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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02

Now YsFk, a. Y. tsposIsIl doctors
who are specialists in womsn's all
msnts have now discovered that
several days before a woman's period
her system often stores up an alb
normal accumulation Of water
from 2 10 7 Lbs. This causes body
tissues 10 swell and results in a
sudden gain Of weight and abdom-
inal pufiness.
II also causes breast soreness,
headache, depression, nervous ten
Gon and dizzy spells.
But now science has developed
astonishing medical help--a new
tablet called Trendar0. Trsndar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02
READERS CLEARING HOUSE

Tuberous Begonias" which I
follow.
Plants should be allowed to
continue growing through
November. II possible. During
this late period the tuber in
creases In size and stores up
energy for next season. Pet
plants may be forced into
dormancy at any time by
Withholding water. Bedded
plants may be dug with q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02

helps prevent the build-up ofharm-
full excess water and % promptly
eliminates the bloating weight. Il
relieves headachs, cramps and 40
companying nervous tension, irrita-
bility, depression, and dizzy spells
both before and during periods
in a way no pain retevsr alons
possibly can.
Trendar Tablets have been
thoroughly tested by hundreds Of
Registered Nurses on themselves.
Proven safe and effective when
taken a. directed. Now obtainabls
without prescription at any drug
counter. Buy Trendar at oncel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02
Scrubbers
Miss E. A. S., HdrriSonburo

MISS =. a. D., hQFTISOHOuTV
To make the nylon net
scrubers, cut one strip Of net
six inches long by SO inches
wide. A half year Of net
Using EN- broidery thread
stitch through the center the
full SO inches Of the net,
gathering the material as you
stitch. Pull very tight and tie
the two ends in knots 3 or 4
times.
You might like to split the
SO inches into 6 inch pieces
of different colors. This Will
give q rainbow effect. Smaller
balls can be used on packages
or Christmas trees. Make
these from the same width
material but cut to about 4
inches long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02

ball Of soil. placed in q dry
shed II necessary to force
dormancy. When foliage
drops, and all growth breaks
free Of the tuber and cure In
the hot sun for four days. or
longer, until tuber Is hard
and dry. Be sure to remove
all particles Of the old stem
from tuber. II this Is neglect
ed their decay will destroy
the tuber. Store in open flats
In Q cool, dry place until EVIL
dence Of growth Is noted,
usually in February or
March. When new growth Is
well started they can be re-
ported and kept growing in
side until all danger Of frost
L. over and then put outside.
I have about twenty-five
begonia plants and am now
letting the foliage die down.
I have found that burying
the bulbs In dry peat moss is
very good. Do not let bulbs
touch when burying them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02
Exhibit Date Set

Indian Arts and Crafts
Board. q. 8. Department Of
the Interior. announces the
contemporary American In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02

dian and Eskimo Crafts n.
hibition at the Department
Of State viii open December
Is and continue through De-
cember q from 9 am. 10 Q
pm. In Exhibit Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02
ADVERTISEMENT
How Women Can Lose 2 to 7 Lbs.
of BlOating Water Weight That
Causes Pre-MenStrual MiSerieS

New Discovery Tested By Nurses Themselves Relieves
Swelling Pelvic Pressure Dizzy Spells Pain It's MOOdnesa
Nervous Tension An Entirely New and Medically Proven Formula
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02
Directions for Winter Care
For Honeine Basket Beaonios
To Mrs. c. w., KenSiHpton
From Mr.. II. z. K, Washington

From MI. II. Z. H. washington
Regarding your request for advice on winter
care for hanging basket begonias You should stop
watering them now and allow the foliage to die
down. These bulbs need rest period whereby they
build up for next years blooming.
I am quoting from an article on Culture of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02
Posty Recipe


To Mrs. E.W., Alexandria
From Mrs. W. c. j,
Falls Church
I am delighted to share
this Pasty recipe. 1t comes
from the North Michigan
peninsular country where
pasty is very popular.
1t is good plain food" and
Is frequently served BY the
church ladies as q popular
money maker. The addition
of a salad and dessert is suf-
ficient.
4 cups flour
/ cup lard Cor shortening)
l tsp. salt
6 or Z tsp. cold water
Work lard into flour with
pastry blender. Add water to
make q soft dough q little
more moist than regular pas
try dough. Divide into four
parts and roll each into Q
circle the size Of q dinner
plate.
Stuffing:
/ ID. diced floured
round steak
u ID. diced pork
Potatoes, onion, turnips
and butter
12-inch layer of finely
chopped tomatoes seasoned
with salt and pepper. Cover
with a thin layer Of sliced
turnips yellow preferred.
Then a thin layer Of chopped
onion; cover with V of the
beef and pork mixture and
season.
Add butter the size Of q
walnut on top and fold I'M
covered portion Of dough
over the filled portion, crimp
the edges. Pasty is somewhat
in the shape of q half moon.
Make a 1-inch slit In top Of
the dough, put on cooky
sheet or pie pan, bake at 400
degrees F. for one hour.
Makes 4 pasties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-02
Origin of YuIe Cards

' 49,
To Mrs. A. M. L.,
StlueT Spring
From Mrs. r. W. w.,
Falls Church
To: Mrs. A. M. L., Silver
Spring
From: Mrs. r. w. w., Falls
Church
Over $50 years ago, the
school children in England
with q flourish of beauty,
wrote Christmas sentiments
as an example Of their pen
manship. These specimens Of
writing, called Christmas
Pieces" were carefully in
Scribed on large sheets Of
superior writing paper, the
border of which was en-
graved with pictures drama
tizing events Of the year.
From this school chore, we
now get one of our most gra-
cious customs-the sending
Of greeting cards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
NeIson-Cruiq

Mai. Gen. william Hutche-
son Craig, USA, and Mrs.
Craig annouce the marriage
of their daughter Anne Pey-
ton to Capt. Richard Edward
Nelson, USA, son of Mr.. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Kirvun-Horstmon

DR.. and Mrs. Harry Alloy
sius Horstman announce the
marriage of their daughter
Linda Anne to Ensign Will
liam Henderson Kirvan, IT.,
USN, son of Capt. Kirvan
USN (retired) and Mrs. Kir-
van Of Alexandria. The we'd
ding took place yesterday at
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
In Bethesda. The couple will
live in Norfolk.
.ChiId-SheIton
Mrs. Domby Jackson Shell
ton announces the marriage
OF her daughter Helen Jean
to Mr.. Douglas Bradford
Child, son of MRS. Orphelia
Jones Child of Lawrence
ellie, Va, and Mr.. Sargent
Burrage Child Of Dorset, VT.
The bride Is also the daugh-
ter Of the late Mr.. Domby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Brooks-Achstetter

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Francis
Achstetter of Bethesda an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Mary Elizabeth to
Mr.. Duncan HeSSon Brooks,
jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brooks of Bethesda. The we'd
ding took place July 9 at st.
Jane Frances de Chantal
Church. The couple will live
in Bethesda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Mininberq-Serot

Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Serot
Of Wheaton, Md, announce
the marriage of their daughter
Joelle Beth to Mr.. Norman
Elliot Mininberg, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Minin-
berg. The wedding took place
July Z at Temple Sinai. The
couple will live in Greenbelt,
Md,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Mohon-ZoeIIer

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth j.
zoeller announce the mar
riage of their daughter Mar
ilyn Elizabeth to Mr.. John
Joseph Mahan, son of Mrs.
Loretta Mahan. The wedding
took place yesterday at the
Metropolitan M e m orial
Methodist Church. The cou.
pie will live in Fayetteville,
N. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
McMdrIin-Ruddy

Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Joseph A. Ruddy Of Paris,
France announce the mar
riage Of their daughter Mary
Elena to Mr.. Stacy Lee Nc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
CosteIIo-Hodddon

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Shell
don Hodgdon of Stanford,
Conn, announce the mar
riage of their daughter Carol
Ann to Mr.. Michael Joseph
Costello, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Costello. The wedding
took place July 20 at the
Church of Christ the King.
The couple will live at EN-
mitSburg, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
RobiIIurd-Funk

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Clare
Funk of Silver Spring an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Carol Louise to
Mr.. Godfrey Robillard of
La Canada, Calf. The we'd
ding took place July 10 at
Oman Chapel at the Wesley
Theological Seminary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
EvQns-Huuck

Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Donald
Hack of Silver Spring an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Sharleen Anne to
Mr.. James Hart Evans, jr.,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Evans
Of Baltimore. The wedding
took place yesterday at the
Marvin Memorial Methodist
Church in Silver Spring. The
couple will live in Pottsville,
Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

Mrs. Gerald Steiner Nelson of
Oak Harbor, Washington.
The wedding took place yes
terday at the Fort Myer
Chapel, Fort Myer, Va. The
couple will live at Fort Ben
ming, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Steffee-HowIund

Mr.. and Mrs. William
Franklin Rowland, jr., an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Billie Catherine to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

Marlin, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert D. McMarlin of
Springfield, Va. The wedding
took place yesterday in the
Fort Myer Chapel. The couple
will live in Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28

DR.. Arthur David Steffee, jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
David Steffee of Grove City,
Pa. The wedding took place
yesterday at the Westminis-
ter Presbyterian Church in
Alexandria. The couple will
live at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
GoIdberq-Turter

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Tarter
of Dallas, Tex, announce the
marriage Of their daughter
Ma talie Rochelle to Mr..
Myron Bernard Goldberg,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Goldberg of Dallas. The we'd
ding took place yesterday at
Temple Emanuel in Dallas.
The couple will live here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
Hoines-Buker

Col. D. L. Baker, USA, and
Mrs. Baker Of Falls Church
announce the marriage of
their daughter Kay Eliza
beth to Mr.. Richard Hamb-
lin Haines, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Haines, also of Falls
Church. The wedding took
place June % at the Fort
Myer Post Chapel. The couple
will live in Louisville, KY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-28
w E DD|NCS

Jackson Shelton of Bedford,
Va. The wedding took place
yesterday at Dulin Methodist
Church in Falls Church. The
couple will live in Brodnax, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-07
Astronuut Suit Put on Glenn
In Wax Museum TubIeuu

Reiss Science Center, Thirty
seventh and o streets NV.
TODD
Boys under 10 are invited
to participate in the junior
hockey program Of the Poto-
mac Amateur Ice Hockey As
sociation at the Washington
Coils cum, Third and M
streets NE, from 6 to 7::3O
pm.
George Washington Univer-i
sity'S Homecoming Parade
will begin at the Student IN
ion, 2125 G street NV. at l
pm. The theme Of the parade
will be BEAT the Cougars
(the Brigham Young Univer-
Sity football team, a gain st
which they play on Saturday"
and both the Homecoming
Queen and Miss Washington
1868, RoSanne Tueller, will
ride In the parade.
Tours
Tour the White House be-
tween 10 am. and noon. You
will be able to see all the
State Rooms, many Of which
have been redone.
Outings
Rent a rowb0at or a canoe
or even an cupboard at Sem
eca Creek where it flows I'M
der the C. & o. Canal into the
Potomac. Go out River road
(Route 1907 to the end, then
turn left and follow signs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-07
Exhibits

Exhibits
Christmas decorations
gifts, and foods will be dis
played at the Civic Center
Mansion, Old Baltimore road
and EdmonSton drive, Rock
vile, from l to 9 pm.
"a Hundred Pots" an ex-
hibit by Shoji Hamada, is at
the Phillips Gallery, 1900
Twenty-first street NV, and
is open to the public from IL
am. until 6 pm.
Art
The Painting of the Week
at the National Gallery Of
Art is Copley's 1.-THE Copley
Family" in Gallery So. It will
be discussed at noon and
again at 2 pm.
The Tour OF the Week at the
National Gallery is of 18th
century Venetian d drawings.
It is in the Central Gallery
and will be toured at pm.
TO HEAR
Music
Juilliard String Quartet will
be playing in the Coolidge
Auditorium of the Library Of
Congress at $3.50 pm; tick
cts may be obtained for a
slight service charge at DI.
1887.
The Third Annual Barber
shop Jubilee will be at 8 pm.
at the Rockville Civic Cen
ter. It is sponsored by tn e
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. (the Society
for the Preservation and En-
cOuragement of Barber Shop
Quartet Singing in America),
Montgomery County Chap
ter. Call 279-1324 for ticket in
formation.
Lectures
DR.. Edward Teller, father
of the hydrogen bomb" will
speak at 8 pm. in the Nurs-
ing Auditorium Of Catholic
University on "The Practical
and l Impractical | Uses Of
Space"
Sir Austin Bradford, former
dean Of the London School of
Hygiene, will discuss "Epi-
denies - Old and New" at
$3.50 pm. in Georgetown's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-07
C[l!![l!I4sk
KERRY DRAKE
JULIET JONES
pogo
MUTT AND JEFF
lLEEiIlI!LIUl

A prominent figure in the
National Historical Wax .Mu-
scum has just had a change
Of clothes. Too many visitors
failed to recognize Col. John
Glenn in regulation majors
uniform.
Col. Glenn, who made the
first orbital flight, is part of
a tableau which includes
Comdr. Alan Shepard, the
first sub-orbital aStronaut,
and Capt. Charles Lindbergh,
the first man to fly across the
Atlantic. Lindbergh is
dressed in the riding habit in
which he made his historic
flight, Shepard is in a space
suit, and Glenn recently ex-
changed his uniform for an
aluminum-colored astronaut's
outfit.
Directly across from this
tableau is one of the Wright
brothers bicycle shop in
Dayton, Ohio - the shop in
which they built their famed
airplane. It shows the par
tially-constructed wind tun-
mel used to design the wings.
The Wax Museum at 500
Twenty-sixth street NV,
which is open from 9 am. un-
til 9 pm, has more than 40
such scenes from Americas
past.
TO SEE
Screenings
spanish Earth" a 1887
United States film about the
Spanish Civil War which was
written and narrated by Err
nest Hemingway, and ''LiS-
ten to Britain" an impress
sionistic 1912 portrait Of a
nation at war, will be pre-
scented by the Washington
Film Society. The first will
be shown at 8 and $50 pm,
the other at 9. Call ME 8-5643
for information.
"Seminoles Of the Ever
glades" is the movie offered
by the Interior Department
at its museum on C street, be-
tween Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets NV, at 12:15
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-09

OF the world in which We live. +"
Furthermore. poker leads
"curiously TO circuitous think
ing"
Poker thinking. he said,
starts with an II. ends with a
then. and between them alter
mates pronouns before the verb
think. ="
Example: IF he thinks that
I think that he thinks that I
think that he thinks. then !"
Such thinking. DR.. Katzen-
bach said. lis not forward
looking in international politics.
Indeed, II reminds me OF the
dodo bird which, you will re-
member. thought flying In ever
smaller concentric circles was
fun, until he mysteriously dis
appeared"
The defense official suggested
that there was a game that
could be cultivated so that
mems minds can understand
the problems Of their day" His
choice: Chess.
Which was appropriate. Mr..
Katsenbach made his remarks
at the awards dinner Of the
armed forces chess tournament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-09
DEUcEs WILD IN HISTORY
Diplomatic Poker Bluff Hit

abilities. the game is little bet
ter than banditry."
Besides. he adds. poker lis
very dangerous in strategic
terms" II makes one think in
terms OF odds"
How would one respond 10
policy considerations which
were couched In terms OF It's
3-to-l A and B viii have a
falling out. or 4-to-l that the
c win have the atomic bomb
In three years, or 50-to-l
against the Canadians attack
ing the Mexicans or vice versa.
In the real world. what does
one do with odds?
The odds are, one rejects
them"
In addition. poker Is not a
game In which one can ex-
ercise flexibility. DR.. Katzen-
bach argues.
There sometimes comes a
time, he admits, when a Presi-
dent must put up or shut up"
But, he continues. 1T does
not strike me that a game In
which one raises the ante or
surrenders one hand Is hardly
applicable TO the complexities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-09
BY DAVID BRAATEN
Star staff Writer

No book publisher in his
right mind issues Christmas
stories at Easter, and caviar
statesmen usually steer clear Of
the county poor farm.
But the Internal Revenue
Service Is noted for taxes and
tenacity. not tact and timing
SO II is not really surprising
that the bureau has chosen the
peak OF the income tax season
10 publish It's autobiography. a
nifty little 39-page, illustrated
volume titled. Income Taxes
l862-i962."
The asking price Is 80 cents,
which is Just about what the
average taxpayer If he Il
lucky-has left after submit
ting his Form i040.
The book, which should be
subtitled, THE Romance OF
Tax Collecting" marks the bu-
reau's first hundred years OF
successfully squeezing blood
from turnips. II is chock- fun
Of interesting facts.
There is this charming
description Of the birth OF the
blues: During summer evening
carriage rides through Wash
ington's Rock Greek Park and
on the golf course of the sedate
Chevy Chase Club. strategy was
developed that led 10 enact
ment OF the Federal income
tax law and a new era In rev.
enue collecting"
It's obvious TO any taxpayer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-09

finally moves off its present
high plateau"
The President caused a ripple
Of alarm among businessmen
last month when he began SELL
ing his $40 billion tax reduc-
ton plan as a recession-pre-
tentative. Until then, his argu-
ment was that it would supply
"a needed spur to economic
growth.
Uneasiness Heightened
The uneasiness was height
ened this week when the Febru-
airy unemployment report
showed that joblessness had
climbed from an unsatisfactory
SO per cent of the labor force
to an even more unsatisfactory
81 per cent, highest in IA
months.
other indexes have charted
a $3.50 winter record, with
strong demand for new cars
offsetting some distinct weak
spots. Industrial output has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-09
Shift Bound to Com
BLOOD FROM TURNIPs
Autobiography of IRIS
Puts Romance in Tax

that the bulk Of the income tax
structure was developed BY
short-tempered strategists stuck
In the sand trap on the seventh
hole.
There is a fascinating table
toward the end OF the book
that is designed TO show how
efficient tax collecting has be-
come in only a century OF
practice. The cost Of collecting
500 in taxes has tumbled from
a high Of $3.50 In 1871 10 a
mere IS cents in 1862. we are
told.
Unfortunately. any little
thrill we may derive from this
tidbit is more than offset BY
accompanying figures which
show that the tax per capita
which was a paltry $2O3 in
1897, reached an all-time high
Of S532.8s in 1862.
Prodigal as it is with these
cost figures, the Internal
Revenue Service is strangely
closemouthed about what ia
little attempt at self-gloriflca-
ton Is costing the taxpayers.
A spokesman said the Govern
ment Printing Office hadn't
sent them a bill yet. and the
0Po said 1t doesn't release
such information.
But one thing is clear: The
bureau expects a heavy de-
mand for the books. II has
ordered an initial press run Of
20. 900.
The purchase price is nom
] deductible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-09
D. {. BACKING
Arrest Ban
Would End Holding
For Investigation
BY CHARLES PIERCE
Star staff Writer

The District Commissioners
have decided to stand be-
hind their order to police ban
ming investigative arrests, effec-
tive 1901 am. Friday.
This order is essential If the
policy adopted by the Commits
sioners last January to END in
vestigative arrests in March is
to be carried into effect.
Doubt had been cast on the
validity Of this order when
Walter N. Tobriner, president
of the District Board OF Com
missioners, said yesterday
morning he was not certain
what action the Commissioners
had taken on this order at a
meeting February %.
However, Francis L. Tim
mons. jr., assistant secretary to
the Board Of Commissioners,
said later IN the day after a
conference with Mr.. Tobriner
that the board president had
not lodged any objection with
him about the fact that the
official minutes show the order
was approved.
MY records show that the
order was approved at the
February 20 meeting" said Mr..
Timmons, who took notes for
the minutes at this board
session.
A question Of whether the
minutes were correct had arisen
because Immediately after the
February % meeting reporters
had checked with Mr.. Tobriner
to find out exactly what action
the board had taken on the
order.
Mr.. Tobriner said at that
time that the board had simply
acknowledged receipt of the or
der, but had not acted on it.
Only two Commissioners were
See ARRESTS, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-09
BY DAVID BARNETT


Poker, says the Deputy Asis-
tant Secretary Of Defense
should be banned In the ma
tional interest.
DR.. Edward L. Katzenbach,
jr., comedies he Is a "continn-
GUS and resentful loser" at the
game, but he insists his criti-
cism Is not on a petty per-
sonal plane. Nor do I take is
sue with gambling"
His point: Poker has played
deuces with our history" and
may have "as potentially a dis
astrous effect on the last hall
Of the goth Century as strip
poker has on a college week
end"
In the past. he notes, poker
has affected the character OF
the Nation by making the
false front" respectable
throughout our history.
"The essence Of the game Il
front and bluff. with some odds
thrown in. For those Of US for
whom candor is high In oui
system Of values and mathe.
MATES Is low on the list OF oul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-09

Col. Abb Shishekly's 1852 mil
itary coup, Mr.. Bitar returned
to Syria before Shishekly'S
overthrow to help form the
Ba'ath Socialist Movement.
He was elected to Parlia-
ment in 1854, and was his
country's Foreign Minister be-
fore its merger with President
Nasser's Egypt in 1858. Mr.
Bitar was Minister of State in
the Inflated union with Egypt
but announced his support fol
Syrian independence wher
Syria broke away from the
United Arab republic in 1861
Mr.. Bitar speaks Arabic anc
French and understands Eng.
lish and Turkish. He is a non.
practiclng MoslcIn. Mr.. Bital
is married and has one
daughter.