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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14

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divergent from reality. Some
divergence Is the usual thing
In human society; that Is
not at issue. What is at is
sue is the amount that can
be tolerated.
Prof. Benson briefly shows
that we speak-and generally
believe-a large body of no.
tons - about Capitalism"
"pluralism," and "democ-
racy," for example, that are
simply not realistic. Indeed.
our general picture about the
way things work is a good
distance from wholly con.
gruent with reality.
Since this is so, and since
we tend to be at least some
what skeptical of the pic
ture though we hardly know
why, we find ourselves q bit
uneasy and often unable to
act. Our theology, such as
1t is, lacks a key element:
1t is not often vital in our
behavior as citizens.
PROF. BENSON would like
us to understand Just what
the cold war is about. It is
not primarily a fighting mat
ter, nor even a matter of
who has what sort of mill
tary deterrent on hand. Nor
can 1t be reduced to a mat
ter Of competing economic
systems. No, we are told, at
1t a form of cultural war
fare, and hence has traits In
common with the kinds of
conflict which tribes and ma
tons have had with one an
other throughout mans ex-
iStence."
Prof. Benson is something
Of a determinist. He thinks
we can influence certain mat
tiers that are more or less on
the periphery. He thinks, too,
that we can make OCCASION
al vital decisions, but that
we always do SO with no con-
cept Of the nature and vast
ness Of the consequences that
then become inevitable.
Nevertheless, he has a few
brief, sensible and important,
remarks to make about some
Of the decisions that now face
us. :" Of necessity" he
says, "the world Is learning
to live with an advanced state
Of bureaucratic Indignation,
and the logic Of this growth
win determine many Of the
roles individuals must play In
community, national and in
ternational activities. The
higher discipline for this kind
Of citizenship must copAa
chiefly from intellectual
sources In which bureaucratic
planning on a grand scale is
not only suffered, but en-
couraged, and where alterna-
tive forms Of bureaucratic
development are vigorously
debated around the primary
issue Of how to organize peo-
pie as citizens with social re-
Sponsibilities. :"
National Purpose" is a
short book. It is packed al
most beyond belief with Inn
portant ideas. It is one OF
those rare books that de-
serves TO be called essential"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14

When the cost Of the mill
tary pay raise is mentioned
In the papers, there is al
ways a statement about how
much the increase will cost
the taxpayer. / wish some
time that the papers would
mention also that the mill
tary people are included in
that taxpayer nomenclature.
What Uncle Sam gives with
one hand he also reclaims In
part by. taxes. Some unin-
formed civilians seem to
think that military pay Is
tax free.
Frances Brown Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14

The power and the glory
Of ultimate decision have
returned at last to the Sem
ate Of the United States
after two unbroken years of
domination Of all great
American affairs by the
White House under John F.
Kennedy.
In a marble-pillared hear
ing room, the scene Of past
inquiries Of the highest Of
public service and, sometimes,
of the meanest of headline
hunting, the Senate has come
again to center stage in our
national life.
The old institution has at
times a regrettable fondness
for what actors call hockey,
and youngsters call corny,
theater. At other times, it
has a gift for underplaying
it all with dry, logged under
statement-a splendor in
reverse-and q somber and
matchlesS sense Of respon-
sibility which can catch at
the throat Of its shrilleSt
critics. This. the mood Of
duty to country and to his
tory, is its present mood.
In this echo chamber Of a
room, hung with red velvet
curtains and filled with
many memories Of many men
living and dead, the biggest
and most powerful amalga-
mated Senate panel ever to
sit is sitting in inquest now
upon the partial nuclear
test ban with the Soviet
Union.
Here is the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee. And here,
thanking 1t, are the Com
mittees on Armed Services
and Atomic Energy. To-
gether, they are more than
simply the elite Of the Sem
ate. They are also its collec-
tive foreign policy mind, its
collective military sense and
its collective voice in the
atomic age.
Last Time on NATO
No such gathering for such
fateful purposes has been
seen in this room-actually
it is more nearly an amphi-
theater Of Grecian elegance
since IA years ago, the time
OF the Senate's last mortally
solemn examination of O for
eign policy proposal. Here, in
1949, was tested and re-
tested, poked and prodded
and at length approved, a
paper which created the
North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization. This was the
shield Of the West in q cold
war opened some two years
earlier from Moscow when an
iron Curtain was lowered,
like a massive, up-ended
glacier, across Eastern Eu-
rope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14

~N@AA A%ANAA1 OAeA O0zs 4uCS
OlOgy and AmbivaIence In
America by Leonard @.
Benson. 229 PIP. public At
fairs Press; $4.500
First Of all. what exactly is
theology?
THE concept Of ideology,"
writes Leonard G. Benson,
Professor Of Sociology at
North Texas State University,
"is preferable to that of
mythology for many reasons.
For one thing, mythology is
a much more loaded word,
capable Of driving off any
one who considers himself
modem and realistic. Who
will not prefer reality to
myth?
"Ideologies, like mythol-
ogies, are generously and nee
essarily endowed with nom
rational postulates whose va
lidity is subject neither to
proof nor disproof. In Par
eto's phrase, they 'surpass
experience. Scientific criteria,
even, the criteria of logic, are
inapplicahle to their most
crucial parts. But theology.
unlike mythology, suggests q
rather comprehensive system
Of ideas and value judgments
for the sphere Of life it at
tempts to explain. The heart
Of theology is dogma, how
ever much the faithful may
camouflage their faith with
the language Of proof and
valuation"
PROF. BENSON'S BOOK
is concerned with the role Of
theology In America today,
and more particularly with
its role in the cold war and
in the development Of ma
tional purpose, whatever that
may be.
True enough, 1t is very
hard to tell just what Prof.
Benson has In mind from @
prescriptive point Of view.
Even the end Of the book
seems more arbitrary than
functional.
True enough, Prof. Ben
son writes like q professor
in the most decorative pos
sible sense Of the phrase:
different than," the who
whom confusion, and all the
other confusions and bits OF
obscurity that make so much
academic prose so great q
hardship.
But Just as true and far
more important Is the fact
that National Purpose" is an
extraordinarily useful - in
deed, vital-book. Prof. Ben
son views what are generally
supposed to be political and
economic problems from a
sociologist's point Of view.
He shows that many prob
lens and the various solu-
tons that have been offered
for them exist In q social
context and cannot be iso-
lated from that context.
While he is at 1t, he sum-
marizes a good deal Of the
relevant literature, and that
is always O great comfort
to the lay reader.
Such theology as we may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensG-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tOhen accom-
panied BY self addressed,
stamped enUelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
Thanks

Northwest Settle m e n I
House Tiny Tot Campers wish
10 thank The Star for con-
sidering the project news
worthy and highlighting 1t
with a picture and caption.
We know this information
reached many area citizens
interested in the camp and
parents who were seeking q
planned activity for their
children.
Antoinette Z. Gardner,
Program Director
Felicia 4. GlascOe,
Director, Tiny Tots Camp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-14
A BOOK FOR TO-DAY
Role of theology in America
By DONALD MINTZ

NATIONAL PURPOSE, Tde-
OlOgy and Ambivalence In
America by Leonard @.
Benson. 229 PIP. public At
fairs Press; $4.50.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Thresher Clues Sought
In Underwater Photos

mouth yard, disputed earlier
testimony that plastic found in
the area where Thresher made
her last dive appeared charred
by flame. Capt. Hinchey at
tributed dark areas on the
plastic to a lubricant used in
machine tooling at the yard.
In Washington. the Navy said
the Atlantis, due back in her
home port at Woods Hole,
Mass, today, took excellent
pictures Of the ocean floor but
found no sign OF Thresher.
The research vessel lowered
cameras to within 80 feet Of
the bottom to obtain photo
graphs covering an area 80 by
IS feet. The Navy said one
reason the cameras produced
no picture of an undersea OBJ
ject previously reported by
sonar would be the difficulty
Of "maneuverins the Atlantis
to place the camera precisely
over the point Of return indi-
Gated by the sonar"
The 58-foot bathyscaphe
Trieste arrived in Boston yes
terday from San Diego, Calf,
aboard the Point Defiance,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
A. Kahn Jewellers
TO Close Soon;
Old Clock Stays

A. Kahn Inc, jewelers., a
Landmark OF old-fashioned dig
nifty in the glitter Of downtown
F street, will close its doors
for good within 80 days, and
possibly by the end Of May.
The store has been at its
present address, 935 Tenth
street NV, since 1921, but it
dates back before the turn Of
the century under its original
owner, whose name 1t bears.
The Ill health Of the present
owner. Arthur ]. Sundlun. who
succeeded A. Kahn as president
In 1921. is the reason for the
closing, according to the stores
general manager. ]. Dent Farr.
Kahn's picturesque trade
mark. the old four-faced clock
that stands at the curb in front
Of the store. will remain in
place. to the JOY Of sentimental
lists and the sorrow Of those,
like the Fine Arts Commission,
who feel 1t Is out Of place in a
modern shopping area.
The new occupant of the
Kahn store. Willie Wilson. cleo
trical appliances, has bought
the clock and will keep It run
ming. The clock was put there
In the early l930s, when A.
Kahn bought 1t from another
jewelry firm. Berry a. Whit
more. then at r and Eleventh
streets. r..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
TODAY'S WEATHER. REPORT

District and vicinity - In
creasing cloudiness and not 50
cool tonight, low near So.
Mostly cloudy and mild with
occasional rain likely by after
noon tomorrow.
MISUNDERSTANDING cloudi-
ness and warmer tonight, lows
A to so. Cloudy with rain in
the west spreading eastward
tomorrow, high In the COS.
misunderstanding cloudi-
ness and not so cool tonight,
with some rain likely in the
southwest. lows as to 81.
Cloudy with occasional rain
and possibly scattered thunder
showers in the southwest TO-
morrow with little change in
temperature.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Winds east to
southeast at 10 knots tonight
Will become southeasterly at is
knots tomorrow. Increasing
cloudiness tonight possibly fol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., April
q (AP) Pictures Of the At
lantic floor, taken from the
oceanographic research vessel
Atlantis II, undergo scrutiny
today for clues TO the lost nu-
clear submarine Thresher.
This examination will deter
mine whether the bathyscaphe
Trieste, now at Boston. may be
called upon to descend soon
to the S,400-foot depth 200
miles east Of Boston. where
Thresher is believed to lie with
the 129 men aboard her.
Trieste, the only device capa-
bic Of withstanding the intense
pressures at the bottom, is the
Nays best hope for getting a
closeup view on the subma-
rine. But salvage is out Of the
question.
At Portsmouth naval ship
yard, a Navy court Of inquiry
trying to find out what caused
the disaster hears more wit
nesseS in closed session.
At yesterdays session Of the
court, Capt. John j. Hinchey
Of Omaha. Nebr., nuclear power
superintendent at the Ports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
G.0.P.IsspIit
Candidate

BOSTON, April 27 ZAP
Republican State chairmen in
the 50 States are widely split
in their opinion Of who Is lead
ing In the 1854 @. o. r. presi-
Dental sweepstakes. according
TO q poll taken by the Chris
tian Science Monitor,
The poll showed Gov. Nelson
A. Rockefeller Of New York
and- Arizona Senator Gold
water were close together as
the ehalrmen's : choice for
,. o. p. standard bearer
Fifteen State chairmen and
the one In the District OF Co
lufnbia are inclined to believe
Gov. Rockefeller has the best
chance Of defeating President
Kennedy in 1864. Senator
Goldwater Is favored as likely
to defeat Mr.. Kennedy BY IL
State chairmen. 4,f&
Gov. Rockefeller showed most
strength In heavily populated
urban States In the East and
Midwest. Senator Goldwater
was preferred In most Of the
South, Southwest and Western
Mountain States.
The Monitor said former
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon, the 1860 q. o. P. candi-
date. rated only a brief men,
ton in one State" ...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
~ the Associated Press

Vice President Johnson has
urged Democrats TO make Re-
publican obstruction" q major
issue in the 1864 presidential
campaign.
In q speech to a Young Dem
ocratic National Committee
luncheon yesterday, Mr.. john
son called for full and enthu-
siastic support Of Democrats
everywhere" -obviously includ-
ing those in the South--for
President Kennedy's foreign
and domestic programs.
He said the Democrats must
demonstrate that they are the
party Of action" offering solu-
tons for new kinds Of prob
lens brought about by popula-
ton increases and concentra :
ton and by the lenethening OF
life. expectancy. .vs ,g.
Differences In Response"
d, For these new needs OF
America, the Democratic adj
ministration Is offering the
answers which are required
from responsible national lead
ership," Mr.. johnson said. But
the partisans Of extremism are
offering the people little but
criticism Of those answers-and
determined obstruction to the
adoption Of solutions these
times require"
Mr.. johnson said the princi-
pal issue Of American politics
today has become the differ
snce In response Of the two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27

alliance. Turkey Is o member
Of both NATO and CENTO.
The Turks say they willingly
halted strategic copper exports
to Russia and stopped Turkish
ships taking part in Cuban
trade--both at the request Of
the Americans. They would like
to see this sort Of thing work
both ways. They are pushing
for something to be worked out
within the NATo framework.
Cyprus Backing Sought
The Turks also would like
the United States to give loud
er backing for Turkeys stand
on the touchy Cyprus issue.
Turkey has backed the Turkish
Cypriots who have been fight
ing Greek Cypriot attempts to
eliminate. separate municipali-
ties on the tiny Mediterranean
island. The Turks maintain
that separate Greek and Turk
ish councils in Cyprus five
main towns are authorized by
the constitution.
Turkey also alleges that the
United States has been backing
behind the scenes an independ-
ent Kurdish nation. Most Kurds
reside In Turkey: others live
in neighboring Iran, Iraq and
Syria. A recent Iraqi govern
ment promise Of semi-autono-
my for Kurds living in Irau
has had a marked effect on
Turkish Kurds. or
The United States denies II
is pushing for an autonomous
Kurdish nation but the Turks
believe otherwise. t.ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
10th PoIuris Sub
Being Launched

oRoToN. Conn, April u
AP). = The Daniel Webster
Americas 20th. firing
submarine, was to be launched
today.
Mrs. w. Osborn Goodrich, jr.
OF Pennington, q great-great-
granddaughter Of the statesman
and orator, Is to be the sub
marines sponsor. Her sister,
Mrs. J. A. Mitchell Of Warren
ton, Va. is to be the matron Of
honor. "
The Daniel Webster Is the
10th submarine Of a. class de-
signed to fire q 2,500-nlile
Polaris missile. II will be COM
nnissioned some time next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
@. O. P. Obstruction
Stressed by Johnson

parties to the problems of the
people"
I'VE have new capacities"
he said. I'VE have new poten-
tials. We stand at the edge OF
a new era OF human progress
In our own country and in the
world. At this decisive moment
of opportunity, the party of
the opposition offers only the
slogan America cannot do It
America cannot afford the
programs that we need ~ ~
This outlook OF the two
parties is the primary. and most
fundamental issue Of American
politics today. and we should
carry this issue 20 the people
wherever they live. one party
proposes action; the other party
proposes only to block action"
ExhOrted by Kennedy
Mr. johnson charged the
Republicans with "harassment
and exploitation" in the debate
over Mr.. Kennedy's foreign
policies. -
Earlier President Kennedy
appealed to the Young Demo-
Gratis to get busy working now
to assure q party victory In the
1864 presidential elections. He
said that 1t is in the off years
preceding important election
years that the seeds are
planted" for later vote success.
Mr.. Kennedy's remarks we're
made at q welcoming ceremony
in the White House Rose Gar
den.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Johnson Is Host
To u. N. Group

JOHNSON CITY. Tex, April
~ (AP).-Vice President John
son was TO be host TO Is United
Nations representatives from
as many countries today.
A big barbecue picnic on the
banks OF the Pedernales River
was planned on his LBJ ranch
a. 4 high spot Of an eisht-day
tour OF Texas.
The delegation. including
seven ambassadors. arrived in
Austin. So miles east Of here.
yesterday afternoon for the
first stop. Members Of the
group spent the afternoon visit
ing with University OF Texas
students from their home coun-
tries. Last night the group
separated. with each represent
alive dining and spending the
night with q family In Austin.
The trip is one Of a series
sponsored BY the United Ma
tons hospitality committee. q
privately financed group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
GOLDWATER GETS
NOD IN MIDWEST

ST. LOUIS. April a (AP).-
Missouri and Illinois Republican
county chairmen personally
prefer Senator Goldwater as q
presidential candidate over
New York Gov. Nelson Rookie
Teller by o 2-to-l ratio, q copy
righted Globe Democrat sur
vey revealed last night.
But the Midwestern GO. p.
chairmen polled believe Gov
Rockefeller would have the
best chance Of defeating Pres
ident Kennedy in 1854.
Nearly all the 119 county
chairmen who answered the
newspapers poll voted for
either Senator Goldwater or
Gov. Rockefeller. However,
some votes went to Governor
George w. Romney Of Michi-
gan, Gov. william w. Scranton
Of Pennsylvania and former
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27

and the Navy began immedi-
ately to prepare her for sea.
1t. Comdr. Donald l. Reach.
80, Of Orrinston, Me-, in charge
OF the vessel said the Navy
plans to have Trieste ready for
0 dockside test dive Tuesday
and another dive next day In
about 900 feet Of water some
81 miles east Of Boston.
Comdr. Reach said the
bathyscaphe can travel for four
hours underwater at q top speed
of IL knots.
This means we have a range
of about one square mile" he
said.
The Trieste skipper said his
odd craft won't be able to find
out exactly what happened to
the Thresher.
I'VE might be able to tell
what didn't cause it. but we
won't be able to tell what did
cause it," he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Alabama Asks
FbI 10 Check
Rifle, Bullet

GADsDEN, Ala, April 81
(AP).-A .22-caliber rifle and
bullet were sent = Washington
early today after authorities
asked the FBI to lend its full
resources to help solve the slAy-
ing Of Baltimore inteRrationist
William l.. Moore.
Etowah County Sheriff Dew
ey Coward, who asked for the
full help Of the FBI and State
Investigation agencies, said the
rifle belonged to a man now
under custody In connection
with the Tuesday Staying.
Sheriff Coward said he
didn't expect any significant
developments in the case until
late today, indicating he ex-
pected State Investigator Roy
Mcdowell back with 4 FBI bal
listic report.
authorities have held O white
man on an open charge since
shortly before noon Thursday.
Sheriff Coward has refused to
identify the man but said he
had been questioned extern
sively.
Another man held for ques-
tioning was released Thursday
night. He was identified. as
oaddis A. Killian, a. Mrs.
Floyd Simpson Of Fort Payne
said Thursday that her hus-
band had been picked up for
questioning.
Three persons entered Sheriff
edwards office voluntarily yes
terday and said they had
something to offer in the case.
They were questioned about As
minutes and allowed to leave.
Both State and. county inves-
tigators have revealed no new
developments. In the bizarre
rifle Staying Of Mr.. Moore, a
Maryland mail carrier. Mr..
Moore was on q pilgrimage
hike from Chattanooga, Tenn,
TO jackson. Miss, to discuss his
racial views with Mississippi
Gov. Ross Barnett.
He was gunned down as he
walked along q lonely stretch
Of U. 8. highway II near At
ITALIA, Ala. Tuesday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Reporting Of G;lenEcho
incidents Is Criticized

Charges that The star and
other Washington newspapers
"Slanted' their reporting OF in
cidents At Glen Echo Amuse-
ment Park were made Thursday
by Representative Williams.
Democrat Of Mississippi
In remarks printed In TIL e
Congressional Record he said
"a dangerous and explosive sit
uation developed at Glen Echo"
on April Is and several felo-
MES were committed" but that
The Star failed TO mention
them"
He said The Star finally
printed a related article on
April "a" about the incidents.
In fact, however, The Star
carried a story in It's fourth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27

ing at q level tied more directly
to spending. It always viii be
necessary, however. to allow
some margin for contingencies.
Partly because Mr.. Byrnes in
troduced q new element, the
Ways and Means Committee
has not decided how high to
set the ceiling. The committee
plans tentatively to establish
q ceiling for the period through
August or September, and then
10 tax . new reading on the
basis OF up-to-date spending
and revenue projections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27

and fifth editions OF April ~
and It's first edition OF April
% covering In detail the SUBJ
stance OF q report by Mont
gomery County police on the
incidents.
Earlier checks with police by
The Star disclosed only reports
OF routine misbehaviof at the
park. A week after the Incl
dents. The Star learned OF a
special report being prepared by
police and printed the story
mentioned above.
Mr.. williams said that be-
cause OF violence at Glen Echo
and D, c, Stadium he would
suggest that these facilities
adopt q strict segregation pol
Icy so as 10 protect white per.
sons who wish TO visit them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Chess PIoy. Begins

The District Of Columbia
Chess League will hold its 32d
annual championship tourna-
ment at the Washington Chess
Divan. SGT Sixth street NV,
beginning at 1880 pm. today
and continuing through May 5
In eight rounds Of play. Prizes
will be awarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
-
Ted Weems III
TULSA. Okla April

TULSA, Okla, April q (AP)
-Bandleader Ted Weems re-
NAMED in critical condition to-
day in a Tulsa hospital where
he has been confined since
March IA, suffering from {. lung
ailment. r..