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Evening star., 1961-07-21
81 Million
Drive Slated
ByHiII Club

Plans for a drive to raise 81
million for a new home for the
Capitol Hill Club were an
nounced Wednesday night at a
dinner honorine Frederick H.
Mueller. Secretary Of Commerce
under President Eisenhower.
Mr.. Mueller recently was
elected executive vice president
of Capitol Hill Associates, the
organization which owns the
physical property of the Capt.
tol Hill Club.
The club is a social organiza-
ton established in 1850 Ito
promote unity and good fellow
ship among Republicans"
Mr.. Mueller said he will di-
rect the drive to raise funds for
a new club headquarters at
First and C streets Sc.
The site OF the present mead
quarters at 214 First street
Sc. recently was purchased by
the Government.
The dinner was given by club
officials to pay tribute to Mr..
Mueller for his efforts in the
fund-raising campaign. The n
guests included the board of
governors of the club, the board
of directors of Capitol Hill AS
sociates and close friends Of
Mr.. Mueller.
The proposed new club house
will include three main rooms
to be named in honor of former
Presidents Dwight Eisenhower
and Herbert Hoover, and Gen.
Douglas Macarthur.
The main dining room is
planned to seat about 1876 per-
sons. Plans also call for a grill
room and bar, three private
dining rooms, a game room, a
barber shop, a ladies beauty
salon and 18 double bedrooms,
each with bath.
Evening star., 1961-07-21
CLEAR SAILING

1
July 81 (AP).-For the second
time in less than 4S hours,
sober-faced Astronaut Virgil L
Grissom climbed into his space
craft at 4:5S am. (EDT) today.
to keep his delayed date with
history.
Last Wednesday, Gus" Gris-
som came within 10 minutes
30 seconds Of blasting off from
this missile test center on q
Journey into the edge Of space
But on that occasion, the
clouds refused to clear away
and the 35-year-old Air Force
captain was thwarted in hi;
first bid to follow a trail that
only one other American
Comdr. Alan B. Shepard. jr.
had Travelled.
People who spoke with Capt
Grissom while he dressed ir
his quarters today for the high
arc space flight said he, too
was optimistic and in excellent
spirits.
Capt. Grissom was awakened
at 2:10 am, after a little les
than four hours of sleep, By
Air Force 1t. Col. William K
Douglas.
Col. Douglas, q doctor, saiC
Capt. GrisSom had lost two
pounds during his 8 hour anC
81 minute ordeal on Wednes.
day when weather forced a 4S.
hour delay
4 Twenty minutes later he sar
down to breakfast with Col
douglas and Scott Carpenter
another aStronaut.
The meal was a virtual dupli.
cate of the one he ate Wednes.
day. On the menu were steak
two poached eggs, toast anc
jelly, strained orange Juice
black coffee and a dish o.
peaches.
At 2:55 Col. Douglas begar
the last full-seale physica
checkover to make sure Capt
GrisSom had not contracted
any last-minute difficultiei
which might make him unfi
for the at-times gruelling ex.
perience..
In quick fashion, medica
aides attached the sensor
which signal to earth the aStro
naut's heartbeat, respiration
and body temperature during
the brief flight.
At 1855, Capt. Grisson
worked his way into the close
fitting, rubberized and silver
coated space suit, and within
10 minutes the suit was checked
for any possible leaks.
Capt. Grissom then heftet
his portable air conditioner
called the black box, and cam
down the stairs into the night
| Waves to Greeters
He twice waved his left han,
to acknowledge greetings.
One space agency officis
called out good luck" .. an,
Capt. Grissom responded wit
an airy Hi"
To shorten the preparation
? procedures for today. Cap
Grissom had shaved and show
: cred before going to bed las
! night.
Fellow Astronaut Donal,
Slayton visited him at his quar-
tiers to brief Capt. Grissom Of
d. the weather, the state of tn
rocket and of the capsule. Nor
! mally, this briefing would hav
been done en- route to tn
launching pad.
Riding in a big white van a
a 15-mile-an-hour pace, Capt
Grissom reached the pad, abou
3 miles from his temporar!
quarters, at Ash.
Last Wednesday, he spen
nearly an hour inside the val
for the final briefings, but thi
time the door swung open il
less than 4 minutes and Capt
GriSsom climbed down the fou
steps, bound for the rocke
only a few strides away.
Walks to Elevator
Except for a quick glance VI
at the rocket, Capt. Grisson
looked straight ahead as h
Evening star., 1961-07-21
CLEAR SAILING
Gus EinoIIy Keeps
Date With History

walked to the elevator in the
peculiar bow-legged gait caused
by the tight fit of his space
suit.
Before entering the elevator,
Capt. Grissom exchanged a few
apparently lighthearted re-
marks with some of the men
clustered near the elevator
cage.
The elevator rose swiftly up
the side of the tall red steel
launch tower. The small car
looked jammed, with Capt.
GriSsom. Col. Douglas and sew
eral others all making the trip
up to the capsule level SIS feet
above the ground.
The sky was jet black with
some few stars showing. The
entire scene was .bathed in daz-
zling white light from three
banks of searchlights. all 20
cused on the rocket.
When Capt. Grissom reached
the capsule level, he peered
briefly downward from a win
dow in the green plexiglas cur
tain surrounding the capsule.
Then he disappeared.
Gets Pat on Back
Working around the capsule
were specialists wearing pure
white smocks and white skull
caps, making them look much
like busy bakers.
AS Capt. Grissom climbed
into the capsule, called Liberty
Bell 7, he was given a reasSur-
ing pat on the back by 1t. Col.
John H. Glenn. jr., his back
up pilot. who had been max
ing final checks on the capsule.
The hatch was sealed at 5:45.
The nerve-wracking wait for
the blastoff was extended when
a Commute hold was called.
No reason was given except
that technicians were checking
over one Of the capsule sys,.
TENS.
At 6:45, the count had re-
sumed and it was As minutes
to firing time.
AS the sun rose over this
flat, scrub-covered cape jutting
into the Atlantic, it showed a
sky overcast with high, thin
clouds.
At ESQ. the launching tower
was rolled away from the slen-
der white rocket-a step taken
as launching time drew near.
At the same time, the yellow
steel cherry picker" was
moved close to the capsule high
atop the 83-foot rocket. The
cherry picker is a crane-like
device with a cab at the end
of an extended arm. 1t is used
as an emergency evacuation
device should trouble develop
before the rocket leaves the
pad.
COuntdOwn Held
AS the hands of the CLOCK
passed 1.-THE planned launch.
ing time-the countdown wa!
held at T minus 80 to permit
floodlights to be removed. I
represents target or blastofi
time.
At that point, Capt. Grissom
had been inside the capsule fol
two hours, two minutes. Last
Wednesday, he remained in the
black spacecraft for just under
four hours before the mission
was scrubbed.
At T:25 am, a space agency
official ordered a one hour
hold in the countdown because
of the weather, a bugaboo that
has plagued both United States
man-in-space shots.
The sun broke through and
the clouds diSSapated con-
siderably shortly after 8 am.
when the countdown was re-
Sumed.
At this point Capt. Gri5som
had been in the capsule more
than three hours.
At $40 am. the rocket and
the capsule switched over to
internal power, meaning it was
now self sustaining.
Ten minutes later he was
shot aloft.
Evening star., 1961-07-21
Big Eurthworm Dies

LONDON, July 81 (AP).-
Gertrude, the London zoos 51a-
foot-long earthworm, is dead.
1--WE don't think it was eating
very WE'LL" said a zoo spokes-
man. but. of course, it could
have been old age"
Evening star., 1961-05-19
TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Fair
and cool tonight, low near so.
Fair and not much change in
temperature tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and cool to-
night, low 48 to SIS in east and
in the 40s in the west, chance
Of scattered frost in the noun
tains. Fair and cool tomorrow.
high mostly in the COS.
Virginia-Considerable cloud
mess in extreme southwest to-
night, otherwise fair and cool,
low in the 40s except so to SIS
in extreme south and along the
coast. Mostly fair and cool to-
morrow, but chance of a few
showers in extreme southwest,
high SO to 70.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Winds continuing
northerly 10 to occasionally 20
knots tonight. North or north
east 10 to Is knots tomorrow.
Fair tonight and tomorrow.
Visibility 10 miles.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
For District and Vicinity
May 1924
Temperatures should aver
age 2 degrees below normal
Evening star., 1961-05-19

told the meeting earlier that
the Army Engineers are now
considering proposing construc-
ton of a dam on the South
Branch of the Potomac at an
area known as Royal Glen near
Petersburg.
Col. Allen said that a reservoir
for flood control purposes only
at this location could not be
economically justified.
However, he said, a dam at
Royal Glen would be economi-
cally feasible if it helps provide
water for the Washington area
and recreation as we'll as flood
control for Petersburg.
No opposition to a dam at
Royal Glen was expressed at
the meeting here.
Mr.. Staggers said he favors
all the dams now under con-
siderauon by the Army Engi-
neers except a high-level one
at River Bend above Great
Falls"
"A high-level River Bend
dam would just flood out too
many people. However, we want
to help the people at Washing
ton get the water they need
and we would like to see it done
faster" he said.
Evening star., 1961-05-19
BootheAdds
Fuel to Fire
InCompoign
BY the Associated Press

State Senator Armistead l..
Boothe Of Alexandria suggested
today that he had become the
target of school criticism from
Albertis S. Harrison because
Mr.. Harrison has a real edu-
cational 'millstone' tied around
his neck"
Senator Boothe'S comment in
a formal statement added new
fuel to the educational fire that
had been burning brightly for
several days between him and
his opponent for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Lieuten-
ant Governor, State Senator
Mills E. Goodwin. jr.
Senator Boothe noted that
Mr.. Harrison, the gubernatorial
candidate on the same ticket
with Senator Goodwin, had en-
tered the battle last night by
tlaying him and defending SEN
ator Goodwin on the school sit
uation.
1 am running for Lieutenant
Governor. not for Governor, and
shall have no reference to Mr..
Harrison'S voting record on
schools" Senator Boothe said,
. Il forgive him for attacking
me. His colleague for Lieuten-
ant governor. Senator Goodwin,
supported every school closing
bill passed by the Virginia Leg
islature. Mr.. Harrison has a
real educational 'millstone' tied
around his neck. Since Mr..
Goodwin has not defended and
cannot defend his own record
Mr.. Harrison must come to his
rescue"
Senator Boothe noted that
Mr.. Harrison had accused him
Of opposing the constitutional
referendum on State tuition
grants and of fighting to defeat
the amendment.
In 1855 I opposed the amend
ment to the Virginia Constitu-
ton which preached a tradi-
ton of so years and made it
possible to spend public monies
for private schools Senator
Boothe said.
However. after the people of
Virginia had voted in favor OF
this amendment by a majority
OF 2 to /, did support tuition
grants"
/ AS for a charge by Mr.. Har-
rison that he is not entitled to
any credit for the freedom of :
choice school laws, Senator
Boothe replied that the real
issue throughout these years
was whether the schools would
be open or would be closed.
II was the first person in
Virginia to propose the assign
ment plan by which they could
have been kept open and now
are being kept open"
Evening star., 1961-05-19

pletion of the report by the
District Corps of Engineers
must be cut.
The current study started five
years ago and has already cost
more than 81 million.
Mr.. Staggers told a meeting
sponsored here by the Inter-
state Commission on the Poto-
mac River Basin that the en-
gineerS are tied down by regu-
lations. They have got to find
some way to cut the red tape
or their representatives will dc
it for them"
He emphasized that he was
not criticizing the Army En-
gineers but the regulations
which govern their operations
Restrictions imposed by Con-
gress itself have been a major
factor in delaying completion
of the report.
He said he has been trying
for many years to get the en-
giners to build flood protection
controls for Petersburg, a town
some IL miles west of here.
Il know Petersburg could get
some industry If it were pro-
vided with flood perfection" he
declared.
Col. John U. Allen, District
Engineer, who was praised by
Representative StaggerS, had
Evening star., 1961-05-19
Boothe Would Reopen
Prince Edward Schools

charged that as late as 1859
he went on record defending
the Byrd machine. He admit
ted this at the ladies luncheon
and at the group Of Clarendon
merchants.
I'm not the one who has
turned" he said. Those who
have criticized have turned in
the direction of reactionism."
Later. in Clarendon. he was
asked about a statement he
had made to Ralph McGill of
the Atlanta Constitution de-
Tending the Bryd organization.
Il was a member of that or
ganiZation 95 per cent of the
time, reserVing the right at all
times to maintain some inde-
pendence of thought and ac-
tion," Mr.. Stephens shot back.
Evening star., 1961-05-19
Fuirfux Names
CD Warden

Capt. Willard C. Johnson,
U. S. Navy retired, has been
appointed chief civil defense
warden for Fairfax County
w. T. Woodson, county school
superintendent, has announced
A native of Washington
State. Capt. johnson was com
missioned in 1880 and was chief
of transportation and traffic
for the Navy Department al
the time Of his retirement in
1857. A
Evening star., 1961-05-19
Kensington Area
Gets Tax Ruise

A Scent fire tax increase
was authorized for the Ken
sington Wheaton area last
night.
The area is that served by
the three units of the Kensing-
ton Fire Department.
The tax increase to finance
a 1851, 500 budget for the fire
department was approved after
a fire board hearing attended
by only nine citizens. None
expressed disapproval of the
budget or the proposed increase
Of 3 cents per $100 assessed
value on real estate. The hear
ing was scheduled when none
appeared at an April meeting
on the budget.
The Kensington Wheaton
area currently pays a l0-cent
fire tax.
Evening star., 1961-05-19
GIuucomu Tests

A glaucoma detection day will
be held from 9 am. to noon
May ~ at Arlington Hospital,
cosponSored by the South Ar
lington and Northwest Airing
ton Lions Clubs. Appointments
can be made by calling the hos
pital between 9 am. and 5 pm
today and tomorrow. The tests
are open solely to Arlington
residents age 40 and over.
Evening star., 1961-05-19
Merger Fight
Is Promised
ByTwo Towns

Fairfax County's plan to be-
come a city by merging with
the town of Clifton was under
fire today from two other
towns.
Both the Vienna and Hern-
don town councils voted last
night to support a legal attack
on the merger plan.
Vienna will ask a Circuit
Court injunction to block the
merger. Herndon's Council has
agreed to join Vienna and tht
town of Fairfax in any Legal
contest of the proposal.
Vienna Town Attorney Mar.
Gus L. Beckner, jr., a former
county Commonwealth'S at
torney, said he would file the
injunction request by Monday
Herndon Town Attorney Lione
Richmond, a former assistant
Commemorative attorney, sale
he planned to consult with both
Vienna and Fairfax town Of
ficials on any legal moves.
The Fairfax County Com.
monwealth'S Attorneys office
said it would oppose such ar
injunction.
July Referendum
The county hopes to become
city in order to halt anneXa-
tions by surrounding jurisdic-
tionS and to widen its taxing
powers. The merger is subject
to a referendum July II and
approval of a city charter by
the General Assembly.
Officials Of Vienna, Fairfax
and Herndon have objected to
a provision which would re-
woke the charters of the towns,
making them districts Of the
county.
The Town of Fairfax already
has filed legal action to become
an independent city.
In an opinion summing up
the majority view Of the Vienna
governing body. Councilman
Alvin w. NorcroSS last night
urged that Vienna consolidate
with the Town Of Fairfax to
create a city Of $4,000 persons
The action would first require
that the towns obtain a border
contiguous to each OF h eI
through annexation.
Tax Rise Threatened
The county supervisors al
ready are busy collecting fac.
tual ammunition to use in the
merger fight. Yesterday the
county'S budget officers report
ed that the citizens Of the towr
Of Fairfax will face a tax in
crease Of from 81 to 81 40 If the
town becomes a city.
Taxes would rise from the
present combined county-towr
rate of s4.20 per $100 assessed
valuation to S5.21 if the town
becomes a second class city, the
budget officers said. First class
city status would mean a rate
Of $3.50.
The increase is based on a
estimated cost of S993, BAG for a
school system. plus the cost OF
employing a commissioner OF
revenue, treasurer and under
writing court costs.
Evening star., 1961-05-19
Bigger District Share
SOUGHT in School Bill

terest are the real threats to
adoption, they say.
/ Uncovered Inequity
Senator Clark, a former
member Of the District Com
mittee. spotted an inequity in
the school aid formula report
ed to the Senate. 1t is camou-
flaged in the determination of
Federal aid, reached by divid-
ing the number Of school chill
dren. aged to II, by the total
income of individuals in States
and the District. Another fac
tor involved is that local spend
ing for schools helps to fix the
level Of Federal funding.
This results in the poorest
States receiving the most help
and the richest, the least.
Spending Limited
There is, Of course, a high
ly artificial element in the in
come of the District Of Colum-
bia because many residents here
with substantial income con-
tribute nothing to the local
government" Senator Clark
said. He explained there were
exemptions in the District tax
laws for members of Congress
and certain Government Off
cials.
Also, Congress limits spend
ing for schools far below the
desires of local taxpayers, who
annually seek to allot more
revenues for education than
Congress allows.
His amendment would set the
District allotment at a ratio
equal to the median provided
for all States and possessions.
The effect would be to increase
from SIS to $3.1 million to be
received by the District under
the bill.
Evening star., 1961-05-19
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star Staff Writer

Senator Clark, Democrat of
Pennsylvania, is waiting for the
opportune time to ask the
Senate to treat the District
fairly in the Federal education
bill.
He is prepared to offer an
amendment to double the Dis
trict's share of Federal funds
proposed to help build public
school classrooms and pay
teachers. Support for his floor
fight has been promised by
Senator Morse. Democrat of
Oregon.
They know Of no opposition.
Lack Of understanding and in
Evening star., 1961-05-19
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star Staff Writer

Regardless of who is to
blame, Virginia has to face up
to the fact that it has for two
years refrained from giving
public education to 1.700 chill
dren. They happen to be Ne
groeS."
That was the answer yes
terday of State Senator Armi-
stead L. Boothe Of Alexandria
to a questioner in the Claren-
don business district of Ar
lington.
Mr.. Boothe is a candidate for
Lieutenant Governor of Vir-
ginia on a ticket headed by
1t. Gov. A. E. S. Stephens, who
is running for Governor in the
States Democratic primary on
July IL.
The two. along with T. Mum
ford Boyd, a University of Vir-
ginia law professor running for
attorney general, toured the
Arlington-F Fairfax County sub
urbs for two days and wound
up their drive by inviting ques-
tionS from the voters.
A group of about 80 business
men in the Clarendon section
of Arlington met them at a
restaurant known as the Feed
Bag to be fed direct answers
to their queries.
Mr.. Boothe's statement on
public schools came in, reply to
a question on how he stood on
the closing of public schools in
Prince Edward County. which
refused to bow to a Federal
court desegregation order.
Sees Way to End Case
The Federal Government has
filed a motion in court to re-
strain the State from spending
public funds on schools any
where until Prince Edward
schools are reopened.
Its this simple" Mr.. Boothe
said. IF we open public schools
there, the Negro children can
go to school and the white
children can continue to go to
the (private) school of their
choice under the States tut
ton grants program"
The Federal Government
then would have no case in
court"
Mr.. Boothe challenged his
opponent in the Lieutenant
Governor race, State Senator
Mills E. Goodwin, jr.. Of Suf-
folk, to back up a statement
made at a meeting in Fairfax
the previous night that issues
Of the campaign were being
distorted.
Attends Luncheon
Earlier. the candidates had
toured Arlington shopping GEN.
ters. the courthouse, banks and
isolated business establish
ments. One highlight was a
ladies luncheon" presided over
by Delegate Kathryn Stone Of
Arlington. State Senator
Charles R. Fenwick and Dele
gate Harrison Mann escorted
the candidates around the
county during the morning.
1t. Gov. Stephens is running
against former State Attorney
General A. S. Harrison, jr. Mr..
Harrison has the backing of the
dominant political organiza-
ton headed by Senator Harry
F. Byrd.
Mr.. Stephens opponents
Evening star., 1961-05-19
Cut Red Tape to Speed
Dams, Stoggers Urges
BY CHARLES D. PIERCE
Star Staff Writer

MOOREFIELD, W. Va, May ia Congressman yester-
day delay study
find ways of preventing shortage at Wash
ington and other basin communities.
Representative Stagger Democrat of West Virginia, de-
clared that the red tape which said slowed
Evening star., 1961-05-20
ALGERIA
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intercepted by French fighter
planes over the Mediterranean
and forced to land at AlgierS.
Three other imprisoned rebe,
leaders were also taken from
FreSneS Prison in Paris this
morning.
The long-awaited peace nego-
tiations opened here in a Sc
cluded hotel guarded by hun
dreds of heavily armed police
men. Facing one another across
the table were Algerian Ma
tionaliSt Foreign Minister Krim
Belkacem and French Minister
for Algerian Affairs Louis JOKE
Mr.. Krim and his delegation
arrived aboard three hell
copters from across Lake Le-
man in neutral Switzerland.
Mr.. JOKE drove up in a black
limousine, preceded by another
carrying Jean Verdier, director
OF Frances 'Surete' and the
nations top policeman.
French sources said that the
talks opened with Mr.. JOKE
rising to make a long presenta-
ton of the French position.
Evening star., 1961-05-20

tial expression Of willingness to
meet Mr.. KhruShchev there were
no concrete developments for
several weeks, except that Am
baSSador Thompson reported to
the President that Mr.. Khru-
Shchev's reaction to a get
together later this year was
favorable.
Meanwhile, in March and
April. the United States-Soviet
conflicts over Laos and Cuba
were intensified and produced
a state of bad relations which
clearly did not meet Mr.. Ken
nedy's general requirements for
a suitable atmosphere.
Then, early this month in
contacts with the United States
Embassy May 3-4, the Soviet
Foreign Office inquired wheth-
er Mr.. Kennedy was still in
tereSted in arranging meeting
and gave some indication that
Mr.. Khrushchev thought the
time had come to set one up.
The path for agreement un-
doubtedly was cleared by the
easing Of the Cuban crisis fol-
lowing the failure of the April
II rebel invasion and by Soviet
agreement to a cease fire in
Laos.
The State Department re-
Sponded to the Soviet Foreign
Office inquiry with word that
the President would let Mr..
Khrushchev know by May 20
whether he was ready for a
talk. It was noted that Mr..
Kennedy would be in Europe
for his May 31-June 2 confer
ence with Gen. de Gaulle.