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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19

URA's criteria, O. city could,
with Urban Renewal Admin.
istration approval, designate
any Of It's buildings a. SUBJ
standard and schedule such
buildings for demolition even
though far less costly meth
DDS Of urban renewal could
accomplish the detectives of
the urban renewal legisla-
ton"
The Senate debate on 8.
62S and my own study Of this
bill. as well as the analyses
provided by the Library Of
Congress and the General
Accounting Office, which I
have quoted, would indicate
to all objective and reasona-
bic men that this measure Is
in need Of major Improve
ments, and that 1t Is not the
inoffensive, unobjectionable
proposal concerned solely
with downtown Washington
which The Star has declared
1t to be. Z.
Senator Jack Miller Of.
fered an amendment which
goes much further than the
amendments I have insisted
on, and he said during the
Senate debate that 8. 62s
would authorize the destTuc-
ton Of any Strueturally
sound commercial or residen-
'tial structure anywhere in
the District Of Columbia at
the within Of nonelected Off
cials because there were no
standards In It. y
I agree with Senator MIL
Ter. and particularly endorse
his statement that, wv hfle
perhaps the bill Is. 02s) does
not affect us personally very
much we Gin the Congress)
have an obligation to the
people of the District Of Co.
lumbia: we have an obliga-
ton to every individual prop
erty owner in the District, to
make certain that his prop
erty is not taken away from
him without due process Of
law or without Just compen-
Sation. 1t Is our duty to make
certain that the objective Of
the redevelopment plan Is
not used as an excuse to
trample on the rights of the
property owners"
To that, I might add that
the Members Of Congress
also owe a duty to the tax
payers Of America who will
be called upon to furnish
two-thirds of the cost Of the
additionally authorized pro-
jects under s, 62s.
John Dowdy,
Representative From Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19
New Chancellor

We welcome the accession Of Ludwig
Erhard as West German Chancellor
and wish him long life and continued
prosperity.
:. The omens are good, for US as we'll
as for the new German leader. In
free world where leadership sometimes
changes with bewildering speed, bring
ing to power a group Of colonies no one
ever heard Of month earlier, 1t is
pleasant to see leadership assumed by
a man we'd been assuming would make
IL for some years now.
1t must be admitted that DR.. Erhard
has not been welcomed into his new
office with any special display Of
warmth on the part of its previous oc-
scupant, Konrad Adenauer. Der Ate
thinks the young man 1857 lacks polit-
ical savvy. This doesn't worry us, and
it shouldn't worry DR.. Erhard. There are
lots more important qualities for chief
Of state than political Savvy: He looks
as, though he should be able to defend
himself
e. We like the silhouette of the new
Chancellor. His lingering predecessor
was admirably gaunt and elongated,
suited to the situation he found in
Germany at the end Of World War II.
/, Chancellor Erhard meets the require
ments Of julius Caesar as fiat, sleek
headed =. such as sleep O. nights"
He also recreates the jolly, roly-poly
German of the past, before the great
madness.
The last German ruler to bear his
name was Mad Ludwig of Bavaria,
. whose main achievement was to build
Castle NeuschwanStein, DiSneyland
= structure in the spirit Of Williamsburg.
The new Ludwig is also builder. While
his edifice is not without It's DiSneyland
aspects, it is essentially a viable and
thriving German economy. Upon 1t rests
much of the hope of Europe and the
world.
May it, and its builder, endured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19
SATURDAY. ocToBER 10, 1853

intent was not to forbid short-term
emergency assistance in q disaster sit
uation. In full compliance with the law,
q gift Of $50 million has been made for
use in long-range restoration In skopIje.
Should some legislative action be needed
In order to cope with the more urgent
emergency Of winter, # doubtless would
be forthcoming II requested by the
President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19
PEOPLE AND PROBLEMS
Rabbits Feel Soviet Farm Crisis
By RALPH MeGHL

Com muniSm7" they
asked, startled and puzzled.
why do you say that, when
you have Just escaped from
communism"
WELL" he said, under
com m uni S m it was much
easier. On some days there
were no buckets and on some
days there was not even any
water"
There's a Difference
Both stories have relevan-
cy. Poland and Yugoslavia
are both Communist. Those
two countries have retained q
large amount Of individually
operated farms. There Is an
incentive profit to be made.
Poland's population has
grown and there Is an agri-,
cultural shortage. Yet, the:
production per farmer sur
passes that Of Russia,
Czechoslovakia, or any other
Communist bloc country that
has collectivized farming.
Government controls In q
totalitarian country are far
different from the voluntary
legislative regulations adopt
ed in the free societies. Col
lective farms have q specific
annual plan and quota.
There are myriad regulations
originating at the central So
Wet. There are inspectors for
each section Of the plan so
that a collective farm may be
visited frequently by q half
dozen or so bosses" Members
of collectives some time ago
were given small plots Of
land for gardens and their
money return recently was
increased. But there is dis
content and there is ineffi-
cheney. All agricultural re-
search, plant and animal, is
imposed from Moscow. There
is no possibility for original
work.
Russia's climate and rain
fall problems will require ex-
tensive irrigation in the
steppes and the so-called
virgin lands which have had
their third crop failure. Ex-
penslVe canals, which will
take some years to construct,
are almost certainly In the
future.
Rising standards Of the
urban worker, his demands
and needs for more foods,
the population growth, the
rise of q science-intellectual
middle class. military pres
sure of the Chinese problem,
the growing need for more
C. pital investment in the
domestic economy-all these
factors are causing change in
RusSia-as other and related
forces are bringing c hGnge
elsewhere in the world.
(All Rights Reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19

All those who believe that
Yale University Cancelled q
speaking engagement by Gov.
Wallace before the Yale Po-
litical Union are mistaken.
The invitation to speak was
withdrawn by the Political
Union itself, not by the act
ing president Of the univer-
sity nor by any members Of
the university administra-
ton. The acting president Of
the university expressed his
misgivings concerning the
timing of the speech, yet he
affirmed the right Of the
Political Union to carry
through with the program II
they wished. Pressure was
not put upon the students
to rescind the invitation. and
subsequently Gov. Wallace
was invited to Yale by two
other student groups.
The claim by reader Rufus
Webb that Yale Is less q
defender of free speech than
Harvard Ii entirely un-
founded. As he himself points
out, the head of the Com
munist Party in the United
States was q speaker at Yale
last year. Throughout the
coming years Yale will con-
tinue to be . bastion Of
academic freedom and q pro-
tector Of free speech. Stu
dents will continue to invite
to Yale speakers who repre-
sent all shades Of political
and social opinion.
Robert TilleF.
New Haven, Conn.
Rufus Webb's comments
October 81 upon the respec-
tive merits Of Yale and Har-
ward prove him to be truly q
Harvard boyle, indeed,
cannot be told much" and
his obvious wish to present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19
THE PASSING SCENE
United Nations Work for Peace
By MAX FREEDMAN

UNITED NATIONS. NY
Every year about this time
We are asked To pledge anew
our loyalty to the United Ma
tons ~ the best hope for
peace. This pious exercise
may do some good In awak-
ening public interest in the
Norld organization. Judging
oy our newspapers, this serv-
Ice Il desperately needed. Ex-
eept In q few papers, the
work Of the United Nations is
treated with calculated indif-
ference. unless q crisis has
developed or some diplomats
are engaged In . hruiSinz
argument remote from their
delicate art.
What do we mean when
we speak Of h onorinR the
charter Of the United Ma.
ttonS7 We do not mean
that the United Nations Is an
instrument Of American poll
cy. Nor do we mean that we
are trying to mold the deci-
sions Of the United Nations
by an outpouring of Ameri-
can opinion the way we try
to Influence the President or
Congress by expressions of
public opinion. The real test
OF our loyalty to the charter
VIII come when. the United
Nations rules against the
United States or refuses to
follow this country's lead. We
are playing trivial games and
have not set our hands To the
serious enterprise Of peace
unless We realize that the IN
tied Nations may be most
worthy Of our respect and
support precisely when the
United States has been out
argued and out-voted.
Diplomacy Of U. s.
At present we are a long
way from this mature con-
ception. A major defeat for
the United States In the
General Assembly would al
most certainly provoke an
ugly American debate. Yet
the General Assembly, Swol-
len into an unwieldy body,
impatient Of restraint. and
eager for dramatic results,
will no longer meekly ac-
quiesce in the guidance of
America or of any Of her
power.
As the colonial issue loses
its passion, II only because
colonialism is q spent force,
the Afro-Asian bloc will
discover m any differences
among its members In out
look and in priorities. Indeed,
there is evidence already in
recent debates that some of
these differences have begun
to emerge. The supple and
resourceful diplomacy of the
United States. as practiced
by Mr.. Adlai Stevenson. gives
this country q freedom Of ac-
ton that can never be shown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19

conceivably be classified as a
slum or blighted area. The
bill provides that one or
more Of several factors must
be prevalent in order for an
area to be so classified.
These factors may include
but are not necessarily con-
fined to such conditions as
deteriorating buildings. OBJ
solete buildings. and over
crowded buildings. In the alb
Sence Of more precise guide
lines. such factors can be APP
piled to an area on the basis
Of subjective determinations.
For example. one could
well assume that any build
ing Is deteriorating from the
moment 1t is erected. If APP
piled literally. any area could
be classified as slum or
blighted under the deter
iorating factor. AS another
example. q commercial struc-
ture may be considered to be
obsolete. However. q building
is obsolete only in relation 10
q specific land use. The rela-
tionship between q use Of q
building and q preconceived
land use may well be deter
mined on q subjective basis.
I'VE note also that the de-
finition Of q Stun or blighted
area gives no cognizance TO
the degree or severity of det-
erioration, dilapldation, ct
cetera. Thus, an area may be
considered 10 be q slum and
may be scheduled for large
scale demolition even though
the blighting factors can be
readily corrected. For exam
pie, an overcrowded or deter
iorating building may be sub
stantially improved through
normal enforcement Of codes
or through normal mainten-
ance. Although the bill does
recognize degree in a sense. 1t
does so In terms (e.g.. severe
social liability, impaired
sound growth which are
also susceptible to subjective
evaluations. .... -s-,-.
"In o recent report to the
Congress CB-1lS754, dated
June 20, 1859 on the prema-
ture approval Of large-scale
demolition for the Erieview-I
urban renewal project, Cleve-
land. Ohio, by the Urban Re-
newAl Administration, we
stated that many buildings
were classified as being sub
standard on the basis Of
vague environmental factors,
and that such classifications
were used as q basis for
large-scale demolition Of the
area. We stated that under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19

only one major purpose: To
permit the District to con-
duct urban renewal activity
In commercial areas"
Your far from restrained
editorial Of October IL de-
clared that-"Washington's
downtown bill has nothing to
do with q general overhaul
ing Of urban renewal legisla-
ton. 1t erely would give
Washington the power other
cities already possess to i'm
prove its shopping and BUSH
ness areas"
Anyone who took the trou-
bic to read this bill would
know that these statements
by The Star are simply not
true. This-is not only my own
opinion but the opinion Of
such disinterested and COM
petent r deral agencies az
the Library Of Congress and
the General Accounting Of
flee. The statement Of the
Library of Congress Gin part)
follows:
Does 8. 62S do anything
other than allow urban re-
newal In downtown Washing
ton2 The changes in the
declared purpose of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Redevelop-
ment Act along with the
deletion Of the definition Of
'subStandard housing condi-
ton and the addition Of the
definition Of Stun area or
blighted area in said act do
more than allow renewal in
downtown Washington.
First, these changes
broaden the underlying base
upon which the Redevelop-
ment Land Agency might
predicate action with respect
to residential projects. Under
the present act the authority
to acquire property for re-
sidential redevelopment pro-
jects Is predicated upon the
need to effectuate the dis
continuance Of the use for
human habitation in the Dis
trict Of Columbia Of substan-
dard dwellings and Of build
ings in alleys and blighted
areas. Under g.. 62S the au-
thority to acquire property
for residential as well as
for downtown redevelopment
projects would be predicated
upon the existence of any
one Of the following factors
which would be of such an
extent or nature as to con-
tribute substantially: % to
the spread of disease or
crime, ca to impose severe
public economic or social la
bilities, or CD to impair, ar
rest or prevent the sound
growth, development or rede-
velopment Of the District Of
Columbia: and which would
result in q serious and grow
ing threat to the public
health, safety, morals or well
fare Of the inhabitants of the
District of Columbia.
while it Is impossible to
set forth definitively the out
er limits Of the increased
breadth Of the authority pro-
posed to be granted by s.
$40, it is possible to state af-
firmatively that the criteria
set forth in the declaration
Of purpose and in the defini-
ton Of Stun or blighted area
Of the bill do more than ex-
tend the powers granted by
the present act to the down.
town area.
The analysis Of S. 628 by
Joseph Campbell, Comptrol-
Ter @ eneral Of the United
States is quite long. For this
reason l include an excerpt
which appears In the Con-
gressional Record of October
8: I'VE also should like to
call your attention to the de-
finition in the bill Of q Stun
or hlighted area contained
In the amended subsection
, .(r) to section 3 of the act. In
our opinion. the definition is
50 broad that any area Of the
District Of Columbia could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19
Washington Notes:

hSnlnRIOn NOCeS.
Foreign embassies here in
clude staff men who lately
have returned from Sovie t
bloc countries with q couple
Of stories told them by local
residents. The stories con-
firm well-substantiated re-
ports that there is more free
dom to talk, especially in the
satellites. Secondly, the sto-
ries reveal something Of the
agricultural crisis.
One concerns the Polish
rabbit and q Czech rabbit
The former is thin. His ears
are bedraggled. His fur Is
spotty. His teeth are worn
down. He looks terrible. The
Czech rabbit, on the other
hand. Is slick and fat.
Whats the matter with
your" asks the Czech rabbit
you look awful. Do all rab-
bits In. Poland lock like your"
II am starving" answers
the Polish cottontail.
"Starving2" asks the Czech
rabbit. in great surprise. II
have always heard Polish
farmers do q good job"
They do" replies the
emaciated rabbit. That's the
trouble. They work very
hard. They grow good crops,
but they harvest the field so
thoroughly there is nothing
left. The rabbit has a hard
time finding enough to eat.
1t is terrible. How are you so
? fat7 I have heard that in
Czechoslovakia. farm condi-
tons are very bad. There is q
shortage Of wheat. potatoes
and everything else"
. THAT Is very true" re-
spends the Czech rabbit, land
that Is why life Is so good for
us. The Czech collective farms
are having q bad time. The
workers are lazy and jealous,
and at h harvest time they
don't bother to gather half Of
what Is In the field. That is
why It is good to be . Czech
rabbit" =.
No Shortage Of Equipment
The second. story concerns
an unskilled worker from q
Communist country who de-
fected to q nom Communist
one. Under the Communist
one he had worked at carry
ing water from the well into
the collective farm kitchen.
In the free country he was
put to doing the same job
carrying water from the well
to 3 farm house.
After q month Of work he
was called in one day and
asked, We'll, now you have
: worked. under both systems.
Which do you prefer. COM
nfunism or free work."
&C ON m unism," he an.
swered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19
TO THE STAR
Congressman Dowdy Objects

Your editorials Of Septem-
Der n and October IL criti-.
cized me strongly but unfairly
and, in addition. made GER
tain palpably untrue state
ments regarding the So
called downtown urban re-
newal bill which is strongly
supported by the National
Capital Downtown Commit
tee. This bill passed the Sen
ate on July 10 as s. 62s.
Your September a editori-
al stated that tho bill has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-19

See editorial. M. powdy l, Wrong. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04

ITO the average Washington resident, steel Pitts
burgh, youngstown, Ohio Gary, Ind But in this
Metropolitan where the typewriter and filing cabinet
the chief symbols of the working and woman of
steel fabricated for industrial number of plants
which form incOnguOus part Of the National Capital
One such plant the Southern Iron Works. which
not iron works at all The fingers from earlier
Thirty years ago brothers, Carlyle r. and Thomas p
BOgues started the firm with five employees and small plant
King and Union in Alexandria Later they moved to
Duke and Union and eight years ago moved bag bag
Lbeams acre site just off Shirley highway
Edal road north Of Springfield spur line Of the Southern
Evening star., 1963-04-26

stubborn to treatment, at last
she recovered and has not
complained Of fever again,
Whatever your diagnosis
will turn out to be, I don't
know, Mrs. M, but I do know
that you deserve a complete
diagnostic overhaul.
4 \
Mrs. M: You say your hus-
band has trouble with the
circulation in his legs, has
given up cigsrettes-but has
turned to chewing tobacco
all day? II he is conducting
a scientific experiement he
will soon be able to tell us
which is hotter-the frying
pan or the fire.
4 \
Mr.. D.: Postnasal drip can
be a dreadful nuisance If it
continues month after month.
You say that the nose doctor
has not been able to find the
cause. No polyps. no sinus
Evening star., 1963-04-26
New Site Sought
For Hebrew Aoed

Plans are being made for a
new Hebrew Home for the
Aged. to replace the present
building at 1925 Spring road
NV, Charles E. Smith, presi-
dent Of the home, has an
nounced.
The plans include provisions
for modern hospital for the
chronically i'll and residential
facilities.
Built AZ years ago, the Spring
road home has become lin
adequate to meet current needs
of its elderly population" Mr..
Smith said. BY 1880, the num-
Der of residents will increase
from l80 to more than 400, he
predicted.
A land acquisition committee
has been appointed and has be-
gun its search for a new site.
Evening star., 1963-04-26

trouble, etc. Have you checked
with an allergist? Sometimes
the unsuspected cause is re-
lated to what you breathe or
eat.
Mrs. j.: Collagen diseases
are those that involve the
connective tissues Of the
body Whose job 1t is to hold
the arteries, nerves, etc, in
place., For example, poly
arteritis, lupus erythematosis,
scleroderma, etc. These are
stubbron, degenerative
diseases.
"a Bell-Mcclure syndicate)
DR.. Steincrohn'S leatlet,
practical Information for
Shingles Patients" tUiH be
mailed on receipt OF a
stamped, Selt-dddreSSed enve-
lope and 10 cents in coin for
handling, Address DR.. Stein
crohn in care OF The Evenin0
Star.
Monday: Reword.
Evening star., 1963-04-26
FAMOUS FABLES

LOAN: Philosopher Morris
Raphael Cohen evinced little
interest In money. He never
carried much cash. relates
his daughter Leonora Cohen
Rosenfield In Portrait of q
Philosopher: Morris r. CO.
hen in Life and Letters
"One day, he found HIM
self on the commuters spe-
cial with none. Down the
aisle he located a friend, and
asked for the loan Of 20
cents. The latter was shocked.
Professor he exclaimed.
Here. take two dollars"
cohen was even more
shocked.
1.-TWO dollars! Do you
want me to lead a double
lifel'"
NEED: Comedy writer
Goodman Ace likes to bet
on the horses. One day. after
returning from the track. he
met q friend who asked:
How did you make outT
81 broke even." said the
writer.
That's not so bad" con-
soled the other.
"It's very good" said Ace.
II needed the money"
Evening star., 1963-04-26

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I
have been under a doctors
care almost three years. I
have been in the hospital
three times. I have had a
CT series. tuberculosis tests.
have been checked by a
kidney specialist and have
had a rectal examination to
rule out cancer Of the lower
bowel. Yes, I still continue
to run a low grade fever
around 100. At times my
eyeballs feel like heavy
weights and I am always so
tired. The doctors all say
there is nothing they can
find. They feel. most Of this
is a nervous disorder.
DO you have any sug-
gestions? When the fever
is gone all the symptoms
seem to leave and I feel
better. Does that sound like
"nerves"?-Mrs. M.
THERE'S ONE diagnosis I
hate to make: Fever Of un-
determined origin" Another
is nerves" That means that
the cause has eluded us and
the frustrated patient con-
tinues to feel bad and dis
couraged-because his doc
tors seem to have thrown in
the sponge.
You seem to be in that
spot, Mrs. M. I know just
how you must feel. But cheer
up. There's still hope. / recall
many patients like yourself,
in whom the diagnosis land
successful treatment) at last
came out into the open.
First, from what you say,
I'd hesitate to blame 1t all
on your nerves" Anyone
with fever and exhaustion
like you have will naturally
feel nervous. Your nerves are
probably the result and not
the cause Of your complaints.
/ believe you are justified in
asking your present doctor II
he won't make arrangements
for you to visit some dag
nostic clinic to begin the
search all over again. Be-
sides, he has given up hasn't
he?
I RECALL one young girl
who was treated for many
years for nerves, like your
self. who ran a low grade
fever on and off. When the
fever left she felt fine; when
it returned, there she was
complaining again. She
swore to me that there was
no reason for her being
nervous-and that she wasn't
imagining her symptoms.
I sent her to the laboratory
Evening star., 1963-04-26
The greatest
barbecue ideds
yet!

Outdoor cooking fun is featured
in the May issue of Better Homes
& Gardens. There's a color
double fold Of new recipe and
serving ideas for a whole season
of barbecue chefing - and all
the latest outdoor cooking equip-
ment in action. Discover recipes
for Roast Rib-Eye, Peppered
Steaks, Striped Spuds - COM
plete with salad and dessert ideas.
Many more barbecue tips excit-
ing in May Better HonessA&
Gardens - on sale now!
Evening star., 1963-04-26
STOP KILLING YOURSELF
Difficult Problem:
Recurring Fever
BY DR.. PETER J. sTEINcRoHN

for all kinds of examinations
(after having excluded heart
desease, lung trouble, gall
bladder disease, serious blood
disease, etc., and at last
came up with the cause of her
trouble. She had undulant
fever-which often causes
nervous symptoms which in
vite the tag: hypchondriac.
Although this, too. can be