davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1960-07-28
Rreadknes in Washington?

Can you imagine what would happen to the
economy of the Washington Metropolitan area
if, suddenly the entire Real Estate industry
plus all of the Hotels and Lodgings, plus all of
the amusement and recreation facilities were
to shut up shop and lay off all of their
employees?
That's the equivalent effect of what will be
happening to Washington in the next year as
the Naval Weapons Plant shuts down. The
same thing has already happened in other
cities, such as Corpus Christi, Texas, Pocatello
Idaho, and Boston, Mass. 1t will happen again
and again in the future to other American
cities, so long as an ill-advised Administration
procurement policy continues in force.
According to careful study made by the
Research Department of the Washington
Board of Trade it is estimated that, in addition
to the approximately S36 million direct payroll
of the 64OO civilian and military personnel at
the Naval Weapons Plant before any cutbacks
were made, the persons directly employed by
the Plant required the supporting services of
about $500 tradesmen and service persons in
the local private economy, with a total annual
payroll of about S33 million.
The total economic impact of the loss of the
Weapons Plant, therefore, is about 14,5OO jobs
having S69 million annual payroll income
These jobs support about 10000 households
and population of some $4,000 people, This
is about the same economic value as the pay
rolls Of the Real Estate, Hotel and Lodging,
and Amusement and Recreation industries
combined
Most of the work now being done by the
Weapons Plant will not go to local industry
There are few such industrial plants in local
private enterprise which are competent to even
negotiate for the work now being done at the
Weapons Plant. Thus, the work, with it's
associated payroll, will entirely leave the area
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before any hope Of getting back
pay.
Now, however, with agencies
given the authority to provide
back pay in these cases, en-
ployes who successfully appeal
their demotions will be entitled
to prompt payment.
The commission issued it's
new regulations after the Gen.
eral Accounting Office, which
the csc had asked for a rul-
ing, held that the commission
did have the authority to en-
power agencies to make these
retroactive payments.
REMARKABLE - The Ma
tional Association of Letter
Carriers enrolled 10000 Of its
members in its health inSur-
ance plan under the Govern
ment employe health insurance
program. This is about 80 per
cent Of total NALC member
ship.
AS part Of its health insur-
ance plan, the NALC opened
its membership to other Fed
eral and postal workers. How
ever, the overwhelming MAJOR
ity Of those enrolled under the
NALC health insurance plan
are letter carriers.
y =
ARMY RESERVE PRO-
GRAM - The Civil Service
Commission has approved the
Army's Reserve Technician
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Northwest Hit
ByNewFires
BY the Associated Press


Range and forest land in the
Pacific Northwest was dotted
today with small fires. One
burned four buildings in the
tiny town of Tyler near Spo-
kane, Wash.
1T looks kind of bad and
we probably have a lot more
fires" Ed Booker of the Bureau
of Land Management said.
There is a lot of lightning and
everywhere it strikes it seems
to start a fire."
United States Forest Service
officials were optimistic that
they could quell the new fires
before they reached the size of
major fires still burning across
the area. Lightning started
these fires more than a week
ago.
Famed by brisk wind, one
fire burned along Highway 10
and right through Tyler. 1t
blackened grass and wheatland
and destroyed 2 500 chickens
worth $12,500. 1t also closed
| the highway.
Southern California had a
new 900-acre fire that burned
toward an Army Nike base.
1t started rs miles north of
Los Angeles, flared up again
last night, but remained rs
per cent controlled at 1900
acres.
A 14,000-acre fire in the Pay
cite National Forest in Idaho
surged over fire lines yesterday.
Forestry officials were confident
they would ring in again today.
A new fire burning IS miles
to the south spread to 1000
acres. 1t was caused by the
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QeInOCeO Ior cause. IL does not
apply to nonveteranS denoted
for cause, since a change in law
would be required for making
retroactive salary payments in
these cases.
The SCS'S new regulations
are expected to make it easier
for employees who feel they have
been improperly d e m t e d to
secure back pay if they win
their case.
Until now an employe could
appeal either to his agency or
the csc on improper demo-
tions. However, even if an en-
ploye won the appeal before his
agency, the agency did not have
the authority to give him the
back pay. Only if an employe
appealed successfully to the
csc would he be entitled to
back pay.
Consequently. even though
an employe could be restored
to his former grade on an
agency appeal, the agency
could not give him the back
pay due to him for the time
spent in the lower grade.
If an employe chose to ap-
peal instead to the csc, the
time involved before the ap-
peal could be heard often
proved almost interminable be-
cause of the heavy volume of
appeals pending before the
commission. Thus an employe
might have had to wait years
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program under which future
appointees to approximately
5000 Civil Service jobs will
have to qualify for and be
willing to accept active men,
bership in the Army Reserve
Unit in which they will be
employed.
Army has had a reserve
technician program for several
years. but until now enlistment
in the Army reserve by civilian
employees was voluntary.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP Nine
employees Of the House and
Home Finance Agency have
received outstanding perform
ance ratings. They are Lyman
Brownf1eld, Lewis Williams.
Walter Vivrett, Joseph s.
Brown, Joseph P. Smith, jr.,
Dorothy Beall, Mildred Benson,
Lenor Shofner and Barbara
Wojciechowski. Bruce
Wallen Of the RenegotiatiOn
Board has received a meritori-
Gus service award. Com
merce's Coast and Geodetic
Survey has given superior
accomplishment awards to
James Darlington and Marion
Oliver and meritorious sugges-
ton awards to William Halluin
ttwo), Mrs. Matte Lou WEIGH,
Mrs. Dorothy Reh, James Nc
Andrew. John Roderick. Robert
Kelly, John Perrow, jr., and
B. Frank Hampton, jr. &.
Navy'S Bureau of Ships has
given the following awards:
Superior accomplishment.
Howard Ball, Earl Kidwell,
Lawrence Rogers; superior per-
formance, Mrs. Dolores Pratt,
Ronald Welsh; beneficial sug-
gestion. Jack Kaplan, Mrs.
Alberta Rodocker; letter of
commentator, William Boyer,
Donald Egan; 30-years service,
G.. Edward Todd, George Lo-
mas, Raymond Stanley, George
Duerr, Harry Bright; 20-year
service, Agnes Joyce.
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The people now supported by the income
afforded by the Weapons Plant will be obliged
to look elsewhere for work. In many cases,
they will have to leave the area entirely, up
root their families, and leave vacuum in the
local economy. Local industry cannot possibly
absorb the massive numbers of skilled workers
who will be without jobs when the Weapons
Plant is closed. The withdrawal of this source
of community income would actually depress
the local labor market Unemployment would
become a serious problem. Breadlnes could
easily become necessity for relief of thou
sands of persons unable to find work, and
unable to leave the area for personal economic
reasons
The effect of the Weapons Plant shutdown
on the Washington Metropolitan area may:
Creote depression in real estote values
Creote depression in sales for groceries, dry
goods, autos, appliances, maintenance services,
hardware, newspapers, and other businesses.
creote surplus Of labor which will have the
effect Of depressing wages for those already
goinfuIIy employed
Creote community problem Of jobessness
which will require massive aid and assistance
for those economic victims who cannot other
wise survive.
If you are Washington-area breadwinner,
involved in supplying local goods and services,
do you want to see this happen to your home
town? We don't. That's why we are trying to
tell our fellow Washingtonians what the real
effects of the Weapons Plant shutdown may
be. There is no sound reason why the Plant
should be closed. Please write to the following,
and ask for their support in stopping this
unjustified policy of the Administration:
Hon. corI Vinson, Armed Services Committee House
Office BIdg Washington Is, D. c.
Hon. Richard Russell, Armed Services Committee,
Senate Office Bdg, Washington IS, D. c.
Hon. Joseph compbeII, Comptroer-GeneroI Of the
u. S., G. A. O., Washington, IS, D. c.
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crash of borate spray plane
making a run over the Payette
fire. The crash killed Pat
Hendricks of Seattle and Virgil
Sandes Of Roseburg, Oreg.,
pushing to 13 the number killed
in fire-f1ghting efforts Of the
past two weeks.
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Jozah, daughter of King Saud,
In an automobile collision near
the royal palace in Riyadh.
Two other girls, cousins of
the Princess, were reported
seriously injured.
The broadcast said the COLI
sion occurred on Monday.
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Auto Crush Kills
Suud's Daughter

AMMAN. Jordan, July %
(AP).-A Saudi Arabian broad
cast last night announced the
death of 25-year-old Princess
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Resort Area Forecasts

Maryland, Virginia and Della
ware BeacheS-Some cloudiness
tomorrow, high near 85.
Chesapeake Bay Area-Some
cloudiness tomorrow, high in
the upper Dos.
Cape Hatteras Area-Vari-
able cloudiness, scattered
showers and thunderstorms to-
morrow, high IS to 88.
Skyline Drive-Mostly sunny
tomorrow, high 80 to Sc. Visi-
bility good.
Long Island and New Jersey
Beaches-Fair tomorrow, high
IS.
Water Temperatures
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Annapolis, 81; ocean City, 50: Vir-
ginia Beach, 70; Atlantic City, "a.
River Report
Potomac River clear at Harpers
Ferry and clear at Great Falls. Shen-
andoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnight 76 Noon -------- IS
sam. am. 4 sPm. DTn. - Il /
Record Temperatures for the Year
Highest. 95. on April %.
Lowest, Is, on March II.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the U. s. Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
High ----- Hap am. 1G:12 am,
Low 6:24 am. 7:04 m
High - 1926 pm.
Low -- 6:36 p m. 7:09 pm.
For high and low tides at the fol-
lowing points subtract times indicated
from the above.
Annapolis. hours: Bloody Point
hours; Deale, hours; Solomons Is
land. ) hours; Point Lookout. 8 hours.
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Back Pay Authorized
In Demotion Upsets
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star stan Writer

The Civil Service Commission today Federal depart
mentS and agencies the authority restore employees to their
former positions with retroactive where demotons
have been found to have been unjust uhwarranted.
The csc regulation applies to of veterans
nonveeanS denoted in reductions force and
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The Sun and Moon

The Sun and Moon
Rises Sets
Sun, today 6O4am. S:24 m
Sun, tomorrow sos am. S:23 p. m
Moon, today 10:41 am. 11:04 pm
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
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Occupants Listed

The company operating the
helicopter said the following
were aboard the plane:
Pilot Meyer; John Walker,
about %. of Park Forest, ILL.,,
first officer; John Wallschlae-
ger, Arlington Heights, Ill;
Godfrey Erich. Chicago; Frank
Sanders, Versailles, KY; also
Robert Askren, Park Ridge, Ill;
Ronald Mama, Parke Ridge,
ILL.,; William Kluthe, Portland
Greg; 1st 1t. William Cordell
USAF. Offutt AFB, Omaha,
Nebr.; Arnold Christensen
Council Bluffs, Iowa; Ronald
Gherke, Millbrae. Calf; Ray
mond Warczynski, Schiller
Park, ILL.,; Jeptha Clauss, Fort
Wayne, Ind.
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H'ELICoPTER
Tail Section
Torn Loose

Continued From First Page
Mr.. Meyer had flown for the
line for 10 years.
The fatalities were the first
for the 13-year-old firm which
began ferrying passengers in
1856. Last week it flew Mayor
Richard j. Daley as it's
500,000th passenger.
The helicopter, an S-58C,
was making the 11-mlnute
trip between Midway Airport
on the southwest side OF the
city to O'Hare International
Airport on the northwest.
Federal Aviation Agency and
Civil AeronauticS Board investi-
gators were on the scene Short
ly after the crash in the Forest
Home Cemetery near the Des
PLANES River, an area between
Forest Park and suburban
haywood.
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Emergency Action Committee
COLUMBIA LODGE NO. 174
international Association Of Machinisfs (AFL-cEol
$50 Pennsylvania Ave. Sc.
Washington g. D. c.
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BY ANDREW w. BINGHAM
Star stah Writer

Area universities are begin
ming to take their alumni
seriously.
Traditionally the Old Grad
has been treated like a rah-rah.
good-time Charlie on his visits
back to the alma mater.
. But the chances are that. in
the future, he may well be
offered stimulation from a lee
ture on foreign affairs rather
than from a cocktail party.
Although some university Of
flcials here are a bit skeptical
about the appeal of this latest
trend in alumni relations, they
all say they are formulating
specific plans and programs
based on the serious approach.
American University already
has started a series of evening
lectures for local alumni on
topics ranging from THE Space
Age and You" to DIR. Zhivago."
If successful, it could develop
into a whole complex of spe-
cial courses for graduates-and
maybe even a week-long
alumni NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
Harry Cullis, alumni secretary
We're Just crawling now, "
Mr.. Cullis says.
Why this sudden concern for
the continuing intellectual de-
velopment of the grad? To a
large degree. the answer is tied
up with the need for the finan-
cial support of alumni.
The need for money was one
OF the major reasons for the
tremendous exponsion of alum
nj activities after World War
II, according to Harold R.
Harding, assistant director of
the American Alumni Council.
! Universities realized they
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STRESS ON MTELLECTUALHM
Colleges Lure Alumni Back Without 'Roh Roh'

alumni association. He adds:
But we feel sure we will, in
the long run"
In the past, various uncorn-
plimentary surveys have been
made about the college alum
nus, all tending to show him as
an intellectual dead-head. One
survey reported that 40 per
cent of the college alumni ques-
toned had not read a book
during the previous year.
Such statistics have not given
colleges a guilt complex which
would lead them to start a con-
tinuing education program for
their alumni, according to Mr..
Harding. Nor do they indicate
an intellectual program cannot
gain any widespread popularity.
The simple truth of the mat
ter is that the average alumnus
is so busy making a living and
getting ahead in his profession
that he simply doesn't have
time to continue the intellectual
pursuits of his college days,
although he would like to.
This, at least, is the opinion
of Mr.. Harding and other ex-
perts in the field. To prove
their point, they can cite vari-
GUS serious-and successful
alumni programs which are
about as far away from the rah-
rah approach as you can get:
Yale University started a
four day alumni seminar in
1857. Students could enroll for
course" on atomic energy
foreign policy, modern litera-
ture. or the American tradition
Several dozen grade were ex-
pected to attend: in fact, some
1000 persons showed up.
The University of Michigan,
as well as Penn State, have
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active Alumni UnlVersltleS"
each summer.
Southwestern at Memphis has
a full time Dean of Alumni
probably the only such person
in the country-to direct the
continuing education program
for graduates.
The University of California
alumni magazine publishes in
installmentS, courses specially
prepared by faculty members;
Princeton's alumni magazine
regularly runs reading lists.
Stanford University and the
Massachusetts, In stitute of
Technology both organize spe-
cial educational in stltute S
wherever they have concentra-
tons of alumni; Barnard College
in New York set up a special
annual one-day forum which
now attracts about 1000 per-
sons, and in which more than
80 womens colleges are partici-
pating.
Just recently, Davidson Col
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UJAHeuds Map
Fund Drive Plan

The United Jewish Appeal of
Greater Washington will hold
its annual dinner meeting of
organization presidents and
Rabbis at 6 pm. tomorrow at
the Adas Israel Synagogue,
Connecticut avenue and Porter
street NV.
The dinner brings together
the spiritual leaders of the
Washington area and the presi-
dents of local service and COM
munity organizations to map
plans for the appeals compaign
to raise s2,75O,OOO, Max Kas-
sow, chairman of the general
division of the campaign, said.
Joseph Ottenstein, general
campaign chairman, and Isa-
dore S. Turnover. president of
the United Jewish Appeal, will
address the dinner meeting.
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School Plan
Is Protested
In Bethesda

A request for permission tc
operate an arts and crafts
nursery school in the High.
point area of Bethesda wa;
protested yesterday by COM
munity residents at a public
hearing in Rockville.
Residents said the school
which Mrs. Hilda L. Baensct
seeks to operate at 1927 Onon-
daga road, would adversely af-
feet the community. The Mont
gomery Board of Appeals has
been asked to grant a specia
exception permit in the case.
An opposition petition signed
by 80 community residents was
submitted to the appeals board
by Saul E. Spector, who lives
at 1929 Onondaga Road. The
residents were represented by
attorneys Frederick Orr Louden
and Frederick De Joseph.
Mrs. George A. Scatterday
of 59l1 Oceola road. told the
board: II approve of nursery
schools but I don't want to live
on the same street with one"
Other speakers said the
school, which would be limited
to 10 children from 3l2 to {
years of age, would constitute
a nuisance because of noise
would cause traffic hazards ano
would lower property value!
in the neighborhood. The APP
peals board, which is expected
to reach a decision in about
two weeks. has held three pub
lie hearings on the application
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D. 6. Heads
Create New
Budget Post

A second post Of District
deputy budget officer has been
added by the Commissioners to
provide the city with top fiscal
specialists in both the operat-
ing expense and capital outlay
fields.
At the same time. the Com
missioners filled both the S12.-
ITO positions with the promo
ton of a budget office aide and
the hiring Of Census Bureau
employe.
John P. Sykes. 40, a super
viSory budget analyst in the
office, has been moved up to
full one Of the deputy budget
officer jobs. He will specialize
in capital outlay work.
Mr.. Sykes. Of COG Eppard
circle. Falls Church, has beer
a District employe since 194S
and has worked in the budget
office for three years.
The Commissioners named
Brimley J. Lewis, 80, a deputy
budget officer for the Censu!
Bureau. to the other post.
Mr.. Lewis, of Adelphi. Md.
has been with the bureau since
1850. He holds a masters de-
gree in public administration
from Syracuse University.
The personnel moves are ef-
fective tomorrow.
The job of deputy budget
officer had been open since
last November /, when David
P Herman was promoted tc
budget officer to replace Wal,
ter L. Fowler, who had retired
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lege in North Carolina began a
two-day institute for grads.
I'VE decided to treat our
graduates like people who had
been to college," said Robert
J. Sailstad, assistant to the
president. 1--WE assume they are
educated people interested in
something more than football
Officials at local universities
don't intend to plunge into a
full-blown program overnight,
Most of them plan to begin
with a lecture series-and then
see if there is enough interest
to warrant more activity.
They say, moreover. that in
italy these intellectual offer
ings will be in addition to-not
in place of-traditional alumni
events.
The new approach will I'M
doubtedly attract some grads
who just wouldn't return to
the campus for a round of So
cial affairs. Many officials, how
ever, are wondering if it will
attract enough people to make
it worthwhile.
The American Alumni Coun-
Gil definitely believes it will
provided that the organizers
use good sense in planning
specific programs.
Howard w. Mort, former
president of the council, cites
a pertinent example in a re.
cent magazine article. The Col.
lege of Wooster, with a little
IMAGINATION. managed to make
its two-day Alumni College
as appealing as any cocktal
party-and maybe more so.
All six lectures had first-ratt
titles. The one on latest de.
velopments in biology, for in.
stance. was entitled Stacks
Genes and Women. Attend.
ance was gratifyingly large.
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DRIVER PERMIT RENEWAL
IS VOTED IN MARYLAND
By q Star Stan Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 27-The General Assembly today
passed law which requires renewal of drivers licenses
every two years.
Maryland is the only State which has lifetime driv-
er's license
The bill was sponsored by Delegate Edgar Silver
democrat OF Baltimore City Gov Tawes has said he will
sign it, ~
Inc State two years began its first re-regisration
OF drivers since 1881 but the current ecensng was set
up only one-shot deal
Under the new legislation drivers born in an even
WIN renew thelr licenses in 1862 and those with birth
days in an odd year 1868 The renewal apnIcaton will
De que during the month of the drivers birthday
. me renewed licenses will 50 and be obtanable
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could only milk so far without
offering the grad something in
return. Mr.. Harding explains
Until recently what was offered
in return has been chiefly the
bang-up homecoming week
ends, the class reunions. and
other strictly social events
These however, no longer seem
adequate or, in many cases
appropriate.
AS Mr.. Cullis explains it;
Until now our emphasis has
been on the graduates respon-
sibilities to the university. Now
we're beginning to think that
maybe the university has some
responsibilities to its graduates
too"
None of the serious activities
PLANNED by local institutions
will be specifically tied to a
Embarrassing effort.
I'VE are not arranging the
program to bring in money
says James S. Ruby, executive
secretary Of Georgetown &
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Arlington Boy,2,
Injured by Car

William Snyder, 2, of 1920
South Utah street. Arlington,
suffered a fractured skull yes
terday when he was hit by a
car near his home, police said.
The driver, Joseph J. Jacobs,
so, of the $500 block of South
Taylor street, Arlington, told
police the boy stepped in the
road from behind a parked car
and walked into the side of
the moving auto in the 5000
block of South Utah street.
The boy was admitted to Ar
lington Hospital in fair con-
dition. No charges we're filed.
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approval to a bill to make it a
crime for a woman to have
mole than two illegitimate chill
dren. The bill, which probably
will come up for a final recorded
vote Monday, would take away
much of the mothers welfare
privileges and subject her to a
fine up to $1,000 and imprison-
ment up to three years.
A provision which would have
required sterilization of the
mother was knocked out in COM
mittee. The bill was sponsored
by Senator John L. Sanford,
Democrat Of Worcester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-28
Public Hearing Set
On Trees for Streets

A public hearing will be held
at 10 am. April II on plans to
provide more street trees in
Washington. The hearing will
be in the Board Room of the
District Building.
The plan calls for planting
$4,000 trees over a six-year
period and removal of all dead
and dying trees within one year