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Evening star., 1961-07-03
BY the Associated Press

The administration has asked
Congress to ease restrictions on
military aid for Latin America,
saying it is important to bolster
the internal security of hemi-
sphere countries.
{, In testimony made public to-
day by the House Foreign At
fairs Committee, United States
militar yand diplomatic Off
cialS said that the military Of
ficerS in many Latin countries
often represent the most stable
and liberal element.
1t. Gen. Andrew P. O'Meara,
Caribbean commander-in-chief
testified that events of the
past year have made it clear
that the greatest contribution
that each of these countries
can make to hemisphere de-
fense and stability is to main
tain it's own internal security" !"
Gen. O'Mear and State De-
partment officials also urged a
change in present law to permit
the Defense Department rather
than the President to decide
when an emergency is suffi-
GENTLY serious to permit addi-
tional aid to bolster internal
strength.
Gen. O'Meara said that ION
Evening star., 1961-07-03
Strone-Mon
Rule Seen
For Korea
By the Associated Press

United States officials today
viewed the resignation of 1t.
Gen. Chang Do-Young from the
leadership of South Korea'S
ruling military junta as the
start of a consolidation of power
into the hands of one man.
The oicials said Mai. Gen.
PAX Chung-hi, who succeeds
Gen. Chang as chairman of the
Supreme Council for National
Reorganization, still has a
strong group of young colonels
to contend with inside the rul-
ing junta before his authority
will be supreme.
The State Department had no
immediate comment on the shift
within the military junta. But
it was kept informed by the
United States Embassy of the
changes.
Privately, officials did not re-
gard the move as a shift to
either left or right. The ap-
pointment of Song Yo-chang as
premier installed a strong mod
Grating force at the head of
the cabinet.
American officials regard the
present developments as a criti-
cal period in South Korea.
The young colonels number
about 800 in the Korean armed
forces, and their influence
reaches down to the battalion
level. They are strong nation
aliSts and do not tend to look
for a moderate solution for
Korea'S urgent economic and
political problems.
Among other factors, it re-
to be seen what course
Gen. Chang will take. If he
should join with the young
colonels group. the consolida-
ton of power by Gen. PAX
could be delayed, officials here
say.
Evening star., 1961-07-03
3 Attack, Rob
Delivery Man

Three men attacked and
robbed a liquor store delivery
man Of $139 in the 1000 block
of Forty-eighth street NE.
Saturday night, police reported.
David Spicer, 40, of the 800
block of Forty-ninth place NE,
employed by Strand Liquors,
COS Division avenue NE, said
the trio attacked him as he en-
tered his car after making a
delivery. The cars windshield
was shattered during the
struggle, police said.
Evening star., 1961-07-03
MACARTHUR
Kassem Sees Arab Leader
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brushed protocol aside to give
the general the sort of welcome
usually reserved for chiefs of
state. Sharing 1t with him
were his wife, Maj. Gen. Court
ney Whitney, a longtime aide,
and the Philippine Ambassador
to the United States, Carlos P.
Romulo, and his wife.
President and Mrs. Garcia
were at the airport, as were
the country's top officials and
members of the foreign diplo-
matte corps. Full military
honorS were given Gen. Mac
Arthur, who once commanded
the Philippine army.
Among the welcomers was a
delegation of aged veterans of
the Philippine revolution
against the United States after
it took over the islands from
Spain at the turn of the CEN
tury. They were dressed in
their high collar striped uni
forms with straw hats.
The revolutionaries were de-
feated by troops under the
command of Gen. MacArthur's
father. Gen. Macarthur, who
returned in 1916 to witness the
birth of the republic, will be the
principal speaker tomorrow at
the 18th anniversary celebra-
tion.
To Visit Battle Scenes
During his stay, the general
will also visit some of the
scenes of battles he directed,
including Leyte and Panay Is
lands in the South Central
Philippines and Lingayen Gulf
on Luzon Island.
zen. M c A I n ur, whose
pledge Il shall return" was a
rallying cry for the Filipinos
after the japanese occupation
in World War II, brought
laughter and cheers from the
welcoming crowd today as he
declared:
Il have indeed returned"
The general turned serious
and said in an affectionate
voice: II am once again in the
land have known so long, and
among this people I have loved
so we'll"
when your President in
vited me to visit the Philip
pines, I felt as if were at last
Evening star., 1961-07-03
SIX-SECOND SENATE SESSION
SKATERS SPEED RECORD

The Senate set speed record today when it
met and adjourned in six seconds.
The old record, established in 1885, nine seconds
With most members away for the Independence Day
holiday the Senate had agreed last Thursday that the
presiding officer should declare Senate recess as
soon as it convened today This eliminated the
chaplainS opening prayer.
Senator Hayden, Democrat of Arizona, president pro
TEN, raped the gave and said
'The Senate will to order, and by order of the
Senate will stand in recess until July S."
Only three other Senators on the floor A tech
ncal session required to comply with the rule that
neither branch of Congress may quit for than
three days without joint action
Several hundred sightseers in the gallery taken
by surprise at this show of speed by the deberative
body in the world They hardly had settled in their seats
when it time to leave.
Evening star., 1961-07-03
Congress Idle,
Big Push Due
BY the Associated Press

/ congress nung OUT The "nC
business" sign this week as il
took a final breather before
starting the big push towarc
final adjournment by Labor
Day.
No major business was Sched-
uled in either the Senate OF
the House until next week. Most
members of both branches
headed homeward for Inde-
pendence Day oratory.
Unless there is a change In
plans, it will be the last recess
of the session. A heavy legis-
lative program lies ahead of
the target date for ADJOURN
ment, September 2.
Not a single regular appro-
priation bill has gone to the
President, the result being that
all Federal agencies started op-
erations on an emergency fl
nancing basis when the new
Government year started last
Saturday. Most of the money
bills, however, are in position to
be sent to the President in the
near future.
Foreign Aid an Obstacle
Biggest financial stumbling
block in the appropriation field
is a bill financing the foreign
aid program. It hasn't even
started through the House
where appropriations originate.
It can't get off the ground un-
til Congress decides in a sep
arate bill how extensive the aid
program should be. The fight
over the authorization bill and
the separate money measure
may be the liveliest of the year
and could delay final adjourn
ment.
Facing the Senate in the
weeks ahead is the prospect of
a filibuster over attempts to
curb filibusters by amending
the Senate rules. It conceivably
could disrupt all adjournment
plans.
House Democratic leaders
still are hopeful, though not
optimistic, that they can obtain
action on a bill to provide
Federal assistance for public
schools. The bill is bottled up
in the House Rules Committee
along with proposals to help
private and parochial schools.
All are embroiled in a tug of
war involving politics and re-
ligion. They may not reach the
House floor during this session.
Other Big Bills Cleared
The school bill is the only
one of the original big Five"
measures on the Kennedy legis-
lative program on which Con-
greSs has not acted. The others,
dealing with housing, aid to
depressed areas, minimum
wages, and unemployment COM
pensation, have cleared Con-
greSS.
Many less controversial meas
ureS requested by the President
have been enacted or are in a
position to be passed before
final adjournment.
Congressional leaders believe
that the record of accomplish
ment to date is impressive
enough to permit adjournment
after the appropriation bills
and the foreign-aid measure
become law. If necessary, they
are willing to put off until next
year fights over medical care
for the aged, tax revision and
school aid.
Evening star., 1961-07-03

lclude the 100 or so acres now
housing temporary buildings
Some of these have been stand
ing since the First World War
Hard On District
Washington can least afford
to lose its existing recreation
facilities. its Fairgrounds and
playfields, and neighborhood
parks. These are being effected
most.
Highway projects have cost
DiSrtict citizens an 18-hole gol1
course, six Softball diamonds,
two baseball diamonds and &c
tennis courts in the last five
years. If proposed highway
prospects are finally approved,
some Al more recreational IA
cilitieS will go, Recreation De-
partment Superintendent Milo
F. Christensen warned.
The city should be adding
to, not chipping away, these
facilities, he said.
And while most neighbor-
hoods are being served by the
city's 124 neighborhood play
grounds and recreation centers,
some q more should be added
to fill in the blank spots" i"
particularly the upper North
east and Northwest sections, he
added.
Some people think the green
spots on maps called parks
are a kind of land bank" Ma
tional Parks Director Conrad
Wirth complained.
Another park official said:
"They wanted to make a park
ing lot of the Mall, tear up a
city square for a parking lot and
put the dog pound on park
land"
I'VE see the potential of our
park system being disSipated"
T. Sutton Jett, superintendent
Of the National Capital Parks,
added. "Our predecessors had
the foresight to buy green, all
we do is use it up"
Rock Greek Park
The Districts park system
was given impetus by the Fed
eral Government when the city
first began. The oldest park
parcel is the Mall, which was
included in L'Enfant's plan. A
hundred years later, Congress
set aside 1850 acres for Rock
Creek Park, which some claim
is the best centrally located
park in any city in the Nation.
In the last 26 years, the
Federal Government has spent
SIG million for 2,738 acres of
parklands under funds appro-
priated by Congress Capper-
Cramton act of 1881, calling
for parks and stream valley ac-
quisitions.
With this money, National
Capital Parks has extended
Rock Greek Park, bought up
stream valleys feeding into
Rock Greek, Civil War forts
and Palisades Park along the
Potomac River. 1t has added
neighborhood parks.
But the last of the Capper-
Cramton money is being spent
this summer. And most of the
land available within District
boundary lines is gone.
Park officials point out that
from now on, the only large
parcels of open space available
will be those given up by the
Federal Government, or those
provided in redevelopment
planning.
That's why it is so import
ant to conserve what we have
now," officials said. eve must
think about the future"
Secretary Udall put it this
way:
Our own generation should
recognize the Importance and
need of these valuable park
areas to take care of the in
population and the
millions of visitors from all
over the world who come here
annually.
1T should resolve the prob
lem of non-park requirements
by looking other than to our
parklands for properties upon
which to build.
Tomorrow: Virsinio
Evening star., 1961-07-03
Counties Costs
Rise Per Cupitu

RICHMOND, July 3 (AP.-
The per capita cost of county
government in Virginia jumped
from $46.11 per head in 1851
to $113.51 in 1860. a report of
the State auditor showed today.
During the same period
county revenues also scared
from $41.06 to $103.64 on a
per capita basis.
Evening star., 1961-07-03
StepDefended
ByMacmiI|an

LONDON, July s (AP).-
Prime Minister Macmillan sale
today Iraq was poised to in.
wade Kuwait when Britain in.
tervened last week end.
THE Iraq forces at Basra
only about 80 miles from Ku-
waits border, were clearly
quite sufficient to occupy Ku.
wait by a rapid movement
against the modest Kuwait
Army" Mr.. Macmillan told thu
House of Commons.
There are no signs of tht
threat diminishing, rather the
contrary, as the attitude of thu
Iraqi representative on the Sc.
curity Council seems to show,
Mr.. Macmillan declared.
Refers to United Nations
The prime minister referred
to Iraq's charge before Sun
days emergency United Ma
tions Security Council session
that British troop movements
to Kuwait were a threat to
Iraqui independence. a charge
echoed today by Baghdad radio,
He said that last Thursday
and Friday evidence accumu-
lated from a number of sources
that reinforcements, especially
reinforcementS of armor, we're
moving toward Basra."
I'm these circumstances the
(Kuwait) ruler felt it his duty
to make a formal urgent re-
quest for British assistance
under the treaty." Mr.. Mac
milan said.
The Sheikdom's ruler, Sir Alb
dullah As-Salim As-Sabah,
made this request Saturday
morning.
Under an exchange of notes
June 19 which ended the Brit
ish protectorate over Kuwait,
the British were bound to come
to the sheik's assistance in case
he was threatened by another
foreign power.
Backed by GaitskelI
II am convinced" Mr.. Mac
milan told the House, that it
was the duty of Her Majesty's
government to act as they did.
I believe they will receive the
general support of the House
and the country"
Hugh GaitSkell, leader of the
Labor Party opposition to Mr..
Macmillan'S Conservative gov
ernment, said he regretted that
it had proved necessary to land
British troops in Kuwait.
Nevertheless, he added most
of us will feel, in view of our
treaty obligations, the formal
request of the ruler of Kuwait
and the threatening posture
adopted by Iraq, that the Brit
ish government had no option
but to take the action they did"
Security Council Advised
Mr.. Gaitskell added that he
believed it would be a good idea
for Britain to ask the United
Nations now to take over re-
sponsibility for the protection
of Kuwait.
This would "do much to get
rid of the Misrepresentation to
which we are subject at the
moment" he said, obviously
referring to charges by some
Arabs and the Russians that
the British military action was
imperialistic.
Mr.. Macmillan replied that
Britain already has advised
the U. N. Security Council of
its action.
Laborite Emrys Hughes asked
who would pay the bill for the
British troops sent to Kuwait.
1--WE haven't got to the ques-
tion of sending in the bill yet,"
said Mr.. Macmillan.
Evening star., 1961-07-03

really coming home. For it was
here I lived my greatest mo-
ments and it is here I have my
greatest memories"
Evening star., 1961-07-03

we and our torebearerS kneN
will not be ours, really, unles
we arrest the forces that woul,
alter and blight our landscape.
Because the Interior Depart
ment legislation is certain +
have some local effects, TIL
Star has surveyed the "quie
crisis" in the Washington area
One need only look as far a
the Potomac River to realize i
exists in some measure here
The Potomac, which Shoull
serve as a major recreation
source for the entire metro
politan population, is tappet
only to a fraction of its poten
tial development.
1t also exists in the gap be-
tween the burgeoning urban
ization of the metropolitan
area over the past few decades
and the failure in some area
of a comparable growth II
parklands.
Forty Years Ago
Only 40 years ago, the coun.
tryside began just a stones
throw across the Potomac. Now
the Washington area popula-
ton has quadrupled into nearly
2 million, into the tenth largest
urban center in the country.
The regions growth has al
ready claimed more than 300
square miles of land, according
to the National Capital Plan
ming Commission Regional
Council. It predicts that each
year suburban development will
probably eat into 5000 acres o1
open space.
The Council warns that by
the year 2000-when the areas
population is expected to double
and when leisure time and
travel ease will have increased
markedly-the countryside will
be driven back a distance OF
nearly 80 miles from downtown
Washington.
In Washington, parks are be-
ing nibbled by bulldozers.
The character of the Ma
tion's capital has long been
established in its SpaciousnesS;
the long green stretches of the
Mall and Rock Greek Park, the
green patches in it's squares
and circles, its broad avenues.
This is the tradition that
began when Pierre L'Enfant
laid out his plans for the city
in 1890.
Protecting Washington'S T.
535 acres of parks and recrea-
ton areas is the "quiet crisis"
here.
AS Udall Sees 1t
Secretary Udall summed it up
this way:
There appears to be a trend
to look to the green Federally-
owned parks as rights-of-ways
for highways and sites for
schools, hospitals, fire stations,
parking areas, libraries and
other types of non-park use."
In the last 10 years, WASH
ington has lost at least $50
acres in parks and recreation
areas to miscellaneous public
projects. Recreation facilities,
which do not now meet the
demand have been particularly
hard hit.
Some of this parkland is 60
ing now. A 150-acre tract in
AnacoStia Park is being turned
into concrete by the Anacostia
Freeway. Other smaller tracts
are going in the approaches to
the new Theodore Roosevelt
bridge in West Potomac Park
and the George Mason bridge
in East Potomac Park.
Elsewhere in the city, two
schools and two libraries stand
on what were once neighbor-
hood parks.
The $50 acre estimated loss
is a minimal one. 1t does not
include ITO acres of parkland
being dug up for tire new
stadium and parking lot on
East Capitol street. Park Of
ficials are reluctant to label
this an "encroachment" since
it will mean a recreational out
let for metropolitan residents.
But it still means less greenery
for the District.
The figure also does not in
Evening star., 1961-07-03
KUWAIT
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ended its 62-year role as a
British protectorate.
The sandy, Connecticut-sizeo
state has been ruled by Sheik
Abdullah's dynasty since 1756
but Gen. KasSem claims it is
historically part of a province
of the Turkish Ottoman Empire
that is now part of Iraq.
Elements of Kuwait'S 2,400-
man army and thousands OF
desert tribesmen moved to the
border to take up defense pos
itionS after the crisis erupted.
KaSsem Sees Arab Leader
Gen. KasSem met in Baghdad
yesterday with Arab League
Secretary General Abdel Kha-
lex HaSSouna to discuss the Ku-
wait crisis. Mr.. HaSSouna, who
arrived in Baghdad Saturday in
the role of mediator. told re-
porters, I'VE are very sorry to
see foreign troops in Arab lands.
We must work together for
their removal"
Baghdad appeared calm, but
Iraqi Airways stopped flights to
Kuwait until further notice. An
Iraqi Airline ViScount, attempt
ing to land in the sheikdom
Saturday, was turned away by
the Kuwait control tower.
The government controlled
Baghdad radio described Gen.
Kassem'S calm as fair and le-
gitimate and said he will press
it. The station called on Britain
Evening star., 1961-07-03

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1961-06-10
Twin FawnS
Man Kills Self,
Grieved 3 Years
Over Sons Death

A Fairfax County man, who
had been grief f-stricken since
his 12-year-old son was killed
almost three years ago by a
baseball, shot himself to death
last night.
The death of j. Douglas
Pitts, At, a roofer, of Fairfax
Station, was ruled a suicide by
county police.
Police said Mr.. Pitts told his
family he was going out to
hunt moles. The family heard
a shot behind the house and
Mr.. Pitts son, Stanley, found
his father lying shot through
the head in wooded area be-
hind the house, police said. A
30-30-caliber rifle lay beside
the body.
Mr.. Pitts son, Preston, was
killed in September, 1858, when
he was struck on the head by
a baseball thrown during
game at the Centreville School.
Mr.. Pitts sister-in-law, Mrs.
Revonda Burke, said he spoke
frequently of his sons death
since the accident.
Mrs. Burke quoted him as
saying recently: Hes always
with me-"
''Ever since the boy was kill
ed, Douglas hasn't been the
same" Mrs. Burke said.
Evening star., 1961-06-10
Candidates Air Views
On Conflict of Interest

The subject of conflict o1
interest last night took on
major proportions in Alexan-
dria as the IL city council can
didates mades a last minute
bid for votes before Tuesdays
balloting.
The candidates aired Their
views on that and other SUBJ
iects ranging from urban re-
newal to compulsory school
attendance before a town
meeting" sponsored by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
1t drew a turnout of more than
300 persons at George Wash
ington High School.
The meeting was the last
scheduled joint appearance o1
the candidates in a campaign
that was spanked in the last
week by the surprise entrance
of write-in candidate fol-
mayor and reports yesterday
that Mayor Leroy Bendhein
forwarded $100 checks from ar
area builder to some candi-
dates.
Deny Getting Checks
Two of the candidates last
night flatly said they had not
received the checks. Three
others said they we're involved
in no conflicts of interest. An
Evening star., 1961-06-10
Almond to Ask
Faculty Pay Rise

RICHMOND, June 10 (AP).-
Gov. Almond plans to recon-
mend across -the-board salary
boosts of up to Is per cent
for faculty members at all
State-supported colleges and
universities.
"In view of the fierce COM
petition with industry, that's
the only way in the world we
can attract top people," Gov.
Almond said.
His comments came after DR..
Edgar F. Shannon, jr., presi-
dent of the University of Vir-
ginia, met with the Governor
Wednesday about faculty SAL
aries at his school.
Gov. Almond said he would
include the proposed increase
in his budget planning for the
1962-64 biennium. He said he
had no estimate Immediately
on the total cost to the State.
The testimonial was held to
celebrate Mayor D'Alesandros
appointment to the Federal Re-
negotiation Board and to raise
money for the Democratic fund
of Baltimore's 1st legislative
district.
Evening star., 1961-06-10
POPULATION EXPLOSION
Stork Kept Busy at the Zoo

separate enclosure where they
can settle who is boss at their
leisure.
Also, a pair of kookaburraS
from Australia have just
Matched two little ones and are
jealousy guarding a third egg
in a hollow tree stump. The
kookaburraS, also known as
laughing jackaSseS because of
their unearthly, braying
shrieks, are good parents and
there should be a third kook
any time now.
Mysterious Ducks
And down in the basement
of the Bird House are seven
4-day-old ducklings presently
abiding in a heated brooder.
They may be mandarins or
they may be pin-tails; in any
event, they were Matched by
a mandarin duck but no one
will be sure until they mature.
The array of newborn is
completed by a pair of mallards
who now have a cage of their
own but are obscured from the
public by a curtain.
The Zoo also has a new hawk
eagle from Panama but it ar
rived full-grown in a crate
without any aid from the stork.
Are there any more births
expected at the Zoo? You bet.
The gorilla couple is expecting
and DR., Reed indicated there
may be others, too. But you
can never tell about wild birds
and animals. They don't make
as much fuss about birthing as
people do.
Evening star., 1961-06-10
ECHO TO BE SEEN
HERE TONIGHT

The bright Echo I bal
loon satellite will be visible
tonight and tom orrow
night, according to the Ma
tional Aeronau tic and
Space Administration.
Sighting will be:
Tonight. 9:09 pm, two
degrees above southern
horizon, going southeast;
tomorrow, $3.50 pm, nine
degrees above southern
horizon, going southeast.
There will be further
sightings in the coming
week.