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Evening star., 1961-02-12
The Serious Side
Of Mickey SpiIIone

Mr.. Spillane like the South
Carolina environment and the six
bedroom home he occupies here
with his wife and four children.
Down here you don't have to
worry about your little girl COM
ing home from school and mouth
ing filth she's picked up from
some tough on the bus.
These kids are better behaved:
they have more room to play, and
their parents have more time to
look after them." he says.
He Seldom TnoveIs
Spillane seldom leaves the COM
munity except for periodic busi-
ness trips to New York in connec-
ton with his staff work for Cava-
lier magazine. He maintains a
second home and studio at New
burgh, NY. and an office at
nearby Myrtle Beach.
Outside Of his magazine work,
MIR. Spillane has been taking it
easy here, doing a little grabbing
and fishing and helping area
Chamber Of Commerce people
stage their annual sun-fun festival
each summer. With royalties
from his books and the Mike
Hammer television show. he ac-
knowledgeS there has been little
economic pressure to write.
But seized with q sudden burst
Of energy, he recently belted out
in two weeks time one book, to be
called "The Deep; finished a
movie script, and got start on
the Mike Hammer novel. THE
Deep" is a mystery story, but does
not feature private-eye Hammer.
His Literary Tostes
But despite all of these invigo-
rating pursuits, Mickey's book
filled living room indicates that
he has been finding some time to
sample the works Of other authors.
Novels by Nobel prize winner
William Faulkner, Irwin Shaw and
others were scattered about.
Mr.. FaulknerS complex SEN
tence structures and deeply rooted
sense Of the tragic evoked little
response from Mickey.
"Ah. he doesn't write for the
people and why does he go
in for all that morbid stuff"
Mr.. Shaw came off considerably
better, though Mickey acknowl-
edged that "The Young Lions" left
him cold.
II guess I Just don't like war
Stories," he explained.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
BY BOB McHUGH

MURRELLS INLET, 8. C.-Af-
ter a seven-year vacation. Mickey
Spillane's private-eye. Mike Ham
mer, will be back in the paper
book world again this spring, slap
ping beautiful women. drinking
whisky, and shooting quicker than
the other guy.
But even Mickey wonders II q
single eyebrow will be raised when
the new book, his first in seven
years, is published.
Several years ago Spillane was
the battered target Of educators,
sociologists and the hterati for
fostering sex and violence in fic-
tion. But since then, Mr.. Spillane
notes, the climate Of television
and fiction has become saturated
with gore.
Gall Of my early stuff they
complained so bitterly about is
now looked upon as mild" he
says. II was the first in the field,
but now they've even got women
writer's who purVey more violence
and tough talk than I ever did"
Despite the justice Of this OBJ
servation, one fact protudes. None
has been able to equal the phe-
nomenal Spillane sales records Of
20 million copies for seven books.
Mr.. Spillane, who has made
this ocean-side community his
home for the last three years, is
a pleasant but complex man. He
is a concerned parent and a seri-
GUS affiliate Of Jehovah's Wit
nesses. a pacifist religious organi-
zation.
Jehovoh Witnesses' Work
He is reluctant to discuss his
affiliation with the religious Or
ganization. 1--WE don't want any
publicity. The important thing is
to get the information around"
Mr.. Spillane recently attended
two district assemblies Of the Or
ganization, one at Sumter and
one at Charleston. And he meets
faithfully his commitment to
knock on doors and distribute the
society'S religious tracts.
He has been affiliated with the
Witnesses since 1851. Their basic
postulate is that the final battle
between the forces Of evil and the
forces Of good (Armageddon) will
soon come. Each witness is con-
sidered a missionary whose duty
it is to urge that all be prepared
spiritually for that day.
Evening star., 1961-02-12

know automatically If he were to
be high, low or in the middle on
bids opened during that two-week
period. Once he knew his position,
he moved to another chart to de-
termine how much he was to bid.
There were other schemes to
avert suspicion Of price fixing.
, Once the conspirators agreed to
raise prices, they would choose
the company to announce its
rise. Then the rest would follow
In q month or two.
The conspirators had to be at
q high enough level to carry out
their mutual decisions. So. in the
large corporations, vice presidents
in charge of divisions were SEN
fenced as parties to conSptracies
along with division sales manag-
ers and sHbordinates. One com
pany's president and another
company's vice president were
among those sentenced from the
smaller corporations.
High Level conspirotors
These were the kind of men
accused Of meeting clandestinely,
communicating by code numbers
and otherwise acting like men
with guilty knowledge.
Each company was known by a
aaAn V1pVVraINo,s aud Aha Ans1eSaiYn
communicated by first names only.
Thus, when Bill Jones of one
company wanted to write or talk
to Joe Smith Of an allegedly COM
peting company. it would be Bill 2
to Joe 8.
They never used company sta
tionery. Instead, they wrote on
plain paper and left their return
addresses off the plain envelopes.
They rarely used office tele-
phones. They patronized pay
stations and made their calls to
the homes Of their fellow con-
spirators.
They kept no files, preferring
70 oeSCroy leCCerS as soon as posi-
BILE after writing them.
They registered at hotels separ-
ately and avoided social encount-
erS with fellow conspirators in
hotel lobbieS.
They made sure that no note
papers were left in hotel rooms
where they met.
CONCEDED With Conventions
Whenever they could manage 1t,
they scheduled their meetings to
coincide with industry or trade
association conventions 50 they
would be less conspicuous. Thus,
two different indictments men
ton meetings held by different
Evening star., 1961-02-12

the State, to form the new 9th
district and transferring the Bal
timore City precincts now in the
5th district to the Sd district.
The populations Of the new dis
tricts, according to Congressional
Quarterly, will be: Sd, 290,097;
5th, 293,947, and 9th, $685. SAT,
Politically, the effect Of the re-
districting is to make the Sd dis
trict even more Of a Democratic
bastion than it has been, while
giving the Democrats a clear but
shifting advantage in the redrawn
5th district and the new 9Th
district.
Analysis of the congressional
returns from 1852 through 1860
indicates that Sd District Repre-
sentative Garmatz, a Democrat,
can expect to see his already
healthy majorities boosted by
about 1000 votes. with the addi-
ton of the Baltimore precincts to
his territory.
The four counties that will con-
stitute the new 5th District-Anne
Arundel, Calvert, Charles and st.
Marys-gave Representative Lank-
ford, the incumbent Democrat,
margins of 17,1O0 votes in 1860,
26,747 votes in 1858, 1858 votes in
1855. 1853 votes in 1854 and S88
votes in 1852.
Lost in 1852
In 1852, it should be noted, Mr..
Landlord actually lost the 5th Dis
trict race to Republican Frank
Small by 1899 votes.
The two counties of the new
9th District gave Mr.. Landlord
margins OF 28,203 votes in 1860,
35,268 votes in 1858. 1858 votes
Evening star., 1961-02-12
Oliver Ellsworth Sketch byJ. F.Ky

The text Of President Ken
nedy's sketch ON Oliver ELS
worth as its appears in the
Encyclopedias Brittanica:
ELLIS WORTH, OLIVER
1745-180D, U. S. statesman
and jurist, chief author of the
1889 act establishing the U. S.
federal court system and third
chief justice Of the United
Evening star., 1961-02-12
CONCEDED With Conventions
BY DAVID s. BRODER
star staff Writer

The reallocation Of seats in the
House Of Representatives, now be-
ginning in half Of the States,
probably will be rough on the
principle Of equality Of repre-
sentation.
In theory. each American de-
serves as much Of voice in the
decisions Of the House as any
other. He would have this If all
the Representatives spoke for the
same number Of constituents.
The distance between that ideal
and the reality Of the situation
was indicated last week by the
Census Bureau in q report that
showed the actual population Of
congressional districts ranged
from a low Of 177,431 to q high
Of 1,014.460.
Cose in Michigan
This means that each resident
of the Nations smallest popula-
ton district, on the northern Pc
ninsula Of Michigan, has six times
as big a voice in the House as the
resident Of the Nations largest,
in Southern California.
The legal remedy for this stu
alton is supposed to be found IN
the reapportionment Of House
seats among the States following
each Census. That automatic
process is scheduled this year to
reduce the delegations Of 16
States and increase those Of 9
States in accordance with the
population trends Of the past 10
years.
The problem is that within the
States affected by reapportion-
ment, the principle Of equality OF
representation frequently is ig-
nored.
Maryland Cited
Evidence Of this is currently
coming in from points as distant
as Arizona, but one need look no
further than Maryland to find a
classic case Of what political SCI
entists call "malapportionment.
Congressional Quarterly has re-
ported that the redistricting plan
worked out by Maryland Demo-
cratic leaders last week will ere
ate districts ranging in popula-
ton from a low Of 223,395 to q
high of 628,841.
In other words. each resident
of the low-population 1st district
on Eastern Shore will have almost
three times as big a voice in the
House as each resident Of the
high-population 9Th district, which
includes Montgomery County.
Maryland is typical Of the ma
tional problem, too, in that politi-
cal considerations appear to have
played a large part in drawing
the new district boundaries.
Entitled to an additional House
seat on the basis of population
growth. the leaders Of Maryland's
dominant Democratic Party are
planning to redistrict in a way
most likely to assure that the new
seat goes to a Democrat.
Though the combined popula-
ton Of the three Baltimore City
districts actually declined during
the past decade, the Democrats
rejected a plan that would have
cost them any one Of those three
"safe" seats.
Montgomery Issue
Despite the enormous popula-
ton increase in Montgomery
County, which made the 9Th dis
trict the second largest in the
State, Democrats opposed any
move to detach Montgomery from
the 9Th, apparently in the knowl-
edge that such a course would
make the 9Th a safe Republican
stronghold.
The plan recommended calls
for detaching Prince Georges and
Howard Counties from the present
5th district, now the largest in
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Evening star., 1961-02-02
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Evening star., 1961-07-19
u. S, Nationalist Chino
Confer on MONGOLIA

Far Eastern affairs; Harlan
Cleveland, Assistant Secretary
in charge of International Or
ganizations, and Everett F..
Drumright, United States Am
bassador to Nationalist China
American sources said, after
the meeting that the Chinese
representatives were told the
Unitd States is not actively
pushing the recognition and ex-
change Of ambassadors with
Outer Mongolia.
Opposed by G. o. P.
But at the same time, the
United States has not backed
away from the approaches il
has made with Outer Mon
golia for an exchange of dip
lomatic posts.
Meanwhile, the House Repub-
lican Policy Committee urged
adoption Of a congressional
resolution opposing United
States S recognition Of Outer
Mongolia or its admission tc
the United Nations.
The G. o. P. group said in 8
statement that diplomatic ac-
ceptance Of the Soviet satellite
would do "incalculable damage
to the position of the United
States in the Far East, rep
resenting as it does a form oi
appeaSement."
Evening star., 1961-07-19
By the Associated Press

Two representatives of Ma
tionalist China conferred with
State Department officials yes
terday about Outer Mongolia
and Red China.
There have been reports that
the United States intends to
recognize Outer Mongolia, q
Communist state between
China and the Soviet Union in
Central Asia.
There also has been some
speculation that the United
States may change its policy
toward opposing any discussion
in the United Nations about
the admission of Red China,
In the past, the United States
has succeeded in preventing
debate on the subject.
Called Helpful
After a two-hour meeting,
Nationalist Ambassador George
Yeh described the session as
very helpful" T. s. Tsiang
Chinese Nationalist represent
ative to the United Nations
said IT leave here in a rather
happy mood" Neither would
elaborate.
Sitting in on the meeting
were Assistant Secretary Walter
P. McConaughy, in charge o.
Evening star., 1961-07-19

it was when ousted four years
ago.
Mr.. Meany ordered a new
AFL-CIO laundry workers un-
ion TO stop merger talks with
the expelled union and to
launch an organizing drive to
take those locals Of the ex-
PEELED group interested in
honest trade unioniSm."
Evening star., 1961-07-19

cent from the first half of last
year. which was at q rate Of
about $11.2 billion. t
This income level-whieh ne.
fleets the amount farmers have
left after paying production
coSts-was Z per cent above q
revised estimate Of Sill BILL
lion for the full year Of 1850.
Evening star., 1961-07-19
Farmers Income
Shows II Pct. Guin
By the Associated Press

The Agriculture Department
says farmers net income in the
first half of this year ran at
an annual rate of about $12.6
billion. That was up IL per
Evening star., 1961-07-19
Meuny Bans Merger
Of Laundry Workers
By the Associated Press

AFL-CIO President George
Meany said yesterday an ex-
PEELED laundry workers union is
as corruptly dominated now as
Evening star., 1961-07-19

Lowered prices on 100000
worth Of fine furniture and home
furnishings. No down payment
required. Take up to z years to poy.
Evening star., 1961-09-17

Indonesian Embassy officials
here have reported the loss OF
100000 in embassy funds along
with the disappearance of the
embassy's former chief eco
nomic expert.
The fund shortage was dis
covered shortly after the Off
cial, August Frans Ompt.
former Minister Counselor at
the embassy, left his home last
December taking his wife and
children with him.
An aide to Ambassador Zai-
ran Zain, reached in New York
last night, confirmed the $780,
900 loss.
After the discovery of the
fund shortage officials of the
embassy approached State De-
partment officials and discuss
ed the possibility of extraditing
the missing diplomat.
He had been reported seen
in the Netherlands and other
major cities of Europe.
However, the extradition
Move was dropped when the
Indonesian officials decided
against it. Their main hopes
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Tax Refunds
Awoit4,OOO
On u.

Federal income tax officials
have been unable to make tax
refunds to more than 1000 resi-
dents of the District and Mary
land because their addresses
were faulty or incorrect.
OF these, more than 2,400
we're listed as taxpaying resi-
dents of the Washington area.
A list of their names appears
in The Star today on Page E-23.
Irving Machiz, director of
the Internal Revenue Services S
Baltimore district, said that
from January / to August 81
of this year. 914,205 taxpayers
in the tax district received re-
fund checks totaling $1O9,858.-
Ala. The district embraces the
District of Columbia and all of
Maryland.
II a taxpayer finds his name
on the list of missing taxpayers,
he should write to: District Di-
rector of Internal Revenue,
Code 1910, TOT North Calvert
street, Baltimore 2, Md. The
notification must include the
taxpayers name; present ad-
dress; old address (if he has
moved) and Social Security
number.
Evening star., 1961-09-17
u. S. Asks for End
Of Fighting in Congo

The United States called last
night for a quick end to the
fighting in the Congolese prov
ince of Katanga.
Both Britain and France had
already publicly condemned
the United Nations command
for resorting to force to bring
the separatist government un-
der the control of the Central
Congolese authority.
While the State Department
has been more reserved, other
Western powers have been told
that the United States is also
disturbed by the outbreak of
fighting in the Congo. espe-
cially since it may result in the
humiliation of the United Ma
tions force stationed there.
In a special statement issued
last night, the State Depart
ment said it's information on
casualties and the local mill
tary situation was still frag-
mentary."
Katanga Underestimated
But the United States
strongly hopes that these hos
tilities will be brought to a
Evening star., 1961-09-17

speedy conclusion, the Amer
ican statement declared.
I'VE understand that the
Secretary General, who is now
in the Congo, Is making every
effort to achieve a cease fire
and get talks about reconcile
alton started again." the State
Department said. 1T is essen
tial that moves to this end be
pushed to a rapid conclusion
so that the Katanga can play
a constructive role in the life
and government of the Congo. y
Previously American officials
have privately supported moves
by the United Nations COM
mand to bring Katanga into
the central Congolese govern
ment. They had not expected,
however, that the Katanga
forces would resist so strongly.
us. Move Cautions
Last night the United States
appeared to shift away from
Endorsement Of the United
Nations use of force to achieve
unity in the Congo.
So far as was known, how
ever, there had been no move
See PEACE, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Kotunguns Quit
In JudotviIIe,
U. N. Office Says

The United Nations office in
Washington said late last night
that Kantangan troops at
Jadotville had refused to con-
tinue firing on United Nations
troops and were disobeying
their white officers. 1t was
asserted the Katangans had
arranged a cease-fire with the
United Nations contingent.
The office said the Katan-
gans had supplied the garrison
with fresh food and that the
cease-fire provided for the end
of strafing attacks by the one
jet in the hands of the Katan-
gans. Under the cease-fire also,
according to the U. NJ, the
Katangan troops lave re-
moved the obstacles they had
set up to prevent U. N. units
from Elizabethville from reach
ing Jadotville.
The office said Kamina Air.
base is securely in the hands OF
the United Nations.
The office said the British
consul in Elizabethville had in
formed the United Nations that
President Tshombe of Katanga
wanted a meeting with the
Secretary General.
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Rusk-Gromyko
Talks Backed
Vests Ministers
Give Approval
BY EARL H. VOSS
Star staff Writer

Western foreign ministers
last night gave their stamp of
approval to planned talks on
the Berlin crisis between Sec
retary of State Rusk and So
Wet Foreign Minister Gromyko
in New York this week.
The foreign ministers of
France, the United Kingdom,
the United States and West
Germany ended an unusually
secret three day meeting at the
State Department yesterday
afternoon without disclosing
any decisions on measures to
meet possible Soviet moves to
seal off West Berlin from the
Free World.
A 200-word communique said
the ministers agreed that a
peaceful solution can be
achieved If both East and West
will undertake discussions TAX
ing account of the interests of
all concerned.
The communique said the
ministers also agreed that an
effort should be made to as
certain if there exists a reason
able basis for negotiations with
the Soviet Union"
Secretary of State Rusk was
scheduled to fly to New York
tonight for the opening of the
United Nations General Assem-
bly, session next Tuesday. He
is expected to meet with Mr..
Gromyko to explore possibilities
for easing the Berlin crisis.
The British Foreign Minister,
Lord Home, also was expected
to confer with the Soviet For
eign Minister.
French Foreign Minister
Maurice Couve de Murville and
West German Foreign Minister
Heinrich Won Brentano are
leaving for home Immediately.
See MINISTER'S, Page Az
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Mr.. Vickers' New Plan
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star staff Writer

Fairfax authorities will decide this week whether to
rezone 30acre tract Woodawn Plantation to clear
the way for construction of $40 Million 16o0unit apart
ment project for single persons and senior citizens
The question will come up for decision by the Fairfax
Planning Commission tomorrow and is scheduled for
hearing of the Board of Supervisors Wednesday
The hearing is expected to focus attention on the
president of the development corporation-A Sherwood
Vickers of Starco, Inc
The corporation has among its 80 directors former
Representative John Foley of Maryland number of
inventors some recently elected businessmen and some
older women who have followed Mr. Vickers his housing
ventures for the last decade Former District Commissioner
special counsel Mr. Foley also is serving an attorney
for the corporation particularly representing the inventors
Past Ventures Recalled
Mr. Vicker played key role in two earlier unsuccess
full ventures provide owrent housing for single business
and professional women, particularly those nearing
tirement
The first venture launched in Detroit 194S The
second was launched in Washington in 1850.
Some of the women who started contributing to the
Washington project decade ago hopes of assured low
rent housing for their later years appeared at the Fairfax
Planning Commissions first hearing the project last
month to give their support.
Some others in the Washington project, however filed
suit to get their money back and succeeded out-of
court settlement in 1854
The first venture in Detroit attracted than 1000
women to membership in the Residence at Assoca
ton Mr. Vickers himself later reported that 500
joined in month
In 1851 the Detroit association quoted saying
965 paid $50 $0O for membership and that the
membership them the right to pay from $50 to $50
monthly in projected $1O50O0OO skyscraper apartment
The Detroit association applied to the Federal Hous
See FAIRFAX, Page AT
Evening star., 1961-09-17
BY PAUL HOPE
Star Staff Writer

MARTINsBURG, w. Va,
Sept. 16.-It's hard to turn
unemployed coal miners into
apple pickers.
This is the finding of West
Virginia's employment service
officials who put on a drive
this year in the distressed coal
area for workers to help with
the Eastern Panhandle's big
apple crop.
With thousands of people
out of work in the coalfields
of southern West Virginia,
growers in this area still have
had to turn to migrant labor
for nearly half their apple
picking forces.
State farm labor placement
service officials concentrated
their drive for homegrown
apple pickers in eight counties
in the southern part of the
State, one of the most Geo.
nomically depressed areas of
the Nation. They turned up
81 prospects and 49 actual
workers.
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Special Section Today:
The New Washington

Tods edition Of The Stur contains 40-pose section on
The New Washington which decbes-hroush pictures
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physical development Of the Nations cupto.
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Much Of THE New Washington hos yet token FORM but
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The New Washington section and sepehops 10 years
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This special section hos been production nearly months
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