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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16
MICKLER
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Continued From Fist rage
stacked on counters. When
they mentioned the Micklers,
people said it was a shame and
shook their heads. But they
didn't mention it much.
There were conflicting stories.
Some said Christopher was I'M
happy at Gonzaga High in
Washington, where he spent his
freshman year. But a girl said
"he was always saying it was a
better school. I heard he was
real popular and liked it at
Archbishop Neale Parochial
School here in town. He went
there before Gonzaga."
Christopher's parents ran q
prosperous real estate agency
and were building a new office.
A close friend said: They
put great store in the social
amenities and politeness. The
children were fought to always
shake hands, be perfect in
manners.
Last spring. when Chris
ran away from his home, his
mother called me. She said
she couldn't understand how
he could leave such q nice
home.
II think they wanted Chris
to be outstanding. They al
ways said how well his brother
Albert, a University Of Mary
land student, was doing"
It was Chris father who
told reporters last spring the
boy left home because Of a de-
sire to prove himself. Chris
walked away from his three
story brick home set high on
a hill, a blanket knapsack over
his shoulder.
He worked two weeks on q
farm about so miles south OF
Richmond for 50 a day. IRON
ically, it was his quick thinking
in an emergency which gave
him away.
When his employers leg got
caught in some farm machinery,
Chris cut of the power, BAN
daged the wound and ran a
mile for help. Inquiries which
followed revealed Chris situa-
ton, and he was returned home.
Last week Chris was talk
ing about going back there"
said one Of his high school
friends.
HE showed me the route on
the map. He said his parents
were going to let him go for
a vacation. He seemed happy"
Yesterday, from the top Of
the winding driveway at the
Mickler home, you could see
smoke spiraling from the CHM
ney of the nearest house. too
far away to hear a shotgun
blast.
A man was putting panes into
the broken windows and the
house was silent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16
Former KnewMickIer
As Fairly Decent Boy

Albert Sidney Tucker, the
farmer with whom Christopher
Mickler stayed after running
away from home in April, said
he was terribly sorry" to hear
the youth is accused Of killing
his father.
Mr.. Tucker said Christopher
stayed about IS days at his
six-roola dairy farmhouse in
Tamworth. Va, so miles from
Richmond.
81 gave him odd chores to
do around the farm" Mr..
Tucker said. HE didn't have
any experience in this kind Of
work. but knew something
about operating a tractor"
While Mr.. Tucker was on the
tractor on May 6, he caught
his leg in the machinery, and
told Christopher to get some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16

up shop after presentation OF Q
report to the White House.
The new permanent admins
trative procedure conference is
being organized at the request
Of President Eisenhower.
Mr.. Lands agrees that such
an approach to the problem Of
administrative efficiency is a
necessary one.
He feels. for instance. that
there is need for simplifying
rules under which the agencies
hear regulatory cases before
them. This would cut down on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16

help. Il disengaged my leg
myself" he said. "but I couldn't
do anything until he came
back with some cotton gauge
that we use to filter milk"
Mr.. Tucker said Christopher
impressed him as a decent
youth. deeply religious. He said
he seemed very upset when
he didn't get to Catholic mass
one Sunday.
Kicked Dog at Farm
1.-THE most trouble we had
with him." Mr.. Tucker said,
was when he kicked a dog
that was just sitting there. We
got after him for that"
Christopher most liked to
talk about his high school
mathematics, Mr.. Tucker re-
membered, and whenever he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16

AGENCIES
Growth Due in Role
Of Regulatory Bodies

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tons bar, from the Presidents
cabinet departments and from
university scholars who are
experts in Government ad-
ministration.
The assembly would operate
similarly to the Judicial Con-
ference Of the United States!
This conference has become the
authoritative voice Of this
eountry's Federal judges, act
ing as a force from within"
to improve the administration
Of justice in the Federal courts.
Thus the proposed admins
trative assembly would make
recommendations to Congress
to improve the operations Of
the regulatory agencies.
Would Trim Delays
It would be expected to cut
down delay now experienced in
lengthy hearing, reduce ex-
pense in preparing and pre-
senting cases to hearing ex-
aminers and commission and
board members, improve in
ternal management of the
agencies and formulate stand
ards for assigning functions to
the agencies.
Recommendations of the as
sembly would also be presented
to the President, the courts
and directly to the agencies
themselves.
The effectiveness of such a
plan, its advocates say. will
depend on the designation by
the agencies involved Of a
thoughtful, careful group Of
representatives"
But they hope such an as
sembly would in five to 10 years
become the authoritative voice
for those agencies that effect
the administrative part of the
Government"
The job Of considering the
organization of such a group
has been assigned a special
committee headed by Judge E.
Barrett Prettyman Of the
United States Court Of Appeals
here. The Judge headed a sim
liar conference several years
ago, but this body remained in
existence only a year. closing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16
7 PoIuris Subs
Named by Navy
BY the Associated Press

The Navy today gave the
names Alexander Hamilton and
Thomas Jefferson to two Polaris
missile launching submarines
now in early stages of construc-
ton.
The Hamilton, Of the 1000
ton Lafayette class designed to
carry long-range Polaris mis-
siles, has been assigned to the
Electric Boat Division of the
General Dynamics Corp. at
Groton, Conn.
The Jefferson is being built
at the Newport News (Va.)
Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.
1t will be slightly smaller than
the Hamilton.
Two submarines of the IA
ballistic missile launchers al
ready commissioned, under con-
struction or authorized, have
yet TO be named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16

will be said at 10 am. tomorrow
at Sacred Heart Church In La
Plata. Burial win be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery in Washington.
The boys hearing in La
Plata Trial Magistrates Court
had been set for the same time,
but q family spokesman said
they had not been informed of
the hearing, and had not yet
decided on counsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16

had the opportunity he brought
up the subject. HE didn't seem
to have much interest in things
outside Of school"
Mr.. Tucker said Christopher
didn't seem to have an unusual
interest In guns when he was
with him.
II have a 20 rifle around, !"
he said, land he used to take
some pot shots with It. I re-
member he shot out the win
dows IN q junked truck, and I
told him not to do that anymore
since ! wanted to save the
glass"
Boy Used Alias
Christopher used another
name when he stayed with him,
James something" he said,
but when I went to the hos
pital I had my brother-in-law
check with the State police and
they said there was q 13-State
alarm for someone with his
description. Ny sister returned
him to his parents"
Requiem mass for Mr.. Mickleri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16
DEPARTMENTAL {
KISS COSTS POLICE
CAPTAIN $575 FINE

SYRACUSE. N. Y. fAP).
Police Capt. Arthur ].
Leahey, 81, was fined 80
days pay, or S675. yester-
day for kissing q 3l-year-
old police matron.
The matron, Mrs. Fern
Gravatt, resigned over the
week end and suggested
that her successor take q
course in judo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-16

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Evening star., 1960-12-29
LANDS
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been given assurances that he
will have quite a bit Of lee
way" in putting to work his
ideas for reorganization.
His approach, it is UNDER
stood, will be more to create
an office of creative thinking"
in an effort to gain larger
budgets for the agencies, better
quality personnel from top to
bottom and to Streamrne
agency procedures.
He would also try to bring
agency policy more in line with
policies set for the entire Gov
ernment by the White House.
Probably the first step mr..
Lands will take will be to press
for renewed authority from
Congress permitting the Presi-
dent to propose agency reor-
ganization plans. Such powers,
according to the Lands report.
should "be available for a mini
mum of two years. but prefer
ably for four years."
Similar powers were held by
the President under the 1949,
Reorganization Act, but they
expired in 1859.
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Eisenhower
Halls NASA
AndGIennon
BY the Associated Press

President Eisenhower said
today Americans can look
forward to a remarkable future
in space exploration"
He made this comment in a
letter accepting the resignation
of T. Keith Glennan as admin
istrator of the National Aero
nautics and Space Administra-
ton effective January 20.
1T Is hard to realize-yet
inexorably true-that the near
future will hold such wonders
as the orbital flight of an
astronaut, the landing of in
strumentS on the moon, the
launching of the giant Saturn
Crockett, and the reconnais-
sance of Mars and Venus by
unnamed vehicles" Mr.. Eisen-
hover wrote.
Mr.. Glennan is returning to
the presidency of Case Institute
Of Technology in Cleveland at
the end Of the Eisenhower
administration.
Under Mr.. Glennan's leader
ship, Mr.. Eisenhower said, the
civilian space agency. created
in October, 1859, has COM
piled a record Of achievement
of which every American can be
justly proud"
In his letter to the President,
Evening star., 1960-12-29
MARINES STAGE A LANDING:
SITUATION is OUT or HAND

CHICAGO Dec. 20 AP).-Marines, from the shores
o OklnaWa, have started landing at suburban Park
Forst home And the situation appears definitely out
Of hand.
The first contingent of five Marines arrived yesterday
at the John g. Ransford home. More are on the way
Before the old year dies the bedroom Ransford home
may ne housing more than dozen Marines.
Donald tButcn Ransford, o. Marine corporal
takes full responsibility for the Invasion He landed
from Oknawa December 16 after 16 months service
!or leave. He teephoned his mother and told her
ne mad invited 80 Of his buddes her house latter
CnrstmaS Fifteen he added hesitantly had accepted
Donald's brother Jerry, 20 reporting five of Donalds
nuddes had arrived yesterday added: 1--WE got tele-
phone call from others saying with seven will
arrive out we don't know when from where. And
then there supposed to be more hiking from
Cincinnati"
MRS Ransford, who at first didn't believe Donalds
story found was true when he arrived home December
III. The family started preparing frantcally
Neghbors heard about Butchs invitation and pitched
in and helped.
Mrs Ransford appeared going along with the gag
nut she doesn't know how long boys are going to stay
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Grocery Robbed,
Youth Is Seized

Epstein's Market at 522 r
street NV. was robbed Of 81
in change this morning. A
youth, II, was arrested a few
minutes later on the street two
blocks from the store.
Police filed juvenile papers on
q charge Of robbery against TIE
youth. Proprietor Israel Ep-
stein, SO, said the youth grab
bed the money from the cash
register after asking for three
pounds of spareribs.
Police said the youth later
attempted to push the change
through the wire grating of the
second precinct wagon that
picked him up. .-t.t. e..
1t. Murray. Kutner of the
robbery squad said the youth
recently served q term for
stealing automobiles.
Evening star., 1960-12-29
KENNEDY

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eral. Mr.. Cox's post pays $2O,-
500 a year.
Evening star., 1960-12-29
JOBLESS

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now. Got to walk 80 blocks in
this cold to get back home"
Evening star., 1960-12-29
2 in Line for Key Post
On Far Eastern Affairs

ing Of q Peiping representative
In the United Nations.
For that reason some oh.
servers are predicting Mr.. Ken.
nedy most likely will pick q
professional diplomat instead
of a non-career man as his
top expert on the Far East
and Southeast Asia.
A public figure or college
professor with knowledge of
the area is most likely to be on
record with his opinions on the
question Of recognition of Com
munist China. A career officer
can always properly say that
his actions have been guided
by instructions Of the Secretary
of State and the President.
In Prolonged Talks
Mr.. johnson held prolonged
talks at Geneva in 1856 and
1857 with Chinese Communist
Ambassador Wang Ping g-nan
on the release Of Americans
held prisoner by Red China.
Mr.. johnson, then Ambas-
sador to Czechoslovakia, also
sought a pledge from Mr.. Wang
that Red China would renounce
force in its efforts to regain
Formosa. The effort was un-
availing.
Mr.. johnson was shifted from
Prague to Bangkok in January,
1858. and has served there as
the American representative to
the Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization (SEATO) Coun-
Gil. as well as Ambassador to
Thailand.
Mr.. Conlon undertook q study
Of United States foreign policy
in Southeast Asia and the Far
East for the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee in 1858
and is considered an independ-
ent authority on the area. He
engaged Prof. Scalapino to
write the China section Of the
study and it became a contro-
versial segment Of the Conlon
report.
Mr.. Scalapino urged a grad
ual shift in United States policy
toward Red China. Initial steps,
he said, could be taken by in
creasing communications such
as trade and an exchange Of
newsmen.
Mr.. Scalapino Is also among
these who favor a "two-Chlna"
solution - separating Formosa
from the mainland. Neither the
Nationalist nor the Communist
Chinese are In favor Of such q
move.
Evening star., 1960-12-29

Mr.. Glennan said the steadfast
support Mr.. Eisenhower has
given Ito the sensible develop
ment Of this program has been
rewarded, in my opinion, by
the establishment of this Ma
ton as once again pre-eminent
in the conduct of research and
development in manner cal
culated to return important
dividends to the Nation and to
all mankind in the discovery of
new knowledge about the uni
verse. :"
Mr.. Glennan said, among
other things. that 1--WE have
come within sight of the send
ing of man himself into space"
Evening star., 1960-12-29
BIAS

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Harold McCarter. 80. Bayonne,
fractured leg; Fire Capt. Fran
els Donovan. lacerations of the
scalp, and Joseph HannuS,
Bayonne, smoke inhalation.
Another six persons were
treated for exposure when they
left their homes in sub-freez-
ing temperatures.
Police retracted an earlier
statement indicating one man
was missing when q missing
man was found.
Fire Chief Iohn Brennan, SO,
was credited with keeping the
fire from spreading.
Chief Brennan learned from
a Sungas employe that tanks
in the area were fed from q
main tank. He then climbed
under the main tank and
turned of a valve which pre-
vented further flow of gas.
Police gave this account of
events leading UP to the
explosion:
Three men, including Mr..
Buchalski and Mrs. Lewis, were
engaged in loading gas into q
small tank.
Somehow. a spark ignited
the gas.
Explosions In Series
A small drum Of gas ex-
ploded, then another and an
other.
Mr.. Buchalski and those
with him tried to move their
truck away from the explod-
ing drums. It was then that
Mr.. Buchalski was burned.
Nobody is sure how many
drums exploded; one report in.
dicated there were 10.
But the smaller explosions
were enough to touch OF the
big storage tank, which went
up with ear-splitting force.
Propane is used as q house.
hold fuel. mostly in rural areas.
Evening star., 1960-12-29
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zatipn units in Western Ger
many.
The soldiers Joined riot police
in. guarding government build
t; ines. State police reserves also
were called into the capital.
Mr. Harmel said the overall
situation showed improvement
except In the big port of Ant
werpt. where the strike was
spreading. The port area has
been immobilized.
Socialist Party President Leo
Collard announced that the
strike will continue until our
goal is reached" He claimed
it was spreading in both the
north and south.
Premier Sees Delegation
The demonstration in Brussels
started with q mass meeting Of
about 10000 strikers and SYM
pathizers in front Of Socialist
Party headquarters. The turn
out was far short of the $4,000
the party had predicted.
AS brickbatS, stones and
steel nuts and bolts'were hurled
at buses. street cars and some
stores which refused to close in
sympathy with the strikers, The
ber Of demonstrators
Swelled to about $4,000.
During the demonstration, q
delegation Of strikers handed
in Q petition at Mr.. Eyskens'
!ofice repeating demands for
withdrawal of proposed legis-
1ation boosting taxes and cut
ting pensions and social serv-
ices. The government says only
austerity can Offset revenue
losses from granting independ-
ence to the rich Congo.
Mr.. Eyskens met the delega-
ton for more than an hour.
The state-controlled Belgian
radio said he told the strikers
representatives he will not op-
pose parliamentary discussions
Of proposed amendments to his
program.
He added he was ready to
discuss his sweeping omnibus
bill with everybody.
The delegation then rejoined
the demonstration and made a
report. Most of the demonstra-
tors began dispensing, but
younger strikers kept up the
march.
Police Jeer Marchers
At one point along the line,
riot police jeered at the march,
ers.
One striker threw a stone at
the police, but it hit a spectator
and knocked him out. Another
demonstrator hurled a steel
bolt at the gendarmes, it also
hit an onlooker.
Later in the march rocks
broke windows of a bank and
Of the newspaper "Het Volk, I"
organ Of Mr.. Eyskens' Social
Christian (Catholic) Party.
"Give the factories to the
workers." chanted one group of
demonstrators. ITO the GAL
lows with Eyskens!" shouted
others. Others sang the Com
rnunist Internationale.
With the .000-member
Catholic trade unions stead
fastly behind Mr.. Eyskens and
his Catholic-conservative coali-
tion government, there was no
indication that the Socialist
led walkout was spreading. Cen
orally the industrial French
speaking south-where the So
cialists are strong-was nearly
paralyzed. Most workers were
Evening star., 1960-12-29

NOuStuuc0 FEOm FIfS6 Eako
eral. Mr.. Cox's post pays $2O,.
500 a year.
Critical Of Plans
Mr.. Kennedy considered ap-
pointment Of Senator Fulbright
as Secretary of State. but
passed him over in favor oi
Dean Rusk, head Of the Rookie
feller Foundation.
In Washington yesterday
Senator Fulbright was critical
Of some of Mr.. Kennedy's
plans for domestic legislation
For example, the Senator said
the new Congress convenine
next month should defer action
on the President-elect's call
for increasing the minimum
wage-now 81 an hour-to $1.25
An increase, Senator Full
bright said, would put tagging
American business at a dis.
advantage "in competing with
our allies"
Playing Golf
Mr.. Kennedy's press secre.
tary, Pierre Salinger. said MIR
Kennedy and Senator Fulbright
started their policy talks thii
morning and planned to plaI
golf sometime during the day
He said the President-elec
plans to fly from Palm Beacf
to New York next Wednesday
Januray 4, for a stay Of unde'
Itermined length. He probably
will make another trip to Palm
Beach before his Inauguration
January 20, Mr.. Salinger added
Mr.. kennedy plans to at
tend the Navy-Missouri Or
ange Bowl football game II
Miami next Monday.
Mr.. Salinger said those VIII,
will sit with the President
elect at the game include Sen
ator Smathers and Represent
ative Fascell. Democrats o
Florida, and Grant Stockdale
Miami real estate man VIII
helped raise funds for the Ken
nedy election campaign.
Just before the game start,
Senator Smathers will presen
to Mr.. Kennedy on behalf @
the Navy and Missouri teams
football signed by all the play
ers-a gift for his flve-week-ol
son.
Evening star., 1960-12-29
BELGIUM
King Flies Home
In Face Of Strike

on the job in the Catholic,
Flemish-speaking north. but
the harbor at Antwerp, one OF
Europe's major ports, was still
tied up.
More Buses Running
There were a few breaks In
the strike.
In Brussels q few more street.
cars and buses were running
than the one-third that oper-
ated yesterday. Some garbage
was being collected.
One coal mine and a metal
works in the Charleroi area re-
opened. A train left Charleroi
for Namur, the first in several
days. Police dispersed pickets
maSsed along the line at
Tamines.
Oficials said 40 per cent OF
the streetcars and buses were
running at Ghent, where only
% per cent were on the job
yesterday.
Andre Renard, assistant gen.
eral secretary Of the Socialist
Federation, last night denied
Catholic charges that the
strikers were trying to over.
throw the government. He said
the strikers only aim was to
force Mr.. Eyskens to drop his
plans for higher taxes and cuts
In social benefits to Offset
Belgium's loss Of revenue from
the Congo.
Mr.. Renard added that the
governments resignation might
be "the best way out" Of the
crisis, but from this govern
ment or another, we cannot
accept this bill"
Mr.. Eyskens last night re-
jected a demand from Socialist
Deputies to recall Parliament
Immediately to deal with the
crisis. Parliament is in recess
for Christmas and New Years,
until January 8.
Georges Bony, Socialist leader
in the lower house, told news
men he warned the Premier
that "he will bear the entire
responsibility to the nation for
all that may happen"
Evening star., 1960-12-29

special qualifications: E. R
Quesada was an Air Force gen.
eral. aviation adviser to Presi-
dent Eisenhower and held 9TH
er Federal aviation posts;
James T. Pyle was a pilot, ad-
ministrator of the old Civil
Aeronautics Administration and
an aviation adviser in the Navy
Department.