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Evening star., 1960-02-04

defense argument that such
eavesdropping was forbidden by
a 1854 Supreme Court ruling.
In that case. police had placed
microphones In a couples bed
room. Neither was the current
case ruled out by the ban on
wiretapping evidence, since no
telephone wire had actually
been tapped. said the judge.
Judge Danaher also pointed
to a 1912 Supreme Court ruling
which upheld the use of a
detectaphone by police for lis
tening to conversations next
door.
Served as MicrOphone
But Judge Washington
pointed out that the antenna
made contact with a metal
heating duct in the house and
in effect served as "a giant
microphone running through
the entire house occupied by
the defendants"
Judge Washington said he
did not believe 1t was material
whether there actually was a
trespass by police. 1t may be,
he admitted, that the Fourth
Amendment of the Constitution
only protects a persons secu-
rity by barring unauthorized
physical entry into a home.
But, added the judge, such a
device docs violate, I think,
our fundamental concept of Or
dered liberty, as embodied in
the due process clauses of the
See GAMBLERS, Page AZ
Evening star., 1960-02-04
West Berlin Seizes
; More Spy Suspects

BERLIN, Feb. 4 (AP).-
Three more arrests were an
nounced today in the investi-
cation of a Communist spy
ring working within the West
Berlin police force. The
seizure of former policeman,
5O-year-old Erich Lieske, and
two women employees at police
stations brought to IL the
number jailed. One of the
women is the wife of a police
man arrested in a roundup last
month.
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Other Budget Stories. Pose CT

Other Budget Stories. Poee CT
same gauge for the first time
to set a $25 million figure.
The formula is simply to
figure tax potential from -ex-
empt Federal, foreign and pri-
vate property in the city. The
sum is to equal the aid to the
municipality from the United
States Treasury.
But the rub, so far as House
committeeman are concerned,
is that the Commissioners have
raised theoretical assessments
on Federal property 81 per cent
since last session. Private
property assessments went up
only 8 per cent in comparison.
So, Commissioners testified at
hearings released today, pro-
posed new tax rates of $3.50 per
500 valuation on Federal prop
erty would amount to $33 mil
lion, if they could be levied.
Denies DOctoring Figures
Obviously taken aback, Dis
trict Appropriations Subcom-
mittee Chairman Rabaut, DEM
ocrat of Michigan, demanded:
Are there two standards of
assessment. one for the Federal
and one for the city govern
ment?"
Finance Officer Kenneth
Back insisted that Federal re-
assessments had Jagged far be-
hind those for other properties,
mainly because the former
couldn't be taxed.
I'VE applied the same stand
ard to exempt properties as we
did to taxable properties" Mr..
Back said. When we got
through inventorying and ap-
plying the same standards wa
let the chips fall where they
were.
I'VE did not doctor it. That
is the way it came out. We did
this with the advice of experts
on exempt as we'll as taxable
properties" he added.
Mr.. Rabaut concluded the
committee would have to make
q further study of the payment
formula, in the light of new
assessments.
Committeeman Santangelo.
Democrat of New York, at
tackled assessors for applying
reconstruction costs to the
value of Federal buildings here.
These costs have "ballooned so
high as to be almost fantastic"
he warned.
Rabaut's Idea
The District does apply re-
construction costs of 1855,
minus depreciation, in fixing
building values for all types
OF structures. Committeeman
See BUDGET. Page C-l
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single amendment, Mr.. Celler
favors each part.
Powerful Rules Committee
Chairman Smith of Virginia
said he wouldn't object to Dis
trict suffrage. but would oppose
the other two pieces of the
amendment.
The House must consider all
three proposals together as a
single amendment in order to
channel the resolution into a
Senate-House conference. But
the Senate version can be al
tered by the House.
Top leaders of both the
Democratic and the Republi-
can parties here also gave
strong support to the measure.
Note of Discord
One note of discord was
sounded. by District Commits
sioner Robert E. Mclaughlin
who said he fears the amend
ment may hinder rather than
help" the move for local self
Mr.. Mclaughlin said that al
though he favors getting ma
tional representation here, he
believes the right to self-rule
is more important.
One the other hand, the Dis
trict Home Rule Committee,
a primary backer for local self
government. strongly indorsed
the Senate action.
Gerhard P. Van t;rkel, chair
See SUFFRAGE, Page AS
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White Says Fund Plea
Topped Budget Figure

at all times. Actually airborne
alert status for one-third of
SAC would cost an estimated
81 billion a year.
The question of SAC's ability
to survive a surprise attack
has been a burning issue since
Gen. Thomas S. Power, SAC
commander, made a speech in
New York last month. He
cited figures which, if accurate,
would indicate Russia's poten-
tial ability to wipe out this
Nations retaliatory capabili-
ties in the relatively near fu-
ture.
Warning Issued
A warning that "the tide will
run against US unless we take
heroic measures now," was
given today by Gen. Taylor,
now retired, to the combined
Senate Preparedness and Space
Committees.
Gen. Taylor said "a complete
reappraisal of our national
military policy" is required.
THE trend of relative military
strength is against u.s." he
said. Our manned bomber
force is a dwindling military
asset. Our long-range missile
force is limited in size, un-
certain in reliability, and i'm
mobile upon exposed bases. We
have no anti-misSile defense
in being or in sight. There is
no effective fall-out protection
for our civil population"
To reverse the tide, he said,
will require men, money and
sacrifice. The alternative is
See ALERT, Page AS
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Trespass Alleged
ST, 900 in RoyoI Tips

TAIPEI, Formosa. Feb. 4
(AP). - President Ngo Dinh
Diem of South Wet Nam has
sent $1,000 for tips to hotel
employees and others who at
tended him during his recent
visit to Formosa. The money
will be distributed by the
South Wet Nam Embassy.
Evening star., 1960-02-04
A TOUGH DISH
TO PREPARE

A DISH thot tokes the potienee
OF Job for any cook TO go through
is described by The Stor's food editor,
Violet FouIkner, who also Nos q con-
fession to make on Poee D-l.
WORKING WIVES can mean an
unworkobIe morrioee. The fifth or
ticle in series on couses Of divorce
oppeos todoy on Pose FL.
Evening star., 1960-02-04

TWenty-f1rSt street NV. and
listened to the conversations
and phone calls next door for
nine days.
What they heard led to the
arrests and convictions of the
defendants.
Their attorney, Edward
Bennett Williams, argued that
the Supreme Court had ruled
out such eavesdropping along
with wiretapping. Appellate
Judges Wilbur K. Miller and
John A. Danaher, who wrote
the opinion, agreed with the
Government that the Consti-
tutional right of the defendants
had not been violated.
Judge George T. Washing
ton vigorously dissented.
Warns Of Oppression
Electronic eavesdropping now
allows police the means to in
terfere directly with the rights
of citizens, he warned. Such a
device, said Judge Washington,
may become "a possible instru-
ment of political oppression"
The defendants, Julius Sill
verman, 48, of the 2700 block
of Stevenson lane NV; Meyer
Schwartz, 40. Of Pittsburgh,
and Robert L. Martin, 80, of
the 1900 block of Massachu-
sets avenue NV, were SEN
fenced on three gambling
counts each to serve 20 months
to five years Imprisonment.
Metropolitan Police and In
ternal Revenue agents entered
their Office on April 30, 1858.
They found the windows COW
cred with black cloths. There
were three telephones and a
bundle of baseball and prize
fight bets. Bets recorded for
part of the day totaled $37, $50
with house" winnings amount
ing to $27,928, noted Judge
Danaher.
! Inspector John B. Layton,
head of the Washington gam
bling squad, had received per-
mission from the next-door
occupant about six weeks
earlier to insert the 12-inch
spike into the wall. The lis
tening officers said they heard
the defendants conduct their
betting business with phone
calls as far as Chicago, New
York and Miami.
Trespass Alleged
The defense had argued that
the spike penetrated the de-
PENDANTS wall by 5/16 inch and
therefore illegally trespassed on
their property. Judge Danaher,
however, said he was unwilling
to believe that "the respective
rights are to be measured in
fractions of inches"
The Judge turned down the
Evening star., 1960-02-04

Board Of Trades suffrage COM
mittee, announced that dis
cussions are already under way
on recognizing the joint group.
A groundswell of support
began building up for the pro-
posal yesterday-capped with
an Endorsement by President
Eisenhower.
Backed by President
The President told his press
conference that he favors pas
sage of the measure, which
would grant District residents
the right to vote for President,
Vice President and delegates
to the House of Representatives
Mr.. Eisenhower said: Il think
it is reasonable and should be
done"
His statement seemed to re-
fleet the views of the majority
of votelesS Washington. Spokes-
men for major civic organiza-
tions echoed support of the
measure and some surprise at
the Senate's historic vote of
So to rs passing the amend
ment Monday evening.
In the House, Judiciary Com
mittee Chairman Celler of New
York said he would hold hear
ings on the three-part Senate
amendment-including District
suffrage, a poll tax ban, and
House vacancy procedures
before a subcommittee he man
ages himself.
Not pleased with the Senate's
combining all three parts in a
Evening star., 1960-02-04
Robout Set to Drop
DC. Fund Formula
District Civic Groups
Set Drive for Vote
Reuctivoted Citizens Unit Will Speurheud
Push for Enactment Of Suffrage Plan

District civic groups today began readying for
bned drive toward final Congressional approval of
sutona amendment giving local residents the right
vote in presidential elections.
The machinery to be used to attain victory will be
reacvaed Citizens Joint Committee for National Repre-
sentation.
Elwood Davis chairman the Metropolitan Washington
Evening star., 1960-02-04
EIectronics Use Upheld
In Betting Conviction
Evidence Gotten by 'Euvesdroppine'
Backed in FL Appeals Ruling
BY CARL, IRVING
star star Writer

Electronic eavesdropping by Washington police
held today in split decision by the United States Court
Of Appeals The involved three gamblers and $40 000
aday operation the street from the State Department
Police had inserted antenna shaped like spike,
connected to amplfer, into a house wall at 4O8
Evening star., 1960-02-04

Committee as Gen. Maxwell
Taylor, former Army chief of
staff, was telling Senators that
Russia will have military su-
periority starting next year
unless we take heroic meas
ures now"
Replying to a question by
Representative Riehlman, Re-
publican of New York, about
the sufficiency of the airborne
alert funds, Gen. White said
From my relatively narrow
position, 1 did ask for more
money than was provided in
this budget for that purpose
But my position was considered
by my duly constituted superiors
The provision made is signifi-
cant and I accept their decision
as I should and must"
He did not say how much
had been cut from the original
request.
A Down Payment"
The $50 million is a down
payment" on a program the
Air Force hopes will enable its
Strategic Air Command to keep
a substantial number of retalia-
tory heavy bombers in the air
Evening star., 1960-02-04
House Unit
Feels Device
IsAbused
By GRACE BASSETT
Star Stan Writer

House appropriations COM
mitteemen were prepared today
to discard the formula they
themselves devised to fix the
annual Federal payment to
the District.
Their feeling is that District
Commissioners abuse the
formula to justify an annual
payment Of $32 million. Last
year, House members used the
Evening star., 1960-02-04
SousteIIe.0ut
In Big Shuttle
By De Gau||e
General Abondons
Trip, Rounds Up
Algerian Leaders

EAAS41B 4 Cbs VA - AOoA-
dent Charles de Gaulle and
Premier Michel Debre today
prepared a big cabinet shuttle
which apparently will oust
Jacques Soustelle, the one
time hero of the Algerian
settlers.
Mr.. Soustelle, will not attend
a cabinet meeting called for
Alserion Opposition Seen os Still
lntoet. Pose AZ
tomorrow, it was reported. All
Paris newspapers took it for
granted he was out.
A spokesman at Mr.. Sous
telle's office said IN. Soustelle
has not resigned. He will never
resign. What might happen is
that President de Gaulle would
fire him. We haven't heard
that that has happened either" /"
Spokesm men at Gen. de
Gaulle's Office kept silent on
the subject.
Ringleaders Seized
The President postponed his
trip to Algeria and began a
of ringleaders in the
Algerian revolt.
Armed with -dictatorial
powers, he will preside over a
special cabinet session here
tomorrow instead of going to
North Africa as planned.
Gen. de Gaulle was reported
planning a drastic shakeup of
civilian and military leaders in
Algeria in the first step to
bring the uneasy French At
rlcan territory back under the
firm control of Paris.
Mr.. Soustelle holds the title
Of minister delegate, with re-
sponsibility for atomic energy,
the Sahara and overseas de-
partments.
IS Arrests Reported
Mr.. Soustelle called on Gen.
de Gaulle and Mr.. Debre this
He refused to make
any formal statement as he left.
Unofficial reports said Is to
80 persons were arrested in
Algiers last night and early
today.
Government sources declined
to confirm that there had been
any arrests beyond those of
two outspoken opponents of the
De Gaulle self-determinaticn
plan.
Alain de Serigny, publisher
Of the newspaper Echo d'Alger.
was under house arrest on
charges of being dangerous
for security and public order"
DR.. Bernard Lefevle. who
openly advocated the end of
the republican system in
France and creation of a cor
porate state, was placed under
guard at an army camp.
Others Go Underground
Other right-wingers impli-
Gated in the rebellion prepared
to go underground to avoid
arrest.
Some insisted they would
openly carry on their work
against the self-determination
plan. which French settlers
fear might lead to Moslem con-
troll of the territory.
Algiers itself was returning
to normal. Part of what was
formerly the barricaded insul
gent camp was open to traffic
today. Most control duties were
returned by the army to civil
police.
The De lie government
last night wa given authority
to rule by decree for one year.
Evening star., 1960-02-04

Air Force Chief of Staff
Thomas D. White said today
his original request for air
borne alert" money in fiscal
1861 was somewhat greater
than the $50 million finally
authorized in the budget.
Gen. White made the state
ment before the House Space
Presidents Sermonette Coils for Foith
in system. Pose A. IS
Evening star., 1960-02-04
TILE NIE Full Report
IHI "CAtHCN. on Pess Al

District and vicinity-Some clouds and
not as cold tonight with low near 80.
Mostly cloudy tomorrow with the highest
in the 40s. High and low temperatures of
the past "a hours: High 43, 4:45 pm. yes
terday; low %, 6:55 am. today.
Evening star., 1960-02-04

The District does apply re-
construction costs . of 1855,
minus depreciation. in fixing
building values for all types
OF structures. Committeeman
See BUDGET, Page C-I
Evening star., 1960-09-11

CONTINUED on Next Pags)
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AL STERN OFFERS
OF A

Downtown location, beaut.
equipped. does $4,000 gross
monthly, seats 1870, Open
IL am. to IL pm. Moderate
down payment. bal. S400
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HOUSES FOR sALE--VA.
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house.
Evening star., 1960-09-11
INVESTMENT PROP, SALE
APARTMENTS

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Evening star., 1960-09-11
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APARTMENTS, 8-unit. in close-in
Airing ton, near shops, transpor-
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BURRIS REAL ESTATE, ia.
Evening star., 1960-09-11
BUSINESS PROP. for RENT

BASEMENT SPACE on Lee hwy.
in Arlington with private en-
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lot of shopping center. Ample
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Suitable for contractors or sery-
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BETHESDA, $40 Wis. ave. to be
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plus 5000 50. #. on second. May
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/. either flrst or second floor con-
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Evening star., 1960-09-11
HOUSES TO BUILD
LIsTINes WANTED

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vestment property in sc. Wash
and nearby Prince GeorgeS
County. Call Miss Curtin, 10.
2.3250. or NEWCOMB-JONES
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Evening star., 1960-09-11

WE DEAL IN THE STRICT
EST. CONFIDENCE. WE
HAVE A SELECTED LIST
OF RES TAURANTS, BARS,
GROCERY STORES, AND
ALL 7 YP Z s OF BUSI-
NESSES.
Evening star., 1960-02-24

closely by Supreme Court
justices in an important civil
rights case.
But that's what happened
yesterday.
Mrs. Smith was one of the
1877 Negroes removed from
the voting rolls of Washington
Parish, La, in a white Citizens
Council purge"
Evening star., 1960-02-24

Negroes were arrested outside
the store.
In Greensboro, N. c., where
the sitdown demonstrations
began February /, variety store
lunch counters were open on
the customary segregated basis.
No Negro demonstrations were
reported.
Arrests in WinstOn-Salem
A major demonstration oc-
Cured at Winston-Salem, N.
C., where IL Negroes and 10
whites were arrested as they
sat at a white lunch counter
marked for use by F. w. Wool
worth Co. employees and their
guests.
Three Negroes were arrested
following an incident in a
Charlotte IN. c. department
store.
AS yet, the demonstrations
have not spread to Georgia.
Alabama. Mississippi and Lou
isiana. Two Sitdowns in Flor
ida were reported last week.
Georgia's attorney general,
Eugene Cook, warned against
such demonstrations yesterday.
He said threats of Negro sit
down demonstrations in Geor-
gia are the "widest-open prov
ocation the Ku Klux Klan has
had since the Civil War"
Evening star., 1960-02-24
Negro Progress
Linked to Pride

The Negro race can make
more progress if its members
take more pride, the Deanwood
Civic Association was told last
night.
Alvin E. Coins, president of
the Fort Stanton Civic Asso-
citation. said that Negroes have
equal potential if given an
equal opportunity. He added
that the United States was los
ing 10 per cent of its productive
potential each year by often
denying Negroes this right.
President N. Marie Rogers
chided the group for not re-
cruiting more residents of the
neighborhood. She said that the
Northeast Boundary Civic As
sociation was gaining members
from the Deanwood area. And
we only have ourselves to blame
if they CO." she added.
Members from the Dean
wood Junior Civic Association
attended the meeting. which
was held at the Carver School,
Sheriff road and Forty fourth
street NE.
Evening star., 1960-02-24
z Whoopine Cranes
Await Hutchinqs

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. "a
CAP).-Two celebrated whoop-
ing cranes, Josephine and Grip,
are getting ready to hatch new
family members in the Audu-
bon Park Zoo.
Since Saturday, 10 has laid
three eggs. Two have been
placed in an incubator. The
parents take turns setting on
the other egg.
Park Supt. George Douglass
says there is a good chance
that the 23-year-old 10 will
lay another egg in the next
few days.
There are only an estimated
30 whooping cranes In exist
ence and only five living in
captivity.
Evening star., 1960-02-24
Cuban Note
Studied Here
BY JOHN V. HORNER
Star staff Writer

Foreign policy officials today
were studying note from the
revolutionary government of
Cuba Offering to negotiate on
differences which have strained
relations between Washington
and Havana.
The apparent willingness of
Fidel CaStro'S administration
to discuss the differences marks
a change in attitude and is well
coined here. But some officials
were skeptical of what appears
to be catch in the offer.
This is a provision making
the negotiations dependent
upon an agreement that the
United States Government will
take no action which Cuba con-
siderS prejudicial to its econ
omy or harmful to its people.
1t appeared to some officials
to be aimed at trying to block
action by the United States
Congress to change the existing
law on sugar import quotas for
Cuba.
Policy makers in the admin
istration could not and would
not commit Congress to any
course.
Under the present sugar act.
Cuba is assigned a quota of
more than 3 million tons a year.
This represents about one third
of United States consumption.
The act expires this year and
CONGRESS must pass new legisla-
tion at the current session.
Various suggestions have been
offered for cuts in the Cuban
quota, partially because of the
hostile attitude of Prime Minis
ter Castro and partially because
other Sugar-producing areas are
clamoring for a better break in
the United States market.
The administration repeatedly
wants Congress to make the
sugar act flexible by authorizing
the President to alter sugar
quotas if deemed in the ma
tional interest.
Evening star., 1960-02-24

the number of white voters was
1929 and Negro voters had
declined to 236.
The District Court found that
the challenges were directed al
most entirely to Negroes.
The Government seeks to
have the voters returned to the
rolls in time to cast ballots in
the April l9 general election.
Evening star., 1960-02-24
WhyShe CouIdntVote:
Stated Agel DoyOff
BY HAYNES JOHNSON
Star staf Writer

AS required by Louisiana law Ethel Smith care
fully filled out voting registration the neat egibe
hand of a teacher.
When she to portion of the form requiring
that she list her age Mrs. Smith wrote: Il am now SO
years months and 10 days old"
Mrs Smith certainly never thought that that sentence