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Evening star., 1960-11-15
ISL Syrian Children Die
In Movie Theoter Fire

DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. Is
(AP).-The worst fire disaster
in Syria's memory killed ISL
schoolchildren in q movie the
ater at Amude, 400 miles
northeast Of here on the Turk
ish border. A man also died
trying to rescue screaming chill
dren trapped in the flames.
Almost every family in town
lost at least one child in the
roaring blaze that started with
an explosion in the projection
room Sunday. It quickly
spread through the wooden
ceiling and walls of the Sche-
hereZada movie theater, where
the children had gathered To
see an educational film at a
special showing.
The panicky shrieks of chill
dren trapped inside mixed with
the cries of their parents try.
ing to save them. Many par
ents dashed frantically through
the flames, plucking children to
safety, press reports said.
Except for Mohammed Said
Eldakonry. 80. all the victims
were IA years old or younger.
Eyewitnesses reported Mr.. FL
dakoury saved II children but
lost his life trying to save q
twelfth.
Press reports said the theater
had only one exit, but about
$50 children managed to crowd
their way out. Then the flaming
wooden roof collapsed. Firemen
and army units arrived later.
The two owners of the the
ater and the projectionist have
been arrested for investigation.
The victims were given a
mass burial yesterday. A plane
load Of doctors and nurses was
sent to tend a score of injured,
many Of them badly burned.
A $35,000 relief fund was set
aside for the town.
In Cairo, United Arab Re-
public President Canal Abdel
NaSser cabled his condolences
to the families of the victims.
DR.. Amjad el Taraboulsy,
Syrian Minister of Education,
Evening star., 1960-11-15

was in orbit longer than the
previously recovered containers,
The others had been elected
from their satellites on the nth
pass around the earth. This
lone. rocketed aloft Saturday
let CALIFORNIA; vandenberg Air
Force Base. was elected on its
Slst time around.
The gold-plated capsule
weighed 800 pounds when Il
left the 2,100-pound satellite
but only las pounds after It'd
plunge back into the earth's
|atmoSphere ~. :
After he and his crew. Joined
|hy. jubilant Air Force ofiicials,
met reporters and pssotocra.
pliers last night. CAPT. 5one,
stepped into o C-ls0 ana new
the capsule to Eunnyvale, Calf.
where ofIlcials planned to ex-
anime the capsule.
Among the members Of the
Pelican's crew was stan. SerRt,
George D. McKain. 80. OF Cris-
field. Nd.
Evening star., 1960-11-15
Plone otches Capsule
In Air for Second Time

HONOLULU. Nov. Is (AP),
The Air Force did II again,
plucking q DiscoVerer satellite
capsule out Of the skies foT the
second time IN history.
Shared in the $50 by 50-miie
ball park" 500. miles north
east of Honolulu yesterday was
the military SKI. capsule elected
by Discoverer XVII.
The first IL Discoperer cap-
sules were lost In the vast Pa
cific. Number XIII proved
lucky l3. It was the first re-
covered. although It landed ii
the ocean and was retrieved By
Q Navy frogman dangling from
o helicopter.
Then. on August 70. aC-1le
Flying Boxcar made the first
catch Of an object from space.
That was Disc0yerer XIv's cap.
snle.
And yesterday. Discoverer
xyIIs capsule waS bagged. The
Flying Boxcar that gulped Il
appropriately was DUBBED PeIi-
can II.
The Pelican II was psloted by
Capt. Gene w. Jones. 3o. al
Walla Walla, wash. Capt.
Jones and his nine-man crew
almost missed their rendezvous
with history.
His plane was late in leaving
Hickman Air Force Base be-
cause Of q fuel leak. Then, in
the northern area Of the "ball
park" Capt. Jones crew SPOT
ted the capsules silver and
orange parachute against the
clear blue Pacific skies and
made q run for 1t at 1900
feet.
I'VE barely ticked It," Capt.
Jones told reporters later.
But the plane eircled and
went after the capsule again at
$500 feet.
The huge planes trapeze-
like snare caught the chute
and 81 minutes later the In
strument-loaded capsule was
reeled aboard.
The Discoverer XVII capsule
Evening star., 1960-11-15

Margaret Weismiller chief Of
accounting and finance.
The assignments Of Mr..
Leary and Mr.. Steward in par
ticular are expected to give
the NFFE q most necessary
shot in the arm. Although it
Is one Of the Oldest and most
respected Of Government en-
ploye unions. the NFFE's mem
bership has declined during
the last few years. Also in re-
cent years it has not had the
legislative representation on
Capitol Hill that it should have
had.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - La
Dor Department employees are
honoring Secretary Mitchell
with a dinner at tbs pm.
December 6 at the Mayfiower
Hotel Harry Richards,
publication officer Of the Com.
merce Department has won the
1861 printing week letterhead
contest sponsored by the 1861
Printing Week COMMITTEES in
Washington Organizing
for Successful Records Admin
istration" win be discussed at
the Interagency Records Ad-
ministration Conference at
10:S0 am. Friday in the Ma
tional Archives theater. Par
ticipating will be Robert Bork-
ner. Republican Aviation John
Provan, Veterans Administra-
ton. and Robert Beets, Air
Force Treasury'S Bureau
Of Accounts has given benefi-
cial suggestion awards to STAN
ley Fazakerley. Bennie Horton,
Harry Rollings and Horace
West, and superior work per-
formance awards to Cleo AL
fred. Caroline Davis, Dorothy
Greene, Carolyn Johns, Wini-
fred Muir and Audrey Smith
Federal Housing Admins
tratiOn has given sustained su-
perior performance awards to
Adolphus Prothro. Alfred Jar
chow. Neil Connor, Marsh Cum
ningham and Allan Thornton
Fort BelvOir has given sus-
tanned superior performance
awards to Guy Chaplin, Ken
meth Browning. Mrs. Marjorie
Hansford, Mrs. Kathleen Lee,
Mrs. Clara Young; Mrs. Georgia
Vance and Mrs. Mary Estes.
Beneficial suggestion awards
went to Mrs. Mildred Lyman,
Robert Randall, Richard Roosa,
Mrs. Camilla Lucas and An
thony Senda. &
Evening star., 1960-11-15
Ponetory Group
To Heor, Engineer

DR.. Alexander Nyman, Bos-
ton engineer, will address the
w a hington Metropolitan
Branch of the British Inter-
planetary Society at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Band Room of
McDonough Gymnasium at
Georgetown University.
DR.. Nyman's subject. q topic
of discussion at the recent
Stockholm (Sweden) meeting
of the international Astronau-
tical Congress. will be "The
Explanation of Astronomical
Velocity and Timing Charts for
Use in Space Travel"
The public is invited.
Evening star., 1960-11-15

and Akram dry. Minister Of
Social Labor Affairs, were sent
to the scene.
Throughout yesterday UAR
radio stations interrupted their
programs and recited passages
from the Koran fol the victims.
Evening star., 1960-11-15
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Officials Discount
Overtime Pressure
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star stan Writer

The Supreme Court In effect has upheld United States
Court OF Claims decision that voluntary overtime BY Govern
ment employees without compensation Is permissible
However Government personnel ofcals agree that the
decision will not result In any Governent.wide move by
Evening star., 1960-11-15


decision will not result in {
agencies to pressure employees
to work overtime without COM
pensation.
The Supreme Court upheld
the lower courts decision by
refusing to review the lower
courts findings. The case had
been brought by a group OF
Army civilian bus drivers at
White Sands, N. Mex.
Army officials said the Su-
preme Courts action would
have little effect on its more
than 100000 civilian employees
as far as. voluntary overtime
without compensation Is con-
cerned.
1--WE will continue to dis
courage any pressure to secure
voluntary overtime on the part
Of our civilian employees with
out compensation" an Army
spokesman said.
He added, "The White Sands
case was an exception. since
it involved a split shift" The
bus drivers worked four hours,
then had a four-hour layoff
without anything to do until
they resumed their duties four
hours later. During this layoff
period, some Of them did some
extra work without pay.
sHowever. the practice Of
supervisors or any other op-
Grating ofhcial pressuring or
intimidating Army civilian en-
ptoyes into performing over
time work without compensa-
tfon is definitely discouraged
by, the Army and win continue
osbe discouraged" the Army
spokesman said.
Other Government depart
ment and agency officials were
also unanimous in saying they
did not feel that the voluntary
payless overtime concept would
be pushed in their agencies as
a. result Of the court decision.
Nevertheless Governm Q n
employe leaders said they
would keep close watch on the
situation Ito see to it that
agencies don't get any wrong
ideas as a result Of the court
decision"
.NFFE REVAMPS SETUP-
The National Federation of
FEDERAL Employees, long ac-
cused by some Of its member
ship Of being too stand-pat in
its operations, has announced
a. series of major changes in
organization that could have
widespread impact on its fu-
tIre as q union.
In a move to build its mem
bership. the NFFE has ap-
painted Joseph Leary of An
napolis, its first vice president,
as director of membership. Mr..
Ieary, who will resign his job
as vice president to assume
fuN-time duties in NFFE head
quarters here, will devote en-
the time to membership or
ganization drives.
In another important assign
ment, the NFFE named Luther
C. Steward, jr., as assistant to
the president for legislation
and adjustment. A longtime,
very able NFFE staff member,
Mr.. Steward will give the NFFE
what it has long lacked-a
full-time legislative lobbyist
on Capitol Hill.
Herbert Hollander. the
NFFE's editor and public rela-
tions man, has been given
hroadened authority and re-
sponsibility in the post Of di-
rector of publications and pub
lie relations. c. Gerard Buscher
has been appointed chief Of ad-
Ininistrative service and Mrs.
Evening star., 1960-10-01
Cookie,CoI
Near Terms

Only a small difference of
opinion concerning Cookie
Lavagetto's worth to the Wash
ington baseball club between
himself and Cal Griffith, presi-
dent, is keeping Cookie from
signing to manage the team
again next year.
Every indication today pointed
to an amicable settlement.
We're not far apart" Cookie
said, "and I don't think we'll
have any trouble getting to-
gether."
A candidate for manager of
the year" honors in the Ameri-
can League, Cookie repeatedly
wants $4,000 for 1861. His
salary this year was thought
to be in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
The 47-year-old native of
Oakland, Calf, has been re-
ported by some sources as being
eyed by the San Francisco
Giants to succeed Tom Shee-
han in 81. But Cookie doesn't
take the reports seriously. He
likes Washington and with the
Senators fortunes looking up
ne is considered certain to
return. y.
Evening star., 1960-10-01
Attempt to Bribe Oregon U. Gridder
Brings Probe for National Tie-Up

Robinson said police were in
vestigating the chance of a link
between the two fix offers. Uni
versity of Michigan officials
said they are convinced the
two cases are linked. Florida
reports also dealt with the pos
sibility of a connection between
the two incidents.
The National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association, college, ath-
letics' ruling body, will be called
into the investigation, said Leo
Harris, Oregon athletic di-
rector.
In Tallahassee, Fla, Leonard
R. Mellon, head of the anti
rackets section of the Florida
attorney generals office, called
on the NCAA to take immediate
action to deal with bribe at
tempts on athletes. Mellon
said he received word from a
Miami source that the Mich
igan and Florida attempts were
tied in.
The odds on the two involved
games turned out to be far off.
Michigan. a slight favoriUe over
Oregon, won, 21-0. Florida
was a 12-point choice over
Florida State and just eked
out a 80 victory.
Evening star., 1960-10-01
Cavaliers Sturt
Two Soph Backs
Against WoIfpock

RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. l
(SpeciaD - North Carolina
State anticipated no pushover
in today's game with Virginia
here, even though the Wolfpack
is an overwhelming favorite.
Coach Dick Voris, striving
to snap Virginia's 19-game los
ing streak, has named two
sophomores in his starting
backfield. The two are Quar-
terback Gary Cuozzo and Half
back Ted Rzempoluch, both
6-1, 195-pounders. Voris ex-
poets them to add more power
to the offense.
Fred Shepherd, who piled up
more than 100 yards against
William & Mary, will open at
fullback, with Tony Ulehla at
the other half.
Roman Gabriel, whose passes
spanked N. c. State to an i'm
pressive 29-14 win over Vir-
ginia Tech, and a 30 squeaker
over North Carolina, again will
guide the Wolfpack.
The game is a highlight of
N. c. States Homecoming cele-
bration, and the winner will
get a 6-5 edge in the series
dating from 1904. N. C. State
won their last meeting in 1858
by 26-l4.
Evening star., 1960-10-01

September %, the day before
the game.
Budin pleaded guilty to the
misdemeanor charge against
him and was fined $110.
Budin was captain of the
Brooklyn College basketball
team two years ago.
He apparently was a 60
between for the gamblers, Rob-
inSon said. The officer said
Budin told him he didn't know
the gamblers by name, but
thought they were from Miami.
They had registered at the
Dearborn Inn under the names
of Frank Grosscup and B. Pc
troni of Chicago. Both names
turned out to be fictitious, Rob-
inson said.
This was the second abor-
tive bribery attempt in the
college campaign that is just
three weeks old today.
An attempt to fix the Flor
ida State-Florida game last
Saturday at Gainesville, Fla,
also was forestalled. In that
one, Florida Fullback Jon Mac
Beth was offered $500, but
tipped off police. A gambler
and a student were arrested.
Evening star., 1960-10-01

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. l
(AP) Police today probed the
possibility Nationwide bet
ting syndicate was involved in
the attempted bribe of an Ore
gon football player. 1t was the
second unsuccessful attempt to
fix a major college game this
season, and police said the two
cases may be connected.
1t. Carl Robinson of the
Michigan State police disclosed
yesterday that an attempt to
influence the result of last Sat-
urday's Oregon-Michigan game
here failed. Robinson said Ore
gon Halfback Mickey Bruce
nipped the plan by telling his
athletic director and coach
about a bribery offer.
Robinson, chief of the State
Police Rackets Squad, said
Bruce was offered $4,000 to "let
a pass receiver behind him" and
induce Quarterback Dave Grosz
Ito call the wrong plays
The lieutenant said A. David
Budin, 81, a Brooklyn, N. Y,
schoolteacher, and former COL
lege athlete, was arrested, but
could be charged only with reg
istering at a hotel under a false
name. Robinson said two gam
blers apparently were tipped off
and fled before police were able
to raid the nearby Dearborn
Inn, where the men and the
Oregon team were registered
Evening star., 1960-10-01
U. S. SO STROKES IN FRONT
Sub-Por Spree Dims
:, Bemon's Sizzling 50

20l for 54 holes. He needs an
86 today to tie the 287 score
that Ben Hoan, Lloyd Mangrum
and George Fazio shot in the
1850 National Open over the
same course.
Best Golf ScOrewise
Nicklaus said it was the best
golf in his young life. score
wise. but maybe not playwise, Z"
over a great golf course. But
not only that. it probably is the
lowest total ever made by an
amateur for 81 holes over a
course as rugged as Merion's.
Beman is next with his IL
67-69 for 207, and Gardner
third with 7l-71-68-210 (par
for three roundsl.
The United States took the
!67 by Nicklaus and two of the
three 71s by Beman, Hyndman
and Gardner for its 208 score
of the first day.
The Americans used the 67s
by Nicklaus and Beman and
Gardner's II for 205 the second
day. and Hyndman's 81 and the
68s Of Gardner and Nicklaus
the third day for 200. The GIG
total is "a strokes better than
the United States team shot at
st. Andrews in Scotland two
years ago in this event.
Ideal Conditions
The scoring here is creating
more conversation than the
competition. Conditions were
ideal yesterday, a warm sun,
soft greens, and the cups in
center of the greens.
Even though the rough is not
as high as it was 10 years ago,
and the pressure not as great
as the Open, this still is Mer-
ion. and the scoring has been
phenomenal over the tricky
course.
Beman'S 80 of yesterday is
the lowest front nine of the
tournament. If anybody had
suggested at that point that
Deane's score would be sur
passed by his three teammates,
See BEMAN, Page Ala
Evening star., 1960-10-01
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
90 Star stan Writer

ARDMORE, Pa, Oct. l.
beane Beman can sympathize
with a halfback who ran rs and
30 yards for touchdowns, but
didn't make the headlines be-
cause the other three guys in
the backfield all scored three
touchdownS.
Except for lapses on the 18th
and 14th holes of the World
Amateur golf team. champion
ship here yesterday, Beman
played a brilliant round Of golf,
However, his one-under par
SO did not count toward the
United States team total. Under
Ghe system of scoring at this
second biennial international
tourney only the low three
scores daily Of each foursome
are counted. ,Beman's score
was high alongside a 81 by Bill
Hyndman of Philadelphia and
a pair Of 68S by Jack Nicklaus,
Ohio State junior, and Bob
Gardner, New York publicist.
s7 Tops All Foreigners
Beman's SO topped all of the
foreigners, although four visi-
tors, Bruce Devlin, the AuStral-
ian Open champion, and Robert
Charles, the stylish lefthander
from New Zealand, matched
Merion'S par of 10.
The team championship is
embarrassing. The United
States, with a 54-hole aggregate
of 616. is 38 strokes out in front
sof Australia's defending cham
pions and the combined Great
Britain-Ireland team, who are
tied for second with 654 each.
The 20-year-old Nicklaus is
six strokes ahead of Beman in
the priceless individual COM
petition. The way Nicklaus is
playing. Beman, Arnold Palmer,
Sam Snead or anybody else
couldn't pick up six strokes on
him in 18 holes.
Nicklaus, who preceded Be-
man as the National Amateur
champion, has had 66-67-68 for
Evening star., 1960-10-01
CIV and VEN Pit Stors
Of PIoyer-of-W Poll

"On any punt they can't
handle they're supposed to get
out of the way now" Elias
said. Il want them to scatter,
run for the sidelines or climb
up into the stands. I don't
want any Of my boys standing
around watching a bouncing
ball, it Just might bounce into
them, and that counts as a
tumble.
Watch Those PuntS
And they definitely have
orders not to handle any punts
inside our own TO-" Elias
added. Those kind of kicks
should go into the end zone
and We'll take over on the 20.
Or even if by some freak the
ball drops dead on our 2 or 8
or even l-foot line, that's okay,
it's a break for the other team
but at least it will be our ball,
not theirs"
Elias planned a wide-open
attack this afternoon in an
attempt to match or exceed
W&M's scoring potential. The
triple-slot formation, dropped
last week after three early at
temptS were ruled an illegal
formation, has been cleared by
the officials and will be used
frequently, Elias said.
Evening star., 1960-10-01
Miami Gets
Answer to
Big Problem
BY the Associated Press

Andy Gustafson. veteran
Miami (Fla.) coach, can forget
about his quarterback problem.
A rugged 6-foot sophomore
named Eddie Johns has the
situation well in hand.
Gustafson appeared to be in
trouble when little Fran Curci
graduated last year along with
his top understudy and the No.
3 man signed a pro baseball
contract. But Johns, who was
injured most Of his froSh sea-
son, changed the picture last
night as he led the Hurricanes
to a 1912 victory over North
Carolina before 40,252 fans in
the Orange Bowl.
Johns, a l94-pounder. COM
pleted three of six passes for
.33 yards and a touchdown and
gained ia yards on 13 carries,
scoring another touchdown on
a 7-yard run. He also directed
a 68-yard drive that resulted
in Jim Vollenwider's score
from a foot out.
Ray Farris, Cardinals quar-
terback, also had a good night.
He passed for 123 yards and
two touchdownS.
North Carolina. losing it's
second game. was behind, 22-0,
before Farris passed 33 yards to
John Runco for a touchdown
in the third period. The Tar
Heels scored in the last quar-
ter on Farris' 4-yard pass to
Skip Clement.
Elsewhere last night, Louis
vile defeated Bradley, 40-7;
Murray edged Eastern Ken
lucky, 21-19, and Fresno State
beat University of California
Santa Barbara, 1915.
Evening star., 1960-10-01
Maryland Goes
For Upset Win
Against Duke
Terps Striving
To Change Order
Of SO Season

Maryland's football team
hopes to break up a brand
new habit today at Byrd Sta
dium by upsetting Duke Uni
versity and getting back on the
winning side Of the ledger for
the young season.
A year ago. Coach Tom Nu-
gents first team opened with
an impressive victory over
West Virginia but then was
shut out by Texas and Syra-
cuse and lost it's third straight
game to Wake Forest.
Following script, the Terps
this year beat West Virginia,
31-8, and then was white
washed by Texas, $40, last
Saturday. Although underdogS
by 4 points today, they figure
to have a much better chance
for victory than a year ago
against Syracuse, the eventual
national champion of 1859.
Clearing skies and tempera-
lures in the low 70s were pre-
dicted with about $4,000 fans
on hand for the kickoff at
2 pm.
Maryland should be more
prepared for Dukes jazzed-up
offenSe than South Carolina
was last Saturday night when
the Gamecocks took it on the
chin, $40, in their own park.
Dukes Tee Morgan won
lineman-of -the-week honors
from the Associated Press for
his II pass receptions from the
lonely end position, which rep
resents several departures from
Coach Bill Murray's traditional
ball control attack.
Maryland might pull a sur
prise today in the 155-pound
person of Dennis Condie, a
junior speedster from Madison,
Pa. who has looked extremely
well in workouts this week.
Jim Davidson will start at left
halfback but Condie could go
in Immediately after the kick
of.
Evening star., 1960-10-01
Senator'S Bid
ToEnd Season
0nHappyNote
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star StaR Writer

It's all ver~but the pouting
for the Senators and Orioles.
who open q two-game series
today at Griffith Stadium and
wrap up the season tomorrow
at the same spot. Both games
will start at 1880 pm.
While the Orioles blew their
chance at the pennant and the
Senators could have tucked
fourth place away some time
ago if they hadn't collapsed
completely, it hasn't been sad
season for either club. Regard
less Of what occurs in their
final meeting, both teams have
performed above expectations.
The Senators. until they
skidded to lose 13 of their last
l6 games-including their last
five in a. row-provided their
followers with considerable ex-
citement. more than has been
generated here in years. Fans
have responded by boosting
the Senators home attendance
more than 10000 over last
year.
One Of the reasons for the
Senators improvement, Jack
Kralick. will oppose the Orioles
Chuck Estrada today. A con-
sistent hurler in recent weeks,
the lefthanded Kralick will be
seeking a ninth win. He has
lost five. EStrada's II victories
represent a modern club record
in Baltimore.
The Orioles and Senators
won't be out merely for the
exercise. Baltimore is con-
cerned with finishing second.
which last year meant about
81 800 to players on runnerup
teams. The Senators retain a
slight chance of sharing
fourth-place money.
Evening star., 1960-10-01
BY GEORGE HUBER
Star Stan Writer

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Oct.
1.-The two players who ran
one-two in voting for Southern
Conference player-of -the-week
after last Saturdays game will
be on opposite sides in the
George Washington William &
Mary game here this afternoon
Quarterback Dan Barton of
W&M, a Junior from Monessen,
Pa, got the nod over Halfback
Tony Fredicine of CIV, a soph-
omore from Tamaqua, Pa,
after leading the Indians to a
victory over Virginia. Fredi-
cine was GW'S big ground
gamer in a victory over The
Citadel.
Indians Show Power
The Indians have been show
ing plenty of scoring power
this season and are two-touch-
down favorites over the Colo
mails. Until last year when a
fumbled punt by the Colonials
inside their own five gave the
Indians a scoring opportunity,
CIV had a four-game winning
streak over W&M.
This year, there will be no
such fumbled punts if the
Colonials follow Coach Bill
Elias orders.