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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11
RALPH McGILL
RecoIIections of Senator Taft

for this beautiful bell tower.
There was, at the 1852 Re-
publican convention, a group
so dedicated to Bob Taft that 1,
some of them reminded one.
of apostles. They never did
want Gen. Eisenhower. :
The pulse-quickening mo-
ments when control of the
convention passed from the
committees and officers Of IT.
to the floor was one Of the
more meaningful stories in
our political history. Within
the span Of an hour the Taft
dream was broken.
But those who came to be
called "the old Taft crowd"
would not relent. They sat
sullenly on their hands. 1t
was not until Gen. Eisen-
hover had a historic break
fast with Senator Taft that
the Senator himself rallied
his forces behind the ticket.
He was a great and honor
able gentleman, was Senator
Taft, and a courageous one.
He played by the rules, but
he was q tough-minded man
In pursuit of his detectives.
The picture I will always
have Of him Is Of coming on
him sitting alone in the sher-
IFS office Of a courthouse in
a New Hampshire town. It
was at the end Of the early
spring Taft Eisenhower pri-
mary which the Senator lost,
giving impetus to the claim
he couldn't win. The Senator
was sitting there, absorbed in
thought, a look Of WEAKNESS
and sadness on his face.
Things were not going we'll.
Time. too, was running out
for him, though none knew
1t then. One thinks Of all
that by the memorial as the
fountains splash and the bells
ring out.
(All Rlsht Reserved)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11
DAVID LAWRENCE
Steel Prices and Steel Crisis

market would later have
compelled a reduction from
the newly established higher
levels. But there Is little
doubt that the general level
of steel prices would now be
higher than it is"
Mr.. Blough expressed his
belief that mo one in Gov
eminent no matter how
highly placed. how well-ad-
viSed, how sincere his beliefs,
or how dedicated his purpose
should interfere with the
lawful business decisions Of
our people"
Today some of the steel
companies are considering an
experimental try at price
raising. 1t would be unwise
for the administration to in
tervene this time for q variety
of reasons-mostly because
the economy would sag and
become depressed by any such
step.
Is the country ready at
present, however, to pay
higher prices for steel? Or
has the saturation point on
prices come for the time be-
ing? If business expansion as
q whole continues to be
thwarted due to the failure Of
the administration to do
something about the labor
union monopolies, then price
increases in steel will fail to
accomplish their purpose.
It's always a risky expert
ment to raise prices in a slug
gish economy. But 1t is even
riskier to let labor unions
press for increased wage costs
which materially reduce prof.
its when a rise in prices cam
not be absorbed by the buy
ers. The experiment in the
steel-price change about to
be undertaken is the most
momentous development in the
national economy in the last
five years Of rising wage costs
without equivalent price in
creases. If the steel price rise
now can be absorbed without
a drop in buying. 1t will be q
sure sign that. to use the
Presidents language, the
economy is moving again."
(copyright, 1e63)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11
DORIS FLEEsON
Kennedy Trouble From Democrats

must keep q weather eye on
1t.
A provocative aspect Of the
Presidents time Of troubles
is his party's failure to de-
velop Ratchet men to smite
hip and thigh those who at
tempt to capitalize on his
misfortunes. 1t Is almost his
most pressing political need.
Although Democrats con-
troll the Senate two to one
and the House three to two,
there is q strange absence Of
pugnacious party men who
enjoy lambasting the loyal
opposition. This Is q role
apart from the personal head
line catcher whose only aim Ia
to make himself q champion.
It has been played, some
times well and sometimes Ill,
by notable figures in the
Senate particularly. The late
Senator Taft, fSz example,
counted that day lost in
which he did not make life
hard for q Democrat. He did
not allow 1t to interfere with
his legislative work. but he
was not too proud to get in
his ticks for the Republican
Party at the same time.
The big Democratic major
tiles seem almost to cultivate
a studied blandness as their
leaders rivals gather bold
ness. It could Just be that
they are too self-confident
and will learn 1t in Novem-
Der. 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11
POTOMACFEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

steel company raises prices. It's that time Of year
again. JFK has tossed out the first PITCH he's all
up to throw beanba at the first ndustriast Of the
Rockefeller, meeting Republican House members pleads
for party unity He's the ideal presidential candidate
eectedand already having trouble with his party in
Congress
An exile leader demands the United States either invade
Cuba give him $50 million. He's upto-dae Patrick
Henry: Give me hberty-or give me foreign add"
Missouri Republicans party official for refusing
campaign contributions It's fine to preach economy in Gov
ernmentbut they like TO practice spending their
Observation-Disclosures perilous in todays motorized home
One fellow combed his beard with electric toothbrush and
left for work after grinding his teeth with the electric
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11
CHARLES BARTLETT
Freedoms Cause Rising in Asia

character and resourceful-
ness. Both elements have
been demonstrated to be
necessary and when the
money has been applied with
out the leadership, as In
Laos. the results have been
negligible.
South Wet Nam Is one ex-
ample. President Diem, dis
liked by his own intellieentsia
and by many In this country
for his autocracy, has COM
bined q stubborn will with
generous amounts Of Amer
lean advice, resources
(more than 81 billion, and
O limited degree Of military
participation to reverse the
Wet Cong tide which seemed
likely until last year 10 over
run his country. The resist
ance Is mounting TO the
point, after seven years,
where 1t can impress the
peasants with the deter
mination OF the Saigon gov
eminent to hold against the
guerrillas and thus induce
their loyalty.
Cambodia Is another and
very different example.
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
has walked q political
knife's-edge between the
revolutionaries at home, the
hostile forces which he en-
visages In Thailand and
South Wet Nam. and the
major blocs. He has repressed
the subversive commu-
nists at home and courted
the Communist officials In
Peking. He has made an art
OF neutrality and taken as
slstance from the United
States (S227 Million. France
japan, Australia. India and
the U. N. as well as approxi-
mately s6b million from the
Communist bloc.
No stateman, acting In
1855, could have envisioned
the steps which were sub
sequently necessary 10 evolve
the governments Of Cam
bodia and South Wet Nam TO
their present state OF nope
fulness. SEATo was q re-
spouse 10 the situation but 10
was not the answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11
DORIS FLEEsON

President Kennedy's prob
lens with Congress are multi
plying in ways apart from the
strictly legislative area where
the Senate and House have
been singularly disinterested
in the New Frontier for some
time.
An old spectacular in In
vestigationS - the Mcclellan
committees probe Of the Tx
contract-has not only not
died down but will be renewed
with fresh force and in an
unusual manner.
Far from being convinced
by Defense Secretary Nc
Namara's defense Of that
award, the Senators now pro-
pose to examine in depth the
quality Of his main argument.
Mr.. Mcnamara justifies over
ruling all the evaluation
boards and giving the con-
tract to General Dynamics,
not Boeing. because he be-
lieves 1t would in the end cost
less.
Technical witnesses have
been chipping away at that
argument and they have i'm
pressed the inquisitors. The
f, new hearings will. IN effect,
delve into the question of Mr..
McNamara's knowledge and
judgment Of such factors.
The story viii be saved from
dryness by the sheer scope Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11
Little of the Improved Outlook There
Is Attributed to SEATO Military Pact

were actually part Of the
region to which protection
against aggression was being
extended. The three most
vulnerable countries - Laos,
Cambodia and South Wet
Nam-did not Join the al
lance, although the Manila
Pact asserted that aggression
against them would be viewed
as a threat to the others.
These circumstances, which
led TO the PROMPT charge by
Chou En-lai that America
was moving to split Asia and
suppress the national liberia
ton movements, contrived to
make the alliance unpopular
in the region. Even In It's
limited applications
pally the landing Of 5000
Marines in Thailand last
May-SEATO bore the onus
Of sentiment that II was the
vehicle by which the colonial
powers intended TO reassert
themselves In Asia.
The alliance was certainly
not impressive TO officials OF
the Kennedy administration
as they took office and the
possibility arose that 1t would
be dissolved. Many argued
that II interfered with the
creation Of q truly regional
organization which might
attract the neutrals into
closer migration along eco
nomic, cultural. and politi-
cal lines and make them more
stable.
The slow firming OF South
east Asia IL not being ac-
complished by the shield OF
Western military power; by
the appeal Of democracy,
which does not work for most
Of these primitive nations:
or by the attraction OF capt.
talism. which Is barely per-
tinent 10 the economic con-
ditions OF most Of the people.
Progress has been mainly
achieved by two factors: the
injection over the past IA
years OF about IS h2hion OF
American money and the
energies Of local leaders with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11
Squeeze on Industry Seen After 5 Years
OfRisinq Wages and No Price Increase

ing. 1t isn't clear yet whether
this trend will be main
tanned, for much of the de-
mand comes from inventory
stockpiling due to the fear Of
another steel strike this
summer. If no strike occurs,
the question is whether the
price rise then would stick.
Coincidentally. Arthur B.
Homer, head of Bethlehem
Steel Co., was debating the
problem with stockholders at
their annual meeting at VIII
mington, Del, on Tuesday Of
this week. and just the day
before, Roger Blough, chair
man Of the. U. S. Steel Corp,
was making a speech on the
theme at Des Moines, Iowa.
Mr.. Homer declared that
it's true we do need some re-
lief as far as the profit situa-
ton is concerned" and said
that the immediate relief"
could come through a price
rise. But he told reporters
later, There's considerable
doubt in my mind as to
whether the market will sup
port a price rise" He indi-
Gated that maybe the only
way to get an answer to the
problem is to try an expert
ment. He added:
IF demand holds up, you
might have a situation where
the best thing for the econ
omy would be a higher (steel)
price level. 1t might happen
with just a few items. It
might not happen at al"
Mr. Blough expressed some
Of the same doubts as Mr..
Homer about what the re-
action to a price increase
might have been even If there
had been no presidential in
reference q year ago. In his
Des Moines speech this week,
Mr.. Blough said:
Had they (steel prices)
stuck at the time, it seems
probable that in the case Of
some products and areas, the
competitive forces Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11

any sense honored in stone or
metal.
Years ago there was a
small memorial on the hill
to George Washington. 1t
now may be seen at the
S smithsonian Institution.
There are two memorials.
One was placed there years
ago by officers Of the Navy
to commemorate those who
had died In the long fight
against pirates at Tripoli.
The third Is a seated statue
OF Chief Justice John Mar
shall, dedicated in 1884.
Commentators have noted 1t
weighs two tons. The largest
Of the ~ bells in the Taft
Memorial weighs ga tons.
Senator Taft was a parti-
san who gloried in the fact
that he was a man of strong
political convictions. The
Taft-Hartley bill. now ad-
mittedly ineffective, is his
best-known legislative me-
mortal. He was an able Sem
ator, a man without cant or
any faint Of hypocrisy. He
was unquestionably his
party's leader and a major
figure in the Senate. But Re-
publicans such as Senator
Arthur Vandenberg. for ex-
ample, were looked upon by
many Republicans as having
been Of greater service to the
country as a whole.
So 1t is that many who
have great respect for Robert
Taft and his career wonder
at the determined drive OF
private donors to erect so vast
and towering a memorial.
There is no escaping the
very human psychological
drive among those who paid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11

The cause Of freedom is
on the rise In Southeast Asia
and the current meetings in
Paris on the Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization are q
reminder of how little Of the
improvement is owed to this
military pact.
SEATO had the virtue at
birth of being q positive re-
action to q bleak situation
and enjoys the principal
merit now Of association with
!. the advances that have been
achieved by other forces dur
ing its lifetime.
The outlook In this region,
which has the same popula-
ton as the United States,
half Its land area. and less
than 8 per cent of its annual
income, has. indeed. bright
ened since the dark days Of
1865. The cease-fire In Indo-
China had established COM
munism in North Wet Nam
and raised its potential to
sweep swiftly through the
whole peninsula.
The Manila Pact rallied
the most potent forces avail
able at the time 10 contend
with this prospect. But
SEATO was q military al
lance organized 10 combat
military aggression. and even
as II was taking shape. the
Communists shifted their
strategy 10 the pattern Of
co-existence and an embrace
Of the famous Five Princi-
piles, which included nom
4 aggression and respect for
territorial integrity.
SEATO was not geared 10
4 cope with the chief remain
tng threat Of political sub
version-the Communist
reach for legal power by APP
peals 10 the people and the
establishment OF coalition
governments.
The. eight signatories OF
r the Manila Pact included two
of the former colonial powers
England and France-and
only two nations-Thailand
and the Philipplnes--that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-11

Another crisis in the steel
industry is in the making.
1t could have effects that
would spur the economy, but
1t could, on the other hand,
turn the economy downward
and bring an era Of stagna-
ton and Illustration.
For almost five years the
steel companies have not
raised their prices, though
their wage costs have gone
up steadily. Meanwhile, prof
its have been squeezed, divi-
dends have been reduced, and
more than 100000 steel
workers have been deprived
of jobs. Much Of this trouble.
though not all Of 1t, was in
tensified by President Ken
nedy's dramatic interference
with the steel-price rise that
several companies endeav-
ored to put into effect in
April, 1862, only to find
themselves threatened with
loss of contracts by the De-
tense Department and pub
ltcized Investigations by the
Department of Justice, sup
poSedly seeking evidence of
antitrust suits which never
Inaterialized. This constituted
a form of police state"
pressure unprecedented In
American history.
But economic facts can
not be erased by presidential
threats or by the coercive
tactics Of Government de-
partmentS. A new attempt to
raise prices has just been made
this week by the Wheeling Steel
Co., of West Virginia, the 18th
largest producer Of steel in
the country.
The move has come as a
surprise, even to steel men.
Almost everybody expected
that sooner or later some
company would try q price
rise. but nobody knew which
corporation would do 1t, or
when. Now a propitious time
has arrived, because demand
for steel has lately been ris-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10
Billie Jeun Wins
1st-Round Match
In Irish Tennis

DUBLIN, July 10 CAP).-
Billie Jean Moffitt, straight
from her defeat by Margaret
Smith in the women's final at
Wimbledon Monday, quickly
got back on the winning road
yesterday.
The 19-year-old star from
Long Beach, Calf, overpowered
Mrs. Hetty King of Ireland,
60, go, in the first round of
the Irish championships.
Other Americans also were
in winning form.
Judy Alvarez Of Tampa, Fla,
defeated Mrs. D. P. Flynn of
Ireland, 3-6, 6-3, go, in the
second round.
In the second round Of the
mems singles Cliff Buchholz of
st. Louis defeated John Fletch-
er Of Britain, 6-3, 7-5; Jim
McManus Of Berkeley, Calf, de-
feated Mike Hickey Of Ireland,
Ga, ga, and Charles Pasarell
Of Santurce, Puerto Rico, de-
feated Ken Reid Of Ireland,
GA, go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10
BY DICK O'BRIEN
Star Bowling Editor

Norfolk will be the focal point
Of local bowling interest this
week end as eight mems and
six women's teams compete for
respective championships in
the annual Bowling Proprie-
tors Association tournament at
the Princess Lanes.
OF the IA teams competing
for $500 in prize money in
the Tidewtaer City, seven are
from the Washington area.
Area teams that previously
qualified in regional tests for
this rich purse in the mems
division were Cave Ford and
Colonial Village, representing
Northern Virginia, and Beck
er's Title Service and Giovan-
mis- Restaurant. representing
the nearby Maryland area.
Eligible for the BPAA wom-
ems rolloff are Samson Sport
ing Goods of Northern Virgin
Ia, Bowl America Kent and Uni
versity Fair Lanes of Maryland.
Regional rolloffs were held at
Norfolk, Baltimore, and Fred
erick, Md, for the remaining
eligible championship teams in
the scheduled handicap event,
slated to begin Saturday and
windup Sunday.
In the lineup for Cave Ford
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10
Curvis Outpoints Cliff,
Wants Title Bout Next

Square Garden in New York
this fall.
1.-THE arrangements are be-
ing worked out" he said.
The hard-hitting Welshman
found Cliff awkward to hit in
last nights hereunder, but had
the American groggy in the
ninth round.
Curvis. rated first in the
world rankings by Ring maya
zine and fourth by the World
Boxing Association, has lost
only one of his 26 fights. Cliff,
21-year-old native of the Ba-
hamas, now has lost two and
drawn one in % contests.
In his dressing room after
the fight, Cliff said, "Curvis is
very good but I still think
Griffith will be q little too
much for him at the moment. F"
Curvis, who had been cheered
on by 10000 Welsh fans in
Cardiff's open air Mandy Sta
dunn said:
Nov for Griffith. MY
brother Cliff is lacking the
committee of a local stadium.
If we can get the stadium we
will fight Griffith here the Sec
ond week in September"
Curvis said that If arrange
mentS here fall through, the
fight probably will be in New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10
THE BOWLING LINE
Area Teams Eying Norfolk

will be Laid Freer, Ted Eek
ross, Fred Smith, Reggie Sum
merscale and Jack Taylor. For
Beckers it will be Eddie Nc
Clay, Tom Suraci. al Gibson.
Mike Suraci and DO Wright.
The Giovanni's Restaurant
lineup will include Harry Car
penter, George Curtis, Jerry
Bowman, George Glass and
Paul Pizza.
Samson Sports Center will
pin its hopes on Patricia Cop
page, Jeanette Megaw, Ramona
Suttles, Carolyn Phelps and
Evelyn Hutchins, for the wom-
ems championship, while Bowl
America Kent will have Helen
Meara, Ellen Wagner, Nancy
Kerr, Betty Chism and Ann
Hollis in its lineup.
Rival outfits testing tn e
Washington delegation will be
teams from Dundalk, Nd, and
Hagerstown, Md, Richmond and
Norfolk.
Opposing the three Metropol-
itan Washington ladies teams
will be the Elks Of Hagerstown,
Five Aces of Norfolk and Pin
land of Baltimore.
Best score. in the regional
rolloff for men was posted by
Dundalk, with 2,038, while the
Hagerstown Elks were high in
the ladies' regional with 1885.
The annual Bowling Proprie-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10

CARDIFF, Wales (AP).-
Brian Curvis. British welter-
weight champion who is fresh
from a decision over Sugar
Cliff of Miami Beach, Fla, said
today he is now ready to take
on world champion Emile Grit
fifth of New York.
The 25-year-old Welshman
said he hoped to meet Griffith
either in Cardiff or in Madison
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10

tors convention will be held in
conjunction with the tourna-
ment, with committee meetings
slated tomorrow and Friday
and general meeting satur-
day.
TIE proprietor's are meeting
for the purpose of reviewing the
last years activities and de-
Gliding what programs and pro-
motions to put into effect or
the duckpin bowlers during the
coming season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-10
Fight Results

CARDIFF, Wales.-Brian Curyis,
Wales. outpointed Sugar Cliff, Miami
Beach, 1O). Welterweights. Howard
Winstone. 1854, Wales. stopped
stone won European 'i teat i SS title
1873, Miami Beach, outpointed Louis
Molina. 1873. San Jose. (10).
SACRAMENTO. Calif.-Fred Roots,
164%, Sacramento, stopped Santiago
Gutierriz, 1884, San Antonio. Tex.
CD.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-24

CAMP PENDLETON, Calf. F'HTNC) - Marine Corporal AL bert l.. Agibinik, son of Mrs. Vir- ginia Agibinik of Unalakleet, Alaska, participated in Battalion Landing Team airlift of 500 con- bat ready Marines from Marine Corps Air Station, Fl Toro, Calif., to Camp Pendleton, Calf.
 This training exercise, using US. Air Force Military Air Transport Service aircraft, was a test of Marine readiness to move on short notice.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-24

St. Nicholas was an authentic historical figure, the bishop of Myra in the Eastern Church dur ing the fourth century. He was canonized in the ninth century.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-24

In early England, Christmas varied in different places, ana some churches observed the fes- tival in December, others in Jan- uary, April and May.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-24

Experts say that about 75 Der cent of the reading areas in Amer ican homes are seriously under lighted.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-24

The national Christmas Tree in 1862 was a 72-foot Colorado blue spruce and was decorated with 10000 lights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-07

Tomorrow; High pressure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-07
STOP KILLING YOURSELF
What Do You Do
For Heartburn?
. BY DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHk

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: What
Is good for heartburn?-Mrs.
o.
1 APPRECIATE short, to-
the-p o in t queries-but when
they are too succinct they Of
ten pose a problem too great
to answer.
For example, consider your
question on heartburn. Here
are some of the facts I'd like
to know before even hazard
ing a guess: How old are
you? How long have you had
it? Have you ever had any op-
erations? Have you recent
ly had a complete examina-
ton and the necessary X-rays
and other tests?
Are you happy? Do you
have any hobbies? What is
your philosophy Of life? What
exactly do you mean by the
phrase heartburn" How
long does 1t last? When does
it come on? Is there any pain
associated with it?
All you may have is hypera-
cidity. A few antacid tablets
will take care of that. But
suppose your hyperacidity is
associated with a duodenal or
stomach ulcer? Then you will
require S pc ella ! treatment.
The heartburn may be but
one accompanying symptom
of hiatal hernia, or of gall
bladder disease, or of growth
In the stomach or inteStines