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Evening star., 1962-09-13
When Friends Fall Out

New HampShire's bitter Republican
primary has provided textbook chap
ter on power struggles in contemporary
American politics. And the final impact
in this case may come long after the
counting Of last Tuesdays votes.
Knowledgeable observers Of the
United States Senate were aware for
many years of the great, though quiet,
influence welded in that body, and con-
Sequently on national affairs, by Repub-
lican Senator Styles Bridges. Seldom
involved in floor debate or in public
pickering, the veteran conservative of
a quarter century in Congress knew
how to exert this influence when and
where it counted most. The base Of this
power, Of course, was his own security
in office-built upon control Of Repub-
lican politics in State that historically
has preferred its politics in the con-
servative Republican coloration.
Power is not easy to pass on,
however, and when Senator Bridges
died last November there was only the
briefeSt pause before the White Noun
tain State was in political turmoil. The
signal for this intra-party strife was
given when Governor Wesley Powell, a
former Bridges friend and aide and
a maverick right-winger, passed over
the widowed Mrs. Bridges, a forceful
conservative spokeSwoman in her own
right, to name Maurice Murphy to the
vacant Senate seat. Mr.. Powell's own
ambitions soon came to light party
control in the State, an unprecedented
third term as Governor and perhaps
a place on the Republican presidential
ticket in 1854. Mrs. Bridges counter was
her vigorous, but unsuccessful, primary
bid for the senatorial nomination. It
was against this background Of personal
feuding that two other Republicans
captured the prizes. One is Perkins
Bass, a four term Congressman who
capitalized on his moderate Republi-
caniSm" to win the senatorial nomi-
nation. The other is John PillSbury,
former State legislator, who belabored
Mr.. Powell's machine politics" to win
nomination for the governorShip.
The first question remaining is
whether a party split so angrily over
personalities more than over issues can
find way to patch up these troubles
in time for what normally would be a
Republican victory in November. A
second is whether this setback to ex-
treme G. o. p. conservatism as repre-
sented by both Mrs. Bridges and Mr..
Powell may be reflected in New Hamp-
shire's early primary preference for a
Republican presidential candidate two
years hence. More than New Hampshire
voters alone are interested in the
answers.
Evening star., 1962-09-13
Attacking Unemployment

Two lines Of Federal attack upon
the overall unemployment problem
made notable headway in recent days.
One was the completion of Congress
Sional action authorizing a $900-mil-
lion depreSSed-area public works bill.
The other was clearance by the Labor
Department of an initial 10 retraining
projects for unemployed workers, the
beginning of a nationwide program
authorized in the new Manpower De-
velopment and Training Act.
The public works bill, for which
funds must yet be appropriated, would
permit Federal financing of certain
types Of capital improvement projects
in more than 1000 areas qualifying
under the Redevelopment Act of 1851,
or in communities that have had per
cent or more unemployment for nine
Of the last twelve months. Administra-
ton sponsors of the program have de-
fined water, sewer, hospital and air
field improvement projects as repre-
sentative of the qualifying type, with
further requirements that they could be
started quickly and completed within a
year. Testifying in support Of the meas
ure before he left the cabinet, former
Secretary of Labor Goldberg said that
mo leaf-raking projects" would be ap-
proved and he estimated that at least
95 per cent of the work would be done
by workers employed by private con-
tractors rather than on public payrolls.
Not surprisingly, consideration Of
this legislation in an election year has
prompted charges that it would be used
as a vote-getting scheme. For this
reason, the Senate went on record as
indorSing administration of the pro-
gram ION basis that would be free of
any partisan favoritism" Certainly, it
should be so. AS a practical matter,
with no funds yet available, there is
relatively little opportunity for politick-
ing with the program before election
day less than eight weeks hence.
For the long term, of course, a
public works program is not real cure
for unemployment. More far-reaching
benefit may accrue from the manpower
retraining. Under this program, the
first Of it's kind on a national scale.
workers whose jobs have been elimi-
mated by chronological developments
will be instructed in new or different
skills that offer employment promise.
Two Federal departments, Labor along
with Heath, Education and Welfare,
will collaborate in directing the pro-
gram. With first-year appropriation
Of $40 million, it is estimated that
10000 workers will be the first to bene-
fit under this effort to combat the
chronic unemployment that stems from
modern technology. 1t is a small be-
ginning, but potentially a significant
one in the double sense of qualifying
and utilizing manpower.
Evening star., 1962-09-13
Cultural and Practical

Edward Durell Stone is handy
architect to have around. Told that his
plans for $75-million National Cultural
Center were little too rich for the
blood, he promptly came up with
relatively modest $30-million number.
Really not so modest after all Git ex-
tends $50 by 200 feet and rises 100 feet
above the Potomac), the new design
already has paid off in enthusiastic
acceptance. Even Architect Stone says
he finds the less spectacular creation
more satisfactory.
While giving up some frillS, Mr..
Stone retained the essentials - three
commodious halls-one for opera, mu-
sical comedy and ballet; another for
symphonic concerts, and a third for
theater. A bonus is the garden like
roof for such summer pleaSantries as
band concerts, art exhibits and theater-
in-the-round. A retractable- feature
will make this area available in good
weather or bad.
There are other advantages in the
lower-cost approach. There will be more
ground space for lovelier landscaping
and terraces. With all the halls on
one level, it will be easy to handle the
expected busy flow of stage props from
a rear ramp. And there still is the
Potomac River vista for roof-reStaurant
diners and others-the Foggy Bottom
site Mr. Stone calls "one of the worlds
most exciting and glorious settings for
public building"
Even more gratifying, there now is
a reachable goal in this enterprise to
be paid for by the Nations citizens.
Advisory committeeman from all over
the country, after seeing the new model
unveiled, returned home with new en-
Evening star., 1962-09-13
Constitution Week

Constitution Week, which
runs from September IT
through September %, is q
week that has gone unnoticed
and for this reason m any
Americans are uniformed
of its being a national holi-
day. Constitution Day Is Of
ficially September II.
We need to remember our
heritage more these days
than ever before. Con-
stitution Week In 1857 was
q historic one. unique in
history. that made our coun-
try q great Nation, which is
the envy Of all other Nations
in the world, especially those
who cherish freedom or have
lost their freedom.
With special pride and with
q deeper meaning, the Stars
and Stripes should be dis
played during Constitution
Week. from every home,
school and public building.
Alice C. LemmOnd.
Evening star., 1962-09-13

Dividends" Mr.. Deane or
myself?
Finally, ex journalist
Deane should be wary Of try
ing to tar me with the brush
of inaccuracy because some
Of my colleagues erred in re-
porting the circumstances of
Hammarskjold's death.
That my colleagues err
roneously reported Il did not
so report) Hammarskjold's
arrival at Ndola was at least
partially the consequence Of
the incompetence Of the q.
N. Information Service Of
which Mr.. Deane is q mem
ber.
Smith HempstOne.
Nairobi, Kenya.
Evening star., 1962-09-13
C&O Canal

Those interested in our nat
ural scenic assets are hop
ing that the House Interior
Committee will approve the
Gao Canal bill in some form.
The proposed additional
acreage would furnish the
proper park width to protect
the towpath right-of-way
from undesirable encroach-
ments, including unhealthful
dumps.
While this section Of the
country does not have the
spectacular scenery of the
West. we have a. unique as
set here since the canal was
an operating entity until
comparatively recently, so
that it is susceptible of reha-
bilitation as a scenic and his
toric attraction of gre a t
value.
There should be no hesita-
ton by Congress in giving
this valuable property ma
tional park status to preserve
this remaining example Of
the early canal builders art.
Alfred s. TraSk.
Evening star., 1962-09-13
One, Two, Three

We have usually been able, when
stopped by highway traffic counters, to
console ourselves with the thought that
this information eventually would serve
some useful purpose not readily discern
ible by ordinary people.
The bird-brained exhibition staged
by the Virginia Highway Department at
the height of the rush hour on Shirley
Highway yesterday morning, however,
was something else. Thousands Of COM
nluterS, Injured to bumper to bumper
crawling, stopped dead in their tracks
and stayed stopped. Nearly everyone
was late for work. A few, who con-
sidered themselves lucky, escaped on
Glebe road to run head on into a
police radar trap. On Shirley, the back
up extended an estimated seven miles.
The Highway Department excuse is
that it was necessary to stop buses in
order to count the passengers, and that
this caused all the trouble. But why, in
heavens name, stop the buses at all?
Surely arrangements could have been
made with the bus companies to obtain
figures on the Shirley runs after the
trips were completed. Or would this
be too simple? The final irony, more
over, is that the Highway Department,
having announced an intention to run
similar checks on Shirley today, to-
morrow and Monday, may well wind
up with a questionable set of figures
by virtue of the fact that a good many
motorists probably will avoid Shirley
Highway altogether during the next
few days.
Indeed, this seemed to be the case
this morning, when the rush hour
traffic on Shirley appeared obviously
lighter than usual. Apart from this,
however, the highway officials had the
good sense today to pull buses off
the roadway before stopping them for
counting. Perhaps the department has
learned its lesson. If so, the fiaSco yes
terday was not complete loss.
Evening star., 1962-09-13
Author to Critic

On August "a, Philip
Deane, director Of the United
Nations Information Center
in Washington, in The Stars
columns returned to the at
tack against my book,
Rebels. Mercenaries, and
Dividends: The Katanga
Story"
Mr.. Deane infers that my
version Of events" in Katan-
ga cannot be accurate
because I did not witness
every incident mentioned in
the book. I would like to
point out that 1t Is possible
to write an accurate account
of the Battle of Bull Run
without being a centenarian.
If Mr.. Deane insists that
physical presence is a pre-
requisite Of knowledge, may
I ask which Of us has spent
more time in Katanga dur
ing the events described in
Rebels, Mercenaries, and
Evening star., 1962-09-13

thusiasm. The feeling Is growing that
this, indeed, is a national project. This
spirit should be enhanced November
90 with the star-spangled, two-hour,
Nation wide, closed circuit televiSion
program which may be the key to the
Embarrassing success. WaShington's par
ticipation will be $l0O-a-plate dinner
at the Armory, less expensive show
at Loew's Capitol, and perhaps other
outlets. 1t would be great to sell out
all Of them.
Evening star., 1962-09-13

@. In the National Park
System, what is the differ
ence between a campground
and a campsite?-C. c.
A. A campground is a large
area with an organized lay
out Of roads, parking spaces.
community drinking water
and sanitary facilities. This
area is marked off in plots or
locations called campground
sites or campsiteS. Each
campsite provides accommo-
dations for an individual or
group. A typical campsite in
cludes a fireplace, table and
bench combination, tent
space and parking space.
Evening star., 1962-09-13
Displaced Persons

As president OF the Midway
Civic Association, I have at
tended many meetings of the
Adams Morgan Conference,
the Community Council and
the Planning Committee. In
dividual members and block
groups in the Midway Area
have taken q very active part
In the Adams-Morgan project.
All members of the Mid
way group are vitality inter-
ested in the improvement Of
this community; however, we
are gravely concerned over
the future Of many families
that would be displaced If the
recommendations of the
Land Use Subcommittee of
the Planning Committee were
approved by the District t
Commissioners. The Midway
Civic Association opposes the
demolition of sound dwell
ings, particularly the homes
in the 1700 block Of U street
NV.
On August %, a new group,
the Adams Morgan Light
Commercial Institute, pre-
sented It's plan for the area.
This group also desires to re-
main in the area, but it
wants to expand its business
at the expense Of the resi-
dents in the community. At
the conclusion of the meet
ing, members Of the Midway
Civic Association we're We
hement in their protest of
the institutes plan for the
area.
When groups Of varied In
terests are brought together
to formulate a plan, each
group wants to preserve. its
own rights, but does not hes
itate to vote away these same
rights of others. This is an
other reason why the Midway
Civic Association cannot
support some of the recon-
mendations Of the Land Use
Subcommittee Of the Adams
Morgan Planning Committee.
Edward J. MacClane,
President, Midway Civic
Association, Inc.
Evening star., 1962-09-13
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Thermometer for Space Materials

are born, as is necessary, in
an active, free-living state
and never stop moving until
they die.
This is reported by DR..
Paul w. Hess in the Estua-
rine Bulletin of the Univer-
sity Of Delaware, following
a years study Of the crea-
lures, mostly in tropical wa
ters VIII ere they are most
abundant.
Differ from Other Fish
They differ from other fish,
he points out, In several re-
spects. For example, he re-
ports, "the fins Of a shark.
other than the caudal fin,
are not as flexible as those
Of bony fishes and cannot
be utilized for forward pro-
pulsion. They can only guide
the animal after q forward
thrust which seems primarily
to be a side-to-side motion
of the caudal fin. The fin
structure, therefore, dictates
that the shark cannot back
down once it has overshot is
target. 1t must swing out and
make a new approach, fol-
lowing a typical figure 8,
while searching or feeding.
Its teeth are located and
embedded so that once the
shark has taken a large piece
Of food in its mouth 1t can
not let go. Any effort to re-
move the morsel by force
simply rotates the teeth up
and into the flesh, the SER
rated teeth cutting deeply
in the process"
About $50 species of sharks
now are recognized, says the
report. The creature dates
back about $50 million years,
to the Upper Devonian geo.
logical period, when it first
appeared as a shark like an
imal, the cladoselache, which
probably was the ancestor Of
all this family known today.
Evening star., 1962-09-13
THE POLITICAL MILL
G. O. p. Shifts Leadership in N. H.
BY GOULD LINCOLN

~ 2 " " " AACdA uAO0CA dbCc
took over in New Hampshire's
primary elections for guber-
Material and senatorial nomi-
nations. All Of this indicates
a change In party leadership
In this State which this year
elects not only a governor but
two United States Senators.
They slashed to ribbons the
political ambitions Of Gov.
Wesley Powell seeking an un-
precedented third term. John
Pillsbury, a 44-year-old State
legislator. won the nomina-
ton by better than 1880
votes. Further-though by a
narrow margin - they de-
feated Mrs. Styles Bridges,
who was seeking nomination
to fill out the term Of her
late husband, Senator
Bridges, a conservative and a
dominant figure in the New
Hampshire Republican Party
for years. They picked Repre-
sentative Perkins Bass, a son
Of a former Governor, Robert
P. Bass, serving his fourth
term in the House. BY the
wayside was left Senator
Maurice ]. Murphy, who un-
der appointment of Gov.
Powell has served since Sem
ator Bridges death.
Campaigns Hard Fought
The primary campaigns on
the Republican side of the
fence were bitterly fought.
The Democrats in New Hamp-
shire who have not elected a
Governor for 40 years nor a
Senator for 30, are hoping
the wounds in the COP. will
give them a chance for vic
tory in November in this usu-
ally Republican State. And
New Hampshire's elections
this year take on added signi-
ficance because two Senators
as well as a Governor are to
be elected, and also two mem
bers of the House. Senator
Norris Cotton, with virtually
no opposition, was renomi-
mated. Representative Ches-
ter E. Morrow. like Mr.. Bass,
was a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination to fill
the Bridges vacancy in the
Senate. In consequence, the
COP. has put forward two
new candidates for the House.
One of them, 41-year-old
State Representative James
c. Cleveland, Is a moderate. "
and the other is a former
State Attorney General, Louis
C. Wyman, As years old and
a militant conservative. Mr..
Cleveland fought off five op-
ponents in the primary, and
Mr.. Wyman, four. The Demo-
Gratis nominated John w.
King, Manchester attorney,
to run for Governor, and the
former mayor Of Laconia.
Thomas j. McIntrye, as can
didate for the old Bridges
Senate seat.
It would give the Demo-
Gratis great pleasure should
Gov. Powell decide to run as
an independent for Governor
and to some degree, If he de-
clined to give his personal
support to Mr.. Pillsbury. The
Governor has made harsh
statements about his Repub-
Evening star., 1962-09-13
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condenSG-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDten accom-
panied BY self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-09-13
Not Easily Disormed

I am reassured by the Pres
ident's statement that the
weapons being shipped to
Cuba by Khrushchev are up
to 10 years old and there
fore obsolete.
No one need worry about
such ancient weapons; I'll
wager the bowstrings aren't
even nylon.
IeOta Sarraf
Evening star., 1962-09-13
Field In Infancy

notwithstanding with ma
terials at very low tempera-
tures-still is in its infancy,
says q Bureau report, be-
cause Of lack Of precise
knowledge.
In another series Of Bu-
reau studies the spectra Of
radio sources in the spaces
between the stars are being
determined. The chief emit
ter appears to be the all
enveloping hydrogen. Up to
now, however, many spectral
lines have been detected
characteristic of OF h er ele-
ments and of various small
molecules.
Detection and study Of
such spectra, says a Bureau
report would add consider
ably to current information
on interstellar gas cloud S
and, perhaps, planetary at
mospheres."
Development and testing
Of new apparatus to measure
other properties in the inter-
planetary atmospheres, &C
cording to the report, now is
nearing completion.
=
Sharks must remain SWIM
ming all the time, night and
day, from birth to death.
Perpetual motion is essential
to their survival.
They do not have swim
bladders. like most OF h e r
fish, which would en- a bl e
them to float when weary.
After completing embryonic
development in the body of
the mother the young sharks
Evening star., 1962-09-13

1lCau OPPONENTS DOLn DelOIe
and after the primary elec-
ton. Admittedly, however. q
Democratic victory in New
Hampshire would be Q politi-
cal upset of major proper
tons, a decided victory for
the Kennedy administration.
and the Presidents New
Frontier
Gov. Powell had hoped he
would be in position to con-
troll the Republican presiden-
tial primary in New Hamp-
shire in 1864. either putting
himself forward as a favorite-
son candidate. or supporting
another candidate. prefer
ably a conservative. But that
has all gone down the drain.
Since New H ampshire
holds the first primary for
the election of delegates to
Republican National Conven-
tions-in March-it has i'm
portance psychologi for
the presidential candidates.
It was this primary which
gave the Eisenhower candi-
dacy a lift back in 1852, when
the former President defeated
the late Senator Taft Of Ohio
and former Gov. Harold E.
Stassen of Minnesota. In
1860. the same primary gave
the then Vice President Nixon
his first step to the Republic
can presidential nomination.
In 1852 Senator Estes Ke-
fauver Of Tennessee won the
New Hampshire Democratic
primary against a slate Of
delegates pledged to former
President Truman-who later
declined to be a candidate
for reelection. With Gov.
Powell out of the primary
picture, the 1864 primary at
this stage offers an open
field for the candidates for
the COP. presidential NOM
ination.
Big Primary Test Possible
II Gov. Rockefeller Of New
York is reelected, as now
seems likely. and If former
Vice President Nixon should
defeat Gov. Pat Brown in
California, the New Hamp-
shire presidential primary
could be a real testing ground
Of voter desires. Gov. Rookie
feller is a graduate of Dart
mouth University and has
many friends in the State.
Indeed, his friends were
ready to go to town for him
in the 1860 primary, which,
after he bowed out Of the
presidential race, went heav-
lily for Mr.. Nixon. Senator
Bridges said later that had
Gov. Rockefeller stayed in
that primary race, he might
well have won the New
Hampshire delegation to the
COP. national convention.
1t could be that Gov. Rookie
feller, If he chooses to run for
President two years hence,
will make his first bid in New
Hampshire. Mr.. Nixon outran
President Kennedy in this
primary in 1860, although
the latter rolled up q far
larger vote than Democrats
usually do in this so-called
rock-ribbed Republican State.