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Evening star., 1960-05-04
Persian ART
Display Opens

A small but stunning exhibit
Of Persian art from the first
through the 18th century AID.
went on display yesterday at
the Freer Gallery of Art.
Delicate miniature paintings,
finely wrought jewelry and a
manuscript in which entire
! pages are inlaid with delicately
traced gold are included among
the 46 pieces in the exhibit.
Objects of bronze, jade and
/ pottery I'LL out the display,
which consists of works ac-
quired by the gallery since 1945.
The visitors eye is caught
/ first by a silver and bronze
candleStick the size and shape
of an elephants foot in the
center Of the room.
A large white slide protector
in the corner of the hall shows
illuminated manuscript pages
from the "Haft Awrang," or
Seven Thrones" a book pre-
pared by six scribes between
1856 and 1865 for the Persian
prince KhuraSan, one of the
great art patrons of his time.
The volume itself lies open
in a case. It's manuscript pages,
which show scenes from the
lives of royal and religious fig
ures, are decorated from top
to bottom with intricate gold
tracery. The illustrations are
in vivid enamel colors.
BY using the slide projec-
tor, the gallery for the first
time has solved the problem of
simultaneously displaying a
rare volume and all its illus
trations.
| The exhibition, which will
remain on display until fall.
was opened in observance of
the visit to Washington of the
Fourth International Congress
of Iranian Art and Archaeology.
Evening star., 1960-05-04

Memorial award for excellence
in aviation writing by the Avi-
alton Writers Association.
At their annual meeting in
Los Angeles, the group cited
Mr.. Fisher for an article in the
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October. 1859. issue of National
Geographic, called Cape
Canaveral's 6,000-mile Shoot
ing Gallery" The article con-
cerned the missile-tracking
facilities between the cape and
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Aviation Writers
Cite Allan Fisher

Allan c. Fisher, jr., an as
sistant editor of National Geo.
graphic Magazine, has been
awarded the James j. Strebig
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Ascension Island in the Allan
tic Ocean.
Mr.. Fisher also received the
Strebig award in 1856 for an
article on aviation medicine,
also in National Geographic. A
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Evening star., 1960-04-21
Court Condemns Alexandra Plan
Of RocioI School Attendance Areas

in the public schools of Alex
andria."
The courts opinion was based
on an appeal by the five Ne
groeS, whose bid to enter white
Alexandria schools was turned
down Federal Judge Albert V.
Bryan ordered nine others ad-
mitted in February, 1859.
The five objected that the
School Board testing criteria
were applied so as to circumvent
the United States Supreme
Courts decision striking down
public school segregation.
School Board Warned
Several tests were used by the
Alexandria board in assigning
Negroes to white schools, in
cluding attendance areas, aca-
demic preparedness and psy-
Geological factors.
The court said this about two
of the tests:
THE two criteria of residence
and academic preparedness ap-
piled to pupils seeking enroll
ment and transfers could be
properly used as a plan to pring
about racial desegregation in
accordance with the Supreme
Courts directive.
The record in this case is
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insufficient in demonstrating
that the criteria were not so
applied. On the other hand,
these criteria could be used in
such a way as to be a vehicle
for frustrating the constitu-
tional requirement laid down
by the Supreme Court. If this
is later shown to be the case,
then the action of the school
board would not escape the
condemnation of the courts.
DisavOwal Accepted
The court said it was bound
to accept at face value the AL
eXandria School Boards diSa-
vowal of any racial discrimina-
ton motives in assigning pupils
but warned:
Should the record in a fu-
ture case supply evidence that
the board has in fact employed
any criteria for racial discrimi-
nation, its action would be open
to attack upon constitutional
grounds"
Two of the five Negroes we're
denied admission to white
schools on the basis of mental
capacity and three because they
lived closer to a Negro school
than the white school they
wanted to attend.
Evening star., 1960-04-21
Bill Proposes
203 More
Firemen

The Districts Fire Depart
ment would become one-fourth
larger and flremen would
switch from a five-day to a
four-dsy, 48-hour week under
a new bill introduced in Con-
greSs.
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat of Georgia, with the back
ing of fire officials, yesterday
offered legislation which Off
cials said is intended to add 90;
f1remen to the present 1,120-
man department by January /
1862.
A sizable number of firemer
also would get promotions
The department would have
fewer sergeants, but more lieu
tenants, battalion chiefs and
one new deputy chief.
The plan would add about
SIS million a year to the
budget once it is in full effect
Chief Millard H. Sutton
said he favors the proposals
Schuyler Lowe. General Ad-
miniStration director, said the
District Commissioners back
the change to a four-day week
Firemen now average a FIVE
day, 60-hour week. Under the
bill, 81 more men to be added
by next october would reduce
the work week to Sc hours.
Addition of the rest of the
men by January, 1862, would
cut the average to 48 hours.
Evening star., 1960-04-21
Pursuit at 100 M.P.H.
Ends in Auto Crash

going at a fast clip along North
st. Asaph street.
Park police then took up the
chase and were in pursuit when
the car crashed. The car was
driven by James H. OFerrell,
Is. of Annandale, Va, a
plumber, who was charged with
speeding and reckless driving.
The owner of the car was
identified by park police as
Carl Markley, jr., 81, of Route
3, Alexandria, one of the other
three occupants. Others in the
car, according to police, were
Sam QueSenberry, 20, of the
1900 block of Blundell road
Falls Church, and Clarence
Gordon, %, of Route 2. Spring
field.
All four were treated al
Alexandria Hospital and re-
leased. The driver was ordered
to appear at a hearing May Is
before the United States COM
missioner in Alexandria, Park
Police 1t. Jack Hobbs reported
Police said the cars owner
who was thrown from the vs-
hicle, had to be Subdued. He
was charged with assaulting g
policeman, Pvt. EuniS. A hear
ling on this charge also was sci
for May 19 before Commits
sioner Stanley King.
Evening star., 1960-04-21
Consultunt
To Fairfax
Leaving Job

Don Larson, Fairfax County's
consultant on the urban county
plan. will leave his job June /.
Mr.. Larson. a $13,50O con-
sultant on county government,
hired in 1858, disclosed this
after a lengthy closed-door
session with the board of
County Supervisors yesterday.
Mr.. Larson said: "As far as
I am concerned, my job was
done when the Legislature
passed the orban county bill"
Board Chairman Anne Will
kins said a majority of the
board members apparently
agreed that Mr.. Larson's work
with the county had been COM
pleted.
This action came after board
members began discussion of
the urban county plan.
Supervisor James Keith asked
that the supervisors take up
the plan May II. After spo-
radio discussion during Tues
day, the board members agreed
to discuss the plan and "other
forms" of government on the
May II date.
Mrs. wilkins suggested the
county might adopt the Ar
lington plan to prevent land
grabs by the neighboring juris-
dictions.
Arlin gton's government
tai system would allow a city
to annex the entire county but
not Just part of the county.
Both Alexandria and Falls
Church have made annexation
overtures toward Fairfax
County.
Mrs. wilkins said Joseph C
Wheeler, president of the
County Civic Federation, told
her Tuesday night that a Fed
GRAFTON has adopted a resolu-
ton asking that the urban
county plan go on the Novem-
Der election ballot.
Evening star., 1960-04-21

RICHMOND. Va, April 81
(APD The United States 4th
Circuit Court of Appeals, ruling
on an Alexandria case, yester-
day condemned the continua-
ton of separate attendance
areas for white and colored
pupils.
However. the court did not
Immediately ban the practice.
1t upheld the Alexandria
School Board in denying ad-
mittance to five Negro children
to white schools on the basis
of residence and academic
standards.
In condemning the enforced
maintenance of the dual sys-
TEN, the court struck at a key
feature of a pupil assignment
plan designed to keep school
integration at a minimum.
continuance Hit
The court said it doesn't fol-
low that there must be an
immediate reassignment of all
Alexandria public school pupils
On the attendance areas, it
said:
Obviously the maintenance
of a dual system of attendance
areas based on race offends the
plaintiffs (Negroes) and others
constitutional rights of the
similarly situated and cannot
be tolerated.
1T is not mentioned in the
plan of the Alexandria School
Board, and we may assume, in
the absence of more evidence
than the activation of the plan
in the presen record affords us,
that the continuation of the
dual system is not contem-
plated.
In order that there may be
no doubt about the matter. the
enforced maintenance of such
a dual system is here specif1-
cally condemned. However, it
does not follow that there must
be an immediate and complete
reassignment of all the pupils
Evening star., 1960-04-21
Group Urges
Smaller Raise
For Teachers

The Arlington Civic Fedora
ton has recommended TRIM
ming proposed teacher salary
increases to hold a suggested
tax increase to 80 cents instead
of the 55l2 cents recommended
by the county manager.
School Supt. Ray E. Reid has
asked that teacher salary in
creases range from $500 to $70O
more a year, but the fedora
ton last night recommended
a 5000 to $500 range of increase
trimming $100 off tho raises
To raise about $454, 900
needed to balance County Man
sger A. T. Lundberg's proposed
1924 million budget, the fed
Grafton recommended a 32-cent
real estate tax increase, fee
of $40 instead of the present
So for automobile tags and IN
creases in the business and pro-
fessional privilege taxes. They
asked for no increase in the
personal property tax.
The county board has ad-
vertised up to a 56-cent in
crease in personal property and
real estate taxes, a rise Of 80
per cent in all business and pro-
fessional privilege taxes and a
50 increase in automobile tags.
Board members have en-
phasized that advertising the
increases does not mean they
will be passed for the full
amount.
Federation delegates will
present their recommendation
at a public hearing on the
budget to be held Tuesday by
the county hoard
Evening star., 1960-04-21

A speeding car being chased
early today toward Washing
ton from Alexandria at speeds
of more than 100 miles an hour
crashed into construction work
on Mount Vernon highway just
north of National Airport.
Four occupants of the car
suffered minor injuries.
Park police estimated the
speed of the car before it
crashed about 1::55 am. at over
100 miles an hour.
Park Police Pvt. David Eunis
picked up the chase at the
Sailing Marina, south of the
airport. and pursued the car
until it hit a newly constructed
concrete dividing strip in the
center of the highway and then
went into skid that carried il
200 feet. Police said it knocked
over several road barriers, one
Iof which flew into the cars
windshield.
Police said an Alexandra
police car first spotted the cal
Evening star., 1960-04-21
Humphrey
Asks Chance
For Views

Senator Humphrey of Min
nesota declared here last night
that the greatest advantage
OF presidential primaries is
that they give the Democratic
Party a chance to get its views
before the public.
In a talk at the National
Capital Democratic Club on
some of the good points about
primaries, Senator Humphrey
said they put the Democratic
case on the front pages OF
newspapers throughout the
country. at least they should.
He added that any party
without the presidency i.
handicapped in putting it.
message across in competition
with the superb sounding boarc
of the White House. And 9
party like ours, which repre-.
sents the people rather thar
the publishers, is doubly handi.
capped"
another advantage to primary
campaigning is "its built-ir
bias toward State rather thar
national issues.
What ever may be the bal,
ance of gain and loss in othel
States. for West Virginia I be,
lieve this has been pure gain.
However, Senator Humphrey
said he had some complaint
about primary campaigning
First" he said, II respect,
fully request of the press. tele
vision and radio the right Il
be heard. and that right ha.
been granted, and heard il
quality as we'll as quantity.
Maybe fights and persona
conflict do sell more news.
papers. But surely it shoulc
not be necessary, in order II
receive adequate coverage il
the mass media, to hit some,
one over the head.
Just as the politician at
tempts through responsible be
havior and attention to tn,
real issues to avoid demagog
uery. so, too, the press has al
obligation to cover the effort
of the politician to lead anc
to educate"
Evening star., 1960-04-21
East VS.. West
Course Urged

Youngsters in the United
States ARE being ridiculed'
by constant comparison with
Russian school children, a
member of the Fairfax County
School Board said last night
He advocated a course describ-
ing the differences between
Russia and America.
Waldron E. Leonard's pro-
posal was backed by boarc
member Hills Lory, who SAID
he would like students to bt
taught the difference between
the free enterprise system anc
communism.
Mr.. Leonard said the county
teaches ancient and American
history, but doesn't teach the
difference between a democracy
and a dictatorship.
/ Board member F. Merritt
Ruhlen Joined in the proposal
He suggested the course take
in the study of systems OF
government throughout the
world.
The board asked the schoo
administration to find out
whether such a course woulc
be possible. School Supt. w. T
Woodson said the county might
be able to work out something
with the State Board of Edu'
cation.
( The board passed a plar
aimed at gradually closing out
the released-time program ir
the elementary schools.
Under the released time
plan, youngsters have been al
lowed to leave their regular
classes to attend band instruc-
ton, piano lessons and foreign
language classes.
Evening star., 1960-04-21
Fire Tax Kept
In Kensinqton

The tax rate for the area
served by the Kensington Vol
unteer Fire Department last
night was continued for an
other year at 10 cents per $100
assessed property valuation.
The 15-member Kensington
Fire Board voted to continue
the 10-cent tax rate despite
its approval of a $1,000 in
crease in the fire department
budget for the fiscal year be-
ginning July l.
The new budget totals
1858, $50.
Evening star., 1960-04-21
Tax Rute Reduced

BERLAND, April 81
P).-Allegany County Com
misSioners have set a 1960-61
tax rate of S2,20 per S100 of
asSessable property. The rate
is 2 cents under the previous
year.
Evening star., 1960-04-21

sions or school-sponsored &C
tivitieS.
The punishment for violation
is virtual exclusion from extra
curricular activities and ath-
letics in which the student
represents the school before the
student body or the public.
The boards feeling, as ex-
pressed by School Supt. T. c.
Williams, is that evidences of
social preferment, whether real
or imagined may have an
adverse effect on Cthe stu
dent'S) total school achieve
ments." The board emphasized
that the action is not criti-
cism of membership in private
fraternities or sororities, but is
aimed at eliminating any i'll
effect that such organizations
might have on other students
in the public schools.
First Grade Level Raised
In other action, the board
raised the minimum mental
age level for direct admission
of new students to regular first
grade classes. At present the
mental age level is 4I2. Begin
ming in September it will be 5.
Entering students found to
be below the minimum mental
age level are sent to special
readiness" classes to prepare
them for normal firSt-year
work. The action has no effect
OH the siXth-year chronological
age limit for entering the pub
. lie school system.
The board also reappointed
598 teachers in the system for
the next school year and ap-
proved 26 new teachers to fill
some of the 81 vacancies now
ieXisting or anticipated in Sep
tember.
Among the appointments is
a new principal for Hammond
Senior High School. He is H.
Alton McKann, 55. now prin-
cipal of Hermitage High School
in Henrico County near Rich
mond.
Approve High School Site
In actions to further its
building program, the board
accepted a contract for an ele-
mentary school addition and
approved a new high school
site it had previously rejected
The contract, for $210,00O
with Reid, Inc, provides for
construction of a ix-classroom
addition to the Maury School
! The high school site, at For
Evening star., 1960-04-21

est Park in the Seminary area,
had been rejected as a result
of a misunderstanding over To-
cation of a proposed parkway
the board believed would cut
through the high school site.
Last night, after the misunder-
standing had been cleared up,
ut approved notification to the
City Council that the school
board now wants to use the
ground.
Evening star., 1960-04-21
Boord Tightens Curbs
On Secret Froternities

The Alexandria School Board last night tighten
restrictions secret fraterntes and soroes already neither
permitted recognized in the ctys high schools.
The boards action forbids the wearing of sweaters
emblems hats other evidences of
Affiliations part Of dress adornment at school
Evening star., 1960-06-14
Ingrid Beremun,
RosseIIini Are
Legally Parted

ROME, June IA tAP).-In-
grid Bergman and Roberto
Rossellini were legally parted
yesterday, officially ending a
stormy romance that began 10
years ago on the volcanic Ital-
ian island of Stromboli.
A Rome civil tribunal an
nulled their Mexican proxy
marriage, in effect ruling-as
the Italian film director had
maintained-that the marriage
never existed.
Three children born of the
now broken union will continue
to carry the name Rossellini,
according to Italian law. One
of them, Robertino, was born
before his parents proxy we'd
ding on May "a, 1850.
The Rome tribunal ruled that
at the time Of the proxy cere-
mony Miss Bergman was still
the legal wife of DR.. Peter
Lindstrom and that, therefore,
her marriage with Mr.. Rossel-
lini was not valid.
The courts decision, follow
ing long and twisting procedure
for more than two years, left
Miss Bergman and Rossellini
free to go their separate ways.
Evening star., 1960-06-14
CoIumnist Morris
Is Named Editor

William Morris. author of
Words, Wit and Wisdom,
which appears daily in The
Evening Star, has been named
executive editor of the Grolier
Encyclopedia. He will work
directly with George Cornish,
formerly executive editor of the
New York Herald Tribune, now
editor in chief of the encyclo-
pedia.
To take this new assignment.
Mr.. Morris is resigning as ed
itor in chief of the trade book
division Of Grosset 81 Dunlop,
Inc. His move to the Grolier
Society represents a return to
the reference book field, where
he was active before World War
II with G. & c. Merriam Co.,
publishers Of the Merriam
Webster dictionaries and, more
recently, with Funk q Wagnalls
as advisory editor of the Funk
& Wagnalls dictionaries.
MIR. Morris is the author of
TITS Easy to Increase Your
Vocabulary" and, with his wife
Mary Morris, THE Word Game
Book, both published by Har-
pers. His column will continue
to appear every weekday in The
Star.
Evening star., 1960-06-14
ThoroId Field, rs,
Adviser to Acc

DULUTH, Mimi, June Il
(AP).-Thorold Farrar Field,
76, a member of the Advisory
Committee on Raw Materials
for the Atomic Energy Com
mission and an international
known consulting mining en-
gineer. died here yesterday
after a long illness.
Mr.. Field was a grandson of
Cyrus West Field. layer Of the
first transatlantic cable. Since
1909 he had been associated
chiefly with the Congdon Corp.
here and Case Pomeroy & Co +,
Inc, New York.
Mr.. Field was active in ex-
ploring and developing copper
mines in Northern Rhodesia
and had served as a consultant
to the War Production Board
from 1912 to 1914. He was raw
materials adviser to the ACC
from l948 until his death.
Evening star., 1960-06-14
Dr.. Carl Seyfert,
Astronomer Dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June IA
(AP).-Dr. Carl K. Seyfert,
director Of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity's Dyer Observatory and an
internationally known astrono-
mer, was killed last night in
a trafic accident.
Police said DR.. Seyfert, 40,
was alone in a car which COL
lided with another automobile.
A graduate of Harvard, DR..
Seyfert was q professor Of
astronomy and physics at Van
derbilt. He became a member
Of the Executive Council Of the
International Astronomical
Union in 1856 and was a mem
Der of the board of the National
Observatory. Tuscon. Ariz.
DR.. Seyfert formerly taught
astronomy at the Case Insti-
tute of Technology in Cleve-
land, Ohio, and was a National
Research Council fellow at
Mount Wilson Observatory in
1940-42. He had been director
of the Dyer Observatory since
1851.
Evening star., 1960-06-14
Wage Bill Cut
BySenateUni
BY the Associated Press


The Senate Labor Committee
yesterday whacked to 5,i24, 900
the number of workers who
would become eligible under
the proposed new minimum
wage laws as Democrats ended
efforts to shape a bill accept
able to President Eisenhower.
As approved by the Labor
Subcommittee. the legislation
would have added l0,731, 900
workers to the "a million now
covered.
Earlier, the full committee
had retreated from the sub
committees recommendation
for an immediate boost in the
minimum hourly rate from 81
to SIPS. Instead, 1t agreed to
make the wage $i.15 the first
year, $l.20 the second and SIPS
iSTcd1tcT.
Labor Secretary Mitchell has
indicated the President would
accept no more than $1.15, but
has not disclosed the White
House attitude on the three
step move to SIPS. On the
matter of adding workers, the
administration has been talk
ing of around 3.million.
Today's action climaxed
several days cutting of the SUBJ
committee proposals on added
eligibles. The largest group
withdrawn today was 1881 900
construction workers employed
by smaller firms.
Evening star., 1960-06-14
D. c. Republicans
Elect Delegates;
All Are for Nixon

Carl L. Shipley, chairman Of
the District Republican State
Committee, was elected yester.
day as chairman of the District
delegation to the Republican
National Convention.
j. Franklin Wilson was Sc
lected as delegation vice chair
man at the meeting at State
Committee headquarters at
l403 K street NV.
Each delegation to the Re.
publican National Convention
has a right to elect an honor.
ary convention vice president,
and the District delegation Sc.
lected James C. Wilkes, ST., for
this post.
The delegation also elected
the following to convention
posts:
Credentials Committee, James
c. Black; Platform Committee.
j. Flipper Derricotte and Mrs,
William F. Burdick; Committee
on Permanent Organization of
the Convention, Commissioner
Robert E. Mclaughlin, and
Committee on Rules and Order
of Business, Mrs. William p.
MacCracken.
All the District delegates
were elected as supporters of
Vice President Nixon.