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The Brussels Post, 1962-10-18, Page 2FILES SUIT — Singing star Judy Garland filed suit in Las Vegas, Nev., to divorce her third husband, producer Sid Luft, shown at right, on charges of "extreme cruelty, mental in nature." Prosperity Depends On Threat Of War America is getting to depend' on its was machine .. , California, for example, re- ceives $100 million a week from its defense orders, and, Califar- n i a (by coincidence?) is t h e state where the most money is donated . for jingoism. The peo- ple on the West Coast have con- vinced themselves that a Com- munist is under every had and the missiles will fly next month. We are pleased an Colorado that the Martin Co. is ready to move into the airspace program which should absorb technical personnel in huge munbers in a peace-time effort. What about Lowry Air Farce Base? Our metro area will•not read- ily yield to a reduction -in the 13,000 force there. With their families, these Air Fleece men mean a community of 40,000 peo- ple. That's a weekly purchasing power of one million dollars? Economists convinced former' President Eisenhower that we can have prosperity, without having a program that will wipe out Russia 25 times. But the transition. per i o d might prove bothersome. No one likes to make adjustments. Mil- lions would rather whip them- selves into ,a frenzy and keep the cold war, "on the brink." Littleaon (Colo.) Independent. CASMHAti. siiieS6ander ALCUETTEP! TOP-SIDE SOUNDER — Canada joined the United States and t ussid by blasting her first space vehicle into orbit, The crunch was conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif, escribed as a "top-side sounder," the Alauette is designed to kvestigate upper levels of the ionosphere and spate noise that disrupts long-range tefecommunications. Real Live Paper bolls Woodman spare that tree. You just might )3e slicing in- to milady's wardrobe of the future. Modern woad-utiliza- tion technology has made it passible to produce from, paper fabric the smartly styled outfit, upper loft, com- plete with hat and purse. Other items include vest for wider ski jacket, handbag and accvssories, pot hold..4rs. BATTLING CANCER — Actor Dick Powell and his wife June Allyson are shown in their Hollywood home after it was announced that he is undergoing treatment for cancer of the neck and chest. Why Do Astronauts Take Those Risks? Some of the people I meet have trouble understanding why anyone would voluntarily be blasted off Into the unknown Peathes of apace at mere than 17,000 miles an hour, When they ask me about it, I eine tempted to reply that it's be- cause, in one very important sense, I have never grown up. • That may sound tlippant, but it isn't meant to be. Although past 40, I feel I still have a fair- size remnant of the most price- less possession of childhood — curiosity. I share with my own children, Lyn and Dave, a con- summate interest in the things around us, and that curiosity isn't restricted by any arbitrary 'boundaries, whether it be the state line, or the earth's atmos- phere, writes John Glenn, in NEWSWEEK. I believe if everyone retained a child's curiosity throughout his life — curiosity about ideas as well as things — all mankind would benefit. Most of the com- forts which surround us in our ",eject Mercury Astronaut Walter M. Schirra daily lives have resulted from the curiosity of some inventor, scientlat, or engineer. Inquiring minds are at the root of learning and new knowledge, and all pro- gress in the acquisition of new knowledge forms the basis for more. Rarely do any of us pause to reflect an how new most of the things around us are — hew much of the total human pro- gress in science and technology over thousands of years of hu- man history has been compres- sed into the life spans of many who are still alive today. It tcok centuries for men to progress from horse-drawn carts to automotive vehicles as a pri- mary means of transportation. Yet a secondhand Model T -like the one which I drove in my teens, twenty-odd years ago, is a val- ued antique today. It didn't ocur to me then to tuck one away in a barn and save it until age had increased its value by twenty times. Nor do I suppose any of us now is storing away one of those aid Atwater Kent radios — the ones with the speaker on the top — against the day when they, tco, will be sought as valuable an- tiques. Since then, we have all been awed by th.e marvel of televi- sion. Imagine — pictures flying thousands of miles through the air to appear in your own living room. Electricity, the telephone, the automotive engine, radio, televi- sion, and most of the things whicb we accept as conerion- place, wore the products of re- search and development efforts which were insignificant com- pared to the massive programs under way today. We live in the most exciting age is the history of man, aqui if we use our opportunity wise: ly, another decade of progress. will produce a civilization so for beyond our present experience that it cannot yet be conceived in detail, even by the most vise ionary minds. The period in which we live has been called the age of seicn;:e and technology and it certainly is. It might also be call- ed the Age of Imagination and Inquiry — of wire-strained cuir- tosity which is leading mankind toward vital discoveries, ineny of them as yet unforeseen. Perpetual and intense curios- ity is a boon rrot only in techni- cal and scientific matters. Pro- grees in such areas must be matched by an equal progress in eacie,l, governmental, intellec- tual, and human afefirs if we are properly to use this new- fcited knowledge and power to its maximum benefit. A frank curiosity in all these can result in broad pre- fer all mankind. A child's .ndous interest and, curl- about the world around esults in a rate of learning Is astounding. There is no re. why this should end wlen we become adults. Curiosity is not limited to technical fields. It is more a way of life. I flew alone in Friendship but thousands of brilliant, ima- ginative, and curious minds de- veloped th.e knowledge, and other thousands of skilled hands and able minds employed it, to put me there. In space, one has the inescap- able impression that • here Li a virgin area of the universe in which civilized man, for the first time, has the opportunity to learn and grow without the influence of ancient pressures. Like the mind of a child, it is yet untainted with acquired fears, hate, greed, or prejudice. In space, as yet, there is only one enemy — space itself. It is an environment hostile to all men and all nations, and one which will challenge all men's greatest abilities. President Kennedy put it well w h en he said: "There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity f o r peaceful cooperation may never come again." To that I would add only this: The human race may never again have a similar chance to demonstrate that we can be the kind of people God intended us to be. PROOF-READER GOES TO JAIL A typesetter and a proofreader IA Communist East Germany were out of their jobs and in jail last month. The charge: A typo- graphical error. It occurred in a front-page re- ference to Communist boss Wal- ter Ulbricht in the newspaper Neue Zeit. Ulbricht has the lab- orious title of , first secretary of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Ger- many, customarily abbreviated, in German, to the ZK of the SED. What put the anonymous type- setter and proofreader behind bars was the transposition of ZK to KZ. As every German knows, KZ stands for Konzentration- stager, or concentration camp, and .Ulbricht's title came out: "First secretary of the concentra- tion camp of the Socialist Unity (Communist) Party." Question• -Q it really a typo? Philosepbet: ei person who knows what to do until it hap- pens to him. some Reflections On "My Fair Lady" My Fair Lady closed in New York Sept. 29. I would have pre- ferred to see the Empire State Building go. I liked to think of the musical as a permanent New York fix- ture. Early during its N.e w York run, My Fair Lady was more than an institution; it was many institutions. People who had seen My Fair Lady trumpeted the fact, and those who had seen it twice were unbearable. Even a contrary snobbism appeared: "I've never been lo Europe or My Fair Lady." In those days you could get a seat to My Fair Lady by ac- quiring tickets long in advance, by knowing the right person, or by paying outrageous prices. There was one other way to see the play: Vertically. This involv- ed waiting in line at the box office in the morning for the privilege cf standing up far the performance later in the day. These morning waiting lines were another institution, and I belonged to it. At the peak of My Fair Lady's popularity shortly after it open- ed, the box office queue ,started forming at the close of th.e pre- v i o u s evening's performance, about 11:15 p.m, The morning I waited in line, blessedly a sunny October day, the lineup had formed at 6 aen, I arrived at 8 a.m. and became No. 12 in the lineup. By 9 a.m., the quota of 30 standees was filled. Rules of protocol carried over from day to day. Almost instinc- tively, the first person in line each morning brought paper and pencil. He listed himself and each new arrival in order from No. 1 'hrou•gh 30 (or 60 on .matinee days). Standees then were free to wander off for cof- fee or breakfast, or, on icy days, to revive circulation by °enter- ing around the block. Just' be- fore the box office opened at 10 ant, each person claimed his rightful place in line. Each day's lineup invariably included at least one ."specula- tor" -- or, if you wish, scalper, He would, later sell his standing- room ticket at a profit of at leaSt $5 or $10, or more if lit could get it, Standees chatted, read. books, or merely sprawled on the sin- gle, wide, hard concrete step at the Mark 1101i:tiger Theater. There were britige or Scrabble games almost every morning, Passersby looked straight ahead ISSUE 42 t962 ar glared, depending on whether they were New Yorkers or tour- ists. On my October day, 27 famil- ier faces, two new ones (friends of scalpers?), and mine -showed up for the night perforthance. Now wearing suits and, dresses instead of our morning attire of sweat-shirts and sneakers, we took our standing positions be- hind the last row of orchestra seats. We had became a club. And a force. Great p lay s are inherently great; critics a n d theatergoers only recognize them. ,I like to believe it was the standees, thecugh sacrifice of time and comfort, who gave My Fair Lady its ultimate tribute and re- cognition of greatness. — Jack Boater in the National Observer. Modern Etiquette 13y Anne Ashley Q. is it correct to eat short- cake with the fork, or should a spoon be used? A. The fork should be used. Q. Is it .correct for a divorcee to continue wearing her wed- ding ring, especially if she has two children? A: A divorcee usually removes her wedding ring — since there is no marriage anymore, And if she wishes to continue wearing her engagement ring, she wears it on other than her third fin- ger, left hand. Q. Isn't it. all right, when in- troducing a man to a woman, merely to say, "Miss Collins, Mr. Harris?" . A. Yes — with a slight pause between the names. Q. My bridegroom's parents, who live in a distant city, are giving a reception in our honor about a week after our wedding. May I properly wear my wed- ding gown at that time? A. You may wear your wed- ding gown, but not your veil, Q. IS it all right to write thank-you mites on the type- writer? A. Although most typewrit- ten notes are now generally ac- cepted it is still better to write thank-you notes by hand. O. Is it considered a mark of delicacy or propriety to leave little food on your plate at the end of a Meal? A. At one time this was thought the right thing to do — but now it's considered sheer waste. We do not leave food on our plates unless we really can- not eat it. It IS, however, polite to leave something on the serv- ing platter, Sifted someone else Might possibly want another helping. So many items of male attire have beep stolen by women 01 fashion that only one single dress accessory remains which is still unplacably male. Which one? The hai,1: stud! Our trousers were stolen years ago. Tailored suits became an intrinsic part of the female wardrobe long since, and the Bowler hat has been so widely adopted as to become practically neuter. A few years ago a Parisian couturiere offset strapless eve- ning gowns on his models with shirtless wing-collars and bow ties around their swan eke necks, Our shirts, our sweaters, our slacks (if that is the name for them once the adoption has been carried out) have all been taken over by women. This week a fashion flash re- veals that a new Parisian gun- mick is the adaption of Men's braces as decoration on women's leisure clothes. Sweeping into popularity is the fad for "elastic" stretch- Pants — and a new feature aim- ed at keeping tight trousers in the correct position is the adop- tion of the elast. 'ated strap be- neath the instep, All this tension, coupled with the formidable pull of a pair of braces asserting it- self in a diametrically opposed direction offers menacing conse- quences. What if the elastic breaks? If the failure takes place in the boot-strap area then the sudden release of tension offers the lady a fearful jolt in the fork. Whilst if the failure occurs within the braces it is likely the lady will find her trousers down round her ankles like they've been catepul- ter. Also, even the flimsiest, absurd- est pair of those esoteric crea- tions which women laughingly describe as "pants" have a dis- turbing habit of outlasting the elastic designed to retain there at the waist-line. Considerable a- plomb is required for any lady, with her dignity collapsed about her, to step lightly out'of the dia- phanous heap and whip it smart- ly into her handbag. To the more practically mind- ed, the immediate question is con- cerned with how the braces will be actually worn. On the level male chest the question never arises,. but when a woman wears braces do they . . . well • . go round the outside, or down the inside? With the localised ten- sion that will result from shifting the brace position out of the pure- ly vertical, it is presumed that the decision will rest upon whether .the lady in question is in search of more defined "se- paration" or more closely pack- ed "cleavage," Otherwise, it seems to this writer that braces will be suitable only for the flat. chested or fur those who intend to be; Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of those whole idea is that. women who inevitably display a thin red grove when they change their conventional for a strapless bra In the evening will now sport a thick parallel alongside to mar the marble beauty of their bared. shoulders. This is as good 'an ar- gument as any in support of turtle necked ball gowns. JEWELLERY ON THE JOB __— What did happen to grand- mother's platinum earrings? Now an old-fashioned piece of jewel- lery, they may simply be locked in the family strong box. Or they may be hard at work as a catalyst in a modern chemical plant Plat- inum is one of several precious metals now in heavy industrial demand. The chemical industry — second largest consumer of the metal — uses it in the form of catalysts to make acrylic fibres, aniline dyes, ammonia, nitric acid, vitamins and other products. But this does not mean a heavy drain on the mines; much of the demand is met by recovering the virtually indestructible metal from old jewellery, worn labor- atory equipment and scraps. MATADOR'S TWIST—Mota dor's. hat made of a custom designed hairpiece fits snugl y on the crown of this New York model's head. Wisp of hai flares up at the center top o the false hairpiece. Women Have Stolen Our Pants Collars, Hats, Now Our Braces 4•••••••., nt.......01,0.0 ir.ht.....enmAmisnenro vr.