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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

In what is a milestone in
Government personnel matters
the Civil Service Commission
will extend its activities to
Government manpower utiliza-
ton practices.
.oFor the. first time, the CSC
will study agency manpower
practices to see if overstaffing
exists. 1t will also check on what
steps are being taken to cut
down overtime costs, curtall-
ment Of sick leave, absence
without leave, lost time from
accidents, and whether agen-
cies are getting a reasonable
days work" performed by en-
ployes.
The commission will use its
Inspection staff to make these
periodic studies of departments
and agencies and field offices
Reports Of the CSC's findings
will be submitted to the heads
Of the departments and agen-
cies as the reports are COM
pieted. The reports also will 60
TO the White House.
President Kennedy is reported
TO be in strong accord with the
new program to eliminate
wasteful manpower practices in
Government.
For many years congressional
committees as well as individ-
ual members of Congress have
criticized the fact that there
was no one agency in Govern
ment to check on manpowcl
utilization practices in Gov
eminent.
- csc in the past has always
contended that it did not have
LfllS duCnOrlCy.
However, under the new pro-
gram with the strong backing
Of President Kennedy, the csc
under the Craftsmanship of Johr
Macy, will delve into all phase,
of Government manpower prac.
tees.
csc officials emphasize thai
the commission will not try tt
run agencies manpower opera.
lions. What the csc intend.
to do is to study agency man.
power practices, confer will
agency officials on what is be,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10

ministers of defense and chiefs
of staffs discussed specific
questions concerning the en-
hancment Of military prepared
ness of the troops belonging to
the Joint armed forces Of War
saw treaty states.
The meeting instructed the
chiefs of general staffs to work
out practical measures towards
the further strengthening of
defenses of the Warsaw treaty
states stemming from the
agreement reached at the meet
ing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10

ing done and not being done,
and then make specific recon-
mendations when its reports
are made on the various agen-
cies' operations. The inspec-
tons will be on a permanent
continuing basis.
Not only will the department
and agency heads be kept ap-
praised by the csc of their
manpower operations, but the
President also will be fully in
formed.
Agencies will be surveyed to
see if they are fully using the
available number Of employees to
the best possible use, whether
there is a waste Of manpower
and what is being done to as
sure that skills of employees are
being used at the highest level
possible.
4 =
WIDE SCOPE-Other things
the CSC will try to find out in
cludes steps taken to control
employe turnover, use Of over
time, absence without leave, and
time lost from accidents.
The effect of contracting-out
operations, and reorganizations,
on manpower utilization and
operations will also be studied
by the CSC.
The commission also will
want to know what steps are
being taken to insure that
supervisors are effectively mo-
tivating employees and getting
a reasonable days work per-
formed by each employee"
In addition, it will study what
steps have been taken to use
new techniques, procedures and
better equipment to get the
work done.
Agencies also will be asked
what they are doing to orient
and provide continued training
Of supervisors in their personnel
management responsibilities.
A close look will also be taken
by the CSC Of the average sal
airy grade structure Of agencies
and whether the grades have
increased or decreased.
The commission will seek to
find out from agencies whether
they feel that various csc re-
quirements hamper their per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
!, Ruyburn Feels Fine

BONHAM, Tex. Sept. 9 (AP)
House Speaker Rayburn said
today he was feeling fine" at
his home where he is recuperat-
ing from a back ailment. He
said everything is running
smoothly in Washington" and
he doesn't know when he will
return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10

nOI mace any pIdCLlcal moves
toward backing up his stated
readiness for "business-like
talks" with President Kennedy
Mr.. Rusk intends to &c
through with his plan to sound
out Soviet Foreign Minister
Gromyko on the possibility Of
Berlin negotiations. According
to current official thinking
however, his approach will be
tougher than originally plan
ned because Of increasing So
Wet threats and intimidation
against the West.
Mr.. Gromyko plans to attend
the opening sessions Of the
United Nations General Assem-
bly, beginning September 10 in
New York. Mr.. Rusk and other
Western foreign ministers also
will attend.
( State Of Tension
Broad East-West discussions
of the Berlin crisis and the at
tendant danger Of nuclear wal
could develop. But this Is highly
uncertain in the present state
of tension generated by Soviet
threats against the Western air
corridors to Berlin and by So
Wet nuclear test explosions.
Foreign ministers of the
United States, Britain, France
and West Germany will begin q
three-day policy-making con-
ference at the State Depart
ment Thursday. Advance work
will be handled by their senior
aides beginning Monday.
Mr.. Rusk, French Foreign
Minister Maurice Couve de
Murville. British Foreign Sec
rotary Lord Home and West
German Foreign Minister Helm
rich Won Brentano met last in
Paris a month ago.
Mr.. Rusk then was reported
to have favored strong Western
initiatives to get negotiations
started. His position was close
to that Of Lord Home. Couve
de Murville, on the other hand,
reflected French President de
Gaulle's views that the Soviets
might consider such Western
diplomatic moves q sign Of
weakness and fear.
Within the Western group,
Mr.. Rusk's position now APP
pears to be closer to that Of the
French than 1t was when the
ministers met in mid-AuguSt.
Mr.. Khrushchev's rejection
yesterday Of the United States
British proposal Of last Sunday
for a ban on nuclear explosions
in the atmosphere, coupled with
the Soviet campaign against
Western use of the air corridors
to West Berlin, was regarded
in the State Department as
further evidence Of the Soviet
leaders determination TO try to
break down Western resistance
to his Berlin demands.
United States officials said
that in these circumstances the
announcement that the United
States will send about 10000
troop reinforcements to West
Germany should serve the
Western cause much better
than would an eager show Of
interest in negotiation.
Fully Determined
Nevertheless the Western
powers intend to keep open
what Mr.. RuSk terms the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
U.S.. Toughening Stand
On Berlin Negotiations
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press staff Writer

The United States reported yesterday be sfening
its stand Berlin negotiations with Russia Premier
Khushchev mistake for EasWest talks
Western weakness.
Secretary Of State Rusk expected Allied foreign
ministers meeting here Mr. Khrushchev has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
Z Slide Down
Rope, Escape
To West Berlin

BERLIN, Sunday, Sept. 10
(AP.-Twelve East Berliners-
! a family Of four and eight rel
atives-escaped from a second
floor apartment on the East
Berlin border early today and
stepped into West Berlin under
the eyes of Communist police
East German peoples po-
lice" shouted sngrily from a
window three stories above as
the IL slid down a rope from
the partment building in East
Berlin to the street, Bernauer-
strausSe, in West Berlin.
The police were armed with
machineguns but didn't shoot.
The father, whose family
lived in the apartment, told re-
porters he had called all his
relatives together for a family
celebration"
Crowd Of so Watches
The celebrating consisted Of
blocking the apartment door to
keep police out. That done, the
IL used the rope to let down be-
longings - suitcases, carpets
bedding and baskets full OF
dishes.
The Communist police no
ticed the activity and rushed
into the building. They tried
without success to break open
the apartment door as the fam
lily went down the rope, then
they dashed upstairs.
The police apparently decided
not to fire because of a crowd
Of more than so that had gath
cred to watch the escape.
The refugees declined to give
their names.
Brandenburg Gate Plugged
Only yesterday the East Ger
man police plugged up the
Brandenburg Gate because of
the spectacular escape Friday
Of a 22-year-old truck driver.
The driver. Hans Boehm, %,
who said he didn't want to live
under communism any more"
rammed his delivery truck
through the light pole across
one of five openings in the gate
Friday. He then plunged into a
line of barbed wire in front of
the gate, sending steel stanch-
ions flying, and skidded into
West Berlin.
Yesterday, East German Peo-
pies Police brought up truck
loads Of heavy wooden beams
and laid them in front of all
openings in the gate on the
Communist side.
Barbed Wire Strengthened
Workmen under the guns
Of the Peoples Police also
strengthened the barbed wire
obstacle on the West Berlin
side of the gate.
Two more escapes were re-
corded Friday night. A police
man on duty at the Friedrich
Strasse crossing edged up to the
border line and walked across
to freedom.
An interpreter working for
the East German authorities at
the Friedrichstrasse control
point made it by accompany
ing a group OF foreign visitors to
the border and slipping across
with them.
Authoritative sources said
between 100 and 200 East Ger
man refugees still manage to
filter into West Berlin daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
10 Beauties Still in Race
For Miss America Title

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept.
. 9 (AP) The Miss America pa
q geant was narrowed down to 10
semifinalists tonight-with one
Of them to be crowned queen
late in the evening.
. The 10 girls, selected from
among SIS beauty queens, are:
Miss Alabama, Dolores Hod-
gems Of Bessemer.
Miss Arkansas, Frances Jane
Anderson of Pine Bluff.
Miss California. Susan Ann
Henryson of Fresno.
Miss Hawaii, Joan Whitney
Vine Of Honolulu.
Miss Minnesota, Nance Ann
Parkinson Of West st. Paul.
Miss Montana, Joanna Kath-
crime Lester of Missoula.
Miss North Carolina, Maria
Beale Fletcher Of Asheville.
Miss New Mexico, Myrtice
Lee Conn Of Clovis.
Miss Texas, Linda Jacklyn
Lofts Of Fort Worth.
Miss Utah, Carolyn Deann
Lasater Of Salt Lake City.
The winner will succeed
Nancy Anne Fleming, the Mon
.tague (Mich) miss who will
become a college student at
Michigan State University next
week.
Points Gained
The semifinal selections were
made on the basis Of points
gained during three nights Of
preliminary competition and
three days of meetings with
the judges.
From the 10, five finalistS
were to be selected later in the
evening, after more COMPETE
ton in swimsuits, evening
gowns and talent.
- The selection of Miss Amer
lea from the five depends on
their answers to two questions.
One question usually suggests
a witty answer and the other a
serious answer.
Miss America receives a $l0,-
600 scholarship for her college
education or special training. |
She also will be paid some S75,-
900 and expenses for a year of |
personal appearances across !
the nation and abroad.
. To runnerS-up go scholar
ships Of $4,000, $4,000, $4,000
and $500. Each Of the other
five girls in the semi-finals
gets a $1,000 scholarship.
Additional Award
In addition, $1,000 scholar
ships go to Miss Congeniality
fWho will be selected tomor-
row., the most talented dancer,
most talented popular singer,
most talented classical or semi
classical singer, most talented
musician, the two most talented
girls in all other fields and all
preliminary winners who do not .
win one Of the other scholar
ships.
In addition, all other contest
ants in the pageant receive 5000
each.
Miss America Week began
on Monday, when the girls
from all so states, Puerto Rico,
Canada, the District of Column
bia, New York City and Chi
cago registered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-10
Circus for Charity

The Oxon Hill Md Kiwanis
Club will sponsor two perform
ances by the Mills Bros. Circus
Arizona tribune., 1961-11-24
PHILLIPS CINE CHURCH
PLANS TWO PROGRAMS

Lucy Phillips Memoir
ial Church, l40l E. Adams. is
presenting its 4th annual banquet
and mammoth tea, sponsored by
the missionary society, Saturday,
November Is, at 1880 pm.
Reverend George Brooks will
be guest speaker. A short musi-
cal will be presented.
Reservations for the banquet
can be made by calling AL 3-7l56
or tickets may be obtained at
Is North 18th.
On Sunday. Nov. 26. 500 pm.
a musical program will be pre-
sented by the First Institutional
Baptist Mems Chorus and others.
Presentations of previous
years queens will be made and
the new queen for 1861 will b.
crowned by the 1860 queen.
Arizona tribune., 1961-11-24
BRITISH NAY USE
DECIMAL SYSTEM

LONDON Britain s time hon
ored but often battling currency
is threatened with possible dis
placement by decimal coin
age like dollars and cents.
The government is reported
onsidering a switch from the
system of pounds, shillings and
pence. the system that confuses
foreigners and provides a sep
arate field of study for children
in British schools.
A pound is worth $3.50. 1t
is divided into 20 shillings, worth
IA cents each, which in turn
re made up of IL pennies.
Then there are coins like half
crowns. worth two shillings and
sixpence, or 35 cents.
Arizona tribune., 1961-11-24

sons, the results can be just as
damaging to his country as the
passing of secret information to
the enemy"
Maryland is corridor state
for persons travelling between the
UN in New York and Wa ashing-
ton. San Juna's appearance was
part of a campaign by federal
officials to eliminate discrimi-
nation along that route.
Arizona tribune., 1961-11-24

BALTIMORE : In supporting
a proposal to open restaurants
and other places of public accom-
mediation in Maryland to all
races, a State Department of
ficial told Maryland legislators
recently that refusal of some
restaurants in the state to serve
African diplomats has jeopar-
died our foreign policy.
Assistant Chief of Protocol
Pedro San Juan said when an
American citizen humiliates a
foreign representative or another
American citizen for racial rea-
Arizona tribune., 1961-11-24
JAZZ MUSEUM OPENS

NEW ORLEANS, LA A un-
nique dedication was made last
Sunday in the downpouring rain.
A Jazz Museum which will house
some of the history of Ameri-
C an jazz was opened in the French
Quarter.
Led by the Eureka brass band
the parade of 200 jazzophiles
played tunes of years gone by.
The museum housed in for
mer slave quarters on Congo
Square has the worlds largest
collection of jazz mememtoes
including banjo used by Emile
"Stalembread" Lacoume. Pap
LANES drum and Pete Foun-
tain's first clarinet.
Arizona tribune., 1961-11-24

Cutting the traditional wedding cake during the wedding
reception held in their honor Saturday night Mrs.
Bennie Steele.
Mrs. Steele, the former Miss Ida NJ Brooks of Oakland Calf
orna and former Phoenix resident and Mr. Steele
Wedding<NowS Nov. 4.
Rev. Arthur Hutchngs oficiated the ceremony.
The couple have established residence Jefferson
Enjoying the wedding reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. Benne
Steele Mrs. hema Manu. sister of the groom Mr. and Mrs.
Steele Mr. Frazier Brooks, brother of the bride.
They examining few of the beautiful gifts which
ceived by the couple
The reception held Mrs. Robert
Warren, 26l0 W. Madison, last Saturday night.
Pictured above Mr. Mrs. Brooks Mr..
Bennie Steele, Mrs. Carl SIMS and Mrs. Robert Warren.
Mrs. WARREN of held
Saturday. Nov. 18 for the newlyWeds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16
Bethesda Club
Marks 18th Year

The annual meeting and cleo
ton of new officers for the
Woman's Club of Bethesda will
be held on May 16 at 1920 am.
at the Club House on Sonoma
Road. Annual reports will be
given by the different depart
ment chairmen in the morning.
The Fifty Anniversary"
luncheon will be served at 1890
to approximately so honored
guests plus club members.
Mrs. Arthur J. Hilland, act
ing historian of the Club, has
written a 50-year history of the
Club titled New and Old From
tiers through so Years" which
she will present at the after
noon session.
The new officers will be in
stalled by Mrs. James w.
Douthat, State president of the
Federation of Women's Clubs
and Mrs. George d, Nolan,
County president of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16
Miss SomerviIIe Is Bride
In Cathedral Ceremony

Miss Patricia Somerville.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
IS Somerville, Sd, of Kenwood,
became the bride of Peter H.
Donath at the st. Joseph's
Chapel of the Washington Ca
thedral on May 6 Parents of the
bridegroom are DR.. and Mrs
Ernest E. Donath of West Ger
many and Pittsburgh.
DR.. Edward G. Latch per
formed the 5 pm. rites, which
was followed by a small recep
ton at the home of the bride.
The maid of homer was Miss
Jane Schroeder of Washington,
d. c.
DR.. Wilm Donath served as
best man for his brother, and
the ushers included James T.
LeTellier of Washington, D. c.,
and Colin H Marks of Wash.
ington, DC, and Pittsburgh.
Following a wedding trip to
the Caribbean, the couple are
making their home in Osceola,
Ind.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16
DR.. and Mrs. Conner
Travel TO Smokes

Following a wedding trip
through the Great Smokes, the
new DR.. and Mrs. Mark Hale
Conner are making their home
at 400 Colesville Manor dr., Sill
yer Spring. The bride is the for
mer Miss Marian Virginia Bris-
coe, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Henry West Briscoe of
Chevy Chase. The bridegroom
is the son of Mrs. Robert EN-
NETT Conner of Washington,
D. c.
The double-ring nuptial mass
was performed at the st. Luke's
Episcopal Church in Bethesda
on May 6 at 11:30 am, with the
Rev. Raymond Hartzel and the
Rev. Thomas Allen officiating.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a silk
organza gown fashioned with a
lace bodice and scooped neck
line. Her skirt was appliqued
with sequins and lace and end.
ed with a lace train. Her full.
length veil was held in place
by a pearl and sequin crown.
Mrs. James Baumann of Falls
Church was matron of honor
in a yellow silk organza dress
trimmed in satin. Bridesmaids
included Mrs. Hugh Warren, Sill
yer Spring; Mrs. Raymond No.
wicky, Long Island, N. Y; and
Miss Nancy Rosander, Bethes,
da.
Flower girls were Dawn Bau.
mann and Judith Cleaves, wear.
ing yellow silk organza gowns.
Timothy Lamson served as
IlIlB DedTeT.
DR.. Robert Likins of Chevy
Chase was best man for the
bridegroom, and ushers includ
ed M/Sgt. Richard Booth
Cleaves, Rockville; Glenn Ora
ham Lamson, jr., Dickerson;
and DIR. Sherman Leonard
Syme, Bethesda.
Nuptial music was performed
by the st. Luke's Church Choir
with Mrs. Sherman Leonard
Syme as vocal soloist.
Following the ceremony, q
reception was held in the
church parish hall.
A graduate of the Averett
Junior College, Danville, Va.
the bride received her bachelor
70 science degree from the Uni
versity of Maryland. She is pas
president of the Alpha Gamma
Delta Sorority Alumnae. She i:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16
Miss Bernotz
To Be Bride
In June Rites

Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Der.
natz of Gaithersburg announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Judith Ann, to Patrick
Charles Ryan. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick E. Ryan of Wash
ington, d. c.
The bride-elect. a graduate of
Gaithersburg High School, is
employed by the Federal Blu.
reau of Investigation.
Her fiance is a graduate of
John Carroll High School of
Washington, D. c., and the
Strayer School of Accountancy.
He is associated with the brok-
erage firm of Rouse. Brewer,
Becker and Bryant.
The wedding will take place
on June II at the st. Martins
Catholic Church in Gathers.
burg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16

Bridesmaids were Mrs. Hamil-
ton Afford of Harrington, Tex,
Miss Anne Vogelsang of
Brownsville; and Misses Judy
and Nancy Pate, sisters of the
bride, also of Brownsville.
Robin M. Pate, jr., of Hous-
ton, was best man. Other at
tendants for the bridegroom
were William D. Razo of Dali
las; 1t. Hamilton Afford, Har-
hngen Air Force Base; Ensign
D. J. Falk, Naval Air Station,
Corpus Christi; and Marvin Con-
ner of Brownsville.
The reception was held in the
patio and garden of the brides
home.
The bride, a graduate of
Brownsville High School, at.
tended Randolph.Macon Won.
ans College, where she was a
member of zeta Tau Alpha
sorority.
The bridegroom is a graduate
of Montgomery Blair High
School. attended the University
of Maryland and was graduated
in the Class of 1860 from the
Naval Academy in Annapolis.
The couple are making their
home in San Diego, Calf. where
Ensign Wheeler Is based.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16
Miss Thompson Is Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther NJ
Thompson of Gaithersburg an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Nancy Louise, to
Lieut.. William James Anderson.
son of Mrs. Lillian Anderson of
Mount Hope, w. Va.
Miss Thompson was grad.
uated from Gaithersburg High
School and Montgomery Junior
College, where she took the
Medical Secretarial Course.
Lieut.. Anderson was gradu.
ated from Mount Hope High
School and received his BIS. de-
gree in education from the Uni.
versity of West Virginia, where
he was member of Kappa AL
pha fraternity. He plans to
make a career in the U. S.
Army.
The wedding will take place
on July 8 at the Epworth Meth.
odist Church in Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16
Silver Spring Man and
Alabama Girl Are Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ingle
Lindblom of Jacksonville, Ala,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Carol, to Clyde
Earl Servis, jr., son of Major
and Mrs. Servis of Silver
Spring.
The bride-elect is a graduate
of Jacksonville High School and
is a sophomore at Jacksonville
State College. She was en-
ployed by a government agency
in Washington, D. c., for two
years.
Her fiance attended Hargrave
Military Academy in Virginia
and graduated from Fryeburg
(Maine) Academy. He is now
attending Montgomery Junior
College.
The wedding will take place
on June "a at st. Luke's Epis-
ccpal Church in Jacksonville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16

Robert E. Wheeler of 9017 Elton
rd., Silver Spring.
The Rev. c. Jordan Mann,
pastor of the church, officiated
at the double ring service at s
pm.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a gown Of
white peau de sole with lace
appliqued designs on the bodice
and train. Her fingertip veil was
caught to a small jeweled
crown. She carried a white or
child centered in stephanotis
and stock.
Maid of honor was Miss Gail
Z. Parks Of Tenafly, N. ].
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16
Fashion Show
To Benefit
SIS. Hospital

The Holy Cross Hospital of
Silver Spring win benefit from
a Luncheon-Fashion Show to
be held at 1890 on May 20 in
the Blue Room. OF the Shore
ham Hotel. Sponsored annu-
ally by the Alumnae Associa-
ton of the Academy of the
Holy Cross, the event will fea-
ture fashions from Tweed N
Things of Chevy Chase Center.
Luncheon tickets, $3.50 each,
may be reserved with Mrs.
Donald J. Hogan, AK. 1929.
The Holy Cross Hospital of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16
Schoening-BaiIey Rites
Performed in WASH. DC.

Capt. George Winston Bailey,
u. S. Navy, and Mrs. Bailey of
Washington, D. c., announce the
of their daughter,
Janet Elizabeth, to Carl E.
Schoening. son of Mrs. William
c. Griffin of Takoma Park, and
the late Mr.. Carl F. Schoening.
The ceremony took place on
May 13 at the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church in Wash
ington. D. c.
The bride, who attended Occi-
dental College in Los Angeles
and graduated from the Univer-