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Evening star., 1960-12-22

1uncClonS OF tine commission 20
an Office Of personnel in the
Office Of the President.
There Is speculation that the
Kennedy administration will
abolish the job of special assist
ant to the President on person.
mel and instead establish an
Office Of personnel in the Exec
utive Once of the President
under Q director of personnel.
This would not have the far
reaching effects Of the Clark
bill, since the CSC's primary
functions could not be taken
away from it except through
legislation approved by Con-
gresS, and this is unlikely.
However. an office o. person.
mel under the President would
have 9 stronger voice in setting
Government wide personnel
policies and functions and thus
would be more influential than
1t is under the present setup.
In this regard, it would at least
carry out a limited intent of
the Clark bill.
Kennedy spokesmen say the
whole matter Of the Cover
ment's personnel structure is
being studied, but that no de-
cisions Of any sort have been
reached. They say no plan is
being considered that would
strip the commission Of its BIZ
partisan structure or Of its
major functions.
. Should an ofiice Of personnel
be established in the Ofice Of
the President, 1t probably would
also take over the star Of the
Budget Bureau that handles
Federal personnel functions.
The NFFE in its statement
praised the attitude Of the
Kennedy administration to-
ward the career service thus
Tar, noting that Senator Ken
nedy has repeatedly empha-
sized his support Of the merit
principle" NFFE ofiicials
said they were very much en-
ccuraged by Senator Ken
nedy's actions thus far, but
wanted to make sure the new
administration is not led
astray from its career goals by
persons or groups who might
have selfish. motives Of their
own in weakening the merit
system.
The NFFE president, Vaux
Owen. said the NFFE's stand
on the csc does not mean it
opposes any changes in that
agency.
ION the contrary" he. de-
eiared. ''the NFFE over the
years has urged various ad-
nainistrative changes upon the
commission; changes which
have strengthened its position
as q bulwark Of the merit
principle and increased the
efaciency Of its various activ-
fbes." El,
1.-THE NFFE said there ii room
1qr Improvement iil the csc, |
t cautioned against s.haSkyI
3 in-corasideEed actions which, /
nile sostensibly designed 10
Ascrease efhciency. could have
fae opposite result and also
weaken 1t in q critical way"
PRAISE - James Watson,
executive director Of the nom
PARTISAN business-supported Ma
tipnal Civil Service League, has
high praise for the work done
By the Senate Subcommittee
o1 National Policy Machinery,
beaded by Senator Jackson,
Democrat Of Washington.
~asSeYaknP. jackson and the
Evening star., 1960-12-22

faSt-moving aircraft that went
from Preston toward FlatbushP 2
CTR-From Preston towards
Flatbusa2
LGA A/C-Yes, he's at Flat
bush right now.
CTR-Er-A fast moving
aircraft going where2 Do you
know his destination2
May Have Hit
IaA AIc-I don't know. !
think he may have. Now
listen, listen to this. He may
have hit one Of our aircraft.
We're not sure -.
LGA A/C-All right, now we
got troubles but we're not sure
Of 1t. We lost contact with a
TWA 22e. ] believe his number
ig. He was on q collision
course with an aircraft, an un-
known aircraft heading north
east from Preston toward Flat
bush.
Instfuctions Confirmed
stu another portion Of the
transcripts covered converse
ttoB betireen the Trans World
Airlttses plane and Ia GM0fdtG
Approach Control IN sDhich
the plane pilot confirmed tn
structtoHs on hts approach.
The transcript continued:
'LdA A/C-Roger. that ap-
pears to be Jet traffic on your
right now 3 o'clock at ! mile
northeastbound.
(Noise similar to that Of an
open microphone was heard
for approximately 6 seconds
duration.)
TGA A/C-And Trans World
266 turn further left one zero
zero.
IGAA/C-Trans World 266,
turn further left one zero zero.
TGAAIC-Trans World 26e,
this is La Guardia. er. APP
proach Control. one. two, three,
four, flve. i've, four, three, two
one. how do you read. Trans
World 266?
There sCGs no reply to re-
peGted efforts to raise the
TWA plane again.
The transcript In another
section related conversations
betUeen Idleioild Approach
Control and the United Air.
lines plane only seconds be-
fore the collision:
United s2s-1dlewild Ap.
proach Control, United 826
preaching Preston at 5000.
DL A/C-United S26, this /.
Idlewild Approach Control
Maintain 5000. Little or NJ
delay at Preston. IdlewilC
weather: 5000 scattered; esti.
mated ceiling: $500 overcast
visibility: One-half mile, light
rain and fog. Wind is north.
northeast at z knots; the. alti.
meter: Two nine six three
over.
Idletoild Approach Control
then turned to Instructions
for other planes for a mo-
ment before beginning an un-
successful effort to again
contact the UAL pilot.
Evening star., 1960-12-22

subcommittee deserve the high
est praise for the superb and
searching study they made on
the vital necessity Of attracting
and retaining the best possible
people for the very essential
jobs in Government relating to
the Nations security" Mr..
Watson declared. "The i'm.
portance Of Senator Jackson's
group and its outstanding
work is invaluable to the future
of the United States"
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The
Navy Federal Credit Union is
looking for q general manager,
salary $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
Address applications to 1t.
Comdr. James H. Marx, Fed
eral Credit Union. Main Navy
Building. Washington IS, D. C.
Applicants having experience
in the fields Of credit union
management, banking, savings
and loan operations, general
administration. controllership
or related fields are invited to
file. James CheSley Of the
Naval PrOpellant Plant at In.
dian Head, Md, has received
the Navy meritorious civilian
service award for risking his
life to save the life Of a fellow
employe following an explosion
in a ballistic test laboratory.
. !. The Army Transportation
Corps has given the following
awards: Sustained superior
performance, Frederick Ben
nett, Julia Evans, William Fre-
rich. Lorae Haskins, Catherine
Hensley. Otellia Weisemann,
Harry Jacobs, Arlene Robinson,
Mary Sisler. Aubrey McClain,
Alexander Tedesco, Tavern
Wenzel. Mae Thompson: out.
standing performance. Almond
Ammirato. william Wosky,
Mae Thompson; certificates Of
achievment, Charles Bolton,
Rosa Lee Edwards. Robert e.
Jones; special service awards,
Mario Hernandez George Kehl;
beneficial suggestions, Janet
Stepniak, Mary Stadtmueller,
Pauline Adams: 30-year length
Of service, Alice Frederick; 20
year service, Jacob Boland,
Charles Rothouse, Paul Cutler,
Thayer Moss, Donald Ormsby,
Doris Ann Poston; 10-year
service, Mable Earles, Elmer
Hanson, Frederick Purdy;
/ .000-hour sick leave accumu-
lation, James Jackson. i
Treasury's Bureau Of Engrav-
Ing and Printing has given
beneficial suggestion awards to
Myrtle Butler, Joseph Wynn,
Edward Trumbule, Robert
Baldwin II e Awards, Will
liam knights. Hattie Bolden,
Felix Aragues. Calvin Hill,
Ruth M. Brown. Jacob Baum,
Mamie CreStwell, James Neam,
John Kern, Theodore Conrath,
Hattie Price, Marion jackson,
Charles May ltwo awards),
Marie Colirtley ttwo awards
Rebecesa f1oWIey, Marian Pull
liam. orothy Lambert, w. Lee
Cantrell. Waldo Siller, E1kie
Inscoe, Frank Gunerman. Earl
Self. Arthur Axelrod and Henry
Roberts.
Evening star., 1960-12-22
New FGbric Mender

CLEVELAND - A chemical
substance that comes In a tube
and is said to be able to mend
wool. cotton, canvas. leather,
and synthetic fabrics is being
marketed by o Cleveland firm.
The mends are able to with
stand washing and ironing.
Evening star., 1960-12-22
Aging Bruss Retired

ANKARA.-Turkey's Defense
Minister, Gen. Fahri Ozdilek,
and more than 230 admirals.
generals and lower officers have
been retired to rejuvenate the
nations armed forces.
Evening star., 1960-12-22
By CHARLES YARBROUGH
star stan writer

49,
The radio signal guiding the
United Air Lines DC-8 Jet in
its holding pattern before 1t
collided with another airliner
and plunged into Brooklyn last
Friday was operating properly.
the Government said last night.
Answering q critical question
raised by United'S president.
william A. Patterson. in Q pub
lie statement Tuesday, Elwood
r. Quesada, administrator Of
the Federal Aviation Agency.
said the "air navigation facili-
ties were operating normally.
as confirmed by flight checks
in our specialized aircraft car
rying calibrated electronic
equipment"
The FAA said today 1t plans
no change in the New York
air trafic control system on
the basis Of present informa-
ton about the crash. However,
1t was made plain by an FAA
spokesman that II the investi-
cation by the Civil Aeronautics
Board develops additional In
formation, changes could be
made, the Associated Press
reported.
Mr.. Quesada, in Q letter to
Mr.. Patterson, answered point
by.point questions raised by
the airline president in sharp
criticism Of the administrator
statement that the big Jet was
on its course at the time Of
the collision over Staten Island.
Ordered to Held
The United plane had been
instructed to hold in the hold
ing pattern at what is desig-
mated on charts as the Preston
intersection. The intersection is
located and formed by signals
from three air navigation facil-
tiles. any two Of which "are
suficient to provide positive
location and definition Of the
Preston intersection" Mr.. Que
sada said.
Mr.. Patterson had also posed
this question: Does he (Mr.
QueSada) have a report from
Evening star., 1960-12-22
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Union Says Go Slow
On Changing CSC
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star STAR Writer

The National Federation of Federal Employees has eau
toned against any hasty action designed to change the
present structure and status of the Civil Service Commission
The independent group at the time reafrmed its
opposition to the Clark bill which transfer the
Evening star., 1960-12-22

| The tolIotDinD Is q partial
UersGtions betiDeen control tou
last Fridays air collision In
LGA AIC Ga Guardia APP
proach Control) II think we
fhave trouble here with q TWA
Connie - there's something
wrong - he's not moving or
anything, he might have got
hit uh by another airplane.
LGAiT Gaguardia Tower)
Uh. okay.
LGA AC-Right.
LGAAlC--Idlewild, La Guar
dia - Idlewild Approach, La
Guardia.
DL A/C - (Idlewild APP
tproach Control) - Approach
Control.
"LGA AC-Uh, is that your
trafic at uh Flatbush?
"BL A/C-Just Q minute.
(Backgrcund - Is that your
Itrafsic at FIatbush? No, It's not
our tralac, La duardia.
LGA AiC-Well, nov, he's
we lost communications with
an aircraft and, ali, something
may be wrong with him.
IDL AiC-just Q minute.
LQA AiC-Our trafiie that
went up Flathush there.
DL AC-Wait . minute,
La Quardia. background do
you think that might be him?
One over Flatbush.)
United DC-s
TDL AiC-It could be ours
on approach control New York.
LdA AiC-Yesh, wen what
type aircraft is that?
IDL AGA United DC-e.
LdA AiC-And what. and
what's his altitude?
DL ACHE was last cleared
to 5000.
LGA AIC--Oh, boy, our man
was OF 5000. too. We lost one
aircraft. ! don't know where
he's ct now.
IDL A/C - Uh, we haven't
been able to. ] haven't identi-
fed. oh, United yet.
LGA A/C-Yeah. wen, we,
he's going right over our ap-
lproach course, this one target.
hes coming up on our outer
marker now.
DL Aeon, ] zee. the one
Just coming up on your outer
marker?
LGA A/C-That's correct, we
don't know who he Is.
LGA A/C--Newark, La Guar
dia. Do you read? Idlewild
hang UP. Newark, La Guardia.
EWR/T Newark Tower) -
Newark Tower.
LGA A/C-Did you have any
aircraft recently come from
Preston heading up to our
localizer?
EWR A/C-No, we didn't,
LaGuardia.
Unidentified backgrounds
think that's United there, Pat.
LGA AiC-DiSregard now.
(Unidentified-Okay.)
Unidentified background
Hey. Pete, have you got United
yetO
TWA 266
LGA AC-Hey, Joe Ga
Guardia Tower), we might have
q mid-air collision. 50 Waits
going UP to alert the emergency
equipment. It's TWA 266. I'D,
LGA/T-What's he, from
Preston?'
LGA A/C-That's ali, he was
coming from Linden. going
down.
CTR New York Air Route
Control Center) La Guardia,
ali. have you established COM
munications with 266? Back
ground-unintelligihle.)
LGA ACE, no contact.
CTR-What was his last
altitude?
LGA A/C- Background -
What was his last altitude. Al?)
(Background-5,5000 $500.
CTR-5,500?
LGA A/C-Right,
CTR-And he was cleared to
come in to, for to land at La
Guardia.
LGA A/C-Yeah.
LGA A/C-Ah, is he-look,
| this Is Miller at La Guardia.
Have you people q United Jet
that's missing?
IDL A/C-Yes, Walt.
LGA A/C-Who is this, Bill?
DL A/C-Bill Carlucci.
LGA A/C-Okay. an. Bill this
CBackground-Bill Carlucci
says they've got o United Jet
that's missing).
DL A/C-We're not work.
ing him and we Just saw some
body come in via Victor Six
(unintelligible) did you have
anybody come In that way?
Right by FIatbuSh
Evening star., 1960-12-22
Here's What They Soid
Seconds Before Crosh
ss the Associated Presl

The toloptng partial e<t of 0nscrtpt of con-
uerSGons beDeen control plGnes seconds before
last Fridays air collision In New York:
Evening star., 1960-12-22
Ordered TO Held
Precipitation

hours; Deals. 4h hours: solomonS
island. 6h hours: Point Lookout. w
Evening star., 1960-12-22
ADVERTISEMENT.
PRESIDENT
EISENHOWER.

There are 3 days TO Christmas.
Will you release MORTON
SOBELL during the traditional
Christmas amnesty peTiOd9
DIR. REINHOLD NIEBUHR,
New York City.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

for an expert to get rid of its rats. P. Piper
was his name and what he succeeded in do
ing was getting rid of all the kids The rats
stayed home.
Cats are much more efficient than was
old P. Piper. Scourge cats from the streets
and Rockville very well could turn into the
rattiest county seat in the nation.
Cats also like to eat all sorts of slitbering,
leapng and tobacco-spitting insects and things
that go boomp in the night. Would a catless
Rockville lead to genetic mutations that over
the years could create dog-sized praying man.
It's bugs?
Circuses would avoid Rockville like a
plague and little children would weep What
circusman in his right mind would risk his
elephants in city swarming with arrogant
rats?
Obviously the thing to do next would be
to pass precedent-setting Rockville Rat Law.
What's good for the dogs and cats couldn't be
too good for the rats.
But then, what about this nations already
staggering stores of surplus grains about
which Senators are so wont to scream every
time they see the name Ezra Taft Benson
Next to mildew spoilage, rats are the
granaries number one public enemy Could
Rockville conscentiously add to this nations
woes by killing the rat that eats the grain?
And what about the cheese lobbyists on
Capitol Hill? Can you see them standing still
while Rockville murdered some of their best
customers?
No, perhaps the city ought to think again
before they enact law that could endanger
our very lives, not to mention those of the
cats and rats.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

especially if there is an Irish
man who can really sing?
BURKE is LUCKY to have
a good-natured wife who loves
children. The Burkes have
seven of the finest little kids
you ever saw. And when they
get together on picnics you
really have a picnic.
TOM BURKE IS PERFECT
for his job. Not only is he a
good PR man but he knows
how to stay on the best terms
with all of the officials in the
Park and Planning Commission.
And there is raft of them in
both counties.
BILL GILBERT is a former
Washington Post news reporter
who gave up his beat for an i'm
portant job with the County.
First, he came to the County
Government under the Civil
Defense Director. Then when
Mike Monroney took over Judge
James Pugh's campaign for
election, Gilbert was moved in
as the information and re-
search directors under County
Manager Reese.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Auto Crash Kills
36-Year-OLd Man

A Hyattsville man died SUM-
day night after he was thrown
from his car that skidded 424
feet and overturned three times
on Rockville Pike near the
Montrose interchange.
Z State Police identified the
victim as Claymond Augustus
Graham, SO, of 61st ave-, Hy-
attsville. He was driving a
four-door sedan registered to
his wife, police said.
According to police Graham
was driving South, apparently
at a high rate of speed, when
he lost control of his car as
he passed slow-moving South
bound traffic one-half mile
South of Montrose I'd.
The car slid down the grass
median strip. Graham was
thrown SO feet from the place
the car came to rest, police
said. He was taken to Subur-
ban Hospital at around 7:15 by
the Rockville Volunteer Fire
Departments rescue squad.
Hospital officials notified
State police that Graham died
at 9:08 pm. from a fractured
skull and decorations of the
brain.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Of Men and Mice

Let the geopolticians issue dire predic-
tons about the fecundity of mdia's millions
the United States has its own population
problem, right here in Rockville
Cool heads in city hall recently appraised
the problem and reached an ominous conclu-
sion: the cat population is getting out of hand.
They urged crash program Of spending
to acquire two new cat poles and more, big
ger cages. And they went further. 1--WE need
cat law, like our new dog law" they said in
commenting on the pending budget
But examine the crisis gentlemen, ere
catastrophe falls. Why are there more cats
in Rockville, this All America City of blue
suede shoes and rock n roll?
Because of the dog law, that's why.
Everybody knows that Mans Best Friend
hates cats. Take the stray NUTS off the
streets and cats proclivity for amour in the
alleys goes unchecked.
1t was some expert on cats who observed
recently that given the chance, cats will pro-
duce three litters year. Assuming it's true
that cats have nine lives and no dogs are
around to reduce their number-well you can
see why our city fathers are worried.
But If they were to proclaim cat law,
they'd really be inviting trouble. There's no
reliable study available of exactly how many
rats and mice reside in Rockville and u S.
Census people displayed no interest this last
time around. Five will get you 10 though,
that there are more mice than mousers
Heaven only knows how many litters of
mice or rats rodents produce per year. but
Rockville could examine the city records of
Hamlin, Germany, to gain insight into the
problem.
That burg once was forced to advertise
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Around the County in SeUen Days
Dawson

PUBLIC RELATIONS con-
sultants are a good breed of
people. And when a group of
them get together something
unique usually happens.
LAST WEEK three of the
most important public relations
men in the county got together
and organized one of the most
exclusive clubs in the county.
We hope to- be invited to one
or two of their shindigs.
THIS NEW INFLUENTIAL
GROUP is to be known as the
''Bi-County Governmental Pub
lie Relations Idea and Educa-
ton Club" The organizational
meeting was held in Hyattsville.
And there will be a number of
meetings in the future to per-
nit free exchange of ideas and
information between the public
relations directors of public
agencies in suburban Maryland.
CHARTER MEMBERS are
Thomas ]. Burke, PR director
of the Maryland National Cap
ital Park and Planning Com
mission; William Gilbert, infor-
nation and research director
for Montgomery County Gov
eminent, and Arthur Brigham,
public information officer for
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission. Mr.. Burke is
president; Mr.. Gilbert Chair
man of the Board and Mr..
Brigham was elected as execu-
tive director in charge of the
president and the chairman of
the board.
THIS EXCLUSIVE GROUP
agreed by unanimous vote to
hold all meetings during the
lunch hour.
SINCE THERE is no report
of the election of a secretary
we assume there will be no
minutes. However, we would
sure like to get a full report on
the discussion during these
meetings.
THIS GIVES US an excuse
to write about the men who
write about everybody else and
about everything under the
sun.
TOM BURKE is a former
Washington Star reporter with
an excellent reputation for
seeking out news stories of inn
portance. He is one of the best
natured Irishmen you would
ever want to meet. And talk
about sing. He can make any
small party a real success. Did
you ever meet anyone who did
not enjoy singing Irish songs,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Contracts for
w alter Sewers
Let by WSSC

Four Montgomery County
contracts for water, sewer
and relocation projects were
among seven awarded last
week by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission.
The contracts, which also in.
cluded three in Prince Georges
County, totaled $93,691, accord.
ing to "A WSSC spokesman. The
Montgomery County projects
were as follows:
Ahlquist Brothers Construc.
ton Co., College Park, for con-
struction of water mains.
sewers and house connections in
Aspen Hill Park at a contract
price of $60,392.
]. G. Vemeri and Son., Inc.
Hillcrest Heights, for sewer re.
location on Seven Locks I'd,
$10,284.
Jim Trice Construction Co.,
Falls Church, Va, for construc-
ton of sewers on Georgia ave-,
Weisman Subdivision, 1925.
c and S Construction Co.,
Hyattsville, for construction of
sewers and sewer house connec-
tons on Summit ave., Kensing-
ton, $2094.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
By Peter Dawson

other officials seem to be COM
pletely satisfied with him.
ART HAS HAD EXCEL
LENT TRAINING. He was at
one time Editor of the Mary
land News. This was when Col.
E. Brooke Lee owned the news
paper. He then went to the
Army and when he returned he
continued to work for Col. Lee
but not for the newspaper. 1t
had been sold in the meantime.
BRIG took a fling at editing
The Bethesda Tribune and did
another excellent job. And when
Joe Zatman left the Sanitary
Commission for Congressional
Hill, Art was the most likely
choice to succeed him.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

BILL GILBERT has done an
excellent job in keeping the
public informed on various
phases of county government.
He is the main author of the
Annual Report.
THIS PR MAN knows his
job. Furthermore, he could be
of even greater service if given
the opportunity to advise more
officials. But it isn't easy to
educate some officials on the
value of good public relations.
ART BRIGHAM fits into the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission like a glove. He en-
joys it and the Commission and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

423 contract to the Princemont
Construction Co. of Rockville.
Completion of the contract will
give motorists a modern, four
lane divided highway between
Four Corners and Burtonsville.
Earlier, the Commission
awarded a contract for widen
ing Colesville I'd. between Four
Corners and Sligo Creek pkwy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Colesville Road
To Be W7idened

Work is expected to start
soon on the long-awaited widen.
Ing of Colesville I'd. from Four
Corners to Burnt Mills.
The State Roads Commission
has announced award of a 1884.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

5-Year Warranty; Uses Iess Current
Filters, Dehunidifies, Circulates. Take II
self. Fits Either Easement or Double D
Evening star., 1960-09-18

ertson will administer the oath.
Mr.. Williams fills the vacancy
created by the resignation of
William j. Hallahan recently.
He has been confirmed by the
Senate