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Evening star., 1963-01-03
Films of More Than Routine Merit

Films of More Than Routine Merit
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE"-Frank Snatra in a
suspenseful film about bran-washed GIL
THE MUSIC MAN'-Lively musical Americana, with "76
Trombones" Robert Preston and Shirley Jones.
"SPARTACUS"-SpectacIe in old Rome well acted by Kirk
Douglas Laurence Olivier, Charles LaughtOn
THROUGH GLASS DARKLY"-Ingmar Bergman pOnders
life and love in of his better movies
WEST SIDE STORY"-Natale Wood and Rita Moreno in
fine film version Of our most beguilng musical
Evening star., 1963-01-03

ropes sophisticated reviewers
and moviegoers.
Richard Brooks, a deft writer
in words as we'll as screen
images, will earn studious con-
sideration for his Sweet Bird
of Youth" from Tennessee Will
liams. and so will Stanley Kub-
rick for his direction of "Lo-
lita."
Others who will be thorough
ly thumbed over for a place
among the first five include
Sidney Lumet for Long Days
Journey into Night" Arthur
Penn, THE Miracle Worker"
John Frankenheimer for the
eerie "Manchurian Candidate"
and Morton Da Costa. "The
Music Man"
Selecting five from among
these will not be BRAIN
process for the Di-
rectors' Guild. 1t could be
brain-wracking, however, and
probably will be.
y
MEMOS: Cornelia Otis Skin
ner who has not come this way
artistically in several seasons
is en- route again. She will
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1920, las, $40, 4:35, sos,
1880, 8:55 and 1915 pm.
Town - 1.-TWO for the See
saw; IL, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 pm.
Trans-Lux "B arab b a 81;
1920 am, las, Ais, 6:45 and
9:10 pm.
Uptown - "The Wonderful
World of the Brothers Grimm;
$3.50 pm.
Warner - "Mutiny on the
Bounty; $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1963-01-03
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attraction
and Time Of Showing

Stage
National - "A Far Country;
$3.50 pm.
Arena stage "Volpone";;
$3.50 pm.
Washington Theater Club -
"The Establishment; $3.50 pm
Screen
AmbasSadOr-"Gypsy"; 1:20
4:05, 6:45 and 9:25 pm.
Evening star., 1963-01-03
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD (NANA). -
Eve Arden and husband Brooks
West are taking a one-year
sabbatical from their Holly
wood careers, and" says
Eve, I'VE are packing up our
four kids and going to Italy.
We sail on the Constitution
early in February. 1t will be
good to open our pores to new
experiences, and wonderful for
the children" So many people
talk of taking that trip. Eve
and her family are going to
do it. She is one of the few
successful actresses who is
happy. SO many are lonely,
rich and bitter which re-
minds me-the Actors Studio is
using the money that has
poured in, in memory Of
Marilyn Monroe, for a drama
library in her name.
Debbie Reynolds is having x
rays for the injury she suf-
fered after falling in To wings
during her Las Vegas act.
3etty Cradle also appearing in
Vegas, fell on stage during the
tab version of Guys and
Dolls" with Dan Daley.
Milton Berles show is fine and
funny. Next year, he will be
celebrating so years in show
biz. He certainly doesn't look
old enough for that.
&N%
Someone who is close to the
william HOldens assures me
that bill and his wife are not
thinking about a divorce ano
that the rumors probably
started when Mrs. II. moved
into a hotel while Bill took a
trip to Hong Kong. / like them
both, and hope this is correct
o.. Also, Bill has been very
strictly on the wagon.
Mel Ferrer signed for ar
important role in THE Fall oi
the Roman Empire" and wher
Audrey Hepburn finishes hei
"charade" move with Cary
Grant in Paris she will join
Mel in Madrid 49, for the six.
month stint.
Those extra scenes fol
Richard Burton and Rex Har.
risOn in Cleopatra" will be d.
rected in Spain by Andrew
Marion, who was responsible
for all the battle scenes In tn
$40,O0O,O0O epic. So, while 10,
Evening star., 1963-03-19

One Of our favorite couriers has
raised real tricky question (via his
New Jersey Senator) with his employer,
the Post Office Department. His prob
lem, in brief, is (1) how to reconcile a
set Of confusing departmental directives
about poStmen's attire and (2) whether
to throw away a $995 fur hat or buy a
$55 long winter coat in order to wear
the hat
Virtually everybody knows, Of course,
that confusing directives are essential
10 governmental life and happiness, and
It is doubtful indeed that the Post Office
Department is even near the head Of the
league on mixed-up matters of attire.
Think, for example, Of what the Depart
ment Of Defense can do on uniform
specifications. But on this hat VS.. coat
problem, 1t does seem little late in the
season to buy SIS coat and it is always
a shame to throw away an old hat. But
hat, cap, coat or jacket, we like these
fellows who are not stayed from the
swift completion of their appointed
rounds. Let's just get the mail.
Evening star., 1963-03-19
Exaggerated Peril?

Professor Dennis Gabor of London
University has written book (Invent-
ing the Future) containing comforting
assurance that two of mankind's greatest
potential perils-the threats Of nuclear
holocaust or Of mass starvation because
of global overpopulation--will be over
come. But in their place, he raises a
third peril that hardly frightens us at
all, namely, the prospect Of unbounded
leisure and consequent danger Of fatal
boredom.
In reasonable seriousness, DR.. Gabor,
according to the Associated Press, does
raise some provocative points about the
need for developing constructive and
building pursuits for the time when
four-hour work days and four-day work
weeks may come around the corner
Even so, he directs his concern mostly
to the 2lst Century and the problem Of
finding enough to keep young people
busy when that time comes.
For ourselves, while still young at
heart OF course, there is something pow
erfully tempting about that unbounded
leisure idea. 1t takes long time to fish,
for example, and even watching the
grass grow has been described as great
sport by some who reject the 50-mile
hiking fad In any case, at this point 1t
is not at all boring to think Of the things
we'd like to do II we had time.
Evening star., 1963-03-19
Unit Rule Dead

Whatever may be the full sweep Of
the Supreme Courts ruling in the
Georgia voting case, 1t certainly dooms
the unit rule as applied under Maryland
law. (The same presumably is true Of
MisSissippi.)
Anticipating this decision, the
Maryland House of Delegates earlier in
the session overwhelmingly passed
bill to abolish the unit rule in primary
elections. This measure was beaten in
the Senate by two votes, however, and
thus the diSproportionate voting
strength Of the rural areas received a
new lease on life. But it almost GER
tainly will be a short one. New legisla-
ton to abolish the unit rule has been
introduced and the Senate, in the light
Of yesterdays ruling by the court, pre-
Sumably viii accept 1t. If it doesn't, the
courts certainly will strike down the
Maryland system.
Justice Douglas, with Justice Har-
Ian dissenting, delivered the 8 to opin-
ion Of the court. The heart Of 1t will
be found in this paragraph: "once the
geographical unit for which a repre-
sentative is to be chosen is designated,
all who participate in the election are
to have an equal vote-whatever their
race, whatever their sex, whatever their
occupation, whatever their income and
wherever their home may be in that
geographical unit"
The three-judge District Court had
held that Georgia might retain county
unit rule system provided it did not re-
suit in any greater disparity of indi-
vidual voting influence than that which
prevails, for example, In the electoral
college. The Supreme Court swept this
aside, however, and laid down its prin-
ciple Of zone person, one vote" which,
at the least, means that devices to over
weight one vote as against another will
not be countenanced in representation
elections in the States.
There are those who think the logic
Of this ruling can be extended to the
reapportionment controversies which
are coming up for action. And this may
be. But the language of the majority
opinion hardly supports the conclusion.
Furthermore, Justices Stewart and
Clark, concurring, expressly rejected
any such suggestion. Consequently, in
our view, it would be the part of wis
dom to wait for a ruling which deals
specifically with a reapportionment
issue.
Evening star., 1963-03-19
Outlook in Brazil

Although Brazil's President Goulart
is said to have been angered by our State
Departments assertion that Communists
have infiltrated his government, there
can be little doubt that that is what they
have indeed done. Moreover, even II their
threat seems minor at the moment, 1t
certainly has a bearing on the current
negotiations in which our country is be-
ing asked to supply the Brazilians with
additional large-scale economic aid.
In this matter, the chief negotiator
here for Brazilis Finance Minister Fran
cisco San Tiago Dantas, highly compe-
tent man. His main task is to persuade
our Government that his country is real
ly determined, at long last, to set its fis-
cal house in order, reverse inflationary
presSures, and carry out numerous re-
forms vital to the economic and social
betterment Of its rs million people, large
numbers Of whom live from day to day
on the edge or in the very middle Of
misery and desperation.
How account for such a state Of af-
fairs in land endowed with natural re-
sources as tremendous as Brazils? There
is no simple answer. The only thing clear
is that for years past, under a success
sion Of governments, the country (terri-
torially larger than our own, excluding
AlaSka) has been afflicted with an omi-
nouSly wild form of initiation, which In
turn has led to host Of evils, including
ever-growing unemployment in certain
areas and currency instability of kind
that can be described only as potential
ly catastrophe.
All this has happened despite the
fact that the United States, since the
end Of the Second World War, has poured
into Brazil total of around SIT billion
in aid. And at least equally noteworthy
Is the paradox that the Brazilian econ
omy, over the past decade or so, has led
the entire hemisphere with an annual
industrial growth rate in excess Of 6 per
cent. Why, in such circumstances, should
the country now be on the verge of finan-
cial collapse? Why should 1t not be pros
pering, instead Of urgently seeking more
A4CAR AAOAAA uof
Apparently, at least according to
some Of the experts, Brazil is in this
deep trouble primarily because it has
been mismanaged, politically, economi-
cally and otherwise. True, the world
coffee market-which is of great i'm
portance to the Brazilians- not been
good in terms Of prices, but that can
hardly justify the country's big deficit
spending programs, recurrent governing
crises, lack Of vitally needed reforms
and kindred forces of instability and
depression.
Under these conditions, one can only
hope that the negotiations with Mr..
Dantas viii result in program that will
put Brazil back on its feet. Otherwise, If
the country just drifts along in situa-
ton where things get worse before they
get better, the Communist infiltrators
will grow increasingly strong, and all the
Americas will have reason to be gravely
worried.
Evening star., 1963-03-19

Essentially all Of them are
effective for these purposes.
Great improvements
Meanwhile. however, vast
Improvements have been
made in the mechanisms
themselves, for the most part
too expensive as yet for use
in business. Among the new
fields is high speed data
transmission. Says the bulle-
tin: Existing high speed tel
ephone linkages, microwave
relays and even satellite com+
munications make 1t possible
to consider the transmission
Of data at great distances. 1t
now is technically feasible to
develop integrated informa-
ton by long distance trans
mission into a master COM
puter for use Of central man
agement. This is the business
computers talking to compu-
ters by long distance tele-
phone" .
Evening star., 1963-03-19
AdouIn in Trouble

The latest news from the Congo IN
dicates that Premier Cyrille Adoula is In
serious trouble and that his political SAL
walton may depend, ironically enough,
on his former adversary, President Noise
Tshombe Of Katanga Province.
This prospect has developed as a re-
suit Of vote in which the lower house
Of the Congolese Parliament has or
ganized itself on what seems to be an
anti-Adoula basis. At any rate, the house
has elected officers, from the Speaker
on down, who represent Mr.. Adoula's op-
position, which embraces the entire po-
litical spectrum from extreme left to ex-
treme right.
In these circumstances, II Is alto
gether possible that Mr.. Adoula's middle
of-the-road government may soon fall
unless he makes cabinet changes that
will win wider support than he has at
present, or unless he diSsolves the Par
lament and calls for new elections. The
latter course, however, is highly improb-
able because of the fact that the Premier
does not appear to have enough popular
backing to take the chance Of stalking
his political fate on a test at the polls.
This is where Mr.. Tshombe comes In.
The former secessionist leader, who has
Just received sort Of heros welcome on
returning TO Elisabethville, has consid-
erable parliamentary strength in the
capital city of Leopoldville. Hence, quite
understandably, he and his Conakat
Party are said TO be demanding-in ex-
change for backing Mr.. Adoula-that
they be given such key cabinet posts
as those involving the domestic econ
omy and foreign trade.
Premier Adoula's response to this
VIII be awaited with great interest. Ger
tainly, in view Of his shaky parliament
tary position (Which has been made
weaker still by his failure thus far to
submit the Congo's constitution TO a vote
OF ratification), he can hardly hope to
survive In office unless he can persuade
Mr.. Tshombe and the Conakats to sup
port him.
Actually, according to knowledge
able observers of the Congolese scene,
Evening star., 1963-03-19

industry. People live in the
country not because their
presence there is required.
but simply because they en-
Joy 1t more than living in
cities.
Government strives to in
duce people to move to the
towns and changes in dis
tribution Of population are
taking place. Not long ago
more than 80 per cent Of the
Russian people lived on the
land. Thus. some 35 per cent
have moved already and
consider also that q mere
one per cent in this case
means more than two million
human beings.
This boils down TO the
conclusion that the rural
population In Russia is not
by any means an indicator
OF relative inefficiency Of
their methods Of farming.
1t is true that the Soviet
sovkhoses Estate farms) are
overstaffed and in our coun-
try could be run by a mere
fraction Of their present per-
sonnel. Russian excuses for
this are that the sovkhoses
still are not Just industrial
enterprises. Each serves as a
sort OF a research institution
and a school. And, OF course,
they had TO be built TO be-
gin with. Nevertheless. the
fact remains-sovkhoses are
overstaffed and their en-
ployes live as other people
live on collective farms. in
individual cottages with a
small private garden which.
perhaps. serves 10 weaken
their social discipline.
Evening star., 1963-03-19
Frank Gregory Newton.

Mr.. Parsons ascribes an
apparent relative inefficiency
Of Soviet farming to the lack
Of freedom and your editorial
indorses this verdict. Both Of
you, however, overlook an
important point. You can
evaluate the true significance
Of any particular factor only
under the condition that all
other essential factors are
equal. In this case such a
condition does not exist. The
scope Of this letter does not
permit me TO go into the
details, and I cannot do
more than point out the
fact that the agricultural
territory Of the United States
is south Of Latitude 40 de-
grees, whereas the bulk Of
Russian farmlands is north
OF this latitude. Both these
regions are much too large
TO be adequately character
lied In q short statement,
but, as a whole, the grow
ing season in our country is
several weeks longer than In
Russia and we have from 5
10 more than 10 inches more
Of rainfall, with a distribu-
ton OF rain in our country
more favorable for crops
than in Russia.
An expert might point out
that the Ukrainian Cherno-
zems are richer and better
than ours. II is true. They
are richer. however. precisely
because they are less leached
due TO the shortage OF rain
and the yield is a function
OF an adequate rainfall
which Is lacking in this case.
no less than that Of the soil.
G. g. Nlkiforoff.
Evening star., 1963-03-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Teaching UnruIy Students Self Discipline

Current talk about corpo-
raj punishment fails to dis
tinguish punishment" ''re-
straint," and removal" In
the life of a teacher Of chill
dren, some Of whom have
not learned to discipline
themselves, these terms
mean very different things
that should be recognized as
distinct aspects Of teaching
and dealing with groups Of
children. The degree to
which physical restraint of
children is necessary varies
and the need never lasts
more than a very short time.
Need for physical removal is
rare but at times critical.
In nursery school and kin
dergarten groups, q child
putting on a scene-having
a temper tantrum-needs to
be physically removed from
the group and treated alone,
away from the others. This
removal Is not punishment;
1t is Step l in dealing with
the problem. Working out the
tantrum may be left to the
child himself, but q we'll
trained teacher of this age
group will have learned ap-
propriate techniques for
helping children learn self
control and how to handle
situations without resorting
to such behavior.
In upper grades and high
school. some children are so
immature that they resort to
disruptive behavior Of vari-
Gus sorts. A child, no matter
how big. who is doing this
needs to be physically re-
moved from the group and
treated individually. Again,
the removal is not punish
ment. and I find no evidence
that corporal punishment for
this sort of behavior is eff
fective.
The term corporal pun
ishment" is from the old
days Of birch-rod discipline.
Current thinking and prac-
tice have modified our ideas
Of how to teach children ef-
fective self-discipline; these
ideas still include punish-
ments and taking conse-
quences Of actions. In the
press Of time and too many
children at once, even good
teachers can fail to teach
some children this all-im-
portant lesson as they come
through the primary grades.
In our present culture there
are many influences at home,
on TV. in the movies, on
the streets, in the news
papers. undermining the les
sons in self-control and ap-
plication to the task :
before you that are being
taught in school. Such In
fluences have always been
present. but the acceleration
OF pace today and our need
to teach In school a greater
proportion Of children who
are exposed to them con-
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Jobs on Saturdays for which
they are paid.
All that these people ask
is that they be able to teach
their classes. / have read
that this is what parents
also want the teachers to do.
Yet teachers have been crit
icized for keeping children
after school for misbehavior,
or for failure to complete as
signments and now there Is
much resentment to permit
ting corporal punishment in
the schools.
1t is a mistaken idea that
some people seem to have
that teachers enjoy punish
ing children. A teacher who
detains a child after school
should be commended for
Furnishing herself in order to
help that child improve his
behavior or his work.
The child who is properly
trained at home will need no
punishment Of any kind at
school, but If he has no re-
spect for authority or the
rights of others at home, he
will not only be a problem
in the school, but If encour-
aged In having his own way
even II he is wrong, viii
eventually bring sorrow TO
his parents and will not
thank them In the end for
their failure to correct him.
Esther T. Rudd.
- hA EH
Concerning corporal pun
ishment. it appears that DR..
Hansen is caught between his
prestige as an intellect and
leader, and his racism as q
white person. The fact that
Negro students in the area
outnumber white students by
more than so per cent makes
this idea of physical inflic-
ton of pain very obviously
race-involved. 1t appears fur
ther that DR.. Hansen has
failed to view the Thanksgiv-
ing Day riot at D. c. Stadium
as a cause and effect" con-
dition.
The riot, which gave rise
to DR.. Hansen's proposal for
corporal punishment, was
merely an effect" Discrim-
ination is the cause" It
seems then that the only
way to correct the situation
would be in getting at the
cause" and not in the in
Fiction Of corporal pain upon
the students, the victims Of
EFFECT" Discrimination in
employment, in equal freedom
Of expression, and social dis
elimination are but few of
the causes" These are the
things to be attacked. These
are the causes Of offensive
conduct. The only thing the
young Negro is guilty Of is
his beginning to lift his head.
his voice. and his "big stick"
that he might be heard.
Frank GneROrv Newton
Evening star., 1963-03-19

Your March 4 editorial,
Reds on the Farm" repeats
an old assertion Of the Ills
Of Soviet farming and cites
the testimony Of an "agricul-
tural expert" Kenneth H.
Parsons Of the University of
Wisconsin, who contrasted at
some meeting of the United
Nations "the productivity Of
agriculture In the Western
world" with the inhibition
OF agricultural progress in
totalitarian and other pow
er-ridden societies." with an
implication that the diff
ference is due to freedom in
the former case and lack of
1t in the latter.
Assuming that Mr.. Parsons
underestimated the case for
the sake Of politeness. you
add that "a statistic serves
to illustrate the point: The
United States. with a mere 8
to 10 per cent of its working
population, produces a vast
surplus Of food. whereas the
Soviet Union still lives on
a bleak and uncertain diet
although as per cent Of its
manpower labors on It's farm
lands"
Let us look at these fig
ures closer.
II 1t true that several
times as many Russians are
engaged in farming as there
are Americans working on a
comparable area In our
country. This, however, is not
because Of inability OF fewer
people In Russia TO farm the
same area Just as efficiently.
Farming In Russia still Is a
way Of life rather than an