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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-03-15
JTA News
Briefs

WASHINGTON Legislation
aimed at striking down the ma
tional origins" quota system from
present US. immigration policy
has been introduced by Demo-
cratic Congressman Emanuel Gel
Ter, of New York.
CLEVELAND - A goal of &c.
$4,000, highest in its history,
has been set for the years ,
Jewish Welfare Fund Appeal.
The 1862 campaign realized the
record total of $5,828, ,487.
BEDLIN-A new play by Rolf
Hochhut, 1.-THE Deputy" dealing
with the attitude of the Vatican to
Nazi crimes during the Second
World War, was performed here
for the first time. The play met
with an enthusiastic reception.
TORONTO-The Rev. Karl j.
Schweder, a Lutheran clergy
man of a Toronto suburb, has
resigned his position as a teach
er of religion in a public school
in the community, in protest
against the teaching of religion
in the public schools.
NEW YORK - Funeral services
were held here for Abe Miller
secretary-treasurer of the Anal.
gamated Clothing Workers Of
Americas New York Joint Board
and a national vice-president o.
the union. He died at 76.
NEW YORK-An official of the
Soviet Embassy In Washington
has assured leaders of Young
Israel, an association of Ortho-
dox congregations In this coun-
try, that Soviet Jews will be
permitted this year to bake
matzoth for Passover.
MIAMI BEACH-The growth o
Yeshiva University, in New York
over the past two decades, has in
creased from an enrolment of S5
students to $500.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-03-15
CuSher Struck
In Kochuv Field

TEL AVN (JTA)-Oil was struck
here today at the Lapidot Oil
Company's Well Number 5 in the
Kochav oil field, at a depth OF
$1,000 feet. This was the first OF
IsraePs wells where a gusher OF
oil resulted from a drill stem
test, and indicates that no pump
ing will be necessary as in other
wells.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-03-15
SENATOR PRAISES UJA AS
SERVICE TO MANKIND
PALM SPRINGS, Calf. (JTA)

H Humphrey of Minnesota,
addresses the 9Th Annual UJA Western Region Leadership Confer
praised the UJA people dedicated
helping others and spoke of the % of UJA work "a service
Likenng Israel to the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17

II think I disqualified myself, {"
he said with q grin. During the
campaign I described Mr.. Davis
as the alderman Of Washington. :"
The youthful-appearing House
member said he had received
numerous telephone calls an d
personal visits from his "Wash-
ington constituency"
Some Of his callers were in
terested In District home rule.
From Mr.. Weltner they I'M
doubtedly got a reception far diff
ferent from what they would have
received from his predecessor.
II have Q great affinity for
people who can't VOTE" Mr.. Welt
ner said. Under Georgia's old
unit system Thrown out by a
Federal court order) my vote
didn't count either.
II sympathize with people who
want to vote. ] sympathize with
the people in the District who
want to govern themselves. But
donN think they should expect
full municipal powers because Of
the overriding interest Of the ma
tional Government. However, there
Is q good measure Of powers that
could be ceded to an electorate
In the District"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
By WILLIAM GRIGG
Star Staff Writer

The fog that darkened London
last December was the worst since
the BLACK Death" fog of 1852,
which killed 1000 persons. Yet
one Washington physician sought
It out.
Like o general hurrying to the
front lines. DR.. Richard A. Prin-
die, deputy chief Of the Public
Health Services division Of air
pollution, hoped q plane for
London to see and smell fog in
its most famous locale.
when they opened the doors
Of the airplane," he recalled the
other day, "the smell Of sulphur
and coal smoke was almost over
whelming. You get used to it. but
walking along the street in Lon
don at night you have a con-
tinual metallic taste in the mouth
and irritation Of the nose,
pharynx and eyes.
1.-THE eye irritation, incidentally,
Is not like that Of Los Angeles.
This one is more like that from
peeling onions.
visibility on the evening of
December 6. outside the hotel,
was about Is feet"
There were few pedestrians and
fewer motorists on the logged
streets. A good two thirds of the
pedestrians wore scaEs, surgical
masks or handl1rchiefs tied over
their faces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
A Groy-Brown Fog

"If you could only take photo
graphs at this moment" DR..
Prindle said. you see a London
bobby, holding a handkerchief to
his face. standing In front Of a
newsstand which has large sign
chalked up, 'Smog Deaths Rise
All this is framed In a misty
gray-brown fog that is cold and
makes you cough"
The weather conditions that
trapped fog and smoke around
London had earlier smogged up
New York and would later move
through the continent. Airline
pilots would be able TO follow its
progress by noting the fogged-in
airports.
Outside" DR.. Prindle said,
there was both fog and smoke.
It left q gray film on your clothes.
The smoke also managed TO seep
into the hotel. Looking down q
hall, you'd see a browninsh haze"
The combination Of smoglike
chemicals and the dampness and
cold Of fog sent many TO the hos
pital. DR.. Hrindle toured wards
filled with bronchitis sufferers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star Staff Writer

When Charles L. Weltner, the
new member Of the House from
Georgia's Fifth district which in
cludes Atlanta, came TO WASH
ington to take his seat he was
pleasantly surprised.
II never expected any one here
had heard Of me-" the 35-year-
old Atlanta lawyer said. 80 I
was surprised to find out that
a good many people knew about
the outcome Of my race"
Mr.. Weltner, o slight individual
who masks q seriousness of pur-
pose behind q sense Of humor,
went on:
'I've found a large Washington
constituency who were, I'm afraid.
not so much interested in me as
they were in a change"
What brought about the change
was Mr.. Weltner's defeat Of Rep
resentative Davis, veteran of
eight terms. in q hard-fought
Democratic primary. Mr.. Davis
was q member Of the House Dis
trict Committee and was known
unofficially as the mayor Of
Washington" and entertained
some decided views on the racial
question and home rule.
But Mr.. Weltner, who represents,
O new breed Of officeholders from
the South. has no ambitions to
take over the role Of Mr.. Davis
as Q dominant influence in
District affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
EnvironmentaI Health Has Its Problems, 90

the water we drink and the food
we eat has given rise to q new
concept In health protection. For
want Of q better and more de-
scriptive term. 1t Is called en-
vironmental health.
In his recent health message to
Congress, President Kennedy
called for establishment Of a Ma
tional Environmental Health
Research Center In the Washing
ton area TO serve as a focal point
Of research in the multiple haz-
ards Of the environment. The
United States Public Health
Service has also proposed q Bu-
reau Of Environmental Health for
the administrative regrouping OF
functions which were formerly
handled separately.
Environmental health is based
on the well-documented concept
that all OF the factors In mans
physical environment are related
to and compound each other.
Thus, the individual living in q
typical urban community such as
Washington is likely TO be the
unhappy target Of a number Of
pollutants simultaneously. The
unpeaceful coexistence Of con-
taminants in air. water and food
which reach the city dweller Is
an unacceptable fact Of goth GEN.
fury urban life.
In seeking answers TO the prob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
Expects Opposition

Mr.. weltner expects he will have
opposition when he seeks re-elec-
ton. There Is great appeal
in the two-party system" he COM
mented. you can't run against
1t. I'll Just have to run harder"
But he said he expected to over
come whatever opposition he has
so decisively that the Republicans
will start running for some other
office than Congress. This he said
he hopes to accomplish by doing
an exceptionally good Job up
here"
The new member. Mrs. weltner
and their four children are get
ting adjusted to Washington life
in q house they have rented in
Bethesda. I'm not in the social
whirl and ! don't want in" Mr..
Weltner said. eff you accepted
all the invitations you received,
you really would be in q whirl."
While Mr.. Weltner has no de-
sire to follow in his predecessors
footsteps as a member of the
House District Committee, he Is
interested in some of Washington's
problems. particularly traffic.
He drives to Capitol Hill and,
for awhile. took the route down
Massachusetts avenue and wound
up getting lost. 'I'd like to see
a sign or two put up somewhere
over there" he said. 'Massachu-
sets Avenue Just disappears"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
BY GERsHON FIsHBEnN
Contributing Writer

The annual American Indus
trial Health Conference. which
begins tomorrow at the Sheraton
Park Hotel. will be coming to
grips with problems larger than
the traditional hazards OF the
work space.
Public concern has been in
creasing In recent years over q
large number Of actual and po-
tential threats TO health In the
environment. This concern is re-
Elected In such best-selling books
as Rachel Carson's Silent
Spring" and other volumes on the
bookshelves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
The Block Deoth'

British experts indicated that
the December smog or fog would
have been as bad as 1925 BLACK
Death" except for anti-smoke reg
ulations put into effect between
the attacks. These regulations
may have saved hundreds Of lives.
While in 1925 fog. 1000 died,
only about one tenth that many
p0SSons lost their lives in last
DEFENDERS fog.
Statistics such as these brought
DR.. Prindle this month to ask,
in the bulletin Of the National
tuberculosis Association:
How much circumstantial EVIL
dence must we have. In lieu Of
positive proof, that air pollution
is O cause or contributory
cause of chronic disease, before
we decide to set up effective con-
troll programs2"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
BY ARTHUR EDISON
AP Newsieatures Writer

In the clubbing world Of poll
tics, one uniquely American In
vention, the Presidential news
conference, gets and keeps full
bipartisan support.
The White House news confer
ence, begun on March IS, 1913, by
President Woodrow Wilson, is
celebrating its 5Oth birthday.
TITS q fine institution" says
James c. Hagerty, who was
President Eisenhower's news secre-
tary.
Indispensable" says Pierre
salinger, who holds the same Job
with President Kennedy.
Both echo the sentiments Of
their presidential employers.
Rarely has any political in
novation proved SO hardy against
such odds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
He's Complete Boss

Or how about limiting a news
conference to q major subject2
This would certainly be more
orderly, but 1t would bar questions
on late developing news In other
areas.
It would also be more dull. One
attraction now is the hope-frail
though 1t often turns out to be
that the next question may pro-
duce real news. or at least a quick
insight into presidential thinking.
One thing to remember: The
conference is strictly q creature
Of the Presidents. He says where
and when the conferences will be
held, and under what rules they
will be played.
He can decide tomorrow never
to hold another conference.
That he won't make such o
decision is due to the facts Of
political life.
Although a President may find
news conferences chore-Mr.
Eisenhower used to reward him.
self with an afternoon Of golf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17

Mr.. weltner was aware Of the
racial question involved In the
matter Of home rule for the Dis
trict. But" he added, II don't
have much sympathy with people
who don't want to let other people
vote"
In his own case. the young
Congressman added, he could
never have been elected to Con-
grees under Georgia's old unit
system.
The Fifth district, second largest
In the country, Is made up of
three counties: Fulton (Atlanta)
DeKalb and Rockdale. The unit
vote is divided six. six and two.
In his primary Mr.. Weltner said
he carried Fulton by 10000, lost
DeKalb by 1000 and Rockdale by
80 votes. Under the unit system
hel you'd have lost eight to six,
skGOugh he had a majority in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
A BefuddIing Eexhonss

After the steel crisis Of last
year, there was this befuddling
exchange:
%. Do you think there was an
element Of political discrimi-
nation in the behavior Of the in
dustry this year?"
"a. I would not-and II there
was. 1t doesn't really-if it was,
If that was the purpose, that is
comparatively unimportant to the
damage that-the country is the
one that suffers. II they do it
in order to spite me, 1t really
isn't so important"
Mr.. Salinger thinks most criti-
cism arises from the conferences
size and from the attempt to
please newspapers, magazines,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
Presidents Criticize, Too

But all criticism does not
originate with reporters.
Presidents complain that ques-
tons may be so vague no one
could frame sensible answers, that
some are bidding and could have
been handled by q phone call,
that few reporters appear more
interested In heckling than in
getting information.
But the news conference has
turned into something like the
family pet: 1t Is easier to say
what is wrong with the beast than
it is to do much about It.
Mr.. Salinger-as Mr.. Hagerty
did before him listened to every
suggestion for change, and re-
jected the so-called reforms as
more Objectionable than the
present formal.
Mr.. Eisenhower's verdict after
hearing the proposals: Let it be
the way it was"
One suggestion to Mr.. Kennedy:
A return to written questions, as
was done with Presidents Coolidge
and Hoover. This would eliminate
the frivolous, but a prudent Presi-
dent who would choose the Ques-
tons, would also eliminate the
embarrassing but essential query.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
DisIikes LobeIs

But Mr.. Weltner himself dislikes
labels Of any kind. Its difficult"
he said, unless you are going to
be all one way or the other to
peg yourself. This great term,
moderate, I don't know what it
means"
II he has to be labeled Mr..
Weltner would Just as soon be
called in the late Speaker Sam
Rayburn's words, "a Democrat
without prefix or suffix." Or
maybe as his fellow Georgian,
Representative Vinson. has said:
"A constructive progressive who
moves forward with caution" The
only trouble with that, Mr.. Welt
ner added with a grin, is how
does one know when to move for
ward with caution"
y, He said he would be known by
MNt he does. For him this in
vuNNs representing q major urban
cerSl as effectively as many
membGs of Congress have repre-
scented their rural constituencies.
II am anxious to bring to bear
the great wealth Of our country
on urban problems" he said. 'I
based my political campaign on
the things I hope to accomplish
for the district which also would
be good for the country"
For that reason, he was sur
prised and pleased to draw a top
committee assignment as far as
freshmen members go. He was
placed on the House Banking and
Currency Committee.
tits very good for me-" he re-
marked. Atlanta is the financial
center Of the Southeast and also
is a center for savings and loan
associations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
Rocking Choir ToIk

In December. three television
reporters interviewed him In his
White House rocking chair. It was
a relaxed. informative exhibition,
but since 1t reviewed his first
two years in office. by its nature
1t cannot be often repeated.
Mr.. Kennedy is also inviting
state delegations Of publishers to
lunch. and he sees several news
men privately each week, though
not for quotation.
Barring further technical i'm
provemenlA it is hard to see
how the news conference can
develop nRich further.
Indeed, there were few hints It
would get this far.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
Committee Job

He also pointed out that the
committee concerns itself with
housing, urban redevelopment and
rapid transit plans-all matters
of messing interest to Atlanta.
Mr.. Weltner, who was born in
Atlanta, December II, 1927, at
tended school there, Oglethorpe
University and the Columbia Law
School. His father once served
as chancellor of the State Uni
versity system and president Of
Oglethorpe University In Atlanta.
Like lot Of people" Mr.. Welt
ner said. II harbored political am
bitions."
Under Georgia's unit system, he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
Fog...It Could Happen Here

ease and greater susceptibility to
respiratory disease.
He said that some Of the evi-
dence linking air pollution to
bronchitis in England was more
impressive than some Of the links
forged between cigarettes and
various diseases.
Many lung conditions" he
said. probably have several
causes - smoking, pollution, he
redity and so forth.
well. we can't correct your
heredity but maybe we can keep
you from breathing 80 much
crud."
Research is still needed TO find
ways to significantly reduce au-
tomobile fumes and sodium diox-
ide, a product Of the burning Of
fuel by factories and homes, even
when tight anti-smoke measures
are In effect. But there are prac-
teal things that can be done
now. about half Of the pollution
in the United States can be con-
trolled by what we now know"
he said. If we put it into effect"
Both Senator Ribicoff, Demo-
crat Of Connecticut, and Repre-
sentative Roberts, Democrat Of
Alabama, have proposed legisla-
ton to encourage air pollution
controls. Mr.. Roberts House SUBJ
committee on Health and Safety
takes up the pollution problem
tomorrow and Tuesday.
DR.. Prindle and other Public
Health Service experts will be
there to plead for action.
They'll argue that although
controls may cost money they'll
save lives. health and an esti-
mated SIS billion q year In cor
rosion. soiling and injury TO live
stock and vegetation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
Be Sure First

He who would propagate an
opinion must begin BY making
sure Of his ground and holding It
firmly. There Is as little use In
trying to breed from weak opinion
as from other weak stock. animal or
vegetable.-Samuel Butler in This
Notebooks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
On Measuring illnesses

Environmental health protec-
ton also demands new methods
Of measuring and identifying Ill
nesses. For the most part, the
illnesses which result from ex-
posure to environmental contain
inants are not sudden and dra-
matte. They ace not caused by
viruses or bacteria which invade
the body and quickly send the pa
tent to bed with pneumonia or
influenza.
With the notable exception OF
air pollution episodes" which hit
suddenly II infrequently. the eff
fects Of contaminants are gen.
orally slow acting. They are meas
ured In terms Of years of ex-
posure TO low levels Of pollutants.
Thus, the chronic or degenera-
tive diseases become the special
targets Of attention.
The occupational physicians,
nurses and hygienists who will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
CireumstontioI Evidence

Dramatic and disastrous cpl
sodes" show that air pollution
can cause death in susceptible
people, DR.. Prindle wrote. He
added that circumstantial evil
dence also links air pollution to
increased deaths from heart dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17

popular vote Of nearly 5000 in
the district.
When Mr.. Weltner won the pri-
mary battle 1t was hailed as a VIC
tory Of a moderate over one Of the
South's most conservative men,
bers Of Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
How Organization Worked

Mr.. Weltner and his campaign
manager organized Fulton and De-
kalb down to the ward and pre-
cinct levels. Out Of a card file Of
names Of people who had attend
ed meetings at which he spoke and
who had expressed an interest in
his campaign an organization was
built which covered a wide range
Of people and interests.
After winning the primary Mr..
Weltner still faced a major hurdle.
With the end of the unit rule q
two-party system emerged In the
5th district as Republicans en-
tered L. j. (Jim) O'Callaghan, q
well-known businessman, against
the Democratic nominee.
This was something Georgia
voters were unaccustomed to, as
Mr.. Weltner discovered while cam
paigning in the southern end Of
the district. you won," q voter
told him. what are you doing
out here2 You're the Democratic
nominee"
Mr.. Weltner said that scared
me" and he pushed his campaign
even harder. He won By q little
moH than so per cent of the votes
and was among 81 freshmen men,
bers who took their seats last
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17

And later. a physician showed DR..
Prindle evidence that not only
chronic bronchitis but also
chronic middle ear inflammations
and similar infections in children
occur more frequently In areas Of
air pollution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
Concern About Hozords

Polluted air and dirty water.
exposures 10 radiation, uncer-
tainties about the effects Of pes
ticides In food. the impact Of
noise and traffic and other
stresses In an increasingly urban
culture have created and fostered
a larger public concern about the
cumulative effects Of these en-
vironmental hazards in the COM
munity.
This national mood Of uneasi-
ness about the air we breathe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17

lens associated with the con-
taminants. environmental health
calls on q wide variety Of scien-
tific disciplines not usually con-
sidered by the public to be In
volved in health protection. Ply
sicians, sanitarians, engineers
statisticians are but few exam
Piles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
The Ides of March

Winters on the wing.
Soon II will be Spring
So say bird and poet.
BrotherI Don't we know i'll
All the signs are clear
At this time Of the year:
Runny noses.
Frozen toeses,
Aching backs,
And income tax.
Prom Poems Made UP to Take
Out, q book Of new poems by Mar
garet Fishback. David Mckay
Co.; $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
The Criticism Continues

Yet on its 50th birthday no
one seems entirely satisfied. Criti-
cism rolls steadily In:
The conference has grown too
large, and the setting, In the new
State Department auditorium. Is
too ornate. The President stands
on q stage; all sense Of intimacy
Is lost.
Possibly because Of the setting,
with everyone q TV actor. ques-
tons have become increasingly
longwinded and pompous. THE
questions usually stink" said one
fortnight critic. AT best they
are dull, and dull questions bring
dull answers" zone rule Of
thumb: II you have to explain
your question, don't ask it,
Questions meander all over the
lot. A Presidential answer that
cries out for more explanation Is
allowed to die while another re-
porter asks about his hometown
dam. TOO many times there's no
real follow through" Mr.. Salinger
says. That's fatal weakness"
Too many self-seeking reporters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
Wilson's Views

The news conference has sur
vived and grown, despite having
no legal standing, despite Presi-
dents who we're suspicious Of the
press. despite electronic develop
ments like radio and television,
despite q dramatic change in the
Presidency itself.
II feel that Q large part Of
the success Of public affairs" VII
son said at that first news con-
ference, depends on the news
paper men-not 30 much on the
editorial writer's, because we can
live down what they say, as upon
the news writer's, because the
news is the atmosphere Of public
affairs"
No one present that day seemed
aware that this was a remarkable
occasion.
Wilson spoke to Q handful Of
newsmen, and his words were Of
mild interest only to this nation.
Today q President speaks to 400
reporters. plus q radio and tele-
vision audience. and what he says
is Of worldwide import. No other
Washington story matches the
Presidential news conference in
making front pages abroad.