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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
BY DANA BULLEN
Star Staff Writer

Dallas o. Williams, the Bad
man of Swampoodle." was de-
scribed by psychiatrists today
at his murder trial as a print
tive personality" who is out of
step with life.
Three pSychiatrists testified
as defense witnesses as Lawyer
James J. Laughlin launched his
attempt to construct an inSan-
ity defense for williams. who
faces two first degree murder
charges.
williams, whose violence
packed police record spans 20
years. is accused of fatally
shooting two gas station at
tendants after an argument
March IS.
If convicted Of either charge,
he faces a mandatory sentence
of death in the electric chair.
DR.. Robert P. Odenwald. a
private psychiatrist, told the
jury Williams was "a person
who cannot stand Illustration, E"
one who has not learned from
past experiences"
90 Sees Mental Disorder
The doctor, who said the de-
PENDANTS main goal in life was
strictly pleasure" said he con-
sidered Williams a "sociopathic
personality" DR.. Odenwald said
he thought the offenses were a
product Of mental disorder.
DR.. Francis r. Reisenman Of
st. Elizabeths Hospital, testi-
fled Williams has been suffer-
ing from an "antisocial reac-
ton" for 20 years and has been
getting progressively worse"
The doctor said this type OF
person struggles against his en-
vircnment. has a poorly formed
conscience and a lack of moral
control that leads some experts
10 say they suffer from moral
insanity"
DR.. Reisenman said Williams
had about the most extreme
antisocial reaction I've ever
seen" He said the crimes were
:. result of a mental disorder.
Can't Stand Strain
The psychiatrists told the
jury ANY pressure" or strain
on a personality such as Will
liams could trigger an emo
tional explosion" DR.. Reisen-
man said williams. who also
has an alcohol problem.
should not be at large" The
doctor recommended commit
ment to a mental institution.
DR.. Mauris M. Platkin. of St.
Elizabeths, said williams was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
z Out of 3 in Debt

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-About
two out of three American
families are debtors, according
to a recent survey. Half have
installment debts, a third have
mortgages, and a quarter have
noninstallment debts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-16
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
For District and Vicinity
October II to 81

Temperatures will average l
degree above normal high of Sc
and low of Al. Temperatures
will rise gradually during week.
Evening star., 1961-10-29
LOST ART7

wv HITTING isn't quite the lost think There's
w at least practitioner hereabOus and he's still whit
tling away at the age of SO. See page9
Evening star., 1961-10-29
Star Dust
THE FRONT COVER

wv HOPPING things in preparation for George Washing
w ton Universiys Homecoming Saturday with West
Virginia Rollande Boucher Lee BOlles the CoOnals
Nelson football star Andy Guida and Shelly Black
Andy is an All Southern Conference end
Nelson" named for Gen. George Washngton's favore
warhorse really Count DOrsay of Al Marah Arabian Farms
He has sired stallion named Nelson which eventually will be
GWs mascot but in the meantime the Count has been lending
presence unversys games And he'll be
much in evidence Stadium during the Homecoming
some hoopla cooked by the alumni athletic boosters
organization, The Colonials, Inc
LOST ART7
wv HITTING isn't quite the lost think There's
w at least practitioner hereabous and he's still whit
Ting away at the age of SO. See page
EALLoUT PHosA
ALL nucear war; radioactive alIout
need for home shelters getting down? Or do just
shrug off unconcernedy about your business? What
your attitude you'll be interested in staff writer Myra
MacPhersons the views of Washington psychatriSts
on "Falout PhObia How Dangerous Is IT,, on page g.
AcRoPHosIA. ANYoNE7
IF YOU'RE of those people who great heights
you'll marvel at the daring of the pictured
and Well they're doing their job and they're used to it.
But consider Elwood Baker, who had to
rather dzzyng heights himself those pictures and whose
natural habitat is solid ground Was he frightened?
Nah" he said Just plain scared"
MExT SUNDAY
is fear How will she make out? Then worry the bills
How much will the insurance The medical writer
Charles Brooks gives obtained through personal
experience
. Cabin Mountains How one Washington
family made their dream true.
He Has to Think He's the Closeup of a Washington
actor playing important role in advise and Consent
Stop Signs for Women suggestions for
women who drink too much, and for their husbands
Mr. Horse Sense"Sunny jim Fzsimmons is still active in
horse racing at the age of 87
Evening star., 1961-08-31
Granddaughter
Of Legislator
To Be Married

The family of Represent
ative Frank Roykin of Ala
bama will gather soon in
Mobile for the celebration of
the wedding of his grand
daughter. Miss Occlo Boykin
Smith.
Miss Smith, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Smith of
Mobile, will be married to Mr..
Robert Bruce Robertson, III,
on September 90.
The pre-nuptial festivities
will feature the well-known
Boykin hospitality. with a
progressive party up the river
to the Boykin plantation,
Macintosh.
An alumna of the Univer-
Sity of Alabama, the bride
to-be is a former Cherry
Blossom princess. Mr.. Robert
son is a graduate of the
University of Alabama, where
ne was president of Phi Delta
Theta fraternity.
Evening star., 1961-08-31
Turkish
Reception
Held

Turkish Ambassador and
Mrs. Usakligil headed the re-
ceiving line at the Turkish
Armed Forces Day reception
given at the embassy last
night.
Also in the receiving line
with the ambassadorial couple
were the Military Attache,
Col. Adnan Ersoz; the Naval
Attache, Capt. Orhan Turotlu,
and the Air Attache, Col.
Mehmet PoStalcioglu, and
their wives.
The approximately $50
guests attending the annual
party included ambassadors
and their wives, military,
naval and air attaches from
various countries, and high
ranking American officials
including Defense Depart
ment dignitarieS.
The 6-to-8 o'clock fete
featured an elaborate buffet
of Turkish dishes.
Evening star., 1961-08-31

is now in the hands of the
Institute of Puerto Rican cul-
ture.
One of her two prose trans
lationS to date is Land of
Childhood" by Claudia Lars,
well-known writer of Ell Sal
vador whom she will visit
while she is in San Salvador.
She also will be the guest
of DR.. Graciela Quan, for
mer chairman Of the Inter-
American Commission of
Women, when she is in Qua
temala City. The two be-
came friends while Mrs.
Quan was living in Wash
ington.
While she is in Mexico
first stop on her tour-She
will do the research for an
anthology of Mexican poetry
and will meet with some of
the poets whose work she
has translated, as we'll as
with friends she had made
during previous visits there.
AS she looks over her
schedule, Mrs. Patterson
agrees it's quite a trip to
result from a hobby.
Evening star., 1961-08-31

cans Club at a meeting with
a similar group there at the
villa Jones'"
Mrs. PatterSon's published
books include "PoetiSaS de
America" an anthology of
the works of so women rep
resentatives of the 81 Amer
lean republics, in the original
languages with her tranSla-
tionS to English, Spanish, or
in some caSes-both lang
uageS.
She also has published
"Sinfonia de las Banderas,"
or Symphony of the Flags" ="
by the Peruvian poet, Ricardo
Walter StubbS-a copy of
which was presented to the
Pan American Union during
Pan American Week last
spring.
Incidentally, while she is
in Peru, she will visit in the
home of the author.
A bi-lingual edition of her
selected Poems of Obdulio
Bauza," a Puerto Rican poet,
is being published in Madrid
and is due off the press any
day.
Translates, Too
Altogether, Mrs. Patterson
has made over 200 tranSla-
tions of Puerto Rican poems
"a record SO far as Puerto
Rican poetry is concerned.
One of her completed man.
uScripts is 'Lira Borinquena,"
an anthology of the works of
IS Puerto Rican poets. This
Evening star., 1961-08-31

went to night school. And,
unfortunately for him, I
studied and he didn't"
The Pattersons were then
living in New London, Conn.,,
and there was no occasion for
her to put her newly acquired
language to practical use.
Eight years ago, however,
she began planning a trip to
Mexico. And I decided to
brush up on my Spanish so
I would enjoy it more" she
said.
By now Mrs. Patterson and
her husband, Stephen, had
moved to Washington and Il
found out about the Depart
ment of Agriculture's Gradu-
ate School," she continued.
Not only did she enroll for
Spanish there two consecu-
tive summers, but she became
interested in Latin America,
started reading Spanish-lan-
guage newspapers and maga-
zines, and joined the Club
de las Americas, a cultural
group which meets in the
Commerce Building audito-
rum.
Meet Americans Club
More recently she also be-
came actively in the Meet
Americans Club here which
brings its members and for
eign visitors together for
various social get togethers.
Both clubs give her an
opportunity to keep her Span
iSh up to snuff.
This fall one of her pleasant
duties in Mexico City will be
to represent the Meet Ameri-
Evening star., 1961-08-31
Sewing Classes
Set for Fall

Sewing classes for adults
in the Bishop method of
clothing construction will be
held at the Burdick Voca-
tional High School on Allison
street NV, beginning with
the new fall term.
Sponsored by the Public
Schools of the District of
Columbia, the classes meet
one day each week and are
free to women residents of
the District. Registration will
be held at the school on
September 8 from 9 am. to
2 pm.
Evening star., 1961-08-31
Person-to-Person Poetry
Hobby Results in international Goodwill
By FRANCES LIDE
Star Staff Writer

Mrs. Helen Wohl Patter-
sons long-planned trip to
South America is turning in
to something of a person-to-
person will cultural
mission.
And that's the way things
have been happening for
this mother of three and
grandmother of five since
she began a serious study of
Spanish eight years ago.
A public accountant by
profession, Mrs. Patterson
translates the works Of Latin
American poets into English
in her spare time.
Two Books
She already has two pub
hshed books to her credit,
another is due off the press
momentarily, several other
manuscripts have been COM
pleted, and she's working on
two more.
In addition, for the past
four months she has had her
own radio program - The
Poets Corner" carried on
Sundays by Station WFAN-
FIN. During this weekly half
hour she reads the works of
poets from the various Amer
ican Republics in both
Spanish and English.
1t was the radio program
that led to her role as a sort
of unofficial ambassador
during her five-week tour
which begins on Saturday.
Both the State Depart
ment and the USIA became
interested in her trip after
she had applied for her
passport. And it was suggest
ed that radio stations in the
countries she will visit might
be interested in her preSen-
tation of the works of their
respective poets.
Mrs. Patterson agreed to
take along some tapes of her
programs, and American
Embassies on her route were
informed of the date of her
arrival.
The upshot is that ar
rangementS have been made
for her recordings to be
broadcast during her visits
in Mexico City, Guatemala
City, San Salvador, Lima,
Bogota and San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
In addition to poems per-
tanning to the different re-
publiCS on her itinerary, she'll
include a bi-lingual program
on the works of United States
poets.
That way" she explained,
1--WE will have a real cultural
exchange"
How did it all begin?
Well, it actually started,
she recalls, when the oldest
of her three sons reached
high school age.
Il had studied Latin and
French in my own school
days" she related, 80 when
the time came for Bill to
choose a language he selected
SpaniSh-mainly, 1 think, to
get away from Mama'S super
vision of his home work.
But Mama fooled him. I
Evening star., 1961-08-31
Meeting

The board of directors of
the Maryland State Fedora
ton of Republican Women's
Clubs will hold its first meet
ing of the season at 10:45
am. on September 6 at the
Sheraton-B Baltimore in Balti-
more.
Luncheon will be served at
noon, followed by the after
noon session.
Evening star., 1961-08-31
WHY GROW OLD?
Tips for Dieters-
Some Debunked

and 40 pounds overweight.
Am I really doomed?
Definitely not! You may
have inherited a glandular
system which leads to over
weight, but more likely you
inherited some fattening eat
ing habits. In any case, you
are not doomed. If you have
a mild tendency to over
weight because of your gland
ular setup, you will have to
be more calorie conscious
than others from middle age
on.
If you have a real problem,
your doctor can help you
with medication. All is not
lost! Before you see a doctor
count your calories.
4. I am confused. I do
not know whether or not
the water-packed fruits have
the same health value the
regular ones have.
No Difference
The bearer of bad news is
never popular, but I am not
trying to win a popularity
contest so I must be honest.
There is no difference in
health value. The syrup
packed ones just taste better,
BUT they have many more
calorieS.
Believe me, if you are try
ing to lose weight, or hold
the line. you will find that
the water-packed fruits are
more rewarding, and will
even taste Sweeter to you,
when the scales give you the
good news.
5. Is there any difference
between the calorie count of
plain bread and toast?
No, not if you use the
same kind of bread.
Evening star., 1961-08-31
Eleanor Gilmore
WonndnofYeur

The D. c. Charter Chapter
of the American Business
Women's Association has Sc
lected Miss Eleanor L. Gill
more as woman of the year.
A medical microbiologist at
Walter Reed Army Institute
of Reaserch, Miss Gilmore is
engaged in research in oral
disease.
She will represent the
Chapter at the national con-
vention.
Evening star., 1961-08-31
By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

-NSEa-NN% e+Ae %-SA-+N ~ -@-@S-NN
I get volumes of mail and
such interesting questions,
that I like to pass some of
them on to you.
/. Does skim milk have the
same n nutritive values of
whole milk?
Yes, except for a loss in
vitamin A and D content.
Vitamin A is widely diStrib-
uted in the food world. Green
and yellow vegetables are
especially rich sources. Use
skim milk which is fortified
with vitamin A and D.
3. have a friend who
Swears that she lost 10
pounds simply by standing up
for 10 minutes after each
meal.
I wish it were as simple as
that. Your friend is diet
minded, and evidently cut
down more than she realized
on her daily calorie intake.
If it makes it seem easier
to lose weight to stand up
for 10 minutes after eating,
I am all for it.
Tendency to Fat
8. My mother tells me
that fat runs in our family
and I can't do anything
about it. I am 35 years old
Evening star., 1961-08-31
Black Velvet
Comeback

Black velvet returning
strongly for late-day wear,
in cocktail costumes, jacket
white Satin-lined, long
sheath evening gowns.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
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Evening star., 1961-07-03

Gross demanded action on his
resolution opposing President
Kennedy's reorganization of the
Federal Communications Com
mission.
The Republican and Demo-
cratic high commands had
agreed not to bring Up the
FEC matter that week. Red
faced, the Republicans jumped
up to explain to the Democratic
side that Mr.. Gross outburst
was none of their doing It
took about an hour to get the
tangle Strengthened out. Mr.
Gross felt it was worth it.
II disrupted their schedule
and they brought it up a week
or 10 days earlier than they
had planned" he said. The
FEC reorganization plan was
defeated when it did come to
a vote.
Evening star., 1961-07-03

Calvinist traditions of the E
and r. Church, with its roots
in Germany, and the liberty
Stressing Pilgrim traditions OF
the Congregational Christians,
with their origins in England.
"The life of the Unite d
Church will be enriched by
bringing together these two
traditions" commented the
Rev. DR.. F. w. Schroeder, presi-
dent of the E. and R. Eden
Theological Seminary, of Web
Ster Groves, Mo.
Example Is Seen
The Rev. George s. Study, jr.
of Edgebrook Com m uni J
Congregational church, Chi.
cago, said the unprecedented
merger of separate lines of Pro.
testantiSm also sets an example
for further healing of Chris.
tian divisions.
1T brings encouragement fol
the continuing uniting of Pro.
testantism across lines where
there are significant differ.
ences," he said.
The constitutional conven.
ton coAes after a long Sc
Evening star., 1961-07-03

because they are under constant
supervision of male prison
guards.
Supt. Jones said at Parch-
man that four matrons-one
hired employe and three wo-
men trusties-supervised the
women riders. who are isolated
in a separate wing of the maxi
mum security unit.
Male guards bring in their
meals, but the guards tell them
in advance, they're coming. :"
he added.
The parents of Miss O'Connor
said the letter received from
her was written on a prison
form saying mo visitors al
lowed in this unit"
Supt. Jones said the prison
does not have enough spare
employees to supervise visits for
the Freedom Riders. Every
visitor has to be screened for
contraband articles, he said.
Law Respect Demanded
IF they (the riders) show no
respect for the customs and
laws Of Mississippi" Supt. Jones
Evening star., 1961-07-03
BY GEOFFREY GOULD
Associated Press Staff Writer

There is q third party in
the House Of Representatives.
This party is not a house
hold name across the country,
like Republican or Democratic.
In fact, it doesn't even have a
name, but its existence is well
known to members of Congress.
1t has only two members
Representative H. r. Gross of
Iowa and Representative Clare
Hoffman of Michigan.
In the record books they are
Republicans but on the floor
OF the House they follow their
own rules. Over the years they
have come to speak OF them
selves as "the only members of
our party" and they are rec
ognized as such by Democrats
and other Republicans.
Our objective is efficiency
and economy" Mr.. Hoffman
said recently. "What FDR said
in 1882 and promptly forgot"
IS and Articulate
Mr.. Hoffman is one of the
most noticeable members OF the
House. He is IS years old,
tall, hawk faced, white
thatched and overwhelmingly
articulate. Rarely at a stand
still, he PAGES the Republican
side of the chamber, ready with
a will the gentleman yield?"
whenever the fancy takes him,
which it often does.
Mr.. Gross, 81, is unlike his
flamboyant party-mate but
makes his presence felt. He is
slight, has a receding hairline,
dresses Somberly.
The House meets at noon and
by 1910 almost every day the
corridors and offices ring with
the bells of a quorum call. It
is Mr.. Gross, who believes a
majority Of the members should
be in attendance when impor-
tant bills are being debated.
Throughout the vast warren of I
the House office buildings, Con-
gressmen scurry to his sum-
mons.
His forte is to stand four
square against what he regards
as excessive spending. He
crouches quietly at the end of
the Republican committee ia
bic. and if he thinks there is
a chance to- score for his cause.
or clip a million off a bill, he.
leaps to his feet with parlia-
mentary weapons at the ready. Il
COnfuSeS House
Mr.. Gross is a great point
of-order man. In pursuing his
independent way, he has been
known to throw the House into
utter confusion.
Not long ago, without con-
sulting Republican leaders, Mr.. /
Evening star., 1961-07-03

quence Of obstacles and inter-
ruptions.
Two protracted lawsuits have
plagued the process, one of
them revolved by New York
States Court of Appeals in IA
vor of the merger in 1858, and
a Federal Court decision, only
last June Is, rejecting a new
challenge.
Votes Affirm Plan
During the last IL months,
3,547 Congregational Christian
churches out of $3.50 voting
have approved the proposed
constitution, unofficial tabula-
tionS show. So have 80 of 80 E.
and R. SynodS.
In both cases, the majority
far exceeds the two-thirds re-
quired under the plan of union,
which itself had been subjected
to a previous plebescite.
Chief objection raised to th0
merger by its opponents is that
it might curtail the customary
freedoms of the local Congre-
gational Christian churches.
The merger constitution says:
"The autonomy of the local
church is inherent and modi-
fable only by it's own action.
Nothing in this constitution
and the bylaws shall de-
stroy or limit the right of each
local church to continue to
operate in the way customary
to it"
The Rev. DR.. John C. Ben
nett, a Congregationalist and
dean of New York's Union
Theological Seminary, said the
local churches will retain the
same amount of freedom, "
but that the national and re-
gional superstructure of the
church will have more fixed
lines of directioA.
Evening star., 1961-07-03

said, I'm not going to turn the
prison into a country club"
He said the six were being
treated like any other prison.
ers that come here (to Parch-
man." They were arrested
June II at a Negro lunch coun-
ter in a jackson bus depot. All
are white.
In another development Brig.
Gen. T. B. Birdsong, head of
the Mississippi highway patrol,
denied making any statement
about James WahlStrom, a "a
year-old Madison, Wis, Free
dom Rider who is now out on
bail.
Mr.. Wahlstrom has denied a
charge that he learned Free
dom Ride techniques from Rus
slams in Havana.
Cuban Visit Admitted
Gen. Birdsong was reported
as saying that Mr.. Wahlstrom
and Katherine Pleune. 81, of
Chicago. had attended a Soviet
directed seminar in Cuba.
The Wisconsin Free dom
Rider said he went to Cuba
last December but denied there
was a "Soviet seminar for
Freedom Riders. AS far as I
know. I never talked with a
single Russian during my entire
Cuban visit" Mr.. Wahlstrom
said.
And, in Minneapolis, Mimi,
Mrs. Caren Rockowitz, st.
Paul, chairman of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota Students for
Integration committee, said
another group of riders from
that State may head South
late this month. SFI sponsored
the first busload Of Minnesota
riders.
Evening star., 1961-07-03

The five were expected to GO
on trial.
While new attempts were be-
ing made on Jackson, State
Prison Supt. Fred Jones denied
reports that six Minnesota
Freedom Riders were being
q mistreated at the State Prison
at Parchman. He added. how
ever, he's mot going to turn
the prison into a country club. +"
Minnesota Attorney General
Walter F. Mondale had tele-
graphed Mississippi Attorney
General Joe Patterson and
asked him to investigate re-
ports that the riders were Gin
carcerated like felons." Mr..
Mondale told Mr.. Patterson ne
had been told they were not
allowed to have visitors.
Matrons Supervise Women
Mr.. Mondale's concern
stemmed from a letter written
by one of the riders, a 22-year-
old University of Minnesota
coed, Claire O'Connor of st.
Paul, to her parents.
Miss O'Connor said their (the
rider'S) privacy was invaded