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Evening star., 1961-05-11

"astronauting" is not one OF
them. The seven are in the
military services, although de-
tached for duty with the ci-
villain National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
A simple amendment to the
law-such as was passed in
1860 to take care of technicians
on nuclear submarines-is all
that would be needed to correct
the situation.
There are now 13 categories
of hazardous duty pay, rang
ing from treatment of leper'
to handling explosives, ano
from summarizing to glider
plane plotting.
Lawmakers Back Action
The pay anomaly has existed
this long only through over
sight, it became apparent when
The Star began talking to Con-
gressmen yesterday. Support
for corrective action was bi.
partisan and immediate.
Senate Majority Leader Man.
See ASTRONAUTS, Page Al
Evening star., 1961-05-11
by the Associated Press

The Government reported TO-
day a Significant" increase in
the factory work week in April,
along with modest employment
gains In many job-scarce man
ufacturing industries.
Seymour Wolfbein, Labor De-
partment manpower chief, said
the changes reflect promising
overall economic improvement.
But he said the real test of
the strength of the upturn re-
mains to be seen in terms OF
reduced long-term unemploy-
ment among heads of families
and in various hard-hit occupa-
tions and industries.
There we're 1.9 million heads
of families without jobs ir
April and nearly one out Of five
construction workers were idle
However. despite bad weather
construction mployme e n
climbed by 217,000 in April.
Mr.. Wolfbein gave the data
in celebrating on a Labor De-
partment report last weel
Showing that employment rost
Evening star., 1961-05-11
B-58 in Record.
1902 MPH Run

EDWARDS AIR FORCE
BASE, Calf, May II (AP).-
A. four-jet B-58 bomber has
set a sustained speed closed
course. record of 1902 miles
an-hour around a 670-mile
rectangle, the Air Force said
today. - D.
The delta-winged bomber,
piloted by Maj. Elmer E. Muir
ply of Poseyville, Ind, made
the flight yesterday.
Taking off from this desert
test center, the B-58 took only
80 minutes and As seconds to
streak over the course, the
corners of which were near
Needles, Calf, Kingman, Ariz.
Mormon Mesa, New, and Lone
Pine, Calf.
The Air Force said the flight
made it eligible for permanent
award of the Louis Bleriot
trophy, to be given to the pilot
of the first craft to average
1000 kilometers G,243 statute
miles, an hour for 80 minutes
Evening star., 1961-05-11
Senafors0kay
School Bill
Measure Ready
For Floor Action
BY DAVID s. BRODER
Star staff Writer

The Senate Labor and Public
welfare Committee today
cleared for floor action next
week a revised version of the
administrations aid-to-educa-
ton bill, calling for $2.5 billion
for school construction and
teachers salaries over the next
three years.
The vote was 1872.
The committee bill would
boost spending about $252 mil
lion over the amount President
Kennedy originally proposed.
No funds would be available
for private and parochial
schools.
Committee Republicans tried,
but failed, in a 10-to-5 party
line vote, to substitute a ver-
sion of the bill that would have
cost 5000 million less and given
more assistance to the lower
income States.
Final Approval Seen
This fight over the distribu-
ton formula will be renewed
on the Senate floor, but the
outlook is for final approval
in the Senate of the version
recommended by the commit
tee today.
However. a companion meas
See EDUCATION, Page Al
Evening star., 1961-05-11

may catch up with them as it
caught up with Capt. Iven
Kincheloe in 1858.
This is the situation that
confronts the Astronauts in the
wake of Comdr. Alan B. Shep-
ards epochal flight into space
last week. One Of them, Air
Force Capt. L. Gordon Cooper,
is a month behind in his flying
time, and at least one other is
concerned that he may be get
ting rusty.
In S4OO Million Program
The AstronautS are the cen
tral figures in a $400 million
space-flight program which
has the highest priorities and
the prestige Of the Nation rid
ing on it. Yet if they cannot
collectively jam % man-hours
| Of flying time into each
months crowded schedule, they
stand in danger Of losing a
substantial slice of income.
The reason: The law govern
ing pay in the military services
provides for several categories
of hazardous duty pay, but
Evening star., 1961-05-11
West Believed Ready
To Open Laos Talks

GENEVA, May IL CAP).-
The Big Three Western powers
were reported ready to take
their seats tomorrow in a big
East West conference about
the future Of Laos, basing the
decision on word received in
London today that organized
fighting has ceased in the
jungle kingdom.
There was no official con-
firmation from the United
States, Britain and France
that they had dropped earlier
reservations to participating in
the conference if a cease fire
was not certified.
Rusk on Hand
But sources close to the
Western delegations said that,
in view of the London news
from Laos, they probably would
agree tonight to- sit down at
the conference table at the
United Nations Palace of Ma
tions tomorrow with their
Eastern opposites.
United States Secretary of
State Dean Rusk and President
Evening star., 1961-05-11
DISCUSSED SEX IN CLASS
Controversial 7 eocher Out
BY PAUL HOPE
Star staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, May IA
gum -chomping student, a sleep
ing boy and the birds and the
bees proved too much for an
Anne Arundel schoolteacher
who was given his walking
papers last night by the county
school board.
The boards action, upholding
an earlier decision of the super
intendent to let the teacher go.
was taken over the protests of
a group of parents who called
the teaching of Sherman G.
Brett "inspirational."
The board upheld Supt. Da-
vid S. Jenkins. who said it was
not the subject matter but the
way the 39-year-old zoology
teacher presented it to the stu
dents.
In a six-page report. DR..
jenkins said that Mr.. Brett'S
contract was not being renewed
next year because his teaching
had been criticized by the prin-
cipal and the supervisor and
because of complaints from
some parents ION the lack Of
wisdom and on the impropriety
of certain of Mr.. Brett's ut
terances."
DR.. jenkins report cited ex-
cerpts from five letters which
he said officials had received
from parents. One letter said
the parents thought Mr.. Brett
has bad influence on our
sons attitude toward religion"
Another parent charged Mr.
| See TEACHER, Page A-6
Evening star., 1961-05-11
Home Repair
Rules Voted
D. C. Heads Indorse
Bonding, Licenses
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star Staff Writer

Regulations aimed at pro-
tecting District residents from
unscrupulous home improve
ment contractors were approved
today by the Commissioners.
The new bonding and licens-
ing regulations will go into
effect September /.
The Commissioners were told
that adoption of similar home
owner safeguards will be pro-
posed in nearby Virginia's four
jurisdictions.
1t was reported that build
ing inspectors from the fou1
communities met last night
and decided to recommend that
the governing bodies approve
similar regulations
virginia Fears Shift
This action was reported tc
the Commissioners by John H
Haas, a home improvement
contractor who helped draw
up the regulations. Mr.. Haa.
explained that there is concern
in Northern Virginia thai
adoption by the District woulc
mean that unscrupulous opera
tors would move their opera
tions across the river.
The new bonding and licens.
ing provisions will apply to any
contractor who takes an ad-
vance payment for any i'm
provement Job amounting tt
$500 or more.
Officials explained that the
limitation was set in order tt
See HOMES, Page A.
Evening star., 1961-05-11

Kennedy's rowing ambassador,
w. Averell Hartman, already
are in Geneva. So is Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei Gro
myko. Red China's Foreign
Minister, Chen vi, arrived this
afternoon.
Lord Home OF Britain and
Maurice Couve de Murville of
France were due later in the
day and were reported plan
ming to meet later with Mr..
Rusk to express official will
ingness of the three to take
part in the conference.
Communications Poor
A Foreign Office spokesman
in London said an assurance
that organized fighting had
stopped arrived there from the
Observation-Disclosures Inter-
national Control Commission.
The commissions job is to
certify and supervise the truce
ordered between Laotian gov
ernment and Communist-neu-
tralist rebels May 5.
In maing his announcement,
See GENEVA, Page At
Evening star., 1961-05-11
MAJOR CRIMES
CONTINUE GAIN
OVER YEAR AGO

The number Of major
crimes reported in Wash
ington went up again last
month, rising nearly 10 per
cent over the total for
April, 1860.
With a lone exception,
there has been a crime in
crease in the city each
month. over the compar-
able figure the year before,
since February, 1859.
Commissioner Walter N.
Tobrinef said the city
must continue its efforts
to get out the real roots
Of criminal behavior" as
the long-range solution to
the problem.
Evening star., 1961-05-11
PreSid ent launches
Youth Crime Fight
Third Woman Raped
In Series of Assaults
Downtown Shopkeeper Bound and Robbed
As Rising Attacks Alarm Police

Another rape in the Bright
wood area-the third in 13
hours-and a Strong-arm rob-
berry Of a woman in a near
downtown shop gave police
concern about a major crime
wave today.
Today's third rape victim,
a 40-year-old mother, was
confronted by a knife-wielding
intruder who threatened to
cut her throat and strangle
her 9-year-old daughter. The
child was asleep in a twin bed
alongside the mother.
AS in yesterdays daylight
clothing store foray in North
west Washington, robbery as
well as rape figured in the
apartment attack. About $3.50
was taken from the store and
$22 from the latest rape victim
All three women are white.
Woman Tied and Gagged
Squads Of detectives combed
the Brightwood section. After
today's attack. police dogs were
taken to the woman's apart
ment. The trail they followed
led to a bus stop eight blocks
away.
Today Mrs. Wilma Sheckells
81. Of 297S Second street Sc.
was threatened with a knife
and bound and gagged in thu
Evening star., 1961-05-11

National Uniform Co., 800
Eleventh street NV, where she
is employed.
She said q man asked her
about some uniform trousers,
then showed her a newspaper
See ATTACKS, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-05-11
Appoints q
AndAsks
$40 Million
By GARNETT D. HORNER
Star Staff Writer

President Kennedy, express!
ing serious concern" about
increasing youth crime. asked
Congress today to approve al
$40 million program of Federal
aid to local groups combating
Juvenile delinquency.
The President also issued an
executive order setting UP a
special Cabinet Committee on
Juvenile Delinquency and Youth
Crime to coordinate Federal
efforts in this field and stimu-|
late efforts for improvement.
Attorney General Robert
Kennedy, Welfare Secretary
Ribicoff and Secretary of
Labor Goldberg were designated
members of the committee
with the Attorney General as
chairman. IT
Hackett Gets Post
/ David L. Hackett. a special
assistant to the Attorney Gen
eral and former Olympic hockey
star, was named executive di-I
rector Of the new committee.
/ The executive order diI
rected the three cabinet Of
ficers to Coordinate their ef-
forts in the development of a.
program Of Federal leadership
to assist the States and local
communities in their efforts to
reduce juvenile delinquency"
The intensified effort to
combat juvenile delinquency
was launched in the face of a
warning by Secretary Ribicoff
that if the present rate of de-
linquency continues an esti-
mated three to four million
children will come before the
courts in the next 10 years.
S-Year Plan Drafted
The proposed legislation
would authorize a five-year
program including:
/. Grants to any State. local, ,
or other public or nonprofit
organization for projects for
the evaluation or demonstra- :
tion of the effectiveness Of
techniqueS designed to curb
juvenile delinquency.
2, Additional grants for the
training of personnel in pro-
grams for the prevention or
control of juvenile delinquency.
8. Technical assistance to
States, cities, and other public
or private agencies in matters
relating to prevention or con-
troll of youth offenses.
In a letter to the President.
Secretary Ribicoff estimated
the cost of the proposed pro-
gram for the next fiscal year
would be about $40 million.
Calls for Innovation
The executive order directed
the cabinet committee, in ad-
dition to its coordination
duties, to Stimulate expert
mentation, innovation and i'm
provement in Federal pro-
grams" in the juvenile de-
linquency field: to encourage
cooperation and sharing of
information between Federal
agencies, and State, local and
private organizations. and to
recommend measures to make
more effective "the prevention,
treatment. and control of
See DELINQUENCY. Page AS
Evening star., 1961-05-11
Going to Argentina

ATLANTA, May II (AP).-
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr., said
yesterday he will attend Argen-
tina's independence day cele-
bration in July as President
Kennedy's personal representa-
tive.
Evening star., 1961-05-11
Bill on District
Vote Setup
Filed in House
Hurshu Patterns
Measure After
Ohio Statutes
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star staff Writer

A 94-page bill aimed at eStab-
fishing model presidential and
party primary elections in the
Nations Capital was introduced
in the House today.
Representative Harsha, Re-
publican of Ohio, a member Of
the House District Committee,
sponsored the measure, pat
termed after Ohio law.
Probably the most compre-
hensive election proposal ever
drafted for the District, II
seeks to insure honesty and ef-
ficiency at the polls by statute
Bills drafted by the District
Commissioners and Represent
ative Broyhill, Republican OF
Virginia, would give broad dis
cretion to the Board Of Elec-
tions rather than locking sc
many specific projections into
the law.
Statutory Guarantees
Statutory. as opposed to dis,
cretionary. guarantees also con,
stitute the major difference
between the Harsha bill ant
the present primary law, which
would be repealed by the new
legislation.
In a separate move today
congressional representation fol
residents Of the District, wa
proposed by Senator Bush, Re,
publican Of Connecticut.
Under his proposed constitu'
tional amendment. the District
would have two Senators anc
House representation. On tht
basis of the present population
there would be two Representa-.
tives in the House from the
District.
The Harsha bill follows the
Broyhill formula for a 2l-yeal
voting age, a one-year residence
requirement and re-registratior
every four years. Commissioner,
proposed a 20-year voting age
and six-month residence re.
quirementS but agreed thai
voters should re-register be.
fore each election.
Penalties Spelled Out
Political parties would play
a watchdog" role in election!
contemplated in the Harshs
bill through membership or
the Board of Elections anc
representation at balloting anc
counting places.
Mr.. Harsha spelled out illega
voting practices, penaltieI
which would include fines o.
See VOTE, Page Al
Evening star., 1961-05-11
THE COOK GETS
DAY OFF SUNDAY

SUNDAY is Mothers Doy out Of
the kitchen, soys Violet Faulkner,
The Stor's food editor. For advice
on whot Mons fomiIy should do
on her "doy off," see Puse c-l.
Evening star., 1961-05-11
A PROBLEM OF PAY
Law Doesn't Provide
For Astronout Duties
By WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

"fishhook" in the military pay law threatens to dock
the Mercury Astronauts 5000 month they fail to
find time for purely routine flying
Yet If the Nations hottest pilots keep putting in
proficiency time F1O2 jets the law of flying averages
Evening star., 1961-05-11

Today and every Thursday be
sure to shop The Stars COM
plete food section for all your
week end and week long food
needs.
You'll find this convenient
section your best guide to the
widest variety Of food bargains
In town. For savings galore
SHOP THE STAR
BEFORE YOU BUY
Evening star., 1961-05-11

THE WEATHER:

District and vicinity-Rain tonight, low
in upper SOS. Cloudy and bit warmer
tomorrow with rain likely. High and low
Of last "a hours: High SO, at 3 pm. yes
terday; low, SO, at pm.
Evening star., 1961-06-08

word "quixotic"- vi
sionary, or impractical, and de-
rived from the name of the
hero of Cervantes' novel don
Quxote." The dictionary pro-
nounces the word as kwik-
SOT-ik. Now will you please
pronounce the name "Quixote''
and if it sounds like kwik-
SOT-ee, I'll give up. For years
I have heard the word used in
plays and by people and pro-
nounced as ke-OT-ik, abso-
lutely ignoring the dictionary
pronouncement-and it made
sense to me.-Russell O'Conke,
Kent, Ohio.
A. The pronunciation Don
Ke-HOH-tee is obviously the
one you favor for the name OF
Cervantes' hero, Don Quixote,
1t is. very likely, the pronun-
citation favored by most Ameri-
Evening star., 1961-06-08

cans, for it roughly approxi-
mates the Spanish original.
However, an equally accept
able pronunciation is Don
KWIK-cut, the Anglicize e d
version from which the adjec-
tive'S pronunciation is taken.
Since the adjective is purely an
English word, it's logical that
the pronunciation should be
kwik-SOT-ik.
The pronunciation you cite
as having heard on the stage
(kee-OT-ik) is one that has
never reached my ears-and
I'll be just as happy if it never
does. incidentally, if you feel
you must go back to Spanish
for the adjectival form, it's
"quijotesco," pronounced kee-
hoh- -TESS-koh.
= ~ 4 4
Mrs Morris sends copies of
Evening star., 1961-06-08
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
HI AND LOIS
MRS. FITZ
FREDDY
By WILLIAM NORRIS

@. My dictionary pronounceS
the word status" as STAY-tus.
Yet these days on radio and
TV, STATUS is the popular
pronunciation. Com m n t?-
r. O'C.
A. It's a toss of the coin
on this one. Take your choice.
Each pronunciation has its adj
herents; each is recognized in
leading dictionaries. Among the
status-seekers themselves, the
preference is slightly in favor
of STAY-tuS.
+ 4 \
@. In one of your recent
columns you mentioned the
Evening star., 1961-06-08
the Beers

his books to writers of letters
referred to in this column. To-
day a copy of the new Dolphin
paperback edition of 'It'S Easy
to Increase Your Vocabulary
Doubleday, N. " goes to Mr..
O'Conke.
Evening star., 1961-06-08

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South West North East
INT Pass INT All Pass
Opening lead: Diamond nine.
The bidding was brief, but
stirring. The play took more
time and is guatanteed to tear
at your heartstrings.
Declarer won the opening
diamond lead and went after
dummy'S long hearts lickety-
split. But then South had to
decide what to discard on
dummy's queen of hearts.
There was no need to worry
if the hearts we're going to
break favorably; South would
have tricks to burn. But if the
hearts were not going to break,
South would need a fourt h
spade or a fourth club for his
thirteenth trick.
GueSses Wrong
AS you might suppose, q
player who had bungled mat
tmers thus far was not sud-
denly going to make the right
guess. South discarded a club,
reasoning that the spades
would produce a fourth trick
even If the suit broke 40, pro-
vided the jack were doubleton.
The clubs would produce a
fourth trick only with a 3-3
break.
This is the time for tears.
Neither spades nor hearts
broke and South was down
one at his grand-slam contract.
OF course you've seen the
simple precaution that would
have saved the agony and
grand slam. South should cash
his top cards in both black
suits before tackling the hearts.
If either black suit breaks, he
will know about it beforehand.
There will be no need to guess.
In fact, even if neither suit
breaks South is still alive and
breathing. Declarer takes the
other top diamonds. discarding
a low heart from dummy. If
the defender with four hearts
also has the only stopper in
either black suit. he will be
squeezed.
Daily Question
AS dealer, you hold:
AAK1O 0KQ1o63 oo1O
&AK5
What do you say?
Answer: Bid one heart. The
hand is not quite strong
enough for an opening bid Of
two no-trump-and far from
the strength needed for two of
a suit. Bid one of the best suit
and preapre for a vigorous
rebid.
(copyright, 1861, Gen. Features corpl
Evening star., 1961-06-08
SHEiNWOLD
ON BRIDGE
Spare Yourself
Cruel Guesses
By ALFRED SHERWOOD

Sometimes an absurdly SIM
pie precaution will relieve you
of an agonizing guess.
South dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
NORTH
AJAX
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1Q10
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WEST EAST
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SOUTH
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South West North East
INT Pass INT All Pass
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-02-17
MRS. PADGETT HOSTESS
TO BUXTON HOME CLUB

The Buxton Home Demonstra-
ton Club met in the home of Mrs.
Guy V. Padgett on February IS.
The meeting was called to Or
der by the president, Mrs. Padgett
who then read the 23rd Psalm for
the devotions.
The program for the evening
was a demonstration on freezing
sea food properly. Even though on
the coast is an abundance of sea-
food, often there is no preserva-
ton of large quantities for future
use. Each member picked up sew
eral valuable hints.
There were Is members and one
visitor present. They included:
Mrs. Ann Padgett, Mrs. Cynthia
Robinson, Mrs. Melba Johns, Mrs
Vivian Fronts, Mrs. Jean Brown
ing, Mrs. Cathy Burrus, Mrs. Sy-
BILE Anslowe, Mrs. Paula Fulcher
Mrs. Irene Gammage, DR.. Grace
Jaynes, Mrs. Betty Suther, Mrs
Laura Hooper, Mrs. Paula John
son, Mrs. Joyce Gray and Mrs
Lee Thereault, the one visitor, a
prospective new member.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-02-17

The Home Demonstration Clubs
have been increasing in members
each month, but January and Feb
fuary have shown the greatest in
crease in any period during the
past two years. The new members
added are:
Stumpy Point Club: Mrs. Eliza
beth Midget.
Buxton Club: Mrs. Olive Jen-
nette, Mrs. Sybil Anslow, Mrs. Lee
Theriault and Mrs. Melba Johns.
Hatteras Club: Mrs. Edith
Stowe, Mrs. Aleta Gray, Mrs. Juan
ita Peele, Mrs. Cathleen Styron,
Mrs. Rose Gray and Mrs. Eliza
beth Austin.
Kitty Hawk Club: Mrs. aAlma
Finn, Mrs. Irene Perry, Mrs. WV
ian Wolford, Mrs. Virginia Parker
and Linda Keller.
Manteo Club: Mrs. Mildred Aus
tin, Mrs. Helen Scarborough, Mrs.
Jeanne Williams, Mrs. Evelyn
O'Neal, Mrs. Lolita Midget, Mrs.
Ruby Ludwig, Mrs. Frank Favero,
Mrs. M. j. Davis and Mrs. Virginia
Stark.
To all new members we extend
a warm welcome and hope each
will enjoy and find our work in
teresting. We also wish to extend
to all women of Dare County an
invitation to join our group for we
know that the more women work
ing together the stronger and
more challenging our work will
become.
The Home Demonstration and 4
H Club Curb Market opened Feb
ruary 10. Sales and interest are
increasing and we hope it will con-
tinue. AS spring advances it is
hoped that many members will be
growing vegetables for the market
as there is a great demand for
these. The same hours as reported
last week will continue until fur
Their notice.
Miss Nancy Coles Basnight was
selected as one of the top seven
girls in North Carolina to be in
terviewed as a possible candidate
to the All National Congress.
Even though Nancy Coles was not
selected as the candidate we feel
she well represented Dare County
for although she was the young
est in the group she scored very
high in several areas. It was en-
phasized at the interview that
more projects be completed and
reported.
The Re-upholstery Workshop
will be held in Hatteras commu-
nifty on March 1929. A similar
one will be held in Manteo on
March 30-31. Any club member
who has a chair they want to work
on is urged to contact the office so
the bulletin may be mailed to
them. This is most important as
Mrs. McGlamery, extension spec
ialist, requests that not more than
5 chairs be brought to the work
shop. Also each person bringing a
chair must have at least two peo-
pie assisting. Men are invited to
attend, SO members you may
bring your husbands with you.