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Arizona tribune., 1963-04-26
LINKS SET
CONCERT, MAY 5

Phoenix chapter of Links will
present a concert. Sum-. May S,
4 pm. at the Phoenix Public
Library auditorium.
Performers will include tai
ented youth from Phoenix and
Tucson.
Mines. j. S. Jones, president,
W. D. Swndall. program chair
man, and Lowell C. Wormley.
publicity chairman.
Arizona tribune., 1963-04-26
JACK AND JILL
TEENS SERVE
AT CARNIVAL

Jack and Jill Of America. teen
age group. volunteered services
at the annual Arizona State Hos
pital carnival, Sum, April Il.
Those participating we're
Misses Lynette Bryant. Janet
Smith, Annette Smith, Beverly
Graves, Lille Jones, Linda Boy
kins and Shelia HILL.
Mothers serving as chaperones
included Mesdames Will Gallo
way, John Boyhns. Marvin
Graves. Sr.. and Roberta Bryant.
Arizona tribune., 1963-04-26
WORDS OF WISDOM

know, my fellow citizens, that
there Is a spiritual unity In
America. know that there are
some things which stir every
heart in America, no matter what
the racial derivation or the local
environment, and one of the things
that stirs every American Is the
love Of Individual liberty.
Woodrow Wilson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
Fish Story

Like the Ancient Mariner who had
water, water, everywhere, nor any drop
to drink" part of Maryland's Chesa-
peake Bay area has been victimized by
a paradox There have been fish, fish
everywhere, but very few to catch. In
numbers estimated in the millions, dead
fish have floated along the bay shore
or washed up on the beaches from the
Potomac River to the Bay Bridge.
There has been nothing like it in
the memory Of the oldest waterman. It
began about two months ago when the
first hot spell came. The one thing
particularly noticeable was that almost
all were white perch. This has been
the case ever since, with the exception
of small percentage Of rock. BY last
week end, what had been chronic
nuisance, became plague. 1t was a
lost week end for fishermen, swimmers
and vacationers, and time-for the ex-
perts to analyze.
Actually, Tidewater and Federal
officials have been trying to crack the
case since mid-June. After taking
hundreds of samples Of fish, and water
and what's in the water, the best guess
is that the fish, like some of the rest Of
us, are suffering from long dry sum-
mer. 1t may be a combination Of
things-high water temperatures, which
act on pollution, fertilize the algae into
profuSe growth, and cut down on the
oxygen supply. 1t may be bacteria. Or
it may be some unidentified kind of
malady. Whatever 1t is, 1t chiefly at
tacks white perch, and it has been an
nounced that Maryland authorities
will recommend permanent research
staff to seek both the cause and cure.
Some of the oldtimers say fish kills
are not uncommon along the Bay-this
Just happens to be the worst Of them
all. They wonder why the fisheries
experts have not done something about
1t before. So do we.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
Trial for q Dictator

There Is no reason to doubt that
Secretary Of State RuSk's decision to
approve the extradition of Marcos Perez
Jinenez was influenced by political con-
SiderationS. But 1t does not necessarily
follow that the decision, because of this,
was wrong.
The test will come when the remain
ing legal underbruSh has been cleared
away and the former dictator is taken
back to Venezuela for trial on charges
Of embezzling some $13 million before
fleeing the country in 1858. Originally,
he had also been charged with criminal
conspiracy in the torture and aSsaSsi-
nation of Venezuelan political enemies.
Under a ruling by the United States
courts, however, he can be tried only on
the embezzlement charge, which carries
maximum penalty of IL years in prison.
There are those who say he cannot
receive fair trial because Of the polit-
ical hostility on the part Of Communists
in the Betancourt government. The
State Department, however, has been
given assurances that Perez Jimenez
security arrangements will be taken to
insure his personal safety.
It was on this basis, presumably,
that Secretary Rusk, acting under our
extradition treaty with Venezuela, de-
cided to approve the return of the for
mer dictator, even though this is the
first time we have permitted a former
chief Of state to be extradited from this
country. If Perez Jimenez, upon his
return to Venezuela, becomes politi-
cal victim, responsibility will fall heavily
on Mr.. RuSk, for this was personal
decision on his part. But it is difficult
to see how he could have decided other
wiSe-either on grounds Of simple jus
tice or on the desirability Of avoiding
unnecessary offenSe to friendly gov
eminent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
Good Cause

I wonder If you would help
me?
We have started a Social
Study Circle to prepare our
selves better to fight the
evils Of communism which Is
spreading like wildfire in
this country. The group COM
prises young Catholics, most
ly students. The purpose is
to educate the illiterate about
the evils Of communism.
To help us towards this
goal, I have started q small
personal library. Apart from
the membezs, the El.ssrary Is
also beinz used BY others -
Catholics and nom Catholics.
Unfortunately, the present L.
brary is too small to be Of
any great value. I have to
depend almost entirely on the
generosity Of my friends and
well-wishers for the supply
of material.
I shall be very grateful II
you will help me to extend
the library. Reference books,
novels, magazines, and liter
ature - Catholic and other
wise, new and old - will be
gratefully accepted and ac-
knowledged.
I sincerely hope that with
your generous help, my dream
of building q good library
will come true.
Gerald CraSta.
Mangalore, /, 8. India
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14

Every American boy has right to
hope he will grow up and become Pres
ident-a right which certainly extends
to the lifelong ambition which his
friends impute to House Minority Leader
Halleck. But this obviously does not
mean that every American boy will
grow up to become President, and this,
too, applies to Mr.. Halleck.
Why does he think he has a CHANGER
Because, according to his supporters,
Governor Rockefeller's divorce and re-
marriage have killed his chances and
Barry Goldwater is too conservative.
We can buy the first reason. But the
second still has our eyes plugged out.
Halleck, the liberal, VS.. Goldwater, the
conservative. Really, nowl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
Soaring Crime

On the day that the House ap-
proved its omnibus crime bill on key
vote of 222 to ia, newly released stats
tics showed that serious crime in the
Nations Capital rose by 1874 per cent
in July Of this year as opposed to July,
1862. This was the 18th consecutive
month that crime increased in the city.
Ordinarily, this would be a per-
Suasive argument in support of the
House bill But the House action in all
probability will prove to be nothing
more than an exercise in futility.
The omnibus bill wraps up dozen
or more changes in the local criminal
law. A few of these are extremely inn
portant, and for years we have urged
their enactment. We do not believe,
however, that the omnibus approach is
the right approach. Such things as
changes in the Mallory rule, the Dur
ham rule and the right of police to
detain suspects for questioning should
be handled individually and voted up or
down (for the most part we would hope
up) on their individual merits But
this cannot be done within the frame
work Of the House-approved bill.
The principal eventual result, we
suspect, will be that the method chosen
by the House will doom the omnibus
bill in the Senate. 1t is highly unlikely
that the Senate District Committee will
accept the House measure. If the Sen
ate does anything, 1t may approve a
severely limited anti-crime bill. But this
would not go to the heart Of the Dis
trict's serious crime problem and, in
any event, 1t probably would die in
conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
Stan the Man

Children have been born, grown
up, married and had children since
Stanley Frank Musial pulled on a St.
Louis Cardinals uniform for the first
time. During these years, in one way
or another, he has been almost every
body's favorite ballplayer.
His universal appeal is not hard
to understand. Some of it, to be sure,
is found in the amazing total Of SO
records held or shared, such incredible
items as 10,635 times at bat and 3,544
hits Some of 1t stems from his 20 ALL
Star game appearances and three Most
Valuable Player awards.
But in reality the mass of figures
and honors are the product, not the
principle cause, Of all the factors which
have made him the fans choice. It is
the way he has played the game, with
all his heart, mind and body, training
as vigorously as Spartan to keep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
Demand for Riohts

The time for high-sounding
rhetoric on the race problem
has long since passed be-
cause We have lost our aud
fence. The Negro American
no longer listens to radiant
promises; he wants perform
ance, In fact he demands
without equivocation those
rights guaranteed him I'M
der the Constitution.
Too often the plight of
the Negro has been COM
pared with that of the early
immigrants to America. The
offsprings Of those early
Poles, Italians, Irish and
others have long since
achieved status: They have
built bridges, homes, etc.,
and they are doctors, law
yers, and Ph.D.'s. They have
arrived" after only so or
70 years Of effort. However
the Negro 100 years after
the Emancipation Proclama-
ton is still held captive in
the prison Of his skin.
What a shame to America
all over the world.
Why hasn't the Negro
made equal progress with
others. The answer is q sim
pie one. 1t is because all his
energies, his courage, and
his resourcefulness have had
to be directed to combating
a multitude Of inequities.
The qualities which could
have been used for the build
ing up Of America and which
could have helped him take
his place In the American
fabric Of every day life had
to be employed Just to exc
out an existence. Just to exist
in a white jungle.
However, the racial crisis
we face today which is the
fastest moving social prob
lem in the country is more
than an economical one. It
is Enthusiastically a moral one.
We need frankly to admit
that the guilt for the
murder Of Medgar Evers and
the other instances Of VOL
ence we have witnessed in re-
cent weeks must be shared
by all of US.
The white American must
bestir himself lest the pres
ent rumblings develop into
something more ominous. We
pat ourselves on the back
and say Of course we accept
the ideas Of social justice
but what are we doing in
this racial crisis. Are we at
tempting TO aid our Negro
brothers in their fight for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
Place to PIoy?

In reference to q recent
article regarding the WASH
ington Parking Associations
playground program, I don't
see why they claim there is
not enough space in the Dis
trict Of Columbia for more
Fairgrounds. AS ! see 1t. II
someone would Just use a lit
tie imagination and effort,
Fairgrounds could be INSTALL
ed atop some Of the many
parking garages throughout
the city. Children could then
play outside year-round in
fresh air and sunshine. Why
couldn't the Nations Capital
be the first to have play
grounds in the SKYE
Marian Harper Hartman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14

Secretary Of State RuSk, teStifying
in behalf Of the proposed limited ban
on nuclear tests, dealt primarily with
the international political aspects.
Secretary of Defense Mcnamara, in his
appearance before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, talked Of power
-basically American power.
The Defense Secretary'S confident
testimony stood in striking contrast to
the anguiShed Democratic political cries
which were being heard not so long ago
about the bomber gap and the missile
gap. There Is gap. But, contrary to
what the politicians would have had
us believe, it is in our favor, not in
favor of the Russians.
The United States, Mr. Mcnamara
said, has 500 long-range SAC bombers
on 15-minute alert. The Russians have
fewer than $50 bombers that could
attack this country. Our undetermined
ICBMs now total more than 500. BY
1865 this total will exceed 100. The
Russians are estimated to have from 100
to $50 ICBMs and about 100 short-range
missiles that can be launched from sur
faced submarines. 1t will be 1868 before
their ICBM stockpile exceeds 1000.
Backing up this superior American
power is Stockpile Of sophisticated
tactical nuclear weapons which are far
ahead of the SovietS in design, diversity
and numbers.
From this, Mr.. Mcnamara suggests
the obvious conclusion that our country
can give up atmospheric, space and
underwater tests with relative safety.
The Defense Secretary comedies that
RuSsia's 100-megaton warheads pro-
duce greater yield than anything we
have. But he thinks that 80 or 40
megaton weapons can be Just as effec-
tive in combat, and possibly more So
AS to the antin1issile missile, he says
that with the knowledge we already
possess we can proceed with work on
this defensive weapon. OF course the
Russians can, too But Mr.. Mcnamara
does not think they will enjoy any
advantage.
Taken as whole, this testimony
is powerful argument for ratification
Of the proposed treaty, and we have
no doubt that 1t will be ratified.
One question, however, remains.
Mr.. Mcnamara said the test ban If
adopted, would prolong United States
military superiority. If this is the case,
why have the Russians agreed to it?
Mr.. Mcnamara thinks the answer lies
in the fact that Russian leaders "have
grasped an essential fact that the
sheer multiplication of a nations de-
Structive nuclear capability does not
necessarily produce net increase in
its security" This sounds plausible.
Let's hope that it's right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
DiscrimiRntes

Every day In various ways
one practices some form Of
discrimination. Some are OBJ
vious, some are subtle, some
conscious and even some may
be unconscious.
In selecting q restaurant
for lunch we exercise discri-
mination. We consider the
quality Of the food, the prep
aration Of the food, the
service, the atmosphere, the
manners, the dress and the
position in life Of the people
whom we will see there.
These decisions all involve
discrimination and it follows,
therefore, that discrimina-
ton Is q very human and Ger
tainly one Of our cherished
possessions. In fact, there is
no right more precious and
more worth fighting for than
the right to practice discrimi-
nation, for without the right
to discriminate, we inevitably
lose freedom Of association.
I have been Disseminated
against all Of my life and I
have practiced discrimination
all Of my life. Irrespective Of
the connotation that "dis-
elimination" may now carry,
it is a freedom that we should
all fight to preserve.
Frederick 1. Ordway, jr.
Rehoboth, Del,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
THE PASSING SCENE
BY WILLIAM S. WHITE
Senators and the Test-Bon Treaty

Where now sits the present
chairman Of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee, the quiet,
compact Senator Fulbright of
Arkansas, then sat the tow .
ering. cantankerous, some
times believing and always
beloved old Senator Connally
Of Texas. Sitting here now,
too. are tough, skeptical, In
dependent men - Senators
Russell of Georgia, Stennis
Of Mississippi. jackson of
Washington, among others
who will need q great deal
Of convincing for this treaty.
The Main Point =
Now, at the same long ma
hogany table in the same
room that produced the
NATO pact, the true question
is not the nuclear treaty It
self. It is, rather, whether
this treaty is in truth or not
a beginning. however small,
Of a real chink in the chilled
hulk Of the curtain that came
down over Europe half a
generation ago. And It Is,
rather, whether If this really
is the case, our national in
terests are prudently cared
for in whatever chink is, in
fact, at hand.
Many suppose that these
present hearings are more
form than substance = be-
cause, as they suppose and
probably rightly, the Senate
itself in the end will approve
the treaty by more than the
necessary two-thirds major
ity. But they miss the point.
The meaning Of Senate ac-
ton in these lofty matters Is
quite often not merely to al
low them to go forward.
Rather, it is to probe and to
pry, to dig and to delve, into
every possible objection or
weakness so that. If the YER
dict in the end is EYES," it
may be so solidly grounded as
to bring not simply the con-
sent Of the Senate but also a
consensus Of the country.
All presently goes well with
this treaty-but in these i'm
mense matters the Senate will
not be rushed. And a good
thing it is. Very probably, all
will be well, too, when the
hearings are all over. But the
jury in the grand inquest is
still out, and long will be.
When it does at last report
and no doubt favorably, on
all present indications-the
country can have at least this
Incompatible assurance:
The best men in the Sem
ate will have looked long and
expertly and unhurriedly at
this thing and will have found
it, so nearly as anything can
be in this vastly dangerous
world, possibly good, and at
all events tolerable.
C1e6S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
Scientists on Treaty

I am reminded by william
s. Whites reference to Lewis
Strauss as a former" chair
man Of the Atomic Energy
Commission that q fellow
named Edward Teller has
seen given . bit Of news space
recently in which he has been
quoted rs expressing q gen.
orally negative attitude to
the nuclear test ban treaty.
I wonder If Mr.. Oppenhei-
mer has been sufficiently
'rehabilitated," so that we
may expect about equal
coverage in newspapers as to
what his views may be? Let
him express himself fully,
let the press print his views
freely, and let the Federal
Government, in which I have
great confidence. have equal
confidence in me, as a mem
Der Of the electorate, and
give me more information.
7. M. HemphiIl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
For Private Business

I want to contradict Sena-
tor Humphreys complaint to
the FEC that there are
many complaints about the
long-distance telephone rates
between Dulles Airport and
Washington, d. c. He said
I'VE must withhold Judgment
until Dulles gets some pas
sengers," which is only too
true. Likewise, they should
withhold direct telephone
lines until Dulles gets some
passengers.
Dulles Airport is a perfect
example Of Government OPP
Grafton Of a business that
should be a private business.
Likewise, the Voice Of Amer
lea would do 10 times as
much good and would cost
one tenth as much II it were
owned and operated as a pri-
vate enterprise.
George A. BlrdsaII.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14

racial equality or does the
picture change when we are
asked to take part In their
struggle?
Legislation will help. It
will not cure the situation.
The solution lies In the
hearts Of all Of US in the
realization that all men are
brothers and by living every
day the golden rule do
unto others as you would
have them do unto you"
Phelps Phelps,
Delegate-at-large
National Urban League
Conference, Los Angeles,
1864.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
Rail Troubles

The politically expeolent
assumption that labor can do
no wrong has corralled the
labor vote at the expense OF
industrial management. On
the railroads distorted un-
employment compensation
rules make q strike q paid
vacation-at company ex-
pense.
The precious right to strike
is labor's license to shout
1.-THE public be damned" q
license denied to manage
ment decades ago. A mana
gerial request to curtail serv-
ice involves years of hearings.
To its credit, labor offered to
maintain volunteer skeleton
service during a strike, but
its right to shut down the
entire railway network on
short notice remains.
The sorry state Of railway
labor relations is back in the
lap Of political opportunists
who have allowed collective
bargaining to deteriorate into
collective bludgeoning. The
only item left to hand over
to labor is the onerous re-
sponsibility to keep the rail-
roads running and the punt
tive taxes paid.
Railway labor seems dedi-
Gated TO a futile effort TO
keep conditions from chang
ing. This effort could more
advantageously be directed
towards adjustm emit to
changing conditions.
X. Fritz Schumacher,
Sierra Madre, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14

his legs young and eyes sharp. It is
the way he has returned measure for
measure to the public, the unstinting
signer of kids autographs, the first to
cheer them up in hospitals, the man
who proved more than any other that
fiery competitor also can excel as
gentleman.
These are the reasons the fans will
miss Stan the Man, who says he is
through after 20 years-not because the
game is no longer fun, but more likely
because .260 batting average is some
thing perfectionist cannot live with.
A lot of players would be happy with
less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
The Uncle Toms

I am white and as little
prejudiced regarding color
or faith as the best. Born in
Texas, I have observed the
dramatic progress made by
the Negro race for the past
40 years with increasing ad-
miration for their efforts.
Yet I am compelled to
share with The Star lin its
editorial, 1.-THE Uncle Toms')
its alarm over the possibility
of violence because Of the
militant leadership of those
who would no doubt urge
violence upon us all.
Despite all arguments, evi-
dence overwhelmingly points
UP the excess Of haste and
rashness in the past 8 years
since the Supreme Court
decision affecting segrega-
ton, and the error Of such
haste. You can lead q horse
to water but you can't make
him drink. And force with
a capital F is the 'battlecry
today. Beware! :
Booker T. Washington
pointed out, ut is important
and right that all privileges
Of the law be ours. but it is
vastly more important that
we be prepared for the ex-
ercises Of these privileges. /"
Would that he lived today.
He would cry out against the
pressure and force that are
being used.
The Negro has every right
to equality in every direc-
ton, but he should not try
to get 1t by threatening with
a sledgehammer and by max
ing such rash statements as
I'VE will not stop until we
have more rights than the
whites"
The Negroes should leave
their leadership to cool, ma
ture, wise persons, and be-
ware Of the hotheads.
Russia is watching our
racial upheaval, no doubt
hoping for a catastrophe
schism. Quarrel within the
family, if we must, but let
us maintain q united front
at all costs.
Gene Townsend.