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Evening star., 1961-12-16

day and yesterday in a series OF
protests that eliminated yes
terday afternoon when police
needed tear gas at least five
times to stop disturbances in
the downtown business area.
Those jailed included David
Dennis, CORE field representa-
tive for Louisiana, who was
jailed with % other Negroes
Thursday for blocking a public
thoroughfare while picketing
downtown stores; Ronnie Moore,
CORE leader at all-Negro
Southern University, who was
arrested during yesterdays
demonstrations and charged
along with 48 others-with dis
turbing the peace, and the Rev.
E. B. Cox. CORE field secretary
from High Point, N. c., who
was arrested last night on two
charges of conspiring to riot
and inciting to riot. Bond was
set at $1.500 apiece.
Restraining Order Issued
Officials late yesterday took
three steps to head off further
demonstrations:
Cd United States District
Judge Gordon West issued a
restraining order against CORE
that forbade any activity which
might tend to breach the peace.
He set a show cause hearing
for January 4.
(2) Three States judges, C.
A. Barrett, Fred Blanche and
Fred Leblanc, signed a similar
restraining order that named
a number of CORE leaders in
Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
They set a show cause hearing
for December 26.
90 The dean of Southern
University, DR.. E. C. Harrison,
said Christmas holidays would
begin today instead of Decem-
ber 10.
The tear gas attacks followed
demonstrations in front of the
East Baton Rouge Courthouse
where the % arrested Thurs
day were jailed; at the nearby
old State Capitol, on the edge
of the business district, and in
downtown streets filled with
Christmas shoppers.
Each time the marchers
mostly Southern University stu
dents, regrouped to continue the
demonstrations, officers free
tear gas into the crowd.
Polio Dogs Used
officers used two police dog
in making the arrests. There
were no reports of injuries.
Authorities told Mr.. Cox th'
group could assemble acros
from the courthouse and SIM
but that it mWc LOT get out O
hand. But when Negroes on tn
sidewalk started cheering at tn
singing of I'VE Shall Over
come" which came from tn
Negroes in Jail, Sheriff Bryal
Clemmons demanded that tn
crowd break up. AS another roa
rose from the group, the firs
tear gas grenade was set off.
The Negroes broke and RAJ
toward the old State capitol +
reasse m b e. Demonstration
spread through the downtow
area as Negroes headed for tw
variety stores, KreSs and Nc
Crory's closed its doors to a
Negroes, and Kress blocked ii
lunch counter.
AS the afternoon wore OF
groups of Negroes downtown
Evening star., 1961-12-16
Firm of Kennedy riend
Gets Rich u. S. Account
BY PAUL MARTIN
North American Newspaper Alliance

Soon after the Kennedy administration office
Governmentowned General Anine & Film Corp. switched
its 0000ayear advertising account Madison
whose vice president close personal friend of the
Kennedys.
GAF spokesman said the account the advertising
Evening star., 1961-12-16
Court Orders Restrain
CORE Demonstrations

BATON ROUGE, La. Dec. 16 (AP).-The Congress of
Racial Equality under Federal and State court orders
today stop demonstrations in Baton Rouge against racial
discrimination after police used tear que Negroes
The order applies only to demonstrations in Baton Rouge
Three CORE leaders among 73 Negroes jailed Thurs
Evening star., 1961-12-16
Buddhist Refugees
honk u. S. for Haven

About 70 KIN :. refugees,
descendants OF a Mongol race
which has be y periodically up
rooted since th2 lTth century,
paid a call on the Department
Of State yesterday to express
their gratitude for being al
lowed to come to the United
States to live.
Djad Naminow, spokesman
for the delegation from Phila-
delphia and several New Jersey
communities, expressed thanks
on behalf of approximately
1000 Kalmyks now living in
this country, for the opening
of the door" to his people aft
eT so many reflections on re-
Iligious grounds by other
countries.
1t was 10 years ago this COM
irg February 3 that the first
Kalmyk refugees came to the
United States.
OF Buddhist Faith
Twice these Oriental people,
who originally came from what
is now China, have fled Russia
In It'll they left in a mass
Evening star., 1961-01-31
News Conference
Set for Afternoon

White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger announced to-
day that President .Kennedy's
second press conference has
been postponed from 10 am
tomorrow until 1 pm.
The press conference will be
televised and broadcast live as
was Mr.. Kennedy's first such
meeting last Wednesday eve
ming.
Mr.. Salinger said the post
ponement was necessary be-
cause the President had a pre-
viously scheduled meeting of
the National Security Council.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Gas After Rail Wreck
Sends SO to Hospital

NEW ROADS, La, Jan. 81
(AP.-Green chlorine gas
drifting in deadly clouds
killed animals and drove nearly
so persons to hospitals in
Southeast Louisiana today.
Officials of st. Joseph
Hospital hurriedly counted
more than 40 patients, cough
ing. rasping, blinded by the
pungent fumes that spewed up
from a freight train wreck
near the plantation commun-
ity Of LaBarre S miles to the
northwest. Still more were
coming.
They said five patients, all
children, were in serious con-
dition.
The State of Louisiana Or
dered civil defense and National
Guardsmen armed with car
bines and wearing gas masks
into the area about 80 miles
northwest Of Baton Rouge, the
State capital. They blocked
off a section Of a highway
paralleling the railroad tracks
on which IA cars of a Kansas
City Southern freight train de-
rallied about 8 am.
One of the derailed cars con-
tanned chloride split open, fill
ing nearby bitches to a depth
of two feet. The deadly chlorine
gas mushroomed from the
bitches and from under the
tangled wreckage.
State police cars with siren.
Evening star., 1961-01-31

screaming piloted an emergency
truck of soda ash. a neutraliz-
ing agent, from Baton Rouge to
the scene.
The more seriously injured in
hospitals struggled for breath.
One family in particular-its
identity still unknown-got q
big dose Of the gas. The
mother and her several children
were hospitalized.
Harvard I. Busse, supervisor
of administration for Solvay
Inc. of Baton Rouge, a chemical
manufacturing firm, called
damage to the chlorine car "the
FASTEST I've ever seen.
All chlorine in the ruptured
tank car poured into bitches
under the wreckage.
Pending arrival of neutraliZ-
ing chemicals, firemen in port
able oxygen tents and gas
masks poured water from fog
nozzles trying to reduce the
temperature and to keep the
liquid from converting into gas.
The temperature stood at so
degrees and the sun shone
brightly.
Officers said they believed q
gear box on one of the cars
overheated, caught fire and
caused the axle Of the car to
snap.
Police evacuated 400 school
children from a building a half
Qile from the scene Of the
wreck.
Evening star., 1961-01-31

hand Ambassador ThompSon'S
observations and reports on the
Soviet scene"
He said Mr.. Thompson is ex-
pected to arrive in Washington
about February Sin the mid
die Of next week.
Macmillan Visit RumOred
It was reported authorita-
lively, but not confirmed at the
White House, that British
Prime Minister Macmillan plans
to visit, Washington for talks
with the new President within
the next two weeks or so. His
visit might well coincide with q
part Of the period Ambassador
Thompson is here for consul
tation.
Mr.. Salinger told newsmen
there was nothing he could say
at this time about the pros
poets for a visit by the British
Prime Minister.
Ambassador Thompson, a Ca
reer diplomat, has been carry
ing on q series Of discussions
with Soviet authorities since
Mr.. Kennedy was inaugurated
President.
One result Of those talks was
the release last week Of two
American RB-47 flyers who had
been imprisoned in Russia for
nearly seven months.
At his press conference last
w e d dnesday, the President
hailed the flyers release as re-
moving a serious obstacle to
improvement Of Soviet-Ameri-
can relations.
He refused to disclose any
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Freeze Losing Its Grip,
Moderate Spell Due

For only the second time
in 13 days, the temperature
was due to climb above the
freezing mark here today.
Tomorrow will be even a
little warmer, the Weather
Bureau said in backing up its
earlier forecast of a gradual
moderating period.
"A little warmer" is big news
this winter. If it has seemed
cold, the Weather Bureau can
back 1t up with figures. The
average mean temperature this
month was 29.8 degrees. 6.4
below normal. The comparable
statistic for December was 81
degrees, Z below normal.
Temperatures have been sub
normal since January IS, get
ting below as much as % de-
grees on the 25th. The nearest
thing to normal during this
period was 8 degrees off on the
18th. Oddly enough. tempera-
lures we're above normal on 10
days the first half Of the month.
January's "warmest" day
was q chilly SO on the 9Th. 1t
Evening star., 1961-01-31

| dipped to 5 degrees on the
29th. The mean maximum was
37.2 degrees, the mean mini
mum 1913.
Snow? Plenty Of 1t, Of course
1876 inches this month which,
combined with the December
output, gives us 22.3 inches for
the winter. Even so, the pre-
cipitation this month was IL
inch below the normal 3.24
inches.
It was the coolest January
since 1948, when the average
mean was 28.8 degrees. The
snowfall was deepest since 1910,
when 1873 inches fell.
AS cold as it has been, moth
ing has approached the jan
uary record Of IA below on the
first day Of 1881. The hottest
January day brought 79 degrees
on January 26. 1850.
And think Of Sterling, Va,
only about 20 miles northwest
OF National Airport, where the
Weather Bureaus figures are
gathered. On nine of the last
10 days the mercury has slipped
below zero.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Higher Job|es'
Tax Expected
Employers Face
Cost of Grants
BY LEE M. COHN
Star Staff Writer

President Kennedy has de-
cided tentatively to pay for
extended unemployment COM
pensation benefits by increas.
ing the payroll tax levied on
employers. it was learned today,
That is what he meant when
he told Congress yesterday that
his plan for extending the ben
efits would be "self-support-
ing"
According to proposals nov
being drafted, the Federal
Government would make
grants to the States to permit
them to extend benefit pay
ments to workers who exhaust
their eligibility under regular
State programs. The in
creased tax on employers would
repay the Federal Government
for the grants.
When the Eisenhower admin.
istration acted to extend bene.
fit payments during the 1957-5s
recession, it offered the States
loans instead Of grants. Not all
the States accepted the loans
If Washington makes grants
See JOBLESS, Page "A
Evening star., 1961-01-31

other aspects Of the talks Mr..
Thompson had been having in
Moscow. There were some un-
confirmed reports that on most
Of the big issues dividing the
world, Soviet Premier Khru-
shchev had taken much the
same tough line that he had
pursued during the Eisenhower
administration.
The instructions for Mr..
Thompson to return to Wash
tngton for personal consulta-
ton indicated that some un-
disclosed possibilities for either
an improvement or worsenine
Of relations with Russia had
arisen in the secret diplomatic
talks in Moscow.
Mr.. Salinger also told news
men the President wanted to
make it clear Mr.. Thompson
See AMBASSADOR, Page A.
Evening star., 1961-01-31

Indications were that no firm
decision has been reached.
Before the announcements
last night, Mr.. Tobriner had
been considered a likely candi-
date to replace Mr.. Mclaughlin
next July. He had figured in
earlier speculation for the i'm
mediate appointment.
BY being named now, Mr..
Tobriner seems almost certain
to become President of the
Board Of Commissioners-the
nearest thing that Washington
has to a Mayor-either almost
Immediately after he takes
office or next July.
The senior Of the two civilian
See TOBRINER, Page A-4
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Maine Is 9th
State to OK
Suffrage

Maine today became the
eighth State to ratify the con-
stitutional amendment grant,
ing District citizens the right
to vote for President and Vice
President.
A total of 80 more States
must ratify the amendment be-
fore it becomes law.
The final action in Maine
came as the House Joined the
Senate in approval of the pro-
posal, passed by Congress last
year.
States which have previously
passed the proposal are Mary
land, Oregon, Hawaii, Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey, New York
and California. Arkansas re.
jected it.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Etnu Becomes Active

CATANIA, Sicily, Jan. 81
(AP). - Mount Etna, tallest
volcano in Europe, hurled in
candescent stones and sand
out Of the main crater along
with clouds Of white smoke
today. Vulcanologists said no
danger Is expected for villages
far below on the slopes Of
the mountain.
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Kennedy Message Due
Thursdoy on Economy

power Of Congress to veto
Cover n m e n t reorganization
plans submitted by the Presi-
dent.
He said plans for legislation
to extend presidential authority
on reorganization were dis.
cussed at the breakfast meet
ing with Mr.. Kennedy.
Stressing that he was ex.
pressing his personal opinion
Mr.. Rayburn said he thought
the extension legislation should
provide that q reorganization
plan submitted by the Presi.
dent should do into effect un.
less 1t is disapproved by a ma
jority Of all the members oi
SdCIl k1OuScs
r For the last. several years the
Reorganization Act has pro.
vided that presidential reorgan-
ization plans can be vetoed by
Q simple majority majority
Of those present and voting
rather than Of the entire mem.
bership-of either House.
The Speaker said forthcom.
ing messages to Congress by
Mr.. Kennedy would cover hi.
plans for redeveloping eco.
nomically depressed areas
stimulating housing, agricul.
ture and school construction
and extending the duration oi
unemployment insurance pay.
ments among other things.
Reiterates School Stand
Mr.. Rayburn reiterated tha'
he personally believes new leg
islation for Federal aid to edu'
cation now should be limited t.
school construction and shoule
not provide for Federal assist
ance in paying teachers
salaries, as was urged by Mr.
Kennedy during his campaign
He said he did not know
whether the Presidents recon-.
mendations to Congress woulc
include teacher pay proposals
however.
Evening star., 1961-01-31

post which probably will lead
to him becoming President Of
the three-man Board Of Com
missioners was announced last
night in what appeared to be
10 sudden switch of plans.
Frank D. Reeves, 44-year-
old Negro attorney, is known to
have been slated for the Com
missionership up until late
yesterday when the White
House announced his appoint
ment as a special assistant to
the President. A number Of ex-
plantations have been offered
unofficially as to the reason for
the change Of plans. but The
Star could verify none Of them.
There will be another va
cancy on the Board Of Com
missioners next June 80, how
ever, when the term Of Robert
e. Mclaughlin, now president
Of the board, expires.
May Replace Mclaughlin
There was considerable spec
ulation that the President may
intend to name Mr.. Reeves to
succeed Mr.. Mclaughlin at that
time. White House Press Sec
retary Pierre Salinger refused
any comment on this possibility
Evening star., 1961-01-31
|Chimp Lands in Ocean
AFTER Journey in Space
Ships Speeding
To Area Where
Capsule Fell
BY WILLIAM GRIGG
star staff Writer

; CAPE CANAvERAL, Fla.
Jan. 31.-Scientists locked q
S7-pound male chimpanzee In
. Mercury man-in-Space cap.
sule today and sent him rocket
ing into space and back aboard
o Redstone rocket.
The capsule was spotted
shortly after it landed in the
Atlantic 420 miles southeast of
here. National AeronauticS
and Space Administration Off
oials said 1t should be picked
up late this afternoon.
Satisfactory Performance
The space agency said radio
telemetry indicated that the
chimpanzee performed his
tests satisfactorily. But 1t was
not Immediately known II he
survived the flight.
A stronger than normal
booster thrust sent the Mer-
curry capsule to an altitude Of
l55 miles, 10 miles higher than
planned. The chimp and his
capsule went 100 miles farther
than they were intended to 60.
Recovery ships guided by
planes and helicopters steamed
from the expected area to the
actual one.
The launching was q crucial
forerunner of a plan to send
an American aStronaut on q
similar ride into space, hope
fully within two months.
Astr0nauts Watch
Six Of the seven aStronauts
were spectators at the launch
ing.
The ape grinned and waved
his arms when he was placed
in the capsule at 6 am. OBJ
servers said :..he seemed ut ease
about the whole thing"
Medical men picked him last
night from . group Of four
males and two females who had
been trained for the job. The
choice was based on his phys
ical condition and mental atti-
tude.
The slender, S3-foot Red
stone scared smoothly from its
pad, o bright trail Of flame
tracing its course as 1t raced
across o clear blue sky. As the
hot rocket penetrated the cold
layer Of air in the upper at
mosphere, q puffy white con-
trail appeared In its wake.
Cape observers saw what ap-
peared to be capsule separa-
ton about 140 second after
launching at an altitude Of ap-
proximately IS miles.
The B. foot tall ST. pound
ehimpanzee, identified only as
subject No. IS, was brought to
the launching area at 5:25 am,
carried in his couch up the
.gantry tower elevator and
placed in his space capsule to
await the launching.
Almost 4 Years Old
He Is q native Of CAMERON,
Africa, and is 3 years and 8
months old. A human equiva-
lent would be 10 years old.
Six Of the seven United States
aStronautS were here for the
vital test. The seventh, Virgil
See MERCURY, Page A
Evening star., 1961-01-31

President Kennedy plans to
send q special message to Con-
gress Thursday recommending
measures to spur economic re-
covery and growth, Democratic
congressional 81 leaders an
nounced today after q break
fast conference with the PreA-
dent at the White House.
Speaker Rayburn and House
Majority Leader Mccormack
also disclosed that Mr.. Ken
nedy plans to send Congress
another special message Mon
day on the international bal
ance Of payments deficit and
the problem Of gold outflow.
Mr.. Rayburn said he expected
other messages at the rate Of
one or more a week on steps
to overcome domestic problems
sketched briefly in the Presi-
dents state of the Union mes
sage yesterday. He said he ex-
pected a total Of 7 to 10 spe-
cial messages.
Talk Freely to Newsmen
Mr.. Rayburn and Mr.. Nc
Cormack talked freely with
newsmen in the White House
lobby after today's session, in
contrast with their behavior
after the first regular weekly
conference Of Democratic con-
gressional leaders with Mr..
Kennedy last week, when they
referred all questions to White
House Press Secretary Pierre
Salinger.
Mr.. Mccormack took pains
to tell a reporter today that
the procedure last week was
not a precedent-that that
meeting was simply q "get-to-
gether" session. He indicated
the congressional leaders in
tend to carry on the practice
Of holding an impromptu press
conference each Tuesday morn
ing after their meetings with
the President.
The Speaker also disclosed
that he favors restricting the
Evening star., 1961-01-31
217-212 Vote
Gives Speaker
Close Victory
Move Enlorees
Unit From II
To IS Members
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer

BY q margin Of only fiv4
votes - pit to 212 - SpeakeE
Rayburn's proposal to enlargS
the Rules Committee was
adopted by the House today.
One member voted present. 3
Five others were absent or did
not answer the roll call.
The decision to boost the
committee membership from
IL to IS was a personal victoryl
for Mr.. Rayburn, Democrat q
Texas. in a power struggle with
Chairman Howard w. Smith
Democrat Of Virginia, Of thu
Rules Committee.
It also was at least a surface
victory for the new administered
ton Of President Kennedy.
whose legislative program tn 8
change was designed to help:
But the closeness of the VOTE
presaged tough going ahead fof
much Of the Kennedy prograni.
Just before the voting started.
Mr.. Rayburn made one Of hi
rare descents to the well of tho
House to speak for the plan.
Voting for the increase were
1876 Democrats and % Republi-
cans. Against it were "a DEM
ocrats and 148 Republicans.
Galleries were even more
crowded and intent than they,
were yesterday when President
Kennedy delivered his first.
state-of-the Union message in
the same chamber. s.
Kilday Opens Debate
Representative Kilday, Dem4
ocrat of Texas, opened debate
by declaring that no ono
wanted this conflict over the
Rules Committee. But he said
no one could have prevented it,
He urged adoption Of the
Rayburn proposal to break
what he called a "stalemate" in
the committee. This frequently
has caused tie votes because
two of the Southern Demo-
cratic members had joined with
the four Republicans to block
or delay measures urged by the
House leadership. M
Mr.. Smith. the leader of the
Southern Democratic opposi-
ton, began a brief speech by in
sisting that he had no quarrel
with Mr.. Rayburn. He drew
laughter when he said that IL
any quarrel existed between the
Speaker and himself. "it is an
on his side" &
The 78-year-old Virginian
also drew laughter when he
pledged that I will co-operate
with the leadership of the
House just as far as my cons
science will permit" He then
added that some of you gentle.i
men who laugh may not UNDER.
stand what a conscience is"
Curtis Backs Rayburn
Still another sector in the
battle over proposed liberaliza-5
ton of the Rules COMMITTEES
was led by Representative Cur-l
It's of Missouri, one of approxi-
mately 20 Republicans who
have indicated they will vote
for the Rayburn plan. "a
1.-TWO wrongs do not make q
right" Mr.. Curtis told the
House. II feel that this is an
unnecessary resolution and
that the Rules Committee has
unfairly been made to appear
as a whipping boy.
However, I believe that any
See RULES, Page A. 5
Evening star., 1961-01-31
BULLETIN
Americans Sentenced

HAVANA (AP).-InfOrmed
sources at La Cabana Prison
said today six Americans have
been sentenced to 80 years in
prison for crimes against the
Cuban state. The prosecution
had demanded the death
penalty. Defense attorneys
said they had not yet been
formally notified. E
Evening star., 1961-01-31
Korea Gets Relief

PUSAN, Korea, Jan. 81 (AP)
"A United States Navy ship
has brought 300 tons Of relief
goods collected in the United
States for distribution to or
phanages and other welfare
institutions in Korea.