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The chronicle., 1963-09-10

DETROIT CUPID - Purnal
Goldy, an outfielder, and catcher
John Sullivan are scheduled to re-
port today to the Detroit Tigers
from their Syracuse farm club.
Both hit .26O for Syracuse, which
was eliminated from the 1nterna-
tional League playoffs Sunday.
The chronicle., 1963-09-10
Quarterback Dispute
Settled In Philadelphia

EDITORS NOTE: This is an
other in a series of dispatches
sizing up the prospects of pro
football te m for the 1868
season.
Evening star., 1963-05-16
Is Nations
Discuss Trade

GENEVA. May Is (AP).-
Delegates from 73 nations to-
day opened a conference that
could become history's most
ambitious attempt to lower
barriers to world trade.
The six-day ministerial meet
ing Of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
unanimously elected Economies
Minister Hans Schaffner OF
Switzerland as chairman.
Apparently referring to the
United States, Britain and the
Common Market nations, Mr..
Schaffner declared in an open
ing speech:
Whether our efforts will be
rewarded will ultimately de-
pend on the attitude and the
policies adopted by two or
three large participants"
Mr.. Schaffner said success
will depend on whether they
stick to their promises Of fol-
lowing a liberal policy in world
trade and whether they can
bridge the gap between their
differing views.
The poorer countries OF the
world. he said. are asking for
more open markets for their
products. This is only one
answer to their problems, he
said. He recommended that
they try to produce a greater
variety Of goods and to increase
trade among themselves.
The meeting OF ministers
launches complex and difficult
negotiations that are expected
10 continue until the end Of
next year.
The basis for the negotia-
tions is the United States Trade
Expansion Act OF 1852. Because
OF President Kennedy's spon-
sorship of the act, the new
round OF tariff-cutting nego-
tiations--the sixth In GATT's
i5-year history--is being called
the Kennedy round.
The law authorizes across
the-board reductions OF Ameri-
can tariffs by a maximum OF
so per cent In return for
equivalent concessions from the
benefiting nations.
BY far the major beneficiary
OF American concessions will be
the six-nation European Com
mon Market. The negotiations
between the United States and
the Common Market will be
the first important confronta-
ton OF conflicting tariff and
trade policies OF the worlds
two biggest economic units.
Evening star., 1963-05-16
Fanfani Seen
Losing Bid 10
Continue Role

ROME, May l6 (AP).-
Italy's new parliament con-
vened today and another left
leaning Christian Democratic
government was in prospect.
But Amintore Fanfani's chances
of continuing as Premier didn't
look so good.
Mr.. Fanfani and his Cabinet
were to turn in their reSigna-
tions to President Antonio
Segni later today. Mr.. Segni
will sound out party leaders
on whether to ask Mr.. Fanfani
to form a new government or
turn to someone else. When
the new Cabinet is formed.
Parliament will decide whether
to give it a vote of confidence.
Observers seemed to agree
that a new center-left govern
ment similar to Mr.. Fanfani's
old one would emerge and
would remain In office until
Pietro Nenni's Socialists hold
their party congress In July.
The Socialists will decide then
whether to go on with their
alliance with the Christian
Democrats, ask for cabinet
posts or pull out and return to
their old alliance with the
Communists.
Mr.. Fanfani's government
was made up of Christian DEM
ocrats. Republicans and Dem-
ocratic Socialists. The support
of Nenni's Socialists gave 1t q
majority in the Chamber Of
Deputies, although the Social
lists were not in the cabinet.
Continuance of this lineup
was assured because it is the
only one that can muster a
workable majority in the new
chamber. But Mr.. Fanfani is
under fire from the right wing
of his own party because the
Christian Democrats in the
April elections suffered the
worst losses in their history.
The rightists never approved
Of the alliance with the Social
lists. 1t appeared that while
the government would not
swing to the right. Mr.. Fanfani
would be sacrificed.
Mr.. Nenni is still faithful to
the alliance with the Christian
Democrats. Although the Com
munist party gained a million
votes, a Socialist Communist
alliance could not command
a majority in the chamber.
Aldo Moro, dynamic secre-
tary of the Christian Demo-
cratic Party, was widely re-
garded as the likely successor
to Mr.. Fanfani.
Mr.. Moro has shown no de-
sire for the job, preferring to
run the party from behind the
scenes. But some predicted he
would take the premiership IL
assured solid backing by his
party which is still Italy's
largest.
Here is the makeup Of the
new. enlarged houses Of Par
lament with figures from the
old Parliament in brackets:
Chamber of Deputies: Chris
tian Democrats $50 (273), Com
mun:sts 166 (140), Nenni So
cialists 81 (84l, Democratic
Socialists 80 (22), Republicans
6 co., Liberals 81 I'D, Mon
archists 8 (25), Fascist Italian
Socialist Movement ~ (24) :,
others 4 (5).
Senate: Christian Democrats
l33 (123). Communists IS 900,
Nenni Socialists A (3D, Demo-
cratic Socialists IA go, Lib
erals 10 "a. Fascist is (8),
Monarchists 2 Cd, others 3 (2).
The normal Parliament term
Is five wears
Evening star., 1963-05-16

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roisins. Filled ond topped with fluffy
whipped topping. Exho delicious.
Evening star., 1963-02-13

visor Anne wilkins, both Of whom would
be up in arms at the first suggestion of
a threat to the autonomy of their areas,
attempted to make this point in recent
visit to Montgomery County. "The Fed
eral Government and Mr.. Horsky," Sen
ator Fenwick said, will have no more
influence on us than we let them" The
other, and more important, side of the
coin is that the crying need for positive
leadership in developing sound regional
policies can only be met by the political
leaders Of the area, acting in concert.
Yet Mr.. Floyd says he still needs more
sufficient guarantees against domina-
tion" before considering a reversal Of
his position.
At the suggestion of District of
Columbia Engineer Commissioner
Clarke, the Montgomery leaders will
let one of their group at least sit in
on Council of Governments sessions
until next summer, since their dues in
the regional group are paid up until
then. Some of the others should join
him. Perhaps little more direct ex-
poSure to the realities of the situation
would serve to pull their heads out of
the sand.
Evening star., 1963-02-13
Poroguoy's Vote

With women voting for the first
time in the countrys history, Paraguay
has reelected President Alfredo StroesS-
ner to another five-year term-his third
since taking power in 1854. This comes
as a surprise to nobody, of course, for
his opposition has been a token one at
best.
Nevertheless, despite calls for the
casting of blank ballots, an overwhelm-
ing majority Of Paraguayans appears
to have given Gen. StroeSsner and his
dictatorial government sort of vote of
confidence. This has been attributed
in part to a feeling among the electorate
that chaos would enSue If he were
toppled at the present stage of the
country's political development. Fur
ther, it is a fact that he has been
instituting reforms, though slowly, de-
signed to lead to what he calls "the
luxury of democracy"
AS for its hemisphere significance,
Paraguay's election means that a strong
anti-Communist regime remains in
power in Asuncion. No leader in the
Americas was quicker than Gen.
Stroessner to support the United States
against the Kremlin during the Cuban
crisis. In that respect, he has set good
example for more than a few other
government heads to the south Of us.
Evening star., 1963-02-13
'Cubos' in Africa?

A national Catholic news
paper. the Register, tells In a
recent issue OF the vandalism
and looting by u. N. Ethio-
plan troops (U. S.-supported
mercenaries) In Elisabeth
vile. Katanga. Some Of the
incidents reported:
st. Benedict's Church in
the Kenya district was plum
dered. In the same district
Ethiopian troops violated
women and shot the men who
tried to defend them. The
few remaining inhabitants OF
Kenya were forced 10 exhibit
all their belongings which
were hauled off In U. N.
trucks. They were forced
then 10 pay 1000 francs 10
go free unmolested.
In the Lubumbashi district
OF Katanga, U. N. troops
entered a hospital and shot
two patients. wounding them
seriously. The district church
was looted and truckloads Of
troops entered the Benedic-
tine monastery filling two
U. N. trucks with booty.
The new government OF
Southern Sudan tindepen-
dent since 1856 is expelling
Protestant and Catholic mis-
sionaries. They are being
told that their purposes OF
coming TO the Sudan no
longer exist. Prior 10 their
Evening star., 1963-02-13
Everybody's Doinq 1t

We are not among those, II there
are any, who believe that the perform
anceS of the Kennedy administration
and the Macmillan government are
beyond criticism. But things cannot
possibly be as bad as they Seem-or as
bad as the loyal opposition" would like
to make them seem.
Over in London, a harasSed Mr.
Macmillan is accused by the LaboriteS
Of defeatism, peevishneSS and respon-
Sibility for policy vacuum following
the breakdown of the Common Market
negotiations On this last point, the
Macmillan government has Just won a
substantial vote of confidence in the
House of Commons. This doesn't neces-
sarily mean, however, that the govern
ment will not be turned out by the
voters at the next election. Certainly,
the LaboriteS are Sparing no effort to
that end.
Much the same thing is going on in
Washington. According to the Republi-
cans in Congress, the Kennedy admin
iStration is making a really dreadful
mess of foreign policy First, the Cuban
situation is viewed with more alarm
than the facts seem to warrant. And
then, in formal statement, the G. o. P.
leaders have decried the alienation by
the administration of favorable Senti-
ment in Canada, France and Britain.
There is some basis for the complaint
respecting Canada. But it is absurd to
blame the Kennedy administration for
the intranSigeance of General de Gaulle,
or to try to claim that friendly ties with
the British were severed by cancellation
OF the Skybolt program Initially, there
was some carping in London. But the
British now seem satisfied with the
PolariS substitute for Skybolt. And the
American taxpayer certainly is not
going to be unhappy about the So billion
OF his money that has been saved by
dropping the latter.
All of this comes down, of course,
to an Illustration of the normal work.
ings of our respective political mecha-
niSms. There is room for complaint on
both sides of the Atlantic, and it would
be good if constructive criticism were
Forthcoming. But self-reStraint is not
conspicuous characteristic Of any
political party when it is "out" and
anxious to be "in"
Evening star., 1963-02-13
Mockery in Geneva

The 17-nation Geneva Disarmament
Conference has resumed its deliberations
in an atmosphere suggesting that the
negotiations are going to remain as
futilely begged down as they have been
for as far back as the mind cares to
remember
An indication of how tireSome and
barren the new talks are likely to be
can be found in the opening remarks Of
Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov, the
chief Soviet delegate. Among other
familiarly false, threadbare and enor-
mouSly boring Red propaganda about
how the United States is frustrating
the peace-loving Kremlin's incandeScent
desire for a treaty banning nuclear
tests, he has demanded a disarmament
pact that would require the abandon
ment of all American bases overseas
and also the calling home of all our
aircraft carriers.
1t need hardly be added, of course,
that this is a totally unacceptable idea
in the present context Of global realities.
More, it makes mockery of the cautious
Anglo-American optimism voiced at the
start of the renewed Geneva conversa-
tionS. The mockery applies particularly
to the prematurely CHEEKY frame of
mind of Britain's chief negotiator,
Minister of State Godber. He has
suggested, quite blithely and vaguely,
that London and Washington may scale
down their prior inSiStence on a certain
fixed number of on-Site inspections if
there is corresponding Soviet willing
ness to accept the Vests demands for
foolproof safeguards against the danger
of clandeStine nuclear and thermo-
nuclear tests.
To say the least, Mr. Godber's idea
seems lf-contradictory. For how can
the West feel secure if it bargains away
its minimal inspectional requirements
(Which are already regarded as
inadequate by many knowledgeable
Americans) for nothing but vague
promises by the Kremlin to accept
foolproof safeguards? In short, how
can there be such safeguards if our side
simply for the sake of getting some
sort of agreement-aSSentS to fewer and
fewer on-Site inspections?
On its face, this makes no sense, and
we trust that the Senate will never
ratify treaty embodying it, If one
should be submitted for ratification.
Evening star., 1963-02-13
No Desk-Bound Presidents

Former President Eisenhower's as
surance to historian Bruce Cation, via
NBC television interview, that he paid
mot the slightest attention" to criti-
cisms Of his relaxed-time golfing, fishing
and painting is really not surprising.
There is little reason why he should
have.
Actually, there is no way in which
a President OF the United States can
excuse himself casually from the burdens
and responsibilities of his Job. They
are with him always, and the most
modern communications OF his period
inevitably are at hand to make this
securely certain. He can delegate many
tasks, but he cannot delegate the
judgment-making that counts the most.
General Eisenhower was not the first
President, nor will President Kennedy
be the last, to find that In order to do
his work best he couldn't sit at the
desk all the time" Those who complain,
sometimes shrilly, about "do-nothing'
Presidents should find for themselves
something better to do.
Evening star., 1963-02-13
Shock Treatment

President John A. Floyd of the
Montgomery County Council SAYS that
the decision of his group to Secede from
the Metropolitan Council Of Govern
mentS was intended as a "shock treat
tment" to warn against the threats which
Iregional programs might pose to local
autonomy. The only shock" thus far,
has been expressed in the reactions of
other local politicians of the area to the
strange attitude of the newly-elected
Montgomery leaders.
Mr.. Floyd has not been entirely
specific in explaining whose domination
nc fears. Enough has been said at vari-
Gus times by members Of the council.
however, to indicate pretty clearly that
among these poWer-hungry villains are
Charles HorSky, President Kennedys
special assistant on Washington area
affairs, and c. Darwin Stolzenbach, the
head OF the National Capital TranSpor-
tation Agency. And to understand this
concern requires a bit OF explanatory
background. For both Mr.. Horsky and
Mr.. Stolzenbach are not only Montgom-
cry County residents, but each has been
extremely active at one time or another
IN county politics. Indeed, each (as a
member Of the liberal element of the
Democratic Party, has run for the
County Council-and been resoundingly
defeated. Apparently this recollection Of
old battles has been enough, however,
10 conjure In the minds of the present
Republican leaders the vision that these
two men, having failed at the polls, are
now out to bring Montgomery-as
well as the rest of the Metropolitan Area
under thir domination by virtue OF
their presidential appointments.
Certainly we are In less than full
agreement with the fuzzy minded ap-
proach that Mr.. Stolzenbach has taken
toward area freewayS. But the point is
that II any threat Of excessive Federal
encroachment against local prerogatives
in this region does exist-a dubious con-
cluSion, at beSt-the most futile course
that Montgomery County could pursue
would be to shut itself off from the only
existing organization that is in a posi-
ton TO do anything about It.
State Senator Charles r. Fenwick
Of Arlington and Fairfax County Super
Evening star., 1963-02-13

An article in your paper
on January 10, concerning
the newspaper strike in New
York City and the plight of
newsdealers, stated the blind
dealers under supervision Of
our agency numbered 20.
Actually there are 200.
Nearly $50, or rs per cent
of these dealers have been
forced out Of business and
those who have attempted to
carry on have experienced a
very drastic reduction in
their income. AS the strike
continues, this condition
worsens. We are continuing
to give financial assistance
wherever it is needed and are
referring some people to the
New York City Department
of Welfare. The public has
been very generous in their
donations to our Blind News
dealers Fund, thus enabling
us to carry on some emer-
gency help.
Walter Barrett,
The Lighthouse. New York
Association for the Blind.
Evening star., 1963-02-13
Armament Control

On December IL, 1862, at
the Geneva Disarmament
Conference United States ne
gotiator Arthur H. Dean pre-
sented a five-point program
he said would prevent war by
accident or miscalculation.
The shifting Of the empha-
sis to control Of armaments
rather than getting rid OF
ornaments is necessary ac-
cording TO Robert E. Mat
teson, advisor to the Dis
armament Agency. In a re-
view Of the crises on Decem-
Der II. because Of a stale
mate In disarmament negoti-
ations at Geneva.
Mr.. Matteson says, People
are generally agreed that de-
livery vehicles and weapons
Of mass destruction are at
the very heart OF the dan
gers and burdens Of the arms
race"
II seems 10 me that not
control but getting rid OF de-
livery systems is the safest
way 10 avoid nuclear war.
The USSR until recently
proposed getting rid OF all de-
livery systems In the first
stage OF their disarmament
proposals. Realizing. I sup
pose, that this was an un-
realistic approach 10 disar-
mament. they now propose a
minim m deterrent force
excepting some delivery sys-
tems) In the first stage OF
their disarmament proposals.
l don't consider this kind
OF concession a stalemate In
disarmament negotiations. It
Is far wiser TO get rid OF our
weapons OF mass destruction
than TO try and control weap-
ons which we keep on multi
plying and by its very nature
will be uncomfortable as time
goes one.
Miriam Levin.
Evening star., 1963-02-13
Minimum-Rote Lows

Now that Congress Is in
session again, 1t is appropri-
ate to urge that attention be
directed to the so-called min
imum rate legislation. The
railroad industry should be
given equality Of opportunity
to compete in the transporta-
ton field which this legisla-
ton would provide. In es-
sence, the railroad industry is
asking to be allowed to lower
its transportation rates with
out the necessity Of applying
to a Government regulatory
board for permission so to do.
The railroad industry's COM
petitors already have this
right.
Southern Railway Compa-
ny. for which I work, has, in
the best spirit of free private
enterprise, developed, through
hard work and at great cost,
many new types Of railroad
equipment which would ena-
BILE Southern to reduce its
transportation charges and
thus save shippers and the
American public millions of
dollars in transportation
costs. However, Southern
has not been able to put these
lower rates into effect, par
ticularly its proposed re-
duced rates in connec-
ton with grain shipments,
because Of the neces-
sity Of applying to a Govern
ment regulatory body for per-
mission to lower its rates. For
more than a year Southern
has been trying to reduce its
rates on grain shipments.
The railway company has
done its part. 1t has used its
ingenuity to develop these
new freight cars. 1t has built
new freight cars at great cost
and yet. Notwithstanding this
fine effort, Southern's hands
are tied. Grain rates are still
artificially high and the pub
lie is losing the benefit that
would accrue to 1t from low
cred rates.
Il. M. French III.
Evening star., 1963-02-13

why ulu ROBERT j. Lewis
January 13 column cause so
much hullabaloo in the
Adams-Morgan urban re-
newal project2
Perhaps we should be
grateful. for 1t did at least
serve to distinguish between
those who preach democracy
on the Planning Committee
and those who practice it.
How can 1t be called a
sleeper In renewal" when
Phil A. Doyle. executive di-
rector Of the d. c. Re-
development Land Agency,
stated as early as June, 1862,
that scattered public housing
sites were a means Of making
up the deficit in low-income
housing? Is 1t the fault of
the RIA that the Planning
Committee delegates at that
time did not give II the at
tention they now feel 1t was
due? Have these so-called
democrats Just realized that
a few low-income families
might be In their midst2 Is
this what has hit them like
a ton Of bricks2
Low-income families are
not bad people. Why is 1t
that a family with four or
five children is considered a
menace TO the community
Is morality measured by the
luxuries that can be afforded2
The truth is that these
families could be better citi-
zens. given half a chance.
than some OF your present
neighbors.
The residents OF Adams
Morgan we're apparently
satisfied when all public
housing was 10 be exclusive
ly" In a predominantly Negro
neighborhood. Now the resi-
dents Of the rest OF the area
are aroused at the possibility
OF the scattering OF the less
fortunate among them.
II is important for Negroes
10 realize that II is not the
motives OF RIA, NCPC or
NCHA that need be ques-
toned but those Of some OF
the real estate operators who
look upon this as q threat
TO their right to make money
at the expense OF the poor
people Of the neighborhood.
These observations I make.
having been a delegate TO the
Planning Committee since Its
beginning.
Mary Z. French,
Planning Committee Delegate,
Champlain Street Association.
Evening star., 1963-02-13
THE PASSING SCENE
G. or Gets Jump on Kennedy
BY WILLIAM S. WHIT

signaled nothing less than
the end Of a long armistice
in world affairs.
Their critique went far
beyond Cuba. In words
strikingly similar to those
used previously by the lead
ing G. o. P. presidential aspir-
ant, Gov. Rockefeller Of New
York, they charged the Presi-
dent with having made un-
necessary trouble for us with
the British, the French and
the Canadians, among others.
That their manifesto had
some shortcomings, II looked
at impartially, is manifest.
The President did not pro-
woke our recent spats with
these three countries. And
the insistent huhch OF this
columnist is that the people
are far less likely to be angry
at Mr.. Kennedy for speaking
out at last against Allied foot
dragging and irrationality
than they are to be dis
pleased with him for not
having done so much earlier.
But on Cuba the COP.
has plainly got something.
The Presidents determined
stance against the Soviet
missiles Of last october will
not save him from coming to
grips with the undeniably
large Soviet military estab-
iShment-whatever may be
its ultimate purpose - that
yet remains in Castro Cuba.
Risky Dividing Line
Infinitely more important
than any and all of this,
however, is the towering fact
that the foreign policy
armistice, as we'll as the old
half-armistice on the more
important domestic affairs,
has come to a close.
The Republicans are en-
titled to exploit the new
situation and the administra-
ton to defend itself. But the
line defining legitimate at
tack and counter-attack in
the cold war area is thin and
wavering. If the Republicans
cross it by extremist assaults
on the President they will en-
danger this Nation. II the
President crosses 1t by ex-
tremist counter-aSsaults he
will endanger this Nation.
We enter now the most
delicate problem for a free
country facing foreign perils:
How to balance the just but
limited rights and duties Of
political partisanship against
the imperative demands Of
national safety.
Copyright. 1963)