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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Call to Daddy

This Monday, little June
got to playing with the tele-
phone dial and we decided to
call Daddy. The number was
written in my telephone book
I made the call, which was
necessary because Marina only
speaks Russian, and asked, Is
Lee Oswald there?'
"a man said there wasn't
anybody there by that name
so I just hung up" The next
day, Tuesday. Lee called UP
and bawled Marina out for
calling him in Dallas. He told
her he was using an assumed
name and ordered her to
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rines "just to do something. "
Mrs. Oswald wept when he
went off to boot camp at San
Diego, Calf.
If Lee Oswald expected to
find the Marines less demand
ing Of attention to q well-regu-
lated Life. San Diego must have
been Q great shock to him. In,
slant obedience and swift retri-
button are q way Of life in
Marine boot camp and Oswald
may very well have felt like an
exploited worker when his
training period ended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Marina Grieved

Marina and Ruth Paine saw
and heard enough on television
to know that the President had
been shot.
Il translated the bulletins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
In Mexico

She said the arrangement
was that Oswald would remain
in New Orleans until he got on
his feet and then come to the
Dallas-Fort Worth area. Mari
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
DisIiked 1t

From there, he was sent tc
the Marine Air Base at e
Toro, Calf, for training as 6
radar technioian. He had
earned the "sharpshooter'
badge on the rifle range, half
way between marksman and
expert. indicating he was a bet
ter-than-average shot but not
topnotch.
OSwald's acquaintances dur
ing this time indicate he dis
liked the service intensely and
had little to do with his COM
panions. In q way Of life de-
pendent on teamwork, he con-
tinued to be q loner.
He was a Pfc. when he was
sent to Japan and first got into
trouble. He was court-mar-
tailed for failing to register q
pistol he owned and was re-
duced to the rank Of private
Another court-m artial was
convened when Oswald got out
Of line with a non-commis-
stoned officer.
Oswald still had a year to &c
in his four-year hitch in 1885
when Mrs. Oswald was injured
at work. A falling candy boz
put her in the hospital and tc
bed for six months. His moth
er's money was spent quickly
and Oswald. with Red Cross
aid, got a hardship discharge
ahead of time, ostensibly tc
help his mother.
The Marines assigned HIM tc
the r reserves. Instead Of
, staying home. however, he went
to New Orleans with his saw
ings of more than 81 900, got 9
, job on a freighter and turned
; up in Russia in October, 1859
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Foreign Aid-Novy Style

The bluejackets aboard the Ameri-
can destroyer Power deserve well
done" for their contribution to Italian
American relations. En- route home after
service with the 9Th Fleet in the
Mediterranean, the Power laid over for
a few days at a little port town near
Genoa. With money in their pockets
and time on their hands, the sailor boys
liked their short-time home away from
home so much they felt they should
leave mark Of appreciation. 1t took
the form OF rebuilding a small country
schoolhouse in the nearby village OF
Cadibona-new flooring, windows, doors,
hardware and plumbing. The youngsters
marvelled, the elders supplied spaghetti
II is not new, OF course, in the annals
of the military for men in uniform to
adopt" community, or especially It's
children. Neither is II so commonplace
as to be unworthy Of commentator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Work as Usual

President Kennedy more than once
has expressed distaSte for the shortened
work week, but never so convincingly
or unequivocally as he did in heading
off any impression that the adminiStra-
ton is changing its tune on that issue.
In making his point, Mr.. Kennedy
was compelled to differ with his Secre-
tary Of Labor, who had just told the
AFL-CIO Executive Committee that the
administration had no objection to a
negotiated" 35-hour work week.
Mr.. Kennedy made 1t crystal clear
he was opposed to any 35-hour week,
negotiated or by statute, which would
make it more difficult to compete with
the foreign market, or set off an infla-
tionary spiral Of wages and prices at
home. Mr.. Kennedy in brief, still holds
to the conviction that labor unions have
inaccurately gagged the value of the
shorter week as an employment booster.
Industry, 1t is expected, would pay more
overtime rather than hire more men,
and the resulting cost would go into
higher prices. Thus the already strained
American marketing posture would be
further damaged.
The President reaffirmed his posi-
ton at a time when the AFL-CIO,
apparently encouraged by the prospects
Of an administration change of heart,
petitioned for a 35-hour week for Fed
eral employees. This move, 1t now appears,
must be identified as somewhat pre-
mature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
HoIdout?

To Senator Prouty, Of Vermont, 1t
seems something Of an anomaly that the
District Of Columbia, In the heart Of the
Nation, so to speak, has not yet entered
the Kerr-Mills program Of medical aid
to the elderly. Accordingly, the Senator
made a speech In the Senate to this
effect some time ago. In the process, he
wondered out loud whether the Districts
procrastination Just might have any
thing to do with the fact that the ad-
ministration is not particularly fond Of
Kerr-Mills, and would much prefer to
see the adoption Of It's proposed mediocre
program under the social security
system.
Since then, the Commissioners have
announced that they In fact are prepar-
ing at this very moment TO participate,
and a local welfare official, who will be
In charge Of the program, says the city
will benefit to the tune Of about $3.50, 900
In Federal funds 10 be matched with a
like amount by the District. Moreover,
this official says, much OF the Federal
grant would help finance medical serv-
ices the city now finances alone.
All Of which is puzzling to Senator
Prouty, who says he had been under the
impression that the District needed
authorizing legislation before II could
take such a step. In fact, the Senator
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Tribute to Kerr

Let me express my appre-
citation to The Star, and par
ticularly to DR.. Frederick
Brown Harris, for the moving
tribute to the late Senator
Robert S. Kerr, in your issue
Of February II.
As one who attended that
service and who was privi-
legged to know Senator Kerr
over a period Of years, I find
it especially gratifying that
a religious figure Of DR.. Har-
ris' eminence should give
such eloquent testimony to
1.-The endearing qualities, the
dedication to great causes,
and the public service" Of
Senator Kerr.
John Z. Kane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

The Supreme Court has emphasized
two basic points in its 30 ruling that
the National Labor Relations Act does
not cover efforts by American seafaring
unions to organize alien crews of foreign
flag ships, even though the latter are
American-owned and engaged extern
sively in trade with the United States.
One point stressed by the court is
that there is nothing in the language
or the legislative history of the act,
including the Taft-Hartley amendments,
to indicate congressional intent that
jurisdiction Of the law should be so
extended. The court has, 1t pointed out,
dealt with this question on other occa-
SionS and 1t cited an earlier ruling,
after searching the language and history
of the law, that the history "inescapably
describes the boundaries of the Act as
including only the workingmen Of our
own country and its possessions"
The court also placed great empha-
sis on "the well-established rule of
international law that the law of the
flag state ordinarily governs the internal
affairs of a ship" and that IAN act Of
Congress ought never to be construed
to violate the law Of nations If any other
possible construction remains. :" But
noting that Congress does have the
constitutional power-if it wishes to
exercise Ito apply the labor act to
crews working foreign flag ships, at
least while in American waters, the
court concluded that any further "argu-
ments should be directed to the Congress
rather than to u.s."
The background of this case Is more
economic than legalistic. Because of
tax benefits and lower operating costs,
particularly in crew wages, many Amer
ican-owned ships have been flying the
so-called flags of convenience-of Ii
IBERIA, Panama and Honduras principally
and with crews of foreign nationals,
many Of them members of foreign
unions. American maritime unions have
sought to halt this transfer to foreign
registry by organizing the foreign crews,
with little success, and the National
Labor Relations Board agreed in 1861
to order representation elections in GER
tain test cases. The boards authority
to do this has now been denied by the
Supreme Court. 1t has been pointed out,
incidentally, that this is not shipping
problem alone and that extension Of
the Jurisdiction Of American labor law
in this case might be followed by its
extension to any American-owned bust
ness venture abroad, circumstance
that could be damaging to our competi-
tive position in foreign countries.
The ag-of-convenience device has
kept large fleet of American-owned
shipping under American control, If
needed in an emergency. Other Ameri-
can industrial operations abroad have
been comparably important in main
tanning our trade position. In the alb
sence of clear congressional intent to
extend organized labor's power over all
Of these activities, the Supreme Court
has taken both the wise and the neces-
Sary position in its ruling on the mari
time issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

asks for telegraphic COM
munication. The House has
responded and passed q bill
which the Senate Military
Committee reported against.
Why? Because four months
Is too far off In the future.
Break down all the lines Of
the North for four months
and what would the country
give to replace them2 II the
ocean line had been estab-
ished when first proposed in
1851, and laid in solid gold,
1t would have been an eco
nomical expenditure for the
Government on this single
ground-all the heavy storms
on our coast commence TO
the southwark and move
slowly up the coast. Our
numerous expeditions, with
their precious freights, pass
ing down the coast have
plunged into these storms
and lives and property fright
full TO contemplate have been
sunk. A single Geographic
message from the coast ports
south OF US would have pre-
vented this. Commercially,
the line Is necessary for the
safety and protection OF our
commerce and the transact
ton Of commercial and mer-
camille business. In q mill
tary point Of view. II is as
indispensable as a land line.
More so-because II will be
the only line OF communica-
ton with our military on the
southern coast, and being i'm
possible 10 cut, our armies will
rest In peace. Nearly all the
available naval force OF the
country is upon the southern
coast. There Is no certain.
regular communication with
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Influx of Cubons

Is Castro now making
United States policy with re-
spect to the admission Of
Cubans to this country? Ac-
cording to the newspaper &C
count Of the last arrivals at
Port Everglades. 1t appears
that he is. The article stated
that when the freighter Santo
Cerro landed with 746 refu-
gees, 10 stretchers were
brought out. carrying the old,
the infirm and the arthritic.
According to our Immigra-
ton and Nationality Act,
aliens having a physical de-
feet, disease, or disability of
such a nature that 1t may
affect the ability Of the alien
to earn a living, are ineligi-
BILE for admission to the
United States.
In the first year-and-a-
half of the Governments
Cuban refugee program, 1t
cost U. s. taxpayers we'll over
$40 million. That was when
there were 100000 Cubans in
the Miami area. 1t is now
estimated that there are
200, 900 Cubans In that area.
What is the use Of having
immigration laws II at any
time our gates can be thrown
open to peoples all over the
world fleeing communism?
We have plenty problems of
our own without taking on
those of Cuba.
Kitty T. Revn0ldS-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
Punches q Ticket

Senator Margaret Chase
Smith says the Republican
Party should nominate the
two best Republican vote
getters. If by this is meant
Goldwater and Rockefeller,
Mrs. Smith should start
thinking again.
She says these two men
are not too far apart ideo-
logically to be on the same
ticket. I beg to disagree.
While both men agree on the
necessity Of firming up the
backbone Of the United
States, there is not much
more that they do agree on.
They do not agree on the
methods by which this firm
ing up is to be done; they
do not agree on the specifics
Of foreign policy or domestic
policy. To run these two
men on the same ticket could
be a disaster.
Assume that Senator Gold
water and Governor Rookie
Teller were elected President
and Vice President in 1854.
What would be the result If,
God forbid, Goldwater were
to die2 Rockefeller would be
President. BY electing Sena-
tor Goldwater. the people
clearly showed q desire for q
conservative President. What
would they have? Rockefeller
"a conservative?
The Vice President is the
ambassador of the Executive
Department to the Legislative
Department. Because Of this,
he should represent the views
of the head Of the Executive
Department. Would this be
true for a Goldwater- Rookie
Teller ticket?
1t is about time that the
major political parties real
lied their responsibilities to
provide candidates who agree
on basic issues. 1t is only in
this manner that the Amer
lean voter will be offered a
choice between change and
the status quo-between the
Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis.
Thomas ID, Koran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
FROM THE STAR FILES.

them. A disaster at Calves
ton is heard Of In two weeks:
the raid at Charleston in IL
days. All information about
the Navy comes through
secesh. Economically speak
ing, the cable might be laid
In gold. The cable can be
laid for $1,000 per mile. Near
the shore its size will prevent
injury to itself, even from
the heaviest anchors; outside
1t sleeps with the one hundred
millions Of property and pre-
cious lives that. might have
been saved by its construc-
tion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

After reading Irving Low
ems review of the Opera So
ciety's production Of the Bar
Der Of Seville and attending
the opera myself. ! wonder If
we saw the same opera. es-
pecially since another critic
who is reputedly not the
gentlest gave 1t a much more
favorable review.
Granted. there are always
some flaws in the opening
performan which are
ironed out in later perform
ances. Still. cannot see how
two men Of presumably equal
musical ability can have such
divergent reactions to the
same opera.
There are no doubt better
Figaros and Rosinas than
Hermann Prey and Helen
Vanni but / thought them
both quite effective in their
respective parts, and I did
not find Loren Driscoll's
singing painful, altho Dug
there were times when he
could have shown more ami
nation.
Mr.. Lowens also finds fault
with the thunderstorm scene,
characterizing the lightning
as thigh school dramatics."
do not see how else light
ming can be simulated on the
stage. and II certainly was
not binding.
The unkindest cut Of all
is his statement that II must
be written off as an out-and-
out failure. This is grossly
unfair to the Opera Society
and could even have had an
adverse effect on the box Of
flee.
In summary I can find
more flaws in Mr.. Lowens re-
view than he allegedly found
In the performance. Every
one is entitled TO his own
opinion but judging from the
applause and the number Of
curtain calls I am afraid Mr..
Lowens must stand alone.
Alan b. Mackall.
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Disputed School Site

Would you build a school
beside q firehouse? Is this
sensible? Does noise disturb
children? Do they like to
watch fire engines? Will they
follow fire engines If they get
a chance?
These are some Of the ques-
tons which are not mention
ed in your February is article
concerning the Glen Echo
Heights citizens opposing the
building of Greig School for
emotionally disturbed chill
dren at the corner Of Wal
honding Road and MaSsa-
chusetts Avenue. was out
of town when the hearing
was held so was unable to
attend. Therefore, I do not
know If they were mentioned.
1t certainly seems ridicu-
lous to me to build any school
right across a busy road from
a firehouse. And especially so
since this is a volunteer fire.
house which means that the
sirens blow, cars rush to the
firehouse. and then the en-
gines go out.
Imagine 10 mothers desir-
ing to deposit their children
at school and a fire call at
the same hour!
Therefore, / cannot i'm
agine that this is a suitable
location nor even a safe 10
cation for this school. I hope
the Board of Zoning Appeals
will take these facts into
consideration.
Ruth Barker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24

introduced bill to fill that gap. Now,
however, he says in second speech that
he has been assured by the District
Department of Public Welfare that
such legislation is not necessary (al-
though spokesman for the Corporation
Counsel, he adds, seems not as certain).
The puzzle, as far as Senator Prouty
is concerned, is why, If in fact no addi-
tional legislation was needed, the Dis
trict has delayed so long. 1t is a good
question. Why, indeed?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
so Years AGO

Joaquin Miller. the Gray
Poet Of the Sierras," who
once lived in q cabin built
to his specifications In what
is now Meridian Hill Park.
died so years ago at his home
In San Francisco. The Star of
February 10. 1918, said the
72-year-old poet had directed
that his body be burned on a
funeral pyre Of stone which
he had built with his own
hands. The poets real name
was Cincinnatus Hiner Mil
Ter, but all his works were
signed with the Spanish
name, which he supposedly
borrowed from a Mexican
bandit, Joaquin Murietta,
widely known and dreaded BY
California miners, but adj
mired and defended by Miller.
Golf was q status symbol
In Washington so years ago,
being played only at country
clubs. But the most affluent
OF this elite group, President
William Howard Taft, was
quoted in The Star OF Feb
ruary %. 1918, as saying
Washington should have a
public golf course so the
game could be played by
those OF moderate means. ut
Is a game for all classes" he
said, mot a mere plaything
for the faddists. nor. as
many suppose, a game for
the rich man only. II s a
game that promotes self
restraint. and affords a
chance 10 play the man and
act the gentleman. /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-24
100 Years AGO

The telegraph was Of vital
Importance In the Civil War.
A potent but frail weapon,
its power depended on a sin
gle strand Of wire that often
was shipped to delay or pre-
vent messages that could win
or lose battles. A lone line
might be the only channel
Of communication between q
sprawling army and It's head
quarters, or q field general
with his commander chief.
1t hummed with urgent or
ders for supplies or reinforce
ments. all sorts Of high prior
ity matters. Over the same
wire would pass the news Of
war. the casualty lists. the
victories. the defeats. Dis
patches that couldn't be tele-
graphed had TO be delivered
by hand, via couriers on fast
horses and even slow steam
boats. The necessity Of good
communications with Federal
forces In the South was
stressed by The Star OF Feb
ruary rs, 1858: I'm 1851,
shortly after the magnitude
OF this rebellion became APP
parent. the Importance Of
telegraphic communications
to the few points then in
our possession on the South
ern sea coast became so APP
parent that all departments
OF the Government urged
upon Congress the immediate
completion OF a cable line.
Congress was not willing to
countenance II. principally
because 1t would take four
months to complete and the
war was expected TO be closed
in from 20 TO 90 days. Eigh-
teen months have elapsed and
300 ships OF war are stretched
along a coast $500 miles In
extent. Additional posts have
fallen into our possession:
the army has quartered it
self in large force upon the
seaboard OF the South, and
from these points the procla-
nation OF the President has
gone forth inviting all the
loyal inhabitants TO freedom.
Again the Government,
through the War Department,