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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
DORIS FLEEsON
Some Irritation With Stevenson Seen;
Jockson's Review Proposal Is Cited

A Congress unwilling or
unable to halt it's own legis-
lative drift is turning to
criticism of administration
policy. Experienced members
predict that this trend will
increase as the congressional
campaign draws closer.
The present target is the
United Nations. Internation-
alist Republicans lead the
attack on the proposed bond
issue to pay U. N. deficits.
An internationalist Democrat
and close associate of Presi-
dent Kennedy, Senator Jack
son Of Washington, has for
mally complained that both
the Kennedy and Eisenhower
administrations have at
tached TOO much Importance
to the U. N.
These developments have
sent rumorS through the
splendid skyscraper on Man
hattan's East River whose
occupants are, in effect, being
Scolded for fiscal irrespon-
sibility and self-importance.
They are noted at the White
House and State Department
with less apprehension, but
with a lively awarenesS that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
DAVID LAWRENCE

There's a tendency nova
days IN governmental circles,
PARTICULARLY among the
younger and more impatient
liberals" to ignore the Con-
stitution and to find some
way Of getting around" the
document. The Senate today
is struggling with the ques-
ton of whether to amend
the Constitution or bypass
it. One faction seeks by mere
passage of a law to abolish
the poll tax and other quail
ficationS set up by the States
as a basis for eligibility to
vote. while another faction
feels this should be done only
by a constitutional amend
ment submitted to the States
for ratification.
The Constitution, itself,
however, is specific on the
rights Of the States to stipu-
late their own tests of ELI
gibility for voting, and the
change really can be made
only by constitutional amend
ment. In Article 1, section 2,
the document says:
THE House of Representa-
tives shall be composed of
members chosen every Sec
ond year by the people of
the several States and the
electors in each State shall
have the qualifications req
uisite for electors of the most
numerous branch of the
State legislature"
1t is interesting to note
that. when the Seventeenth
Amendment was proclaimed
in 1913 to permit direct cleo
ton Of United States Sena-
tors by the voters instead of
by the State legislatures, the
same language as in the origi-
nal Constitution was used to
specify that the qualifications
OF electors" or voters in sem
atorial elections would have to
be the same as those for the
most numerous branch of
the State legislature"
This clearly means that the
States today are the final
judges of what the qualifi-
cations for eligibility to vote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
Wonderment Is Reported at importance
u. S. Attaches to Disarmament PorIey
CONSTANTINE BROWN

the Hall of Mirrors at Ver-
sailles. Germany and Russia
were among those who SOL
EMMY agreed never to use
war again as an instrument
to settle international dis
putes.
But even the Kellogg
BRAND Pact was not consid-
cred sufficient guarantee, and
in the year following, the
London Naval Conference be-
tween the great maritime
powers of the world was
held. The net result of this
conference was a stiffening OF
frictions between Italy and
France and an actual naval
race between the United
States and the Japanese who
paid no attention to the
agreed tonnage limitations.
And so the story could 60
on about disarmament con-
ferenceS against a background
of powerful speeches and
Understanding phrases about
humanity, social progress, de-
mocracy, etc.
Today We are hearing the
echoes of the past. But to-
days disarmament confer
enceS are built upon even
less reality than those of the
past. The only threat to
world peace today is Soviet
Russia and it was Russia who
initiated the disarmament
conference. The Soviet Un-
ion boldly states that it in
tends to rule the world, with
or without war, but prefer
ably without if antagonists
diSarm.
The conflict today is be-
tween the defenders of West
ern civilization and Commu-
mist atheism. 1t is for this
reason that the Europeans
not only show no enthusiasm
for the Geneva meeting but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
European Skepticism Over Geneva

actually fear the results. The
Communists, they point out.
have always been willing to
sign agreements for the pur-
pose of breaking them when
convenient to their objec-
tives.
In 1853 the U. N. signed
an armistice with the Chinese
and North Korean forces
which provided for neutral
inspection teams to insure its
terms. Swedish and Swiss Of
ficerS were sent to North
Korea while neutral" Czechs
and Poles went to South
Korea. South Korea gave am
pie freedom for inspection,
but the officers who went
North were under such re-
Strictions by the Communists
that they returned to Pan
munjom where they still are
today. Thus ended the in
spection agreement. In the
meantime. airstrips capable
OF taking the heaviest jet
bomberS were constructed in
North Korea which,. at the
time OF the armistice, had
but three small airfields.
The main hurdle to be
overcome at Geneva, accord
ing to Washington thinking,
is inspection. In an effort to
assure the Soviets that the
United States is deadly seri-
GUS in its desire for peace,
President Kennedy has an
nounced that the Unite d
States Of America already
has plans for rushing our
own disarmament as rapidly
as possible once the pa
per is signed. This statement
by our President has caused
Europe even more worry. The
people cannot forget previous
inspection agreements and
wonder how the world will be
with a disarmed America
when the Kremlin starts rat
Ting missiles and banging
shoes again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
Getting Around the Constitution

be given equal protection
of the law" and that his
privileges and immunities as
a citizen could not be i'm
paired by reason Of any dis
elimination. But the court
also has held that a State
may specify almost any
qualifications for voting,
such as education or literacy
tests or property taxes, as
long as these are equally ap-
piled.
There is, therefore, plenty
of law and constitutional
authority to get at any real
discrimination. The poll tax,
it has been commended, is in
itself a form of discrimina-
ton, but this cannot be per-
suasively argued because per-
sons irrespective of race or
color have paid the poll tax
and have been permitted to
vote.
A major issue eventually
could arise out of another
kind of discrimination"
against the large number of
citizens who can read and
write and have some sense
of responsibility about the
use of their tax money. They
could find that the balance
of power in a senatorial or
congressional contest is held
by a minority of illiterates
who might be reachable
through various forms of
favor given or promised in
order to win their support.
To open the polls, there
fore, to everybody, including
illiterate persons and those
with a criminal record. and
to take away from the citl-
zens of a State the right to
set the age for eligibility and
other qualifications is to
introduce a form of so-called
democracy" which our fore
fathers never contemplated.
If the people, however, by
constitutional amendment,
wish to change all this and
let everybody vote, then there
can be no legal objection.
What is really the source of
much criticism is the attitude
of those who say the Consti-
tuition and its method of
amendment are outworn or
outdated and should be by
passed.
(Copyright, 1862
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22

ROME.-There is not only
Skepticism but wonderment in
Europe at the Importance APP
parently attached by the
American Government to the
Geneva disarmament parley.
Western Europe would like
to see a peaceful world with
all the present huge burdens
for ornaments drastically re-
duced. But realistic and prac-
tical Europeans, from govern
ment officials to ordinary
citizens. know it is impossi-
BILE, especially when dealing
with the Kremlin which has
never respected any interna-
tional agreements.
Disarmament conferences
are an old. old story. At The
Hague there is a Palace of
Peace built by the Gear of
Russia to house delegations
of the great powers to discuss
disarmament. A very few
years after 1t was completed
with the enthusiastic ap-
proval of all heads of Euro
pean powers, the first of a
series of world wars started
in 1914.
Between World Wars I and
II this reporter attended six
of more than a dozen dis
armament or limitation of
armament conferences at
Geneva. Paris and London.
We not only participated but
actually initiated most of
them. But they all ended
with the same results-in-
creased ornaments and ten
sions.
The famous Kellogg BRAND
agreement, signed in July,
1929, by 81 nations under the
name of Outlawry of War
Pact, was the brainchild of
Americans. 1t was signed with
pomp and ceremony after
many impressive speeches in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
Tendency of Some Liberals to Ignore
Or Bypass Organic Law Is Noted

shall be, as long as these are
uniformly applied.
There is a clause in the
original Constitution which
says that "the times, places,
and manner of holding cleo
lions for Senators and Rep
resentatives, shall be pre-
scribed in each State by the
legislature thereof" The same
article gives Congress the
power to make or alter such
regulations. except as to the
places of choosing Senator'S"
This has never been con-
strued judicially, however. to
mean that Congress has any
authority over voter qualifi-
cations. 1t concerns solely
the time, place and manner
the mechanical process
of conducting elections, such
as the setting of the date for
national elections or pro-
viding that election of mem
berS of the House of Repre-
sentatives should be by dis
tricts."
This has long been recog-
nized by Congress itself,
which, when DESTROYS of
eliminating certain forms of
discrimination in the qualify
ing of voters, has twice passed
constitutional amendments
and submitted them to the
states for ratification. Thus
the Fifteenth Amendment
says:
"The right of citizens of
the United States to vote
shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States
or by any State on account
Of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude."
Again, the Ninete ent h
Amendment to the Constitu-
ton, as proclaimed in 1920,
reads as follows:
"The right of citizens of
the United States to vote
shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States
or any State on account of
sex"
The Supreme Court has had
to deal in various cases with
many kinds of discrimination
by State action and has
ruled that the citizen must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22

May is a perfumed month,
the poets say - a time when
flocks Of pretty lambs go
skipping by their fleecy
danes.
Unless catastrophe folly
illustrates the talks at Gen.
eva, where a flock CT II I'M
lamblike nations try to rec
oncile immediate self-in-
terest with the long-range
possibility of an all-consum-
ing nuclear bonfire, there will
be a so-called summit meet
ing in May.
If atomic fires are lit, they
will flame most furiously in
Europe, parts of Asia and
the United States. If both
Russia and North America
are devastated, then the Red
Chinese will be heir to Asia
and Eurasia as we'll. Mr.. K.
is, of course, aware of this.
There is a clique. led chief
ly by some of the retired
military persons, and sup
ported by those hoarsely
bellicose civilians, which
equates negotiations with be-
ing soft on communism. They
talk glibly of preventive war.
BY this they mean immediate
attack. Some few are naive
enough to assert this can be
done with conventional
weapons. Rare is the man,
even in the seats of the more
extreme, who will admit he
wants to "let them have a
dose of nuclear hardware"
But there are some who do.
1t is they who denounce
negotiations as playing into
Communist hands, and who
prefer war.
AS dangerous to the cause
Of peace as the persons who
want to fire off the hot hard
ware are those who think
that if this country would
just quit making and testing
atomic weapons everyone else
would too. The distorters of
wishful thinking have writ
ten many of the pages of
failure in disarmament eff
forts, as have the bellige-
rents.
Abolition of war, one of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
POTOMAC FEVER
BY Pete Wymo
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

The President and Congress settle their dispute over the
BIO bomber It's compromise Congress order
him to build plane he doesn't wan-and he agrees
build it.
Administration leaders promise balanced" tax bill
Translation: For 81 of Republican bust
neSsmen therel be ST. of relief-for Democratic
union members.
Rght-Wng leaders bar from their meeting
They fear that If their program is revealed they will get
recruits that they lose their hardwon status as
prosecuted minority
Republicans in "a may amend President Kennedys
famous quote slightly ASK not what country do
for but what your country did that you can undo
Times change. 1t used to be log cabin to White House
Soon it will be space capsule to White House.
Evening star., 1962-09-14
INSTRUCTION COURSES

NEW CLASSES. tipping. short. 6k-,' :
kpr., PIX, civil service. 1nq. RE-
7-2s2s. BOYD'S eEst. so yrs. i :
TRAIS TO OPERATE bulldozers.
ASSOCIATED TRAINING sCHOOLSc =
I'll 18th 81. NV. Wash. 5. d. G. a
Tv-RADI0 REPAIR-PTacticai eiec-a =
tronies; Day and eEe& TEMPLE
Evening star., 1962-09-14
PLUMBERS

Must be fully experienced. have
own tools. Also helpers with al
least . years eXper. Apply ROBT
r. HOFF, INC. WA. 7-5043
-aakIavS S.h
Evening star., 1962-09-14

Sales Jon open for young aggressive
man with Burnham Boiler Corp
Write stating particulars to Boz
30-Z. Star.
Evening star., 1962-09-14
SALESMAN. mems hats, retaii. eT.
Service Station
Attendants

Sunoco has available several open.
ings for service station. attend
ants in company-operated sta.
tons in the d. C. Metropolitan
Area, AGES 81 to "a. Expert.
ence helpful but not absolutelI
necessary. Future possibilities
Interviews Wed, Thurs and Fri.
2 pm. to 2 Pm. 1901 New Yorl
ave. ne.
Evening star., 1962-09-14
HELP WOMEN
(CONTINuEpl
CLERK K-TYPISTS
CLERK-TYPIST

Interesting work and oppor-
tunitys for advancement
with large real estate and
mortgage loan firm. Liberal
employe benefits. We would
like to talk TO you II you
are q high school graduate.
under 40. and an accurate
typist. so v.p.m.. 5 days.
35-hour week. Call Mr..
Allnutt. DI. 7-S30O.
Evening star., 1962-09-14
HELp MEN

PLUMBERS, experienced on new
houses; must have drivers permit
and hand tools; steady work,
S3-25 an hour. Only good men
need apply. ACME PLUMBING a
HEATING, s64-ss00 or AP,
Evening star., 1962-09-14
HELP MEN

YARDMAN. capable pruning shrub.
berry and trees, care for lawns
year-round. work for experienced
man. DORCHESTER TOWERS
20Ol Columbia pike. Arlington. Va
YOUNG MAN, 21-3O. must have
auto, for permanent career in
finance business. Salary plus auto
allowance. paid disqualification
and life insurance. Apply IN per-
son, LOCAL FINANCE Co, INC,
34th and Rhode Island ave, Mt.
Rainier, Nd.
YOUNG MAN over 81. general re-
pm. to . pm. Wed. through sat
Sl.75 hr. Write Box 1891. Star
YOUNG MAN
2I to 35 TO learn lens grinding.
Prefer man from Langley Park or
adjacent area. See Mr. Grigg,
GRIGG OPTICIANS. e03 18th st.
NV.
YOUNG MAN. trainee. freight
tariff. compilation and rate anal
ysis with motor carrier asSocia-
tion. Must be high school grad
uate and have diploma for full
4-year course. 5-day week. Vaea-
tion and attractive company bene-
fits. Apply 2l11 z st. NV.
YOUNG MAN, no experience nee
essary. 500 week Good vorkine
conditions. 4S3-4316.
Ist COOK, exper. necessary. Apply
personnel, 3 am. to ? pm, Mon
day-Friday. PROVIDENCE HOS
PITAL, 1850 Varnum st. ne.
Evening star., 1962-09-14
CLERK

General office work. Some typini
necessary. Permanent position
5-day week.
Evening star., 1962-09-14
SECRETARY

For partner in busy medi-
um-size expanding broad
casting law firm. Modern,
downtown, air conditioned
offices. Must have excellent
steno skills. Legal experi-
ence desirable but not nee
essary. for qualified seere-
tary. Opportunity to show
initiative and responsibility.
Beginning salary $500 10
$4,000, depending upon
qualifications. Under 40.
Please give summary back
ground. Replies will be treat
ed confidentislly. Write Box
216-E, Star, =
Evening star., 1962-09-14
PROGRAMMES
c.. U.C.
CALL NO. 7-7224

One years experience on 7O4, 705,
7ggh 1000, 11O3A, 1401. and
Evening star., 1962-09-14
CLERKS

Temporary office positions available
from September through January.
No tipping required. 5-day. 40-hr.
week. Ags to 90. Boz 441-J. Star
Evening star., 1962-09-14
SITUATI0NS-MER

COLLEGE STUDENT, 26, math ma
inKton area, supervisory clerical
exper. TE. 6-230l. FE. 8-S659.
HAVE SMALL TRUCK, viii do any
kind Of work. Call anytime. GA.
Evening star., 1962-02-14

The tax revisions would exact
a flat toll of 10 per cent on all
gas, oil and coal heating bills no
matter how much they are. The
only exception would be that
industrial and commercial users
would not be required to
pay a monthly levy of more
than $40.
Thus, according to city fl
nance officers. a resident now
is not required to pay more
than a SO cent tax on his
monthly gas heating bill. But
in the future. if his monthly
gas, coal or oil heating bill is,
say. $50, he would have to pay
SO.
Fiscal officers calculate that
the increase in real estate
taxes would provide 81 million
in extra income for the city
and believe the higher levy on
utilities would furnish $500.000
The removal of the levy on
household effects would be
compensated for by the rise in
the personal property tax upon
other possessions.
The council will conduct pob-
lie hearings during the next
two morths regarding the fiscal
proposals.
Evening star., 1962-02-14

institute in the arts and social
sciences. Assistant School Supt
w. Harold Ford said such
courses probably would be held
instead of the regular summer
sessions.
The board wound up a series
of budget-cutting sessions Mon.
day night and set a public
hearing for March 7 at An
nandale High School. The
hour was to be set later.
Earlier the board cut $4,000
from a capital outlay program
proposed by Supt. E. C. Fund
erburk, mostly for instructional
equipment.
In addition, $127,0O0 was cut
when the board reduced Mr.
Funderburk'S request for IL
new teachers to lower the pupil
teacher ratio. Another, $4,000
was cut for operation of schoo
plants, and $12,500 was elimi.
mated which would have made
it possible for the school sys.
tenn to provide free driver.
training in summer school.
Evening star., 1962-02-14
17.6 Pct. Realty Tax Boost
Proposed for Alexandra

last Council avoided major in
creases this year by expending
a $l.4 million surplus to support
the current budget. No such
surplus will be available next
year.
Under the tax program given
to the council last night, the
rate of the real estate levy
would remain $3.15 per $100
assessed valuation.
Base to Go Up
However, an increase would
be accomplished by raising the
figure on which the tax is
calculated from 42.5 per cent
to so per cent of the valuation
the assessor makes. In Alex
andria, the assessors try to
arrive at a figure which is IS
per cent of the fair market
value of a house. Thus. the
owner of a home whose fair
market value is $4,000 now
pays about 1927. If the changes
are accepted, he would pay
$267 annually.
Alexandria now imposes no
taxes on oil and coal heating
bills. 1t has a 10 per cent
levy on the first SIS of monthly
gas bills paid by residents.
Evening star., 1962-02-14
Fairfax Educators Cut
100000 From Budqet

The Fairfax School Board
has given preliminary approval
to a 1852 million budget after
cutting about 100000 from the
spending program originally
proposed.
Among the cuts was a $4,000
item requested by the Univer-
sity of Virginia to help finance
a summer science institute such
as the one held in Fairfax last
year which drew national at
tention. School officials said,
however, that the university
and the National Science Foun-
dation which jointly sponsored
last years program, have said
the courses will go on anyway.
A program is open to stu
dents in other communities as
well as those in Fairfax.
The additional money may be
provided by parent-teacher and
civic groups, school officials
said.
The board also cut out $500
which would have permitted
school officials to provide an
Evening star., 1962-02-14
Andrews Flyer
Dies in Jet Crash

An Air Force Jet pilot, killed
in the crash of his plane off
the South Carolina coast yes
terday, was identified as 1st
1t. Ralph F. Reichlin. 25, Of
the 121st Tactical Fighter
Squadron at Andrews Air Force
Base.
Originally from Encino, Calf,
he lived at 5505 Maxwell drive,
Camp Springs, Md. He leaves
his wife Kathleen and three
children.
The crash occurred just off
the coast about 18 miles south
of Myrtle Beach, S. C. 1t.
Reichlin had taken off from
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
in an F-100C Super Sabrejet
on a training flight.
Evening star., 1962-02-14
Youth Held
ByVireinio
In Staying

WARRENTON, Va, Feb. IA
(SpeciaD "A 20-vear-old sus-
pect has been charged with
murder in the fatal stabbing of
a Warrenton cab driver last
June.
William Peyton, jr.. was ar
rested at his home here yes
terday by Fauquier County
Deputy Sheriffs Luther Cox and
Delmore Grimes to climax an
investigation of nearly eight
months by their department
and the Culpeper County
sheriff's office.
He was accused of killing
Lawrence (Mac) Sweeney. "a,
whose badly slashed body was
found in his cab on a rural road
IL miles south of Warrenton in
Culpeper County last June "a.
Deputy Cox said the youth
had been one of the prime sus-
poets since the beginning, but
not until last Saturday was
there enough evidence to war
rant an arrest.
Peyton, who was turned over
to Culpeper County authorities
because the murder scene was
Just over the county line, later
admitted the killing in state
ment at Culpeper, Deputy Cox
said.
He made the statement as
State Police Investigator C. L.
Wood was preparing to give
him a lie detector test, Mr..
Cox said.
The suspect said he stabbed
Mr.. Sweeney, then took about
$50 from his wallet, threw the
wallet away, and fled across
fields to a farm, Deputy Cox
reported.
He then got a ride into War
renton with a man who lived
at the farm, borrowed a clean
shirt from a friend, and went
to dance at a nearby road
house. the deputy said.
For about two months after
ward, the suspect lived in
Washington, but occasionally
returned to Warrenton to visit
his parents and later came
home for the winter, Mr.. Cox
said.
Sheriff Green said the youth
entered a plea at a preliminary
hearing this morning before
Judge c. C. Reams, jr., in Cul-
peper County Court and was
held for action of a grand
jury scheduled to meet Monday.
The investigators credited
newspaper publicity last week
with bringing the case to a
climax. The papers carried a
composite sketch of the suspect.
Evening star., 1962-02-14
No Surplus Cushion
Fuirfux Police
Promote Two
Fairfax Police Chief William

Fairfax Police Chief William
L. Durrer announced today he
had promoted two sergeants to
the rank of lieutenant.
Effective tomorrow, Sergt.
Hilary w. Jenkins will become
lieutenant in the patrol divi-
sion, Chief Durrer said.
Sergt. Eugene G. Columbus
will become a lieutenant and
deputy commander in the ad-
ministrative division.
Chief Durrer also announced
he had promoted Corp. Walter
Hook to Sergeant in the pa
troll division at the Grovetou
SubStation.
Also promoted to the rank o.
corporal were Pvts. Richarc
King and John E. Liggett.