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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
Ads and the Atom

In testimony heard last spring but
just now made public by the Joint Con-
gressional Atomic Committee, Senator
Anderson of New Mexico is on record
with some sharp and diSquieting crit
icism Of the advertising practices Of
certain companies that have defense
contracts with the Government. His
views on the subject are particularly
impressive because Of his knowledge
ability as one Of the committees most
experienced members, and because Ad-
miral Rickover-generally regarded as
the Nays top nuclear expert-agrees
with him.
Thus, by way of example, but with
out naming names, Mr.. Anderson has
cited the case of contractor who placed
an advertisement in a magazine. The
advertisement, according to the Sen
ator Ia former chairman Of the Joint
Committee), was illustrated by pho
tograph that gave away classified in
formation ION naval nuclear propulsion"
The testimony quotes Admiral Rickover
as confirming this charge. In the ad-
miral's words, you could take any sail
or who has been trained in nuclear
power and let him see that picture and
he could tell you lot. Z. The Russians
don't publish any such pictures Of their
latest submarines"
Senator Anderson favors drastic
corrective action against all companies
engaging in the type Of advertising he
regards as dangerous. AS he has put
1t, II think one of the effective ways
Department of Defense to cancel any
contract they may have and put them
on the blacklist for five years. This
is the only way you can ever bring
them to comply" with security reStric-
tionS. Admiral Rickover, who has COM
planned about toy replicas Of the Polaris
submarine, tends to feel the same way.
The testimony quotes him as being
pretty bitter" about how helpful these
pictures" are to the Russians.
1t may be doubted, however, that
the blacklisting idea is sound. What
seems to be needed, instead Of that, Is
a better system Of clearance procedures
"a system under which a defense con-
tractor would be able to find out rapidly
from either the Atomic Energy Commits
sion or the Pentagon, or both, whether
projected advertisement or piece Of
publicity was safe in terms of national
security. Perhaps this is more easily
said than done, but company operat-
ing in a sensitive area Of military pro-
duction ought certainly to be able to
seek and get sound official guidance
before 1t proclaims to the world the
nature of the work it is doing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
PIeo for SkYboIt

The cancellation of the
Skybolt missile has with one
stroke ended the independ-
ence of a great nation and
cleared the way for the aboli-
ton Of the United States Air
Force, which has been forbid
den to develop weapons for
space. The RS-70 will remain
a test prototype, and the B-52
and B-58 have been dropped
from production. The Air
Force will become a shell and
our defense eggs will be
placed entirely in one basket,
the Polaris system.
We are also investing q
fortune in some $50 inflexible
Minutemen ICBMs which will
become worthless when the
Russians perfect their anti
missile system. What will we
be left with when the Polaris
is similarly neutralized? Will
1t be sufficient merely to call
up the reservistS again when
Khrushchev is ready for war?
The recent striking success
of the Skybolt proves that,
coupled with the RS-70 If de-
veloped as a weapons system,
it could become our margin
of safety for the next decade,
by providing for the DIVERSE
fication which alone can pre-
vent the Communists from
surprising us suddenly In
rocket weapons.
VIZ N WA-~ a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
Peking's Arrogant Bid

, Averell Hartman, Assistant Secre-
tary of State for the Far East, made some
effective points in his interview with the
Associated Press on the power struggle
now going on throughout most Of the
vast continent Of Asia.
In a sense, this is two-part strug-
gle. It's more violent manifestations are
reflected In Red China's aggression
against India, in Chinese Communist
support for the terrorist Wet Cong guer-
rillas in South Wet Nam, and In Peking's
busy and deceitful diplomatic efforts to
obstruct Indian-P akistani negotiations
on the Kashmir issue. Emerging with
increasing clearness in the background,
however, is the evidence OF Peking's
determination to challenge Moscow as
the central authority for worldwide
Marxist doctrine. 1t is in this bid for
supremacy in the Communist movement
that Peking has publicly and harshly
criticized Kremlin policies in Europe and
in the Cuban affair, and in which 1t may
in fact be moving toward direct and
hostile conformation with the Soviet
Union in Asia itself.
In Mr.. Harriman's opinion, which,
on the record, is entitled to respect, this
breach between Peking and Moscow not
only is greater today than 1t ever has
BEEN" but will continue TO grow pro
vided no major East-WeSt war forces
them together again" Peking has never
been willing, he added, to accept the
Kremlin theory that the only true be-
levers" are those willing to accept Mos
cows dictaton and leadership.
AS for the Red Chinese threat, either
by arms or subversion, TO gain control
over Asia south Of the Himaayas the
Secretary believes that the most effec-
tive barrier would be new relationship
or cooperation between India and PAX
istan, with their total population Of more
than 500 million, well developed military
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
Pressure Work

Anyone associated with
Post Office procedures long
enough knows the reason for
the increase Of drinking is a
direct result OF pressure on
employees TO produce more
work In rush times. Men
are required TO endure over
time work under great pres
sure 10 get the mail out.
Little concern Is paid 10 the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29

men as long as the work is
done.
Pinch-penny methods and
not allowing proper rest time
for pressure work is enough
to make any man take a
drink.
EXP. q. Worker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
Safe Curbs

The National Park Service
has always placed public
safety ahead Of any other
consideration in the design of
parkways and other park ia
cilities. 1t is for this reason
that low mountable park
way type curbing is used
wherever possible in the park
system. not only in Washing
ton, but throughout the
country. This type of curbing
permits vehicles to be pulled
off the roadway and out of
the way Of traffic in case of
an accident or when dis
abled.
In a letter printed in The
Star, December II, 1862, Ames
w. Williams refers to the
high curbing which the Ma
tional Park Service is INSTALL
ing along the edge Of the
Mount Vernon Me- orial
Parkway and the impossible
ty OF removing a disabled We
hicle from the traffic lanes
in an emergency.
We believe that Mr.. Will
liamS is mistaken in his i'm
preston. The only vertical
curb being installed on this
project is along the border
roads within the City Of Al
exandria, along the narrow
portion Of the center median
and, at the request Of the
airport officials, on the out
side edges Of the roadway OPP
poSite the north runway. This
is being done for safety rea-
son TO deter cars from park
ing opposite the runway.
Curbs Of this type. even
though 8 inches in height, do
have a l1a-inch batter
and are mountable in case
OF an emergency. Mountable
parkway-type curb. which Is 3
inches high with a beveled
face, is being used through
out the remainder Of the
project.
Curling OF either type ex-
tends about a foot below the
finished ground level and II
Is possible that Mr.. williams
may have seen q new section
OF curbing where the backfill
had not been installed.
The purpose OF this letter Is
not TO criticize Mr.. williams,
but rather 10 advise the gen.
eral public that their welfare
and safety is paramount In
the mind Of the National Park
Service.
Henry @. Weeden.
Chief
Urban Project Coordination
National Capitai Region. NPg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29

at the tip Of the metal speci-
men.
Each time a helium atom
touches a metal atom an
electron is stripped from the
helium. leaving 1t ionized.
The electric field drives the
ionized helium atom against
a fluorescent screen, creating
a dot Of light from each
metal atom on the surface Of
the specimen. A camera rec
cords each spot Of light.
There is an enlargement Of
about two millionfold on the
screen.
At present the microscope is
limited to picking out the
atoms Of such metals a.
tungsten, platinum, iridium
and molybdenum which have
high melting points. At pres
ent 1t is impossible to study
organic materials. This, 1t is
expected, will be overcome by
future developments now in
prospect.
Bees talk to each other.
This has been demon
strated, at least for queen
bees, In a series OF expert
ments reported through the
American Association for the
Advancement OF Science by
DR.. Adrian M. Wenner Of the
University OF California.
DR.. Wenner was able to
show that an artificially pro-
duced sound, patterned after
that Of a virgin queen, elicit
ed a response from q Gagged
virgin. This, in turn, brought
a response from another
queen bee. The conditions un-
der which the experiment was
set UP made It impossible that
the responses could have been
accidental. The queens I'M
derstood each other and
talked 10 each other.
Question Of Other Bees
This leaves open the ques-
ton as TO whether other
kinds OF bees talk. II has
been suggested that foraging
bees use sound In communi-
eating the distance OF a food
source TO other workers. The
experiment with queens, DR..
Wenner believes. makes this
quite probable.
His tests. the report points
out, furnish the first existing
evidence that there Is actual
exchange OF information be-
tween bees by means Of
sound. They show that the
insects even use words Of q
sort, for. says the report. the
results indicate that 9 de-
gree OF specificity Of the
sound pattern Is required for
q given response"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29

I find columnist Constan-
tine Browns observations on
European and American af-
fairs invaluable. By reading
his column regularly, one
keeps informed Of events and
trends across the Atlantic
firSt-hand and is exposed to
a calm, detached analysis of
the home front.
His personal contact with
such key figures as De Gaulle,
Franco and Adenauer gives
Mr.. Browns coverage much
more meaning and depth
than that Of the new breed"
Of armchair newsmen.
Aram Bakshian, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29

Representative Perkin S
Bass, New Hampshire Repub-
lican, in a final statement to
his constituents before his
retirement from Congress
described 1.-The toughest prob
lem he had to grapple with"
in his eight years in tn e
House as How great a role
should the Federal Govern
ment play in your lives and
in mine?" Coming from Mr..
Bass, a recognized middle
of-the-roader, and Eisen-
hover Republican, this state
ment should mean something
to both Republican and Dem
ocratic members Of the new,
88th Congress which opens
January 8.
And even more so Mr.. Bass
conclusion. For 1t touches on
proposals by the Kennedy ad-
ministration to place the
Federal Government in posi-
ton to control more facets
of the lives of the people. 1t
touches also on the coming
fights In both the House and
Senate on rules and proce-
dures, the outcome of which
may determine whether these
proposals for bigger and big
ger Government in Washing
ton are to be adopted. All the
members of the House and
Senate will have to choose
sides.
In his statement Mr.. Bass
frankly pointed out that our
State and local Governments
either cannot or will not
meet many of the pressing
problems and n e e d S facing
the country" He continued:
People seem to be turning
to Washington for the Solu-
ton of everything. Take the
problems of education, for
instance. Everybody knows
how high our property taxes
are in New Hampshire
mostly because of rising costs
of our public school system.
Our towns and cities must
look to New Hampshire or
Washington or both for help.
But the pressure has been to
look to Washington to meet
this and other problems, not
to the States.
"Al-POwerful Bureaucracy"
II have resisted this trend,
and have generally opposed
new and expanded F e deral
programs unless the need was
great and could not be met
at home. For I firmly believe
that bigger and bigger Gov
eminent in Washington
and more and more central
ization Of power and author
ity down here, bigger and big
ger deficit spending-all this
spells trouble. For 1t will
eventually mean the end of
our free enterprise system
and our system Of constitu-
tional government as we
know 1t. having in its place
an all-powerful bureaucracy
in Washington running every
detail Of our lives. It will
mean the drying up and
eventual end of our State
and local governments,
which are much closer and
more responsive to the peo-
pie.
I'VE must meet these prob
lens and needs, but let's not
have Washington take every
thing over. Whatever the
problem may be-whether it
be in housing, education, wa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
Evolution Theory

G. F. Raines' letter on
Mans Origin" suggests, in
effect, that (a) belief in the
evolutionary origin of man is
antithetical to a belief in God
which it is not; and, (bJ
the theory Of evolution rests
solely on a handful Of fossil
remnants of early man
which it does not.
If the evolutionary theory
Is a correct one, it would not
mean that God did not Gre
ate" man; but, that He ere
ated him other than as If by
a snap Of His fingers. And,
it would mean-as ! believe
that the Internationally
lie, the "oneness'O Of all
things in Gods universe is
far more profound than would
seem to be the case II all
life forms had been created
Independently. From the
viewpoint Of Gods great
scheme. 1t matters little
whether 1t took a fraction Of
q second or ten million years
for mans development. AS
William Cowpers put it, God
moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform"
Darwin land others) pro-
pounded the theory Of the
evolutionary origin of the
species many years before
the fragments referred to as
Heidelburg, Java, and Peking
Man were uncovered. Fur
thermore. evolutionists do not
argue that man sprang from
the ape; but, that man and
ape had a common ancestor.
In addition to the histori-
cal evidence de. fossils and
and their sequential geologic
arrangement. the evolution
airy theory OF the origin Of all
forms Of life, including man.
is strongly supported by a
considerable body Of evidence
from other studies. Most i'm
portant are the conclusions
TO be drawn from a study Of
comparative anatomy. Of de-
velopmental anatomy. and Of
the chemical makeup Of
protein characteristic OF a
given specie as compared
with that OF other species in
o series.
True. the evidence" re-
mains circumstantial and
this, no doubt. will always be
the case no matter how many
fossilized fragments of early
man are found In the future.
And even II bushels we're
turned UP every day. they
would not serve TO make the
theory OF evolution any more
acceptable 10 those who do
not wish TO believe In II. For
those who find the theory
quite plausible and compati-
BILE with the available evil
dence, there Is no need to
continue q search for the
legendary missing link"
Theories. after all, are
merely devices to help ex-
plain otherwise unintelliRible
phenomena; and serve as an
aid 10 the advancement OF
mans understanding OF him
self and his environment.
Just as faith bridges the evil
dence-gap In religion, theo-
ries bridge the evidence-Rap
In science.
w. II. Macdonald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
Union Thots Not Helping the State of the Union!
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used tDtH be
returned only tDhen accom- :
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
THE POLITICAL MILL
Bass Delivers a Timely Swan Song
By GOULD LINCOLN

ter pollution, transportation,
medlcare or conservation,
let's try to meet it on the
State and local level wherever
possible, and turn to WASH
ington only when we can't
solve 1t at home"
In these busting days Of
the atomic era, too many
people would leave the solv-
ing Of governmental prob
lens to some one else-to
their local governments, and,
If they do not handle them,
to their State governments,
and, If they are unwilling to
tackle them, then TO Uncle
Sam in Washington.
Shun Tax Increases
Many Of the problems re-
late to public services, all
costing money. Money means
taxes. Mayors and governing
boards of cities shrink from
tax increases. Governors Of
States, with a yen for re-
election, avoid tax increases II
they possibly can. So finally
the buck = passing reaches
Washington.
And there 1t depends on
whether you have an admin
istration with the CUTS to tell
the States they must assume
their own responsibilities or
an administration which
willingly accepts the idea that
the Federal Government, aft
er all, is the repository of
wisdom, that 1t alone ca n
deal with many of these
problems, and - in fact
realizes that 1t can grasp
more power by taking these
problems over.
Mr.. Bass, who has had q
look at the Federal Govern
ment in operation over an
extended period, is convinced
that the closer the govern
ment to the people, the closer
the efficiency and respon-
siveneSs to the governed. The
farther the government from
the people governed, the
greater the waste, ineffi-
cheney and inattention to
local problems. He believes
that to the fullest extent
possible, local affairs should
be handled locally from the
town meeting up, leaving to
the Federal Government the
handling of problems which
affect the Nation as a whole
as well as foreign affairs.
The New Hampshire Con-
gresham is a casualty of the
1862 elections. He was not
defeated because of his views,
but because of violent ha-
treds within the Republican
Party Of New Hampshire
arising from personal ambi-
tons that cast aside party
Royalties. He could have won
reelection to the House, but
he sought election to the
Senate seat made vacant by
the death Of Senator Styles
Bridges.
Mr.. Bass middle-of-t the
road attitude on legislative
proposals and the expenditure
OF public funds - the tax
payers moneys should appeal
to a majority of the people
and probably does, What he
has said may seem "old hat"
to those who would let
George - in Washington -
do it all. 1t is, however, o
timely message, not only to
his own people, but to the
members Of the 88th Con-
greSS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
Wants More People

! heartily agree that no
person or court should have
the authority 10 take away
American nationality. / would
20 a step further. and sug-
gest that we get several hun
dred million more Americans
fast. People who think our
loyal allies are going 10 save
us from the Reds should
brush UP on history, or have
II explained 10 them by
someone who understands IT,.
Problems. such as unemploy-
ment. will be with us always.
regardless OF whether Amer
lea has a million inhabitants
or a billion.
Paul Malta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
Stevenson Affair


over the Stevenson affair
has simmered down. 1t seems
a good time to review some
basic facts. Firstly, the
American public is entitled to
know how its representa-
tives stand on important is
sues even II subsequently he
or they follow the Judgment
Of the administration as de-
cided by the President. Al
sop and Bartlett had a per-
feet right to disclose Steven
sons stand on how to handle
the affair of Russian mis-
Siles on Cuba. The President
has undoubtedly decided that
their information was not
improperly gathered. But let
1t not be forgotten that Al
sop and Bartlett have cleared
the atmosphere and served
notice on the Russians and
other enemies that our
President makes the final
decision in important mat
tiers concerning them. How
ever, in so doing he hears
out his advisers, even those
like Stevenson who is often
noted for his soft attitudes
on some grave matters.
Second, it should be re-
membered that Stevenson is
not indispensable, as the
American public decided in
1852 and 1856, but serves at
the pleasure of President
Kennedy who In his wisdom
gave Mr.. Stevenson the OPP
portunity to represent our
Government at the United
Nations. OF course, Steven
son should fearlesSly advise
our President, If called upon,
but that does not mean that
the President should neces-
Sarily follow his advice. Also,
If Stevenson gives bad advice,
it should not be swept under
the rug and forgotten even
though President Kennedy
wisely does not follow such
bad advice.
Third, I feel that Alsop
and Bartlett, or others like
them, should do an analyti-
cal series on the stand Stew
enson has taken in the past
on atomic testing, which was
contrary to the view of the
majority Of the American
public. AS I recall. in 1855
Stevenson was for suspend
ing testing, and in my hum
BILE opinion this position by
Stevenson was a factor in
sealing his defeat in the
Presidential election. Since
his arrival at the United
Nations he followed a line
which appeared to favor a
suspension Of atomic testing,
which am sure endeared
Stevenson to the have-not
nations at the United Ma
tons but whose attitude
would change quickly II
Stevenson changed his posi-
ton. However, If the Presi-
dent had followed Steven
sons advice on testing. we
would now be in a difficult
position In view Of the Rus
sian perfidy on testing.
Lastly, any man in public
life is subjected to criticism,
some OF 1t constructive and
some OF It destructive, and
II he cannot take 1t, he
has only one alternative and
that Is TO resign. What Stew
enson should realize is that
our Ambassador at the
United Nations. as we'll as
Ambassadors TO the United
Nations for other countries,
Is placed In difficult and in
consistent positions at times
due TO the fast flow OF in
ternational events. There
fore, he must be ready 10
shift gears at a moments
notice without complaint as
the nature Of the position
calls for such action. II is
more important that our
country's interests be pro-
tected and the Presidents
policy carried out. even II
our representative at the
United Nations personally
thinks otherwise.
Albert Brick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-29
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Navy Tests New Navigation System
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

A new navigation system
that, 1t is claimed. will make
possible fixing the position Of
a ship, airplane or submarine
within q mile or less, now is
being tested by the Navy.
1t requires from six to eight
worldwide, land-based radio
transmitting stations. These
land stations will send signals
in sequence with essentially
the same frequency. Each
transmission will last about
one second. This duration
time, however. may vary
slightly from station to sta
ton for Identification pur-
poses.
Low Voltage Stations
Each transmission station
requires only five kilowatts Of
power. II operates in a very
low frequency portion Of the
radio spectrum. II is similar,
says a Navy report. TO loran
"in that 1t is a navigation
system In which the time diff
ference OF the arrival OF sig
mails Is used to obtain q fix"
Naval Research Laboratory
technicians are continuing to
develop shipboard and air
craft receivers more suitable
than the present experiment
tai models. They are emphas-
izing a receiver design for use
on smaller surface vessels and
on submarines.
A microscope that can de-
tect distance and dimensions
OF less than one-400 .000, 000th
OF an inch has been devel-
oped by Columbia University
physicists. This is five times
better than is possible with
the best electron microscopes
now In use. These. In turn,
are many times better than
any optical microscopes.
For the first time II is pos
sible 10 see" single atoms.
The point Of a pin becomes
a great expanse.
The new microscope has
been developed on a quite
different principle than any
other. so-called field ion
emission II will be used pri-
marily TO study the ar
rangement OF individual
atoms In metals. At present
II is limited 10 giving only
magnified images Of tiny
metal points.
The new microscope oper-
ates by having the specimen
metal inserted into a tube
filled with the inert gas, hell
UNI. A 25,000-volt power sup
ply creates an electric field