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Evening star., 1960-08-24
Car Workers Get
Pay Raise Sept. |

DETROIT, Aug. % (AP).-
The Nations auto workers will
get a raise of at least 6 cents
an hour on September /, the
final wage increase in the cur
rent contracts between the
manufacturers and the United
Auto Workers.
The contracts, which went
into effect July l, 1858, in
cluded an immediate Scent
increase, and subsequent in
creases of the same amount in
1859 and 1860. The contracts
expire August 81, 1861.
Workers whose base rates
of pay are above $3.50 an hour
receive larger increases.
The industry's average wage
was calculated at $2.31 per
hour after the contracts were
signed. The latest increase will
boost this average to $2.43,
Additionally, all workers COW
cred by the union contracts
now receive a 15-cent-an-hour
t-of living allowance.
Evening star., 1960-08-24
House D. c. Unit Backs
Home Repair Measure

not have the authority to re-
quite bonds. However, they do
have the authority to require
licenses of home improvement
contractors and their salesmen.
Contractors and statesmen are
not licensed at this time, but
Commissioner Robert f. Nc
Laughlin has said he expects
to get action on this through
regulations now being drafted
at the District Building.
The bonding bill mas moved
through Congress in record
time since The Star in its
"Homeowner Beware" series ex-
posed unscrupulous practices Of
some home improvement con-
tractors and pointed up the
lack of protection for home
owners in existing law and reg
ulation.
The bill went to Congress on
June 81. passed the Senate be-
fore it recessed for the conven-
tionS last month, and is ex-
pected to be acted on by the
House before adjournment.
Evening star., 1960-08-24
Confusion UnIeoshed
By Peop|e-Loving Dog

called the dog Duke-said she
bought the dog for ST from g
man across the street who hao
gotten him from a man down
the street who said the dog hao
followed him home.
After an hours hearing, Mr.
Duffy didn't know whose dog il
was. He decided to let it decide
He took the hearing outside
the courthouse. He lined up al.
the parties concerned and theil
rooters on the sidewalk, and al,
shouted Here, Skippy" OF
Here, Duke" at once. That is
all but Mr.. Duffy.
The dog picked MI. Duffy.
Mr.. Duffy said the dog was
confused. He ruled finally that
Mr.. Carson was master. Mr.
Carson agreed to compensate
Mrs. Herndon for Skippy's OF
Dukes four months room anc
board.
Evening star., 1960-08-24
BY MARY McGRORY
Star staff Writer

Senator Kennedy, the Demo
cratic presidential nominee, is
growing increasingly reStive in
the special session of the Sen
ate. He looks trapped in the
eternal twilight of the cham
ber. He is under constant sur
veillance by the opposition.
He darts in and out of the
doors behind his desk in the
back row, hurries off to his
Capitol hideaway on the prin-
cipal floor to greet callers, to
talk to party leaders and con-
fer with campaign aides.
When he is on the floor, he
PAGES around nervously. When
he stops by a Senator's desk,
he compulSively tides every
thing. He lines up the pencils
in the tray, straightens the
edges of piles of papers. When
he sits down, he nervously
drums with his finegrs, smooths
his hair, fingers his tie. He
gives a powerful impression of
wishing to be elsewhere.
The Senator won his party's
nomination not by haggling
with his colleagues, three of
whom were running against
him. He won it by persuadlng
Evening star., 1960-08-24
CANDIDATE IN BONDAGE
Restive Kennedy
Longs for the Road

masses of people in halls and
public squares in Wisconsin and
West Virginia. He obviously
does not feel he is going to win
the election by haggling with
Senators now. The idea of the
special session was that of his
running-m Majority Lead
er Johnson of Texas, a button
holer who enjoys his work, but
who had little success yester-
day.
Yesterday, the pair lunched
with members of the North
Carolina press. Presumably
they had better luck proselytiz-
ing these sons of Dixie than
with their representatives on
the floor of the Senate. Nine
teen Democrats, almost all of
them from the South, went
against the Standard-bearers on
the Anderson-Kennedy amend
ment to the bill providing med
ical care for the aged.
Senator Kerr, Democrat of
Oklahoma, saluted his party
leader, but opposed him on
principle and political reality.
There is not a Senator on this
floor who believes the President
would sign the bill if the An
See KENNEDY, Page A-6
Evening star., 1960-08-24
Davis Asked
To Reporton
JudgeshipBiI|

Representative Davis, Demo-
crat of Georgia whose subcom-
mittee has been holding up
House action on the Senate
passed Juvenile Court judge
ship bill. today was asked by
Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee to
prepare a report for the House
on the status of the legislation
Mr.. Mcmillan made the re-
quest at closed session of the
House District Committee to-
day.
William N. Mcleod. jr., COM
mittee clerk, said after the seS-
sion that Mr.. Mcmillan asked
for the report after several
members raised a question at
the meeting about the Juvenile
Court measure.
Mr.. MCMILLAN, according tC
Mr.. Mcleod, asked that the
report be included in the Con-
greSsional Record on Monday
Mr.. Mcleod said it would &c
into the work done by Mr.
Davis subcommittee and Mr.
Davis recommendations fol-
changes in the Juvenile Court
Mr.. Mcleod quoted Mr.. Davis
as saying that he had only
received yesterday the COM
pleted report of committee in
vestigators assigned to work on
Juvenile Court and that he
would soon be ready to call a
subcommittee meeting.
The Senate passed legislation
April 10. 1859, to provide two
more judges for Juvenile Court
to cope with the overloaded
docket.
Evening star., 1960-08-24

Everybody loved Skippy,
sometimes called Duke, and
Duke loved everybody. That's
what caused the trouble.
Skippy, or Duke, is a 2-foot
tall, 19-month-old Doberman
Ipinscher.
Along with seven people, it
was summoned yesterday to a
hearing before Assistant United
States Attorney Dennis D.
Duffy.
The dog was called up to pick
out his master, and it goofed.
Ricky Carson, Al, OF 1904
Fairmont street NV. and Mrs.
Floy Herndon, 1922 Tenth
street NV, both claimed the
dog. They came to Municipal
Court with their families and
Tenth Precinct Pvt. Roger R..
Rooney.
Mr.. Carson said Skippy had
disappeared from his home last
April. Mrs. Herndon who
Evening star., 1960-08-24

ator Ellender in an exchange
on the Senate floor sharply
critical of President Eisen-
hower's call yesterday for leg
iSlation permitting cutoff of
Dominican sugar purchases.
At the same time somewhat
similar views were set forth
in a House Agriculture Com
mittee meeting.
Undersecretary of State
Douglas Dillon appeared be-
fore the House group to back
up the Eisenhower proposal
on Dominican sugar. He said
this country should 60 on short
sugar rations if necessary
rather than buy more from
Fidel Castro's Cuba or Gen
Trujillo's Dominican Republic
Calls Trujillo Tyrant
Mr.. Dillon branded Mr.. Cas-
tro as a Communist-type die
tator" and described Gen. Tru-
jillo as a tyrant who has tor
tured and murdered political
opponents.
He said the State Depart
ment has good reason to be-
lieve a moderate, free govern
ment will replace Gen. Tru-
jillo's dictatorship. Asked if he
could name any of the leaders
of such an opposition he re-
piled:
Certainly not. II I did it
would mean their immediate
execution"
Mr.. Dillon ran into heavy
opposition from the two top
Democrats on the committee,
Evening star., 1960-08-24
WORLD PEACE
DIES AT POTSDAM

SOVIET oUPLIcITY, so cIeor to
British leaders. had not sunk in os
tor os all United Stotes delegates
were concerned at the Potsdom Con-
ference. This is revealed in on
onolysis Of the stiII-unpubIished
"Potsdom papers" on Pose Alb.
ABSENTEE VOTERS are given
further tips on how and where to
cost their boIIots in onother Of q
series on Poee BIB.
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS for Mont
somery high schools ore discussed in
the first Of series on Metropolitan
Areo teoms by Dick SIoy, Bob Han
son and Carl Sell on Pose D-l.
Evening star., 1960-08-24
U. S. Office Expert
Released by Cubuns

HAVANA, Aug. "a (AP).-
William Mcclure, an Office
efficiency expert whose parents
live in Youngstown, Ohio, was
released by Cuban military au-
thorities yesterday.
He was arrested last Satur-
day at Havana International
Airport. No reason was given
for his arrest.
Evening star., 1960-08-24

Chairman Cooley of North
Carolina and w. r. Poage Of
Texas.
Mr.. Cooley and Mr.. Poage
stressed that when Congress
gave the President authority
last July to cut Cuban sugar
purchases it specifically in
creased the Dominican Repub-
lies quota to help make up the
difference. Both accused the
administration of ignoring the
intent of Congress. Both also
came to the defense of Gen.
Trujillo.
Discrepancy Charged
Mr.. Cooley said the United
States is taking harSher meas
ures against Gen. Trujillo, who
is not under Communist inf1u-
ence. than against the Commu-
niSt-oriented Castro.
Mr.. Dillon denied it. But he
added: Nothing would pro-
mote communism in this hemi-
sphere than to have the United
States uphold Trujillo. -"
Mr.. Poage said Gen. Trujillo
is no worse a dictator than
those of other countries with
which the United States main
tains diplomatic and economic
relations.
Representative Hoeven, Re-
publican of Iowa, warmly sup
ported Mr.. Dillon.
Mr.. Eisenhower, in his call
for authority to cut off buying
in the Dominican Republic, said
! See SUGAR, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-08-24
Castro Backers
Hit by Senate
Vote Would Bon
Aid to Arms Sellers
BY the Associated Press

The Senate voted today to
shut off all foreign aid money
to any country which provides
military arms or economic as
sistance to the Fidel Castro
regime in Cuba.
1t adopted the proposal by
Senator Bridges, Republican of
New Hampshire, as an amend
'ment to a pending S3,989,054,-
900 foreign aid money bill.
Under the amendment, fund.-
would be withheld from any
country which, in the Presi-
dents Judgment, directly or
indirectly is selling arms, NUM-
tions or implements of war. to
the Castro regime in Cuba, or
directly or indirectly is giving
or loaning military or economic
aid to that regime"
The foreign aid measure,
carrying most of the funds re-
quested by President Eisen-
hover. is the last of the major
appropriations bills not yet
acted on by the Senate. To
speed action on it, agreement
was reached last night to limit
debate.
The Senate Appropriations
Committee restored every cut
the House had made in the
foreign aid measure except for
5000 million for arms aid.
Even the $1.8 billion included
in the bill for military assist
ance-the same amount voted
by the House-is $500 million
more than Congress approved
last year.
The Senate committee also
added to the House measure
S100 million for the Presidents
contingency fund to meet un-
foreseeable developments in the
troubled Conpo and elsewhere
Evening star., 1960-08-24

should take the matter to the
people" and let them decide in
the November election what
road they want the next Con-
gress to take in January.
AS the Senate turned to the
$3.9 billion foreign aid appro-
priation bill today, there were
indications the session would
end within a week, if not by
Saturday night.
The House Rules Committee
today put off until tomorrow
a decision on whether to let
the minimum wage bill go to
"a joint House-Senate confer
ence. This may determine
whether Democratic leaders
will keep the session going, or
drive for quick adjournment.
Decisive Steps
The Senate voted to raise
the hourly wage minimum from
81 to SIPS, while the House
stopped at $1.15. The two
branches also differ over new
coverage. If the Democrats
find they cannot get the kind
of wage bill they want, they
probably will prefer to quit,
and make this another cam
palgn issue.
When the showdown came
on medical care late yesterday
the Senate took these two de-
cisive steps:
l. 1t voted down, 81 to %, a
broad Republican plan, which
followed President Eisenhower's
basic contention for State con-
troll and no social security pay
roll tax. This plan was broader
than the administration had
recommended because it would
have made it possible for all
persons over IS to share in the
Federal grants toward meeting
their medical expenses.
On this proposal, sponsored
by Senator Javits. Republican
of New York. and supported by
Mr.. Nixon, the Democrats were
united in opposition, and only
five Republicans opposed it.
2. Then the Senate rejected,
81 to a., the proposal of North
ern Democrats, backed by SEN
ator Kennedy, to make medical
care a new feature of the social
security law, starting at age 68,
and financed by an increase of
"a per cent payroll tax on both
employers and employees.
This left only the Finance
Committee bill. which followed
the House-passed plan of
See AGED, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-08-24
D.C.PayRise
GetsApprova|
0fHouseUnit
Teachers, Police
Firemen Included
In 7h% Boost

A 7l2 per cent pay raise for
District schoolteachers, police
men and firemen was recon-
mended today by the House
District Committee.
The Senate District Com
mittee already has cleared
similar legislation and both
houses of Congress are ex-
pected to approve the raise
shortly.
The House Committee today
also reported for floor action
a bill to grant 10 per cent re-
tlrement pay increases to
former policemen ad firemen
and their widows and children.
President Eisenhower vetoed a
similar bill last year.
The fate of the House meas
ure approved by the committee
today is uncertain because the
Senate District Committee re-
Gently shelved a hill increasing
the compensation of widows
and orphans only.
The 7l2 per cent pay in
crease for present police and
firemen and school teachers and
principals is patterned on the
raise already granted classi-
fled workers of the Federal and
District governments on July
l. The increase would be ret
roactive to July l.
Superintendent Excluded
In the case of school teachers,
the raise for those in the be-
ginning bracket would be
slightly less than 7l2 per cent.
The legislation excludes the su-
perintendent and deputy su-
perintendent.
Teacher organizations had
sought a more generous salary
Improvement. but this proposal
died in the face of lack of con-
gressional enthusiasm.
The House unit headed
by Representative Mcmillan,
Democrat of South Carolina,
also favorably reported a bill
to set up a new licensing sys-
tenn for practical nurses. De:
leted from the measure, spon-
sored by Representative Broy-
hill, Republican of Virginia,
were provisions dealing with
registered graduate nurses
which had drawn objections
from professional groups.
Senate Approved Bill
The Senate approved a diff
ferent bill last year. 1t appears
dubious that the differences
can be reconciled in time for
enactment of the legislation
before Congress adjourns.
Two Senate-passed bills ex-
empting property of the Amer
lean Association of University
Women and the National
Woman's Party from District
realty taxes were approved by
the House unit, despite a reso-
luton voted by the unit some
time ago against such exemp-
tionS.
Discussed but not acted on
was Senate-approved bill
authorizing Federal contribu-
tions to a proposed GONZALES
cent hospital here.
Evening star., 1960-08-24
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star Stan Writer

The House District Commit
tee today approved the Senate
passed version of legislation
to protect District homeowners
from INSCRIPTIONS home
improvement contractors and
statesmen.
BY accepting the Senate ver-
sion of the bill, the committee
cleared the way for final pas
sage without the need of a con-
ference between the Senate and
House to iron out differences.
A House District subcommit-
tee. headed by Representative
Dowdy, Democrat of Texas, had
approved the measure without
the Senate provision protecting
homeowners against mechanics
liens filed by subcontractors
after the homeowner pays the
prime contractor.
Provisions Outlined
After considerable discussion
at the closed-door committee
meeting today, Mr.. Dowdy
made the motion to accept the
Senate bill. These are the
main provisions of the bill:
Home improvement contrac-
tors and statesmen would be
licensed and would be required
to furnish a bond or other
security acceptable to the Com
missioners. This bond would
protect the public against
financial loss by reason of the
failure of the licensee or of
any officer. agent. employe,
salesman or other person act
ing on behalf of said licensee,
to observe any law or regula-
ton in force in the District of
Columbia applicable to the
licensees conduct of the IL
censed business"
The homeowner IS given the
right to bring suit under the
bonding provision to recover
any loss suffered because of the
conduct of the contractor or
his salesman in violation of
District law or regulation.
Where the property owner
has paid for the work, proof of
the payment would render void
any mechanics lien. This is the
section which had been struck
from the House bill, but which
was accepted today.
The Commissioners sought
the legislative because they do
Evening star., 1960-08-24

voluntary type of medical care
for the aged to be inaugurated
by the States with Federal
matching grants.
Before taking this action, the
Senate turned down two more
liberal plans put forward sep
arately by the presidential can
didates, Senator Kennedy and
Vice President Nixon.
A coalition of Republicans
and conservative Southern
Democrats put through the
moderate medical care bill. and
in the House a similar combi-
nation appears able to dictate
how far Congress will go on
minimum wage, housing and
school construction.
Senate Bill to Committee
The House today sent the
Senate version of the medical
care bill to a joint conference
committee for adjustment of
changes in the House draft.
This step was taken by unani-
nous consent, and saved the
bill from the delays other
major legislation has encoun-
tered in the Rules Committee.
If there had been one objec-
ton the bill would have been
diverted into the Rules Com
mittee.
Senator Kennedy sounded the
call for early adjournment by
telling his Democratic COL
leagues that if they cannot
pass the kind of legislation
they believe in now, they
Evening star., 1960-08-24
Nixon0ut|ines
Foreign Policy
In VFW Talk
Chides Democrats
For Failure to
Support Platform
BY DAVID S. BRODER
Star Stan Writer

DETROIT, Aug. "a. Vice
President Nixon today outlined
a strategy of freedom" that he
promised would bring America
to victory in the worldwide
struggle against communism.
In a 40-minute speech to the
national convention of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the
Republican presidential nomi-
nee spelled out the general
terms of his foreign policy, as
he had done in his acceptance
speech in Chicago last month.
He said there was no present
need to boost taxes to maintain
adequate defense strength, but
warned that American citizens
must be willing to pay what
ever price is required to keep
their Nation strong.
Cites Congress Record
Later, at press conference.
Mr.. Nixon said the record of
the short session of Congress
is demonstrating that the
Democratic Party itself will not
support what he called "the
more extreme portions of the
Democratic platform"
He said the defeat yesterday
of the medical aid to aged
program indorsed by the Demo-
cratic nominees, Senators Ken
nedy and Johnson. showed that.
Mr.. Nixon also made his first
personal comments on the con-
troversy over financing of the
African student exchange pro-
gram.
He refused to comment on
the charges of Senator Scott,
Republican Of Pennsylvania,
that the financing of the pro-
gram by the Kennedy family
foundation was motivated by
political opportunism, because
II have not had an oppor-
tunity to study them in detail. "
Comments on Shepley
Asked about the intercession
of his campaign aide, James
Shepley,S to gain State Depart
ment funds for the project, the
Vice President said:
Il have asked all members
of my staff to support these
exchange programs. My only
regret is that he CMr. Shepley)
did not do so until so late"
Mr.. Nixon reiterated his own
long-standing support of stu
dent exchange programs and
said, THE State Department
files are full of letters from
me backing requests Of
various organizations for an in
crease in these programs"
He said he hoped the Joseph
P. Kennedy, jr., Foundation,
run by members of Senator
Kennedy's family will maintain
Its interest in the field.
Dissatified With Aged Bill
The Vice President said he
was not satisfied himself with
the medical care bill as it
passed the Senate. though he
regarded it as an improvement
over the House version.
He said it takes care of the
medically INDECENT" but not of
middle class" families who are
also in need of assistance in
meeting large bills.
Mr.. Nixon said he agreed
with Senator Kennedy that the
medical care question will be
an issue in the coming cam
paign, mot in terms of ends
but of means. He is for a COM
pulsory system" Mr.. Nixon
See NIXON, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-08-24
5 Luzon Provinces
Flooded, Big Aid
Program Pushed

MANILA, Aug. "a (AP).-
The biggest disaster relief pro-
gram in the Philippines since
World War II was in full swing
today as continuing rains kept
most of five Central Luzon
provinces at the mercy of flood
waters.
Rivers rose, breaking a SIS
million dam in Tarlac prov
ince, destroying other river
control works in Nueva Ecija
and Pangasinan provinces and
flooding towns and villages
spared by last weeks monsoon.
About 80 towns were reported
under water.
A sixth province was en-
dangered. Several towns in
Abra, Northwestern Luzon,
were isolated by rising rivers.
Evening star., 1960-08-24
eisenhower Qunts
Stalled Democrats
HitsMojority:
On FuiIuret to
Pass Bills
BY ]. A. O'LEARY
Star Stan Writer

President Eisenhower taunted
the Democrats today for not
being able to get their own
programs through a Congress
in which they have a two
thirds majority.
He was asked to comment at
his news conference on the
statement of Senator Ken
nedy, the Democratic presi-
dental nominee. that If there
is to be effective legislation on
matters now before Congress
the country will have to wait
for a new administration to
provide the leadership.
Mr.. Eisenhower replied that
he does not know why the
Democrats want to elect more
members to Congress when
they have trouble enough con-
trolling their present 2-to-1
majority. He said they can
do anything they want to now,
If they can get together"
Split Is Emphasized
His remark pointed out the
fact that the Democrats lost
their social security-type of
medical care program in the
Senate yesterday because most
of the Southern Democrats
voted with the Republicans.
AS to the question of leader
ship raised by Senator Ken
nedy, the President said the
democrats have complained
that he submit a new legislative
program to this post-conven-
ton session. Actually, he said,
he has merely requested again
laws that he has asked for
many times.
The President told another
reporter he expects the conduct
Of foreign affairs, the farm
problem, sound money and
fiscal responsibility to be among
the major campaign issues.
Mr.. Eisenhower said I'VE al
ways agree that politics ends
at the waters edge. but the
conduct of foreign affairs will
be an important issue, whether
I want it to be or not"
UphoIds Benson
In discussing the farm prob
lem. the President again stood
firmly in defense of Agriculture
Secretary Benson. He said his
administration has been op-
Grating under some farm laws
that go back 80 years. He said
his administration has strug-s
gled to get reforms that would
bring production into line with
demand.
But to say that Mr.. Benson
or this administration has
brought about the farm situa-
ton as it exists today is a
distortion used for political
purposes and nothing else," he
added.
The President said he has
never known a more honest,
dedicated or better informed
man than Mr.. Benson. He said
he has not only had great SYM
pathy for what Mr.. Benson has
See EISENHOWER, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-08-24
Russian Sailors Ask
Turks for Asylum

CANAKKALE, Turkey, Aug.
"A (AP).-TWo crewmen of a
Soviet tanker jumped ship and
asked Turkish authorities last
night for political asylum.
The two seamen were taken
into custody. The tanker
Ugleurolsk resumed its trip to
the Black Sea after the Turkish
police refused to surrender the
defectors.