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Evening star., 1960-07-16
Doctors Plea for Dinner
Ends Suicide Jump Plan

NEWPORT BEACH. Calf,
July Is eAP).-A vacationing
psychiatrist left a swordfish
dinner and talked down a
would-be suicide swinging and
yelling atop a 10-story struc-
ture last night,
Police and firemen closed
of the area when a husky
young fishing boat worker was
spotted atop the skeleton
structure Of a new apartment
building.
DR.. Richard Renneker, din
ing with his wife and friends
at a nearby bay front restau-
rant, joined about $50 persons
standing below as the young
man jeered at the crowd.
DR.. Renneker and an un-
identified Catholic priest
walked up an inside stairway
to within three stories Of
where the man perched on 9
half completed elevated shaft.
The man on the tower re-
fused to talk to the priest.
DR.. Renneker, a research
pSychiatrfst at Mt. Sinai Hos
pital in Hollywood, told the
man it was his life and he could
throw it away If he wanted to.
At DR.. Renneker's request,
police turned down spotlights
playing eerie shafts on the man
teetering more than 100 feet
from the ground.
Some in the crowd shouted
Jump! Jump"
. DR.. Renneker delivered the
clincher.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
French Congo
President Sees
Communist Peril

BRAZZAVILLE, Congo Re-
public. July l6 (AP).-Abbe
Fulbert Youlou, President of
this former French colony
which became a fully inde-
pendent republic two days ago,
warned last night that COM
threatened Africa as
the result of current events in
the former Belgian Congo.
The President, a Roman
Catholic priest, said the strug-
gle now going on was more
than a local one and might
well open the way for the
entry of Communist forces on
the African Continent.
International communism is
threatening all Africa and the
Congo in particular, he told
a news conference. He ex-
pressed fears that the United
states did not appreciate the
gravity of the situation.
President Youlou urged the
United States and Europe to
do more for the young African
states or see Marxism use them
for its ends. For the West the
loss of the former Belgian
Congo would mean that the
bell would toll for Africa, he
said.
Pointing out the close rela-
tionS which had always existed
between the two Congos-Bel-
gian and French-he offered to
meet representatives of the
Leopoldville government and
give his help in settling the
present conflict. He expressed
astonishment that appeals had
already been made to Guinea
and Ghana to help in a prob
lem which directly concerned
his own country.
Thousands Of Europeans have
been given refuge since the
revolt broke out across the
Congo River in the sister re-
public.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
Fort Devens BIust
Injuries u Soldiers

FORT DEVENS, Mass, July
16 (AP).-Six buildings-four
barracks, a mess hall and an
administrative unit-were
heavily damaged by fire yes
terday after an explosion of a
propane gas tank truck.
Two soldiers were hospilitized
with burns. They are Pfc.
Jimmy Jennings of Duncan,
Okla, and SPA Paul L. Lawson
of Gibbstown, N. J. A fort
spokesman said their condition
was not critical.
Twenty others were treated
at the diSpensary for minor
burns. Six Of these were re-
. lieved of duty temporarily.
Evening star., 1960-07-16

HOLLYWOOD (NANA). -
Kim Novak scorned her doctors
orders to rest, and went to
Mexico instead where she saw
a great deal of Supercomedian
Cantinflas, star of Columbia's S
"Pepe," in which the blonde
and beautouS actress is guest
star. Kim's next movie will be
the shocker of the '20's, The
Captive" with Arthur Horn
blow directing.
Peter LawfOrd has bought the
novel. Outpost" by Israeli
writer H. ShalOmon, for 1861
production. And Dick Pow
ell will produce and direct
Bob Wagner's last picture on
his 20th-Fox contract, Solo"
about a jazz pianist. Then
Wagner hopes to spring wife
Natalie Wood from Warmers
for picture for their own COM
pany, Roma Productions.
Judy Garland, who was active
| for the Democrats last week at
their convention, will be leav-
ing for Europe to visit with
daughter Liza in the Swiss Alps.
tnen to London for a television
show. And Jackie Gleason,
Paris-bound at years end to
film the story he wrote about
a deaf mute, "Gigot," has al
ready ordered two dozen herets
at Cavanaugh's and is pricing
custom built foreign cars with
circular doors to match his
Peekskill IN. Y. } palace, and
his waistline - Jackie's own,
girth of a nation!
Pretty Pier Angel gave TIA
lian lover-boy Maurizio Arena,
his walking papers. The
most startling sketch in Lon
don's Might Of a Hundred
Stars" is of Sir Laurence Olivier
and Kenneth More, both as
respectable middle-aged wo-
men!
y 4
1t took Metro to make star
of Stephen Boyd-as MESSIAH
in "Ben-Hur," but his goth
Century-Fox bosses will also
cash in on Steve's talents. He
will co-star with young Hayley
Mills in High Wind in
Jamaica" with Steve as the
pirate and Hayley as the ad-
venturous Emily. In color. and
in Jamaica early in the fall.
Marilyn Monroe wanted to
dub her extra dialogue for
Let's Make Love" in Manhat-
tan, but Jerry Wald and George
Cukor said Hollywood" And
If you say something firmly
enough, Marilyn usually under
stands-and yields.
1t took director Curt Bern
hardt two years to prepare his
Mother Cabrini" film. Olivia
de Havilland portrays the
American woman who was
canonized. The movie will be
made in Rome next month.
&%
ErrOl Flynn's parents asked
Pat WymOre to bring their
granddaughter Amelia to Lon
don in August, after which Pat
and daughter go to Majorca to
live a while on the boat Flynn
loved. the Zaca. It's mot yet
sold," says Pat, land it's, ex-
pensive to keep up-needs six
in the crew while in harbor.
and IL when sailing"
Stuart Whitman whizzed in
from STORY Of Ruth" per-
sonal appearances, stayed long
Evening star., 1960-07-16
'5o FinoIists Meeting Again
For Girls Tennis Title

Murphy, 6-l. 60. Miss Kell-
meyer downed a determined
Cynthia Goeltz of Bethesda,
8-6, rs.
Misses Murphy and McCleary
ousted Miss Goeltz and Patti
Neubert of Baltimore, Ga,
3-6, 6-3, in a double semi
final.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
so Tombstones Upset
In Sleepy Hollow

NORTH TARRYTOWN, N.
Y, July 16 (AP). - Vandals
invaded the old Dutch church.
yard cemetery in Sleepy Hol-
low last night, smashing or
tipping over more than so
tombstones, police reported.
The grave of Washington
Irving, author Of The Legend
of Sleepy Hollow" lies just
across the road from the site
of the destruction. 1t was not
molested.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
Cot StrunqIes Buby

WINDHAM, Maine, July 16
(AP).-A two-year-old boy was
killed here yesterday in a freak
accident involving a folding cot.
Timothy F. Smith was stran-
gled, police said. when his cot
collapsed and a bar at the head
of the bed fell upon his throat,
cutting of his air supply.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
Ho Is Reelected

TOKYO. July l6 (AP)-Ho
Chi Mini, 70-Year-old presi-
dent of North Wet Nam, was
reelected yesterday by the Ma
tional Assembly Peiping radio
reported in a Hanoi dispatch.
The broadcast said Pham Van
Dong was reelected premier
Evening star., 1960-07-16
RED Sox, 2; As, |

Totals 80 2 s . Totals 80 l 7 l
singled for Hamlin in 9Th. .
ran for Klimehock in 9Th. 3-Struck
out for D. Daley in 9Th.
BOSTON 200 900 O0O-2
KANSAS CITY 100 900 00O-1
E-None.
Po-A-Boston. 2T-l4; Kansas City
21.a. DP-Runnels to Buddin to Wertz.
LOB-Boston IL. Kansas City y
2B-Runnels, Malone 2. 3B-Carey.
S-Hamltn, Monbouquette. Runnels
- ip h er bb SO
DD4RiSouaus't. DSiss - = ! ] ! ! :
HBP-By Daley williams. GeiEer).
WP-Daley. U-stewart, Soar, Fla
herty Hurley. T-2:24. A-7,225.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
Arms Control Urged
By Scientist Group
BY the Associated Press

of American scientists foresees nucear holocaust
within Is the United States fails make creative
and intensive efforts for control agreements
In statement yesterday the Of the 18th snniver
of the first atomic bomb explosion the Federation Of
American Scientists declared
1T appears unlikely that the world will avoid nuclear
Evening star., 1960-07-16
DODGERS, 5; GIANTS, 8

Totals SO 5lG5 Totals IS a1O3
Popped out for O'Dell in 7th. Q
Sineled for Loes in 9th. 3 Struck out
for Davenport in 9th, Ran for Long
in 9th.
LOS ANGELES 2ll OOl OOC-5
SAN FRANCIsco = 900 100 i10-3
EoDell, Drysdale, Bressoud. Po-
27-7.. DP--Neal to Larker. LoB-Los
Angeles 12. San Francisco n
2b-Howard, Landrith. Neal (2),
Cepeda. 3b-MeCovey. HR-Howard.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
2ND WK! OF COURSE!

IND WK! UF COURSE!
"A perfect amalgam of haz-
ard and hilarity-to miss it at
The Town would be a serious
mistake" -Cur1nody Star
New, sparkling fresh as a
dilly daisy-forget the earlier
version and have some fun at
TINS one. -Coe, Post
Evening star., 1960-07-16

Winner-spahn t9-6). Loser-short
4-6l.
lick, Jackowski, Landes. T-2:25
A-10,249.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
..oRIoLEs, 5; WHITE sox, z

Totals SO 5134 Totals 81 . 5 .
q Fouled out for Pierce in 7th;
Flied out for Lown in 9th.
BALTIMORE ---- OO2 DOL 002--5
CHICAGO ----- 0l0 900 010-2
~ Po-A-Baltimore. 27-7; Chicaso.
rT2T-S DP-FreeSe to Fox TO Sievers:
: ereedinE to propo. LoB-Baltimore 8;
: sb.Triandos. Robinson. sb-Robin-
e. son. HR-Brandt, Robinson, Sieyers,
ss.g.ss.. --- g ; ! g ? g g
s.tEUsTSHs sEEssTSs -- - 1S 3 Z / !
Winner - Pappas 800. Loser -
HBP-By Pappas tsievers}. PB-
Lollsr. u.McKinley. Stevens, Homo
isifo4 $3.50 ana ehsiak' T-22S' A
Evening star., 1960-07-16
MAJOR LEAGUE
LEADERS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

oANANAEN LbAOO6
BATTING SsEis snt; tSass;S on dso Or more ss:
Ru1nels. Boston, ..325: Maris, New
York. .319: Smith, Chicago. .3Is:
Skowron, New York, ,3l5.
RuNS-Mantle, New York, -72; Msris,
Allison. wssRinston. '1S 10; 10iS0a; srsedins. 2S
Baltimore. and Minoso Chicago. AZ.
RUNS BATTED N-Maris, New York,
90; Gentle. Baltimore, 50; Skowron,
Hansen. Baltimore, 81. ''
HITS-Runnels. Boston. 9S; Smith,
CHICAGO, 96: ,Minoso. Chicago, -95:
Robinson. Baltimore. "a; Breeding,
DoUBLESNsfowron. New York 81;
Eunnels, Boston. IS; Breeding. Bal
timore, Malone, Boston, LoIiar, Chi
SaEo; and siebern. Kansas City. II.
TRk!PIbssmAparicio bss;n.AApa and Fox. chieaso
sss StH ana dPfMmGss Mants S.y SnydsT york kan
HOME RUNsMMaris, New Ns~ YORK, q; E
Mantle New York. and Lemon. wash
inEton, 81; calovito. Detroit, Is;
stolen 6fif oIssxslsssd sxsssL Il AS.ricio, chie,ro
=, Cleveland. il; Minoso. chicaro, 10;
BIssding. Baltimore, 8.
FiICHING tbased on z or more dect-
NsiSl Gaa:1sG &C. e5 5O se Psffy stSsS. ssS:
lsRS' cifS,' l9c5 i9lt' 7;os d. 3. Daley Kansas
Pascusl, WashinEton. "a; % BeII. cieyei Eve
Isnd, 80: Monbouuuette, Boston, SO;
B. Daley. Kansas City, "a.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING tbased on $50 or more at
psJs,-Mays' pats san FRANCISCO, $40
EsIGsrc EGhfHer; Los s,. angeles, ;346; Ashburn,
;Ss3; 9roat, pittsburEh, 5i9'0urSh' sly.
burn, Ghicago. so: Skinner and
Aaron. Aoas; eMitfttsS1TSs, MftSanESa., e. BrutOn and
y 56: Aaron, Milwaukee. 6s: Mays
San Francisco, "a: Cepeda. San
Francisco, 81; Skinner, Pittsbursh,
HITs-ercat, Pittsburgh, 11s: Mays,
waukee: I01; Clemente, Pittsburgh,
DOUBLESvMays. San Francisco, and
Cincinnati. 2I: Bruton, Milwaukee
PITTSBURGH. IS.
TRIpLEsePinTon; WS.i. Ctncinnsti. end
waHfe. al and LoS Kirklsnd Il SrssSn ss6 rrsn- nli
nsr. ptttsburTh, .. i'A'0' anu 'A'n
HOME RUNS-Banks, Chicago, 90;
Aaron, Milvaukee, "a: Boyer. st.
Mathews, Milwaukee, and Cepeda,
sToIEN BAsEs-Pinson, Cincinnati,
90; Mays, San Francisco, 10: wills.
pSi. Si Anseies fs AshbSfn eiiSs cSiesso naoe'-
PITcRING C5ased on or more deei-
=. sions)-Roebuck, Los Angeles. ST..
= $50 Williams. Los Angeles, So,
500; Farrell, Philadelphis' 7-22,
Law, Pittsburgh. 11-4. .753.
STRIKEOUTS-Drysda Los Angeles,
141; Friend, Pittsburgh, ia: Kou-
fax. Los Angeles, pc: Williams. Los
Angeles, "a: Jackson. St. Louis. %
Evening star., 1960-07-16
MAJOR LEAGUE SCORES
REDS, .; PIRATES /
CINCINNATI
PITTSBURGH

Totals SO II Totals 81 l
Grounded out for Friend in eth;
. Hit sacrifice ny for Cimoli in Sth:
3 Struck out for Maseroski in 9th:
Struck out for Face In 9th.
CINCINNATI ---- zoo 600 02O-4
PITTSBURGH 900 900 01O-1
E-Kasko. PO-A--Cincinnati 27-g;
Pittsburgh, 27-10. LOB-Cincinnati
8: Pittsburgh, 8.
ob-McMiiian. Robinson. 3b-Pin-
son. SB-Pinson. sF--Post. Burgess.
G;s:;;; G;:::;. G;;:ss h |? |? $,$i' $i' !? : ] !
winner-o"Tools G-s). Loser
Friend % Sl!0-sl. o..u s..,,s
sudol and Boggess. T-2:31. A.
Evening star., 1960-07-16
BRAVES, I; PILLS, 5

Totals SO z 81 Totals SO sos
Popped out for Short in 5th; .
Appeared for Green in 9th; 8 Sinsled
for Neeman in 9th: Ran for Con-
zalez in 9th; Flied out for Amaro
in 9th.
MILWAUKEE - 900 42I OOO-7
PHILADELPHIA = 900 O03 O02--6
E-Cottier. PO-A-Milwaukee, 81
IL; Philadelphia, 27-l4. LOB-Mil-
waukee, .: Phiiadelphia, S.
2b-Mathews, Lepcio. HR-Adcock,
Herrera (2). SF-cottier.
Evening star., 1960-07-16

: WInneI-Mossi lS-6l. Loser-Dit-
HBPEBy Mossi tcerv). U-Paparel-
ia, Runge, Rice, Smith, T-2:27. A
Evening star., 1960-07-16

Winner-DrySdale G-1O). Loser
Jones f11-gD.
PB-Landrith. U-Drascoli. Secory
Crawford, Venzon. T--2:43 A-35, ,622
Evening star., 1960-07-16
TIGERS. 8; YANKS- 4
DETROIT
NEW YORK

Totals 80 As 4 Totals 80 8 7 s
in Sts; ! Fiied out out FOR dsbier in 7th.
q Called out on strikes for Mas in
NEW YORK --- 800 600 oo1--4
DETROIT -.------.- ,l06 001 00x--S
= E-Bollint Po-A--New York. 24-I3;
Detroit, 27.4. 'DP-Skowron to Boyer
sLoR-New York: 5; Detroit. 8. ,,a
Mantle; Yost. colavito, Boiling. sF--
Evening star., 1960-08-07
Forum Plans Made
In Alexandria

forum will be the Arlington
Historical Society. Both
sponsoring groups are mem
bers of the National Trust
for Historic Preservation
Mr.. Leslie Cheek, director
Of the Virginia Museum Of
Fine Arts. Richmond, will be
the speaker at the opening
session. which will be q Vir-
ginia tidewater dinner, sched-
uled for Thursday evening,
October 81.
On Friday and Saturday
there will be lectures and
work sessions, the speakers,
all nationally known au-
thorities in their fields, to in
clude Miss Kathryn Buhler,
Of the Boston Museum Of Fine
Arts, on silver; Mrs. Elinor
Gordon of Villanova. Pa. on
Chinese export porcelain
Uowestoft); Mr.. Malcolm
Watkins, of the Smithsonian
Institution. on early lighting;
Mr.. E. Milby Burton, director
Of the Charleston Museum, on
Southern, and particularly
Charleston furniture; Mrs.
Grace Rogers Of the Smith
sonian Institution. on tex
tiles, and Mr.. Ernest Lo Nano
of New York. on fabrics and
curtains Of the 18th century.
Field trips will include
tours Of notable houses in
the area and a visit to Sully,
built in 1894 by Richard
Bland Lee and now owned
by the Fairfax County Park
Authority, which will restore
1t as q historic house mu-
scum.
Mr.. George D. Barnes IL
chairman Of the forum COM
mittee. The program has
been arranged by Mr.. Fred
erick s. Griffiths, director Of
Gunston Hall: Mr.. Meredith
johnson. director Of Wood
lawn Plantation, and Mrs.
Helen Fede, curator Of Mount
Vernon.
Evening star., 1960-08-07

activities and turns over the
reins In October.
Then like many another
wife and mother, whose chill
dren are grown and gone
from home, Mrs. Houseman
may find time for more en-
phasiS on free time" activi-
ties such as golf, her hus-
bands favorite, or her newly
acquired Joy in painting.
Under the guidance of Artist
Rosamund Gaydash, she has
already done some delightful
studies.
Gen. and Mrs. Houseman
live In Quarters S at Fort
McNair. Happily there is a
blue room upstairs, and the
living room, dining room and
entrance hall are done in a
soft pink beige, a perfect
complement for the blue and
green shades Mrs. Houseman
admires.
Daughter Jane is now III
New York on the staff of the
Rockefeller Economic Re
search Board. Evan Kenny
Houseman was married in
June to Ann Lord, daughter
Of Col. and Mrs. Noah L.
Lord Of Fort Totten, N. Y.
And last weekend the House.
mans visited them for the
flrst time in their new home
in Wilmington, Del.
Evening star., 1960-08-07
She's Busy Army Wife

lished," she explained. This
discipline and training aids
them, in my estimation, to
grow into much better ad-
justed adults.
Mrs. Houseman put her
beliefs to practice during the
years from 1951-54 when she
taught first grade at the
Belle Haven School in Fair
fax County.
But the moves and changes
that are part Of being an
Army offlcer's wife have
meant that teaching was not
always possible. These days
this thoroughly fe eminine,
blue-eyed, petite dynamo is
devoting her time to being
chairman of the Summer
Activities Committee of the
Women's Club of the Indus
trial College of the Armed
Forces.
With the help and COUNSEL
ing Of Mrs. George r. Mundy,
wife Of the corhmandant of
the college, committee mem
bers bridge the gap between
the outgoing class in June
and the incoming one in
August.
They Disband
"As soon as the students
wives take over, which they
do with much aplomb, the
committee disbands," explains
Mrs. Houseman.
But in the meantime a di-
versified program which in
cludes such activities as a self
improvement course. q sew
ing class. bridge, golf and
get<acquainted coffee hours
are organized to make the
new students wives feel "at
home" The committee guides
the first two months Of club
Evening star., 1960-08-07
BY EVELYN DENT
Contributing Writer

Maj. Gen. Evan M. House.
man, who's the prototype of
the proper military officer,
can sometimes be heard
around Fort Lesley ]. Nc
Nair humming Once In
Love With Amy"
And there's a good reason!
Though Mrs. Houseman is
affiectionately known by her
many friends as Bee" her
first name is really Amy.
Hence Ray Bolger's song
from Charles Aunt" is the
logical tune for the distin-
guished general. who is Army
Deputy at the Industrial Col
lege of the Armed Forces,
to hit on when he's in q
humming mood.
Interest In Teaching
Mrs. Houseman is the for
mer Amy Beatrice Kenny,
daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Kenny of South
Orange. N. ]. A graduate
of Wellesley College, she has
made teaching both her avo-
cation and her vacation.
Before her marriage In
1882, she was assistant di-
rector Of Safety Education
in New Jersey and later she
became Young Peoples Di-
rector Of the YMCA in Bing-
hamton, N. Y. She also
taught evening classes in
English for foreign students.
But Mrs. Houseman's deep
regard and concern has been
the education of young
children, particularly first
graders.
IF 6 and 7-year-olds are
well trained and discipline
instilled. their ability to learn
Is increased and their read
ing habits are well estab-
Evening star., 1960-08-07

The Alexandra Association
has set October 81. % and
90 as the dates for a forum
devoted to the study Of the
decorative arts used in Alex
andria and the Northern Vir-
ginia area in the 18th and
early 10th centuries.
The forum series was in
augurated last year when
the theme was architecture
in Alexandra and the north
ern tidewater areas.
Co-sponsor Of this years
Evening star., 1960-08-07
Inner Wheel Club

mon L. Elder, recording sec
retary; Mrs. Addison q. Bill
Kingsley. corresponding secre-
tary: Mrs. Willard r. Dick.
auditor; Mrs. Donald 8. Bill
finger, sergeant-at-arms and
Mrs. Paul B. Cromelin and
Mrs. Theodore Wiprud. di-
rectors.
Evening star., 1960-08-07
Mrs. Davis to Head

Mrs. Edwin L. Davis has
been elected president Of the
Inner Wheel Club Of Wash
ington.
Other new officers are Mrs.
Charles E. Murray. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Leonard B. Dog
gett, jr., treasurer; Mrs. Har-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27

half a billion dollars worth of
the red metal have already been
proved at the site, and more
is likely to be discovered by
further exploratory drilling.
An even greater mineral prize
Is the big deposit of blood-col-
ored hematite with IS per cent
iron content near Fort-Gouraud.
The latter, once small Beau
Geste type outpost of the French
Foreign Legion, is now bustling
with activity, with a modern
town mushrooming out of the
desert. A consortium of British,
French, German and Italian
steel companies has already
mapped out 125 million tons of
ore at the site and is rushing
a rail line to tidewater at Port
Etienne.
The company expects to ship
some 4 million tons of ore per
year to the British and CONT
mental foundries at the beginning,
then to increase the shipments
as demand grows. Since the min
eral is among the worlds purest
and highest-grade, only the worst
political chaos could stop the
project.
But the greatest prize that
may be coveted in Mauritania
may yet its still be undiscovered
riches in oil and natural gas.
No drilling has yet been carried
out, but biologists are certain
that the same formations where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27

toned legality with which the
U. N. could properly deal, they
argue, the U. N. could take over
and do a job; as it is, the U. MS
hands are tied by the necessity
to appear impartial as between
rival ghost governments. And the
whole kettle of eels has degen-
Grated to the point where U. N.
soldiers and the Congolese army
are killing each other.
Restoration of parliamentary
democracy was what Rajeshwar
Dayal, U. N representative in the
Congo. urged privately on his trip
to New York. 1t was what an
Afro-ASian Cancellation commits
sion was going to try to accom-
plish by going to Leopoldville.
Now, in part because of the
seating of Kasavubu, this effort is
very much up in the air. BY
stacking the cards for one faction,
U. N. people say, it may have
prolonged and intensified the
chaos, because Lumumba clearly
is not going to lie down and play
dead.
And chaos, they point out,
could produce the very Communist
takeover which the United States
most fears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-27

sway Of the Byzantines, and espe-
cially of the Arabs, who sought
to impose the Mohammedan re-
ligion, and who were wiped out in
a general revolt in 972 AID. How
ever, the Turks, who ruled
Mauritania next, reintroduced
both the Islam and the Arabs in
the 10th century, when they
brought in tribe from Yemen,
the Beni-Hassan. They used the
nomads as tax collectors and
added to them local mercenaries
recruited amongst the native
Zenaga Berbers.
Delinquent Toxpoyes
Both groups were utilized to
track down delinquent taxpay-
ers, whose severed heads they
sailed and brought to Marrakesh
for exhibition. AS warning to
all and sundry against fiscal
evasion, they were wont to unload
the CORY cargo IN broad daylight
at jenna ell Fna, or "Headless
Square" which Sir Winston
Churchill has immortalized in one
of his paintings.
Those internal revenue officials
gradually fused with the natives
and with Negro slaves from near
by Senegal Valley, to form the
fuzzy haired, dark-complexioned
Moors of today.
The French, who conquered the
country at the turn of the century,
largely allowed the Moors to keep
their Koranic law, taking excep-
ton only when it required slavery
or chopping off the thieves hands.
Recently those last colonial mas
tiers of Mauritania have at
tempted to superimpose Western
democratic forms of government
in their ultimate Gallo form on
the Semicivilized MoSlem basis
which Mauritania has inherited
from its former Arab masters.
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Outer Space:
Ups and Downs

The United States launched
its second weather satellite into
a successful orbit on Wednes-
day following a third capsule
test failure in the man-in- space
program.
The day of the really practical
peaceful-use satellite is at hand.
This is the central meaning Of
the near-perfect orbiting of Tiros
II, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administrations 280-pound
weather eye satellite from a
launching pad at Cape Canaveral,
Fla, early Wednesday morning.
AS it scans the earth with its
two television cameras from an
altitude of 400 miles, Tiros II
sends back to earth pictures Of
cloud formations, pictures now be-
ing used for actual weather fore
casting.
This historic advance in mete-
orology, brought about by the in
genuity of American scientists,
engineers and technicians, is be-
ing shared by weather experts in
IA other countries. These foreign
experts are primed to compare
their weather observations with
those made by the satellites TV
cameras.