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Smyrna times., 1960-05-12

check for $25 presented Charles M Gee treasurer of the
Smyrna Foreign Exchange Student Fund by Carol Wofod pre
dent of the Club John Basse Moore High
The contribution the first of its kind by school club
to the drive for funds Carol Simmons vice president OF
the organization looks Clara E. Sparr club adviser This
years exchange program brought aanbo Corrado Meega to
Smyrna for year of study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-07

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Evening star., 1960-04-08
WORD GAME
Find 20 or more words in
G l. A ZIE r
THE JACKSON TWINS
JULIET JONES

meaning "one who sets glass in
window frames" Average mark
is Is words; time limit, 80 min
uteS.
Rules of the game: l. Words must be
OF four or more letters - Words which
acquire four letters by the addition Of
IS such as bats" cats" are not
used. 3, Only one form of a word Is
used Proper names are not used
Answer TO REGULAR
rage. rare, rale, real, regal, rear, rule,
rural, earl, egal, eral sale. geal, gear,
glue. glare. cruel. urge, large. lager
Iure' asue. sser. argue, auger.
Evening star., 1960-04-08

SO easy to use. Lower.
ing and raising of
handle opens and close
wheels, and it rolls
when folded, a feature
usually found only in
high priced models.
Has l0xl.25 ball bear
ing wheels; adjustable
bag brackets, and tub
ular construction with
bright plated finish
Evening star., 1960-06-05

5-Piek Temple. Kids.
I Hour. Featuring songs ond Pop
eye cartoons.
7-Amerieon Bondstond.
Ia Hours. Dick Clark, m. c.
9-The Brighter DoY. Serial.
4:l5
9-The Secret Storm. Serial.
4:30
4-Adventure Time.
Repeats of "Yoncy Derrinoer."
9-Edse of Night. Seriol.
Wednesday Listinss Cont. on Next Puse
Evening star., 1960-06-05
Program Listing. WEDNESDAY

5-MF. District Attorney.
7-Beot the Clock. Game.
9-The Millionaire. Drama.
$3.50
4-From These Roots. Dromo.
5-Doteline Europe. Drama.
7-Who Do You Trust2 Quiz.
9-The Verdict Is Yours. Trial.
400
4-comedy Playhouse.
Repeots of "The Thin Man."
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Death PenoItyAboIitio
Compromise Sought

do away with the barbaric prac-
tice in the District of Columbia
which leaves no room for the
exercise Of discretion in pre-
defined homicide cases." the
Senator said. THE particular
formula by which this reform
is accomplished is of secondary
consideration"
He inserted in the record a
letter from Aubrey Gasque,
assistant director of the Ad-
minstrative once. of the
United States Courts, which in
effect echoed the Senator's SEN
timents on the means of doing
away with mandatory electro
cution.
The major question to be
settled by drafters is what pro-
cedure would be followed by the
court after receiving jury rec
concentrations for punishment
Of a flrst-degree murderer.
The conference draft pro-
vides that the court shall fol-
low presentencing procedures
determined by a rule of court" ="
Judge E. Barrett Prettyman,
chief judge Of the United
States Court of Appeals, has
testified that the local court,
under such a rule, probably
would set up a panel of judges
to fix the sentence.
Evening star., 1960-03-22

Sponsors of varying pro-
posals to abolish the manda-
tory death penalty for first-de-
gree murder in the District to-
day set to work to compromise
differences.
A work session was scheduled
for late today in the Senate
District Committee Offices to
combine drafts supported by
Senator Hartke, Democrat of
Indiana; Senator Keating, Re-
publican of New York, and
spokesman for both the United
States and District judicial
Conferences.
Senator Hartke, chairman OF
the District subcommittee han
ding proposals, is trying to call
members together Friday. He
favors a Judicial Conference
measure making life imprison-
ment the basic penalty but al
lowing jurors to recommend
death.
Senator Heating has spon-
sored another bill making death
the penalty unless the jury
recommends life Imprisonment.
But in a speech on the Senate
floor today, Senator Heating
said he wanted to make it clear
that he fully accepted the al
tentative recommended by the
judicial Conference.
THE important thing is to
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Denton Woman and Two Girls Die
As Jet Rips Into Home by School

DENTON, Md, Mar. % (AP) .
An Air Force Jet bomber,
narrowly missing a crowded
schoolhouse, crashed into a
small home yesterday and ex-
ploded, killing q woman and
her two young granddaughters.
The plane and the one-story
home were destroyed. The pilot,
who had elected himself from
the disabled, twin-engine B-57,
survived.
There were 200 children in
a wing of the schoolhouse, only
100 feet away, which was dam
aged by the explosion. Twelve
were injured slightly by flying
glass.
The dead were identified as
Mrs. Jessie Brown, so; Laverne
Brown, 6, and Karen Brown, 4.
Venetian blinds in the school
drawn to keep out the after
noon sun-formedNa shield pro-
tecting students from serious
injury.
There was no panic at the
school-the Lockerman Con-
solidated School for Negroes.
Students filed out quietly after
the alarm was given. The wing
of the school damaged by the
crash had been dedicated on
Sunday. Fourth. fifth and sixth
grades met in the wing.
NeighbOr'S Home Damaged
A home owned by John p.
Hammond, next door to the
Browns, also was damaged by
Evening star., 1960-03-22

the flames. 1t was unoccupied
at the time.
Mr.. Hammond. principal Of
the school. was q patient in a
Baltimore hospital. His wife,
schoolteacher, was away.
All available ambulances and
fire-fighting equipment in Den
ton, about so miles east Of
Washington, on Maryland'S
Eastern Shore, sped to the
crash scene.
In Baltimore. the Martin Co.
said the plane was one Of two
on a test flight to determine if
recent notifications were ac-
ceptable to the Air Force.
1T looked like an atomic
bomb explosion" said Irwin
CroSsan. 42-year-old Denton
contractor who witnessed the
crash.
1T was a big, black mush-
room pile of smoke and then a
red flash came up. And then
I saw the pilot and some pieces
of equipment fly through the
air"
The pilot was Air Force Capt.
William F. Smith, 80. of Los
Angeles. stationed at the War
ner-Robins (Ga.) Air Force
Base. He was in serious condi-
ton in a hospital at nearby
Easton. suffering from shock, a
fractured pelvis and a COM
pound fracture of the right leg
Harry r. Hughes, Denton
lawyer and State Senator, said
| he heard the plane flying low
Evening star., 1960-03-22

a press conference to give the
real reason" for his transfer.
He said it was his private
disclosure to a House Dis
trict subcommittee investigating
crime Of certain matters con-
cerning gambler Emmitt War
ring and Police Chief Robert j.
Barrett.
There was a good deal of
commotion, including a rec
ommendation by Special As
sistant Corporation Counsel
Daniel B. Maher that Capt.
Richitt face trial board charges.
But the whole controversy
ended in a huddle at Maj. Bar
rett's office with Capt. Richitt
stating. II regret the incident
ever occurred" Mai. Barrett
said that was that, and every
body went back to work.
In 1851, he took up flying
largely because his son Donald,
a Naval Academy graduate,
had become a military aviator
The veteran policeman was
promoted to inspector in May
1858. and has been in charge
of the first inspectorial dis
trict ever since. He and his
wife Juanita live at $500 G
street NV.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
More Snow Hits
West Maryland
BY the Associated Press

More snow, up to 4 inches,
moved into Western Maryland
today, closing schools in Gar
rett County and making high
ways slippery.
The storm dumped the great
est fall on Garrett, where the
Weather Bureau said blizzard
conditions exist. About 81a
inches of snow have come down
in a two-day period.
Schools were closed, although
major highways were open.
A Pinch snow was reported
on South Mountain in Wash
ington County and 11a inches
at Hagerstown. Roads were
slippery.
Snow flurrieS swirled by
strong northwest winds swept
through the Washington area
today. One gust near noon
reached 46 miles an hour.
Winds were to continue to-
night. with the temperature
dropping to the low 20s.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
COLUMBIA PLAZA
PROJECT PUSHED

Construction of a Pan Amer
lean Health Organization head
quarters building in Foggy
Bottom would increase the
need for the Columbia Plaza
urban renewal project, Will
liam E. Finley. director of the
National Capital Planning
Commission, said today.
The site for the proposed
health organizations head
quarters is adjacent to the
Columbia Plaza project area.
which is bounded by Virginia
avenue, the proposed inner
loop, E and Twenty-third
streets.
Mr.. Finley said the addi-
tional Office workers the health
organization building would
bring to the area would in
crease the need for the 800
apartment units and $500 un-
derground parking spaces pro-
posed IN the Columbia Plaza
project
Mr.. Finley stressed that the
planning commission did not
sponsor or push the bill for
condemnation of the Health
Organization site but merely
co-operated with the State De-
partment, which requested
planning commission help.
The Columbia Plaza proposal
received another boost last
night when the Foggy Bottom
Restoration Association voted,
'60-40, to support the planning
commission position that the
'8-acre should be developed &C
cording to a unified plan
rather than by individual de-
'veloperS.
Architect Hunter Kennard,
who participated in preparing
preliminary plans for the prof.
ect, made a presentation show
ing the advantages of a unified
development in which interior
streets would be closed, elimi.
mating traffic.
Evening star., 1960-03-22

before on Bougainville Island
and we of U. S. Task Force 80
were, on the night of November
1-2, l943, ordered to intercept
a japanese force Of cruisers
and destroyerS bent on attack
ing the transports and bonn
harding the newly won beach,
head. This naval engagement
became known as the Battle of
Empress Augusta Bay.
While our cruisers we're
seriously damaging or sinking
at least two cruisers in the
japanese force, our deStroyers
Evening star., 1960-03-22

had been ordered to make torpedo attacks from both
fankS.
AS I watched the battle on the radar screen and
listened to various reports the voice radio heard
of the desroyers report that had been sraddled
by shell fire coming apparently from of
destoyerS The captain in charge of the destryers him
self onto the radio acknowledged the error in
identification and reported that four SaoS had
already been fired and wnging their way through
the black sky toward the unfortunate destroyer
Happily of the shells found their target. But
at that moment only Gods will could determine the fate
of nearly 400 men. And reminded of the Bibles
description of Gods of time. "a thousand years
in Thy sight but yesterday when it is past and
as a watch in the night"
Tomorrow: Harold L. Aitken
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Senators Try
ToSuve Parks
In Maryland

Maryland's United States
Senators are working against
time this week to save the Fed
orally aided park program of
counties adjoining Washington.
Timing is crucial because the
Senate Appropriations Com
mite is due to meet within days
to consider the Interior budget
for the year beginning July /.
Some $2.l million for stream
valley park acquisition in
neighboring Maryland and Vir-
ginia was shaved from the
money bill by both the House
and a Senate appropriations
subcommittee.
Senator Butler, Republican
of Maryland, wrote a letter yes
terday to appropriations COM
mittee Chairman Hayden. Dem
ocrat of Arizona, urging res
toration of SIS million for the
Maryland program.
Hearing Set Up
Republican Senator Beall
succeed in setting up a hearing
at 10 am. Thursday by a Senate
District subcommittee on his
seprate bill to add Sis million
to authorized spending for
stream valley land in Maryland.
He also is contracting individual
appropriations committee men,
bers in an effort to rescue the
SIS million in loans and grants
asked by the administration for
Montgomery County.
This appropriation was
sought under authority of the
1880 Capper Cramton act
which established a system OF
Federal and local cooperation
to preserve parkland and pre-
vent erosion.
Senator Butler pointed out
that Maryland had co-operated
by spending $8.7 million in
local funds since the program
was instituted. In the same
period of time, Congress has
freed SIS million in grants and
$1.9 million in loans for Mary
land. He said that SIT million
of the loans had been repaid.
Agreement Cited
This is conclusive proof that
Maryland is not looking for
Federal handouts to develop
its streams and parks" Senator
Butler wrote. "All it desires is
that the Federal Government
live up to its part of the part
nership agreement signed into
law 80 years ago"
The Senate subcommittee
apparently adopted House rea-
soning that rapid settlement
of Washington suburbs had
attracted high income residents
who could well afford to pay
for their own parks.
Democratic Senators Robert
son and Byrd of Virginia, as
we'll as the District Commits
sioners, are attempting to win
support for the park request,
too.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
THE DISSENTING OPIN-

THE DISSENTING OPIN-
ION was written by Justice
Black Joined by the Chief
Justice and Justice Douglas.
Both opinions cited the
same paragraph from the
Federal Power Act.
The paragraph is a defini-
ton of "reservations"-na-
tional forests and military
as well as Indian reserva-
tions. The language seems
simple and clear. But it
means one thing to six JUS
tees; exactly the opposite
to the remaining three. That
is disturbing.
It's also disturbing to read
the story of the Tuscaroras
in Justice Blacks dissent.
They were from North Car
olina where the early set
tiers had badly defeated
them in ITO. The survivors
moved north and lived on
Iroquois land in New York
on suffrance. During the
Revolution they fought
against the British the
Iroquois for the British.
That's why the Tusca-
roras, had to move from
Central New York to the
Niagara frontier after the
war. They we're our friends
and recognized as such.
They were there for about
the same period as Wash
ington has been the Capital
of the United States. Then
manifest destiny" reassert-
ed itself.
On June 7, 1850, Prospect
Point, the ledge of rock that
afforded the best view of
the falls, fell into the river,
destroying a power plant.
Since then white gold, en-
ergy, millions of kilowatts,
have been going over the
falls unused. Something had
to be done to stop this waste,
end delay, and enable the
authority to build the most
efficient plant possible.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
CoIorfuICoreer Endinq
For Inspector Richitt
BY ]. THEODORE CROWN
star stan Writer

Inspector Anthony Richitt.
one of the most colorful and
controversial members of the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment, today appeared before
the Board Of Police and Fire
Surgeons.
Indications are that he will
retire for physical disability by
the end of April. He declined to
disclose the nature of his dis
ability.
In his 34-plus years as po-
liceman, Inspector Richitt has
become well-known to thou
sands of Government officials
and citizens, particularly be-
cause of his one-time COM
mand of the third, or white
House" precinct, and the cir
cumstances growing out Of his
transfer.
He is a jovial ex-Marine who
made a name for himself as a
daredevil motorcycle rider and
stunt man during early years
in the Traffic Division, and
later as a suave, high-ranking
officer in the uniformed force.
He also is the only flying in
spector in the department.
Heads First District
His present command is in
spector in charge Of the first,
or downtown" district COM
prising the First and Second
Police Precincts.
Inspector Richitt is known
widely as Tony" and his last
name is mispronounced, some
times even by himself, as
"Ritchie." He was born in
Grove City, Pa, Sc years ago
and joined the Washington po-
lice in 1925 after a Marine
Corps hitch.
His first assignment was as
a foot patrolman in the Fourth
Precinct where he met the late
Pvt. Joe Comiskey, who instilled
in him a love of boating and
water sports that has never
tagged.
Soon, the powers-that-be put
the young policeman on a mo-
torcycle. where he spent his
active duty for the next lS
years. He was transferred to
the Traffic Division in 1929
where-after being warned by
the late Inspector Milton D
"Chinny" Smith for stunting
risks on the motorcycle-he
was placed in charge of the
departments first stunt team.
1t. Richitt became a captain
in l948, but he was swiftly
transferred to the third pre-
cinct. Two years later he was
the subject of one Of the
Police Departments biggest
family fights. 1t started on
March 2, 1850, when he was
transferred from the coveted
White House" precinct to
command of the outlying eighth
precinct. The reasons given
were disrespect for superior Of
f1cerS and failure to carry out
duties.
Capt. Richitt. it was indi-
Gated. was hard to find at his
desk. He has always felt he
could accomplish more on the
street than he could tied to a
desk. Capt. Richitt didn't take
the transfer sitting down.
At the end of his first day
in the eighth precinct, he called
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Foggy Bottom Site
Voted Health Unit
Pan American
Building Set
In House Bill

The House has voted, 260 to
40, to clear a residential tri-
angle of land in Foggy Bottom
for new Pan American Health
Organization headquarters.
The 81 million building
would rise on a site bounded
by Virginia avenue and E
Twenty-second and Twenty
third streets NV. and now
occupied by row houses. The
2 acres lie just behind the new
State Department.
General Services Admins
traitor Franklin Floete would
buy or condemn property esti-
mated to cost $874,000-and
transfer it cost free to the or
ganization.
Virtually the entire square
is owned by Kingdom Gould,
jr., and D. F. Antonelli. Mr..
Gould said he and Mr.. An
tonelli probably would not fight
condemnation of their land.
II would doubt if there Is
any basis for constitutional OBJ
jection," said Mr.. Gould, who
is a lawyer. I'VE have no de-
sire to fight Congress and are
certainly not opposed to the
Pan American Health Organi-
zation. We will be concerned
to see that a fair value is set
on the property"
The Senate today was asked
to concur with the House even
though an identical authorize
ton was passed by the Senate
last session. The measures
bear different numbers. So,
the Senate has to act again,
this time on the House num-
bered bill.
Site Pledged
United States delegates
pledged a Washington site for
the headquarters at interna-
tional conferences in 1850 and
1858. Representative Wright,
Democrat of Texas, told the
House yesterday.
He said the building commit
ment was for too important to
be judged on the location alone
Reputation would be a re.
pudiation of our State Depart
ment. a reputation of our
South American neighbors. It
would be horribly humiliating,'
he concluded, and won a round
Of applause from Democrats
who held the balance of power
over the administration-backed
proposal.
/ Mr.. Wright steered the bill
between verbal brickbats thrown
from both sides of the aisle
But Republican opposition was
stifled by key support from
Minority Leader Halleck of
Indiana and Republican Repre-
sentatives Cramer of Florida
and Bow of Ohio.
Jointly Fight Disease
The Pan American Health
Organization, founded in 1902,
has Offices in five separate
buildings in Washington. Its
member nations are banded to-
gether to attack jointly such
diseases as malaria, tubercu-
loSis, small pox and yellow
fever.
Mr.. Wright stressed that the
headquarters would be built in
some other country if Congress
failed to make good the United
States pledge. Wherever it is
built, the United States would
pay about 66 per cent of the
cost as its share of overall or
Evening star., 1960-03-22
The
Rambler
Reeds FPC VS..
Tuscuroru Nation
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Sometime ago the Rambler
was Surprised-while COM
fortably ensconced at home
with a review copy of a book
to learn that there is a ma
tionalistic movement of some
seriousness among the Iro-
quois or Six Nations (many
of whom cannot speak Eng
liSh) in his native New York
State.
The book was Apologies
to the Iroquois" by Edmund
Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson took great
satisfaction in the fight the
Indians were making in re-
fusing to allow reservation
land near Niagara Falls to
De used by the Power Au-
thority of the State of New
York.
The TuScaroras," he
wrote, have added to their
record the honor of a spec
tacular victory in the Iro-
quois fight against despolia-
ton"
But before this reviewer
had finished reading it, be-
fore the book was published,
the Supreme Court handed
down its decision in the case
of Federal Power Commits
sion v. the Tuscarora In
dian Nation. The court de-
cided against the Indians.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
ERntRn Uhnnghta
The Incident Thut Cove Ne
An Appreciation Of the Bible
By ORM w. KETCHAM
D. C. Juvenile Court Judge

An experience that occurred while was serving as
combat information officer of the USS Cleveland dur
ing World War II will always remind that in Gods
sight time is only relative thing-and that fate
be decided in instant.
American Marines and soldiers had landed the day
Evening star., 1960-03-22

NOW, THE WRITER never
thought he would be dis
turbed by the Indians of
New York State. He remem-
bers them as a boy. On cold
spring days like this, they
would sit at the corners of
downtown Office buildings in
Buffalo selling the bark of
sassafras roots and of slip
perry elm. The roots had an
interesting flavor, but they
were no substitute for gum.
Mr.. Wilson's book was not
disturbing. 1t told how the
Indians reacted when the
Power Authority headed by
Robert Moses, the great
builder of parks and park
ways, announced that it was
sending surveyors into the
Tuscarora Reservation pre-
paratory to taking over
1900 acres.
The war whoop was not
heard, nor were smoke sig
nails seen. The Indians were
rallied from afar by tele-
phone, and to prevent wire
tapping the languages Of
the Six Nations were used.
The next day an assem-
blage of Indians and Gan
dhi-like nonviolent resist
ance won out. The surveyors
went away.
In what was thought to
be the end, the US. Court
of Appeals for the Dis
trict of Columbia upheld
the Indians, the Indians
refused So million for
their land, far more than it
was worth, and the Power
Authority looked elsewhere.
Then came the decision
of the high court. Justice
Whitaker wrote the opin-
ion for the majority, in
Guiding Justices Frankfur-
ter, Clark, Harlan and
Stewart. Justice Brennan
concurred in the result.