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Evening star., 1960-05-20
Fraternity CurnivuI

The Alpha Sigma Pi Fra
ternity Of GaIlaudet College
will hold its 18th annual carni-
val from z pm. to midnight to-
morrow in the "Ole Jim" ("
Seventh street and Florida ave-
nue. NE. Proceeds will be do
mated to the United States In
ternational Games for the
Deaf.
Evening star., 1960-05-20
TRUMAN BACKS
DESEGREGATION

KANSAS CITY. May 20 (AP)
Former President Truman
said last night his opposition
to Negro sit-down demonstra-
tions in the South had been
misconstrued as opposition to
racial integration.
What I had to say had no
reference to the basic issue of
segregation, which I oppose, T"
Evening star., 1960-05-20
To PIun Fund Drive

Sixty five representatives Of
parishes in the Episcopal do
cese of Washington will meet
from II am. to 3 pm. tomor-
row at the Ryton Farm Con-
ference Center in Millwood,
Va, to discuss plans for the
church's fall canvass for funds
to support the diocese.
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Crash and Bullets CAP
Slippery Race in Snow

car 81 and, police said, found
the pursued car skidding back
wards toward him. He fired
three shots. One struck a rear
door frame, another hit the
trunk and a third shot missed
entirely. The car stopped in
front Of him.
One of the three passengers
in the car said that the
driver, listed as Clarence E.
Swartz, "a, of the TOO block
of Eleventh street Sc, was not
trying to 60 backward but
forward, but was slipping. Po-
lice investigators accepted this.
But Swartz was charged
with:
Passing two flashing red
lights, going the wrong way on
two one-way streets, driving
with a revoked permit. using a
permit that was not his own,
driving on the wrong side of the
street, using unreasonable
speed in an alley, using un-
reasonable speed and colliding.
police said they were not sure
of the speed the car Travelled be-
cause their cars never got
enough traction to pace it.
Evening star., 1960-12-29

A sliding, skidding chase
ended at 2 am. with a collision,
a car sliding toward a police
detective and two shots pumped
into the offending automobile.
1t all began when Washing
ton Police Privates Joseph M.
Belamonti and Charles Beavers
spotted a car they said was
travelling at an unreasonable
speed north on Seventeenth
street Sc. Snow had already
been falling for about an hour.
Police said the car doused its
lights, hurtled through alleys
and skidded around corners.
Cruiser 81, driven by Detective
Milton Taylor joined the pur-
suit. Also in the second police
car was Detective Booker Kent
of the juvenile squad.
On Fourteenth street NE,
car So lost traction and car 81
passed it. When the pursued
car cut right from E street
NE. into Twenty-fourth, 1t and
car 81 collided. causing an
estimated damage of $75 to
each car.
Detective Kent leaped from
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Many Get Agency Posts
Without Special SkiIIs

current members of seven regu-
latory agencies-Federal Trade
Commission. Federal Commun-
ications Commission, Securities
and Exchange Commission,
Federal Power Commission,
Civil Aeronautics Board, In
terstate Commerce Commission
and Federal Aviation Agency.
Biographies Of % of the 81
agency members show directly
pertinent experience and back
ground prior to their appoint
ments. These % members had
held responsible jobs in the
regulated industries, engaged
in other Federal or State regu-
latory work, or risen through
the ranks Of Federal regula-
tory agencies as career men.
Taken at face value, the
biographies of the Is other
members contained no sub
stantial evidence Of such quail
f1cations.
No Hard-and- Fast Rule
Regulatory agency members
average around $4,000 q year
in salary.
1t is not possible to Judge
qualifications with complete
objectivity. A good lawyer or
professional politician. for ex-
See AGENCIES, Page At
Evening star., 1960-12-29
BY the Associated Press

The Air Force today reported
something you may have sus-
pected: It doesn't seem to do
much good to label packages
fragile, handle with care"
The service made this dis
covery by accident during q
study Of, package handling on
air. rail and truck routes. It's
report was published by the
Commerce Departments Of
fee Of technical services.
To make the study, the Air
Force disguised impact-meas-
urtpg devices IN plywood crates
10 inches square and sent them
on 40 crosS-country trips. None
OF the crates was supposed to
carry any cautionary warnings,
but Z. IL inadvertently were
marked fragile"
Making the best Of this mis-
cue, the Air Force studied the
recordings made by the meas
uring devices in the fragile
packages and found they re-
ceived just as rough treatment
as those which were unmarked
Another finding: Package
handlers were more careful
Evening star., 1960-12-29
BY LEE M. COHN
Star Stan Writer

Experience and expertise have
been far from mandatory for
appointment to Federal regula-
tory agencies, a survey by The
Star showed today.
About 40 per cent Of the
present members Of seven ma
jor agencies had no special
qualifications. knowledge or
background in the complex
fields they were assigned to
regulate.
James M. Lands, an adviser
to President elect Kennedy.
charged this week that "a de-
terioration in the quality" of
regulatory officials has taken
place since World War II.
Biographies Reviewed
Mr.. Lands, a former chair
man of the Civil Aeronautics
Board and former member of
the Securities and Exchange
Commission, complained that
selection Of agency members by
the President has been based
too often on consideration of
what political obligations could
be repaid through appoint
ments" rather than on careful
scouting of their qualifications.
The Star studied official
biographical data on the 81
Evening star., 1960-12-29

Law School and one-time chair
man Of the Securities and Ex-
change Commission and the
Civil Aeronautics Board, Mr..
Lands has recently been en-
gagged in private law practice.
Critical Of Setup
The report he made to Mr.
Kennedy earlier this week was
strongly critical of the Federal
agencies, and he recommended
that an Ofhce for the Oversight
of Regulatory Agencies be
established in the White House,
The report said such an Office
should assist the President in
discharging his responsibility
Of assuring the efficient execu-
ton Of those laws that these
agencies administer"
It Is understood from sources
close to Mr.. Lands that he
shies away from any implica-
ton that he will become 9
"czar," debating policy to the
agencies from the White House
However, Mr.. Lands has
See Lands, Page At
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Gas Tank Blast
Injuries Six
Hundreds Flee
Jersey Explosion

BAYONNE, N. j., Dec. %
(AP).-A storage tank contain
ing potent liquid propane ex-
ploded last night. Six men
were injured, one of them criti-
cally, and hundreds fed their
homes.
Scene Of the explosion was
the Sungas Products Corp,
in Bayonne's Constable Hook
section, near New York Bay.
Flames climbed 1000 feet
into the sky and windows for
blocks around were shattered
by the impact.
Police evacuated everybody
from within a five-block radius
of the explosion scene and
cordoned it of.
Firemen sprayed the flames
and wet down a huge tank
containing oil. just 200 yards
away At one point. flames
were within so yards of the
oil tank.
But shortly before 2 am. to-
day, f1remen announced the
fire was under control, a little
less than three hours after it
started.
Manager Burned Severely
Critically injured was the
plant manager, Stanley Buchal-
ski. 40, Of Chester, N. Y. He
was taken to Bayonne Hos
pital suffering from third-de-
gree burns over 40 per cent of
his body. The hospital re-
ported his condition poor.
Also hurt, but not seriously,
and their injuries were Billy
Rowan, 81, of Bayonne, q
volunteer worker, smoke poison
ing: Earl Lewis, Al, Port Jervis,
N. Y, a truck driver, shock;
See BLAST, Page At
Evening star., 1960-12-29
PRINCESS TO FLY
TOURIST CLASS
ON IRISH VISIT

LONDON (AP). - Prin-
cess Margaret and her hus-
band will fly tourist class
aboard an Irish airliner
when they visit Ireland
Saturday. The airline said
it would probably do a
little better than normal"
in the way Of seating ar
rangements and meals for
Mr.. and Mrs. Antony Arm
strong-Jones.
It will be the first time
the Princess has ever flown
on an ordinary. commercial
airliner. Usually she travels
in a Royal Air Force plane
Of the Queens fight, but
presumably 1t was thought
a military plane might fan
anti-British sentiment in
the Irish Republic.
Margaret and Mr.. Arm
4 Strong-Jones will be making
y a Today private visit to his
mother, the Countess Of
Rose. at Birr Castle.
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Fragile Labels Useless,
Package Test Reveals

with incoming shipments than
with outgoing shipments.
All Of the measuring devices
were supposed to be routed via
rail express but, again by mis-
chance, some moved by air
freight. The report said the
crates received the same amount
Of jostling, whether they moved
by air or rail.
The purpose Of the study
was to determine how far q
crate is apt to be dropped in
transit. The Air Force wanted
this information so it could
decide how strong to make its
crates.
The researchers were able to
conclude that a shipment prob
ably will be safe if packed to
Withstand a drop of 81 inches.
Every package involved in
the study was dropped at least
three inches somewhere en-
route ahd 80 per cent were
dropped five inches. The report
said there was about a $3.50
chance a crate would be dropped
eight inches, and one chance
in 10 1t would be dropped II
inches. :.
Evening star., 1960-12-29

strating against Prime Minister
CASTOR Eyskens austerity pro-
gram, designed to help Belgium
balance its budget, sagging
from losses incurred by giving
the Congo its independence last
June.
Ofiicials of the Socialist-led
General Workers Federation
had criticized the King for re-
naming In Spain during the
crisis.
NATO Troops Recalled
Near the heart Of the capital,
demonstrators stoned a movie
theater advertising newsreels of
the sovereign's wedding on
December IS.
The demonstrators stayed
clear Of Brussels neutral zone,
where heavily armed police riot
squads massed ready to break
up any effort to enter. The
Brussels palace, parliament
buildings, government Offices
and ministries are located in
the zone.
AS the demonstrations en-
tered their 10th day, Pierre
Harmel, Minister of Public
Administration, disclosed that
from 1000 to 2,400 Belgian
soldiers have been recalled from
North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
See BELGIUM, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-12-29

President-elect last Sunday
without some assurance Mr..
Kennedy approves of changes
in the agencies the report
recommends.
These assurances were given
to Mr.. Lands last night by
Kennedy aides, it has been
learned. Announcement Of the
appointment by Mr.. Kennedy is
expected Sunday.
Lands Reticent
Reached at his New York
office by telephone this mornv
ing, Mr.. Lands would neither
confirm nor deny that he has
accepted the post.
But when asked how soon
any agency reorganization
might start, he said, I'VE"
should get moving by the latter
part Of March or in April.
Mr.. Lands said he has been
screening men who will be
named by the Kennedy ad-
ministration to I'LL vacancies on
the various regulatory commits
sions.
A former dean Of the Harvard
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Cold SnapHits
Bui|dingTrades
Many Are JobIess
As Projects Halt
By CHARLES d. PIERCE
star star Writer

The bitter cold wave gripping
the Washington area is freezing
hundreds Of construction work.
ers out Of their jobs. A labor
leader calls it the worst seasonal
building industry employment
slump in more than IS years.
]. C. Turner, president of the
Greater Washington Central
Labor Council, declared yester-
day that you have to go back
to 1914 or the 1930s to find job
conditions as bad as they are
now for construction workers
here"
Mr.. Turner, who is business
manager Of Local n, Interna-
tional Union of Operating En-
gineers said, Were better OF
than Baltimore. but this Is
going to be q real hard winter
here in the construction indus
try.
"A lot Of construction prof.
ects have been shut down and
once they're down. the tendency
is to leave them that way until
warm weather sets in"
J0blesS Claims Jump
The District Unemployment
Compensation Board reported
that the number Of claims filed
with it has jumped sharply in
the last few weeks, primarily
because of construction layoffs,
Although the areas overall
unemployment rate is less than
half the national average, this
is no comfort to those standing
in line at the District Unem-
ployment Compensation Boards
branch Office at 1924 F street
NV. to file for unemployment
benefits.
Its worse this year, than
most" said one gangline out
of-work construction laborer
as he waited in a long Line to
apply for compensation. T..
Christmas was tough, tough,
tough. I couldn't get any toys
for my four kids. That's
right, no presents at all,
Wouldn't ask for any charity
help. .s'e-
And that $3O-a-week un-
employment check sure doesn't
take care Of a family Of six
I don't have a dime on me
See JOBLESS. Page At
Evening star., 1960-12-29
U. S. and Togo Sign
Technical Aid Pact

LONE, Togo, Dec. 90 (AP)
Premier Sylvanus olympic Of
Togo and United States Am
bassador Leland Barrows yes
terday signed a technical. and
economic cooperation pact.
1t calls for an International
Co - operation Administration
mission here to carry out
United States aid. The first
members Of the mission will
arrive early In January. Pub
lie roads are high on the list.
Evening star., 1960-12-29

Of the worst acts Of violence
in the nations 10-day-old
strikers. The demonstrators
surged through the city smash
ing windows and overturning
automobiles.
With his Spanish born bride
Of two weeks beside him, the
young King few here from Sc
vile. He was unsmiling and
grim as he walked into the
we'll guarded military section
Of Brussels International Air
port.
They went Immediately to
Laeken Palace, their Brussels
residence.
Heart of Capital Tied Up
The 30.year-old sovereign
who came to the throne in 1851
after his controversial father.
King Leopold III, was forced
to abdicate-had good reasons
for anxiety.
For more than four hours
today the demonstrators tied
up the heart of the capital.
They smashed dozens OF shop
windows, wrecked a bus and set
q mail truck afire.
But there was no loss of life.
The heavily armed anti-riot
police squads refused to be
drawn into any head-on clash
with the marchers.
The strikers were demon
Evening star., 1960-12-29
108 Million in Air

MONTREAL, Dec. 20 (AP).
international Civil Avia-
ton Organization says the
scheduled airlines of SO mem
ber nations passed the 100
million passenger mark for the
first time in history this year,
carrying a total of 108 million
passengers.
Evening star., 1960-12-29
New Snowfall
Brings Extra
Traffic Tang|es
Many Main Roads
Are Blocked by
Skidding Vehicles

Just enough snow fell in thel
Washington area early today to
make a gigantic tangle Of the
morning rush hour.
Much of the snow melted
during the day, promising
easier driving during the aft
ernoon rush. Most downtown
streets were clear. but hilly
areas in the suburbs were still
hazardous.
Tonight the temperature
will drop to near 80 degrees.
Tomorrow will be cloudy and
slightly warmer.
This morning, with about an
inch of new snow over the
remnants of the big storm,
autos slipped and skidded into
curbs and into one another all
over the area.
At the height Ct the morning
rush, the Baltimore Washing
ton parkway, just outside Of
the District, was completely
blocked with autos which had
skidded into various positions
and couldn't move. Parts Of
Glebe road in Arlington were
also blocked for a time.
At the Weather Bureau, fore
casters could only find a
trace" but up to an inch
fell in suburban areas.
Sand Crews Out
Although sanding crews were
out hours before dawn, traffic
was moving at a crawl-where
1t was moving at although
out the entire area. Police re-
ported dozens of minor acci-
dents.
In the District, Snow Emer-
gency Plan ] and 3 we're put
into effect at sos am, and
lifted at $3.50. Plan / provides |
that motorists whose cars are
not equipped with chains or
snow tires are liable to q fine
If their cars get stuck on GER
tain arterial roads. Plan 8
asks citizens to avoid any
non-essential driving.
Conditions appeared worse
in nearby Virginia. Fairfax
police, for instance. reported
~ accidents during the morn
ing rush. Route 237 between
Fairfax Circle and the town
Of Fairfax was impossible for
more than an hour with dozens
of cars in bitches and strand
ed sideways across the road.
Shirley highway in Fairfax |
was in much the same shape.
A State highway department |
sanding truck overturned near |
Springfield.
A milk truck overturned on
Franconia road and four cars
were tangled in a collision in |
the 800 block of Belleview
boulevard.
Five Cars Pile Up
A five-car collision sent one
man to the hospital and tied
up Mount Vernon parkway for
nearly an hour.
In Prince Georges County,
police reported IL accidents
between 8 and 10 am. The
fire board said it had another
dozen calls for pedestrians in
jured in falls.
Harry Buchanan, AZ, Of Da-
mascus, Md, was found I'M
conscious early today beside his
car on Hawkins Creamery road
in Gaithersburg. officials said
they believed he had been try
ing to put on chains. He was
admitted to Montgomery
County General Hospital where
he is in fair condition, suffering
from exposure.
The snow, not expected until
tonight, began about / am.
FGecasters said they had mis-
judged the speed of the front.
Evening star., 1960-12-29

Personality Sketches Of Robert Rooso
and AFchiboId Cox. Poae AS
Of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee on a wide
range Of matters in the foreign
policy f1eld-that might include
some ambasSadorial and State
Department appointments.
Senator Fulbright, who was
an overnight guest at the
Kennedy home, also indicated
he expected to discuss some
domestic problems. But the
emphasis was on foreign policy
matters, aides of the President
elect said.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.,
figuring in speculation as a pos
sible Assistant Secretary of the
Navy-a post once held by his
father-will confer with Mr..
Kennedy tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Kennedy, working and
playing golf at his farAily'S win
ter home beside the Atlantic
here since December 16, is
pushing ahead in the task Of
filling dozens of subcabinet
posts before his Inauguration
three weeks from tomorrow.
Appoints Cox
He announced last night his
selection Of Archibald Cox, 4s,
a Harvard Law School professor
and expert on labor law who
was one Of his chief brain
trusters" during the election
campaign, as Solicitor General.
Mr.. Roosa's assignment to
the Treasury's No. 3 Job was
announced by the President
elect today after consultation
with Secretary of the Treasury
designate Douglas Dillon, who
was a luncheon guest at the
Kennedy home Monday. Mr..
Kennedy has not yet named
a Treasury Undersecretary.
Mr.. Roosa has worked for the
New York Federal Reserve Bank
since 1941 except for three
years spent in the Army during
World War II.
The solicitor general assign
ment for Mr.. Cox makes him
the Governments chief lawyer
before the Supreme Court. AS
third ranking official in the
Justice Department Mr.. Cox
will supervise the Governments
cases argued before the Su-
preme Court.
Salary Is S2O,5OO
Mr.. Cox will work in the
Justice Department under
the President-elect's brother,
Robert Kennedy, who has been
named Attorney General. Sec
ond-ranking man in the de-
partment will be Byron S.
(Whizzer) White, who has been
named Deputy Attorney Gen.
See KENNEDY, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Belgian Strike Crisis
Cuts RoyoI Honeymoon
King Flies Home os $4,000 Surge
THROUGH Brussels in Demonstration

BRUSSELS, Belgium Dec. 20 (AP).-King Baudouin re-
turned with Queen Fabola their Spanish honeymoon
tonight to help cope with rioous demonstrations against
the governments austerity program.
The royal couples special plane landed few hours after
Brussels march of demonstrators eruped into
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Lands to Accept Post
As Agency 'Overseer'
Reported to Have Kennedy Assurance
His Revumpine Plun Will Be Used
BY PHIL THOMAS
Star stan Writer

James Lands has accepted offer by
Kennedy become the incoming administrations overseer
Federal regulatory agencies.
Authoritative here said today that Mr.. Lands
had been reluctant to accept the pos-the creation of
which he himself suggested in report submitted to the
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Banker Is Named
To Treasury Job;
Cox Appointed
Kennedy Picks
Roosu for Post
Under Dillon
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
Star stan Writer

PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec. 20.
-President-elect Kennedy an
nounced today that Robert v.
Roosa, 42-year-old vice presi-
dent of the New York Federal
Reserve Bank, will be Under
secretary Of the Treasury for
Monetary Affairs in his ad-
ministration.
The President-elect conferred
today with Chairman Fulbright
Evening star., 1960-12-29
COMING SUNDAY
Re-Live the Suspense
Of the Civil War

The Star is the only sur
viving newspaper that re-
ported the Civil War from
its home front in WASH
ington. Historians of the
period have found its COL
umns rich with material
nowhere else so readily
available.
Beginning Sun day with
Background to Conflict"
Sunday, The Star Maga-
zine, each week during the
Civil War Centennial will
bring you the big story of
the week 100 years before,
as reported by The Star,
illustrated with contempo-
rary sketches, photographs
or engravings.
It's a collectors item, for
you or for any Civil War
enthusiast you know,
throughout the Centennial
period.
Evening star., 1960-12-29

Personality Sketches Of Robert Rooso
and AFchibold Cox. Poae AS
Evening star., 1960-12-29
THE WEATHER.:

District and vicinity-Intermittent, light
rain will end tonight, low near 80. Cloudy
and slightly warmer tomorrow. High and
low temperatures Of last a hours: High,
50, at pm. today: low. as, at midnight
yesterday.
Evening star., 1960-09-18

$500
4-Young Dr.. Malone. Drama.
5-DoteIine Europe. Drama.
7-Reot the Clock. Game.
9-The Millionaire. Dromo.
$3.50
4-From These Roots. Drama.
5-Raeket Sauod. Detective.
7-Who Do You Trust? Quiz.
9-The Verdict Is Yours. TrioI.
Bill Stout reporting.
400
4-Comedy Playhouse.
5-BoId Journey. Adventure.
7-AmeFieon Bondstond.
IA Hours. Dick Clark, host.
9-The Brighter Doy. SerioI.
AIS
9-The Secret Storm. Seriol.
Evening star., 1960-09-18
TUESDAY

4:30
4-AdVentuFe Time.
5-The MiIt Gront Show.
Hour. Teen-oeers' dance party.
9-EdSe Of Night. Serial.
4-Boxo the Clown. Color.
7-Roeky and His Friends.
9-The EsTIy Show, Movie.
IA Hours. Return TO Treasure
lsIond" 1854. Tab Hunter,
Porter Hall.
$40
4-Susie, Comedy.
Ann Sothern Stars.
5-Popeye. Kids.
Featuring Captain Tuoo.
7-Piek Temples Reneh.
Tuesday Listings Cont. on Poee n
Evening star., 1960-09-18
September 20
AFTERNOON

1900
4-Truth or Consequences.
7-RestIess Gun. Western.
9-LoVe of Life. Serial.
1870
ALI Gould Be You, Color.
5-Mr. District Attorney.
7-Queen for a Doy. Giveowoy.
9-SeaFeh for Tomorrow. Ser1.
l2:45
s-Guidins Light. Serial.
loo
4-Dr. Hudson's Secret J'rnI.
John Howard stors.
5-The Big Movie.
! " Hours. They Live by Night"
le4a. Forley GroneeL Cathy
O'OonneII
7-About Faces. Alexander.
9-Theoter of Stors. Drono.
Up. J. and the Lady," Vera Miles,
Thomas Mitchell.
l:30
4-DiaI 4 for Drama.
"Mr. George" Ann TYreII. George
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7-0uE Miss Brooks. Comedy.
s-As the World Turns. SerI.
200
4-JsR Murray Show. Come.
7-DGy in Court. Trial.
9-FuII Circle. Drama.
2:25
5-News. Matt Warren.
1:ao
4-Loretto Young Theater.
Repeat drQmas
5-To Be Announced.
7-GoIe Storm Show. Comedy.
9-House Porty. Variety.