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Evening star., 1960-04-03
New Setup Urged
On Urban Renewa|
Registration Cards Sent
To $1,000 DC. Voters
All District Residents on Rolls for Sc
Who Haven't Moved Will Get Notices
By CHARLES d. PIERCE
Star stan Writer

The Board of Elections is mailing approximately $4,000
notice cards to District residents this end
Daniel NoI board executive secretary, reported
NoI said all those who registered in 1856 and
notified the board of change of address will receive the cards
in brown envelopes with window address opening.
1T a bill please open it," said Noll Then
Evening star., 1960-04-03

international contest for oper-
attic singers in Fahriano. Italy,
leading to a contract with the
San Carlo Company in Naples
She said she plans to con-
Evening star., 1960-04-03

noticed any particular improve
ment and there are particularly
bad jams at Macomb. Porter,
Tilden. Van Ness, below Ne
braSka and around Mckinley
(on Connecticut avenue N.w9 ;"
i A policeman said. We've had
quite a bit of trouble from the
lights this winter, when they
stopped completely and we had
to get out and direct traffic.
But they haven't been so bad
for the past month"
/ A bus driver said the lights
hold him UP when they change
over from normal operation to
rush-hour timing at 4 pm. at
backs up trafic all the way
from the Zoo to Calvert street, -
he said.
Capt. Francis Dunn. whose
eighth precinct includes the
area where radio-synchroniza-
tion was focused most intensely
in the Districts first installa-
ton. says that with the CON-
hination of unbalanced lanes
and synchronized lights the
traffic moves very we'll"
Praised by Oficials
Recalling that two years age
he frequently encountered traf-
fic jams. Commissioner Robert
E. Mclaughlin says 'I haven I
run into a traffic jam that
stopped me for any consider
able time for months"
Engineer Commissioner Alvin
yelling says the radlo-con-
trolled system has brought
splendid results throughout
the city and particularly on the
/ nam arter1eS.
| Citizens Traffic Board Chair
man Arthur Sundlun feel:
there's no doubt about it that
it's co-ordinated a good many
of these lights so that you gel
a longer run"
Another traffic board mem.
Der. Lewis K. Downing, dear
of engineering at Howard Uni
verSity, points to the system,
potential for improvement. not
ing it is still in the early stage
of its operation.
Privately affiliated traffic en-.
Igineers and others familiar with
Iproblems of traf1ic control or
a professional basis are nearly
Unanimous in their approval oi
the Districts system.
Boost to Safety Seen
William j. Simon of the Ma
tional Highway Users Confer.
Ience. said he stopped using Con-
lnecticut avenue two years ago
But since September, he says
Connecticut avenue has i'm
proved and he predicts the sys-
tenn will be serving the motor
ist as though new lanes had
been added"
David NJ. Baldwin of the In
Stitute of TRAFFIC Engineers, who
drives Connecticut avenue daily
said. The District should be
commended: my personal ex-
perience has been there's
an excellent improvement"
Grant Mickle of the Automo-
tive Safety Foundation feels
the system should work out well
and notes that IF you make
traffic move more efficiently
you automatically achieve safe
ty."
+ Spokesman for the American
Automobile Association say they
feel the system is doing a good
job.
One engineer warned. The
public has got to have a little
patience-there's no way q
learn without practicing on
them. Wen never get any
where if the public won't hold
still to get experimental on.
Z After all the lights on the
fringe of the city are connected
BY radio. what then?
The underground wires car
carry the tone signals, engi-
neers say. and to bring point
control to the downtown area
all that would be necessary is
the addition Of decoder units
at kew r,laraS
Evening star., 1960-04-03
BY JOHN NEARY
Star staff Writer

ELlCOuI dkCu ny IIlC CllJlluDl~
astic reaction of engineers
and traffic experts, the Dis
trict is expanding its radio
controlled traffic signal system.
The purpose of the system is
to speed traffic in and out Of
town with a minimum of. stop
ping and starting at red lights.
Public appraisal of the lights
effectiveness, however, has not
been unanimous.
An informal survey of motor
lists shows that nearly half
feel the radio-controlled lights
have improved traffic move
ment: many are still unaware
of any change, and a small
number believes the new sys-
tenn isn't working.
But city officials, convinced
the system moves traffic better
than before, are going ahead
with purchase and installation
of more equipment as quickly
as funds become available.
The radio system integrates
traffic lights on radial streets
with the downtown areas syn
chronized system. Eventually
it will be extended to all traf-
fic lights in the city.
The 900 signal-controlled in
tersections in the downtown
area are linked by underground
cable. The city's other trafflc
lights have been independently
controlled or were operated in
isolated groups.
First Intersections
The first group of intersee-
tions brought under radio con-
troll were largely concentrated
on heavily used radials, and in
areas where the lights, although
operating independently of the
downtown area, were linked by
underground wire.
These include Connecticut
and Wisconsin avenues NV.
and Sixteenth street NV.
On a priority basis, the sys-
TEN is being extended to cover
the rest of the lights on the
fringe of the city.
Francis E. Twiss. deputy di-
rector of traffic and operations,
cites figures showing that to
extend the underground wires
to the outlying lights would
have cost the city many times
more than the cost of the radio
installation.
On the first contract alone.
he says, the bid to install wire
was 50 million compared to the
$139, 900 price of the radio unit.
S Years in Planning
After five years on the draw
ing board, the Districts plan
to synchronize all its lights got
under way last September when
an ultra-high frequency trans
mitter started its 24-hour-a-
day job of beaming tone signals
to special receiver-decoder units
controlling the timing of lights
at 1877 intersections.
The transmitter is controlled
by a traffic program carried on
a punched paper tape.
BY the end of April traffic
officials expect the completion
of a $157,000 contract that
will add 80 more intersections
on the outskirts of town to the
network of synchronized lights.
This will push the total, Of
radio controlled intersections
up to nearly $40. including the
downtown area. which is con-
trolled as q unit by the radio
signals. .
And, on May /, bids will be
invited for the installation Of
from 40 to so. more receiver
decoderS costing an estimated
$85, 900.
City trafhc engineers hope
the major part of bringing the
city's nearly 1000 signalized
intersections under radio con-
troll will be done by 1865.
How effective is the system
so far7 '...-
Joseph Rice, chief of the
Evening star., 1960-04-03
PIannersAct
To Buy Lots
lnMontgomery
Boord Is Anxious
To Sove Enough
Space for Parks

y
Planning Board decided yes
terday to start discussions
with property owners in the
Upper Rock Greek watershed
on controversial items in the
areas proposed master plan.
The landowners have pro-
tested a central feature of the
proposed plan that would keep
$4,000 acres north of Rock
vile. Md. in two-acre lots.
The planners said they think
some Of the land might be
zoned for smaller lots-which
the property owners want-if
the board can be sure there
will be enough open space for
parks.
Board members said they
plan to ask the property own
ers at a meeting April IA if
they will sell land for parks at
a reasonable" price or give
some of it free.
Deny Trade
The planners denied that
they wanted to trade more
dense coming for a lower price
on the parklands.
This is not a deal" said
board chairman j. Newton
Brewer, jr. He explained that
the planners only wanted to
be able to gauge park prospects
more accurately before firming
up the Zoning picture.
The planners tentatively ap-
proved two-acre lots for part
of the area at yesterdays work
session but reScinded the
action when the idea of meet.
ing with the property owners
was raised.
Arthur K. Stellhorn, plan.
ming director for the Mary
land = National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, said
he considered retention of the
area in two-acre lots is essential
He said low density acreage
in the Upper Rock Greek water
shed would act as a barrier to
further spread of heavily
built up areas and would buffer
proposed satellite communities
Tentative OK.
Much of the proposed master
plan was tentatively approved
at yesterdays work session.
Proposals backed by the board
include retention of one-hal1
acre lots in an area that forms
a rough triangle between Olney
Laytonsville and Washington
Grove.
The planners approved in
dustrial zoning along the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad between
Rockville and Washington
Grove and a sizeable area OF
one-acre lots southeast OF
IOlney.
Parklands would be. pre-
served along most stream val
leys. at existing country clubs
and near the intersection of
Southlawn lane and Rock Greek
The plan calls for construc-
ton of dams on Rock Greek and
North Branch. The dams would
aid flood control programs and
provide recreation lakes.
/ Planning Board member
Donald z. Gingery said he
thought roads in the area were
totally inadequate.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-06-24

Hard work and a stubborn will had turned the phar
macy into solid business Smith didn't rest on his
laures Even though people throughout the city
talking about the beauty and success of his establish
ment he still wasn't satisfied. He wanted to make his
building center for medicine in the area.
Smith began to accelerate his program of in
viting doctors into his spacious two story office build
ing program still in progress third floor is being
planned which will provide still doctors with
ample facilities. The Medical Center" is the only
center of its kind in the area. II is fulfillment of
Charles Smiths great dream of bringing the entire
medical team . the doctor, the nurse and the phar
macist into a convenient closeness.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-06-24

PHARM ACEST

EVERYONE likes a success story, and such is
l. the story of Charles w. Smith, pharma Cist....
1t is a story of hard work and big dreams. and it
is story of fulfillment.
AS boy in the streets of Chicago, Charles
Smith had a determination to be a pharmacist like
his father, Charles Sr. At times he would sit for
long periods watching his father prepare needed
medicine for the sick. Young Charles learned much
during these moments He learned that pharma-
learned too that aid to the sick was team opera
ton. The doctor, the nurse, and the pharmacist
each played important part in curing and pre-
venting disease.
During his high school days, Charles worked in
his fathers drug store. Here in closer contact
with the field of pharmacy ne learned more respect
for the profession. 1t also during this period
that he earned his nickname Box" He was then
known aggressive basketball player. In one
particularly rough game he received bumps at four
places on the head. The ensuing swelling gave his
head the appearance of square, hence the nick name
The time came for Box" Smith to go to college,
He had to work his way through school taking full
time Jobs in drug stores, laboratories, and even the
steel mill His work and study was rewarded by
the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy De-
spite a three year interruption civilian instruc-
tor in the Army Air Corps, he plugged on until he
received his pharmaceutical degree in 1916.
Smith then took his savings, which amounted to
about So, TOO, gathered through careful budgetlng
and bank loan of about So 0O0 and founded Doctors
Pharmacy" This modern pharmacy was ouuitted
with the ultimate in fixtures and prescription mer-
Chandise Although he started out by himself otter-
ing twenty hour service and sleeping on back
room cot things soon changed. Doctors IN the area
liked his spirit. They also appreciated the special
services offered by the imaginative young proprietor
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-06-24

They soon began to patronize his establi shment.
The Medical Center provides the atmosphere and
physical requirements for doctors Offices" Smith
says, particularly, in where it is badly
needed. People come here, even without refer
to a particular DOCTOR and know that there will
be someone here who can help them"
Smiths fame has spread throughout the country
and he many inquiries from doctors in other
parts of the country who considering practcing
in Chicago. To each one of these he extends well
coming hand.
This began as a success story and that's just
what it is for the medical team" based
the foresight of one man.
Evening star., 1960-06-19

We didn't test every pitcher in the
big leagues. Instead, we first inter-
viewed managers, coaches and lead
ing hitters in both the American and
National Leagues to get set of nomi-
nations. Here are the six names that
the experts picked as subjects for our
experiment:
Herb Score, Chicago White Sox. Three
years ago nearly everyone said this star
left-hander was the fastest of them all,
but injuries handicapped his career and
made him a doubtful quantity. Still,
this season our advisory board reported
he seemed to be throwing ''as hard as
ever"
Ryne Duren, New York Yankees.
Baseball's hottest relief pitcher, this
bespectacled, bazooka-armed terror had
Evening star., 1960-06-19

some of its old-time zip but several
batters disagreed with him.
Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodg-
ers. Last season he tied the major
league record by tanning l8 Giants in
game. The scout who found him said,
Evening star., 1960-06-19

one of the lowest earned-run averages
in the ma jors last year. Most of the ex-
perts we consulted we're positive Duren
was the fastest pitcher throwing today.
Bob TurIey, New York Yankees. Bob
himself thought his speed ball had lost
Evening star., 1960-06-19

Gle velan nd India ms
great rapid-6re artist, at
$50 mph. A few years
later the DuMont Co.
measured Bullet Bob
Turkeys fastest pitch
on an electronic oscil-
lograph, getting a figure
of 94.2 mph. But aside
from these two isolated
clockings, science has
never tackled this burn
ing baseball issue.
Evening star., 1960-06-19

"a blind man would sign Koufax after
hearing the ball hit the catcher's
glove"
Don DrysdaIe, Los Angeles Dodgers.
This Aame-thrower led the league in
strikeouts last season with PAP while
Evening star., 1960-06-19
How the
pitchers
we're tested

a group of us. Army scientists tried
out a new timing device by clocking
baseballs thrown by Bob Feller, the
Cleveland Indians
Evening star., 1960-09-09
Roturicns Given
Vaccine Lesson

TUCSON, Ariz., (AP).-Tu-
cson Rotarians carry their small
pox vaccination certificates now
when crossing the Mexico
border.
Recently rs of them had to
be vaccinated again when they
crossed into Mexico for a one
day trip. They had left their
certificates behind and immi-
grafton authorities insisted on
giving them the shots.
Evening star., 1960-09-09
Times Plans
Appeal on
Suit Ruling

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 0
(AP).-A court ruling that the
New York Times can be sued
in Alabama will be appealed
to the 5th Circuit Court of
Appeals at New Orleans.
Roderick Macleod, the Times
attorney. said he hoped ar
rangements will be completed
today.
The Times faces libel suits
totaling $3.1 million in Ala
bama. The suits grew out Of
articles published in the Times
last April dealing with race
relations in the Birmingham
Bessemer area.
Attorneys for the Times have
challenged service of the suits.
United States District Court
Judge H. H. Grooms ruled last
Evening star., 1960-09-09

in the conference do not ex-
pect to reach a definitive posi-
ton on the issue. We are OPEN
ing a Nationwide conference
among Baptists on this ques-
tion."
The group is studying 13 diff
ferent points relating to this
overall question. Among them
are:
Court cases in whi c h
churches or church-related in
stitutions have had occasion
to contest legal preferment or
privileged status for churches,
and the operation of ''unre-
lated" businesses by church
bodies and their exemption
from taxes.
Evening star., 1960-09-09

Latin American interest in self
help as part Of the new pro-
gram Of social development.
He said Latin American dele
gates stressed the self-help
angle in private conversations
with him and some speeches
before the conference.
He told a reporter he believes
Congress would approve appro-
priations Of the $500 million for
the Eisenhower plan.
Senator Morse, Democrat of
Oregon, told the delegates yes
terday the extent Of United
States aid for their economic
and social development would
depend on how much they help
themselves.
Real development means
adjusting social. economic and
political institutions of a coun-
try so that the, poor do not stay
poor while the rich get richer"
said Senator Morse.
Evening star., 1960-09-09

week that the Times could be
served with suits in Alabama.
He said stories leading to the
suits, by Harrison Salisbury,
were a result of work OF serv-
ice in the State of Alabama
by !. an employe of the New
York Times Co."
Statutes prohibited an appeal
from the original ruling. but
Judge Grooms amended this
situation yesterday. He said
the case involves a question
which, through appeal. might
speed up their termination.
Evening star., 1960-09-09

had asked that this section
supplement the United States
proposal to make an initial
grant of $500 million for a spe-
cial fund for such social de-
yelopments as land reform,
education and low-cost hous-
ing. The fund would be ad-
ministered through the Inter-
American Development Bank.
The new section also calls
for expansion of long-term
lending. particularly in view of
the instability Of exchange
earnings of some Latin Amer
ican producers of raw materials.
Senator Hickenlooper, Repub-
lican of Iowa. who returns home
today after serving as adviser
to the United States delegation,
said he was impressed by the
Evening star., 1960-09-09

relations with Latin America
will be acted on by the full
Committee of Twenty-one late
today.
Details of the plan were
hammered out in a long series
of behind : the scenes confer
ences. Final agreement on the
accord today would mean that
the conference, which had been
expected to run through next
Wednesday. may adjourn as
early as Monday or Tuesday.
The only major change in
the United States plan was
addition Of q new section which
promises additional resources
will be made available for
projects of basic economic
and industrial development in
Latin America"
The Latin American nations
Evening star., 1960-09-09
A Sitter's Sitter

oAKHURsT. N, J. CAP).-
Susan Lee Brady thinks baby
sitters should do more than
just sit. The high school sem
ior puts on show for children
three times a week, complete
with accordion music, magic
tricks and puppets. Needless
to say, she's the most popular
sitter" in town.
Evening star., 1960-09-09
Newman to Speak

DR.. Walter S. Newman, presi-
dent of Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, will address a meeting
of VPI alumni at the George
Mason Hotel, Washington and
Prince streets. Alexandria, to-
morrow at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1960-09-09
Bapfists0kay
Tax Exemption

A Baptist conference on re-
ligious liberty today approved
a report asserting there is mo
conflict with New Testament
principles and the concept of
tax exemption.
The group, seeking to arrive
at q position Baptists might
take concerning the exemption
of church properties from taxa
tion. arrived at this position
after a morning Of long
debate.
Church State Issue
The delegates to the confer
ence, meeting in Calvary Bap-
tist Church, noted in the state
ment that the New Testament
does not offer any specific
precedents for tax exemption of
church property" 1t then went
on to make the statement that
the majority feels" no conflict
with New Testament principles
is involved in the concept of
tax exemption"
The separation of church and
Evening star., 1960-09-09
Inter-Americon Group
To Act on Aid Poet

BoGOTA. Columbia Sept tAP)-A landmark agree
ent under which the United States pledges backing for
major plan for economic and social development in Latin
America before the Economic Conference
today. -
The accord-haied a turning point United States
Evening star., 1960-09-09

State In American life was an
other subject under study by
the fourth annual Conference
on Religious Liberty at Calvary
Baptist Church, Eighth and H
streets NV.
The conference is being spon-
sored BY the Baptist Joint Com
mittee on Public Affairs. The
committee represents seven ma
jor Baptist conventions having
about 10 million members.
These conventions are the
American Baptist Convention,
Southern Baptist Convention,
North American Baptist Gem
eral Conference. National Bap-
tist Convention. Baptist Cen
eral Conference, National Bap-
tist Convention. Inc, and Bap-
tist Federation of Canada.
The three-day meeting, which
ends today. aims at determin-
ing on what Baptists can agree
as a group on the question of
taxes and the church and the
State.
Nationwide Conference
DR.. c. Emanuel Carlson of
Washington, executive director
of the committee, said this is
"the first known church con-
ference on this subject"
DR.. Carlson further empha-
sized that the IS participants
Evening star., 1960-05-28
Cold Storage May Keep
Spocemen Youthful

During prolonged flights of
many months or years there
will be very little to see and
that of negligible interest" DR.
Kline said. THE most practical
way of dealing with the prob
lem might well be to have the
pilot sleep % of the "a hours. y
DR.. Lewis and DR.. Kline
agreed that Experimentation
ering of the body temperature
probably is the best way to
induce such sleep.
ITO match the shortage of
oxygen, the shortage of food
the monotony and the small
cabins, the greatly reduced
metabolic bodily activity and
the deep narcosis (sleep) pro-
duced by hypothermia should
be IDEAL" DR.. Lewis said.
He said both drugs and me-
chanical refrigeration have
worked effectively in extensive
tests on animals.
"At present, the most practi-
cal solution would appear to be
a reduction of body tempera-
ture, somewhat in the nature
of that used in certain. types
of heart surgery, DrA Kline
said.
Evening star., 1960-05-28

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May
% (AP) America may keep
her spacemen youthful the way
a housewife keeps her salads
fresh-by chilling them until
they are needed-two scientists
theorize.
The ideas were outlined for
$50 scientists at Brooks Air
Force Base yesterday in the
closing sessions of a symp osium
on the effects of space flight on
the mind and body.
Attractive, indeed, for the
space traveller would be the
choice of hibernating during
long periods when there was
nothing he had to DO" DR.. F..
John Lewis of Northwestern
University School of Medicine
said.
With the increase of speeds
ana the lowering of metabo-
lism, consideration of flights
running several hundred or
even thousands of years can
not be off-handedly dismissed
as mere fantasy" DR.. Nathan
S. Kline of Rockland State
Hospital in ora. Ourg, N. Y,
declared.
Evening star., 1960-05-28
Loss of Millions
Laid to Rhee

SEOUL, Korea, May % (AP),
South Korea's former Presi1
dent Syngman Rbee was
accused today of misapproI
priating a total of $40 million
in foreign exchange during his
l2-year rule.
Vice Finance Minister Kim
Yong-kap told the National
Assembly his Office had found
the money was appropriated
improperly by Mr.. Rhee while
in Office and he would submit,
If necessary, details of how the
money was spent.
Mr.. Kim made the statement
during a discussion of the ma
tion's financial problems.
1t was believed the accusa-
ton was based on political
bookkeeping. Mr.. Kim did not
elaborate. There was no i'm
mediate information whether
formal charges will be filed.