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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-23
Birmingham Is Given
Time on Police Issue

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, oct. Is
CAP). - Prospects Of renewed
mass demonstrations have re-
ceded at least temporarily
while Indignation leaders await
action by city officials on the
issue Of Negro policemen.
IF Negro policemen are
hired In q reasonable time. We
viii not demonstrate" said the
Rev. DR.. Martin Luther King.
IT,, after . lengthy conference
with other Negro leaders yes
terday.
The decision came shortly
after City Council members re-
iected demands that Negroes
be placed on the police force
Immediately. However, the
Public Safety Committee Of the
Council and Mayor Albert
Boutwell, said there are no ra-
cial restrictions on govern
mental jobs
Ne DeadIine Set
DR.. King and the Rev. Fred
L. shuttlesworth warned In 9
news conference that street
marches would be resumed un-
less Negroes are hired Is po-
licemen. But no deadline was
given.
we are concerned about
solving this problem" said DR.
King. I'VE are not concerned
about what they Getty officials)
call threats and ultimatums."
Mr.. Shuttlesworth said he
did not want to coeree the city
government.
Open City Il Aim
Coupled With the delay de-
cision was IN announcement by
DR.. King and Mr.. shuttles-
worth that there would be &
new, full-scale attack on seq
regation in Alabama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-23
Mortality Rute Is Low
For Bubies in lsrnel

JRUsALEM.VoFty per
cent Of the Arab mothers in
Israel now have their babies IN
hospitals-1O times the proper
ton Of q decade ago.
Infant mortality among Ar
abs IN Israel has dropped from
67.e deaths per thousand live
births In 1852 to about - ct
present. the lowest registered
infant mortality rate for any
Arab community In the Middle
East.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-23
Coke Images Made

BERLN.-During the Christ
mas season GermanS-and Ro-
manians-bake long, thin cakes
that symbolic the Christ Child
wrapped in swsddling clothes,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-23

over . site. It was apparent
that neigher side Is prepared
for direct talks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-23

C. Fitted bodice, stitched
front neckline. Blue, pink,
white. 1918. 1888
D. Two-piece look one-pieeer.
short iocket-effect in front.
Pink, blue, white. Sizes 1915.
22.98
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-23

Frothy, colorful wool-mohoir-
nyIcn fashions by Rosecrest.
Sizes 1918. Golden Straw,
Heaven Blue, Gloe.
The chronicle., 1963-12-24

night at their home here, for
the employees of Georgia Life
Insurance of Mississippi where
Mrs. White works.
X X X
The Rev. and Mrs. w. G..
Price and family of Crane Greek
were guests of her parents, the
Rev. and Mrs. R. l.. Vaughn
and family recently. They were
accompanied by his mother, Mrs
Noah Price Of Sophia, w. Va.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennie Bonham
spent from Friday to Wednes-
day in Bastrop, La. with her
brother and in Shreveport with
her parents.
X X X
Mrs. c. L. Dees has been in
Howard Memorial Hospital for
several days. and Mrs. Ger lde
Carter is patient at Singing
River Hospital.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles BesS a
family of Pensacola will spend
the holidays with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Jim Martin.
The chronicle., 1963-12-24

was performed Dec. Il by the
Rev. Paul H. Leber, uniting in
marriage Miss Trijc.;a Lynn
Gibson Of Moss Point and Ernest
H. Cropp Of Chickasaw, Ala,
and Pelahatchie.
The bride is the daughter Of
Mrs. Harold D. HowSe and the
late Claude Gibson of Mos S
Point, and the groom is til E
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
E. Cropp Of Chickasaw.
The music was presented by
Mrs. John Brock Jr., organist,
and Mrs. Ronald Harrington, So
lOiSt. The ceremony, taken from
the Book of Ruth, was emphas-
lied by the bride singing
whittier Thou GoeSt."
The bride, given in marriage
by her Step-father, wore a gown
Iof bridal satin and chantilly
lace. Her shoulder length veil
The chronicle., 1963-12-24
vuncIeove
Bv Mrs. Raw HayenS

Vancleave Boys Scouts m e
with their leader, Joseph Lang
linias at the Legion Hut Monday
40. their Christmas party and
.excnange Of gifts. Joey Ir b y
was welcomed as a new MEM
The chronicle., 1963-12-24

OF imported Illusion was held in
place by pearl crown. she car
rled a bouquet Of stephanotiS
centered with a white orchid,
featuring Streamers Of W hit e
ribbon accented with love knots.
Mrs. Johnnie Belk Of Mos s
Point served as m a ster of
honor, and bridesmaids were
Miss Katherine Richie of Gulf
port and Mrs. Cecil Bates of
Chickasaw, sister Of the groom.
Beth Mallette, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Marland H. Mallette
Of Moss Point served as flower
girl.
The attendants wore identical
street length dresses of red vel
vet, fashioned with bell-shaped
skirts and fitted bodices with
bracelet length sleeves. The
head pieces were white fur
bands, matching the fur muffS
which they carried. Each muff
was centered with a red poin-
Settia corsage with streamers Of
white satin ribbon tied with
love knots. The flower girl wore
a red velvet dress designed SIM
ilarly to the brides.
Serving as best man was Jer-
ry Yates Of Prichard, wit h
groomsmen Cecil Bates of Chick
aSaw, brother-in-law Of tn e
groom, and Edwin Cropp Of Mo-
bile, cousin of the groom. Mike
Wells, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everette Wells of Kreole, was
ring bearer.
Ushers were Demetrius Glib
son Of Moss Point, brother Of
the bride, and Curtis Jarman
of Chickasaw, cousin Of tn e
groom.
The mother Of the bride chose
a capri blue sheath with match
ing hat and accessories of dark
er hue. Her ensemble was COM
plimented by a white orchid.
The groom's mother wore a
beige sheath with matching ac-
cesSories and an orchid corSage.
The grandmother Of tn G
bride, Mrs. A. R. Reynolds,
chose an orchid lace 5 h e a t h
with matching accessories and
an orchid.
A reception was held in the
fellowship hall of the C h ur C h
where guests were received by
the bride and groom, tn cir
parents and the brides attend
ants.
The brides table was covered
with white satin overlaid with
white net appliqued with white
satin wedding bells and border
ed in silver glitter. Centering
the table was an elaborate ar
rangement of white carnations
featuring a candelabra Of seven
candles. White satin Streamers,
ending in nosegays, formed a
circle around the arrangement
Miss Georgia Fillingham pre-
sided at the brides register. Mrs.
Curtis Strahan served the cake
assisted by Mrs. W. j. Brown.
Punch was served by Mrs. Al
bert BrousSard and Mrs. Glenn
Hubert. Tea girls were Misses
Marie Hanson, Diane N e S O n,
Linda Jarman, cousin of t h e
groom, and Kay Graham.
For travelling the bride wore
a shrimp wool suit with mink
collar and matching accessories
and the orchid from her bou-
quet.
Following a honeymoon on the
Florida coast the couple Will
make their home in Pelahatchie
where Mr.. Cropp is employed as
the band director.
The chronicle., 1963-12-24

In 1858, Maj. Charles Yeager
flew a research jet plane more
than two-and-one-half times the
speed of sound.
The chronicle., 1963-12-24
~ropp-Gibson
Nupi.iaIs Told

In an exquisite Christmas set
ing Of white flock3d tre e S,
candelaL~a and baskets of white
NUNS, a candlalight ceremony
The chronicle., 1963-12-24

ber.
X 4 x
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Berton
of New Orleans were r o C e n t
visitors to Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Webb.
4 4 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve w hi Ii e
gave a supper on Saturday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-23
Parking Monsters

Every motorist who has tried to
outsmart parking meter must feel
a little surge Of satisfaction in the
knowledge that even some manufac-
turers can't manage them. In ordering
some 1,7OO vandal-proof meters, the
District thought it had found a way
to discourage revenge taking on the
little monsters.
Now it appears the manufacturer,
IN the feveriSh desire to thwart strong
armed citizens, built a mighty bastion
on a fragile foundation. Anyway, the
whole contraption has been thoroughly
dishonored because nobody could get
into 1t to milk its contents, including
the Government which held milking
rights.
AS you might expect, this is not
enough to stop the District. In no
time at all, these objects Of Govern
mental Illustration will be dismantled,
and others erected in their place, all
of them guaranteed to mystify the
average citizen at least as much as
the common thief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-23
Family PLANNING

The Commissioners are acting
sensibly in asking Congress help in
establishing more effective program
OF birth control in District maternity
clinics. The proof of their case lies in
the appalling statistics in illegitimacy
and infant mortality in Washington.
or the 1880 births involving Dis
trict residents last year, for example,
4,508-nearly rs per cent-were illegit-
innate. Among maternal deaths, abor-
ton accounted for nearly half the 1862
toll. The Districts fundamentally rate
is the highest In the Nation among the
most populous cities, due in part to the
lack or inadequacy of prenatal care.
And the absence of this care, in turn,
is often due to the desire of the mother
not to bear the child. D. c. General
Hospital is forced to spend in the neigh
borhood Of 100000 year alone on the
care OF homeless but healthy babies.
These tragic conditions led the Dis
trict few years ago to begin referring
women seeking birth control information
and services at public health agencies
to privately operated Planned Parent
hood clinics in the Washington area.
The referrals have steadily increased.
This year, the number of visits is ex-
pected to exceed 10000 load which
is sorely taxing the limited facilities and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-23

Congress: IF we put another
military installation in Geor-
gia the State will sink out Of
Sight"). Thus, Rep. Vinson
has revealed his use of a
frightening double standard.
First use political power to
bring military installations
into a certain State; then
condone the humiliation Of
soldiers ordered to serve
there by forcing them to live
under Jim Crow rule when
they are supposedly fighting
for a free world.
If. as taxpayers, we are to
continue spending go cents of
each tax dollar to finance
this Nations defense effort,
our legislators must be urged
to not only provide our mill
tary with the best In weap-
onry, but also the best pos
Sible living conditions.
Bruce Lee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-23
Outrage in Jokorto

The Macmillan government, char
acteristically, has understated the case
in describing as "uncivilized behavior"
the burning Of the British Embassy in
Jakarta, not to mention the molesta-
ton of Britain's diplomatic personnel
and the vandalism visited upon their
homes.
In an earlier era, this sort Of outrage
might well have been repaid with swift
and strong military counteraction. Not
now, however. In our new times (which
are no great shakes compared to our
old times), there Is not much more to
do than splutter Indignantly over the
thing, perhaps complain to the United
Nations, and then just hope for the best.
What seems clear, in any case, Is
that Jakarta's shocking mob display
which casts harsh shadow on Indo-
nesia's capital-was inspired by some
thing other than spontaneously ex-
plosive reaction to the formation Of the
decent and peaceful new MalaySian ma
ton. Among the thousands taking part
in the outrage, probably only relatively
few actually knew anything Of the true
nature Of Malaysia, or cared for any,
thing more than to make trouble.
Where do we go from here? Who
put these ugly hooligans into action?
We have no doubt that President Su-
karno and his "neutralist" Indonesian
regime are the villains Of the piece. And
we have no doubt, either, that they
ought to be held accountable-diplo-
matically, economically and otherwise
for the damage they have done.
Certainly there is every reason to
believe that Jakarta'S day Of rioting
was a day Of organized malice afore-
thought. President Sukarno gives some
assurances now in seemingly chas-
tened mood. But one must take him
with a grain of salt at all times. His
words have had habit Of being sadly
unreliable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-23
Corn or Sex?

Our own Kremlinologist has I'M
earthed a valuable clue to the chronic
economic plight Of the Soviets, espe-
cially regarding the normally unre-
lated fields Of literature and agricul-
ture. The book stores are piled high
with thousands of dusty volumes on
how to raise corn, cattle, poultry, pigs
and the like. The books Just aren't
moving, and this makes the commissars
very unhappy indeed.
Now 1t is easy enough for the
clustering bureaucrats to blame the
floperoo on the hacks who write the
drivel (1,075 books on corn alone, for
example, all reading almost alike). But
that kind Of excuse, as any American
bookseller knows, is pure hogwash. The
same story will sell many times over
LOIS, but the story isn't corn. In this
country 1t is called sex.
Last year about 365 million paper
backs were sold (some million in the
Washington area alone). Not all paper
backs are trash, Of course, but sex
is the dominant interest in perhaps
half Of them, and at least 10 per cent
are filth for fith's sake.
They turn a tidy profit, too
gross Of something like $24 million last
year, and growing all the time. This
could be the answer to the Soviet
problem. In a Communist state, the
receipts could be plowed into agricul-
ture, provided the fellows who write
about corn quietly changed the subject.
On the other hand, maybe the Russians
would be better off with their corn
books, even II they don't read them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-23

The ridiculous controversy over
fingerprinting applicants for jobs in
the Montgomery County school system
has finally been narrowed to tangible
legal question, which is all to the good.
In the case taken under adviSement
by circuit court the other day, counsel
for the school board argued that its
decision to send such prints to county
police for checking, as well as to the
FBI, Is a local matter, not subject to
State review. An attorney for the State
Board of Education commended, in oppo-
Sition, that his agency properly exer-
cised its arbitrary" powers of review
in forbidding this practice.
Here at last is clear-cut issue for
the courts to determine. For our part,
we hope that the legal position of the
local school board Is as sound as its
reason for instituting the new procedure.
The FBI has been routinely checking
the fingerprints of prospective teachers
and other school employees in Mont
gomery since 1904 practice applauded
by everyone. The action Of the board in
authorizing a similar check against local
police files "a check to which other
county employees already are subjected)
is merely an extension Of the effort to
safeguard Montgomery children against
the possibility of undesirables on the
school payroll. The teachers should be
ashamed Of themselves for opposing it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-23
Who's Fighting Whom?

The formal announcement says
that Defense Secretary Mcnamara and
General Maxwell Taylor are being sent
to Wet Nam to make a first hand
study of the military effort" against
the Communist Wet Cong.
If this means that the President
is not already fully familiar with the
details of the military effort, then a
study most certainly SHOULD be made.
Such ignorance at this stage of the
war would be shocking, but we suspect
that the real purpose Of the journey
to Saigon aims at good deal more
than a study Of the military situation.
This suspicion is reinforced by q
report citing Senior Pentagon Of
ficia" as authority for the announce
ment that Mr.. Mcnamara intends ito
probe every level" of United States
and Wet Namese activity bearing on
activities against the Wet Cong. This
same news story also informs us that
Mr.. Mcnamara was chosen by the
President for this assignment because
"he is accustomed to probing compli-
Gated situations and coming up with
recommendations that can be trans
lated promptly into action"
Mr.. McNamara's past performance
in probing complicated situations in
the Pentagon raises some doubt as to
his qualifications for untangling the
can Of worms in Wet Nam. Still, 1t
is clear that something needs to be
done there, and to the extent that the
remedy may lie in military refinements
Mr.. Mcnamara and General Taylor
are as well qualified as anyone else
for the task.
There is plenty Of reason to be-
lieve, however, that the real problem
In Wet Nam (and in Washington
consists baSically of political and ideo-
logical issues, and that military con-
Siderations are secondary Reports from
Wet Nam strongly suggest that Ameri-
cans there are busily fighting the Wet
Cong with one hand and President
Diem with the other. Although Mr..
Kennedy repeatedly says our primary
concern is with the military struggle,
much of our effort in Saigon goes into
fighting the political war. AS between
the two, it doubtless would be easier
to destroy the Diem regime But how
then is it proposed to carry on a sue
cessful war against the Wet Cong?
Mr.. Kennedy should also designate
someone to make a study in depth of
the situation in Washington. On the
home front the inspired report Is the
principal weapon. And 1t is being used,
depending upon who is being armed
at a given time, to shoot down the
State Department, the Pentagon, the
CHA or any other target which may
come conveniently within range.
This sort Of sniping must be bad
for morale in Saigon. And in the United
States it surely is eroding public con-
fidence in the Presidents conduct of
the war in Wet Nam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-23

0CaCeS DemOcraClC CONFER
ence In Salt Lake City.
Here was an ostensibly
regional party meeting which
was in truth a strictly ma
tional effort to begin to
break both the Goldwater
movement itself and the
surge of conservatism-in
both parties-which nearly
every independent observer
has found out beyond the
middle of the country.
And not merely was Church
there to sound the alarm
at this theoretically localized
affair. Weighing in was Cali
fornia Governor Edmund
Brown-and also John Bailey,
the Democratic national
chairman, a "Westerner"
from Connecticut.
Two Themes Heard
Between them, these speak,
erS set up two themes Of
which much more will be
heard: That Goldwater, an
opponent Of the nuclear test
ban treaty. is the symbol Of
q bellicose radical right"
which might get this Nation
into nuclear war. That this
radical right" is about to
take over the whole Republic
can Party-and especially In
the West.
To the extent to which
such violent accusations
might be said to have any
basis. they are grounded upon
foolishly ultra conservative
manifestos recently adopted
by a Young Republican"
group In California. They
are, Of course, absurdly over
drawn. They are, for ex-
ample, as absurdly overdrawn
as would be any Republican
counter-accusations that the
entire Democratic Party is
for appeasement simply be-
cause of certain equally fool
iSh leftist manifestos, also
recently adopted, by Young
Democrats" in California.
All this, on both sides, Is
kiddie-stuff; and every po-
litical adult on both sides
knows 1t.
But the point Of the mo-
ment Is this: The simple
fact that such urgent action
is going on In the West,
more than a year ahead Of
the Presidential election, Is
the strongest possible indi-
Gator Of what the West has
become In terms Of 1864
strategy.
For nearly 200 years the
thrust Of party maneuver
and counter m a neuver,
and even the thrust Of the
news, has been from East to
West, inevitably losing both
some momentum and some
power as 1t crossed the
plains and mountains. In
1864, the movement may well
be reversed-from West to
East.
n 10AA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-23
Praise for Envoy

Your able reporter George
Sherman stated that Latin
American diplomats at the
GAS bear a certain prejudice
against the naming of a
Puerto Rican-Dr. Arturo
Morales Carrion-as United
States Ambassador to the
GAS. The article reported
that Latin Americans have
considered Puerto Ricans as
"second-claSs United States
citizens" and that "Mr. Mo-
rales Cartons appointment
would be considered an in
suit in many parts Of Latin
America"
1t is not my place to sug-
gest or approve the appoint
ment Of any United States
citizen to a post in his gov
eminent. But I do feel that,
as chairman Of the GAS
Council, and as an associate
Of DR.. Morales Carton for
many years, I should correct
the erroneous impression the
article may have given.
I do not believe that the
appointment Of DR.. Morales
Carton would be taken as an
insult In Latin America.
Quite the contrary. DR.. Nor
aleS Carton has earned the
universal respect Of Latin
American diplom ats who
have had dealings with him
here in Washington and in
numerous meetings through
out the h misphere. His
great work in behalf Of the
Alliance for Progress and the
general cause Of hemisphere
understanding is applauded
and admired by all who know
him. AS q Puerto Rican, and
as q United States citizen, DR..
Morales Carrion Is held in
highest regard in diplomatic
circles.
I do not believe either that
today the Latin peoples har-
Dor any Ill feeling toward our
Puerto Rican brothers who
have, on every occasion, en-
deavored to strengthen their
spiritual. political and social
ties with the people Of Latin
America. The constant ex-
change Of students, workers
and induStrialists from all
over the Americas, and con-
tributions of the Common
wealth Of Puerto Rico to
economic and social develop
ment are widely known and
deeply appreciated through
out the hemisphere. To my
knowledge there is no cur
rent of prejudice against
Puerto Ricans on the part
of the Latin American d.
plomatic community. There
is. instead, respect and ad-
miration for those Puerto
Ricans such as DR.. Arturo
Morales Carton and DR..
Teodoro Moscoso who serve
their government so well
devotedly.
G0nZalO J. FaciO,
Ambassador Of Costa RIGA,
Chairman Of the GAS
Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-23
Vinson VS.. military

I was deeply shocked by
Representative Carl Wilson's
proposal calling for tn e
court-martial Of any military
commander attempting to
halt segregationist policies
aimed at military personnel
living off base.
This proposed legislation
becomes even more shocking
when one considers
Rep. Wilson's record. AS
chairman Of the powerful
House Armed Services Com
mittee, he was worked for
years with unflagging energy
to better this Nations mill
tary hardware.
In introducing this legisla-
ton, however. Rep. Vinson
violates a cardinal rule Of
military life: a fighting force
must have good morale and
such morale is produced only
when an officer shows true
concern for his men.
Certainly the morale OF the
average Negro officer. nom
commissioned officer or pri-
vate is cruelty battered when,
on leaving his base at night
to go home. he suddenly
steps into the world OF Jim
Grow. This not only chal-
lenges, but undermines, his
position Of authority and the
principles for which he fights
and sometimes dies.
We should also remember
that Georgia, Rep. Wilson's
home territory, is chock-full
OF military bases. "a story
often told is that one high
ranking officer testified In