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Evening star., 1961-12-27
Young MussoIini
May Wed Soon

ROME. Dec. 81 (AP).-Ro-
mano Mussolini, jazz pianist
son of the late Italian dictator,
says he will wed Maria Scico-
lone, sister of acress Sophia
Loren, as soon as possible.
Benito MuSSolini's youngest
son, who is SO, has been dat
ing the 23-year-old former
singer constantly for about a
year. Italian newspapers and
magazines have reported the
two engaged three or four
times, bringing denial from :he
two that anything more than
sincere friendship" existed he
tween them.
But as he and Miss Scicolone
headed for his mothers villa
near Forli for the Christmas
holiday, Mr.. Mussolini told sew
eral Italian journalists that
the dark-haired beauty would
become Mrs. Mussolini within
a few months or perhaps only
weeks"
Romano is to start an ex-
tensive musical tour of Italian
cities this week. Miss Scicolone
repeatedly will remain at Lis
mothers villa in the Apennine
foothills.
Evening star., 1961-12-27

cleared some smoke from
Arkansas political scene.
Three-way jockeying for two
jobs has been anticipated
Senator Fulbright, chairman OF
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, already has an
nounced his candidacy for
another six-year term. Mr.. Al
ford. a doctor, previously said
he would seek the governor
ship If Gov. Orval Faubus
challenged Senator Fulbright
in the Democratic primary.
Gov. Faubus still hasn't an
nounced his plans, and he said
yesterday that Mr.. Affords an
nouncement will have no bear
ing on them. Gov. F'aubus is
serving his fourth two-y e a I
term as Governor.
Mr.. Afford first won election
to Congress in 1858 as a write
in candidate when he sup
ported Gov. Faubus' stand
against immediate integration
of Little Rock schools. He up
set veteran Democrat Brooks
Hays, now an assistant to
President Kennedy, who had
adopted a more moderate stand
on the issue.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Italy Begins New
Probe for Cause
Of RuiI Disaster

CATANZARO, Italy, Dec. 27
(AP).-A government commits
sion began work here today
seeking the cause of a rail dis
aster last Saturday that took 10
lives.
The on-the-scene investiga-
tion is the third since the Sec
ond coach of a two-car train
snapped loose and shot 100 feet
off a bridge into a rocky gorge.
The coach was jammed with
committing students, workers,
farmers and Christmas shop
pers going to Catanzaro. Sixty
nine died the day of the dis
aster. A 51-year-old father of
10 died yesterday in a hospital.
Two other Investigations are
under way, by the magistracy
and by technicians of the In
spectorate of Civil Motorization,
which is responsible for control
of railway concessions.
The train chief and the con-
ductor have been jailed and
charges against them are being
considered. Three other train
crewmen were held tempo
rarily but were released yes
terday after questioning estab-
lished that they had properly
carried out their duties.
A sixth trainman, a brake
man, was among those who
died in the twisted wreckage.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Pan Am Threatens
To Quit if Pilots Strike

Pan American World AirwayS
will shut down operations and
lease its planes to other air.
lines if its pilots strike jan
uary 8, company executives
warned yesterday.
A 30-day cooling off" period
will expire at midnight Janu-
ary 8, leaving the Air Line Pi-
lots Association free to strike
legally. President Kennedy in
voked the "cooling-off" period
December 10, when he ap-
pointed a statuatory emergency
board to look into the dispute.
Pan American executives
raised the threat to shut down
operations and lease planes in
discussing a letter sent to the
airline's $4,000 employees re-
Gently and released yesterday.
In the letter, Pan American
warned that it will lay off all
employees if the threatened
strike takes place.
The company said the key
issue is a jurisdictional dispute
between the pilots and the
Flight Engineers International
Association over the makeup of
crews to man jets.
Pan American said the COM
pany and the engineers had
accepted recommendations for
settlement of the jurisdictional
issue made in a report to Presi-
dent Kennedy last October by
a commission headed by Ma
than Feinsinger. The company
said the pilots have not so far
accepted the recommendations
of the Feinsinger commission,
which was appointed to study
crew jurisdiction problems in
the airline industry.
Pan American, in its letter,
Evening star., 1961-12-27

computers, would be able to
pick out individual planes on
a field from great distances,
tell an empty missile hole from
a "live" one and find missile
carrying railroad trains.
The crew could select priority
targets, inform commanders
back home and then launch
guided bombs and missiles at
the targets. The accuracy Of
the RSB-70 weapons, accord
ing to the Air Force, would
permit targets to be destroyed
by small nuclear weapons. This
would permit the bomber to
carry a large number of weap-
ons and blow up targets
without great damage to near
by civilian areas.
Such controlled and precise
destruction is a key to the new
nucear war strategy that would
attempt to deter the enemy
from hitting American cities by
offering to spare his.
The RSB-70 will be compet-
ing with the existing B-52
heavy bomber and with the
Navy's carrier-based planes for
the hunter-killer role.
The B-52, a subsonic and
medium altitude plane, and the
shorter-range carrier bomberS
would have a hard time pene-
trating enemy defenses in the
last half of this decade, the
Air Force argues. Therefore,
air officers say, the RSB-70
should be the best bet on a
cost-vs. effectiveness basis.
About $1.3 billion aready has
been approved for BIO develop
ment. For another So or So
billion dollars, the Air Force
says, the country could have
a fleet of 100 or so hunter
killer RSB-70s in operation,
starting in the mid-'60s.
The Defense Department is
listening carefully, but so far
noncommittally.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Hunter-Ki|Ier
Role Is Given
BIO Bomber
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
Star Staff Writer

The BIO, the on-again, Off
again manned missile" under
development for the Air Force,
is being converted quietly into
a more versatile hunter-killer
bomber in response to Defense
Department pressure.
With a new designation,
RSB-70 (Reconnaissance-Strike
Bomber), and a new wartime
role, the plane has been made
to fit better into the Kennedy
administrations controlled,
flexible nuclear-war strategy
The chances that the plane
eventually will be produced are
now considerably greater, ac-
cording to both Defense De-
partment and Air Force sources.
The RSB-70 is expected to
fly at 10000 feet and cruise at
1000 miles an hour, seeking
out and destroying hidden
targets. 1t will be designed also
to do the same thing a few
hundred feet off the ground at
600 miles an hour.
The original concept was for
the plane to concentrate on
hitting targets located before
the start of a war. Secretary
of Defense Mcnamara said
these targets could be destroyed
more cheaply by missiles, how
ever, and that the men in the
BIO would be wasted.
Airliner Prototype
He ordered development work
continued-the plane has po-
tential use also as a prototype
of supersonic commercial air.
liner-but made it clear to the
Air Force that the chances OF
its being produced were remote
At the same time, however
Mr.. Mcnamara asked the serv-
ices to propose manned bomb
ers that would be useful in
searching out unknown targets,
checking on the. accuracy OF
missile strikes and pinpointine
targets located before the war
only in a general way.
The Air Force response was
to change the BIO concept
into the RSB-70.
Mr.. Mcnamara has been
briefed on the new proposal,
and he has ordered the Air
Force to have another 60
around with civilian weapons
analysts.
Congress voted an extra $3.50
million for the BIO this year,
but Mr.. Mcnamara declined to
spend the money. The new
RSB-70 concept is expected to
play a major role in the bomber
controversy during the coming
year.
The Air Force will seek to
prove that the big plane can
do the search job-using
advanced radars, infra-red
Sensors and radio and TV de-
tectors-and can do it more
cheaply than competing aircraft
or unnamed reconnaissance
droneS.
At 10000 feet the RSB-70
would be able to search thou
sands of square miles every
minute and almost instantane-
ously sort out missile sites,
bomber bases and defensive ra-
dar centers and tell the planes
crew what targets are avail
able.
The new search techniques,
combined with data processing
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Queen Mother Plans
June Trip to Canada

LONDON, Dec. 81 AP).-
Queen Mother Elizabeth will
pay a Today visit to Canada
in June, Clarence House an
nounced tonight.
She is to take part in cen
tenary celebrations in Montrea,
Of Canada's Black Watch
Royal Highland Regiment), o1
which she is colonel in chief
The ceremonies are scheduled
for June $40.
The Queen Mother was last
in Canada in 1854.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
EorIy Angola College

LUANDA, Angola.-As early
as the 18th century there was
a college in Luanda, under the
direction of the Roman Catho-
lie Society of Jesus.
Evening star., 1961-12-27

also denounced as "exorbitant
demands by the pilots for in
creased wages and reduced
working hours.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Ribicoff Would Accept
Draft for Senate Race
BY the Associated Press


Secretary Of Welfare RiNcoff
says he would accept a draft
to run for the United States
Senate from Connecticut next
year.
Mr.. Ribicoff, one of PreSi-
dent Kennedy's earliest political
supporters said last night that
a story in the Hartford Courant
saying he might accept the
draft for the Democratic nomi-
nation was "basically correct"
His statement followed the
declarations of two Democratic
Congressman that they will seek
the governorshipS of their
States in 1852.
Representative Stratton, a
two-term Democrat from Sche-
nectady who has Jared we'll
in politically in a Republican
area, announced he will seek
the governorship of New York.
And Representative Afford,
elected to Congress in the af-
termath Of school integration
troubles in his home town of
Little Rock, declared he will
seek the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor of Arkansas.
Mr.. Ribicoff has been rumored
as a possible opponent for
Senator Bush, a Republican
who already has said he will
seek reelection.
Mr.. Ribicoff told a newsman
last night he would not seek
the nomination at the State
Democratic convention next
June. But. he confirmed the
report that he would accept a !
draft.
Waits Kennedy Word
He said, however, that any
decision to resign from the
Cabinet must have Mr.. Ken
nedy's approval. He said he
had not spoken with the PreSi-
dent about the matter.
Mr.. Ribicoff, a two-term
Governor of Connecticut, said
he has to decide whether lit
is more important for the Ken
nedy program to have an ad-
ditional voice in Congress or
to have me continue in the
Cabinet"
Congressman-at-Large Kowal-
ski already has declared for
the Democratic senatorial NOM
ination in Connecticut.
Mr.. Stratton has received
scattered support from upper
New York State Democratic
organizations. However, Mayor
Robert F. Wagner of New York
City is expected to play a major
role in selecting the party'S
nominee and may even decide
to make the race himself.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, |
mentioned as a possible Re-
publican presidential nominee
in 1864, has said he will seek
another four-year term as Gov
ernor next year.
Mr.. Stratton's announcement
was hooted by Republican State
Chairman L. Judson Morhouse,
who said the Congressman is
not a serious candidate.
Mr.. Morhouse said Mr.. STRAIT
ton sis being used by Bobby
Kennedy Omitted States At
torney GeneraD and John
Bailey Democratic national
chairman) as a political
hatchet man against Gov.
Rockefeller from now until
Chey decide 1ate next summer
on just who will be their hand
picked nominee"
Fulbright In Race
A Justice Department spokes-
man said Mr.. Kennedy has had
no part in Mr.. Stratton's polici-
cal plans.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Fulbright In Race

A Justice Department spokes-
man said Mr.. Kennedy has had
no part in Mr.. Stratton's polici-
cal plans.
Mr.. Affords announcement
Evening star., 1961-06-15
Call 1t Hootzin or Sinking Hannah,
Zoo Aide Aims to Bag One in jungle

wing to assist in tree-climbing,
This is the third expedition
to the Steamy little British COL
ony on the north coast of South
America for the Grimmers. This
time, Mr.. Grimmer is going to
study the breeding cycle of the
Hoatzin and try bring some
back to America to live.
The first time he went Hoat-
zin-hunting a couple of years
ago, Mr.. Grimmer came back
empty-handed. The second time,
he returned with a cageful of
the geological throwbacks but
it was in the dead of winter and
all of them died.
No Hoatzin has been known
to survive captivity for long
anywhere.
On this expedition, Mr.. Grim
miner will meet DR.. Wilhelm
Martinelli, professor of zoology
at the University of Vienna,
Austria, and the two will pool
their knowledge of the Hoatzin
clan in an attempt to learn
more about them and bring
some back to America.
The expedition is expected to
last about six weeks.
Evening star., 1961-06-15
Streetcurs Stall.
SnurIinq Traffic

An electric power failure on
D. c. Transit System streetcars
serving the Bureau of Engrav-
ing snarled traffic up and
down Fourteenth. street fol
nearly two hours this morning
Power along the Fourteenth
street route failed when under
ground "plows," which conduct
electrical current to the street.
cars, were disabled in the Bu-
reau of Engraving Tunnel,
Isaac B. Goad, Transit's direc-
tor Of transportation, said.
The transit spokesman said
only streetcar lines running
south of Pennsylvania avenue
NV. were affected by the
power failure.
Mr.. Goad said buses were
pressed into service on Four
teenth street to transport
streetcar passengers.
Metropolitan policemen were
detailed to the area to assist
with traffic congestion, which
began shortly after two street.
cars stalled in the Bureau
Tunnel at 8:35 am,
Evening star., 1961-06-15

with a Latin flavor to the con-
ference.
"Our new president, Janio
QuadroS. is shaking the ad-
ministration from the roots up
in favor of the Brazilian peo-
.ple," he said. HE is a man
who will be in the world news
from now on"
Mr.. Lomanto recited a list
Of new projects and agencies
instituted by President Qua
dros, including an agency
called "SENAM," which he
said gives technical assistance
to the cities.
Only the large cities suffer
from traffic problems, he re-
ported, but more than so per
cent Of the northern towns
have no water or sewer syS-
TENS"
I'VE have slums, even as in
Washington" he said, but the
President has created a coun-
Evening star., 1961-06-15
BY JERRY OLEARY, Jr.
Star Staff Writer

j. Lear Grimmer, associate
director of the Washington
Zoo, is off to South America to
study the life habits of-and
try to catch-a strange bird that
can swim and climb trees but
can't fly 100 yards.
Mr.. Grimmer and his wife,
Margaret, left their home at
3404 East Bradley lane, Chevy
Chase, Md, last Saturday for
British Guiana to conduct a
study of the hoatzin.
This bird, also known for
some reason as the sinking
Hannah, the CAME pheasant
and General Battenburg's Tur-
key, is one of the strangesr
creatures on earth.
Mr.. Grimmer, before he left,
commented that he has seen
hoatzins try to fly across a
small river and fall into the
water, so poor are they at fly
ing.
In fact, hoatzins are such
poor flyers that they frequently
crash to the ground about 40
yards from take-off.
Evening star., 1961-06-15

called Part I offenses here
each month over the COM
parable figure the previous
year since February, 1859. The
exception was July, 1860, when
the total dropped by less than
/ per cent.
In today's report, police Of
ficials said that the number of
Part crimes last month to-
tailed 1905, an increase of Is,
or less than l per cent over the
figure for May, 1860.
Increases Noted
The report to the Commits
SionerS said:
"The relatively trend of crime
during May is the most promis-
ing change in the upward trend
of crime since July, 1860 >
The statement went on tc
note, however, that last months
figures showed increases in the
more serious crime categorieS
such as homicide and rape.
The report added:
However, it seems probable
Evening star., 1961-06-15
Nd. u. Maps
Budget of
$1O.2MiIIion

A $10.2 million capital budget
request, the largest in the his
tory of the University Of Mary
land, was approved today by
the board of regents.
Proposed improvements at
the College Park campus in
clude $5.7 million for new build
ings, equipment and renova-
tions and $1.8 million for agri-
cultural research facilities.
The regents recommendations
will be sent to the Maryland
State Planning Department and
then to Gov. Tawes, who will
make his recommendations to
the State Legislature for the
budget of 1923.
The total budget also In
cludes $2.1 million for improve
mentS on the Baltimore campus
and $4,000 for Maryland
State College in Princess Anne.
Largest single item in the
College Park request is $2.7
million for an arts and science
building containing an audi
torium.
A women's dormitory, re-
quired by anticipated expansion
in enrolment by 1,400 addi-
tional students yearly, is a SIT
million item.
The building committee re-
port, which the regents ap-
proved, estimated the univer-
sity will require one new dorm
itory to house 500 students each
year in the foreseeable future
to meet the needs of its ex-
panding student body.
The capital improvement
program approved today is 81
million above last years budget
request.
Evening star., 1961-06-15
a Held, 3 Sought
On Girls Charge

Two men and two juveniles
were charged with carnal knowl-
edge and three other Juveniles
were being sought today on the
complaint of a 14-year-old Taft
Junior High School student
that she was sexually assaulted
seven times.
The girl said she was in swing
on the school grounds at Eight
eenth and Perry streets NE. at
2:30 pm. Monday when a man
approached her, said a few
words and began dragging her
across the grounds into a clump
Of bushes.
She was thrown to the ground,
beaten in the face and then as
saulted by the first man and
six others hiding in the bushes,
she told Detective Sergt. Keith
Gosnan. All those involved in
the case are colored.
After the attacks the girl
went with girl friend to the
office of 18th precinct Capt,
Charles Langley. She was sent
to District General Hospital for
examination, and there identi-
fled a picture which led to first
Of the arrests.
Evening star., 1961-06-15
IN AN INFREQUENT break

IN AN INFREQUENT break
Mr.. Belafonte said, This is
an all-new show. Washington
opens our tour. This is the
first time I've shared with
another artist. Miss Makeba
is great"
MIR. Belafonte said that
while I'll always do this
work." another concern of
late is the Peace Corps. A
member of the National Ad-
visory Council, he feels "this
is the most all-around activ-
ity the United States has
EN- b barke d upon. Young
people going into other coun-
tries to work firSt-hand with
their counterparts is inf
nitely more helpful than mil
lions of high-level speeches. "
He feels a need to preserve
the cultural heritage of these
countries and says he him
self is willing to work in any
country with the Peace
Corps. "All I need is the
phone call"
just then, instead of a
phone call, someone called
out a question. Mr.. Bella
fonte left for the stage.
Evening star., 1961-06-15

charge taxes for the first three
years"
The influx of industry has
caused problems of growth,
traffic and finances, Mr.. Mori
reported.
He said the city's growth had
forced annexation Of neighbor-
ing towns and villages, appar-
emily with less friction than
is experienced here.
"JuSt before I came here ]
annexed one village" he said.
II think they were quite happy
about it. The Mayor came
and proposed an entirely un-
conditional annexation"
A national highway had been
constructed through the city
recently, Mr.. Mori said, but
"it'S no use. There is too much
traffic so the government is
building another one"
Our biggest problem is fl
nances," the Mayor said. 1--WE
make every effort to get SUBJ
sides from the prefectural and
central governments, but now
am afraid of Capitalization
from this"
ESmail Rahimi Larijni, exec
utive director, Iranian NUM-
cipal Association, Teheran,
Iran.
1--WE have problems common
to all cities" Mr.. Larijni as
serted. 1--WE are trying to pro-
vide water, electricity and san
itation in our 314 municipalities,
and like all democracies, we
want to increase the authority
of the local governments"
I'VE want to increase the
level of education" he con-
tinued. Democracy depends on
the education of each person.
But we don't have enough
money" Mr.. Larijni said. "Your
Peace Corps is very interesting
for us. It can help us spread
e dues tion throughout the
land"
Evening star., 1961-06-15

that some effects of the volun-
teer manpower utilized in pre-
vention and detection of crime
during much of May is re-
flected" in the statistics "and it
is likely that during coming
weeks a delayed effect from the
volunteer program will become
evident in the more serious
categories."
Extra Duty Served
After an outbreak of serious
crimes, police officials called for
volunteer extra duty service by
policemen.
Today's report showed:
Criminal homicide, from six in
May, 1860, to eight last month;
rape, nine to 16: robbery, 106
to 1873; housebreaking, 366 to
431 and grand larceny, 72 to
70.
There were these decreases:
Aggravated assault, 265 down
to 240; petty larceny, 739 to
| TOO, and auto theft. 227 to 204.
Evening star., 1961-06-15
Robout Rides Tricky
Dc Budget Hearing

had diverted funds to extend
the teaching of fundamentals
throughout the elementary
school system. For the last
two years, School Supt. Carl
F. Hansen has attempted
Ia return to fundamentals
through an experimental pro-
gram at Amidon Elementary
School in the Southwest.
Mr.. Rabaut said the COM
mittee had decided to authorize
the spending of $157.OOO for
expansion of the Amidon plan.
Hansen Pleased
The money, representing saw
ingS in the current school bud
get, will go for the purchase
Of basic textbooks proved es-
sential to the Amidon program
this year and for some 1T
phonovisual charts also used
at the experimental school,
where the emphasis is on the
SO Rs"
Mr.. Hansen today described
the committee action as a "tre-
mendouS shot in the arm"
The plan adds up to return
to reading, writing and arith-
metic taught in teacher-con-
trolled claSsrooms on a thor
oughly planned, day-to-day,
week-to-week schedule with de-
viationS from the schedule kept
at a minimum.
DR.. Hansen said the $157, 900
would cover about SIS per cent
OF the total cost of the books
and charts.
The superintendent said the
books-all identified as basic
texts-cover reading, spelling,
arithmetic, languages, history
and geography.
One of the last witnesses
at yesterdays hearing was Wal
ter A. Feroe, representing the
Central Businesses Association,
Inc.
Mr.. Feroe'S complaint was
that District employees were not
working hard enough.
Let us hear less clicking of
tongues and more of the clack-
ing of typewriters," he said. He
opposed the addition of some
900 new employees on the city's
payroll.