
title, You Can Afford College" The
Princeton official, w. Bradford Craig,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
Forced FEEDING

On January II, 1706, Ben
jamin Franklin was born in
Boston, the man who is the
symbol of thrift, American
free enterprise, and the inspi-
ration for small business men
who ask only that they be
allowed to work out their own
destiny without dictatorship
by government. On July 4,
1776, Benjamin Franklin,
along with the other Found
ing Fathers, took action to
free America from the tyr
amy of King George III and
his absolute government, at
Philadelphia.
Come now the politicians of
Montgomery County, Mary
land, who probably are aware
but not very attentive of the
famous Fifth Amendment of
the United States Constitu-
ton. the latter part of which
reads as follows: nor be de-
prived of life, liberty, of prop
erty, without due process Of
law; nor shall private prop
erty be taken for public use
without just compensation"
Instead of compensating a
small business man for max
ing his property a public &C
commodation, they have ar
bitrarily decreed that he shall
be treated as a common GRIM
inal and thrown in Jail for
6 months if he refuses to
serve a person of a race which
might be personally objec-
tionable to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
Heort-Worminq Deed

The little town of Crossett,
Arkansas, was recently the
scene of one of those big,
"heartful" deeds that usu-
ally escape publicity. c. c.
Barlow, white driver of a
stranded transcontinental
bus, stayed on the vehicle
for two days and nights to
keep it livably warm for a
Negro woman and child.
They could find no other
lodging; he chose to decline
an available Ito HIM hotel
room.
If Mr.. Barlow has been
asked why he served up this
dish of kindness, his answer,
whatever his words, can be
summed up thus: "They, like
me, are human" Mr.. Bar
lows tribe will ever increase,
unrestrained by the irrele-
want genetics of race and the
artificial restrictions of color
or creed.
Acts like his are good for
the Nation. The oneness of
humanity is the basis of de-
mocracy.
]. w. Haywood, jr.
x X \
The Star front page article,
January IL, Town Opens Its
Doors to Stranded Negroes"
made worthwhile human in
tereSt reading.
In this age of automation
and deadly nuclear weapons,
where most humans live in
constant terror, such an in
cident as this, which shows
ones regard for the welfare
of and pursuit of happiness
Of his fellow man, reminds
us of the truly important
values, the basic principles of
mankind.
Mr.. Barlow, the bus driver,
Is an American who has
graSped the principles not
only in the teachings of the
Bible, but those upon which
is founded the democracy in
which we live, though often
we abuse it.
Louise 3. Meekins,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20

In his recent letter, C.
Stanley Lowell claims that
loans to parochial schools
violate a money test for
church state separation"
and asserts that I agree with
him on the adoption of such
a money test"
The fact is that Mr.. Lowell
has used two different def
nitions of a money test" In
his letter of Dec. 8 Mr.. Lowell
stated that the use of pub
lie schools by Protestant
churches involves no question
of church-state separation
because there was payment
to cover any possible
cost to the taxpayers"
He further stated that if
full value is given for value
received. it is hard to see
where church-state .Separa-
ton is involved" These cri-
terra constituted the money
test" to which I referred.
Applying that test to the
proposal of Federal loans to
parochial schools one con-
cludes that the loans are con-
stitutional since they repay
full value for value re-
ceived" and cover any pos
sible cost to the taxpayers"
Confronted with this ap-
plication of his own money
test" Mr.. Lowell now pro-
poses a new test whose critic
rion will be whether or not a
program gives financial ad-
vantage or convenience" to a
church. Despite the vast diff
ference between the two tests
Mr.. Lowell sees no difficulty
in shifting from one to an
other as the situation die
tateS.
Thus using test one, Mr..
Lowell upholds the use of
public schools for purposes of
Protestant worship because
no expense is borne by the
taxpayers. When confronted
with the question of Federal
loans to parochial schools, a
program which also involves
no taxpayer expense, Mr..
Lowell shifts to test two and
condemns the proposal on
the grounds that financial
aid is given a religious insti-
tuition. OF course the use of
public schools by Protestant
churches also violates Mr..
Lowell's second money test"
Certainly it is less expensive
for these churches to rent a
school than to build a church
or rent a hall.
I do not oppose the use Of
public schools by Protestant
churches. This situation is
entirely constitutional for the
First Amendment has always
permitted cooperation be-
tween government and re-
ligion on an impartial basis.
The only reason for mention
ing the subject was to point
out the inconsistency of Mr..
LoWell'S argument.
James A. Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
Opposed to Tests

I am one of those humans
who do not want the United
States to start atmospheric
testing again, as we may
never have another opportu-
nifty to try for another start
at disarmament negotiations.
Our American scientists are
now negating their former
theory, that the 1858 teSt-ban
controls were not workable
because small underground
explosions couldn't be de-
tected, and our scientists are
now insisting that under
ground explosions are of lit
tie value. If this is true there
are no reasons now why the
United States and the Soviet
Union cannot get together
again to negotiate a test ban
treaty and the beginning of
disarmament.
The fact that so small a
test as 5 kilotonS was detected
as far away as Japan would
seem to prove that every ma
ton with its own devices can
now know of any testing by
any other nation and there
fore we do not now need an
inspection system in order to
keep a check on other ma
tions. This removes the one
great point of contention
which up till now has pre-
vented a test-ban agreement.
In any event, the United
States should not resume
atmospheric tests whic h
would further contaminate
the atmosphere and intensity
the arms race, as the United
States does not need to re-
sumo atmospheric tests to be
superior to any other nation.
Mira m Iavio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
VIS7AS IN SCIENCE
Cancer Research Progress Report Isl
By THOMAS r. HENRY

Cancer, although it may
seem confined to a partic-
ular part of the body, is
essentially a malady of the
human being as a whole.
1t is influenced constantly
by changes and reactions in
the internal environment of
its host.
Some factors, such as hor-
moneS, may have a direct
effect on its growth while
others, such as anemias, in
fectionS, heart actions and
even mental reactions may
play a large role in determ-
lining the outcome of treat
ment.
This is stressed in the BIZ
ennial report of the Sloan
Kettering Institute for Can
Ger Research, leading Amer
lean and world organization
in this field.
HOrmOneS Good Example
Hormones, the body's
chemical messengers, offer a
good example, says the re-
port, although effects re-
main far from clear. One
hormone secreted by the pit
uitary gland at the base of
the brain in turn stimulates
the thyroid gland. This hor-
none, with a slight chemical
alteration which apparently
causes it completely to lose
its function, has been ad-
miniStered to experimental
patients. 1t has inhibited to
a large extent hyperthyroid-
ism, toxic goitre and thyroid
cancer. This may have
opened a new approach to
treatment Of the latter con-
dition..
Cancer research often
throws light on other body
malfunctionS. Experiments
with another pituitary secre-
ton, the growth hormone,
threw no particular light on
cancer but opened up new
ways in the treatment of di-
abetes. 1t was found that
removal of the pituitary
gland markedly reduces the
requirement of diabetic pa
tients for insulin. When the
growth hormone is given
normal persons it does not
produce diabetes-like effects,
but only in diabetes.
Effects of removal of the
pituitary gland on breast
cancer continue to be studied.
Several hundred patients
have been treated with this
procedure and there was evil
dence of some remission in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20

about half of them. Yet pit
uitary and breast are far
apart and there is no appar-
ent connection between them.
Cancer often is associated,
for unknown reasons, with
anemia. Institute studies
have shown that this anemia
is the result of premature
death of red cells in the
blood, 1t is hypothesized that
this comes as a result of
premature decline of the
activity of engines within
the red blood cells, in some
way associated with malig-
nancy somewhere in the body.
Current studies are attempt
ing to determine normal val
ueS for the rates of engine
decline in red blood cells
in normal persons. compared
with cancer patients.
Cell Process Studied
MechaniSms of the red cell
destructive process which
may follow sulfa drug treat
ment is under intensive
study. Apparently in such pa
tientS the anemia is not due
to direct destruction of red
cells but, as in cancer to
their premature aging. The
mechanisms which bring this
about are being studied.
Evaluation of new drugs
and reaSSeSSment of some
current pain killers to define
their merits for relieving pain
in cancer patients is being
carried out. 1t was found
that six times as much NOR
phine administered by mouth
is required to produce the
same total effect as when
it is administered intramus-.
cularly. and about Is times
as much as is required to
produce the same peak effect.
Cancer often is accompan-
led by a decline in immunol-
ogical agents against other
maladies. Hence cancer pa
tientS are extremely Suscep-
tible to bacteria and other
diSease-cauSing micro-organ-
iSmS. AS part of the effort
to control infections, virtual
ly all aspects of hospital en-
Vironment have been under
systematic review. A number
of rare bacterial infections
have been observed among
patients, showing their Sus-
ceptibility to micro organisms
that usually do not affect
normal persons. They are
part of the body's whole en-
vironment in which the can
ce- must carry on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
THE POLITICAL MILL
CoIifornio's Ever-Chonqinq Scene
BY GOULD LINCOLN

G. o. P. by about a million, "a
man would be pretty foolish
to mortgage his home to raise
money to bet on Nixon"
against Gov. Brown, as one
aStute politician from the
State put it. This does not
mean that Mr.. Nixon has
no chance of victory, for reg
iStered Democrats do not al
ways vote Democratic as
evidenced by the fact that
Mr.. Nixon carried the State
against Mr.. Kennedy.
Whether the detection Of
young Warren from the
G.. o. P. will hurt Mr.. Nixon's
chances much is question.
Democrats point to the fact
that Chief Justice Warren
was reported to have gone
duck shooting with Gov.
Brown within the last month,
which may or may not have
had any political significance.
The Chief Justice has refused
to mix in politics, however,
since he was appointed to
the Supreme Court by PreSi-
dent Eisenhower in 1858. At
one time, some Republicans
suggested that he be nomi-
mated for President in 1856,
after President Eisenhower
had suffered a heart attack.
The Chief Justice shut down
on that idea with great firm
ness. Republican supporters
OF Mr.. Nixon continue to ex-
press confidence that he will
defeat Gov. Brown in No
vember'S race. They take it
almost for granted that he
will be the party'S nominee.
There has been a great
amount of activity on the
part of conservatives in Cali
fornia. The Democrats fig
ure this will hurt Mr.. Nixon
on the Republican side of the
fence. They also feel that
the old conservative liberal
split in the Democratic Par
ty which plagued them for
many years, has narrowed
greatly. They call Gov. Brown
and Senator Engle "moder-
ate liberals" -Whom the con-
sentative Democrats can we'll
support. Senator Engle, of
course, is not up for election
this year.
Kuchel denomination Likely
Senator Kuchel, Republican
Whip of the Senate, is now
expected to have as his OPP
ponent State Senator Rich
ard Richards, whom he de-
feated by 437,000 votes in
1856 and who ran as very
liberal at that time. Senator
Kuchel has been an Essen
hover progressive. There are
no violent hatreds directed
against him either by the
Democrats or the Re-
publicans, although he has
opposition for the senatorial
nomination from two ultra
conservatives.
Senator Kuchel's renom-
ination appears assured.
While he had the advantage
of running on a ticket with
President Eisenhower when
he defeated Senator Rich
ards in 1856, it will be re-
called that a number of other
Republican Senators had
that same advantage and fell
by the wayside. The Demo-
Gratis increased their lead in
the Senate that year despite
the big victory of Mr.. Eisen-
hover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
Practical Nursinq

It is gratifying to read
Harriet Griffiths' excellently
written news story on prac-
tical nurse licensure that ap-
peared in the January 7. 1862,
issue of The Star. Practical
nursing in this community,
we are happy to note, is at
long last receiving the much
deserved recognition this
honorable endeavor has
earned but had been denied
until the enactment of the Ii
cenSing law.
Practical nursing not only
constitutes a highly essential
component of institutional
nursing service but also car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-01-20
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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