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Evening star., 1961-09-29
The .-..-...
Rambler
Experiences
Reminiscent Thrill
By GEORGE KENNEDY

By GEORGE KENNEDY
There was a nip in the
eager air this morning.
The Rambler would have
preferred to sleep late.
But duty called.
AS he felt about the top
drawer for socks, he came
upon a couple of shotgun
shells.
Did that give him ideas!
AS he dressed he patted the
double = barreled 16- gauge
leaning against a corner of
his clothes closet and said:
TT won't be long now"
But he remembered by the
time he arrived at The Star
that all the news about ducks
has been bad.
He telephoned Fish and
Wildlife in the Department
of Interior. A meeting was in
progress. The men who have
been checking the wild wa
terfowl population in the
nesting areas of the North
west were reporting to the
bureau chief, John D. Find
lay.
AS everyone knows, there
are two things to worry
about. The immediate one is
the bomb. The secondary
one is the population explo-
sion.
There is another for those
who enjoy a good wing shot.
The wild duck population is
going, down, down, down.
Evening star., 1961-09-29

of the streetcar and used the
handle as a key on some reverse
mechanism. and we backed up
to the Carroll Arms - almost
humping into a filled streetcar.
The second streetcar waited
and once again the cameras
and our streetcar rolled.
This time the doors swished
open. Mr.. Laughton got off and
that was that.
AS we got off, it was small
Evening star., 1961-09-29

use in the demonstration and
sale of cars.
Spokesman for both the new
and used car dealers leveled a
united attack on Mr.. England's S
recommendations at a Commits
sioners' hearing in the District
Building.
Their position was that
adoption of the proposals would
impose serious, unfair and un-
productive handicaps on the
auto sale firms. If there are
abuses in the use of the special
tags. the spokesmen argued,
more vigorous prosecution, and
not new regulations, is the an
swer.
Looph0le Noted
Mr.. England explained that
the present regulations permit
tags to be used by the COM
pany's owners, employees, GUS
toners and other firms doing
business with the dealer.
The Commissioners were told
by Mr.. England that relatives
or friends of the dealer are
able to make use of these tags
legally by the simple device
of having their names listed
as members of the firm.
The major advantage of hav-
ing a dealers tag is that the
person does not have to own
a car in his own name. A
dealers tag costs $40, whereas
a private tag here costs $22
or $32, depending on the cars
weight. Mr.. England noted. In
addition, the motor vehicle di-
rector said, the person who
has use of car carrying the
special tags does not have tn
pay the city's 2 per cent excise
tax on a. car sale.
According to Mr.. England
one auto dealer here told him
recently that he is using one
of his special tags on his owr
automobile, another on his
wife's car. another for his
father-in-law and still another
for a part-time salesman. Al,
Evening star., 1961-09-29

furious because no one would
let her on.
She didn't care if Charles
Laugmton was on that street.
car, she said. she had to get
home and cook dinner.
AS a technician hustled her
out of camera range, the driver,
seeking another chance at the
bright lights, said he could back
up the streetcar. He took off
the handle, walked to the back
Evening star., 1961-09-29

consolation when some tourists
asked us for our autographs,
especially when a technician
said that after Mr.. Preminger
gets through cutting. the scene
will last maybe Is seconds.
And as we left we couldn't
help wondering if Mr.. Prem
inger's one-take decision was
prompted by the excellence of
our acting or by the onslaught
Of 4:30 pm. rush-hour traffic.
Evening star., 1961-09-29

a baggy white suit and black
hat for his role as Senator
Seab Cooley.
How does a man get off a
street carr" he unused.
1t was something he didn't
have to worry about this time
because the driver forgot to
stop. He overshot the cameras
and the Old Senate Office
Building and Mr.. Preminger
and an elderly lady who was
Evening star., 1961-09-29
D. C. Studies Curbs
On Dealer Tag Use
England Charges License Abuse;
Auto Trade Group Hits Proposals
By SAM EASTMAN
Star Staff Writer

Auto dealers of special license should be restricted
to dealers from lending with such licenses to
friends and relatives the Districts motor vehicle director
said today.
The director England said tougher regulations
the of the metal cpon tags legitimate
Evening star., 1961-09-29
Fewer Pupils
Failing Here;
Reason Inexaci
Dr.. Hansen Sees
Special Education
As Key Factor
BY DAVID BREASTED
Star staff Writer

Fewer District elementary
school pupils are flunking each
year, but the figure needs a.
close second look, School Supt.
Carl F. Hansen said today.
The number of children fail
ing promotion to the next grade
last year was 7.3 per cent. COM
pared with 8.6 per cent the
previous year. This continued
a steady trend of the past four
years. but other factors are
causing serious thought, DR..
Hansen said.
The key factor in the whole
Ipicture is the sharp increase in
special education, a category
laden with over-age pupils,
another critical element in the
outlook, according to DR.. Han
sen.
Failures Weeded Out
The net result of the in
creased special education ef-
| fort has been wedding out of
pupils, largely over-age, who
previously kept the elementary |
failure rate up.
Another factor in the ap-
parent Improvement in the
failure rate from 1913 per cent
in 1867 to 7.3 per cent last
year was the new junior pri-
mary grade which gives an
other year of primary prepara-
tion to pupils.
Another side to the coin. DR.. |
Hansen added, was the "hor-
rible thought" that maybe
schools are promoting sub
standard pupils. It's always
possible that youngsters are
being allowed to pass who
shouldn't be-" he said.
There's always the brutal
question. How can you CORE
late a decreasing failure rate
with the large number of pupils
in the lower 25 per cent on
achievement teSts?'" DR.. Han
sen observed.
All Tests Relative
He said he had no handy
theory to explain this. other
than the fact that all achieve
ment tests are relative to
norms.
Dr.. Hansen also said that he
could only explain the Districts
abnormal incidence of over
age pupils, weighty factor in
pupil performance, by the high
number of incoming students
from outside the District. and
high retention rate in the
school system.
The overall answer to the
older student increase, partic-
ularly in special education. is
that I'VE have more children
with more problems. deep-seat-
ed, long lasting hard-core fam
lily problems"
Shift in Math Score
DR.. Hansen. in further COM
ment on achievement text re-
suits. said that higher arith- (
metic scores this year repre- /
sent quite shift. Consistent
ly, in the past, arithmetic
scores have been lower than
the verbal scores.
This indicates childEen have
capacity to do better lob
than they are doing in other
areas" DR.. Hansen observed.
Reading requires reasoning, he
pointed out.
In reporting results of the
summer milk and cracker pro-
gram, made possible through a
$4,000 gift from an anony-
nous donor. DR.. Hansen said
he had hopes of expanding the
program into other efforts in
the future. +
/ AT a press conference this
morning, J. c. Turner, presi-
dent of the Greater Washing .
ton Central Labor Council. pre-
sented series of IS films en-
titled Americans at Work" to
he PNord Of FI1,oo fia,o
Evening star., 1961-05-21
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cost you SO cents or more on each tankful.
And carbon can lead to engine roughness, costly
spark plug replacement and other repair bills.
Gulf controls carbon. Gulf concentrates on pro-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-12
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This Week WOmen'S Editor

FoR THE FIRST TIME insmodern history, hair
styles are just as important a part of fashion as
clothes. Within just the last few years, women
have begun to watch and follow the trends in Golf
fures as closely as the rise and fall of hemhnes.
Largely responsible for the big change is
group of men who have made hairdressing pro-
fession and an art instead of trade. The current
top crop of hair stylists include the six men whom
I've interviewed to find out their thoughts and
advice about hair Their own words start on the
next page.
Thierry, tall, handsome young man who is
a recent arrival from Paris, reigns at the Helena
Rubinstein Salon. Michel KGSGH is another
trend-setting French import who directs num-
Der of salons across the country.
John Fonda, a man who has very definite
ideas about hair, has won many prizes for his
work. Mr. Kenneth of Lilly Dache, Jackie Ken
nedy's favorite hairdresser, recently became the
first hair stylist to win Coty American Fashion
signs are seen on famous and chic women every
where you look, started the country off on several
hairdo RACES. Claude is shy but sophisticated
Frenchman who caters especially to elegant and
distinguished women.
Nov turn the page for the experts
Evening star., 1961-12-23
THEY'LL BRAG LATER
Orphans Enjoyo GoyAffoi

got away and floated to the
ceiling. But that was drowned
out in the piercing blasts of so
toy whistles.
Looking on at the scene were
four sisters from st. AIMS, with
their starched white cornets,
and Joseph Kosiskey, the super
intendent of Junior Village, who
brought 80 Of his 476 charges to
the fete.
The oldest guest was Ken
meth, a blue-eyed 8-year-old
from Junior Village who knew
he was in the home of John F.
Kennedy and was glad to be
there.
The children were brought
to the East Portico in Army
buses, a thrilling circumstance
to some of the boys, and were
ushered into the East Room
whose stately splendors gave
them momentary pause. But
Sister Frances stepped forward
to the gold-eagled piano, which
has known the touch of Harry
Truman, and soon a ragged
little chorus of Joy to the
World" was heard.
Everybody then trooped tt
the Blue Room. where they
beheld Caroline Kennedy!
wondrous toy-hung Christina.
tree, and the institution chill.
dren Immediately distinguished
themselves by falling into linz
and waiting patiently for Santa
Claus. The Presidents nephew
. Stephen Smith, exhibiting tn,
Evening star., 1961-12-23
MERRY SOCIALIST CHRISTMAS
Hammer and Sickle
Decorate Havana

mings some traditional customs
were preserved.
Old World carols could be
heard daily on the radio and on
one morning this week Christ
mas chimes sounded clearly on
the telephone between rings.
A few dealers offered Christ
mas pine trees for sale but
business was slack. Cubans
were told instead to use palm
leaves for decorations.
Strangely enough, however.
one huge decorated tree stood
in front Of a new government
housing development across the
bay in Havana East.
Usually at this time of year
Havana is preparing for the
influx Of American tourists but
things have changed with prep
arations instead to make 1862
the year of planification" to
boost industry and farming.
Luxury hotels that formerly
catered to foreign tourists now
house a variety of tenants.
The Havana Libre-formerly
the Hilton-is used as govern
ment guest house. The Riviera
on Malecon Seaside drive has
retained some of its plush at
mosphere as a favorite for dip
lomatic delegations from Com
munist countries. The Nacional
is used as a dormitory for
youth groups visiting Havana.
Evening star., 1961-12-23

HAVANA, Dec. % (AP).-
The Red Star with Hammer
and Sickle and signs Merry
Socialist Christmas" (Felices
Pascuas Socialistas) are the
dominating symbols for this
years Christmas in Havana.
All week long throngs of
shoppers crowded the colon
naded sidewalks of downtown
Havana. They seemed to have
plenty Of money. The govern
ment ordered Christmas bo-
muses. for all workers.
The shoppers were in a free
spending mood despite repeated
pleas over the government radio
not to buy more than necessary
so others would not go without.
More fresh foods were sold
in limited quantities with long
lines at nationalized super
markets.
People seemed more interested
in foods. clothes and trivia than
other goods. Appliance stores
offering products from Iron
Curtain countries and some
leftover American-made items
were virtually deserted.
Many Roman Catholic
churches made no mention OF
holding the traditional Christ
mas eve midnight mass.
Despite the Socialist trim
Evening star., 1961-12-23

traditional Kennedy go, raced
up to his cousins, the children
of the Attorney General, and
urged them forward. But Mrs.
Robert F. Kennedy told them
that the form was to wait, and
they did.
Santa Claus was Sandy Fox,
whose usual job as chief callig-
rapher of the White House is
to pen invitations to larger
guests of the White House. He
had a minor problem with one
little girl, whose life apparently
Is full Of choices. She sue
cessively turned down a jump
rope cI already have one")
and a top c"That's for my
brotherD. She settled for a
book. The children from St.
AIMS and Junior Village, hav-
ing learned early to take what
they can get, accepted what
ever was offered.
After an hour Of high gaiety,
the guests began to depart
leaving a trail of gum drops
paper hats and candy cane frag.
ments clear out to the portico
One small boy, who had never
seen butler before, but likeo
the idea, handed his balloons tt
the man to hold while he strug-
gled into his outer wraps.
Other buffers not engaged in
finding hats and gloves were
performing similar ser-'ices
The Army buses drew up to the
door, and the children left this
entirely acceptable place.
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Picture on Poee Az

State Dining Room, happily
spooning up her Santa Claus
ice-cream mold. Somebody
asked her If she knew whose
house it was.
Yes" she said. Its my
grandmother's house."
Donald. S, put her right. "It's
st. AIMS new home" he de-
clared.
But even If the party-goers
weren't quite clear about where
they were.- they liked every
thing about the place-the but
lerS, the balloons. the Christ
mas tree and the presents.
The occasion was Christmas
party given by the White House
staff for some so homeless chill
dren from st. AIMS Infant
Asylum and Junior Village
They were Joined by children
Of the Kennedy family and
their friends.
Everyone hit it off beauti-
fully. The only fights were
with balloons and the only cry
ing was heard when a balloon
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Joseph Kennedy
Off Critical List

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
Dec. % (APO President Ken
nedy's father was taken off the
critical list at st. Mary's Hos
pital here today.
However, the medical bulletin
which said 73-year-old Joseph
p. Kennedy's general condi-
ton is no longer critical" also
said it is impossible to predict
the extent to which he will re-
cover from the effects of e
stroke Tuesday. His right side
is partly paralyzed and his
ability to speak is restricted.
Earlier Story on Page A-5)
Evening star., 1961-12-23
NEW SHOWDOWN
DUE IN KATANGA

LEOPOLDvIILE, The Congo,
Dec. % (AP) Another show
down over Katanga secession
loomed today after refusal by
the provincial cabinet to act
on President Noise Tshombe's
unity pact with the central
Congo government.
The Katanga cabinet de-
clared itself incompetent" to
authorize Mr.. Tshombe's agree
ment with Congo Premier
Cyrille Adoula after listening
yesterday to a report on their
See CONGO, Page Ala
Evening star., 1961-12-23


Mr.. Macmillan, the President
is said to have felt frustrated
by the difficulties of trying to
chart allied actions by tele-
phone and cable.
These Illustrations repeatedly
disappeared by the time he
flew back to Palm Beach last
night with British agreement
that Soviet advances in nuclear
weaponry revealed by Russia's S
atmospheric tests this fall made
it necessary to prepare for a
resumption of United States
atmospheric testing.
No Definite Decision
Thus his decision-which he
has not made yet-on whether
to resume American nuclear
testing in the atmosphere will
not be inhibited by concern
over British reaction.
If he decides such tests are
needed, Britain may permit
them to be held on Christmas
Island. American experts con-
slider this mid-Pacific British
possession an ideal testing
ground.
Mr.. Macmillan did not make
any specific agreement for the
use of Christmas Island for the
time being. Strong opposition
to atmospheric testing among a
large segment of the British
Evening star., 1961-12-23
LAWS. DEBT
TO CHRIST

cHRIST'S INFLUENCE on mod
en law is troeed by Barnard T.
Welsh, professor Of low at American
University, today on the Church
Pose, At.
SHRAPNEL from Joponese bombs
hit 1t. Kennedy's PIT 100 on q petrol
in the Poetic, Robert J. Donoyon
writes in the seventh Of a series on
President Kennedy's war expert
ences. See Pose All.
Evening star., 1961-12-23

public makes this a trouble
some domestic question for him.
On Berlin, the Bermuda talks
brought to a head a long series
of interallied discussions on
the question of how to approach
Russia for possible negotiations.
The President and the British
Prime Minister, repeatedly
agreed that French President
de Gaulle has little support for
his refusal to participate in
moves toward such negotia-
tions, decided not to let his
attitude block diplomatic ap-
proaches to Moscow agreed
upon by them. West Germany
and other NATO allies.
De Gaulle Not Invited
A published report that Gen.
de Gaulle had been invited by
the President to attend the Ber-
muda meeting is not true. Mr.
Kennedy intends to consult
Gen. de Gaulle on the diplo-
matte probings in Moscow, but
he does not intend to worry
about whether he approves
every move.
| Mr.. Kennedy and Mr.. Mac
milan agreed in the communi-
que ending the Bermuda meet
ing, that United States Ambas-
sador Llewelyn E. Thompson
will make the initial contact
with the Soviet Foreign Min.
lister in an effort to ascertain
whether a reasonable basis fol
negotiation can be found
Britain's Ambassador in Mos.
COW. Sir Frank Roberts, will
! See POLICY, Page A;
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Subsidies Spur Building
BY MARY McGRORY
Star Staff Writer

They may brag about it in
years to come, but a number of
yesterdays guests at the White
House had no idea where they
were at the time.
Rita, age 3, resplendent in
powder-blue nylon, sat in the
Evening star., 1961-12-23

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mas, it will be the second year
in q row. Last year more than
8 inches Of snow fell here
on December II and IL, and at
least an inch was still on the
ground on Christmas Day.
The big holiday exodus was
still going on today at Union
Station and at the two major
bus depots. But the rush for
airline flights to points else
where apparently ended early
yesterday.
A National Airport spokes-
man said the peak of the rush
there was on Thursday. The
airlines brought in extra per-
sonnel yesterday but found
little for them to do. Today
also was normal at the airport.
But the bus terminals were
doing a land-office business
today with a crowded con-
course and every ramp in use.
The big trend was for travel
to the South and West, a bus
company spokesman said. He
said one southbound bus de-
parture yesterday was aug
mented by 80 extra sections.
Hundreds Of extra buses. some
See HOLIDAY, A-12
Evening star., 1961-12-23
Holiday Train
Crash Kills 68
ItuIiun Rail Car
In fotul Plunge

CATANZARO, Italy, Dec. 23
(AP .-Sixty-eight persons
were killed today when a rail-
way car jammed with Christ
mas shoppers and workers
snapped loose from the end Of
a train and plunged 100 feet
into a river bed, police reported.
At least 33 persons were in
jured, many seriously.
Police originally had said "a
died and thought all bodies
had been removed. Then they
cut behind twisted steel and
found more bodies. This led
them to continue their grim
work.
Car Breaks Loose
The last car Of a three
coach train broke loose on a
trestle and crashed into rocks
at the foot of a river embank-
ment.
The Ssenger train was
jammed with travellers heading
to Catanzaro - in Calabria in
the toe of the Italian boot
for work, school and last-minute
Christmas shopping.
The death car came loose as
the train was crossing a bridge
on the river Fiumarella just
outside Catanzaro.
The first two cars-one a
self-propelled diesel passenger
car that was pulling the others
continued across the bridge.
The third had barely touched
the bridge when it went off the
tracks and plunged to the rocky
river bed below.
The train was travelling from
Soveria- -Mannelli to Catanzaro
a distance of Is miles.
Soldiers Joined police and
firemen in the hourS-long res
cue operations in a steady rain.
Packed With Shoppers
Hospitals in this town of 27,-
GOT in Southern Italy sent Out
calls for blood donors. Doctors
and nurses who had started va.
cations were called back to re-
Iinforce the holiday medica
staffs. Catanzaro is in the La
Sila foothills overlooking the
Gulf of Squillance.
Villagers bound for last
minute c hris t m a S shopping
sprees in Catanzaro packed the
diesel-powered d train as IL
rounded a curve and roareo
across the small River Fiumar-
ella between here and Soveria-
Mannelli.
1t was one of the worst rail-
road tragedies in the history oi
Southern Italy. In 1914, $50 per.
sons died of suffocation in 9
tunnel near Potenza when 6
steam engine stalled and fume:
overcame the passengers before
they could make their way out
Evening star., 1961-12-23
'Affront'
Halls Trip TO
East Berlin
u. S. Commundunt
Rejects Orders
On identification

BERLIN, Dec. % (AP). -
The United States commandant
in Berlin, Mai. Gen. Albert
Watson II, today Cancelled an
appointment at Soviet head
quarters in East Berlin because
of "a calculated afront on the
part Of the Soviets," a United
States spokesman announced.
Gen. Watson Cancelled his call
after refusing to bow to a de-
mand by East German border
guards that three civilian aides
accompanying him identify
themselves.
Gen. Watson, who was in
uniform, was not personally
barred from entering East Ber-
lin. 1t was when East German
guards asked to see the identi-
fication of the aides, who were
in civilian clothing. that the
generals car turned around
rather than bow to the demand,
a United States spokesman
said.
The incident occurred at
Friedrichstrasse, the only cross
ing point for the allies into
East Berlin.
Second Incident
1t was the second such Incl
dent this week. The United
States political adviser, How
ard Trivers. was refused entry
to East Berlin when he refused
to identify himself. He and
two other officials were on their
way 10 an appointment at
Soviet headquarters.
Both Mr.. TriverS and Gen.
Watson were bound for Karl
shorst, the East Berlin suburb
where Soviet headquarters is
located. in official automobiles
Mr.. Trivers was barred Thurs
day.
Referring to today's incident
the spokesman said: "A stiff
protest is being made to the
Soviets about the demand OF
Soviet sector German police al
Friedrichstrasse to have the
accompanying three civilian
aides, including an interpreter
identify themselves"
Protest Is Sharp
Using some of the toughest
language heard from the West
since the Communists put ur
their wall last August, the
spokesman added:
Since the United States
commandant was going tt
Karlshorst by appointment anc
since State Department Off.
cials and a civilian Interpreter
have always accompanied hin
today'S action by Soviet sector
German police can only b,
considered a calculated affronr
on the part of the Soviets de,
signed to rupture hitherto exist
ing contacts between the United
States commander and them,
selves"
The spokesman said interfer
ence with United States-Sovie
contacts through this addi
tional provocative restriction
for which the Soviets bear sol
responsibility. will inevitabl,
heighten tension in Berlin at
time when the Soviet govern
ment is proclaiming it's willing
ness to seek peaceful solution
of international problems"
United States authorities dit
not explain why Gen. Watson
i See BERLIN, Page A,