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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
DORIS FLEESON

HONOLULU-The large
collection Of Western Sena-
tors running scared next
year are mostly Democrats.
but they are joined in the
50th State by Republican
Hiram Fong.
Senator Fong Is a success
full businessman Of Chinese
descent. vigorous and astute.
He retains his symbolic sig
nificance in this showcase of
racial equality, and he is the
only member of Chinese
blood in Congress. His office
is a tight ship, taking care Of
the folks assiduously, and he
is often in the islands touch
ing the bases Of his support.
But his party, which made
an excellent showing in the
first elections following
statehood, has slipped badly.
In 1959.Republicans achieved
a plurality of 10000 minus
for Senator Fong and elected
anot her attractive figure,
William F. Quinn, as Cover
nor by 1000 plus. This in a
total vote of 100000. They
split the legislature. with
Democrats gaining control Of
the Senate.
In 1860 they thought at
first they had given the
State to Richard Nixon by
$50 votes. Scrappy Demo-
Gratis demanded and got a
recount in every precinct and
Hawaii ended in the Ken
nedy column with only 1l3
votes to spare. Hawaiians say
this is the first time since
the turbulent post Civil War
era that a recount has
switched a States presiden-
tial electoral vote.
Democrats managed to
keep their factionalism at a
minimum last year and so
swept the board. Five State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
DAVID LAWRENCE
U.S.. Wheat for Russia on Credit

transaction with private
traders and bankers asSum-
ing any credit risk In return
for q profitable sale and an
Understanding loan"
Pointing out that the Pres
ident, in his October 9 news
conferen &c, had declared
that THE grain dealers will
take the risks with the pri-
vate banks" Senator Mundt
said It now turns out that
the Government itself will
assume the risk.
Senator Mundt Is the au-
thor Of the pending bill
which would cover credit ex-
tensions on the sale Of any
products to all Communist
bloc countries. He insists
that the passage Of the bill
would not interfere with the
planned sales Of wheat and
grain to Russia and her sat-
elites, provided the sales
are for cash, for gold or for
American dollars, or provided
the granting Of credit to the
Communists is privately ex-
tended"
The problem Of furnishing
economic aid to countries
that are potential enemies
has plagued the Western Al
lies for many years.
Senator Mundt, in his
speech this week, said: "Un-
fortunately, desire for pro-
fit-sometimes in the form
of thinly disguised human
greed-has made it difficult
for the United States to en-
force this policy of restrict
ing trade with the Commu-
mist bloc or even to win the
support Of the foreign coun-
tries which we aid with our
foreign assistance programs"
1t Is true that some Of the
Allies Of the United States
including those who have
been receiving foreign aid =
have been steadily increasing
their trade with Russia and
the Communist-bloc coun-
tries. This has produced re-
sentiment in Congress. The
question Of trading with the
Communist countries Is likely
to be a major issue In the
next several months.
@ 1868
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
CHARLES BARTLETT
Political Financing and Reform

donation must go. in order to
enjoy the tax advantage, d.
rectly to a candidate or po-
litical party. Labor would be
denied its present fund-rais-
ing potential.
The proposal has not been
pushed as part Of the admin
istration's tax reduction
package because officials
feared that 1t would confuse
the purposes of the bill and
delay its passage. Senators
who favor the incentive are
cautious about trying to APP
pend 1t to the present bill be-
cause Of the Houses right to
originate tax laws.
since this Is the most
painless of the reforms, its
lack Of progress Is a bad
omen for the others, includ-
ing the important move to
tighten requirements for re-
porting expenditures. Many,
including the commission,
have felt that If candidates
d derived their funds from
more varied sources and felt
more obliged to report what
they spend, the present re-
strictions, largely unenforce-
able, on the totals Of ex-
penditures and contributions
could be abolished.
The politicians pressure
for m oney is increasingly
straining the resources of the
businessmen, who must Sc
cure it from their own wal
IetS or through Illegal deVtc-
es. The politicians are I'M
happy at their increasing ne
cessity to solicit funds from
the pressure groups. And the
people are increasingly aware
Of the murky nature Of many
Of the transactions that pro-
duce campaign finances.
In these circumstances the
status quo does not seem Ca
pable Of surviving much
longer.
Copyright 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
ARTHUR HOPPE
The Houses Just Plain Jack Built

your mother. Madly. Insane
ly. It's that banker she mar
ried. I can't stand the way he
calls me That Man"
Beautiful Society Girl: Oh,
I just know you could be
friends, Bunny, if you'd only
hange your registration.
But, anyway, that's the sur
prise. We definitely won't
have to spend a week with
them next summer.
Jack: Wonderful. You are
thoughtful, Dear.
Beautiful Society Girl: Be-
cause, for the whole of Au-
gust and September, I've Just
leased the 22-acre estate
right next door to theirs.
Isn't that perfect?
Jack: Lovely. I hope you
and the children have a
grand time. I'll try every
minute to slip away and see
you. At least once. But I'll be
awfully busy campaigning on
the slogan our little talk has
given me: Keep My Family
in the White House-Itu
Solve the Nations Housing
Shortage Overnight"
Will Jack Find a New
Home for his Family? Like
That New One They Lost in
Virginia? Or Is Newport
Their Last Resort? Tune in
to our next episode, folks.
And meanwhile. as you go
down. the byways Of life, re-
member: All we need to
feather our nests Is Just plain
jack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
Hopes for Cleanup Believed Improved
By Baker Case and q Coming Farley

inevitably underscore the in
terplay which has developed
between some businessmen
and some politicians. He was
an intermediary between
these groups and his adven-
lures may illuminate the
Vaccinations in this gray
area.
Mr.. Baker, as the agent Of
Lyndon Johnson and the In
ner core Of the Senate,
worked to resist reform In
election financing and to
perpetuate the Importance of
the oil and gas interests
among contributors. Reform
minded Senators resented
the dominance Of those in
terests and the benefits
which accrued to those who
favored their positions. The
Baker disclosures should
quicken the reformers' zeal
and Bakers departure from
office should improve their
opportunities to press for
ward.
The most pertinent of the
commissions proposals to
break this concentration of
contributors would extend a
tax credit of $40 and a tax
deduction Of $500 to individ-
uals who make equivalent
contributions. These incen-
tives were designed to take at
least $50 million from the
Treasury for political pur-
poses and they have drawn
broad support from Presi-
dent Kennedy and various
Democratic and Republican
figures.
But the proposal has suf-
fered from opposition by the
labor unions and the cam
paign for tax reduction. The
union lea ders fear they
would lose their political lev
erage because an individuals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
DAVID LAWRENCE

II the American people
were asked 10 vote in a ref
erendum as to whether they
would like to see the United
States Government lend
money to the Soviet Union to
buy wheat-which, in turn,
could make possible the ship
ment Of Russian grain to
Red China or Cuba-it can
hardly be doubted that the
verdict Of the electorate
would be overwhelmingly in
the negative.
The Congress Of the Unit
ed States today is consider
ing whether or not to pass a
law prohibiting the Export
Import Bank-a Unite d
States Government agency
from guaranteeing the re-
Gently proposed transactions
for the purchase Of wheat by
the Soviet Union. So the peo-
pies representatives will soon
have an opportunity to ap-
prove or disapprove the
measure.
When the proposal to sell
wheat to Russia was first an
nounced, President Kennedy
said 1t was to be a private
transaction and docs not
represent a new Soviet
American trade policy" But a
few days later, it became APP
parent that a misleading i'm
preston had been conveyed.
Senator Karl Mundt Of
South Dakota, Republican,
told the Senate Committee
on Banking and Currency
yesterday:
The financing arrange
ment for these sales to the
Communist countries does
represent a new departure
the United States Govern
ment and the tax-paying cit
liens Of this country are as
suming full credit risk for
these sales. Any loss sus-
tanned by the seller Of the
grain or the banks financing
the sales by extending credit
to Russia, Hungary, or other
Communicative countries is
insured by the Federal Gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
POTOMAC FEVER
Ru EIETHHEP KMEREI

Cambodia all United States aid If enough
countries get that mad at we'll be doomed to sovency
JFK urges the Cuban people to throw out Castro Oh
and be too to Goldwater somebody for
little air
You know the times pretty good when the kids who
bring apples to teacher longer them way
school.
Doctors using hypnosis claim they patients
faster They tell at trance what's wrong with you
Q-Why do brides cry at weddngs2 A-Have you ever
taken close look at some Of the grooms?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21

The Nations system Of
political financing has
proved more durable than
virtuous, but the hopes Of the
reformers have been raised
by two current efforts: the
Investigation Of Robert Baker
and the planning for a White
House Conference on the role
Of money in politics.
The conference, being eau
tiously planned to insure a
bipartisan base, will aim at
stimulating popular interest
in the financial aspects Of
the 1864 elections. It will be
sponsored by the Presidents
Commission on Campaign
Costs. a group that has been
deeply impressed by the need
to improve the system.
The commission, h e a ded
by DR.. Alexander Heard,
made its recommendations In
April, 1862 but they could
have been written on the
winds because Congress is
locked in an uncomfortable
embrace with the status quo.
The members awareness
that changes are urgently
needed is smothered by their
reluctance to concede the
real nature Of the system
that brought them to power.
The potential of the Baker
ease to break their frozen
state Of mind may be limited.
The inevitable instinct Of the
Senators is to ride with the
public's curiosity until it ex-
pires without creating any
lasting change or disturb
ance.
Two special factors are at
work here, Mr.. Bakers deal
ings In business were an out
growth of his duties as a
fund = raiser and the expo
sure Of those dealings will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
Plan to Guarantee Dealers Against Loss
Viewed as New SoYiet-U. S. Trade Policy

eminent through its Export
Import Bank.
Now I presume the reason
that the Export-Import Bank
was brought into this trans
action to guarantee pay
ment Of the obligations as
sumed by Communist coun-
tries for payment for this
grain is that no commercial
banker or exporter Is willing
to assume the credit risk of
repayment involved in sales
to Communist countries. The
private exporters and bank
ers are reluctant to extend
their own credit in order to
get the profit and income
they will receive from these
transactions. That is, they
must regard the transaction
as a bad risk and the Com
munists as unsafe debtors"
The South Dakota Senator
said that, while President
Kennedy had declared that
American grain would not go
to Cuba, the wheat will
simply become a substitute In
Russia for the Russian grain
which has been promised to
Cuba and the other Commu-
mist countries" Senator
Mundt added:
THE Cubans will eat Rus
sian grain and the Russians
will eat American grain
bought from American trad
ers on credits
THE way. therefore, seems
to be opened for us to make
possible the feeding Of our
enemies in Cuba, in Red Chi
ma, and elsewhere even II we
were all to agree to the shib-
boleth that Russia Is not an
enemy since Russia could use
at home the specific bushels
Of wheat we sell her on
United States Government
credit while shipping to our
other Communist adversaries
the Russian wheat which our
American wheat replaces.
THE American people and
their Congress were led to
believe that this grain sale
would be a commercial cash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21

The signed columns on these pages, like the
cartoon beIoO intended to present Star readers
NTH Oide range Of opinions issues of the day,
including opinions mitch conflict NTH our olUn
The Stars UtetOs are expressed in its editorials
Evening star., 1963-05-19

ish a game under two hours
just five times. They've already
done 1t IA times this year.
Only last Sunday the Houston
Colts and Chicago Cubs played
a l0-inning game in just / hour
and as minutes. Shades of the
early l900s.
Even the Nets are getting
into the shorter hours drive
On April "a it took them only
l hour and SO minutes to COM
plete q game with the Cubs. A
year ago it took the Nets
almost that long to complete
an inning.
The speed-up originally was
suggested by Commissioner
Ford Prick and acted upon by
the two league presidents. For
the first time pitchers are re-
quired to wait their batting
turn in the on-deck circle in
stead of coaling off in the
dugout.
A National League manager
may come out to the mound
only once an inning to talk to
Evening star., 1963-05-19

his pitcher without being
forced to yank him. American
League managers, for the last
five years, have been able to
consult with their pitchers only
once during an entire game.
Also the number Of warmup
pitches at the start of an in
ming has been reduced from
eight to five.
The enlarged strike zone
which has given the pitcher an
added 7-inch area around the
shoulders to work with hasn't
produced any appreciable in
crease in strikeouts or reduc-
ton in bases on balls-at least
not enough to cast any valid
Judgment.
But the new rule apparently
has helped the pitchers, judg-
ing by the increased number
of shutouts and low-hit games
and the reduced number of
home runs. Pitchers have
hurled SO shutouts this year
compared to 81 at this time a
year ago.
Evening star., 1963-05-19
MAJORS sPEEDUP WORKS
Games 10 Minutes Shorter

NEW YORK, May 18 (AP).-
The new speed-up law insti-
tuted by the major leagues at
the start of the 1868 season
has reduced the average game
time by as much as 10 min
utes, a survey shows.
The enlarged strike zone rule
has been equally successful,
Judging by the rash Of shut
outs and low-hit games.
The difference In time con-
sumption is an eye-opener
Through games Of May IS last
year, the majors struggled
through 81 regulation nine
inning games that lasted three
hours or more.
This year the two leagues
have played only l8 such
games, nine by each. The av-
erage time per game is 2:29
compared to 2:39 last year.
Through the first five week;
of 1862 American and Nationa
League teams managed to fin.
Evening star., 1963-05-19
MIDDIES BREAK
TRACK RECORDS

ANNAPOLIS, May 18 (AP)
Navy trackmen broke three
Academy records today as the
MidShipmen defeated Pitt, 941a
to 36l2, for their third victory
in four dual meets.
Mike Brown, a 19-year-old
sophomore, became the first
Middle ever to pole vault over
Is feet. scaling the bar at ISL
Other new marks were set by
Roger Morgan in the 12G-yard
high hurdles and Mike Ber-
kowitz in the shot put. Nor
gan's time was IA seconds flat
and Berkowitz tossed the ball
So feet 3l2 inches.
Evening star., 1963-05-19
West Germans
BeatCorneIIin in
Sprint Regatta

WORCESTER, Mass, May
.18 (AP).-The world champion
Ratzeburg Rowing Club Of West
Germany, upset by Cornell in
the morning trials. roared back
to a 112-length triumph over
the Big Red today in the heavy
weight varsity feature of the
Eastern Spring Regatta.
With the German crew in
eligible for the championship,
Cornell dominated the rowing
with a victory in the light
weight race and the quasi
triumph in the heavyweight
test.
Ratzeburg's time for the
1000 meters on Lake Quinsi-
gamond's windswept waters
was 6:21.3. And surprisingly
after the morning upset, the
Germans weren't even breath
ing hard at the finish.
Never far off the pace, the
hard-stroking Germans sprint
ed in the final 500 meters and
were going away at the end.
Cornell tired under the high
stroke of the Germans and
faded badly at the finish,
clocking 6.25.3.
Yale was third and Prince
ton fourth, followed by Wis
consin, Brown and Syracuse.
In the heavyweight division
Cornell wound up with 2;
points, with Yale second with
IL, and Navy third with 10.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Lightweight freshman-1, Harvsr
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s. Dartmouth (6:4s.O. 8. cOlumbi
Heayyweight freshman-l, HarvarI
. (6:25.6). 2, Cornell (6:26). 3, Nav
(6:1l.p. 4, Dartmouth (6:36.6)
Csol.rJmtbis t6;3s.D. 6. Prineetoi
nshtwsight - Junior varsitiesa,oll =, I
B. MR. (6:3s.4). 4, Navy (s.45.sj. {
Columbia le;5o.9. 9: Yale t6:59:D.
!, Cornell c6:So.4), 3, Navy C6:Si;6j.
Yale (6.33.4). 4, NIT 1885. 81,
Pennsylvania t6:39.3). 8. Princeto
Iightweigh. varsities-1, cOrne
l6:33.9l >, NIT (6:34.4). 3, Harvar
(646.D. 4, Columbia (6:464 Prince
ton t6;52;2l: Q, Pennsylvania g $50
(e:2I 81. q Cornell C6:25.3l. 3, Yal
. (6:3I. 4, Princeton (6:35.O). s, wi;
consin (6:36.6). 8, Brown (6:43.3
Z. Syracuse (6:46.5)..
Consultations
Lightweight freshman l., va
C6:470l: 2, Pennsylvania t6:49.S).
Heayyweight freshman-l, Rutgsl
l6:2S,9: ., Pennsylvania (6:49. 81:
Hss:|SS4 s'sS = Mt MSTiRa,Ss3is ,iSs3issss: + s'Eas@; EfoH
LightweiEht junior varsity =
t6.b5'sSH g. Pennsyiyania t7:6oiWu. e6SIa0u'
HeavyweiEht Junior ovarsities-,
, I6:3l.0l: ?. Wisconsin 5e:sI .5l;
a t6;S5;s; Brown !9e;ss.2). y.
! e: :f5SI; i. Dart Dsrtm1ot6 sSthV Vt6.4SS.s9. s''s
! Heavyweight varsities-l. Pennsy
j 8, Harvard is:34 81; 1, MIR is:S4.a
!, Columbia u:21.3): 8, Dartmout
Evening star., 1963-05-19

II Just try not to think
about It,"
Smith had some breaks. For
one thing. / was never out OF
work" Bing Devine cardinal
general manager) came TO see
me during the two weeks l
spent In the hospital and he
told me not to worry, I had a
Job with the Cardinals any
way" Smith said.
Now Smith. who'll be 80
June /, is minor league CATCH
ing coach for the Redbirds
looking TO a future perhaps In
player development work. He
spent part OF last season as q
coach with the Cardinals. but
he's not too interested In a
permanent major league coach
ing role. Coaches usually
change with managers and big
league managers have some
thing less than permanent
contracts.
Smith is not especially in
terested in managing or scout
ing. 1T seems to me that player
development fits me better per-
sonally." he says. He likes To
work with young catchers, Ia
teach them tricks OF the trade
Smith feels that "a good
catcher can make good pitch
er better" And while nobody
has figured out yet how To
teach the trick OF catching foul
tips. Smith works mostly on
fundamentals with catchers In
the lower minor leagues. In the
higher leagues, he dwells on
such things as the handling OF
pitchers.
Evening star., 1963-05-19
Stricken Catcher Likes
New Career as Coach

TULSA, Okla, May l8 (AP) f..
AT 20. Hal Smith was the
regular catcher for the Cardi-
mails, with promise of six or
eight more years In the big
leagues.
Then suddenly his playing
career ended. A doctor dag
nosed a case OF indigestion
which had bothered Smith as
a heart condition. He hasn't
played a day OF baseball since
It was a shock-but now Hal
is off on a new baseball career
as catching coach for the Car
dinals, and he can laugh about
his trouble.
The doctor told him that his
condition was not too serious
for him to squat behind the
plate and catch, but that he
could be In trouble II he was
on first base and had to &c
full speed TO third.
We'll, I told him there wa,
nothing TO worry about" Smith
recalls. First OF all, there was
very little danger OF my ever
getting on base and II I did
II would take quite a blow fol
them to risk me on a run tc
third"
Smith was making 500 900 Q
year when his playing day,
we're ended. Figuring probable
raises, he might have made q
quarter OF million dollars be-
fore his career ended - not
counting such things as pen
sions.
1T is a blow TO come down
from that standard of living
all Of a sudden" Smith says.
Evening star., 1963-05-19
CompbeII Quits
Speed Mark Try

LAKE EYRE, Australia, May
.18 (AP).-Donald Campbell's
attempt on the world land speed
record with his gas-turbine
Bluebird car is off for at least
IL months unless an alternative
site is found, the British driver
said today.
Forced off the Lake Eyre salt
flats by unreasonable floods
the 00-horsepower machine
in which Campbell had hoped
to better his own record of 394
miles per hour was loaded or
a trailer and driven at a stately
6 m.p.h. to the teams head
quarters at the Muloorina sheer
station.
Evening star., 1963-05-19
Woodward Seniors
Will Honor Coach

The senior committee Of
Woodward School will hold a
testimonial dinner in honor of
Earl zook, who has coached
the schools football, basketball
and baseball teams for 16 years,
on June 3 at the Black Gun
r e estaurant, 728 Thirteenth
street, N. w.. at 7 pm.
Zook of Arlington, also
teaches five classes daily at
Woodward. which has its head
quarters at the Central YMCA
He coached at schools in PENN
sylvania. Ohio, West Virgins
and Maryland before coming to
Woodward.
Evening star., 1963-05-19
Middies Win
Stick Title

ANNAPOLIS, May 18 (AP)
Navy clinched its fourth
straight n national collegiate
lacrosse championship today
by defeating Baltimore Uni
versiy, 1877.
1t was the top offensive dis
play of the season for the Mid
shipmen, who now are unde-
feated in 1S straight collegiate
contests.
Navy, 30 for the season, is
the only major team without
a loss. All the other prime
contenders have two losses
each. The Army game June
is the last on the Navy sched-
ule.
The victory might prove
costly for Navy. Don Mac
Laughlin, who won the Naval
Academy Athletic Association
sword Friday as the top senior
athlete, was forced to leave
the game in the second period
He is believed to have a sep
arated shoulder and could miss
the Army game.
Pete Taylor and Arnold
Glassner paced Navy's attack
with three goals apiece.
Evening star., 1963-05-19
TENNIS TALK
Coss Displaying
Midseason Form

, don Fales, tags Lesley Turner
of Australia as the gal to
watch on the womens circuit
this year. Lesley was a stand
out on the Caribbean tour and
recently went to the finals Of
the Italian championships be-
fore losing to Margaret Smith,
still the best woman METER
around.
Everybody but the stuffed
shirts probably will agree with
controversial Gardner Mulloy
| for once. Mulloy says they
shouldn't take sex out Of ten
mis-. wimbledon just passed a
rule forbidding wearing ap-
parel like Gussie Moran's lace
.panties and Karol Fageros
gold underthings. How stupid
can they be?" Mulloy asks
"Gussie and Karol generated a
lot of interest in the game"
The Russians have a good
chance of getting to the quar-
ter-finals of the European Da-
Wis Cup tennis tournament,
and maybe going even farther
After whipping Finland, SO
the Russians next play Chile
They'll be favored, naturally
with the matches booked In
Mos scow. If the Soviets win
that one, they'll then go against
a seeded team, Great Britain
Mrs. Raymonde Jones, who
never had a chance to play OF
hard courts in her n nativv
France, feels that the hard
court experience here ha
sharpened her game consider
ably. With Mrs. Olga Mahaney
ranked No. 2, expectant, Mrs
Jones domination of the are
appears a cinch this season
:. When George Washington
) tennis team kayoed the Citade
for the Southern Conferenc
tennis championship, it was
costly defeat for the BulldoI
players. Each member of a It'll
team at the Citadel customaril,
gets a suitcase as a gift from
Gen. Mark Clark, the school
president, who encourages
top flight program.
Evening star., 1963-05-19
Ace at Argyle

Paul Fox scored a hole in
one on the sixth at Argyle yes
terday hitting a nine-iron shot
into the cup on this l60-yard
par three. Fox was teamed with
Fred Gianinni. Brad Collette
and j. Dalton.