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Evening star., 1963-04-01
Where the Victor?

Judging from the censored tran
script Of his February testimony on
Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Nc
Namara has given an altogether reas-
suring, but obviously optimistic, ac-
count Of the Kennedy Administrations
stewardship of our national security.
Summed up, with considerable over
Simplification, his views seem to amount
to this: The United States is already
In the process Of winning the cold war,
and 1t should be able to achieve a
definitive victory without having to
pass through the unimaginably CHASTITY
experience of an all-out nuclear test
of arms with the Soviet Union.
OF course, as the embattled Mr.
Mcnamara has indicated, such a war
is still possible, and our country-as
demonstrated by the American-Soviet
conformation over Cuba-iS quite ready
to risk it. More than that, as the Sec
retary has told the House Defense
Appropriations Subcommittee, our Gov
ernment, while hoping for the best, is
preparing for the worst by undertak-
ing a program designed to maintain
our present atomic-hydrogen superiority
and more than triple the number Of
nuclear weapons in our alert forces
the weapons that we could bring to bear
against an attacker, literally within a
matter of minutes"
In saying this, however, Mr.. Nc
Namara has also been at pains to en-
phaSize that the United States and the
Soviet Union, in terms of the annihila-
ton they can heap on each other, are
moving toward point Of mutual de-
terrence" without precedent in history.
Indeed, the prospect is grim and grisly
beyond anything imagined before the
splitting of the atom. True, as far as
magnitudeS of destruction are con-
cerned, there is little doubt that we are
now equipped to unleash on the Rus
slams double or triple the devastation
they can unleash on u.s. But the fact
remains that all Americans would suffer
horribly in the event of a nuclear and
thermonuclear exchange with the USSR.
Hence, although Americas will to
resist and to fight must not be para
lyzed or vitiated by the terrifying
potentialities of atomic hydrogen weap-
onS, we must make haste slowly, we
must proceed with caution, in dealing
with all international challenges in
volving the threat Of nuclear war AS
Mr.. Mcnamara has put it, Our objec-
tive is defeat of the Communists. I do
not believe we can achieve that victory
in a strategic nuclear war"-a war that
would be indeScribably devastating to
our Nation, even if doubly or triply
more terrible for the Russians.
All of which brings us once again
to the conclusion that war in this day
and age-aSSuming that nuclear and
thermonculear weapons would be used
without quarter or conscience-has be-
come obsolete except as a desperate
last resort. Certainly, with everybody
dead or dying, or in absolute social
agony after such a conflict, where
would the victor be on either side? That
is the question implicit in Mr.. Nc
Namara's testimony. If the Russians
have the same view, one may still hope
for decent and enduring peace.
Evening star., 1963-04-01
COURTROOM WARRIOR;

COURTROOM w ARR 10 r;
The COmbative Career Of
William Travers Jerome.
BY Richard O'Connor. Il
lus., 342 PIP. Little, Brown
& Co.; $3.50
In the first decade of the
goth century. a fiery New
York County district at
torney caught the public's
fancy with theatrical prose-
cutions of dramatic murder
and gambling cases. The DA
was William Travers Jerome,
the subject of a new biog-
raphy by Richard O'Connor.
The basic facts are simple.
Jerome (l859 193D began
his public career as counsel
to a legislative committee in
VeStigating some Of the more
malodorous practices Of
Tammany Hall.
His methods were some
thing less than polite. Mr..
O'Connor quotes Lincoln Stef-
fens: HE bargained with his
witnesses used police
methods He could send
them to prison, he could let
them go, he could compro-
mise, according as they told
the truth and gave away the
system and their colleagues.
So he threatened, he traded;
he fought, as l afterwards
saw other investigators fight
the devil with fire."
In 1894, Jerome was ap-
pointed to the Court of Spe-
cial Sessions. a criminal
court. linen, IN l9Ol ne De-
came district attorney OF
New York County.
WHILE JEROME was
bustling about producing
such glorious courtroom dra-
mas as the Thaw murder
trial. magnificent financial
manipulations we're looting
important parts Of the city's
transit system.
Jerome's opponents found
that in matters OF this sort
his prosecuting zeal seemed
strangely dimmed. General
Sessions Judge Otto A.
Rosalsky complained: "The
district attorney conducted
his examination Of Thomas
Fortune Ryan Zone OF the
chief alleged culpritsl before
the grand jury so as 10 In
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used IL
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condensd-
ton. Those not used DiH be
returned only Dhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1963-04-01

The most vehement attack
upon Congress as an insti-
tuition since the first Roose-
welt New Deal - when for a
time it seemed that the Just
and constitutional powers of
the national legislature
might be forever destroyed
is now being mounted.
The old assault of the
Thirties was led by a Presi-
dent, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
who wanted to have it all
his own way. all at once.
There was some small color
Of justification then. For the
country was in a massive and
malignant depression in
which 1t appeared to some
good men who were too much
afraid and too much in a
hurry that the alternative
to a thoroughly cowed and
docile Congress might be
mobs in the streets.
For the new assault of the
Sixties there is no justifica-
ton whatever, save the self
justification Of unreasonably
demanding pressure groups
which see in Congress con-
stitutional right to reject
their proposals simply some
evil denial of what, in their
own minds alone, is best for
the Republic.
Left Leadership
This new assault Of the
Sixties upon the last home
of representative government,
Congress, is being led by a
combination of left-wing G
men and forces, almost all
of them Democratic and
some of them actually mem
bers of Congress.
Their objective Of all OBJ
jectives is to pressure the
present Democratic Presi-
dent, John F. Kennedy, to
join them in discrediting the
actions, the procedures and
sometimes even the motives
Of a currently Democratic
Congress.
These forces have, in every
instance, two things in COM
mon.
In two years Of the Ken
nedy administration their
legislative desires have re-
peatedly been frustrated by
their own simple inability to
marshal an effective major
ity for them.
And in two years Of the
Kennedy administration they
have repeatedly been unable
to force Congress to agree to
change itself and its proce-
dures in such a way as to
forward the adoption Of
those desires over the mani
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by 1870, unless we are sue
cessful (in Geneva, there
may be 10 nuclear powers
instead of 4, and by 1875,
Is or 90" Will we be then
willing to trust the Egyp-
tians, Indians, East Ger
mans, Poles. Canadians, Gu
bans, japanese, etc.2
Dorothy Bernstein
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@. In speech, what Is a
pleonasm2-F. j.
A. The repetition involved
In such phrases as "The
teacher, she " or MY
cousin. he /" is called
pleonasm. The use OF two
words for the same gram
matical function is common
In childrens speech and in
collouuial English. and Is oc-
casionally used in writing for
emphasis. Use Of an unneces-
saiy word is called pleonasm
II omission Of the word would
leave the meaning intact.
the general use OF more words
than are needed TO express
an idea is called redundancy
or verbosity.
Evening star., 1963-04-01
Gay 'o0s VS.. SeM SOS

A thesis by an education
professor sees rock n roll as
a source Of recognition and
understanding for the more
mediocre class of youngsters
who can identify with and
aspire to the success Of sim
ilarly mediocre singers who,
like themselves, have no tai
ent. I have no quarrel with
this, but I see it coming
smack up against the basic
tenet Of human nature to
desire most strongly the un-
attainable. It would seem
that we have reached the
zenith Of futility when
youthful dreams no longer
soar.
The history and meaning
of any civilization can al
ways be seen in its popular
entertainment. The professor
sees no rampant sexuality in
R&R, rather, an intense
longing to find a One and
Only. True, but today's songs
are concerned with one fu-
tile moment in a love affair.
The loved one has always
just returned the ring, taken
an unexplained shine to an
other, or gone to jail. The
implication is always that of
utter hopelessness, despair, a
picture Of a life ruled by a
cruel, unseen Fate. All is
plotleSs. meaningless and no
lesson is learned.
My hobby is collecting
Gay '90s songs. Those songs
often told tragic stories, too,
but they were stories, ap-
pealing to commonplace but
deep-rooted emotions. They
contained a moral, a COM
mentary. an attempt to an
swer the questions they
raised. After the Ball" is
the story of a man who suf-
fers a life Of loneliness be-
cause he jumped at conclu-
sions when he saw his sweet
heart in the arms of another
man-her long-lost brother.
A Bird in a Gilded Cage"
pictures the empty life of a
girl who marries a rich old
man. Isn't this better for
youngsters than suggestive
bleatingS about sugar dad
dies?
The professor finds no ex-
ceSsive lust in R&R lyrics.
Naturally not. The sensual
rhythms supply more than
enough. The Lyrics" are US
ually punctuated by blood
curdling screams and groans
so l imagine the author must
have labored under a dearth
OF research material in that
area.
I do not suggest that i'm
morality was lacking in the
10th century but 1 do say
that heroes and general ex-
cellence were abundant. The
fabulous actress. Lille Lang
try, had an illegitimate child,
but at least she had it by
the Prince Of Wales instead
OF Mack the Knife. Sir
Harry Lauder really couldn't
sing but he had a matchless
stage presence and captivat-
ing personality. Above all.
the individual felt that he
had a hand in shaping his
destiny. Girls Of today would
do well to be bombarded with
such musical advice as "She's
More To Be Pitied Than
Censured" but "She NAV
Have Seen Better Days" so
Wait Til The Sun Shines.
Nellie" or you may be the
subject OF "A Letter Edged
In Black"
Florence King.
Evening star., 1963-04-01

tionary OF Mysticism" de-
fines the word Imaguncula
as meaning "an image made
OF clay. wax. wood. etc, used
by practitioners Of black ma
Ric, witchcraft. and sorcery."
The plural is Imagunculae.
Q. What was the name OF
the United States community
that changed It's name 70
Lidice In protest against Ger
man destruction OF the
Csechoslovakian village of
that name?--T. X.
A. on Sunday. July u.
1912, Stern Park Gardens, a
new public housing project
near Joliet, ILL.,. was re-
named Lidice for the village
that had been razed by the
Germans on June 10. About
$4,000 persons attended the
dedication OF a monument In
memory Of the people OF
Lidice.
Evening star., 1963-04-01
Fairfax Spokesman

of Supervisors has appointed
itself, town council members
of Vienna, Herndon and Cliff
ton, and l6 citizens to a COM
mittee to seek a solution to
annexation and related prob
lens which might be accept
able to the Virginia General
Assembly.
There is no doubt that the
county needs governmental
reforms and is more likely to
obtain them if 1t can present
a unified front before State
legislative bodies. But the
public should not be misled
by the fact that the board
named l3 Of the 16 citizens
as members Of civic, business
and political groups, and who
are identified by the press as
representatives" Of these
groups. Actually, at least
three Of the major organiza-
tions which allegedly are rep
resented on the new commit
tee were not consulted as to
whether they would appoint
a representative, and the
board did not appoint the
first choice Of at least two
other groups which we're con-
suited.
Selection Of the new COM
mittee on the basis of organ
ization affiliation may lend
prestige, but let there be no
illusion about using the or
ganization's name in this
manner. especially without
its consent. No one can COM
nit official organizations in
advance to support specific
proposals which the commit
tee may make. They must re-
serve the right to study the
report when it is filed and
to act independently on it.
Any citizen serving on the
new committee, therefore,
is doing so as an individual
only, whether identified with
a group or as a citizen at
large. This is especially true
of those named to repre-
sent" long defunct study
committees (the 1850 Good
Government Committee, the
1857 Growth Research Com
mittee and the Charter Sub
committee Of the 1858 Ur-
ban County Commission).
The new committee in
cludes outstanding citizens
who are capable Of doing an
excellent technical job. But
it Is in the anomalous posi-
ton OF having among its
members the very people 1t is
supposed to advise-the su-
pervisors themselves. II the
supervisors are looking for
expert advice from an inde-
pendent group Of specialists
with varied background and
experience. their own pres
ence will not facilitate inde-
pendent deliberations of the
committees citizen members
among themselves.
This Is an official commit
tee. AS such, 1t must be care
fully distinguished from
grassroots committees or
ganized. composed Of and
controlled by citizens. Its
existence may help to crys-
tallize the viewpoints Of some
people on the important
questions with which 1t will
deal. But 1t will not relieve
the Board OF Supervisors OF
its responsibility to hear the
duly constituted grassroots
groups, such as the League
OF Women Voters, the Cham
ber Of Commerce, the Fed
Grafton OF Citizens Associa-
tions and the PTA Council,
when these groups are ready
to speak. Nor will 1t relieve
the board Of It's responsible
ity to take action respon-
sive TO such views as the
people may express indi-
vidually and through their
chosen groups.
Yves MarOnl,
President. Fairfax County
Federation Of Citizens AS
Evening star., 1963-04-01

Q. What Is the name Of
the effigies or dolls which
are used In black magic 10
represent the victim7-R. M.
A. Frank Gaynor's Die
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Questions and Answers
Nv THE HASKIN SERVICE

BY THE HASkIN SERVICE
reader BY mall
wrting The
postage sefaddreated
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Truth Squad

J. w. Haywood, jr
Evening star., 1963-04-01

Richard A. Bachert.
Evening star., 1963-04-21

"A MAN WE KNOW used to say when.
ever the subject came up:
Il wouldn't be caught dead owning
house. Did you ever stop and figure
out how much you really pay for a
house? And then, there's all that re-
spOnsibility. No thanks; I'll rent"
Today that same man sounds like
this:
Il wouldn't be caught dead renting
house or apartment. Did you ever
stop and figure out how much you nav
in rent in lifetime? And what do you
have to show for it?- Rent receipts,
that's what. No thanks; I'll buy.
What happened to change the
mans mind? That's right; his wife
talked him into buying a house.
Where to live and whether to rent
or buy is one of the more basic matters
confronting the prospective bride and
groom.
There are pros and cons on both
sides Of the rent-or-buy argument. For
example, no self-respecting real estate
dealer will discuss without prodding
what man really pays for his house
over the years.
1t does seem like a fantastic
price" Foster Shannon of Shannon
and Luchs admits after multiplying
500 by IL months for 80 years, but
remember, you are using someone
else's money. Also remember that
people don't stay in one house, the
average turnover in ownership is six
or seven years. The average life of an
FHA loan is seven years"
Earl Watterson Of the J. C. Conley
Co., who runs a school for real estate
statesmen under the auspices of the
Montgomery County Real Estate Board,
says man pays for three homes in his
lifetime whether he buys them or not.
IF l were to give a young couple
Evening star., 1963-04-21


advice" Mr.. Shannon says, I'D tell
them not to be house poor. Stay within
your means, because if a house be-
comes a burden, there's no endowment
to 1t. By the same token, it does take
some sacrifice"
1t may be assumed that most
brides know WHERE they want to live
either in the city, the Virginia sub
urbs or Maryland suburbs and by the
time the honeymoon is over (it may
further be assume6 the groom is think
ing the same way as the bride.
AS for what property costs in this
area, there is general rule: The far.
ther out you get, the more house YOU
can get for the money. Generally
speaking, there is no difference in
house values between MONTGOMERY
County, Prince Georges County and
nearby Virginia." Mr.. Watterson saws.
That's right" Mr. Shannon agrees
whether you get better buy in Ar.
hngton or Fairfax County as opposed
to Montgomery County is a matter of
opinion"
The old rule of thumb of weekly
pay check being equal to a monthly
house payment no longer applies.
Inlngs have gone up. Now a man
should be earning an annual salary of
90 times his monthly payment, not So
In other words, to pay out 500 month
man should be earning no less than
5000 a year.
This is the mans salary, not the
wife's," Mr.. Shannon points out. Some
couples make the mistake of counting
TOO much on the wife's income. We fis.
ure the wife poor risk, unless she's a
professional, school teacher, nurse or
attorney or unless she is over IS years
Of age"
For a $4,000 home, purchased on
FLA terms, down payment of $45O is
oToN STAR. APRIL. ~, ,o.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-04
Physician Is Accused
Of Assault With Car

An Arlington physician has
been charged with felonious
assault and using abusive Ian
guage as a result Of a domestic
quarrel, police reported today.
DR.. John Franklin Gibson,
jr., 81, Of the $500 block Of
North Pershing drive, was ar
rested on the two charges late
yesterday.
According to Common :
wealth's Attorney William j.
Hassan, the doctor bumped his
wife, Eleanor. with a family
car at noon yesterday when he
was leaving their home after
an argument.
The abusive language charge
arose from remarks DR.. Gibson
made to a family friend who
witnessed the incident, Mr..
Hassan said.
The case was continued until
June 6, in Arlington's Domestic
Relations Court today. Mr..
Hassan told Judge Hugh Reid
the defendant had requested
sanitarium care for thre e
months.
Arlington authorities dis
closed they had confiscated a
collection Of some 100 rifles
and pistols at the doctors
house. Mr., Hassan said the
guns. many Of them valuable
antiques were found to be load
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-04
FuIIon Lists
Top Bracket
Pay for Aide
By the Associated Press

Only one Maryland house
member is paying his top Of
flee aide the maximum salary
permitted by Congress.
The aide is Frances B. Hoy
land in the office of Repre-
sentative Fallon, Democrat. Her
monthly pay for January was
listed in house payrolls as ST.
279.l4.
Representative Fallon, how
ever, has a smaller staff than
many congressmen-four COM
pared to eight or nine for some
other Marylanders.
Congress last year approved
"a 10 per cent increase to make
the maximum $1,279.14
monthly. This amounts to $15.-
349.68 a year.
Representative Garmatz,
Democrat, employs his sister as
his top aide. Miss Elizabeth L.
Garmatz said she was already
working on Capitol Hill as an
experienced secretary before
her brother came to Congress.
House records show she re-
ceived 81, O66.01 in January.
Other pay listed for tops aides
to Maryland members:
William o. Miles, aide to
Representative Morton, Repub-
lican, 81, 091 AZ: Gregory j. Fitz-
gerald, aide to Representative
Long, Democrat, $933.52; Gene
H. Miller, aide to Representa-
tive Landlord, Democrat, 81,
019; Elizabeth B. Bedell, aide
to Representative Matthias, Re-
publican. $641.88; Hazel r. JUS
tice, aide to Representative
Friedel, Democrat, $1,122A3,
and Theodore @. Venetoulis,
aide to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sickles, Democrat. $1,l9386.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-04

Frederick County Common
wealth's Attorney Joseph A.
Massie. jr,, said the man, q
former mental patient, was
turned over to authorities In
Staunton, Va, for questioning
on a bad check charge.
Mr.. Massie said investigators
were awaiting a report, ex-
pected late today, from the
FBI fingerprifit laboratory, on
the lone unidentified finger
print found at the murder
scene.
The prosecutor said the fin
gerprint did not match those
of the occupants of the house.
In the meantime, investigators
are continuing to check tips
and possible leads, Mr.. Massie
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-04
81 900 Reward Posted
In Virginia Stobbings

WINCHESTER, Va, Mar 4
(SpeciaD "A 81 900 reward has
been posted for the knife
welding slayer Of a Frederick
County housewife and her
mother.
The reward, announced yes
terday, was put UP by a per-
son who wished to remain an
onymous.
The hope was expressed that
the money might speed the
solution Of the murder of Mrs.
Waltine Naomi Hoover, At, and
her mother, Mr.. E. M. Snow.
IS. who were knitted to death
last Monday at their home
near Double Toll Gate.
Meanwhile, a partially Grip
pied man, who had been ques-
toned by Virginia State police
in the Staying, was released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-04
Six-FIoor Plunge
Kills D. 6. Man

RICHMOND, Mar. 4 (Spe-
ciaD. - A Washington man
plunged to his death yesterday
from the sixth floor of the Cap
itol Hotel here.
Police Detective Sergt. Joseph
A. Brooks said the death of the
victim, Leonard Velsir, So, has
been ruled a suicide.
The detective said that no
notes were found.
Mr.. Velsir's address was
listed as an apartment house
in the 1000 block Of 1 street
NV. but the manager Of the
building said he did not recog-
nize the name as that Of q
former tenant.
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ed and were taken "for safe
keeping"
Mrs. Gibson was only bruised
in the car incident yesterday,
Mr.. Hassan said. He added
that the physician got out of
the car to see If his wife was
all right after knocking her
down as he backed out Of the
driveway.