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Announcer
To Initidte New Prog.
To Help Students

Johnny B. Stinson, radio an
nouncer at Radio Station WIVI,
has completed plans to start a
special program to be featured
each Friday night from $50 to
midnight, His broadcasting outfit
and speakers will be set up in the
st. Mary's School Hall, for the
purpose of furnishing dancing for
teenagers and their parents. One
hundred and fifty prizes will be
given away. Even mothers and
fathers will be awarded prizes for
their dancing. There will be $40.
gift certificate for the winning
mother who can purchase that
amount of groceries at Rasmus-
sens Store.
The program will be known as
the Johnny Stinson-WIVI Dancing
Party and price OF admission will
be One dollar.
Plans for the program was put
forward by MI. Stinson, a veteran
radio announcer who is gaining
an audience in the Virgin Is
with his inimitable style. He
discussed the plans first with Ray
mond Higdon, owner-manager Of
WIVI and with Father Superior
Murphy of the Holy Cross Catho-
lie Church.
Proceeds after expenses will be
turned over to Father Murphy for
in many ways, including
the purchase of clothing or other
needs in connection with his edu-
cation, regardless of race, creed,
color or religion.
zEE
, 1961-04-07

tor Frits LaWaetz spoke briefly;
the st. Patrick's School Band rem
dered a selection after which the
Hon. Frank Reeves, Assistant to
President Kennedy delivered a
message from the President. Cow
ernor Paiewonsky was introduced
by Hon. Joseph Alexander, State
Chairman Of the Virgin Islands
Democratic Party. Aft err the Gov
ernor's address, bouquets were
presented by the Frederiksted
Democratic Club; Women's League
and from the Faculty and Stu
dents of the Claude O. Markoe
School.
The Hon. John A. Carver, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
spoke briefly and the Rev. Ronald
Will pronounced the Benediction.
After the National Anthem by the
Air Force Band, the Governor and
his party and several hundred
persons formed a motorcade to
Christiansted, fifteen miles away.
In christiansted
AS early as / o'clock people
started gathering and lined the
streets from the Basin Triangle
down King Street to the wharf. At
$40 pm. two Motorcycle Patrol
men followed by Lawrence Merrill
on horseback headed the parade;
close behind was the Color Guard
of the u. S. Air Force followed by
, 1961-04-07
THOUSANDS FROM THREE ISLANDS
HAIL GOVERNOR RALPH PAIEWONSkY
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS TREMENDOUSLY
IMPRESSED BY ENTHUSIASM
IINGTON OFFICIALS TIRE

IMPRESSED By ENTH
Thousands Of persons fre
Thomas, St. John joined in 81
sky the most enthusiastic Welc
of the Virgin Islands. Not on
ever been received with as much
enthusiasm as was seen yester-
day in st. Croix.
The warmth Of the welcome was
felt at the airport when the Gov
ernor and his official party ar
rived; it grew even warmer as
they reached Frederiksted and
continued to Christiansted where
the streets filed to OVERLOOKING.
They came from everywhere, even
old ladies in wheel chairs were
pushed into position to see and
cheer Governor Paiewonsky.
There were cheers also for
another but only those on the
sidelines could have realized it
although mention was made by
one of the visiting dignitaries-t
was for Senator Ron de Lugo, the
lighting lawmaker and radio an
nouncer.
Under a brilliant sun, the par
ade in Frederiksted started at II
o'clock, headed by the United
States Air Force Band; the U. S..
Army Reserves looking right
snappy in their fatigues, under
the leadership of Captain Lowell
Schuster; followed by the mem
bers of the Police Force and the
Fire Trucks.
The Majorettes from Claude @.
Markoe School was followed by
the Christiansted High School
band then the Elementary school,
the ST. Croix Democrats; st. Pat
rick's School Band, nattily attired
in white shirts, cream pants and
green cape; they were followed by
the students. The st. Thos. Commu
nifty Band came next with units of
the Department Of Health, and =
float showing a nurse attending a
patient; another unit from the
Glass of Practical Nurses and
Medical Care to the Aged, with
four aged persons on the float.
The Bright Hour Circle was
next in line followed by the St.
Croix Community Band, and
several official cars.
The marchers were reviewed
from the gallery Of Dr.. Elena
Stevenson's home.
The Governor and officials then
walked over to the Band Stand in
the Park area. There after a mu-
steal selection by the Ramey Air
Force Band, the Invocation by FIR.
Arthur a. Donnelly, C.Ss.R., Sena-
, 1961-04-07

Thousands Of persons from all over St. Croix, from St
Thomas, St. John joined in giving Governor Ralph Paiewon-
sky the most enthusiastic welcome ever accorded a Governor
of the Virgin Islands. Not one of the fifteen Governors had
ever been received with as much
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posing of it through private
negotiations as at present
However, this goldfish bow
approach should not necessari-
ly include giving land to tht
highest bidder, the council said
The District should develop
well defined procedures which
will assure that all interested
persons have equal opportunity
to present their redevelopment
proposals to the agency" the
council report said. All pieces
of urban renewal land up fol
development should be adver-
tised, it added.
Negotiation Challenged
Mr.. Kaufman was chal-
lenged by Representative Mul-
.ler, Democrat of New York, on
THE councils recommendation
to continue disposing of urban
renewal by negotiation rather
than by public bidding.
What will prevent a friend
of mine from getting priority?"
Mr.. Multer asked. He said
that urban renewal scandals
have been due primarily to the
fact that land was not sold
to the highest bidder. You
can't guard against the falla-
cies of human nature" he
added.
In reply, Mr.. Kaufman said
the council believes there is
more to bidding than the dol
lar sign and the figures fol-
lowing" He SAID the city is
much better off by negotiating
with developers for it's new
buildings than by throwing the
door wide open under the pub
lie bidding process.
Assessable Base Stressed
Robert H. Levi. president ot
the Hecht Co. and a member o1
the councils urban renewa
committee. added that public
bidding removes the ability
for visionary approach" He
said the city's long range inter
est is in the tax assessable base
rather than the initial price oi
the slum-cleared land.
The other controversial point
at the hearing concerned 6
proposal to let the District
transfer federally owned lane
to the urban renewal agency
for redevelopment.
Several members of the House
District Committee questioned
If his blanket authority should
be given to the District, adding
they would study this section
closely during their considera.
ton Of the councils bill.
Other Changes Urged
These were other changes ir
urban renewal procedures rec
commended by the Federal City
Council:
RelOcatiOn-The District
government and RIA each has
a relocation service now. AL
relocation of families displaced
by urban renewal, highway
construction and other public
activities should be handled by
the new District Renewal anc
Housing Agency.
Public Hearing-The District
Government currently holds q
public hearing any time a pre-
viously approved urban renewal
plan is changed. The council
said to save time these hear
ingS should be held only when
the District Commissioners de-
cided they were desirable.
Code EnfOrcement-The ur-
ban renewal administrator
would supervise the code en-
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rorcement in an urban re-
newal area.
Updating Laws-The District
Redevelopment Act of 1945
should be updated to take ad-
vantage of the changes made
in the urban renewal laws by
the amended Housing Act of
1949. These changes included
one to allow urban renewal to
take place in commercial as
well as residential areas, a pro-
vision sought by Downtown
Progress, a Washington busi-
ness group trying to revitalize
the downtown shopping area.
Smith Lauds Report
Representative Smith, Demo-
crat of Virginia, praised the
report and said that the COM
mittee should act upon it
rather than let it be placed "in
the archives and never heard
Of"
Representative Kearns, Re-
publican of Pennsylvania, indi-
Gated that the study of the
councils urban renewal bill
could encompass the type of
investigation of the Redevel-
opement Land Agency he pro-
posed in a bill introduced yes
terday.
Mr.. Mcmillan told represent
atives of the Federal City
Council I'VE are greatly in
debted to you." thanking them
for burning the midnight oil" i"
Congress Asked Study
The House District Commit
tee oh September 6, 1860, asked
the Federal City Council to
undertake the urban renewal
study. This is believed the first
time a citizens group received
such a request from Congress.
E. Earl Newkirk, former as
siStant executive director of the
Pittsburgh Redevelopment Au-
thority, was the full-time staff
director of the Federal City
Council study. Consultants
were B. T. Fitzpatrick and Ma
thaniel S. Keith, both well
known professionals in the
housing field.
William c. Foster, president
of the Federal City Council, in
"a letter to the House District
Committee, said the congress
sional request for the study
has established a new rela-
tionship between Congress and
the citizenry of the District of
Columbia"
Mr.. Foster said the recon-
mendations in the report were
adopted unanimously by the
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CommitteeH Hears
Public VS.. Private
Power Argued

Public versus private power
took the center of the ring
today when Senate hearings
opened on Howard Morgan and
Joseph C. Swidler, President
Kennedy's appointments to the
Federal Power Commission.
Republican members of the
Senate Commerce Committee
questioned both men particu-
larly closely on their reputa-
tions for being public power
men,"
Mr.. Morgan told both Sena-
tor Cotton, Republican of New
Hampshire and Senator
Schoeppel, Republican of Kan
SaS, that he is very "sympa-
thetic" to public power, but
that he does not believe it
should become a monopoly any
more than private utilities
should.
He said, II am not a partisan
of either public or private
power to put the other out of
business"
Mr.. Morgan went on to ex-
plain that he believes Federal
regulation of gas and electric
power is only "a substitute for
competition" in those fields
where big monopolies can do
the best job for the public.
Where competition can do the
job, he said, it should be left
alone.
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councils board Of directors
January 81. The adoption of
the recommendations, Mr..
Foster said, would greatly i'm
prove, strengthen and expedite
the functioning of the urban
renewal program in the ma
tional Capital"
He said the report was the
result of an objective ap-
praisal" of the urban renewal
program. Mr.. Newkirk inter-
viewed organizations and in
dividuals about urban renewal
and also traced in detail the
history of the Southwest urban
renewal project before putting
together the councils report.
The council said "notwith-
standing delays in Southwest
redevelopment, the record COM
pares not unfavorably with
other cities" The report added
that interviews with community
leaders showed general agree
ment that the Districts urban
renewal program has reached
a point at which decisive action
toward a more efficiently ad-
ministered and co-ordinated
program is vitality essential"
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misSioners. this gives the plan
ming commission considerable
authority over the pace and de-
sign Of urban renewal projects.
The council recommended
that boundaries and land use
be marked out by the District
Renewal and Housing Agency,
the proposed body to be estab-
lished by merging the RIA and
Public Housing Authority. The
planning commissions function
would be limited to advising
the District Commissioners
within so days on the boun-
darieS, and on the land-use
plan itself.
This downgrading Of the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission is expected to be hotly
contested.
The Federal City Council
contended that everyone
should have a chance at slum
cleared land rather than dis
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the execution of the city's re-
newal program. with that re-
sponsibility also accountable to
the general supervision of the
city's chief executive
Merging RIA and public
housing agencieS-The Rede-
velopment Land Agency clears
buildings off the land and then
decides who should be allowed
to put up the new structures on
the site. The National Capital
Housing Authority gives prior
tiles in it's dwellings to families
displaced by urban renewals
bulldozer. 1t also picks the sites
for new public housing units.
From an operating stand
point, there are a number of
common functions such as land
acquisition, relocation and site
planning which could be car
ried out more efficiently and
economically through a unified
staff. OF equal Importance is
the desirability of a uniform
policy on site selection and pro-
vision of sites for public hous-
ing within. or in relation to,
urban renewal areas. This
would be greatly facilitated by
single agency under unified
direction and control"
Planning commissions role
1T is our firm opinion that
the basic statutory function of
the National Capital Planning
Commission is to serve in an
advisory capacity In urban
renewal, however. this is not
the case" The planning COM
mission decides the boundaries
of an urban renewal project
area as we'll as the use for the
land. Also, the commission
must approve changes in the
land use plan.
Although the District Com
miSsioners must approve the
planning commission actions,
the planning commission theo-
retically could veto an urban
renewal project by refusing to
initiate or approve the plan
changes.
This arrangement makes it
impossible to vest ultimate
authority and responsibility for
the development and execution
Of the Districts urban renewal
program in the Board of Com
miSSioners Of the District of
Columbia where they properly
belong" The council recon-
mended giving the District
Commissioners the responsible
ity Of determining the bounda-
ries and land use of an urban
renewal project. The planning
commission could only advise
the Commissioners.
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administrative organization fol
of the public powers and funds
made available for the accom-
plishment of the ultimate, OBJ
jective. No administrative Or
ganization can be effective un-
less it is so organized as to
insure vigor or responsible ex-
ecutive leadership, unity of
administration and account
ability to the people.
Responsibility and account
ability are impossible without
authority-the power to make
and enforce decisions. So also,
the exercise of authority is i'm
possible without a clear line
of command from the ultimate
source of responsibility and au-
thority to the operating de-
partments and agencies, and a
clear line of responsibility and
accountability from the operat-
ing departments and agencies
to the ultimate source Of re-
sponsibility and authority at
the top.
Unusual Government Form
Admittedly, the present form
Of governmental structure Of
the District, especially as con-
trasted with that of the typical
American city, is unusual. t.
However, such uniqueness does
not require. in the case of urban
renewal, reSorting to unusual or
unique methods or procedures
for the development and execu-
ton of an effective urban re-
newal program in the District
of Columbia.
quite to the contrary, the
same sound and tested prin-
ciples of effective administra-
tive management. and the bases
for effective action employed by
other cities with notably sue
cessful urban renewal programs.
can and should be applied with
equal success for the develop
ment and execution of an ef-
fective urban renewal program
in the District of Columbia
within the framework Of its
present form of government"
The council said its study in
dicated that the five essentials
for an elective urban renewal
program we're: City hall leader
ship, co-ordinated administra-
ton, competent and adequate
staff, strong citizen support
and full support from the leg
islative body-CongreSs in the
Districts case.
Urban Renewal Administrator
The council said it was not
practical to set up a special
urban renewal organization
since it would result in another
and competing form Of city
government. 1t added that
making urban renewal Just an
other city department would
not, judging from the expert
ence Of other cites, work
either.
IF there is a single, clearly
indisputable fact which, per-
haps above all others, stands
out with crystal clarity in the
complex process of urban re-
newal, it is that the develop
ment and execution Of an ef-
fective local urban renewal
program can never be achieved
in the context Of ordinary day.
to-day city administration.
Identify Responsibility
There needs to be a clearly
identified focal point of operat-
ing and financing responsible
ity from the exercise Of the
special public powers involved
in the initiation, development
and execution of the city's re-
newal program, with that op-
Grating responsibility account
able to the direction and gen.
eral supervision Of the chief
executive Of the city.
There also needs to be a
clearly identified focal point Of
responsibility within city hall
for weaving together the &C
tivities of the various regular
city departments which, from
time to time. are involved in
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Federal City Unit Gives
Reasons for Program

This the reasoning the Federal City Council today
for its major recommendations improve Wahngtons urban
renewal machinery:
Centralized AuthOry-"The essential prerequisite
effective urban renewal program in city effective
administrative organization for the wise and appropriate
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tResidential construction only.
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SOUTHWEST PROJECT COMPARED
This comparison Of dvepmnt

projects in other cities.
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under-snow station immune to
naSure's onslaughts for dec
sdeS. originally called for
construction and tenancy by
scientists within three years.
Navy officials said. however,
the situation at the old station
became so dangerous for both
personnel and the science pro-
gram that the tunneling pro-
gram has been speeded up.
A-POwer Plant Planned
Completion and full scale
operation is now set for next
March l, a full year ahead of
the original schedule. A nu-
clear power plant is planned
for operation in 1865.
Directed by 1t. Dave de Vicq
of GloucesteT, Mass, the "Ro-
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meo" detachment of 100 Sea-
bees from Military Construc-
ton Battalion No. l has al
ready carved out a main tunnel
900 feet long-twice as long as
a football field-as we'll as sew
ersl branching tunnels.
The area is deemed valuable
as a research site because it
commands a vantage point to
study the aurora, space radia-
ton, geomagnetic forces, radio
noise" and other phenomena
Of vital interest to the Nations
space program.
While Antarctica is free of
earthquakes, it also offers a
vantage point from which to
help fix the location of quakes
off South America and in the
South Pacific.
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French Charge Two
With Port in Revolt

MARSEnLE, France. Nov. 8
(AP).-A former Algiers police
official and an Air Force de-
serter accused Of taking part in
the abortive April % generals
revolt have been arrested, po-
lice announced yesterday. They
were identified as Guy villa
Tonga, director of Algiers Crimi-
nal Investigation Division at
the time Of the revolt, and
Francois Lemineur. Air Force
sergeant who left his unit.
Police said the two. who had
been collecting funds in the
Riviera area for the Secret
Army organization, were ar
rested a week ago and held
secretly until now.
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Seobees Rushing City
Beneath Antarctic Ice

finish carving out more than a
mile and a half of tunnels in
the mile-high Antarctic ice
cap only 500 miles from the
South Pole.
In the tunnels will be erected
35 structures for a science pro-
gram that could yield Signifi-
cant aid to Americas space
program, to weather forecast
ing for at least the Southern
Hemisphere, and to studies
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Historical Society
To Note Anniversary

The Columbia Historical So
ciety will mark its seth ami
versary Saturday a tits annual
homecoming reception.
Mai. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
III, USA retired, president of
the society, ;, will greet those at
tending the 4 to z pm. recepG'
ton at the society's headquar-
ters, the Christian Heurick Me-
mortal Mansion, 1907 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
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By FRANK CAREY

BYRD STATION, Antarc-
tica, Nov. Navy Seabees are
rushing to complete a science
city" beneath the Antarctic
ice-to replace a key American
station now being crushed un-
der 5000 tons Of ice and snow.
The Seabees, out Of Davis
vile, r. l., are working in 12-
hour shifts around the clock to
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Capsule Pickup
Cancelled by AF

Los ANGELES, Nov. 8 CAP).
Because Of an on-orbit NAL
function, Discoverer 34s cap
Sule will not be recovered.
The Air Force, in making the
announcement yesterday, gave
no further details.
Discoverer "a was fired into
a polar orbit Sunday from Van
denberg Air Force Base, ITO
miles north of here.
Plans called for its capsule to
be elected within four days
and for Hawaii-baSed planes to
try to snag the capsules para
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chute. If they failed, ships
were to take over the hunt.
Six capsules have been re-
covered in the air and two from
the ocean.
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dlIu6Q at DcJb6I UNDERSTANDING
of earthquakes.
Byrd" Station
This new Byrd" station
carrying the name of the late
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, polar
explorer-will replace the pres
ent station of that name 6
miles away, which is slowly
being crushed under a five
year accumulation of ice and
snow 20 to 80 feet deep.
The old station, erected for
the International Geophysical
year, was placed on the sur
face Of the ice. Drifting snow
has piled high atop the sta
tion's IL buildings. The struc-
lures also are being squeezed
in from the sides.
Plans for the new tunneled,
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Byrd" Station

aimed at better understanding
of earthquakes.
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