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O o o 2A MAIL TPftf UN&Jaadftfe Senator Neuberger Sees Nothing Wrong In Wife Modeling Swimming Suit at Party By A. ROBERT SMITX Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington That was no cheesecake model, that was my wife moCHing a bathing suit and what's wrong with it? This, in ef fect, is the at titude of Sen. Richard L. t Ore.) to "a few scrnicai let t ters" he said ne nas receiv ed this week A ri t ilk k. ftobt smith iseuDerger jasi week posed in a swimsuit at a Democratic fund raising par ty here. A picture of her in the outfit "went out over the Associated Press network and appears in this week s lime magazine, which characterizes her as "leggy." In his weekly newsletter, Neuberger gives Maurine space to answer the critics. Cllet "Improver" Th critics said it was "im proper," he said. One suggest ed th)t this is the sort of cheesecake photography that is corrupting the morals of the youth. But w have had memy favorable letters, espec ially from people connected with the manufacture and sale of clothes in Oregon," the because Mrs.? newsletter said. The Commerce Department, it opointed out, reported that 12 million swimming suits were sold during 1957. "If it is permissible for all these women to wear bathing suits, then it is equally right for the wife of a senator to do so," said Maurine. "Just be cause my husband is a mem ber of the Senate, I refuse to believe I am different from, or better than, any other American female. Made in Oregon "Furthermore, I was model ing a suit made in Oregon by Jantzen's. This was featured by the commentator at the show. Perhaps some of the 1,800 present were induced to buy a Jantzen's suit, furnish ing employment to Oregon workers. I likewise modeled White "Stag winter sports clothes, also manufactured in our state." She added that Oregon sends out tourist literature showing bathing girls and she would hate to think what was good "to lure Oregon's visitors" "wasn't regarded as "discreet for the wife of one of Oregon's senators." "Furthermore," said the sen ator's wife, "Evil is as evil thinks." TO APPOINT SCIENTISTS Vienna (UPI) Commu nist Czechoslovakia today ex pressed its willingness to ap point nuclear scientists for participation in preparatory talks for a summit conference. A communique of the Czech foreign . ministry followed Russia's lead earlier this week in agreeing to President Ei senhower's proposal that East West scientific talks begin soon on suspension of nucle ar tests. stl3L h''', , iff' ImI n8w'3 OH i jr c STRITCH FUNERAL General view of tka kiefare&y of the Roman Catholic Church in America, lined up outside Chicago's Holy Home Cathedral for the requiem mass of Samuel Cardinal Stritch, who recently died ia Rome it the age of 70. Mrs. Neuberger Defends Right To Be Pictured in Swim Suit Washington' (UPI) Mrs. Maurine Neuberger, wife of Oregon's Democratic senator, today defended her right to be pictured in a bathing suit. She said she is opt "different from, or better than, any other American female." If the bathing suit is made In Oregon, why so mudh the better, Mrs. Neuberger said. It develops that Mrs. N modeled an Oregon - made number at a recent fund rais lng jamboree thrown by Crowds Graham Terms Crusade As Phenomenal San Francisco (liPI) Evangelist Billy Graham says attendance at his San Fran cisco crusade haseen "he-nomenal." Addressing members oPjii general committee at alunch eon in San Mateo Wednesday, Graham said the crusade 1iae been "successful beyond our anticipation." "Before we began this cru sade in April, I said we would be fortunate indeed to get p, 000 people a night to drive out to the Cow Palace. Smallest Crowd 9,000 "I don't like to place a lot of emphasis on attendance, but ift San Francisco it has been phenomenal. Our gmall est crowd was last Tuesday when we had 9,000 people. I guess most any minister wotild be thankful for a con gregation of 9,000." Graham also said more peo ple have come forward to ded icate their lives to Christ than in any crusade he has con ducted, with the single excep tion of New York. The num ber of conversions so far is 18.283 of a total attendance 8f 524,100. Wednesday night, 9,500 per sons heard Graham preach on "How to Lead a Christian Life." Graham said Christian life in the United States is this country's "greatest para dox." Highest Membership "We have the highest church membership in our his tory with more than 100 mil lion Americans belonging to churches or synagogues. "We also have increasing racial tension, one of our greatest crime waves, rising divorce rates and a growing problem of juvenile delin quency. "What's wrong? The church itself. The average church member is not living the Christian life and his church is not teaching him how to do ' it. The greatest need in America today is a revival within the church." Democrats here. There was a picture taken and, well, some people wrote in. Termed 'Impreper' In the newsletter which she and her husband send to con stituents, Mrs. Neuberger Girl Scouts Plan Ceremon Fourth grade Brownies of Lincoln school, Troop 111, held a Fly-Up ceremony May 24 in the school gymnasium. Assisting in the ceremonies, and welcoming the Brownies into Intermediate Girl Scout ing was Troop ( 188, led by Mrs. C. F. Emery and Mrs. Ivar Hult. Troop 188 mem bers are fifth graders. Troop 111 presented the leaders, Mrs. Lorene Babcdck and Mrs. B. E. Culy, with gltnters in appreciation of the work done during the year for the troop. Girl ."flying up" were C h r y 1 Bramhall, Cheri Brownell, Alpha Carden, Kar en Casey, Leslie Moore, Maria Ortiz, Peggy Weber and Frances Wingo. Refreshments were served after the program by a moth erg' committee, letl by Mrs. Johnny Weber, Mrs. H. G. Sloort, and Mrs. G. A. Ortiz. PEDIATRICIAN DIES Chritinsted, Virgin Is lands (UPI) Dr. Fairfax Hall, pediatrician for the Is land ofSt. Croix in the Virgin Islands, died here Wednesday. He was 72. Before going to St. Croix jn 1955, he was a pediatrician in New Rochelle, N.Y., for 40 years. reported that there were "many" favorable letters but some from people who "think it was 'improper for the wife of a U.S. senator to appear thus in public." "I am informed by the de partment of Commerce that approximately 12 million women's swimming suits were sold during 1957. If it is per missable for all these women to wear bathing suits, then it is equally right for the wife of a senator to do so," she said. "Furthermore, I was mod eling a suit made in Oregon," said Mrs. Neuberger, stress ing that the jamboree com mentator made a point of that fact. She said maybe some of the 1,800 people pres ent bought a similar suit and furnished employment for Oregon workers. Alse Medels Winter Wear She added that she also modeled Oregon-manufactured winter sports wear in sea son. ' "Our State Highway De partment spends thousands of Dollars annually, advertising Oregon beaches. Such scenes show men and women on the clean white sands in bathing garments," said Mrs. N. "I would hate to feel this was used to lure Oregon's visitors, yet not regarded as discreet for the wife of one of Oregon's senators!" she said. (And the exclamation point is her own). "As a former teacher of physical education in both public and private schools, I agree with the king of Eng land who once said. 'Evil is as evil thinks . . most refreshing ... made with Smirnoff GET ON THE VODKA WAGON WITH fed 'lift Q isniifr 4UI 'XVaI (fFM greatest name in WimflfvODKA ID 1 100 Preof. Distillid irom jnia. $ta Pierre Smiiniff Fit (0i. if Hiublui). Hirtlari, Can. 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