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Evening star., 1960-03-17
Brother of 2HeId
In Officers Death
Is Knitted in Fiqht

Walter Coleman, 33, a brother
of two men awaiting trial for
killing a policeman last Janu-
ary, was seriously injured in
a knife fight last night in the
1900 block of Irving street
NV, police reported.
He is in District General
Hospital. Doctors reported his
throat had been slashed from
ear to ear.
Police said Coleman was in
jured in a fight with Robert
Hines, 81. Of 1902 Irving street
NV. Hines was treated at
the same hospital for a cut
on his left cheek.
Both we're charged with as
sault with a dangerous weapon
Two Of Coleman's brothers
Raymond, 90, and william, IS
are charged with Staying Pvt
Donald Brereton, 81, after
holding up the LeDroit liquol
store, sol Florida avenue NV.
last January 7.
After the killing OF Pvt. Brere-
ton, another Coleman brother
Lawson, "a, of 22l5 Fourteenth
street NV. arranged the sur.
render Of his brother William
to FBI agents.
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Freighter,
TunkerCrush
In Lower Boy

NORFOLK, Va, Mar. IT
(AP) "A gasoline-laden tanker
and a coal-laden frelghter col
lided in fog in Chesapeake Bay
just outside Hampton Roads
early today.
No one was injured but the
bows of both ships were dam
aged and the freighter, the
Orient, ran aground 600 yards
off Willoughby Bank. While
grounded, she was imperiled by
5000 barrels of gasoline that
spilled out of the ruptured
tanks of George Whitlock II.
The collision occurred at Sis
am. Six hours later the
grounded freighter was re-
foated by four commercial tugs
and proceeded into Hampton
Roads to have her damage sur
veyed at a Shipyard.
The tanker also will proceed
to a shipyard for a damage
survey.
Several Navy firefighting tugs
spread foam on the water near
the freighter while she was
grounded to lessen the danger
of fire.
Evening star., 1960-03-17

Catholics were urged here to-
day to emulate the fighting
spirit" of st. Patrick to "set
fire to the idols of material
ism" as Ireland's patron saint
burned the Emerald Isles pa
gan idols.
The urging came from the
Very Rev. Robert J. Slavin,
president Of Providence College
at Providence, R. l., at a Spe-
cial st. Patrick's Day mass at
st. Patrick's Church here.
Father Slavin said the
strength to fight that was St.
Patrick's can be gained by all
from the same source-Christ.
And he declared that st.
Patrick turned the fighting
spirit of the Irish into an apos-
tolic faith in Christ.
But Ireland'S patron saint
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Lettering Bon
Hearing Set

A proposed ordinance aimed
at curbing car stripping, bur-
glaries and drag racing will be
aired at public hearing May
4 by the Fairfax Board of
County Supervisors.
The ordinance is an "anti-
lettering law" designed to cut
crime by juveniles and young
adults.
1t would give the police the
power to disperse gangs OF
trouble makers before trouble
starts between the hours OF
10 pm. and 6 am.
Mai. William L. Durrer
county police chief, said his
men could use the law to shoe
away the gangs that congre-
gate in shopping center park
ing lots and drive-in restaur-
ants late at night.
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Doctor Cleared
Of Negligence in
SteriIity Surgery

ELLICOTT CITY, Md, Mar.
II (AP) A Silver Spring doc
tor being sued for $4,000 was
cleared of negligence yesterday
but faces another trial on a
charge that he failed to keep
his guarantee of a successful
sterility operation.
The action was brought by
Mrs. Carol c. Thanos, 35. of
1905 Edgemont street, Silver
Spring. against DR.. Claude w.
Mitchell Of 818 Bonifant street.
The trial was moved here at
the request Of Mrs. Thanos' at
torney.
The suit contends Mrs. Tha-
nos gave birth to her fourth
child a year after the opera
ton. She charged the birth
brought on a nervous break
down.
Judge James Macgill directed
a verdict Of not guilty on her
negligence charge, but a How
ard County jury couldn't agree
on a charge the doctor failed
to keep a contract guaranteeing
success Of the operation.
Evening star., 1960-03-17

height. The board asked them
to consider possible R-20 or
R-30 zoning and to return in
two weeks to discuss these pos
sibilities.
Under R-30 the apartments
would be limited to As feet.
Member Donald E. Gingery
said this would make the apatt-
ments look like a barracks"
Under R-20 coming, the As
foot height limit could be in
creased If the buildings were
set back sufficiently from near
by roads.
Member Louis A. Gravelle
said apartment zoning would
be the only way you can hold
commercial from going onto
Rockville pike"
The planning staff recon-
mended denial Of any change
in the tracts present single
family classification.
Attorney Warren Browning
argued that there is a need fol
new apartments in the Bethes-
da area that far exceeds de-
mand."
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Limited Rezoninq
Upset by Court

Suburban Maryland govern
ing bodies cannot place limita-
tions on the use of land when
they rezone it, the Maryland
Court of Appeals ruled yester-
day.
The ruling was made in a
Prince Georges County rezoning
action to permit construction
of a luxury motel-apartment
project on the east side of New
Hampshire avenue just south
of the Langley Park Shopping
Center. The court declared the
rezoning illegal because the
commissioners had set forth
conditions for its use.
The commissioners granted
heavy commercial and apart
ment zoning for the 10-acre
tract last April. The CONNER
cial zoning was required for
construction of the motel.
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Students Have q Lark
Staying After School

ACCIDENT, Nd, Mar. II
(AP) Some 225 of the 750
students at Northern Junior
Senior High School near here
had to stay after school yes
terday and not for disciplinary
reasons.
The students all live in the
Grantsville area of Garrett
County, the icebox of Mary
land. The main route from the
school to their homes was
snowbound and the school bus
couldn't pick them up, so Paul
Muha, principal of the school,
decided to have them spend
the night.
With the help of the National
Guard at Oakland and citizens
Of Accident who supplied blan-
ketS, and 81 members of the
Evening star., 1960-03-17

get them started moderately
this fall, we can broaden them
later"
Six Study Programs
Under the new course sys-
tenn, students will choose one
of six study programs-liberal
arts college preparatory, tech
nical-scientific college prepara-
tory. general academic, busi-
ness education. vocational-in-
dustrial arts or general high
school.
Each student will follow one
of the course programs
throughout high school. How
ever, DR.. Nichols said, the stu
dent will be allowed to change
from one to another if it is
done soon enough to allow for
completion of the basic require
ments.
The specified course program
will include four locally required
subjects in the students field
of interest besides the II units
required by the State. The
other subjects will be chosen
as electives. The new program
is designed to prevent students
from taking a disaproportionate
number of "easy" elective SUBJ
jects.
DR.. Nichols explained that
study halls this fall will be
eliminated in the ninth grades.
Grouping by Ability
Under the new ability group
ing plan, students will be placed
in one of three achievement
categories in each of their sub
jects. DR.. Nichols explained
that a student might be in the
upper group in science, for in
stance, in the lower group in
history and in the average
group in language.
DR.. Nichols noted that the
below-average group will have
to meet minimum high school
standards, while the average
and above average groups will
be given additional work.
The ability grouping method
adopted by Alexandria differs
from the track system used by
the District, where a student
remains in the same group in
all his subjects.
Evening star., 1960-03-17

best meets his individual
needs.
2. Reduce the use of study
halls so that a student can take
more elective courses and in
effect gain the equivalent of
an extra year of instruction.
8. Group students according
to their individual ability in
each subject, with separate
classes or methods of instruc-
ton for those who are above
average, average and below
average.
4 Eliminate semiannual pro-
motions beginning this fall so
that a students work will be
Judged on the basis Of a full
year with final examinations
only at the end of the year.
Students who have already
started on the semiannual
system will be allowed to con-
tinue.
School Superintendent T. C
Williams termed the curriculum
overhaul extensive and said
the broad policy changes will
become effective this fall.
Less Failures Seen
He said the changes should
give high school students more
latitude to prepare for their
own future requirements. and
at the same time should cut
down on the number Of failures.
One reason the changes were
deemed desirable, he said, is be-
cause a study of the ninth grade
marks given on report cards
during the first semester of this
school year showed that almost
40 per cent of them were DIS
and rs. He said nearly 20 per
cent of the grades were failing
The school board adopted the
new policies after receiving re-
ports from four committees
which revamped sections Of the
secondary school curricula.
Composed of principals, as
sistant principals and guidance
counSelors, the committees
made the studies under super
vision of DR.. Maurice S. Nichols
co ordinator of secondary
schools.
DR.. Nichols told the school
board, these programs con-
stitute quite a change for the
school system and If we can
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Sign installer
Killed by Shock

A sign company worker was
electrocuted accidentally at
Wheaton yesterday.
Montgomery County police
said James D. Scaggs, %, a Bal
timore man who had been liv-
ing recently in Hyattstown in
Montgomery County, died after
a boom on his truck became
snagged in a high-tension wire.
The accident occurred about
12:45 pm. at the entrance to
the Triangle Shopping Center
parking lot at Viers Mill road
and Ennalls avenue. Police
said the boom on the sign truck
became entangled in an over
head wire and Mr.. Scaggs got
out to free it. He was killed
when he touched the trucks
metal side.
The dead man was employed
by the Folks g. Miller Neon
Sign Co., 818 Rockville pike,
Rockville. He was the father
of two small children, one born
just a week ago.
Evening star., 1960-03-17


requested zoning for high-rise
luxury apartments.
The area proposed for re-
zoning is west Of Old Rock
vile pike. north of Grosvenor
lane and east of new Route
24O.
The board deferred action
on the request for two weeks.
Mr.. Brewer, the chairman, was
not present at yesterdays
session.
Arthur K. Stellhorn, plan
ming director of the Maryland
National Capital Park ard
Planning Commission, said the
tract could provide the fringe
parking that would be required
with a subway terminus.
He noted that the apartment
rezoning would run up" the
lands value in the event it
was needed later for the termi-
nus.
Board members indicated
however, that it was the
choice between different apart
ment classifications that was
holding up the rezoning.
The owners asked for an Rio
coming, which puts no limit or
Evening star., 1960-03-17

boad partially acceded to
Chamber of Commerce pleas
and allotted S450,000 to build a
Thirteenth street bypass of
Clarendon between Hartford
street and Washington boule-
ward. Another S470,000 will be
needed to complete Thirteenth
street all the way to Wilson
boulevard.
The board increased recon-
mended ALLEGATIONS for side
walks by Sll5,000, added $122.-
900 to buy park land in the
Long Branch-Glen Carlyn area,
and raised to $127,0 900 the
county'S contribution for re-
gional parks.
1t slashed $632,OOO from
funds proposed for major thor
oughfareS and cut Sl50,000
from the School Boards re-
quest for bond funds. The lat
ter reduction probably means
that money will be unavailable
to build additions to Woodlawn
and Randolph Schools.
November Vote Urged
County Democrats and Re-
publicanS along with the
Chamber of Commerce had
demanded that the referendum
be delayed until the November
election, contending that more
people would vote then and
that they would be better
informed.
However the board. with the
support of school authorities
and PTA groups, argued that it
is necessary to conduct a spe-
cial election in May to permit
! prompt construction of an ad-
dition to the all-Negro Drew
Kemper School where 10 classes
now are on double shifts.
The utility bonds are A.
nanced by service charges to
recipients of water and sew
erage service and do not affect
the tax rate.
Evening star., 1960-03-17

faculty and cafeteria staff who
chaperoned and fed them, the
students spend the night.
They danced, went to the
library and movies. The boys
held wreStleing matches in the
gymnasium and several girls
went to the home economics de-
partment and cooked.
Sleeping arrangements were
made by pushing the desks to-
gether IN the classrooms. The
girls had the first floor and
the boys slept on the second.
Today instead of coming to
school, the students are sup
posed to go home. School has
been called off.
New snow measured up to
five inches in Western Mary
land.
Evening star., 1960-03-17
yelling Ro|IiesSupport
For Rapid Transit Bills

Engineer Commissioner A. c..
yelling has launched a cam
paign to rally community or
ganizations behind pending
legislation to organize Wash
ington area transportation.
Bills introduced in both the
Senate and the House call for
creation of new Federal
agency to start planning and
building a rapid transit system,
including a subway.
On Gen. Welling's motion,
the Regional Planning Council
adopted a resolution this week
in support of the proposal.
The District Public Utilities
Commission, of which Gen.
yelling is a member, also went
on record generally in favor"
of the legislation.
But utility regulators on the
commission want to study fur
ther the possible impact of the
bills on the franchise granted
the D. c. Transit System by
Congress. Transit officials will
be asked to discuss the COM
pany position with the commits
sion.
Gen. yelling has requested
special committees of other or
ganizations to which he belongs
to examine provisions of the
transportation measure. These
groups include the Washington
Metropolitan Board of Trade,
the Federal City Council, the
Washington Building Congress
and the District Planning Ad-
visory Council.
II hope these organizations
promptly will support the
Evening star., 1960-03-17

vile, Bel Air. Upper Marlboro,
A cooke * Piscataway and
Brandywine.
A map included in the resi-
dental plan shows that the
most heavily populated area,
expected to include all but a
few Of the apartment develop
ments, will arc around the
w a hin gton circumferential
highway.
Dense Area in Montgomery
In addition, a relatively dense
wedge of single-family homes
with a few apartments and
limited open space is shown in
Montgomery County beyond
the circumferential highway
along the Rock Creek water
shed.
The planners say Takoma-
Langley Park. Silver Spring
and Hyattsville-College Park
will be the most dense areas in
1880 and include a "abund-
ance' of multi-family struc-
lures.
Also seen as densely popu-
lated. but with fewer apart
ments. will be Bethesda, Bla-
densburg, Seat Pleasant, Suit
land and Oxon Hill.
Takoma-Langley Park should
increase its population by 22,-
900 and hold about the same
percentage of apartments,
according to the planners.
Silver Spring is expected to
add 1900 residents and in
crease the percentage of
apartments slightly.
HyattSville Gain Expected
Hyattsville should also in
crease by 1900 persons and
up the percentage of apart
Iments slightly.
The planners say that urban
renewal will be needed by
1880 in the eight most heavily
populated areas and redevel-
opment will be required in the
three denseSt communities.
The report indicates that
Bladensburg. North Bethesda,
Four ers-Colesville, Seat
Pleasant and Suitland should
about double their present
populations.
Evening star., 1960-03-17

Budget Bureau proposal now
introduced in legislative form"
Gen. yelling said. Il am opti-
mistic concerning the eventual
outcome of the legislative pro-
gram"
The bills, drafted by the
Eisenhower Administration,
have been introduced by Sen
ator Bible, Democrat of Nevada,
and Representative Broyhill,
Republican of Virginia. Dis
trict Committees on both sides
of Congress will handle the
matter. Members today are
trying to arrange for joint
hearings either by a new unit
to be set up by the District
Committees or by the existing
Joint Congressional Committee
on Washington Metropolitan
Problems.
Evening star., 1960-03-17

The report outlines future
residential growth for 40 plan
ming areas and tells what local
citizens can expect in the way
of population, apartment con-
structlon, public facilities and
community character over the
next 20 years.
Planners have estimated that
Montgomery County's popula-
ton should reach $4,000 by
1880 and Prince Georges County
should increase to 10000.
Broad Guide Provided
Authors of the residential
plan said they see it as a broad
policy statement to guide the
two counties in further plan
ming, Zoning and construction
of sewers and other new IA
cilities.
The study includes maps and
many figures on expected
growth. Montgomery County
officials have been asking for
more information on apart
ment prospects.
The preliminary master plan
does not detail specific apart
ment locations. The planners
said these will come later when
individual areas are studied.
The report shows a series
of alternating high and low
density areas expected to ra-
diate out from Washington.
Areas expected to undergo
denser development include the
Cabin John, Rock Greek, Paint
Branch, Indian Greek, Brier
Ditch and Henderson Creek
watersheds and the District
HeightS-North Forestyille area.
LOw-Density Areas Seen
The planners say that many
low density areas will result
from the existence of Federal
and State installations such as
the National Institutes of
Health, National Agricultural
Research Center and the Uni
versity of Maryland, which
take up large acreages of the
cloSe-in area.
Satellite communities listed
in the report include Pooles-
vile, Barnesville, Damascus
Germantown, Gaithersburg :
Washington Grove, Olney-
Sandy Spring-Ashton, Burtons-
Evening star., 1960-03-17

Harold L. Aitken, District high
way director, expressed his dis
satisfaction with any plan to
destroy existing park lands.
Mr.. Aitken said the inner
loop, planned between M street
and Massachusetts venue,
would cut into some park land
east Of Rock Greek and take
most of a sun-bathing area
near the P street bridge known
as "P Street Beach,"
Cannot Approve
The commission released a
statement saying it "unani-
mously agreed it could not ap-
prove such destruction of park
lands"
The Commission" the state
ment continued. has never
approved the inner loop system
which. it feels, provides only a
partial solution to the traffic
problem in Washington, and
may result in irreparable
damage to the appearance of
the city"
But the commission did say
it Endorsed the White House
plan, released last week, which
recommended Federal financing
Of a subway or rapid transit
system from Virginia and
Maryland into Washington.
Mr.. Finley said he wondered
if the subway plan. together
with the city's highway plans,
was not duplication of effort
to meet the committing prob
lem.
Mr.. Aitken emphasized that
even with a subway system, new
highways must be built within
the District.
He agreed to return to the
commission with a model of the
proposed western leg of the
inner-loop.
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Rout Idols, Catholics
old as St. Patrick Did

did not fight with "a chip on
his shoulder; he carried
Christ's cross, instead. Father
Slavin said.
He spoke to a congregation
that included Irish Ambassador
and Mrs. John j. Hearne, Gov
ernment officials and members
of the bench and bar.
Banquets Scheduled
The mass was one of many
obSerVanceS as Washington
area residents joined with the
Irish to honor St. Patrick.
Two of the city's noted Irish
American organizations-The
Ancient Order of Hibernians
and the Friendly Sons of st.
Patrick-will hold their tradi-
tional banquetS at the May
flower Hotel.
Senator Heating, Republican
of New York, will speak to the
Hibernians. The Friendly Sons
will hear Msgr. John J. Cart
wright of st. Matthew's Cathe-
dral.
The Virginia chapter of The
Friendly Sons also started the
day with a mass at st. James
Church in Falls Church. 1t was
followed by a pilgrimage to
gorge Washington's Tomb.
The evening festivities will in
clude a reception and banquet
at the Army Navy Country
Club at $50 pm.
Wreath to Be Placed
Other events include the
placing of a wreath on the
Commodore John Barry monu-
ment in Franklin Park by D. C.
Post No. II, Irish War Vet
Grams, and a Notre Dame Uni
versity Club of Washington
party at the Sheraton Carlton
Hotel.
The National Capital Parks
Service will pay tribute Satur-
day to George WASHINGTON
Parke CustiS, a backer of Irish
freedom during the 10Th GEN.
tury. 1t will take place at the
Custis-Lee mansion in Airing
ton National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1960-03-17

sion and County Manager A. T.
Lundberg.
The board also agreed to
postpone until the November
election a SIS million bond
issue for utilities.
A dispute between Board
Members Ralph Kaul and
Herbert Brown preceded adop-
ton of the two-year capital
improvement program.
Mr.. Kaul fought unSuccess-
fully to shift S500,O0O from Ar
lington's forthcoming operating
budget to the bond issue.
Would Have Cut Tax
The transfer would have re-
duced the need for new tax
revenues during the coming
fiscal year by as much as 20
per cent.
Mr.. Brown asserted that Ar
lington already has committed
itself to most undertakings for
which capital improvement
funds have been allotted in the
1960-61 budget and declared
that the county must be cer-
tain the money is available
He termed the effort to
switch funds "a really ire
sponsible political act"
Board Members Ernest Wilt
and DR.. Lucas Blevins sup
ported Mr.. Brown. Leo Urban
ske backed Mr.. Kaul.
AS finally approved by the
board, the recommended bond
issue includes these allocations
The sum of Sis million for
additional schools, nearly SIT
million for major thorough
fares, almost 81 million for Sec
ondary streets. 81 million for
storm sewers, S445, 900 for side
walks, $550,000 for stream
valley park lands, $247,000 for
recreation centers and play
grounds, S25o,o0O for Libraries
and 100000 for health clinics
In a major departure from
previous recommendations, the
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Defenders to Meet

The Arlington chapter of the
Defenders of State Sovereignty
and Individual Liberties will
meet at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in
Broyhill Auditorium, 461O Lee
highway, Arlington. DR.. Charles
c. Tansill, author of Back
Door to War" and a former
history professor at Georgetown
University, will speak.
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Career Night Reset

A career night program at
Suitland High School was post
poned last night because of the
weather and was rescheduled
for 1880 pm. March 80.
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Whoop-si-doodIe' Roof
For Stadium Protested

The roof of the Districts $40 million stadium will be built
dsgned-over the objections of the Fine Arts Commission
While the roof described ingenious by some men,
bers of the commission yesterday others called unfortunate
reluctantly the commission decided force change
in the design.
Douglas Orr member of the commission and an architect
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Master Plan Outlines
Growth of Suburbs
BY DANA BULLEN
Star stan Writer

Radiatng fingers of dense development and series Of
satellite communities forecast for the Maryland suburbs
of Washington in proposed residential master pan
The 1880 view of Montgomery and Prince Georges
ties released yesterday in preliminary form by the staff
of the MARYLAND National Park and Planning Commission
Evening star., 1960-03-17
Big Changes Approved
In Alexandra Schools
By DAN POOLE
Star Stan Writer

Major changes designed to strengthen Aexandras high
school program approved last night by the school
eliminating more than years study of ways to tghte.
academic standards the school board unanimously to-
l. Adopt new course system under which student
will choose from six overall study programs that