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Evening star., 1962-08-30

is likely to instill overconfidence. Most
Of the packers, grain buyers and even
rival farmer combines have shrugged
off the idea as rather preposterous.
Products in the affected area may be In
short supply for a time, but they will
begin rolling in from other sectors, per-
hapS at slightly improved prices.
When that happens the holdout
farmers, fed up with feeding market
fat hogs, are likely to rush to the stock
yards - thereby possibly depressing
prices lower than ever because Of the
glut. 1t may be the strikers hope to
bring some pressure on the farm bill
still kicking around Congress. Whatever
their motive, 1t appears they will draw
little support from farmers elsewhere
For instance, James G. Patton, long
time National Farmers Union president,
said the action borders on the edge of
lack of realism" Quaint, but true.
Evening star., 1962-08-30

ciety of free enterprise. Over
5000 property owners have
paid taxes for years await
ing the time the island would
become accessible for private
development. What is wrong
with continuing the prin-
ciples that made this country
great?
Our Nation was not de-
veloped by government per Sc,
but by people.
Atlantic City, Rehoboth
Beach. Ocean City, Virginia
Beach and countless others
were privately developed and
today attract hundreds Of
thousands of people each
year. thereby adding to our
Nations economy.
I am sure there Is a place
for nature lovers and il they
look it can be found. But
let them locate and buy it
themselves and not ask the
Government to purchase it
from public funds.
Mrs. A. w. RunnelS,
Secretary, Ocean B e a c h
Club, Inc.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Not Sonquine'

President Kennedy has struck the
right note as regards the Kremlin's
latest proposal for a treaty that would
end all types Of nuclear testing-in
the atmosphere, in outer space, beneath
the sea and under the ground-by the
beginning Of next year. In fact, he
has answered it in way that tends
to put Premier Khrushchev on the spot.
He has done so by declaring that the
United States heartily welcomes the
idea and is ready to commit itself to it
II the Soviet Union will only agree to
an effective policing system.
AS has been explained over and
over again by the American and British
delegates to the excruciatingly wordy,
dull and fruitleSs test-ban conference in
Geneva, Britain and the United States
are eager to stop all nuclear expert
mentation under an agreement that
would establish adequate safeguards
against the possibility of clandestine
violations or evaSions. This applies
particularly to underground detonations
explosions Of sort that are indis-
tinguishable, more often than not,
from natural tremors or quakes in the
earth. AS for the other types Of detona-
tionS, they can be detected without
much ifficulty-without the inStru-
mentation and on-Site inspection re-
quired to keep a proper check on shots
deep in terra firma. That Is why we
have proposed to the Russians a control
system under which Q) all above
ground blasts would be outlawed with
out inspectional requirements and (2)
underground tests would continue un-
less or until the Kremlin could be per-
Suaded to ban them on the basis of an
adequate on-Site, check-up method Of
operation.
Unhappily, however, as indicated
by the Soviet delegates latest harangue
in Geneva, Premier KhruShchev and his
co-conspiratorS have no real desire to
ease tensions with a test-ban treaty
sufficiently effective, with enough teeth
in 1t, to merit the trust of the free
world. That is why President Kennedy,
with admirable understatement, has
declared that he Is mot sanguine" about
the chances Of reaching an agreement
with the Russians on this issue Clearly
enough, for reasons best known to
themselves, the men of the Kremlin do
not want such an agreement at this
time, and so we must gear our own ef-
forts accordingly.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Insecticide Hozords

Now that the miracle drug
thalidomide has performed
the miracle Of getting Con-
gress to act and of waking
up the American people to
the hazards of poisonous
drugs, are we going to stand
aside and wait for a miracle
agricultural insecticide or
food additive to do the same
service before we act to pre-
vent such tragedy? Surely it
is not true that we all have
to be hit on the head with
a sledge hammer before we
act. Everyone knows the haz-
ards Of certain insecticides
and food additives. yet every
one says "Oh, that's OK. The
Government takes care Of
these things" People say we
must have insecticides to
raise ample food. yet there
are many large farms in the
country today that use no
insecticides Of any kind to
raise large cronS Research
in my opinion. should be di-
rected toward this end in
stead of directed toward
more potent. powerful, poi
Sonous and more bug killing
IF not human killing power.
Looks like another good job
for that able citizen, Senator
Kefauver.
Charles A. BlOedOfn.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Assoteoque Island

Much has appeared in pub
lie print recently regarding
the future Of Assateague
Island.
According to newspaper ar
ticleS the Department Of In
terror would like to continue
this island in its present
state. to be used by nature
lovers and bird watchers.
How long would it remain so?
The lower half of Assateague
Virginia end is controlled
by the Department of Inter-
ior. 1t is locked off to any
visitor by a fence and posted
with signs prohibiting entry.
Should the taxpayers money
be spent to accommodate a
few at best. with the pros
poets the Maryland portion
might suffer the same fate
that befell the Virginia end?
Congress has advocated
maximum multiple use of
land. We understand there
are plans for a Maryland
State park on the northern
part of the island. The south
ern portion. under Govern
ment control. could be
opened to the public for COM
patible use. The center por-
tion could remain to produce
revenue.
We have a capitalistic So
Evening star., 1962-08-30
The Moving Finger Writes
E. A. Kendall.

by using the numeral Il" be-
fore q name, as l-HUmboldt
for' 148)-which would add
another 10 exchanges (and
still leave 80 numbers in the
zoos for testing and other
purposes. Dialers could han
die such designations as easi-
ly as they do Hunter /. etc.
3. About ll8 formerly un-
uSable combinations for two
letter exchanges, such as the
teen" numbers like BIT, are
now being neatly employed
for long distance area codes.
No doubt, in eventual world
wide calling, most other such
numbers could be So used.
Zach three digit n u m b e r
must be assigned only one
job either as an area code
or as an exchange designa-
tion-it cannot be bothD AL
though AT&T is using some
of the zero numbers, as 202,
for area codes and it Is
suggested above that such
numbers be utilized in let
tered exchanges (as Azure
l, 2, 8. 4, S, 6, 7. 8. 81 the
telephone company might, in
a pinch, do a little area
number changing, a feat far
less stupendous and costly it
would seem than changing
the phone numbers of the
entire Nation into a maze Of
numerals.
One last comfortin &
thought is that perhaps the
British, in order to preserve
their nice three-letter ex-
changes. might come up with
an electronic brain intelli-
gent enough to understand
spoken exchange names, and
thus save us all from ig-
ANONYMOUSLY drowning in our
own digits.
L. l. Hutchinson.
Evening star., 1962-08-30

David Braaten's clever ar
ticle on all-digit telephone
numbers in The Sunday Star,
August 19, will no doubt win
more than a skirmish in the
battle of the letter men,"
who are attempting to con-
vince AT&T that it can and
should retain the two-letter
exchange names-and hope
fully some day transfer to
three-letter ones.
Especially interesting was
his saying that on a push
button dial there might be
6,760 two letter exchanges
and 1876 three-letter ones.
Last March in q letter to
The Star, I pointed out that
there might be $3.50 pro-
nounceable two letter and
1900 pronounceable three
letter excha ange names;
whereupon I was promptly
clobbered by angry critics
evidently digit men" who
indicated that for the time
being at least we were stuck
with the 10 pulse dial,
whether spin or punch
when all the time AT&T had
been telling us glowingly of
new telephonic wonders, and
suggesting that someday we
might even speak our num-
bers into the phone.
Admitting that until that
happy day we must accept
the 10-pulse dial with It's
present arrangement Of let
ters and figures (because q
changeover to any rear
rangement. except just fig
ures. would have to be 81
multaneously nationwide)
there still seems no reason
why we cannot have lettered
exchanges.
Representative Cohelan' Z
investigation will undoWbt-
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Monroe Doctrine

Unfortunately We cannot
invoke the Monroe Doctrine
in Cuba as David Lawrence
urges. The Monroe Doctrine
was nullified by the Antarctic
Treaty. Statements on the
Senate floor we're that we
must give the Soviets ad-
ministrative power in Antarc-
tica because they are there"
Just so in Cuba. Therefore
the first step would be can
collation. of the. Antarctic
Treaty. Foundation for its
cancellation is we'll docu-
mented. Only then can the
Monroe Doctrine be effective.
E. A. Kendall.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Tits With Lawrence

Don Quixote rides again!
There is something refresh
ing-in an antiquarian way
- about David Lawrence's
column. Government own
erShip in U. 81" Evening
Star. Aug. 22).
And what a remarkable
achievement by Mr.. Law
renee, who lengthily dis
courses on the Government
in business without once
using the word monopoly. A."
Yet monopoly is the key to
the Governments concern
with certain types Of busi-
neSseS, whether as owner, op-
orator. competitor or regula-
tor. Where private competi-
ton Is not feasible-aS with
Telstar or in the electric util-
lIy INDUSTRY - Government
ownership. operation. compe-
tition or regulation is very
much in the tradition Of our
peoples capitalism"
But protest is futile. The
columnist knight-errant has
his lance aimed at the Gov
ernment ownership windmill
and is determined to have an
economic adventure.
1T is quite clear" replied
Don Quixote, that you are
not experienced in this mat
ter Of adventures. They are
giants, and II you are afraid
60 away and say your
prayers, whilst l advance and
engage them in fierce and
unequal combat"
Ron Ross.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
THE POLITICAL MILL
COP. Has Hopes in Massachusetts
BY GOULD LINCOLN

10 years In the National
House of Representatives.
OF the candidates for SenA-
tor, Republican, Democratic,
and Independent, Mr.. Curtis
has the most significant and
extensive public service. He
is SO years old, running
against a flock Of youngsters.
including the Independent
candidate. Prof. H. Stuart
Hughes Of Harvard. o grand
son Of the date Chief Justies
Charles Evans Hughes. Not
withstanding his years and
the fact he lost q leg in the
First World War, Mr.. Curtis
is getting about the State
and campaigning as vigorous
ly as his youthful primary
opponent, Mr.. Lodge. He is
an old hand at politics, hav-
ing served in both branches
Of the State Legislature and
as State treasurer before he
began his long service In the
House. He is q conservative.
He has the backing Of many
old-line politicians, and he
gave Mr.. Lodge Q close race
for the Republican State Con-
vention's Endorsement. He
lost by SO votes in o mem
bership Of more than 1000.
Lodge in Lead
Mr.. Lodge is rated In the
lead for the senatorial noEni-
nation, however. He has the
youth and glamor. Also, he
has been campaigning vir-
tually for q year. Now he Is
running about the State at
the head Of q three-bus car
avan. He specializeS in shak-
ing hands with workers in
early mornings as they enter
manufacturing plantG He
keeps at this campaign with
the personal touch from 6
am. to 9 PM. He has O large
group Of volunteers working
for him. Obviously he is
thinking ahead to q race
against Ted Kennedy In the
general election. although the
Kennedy-McC Cormack race is
by no means concluded.
His father. who lost this
particular Senate seat to
President Kennedy in 1882.
is keeping out of the race.
The senior Mr.. Lodge Is o
controversial figure because
Of the prominent part he
played In the nomination Of
Gen. Eisenhower for Presi-
dent and the defeat Of the
late Senator Bob Taft. It
was the refusal Of the Taft
followers to support Senator
Lodge which was largely re-
sponsible for his defeat by
q narrow vote in his race
against John F. Kennedy.
The Lodges and the Presi-
dents family have been
fighting each other for years
at the polls. The first Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge-great-
grandfather Of George Lodge
ran against the Presidents
grandfather, John r. Honey
Fitz) Fitzgerald, for the Sen
ate years ago. Mr.. Lodge won.
The Republicans have an
other strenuous primary
fight on their handS-for the
office Of Attorney General,
The @. o. p. convention gave
its Endorsement for the NOM
ination to Edward w. Brooke,
a widely respected Negro
attorney. His opponent In the
primary is an up-and-com-
ing young Republican. Elliott
L. Richardson. 1t could be
anybody'S race.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Welfare Abuses

I have been following the
news items concerning Sen
ator Robert Byrd's criticisms
of the D. C. Welfare Depart
ment and I would like to
point out one aspect Of the
total welfare set-up which
the Senator either does not
know about. or else to which
he does not wish to bring at
tention.
AS I see it. this overlooked
cause of much Of the abuses,
found in welfare programs
can be found in the red tape
and inhibitory regulations of
HEW which force a welfare
department to help some peo-
pie who have no moral right
to assistance from public
funds, but who are techni-
cally eligible under existing
regulations.
Furthermore. when a well
fare department has infor-
nation that a recipients
check is being spent for i'm
proper purposes. Federal reg
ulations prevent the depart
ment from taking effective
steps to correct this misuse
of money.
In short, 1t appears to me
that most Of the abuse
found tin any State) are &C
tuslly protected. promulgated
and perpetuated by Federal
regulations which hamstring
welfare departments and pre-
vent them from dealing real
istically with the relatively
few recipients who can be
properly termed "chisellers. "
I have IL years of expert
ence in the field of welfare.
in two States. and I do not
believe that the D. C. We'll
fare Department should be
singled out for criticism Of
a fault which was generated
and fostered. even though
unwittingly. by the Federal
Government.
Joseph L. Geddry,
Superintendent, Prime c e
William County, Depart
ment of Public Welfare.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Hormones for Virus Infections
By THOMAS R. HENRY

Center then selects IS to 200
words or phrases that de-
scribe each case to be con-
sidered. codes them. and feeds
them to the computer.
BY using this special elec-
tronic language an expert
may ask the computer to pro-
vide q list Of citations for all
cases selected by the COM
puter in accordance with the
specific terms given it by the
researcher. The computer also
can furnish citations. plead
ings, briefs or motions for Q
given type of case, q chron-
illogical series of related eases
and certain types Of abstract
ed factual material.
Wide Use VisualiZed
It Is believed that out Of
success Of this pilot project
may come q network of re-
gional electronic legal bibli-
ography centerS from which
lawyers may draw informa-
tion quickly and regularly.
Such a technique, says Dean
Louis H. Mayo. of the uni
versity law school, will pro-
vide substantially complete
information on m aterials
relevant to specific contro-
versies to the great advan-
tage Of both practicing law
yerS and students OF legal
problems.
The medical center Is being
set up in q similar manner.
The center has quite full in
formation on about 5000
drugs used in medical .prac-
tice. BY use of the electronic
equipment it can answer In
quiries from doctors about
them in seconds. Information
can be provided on such mat
ters as unexpected or severe
reactions, the latest research
findings. possible side effects,
and what drugs are available,
and where, for various emer-
gencies.
Both projects, it is empha-
sized, remain as yet in the
pilot stage.
Evening star., 1962-08-30

edly turn up these interest
ing points:
/. That the calling area Of
only one city, New York, is
anywhere near the supposed
exchange saturation point,
$40 capable of servicing S.
&c., 400 phones. Therefore it
seems that that one city is
being permitted to drag the
entire rest Of the country
kicking and screaming into
the all-digit fold. Incidental
ly, the culprit city is still
enjoying its lettered ex-
changes according to the
Manhattan phone book of
April, 1862. wherein all-digit
numbers are so rare as to
seem nonexiStenD while 9TH
er cities must take all-digitS
and weep.
So why, as Mr.. Braaten
suggests, couldn't New York
and any other growing area,
such as Los Angeles, use a
combination of both types of
exchange (two-letter and all
digit just as We in Wash
ington are now being forced,
unnecessarily, to do?
2. Moreover, why couldn't
the two-letter exchanges be
increased by about 140
names (thereby permitting
each calling area to take
care of approximately $780,
900 phones) in these two
ways: ca by changing the
Operators number to 1000"
(three pulls, thereby free
ing slot 20" to carry ~"
(Which is still on many dials) /,
and thus unlocking such ex-
change designations as Zane,
Zenith, ZInnia. zodiac, ZU-
rich. Azure. Ozark, ETC., each
, to be followed by each of the
nine digits which would add
some 10 new exchanges; (b)
Evening star., 1962-08-30
HYANNIs. MASS.

Can the G. o. p. make a
dent in President Kennedy'S
home State in the coming
elections? The answer might
be easier and in the negative
except for an unusual set Of
circumstances.
The first Of these is the
candidacy Of Edward M.
(Teddy) Kennedy for the
Senate seat once occupied by
his brother, John F. Kennedy.
The second is that the
State has been rocked by a
series of scandals in which
Democratic officials or their
representatives have been in
volved. This corruption issue
could have a serious effect.
The third and perhaps the
most important circumstance
is the feuding in the Demo-
cratic Party. The Presidents
brother and the nephew of
Speaker John Mccormack,
State Attorney General Ed
ward Mccormack, are locked
in q bitter primary fight.
Bitter things are being said.
Also, there Is a primary fight
over the gubernatorial nomi-
nation, with Endicott Pea
body opposing Clement A.
Riley. both widely known
Democrats. The big question
for the Democrats Is recon-
ciliation after the primary
election which takes place
September 1S. now less than
three weeks away.
Under all these conditions
1t would appear the Repub-
licans have q real chance in
Massachusetts, this year. But
Gov. Volpe-elected two years
ago while President Kennedy
was carrying the State
against Richard Nixon and
the Republican vice presiden-
tial candidate. Henry Cabot
Lodge Of Massachusetts,
the only one Of the candi-
dates for the two major Of
fices who may be said to have
a real chance Of victory in
the November general elec-
tions. Indeed. the guessing Is
that Gov. Volpe, Of Italian
blood, will be reelected.
The Italian vote. So-called
in Massachusetts is very
large. Its effectiveness was
shown two years ago when
the Democrats put an all
green" ticket in the field. and
their candidate for Governor
was beaten. Whether the
Kennedys will risk offending
the Italian vote by campaign
ing strenuously for the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor
remains to be seen. At pres
ent they are going along with
Mr.. Peabody in his primary
race against Mr.. Riley. Mr.
Peabody. like young Mr.
Kennedy, received the in
dorsement Of the Democratic
State Convention.
G. o. p. Seek Senate Seat
With President Kennedy
not on the ticket in thi'
years elections. the Repub'
licans are out to win tn,
Senate seat. too. They hav,
two candidates who also arr
waging a hard fight in thu
primary campaign. One Il
35-year-old George Cabot
Lodge. son Of former Am
basSador and Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge. The other II
Representative Laurence
Curtis. who has served fol
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Where did the first
epidemic Of polio occur?
y. B.
A. The first instance Of
anything like an epidemic
happened on the island Of st.
Helena. in the South Atlantic,
in 1886. Outbreaks followed
in Norway in 1868, in France
and Sweden in 1880. in
northeastern United States
after 1890 and in the South
about 1910.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd =
ton. Those not used iDill be
returned only tDhen accom- =
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-08-30

Treatment with hormones
may affect the outcome Of
fiiterable virus infections,
which include some Of the
most devastating human dis
eases, by altering the ability
of body cells to become in
fected.
This has just been report
ed through the National
Academy of Sciences by DR..
Bernard Roisman of the Pas
teur Institute of Paris. DR..
Roisman's experiments show,
he reports, that hormones
secreted from the thyroid or
parathyroid glands immedi-
ately after infection with the
herpes (ring worm) causing
virus we're ineffective in pre-
venting the virus develop
ment in the body. However,
cells pre-treated with tiny
amounts of parathyroid hor-
none for from three to "a
hours did absorb the virus
much more slowly than un-
treated cells.
May Aid Children
The findings, 1t is stressed,
may have far-reaching impli-
cations, especially in the
treatment of virus maladies
in children. Methods of medi-
cal applications, however. re-
main to be developed.
The hormone treatment, DR.,
Roisman says, does not con-
vey any permanent immu-
nifty to cells from virus infec-
ton, but it may delay this
until a danger period has
passed.
"Electronic languages" for
both law and medicine, which
may save hours Of laborious
library research and perhaps
save many lives are being de-
veloped at George Washing
ton University here, with the
cooperation Of Government
departments.
They are expected to pro-
vide quick answers, to queS-
tions which otherwise might
require days, or even weeks,
Of research. A pilot project
by the univerSity's National
Law Center involves use Of a
high speed electronic COM
puter to provide case profile
histories" on merger and mo-
nopoly cases arising under
the anti = trust laws. The
Antitrust Division of the
Department of Justice has
made it possible for research
ers to use its file of cases,
commentaries and statutes as
material to be fed into the
computer. The National Law
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Joseph L. Geddry,

WV p n y w VI
Superintendent, Prime e
William County, Depart
ment of Public Welfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04
SERVICE NEWS
Visitors From Portugal
To Be 4onored at Fetes

pitality; Mrs. George Timke,
tours and transportation;
Mrs. o. j. Ogren, registra-
ton; Mrs. Sam F. Seeley,
tickets; Mrs. John F. Sheedy,
fashion show; Mrs. William
D. Graham. arrangements;
Mrs. John Cressler, favors,
and Mrs. Thomas j. Whelan,
decorations.
The Canadian Air Staff
will give the second in a Sc
ries of three receptions on
Friday in the Canadian
Joint Staff Headquarters on
Massachusetts avenue. All
three parties are from z to 9
o'clock and the final one will
be November Is.
The Air Attache of Canada,
Air Commodore George H.
Newsome. and Mrs. Newsome
are the hosts at the recep-
tons, assisted by the Assist
ant Air Attache, Group Capt.
w. c. Van Camp, and Mrs.
Van Camp. Their guests for
the most part are the officer
counterparts in the United
States Air Force and other
military forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-04
To Entertain Japanese Visitors

Being entertained in Amer
lean homes makes the great
est impression on foreign Wis
itors here, according to Mrs.
Katie Louchheim, deputy As
sistant Secretary OF State for
Public Affairs.
Following this theory,
members of the Japan Amer
lean Society of Washington
will entertain at dinners Civ
en- in private homes for a
group of visiting Japanese
on the Youth Goodwill Mis-
sion Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday.