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Evening star., 1963-05-03
RuskConfers
With NeElru on
World Issues

NEW DELHI, May 3 (AP).-
Secretary of State Rusk dis
cussed the world situation with
Prime Minister Nehru today,
giving special attention to
India's tense relations with
neighboring Pakistan.
Mr.. Rusk told newsmen he
had a pleasant talk" with MI,
Nchru, but would not disclose
what was said. He was to
meet Mr.. Nehru again at din
ncr.
Indian Foreign Secretary M.
:. Desai said the two leaders
Evening star., 1963-05-03
CHANCERIES
Senators Want Limit
On Embassy Offices

paratively noiseless air-condi-
tioning, and demands tidy
grounds and garbage collection.
Senator Morse said this
amounted to the State Depart
ment running a hearing. He
said he could not reconcile it
to the checks and balances of
a democracy.
The Senator scored Mr.. San
juan's testimony that "the fl
nal determination in the es-
tablishment of a chancery can
not be left entirely up to the
wishes of groups of citizens
who may not represent public
Evening star., 1963-05-03
Parasite Goes Eust

CHICAGO.-Parasitic dwarf
mistletoe, already the No.
killer of Western evergreens.
has crossed to country to at
tack black spruce in the Great
Lakes area and the Northeast.
Firs, larches, hemlocks and
spruces in the West and South
west are widely infested. No
chemical control is known.
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Continued Frnnn Para

Continued From Page Al
the National Capital Planning
Commission, as described by
Mr.. Sanjuan. The new zoning
body, or, as an alternative, the
District Zoning Commission,
would hear and decide chancery
location requests on the basis
Of eight criteria favored by
State, according to the plan.
Criteria Proposed
The criteria excludes chan
ceries from blocks where one
already exists, limits expansion,
guarantees parking and COM
Evening star., 1963-05-03

Clarke, District Engineer Com
missioner, explained a letter,
dated today, casting Commits
sioners' in the role of strong
opposition" to the Fullbright
bill like this:
The Commissioners and the
Zoning Commission have dis
cussed this problem at length.
I'VE always have felt that
the Board Of Zoning Adjust
ment is better able to judge
the interests of District citizens
than 1t is to judge interna-
tional relations.
Board Favored
80, we want either to pass
regulations, with no discretion
or to pass the discretionary
power to a board with broader
qualifications,
Gen. Clarke suggested that
the board recommended by Mr..
Sanjuan or the National Capt.
Evening star., 1963-05-03

aid as a lever to move India
toward a Kashmir agreement.
But India is refusing to bulge.
British Commonwealth Sec
retary Duncan Sandys also is
here for talks on the Kash-
mir dispute, He saw Mr.. Nehru
yesterday and is expected to
meet him again tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-09

RCHT-Friends are for
telling big secrets to.
BELOW-Heh has the ball
and they are looking for
IL and him in that order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-09
MEET YOU IN THE ALLEY

Section of WashingtOn's Alley Dwelling Act Public
Law 300 describes alley "any court, thorough
fare passageway public private less than 30 feet
wide at any point, any court thOrOughfare pas
sageway, public private 80 feet in width,
that does not open public that is least 40
feet in width from building line to building line"
Adults who these courts thOrOughfares pas
sageways have another description painfully
drveways you have get through in order your
garage" But those who use them most have still
another view: IAN alleys where you meet your friends
and do things" The psychologist social worker
artist help see much more Youngsters who
their friends in the alley these dreary brick
ridOrs schools for living Here they learn of
fes basic lessons How to get along with ones fellow
man. The learning process carries them through the
entire range Of emotions from all-embracing love
TO heated anger, from unresiraned joy to bitter de-
lection. They play makeshit games of basketball and
baseball, they die thousand times week their
hardbrick plains, they frOlic in groups and
suk in lonely corners they wreste for fun, they fight
for real and they make up. Their anger comes in
flashes; they forget in minutes for they have yet
attained the adult capacity for holding grudge Theirs
is childrens world that is sexless and nOndscrmina
tory. And they have the chidrens delightful fancy for
changing their environment with push of mental
Continued
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Shifting School Focus

1t is unfortunate that public school
disputes cannot be solved by verbal
exchanges between Senator Morse and
Governor Wallace. We wish 1t were
otherwise. For when these two swap
insults they play for keeps Take their
latest, for example. Senator Morse called
the Alabama Governor punk" Mr..
Wallace retorted that he would rather
be a punk than "big mustachioed
pink" When repartee is raised Tor low
ered) to this level, there is not much
that can stand against 1t. But school
fight is an exception to any rule. These
disputes are imperviouS to any shafts
launched by Senator or a Governor.
This regrettable fact, however,
should not serve to obscure the fact that
the school picture is changing. With the
exception Of Alabama, and no one knows
what will happen there next, much Of
the heat seems to be going out Of the
school desegregation struggle in the
South. This trend should not be exag-
gerated. But the fact remains that prog
ress is being made in an increasing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
Juckosses and Drunks

At their annual talkfest in Char
lottesville recently, county officials
from all over Virginia dwelt at some
length on highway accidents, and what
to do about them. One participant, a
member Of the State Legislature, made
the point that traffic tolls will not drop
until we have made our highways such
that jackasses, nincompoops, DRINKS and
fools cannot kill innocent people"
There is large element Of truth,
of course, In what he says. II 1t were
not for divided highways, ample median
strips, warning signs and other safety
facilities, the number Of humans who
are manned or killed every year would
be much greater than 1t already is. No
doubt there is room for further improve
ment in road engineering.
But a more serious and more mex
plicable problem is the apparent will
ingness Of our society, In It's foolish
generosity, to permit so many proven
jackasSes, nincompoops, DRINKS and
fools to remain behind the wheel. Until
some Of our laws are brought more in
line with the realities Of the situation,
and until some judges are willing to
impose sitter sentences on those with
traffic records, there is little reason to
hope for real improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
Our Uninsured Motorist Problem

According to motor vehicle director
George England District officials and
the local bar association have agreed on
a legislative approach to the problem Of
uninsured motorists If so, the RESPONSE
BILE motoriSt in Washington finally has
something to cheer about.
Fully fifth of the $4,000 accidents in
the District last year involved uninsured
drivers Unfortunately, no one knows
precisely how much personal anguish
and hardship lay behind this appalling
statistic. The only certainty is that
thousands Of Washington area motor
iStS-fully insured themselves against
damage to others as the result of acct
dents in which they were at fault-were
left to pay their own hospital and repair
bills after accidents in which they were
faultleSS. It is unthinkable that Wash
ington should lack law which attempts
to correct this wrong.
The blame, however, is not entirely
with Congress. The Senate District
Committee UNDERSTANDABLE has refused
to consider the problem until the Dis
trict submits a bill for which there is
broad community support.
In fairness to the District, this is not
an easy task. State officials all over the
country are looking for an ideal Solu-
ton, without much luck. What had
appeared to many people to be the
obvious anSwer-compulSor insurance
for all licensed drivers-haS proved I'M
workable. The New York Daily News
estimates that in its State, for example,
there are twice as many uninsured driv-
ers on the road today as there were
when compulsory insurance was init
ated six years ago. New York has been
deluged with phony insurance certifi-
Gates Thousands of deadbeats have put
small down-payments on insurance
policies in order to get their tagS-then
Cancelled the insurance. The job Of track
ing down these thousands of cancella-
ton notices, and wedding out the cheat
ers, is a near-impoSSible enforcement
job. And in the meantime, insurance
rates in New York-for the responsible
as well as the irresponsible driver-have
scared.
Maryland faces a similar dilemma.
A few years ago 1t set up special fund
to reimburse insured motorists for dam
ages in accidents with the uninsured.
The funds chief source of revenue is
$40 penalty, presumably paid by every
uninsured motoriSt in the State. Many
uninsured MarylanderS, however, are
using the same lodges employed in New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
AppIouds Band

I was fortunate enough to
attend the final concert of
the season at Capitol Plaza
given by the United States
Army Band. 1t was a wonder
fully enriching experience. It
is regrettable that only citi-
zens Of Washington are al
lowed the privilege Of hear
ing this outstanding organi-
zation and others throughout
our Nation are not able TO
enjoy this important part of
Americas culture.
I was particularly i'm
pressed by the commentator
for the program. Sergeant
John Mullings. II Is a great
pleasure to see this young
man present the soloists and
introduce the selections with
out talking over the heads OF
the audience and with the
ease and poise OF someone
who obviously enjoys his
work.
My thanks and I'm sure
the thanks OF a great many
Others, TO Captain Mitchell
and the men OF the United
States Army Band for a
wonderful season Of musical
enjoyment. Jack Ferguson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06

York to escape the payments. Last year,
the Maryland fund operated at deficit
of 100000 The $40 payments were COL
lected from only about 5000 motorists
a fraction Of the number assumed to be
uninsured. With only limited enforce
ment resources, the State is able to crack
down on perhaps 20 or 80 Of the cheaters
day. But 1t is a slow process.
Aware Of these experiences, the Dis
trict is taking an entirely different tack.
It's plan, closely akin to the system in
Virginia, would require that every liabil-
ity policy written in the District include
rider which would protect the insured
against damages arising from accidents
with uninsured motorists.
A second provision would require
uninsured motorists to deposit $40 m a
special fund. Unlike the Maryland fund,
however, the proceeds in the District
would not be used for direct diSburse-
ments to insured motorists. Instead,
most of the proceeds would be distrib-
uted among insurance carriers doing
business here, for the purpose of reduc-
described above. Mr.. England believes
that by this means the cost Of the addi-
tional protection might be held to a few
dollars year.
A third feature Of the District plan
would require any motorists buying
liability policy on the installment plan
to make down payment at least equal
to the $40 deposit required Of uninsured
drivers. Mr.. England thinks this would
discourage the practice-So prevalent in
Maryland and New York-of placing
small installment payment on policy
in order to get tags, then canceling the
policy.
Certainly this is not an ideal, or
even an equitable, solution. For, first of
all, it places the primary financial
burden on the responsible, insured
motorist to protect himself against the
responsibility of the uninsured motor
ist. But it may be that this is the most
practical, and the least expensive, out
that in the long run, due to the apparent
failings of compulsory insurance Sys-
TENS, complete protection against ir-
responsibility in this field Is not attain
able.
In any event, the next step is to COM
nit the District plan to paper, so that
its details, some Of which are not yet
determined, may be fully analysed. We
hope this is done quickly. The disgrace
full current situation should not be per-
mitted to drag on any longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
Where We Came In

Tran Van Chuong, former Vietna-
meSe ambassador to the United States,
sounds very much like President Ken
needy. At any rate, his comments in
statement to the Associated Press were
Strikingly similar to views expressed by
Mr.. Kennedy in his recent interview
with Walter Cronkite.
Discussing the problem in South Wet
Nam, Mr.. Chuong said: "'The dilemma
is. this: No amount of foreign aid can
help to victory government which has
entirely and irreparably lost the conf
dsnce and support Of its people and can
no longer lead to victory. No amount Of
pressure can force it to step down, yet
aid to Wet Nam cannot be abruptly
stopped without losing 1t to the Com
muniStS."
This is where we came in several
days ago. 1t sounds like man debating
with himself in revolving door. 1t is
line Of argument which gets nowhere
and which holds no prospect Of getting
anywhere.
The tough fact is that the Diem re-
CINE is the government in Wet Nam.
1t sounds fine to talk, as Mr.. Chuong
does, of a coalition government Of ma
tional reconciliation. But this doesn't
make a great deal Of sense unless such
an alternative government is at hand,
and it certainly doesn't show up on our
horizon.
We continue to think that the Ken
needy administration, unless 1t is pre-
pared to get rid Of Diem, which 1t evil
IDENTIFY is not, had better go out Of the
rug-pulling business and concentrate
on continuing to try to work with the
realities in Wet Nam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06

number Of Southern school districts. It
is quiet, unconstitutional progress. But it
is progress nevertheless.
In fact, as this school year begins,
there appears to be more bitter strife
over schools in New York and Chicago
than in any Southern community out
side Alabama. New York Tin addition to
a threatened teachers strike) is in the
throes Of a battle over what Is called
involuntary indignation. This involves
an effort to break down "neighborhood"
school districts and the transfer Of white
pupils to schools in Slum areas many
miles from their homes. 1t is being Bit
terly resisted by the parents of the white
children.
In Chicago, where, as in New York,
there is no legal segregation, the parents
of Negro children complain insiStently
of what they call de facto segregation.
Young children, to II years old, have
been sent into street demonstrations.
And the Chicago authorities, trying to
keep the situation in hand, have set up
a study commission headed by DR.. John
A. Hannah, chairman Of the Civil Rights
Commission. But the commission has
not had time to accomplish anything.
Other communities outside the
South are experiencing similar stresses,
though in lesser degree. These problems
doubtless will be more or less resolved,
given time. But the fact remains that
the focus In the school conflict Is shift
ing, and it is no longer possible for some
of the harsher critics Of the South to
ignore the things that are going on in
their own bailiwicks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
A BOOK FOR TODAY
A Hardy Breed of Explorers
By DONALD MINTZ

until the advent Of radio and
inertial navigation.
M. Victor is sensitive to
psychology as we'll as knowl-
edgeable about technology.
He emphasizes the remark
able fact that though most
of those who assaulted the
cold ATTITUDES were aware
that human life was sup
ported there, they neverthe-
less devoted much time and
thought to overcoming the
hazards Of the cold by
European methods.
1t was not until the goth
century that Vilhjalmur
Stefansson Systematically set
about learning the ways of
the Arctic. q. .'apprehen-
sive souls" writes M. Victor,
never suspected that Stef-
anSson was in love with the
Arctic. Far from dreading or
fearing it, StefanSSon called
it his friend, discovered all
sorts of hidden attractions
in it, and adored 1t in much
the same way as q subur-
banite who throws all his
passion into cultivating his
little garden.
THE crucial fact Is that
StefansSon was no longer
afraid; he knew the Arctic
and knew what he could
make Of 1t and what to ex-
pect from 1t.
"'There are two sorts Of
Arctic problems Stefansson
wrote, the imaginary prob
lens and the real ones. OF
the two, the imaginary are
the more real, for man finds
it easier to change the nature
of things than to change his
own ideas"
ERUPTION AND SENSI-
TIVITY make Man and the
Conquest Of the Poles" far
more than another summary
Of the exploits Of James Cook.
Nansen, Scott, Peary, Shack
Teton, Papanin, Byrd, ct al.
Under the circumstances,
1t is unfortunate that the
work Of M. Victor and his
translator, Scott Sullivan,
has been undermined by
foolish and unnecessary in
adequacies. Mr.. Palcios'
maps are as handsome as
one expects his work to be,
but they are not adequate to
the text. The reader is left
constantly wondering where
this or that place might be.
The illustrations are often
insufficiently identified. A
page from what appears to
be a handsome French manu-
script Of the 18th or early
18th century is labeled
merely AN early sextant"
and so on.
These may be small faults,
but they are q constant ir-
ritation. They are out
weighed nevertheless by the
quality and authority OF the
book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
THE PASSING SCENE
BY WILLIAM S. WHITE
Wet Nam and Chinu's FuIIin '4Os

Of our cause. OF Mr.. Diem
we demand that he cease
what we call the "persecu-
ton" of Buddhists protesting
his regime and what he
calls simply the repressive
measures simply necessary
for the very preservation Of
his government in a time Of
war with foreign invaders.
Two Possible Courses
All the ms and outs and
rights and wrongs Of this
wretched affair-where the
American State Department
and the Diem government
daily trade insults while
American and VietnameSe
troops are daily fighting
Communist aggressors side by
side-are quite beyond this
columnist. But what any
reasonable man can surely
see is this:
The United States now has
only two possible courses
open to it. if we intend to
see Through the militarily
brilliant strategy we have
adopted to halt creeping
Communist assault in Asia.
We must support Mr.. Diem
all the MISUNDERSTANDING
all cries Of Buddhist per-
secution" and of dictator
ship" Or we must get rid Of
him and candidly take the
responsibility for ushering In
a successor regime capable
Of governing in his stead and
Of carrying on the war-if.
indeed, such a successor can
be found.
But would not this latter
course be intervention" in
Wet Namese affairs? OF
course it would. But the
stakes are very Highland in
any case we did not in the
first place guarantee that
Mr.. Diem's government
would behave exactly as
would a government with
centuries Of democratic ira
dition behind it. At stake is
the salvation Of Southeast
Asia, or, ultimately, the
meaSureless catastrophe of
another China.
Amid these hard realities,
logic -chopping and liberal"
qualms will not save world
freedom, or uS-or the ad-
ministration. Nor will all
the signs and protests of the
semi-pacifists, whose SenSi-
tive suffering in behalf Of
"the prosecuted Buddhists"
must be set against the de-
monstrable truth that they
invariably say, "yes-but," to
any effort elsewhere in the
world to come to effective
military grips with the Com
munistS.
The shadows, to repeat, are
gathering over the free
worlds cauSe-and over an
other Democratic administra-
ton. Will there be, for both,
yet another China? D..
G 1858
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
MAN AND THE CONQUEST

MAN AND THE CONQUEST
OF THE POLES by Paul
Emile Victor. Translated by
Scott Sullivan. Endpaper
maps by Rafael PalacioS.
illus, 800 PIP. Simon and
Schuster, $685.
Who was the first man
from the so-called civilized
world to get beyond the Arc
tic Circle and when was the
voyage undertaken?
The date, strange as it may
seem, is about $50 BIC, Ind
the name of the bold fellow
in question is Pytheas Of
Marseilles.
Pytheas' account Of his
journey has been lost, but
later Greek and Roman his
torians quoted from it.
In Man and the Conquest
Of the Poles" Paul Emile
Victor in turn quotes Cleo
medes: Concerning the is
land of Thule which is said to
have been visited by the phi
losopher Pytheas Of Mar
settles, 1t is claimed that the
circle described by the sun at
the summer solstice is above
the horizon and comedies. at
that place, with the Arctic
Circle. In these regions, when
the sun is In Cancer, the day
lasts a month, If, that is, the
whole Of Cancer remains Wis
ible."
WHERE is THULE? No
one is sure today. Some
authorities think rytheas
reached Iceland. Others think
the northern terminus Of his
journey was in Scandinavia.
Paul-Emile Victor is a civil
engineer who has spent more
than IA years in the Arctic
and the Antarctic and has
organized countless expedi-
tons through the polar
regions"
His new book begins with
the ancients and indeed tar
ries with them for a time.
But 1t does not end until
March II, 1859, when the
atomic submarine Skate
broke through the ice at the
North Pole and scattered the
ashes Of Sir Hubert wilkins
in the wind, IN accordance
with his last wishes"
The history OF Arctic and
Antarctic exploration between
these two dates is outlined
with care and as much detail
as one can reasonably expect
In a one volume work.
M. Victor has very wisely
devoted a substantial part Of
his space TO the necessary
chronological background Of
polar exploration. We learn
something about such matters
as ship construction, naviga-
ton methods and the astron-
omical knowledge on which
al such methods were based
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-06
No Place for Trucks

I would like to commend
you on your August %
editorial mo Place for
Trucks" True. the thought
Of such a thing is sickening.
More public opinion against
this appalling proposal is
needed. The officials Of the
Maryland State Roads Com
mission say that the WASH
ington Baltimore Parkway
will only be used by trucks
for three years until the new
Interstate Route 95 is COM
pleted! Who do they think
they are kidding?
1t will be q great expense
to the citizens and taxpayers
Of Maryland to get the
Parkway ready for the
trucks" This, they say, will
require the addition of q
third lane and four inches Of
concrete must be added to
the existing two lanes or
more. This would take the
better part Of two years to
complete, and In the mean
time the commuters would
become involved In one Of the
greatest traffic Jams morn
ing and night they have ever
encountered.
It seems that better plan
ming and use OF our money
would be to concentrate all
available men and equipment
on the completion Of the
new Interstate 95 for truck
use. Let's not sit back and
allow this thing to go any
farther. The State Of Mary
land Roads Commission is
famous for plans that fade
away. Let them get Route
95 completed for the truck
ing interests and leave our
already overloaded parkway
alone.
Co,,a utarBa WIFE