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Evening star., 1963-02-06

presently provided capacities
will handle.
Housing for these pupils
must be provided with funds
not now In hand"
The school superintendent
informed board members that
new estimates place the annual
pupil increase at about 1000
or $1,000 in three years and
$4,000 in the next five years.
Mr.. Funderburk said a new
bond issue would have to be
approved by county residents
by June if the construction
program is to go ahead.
Howard Futch, a school board
member, asked II the cost esti-
mates took into account rising
construction prices. School
administration officials said
the proposed bond issue in
cluded no contingency funds
but was flexible" because it IL
based on projected costs pei
pupil.
Delay Is Asked
Chairman Eugene Newman
suggested putting off consid-
Grafton Of the bond issue until
after the board adopts its
school budget for next year.
The board went into execu.
tive session to discuss school
redistricting.
Mrs. Martha Gertwagen, vice
chairman. refused to stay foi
the closed conference.
Chairman Newman had re-
jected her plea to open the
secret session TO the press and
the public, she said.
Earlier. at the Boards oper
session, a motion by Mrs. Cert
wagen TO discuss the redis-
tricting problem openly had
been overruled by a motion tc
adjourn.
THE public is benefited II
1t knows the kind Of problems
the school board and school,
administration have to face
in redistricting," she argued
The matter was brought up
by Mr.. Funderburk. who said
he wanted TO give "informa-
ton" TO the board In private
and seek It's advice before max
ing any public recommen-
dations on redistricting.
Last year, a redistricting plan
adopted by the former school
board created an uproar among
parents.
Evening star., 1963-02-06

ing in the 900 block of F street
NE. apparently got out of the
Bridget car and was struck
when the vehicle skidded on
the icy street.
Besides the manslaughter
charge, police, also charged
Bridget with leaving the scene
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Spoilers to Meet

The Capital City Spelling
Club will hold It's next meet
ing at Mount Pleasant Library.
Sixteenth and Lamont streets
NV, at 1880 pm. tomorrow.
The public Is invited 10 partici-
pate in an informal spelling
bee.
Evening star., 1963-02-06
BY ROBERT J. LEWIS
star Staff Writer

| star btaft writer
The National Capital Plan
ming Commission expects ur-
ban-renewal condemnation oi
private homes for transforma'
ton into "scattered-site" public
Housing dwellings to be used
"only as a last resort"
In a three-page letter read
at a citizens meeting in the
Adams Morgan area last night
Mrs. James H. Rowe, jr., NCPC
chairman, said:
"It Is anticipated that the
Redevelopment Land Agenc!
will use this authority only a!
Ia last resort when other mean.
of meeting the rehabilitation
standards have failed.
"Of those structures that may
have to be acquired by the Re-
development Land Agency. nc
one knows or can anticipate
how many, on the one hand
will be resold for private hous-
ing or, on the other hand, how
many will be resold to the
National Capital Housing Au-
thority for public housing"
Explains Limit
Mrs. Rowe said a limit of l0C
dwelling units for acquisition
was set by the Planning Com
mission so as to provide a rea-
sonable limitation on the scope
of this program. :"
She said NCPC's intention Il
to give reasonable assurance
that rehabilitation Of home;
acquired from private owners
voluntarily. or through powers
of eminent domain. would bt
an Incidental aspect Of the
overall activities proposed to
carry out the urban renewal
plan" for the Adams-M Morgan
area.
About 225 persons attended
last nights meeting Of the
Adams Morgan Community
Council in the Adams Elemen-
tary School.
Under the scattered site
program. private homes at diff
Iferent locations would be solo
by RIA TO NcHA for rehabili-
tation and rental as public
housing.
The community council IL
one Of several organizations in
the almost 250-acre Northwest
neighborhood, which the Dis
trict Redevelopment Ian d
Agency expects TO take over
soon as an urban renewal prof.
ect area.
Boundaries Set
The Planning Commission
has set boundaries for the prof.
ect area. and has adopted a
redevelopment plan largely de-
pendent on rehabilitation OF
existing structures by present
owners.
The District Commissioners
have not yet approved the plan,
They will schedule a public
hearing on 1t before making a
decision.
About % per cent Of the land
area would be acquired by RIA,
under powers OF eminent do
main, for clearance. The re-
- a
Evening star., 1963-02-06
New School Bond Issue Proposed
To Meet Rising Needs in Foirfox

the three or five years to be
included in the program"
The county's school popula-
ton. now 1880. is growing
faster than expected. he ex-
planned, and a $26 million bond
issue approved in 1860 for con-
Struction will have been ex-
hausted a year earlier than
planned.
Up 1000 Annually
The 1860 funds we're designed
to provide housing for Some
$4,000 students expected in
county schools in the fall of
1864. Mr.. Funderburk said,
however. Fairfax will have an
estimated 79,800 students next
fall.
BY 1864, his report said,
well have an enrolment OF
some 86,500 or $1,000 pupils. or
$500 to 1000 more than our
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He'll on Earth

Once there was something called
gunpowder, supposedly the brainwork
of 9th Century Chinese, and it was
dynamite until the real thing came
along. Alfred B. Nobel gave us dynamite
in 1865 before he gave us the Nobel
Peace Prize. A somewhat safer" explo-
sive, called trinitrotoluene Tor TNT),
served to pep things up even more.
All this was pretty frightening to
the average man until they cracked the
atom and brought out nuclear bombs.
Then these baby bombs grew up, and
ktloton, once a strong dose Of lethal
stuff, began taking on parlor game
aspects Kiloton begat megaton as the
popular standard of destruction,
megaton weighing in at million tons
of TINT.
Now we have the latest entry in this
CHASTITY sweepstakes. We have the word
of one of our own scientists that the
Russians, thinking really big, are work.
ing on something in the range of
1000 megaton warhead.
But, q course, that pushes it out
Of the megaton class. It will have to be
identified as a gigaton bomb, simply
meaning gigantic. Our defense officials
have been saying that even 100-mega-
ton bombs, which the Soviets already
claim, would be no more effective than
a batch of 20-megatoners, which we
seem to prefer So it may be the Reds
are only trying to scare us once more.
If so, we wish they would STOP We are
running out of ways to measure poten-
tial hell on earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
Christine's Choice

Christine Simko'S ordeal is another
in a growing number of cases requiring
court action to give a stricken person,
this time 14-year-ol Cleveland girl,
a chance for survival There are times
when refusal by an adult to accept
medical assistance raises the question
Of the patients right to select his own
course, especially when religious con-
siderationS are involved. In the case
OF Christine, her mother objected in
having the girls leg amputated even
though not to do so, in the opinion
Of physicians, would result in certain
death from cancer.
One may only guess at all of
the reasoning which entered into the
mothers objections. Basically, she ap-
parently could not endure the thought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
Skipper Berro

In extending belated congratula-
lions to Mr.. Lawrence Peter Berra we
are pleased to observe that the new
skipper of the New York Yankees is
grasping the helm with a firm hand.
First, Mr. Berra has announced he is
shedding his catcher'S paraphernalia,
sometimes called the tools of ignorance,
and will mastermind from a bench
posture as befitS the dignity of the
Yankees.
Second, Mr.. Berra has declared in
the presence of his new boss, Mr.. Ralph
Houk, that he expects to run the club
with no interference from the front
office as did his predecessor, who also
is Mr.. Houk. Mr.. Berra obviously is
now very much the businessman, a
thinking man in blue serge. That is
just fine, and we wish him every
success. But at the same time we hope
the new, Serious-minded manager will
never ask waivers on a lovable char
acter named Yogi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17

Of the girl living a life she considered
not normal. As emotional stress built
up, it was small wonder that Christine,
frightened (or plugged" as she put it,,
fled the hospital.
But Christine returned, and when
the choices were clearly outlined to
her, unheSitantIy chose the operation.
Under the circumstances, the hospital
properly sought and obtained court
approval to proceed with the ampu-
tation Even after that, Mrs. Simko
refused to sign a release, because one
day, she said, Christine might blame
her for the loss of the leg.
Yet it need not be that way at
all for, as the doctors said, Christine
is a girl Of marvellous adaptability. She
saw life through the clear eyes and
indomitable spirit of one just beginning
the journey and she chose to continue
in the only way possible. If her luck
picks up, and she makes it through,
the day may come when she will help
her mother to see as clearly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
Bind Up the Wounds

The Senate'S bloody fight over the
foreign aid authorization bill has run
its course. And if Abraham Lincoln
were alive he might very well repeat
the line from his Second Inaugural
with malice toward none, with charity
for all let us strive on to finish
the work we are in
The foreign aid battle is not quite
over. The Senate settled on an au-
thorization of S37 billion. After con-
ference with the House, this probably
will shake down to about $50 billion.
Then will come the struggle with the
committees which must appropriate
the money The expectation is that
total of around SO billion finally will
be made available.
This will evoke Shrieks Of anguish
from the foreign-aiders. They will see
doomSday just around the corner.
Congress will be accused of trying to
run the foreign policy show. The people
who, by their own estimate, think
right" will deplore this rather modest
assertion of authority by the legislative
branch against the executive branch.
When one gets right down to it,
however, there are only two ways
in which Congress, representing the
American taxpayers, can assert itself
in the area of foreign aid an aid
program which was badly needed at
the outset but which seems destined
to try to hang on forever to the tax
dollar.
One way is to slash the total
number of dollars. This will be done,
and we find it impossible to lie awake
nights fretting about it. The other is
to write policy requirements into the
bill. This, too, will be done. Some of
them, as the President has claimed,
may be unwise But let's wait and see.
The world will 60 on, whatever we do
or don't do in foreign aid next year.
And the messages which have come
recently from such places as Cambodia
and Argentina suggest that the time
is overdue for Uncle Sam to get tough.
Meanwhile, there is work to be
done. Let us bind up the Nations
wounds" and get on with the legiSla-
tive chores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
Transit Advance

The National Capital Area is in
debted to Representative Whitener Of
North Carolina for his astute manage
ment Of the Washington rapid-tranSit
bill.
Nearly everyone accepts the premise
that an extensive rail transit system,
ultimately serving the entire region, is
a must for the well-being of the Federal
City. 1t was Mr. Whitener's view, how
ever, that Congress was highly unlikely
to accept such an ambitious program in
one bite. His decision to seek initial
authorization for only the first stage
Of construction overcomes this draw
back. 1t avoids an immediate commit
ment to any detail of the larger system.
At the same time, it proposes fully
disable facilities adequate enough to
give a fair test of the value of rail
transit = located strategically enough
to be extended as the need arises in
the future.
Official Endorsement Of the so-called
bob-tailed system, from the President
on down, has given the bill tremendous
boost. It's virtually unanimous approval
by the Whitener subcommittee the other
day was even more encouraging. BY
delaying this vote, moreover, Mr.. White
ner provided time for general agreement
on Washington freeway proiectS-a
source of conflict which had posed a
definite threat to the transit bill.
With all these obstacles overcome,
there is no reason now for Congress to
delay action on the transit bill. The
next step is its consideration by the full
House District Committee. We hope
that Chairman Mcmillan will find time
to call up the bill next week, and report
it to the House for action Immediately
thereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
Sogging Market

With what appears to be a sense
Of dedication and demolition, Charles
de Gaulle carries on as the Peck's bad
boy of the European Common Market
Ever since his veto of Britain'S bid for
admission, the institution has been
faltering one at best. It's six member
stateS-France, West Germany, Italy,
Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxem-
bourg-have bickered among themselves
in way that has created lot of endur-
ing internal bitterness. And now, thanks
again to the French President, the
whole fragile enterprise is in danger Of
SCATTERING collapse.
This is so because the imperious
General de Gaulle, who seems always
intent on being the embodiment Of his
torical French glory and grandeur, has
issued kind of ultimatum to the Mar
ket's non-French members. In sub
stance, the ultimatum says that all
parties concerned must accept his pro-
posal for single agricultural policy-on
pricing, tariffs and the like-and that
they must do this by next January /.
Otherwise, or so he has implicitly
threatened, France will throw up its
hands and quit the organization, which
of course would mean the end of it.
Needless to add, this threatfulneSs
has stirred up a storm Of sorts within
the Common Market, technically known
as the European Economic Community.
In varying degrees, the West Germans,
the Italians and the other members
take dim view of the high mighty
French position. But the Strong-willed
and imperturbable President of France
apparently intends to hold his ground.
Actually, knowledgeable people feel
pretty sure that he has taken this posi-
ton because he wants high tariffs
around France and hopes for the fail
ure of the EEC's coming trade talks
with the United States.
If that is the fact of the matter,
then the Common Market will be hard
put to survive. Or if it does survive, in
the form favored by General de Gaulle,
it is likely to be surrounded by moat
and wall of extreme protectionism. In
that case, there could hardly fail to be
economic warfare between us and it,
and between it and the European Free
Trade Association britain, Portugal,
Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden
and Denmark). Gaullist France is thus
on a reckless course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17
About the South

I have just returned from
a visit to the South and the
opportunity to see first-hand
some Of the problems there
with respect to civil rights
and the m amer in which
these affairs are conducted
by Southerners.
Having been born and
reared in the North, I did not
have a clear notion Of what
the fuss was really all about
and decided to see for
myself.
After having viewed condi-
tons in the South, I am
firmly convinced that this
entire matter of civil rights
must be left to the individual
States Of the South, North,
East and West to h andle.
There are problem S, to be
sure, but the solution to
these problems is only being
postponed by unwarranted
intervention and meddling by
the Federal Government.
Southern leaders with
whom I spoke seemed per-
fectly moderate on the ques-
ton of civil rights. But above
all, I was impressed by their
sincerity and ability to
handle this problem, provided
they are left alone to do so.
Southern leaders deserve a
great deal of praise they
haven't gotten from the lib
eral media and the do
coolers, so far removed from
the scene of the problem.
Those who don't know the
problems first-hand should
pay attention to their own
knitting and let the Southern,
and other people, take care of
their own affairs within each
individual State.
Pamela b. AdeOx.
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story began: 1.-THE dedication
Of the cemetery for the brave
soldiers who were slain in the
battle Of Gettysburg induced
the attendance Of probably as
large If not q larger number
Of people than ever assembled
before at any one celebration
In this country. :" Oin-
coin and his party arrived at
the town late the day before
the dedication. The President
spent the night at a private
home and dined with Ever
EFT, who had expected him to
be something Of a pumpkin
and a boor. Later the pol
iShed son Of Harvard said
Lincoln's manners and con-
versation were the best of all
those at the table, OF the
dedication, this paper report
ed: Thursday morning
opened bright and beautiful,
and at an early hour the
streets Of Gettysburg were
thronged with the gathering
thousands, and the busy note
of preparation for the grand
demonstration was apparent
on all sides. At 8 o'clock. the
military portion Of the pro-
cession began to assemble on
Carlisle street, north Of the
public square, and the civic,
portion on York street. From
a tall flagstaff in the center
of the square, and on all the
public buildings and many
private houses, the national
ensign was displayed at half
mast, and soon the mournful
booming of minute guns
smote upon the ear, impart-
ing to the otherwise joyous
features of the demonstra-
ton a touch of sadness that
led the thoughtful to realize
that as a Nation we must
sorrow while we rejoice, for
the great deliverance here
achieved through the glo-
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100 Years Ago

A tall, awkward, frock-
coated man stood on a plat
form at Gettysburg. Pa. a
century ago and made q
short speech dedicating q
national cemetery for Civil
War dead. In a high-pitched
voice, he told $4,000 persons
assembled there: ". The
world will little note nor long
remember what We say here.
!" He was mistaken, Of
course. For Abraha m Lin
coins Gettysburg Address,
delivered November 10, 1853,
is too well remembered to re-
quire repeating here. The
principal speaker at the cere-
mony was not the President,
but rather Edward Everett,
former head Of Harvard, and
the Nations most gifted ora
tor. He spoke for two hours,
but few papers reported his
remarks in full. The Star Of
Novem Der 20, 1858, said
merely that Everett was "elo-
quent." It would be nice be
be able to say that this jour-
nal Immediately recognized
the greatness Of Lincoln s
words, and said so, but that
isn't true. The Star covered
the program chronologically,
and, since Lincoln spoke last,
his a ddresS appeared near
the story's end. The Star, like
most papers, let the reader
Judge for himself whether 1t
was a good speech. Some
publications made In st a n t
and accurate appraisal. The
Springfield (MaSS.) Republi-
can printed the address and
advised its subscribers:
Turn back and read it over;
it will repay study as a model
speech. Strong feelings and a
large brain were its parents"
Harper's Weekly said: The
few words of the President
were from the heart to the
heart. They can not be read
even, without kindling emo
ton" But a United States
correspondent of the London
Times wrote: THE ceremony
was rendered ludicrous by
some Of the Sallies of that
poor President Lincoln. Z.
Anything more dull and COM
monplace would not be easy
to produce. i" The Stars
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Minister Forward

Your editorial entitled
Minister Forward" Is Just
one more exemplification Of
your far-s e eing and COM
mendable activities in the
public interest. The minibus-
es do serve as a palpable in
dication Of the progress that
is underway. and from what
I have gathered. are receiv-
ing an enthusiastic response
from the public. As you so
appropriately point out. we
have q long way to 60 before
reaching the achievements Of
Rochester, for example, but
1t should be reassuring to all
that at least we have the
machinery and the project Is
well underway. If the recon-
mendations Of Knox Ban
ner's National Capital Down.
town Committee are carried
through, coupled with an
adequate m ass transit sys-
TEN, we shall have 1t made.
Your h Jar d-hitting editorial
does much to break down the
inevitable opposition.
Lynn M. F. Harriss,
Executive Director,
American Society Of
Landscape Architects
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FROM THE STAR FILES. .

rious success vouchsafed to
our arms by the blessing of a
merciful Providence. :" In
giving the line of march, the
story went on Next came
the President of the United
States, and Secretaries Sc
ward, Usher and Blair, all
finely mounted. The Presf-
dent wore a plain suit Of
black and white kid gaunt-
lets. Great curiosity was
manifested everywhere to
catch a glimpse of the Chief
Magistrate. :" Oincoln, his
stovepipe slapped firmly on,
was graceful on the magnifi-
cent chestnut charger pro-
vided for him, his long legs
being accustomed to the sad
die. Once during Everett's
speech, Lincoln took out his
Steel-bowed specs. removed
his two-page m anuscript
from a pocket, and looked 1t
over. When his turn came, he
started -Four score and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17

The capacity to find fault
must always be balanced by
a capacity to recognize and
appreciate the good. In every
generation back to the dim
beginnings of recorded his
tory, we find vociferous pro-
phets Of gloom who are sure
that their particular day has
in it nothing but contagious
evil. The fallacy of many
alarmists is to continually
point TO certain things that
no doubt are there and then
to assume that they are
Characteristic of all the
reaches and ranges Of life.
The fumes Of the Profumo
case pollute the air Of all
countries struggling with the
experiment of democracy.
Muckrakers rush into sensa-
tional print insisting that
here is a sample of what
would be revealed regarding
official life in general If
those in office did not sit
tightly on the lid. Nothing
could be farther from the
truth An outstanding Brit
ish figure who has every
opportunity to know what
he is talking about, declares
- "PeSsimists and defeat
lists exaggerate the unhappy
events surrounding the Ward
case. They talk as t though
public life has become rotten
at the core. This is q mon
strous injustice to the devot-
ed public servants whose
standards are as high as any
could desire. These are days
to be grateful for the over
whelming evidence of mas
sive integrity and sincerity in
public servants as a whole"
AS one who has been privi-
legged to stand for a score Of
years at the moral and spiri-
tual center Of American pub
lie life, there is In my own
heart the sound Of q great
Amen as I think with deep
admiration and satisfaction
Of those who today are lead
ing our Nation in the legisla-
tive processes Of our democ-
racy. Many who are serving
the Republic in Congress in
these days Of destiny will be
respected and honore d by
their successors as surely as
we salute the life and service
Of those who, in the past,
have stood under the white
dome with unsullied private
and public records. There are
truly great men serving with
honor and distinction in this
generation as much as in the
previous years. They are
found in both partiesl
Let us not call off the
muckrakers as they dig
around some patch Of cor
ruption under their eyes.
This needs to be done. But,
let us remind them Of the
angel Of unblemished virtues.
with the crown of gold Of
personal integrity lowering
just above the muckraker's
head! In conducting a ma
tional political census let US
remind the bouncing muck
rakers in counting the imps
not to ignore the angels.
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Well Get Strengthened out-by Next summery
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