davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1960-11-17

mas was the plane terminus
Its miserable field is one
Of the dangerous ones with
a mountain at the far end
and the sea at its other ex-
tremity; it was adequate
for DC IS. But, when the
DC Is became regular
equipment for Pan Ameri-
can and jets were in the
offing, Pan Am gave up St.
Thomas and moved its OPP
erations to st. Croix. Here
the government owns miles
Of fiat land on the South
shore and within a year it
is expected that jets can be
easily accommodated. St.
Thomas should be content
with its endless shops fed
.#fEtE
by its endless cruise ships
entering its perfect harbor
and allow st. Croix the
luxury Of a first rate air
port.
As for ST. Croix, were I
in high places, | should
make it forbidden for any
future hotel to build more
than fifty rooms. T h e
whole feeling Of the Island
demands no Miami Beach
operations. The federal his
toric sites on ST. Croix
soon lose their color
and their richness were big
hotels allowed. To keep the
flavor Of this wonderful
scene, where in 1893 Co
lumbus landed in Salt
River, the speed of the Ca
ribbean on rush must be
brought down to a walk.
Let the big resorts 60 else
where.
All of the above is only to
suggest that if you, dear
reader, contemplating visit
ing the Caribbean this Win
ter, get fast with your ira
vel agent and be very, very
nice to him.
cDKrE Tod DENT
, 1960-11-17
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadrupli-
cate, will be received at the
Department Q f Property
and Procurement, Division
of Procurement, Christian
sted, St. Croix, Virgin Is
lands, until HOO Am. No
vember %, 1860 and then
publicly opened for the fol-
lowing:
Labor, materials, equip
ment and transporta-
ton for performance Of
work at the Terminal
Building Of the Alex
ander Hamilton Air
port, st. Croix, Virgin
Islands
T h e Government re-
serves the right to reject
any or all bids, to waive any
i~nformality in bids and, UNI
less otherwise specified by
the Government or by the
bidder, to accept any item
in the bid.
Copies Of Invitation to
bid may be obtained from
the Division of Procure
ment, Christiansted, Saint
Croix, Virgin Islands.
CARLOS DOWNING
Commissioner of Property
and Procurement
Alphouso Romnev
District Supervisor
l6-17-18
, 1960-11-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20

q CHAMPIONSHIP BRIDGE
Game Bee and Howard Schenken VS..
Mary Jane Farrell and Lew Mathe.
q CHILDRENS FILM CLASSICS.
IVA Hours "HanseI and Gretel." 1854.
Puppet version Of the famous fairy tale.
$50 @ JIM BOWIE.
Adventure. Scott Forbes stars
q AL FOOTBALL.
Approx Hours. Denver at Houston.
400 @ METROPOLITAN MOVIE.
IVA Hours champion" 1949. Fighter
battles his way to the championship by
alternating his family and friends. Kirk
Douglas, Arthur Kennedy.
4:3o q FAMOUS PLAYHOUSE.
Drama. zone Strange Day."
q THE 18th HOUR.
Hobbies. AFRICAN Safari Club of Wash
ington" Guests: Mark Evans. Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Stans.
500 q CELEBRITY GOLF.
Sport. Sam Snead VS.. Ray Bolser
q AMATEUR HOUR.
Variety. Ted Mack. host.
Evening star., 1960-03-10
Free Elector
Bill in Virginia
Facing Defeat
BY q Star stan Writer

RICHMOND. Mar. 1O.-Leg-
islation intended to open the
way for a bolt of the national
party by Virginia Democrats
appeared headed for defeat
today.
The House Privileges and
Elections Committee this
morning deferred action on the
Senate-passed measure spon-
sored by Senator Charles T.
Moses of Appomattox. With
adjournment scheduled for
Saturday night, today is the
deadline for committees to re-
port bills which can be passed
by normal procedure.
This means that if the bill
were reported tomorrow or
Saturday. a four-fifths vote
would be required to suspend
the rules to pass it.
The House already has killed
an identical bill.
The bill would allow the list
ing of independent, or uncom-
mitted, presidential electors on
the ballot. Opponents contend
1t would have the effect of
dividing the Democratic vote,
thus making it possible for a
Republican to carry Virginia
Evening star., 1960-03-10
BY PAUL HOPE.
Star stan Writer

A fight between the con-
servatiye and liberal wings OF
the Republican Party is shap-
ing up in Maryland's 9Th dis
trict congressional primary.
This prospect was raised with
the last-minute filing of Gen
Albert c. Wedemeyer. His
entry into the race took most
of the Republican organization
by surprise.
Most of the Republican lead
ership in the five-county dis
trict repeatedly had been lining
up behind Charles M. Matthias
a Frederick attorney and men,
Der Of the Maryland House OF
Delegates.
There are two other Repub-
lican candidates in the May II
primary. r. Byng Duvall, men,
Der Of the Kensington Council,
and James A. Buchanan ", a
Rockville builder.
Mr.. Matthias is considered a
member of the liberal wing oi
the party. Gen. Wedemeyer,
while he has not been active in
Evening star., 1960-03-10
a
Prisoner Dies
In County Jail

A prisoner died in the Prince
Georges County Jail last night,
Sheriff J. Lee Ball reported.
William F. Krause, So. OF
Forestville, was taken to Prince
Georges General Hospital after
he was found unconscious on
the floor Of his cell by a guard
the sheriff said. Krause was
pronounced dead on arrival at
about II pm.
Krause was jailed yesterday
afternoon after being sentenced
to a $50 fine or 80 days on a
drunk and disorderly charge,
He was arrested early yester-
day by park police. The SEN
tence was imposed by United
States Commissioner Samuel
H. Meloy.
Sheriff Ball said when the
prisoner arrived at the jail he
was shaking" so badly guards
put him in a cell by himself
He was given a cup of coffee,
but later refused to eat dinner,
Sheriff Ball said.
An autopsy will be performed
by DR.. James I. Boyd, county
medical examiner.
Evening star., 1960-03-10
Reese to Be Feted
In Montgomery

A testimonial dinner fol
NJ. L. Reese, Montgomery
County manager, will be held
March II at the Kenwood
Country Club.
Mr.. Reese. So, is leaving
next week to start work as
city manager of Miami. Fla.
after nearly six years in the
Montgomery County post.
A plaque and a gift will be
presented to him at the dinner
described as a bipartisan" af-
fair.
Chairman Ward Caddington
of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee, Chairman
David Scull of the Republican
State Central Committee and
County Council President
Grover K. Walker will sit at
the head table with Mr.. Reese
Tickets can be obtained from
Mrs. Charles Buscher or Frank
Bliss. More than half the 800
seats at the dinner were re-
ported taken yesterday.
Evening star., 1960-03-10
BY ANNE H. CHRISTMAS
star Stan Writer

What ever happened to the
old ld-fashioned thrashing behind
the woodshed as an antidote for
Juvenile delinquency?
This question was posed in
dignantly yesterday by 80
Prince Georges County club
women who made an investiga-
tive visit to Juvenile Court in
Marlboro as part of q Nation
wide program sponsored by the
General Federation Of Women's
Clubs.
They listened to three cases
In the court of Judge Charles
G. Marbury. and emerged with
mixed emotionS-anger as well
as sorrow over the varying
plights of teen-agers in trouble
and. their parents who failed
to take disciplinary measures.
Most shocking to the club
women was the case of an
elderly man charged with con-
tributing to the delinquency of
four 15-year-old boys who paid
him Is cents to buy wine for
them.
None Gets Trashing
The 62-year-old man. who
has been in Jail since police ar
Evening star., 1960-03-10
MontgomeryDem Urge COP.
To Help in Reopportionment Bottle

ulation, Mr.. Thorson said, the
four largest counties woulc
gain a total of % new Dele
gates and possibly eight Sena.
tors, while the 10 smaller
counties would lose 80 Dele
gates and possibly IL Senators
State Senator Edward s
Northrop of Montgomery
County said yesterday he thinks
hackers of reapportionment
should give it couple of more
goes on the political side" be.
fore filing suit.
He said court fight would
hurt the political chances fol
reapportionment. But Mr.
Thorson said such a suit woulo
help chances for a political
victory.
Under Maryland's county
unit system, representation ir
the Legislature also is used tt
figure a county's effective vote
in Statewide primaries an6
party conventions.
Evening star., 1960-03-10
Mccoy Stur
WiIILeud
Princesses

Walter Brennan, star of "The
Real McCoys" television series,
will lead the parade of prin-
cesseS in the 1860 National
Cherry Blossom Festival on
April 9.
Harry T. Thompson, chair
man of the festival, said the
complete cast Of the show, seen
here on WMAL-Tv, Channel 4,
will participate in the down.
town parade. to be telecast over
Channel z from 8 to 10:30 pm
Backing up Mr.. Brennan will
be Richard Crenna, Kathy
Nolan. Lydia Reed. Michael
Winkelman and Tony Marti-
nez.
Tickets for the parade will
be sold at the five downtown
Drug Fair stores: the American
Automobile Association, 1712 @
street NV: the National Saw
ings and Trust Co., Fifteenth
street and New York avenue
NV. and the Washington Con-
vention and Visitors Bureau
1916 K street NV.
The Cherry Blossom Festival
is sponsored by the Greater
National Capital Committee oi
the Metropolitan Washington
Board Of Trade.
Evening star., 1960-03-10

areas have grown sharply in
population in recent years
while their representation in
the Legislature has stayed the
same.
Philip Thorson Of the Demo-
cratic club said the new non-
partisan unit will back a court
challenge of the apportionment
rule Of the present State con-
titution.
He said the courts will be
asked to decide if the rule
violates the Fourteenth Amend
ment by denying urban county
citizens equal protection of the
laws by "diluting" their voting
strength as compared to rural
county residents.
In a letter mailed several
days ago to urban county
leaders, the Democratic club
sought cooperation from both
sides of the political fence enc
$4,000 to finance court costs.
Should a court order a full
lreapportionment based on pop
Evening star., 1960-03-10

Montgomery County Demo
Gratis have asked the Repub-
licans to meet with them Sat-
urday to organize a nonpartisan
group to press a court fight for
reapportionment of the Mary
land Legislature.
The meeting is scheduled at
3 pm. IN the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission building in
Silver Spring.
The session was called by
the Western Suburban Demo-
cratic Club in the wake of last
weeks death in the General
Assembly of two bills that
would have increased the power
of urban counties in the Legis-
lature, controlled since 1857
by rural counties.
Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties each would
have gained two new seats in
the House of Delegates If the
legislation had passed. Both
Evening star., 1960-03-10
Arlington Leaders Hit
On Budget Preparation

for the county and school
budgets and the bond issue
bear no relation" to the prin-
ciple contained In the report
of examining the county's re-
sources before proposing new
expenses.
James G. Stockard, school
board member, said the finan-
cial capability report was not
given to the school board until
after January /, although it
was completed in August.
Mr.. Brown said the County
Board hadn't acted on the re-
port, because this would have
been "high handed" and "ar-
bitrary" before citizens were
given a chance to consider the
study and present their views.
County Manager Lundberg
noted that his finance depart
ment recently recommended
$79 million in capital improve
mentS over the next 10 years.
Evening star., 1960-03-10
6. P. Wings to Clash
In 6th-District Race

Maryland politics. has been
identified nationally with the
Old Guard,
Gen. Wedemeyer, commander
of American forces in China
during World War II. served as
national chairman of the Cit
izens for Taft during the late
Senator's unsuccessful bid for
the Republican presidential
nomination in 1852.
The 63:year-old retired gen.
eral has lived on an S00-acre
estate near Boyds in Upper
Montgomery County since 1851.
. He registered to vote in
Maryland Monday. the same
day on which he filed for Con.
gress. Congressional candidates
must be registered voters.
Gen. Wedemeyer, yesterday
declined his candidacy with in.
dividual reporters. He said he
would call a press conference
in a few days.
Democrat John r. Foley now
represents the 9Th district. He
is being opposed for renomina-
ton by Claude A. Taylor Of
Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1960-03-10

goes back to the House for con-
currence in an amendment
adopted by the Senate yester-
day.
The measure exceeds mini
mum Federal standards, and
If enacted, will entitle Virginia
to a Federal bonus Of S. mil
lion to 81 million on construc-
ton of interstate highways.
The Senate amendment
would allow the State to pur-
chase roadside easements along
the interstate highways to
eliminate billboards construct
ed since July /, 1856 effective
date of the Federal law and
before the new Virginia law
takes effect.
Under the House-passed bill,
the State would have had to
continue purchasing easements
even after the bill becomes ef-
fective.
In other legislative matters,
the controversial measure of
Alexandria Delegate James M.
Thomson to temporarily sus-
pend operation of the local
option pupil placement law for
another two years was tied up
in the Senate Education Com
mittee.
A House committee yester-
day killed a Senate-passed bill
to freeze annexation for five
years for seven Of the States
larger cities.
The Senate passed a House.
approved bill and companion
resolution allowing election
officials to use forms to register
new voters. This would repeal
the blank sheet" registration
law.
The present law was enacted
two years ago to keep down
the number Of Negro voters by
requiring certain information
to be set out on a blank sheet
of paper. The law "backfired. !"
however, having disqualified
more whites than Negroes who
sought to become voters. The
bill goes back to the House for
agreement on a minor amend
ment.
BY a vote Of 43 to 40, the
House passed and sent to the
Governor a bill requiring young -
sters between the ages of Is
and 18 to revalidate their
drivers licenses annually.
A proposed 1-cent increase
in the gasoline tax-from 6 to
7 cents a gallon-won House
Finance Committee approval by
Evening star., 1960-03-10

a vote Of IL to 4. The measure
would produce about $12.5 mil
lion a year.
The Finance Committee killed
a bill. already approved by the
Senate, to allow counties to levy
a tax of up to 10 per cent on
all public utility bills. Fairfax
Delegate Dorothy McDiarmid
was among those supporting the
measure.
BY a 1-vote margin. the Sem
ate Courts Of Justice Committee
killed the House-passed i'm
piled consent" bill to strengthen
the law against drunk drivers.
The vote was z to s.
The Senate passed and sent
to the Governor a bill allow
ing persons entitled to purchase
alcoholic beverages to obtain
an identification card certify
ing their age.
The cards would be issued by
local court clerks for a fee of
$3.50. Presently, sales of al
coholic beverages are refused
to persons who appear to be
under age, unless positive proof
Is given.
Evening star., 1960-03-10
Purse Theft
SuspectLoses
Race in Snow

A third precinct patrolman
won a footrace in the snow
early today to capture a suspect
in two purse-snatchings and an
assault.
The prelude to the race
began, according to police, at
1890 am. in the 100 block of
p street NV, where Miss
Barbara A. Zimmerman, IS, was
parking her small foreign car
in front Of her home. A neigh
bor. Moses Terrell, 80. a mute,
was helping push the vehicle
which was slipping in the snow.
She told police a well-dreSsed
colored man carrying an ex-
pensive sample case ap-
preached and offered his help.
The trio got the car to the curb,
Miss Zimmerman said, when
the stranger suddenly turned
on her, grabbed her purse and
began struggling with her.
The purse strap broke, she
told police, and the man fled as
she screamed for help. Mean
while, Mr.. Terrell chased the
stranger who dropped the sam
pie case in successful flight.
The case and a description Of
the purse-snatcher were turned
over to police.
Less than an hour later third
precinct Pvt. Arthus Hender-
son was walking his beat in the
1900 block of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, when he heard a
woman screaming.
Investigating, he found Miss
Catherine o. Thomas, "a, a Sec
retary for the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, of 1920 Nine
teenth street NV, rubbing her
head arid reporting the loss Of
her purse. She pointed to a
fleeing man, saying he had just
hit her on the top Of her head
with his fist and had taken her
purse containing about IS and
personal papers.
Pvt. Henderson said he man.
aged to catch Isaac Jefferson
Parks, 80. of the 5000 block of
North Capitol street two blocks
away. Although Parks denied
ever seeing either woman. he
was identified by the two wom-
en- and Mr.. Terrell, the patrol
man said. In addition. a pad
of order blanks found in his
pocket matched those found in
the sample case, Pvt. Hender-
son said.
Evening star., 1960-03-10

Byrd. jr., Of Winchester, charge
there is too much "fat" in it.
The cuts proposed in the
House = apfNoved budget bill
amounted to $14.8 million in
the general fund appropria-
tions and $8.3 million in spe-
cial funds.
The budget totaled $780,
100000 and called for $50 mil
lion in new taxes to finance it.
The subcommittee eliminated
$3.3 million from $6.3 million
recommended as increases for
the Department of Education
in the House Bill. This would
cut net increases for the De-
partment of Education to $3.5
million.
Welfare Slashed
Welfare Department cuts to-
tailed nearly $2.5 million.
Other major trims in the
House bill include 81 million
for a new field house at the
University of Virginia; $1.4
million for the Medical Col
lege of Virginia; $952,000 from
the retirement fund; SIS mil
lion for mental hospitals.
Other cuts include $500, 900
for public school capital out
lay; $500,000 for adjusting base
rates of pay; 100000 for the
Virginia Civil War Commits
sion; $615,000 for Virginia
State College: $685., 900 for the
College of William and Mary;
$685.000 for Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute.
The Senate Finance Commit
tee has failed to report any of
the new revenue bills sent to it
by the House. The total cuts
proposed would still leave about
$67 million to be raised by new
taxes.
Evening star., 1960-03-10

including 10 librarians, 13 po-
lice department and 6 fire de-
partment personnel. 1t also
permits II part-time library
workers.
Despite these increases,
County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg slashed personnel requests
by the police. fire, library and
health departments.
The police department asked
for 40 new employees and the
| fire department 81. The
library sought 81 more full and
part time employees. 1t also
requested $523,000 for new
equipment, but $452,0 900 is pro-
posed. The health depart
ment sought nine new en-
ployes. The budget grants one.
Lundberg's View
Concerning the reductions,
Mr.. Lundberg said:
tits a matter of judgment
as to the number of persons
that can be added to the
county's budget in an overall
way"
He added that many of the
new firemen requested will not
be needed during the coming
fiscal year because of delay in
opening new fire stations and
pointed out that library funds
have been increased by more
than $87, 900.
Among other major Increases
in the budget are these: $103,-
900 for payment of capital i'm
privement debt. $4,000 for the
highway department, $4,000
for public buildings, $85, 900 for
police, $4,000 for the fire de-
partmelit, and $4,000 for en-
ployes' benefits.
The budget contains almost
$1.2 million for capital i'm
Iprovements financed from tax
revenues during 1960-61, $1.1
million for debt service, more
than $1.3 million for police,
$1.1 million for fire protection,
$l.3 million for streets and
highways. and $452.000 for
libraries.
Mr.. Lundberg said the budget
sis designed to provide for ex-
pansion in certain areas, to-
gether with provision for
normal growth"
Evening star., 1960-03-10

A municipal finances special.
ist last night accused Arlington
officials Of failing to consider
the county's ability to pay be-
fore leaping into new budget
and bond issue proposals.
L. Laszlo Ecker-Ra q gov
ernment economist and author
of a recent Northern Virginia
financial survey, took county
officials to task at a dinner
meeting of the Committee OF
100 at the Arlington Hogate's.
The officials, who included
County Board Chairman Her
bert L. Brown. jr.. County Man.
ager A. T. Lundberg and men,
bers Of the school board and
planning commission, took
turns defending themselves af-
ter Mr.. Ecker-Racz's criticism.
Six Made Study
The economist, a former
member of the Arlington Plan.
ming Commission, said county
officials, including both the
County Board and school boarc
have ignored a study, completed
last August, that outlined Ar.
lington's ability to pay for new
Improvements over the mex
10 years. d..
The study was prepared by
County Manager Lundberg
former County Board Chair.
man David L. Krupsaw, FL
nance Director Edgar D. Smith
School Supt. Ray Reid, Assist
ant Supt. Edward Braun anc
Mr.. Ecker-Rac
The report said Arlington
could afford $65 million ir
capital improvements over the
next decade. 1t anticipated g
SIS million bond issue this year.
Report Said Delayed
County officials have pro-
posed a 1860 bond issue OF
about $40 million, or twice what
the study envisioned. They
also proposed a 1924 million
budget for 1960-61 that would
require a 55-cent increase in
tax rates.
Mr.. Ecker-Racz said plans
Evening star., 1960-03-10
6. 0. P. Fails
10 Bar Race

Prince Georges County Re-
publican leaders last night
failed to get five candidates for
the congressional nomination
to withdraw in favor of Carlyle
]. Lancaster Of Bowie.
The only candidates for the
Maryland 5th district Repub-
lican nomination to attend a
meeting of the county State
central committee were Frank
w. Vanderhoof of Bladensburg
and Clifton L. Clevenger of
Rogers Heights. Both refused to
drop out.
Mrs. Laura Mulrooney, COM
mittee chairman who called the
meeting. said the group believes
Mr.. Lancaster has the best
chance to win. The committee
will work for his victory and
party unity, she said. She added
the other two candidates were
not asked directly to quit.
Mrs. Mulrooney said Law
renee J. Burns, College Park,
agreed earlier to bow to Mr..
Lancaster. Henry ]. Laque, jr..
and William E. Smith, both of
Baltimore, could not be reached
to be invited to the meeting.
she said. Robert E. Ennis,
Capitol Heights, had planned to
attend, she added.
The committee wants a can
didate who can put up $25. 900
of his own, and the committee
will raise $4,000, Mr.. Wander
hoof said.
He said he couldn't and
wouldn't" give that much. The
wouldn't give that much. The
candidate added he is more in
terested in my peace platform
than just a Republican victory
in the primary"
Mrs. Mulrooney said a cam
paign fund goal will not be set
until after consultations with
central committees in the rest
of the 5th district.
Mr.. Clevenger said he could
not withdraw from the May II
primary now in view of the
support for his candidacy.
The REPUBLICANS are seeking
to defeat Representative Lank-
ford, Democrat of Anne Arundel
County, who has filed for a
fourth consecutive term.