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Evening star., 1961-08-08
GU Gardener
Found Hanged
Wife Discovered
Decd in Her Bed

The 89-year-old head gar
dener at Georgetown Univer-
sity was found hanged in a
tool shed on the campus early
today. Two hours later Arling-
ton County police discovered
his wife dead in bed at their
home, apparently of natural
causes.
Arthur r. Duke, an employe
Of the university for 81
years. was found at 6:15 am.
tby his assistant, according to
Homicide Squad Detective
Sergt. Roy Schwab. The as
sistant gardener, Ira Glenn, 81,
Of 1924 Columbia road NV.
said chair stood beside the
body.
Doors Found Ajar
Mrs. Myrtle I. Dukes body
was discovered about 8 am.
when Arlington County Police
Pvt. Robert Minnich went to
the couples home at 1927
North Twenty-second street to
notify her of her husbands
death. Pvt. Minnich said the
screen door and front door of
the home were ajar when he
arrived. Inside, he said he
found Mrs. Duke, who was 65,
lying in a first-floor bedroom,
clad in a nightgown.
County Medical Examiner
John H. Judson examined Mrs.
Dukes body and indicated she
had died of natural causes,
possibly pneumonia, last night
or early today, according to
County Police 1t. H. A. Bar
nett. However, a verdict was
withheld pending an autopsy.
Police said Mr.. Duke had
complained of feeling poorly
about 10 am. yesterday and
was taken home by a fellow
worker. Detective Sergt.
Schwab said the campus police
had checked the grounds at
l am. today and reported the
tool shed door was fastened at
that time.
Had $98 in Pockets
Mr.. Duke was found about
five hours later. Police said he
had $98 in his pockets. The
body was taken to the District
Morgue for an autopsy.
Pvt. Paul Clarke Of the
Seventh Precinct recalled know
ing MIR. Duke for more than
10 years as a man who loved
flowers and "lived and breath
ed" the university. He said
Mr.. Duke always made :. q
point to see that the chapel
altar was well decorated with
flowers from the campus gar
dens.
The Dukes are survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Violet Roberts
of Waldorf, Md. according to
county police.
A Quiet Couple
Neighbors described d the
Dukes as a very quiet couple.
They said Mr.. Duke regularly
left for work at 4 am. each
day. Mrs. Duke had been a full
time baby sitter until about a
year ago when she became Ill
and was placed under regular
care of a physician, they said
Brother Francis j. Weiss,
S. j., co-ordinator of the
physical plant at Georgetown,
described Mr.. Duke as a
proud" man who had never
taken a vacation in his 81
years there and only infre-
quently was absent due to ILL
ness. Brother Weiss said there
had been some talk of retiring
MIR. Duke two years ago but
that the head gardener had
pleaded to be allowed to remain
on the Job.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
AMERICAN GIRLS
DAUNT CRONIN

PRINcEss.MARGARET's one time
butler. Thomos cronin, found Ameri-
con women 50 predatory he took on
English wife in seIf-defense. The
second in q series Of omudns ortieles
on his adventures here is on Pose
Ala.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
Latins Cheer
i. 5. Aid Plan;
Cuban Silent
$40 Billion Help
Offered if Nations
Push Reforms
By GEORGE SHERMAN
Star staff Writer

PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay,
Aug. 8.-Latin Americans gen.
orally were enthusiastic today
over United States plans for
the social and economic de-
velopment Of the hemisphere.
Delegates to the Inter-Amer-
ican Economic and Social Con-
ference applauded Secretary of
the Treasury Dillon's outline
of a far-reaching program that
would provide about $40 billion
in United States aid over the
next 10 years and another $40
billion in aid from other ma
tions outside the Southern
Hemisphere.
OF the 20 finance ministers
here to plan the continents
social revolution, only Cuba's
bearded economic car, Ernesto
(Che) Guevara, did not have
an enthusiastic word for Mr..
Dillon's speech.
Low Rates Of Interest
Mr.. Dillon offered United
States guarantees to Develop
ment loans on q long-term
basis, running where appro-
pirate up to so years." Most Of
these loans, Mr.. Dillon told the
delegates, would be "at very
low or zero rates of interest. i"
The loans would actually |
amount to 80 per cent grants |
and would match or better the
terms offered by the Soviet |
Union in its loans to backward |
nations.
Mr.. Dillon warned Latin
Americas wealthy landlords
they would have to sacrific |
many of their traditional
privileges If the plan were to
succeed. He referred to honest
tax structures. surrender of |
vast landholding rights and
other accommodations to the
goth century.
Many delegates who ap-
plauded Mr.. Dillon are mem
bers of the same landlord class
that the United States program
seeks to eliminate.
LaudatOry Comments
Excellent" far sighted"
realistic" are only a few of the
laudatory adjectives applied BY
otherwise restrained represents
atives Of hemisphere finance
here.
Mr.. 'Guevara is the 18th on
q list of Is delegates scheduled |
to finish the formal speeches
on the conference today. To-
morrow work should begin in
committees on planning and
other machinery Of the Alli-
ance for Progress, but the usual
length Of Latin American ora
tory may prolong the plenary
sessions another day.
Virtually the only leader here
who has received a hint of MIR.
Guevara's tactics is Clement
Mariani. Brazilian Minister of
Finance, who met with the
Cuban delegate for more than
an hour Sunday.
After the Dillon speech, Mr..
Mariani said he had found MIR.
Guevara calm and reason
able" Their meeting, he said,
had been to clear up certain
unspecified Cuban "misunder-
standings" about the nature of /
this conference.
Sources close to the Brazilian |,
delegation have suggested Mr..
Guevara's restraint indicates
the Cuban intention to OPP
pose firmly" President Ken
nedy's Alliance for Progress
without slamming the door on
continued Cuban membership.
Their reasoning is that Mr..
Guevara realizes the United
States wants to use the Alli-
See CONFERENCE, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-08-08
Titov Says Space Ship
Is Reody for New Flight
Cosmonuut Reports 1t Survived
And Everything Is in Fine Order

MOSCOW, Aug. 8 (AP).-Maj. Gherman Titov said today
his space ship survived II orbits of as well as he
did and everything fne and in working order-ready
for another flight"
The Soviet Unions cosmonaut was interviewed
correspondents of Pravda undscosed landing
Evening star., 1961-08-08
58-Ton Titan SiIo Door
Slams Shut, KiIIingFive
Eight Other Workers Hurt Near Denver;
Some of Injured Leup Info Sufety Nets

DENVER, Aug (AP)-A 58ton steel concrete door
atop Titan missile launching so slammed shut yesterday
with earth-shaking crash, killing five workmen and
injuring eight others.
Three bodies recovered. Two others were still
pinned between the door and the edge huge so
Evening star., 1961-08-08
khrushchev Speech
.Arouses Skepticisn
President
Studying
Translation
BY the Associated Press


proposal to negotiate in an
honest way" on Berlin drew
generally skeptical eaction
from congressional and diplo-
matte sources.
United States experts found
little that was new on Mr..
Khrushchev's plan for Berlin
in the Soviet leaders radio
television speech yesterday.
The White House said today
Mr.. Kennedy received a trans
lation of the KhruShchev
speech about 8 o'clock last
night and may have some
comment at his news con-
ference Thursday.
The State Department was
officially silent.
United States officials. how
ever, still expect the Berlin
question to result in negotia-
tions late this year, and not
until then do they expect Mr..
Khrushchev to reveal what
concessions he might have in
mind. ....-. .,
Once again yesterday the So
Wet Premier said he planned
to sign a peace treaty with the
Communist East German gov
ernment.
Also, as he has in the past,
Mr.. Khrushchev denied any in
tent to infringe upon any
lawful interests of the Western
powers" in Berlin. He said
ANY barring of access to Ber-
lin, any blockade of West Ber-
lin is entirely out Of the ques-
ton"
Fulbright Hopeful
Chairman Fulbright Of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, said Mr.. Khrushchev
was more positive than he has
been before" in his statement
denying plans for a new Berlin
blockade.
II believe he wants to nego-'
tiate, about Berlin" Senator
Fulbright said. Whether he
wants to negotiate on the basis
Of what is yours is mine is an
other matter. Nevertheless, I
don't see why we cannot take
the position that these differ
ences should be discussed"
One problem in any negotia-
tionS is that Mr.. Khrushchev
and the Western powers do not
agree on what the Vests law
full interests" in Berlin are. =
Mr.. Khrushchev has made
plain that under his proposed
treaty the West must seek its
access to West Berlin from the
East German regime which
the West does not recognize
and which has threatened to
shut down Western activities in
the city.
Mansfield Dubious
Senate Democratic Leader
Mansfield said Mr.. Khrushchev
appeared to be talking "in the
language Of both war and
peace"
"It is to be devoutly hoped
that, unlike the great Russian
novel of that title, the balance
this time is on the side Of
peace" Senator Mansfield said.
"If it is, then negotiations may
yet prove fruitful in finding a
rational way, a third way to
deal with the Berlin situation"
Assistant Republican Leader
Kuchel said he felt the speech
had a belligerent tone. He said:
IF, God forbid, war should
come, Khrushchev will be the
aggressor. He knows it and the
world knows it,"
Senator Cooper, Republican
of Kentucky, said he believes
the Khrushchev statements
"open the way for negotiations
despite the threats the Soviet
Premier made.
I'VE should talk to Khru-
shchev now and see what guar
antees he is willing to give for
continued access to Berlin"
Senator Cooper said.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
Red Workers
Offer Longer
Factory Day
Defense PIunts
Show Solidarity
For Khrushchev
By PRESTON GROVER
Associated Press staff Writer

MOSCOW, Aug. 8.-The So
Wet Union today organized q
show Of workers solidarity be-
hind Premier Khrushchev's
firm stand on Berlin. Defense
workers gathered at meetings
to pledge a longer day at the
plant If needed.
Mr.. Khrushchev, who called
for East-West negotiations on
Evening star., 1961-08-08
TIE WEATHEp. Full Report
on Pose 81

District and vicinity-Fair tonight, low
about 70. Fair with little change in
weather tomorrow. High and low Of last
"a hours: High. s6, at $40 pm. yesterday;
low, 10, at $50 am. today.
Evening star., 1961-08-08

Portal Text Of Khrushehev Speech.
P0se A.
Navajo times., 1961-05-03
Fire Season Here

Ray Bell, State Forester. called
the western and southern New Mex
leo forest land dry and in danger
during this fire season.
The forests in the northernpart
of the state, with more moisture,
are in pretty good shape" but as
a precaution the State Forestry
Service is again setting up sea SON.
al lookout posts, mostly in the
c ha ma area. Observers will man
these lookout posts during the sum-
mer months.
The big share of the states
158,OOO acres of forest land is in
the north The service must mad
dition protect $4,000 acres of
trees on which private owners pay
the state for fire protection.
The US. Forest Service con-
trolls 8, SOS, 900 acres in New Mex
leo. The Forest Service does its
own fire-fighting, often with rews
of trained Indians and smoke-ium-
pers who parachute into remote
areas.
Because of the division of land
between state, federal and private
ownership, sometimes fireis we'll
underway before its location can be
pinpointed enough to determine
who has the job of doing the fire
fighting.
Navajo times., 1961-05-03
W olf-M0u Still in News

Last weeks story of wolf man
in the Mckinley county jail contin-
ues this week with more and more
Indian visitors.
Sheriff D. F. Mollica stated
again that there was no such animal
at the jail.
The story apparently started on
the north side of Gallup when sev-
eral Indians reported seeing the
s'haf man-haf Wolf''. The story
stems from an old Indian tradition
and superstition.
Visitors continue TO come 70 the
Jail asking 10 see the wolf man and
Sheriff Niollica said one teacher in
nearby school wanted to bring her
class in to see the exhibit.
Mollica urged that the story be
stopped as many people were max
ing useless trips 20 the jail.
eve just don't have wolf
man." MClliCa walled.
Navajo times., 1961-05-03
ENTRIES IN GICC ART CONTEST
Plateau Sciences Sociefv

The newly formed Plateau Sci
ences Society had election at bus
mess meeting in the Home Econo-
mics Room at Ft. Defiance April 9
at 6 pm. Kendall Cumming of Ft.
Defianc was elected President,
Mrs. Art Hobson of Ft. Defiance,
Vice President; and Mrs. Stanley
Bartos of Window Rock wa elected
secretary trea surer.
The Society has been organized
for the purpose of encouraging the
study Of those natural and social
sciences which relate to the Col
orado Plateau and its people. 1t
is anticipated that the subjects of
study will include: geology, miner
ology, archaeology, etlmology, bot
any, geology and history of the Col
orado Plateau.
Activities Of the Society shall
include: al monthly m eetings,
usually the 4th Sunday of the month
at 8 pm. in the Home Ec. Room at
Fl. Defiance. Subjects of interest
will be discussed and profession
ally qualified speaker will speak
b) Committee studies and research
on matters where the Society can
make worthwhile contribution. q
Field trips to areas of interest.
One of the members of the ex-
ecutive board is Sam Day the Ill,
thereby providing a link with the
Tribal Parks Committee and sub
ject matter studied by the society.
Membership is open to anyone
wishing to join. Dues will be So. SO
per year for Senior members and
$1.75 for junior members. Field
trips will be limited to active mem
bers and their guests.
To date, two meetings have been
held of great interest. Feb. 26 STAN
ley Bartos and Kendall Cumming
spoke on Geology of the Area" and
showed slides, film strips n d
Navajo times., 1961-05-03

illustrated c charts. March 26 the
Society was fortunate in obtaining
Martin Link, Navajo Tribal Archa-
ologist to speak on ''Ear1y Man in
the Southwest. Over so people
heard this exc client talk and viewed
the accompanying slides.
April 30 MIR. Carl Cords, His
tory teacher at the Window Rock
High School will speak on ''Span-
ish History in the Southwest. "
Navajo times., 1961-05-03
Colorado Supports NIP

The $221 million Navajo Irriga-
tion Project now has the support of
Colorado behind its authorization.
Colorado Water Conservation
Board director, Felix Sparks, told
House Interior subcommittee his
state had no objection TO the author
iZatiOn. Sparks insisted that lam
guage be retained in the bill to as
sure that no claim would be made
on Colorado waters because Ofpos-
sible shortages in New Mexico.
Sparks said he was satisfied by
assurance of the Interior Depart
ment that it would operate thepro-
ject so no such lain would be
made.
William S. Eakes of Durango, a
repres entative of the Southwestern
Colorado Water Conservancy Dis
trict, asked the committee to write
absolute assurances in the autho-
rization law that the Navajo Project
would not threaten tn G proposed
Anima a s-La Plata Project. Both
projects will use water from the
San Juan River Basin.
Executive secretary of the Mid
die Rio Grande Flood Control Assn,
John Patrick Murphy, pleaded for
retention of the San ] ia n-Chama
Unit in the authorization. He said
the water to be diverted co the Rio
Grande Valley from the San Juan
Basin was the only source avail
able for development of this region
Rep. d. S. Saund, D.-Calif.,
btful that there might not be
enough water III the Colorado Riv-
er system to supplythe project and
insure lower basin deliveries,
asked for a new water availability
study before the project was auth
orized.
Rep. Wayne Aspinall, D-Color-
ado, chairman of TIL e Interior
Committee, said the request would
be consider d. But he added it
would not in any way delay consjd-
Grafton OF the Navajo project on its
own merits.
ASpinau also announced til er e
will be further hearings on the pro-
ject later this session. These will
be to hear d di tional testimony
from Interior Department witness
ses and from California interests
who oppose the project.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Aug. 8 (AP)- -(USDA)-
Hogs 4,000; active, butchers 25 to sc
higher: sows strong to 25 higher; good
shipping demand: mixed 1-2 and 1-S
10000 lb. butchers 1S.50-19.00, 8
liberal supply at 1900; 90 24O-2sC
lbs 1S:00-1S.50; mixed Is 17O-19l
lbs 17:50.1S.50; mixed 1-3 300-4O0 II
sows 15.00.17.00: q load around 27.
les ls 7s.,b 4. y 5S;Rs6; 5S;s6; mixed % 4oo-5oo ibi
Cattle 1000; calves 100; slaughter
steers and heifers active, steers 25 "a
rs higher: heifers % to so higher
cows steady to weak: bulls strong;
other classes unchanged; load lots
choice and prime 90O-1,47O lb steers
3.5O-25 80; load Of mixed choice
and prime 1900 lbs at $3.50; good
900 800 lbs 22.50-23.50: utility and
standard 20.50-22.75: choice heifers
% 90 "a 90: good 21.5O-22.75: utility
and standard 17.50-21 80: cutter, util-
ity and commercial cows 14.00-17 90;
Gamers 12.75-15.00; q few light.
weight shelly Gamers down to 100;
utility and commercial bulls 1850
20.75; q few good and choice vealers
27.OO: culls down to 1000; several
lots medium and good 10000 II
feeding steers 20.50-23. 90; small lot
good and choice 700 ID stock stserl
Evening star., 1961-08-08
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Business Failures in the week
ended August 8 totaled 406
compared with 319 in the previ-
Gus week and 269 in the like
week a year ago.-Dun & Brad
street.
Finished Steel shipments in
the 6 months ended June 80
totaled 31,227,998 tons, down
27% from 1860: June ship
ments were 6,133,519 tons, up
1.4% from May.-Amer. Iron &
Steel Institute.
McGraw-HiIl Publishing Co.
announced award of a $6,O17,-
900 contract for construction
of a new office building in
Hightstown, N. j.
Montgomery Ward & Co. an
nounced packaged travel tours
may be ordered by mail from
its catalog, to be issued this
fall. Details are being worked
out by the Fugazy Travel Bu-
reau, Inc, Of New York.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
Atomic Power Plants
Are Offered by GE

SAN JOSE. Calf. Aug. 9
(AP). - General Electric Co.
said yesterday it now is offer
ing the utility industry q series
of atomic power plants rated
UP to 100000 kilowatts. =
The plants, Of advanced boil
ing water reactor type, are ex-
pected to produce electricity at
a cost equal to conventional
power sations in the nations
higher fuel cost areas, Cen
eral Electric said.
General Electric said they
are being offered to utility
companies at firm prices and
with guaranteed plant elec-
trical output.
Evening star., 1961-08-08

averaged a bit less in the sec.
ond quarter than in the frs
three months.
CD In six manufacturing
and non-manufacturing in.
dustries, this years gains arr
ahead Of last years but in Il
others, the reverse is true
Particularly noteworthy is the
showdown in the wage rise ir
the construction and textile
industries trend which 1:
encouraging for the price out
look for housing and clothing
"a Even on the West Coast
where the largest increases are
being negotiated, the average
settlement is almost 2 cents
below the average in the com.
parable period in recession
1860.
Fringe Gains Down
(5) While the emphasis or
fringe benefits continue!
heavy, it's not as heavy as last
year. New or revised insurance
arrangements have appeared ir
20 per cent of this years agree.
mentS compared with IS pei
cent in 1960's first half. New
or revised pension plans have
been in is per cent of thu
settlements. off / per cent.
(6) Deferred. wage increase.
are showing up in fewer settle.
mentS too-48 per cent thi,
year against so per cent las
year.
Cd The showdown appears
at every level Of wage settle
ment. This year, 6 per cent oi
the contracts provide for nc
increase against 8 per cent In
the first half Of 1860. In the
one-to-six cent increase-per-
hour range are 26 per cent oi
the contracts against 20 PEI
cent in 1860. At the other end
Of the scale, Z per cent Of the
contracts grant increases o1
over is cents this year against
10 per cent last year.
Enough-the figures to date
are clear and unless the auto
negotiations violently change
the trend, 1861 will go down
as a year Of slower, modest
n-inflationary wage in
creaSeS. Z
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Evening star., 1961-08-08

July /, 1862, reported Arthur H
Doll. manager of the SBA'S
Washington branch office,
Mr.. Doll pointed out that
small firms interested in OBJ
tanning sales and bid informa-
tion on surplus Government
and real property can list their
names and addresses on the
property sales assistant regis
ter maintained by the SBA.
Equipment and materials
which cost the Government
originally more than $3.50 mil
pion will be offered at the
Naval Weapons Plant in the
hext 10 months.
This property includes
around 2.700 items of station
airy power-driven machine tools
such as latheS, grinders,
presses, etc.; around 970 items
Of production equipment, in
GLIDING measuring, testing and
handling equipment; around
l.450 items of general purpose
equipment and around $4,000
small and special tools. Re-
quests for bid invitations on
these items should go to the
surplus sales office at Fort
Holabird, Baltimore 10, Md.
Around $50 units Of produc-
ton and maintenance equip
rl1eg9t costing around 81 mil
lion will be offered for sale at
the Martin Co. plant No. 2 in
Baltimore by the General Serv-
ices Administration in Septem-
ber and October, Bid invita-
tions can be obtained at the
GSA surplus sales center at
4511 Rhode Island ave., Brent
wood, Md.
Government surplus property
costing around $125 million will
be offered for sale at the Mar
tin Co. in a series of bid sales
between August is and Octo-
ber Is. -,
In addition to aircraft. parts
and components, these sales
will include equipment such as
milling machines, screw ma
chimes, compression rivetors,
hydraulic presses, lathes of va
rious types, drill presses, elec-
. tronic test equipment, genera
tor units, portable Welding
units, etc. Requests for invi-
tations to bid should be ad-
dressed to N. K. Stone, sur
plus sales, the Martin Co.
The SBA is urging small busi-
ness firms to add their names
to its property sales assistance
register in order to receive up
to-date information on these
sales, which will be open to
the general public, including
both small and large business
firms. Il a
Evening star., 1961-08-08
Steel Output Gains
2 Pct. During Week

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (AP)-
Steel production turned up
ward last week after two week.
ly dips, the American Iron and
Steel Institute said yesterday.
Output of the Nations mills
moved up almost 2 per cent to
1,850,000 tons from 1,818,000
the previous week.
However, for the 81 weeks
of the year to date production
amounted to 54,236,000 tons
or almost 20 per cent below
the 67,672,000 total during the
corresponding 1860 period. I,
Mills are running at about
SIS per cent of estimated capac-
ity.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
Eurnines

international Paper Co. in
6 months ended June 80 earned
$36,540,735 or SO cents a share
VS.. $37,906,202 or 90 cents in
1860 period.
Duke Power Co. in IL months
ended June 30 earned $25, 1885,
1913 or 1921 a share VS.. $25,-
1893 ,908 or $2.22 in 1860.
Helmerich & Payne in 9
months ended June 80 earned
81 ,696, 900 or SO cents a share
VS.. $370.000 or 81 cents in 1860
period.
Briggs Manufacturing in 6
months ended June 30 had a
loss Of $78,449 VS.. a loss of
$459 .260 in 1860 period.
For 6 Months Ended June 80
1OR1 T0Rn
Evening star., 1961-08-08
Connecticut General
Lends ST. Million

Connecticut General Life IN
surance Co. of Hartford, Conn,
has lent ri, 100, 900 in mortgage
loans for two apartment prof.
ects of Carl M. Freeman As
sociateS.
The loans were arranged
through Phillips & Fuller, Inc,
mortgage loan correspondent
for the insurance company in
this area.
One of the loans is for
81, $50, 900 on the first section
of the Americana Park apart
ments at New Hampshire ave.
and Metzrott road in Prince
Georges County.
The second for $4,000 is on
three garden-type apartments
known as Americana Univer-
sity and located at Fifteenth
avenue and University lane,
also in Prince Georges County.