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Evening star., 1960-11-15
By the Associates Press

!, Absentee votes. mainly in
California. and o thin sprink-
ling of late returns today.
squeezed Senator Kennedy's
popular-vote lead over Vice
President Nixon to 254, ,224 votes.
On top Of d cut Of 1927 In
the preceding "a hours, be-
lated tallies today trimmed
another 1886 OF the yictor's
advantage.
With l,625 precincts still out
and more thousands Of absentee
ballots to be counted, the vote
stood-Senator Kennedy, 33,-
760,l4l, Mr.. Nixon 33.505,9l7.
The final decision on Cali
fornia'S % votes Is still to come.
Absentee ballots counted today
cut into Senator Kennedy's
lead, reducing II to ~ $50. with
MIR. Nixon drawing about so per
cent Of the absentee votes so
far. there were 16S.00o or more
to be counted.
Senator Kennedy had $780,
9l0 votes in California: Mr..
Nixon, 3.109. .344.
Mr.. Nixon drew 49.7 per cent
Of CaIifornia's votes at the
polls but he was pulling almost
So per cent Of the absentee
votes. -
Complete but unoficial re-
Evening star., 1960-11-15
Former House Official
Indicted in Payroll Case

A District grand jury yestey.
day indicted Claude A. Taylor,
former superintendent Of the
House Of Representatives fold.
ing room. ON charges he cashed
in $4,000 worth Of fraudulent
payroll checks from 1866
through 1857.
The indictment, the culmina. &.
ton Of an FBI and grand jury
investigation from last February
to last month, named Mr.. Tay.
lor, 35. of the 800 block Of Wis.
consin avenue, Bethesda. Nd,
as defendant.
Mr.. Taylor ran for the Dem.
ocratic nomination for Congress
in the Maryland 9Th district
this year. but was defeated by
Representative Foley.
A Justice Department Spokes-
man said the FBI received con-
fidential information that at
least one fictitious name ap-
peared on the payroll vouchers
and payroll records Of the fold
ing room. The unknown in
formant also said that payroll
kick-backs" were involved, the
! spokesman said.
The investigation disclosed
he added, that four fictitious
names had been used. Agents
discovered through questioning
Se7htirG rcori employees that nc
Evening star., 1960-11-15

tact three physicians, and
then. called the county fire
board and asked for an ambu-
lance, the sheriff reported.
AS the ambulance with the
mortally wounded man aboard
pulled away, o school bus
stopped at the house and
Christopher's l2-year-old sis
ter. Marjorie. stepped out. the
sheriff said.
Christopher did not tell her
what had happened, but told
her to go stay with q neighbor,
the sheriff said. Then he set
out on foot for the hospital.
Sheriff Garner, driving to-
ward the house to investigate
the ambulance call. saw Chris
topher trudging along Route 6.
Tells Of Shooting
Il didn't know what had
happened when I stopped and
told young Mickler to get in
the car" the sheriff said. "As
we neared the house, he told
me. I just shot my father.
You'd better take me in.'"
He said he wanted to make
his own way In the world, and
thought he could make out all
right If he could get rid Of his
parents" the sheriff said.
The sheriff said the boy
comes from a happy home"
and that his parents were both
good people who were well
liked and respected in the COM
smuniky."
The shotgun belongs to
Christopher's older brother, AL
bert Mickler. jr., 10, q stu
dent ct the University of Mary
land. Sheriff Garner said.
Mrs. Mickler, under seda.
tives, and Albert spent the
night with Mrs. Mickler's sis
ter, Mrs. Louis J. Faust. 51l6
Lowell lane NV.
Late last April, while attend
ing Gonzaga High School in
Washington, Christopher left
home. He was found about two
weeks later. working for So q
day on a farm about so miles
south Of Richmond, Va.
Evening star., 1960-11-15
Mitchell Nursing
Twisted Buck
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of Labor Mitchell
Is in Walter Reed Army Hospi-
tai recovering from q back in
jury incurred while campaign
ing for the Republican cause.
Somewhere along the line
in the latter days Of the cam
paign," an aide said, "he
twisted his back and 1t started
bothering him."
Mr.. Mitchell believes II may
have happened while getting
out Of q small plane. The Labor
Secretary campaigned in some
l6 or II States. making go or 10
speeches.
He entered the hospital last
Friday and expects to leave IN
q day or two. The injury is de.
scribed as not serious, only
serl"wh~t uncomfortable.
Evening star., 1960-11-15
Two More Held
In Scheme to
Cheot Widow, 90

Two more men have been
arrested In connection with d
scheme to cheat q 93.year-old
widow out Of $2,100 by telling
her the money was needed for
brain surgery on q 15-month-
old child.
Detective Sergts. Mark Gray
and Paul Meyerhoeffer said
Milton Bloombaum, 48, Of the
900 block Of Valley avenue
Sc. was arrested here yester.
day and charged with false
.pretenses. Max Solomon, 43,
alias Thomas Given, was ar
rested at his home in Balti-
more on a warrant charging
the same offense.
Thomas B. Pennewell, 81,
also Of Baltimore, was arrested
in June. He pleaded guilty to
a charge Of obtaining money
under false pretenses and is
awaiting sentencing.
Sergt. Gray said Solomon, q
salesman for a home repair
firm, dreamed up the scheme
after selling Mrs. Caroline
Campbell. Of the 400 block Of
Aspen street NV, . siding job
for her home.
When Bloombaum, who police
said has . previous record, ap-
peared in Municipal Court
yesterday he was ordered held
for grand jury action. He was
released after posting $4,000
bond.
Solomon was arraigned be-
fore the United States com.
missioner in Baltimore yester-
day. He was freed on $1,000
bond pending extradition pro-
ceedings.
Evening star., 1960-11-15
Research Rocket
Rises Jas Miles
~ the Associatsd Press

A research rocket, instru-
mented to gather information
on the atmosphere go to $50
miles above the earth, was
fred from the civilian space
agency research center at Wal
lops Island today.
The Aerobee. Hi research
rocket burned Tor So seconds
and reached an altitude OF las
miles, the National Aeronau.
tics and Space Administration
reported. It carried instruments
TO record composition, density
and pressure OF the atmos-
phere.
The agency said the 25-foot
rockies landed in the Atlantic
Ocean IS miles from che
launching site.
Evening star., 1960-11-15
President Sees
15eerefaries

AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. IS (AP)
President Eisenhower sum.
moned his Defense and Treas
Jury secretaries 10 his vacation
headquarters today for O top.
level review OF Government
spending overseas.
Defense Secretary Gates ar
ranged to join the President
and Treasury Secretary Ander-
son in 0 meeting this afternoon
which the White House billed
US an important conference.
Brig. Gen. Andrew ]. Good
paster, White House staff Sec
retary. also was to iiy from
Washington for the session,
along with top Treasury and
Defense Department aides.
Russia's surprise move In
raising the value Of its ruble
also seemed likely to figure In
the Observation-Disclosures tain.
this afternoon.
Afterward, the President was
due to indorse publicly Mr.,
Anderson's goal OF persuadins
the West German government
to pick up more Of the tab in
volved in stepping up Western
aid 70 underdeveloped lands.
Mr.. Gates reported plan to
join the Eisenhower meeting
underscored the possibility that
the Defense Department might
decide 20 cut down Army
spending in West Germany.
Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty said Mr.. Eisenhower
and Mr.. Anderson also wanted
to go over the Government's
overall financial problems, in
Eciuding the farewell Republi-
can FEDERAL budget to be sub
nfifte6 In C0nNresa IN .Iay,v,a,.v
Evening star., 1960-11-15
PLAN
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special package plan would be
optional. The package pro.
gram apparently has been 1ig.
ured IN many cases TO make
the Insurance less expensive
than separate liability and
physical damage policies with.
out the extra coverage.
The plan was revealed jointly
By the National Bureau Of
Casualty Underwriters. the
Mutual Insurance Rating Blu.
reau. both Of New York, and
the Virginia Rating Bureau tn
Richmond.
Although u was proposed
that the new structure become
effective December !, the tas
surance bureau indicated there
was little chance Of final sec
action before January.
Point System Set Up
Under che merit rating plan,
. point system Is established
for motorists on q three.year
period Immediately preceding
the applications. Drivers with
no points get Q 10 per cent
discount.
Those with one point--as.
signed for accidents resulting
In a fatality. personal injury
or more than $50 property
damage-would pay 10 per cent
higher. Drivers with two points
given Tor reckless driving
and accumulated violations
would pay so per cent higher.
Motorists who have three
points--appiied for drunk driv.
ing. hit and run, and homicide
or assault in the operation Of
an automobile, and driving
with o suspended license
would pay 100 per cent more.
-Four points are assigned for
accumulated violations Of .
serious nature.
Drivers with less than three
years experience would pay the
standard rate. . .
The comprehensive section Of
physical damage insurance Is
not altered under the plan.
Evening star., 1960-11-15
CENSUS
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Commerce who transmits 1t to
the President.
When Congress reco1venes
In January, Mr.. Eisenhower Will
inform the clerk Of the House
Of the number Of seats to which
each State win be entitled in
the 88th Congress which win be
elected in November, 1862.
The House clerk then has Is
days In which to relay this In
formation to the governors of
the so States. II 0 State gains
one or more seats and the legis-
lature fails to map new district
boundaries, the additional rep
resentative or representatives
will be elected at large. II q
State loses and the legislature
does not redistrict. all Of that
States House members must be
elected at large.
Record Increase Passed
The Nations population gain
Of nearly 90 million surpassed
the previous record increase for
q decade. registered between
1910 and 1850, of 1872 million.
The 1860 total covers only the
30 States and the District, and
excludes members Of the Armed
Forces and their dependents
living abroad, American citizens
living abroad and crews Of
American vessels at sea or In
foreign ports. Officials said
these would push the total
above the l80 million mark.
Florida had the fastest rate
Of growth, measured by per-
centage at 1877 per cent. Me-
vada. Alaska and Arizona also
had increases Of more than 70
per cent between 1850 and
1860. Fifteen other States in.
creased at q faster rate than
the i8.5 per cent National aver.
age. Among them was Mary.
land. with . 1913 per cent popu.
lation increase. from 2,3A3, ,001
in 1850 to 3,100.689 in 1860.
The Districts population de.
Evening star., 1960-11-15
CENSUS
Suburbs Nay Goin
In Reopp,jortioni,nent

clined By 40 per cent, from
S02,i5s to 763.o5s.
virsinia's. population in.
creased by 1875 per cent, from
S.Sis.6e0 to 3.s66.sls. This in
crease was not enough above
the national average to give
Virginia an additional seat in
the House.
/ Eisht States up l Million
Eight States increased their
population by more than I mil
lion between 1860 and 1860:
California. up 5,l30,9Sl or AS
per cent to 15,7l7.204; Florida,
up 2.l80.255 or 1877 per cent to
nearly 4,05l.560: New York, up
l.052.ll2 or l3.2 per cent to
6.7S2, ,304: Texas, up l.e6S. .403
or 24.2 per cent TO o,5Te, SIT;
Ohio. up 1.759,770 or 22.l per
cent to e.706.397: Michigan, up
l.45l, ,42e or 22.e per cent to a..
1881 Illinois, up 1855 .983 or
1877 per cent to i0.oSi, ,i5S. and
New Jersey. up l.23l,453 or
25.5 per cent to 6.066,7e2.
Three States, In addition to
the District, lost population be.
tween 1850 and 1850: Arkansas,
down l23, ,239 or SIS per cent to,
l,766,272: West Virginia, down
145,131 or II per cent to l.
$50. .421. and Mississippi, down
773 or less than ! per cent to-
2.178,14l.
Population continued itsslong.
term shift to the West, with the
Is Western States gaining by
7,863.l42 or 3S.9 per cent to
20. .053,l04.
The nine most populous
States in 1850 kept their rank
ing In 1850. Florida advanced
from twentieth place in 1850 to
tenth place in 1860. North Caro-
lima. which ranked tenth In
1850. dropped to twelfth place.
The smallest States in terms
OF population are Alaska :,
Nevada. Wyoming. Vermont and
Delaware.
Evening star., 1960-11-15
Kennedy Vote Morgil,
Norrows to 254,2A

turns gave Illinois to Kennedy
by 6,3eT votes. The Illinois
totals were 2,375,245 for sena-
tor Kennedy and 2,S6s.S4s for
MIR. Nixon. 4
Not counting California's %
electoral votes. Senator KEN
nedy had 300 votes in the elec-
toral college, with 26e needed
to win, compared to 1856 for
Mr.. Nixon. Mr.. Nixon also
held slight leads in Alaska and
Hawaii with 3 votes each.
Evening star., 1960-11-15
Luxury Prison

TOULOUSE, France, Nov. IS
(AP).--What the French call
the worlds most modern prison
complete with swimming pool
and a hotel for visitors--will
soon be built in nearby Muret.
The $50 million franc $3.50 mill
lion) structure, on 24.7 acres,
viii have a movie theater, ath.
!etic field. gym. television room
RrH char
Evening star., 1960-11-15
Staying
Staying
Youth Calls for Aid
After Firing Shotgun

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with murder and Is being held
In the county Jail at La Plata
pending Q trial magistrates
hearing there on Thursday.
Charles County States Attor-
ney George Bowling said he
would be tried as an adult.
Sheriff Garner said young
Mickler. who ran away from
home for two weeks last spring,
skipped his classes at La Plata
High School yesterday and
spent the morning roaming the
woods near his home.
Couldn't Kill Mother
He came home about noon
and told his mother, Dorothy,
90. that he had q stomachache,
but that he wasn't sick enough
for her to cancel her sched-
uled visit to her sister in WASH
ington, the sheriff said.
HE said he planned to kill
her, but he couldn't do 1t, and
he got mad" Sheriff Garner
reported.
After she left for Washing
ton, he began his shooting
spree. No one heard the sunfire
because the nearest neighbor is
Q quarter Of b mile away, the
sheriff said.
About $3.50 pm. the sheriff
said, Mr.. Mickler walked IN the
back door OF the house, located
on State Route Q about 2 miles
west OF La Plata.
The boy was waiting in d
hallway. holding Q .4l0 shot
gun. without o word, the Toy
fired q single shot. the sheriff
said.
Struck In Chest
The charge. y single slug
about .45-caliber used for
hunting deer. caught Mr..
Mickler in the chest. the sheriff
said. He staggered to a front
hallway and collapsed.
The boy tried in vain to con-
Evening star., 1960-10-20

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over your present roof and walls. 1t
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bonds to and becomes part of the sur
face to which it is applied. II remains
Evening star., 1960-10-20

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stain because, it contains no asphalt, tar
or pitch! Do not confuse with inferior.
inexpensive "aluminum-asphalt" or "col.
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Evening star., 1960-10-20

Use on all interior surfaces, one coat covers,
Use with either brush or roller. Odorless.
quick drying, truly flat. Exhales moisture.
easily washable when dry.
Evening star., 1960-10-09
Food for Fans

CONWAY
~ Believe
and Lonely Blue Boy But his friends Twt best known
gourmet-a wild in the kitchen
LondOners thought Twt
favorite
the 26yearod
chopped melted cheese and slice of fried pineapple
slices lettuce mustard
dill pickle then it's thin
take off your shoes"
favote
party New York, Twty entertained of
whipping his favOte dishes Although his
ices with
scored high the suggestion fried chocolate
frenzy the mood for
experiences Conway Tw gladly offers the following suggestions
mixed
chocolate candy semiswee chocolate shvngs Fold
and fry in hot butter.
Sandwich Chilled mashed salad
with mustard Add pickle slices American
Eggnm
bubb with preied
Top with ketchup
Evening star., 1960-07-08
Election Slant

The 1860 selection of can
didates and nominees for the
office of President and Vice
President has taken on a new
slant.
1t seems the No. / consid-
Grafton is the candidates re-
= ligion, followed by his quail
f1cations.
Paul Butler, the Democratic
Party chairman, leaves the
impression that if Senator
Kennedy were not chosen to
head his party's ticket in the
coming election, the Demo-
Gratis would lose many Cath
olic votes and probably the
election. On the other hand,
if Kennedy is named, the Re-
publicans can be expected to
give serious consideration to
the selection of the adminis-
tration's outstanding Catho-
lie, Labor Secretary Mitchell,
as a vice presidential candi-
date. This action is. of course,
designed to attract some of
the heavy Catholic vote away
from Kennedy-a question:
able theory.
History teaches us that
campaigns are usually built
around the No. man, and
generally the public accepts it
in that vein. Besides, it would
Evening star., 1960-07-08
Cdstro's Answer

Fidel Castro is running true to form
in his response to President Eisen-
hower's decision, pursuant to congress
Sional authorization, to reduce imports
OF Cuban sugar. Mr.. Castro says the
President acted in moment of hate,
degradation, insanity and stupidity"
The truth is that Mr.. Eisenhower acted
to protect legitimate interests of the
United States, not to mention the real
interests of the Cuban people, against
Castro moves which are pushing Cuba
into the Communist orbit.
There is, of course, no assurance
that the reduction in the sugar quota
will be effective in perSuading Mr.. Castro
that the course he is following can only
be ruinouS to Cuban-American relations,
and, in the long run, to Cuba. If the
Presidents action does not have this
effect, we must be prepared, preferably
through the Organization of American
States, to take whatever additional steps
may be needed to prevent the establish
ment of Communist beach head in the
Western Hemisphere. The necessity for
this arises, not because Castro insults
the United States or Seizes American
property, but because the rise of Com
muniSt influence in Cuba threatens
freedom in all countries on this side of
the Atlantic.
A major project by our State De-
partment should be to make certain that
this is understood everywhere. A spokeS-
man for the dominant political party
in Mexico has said that the Eisenhower
action indicates that "our northern
neighbor is closing the doors of its
friendship and understanding in the
face of the yearningS of the Cuban peo-
pie to live in liberty and economic in
dependence" This reflects miSconcep-
ton of what the United States is doing,
and why. Every effort should be made
to correct such erroneous impressions,
even though, if necessary, we must be
ready to stand and act alone against
the threat to our security and to hen1is-
pheric security which has been raised by
Castro's enhancement of the Kremlin.
Evening star., 1960-07-08
Concerned Over Falls Church Annexation

on our schools. I have heard
that we will come into pos
session of various schools, but
did anyone ever hear of emp
ty school rooms anywhere in
this country? And how will
we pay for these schools
which we may possess" from
Fairfax County? Section IS
152.12(c) of the Annexation
Laws states &c. the city will
be required to compensate the
county for the value of public
improvements including but
not limited to public schools,
equipment thereof - at the
time of annexation =. :" Has
anyone computed the num-
ber of additional school buses,
drivers, etc.. which will be re-
quired to transport our newly
acquired students over an
area which will triple the size
of our present city?
Finally has Falls Church
appointed anyone to the An
nexation Study Committee
who is an expert on schools?
I understand that Cd Mr..
Tarrant, Consulting City
Planner, (2) Mr.. McCand-
lish, attorney to represent
Falls Church in the event the
suit reaches court, go Mr..
Phillips, engaged as a sur
veyor of boundaries, a. Mr..
Russell, public relations ex-
Evening star., 1960-07-08
Sunday Confusion

At first, we were inclined to agree
with those police, merchants, lawyers,
judges and members. of the public at
large who could find nothing good at all
to say about the Virginia Legislatures
attempt to clarity" the "blue law"
banning noneSsential sales on Sundays.
Now, however, it appears that the legiS-
lators inadvertently may have nullif1ed
the confusing Qualification" themselves.
If that is so, they did a much more
sensible thing than they realized-and
VirginianS at least will be no worse off
than they were before.
The chronology of this latest uncer-
tainty, briefly, is as follows: The be-
fuddling new language, which attempts
so unsuccesSfully to list items which may
not (and in some cases, like Smithfield
hams, which may) be sold, was adopted
by tn General Assembly March IL as
Evening star., 1960-07-08

an amendment to Title 18 (the Criminal
Section) of the Virginia Code. On March
80, as result of long efforts by the
Virginia Code Commission, Title IS was
repealed, and replaced by a new Crimi-
nal Section. Somewhere during the leg
iSlative process, however, the "blue law"
change was not co-ordinated, and the
new Criminal Section carries the old
language without the clarifying" list
To the satisfaction of Hampton Cir
cuit Court Judge Frank A. Kearney, this
means that the new "blue law" statute
is completely invalid. Whether this rul-
ing will hold up, however-and there is
doubt among some lawyers-can only be
decided by the State Supreme Court. We
hope it decides soon.
In the meantime, the public prose-
cutors in Arlington, Fairfax and Alexan-
dria have acted wisely in their decision
to request local courts to postpone action
on any arrests which may take place
under the new statute. AS the Arlington
Commonwealth Attorney, William j.
Hassan, points out, all the pertinent
issues already have been raised in sew
eral suits throughout the State which
are up for review. 1t is senSeless now to
clutter up the docket with others.
Even decisions by the higher courts
are not likely to unravel all the confu-
sion. Until we have the decisions, how
ever, and until the State Legislature can
make another pass at the problem in
1862, public officials have little choice
but to enforce the law with all the dis
cretion and common sense they can
muster.
Evening star., 1960-07-08
Weather Report

The National Science Foundation,
in its first annual report on weather
modification, has Debated exaggerated
hopes about the possibility that man
may soon be able to manufacture rain
at will, prevent destructive storms and
control climate in general on both a
continental and global scale.
To back up this point, the NSF de-
clareS in its report that it agrees fully
with the following observation by Pro-
feSSor Henry G. Houghton of the MasSa-
chuSetts Institute of Technology: zone
can be quite confident that the ultimate
success of methods for the artificial re-
lease and control of precipitation will
depend on the acquisition of much more
complete basic knowledge on the ways
in which nature produces rain and snow.
Present attempts at rainmaking are
often uncomfortably close to shooting
in the dark This is not to say that
nothing has been learned from or ac-
compliShed by these efforts, but simply
that the effective control of any mech
anism demands much more complete
information than is now available on
natural precipitation"
That is why the NSF-whoSe
program includes projects carried out
jointly with the Departments of Com
merce, Agriculture and DefenSe-placeS
major emphasis on "long funda-
mental approach" to all the problems
involved, and it cautions that practical
results should not be anticipated until
a store of new discoveries in the labora-
tory and in the field has accumulated"
Nevertheless, even though it has thus
downgraded Sensationalized predictions
of great accomplishments in a hurry, the
Foundation has left little room for
doubt that highly important progress
can be expected in this field in the years
ahead. To that extent at least, it seems
clear that man will become capable in
due course of doing much more with the
weather than just talk about it,