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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-02
Vetoed Pensions

The fight for increased PEN
sions for those policemen and
flremen who retired prior to
October /, 1856, is now a lost
cause. 1t was probably doomed
from the start. There was
strong opposition from the
Police Commissioner, who
furnished the House and Sem
ate District Committees with
figures on what the bill would
cost the taxpayers over a pc
riod Of more than 20 years.
An estimate of the cost over
a period of four years would
have been more in line with
the life expectancy of those
who retired before October /,
1856. In the press, cost was
over-emphasized, while other
facts more favorable to the
retireeS were never men,
toned.
The President is quoted as
saying that those affected by
the bill ARE already receiving
much more generous treat
ment than any other group
Of retired District of Column
bia employees. Are they? One
needs to look no further than
those of the same depart
mentS who retired on or after
October l, 1856, and who have
a maximum retirement of
10 per cent of their pay. The
President is also quoted as
saying that "a significant
number of these retirees pres
emily receive a larger pen
sion than their annual SAL
aries while on active duty"
AS the maximum pension of
those retirees to whom the
President refers is so per
cent of the current salary,
salaries must have more than
doubled since their retirement
in order for them to receive
larger retirement pay than
was their active duty pay.
Admittedly, police and fire
pensions are better than some
other groups. The Police
Commissioner, Congressman,
Senators and the President
must believe that it is good
policy to give men in such
hazardous occupations better
pensions than some other
groups. Why else would they
have seen fit to increase the
retirement benefits of the g.
500 now in the Metropolitan
Police Department and those
who retired on or after Oc-
tober l, 1856, plus the White
House Police, United States
Park Police and United States
Secret Service?
Those affected by the bill
that the President vetoed
had asked only that they,
their widows and orphans be
accorded the same treatment
as those with whom they
had served, but who retired
a little later. There is a big
difference now. There now
appears to be no possibility
that the situation will be cor
rected, except that, to his
credit, the President has indi-
Gated that he is agreeable to
ending the discrimination
against the widows and or
phans of those who retired
before October /, 1856, al
though not the retirees,
themselves.
Lloyd E. Kelly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-02
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iOriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
SGtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-02

@. Did A. A. Milne write
anything other than chill
dren's books? F. T.
A. Yes; Milne was the au-
thor of some highly regard
ed plays-among them, Mr..
PIN Passes BY" and 1.-The
Dover Road"-and a num-
Der Of novels, essays. and
short stories. However, when
he died, in 1856 at the age Of
"a, the London Times OBJ
served that he had "a Sc
cure foothold in the pam
theon of literary immortali-
ty" only because Of his
Christopher Robin books.
@. When is Halley's Comet
expected to return? When
did it first appear?-N. F.
A. The comets next ap-
pearance is expected in 1886.
Its last appearance was in
1910-and it appears every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-02

751a years. Search of ancient
and medieval manuscripts Of
China, Japan. and Europe
has enabled the returns Of
the comet to be traced with
fair certainty as far back as
81 B. c.. and with some de-
gree Of probability to 240
B. c. HALEY observed the
comet in 1882 and predicted
its return.
@. What is single tax?"
F. w.
A. This is the theory that
governments should get all
their needed revenues by a
single tax-on land. In the
18th and 18th centuries a
French movement, Physioc-
racy, advocated the "impost
unique" or single tax. on
land-since it was the ulti-
mate sOtrce of the nations
wealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-02
Questions and Answers
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

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The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
ACS Will Handle
 After-HOurs TelegramS

The following communication has been received from ACS:
 Effective December 1, commer- cial telegraph messages may be filed by ACS local charge account customers at Nome during the time that the Nome ACS counter is closed. Upon being informed that the call is for the purpose of telephoning a telegram, the Nome long distance operator will connect the calling party with the telegram phone-in facilities at Anchorage. Telegraph messages filed by telephone from Nome during the period indicated will be at no additional charge other than the published telegraph tolls from Nome to destination. De- tailed instructions concerning placing of telegrams by telephone are available at Nome ACS or Anchorage ACS. United States government official business tele- grams will not be accepted by telephone This will in no way alter the present arrangements for handling telegrams during nor nal business hours"
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
Art Work Shop Slated At Nome School In January

There will be an Art Work Shop here in January, under the leadership of Mrs. Kay Mixer, for mer Art Consultant for the Alaska On-Base Schools, who is now teacher in the Anchorage School System. She has been granted professional leave by the Anchorage Board at the request Of Superintendent Conrad Potter of Nome Schools, to make the Nome trip, to be here from Jan. ' to the 9th.
 Nome is fortunate in having this opportunity, and because of the interest expressed, in addition to workshops in the classrooms during these days, evening classes will be held, to which out side groups are to be permitted to participate. Organizations which have expressed desire to take part and assist with the cost are the LWY Community Center, Home Arts Club, Girl Scout leaders and the Beta Sigma Phi.
 Mrs. Mixer, as an Art Consult ant, has spent much time in trav- cling and assisting teachers with art programs, and also presents rather extensive Art Work Shops at teachers conventions.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
Altar Society Bazaar To be Held Saturday Night At St. Joseph's Hall

The annual Catholic Bazaar will be held tomorrow evening at St. Joseph's Hall, south of the Catholic Church.
 Tn addition to the bake sale, there will be interesting hand made needlecraft and Eskimo sew ing items, appropriate for Christ mas gifts.
 The committee, which is headed by May Muller, Audrey Rauch, and Borgne Reader, state that games will be in progress all evening, with special games for children.
 Doors will open promptly at pm.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
Emily Boucher Will Form
 Local Committee on Aging

The first meeting of the re- gently formed state committee for the White House Conference on Aging met Tuesday and Wednes- day in Juneau, with representa- lives of Is Alaskan communities participating. The chairman of the Alaska committee is Paul Winsor, of the Department of Health, with Mrs. Felix Hakkinen, of, Haines, as co-chairman. Governor William Egan is Honorary Chairman.
 The group was oriented on the many aspects of aging by out standing speakers. These problems include housing for the elderly, income maintenance, physiological and psychological aspects of aging, education, welfare, and statistics.
 The members of the conference returned to their communities to form local committees to gather recommendations on the needs for the aged, to be submitted to the White House Conference in Jan uary, 1861.
 Local representative Mrs. Elm fly Boucher, will form the com mittee here in the near future and plan representation from outlying areas.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
Nome American Legion Post 19 Is Reactivated

Joe Briones, Dept. Adjutant of the American Legion, visited here with Post 19, and re-acti- vated the Legion, which has 38 members. New officers were elected as follows: Capt. J. O'Rourke, commander; Thomas Martin, vice commander. Charles Frazier, vice chairman; Stanley Harhut, adjutant and finance; Pearse Walsh, chaplain; Paul Dryden, service officer; Les Kel- Ter, sergeant at arms; Maurice Kelliher and Robert Emmons, ex- ecutive committee.
 MT. Briones left today to meet with the Fairbanks Legionnaires
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
Local Boundary Hearings Set

Local Boundary Commission hearings are scheduled for the State starting tomorrow at Wran- gell; December ' at Sitka; De- cember at Juneau; December 10 at Palmer; December 12 at Ko- diak, and at Nome on December 15.
 This commission is headed by Charles Hughes, Local Affairs Director, and Boundary Commits sion Chairman Paul Choquette. The local member here is Robert Scott.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04

Harold Thompson. pioneer who visited Nome during the Pioneer Convention, took many pictures of Nome, which were turned over to his home town in Michigan, and have been published, with inter .esting stories supplied by this Ketchikan Pioneer
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
Brent William Huffer Born in Everett, Wash.

MT. and Mrs. Howard Huffer are the parents of son, Brent William, born on November 28 at Everett, Wash.
 The mother is the former Juan ita Fagerstrom, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles Fagerstrom, and the father is employed here with the BPR during the summer months.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
coleman's Return to californi;

Mrs. Harvey Coleman, with her daughter Harriet, and grand child, plan to leave Monday for Marysville, Calif., their former home.
 MT. Coleman, who was with the electrical department of the US. Smelling Co.,, is already in Marys- vile.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
MIMI HOSPITAL

Admitted: Margaret Oksok- taruk, Maria Amuktoolik.
 Discharged: Dolores Scott, Ed Oumak, Robert Richards, Frank Perry, Pat Anowlic.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
CARRIE McLAIN IMPROVES

Friends of Carrie McLain will be glad to learn that she is now able to be out of bed for a short time each day. Mrs. McLain has been in the hospital for many weeks with a leg injury.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
FRIDAY BASKETBALL features

Independents up against the Ma tional Guard five in the first game starting at 7::3G, then the Nanooks of Nome High against the Native Brotherhod quintet at 8:45 tonight.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
N O T I C E.

All persons contributing to the Bake Sale or needlework for the Catholic Bazaar on Saturday are requested 10 have their items in by 6 pm. on Saturday. Call Main s5 for pickup.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04

Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
Ozenna Funeral Held Thursday

Ronald Ozenna, 2-year-Old son of MT. and Mrs. Frederick Ozenna, was laid to rest from the Com munity Methodist Church Thurs day afternoon, and will be buried at Belmont Point Cemetery
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
Walsh Attends Juneau Meeting

Pearse Walsh leaves today for Juneau to attend meeting of the Alaska Planning Council, pre- paratory to the opening the 1861 session of the legislature.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
School Board to Meet Tuesday

A regular meeting of the Nome School Board will be held Tues day evening at 8 pm. in the office of the School Superintendent.
The Nome nugget., 1959-12-04
Methodist Meeting Postponed

The quarterly meeting of the Community Methodist Church, which was scheduled for Sunday, has been postponed, Rev. Gerald McCray stated this morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
OiI-Stuck Ducks.
Get Free Baths
At Leo's House

OWOSSO, Mich, Sept 20
(AP). Leo Guenthensberger.
his wife and daughter, Grace.
have caught IS mallards from
the Shiawassee River in front
of their house-and washed
them. There are some IS 9th.
ers still around, unwashed.
Leo's family had made pets
of sorts Of the wild flock. They
used to quack over to his lawn,
and he fed them.
Suddenly, they quit coming.
The river was gummy with
oil. A factory fuel line had
burst and storm sewers carried
the oil into the river. The ducks
got coated. They couldn't fly.
Leo borrowed q fishing sein
and managed to lure IS into
lit. While he hand-scrubbed
them in soapy water, mother
and daughter rinsed and dried.
Oracle rubbed light. healing oil
into some burned skins.
Now Leo's built q pen In his
yard and is keeping the Is until
the river is clear Of gummy oil
once again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Soviet Challenged
In Drug Research

CHICAGO, Sept. 20 (AP)-
A drug industry executive said
today the United States, could
Give Soviet communism . 10
year handicap and still win q
contest to find new disease
conquering drugs.
John T. Conner. president Of
Merck & Co.. said Soviet science
and technology has been unable
to come up with a single major
drug discovery in the ~ years
since their october Revolution.
Everyone Of them has come
from the West" he added.
He urged the Soviets to &C.
cept a challenge for peaceful
competition in drug research in
which there will be no victim
except disease"
The challenge was issued in
a speech before the annual
meeting Of the American Asso-
citation Of Medical Clinics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Infant Left in Cur
Burns to Death;
Match Is Blamed

FORT WORTH. Tex, Sept
.26 (AP). - Infant Mark Ed
wards burned to death and his
3-year-old Sister, Cindy Lee,
suffered critical burns in q
parked car on a grocery park
ing lot today.
Their mother. Mrs. Johnnie
Edwards. suffered shock when
she saw what had happened.
L. A. Bowser said he was
about 100 yards away when he
saw flames pouring from the
car.
He said one girl got out, her
clothing aflame. and fell after
running about 10 feet.
The dead child was found on
the back seat.
A third Edwards child, Deb
bic. 4. who escaped. told hel
father she was playing with
matches. One fell under the
front seat, she said, and the
car filled with flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27

Italy expressed amazement over
the fact that a clergyman
would condone killing under
any circumstances. The result
is a first-class Roman debate
on the ethics of self defense.
The Italian civil authorities
arrested Alba. but later re-
leased her on the grounds Of
justiflable homicide. This is
just about what would have
happened in the United States.
The criminal codes Of the sew
eral States provide that when
a person is placed in grave
danger of injury by an ossailant,
he or she is justified in re-
pelling that force with equal
or greater force And this
rule has been held repeatedly
to apply to women threatened
by rape.
AS a matter OF fact, the law
is particularly lenient in deal
ing with homicide committed
by women placed in such dan
ger. Rape is a particularly
reprehensible crime and our
laws agree with Father Ro-
tondi's dictum that a woman is
justified in killing to protect
her chastity.
Tuesday: Law enters9 the
sports arena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
~ a star stan Writer

MANASSAS. Va. Sept. 26.-
Senator Byrd. Democrat OF
Virginia. helped dedicate a new
armory today and warned OF
the danger Of taking up
Russian Premier Khrushchev's
disarmament proposal.
Speaking at the dedication
Of the Prince William County
Memorial Armory outside Man.
assas, Senator Byrd said there
was mo more dangerous thing
than to let down our guard
under present world conditions
He is a member Of the Senate
Armed Forces Committee.
The Senator explained that
though Russia leads the United
States in rocket development
the retaliatory power Of both
countries is "about $685."
He said he was glad Congress
had adjourned before Mr.
Khrushchev arrived. He said
he would have voted against
the Russian premier's appear.
ing before Congress.
The Senator again dashed out
ct what he described as "the
Warren Supreme Court" which
he said had done more to de-
stroy the principles Of oui
country than any Supreme
Court in the history Of the
United States"
The armory dedication opened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Byrd at New Armory,
Sees Red Arms Trap

with a review OF the National
Guard units that will be housed
there. Units Of the 280th Ar
tillery Battalion paraded past
the reviewing stand, with music
by the Quantico Marine Band.
The cornerstone Of the sin
gle-story brick building on
Route 234, a mile south of
Manassas, was placed by Carl
Kincheloe. chairman Of the
Prince William County Board
Of Supervisors. The keys to
the armory were presented to
1t. Col. william F. Hale, bat
talon commanding officer, by
Maj. Gen. Sheppard Crump
Virginia adjutant general.
Others who took part in the
ceremony included Mai. Gen
William H. Harrison. jr., presi-
dent Of the National Guard AS
ISOLATION Of the United States;
Virginia Circuit Court Judge
Arthur w. Sinclair: DR.. AL.
fred j. Ferlazzo. vice chairman
Of the Board Of Supervisors
and Commonwealth Attorney
Stanley A. Owens Of Prince
William.
Built at a cost Of $685. 900
the armory also will serve as
a community center. Construc.
ton started in August, 1858
The building was completed
last month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
LAW IN THE NEWS,
: SeIf-Defense KiIIino
! Defended as Ethical

and leaving the fifth and big
gest dead Of stab wounds.
The episode came to the at
tention Of a Jesuit priest, the
Rev. Virginia Rotondi, who con-
ducts a regular TV program in
Rome devoted to religious and
ethical problems entitled: "Let
Us Seek the Answer Together. "
The Jesuit made the statement,
on the air, that ito defend her
chastity, a woman has the right
to kill" He went on to say:
"The use of force is not always
contrary to Christian morals,
The possibility of a woman's
defending herself by striking,
wounding or even killing the
unjust aggressor of her purity
is a point of natural ethics and
Christian morals that many,
alas. do not know"
Surprisingly, many people in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Curb Taxes, J:
Burk|und Asks

A brake on taxes, q better
school system and control on
annexation were called for yes
terday by Glenn A. Burklund,
Republican candidate for the
Providence District seat on the
Fairfax Board Of County SUI
pervisors.
Proposed budgets should be
based on anticipated income
under the present tax rate, Mr..
Burklund declared in his plat
form which he released yestet!
day.
Government. Just as individ.
uals or families. must live
within its MEANS" he said.
Mr.. Burklund said he advo-
Gated desegregation Of the
schols only the the extent that
no applicant Is denied admis-
sion to a particular school solely
on the basis of race. He added
that he favored continuation
Of separate Negro schools for
the children Of those parents
who prefer to send them to
schools for members of their
own race. He supported the
payment of scholarship grants
to parents who prefer to send
their children to accredited
nonsecarian private schools or
public schols outside the county
system. -
The candidate, who opposes
incumbent James Keith, Q
Democrat, proposed that an
nexations Of county territory
require approval Of the area
involved as well as the area
proposing the annexation. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Pro-Muu Muu Ddy
Called Big Flop

NAIROBI Kenya. Sept. &c
|9AP,-Denionstrations Ssains.
alleged British persecution OF
a convicted Mau Mau terrorist
Topped in this British colony
today. No incidents were re-
ported and few Africans knew
anything about Jomo Ken
yatta Day. organized by q Chi
nese Communist Committee for
Afro-Asian Solidarity.
The committee had urged all
Africans to forgo their usual
Saturday activities and to or
ganize demonstrations for Ken
yatta's unconditional release
from custody. Kenyatta, an
organizer of the anti-white
Mau Mau terroristic organiza-
ton, was sentenced in 1853 to
seven years imprisonment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27

January / when the law takes
effect.
The carriers are required tc
register with the state and pay
the equivalent of 6-cents-per-
gallon gasoline tax on motor
vehicle fuels used while going
through Maryland in case they
buy the fuel out of state.
The legislature passed the
law to prevent a loss of reve-
nue. from truckers tanking ur
in Pennsylvania or Virgins
and then breezing through
Maryland without making ans
gas purchases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27

anikone said Laos is prepared
to accept whatever solution Is
offered by the United Nations
to control the rebellion. He in
dictated Laos does not intend
to ask for aid from the South
east Asia Treaty Organization
or other groups or nations un-
less there is "aggravation OF
the situation by Communists
from outside the country"
A q. N. committee has beer
here since Sept. IS investigat-
ing Laotian charges that North
Wet Nam is involved in the
rebellion.
Informed sources said the
committee has worked out pro-
cedural details for extending
its inquiry and that plans call
for a trip to Sam Neua prov
ince in the north.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Laos Sets Up Curfew
Throughout Kingdom

vIENTIANE, Laos. Sept. 26
(AP).-Laotian military head
quarters today imposed a mid
night to 6 am. curfew in cities
and towns throughout the
country.
The announcement published
in the official press bulletin
gave no further details. 1t was
the first such step since the
prof. Communist Pathet Lao re-
bellion, broke out 10 weeks ago.
A few soldiers were patrolling
Vientiane, but no incidents had
been reported.
The curfew announcement
came the day after a foreign
ministry spokesman said it had
become clear the pro- ommun-
list rebels had changed the pat
tern Of their tactics from mill
tary action in Northern Laos
to propag anda activities
throughout the kingdom.
Earlier. Premier Phoui San
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Apartment Zoning Hit
By Alexandra Priest

Members of an Alexandra
Catholic parish were urged yes
terday to protest a re-zoning
request that would permit con-
struction Of two, multi-story
apartment buildings near their
church and school.
The Rev. Martin T. Quinn,
pastor Of Blessed Sacrament
Church, w. Braddock road and
Kenwood avenue. made the ap-
peal in a letter.
Father Quinn also noted that
area civic groups have raised
objections to the coming change
that would erase the single
family, residential character Of
a tract fronting on the north
side Of West Braddock road be-
tween Crest street and Ken
wood avenue.
He explained that this ground
is situated between the church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Mother Is Held
In Abandoning
OTHER Twins

A young mother was held
under $500 bond yesterday for
grand jury action on a cruelty
to children charge which &C
cuses her of abandoning her
twin children. aged 2 years
and II months, in a public
place.
Investigators said the
woman, Juanita C. Jones. in
her EOS, of the 1400 block of
Swami street NV, left the
twins-a boy and girl-laSt
Tuesday with a 14-year-old
boy at the Welfare Depart
ment building, 800 block of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27

and school buildings and a
three-acre plot on which the
parish has so long and care
fully planned to erect our rec
tory and our permanent
church."
The pastors letter claimed,
too, that the apartment de-
velopments would generate in
creased traffic and create an
unnecessary hazard for the
more than 900 youngsters en-
rolled in the parish school.
The .re-zoning application,
filed on behalf of Harold Polk,
is to be considered by Alex
andria's City Council at its
meeting Tuesday night.
Alexandria's planning COM
mission approved the RECON-
ing application after a hear
ing last week.