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Evening star., 1962-05-08
WEE WOMEN
'Ihe least You can do &

The least You can do is
grunt from time 20 time. =
camping during vacation
time, but We can only be
gone q short time. During
our vacation. we like to meet
other people. Does anyone
know Of q camp where there
are programs designed to,
bring people together on Q
sociable basis?
Evening star., 1962-05-08
CIoudedGI

Mrs. v. X. c., Bethesda
During a period when my
dishwasher was not operat-
ing properly. many Of my
glasses became clouded or
foggy.
Repeated washings and
soahngs have not cleared
them and I would appreciate
information on how to REM
eiy this situation. thus en-
abling me TO use my glasses
again.
Evening star., 1962-05-08
.oke Towser
Mrs. q. s.. "a. Great q

Mrs. II. s. M, Great Falls
Now that summer is ap-
preaching. so are tours and
motor trips, and many Of you
readers like to take your dogs
along with you, I know.
The new issue Of Touring
With Towser Is now ready. It
lists 5000 hotels and motels
IN the United States that viii
eccept guests with dogs. It
also carries suggestions on
dog etiquette, in addition to
3 lot Of other useful informa-
don.
A copy may be readily OBJ
tanned by sending IS cents in
coin or stamps TO the Gaines
Dog Research Center, $50
Park avenue. New York II,
~. ~. tE
Evening star., 1962-05-08

Mrs. 3. W, washington
Help. help. I've never clip
ped any Of the remedies for
removing spilled nail polish
remover as ] always do my
nails IN the bathroom. A re-
cent guest, however. spilled
nail polish remover on my six
month old mahogany dresser.
I Immediately wiped it off but
now ] have to restore the
mahogany. It Is q rough. duh
irregular splotch about three
by five inches. Thanks for
your suggestions. My new
dresser Is. or was, Q joy TO
me.
Evening star., 1962-05-08
For Scropbooks
u. "a, e. Innlldf7i

6s ~ Seg 4<N~feas0bs
II you readers win bring
your old magazines to me, I
VIII be most grateful. ] want
them so I can continue my
project Of making scrapbooks
for hospitalized children.
I cannot pick up the maga-
ZINES, but viii gratefully ap-
preciate what you readers
can do for me.
Evening star., 1962-05-08
ReoIIyWhite
Mra. -. n ColIene

Mrs. D. ", College Park
] would like to know Of q
way to restore white dacron
and cotton to its original
freshness after several wear
ings and washings. ! have
tried the different methods
but with no success. Thank
you.
Evening star., 1962-05-08
READERS CLEARING HOUSE.
Here's How

ReodeFS cIsaFine Hoass is Goa
duetsd Entirely THROUGH The
MAIL as q publie-ssries sxchonss
Of IDEAS betwaaa orsa Esodsrh The
Star esnaot ocespt phoas coils per-
tainins to this eoIumn. All letters
must beer The writer's FsII Roms sad
eddFsss. No advertising is pFintsd.
Evening star., 1962-05-08
Try Shoe Polish

To Mrs. s. A. c., Arlington
Mrs. p. w. B., Alexandria
You might be able to hide
the small cigarette burn on
your leather-topped table by
covering it with q little of the
self-polishing shoe polish
which Is used for children's
shoes. Hope this does the
trick.
Evening star., 1962-05-08
Fuzz Balls

Mrs. B. Z. ~, SEitI0ad
Several months ago, Read
ers Clearing House had an
article on how to remove fuzz
balls from sweaters made of
synthetic woods.
i rememerber you had to
soak the sweater in some sort
OF solution and then put it in
the refrigerator over night.
Does anyone have these di-
rections? II so, I would love
to have them.
Evening star., 1962-05-08

never Gay after day.
One Of the most fruitful
hours mothers have with
their children is the one right
after school. Then the moth
er can hear and discuss the
days events with the chill
dren.
A child's sense Of security
Is strengthened by having
someone always at home. II
1t can't be the mother, some
one should be there.
Evening star., 1962-05-08
Only an Occasional Absence
To Mrs. T. II. n. Washington
Z. Z. g.. Washinoton

Unless there is q great economic necessity that
the mother OF family work, she should be in the
home to see the children off to school and be there
when the day Is over and they return.
An occasional absence might be excused, but
Evening star., 1962-05-08
Presidents Poem

II. GS ctsOcf oPtfsB
Does anyone know the
rhyme Of the past Presidents
names which makes 1t easy to
remember them all? It starts
out like this:
First Washington, Adams
and Jefferson,
James Madison, James
Monroe,
Then Adams again :" etc.
I would very much like to
have this little poem. Thank
you.
Evening star., 1962-05-08
Camping Contacts

Mrs. A. B. c., KensingtoR
Our family is very fond Of
Evening star., 1962-10-04
Against the Rainy Day

Few tax proposals have received
such sweeping congressional indorse-
ment as that designed to encourage the
establishment Of approved retirement
funds by self-employed persons. AS for
warded to the White House, legislation
would allow Self-employed persons to
deposit annually in such fund up to
10 per cent Of earned income or $2,500,
whichever is less. OF this contribution,
so per cent or a maximum Of $1,250
would be deductible in computing in
come taxes. With certain controversial
provisions deleted In House=Senate con-
ference, the measure won 361-0 roll
call vote in the House and 70-8 vote
in the Senate.
President Kennedy has acknowl-
edged that the principle Of encouraging
this form of protection for individuals
not eligible for coverage in corporate
pension plans or social security has
equity" although at the same time he
has pointed out that 1t might be included
in the proposed overall tax reform pro-
gram next winter. Since the plan In its
present form has won such overwhelm-
ing congressional approval, however, we
think it is a reform properly authorized
at the present time.
Evening star., 1962-10-04

Hague as soon as good climate is
re-established between the two. Indeed,
according to Foreign Minister Suband-
rio. Hollands commercial interests will
be welcomed back to Indonesia, and
efforts presumably will be made to ne
gotiate fair compensation for the SIS
billion worth of Dutch property seized
by the Indonesians in 1857.
II things work out in this manner
(the "if" involved is very big), then the
West New Guinea settlement will be
vindicated as an act Of sound states
manship. AS of now, however, Judgment
must be reserved. DR.. Sukarno has made
some good promises, but what remains
to be seen is their fulfillment.
Evening star., 1962-10-04
Political Prisoner?

There is nothing in the record, as
we view 1t, to support the contention
that former Major General Walker is
a political prisoner" There is strong
support, however, for the belief that
his legal rights have been violated by
the Government.
General Walker was arrested about
noon on Monday and charged with re-
bellion, insurrection and Seditious con-
spiracy in connection with the riot at
the University of Mississippi These
are grave charges. If they can be proved
he should be convicted and severely
punished. But until found guilty by
jury, he is presumed to be innocent.
Two hours after his arrest a hearing
was held before a Federal Judge In
Mississippi. General Walker, according
to Representative Alger of Texas, was
not represented by counsel. The Judge,
allegedly on the basis Of statements
made by a psychiatriSt who had not
even seen, much less examined, General
Walker, ordered the latter committed
to Federal mental institution In Mis-
SOuT1 anu I1A6Q Udu az @1UUyUVV'
His friends and family have raised
this excessive amount. But the United
States Attorney In the Missouri district
involved says General Walker will not
become eligible for bail until after COM
pletion Of a mental examination, which
usually takes from so to 80 days. All OF
this, of course, Is being done over the
- yA11 gATat0
attorneys. But it is being done none
theless, and II the Government can do
this to General Walker 1t can do the
same thing to any citizen.
When a riot is under way and
people are being killed and wounded
1t doubtless may become necessary to
act without too much concern for the
nicetieS of the law. But the riot started
and ended Sunday night. -Four days
later, however, General Walker sits in
a prison hospital under circumstances
which point to denial Of his consti-
tutional rights. And certainly there is
a basis for Mr. Ayers assertion that
the troops In Mississippi, who are still
searching cars and individuals without
a declaration of martial law, are vio-
lating the Fourth Amendment.
When the riot started the Govern
ment was forced to act. But continued
illegal action and physical abuse OF
arrested suspects is inexcusable.
Evening star., 1962-10-04
Schirro's Feat

In orbiting six times around the
earth, Mercury Astronaut Walter M
Schirra, jr., has carried the Nation
another long step forward toward travel
in outer space, to the moon and beyond.
A mere five years ago-before that
historic October when people every
where were galvanized by the news OF
Russias Sputnik I, the worlds first
nnan-made earth satellite-a flight like
Commander Schirra'S was hardly even
dreamed of by the general public. In
deed, in those days, the very idea OF
it seemed to most of us to belong in
the realm Of fantasy. But now all such
feats are beginning to become almost
commonplace, almost routine.
To say this, Of course, is not to
detract in any way from the Signifi-
canoe and greatness Of the Schirra
flight in terms of its contribution to
Americas progress in space. The Splen-
did courage involved in 1t and It's
shining scientific and chronological
aspects speak pretty much for them
selves, and they can hardly be praised
too highly. And the same holds true
for all the many unsung experts who
have worked with Commander Schirra
and insured the success of his trip In
Sigma-7.
Nevertheless the fact remains that
this wonderful sort Of thing has been
done so many times beforehand on
an even greater scale-that the brill
lance and marvel of 1t no longer hit
us with the great and stirring force we
felt, and the unease, when the un-
manned Sputnik I went into orbit five
years ago today. After all, only last
August Soviet "Cosmonauts" Popovich
and Nikolayev respectively orbited
around the globe 48 and "a times, and
our Mercury Astronauts will not even
approach that figure until late this
year or early next.
It is for reasons of this sort that
James E. Webb, chief of our National
AeronauticS and Space Administration,
has declared as follows: "In manned
space flight we have been behind, we
are behind, and we will remain behind
for some time" Even so, we are ahead
of the Russians in many other Spatial
endeavors, and that is why Mr.. Webb,
together with some of our most dis
tinguished experts in this rather un-
earthly business, are confident that the
United States will be the first to land
an expedition on the moon, and other
wise become eminent in the heavens
around us.
If this proves to be an accurate
assessment of Americas future in space,
Walter Schirra will have been one of
the heroes responsible for it. Hail to
him!
Evening star., 1962-10-04
Chonqe in New Guinea

The Dutch now have ended their
134-year rule over West New Guinea
and It's predominantly primitive popu-
lation of 100000 Papuans The new gov
ernment-the United Nations Temper
ary Executive Authority-will serve only
until next May 1, at which time the
territory will become the responsibility
of Indonesia.
All this is in keeping with the
Dutch-IndoneSian settlement reached
last summer with the help Of the COM
bined mediating efforts Of our own
country and the U. N. The effectuation
of the settlement has eliminated long
and bitter controversy in which 1ndo-
nesia's President Sukarno, earlier In
the year, began openly preparing to
seize West New Guinea by armed force
"a course of action that could have
erupted into major warfare.
In that respect, President Sukarno
and his "neutraliSt" government seem
to have been rewarded for undertaking
to commit aggression. However, the set
tlement provides that the PapuanS shall
have the right, through plebiScite to
be held with U. N. participation by the
end Of 1869, to determine for themselves
whether they want to be ruled by In
donesia or become an independent ma
ton. Indonesian authorities have Just
reaffirmed that they will live up to that
provision, and DR.. Sukarno has an
nounced that he will send thousands
of teachers and technical workers to
West New Guinea to help develop 1t
along the lines started by the Dutch,
who in the past decade spent about $35
million a year to promote progress in
the territory land made up largely OF
swamp and jungle and not far removed
from the Stone Age.
Another promise made In connec-
ton with the change in West New
Guinea is that the Sukarno government
will resume normal relations with The
Evening star., 1962-10-04

compared to the illegal gam
bling industry. I am certain
that without much trouble
we could recruit the syndi-
Gates which operate illegal
gambling IN Baltimore City
and the 10 simon-pure coun-
ties Of Maryland to WELD
their considerable power,
money and connections to
put an end to this publicly
displayed immortality. With
out too much persuasion, I
am certain the not so under
cover gambling operations Of
Washington, D. c.: New York
and Chicago would cooper
ate. What could be more po-
tentially unnerving to their
aspirations than the disturb
ing concept Of legal gam
bling adopted by the four
other Maryland counties?
Leonard GreenSpan.
Evening star., 1962-10-04
Ghost Island

Almost 10 years after the last of IS
million immigrants crossed its thresh-
hold into the New World, Ellis Island
continues to plague the Government
like an unwanted alien. Since 1854,
when the 271a-acre, 35-building COM
plex was shut down, 1t has remained
unoccupied, eerily mute after 81 years
of echoing the babel Of foreign voices.
Four times the Government Services
Administration has conducted sealed
bid sales for the entire property. ESti-
mated value: Nearly $6.5 million. Bids
ranged from cents to $671 900, the
latter by a firm proposing to erect
$1OO million resort and cultural center
called Pleasure Island. All were re-
jected as inadequate.
Now, in a rather exasperated mood,
a Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Subcommittee is saying 1t Is time the
island be resurrected. After all, it is
costing more than 100000 year just
sitting there, empty-handed. Senators
Javits and Heating laudably want some
thing useful to rise there. Suggested
so far are a university, home for the
elderly and training school for retarded
children.
II financing of these, or other
worthy ideas fail, the last resort may
be an auction sale. If that should come
to pass, how many who crossed over
Immigrants, or their sons or their
grandsons-wouldt there be among those
bidding for a ghost island mile south
of Manhattan Fifteen million lives
began anew there. We hope this is
never forgotten.
Evening star., 1962-10-04
ExpIoins ADA

A letter in The Star asked
how the Americans for Demo-
cratic Action, a compare
lively small group, attained
such power"
It seems quite simple: an
organization whose ba sic
policies are so appealing be-
cause they fit the mood OF
the country is bound to have
an influence out Of proportion
to its membership Of some
$4,000. Formed fifteen years
ago as q home for anti-Com-
munist liberals, 1t was one OF
the earliest supporters OF
economic assistance to the
then faltering European
economy and later to the
developing nations Of the free
world. It has championed
civil rights and civil liberties,
and fought for full employ
ment In an expanding econ
omy, for adequate education
legislation and for many
other things which the Amer
ican public, given a clear
choice, always seems to sup
port.
Therefore, it is little wor1-
der that President Kennedy
selected as part Of his ad-
ministration many people
who were supporters OF his
liberal programs and who
happened also to be menl-
bers Of ADA.
On the other hand, It is
little wonder that the Re
publican Party would try to
diminish the propagation OF
liberal and progressive ideas.
and thus has chosen ADA as
a prime target in the current
elections. To accomplish their
end, the Republicans are
showing or planning to show
two movies made for their
use-one about ADA, and one
in which ADA is an import
ant factor.
There is no magic in the
reasons for ADA's influence.
ADA fights for what most OF
the American people want.
Reginald H. Zalles.
Evening star., 1962-10-04
THE POLITICAL MILL
Will the OAS Handle Castro?
BY GOULD LINCOLN

and Communist arms ana
supplies into other Latin
American nations from Cuba
or anywhere else.
Senator George Smathers
Of Florida, who has been de-
manding firm action In the
Cuban situation for q long
time, believes the President
and Mr.. Rusk have done a
real service In bringing the
issue of communism in this
hemisphere before the for
eign ministers Of the OAS.
The Secretary General Of the
OAS, Jose Mora, he says,
is to be congratulated for
issuing the call for the meet
ing. Mr.. Smathers has In
troduced a resolution declar-
ing for the recognition Of q
government in exile" Of the
Cubans who have fled their
country and the creation Of
an OAS military alliance,
along the lines of NATO, and
the support Of both by the
United States. The Kennedy
administration has SHE'D
away from the idea Of q Gu
ban government in exile,
however, and has not spon-
sored a call for an OAS mill
tary setup. The President, in
his demands that the other
members of the OAs assume
their responsibility toward
the Communist buildup in
Cuba and act with the
United States, is showing
that the United States, while
willing to take the lead, is
not issuing orders. 1t is ask
ing only for collective action.
Sentiment for Action
1t is becoming more and
more apparent that senti-
ment in this country is de-
manding that the OAS fish
or cut bait. And beyond that
that the Kennedy admin
istration move in the Cuba
affair, even if it has to move
alone. A dozen or more Of the
GAS members undoubtedly
will follow and take part in
any efforts this country will
make either to confine COM
munism to Cuba, or to root it
out. This sentiment is shared
not only by Republicans but
by many Democrats, as they
watch the Communist mill
tary buildup in Cuba.
Opponents in this country
Of strong action toward Cas-
tro'S Communist Cuba dis
count all critics who say
that the Monroe Doctrine has
been nullified, even though
they admit that the Soviet
is giving orders in Cuba and
building it up as a military
base. They say that when
we Joined the OAS, the
Doctrine went out the win
dow. They add that even If
we wished to affirm the
Monroe Doctrine it can't be
done in this age of atomic
weapons. This Is strange
doctrine in the United States.
Further. it is the kind Of
argument which sounds like
an alibi for nothing done.
Evening star., 1962-10-04
VenezueIo's S Future

Mr.. Sherman's recent ar
ticles on Venezuela depicted
President Romulo Betancourt
as well on his way to becom-
ing the first democratically
elected president in 151 years
Of Venezuelan history to fin
ish his five year term in Of
flee" To me the significance
Of this fact was not clearly
stated by Mr.. Sherman.
Here in the United States
we tend to regard democracy
as a sacred concept Of gov
ernment. We are proud Of
our system and more proud
when we see one of our sister
republics declaring democ-
racy the way for them. I do
not think that it is valid
though to label Mr.. Betan-
courts government q defnoc-
racy-at least without point
ing out the considerable diff
ference between the typical
Latin democracy" and the
government which we prize
to maintain.
In Venezuela such demo-
cratic fundamentals ss a
writ Of habeaS corpus, free
dom Of speech, and freedom
of assembly are, applied as
often as not. The legal sta
tus Of transistory disposition
can deny one his constitu-
tional civil liberties. In the
light Of this information it is
not entirely credible that
Betancourt Is hitting the
Reds hard. If the constitu-
tion can be waived in order to
limit freedom Of assembly,
why can't the congressional
immunity Of VeneZuela's top
Communists be waived in or
der to effect prosecution?
Over this question hovers the
ghost Of Betancourt'S past:
the fact that at one time he
himself was the head Of the
Communist Party Of Costa
Rica. I do not think that this
type Of past promises the
best of presidents. The Be-
tancourt record to me so far,
from all standpoints and not
Just economics, is a big
maybe"
Venezuela probably will
never acquire a democratic
system exactly as that in our
country. But we can expect a
mutual admiration for a con-
siderable degree Of political
equality, life, liberty, and
the chance to attain happi-
ness. Romulo Betancourt
will be thought well OF by
me II he honestly strives for
these self evident truths,
even If he does not finish
out his term.
Michael A. williams.
Evening star., 1962-10-04
One-Armed Bandits

Since the slot machines
have become a political issue
in this section Of Maryland,
with gratuitous assists from
the D. C. dailies, newspaper
stories have stated or i'm
piled that the legolized
gambling industry has too
strong a lobby to permit a
change in the law. We all
know that a lobby is only as
strong as the money it can
spend.
The answers to this prob
lem are so obvious that. in
our search for the devious,
rather than the simple solu-
tions, we are bound to over
look them. The legalized
gambling industry with its
reputed money, is as nothing
Evening star., 1962-10-04

GraSShoppers and crickets
use such organs for their
sounds.
Almost all sounds made by
ant stridulations, DR.. Forrest
reported, are within the range
Of audibility by humans at
very close range. The sounds
produced seem to be specific
for each species.
Male and female ants have
louder, deeper voices than
the sexless workers. The stri-
dulations are readily elected
under circumstances suggest
ing that the ability to stimu-
late or attract other ants
may be Of benefit Of the bee
colony.
Army Quartermaster Corps
chemists have succeeded at
last in isolating about q mil
lionth of q gram of the sex
lure Of the cockroach.
1t apparently is q faint
perfume Of some sort excret-
ed by the female which is an
irresistible a attraction to
males Of the species, but to
no other sects. Large
amounts, 1t is hoped, even
tually may be synthesized
and used to lure thousands
OF these pests to their doom.
Seek Other Insect Lures
This has just been an
nounced by DIR. Denis r. A.
Wharton of the Quartermas-
ter Research Command at
Natick, Mass.
THE attractant," he says,
occurs In minute quantities
and is so extraordinarily po-
tent that only a few mole
cules are enough to excite q
male. Batting poisoned traps
with 1t may turn out to be
an effective way Of control
ling this notorious pest"
The Quartermaster Corps
CHI mists now are seeking
other insect lures. Although
they isolated less than a mil
lionth of a gram of the cock
roach sex attractant they
have been able to analyze it
to some extent by highly
complicated chemical proc
eSses.
"As more insect sex attrac-
ants become known" says DR..
Wharton, they may even
supplant existing methods Of
control without the disadvan-
tage Of being discriminatory
toxic or generating resistant
forms"