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The chronicle., 1963-10-15
John Chamberlain
Labor stond On Federal Spending
Could Reverse Longtime Trend

of their share of the mine
head dollar, including the cost
Of research.
During the past two decades
research leading to vastly in
creased productivity has kept
the industry afloat. Now comes
the threat Of the Atomic Ener-
gy Commission, which, as the
coal people figure it, doesn't
have to work for its money.
The Acc has supported the build
ing of private atomic energy
power plants on an assisted
basis, and the dollar signs at
tached to the assistance, if the
coal people are right, are pref
ty portentous. The government
gift to private power companies
Of fashionable uranium amounts
to what would be seventy cents
on a ton Of coal. A five-year,
government-granted moratorium
on interest rates charged to
companies building atmoic re-
actors represents fifty cents on
a ton of coal. Reactor design
assistance figures out at $1.2O
a ton. The government buy-back
of plutonium, at $8 a gram, is
equivalent to twenty-five cents
on a coal ton. Altogether, the
subsidization gives e e tric c
power developed from the "burn-
ing Of fashionable atoms an adj
vantage that adds up to $2.65
a ton when translated into coal
terms.
Now, If the average price
Of a ton Of coal at the mine
The chronicle., 1963-10-15
Outcome OF The 1864 Presidential Campaign
Will Depend "A Lot On Economy And Peace

my for a period of four years.
If they do not, we will have
a different situation.
'I-cannot tell what our rela-
tons will be in southeast Asia
a year from now. l know what
results our policy is attempting
to bring. But I think that result
ought to be judged in the sum-
mer of '64 and the fall Of '64,
and I have hopes that til e
judgment will be that the econo-
my is moving ahead. ;"
What the president said Is a
sound analysis Of the present
situation. The same yardstick
has been applied again a n d
again in the past by this cor
respondent in evaluating public
sentiment and in predicting the
outcome Of presidential cam
paigns.
Mr.. Kennedy is well aware
that employment and business
are not booming in all areas
today and that, in some Of the
pivotal states, emotional is
sues may cause him to lose
electoral votes. That's why he
says candidly:
81 would say we are going
to have a hard, close fight in
1864, but that has been my i'm
preston for a good many
months"
Mr.. Kennedy also said that
he believes Sen. Goldwater
could win the Republican presi-
dental nomination, but that the
Arizona senator ''haS a long
road to go'' and has a ''try-
ing seven or eight months which
will test his endurance and
his perseverance and his agili-
ty."
There is always a chance that
that a slip of the tongue may
turn the tide against any can
didate in either party. Right
now, for instance, President
Kennedy himself has cause for
concern about a slip he made
in his imprompt remarks at his
news conference of Septemb-
er Il. 1t already has had politi-
cal repercusSions. In discus
The chronicle., 1963-10-15

Morgantown, West Virginia:
To Judge from what one hears
in the coal regions, the Ameri-
can coal industry is working up
a tremendous lather about fed
eral subsidization of electric
utilities run by atomic energy,
and the most interesting thing
about it is that labor, as repre-
sented by the United Mine Work
ers, is taking what appears to
be a principled stand against
spending the taxpayers money
10 support government competi-
tion with private industry. Ii
this sort Of thing spreads, it
could mean a significant ever
sal Of a longtime political
trend.
The coal people support their
crusade against atomic subsl-
dies with some startling dollars
and cents figures. The average
price of a ton of coal at the
mine last year was $4.56. This
represents the money that is
shared, ultimately, between the
owners of the mines and the
workers. All the costs assumed
by the owners must come out
The chronicle., 1963-10-15
David Lawrence

WASHINGTON - Whenever
President Kennedy completes
his government service, he can
certainly expect to get a fruit
full job as a political writer. 1t
would not be based solely on
his prestige as a former presi-
dent but also on his astute
knowledge of political trends
and fundamentals.
Mr.. Kennedy gave at We'd
nesday's news conference a
good illustration of his perspic-
acity when he placed in proper
perspective all the current talk
about the outcome OF the 1864
election.
The president put his finger
on something which is too often
overlooked - the difference be-
tween the seeming personal
popularity of a candidate and
his real popularity based on ac-
tual achievements in pu lie
office. For it doesn't follow that
a man who is well-liked or
males a spectacular campaign
will necessarily win. In 1920,
for instance, the Democratic
nominee, James M. Cox = who
had served as governor of Ohio
for three terms - was an eX-
cellent public speaker and
made a good appearance on the
stump. In fact, he campaigned
from coast to coast while his
Republican opponent, Sen. War
rem G. Harding, spoke from the
front porch of his home In
Marion, Ohio, and left his resi-
dence only two or three times
for one-day trips to make Spe-
eches. Yet Mr.. Harding won an
overwhelming victory.
The lesson of that campaign
has been emphasized often since
that economic conditions are
paramount. Such issues are re-
Elected as the people vote
against an administration or
party in power. They did this
in 1920 when they voted their
resentment against a disrupted
economy and blamed the DEM
ocratic administration for en-
tering World War | after hav-
ing won the 1916 campaign on
a platform Of peace and pros
perity." The same thing = eco
nomic discomfort - caused the
Hoover defeat in 1882.
President Kennedy rightly
stresses the peace issue as well
as the economic issue, and wise
" points out that it will be
easier to judge the outcome Of
the next presidential campaign
in the summer and autumn OF
1864 than it is today. He said to
his news conference:
II think we ought to make
a judgment on that in 1864. !.
a lot Of these matters we will
have to decide - whether t h e
United States is better off eco
nomically than it was before,
and whether our position in the
world has improved, and wheth-
er our prospects for peace are
making progress at home and
abroad. That is a matter which,
it seems to me, will be argued
very strongly in '64. For ex-
ample, we can't make a judg-
ment about the state Of the eco
nomy in '64. / think if th y
pass our tax bill, we are going
to be able to demonstrate a
very successful, buoyant econo-
The chronicle., 1963-10-15
Sylvia Porter...
Here Is How Proposed Tax Cuts Will Affect
Average Taxpayer; No. 7 In Series Of 10

each casualty as tax deduction.
Again, the new $1OO deuctible rule
would apply to your itemized personal
deductions but not to casualty losses
connected with your business or the
production of income.
On personal casualty loss deductions,
the $1OO deductible rule would apply
to each casualty, not to each item
damaged or destroyed. Say a bad
storm simultaneously cause uninsured
damage of $500 to your house, $500 to
your garage and $4OO to your pesonal
property and car a total of S., ,1O0
You could deduct $1,000 as a casual
ty loss. Only one $1OO would be vast
ed because all the damages resulted
from one casualty.
The $10O floor would apply to each
individual, but a married person fill
ing a joint return would be treated
as one person with his wife. Thus, if
property which you and your wife
own jointly is damaged to the extent
of $500 by casualty, you could
deduct $4Oo on your joint income tax
return. If you filed separate returns,
though, you could deduct total Of
only $500 because the $500 damage
would become a $3.50 loss for each
of you and that loss would be cut
by $100 for each Of you.
If you use your car half for busi-
ness and half for pleasure and suffer
$50 casualty damage in an accident
in 1864, the new rule would permit you
to deuct half, or $45, as casualty
business use of your car. The $45 al
locable to the half personal use of
your car would be nondeductible I'M
der the proposed rule.
Obviously, not all of the 1868 tax
bill is designed to create new tax
breaks for us or to cut our tax rates.
Tomorrow: Reduced tax brakes on life
insurance.
The chronicle., 1963-10-15

sing in general terms the fu-
ture of the racial problem in
America, he declared:
$50 | would say that over
the long run, we are going to
have a mix. This will be true
racially, socially, ethnically,
graphically, and that is really,
finally, the best way"
Critics are beginning to ask
in letters from different parts
Of the country whether Mr..
Kennedy has endorsing the doc
trine of racial intermarriage.
Unquestionably, this kind Of
an issue can be embarrassing
in a political campaign. So
The chronicle., 1963-10-15

MANY state, local and foreign taxes
which millions of us have been ac-
customed to deducting on our income
tax returns as itemized personal ex-
sperses will no longer be deuctible be-
ginning in 1864, if the HouSe-passed
tax bill becomes law.
This list of nondeductible taxes would
include:
State gasoline taxes;
State or local cigarette taxes;
State or local alcoholic beverage tax
s;
Motor vehicle license plates;
Drivers license fees;
Poll taxes;
Admission taxes;
Occupancy taxes;
Transfer taxes.
You still could continue to take ite-
nized personal deductions for sales
taxes, real property taxes, state and
local income taxes and personal prop
erty taxes. But the bill would bar de-
ductions for foreign sales or foreign
personal property taxes starting next
year.
Also any of the taxes which would
be eliminated as your personal de-
ductions next year under the bill still
would be deductible taxes if paid in
connection with your business opera
ton or the production of income.
What might you do in advance of
1864 to limit the impact of these chang
es or. your income tax? Since the taxes
/ listed above may become nondeduc-
tible as personal expenses next year,
you might put in a supply of cigarettes
and beverages this year while the taa-
es are still deuctible.
Or if you are planning to buy license
plates or expecting to get a drivers
license in the next few months, you
might time your moves so that you'll
get the deductions in 1868. If you wait
until 1864, these items are likely to
become nondeuctible.
Under the 1863 tax bill, itemized per-
sonal deductions for casualty losses
would be hit too.
The casualty loss deduction would
not be knocked out entirely as the
taxes listed above would be. But the
casualty loss deduction would be re-
stricted by allowing the loss for each
casualty to be deductible only to the
extent that it exceeds 500 for that
casualty. In brief, the bill would re-
quire you to waste the first $lO0 of
The chronicle., 1963-10-15

We have felt for a long time
that this country would be better
off if Congress discontinued the
United States Information Agency,
directed by Edward R. Murrow,
and dispensed with all its person
nel-Mr. Murrow included, of
course. In all this time we have
found nothing to change that
opinion. In fact, just about every
thing we see regarding USlA
serves to firm up that conclu-
sion.
The Voice of America is seq
ment, subsidiary, branch, depart
ment, agency or some-such OF
USIA. Nobody listens to it except
non-Americans and few citizens
living abroad, according to The
Richmond News Leader and, says
that paper, 'it's apparent from a
series of articles in The Memphis
Commercial Appeal that Ameri-
cans might not recognize their
own Voice"
AS a government agency, the
VOA sets it's own standards which
are defined as follows:
/. VOA will establish itself as
a consistently reliable and author
itative source of news. VOA news
will be accurate, objective, and
comprehensive.
2. VOA will represent Amer
lea, not a single segment Of
America. It will therefore present
a balanced and comprehensive pro-
lection of significant American
thought and institutions.
3. AS an official radio, VOA
will present the policies of the
United States clearly and effec-
lively. VOA will also present re-
sponsible discussions and opinion
on these policies.
"But in reality" The News
Leader goes on, "VOA is merely
a dutiful monotone, sedulously
putting out both information and
misinformation. The exception is
when it gets on the subject OF
race relations. Then it becomes a
strident Kennedy roar.
''In The Commercial Appeals
investigation, VOA officials adj
mitted that their programs were
monitored by no agency, not even
by the State Department. They
The chronicle., 1963-10-15

among all OF which he was
respected and among most Of
which he was loved - which
is essential to producing the
informed, civilized consensus
that is legislation at it's best.
He was, Of course, a Demo-
crat, and loyal one at that.
But he was much more. He
was, at the least end of 1t, a
man Of the Senate and an un.
elected but brilliant legislator
humorous, tolerant, fair but
principled - over and above
any partisan feeling or ideologi-
cal hair-splitting. He had as
many friends among the Repub-
licanS as among the Democrats;
for he played the game in
the Senate on the level and on
the square, and everybody knew
it.
He was, In short, the untitled
intelligence officer of the SEN
ate, as far above a secretary"
in the ordinary meaning Of that
word, as an Army divisional G-2
is above, say, the corporal who
counts the underwear in the
supply room.
Why, then, has Bobby b e en-
"allowed to resign?" Well, 1t
turned out recently that in his
life outside the Senate he had
developed tough and urgent pri-
vate business interests, compli-
cate in nature but wrong
or evil if - and only IF - it
can be established by any trace
Of competent evidence that he
made improper use Of his SEN
ate position to forward those
interests.
The evidence" against him
so far, to the best of my abili-
ty to grasp something that is
rather like a moonbeam in a
dark room, seems to lie in GER
tain accusations made against
him in a civil law suit by an
angry ex-aSSociate. Man filing
lawsuits in businesses quarrels
are not commonly supposed to
be absolutely fair and objective
in what they say. Moreover, the
common American notion is that
a fellow is not deemed guilty,
or otherwise at fault, unless and
until the court itself has made
some such finding.
Bobby, however, has not been
found either guilty 80 of what
ever it is he is supposed to
have done under the vaguely sin
lister but impoSsibly loose term
Of wheeling and dealing" = or
not guilty. He has just been
let 60, without any proper
chance to tell his story to
that full Senate he has served
so long.
It happens that | am very
fond Of the institution Of til e
Senate. But | am just a trifIe
less fond Of it today. I think
a man Of the Senate - even
though not actually a member
deserves a hearing by his
peers before his career is left
in dust and ashes. If he has
done wrong, let him be punish
ed. But do let him h ave his
say.
And I think the Senate WV
where hardly a single member
is innocent of the historic crime
of having outside business in
tereStS' - will regret the man
ner in which it has disposed
Of Robert G. Baker. For this is
the form Of justice expressed
in the phrase verdict first -
evidence later" And this kind
Of justice does not become the
Senate of the United States.
The chronicle., 1963-10-15

head remains at $4.56, this
means that the coal industry
would have to cut production
costs by more than one-half to
stay even with a widely func-
tioning atomic power electric
grid.
The fears of the coal people
could be a little deceptive. AZ
ter all, there aren't many
atomic power electric plants in
existence, and a suspicious Con-
greSs would surely limit th g
supply of money to the Atlnoc
Energy Commission If the pro-
gram began to threaten coal
over large areas. Then. too,
the coal people get their own
small subsidy in the form Of
s6 million a year to support the
Office Of Coal Research.
The chronicle., 1963-10-15
Quirks In The News

IT'S our own fault" muttered the
man to his wife. "If we'd saved our
money during the recession we could
afford to live through this prosperity"
The chronicle., 1963-10-15
ToddY's Scripture

For I desired mercy, and not sac
rifice; and the knowledge of God more
than burnt offerings. - Hosea 6:6.
The chronicle., 1963-10-15

1t is likely that the Democrats
will have their troubles, just as
will the Republicans, and both
candidates will have to demon
strate their agility"
AS for a clark horse" in
1864 on the Republican side
or even a Eight horse" in
which category former vic e
president Nixon is often men
toned = there is no definite
trend as yet. Unless Mr.. Nixon
becomes an active candidate
long in advance Of the national
convention, which seems un-
likely, the Republicans will turn
to him only if a stalemate de-
velopS between Goldwater a n d
Rockefeller forces, with combi-
nations Of ''favorite sons
from various states holding the
balance of power, as often hap
pens in national conventions.
The chronicle., 1963-10-15

Bobby Baker Deserved Better Fate
Than Handed Him By US Senator's

WASHINGTON. = Large and
troubling questions have been
raised around the small, a d
and presently all but friend
less person Of Bobby Baker,
who just involuntarily ended q
years of almost incredibly de-
voted and skillful service to the
United States Senate.
Baker, in the euphemism Of
that cruelest Of all professions,
politics, has been "'allowed to
resign" as secretary to the SEN
ate's Democratic majority,
meaning its principal executive
agent. 1t is a post which can
mean anything or nothing much,
and in his case it has meant
a very great deal, indeed.
For ne happens TO be that
rare human article, an authen-
tic - if rough-diamond - par
liamentary genius. He is, in
fact, far abler than many of
his late senatorial masters, for
all his humble rural South
Carolina background and his
little night-school law degree.
And to his country, to his par
ty, to the Senate and to them,
his late masters, he has contri-
buted much more than the pub
tic can ever possibly know.
For Bobby Baker, now at
less than advanced age Of IS,
came to the Senate as a IA
year-old page boy and remain
ed there to become a tireless and
irreplacable force for decent
legislation decently arrived at.
He did those quiet, endless
chores to bring that under
standing and consent among
contending parties and factions
Evening star., 1963-01-05
Soviet Leader
To Visit Berlin
Khrushchev Trip
Set for January IS

MOSCOW, Jan. 5 APP
Premier Khrushchev will go tC
East Berlin this month for a
Communist Party meeting, Tass
announced last night. This
could herald new Soviet moves
on the Berlin question.
The news agency said Mr.
Khrushchev will head the Soviet
delegation to the sixth congress
of the East German Communist
Party, opening January Is.
In two recent declarations
one to West German Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer, the other tc
the London Daily Express-the
Soviet Premier called for a So
luton Of the Berlin problem
He said a United Nations COM
mand should replace the Allied
occupation forces in West Ber-
lin.
Mr.. Khrushchev has issued nc
new ultimatum recently on Ber-
lin. In July, 1858. he headed the
Soviet delegation to the last
congress of the East German
Party. and four months later
See KHRUSHCHEv, Page AS
Evening star., 1963-01-05

also a former major league
manager, had no complications
and left the hospital early last
week. The two had asked for
rooms directly across from each
ether.
In recent years. Hornsby
had served as batting coach
for the Chicago Cubs and on
Mayor Richard Daley's youth
commission, instructing young
Sters in hitting at city parks
In 1862, Hornsby got back
into the kind of work he liked
best after staying out of base
ball in 1861. Last season, he
started as a coach. tl n -
came a scout for the New York
Nets.
Never a man 10 speak de-
viously, Hornsby-during his
managerial years -- constantly
said what he thought and
rubbed many associates the
wrong way. But he was frank
sincere and honest and his
opinion, If not the way he ex-
pressed ii, was respected.
His managerial peak came
when he piloted the st. Louis
Cardinals TO their first PEN
nant and an upset World Series
triumph over the New York
Yankees in 1926, batting .424
After serving as player-man-
ager with the Boston Braves IN
1929, he came to the Chicago
Cubs in 1929 and was named
manager the following year.
Evening star., 1963-01-05
Chance of Snow
Or Rain Tonight
Forecast in Area

The Washington area viii
get snow or rain tonight OF
tomorrow. the weather fore
caster said today.
Today's sunshine was TO be
followed by increasing cloudi-
ness tonight with the tempera-
ture rising near 40 this after
noon. The mercury is expected
10 drop TO 30 tonight. the
Weather Bureau reported.
There is a chance OF snow
or rain tonight and some
rain or snow is likely for early
Sunday" the forecaster said.
Clearing skies are predicted
for tomorrow afternoon. with
little change IN temperature.
The precipitation viii be
coming In from the Southwest
Yesterdays highest tempera-
ture was 38 at 2 pm. There
were 3 inches Of snow remain
ing on the ground this morn
ing, the Weather Bureau said.
National Airport has measured
1862 inches Of snow so far.
The average snowfall measured
there for a winter is 1879 inches,
Evening star., 1963-01-05
u. N. Broudcusts
To Hungary End

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Jan 5 (AP) Secretary General
U Thant was reported today to
have stopped United Nations
radio broadcasts to Hungary
with the explanation that the
Hungarian question was no
longer on the General Assem-
bly's agenda.
The l4l2-minute broadcasts
in the Hungarian language,
taped here each Thursday and
aired from Geneva the follow
ing Monday, were a reminder OF
the 1856 Hungarian uprising
that was suppressed by Soviet
troops. The broadcasts started
with that revolution and re-
ported U. N. actions that fol-
lowed. Each program was a
summary of U. N. news read by
Emery Kelen, a United States
citizen of Hungarian origin.
Evening star., 1963-01-05
NFL Player DiscIoses
He Took z Lie Tests

CHICAGO. Jan. S (AP).-
The Chicago American reported
today that Rick Casares. Chi
cago Bears fullback. said he
has taken and passed two lie
detector tests in which he denied
ever shaving points or throwing
a National Football League
game.
Disclosure Of the tests, taken
AZ the suggestion OF NIL Of
ficials, one In october, 1861, and
the other 10 days ago, came
amid rumors, smoldering for
months, Of a League scandal
said to involve players Of four
or five clubs.
Casares, 81, said he took the
tests at the suggestion Of the
Bear owner-coach, George
Evening star., 1963-01-05
Repairing Of TeIstar Hailed
As Great Space Age Feat
BY ALTON BLAKESLEE
Associated Press staff Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. S (AP.-
The great new feat of the space
age is a service station operat-
ing from earth.
1t cured Telstar, the ocean,
hopping television satellite, Of
a kind Of brain fever that had
knocked 1t out Of action for six
weeks since November %.
This service station is no or
dinary kind. II is a scientific
laboratory and the keen engi-
neering brains that figured out
what allied Telstar and how TO
get rid of its fever. not unlike
an aspirin relieving a human
fever.
The stupendous thing Is that
IL was done while Telstar
whizzed around the earth out
OF reach at heights Of 592 10 81
sol miles. Telstar even gave
an unexpected assist in It's re-
covery.
Found Right Answers
The story is told by Bell
Telephone Laboratories engi-
neers. They repaired Telstar so
II can again exchange live tele-
vision programs across the At
lantic. They demonstrated
their success yesterday
TelStar was launched July
10, and seized public imagina-
| |tion by beaminR brief television
programs to Europe and back,
| the pioneer of a new means
|of expanding many types OF
communications.
But in November, TelStar
began refusing TO answer COM
mand signals from the ground
TO turn on power TO relay sig
mails.
Then the service station Of