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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity - Con-
siderably cloudy, chance of
thundershowers and turning
cooler tonight; low around "a.
Mostly cloudy and cooler to-
morrow.
Virginia-Variable cloudiness
tonight with scattered thunder
showers mostly in the north;
low. mostly in the 70s except
in the COS in the mountains.
Mostly cloudy and cooler in
the east and north with scat
tered showers and thunder
storms.
.'Maryland-Partly cloudy and
not as warm tonight with wide
ly scattered thundershowers;
low 70-75 in the east and ga
70 in the west. Considerably
sunny in the east tomorrow
mostly cloudy in the west; high
near rs in the extreme west
and 80-86 elsewhere.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-North to northeast
winds of about Is miles per
hour tonight and Wednesday.
Variable cloudiness with scat
tered thundershowers tonight
and possibly tomorrow. Visi-
bihty 3-6 miles, occasionally
becoming / mile in scattered
ahowers.
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Furnished by the United states Coast
and 9eodetic Survey
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the purchase last year by Mr..
Hoffa's home Teamsters local
OF some fiashy looking leather
jackets that didn't carry a
union label. Witnesses said this
rs because they were bought
through a non-union jobbing
firm.
The jackets in question were
bought by Mr.. Hoffa's home
local in Detroit. No. 200, and
Detroit Local 337. The 5000 or
1900 jackets without union
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ProbM Seek
ToLink Union
ToCuba Case
BY the Associated Press

| - sse~ e~~eNNees~N AAeao
The Senate Rackets Commit
tee heard testimony today that
an American group sought to
sell planes to Fidel Castro's
Cuban government before be-
coming involved In an alleged
plot to smuggle munitions to
Mr.. Castro's foe, Fulgencio Ba-
tista.
The testimony came from
Earl T. Benjamin. a Cleveland
construction contractor.
Committee Counsel Robert r
Kennedy told the committee he
expected to show involvement
OF the Teamsters Union In some
of the negotiations.
Mr.. Benjamin. president OF
the Welded Construction Corp
in Cleveland and a pilot, said
he is one Of the founders OF
Akros Dynamics. Inc.
Firm Owns Seized Plane
Akros Dynamics owns an air.
plane seized on May % when
police broke UP an alleged plot
to use IL to smuggle 200 900
round Of ammunition, some
machine guns and other weap-
ons TO Mr.. Batista's anti Castro
forces.
Dominick E. Baritone, one Of
the alleged smugglers, Is a
scheduled witness in the hear
ings.
Mr.. Benjamin testified that
within three weeks after Mr..
Castro's troops had won the
revolution which deposed Gen.
Batista as Cuba's dictator, Mr..
Baritone tried to sell some Of
the Akros Dynamics planes to
the Castro government.
He said Mr.. Baritone was to
have received a commission but
that the deal-which he. de-
scribed as above-board-fell
through.
He said Mr.. Baritone and an
associate. Jack LaRue, had OBJ
tained an option on the plane
for negotiations, and that the
State Departments sanction
would have been requested If
the sale had been made.
13 Arrested at Miami
Mr.. Benjamin said Mr.. Bar
tone was one Of 13 persons ar
rested at Miami May % on
charges Of trying to smuggle
a planeload of guns and am
munition to nti-Castro forces
Of Gen. Batista.
Gen. Batista, deposed dc
tator Of Cuba, has found haven
in the Dominican Republic.
Mr.. Kennedy said much of
the days testimony would deal
with more Of the financial oper-
ations Of Benjamin Dranow, a
close friend Of International
Teamster President James r.
Hoffa. Mr.. Dranow invoked the
Fifth Amendment as a witness
last year. and has sent word
from Miami he is too Ill to
testify now.
The committee heard testi-
mony yesterday that Mr.. Dra-
now received commissions on
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labels were among 26.4e5 Of
the garments reportedly given
tcfnembers at a cost Of $34l,-
84i 10 the two locals. Mr.. Ken
nedy said this was $50. 900 more
than they would have cost had
the two unions let the contracts
by competitive bidding.
The committee also received
evidence that Mr.. Dranow has
wound up as the secret owner
of the controversial Sun VAL
ley real estate project near Or
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certainly. as long as the actua-
rial deficit is not reduced, Gov
ernment workers can't have
much hope of having their re-
tirement benefits liberalized.
such as an earlier retirement
age. increased annuities and
survivorship benefits. etc.
Il
HOLIDAY BILL-All-day ac-
ton yesterday on the supple
mental appropriations bill pre-
vented the House from taking
UP the bill to give Federal
workers the preceding Friday
OF whenever legal holidays fall
on Saturday.
The House is now scheduled
to take the holiday bill UP
today and approve it. Mean
while, this Friday is a holiday
for Federal workers as a result
of the presidential order.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
National Federation Of Post OF.
fee Clerks holds its dedication
and open house of its new
headquarters at BIT Fourteenth
street NV. at IL am. Satur-
day, July II. Interiors Bu-
reau Of Land Management has
Job openings for land law ex-
aminers, grades 5 to 8. and
photographic craftsmen. grades
S and Z, in Anchorage and
Fairbanks. Alaska. Employees
also get a Is per cent cost Of
living allowance. The Army
Engineer District, Washington
Corps Of Engineers. has given
20-year service awards to j.
Walter Cherry. Ruben Colomo,
Hermon Cooper. Rome Cope
land, Albert Covington. Lemiel
Grim, Alexander Cunningham,
Rex Dexter, Francis Edmond,
Thomas Edwards. jr., Claud
Evans, William Farrow. Joseph
Fehrer, Gilbert Fowler, Dcro.
thy Fox and Alice Frazier.
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more than It's current snare
into the retirement system.
The SITS billion actuarial
deficit reported to Congress
yesterday by the retirement
systems independent board of
actuaries shocked many Mem
bers Of Congress.
1t may have the salutary ef-
feet of having Congress act
either this year or next on
moves to increase the Govern
ment's contribution to the fund.
This can be done several
ways. First. the law could be
changed so that the Treasury
would be required to pay the
retirement fund the same go
Ing rate of interest on the
funds Government-purchased
bonds per cent-as Is paid
to outside investors. At pres
ent the retirement system only
gets a 2.5 per cent return on
Its investment.
Or Congress could specifically
vote appropriations for in
creased Government contribu-
tions to the fund. This proba-
bly, would not occur until next
year since virtally all the 1860
fiscal appropriation bills are
already on their way toward
enactment.
Congress last year did ap-
propriate $3.50 million addition
al for the retirement fund, but
this was vetoed by President
Eisenhower who called such ex-
penditures unnecessary at a
time when the administration
was trying to hold down Federal
spending.
But the $27.5 billion actuarial
deficit - 81 billion more than
previously estimated last year
may cause the administra-
ttor to take q new look at its
position.
No CAUSE FOR ALARM-1s
there cause for Government
employees to be fearful that the
huge deficit win jeopardize
their chances Of drawing an
nuities when they retire?
Most experts are agreed that
Federal workers have nothing
70 fear in this regard, at least
not for the next 20 years or
even longer.
But in the interim period
Congress and the executive
branch viii have to initiate
action to increase Government
contributions. At present the
Government matches Federal
employees Ga per cent annual
salary contributions each year,
but even this Government con-
tribution has only been In eff
feet several years.
What it all boils down to is
this. It isn't likely that the
United States Governm emit
would ever go back on its obli-
cations to its Federal workers
II terms of retirement benefits.
But II the actuarial deficit con-
ttnues to increase without any
action to halt the trend, then
the Congress coneeivably could
revise benefits downward in or
der to cut the deficit.
: This. Of course. would be only |
Q last-resort action and would |
not occur for many years. But, !
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Deficit Blocks Boost
In EmpIoye Benefits
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

The $275 billion actuarial deficiency -of the civ-servce
retirement system expected to block any further liberalization
Of Government empoye retirement benefits for at least the
next few years
And any liberalization in future years beyond that time
depends whether the contributes considerably
Evening star., 1959-06-30
Temperatur.-HuAidIty Inaex

The tempeFature-humidi index for
the Washington area is based on the
relationship between temperature and
humidity. Ten per cent are uncom-
Portable when the index reaches 20;
half are uncomfortable at 76 and
theoretically everyone at 70.
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lando. Fla. The committee con-
tends the project was launched
originally with the help Of some
improperly used union funds.
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weather expected tonight the
Valley and the Great Lakes Area while weather expected
throughout most of the central part the Wrephoo Map
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-27
DisorderIy House
BRINGS $3.50 Fine

Wesley r. wilken. 20. was
fined $3.50 yesterday for keep
ing a disorderly house In the
$500 block Of Military road NV.
and selling ana keeping liquor
without a license.
Wilken was sentenced after
Municipal Court Judge John
Lewis Smith. IT, ruled that
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Wilken was not a sexual psy-
chopath. The judge had order
ed an examination of Wilken,
who is on conditional release
from St. Elizabeths Hospital.
Edward c. Adams. "a. and
Wilken were convicted last
month after testimony that
they were drinking. gambling
and indecent several large,
noisy parties at the Military
road address. Adams was fined
$3.50 three weeks ago.
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compromise the controversy Is
to make the lowest starting
salary comparable to that paid
by any school system in the
area.
"Under the school boards
proposal. hundreds Of teachers
with many years Of experience
would get raises Of $1,000 or
more. / don't think we are go
ing TO lose any teachers who
have been here 20 or 30 years.
IT would suggest we imple-
ment the school boards plan
over a three-year period by
raising the salaries of such
teachers $500 or $500 each year.
But ! think we first must
emphasize increases for the
teachers who need the money
most-the starting teachers"
Mayor Bendheim said that
If his proposal is adopted, it
may be feasible to reduce the
school budget by another
/ 100000.
| He estimated that Alexandria
could add 100000 to such a
saving by waiting until sum-
mer to float public improve
ment bonds.
The mayor said he hopes this
will make it possible to increase
real estate taxes only 20 cents
per 500 assessment rather
than 80 cents.
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one. He added. however, that
he does not feel there are such
grounds.
DR.. Elkins said he does not
know how you investigate q
myth"
The university president said
the current budget is "of course
higher" than earlier ones even
though enrolment has leveled
of because the university is
trying to keep up with the
times" in building up It's medi-
cal school. library and other
departments.
Friends Back Him
DR.. Elkins' reaction was
echoed today by Herbert Cor
don of the Prince Georges
County Friends of the Univer-
sity. a group formed some
weeks ago when the legislator
first called for a university in
vestigation.
THE charges are unusually
grave, the type leveled at an
institution which has achieved
notoriety for some kind Of in
famous program" Mr.. Gordon
said.
I'VE are not convinced that
Mr.. Machen really is concerned
about the university nor that
he has the interest Of the uni
versity at heart" Mr.. Gordon
continued.
IF he has any evidence he
ought to cite specific cases,
chapter and verse, and leave
the rest UP to the Legislature"
Mr.. Gordon declared.
Stanley B. Frosh, a Mont
gomery County councilman and
organizer of the Montgomery
County Friends of the Univer-
sity. said he wanted to study
Mr.. Machen's statements before
commenting.
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Sunday Business
Charge Dropped

Warrants charging two men
with operating the Contee Sand
& Gravel Co. in Beltsville on a
Sunday have been dropped by
the Prince Georges County
States Attorneys office.
The charges had been placed
against ISador M. Gudelsky
president Of the company, and
James Freeman, a dispatcher.
Prince Georges County police
Pvt. c. P. Peterson charged the
men with operating the plant
last october 10 in violation OF
Sunday blue laws.
States Attorney William L
Kahler said the charges were
dropped after an investigation
disclosed the plant does not
usually operate on Sunday and
that it functioned October Is
only because of the need for
materials to complete pave
ments for a shopping center
scheduled to open the next day
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Newborn Dingos, Animated Rug
Go on Display at Washington Zoo

til somebody disturbs him. But
then his teeth flash and his
claws fail and he becomes
about 20 pounds Of fighting
fury.
The badger. obtained from
the city of Scots Bluff, Nebr.,
is one Of the strongest creatures
on earth, pound for pound. The
ability to flatten out like a
carpet is a defense mechanism
and the story goes that the
Germans developed the dachs-
hund just to provide some low
chassis opposition for the bad
gers.
The new arrivals from Gen.
trail Asia are a pair Of Pallas'
cats. They come from a New
York animal dealer. They are
gray with black stripes and
have exceedingly long teeth.
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7 UGF Units
ShareS26,S56
BY BETTY MILES
Star stan Writer

Seven agencies sharing in the
1858 United Givers Fund will
receivesa total Of s26.856 over
their expected UGF allotments
because the money specifically
designated for them by givers
was more than heir share Of
the s5 per cent Of the 81 mil
lion raised.
Close to two thirds of the
$26.85B will go to Catholic
Charities of Northern Virginia,
which can expect $l5.406
more than the S31.309 the
Health and Welfare Council
Of the National Capital Area
had earmarked for it. HWC
budgets UGF money for local
agencies.
S46,715 for Agency
In all. Catholic Charities of
Northern Virginia can expect
4 $46,7l5. A gross total Of $50, 085
was specifically designated by
givers for the agency. UGF
subtracts IL per cent of the
gross for administration. cam
paign expenses and shrinkage
Gloss of pledges because of
death or default.
Catholic Charities of North
ern Virginia received about
$4,000 extra money from des-
ignations last year.
Another agency to receive ex-
ira money is the Prevention Of
Blindness Society. which can
expect s12.788 from HWC
which is s2.2Sl more than the
amount originally allocated.
Otner Agencies
/ The five remaining agencies
are budgeted directly by UGF.
They are:
| Help for Retarded Children
of Montgomery County. $l.686
additional money. for a total
of $17,305.
Help for Retarded Children
Of Prince Georges County,
$2,974 for a total of $15,280.
Mental Health Association OF
Prince Georges County, $500,
for total of 1886.
Multiple Sclerosis Association
of Greater Washington, $3.001,
for a total of $38,499.
National Cystic Fibrosis Re-
search Foundation, $l,0l8. for
a total Of $4,805.
There were l66.837 designa-
tons in last falls campaign, for
a total of $1.136.252. UGF
honors all designations, but
does not encourage them.
Agencies are given the names
Of those whose money is desig-
mated for them. but an agency's
ALLEGATION is only affected when
the amount designated exceeds
the amount the agency would
normally have received.
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more area and provide a better
road.
Randolph H. Perry. executive
secretary Of the Charlottes-
vile Chamber of Commerce,
argued that the north route is
more direct. more economical
and would contribute most to
national defense" He said the
commission would be penaliz-
ing other road programs, and
further add to the financial
dilemma of the Highway De-
partment "if it spent addi-
tional State funds on the
southern route.
Stanton Mayor Richard
Smith said he was disturbed
that some people believe the
commission can be influenced
by a highly organized pressure
group guided and directed by
an influential State Senator"
One group living along the
northern rcute-the Albemarle
Community AsSociation-Said
the highway would change the
character of Albemarle County.
1t presented $500 signatures on
a petition against the location,
The association was backed
by William Murtaugh, assist
ant to the president OF the
National Trust for Historic
Preservation, who said the free
way would be detrimental to
the shrines and historic places
in Albemarle. Mrs. George H.
Flowers. jr., chairman Of His
toric Garden Week in Virginia.
took a similar position.
Charlottesville Mayor Thomas
Niche. a member of the Gov
erning Board of Monticello.
said the fears of the association
were unfounded. He also said
the governing and planning
bodies of Charlottesville and
Albemarle County favor the
northern route.
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him to cease whatever lac is
doing and lie down to rest.
They are not organized or
anything like that. but the ma
tives have never been able to
get much more than an eight
hour day out of the dingos.
This litter of seven-six
females and a lonely male
were born in their den on the
Zoos Wolf Line" sometime
last month. Today they were
brought out for their first look
at the sunlight. Their eyes are
open and they can do some
crawling but they are still very
much dependent on mama and
her little rows of faucets.
The spotlight also shone on
another new arrival at the Zoo
today-an American badger,
who looks like a throw rug I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-13
By JERRY OLEARY, Jr.
Star stan Writer

Seven baby dingos. IAN ami
mated rug" and two wildcats
from behind the Iron Curtain
went on display today at the
Washington Zoo.
The little dingos are cute
and cuddly now, like all kits,
cubs and pups, but they will
grow up to be like the sleek
red hunting dogs tanned by
the aborigineS of Australia.
Dingos are notorious in the
animal kingdom because they
work union hours. The Austria
lians say that a dingo VIII hunt
kangaroos or wallsb;es for his
master for Just about eight
hours. When that period has
elapsed. the dingo has a sort
Of mental clock which impels
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Apartments Plan
In Fuirfux Hit

Proposed apartment con.
struction within a portion Of
the town Of Fairfax has drawn
opposition from the Southeast
Fairfax Citizens Association.
The group Wednesday night
unanimously adopted a reso-
luton protesting any apart
ment development in areas ad-
joining Addison road, Forest
street, Berritt street. Locust
street and Roberts road in the
vicinity Of the Maple Hills and
Green Acres subdivisions.
The action came after the
association was told that q
developer soon plans to build
1870 apartment units in the
area.
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Rowzee Heads
Hospital Drive

Gorge M. Rowzee, jr., Airing
ton business nan, has been
named chairman of the SIS
million Arlington Hospital fund
raising campaign.
Mr.. Rowzee, executive vice
president of the Shirlington
Trust Co. in Arlington, said
preparations are already under
way and that the actual cam
paign should begin late in
April or early May.
The hospital is seeking to
add a three-story wing.
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Samuel May, State highway
commissioner, said it was the
biggest public hearing ever held
by the Highway Commission.
One witness told the commits
sion its integrity is at stake in
the matter. A member of the
commission said after the hear
ing that the eight members of
the highway body are likely to
split evenly. which would leave
1t up to Commissioner May, who
heads the Highway Depart
ment, to cast the deciding vote.
A decision is not expected for
several weeks.
The highway has been desig-
mated since 1947 to run through
a corridor generally parelleling
Route $50 from Richmond to
Staunton. then south to Lex
ington and west to Clifton
Forge. This is the northern
route.
Proponents of a southern
route-several of the partisans
carrying Confederate flags
made a strong. we'll organized
effort to get the location
changed to a corridor along
Route 360-460 from Richmond
to Lynchburg to Roanoke and
then northwestward to Clifton
Forge.
A Highway Department
study. which makes no recon-
mendation. says it would cost
$l9l.8 million to build on the
northern route and $229.1 mil
lion on the southern route. The
southern route would be %
miles longer.
Leading proponent of the
southern route was State SEN
ator Mosby G. Perrow, jr., of
Lynchburg, chairman of the
Governors committee studying
legislation on school integra-
ton. He argued that the
southern route would serve
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legislators charge that the
Board OF Regents sis incapable
Of independent thought and
action" is both unfortunate
and serious"
1.-THE regents are very capable
and highly respected officials, y
he said.
AS for Delegate Machen's at
tack on him, DR.. Elkins said
any comment could keep the
issue going-a matter which in
no case could benefit the uni
versity as an institution OF
higher learning.
Grave Imperfections
In a four-page statement
prepared for delivery on the
floor of the House Of Delegates,
Mr.. Machen said mot only are
there grave imperfections in
the present university adj
ministration" but Ito my as
constituent. neither the ad-
ministration officers nor the
Board of Regents is willing to
take corrective steps,"
Among the alleged imperfec-
tions, the legislator said, are
a carefully nurtured myth
that the university under DR.
Elkins has performed some
sort Of educational miracle" a
public relations program aimed
at criticizing university person
mel under the Harry c. Byrd
administration, and a program
costing more money even
though total enrolment had
dropped.
Mr.. Machen said he will de-
eide not later than Monday
night whether he will ask the
legislature to investigate.
DR.. Elkins repeated his state.
ment that an investigation
would not be unwelcomed il
there were real grounds" for
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WITH DacnelorS degree Tom
$500 to $4,000 or $4,000
However. 1t would provide an
initial raise Of only $500 OF
$500 for teachers now receiv-
ing $1,000 or more.
In asking a budget increase
of $670.8O9 for the coming fis-
cal year. the Alexandria School
Board urged a pay scale rang
ing from $4.l0o to $1,000.
City Manager Edward G.
Heatwole slashed the school
funds from $5.349,809 to S.
'07l.ll6. asserting the cut is
necessary TO achieve a bal
anced city budget and to pro-
vide for other city services.
His action has provoked
criticism from School Supt
7. c. Williams and PTA rep
resentatives. and inspired a
campaign by the Alexandria
Education Association to force
restoration of the funds.
II always have fought for
adequate pay for teachers anc
never have voted against 9
school board proposition tt
raise their salaries" Mr.. Bend.
helm said in an interview yes
terday.
But I think in this particu.
lar budget the school board i
trying to effectuate the in.
creases too rapidly.
THE way I think the City
Council and school board shoule