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Evening star., 1962-01-24
Medical Plan
For Low.Waqe
Families Eyed
BY WILLIAM GRIGG
Star Staff Writer

A national medical insurance
program, in which physicians
would accept smaller payments
for services to low-income fam
lilies, is now under study, Wash
ington physicians said today.
If physicians accept the plan,
low-income families could be
covered for low premiums.
Under the new plan, physi-
clans all over the United States
will agree on a national unit
value scale" for their services.
Everywhere in the country, for
instance. an appendectomy
could be worth SO units and a
tonsillectomy worth IS units.
The price of the unit, how
ever, would vary according to
the area of the country and
the income of the insured pa
tient. The national program is
being worked out by the Ma
tional Association of Blue
Shield Plans.
Evening star., 1962-01-24

and its miseries. Now, in Pamprin Tablets,
medical science offers an effective. vet
simple relief. Pamprin safely rids the body
OF excess water and thus eases tension. IT.
r1tability, nerves" emotional upsets are
wonderfully Gained. Headaches. swelling
sudden weight-gain relieved! Pamprin will
not disturb the normal monthly period.
contains no hormoneS, narcotics or bro
mides. Get Pamprin at your druggist =,
oetore your next period S9e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-06

keep from hemming she buys dresses for 5foot2 girls
although she is 5 feet A.
The fact that straight skirts come up even more
when you sit down task any truck bus driver who
looks down female drivers makes 16yearold Joeann
Perry her sheaths longer than her full skirts But
learned about skirt lengths the hard way She
bought kilt inches above the knees The kids joined
me-" she recalls You're trying to show your legs off,
the boys said And my boy friend hates to see skirt
above the knees He won't let get in his couple
times he made go and change my clothes before
taking me out"
Both Diana and Joeann learned about boys from
short skirt.
They're the first to whistle when real short skirt
goes BY But after it's gone by, they'll tell you how
trashy the girl looks in such short skirt"
And the girls have got just about right too, judg
ing from the short-skirted comments of 17year-old
hazel-eyed Northwood High graduate with Princeton
haircut.
Real short skirts girls look childish, unSophist-
Gated in bad taste and show the wearer has very little
character It's way of gaining attention and an at
tractve girl doesn't need to cut her dress short to get
attention" he says.
This Maryland youth parted with one last question
why" he says do the ugest girls show off the
ugliest part of themselves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-06
MRS. RICKER'S MAIL
AShy GuyWonts Another Chance

fore l met you. He really
has a nice car-yak, yak,
yak"
1t makes a boy wonder If
she would rather be out
with somebody else-if she
had the chance-and it is
one of the best ways for a
girl NOT to be asked out
again. Girls should realize
that when a boy is spend
ing money on her for a
date it doesn't make him
very happy to have her
yak" about another boy.
Do you agree with us?
MALE QUARTET.
My mail from teen-agers
reveals that both boys and
girls are frequently guilty of
talking too much about other
dates and acquaintance,
Some hope to strike a spark
of jealousy in their dates,
some believe Dragging about
other dates will make them
seem more popular. some are
name-droppers and some just
like to gossip.
Whatever their reasons
this kind of thinking rates q
zero score when it comes tc
dating know how. Obviously
it is wrong to bore a date
with much talk about Other
dating partners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-06

eral years before you find
the one and only girl for
you.
You could ask this girl for
a date; the worst that could
happen would be that she
might refuse. However, my
advice is to date other girls
and relegate your first love
to where it belongs-in the
past.
incidentally, this is a good
example of what I mean
when I write about the neces-
Sity Of teen-agers acquiring
dating experience. I'd be
willing to wager that the
next time you fall in love
you will not approach the
girl in the same way. In
other words, you have learned
by experience that you ham
died the situation wrong.
Best Wishes!
Dear Mrs. Kicker:
We would like to have
your opinion about this
boy-girI situation. We four
boys have talked it over
many times and we all have
the same complaint. When
a boy is out with a girl,
she often says something
like this, ooh, there goes
Tom, l went with him be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-06
By DOROTHY KICKER

Register and Tribune Syndicate
Dear Mrs. Kicker:
My problem started when
I fell in love for the first
time. 1 wrote love letters
to the girl, but didn't sign
my name because l am shy.
Then / started calling her
and just saying, 81 love
you" and hanging up.
Word got around to her by
people whom 1 shouldn't
have trusted, and she dis
liked me for what 1 did.
That was a few months
ago and Outwardly every
thing has cooled off, but 1
love her more than ever. 1
know she must remember
what / did so how can I
get her to forgive me and
give me another chance?
JOE-SHMOE.
You didn't mention youl
age, but I suspect you are
under 16 because of the way
you handled your first love.
I am not minimizing your
affection for the girl, Joe
but I'll guarantee, as time
goes on, you will fall in love
several times-which is nor
NAL and natural. Each love
in turn will appear to be
THE one, but it may be sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-06

A Rockville, Md, ver-
sion of the va va is
more modest. Seven.
teen-year-Old Janice
ShannOn's skirt is not
quite as short as that
of her little sister,
Erin, 21a years old.
Janice, a graduate of
Richard Montgomery
High School, has been
busy taking S-inch
hens in her dresses
all year, but now that
she's going to work
she says she won't be
able to wear her skirts
as short as when she
was a high school girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19
An Overdue Tribute

The District Commissioners, in nam
ing the Poplar Point Nursery for
Trueman Lanham, have given overdue
recognition to the man who was largely
responsible for Washington's reputation
as city of trees. For 1t was Mr.. Lanham,
as first chief of the municipal Trees and
Parking Division, who launched the
e-planting, ree-protection and tree
replacement system which has lined
the Capitals streets and sidewalks with
a shady bower so much admired by resi-
dents and visitors alike His son, Cliff
ford, succeeded him and carried on the
program energetically It is entirely
appropriate, therefore, that the city
nursery should bear the name Lanham.
The best memorial to this Patterson
combination, of course, is the Capitals
tree system itSelf-now threatened with
major inroadS by the highway construc-
ton plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19
Uneven Tox Relief

The Nations commercial airlines,
which have their full share of financial
troubles currently burdening all seq
ments of the transport industry, have
a reasonable complaint about the travel
tax provisions contained in the excise
tax extension bill now pending in the
Senate. AS reported by the Finance
Committee, the measure would repeal,
effective July l, the 10 per cent excise
on rail and bus tickets, but would leave
untouched the same tax on air travel
until January 1, when it would drop to
per cent Legislation already passed
by the House continued the 10 per cent
levy in all cases until January /, when.
it provided outright repeal Of the rail-
bus tax and reduction of the air tax rate
to 5 per cent.
The air transport industry raised
no objection to the House formula, ac-
cepting the proposed per cent tax aS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19

Britain's voters are leaving little
doubt these days about their unhappi-
ness with Conservative Party leader
Ship-at least on the home front. Since
late last year they have dealt one set
back after another-in the parliament
tary by-elections or in borough con-
testS-to the party that has been in
power since 1851.
Most embarrassing of these defeats
have taken place in the past fortnight.
In one case, what was considered a
safe" Tory seat in Yorkshire was taken
away by young Laborite professor
whose party turned 1859 deficit of
nearly 5000 votes into a winning 1862
margin Of nearly 5000. At the same
time, the resurgent Liberal Party con-
tinued its own improved showing by
registering close third But while this
result was described as stunning up
set" one in Scottish West Lothian dis
trict last week was labeled as "humili-
ating." For in that case, the ConServa-
tive candidate who had run second with
nearly 40 per cent of the vote in 1859
dropped to third place with a scant IL
per cent Of the vote this month An
added price of his poor showing was the
enforced forfeiture of his $420 candi-
dates deposit, requirement intended
to discourage frivolous" entries.
With margin of more than 100
seats in Commons, the Conservatives
have been in seemingly strong position
to avert a no-conf1dence vote and a
general election before late 1854 Even
this security may melt away, however,
IL public dissatisfaction with the Con-
sentative governments domestic eco
nomic policies continues. Significantly,
the latest results show this disSatiSfac-
ton prevailing in the full range Of con-
Stituencies-northern industrial, mid
land agricultural and southern Subur-
ban. Divided sentiment about the pro-
posed entry into the Common Market
and criticism Of the party's political, as
distinct from governmental, leadership
also has hurt Conservatives at the polls.
AS we have seen In this country, a
time-for-a-change psychology can
gather powerful political momentum.
No doubt, Britain's Conservative leaders
are beginning to fret about ways to turn
the tide before it washes them out of
of1ce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19
Hope in AIqerio

Although the situation remains
"lffy" In many respects, there is real
hope now for genuine Algerian peace.
There is, of course, some disaffection
In both camps, but the diSSenters ap-
pear to be very much in the minority.
The terroriStic Secret Army Organ
ization, in keeping with its surprise
pact with the Moslem National Lib
Grafton Front, has ordered an end to
its program of wanton murder and
Scorched-earth destruction. In addition.
1t has called upon the European "colons,"
large numbers Of whom have been flee
ing to France, to stop their exodus and
take part in creative, brotherly work"
designed to make Algeria prosper as an
Independent land.
In exchange for this Startlingly sud-
den reversal Of the Secret Army's policy,
the FIN, speaking through DR.. Chawki
Mostefai, has made number of signifi-
cant concessions. These include, (l)
The promise Of general amnesty cover
ing all the crimes committed by the
terrorist organization during the period
beginning with the ceaSe-fire proclama-
ton OF last March. And (2) an agree
ment that EuropeanS-although a mi
nority Of only about million In Algeria
should constitute a substantial part
Of the internal police forces to be formed
after the country's vote for tndepend-
ence on July !.
Further, as q key representative az
the Moslem majority cf usTIua, In
Mostefai has appealed tn asa "triirrrK"
. In these reaSSur1ng wrrvssK: "EGst llR mike
reconciliation III aislEd we G,an tnlIrn
our attention 20 the esnadrIGSnips aims
of rebuilding and 70 an economic and
social boom. European Alzerians,
IN the name Of your Algerian brothers,
tell you that II you want the door Of
the future to open for you as for us,
we must cross the threshold together,
forgetting the past because 1t Is to no
ones interest to harbor hate" And the
Secret Army, for its part, has affirmed
that it will keep its pledges and that If
the FIN does the same, "all Algerians,
without distinction of race or religion,
will contribute to the construction Of
the future Algeria"
1nougn oy no means certainty,
the great hope today is that the "colons"
and the Moslems (the latter realize
that the continued presence of the
European minority will be vital to the
progress Of an independent Algeria)
will really turn from the envenomed
past and cooperate closely as COM
patriots in building free and strong
new country associated with France.
If this happens, then the blessings for it
will belong in large measure to Charles
de Gaulle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19

a fair charge for use of Federally sup
ported Always facilities. In effect, the
objection to the Senate provision is a
double one, namely, that giving full
relief to the rail and bus carriers six
months in advance Of any relief to the
airlines is discriminatory and that the
10 per cent rate is approximately twice
that justified as charge against use Of
the airway system.
1t seems logical that adjustment Of
the travel taxes as they bear upon all
three Of the principal commercial car
rierS should be effective on the same
date. And perhaps in view Of their COM
mon financial troubles, the July date
should apply to all-for repeal of the
rail-bus excise and reduction Of the
airline rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19
Mr.. McNomoro's MESSAGE

1t has been said that Defense
Secretary Mcnamara, In his commence
ment address at Ann Arbor, was
addressing himself primarily to French
President de Gaulle and the latter's in
dependent nuclear arms policy. This
can hardly be the whole fact of the
matter, however, since our Govern
ment's views had previously been con-
veyed to the French leader-without the
slightest visible effect.
More probably, it seems to us, the
Defense Secretary's speech-prepared
in collaboration with and approved by
the State Department and the Presi-
dent-was directed to the people Of the
NATO community as distinguished from
their governments, and also to the Rus
slams.
For the latter, it officially an
nounced the policy-disclosed last year
in The Star-of planning to hit enemy
military targets rather than cities in
event Of nuclear war. Mr.. Mcnamara
did not say, however, that Russian
cities would be spared in all events. He
made 1t clear that this immunity would
apply only II the SovietS refrain from
hitting our cities or those of our allies.
The Defense Secretary also served
unqualified notice that I'VE have under
taken the nuclear defense of NATO on
a global basis" This means that both
our allies and the Kremlin are on notice
that a nuclear attack against any NATO
country will bring prompt nuclear re-
taliation by the United States, and that
we win not be deferred from this by
any hope Of saving ourselves. 1t is i'm
portant that this be made unmistakably
clear-to our allies and especially to
the Russians. For on this point there
must be no basis for miScalculation.
Mr.. McNamara'S arguments against
the kind Of nuclear force which the
French are trying to build were highly
persuasive. He warned that the exist
ence Of relatively weak nuclear power,
which could only threaten an opponents
cities. might invite attack, and that in
any event its employment for such a
purpose would be tantamount to sui
eide" In short, he added, Limited
-Dr0sMr capabilities are dangerous, ex-
Esl-E1ps- prone 20 ohsolescence, and lack
ing Tn crs1S1sRtty As . deterrent"
The Defense Secretary called for
6utld-up Of conventional forces, but the
main emphasis was on nuclear war
strategy. There must not be competing
and conflicting strategies," he said, ito
meet the contingency Of nuclear war.
We are convinced that general nuclear
war target system is indivisible, and If,
despite all our efforts, nuclear war
should occur, our best hope lies in con-
Quoting a centrally controlled campaign
against all of the enemy's vital nuclear
capabilities, while retaining teserve
forces, all centrally controlled"
This may not make any impression
on General de Gaulle. But it surely
makes great deal of sense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19
WoIfgong's Triumph

Your June Is editorial,
"Wolfgang's Triumph" is one
of the best I have ever read.
1t is about the German boy
who tried to escape from
Communist East Germany,
and was shot down by the
vicious Red border police.
I am sure every mothers
and fathers heart ached to
read of this. Think what
courage it must have taken to
make the try, knowing what
might happen to him. Poor
boy!
Another sad aspect is that
this child'S death would not
have happened if we had had
quits" enough to knock down
the Berlin wall when it first
went up.
What has happened to us
as a nation?
There is a strong feeling all
over the country-you hear it
in all manner of places-that
the wrong crowd is doing the
advising. that our pride, our
national integrity and all we
have stood for in the past
are being sold out to our
enemies.
When viii we give up these
false prophets" and, instead
Of "coexistence," have a pol
icy Of victory?
ElOise d. Graham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19
For School Prayer

The Women Of st. An
drew's Episcopal Church in
Arlington want to add their
vote to the thousands of
others who have publicly
been heard in support Of the
stand taken by Superintend-
ent Of Schools Carl F. Ham
sen for continuing opening
prayers in Washington class
rooms. .....
This Nation, its system of
laws, the very principles
which characterize America
in the world community, are
based upon a fundamental
belief in God and respect for
His commandments. Persons
who advocate the elimina-
ton Of all prayer and Bible
reading from the classroom
would alter what we have
come to regard as the basic
American way of life. Would
they not also strike "In God
We Trust" from our coins
and silver certificates; hold
as suspect those clauses of
the Declaration Of Independ-
ence which acknowledge the
existence Of q Creator and a
Divine Providence; and scorn
the use Of the Bible at swear
ing-in ceremonies?
Those elements who would
abolish classroom prayer are
not able to cite q single in
stance Of a students being
harmed by his brief exposure
TO Gods word at the open
ing Of the school day. We
DO not ask that students
whose religious persuasion
does not permit them to Join
In these prayers be required
70 become active partici-
pants. Nor do we feel that
this small minority is de-
bauched or degraded in any
manner when their fellow
students seek the moral in
fluence of God.
Earlier this month, the
Florida Supreme Court hand
ed down a strongly worded,
unanimous decision uphold
ing the right Of schools in
that State to have Bible read
ings and to recite the Lords
Prayer. There are indica-
tons that this ruling may
be appealed to the United
States Supreme Court. We
earnestly hope that our nine
justices in Washington, in
the event they are called
upon to decide such a plead
ing. will be guided by the
precept and the example of
those great Americans
throughout the years whose
lives have mirrored an i'm
plicit faith in God.
Helen o. Wick,
Corresponding Secretary,
Women Of st. Andrews
Episcopal Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19
On Right and Left

1t appears that the hue
and cry exerted by certain
individuals and groups about
the extreme rightist move
ment in this country has
been increasing from day to
day.
Isn't 1t rather strange that
the very people who were and
still are silent in regard to
left-wing action become so
incensed and fearful of any
action taken or suggested by
those to the right Of center?
Senator Goldwater has stated
as follows: 1T is rather diff
cult to understand their fear
of the right extremists, such
as members of the Birch
Society, when not one impor-
tant office in Washington is
held by any one even con-
sidered an extreme rightist
or even a rightist. The very
opposite being true"
The majority of loyal Anne
ricans feel that something
must be done to combat the
movement to the extreme
left. hence the reason why so
many Immediately Joined the
Birch Society. No doubt many
Of its members believe that
they would be derelict in
their duty as citizens to stand
aside while not only the
faith Of their fathers is I'M
der attack in America, but
love Of country, patriotism
and nationalism are under
fire.
All one need do to be con-
WINGED that apathy Of Ameri-
cans to the extreme left
movement may lead to our
destruction, as a nation. is to
read carefully Masters of
Deceit" by ]. Edgar Hoover,
Director, Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
If ever the adjustment of
the Un-American Activities
Committee is achieved by the
extreme left movement, which
is apparently one Of its major
goals, we will then be at the
mercy Of the Communist con-
Spiracy.
Walter L. Joyce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19

Prescriptions written in
angry haste are apt to be
more harmful than healing.
This Is particularly true of
medicare for the aged. We
stand divided over means and
not. humanitarian detectives.
The young believe medicare
for the aged will impose I'M
fair burdens upon their own
solvency. The aged believe
that by creating the plenty
our children now have, they
have earned dependa b lie
health security in their hour
OF rapidly waning resources
and increased neec and help
lessness. Surely our great Ma
ton can resolve both crying
needs, without unfairness to
either young or old. This
could be done by creating a
National H e alth Security
Corporation, embodying the
low :. cost, noncancellable,
nonselective, nonprofit, self
help sharing of mon
health security risks.
For the young this is child
bearing. For both the young
and the old, it is the bank
rupting burdens of cata-
strophic illness. In both in
stances it would be limited
liability, with social suffi-
cheney for the risks assumed.
For a nationally uniform
premium, prepayable in
whole or part by the bene-
ficiary, his guardian or the
State. the Nations doctors
and hospitals would contract
for an experimental year, to
underwrite completely, the
limited liability of childbear-
ing and catastrophe illness.
In the nonprofit. commune
ty-rating contracts already
operative in Blue Cross hos
pitalization, services and the
equivalent professional COW
erage of Blue Shield, we have
the actuarial mathematics,
essential to uniform national
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-19
Pep VIII Do II

Gilbert v. Tribbett Is
nonplused at the idea of
Chairman Heller Of the Pres
ident's Council of Economic
Advisers that tax cuts would
stimulate the economy so
that the budget deficit would
be q down payment on fu-
ture surpluses." II Mr.. Trib-
bett understood the matter
better, he would realize that
the essential choice Is be-
tween temporary deficit-per-
manent surplus and tempo
rary surplus permanent def
cit.
Aiming directly at q budget
surplus can produce q long
run deficit. II demand is
deficient. a further withdraw
al Of purchasing power by
means Of a budget surplus
can only discourage invest
ment and retard growth This
Is not the way to balance the
budget and make 1t stick.
Those who look only at
the Government and neglect
the economic budget of the
Nation defeat their own aims.
The real enemy of a bal
anced budget, as we should
have learned by now from
our own experience, is insult
ficient production. Putting
more pep into the economy
would make concern for a
balanced budget unnecessary,
since the budget would be
self-balancing.
Sidney KOretz.