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Evening star., 1960-12-24


huan said that If the civil con.
flict in Laos spreads the South
east Asia Treaty Organization
could not afford to sit idly by.
He spoke at q meeting Of the
mainland recovery planning
board at Taipei. Formosa, which
has the responsibility Of laying
the groundwork for restoring
Nationalist rule over what. is
now Red China. -
Communist North Wet Nam
| p pub lished o meYnoranduna
charging that the United States,
South Wet Nam, Thailand ana
Nationalist China with aggres.
sion in Laos and creating q
new hotbed Of war" in South.
east Asia. The memorandum
was published in Hanoi, the
North Wet Nam capital, and
broadcast by Peiping radio.
Situation Serious
Hanoi said the situation In
Laos is extremely serious" and
South Wet Nam "can never
ignore the acts Of aggression
committed by United States
imperialism and its stooges
against the kingdom Of Laos"
"Irrefutable evidence Of di-
rect participation" Of the
United States in Laotian affairs
was found. Hanoi said, in recent
battles along the Nambadinh
River and in Vientiane, the
administrative capital.
The latest warnings followed
Ipressure by India and Russia
on the United States to agree
TO establish International super
vision over Laos.
The United States struck
back at the Soviet Union by
accusing it of engaging In q
hostile act against the lawful
government of the small South.
east Asian kingdom.
The State Department said
this consists of Russia's con-
tinued parachuting Of military
equipment to leftists and pro-
Communist rebel forces.
Control Agency Urged :.
The Soviet government ear
lier proposed in q note to
Britain that an international
control commission, originally
created through the 1854 Ge-
neva agreement on Indochina,
should be re-established for
Laos. The Laos commission
was abolished in 1858. Russia
also suggested holding another
Geneva conference - presuma-
bly, at the foreign ministers
level, as was the one in 1854.
Indian Ambassador M. G.
Chagla. meanwhile, told Secre-
tary of State Herter in
Washington yesterday that the
international control commits
sion should be "reactivated inn
mediately." Asked why he and
his government were alarmed
and insisting on urgent action,
MIR. Chagla told reporters at
the State Department in Wash
ington:
II feel this might become an
other Korea If you are not
careful"
Anti Communist Gen. Phou-
mi Nosavan's forces recently
drove pro-Communist Pathet
Lao guerillas and paratrooperS
Of leftist Capt. Kong LIE out Of
Vientiane. QUINN Pholsena,
Ipremier of a short-lived leftist
regime in Vientiane, fled to
Sam Neua, a provincial capital
in Northern Laos held by the
Pathet Lao.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
Forecoster's YuIe Gift:
Sunshine and Warmer
Predicts Trace Of Snow for Holiday;
Bus and Roll Terminals Are Jummed

The Weather Bureau today tied up its Christmas
package for the Washington something for
everyone trace of for the children for the rest
us, sunshine and warmer tomorrow
For those who have been pning for Washngtons first
white Christmas in Is years. the forecaser held hope
Evening star., 1960-12-24

which occupied the building
next to the cafe, estimated hi:
loss at $25o.OOO. The plant had
been closed since yesterday
afternoon.
Just before the explosions
two policemen were sent TO the
cafe, the Diamond Nugget, to
Evening star., 1960-12-24
Atleost I Two Killed
In Boston Cos Blast .
Missing. 6 Hurt as Explosion
Rips z Buildings in ChurIestoWn

BOSTON, Dec. "A (AP)-Three explosions-apparently
set off by leaking Illuminating gasbew up story cafe
and an adjoining threesory manufacturing plant today
There two known dead Six were injured and one
man was missing ....
Anthony Dello Russo of the Purity Sugar Cone Co.,
Evening star., 1960-12-24
Red Envoy in Hovuno

HAVANA, Dec. "a (AP).-
Shen Kien, Red China's first
Ambassador in Latin America,
arrived here yesterday to es-
tablish an embassy In Cuba.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
NEW INTEREST
IN CIVIL DEFENSE

SPARE. THE.cITIEs nueIeor war
strotesy advocated in high Air Force
circles would give new importance
to civil defense efforts soys chopter
VII Of TOO Million Lives" series.
Pose At.
GUIDED BY the Council Of
Churches Of the NotionoI copituI
Areo, Professionals broved chilling
winds lost night to dedieote q
mitten tree for the cold, needy
children Of the world. Poss A.S.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
STOCKS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK (APD.-saleS (add O0D,
high, low. closing price and net change
OF the 20 most active stocks for the
Evening star., 1960-12-24
Warning on S preod
Of Laos War Given
Hanoi Cites
Explosion
Danger

TOKYO, Dec. "a (AP)-A
warning that International war
may explode in Laos was
sounded today by Communist
North Wet Nam.
And Chinese Nationalist
Foreign Minister Shen Chang
Picture an Pooa A-S
Evening star., 1960-12-24

The Stor's holiday telephone sev-
ices will observe the following oper-
sfins hours Christmas eve, Christmos
Doy and next Mondoy:
TODAY
Classified Department, $50 ON.
TO 9 pm. tcIossifisd ods may BE-
pIeeed in person OF the business
counter in The Stor lobby, virsinio
avenue and Second street Sc, from
9 ON. TO 5 PM
circulotion Department, 7 ON. to
$50 pm. Subscriber service cells,
J an. to 7 p.m.l
Main switchboard, 7 a.m. to II
midnight.
CHRISTMAS DAY
Classified Department, closed.
Circulation Department, 7 ON. to
z pm. Subscriber service cells, 7
ON. 70 10 o.m.)
Main Switchboard, ] ON. to
s pm.
MONDAY, DEcEMBER Is
Classified Department, 9 ON. TO
3 pm. (You moy ploee your cIossi-
fled ods in person at the business
counter in The Stor lobby from $50
en-. to 5 PM
Cireulotion Department, 7 ON. to
$50 pm. tSubseribeE service coils,
] am. to s p.m.)
Main switchboard, s.m. to u
midnight.
As usual, night service lines will
be ploeed in opeEstion after CLOSING
Of main switchboard on the obovs
6oys.
Evening star., 1960-12-24
PHONE SERVICES
FOR HOLIDAY

The Stor's holiday telephone ser-
ices will observe the following oper-
atins hours Christmas eve, Christmos
Doy and next MoRd0y:
Evening star., 1960-12-24

Picture on PsSs "A
Evening star., 1960-12-24
FuE WeAFuED. Full Report
ss "6~s stSN. on Peas Al

District and vicinity Cloudy tonight with
low temperature Of az. Some cloudiness to-
morrow and somewhat warmer. High and
low temperatures Of last "a hours: High
%. ct pm. yesterday: low. ID, at / am.
today. @F -. fII.-'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
John Gray
Named to
Works Post

Rockville City Engineer John
Gray has been appointed Direc-
tor Of Public Works, Walter A.
Scheiber, city manager, an.
nounced Tuesday.
He will assume the S9,360-a.
year position upon the resigna-
ton of William M. Colony on
January 81. His successor as
city engineer has not been
named.
A resident of Kensington,
Gray is member of the Amer
lean Public Works Association
and the Maryland Association of
Engineers.
He served as city engineer for
the past year and a half after
serving as assistant city engi'
neer since November, 1857. He
became assistant city engineer
after serving as a design engi.
neer for the Montgomery COun-
ty Public Works Department.
He has a certificate in engi-
neering from Dundee Technical
College, Scotland, and was a
junior engineer in Scotland for
five years.
Gray, %, is married and the
father Of a son, Ian, 3. He
served with the Seabees from
1855 to 1857.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Religious Factor Cited
In Anti-Hospital1Suit

ton of the urch and State, a
national organization claiming
100000 supporters, consists of
a 1912 acres of publicly-pur-
chased land valued at $150,000
and $4,000 in funds from the
association.
An additional $65O,OOO expect
ed by the Sisters in Halliburton
tFederaI) funds is at stake,
hackers of the suit say, but
their only chance to block those
funds is in Federal Court. Mont
gomery County Circuit Court
is a State court.
The second count of the suit
was called the most important
by Glenn L. Archer, executive
director of the POAU and one
of the plaintiffs in the case.
1.-THE chief moral issue in this
case is freedom for birth con-
troll" he claimed.
Catholic hospitals have a
perfect right under our consti-
tuition to practice medicine in
their own way, but American
tax payers should not be
charged with the cost of sec
tartan institutions which dis.
criminate against doctors and
Continued on Page y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Police Beating Is Laid
To Four By Defendant

William Melvin Smith, 20
year-old half brother of con.
victed rapist Gordon Lee Con.
tee. charged three police off
GERS and one deputy sheriff with
assault and battery in warrants
issued Tuesday.
Smith, of Lee ave-, Gathers
burg, told the Sentinel that the
four men had hit him with
their fists, kicked me and used
a blackjack on my head"
The four named in the war
rants are Detective Sgt. Frank
Griggs, Detective John A. Bech-
tel, Deputy Sheriff Ralph C1futt
and Pvt. Cornelius DeVries, jr.
The four were released III per-
sonaI bond for an appearance
in Rockville Peoples Court jan
uary II. Smith is also sched.
uled to go on trial that day for
assault and battery on Sergt.
Griggs.
The attack, Smith claimed,
took place after the courtroom
melee in which his brother was
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
On city Council
Plan to Up
Membership
Is Dropped

The Rockville City Council
Tuesday after an impromptu
discussion dismissed a pro-
posal to increase its member
ship from five to seven.
Councilman Joseph c. Rodg-
ers was dubious about the whole
proposal and the others were
split on whether the decision
should be made by the council
or by referendum. Mayor Alex
ander J. Greere and Council
man John M. Rausch favored
a referendum.
After some discussion of the
subject, which was not an agen-
da item, and faced with such
lack of unanimity, the council
voted to drop the whole thing.
. In other action the coun-
Gil voted to make Jefferson a
through street from Ritchie
pkwy. to Perry st. placing the
stop signs now on Jefferson
on the intersecting side streets.
= Authorized two-hour park
ing meters installed on the
south side Of Jefferson from S.
Washington st. to S. Adams st.
. Approved abandonment Of
three Of four wells on Chestnut
Lodge property.
. Approved a staff report
that all properties not now
joined to the city water system
should be compelled to do SO
Immediately since the three.
year lee.way has lapsed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
County Tells
OF Plans for
Bethesda Unit

Plans for a new Bethesda
County Office Building, costing
an estimated $4,000, with
three floors and a connecting
five-level parking garage, were
announced Tuesday by County
Manager Melvin L. Reese.
The County Council concur
red in Reese's plans for the
building which would occupy
the site of the existing county
office building. Working draw
ings will take another three
months to complete, and con.
struction could get under way
in May or June. Completion
should take at least 10 months,
according to County Architect
John Blake Murphy.
All floors of the office build
ing would be accessible from
the parking garage, Murphy
said. The Bethesda Police De
partment, Peoples Court, of.
fices for the County Managers
assistant and County health de.
partment offices will be quar-
tered in the building. Archi-
tects are Thomen & Cromar, OF
Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Two Lifelong Friends Die
At Same Time, Same Place

IA great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Davis and her husband
raised four girls and two boys,
and had IS grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren. Both
husbands. survive.
You could say both ladies died
well-loved.
In addition to being bound
together with the thousands OF
everyday ties of long, comfort
able friendship, both great
grandmothers shared a love OF
God. Mrs. Davis was said to be
the founder Of the Flower Hill
Church Of the Brethren, Red
land. Its first meeting was held
in her parlor back in 1929.
Her friend also attended
the church all her adult life
stopping only when illness kept
her from going.
Mrs. Hottinger and Mrs
Davis, who started out life to
gether as Florence Brady anf
Dorcas Nesselrodt. we're buridt
near each other in theli
churchs cemetery last week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

pronounced guilty Of rape.
"They took me upstairs to the
jail where the four of them
were waiting. Thu en- tn e y
started"
At the time of the attack, he
said, he was handcuffed and
could not defend himself. Four
stitches were needed to close
two decorations in his head.
Smith also claimed that he
was placed in a cell with his
brother, Carroll c. Scott, "a,
who had also been arrested
after the courtroom disturbance,
and that he was unable to call
lawyer or his home until the
next day.
His mother arranged $4,000
bail, and he was released after
about 30 hours. His trial is
scheduled for January IL.
Witnesses to the incident,
Smith said, we're Francis Por-
ter, a reporter for the Washing
ton Daily News and James Nc
Auliffe, Jr., an assistant states
attorney.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

Two elderly ladies who lived
life together, died together
Christmas night, in the same
room at Montgomery General
Hospital.
Strangely, though each was
born more than 10 years ago In
Fort Seybert. w. Va. married
there and raised large families
in Montgomery County, they
died not knowing they were in
the same hospital.
Both Mrs. Daniel A. Davis,
"a, Of Sandy Spring, and Mrs.
Wilbur v. Hottinger, going on
II, of Redland, were too jill to
realize they were near each
other at the end.
Mrs. Hottinger was admitted
to the hospital December ~,
followed q day later by hslr life
long friend. OIdagc infiEnities
took them away at aImdet the
same time Friday.
They left behind prq Igious
families. Mrs. HottingEr and
her husband had five boys and
five girls, 26 grandchildren and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

A suit designed to block
the transfer of S25O,0O0 in
public funds and land to the
Holy Cross Hospital to be
built in Silver Spring was
filed in Montgomery County
Circuit Court Monday.
The suit alleges that:
. The Maryland Legislature
has never given the Silver
Spring Hospital Association
power to transfer public funds
to sectarian institution.
. Transfer of public funds to
the Sisters of the Holy Cross
is unconstitutional because the
hospital is to be operated under
the Ethical and Religious Direc-
tives of the Catholic Hospital
Association.
. A convent to be constructed
on the grounds of the hospital
cannot and will not be used by
nurses serving the hospital un.
less they are members of the
aforesaid sectarian, denomina.
tional order"
The $250,000 in funds cited by
the five plaintiffs, backed by
the Protestants and Other
Americans United for Separa-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Pastor Tells
OF Church
|Qudnddry

The 172-year-old Clarksburg
Methodist Church wants to ex.
pand, but may not be able to
because Of a law of nature.
Plans for an educational adj
dition of six classroorns, kitch-
en-, two bedrooms, etc, are
gathering dust because the
church stands on land that just
won't soak up water fast
enough.
The problem is one of percola-
ton. The new addition calls for
toilet facilities and other
sources Of water drainage.
Since no public sewer is any.
where near, septic systems must
be used.
But an application to install
a septic tank system at the
church was turned down not
long ago by the Health Depart
ment. Seepage from such a sys-
tenn could not be assimilated
fast enough by the soil 1t would
rest in, the department ruled.
Only alternative is to bury a
sealed, 400-gallon sewage tank
and then pump it empty every
three weeks. Church pastor l..
Howard Allwine estimated that
pump-outs would cost around
$45 every three weeks. He
doesn't know where the money
would keep coming from.
In fact, he doesn't even know
whA money to buy and install
the tank would come from.
Maybe publicity on our prob
lem would help. II couldn't
hurt" he told the Sentinel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
|East-West
Zone Plea
|Rebuffed

A recommendation denying
proposed apartment coming on
East-West hwy. and Washing.
ton ave, Silver Spring, was
passed yesterday by the Mont
gomery County Planning Board.
Applicant for RIO coming on
the one.acre tract syas John E.
McKeever, agent for Rock
Creek Forest Apartments. His
application requesting the
change from R-60 to RIO ron
ing was denied by the County
Council last November 3.
A clarified" board recon-
incubation yesterday suggested
RICO coming for the site but
said that some sort OF public,
semi-pubIIc or Institutional use
OF the land could be permitted
as a special exception in the
zone.
The Planning Board vote wal
Al, with Commissioner Donald
Z. Gingery dissenting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
City Parking Lot
Is Getting Meters

Rockville city officials hoped
that they would be well started
by the middle of this week with
their project of installing II
hour parking meters on the
city's municipal parking lot be-
tween East Middle and Com
merce las.
Eighty-seven double headed
meters, costing about $50 eacn,
will finally be arranged in three
lines. The center line of meters
will allow front-to-front parking
while the other two lines will
accommodate only front-end.in
parking.
These two latter lines will
also have two meter heads per
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
More Police
To Court

Armed plainclothes police
men will be made available
from tomorrow on to main
tain peace in Montgomery
County Circuit Courtrooms,
it was announced Tuesday by
County Manager Melvin l..
Reese.
County policemen will be on
call to the States Attorneys
office, whenever cases involving
dangerous prisoners are heard,
Reese said.
While criminals charged with
manslaughter, armed robbery,
rape, murder, ETC., will auto
matically rate police supervi-
sion, Reese indicated that even
lesser offenders may come
under courtroom surveillance if
they have extensive police rec
ords.
Meanwhile, deputy sheriffs
viii continue their normal
duties of escorting prisoners to
and from the courts and jail.
The policy OF additional police
protection followed an outbreak
in court by Gordon Leon Con-
tee. Of Ounce Orchard, found
guilty before Christmas of rap
ing a Chestnut Lodge patient.
Contee went berserk and a
half-brother slugged a police.
man before the ruckus was
quieted. Circuit Court Judges
and the States Attorneys office
Immediately called for a meet
ing with Reese, police Superin.
tendant McAuIiffe and Sheriff
Luke Bennett, to explore meth
DDS Of better court protection.
The meeting win be held after
Bennett returns from a vaca-
ton in Florida. where. it was
reported, his wife was III.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
BIO Fares
Are Lower

Round.trip fare reductions Of
II to SO percent have been an
nounced by the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad on coach tickets
between Baltimore, Washing
ton, Pittsburgh. Cleveland, De
troit and Chicago.
The new fares will become ef
fective January 5, 1860, making
reduced rates effective on all
B & 0 lines. Bargain fares were
introduced previously on other
sections Of the line. The new
tickets win be good for 30 days
after the date Of purchase.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
He's Against 1t tNoGSa u peees
Birth Control s
Taken BY Rep. Foley

corning the actions of Catholic
bishops in protesting the use of
public funds for the distribution
of birth control information to
such countries as India and
Egypt, Foley noted:
"As citizens of the United
States Catholics have the
same right to exercise freedom
of speech. The bishops state
ment set forth basically what
Catholics believe concerning
birth control"
Foley affirmed his own be-
lief in the separation of church
and state, and denied that the
bishops action was in direct con-
flict with this principle. Il do
not believe that the bishops seek
to have the Catholic church or
the tenets of its faith estab-
llShed as a state church or re-
ligion OF America"
Foley, who was in Europe at
the time President Eisenhower
was questioned on the matter at
a press conference, said that the
Pre- TNnt's advisors apparently
concluded that this principle
was not involved or they would
have undoubtedly included it.
He expressed his belief that the
President undoubtedly believes
in separation of the church and
state"
The congressman also noted
that "there should be no gov
eminent agency to police the re-
ligious practices or beliefs of
any persons"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

Rep. John r. Foley (D-Md)
believes the United States Gov
eminent should not distribute
birth control device information
under any circumstances.
"The sanction of government,
in my judgment should be with
held from this matter of individ-
ual conscience" the first-term
congressman said in reply to a
series of questions posed by the
Sentinel.
Foley, a Catholic, will stand
for reelection in the May pri-
mary at a time when the candi-
dacy of Senator John F. Ken
nedy for presidential nominal
ton will bring such questions
of religious dogma into the
middle of the political arena.
The congressman stated that
he did not believe in birth con-
trio, but would nor try to i'm.
pose my view opposing birth
control on any other person.
Likewise, / do not believe any
other person should try to i'm
pose his view favOring birth
control on me-"
Those for birth control have
no greater rights to government
adoption of their views than
those who oppose birth control.
Therefore no government
agency should be in the business
of disseminating any informa-
ton about birth control"
In answer To questions con-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

pole, one for a car on each side
of the supporting pole.
The lot will be restricted to
one-way traffic each way be-
tween the two abutting streets,
thus allowing cars to circle the
middle line of meters in search
of a space.
! Cars are limited to two, free
hours of parking on the lot at
this time. The lot is next to
another owned by the neighbor-
ing Safeway grocery store.
The meters are similar to
others in the city, but their
clock works will be adjusted to
give II hours of parking at five
cents an hour.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
correction

THE Sentinel last week quoted
Robert McKeever as saying that
up to $40 million would be spent
on an apartment house project
proposed by developer Sam Fig.
The story should have quoted
John K. McKeever. We regret
the error.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Weather Outlook

Temperatures win average
around A high, 20 low with
colder weather today and to-
morrow. A warmer weekend
may see up to one-half inch
precipitation.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-08-13
cONGOLESE GOVT Threaten
SEIZURE OF BELGIAN firms

was awaiting the return of Heinz
Wieschhoff, the special envoy he
sent to Brussels Aug. / for talks
with Belgian officials.
Mr.. Wieschhoff left the Belgian
capital Aug. 2 to return to Leo
poldville. 1t was reported here that
Mr.. Hammarskjold sent him to
Brussels to obtain a timetable from
Belgian authorities for the full
withdrawal of Belgian troops in the
Congo.
Mr.. Hammarskjold warned Con.
golese leaders that any attempt to
split the world powers over the
Congo's future would hurt the
country.
Speaking at a dinner attended by
Congolese President Kasavubu, the
UN chief said: "You know that the
UN action in your favor was un'
animously voted by the members OF
the Security Council. You may read
in this an indication of your future
path.
"a world divided as far as the
Congo is concerned would weaken
you. A world united behind YOU
would give the Congo more