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Evening star., 1963-01-28
The
Rambler
CooIs
Off Buckstuge
By JOHN McKELwAY

There is probably more
traffic in the tunnels Of the
Washington Coliseum these
afternoons and evenings
than at Twelfth and Penn
,sylvania.
1t is better handled traffic,
colorful. and absolutely enter
tanning. When there are
bumps, people apologize.
Harry @. Lynn, owner Of
the Coliseum and local pro-
moter Of the Ice Capades,
was shopping around in there
the other afternoon with the
Rambler and Mr.. Lynn's
cigar. 1t may have occurred
to him he could sell a few
seats. Just off the dressing
rooms.
The Ice show has a cast of
about 100. But to the crowd
downstairs in the tunnels,
you have to add two or three
policemen, a few wandering
ushers, musicians, members
Of the stage crew, electricians
and wardrobe mistresses and
masters.
Most Of them have been on
the road since early July, so
there Is no frantic shouting
Of orders, Everybody seemed
to know exactly what to do
next and they can tell by
the sound of the music how
far the show has gone and
how soon they'll be on.
There is q little talk and
much coffee drinking.
John Gray, production
manager on the road, took
the visitor out behind the
main curtain-an area Of
weird, soft lights and ice
sprayed with white paint.
The stage hands slide sets
around In blackness, obliv-
ious OF the skaters warming
up among them behind the
curtains. One worked with a
flaShlight in his mouth.
AS the overture came on,
Johnny Labrecque, a comic,
began skating wildly around
among the props, narrowly
missing his partner, George
Bussey, who was doing the
same thing.
They we're suddenly gone,
disappearing together
through the curtains with
out so much as a whisper.
You could hear the 1000 or
so in the audience start to
laugh-a good sound.
Evening star., 1963-01-28
Maryland to Study
Public Utilities Fees
Delegate Says
Law OVerIooks
Extra Income

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. % (AP).
- A house subcommittee will
begin exploring this week
whether public utilities and
other firms regulated by the
State should have rates COM
puted on all their earnings in
stead of Just those earnings
from the services they render.
Delegate Marvin Mandel,
Democrat of Baltimore, chair
man of the House Ways and
Means Committee, announced
the action today.
He said it could result in
legislation of great benefit to
customers.
Asked for Suggestion
Mr.. Mandel said the subcom-
mittee will be asked to recon-
mend to the full committee
whether a maximum rate of
return for full earnings should
be set by statute instead of the
Public Service Commission or
other regulatory agency deter
mining fair rate of return"
based only on partial earnings.
He cited insurance companies
as one example.
When the State insurance
commissioner sets their rate. he
can't take into consideration
their earnings on investments"
Mr.. Mandel said.
Stock Going Up
This could be a consider
able amount. The insurance
companies complained to the
commissioner about how much
money they are losing, but their
stock is going up on the
market 1t must result from
something apparently invest
ments by the company.
But the public doesn't get
any benefit from this when
rates are determined"
The rates are based prima-
rily on insurance premiums.
Mr.. Mandel said there are
also instances of public utili-
ties engaging in private busi-
ness, lin competition with
other business" and not hav-
ing these earnings considered
when their utility rates are
set.
Examples Cited
The Gas g. Electric Co., he
noted. sells appliances in COM
petition with other stores. The
Baltimore Transit Co. rents
trucks. The telephone COM
pany, Mr.. Mandel said, carries
a tremendous amount of ad-
vertising in its Yellow Pages.
rs this taken into consider
alton when their rates are set2"
he asked. I'VE don't know, but
intend to find out.
"A public utilities can be
making a 5 per cent return
on its utility service and 10 per
cent on other business. Why
shouldn't its rates be based on
overall earnings?"
He planned to appoint the
subcommittee later today. He
said the idea for the study
arose during a budget hearing
at which Ways and Means
Committee members sought in
formation from the Public
Service Commission on how it
determines rates.
Evening star., 1963-01-28
Georgetown
Housing Plan
Is Opposed

A citizens group is expected
to oppose any public housing
In Georgetown as part of ur-
ban renewal in that area.
That was disclosed today in
the January newsletter Of the
Georgetown Citizens Associa-
tion. whose Committee on Wa
terfront Planning reportedly is
ready to support a controversi-
al proposal TO set up an urban
renewal project south Of M
street NV. between Key Bridge
and Rock Greek.
1T is intended that, as a
condition for the acceptance
of any proposal. there be no
public housing in the area,
and that a strong and repre-
sentative committee of citizens
be charged with control of the
plan and its execution" the
newsletter said.
Priority Low
Last year, a staff proposal
of the National Capital Plan
ming Commission called for
the employment Of urban re-
newal powers in the nearly
l00-acre section south Of M
street.
Immediate action was defer
red by the commission. how
ever. after the District Com
missioners said such an un-
dertaking would have low
priority.
Georgetown citizens have
been sharply split over the ur-
ban renewal proposal. with a
newly organized group - the
Georgetown Canal and River
side Council - generally favor
ing the step; the Georgetown
Progressive Citizens Association
and the Georgetown Business
Property Owners Association
opposing II, and the George
town Citizens Associations po-
Sition not being entirely clear
Meeting Slated
The Georgetown Citizens AS
sociation's next meeting will
be held at 8 O'Clock tonight
in the Parish Hall OF Old st.
Johns Church, Potomac and o
streets NV. A vote on the
urban renewal proposal is ex-
pected at this meeting.
Philip X. Robinson. presi-
dent OF the organization. said
today the associations men,
bership has never voted on the
urban renewal issue.
Evening star., 1963-01-28
Case BockIog Reduced,
Juvenile Court Says
Quarterly Report Notes Progress
Since Naming Of Extra Judges
BY WILLIAM BASHAM
star staff Writer

recently expanded Juvenile Court today noted that it
has reduced the staggering backlog of by 56 statistic
the District has wanted to hear for years
Commenting the old oneudge court new Chief Judge
Miller said he could appreciate the nuperabe odds
facing JUDGE w Ketcham before the additional appoint
Evening star., 1963-01-28

THE INVENTION OF the
Upper is probably as respon-
sible as anything else for the
success OF Ice shows. II lies
beneath all the pageantry.
AS the chorus girls come
easily off the Ice, and then
go into their wobbly walk on
dry land. they unzip this and
that on the way Into a dress
ing room, Coming out a few
minutes later In something
else, they're tipping up.
The girls make a little
more than 500 a week. Most
OF them are In their 20's and
they usually stay with the
show for about five years.
Most OF them come from
California and Canada.
It's a grind. They are on
the road for 10 months.
There are few days off. One
Of the men OF the show said
all he can do when the show
closes is sleep. They will start
practice, while In Washing
ton, for next years show.
"It's a job" said a spear
carrier, dressed In sparkling
finery, getting ready TO glide
around for a living.
The Adak sun., 1963-04-15

A4ARp
Staff Sergeant Alfred RODRI GUEZ,
Jr., Joined Marine Barracks the Ord
Of April and awaiting him was abtter
from the Commandment Of the Marine
Corps congratul ating him N being one
Of the winners in the 1862 Freedoms
Foundation Letter Writing Contest.
The contest was open to active duty
pers onnel, and based on submiss ion of
100 to 500 word letters on the theme
OF my Freedoms and Ny Responsible
ties" For this outs landing task,
Staff Sergeant RODRIGUEZ rece lived a
check for $50 and the George Washington
Honor Medal.
The pers onnel Of Marine Barracks
would like to take this opportuni ty
to congra tu1ate Sergeant RODRIGUEZ
on "JOB WE'LL DONE".
MRINE OF The EDNIH
Selected for the Mar inc Of the
Nonth award for Mar Oh 1868 was PFC
7. H. NICKS. Having been selected
for his performance Of duty, personal
appearance and l0aoWl edge Of military
subjects, PFC HICKS has demons trated
an atti tude and dharac teris tics desired
in all Marines. The other Marines
nominated and interviewed for the
Marine Of the Month award we're: LCpl
r. D. VANFOS SEN, LCpl P. L. WISEMAN,
LCp1 Z. e. BAY, PFC q S. CHIARAVALLI,
and PFC G. PASCO. Congra tul ations
ere IN order for all Marines Concerned.
HISTORY
IS April mes, commanded
by Captain Frank EONROE, from the Navy
Yard at Washington, D. c., took over
the guard Of those accused Of conspir-
acy IN the as sass ination of President
Lincoln.
7S Anil 7A67 officia1 date
The Adak sun., 1963-04-15
JOMINGS.

LCpl P. G. HILL
LCp1 c. D. Holm
PFC j. D. BAILEY
PFC l.. j. CRANNIIR
PFC D. a. CROCKETT
PFC D. G. MAYNARD
PFC NJ. j. NEWLY
Lcpl HORN, PFC BAILEY and PFC
CROCKETT Joined us from LIST Force
Service Regiment, RGF, Camp Rndl
PFC's CRANlER, MAYNARD and NEWLY came
from 7th Marine Regiment, LIST Marine
Division, Camp Rndleton, Cal If o1nia.
LCpl HILL JONES Us from Marine Corps
Base, 2o Palms, California, where he
Was e member, Of the Band and Drum and
Bug1e Corps.
We Of Marine Barracks are proud to
have you aboard. Put your all and
your best in your work and you will
have a fine tour Of duty on Adak.
DEPARTURES
After completing their overseasf
tour Of duty on Adak, the blowing
Marines departed, Saturday, - April
1868, for Nariae Barracks, Bremerton,
Washington and release from active
dut y:
Cpl J. J. ENRIGET
Cpl G. r. JENKINS, IT.
Cpl L. E. MONK
LCpl A. A. OLSON
PFC G. ANDERSON
PFC r. A. WARD
Also departing Adak the 18th Of
April was LCp1 D. H. HAMMER and Pvt
R. E. KORN. LCp1 HAMMER will be
spending 80 days leave at home in
Mt. Perry, Ohio, before reporting to
the LIST Marine Division for duty.
Pvt KORN Will be spending 80 days
leave at home n Butler, Pennsylvania,
before repor ting for duty wi tn Marine
Corps Schools, Quantico, Virginia.
The Adak sun., 1963-04-15
DEPARTURES

After compl citing their
tour Of duty on Adak, the
Marines departed, Saturday ,
1868, for Marine Barracks, T
Washington and release frc
dut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-18
Tax 'LoophoIe'

Newspaper. radio. and TV
reporters and editors should
stop using the word loop
hole" In describing the oil
depletion allowance. II gives
the impression that Congress
overlooked a tax II should
have imposed. Quite the con-
trary is true. The allowance
was and still is deemed an
economic necessity In order
to encourage risk capital 10
invest In the discovery and
development OF new oil fields.
without II. new fields would
not be discovered in suffici-
ent number 10 meet ever in
creasing demands. Explora-
ton and development prac-
tically came 10 a standstill
when the allowance was
smaller than II is now. Prob
ably no field OF human re-
search and development
offers the great risks and
the possibility OF small or no
rewards as do oil and gas.
II the economic necessity no
longer exists. let's repeal the
allowance; meantime let's not
continue 10 label II a tax
"loophole." John v. Dobbin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-18
Hee-how

A whole new school OF art is now
flouriShing at the Baltimore Zoo, which
at the present rate soon will be known
as the Baltimore Geological Gallery OF
Art. First, five years ago, Zoo Director
Arthur Watson made monkeys out Of
some Of the collectors with the abstract
paintings OF Betsy, the chimpanzee.
Remember
Now he is making jackasses out OF
certain experts with the paintings OF
Jack, the Mexican burro. What Betsy
has done with fingers, feet and fore
arms mot forgetting an occasional flick
OF the tongue), Jack is accomplishing
with his rear-end appendage, a natural
brush OF tail Betsy's effusions sold
for $50 or better. No price yet has been
placed on Jacks premiere effort, "Black
Whisk," praised by one unsuspecting
critic as the work OF a very serious
abstractionist"
All Of which proves at least one
thing. Whatever else he might be,
Soviet Premier Khrushchev is no donkey
as Judge OF art. For II was his analysis
Of Russian abstractionist art as some
thing donkey's tail might create, that
touched off Impresario Watsons ALL
too-revealing laboratory test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-18
Fiscal BLock-Buster

The ultimate fate Of President Ken
nedy's fiscal 1864 budget may bring to
his mind Bobbie Burns comment that
the best laid plans o. mice and men
gang aft a-gley an lea'e us nought but
grief and pain for promiS'd 10y"
For in producing what he calls "a
financial plan for the efficient and
frugal conduct Of the public business"
Mr.. Kennedy has laid before Congress
a document of fantastic dimensions. 1t
remains fantastic, even though public
opinion had been conditioned to accept
it by "well-informed" advance Specula-
ton that it would call for an all-time,
peace or war, record spending Of 1888
billion, not to mention its best laid"
estimate of a deficit of $119 billion.
There are other comparably fantas-
tic qualities to this fiscal block-buSter.
AS he disclosed in his State-of-the-
Union message, Mr.. Kennedy is propos-
ing large and complex program of tax
relief and reform. The "promiS'd Joy"
Of tax reductions for everybody, individ-
ualS and corporations alike, already has
been spelled out in general terms as part
OF the advance conditioning. The pro-
posalS for reform, however, which may
not be so palatable, are being guarded
with unusual secrecy until next week.
The budgets revenue calculations-$86.
billion-are based upon this half-known
and half-unknown formula, and are
dependent, of course, upon the highly
uncertain assumption of congressional
nf Cd oiV,tc ira foI
recommendations or changes Of equiva-
lent effect.
Mildly fantastic, too, is the brief
presidential assurance that the esti-
mated deficit Should neither raise fears
OF Initiation nor cause increased concern
about our balance of international pay
ments." We hope that Poet Burns "grief
and pain" are not contained therein,
and that by 1865 or 1867, as Mr.. Ken
nedyS aides have promised, there will
indeed be balanced budgets and full
employment (meaning jobleSS rate no
higher than per cent?.
On the spending side Of Mr. Ken
nedy'S financial plan, 1t is difficult, II
not impossible, for the layman to chal-
lenge increases for defense and space or
to get around the fact that 1t will cost
Sol billion (more than 10 per cent Of
the entire spending) to finance the pub
lie debt. Curtailment on all other pro-
grams was very Slightly projected
total of $500 million-although admin
isration spokesman said they had
turned down between 81 billion and SO
billion in additional requests. And Con-
gress in fact, may upset some Of these
slight economies.
With all this, it is obvious that budg-
et-making in these times, and for a
period that extends nearly 10 months
hence, is at best an exercise in educated
guesSwork. Presidents additionally have
spoken hopefully Of balanced budgets,
but rs of the last 80 have been written in
red ink. This one starts in the red, and
with no pretenSe except that 1t is all
for the best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-18
Down the Hatch

An undetermined number or I'M
happy Civil Service workers, having put
up 500 for the greater glory OF the
Democratic Party, will toss down drink
or two tonight as guests Of their bosses.
The Civil Service Commission, with
no pun intended, says that 1t cannot
treat this thinly disguised form of coer-
cion as violation of the Hatch Act
unless 1t receives complaints from Gov
eminent workers. We would rather doubt
that any worker who has sense enough
to find his way in and out of the
building is going to be foolish enough
to file such formal complaint. So this
throws the whole shabby business back
into the realm Of the Corrupt Practices
Act, which is enforced by the Depart
ment Of Justice, not by the csc. OF
course, one may always be mistaken in
a judgment. But 1t is our guess that no
Justice Department bloodhounds will be
sent off on the trail Of Democrats who
have reSorted to this device to raise
funds for other Democrats. And If our
estimates in this respect should be
erroneous, we are willing to bet Robert
Kennedy $500 dinner that any blood
hounds unleashed in this cause will not
be young and eager, but, rather, will
be Of that variety which is old, tired
and quite ready to call 1t a day.
All Of this has prompted some Re-
publicans to rise up in righteous wrath,
a circumstance which, we think, should
be put in some perspective. In former
administrations, both Republican and
Democratic, there has been a certain
prodding of the Federal worker to kick
into the party Golfers. But nothing in
the past has rivaled the brazenneSs or
the scope Of what the New Frontiersmen
have been doing. AS our Federal Spot
light reporter, Joe Young, puts it when
speaking informally: THE Civil Service
worker is damned If he doesn't, be-
cause his promotion prospects may be
adversely affected. And, should the
Republicans come in, he is damned If
he does, because his new G. o. P. bosses
are not apt to look with understanding
and tolerance on the fact that he tossed
a hundred bucks into the Democratic
war chest"
BY tomorrow this affair will be over
and done with. But the bad smell will
linger on. People who make a career of
working for the Government ought not
to have their shinS kicked or their arms
twisted to force them to put their money
on the line. Nor should they be sub
jected to the slightly more subtle pres
sure Of not having a drink with the
boss unless they pony up.
The Kennedy administration speaks
in noble terms to the American people
of virtue, dedication, high purpose, etc.
If the President, by chance, doesn't know
what has been going on recently, he
ought to take time out for a closer look.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-18
Heovy-Duty Hearts

1t now appears that former Presi-
dent Eisenhower's heart attack, a def
mite liability at the time, has since paid
unexpected dividends. If Mr.. Eisenhow-
er has not been the direct beneficiary,
he undoubtedly is happy to know that
his recovery and his resumption of
arduous duties in the White House, have
served as an incentive for thousands Of
other persons.
For the past several years, and part
ly due to the Presidents courageous
leadership, there has been a complete
re-evaluation Of cardiac cases involving
those in industrial employment. Not
long ago a heart attack subsequently
meant light duty for the blue collar
worker.
Now, the Wall Street Journal finds,
more and more companies are returning
the men to their old Jobs. Not to desks
or bench Jobs, but to high structural
work, ditch-digging, truck driving, iron
working, and similar heavy duty. One
firm presently keeps 95 per cent Of the
victims on their usual Jobs, compared
to so per cent a few years ago.
Said one industrial physician:
Were increasingly convinced that the
benefits Of returning to work, such as
satisfaction, restoration OF self-respect
and relief Of financial worry, outweigh
the stress Of work itself" This is real
progress in the fight against the biggest
killer Of them all; and for his example,
Mr.. Eisenhower deserves the thanks of
MANY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-18
Careless Motorists

"One step forward and two
steps backward" seems to
characterize the District OF
Columbia's approach to re-
ducing or even holding the
line on traffic deaths. Gn
the Washington Metropolitan
area as a whole the 1862
death rate reached an esti-
mated 228 lives-nearly 25
per cent above the previous
year and the highest in the
areas history)
Instead OF instituting new
ways TO promote public safety
and make motorists aware of
their accountability 10 So
ciety, Motor Vehicle Director
George England announced
that as OF February 4 Dis
trict motorists may leave
their cars unattended-with
the motor running. leave the
keys in the ignition OF a
parked car, alter their permit
TO drive, and even obtain a
permit by Misrepresentation
without any longer being
assessed points toward license
revocation.
The rationale: "These viola
tions do not have anything
TO do with driving ability"
/ suggest, Mr.. England. that
a drivers attitude and the
degree 10 which he antici-
pates the consequences OF his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-18
Good Point

No doubt the Metropolitan Area
Transit Commission was technically
right in restraining the General Services
Administration from intervening as a
formal opponent to the proposed in
crease in D. c. Transit System bus fares.
That action did not wholly prevent GSA
from making its point, however, and a
good point it was.
The Government has some interest
In the case, according TO the GSA petit
ton, because such great many Federal
employees use buses each day during
working hours on Government business.
The proposed elimination OF bus tokens,
therefore, would cost the Government
thousands OF dollars year. It's greater
interest, however, the petition indicated,
is insofar as the proposed increase 4.
may lessen the use Of public transporta-
ton and encourage greater use Of private
automobiles, with harmful impact upon
the adequacy Of parking facilities for
employees generally and for Government
vehicles on official business"
Actually, the transit company con-
cedes that its request, II granted, would
result in the loss Of number Of bus
riders, for this is the inevitable effect
OF fare increases. And the GSA is en-
tirely correct, Of course, when 1t says
that this effect would intensity an al
ready critical downtown parking prob
lem, and fly in the face Of the admin
istrations current effort TO stimulate
more transit riding.
Perhaps such considerations as these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-18

nett shows that he had MOTH
ing to do with the atrocities
of the Black andsTans for
which he was ometimes
blamed.
Then in 1882, Sir John
abandoned his civil service
career to become governor Of
Bengal, a state no less troub-
led than Ireland had been
10 years earlier. Again, he
was a remarkable success.
In 1888 he entered Parlia-
ment as an independent
member for the Scottish Uni
versities. Throughout his
subsequent career he insisted
on remaining an independent
for he believed the political
arena was forever closed to q
man who had been in the
civil service.
During World War II, SiI
John was successfully Home
Secretary and Chancellor OF
the Exchequer. and a mere
list of his postwar, non-po-
litical jobs would fill the bal
ance of this column.
ANDERSON WAS A SU.
PERB administrator and the
account of his principles and
methods should be Of specia.
interest in Washington
Moreover, he rapidly made
himself at home in any field
from atomic energy to the
financing Of opera.
Sir John Wheeler-BennettI
biography is official and sui.
fers from the faults and en-.
joys the virtues Of its type.
On the one hand, Sir Johr
has had access to letters and
documents which might be
denied to the unofficial BIZ
ographer, and while direct
quotation from them Is rela-
lively rare, they must have
aided him at every turn. on
the other hand, he is quite
reticent about his subjects
private life and the sources
Of his unusual personality
And while his partisanship
is subdued, it is nonetheless
intense.
His style is old-fashioned
and distinctly ponderous. But
1t fits the subject, which is
perhaps the most important
thing.
Men like winston Church.
Ill make history. But men
like Sir John Anderson make
governments. It is good TO
have an exhaustive study OF
this figure whose Importance
so far outweighs his fame.