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Evening star., 1960-09-12
THE PASSING SHOW
Mr.. Kramer Prepares
Lorqe-ScoIe Comedy

even if no old English poet
ever wrote an ode to it, is
icumen in. The new fall sea-
son is right here right now. IN
fact, at the Statler Hilton Ho-
tells Embassy Room. Open
ing tonight and remaining
through October 8 will be Do
lores Perry, a lyric singer
signed for this repeat after the
enthusiasm generated by her
first Embassy Room appear
ance last year. Back again, too'
to provide music for dancers
as well as for Miss Perry, will
be Steve Kisley. who seems TO
90 with the lease here, an ar
rangement highly approved by
Embassy Room patrons. Spell
ing Mr.. Kisley will be a pair OF
other favorites at the Statler
Hilton's plush spa, Rita Ann
Artistic and Danny Ruslander.
At the Shoreham Hotel the
new season will become ofnclal
a week from tomorrow night
(September 20) when Ied
Lewis and company arrive to
reopen the Blue Room. Wear
ing that top hat almost as old
as his 5O-year career in show
business, young Mr.. Lewis con-
tinues to have no trouble al
all, as always, in getting an
affirmative answer to his OLD
stock question, "Is everybody
happy?" Also as always, Mr.
Lewis comes equipped with a
talented supporting cast, in
cluding Manor and Mignon,
one of the slicker ballroom
teams: Virginia Loew, Paul
White and Elroy Peace. AS
everybody who knows Mr..
Lewis knows, Mr.. Peace is
something of a famous man.
too-the Shadow of the Lewis
trademark number, ME and
My Shadow"
Addenda: Meanwhile, back
at the Shoreham Terrace, this
pre-Lewis week has Suzanne
Nicole headlining the enter
tainment, through Saturday
night. She's supported on the
bill by Hal Loman and his
Playmates and backed by Bob
Cross orchestra, which VIII
move indoors when the Blue
Room opens. Joan 0C'
James, pianist-singer. arrives at
the Roger Smith Hotel tonight
to entertain nightly except
sundays in the cocktail lounge.
kh
THE MOVIE MAKERS :
Jack Hawkins, one OF Great
Britain's top movie stars, has
been discovered by Hollywood.
He'll make his first visit there
first professional one, at least
to Join Shirley MacLaine and
Laurence Harvey, another
Briton, in THE Spinster. Film
ing starts in october. It was
his performance as the Roman
naval commander in "Ben-Hur"
that brought Mr.. Hawkins to
Hollywood attention. but Amer
leans addicted to British movies
have known for a long time
that he is a dependable man to
have around. Still another
English player, Alan Cuthbert-
Evening star., 1960-09-12
BY HARRY MACARTHUR
Star stan Writer

When Producer Director
Stanley Kramer came through
town shortly after finishing
"The Pride and the Passion"
he was full of stories about
this new experience Of making
a movie spectacle. One dis
covery he had made, for in
stance, was that standing on
q high platform and bidding
thousands of extras to move
this way or that at his slightest
whim gave him an almost God
like, or even DeMille-like. feel
ing. It was an intoxicating ex-
perience, Mr.. Kramer declared.
The effect has not yet worn
of, it becomes apparent today
with, Mr.. Kramer back in the
news. 1t may not be earth
shaking news, but it is astound-
ing enough to have been set
down as a gigantic hoax had
it not been reported in the New
York Times. Mr.. Kramer, paus-
ing in New York between his re-
Gently completed Inherit the
Wind" and his upcoming
judgement at Nuremburg,
disclosed that he was about to
turn to comedy.
High on his agenda, he said,
is a movie to be called Some
thing a Little Less Serious" ."
After 1.-THE Defiant Ones" and
ION the Beach," almost any
thing would be something a
little less serious, but the new
Kramer project seems to be
a comedy of considerable pro-
portions.
It is its size, in fact, that
leads one to suspect that Mr..
Kramer is still drunk with
power from ordering all those
Spanish extras around in THE
Pride and the Passion" Some
thing a Little Less Serious" &C
cording to the present Kramer
plans, will be filmed in Cali
fornia and, when completed,
will run from three and a half
to four hours IN two separate
parts.
At this point Mr.. Kramer's
venture into lighter things is
represented by a 285 page
screen treatment of his original
story idea by William Rose.
He's the man who wrote the
British frolic about the, vintage
automobile faddists, Gene
We've" The action Of the new
comedy will be on wheels, too,
it dealing with a mass auto
mobile chase for buried gold.
Declining to divulge details,
Mr.. Kramer did say that his
less serious movie would require
the services of 40 to so promi-
nent comedy specialists in i'm
portant roles. The climax will
have ali 40 to so Of them dam
Cling on a ladder $50 feet above
the ground.
Mr.. Kramer is not feeling
God-like or DeMille-like. He's
feeling Mike Todd-like.
\ \ ~.
AFTER nARH Autumn
Evening star., 1960-09-12

tance man in Fred zinnemann's
"The Sundowners" and it turns
out to be the first time the
London born actor has played
an Englishman on screen.
Evening star., 1960-09-12
Films of More Than Routine Merit

"THE APARTENT-Billy Wilder comedy, with Jack Lem
mon wOOing Success and Shirley MacLaine
"AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS"-Cantinfas tops
star-Iaden cast in Mike TOdd's filled movie.
BELLS ARE RINGING"-Judy Holiday enchants again in
lavish film version of her Broadway musical hit.
"NTR. ROBERTS"-Henry Fonda and cOmically be-
camed the bored backwash of Pacific
PORTRAIT IN BLACK"-Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn
a meIOdrama with opera OvertOnes.
"SINK THE Observation-Disclosures More in documentary
style recall of exciting World War ii sea chase.
"THE 80 STEPS"-Kenneth More and Tana Elg in slick
remake Of the classic movie thriller
TIGER BAY"-Wel-made British suspense drama given
considerable lift by enchanting young Hayley Mills.
Evening star., 1960-08-17

District and vicinity - Fair
and pleasant tonight. low near
Ct. Some cloudiness but mostly
sunny with little change in
temperature.
Maryland-Partly cloudy to-
night, low 62 to Ct. Partly
cloudy tomorrow with little
change in temperature.
Virginia - Some cloudiness
tonight. lows near 10 on the
coast and 62 to 81 in the inte-
rior. Partly cloudy with little
change in temperature tomor-
row.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay - Northeasterly
winds at 10 to Is and OCCASION
ally 20 knots tonight and to-
morrow. Partly cloudy weather.
Visibility 10 miles.
Pollen Count
The District OF Columbia Med
ical Society's ragweed pollen
count for the 24-hour period
ending at $50 am. today, 7
grains per 3.6 oentimeter square
slide area.
Evening star., 1960-08-17
Joint Americas Action
Urged by Eisenhower

Marshall Plan adopted for Eu.
rope had specific objectives ir
rebuilding war-torn countries
over a limited period.
On the other hand, the
President said. the great need
in Latin America is for an i'm.
provement in standards of liv-
ing. A program designed to &C.
Icomplish this has no foresee-
able termination. he said.
The administration is asking
Congress to authorize the ex-
penditure Of $500 million in
new Latin American aid.
Decisions to Be Joint
The President emphasized to-
day that the countries of Latin
America are expected to par
ticipate in decisions on how the
aid should be applied.
II Congress authorizes the
program. this matter will come
up for discussion at a meeting
of the Organization of Ameri-
can States in Bogota, Colon
bia, September 5.
President Eisenhower firmly
rejected a suggestion that
policy-makers in the State De-
partment had blundered in de-
clsions to Cuba, permitting the
spread of communism to this
hemisphere. He said the ques-
toner must have been asking
him to issue a white paper"
Evening star., 1960-08-17
Joe E. Brown Cracks
Shoulder Doinq Fall

LOS ANGELES, Aug. II (AP)
Joe E. Brown learned yester-
day that he broke his shoulder
Monday night while doing g
comedy fall in a stage produc-
ton Of Show Boat" Result:
Andy Devine took over last
night.
Mr.. Brown. famed plymouth
comic, took a tumble in the
first act. He thought he had
only sprained his shoulder. and
carried on. Yesterday he had 1t
X-rayed.
Mr.. Devine, who played the
role Of Cap'n Andy last year in
Boston. will stay with the show
until Mr.. Brown RECEIVERS.
Evening star., 1960-08-17
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

the week end. Thundershowers
Saturday or Sunday may total
12 inch.
Temperature Humidity Index
Time Temp. Humidity Index
8 am. 10 II SO
Resort Area Forecasts
Maryland. Virginia and Della
ware Beaches-Fair tomorrow,
high 78.
Chesapeake Bay-Partly
Cloudy tomorrow, high near 80.
Cape Hatteras Area-Partly
cloudy, chance of Thunderstorm
ers tomorrow. high near 80.
Skyline Drive-Partly cloudy
tomorrow. high near 80. Visi-
bility good.
Long Island and New Jersey
Beaches-Partly cloudy tomor-
row, high 76.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnight --- "a Noon ------- rs
s:.m: ssn: Hi e tsP:m: sPm: " i
Record Temperatures for the Year
Highest 95, on April %: lowest Is.
on March II.
Tide Tables
Furnished by the U. 8. Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
Hish -- 5:O4 am. 500 m.
Low - : am. 12:lS am.
High -- 5:35 pm. $50 p m. .
Low --- 1907 pm. 1853 p m.
For high and low tides at the fol-
lowing. points subtract times indicated
from the above.
Light, 8 ho,frs; Colonial Beach. IS.
hours: Deale, 8 hours; Solomons Is
land. hours: Point Lookout. 6 hours.
Evening star., 1960-08-17

finger, IN his history making
descent yesterday near the
White Sands missile range.
He landed unhurt, passed a
quick physical examination,
and flew here, where he told
newsmen what it was like:
II was on my right side at
first" he said, then over on
my back. That was the most
beautiful sight-to see that
brilliant balloon against the
black sky.
1T seemed I was lying still,
while the balloon raced away
from me-"
Falling at 45O M.P.H.
Capt. Kittinger was falling
at 450 miles per hour by this
time, wearing heavy flying
suit, layer on layer of under
clothing, electrically heated
boots. pressurized helmet and
gloves and two parachutes.
On the way down he breathed
oxygen from a small bottle at
his side.
After 18 seconds an auto
matte timer opened his first
chute. 1t was a tiny stabilizing
chute. 6 feet in diameter, which
pulled him into an upright
position.
The 32-year-old captain-a
red haired, blue eyed 150-
pounder-is a veteran high
altitude 'chutist. The records
he broke Qongest fall, 59,4OO
feet, and longest parachute
jump, 76.40O feet, were his
own. AS he fell, experimental:
Makes Right Turn
Il found I could initiate a
body turn, or stop such rotation
by sticking out my left or my
right foot a little way.
AT one time I was facing
Evening star., 1960-08-17
cubons SIT Free
Student From VPI

HAVANA, Aug. II (AP).-
Cuban authorities have re-
leased Henry Rucker III. a
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
graduate student accused OF
illegally wearing a Cuban Mill
tia uniform. United States EN-
bassy sources said yesterday.
Young Rucker. %, Of Clifton
Forge, Va. was arrested August
6 at the final session of the
leftist Latin American youth
congress. United States De-
partment officials in Washing
ton said he was picked up while
taking pictuers of the confer
ence.
Evening star., 1960-08-17
BY JOHN v. HOMER
Star stan Writer

President Eisenhower today
called upon all Latin American
nations to cooperate with the
United States in solving polit-
ical, social and economic prob
lens Of the Western Hemis-
phere.
He told a news conference
that satisfactory progress can
be made only If all the coun-
tries put their brains and re-
sources together.
In effect, the President
urged the American foreign
ministers, now meeting in Costa
Rica, to consider the Cuban
and Dominican Republic prob
lens and the improvement of
living standards as a joint un-
dertaking. He said these are
not matters for unilateral &C
ton by the United States.
, 3 Nations Issue Charges
The foreign ministers are
studying a complaint by Vene-
zuela that the Dominican Re-
public dictatorship of Gen.
Rafael Trujillo masterminded
the assassination plot against
Venezuelan President Romulo
Betancourt.
The ministers soon will con-
slider charges by the United
States that Cuban Prime Min
lister Fidel Castro's regime is
infiltrated by communism, en-
dangering hemisphere peace.
They will also consider Cuban
charges that the United States
is guilty of economic agrees
sion.
Mr.. Eisenhower told his news
conference that type of Mar
shall Plan for Latin America
is not advisable. He said the
Evening star., 1960-08-17
Five-Day Forecast for
Washington and Vicinity

Temperatures will average 2
to S degrees above the normal
high and low of 83 and 81.
Cool tomorrow, rising tempera-
lures Friday and warm over
Evening star., 1960-08-17

toward El Paso, Tex, and then
decided to have a look at New
Mexico. All I had to do was
point my left foot slightly out
ward to initiate a right turn
through 1870 degrees"
At 1900 feet, barometric
pressure automatically opened
his main chute. He hit the
ground 13 minutes and 8 Sec
ondS after stepping into space.
His total fall: 100000 feet. To-
tai free fall (before the main
chute opened: $4,000 feet.
The key moment, for Capt.
Kittinger. came when his main
chute opened. When it did he
looked up-perhaps a bit beyond
the chute-and said:
THANK you, Lord"
Evening star., 1960-08-17
Virginia Liquor Sales
Rise, But Profit Dips

RICHMOND. Aug. II (AP)
An audit of the State Al
coholic Beverage Control
Boards financial records yes
terday showed a 3.8 per cent
gain in sales but a / per cent
drop in net profits during the
first quarter of 1860.
Sales moved up from $25.-
75O,274 to $26,751,635, while
profits dropped from $4,144,119
to $4.1O2,399.
Evening star., 1960-08-17

1t will be generally fair the eastern third the Nation
except for few showers the Caronas and Florida wide band
showers and thunderstOrms the
Mississippi
the Northern and Central Rockies the Pacific
AP WrephOtO
Evening star., 1960-08-17
River Report

Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and muddy at Great Falls.
Shenandoah muddy at Harpess Ferry.
TIE Sun and Moon
Evening star., 1960-08-17

do to call them back?" he
parried.
If those who control Con-
gress were thinking of the pub
lie interest and not political
maneuvering, they could act
now. he added.
On the subject of medical
care, a reporter inquired if it
is inconsistent for his admin
istration to be for a plan that
would increase spending from
the Federal Treasury. while
the Democrats. who are usually
accused of heavy spending,
favor a pay-as-you-go social
security plan.
Stand on Medical Care
Mr.. Eisenhower replied that
he is for a plan that would be
truly helpful to the aged citi-
zens, but one that can be freely
accepted by the individual. He
was referring to the approach
taken by the House and ac-
cepted by the Senate Finance
Committee. 1t requires each
State to draw up its own volun-
tary medical plan, with the
Federal Government confined
to meeting part Of the cost,
through grants.
When his questioner sug-
gested this would increase Fed
eral spending. Mr.. Eisenhower
replied that he is against COM
pulsory, socialized medicine,
and added, the price Of free
dom is not always measured in
dollars"
Urges Action Now
Another reporter pointed out
that Marion B. Folsom. a for
mer Secretary of Health, Edu-
cation and Welfare, has sug-
gested this Congress should rot
act on medical care in the
present political atmosphere,
but should name a committee
Of experts to study the issue
for next year.
Mr.. Eisenhower said he ad-
mires Mr.. Folsom. and is not
averse to getting all the facts
possible. But he said he
doubted if there is such g thing
as a favorable year in which
to perform a difficult Job, and
believes some action should be
taken now because the aged
people need medical help.
Evening star., 1960-08-17

some emergency demanded 1t
At the same time, he refused
to back down from statements
last week that there is no
reason why the Democrats,
with a two-thirds majority in
both houses. could not act on
his proposals within a short
time.
Reminded of Action
To support his contention,
he said someone had reminded
him that last year this Con-
gress acted on 436 bills in one
tVo-week period.
;. Other highlights of the con-
ference, on the domestic front,
we're:
/. He reaffirmed his opposi-
tion to a social security payroll
tax type of medical care for the
aged, as favored by the Demo-
cratic platform, on the ground
that it would mean compulsory
socialized medicine.
2. He gave new assurance he
will do all he can to elect the
Nixon-Lodge Republican ticket,
and said Vice President Nixon
is too experienced a campaigner
to take anything for granted,
or to become complacent over
favorable polls.
3. The President. by infer
ence, stood by the optimistic
forecast he. gave last week of
the Nations healthy economic
outlook. When a reporter read
to him a Newsweek Magazine
article challenging some of his
figures on the volume of busi-
ness and employment, Sne Pres
ident replied:
You are talking about a
quarrel between Newsweek and
my Council of Economic Ad-
visers." and suggested the re-
porter take his questions to the
council.
Leaders Are Quoted
His controversy with Con-
gress over how much can be
done at this post-convention
session first came up when a
neWsman quoted Republican
House and Senate leaders as
indicating yesterday they eX-
pect a poor record Of accom-
plishment at this session.
The reporter wanted to know
If this was a sign that he was
getting ready to call this a DO
Little Congress"
The President said that was
the first time he had heard,
that description of this Con-
gress. He said he assumed the
Republican leaders were speak,
ing yesterday from their past
experience as legislators. He
then recalled having been told
that a year ago this Congress
acted on 436 bills in two weeks.
Mr.. Eisenhower reiterated
that the 81 items he recon-
r11ended 10: days ago were pos
new, and that he sees no rea-
son why there should not be
some action on them now.
Asked About Callback
Asked if he might call a
special session. the President
said he thought that would be
very unWise unless some
emergency demands it."
If Congress does not want
toact now, what good would it
Evening star., 1960-08-17
Asked About CalIback

Asked if he might call a
special session. the President
said he thought that would be
very unWiSe unless some
emergency demands it."
If Congress does not want
toact now, what good would it
Evening star., 1960-08-17
President Won't Recall
Congress if Items Fail
BY J. A. O'LEARY
Star stan Writer

President Eisenhower will call Congress back into
special session 1t aourns about Day without passing
fas program
The President clear at his weekly press conference
today that he would only consider calling Congress
Evening star., 1960-08-17
Porochutist Prayed
In 19R-MiIe PLUNGE

LOS ANGELES, Aug II (AP)I asked the Lord for help
and stepped out"
For Capt Joseph Knger it longest step in the
world From balloon 1912 miles high into the New Mexico
desert.
Two world parachuting fell along with Capt Kit
Evening star., 1960-10-11
WE DESPISE HIM ,
Soi|orFIees KhrushchevShiD

American quoted him as saying
in a copyrighted interview.
The Journal l-American also
quoted the defector as saying:
81 have been in America only
a short time but I have seen
enough to know that all the bad
things said about your country
in the Soviet Union is propa-
ganda.
"The Russian people are told
nothing but lies, lies, lies"
Mr.. JaanimetS said through
an interpreter that there are
others on the ship who will try
and get away now that I've es-
capped. Half the crew, maybe
more, would walk off right now
if they could, and never go
back.
II am lucky to have escaped
and I never want to go back.
I know what this means. My
family, my mother and my
three sisters and brother may
suffer. They will suffer. The
Russians will undoubtedly re-
taliate against them. I feel
badly leaving them behind.
But I cannot help it. I am fed
up. I must live my own life
See DEFECTOR, Page A-4
Evening star., 1960-10-11

NEW YORK, Oct. II (APO
An Estonian sailor from Soviet
Premier Khrushchev's own
ship, the Baltika, fled the ship
yesterday while visiting the city
with companions and has re-
quested political asylum.
He was identified as Victor
Jaanimets, 90, a first class oiler
on the ship which brought Mr..
Khrushchev here September
10, for the United Nations Cen
eral Assembly.
Estonian Vice Consul Ernst
Jackson said Mr.. JaanimetS
had visited an Estonian center
last night.
The Immigration and Natu-
raliza, = Service said today
Mr.. ia; nets "is presently in
our Gu; = in this building
and will ain until his story
is checked Jut and we deter
mine that he is a bona fide
political refugee"
In Washington, the Justice
Department said no decision
has been reached as yet on the
matter Of granting asylum to
Mr.. Jaanimets.
Department officials said,
"his present status is that of an
Evening star., 1960-10-11

aggression against the Soviet
Union.
Delegates from Canada, the
United States, Czechoslovakia,
Bulgaria. the Ukraine and AL
bania are scheduled to follow
Mr.. Khrushchev in the dis
armament discussion.
The debate officially will be
on a technical point: Whether
to debate disarmament first in
the Assembly Political Com
mittee, the usual procedure, or
to bypass the committee and
hold the debate in the Assembly
itself, as the Russians have
proposed.
Again and again, representa-
tives of both West and East
have warned that disarma-
ment is the single, overriding
issue to be tackled In this SeS-
sion of the Assembly.
Cites Two Reasons
Mr.. Khrushchev has stressed
the point.
However, he recently said
that conditions now are not
ripe for the attempt.
In a discussion with U. N.
correspondents, he gave two
reasons:
l. This session Of the AS
sembly has conceded with the
See U. NJ, Page A-4
Evening star., 1960-10-11
By BARNARD X. LETTER
Star STAFF Writer

Like England. there will al
ways be a Malta.
That's the word from Charles
Siragusa, assistant deputy
United States narcotics COM
missioner. He repeatedly knows
more about the Malta than any
other man alive, except perhaps
Lucky Luciano and q few Of
his minions.
Mr.. Siragusa says the Mafia,
a 2OO-year-old Sicilian social
society that became very anti
social in it's old age, has been
handed some pretty damaging
blows over the years.
But it is too much to hope
that we can put it completely
out of business" he said. when
some of the leaders are caught
and arrested, they pass along
their power and authority to
underlings and the dirty work
goes on"
The Mafia deals largely in
Illicit drug traffic, particularly
heroin, and its biggest field Of
Evening star., 1960-10-11
Expert on Mofio Deals
Cites Slippery Survival

operation is the United States,
according to Mr.. Siragusa.
And because Of the interna-
tional aspect of its business
smuggling dope into the United
States from the Middle East
and Far East-Mr.. Siragusa will
play an important part in a
number of the closed-door ses-
sions of the International Grim
inal Police Organization Qn-
terpoD, which is meeting here
this week.
Mr.. Siragusa and representa-
tives of the other nations affll-
lated with Interpol will be
swapping information on the
Maf1a's operations.
The sessions are being held
behind closed doors because the
law enforcement agencies don't
want to tip their hand to the
Malta, he explained.
I'VE know there is an align
ment with the SicilianS in
America and the Corsicans in
France and other countries, u
Mr.. Siragusa said. But it is
See MAFIA, Page A-4