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Evening star., 1961-06-27
Signing
Of Roads Bill
Is Expected
~ the Associated Press

President Kennedy Is ex-
pected to sign promptly q bill
designed to insure completion
by 1879 Of the $41 billion A.
O00-mIle interstate highway
system.
A compromise bill. contain
ing moss Of the provisions Mr..
Kennedy requested, was ap-
proved by voice votes yesterday
in the House and Senate.
Administration officials have
said they expect the highway
program win give the economy
q lift.
The measure sets up the 80
per cent Federal financing on
a continuing basis. This will
allow States to make contracts
with the assurance Of Federal
funds for the highway program
which began in 1858.
It carries an appropriation Of
-$11.56 billion for the United
States Governments 80 per
cent share Of the costs over the
next IL years.
It provides for some tax in
creases on trucks, tires and
tubes and tread rubber to help
pay for the highways.
It also continues the Accent
@ gallon Federal gasoline tax
until September 80, 1872. This
tax had been scheduled to drop
to 3 cents Friday midnight.
Also retained Is q provision
to control billboards along the
interstate system. States sign
ing agreements to limit bill
boards receive q u per cent
Federal bonus.
The bill provides these taxes
to take effect Saturday:
A doubling Of the use tax
on trucks weighing more than
$4,000 pounds, from $1.50 for
1000 pounds to So.
A boost In the tire tax from
8 to 10 cents q pound and on
the tube levy from Q to 10 cents.
An increase In the tread rub
Der tax from 3 to 5 cents q
pound.
Congress gave Mr.. Kennedy
only half Of the $500 million
he had asked for In increased
taxes on heavy trucks. It de-
cided to take the other half
from the Treasury's general
fund.
The Federal Governments
share Of the highway systems
cost Is estimated at $37 billion.
Evening star., 1961-06-27
80 Parking
Cases Laid
To Lawyer

A lawyer was arrested by
police at Municipal Court yes
terday after 80 parking tickets
accumulated against q convert
ible listed in his mothers name.
Officer P. j. Bergin Of the
central violations bureau said
he took the attorney, Charles
n. Garlock, 46, to headquarters,
and booked him on one park
ing charge.
Later. Judge Andrew. J,
Howard, jr., set . 5000 bond to
cover all 80 tickets and con-
tinued the cases until July IL
Court records showed that
% arrest warrants had been
issued earlier for the lawyers
mother, Mrs. Jessie M. Gar
lock, listed in the 1900 block
Of Villa drive, Bethesda, Md.
Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Clark F. King said the
parking charges were lodged
against Mr.. Garlock because
it appeared the son. rather than
the mother, had been using the
convertible.
Mr.. King said Mr.. Garlock's
mother is in her 70s and has
poor eyesight. He said some
of the tickets were handed out
near Municipal Court where the
lawyer practices.
81 didn't know much about
the tickets" said Mr.. Garlock
of the 700 block Of North
Wayne street, Arlington, after
appearing before Judge Howard
ITS not my car" he said.
Evening star., 1961-06-27
JudgeDeIoys
Attorneys
Jail Term

Abraham Chaifetz, q Wash
ington attorney, yesterday was
ordered committed to jail by q
District Court Judge to serve
q sentence for tax evasion, but
another Judge then gave him
q stay Of six weeks.
Mr.. Chaifetz, so, was sem
fenced last year to serve from
four to IL months in jail and
ordered to pay q $4,000 fine
by District Court Judge Luther
w. Youngdahl. The Judge also
handed down q four-u1onth
sentence on q lesser charge of
failing to supply certain infor-
nation to the Internal Revenue
Service, with sentences for
both counts to run concur
rently.
Last month the Supreme
Court vacated the conviction
on the lesser charge, but re-
fused to review his appeal on
the major count.
Yesterday Chief District
Court Judge David A. Pine re-
ceiving the mandate from the
Supreme Court, ordered Mr..
Chaifetz committed to serve
the four to IL month sentence
for the tax evasion conviction.
Mr.. Chaifetz, with his Attor-
ney. F. Joseph (Jiggs) Done
hue, then appeared before
Judge Youngdahl for ask for a
reduction Of the sentence.
However, Judge Youngdahl,
commenting that Mr.. Chaifetz
had received a fair trial, re-
fused any reduction. But he
then delayed actual commit
ment until August IS to give
him an opportunity to set his
affairs in order before going to
prison.
The count on which Mr..
Chaifetz had been convicted
charged him with paying only
$48.73 in income tax for the
tax year 1858 when he should
have paid $3,585.78. He was
convicted In November, 1859.
Evening star., 1961-06-27
Inhumed 7 onsiIs,
Fever Beset Tito

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia. June
~ (AP).-President Tito yes
terday was reported III with an
acute Inflammation Of tonsils
and fever.
A bulletin issued at Brioni
by three doctors said "the gen.
eral condition indicates consid-
cradle Improvement, but it is
indispensable to continue treat
|ment under the control of
doctors" Marshal Tito became
Ill after q tour Of Slovenija
with President Modibo Keita
of the Mali Republic, who left
Yugoslavia three days ago.
Evening star., 1961-06-27
Senator's Rap
Deal in Corn
By the Associated Press

Senator Williams, Republic
can Of Delaware, charges that
the Government will pay what
amounts to an $8-million sub
sidy to disSuade a Philadelphia
distilling concern from buying
molasseS from Cuba.
He and Senator Hruska, Re
publican of Nebraska, took the
floor of the Senate yesterday
to aSsail the Department OF
Agriculture for last weeks sing
ing of a one-year contract to
sell Publicker Industries, Inc,
IA million bushels Of surplus
corn at 64 cents a buShel. The
Philadelphia firm agreed to stop
importing molasses from Cuba
for the duration of the contract.
In announcing the contract,
the Government said 1t is not
in the pulic interest to have
dollars flowing to Cuba for the
molaSses.
Dangerous Situation"
"It's o sad state Of affairs
when we have to pay an Ameri-
can company not to deal with
Castro" Senator Williams de-
clared. He said it is q danger
BUS situation"
Publilcker will use the corn
to make industrial alcohol.
Previously the company had
made the alcohol from mo-
lasses, mostly imported from
Cuba. The company will buy
corn the Government called
'low grade" and the company
agrees to pay to the Govern
ment profits in excess of 2 per
cent after taxes on products 1t
makes from the corn.
Senators Williams and Hru-
ska said corn of q similar type
has been selling at from $1.21
to $1.31 q bushel.
Senator Williams said the
cost of the Government in ship
ments alone vii amount to from
Is to 80 cents q bushel.
And he said that because Of
a shortage Of poorer corn in
Commodity Credit Corp. stocks.
the Government will have to
deliver some Of the best corn"
it has.
Sees FavOritism
Senator williams called the
transaction "a favored sale to
Evening star., 1961-06-27
Sees FavOritiSm

Senator williams called the
transaction "a favored sale to
Evening star., 1961-06-27

Ire temper tantrums running DrySdale's career2
Once pitching ace Don Drysdale got so mad he hurled
baseball iltO the stands. Another time (when he was
knocked out Of the box. he started throwing helmets
around the dugOut And worst Of all was when he went
berSerk in the clubhouse and started tearing the place
apart Don is one Of the Dodgers top pitchers but al.
most everyone agrees he could be better Is his violent
temper hurting his success on the mound? Don't miss
u AS Fiery Stike0u Artist" in this weeks Post
Evening star., 1961-06-27

one company that happens to
have some political friends"
He and Senator Hruska ar.
gued the Government should
have called for bids before
signing q contract.
Senator Williams quoted one
unnamed Agriculture Depart
ment official as saying the
Government might have re-
ceived 20 to IS cents q bushel
more by advertising for bids.
Evening star., 1961-06-27
No Explanation

TONAWANDA, N. Y. (AP).
OBrien received Q
Purple Heart in the mail from
Washington without q letter oi
explanation. He was wounded
in France in 1917, but hac
never been awarded the medal
Evening star., 1961-06-27
More Aid for NepuI

KATMANDU, Nepal, June ~
(AP).-The United States
signed an agreement with Nepal
yesterday for $4,225,270 in aid
during Nepal's fiscal year be-
ginning July /. This brings
to more than $51 million the
total American aid to the
Himalayarl kingdom since 1852.
Evening star., 1961-06-27
Indian Will Succeed Cordier
As Top HommorskioId Aide

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
June 81 (AP).-Secretary Cen
eral Dag HammarSkjold has
announced promotion of an In
dian aide to be his right-hand
man in the United Nations
secretariat, succeeding veteran
United States diplomat Andrew
w. Cordier.
Mr.. HammarSkjold told q
news conference yesterday he
win propose other changes by
the end of the week in his pro-
gram to give representatives of
new African and Asian coun-
tries more top-level U. N. jobs.
c. v. NaraSimhan, 46, Indian
economics and social welfare
expert, will assume Mr.. Cordi-
er's tasks as Mr.. Mammar-
skjold's executive assistant. Mr..
Cordier has been named to a
special post as undersecretary
for General Assembly Affairs,
at least for the 10th session
that begins September 10. The
changes are effective August /.
Offered to Resign
Mr.. Cordier, go, a native Of
Stark County, Ohio, and for
years a history professor at
Manchester College, Indiana,
was at the U. N. retirement age.
He had offered to resign, Mr..
Hammarskjold said, so that the
Secretary General could speed
up his program of greater geo.
graphical representation in
u. N. policy making posts.
The Secretary General said
he prevailed on Mr.. Cordier to
stay at least for the next As
sembly session, where he will
advise the Assembly president
on parliamentary law as we'll
as organize the programs of
the Assembly and its six COM
mitteeS.
Mr.. Cordier is known to mil
lions who have seen U. N. ses-
sions on TV or heard them on
radio as the man with the
booming voice who calls the
roll on Assembly ballots. He
has done so for Is U. N. AS
sembly presidents.
Roles as TrOubIeshoOter
AS Mr.. Hammerskjold's chief
aide, Mr.. Cordier served as a
troubleshooter in Korea in 1852,
in q Palestine dispute in 1868
and in the Congo last summer.
The United States now has
two undersecretaries, Mr.. Cord
Ter and Ralph Bunche, under
secretary for special political
affairs.
Besides Mr.. Narasimhan,
other undersecretaries are So
Wet, French, Yugoslav, Brazil
ian. Nationalist Chinese and
Canadian.
Aide to Nehru
Mr.. Narashimhan was Prime
Minister'S Nehru's economic af-
fairs expert until he was ap-
pointed executive secretary of
the Economic Commission for
Asia and the Far East in 1856.
In January, 1859, Mr.. Ham
marskjold brought him in to
New York to make him under
secretary for special political
affairs and in March, 1860, gave
him the added post Of associate
managing director Of the U. N.
special fund, under Paul G.
Hoffman. The fund provides
money for industrial, educa-
tional, agricultural and welfare
projects in the less developed
countries.
Mr.. Narasimhan's new job
makes him responsible for CO.
ordinating U. N. activities and
programs and the direction Of
all u, N. political missions.
Evening star., 1961-06-27

How you can got better teleViSiOn programs
Critics love to knock TV. Too much violence they say
Too many Westerns In short too much iunk-and not
enough culture Now Robert Sarnof chairman Of
the board Of NBC-anSwerS the critics. In this weeks
Saturday Evening Post he gives his frank opinion Of
tOdays TV you'll be SurprSed) Tells who he thinks is
responsible for the programs that run And ends up by
saying what yQu can do to improve televiSiOn Read
What Do You Want From TV?" in this weeks Post
Evening star., 1961-06-27
Blind Go for Bowling

CHICAGO-Bowling is popu-
lar with the blind. The Ameri-
can Blind Bowling Association
has more than 1000 members.
Evening star., 1961-10-29
@ CIRCUS BOY.
Adventure. Mickey 6raddoek stars.
a LEAVE IT TO BEAVER.

Comedy Beavers Cat Problem" A
neiehboT's Persian cat adopts the CIeaver
home, and Beaver fears he'll be sus-
pected Of "eatnappins" Jerry Mathers
Evening star., 1961-10-29

Evening. Cont.
7:30 q BAT MASTERS0N.
Western. Gene Barry stars. (RepeatJ
q THE ROARING 2os.
Drama. ! Hour. Another Time. Another
War" war hero EDDIE 5racken)
tansles with New York gang boss for a
share Of prohibition money Jack Collins.
q PERRY MASON.
Mystery Hour THE Case Of the
travelling Treasure" When a charter
boat skipper is accused Of gold smuggling
and murder. Mason interrupts deep-sea
fishing trip to defend him Raymond
Burr, Jeff York. Lisa eaye.
800 @ TEXAS RANGERS.
Western. Willard Parker stars.
$50 q THE TALL MAN.
Western. Trial BY Hanging" Billy the
Kid tcIu GUIa9er) faces a lynch mob
because he works for Jake Newton
George Kennedy although unaware the
latter is wanted for eattIe-rustlins and
murder.
@ CIRCUS BOY.
Adventure Mickey 6raddock stars.
q LEAVE IT TO BEAVER.
Comedy Beavers Cat Problem" A
neiehbor's Persian cat adopts the Ceaver
home, and Beaver fears he'll be sus-
pected Of "eatnsppins" Jerry Mathers
stars.
q THE DEFENDERS.
Drama ! Hour "The Accident" by
Reginald Rose. The drama concerns
child victim Of hit-and-rUn auto acei-
dent who dies because his parents
religious beliefs forbid surgery. E. G.
Marshall Robert Reed. Polly RoWles.
Joan Haekett. Evans Evans and Lonny.
Chapman.
900 q SAT. NIGHT At THE MOVIES.
Movie. Color. Hours. Soldier Of
Evening star., 1961-05-21

1t began in the fall of 1852, when Miss Book
first met Berney. Berney was 81 at the time, five
feet eight, slender man with hazel eyes and gray
hair By trade, he sign painter, but he was
more of an artist than this would Indicate After
he came to Washington on his release in l949 from
an embezzlement conviction in Florida, he was
engaged to paint bank mural in nearby Maryland
But Berney not working sign painter or
an artist when Miss Book met him. He had recently
formed the Aberney Corporation to manufacture
Evening star., 1961-05-21

respected his repeated warnings of
the importance of secrecy.
To any trusting citizen approached
by a persuasive stranger with a get
rich-quick scheme, recommend pom
dering the case of ''The Swindler
From Outer Space"
Evening star., 1961-05-21

tions were sent on March 2 to FBI field Offices in
Pittsburgh, Miami, Baltimore, Portland and New
Orleans all areas where Berney had operated. They
alerted these Offices that Berney was back in busi
ness again. Then we returned to more interviewing
of Pauline Eva Book. The story she unfolded makes
one of the weirdest cases in FBI files.
Evening star., 1961-05-21


the White House and few top government
officials knew of Berney's association with
the planet Venus. Until duplicate of the
priceless Venutian 'Modulator" could be
built in Pittsburgh, no word must leak of
the negotiations. An investment now
would literally rocket spaceward once the
chronological marvel was in production.
No flights to Venus
The FBI learned of this interplanetary
fraud on February %, 1857, when the
Washington Metropolitan Police told us
they had been investigating swindle per-
petrated by an ex-convict named Berney.
1t appeared that he had violated Federal
law prohibiting the interstate transporta-
ton of stolen property valued at $4,000 or
more, and this brought the FBI into the
case. In fact, Berney had swindled Wash
ington woman shall call by the fictitious
name of Pauline Eva Book of almost $40, 900.
In the course of this confidence game he had
certainly travelled extensively, though we
placed no stock in those two adventurous
flights to Venus!
Miss Book was first interviewed by the
FBI on Saturday, March 2. She identified
photographs of Harold Jesse Berney as the
man with whom she had been doing busi-
ness. But she had not seen Berney since
October 5, 1856, when he left Washington
for Pittsburgh where, SO he told her, the v
house Corporation was at last prepared to
trate on building the Modulator.
Of course, Berney was never in touch "
official at Westinghouse, fact Miss Bocl
easily have discovered by call to the corpo
offices. But she was sworn to secrecy and
confidence in the swindler, in spite of his
for five full months.
Based on this first interview and other
swiftly uncovered by the investigation, conn
Evening star., 1961-05-21
Flight Of fancy

By the TALL OF 1854 Berney needed money
again, and his vivid imagination really took flight
Soon he began revealing con6dentally that he was
friendly terms with the rulers Of Venus. Berney
fed out the story in bits and pieces the winter
of l95455 to Miss Book. And by the spring of 1855
he was ready to set in motion the big Venus swndle
Now he revealed to his eager listener that when he
left Washington the previous January he had made
secret trip to Houston Texas in company with group
of Westing ghouse officials In Houston they had met
two men who conducted them to military air base.
Evening star., 1961-05-21

YOU CAN'T BURY THE TRUTH
The FBI expects a tall story when it investigates
fdence game But despite the claims of the
described in this article, did feel that it
would be necessary send any agents into space
massive swiftly launched investigation quickly
this alleged nterplanetary traveller to earth-and
disclosed a fairly commonplace background for SO
imaginative swndler- -embezzing badcheck writing,
fraudulentsecurities selling, and three prison
The saddest fact about the is that simple
inquiry by his victims would have disclosed Harold
Berneys criminal record. But the Washington woman
who invested nearly $4,000 in his scheme
and the Delaware couple whom he biked of $22,OOO
Evening star., 1961-05-21

WASHINGTON, DC.
T0he successful crime of a confidence man de-
l. pends on convincing his victims that huge
profits will flow only if strictest secrecy is main
tanned. There is always a reason.
In the case Of Harold ]. Berney and his ''Venus
swindle it was that, in addition to executives of
highly respected manufacturing corporation, only
Evening star., 1961-05-21
Director, Federal Bureau Of Investigation

televsion antenna. This was apparently an honest
enough enterprise, and Berney induced Miss Book
to put $500 in the business. The following March,
he formed the Telewand Corporation under Della
ware law to manufacture and sell antennae, televi-
sion, radio and electronic equipment Miss Book
was made secretary and treasurer of both these
Evening star., 1961-05-21

corporations, thougn sne performed no
duties.
Berney was married and had two chill
dren. Miss Book met the wife and knew the
family planned to vacation at Rehoboth
Beach, Del. the following summer of 1853.
Our investigation disclosed that Berney
turned the vacation into profitable busi-
ness trip as well. That summer Berney
tried out the plan he was to develop in
colorful detail later for Miss Books ears
alone.
To a Rehoboth Beach couple, he de-
scribed the patent he held on ''box unit
which manufactures its own power by
drawing energy from the atmosphere" He
said, Westinghouse is going to buy the
invention. If you invest now, you'll triple
your money!
Berney quickly charmed the couple into
giving him $4,000 in cash; $4,000 more
was raised by mortgaging their business.
The following January they gave him an
other $4,000 ITO help meet business
expenses, with Berney promising he would
quickly repay the money. The Rehoboth
Beach pair saw Berney for the last time in
the summer of 1856. He still had their
$4,000.
Evening star., 1961-05-21

THIS WEEK Magazine / IMoy n. 1851
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-26
Funds Allotted
 School Here For Vocational Wing

An interest-free advance of $22.- 58O has been approved for the Ko- dlak Independent School District to finance preliminary and final planning of vocational wing ad- dition to the Kodiak high school building.
 The advance, which is repayable on the start of construction, is made under the Housing Act of 1854.
 The high school addition, esti- mated to cost $39O,OOO is scheduled for construction sometime in the future, as funds become available.
 The announcement was made in Washington by the Community Fa- cilities Administration, and was contained in a wire from the Alas ka Congressional delegation.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-26
Emergency Permit Given By ADF & c

Fishing for King crab by Kodiak fishermen is permitted in an area described as the Kodiak area and that part of the Chignik area be- tween Kilokak Rocks and Cape Kumlik.'
 The provisions in the regula- tions, Part 102, section 1O2.01 (b) (4) and under (B) King Crab Reg istration Areas, were adopted by the Alaska Board of Fish and Game at the regular spring meeting.
 The emergency regulation put into effect by the Kodiak area of flee May 18, permits fishing for King crab by Kodiak fishermen in the described Chignik area before the date the regulation would be- come effective in accordance with the Alaska Procedures Act.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-26
Capt. E. c. Smith Assumes Command

Capt. Eugene c. Smith assumed command of the Naval Station here in ceremonies held in Hangar Two this morning at g o'clock. Acting co was Cmdr. J R. Gotch, who has served since the departure of Capt. Lincoln.
 Capt. Smith is native of Tex homa, Texas. He was born April g, 1916, and spent his boyhood in and around this panhandle town. Following his graduation from high school in Boulder, Colorado, he at tended the University of Colorado, and received a Batchelor of Arts degree in economics and history from that university in 1887.
 He also attended the University of Colorado Law School for over
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-26
Animal Clinic
 Now Being Held

A civilian veterinary from An chorage will hold an animal clinic in Kodiak at the downtown school house, beginning this afternoon, and continuing through Sunday if necessary.
 A general clinic for treatment of disease, rabies and distemper inn munizations, etc, will be held be- tween 1 p. m. and 4 p. m. today. Dogs and cats will be spayed be- tween 6 and ? p. m. today, all day Saturday, and all day Sunday if necessary.
 Appointments will be necessary for all persons who desire to have their animals treated. Anyone wish ing further information, or who wish to make appointments, should contact Dick Pace at 486-2831 or 486-2633.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-26
Rental Of Office Space Proposed In c. of c. Presidents Budget

Paying a secretary a fixed salary and the rental of office space was proposed by President Bob John son in his budget message submit ted to the Chamber of Commerce members in attendance at the Town Club Tuesday noon.
 A minority vote due to lack of a quorum approved the budget, which will be submitted at the next meeting of the group next month.
 In his report Dr. Johnson showed that receipts for the 1861 King Crab Festival totaled $11,026.96 Expenses were $8,O23. Balance on hand in the Chambers account is $5,378 07 after $2,OOO is deducted, the amount to be left is the Festi- val account for use next year.
 Another item which is an in- crease over previous years is the sum of $1, ,5O0 to be set aside for promotion and publicity. This is
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-26
Championship
 Bowling Sunday

Kodiak City bowling all-stars will bowl three-game match, Sun day, May 28, at 2 p. m for the T. Crown trophy. The trophy has been on display at the Elks Lanes this past season.
 This match will consist of the high game bowlers from the month of September, 1860 through April of 1861. The public is invited to watch the matches.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-26
Governor Opposes Legal Gambling

JUNEAU fP)-Gov. William A. Egan said his position on gambling was made well known to everyone earlier this year and that his at- titude has not been changed.
 Replying to questions asked at news conference, Egan said ITO enlarge gambling activity is not a good thing for the State of Alaska. 1 don't believe legalized, wide open gamblisg is contributing to progress anywhere. Alaska has too much to look forward to in the de- velopment of her natural resour- ces to think of going the gambling route"
 He also issued statement say- ing that upwards of seven million dollars the state received in gas and oil leases earlier this week would improve Alaska's financial position. But he disputed state ments that this revenue would make tax increases voted by the recent legislature unnecessary.