davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-11
Garden Gate loses First
American League Wins

The annual July 4th All-Star game between opposing
leagues of the midget division, RBBA ended in 1919
tory for the American League The National League took
early lead when in the second inning Steve Payne of
r. L. Smith trped driving in Ted Venstra and Phil Funk
both of Meadowbrook on base with walks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-11
Faces College Inn
Leaders In East

Out of the kettle and into the pot That must be the
feeling of the Rockville baseball team the weekend ap
proaches After escaping last weeks big doubeheader with
possession of undspued first place in the West Rockville
this weekend travels to College Park for twin bill with
College Inn, 1872 leaders of the East
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-11

in this game as did John Peli.
cano and Gary Martin. One of
Martins hits was a triple and
Pelicano included a double in
his output.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-11

teammates backed up his fine
hurting performance by slam
ming out Is hits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-11
AS
A Matter
OF
FACT
Nv = =

How Much Is a Point" In
Market Reports?
In the United States stock
market reports, one point
usually means one dollar
share. The value of a point,
however, varies according to
the commodity in question.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-11
BY J. L.
"Jerry'' King

When is the Longest Day In
the Year?
About ninety-nine percent OF
the people say June 21st;
however, this is only the ap.
proximate date. Under our
present calendar, the longest
day may be either June Dist
or 22nd, depending on the
summer and winter solstices.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-11

his output.
Evening star., 1963-05-10

We heartily applaud the decision of
Maryland Representatives SickleS and
Lankford to break with the Democratic
leadership Of the State and sign the
petitions for a referendum on the new
Maryland congressional redistricting act.
This is an infamous law which preserves
most Of the inequitieS of population dis
tribution among the old districts, and
ought to be wiped off the books. The
fact that Mr.. Lankford and Mr.. Sickles
Joined this crusade serves the useful pur-
pose OF calling attention to the petitions.
All the same, some of the high
sounding statements of principle which
they have voiced in announcing their
action should not be taken without a
grain of salt.
Mr.. Lankford, for example, says he
Is bowling to the will of the people even
though the new plan would give him
some relief" And that is true II he
interprets relief" in terms of reducing
the constituency Of his present out
sized six-county district to only four
counties. AS some astute observers have
pointed out, however, one of these new
four is traditionally Republican Carroll
County, with which the Democratic Mr..
Lankford has not had to cope previously.
And on top Of that, all three Of the
counties which would be stripped from
his present district are strongly DEM
ocratic.
Mr.. Sickles, for his part, says that
the Maryland Legislature plan would
create such IAN ideal district" in which
a Democrat like himself could run that
he feels kind Of sad" In opposing it.
Wiping away his tears, however, Mr..
Sickles says he does not believe the plan
carries out the wishes expressed by the
voters in rejecting similarly inadequate
redistricting plan previously, and, be
cause Of that, 1t should not be allowed
to stand"
All this, OF course, is the essence Of
politics. The fact is that strong breeze
Of public opinion is blowing against the
Tawes redistricting plan. And II Mr..
Sickles and Mr.. Lankford did not have
the good political sense to bend with 1t,
neither would be where he Is today.
Evening star., 1963-05-10
Bad News From Brazil

To put 1t mildly, 1t Is disheartening
to learn that the Brazilian government
is backing away from its anti-inflation
program. This program constitutes one
OF the conditions on which our country,
in negotiations completed little more
than month ago, has agreed to lend
nearly S400 million to Brazil over the
next two years But now the question is
whether President Goulart's regime has
not already violated the agreement and
hence invalidated It.
At any rate, the regime has Yield
ed to demands for a so per cent increase
In military and civil service wages, and
there are some indications -as The
Stars George Sherman has reported
In his series on the troubled Alliance
for Progress-that 1t is so politically
intimidated that 1t many assent to even
a 10 per cent increase. In the words
of one OF Rio de Janeiro's more sub
stantial newspapers, Mr.. Goulart APP
parently docs not feel he has the polit-
ical strength to fulfill his commitment
TO carry out program to contain in
flation."
It need hardly be added, OF course,
that II this is the fact of the matter,
II the Goulart government is willing to
Evening star., 1963-05-10
Break in the Loq-Jom

The agreement of the House District
Committee to participate In Joint sub
committee hearings with the Senate on
District of Columbia revenue proposals,
possibly starting next week, is good news
for two reasons. First, while views differ
on the amounts and means Of raising
additional funds, there is no dispute that
the need Is a critical one. Secondly, 1t
will be very difficult for the congress
sional appropriations committees to ap-
prove sound city budget for next year
until they know precisely how much
money will be available to be spent.
For the latter reason, Chairman
hatcher of the House District Appro-
priatlons Subcommittee has deliberately
delayed the start of budget hearings.
With time now factor, however, he has
scheduled these hearings to open May
81. Unfortunately, there is no practical
chance that the revenue picture will be
clarified by that date. But there is every
reason to hope that the essential facts
will be in before action on the budget is
completed.
The credit for breaking the log-jam
on the revenue hearings belongs to Rep
resentative Mcmillan. We are not unduly
disturbed at this point, moreover, by
Mr.. McNIillan's insistence that specific
proposals for local tax-increase legisla-
tion be excluded from the revenue Ses-
sions. Personally" he says, II think
that the people in the District are paying
all the taxes they should pay" His belief
is that sufficient revenues to meet the
needs Of the city will be forthcoming
through increases in the Federal pay
ment and through new authorization
for loans.
If this proves to be the case, fine!
The hearings will develop the facts. And
in any event, the discussion Of the over
all fiscal dilemma Of the city inevitably
will get around to the question Of taxa
ton. We have faith that the responsible
members Of the House and the Senate
who viii conduct the Joint hearings
will be appalled, by the utter inadequacy
of the present revenue structure, when
they learn the full facts, Just as the
Commissioners and citizen leaders Of
the community already are appalled,.
The greatest danger in the situation,
which now seems to have been overcome,
was the threat that differences over
procedure might have delayed indefi-
nitely the chance to discuss and deter
mine these issues.
Evening star., 1963-05-10
Whot,s the Rush?

The haste with which Gov. Tawes
now finds he must act In awarding an
AsSateague Island bridge contract defies
logical explanation. For years, Mary
lands has dallied over the proposition,
but now that the Interior Department
has requested delay for study of park
plans affecting many generations, Gov.
Tawes cannot wait even a few more
months.
An Ill conceived bridge at this
point could very possibly destroy In
terior's plan for turning the 33-mile
strip into a recreational garden spot.
Even If Worcester County agrees to
postpone private development on the
island, the bridge would send land
values rocketing, and make public acqui-
sition more difficult. And as presently
designed, two-lane bridge would be
completely inadequate to meet the re-
quirements of Federal playground.
None of the excuses for rushing
ahead with the bridge will hold water.
Gov. TaweS says the authorization to
use $500,000 Of State funds will be lost
after June /. But what is to prevent
the legislature from enacting a new
bill in conjunction with the Federal
plans?
The Legislative Council has Just
scheduled a public hearing of the
Budget and Finance Committee on
June 4. 1t will give all parties a chance
to be heard-advocate of the Federal
park, proposed State park and private
builders. 1t offers the first opportunity
to work out sensible agreement which,
we believe, should lead to the Federally-
developed parkland Gov. Tawes should
await the public hearing, and let the
people decide a question of lasting
interest to all.
Evening star., 1963-05-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR
If Bridegroom Is Doomed, Who Is G. O. P's Best Man?

The remarriage Of Rookie
feller should clearly eliminate
him from any further con-
sideration for the Republican
presidential nomination In
1864. His action has alienated
many groups of people, par
ticularly women, Rom a n
Catholics, and traditionalist
ProteStants. No man who Is
seriously thinking Of running
for President can dare to lose
such blocs of voters. Rookie
feller doubtlessly knows this,
indicating that he will prob
ably not toss his hat into the
ring next year.
The effective withdrawal
of their leader from the pres
idential race has created
something of a crisis for
G. o. p. liberals. However,
most of them have proved
themselves equal to the chal-
lenge, by transferring their
allegiances to Michigan's
Gov. Romney. Thus, the
country is now undergoing a
massive publicity campaign
to promote him as the best
man" to win the 1864 nomi-
nation. The same arguments
hitherto used to boost Rocke-
feller are being used to boost
Romney, and they are used
by the same people. They say
that only a moderate lib.
eral" can attract sufficient
votes from independents and
Democrats to defeat Ken
nedy. They say that the
G. o. P. must nominate q
candidate from one Of the
big urban States to win the
electoral votes of other such
States. They say that only
a man with appeal to mi
nority groups can win the
election. Once upon a time
they said only Rockefeller
fulfilled these criteria, but.
for the moment at least, they
say only Romney does.
Unfortunately for the
modern" Republicans, their
analysis overlooks one crucial
fact: Whatever appeal that
Romney may have to inde-
pendents, city dwellers, or
minority groups can be
Evening star., 1963-05-10
THE PASSING SCENE
Changing Rockefeller Picture
BY WILLIAM S. WHITE

II the President could 60 into
the 1864 campaign with q
standoff or better in Dixie
which he probably could do
with Gov. Rockefeller as his
opponent even granting
Southern resentment at the
administration as the civil
rights struggle goes on--the
position from the Democratic
viewpoint would be most
healthy.
In such circumStances-so
has run the reasoning Of
some very realistic DEM
ocratic pros-the President
could contest Gov. Rocke-
feller north o Of the Mason
Dixon line with better than
even prospects. This forecast,
for example, adopts the as
sumption that the President
could beat the Governor even
in his home State Of New
York.
Odds Against Him
II, however. Gov. Rookie
feller is not to be nominated,
all bets are off. and all this
logic is out the window. The
crucial question thus be-
comes: Will he in fact be
denied nomination? This COL
umnist has never enjoyed
discussing the private lives
of public men, in the belief
that a mans domestic af-
fairs, like his religion, ought
to be his own business. Can
did discussion, however, has
become absolutely necessary,
because of the turn of events.
The odds on Gov. Rookie
feller's nomination have al
tered, since his remarriage,
from about 55-45 for to at
lease 60-40 against. Brave
statements from G. o. P.
leaders that Rocky hasn't
been hurt" are understand
able. They reflect q decent
party loyalty and a kindly
reluctance to pass judgment
on the private affairs Of a
fellow politician.
But such statements are
also complete nonsense in
this world Of reality. If, in
the pungently telling phrase
of Frank Commit of the
Hearst papers. Gov. Rookie
feller is not now actually
''in Deadsville," he is surely
on the way down and not up,
so far as any 1864 presiden-
tial nomination may be con-
cerned.
Indeed, it is not too poor
a bet that he will, upon re-
Election, not seriously con-
tend for it at all next year.
copyright, 1o0S)
Evening star., 1963-05-10

particularly to the young
people who seek guidance in
fixing their own standards
and in molding their own
lives.
The fundamental institu-
ton on which this Nation
has grown great, and re-
mained decent. has been the
family.
Decent people who believe
that loyalty to ones own
family and the integrity of
solemn promises are impor-
tant standards of conduct
will not want to present him
to the Nation and the world
as the symbol of what the
United States stands for and
believes in.
Laurence H. Eldredge,
Philadelphia.
While 1t is true Empire
Staters returned Mr.. Rookie
feller to Albany by a credita-
BILE margin of votes, is 1t
probable that NiidweSterners
will take the same broad
minded view of a divorced
candidate who has married
q divorce? In the region
known as Americas Bible
Belt" the enduring quality
of marriage vows tends to be
regarded with considerably
more concern.
These good but rather
strait-laced folk from the
prairies are Just about recov-
ering from the shock Of
seeing a non-Protestant oc-
cupying the premises on
Pennsylvania avenue, a situ-
alton they were certain would
be fraught with disaster.
While ours has been termed
the jet age, perhaps we over
estimate the willingness Of
many Americans to accept
change. In the matter Of the
Republican choice for Presi-
dent, a reminder Of this kind
does not seem amiss, partic-
ularly when 30 gifted an in
dividual as George Romney
stands ready, qualified and
willing to be nominated.
Thomas G. MOrgansen,
jackson Heights, N. Y.
Evening star., 1963-05-10
Presidential Finqer

President Kennedy has demonstrat-
ed once again that, for all his wealth
and high position, he still has the COM
mon touch-espe when it concerns
the irritating little calamities of daily
life that afflict all us voters.
Not for him the intricate throm-
boses and obscure inflammations that
the average man can neither understand
nor afford. Mr.. Kennedy throws his
back out planting shrub, catches
common head cold-or, In the most
recent case, cuts his finger while slicing
bread.
Is there a man alive who hasn't
wrenched muscle digging up bulbs, suf-
fered the throbbing agony of a clogged
sinus, or stabbed himself trying to whit
tie off uniformly thick slice Of fresh,
spongy, vitamin- bread?
These are Affections anyone can
identify with, and 1t shouldn't be too
long before the Republicans pick up
the idea.
Senator Goldwater will show up at
press conference with little bits of
tissue paper stuck here and there on his
chin, explaining that he nicked himself
shaving.
Not to be outdone, Governor Rookie
feller will hobble into a women's club
luncheon on crutches and claim he
slipped on roller skate while getting
one Of the children a glass of water the
night before.
It could be pretty bloody campaign.
Evening star., 1963-05-10

NO, ] am not Lne WlIe o1
the policeman who was shot
last week. In fact, / have
never met her, yet I know
her. Each day you see your
husband go out to do a job
that is hazardous, yet you
accept it because he likes his
work and you learn to live
with it. In time, / believe
most policemen's wives be-
come part policeman them
selves. Through osmosis you
become part of this cat-and-
mouse game by simply an
swering the phone at home.
which sometimes becomes a
"sub-station," taking calls
and messages from very dedi-
Gated fellow officers and re-
sponsible citizens at all hours
of the day and night.
Policemen are regarded by
the general public, l believe,
in much the same manner as
tax collectors. They represent
the threat Of the "radar
trap" that might catch us
when we are in a hurry to
get to and from work. Per-
haps II you knew the other
side Of this man you might
change your perspective.
Who am I that / feel quail
fled to speak? I, too, am a
policeman's wife.
Let me tell you something
about one policeman as seen
by his wife, and ! feel sure
my observance is representa-
tive Of many other wives. My
husband has been o police
man for approximately 10
years and has run the gamut
from traffic to detective, par
ticipating in Just about every
phase OF police work.
Like most police families,
we are told about every i'll
functioning traffic light.
minor traffic violation and a
suspected crooked cop" in
the community by neighbors,
relatives and "frierds." ! use
the word friends" cautiously.
because time and experience
seem TO make policemen a
bit skeptical about accepting
those claiming TO be friends
since they are never too sure
who is honestly their friend
and who befriends them sim
ply TO be on the good side
OF the law" In case they get
In trouble. Thus policemen
become a closely knit group.
The general public, ! feel
certain, is unaware OF the
countless hours that many
Evening star., 1963-05-10

@. How many people died
from the Black Death2-N. j.
A. The Black Death, a
cycle OF epidemics which
swept across Asia and Europe
in the l4th century. Is re-
ported to have caused l3
million deaths In China and
"a million elsewhere In the
East. In London, 100000 per-
sons died; oxford lost 25 OF
her academic community.
One authority estimates that
"a OF Europe's populatioc. or
25 million persons. died In
the epidemicS The plague
was cayec Black Death be-
cause Of the black spots that
appeared on the diseased
cody. Usually. the victim died
In 2 or 3 days. sometimes Ia
one.
Evening star., 1963-05-10

Two seemingly unrelated
circumstances - Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller's remarriage and
the recurring Southern racial
tragedy now centered on Al
abama-have made an odd
but profoundly real Joint po-
litical explosion. 1t is casting
fallout all over the national
landscape.
Both-the undeniable
weakening Of Gov. Rockefel-
ler's position now as a 1864
Republican presidential aspi-
rant and the troubles in Ala
bama-are bad news to Pres
ident Kennedy. This is so
because both, in fact, are
connected in political mean
ing, though in no other.
For months. some Of the
Presidents most acute ad-
visers have been actually
hoping not for Gov. Rookie
feller's rejection by the Re-
publican National Convention
but rather for his nomina-
tion. Their belief has been
that any other Republican
choice - and this would 60
double for Senator Barry
Goldwater Of Arizona-would
give the President incompar-
ably more difficulty In the
South and part Of the West
than Gov. Rockefeller, him.
self.
Indeed, 1t has long been
assumed among some Dem
ocratic leaders that the Gov
ernor as the G. o. P. nominee
alone could save the South
for Mr.. Kennedy. In the
early days Judgment of many
able politicians, and in the
opinion also of this colum-
mist, for whatever it might
be worth, Senator Goldwater
could carry the bulk Of the
South against Mr.. Kennedy,
and possibly all Of it. Any
one Of the other present
G. o. P. possibilities, includ-
ing Cows. George Romney of
Michigan and William Scran-
ton of Pennsylvania, would
be feared in this area by the
Kennedy people, If only as
an unknown quantity.
Views on South Harder"
Gov. Rockefeller as the
Republican challenger would
tend to "vaccinate the Presi-
dent in the South" as they
say in the political trade.
simply because the Gov
ernor's own views on civil
rights are far harder" than
those of Mr.. Kennedy,
Now, Of course, the South
does not make a presidential
election. But it helps. And
Evening star., 1963-05-10
Reflections of q PoIicemon's Wife

efforts Of many In positions
of responsibility in our coun-
try, the widow will get q de-
cent pension and will not
have to rely on q collection
taken up by policemen and
their families to keep her
financially on her feet. My
plea is for more policemen,
even though 1t might mean
a little extra taxes. IRE
member policemen pay taxes,
tooD Had there been an
other policeman in Officer
Steinat's patrol car, possibly
this tragedy might never
have occurred.
1t is my deep conviction,
based on what ! have seen,
that police work is a noble
profession. There are many
fine, dedicated and qualified
men In this field, Of which
Officer Steinat was a good
example. Should responsible
citizens not put forth a little
more positive effort to pro-
vide for realistic police facili-
ties for a community Of our
size, even II 1t takes an extra
squeeze" Of our pocket
books2 Is II unreasonable to
ask that we be given more
policemen for such q rapid
ly growing county, at least
enough so that during the
night hour shifts two men
can ride In a car? Is II un-
reasonable that a man be
paid a decent wage and not
be required TO work an extra
job TO support his family,
since the Job he performs as
a policeman often requires
more time than the regularly
scheduled work hours2
/ ask that you give these
matters serious considera-
tion. In the name Of officer
Steinat's family and all
others who may have been
In their position In the past,
as well as those faced with
such a possibility In the fu-
ture, I ask that rather than
shedding a tear today for
them you make some posi-
tive efforts as citizens
through your citizens associ-
ations and county commits
sioners TO lend support to
those things necessary TO en-
large our law enforcement fa-
cilities In keeping with the
expanding population Of our
county. Perhaps II this is
done. Officer Steinart's death
will not have been In vain.
Mrs. Blair L. Montgomery.
Evening star., 1963-05-10

policemen put in on overtime
without compensation to
make our community a safer
place for ourselves and our
children. An example I can
give of this is a l20-hour
work-week that my husband
put in about a month ego in
which he and his fellow Off
GERS, including many from
other departments In the
area, were able to put a halt
to a group of well-organized
criminals.
I wonder II those citizens
shaken by the recent tragic
death Of officer Steinat are
not some Of the same who
voice cries Of indignation
when a policeman is required
to kill a criminal in the line
Of duty. Does anyone take
time out to think Of the emo
tional effect on a decent man
whose work has required him
to take another life?
How many Of us can say
we honestly respond to our
civic responsibilities to the
degree we expect our police
men to respond? One point
of consideration might be
citizens reactions TO summons
for jury duty when serving
on a jury means no loss OF
salary to them. Just incon-
venience. Are you aware OF
the countless hours a police
man is required TO spend In
court, much OF II on his off
duty time without compen-
sation2 Often these police
men are spending hours in
court when they feel they
should really be out working
an extra Job TO support their
families. I think these points
are worth a thought.
Perhaps this is untimely, but
/ think not. Perhaps II is the
only time someone such as
myself will have the oppor-
tunity TO speak for those in
volved in law enforcement
and be heard. II ! am heard,
II is a tragic thing indeed
that II takes a mans life TO
make what / have TO say ac-
ceptable TO public attention.
1t Is a shame that so many
OF the citizens OF cur COM
munity who shed a tear for
the pregnant widow and
three small children left by
a policeman's death in the
line OF duty. yet take no time
for positive action 10 prevent
such a thing from happening.
Thank God that through the