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Evening star., 1960-05-02
RALPH McGILL

CHARLESTON, w. Va,
States. like the people in
them, are shaped by their
geographic features. So it is
with West Virginia, where
Senators Jack Kennedy and
Hubert Humphrey contest
in a presidential preferential
primary.
Almost tWo-thirdS of the
State lies in the great Appa-
lachian plateau province
which reaches from New
York deep into the South.
The eastern third is the val
leyS which are also part of
a system which extends from
Canada to Central Alabama.
In the vast plateau region are
nearly horizontal beds of
limestone, sandstone, shales
and important seams of coal.
1t is a maze of narrow valleys,
deep canyons and steep-sided
hills. 1t is drained by trib-
utaries of the Ohio River, the
Kanawha, the Monongahela,
Twelve Pole, Big Sandy and
the Tug.
1t became early a part of
the long bloody struggle be-
tween the French and British
for possession of the Ohio
Valley. But, as early as 1719
the land-hungry, adventurous
settlers were coming in. They
put up cabins in the valleys
and "hollers" and established
grist mills on the streams.
Some began to dig out coal
for home use.
Long before the Civil War
famed there was a cast dis
content with the Virginia
State government. The set
tiers were mostly Welsh.
Scotch, Irish and German.
They were hard working
nonslave holding small farm
ers. The planters in the east
at Richmond and along the
tidewater paid little heed to
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broke through the police lines
along the route into the city
from Lamentin Airport and
surrounded the generals car.
trying to touch him.
While police and troops strug-
gled to clear a path, Gen. de
Gaulle smiled and waved.
The warmth of the welcome
was surprising in view of recent
riots here over unemployment
and poverty.
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Fair
and much colder tonight with
the low near "a in the city and
% in the suburbs; sunny,
windy and quite cool tomorrow
Virginia-Partly cloudy and
much colder tonight with few
snow f1urries in the mountains
and some frost or freezing tenn
peratures in the western por-
stion, lows SO to AZ in the south
east and % to 35 in the western
and northern portions and 20s
in the mountains: sunny,
windy and quite cool tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and colder
tonight with a few snow fur
rieS in the mountains, lows 25
to 80 with scattered frost or
freezing temperatures in the
western portion and in the 30s
i'm the eastern portion with a
Chance of scattered frost in
the central portion; mostly
sunny and quite cool with a
Chance of a few snow f1urries
ir the mountains; small craft
warnings displayed.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
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Policeman Hurt
In Store Attack

A 25-year-old Washington
policeman was in satisfactory
condition in Washington Hos
pital Center today with faciol
fractures after being assaulted
by one of a gang Of four men.
Pvt. Robert collar of the Fifth
Precinct, who is assigned to the
beat around The Star build
ing, was assaulted as he stepped
out of the door of Goodman's
Market, Third and K streets
Sc, according to 1t. Robert
H. Wolf of the Fifth Precinct.
Pvt. Zoller was inside the
store. which has been robbed
several times recently. just after
the store had closed at 10 pm.
police said.
Four men came to the door
and began pounding on it.
When Pvt. Zoller opened the
door and stepped outside. one
Of the men struck him across
the face with a pipe or other
heavy object. The four men,
described as colored, then ran.
Pvt. Zoller lives at 4208 Fifty
third street. Bladensburg, Md.
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WILKINS ASSAILS
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL

NEW YORK, April 9 (AP)
The civil rights bill passed
by the Senate was described
last night as fraud" by Roy
wilkins, executive secretary If
the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People.
Mr.. Wilkins said the meas
ure makes it harder and not
easier for Negroes to vote" He
added:
THE small band of liberals
never had a chance against
the congressional leaders Of
both parties who gave cooper
alton to the coalition which
disemboweled the original pro-
posal.
Either party is welcome to
try to claim credit for enact
ment of the wretched remnant
OF what was not very much at
the outset. The issue has now
been laid and must be met
in the summer conventions, in
the fall elections and in the
87th Congress"
Commenting on the voting
rights" section of the bill. Mr.
wilkins said it "iS such that
the Negro citizen has to pass
more check points and more
officials than he would if ne
were trying to get the United
States gold reserves in Fort
Knox. It's a fraud"
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preference primary, had three
major stops today. That was
In marked contrast to his tire
less grasshopper technique yes
terday when he made Is ap-
pearances in 16 hours to slam
the INSTRUMENTATION Benson
administration"
THE Republican administra-
,tion never rises to opportuni-
ties" Senator Humphrey said
in a rally of 800 of the party
faithful at Beckley last night.
1T just lies down on them
and falls asleep"
Criticizes Nixon
The rapid-talking candidate
declared Vice President Nixon
has been spending his time at
sporting events rather than de-
batting the issues and defending
the administrators record"
. Senator Humphrey, who took
q beating from Senator Ken
nedy in the Wisconsin primary
earlier this week, hit the ad-
ministration for its economic
policies. He declared those
policies have crippled distressed
areas such as the coal-mininp
regions of Southern West Vir-
einia.
Before an audience that ap-
plauded and cheered often,
Senator Humphrey attacked
President Eisenhower and his
administration for:
/. Veto of an area redevelop-
ment bill.
. 2. Veto of a coal research
and development bill.
3. Failure of Agriculture Sec
-retary Benson to implement a
food stamp program for the
needy, as provided for in a bill
passed last year.
F. Travelling by chartered bus,
the Senator scheduled appear
ances today in this railroad
center and in Princeton. To-
night, he will speak at a Dem
ocratic rally in Madison.
Senator Kennedy won't be in
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the State until Monday. but
one Of his campaign lieuten-
ants already was on the scene.
Roosevelt Campaigning
Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
jr, invaded the Southern areas
where Senator Humphrey has
been active. He had a noon ap-
pearance scheduled at Madison
and a night rally at Logan
In a speech at Monongah last
night he described Senator
Kennedy as his choice for the
party's nomination because the
Senator is "the only Democrat
who can beat the Republican
bosses choice, Richard Nixon. "
Mr.. Roosevelt said the DEM
ocratS under Senator Kennedy
could return America to a
economy and lead
ership of peace throughout the
world"
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Secretary Of Year
Designated on Hill

Miss Jane Bittner mas been
named secretary of the year by
Roll Call, the newspaper Of
Capitol Hill.
Miss Bittner, who retires at
the end of the year after 81
years on the Hill, works in the
Office of Senator Martin, Re-
publican of Iowa. Previously
she had worked in the circula-
ton department of The Star
She lives at 1929 Connecticut
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1960-04-09
Professors Won't Dodge
Race Row, Leader Says

DETROIT, April 9 (AP).-
"The bitterly disputed racial
integration issue is casting its
shadow over the academic
world, and we aren't going to
back away from it," an official
Of the American Association of
University Professors said today.
THE association has never
really had to face up to the
question of racial discrimina- =
ton in education" said Prof.
David Fellman of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin in an inter-
view.
But it's popping up now, in
the cases of professors who hold
sometimes unpopular views on
lntegration, and in the cases of
students who have engaged in
peaceful demonstrations"
Prof. Fellman, chairman of
the AAUP's powerful Commit
tee "a" on Academic Freedom
and Tenure, said a resolution
would be presented in the asso-
ciation's annual meeting. deal
ing with students who have
been expelled from schools after
they had been convicted of dis
orderly conduct charges.
1t will refer specifically to
those students involved in sit-in
demonstrations in the South,
he said.
The association yesterday un-
animously approved a motion
of condemnation against State
officials of South Carolina for
forcing the firing Of six pro-
integration teachers in two
Negro teacher colleges IN 1858.
Five of the six teachers were
white.
The motion named former
Gov. George Bell Zimmerman.
Jr.; Jesse T. Anderson. State
superintendent of education.
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Poll Rates
Stevenson Sd
In wisconsin

MILWAUKEE,, April 9 (AP)
-It Senators Kennedy and
Humphrey were eliminated
from contention for the presi-
Dental nomination, Adlai E.
Stevenson would be the next
choice in Wisconsin'S Demo-
cratic National Convention
delegates by a wide margin.
Twenty-eight of 49 delegates
responding to a telephone poll
by Milwaukee Journal Political
Writer Ira Kapenstein came
out for Mr.. Stevenson. Ten
Others woulu swing to Senator
Symington of Missouri.
Senators Kennedy and Hum
phrey divided Wisconsin's 81
convention votes in last Tues
days presidential primary.
Senator Kennedy won 20, Sen
ator Humphrey 10. Each also
has a half-vote committed by
national committee members.
Under Wisconsin law, the
delegates must vote for the
candidate to whom they are
pledged for one ballot unless
released by the candidate.
Thereafter. they can release
themselves if their candidate
receives less than 10 per cent
of the convention vote or if
two-thirdS of the delegates
vote to be released.
Four of the Kennedy dele
gates said they would vote for
Senator Humphrey as a second
choice, Mr.. Kapenstein re-
ported. and one Humphrey
delegate named Senator Ken
nedy. Senator johnson OF
Texas would be the second
choice of four. Representative
Bowles of Connecticut, of two.
Mr.. Bowles currently is sup
porting Senator Kennedy. One
Humphrey delegate rated Mr..
Stevenson and Mr.. Bowles even
as a second choice.
The respondents naming Mr..
Stevenson included 19 Kennedy
and nine Humphrey delegates
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GiidI II OIIleT countries want
to go to someone for help. they
should go to professional
groups, not governments"
I'VE do not intend to inter-
fere with the internal af-
fairs Of any other government. "
the President also said. land
II they want to do some
thing about a very difficult
and almost an explosive
issue. that is their business. "
On that point of the issue.
Mr.. Nixon agreed completely.
He told the annual convention
OF the Associated Church Press
that the United States should
not offer any information about
birth control.
Answering questions infor-
mally, Mr.. Nixon said that the
Government and people of the
underprivileged countries must
develop their own program and
policies within their own cul-
ture.
IF they reach a decision that
they want to limit population
growth at a certain point and
come to us for assistance" he
continued, I'VE should give it
to them"
The church editors applauded
as the Vice President con-
cluded: "For us to say that we
would not help them to combat
misery and i'll health would not
be a good policy"
These views of MIR. Nixon,
considered the probable preSi-
dental nominee of the Repub-
lican Party. were closer to those
of the Democratic presidential
nomination candidates than
those of the President.
Last November 81. Senator
Kennedy of Massachusetts, said,
Il think it would be a mistake
for the United States Govern
ment to attempt to advocate
the limitation OF the population
of underdeveloped countries.
But Senator Kennedy added
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Rejecting Pleas,
Man Dies in Fall

NEW YORK, April 9 (AP).-
A 30-year-old man died last
night, several hours after drop
ping to the street from a fifth
floor fire escape.
The man. Daniel Opila, paid
no attention to pleas of two
pstrolmen as he sat outside his
apartment on the fire stairs
and threatened to jump. Mr..
Opila kept repeating 1--WE done
something shameful. there is
no other way out. I must die" "
AS the patrolmen maneuvered
to get him down, Mr.. Opila fell.
He died at a hospital.
Neighbors said Mr.. Opila had
been upset since the death of
his mother last Thanksgiving
Day.
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and the State Board of Educa-
tion.
The Committee on Academic
Freedom has charged that the
South Carolina officials wanted
the three teachers at lllHu
University and three at Bene-
dict College discharged hoc-"Se
they were in favor Of racial in
tegration. 1t said officials made
charges which were not sub
stantiated that the teachers
were pro-Communist.
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he did not think it would be
wise for the United States to
deny aid to a foreign country
just because it had a birth con-
troll program.
Senator Kennedy is a Roman
Catholic. and his views were
considered particularly signif-
icant It was a statement by
the Catholic bishops of the
United States that precipitated
the controversy over birth con-
troll policy at the end of last
year.
The bishops said November
25 that they opposed the use
of public funds to promote
artificial birth prevention for
economically underdeveloped
countries.
Reaction from Mr.. Eisen-
hover. Senator Kennedy and
other public officials was
sought. Mr.. Nixon did not COM
ment at that time.
Views of Others
Views from possible Demo-
cratic nominees include:
Senator Symington of Mis-
SQUIRT approve the Govern
ment'S furnishing of planned
parenthood information abroad
when it believes the action is
in the interest of our country"
Senator Humphrey of Min
nesota - The United States
should not set birth control
policy for other nations. But
United States aid should not
be denied on the basis of any
other country's policy relating
to birth control"
Adlai Stevenson-The United
States should not impose birth
control programs on foreign
countries but should not hes
itate to consider requests for
aid to birth control programs
in foreign countries where
population growth is inimical
to economic well-being."
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Committeeman
CriticizeW
In Foreign Aid
By the Associated Press

Three members of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee say
the foreign aid program is
wasteful, badly planned and
plagued by politicians abroad
and bureaucrats here.
Representative Pitcher. Dem
ocrat Of Georgia; Church, Re-
publican of Illinois. and Adair,
Republican of Indiana. called
for a thorough overhaul of the
program. They expressed their
views yesterday in a minority
report on the foreign aid bill.
AS approved by the committee
majority, the bill would trim
S136 5 million from President
Eisenhower's $4.175, 900, 900 pro-
gram.
The dissenters said they be-
lieve in mutual security but do
not believe that the present
measure adequately meets
the challenge"
In the administration of the
program. the minority report
said, too much emphasis has
been placed on meeting the
personal desires of the political
leaders of the recipient govern
mentS and too little emphasis
on the needs of the little
people who. after all. determine
the potential and the future of
each country"
The people at the grass
roots" in countries sided by the
United States, the report said,
often get no benefit from
grandioSe projects financed by
mutual security but continue
to live IN poverty and hunger
under circumstances which
certainly are not conducive to
economic well-being or the de-
velopment of democratic proc
esseS."
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KennedyAsks
Bold SociaIA

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., April 9
(AP).-Senator Kennedy of
Massachusetts today called for
a bold, creative plan to mod
ernize the Nations social secUr =
ity program.
The Democratic presidential
hopeful made his prepared
speech before 500 persons
crowded into the Flagstaff
Armory for Senator Kennedy's
opening shot in a one-day cam
paign whirl across Arizona.
Our social security pro-
gram" he said, must be
brought into dine with costs
and vital needs of the 1960s
This Congress and this ad-
ministration must act immedi-
ately to relieve the distress and
despair of millions of older
Americans trapped with falling.
substandard income in a period
Of rapidly rising prices"
To assure older citizens of
decent retirement, Senator
Kennedy recommended a four
point program:
l. Increase the benefit scale
to keep pace with cost of living.
2. Provide sound and effec-
tive health insurance program
for those over 65.
3. Increase the lump sum
payment provided by social
security to surviving spouses.
Twenty years ago." he said,
$3.50 may have been adequate
but it doesn't begin to meet
1860 funeral costs"
4. Increase limit which old
er people may earn and remain
eligible for social security. To-
day a retired person who earns
more than $1,000 a year may
not receive social security ben
ef1ts.
Evening star., 1960-04-09
Lemon Of the Year

PARIS. April 9 (AP).-Brig-
lite Bardot'S hot-tempered hus-
band, Jacques Charter, today
was awarded the French Jour-
nalists Associations annua
lemon prize" as the most un-
cooperative actor of the year
Evening star., 1960-04-09
Nixon and Eisenhower
DiHeron Birth Control
By the Associated Press

Vice President Nixon has taken stand on birth control
information policy that differs the views of President
Eisenhower. '
II foreign countries for information Mr. Nixon
said last night the United States should supply it
Last December Mr. Eisenhower told news conference
Evening star., 1960-04-09
.HumphreyHits COP.
On West Virginia Tour

HINTON. w. Va April (AP).-Senator Humphrey, who
wants to be President of the United States campagned deep
Southern West Virginia today in hopes eapng votes before
the Kennedy forces launch their main drive.
The Minnesota Democrat who battling Senator Kennedy
OF Massachusetts in the May 10 West Virginia presidential
Evening star., 1960-04-09

peake Bay-Small craft warn
ings displayed; northwe t
winds Is to 35 knots diminish
ing. to 20 to 80 knots tonight
and tomorrow; fair weather;
visibility 10 miles.
River Report
Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and muddy at Great Falls. Shen-
andosh muddy at Harpers Ferry
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnight so Noon --- 50
an. IN ---- q tpm; ------ g
Furnished by the U. 8. Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
High ---- 5:57 am. 6:43 am.
Low - 1921 am l:l5a.m
Hish - 6:22 pm. 1:0S p.
Low 1:0Op pm. l:46 pm
For high and low tides at the fol-
lowing points subtract times indicated
Annapolis, , hours: Bloody Point
Lisht, 8 hours: Colonial Beach. 594
hours; Deale, 3 hours; solomons Is
land, 3 hours; Point Lookout, 6 hours
The Sun and Moon
Rises Sets
sun, today Sal am. 6:39 p m
Sun, tomorrow 5:39 am. $40 p m.
Moon. today 4:3Opm 4:25 am
Automobile lights must be turned on
hour after sunset.
Record Temperatures for the Year
Hishest, so. on March IS.
Lowest, Is, on March II.
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ing the conventions to see
many things, the fanfare,
the procedure. the personali-
ties etc" Personally, he said,
he is most curious to know
how the uncommitted dele
cations will come to their
final posiLion" and which are
stronger, the professionals
what you call the king
makers-or the idealists."
A Spanish diplomat said
he can't remember any
American convention that
aroused as much advance in
tereSt among Spaniards as
has the one about to open in
L. A. One reason for this
is "the prominence of a
Catholic contender. That is
not to say that every Span
lard favorS Mr.. Kennedy" he
added, but it is a factor
which holds our attention"
The conventions are
chief topic of conversation at
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POWeIIs'
Daughter
Is Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Royce
Powell announce the mar
riage of their daughter Lis
sante Hill to Mr.. Francis v.
LoBianco. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Valentine LoBianco Of
Hougenot. Staten Island,
N. Y.
The wedding took place
yesterday. at Holy Trinity
Church in Georgetown.
Mrs. Richard Gerard was
her sisters matron of honor
and Miss Katherine Powell
was her sisters maid Of
honor. The bridesmaids in
cluded the Misses Diane
Scrivener Annette Hatch,
Elizabeth Larcombe, Anne
Lium, Jill Henry, June Jones
Ann Roper, Jean Keaveney
and Kathy LoBianco, sister
of the bridesmaid, and his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Anthony
LoBianco.
Mr.. Anthony LoBianco was
his brothers best man.
The bride is the grand
daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Francis Hill Of
Maryland and the late Mr..
and Mrs. William Manly
Powell of Cleveland.
The brides father is vice
president of the Institute of
Fiscal and Political Education
in New York and is also edi-
tor of "Navy-The Magazine
OF Sea Power" in this city.
A graduate of Holton-Arms
and a member of the Magma
Charta Danes, the former
Miss Powell was presented to
society in 1857.
Mr.. LoBianco is graduate
Of Valley Forge Military
Academy. He is the grandson
of the Contessa Gianno di
Zenata Ben-Asciur e di Gallo
of New York and the great
grandson of the late Mar
chese e Marchesa Palermo di
Sessa of Palermo and Rome:
of the late Conte di Simisni,
president of the Institute
Navtico at Trepani, and of
the late Contessa di Frangi-
pani.
The couple will live in
Washington, where both will
be seniors at American Uni
Versity.
Evening star., 1960-07-10
BY AMELIA YOUNG
Star Stafi Writer

Interest in the American
political conventions runs al
most as high among diplo-
mats in Washington as it
does among Americans them
selves.
Why should they care so
much about something they
must treat officially as an
internal affair" of the
United States? Because. one
Western European diplomat
put it, Your conventions are
no longer merely a domestic
matter.
"Out of one of them will
come the next President. And
the policies of his admins
tration will affect the fate Of
the whole world"
Only a handful of the hun
dreds of foreign representa-
tives posted here will actu-
ally be present at the big
Democratic show in Los An
geleS this week. A rapid sur
vey of the embassies turned
up about 10 diplomats who
planned to attend. among
them two chiefs of mission
Ambassador Seheyven of
Belgium and Celonese AmbaS-
sador Gunewardene.
But many of those staying
behind will be watching it
Just as avidly through the
news media.
Some of the political off,
GERS will be looking for a
little inside dope, reports to
supplement what they read
in the newspapers. from
countrymen stationed in
Los Angeles.
Guessing Games
If the boys in the corner
bar have their guessing
games on who's going to win
the nomination and his
chances of getting elected.
so do the boys" in the
corner chancery.
A press officer at one EN-
bassy, who chose to be anony-
nous, said he and his COL
leagues carry their crystal
ball gazing even beyond the
election. They're trying to
guess who each prospective
President would name to his
cabinet.
The outcome of the elec-
ton matters tremendously to
u.s." he explained. 1T will
carry an impact that must
be reckoned with every
where"
The same diplomat said
that while none of the En-
basSy staff members could
go, the Consul General in
Los Angeles would be Gov
ering" the convention for
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them. If he spots any early
trends, he'll report them to
Washington in a hurry.
Asked to elaborate a bit,
the press officer said, We'll,
here's an example. If the
draft = Stevenson movement
begins to show promise be-
yond what is reported by your
press, if it looks as if some
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AUTOMATICALLY SPEAKING
ANEyes on Conventions
Foreign Diplomats Follow Them AvidIy, Too

one is getting behind him
who wasn't expected to do so,
we'll be informed of it."
The sooner they know
about such developments, he
said. the sooner they can re-
wise their predictions right
through to the cabinet ap-
pointees.
A spokesman for an Asian
embassy said he and his fell
low officers would be follow
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would attend, I'VE didn't re-
ceive an invitation" An
other said, Can you tell us
where to get tickets"
Last Friday an official at
the Democratic National
Committee headquarters here
said the convention people
in Los Angeles were still
hoping" to fill some late dip
lomatic requests.
The Republicans. who are
having less of a space prob
Evening star., 1960-07-10

lem with their convention,
have already seated about so
foreign diplomats from all
over the country. They have
used up their allotment of
diplomatic tickets and they're
still getting requests, but
they may be able to draw
from other allotments, ac-
cording to a committee
spokesman.
I'VE haven't turned down
any diplomat yet," she said.