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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06

Government appropriations
and expenditures-have gone
higher and higher. The FL
senhower budget for fiscal
1859 was STA billion, for fis-
cal 1860, SIT billion and for
1861, $50 billion. President
Kennedy has operated on
the theory that the economy
needed greater Federal
spending pump printing -
and that there must be
greater expenditures for ma
tional defense, including for
eign aid. and for space de-
velopments, including q trip
to the moon and back. He
has been willing to incur
deficits In the interest of re-
ducing unemployment and
for relief to the unemployed
unemployment compensa-
ton. He has spent the
money, regardless Of red ink.
and unemployment has not
been conquered. The latest
report from the Department
of Labor states that unem-
ployment dropped from 81
per cent in February to Sc
per cent in March. There
still remain 4 million unem-
ployed, however.
A Spending Start
President Eisenhower and
Mr.. STAINS, when the Eisen-
hover budget was submitted
in January, 1861, for fiscal
year 1862, warned the Presi-
dent-elect, who was almost
Immediately to take office,
against Government spending
that would upset the Eisen-
hover budget. Mr.. STAINS said
at the time that the econ
omy was ready to resume its
upward growth, adding that
"a few statements Of conf
dence by the new administra-
ton will do m ore than
billions Of dollars Of fast
spending" Whether he was
right cannot now be Demon
strated, because Mr.. Ken
nedy Immediately began o
big spending program, and
has kept it up.
This different attitude on
spending-between the Ken
nedy and Eisenhower admin
istrations-has gone on for
more than two years, result
ing in this most recent blow
up when Gen. Eisenhower
attacked the Kennedy budget
harshly and President Ken
nedy answered back. Con-
gresS, which authorizes and
appropriates the money for
Government spending, has
gone along with the Kennedy
requests for cash In the
main. Today, however, there
is a real drive on by the Re-
publicans and some conServ-
alive Democrats, like Senator
Byrd of Virginia and Sen
ator Lausche Of Ohio, not to
mention House Appropria-
tons Committee Clarence
Cannon, to cut deeply into
the Kennedy budget for the
coming fiscal year.
During the Presidents
press conference he rejected
a proposal for o presidential
commission on Federal ex-
penditures. A presidential
committee headed by Gen.
Lucius Clay recently urged
cuts in our foreign spending
enough Of that kind Of adj
vice, perhaps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
Runs Us Down

Your March Is editorial
criticizing the Maryland State
Legislature for shelving the
auto inspection bill indicates
that you are ignorant of the
fact that annual or semian-
nual automobile inspection is
an utterly worthless gesture.
The editorial implies that
mechanical failures are the
largest cause Of accidents,
road deaths and property
damage. I would point out
that auto accidents caused by
mechanical failures are totally
insignificant compared TO &C
cidents arising from human
failures. Recently your paper
carried a story of q driver
backing over a curb, into two
pedestrians and a store win
dow causing death and maim-
ing because the driver accel-
Grated instead of applying
brakes. How viii auto in
spection prevent these acct
dents or how will it keep the
intoxicated from taking the
wheel? Until somebody can
do something to prevent hu-
man failures, let's not spend
millions Of dollars, or waste
the time Of vehicle owners in
an inspection program, 90
per cent or more Of whose
benefits go to the garages and
parts suppliers.
The people Of Maryland
owe its legislature a vote of
thanks for not having thus
far been a sucker.
Oliver T. Ann
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
On the Hot Line

Despite some lurid fiction, 1t seems
doubtful, or so let us hope, that the
peace Of the world will ever depend on
a desperate laSt-minute direct telephone
conversation or teletype message be-
tween the President Of the United States
and the Premier Of the Soviet Union.
After all, suppose the latter were
awakened in the middle Of the night by
a ringing of bells from the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Company Of
Washington. And suppose he then picked
up his night-table phone (the glamor-
Gus red one, Of course, the so-called "hot
line"O only to hear a lot of American
gibberiSh, a voice speaking a language
incomprehensible to him. Surely, unless
he had wide-awake translator imme-
diately available, he could hardly fail
to be annoyed. Indeed, having had his
sleep suddenly broken, he might even
respond in way that would put an
unbearable strain on efforts to maintain
peaceful coexistence.
Even so, leaving aside the possible
consequences Of Soviet dictator being
pulled abruptly from the arms of Nor
pheus by capitalist telephone call,
1t is interesting, and perhaps significant,
that the Kremlin's chief delegate at the
17-natton Geneva disarmament confer
ence has accepted our country's proposal
for a direct Recommendations link
between Moscow and Washington. Any
how Ambassador TSarapkin, in the only
affirmative statement he has made for
weeks past, has announced to the con-
ference that the Khrushchev regime is
willing and ready to negotiate for the
establishment Of such a link without
further delay.
= This Is encouraging news, up to a
point. 1t suggests that the Kremlin is
really interested in presenting to the
world the appearance of trying to get
along with Washington. There is some
doubt about that, of course, on all con-
tinentS. There is some doubt that Mos
COW, despite its inceSsant talk about
peaceful coexiStence," is genuinely in
tent upon that objective. Who can be
blamed for feeling Skeptical? We have
Cuba. We have Berlin. We have ever
so many other places to worry about.
And in each of them Soviet policy is
dangerously provocative, so much so that
all Of US must reckon with a possible
explosion.
In these circumstances, 1t is absurd
to imagine that a "hot line" between
Washington and Moscow system that
probably would work better by teletype
than by telephone-can have any true
check on the forces that make for war.
The only thing that can put a bride
on that is not electronics, but truly
trustworthy peace agreement under
which every nation could feel secure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
County Dictator

DIdIe senator n. Winship
Wheatley. jr.. Of Prince
Georges County. a fierce OBJ
ponent Of home rule Of long
standing, In the last session
OF the Maryland General
Assembly. provided the most
eloquent argument possible
IN behalf Of the county's
desperate need for constitu-
tional home rule. With his
attitude Of "I1l get around
TO Prince Georges legislation
II I have time" the citizens
OF Prince Georges County are
treated to q colorful exhi-
bition Of a county dictator
In his finest hour, the kind
OF county dictator permitted
by the present political struc-
ture, the type Of county die
tatorship Senator Wheatley
fought forcefully to retain.
Even more strongly does
Senator Whqatley plead the
case for a government by law
IN preference to government
by tickle man. as the Sena-
tor presents the spectacle OF
q man whose personal politi-
cal ambitions have eclipsed
his reputation for hard work
and independent action. In
permitting only such legisla-
ton TO come TO the floor OF
the Senate as would serve 10
strengthen the old political
machine. the Senator has
apparently aligned himself
once again with the same
political forces against which
he had persuaded the voters
before the primary he was
unalterably opposed, effect
ing a blatant betrayal OF the
Prince Georges electorate.
The committee promises
to remind the voters at
forthcoming elections Of the
deep futility symbolized by
the numerous half enacted
bills that consumed 30 much
time and effort OF the 10
man Prince Georges delega-
ton. probably the finest In
the State. and Of the full
House Chamber. Thanks TO
senatorial courtesy" and the
absence Of a county consti-
tuition. the Senator reigns
supreme.
Simon NJ. PrlstOop,
Executive Secretary. Home
Rule Charter Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06

There is a distinctive brain
wave-pattern which accom-
panies mental retardation in
children.
This has been reported
through the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement
Of Science by Drs. Erma L.
and Frederic A. Gibbs Of the
University Of Illinois.
This pattern, says their re-
port. has a frequency Of eight
to IS cycles a second. and is
much more nearly continu-
Gus than the normal pat
tern of "spindles" found In
sleep.
"In the most severely re-
tarded," says the report,
"these spindles are nearly
continuous and they are oc-
casionally seen in the waking
state. although they are
then Of low voltage"
An AbnOrmality
There seems TO be no cor
relation between them and
any other kind Of mental
disease. the psychologists re-
port. But, they stress. that
they are an abnormality is
indicated by the fact that
they have been found in only
one out of more than 5000
subjects under IL years OF
age. A preliminary survey in
dicates that 70 TO 80 per cent
Of children with this pat
tern are mentally retarded. I"
There is some indication that
this characteristic pattern
originates In the part Of the
brain known as the thala-
mus. A quite similar pattern.
II was found. can be pro-
duced with various drugs.
-
A new map of the still
largely unknown Antarctic
continent surrounding the
South Pole has been issued
by the American Geographic
Society. II is prepared on q
scale Of one 10 five million.
in which 1 inch equals APP
proximately 80 miles.
Previous 10 the Interna-
tional Geophysical Year pro-
gram with It's large Ameri-
can, British, Russian and
French exploring parties. the
interior Of this vast. ice
covered land mass was al
most q blank on world maps
Just q featureless expanse
Of ice broken by a few high
mountain ranges. II was
known only from air obser-
vations.
Some OF the more recent
findings Incorporated por-
tray the great Filchner Ice
Shelf. second largest In the
world. Although is full ex-
tent is not yet known. recent
discoveries have shown that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
HEW's 'Semontics'

Secretary CelebreZZe Of the
Department of Health, Edu-
cation and Welfare, advocat-
ing a program for Federal
expenditure of STA million,
has declared that, under the
program, care and treatment
Of most mentally Ill persons
would be shifted to their
home communities. Clearly,
then, he raises no issue con-
corning the desirability of
handling these cases at the
local level.
Yet, as If to provide a base
for easy transition to a Fed
eral program, the Secretary
notes that 1t costs the Ma
ton $2.4 billion a year to
care for mentally i'll and re-
tarded. Actually the cost to
the Nation" is the cost to
the people themselves and the
various levels of Government.
Hence If we exclude seman-
tic acrobatics and consider
the language carefully, we
can understand that the at
tempt Is now being made to
have the Federal Govern
ment assume a major portion
of the expense now borne by
the people themselves. Yet
this is offered as a program
which shifts the burden to
the local communities!
What we have here is q
plan for the Federal Govern
ment to pay out Of taxes or
out of an increased deficit
certain expenses which are
now borne elsewhere. To the
extent that these expenses are
being met locally, there can
certainly be no SHIFT" to
the local communities.
1t Is further hopefully
claimed that the program
would reduce the burden now
borne by the States. If this
could result In lower State
taxes (unlikely) there would
be a transfer of that burden
to the Federal Government,
hardly q source Of savings.
But in addition and quite
contrary to the expressed hope
for savings at the State level.
Mr.. Celebrezze expects the
States to share In the cost
Of providing services at the
community level.
Finally. the program Is
called temporary" 1t is to
help communities during the
first four years Of operation.
Since the communities are
presumably to be able to
maintain. continue, and ex-
pand the services after four
years, 1t Is not at all clear
that they are unable to do
so at this time. In any event.
what basis is there for rea-
sonable expectation tn a t,
once in the program. the
Federal Government will
withdraw after four years2
In short, despite the impli-
cation of communicated
programs, the Federal Gov
eminent seeks to inject It.
self into these for four years:
despite the suggested tax re-
lief to the States, these
would be expected to share
In the costs at the commu-
nifty level while the Federal
Government raised addition
al sums to make grants OF
its own; and despite the pres
ent distribution Of the costs
ito the Nation" and the more
widespread assumption OF
those costs, the Federal
Government would now as
sumo a substantial portion
while II embarks on this new
Federal program.
Wu...Z n--L-
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Lese Majesty

The other evening, the King
Of Morocco threw a lavish
buffet for 1000 Of our best
known free-loaders. He is re-
ported to have picked up the
tab which amounted to some
$4,000.
This is bucks per head
snack party raises an inter-
esting question: Was 1t sup
posed to be repayment for the
$3.50 million In aid funds we
have poured into Morocco, or
was the King just softening us
up so he could take home an
other barrel of dough2
AnguS Sinclair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06

Q. Who was Edgar J.
Goodspeed7-R. c.
A. He was a Biblical schol-
ar who wrote more than
80 books, one being the
Smith Goodspeed translation
of the Bible. published In
1899. He was one Of nine
scholars who worked IS years
on q new translation OF the
Revised Standard Version OF
the New Testament which
was first sold In February,
1916. Or. Goodspeed was
chairman OF the New Tesla
ment department az the Uni
versity OF Chicago from 1928
10 1887. He died In 1867,
aged 90.
Q. How much does the
hippopotamus weight. L.
A. The adult hippopotamus
Of East Africa weighs APP
proximately 5000 pounds. In
one nights foraging, II can
eat 400 pounds Of grass.
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astation Of their land dur
ing the last war.
The first point is a widely
acknowledged fact and the
second is merely an applica-
ton to this particular case
Of one Of the basic principles
Of logical reasoning. I have
called attention to these
points simply because they
are for some reason often
neglected and this leads to
erroneous conclusions.
G. G. NikifOrOff.
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Falls Church BIiqht

Recently a Fairfax devel-
oper put forth a proposal
to build a high-rise office
building in a heavily blighted
area Of the city on North
Washington street. This was
In line with the recent eco
nomic survey conducted by
the city which showed this
type Of development was one
Of the few avenues left open
for the city to do something
about its all but nonresident
business district.
Also our neighboring jur-
isdictions are rapidly advance
ing in this area of develop
ment of their blighted areas:
witness the recent rapid de-
velopment in Rosslyn In Ar
lington County.
Several OF our councilmen
both privately and in pub
lie print expressed themselves
IN favor of this proposal,
saying 1t would be good for
the city.
What happenedP On March
rs the City Council met for
the purpose Of rezoning the
property on Washington
street so the developers could
move ahead and after much
discussion 1t was decided to
defer final action on the pro-
posal for further study"
This is typical of our
elected officials - everyone
cries for action about our
blighted business areas and
when the time comes for de-
cisions to be made, no one
makes them and we study
some more.
1t would appear the time
has come for a change in
city hall. Perhaps new, young
er blood with imagination,
ingenuity and ability to make
decisions and stick by them
once they are made, will
remedy the situation.
J. p. Gallagher.
In Fairfax County we have
had emergency zonings made
without giving the citizens OF
Fairfax time TO prepare their
testimony on these applica-
tons. I use as an example
the rezoning in Mason
district.
Emergency rezoning OF IT.
self Is an infringement OF a
basic right Of our people and
that is having the consent OF
the governed in the opera
ton Of the government.
Citizens OF Fairfax have
the right 10 say whether or
not any type OF industry
should be welcome In the
county. Failure 10 give the
citizens time TO express their
views is a violation OF their
rights and those who are
elected and then do not listen
TO their constituents will not
be returned 10 office.
Herhart n Eauutalu
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I suggest that all public
and business organizations
would profit from studying
the systems and services OF
the d. c. Public Library. In
my estimation. the library ex-
GELS all public and private
groups In both Of the fore
going respects.
G. NJ. Thompson.
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THE POLITICAL MILL
Kennedy's Deficit Record
BY GOULD LINCOLN

President Kennedy has
tainted former President
Eisenhower and his budget
director, Maurice STAINS. be-
cause they had a $12.4-bil-
lion Federal deficit at the
close Of fiscal year 1859, in
stead Of a surplus. This barb
was aimed at the former
President during Mr.. Ken
nedy's recent press confer
ence and because Gen. Ell
senhower had suggested that
$l3 billion dollars be stripped
from the Kennedy 1864
budget-the largest in peace
time history, seas billion.
The 1859 Federal deficit
was not planned" by either
Gen. Eisenhower or Mr..
STAINS. 1t came about rs a re-
suit Of a recession In 1858,
with business and employ
ment curtailed and a conse-
quent sharp reduction in es-
timated Federal revenues. In
that year Federal expendi-
lures were up about So bill
lion and the estimated reve-
nues were off about So bill
lion. Various reasons we're
given for the recession.
There had been a huge plant
and building program in
1857, and such activity fell
off in the following year.
Wage settlements were on
the high side. and the coun-
try was losing gold reserves
because Of an unfavorable
balance of trade.
President Kennedy said:
Under Maurice STAINS this
country had the largest
peace-time deficit in history.
We had two recessions,
1858 and 1860, and we had
the highest peactime unem-
ployment, 1859, since World
War II. That is not a rec
ord we plan to duplicate IL
we can help It,"
He is, however, planning a
Federal deficit of $1l.9 bill
lion for the next fiscal year,
along with a tax cut Of $40
billion over a period of three
years as a stimulus to the
economy. II this stimulus,
with an accompanying in
crease in business, produc-
ton, unemployment and
Federal revenue, does not
materialize, the Kennedy
administration will be In a
far worse mess-and also the
country-than happened in
the Eisenhower administra-
ton.
Three-Year Record
Further, when it comes to
Federal deficits, President
Kennedy will have nothing
to boast about. He wound up
his first fiscal year-that OF
1962-with a deficit of SEA-
billion: it is now estimated
that his deficit at the close
Of fiscal 1868, July /, will be
$8.8 billion. and his planned
deficit for fiscal 1864 Ii
placed at $11.9 billion. This
will be q record high for any
three years-peace time years
of any presidential admins
tration, q total Of SGT billion
all Of which will have beer
added to the national debt
The debt will have SCARED
well beyond the $300-billior
mark.
The Kennedy budgets-for
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Library ExceIs

Herbert r. Founta
The Republican., 1963-12-03
REFLECTING JOY

Mirrors reflect the joys of
Christmas for years to come.
The Republican., 1963-12-03

mas might be a chaisc lounge, an
item of furniture that is becoming
newly important in home fashion
and that has the added advantage
of adding ease and comfort to
Mons day.
Traditional gift for Dad is an
easy chair, and one of the new
models with built-in rocking ac-
ton might be just the answer.
Games tables or, looking ahead to
summer, barbecue equipment are
among gifts that appeal to his in
tcrests, as are Worktablcs, shelf
units and other items that aid him
in his hobbies.
The young set in the family ap-
preciates furniture and furnishings
that help to make their rooms
more attractive. For the home
working student, lamps, desk, shelf
units, comfortable chairs are gift
worthy ideas. And one of the most
welcome home gifts of all for the
teen-ager is a private phone.
The Republican., 1963-12-03
With Over 300 Days To Go, Early
Santas Already Are Preparing

How many shopping days til
Christmas? Well over 300, say
some of Santa's smartest assist
ants-iust enough time to start
planning early.
They're referring, of course, to
Christmas '64. In the midst of this
Christmas season, they're looking
ahead to the next one by enroll
ing in 1864 Christmas Savings
clubs.
Local banks are presently pay
ing out savings to members of
their '63 clubs and at the same
time announcing the opening of
new Christmas Savings plans. For
assistant Santas who cherish
dreams of giving special big
gift or gifts, and for all who en-
JOY the idea of having a comfort
able sum all ready for Christmas
gifts spending, the Savings plans
offer convenient answer.
In still other ways, banks can
help in playing Santa this Christ
mas. They assist in making those
big gifts dreams come true right
away. with loans for the purchase
of such major items as appliances
and automobiles.
Banking services can be a gift,
too. Give a bank account" is the
suggestion, to be carried out in
many ways. Open a checking ac-
count for mother, and start it off
with a gift of cash Or, start
special purpose savings account
for any member of the family.
The Republican., 1963-12-03
Give Twice!

Christmas will be more than
twice as much fun for her if
Santa makes every gift two
gifts. Adding an extra small
gift to each of those big, special
gifts doesn't add much to the
cost and can add greatly to her
Christmas happiness.
A pair of travel scuffs could
be tucked into the gift box if
Santa is presenting her a robe.
With her Christmas fur, include
the gift of her favorite fra
GRANGE.
Fashion gifts such as sweat
ers and blouscs can be enhanced
by scarves and pretty pins or
other jeWclry Put purse acces-
sories or smart gloves into her
gift handbag.
Shell not only like the extra
gifts, she'll know that Santa
was really thoughtful.