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Evening star., 1960-09-18
Star Dust

FRONT COVER: What could be pleasant autumn
days amidst beauty such this? The apt
body Willow Pond at the foot of Sugar Loaf
Mountain in Montgomery County
GATHERING CLAN: Relatives standing behind Vice
President Nixon and his family the picture the
16 are Oe righ Ca brother
naw of the candidates mother; Mrs. Edward Nixon Mr.
Nxons ssterinlaw Navy It. Edward Nixon his brother;
DR. Ernest Nixon of State College, Pa Mr. Nxons uncle Mrs.
Marshburn of Whittier, Calif Mr.. Nxons aunt Mr..
Marshburn; Mrs Donald Nixon; Donald Nixon of Whittier,
Ca Mr. Nxons brother Mrs William Ryan Of Los Angeles,
sisternaw of Mrs Richard Nixon Matthew Bender of Los
Angeles halfbrother of Mrs Nixon and William Ryan of
Los Angeles Mrs NixOns brother
WHAT'S IN PLACENAME? One of the charms the Ameri
can scene romantic melodious of multi
of its place There of the humdrum
the communities that simply bear the founders with the
sux burg willie" tackled And there's scarcely
State in the Union that does not have at least Goose
Greek there lots of in the early mes) When
get the Indian the sound acquires certain music
Totopotomoy Conococheage Pscataway Monocacy Patux
Potomac Then there those places that have i'm
probable ring Like Omps W. Va Omps which than
mountain hamlet is said to date from colonial days Hes
marching through the wilderness with Gen.
Edward Braddocks decided he didn't really for
life So he left the British service and settled the pleas
ant slopes overlooking Sleepy Creek His OmpS So
the story No is quite certain how Malands Eastern
Shore town of Basket Switch got its delightful The origin
of many placenameS is obscured by the mist of history But
origin much The and the places
still enjoyed They lend themselves to harm
less little game (see page 80.
Next Sunday
visit to Hatteras Caronas Banks
the few remaining wilderness beach in the eastern
part of the country.
Meet 71yearold choirmaster whose impsh charm and
enthusiasm help make his singing group big in
the Washington
Fairfax County prepares the jet age with
Dulles International Airport hundreds of residents
Evening star., 1960-09-18

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lifetime esuFoHteel
You'll Be thrilled By the strughf crisp ne ponk-top design
arceased by DuPonf "Dulux hCked-oa geoot finish All
famous acssef construction lectures throughout Conceded
druwer pulls sdd to the tailored lObk-
Evening star., 1960-09-18

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Evening star., 1960-08-26
Kennedy Picks 5
For Medical Drive
BY the Associated Press

Senator Kennedy yesterday
established a board of Senior
Citizens for Kennedy to push
for legislation to help older
Americans get medical care.
Five vice chairmen were Sc
lected to serve with Represent
ative Forand of Rhode Island,
whose appointment as ma
tional chairman of the senior
citizens organization was an
nounced last week.
The vice chairmen: Senator
Mcnamara of Michigan, DR..
Marjorie Borchardt of Los An
geles, Dr.. Wilbur Cohen of the
University of Michigan, DR..
Wilma Donahue Of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan and DR.. Basil
Mclean, former president of
the National Blue Cross.
Evening star., 1960-08-26

ling but maintained that Negroes
who applied were not qualified.
The companies said they
were. doing heavy electrical
construction work at the time,
and told the committee that
the Negro journeymen cleo
tricians who applied lacked
experience in this special field.
Routine Work Remains
Mr.. Floete said in yesterdays
letter that heavy electrical
construction work was about
finished on deral Office
Building No. 6. From now on,
he said. Foley will need cleo
tricians to perform more routine
work, including installation of
light fixtures and switches.
Qualified Negroes are available
for this kind of work, he said.
Mr.. McCloskey has expressed
willingness to hire qualified
Negroes. but contractors here
generally have blamed dis
criminatory policies of unions
+ for the prevailing color bars in
electrical work. The leading
union in the electrical field here
| is Local 26 of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical !
Workers.
Evening star., 1960-08-26
Republicans Need
Campaign Funds

NEWPORT, R. l., Aug. 26
(AP) Senator Morton, chair
man Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, said today
the campaign treasury is in
pretty poor shape"
Here to discuss campaign
strategy with State chairmen
from the Northeastern States.
Senator Morton told a news
conference: "Afer we meet our
payrolls and expenses next
week we will have between
$4,000 and 100000 left-and
we'll shortly have a bill for
$25O,0O0 for upcoming. TV pro-
grams"
He figured the cost of the
national campaigns between
SIS million and So million
each for the Republican and
Democratic Parties.
Senator Morton said Repub-
hcans hope to pick up a con-
gressional seat in Rhode Island.
perhaps one or two in MasSa-
chusetts, and possibly one in
Maine.
Evening star., 1960-08-26
A-PurticIes Check
Of Milk Supply
Expanded by U. S.

The United States Public
Health Service said today it is
now measuring radioactivity in
milk in Al States, the District
of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Since March, the number Of
sampling stations has been in
creased from 10 to SO and
stations are expected to be
set up in the three remaining
States-Alabama, North Da-
kota and South Dakota-in the
near future.
DR.. Leroy E. Burney, surgeon
general, said the decision to
expand the sampling network
was made because of the
marked difference in the con-
centration of radioactivity
found in the milk in different
parts of the country.
Samples taken between Feb
ruary, 1859, and January,
1860, ranged from a concen-
tration of 3.4 micromicrocurieS
of radioactivity per liter Of
milk in Overton, New, to 22.4
in St. Louis.
DR.. Burney pointed out that
a liter or kilogram of milk can
contain a concentration of 33
micromicrocuries of raidoac-
tivity before it is considered
harmful to the drinker.
The Public Health Service
has been measuring the radio
activity in milk, since 1857.
DR.. Burney said milk was
chosen because it is among the
most important elements in the
diet and is constantly available
at all seasons and in all eli
mates.
Evening star., 1960-08-26
Dulles Airport
CabServiceLet

A contract for ground trans
portation between Washington
and Dulles International Air
port at Chantilly. Va. has been
awarded to Airport Transport,
Inc, the Federal Aviation
Agency announced.
The flve year negotiated
agreement will give air pas
sengers a choice of limousine,
taxi or de luxe motor coach
for travel in and out of the new
civil Jet base, National Airport
and the District.
Airport Transport, Inc. holds
the current ground transporta-
ton contract.
The limousine service, using
seven-pasSenger vehicles, will
be on a f1at-rate basis. Taxis
will be on a meter basis, using
f1ve-paSsenger cabs at the same
40-cents-per-mile rate now in
effect on the National Airport
runs.
Air-c ditione d motor
coaches will operate between
Dulles and a downtown termi-
nal. currently located at 1903
L street NV. Similar service
will be provided by the coaches
for interchange passengers be-
tween the two airports.
Fare for either trip has been
set at $3.50 per passenger. The
coaches seat Al passengers.
Evening star., 1960-08-26
Virgiiniian Gets
Job Backing
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Banking Com
mittee today approved the NOM
ination Of Joseph J. Williams.
ir., a Virginia State legislator.
to become member of the
Federal Home Loan Bank board
Republican and Democratic
members Of the committee
joined in praising Mr.. Williams.
a Democrat, as the sort Of
strong" man they wanted on
the board.
Mr.. Williams, a Richmond
tVaD lawyer. was asked only
one question at the hearing
whether he favored an "aggres-
sive" program to expand the
savings and loan association
system. Mr.. Williams said he
favored sound" development
program.
Senator Robertson, Demo-
crat of Virginia. the commit
tee chairman, introduced Mr..
Williams to the committee
praised him as a man of abil-
ity. integrity and courage. and
said "he makes a financial sac
riflce to come up and take this
job
Mr.. Williams told a reporter
later he was resigning from the
Virginia Legislature, as general
counsel Of the Franklin Fed
eral Savings & Loan Associa- >
ton Of Richmond, giving up his
private law practice, and also
resigning as commissioner of
accounts in Henrico County to
take the position. He said all
this was covered in a written
statement to the committee.
Evening star., 1960-08-26
ADVERTISEMENT
Faith HeaIing:
Fact or Fraud?

Does healing power exist? II
believe we can answer with an
unconditional yes," says one
leading New York doctor.
Others disagree. Here are re-
suits of recent attempts to find
a medically certifiable case ;.
You'll be fascinated by what
happened, as shown on X-rays!
Don't miss the astonishing
account of these cases which
battle medical authorities in
The Facts About Faith Healing.
It's one of 38 exciting articles
in September Readers Digest
now on sale!
Evening star., 1960-08-26
New Polio Cases
Mount to 155,
80 Weekly High
BY the Associated Press

The States reported 95 new
paralytic polio cases for last
week. one less than the re-
vised total of 96 for the pre-
ceding week.
However, the total of new
cases Of all kinds of polio
mounted to a 1860 weekly high
of 1855, and a Public Health
Service spokesman today ex-
pressed the opinion later infor-
nation may show paralytic
cases in excess of 100.
The total of 155 compared
with previous high of 1913, the
revised total for the preceding
week.
Despite the increases, both
the polio and paralytic polio
totals for last week were less
than one-third of the totals in
the corresponding 1859 weeks.
Evening star., 1960-08-26
>NorbIod Asks
Army to Free

By the Associated Press

Representative Norblad, Re-
publican of Oregon. has asked
the Army to discharge his gen.
eral election opponent, Pvt.
Marv Owens.
Mr.. Norblad today made pub
lie a letter he and Representa-
tive Green. Democrat of Ore
gon. sent to Secretary Of the
Army Brucker in which they
asked immediate discharge of
Pvt. Owens. who is on duty at
Fort Ord, Calf. Pvt. Owens.
they said, should be given a
chance to campaign.
The letter. written by Mr..
Norblad, also stated:
Mr.. Owens is the Demo-
cratic nominee in my congress
sional district and will be my
opponent this fall. He has
heretofore applied to his su-
periors for 90-day early re-
lease from his 'two-year mill
tary obligation. which would
normally terminate on Novem-
ber 20.
The request was rejected by
the authorities at Fort Ord
and we appeal to you to reverse
this decision.
"Obivously it would be mani
festly unfair and improper for
Mr. Owens to be retained in
the service and not permitted
to campaign under our system
of democracy and free elec-
tionS.
The people of his political
party in my congressional dis
trict have chosen him as their
nominee and both they, as
we'll as all the voters Of the
district, have the right to have
Mr.. Owens present in person
to present his viewpoints and
discuss the issues at the COM
ing election.
Mrs. Green and myself can
not too strongly urge your i'm
mediate action in effecting his
release "
Evening star., 1960-08-26
POWERS PARENTS
COME TO D. c.

! Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Powers
left New York by automobile
this morning for the Washing
ton. D. c., area. They expect to
return to their Pound, Va,
home on Sunday.
Sol Curry. or Norton. Va. a
friend Of the family. told news
men that the parents of the
U-2 flyer were heading for the
home of a daughter, Mrs. Jes-
sica Hileman. at Glass Manor.
Md.
He said the couple intend to
spend Saturday night with an
other daughter. Mrs. Janice
Melvin. Of Falls Church, Va.
The Powers have an appoint
ment to report to the State
Department late today or to-
morrow, Mr.. Curry said.
Yesterday in New York. Pow
ers' father said his son doesn't t
believe he was shot down. The
father quoted him as saying If
I were shot down. there would
have been a hollow explosion
behind me and orange flash
around me-"
The father told a news con-
ference he does not believe his
sons plane was shot down over
Russian territory.
! He added that his son did
not say in court or out OF court"
what brought him down. The
father did not elaborate. He
did not land the plane" the
father said.
According to the Russians. a
rocket knocked Powers plane
down.
| Asked whether he thought
his son was forced down by
Soviet aircraft, the father said
Il won't make any comment on
that. We did not discuss it."
Variance in Stories
The fathers statement was
somewhat at variance with the
sons trial testimony.
The son testified that while
flying at $4,000 feet he heard
a Notwithstanding explosion
behind him land I could see an
orange-colored light" He bailed
out at just under $4,000 feet
when his election seat failed to
work, he said.
There has been speculation
that if Powers saw an orange
burst it could have been a mis-
sile near miss. Some antiair-
craft rockets have ranges of
more than l3 miles, the alti-
tude at which the U-2 plane
flies. A hit at that altitude
would be possible. but difficult.
Asked about his sons plans
after his release. the father
said; Hes coming home"
Evening star., 1960-08-26
Thief Gets $1,000
From Drugstore

A drugstore manager re-
ported today a housebreaking
that netted the burglar 81 200
about $500 Of it in pennies,
nickels, dimes and quarters.
Harold Lichtenstein, 38, man
ager of the Discount Drugs,
5315 Wisconsin avenue NV,
said the thief entered the
store by breaking through an
iron gate over the rear door,
smashing glass in the door and
then breaking the lock.
The cash was removed from
a white metal cabinet on which
the lock was found broken
when store employees arrived
today.
Evening star., 1960-08-26

Closkey 81 Co., general con-
tractors on the big building
project.
Mr.. McCloskey. with head
quarters in Philadelphia. is
treasurer of the Democratic
National Committee.
Legal action, which could
lead to cancellation of the con-
tract, would be based on
charges that McCloskey & Co.
had violated non-discrimina-
ton clauses written into Fed
eral contracts. ,
Mr.. Floete asked Mr.. Nc
Closkey to take steps to Sc that
his electrical subcontractor. the
Howard P. Foley Co. Of Wash
ington. hires qualified Negro
electricians without discrimi-
nation.
McCIoskey Forwards Letter
A copy of the letter was for
warded yesterday by Mr.. Nc
Closkey to the Foley Co.
It's up to our electrical con-
tractor now to see what kind
of action he'll take" Mr.. Nc
>Closkey to take steps to see that
reached by telephone in Phila-
delphia.
We're doing everything We
can to work this thing out,
he said. There's no misunder-
standing between anybody.
We're just going to have 10
work together to see that this
thing is resolved"
Bancroft T. Foley, jr.. of the
Foley Co. had no comment on
the Government action.
> At least one qualified Negro
electrician has applied to Foley
for work. Mr.. Floete said. but
he has not even been granted
an interview. He said Foley
thus indicated an intent to
disregard the nondiscrimina-
ton clause in your subcon-
tract"
The Presidents Committee
on Government Contracts,
headed by Vice President Nixon,
several months ago pressed
McCloskey and some other
companies to hire Negroes for
construction projects here. The
companies said they were will
Evening star., 1960-08-26
Powers'Wife Returning
Home, Stops in Paris

last Friday, with his mother,
father and sister also present,
Barbara was allowed to visit
the flyer second time on Tues
day. with an Intourist guide and
an interpreter present. But on
Wednesday she was whisked off
to the prison for a surprise
visit Of more than an hour
alone with her husband behind
the closed door of his prison
cell.
Evening star., 1960-08-26
Poy Bill Advanced

Congress sent to President
Eisenhower today a bill to
equalize the pay and allow
ances Of United States en-
ployes abroad. regardless Of
the Government agency en-
ploying them. The House COM
pleted legislative action on the
bill, accepting minor amend
ments by the Senate.
Evening star., 1960-08-26

PARIS, Aug. 26 (AP).-Mrs.
Barbara Powers, wife of con-
victed U-2 Pilot Francis Gary
Powers, arrived in Paris today
en- route from Moscow to the
United States. She failed in an
attempt to gain an interview
with Premier Khrushchev to
plead for clemency for her hus-
band, who got a 10-year sem
tence.
She was accompanied by her
mother. the family doctor and
two lawyers who were with her
during the three-day spy trial
last week of her 31-year-old
husband. Their plane arrived
in Paris from Brussels, where
it was delayed by mechanical
trouble.
She refused to say anything
to newsmen at the airport here
Will Stay Few Days
Her mother told reporters
I'VE are all very tired but we
are going to stay a few days
in Paris"
She declined to say where
the party will stay or how or
when they would proceed to
the United States. Mrs. Powers
left her baggage in care Of the
airline which brought her
here, leading to a belief she
might depart soon.
Solemn and silent, the 25-
year-old Mrs. Powers had on
the same black dress and black
velvet hat she wore on her way
to Moscow two weeks ago for
her husbands trial. She
avoided newsmen at the Brus-
sells airport.
Leaving Moscow. she had
made only one comment to
newsmen: "All l hope is that
they get Gary out"
Cliburn on Plane
On the same plane with her
was Van Cliburn. the young
American pianist who has been
giving concerts in the Soviet
Union this summer. Two
hundred Of his fans came to
the Moscow airport to see him
off and showered him with
flowers from the roof of the
main reception building.
Barbara was accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Monteen
Brown Of Milledgeville, Ga:
her two Virginia attorneys
Alexander Parker and Frank
Roberts, and her doctor, James
Baugh.
After Powers conviction and
sentencing last Friday, his
wife sent a handwritten letter
to Mr.. Khrushchev asking for
an interview so she could plead
lin person for clemency. The
Soviet Premier is vacationing
at Yalta, on the Black Sea, and
Barbara offered to go there, but
apparently Mr.. Khrushchev did
not reply.
Yesterday she sent another
handWritten appeal for re-
duction of her husbands SEN
tence to Soviet President Le-
onid Brezhnev.
After the trial she had three
visits with her husband. The
first was a family get-together
Evening star., 1960-08-26
President Presents
Award to Whittier
BY the Associated Press

Sumner G. Whittier, admin
iStrator of veterans affairs,
today received from President
Eisenhower the Distinguished
Service Award of the Presi-
dents Committee on Employ
ment of the Physically Handi-
capped.
The award was presented at
a White House ceremony at
tended by Mrs. Whittier and
Melvin Mas, chairman OF the
committee.
Evening star., 1960-08-26
u. S. Threatens Suit
On Hiring Of Negroes

threatening legal action unless Negro
hired within 10 work construction
Federal Office Building No. 6.
Franklin Floete head of the General Services Admin
istration the deadne and implied the threat In letter
yesterday Matthew H. McCloskey president of Nc
Evening star., 1960-08-26
LOCAL News
Del MuIkie

All importont local news stories reported via
film, rodio telephone and tope recorders
Reporters in three news cruisers covering city.
Evening star., 1960-08-26
Entertainment NEWS
Jerry Strong
Hot and exclusive stories from WMAL-V COR
SPORTS News
Morrie SiegeI

D C's most colorfu ond controversial sports
coster for post years, Covers national and oreo
events thoroughly
Evening star., 1960-08-26
WORLD News
Joseph McCoffrey

oword-wnnine newsnoon first crack at numer-
Gus big stories. Accurate Comprehensive
Evening star., 1960-08-26
O'CLOCK final
WEATHER News
Louis Allen

Authentic, complete and understandable weather
doto from Washington TVS only professional
reteorooeist
Smyrna times., 1960-09-08
New Art Process

A streamlined version of an
ancient art has been developed
by the Reverend Omer ]. Chew
rette of West Warren, Mass.
He has been granted a patent
on his process of painting fresco
on cloth, a work that seeming
ly has aroused the interest of
the art world. Under Reverend
Chevrette's process, a sketch is
first outlined in pencil, the cloth
is saturated with dyes, and when
dry are covered with water col
or pigments. This process gives
depth and richness of tone as
well as a lasting picture. Under
the ancient process, artists first
outlined a sketch on fresh plas-
ter, then laid in colors which
would sink into the plaster and
make a permanent picture. Rev.
erend Chevrette is spending all
his spare time on his new pro-
cess.
Smyrna times., 1960-09-08
Blue Angels Film Feature of First
Kent Senior Squadron's 6O-6l Meet

The Blue Angels" crack
Navy flying demonstration team,
will be the subject of the filmed
portion Of the Kent Senior
Squadron's first l960-6l meeting
as it gets underway Tuesday ev-
ening at the Smyrna Airport,
one mile east of town on the
Woodland Beach Road. This in
formation was announced by the
squadron commander, Maj. Rey-
noIds L. Jones. This brand new
film, being shown for the first
time in the county, is just the
start according to the command
er. A whole list of newly releas-
ed films will highlight squadron
meetings during the coming
year. The rest of the Tuesday
evening session will be devoted
to preparations for the forth
coming SARCAP SEARCH and
Rescue-Civil Air PatroD which
is being scheduled by the Air
Force for the Delaware Wing.
One of the duties of the Civil
Air Patrol is to function as part
of the search and rescue mis-
sion of the us. Air Force. To
check the readiness of the CAP,
once a year the Air Force will
plan practice mission in which
some aviation mishap is simu-
lated. This may take the form of
a crashed" aircraft hi d d e n
someplace in the state which the
Kent Squadron, if it were hid
den in Kent County, would have
to discover from the air. Last
year the problem involved two
men who parachuted from an
Smyrna times., 1960-09-08
20 YEARS AGO

Disaster befell the town OF
Smyrna Sunday morning, when
| the two bridges at Lake Como
were destroyed by swirling flood
waters. Following an all-night,
heavy torrent of rain, the lake
dam broke under the tremend-
Gus force of raging water, and
both the Main Street and High
way bridges crumbled, leaving
ruin and devastation in their
wake. The disaster occurred a.
round seven o'clock Sunday
morning, with only a few wit
nesses present. An unoccupied
restaurant, owned by O.D. War
rem, Clayton, and two cars, own
ed by c. E. Bodley and Fannie
Sklut, Smyrna, all sank into the
earth several feet, as a result
of the dirt bank washing away.
Before nightfall, Lake Como had
Iemptied, leaving desolate mud
flats. A total doss of $35, 900
was estimated, $4,000 for the
Main Street bridge and $25, ,000
flor the Route 13 bridge.
Clarence Armstrong, So, of
Smyrna. a Diamond State Tele-
phone lineman, lost his life
when he attempted to repair a
broken cable from a rowboat,
in the raging flood waters of
the broken dam. MIR. Armstrong
and Ambrose Killen, of Dover,
also an employee of the tele-
phone company, were seated in
a rowboat, working on the Do.
ver-W Wilmington lines, when their
boat struck a submerged log
and overturned, throwing the
two men into the swirling wat
er. Practically helpless, the men
were carried through the spill
way and about 1000 feet beyond
the north-bound highway. A
rope was thrown to the men,
as the only means of aid, and
Killen managed to grasp it. Ac-
cording to witnesses, Killen at
tempted to hold up Armstrong,
but they were separated and
Armstrong was lost in the surg