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Evening star., 1962-05-31

Two Of the basic convictions
Of social workers are the be-
lief in the worth Of the indi-
vidual and the right to self
determination. Social work.
ers with other citizens believe
that these values are sus-
tanned In a democratic So
ciety in which people share
equally in rights and respon-
sibilities.
Guided by these convic-
tions, the members of the
M ct ropolitan w a S h ington
Chapter of the National As
sociation of Social Workers
pledge that they will work
with other citizen groups to
bring about the restoration
Of self-government to the
residents Of the District of
Columbia. They are mindful
that the administration Of
the District Of Columbia, as
the Nations Capital, must to
a certain extent be the special
concern Of the Federal Gov
ernment. At the same time
they believe that the prin-
ciples of representative gov
ernment can best be served by
giving the people of the Dis
trict Of Columbia the widest
measure of control over local
affairs, as well as the right
of representation in the Con-
gresS.
Genevieve GabOwer,
Chairman, National Associa-
ton Of Social Workers,
Metropolitan Washington
Chapter.
Evening star., 1962-05-31
Stock Market Decline

With tongue in cheek and
smirking faces, the newest
breed of politico-economists
tell us that the Nations econ
omy is improving, production
is better, and unemployment
is lower while saying in the
same breath that they can't
understand why the stock
market is declining. One
after the other, these lex
perts" pontificate, mouthing
all manner of high-sounding
words and phraseS-and pap.
Not one of them has had the
courage to lay the cat at the
door of the man who killed
It!
They could understand if
they'd get their noses off the
dials of their computers and
look over their shoulders at
people. People are neither
predictable electronic gadgets
nor mere statistics: when
they feel something - emo
tionally. financially, or what
ever-they react accordingly.
People have been reacting
fearsomely since that day re-
Gently when political warfare
was declared against indus
trial profits: they have
dumped their stocks so fast
that the stock market has
been receding at breakneck
speed.
You and I don't have mil
lions. We are those who were
provident enough to lay up
a little extra for old age
which we put into sound
(pardon the archaism) in
dustrial stocks for steady div
idends. We're not smart Wall
Streeters, so when one doubt
is thrown out against the
long g-proved. smoothly run
ming system for industrial fl
nancing and growth (the
goose that lays the golden egg
and has made this country
the worlds greatest) that
doubt looms, in the eyes of
many of us, as a monkey
wrench in the machinery.
Some sell their stocks at
once; the market drops, wa
vers. drops more; and the
downward momentum can
become catastrophe.
Doris Fleeson calls 1t
creeping anxiety" while the
President brushes it off with
som e t hing unintelligible
about encouraging factors
in the Nations economy" ral-
lying the market. Many of
us call it fear - "galloping
fear" of whatever kind of
socialistic dictation may be
facing us.
We who are dependent
upon steady appreciation of
our small store Of stocks as
well as upon their regular
dividends can neither stand
a paper depreciation running
up to hundreds of dollars a
day nor run the risk Of being
wiped out on some Black Fri
day. Therefore the least
frightened of us may soon
have to sell our own hold
ings, and keep the cash un-
der the mattress - stagnant
and unproductive.
Well have to do so unless
someone does som e hin g
about this situation other
than, ostrich-like, ignoring
its existence. Industry, NOV
ing along on its old momen-
tum Chose encouraging fac
tors"?), may soon react in
its own way to this feverish
retreat Of capital investment;
the resulting cutbacks could
be disastrous to all. One
man alone can supply the
remedy; he who started it
with political castigation Of
industry's growth needs in a
not-quite-yet socialistic ma
ton. Or are we supposed to
pray it all away!
Evening star., 1962-05-31
Inside Iran
Robert ]. Ford

1 reao Win dlSmay DR..
Iraj Dehghan's recent letter
criticizing the Shah of Iran.
By word and action the
Shahanshah has given def
mite proof of his profound
desire to lift his people out
of the abyss of poverty and
disease. All doubts as to his
good will for the develop
ment Of his country and his
desire to establish a demo-
cratic and prosperous social
structure for his people have
been repeatedly shattered by
the tangible progress which
the nation has made during
his reign. His genuine inter-
est in the welfare of his peo-
pie was reiterated during his
recent visit to the United
States, when he reaffirmed
his decision to speed up re-
forms in his homeland.
Every month hundreds of
Europeans and Americans
visit Iran either on duty or
as tourists. They see for
themselves the conditions of
life, the comparative we'll
being of the people, and the
progress which the country
has made during the past
decade. They see the peace
full and yet the very funda-
mental evolution which is
taking place in all aspects of
life in Iran. They come face
to face with a nation which,
with dedication and in per-
feet self-confidence is march,
ing toward a brighter future.
Responsible and well-in-
formed Americans can testi-
fly to the sincere efforts
which are being made under
the Shahanshah's leadership
by the Amini government to
rectify past mistakes, to
bring about social and eco
nomic reforms and to estab-
hsh social justice.
DIR. Siavach M0hanna
Baltimore. Md.
Evening star., 1962-05-31
MiIitory Retired Poy

Your May 6 editorial re-
garding the 1858 Military Pay
Act and the current proposed
corrective legislation is a
source of encouragement to
many of your readers. 1t is
hoped that your strong pub
lie stand in the matter will
help to start committee hear
ings at once.
8. o. Robinson.
Mil Valley, Calf.
Evening star., 1962-05-31

the voters who have not only
allowed. but made it impera-
tive, that our politicians be-
come baby-kissing PERSONAL
ity boys concerned mainly
with their profiles, acting
techniques, hair styles, wives
appearance and lie-juggling
ability.
ElOise Greenfield.
Evening star., 1962-05-31
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used IL
letters carry iDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied BY self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-05-31
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Special Study of Brain Disorders
BY THOMAS r. HENRY

knowledge Of mans brain
and its disorders now is rap
idly on the increase.
This is shown in a report
Of the Joint Commission on
Mental Illness, under the
auspices of the National In
stitutes Of Health, based on
Nationwide surveys.
In the area Of brain me-
tabolism, for example, tech
niques now are in the process
of development for studying
individual brain cells in test
tube cultures, says the report.
This permits close examina-
ton Of the part played by
brain nutrition and the ef-
fectS on this process of drugs
and other agents. Studies of
the energy exchange between
the circulating blood and
brain cells, which admit no
blood, are producing signifi-
cant findings. Techniques
that allow for stimulation of
specific areas of the brain
through deeply implanted
electrodes are producing
much needed knowledge
about structure and func-
tioning of the brain as a
total organ.
Mental BiOchemistry
Considerable work is under
way on the biochemistry Of
mental illness. Here" says
the report, "the attempt is to
isolate biochemical processes
in the brain that are asso-
ciated with specific mental
illnesses. Most attention has
been given to schizophrenia
and many investigators are
engaged in a search for alb
normal constituents in the
blood, urine or other body
fluids of psychiatric patients.
Progress can be made in our
understanding of the ways in
which other organs of the
body affect the functioning
of the central nervous sys-
tenn through such studies as
those concerned with the
mental symptoms accom-
panying liver malfunctions
and pernicious allemia.
Through use Of drugs,
special techniques such as
hypnosis, and artificially
produced conditions of SEN
sorry deprivation it has been
possible to simulate states
that accompany and charac-
terize mental illness. New
techniques for determining
learning patterns are permit
ting a more detailed and ac-
curate picture of differences
between the mentally Ill and
the normal population.
Studies of normal person.
ality development have
Evening star., 1962-05-31

oceanographer and a man Of boundless
curiosity. In one so versatile, 1t is hardly
surprising that his talents as educator,
writer and lecturer matched his capac-
ity to stand up against the hardships
of primitive life in the North. His ac-
compliShments in all fields were Of such
quality that he was held in the highest
respect in the worlds Of science, govern
ment and the humanities.
Evening star., 1962-05-31
THE POLITICAL MILL
Time for Thinkinq-Not Panic
By GOULD LINCOLN

Many explanations have
been advanced for the tre-
mendous gyrations Of the
stock market - which may
still continue. Whatever the
cause. this is no time for
panic. Rather, it is a time
for good, solid thinking on the
part of the executive and
legislative branches Of the
Government, on the part of
business and the American
public: The huge drop in
stock prices was perhaps in
evitable. It came, however,
at a time when business con-
ditions were good, when in
dustry has been m king
gains.
In the opinion of Senator
Paul Douglas Of Illinois-an
economist as well as a SEN
ator-the loss in stock prices
up to the opening Of busi-
ness on the market Tuesday
was merely taking the water
out of greatly inflated prices
of stocks in many issues
prices that went far beyond
earning power. Indeed, in
his opinion, prices of stock
could even go lower. He in
sisted, however, that busi-
ness conditions warranted a
belief that the trend in the
market would be reversed.
His opinion was justified
within a few hours, as the
market registered big ad-
vances before it closed.
The confidence of the in
vestors is the necessary in
gredient. The hope of all Of
ficial Washington is that the
bottom of the slump in the
market has been reached and
that the next few days will
see a general firming of prices,
with increasing investments.
The Government has tenn
porarily adopted a "wait-see"
policy. although Secretary of
Commerce Hodges has indi-
Gated he favors some action
to spur economic activity. But,
take it by and large, leading
members of Congress includ-
ing Senator Douglas and Sen
ator Byrd of Virginia as
well as President Kennedy
do not believe that any
panicky steps should be tax
en-. There is no reason to
believe the economy Of the
United States faces a col
lapse. In fact, quite the con-
trary.
Vital Legislation Waiting
But the stock market shake
down should be cause for
some tough thinking on the
part of the Kennedy admin
istration and also by men,
bers of Congress who have
still to deal with a large
number of proposed measures
which closely affect business,
employment and the general
public.
These measures include an
omnibus tax bill, q bill to
extend present corporation
and excise tax rates, a far
reaching freer trade bill, a
sugar bill, social security and
veterans bills. q bill to raise
the Federal debt limit, a bill
for medical care for the aged,
a bill for greatly increased
public works spending and a
measure to federalize unem-
ployment compensation. Still
further off are proposals to
put the Federal Government
into public education with big
outlays of Federal funds.
Evening star., 1962-05-31
The Glacier Priest

The Rev. Bernard Hubbard, S. j.,
who died few days ago in Califor-
mia, was one of that hardy breed of
men who thrive on the challenge of the
difficult Alaska at its most rugged and
the Arctic lands beyond were challenges
to Father Hubbard. He tested them and
himself to the fullest in an adventure
crowded life as an explorer, geologist,
Evening star., 1962-05-31

1t has become pretty clear
that. despite the Improvement
made in the general economy,
the Federal Government viii
be operating at a deficit, not
only at the close Of the pres
ent fiscal year but for the
ensuing fiscal year. The ad-
miniStration had hoped for a
different showing, certainly
for the fiscal year 1868. To
some of the Government
economists. deficit spending
need not be worrisome, but
rather regarded as a stimu-
lus to the economy. The diff
ficulty about this lies IN the
fact that big Government
spending can and does have
an inflationary effect. The
Government must make up
its mind how far this kind
of thing can go without
bringing a far worse finan-
cial situation for the Ameri-
can people than the recent
collapse Of prices on the stock
market.
This is an election year, a
year when big spending for
projects desired by many and
various groups, is supposed to
get votes for the party in
power. But the economy of
the United States should not
be a football in partisan
politics.
Evening star., 1962-05-31
Tax Cut Proposals

Suggestions have come from
administration sources that
tax cuts on personal and
corporate income should be
promised at an early date,
that tax exemptions should
be granted Immediately on
money expended for plant i'm
provement and for new
plants. Obviously, such pro-
grams would lead to even
greater deficit spending by
the Federal Government =
unless they should bring such
a great increase in produc-
ton and consumer buying as
to increase Federal revenues
greatly. and so offset Gov
ernment spending. That de-
sired end has not yet shown
its face.
Senator Byrd, chairman Of
the Senate Finance Commit
tee which handles all the
revenue legislation which
comes before that chamber,
and also chairman of the
Joint Committee on Reduc-
ton of n-Essential Federal
Expenditures, has released
the first of a series of state
mentS he will make on the
financial condition of the
United States Government.
In detail, it shows that the
obligations and commitments
of the Government in fiscal
year 1868. beginning July /,
will total the staggering sum
of $1.24 trillion. This is one
thousand and almost two
hundred and fifty billion dol
lars. This does not mean we
are to spend this sum in one
or any particular number Of
years; it does mean, however,
we are obligated = and that
the obligations in the future
will increase. Among the OBJ
legations listed is the pres
ent Federal debt Of 1926 bill
lion. This should give the
spenders pause. Again, the
country could be devastated
by more serious situations
than a slump in the stock
market.
Evening star., 1962-05-31
Home Rule

Robert J. Gerber.
Evening star., 1962-04-06
BY MARY McGRORY
Star Staff Writer

All over town these mornings,
high officials are looking into
their mirrors and saying ner-
vously: I'm glad you asked
me that, Senator"
They are not cracking up;
they are merely preparing for
the ordeal of testifying be-
fore a congressional committee.
To be a successful witness is
an art rather than a science.
The Kennedy administration,
verbal though it is, has not yet
put out a message or a hand
book on it. Nor, despite a pen
chant for seminars, briefings
and conferences, has it insti-
tuted a round-table on the sub
ject.
A few guidelines can, how
ever, be assembled from case
sional successes.
Wear your best dark blue
suit, but not if it was made in
England. CDean Acheson's sar-
torial perfection probably con-
tributed more to isolationism
than the fall of China.)
Know your subject, but not
better than does the commit
tee chairman.
(Secretary of Defense Nc
Namara, already fighting a re-
putation as a genius, got into
deeper trouble on the RS-70
plane by forgetting that no
body, from Julius Caesar down,
Evening star., 1962-04-06
FORGET HARVARD
Testifying Is a Gentle Art

ever knew more about weapons
than the Chairman of the House
Armed Services Committee, Carl
VinSon of Georgia.)
Make your prepared state
ment as long as possible. 1t
leaves less time for questions.
(Secretary Of Com m er C e
Hodges read 81 pages on the
Trade Expansion Act to the
House Ways and Means Com
mitee; Secretary of the Treas
ury Dillon gave the Senate FL
nance Committee 60 on the tax
bill. They both got home free
to the lunch hour.)
If you are shaky about why
you need another janitor in
Adds Ababa, or a clerk-typist
in Togo, bring somebody who
can explain it to the commit
tee Do not bring too many Sec
ondS, though. A favorite trick
of a hostile chairman is to ask
how many people in the room
are from your agency. If more
than half the spectators stand
up, your budget is gone. AS a
Senator, Lyndon johnson did
this to USIA Director Arthur
Larsen, and 20 libraries were
shut down.
If you went to Harvard, try
to forget it. If possible, culti-
vate the accent of a land-grant
college, or better still, none at
all.
Congressional committees
have a low threshold on "effete
Fasteners" who, they suspect,
Evening star., 1962-04-06
Red Marshal Reqrets
Shooting of U. S. Car

BERLIN, April 6 (AP).-
Gen. Bruce C. Clarke said to-
day Soviet Marshal Ivan s.
Konev expressed regret person.
ally at their meeting yesterday
for the shooting up of a United
States military mission car by
police Of Communist East Ger
many.
"The meeting was cordial in
a businesslike way" the United
States Army commander in
Europe told newsmen. "At no
time did anyone get angry. We
went over the ground several
times"
The upshot was settlement
of one dispute between the
United States and the Soviet
Union. The United States liai-
son mission in East Germany
and the Soviet mission at
United States headquarters in
West Germany can again move
about without restriction.
In his original reply to Gen.
Clarke'S protest, Marshal Konev
expressed regret at the shoot
ing. Gen. Clarke regarded the
reply as unsatisfactory, how
ever, because it gave no assur-
ance for safety Of American
liaison personnel in the future.
Asked today whether he had
received any assurances, Gen.
Clarke gave no direct reply.
Evening star., 1962-04-06

The agreement eased the
atmosphere somewhat, but
brought no significant change
or hope Of immediate change
in the general tension hang
ing over West Berlin.
Gen. Clarke and Marshal
Konev met at Potsdam in East
Germany.
The two commanders agreed
their missions at each others
headquarters would resume
normal activity today. There
was no public mention Of the
shooting incident.
After the March 20 incident,
the American com m a n d e r
ordered a military escort to
shadow all movements Of the
Soviet mission in Frankfurt,
West Germany. The Russians
retaliated by banning any
movement of the United States
mission out Of Potsdam without
a special permit.
Britain and France kept
hands off the United States
Soviet dispute and their mis-
sions went about their duties
as usual. The United States,
British and French military
groups in Potsdam are the only
allied units able to move with
any freedom in East Germany,
where the Russians have hun
dreds Of thousands of troops
stationed.
Evening star., 1962-04-06
MARY NO HORSE
Adomont Wife Keeps
Her So, 400 Gold Bed

HE can talk much" said
Mrs. EduSei of her spouse.
Sometime he talk Is. 20 hours
no stopping. no asking for
water for his throat.
II know I cause sensation.
I do not care. I am very happy
woman. Let them all talk"
Why does she want the bed?
Mary want it because no
one else ever had one. Mary is
different from all other women
in the world. She not fright
ened Of anyone, anything"
A spokesman for Selfridge's
said the store is getting a bit
fed up with the whole thing.
Our position remains the
same" he said. I'VE have said
that if she wants to return the
bed. we will take it back. But
she has never officially asked
us to come and get it."
The office of Ghana's high
commissioner in London refused
to be drawn into the contro-
versy. 1t said it was a private
affair between the Eduseis.
Evening star., 1962-04-06

LONDON, April 6 (AP).-
The wife of Ghana's Minister
of Industry blithely .clung to
her $8.400 gold-plated bed to-
day despite her Socialist huS-
bands command to send it
back to the store.
tits still here" Mrs. Mary
Edusei said in an interview
at her apartment. mo one can
force Mary to do what she
not want to do. You can take
horse to water, but, ha, Mary
no horse"
Mrs. EduSei has been living
in London for the past year.
Her husband Krobo - nick
named Crowbar because he is
supposed to be tough-stayed
on the job in Ghana.
When word of the princely
purchase reached Ghana, Krobo
telephoned his wife to return
her purchase to Selfridge's de-
partment store. He said that
sort of capitalist extravaganza
was a gross violation of the
Socialist principles he and
Ghana President Kwame Nkru-
nah profess.
Evening star., 1962-04-06
School Prayers
In Baltimore Win

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 6
(AP). - Maryland's Court of
Appeals, in a 4-3 decision, ruled
today that religious exercises
in the Baltimore City schools do
not violate the Federal Consti-
tuition.
Judges Hall Hammond, Will
liam r. Horney. Charles C..
Marbury and Lester L. Barrett
voted in the majority. Chief
Judge Frederick C. Bruno and
Judges William L. Henderson
and Stedman Prescott dis
sented.
The case involved a school
board regulation calling for a
daily opening exercise of Bible
reading and recitation of the
Lords Prayer in the Baltimore
City public school system. Any
child may be excused from the
exercise on the written request
of his parent or guardian.
Evening star., 1962-04-06

run the State Department.
Dean RuSk makes q big hit on
Capitol Hill because, although
he is Georgia born, you can't
tell where he comes from by
the way he talks, and cannot
be charged with regionalism.
Admit your problem is insol-
uble. agriculture Secretary
Freeman, speaking in the hon.
est accents of a Midwest
erner, keeps telling Congress
men he's no expert. They vote
against his programs, but they
think he's wonderfully
If you are, on the other hand,
a notorious expert in your field,
smile a lot. (Secretary of Labor
Goldberg, whose successes can
not be denied, always goes out
and settles another strike be-
fore Congressman can start re-
senting him.
If you are from the State
Department and about to face
Representative Rooney of New
York, call up the White House
and talk things over with Law
renee O'Brien, the Presidents
liaison man, who studies COM
mittee chairmen the way ball
players study pitchers.
He will give you one piece of
advice: Do not be condescend-
ing. Remember that Represent
ative Rooney, chairman of a
House appropriations subcom-
mittee, is a beloved figure in
Brooklyn, and you were never
elected to anything.
Evening star., 1962-04-06
ROOKIE BATTING
A LOST ART

WHAT'S HAPPENED to the ort
Of rookie boitine? Every young
boseboIl player lucky enough to
breok into the major Leagues used
to find out os soon as he hit the
troinins comp. But q Bethesda
teen-ose signed by the Washington
Senators last summer hos found q
new situation. He tells how the vet
erons. such os Jim PiersoIl, hove
helped him troin at Pompono Beech,
Flo. Reed TEEN todoy on Poses
B-6-7.
SPARED by the recent storm, fish
ing grounds around Moreheod City,
N. C., ore expecting q greet seoson.
The tremendous voriety Of fish is
described on Pose c-5 BY chorles
coveII. outdoor editor, in the first
Of four articles on fishing and
camping this season on the storm
domosed AtIontie eoost.
AN EARLY BLooMER, the Cor
Mellon cherry" is reoIIy q yellow
flowered doewood tree. Wilbur n.
YOunsmon. garden editor. describes
its growing hobits in The Stor's
special Friday sorden section. See
Poee BIZ.
Hove The Stor Delivered to
Your Home Dolly and Sunday
Diol Lincoln $1,000