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POINT OF VIEW.
Pace Is Leisure|y at Rights Hearing

the South before white juries,
simply said: Just as a practical
matter, we need other weapons.
In spite Of these statutes. this
situation has been going on
since 1870 and has not been
remedied."
Senator Erwin retorted that in
his home town in 1870, the Me-
groes had voted and all the
townspeople had to march be-
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right to voter" the Attorney
General asked of the Senator.
Senator Erwin said there was
no widespread discrimination
in his State or county, but that
he would accept the Attorney
Generals statement that there
is elsewhere.
If he were Attorney General,
the Senator said, and he found
a man had been depriving q
citizen Of the right to vote, II
would Institute criminal pro-
ceedings against him and I
would not let any apprehension
that I might get a verdict Of
not guilty deter me-"
The Attorney General, who
had earlier talked of the diff
ficulty Of prosecuting cases in
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Finn Larsen Quits
Army Research

Finn ]. Larsen has resigned
as Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Research and Devel-
opment, effective July 81.
President Kennedy accepted
his resignation reluctantly late
yesterday with thanks for "the
contribution you have made
and for your service to your
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fellow citizens" No successor
was named.
Mr.. Larsen has been Assist
ant Secretary of the Army since
August Ia, 1861.
The Army said he plans to
return to the Minneapolis
Honeywell Regulator Co.. where
he served as a vice president in
charge of research before TAX
ing the Pentagon job.
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/. CHEVY CHASE
Brick Colonial in COW. Somerset.
bedrms., 2 baths, 1st-fl. powder
room, enclosed heated porch, full
bsmt., rec. room with firepl. and
" bath, built-in garage. beaut.
garden, Many extras. Ewes. Mrs.
MacAuley, AK. 9-6293.
W. g; A A. n, MILLER DEV. co.
LIST YOUR HOME WITH Us
REALTORS EN- 2-4464
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AIR-CONDITIONED

3-BEDRM. RAMBLER with COR
geous 1920 rec. rm. Redec. In and
out. Tree-shaded yard. FHA or
OF no down, Si21.32 per month.
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POTOMAC FALLS

New listing. Stone Colonial on over
2 fenced acres, center hall. extra
large liv. rm. with fireplace, din.
rm., library with fireplace, family
kit. with fireplace, powder rm..
bedrms., 4 baths, rec. rm..- Gear
garage. Ewes. Mrs. Page. AK. g.
w. c. a. A. N. MILLER Dew. CO.
LIST YOUR HOME WITH Us
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HOUSES FURN. TO RENT IHcusES UMEURN. TO RENT
tcONINUEpl fcONINluEDl
tcoNrlNUEDl


HOMES FOR RENT CALL
FRANK L. HEWITT CO. JU. b-6900
SLIGO PARK HILLS = Colonial
home with 4 bedrms.. up z On,
full bath on each floor, lovely
liy. rm. with stone fireplace. sep
din. rm;, nice H.. Loads src q st tSr.
o Ref r SoOdea lc IN St area 1s o. III;
i csil R seasHA E. So tioaR. REAL.
TOR. 81 Cedar oosdt" Takoma
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bUbUnbhN EItNF HlIs z LE9 WI ..
- Modern Cape Cod,
4 lge. bedrms., family-sized kit,
2 full baths. firepl.. many big
closets, concrete drive and car
port, on nicely landscaped lot at
$500 down. Phone Mr.. Cassidy.
l0A-2nAR or rRo-h12R
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HOUSES FOR SALE-MD.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

SILVER SPRING - Immaculate
rambler overlooking Sligo PIX. 3
bedrms.. 2h baths, mahog, -pan-
r sIsd S ss a H%s thrU a%E ssD s sG
RIM, with firepl. and bar, 2-car
built-in garage, Tremendous value
EVELYN q. KAPLAN a co,
Realtor 949-192O
SILVER SPRING WOODMOOR.
Brick rambler. has everything incl.
ny. rm. with firepl.. SEP. DIN.
RIM, 3 bedrms., rec. rm.. patio,
fenced yard, SlS,b0O.
c. r. GRAHAM CORP. JU. 5-6010
SILVER SPRING, KEMP MILL =
Lovely 4-bedrm., ~ bath split
level, close TO st. Andrews, CEN
trally air cond.. carport. tree
shaded lot, this home Is ready
TO move into, excel, A ~ q assump-
tion, only $25,950. Ut. 7-770O
LIST WITH LINGO
SILVER SPRING (Carroli KnoliSJ
E; II 2 y bath brk; split
plus din. IL" opening onto cover
ed patio, fenced back I'd. lge.
rec. rm. 2 blks; elem, school,
y mi. Wheaton Plaza. Park, rec.
center; ballfisld, 2 blks; $22:950.
ffe q. seSe1 ~ 2 loan By OWNER
SILVER sPRING-lovely 3-bedrm.
brick Colonial. sep: din. rm.. liv.
aTs with IN, cO ssn irep si 6sit bo S SI
FILA. caii S49-7300.
T. PECK. 11246 GEORGIA Ave,
SILVER sPRING-close-in. Ora
sloIs; bSiek S s5rr stone Colonial
2.car garage. rec. rm., scr. porch.
~ wSoops1DE REALTY CO.
doll house, lovely 5-bedrm. Brick
hhs aTs WV w. e Carpet sno eS Sin T%
equip. Kit. with bkfst. area, full
bsmt., has soft. paneled rec.
rm. with bar, secluded scr. porch.
Cow. elem. school. Terrific value
at S22,5O0. KORZENDORFER, RE-
ALTOR, OIL. 4-Sl1l It'll q.
SILVER sPRING-Close- BY
owner. 3-bedroom, 2-bath split,
kit.-family rm., din. rm.. rec. rm.,
screened o porch, air cond.. S22'SOO.
SILVER SPRING, Sligo Park Hills
Custom rambler with Dashboard
hot-water heat, plaster walls and
sash windows, all rooms huge, 3
bedrms., 2h baths, huge pine
paneled rec. rm., built-in garage.
beautiful setting close TO the park,
exclusive area, S33,950. ~. z
ZOO til 9.
LIST WITH LINGO
SLIGO GOLF COURSE AND BUS
are near this most attractive 81
bedroom, 2ba-bath rambler on
lovely freed lot. kitchen with
breakfast nook, paneled recreation
room, S24,95O.
GRAY-KESSINGER
Realtors JU. 5000
SLIGO PARK HILLs-Charming A.
bedroom brick overlooking the
park. Priced below FLA appraisal,
LarSs living lg,h room; ialCu n..S
R Tees Immediate Sfsn pO sseas 9 sSo
REALToR. Open . to .. HE. 4
1000.
SOMERSET - Lovely residential
5s. huge trees many shrubs shrubs
~ baths. lovely liY. rm. and din.
rm, with wall-to-wall carpet.
built-in garage and carport. Beau
tifully draped. Call 24s-3000 OF
ewes. Mr.. Petrenko, 765-7311.
CONGRESSIONAL REALTY
COMPANY OF MARYLAND
ST. JUDE's .PARIsH-Almost new
home with everything done for
you. Central air cond., rec. rm
with bar, impressive entrance
foyer, fenced lot with trees. $24,-
YSoTUJNKIN a Co. es3-1boO TIL 9
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you'll You car
be the owner OF this lovely g.
Tnn screened porch. fenced lot
y eatinSH q CO., sss.iSOo TIL Q
WHEATON. KENsINGToN : 3-bed-
ESHn o5so H Pay 7- sIis sa ans 9C6
HILLs-vA no money
On. 3-bedrm, brick Colonial. lge.
din. rm., full bsmt.. and rec. rm.,
picturesque corner lot with trees.
FHA $500 dn. Call 040-730O.
HUGH \. PECK, i124B oeorgiA Ave,
WHEATON-stony Brooke rec.
ctr. al door. School 2 blks. Split
level, rec, rm.. Indy, rm., ? bed
rms, 2 baths, lac. kit, din, rm,,
llv fm., fenced rear, $1,000
down FiA sfas mo. pit. DIR,
Prom Wheaton out vlert Mil
I'd. 10 Viers Mil shop, Ctr,,
turn right al Baptist Church,
ala Hazard 81, VIII. 6-74b0.
WHEATON MooDsIsl,o00 BIZ.
tebSSdf No. : iiail BAN, formal si. an
an non ND ano
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COOP APIS. FOR SALE
CONTINUED

ATTRACTIVE AND SPACIOUS apis,
in excl. nv, bldg. Ice. foyer. liy
I'm. lge. din; nm, pantry, kit.
Reasonably priced. Call Mrs
RANDALL III. HAdNER < CO. Inc
REALTORS. 1921 Conn. Ave. NV
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SILVER SPRING

3-bedrm., brk. ramb., patio, rec,
rm.. firepl.. garage, sep din. ffnt
cor. lot, 500 BOO Only 81 $40 dna
assume bhes OF. 5ss.2oiI.
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Shannon & LuchS
REALTORS SINCE 1905

HARDWOOD AREA-DeliRhtful @
ana rec. rm., completely equipped
kitchen. scr. porch overlooking
deep lot. Garage. Perfect for re-
tired couple. S17,750.
BOGLEY
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so, 600 a83.i0O0.
MOORE REALTY
WHEAToNis BEST BUY

Prize winning house. owner trans
fcrred 10 Calf, 80 days 70 move.
Big, beautiful corner Aplit-ievel.
fenced yard with shade and fruit
trees Flower and rose lover
paradise, Near all schools, bus
stop and shopping, 2-ear garAge,
center hall paneled and mlfrored,
large living rm. family fm., 4
bedrms. 2 tiled baths and base
ment. Patio and porch. Aii-west.
lnghouse kitchen and laundry rm.
with DRYER and washer. air con.
ditloning, stair carpetinE, Grapes
and family winning pool, S33, /.
600. by OWNER. VII. o-4sb4
$500 kayson st., off o., ave,
extended.
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REALToRs SINCE l9Oo

PARK ESTATES Holy
Cross Parish and School -Spar-
king all-briek home with 3 lge.
bedrms,, sep, din. rm., delightful
mod. kit. side scr. porch, mag
t down. ii FsS ss ssSst dO 1Es. VA no
I l.. LEWIS 949-4330
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I'm . very nice brick rambler with
3 bedrms., ground level. walk
out rec. rm.. sep, din, rni., with
eating space IN the kit. Also. I'm
hardly yrs. old and have been
very well cared for, I'm In q
very. very nice nsighbborho9d and
cHfsTER KELLER. REALToR
JU. b-7f00 Ewes OIL. 6-22b0
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Colony-East
Colony-East
Colony-East

022-3ib0
Maurice Morris J German. RealtOr
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HOUSES FOR SALE--MD.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

CHEVY CHASE. 5328 Saratoga ave
@1Brk; Colonial, powder rn: LIST
garden porch. 3 b.rs., rec. rm.,
fen. yard. patio, gar, bsmt. Walk
TO d. G, bus, mid POS, OIL. 6-5346.
CHEVY CHASE, NORTH-Fine brk
rambler. liv. rm. with fireplace,
sep. din. rn,, screened porch off
kitchen, 1 n baths, nice recreation
rm., off-street parking, S25,a50.
FRANK 8. PHILLIPS, INC.
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HOUSES FOR SALE-MD.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

kENsINGTON - Older Colonial
2Q0-ft. deep wooded lot. vacant,
July, rredec., 3 bright bedrms.
NAL dining rm. HOT-WATER
HEAT. OWNER WANTS QUICK
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$21,000-$27,000
3 TO 6 BEDRMS.

TEMPLE wooDs-Fabulous brick
ramblers, split-foyers. bl levels,
containing finished rec. rm., fire
pls,, III to ~ baths, carports,
full bsmts:, WESTINGHOUSE appli-
ances. Oil Dashboard h.-W.h., COM
plete water and sewer. Adjacent
10 new high school.
ROSECROFT PARK bRick
homes. bedrms., 1 n baths, fun
bsmt.. roughed-in bath. Gas INV,
Dashboard heat.
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S19.950

BRAND-NEW sPLIT-FOYER-Liv,
rm;' din, rm;, 4 bedrooms, kit,
full bsmt. with rec. rm. 2 full
baths; beautiful Handicapped lot,
Gl,, FLA. Conv. 10 new Catholic
high school for boys and all city
conveniences.
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S2R.75n

ARIZONA RAMBLER situated IN
the beautiful rolling hills Of Mary
land on beautiful tree-studded lot
containing 4 bedrms. and Pear
garage. Owners have moved, how
about you moving inS
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$25,95O

WOOD LANE - Beautiful antious
brick bi;level. 4 bedrooms, 2E
baths, cleo. kit, rec. rm.. built
IN garage. 2 firepls., panoramic
view q wooded. area, oil hot
water Dashboard heat. immed. oe- :
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SAVE $4,000

1857 = Y@tNN
Immaculate 4-bedrm., 2-bath split
foyer rambler, step saver kit. De-
6igned with YOU IN mind. sep.
din. rm,, finished rec .rm. with
ground level exit. $4,000. 949-
suBuRBAN PROPERTIES MOT.
SILVER sPRING-eOx3s-ft. swim
ming pool with lac, covered patio,
lot fenced, 0-rm. brick Colonial
house, rec, rm. with bath
10000 Raynor I'd, mr.. Sligo Coli
Course. Available June ID. Priced
S23,0b0. n, NJ. SCOTT, w. p.jphO,
SILVER SPRING OAKvIEW - B.
bedrm. Cape Cod IN this most
eonyenient area. Pull bsmt With
rec, rm. and outside exit, kit with
eating area, level wooded lot. SIC
600, ROBERT n. KENT 4 CO..
JU. n-S0OO, Realtors,
SILVER Beautiful 4 bed
rma., rec. rm. Assume 4 Y = loan
o. rent with opt 70 buy only
KIN fDRusKrN, Rsal,or. o4o.4ooo
SILVER SPRING = For sale BY
distance schools, shopping and
bus. bedrms.. 1 v baths. lge.
trees. $3.50 down, balance FHA,
Oft Wire ave, lis Hamilton ave-
Jul hshNddt
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SPENCER

ROCKVILLE
$4,000, five bedrma. Beautifully
redeeorated. Fenced yard. Nice
neigheorhood Assume f ... Loan ~, 40
Down payment about 81 900.
PERBHINo REAL ESTATE
bsp-3BOS Ju. b.pi66I
SANDY STRING AREA-i0 acres,
RITY. WA- A.llDa. Nv. 4.l743.
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$40 Q50-S21 ON

RosEDELL : Brick Famblers and
splits. 3 or 4 bedrms., / q baths.
re-. rm., maids I'm. sliding Glass
INV. Dashboard heat.
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S24.45O-S27 950

W NVV w yOVV
DORCHESTER--Brick ramblers and
split-levels. 3 and 4 bedrms. q
full baths, gas hot-water or hot
air heat, elec. kit. earport. I'M
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S2L,45O-S22.950

~ Y@@1VVV
PINEHURST-Only 4 brick homes
Rambler, split-foyers = 3 bed
rms. 2 baths, full bsmt. with bath
roughed in. 2 firepls., plastered
walls. Immed. occupancy.
o AKLAWN--Brick rambler. 3 bed
rms. 2 baths. all-elec. kit, q
firepls... full bsmt., rouRhed in
bath. plastered walls. Immed. oc-
cupancy.
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Andrews Area
GI-FHA-CONV.
OVER 300 HOMES BY THIS
AREAS FINEST BUILDERS

cLINToN-SparkiinR new subdiv.,
fabulous all-brick ramblers and
split.toyers and even q split-level.
> bedrms.. ltv. rm., din. rm,, q
full baths. full basement with slid
ing glass doors TO rear.
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Prevent Blindness

There is a message of hope, as well
as warning, in the District Health Of
ficer's opinion that detection and treat
ment methods now available could have
saved the sight of half of the Districts
1000 totally blind persons.
DR.. Murray Grant has reminded the
public that, of the four major causes Of
blindness, glaucoma and cataracts are
easily identified, and that every person
40 or over should have an eye examina-
ton once a year. For a surprisingly
large number of perSonS-about per
cent-have glaucoma and many Of them
are headed for blindness.
However, there need not be the loss
of this most priceless Of senses. Glau-
coma can be detected in quick, simple
test, and at that point the disease may
be arrested. But no degree of blindness
which already has set in can be rolled
back Cataracts also can be identified
and, if necessary, removed by opera
tons
A professional eye examination once
a year takes only an instant of ones
time. Neglect and delay, on the other
hand, could lead to years Of darkness.
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The Transit Fiosco

solution" and that he presumed "this
is not the last word of Congress"
The vote last Monday was not,
Of course, the last word. But not be-
cause Mr. Stolzenbach says so. It must
not be the last word because a rail-
transit system is absolutely essential
to the health and well being of the
Washington area and of the Nations
Capital itself. The point is, however,
that the Meta and others within the
administration are going to have to
correct a number of faults before the
next effort is made. Fortunately, most
Of the faults are correctable.
With the transit program now de-
layed, it is more important than ever
for freeway construction to proceed.
The Meta, except in those instances
where facilities for future rapid transit
should be provided in highway rights
of-way, henceforth should keep its nose
out of highway business.
Obviously the agency is going to
have to reach an accord with labor.
The role Of private enterprise In re-
gard to rapid transit needs clarified
ton. The ultimate roles Of suburban
Maryland and Virginia in regard to
future extensions Of the regional transit
system must be made more clear. Most
of all the vital Importance Of an
effective rail transit system to the
Nations Capital must be made ap-
parent to everyone.
The District of Columbia is not,
as Representative O'Konski Of Wiscon-
sin put it, "just one little speck on the
map of the United States" It Is I'M
thinkable that the people Of the Nation
would ever permit their Capital City
to come to that.
Maryland's Representative Matthias
told his colleagues they should pass the
transit bill "if you would have this
Capital live-if you would prevent the
danger Of Stagnation in this city of
Washington" He is right.
Mr.. Whitener summed it up quite
simply. In terms of the national values
now threatened, he said, 1.-THE cost to
the Federal Government Of not build
ing a rapid-transit system will be far
greater than the cost of building one"
That is the essential truth which some
how must be brought home to Congress
in the months ahead.
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ThereW Always

The British, whose freedom broad
ems down from precedent to precedent,
have just broadened down a dandy.
According to law recently passed
in Parliament, the British housewife
who gets hypnotized on her own door
step by fast-talking salesman no long
er has to live with the consequences of
her moment Of indiscretion. No matter
what she has hired to purchase, the
law says, she and or her husband can
invalidate the contract up to the time
the goods are delivered. Thereafter she
and or he must pay reasonable carriage,
haulage and damage to be free Of the
inStallmentS.
From British point of view, the
new law will doubtless slow the generally
memorable march of Americanization
and perhaps should be studied by our
State Department as an indication of
current feeling toward us and our easy
payment, door-to-door ways.
From a human point of view, the
new ground rules can only be a boon
to weak-willed wives and harried hus-
bands. The mounting burden on the
overworked divorce courts is bound to
be lesSened.
Senator Neuberger, please copy.
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PeriIous Freedom

1OulOIIOW, WlJIllL GIlTG6 DAYS, IlIly
Zanzibar and neighboring Kenya will
have slipped away from England to
begin the exciting but perilouS adven-
ture Of independence. AS the saith and
35th free African states, they add two
more pieces of the jig-Saw puzzle which
will keep the free world and commu-
nism competing for favor on the Dark
Continent for years to come.
After the initial exhilaration Of
freedom, both the stored Glove island
Of Zanzibar and the once Mau Maui
terrorized Kenya face stern prospects of
going it alone. Kenya's hopes are high;
its problems manifold. Internally, Prime
Minister Kenyatta must deal with tribal
warfare and racial conflicts, the latter
aggravated by the government policy
Of buying out substantial white farmers
and dividing the land among backward
natives.
Already some 5000 white farmers
have left in disgust; land values have
dropped; the country'S economy
per cent based on agriculture is riding
rocky road.
Externally, there is the threat Of
border warfare with Somalia, which
covetS northeast Kenyan territory in
habited by SomaliS. An even more
serious threat is the Communist thrust
behind Somalia, recipient of military
and economic aid from both Moscow
and Peking. The absence Of British
protection could be an open invitation
for armed conflict or Red infiltration.
On the plus side, Kenya at least
was more prepared for independence
than the Congo, to which it is COM
pared. It has the framework Of an
agricultural export business, which
model farming could expand. It has
at least an avowedly westward looking
government given force by several able
men, most especially the intelligent
Justice Minister, Tom Mboya.
If Zanzibar'S future is less uncer-
tain, it is only quantitatively so. Perhaps
the best hope for both is membership
in the proposed Eastern African Fed
Grafton with Uganda, Tanganyika and
others. AS our own original colonies
learned, where there is unity, there Is
strength.
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In his Illustration at the setback
dealt WaShington's rail-transit program
In the House, Commissioner Tobriner
can be excused a certain bitterness
about the highway-tranSit controversy.
But the Commissioner is wrong in
blaming that silly feud for the transit
defeat
This was nothing as simple as a
power struggle between highway and
transit forces The House decision did
not even have a great deal to do with
the merits or the dement's Of the
transit proposal itself. The basic issues
Of the adequacy of the system were
barely touched on during four hours
of House debate.
The transit bill was derailed by the
opposition Of labor to any bill which
did not contain the kind of protective
union provisions insisted upon by labor
opposition so strong that it even
picked up the votes of two nearby
Maryland Congressman, Representatives
Landlord and Sickles.
1t was derailed by the lobbying
efforts of o. Roy Chalk, whose per-
Sonal interests, of course, lie in con-
tinued reliance on buses for public
transit in the Washington area.
1t was derailed by the failure of
the Washington community to exert
itself as strongly in behalf of the bill
as the spokesman for special interests
exerted themselves in the fight to kill it.
1t was derailed by the inadequacy
Of the arguments, particularly as to
financing, which the National Capital
Transportation Agency furnished Rep
reSentative Whitener and his colleagues
on the House District Committee who
fought valiantly for passage of the bill.
1t was derailed by the failure of
the Democratic leadership in the House
to raise finger in defense Of the
Federal expenditures required by the
administration bill.
It was derailed by the pipSqueak
arrogance of c. Darwin Stolzenbach,
the Meta director, who, over a long
period Of time, has managed to gen.
crate nothing but Ill will toward the
agency. Drawing himself up to his best
Churchillian stance after the vote on
Monday, Mr.. Stolzenbach typically an
nounced that he had not become the
META head Ito preside over its dis
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Best Weapon

"Viet Nam Coup Has Its
Price" by Marguerite Higgins
shocked me with. "If popu-
larity or democracy really
were the best weapon
against communism" Czech
oslovakia's Evidently
your writer doesn't believe
that democracy is the best
weapon against communism.
She also classifies democracy
on an equal with popularity.
I believe and many other
Americans believe that de-
mocracy is the answer to the
political problems Of the
world. Thousands Of our boys
have died and are dying, in
the very places that she
mentions in her article,
proving that democracy Is
more than popularity and is
the best weapon against
tyranny.
Robert Bainum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-11
Ponders Question

The Star reports Arlington
Delegate c. Harrison Mann
led the fight against the poll
tax in the foolish special ses-
sion Of the Virginia General
Assembly. I congratulate him
even though he lost. I am
glad the Republicans sup
ported him.
The Star also reports Mr..
Mann warned the Legisla-
tre that the Virginia Re-
publican Party was on the
march. According to one pub
lished account. he asked his
Democratic colleagues: Just
how stupid can we get?"
Interesting question. What's
the answer?
Marion Edwyn Harrison
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-11
Wet Nam

The news from Southeast
Asia headlines another self
tmmolation by fire of q Wet
Namese-this time a young
woman. Hadn't we better
advocate overthrowing the
present South Wet Namese
government, too?
Publicity Of half a dozen
cases Of suicide by fire
among the antagonists Of the
Diem regime was used to
whip up sentiment against
that regime in the United
States q month or so ago and
to make it more acceptable
for our government to help
those who threw it out.
I have seen nothing In
American newspapers about
the fairly recent murder Of
% Catholic boys in neighbor-
ing Laos. The boys were each
given the choice by Com
munists of denying Chris
tianity or death and all
chose the latter. And, I have
seen very little anywhere of
the murder one after another
Of top men who were not
Communists In the "Troika"
government Of that country.