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Evening star., 1963-05-21
President
OF PTA
Speaks Out
By G. X. HODENFIELD
Associated Press Education Writer

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MIAMI BEACH, Fla, May
31.-"PTA members are do
gooders. and proud Of it.
says Mrs. Clifford N. jenkins,
president Of the National
Congress Of Parents and
Teachers.
In o vigorous defense of
the national organization.
and its 47,000 local chapters
which have come under sharp
attack in recent months.
Mrs. jenkins said:
Too many people in the
United States today think it
is naive and unsophisticated
to be Jealous and dedicated
to Q cause.
But PTA workers don't
care what the sophisticated
cynics think. They know that
q better world Ia possible If
we work for 1t. and we are
going to go right on being
do-gooders."
The National Congress Is
holding its 67th annual con-
vention here.
Mrs. jenkins said in an in
terview that PTA do-gooders
In past years has helped
juvenile courts. kindergar-
ten and the school lunch
program. II has helped raise
teachers salaries, insured the
passage Of innumerable
school bond issues. and pro-
vided more than IS million
in scholarships for future
teachers.
And what Of Vice Admiral
H. G. Rickover's comment
that PTA members are. "in-
fernal nuisances" who ought
to be home taking care Of
their husbands?"
IF we have TO be internal
nuisances' to get the things
done we believe in. I guess
we'll go right on being just
that" Mrs. jenkins said.
Mrs. jenkins acknowledged
that some criticism OF the
PTA is valid.
I'VE know" she said. that
among our $1,000 PTAS.
some are bound to be weak
or purposeless or lacking in
backbone to deal with hard
issues.
"Our Job is not TO make
excuses for weakness. our
Job is to strengthen q weak
PTA, to bring everyone up
to the level OF the best.
"And the best are very good
indeed"
Some current do gooder
project being carried out by
local PTAs. Mrs. jenkins
said. include:
A program In Miami 10
help refugee parents from
Cuba learn about adult ed
ucation opportunities and
other community services
available 10 them. The PTA
has published a Spanish Ian
guage booklet telling Cuban
parents how 10 enroll their
children In school and ex-
planning school regulations
and services.
In Maplewood. N. j.. the
PTA works with the Maple
wood community service In
arranging for high Shool
seniors 10 do volunteer work
In 10 community welfare and
recreation agencies.
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CLUB
CALENDAR
TOMORROW

TOMORROW
Silver Spring WOman's
Club-Drama, literature and
welfare groups. tour Of county
parks, meet at 9:l5 am. at
8787 Georgia avenue.
University WOmen's Club
international relations group,
meeting at IL am. at club.
Zonta Club Of Washington
Meeting at 1880 pm. at
YWCA.
American Association Of
University Women - Spring.
field-Annandale branch, lit
erature group. meeting at 9
pm. at the home Of Mrs.
Norman Sohl.
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Temperance
Spring Rally
Is Tomorrow

The Spring Rally Of the
Districts Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will take
place tomorrow beginning at
1890 am.
The event will take place
at the First Congregational
Church with the theme "Di-
mensions in Progress.
Mrs. Harry A. Rothwell is
president of the group and
the main speaker will be DR..
Dale s. Crowley,
Party
The Argo Chapter of B'nai
Birth Women recently gave
a Mothers Day celebration
for over 100 residents Of the
Hebrew Home for the Aged.
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at group rates, which critics say
is too expensive for most Of
The IT'S million people 65 and
over.
DR.. Lowell T. Coggeshall, vice
president of the University of
Chicago, analyzed the controversy
in an address to medical school
graduates.
g. There is no dispute by
either side over the principle that
tax dollars will be spent for med
ical services" DR.. Coggeshall de-
clared. "One side (the admins
tration) believes the social Sc
curity mechanism should be ex-
panded to provide for the partial
payment of illness costs for eld-
erly beneficiaries. The other (rep-
resented by the AMA) bitterly
opposes this method Of financing,
and says general tax funds should
match State tax assistance funds
for the needy older person e.
when we talk about the Kerr
Mills and the King Henderson
bills, we are talking about pro-
posals for dispensing tax dollars.
Actually. the issues are not those
of medicine and the conflicts are
not those of science. The debate
concerns public policy on a social
problem with heavy political over
tones"
The definitions and explana-
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Rely on America

Mr.. de Gaulle heretofore re-
jected the multilateral concept,
arguing that France could not
allow its security TO be in the
hands Of others. In fact, however,
France and all Of Western Europe
must rely on American nuclear
deterrents. Washington would
prefer that Europe drop its nu-
clear plans and devote itself TO
strengthening conventional forces.
Washington strategists believe
a substantial increase In NATO's
ground forces could substantially
reduce the chances-or need-of
a nuclear war. Small national
nuclear forces could touch off a
nuclear war but could not win IT,,
Washington warns. France &C
knowledges this, but feels as long
as II has its own "nukes" II does
not run the risk Of being aban-
doned by the United States. This
is a sort OF sophisticated black
mail.
The Naasu pact, and the drop
ping Of the skybolt project. orig
inally planned 10 bolster Eng
lands soon 10 be obsoelscent
bomber force, touched off a wave
OF indignation among conserya-
tiyes In Britain.
They feel that the decision 10
drop Skybolt was a crude attempt
10 rob Britain OF her own nuclear
force. Frustrated over the Com
mon Market negotiations and the
U MS military action In Katanga,
the Tories are looking for a seape-
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chasing-his-tail quality about it.
1t takes this form:
The IT'S million elderly, bound
by age and the common problem
Of paying medical bills, represent
a growing political bloc. AS such,
they command the attention of
any administration. So they are
a matter of prime concern to
The Kennedy administration,
which says they have to be pro-
tected against exorbitant costs Of
medical care, and proposes this
be done through increased Social
Security taxes, a scheme opposed
by
The American Medical Associa-
ton, which argues that Medicare
AS the administrations King
Anderson bill is known-opens the
door to Government intrusion in
the affairs of hospital and patient,
and doctor and patient, and says
help for those who need it is al
ready provided through
The Kerr-MillS Law, in effect in
"a States, and financed by Fed
eral and State funds. 1t has been
criticized as being as restrictive
as
The private insurance plans
Golden IS, Senior Security, New
York IS, to name a few offering
insurance without medical exami-
nation, with renewal guarantees,
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goat. and the United States is a
convenient one.
Paris. long wary of Britain's
reliance on the United States, has
been guilty chuckling at Lon
don's embarrassment. Mr.. de
Gaulle. however, seems in no
hurry to rush to Britain's side.
Instead. he announced plans to
entertain West German Chancel-
lor Adenauer later this month. In
recent months. France has been
basing its European policies on a
closer rapprochement between
Bonn and Paris-at the expense
of its relations with London and
Washington.
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such visitors as Defense Secre-
tary Mcnamara, no one in Wash
ington seriously expects a vic
tory over the Wet Cong for at
least five years. The best that is
expected Is a slow crumbling of
Wet Cong morale as Saigon gains
more control Of the countryside.
The factors against a quick
victory are obvious-a tough and
experienced foe. backed by North
Wet Nam and Communist China,
a difficult terrain, and poor CO.
ordination between the United
States support" forces and the
South Wet Nam leadership of
President Ngo Dinh Diem. At best,
Ngo is a benevolent dictator; at
worst, an Asian tryrant with a
poor grasp of military problems.
Militarily. the Pentagon will be
able to avoid Dinh Tuongs in the
future, but there seems no reason
for undue optimism In the coming
year when large numbers Of Wet
Cong can operate successfully
only so miles from the capital.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
THE NATIONAL SCENE

Longshoremen's Association, this
talk concerning new legal tools
for the President TO deal with la
Dor disputes which threaten the
national health, welfare and
safety" increased in volume.
With the 88th Congress prepar-
ing TO convene on Wednesday. the
talk will get louder still. II a set
tlement is not reached soon.
Stories emanating from sources
at the winter White House in
Palm Beach state that the ad-
ministration is pondering whether
IL should request new, stiffer legis-
lation TO handle major strike Sit
uations.
And a spokesman for for the
shippers declared on Friday that
Taft Hartley machinery falls
short Of dealing with irresponsible
unions such as the LILA and their
public-be-damne attitude" The
official denied. however. that the
shippers were biding their time In
the hope that Congress would act.
Despite the aforementioned
talk (regarded as threats" by the
union). the chances for congress
sional action are slim. At any
rate, nothing was done In similar
serious labor situations in past
years.
Many Congressman are fired up
while the strike is on. As soon as
II is settled-and they all are,
eventually-the enthusiasm for
new legislation evaporates with re-
markable swiftness. An under
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Possible Probe

As for the New York newspaper
shutdown. the House antitrust
subcommittee announced on Fri
day II would begin investigative
hearings into the matter. probably
next month. for what purpose was
not made clear.
A few hours earlier. a city coun-
Gilman called upon President Ken
nedy TO invoke the Taft-H Hartley
Act so that the printers would be
required TO return 10 work for 80
days while contract negotiations
we're pressed. Federal officials,
however, have taken the position
that a newspaper strike, even in
the largest city, does not threaten
the national health, welfare or
safety"
A Federal mediator suggested
TO the printers, after the publish
ers indicated that they would
make a higher wage-package
offer. that 1t was up TO them 10
make a significant" move 10 end
the strike. The printers rejected
the suggestion. The end OF the
dispute, which is largely over pay,
is not yet In sight.
Evening star., 1963-01-06
THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE

to Mr.. Kennedy. Implicit in the
reply was the statement, Tell me
more about your offer, and per-
haps I can accept the Polaris."
At Palm Beach during the week,
President Kennedy was known to
have said that he expected an
extensive dialogue to ensue be-
tween France and the United
States over this Polaris offer, per-
haps the most important West
ern defense proposal in recent
years.
The offer was made by Mr.
Kennedy following his agreement
with Prime Minister Macmillan
at Nassau. The proposal - along
the lines Of the Nassau Pact
would supply France with Polaris
missiles If France would build the
submarines. manufacture the nu-
clear warheads and then assign
the submarines TO NATO.
Since Britain and France are
both concerned about their own
independent nuclear forces" the
Nassau Pact provides that the
summaries could be used unilat-
orally If a nations supreme in
terest" was at stake.
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The Ability to Poy

How well fixed are the Nations
elderly to absorb medical costs?
The hospital bills are only one
part of exceedingly expensive
care, since the elderly may require
care in nursing homes, at home,
as well as substantial profession
al consultations.
The University of Michigan re-
search center recently reported re-
suits Of a survey into the finan-
cial status of the elderly.
The statistics were interpreted
by the ANA in September as in
dicating that peronS IS and over
are substantially better off on
the average than younger Ameri-
cans"
However, on October IS, the
center reported that "low incomes
are commonly temporary among
younger families and permanent
among the aged" 1t further said
that families whose head is SIS
years old or older, and single in
dividuals over 65 "have substan-
TALLY lower income than younger
families or individuals"
The difference is that the ANA
counted assets, the center incomes.
President-elect DR.. Edward An
mis- of the ANA maintains that
medicare will lower the quality
and availability of hospital serv-
ices throughout our country. 1t
will stand between the patient and
his doctor. It will serve as fore
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tions, claims and counter claims
charges and counter charges,
have befuddled numerous people,
particularly those toward whom
the medical care plans are aimed.
A random survey produces these
comments:
Hasn't there been some talk
that under medicare you'd have
to go to another doctor, not your
own?" asks Mrs. Erna Mensing,
Pewaukee, Wis, a tall, blond
woman appearing much younger
than her 68 years. Il don't care
for the idea of having to pick a
certain doctor"
I'm opposed to medicare," says
Mrs. Marietta Iacullo of Santa
Cruz, Calf, whose husband, Jo-
seph, a 73-year-old retired tool
and die maker, favors it. II don't
think that regardless of financial
need people should get aid. That's
just doling out money. I don't like
this socialiStic stuff"
Mrs. Fred Driebel, so, Of New
Berlin, Wis, explained she was a
Republican but favored medicare.
"The way see it, it's like paying
insurance. I'm employed and pay
social security, so I'd be contrib
uting toward it. 1t works like
Blue Cross, except it wouldn't
cost as much, isn't that SOP"
When it comes to telling one
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most costly skirmishes in the
South Wet Nam guerrilla war.
About 8 o'clock last Wednesday
morning, is United States Army
helicopters began shutting South
Wet Nam troops to a rice paddy
in the marshy province Of Dinh
Tuong, some SO miles southwest
of Saigon.
Despite its proximity to the
South Wet Nam capital. Dinh
Tuong province is a Wet Cong
(Viet Namese Communist) strong
hold. It's rice paddles give oppor-
tune hiding places for these
tough guerrillas. who play a
vicious cat and mouse game with
President Ngo Dinh Diem's South
Wet Namese. On Wednesday, the
South Wet Namese were on
routine hunt, transported by the
Army helicopters.
The choppers-l0 Flying Ba-
mana transports and five UH-l
armored escorts - landed their
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Continued From Page C-I
for nothing. the Chinese assert.
What Peking objects to is the Rus
sian rush to negotiate over Cas-
tro's head-a willingness ito sac
rifice another country's Sover-
eighty as a means Of reaching a
compromise with imperialism"
Peking and Moscow both sup
port the idea of lust wars" wars
Of national liberation, but there
is evidence that the Russians fear
the consequences Of such wars
escalating into nuclear ones more
than the Chinese. Perhaps when
China has its own nuclear bombs,
it will alter its policy. but for the
present, China still claims that
nuclear war will destroy imperial
ism but not communism.
Despite their eloquent defense,
the Chinese find themselves de-
cidedly in the minority In the
Communist world. The more
powerful European parties all sup
port the concept of peaceful CO.
existence and despite Peking's dis
claimer. the West considers China
more bellicose.
The Chinese twice patched up
their quarrels with Moscow in
1857 and 1860 and are again call
ing for a world Communist meet
ing. It is not known whether
Moscow desires 10 reconcile its
"fraternal brothers" It seems as
II personal antagonism between
Mao and Mr.. Khrushchev may be
aggravating the dispute. For the
West. there is nothing to do. ex-
cept TO keep firm but open hand.
In other words, refrain from en-
couraging Soviet, or Chinese, "ad-
venturism" but be willing TO meet
either side halfway II they seem
willing TO compromise sincerely,
Evening star., 1963-01-06

victions Of his which appeal to
the conservatives In the @. o. p.
He did stress again his impa-
tience with the use OF the terms
liberal" and conservative" say
ing:
There is a danger that the
voter may mistake words for sub
stance. panaceas for basic solu-
tions and be deluded by slogans
and labels such as conservative,
liberal and progressive. Life can
be oversimplified-made all black
or all white. Conservative. liberal
and progressive are not mutually
exclusive concepts. There are inn
portant elements OF basic values
In all three"
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Labor:
NeW-LoW Talk

Progress in two major labor
disputes was virtually nom
existent last week as the
dockers' strike headed toward
Its third week and New York
newspapers remained shut
down for the goth day.
Every time a crippling national
strike is resumed after expiration
Of the 80-day Taft-Hartley Act
cooling Off period, and the
walkout drags on despite the best
efforts Of the Federal Mediation
Service, talk OF tough new labor
legislation is heard.
With ports on the East and
Gulf coasts shut down TO Ameri-
can commerce for the i4th day by
the strike Of the international
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Provisions Of Medicare> Congress Hottest Issue

runner of q different system Of
medicine for all Americans"
A doctor who disagrees is DR..
William A. Brooks. New York
psychiatriSt and strong advocate
of medicare. BY ANA estimate
only about 5000 of the Nations
268,775 physicians publicly share
DR.. Brooks point of view. Says
DR.. Brooks:
There is no provision In medi-
care restricting free choice of the
doctor. This is utterly untrue. 1t
is done to frighten people. After
all, patients are very attached to
their doctors and If you tell an
aged lady who is attached to DR..
Jones that medicare will prevent
her from seeing him, she will OPP
pose medicare because she likes
him."
But In the AMA's modernistic
headquarters in Chicago, short
shrift is given such talk.
DR.. F. j. L. Blasingame, execu-
tive vice president, and his top
staff men say interference is en-
tirely possible, and point to a
provision in proposed medicare
legislation defining hospital util-
ization committee"
1t states there should be a COM
mittee composed Of physicians, or
of one or more physicians and
other professional personnel,
which reviews (from the stand
point of the necessity therefor)
admissions into, the duration of
stays in and the services furnished
in such hospital"
I'VE see considerable danger in
this" says DR.. Blasingame. "The
utilization committee is there to
exercise control over costs. If the
cost gets out Of hand, as 1t likely
will, this could be met by cur
failing service or increasing taxes.
The most likely route is curtail-
ing service, and this would mean
that someone would be unable to
get into hospital, someone else
unable to stay as long as neces-
sary, and still someone else un-
able to get full services. Such a
committee could tell a surgeon
that catgut at / cent a foot is
too expensive and that cotton
should be used"
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COntinueu FROM rage C-l
opportunities for all Americans
and for fiscal and moral integrity
In government. Each called for
the cooperation of all elements
Of our society in the building Of
a better future.
Freedom, dignity and oppor-
tunity-the trinity Of liberty-are
inseparable. Every American
has not only the right, but the
duty. 10 participate in shaping
the destiny OF our American So
ciety,' said Mr.. Rockefeller.
II shall encourage. support and
recognize coalitions OF concerned
citizens skilled in the unequaled
tool Of voluntary cooperation. o..
Real human growth and sound
progress are not dispensed from
above but Care) developed within
the roots Of progress by the people
themselves" declared Mr.. Rom
ney.
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Romney Line

As for Mr. Romney. who quoted
Scripture and invoked Gods guild
ance, he seemed 10 be keeping his
eye and mind more firmly on
State matters.
As the first Republican Cover
nor Of Michigan In IA years. he
faces staggering problems. par
ticularly fiscal ones. In addition.
there has been what he called "a
cold war" going on between the
two major parties In the State.
He indicated that he realizes he
must somehow work out q truce
II the substantive problems are
10 be solved
His term as Governor will not
be an easy one and his future In
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The Trap

In the past, the Wet Cong had
panicked on spotting the whirly-
birds, but this time, they coolly
laid a trap. Once all the South
Wet Namese were deposited, they
opened a deadly barrage from
concealed positions.
BY the time the firing stopped,
five helicopters were knocked out,
three Americans were killed, and
six wounded. In addition, 25
South Wet Namese were dead,
and 100 wounded. 1t is not known
how many Wet Cong died. They
rarely leave their dead behind. So
far, "a Americans have been killed
in combat in South Wet Nam.
The incident pointed up the fact
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MiddIe-of-Ro

Neither Governor was very spe-
cific In terms OF State programs
he would advance. Both spoke in
middle-of-the-road terms that re-
minded some observers Of the
moderate philosophical utterances
OF Dwight ID. Eisenhower.
Perhaps Gov Rockefeller. who
is considered too liberal by some
Republicans, was making a spe-
cial point TO emphasize those con-
Evening star., 1963-01-06
The West:
W0ryFronce

President de Gaulle replied TO
President Kennedy's offer 10
furnish France with POlaris
missiles as part OF a NAT0
multilateral force. Reportedly,
Mr.. de Gaulle's answer was
noncOmmittal.
For the moment" a French
official said last week. "there is
no decision 10 take. France at
present possesses neither atomic
submarines nor nuclear warheads
Thus the Polaris missile does not
interest us at the present time.
The American offer does not APP
pear TO have immediate applica-
ton"
This apparently was the Rist Of
the letter President de Gaulle sent