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Evening star., 1961-09-11
BETSY WRITTEN
OFF AS THREAT
BY the Associated Press

The Weather Bureau today
wrote Hurricane Betsy off as
a real danger and predicted it
would lose intensity over the
next IL hours.
But the bureau, in saying it
was issuing no more advisorieS
on Betsy. warned all shipping
to continue exercising caution
in the area of the gale winds.
Unlike Carla, which is buff
feting the Texas Louisiana
coasts. Betsy is travelling at sea
and missing the United States
mainland. The Weather Bureau
figured Betsy was about $50
Evening star., 1961-09-11
EMBASSY
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
to Washington Saturday night
to get the facts on the fire.
Speculation was that the
whole thing may have been an
inside job, committed by some
one inside lthe Embassy either
for propaganda purposes or
for some other reason. This
theory was supported by re-
ports that the windows broken
on the third floor were smashed
from the inside, leaving Shards
of glass outside on the sills.
1t appears there were five
separate fires set about the
same time in the bedroom.
Russian Version
The Russian version Of the
story is that unknown persons
tried to set fire to the Embassy
but that the Russians extin-
guished the blaze themselves.
American officials are saying
little, beyond deploring all fires
in general and embassy fires
in particular, until investigators
can unravel the mystery.
Inspector Richard ]. Felber,
third in command of the
Detective Bureau, kept silence
about what he and a squad
Of policemen found when they
were called to the Embassy
about 8:45 pm. Saturday. He
referred all questions to the
State Department.
Mr.. Menshikov is in Russia
on vacation and his charge
d'affaires, Mikhail Smirnov-
sky, spoke for the Embassy
when the Soviets decided to
protest. nearly three hours af-
ter the blaze.
Demands to See RuSk
At $50 pm. the top-ranking
Red demanded to see Secretary
of State Dean Rusk, who must
have been puzzled since the
Russians had not called the
Fire Department or notified
police.
At 7:15 pm. Mr.. Rusk re-
turned to his State Department
office. met Mr.. Smirnovsky,
and received a protest from
him. The State Department
was extremely shy about con-
firming even the receipt of the
protest but Mr.. Smirnovsky
gave reporters this statement:
IAN attempt was made today
by unknown persons to set fire
to the Soviet Embassy. The fire
was quickly put out by Embassy
personnel. The Charge DAT
faires Smirnovsky called on
Secretary of State Rusk and
stated his strongest protests
against this unprecedented
criminal act"
Mr.. RuSk deplored the event,
ordered an inquiry. and in
Evening star., 1961-09-11
HURRICANE
HURRICANE
Towns and Cities Are Flooded
Continued From First Page

Is feet off the ground in an
elevated house.
They had no choice except to
ride out the wind and tides. All
communications to them were
cut.
AS far inland as Bay City, 20
miles from the coast. Carla's
Slashing winds ripped out power
service and telephone commune
cations.
At Port Lavaca, on Mata-
gorda Bay, 5000 Of the city's
10000 persons left for high
ground and winds reached 10
miles an hour.
Shortly after daybreak, tides
Surged to 10.7 feet above
normal at Port Aransas.
Guardsmen Patrol Area
Sheet metal, poles, broken
glass and trees flew through
the air in Corpus Christi. Ma
tional Guardsmen with loaded
rifles patrolled against looting.
Corpus Christi reported
nearly five inches of rain since
midnight and the deluge con-
tinued. Eight thousand tele-
phones went out of operation
there.
Surging waves tossed a large
shrimp boat atop a l5-foot sea-
wall. All of North Beach at
Corpus Christi was flooded. 1t
is crowded with beach houses
and motels.
The 173 mile-an-hour wind
struck Port Arkansas about day
break.
The Weather Bureau office
in Chicago, labelling Carla the
most intense hurricane to strike
the Texas coast this century,
said perhaps it may be the
worst in Texas history.
Many Ghost Towns
Many of the towns and cities
on the coast were ghost towns,
only a handful of persons,
mostly disaster crews, remain
ing.
Boats cruiSed the downtown
strets of Galveston, where water
rose S to 6 feet deep in a 100
block area. Tides were 10 feet
above normal and still rising at
the island city.
Ninety per cent of the 35
by 2-mile island was under
water, but at a late hour only
about 10 per cent of homes were
awash.
A 17-foot seawall offers
major protection from the
battering of high tides and
waves from the gulf side of the
island, but tides push water
through the unprotected back
and sides of the city and sur
rounding area.
Water rose 4 feet above the
docks in Galveston, a major
gulf coast shipping point.
Homes Wash Away
About 200 beach homes on
stills below the seaw all
crumbled under the battering
waves and washed away.
Dreamland Cafe, a pier struc-
ture, caved into the gulf during
the night.
Galveston's John Sealy Hos
pital, a part Of the University
of Texas Medical Center, which
draws patients from throughout
the State, had only 10 per cent
of its electricity and power
operating.
The Galveston News pub
lished a 4-page paper for legal
reasons but there was no dis
tribution.
At Port Lavaca at midmorn-
ing, an official Of the city asked
Evening star., 1961-09-11
Mexican Hurvesters

MEXICO CITY, Sept. IL
(AP.-The government reports
that 171,021 Mexicans have
gone to the United States this
year to help harvest crops. The
total is about 10000 less than
last years figure.
Evening star., 1961-09-11
NUCLEAR
Continued From First Page

continued from flrSL rage
with the Soviet Unions own
repeated expressions of con-
Germ as to the health hazards
OF such testing"
Both leaders repeated their
readiness Ito negotiate a con-
trolled nuclear test ban agree
ment of the widest possible
scope" Negotiations for such
ban collapsed completely
after Russia, and then the
United States, announced they
would resume nuclear tests. Mr..
Kennedy said the United States
tests would be underground.
Blasts Near NOvaya Zemlya
The Acc said both of yes
terday's blasts took place in the
Artic region in the vicinity of
Novaya Zemlya, an island
which has been used in the
past for detonation of large
Soviet nuclear devices.
: This is the third location
used by the Russians. The first
three shots in the present series
we're in the Semipalatinsk area
Of Central Asia. The fourth
test was east of Stalingrad.
Sharpeyed readers of Pravda
learned yesterday for the first
time of the resumption of tests.
Buried in a lengthy text of
an interview last Tuesday with
Cyrus L. Sulzberger of the New
York Times, Mr.. Khrushchev
twice mentioned the new tests.
He said, Now that we have
started tests :" and I'VE
shall continue the tests we have
begun"
Keating Urges Cleansing
Meanwhile, Senator Keating,
Republican of New York, urged
an intensive search for means
of air publication to combat
nuclear fallout.
Citing the new series of Rus
sian tests, Senator Heating said,
1T certainly makes sense for
us to spend as much money
on ways to clear the atmos-
phere of radioactive fallout as
on shelters to protect us from
that danger"
And while the Russians an
bounced plans for new rocket
tests in the Pacific, the chief
of the North American Air
Defense Command urged more
speed in developing a defense
against intercontinental ballis-
tic missiles.
The Soviet Union announced
yesterday series of tests of
more powerful and improved
multistage carrier rockets in
the central Pacific. The tests
begin Wednesday and end Oc-
tober Is.
:, Air Force Gen. Lawrence S
Kuter, said that perfection OF
an snti-missile system such as
the United States Army's Nike
Zeus is urgent.
Gen. Kuter said the anti
missile system was the No.
ail'Sdefense problem.
Evening star., 1961-09-11

statute miles northwest of the
most Western Azores Islands
at noon, EDIT.
Evening star., 1961-09-11
BigWoves, High Winds
Lash Louisiana Coast

LAKE CHARLES, La, Sept. IL (AP).-Giant ana
high winds stirred by Hurricane caa surged Lous
ana's deserted. marshy coast today.
The vicious hurricane spawned at least three tonadoes
which struck at South Louisiana night Kap-
Evening star., 1961-09-11
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Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
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Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
NAACP To Honor
wilkins AT Dinner

New York-Roy Wilkins, execu
tive secretary Of the National As
sociation for the Advancement ol
Colored People, will be honored
at a testimonial dinner here New
Years Day, Mrs. Jessie M. Vann
of Pittsburgh, chairman of the
NAACP Board Of Directors sp0ns.
oring committee, announced this
week.
The dinner, to be held at the
Roosevelt Hotel, will pay tribute
to Mr.. wilkins 80 years of "dedi-
Gated service and leadership in
the Fight for Freedom" Mr.. Will
kins joined the NAACP staff as
assistant secretary on August Is,
1881. -
In a letter to NAACP branches
throughout the country, Mrs. Vann
expressed the belief that Mr.. Will
kins' outstanding record of devo-
LlUII W IIl0 CdUSC vi 1ACCuOAAI cAiiNs
equality deserves recognition and
appreciation from all who have
shared in the benefits of his long
and active career"
The letter askes the branches to
conduct intensified membership
and fund raising drives in honor Of
the NAACP leader. They are asked
to expand membership increasing
funds in multiples of 80 as a tri-
butte to Mr.. wilkins 80 years with
the Association. Reports on the
results of the drive will be made at
the testimonial dinner on Jan. 1.
Serving with Mrs. Vann on the
committee are the following Board
members; Mrs. Daisy Bates, Lit
tie Rock; Max Delson, New York
City; DR.. Harry j. Greene, Phila-
delphia; Samuel Williams, Orange
N. j.; and the treasurer of the AS
sociation, Alfred Baker Lewis of
Greenwich, Conn. @
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
new BOOK ON NEGRO
life IS PUBLISHED

New York-Today's civil rights
struggle is merely an eXtentiOn
of the fight initiated by the Aboli-
tionists $50 years ago, stated Pro-
fessor Dwight L. Dumond of the
University of Michigan, at a re-
ception here this week.
The gathering, attended by up
wards of 100 prominent person
ages, marked the publication of
DR.. Dumond's new book "Anti-
Slavery: The Crusade for Free
dom in America" The reception
was sponsored by the NAACP.
DR.. Dumond was presented by
Bishop Stephen Gill Spottswood,
chairman of the Associations Ma
tional Board of Directors. T h e
book is published by the University
of Michigan Press.
The profusely illustrated. 422-
page volume has been highly prais-
ed by DR.. John Hope Franklin,
chairman, department of history.
Brooklyn College. and by others
who have reviewed it in the New
York press.
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
NEGRO NAMED TO :
ACADEMY BY SQL0N

Joe w. Fortson, attends the Air
Force A c a d e my in Colorado
Springs, Colo. The 2O-year-old
Waxo, Texas, youth is attending
the academy under the sponsor
ship of Rep. W. r. (Bob) Poage.
The Negro is the first to attend the
Academy sponsored by a southern
lawmaker. He is one of six Negro
cadets In the Academy'S freshman
class.
Fortson's selection by the Texas
solon was regarded by Pentagon
officials. as a pioneering move.
FortSon was an honor student and
the Understanding in his gradual
ing class, from Carver High School
in Waco. The lawmaker had only
one slot to fill from which he had
to choose one from a list of well
over a hundred candidates. Rep.
Poage picked Fortson solely on
the basis of his record and achieve
mentS. .5
Another: advance appointment,
took place in Washington, where
Mrs. Virginia Battle, formerly a
secretary in the Boston office of
the President, began work as a
secretary for Secretary of Interior
Steward l.. Udall in Washington.
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
Football Tournament
Slated For November

The Maricopa County Parks and
Recreation Department will con-
duct its second annual flag foot
ball tournament on November 8,
10, 13, IA, and Is. Thirty teams
are expected to enter.l
Any boy who is enrolled in gram
mar school and will not reach his
18th birthday before December 1,
1861, is eligible to play in the tour
nament.
For this tournament a classifi-
cation limit has been set. Taking
half the weight plus the height, no
player can exceed a classification
total of 1876.
The tournament will be single
elimination affair with trophies
being awarded to the first and
second place winners. A plaque will
be presented to the team showing
the best all-around SpOrtSmanShip
and certificates will be given to the
eleven members of the all-tourna-
ment team selected by tournament
officials.
To enter the tournament a team
must have its roster submitted
to the Maricopa County Parks and
Recreation Department no later
than 500 pm. Tuesday, October
81, 1861.
There is no entry fee for enter
ing the tournament. Additional in
formation concerning the tourna-
ment can be obtained by writing
to Football Tournament, Maricopa
County Parks and Recreation De.
partment, 622 West Tamarisk Ave,
Phoenix al, Arizona, or calling
BR 6-4203.
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
NAACPlaunches
Holiday Campaign

New YOrk-Announcement that
the NAACP has launched its 1861
annual substitute Christmas Card
project was made here this week
by Roy. Wilkins, executive secre-
tary. W @ -
Introduced last year by The
Links. national women's club or
ganization and longtime NAACP
supporter the Christmas card sub
stitute plan is the NAACP's most
recent Embarrassing venture.
It asks for contributions to the
Association Of the money usually
spent on Christmas cards. In re-
turn, contributors receive attrac-
tive announcement cards designed
by Miss Louise jefferson, noted
free lance artist.
The card. in part, reads:
"Our Holiday greeting card mon
ey is being sent to the Freedom
Fund of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People to help advance the year
round fight for human dignity and
to aid in clearing the way for the
Freedom Riders. We invite you to
do likewise"
MIR. wilkins noted that the pro-
ject netted over $4,000 last year,
its first year of operation. How
ever, larger sum is anticipated
this year due to an earlier start.
All of The Links 88 chapters in
27 states are participating.
Sixty-nine of The Links chapters
are fully paid NAACP life mem
bers. An additional twelve are sub
scribing. The Link started this
campaign in 1854. Since then they
have contributed $250,0O0 to the
work of the Association.
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
SHRINERS GIVE
$1,000 TO
DEFENSE FUND

New York-The NAACP Legal
Defense and Educational Fund re-
ceived a 5000 donation from the
Imperial Council of Prince Hall
Shriners this week. The donation
was the annual Shriner contribu-
tion to the NAACP Legal Research
Fund.
The presentation was made by
Charles Dargan, Natl. Director of
the, Shriner'S NAACP Foundation
Drive, to outgoing Director Coun-
sci Thurgood Marshall in the Legal
Defense Fund offices at 10 Co
lumbus Circle, New York City.
John Lewis, Grand Master of
Prince Hall MasonS of Louisiana;
William Fitzpatrick, Sr., of Nabar
Temple, Atlanta, Ga; Baxter F.
Jackson, Medina Temple. New
York, N. Y; Rev. E. Harrison
Clark, a past Potentate. and Leon
Berry, Deputy Imperial Potentate
were present at the ceremony.
Mr.. Marshall cited the Shriners
for their continued annual support
of. the Legal Defense Fund and
its activities. Mr.. Marshall, who
is himself a Nobel of the Mystic
Shrine and an active member of
Medina Temple No. 10 in N e W
York City. resigned last week to
take federal judgeship, culmi-
mating twenty-five years of serv-
ice to the legal work of the
NAACP.
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
I
aaes |,
AYiz.,s.a So
Boxi,,g ham, Iea &

Hos q. 8
Wilson, present quarterback.

Wilson, present quarterback.
And here at South Mountain High
there's boy, Earliest Nelson-re,
member the name. He's the broth
er of Darnel Nelson who is max
ing them all sit up and take notice
at Tempe. Earliest is sophomore
and he will be great one.
Over at Mesa they've got a guy
by the name of Andy Livingston.
He's the brother Of a U of A great
Warren Livingston. Fans will re-
member when Warren opened last
years Arizona State game with a
6O-yard touchdown jaunt.
Already tnis year Andy has
colleges far and wide looking
for a chance to get him to
their school. Only 16 years of
age, Andy has scored 1O5 points
in six games. He has as many
tOuchdOwnS-17-aS most backs
have points.
Here's the chart of his senior
season: One touchdown against st.
Mary's, two VS.. Tucson, three VS..
Scottsdale. Carl Hayden and Fer.
min Lesuen of San Pedro, Calf,
and five last week against Phoenix
Union.
Over at Phoenix Union coach
Shanty Hogan has shifted some
Of his big backs around. Main
shift is Charles Bobo from full.
back to halfback. The 200-pound
former Phoenix Union star scored
three touchdowns. Gary Hansaw
is holding down the fullback post
/
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26

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Arizona sun., 1961-10-26

Hi Sports Fans,
/ hope boxing fans will turn
out to see the big battle be-
tween myself and Fred McWil-
liams next Wednesday. I'll
guarantee you that Fred and l
will give you a battle that you
won't forget very long. 1t will
be a 12-rounder and my Ari-
zOna state welterweight title
will be on the line.
This is a natural" Two home
boys fighting for the title. Fred
surprised me last time by going
10 rounds. He is fast and has a
good assortment of punches. His
left jab is excellent and his right
hand is pretty Sneaky. He moves
away from a punch real good.
The Capitol boxing club is pro-
noting this and l expect all of my
fans will be out roofing for me.
And | know Fred will have h i S
friends out so there ought to be
two real good roofing sections at
Madison Square Garden.
Come on out.
/ can't help but notice how
Eae University Of Arizona at
Tucson and State University at
Tempe are building up to their
annual big game. They are
both coming through with sem
satiOnal wins. There's Tucson
clipping New Mexico (nOt to
mention Nebraska and Oregon,
in close hard-f0ught and SEN
Sati0nal games, and there's
Tempe clipping Utah and Ore
g0n State, and being sensa-
tiOnal.
Relax, they won't play until all
the other foes are out of the way
Then it will be at Tempe and the
date is Nov. Is.
Over at the ''U" the fr0sh
has a couple Of pals Of mine
playing. One is Ted Lawrence
of South High, and the other
is Eddie Bricker of Miami.
They are starters for the team,
which beat New Mexico in a
thriller. think Eddie Bricker
will make them forget Eddie
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
Howard Gets $4,000
Slice Of Series Loot

Elston Howard shares with each
of his. fellow Yankee teammates
s., 900 which each received for
winning the World Series in which
they defeated the Cincinnati Reds.
|Of course the Reds shouldn't feel
so bad as they count their $500
per player out of the Series loot.
Sharing some Of the Reds loot
were, Vada Pinson. Frank Robin
son and other disheartened mem
berS.
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
Youth Asks J.K. To
Move Address Site

Durham, N. C.-The NAACP
youth and college chapters here
have asked President Kennedy to
open the states international Trade
Fair Show from location other
than the Raleigh-Durham airport.
The NAACP charges that James
r. Patton, chairman of the airport
authority, has refused to remove
offensive racial signs from the
airport's rest rooms.
The opening is scheduled for
Thursday, tOct. 12).
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26

In an attempt to end segregation
in legitimate theatres all over the
U.S.. Actors Equity and the Leag-
ue of New York Theatres set a
June 1, 1862 date for compliance.
Equity members will refuse to
in any theatre permitting
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
GHANA' FIRST
WOMAN JURIST

The African republic has accept
ed the first woman. The appoint
ment was that of Mrs. Annie Ji-
agge, circuit Judge, in Ghana's
High (Supreme) Court. Mrs. Ji-
agge, has become the first woma4
to ever hold such a position in the
African Reptlblic.
Arizona sun., 1961-10-26

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Arizona sun., 1961-10-26
Theatre Boycotts Agreed By Actors

segregation in front or behind the
footlights after that date. Out-of'
town theatres have been inform
ed. Equity executive Anguish Dun
can said the 1862 date would al
low theatres to voluntarily enc
segregation.
Evening star., 1961-05-28

Group, Sd Infantry, will plac,
50-star flags for the first time
at all 100000 graves at Arling-
ton.
Four hundred flags, each
atop a red, white or blue cup
cake, will be presented by the
Silver Spring Horizon Club
girls to the Soldiers Home.
Memorial Day itself will be
highlighted by wEeath-laying
ceremonies at gravesides. At
1850 am, Senator Russell,
Democrat of Georgia, chair
man of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, will place
the presidential wreath at the
Tomb of the Unknowns in Ar
lington Cemetery.
At II am. a memorial cere-
mony will be conducted at the
First Division Monument, Sew
enteenth street and New York
avenue NV.
A 15-minute ceremony. in
cluding posting of the colors
and wreath-laying will be held
at the Marine Corps Memorial
in Arlington at 1905 pm.
At 10 am. the Fleet Reserve
Association will conduct me-
mortal services at the Water
gate. The program will include
selections by the Navy Band
Evening star., 1961-05-28

dustry to the man with the
wrench and the man at the
lathe. The Nations highest
priority-DX-applies only to
materials; there is no DIX pri-
ority for the mobilizing of la
Dor. The Nova engine pro-
gram, an essential part Of the
moon project, already has been
delayed a half year by labor
disputes.
Sacrifices Seen
President Kennedy's message
was replete with assurance
that all efforts will be made
to insure the safety Of the
astronauts involved in the
moon venture.
Yet no major national effort
from the building Of the
pyramids to the creating Of the
atomic bomb was carried out
without loss Of life. Men will
be killed before the moon
project is successfully COM
pleted.
If the goal were simply to
land a man on the moon alive
and sustain him there for Q
few weeks OF exploration with
out attempting to return him,
it probably could be accomp-
lished within five years at a
fraction of the cost. The
toughest part of the moon
project is the return and re-
entry phase. Provisions for this
phase add design problems and
bales of money all the way
along the line.
American technology today is
strained to the utmost to build
and launch the Saturn Is
million pound super booster"
rocket now scheduled for flight
tests this summer. At this
moment we do not know how
to design, build and fly a
vehicle 10 times as powerful as
Saturn, as the Nova moon
rocket must be.
Test Flights Limited
And when 1t is finally figured
out how this monster is to be
built, our thinking about reli-
ability, and what constitutes a
safe rocket for a man must be
changed.
Redstones have been under
development for about 10 years,
yet only about three weeks ago
did we get the courage to fly
a man in one. Redstone was
"man-rated" after about 10