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Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
Giles 0pvesto a Ia creueion
de Tercera Liga BeisboIera

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 19.-(U.
P.I.)-El Presidente de la Liga
Nacional Warren Giles INDIGO
que Sc opone al establecimien-
to de una tercera liga en- las
mayores y Sc expreso partida-
rio de dar subsidies a las Ligas
Memories y contra las bonifica-
clones a los jugadores.
Giles hablo en- I'm banquete
en- honoi del vicepresidente y
administrator general de los
Braves de Milwaukee, John
Quinn.
FL Presidente de la Liga Ma
cional no menciono especifi-
camente las propuestas de una
tercera liga pero dijo que de
Demos mantener una estructu-
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
HUG WILEY CANO LA PRUEBA
INTERNATIONAL De SALTOS

TORONTO, Nov. 10 -
(UPD- e. n-orteamericano
Hugh Wiley gano anoche la
prueba international de salto
en- $50 segundos, con Palomi-
no.
Fritz Thledemann, de Ale
mania. quedo en- segundo
puesto con Finale en- 55,5 Sc
gundos para aventajar a SUI
companeros de equipo Hans
Winkler, que, con Halla, que
do en- tercer lugar, en- 55,6
segundos.
La prueba fue individual,
sobre una pista no alta pero
81 dificil, con nua serie de
saltos largos que habian de
ser acometldos desde angulos
precisos,
Los equipos de Mexico y
Cuba tenian dos caballos en-
fermos cada uno, y clio afec-
to sus posibilidades de triun-
10.
Los canadienses, Tom Gay
ford. Doug Cudney y Jim
Elder, neecsitaron mas de
los so segundos reglamNta-
rios.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
Squaw Valley: E~scen0rio
de OIimpi0dus del 1860
Solo una Tormentu Pedro Impedir Celebration 81 Pr6xino Invierno

SAN FRANCISCO, noviem-
bre 10. (UPD-Solo una tor
menta de nieve y granizo evil
tara que las OlimpiadaS In
vernaleS de 1860 no puedan
celebrarse en- Squaw Valley,
segdn dijo Willy S~chaeffler,
director de los eventos de ski
de dichos Juegos.
'Todo esta caminando en-
forma normal" manifesto
Schaeffler, despues de una il
ra de inspection a las facili.
dadeS de Squaw Valley con ell
delegado tecnico de la Fede-
raci6n International de Ski
Haini Flopfer, de Oberstdorf,
Alemania.
mo vemos razon alguna pa
ra que ninguna naci6n protes-
tie" manifesto Klopfer. La
mayoria de las facilidadeS que
he inspeccionado aqui son tan
buenaS, o aun mejores, que
todas las que he visto en- OHM
piadaS anteriores."
Interrogado 81 debia haber
preocupaciones, Schaeffler de-
claro:
"Lo dnico que tenemos que
temer es la posibilidad de una
tormenta. Tai tragedia nos
causaria ell tener que pospo-
ner los Juegos por dos o tres
dias mientras reconstruimos
Ell final de la secci6n del des-
canSo. Fuera de ESQ, todo es-
ia dentro del schedule.
Klopfer, famoso internacio-
nalmente como constructor de
saltos de ski y arquitecto de
mas de 140 saltos, dice. que
sus specifications han sido
seguidas al pie de la letra pa
ra los saltos en- Squaw Valley.
Este es un excelente lugar"
ahadio Klopfer, "cuando pre-
pare los pianos hace dos amos
y medic, no esperaba tanta
cooperation. Y no estaba Sc
guro que habria Su~ficiente
tempo para poder completar
los trabajos, Sin embargo, So
10 han fallado mis- dimensio-
mes exactas en- solo pulgada
y media"
"Solo en- Estados Unidos
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20

pc que resbalaba."
Peru ell referee Frank Sikora,
que dia a Perkins ventaja de
1914 en- la anotaci6n, y los Sc
guidores de Perkins no tuvie-
ron dudas sobre ell resultado del
golpe. "Fue una buena derecha
en- forma de hook, manifesto
Perkins "soio que fue un POGO
alto para la cabeza".
La decision fue unanime a ia,
vor de Perkins, pues ell juez
John Bray la anoto 47-44 para
Ell ganador y Ell iuez Billy Doty
47-43 para Perkins. Los dos pd-
giles pesaron 1873 libras, pero
Perkins dio ventaja en- peso y
alcance
Ryff us6 zapatillas nuevas y
tenia una ampolla del tamano
de un medic peso plata en- ell
calcafal de su pie derecho y
otra ampolla del tamano de una
peseta bajo ell dedo pulgar. SUI
frio una herida de pulgada y
media sobre ell ojo izquierdo en-
ell quinto asalto, que eventual
mente requirio ser cosida, y de
la cual sangrt profusamente.
Saba en- ell tercero que me
habia fractur ado TN hueso en- la
msno izquierda" declare. me
la part una vez en- un acciden'
tie automovilistico y saba que
estaba fracturada. No sc GUAM
do volvio a partirse, solo que
fue en- ell oombate. Y comenz6
a dolerme mucho la mano cada
ye7 que pegaba."
"Pero no pienso dejar ell bo-
xeo Estare fuera del deporte
por algnn TEMPO, pero 81 Ell me
dico dice que mi mano sahara y
que puedo pelear, pienso Sc
gnir. TODD queda a Barney, pues
70 hare 10 que e. olga"
Fue la d@cimasegunda victo-
ria de Perkins en- Is combates
y SUI primer gran triunfo va que
fue ell mejoI oponente que ha
tenido.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
FORNIELES LLEVO
A LA VICTORIA Al
CLUB MARIANAO

LA HABANA, Nov. 10. CUPID
= Mike Fornieles permitio So
lamente tres hits y durante un
periodic del juego retro a 10
~bateadores conservatives para
conducir al Marianao al triunfo
sobre ell Habana por una a &C.
no, con 10 que ell equipo vence-
dor loSr6 medic jusgo de ven
taja para eli primer puesto on
las posiciones de Ia hga IN
vernal.
Milt Smith, con a tercer mco-
gible de la noche, impulse a
Orestes Minoso que estaba en-
segunda para Ia carrera de Ia
victoria.
Hoy juegan Ell Marianao con
Ell Cienfuegos y ell Habana coli
ell Almendares en- reemplazo de
juego que termin0 empatado ell
domingo pasado.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
Por Ed s~AINsBURY

CHICAGO. Nov. 10 UPD
Dos millores de pesos lucen
ser ell gran obstaculo en- los
planes de Charles ComiSkey
Jr., para comprar las acciones
de SUI hermana Dorothy y ash
o5tener control absolute de
los Medals Blancas de Chica-
go.
Las negociaciones entire los
dos hermaaos va han comen-
7ado segun ha podido COMO
eerse.
Y ell preclo luce ser Ell prin-
cipal obstaculo.
Sc cree que Dorothy, Mrs.
John R. Rigney, desea hasta
tres millores de dolares por
suS acciones. La cifra esta
baSada en- las supuestas ofer-
tas hechas por Sc, 1000, 900 por
otras franquicias, algunaS SUI
p~uestameme interiors; en- for
ma economical por los White
Sox.
Sc ha sabido, tambien, que
Charles actualmente lie ofre-
ce a Dorothy I'm million de
ddlares.
Por 10 tanto, dos millones
de pesos lucen ser la gran di.
ferencis entire la pareja.
No Sc cree que Charles pue-
da aceptar ell precio de Doro-
tiny sir primero encontrar o
una persona RIGA que lie res
palde o una hipoteca.
Las negociaciones por la
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
No Existe Record Que
no Pueda Conquistar
Ia ResStencia Humane
POr RAIWO RASILAINEN

HELSINkI, Nov. 10 -(U
PHI = Una milla en- $50 mi
nutos fue predecida por un
hombre que debe saber 10 que
dice, PaavO Nurmi.
Normi, Ell "Finlandes VIOLA
DOR que reescribio los libros
de records en- 1920, diio que
aprendio una cosa durante SUI
brillante carrera como CORE
dor y fue que mi hay re-
cords insuperables nj Unite
a la resistencia humana".
"Una milla en- $50 Sc CORE
ra pronto' dijo Nurmi, aho-
ra un prospero y calvo conner
ciante de 81 amos, en- una en-
trevista. "Puede ser lograda
aun sin un coach especial, con
solo talento y entrenamiento
fuerte".
Nurmi, que posey6 enton-
ces ell record mundial de la
r"illa de 4:10.4 minutes hace
30 amos, dijo que ell australia
no Herb Elliott romera SUI pro-
pic record de la milla de 81
54.5 y SUI marca de 1900 me.
tros de 1850, la proxima vez
que cora en- "condiciones
ideales".
"Es impossible hablar del IL
mite humaro en- atletismo" d.
jo ell homhre quien estable-
clio tantos records que mu-
chos de ellos fueron conside-
radios insuperables por su
epoca.
Ell corredor que rompa la
barrera de los $50 minutes
sera un ''muchacho algo con
largos y deigados muslos Y de
por 10 menos SO de estatu-
RAJ.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
Hermanos ComiskeY Iniciaron las
Neqociaciones Para ell Control de
los Medals B|ancas" del CHICAGO
DOS MILLoNEs: FL PRINCIPAL oBsTAcULo

venta han estado activas en-
forma esporadica en- los ulti-
mos seis meses. y mientras
una venta puede lograrse, Sc
cree que ESQ no ocurra en- los
proximoS dos meses.
ELLA lie dara una oportuni-
dad para que Ell lie compre'' d.
10 I'm vocero bien ligado a
ambas parties.
Los Medals Blancas poseen
SUI propio parque, 10 que CO.
lGca la franquicia en- una posi-
cion mas envidiable que aque.
LAS en- otras ciudades, en- don
de los parques son alquilados,
muchaS veces al propio NUM-
cipio
Dorothy y Charles han es-
tado frente a frente desde que
las acclones legales de Char
les eyitaroh una reunion de la
Jrnta de Directories hace I'm
ano convocada por Dorothy.
Dorothy pOsee ell IS por
ciento de las acciones del club
va en- SUI nombre o en- ell de
SUI madre en- ell t%estamento, Ell
cual todavia no ha sido otorga-
do. Charles posee ell resto.
Charles ha solicitado que Sc
lie de autoridad en- las accio-
mes cubiertas en- Ell testament
to dc SUI madre.
Charles y ell esposo de Do
thy, John D. Rigney ex pit,
cher de los White Sox, son
vicepresidentes del Chicago.
Charles tambien actua como
administrator general.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
Hoy Serdn los
F%UneruIes de
Mort Cooper

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri,
Novlembre 10. -(UPD. - Ma
mana jueves por Ia tarde Sc &C.
LIBRARIAN aqui los servicios flu
nerales de Mort Cooper, ex Ian.
zador de los Cardenales de st.
Louis que fallecio a los As amos
de edad.
Los servicios Sc realizaran en-
la funeraria Mitchell de esta
ciudad y ell entierro en- el &c
menterio Salem, ocho kil0me.
tros al nordeste de Indepen.
dence.
Cooper, que consu hermano
Walker formo una de las mas
famosaS baterias del beisbol.
fallecio a cauSa de una conges.
ton pulmonar, despues de ha.
Der sido recluido ell pasado 81
de octubre en- ell hospital St
Vincent de Little Rock, Arkan.
sas.
LIE sobreviven la viuda, Viola
Cooper; un hijo, Lonnie Morton
Cooper; su madre, Verna Coo.
per; y cuatro hermanoS y una
hermana.
LITTLE ROCK Nov 10 CUPID
- Morton Cooper, famoso Ian.
zador de los Cardenales en- 1912
1943 y 1914, falleci6 a la edad
de 43 amos de una Affection pull
monar.
Cooper habia ingresado en- 81
hospital de st. Vincent Ell 81 de
Octubre.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20

"Tendra cue dedicar SUI vi
da a la carrera. Debera entire
narse en- forma regular y muy
intensameute. Y tendra que
utilizar su imagination en- ell
entrenamiento Tambien ten
go que anadir que ell entrena-
miento debera ser ell princi-
pal interes de toda SUI vida.
En- otras ~palabras, ell super
atleta de NUrmi debera tomar
la carrera tan sacramento co.
me Paavo en- su epoca. Nurmi,
no solo tenia las condolences
fisicas necesarias, sino fue
tambien ell atleta que mas
practicable en- su tempo. Es-
tablecio 20 records mundialeS,
40 marcas eXtraoficiales ba-
10 techo y gan6 nueve titulos
olimpicoS, record no iguala-
do por estrellas modernas
como Emf, zatopek y Vladi-
mir Kuts.
En- su TEMPO, Nurmi rom.
Pic todos los recores mundia.
les existentes de 1900 metros
al marathon de rs millas.
Pero para los milleroS del
presente, SUI conseio es ell de
concentrates en- distancias me
dias, la miila y la media milla
y sus equivalentes metricos y
correr distancias largas solo
en- entrenamiento para obte-
ner resistencia, pero nunca
en- competencia.
La razon, dijo Nurmi, es
que la competencia de larga
distancia tiende invariable-
mente a hacer mas lento a I'm
corredor de distancias medals.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20

ra limitada en- vez de aumen-
tarla."
Giles die que hay muy pc
cos jugadores buenos en- las
Grandes Li9as y que Sc opone
a la expansion a costa de bajar
la calidad de juego.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20

Moore, en- ell segundo round de
la pelea que sostuvieron aqui.
Despues del combate Araujo
anunci6 SUI retro.
"Ha llegado ell momento de
abandonar ell ring -dijo-. Els
conveniente que 10 haga mien-
tras puedo contar hasta diez."
Araujo lego a ocupar ell pri-
mer lugar entire los aSpirantes
al titulo ligero, pero Jimmy Car
ter puso fin a sus aspiraciones
al campeonato.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
RAPINOs
DERROTO A
GAvILANES

: MARACAJBO Nov. 19.-(U.
P LEI Rapinos derrot6 al Ga
: vilanes hoy por dos a uno.
: Rapinos: 900 900 10 2 3 l
Gavilanes 600 900 DOL Is l
Dufour Castellanos O y Ca
rrien. Daley (2-4) y Queen. Ga
no Dufor 1927 Jonrones: Ia
nner, su tercero y Queen SUI
uuinto.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
e rs@ @s~ TARs #A6TE ~
ARAUJO ANUNCIA RETIRADA
DEL RING MIENTRAS PUEDA
CONTAR HASTA NUMERO 10

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island,
Nov. 19.-(UPD-El peso lige-
no George Araujo anunci6 SUI
retro del ring "mientras pue-
do contar hasta dieZ."
Ell pugil de 81 amos de edad
prometio cuando perdio la pri-
mera vez frente a Curley Mon
roe que abandonaria ell boxeo
81 volvia a sufrir I'm reeves fren-
te a Ell. Araujo perdio anoche
por nocaut tecnico frente a
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20

de la altura, pues los Juegos.
en- st. Moritz y en- Cortina
fueron celebrates a la misma,
altitud. Y los rusos rompieron
siete recordas mundiales en-
st. MOritz." 30 nu,
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20

Thiedemann complete la
vuelta en- SIS segundos, pero
derrib6 un obstaculo y clio
sgrego cinco segundos a su
tempo.
Diario las Américas., 1958-11-20
sUSPENDIDOS
o JUEGOS
EN- PTO. RICO

SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RI
co, Nov. 19-(UPD-A causa
de la lluvia fueron suspendidos
los juegos de beisbol San Juan
Mayaguez Y Ponce aguas.
Evening star., 1958-07-13
$l00 Snutched
From Women, 73

Two youths snatched a
pocketbook containing $10O
from a 73-year-old woman last
night. police reported.
A 17-year-old youth was ar
rested later at Fifteenth and
U streets NV. on the deScrip-
ton given police by the woman.
He was turned over to juve-
nile authorities and charged
with robbery.
The money came from the
social security and old age pen
sion checks of Mrs. Mary
White of 1851 Sixteenth street
N w.. according to 18th Pre-
cinct Detectives Charles Queen
and Otho Thomas.
Mrs. White told them she
would have no more income
until the first of next month.
The purse snatching oc-
Cured in the $500 block Of
Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1958-07-13
BY JOHN BARRON
Star stan Writer

Poetry may be telling tales
on members Of Congress.
An anthology composed OF
their favorite poems was pub
lished today by the University
Press Of Washington.
II 1t is true as many novel;
lists and psychologists contend
that a persons tastes reflect
his personality, then the col
lection is Of more than literary
interest.
For instance. consider the Sc
lection Of Representative Coya
Knutson. Democrat Of Mime
sofa, who rejected her hus-
bands recent demand she quit
Congress and return home. Her
favorite is Janus" by Madeline
Mason. 1t begins:
No too eyes gaze alike,
Each face has double stare:
TUo meanings and tlDo
thoughts are there,
UnTecoHciled
Senator Kennedy. Demo-
crat Of Massachusetts, whose
travels toward the presidency
are not among the Nations
best kept secrets, chose Rob-
ert Frost's Stopping by Q
Evening star., 1958-07-13

Woods on a Snowy Evening.
Its last stanza declares:
The moods are loUely,
dark and deep.
But I h1ve promises to keep,
And miles to 90 before I sleep,
And miles to 90 before I sleep.
Representative Harris, Dem
ocrat of Arkansas. whose House
committee is deeply embroiled
in hearings concerning gifts tc
public officials, selected God
Of Grace and God of Glory" by
DR.. Harry Emerson Fosdick. II
contains the lines:
Shame our tCaHton, selfish
glddHess,
Rich in things 1und poor
in soul =.
And,
SGUe US from tDedk resignation
To the evils zoe deplore: :.
The favorite of Senator
Green. Republican Of Rhode
Island. embodies the 90-year-
old legislators own defiance Of
old age. Robert Browning's
famous Rabbi Ben Ezra
begins:
Gro1C old along NTH met
The best Is yet to be,
The last Of life. for mitch
the first was made:
Evening star., 1958-07-13
Conqressmens' Chosen Poems
Indicate Aims, and a Few Bords

Our times are In His hand
Who saith "A whole !
planned,
Youth shoDs but half: trust
God: see all, nor be
afraid.
In a similar anthology, pub.
lished in November, 1855, after
President Eisenhower's heart
attack. Vice President Nixon's
choice was 20 CaptainI My
Captain!" Mr.. Nixon requested
his selection be omitted from
this edition.
This collection, by Ernest s.
Griffith Of the Library Of Con-
gress. contains 1l3 works picked
by 145 Congressman.
1t also includes four poems
written by Representatives
Brooks Hays. Democrat Of Ar
kansas John NJ. Vorys, Repub-
lican Of Ohio. and Joseph p.
O'Hara, Republican Of Mime
sofa: and Senator Alexander
Wiley. Republican Of Wisconsin.
However. as an editors cone
ment notes, Members Of Con@
gress are not elected because
they are poets -"
The anthology perhaps is
characterized by poetry stress
ing aspiration, religious faith
and personal integrity.
Evening star., 1958-07-13

fee. These deal with bridge
construction, headed by Carl
A. Wilson; street construction,
under Leland M. Hedgecock.
trees and landscaping, under
Jerome A. Lowe, and mobile
equipment, under Napoleon @.
L Homme.
Samuel r. Harrison contin.
ues as overall Deputy Director
Of Highway and Trafic.
Shift Due in November /,
Mr.. Robertson said he ex-
poets the shuttle to be com.
pleted sometime in November.
Although the reorganization
comes at a time when the city's
huge road building program is
already well under way, the
changes are necessary to facil-
itate the work in the future as
Federal highway aid funds pour
into highway Golfers here and
throughout the Nation.
The highway chief pointed
out that the District will have
SOS million in Federal aid prof.
ects for the current fiscal year
ending next June 80 and $40
million for the year after. OF
Washington's total Of 1880
miles of Travelled streets. 206
miles are in the Federal pri-
mary -secondary-u ban cate
CORY and % miles in the Fed.
eral interstate system.
Evening star., 1958-07-13

ing the afternoon from SO at
2:40 pm. to IA by 6 pm.
Legislation signed by PreSi.
dent Eisenhower Friday may
offer man a chance to take
scientific measures in the fu-
ture against weather exceSse:
that cause floods, drought anc
tornadoes.
The new law authorizes the
National Science Foundation tC
carry out a basic research pro-
gram in weather control.
Earl G. DroessIer. formerly
with the Defense Department.
Office of Science, has been ap.
pointed by the foundation a:
program director for atmos-
pheric sciences. Under his di-
rection, the foundation plan.
to broaden the scope of its sup
port of research in cloud
physics. especially the physic,
of precipitation where much
basic research must be pursued
before the possibilities Of modi.
flying weather can be evaluated
Evening star., 1958-07-13

revive the young woman. She
was burned on the left side
of her face and on her left
leg.
Miss Selvey had lived alone
in the apartment for about two
years. She had been in Wash
ington for about seven years
all spent at the foundation. She
was a native of Princeton
w. Va.
A friend, Miss Geneyieve
Vencill, also a resident of the
State House. described Miss
Selvey as a wonderful per-
son."
District Coroner A. MacGru-
der Macdonald set an autopsy
in the case for tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Homicide Detec-
tive Sergt. Edwin c. Coppagt
said he was satisfied the death
was accidental.
Miss Selvey's body was dis.
covered slumped over the win.
dow sill. She was wearing light
rubber gloves, a plain house
dress and was barefoot. A
bucket of water was on the
floor beside her. The floor, un.
der the window, was covered
with newspapers.
Evening star., 1958-07-13

and his vile, Edna, ana thelf
son, John, 4, were on the first
floor when the lightning hit
A daughter, Linda, 6, was visit
ing neighborS.
1T was just a big explosion
That is ALL" Mr.. Sprague said
Il didn't see anything. We
Just went outside and then
returned to look at the dam
age"
Holes Torn in Roof
This is what he saw:
Two large holes were torn in
the roof which was buckled
by the bolt. Plaster was
knocked off walls throughout
the second floor, leaving metal
lathing exposed. Weather
boarding was ripped of in the
ewes. Cutters were burned.
! Water pipes were broken.
Fuses were welded to a fuse
box in the basement.
Chief Oldfield said there was
no fire. The firemen covered
holes in the roof and cleaned
up the debris. =
The Spragues planned. to
holes in the roof and cleaned
stay at a motel last night
Fire caused by a lightning
bolt yesterday also destroyed a
barn on the farm of Paul j.
GLAND near Laytonsville. Nd,
with damage estimated at
$4,000.
Warm but slightly less humid
weather was anticipated in the
area today after the cooling
respite provided by the thun-
dershowers last night.
The Weather Bureau ex-
pected a let-up today from the
recent pattern of late afternoon
thunderShowers, but foresaw
the possibility of a return to
it tomorrow.
July built up .13 of an inch
more rain to a total of 5.21
inches last night as it climbed
toward the years monthly rec
ord of 5.85 inches in March.
The temperature dropped dur
Evening star., 1958-07-13

In the SIldkeup, designed
meet the impact of the multi
million dollar Federal highway
aid program. the agency is be-
ing renamed the Department of
Highways and Traffic.
Temporary Name Change
The agency formerly known
as Department Of Vehicles and
Traflc, meanwhile, is being
called simply the Department Of
Motor Vehicles. This is an af-
termath Of the transfer three
weeks ago of traffic engineer
ing functions Of old Vehicles
and Traff1c Department to the
Highway Department.
Col. yelling explained that
"a deputy under Highway and
Trafiic Director John N. Rob-
ertson win head an Office OF
traffic and electrical services.
Acting deputy is Wallace L.
Braun. former deputy director
of Vehicles and Traffic under
the old setup. Included in his
new Office will be the former
electrical division headed by
Herbert A. Friede.
Indications were that Mr..
Braun soon will be named per-
manent director of the office.
A director of the new Motor
Vehicles Department will be
named soon, Col. yelling said.
Agencies to Be Retained
Ranking on the same ad-
ministrative plane with traffic
and electrical services will be
these new agencies headed by
deputies reporting directly to
Highway-Traffic Director Rob-
ertson:
Business administration -
these activities are now headed
by William LiSSick.
Program and planning
part of these functions are now
headed by Douglas s. Brinkley.
Design and engineering
these activities, headed by
Gerard I. Sawyer, who will
probably continue in that ca
pacity. will be expanded to
include testing and research.
Construction and mainte-
nance-four present divisions
will be brought into this Of
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ASK RIA for
Business Sites

At least IS displaced South
west businessmen have re-
quested to relocate in the pro-
posed elaborate Town Center
in Southwest washington's re-
development area c. the Re-
development Land Agency said
yesterday.
John A. searles, jr.. execu-
tive director Of the RIA. said
he thinks "at least a half
dozen" Of the applicants stand
a good chance Of opening q
business in the proposed de-
yelopment.
Mr.. Searles said newspaper
advertisements placed about
two weeks ago brought "about
three dozen" letters from the
displaced merchants who want
to be considered for top prior
ity in the center.
The RIA forwarded the let
ters to the Town Center's de-
velopers, Webb and Knapp Of
New York. Terms Of the Ria
Webb and Knapp contract will
require Webb and Knapp tc
give first priority to business
men displaced by redevelop-
Iment, he said.
| Mr. Searles pointed out that
the contract has not yet beer
signed, but that disagreement
on its terms have been ironed
out.
Two months ago Webb and
Knapp informed the RIA OF
some 10 points of difference
blocking agreement.
Mr.. Searles said a contract Is
now being drawn UP. anc
should be ready to 60 to the
Housing and Home Finance
Agency "in a week or two"
In addition to HHFA, the
Federal Housing Agency mus
approve the contract. and ther
a public hearing must be helC
by RIA on terms and condi.
ltions of the contract, Mr.
Searles said.
He said he hopes the RLA
will be ready to turn over tn,
land-14 acres-to Webb anC
Knapp by December.
j 1t is believed the developers
will lease the tract, bounded BY
Third, Sixth, I and M streets
i S.W., at a rental Of about $780,
900 a year, for at least rs years
Mr.. Searles said the Town
Center will be the community
shopping, business, and socia'
center of the community" Il
will include stores, apartments
and churches.
1t is expected to cost about
SO million.