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Evening star., 1962-10-07

have now designed a graph to
be hung on our bulletin wall yes,
we need whole wall! On this will be
listed your suggested reading books,
the boys names, and a square to
check when the book is completed.
Part of the requirement includes
Evening star., 1962-10-07

But was left with one big prob
lem: our ten-year-old is left in the
lurch with no solution; not even
handicap. His past performance has
indicated that he thinks books are in
the same class as tarantulas and should
be treated with the same distant re-
Evening star., 1962-10-07

spect and caution. But this sounded
like fun!
Ibegan to search madly for some
means by which he could be included.
This was an opportunity not to be
slighted and yet - the Meditations Of
Marcus AureIius? l finally solved
For reading lists fsTH page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
Shaking the HiqhIonds

There is progress of sort reflected
in the latest incident involving the
basing Of an American Polaris missile
armed submarine squadron in scotland's
Holy Loeb. Not many months ago there
were onShore protest marches and even
offshore picketing of our underwater
craft in those waters.
AS time went on, there were "boy-
meets-girl" reports of a more happy
nature about Yankee lads and Scottish
lassieS. Things were looking better, in
the name of international amity and the
common defense effort. But now the
highlands, and maybe the lowlandS, too,
are being shaken by word of a rather
typically American idea, namely, that
the squadron should have a Scottish
tartan of its own. In fact, Alexander
Mcintyre Of Strone, an old tartan-de-
Signer, has worked one out-featuring
the blue Of naval uniforms, the green of
deep water and some crosshatching lines
to give it pattern. The idea is too much
for some fierce old Scotsmen, who feel
quite UNDERSTANDABLE that tartans be-
long to clans, not ships.
We would be the last to dispute
fierce old Scotsmen, fine breed of men.
Even so, we suspect tartan patch"
If not kits, will become approved in
sigma for the veterans of Holy Loeb
and that the Yankee sailors and their
Scottish hosts will end up accepting it
proudly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
To Curb 'yoyridinq'

The District Commissioners have
plugged a loophole in the local traffic
safety program by authorizing i'm
mediate suspension of the drivers per-
init of any juvenile arrested for a
serious traffic offense. The move should
put crimp in so-called "joyriding" and
thus promote safety for all who use the
streets.
While Motor Vehicles Director
England always has had authority to
suspend an adults permit Immediately
after his arrest for major violation, he
has lacked such authority in cases of
drivers under 10. Under the old rules,
he had to wait until the juvenile was
convicted. But the congestion of cases
in the Juvenile Court has resulted in
delays Of year or more before action
could be taken to rule reckless juvenile
driver off the streets. Meanwhile, these
young offenders were free to continue
at the wheel of car-until caught
again or until disabled by crash. And
sometimes innocent victims have suf-
fered, too. To permit any irresponsible
driver to continue to operate an auto
mobile on the public highways is not
only risky but senseless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
Wait and See

Montgomery County residents de-
serve pat on the back for the volume
and strength of their protests against
bill which would have committed the
Maryland Legislature in advance to sup
port the recommendation of the Army
Engineers for cleaning up the Potomac
River Basin, and specifically would have
Endorsed high-level dam at River
Bend. AS result, these unwise and en-
tirely premature provisions have been
stricken from resolution passed by the
House of Delegates, leaving a rather
general expression of hope that BASIN
development plans will be carried out
expeditiously and with liberal Federal
assistance.
With these latter expressions, we are
wholly In accord. And it is to be hoped
that the Legislature at the proper time
will utilize its powers to implement the
major role which Maryland must play
in the reclamation project. There is
little doubt that the River Bend Dam
will remain a subject of bitter con-
troverSy. But it would be silly, to say
the least, to indorse specific recon-
mendation of the Army Engineers be-
fore such recommendation is made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
Danger on the Riqht

1t is an altogether salutary thing
that important organizations like the
National Catholic Welfare Conference,
speaking through such competent voices
as that Of the Reverend John F. Cronin,
have undertaken to warn against ex-
treme rightism in America After. all,
although it seems relatively weak at the
moment, this is an "ism," potentially,
that could become pernicious if allowed
to burgeon willy-nilly. Father Cronin,
among others, feels that such bur-
geoning would poison our national life,
and we agree. AS he has put it, referring
to the reckless right-wingers:
>. they are more than dishonest, they
are also divisive. They sow distrust in our
Nation at a time when national unity is
imperative. They weaken our democracy by
spreading suspicious of treason in Govern
ment and asking Americans to use Commu-
mist tactics against fellow Americans. If
carried far enough, these movements would
paralyze American diplomacy. Whenever dis
cuSSion with the Communist powers is con-
sidered sign Of weakness or even treason,
then we are left with only two stark alterna-
tiveS: Surrender or war. Surely our common
sense should tell us that we should seek some
middle course between these extremes.
This is good counsel that deserves
to be taken to heart by all Americans,
regardless of religious creed. Although
Father Cronin may have tended in his
commentary to magnify the present
dimensions of the threat posed by such
organizations as Robert Welch'S John
Birch Society, the possible future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
World Population Trend Analysed
By THOMAS r. HENRY

growth has tended to accel-
crate - almost imperceptibly
at first, then slowly, and re-
Gently at a very rapid clip. BY
the start of the Christian era
between 200 million and 300
million people are believed to
have lived on earth. The num-
Der had grown to some 500
million by 1850. BY 1850 the
world population was more
than a billion. Today it is
over 3 billion. It will only
take 40 years to add the next
3 billion. according to United
Nations estimates. In certain
nations and larger areas pop
ulations will double in Is
years, if growth rates remain
unchanged"
From the beginning up to
about 5000 BE-, according to
the report, there were about
II billion persons born.
Throughout this time the
birth rate was about so per
1000. At the end of the pc
Rod the earth had a popula-
ton of about 5 million. Man
was essentially a wandering
hunter.
From 5000 BIC. to 1850
AID, a period including the
Renaissance and the Refor-
nation, there were about AZ
billion births. The world pop
ulation increased about 100
fold-from 5 million to 500
million. The period marks the
beginning of settled farming
communities. Great cities be-
gan to appear around the
Mediterranean, in India and
China.
Due to Death Rate Decline
The third major period ex-
tends from about 1850 to the
present. During this period
have lived a fourth Of all the
human beings ever born. It
has brought a skiold increase
in total population, from a
half billion to more than
3 billion. During the entire
period approximately % bill
lion persons were born.
world population" says
DIR. Cook, doubled between
1850 and 1850. 1t doubled
again, to reach 2 billion, by
1930-only 80 years. Since
that time the rate of growth
has accelerated steadily. Now
more than so million more
people are added each year.
If the current rate remains
unchanged today's popula-
ton will double again in less
than 40 years."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
Desperate Risk

Despite Nikita KhruShchev's past
insistence on summit get-together to
launch the disarmament conference in
Geneva next week, the Kremlin now has
agreed to the Anglo-American proposal
to start the show at the level of foreign
ministers. However, although this may
appear to be concession of sorts, there
Is precious little reason to expect that
the. Soviets will permit the impending
talks to result in real progress toward
genuinely trustworthy arms control.
At any rate, judging from the
Kremlin's reactions thus far to Presi-
dent Kennedy's decision to resume nu-
clear testing unless the USSR promptly
signs treaty effectively outlawing all
such experimentation, it seems safe to
assume that Foreign Minister Andrea
Gromyko will adhere to hard and un-
yielding line when he meets few days
from now with Secretary of State Rusk.
Key Soviet propaganda organs-includ-
ing Pravda, Izvestia and the news
agency Tass-have already set the tone:
The Presidents action amounts to a
mixture of aggression" and "black-
mail"
Clearly, in these circumstances, no.
body should be surprised If Mr.. Gromyko,
in his conversations with Mr.. Rusk and
British Foreign Secretary Lord Home,
gives voice to lot of abusive negativism.
After all, the Kremlin has repeatedly
stated that Anglo-American proposals
for adequately policed disarmament are
completely unacceptable" because they
amount to nothing but a program
designed to "spy" on the USSR In short,
as If regarding furtiveness and secre-
tiveness as absolute imperatives for its
survival, the Khrushchev regime has
taken position that would seem to rule
out any possibility of disarmament &C
cords in which the free world could
have confidence.
The people Of the United States
ought not to be too distressed by this,
however. Actually, persuasive case can
be made for the view that all Americans
will be better off, and safer, If the Krem-
lin continues to reject the Presidents
offer to cancel his nuclear decision in
exchange for Russian acceptance Of his
proposed test-ban treaty. Certainly the
Soviet signature to such treaty would
not really amount to much Of guaran-
tee; there would always be the very real
and exceedingly dangerous possibility of
clandestine violations and evasions.
So it is not surprising that William
c. Foster, our country's chief disarma-
ment negotiator, has spoken out as he
has. Putting it bluntly, he has declared
that the United States-even though it
regards the proposal as the lesser Of
evils-will be taking desperate risk"
If the Russians accept Mr.. Kennedy's
bid. Accordingly, average Americans can
hardly be blamed if they hope that the
USSR persists in rejecting that bid, and
they have good cause to wonder why our
Government should have made the offer
in the first place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
Prince Edward RuIino

Virginia's highest court has ruled
unanimously that the authorities in
Prince Edward County cannot be COM
PEELED under the State constitution to
operate public schools. This can hardly
come as surprise to anyone, since the
language of the Virginia constitution,
as far as local governing bodies are
concerned, is Enthusiastically clear. They
are authorized to appropriate funds for
public education, but they are not re-
quired to do So
Negro children in the county have
been without any formal educational
facilities since the public schools were
closed and their parents rejected a pro-
poSal to set up private schools. In this
situation, the Negro plaintiffs presum-
ably will turn now to the Federal courts.
This is an uncertain remedy, however,
for the courts 1854 decision, while
stating that county cannot exclude
Negro children from formerly white
schools on grounds Of race, did not hold
that county must operate integrated
schools.
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that the Prince Edward authorities, now
that Virginia's high court has spoken,
will proceed voluntarily to open some
public schools, assuming that teachers
can be found. Such schools would be
open to children of both races, although
few II any white children would be
likely to attend. If public schools were
open, however, children attending pri-
vate schools probably could receive
tuition grants, for which they are not
now eligible, and this would be sub
stantial incentive.
This at best would result in a make
shift system of education. It would
seem preferable, however, to the situa-
ton now prevailing in this Southern
Virginia county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06

An estimated SO billion
babies have been born in the
million-odd years Of human
history.
This is the calculation Of
DR.. Fletcher Wellemeyer and
Frank Lorimer of American
University, just published by
the Population Reference Bu-
reau.
Today's world population of
approximately 3 billion is
about 4 per cent of all who
ever have lived on earth, but
the chances of survival are
very much better.
Throughout the thousands
of centuries which preceded
the present technical age,
says DR.. Robert C. Cook, d.
rector of the bureau, human
survival was such a touch
and-go affair that high fer
tility was essential to bal
ance brutally high mortality.
The human female is a rela-
lively slow breeder among
mammals. In early days she
had to produce something
near her physiological limit
for the family, tribe and
nation to endure.
Until quite recently, DR..
Cook says, at least half of
all babies born died before
reaching maturity. Magic, in
carnations and prayer
seemed to have no effect.
Now, with the advance of
modern science, the mortality
pattern of a million years has
been broken.
Survival Pattern Changed
"These epochal changes, "
DR.. Cook says, "have altered
profoundly the patterns Of
survival and population
growth. Life expectancy at
birth rose rapidly from 80
years to 40 and, by 1860, to
10. Now 95 out of every 100
babies born in Western in
dustrial countries live to
reach adulthood.
1.-THE power to defer death
is one of the greatest adj
vances in mans long history.
It has been the principal fac
tor in the acceleration in the
rate of population growth
during the past century. But
the traditionally high birth
rates so essential to offset
the high death rates of even
the very recent past, remain
high.
lover the long span Of his
tory the rate Of population
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
Enos and Friends

When little Caroline asked
where's the monkey?" she
produced a fine working
slogan for those concerned
with the welfare Of labora-
tory animals. Yes, we should
ask where are the dogs, cats
and other animals that go
before humans in every field
Of research?
Fortunately for our space
program, the astronaut, Enos,
is in the hands of people who
know that a frightened,
filthy. cruelty crowded and
ignorantly handled animal
can not serve its purpose.
Millions of other animals
are not so fortunate. You
can help change this through
WARDS whose purpose is to
obtain professional handling
and modern housing for these
animals.
Peyton Halves Dunn,
Secretary, WARDS, Welfare
OF Animals Used for Re
search in Drugs and Surg
cry,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
BroyhiHs Poll

Before the Juror following
Represe NATIVE Broyhills
poll" has been relegated to
the oblivion it deserves, I
would like to present two
pertinent observations:
QuestionnaireS sent out by
our Congressman are not
sent to many known Dem
ocrats. I have voted in Vir-
GINA since 1850, but since I
have become known as a
Democratic worker, I do not
receive these questionnaires.
A spot check made of other
Democratic voters shows that
they. too, do not receive this
QUESTIONABLE which is sup
posedly a poll of political
opinion of Northern Virginia"
voters.
Joel Broyhill usually makes
these surveys" carrying his
picture) in the years he is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
Space Secrets

I protest against President
Kennedy and those who in
sist on releasing all data
gained from the flights made
by Glenn and the other
astronauts.
It is true that ours Is a
free system: We believe in
freedom of the press and in
scientific cooperation with
other nations. However, our
national security is endan-
gared when we make such a
fetish of publicity as we have
at Cape Canaveral: the Rus
slams were able to gain a vast
amount of useful informa-
ton, whereas our scientists
know virtually nothing about
Gagarin's and Titov's flights.
A cloak of complete Sc
crecy would, of course, be
impossible, but let's classify
the valuable information we
gain. We are the only free
nation that is exploring
space, and, If any Of our
allies start to do so, we can
give them the facts they need
through intelligence channels
Arthur p. Watson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06

up for reelection. So all we
taxpayers are supporting the
mailing Of this subtle cam
paign literature. We pay the
postage for 10000 such let
tiers. We pay for it even If we
do not receive one-or (if we
do) even If we cannot answer
the impossible did you stop
beating your wife?" ques-
tons.
When are the voters Of the
10th District going to rise
up and demand true repre-
sentation for Northern Vir-
ginia?
Charlotte w. HausIer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
Our Man in Rome

one OF the recurring
themes of your correspon-
dent, Constantine Brown, is
the concern expressed to him
by certain European diplo-
mats, rarely If ever named,
over the programs, the proce-
dures and the general wisdom
Of American foreign policy.
To this concern Mr.. Brown
attaches a value which, in my
opinion, is by no means as
justified as he seems to be-
lieve it is.
I think I know what is
happening to Mr.. Brown in
Rome. 1t has happened to
thousands of Americans, in
Guiding myself, who have
lived for a while in Europe.
We become smitten, and un-
derstandably so, by the
European patina of elegance
and sophistication. The ave-
rage educated European, of
the sort whom Mr.. Brown
meets, is somewhat more ar
ticulate than the average ed
ucated American. This is
easily accounted for: Euro
peans are more sociable than
Americans; they congregate
more numerously and more
frequently in cafes and piaz-
zas; they talk more; and
practice makes them better at
it than we are.
But I think that some Amer
leans, including Mr.. Brown,
are too prone to leap to the
illogical conclusion that be-
cause Europeans are more ar
ticulate conversationally they
are more wise automatically
We must not forget that in
Europe there has been no
Metternich, no Talleyrand, no
Castelreagh, no Bismarck and
no Cavour for a long time. We
must not forget that ever
since 1914 the collective dip
lomatic wisdom of Europe
has had to depend heavily on
our Observation-Disclosures
American ability to win wars,
to restore the peace and to
help stunned economies to
get back on their feet. We
must not forget that the gifted
and studiouS Sir Harold
Nicolson, in his little classic
Of a book, Diplomacy" says
that, on the whole, America
has had the best diplomatic
record in the Goth century.
I hope that Mr.. Brown will
continue to be Smitten in his
senses by that sense-smiting
city in which he is presently
living. I wish I were living
there again, at least for a
while, myself; but I also hope
that he will not let himself
be smitten, too much, in his
common sense. John Dineen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used it
letters carry 1UriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensa-
ton. Those not used tUiH be
returned only Dhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-06
THE POLITICAL MILL
Big Battle in Pennsylvania Races
BY GOULD LINCOLk

movement which q decade
ago swept the City of Broth
erly Love-and the Repub-
licans out of control Of the
city government. Mr.. Dill
worth, like Mr.. Scranton, is
a graduate of Yale Univers-
ity. He served with the United
States Marines in both the
First and Second World Wars.
He is "a years old and a good
campaigner.
He has not always seen
eye-to-eye with Philadelphia's
Democratic Chairman, Rep
resentative William j. Green,
jr. Not long ago Mr.. Green
was opposing Mr.. Dilworth's
nomination for Governor,
saying he could not win. But
the Democratic leaders in a
meeting last week gave Mr..
Dilworth the "go" sign, and
it now appears there will be
no primary fight, either for
the gubernatorial nomination
or that for Senator. Indeed,
there has never been any real
opposition to the renomina-
ton of Senator Joseph s.
Clark who was also Endorsed
for a second term. An ardent
supporter of the Kennedy
administration and its pro-
grams, he was a reform may
or of Philadelphia before Mr..
Dilworth was elected to that
office.
During the last year, some
scandals developed in the city
government which may rise
to haunt Mr.. Dilworth in his
campaign for Governor, al
though there has been moth
ing to connect the mayor
himself with any wrongdo-
ing. But the irregularities oc-
cured during the Dilworth ad-
ministration.
Count on Big City Vote
The Democrats are count
ing heavily on the big Demo-
cratic votes which may be
rolled up in both Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh. It was
Philadelphia's Kennedy plu-
rality - over 100000 which
made it possible to win the
State for President Kennedy.
Whether the fact that Sen
ator Clark and Mayor Dill
worth are both from Philadel-
phia, at the extreme eastern
end of the State, and that
Republican Senator Scott is
also from Philadelphia will
initiate against the Demo-
cratic ticket is a question in
the minds of some party
leaders. It was one of the
reasons advanced against the
nomination of Mr.. Dilworth
for Governor. But he Is de-
cidedly the most colorful and
the most widely known can
didate his party could have
picked.
Pennsylvania has been a
swing State in recent years.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was
able to carry it in his last
three presidential elections,
Dwight D. Eisenhower rolled
up big majorities in two such
elections. Senator Scott won
in 1858 with a lead of 49,
900 votes over former Demo-
cratic Gov. George Leader.
The battle for Governor and
Senator and for members Of
the House will be hard fought
this year. The Republicans
believe they have a real
chance, now they have their
ticket picked with a seemingly
united party back of it. It is
a stronger ticket than ap-
peared probable when the
G. o. P. started casting
around for candidates a year
ago.