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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
Hoffa Union S
Agent Indicted
Accused of Tukinq
Illegal Payments
BY LEE M. COIN
Star Staff Writer

A Transfers Union business
agent of James R. Hoffa' S
home local was indicted today
on charges of taking illegal
payments from an employer.
Charged in the six-count
indictment by a Federal grams
jury in Detroit was George
RoXburgh, 40, business agent
for Local 299. Mr.. Hoffa, ma
tional president of the Team
sterS' Union, also is president
of the 15,000-member local.
Named as co-conspirators
but not indicted were three Of
ficials of Michigan trucking
companies ard one company.
The grand jury said the al
legged payments were made to
Roxburgh by Interstate Motor
Freight System, Inc, of Grand
Rapids.
Announcing the indictment
here. Deputy Attorney General
Byron r. White said Roxburgh
could face a maximum total
penalty of six years in prison
and a 100000 fine for violating
the Taft-Hartley Act, which
forbids an employee representa-
tive to accept payments from
an employer unless the pay
ments are for wages or other
valid purposes.
Mr.. Hoffa testified before the
Senate Rackets Committee ir
1857 that Roxburgh had loaned
him $1,000. He listed Roxburgh
among a group of business
agents and other friends who
See ROXBURGH, Page AS
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OFFICIALS RAISE
FIRE BUDGET

The Fire Department is one
District agency whose original
budget proposal for fiscal 1868
was increased by budget Off
Gals.
The department had asked
first for $12,226,000 but the
Budget Office recommended
raising this by $4,000 to $12,-
100000.
The reason for the proposed
increase is approval of new
legislation by Congress reduc-
ing the work week for firemen
from 60 to Sc hours.
The Budget Office recon-
mended the increase so that
Ct more firemen than the de-
partment originally asked for
could be hired.
The additional firemen, the
Budget Office said, would en-
able the Fire Department to
maintain its present stating
See POLICE, Page Az
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Key Bridge Marriott Motor
Hotel in Arlington, slipped hot
coffee in his room as he re-
counted his futile attempt to
save Mr.. Runyon's life.
Mr.. Monroe said he has had
IL years experience as a diver.
He is a graduate Of Amherst
College, majoring in geology,
and was returning to New York
from a summer course in
mathematics at the University
of Miami in Florida.
81 was returning to my motel
room after visiting friends in
Washington, when I drove
across Key Bridge just after a
car went through the guard
rail and into the water" Mr..
Monroe said.
District police said two We
hicles travelling southbound on
the bridge collided near the
center of tie span shortly after
1890 a.m.s knocking the car
driven by Mr.. Runyon through
the guardrail and nearly 100
feet into the water.
II told the police and firemen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
HOME FURNISHINGS
SHOW OPENS
HERE TOMORROW

The Stor- sponsored National Copi-
toI Home Furnishings Show begins
tomorrow, ond will continue through
October IS at the National Guard
ArmoY.
The first Of its kind in Woshins-
ton. it will offer you on inside-the-
home exhibition hiehlishtins dis
tinctive interior arrangements for
every room in the house.
Visitors to the show will hove
1900 porkine spaces ovoiIobIe to
them, and they will hove an oppor-
tunisy to participate in q large
seole prize program,
To leorn all the exciting details,
see the special Home Furnishings
Show section appearing in The StoF
todoy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
Driver Dies in Fall
100 Fl. of Bridge
Falls Church
Auto Is Hit
From Behind

Charles B. Runyon, a former
member of the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors, was
drowned early today when
another automobile rammed
his car through a railing on
Key Bridge into the Potomac
River.
Police still are trying to find
out whether anyone else was
in the car when it took the
fatal plunge-100 feet into the
water-but it appeared doubt
full.
Expert divers from the
Navy's Deep Sea Diving School
here searched the river bottom
around the Runyon car today
and, after finding nothing but
the automobile, attached cables
to it. Then the car was raised
by a crane mounted on a
barge and was taken ashore at
the abandoned Dempsey's
Boathouse.
The body of the 52-year-old
Falls Church businessman was
recovered from his submerged
car in 20 feet of water by a
skindiver an hour after it
careened into the river at 1890
am. Police Capt. Albert Mich
olson said the right front door
of the Runyon car was found
open on the river bottom.
Struck From Behind
Inspector Charles L. Wright,
Metropolitan Police night SUI
pervisor. said Mr.. Runyon's car
was propelled off the bridge
when it was struck from be-
hind by a "souped-up" 1855
convertible occupied by four
teen-agers.
Mr.. Runyon, who lived at
1900 Leesburg pike, was re-
turning from a KiwaniS Club
meeting and a furniture auc-
ton. according to his wife. He
was crossing from Georgetown
into Rosslyn in the center lane
of three Virginia bound lanes.
His car was just pass the center
of the bridge, Inspector Wright
said, when the teen-agerS' car
swerved into another lane
lat a high rate of speed" to
pass a bus and then turned into
the lane behind the Runyon
car.
The teen-agers' car struck
the rear of Mr.. Munyon's car,
police said.
Witnesses told police the
Runyon car went out of control,
mounted the 9 = inch con-
crete curb, smashed down a
light pole and hurtled through
the metal guard rail. Twenty
feet of the steel raiIng was
knocked out by the impact.
Two Are Treated
The driver of the teen-agers'
car was Thomas S. Claffy, 10,
of 5944 Wilson boulevard, Ar
lington, Va. Accident Investi-
CATION Unit Pvts. j. P. Tut
See ACCIDENT, Page B-1
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phase of the American effort
to find out If there is a basis
for high-level EaSt-WeSt nego-
tiationS on the Berlin and Ger
man problems.
The State Department is ex-
pected to consult with its Brit
ish. French, West German and
other NATO allies before de-
Gliding if the exploration should
be continued or stopped.
| Mr.. Kennedy was expected to
cover the same ground already
explored by Secretary Of State
Rusk in three long New York
meetings with Mr.. Gromyko.
Secretary RuSk described to-
days meeting as a courtesy
call" by the Soviet Foreign
Minister. The Secretary and
other United States authorities
sought to play down any notion
that the White House get-to-
gether was likely to mark a
dramatic turning point in eff
forts to solve the Berlin crisis.
Tone Of Talks Subdued
Officials say the only slight
progress made IN the New York
talks was in subduing the tone
of the East-West dialogue on
Berlin and Germany. The par
Elephants spoke more calmly.
Neither side, however, changed
any position, according 10 in
formed sources.
Both American and German
officials denied reports the
United States had approached
the Bonn Government with a
plan for negotiations between
East and West Germans on al
lied access rights to West
Berlin.
Secretary Rusk has been
talking with West German
Ambassador Grewe trying to
plot the areas the West Ger
man government believes nego-
table in the Berlin and Ger
man situations.
The United States wants a
fresh assessment by the West
Germans of their minimum and
maximum national aspirations,
one official said. The much
discussed question of West Ger
man recognition of East Ger
many has not been discussed, it
was said, but methods of guar
anteeing access of West Berlin
are being explored.
! All the West German Ameri-
can conversations, however
must be tentative until a new
Bonn government is formed.
The Adenauer administration is
likely to be broadened into a
coalition and this may have
some effect on West German
policy.
The first vote in the West
German Bundestat to name a
chancellor is scheduled for
october II.
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GromYkOSays
War Must Be
Prevented
Arrives to Confer
With Kennedy on
Crisis Over Berlin
BULLETIN

Soviet Foreign Minister
Gromyko arrived in Wash
ington for Berlin crisis talks
with President Kennedy to-
day, saying the danger of
war over the explosive dis
pute must be prevented"
Mr.. Gromyko declined to say
whether he has brought a
new proposal from Soviet
Premier Khrushchev.
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Monday after he failed TO re-
spond to treatment in his home
town of Bonham, Tex. He left
Washington August 81 for his
home saying he wanted rest
for what he called lumbago
causing pains in the back.
Doctors said yesterday after
extensive tests that the cancer
has spread to such an extent
that no further surgery is
anticipated. Only visitors per-
mitted are members of his
family, a hospital spokesman
said.
The 1870 am. (EDT) med
ical bulletin said:
Physicians this morning adj
vised that Speaker Sam Ray
burn looks a little better than
he did yesterday. He is not
under ISOLATION. There is very
little change in his general
condition. He is still serious but
not critical. He Is resting COM
fortably."
Vice President Arrives
Vice President and Mrs.
johnson arrived at Baylor Hos
pital at mid-morning for a
visit with Mr.. Rayburn.
In Washington, President
Kennedy asked the Nation to
join him and Mrs. Kennedy "in
prayer for Speaker Rayburn,
who has served his Nation SO
we'll and so faithfully for SO
many years"
Depending on "Mr. Sans
stamina, one doctor said, he
could hold out for several
months, even longer. Another
said two or three weeks
seemed more likely.
A non-medical aide to Mr.
Rayburn said following yeSter-
days exploratory surgery the
end could come in several days
The aide said surgery will not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
Budqet Pinch Cancels
DC. Police Hiring Plan
TOO Early to Say"

of improvement" and that this
led to the original request for
additional police.
Because of the lack OF ad-
ditional revenue, the Budget
Office also recon- n d e d
against hiring civilians to re-
lease police now doing clerical
work and against providing
funds for development Of a
Metropolitan area teletype sys-
tenn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
FADS CHANGE,
BOBBY SOCKS OUT

.NEATNESS is the Iotest croze in
classroom ottiTe. And bobby socks
ore long gone, os much port Of
the post os long skirts. Reed about
the lotest fod-o revolt oeoinst
fods--in TEEN todey. See Poses
D-l4-I6.
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be resorted to because there is
nothing they can do. 1t is all
over him"
TOO Early to Say"
An official hospital spokes-
man told reporters last night
"it is too early" to say that Mr..
Rayburn's cancer is incurable.
rs he going to die?" a re-
porter asked.
1T is too early to say that
he is going to die" the Spokes-
man said. He added that it
also is too early to say that Mr..
Rayburn would recover.
Asked if it was possible for
Mr.. Rayburn to recover, the
spokesman replied in the af-
firmative.
The lymph gland was re-
moved from Mr.. Rayburn's
right groin during yesterdays
surgery.
A hospital bulletin said 1.-The
biopsy revealed a metastatic
malignancy" and "the most
likely primary site of the ma
lignancy is the pancreas."
Malignancy Spreads
This means. a doctor ex-
planned, that the malignancy
has spread from its original
site to other points in Mr.. Ray
burns body.
Mr.. Rayburn's sisters, Mrs.
w. A. Thomas and Mrs. s. E.
BARLEY. were in his room when
he was returned from the ex-
animation. There were tears
in their eyes after they learned
of his ailment. Mr.. Rayburn is
unmarried.
President Kennedy attempted
to speak with Mr.. Rayburn by
telephone but was unable to do
See RAYBURN, Page AS
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Skindiver 7 ellis of Effort
ToRecover RiverVictim
Hoped to Find Survivor in Cor
Thot Plunged Off Key Bridge
BY WALTER GOLD
star staff Writer

THE only thought l had that someone might be
alive in that submerged car and against time
to get them out
These were the words of 25yearold visiting skndiver
from Rye N " who plunged into the muddy and cold Po-
tomac River under Key Bridge last night to the body
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Royburn Looks Better,
Kennedy Asks Prayers
Speakers Condition Called Serious,
Not Critical; Johnson Visits Him
BY WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST
Associated Press staff Writer

DALLAS, Tex Oct. 6-Speaker Rayburn, suffering from
extensive cancer looks little better than he did yesterday
his physicians said today
They reported in bulletin that Mr. Rayburn no longer
is under ISOLATION and he is resting comfortably
The 79-year-od Rayburn entered Baylor Hospital last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06

Of Charles B. Runyon, a former
member of the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors.
Frederick F. Monroe, a. ma
rine geologist staying at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06

MRS. NINA KHRUSHCHEV
NO Defense in Nuclear War
--AP Wirephoto
Mrs. Khrushchev declined to
agree.
I'VE do not want to be the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
Metro Area
Interstate Cab
FaresFixed
Commission Drufts
Schedule to Sturt
On November !
BY GILBERT GIMBLE
Star Staff Writer

Taxi fares on rides crossing
State lines in the Washington
area were fixed today by the
Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Commission, marking
the first strict regulation of in
terstate cab rates.
The commission adopted the
rates now being charged by
drivers in the surrounding
jurisdictions and established
an interstate rate for District
taXis.
The interstate rates go into
effect November l.. Cables
may be penalized if they try to
charge more than the pre-
scribed rates.
d. C. Schedule Set
District taxi drivers who pick
up passengers headed for points
beyond the District line will
charge SO cents for the first
mile travelled, and 20 cents for
each additional half mile. A
flat 20 cents fee will be charged
for each additional passenger
per trip.
The rates vary somewhat for
taxi drivers in the surrounding
area.
The new rates will apply for
the entire trip. The rate to be
charged will depend on the
fare for the jurisdiction in
which the passenger boards the
taxi.
Rates Now in Use
The commission adopted the
following interstate rates which
are already being charged for
intra- jurisdiction trips. Thus
the interstate fares for sur
rounding jurisdictions are:
For Arlington County. Fair
fax County and Falls Church,
the fixed interstate fare will be
35 cents for the first half mile
and 10 cents for each addi-
tional quarter mile.
The Alexandria rate will be
SO cents for the first mile and
10 cents for each additional
quarter mile.
The Montgomery and Prince
Georges County fares will be
so cents for the first mile anc
one-half and 10 cents for each
additional quarter mile.
Twenty cents for each addi'
tional passenger per trip vii
also be charged in the sur.
rounding Jurisdictions.
An example of how the rate;
will vary is this. Boarding ar
Arlington taxi to come into the
District the passenger will paI
See TAXIS, Page Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06
By EARL HI. VOSS
Star staff Writer

President Kennedy takes a
personal hand in the United
States exploration of Soviet in
tentions on Berlin today in a
talk with Russian Foreign Min
lister Gromyko at the White
House.
The S pm. meeting was ex-
pected to be the last in this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-06

West Germany coIIed Reody for
Eostern Deol. Poee Al
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Picture Of Diver, Pose 3D.
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be resorted to because there is
nothing they can do. 1t is all
over him"
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TIE NIEATuED, Full Rep
I'LL VEAIH6N' on Poae

District and vicinity-Clear cool tonight,
low near so. Sunny tomorrow, a little
warmer, high near 80. High and low of.
last "a hours: High rs, at pm. today:
low, 48, at 7 am. today
Evening star., 1961-09-11
Downpour HuIts
Forest Fire Peril

ST. JOHNS, NEWFoUND-
LAND Sept. IL (AP).-A week.
end downpour of rain has
checked Newfoundland's major
forest fires.
The rain brought the big
Dunn'S River fire on the Burin
Peninsula to a sizzling stop be-
fore it could move farther
toward a string of coastal COM
munlties threatened for sew
eral days.
There still was no word on
when the 5000 women and
children evacuated from the
communities would return to
their homes. They fled last
week when sitting smoke from
the fire, burning in a 1,1O0-
square-mile area, swept into
the villages.
The rains lasted through
most of Saturday and into
Yesterday morning. They ex-
tinguished a fire in the Ter
renceville area on the south
coast. Like most of the prov
ince's forest fires, it had been
burning in spruce valuable as
pulpwood.
Evening star., 1961-09-11

the German Foreign Office and
Foy D. Kohler. Assistant Secre-
tary, Of State for European
affairs.
- Approaches Differ
While there has been a diff
ference between the French.
favoring a go-slow approach to
East-West negotiations, and
the other three allies who
wanted to get the Berlin issue
to the conference table quickly.
informed sources said the split
has less significance at this
point because of Russian in
transigence.
Mr.. Rusk has been moving
closer to the tougher French
view following an informal
sounding out of Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyko last
week by the United States Am
bassador in Moscow, Llewellyn
Thompson. In stiffening his
stand, Mr.. RuSk was reported
desirous that Mr.. Khrushchev
Evening star., 1961-09-11
BY the Associated Press

Russian belief that the United
States is prepared to use nu-
clear weapons could halt the
Soviet Berlin drive short of war,
a National Planning Associa-
tion report says.
I'm contemplating political
and conventional means to
force us out of Berlin, Soviet
evaluation of the probable
United States reaction will be a
major. and probably the de-
cisive, factor in their decision
to proceed" the report said.
will the United States initi-
ate a nuclear war if the Soviets
move against Berlin? :.
If it is not credible to the
SovietS that we would initiate
a nuclear war in retaliation to
their efforts to Strangle Berlin
into submission, they will not
be deferred by our nuclear
capability, although they might
be deferred by other capabili-
ties. :"
But, the report continued, if
Evening star., 1961-09-11

the Radio City Music Halls
famed RocketteS last year be-
fore she returned to her Ash
vile home to spruce up for
the Miss North Carolina con-
test.
She was still sprucing today,
but this time it was to prepare
for her reign in the Miss Amer
lea role that she won over 81
other beauties at Atlantic City,
N. j., Saturday night.
The brown-haired, Hazel
eyed Miss Fletcher will spend
a month here, much of it in
selection Of a wardrobe suitable
for her queenly proportions.
She stands 5 feet 51a inches
tall, weighs 118 pounds and
measures 35-24-35.
Miss Fletcher said she was
very, very honored and very
thrilled" at winning the Ma
tion's oldest beauty title.
And the photographers didn't
bother her a bit, she said.
Evening star., 1961-09-11

one disputed that the pay for
Justice Department lawyers in
some cases is inadequate.
Least Of all the Civil Service
Commission.
It points up the need for re-
vising the Classification Act
and making changes in the
present system of setting pay
for Government classified en-
ployeS.
But the csc as we'll as key
members of the House and
Senate Civil Service Commit
tees feel this should not be on
a piecemeal basis or one in
which some departments and
agencies are given special pref
erence over others in the mat
ter of pay.
That's why the csc will
submit proposals to President
Kennedy by the end of the
year for changes in the Fed
eral salary system to make
Government salaries more real
istic in relation to comparable
industry salaries. particularly
in professional jobs such as
lawyers, etc., as we'll as mana
gerial scientific and engineer
ing positions.
Such an approach will be
the most contructive in the
long run.
ENTRANCE EXAM. - The
Governments Federal Service
Entrance Exam-main gateway
to Government careers for COL
lege-calibre people - will be
opened for the 1961-62 season
tomorrow. The years first
FSEE exam will be held Octo-
ber IA for those who send in
their applications by September
%.
Six more FSEE exams will
be given after that, with the
last one in May. Full informa-
ton on the exams 2lay be OBJ.
tained from the CeC.
Evening star., 1961-09-11
U. S. AWeopons Intent
Seen as Vital to Reds

Moscow becomes convinced that
this Nation might be logically
expected to strike with atomic
power. "a substantial deterrence
will have been established"
against the Reds Berlin take
over plans.
The Berlin problem was men
toned in a 62-page document
on the general question of
Where We Stand on National
Defense" 1t was prepared for
NPA's International Committee
by Franklin A. Lindsay, who
served on the Gather Commit
tee and other groups which
studied United States defense
needs. The document was re-
leased yesterday.
Among other things, Mr..
Lindsay urged a series of meas
ureS to protect and disperse
United States nuclear forces
and to safeguard the American
people through an adequate
fallout shelter program.
Evening star., 1961-09-11

was based on the recommen-
dation Of the Birch Society.
He said he had been a dedi-
Gated anti-Communist himself
long before he joined the Birch
group in 1859 and has spent
between $1,000 and $4,000 of
his own money alerting people
to the danger from Russia.
Il made myself a personal
VOW in Korea in 1883" Gen.
Walker testified, that I would
find out why the war termi-
mated as it did under the cir
cumstances and conditions in
which it did"
In pursuing his anti Com
nunist objectives, Gen. Walker
said, II have reported people to
the FBI and I have asked for
FBI opinion on an organiza-
ton" He did not identify the
organization.
Use Of Own Funds Explained
Among the other activities
Gen. Walker mentioned as
part of his anti-Communist ef-
fort were participation in
Moral Re-Armament confer
ences and Freedom Forums.
He also sent a personal en-
miSsary" to a Christian Cru
Sade in Tulsa and distributed
with his own funds several
thousand copies of a pamphlet
called will There Be a Christ
mas?"
In Heidelberg. Germany,
Gen. Walker said yesterday
that release Of the inveStiga-
ton report is very unusual"
In a statement reported by the
Associated Press, the general
also said he would not answer
the question of whether he was
a member of the Birch Society
until he sees a full copy of the
report.
The terms he read from ex-
.cerptS of the report, Gen.
Walker said, bring up many
questions" Some of the terms,
he said, could only be evalu-
ated by American civil legal
counsel"
Among the terms he cited in
his statement. the AP reported,
were charged violated -.
disciplined relieved of
command eccentric 4.
communism.