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Evening star., 1961-01-29
RB-47 Flyers Reunited
With Their Children

flyers who were on the plane
with Capt. McKone and Capt.
Olmstead.
I'VE are greatly concerned
about getting information to
the wives of the other men,"
tCol. Van Vhet said. He said
that he had not discussed the
matter with the two captains.
About zoe civilians joined Air
Force personnel in the recep-
tion at the air base. Ceremonies
were kept brief at the flyers
request.
Col. Van Vliet said they will
have no official Air Force duties
until they are ready to get
back to work"
Two wives of other crew
members of the RB-47, Mrs.
willard @. Palm and Mrs. Os-
fcar Goforth, watched the re-
ception on television. Mai.
Palm, commander OF the ILL
fated RB-47, was killed and 1t.
Goforth is listed as missing.
| However, Mrs. Palms 12-
year-old daughter, Michele,
was among the spectators at
the airport.
Capt. McKone's son, John II,
was only two weeks old when
the captain left here in June.
The McKones also have two
daughters. Cathy. S, and Lori, 2.
The Olmsteads have a daugh-
ter, Karen. 20 months, and they
are expecting another child
early in March.
Evening star., 1961-01-29
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star Stan Writer

The C o m missio ners have
raised the average rates at
District General Hospital.
Bills for paying patients have
gone up to help offset the rising
costs of running the municipal
hospital.
For the first time, the Com
missioners have set separate
rates for various impatient
services. They average out to
$31.52 a day-$2.52 higher than
the $29-a-day. figure for all
services set in December. 1859.
The daily charge for out
patient clinic and emergency
room visits also was hiked froZ
$3.50 to $6.25. The increases
we're effective the first of this
month.
Figure Called Low
The $31.52 amount is ''con-
siderably" lower than the COM
parable average figure for the
services at the private hospitals
here, according to William
Bucher, executive director OF
the National Capital Areas
Hospital Council.
A major factor in this cost
gap, Mr.. Bucher said, is that
the $31.52 figure at the city
hospital does not reflect the
salaries of the staff specialists.
At the private hospitals, how
ever, the bill to the patient
must cover the cost of these
salaries, he said.
Mr.. Butcher added that the
hospital council was pleased at
the Commissioners decision to
set a more realistic" figure
for patient care. The private
hospitals hope that this move
will brighten chances that Con-
| gress will authorize higher bills
to the city for INDECENT patient
care. estff
Generally speaking. person
is not admitted to District Gen.
eral Hospital-even though he
is able to pay his way-except
on an emergency basis.
I New Rate Schedule
The new rate schedule for
impatient services Is:
Obstetric. pediatric. medicine
land surgery services ESTIMATED
Evening star., 1961-01-29
Dooley Wrote of Faith
In Painful Last Days

NEW YORK, Jan. % (AP),
--Forty-seven days before he
died, DR.. Tom Dooley lay in, a
Hong Kong hospital. his body
racked by the pain Of cancer,
and wrote a letter to the Rev
Theodore M. Hesburgh, presi-
dent of Notre Dame University.
In the letter. dated Decem-
Der 2, 1860, the 34-year-old
Jungle Doctor" of Laos con-
fided some Of his thoughts on
life and death.
Father Hesburgh has now
made public the letter, It said:
Dear Father Hesburgh,
They've got me down. Flat
on the back with plaster
sand bags and hot water bot
ties. It took the last three in
struments to do it, however.
I've contrived a way of pump
ing the bed UP a bit, so that
with a long reach, I can get tc
my typewriter my mind
80. my brain my fingers
Two things prompt this note
to you, sir. The first is that
whenever my cancer acts ur
;. and it is certainly "actine
up" now !. I turn inward q
bit. Less do I think Of my hos
pitals around the world, or OF
"a doctors. fund raising and
the like.
More do I think Of one divine
doctor, and my own personal
fund Of grace. Is it enough? !.
1t has become pretty definite
that the cancer has spread to
the lumbar vsrtebrae, account
ing for all the back problems
over the last two months. ]
have monstrous phantoms
as all men do. But / try to
exercise them with all the fury
of the Middle Ages. And inside
and outside the wind blows.
But when the time comes,
like now, then the storm around
me does not matter. The winds
within me do not matter. Moth
ing human or earthly can touch
me.
A wilder storm Of peace
gathers in my heart. What
seems unpossessable can pos
sess. What seems unfathom-
able, I fathom. What is un-
utterable. I can utter. Because
] can pray. I can communicate.
How do people endure anything
on earth If they cannot have
God?
I realize that external SYM
bols that surround one when
ne prays are not important. The
stark wooden cross on an altar
Evening star., 1961-01-29
PAINTING CURB
RED UNVAILING

SAN FRANCISCO tAP).
M arguerite Daigle
painted the curb In front
Of her home red to dis
courage public parking.
Then she got a ticket
for parking in the red zone
and was ordered to appear
in court.
She paid a 81 fine and
repainted her curb gray
today.
Evening star., 1961-01-29
Mother Goes AIono

LONDON, Jan. % (AP' -
Veteran United States All
Force Sergt. Kirby Kent, So,
is listed at Fairford Bomber
Base as unmarried. one de-
pendent. The dependent: his
82-year-old mother, Mrs. Har-
riet Kent. Where I go, she
goes" he said.
Evening star., 1961-01-29

Iof boxes in Haiphong with a
tortured priest =. the same
magnificence of the Sacred
Heart Bernini altar they
are essentially the same. Both
are symbols. 1t is the some
thing else that counts.
Haiphong is in North Wet
Nam. but there was uncer-
tainty as to what DR.. Dooley
meant by tortured priest"
The Bernini altar is in the
Sacred Heart Church on the
Notre Dame campus.
But just now and just
so many times, how I long for
the Grotto.
The Grotto, also on the
Notre Dame campus, is an
exact reproduction Of the
noted Catholic shrine at
Lourdes, France.
Away from the Grotto,
Dooley just prays. But at the
Grotto, especially now when
there must be snow everywhere
and the lake is ice glass and
that triangle fountain on the
left is frozen solid and all the
priests are bundled in their too
large, too-long old black coats
and the students wear snow
boots -. if I could go to the
Grotto now, then I think I
could sing inside.
I could be full of faith and
poetry and loveliness and know
more beauty. tenderness, and
compassion. This is soggy SEN
timentalism I know. Cold
prayers from a hospital bed are
just as'pleasing to God as more
youthful prayers from a grotto
on the lid of night.
The Pain Remains
But like telling a mother in
labor Its okay, millions have
endured the labor pains and
survived happy you will,
too.' it's consoling but
doesn't lessen the pain. Ac-
cordingly. knowing prayers
from here are just as good as
from the Grotto doesn't lessen
my gnawing, yearning passion
to be there. g
I don't mean to ramble. Yes,
I do.
The second reason I write to
you just now is that I have in
front of me the Notre Dame
Alumnus of September, 1860.
(The reference was to the
Notre Dame alumni maga-
zine.)
And herein is a story. This
is a Chinese hospital run by a
Evening star., 1961-01-29

TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. %
(AP). - John McKone and
Freeman, Olmstead came home
today, rushed through a re-
strained ceremony and were
reunited in private with the
children they had not seen in
eight months.
The two Air Force captains
released Wednesday after near
ly seven months as prisoners in
Russia, began a period of Sc
cluded relaxation with theil
families.
I'D say they're real tired al
this point" said an Air Force
officer who accompanied the
men on their flight from Wash
ington to Topeka.
Newsmen have not been al
lowed to talk to the two cap
tains since they were released
Col. Charles Van Vliet, an in
formation officer, told news
men the flyers expressed Joy
at being at Forbes air base
where they were stationed be-
fore being shot down over the
Barents Sea near Russia last
July /.
Questions Unanswered
There still were no answers
for questions which have trou-
bled the public and some ma
tional political figures since the
flyers were released.
One of the major points was
1.-THE fate Of three other Forbes
Evening star., 1961-01-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph L.
NOrup, District residents
for many years, recently
celebrated their Goth we'd
ding anniversary at their
home in Tyrone, Pa. Mr..
Norup retired from the
Treasury Department in
1941 after 80 years of serv-
ice. The couple, who
moved to Pennsylvania in
1945, has four daughters,
six grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Evening star., 1961-04-16
Volunteers Needed

have finished the ninth grade
no later than June, 1861, are
eligible. A training course
will be given from 9 to noon
on May 6, 13 and 20.
Twenty-Five girls will be Sc
lected from the applicants.
They will work a minimum of
four hours weekly during
sum mer vacation. Many
yellow Girls" according to a
hospital spokesman, have be-
come interested in the nurs-
ing profession as a result of
their volunteer work.
Evening star., 1961-04-16

ideas hare been selected from
Patricia Scott'S most popular
columns. To receiUe a copy
of Fifteen GIFTS You Can
Make" 1Drite to Miss Scott
in care of The EUening Star
incIoSing a long, Selt-ad-
dressed, stamped enUeLope
and 20 cents to coUer printing
and handling costs.
Miss Scott is oIwoys glad to hear
from her readers, ond whenever pos
sibIe will use their questions in her
column, but because Of the greet
volume of moiI received dolly, she
connot answer individuoI letters.
Evening star., 1961-04-16

The Junior Volunteer
Corps of Suburban Hospital
will be the subject of a meet
ing at 10 am. Saturday in
Carter Hall at the hospital.
The corps is directed by the
Woman's Auxiliary of the
Suburban Hospital Associa-
tion.
yellow Girls" named for
pinafore uniforms worn on
the job, serve as messengers.
assist at Nursing Stations,
and visit with the patients.
Girls Is and over, who will
Evening star., 1961-04-16
SEAMS
TO Me-.
DruWstring Tote Bag
Handy for Season Ahead
BY PATRICIA SCOTT

this bag if you want good,
hard wear. I suggest pillow
ticking with bright red bias
tape and button trim. Or use
a gay floral print, picking
up one of the colors for the
tape and buttons,
CCopright, 1861,
Field Enterprises. Inc.)
4 4 y
A booklet containing IS
ideas for gifts you can make
is nolO available. These gift
Evening star., 1961-04-16

With this glorious spring
weather, many of you will be
going on weekend picnics.
Beach days will be here
again.
One thing we always need
for such occasions is a roomy
carry-all, or tote bag. This
draWstring version is not
only roomy, but easy to get
into. Also, you'll never have
to worry about losing any
thing out of it, as it closes
at the top and has pockets
on each side which button
closed. BY the way, each
pocket has two buttons, one
to faSten when the pocket is
flat, and the other to use if
pocket is stuffed. Each
pocket also has a pleat for
expansion.
You'll need: One yard cot
ton fabric SO" wide; 4 yards
double-fold bias tape; 4 self
covered buttons, size 80 or
So; 2l2 yards white cable
cord, u inch thick; scraps
of cotton fabric to match
tape for covering buttons.
To Cut: Following dia-
gram, fold fabric in half
with selvages at each end,
as shown. Body of bag is cut
on the fold. Pockets and
pocket flaps are laid out on
the folded fabric, but are
split at fold giving you two
pockets and two flaps. Body
of bag is l8Xl8 inches folded
(open it is 1896; pockets
are l5X7; pocket flaps are
l2x7.
To Make:
l. Clip in "a inch at two
*" marks on body of bag
4 inches down from top as
indicated in diagram. Hem
each edge above clip with a
narrow hem.
2. Fold and stitch a q
inch hem for casing across
upper edge.
3. Bind each pocket with
bias tape at sides and across
top. Fold 1l2-inch-deep
pleat at each side of pocket,
as indicated by dotted lines
in diagram. With pleatS
formed, each pocket now
measures 12x7 inches. Bind
bottom edge of pockets, Sc
curing pleatS.
4. Pin and top stitch
pocket to each side of bag,
ll2 inches from bottom
fold, and equidistant from
each side.
5. Bind all edges Of each
pocket flap. Make vertical
buttonhole on flap to fit
button used starting "a
inch from edge. Top stitch
upper edge of flap IA
inches above pocket on each
side of bag.
6. Cover buttons with fab
ric. Sew them to pockets q
on each), at l inch and 3
inches from pocket top edge.
This allows you to alternate
buttons when pocket is full.
7. With wrong sides of bag
together, stitch l2-inch seam
at each side below clipped
point. Trim seam allowance
to 3-16 inch and bind raw
edges Of seam with bias tape.
8. Run IA yards cord
clockWise through both cas-
ingS. Tie ends at right. Then,
run "a yards cord counter
clockWise through both cas-
ings and tie ends at left.
Use a sturdy fabric for
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Vice President Johnson Arrives in Hong Kong For 24-HOur Rest
 By Roy EssoYan

HONG KONG LR - Vice Presi- dent Lyndon Johnson arrived to- day for 24-hour rest from his Asian tour, which he described as "a mission to the strong points of freedom in Asia"
 In a brief airport speech on his arrival from Formosa, Johnson praised this British colony on Red Chinas doorstep as "a show win dow of the free way of life in Asia"
 Sir Robert Black, governor of the colony, greeted Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird, at the air port.
 Suntanned and in high spirits, Johnson looked like a tourist visit ing the tourist meca of the Far East.
 Johnson sad he was stopping here "both for a rest and for some very necessary staff work re- garding the balance of our mis- sion."
 Hong Kong newspapers ignored the visit.
 Anti-Communist and o t h r papers praised Johnson's visit and urged him to take back to the United States a picture of the Communist threat to Southeast Asia.
 Hong Kong is a 400-square mile enclave on the coast of Communist China and it's politically sensitive government discourages political demonstrations.
 Johnson's visit here has been described as strictly unofficial He plans no formal calls, speeches or news conferences. A boat ride around Hong Kong s scenic har- Dor is the only item listed on his program.
 Johnson and his party of g will leave Tuesday for Thailand.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Possibility JFK And Khrushchey May Meet Soon

PALM BEACH, Fla. lR - A Kennedy-Khrushchev conference on corrosive cold-War problems has become a definite possibility. The chances that one will be held, and held soon, are rated current ly at to 2.
 But the grave issues of Laos and a valid ban on nuclear arms tests could turn out to be for midable barriers. In contrast, quick progress toward solutions could do much to assure a con- ference.
 President Kennedy may extend a visit to Europe, which starts May 31, and stay on for his first meeting with Soviet Premier Khrushchev if things work out as they now appear likely to do. Either Stockholm or Vienna is regarded by the United States as suitable site for the President and Premier to meet face to face across the conference table.
 At the moment, it was learned, meeting definitely is under con- sideration but no firm decision has been reached. That may come within a week.
 Prospects that the leaders of the worlds two greatest powers may consult produced hearty endorse ments and words of caution from various leaders in Washington.
 The Soviet premier had sug. gested previously that he would like to meet Kennedy. He saic so soon after Kennedy took office And it was understood that the present impetus for conference originated less with Kennedy than with a new tip from Khrushchev to Llyewellyn Thompson, U. S. Ambassador to Moscow, that he wouldn't mind talking to the American President.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Steel Industry's Recovery Gaining Momentum From Prolonged Slump

PITTSBURGH LP - The steel industry's recovery from it's pro- longed slump is gaining momen- tum.
 Production and employment are rising. A moderate rate of opera tions should be maintained the rest of the year.
 That's the consensus of steel leaders and analysts, based on inn proving mill orders and general economic activity.
 In recent weeks thousands of steelWorkers have been called back. The number of idle open hearths and other steel making furnaces has dWindled al- most daily.
 Two sets of figures reflect the upward trend. In the final week of March, production totaled l. 632,000 tons. Last Week 1,943,0OO tons came from the nations mills, the most since mid-May of 1860.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Conference on Laos Will Open Tomorrow

GENEVA lH1 Britain ana Russia announced tonight the IA nation conference on the future of Laos will open tomorrow after four days delay.
 The decision was announced by the two co-chairmen of the con- ference, over objections of the pro-Western Laotian government to a compromise proposal for seating Laotian delegates of three separate factions on a basis of equality.
 The announcement said the CO., chairmen had agreed to seat representatives from Laos" - terminology that meant that all the three rival warning fac tions in the Laotian struggle for power would have equal repre- sentation.
 The United States delegation agreed reluctantly to this idea only after President Kennedy approved if.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Army Group OverthrOWs s. Korea Govt.

SEOUL, Korea tR - Army of- ficers in a broadcast today an nounced they had taken over the Korean government from Prime Minister John M. Chang, the suc- cessor of Syngman Rhee.
 The report of successful coup d'etat was broadcast at 5 a. m. over Seoul radio. The broad cast said government buildings and the Seoul radio were under rebel control.
 The leader was identified at Lt Col. Chang Do-Young, chairman of the Military Revolutionary Committee.
 There was sporadic shooting in the downtown area but there was apparently no sign of resistance.
 Armed marines rode in trucks in the streets. No policemen were in sight.
 Chang, long in opposition to the Dictator Syngman Rhee, became Prime Minister after the revolu- tion of April, 1860. In the last year there have been number of demonstrations against Chang's policies.
 The Chang regime has been plagued by economic instability and increasingly violent demands for his resignation. Several out bursts were touched off by two government security measures aimed at controlling Communist activities and unruly demonstra- tionS.
 Today's statement by the Re volutionary Committee declared:
 "The purpise is to correct cor rupt politics and to drive out in competent political leaders"
 The rebel broadcast said to- days coup was aimed at strength ening South Korea's anti-Com- munist stand and this country's relations with the United States. The Revolutionary Committee also vowed to wipe out corruption and build-up the national econ omy. It said a fresh start can be made in civilian rule after the revolution is completed.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Fire-Bomb
 Destroys Bus of "FreedOm Riders''

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. R - A bus was destroyed by a fire bomb and several members of a racially mixed group of Free dom Riders" were beaten as they tried to bring their test of bus station color barriers to Alabama Sunday.
 Members of the group, 16 white and 8 Negro, vowed at a rally Sunday night, however, to con- tinue their swing that started in Washington II days ago.
 In Washington, the National Assn. for Advancement of Colored People urged the FBI to investi- gate the incidents, saying buses and passengers in interstate travel were involved.
 The Justice Department said that the FBI had been directed to make an investigation to es- tablish possible violation of fed eral laws.
 All told, 13 persons were taken to hospitals Sunday - 12 for smoke inhalation suffered when some one in a crowd of angry white men threw a fire bomb into a stalled bus, and one for head cuts suffered at the hands of white men using pipes for clubs at a Birmingham bus sta ton.
 No arrests were made.
 The Freedom Riders" - eight white persons and eight Negroes are members of the Congress of Racial Equality. They are rid ing regularly scheduled buses through the South to test racial segregation.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Nome Selected Site for State Vocational School

Nome is to be the site for the first State Vocational School, it was announced by the State Board of Education who made the choice from seven applications and were unanimous in choosing Nome.
 The million and a half dollar school will be available to both students and adults seeking to learn trade or improve the knowledge about the trade they are already in.
 In making the decision to place the school here on Satellite Field many things were taken into con- sideration such as transportation facilities, power, condition of the ground, the fact that the title to the land can be readily ob- tained from the U. s. Smelling Co.,, proximity to first class city which is complete with court system, hospital, and recreational facilities for both students and the staff which will maintain the school.
 It was expressed by members of the Board that they expect that they may be the first of sev- eral vocational schools through out the state so that crafts, build ing and construction workers can be trained to fill the jobs within
 Continued on Page Two)
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE

SCARBOROUGH, England R- Girls wearing nylon panties can cause explosions or fires, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents was warned here.
 Chemist J. L. Hewlett told the society conference:
 "Test on female clerical staff wearing nylon underwear and leather soles revealed charges of 500 volts after walking 25 yards"
 Hewlett suggested women work ing in dangerous locations should wear "conducting footwear" shoes that would dissipate the electri- city as fast as the undies gener- ated it.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
Seattle C of C Opposes Mail Trucked to Alaska

SEATTLE tR - The Seattle Chamber of Commerce today mounted a strong attack against a proposal that would place Alaska mail contracts now in the hands of the Alaska Steamship Go. with truck lines operating over the Alcan Highway.
 Postmaster General J. Edward Day, on a Seattle visit, said such move was contemplated.
 The Washington, D. C., office of the Seattle Chamber said Sen. Warren MagnuSon, D-Wn), will urge a study of the proposal.
 D. E. Skinner, president of Alaska Steam, said a loss of the mail contracts would have serious impact on Alaska Steam's ability to offer the same services to Alaska" particularly to the Alaska Rail Belt.
 The contracts total $1,200,000. Skinner said the proposal if adopt ed would subtract some $800,000 from this total.
 Don Follett, general manager of the Chamber, said an eXperi- ment in trucking mail to Alaska was tried in 1948-49 and found unsatisfactory.
 Follett said that the proposal would result only in some inn provement to mail service to Fairbanks, "at the expense of all other Alaska points"
 The proposal, Follett said, would work a definite hardship on water services to Alaska, (which we need desperately to build up." Tn addition, such a plan would be seriously detri- mental to development of the Alaska railroad" Follett said.
 In defense of the proposal, Day said the Postoffice Department always has had to take cognizance of changing transportation pat terms.
 If we had opposed change merely in sympathy for the prob lems of single transportation agencies we would still be carry ing the mail by stage coach"
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-15
1900 ACRE BLAZE DESTROYS 8 HOMES IN HOLLYWOOD HILLS

HOLLYWOOD LR - Bremen yesterday quenched the last Wisps of a 1,300-acre blaze that des- troyed eight homes and badly damaged 16 others in the Holly wood Hills.
 Policemen barred the curious from the area. NeWsmen estimated damage at SIS million. Some homes destroyed or damaged were in the $80,OO0 to $1OO,O00 class
 The fire started Friday night when a Wind-broken power line fell into the foothill areas dry brush. As wind drove the flames across valleys and up hillsides, 800 persons left their houses.
 Author Aldous Huxley's castle home, a 35-year landmark, was destroyed. Huxley also lost his vast collection of books and manu- scripts.
 The fire was declared controlled at 6:30 p. m. Saturday. Some pockets of fire burned until yes terday.