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Evening star., 1960-09-18

4-qt. stoinIess cost aluminium
Got. stainless cost aluminium.
, 1960-01-02
Futher Charged With
Aggravated Assault
And Battery on Son

Alejo Ayala was charged
with aggravated assault and
battery for the brutal beat
ing and kicking of his ten
year-old son, Calito.
The youth was taken to the
Charles HARDWOOD Hospital
and treated by DR., Augustine;
he was detained for observa-
ton.
, 1960-01-02

mail from the mainland of the
United States to Hawaii,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Continued on page a
, 1960-01-02
New States to Get
Some Rates on
Foreign Air Mdil

With the start Of the new
year Hawaii will be eligible
for the same foreign air-mail
rates as any other state, the
Post Office Department an
nounced. So will Alaska,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands.
In a statement which it said
was in response to reports
that Hawai-, though now a
state, still takes a higher rate
on mail from France, the de-
partment said it had already
taken action.
The discrepancy, it said,
mas been due to the extra
transportation charges which
France and other countries
had to pay for moving air
, 1960-01-02
Victim Of Recent
Stubb'g is Discharged
From Hospital

Manuel Alicia Colon, who
was recently stabbed in the
back by Mercedes Ortiz Ri
veria, was discharged from
the Charles HARDWOOD Memo
rial Hospital on Friday. His
condition is much improved.
Rivera, who is out under
5000 bail is awaiting trial in
the Municipal Court.
, 1960-01-02

-
Id the entire program went off
to. represent her hair. The
spectators r oare d with
laughter.
The truck following carried
a steel band; then a float of
st. Johns School; it carried a
sign idle Hours" a number
of children on the inside de-
monstrating what should be
done during idle hours;
another group followed and
played ball a n d skipped
ropes.
Following behind the Queen
was a float representing
Hawaii, the 50th state, with
several Hula dancers and a
steel band behind.
A pickup truck carried some
trees; two women and a man
with a barbicued Turkey.
Another float that came in
for favorable comment car
ried "Miss Royal Typewriter
for $780," represented by
twelve-year-old Sandra Brod-
hurst; in front were the two
Romans-Winston Brodhurst
as Caesar. and his friend,
Larry Bough, as Mark An
thony. Two portables and one
standard machine were dis
played on the back.
Next was a yery pretty float
of a hacienda and troupe of
Puerto Rican girls and boys
c~olorfully dressed followed by
the Black Arrow Steel Band:
directly behind was a tri-
wheel electric car represent
ing the fabulous Grapetree
Bay Hotel. Vice President and
General Manager, Ralph Bre-
shears, and his assistants
Continued On page d
, 1960-01-02
THOUSANDS WATCH HILARIOUS
FESTIVAL PARADE ON NEW YEARS DAY

Several thousand persons gathered in Christiansted town
yesterday and Justify applauded one of the biggest Christ
mas Festival parades seen here within the past few years.
The weather was excellent and the entire program went off
r;thon q hitch
, 1960-01-02
Home Of Neumdnns
Robbed: Series
Of Thefts Reported

The home Of Harry Neu-
mann at Estate Little Prin-
cess was broken into yester-
day while he and Mrs. Neu-
mann were in Christiansted
watching the grand parade.
When the Neumanns re-
turned home they found that
a burglar had broken the
glass Stats Of the Miami-type
window, cut the screen, to
gain entry. Two desk drawers
were searched, bed and pill
lows were turned up and let
tiers scattered over the floor.
In Christiansted town the
Treasure House was broken
into for the fifth time in two
months. The windows of the
grocery store, nearby owned
by Mrs. Elena Ovesen were
forced open but iron bars on
the inside prevented entry.
Continued on page ~
, 1960-01-02

yesterday ana Justify applau'
mas Festival parades seen he
The weather was excellent ar
without a hitch.
The parade started about
an hour later than planned
with the colorful group of
majorettes in gold uniforms
followed by the Community
Band; another group Of ma
iorettes in blue and white
uniforms, the RI Riding
Academy on their mounts and
behind them a troupe OF
clowns featuring "Punchy"
and "Mugsy" and Groucho
Marx, the antics of this group
provoked laughter as they
moved along; behind was the
queen of St. Mary's School
and following in three con-
vertibles were ladies in wait
ing and escorts; directly be-
hind was the Puerto Rican
queen of the Ampavia Club
and the, Queen of the 1858
Christmas Festival, Linette
La Bega, on what was con-
coded to be one of the two
most beautiful floats in the
parade. Also the little Prince
and Princess.
The trailer-drawn float
with this years reigning
queen, Miss Shirley de Cha
bert, was really an outstand-
ing one. The queen dressed
in white with a silver crown
and fan of white feathers,
looked beautiful and impress
sive.
Immediately behind t h e
Queen a V~olkswagen carried
the Queen of Buck Island
IA satire on the many queens
that have been crowned in
ST. Croix.) The queen" in
this instance. was a young
man with a mop dyed black
, 1960-01-02
Persons Added
To United States
Pay Roll

Preparations for this years
census taking helped to add
24,025 Federal workers to the
rolls in November.
Reporting a total of 1872
1872 Federal employees in
November, Sen. Harry F Byrd
D., Va, said extra hiring by
the Commerce Department
for census activities account
ed for most of the increase.
Sen. Byrd heads the Senate
House Committee on Reduc-
ton of Non-Essential Federal
Expenditures.
, 1960-01-02

to represent her hair. The
spectators r oared with
laughter.
The truck following carried
Evening star., 1960-05-25
House Committee
Approves Airport
Sewer Proposal

Legislation for construction
of a 25-mile sewer line to serve
the new Dulles International
Airport won approval today
from the House District Com
mittee. f#,
The meaurse which author
izes a Federal contribution Of
SO million and $25 million in
loans. is intended to link the
new airport with the Districts
sewage trestment plant at
Blue Plains and keep airport
sewage out of the Potomac
River.
The administration backed
bill is expected to be approved
by Congress before adjourn
ment.
The District will have charge
of construction and mainte-
nance. Suburban communities
which are expected to use the
sewer will be charged by the
District. -.
A temporary $750,000 sewage
treatment plant is scheduled to
serve the airport during the
construction of the permanent
facility.
Evening star., 1960-05-25

arms when a fireman on a lad
der snatched him to safety.
|. when I saw that everyone
was out, I went down the lad
der" Margaret said.
Others Slide Down
other children climbed out
windows on the second floor
and slid down a drainpipe. No
injuries were reported and the
fire was confined to the first
floor entrance of the building.
Fire officials said they believe
the blaze was started by chill
dren playing with matches near
the entrance. Damage was es-
timated at 1000.
II sure hated to have to drop
those kids from such a height
into such small target" Mar
garet later commented. Those
men just happened to be there
at the right time"
Cement railings and iron
spikes surround the small land
ing area. Firemen commented
that a miscalculation of / foot
in any direction might have
proved disastrous to the chill
dren.
Evening star., 1960-05-25
Census Drop
Is Probable
ForDistrict

Census officials said today the
population of the District itself
is now probably below what it
was in 1850, although the
metropolitan area as a whole
has grown by about IS per
cent.
At the most. the District has
held onto the 802, 900 mark that
was reached in 1850 in the pop
ulation count now reaching an
end.
OF all the outlying areas
Fairfax County is moving ahead
at the most rapid rate with
1860 population of 262,338-a
Jump Of more than $50 per
cent above the 1850 total of
9S,557.
The national trend among
metropolitan centers has shown
that although the metros are
growing substantially, the cities
are either losing population or
remaining the same size as 1850.
"The national trend is pretty
much indicative of what we are
finding in the District" accord
ing to Louis j Alexis, Wash
ingtons census supervisor.
He said the count is almost
complete and the figure will be
released in a few days. Until
then it will not be definite
whether the District remains
the same or shows a loss.
The overall population for
Washington's suburbs now to-
tails about 1,248,000, according
to preliminary figures released
by the Census Bureau. This
would compare to the 100000
figure for the District. In 1850,
the suburbs had a population
of less than 100000.
Second to Fairfax in rate of
growth is Montgomery County,
with total of 338,188, COM
pared to 1884, in 1850. Then
comes Prince Georges County
with 356,061. compared to 1884,
1872, and Arlington with about
$4,000, compared to 135,449
Alexandria jumped from 61,-
787 to 90.332 and Falls Church
now totals 1o,158 compared to
1885.
Evening star., 1960-05-25
BiIIAdds
100000 to
River Study

Another 100000 allotment
for the previously authorized
81 billion comprehensive sur
vey Of the Potomac River was
provided in a $3.8 billion pub
lie works bill passed by the
House today.
The bills overall total of
$3,841, 1893, 985 appropriated ST..
168, 100000 for building or
planning about 400 navigation
flood control and similar prof.
ects during the year beginning
July !. The Army Engineers
and the Reclamation Bureau
would handle most of those
projects.
The rest of the money in the
bill would go to the Atomic
Energy Commission, Tennessee
valley Authority and the
Southeastern and Southwestern
Power Development Admins.
trations.
The House passed the bill.
387 to Is. after defeating o
move by Representative Good.
ell, Republican of New York.
to return it to committee to
eliminate funds for the con-
troversial Kinzua flood control
dam on the Allegheny River in
Pennsylvania. The recommittaI
move lost, 293 to ITO.
Previously the House rejected
a proposed amendment to add
funds for a small harbor sur.
vey project in Dorchester
County, Md. 1t also defeated
a move by Representative
Gross, Republican of Iowa, to
limit funds only to projects
that had been specifically
authorized in other legislation.
The bill contains a score of
proposals not requested or
budgeted by the Eisenhower
administration. President Eli
senhower last year vetoed the
annual public works appropria-
ton bill because it contained
numerous unoudgeted projects.
Congress enacted the bill over
his veto. This was the only
veto overriden since Mr.. Eisens
hover took Office in 1858.
Evening star., 1960-05-25

When a quick-thinking H.
year-old girl dropped two chill
dren to safety from the third
floor of a burning apartment
house yesterday. she had to
take careful aim to hit the
arms of neighbors.
Margaret Price, who lives
at 1909 Columbia road NV,
was at home recovering from
a minor illness when she
smelled smoke coming from
the hallway.
She was in a. third-fioor
apartment with her two
younger sisters and a neighbor-
ing 2-year-old boy. Her par
.entS. Mr.. and Mrs. Obadiah
Price, were at work at the
time.
Finding the only stairway
blocked by the fire, Margaret
retreated to her apartment
and shut the door to keep the
flames out. She then opened
the front window and, looking
down, saw two men standing
on the small cement front
porch,
They said to jump" Mar
garet reported. IT told them
I had small children in the
room and they told me to throw
them down into their arms. u
Uses Pillow
Knowing that a three STORY
drop onto a cement porch
would mean certain injury and
possible death, she ran to the
bed and placed her 7-month-
old sister Edith inside a pillow
Going back to the window
she took aim on the waiting
arms below and dropped her
precious bundle.
"A man caught Edith but he
dropped her." Margaret said.
"At least she only fell a few
feet and wasn't hurt"
Margaret then grabbed her
other sister Patricia, 2, and re-
peated the operation. Another
Evening star., 1960-05-25
New Columns to Rise
AT Capitol Tomorrow

provide SIS Offices, 2 reception
rooms, expanded restaurant
space and storage, and service
facilities.
Work will be completed BY
October /, Mr.. Schwengel as
sured his colleagues. Presi-
dental Inauguration stands are
to be constructed in September
and October.
Doors Date to 1859
Today, most of the exterior
marble has been set, steps are
being returned to their place
and the statue of Peace" has
been set south of the main
door. A companion statue,
War" is being reproduced in
marble and will be erected in
a few weeks, Mr.. Schwengel
said,
The work has eliminated his
torical data on the Columbus
Doors" at the east front en-
trance and the lost corner
stone" in the foundations, he
noted.
Metal doors recently installed
in the new entrance were de-
signed in Rome in 1858 by an
American artist, Randolph
Rogers. They were cast in
Germany in 1860.
Excavation also set of a
search for the original corner
stone. believed to have been
placed in the southeast corner
of the old Senate wing. n .
Mr.. Schwengel said the
search failed to turn up the
cornerstone. y
Evening star., 1960-05-25
Phone Rates Rise
Raped byCounseI
10 Pct. Move
HotIy Opposed
By Currico
By PAUL HOPE
Star Stad Writer

BALTIMORE, May 25.-Ths
Maryland Peoples Counsel be-
gan trying today to prove that
a rate increase requested by
the Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co. would be used
ito line the pockets of the
stockholders"
Rudolf Carrico, who repre-
SentS the consumer in utility
cases before the Public Service
Commission, croSS-examined
telephone company officials
who earlier said they want rate
increases which would average
about 10 per cent on telephone
bills.
The company has not drawn
a specific schedule of rate In
creases but has asked the PSC
to allow it to increase its earn
ipgs by $l3.5 million.
Notes Increases
Mr.. Carrico charges that the
rate increase would amount to
lining the pockets of the
stockholders of AT&T." The
CAP is a wholly owned SUBJ
sidiary of American Telephone
g. Telegraph.
Mr.. Carrico pointed out in
questioning of w. Griffin Nor
rel, cap vice president, that
the telephone company has had
seven rate increases since 1945.
The last was in 1858.
Mr.. Carrico said telephone
costs to subscribers have in
creased So to "a per cent for
various types of services.
Mr.. Morrel said that while
the company has expanded
greatly since 1945, Its profits
have not been good"
Ask 714fo Return
The company is asking the
commission to authorize rates
that would yield a minimum of
ia per cent of the fair value of
the firms property. The COM
pany no wis authorized to earn
ga per cent.
Mr.. Morrel said, Telephone
service is as big a bargain as
anyone can get today"
Mr.. Carrico pointed out that
bonds issued by the C6SP have
the highest rating. He said this
does not indicate that the tele-
phone company is in trouble
IN Maryland.
Mr.. Morrel said the company
has not had any trouble In SELL
ing its bonds, But we don't
want to-"
Mr.. Carrico said much of the
profit made in Maryland is go
ing outside the State to enrich
the stockholders of AT&T.
The peoples counsel also
said that, in the last three
years, the number of tele-
phones in Maryland has in.
creased ia per cent, but the
number of employees has de-
clined 8 per cent.
Evening star., 1960-05-25
Muller Argues
AgainstD. {.
Death Penalty
New Yorker Asks
Inclusion of Area
In His NutionuI Bill

Death penalties should be
abolished in the District, a
House Judiciary Subcommittee
was told. today.
Representative Multer, Dem
ocrat of New York, testified
that his bill to lift all death
pentltieS, except those for es-
pionage. from Federal law
should apply in the District as
well as in Federal jurisdictions
in the States.
There seemed less likelihood
that Mr.. Multcr's legislation
would clear Congress than q
separate bill abolishing manda-
tory death penalties in the
District would pass this session,
however.
d. C. Measure Held Up
The District bill has the ap-
proval Of the Judicial Confer
ence, composed Of Federal
judges in this jurisdiction. The
Multer bill has not been re-
viewed either by the Federal or
by the District conference.
But the local measure is
stymied in q Senate District
Subcommittee. A dispute over
procedure is expected to be
settled within two weeks and
the bill cleared. 1t would make
life Imprisonment the basic
penalty for f1rst-degree mur-
der in the District. A judge
could sentence convicted mur-
derers to death If jurors unan-
Timously recommend the death
penalty.
Mr.. Multer submitted sta
tistics from the District, as
well as from the States and
other nations, indicating that
death penalties failed to deter
crime.
Crime Rates Compared
II think we need only to
look at the murder and nom
negligent manSlaughter rate
here in the District, which inn
poses a mandatory death SEN
tence for f1rst-degree murder,
to see the weakness of the
argument that the penalty of
death deters crime" Mr.. Multer
said.
He stressed that the rate Of
murder and non-negligent
manSlaughter per 100000 per-
sons was, higher in Washington
than in Chicago or the New
York = Northeast New Jersey
area in 1858. 81.
United States Attorney Oliver
Gasch recently told, a House
District subcommittee that the
mandatory death sentence &C
tually hinders administration
OF justice, Mr.. Multer, said.
Abolishing the death penalty
would hasten justice" in that
jurors would be less reluctant
to return verdicts of guilty in
flrst-degree murder cases, MI. .
Multer said.
Evening star., 1960-05-25
Bottle of Bull Run
Sponsor Chartered

RICHMOND, May rs (AP).-
The State Corporation Com
mission yesterday issued a
charter to the first Manassas
Corp, formed to sponsor. COM
memorative activities in con-
nection with the Tooth ami
versary of the Battle of Bull
Run.
Initial directors of the corpo-
ration are r. Jackson Ratcliffe,
John Galleher and James P.
Davenport, all Of Manassas.
Evening star., 1960-05-25

people displaced in the South.
west by urban renewal went
through a hair raising, long
drawn-out nightmare. We
think the cost to displaced
people and taxpayers is toe
high to create a show window
of urban renewal for the Ma
tion and the world to view"
Endorsed by Groups
The Washington B uildtng g
Congress and the Washington
Metropolitan Chapter of the
American Institute OF Archi-
tects indorsed developing the
area under auspices of urban
renewal agencies. /.
Last Wednesday a new SYM
dicate announced it had bought
much of the Columbia Plaza
area and wanted to develop it
in conjunction with urban re-
newal agencies. The syndicate,
organized by James F. Salkeld
of the Shannon g. Luchs real
estate firm, includes john Nc
Shain. the builder, as one of
the principals.
The old owners of the prop
erty-Kingdon Gould, jr.. and
D. F. Antonelli, jr. had opposed
developing the area under aus
rlces of urban renewal. The
new syndicate owns about q
per cent of the land in the prof.
ect area. Forty EIGHT per cent
is in public ownership, such as
streets. and the rest of the
land is divided among numer-
Gus owners.
The Redevolpment Land
Agency surveyed the area in
1853 and concluded it was
"blighted" and therefore, eligible
for Federal renewal aid. RIA
said SO per cent of the Struc-
lures were substandard, almost
twice the percentage required
to qualify as blighted.
Evening star., 1960-05-25

THE SOUP WAS a con-
somme and the wine a claret,
1858 Chateau Talbot.
You see," said the hotel
man, people attending con-
ventions are not gourmetS.
They know what their rooms
cost. They get that infor-
nation in advance. But many
of them are surprised at how
much it costs to eat in the
hotel dining room, no matter
how low we are able to set
the prices on our menus.
1--WE are competing with
every restaurant in town."
The roast was pheasant.
The champagne was 1852
Piper Heidsick.
THE Chef" said the hotel
man, "is from France. You
might call him an inter-
national chef. He worked for
a time in New York, returned
to France and three years
ago came to the Carlton.
There will always be
French chefs. But France
is becoming so prosperous,
only a very high-priced es-
tablishment can afford to
import them"
We had finished a dessert
of orange stuffed with a
creamy confection which in
cluded orange peel, with
cognac and demi taSSe.
At that point Berard
Binnon, the chef in the high
white hat, and Joseph w.
Hess, the maitre d, appeared
at the head table. With
Claude Jarrin, retired chef
OF the Sheraton Park and
eOfounder of the Epicureans,
acting as cheer leader, we
gave them a Hip, hip,
hurrah."
Evening star., 1960-05-25

few weeks" and certainly by
the end of June.
The majority of the witnesses
yesterday opposed redeveloping
the area under the auspices of
urban renewal agencies. The
Redevelopment Land Agency
wants to develop it as a whole
and has named the project
Columbia Plaza. The North
west area is bounded by Vir-
ginia avenue on the north.
Twenty-third street on the east,
E street on the south and
Twenty-fifth street on the west.
Taxpayers Object
Mrs. Dorothy j. West, repre-
Senting the Foggy Bottom Tax
payers Protective Association,
said private initiative should be
permitted ito flourish un-
hampered" there. She said the
alternative was "a redevelop-
ment project with its monoton-
Gus, institutional-looking stand
ard structures. :"
The West End Citizens ASSo-
citation expressed similar OBJ
jections to RIA development.
William T. Keith, president
of Peoples Life Insurance Co.,
located west of the Columbia
Plaza area. said it would be
wrong in principle" to develop
the area under the urban re-
newal program. "In the absence
Of a clear demonstration of
need from the viewpoint of
public welfare" he said in a
statement read for him, "there
can be no justification" for the
Government taking over the
land.
Mrs. Arthur c. Hagen, rep
reSenting the newly formed
Southwest DIP Grievance Com
mittee, said urban renewal is
a traumatic experience for
people involved in it." She said
Evening star., 1960-05-25

History will be made tomor-
row at the Capitol, Representa-
tive Schwengel. Republican of
Iowa, told the House today.
The first of new. massive
marble columns will be set in
place on the East Front, re-
placing the original sandstone
shafts.
Mr.. Schwengel. an amateur
historians said the occasion is
a reminder that the SIT million
east front extension project
is the realization of a dream
that lay dormant for 100 years.
He said plans for the Job,
which extends the east front
wall 32.5 feet, originated in the
1860s.
Rayburn, Stewart Credited
Execution of so vast a prof.
ect required remarkable vi
sion, perception and patience, "
primarily on the part of
Speaker Rayburn and Capitol
Architect ]. George Stewart,
Mr.. Schwengel said.
At first opposed to constrIc-
ton, Mr.. Schwengel last year
dug into Capitol records and
climbed around the East Front
roof. His findings convinced
him to support the project,
highly = controversial last year.
He cited three main reasons
for the work:
To end deterioration of the
old sandstone walls; to correct
the architectural defect of the
overhang of the dome, and to
Evening star., 1960-05-25
Girls Unerring Aim Drops z Sisters
From Burning House to Men Below

man caught the second child
and managed to hold her.
Neither man was identified.
BY this time, firemen were
arriving and ladders were
quickly raised to the apart
ment.
Two-year-old Theron Brown,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
L. Brown, who live on the first
two floors Of the building. was
hanging out the window by his
Evening star., 1960-05-25
Setback for Richmond

RICHMOND, May Is (AP) i.
-Richmond's 5.3 per cent pop
ulation loss on the basis of the
preliminary 1860 census report
is the city's first decline in his
tory. In 1850 the total was $780,
$40 as against the 1860 count
of 21S,02S.