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Evening star., 1961-06-21
CZECH
y. S. Offers Photos Said to Link
NocvoIoc to Charges Of Spying
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1859 and they were married in
California.
Photos Displayed
Naclavac said the United
States charges were "all lies"
and that he had never been in
California. But United States
Department press officer Lin
coin White displayed photo
graphs Of Naclavac and Mr..
Hlashny he said were taken
outside 4 San Francisco Res
taurant where they met.
Clayton Fritchey. a spokes-
man for the United States dele
cation to the U. N. said he had
beer assured last week by the
Czechoslovak delegation that
Nacvalac would be leaving soon.
This was denied by zdensk
Cernik. acting Czechoslovak
delegation head. He said he
had informed the United States
that his government rejected
the charges against Nacvalac
and that he was awaiting fur
ther instructions from Prague.
Mr.. Fritchey said Nacvalac's
last assignment in Prague be-
fore coming to the U. N. in
1858 was director of espionage,
intelligence and subversive ac-
tivities in the Western Hemi-
sphere"
The story broke last Friday
when Nacvalac charged two
United states intelligence
agents approached him in New
York's GripSholm Restaurant
and tried to hire him as a spy.
Friend Identified
Nacvalac said he was, with
an American friend. whom he
identified for the first time
yesterday as Fred H. Barton,
an employe of the Socony
Mobile OH Co. in New York.
Mr.. Barton, an American born
in CzechoSlovakia, said he and
the diplomat were mostly "busi-
ness" friends and that their
lunch date had been their first
meeting in more than q year.
He confirmed that two men
approached them in the restau-
rant and said he left after one
Of the men displayed q badge.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
TRANSIT

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a major factor in the granting
Of a more favorable method
of determining the transit
systems profits early last year.
Delay Seen as Costly
The company's 1856 con-
gressional franchise pro-
vides for gradual conversion Of
streetcar lines to bus routes
by August, 1868.
D. c. Transit System Off
cialS have testified that de-
laying the switchoyer of the
Evening star., 1961-06-21
Dominion Cutbucks
IIUDAD TRUJILLO, Domir

CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Domln-
lean Republic, June 21 (AP -
The government reduced postal
rates and cut retail prices of
rice from 3 to 5 cents a pound
yesterday in its campaign to
lower the cost of living. Ordi-
nary rice now is to sell for 10
cents a pound: A wholesale
tax on the grain was removed
to make the reduction possible.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
Pistol PIunt Found
In Buddhist Temple

TOKYO, June 81 (AP).-
Police today raided a Buddhist
temple in Nogi Village, so miles
northeast of Tokyo, that had
been turning out pistols for a
gang of thieves.
The raiding police found 100
machine tools and other pistol
making equipment and a dozen
half finished pistols in the
temple. The priest, Seido Ka-
kakibara. 81, fled before the
raid, and a nationwide search
was launched.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
6 More States Agree
To Control BiIIbourds
BY the Associated Press

Six more States yesterday
signed agreements to control
billboards along new interstate
express roads.
Secretary Of Commerce
Hodges said the six are Maine,
Nebraska, New York. Oregon,
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Similar agreements have been
signed by Maryland, North Da !.
kota and Kentucky.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
MOLASSES
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ated but not yet entered into,
for approximately 100 million
gallons of molaSSes Of which so
million would be blackstrap
and 80 million for human con-
sumption.
"The amount of molaSSeS un-
loaded in New Orleans yester-
day represented a small part
of the original order-S200, 900
of a $12 million order"
The shipment received in
New Orleans, the White House
said. totaled 2,018,420 gallons
from the 1861 sugar crop and
was received on consignment
apart from the contract that
has been under consideration
by the Publicker Co.
Seek Alternate Source
Negotiations have been and
are being conducted between
the Publicker Co. and the De-
partment of Agriculture for an
alternative source for industrial
alcohol in the light of the Presi-
dents hope that the transaction
would not be conSummated,
the White House statement
added.
THE Department of Agri-
culture is seeking to arrange
the sale Of surplus corn to Pub
ticker to replace the molasSes
and keep their plant in opera
ton and their TOO employees at
work"
If the Treasury should find
that the Cuban moiasses is
being sold at dumping prices
the White House said. the mat
ter would be referred to the
Tariff Commission to fix i'm
port duties.
The company, it was ac-
knowledged. was within its
legal rights in receiving the
shipment. But the White
House actions brought public
pressure to bear to cut off the
deal.
Mr.. Salinger said that in ad-
dition to the dumping COM
plant there were "other aspects
which might call for actions. u
He declined to say what these
were.
Agreement Seen Near
The Agriculture Department
and Publicker were reported at
the White House to be pretty
close to an agreement" that
would stop the shipping. Un-
der the proposed agreement, as
it was explained, Publicker
would acquire an amount OF
surplus corn considered mini
mum for its needs in making
industrial alcohol at the New
Orleans plant. 1t was eSti-
mated that it would pay about
81 cents a bushel for corn that
cost the Government originally
about $1.06 a bushel.
However, the corn was de-
scribed as "the lowest quality
grain" which had deteriorate6
since it was acquired by the
Government,
Mr.. Salinger was asked if the
administration was trying tt
force q private company tt
substitute deteriorated grair
for molasses. We're not trying
Evening star., 1961-06-21
Minnesotons Elect
kuhfeId Alumni Head

The University of Minnesota
Law Alumni Association elected
officers for the coming year
last night at the National Press
Club.
Mai. Gen. Albert M. Kuh-
field, Judge Advocate General of
the Air Force, was elected pres
ident. Other officers elected
were: Vice president, Milan M.
DoStal, and secretary treasurer,
Stephen B. Scallen.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
MARITIME
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tinued to load and unload for
eign vessels not - affected by
the maritime strike.
Mr.. AnaStasio also COM
planned that even among the
striking Seafarers many had
remained aboard tied up ships
"and get paid and we stay out
and don't get paid" He added,
further. that "the public de-
serves consideration"
LA members were called
upon to meet with the striking
sea unions in a rally at Man
hattan's Battery Park later to-
day.
Increasing Edginess
The Maritime Port Council of
Greater New York then an
nounced a similar work stop
page by members of its 81
unions so they could attend a
rally after the nA meeting.
The lila has been respecting
maritime union picket lines
around American-owned ships
on the three coasts since the
strike began.
But the union, whose men,
bers load and unload ships, has
displayed increasing edginess
over the situation. Officials
said they are confused by the
byplay between unions involved
in the strike and lack of clear
cut issues.
Federal mediators said they
have never faced such a con-
fused and complicated strike.
Negotiations are practically
at a standStill.
Nationally, the six-day-old
walkout involves $4,000 mari
time workers and nearly 1000
vessels.
The first of Americas bic
liners to reach port since the
strike began-the American
Export Lines Constitution
docked today with 807 passen-
gers from Mediterranean ports
Because of maritime pickets
longshoremen refused to help
with the berthing and the task
was handled by supervisory
personnel.
Evening star., 1961-06-21

Renewal Administration, as
loan and grant funds, would be
used for land acquisition. plan
ming, demolition. site improve
mentS, interest, inspection
costs. and contingencies.
Under the urban renewal
plan. IT'S acre of the 141s-acre
total area would be devoted to
the apartment and hotel prof.
eet. The rest would be used for
streets" primarily the west leg
of the inner loop expressway.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
REEVES
MontreoI-Born
Man to Get Post
REEVES

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point Mr.. Reeves to the District
Board Of Commissioners was
reached in January. But the
timing of the nomination was
upset, partially because Of po-
litical preSSures in Congress.
Walter Tobriner, president of
the board. was named on jan
uary 80 to replace Mark Sui
livan, jr. Mr.. Reeves appar-
emily lost the presidency but
not membership on the board
at that time.
Elects Own President
| Each Board of Commission
ers elects its own president
President Kennedy's designa-
tion of Mr.. Tobriner as his first
choice, however, carries per-
suaSive prestige and should
continue Mr.. Tobriner in his
present capacity.
Mr.. Reeves was strongly sup
| ported by the District Demo
cratic leadership for the nom-
ination. One repeatedly small
but active group. worked hard
to win the Commissioners seat
for Charles B. Duncan, District
Recorder of Deeds.
Neither John w. Kenney mol
Joseph Rauh, spokesmen fol-
the District Democratic Gen.
Itral Committee, were immedi-
ately available for comment
Previously, they had expressed
high praise for Mr.. Reeves abil-
ity, integrity and experience
They voiced the opinion that
the selection of a qualified Me-
gro would be a contribution to
the solution of social and ed
ucational problems Of the Cap
ital City.
Opposes Naming Democrat
Republican State Committee
Chairman Carl l.. Shipley
asked for comment, said it
was unfortunate that the Presi-
dent should nominate a second
Democrat to the three-man
board when a bill is pending
in Congress for bipartisan
appointments. The legislation
was introduced in the House by
Representative Matthias, Re
publican Of Maryland.
II also have a grave doubt
about the propriety of choosing
a member of the Democratic
National Committee, a commit
mittee from which Mr.. Reeves
has shown no signs of leaving, "
Mr.. Shipley added.
Senator Bible. Chairman of
the Senate District Committee
which will consider the Reeves
nomination. declined to intro
duce the bipartisan bill. He
is expected to schedule hearings
shortly after the nomination is
received formally by the Sen
ate. There is nothing to indi-
cate that Mr.. Reeves will not
be Endorsed overwhelmingly by
the committee of Senator Bible,
Democrat of Nevada.
Attorney for NAACP
Mr.. Reeves has been an at
torney for the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement
Of Colored People. He was ac-
tive in anti-segregation cases
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PLAZA
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open for further consideration
parts of a second Rulon pro-
poSal for redevelopment of the
Southwest waterfront.
The board expressed agree
ment with the plan drawn up
by Architect Chloethiel Wood
ard Smith, and backed by the
Federal City Council.
But it suggested that the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission might wish to review
recommendations for offstreet
parking, traffic arrangements.
and other changes proposed by
Watson B. Rulon ST., owner of
Hogate'S Restaurant.
Under Mr.. Rulon's proposal,
parking area would be in
creased, automobile traffic
would be brought almost to the
rivers edge. and commercial
activity would be increased a
third. he told the Commits
SionerS.
Prefers Smith Plan
Engineer Commissioner Fred
erick j. Clarke commented that
the Smith and Rulon proposals
were "baSically" two different
concepts and that he preferred
the Smith plan.
He said, however, he favored
some NCPC "reStudy in line
with Mr.. Rulon's suggestions"
With this exception, he said,
the Commissioners action con-
stituted adoption" Of the
Smith plan.
In considering the modified
urban renewal plan for Prof..
ect Area c, adopted by NCPC
April 6, the Commissioners also
emphasized they thought "serv-
ice and repair facilities" for
boats should be provided "either
along the waterfront or in
nearby areas
In another matter that may
turn out to be controversial, the
board brought into the open the
question Of who is to provide
off-street parking in the Tenth
Street Mall-L'Enfant Plaza
area.
In a letter they agreed to
send to NCPC detailing their
position on the modified urban
renewal plan, the Commission
ers indicated they expected the
areas developer, William Zeck-
endorf, to provide parking re-
quired by coming regulations.
THE Redevelopment Land
Agency's concept is that the
developer would not provide the
parking, and that the necessary
parking would be on public
space" Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Thomas K. Fuller
ton told the board.
2 Acres Planned
Four hundred hotel parking
spaces, alone, would be need
ed, plus additional space for
office use.
The proposed plaza contains
over two acres facing the
Tenth Street Mall, between D
and E streets.
Under the Zeckendorf plan,
a hotel and office buildings
would be clustered around this
plaza.
In disclosing details of the
revised financial plan for the
Columbia Plaza urban renewal
project, an RIA spokesman
said the total cost would be
$8,78S,000.
The recovery value" would
amount to $7.549 900, leaving
1929, 900 as the met project
cost" Or subsidy.
Cost Shared
Two-thirds of this would bt
met by the Federal Govern
ment and one-third by tn,
District government.
The $6,155, 900 RIA has re-
quested from the Housing and
Home Finance Agency's Urban
:
Evening star., 1961-06-21
Attorney for NAACP

Mr.. Reeves has been an at
torney for the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement
Of Colored People. He was ac-
tive in anti-segregation cases
Evening star., 1961-07-28
Attacks on His Domestic Program
Called Calculated G. o. p. Effort

Kuchel of California, the
Republican whip, are others.
There is another hazard
for Mr.. Kennedy in the at
tempted Republican squeeze
play. 1t is simply not a fact
that all Democratic liberals
dote on Mr.. Kennedy's for
eign policy and particularly
foreign aid. They are going
along but they are wary of
becoming subject to. the
charge that they will vote
billions for aid abroad and
nothing for similar projects
at home.
Yet the Halleck line has a
certain plausibility which the
President and his party can
not safely ignore. 1t has a
press to beat the drums for
it and highly vocal conserva-
tive groups to back it up.
Evening star., 1961-07-28
DORIS FLEEsoN
Political Pressures on President

One Of Mr.. Nixon's purple
passages is, however, factu-
ally incorrect. He has pro-
feSsed himself unable to
imagine another wartime
leader, the Incompatible
Winston Churchill, streSsing
domestic issues in time of
danger. The fact is that Mr..
Churchill amid Britain's
darkest dangers set up the
Beveridge committee to plan
the famous cradle-to-the-
grave social security and re-
peatedly promised never to
look back from it.
Mr.. Kennedy might even
do well to recall, that the
British did not apparently
trust Mr.. Churchill and the
Conservatives to carry
through the Beveridge pro-
posals. In that great mans
brightest hour with victory
won they turned him out Of
office and elected a Labor
government.
Evening star., 1961-07-28
DAVID LAWRENCE

IN EUROPE.-They are
beginning to wake up in Brit
ain to Communist infiltra-
tion-a trend that regret
tably has not yet been paral-
leled in continental countries
such as France and Italy.
The British Labor Party's
national executive committee
including Hugh GaitSkell,
the party's leader-has de-
cided to inquire into the pos
sible expulsion of the elec-
trical trades union from the
Labor Party because it has
. several Communist officers.
The 10000 members of the
.ETU pay annually about
.$170, 900 in political contribu-
tions to the Labor Party.
The action Of the executive
committee follows the step
also taken this week by the
Trades Union Congress Of
Britain, which sent an ulti-
matum to the same electrical
union demanding that it get
rid Of Communist officers
at once or face suspension
from the National Trades Un-
ion Organization.
Here is an important un-
ion, with men in key jobs in
the electricity mechanism of
a whole country, and up to
now nothing has been done
to tackle in earnest the prob
lem of its Communist Off
cialS. A letter published by
the London Daily Telegraph
says on this point:
: I'VE are spending millions
of pounds on defense, yet our
security can be destroyed if
such services as power, water,
railways can be disrupted by
the plots of a small caucus
: of union leaders who in their
blind devotion to Marxism
would have no hesitation at
the bidding of their Com
muniSt masters in destroying
democracy in their own
country"
Fortunately, the largest un-
ions in Britain are not DOM
in ated by Communists,
though they have made
steady efforts at infiltration.
The London Telegraph, in an
editorial, insists that apathy
among the rank and file of
the members and their fail
Evening star., 1961-07-28
Britain Waking Up to the Reds

secretary before accepting
such invitations, so that there
would be an opportunity to
determine whether the meet
ings are bona fide. In this
instance, one Of the initia-
tors Of the conference was
Ilya Ehrenburg, q leading So
Wet peace" propagandist.
Those naive persons who
are often asked to sign ad-
vertisements in the Ameri-
can press for various organi-
Enthusiastically taking the
Communist side Of the arg
ument in international poll
cies-might profit by accept
ing the same kind Of advice
as that now given in Britain.
Indeed, all the democracies
are suffering from a lack of
investigative machinery for
the effective exposure of the
intrigues of the Communists,
who set up all sorts of in
ternational conferences to
sway public opinion toward
their point of view.
The tendency in Britain,
as we'll as in the United
States, has been to regard
as a form of "witch-hunting"
all efforts to publicize Com
munist tactics. While there
have been some cases in the
United States in which inno-
cent and well-meaning per-
sons have been wrongly ac-
cused, there have been many
more instances in which
guilty ones have gotten away
with their intrigues because
of handicaps placed upon
legislative committees which
would otherwise expose them.
SoftnesS in dealing with
Communists in Britain has
cost the world plenty. Klaus
Fuchs was cleared" by the
British, and his credentials
were accepted by the Amer
ican Government. He then
stole at a New Mexico lab
oratory the secrets of the
atom bomb and gave them
to Russia, which otherwise
might have been delayed for
many years in getting the
nuclear weapons she has to-
day. The whole history of the
world might have been al
tered if Communist infiltra-
tion had been taken more
seriously in Britain just a
few years ago.
Copyright, 1861
Evening star., 1961-07-28
Air Is Cleared and Action Course Set
By President in Preparedness Program

The Kennedy administra-
ton and the country have
taken a great turn in the
road, and the air in Wash
ington today is clear and
bracing.
For administration and
country it is now a time of
decision and determination.
1t is goOdby to indecision,
to waiting-around. Action
has succeeded talk. Deeds
have succeeded debate; we
are committed to strength
in-honor, to firmness-with-
out-panic, over Berlin and
in the cold war generally.
And the whole Nation
the President. the people,
both political parties and
Congress - moves now in
unison. in calmness, to make
ready the increased military
power which is to be the
iron companion of our re-
solve to. uphold Western
rights and Western security,
in Berlin and elsewhere.
A country united as it has
rarely been stands back of
the President of the United
States as the nonpolitical
head and symbol. in this
- matter, of the Government
of the United States-every-
body's Government, Republi-
can, Democrat, or whatnot.
- Mr.. Kennedy's magnificent
: and moving address to the
: country and the tough pre-
paredness program he sends
to an eagerly receptive Con-
greSs have set the Nations
= feet on the upward path We
are leaving the valley where
lay the fog of too much fear
: We are climbing out upon
a high plateau. There, un-
doubted risks lie in wait. But
Evening star., 1961-07-28
Need for Greater Sense of Values

panies are merely two of the
segmentS of our economic
life which have done grievous
harm to the image of the
American competitive system.
Business monopoly hunter,
Senator Estes Kefauver, has,
for example, publicized a drug
called "Metricorten" which is
sold to druggists for 18 cents
a tablet to retail at 80 cents
a tablet, when the total costs
of production, including man
ufacture, bottling and pack
aging, is only is cents per
tablet. Arthritic patients
sometimes use 100 of these
tablets a month at a price
of $50 against a production
cost of $1.50. In the field
of tranquilizers, one of the
more popular is solo in Ger
many, England, and Austria
for less than half the United
States price.
The Securities and Ex-
change Commission believes
an exhaustive investigation
Evening star., 1961-07-28
POTOMAC FEVER
BY Pete Wymo
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

The Washington social season is opening way ahead
of schedule this In August for instance the President
will make unusual number of draft calls
These bargain days the arines. You buy
ticket for almost destination and at extra charge
get an all-expense excursion to Havana.
Congress rushes spending defense the spirit
of sacrifice the legislators happy to join the admnsra
ton IN foregoing thought of tax increase to for it,
Kennedy confers with 91yearold Bernard Baruch This
Kennedy outfit not only boasts President as young as
Teddy Roosevelt-but some of the same advisers
Welfare Secretary Rbcoff tells parents to get tough"
with kids who watch too much TV He favors less violence
on the box-and more on the bottom
BrtainS austerity program Of rigid economy is con-
tagious Castro has just informed Cubans they'll have to
along with only political party-and no ballot boxes
Evening star., 1961-07-28
DORIS FLEESON

The political ransom notes
are piling up on President
Kennedy'S desk, the latest
being the Republican demand
that he abandon his dome
site program because of in
creased military spending.
It was launched at the
weekly Ev and Charlie show
with Senate Leader Dirksen
proclaiming support of the
Presidents Berlin stand and
House Leader Halleck fol-
lowing with a yes-but argu-
ment that domestic spend
ing cutbackS are now imper-
ative. Senator Bush of Con-
necticut carried on from the
Senate floor, with Senator
Goldwater predictably back
ing him.
This is not a mere furry
but a calculated plan of at
tack. While Republicans like
a hard line in foreign policy,
many of them, including
Richard Nixon, have been
trying to implant the idea
that it is incompatible with
MIR. Kennedy's promises to
improve the American scene.
The President does not
accept this thesis, and 1t is
neither his desire nor in his
political interest to be forced
into the Republican mold. 1t
was noticeable that Senate
Democratic Leader Mansfield,
normally so mild, replied
quickly and strongly that the
Kennedy proposals were nee
esSary parts of the strong
economy needed to support
foreign policy.
1t is not a very well-kept
secret that Representative
Halleck who has had so much
luck in the House with a
conservative coalition thinks
Senator DirkSen could do
more in the Senate toward
reforming the old alliance
between Republicans and
Southern conservatives. But
Senator Dirksen has problems
with respect to the cement
presently proposed for it.
The cleavage on domestic
spending is not altogether
partisan but to some extent
geographical. Western Re-
publicans favor what they
call eXpansioniSt programs in
water, power, housing and
similar areas almost as
strongly as their Democratic
counterpartS.
In border and some key
States, much of the Kennedy
program has an appeal so
great, Republicans do not.
wish or would not dare op-
pose it to anything like the
degree now suggested. Sena-
tor Dirksen, himself, is one
of several Republicans caught
in this trap who are up for
reelection next year. Sena-
tors JavitS of New York and