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Evening star., 1960-07-30
June Contracts Sink
Below Last Years

With residential work drag
ging its heels, contracts
awarded during June for
construction work in the
United States totaled only
$3.5 billion, 5 per cent below
the same month a year ago,
the F. w. Dodge Corp. re-
ported this week.
Residential contracts dur
ing the month amounted to
Sis billion, down 16 per cent
from June. 1859, the con-
struction news and market
ing firm said.
In two other. categories of
building work. gains were
made over the previous June,
but we're insufficient to off,
set completely the residential
lag. Non-residential building
contracts totaling $1.1 bill
lion were 5 per cent above
the June, 1859, figures, and
Evening star., 1960-07-30
Planning Booklet Issued

a The Housing end Home
Finance Agency today an
rnounced publication of a new
pamphlet, The Urban Plan
ming Assistant PROGRAM"
which explains tho Federal
program to help local GOV
,ernments solve their plan
ming problems.
.sUsing a question -and-an-
swer form, the pamphlet
gives details on the purposes
for which urban planning
grants can be used. what
public bodies are eligible and
how to, apply for the grants.
Evening star., 1960-07-30

heavy engineering contracts
amounted to 1919 million, a
rise of 4 per cent over the
earlier June figure.
The firm also reported that
the June contracts, on an in
dex allowing for seasonal
variations. were at the high
est point so far this year.
Contract figures for the
first six months of this year
were in similar straits. The
total of contracts was S17.6
billion. 7 per cent less than
the January-June figure of
1859.
Residential contracts fer
the six-month period we're
SIS billion, down IA Der cent
from the comparable period
of last year. Non-reSidential
contracts at $5.8 billion were
up per cent and heavy
engineering contracts at SAL
billion were of Q per cent.
Evening star., 1960-07-30

Finance Corp. in Houston,
Tex, and had operated his
own loan and building COM
pany in Amarillo. -.,
The new assistant commits
sioner is a native of Hoboken,
N. J. He received a bachelor
of arts degree at st. Johns
Atonement College, Gray
moor, N. Y, and did grad
uate work at Catholic Uni
versity.
He succeeds William A.
Painter, who has been filling
the post in an acting capac-
ity since May 2.
Evening star., 1960-07-30
HHFA Appoints Dee

Edward j. Dee, director of
the Federal Housing Admin
istration's Fort Worth CTex0
,hlsuring Office for the last
i've years, has been appointed
the agency's assistant COM
missioner for operations.
~ MIR. Dee has been associ-
ated with FHA since 1947
and had experience in such
cpesitions as mortgage credit
examiner, assistant chief un-
derwriter and assistant di-
rector.
- Before joining the agency,
me had been with the Pacific
Evening star., 1960-07-30

no sharp depressions to pull
down all real estate values,
DR.. Hoyt maintains that fu-
ture increases will be deter
mined by such factors as
population growth. tax rates
and coming regulations.
The threat of drastic de-
flation which could depress
real estate values is elimi-
mated according to his article,
because there is no possibil-
ity of reducing our (nationaD
debt in the face of cold war
tensions"
Evening star., 1960-07-30

Copies of the booklet dre
available through the HHFA
in Washington or any of its
regional Offices to officials
and others concerned in the
development of urban plan
ming. It also may be pur-
chased from the SUperin-
tendent of Documents, Gov
eminent, Printing Office,
Washington 25. D. c., for
5 cents a copy.
Evening star., 1960-07-30
Metal Sover

Brass andirons, fire tools
and other articles made of
the shiny. yellow metal won't
tarnish if you protect them
with a coat of clear lacquer.
Evening star., 1960-08-19

(Tex) Zoo. who was present
when the infant was born yes
terday.
If it's a girl DR.. Reed says
he is in a quandary because 1t
isn't normally flattering to
name a 110-pound baby after
any lady of normal sensitivity
Therefore, he says, he will
be open to suggestions if the
bouncing baby is on the distafi
side. But he's hoping it's a boy,
Arusha. a 5,000-pound Nile
River hippo, gave, birth to the
baby yesterday in full view Of
scores of spectators. The ia
ther is Joe. also a 5.000-pounder.
The birth raises the Zoo hippo
population to four.
Evening star., 1960-08-19
THE EVENING STAR
Washington, DC GaMaw~I A>x.~ Dill
Fndoy. August I9. 1860 OSuStOa l\SWS Xxx

erings and linens helped offset
sluggish activity in mems ap.
parel, major appliances and
draperies.
New passenger car sales were
close to a year ago but used
car volume declined substan-
TALLY.
Most noticeable gains were ir
women's fall sportswear, fur.
trimmed cloth coats, dresses
fashion accessories and milli.
merry.
Evening star., 1960-08-19

tered sleep-inducing drugs to
her daughters, Bernadette, 3,
and Venita, S.
The statement. plus a medi-
cine dropper taken from a purse
in her home, are the chief
items in the prosecutions case.
The dropper contained traces
of a barbiturate, police said.
Evening star., 1960-08-19
Women's Buying
Boosts RetuiIino

NEW YORK. Aug. 10 (AP).-
Women stepped up their buying
Of fall apparel this week and
retail trade posted a slight gain
over a year ago, Dun & Brad
street, Inc, reported today.
Dollar volume was / per cent
below to 3 per cent above the
comparable 1859 week.
Sales of furniture, floor cov-
Evening star., 1960-08-19
Mother Now Denies
Drugqing z Daughters

never gave them barbiturates.
This development came as
Mrs. Fratantonio's lawyers pre-
pared to ask the court for a
jury trial and q continuance
of her case. They reported it
was very hard to talk with her
and that she is in poor physi-
cal condition. They said they
also need time to obtain hos
pital records.
Mrs. Fratantonio had ad-
mitted she secretly admins
Evening star., 1960-08-19
Baby Hippo's Sex
Gives Zoo Head
Naming Problem

A baby river hippo has been
born at the Washington Zoo
and thereby hangs a tale. al
though not a very long one.
Zoo Director Theodore Reed
said the problem is naming the
baby.
The gender Of the infant
isn't known right now. If it's a
male, DR.. Reed plans to name
it Fred, after Fred Stark, di-
rector of the San Antonio
Evening star., 1960-08-19
CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND, Aug. 10 (AP)
Mrs. Lillian Fratantonio has
repudiated her statement to
police that she administered
drugs to her two sleeping
beauty" daughters, one of her
attorneys said today.
Attorney Fred F. Hilow said
the 29-year-old mother of five
children, who is charged in
Juvenile Court with mistreat-
ing the little girls, told him she
had given food TO them but
Evening star., 1960-08-19
Children Impaired

CHICAGO. - Four out OF
every 100 children under 4
years of age have a chronic or
permanent health impairment
compared with 8 out Of 100 be-
tween the ages of Is and "a.
Evening star., 1960-08-19

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Evening star., 1960-08-19
GIRLS CO-ORDINATES
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in light blue. All in sizes 7-l4 3.99
Evening star., 1960-08-19
TOTS & GIRLS WESKIT
SETS BY JUDY KENT

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viscose. Washable, drip dry Plaid skirt
plus motchine weskit which reyerses to
solid coruroy. Dark green or red and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Judge Acquits Youth,
Urges Accident Unit

A Prince Georges police court
Judge today said county police
need an accident investigation
unit If highways are going to
be made safe.
Judge William H. McGrath
made the observation in Upper
Marlboro while hearing testi-
mony in the case of a teen
ager charged in the death of
another motoriSt in Spaulding
Heights. The youth was &C
quilted of charges of man
slaughter and failure to yield
the right of way.
The judge expressed surprise
that the States Attorneys Of
flee had not summoned the
doctor who performed the au-
topsy on the traffic victim.
Judge McGrath asked why a
witness who helped the injured
at the october 2 accident also
was not summoned.
He left before I could get
his name" said County Police
Pvt. John F. Parker.
MY partner was directing
traffic, and I was helping the
injured" he added when ques-
toned further by the judge.
Judge McGrath said that, If
one policeman is needed to
direct traflic and another to be
a medical attendant, there is a
need for someone to investigate
the accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07

favorite to win Maryland's nine
electoral votes for President.
Key City Vote
II the Massachusetts, Sena-
tor does pull it OF, it figures
to be with the help Of a Balti-
more city vote big enough to
Offset Nixon's expected $4,000
60, 900 lead In the counties.
Democrats outnumber Re-
puhlicans 926.S77 to 373,3S3 on
Maryland registration books,
but the State has not gone
Democratic in a presidential
election since 1914.
The leaders of both parties
predicted sweeping victories for
their men in week end an
nouncements. Privately, most
politicians think 1t will be close
On one thing they agree
About 80 per cent of the reg
istered voters should turn out
AS one politician put it. "You
couldn't keep them away from
the voting machines with g
baseball bat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Brighton Staying
Charged to Man

District laborer was charged
with murder today by Mont
gomery County police in the
death Of a Washington woman
whose bullet-riddled body was
found Saturday near Brighton,
Md.
The charge was lodged
against Reafus Fennell. 40, of
the 900 block of G street NE.
in connection with the shoot
ing Of Agnes Louise Horne, IS,
Of 650l2 Newton place N. W.,
county police at Wheaton re-
ported. Mrs. Horne was found
dead about 11.30 am. Satur-
day in a thickly wooded area
about a half-mile from the
Brighton Dam, according to
detectives. There were four bull
let wounds in her left side.
Police said Mrs. Horne was
a practical nurse whose hus-
band and l6-year-old son lived
in Georgia.
Terrell was arrested in WASH
ington yesterday. He is being
held without bond at the Rock
vile jail pending a preliminary
hearing in Silver Spring Peo-
Piles Court November 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Phony Maryland Voter Listings
Are Reported by Justice Official

of the workers in those drives
may be turning in fictitious
names "for easy personal profit
as well as for other purposes. /"
The United States attorneys
were directed to examine every
complaint to determine If b
violation Of Federal law Is in
volved.
The fuss in Baltimore County
started after Republicans COM
planned that some TOO Of 1000
letters sent to new voters on the
county's registration lists were
returned to the Post ONCE as
unbelievable.
Close Race Seen
Marylanders are expected to
swarm to the polls in record
numbers tomorrow with q close
presidential contest the main
attraction.
In the seven congressional
races. the Republicans will be
trying to crack q solid Demo-
cratic block and they figure
they have q good chance in al
least two districts-the LIST and
9Th.
Voters also will make known
their wishes on Is proposed
constitutional amendments and
a red-hot Observation-Disclosures
to ratify a new Potomac River
Compact.
In the main event-betweer
Republican Richard M. Nixon
and Democrat John F. Kennedy
the Democrat rates a slight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Bandit Gets
$50 at Hotel;
Swaps Shots

A masked bandit snapped
gunshots with a guard at the
Roosevelt Hotel early today and
escaped with $50, although he
may be wounded.
1t. Murray Kutner Of the
police robbery squad said the
thief, a handkerchief over his
face, took the money at gun
point from David Gardner, SO
night clerk at the hotel at 2101
Sixteenth street NV.
During the holdup Mr.. Gard
ner, of 2701 Fourteenth street
NV, made a sound which at
tracted the attention of a hotel
guard, Elisha Williams. 80, OF
1413 Bloomfield road, Coral
Hills, Md. :
Mr.. williams fired enc shot
as the intruder dashed out the
hotels front door. The bandit
spun around, as though struck
but managed to get outside. The
guard followed.
AS the thief fled on foot
along Sixteenth street, toward
v street, Mr.. Williams fired a
second shot, and his quarry
fell to his knees, 1t. Kutner
said.
At this point, the bandit
turned fired one wild shot
toward Mr.. Williams, then
scrambled to his feet and
escaped, the lieutenant said.
Police broadcast a lookout
for a colored man, about %
years old. They notified hos
pitfalls and doctors to be alert
for a man of that description
asking treatment Of a gunshot
wound.
1t. Kutner said a second man.
who fled the hotel lobby Just
before the shooting started,
may have been an accomplice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Meyer RecitoIs
Nov. Ia and IS

Charlton Meyer organ reci-
tails are scheduled at the chapel
of the University Of Maryland
at 8 pm. November IA and Is.
There Is no concert by him
either tonight or tomorrow
night as was stated through a
typographical error in Sun
days Star.
National Symphony Orches-
ira concerts with Lorin Hol-
lander, pianist. as soloist, are
scheduled tomorrow, Wednes-
day and Thursday. The first
two concerts are at $3.50 pm.
at Constitution Hall. Thurs
days concerts are at 2 pm. in
Lisner Auditorium and at $3.50
pm. in Richie Coliseum at the
University Of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Commission Is Cited
For Public Relations

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission has beer
given the first annual advance.
ment award presented by the
Chesapeake Section Of the
American Water Works Asso-
citation.
Designed to recognize pro-
gress in public relations pro.
gramming, the award honor,
the WSSC for its work in the
fields of employe, press. custo.
mer and school relations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Robbers Get $1,727
From Auto Firm Safe

Safecrackers took $1,727 yes
terday from an Office of Stand
ard Pontiac Auto Sales, TIPS
Baltimore boulevard, College
Park, Prince Georges police re-
port.
The thieves apparently forced
a lock to enter the building
according to Det. Sgt. Richard
A. Pearson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07

A Justice Department oficial
said yesterday that reports in
dicate fictitious names were
turned in "for easy personal
profits as well as for other pur-
poses" in some areas-including
Baltimore County, Md.-during
recent voter registration drives.
The department told Sall
United States attorneys to
watch for attempts to vote nom
existent persons tomorrow. It
said it had received complaints
from Baltimore County. Md;
Gary. Ind, and Warren. Mich.
Baltimore County election of :
ficials said some voters may be
asked to write their signatures
If their identifications are ques-
toned. the Associated Press re-
ported.
FBI Investigation
The Federal Bureau of In
vestigation Is investigating the
Baltimore County reports at the
request Of the Department of
Justice.
The Justice Department said
it had received complaints that
names Of hundreds of non
existent persons had been added
to registration lists in the three
areas named. The department
named no parties or individuals
as being involved in the re-
ported fraudulent registration.
Acting Attorney General Law.
renee E. Walsh spoke of "a
particular kind of registration
activity which recently has been
brought to the attention Of the
department"
In Baltimore, for example
this was discovered simply by
sending registered letters to
newly registered voters who
were not listed in the telephone
directory. These letters were re-
turned with notations that the
named person was not at the
given address," Mr.. Walsh said
1t appeared. Mr.. Walsh said,
that these registrations had
grown out Of drives by Ger
tain organizations and persons"
to obtain new registrations by
paying workers a fee for each
new registration obtained. He
said reports indicated that some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07

He noted police could not
prove the death with no doctor
present at the hearing.
police should make a little
more effort in these man
slaughter cases. It's a very
serious thing" Judge McGrath
said.
Pvt Parker said he discussed
the case with Francis x.
Gaegler. jr., an assistant pro-
secutor assigned to the. court
but absent today. A check with
his Office revealed Mr.. Gaegler
was married Saturday, and no
other arrangement had been
made to staff the court.
Judge McGrath granted a
motion for a directed verdict
of acquittal by Attorney James
C. Toomey. He represented
Robert D. Randles. 10. of 3008
Thirteenth street Sc.
Pvt. Parker testified the
boy. travelling on Spaulding
avenue, had stopped for a stop
sign at Pennsylvania avenue,
had seen another car coming.
but proceeded across in belief
he could clear the oncoming
car.
Pvt. Parker added the other
car struck the teen-ager's car.
The other motorist was iden-
titled by police as HALEY p.
Sullivan, 40. Of 281l Ramhle.
wood drive. District Heights.
He died the following day in
Prince Georges Hospital, Pvt.
Parker testified.
County police have a traffic
safety section which conducts
traffic counts and checks, hires
school crossing guards and in
vestigates accidents involving
school buses. The county this
year has had Sc traffic deaths,
while at this time last year
the total was 43.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07

Prince Georges County on
Gals said four minutes is the
limit under the State Law.
Prince Georges poll workers
have been instructed to have
voters read the list Of proposed
amendments before they 60
into the booths in order to
save time.
When voters exceed their
time, a poll worker will tap on
the side of the booth. or call
out Times up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07

The Shipleys of Maryland will
hold their annual luncheon and
business meeting on Saturday
at the Westminster Church,
Westminster. Miss Lillian Ship
ley, curator of the Carroll Coun-
ty Historical Society, will be the
guest of honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Grant to U. of Nd.

The Federal Government viii
give the University Of Mary
lands microbiology department
$170,370 over the. next five
years to expand its training
program.
DR.. Raymond Doetsch, who
will direct, the program, said
the money from the Depart
ment Of Health. Education and
Welfare will be used to support
six students during the aca-
demic year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
DON'T DAILY
DON'T DAILY
Maryland Voters Told
OFT ime Limitin Booth

Maryland voters were re-
minded today there Is limit on
the time they may spend in a
voting booth.
The warning was given by
election officials because of the
16 State questions which the
citizens are asked to decide.
Voters in Montgomery County
are permitted seven minutes at
q voting machine If there is
no waiting line. II there is a
line. the limit is four minutes,
officials said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
MARYLAND BRIEFS
Baltimore
Shipping
Increases

BALTIMORE Nov. 7 (AP)
Foreign trade in the Port Of
Baltimore during the first half
of 1860 was S per cent higher
than a year ago. The Mary
land Port Authority announced
that the approximately liz
million long tons Of foreign
trade made it second only tc
New York,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
New Police Barracks
WESTMINSTER. Md Nov

WESTMINSTER. Md. Nov. Z
(AP).-A new State police bar
racks in Westminster, a Colo
NAL brick structure of ga
stories. will be ready for &C.
cupancy by March.
It will serve as headquar-
tiers for State police operations
in all of Carol County and
portions of Baltimore and How
ard Counties. The Randallstown
barracks now serving the area
will become an outpost of West
minister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Dinner Tomorrow

An oyster. chicken salad and
ham dinner, sponsored by Sa-
lem Brookville Methodist
Church, will be held at noon
tomorrow in Orndorf Hall,
Brookeville, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07
Citizen Unit to Meet

The American University
Park Citizens Association will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight at st.
Columba's Episcopal Church,
1901 Albemarle street NV.
Milford chronicle., 1960-06-10

family, Carrie May Hazel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Lynch, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bennett
and two sons of Ridgewood, Nj,
spent the weekend with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cove Bennett
and his sister and brother-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Gehle, who are
the house guests of their parents.
Preston Hudson, Jr., is in the
Peninsula General Hopital, Sails
bury Md, where he underwent
surgery on his arm, Thurday morn
ing. We wish him a speedy
recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance McCabe spent
the weekend with their children,
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Grimes and daug-
ter Becky Lee at Chestertown, Md.
They also attended the Commence
ment at Washington College Sun
day, where Mr.. Grimes received his
B. A. degree.
Milford chronicle., 1960-06-10
BY STEVE LOWELL

BY STEVE LOWELL
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. Up =
Three pretty brunettes who make
parachute jumps for fun aren't
quite sure what attracts them to
the spectacular sport.
One of them, 24-year-old Dixie
Herman of Albuquerque, broke her
pelvic bone on her fourth jump
several months ago, but the mother
of three says:
I'D love to try it again. You get
up there, and you're completely on
your own. It's a wonderful feel
ing"
Sylvia Mulcahy, IS, of Alamo
gordo, N. M, who gave up jumping
while expecting her fourth child,
says she can't put her finger on
the attraction for jumping:
THE feeling is hard to describe"
she says. She admits being little
apprehensive on the first jump,
"But the second one l enjoyed all
the way"
Michi Yamamoto, 20-year-old sec
retary for the Albuquerque police
chief, is mystified about her in
terest in jumping.
Actually" she says, Il don't
know why I'm doing it."
A person might think these
young women took to jumping be
cause earlier they were attracted
to other sports providing out-Of-
the-ordinary thrills-like skiing or
flying.
But none of them has a pilot Ii
cense, nor has any tried skiing.
George Mulcahy, a former para
trooper, who has instructed in sport
jumping for several years, was re-
sponsible for wife Sylvia's inter
est.
Now Sylvia is learning to pack
parachutes in the. sport jumping
center her husband operates.
Dixie, wife of an electrician.
thinks her interest came from a
family friend.
"He used to jump, and l thought
it sounded interesting, and I'd like
to try it."
Michi also became interested in
jumping through family friend.
Later she went to one of the AL
buquerque Parachute Clubs jump
meets.
"I really went just to watch.
They took me up in a plane. That
was my first time in a plane About
two weeks later l made nay first
jump.
81 though it was wonderful
Something really different. l made
my second jump last March. I'd
like to try it again"
These girls aren't tomboy dare
devils. They're attractive young
women, as feminine as you could
find. They're almost the same size.
Michi is feet and weighs 120.
Dixie is feet z and 125. Sylvia is
feet and $50.
They all were little jittery on
that first big step down.