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should be made, spelled out"
DR.. Wilson said.
The commissioner said the
public generally should be re-
assured by the fact that out
side contamination was avoid
ed even though the building
housing Sill was not a "con-
tainment vessel" such as Acc
requires around civilian power
reactors in populated areas.
Earlier Acc witnesses told
of a long history of trouble with
the control rods of Sill. These
rods, which regulate the speed
of the atomic chain reaction,
had been sticking almost from
the start of operations in 1859,
the witnesses said.
Control Rod Blamed
A sticking control rod has
been tentatively blamed as the
indirect cause Of the chain re-
action which set off a steam
explosion inside SL-1's water
fueled core, killing the three
men.
Questioning by Chairman
Holifield brought out the fact
that control rods "hesitated"
abuot 2l2 per cent Of the time
during test operations Of the
reactor. Control rods are de-
vices which regulate the speed
of atomic activity inside the
reactor.
A report submitted by an Acc
panel late last week speculated
that a technician's action to
overcome sickness in a rod
may have started a chain re-
action which caused a steam
explosion inside the reactor.
Acc officials said 1t was mot
unusual to find sticking Of
control rods in early stages Of
operation Of experimental re-
actors. The kind Of sticking,
rather than the mere fact Of
sticking, would determine how
seriously the matter should be
viewed, they said.
Evening star., 1961-06-13
SoVietAnxious
For Statement
On Disarming
BY ENDRE MARION
Associated Press Staff Writer

Diplomats say Premier Khru-
shchev is acting like a man
who badly wants some sort OF
United States declaration for
the principle of his general
and complete disarmament
concept before the congress
Of the Soviet Union Communist
Party meets in October.
Communist bloc diplomats in
Washington are quietly spread
ing the word that Mr.. Khru-
shchev would be satisfied with
a declaration by President Ken
nedy couched in most general
terms.
Pressure From Stalinists
Largely on that basis, others
who keep close watch on Krem-
lin maneuvers see this pic
Iture:
Mr.. Khrushchev is aware that
to work out q disarmament
agreement would involve ne
gotiations Of many years; but
he is impatient to produce
something tangible because OF
Ipressure from the Chinese
Communists and also from
some Stalinist elements in Mos
COW.
Mr.. Khrushchev also knows
informants explain, that hi:
chances to get any agreement
from, Mr.. Kennedy to such q
declaration are extremely slim
They see that as the reason he
proposed in the aide memoire
handed to Mr.. Kennedy during
their Vienna meeting that in
stead Of continuing the Geneva
nuclear test ban talks the big
powers take up the main, car
dinal question, the question oi
general and complete diSarma-
ment."
The aide memoire, consid-
cred by United States experts
as a veiled ultimatum, quoted
Mr.. Kennedy as having said in
a message to Congress that the
conclusion of a nuclear test ban
would be the first major step
toward disarmament. It seized
on that as tying the two mat
ters tightly together, and ad-
vised:
Let US solve both problems
in their interdependence."
State Department Differs
The State Department has a
different view. The United
States, officials say, considers
the nuclear ban issue as the
test Of Soviet willingness to
seek a mutually acceptable
treaty on the more intricate
question Of disarmament.
State Department experts are
preparing the first draft of the
answer to the Soviet aide men,
ORE. It may be ready by We'd
nesday. when British Foreign
Secretary Lord Home will be
here for brief discussions with
Secretary Of State Rusk.
White Paper Prepared
The State Department also is
ready with q complete docu-
mentation on the history Of the
nuclear negotiations, now in
their third year. The decision
on whether to make it public ir
the form Of a white paper Il
understood to depend on the
future Of the Geneva talks.
Mr.. Kennedy, officials point
out, said last week that despite
the disappointingly rigid Soviet
attitude he still believes the
talks should continue. Such q
white paper would probably bt
! published only should the nego.
tiations be broken off.
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Striker to Visit

President Kennedy will re-
ceive Dirk U. Striker, NATO's
new secretary general, Friday
in the White House. Mr.. Stik-
ker is scheduled to arrive here
today for a five-day stay in the
United States.
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longtime Mayor

WEBSTER, N. Y. (AP).-
Eighty-year-old William R
Hawley, president Of the As.
sociation of Monroe County
Villages, has been Mayor oi
this village more than 81
years.
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ssional Atomic Energy Commit
general" throughout the Acc
for the accident, which took
three lives.
Sill, an experimental atomic
power plant designed for use
in isolated areas, ran away"
from its three-man mainte-
nance crew at the National
.Reactor Testing Station in
Idaho last January 3. There
were no surviving witnesses to
the accident.
] Commissioner Wilson told
the joint committee that "it
Is all too clear that the acci-
dent could and should have
been prevented"
Six Areas Of Deficiency
He noted six areas of tech
lnology or management where
deficiencies existed, and pointed
out what should have been done.
IF we had taken all these
precautions, this accident
wouldn't have happened" DR..
Wilson said. "I have no doubt
of this in my mind. I can't
prove it because we don't know
exactly what happened, but
cumulatively these precautions
would have prevented the &C
cident."
DR.. Wilson said corrective
actions have been taken to
prevent similar occurrences in
the future" In answer to a
question by Chairman Holifield,
DR.. Wilson said some "discip-
linary action" had already been
taken and more would be taken
in the future. He did not
elaborate.
Points Enumerated
The six points outlined by
DR.. Wilson were:
l. A design deficiency"
which permitted the reactor to
go supercritical (run away
when q single control rod was
withdrawn.
2. A m ana g e m ent lapse
which permitted decisions on
supposedly safe operating con-
ditions to be made "at too low
q level and without a thorough
hazards review by qualified
acc personnel"
3. The lack Of precise, de-
tailed written procedures to be
followed by technicians, plus
the existence Of an informal
agreement" between the Acc
and the contractor to dispense
with a supervisor on the night
shift.
4. Lack Of provision for an
operator in the control room
and appropriate instruments
connected during maintenance
work. Had this been the prac-
tice at SILL, 1t might have pre-
vented the accident and in any
case would have furnished i'm
portant diagnostic information
as to its causes" DR.. Wilson
said.
: Periodic Safety Reviews
s. Omission Of periodic
safety reviews" by an independ-
ent group. DR.. Wilson said that
the Aces inspection division
failed to notify higher author
ity. and the Reactor Develop
ment Division failed to discover
this deficiency at a subordin-
ate level.
6. Lines Of responsibility
Within the Acc for health and
safety, from the general mana
ger down to the operators of
reactors, were not as clear and
definite in several respects as
they should have been, nor were
the levels at which certain
safety and operating decisions
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Idaho Blast AvoidobIe,
Acc Member Testifies
By WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

member of the Atomic Energy Commission said today
that the fatal Sill reactor accident in Idaho have
avoided. ~ ~
Commissioner Robert Wilson told the Joint Congress
sona Atomic Energy Committee responsibility was quite
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He said the hardest problems
to solve would be the sched-
uling Of family vacations. in
Stallation of air conditioning
in all schools and revamping of
advanced study programs for
teachers.
Still another official, Floyd
Myrhe. executive director OF
the county chamber of COM
merce. said he considered the
plan extremely interesting.
Commenting that, sit has a
lot of possibilities, he said the
chambers board of directors
would begin a study of the pro-
posal on June %.
May Be Problems
A cautious note, however, was
sounded by Council President
William F. Hickey.
There may be bugs in the
plan that aren't apparent inn
mediately," he said. But it
certainly is a good idea to try
to use school time and build
ingS more effectively. The
plan has possibilities and I be-
lieve it's worthy of study"
Evening star., 1961-06-14
By PAUL HOPE
Star staff Writer

OCEAN CITY, Md, June IA,
Members of Maryland's Mu-
nicipal League have decided
that towns. taxes and troubles
are here to stay.
In three days of convention
ing, there was plenty of anal
ysis but few solid solutions on
what to do about urban sprawl,
rundown housing, untreated
sewage, lack Of drinking water,
too much storm water, bumpy
roads, more old people, more
young people - and too little
money.
One thing they were sure of:
Competition for the tax dollar
is getting keener all the time.
John Shriver, director of
-Maryland's Fiscal Research
Bureau, said taxing authorities
at all levels Of government are
AL milking the same COW" and
If the fingers get too cold the
COW might jump over the
moon"
About 200 mayors and coun-
cilmen heard Tucson (Ariz.) J
Mayor Don Hummel, head of
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milk while youngsters at an
other school might pay only 2
cents.
With the Federal Govern
ment paying 4 cents under its
school lunch assistance pro-
gram, students in all sections
Of the county now will pay 2
cents for milk, Mr.. Schmidt
said. The county schools will
add little more than half a
cent to the total cost for
handling charges.
The Harvey Dairy, which has
taken care of the bulk of school
milk needs in past years. was
the only one of six dairies tn
offer a uniform price for, all
areas Of the county. The bids
ranged from 5.4 to 6.3 cents.
In other action the board;
Transferred the ninth grade
class. destined for the new Mary
M. Bethune Junior High School
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Montgomery Leaders Favor
Yeor-Round School SetuD

II can't help but like it," de-
clared Joseph Els, president OF
Montgomery'S $4,000 member
Parent Teacher Association
ut would appear that DR.
Whittier is trying to accommo-
date this population growth
while providing for quality edu-
cation at the same time"
Win Sample Opinion
He said he would discuss the
proposal tonight at a meeting
of the Maryland P-TA's Legis-
lative Committee in Baltimore
and plans to take a telephone
Sampling Of his organization
later this week.
Arthur Simonds, jr., executive
secretary of the 3,300-member
Montgomery County Education
Association, said he believed
teachers would give the pro-
posal serious consideration.
Personally" he said, 81
think it's a good idea-with
obvious complicationS-but if
they can be worked out, it
might well work in Montgom-
cry County"
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Pilots Shipment
OfLuggugeCited

BALTIMORE, June IA (AP)
The Government introduced
evidence yesterday intended to
show that Marine Capt. Ernest
C. Brace had shipped a suit
case with clothing to Balti-
more the day before his plane
crashed and burned on the
Eastern Shore.
Capt. Brace is charged with
deliberately destroying the
training plane and going into
hiding in an effort to collect
a $50,000 insurance policy taken
out the day before. Govern
ment prosecutors contend the
29-year-old decorated Marine
pilot was in severe financial
difficulties"
A ticket agent at Fredericks-
burg. Va. testified the captain
had shipped a suitcase to the
Greyhound Bus Terminal In
Baltimore on January 2, 1861.
Donald J. Cole, the Baltimor.
ticket agent for Greyhound
identified Capt. Brace as the
man who picked up the suit
case up on January 3, signing
the name of Paul Bruce on the
receipt.
The plane which Brace was
flying crashed and burned on a
Talbot County farm the night
of January 8.
Evening star., 1961-06-14
Prince Georges Pupils
Get Milk for 2 Cents

Students at Prince Georges
County schools can count on
paying a uniform price next
fall for half pints of milk
which go with their school
lunches. The price will be 2
cents.
The board Of education
awarded a contract yesterday
to Harvey Dairy, Inc, of Brent
wood, Nd, to provide, at 5.4
cents each, more than a million
half pints monthly for the en-
tire school system.
In the past each school has
contracted individually to buy
milk, School Supt. William s.
Schmidt told the board at a
meeting yesterday at Upper
Marlboro.
Many parents had ques-
toned in the past why in one
part of the county their chill
dren had to pay 4 cents for
Evening star., 1961-06-14
ARCHITECTS BACK
SHADE TREE PLAN
For SMALL CARS

There'll be shade trees
for small cars in Montgom-
cry County parking lots
from now on if a group Of
county architects has its
way.
The Potomac Valley
Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects
made such a proposal yes
terday to the Montgomery
County Council.
1t would relieve the
monotony of such lots, the
group advised. if the county
would plant a tree in the
corner Of every 10th park
ing space. A chapter Off
cial suggested that a small
car could park in what
remains Of that space.
Councilmen had no COM
ment on the proposal.
Evening star., 1961-06-14
z FAIRFAX GIRLS RULE OUT
ACCEPTANCE OF OAR AWARD

Two Fairfax County high school girls rejected
OAR citizenship award.
The annual award presented by the Daughters of the
American Revolution not offered officially to either
girl but when told they might be chosen both made
clear they didn't want it.
The citizenship award not presented during
awards ceremonies at Groveton High School last Friday
although two other OAR awards were.
The girls, Shelley Smith, II. Of 1914 Rebecca drive
Holm Hills. and Judith White 49, of 1889 Rebecca drive
said they did not want the award because they did not
believe in the OARS views
Judith said she rejected the award because it would
be "hyprocrtca" to take it since I don't agree with
anything the OAR stands for"
School officials would not comment. Supt w. T.
WoodSon said to do so would not be constructive"
Evening star., 1961-06-14
School Board
SudIySheIves
Lutin Plea

Amo, amas, amat just doesn't
hold the appeal it did for stu.
dents of another era, the Prince
Georges Board of Education
sadly declared yesterday.
The group reminisced about
the glories of the dead Ian
guage" as it Shunted aside ar
appeal from AZ parents to begin
the study of Latin in junior
high school.
A letter from Mrs. w. H
Lilcke, Of Clinton, Md, &C.
coinpanied by a petition signed
by the other parents pointed
out to the board what a "solid
foundation" the knowledge OF
Latin makes for later learning
modern languages. She asked
that an experimental Latin
program be started in the
eighth grade at Surrattsville
Junior High School.
School Supt. William S,
Schmidt said, II have no quar-
rel with the Importance OF
Latin, but we already have a
problem getting a full program
of Latin in senior highs" BY
the third year, some classes
drop to as few as three pupils
he said.
The emphasis on modern Ian
guageS in colleges and in later
life apparently is one reason
for dwindling student interest,
he said.
The board decided to await
the recommendations of a cur
riculum committee studying
language instruction before TAX
ing any action on the request
ysthe parents who want Their
youngsters to read Caesar ir
the original in Junior high
school.
Evening star., 1961-06-14
BY WILLIAM MacDOUGALL
star staff Writer

star StaiI writer
Leaders Of business, educa-
tion and parent groups in
Montgomery County today
voiced tentative approval of a
plan to operate county schools
year round.
The proposal, submitted for
Study yesterday to the board of
education by Supt. c. Taylor
Whittier, provides that each
student must attend school for
three periods of about IL weeks
each, separated by intervals of
about a month.
Glasses would be so arranged
that the school would be in use
the entire year, with one-ouar-
ter Of the students on vacation
at any period.
County officials say it would
be the first system Of its kind
IN the country. If it is approved
after a year Of study, according
to DR.. Whittier, it may be put
into effect in two or three
schools in July, 1862,
Evening star., 1961-06-14

3dCondidute
In Arlington

Alvin B. Smell, Arlington
Republican, today announced
his candidacy for his party:
nomination to the House Of
Delegates.
His entry means that for the
first time since 1857 county
Republicans will fight Demo.
Gratis for every legislative seat
at issue In the November elec.
ton.
Two other party members
Donald Whyte and John Epa-
minonda, will join Mr.. Smell
at a mass meeting June % ir
seeking the three nominations
to the General Assembly.
Repeatedly. three more Re-
publicans also are considering
entering the contest.
Mr.. Smell, a 52-year-olc
management consultant, sale
that in his campaign he will
emphasize the necessity ol
speeding economic growth anG
industrial development in vir-
ginia.
He also declared that he
favors an increase in tax ex-
emptions for college student.
and tax relief for retired per.
sons with limited income.
A native of Virginia, Mr.
Smell moved to Arlington ir
1910. He has been active ir
Boy Scout and PTA work, ano
in 1859 unsuccessfully ran fol
the county board. During
World War II. he served as ar
Army major in the Pacific ano
now is a reserve lieutenant
colonel.
Mr. Smell is married and the
father of twin 11-year-old boys
Evening star., 1961-06-14

Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
Gov. Tawes said it is a diff
cult problem to determine where
local, State and Federal govern
ment should begin and end. The
Governor, who probably will
run for reelection next year
told league members not to
hesitate to bring their troubles
to his office.
Despite its own problems, the
league agreed with its. resolu-
tions committee to "reaffirm its
faith and belief in the demo-
cratic principles Of government
in a time Of increasing world
tension and conflict"
Evening star., 1961-06-14
Maryland Cities Find
I ak Dollar Gets Smaller

the American Municipal ASSo-
citation, say that one of these
days someone is going to have
to assign priorities" to the va
riouS taxing authoritieS-Fed-
eral, State, county and munich
pal
They might get an argument
about it from Prince Georges
County Commissioners (who
daily bump into 2S separate
incorporated entities in their
county, but speakers generally
felt that the municipality is
necessary because it brings gov
ernment closer to the people.
Considerable attention was
directed at the mounting flow
of untreated sewage into
streams. The league passed a
resolution asking for creation
Of a State loan fund from
which the municipalities could
draw lor construction Of some
of the $267 million worth of
sewer and water works esti-
mated to be needed in, the State
during the next 10 years.
1t also resolved that someone
should do some humping for
the urban areas at the Pres
ident's cabinet table. For this.
creation of a Department of
Urban Affairs and Housing was
urged.
League members also declared
their support for President Ken
nedy's housing bill pending in
Congress as q measure Of
prime Importance to all Mary
land municipalities as they un-
dertake urban renewal, commu-
nifty facilities, public housing
and planning programs" The
bill would step up Federal par
ticipation in all these areas.
In his role as guest speaker,
State Delegate Carlton r.
Sickles, Democrat of Prince
Georges. had a suggestion for
everyone. To fellow guest
speaker Gov. Tawes (who not
very often is on Mr.. Sickles
side), he suggested creation of
a State agency on urban affairs
or appointment Of a guberna
torial staff aide to knock
heads" occasionally in co-ord-
mating the handling Of urban
problems at the State level.
While he said it is 'impracti-
cal to abolish towns in the
Washington area" Mr.. Sickles
urged the mayors and council
men show restraint" and not
undertake functions that can
be performed better and more
economically at the county or
State level.
The Prince Georges delegate
said serious consideration should
be given to abolishing the
Maryland National Capital
Parks and Planning Commits
sion and turning its function
over to Prince Georges and
Montgomery County governing
bodies. He said it is becoming
increasingly clear that the
counties must have closer con-
troll of planning and coming if
they are to have orderly
growth. He also said Prince
Georges County Commissioners
should have authority to ap-
prove or veto major extensions
Of water and sewer lines, a
function now performed by an
other bi-county agency, the
Evening star., 1961-06-14
Unidentified Body
Found in Potomac

The body of an unidentified
man, about As. was found at
6:10 pm. yesterday on the Vir-
ginia side Of the Potomac River
about 200 yards east Of Key
Bridge, Park police reported.
The body, discovered by an
unidentified boy, had been
there for some time, police said.
Evening star., 1961-06-14
w. c. Lee to Retire
From Prison Post

RICHMOND, Va. June Il
(AP).-William Carter Lee, CO.
ordinator of prison industries
in the State Department of
Welfare and Institutions, will
retire July 1. He is 20.
A direct descendant of
CHARLES Carter Lee, a brother
OF Robert E. Lee,
Evening star., 1961-06-14

which is scheduled to open In
the fall OF 1862, from Lakeland
Junior High School to Fair
mount Heights Junior High for
a year to prevent oyercrowding.
Transferred three classes
from Adelphi Elementary School
TO avoid double shifts there next
year. Two grades will attend
Langley Park Elementary School
and one grade viii attend Nc
Cormick Elementary. The three
grades eventually will wind I'D
at Cherokee Lane Elementary
school when it opens next
winter.
Evening star., 1961-03-01
D. c. SECURITIES

saIes-Peoples DRUG st-1o at "a.
Univ Marion Cp-1O at 1874. 40 at
l6SS.
Pot Eiec Pwr CONS at s75s. 10 at
3S, AS at 37s4, 8 At .3S, 25 at 37s+,
20 at az, loo At az, Is At 373t,
Evening star., 1961-03-01

Xxx dividend. Books closed.
Plus extra or extras. DECLARED
,r paid so far this year.
Evening star., 1961-03-01
Six New Directors
Elected by TWA

KANSAS CITY, Mar. l (AP) i.
Stockholders of Trans World
Airlines, Inc, yesterday elected
six new members to the board
Of directors and reelected IL.
They were named at a special
meeting called by a majority Of
the voting trustees.
The new directors are Ernest
R. Breech, former chairman Of
the Ford Motor Co. and one Of
the voting trustees Of TWA
stock; George r. Brown, part
ner in Herman Brown and
George r. Brown, engineering
and investment, Of Houston;
Clifford F. Hood, former pres
ident Of United States Steel
Corp: Barry T. Leithead, pres
ident Of Cluett, Peabody & Co.,
Inc; Hughston M. McBain, di-
rector and former chairman
of Marshall Field and Co., and
John A. McCone, chairman of
Joshua Hendy Corp. and for
mer chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission.
Evening star., 1961-03-01
Stock Prices Decline,
Profit oking Gains

ments, aircraftS. electronics as
well as a wide range Of selected
issues which have made big
gains were down as traders
caShed profits.
President Kennedy's state
ment that there is not enough
evidence to indicate an eco
nomic upturn was taken in
stride by the Street.
American Stock Exchange
prices were irregularly higher.
Corporate bonds were mixed.
Government bonds were un-
changed to slightly higher.
Evening star., 1961-03-01

Z. NEW YORK, Mar. l (Ap-
The stock market declined In
active trading early this after
noon as profits were taken on
the latest advance.
Losses of key stocks were
mostly fractions to a point or
so. Some recent big gamers
showed sharper declines.
A number Of gamers opposed
the general trend. Brokers said
the correction was in the ma
ture Of things.
Most oils, coppers. building
materials, SteelS, farm imple-
Evening star., 1961-03-01
CHICAGO GRAIN


CHICAGO. Mar. (AP).-A solid
burst Of .profit-taking hit soybean
futures today, reversing the sharply
higher trend of the past several days
on the Board Of Trade
At one time. some old-crop con-
tracts were off almost the limit OF
10 cents . bushel allowed in q single
day. on the board. That was on
moderate demand by bargain hunters
which recovered some of the loss.
Soybeans were 2ss-6A cents
bushel lower shortly before noon,
lower. March 2.l03l; corn sS-is lower,
March 1.13s4; oats unchanged to u
higher, March 63h; rye 15-A lower,
March 1.2lH.
Chicago Cash Markets
No wheat, oats or soybean sales.
Corn No, 3 yellow Ill. Barley: Malt
ing choice 1.10-1.20 nominal: feed
93-1 90 nominal.