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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-15
Tiny EIectronic Devices VIII Change Most Everything

cialty Products Group Of West
inghouse Electric Corp, pre-
diets that by 1866 the first car
win appear with electronic
circuits.
All circuits In the future
would be operated from q sim
Gle console. There would be an
audible signal for gas tank de-
pletion, q measuring system to
gauge the distance between
cars to make turnpike driving
safer.
Take q much smaller field,
hearing aids. Mr.. Hurley says
the industry estimates o sale of
100000 last year. It also be-
lieves 10 times as many could
be sold II q device could be
hidden completely inside the
ear. Molecular electronics may
make this possible.
What is molecular electron-
les? Take q look at the inside
Of your radio. It contains tubes
or transistors, resistors, diodes
and capacitors connected by
wires Of various colors. That
Is an electronic circuit.
Suppose the whole circuit
was reduced to q tiny rec
tangle smaller than the head
Of q match and thinner than
. Matchbox cover? That's
molecular electronics.
New Plant Opens
AS many as so components,
ell interconnected, can be as
sembled In one of these cir
cults. A silicon wafer about the
size Of quarter can contain
up to $50 separate but iden-
tical circuits.
Mr.. Hurley. along with other
Westinghouse officials, dis
cussed the present and future
status Of molecular electronics
with science and business
writers last week at the new
molecular electronics plant Just
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-15
AIR PASSENGER
TRAFFIC GAINS
2l.S PER CENT

by the Aesociated kreSs
Passenger traffic Of the
domestic airlines increased
21.8 per cent in August,
the Air Transport Associa-
ton has announced.
For the first eight
months Of 1868 the total
was 1872 per cent greater
than in the corresponding
period Of last year. the as
ISOLATION reported.
The II trunk airlines
and IS local service car
riers flew 81 billion rev.
enue passenger miles dur
ing August. The trunk air.
lines accounting for all
but l17.719.000 miles Of the
total for a traffic gain Of
2215 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-15
PM Group Buys
Capital Garage
And Parking Lots
BY DONALD B. HADLEY
star Financial Editor

Capital Garage and other properties and leases Of National
Mortgage and Investment Corp have been purchased by D. f.
Antonei ir, and Kingdom Could r. for $40 million and
will become part Of the Parking Management. Inc group It
was announced yesterday
National Morgage in which majority interest was pr-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-15
LITTLE DlLUTION
Huge U. S. Fortunes
end to Stay Put

NEW YORK, Gap Despite
% steady diffusion Of ownership
in American business, the rela-
tive financial stake Of the very
wealthy slowly wanes If at all.
New data shows that persons
with yearly income of 500, 600
or more hold just short Of 20
per cent of all stock in United
States business corporations.
The group comprises about
one-tenth of one per cent Of
the country's tax-paying popu-
lation.
Those with incomes in excess
Of $4,000 hold IS per cent
OF corporate shares.
The figures. rejecting con-
centrated industrial wealth,
contrast with others, widely
Ipublicized, on dilution Of busi-
ness ownership.
More Stockholders
The New York stock Ex-
change estimated recently that
II million Americans, one Of
every six adults, now own corr
|poration stock-more than dou-
BILE the number Of 10 years ago.
Holdings Of the big major
ity apparently are very small.
Although 10000 particle
pants in the monthly invest
ment plan, promoted by the
stock exchange, have securi-
ties worth S270 million. stock
held by q single Gilman IN one
company amounts to $500 mill
lion.
The oil tycoon. sometimes
called the worlds richest man,
Is ]. Paul Getty, president Of
Getty Oil Co. and owner of
IL, 57O,039 Of It's shares. Mr..
Getty has vast additional
wealth.
Large Shareholders
Thomas j. Watson, jr.. chair
man Of international Business
Machines Corp. his immediate
family and family trusts have
$50 million In IBM stock. AL
fred p. Sloan, ir., owns $50 mil
lion in GIN shares. William L.
Meningitis stock In Mime
sofa Mining and Manufacture
ing Co. is worth $l67 million.
The statistics on stock own
ership concentration appeared
In q recent report, character
istics OF stock ownership" It
was prepared by two Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania faculty
members, and partly financed
by Ford Foundation funds.
Material from anotherI
source showed that distribution
Of individual income changed
little between 1855 and 1861.
The Department Of COM
merce reported that 8 per cent
Of the population received 20.3
per cent Of income In the first
year Of the period. 1915 per
cent in the last year.
Comprehensive details Of In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-15

chased last month by Finan-
cial Mortgage Corp. q subsid-
larry Of Financial General Corp,
also announced q reorganiza-
ton Of its board Of directors
and officers.
Joseph E. Schaaff will con-
tinue as president of National
Mortgage and Frank T. john
son will remain vice president.
Seven new directors include:
Maj. Gen. George Olmsted,
USAR (retired). president Of
Financial General; James A.
Bancroft. Lloyd M. Baulnan,
William L. Cobb, r. Sherrard
Elliot, jr., Guy Martin and Mr..
Johnson.
New Officers Chosen
New officers include: w.
Hugh .McNaughton, vice presi-
dent; Howard Hussing, secre-
tary, and Ridgway B. Espy,
jr. Reelected directors were
Norman b. Frost, Francis A.
Murray. Thornton w. Owen,
Mr.. Schaaff and Willard A.
Holbrook, jr.
John w. Lyon, vice presi-
dent and general manager Of
PM, said properties and leases
acquired from National Mort
gage win increase parking
spaces operated by his COM
pany from 1900 to around
$4,000.
In addition to Capital Ca
rage. which is at 1890 New York
avenue NV. the acquired prop
critics include 1919 @ street
NV. and 724 Thirteenth street
NV. Among the leases are the
lots ct Fifteenth and M streets
NV, across from the new
Madison Hotel; ct 2l5 Third
street NV. at 1925 s street
NV, ct Wisconsin and o street
NV. and on the site Of the
old Hudson Hotel at Thomas
circle. Also included are two
RIA leases in Southwest WASH
ington.
PM will absorb all parking
personnel into its organization,
Mr.. Lyon said. Operational
changes similar to those made
recently at the Statler Hilton
may be made, he added.
National Mortgage Plans
With $2.2 million from sale
Of the parking properties, Ma
tional Mortgage win continue
in the mortgage banking busi-
ness In the washington area
and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
The company was founded In
1920 and after the depression
found its parking properties q
valuable assistance in working
back to q profitable basis.
When majority interest In 1t
was acquired last month, Presi-
dent Olmsted Of Financial Gen.
eral said the company and the
previously acquired Thomas ].
Fisher q Co., would form the
original subsidiary units Of FL
nancial Mortgage, q wholly
owned subsidiary Of Financial
General, which controls q COM
pick Of banks, insurance COM
panies and Industrial and COM
mercial firms with combined
assets of more than 81 billion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-15

The June 80 balance sheet
listed current assets Of $685.
l74 and current liabilities Of
$l50.460. The annual stock
holders meeting has been
scheduled at IL am. on Tues
day. October a.
Evening star., 1963-01-09
Those 'Mercenories'

An especially irritating aspect Of
United Nations propaganda in the Congo
matter is discussed in two letters ap-
pearing elsewhere on this page.
Time after time, the apologists for
the U. NJ, as we'll as its official spokes-
men. refer in slurring terms to the
white mercenaries" in Noise Tshombe's
Katanga army. The impression is con-
veyed that these "mercenaries"- few
hundred men at most-are the root OF
all evil in the Congo, and that II they
could be given the old heave-ho all would
then be sweetness and light
The public is not told that many II
not most OF these So-called mercenaries
have lived for years in Katanga, and that
II Is at least possible that some Of them
are fighting for cause in which they
belieye-not for money alone. Nor do
the U. N. propagandists ever mention
that the combat troops I'm the U. NJ
Congo army-whether white, black or
brown-are also "mercenaries" in the
sense that they are being paid TO fight
largely by the United States.
These points are well stated by our
correspondents, one of whom is former
American Consul General at Leopold
vile, and we think their comments are
worth reading.
Evening star., 1963-01-09
S-s-s-sh!

If participation in the Kerr-NIills
program of old-age medical assistance
had dropped last year, or even stood
still, we can't help wondering what the
Department of Health, Education and
Welfare would have had to say about
that in its roundup progress report on
Government help for the aged.
AS it turned out, the 16-page HEW
report devoted single brief paragraph
to Kerr-MillS, concentrating almost en-
tirely on the point that average pay
mentS declined under the program. 1t
avoided entirely the facts that the ac-
tual number of Kerr-Mills beneficiarieS
during the year ending last June more
than doubled, from 46,247 to 1Ol,6 ,634,
and that monthly payments around the
country in that period increased from
$9,3l1 opt to S17,415,814.
Why? Well, according to Miss Ruth
Lauder, spokesman for the HEW staff,
the omission of any reference to gains
in the program was not deliberate"
For one thing, she said, the report con-
centrated on newer" and more dra-
matte" rograms-including preSuma-
bly,, the Presidents bill for medical care
for aged through social security, which
the report called the most important
legislative proposal of 1922 And any
way, Miss Lauder added, the Kerr-Mills
program is really San income mainte-
nance program" which doesn't have
anything to do with the health of old
people, except indirectly"
This must be surprise to those
members of Congress who passed the
Kerr-Mills program, who think it has
not been given fair shake, and who
believe it is at least a partial answer
to the administration bill. One who is
not surprised, however, is Representa-
tiveS Byrnes of Wisconsin, the ranking
Republican member of the House Ways
and Means Committee. Mr.. ByrneS says
the HEW has deliberately kept the pro-
gram in a vacuum, that it has not only
been dragging its feet on encouraging
State participation in Kerr-MillS but has
actually put stumbling blocks in the way
of its success"
Whether that statement is accurate
or not 1t is certainly true that the public
at large has only the fuzzieSt idea about
the Kerr-MillS program and how it is
working. And from this viewpoint alone,
the congressional investigation of the
matter which Mr.. Byrnes has advocated
is clearly merited.
Evening star., 1963-01-09
Early Tree-FuH

Why did they take down
the Nations Christmas Tree
in the EllipSe four days
early?
If the Three Wise Men,
whose coming to Bethlehem
is commemorated on the
Twelfth Day of Christmas
Epiphany-January S, were
to look for the symbolic star
atop the tree. they might
miss their way.
President Kennedy's grant
ing of a day off to Federal
employees December "a indi-
Gates he knows how much
we need a chance to slow
down and remember Christ
mas, in these frenzied times,
with an adequate festival OBJ
servance period. But it seems
that either he-or the Pageant
for Peace Committee or the
National Park Service has
forgotten just how long
Christmas is.
The Twelve Days Of Christ
mas (actually l3 if you count
Christmas Day itself) have
been celebrated in carol and
ceremony for centuries. And
Twelfth Night is the tradi-
tional time for taking down
the Christmas greens and
burning them in the culmi-
mating festivity of the Yule-
tide Season.
So, why do they take the
Nations Christmas Tree
down four days early? Why
can't they wait until the
proper time? Balthazar
Evening star., 1963-01-09
Success Story

When the United Nations, on Christ
mas Eve of 1851, presented the gift of
independence to Libya this North Afri-
can desert area was described as "the
poorest nation on earth" Many statistics
were cited to support the description,
including an estimate of average per
capita income of $50 annually and nat
ural resources that promised little. The
U. N. accordingly pledged generous aid,
given through bilateral arrangements
with the United States, Britain, France,
West Germany and others.
Fortunately, one of the early eSti-
mateS-on poverty of natural resources
was wrong, and concessions granted to
Western oil companies have resulted in
the discovery and development of rich
petroleum deposits. The Libyan govern
ment has started this new year with the
admirable and unusual gesture of in
forming its first benefactor, the United
Nations, that it will no longer need the
supplemental monetary aid given by
that organization. 1t would prefer, as
explained by Prime Minister Mohamed
Othman, continuance of qualified man
power help to relieve "the acute short
ages Of technical and professional Staffs,
the need for administrators at every
level and for teachers at all levels and
in every branch Of knowledge" With
this sort of aid, plus that provided
through the bilateral programs, the
Prime Minister predicted that Libya
would attain full economic independence
in another decade. On its performance
of the past and its prospects for the
future, the young desert kingdom de-
serves salute.
Evening star., 1963-01-09
Testing Time in Brazil

The United States has taken a cal
culated risk, but one with the potential
Of high returns, in making a S30-million
Short-term loan to Brazil. The risk is
whether the money will come back, but
in taking this chance there is no doubt
that it was weighed against the more
far-reaching danger of bankruptcy and
chaos Of an unpredctable nature-eco-
nomically and politically-in this largest
country of South America.
This is, Of course, neither the be-
ginning nor the end of our own efforts
to help put Brazil on its feet, and only
recently President Kennedy told news
conference that there was nothing more
we could do for the Brazilian people un-
less the most painful" financial and
monetary instability OF that country
were corrected by the determined action
of its own government. Both in 1861 and
1862, costs Of living rose by more than
40 per cent-a pace Of initiation that has
absorbed virtually all Of our recent cred
its TO Brazil while the country's budget
and balance of payments have dropped
into deeper and deeper deficits.
Meanwhile, political instability has
matched that on the economic sector
When the eccentric Janio Quadros
abruptly resigned from the presidency in
late 1861, his place was taken by Vice
President Joao Goulart, wealthy some
time leftist, under circumstances Of re-
duced executive power Initial returns
on plebiscite held last Sunday indicate
public approval for restoration Of full
presidential authority, and Mr. Goulart
himself has given renewed pledges Of a
meaningful three-year program Of tax
Evening star., 1963-01-09
Unfinished Business

AS far as the United Nations Secur-
ity Council is concerned, the Cuban crisis
is now off the books. This is so because
Of the joint Soviet-American letter ad-
dressed to Secretary General U Thant.
In effect, the letter informs the U. N.
that the Kremlin and OUR own Govern
ment, although they have been unable
to "reSolve all the problems" involved,
are mutually persuaded that they have
taken care of the situation in a way that
makes unneceSSary-for the time being
at least-any further deliberations by
the Council.
More than that, in what might be
called a very slight burst of highly
restrained optimism, the letter has this
to say: "The governments of the United
States of America and of the Soviet
Union express the hope that the action
taken to avert the threat of war in
connection with [Cubal will lead toward
the adjustment of other differences
between them and the general easing
of tensions that could cause a further
threat of warm such places, for ex-
ample, as Berlin. In a separate letter
to Mr.. Thant, the representative of Fidel
CaStro's Havana tyranny has Sourly
expressed disagreement with the quail
fled accord between us and the Rus
slams; apparently the Cuban Commu-
nists, like their fire-breathing support
ers in Peking, have low opinion of Nj
kita KhrushchevS views on peaceful
coeXiStence" and the deSirability of
averting nuclear cataclySm that could
wipe out the world as we know it.
In any case, regardless of the Cas-
troite and Chinese Communist fulmina-
tions, the Soviet-American accord-lim-
tied though it isis not unpromiSing.
True, according to the State Depart
ment'S latest calculations, there still are
no fewer than 10000 Russian troops in
Cuba, but the assumption is (perhapS
erroneouS) that these will be withdrawn
in the weeks and months Immediately
ahead. If not, then the now-abated
crisis may be reactivated by one kind
of incident or another. Certainly, as
Secretary of State RuSk has put it, "thiS
hemisphere cannot accept a Marxist-
feminist penetration by forces from out
side. So long as a MarxiSt-LeniniSt
situation exists in Cuba, there is unfin-
ished business in our hemisphere" In
other words, despite the Soviet-Ameri-
can letter to the U. ~, uncertainty re-
mains and everything is still subject to
change without notice.
Accordingly, having failed to get
from the Cuban Reds and their Soviet
mentors the right to on-Site verification
Of the removal of offensive Russian
weapons, our Government will maintain
a constant daily watch, by air and other
wise, over the captive island. The Krem-
lin apparently is quite amenable to this.
On the whole, America seems to have
come out Of the crisis quite well, and
that fact reflects most creditably on
Secretary RuSk and President Kennedy.
Evening star., 1963-01-09
There Goes the Raise

Whenever there is an an
nouncement of an expected
raise In Government salaries,
Immediately here In Wash
ington there is a correspond
ing increase In living costs.
Before I received my check
10 include the last promised
increase, l had a notice from
the rental agents that my
monthly rent would be In
creased within almost the
full amount Of my raise In
salary. have a lease but II
only protects the landlord.
So. I am left no better off
for the increase and the
needed money goes elsewhere.
II something cannot be
done. then please keep the
news secret until we get our
first check. at leastl
Civil Servant.
Evening star., 1963-01-09
Good Doqhouses

On January IL, at the DC.
Pound, will be auctioned
eight faithful civil servants
of the District, who are being
disposed of through no dere-
liction on their part. These
are the bloodhounds from
Lorton Reformatory, descend
ants of the pedigreed pair
imported from England and
presented to the District
government some thirty years
ago by Senator Hawes Of Mis-
souri,.
Every humane shelter be-
fore releasing dogs for adop-
ton. lnspects their future
home TO be sure there is a
fenced in yard. especially es-
sential for a bloodhound. The
District makes no such provi-
sion but releases these ami
mails under the same regula-
tions that old automobiles
would be sold.
There are six humane
societies in the District, any
one of which surely would be
glad TO aid the District
government in inspection of
proffered homes and thus
secure suitable quarters for
these unfortunate animals.
BIT. West
Evening star., 1963-01-09
:. Only in Her Eyes

The world art critics may
find the instrinsic beau
ty Of "The Mona Lisa" in
her smile and hands, but 1
beg to differ with them. The
real fascination can be found
only in her eyes.
When l was a little girl, a
print the exact size of the
original hung in our living
room at home over a large
library table. I studied at
that table under the soft
penetrating gaze of Mona
Lisa" When the urge came
to skip a few pages of home
work, that quiet rebuke from
her eyes returned me to the
completion of my work.
1t was my job to dust the
living room before attending
school. For years I checked
the gaze from Mona Lisa's
eyes. There was no escape
from them-not from any
angle of the entire room.
They always followed me.
Needless to say the room
was always well busted.
Due to illness, I will not
be able to visit my old friend
Mona Lisa" So will you
check for me my childhood
recollection? Does her gaze
still follow you from any
angle of the room?
Mrs. S. deb. Keim.
Evening star., 1963-01-09

and land reform and of curtailed gov
ernment expenditures. Our own Gov
ernment apparently is counting, or at
least gambling $50 million for 80 days,
on these pledges being implemented.
During that period also there will be
discussion of additional long-term aid
subject to evidence that Mr.. Goulart's
words will be backed up by determined
and effective action. Both his personal
future and the welfare of his country
depend in large measure on his sincerity
and skill in the coming few months or
even weeks.
Evening star., 1963-01-09
Kettle ACCOUNTING

The generous people of
Washington filled the Saliva
ton Army Christmas ket-
ties to the brim this year
and our total Christmas goal
was over-subscribed by more
than $4,000.
Since most of these funds
come in the form of small
donations, it means that a
great many persons living in
the Washington Area played
an active part in making
Christmas a day of happiness
for the less fortunate.
We are also grateful for the
1000 dolls dressed and the
$500 stockings filled by in
terested individuals and civic
groups.
AS a result of this generosi-
ty, the Salvation Army was
able to provide toys for 49,
100 children; Christmas food
orders to 1925 families; 81
$50 shut-ins in hospitals,
convalescent homes, prisons,
were visited and provided a
gift. Seven hundred and three
aged couples and individuals
received cash so they could
purchase Christmas dinner
and 800 needy children in
the area received new shoes.
or clothing. On Christmas
Day three of our Centers
served Christmas dinner to
all homeless and stranded in
dividuals, or families and 536
enjoyed a good dinner.
In addition to families and
individuals known to our
agency we also served case
loads of "a public and private
agencies throughout the
Metropolitan Area. We did
our best to see that no one
actually in need was over
looked.
We also express apprecia-
ton to your newspaper and
the television and radio
media who made these needs
known to the public, and
thereby contributed to the
success of this tremendous
Christmas program.
Brigadier Ernest II. HOlZ
Divisional Commander,
National Capital Division,
Salvation Army
Evening star., 1963-01-09
American Coptives

/ was very happy as were
all Americans / suppose TO
see the Cubans released from
their prison camp. However,
/ would have greater salts
faction. as would many other
Americans, II Mr.. Donovan,
Attorney General Kennedy
and President Kennedy would
show as much interest in
getting the % Americans in
prison IN Cuba home. Also,
/ would like 10 see a con-
scientious effort put forth TO
get those Americans who have
been In prison In China some
IS years or longer home.
II seems 10 me that our
Government has become so
world-conscious II thinks Of
nationals of other govern
ments first and our own cit
izeps last This 10 me doesn't
make sense.
George +. StringfellOw.
East Orange, N. j.
Evening star., 1963-01-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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names and addresses. All let
terS ore subject to condenSd-
tion. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDhen accom- =
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