davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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couragement of luxury spending
as a charge .on the Federal
Treasury"
The committee voted, with
some reported opposition, to put
the burden of proof on the tax
payer to show that expenses
claimed for tax deduction pur-
poses were directly related tc
the production of income and
not merely for the creation OF
good will" This was designed
to make It more difficult for
businessmen to claim deduc-
tions for such things as night
clubbing, yacht cruises and
hunting lodge recreation.
Avoid "Straightjacket"
The committee, however, die
not go as far as the admins
tration proposal for complete
disallowance of such expenses
A spokesman explained that
the tentatively adopted provis-
ions were not so much a crack
down as an opportunity foI
businessmen to come in and
prove that such expenses had
a material effect on their in
come" He said the committee
did not want to put business
men "in a strait jacket" and
yet hoped to curb fragrant
abuses.
A stricter provision was ap-
proved to require businessmen
to furnish proof that expenses
were directly related to pro-
duction of income. The COM
mittee voted several exceptions,
mainly to ease the tax impact
of entertainment costs of bust
ness conventions, stockholders
meetings and side services
made available without charge
to the public.
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billion tax revision plan. The
committee turned to other sec
tions today before graphing
with the controversial business
tax incentive proposal to spur
economic growth.
Whether Congress will en-
act any general tax revision
bill this year was still uncer-
tain. Some House committee
members predicted a measure
would be reported out perhaps
late this month.
Senate Prospect Dim
Speaker Rayburn told re-
porters he did not know wheth-
er a bill would reach the House
floor at this session. Prospects
for Senate action on a tax bill
seemed even more doubtful be-
cause of the pile-up of other
major legislation awaiting de-
bate.
The House committee hoped
to complete work on the tax
bill in time to start public hear
ings July "a on medical care for
the aged. Chairman Mills, Dem
ocrat of Arkansas, emphasized
that this date is a hope" more
than a certainty. In any event,
Mr.. Rayburn said earlier this
week that the House would not
act on such legislation this
year.
The committees tentative
votes yesterday were in line
with Mr.. Kennedy's declaration
that "the time has come when
our tax laws should cease en-
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Partial Tax Revision
7 oking Shape in House
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer

tax bill mder than the President Kennedy proposed
shape today with House Ways and Means
ee action to dsaow deductions for business entertainment
gift and travel expenses.
Restrictions tentatively voted in that yesterday merely
scratched surface of the administrations overall 81
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Vows on Wune

:. JAKARTA. - Before 1850
about is per cent of Indo-
r1esia'S so million people had
yaws. With the aid of penicillin
the disease is expected to be
Stamped out by 1865.
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LOaUer prices
alone cant make q sale.
This regular nsid.ye0r e.
cent has tremendous sig
mificGMce because yOM get
JO'Uered prices or higher
quality apparel Of current
University Shop Uimtage.
Impressive saUimgs preUGiI
throughout the entire store:
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them. The War Department
had turned them over to the
National Archives in 1945.
Persistent sleuthing made 1t
clear to him by 1853 that the
elderly Mr.. Hayes-Davis, who
lives in Colorado Springs, Colo,
and any other Davis heirs
might be fully entitled to the
cloak, shawl and spurs.
"By 1857 I could see that
the Civil War Centennial was
going to stir things up again.
I said, Irvine, you're going to
have to do something If you
have to blast" he said.
His steady barrage of memo
randa produced results in
March a year ago. After GSA
attorneys had determined for
the Archives that the articles
could be returned, the then
Administrator Franklin Floete
wrote to Mr.. Hayes-Davis.
Legal releases were obtained
from all concerned.
The upshot:: Cloak, shawl
and spurs will shortly be sent
to Beauvoir, the jefferson Davis
Memorial at Biloxi, Miss.
This sort Of thing" con-
cluded DR.. Irvine, "takes q
CHASTITY amount Of time"
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Jeff Davis Cloak and Shawl Taken
On His Capture Being Sent Home

The cloak, shawl and spurs
were seized along with items,
including personal papers, a
9-shot pistol. a bullet mold.
two toothbrushes, plug tobacco
and other belongings. '
With appropriate official
hemming and having, most of
the personal belongings and
papers were at length returned
to Mr.. Davis or his family after
negotiations with the War De-
partment in 1874 and 1880. The
arms were returned after a
1914 go-round.
But cloak, shawl and spurs
were not returned.
A Davis grandson, jefferson
Hayes-Davis, innocently asked
about the foregoing items in
1915. According to DR.. Irvine,
the War Departments willing
ness to give them back set off
an unfavorable stencil among
diehards, and apparently no
action was taken.
There matters stood for the
next A years.
DR.. Irvine said he got wind
Of the three remaining heir
looms in the late 193Os, and
in 1851 found himself in charge
Of the section responsible for
Evening star., 1961-02-10
BY DAVID BREASTED
Star Staff Writer

Any day now the General
Services Administration is 60
ing to end once and for all the
saga Of one raincloak, one shawl
and one pair Of spurs.
The whole business has taken
95 years, endless memoranda
and the recent persistence Of q
National Archives aide.
The articles in question were
confiscated from Confederate
President jefferson Davis when
he was captured by Union
troops near Irwinville, Ca, May
10, 1865.
When firing broke out in the
early dawn that day, Mr.. Davis
rushed from his tent. grabbing
Mrs. Davis cloak by mistake.
Mrs. Davis put a shawl over his
head for protection. The en-
semble gave rise to the dis
proven legend, CALLING to South
erners, that the Confederate
chief was disguised as a woman.
Here's what ensued in sue
ceeding decades, according to
DR.. Dallas Irvine, Sc, chief of
the war records division of the
National Archives, who entered
the picture some SO years later:
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District Vote
Approvedb by
2MoreStutes

Two more States, Washing
ton and West Virginia, have
ratified the Constitutional
amendment which would let
District residents vote for
President and Vice President.
Seventeen States now have
ratified the amendment. Thir-
ty-eight are required for final
adoption.
Action on the joint resolu-
ton was completed by the
Washington legislature yester-
day with House passage 80 to o.
The Senate gave its unanimous
approval last week.
The West Virginia House
approved the proposed Twenty
third Amendment yesterday by
a 97-to-1 vote. The Senate last
month adopted the resolution
by 27 to o.
The Michigan Senate yester-
day approved the measure 20
to 0 and forwarded 1t to the
House. There a vote Of two
thirds is needed for the State
to ratify 1t.
Other States having ratified
the amendment are Hawaii,
Massachusetts, New Jersey,
New York, California, Oregon,
Maryland, Maine, Idaho, Min
nesota, New Mexico, Nevada,
Montana, South Dakota and
Colorado. It was rejected by
Arkansas.
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LENZERHEIDE Switzerland,
Feb. 10 (AP)-Thirteen teen
age Swiss students and their
teacher were buried in q mas
sive avalanche Of snow in the
Swiss Alps today.
Two boys and a girl were
dead when reached. Five other
children were rescued alive
from the drifts. One, a boy, was
in serious condition. He was
flown out by q Swiss air rescue
helicopter. The six still buried
were believed to be five girls
and the master.
The pupils belonged to a
secondary school class from the
college Of Glarus. They had
been staying in a lodge half
way up 7,600-foot Scalottas
Mountain in Eastern Switzer-
land. They arrived q few days
ago for a two-week ski holiday.
Police said the avalanche
struck while the children on skis
were crossing o steep slope on
Scalottas.
! Almost 100 persons were
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Snow wAvoIonche Buries
13 Pupils, Adult in Alps

frantically digging into the
1,000-foot wide, 150-foot deep
mass Of snow which crashed
down off the ski track.
A Swiss air rescue helicopter
arrived to shuttle survivors and
bodies down the valley and
carry up more rescuers and
equipment. Specially trained
avalanche dogs already had led
diggers to some Of the buried.
Normally there is little dam
ger Of avalanches in the area,
but recent high temperatures
and heavy snowfalls in the
mountains have rendered the
slopes dangerous.
The Swiss central weather
station put out an avalanche
warning for all of Switzerland
this morning, and said danger
was particularly grave above
$500 feet. especially in Eastern
Switzerland.
The bulletin was issued at
about the time the student
party started out, and appar-
entity the group leader did not
know about it.
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because the Russians violated
flight plans. The Soviet En-
bassy in Rabat. Morocco, re-
piled hotly that the French
charges were pure invention,
and Foreign Minister Andrei
0romyko lodged q sharp pro-
test In Moscow.
The Foreign Ministry issued
10 statement saying an investi-
cation Of the ''regrettable Incl
dent" had been ordered.
The spokesman would make
no further comment but it ap-
peared the government here
viewed the incident far more
seriously than did French au-
thorities In Algeria.
Reaction In Moscow
In Moscow, an unprecedented
wave Of shock and anger. far
greater than that aroused by
the U-2 flight, was reported by
Associated Press correspondent
Stanley johnson.
Stunned by the incident,
Western diplomats were specu-
lating on what retaliatory
measures the Kremlin might
take. They also feared q dis
tinctly unfavorable reaction in
Asian-African countries.
Not only are these countries
opposed to French policy in
Algeria, but Mr.. Brezhnev was
on his way to visit Guinea,
formerly q French colony and
quick to resent anything that
appears to be q French chal-
lenge to its new status.
There was general agreement
that the incident took place
in the early afternoon in sunny
skies when the Soviet nyushin-
18 turboprop was flying over
the Mediterranean en- route to
Rabat.
Warning Bursts Fired
A French twin-jet Vulture
fighter fired warning tracer
bursts ahead Of the plane. It
was one Of three sent out. said
French officials in Algiers.
Algiers military authorities
today issued q communique
charging that the Soviet plane
was flying south Of its an
nounced route in an irregular
manner which made verifica-
ton necessary"
The AlgierS communique also
accused the Russians Of violat-
ing custom by failing to notify
the French that Mr.. BreZhnev
was aboard.
Warning bursts were fired
only because the Russians vio-
Evening star., 1961-02-10
Westinghouse
Stock Declines
$2.37 q Share

NEW YORK. Feb. 10 tAP).-
The price of Westinghouse
Electric Co. common stock de-
clined by $2.37 a share today on
q delayed opening trade Of
$1,000 shares.
The big electrical firm and
others fined earlier in the week
for antitrust law violations
face possible damage suits
amounting to millions Of dol
lars.
Westinghouse fell to $40.62 a
share, down $6.87 from Mon
days opening on the New York
Stock Exchange. It took an
hour and 40 minutes to match
o flood Of sell orders with buy
offers.
At that point, trading still
had not opened in General
Electric Co. stock. which also
was under pressure from sn in
flux Of sell orders.
On Monday and Tuesday, 20
electrical manufacturing COM
panies and Is Of their officials
were sentenced in Federal
court on 20 antitrust indict-
ynents.
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Titun Hits forget
5000 Miles Awuy
For First Time

CAPE CANAvERAL. Fla.
Feb. 10 (AP).-The Air Force,
driving to make its Titan missile
ready as an ocean-spanning
city-bustcr within five months,
successfully launched an i'm
proved model Of one of the
huge rockets over a 5,000-mile
course early today.
Officials reported the rocket
struck q target in the South
Atlantic after a 30-minute.
II, 900 -mile-an-hour flight. The
success was the first for the
new series after a pair Of fail
ureS.
The 98-foot, bullet-shaped
missile was laced with modifi-
cations. Only Q few more re-
finements will be built into the
Titan between now and its
scheduled operational date Of
midsummer.
The second stage failed to
ignite on the previous two
launchings Of this new model,
and authorities had expressed
concern about meeting the op-
irrational timetable.
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Mr.. Sedov said q Soviet
ground measuring and comput-
ing center has confirmed that
the satellite "iS moving along
an orbit very close to the cal
culated parameters."
No Man Aboard
"The rumors spread abroad
to the effect that the sputnik
carried q man are untrue" he
continued. "The sputnik had
no special equipment for SCI
entific exploration Of outer
space and carried no expert
mental animals, inasmuch as
this was the first launching of
such q vehicle which pursued
exclusively experimental pur-
poses"
In its announcement Of the
launching, the Kremlin said
the satellite was circling the
earth every s9.S minutes, was
inclined Ga degrees 81 minutes
from the Equator and was in
an orbit taking it as close as
1885 miles to the earth and
as far out as 203.5 miles.
Western tracking stations
had been trying to see the
satellite and hear its radio sig
mails. They were unsuccessful
until yesterday, when scientists
at the Edinburgh Royal OBJ
servatory in Scotland saw it
pass overhead on an almost
perfect schedule furnished
them BY Moscow.
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lated regulations by refusing
to make radio contact with the
intercepting fighters. the COM
Imunique said.
A Soviet communique issued
In Rabat, Morocco, where Mr..
Brezhnev stopped on the way
to an official visit to Guinea,
said the four-engine turboprop
plane messaged Algiers when
the first French Vulture fighter
jet appeared.
The message asked Algiers
TO recall its plane, the message
was acknowledged and the
shooting was broken off, the
communique said.
Disagree on Flight Plan
The two communicates dis
agreed about the flight plan
submitted in advance.
The French said the an
nounced itinerary was along
the 38th parallel. that is, 140
kilometers (S7 miles, north Of
Algeria" and respected scru-
pulously the rules Of air flight
See PLANE, Page AS
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preserve the character Of this
section Of Virginia so that life
can go on in its unhurried
way" Mr.. Salinger said. I'VE
are going to cooperate to see
that this atmosphere is main
tanned"
Distance Is az Miles
Glen Ora is q miles from the
White House and IS minutes by
helicopter. It is located about
three miles from Middlehurg
and is reached over a country
road about one-half mile off
the main highway. Large stone
gates q quarter Of a mile from
the house guard the entrance.
Mr.. Salinger emphasized that
no one would be allowed beyond
them. The house, he added,
cannot be seen from the road
or from the gates.
A helicopter landing pad has
been built Just beyond what Is
called the estates playhouse
and swimming pool. Both Mrs.
Kennedy and the President will
fly there from the south lawn
of the White House.
Mr.. Salinger said the three
story brick and stucco house has
six bedrooms, five on the sec
ond floor and one on the third.
The first floor has a living
room, a dining room, kitchen
and a small den. Mr.. Salinger
added that there were fire
places all over the place."
Mr.. Salinger said the Presi-
See MIDDLEBURG, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-02-10
FreezeConlinq
Again Tonight
Some Slight Snow
Muy Fall Sunday

Motorists today bounced over
Washington area roads pot
holed and rutted by snow and
freezing temperatures. The
shape Of the roads was revealed
as temperatures in the city re-
mained above freezing for the
first night since January 18.
The thaw reopened many
area schools and roads. But
temperatures well below freez-
ing were expected again to-
night.
The Weather Bureaus five
day forecast predicted an aver
age Of q quarter Of an inch
Of precipitation in this area
through next Wednesday, per-
haps beginning about Sunday.
II the precipitation is in the
form Of snow, this might
amount to about 21a inches.
The Hagerstown Almanack
also predicts snow or rain to-
morrow or Sunday.
Pedestrians Spattered
Richard D. Wallace, deputy
director of the District Bureau
of Construction and Mainte-
nance, met early this morning
with aides to set up a repair
program for the damaged roads.
He promised to begin some
repair work today and get out
a full repair force tomorrow.
He said the SHOWS toll on area
roads was considerable, but
could not estimate repair costs.
The rough roads caused mo-
torists to crawl along some
stretches to avoid damage to
their cars. To pedestrians, how
ever, it seemed the motorists
steered for the road holes, espe-
cially those filled with black
water.
The thaw caused some run
off into the Potomac and con-
tinued to melt river ice. But
no flooding was in prospect.
Warmth From Pacific
Last night was the first night
since January 18 in which area
temperatures were not below
freezing. The low was 80 de-
grees, recorded at $3.50 am. to-
day.
Warm weather coming all the
way from the Pacific and a
cloud blanket over the area kept
Washington warm last night.
See WEATHER, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-02-10
Kennedys Will Spend
Week End at Glen Ora

President and Mrs. Kennedy
will spend this week end at
Glen Ora, the estate they have
leased at Middleburg, Va, the
White House announced today.
This will be their first visit
to the estate since they entered
the White House. The Presi-
dent never has seen it, but Mrs.
Kennedy has on previous visits
in the Middleburg area.
Mrs. Kennedy. with daughter
Caroline and Miss Maude Shaw,
will go down by helicopter this
afternoon.
The President will fly down
some time tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Kennedy's return was
left uncertain by the White
House. The President will re-
turn either Sunday night or
Monday morning.
Baby to Remain
The President and Mrs. Ken
nedy are leaving John, jr., who
is 10 weeks old, with his nurse
at the White House.
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger said the purpose
Of the weekend visit was for
the President and Mrs. Ken
nedy ito get away and get a
rest" He said he thought they
would make weekend trips to
Glen Ora reasonably regularP
Mr.. Salinger said the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Kennedy desired
to maintain the estate as a
"hideaway."
1T is the real desire of the
President and Mrs. Kennedy to
Evening star., 1961-02-10
Major Crisis
Faces Needy,
AgenciesSay
Five Groups Seek
Right to Make
Emergency PIeu
BY RUPERT WEIGH
Star stan Writer

rive UnlCeQ GlVerS tunQ
agencies today decided to ask
the Health and Welfare Coun-
Gil to make an emergency fund
appeal to the public to ease "a
major crisis" in the city.
The crisis. owing largely to
unemployment caused by bad
weather. already has drained
cash relief reserves, they said.
A spokesman for UGF said
that UGF and HWC will cut all
the red tape possible to expedite
approval Of the drive in the
next day or two. II approved,
the spokesman said, it would
be the first time in the WASH
ington area that UGF will con-
duct a supplemental appeal to
meet needs In a critical situa-
ton.
The five agencies are the
Salvation Army, the Red Cross,
Family and Child Services,
Catholic Charities and the
Jewish Social Service.
Even while the agencies met
at Salvation Army headquar-
terS, needy persons were
queued up at the rear Of the
building for food packages.
Many First Timers
Maj. Ernest Holz, division
commander Of the Salvation
Army for the District, said an
average Of 70 families q day
has been aided by his agency
alone.
''Many Of these people have
had jobs" Mr.. HolZ said, ''but
they are not covered by unem-
ployment insurance. They are
day workers and construction
workers who have not been
paid because Of the bad weather
and the general unemployment
situation. Many have never
sought aid before"
Maj. Hols said that. even Il
the weather gets better, it will
be two or three weeks before
some Of the needy receive pay
checks.
Our biggest trouble will
come when the weather does
get better" he explained, "be-
cause that Is when the eviction
notices will start coming"
Landlords have not been
sending out eviction notices
during bad weather, he said.
Big Families First
Maj. Hol2 noted that the Sal
vation Army has been turning
away families with only one
or two children and concen-
trating on the big families.
He said all persons being
aided must show up-to-date
employment cards and prove
they had been working and have
sought employment.
These people are not trying
to live off the community" he
stressed.
Salvation Army units In
Alexandria and Fairfax and
Arlington Counties have re-
ported that requests for aid
have increased by so per cent
since the first snow storm in
December. The Prince Georges
County Salvation Army re-
ported a rs per cent increase.
The Salvation Army will ac-
cept donations at its office at
500 E street NV. now. After ap-
by HWC Of the agencies
UGF will be able to
set up q central collection point.
Evening star., 1961-02-10
Kennedy Requests
50 More Judges.
Urgent Need
Emphasized
ToConeress
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star staff Writer g.

President Kennedy today
asked Congress to create So adj
ditional Federal judgeships 'to
relieve serious congestion and
delays in many Federal courts" !"
Attorney General Robert
Kennedy, at the Presidents
direction, submitted the pro.
posed legislation to create the
new judgeships-nine in the
United States Court of Appeals
and so in Federal district
courts.
Prompt and favorable con-
sideration Of the measure will
be Of direct benefit to- millions
Of people throughout the coun-
try" the President said in let
ters to Vice President Johnson
and Speaker Rayburn.
Need Emphasized
The President said that ex-
tensive congressional hearings
have been conducted in recent
Congresses and testimony re-
ceived from spokesmen for the
bar and the courts showing
very clearly that the admins
tration Of justice In the Federal
court system is unduly de-
layed."
Despite the tremendous in
crease Of court congestion and
judicial lag" the President
wrote, mo new Federal judge
ships have been created since
February 10, 1854"
The bill submitted by the
Attorney General contains the
recommendations Of the Judi
cial Conference Of the United
States. :
The Attorney General, In his
letters to the Vice President
and the Speaker, said that
since the last judgeShip was
created in 1854, there has been
q decrease in the total num-
Der Of judicial positions be-
cause three temporary judge
ships expired.
I'm the meantime" the At
torney General wrote, "the in
crease in litigation in the Fed
eral courts has created serious
problems Of court congestion
with consequent delay in dis
position Of the cases."
Eisenhower Rebuffed
President Eisenhower also
sent up requests for omnibus
judgeship legislation, but the
Dem ocra tic-controlled Con-
gresS resisted creating new
judgeshipS in q Republican re-
gime because they did not want
these lifetime jobs going to
Republicans.
The Attorney General has
already said that he will rec
Democrats to fill ju-
dical vacancies but will consult
with bar associations to get the
best qualified men.
In the last session, the Senate
judiciary Committee reported
out % District and three Cir
cult judgeships but the bill was
over five times on the
Senate calender and died there.
On the House side, a bill for 80
districts and three circuits
judgeshipS came out of the
See JUDGES, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-02-10
Touring Elizabeth
Gets q SIiqht Cold

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Feb,
10 (AP).-Queen Elizabeth II
arrived today in Rawalpindi,
Pakistan's new capital. with a
slight cold. A royal spokesman
said the cold wasn't serious
and wouldn't affect the Queens
program.
After q few hours in Rawal.
pindi. the Queen and Prince
Philip were to fly on to Lahore
with President Mohammed
Ayub Khan for a four-day
stay.