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Evening star., 1961-05-02
New Stadium Section
Fails Fire Sofety Rules

taken down and another per
manent" section shifted or
tracks into its place to provide
the space for the baseball field
The McCloskey construction
firm, which is building the
stadium, took the construction
contract with the specifica-
tions for this temporary section
calling for decking of plywooo
impregnated with fire-resistant
chemicals. The 1861 building
code, however, requires higher
fire safety standards. The code
calls for aluminium decks or
the steel supports.
The Commissioners took the
question under study, pending
receipt of more information or
how long the impregnated ply.
wood would resist the spread
of flames.
Fire Chief Millard H. Suttor
and Joseph j. ngenfritz, heaC
of the Department of Licenses
and Inspections, opposed waiv.
ing the regulations.
James A. BlaSer, head of the
Buildings and Grounds Depart.
ment, explained how the city
managed to find itself debating
this problem with the stadium
due to open october /:
Building specifications werC
submitted to licensing Officials
before the new building cod
had been adopted. Because o
the desire to get construction
under way, construction begar
before licensing officials hat
time to study the building plans
Evening star., 1961-05-02

Although rain stopped before
sun up, clouds continued to
cover the sky.
But less than an hour after
the shot was postponed, the
skies opened up and the day
developed into one almost ideal
for a launching. At least three
quarters of the sky was free
of clouds, and the remaining
quarter had only very high
cirrus formations. The weather
was moving southeast, however
indicating that conditions in
the target area off the Bahama
Islands, about 800 miles from
here, we're still bad.
Many Await Decision
For reasons of safety, Off
cials of the Mercury program
wanted a maximum of 40 per
CeLL ClOuQ cover.
The possibility of a second
attempt being made tomorrow
disappeared shortly after mid
night when technicians began
pumping liquid oxygen into the
Redstone missile designed to
boost Comdr. Shepard's capsule
to the edge Of space.
1t takes more than SO hours
to dry out the propellant tanks
and reload the missile for an
other firing.
Several hundred reporters
See MERCURY, Page Al
Evening star., 1961-05-02
U. S. Regards Cubo
In Communist Bloc
BY the Associated Press

The United States today de-
clared Cuba has become a
member of the Communist bloc
and accused Fidel Castro of a
rule even more Communist"
than other Iron Curtain coun-
tries.
Under the Castro proclama-
ton that Cuba is a socialist"
state, State Department state
ment said, Prime Minister Cas-
tro is using the same term that
the Soviets and others use to
describe themselves. And fur
thermore he is going the Com
munists "one better, the state
ment said, by putting an Of
ficial end to elections in Cuba,
while other Red countries
normally at least go through
the form.
Evening star., 1961-05-02

other persons in the oil and gas
industries, Mr.. Evans went far
beyond what he had in mind
Mr.. Udall said.
II can take care of Repub-
licans, but protect me from my
friends" the Secretary re-
marked at one point.
The Evans letter was dated
April S, 1861 and was sent out
soon after the Democratic Ma
tional Committees announce
ment that the Jefferson-Jack-
son Day Dinner here on May
See UDALL, Page At
Evening star., 1961-05-02

a Navy commander, had been
selected for the ride.
The space agency announced
soon after that the "backup"
astronaut for the first flight
is John H. Glenn, jr., 39-year-
old Marine lieutenant colonel
who now lives in Arlington.
No New Date Set
No new date has been set
for the launching. However, il
is expected that the National
Aeronautics and Space Admin
istration will try to fire AS
tronaut Shepard's rocket-pro-
PEELED space capsule Thursday
morning if weather permits.
The NASA announcement
said:
"An attempt TO launch a
manned Mercury Spacecraft
here today has been postponed
due to bad weather here and
in the recovery area down.
range. The pilot selected for
the first manned flight attempt
was Alan B. Shepard. He was
prepared for flight but held in
the pilots preparation area. No
new launch date has been set,
but the minimum recycle time
is 48 hours. The pilot will re-
main in the crew quarters in
the NASA Mercury hangar
here"
A severe storm racked the
cape in the pre-dawn hours
Evening star., 1961-05-02
School Bill
Clears Hurdle
Senators Skirt
Religious Issue

BY a vote of 8 to /, a Senate
Labor and Welfare subcom-
mittee today approved Presi-
dent Kennedy's request for a
$2.3 billion Federal aid to edu-
cation program for public
schools over the next three
years.
No attempt was made by the
subcommittee to deal with the
controversial problem of aid to
private schools.
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator Morse, Democrat Of
Oregon, went beyond the ad-
ministration's recommendation
on continuation of Federal aid
to impacted areas, in which
Federal activities create un-
usual school needs. The ad-
ministration recommended that
this program be cut in half,
but the subcommittee voted to
continue it at present levels
for three years.
Cost Over $500 Million
The impacted area aid is
based on student population
and for 1862 is expected to cost
$3.50 million for operating ex-
penses and $50 million for con-
struction. Operating expenses
are expected to be higher in
1868 and 1864.
The bill directs the Secre-
tary of Health, Education ana
Welfare to report back after
two years on the future of this
program.
The new program of grants
for public schools generally
would be available under the
Senate bill for either teachers
salaries or construction, at the
discretion of the States. The
grants would total 1866 million
the first year, $766 million the
second and 1855 million the
third.
Opposed by GOldwater
The bill now goes to the full
Labor and Welfare Committee,
which will meet later this week
or early next week to report
a bill to the Senate.
The lone dissenting vote in
the subcommittee was cast by
Senator Goldwater, Republican
of Arizona.
Voting for the bill were Sen
ators Morse, Hill, Democrat ot
Alabama, chairman of the full,
committee; Mcnamara, Demo.
crat of Michigan; Marlborough
democrat of Texas; Clark
Democrat of Pennsylvania
Randolph, Democrat Of West
Virginia; Clifford P. Case, Re-
publican Of New Jersey, and
JavitS, Republican of New York
Evening star., 1961-05-02
BY JOHN NJ. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press Staff Writer


President Kennedy and his
top advisers were reported
cheered today by indications
that efforts to negotiate a
cease fire in the Laotian civil
war were making progress.
The President scheduled an
other meeting of the National
Security Council-fifth in II
days-to take a look at the
Southeast Asian crisis. Also up
for consideration was a second
cold war problem even more
directly involving conflict be-
tween the United States and
Russia-the problem Of nuclear
weapons testing.
Some hours before the time
set for the session of the top
strategy board, word came
through from Vientiane that
military representatives of the
WeStern-backed government
and the pro-Communist Pathet
Lao rebels had met to talk
about stopping the fighting.
An informed source said things
looked fairly good"
Pressure on President
High officials said Mr.. Ken
nedy already has decided to
send negotiator Arthur Dean
back to Geneva with inStruc-
tions to exhaust every possibil-
ity of getting an agreement with
Russia for an inspected ban on
nuclear weapons test explo-
SionS.
The President, nevertheless,
is confronted with the fact
that an uninspected ban has
existed now for 212 years and
many officials-particularly in
Evening star., 1961-05-02
No Flight Pay
For Astronuut

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
May 2 (AP).-There'n be nc
flight pay" from the Govern.
ment for the first United
States spaceman, but he'll picE
up more than $4,000.
That will be his share Of
$500,000 paid by Life maga.
zine to the seven astronaut!
for the personal stories of theil
experiences. Life announced
last fall it had signed contract.
with the seven for exclusive
rights to publish their &C.
counts.
Evening star., 1961-05-02
Kennedy Is Cheered
By News From Loos

the Defense Department and
the Atomic Energy Commits
sion-fear that the SovietS may
have cheated on this mora
torium to hold secret tests and
gain some advantage.
They have no evidence one
way or the other, they concede
privately, but their suspicious
create pressure on the Presi-
dent for the United States to
renew underground testing.
The policy clashes over such
widely different issues as the
conflict in Laos and the nu-
clear weapons test ban treaty
are now seen here as elements
of a developing new cold war
pattern which amounts to a
test of wills between Soviet
Premier KhruShchev on the
one hand and President Ken
nedy and allied leaders on the
other.
Prestige Influences Strategy
At the heart of Soviet STRAIT
egy, as Western officials see it,
is a conviction by Mr.. Khru-
shchev that Russia's increas-
ing military power and the
prestige won by its space
achievements entitle that ma
ton to get more Of what it
wants in the world.
BY contrast the Kennedy ad-
ministration showed up to dis
advantage in the failure of
the United States-Supported
Cuban rebel invasion. The ad-
ministration has also shown re-
luctance to take military ac-
ton with respect to Laos.
The present trend in top
level thinking is to proceed
See KENNEDY, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-05-02
Street Was Puved
With GoId-BriefIy

WARSAW, KY, May Q (AP)
There's gold in them thar
hills-but don't go prospecting
for it.
The gold involved-millions
of dollars worth-was stacked
along U. S. highway AZ yes
terday after a Drinks armored
car carrying it from Fort Knox,
KY, to New York overturned.
The costly cargo had to be
removed from the overturned
truck before 1t could be righted.
The gold was stacked in three
neat piles while waiting for
Drinks trucks rushed from Gin
cinnati.
Evening star., 1961-05-02

news conference in his office
after publication of a news
story about solicitation for the
dinner.
The Interior Secretary said
he had merely expressed the
hope to j. K. Evans of the
Asiatic Petroleum Corp, that
Mr.. Evans and his friends
would attend the dinner.
He said Mr.. Evans was a
friend he had know for several
years and that in the past the
oil man and others with him
had sat with Mr.. Udall at an
Arizona table at similar fund
raising functions.
In sending out letters to 81
Evening star., 1961-05-02
NajorChanges
Proposed for
JuVeniIeCourt
House Bill Calls
For Its Transfer,
Cut in Trial Age
By JOHN McKELWAY
Star Staff Writer

Sweeping changes in the
Districts Juvenile Court are
contained in a bill introduced
today in the House by Repre-
sentative Davis, Democrat Of
Georgia.
The major provision-pre-
viously reported - wipes out
the autonomy of Juvenile
Court by turning it into a
branch of Municipal Court. The
bill, drafted by staff members
of the House District Commit
tee and unanimously approved
by subcommittee headed by
Mr.. Davis, also:
/. Provides that two Munich
pal Court judges would serve as
juvenile judges. The Juvenile
Court now has one judge, Orm
Ketcham.
2. Reduces the age limit Of
juveniles who currently come
before the court from 18 to Is.
Improved Efficiency Seen
Mr.. Davis said the bill would
improve the efficiency of the
court and would allow greater
flexibiilty in the handling of
adult cases.
I'VE simply have set up a
dual jurisdiction in the interest
Of efficiency" the Georgian
said.
He added that the transfer
of the court also would result
in a considerable increase" in
collections from nonsupport
cases.
Referring to attempts to au-
thorize two more judges for the
Juvenile Court, Mr.. Davis said:
Arguments that there Isl
enough work in Juvenile Court
for two more judges is all bosh."
Previously, bills adding two
Judges have died in the Davis
subcommittee.
Adequate Punishment Urged
In reference to the age re-
duction provision, Mr.. Davis
commented that young thugs
and hoodlums who lurk in dark
places and commit assaults,
yokings, robberies. purse snatch
ing, rapes and other crimes Of
violence ought to be tried in
courts where adequate punish
ment is handed out"
Mr.. Davis also maintained
that the present waiver system
of the court has failed to cur
tail major crime by, juveniles.
The judge of Juvenile Court
can waive cases Of juveniles
over 16 to adult courts, but
Mr.. Davis said this practice
has not resulted in more pro-
lection for society.
The bill would authorize the
court to waive juveniles to a
higher court if they are Is or
over and charged with a mis-
demeanor or a felony.
Seven BackerS Named
Mr.. Davis emphasized this
was not his bill but a sub
committee bill" 1t has been
approved, he said. by Demo-
See JUVENILE, Page Ar
Evening star., 1961-05-02
THE SHAD RUN
NEARS ITS PEAK

HICKORY SHAD ore swormins
up the Roppohonnoek River neor
Fredericksburg, Vo,, on their spawn
ing run, providing excellent fishing
for anglers. Details ore on the Out.
doors Poee, A-2o.
Evening star., 1961-05-02
UdoII Denies Askino
Solicitation of Oil Men
$l00-u-PIote Dinner Invitations
Went Too Far, Secretary Suys
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star Staff Writer

Secretary of the Interior Udal emphatically denied
today that he had asked the Washington representative
of big oil company to solicit people in the industry to buy
tickets for $l0O-a plate Democratic und-rasng dinner
here May 27.
I say that categorcalyo Mr. Uda told hastily called
Evening star., 1961-05-02

ing. They have been miss
ing since April %, the Army
said.
VIENTIANE, Laos, May 2
(AP) "A truce meeting be-
tween a government officer
and a Pathet Lao rebel major
has brought a provisional end
to fighting on the front As
miles north of here, Gen.
Phoumi Nosavan said today.
The pro-Western govern
ment's military Strongman re-
ported that the two officers
met yesterday afternoon and
fighting had halted provision
ally and theoretically" by
5 pm.
Foreign Minister Tiao Sop
saisana said the cabinet was
encouraged to hope that the
contact could lead to an over
all cease fire, first step to end
ing civil war between the Com
munist-backed rebels and the
government forces.
The government truce ennis
Sary went out yesterday to a
point just north of Wang Khy,
a town on the front. 1t was
his second attempt to make
contact with the rebels.
Top Laotian government and
American military officials
Joined the meeting last night,
one informed source said.
Political Meeting Sought
Gen. Phoumi said the gov
ernment'S truce representative
was 1t. Col. Siho Lamholin-
thakhoun, whose name means
literally more than happy"
He is chief of the department
of national coordination, a
powerful security police group.
Mr.. Sopsaisana said Col. Siho
was sent north again today
with instructions to seek an
immediate nationwide cease
fire, covering the fighting that
has edged to within IS miles of
Vientiane and yesterday was
threatening to spill over into
the northwest.
Col. Siho was instructed to
make arrangements for a po-
litical meeting later.
1t was stressed that the meet
ing yesterday was not a talk
to arrange a cease fire but was
only an initial contact.
! The fighting in the limited
area was stopped after the
meeting. but Gen. Pheumi's
statement did not say if this
was by agreement or was some
thing both sides did without
instructions.
| May Fight on in South
Mr.. Sopsaisana said, however,
it was presumed fighting might
continue on other fronts, es-
pecially in the south where the
enemy has gained ground in
recent days.
Even so, the meeting yes
terday and today's followup
were hailed as one of the few
really encouraging signs since
Britain and Soviet Russia is
sued their cease-fire call
week ago.
The rebel officer contacted
by Col. Siho was Maj. B. Vat
tina.
Gen. Phoumi said Col. Siho
See LAOS, Page Al
Evening star., 1961-05-02
Truce PorIeY Ha|ts Laos Fighting
Spocemon Launching
Delayed by Weather
Shepard Of Navy Chosen for Mission;
Test Now Off at Least 48 Hours
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla May bad weather forced
cancellation of attempt to put mann-pace capsule
into high altitude trajectory here today.
The poStponement came at $40 (EDT) concurrenty
with the official that Alan Shepard r, 37
Evening star., 1961-05-02
Hope Is Held
ForPermaneni
Peace Plan
Contact Is Made
With Red Forces
After Long Delay
BULLETIN

The Army reported today
four United States Army men,
serving as advisers to Laotian
forces in the field, are miss
ing. They have been miss
ing since April %, the Army
said.
Evening star., 1961-05-02

THE WEATHER: :. Full Ire Report
District and vicinity-Clear tonight, low
40 in the city with chance of scattered frost
In suburbs Mostly sunny tomorrow and
continued cool. High and low of last "a
hours: High. 81, at 2 pm. today; low. so,
at am. today,
Evening star., 1961-08-03
Problems of the New Judgeships

The Senator hardly had
time to explode predic-
table exercise - when the
letter was made public. Since
then matters have gone
from worse to worse.
Democratic leaders do not
really believe Senator Nc
Namara will take revenge
legislatively on the Kennedy
program, knowing him to be
q party man. They see some
gain in the reminder to the
White House that Senators
can't be taken for granted.
Some are even ready to
admit that the hallowed
practice of recess appoint
ments by Presidents about to
lose power is not a good one.
Mr.. Feikens has been sitting
on the bench all these
months, and it is not really
very desirable to summon
him to Washington to defend
himself. Probably he won't
be, but what this means is
that his appointment will
simply lapse and the place
go untitled for some time.
Evening star., 1961-08-03
PeriIs Of Appointments Believed Likely
To Cost the President Some Votes

lent Judge and that not every
vacancy on the courts can
or should be filled by a
Democrat.
The consensus among
Democratic Senators is that
the club spirit will again pre-
vail and that the brothers
Kennedy, the President and
the Attorney General, did
not give the aggrieved Michi-
gan Senator the proper con-
sideration.
Instead Of a personal at
tempt to win him over in
the way 50 usual these days,
they sent an emissary to his
office. The Senator showed
this lesser light the door.
When it was decided to go
ahead with a request for Mr..
Feikens' confirmation, a copy
of the letter to the Judiciary
Committee to that effect was
read over the telephone to a
Mcnamara assistant.
Evening star., 1961-08-03
Brituin's Decision Excites Europe

positions of neutrality - will
wish to have the status only
of an associate member
while Denmark, Norway, Por-
tugal and Great Britain will
accept the obligations of full
fledged membership in the
bigger Common Market" or
ganization.
Inside Britain, the contro-
versy RACES as 10 whether the
decision to "join the Conti-
nent" is a wise one. Obvious
", those business or labor
groups whose industries are
to be adversely affected do
not like the idea. Others,
foreseeing an expanded mar
ket made available on the
Continent, are enthusiastic
ally backing the plan. Prime
Minister Macmillan is NOV
ing cautiously and is taking
one step at q time. 1t prob
ably will be several months
before all the differences,
especially with the Common
wealth countries, will be
ironed out. and before the
economic effects will really
be felt. Also, Mr.. Macmillan
probably found Solace in the
old adage: "If you can't lick
'em, join 'em." Surely, Great
Britain will have more of a
say and more influence inside
the Common Market" than
outside, particularly If major
political decisions have to be
made.
So far as the United States
is concerned, the impression
prevails in Europe that the
proposed merger of "The Six"
and "The Seven" into a big
Common Market" operation
is popular in America. Ac-
tually, the Washington gov
ernment has informally eX-
pressed its hope that some
kind of economic union will
be successful and that polit-
ical solidarity will be achieved
by one means or another.
Naturally, the United States
doesn't offer any advice as
to details, but confines itself
at this time to giving sup
port to the general principle
of reduced tariffs and to the
drive for a bigger trade VOL
urne all around.
Copyrisht, 1861
Evening star., 1961-08-03
CONSTANTINE BROWN
People Held Ready to Fight for Freedom
But Keeping Busy Till It's Necessary

of course, the main threat to
survival of the entire Western
civilization, the particular
domestic problem of West
Germany is labor. This bee
hive nation is unable to sat-
isfy the demands for working
men and women-this despite
the enormous influx of ref
ugees from East Germany
who are put to work as soon
as they are evacuated from
West Berlin.
The spa at which I am
staying only few miles from
Frankfurt has a reputation
the world over for its famous
waters. The 200-room hotel
is packed with guests from
every corner of the globe. But
other than the manager, the
room clerks and the princi-
pal porter (concierge), only
a few of it's personnel speak
German. The walters, who
in the old days would have
been middle-aged and per-
fectly trained, have been
supplanted by young men
averaging 20. They come from
Belgium, Italy, Spain, Greece,
Norway and Turkey. Few can
speak more than a few words
of German and some none.
Along the secondary roads
leading from the autobahns
one can see road gangs i'm
proving and widening the
roads. They are not Germans
but Italians escaping un-
employment in Italy and
Yugoslavs who have sought
refuge from Tito-type social
ism.
Taxi drivers alone are pure
German-moStly men over
so who have fought in both
wars and who are being
helped by the communities to
make a good living with their
own taXis.
The labor problem is rem
dered more critical by the
fact that the federal govern
Evening star., 1961-08-03
CUNST ANIME BKUWN
West Germans Hide Their Fears

ment is living up to its COM
mitment for an armed force
of 100000 men. These young
men could be extremely use
full in industry. But there is
no attempt by the men or the
labor hungry industrialists to
shirk the duty to their coun-
try and their allies.
I asked one of my ac-
quaintances who heads an
important industrial group
whether it was true that a
number of industrialiSts had
been urging the Bonn govern
ment to come to terms with
Russia in the belief that
eventually the Germans could
dominate Russia by their eco
nomic and industrial know
how.
The answer was that, in
deed, there have been, until
a few years ago Ito be exact,
until Gen. de Gaulle came to
power and laid the founda-
tions of the present German
French alliance), a number
of industrialists who believed
that this was feasible. They
eventually learned that this
was not possible unless the
Germans themselves decided
to become part and parcel of
the conspiracy which aims to
destroy the free world.
1--WE have had our ups and
downs" my friend said. I'VE
played with Hitler in the be-
lief that we could dominate
him after he had unShackled
Germany. But to our peoples
great sorrow, we discovered
that one cannot co-eXist with
a hungry wolf. Dictators,
whether their name is Hitler,
Stain, Khrushchev or what
ever, grow hungrier the more
they eat.
THE concept Of those who
believe they can come to
terms with the present Red
dictatorship by bowling to its
political demands in the be-
lief they can eventually gain
control by economic osmosiS
are utterly mistaken"