davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1961-06-12

among the losers. Rubbers and
tobaccos were higher. Utilities,
building materials and airlineS
were mixed.
Sentiment was dampened by
a loss Of more than 2 points by
General Electric. The Gov
ernment has indicated it might
go to court in an effort to
break up GE.
American Stock Exchange
prices were mostly higher in
moderate trading.
Corporate bonds were mixed.
Government bonds were steady,
Evening star., 1961-06-12
COTTON

NEW YORK, June 12 AP).-
Cotton futures were mostly higher in
quiet dealings today. Most Of the activ-
ity involved switching operations, partly
from nearby July to later months.
There was some concentrated buying Of
5000 bales which some quarters
credited to commission house sources.
Private cotton crop reports were
mixed. A leading spot firm reported
that the first bale OF the 1861 cotton
crop was ginned in Mission, Texas last
wednesday, but no movement OF any
consequence was expected before July
l in that Rio Grande Valley area.
Late afternoon prices were 35 cents
bale higher to cents lower than the
previous close. July, 33.46; October,
34.2S and December, 34.69.
Evening star., 1961-06-12

Win bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such com.
panies. XII ex.interest. Certificates
st t-Stamped. f. Dealt in flat. -Matured
bonds, negotiability impaired by maturity
Evening star., 1961-06-12
S. Million Deficit

DETROIT, June IL (AP)-
The Grand Trunk Western
Railroad today reported a def
icit of $5,6S2,1S1 for 1860. A
deficit of $1,7S1,339 was re-
potred for the first quarter of
1861.
Evening star., 1961-06-12
ODD-LOT TRADING

NEW YORK, June 12 (Ar).-The
New York stock Exchange reported to-
day these odd lot transactions by
principal dealers for June O.: Purchases
Of 346,376 shares; sales of 364.556
shares including 1881 shares sold
Evening star., 1961-06-12
Sales in full.

cid Called xd Ex dividend kids Elk
distribution xr-Ex rights. XIV Without
warrants. WV With warrants. wd When
distributed. wi-When issued. nd-Next
day delivery
vi In bankruptcy or Teceiyership or
being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such com
panies.
Evening star., 1961-06-12
DIVIDENDS

By the Associated Press
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16
D. Orders
Plan Drawn
In Zoo Job

The District government to-
day took a major step toward
undermining the Washington
Zoo.
The Commissioners approved
a $45,000 contract for an en-
cheering study toward devel-
opment of a master plan.
The project will be carried
out by a Washington firm,
Daniel, Mann, johnson & Men,
denhall.
Money for the study is in
cluded in the zoos proposed
budget for the forthcoming
fiscal year. Officials explained
that the District was able to
sign the contract because the
budget item has been given ad-
vanced approval by both ap-
preparation committees.
degrading Of the zoo has
been urged by the Friends of
the National Zoo, a private Or
SANITATION. This group has
stated that the present park
is a third-rate zoo.
The study is to map out a
logical and co-ordinated plan
for rehabilitation of the zoo
A basic problem has been that
the National Geological Park
is under the administration of
the directors of the Smith
sonian Institution, but is fl
nanced by District government
funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16
At Long Last, Capital Gets Plan
For New Mall on Tenth Street

another office building of $780,
900 square feet and one of $780,
900 square feet east Of the
hotel on each side of Seventh
street S.W.
Mr.. Macpherson said build
ing the parking garage and
plaza office buildings Simultan-
eouSly was essential from ar
engineering standpoint. This
according to Mr.. SearleS, is the
biggest challenge" in getting
the plaza project built.
Needs DOvetailing
The RIA director explained
that Mr.. Zeckendorf did not
want too much office space on
the market all at once while
no firm would build a parking
garage unless it knew there
would be enough employee cars
to fill it.
Mr.. Macpherson said engi-
neering drawings will be fin
ished in the fall so that con-
struction of the mall could
start early next year. Mr..
Macpherson said that if the
buildings we're started at the
same time as the mall and
plaza, the whole project could
be finished in two years.
Ewin Engineering Associates
started working on the mall
project in 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16

was to create an impression of
serenity and dignity and great
simplicity"
Features to convey this i'm
preston include bronze lamps
to throw soft light down upon
40-foot-wide promenade in the
center of the mall.
Members OF the Fine Arts
Commission praised the over
all plan at their meeting yes
terday, but decried the 20-foot
hump put in the mall to pro-
vide the required clearance
over the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks. David E. Finley, COM
mission chairman, said the only
solution was to put the rail-
road underground. He offered
to ask Congress to provide the
money for a tunnel for the
railroad-a 500 million item,
according to Mr.. Searles.
Cleared by StaffS
The Tenth Street Mall and
Plaza design has cleared the
staffs of the District Highway
Department, National Capital
Planning Commission and Re-
development Land Agency after
scores of study sessions. Now
the boards of those agencies
will be asked to give formal
approval SO working drawings
of the layout can be made.
Harold L. Aitken, District
highway director, said the traf-
fic problems have been worked
out except for a few details.
The mall itself will be used
primarily for traffic by people
working in the area while
through cars will travel north
over the Eleventh Street Ex-
pressway and south on Ninth
street.
Allan B. Macpherson, vice
president of Ewin Engineering
Associates which has been re-
tanned by the RIA for the mall
project, estimated the cost of
the mall, plaza and overlook
at $5.5 million and the park
ing garage at another 81 mill
lion.
William Zeckendorf, presi-
dent of Webb e. Knapp of New
York, is scheduled to construct
the buildings around the plaza
while the RIA will let con-
tracts for construction of the
plaza, mall and overlook. ,s
1,OOO-ROOm Hotel
Mr.. Zeckendorf around the
plaza plans to build a 1000
room hotel spanning Ninth
street S.W., a World Commu-
nications Center with 100000
square feet of office space and
two twin office buildings, each
containing 100000 square feet.
Eventually, he expects to build
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16

plans for rebuilding the water
front between the Municipal
Fish Wharf and Fort McNair.
J. Lester Ayres, commodore
iof the Capital Yacht Club,
charged in a letter given wide
distribution today that under
the RIA plan small boat
yachting in Washington Chan
mel is about to be urban rede-
veloped to death" He urged
citizens to lodge protests with
city and Federal officials, in
Guiding members of Congress.
Club to Be Razed
The Capital Yacht Club viii
be razed under the RIA plan
Mr.. AyreS said there was nc
realistically evident intention
by RIA to provide adequate
boating facilities in place Of
existing ones; that the area
gained by extending the bulk
head another SO feet out into
the channel did not Justify the
/ loss OF docks and other marine
facilities, and that the Capita,
Yacht Club was willing to fiji
up its present quarters to con-
form with the urban renewal
plan.
In addition, Mr.. Ayres Sug-
gested that the RIA plan, de-
signed by Mrs. Chloethiel
Smith, should be amended tC
provide more building space
adjacent to the Municipal Fish
Wharf for a yacht club.
The Capital Yacht Clubs
proposal calls for arranging the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16

THAT'S VERY interesting.
Do you know that rockfish-
they are very particular
about the water they enter
are occasionally taken at Key
Bridge? For decades they
would not venture up the
Potomac beyond the District
line.
Look at that pipe" said
Mr.. Monte, pointing to a
conduit below K street that
had been buried. That was
laid in 1868, during Lincoln'S
administration. 1t is cast iron
pipe imported from Eng
land"
No wonder the Civil War
took SO long. The North,
which would become indus
trially great, still had to i'm
port its water conductors
from England,
Faithful reader, you are
down to- the bad news. In
June or July X street will be
closed off for several blocks
for several months. Traffic
will be detourea to- l. or I
streets. ThiSc6nStruction will
be for your ultimate CON
venience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16

park land along the waterfront
differently and eliminating one
of the building sites. Under
this plan, Mr.. Ayres said, $4,000
square feet of land would go
for a yachting facility and
660,941 square feet for other
uses.
Proposal Under Study
John R. Searles, jr., executive
director of the RIA, said his
staff has the yacht club amend
ment under consideration and
will reach a decision by Mon
day.
However, Mr.. Searles indi-
Gated the proposal will be re-
jected. He said it calls for a
drastic" change in the previ-
ously adopted Smith plan. The
yacht club, under the proposal,
would squeeze everybody else
out" Mr.. Searles said.
The RIA director contended
the agency's waterfront plan
will provide more, not fewer,
boating facilities than there are
now on the Southwest water
front.
Mr.. Searles said RIA will
send eviction notices to those
along the waterfront, now that
it has title to the land. But
he emphasized this will not
mean everyone has to move out
in so days. He said the RIA
will be selective in evictions so
as to cause a minimum of dis
turbance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16

WHAT'S HAPPENlNG at
Washington circle is that K
street is being lowered SO
that it will pass under
Twenty-Third street and New
Hampshire avenue which all
meet at the circle.
1t will be something like
Connecticut avenue going
under Dupont circle - I'M
complicated by trolley cars
or like Massachusetts avenue
going under Thomas circle.
We arrived at the fence.
We drove through an en-
trance reserved for trucks.
There on the right was the
famous Clyde Mills eques-
TRAN statue of George Wash
ington visible behind the
wooden Stats of a crate. 1t
had been removed with its
pedestal from the place Of
honor in the center of the
circle. This is now a big hole.
I'VE had a near thing here
the day Of the big wind" said
Dana. IAN elm blew over
and almost conked Gen.
Washington. We are going to
be blamed for the loss of the
elm. We would never be for
given if the father of our
country was damaged"
Here we met Joseph Monte,
the project engineer, and
John Rowe of the Districts
Sanitary Department.
I'VE are down to the Slash
Run storm DRAIN" Mr.. Mon
to said.
That reminded the Ram
bier of stories he had heard
told at the meetings Of the
Oldest Inhabitants not many
years ago. Slash Run had its
origin where the Mayflower
Hotel now stands. 1t ran west
along L street, turned south
west on what is now New
Hampshire avenue and
turned west again along I
street and emptied into Rock
Creek.
The subterranean Slash
Run is both a storm drain
and a sanitary sewer.
"We are divorcing the two
systems" Mr.. Rowe said, ito
reduce the pollution of the
Potomac.
THE sewage will be car
ried in pipes all the way to
the treatment plant at Blue
Plains. The storm drainage
will continue to flow into the
Potomac"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16
Care Home Operators
Shy at Enforcement Try

District inspection officials
yesterday tried to make a clean
start in enforcing fire and
safety regulations in the 10
nursing homes in the District.
But nursing home operators
claimed they merely gave one
more spin to an enforcement
merry-go-round which has
been allegedly characterized by
periods of strict adherence to
safety codes, followed by pc
RODS of confusion.
What we wanted to do"
said j. j. Ilgenfritz. was to
start all the nursing homes off
on the same basis, and to tell
them exactly what is required
by the 1861 housing code"
/ Mr.. IlgenfritZ, director of the
License and Inspections De-
partment, said that the opera
tors were presented with a list
of violations. They were told
to have the violations corrected
within 80 days, or to appeal
the violations to the Board of
Appeals and Review within 10
days.
I This seemed to be the an
SWer to complaints of the op-
orators that some nursing
homes in the District had been
made to conform with pre-
vious codes. while others were
allowed to operate without
making expensive alterations.
Prosecution Fades
1t also marked the apparent
end of the Districts efforts to
prosecute six of the home OPP
orators for staying open with
out a license. The charge ap-
parently had little merit since
only two of the total number
of homes had licenses in the
first place.
Another home which had
been issued a license was the
Mount Vernon Nursing Home,
which burned February l, kill
ing seven bedridden patients.
The fatal fire spanked the cur
rent breakdown on violations in
other homes.
What made yesterdays action
seem like another merry-go-
round ride to some operators
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16
College Study
DeudIine May 6

Maryland high school seniors
with borderline scholastic rec
ordS must apply for a pre-col-
lege summer session by May 6,
II they are planning to attend
the University of Maryland.
The summer course will be
an admission requisite for stu
dents whose junior and senior
scholastic record is less than
&C."
Freshman English and a
reading and study skills pro-
gram will be offered during the
siX-week session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16

was the fact that a Subcom-
mittee of District officials is
presently studying methods of
drafting a more stringent nurs-
ing home code.
The operators told reporters
yesterday that they will be re-
luctant to make expensive
structural changes in their
buildings until they have an
idea what the new code will
require next year.
LAS soon as we pay thousands
Of dollars to have a change
made" one of the operators
said, 1.-The new code will prob
ably come out and require us
to rip it all out and do some
thing else. It's happened be-
fore, you know"
Appeals Expected
Mr.. Ilgenfritz admitted that
the set of violations served on
operators yesterday will prob
ably force "a great many of
them" to appeal to the board
of review. The appeal may give
them time to see what the new
code-if new code is forth
coming-will require.
Our codes are under study
for possible amendment all the
time" he said. but we have
to start sometime. We CAM
delay strict enforcement of the
present code just because an
other is in the works"
Many of the operators seemed
happy yesterday to receive a
composite list of everything
they have to do, but dismayed
at the inspection system in
general.
Mrs. Pearl A. Hunt, president
OF the District Nursing Home
Association, said she was cited
for seven violations-five of
which she claimed had been
rectified under the direct SUI
pervision of a building inspec-
tor who has since been replaced.
Mrs. Hunt said she has re-
Gently completed an expensive
renovation job which included
enclosing stairways, ripping out
walls and replacing them with
fireproof partitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16
Soft Light

Soft Light
Wilhelm w. Won Moltke of
Philadelphia, architect retained
by Ewin Engineering Associates
Of Washington to design the
mall, said the overall attempt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16
The -.
Rambler
-. Finds
Whats Going On
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Several readers have asked
what's going on at Washing
ton circle.
1t is enclosed by a fence.
All conscientious news
paper readers know the an
Swer. But the Rambler, not
being one of these, thought
it best to telephone the Dis
trict Highway Department
and find out first hand.
Dana Wallace, field agent
for the department, offered
to show him.
We were being driven to
location in a District car.
while everything isn't
above ground" Dana said,
I'VE have nothing to hide. We
have approved the contrac-
tors putting the fence
around the circle. Otherwise,
the rubbernecking would fur
ther delay traffic. That's
what we are trying to eXpe-
dite."
We approached the circle
on K street. Dana ex-
planned that the street would
be widened from Connect
cut avenue to Twentieth
street with SidelaneS sepa-
rated from the present street
by median StripS-the same
as K street is now from
Fourteenth to Connecticut.
There are a number of
medium-Sized elmS along the
stretch to be widened, but
they will not be destroyed.
They are in the median
strips. Good thing!
Dana came right out with
it and I might as well report
it up here near the lead of
the column so you won't have
to read any further.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16
Southwest Waterfront
Is Turned Over to RIA
City Approves Transfer Of Land
Despite Yacht Clubs Protest

The District Commissioners today turned the South
waterfront the Redeveopment Land Agency despite
from the Capital Yacht Club about the renewal plan
The Commissioners action in the form of approving
transfer. RIA ahead with its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16
Justice Warren 70

Chief Justice Earl Warren
will be 10 on Sunday. He went
on the Supreme Court bench
October S, 1858. He planned no
special observance Of the birth
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16
Maryland Bill
Seeks 10 Raise
Tax on Autos
Boost to ; Pct.
Asked to Ease
Rood Problems
BY PAUL HOPE
Star Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. ia bill
to increase Maryland'S auto
titling tax will be offered today
in the General Assembly to help
finance construction of second
airy roads.
The legislation would raise
the tax from 2 per cent to 8 per
cent on the sale price of motor
vehicles. 1t would raise about
Sc million a year.
Announcement of the plan
to seek the increase was made
last night by State Roads Com
mission Chairman John B.
Funk, who told legislators that
the State should have $40 mil
lion a year for the next Is years
to bring secondary roads up
to standard.
Gov. Tawes told reporters
today that he would not OPP
pose the increase in the titling
tax IF the Legislature thinks
it is needed"
The roads commission now
has only $40 million for Sec
ondary roads for the next five
years, which means it can spend
only So million each year. The
increase in the titling tax would
give it a total of $14 million a
year.
Says Fund Isn't Enough
Mr.. Funk said the So million
a year now available could not
be expected to accomplish
more than straighten danger
GUS curves, level the most ag-
gravating hills and replace the
most aged of our secondary
roads"
The bill to increase the titling
tax will be offered in the House
of Delegates by Blair Lee, III,
Democrat of Montgomery and
Dale Hess, Democrat of Har-
ford, and in the Senate by
Bernard I. Gender, Democrat of
Allegany County. Since the
deadline for introducing bills
is past it will require a two
thirds vote of the membership
to suspend rules to allow intro
duction.
Gov. Tawes repeatedly re-
fused to make the titling tax
increase a part of his legislative
program because he already has
proposed an increase in the
sales tax and the State cigarette
tax and did not want his adj
ministration to be in the posi-
ton Of recommending another
increase. However, it was in
Dictated the Governor is not
opposed to the bill.
Distribution Outlined
Mr.. Lee said the version to
be introduced in the House
would require that half of the
Sc million be distributed on the
basis Of motor vehicle registra-
ton within the counties and
half on road mileage. Titling
tax revenues to the counties
now are distributed on a road
mileage basis which the large
suburban counties feel discrim-
mates against them.
Mr.. Funk last night presented
survey to members of the
Legislature showing a need for
approximately $267 million in
the next Is years for secondary
road construction.
The report recommended new
construction of 1871 miles of
roads. 1t also recommended
that LOO miles of roads now
in the State secondary system
be transferred to the counties
for maintenance.
The report listed 1853 miles of
new secondary roads needed
for Montgomery County at a
cost of $29.1 million. The
figure for Prince Georges was
100 miles at 1898 million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-16
BY GEORGE WILSON
Star Staff Writer


After five years and count
less meetings Washington to-
day has a design for the Tenth
Street Mall which has sur
vived the fearsome gantlet of
city planners.
The new mall to run between
independence avenue and the
new Maine avenue S.W. will
play "a significant role in our
urban renewal history" John
r. SearleS, jr.. executive direct
or Of the Redevelopment Land
Agency, said.
He termed the Tenth Street
Mall the psychological link be-
tween the present and future
Westinghouse link as import
ant to the minds eye as the
mall running between the Cap
itol and Washington Monu-
ment.
Urban renewal officials are
counting on this new mall to
keep Southwest from being con-
sidered as an island cut off
from the mainland of the cap
ital.
1000 Feet Long
Also, the mall development
plan puts urban planners on
trial. They were given a chance
to break the mold and show
what they could do about build
ing beauty into the heart of
the city. They will be judged
to a significant degree by this
$5.5 million Tenth Street Mall
project.
What they came up with is a
mall 1000 feet long and up to
400 feet wide starting at indie
pendence avenue and terminal
ing in an oval overlook where
pedestrians can relax among
trees and view the scene below
them along the Washington
channel.
Two bronze pylons So feet
high mark the focal point of
the mall development-LEn-
FAINT Plaza. The plaza, under
the plan, is a quadrangle
bounded by three office build
ings and a 1,000-room hotel.
Beneath the plaza is a four
level garage for 1000 cars.
Another office complex is
at the Independence end of the
mall. Here the Federal Gov
eminent plans to build office
building No. 5-four office
buildings expected to cost $42
million and house Navy per-
sonnet.
Soft Light
Wilhelm w. Won Moltke of
Philadelphia, architect retained
by Ewin Engineering Associates
Of Washington to design the
mall, said the overall attempt
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
Fall. Planting
To Be Feature

Fall planting of roses will fea-
ture the monthly meeting of the
Potomac Rose Society in the
auditorium of the Natural His
tory Building, 10th st. and Con-
stitution ave-, November 16 at
8 pm.
In addition, to the discussion
of rose varieties and the fall
rose order of the society, there
will also be an illustrated talk
on fall planting of roses.
The annual election of officers
will take place and awards will
be made to those who have
made significant contributions
to the Society during the past
year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16

Mrs. Mary Ward and Robert
Kirk represented the elemen.
tary school at the publicity
workshop held at Broome Jun
ior recently.
American Education Week
brought many parents to school.
Over 400 found time to visit
the elementary school during
the week. At the Washington
Grove Elementary, there were
about 100 visitors; SO parents
tourned out at Open House at
the high school on Friday.
The Civil Defense series con.
tinues at the Civic Center on
Tuesday at eight o'clock. "Safe-
ty and Health will be the topic.
A film will be shown and an
American Red Cross representa-
tive will speak. The public is
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Harper,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Claggett,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Woodfield,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Els
ter and son, Kenneth, We're re-
Gently received into Epworth
Methodist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. v. Hursts
young son, Gregory Lane
Hurst, was baptized by the Rev.
Malcolm Wright last Sunday.
Mrs. Marian Wright, prin-
cipal of Gaithersburg Elemen-
tary, is organizing a committee
of parents for curriculum
study. Mrs. Wright asks in
terested parents to get in touch
with her at the school.
Herman viii, jr., National
Board on Christian Social Con-
Germs, spoke at Washington
Grove Methodist Church on
Sunday.