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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

cost me my job. It's hui
miliating.)
Wife: I'll rescue you, dar-
ling. eve might have
skipped this one and let
the counselor represent us
except now We have to
show and look confident or
everybody would talk even
more.)
Drawing rooms begin filling
UP rapidly. An air Of con-
VITALITY prevails against
the noise Of talk. laughter.
the clinking Of plates,
glasses and trays.
Female guest to wife Of adj
miniStration official:
H-E-L-L-Ol How LOVELY
you lookl What q beauti-
full dressl CAS- long as she's
going TO wear the same
dress to every party, you'd
think she would pick one
with style. But that's the
luck Of the game. when
your husband is IN you
can afford to wear burlapJ
Official wife: oh. thank you.
Isn't 1t q lovely party?
(She's seen me In this
number q dozen times and
she always says the same
thing. You'd think she'd
dream UP a new approach
Just 10 keep from boring
herself to death. John
says her husband wants q
Job in his department. I'M
less his 10. Is higher than
hers, he doesn't deserve IT,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

My wife and I hope you
will come to a little sup
per and swim in our air
conditioned pool on SUM-
day. We've invited Teddy
and Joan, but 1t won't be a
success without the most
forward thinking man in
the United States Senate!
wait till I tell the head
office that I invited the
chairman of THE commit
tee TO an informal pool
side supper. No. better
than that, I'll say he asked
when / was going to have
him over. I'll call up Ted
dy's office tomorrow and
extend a casual invitation
and say It's in honor Of
The CHAIRMAN
Senator shakes hands, grunts
and keeps moving: Uh-huh.
Sounds nice. (That guy
isn't important. He's not
even a constituent. And he
has about as much chance
Of getting Teddy as he has
Hao Tse-tung-or me.)
Capital hostess spying
Washington bachelor: Oh.
I am so glad to see you!
l want to ask you TO din
ner and the benefit ball on
the 9th. I've taken a table
and / must have the most
attractive bachelor in town.
II almost choked on that
one. I can't stand his cal
culating type. But I've tried
every other man on my
list. Now all I'm trying for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
Droft-Rejectee Probe Urged to Study
Matter as Related to Voting Rights

fled mentally to serve In one
Of the most important fields
Of citizenship with the educa-
ton they had. Yet Mr.. Ken
nedy, in his message to Con-
gress on civil rights" on
June 10 recommended that,
In the laws to govern eligible
ity for voting. the following
provision be included:
"In voting suits pertaining
to such elections, the COM
pletion Of the sixth grade by
any applicant creates q pre-
sumption that he Is literate."
The attorney general q
year before had said that the
States could fix any number
Of years Of education as q
standard" but that, In the
absence Of such q provision,
Congress has the right to fix
q sixth-grade education as
fulfilling the requirement Of
"literacy" for voting in Fed
eral elections. 1t is not clear
Just where in the Constitu-
ton the Federal Government
could derive such q right.
Three Democratic Sena-
tors-Sam Erwin Of North
Carolina, Willis Robertson Of
Virginia and Herma an Tai
madge Of Georgia-have cit
ed, In speeches to the Senate.
decision after decision of the
Supreme Court Of the United
States contradicting the adj
ministration's proposal. AS
recently as June 8, 1859, the
Supreme Court upheld q
North Carolina test whic h
required q prospective voter
to ''be able to read and write
any section Of the Constitu-
ton Of North Carolina In the
English language"
Justice Douglas. speaking
for q unanimous court, quot
ed with approval from o pre-
vious decision Of the High
Court, which had said:
mo time need be spent on
the question of the validity
of the literacy test, consid-
cred alone, since. as we have
seen, its establishment was
but the exercise by the State
Of q lawful power vested in it
not subject to our supervi-
sion, and indeed, its validity
is admitted"
Perhaps, If the lawyers for
various States quote these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
DAVID LAWRENCE
Does Schooling Mean Literucy?

decisions, they will be
charged with invoking tech
nicalities," but they will be
able to say in reply that "the
law Of the land" or the law
Of the case" should be re.
spected. as the attorney gen.
eral himself argued last week
in his speech before the Mis-
souri, Bar Association.
The extent and significance
Of illiteracy Is somehow being
soft-p edaled in the civil
rights" controversy. The inn
plication is that the South
ern States are abusing their
discretionary powers in de-
termining the eligibility Of
voters. But President Kenne.
dy, in his statement on Mon.
day Of this week, said Of the
applicants for induction into
the military service that the
most common deficiency was
apparently that they could
not read or do simple arith-
metic."
The President m ade an
other interesting point
namely, that there should be
serious appraisal" OF 9TH
reasons why the rejection
rate on the m e ntal tests
ranges from under 5 per cent
in some States to over so per
cent in others"
This appraisal-which Is TO
be undertaken by q task
force appointed by the Presi-
dent-could disclose that q
high percentage Of both Ne
groes and whites from
Southern States were not
found qualified d, and this
could be an argument for bet
ter education in that area.
But the inquiry should not
stop there. 1t would be inter-
esting to discover what per-
centage Of those in all States
who failed the mental tests
actually attended school long
enough to complete the sixth
grade and still were not able
to read or do simple arith-
metic." This would provide
one way to Judge whether q
sixth-grade education and
"literacy" can be regarded as
synonymous. It could also
furnish evidence that the
consistently higher rate Of
illiteracy among Negroes Is
not basically Q matter Of race
as such but Of individual APP
titude and parental RESPONSE
bility.
10 1858, NY. Herald Tribune. Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
School Problems
Are Discussed

John NJ. Riecks. deputy super
intendent Of District public
schools, said last night that
the city's school problems we're
due to multiple factors.
The average Of over 7.loo new
students in the last three years,
mainly from the culturally de-
prived areas Of the South"
create difficult problems" he
said.
Speaking at a meeting Of the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association, the school official
urged it and other citizens
groups to help create a gen
eral awakening" of the public.
the Commissioners and Con-
gress to school problems.
The group passed a measure
to incorporate and voted to
donate 500 to the Save Bon
ME Brae" Committee. The
committee is opposed to the
building of a Russian Embassy
Chancery on the Bonnie Brae
estate in the D. c. section Of
Chevy Chase. 49,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
BY HARRIET GRIFFITHs
star staff Writer

The American Council on
Education today called on the
Nations entire higher educa-
ton community to work &C
lively for better race relations
and equal educational oppor-
tunitieS.
In q resolution adopted dur
ing its 4eth annual meeting at
the Mayflower, the council said
equality Of educational oppor-
tunity has become a reality on
some campuses in the last 10
years and is now within
grasp" on many others. More
than 1000 heads of colleges
and universities and other Of
ficialS are attending.
The council elected Nathan
M. Pusey, president Of Harvard
University, as its chairman. II
also reaffirmed its support Of
either the House or Senate yer.
sion Of Federal aid Legislation
for academic facilities for col.
leses and universities, or for q
combination Of the two.
Earlier, a group of the col
lege heads attending the meet.
ing heard Senator Humphrey
Democrat Of Minnesota, say
that Congress would pas
broad, comprehensive" civi
rights legislation by Christina.
and that the Senate would pas
the higher education bill when
1t comes UP next week.
Nothing that the civil right,
legislation aims at ending
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04

II must be hard for q Pres
ident to avoid Inconsistencies
in his public announcements
and policies. This very week
Mr.. Kennedy pointed out the
high rate Of illiteracy among
the young men who are ex-
amined for induction into
the military service. Yet. less
than four m onths ago, he
was proposing in his civil
rights" message TO Congress
that, In the matter Of voting
qualifications, anybody
should be presumed "liter-
ate" and eligible to vote II he
or she has q sixth grade edu-
cation. Certainly In these
days when compulsory edu-
cation for at least nine or ten
years Is almost universal
throughout the country. few
young men In the age groups
being called for Selective
Service have not completed
the sixth grade Of school.
The President in his state
ment on Monday, September
80, said:
II am deeply concerned
about the fact that half Of
the young men who have
been reporting for pre-induc-
ton examinations under the
Selective Service System are
being found unqualified for
military service; and that
one out Of every four Is fail
ing the mental tests. which
means, for all practical pur-
poses, that his m entail at
tainments are below those
which should be provided by
O grade school education"
The President said that
last year, out Of the 306.073
young men-at an average
age Of ~ to % years-who
reported for the examina-
tons, 1908. or 24.5 per cent,
failed the mental tests. Now,
these cases are by no means
hopeless. For, as the Presi-
dent points out. the Army
during World War II estab-
lished special training units
for the illiterate. Eighty.five
per cent Of the 100000 who
received such training grad
uated and went on to serve
as regular enlisted personnel.
But the fact remains that
they had to have more edu-
cation. They were not quail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
BuiIt-In Bockfires Seen in Aid

. whole communicates to-
ward the betterment Of one
segment at the expense Of
another.
This country. accordingly,
has no class or party Of over
seas political clients. There
are Communist parties and
Communist leaders every
where. But there are no
American parties, or Amer
lean leaders. Nor could there
be. But in the absence Of such
docile instruments Of Ameri-
can policy, this country Il at
a fatal disadvantage when
crisis supervenes abroad. and
politics beeome s-as 1t did
recently In South Wet Nam
and the Dominican Repub-
lic-A game Of king Of the
mountain.
What Is clearly required In
these circumstances IL q sys-
TEN whereby the United
States can conduct Its eco
nomic and social operations
while leaving political man
agement to others. And there
the record Of the information
al organizations provides
some useful lessons. In the
Congo. for example. the Unit
ed Nations was able to con-
duct manifold, devious, and
ultimately successful political
manlpulations that this
country could never have
performed by itself.
To be sure. the opportuni-
ties for international action
are presently limited. But In
the long run, the best way
for this country to harmonic
its political detectives abroad
with its social and economic
detectives Is to work through
the agency Of international
organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
U. S. Educators Urged
To Fight Racial Bios

segregation In education as well
as in other areas, the Senator
charged that prominent educa-
tors for too long have been
willing to accept the "seperate
but equal" doctrine, which he
said actually is separate but
unequal"
I'VE lied for q hundred
years." he said. I'VE didn't give
equal opportunity. Every
American is paying the price. "
he added.
During a panel discussion
Senator Humphrey hailed the
suggestion of Samuel Dew
Proctor. president Of the Agri-
cultural and Technical College
Of North Carolina, for what the
Senator termed "crossfertiliza-
ton" Of faculties OF small
Negro colleges with those Of
big. prestige colleges.
DR.. Proctor said that with the
great need for college space
there was no reason why small
Negro colleges should not de-
velop into full-fledged institu-
tons attended by all students,
just as early church-sponsored
colleges developed far beyond
their beginning Identification
But he said there's q great need
for help in developing bright,
young teachers.
He suggested that assistant
ships might be obtained for
these teachers to 60 and work
for q time with strong faculties
Of top colleges and return to
upgrade their own academic
communities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
Apparent Hope Is That Her Beauty
Will Draw Attention From Reqime

to be most optimistic he feels
obliged to apologize for the
regime there and to warn
that it imperils the military
endeavor.
In the long view, Nine.
Nhu Is probably Just one Of
the Affections inherent in
fighting guerrilla wars
against communism in far
off countries little known to
Americans. They get the tax
bills and som etimes the
death notices. In the press Of
daily life 1t is difficult to
grasp the reasons and the
burden seems to grow heavi-
er, not less.
Also. such dirty little wars
are hard to win. Even allies
far more cooperative than
the Diems believe that in the
name of anti-communism,
Americans will stand for ev-
erything.
It has still to be proved
that Americans have gained
in political sophistication
with respect to foreign az
fairs. Echoes of the charges
that the Roosevelt Truman
State Department lost Chi
ma" have not died away.
Nine. Nhu herself Is in the
tradition of Nine. Chang
Kai-s h K. who appealed to
public opinion here over the
head of the American Presi-
dent. In Nine. Chiang's en-
chanting presence, recollec-
ton Of the faults Of the Ma
tionalist Chinese government
was blunted but 1t is plain
that Nine. Nhu has made no
study Of how the gifted Chi
nese woman got her effects.
Still the Wet Namese and
her family have a certain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
DORIS FLEESON

The United States has
been trying to wage q war in
South Wet Nam against the
Communist Wet Cong. Nine.
Ngo Dinh Nhu Of that coun-
try's ruling family arrives
here Monday to wage q war
against the United States.
Her apparent hope is that
her beauty and glamour will
persuade Americans TO over
look the inadequacies. bru-
talities and repressions Of the
regime and her own insults
to Americans fighting an d
dying in her country. This is
a large order. especially as
she Is q compulsive talker,
totally intolerant Of criticism.
However, she seems to feel
that publicity has not i'm
paired the earning power Of
Elizabeth Taylor, another
headline heroine.
Nine. Mus visit is unoffi-
cial, q small mercy for which
this Government is grateful.
Her influence stems from the
fact that her husband is
head Of the South Wet Nam
secret police and that his
brother Is President. She
does most Of the talking.
The Diems are viewed here
as less q government than as
Q family Of despots tempo
rarily upgraded by an acci-
dent of history. Few seriously
believe that they could main
tain t h selves in office
once the external threat was
removed. II 1t ever can be
while the Diems rule.
President Kennedy clings
to the hope that the war can
be won because Of the mill
tary Importance Of the coun-
try. Yet even when he tries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
Use of International Agencies Held
Way to Achieve Political, Social Aims

and social detectives Of Amer
lean overseas programs. on
the one hand, and this coun-
trys political competence
abroad, on the other hand.
The foreign economic and
social activities Of the United
States are bound to shake up
other countries. Quite right
ly. this country almost al
ways sponsors agrarian re-
form. thus undermining the
basis Of traditional rural So
ciety. Quite rightly. this
country almost always fos-
ters edrSation, thus breeding
new claimants for office and
emoluments. Quite rightly.
this country almost always
improves health conditions,
thus building populatio n
problems and pressure on
food resources. Quite rightly.
this country often reshapes
military and police forces
thus touching the most deli
cate nerve Of power. It Il. In
other words. literally true
that q nation that takes
American assistance Is asking
for trouble.
But the United States Il
necessarily denied the politi-
cal resources to contain the
trouble it is bound TO stir up.
For this country has no fixed
basis for choosing among
competing groups abroa d.
Unlike the imperialiSms Of
Britain, France or Russia,
the United States does not
export q class or party supe-
riority. American foreign OPP
erations, like America n
domestic programs, are d.
rected toward the welfare Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
JOSEPH KRAFT

In South Wet Nam and the
Dominican Republic alike
the United States made truly
impressive commitments Of
economic assistance and dip
lomatic prestige. But in
each case this country
proved powerless TO manipu-
late political change; Ameri-
can efforts failed equally to
unseat President Diem, and
to sustain President Bosch.
Why?
The answer Is not that the
Central Intelligence Agency
Is worthless: nor that the
Pentagon and State Depart
ment are always working at
cross purposes; nor that this
country is naively attempting
to impose its own advanced
standards on hopelessly
backward nations. Still less is
It true. as Senator Gruening
seem s to intimate. that
Washington always backs
reactionary regimes; or, as
Congressman Cramer has as
serted. that the Kennedy adj
ministration has q fatal PEN
chant for incompetent left
wingers.
But just because the usual
complaints are wrong. it does
not follow that everything is
all right. The general inn
preston Of American politi-
cal impotence in precisely the
areas of maximum economic
and diplomatic investment Is
no mirage. on the contrary,
it Is Q regular condition with
an internal logic. The fact Is
that there Is . built-in ten
sion between the economic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
Mime. Mus War of Glamour

power Of divisiveness. They
have press supporters here
who quarrel with press critics.
And the deluge Of exposure
Of the lady is still TO come
when she takes over primary
on the TV screens from mob
ster Valachi. Within the
Government there is pro and
anti-Diem debate.
Not allowing free institu-
tons at home. she will have
every advantage Of free insti-
buttons here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

The life Of family isn't so dull after all II you
doubt It, read Mobser Joe Vaachi story Of life his Coy
Nausea. A%$H
France will have H-bomb by 1857 In building
the bright world Of tomorrow we're putting in
enough exits2
Hurricane Flora threatens Cuba. Like we always said
One woman do to shake UP than all the
men in Washington.
Gov Rockefeller he would not for President
Goldwater ticket That's too bad Kennedy had been
planning four.way debate-himsef Lyndon johnson and
Rockefeller against Goldwater
QDoes Nehru really believe in his policy Of align
ment? Absolutely He personally 1t that India
out Of line with everybody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-04

United Air Lines new nonstop jet fight to
Los Angeles leaves Friendship at 9:15 Am.
Add this daily jet service to West Coast
fights by TWA at 800 PM. and American
Airlines at 400 PM, and Washington
patrons have the choice of three superb
nonstop jet fights daily to California
from Friendship.
Friendship also offers FIVE jet fights daily
to Chicago, where fast connections can be
made to the West Coast and many other
points.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-31
THE SMYRNA TIMES THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 81. less
Duck Creek
Historical
Society

The Board of Directors of the
Duck Greek Historical Society
met recently at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Galley, with
Norman G. wilder presiding.
Mrs. ]. Everett Lohand outlined
the action of the Twentieth Cen
mry Club In the proposed plan
to create a lake between Smyrna
Landing and Duck Greek. A def
initve report will be prepared.
Mrs. Cummins E. Speakman
will write letters to prospective
group members throughout the
United States. Mrs. George
Galley, chairman ways and
means gave her report.
The treasurer's report was
given by Henry C. Webb; report
of the secretary, Mrs. Louise
Denney Clifton; conference re-
port, John Graham, of Sal
isbury, Md. Among those at
tending was Chauncey Simpson,
of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-31
Junior High
Honor 10 Roll
Announced

Mr. Theodore r. Parsell,
prtncipal of the Smyrna Junior
High School, announces the hon
orvroll for the first marking
period:
First Honors : No grade be-
low ''A"
gSth Grade (S-l secdon): In
grid Botte, George Dunning,
Cheritta ellis, Samuel Haley.
Harvey Johnson, Carol Reed,
Ed. Wilson III.
9th Grade (8-l): Nancy Ford,
Dennis Haley, Robert Hoffeck-
er, Ellen FARRELL, Berry Ann
Jones. Mary Melton. Lynn Nor
rts, Shelley Rankin. Betty
Schaffer, Charles Simmons,
Keith Tull, Ralph Weis.
81: Michael Gerrish, Lonnie
Thomas, Frances Warwood.
873: Sandra Dorman, Joyce
Evans, Rebecca Stafford.
8-4: Rosanna Ryan.
9TH Grade (7-l): Sherry Beh-
lens, Davey Ann Belber, Don
AID Challenger, jeanne Ddcker-
son, Evie Lou Gathright, Lin
d Green, Elizabeth Guy. Terry
Haley, Jay Lazzeri. Barry Mel
vim, Andrea Muelenaer, Debor-
ah Sawyer, Walter Speakman.
Warren VanArsdale, Chris
topher Woomer.
7-2: Robert Littlehale, David
Lurty.
7-3: Marjorie Edmondson.
MA: Carol Ann Powell
The following students have
been nominated for the Smyr-
1a Junior High School Student
Council, selections for which
WILL be held on Friday, No
Yember |:
President: Ihgrid Botte, Rob-
eft Wicks, Lea Christensen,
Rpsanna Ryan, Lorraine Bosdc.
Twice President: Linda Green,
Kay Hardy, Marjorie Edmond
son, Carol Ann Powell, Richard
Bfittingham, Randy Schuman.
Robert Daniels.
Secretary: Keith null. Vera
Greczkin, Davey Ann Belber,
Herbert Slaughter.
Smyrna times., 1963-10-31

Visits to the Mansion, since
its formal opening May 2, l9-
So, numbered So, ,5o2 up to Oct
ober l of this year. This an
nouncement was included In the
organizations News Letter,
now in the mail TO members.
The officers of The Friends
of the John Dickinson Mansion
are: MIR. Theodore Marvin,
President; Mrs. Lewis dupont,
Smyrna times., 1963-10-31
Drive For Band Uniforms

November 9TH and 9th have
been designated as ''Tag Days"
to raise funds for new uniforms
for the High School band accord
ing TO Howard Nowland, chair
man of the event for the Smyrna
PTA.
Members of the band, as
sisted by PTA members, will
canvass the entire school
district asking residents to buy