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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21
Peace, It's Wonderful

For the time being, there should be
dignified rejoicing that the House and
Senate Appropriations Committees have
reached an armistice agreement on
their not-So-dignified Squabbling over
prestige and prerogativeS. They can
now get back to their business of seeing
that money is for spending, not for
feuding.
The solution is compromise of
sorts, with the Senate team seeming to
compromise the most. No longer, for
example, will Senator automatically
preside as chairman of joint conference
committees. Instead, there is a hopeful
understanding that the respective con-
ference subcommittee chiefs will be able
to agree in each case on who is to
handle the gavel. Whether this is to
be on alternate days, on alternate money
bills or on an AlphonSe and CASTOR basis
(after you, my dear Sir) is not quite
clear, even now. On the first test, they
tossed coin.
From now on, also, the House con-
fereeS will not always have to make the
long journey to the Senate side for
NOAAACACAlSC oCOo1O1lS. 4IloOcdu, IIlC Olu
Supreme Court Chamber near the center
of the Capitol will provide the meeting
ground whenever possible. As for the
Senate suggestion that it should be
allowed to originate half the appropria-
ton billS-instead of having them all
come out of the HouSe-the truce agree
ment apparently leaves this to future,
If any, consideration. And the future,
incidentally, is left for the moment in
the hands of joint study group that
is asked to report next January ION all
the issues involved"
The issues are, of course, somewhat
more complex and subtle than merely
a pulling and hauling between two oc-
togenarian chairmen, Senator Hayden
of Arizona and Representative Cannon
of Missouri. Be that as it may, leaders
of the peace teams" Senator Russell
of Georgia and Representative Thomas
of Texas, have done we'll for the time
being and their final display of good
humor in announcing the Armistice of
1862 implies promise of a more lasting
accommodation in 1868.
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Monumental Chaos

In reply to a suggestion of
Secretary of the Interior Stew
art L. Udall that, "a board
could establish the historical
stature of person or event
before a new monument on
Federal land could be ap-
proved" may I express my
complete disapproval?
Before anyone may be hon.
ored by a statue in the Ma
TONS Capital, it must have
the approval Of Congress, and
also the approval of the Com
mission of Fine Arts, a group
OF distinguished gentlemen
well schooled in the fine arts,
who give of their time and
serious thought to the subject
Of the erection of memorials.
There is no need TO estab-
liSh any further board, and
the arts should not be so con-
trolled. Monumental chaos"
would most certainly be the
result, and the Secretary
would perhaps have to blame
himself and not the statues
for this gross error.
c. Paul Jennewein,
President, National Sculpture
Society, New York City.
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Breakdown on Peru

We suppose the State Department
and President Kennedy have good rea-
son to believe that the real facts of
the situation fully warrant our Govern
ment's stern reaction to the anti
Communist military junta that has
seized power in Peru. At any rate, the
coup has been staged In complete de-
fiance of what appear to have been
free and honest elections, and the White
House has therefore felt moved to con-
denim it as "a serious setback" to de-
mocracy in the Americas.
More than that, in a very obvious
effort to undermine the junta and
hasten the restoration of constitutional
civilian rule, our Government has sus-
pended diplomatic relations with Lima
and cut off all but trickle Of economic
aid to the country. This can only be
described an undiSguiSed intervention
in Peru'S internal affairs, and nothing
quite like 1t has ever before occurred
in the relations Of the United States
with its neighbors to the south.
Presumably President Kennedy
acted on the basis of solid information
indicating that a do-nothing or non
commEtal attitude on the part of
Washington would play into the hands
Of the CaStroite Communists. After all,
the Reds can exploit any reverse ex-
perienced by the President in connec-
ton with his hemisphere Alliance for
Progress and its projected far-reaching
social, economic and political reforms
reforms not quite to the liking, appar-
emily, of the men now in command Of
Peru.
Be that as it may, however, the
average American layman may well
take rather reserved view of what
our Government has done. Some ques-
tons suggest themselves. Why, for
example, has the United States thus
far refrained from cracking down on
Argentina's current leaders, who have
carried out essentially the same sort
of coup as the one in Peru? And why
should the Communist junta in
Lima be singled out for especially severe
treatment-why should 1t be denied
desperately needed economic assistance
--at time when the Kennedy admins
tration has deplored congressional
efforts to deny comparable aid to Red
relationships like Poland's and Yugo-
Slavia'S?
These and kindred questions speak
for themselves. Certainly, judging from
all accounts, Peru's junta has far more
to be said in its favor than Castro's
tyranny in Havana, and it certainly is
much less unattractive in many respects
than Gomulka'S regime in Warsaw or
Tito's in Belgrade. Why, then, is it
being dealt with in a peculiarly severe
and discriminatory manner? Perhaps
the President will clarity the matter
at his globally televised Telstar news
conference on Monday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21
Our City Unfair?

My family and I recently
visited your flair city" for
the first time and the first
day there we received a park
ing ticket for overtime park
ing in a two-hour limit zone
on Jefferson Drive S.W.,
near the Smithsonian. This
appears to be an off-traffic
district. used principally by
tourists. How can one hope to
visit the Smithsonian in two
hours? And where can one
find another parking area
within reach? Why aren't
provisions made for visitor
parking? I think it is a dis
grace that revenue must be
raised for Americas No. l
city through such tactics.
Washington could learn
something in goodwill build
ing from smaller cities, such
as Wooster. Ohio, of which
I am a resident. When a
stranger parks overtime there
he is issued a courtesy ticket,
requiring no fine.
George M. Breneman
Editors Note: Washing
ton police do issue courtesy
tickets for traffic violations
when they can be reasonably
sure the violators are visitors,
but Mall parking regulations,
Park Police point out, are
often abused by employees in
nearby Government buildings
whose cars also carry various
State tags. This leaves police
with no alternative in this
area when a car is left I'M
attended for long periods.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21

programming to the Tv industry, which
is as it should be. But the hopes of the
parents will be riding with the invest
igators and with the TV programmes.
The latter are supposed to be responsive
to public opinion-adult opinion, that
is. And the parents, it seems to us, hold
the key to the problem-for they have
the power to reduce substantially the
number of young viewers Of sponsored
programs and this is power to be
reckoned with in televiSion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21
Children and TV

Many a parent will welcome, with
hope in their hearts, the decision of the
Department of Health, Education and
Welfare to investigate the impact on
children of televiSion shows. Parents
may add: q. and high time, too," for
they have felt for long time that the
health, education and welfare of their
children are being undermined by some
Of the programs beamed to the younger
set.
It is not just the quality, or lack of
quality, of shows which the children
seem to prefer that worries parents.
They are concerned, too, over the hyp-
motto effect which TV has on those
addicted to it. A child engrossed in
his favorite program, be it the Stooges
or Popeye, is out of this world, to all
appearances If permitted unlimited &C
cess to the TV set, he fails to recognize
his name when called, ignores telephone
and door bells, forgets homework and
would forgo meals but for physical
persuasion.
OF course, parents could end this
impact by doing away with TV in the
home, but this would be cruel and un-
usual punishment for both young and
old. And all attempts to restrict pro-
grams usually result in reproachful COM
ments to the effect that Johnny and
Mary next door are allowed to see the
programs. Johnny and Mary, mean
while, are probably making similar re-
Spouse to parental efforts to put the
foot down on too much TV.
1t is not clear what the Govern
ment will be able to do about all this,
If anything. The Government has left
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21
Three Sisters Bridqe

Never have the foibles of
man so threatened the beau
ties of nature along the Pali-
sades as the hasty, ill-con-
sidered Three Sisters Bridge
across the Potomac River.
With utter disregard for the
beauties of nature which God
created and John Smith dis
covered $50 years ago, with
utter contempt for the park
land which Congress set aside
for the George Washington
Parkway and with fragrant
unconcern for the citizens in
this great democracy who
have been given short shrift,
highway engineers in the Dis
trict with support Of highway
engineers in Virginia have
dreamed up this monstrous,
diabolical scheme to pour
streams of trucks down the
Glover-Archbold Parkway in
the District and across the
George Washington Parkway
in Arlington County in Spout
Run Valley.
The Senate, which was
conceived to consider with
due elaboration legislation
affecting the people Of this
country, has a great oppor-
tunity to defeat this man.
made assault on nature by
striking out the initial $780,
600 appropriation for the
Three Sisters Bridge in the
District appropriation bill.
Our association, Arlingto-
mans for Preservation Of the
Palisades, has been organized
with representatives from the
citizens associations in North
Arlington to oppose this
Three Sisters Bridge and
every other measure which
would destroy the sanctity
and beauty of the Potomac
Palisades along the George
Washington Parkway. The
proposed connections to the
Three Sisters Bridge will
make the two parkways in
the District and Arlington
County a funnel for trucks
which can be better served
by other routes. destroy park
land donated by Mr.. Glover
to the Government and the
parkland of the George
Washington Parkway, pur-
chased and dedicated by Con-
greSs. and ignore completely
the National Capital Trans
portation Agency's study for
co-ordinated highway and
mass transit which will be
presented to Congress in
November.
The defeat in Congress Of
this i'll considered, unco-
ordinated and fatuous prof.
ect will permit the impact Of
the META study to be prop
erly evaluated, preserve park
land on both sides of the
river and probably save mil
lions Of taxpayers dollars.
r. w. Curtis.
Executive vice president, Ar
lingtonians for Preserva-
ton of the Palisades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
'EIectrostotic Press for Maps
By THOMAS r. HENRY

A new kind of printing
press that doesn't use ordi-
nary paper, ink or plates has
been developed for the Army.
Intended primarily for the
Engineer Corps. it promises
eventually to have wide civil
ian use. For the present it
will be used chiefly in map
reproduction.
The experimental electro
static press" will reproduce
topographic maps almost in
Stantly from microfilms. The
development was carried out,
under an Army contract, at
the Harris Intertype Re-
search Center in Cleveland,
in cooperation with Engineer
Corps map specialists.
The new press" operates
by projecting light through
10 millimeter microfilm onto
a moving roll Of special paper
that is made light sensitive
by electrostatic energy. The
image created by the light
is developed and fixed in the
machine. The completed print
is produced almost instantly.
The process can print in
black and white or in color
and can reproduce type, line
drawing or photographs.
In Early Stage
The development follows
research carried on over five
years. The experimental mod
ell prints one color at a time,
but the paper can be rewound
and re-run for printing addi-
tional colors. Ultimate goal of
the Army project is a unit
that will print five colors in
sequence.
Finished maps automati-
cally are cut off and delivered
in the standard military size
at the rate Of about 1000
an hour. The press can be
carried in a standard topo-
graphic truck.
Work now is underway on
commercial developments of
the process, but it is felt that
general commercial applica-
ton still is some years away.
For the Army, 1t eliminates
need for preprinting and
storage of maps which may
be quickly outdated.
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The exhaled breath" of
forests is largely the fuel
of thunder and lightning.
This hypothesis has just
been presented to the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences
by DR.. F. w. Went. director
of the Missouri Botanical
Garden at st. Louis.
All plants, DR.. Went says,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21

constantly are giving off into
the atmosphere, larger or
smaller quantities of volatile
organic substances, btu
minous in nature. These
breath" particles are formed
in the process of photoSyn-
thesis, basic to all earthly
life. A greater part eventually
returns to earth again after
various chemical combina-
tons in the upper atmos-
phere. =
About 200,OOO,O0o tons of
these particles go into the.
atmosphere every year. II all
this were returned it would
have amounted to about 10O,-
900, 900, 900, 900, 900 tons added
to the planets surface dur,
ing the approximately 500,-
100000 years land plants are
known to have existed. This,
however, is very much more
than can be identified.
Lightning Burns Up Some
Therefore, DR.. Went points
out, there must be some
means by which a great deal
is destroyed in the atmos-
phere itself. Thunderstorms
offer a convenient explana-
ton. His calculations indie
ate that the amount of mat
ter discharged each year and
not returned to earth, or re-
turned as fine ash particles,
would be just about sufficient
to account for the amount
that must be burned up in
lightning discharged. p
They presumably are es-
sential to such discharges
which hardly could take
place in a complete vacuum.
A greater part Of the ash goes
into outer space, where it is
lost to the earth forever. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensd-
ton. Those not used tOiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
STAMPED enuelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21
THE POLITICAL MILL
Political Trial Balloons in New York
By GOULD LINCOLN

with six years active duty
and is a commander in the
active Naval Reserve. His
slogan: He'll Do More For
New York"
Wagner Pricked Balloon =
Mayor Wagner himself was
one Of the first to prick
a balloon for his own NOM
nation for Governor. He was
believed to be the Kennedy
administrations first choice
to run against Gov. Rookie
Teller. Anyway. he came all
the way to Washington to.
tell the President his rea-
sons for staying in his pres.
ent mayors job, to which he
was elected for a third term
last November after a bitter.
party primary contest.
The next was Paul r.
Screvane, 47-year-old presi-
dent of the New York City
Council. He was a prominent
figure in the New York City.
primary which nominated
Mr.. Wagner - q running
mate Of the mayor. He ap-
peared a good choice for the
gubernatorial nomination,
although he is not known
Statewide. But he declined
to be considered.
Some Democrats put for
ward the name Of Ralph ].
Bunche, widely respected Ne
gro who is United States
UnderSecretary for Special
Political Affairs at the Unit
ed Nations, for the senatori-
al nomination to run against
Republican Senator Jacob j.
Javits. Mr.. Bunche said he
had no intention of running.
Another mentioned for the
senatorial nomination is Ed
ward r. Murrow, director Of
the United States Informal
ton Agency and earlier a
prominent television and ra-
dio commentator. But he has
shown no enthusiasm for the
idea.
With the State conventions
less than two months away,
nothing has jelled on the
Democratic side of the fence,
while the Republicans have a
strong ticket ready to go,
headed by Gov. Rockefeller
and Senator Javits. This,
however, need not be held
unprecedented. Four years
ago, on the Republican side
nothing had been determined
at this stage. Gov. Rookie
Teller and Len Hall, former
Congressman and former
chairman of the Republican
National Committee, were
running hard for the guber=
material nomination. Senator
Kenneth B. Heating was lit
tie more than a twinkle in
his political parents eye. In
fact, the Heating nomination
was not decided until the day
before it was made by the
State convention. p
The difference this year,
however, lies in the fact that
there are no big names &C.
lively campaigning for the
Democratic gubernatoriai
nomination as there were in
the Republican camp in 1858.
There are two widely known
Democrats lowering on the
fringes. however, former
Postmaster General James A.
Farley, and Franklin D.
Roosevelt, jr., former Con-
gresham and a candidate
for the gubernatorial nomi- b
nation in 1854. The lightning
could strike either or both,
and it could go back to May
or Wagner himself. g..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21
Arrive Alive

What is your vacation going
to be this year "a peaceful
rest or rest in peace?
That will probably depend
on how you drive to and from
your vacation spot.
Motorists can have their
fun and safety, too, = they
use reasonable care and COM
mon sense along the way.
The following statistics on
some of the factors involved
in vacation crashes might be
worth looking at before you
start your trip.
Speed:
Because many vacationists
try to cover a great deal of
territory in too short a time,
speed is an important factor
in a great number of vaca-
ton crashes. Nearly 8 out of
10 drivers in fatal traffic
crashes are violating a speed
law at the time of the crash.
Speed is more frequently a
factor in rural crashes than
in urban crashes. One-third
Of the drivers involved in
rural traffic crashes are vio-
lating a speed law at the
time of the crashes compared
with one-fifth in urban
crashes.
Alcohol:
People on vacation are
likely to be in a holiday mood
and frequently their pursuit
Of a good time includes drink
ing. Unfortunately too many
Of them don't realize the dan
ger Of driving after drinking.
In nearly one-fourth of the
fatal traffic crashes, a driver
or adult pedestrian has been
drinking.
Vehicle Condition:
When taking q trip by rail
or air, the average person
expects the railroad or air
line to transport him in a
mechanically safe train or
plane. But some motorists
don't attach the same i'm
portance to the mechanical
fitness Of the cars they drive
on vacation trips. Yet a car
with worn tires, inefficient
brakes, or any other mechan-
ical shortcoming can bring
about a serious crash. About
6 per cent of the cars in
volved in fatal traffic crashes
are found to have one or
more unsafe conditions.
Fatigue:
Driving while fatigued is
a foolish practice INDUCED in
by vacationers who won't
take the time out to get suffi-
cient rest. About one out of
II drivers involved in fatal
traffic crashes are found to
be in a physical condition
that could be a contributing
factor in the crash. In about
three-fifths of these cases,
the drivers are fatigued or
asleep.
Weather:
Failure to adapt their driv-
ing to weather conditions
brings grief to many vaca-
ton drivers. In about one out
of six fatal crashes the wealth.
er is rainy, snowy, or foggy.
Rain is present in about three
out OF four of the bad wealth
er cases.
Finally, vacation time is a
particularly good time to
make courtesy your code of
the road. Drive to arrive alive
Anthony L. Ellison,
Chief, Office of Traffic Safe
ty Education, District Gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-21

Political trial balloons
have become almost a dime
a dozen in New York where
the Democrats have been
unable to settle on candi-
dates for Governor and
United States Senator. Many
Of these trial balloons have
been pricked before they were
well launched. The latest to
be sent into the air is a pro-
poSal to draft Justice Ber-
nard Botein to run for Gov
ernor a ainst Republican
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller.
He is now presiding justice
Of the Appellate Division,
first department Of the State
Supreme Court, and highly
respected. So far, Justice b.
TEN has given no indication
whether he would or would
not let himself be drawn into
this political scramble. The
Botein draft movement has
had the support of Edward
N. CoStikyan, the New York
County (Manhattan) leader;
OF James j. Clynes, jr., of
Ithaca, Democratic chairman
Of Tompkins County, and of
Daniel P. O'Connell. power
full Albany County leader.
Mr.. O'Connell predicted that
his county's 80 votes in the
Democratic State Convention
which opens in Syracuse
September II would be cast
for Justice Botein, whom he
called a grand candidate"
Before there is any real de-
cision on Justice Botein for
Governor, however, not only
is it necessary to have the
assent of the justice himself,
but the okay of the States
chief Democratic boss, Mayor
Robert F. Wagner (who has
not committed himself, and
OF leaders of the So-called
Reform Group-former SEN
ator Herbert Lehman and
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs.
RooSevelt's only comment to
date has been: 81 don't know
him" Also, it may be neces-
Sary to get a go" signal
from Washington where the
Kennedy administration and
the national Democratic or
ganization is keeping a close
watch on New York Demo-
cratic politics.
Two Others in Race
At least two Of the an
nounced Democratic candi-
dates for the gubernatorial
nomination have not made
any motion to step aside for
Justice Botein. Representa-
tive Samuel S. Stratton of
Schenectady still is cam
paigning actively, and his
supporters insist he has lined
up some $50 votes, although
the delegates are still to be
chosen. The second is Dis
trict Attorney Frank D.
O'Connor Of Queens County,
who, it is reported, has
picked up support outside
the city. Mr.. Stratton, 46, a
former mayor of Schenecta-
dy and now completing his
second term in Congress, was
the first to cast his hat in
the ring for the gubernatori-
al nomination. One reason,
his congressional district had
been divided and transferred
to other districts in New
York's congressional reap
portionment. Another is the
fact he is a reasonable young
Democrat who has demon
strated his vote-getting abil-
ity in upstate New York. He
is a Navy veteran of World
War II and the Korean War
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Answers to Questions
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Who gave the Marx
Brothers their nicknames?-
&C. !.
A. Art Fischer, the monolo-
gist, gave them their nick
names in 1915. Chico was so
called because of his fond
ness for chickens" de, he
was a lady killer"); Harpo
because he played the harp:
Groucho because of his seri-
GUS countenance, and Gum
mo because he always wore
rubbers. Gummo retired, and
when another brother took
his place they called him
Zeppo after a circus freak
seen in childhood.
Evening star., 1962-09-23

puppies and it takes the efforts Of
Jimmy and friendly golden eagle to
protect them. (Repeat)
Evening star., 1962-09-23
q WALT DIsNETs WORLD.

Season Premiere. Color. l Hour. "The
Golden Horseshoe Revue" starring Ed
Wynn, Annette. singer Betty Taylor and
comedians Gene Sheldon and WaIIy Boag.
Ed Wynn reviews the high spots of his
many years in show business.
Evening star., 1962-09-23
a THE JETS0NS.

Premiere. Color Situation comedy car
toon series about an amiable family
living in the 2lst century. Character
voices are George o'HanIon. Penny Single
ton, Janet Waldo and Mel Blanc.
Evening star., 1962-09-23
@ DENNIS THE MENACE.

Comedy. Dennis suspects Mr.. Wilson Of
using his knowledge of witcheraft to put
a hex on disagreeabIe neighbor. Irene
Tedrow is featured. (Repeat.)