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Smoke Puffs
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On Saturday, May 20, 1868 drunk stumbling
along the 66th street of Gallup New Mexico with
foot the sdewa and the other in the gutter friend
of his walked asked him what he doing walk
ing thatway, and the drunk replied Ish that what
doin'? Thank GodI thought crippled"
More Gallup: DON WOODARD is local coordin-
ator for Warner Brothers. The filming of "A Distant
Trumpet" in the Gallup drew step this
week when Unit Director RUSS SAUNDERS completed
his cost survey and returned to California April 21
Saunders said that just the Information
processed and the script had been reviewed by other
interested persons.
Some 100 cavalrymen and more than 100" Indian
will be required in the film of the Put
prize-wnning novel. SAUNDERSwas at the Navajo
Capitol on Thursday, April 18 where he some real
hdians--and dust.
Something the First Annual Navajo Science Fair
held Window Rock, Arizona April 1924, sponsored
by the Navajo Tribal Museum. The Grand Prize went
to St. Michaes High School; Second Prize went to Al
buquerque Indian School; Practical Application to
PAUL JIM, Monument Valley High School, On judges
TV Channel S, Albuquerque and JUDGE RUSS LIN
GRUEN to ROY MARTINEZ, Albuquerque Indian School
JUDGE HOWARD JUMP to PATRICIA MANN, Win
dow Rock High School You should have George
FiSchbeckS real live skunk.
woman with more money than brains decided to
buy antiques The antique dealer started off by
claimed: "This is 2, 600 years old. Don't
kid me, mister, snapped the wealthy matron TITS
only 1868 now!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Saigon Irony

Despite Defense Secretary McNa-
mara's optimism lover progress to be
made during the coming year." the
situation in South Wet Nam is obviously
not good. When President Diem was
murderouSly depoSed last month, there
was a lot of talk about how everybody
could expect more vigorous and united
war effort against the Communist guer-
rilla forces. Since then, however, the
new military junta - whose coup curl
ously delighted number Of people here
in Washington and elSewhere-haS been
doing quite poorly. It has been losing
ground to the Reds.
According to American observers on
the scene, this is attributable primarily
to the fact that the Saigon regime is
good deal more interested In domestic
. Sticking than in the grim buSinsS Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Death in the Sky

Investigators of the Jet airliner
crash which took 81 lives near Elkton,
Nd, December 7, are reviewing mount
ing evidence that the big craft was
destroyed by lightning. In addition to
marks OF bliStering heat on a wing of
the wrecked plane, it is known that
National AirlineS jet flying near the
luckleSS Pan American craft was itself
struck by lightning at about the same
time.
The National plane, which was
spared, had static discharge wickS at
tached to the wings and tail assembly.
The Pan American plane did not. And
neither do lit other Jets now flying
for commercial lines.
Nobody knows for sure whether
these air-borne lightning rods really
work. But nobody, in the circumstances,
can be sure that they don't.
At this stage of uncertainty. two
steps need to be taken: ~ Intensive
research into the protection of airplanes
against lightning and (2) the inStalla-
ton Of static discharges on all jets as
recommended by the Federal Aviation
Agency. Until proved otherwise, it is
best to assume that the National plane
was spared, and others may be saved
from fiery death, by this s Sple device.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
A BOOK FOR TODAY
1t Is Not GrondmotheroIoqy
By DONALD MINTZ

origins and brief history are
outlined in this new volume
by Frank L. Harrison Of
Oxford University.
ALI the rest Of the worlds
music Cor "musics" as the
professionals would say, art,
folk and popular, lies in the
domain Of ethnomuSicology.
This vast field is introduced
by Mantle Hood, director, In
Stitute of EthnOmusicOlogy,
University Of California at Los
Angeles.
Prof. Hoods brilliant essay
shows how his field raises and
begins to supply answers to
the most fundamental prob
lens about music and many
equally fundamental problems
about society. Like the other
two articles, it is addressed to
the educated public at large,
not to professional colleagues.
MuSicOlOgists in Washington
During the course of his
contribution, american
Scholarship in Western Mu-
SIC" Prof. Palisca tries con-
scientiOuSly to give the names
of American historical mu-
sicologiSts who have contri-
buted something of value to
the growth of their discipline.
ANY list of names is bound
to be subjective and some
what arbitrary. Nevertheless,
one can compile some inter-
esting statistics about the
Washington area from the eS-
say.
Only one Of the many col
leges and universities here
employs a musicologist men
toned by Prof. Palisca:
George Schuetze is on the
faculty Of American Univer-
sity.
The Library of Congress
has the exclusive services of
no fewer than four men on
the list. It shares one addi-
tional man with The Star:
Irving LowenS, Star music
critic. The Star, in turn, has
the exclusive services of one
man cited by Prof. PaliSca.
To the best of the knowl-
edge of those who have care
fully read the index to "Musi-
cology," The Star is the only
newspaper in the United
States currently employing
any Of the musicologists men
toned in the book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Morotorium's End

The remarkably bitter charges and
, counterchargeS which accompanied
Congress failure to resolve the foreign
aid problem over the week end have
a significance far surprising the sub
stantive issue under consideration.
So far as that issue was concerned,
all the best arguments are on the side
of the administration. OF course Presi-
dent Johnson should be given discre-
tionary power to guarantee financing
of wheat sales to Russia. This is the
sort of decision which should properly
be left to the Executive
The decision over foreign aid ap-
preparations, on the other hand, is
Congress decision. 1t is perfectly OBJ
viouS now that the administration, not
to mention most of the communicating
press, draStically underestimate the
depth of congressional feeling against
the aid program, in its present form.
n There is no doubt, as far as we are
concerned, that this feeling reflects
the popular mood. That was the hard
fact behind all the angry who-struck-
John Shenanigans on Saturday.
This being so, the question arises
whether the administration did itself
any good with its hair-trigger attack
on House Minority Leader Halleck and
Midwest iSolationiStS, accused by an
unaccountably nameless White House
spokesman of trying to "seize control
of the Republican Party" and dictate
foreign policy. Whether it is accom-
plished today or later in the week,
Congress is going to agree on foreign
aid bill. Next year, there will be other
bills. Neither civil rights nor the tax
cut will have easy going If the Repub-
licanS-including these awful Midwest
iSolationiStS - withhold their support.
In short, it seems to us that the
administration lost perspective on the
political realities in this sorry interlude
and reacted with a degree of panicky
intemperance. 1t was the sort Of thing
we would have expected an old pro like
Mr.. johnson to avoid.
This much is quite clear: The mora,
forum on partisanship is over. We
may as we'll get used to the mitigating
that has replaced it. It will be very
much with us during the next 10
months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Avenues to Economy

I would like to see PreSi-
dent Johnson go q little
farther than he has in his
economy drive. I would like
to see the Defense Depart
ment reorganized into three
departments, Department Of
Space and Missiles, Depart
ment Of Polaris, and Depart
ment Of Manned Aircraft.
I would like to see the
work Of the lost Office
Department contracted out
to private industry and let
the public, every segment Of
it, pay the total cost for the
amount of service actually
used. Why should letter
writers pay for the millions
of dollars worth of free
services given to junk mail
producers?
I would like to see more
auSterity in the conduct Of
Government. I would like TO
see less luxury IN the halls Of
Congress. Congressman and
Senators are sent to Wash
ington to do the will of the
people. not to become accus-
toned to the purple Of office.
! would like to see q reduc-
ton in Federal Government
programs, and their attend
ant costs, on the bafis that
the States know be what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Scroppy Educators

Regarding the lengthy
letter Of Clifford K. Beck
about your editorial on
Non Graded Nonense," II
DR.. Beck ever aSpired to
being thought perspicacious,
his latest diatribe against
the majority board members
should be enough to diSillu-
sion his most ardent support
ers. It Is easy to understand
why 50 many newspaper
editorials have described his
thinking as fuzzy"
While DR.. Beck Is certainly
entitled to his one-seventh of
a total school board opinion
about any facet Of our edu-
cational program, he Is not
entitled to a distortion Of the
truth such as made in his
letter to you. In it he states
that a board member at
tempts with the collision of
his three colleagues Ito
exploit a situation; he and
his colleagues conSpired
against the other board
members :" refers to the
majority members secretly
developed plans; and again
to "a carefully prearranged
plan by the four majority
members"
/ was In no collision with
any board members, nor in
any conspiracy against any
board members. I was not
involved in any prearranged
plan against the non-graded
school program, nor do I
know OF any Sucn plan. l naQ
no detailed information about
complaints about the Rose
mary School situation until
I received copies of CORE
spondence in the same type
of distribution which was
given to the minority board
members.
DR.. Beck's distorted pres
entation is illustrative of the
tactics which he and several
vocal county organizations
have employed in their ap-
parent intent to discredit any
program favored by the ma
jority members of the Board.
Everett II. Woodward,
Member, Board of Educa-
ton. Montgomery County.
Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Smoking Risks

On behalf Of the American
Cancer Society I want to
express deep appreciation for
the strong and sound editori-
al stand taken by your news
paper on the health risks
involved in cigarette smok-
ing.
We were pleased to
note your interest In and
stress on the teenage prob
lem Of smoking. We have
been working closely with
the school systems in the
District Of Columbia and
with the students themselves
to present the facts to youth.
And from reports we are now
receiving from student mem
bers of our D. c. Congress Of
Teens for Cancer Education,
our efforts are beginning to
have some effect. We are
hopeful that our factual
approach will persuade
teenagers not to start Smok-
ing, or to stop if they have
already started. Editorials,
such as the one in The Star
December 10, help immeas-
urably in this effort.
Harold w. Krogh, DDS.
President, D. C. Division.
American Cancer Society
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Something New

The shopper who pauSeS to examine
his dollar bills before spending them
this season may notice a change. In
place of the old silver inscription at the
top, the new version reads Federal Re
serve Note" And where the bills once
offered the bearer one dollar in silver on
demand, the message now merely af-
firms that this is one dollar, period.
The taxpayer and citizen need not
be alarmed. The new dollars are backed
by rs per cent in gold at Fort Knox plus
rs per cent in Government securities
and So-called prime paper, the short
term bank obligations. They also are
backed more intangibly by an expand
ing, vigorous economy that has Just
passed the $500 billion mark in the
gross national product.
The old silver certificates are being
taken out of circulation for a couple
of good reasons. We can back our paper
money with other assets, and our econ
omy needs the silver for practical uses.
While world production Of the metal
has declined, demand is soaring. Silver
10 AlOW useful III pOIGdD1S IdQlOS, III J6G
instruments and in Space-age batteries.
And our supply Of silver dimes and
quarters is outpaced by the appetite of
vending machines and meters. Hence
the diversion of Uncle Sans silver hoard
to more tangible work.
Actually, the change in American
silver policy initiated by President Ken
nedy in 1861 is further along than most
people realize. Today about SO per cent
Of bills in circulation are Federal Re-
serve Notes.
So those misguided few who write
angry letters to the Treasury protesting
that our money is eroding due to van
iShing silver certificates haven't kept
up with our expanding technology. Sill
yer even helps grow greener crops these
days in the form Of silver iodideS used
to seed clouds for rain. It's a far cry
from the hypnotic fascination the metal
held for the Spanish grandees in the
10th century, the silver-for-itS-own-
sake mania which brought about their
ultimate bankruptcy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23

People that make puns are
like wanton boys that put
copperS on the railroad
tracks," said by Oliver Wen
dell Holmes (1809-1894),
American author in THE
Autocrat of the Breakfast
Table" A pun is a play on
words in which one word may
have two meanings or two
words may sound identical.
Punning may add humor to
language usage but can be
Objectionable when puns are
pointlsss. Inappropriate or
overuSed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Dubious Primary

It is hard to understand
why the result Of the coming
New Hampshire primary
should play such an impor-
tant part In the selection of
a Republican presidential
candidate. Any one Of the six
or more possibles who have
been mentioned are capable
Of an about effort and New
Hampshire victory. Should
this then eliminate the best
qualified candidate or the
one with the greatest
strength in the heavily
populated industrial States?
At this writing none Of
the Republicans mentioned
have shown enough to make
a worthy opponent for the
experienced Lyndon johnson
and his we'll organized
Democratic Party.
Herbert SOmmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23

some time ago that Mr.. En-
hard would be most appre-
ciative Of an opportunity to
meet Mr.. johnson at the
same place and in the same
relaxed and intimate atmos-
phere-an atmosphere never
quite attainable, given the
best effort in the world. in
state visits in the White
House itself.
Too, there is the fact that
Mr.. johnson loves the old
wood and limestone ranch
house-built in his grand
fathers time, largely lost in
the decay Of economic H.
fortune in his fathers time
and at length restored by the
President himself - as he
loves no other place.
In the area, cousins, sis
tiers, other relatives, abound.
And these and old neighbors
-ranchers. wranglers, fore
men. local labQring men and
businessmen and bankers
the President has always Wis
tied at or near Christmas
time when he could. Too,
there Is a special companion,
Judge A. w. Moursund, with
whom the President likes to
get in at least one deer hunt
a year.
A Place to Relax
The LBJ ranch is what
Hyde Park was to Franklin
Roosevelt; what Independ-
ence, MO, was to Harry Tru-
man. It is home. And 1t
permits President johnson q
freedom Of movement-rides
through the mesquite on a
bay horse, walks alone
through the hills along the
Pedernales River-which do
a good deal to restore his
spirit and to ease, not the
work itself, which always
continues at the ranch about
as here, but the pressure Of
the work.
Finally and fundamentally
and beyond all this. however,
Mr.. johnson simply feels
that he cannot do all that
he must do If he is to re-
strict himself unduly to the
confined locale Of the White
House itself.
He is deeply aware that q
vast country lies out beyond
the White House, beyond
Washington, beyond the
Eastern seaboard. And he
wishes-and fully intends
to keep in touch with it all,
never in travel for travels
sake but in communication
for the sake Of sensing ma
tional moods and national
hopes and wishes.
n Ioka
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
Darts, Anyone?

I was delighted to read in
The Star Of q new rifle
which the Army is develop
ing. A work c. genius, it
propels tiny darts in the
place Of solid bullets, rip
ping and tearing the target"
to shreds. I can't wait until
it gets on the mail-order lists
think Of the boon it will be
to the non-military pervert!
I can visualize the ad now:
More Gore to the Bore"
Certainly the gentleman's
game Of war will be greatly
enhanced. The clean pene-
tration of conventional slugs
will no longer concern the
poor shot, who with the
darts needs merely point his
weapon and horribly mutt
late as many Of his kind as
time, ammunition, and cir
cumstances permit. May I
suggest, however, that barbs
be placed on the tips of the
darts so that, should there be
a near-miSS, the stray dart
would be more firmly embed
ded? Poison tips might be an
even more challenging con-
cept.
It was especially warming
to read Of this wonderful
innovation on the front page
during the Christmas shop
ping season, when the feeling
Of brotherhood respires a bit
less automatically. Perhaps
there is still time to bring
this device out as a harmless
toy to place under the
Christmas tree. 1t would go
50 well with a small boys
Junior flamethrower or his
hydrogen war-head automa--
tic ICBM mounted on the
electric train.
William z. Vincent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
MHquetoosts

In a statement the other day,
Representative Matthias of Maryland
threatened highway officials of the
-lstrict, Virginia and his own State
with a congressional investigation un--
less they get Washington area high
ways moving.
We recognize Mr.. Matthias frus-
trations-and good intentions. But he
is talking to the wrong people.
Highway officials seldom have
trouble getting together on highways.
In fact, this area has had a proficient,
highly co-ordinated highway planning
mechanism since 1899, when the road
staffS of the three jurisdictions created
the Regional Highway Planning Com
mittee. Its members are responsible,
of course, for the fact that highways
meet each other at the District line.
The fact Is, however, that local
planners, who have hand in locating
new roads, and politicians, who in the
final analysis are supposed to make
the decisions, have botched their re-
SponSibilities so sadly that most high
way people today are running around
in circles. And the danger is that they
may actually lose heart for the fight.
The recent resignation Of Harold L.
Aitken as District highway director was
the result Of just such Illustration.
Possibly the planners and the poll
ticians are beginning to realize that
the situation is getting out of hand.
At any rate, there is a great deal Of
healthy ferment on the area trans
portation scene right now.
Representatives of Washington,
Maryland and Virginia are finally re-
Stunning active negotiations on the de-
velopment Of an interstate compact,
which could play vital role in trans
portation planning and, ultimately in
transit operation. ~
Congress refusal to authorize a
start on the rail transit system' has
shaken lot of people out Of their
apathy, and stimulated a great deal
of new discussion about how to re-
vitalize the transit agency.
Only the day before Mr.. Matthias
talk Of a congressional investigation,
two groups Of area planning and gov
erning officials, waging war for SUI
premacy in regional planning, declared
a truce long enough to discuss an
interim" group to try to coordinate
highway planning.
These efforts are important. But
by themselves, they fall short of the
Kind OF aggressive regional activity
which is required in order to develop
cohesive metropolitan community.
1t is high time, we think, that the
Governors of Maryland and Virginia
meet with the District Commissioners
to seek a meeting of minds at the
State level.
The real culpritS, however, are the
governing officials of local Jurisdictions
and nearby State legislators, most of
whom do their jobs with devotion to the
public good-until they come face to
face with regional problems Then they
become Caspar MilquetoaSts, afraid of
their shadows. Why? Fundamentally.
because they have an unreasoning and
unjustified fear that any really effec-
tive regional action which they take
might lead somehow to the surrender
OF local sovereignty to some monstrous
regional form Of "super-government."
1t is a discouraging form of timid-
1ty. But until it changes, there will be no
effective regional organizations and
no truly effective solution to regional
problems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23

their people need and can
afford.
I would like to see social
security taken out Of the
hands Of Government and
invested in mutual funds on
the basis that the returns
from investments in the
industrial establishment will
give much greater returns to
retirees.
There are many avenues to
economy; let's work up an
economy program and get
remembering that it's
not what the country can do
for us, but what we can do
for the country.
Jim ArgOdale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only Dhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23

trying to smash the Communists mill
tarily. This sounds familiar. It seems
only yesterday that President Diem was
being charged with the same thing. But
the historical fact is that he tried to
fight a better WARMTH honesty and
determination, regardless Of his trou-
bles with the suspect Buddhists- than
his deStroyers and successors are doing
today.
Irony speaks for itself.