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Smyrna times., 1963-03-07
Diamond State Phone Co.
Payroll Increases $455,OOO

to reduce TO four the maxi
mum number of customers on
party lines In the state. Gus
toners are expected to save an
estimated $4,000 a year as a
result of the elimination of
mileage charges.
Individual line service now
comprises 78 percent of res
idence service, compared with
90 percent five years ago, and
nearly half of the company's
residence customers now have
one or more extension tele-
phones.
The daily average of calls
originated by Delaware custo-
mers increased by 5000 during
1862 to an average of l,00o, 900
calls a day, the report states.
More than "a percent of the
company's customers now have
access to the nationwide Dir
ect Distance Dialing network
which reaches nearly so million
telephones In all parts of the
country.
The same network is used
to interconnect teletypewriters
by direct dialing for the trans
mission of printed messages
over telephone lines. APPROX
mately 100 teletypewriter
machines in the company's ter
ritory are linked to this Dial
Teletypewriter Exchange Sys-
TEN.
The report notes that, over
the last three years, additional
and supplementary communica-
tions services have provided
approximately 500 of every $l00
increase in local service re-
venue and over $39 of each 500
rise in total operating revenues.
''The performance and ach-
ievements of the people who are
the telephone company were
never better than In 1862"
lGillen states.
Smyrna times., 1963-03-07

Delaware firms and individ-
uals," Gillen writes. "The
combination of payroll andpur-
chases represents a total direct
contribution of more than Sill
to the states economy"
The number of telephones in
service In Delaware increased
by l2,l47 during 1862 to the
year-end total of 37.964 with
practically all businesses and
"a percent of residences having
telephone service.
AS a result of negotiations
between the Public Service
Commission and the company,
a 81 million three-year pro-
gram was started in December
Smyrna times., 1963-03-07
COTILLION CLUB
NAMES OFFICERS

The annual Cotillion Club
meeting was held Sunday. March
8 at the Youth Center. Officers
elected for the coming year are
Lex FAIRIES, president; Donald
Knotts, vice president; Mrs.
James Rodney. secretary; Mrs.
Ralph G. FAIRIES, Jr., treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
JOSEPH KRAFT
Our Wet Nam Policy Over-SubtIe

commitments. They rep.
resent the heart Of the dis
posal problem" for they are
bound to resist changes in
the policies they have carried
out. 1t Is inadmissabls that
they should be able to enlist,
on behalf Of their commit
ments, the prestige and pow.
er Of an important arm Of
the Washington bureaucracy.
On the contrary. the be-
ginning Of wisdom about
black bag operators is that
they should be dispensable.
For that reason alone, it
makes sense to consider q
division between the analytic
and operational functions Of
the intelligence agency
even II it means breaking up
the CHA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
Sees Difference Between Personal
Popularity and His Achievements

stresses the peace issue as
well as the economic issue.
and wisely points out that 1t
viii be easier to Judge the
outcome Of the next Presi-
Dental campaign In the
summer and autumn Of 1854
than it is today. He said to
his news conference:
81 think we ought to make
a judgment on that in 1864.
A lot Of these matters
We will have to decide
whether the United States Is
better off economically than
it was before. and whether
our position in the world has
improved, and whether our
prospects for peace are
greater, and whether our de-
lenses are stronger. and
whether We are making pro-
greSs at home and abroad.
That is q matter which, it
seems to me, will be argued
very strongly in "a. For ex-
ample, we can't m a Ike q
judgment about the state Of
the economy in "a. I think II
they pass our tax bill. we are
going to be able to demon
strate a very successful.
buoyant economy for q per-
iod Of four years. II they do
not. we will have a different
situation.
Il cannot tell what our
relations will be in Southeast
Asia q year from now. ! know
what results our policy is at
tempting to bring. But I
think that result ought to be
judged in the summer Of "a
and the fall Of "a, and I
have hopes that the judg-
ment will be that the econo-
my is moving ahead. ="
What the President said Is
a sound analysis Of the pre-
sent situation. The same
yardstick has been applied
again and again in the past
by this correspondent in
evaluating public sentiment
and in predicting the out
come Of presidential cam
paigns.
Mr.. Kennedy is well aware
that employment and BUSH
ness are not booming In all
areas today and that, in
some Of the pivotal States,
emotional issues such as
the race controversies well
as pocketbook issues may
cause him to lose electoral
votes. That's why he says
candidly:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11

Whenever President Ken
nedy completes his govern
ment service. he can certain
ly expect TO get a fruitful Job
as q political writer. It would
not be based solely on his
prestige as q former Presi-
dent but also on his astute
knowledge Of political trends
and fundamentals.
Mr.. Kennedy gave at
Wednesdays news confer
ence a good illustration Of
his perspicacity when he
placed in proper perspective
all the current talk about the
outcome of the 1864 election.
The President put his fling
er on something which is too
often overlooked-the differ
ence between the ming
personal popularity Of a can
didate and his real populari-
ty based on actual achieve
ments IN public office. For 1t
doesn't follow that a man
who is well-liked or makes a
spectacular campaign will
necessarily win. In 1920, for
instance. the Democratic
nominee, James M. Cox
who had served as Governor
Of Ohio for three terms-was
an excellent public speaker
and made q good appearance
on the stump. In fact, he
campaigned from coast to
coast while his Republican
opponent, Senator Warren G.
Harding. spoke from the
front porch Of his home In
Marion, Ohio, and left his
residence only two or three
times for one-day trips to
make speeches. Yet Mr..
Harding won an overwhel-
ming victory.
The lesson Of that cam
paign has been emphasized
often since-that economic
conditions are paramount.
Such issues are reflected as
the people vote against an
administration or party in
power. They did this in 1920
when they voted their re-
sentiment against a disrupted
economy and blamed the
Democratic administration
for entering World War I
after having won the 1916
campaign on a platform of
peace and prosperity" The
same thin economic dis
content - caused the
Hoover defeat in 1882.
President Kennedy rightly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
DAVID LAWRENCE
Kennedy Puts Finger on Chances

Il would say we are going
to have . hard, close fight In
1854. but that has been my
impression for q good many
months"
Mr.. Kennedy also said that
he believes Senator Goldwa-
ter could win the Republican
presidential nomination, but
that the Arizona Senator has
q long road to go" and has q
trying seven or eight
months which will test his
endurance and his persever-
ance and his agility"
There is always a chance
that q slip Of the tongue may
turn the tide against any
candidate In either party.
Right now. for instance,
President Kennedy himself
has cause for concern about
q slip he made In his i'm
promptu remarks at his news
conference Of September IL.
1t already has had political
repercussions. In discussing
IN general terms the future
of the racial problem In
America. he declared:
80 I would say that over
the long run, we are going to
have a mix. This will be true
racially. socially, ethnically,
geographically, and that is
really. finally, the best way"
Critics are beginning to
ask in letters from different
parts Of the country whether
Mr.. Kennedy was indorsing
the doctrine of racial inter-
marriage. Unquestionably,
this kind Of an issue can be
embarrassing in q political
campaign. So 1t Is likely that
the Dem ocrats will have
their troubles. Just as will the
Republicans. and both candi-
dates will have to demon
strate their agility"
As for q dark horse" in
1864 on the Republican
side-or even a light horse"
in which category former
Vice President Nixon Is often
mentioned-there is no defi-
mite trend as yet. Unless Mr..
Nixon becom es an active
candidate long in advance Of
the national convention,
which seems unlikely, the
Republicans will turn to him
only If q stalemate develops
between Goldwater and
Rockefeller forces. with COM
binations Of "favorite sons"
from various States holding
the balance Of power. as Of
ten happens in national con.
ventlons.
g 1868
New York Herald Tribune. Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11

bears the characteristic weak
ness Of administration foreign
policy - over-subtlety. It Is
difficult to grasp q commit
ment that aims, not at VIC
tory, but at secure withdraw
al. And if things go badly, the
administration may yet be
forced by public opinion in
this country to undertake an
about, win-the-war commit
ment.
Even so the present gam
bic is a far better one than
the old gamble Of unques-
tioning alliance with the
Diem regime. Under the old
arrangements, t h e United
States became the prisoner
OF its protege. Under the new
one. this country will gain, II
nothing else, room for politi-
cal maneuver.
There remains the ques-
ton Of the bureaucratic In
fighting. Exaggerated to be-
gin with, and far more acute
at the lower than the upper
levels, it was also in some
m easure the necessary &C.
compartment of the transit
ton from the old to the new
policy. For in the American
system, policy is evolved by
the grinding together of Diff
ferent bureaucratic interests.
Still, If bureaucratic fric-
ton is necessary to policy
change, 1t also augments a
classic problem of modern
government. That is the So
called disposal problem" -
the problem of discarding
outworn policies promptly
and gracefully. And it is in
the context Of the disposal
problem" that one can best
Judge the proposals for d.
vorcing the Central Intelli-
gence Agency personnel en-
gagged in black bag opera
tons from the vast majority
engaged in evaluation.
The black bag operators
risk their lives and their ho-
nor in pursuit of particular
p olicies. More than most,
they tend to acquire personal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
Customs to Allow
Foreign Visitors
Oral Declarations
By the Associated Press

Foreigners arriving in the
United States by air may de-
clare their luggage orally be-
ginning next year.
The Customs Bureau said
the new plan will eliminate the
detailed written forms which
some officials have said dis
courage foreign tourist travel
in this country.
Each passenger will be re-
quired to fill out an identified
ton card which is relatively
simple and can be carried easily
with passport and other travel
documents.
Customs Commissioner Philip
Nichols, jr., said the plan has
been tried successfully at New
York's Idlewild Airport and at
other international airports at
Miami, Honolulu and San
Juan.
He said the oral declaration
will be tried experimentally
soon on ships arriving in New
York and If successful it will
be extended to all ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
Turtles Teaching
Navy q Lesson
In Navigation
By the Associated Press

The Navy Is still trying to
learn q lesson in navigation
from the turtles.
A Navy seaplane has dis
tributed 10000 baby green
turtles in waters Of Central
America and the Caribbean.
This was the third year Of
Project Green Turtle"
The idea is this: The turtles.
marked for Identification, are
transported to places we'll re-
moved from where they were
Matched. At maturity, they re-
turn under their own power to
their permanent residences.
Apparently. they are able to
navigate accurately for thou
sands Of miles.
The Navy is trying to figure
how they do it.
The Navy says the program
has an additional benefit-it
rebuilds depleted turtle stocks
in the Caribbean, where natives
include turtles among their
normal food sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
JOSEPH KRAFT
u. S. Troops Withdrawal in 1865
Seen as GombIe in New Program

Excitement over bureau
cratic mitigating has
eclipSed a change Of prime
Importance in the American
stand on South Wet Nam.
Within the administration.
general agreement has been
reached on q new program Of
action. 1t is only as q secon-
dairy element of the new pro-
gram, not as its principle
component. that the in
fighting can be evaluated.
Indeed. journalistic atten-
ton to the mitigating has
already caused the new pro-
gram to be widely misinter-
preted. The new policy is not
q policy Of win with Diem"
On the contrary, it is a poll
cy Of trying to set the stage,
militarily and politically, for
United States disengagement.
The military aspect of the
new policy was reflected in
the White House statement
that followed the McNa-
mara Taylor mission. The
statement laid great empha-
sis on "the American mill
tary task" in South Wet
Nam. But "the American
military task" has never been
defined as fighting the war;
1t has at all times been con-
fined to training Wet Ma
mese forces to the point
where they can maintain
security.
The judgment of the Sec
rotary Of Defense and the
Chairman Of the Joint Chiefs
is that the ViietnameSe Army
can reach that state Of rea-
diness by the end Of 1865.
Accordingly, the gradual
withdrawal of American mil
itary personnel is being con-
templated. Thus, far from
expanding the American mil
itary commitment, the White
House statement had a limit
ing effect.
The political aspect Of the
new policy is evident in a Sc
ries Of recent measures. The
President continues to dis
parage the repressive habits
Of the Diem government.
John Richardson, the Ameri-
can intelligence officer so
closely associated with the
chief architect of the repres-
Ave measures - President
Diem's brother, Mr.. Nhu -
has been recalled. Economic
aid is being sub jected to
much closer scrutiny. In all
these steps, Washington has
indicated that it has ended
the policy of giving Saigon a
blank check. The political
commitment, like the mill
tary commitment. has been
limited.
The new program is OBJ
Viously q gamble. It may be
that the Wet Namese Army
will not prove strong enough,
even after further intensive
trainin g, to Withstand the
Wet Cong. The unpopular
regime Of the Diem govern
ment may continue without |
change. With respect to-
American public opinion, |
moreover, the new program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
Farmers Boon Won't chonge Attitude
On Any Softness Toward Communism

ing their cake and eating It
too.
The Ev and Charlie show
produced the days quota of
grave misgivings and viewing
with alarm. House Repubn-
can leader Halleck carried
the ball. not too far Of course
lest Kennedy or Khrushchey
change their minds.
Had the Dirksen-HalIeck
forces been serious they
would have marshalled their
forces last week and scared
off the White House. The
wheat deal story was leaked
on purpose to test reaction.
1t became clear quite early
that wheat States and many
OF their spokesman in Con-
gress wanted the bird In
hand There are. among other
considerations, still insure of
how they will be treated by
the administration since they
Unexpectedly rebuffed an ad-
ministration program of sup
port prices and controls.
Leading Republicans who
have already attacked the
President for trading with
the enemy" are Senator
Goldwater and Richard Nix
on. This Is q slogan which
conceivably could harm the
President in places vital to
him which are the big city
minorities. These people hate
communism with a personal
motion not found in the
wheat belt.
The other horn of the
Kennedy dilemma was the
fiscal-farm appeal of the
deal. Had he not accepted it
he could have been accused
Of not wanting to help people
In Republican territory.
The President had hoped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11

SUth OSlERS cO NRO WHISKY IS ppOCF ssz en wyu sv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
DORIS FLEESON
Wheat Deal Benefits Republicans

that Republicans would offer
support for the wheat sale
but both sides deny that any
serious effort to get advance
commitments was attempted.
There was. after all, no rea-
son TO expect any politicians
to be so altruistic. It Is not
the way Of the trade espe-
cially so close to q Presi-
dental election.
Kennedy assumed the risk
and If the Soviet-American
thaw persists he will gain by
1t. If not, he will be on the
defensive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
DORIS FLEESON

Senator Aiken, Vermont
Republican. says that Presi-
dent Kennedy has promised
that more trade with Russia
In American surplus COM
modities will follow the
present wheat deal. Maybe
they'll buy some Vermont
milk and butter" Aiken
added hopefully.
This pragmatic approach
generally prevails in Con-
gress behind the sound and
fury. The wheat deal of
course has its greatest ap-
peal in areas not only Re-
publican but Goldwater Re-
publican.
The Presidents political
advisers weighed Just that
point. They stressed it would
help people who voted
against him before and
turned down his wheat pro-
gram. These aides forecast
that next year, these same
people, more prosperous than
ever. would be found cheer
ing m a dly for Republicans
denouncing him for being
soft on communism. 1t is
the m assure of the Presi-
dents grave view Of the bal
ance Of payments problem
that he chose to accept this
negative political aspect. He
rarely does that. But the
Treasury needs the m oney
and other efforts to improve
the balance between exports
and imports have not done
the job.
Arguing the balance of
payments issue on the hust-
ings is a politicians night
mare. The situation is made
to order for an opposition
and Republicans are enjoy
ing the rare pleasure of hav-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Kennedy okays big wheat sale to Russia tn be an
other year yet though before he knows whether the final
pay-off will be gold-or Goldwater.
Oklahomas Coach Bud wilkinson may run for the SEN
ate as Republican After ALL fellow gets bored being on
the winning side all the time.
Scientists say the earth slowing down on its axis
This gives the ultraconServaves wonderful opportunity
to get off.
The mother of the South Dakota quntupets must have
been former stenographer since she made
one original and four carbons
Evening star., 1963-09-27
INTERPRETATION
Curb on Space Race
Denied by Kennedy

to do our part to bring these
barriers down"
The President said his new
offer of cooperation 80 far
from offering any excuse for
slackening or weakness in our
space effort. is one reason the
more for moving ahead with
the great program to which we
have been com mitted as a
country for more than two
years"
Another influential Texan,
Representative Olin league,
also wrote the President, bas-
ing his objection on national
security considerations. Mr..
league, who heads the manned
space flight unit In the House
Space Committee, repeatedly
couched his demurrer in strong
terms. AS OF late yesterday, he
had not received q reply.
Unmeant Effect
A week after the Presidents
U. N. speech, it was becoming
apparent that the Presidents
words were having an effect he
had never meant them to have.
Many space enthusiasts were
disheartened and economy en-
thusiasts were cheered by what
they saw as the opening of a
new area for spending cuts.
It has been widely reported
that the fiscal '64 space budget,
already cut by 1852 million
from the Presidents original
request Of $5,712,0O0, 900, is in
for another slash. The first cut
came in action by the authoriz-
ling committees of the House
and Senate. The second cut,
whatever its size. will emerge
from the appropriating COM
mittees.
A report earlier this week in
dicated House committee &C.
: ton would cut the funds to $751;
billion. Other sources have
hinted at an appropriation OF
/. about SAT- billion.
It is generally agreed that q
! SAT billion budget would end
: any hopes to get Americans tc
) the moon in the SOS. Techno-
logically it is regarded as impos-
/ Sible for an international mis-.
: sion to be mounted in the same
: time-period on any basis other
| than that of a two-nation crew
in a one-nation rocket.
: Spoke Of Implications
! At the U. N, the President
spoke of the immense duplica-
: tions of expenditure" in 9
} United States Russian moon
I race. This hit home with the
. economy bloc on Capitol Hill
: causing the woes that impelleo
Mr.. Thomas to ask for clari-
fication.
Evening star., 1963-09-27
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star Staff Writer


President Kennedy has TAX
en- the first step to correct a
broad impression that he
scaled off the space race" be-
fore the United Nations last
week.
His move-regarded in space
circles as urgently needed
came in a letter yesterday to
Representative Albert Thomas,
Democrat Of Texas. Mr.. Thom-
as, whose House Appropria-
tions subcommittee is consider
ing the space budget, had writ
ten to the President for "clari-
fication" Of an offer to Coop
crate with Russia in manned
moon flight.
The offer, Mr.. Thomas told
the President, had been widely
interpreted as q weakening of
your former position" in favor
of q strong moon program.
IF cooperation is possible
we mean to cooperate, and we
shall do so from a position
made strong and solid by our
national effort in space" Mr.
Kennedy's a answer said. This
was taken by some observers as
assurance that the President
did not intend for his Apollo
moon project to be abandoned
or slackened in the years
ahead.
Described As Troubled
Mr.. Thomas had been de-
ascribed by associates as "trou-
bled" over the probable effects
of the Presidents offer on the
space a agency's fiscal 1885,
budget.
Energetic continuation o.
our strong g space effort Il
essential, and the need for thi'
effort is, If anything, increased
by our intent to work for in
creasing cooperation if tht
Soviet government proves will
ing" the President told Mr
Thomas.
"The idea Of cooperation ir
space is not new" the Presi
dents letter continued. but 1
IAN extension Of a policy devel
loped as long ago as 1858 on
bipartisan basis, with particu
lar leadership from Vice Presi
dent johnson, who was thel
Senate majority leader"
Mr.. Kennedy said "our re
peated offers of cooperation
with the Soviet Union have 81
far produced only limited re
ssponses and results" and "ther
are a good many barriers Q
suspicion and fear to be broke
down before we can have ma
jor progress in this field.
yet, our intent remains {.
Evening star., 1963-09-27
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