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Evening star., 1960-12-22
UNION OPPOSES
csc CHANGES

ANY "HASTY ACTION" to change
the structure and stotus Of the
Civil Service Commission hos been
frowned on by the Notionol Federo-
tion Of Federal Employees. A report
on what mOy happen under the new
administration is told by Stor Writei
Joseph Young in The Federal Spot
light on Pose AZ.
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m issues 0no
bombers and de-
stroyins them be-
fore they go into
oetion. And is
Q problem thot is
bound to grow es
m obils o missile
l0uneheFs com 9
into being. Rich
ord FrykIund. The
Stor's militory Of
fairs reporter. dis
cusses the effect
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Tanker Breakup Is 1lth
For Identical Desiqn

The tanker Pine Ridge. which
broke apart of Cape Hatteras
yesterday. was the llth tanker
Of identical design to break in
two, The Star learned today.
All were built during World
War II. They were among the
first all-welded vessels. Their
design eliminated time-con-
suming riveting because Of the
press of war.
After the Schenectady sank
at a pier In 1913, the design
was investigated by q special
presidential committee, but
many more of the ships were
built.
$50 Built
Reinforcing bands riveted to
the welded ships were ordered
in 1852 by the American Bu-
reau Of Shipping, a nonprofit
corporation in New York, and
the Coast Guards office of
merchant marine safety. At
the same time, new orders were
issued on the arrangement Of
loads.
Since 1852, none of the ves-
sells had split until stormy seas
broke apart the Pine Ridge
yesterday. About $50 vessels
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BY the Associated Press

Radio tapes show that the
United Airlines Jet streaked of
course Just before colliding
with a Trans World airliner
over Staten Island, but the
recordings offer no clue as to
why. 81
The tapes released yesterday
by the Federal Aviation Agency
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NavyPresses
Sea Operation;
I Feared Lost
IS Other Crewmen
Still on Stern,
In No Danger

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. %
(AP)-Navy helicopters from
the. aircraft carrier Valley
Forge today rescued 13 Of 20
survivors Of the broken tanker
Pine Ridge from the bobbing
stern section.
Seven of the ships company
Of IS aboard the Pine Ridge
were feared lost when the TO-
400-ton vessel ripped in two
yesterday in mountainous seas
100 miles of Cape Hatteras,
N. c. The tanker'S master,
Clark Snyder Of Philadelphia,
was reported among the seven
missing. They were in the bow
section when it broke away
and capsized.
The skipper Of the Valley
Forge, Capt. Clarence A. Mel
win, advised the Navy he hoped
to pick up the seamen remain-
ing in the stern section before
sunset. These survivors were
reported in no immediate
danger. with light, heat and
food available on their rolling
haven.
Heavy Seas Abate
Seas that ran to waves of 80
feet in yesterdays so to so
knot winds had abated to 10
foot waves and the wind was
down to % knots at noon.
An air and sea search con.
tinued for possible survivors in
the water, with seven Navy
ships, three Coast Guard ves-
sells and 10 aircraft taking part.
The destroyer Conway mes
saged it had recovered two
20-man liferafts dropped by
Coast Guard planes-but they
were empty.
Survivors airlifted from the
hulk reported that the master,
all the mates, the quartermaS-
ter, radio operator and steward
were in the bow of the ship
and were unable to reach the
stern section when it tore
away.
Carriers Second Operation
The recovery of the survivors
was the second recovery opera
tion for the Valley Forge this
week-but q different kind Of
recovery. On Monday a Marine
helicopter from the carrier re-
covered the Project Mercury
space capsule launched from
Cape Canaveral. The helicopter
made the pickup northeast Of
Grand Bahama Island.
The latest five Of the Pine
Ridges rescued crewmen we're
taken of the hulk by q hell
copter piloted by 1t. G.g0
Francis Erhardt Of Lakehurst,
N. j.
Survivors reported their
spirits held high waiting for
rescue, bolstered by word Of
rescue plans from the Navy
and Coast Guard vessels and
the welcome sight of helicop-
tiers.
The fourth man plucked
from the tanker's stern by q
helicopter from the Valley
Forge this morning told his
rescuers:
Morale was pretty good
after we saw the helicopters
and all. The stern is in
good shape. We had a radio
and could hear that the Valley
Forge and the helicopters were
coming. The chief engineer
took charge after the ship
broke up"
Everett Bell, first man on,
said the breakup of the tanker
See TANKER, Page AS
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Deficit Rises Sharply
InU.S. Payments Abrood
Increase in Third Quarter Reflects
An Annual Rate Of SAL Billion
BY LEE M. COHN
star star Writer

The deficit In the United States balance Of payments
to annual rate Of $ billion in the September
quarter from $29 billion In the preceding three-month
period, the Commerce Department reported today.
Preliminary estimates issued last month put the July
September deficit at $43 billion annual rate Officials
Evening star., 1960-12-22
'Copters Rescue 13 off Tanker
Kennedy and Advisers
Discussing Key Jobs
President-EIect to See Jersey Legislator
About Aid to Education Legislation
BY GARNET d. HORNER
star staH Writer

PALM BEACH, Fla, Dec. 22.-President-elect Kennedy
conferred today with his advisers the selection
Of persons to fill remaining key jobs in his administration
The Presideneect also arranged to discuss proposed
legislation with Representative Thompson
Democrat of New jersey at his famys home here today
Busy charng the of the Democratic administra-
Evening star., 1960-12-22
Elusive Targets

In o nueIeor var, o big problem
Is eertoin to be finding the enemy's
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PortioI Transcript Of Control Tower
Topes. Pose AZ
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100 MILLION LIVES

his Sport series on the new concept
Of nueIeor warfare developed by the
Air Force. See Pose AS
For Home Delivery of
The Star Coll II. $1,000
Evening star., 1960-12-22

Of this problem on the proposed
city-sporinS strotesy now being
studied in the Pentoson in todoy's
instoIlment Of
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THE WEATHER: :. ~ ,.:.s ::s;.: &,

District and vicinity-Clear and cold to-
night. Low around 10 in city and near
zero in outlying suburbs. Sunny and con.
tinued cold tomorrow, high in upper 20s.
High and low Of the last a hours: High.
SO. at l2:l0 pm. yesterday: low, Is, ct
$50 am. today.
Evening star., 1960-07-22
FAIR WINDS OR FOUL

CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LOWER PoToMAC-To-
morrow, fair and worm; winds SOUTH 10 miles hour
Sunday outlook mostly fair and worm; winds west. 10
miles on hour Compiled by United StOtes Weother
Bureou.D
Evening star., 1960-07-22
CHESAPEAKE BAY AND
LOWER POTOMAC

Piney Point - There are
plenty of good sized spot
around st. Georges Island and
some hardhead are being
caught at night or in the very
Evening star., 1960-07-22

tournament and snapper blues
are very abundant only a mile
offshore. Some kingfish are Bit
ing along with large numbers
of founders inside the inlet.
The tarpon in Gull Marsh
Channel are not too plentiful
with schools of 40 to so appear
ing one day and disappearing
the next.
ChincOteaque-Three to A.
pound blueflsh are being
caught some 25 miles southeast
of the inlet. Founder fishing
is very good inside the inlet
and there are great numbers OF
small bluef1sh on the shoal
waters outside.
Ocean City-Besides an in
crease in marlin and dolphin
and some catches of 4-pouno
blues on the Jack Spot, there
is fair fishing inside for floun-
ders. Some anglers are still
taking rockfish up to 2lz
pounds casting in the inlet.
Indian River Inlet - Capt
Charles Ash says the fishing
has been spotty. On one trip he
caught 1913 snapper bluefish or
the Fenwick shoals and a 30
pound tuna we'll offshore.
Evening star., 1960-07-22
FISHERMAN'S FRIEND
WHERE THEY ARE BITING

Code: N-NOne Poor. Fair. G-GoOd. E-ExceIIeut
CHESAPEAKE BAY
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NEW SAFETY FLAG FOR WATER sKIERs

early morning drifting on the
Potomac side. Charter boats
are fishing Tall Timbers for
rockfish.
Point LOOkOut-Fair catches
of big perch and small rockflsh
are being made by small boats
still fishing the grass beds in
Smiths Greek. Charter and
head boats are making good
catches Of spot, perch and some
hardhead fishing Tall Timbers
and the Virginia shore of the
Potomac.
Cape Charles-Cobia fishing
continues good with five char
ter boats bringing in II one
day and IL the next. Some
founder also being taken along
with many small trout and
spot. One boat going offshore
caught six dolphin.
CriSfield-Perch and spot are
plentiful but hardheads are
rather scarce and trout very
small. Some blues are breaking
in the early morning but are
not easy to catch. Trolling for
rockfish has slowed because Of
quantities of floating grass.
Most rockfish brought in are
being caught still fishing.
SOlOm OnS Capt. Rode
Langley says there are large
numbers of pan-size rockflsh
from above Cove Point to Cedar
Point and also on the Chinese
Mud. Catches are averaging
100 per trip. Spot are biting
readily and a few hardhead
are being caught at night in
the mouth of the Patuxent.
Benedict-Fshing for spot
has improved considerably
with the fish running good
sized. Grabbing is better and a
few rockfish are being caught
on Parkers Lump, down the
Patuxent. Of Broome Island
the fishing for spot, perch and
some hardhead also is reported
good.
Chesapeake Beach-Charter
boats are finding fairly large
schools of rock ranging up to
2l2 pounds. Large spot and
perch and a few scattered trout
are being caught by small boats
close inshore. Hardhead fishing
lis spotty although some of the
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THE OCEAN

Wachapreaque-More mar
lin have been caught since the
Evening star., 1960-07-22

Md, along with a fair number
of dolphin and some bluefish
weighing up to 4 pounds. The
blues are being caught on the
Jack Spot and off Chinco-
league, Va.
Over at Wachapreague, Va,
the third Invitational Interclub
Marlin Tournament brought in
many outstanding light tackle
anglers.
The Cape Hatteras Billflsh
Club won by boating three of
the four white marlin caught,
The other was boated by Rich
ard P. Schulze of Bethesda,
who with D. Otis Beasley,
Assistant Secretary of the In
terror, represented the Del
marva Anglers Club.
Famous Guide Present
Also taking part was the
famous Tommy Clifford, big
game fishing guide who origi-
mated the use of kites and out
riggers to skip bait and who
came up from Florida with his
boat, Stormy Petrol.
Wachapreague was chosen
instead of Ocean City, Beasley
said. because the anglers felt
there would be a greater supply
OF marlin at this time. AL
though not too many were
boated, the visitors were en-
thuSiastic about the little ports
possibilities as a marlin center
Fish were found only Is to 20
miles from shore.
Above the Bay Bridge there
has been an increase in big
rockfish in the 8 to l5-pound
and above class. In two trips
morning and afternoon. Capt
T. Weldon Joiner of Rock Hall
Nd, brought in "a.
CLANS Bait ROckfish
At Eastern Bay, there has
been a revival of the technique
of drifting near clam dredgeE
and bait-fishing for rockfish
Capt. James B. Spurry, who
boats out of st. Michaels, say:
catches of 100 to more than 20(
fish from pan size to Y pounds
are being made.
Method is to drift in 5 to 6
feet of water above or below
the dredges according to the
direction of the tide. AS the
dredges stir up the bottom
rock come in to feed. The an
glers also chum by MASKING
clam bellies and throwing them
over. Spinning tackle is useo
with clam snouts as bait.
Down at Point Lookout, Capt
Andy Schedules fishing f1eet
out of Smiths Creek has taker
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times Eastern Standard
WA
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small boats have brought in up
to 20 fish.
Deale Pan sized rockfish
are schooling from Holland
Point Bar to Randle Cliffs. One
charter boat brought in 129.
Small rock also are inside Her.
ring Bay and above Franklin
Manor. Perch are quite plenti-
full and there are some fair
sized spot.
Tilg h m a n Island - Good
catches of hardhead, caught
both on the Diamonds and in
the mouth of the Choptank,
are reported from this area.
Boats also are finding pan
sized rockfish while small craft
are taking large spot.
Rock Hall-Rockfish troll
ing has improved in the mouth
of the Chester River. over the
mud in the channel near the
green flash buoy and on Love
Point Bar. Fish from 8 pounds
up are taking rigged eels as
well as bucktails. Some boats
drifting eels also have caught
fish.
THE OCEAN
Evening star., 1960-07-22
MARLIN TOURNEY HELD
Clam Dredges Chum
Rock in Eastern Bay
BY CHARLES COVELL
Outdoor Editor

A general improvement in bottom fishing and
some very good rockfishing off Solomons Island Tall
Timbers on the lower Potomac, in the Eastern Bay
area and above the Bay Bridge marks this weeks
fishing news.
few more marlin are showing off Ocean City,
Evening star., 1960-07-22

the first cobia of the season
from wrecks near Tangier
Island.
George Beall and Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Berry of Capitol
Heights, Md, formed a party
that took a 41-pounder and
lost two. On the next trip,
Andy took out a party that
included Louis Potkonski, jr.,
of Arlington.
Only one fish was raised, a
3412 FOUNDER boated by
Potkonski.
CObia Run Continues
Down off Cape Charles, the
cobia run continues with a So
pound fish tops for the last few
days.
For fresh water addicts. the
south fork of the Shenandoah.
the Rappahannock and the
Rapidan Rivers are reported
slightly off-color but fishable
as is the Potomac above its
junction with the Monocacy.
Below the Monocacy the Poto-
mac is still quite muddy. The
north fork of the Shenandoah
is low and clear.
A rundown:
Evening star., 1960-07-10
SERVICE NEWS ..~a, ..a..> ii.
ChoPIoins Hold Reception
Other Fetes and Vacations Also in the News

Secretaries of Defense, the
Franklin B. LincolnS, jr.,
spent the holiday at Reho-
both Beach while the Floyd S.
Bryants came back Wednes-
day from Cape Cod. DR..
Frank B. Berry was with Mrs.
Berry in Providence and she
will join him here next week.
Assistant Secretary and
Mrs. Charles c. Finucane are
a bit more fortunate. They are
in their home Couer d'Aleen.
at Hayden Lake, Idaho, I'M
til the middle of this week.
And among the stay-at-
homes are Assistant Secre-
tary and Mrs. Perkins Nc
Guire who are having a visit
from his m o t her, Mrs.
Charles Mcguire. The visitor
arrived Wednesday from her
home in Brookline, Mass.
Army Secretary and Mrs.
WILDER M. Brucker are ex-
pected back the middle of
next week from an overseas
trip and Air Force Secretary
Dudley c. Sharp is with his
mother, Mrs. Walter Sharp
Evening star., 1960-07-10
SERVICE NEWS
BY EVELYN NJ. DENT
Contributing Writer

Invitations have been is
sued for a retreat parade and
reception Sunday, July "a,
in commemoration of the
185th anniversary of the
Army chaplaincy. The pa
rade is set for 5 o'clock and
the reception will follow in
the Officers Club at Fort
Myer.
The Chief of Chaplains and
Mrs. Frank A. Tobey, with
Deputy Chief of Chaplains
Brig. Gen. William J. Moran.
will receive the guests.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Tobey
are just getting settled again
after a trip overseas. They
arrived back in time to at
tend the graduation of their
daughter Marcia who re-
ceived her ALB. degree from
Agnes Scott College in At
lanta, Ga. She now is with
her parents for the remain
der of the summer.
Guests at the reception are
to include officials of the De-
fense and Army Departments
and members Of Congress as
well as officers of the Chap
lain Corps in this area and
their wives.
Mrs. Kenneth M. Sewers,
Mrs. Maury Hundley, jr.;
Mrs. Frederick o. Hunt, jr.;
Mrs. Roy A. Morden and Mrs.
Gerhardt w. Hyatt. wives
of officer chaplains on duty
in the chief of chaplslnS
Office, are to preside at the
tea table.
Dance Tuesday
Chief of the Bureau of
Yards and Docks and Mrs.
Eugene j. Peltier are to act
as hosts at the dinner dance
which is set for Tuesday at
the Army Navy Country Club.
The 18 Civil Engireer
Corps officers here for their
1860 District Public Works
Officers Conference, are to
be honor guests. The party
is the annual summer dinner
dance of the officers and off,
cials of the Navy civil en-
gineers in the Washington
area.
Capt. Lloyd w. Root is
general chairman for the
dinner dance. There will be
no receiving line but Comdr.
c. Weyland Catwell has
charge of an amusing and
delightful program of en-
tertain m ent from the
house" Those presenting
the numbers will be wives of
officers or the officers them
selves. The theme for the
numbers will be drawn from
the two newest States of the
Union, Hawaii and Alaska.
Eighteen officers are ex-
pected from out of town for
the conference this week.
Holiday Season?
Although the summer holi-
day season usually is well
under way by the glorious
Fourth, that is for civilians,
it isn't for Government Off
ices. But some of the top
cials or officers of the Serv-
officials of the Defense De-
partment have had at least
a few days away.
Deputy Secretary of De-
fenSe James H. Douglas had
several days with Mrs. Doug
las at their summer home at
Martha's Vineyard. She has
gone for the summer" but
will be back and forth as the
weeks go by.
And among the Assistant
Evening star., 1960-07-10

i'll Houston, Tex. over this
week end.
Secretary and Mrs. Sharp
were in Charlottesville. Va.
over the Fourth spending the
long week end with their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Jose Vergara.
Evening star., 1960-07-10

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Evening star., 1960-05-15


TINE bIacan white Eastern Kingbrd is rather common
conspicuous noisy resident in the open
suburbs and countryside arrives in the third week
ofApril
exposed perch fence telephone wire dead
twg of the Kngbird maintains constant watch for
passing flies within the bird saies out
to snap it up and then returns to his vigil.
The nesting territory of each pair of Kingbrds zealously
and will take off after which chances to come
quarter a mile Chattering like banshee the
Kngbrd repeated dvebombng soes at the larger
bird until the latter is we'll out of the
member of the ycatcher family the Kngbird devours
about kind of insect found in the vicinity including
Japanese beetles waps and hornets Until the early 192O
controversy whether the bird should be
because of its fondnes for honey bees In fact the
Kngbird martin" farmers and
aparists The Biological Survey finally made study of the
stomach Kngbrds and found that
where bees eaten about 95 per cent drones
About IL per of birds diet is fruit including black
raspbereS and the berries of the dogwoOd mulberry
and cherry trees.
Kingbrd builds rather loose bulky nest of wgs in
which neatly welconStructed of soft
plant bers rooes string and occasional bit of
for decoration The three four white hny
spotted botched with dark brown and The nest
invariably placed a crotch of horizontal tree limb 10 to 80
ground overlooking field pasture pond
other open
KingbrdS begin migrating South in late July and
normally gone the District by Labor Day Their win
home extends from central Mexico all the south to
Bolivia and Peru.
cousin the Western Kingbrd is the common Kingbird
in the central and western United States is yellow below
and brown above
Next Sunday: The RedHeaded WOOdpecker
Evening star., 1960-11-06

Maryland voters will be
asked to decide the fate OF
the Potomac River compact
and IS State constitutional
amendments when they 60
to the polls Tuesday.
The compact has the sup
port Of Gov. Tawes and Tide
water Fisheries Chairman H.
c. Byrd. State Republican Of
flcials and watermen oppose
it. It is listed as question No.
l6 on the ballot.
Other questions Of major
interest to Washington area
voters are:
No. ITO permit Mont
gomery County to take pos
session Of land for public use
before condemnation pro-
ceedings are settled.
Nos. 8 and Ito create
judgeships mo. 8 would give
Prince Georges two more
circuit judges and No. IL
Evening star., 1960-11-06

county or incorporated mu-
nicipality. At present only
Baltimore City is permitted
such projects.
Pro and Con: Not contro-
versial.
Evening star., 1960-11-06

NAME-Rolph 6. Shure. Democrat.
AGE-50.
HoME-SiIver Spitns. Nd.
RUNNING FoR-chcuit Court
Judge.
TO De ELECTED BY-Entirs county.
VOTING MACHINE KEY-3-D
in Montgomery.
BAcKGR0UND-Proetice Of low
since 1886.
POLITICAL cAREER-Poliee judge.
Tokoms Psrk, 1889; triol mosis-
trote, Montgomery County. 1872
1913; member House Of Dele
sotes, 1916; president Montsom-
cry County Bor Association,
1884; appointed Circuit Court
Judge, Moy. 1859; won nominc-
ton for full l5-yeor term in both
Democratic ond Republican pri-
mories lost Moy.
FAMllY-Morried to the former
Miss Helen Hiisenhoff; two chill
dren, Mrs. Poul Dill. 3. Ond
Deone Shure, l9.
Circuit Court Judge Ralph
G.. Shure, appointed to the
bench over a year ago by
Gov. Tawes, is unoppoSed in
his bid for a full 15-year
term following a sweep OF
both the Democratic and Re-
publican primaries last May.
Judge Shure's circuit in
cludes Montgomery and
Frederick Counties. :.
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QUESTION NO. Q

Purpose:' To create two
more circuit court judgeships
for Prince Georges County.
The proposal also would re-
move bars against State
legislators being appointed
to new judgeships created
or for which salaries were
increased during their serv-
ice in the Legislature. The
proposal Is intended to re-
duce judges workloads, speed
I'D hearing of cases.
Pro: Membership in the
LEGISLATURE should not bar
an otherwise qualified person
from consideration as a
judge.
Con: II eligible for judge
ships they create, legislators
might be unduly influenced
in the creation Of benches.
or in increasing judges sal
aries.
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QUESTION NO. 2

Purpose: To authorize Bal
timore County to take possess
sion of land before condem-
nation proceedings are COM
pleted, provided the owner Is
paid estimated fair market
price as set by a court
appointed appraiser and an
adjustment is made on COM
pletion of the condemnation
case. The change is asked
because of present delays IN
mutually agreed settlements
or jury verdicts.
Pro and Con: Not contro-
versial.