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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
Saloons Are Back

A remarkable trend is noted among
taverns being established these days,
particularly in the Yorkville section of
New York City. All the new biStros there
- more than a dozen of them - are
featuring SawduSt on the floor, red
checkered tablecloths, Tiffany lamps,
old-faShioned bars, murals of the gay
'90S and huge canvaSeS of reclining
nudes.
The new, oldtime bars, operated by
old-faShioned young men, have taken
the play from the older, more modern
pubs. They are complete with a special
kind of serenity our grandfathers knew.
The only things missing are nickel beers
and free lunches. If these, too, return
you would have to say that Goldwater-
for-PreSident isn't as far-fetched as 1t
now sounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
Victory in Venezuela

1t is tribute to the courage of the
Venezuelans, and to their resolve to up
hold democratic processes, that such
large numbers of them-about 96 per
cent Of all the eligible voterS-took part
in Sundays elections. They did so de-
spite a CommuniSt-directed months
long campaign of vicious bombingS,
murders and other forms of terrorism
designed to brighten them into staying
away from the polls.
This violence, including last-minute
to cast ballot, has been the work of a
Red-led underground organization that
calls itself the Armed Forces for National
Liberation (FANL). The organization,
which is equipped with large quantities
of weapons Smuggled In from Fidel
CaStro's Cuba, can be counted upon to
continue with its abominable activities
in the weeks and months ahead. But in
view Of how the Venezuelan voters have
defied it-almoSt contemptuously, with
noSe-thumbing mockery-it is likely
to undergo a progressive decline in
strength.
The election results are promising in
that respect. Raul Leoni, his chief lieu
tenant, apparently has been chosen by a
big plurality to succeed President Bet
ancourt, who was debarred by Vene-
zuela's constitution from running for
second 5-year term. Unless some un-
toward event interveneS, Mr.. Betan-
court, when his tenure expires next
March, will be man Of very special
distinction: The first freely elected
chief executive in his country's history
to serve out full term and turn over
his office to freely elected successor.
And Mr.. Leoni, with the FALN thus hav-
ing suffered a major defeat in its at
tempt to wreck constitutional govern
ment, may be expected to intensity Mr..
Betancourt's efforts to smash the ter
roriSts completely.
This must surely be one Of the prime
detectives of the prospective new gov
eminent. Another must be an unremit-
ting drive to seal off Castro'S Kremlin-
supported tyranny. Mr.. Betancourt
already has taken long step in that
direction by calling upon the Organiza-
ton Of American States to unite in pre-
venting Communist Cuba from commit
ting further acts of aggression in the
hemisphere. The Venezuelans have in
effect voted overwhelmingly for such
action, and most public opinion south Of
the Rio Grande is in the same sort OF
mood: 1t is anti-Red, and 1t would like
nothing better than to see an end put
to Havana'S exports Of hate, subversion
and terroristic aggression.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
Stadium Games

What this town needs, next to
genuine, 24-carat sports winner, Is to
have D. c. Stadium humming with
activity on football Saturdays every
autumn. That means teams like Army,
Navy and Air Force playing one another
and top-flight college teams, as well as
George Washington University games
Thanks to the unselfish attitude Of
Leo Dorsey, vice president Of the
Washington Redskins, this prospect is
entirely possible. The Redskins hold
the key because Of their contract
barring other games in the stadium on
week ends they are at home. Mr..
Dorsey has made 1t clear he will waive
this restriction If technical problems
can be overcome. He even has Sug-
gested that the Redskins might sacrifice
a game or two on their home sched-
ule-something we never want to see
happen.
One problem is the overlapping Of
the baseball and football seasons. Ways
must be found to mesh the schedules to
the best advantage Of everyone, includ-
ing the fans who would love to have
the color and excitement Of high-claSS
collegiate competition.
Mr.. Dorsey and his RedSkin col
leagues are prepared to inform the
Armory Board (stadium policy makers)
Of their willingness to cooperate in
every way. Equally cooperative has
been George Selkirk, general manager
Of the baseball Senator's. What is
needed now is a permanent arrange
ment for close liaiSon on schedule
synchronization so that the stadium
may be put to the fullest use possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
A School for JFK

Many fine suggestions
have been made for the dedi.
cation Of memorials to our
late beloved President. Even.
tually, he win be honored by
innumerable cities and towns
not only in America, but the
world over.
During his brief span Of
office, President Kennedy
stimulated renewed interest
in many profound values and
institutions Of our national
life: the arts and sciences,
physical culture, sports, edu-
cation. But one of the pro-
grams closest to his heart
was that Of providing help
for the mentally retarded,
long among the most ne
elected citizens Of our coun-
try. His dedication and con-
tributions to their welfare
were well known to all of US.
AS q local memorial, I sug-
gest that the citizens Of
Washington could pay no
finer tribute to the living
memory Of this good man
than to erect in his name q
new public school-and build
1t we must-for the training
and education of our mental
ly retarded children.
Robert L. BOstlck.
Chairman. Parents Commit
tee Military Road School
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
Prince Edward RuIinu

The decision Of the Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals in the Prince
Edward school case is a victory for the
local authorities. 1t is not, however, a
victory for either equity or common
sense.
Virginia's highest court ruled that
the State Legislature has no constitu-
tional obligation, State or Federal, to
operate public schools in Prince Edward
County. This sustains the legal argu-
ments advanced by county and State
authorities. 1t is also consistent with
an earlier ruling by a panel of the
Federal Fourth Circuit Court.
What the Federal Supreme Court
will finally hold is, of course, uncertain.
1t has been asked to decide whether the
situation in Prince Edward amounts to
a violation of the Fourteenth Amend
ment. If 1t should follow the reasoning
Of Federal District Judge Lewis-that
public schools cannot be operated any,
where in Virginia as long as they are
closed in Prince Edward-a chaotic
situation would result. But even If the
high court should hold that the refusal
Of county to operate public schools is
not violation of the Federal Constitu-
ton, the dilemma of Prince Edward
will remain unresolved.
This year, for the first time since
the public schools we're closed in 1859,
Negro children have been attending
classes in so-called free school"
But this at best is an expedient 1t was
never intended as an enduring substitute
for public education. Meanwhile, many
white parents in Prince Edward are
feeling the pinch Of the costs Of private
school education. And 1t does not
appear that this financial pressure will
be eased while public schools remain
closed. Consequently, with the legal
point won, the time has come to renew
the suggestion that public schools be
reopened next September for all who
wish to attend them. Surely, no one in
his senses thinks that the existing situa-
ton can be continued indefinitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
Mr.. McNumoro's Job

Some recent reports are to the
effect that President Johnson is plan
ming to drop Secretary Of Defense
Mcnamara and restore to the top brass
some Of their old power. We Just don't
believe it. Our own sources say that
the President has great respect for Mr..
Mcnamara and that Mr. Mcnamara
has no intention Of leaving unless asked.
AS for Charles Bartlett's report to-
day, that the defense chief is being
considered as a potential Republican
presidential candidate, this is new one
on us. If he does leave, by his own re-
quest or at President Johnson's, 1t
would be blow to the security of the
Nation and to public confidence in the
new administration.
Mr. McNamara'S works must be
listed among the most substantial &C
complishments of the Kennedy admin
istration. He and his so-called whiz
idS-young and not-so-young civilian
analysts in the Defense Department -
have established the civilian control
that is specified in the law, but which
was lacking under most previous De-
tense Secretaries. Mr.. Mcnamara has
brought new efficiency into the bust
ness Of the Pentagon; providing an
effective, balanced defense for the least
possible cost.
The Chiefs Of Staff, distinguished
officers that they are, have demon
strated that they cannot do this them
selves. Only strong civilian leader
can make the choices that necessarily
go against some services self-interests,
and hold military spending to rea-
sonable level.
The public has confidence in Mr..
Mcnamara and, although they might
not want to say it in public, so do most
Of the top military leaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
Downtown Renewal

While no formal agenda has been
released, 1t Is fair to assume that the
primary business before the full House
District Committee tomorrow will be the
Washington rapid-tranSit BILL We trust
that the committee will quickly approve
the compromise legislation worked out
30 carefully by Representative Whitener.
The committee should also take this
opportunity to clear the urgently needed
bill to authorize the use Of urban re-
newal powers in Washington's down.
town commercial areas This legislation
has been bottled up in the Subcommit-
tee headed by Representative Dowdy Of
Texas, presumably as part of his SEEM
ingly endless probe of the basic urban
renewal law. Actually, of course, there
is no reason to avoid separate consid-
Grafton of this simple bill in the form
already passed by the Senate.
Mr.. Dowdy has expressed two major
reservations about it. First, he objects
to language which sets new urban-re-
newal eligibility requirements on both
residential and commercial properties.
He also contends that the new authority
would jeopardize private property rights
In every part of the city
If the full committee has any
doubts on these points, it can approve
the compromise bill proposed by Rep
resentative Broyhill of Virginia, which
limits the new standards to CONNER
cial areas, and confines their applicable
ity specifically to the downtown section.
That is not the desirable course, for 1t
would open the bill again to attack by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
Superficial Cure-AH

NAdAlJ nave ouBkCoOcO COtH-
pensation as an immediate
means Of granting equality
to the Negro. It will not
work. The Negro problem has
grown too deep to be extir-
pated by such q superficial
cure-all.
The hands Of white
Superiority" have planted
the mind Of the Negro In the
soil Of q social substratum,
with the blossom being that
hackneyed, Slum dwelling
stereotype. Compensation
may clip the surface difficult
ty, but what about THE roots;
what about his own attitude
and the attitude of the
white people who put him
there? Will a gift of lumber
for a new home rid the feel
ing Of a slum- dweller? viii
white charity make them
feel honestly equal2 Or will
1t allow the white race to
look upon the Negro as q
brother2 Will this action al
low the Negro the confidence
he needs to pull himself UP
the mental LADDER" Will ar
tificial aid give the Negro q
feeling Of natural equality?
No, 1t will not. The roots Of
the problem will remain, and
when the difficulty grows
back-it will If this method is
used-it viii be even more in
tense; it will have q deeper
foothold.
Stan Mardeusz, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
TeIeVised Trial

4uaL There may De CeleVl-
sion coverage Of Jack Ruby's
trail for murder in Dallas is q
shocking suggestion that all
of the hundreds and thous-
ands of words issued calling
for an end to violence and
hatred have been Just sound
and fury. signifying
nothing" American justice
has been besmirched enough
without making o circus out
Of that trial, restimulating
the very emotional excuses
that opened the way for our
national tragedy, heaping
more disgrace on top Of
sorrow.
Indeed, while we are all in
the throeS Of searching our
souls. would 1t not be well for
our media Of news and COM
munication to re-evaluate
their own responsibilities and
values? Extremists Of all
kinds feed on publicity. Jo-
seph Mccarthy never would
have achieved almost total
destruction Of our national
honor without the headline
coverage Of his activities. His
reign was ended not by the
condemnation of the Senate
but by newsmen, contemptu-
ously ignoring his press con-
ferenceS. George Lincoln
Rockwell will return to his
native nothingness when he
no longer is treated as
news" The racists and the
hate-mongers, the bombers
and the snipers are sum-
moned to action by the vi
cious trumpetings Of their
leaders, reported In the news.
Surely there can be a dis
tinction drawn by editors be-
tween suppression Of news and
responsible handling Of 1t?
Give us q news blackout of
the know-nothings and all
their Xix.
By the same token, let us
come TO grips with the posi-
bility that juvenile delin-
quency. our saddest problem,
can be traced In large part to
the appalling emphasis on
crime and sex on every news
and magazine stand, in the
moving pictures, on televi-
sion. Can't we really draw
the line between freedom of
the press and license. recog-
nizing that license too often
seems to mean licentiouS?
Can't we adults protect our
children from these degrad-
ing influences, distorting
their young lives?
President johnson has
brought back some measure
Of sanity and poise to our
Nation In his steady and in
spring approach to his own
burdens. On the government
tai scene, he has strongly
called for action now" Let
us, as citizens, begin now to
act for q restoration Of honor
and decency in our commun-
ity and private lives. Let the
communications media help
us. Let us start by giving dig
nifty back to justice in Dallas.
Miriam T. Murtha.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
Subway Link

Recently the subcommittee
headed by Congressman Basil
Whitener, Democrat Of North
Carolina, reported out a bill
which would provide a sys-
tenn Of mass transportation
for Metropolitan Washing
ton.
It Is based upon the 1860
report of the National Cap
ital Transportation Agency,
which called for q compre-
hensive system Of mass
transportation for the
Metropolitan Area. The new
bill, however, provides for
roughly half the expenditure
envisioned by the 1860 pro-
posal.
Eliminated is the pivotal
independence avenue subway.
which, In my opinion, Is the
key to the whole system.
This elimination bodies i'll for
the whole system.
According to the NCTA's
original report this section
would be q basic means for
commuters actually getting
to their jobs without using
automobiles or surface trans
portation. Without this vital
link the entire program
looks shaky.
1t is my hope that this
program does not threaten
current and future freeway
construction in this area. 1
have had the feeling that it
does overshadow this vitality
needed highway develop
ment.
Every day the highway
bottleneck grows more and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
Lows of Merit

Pending legislation is no
better or worse because of
the sad and untimely death
Of Mr.. Kennedy. and so 1t
was disillusioning, to say the
least, to hear President
johnson appeal to the emo
tons Of Congress and the
public in asking for the pas
sage Of specific legislation.
Speedy passage Of the civil
rights bill, for example, was
not requested on the basis Of
any reasoning in the address,
but to honor President Ken
nedy'S memory" Maybe the
Alliance for Progress APP
preparation should not be re-
duced, but the decision
should not be made on the
ground that it would be q
memorial" to the late Presi-
dent.
Resolutions Of coincidence
are appropriate, Of course,
but proposed laws which are
not acceptable otherwise
should not be pushed
through as expressions Of
sympathy.
There were many fine
things in the Presidents
speech-calls for an end to
hate and evil and violence"
etc.-but economic and fore
ign policy bills should be
considered on their merits.
The time has come to use
our heads as we'll as our
hearts. L. L. Bee
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Answers GoIdwoter

In OCTOBER you ran O letter
from Senator Goldwater UNI
der the heading big Brother
In the Classroom" He cited a
field study Of mine as par
ticularly shocking as an In
tolerable invasion Of privacy
perpetrated against q captive
audience"
My survey Of the self-re-
ports Of junior high school
youths about their conduct,
misconduct, and attitudes
toward home. peers, and
themselves, involved no inva-
sion Of the privacy Of o cap
tive audience. Privacy was
guaranteed. Every aspect Of
confidence was preserved.
The youths were free to par
ticipate or not, Is they chose.
The privacy that was vio-
lated in the survey was mine
as an authorized researcher
and that Of the participating
community. A participant
confiscated Q blank form Of
the QUESTIONABLE and mailed
1t to Senator 0oldwater. He
then attempted but failed TO
introduce It a. relevant into
Senate committee discussions
Of the National Defense Edu-
cation Act.
Senators Goldwater and
Tower have identified my
survey with the tactics COM
mon to "totalitarian forces"
I despiSe name-calling, but
I must in conscience state
that any legislative amend.
ment that would forbid ask
ing for information about
the social or psychological
characteristics Of students is
deeply antidemocratic in In.
tent and consequence.
A blanket prohibition Of
testing and research Of the
sort these Senators have pro-
posed as an amendment TO
the NDEA would be q serious
suppression Of rights Of free
and responsible communica-
ton between persons. II ex-
tended to other Federal ex-
penditureS and programs,
such an amendment would
not only jeopardize educa-
tional admission, guidance
and counseling, and evalua-
ton Of academic perform.
ance. It would halt work to
predict and control drug ad-
diction, juvenile delinquency,
mental illness, and would
even Stifle research on or
ganic diseases.
Senator Goldwater's letter
misrepresentS the protected
and voluntary conditions I'M
der which American youths
participated In my junior
high school survey. The staff
OF the Senate Committee on
Labor and Public Welfare
was carefully informed about
these conditions In 1851 by
responsible and reliable
sources. The facts contradict
the image that he attempts
to convey. That vital and
elusive thing called truth has
more than one value at its
core. Honesty and free ex-
C ange are more essential
than privacy. though all
three are sacred.
Robert A. DentIer.
Scarsdale, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03

science and technology on the
other has widened.
But there has been one hap
py development. The games
theory gentlemen Of the Rand
Corporation and their Soviet
counterparts have realized
that they cannot avoid miscal-
culations unless each knows
the others hypothesis. So
from time to time they meet
in order to make sure that
both sides are playing the
same game.
East and West
Yet n ational (and bloc)
characteristics remain essen
tally unchanged. Here, the
Soviet bloc awaits the return
Of its space ship from the fifth
planet Of the star Helios:
Every child throughout the
vast region from SmoIensk to
Picking knew that their be-
loved heroes were returning.
Arrangements had been made
for the paradeS. In Moscow
itself there was to be the big
geSt Super-S parade of all
times. The + factories had
turned out many millions of
yards Of the best banner ma
terial. The cream of the fight
ing services would swing their
way along the vast flower
decked avenues; they would
be followed by schoolgirls in
phalanxeS, phalanxes Of cum
ming design, schoolgirls with
pigtailS who had listened avid
ly to the reports from Ilyana
(the Russians lady astro-
naut). Finally, in the rear, the
parade would end with an inn
pressive platoon of wise
men,"
And in the West: ."
things had been managed diff
ferently, but equally effective
ly. ALI round the perimeter, in
fact all round the outer three
miles of the asphalt Qanding)
area, stands were being erect
ed. 1t would be a stadium
of vast proportions with the
latest and most up-to-date
loudSpeaker system. The CEN
trail region, some twenty-five
square miles in area, would
be entirely carpeted. Although
it was not known at the time.
the carpet was of SubStandard
quality and the corporation
involved would have found it.
self in legal difficulties if it
had not been for the events
that were to follow the land
ing of the rocket"
Those events, the absurd
lies that nearly lead to war.
and the remarkable way in
which that war Is avoided,
form the climax of a tense
and yet amusing book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
Feather BedfeIIows'

Your November IL edi-
torial entitled Feather Bed
fellows" is right to the point
and a fine contribution to
public understanding Of the
unions Inconsistencies In the
important matter Of un-
needed firemen. to which
we have endeavored to find
Q sensible and humanitarian
solution. Courageous express
sions such as this are re-
freshing evidence Of the
power Of the press to put
things in proper focus in
the public interest.
ID. w. BrOsnan,
President. Southern Railway
System.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03
A BOOK FOR TODAY
By DONALD MINTZ
A Scientists Science Fiction

FIFTH PLANET, by Fred
Hoyle and Godfrey Hoyle.
21S PIP. (Harper & Row.
$S.50.)
Fred Hoyle, a celebrated
astronomer known as Leona-
rdo da Hoyle to some of his
possibly envious colleagues, is
a man Of vast imagination.
From time to time, he likes to
turn from the task of enrich
ing his profession with a
seemingly endless series of
bold theories and hypothesis
and let that imagination run
loose In an area where no
man can say him nay.
So he writes science fiction.
His latest book in this genre,
Fifth Planet" was written in
collaboration with his son,
Godfrey.
THE year is 2O87," wrote
the Hoyles. ''The world, divid-
ed by two equal power blocs,
Is kept in a state of constant
tension by bureaucratic gov
ernments.
Having failed to join a Unit
ed Europe in the 1865, Brit
ain has, to some extent, es-
capped the rat-race for power:
and In this peaceful backwa-
ter every kind of international
organization has m a de its
home. The Helios Centre is
one Of these. Built at HarweIl
to house the research efforts
OF scientists into HelioS and
It's planetary system, it has
become a hive Of activity now
that plans are uder way for
q flight to the fifth and small
est planet Of this star
Achilles"
Plot and Satire
In all works of this sort, the
plot is the main thing. The
Hoyles' story is sharp, clear
and full Of suspense.
They have amused them
selves and US by connecting
odd events that might happen
If the four-dimensional world
tube intersected a three-di-
mensional space-like surface
that automatically rep
reSents the subjective present
under conditions that allow
the components Of their equa-
sion to be shifted about in
strange ways.
They have also a mus
themselves and us by imagin-
ing (and satirizing) the socie-
ty Of 2O87. They assume that
present characteristics have
developed slowly along what
seems to be their most natu-
raj route. ALI the fooIishness
Of the 10th century has sur
vived In slightly heightened
form. The gap between socie-
ty On the one hand and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-03

anti-urban renewal forces in the Sem
ate. 1t is better, however, than nothing
The combined effort of businessmen and
government to revitalize the downtown
business and shopping district already
has been delayed too long.