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Evening star., 1961-05-22
Presbyteridns
Vote4-WaY
Merger Talks
By CASPAR NAMES
Star Staff Writer

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 22.-|
Exploratory talks with other
Protestant churches concerning
eventual union were voted
overwhelmingly today by the
General Assembly of the United
Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
The resolutions arose out of
a sermon by DR.. Eugene Carson
Blake. Stated Clerk Of the de-
nomination, in San Francisco
last December advocating dis
cusSion with the Protestant
Episcopal Church, the Metho-
dist Church and the United
Church of Christ.
In addition, talks with other
churches associated with the
Reformed and Presbyterian
tradition and talks with still
other denominations were ap-
proved today.
Condition Proposed
An amendment by the Chi
cago Presbytery asked that
talks with the Episcopal Church
be conducted only if the queS-
ton of their accepting the min
istry Of the Presbyterian a n
Church as valid one is settled
This referred to the question
of the historic Episcopacy and
the ordination of ministers by
bishops in that tradition. Epis-
copal priests are ordained by
bishops whereas Presbyterian
ministers are ordained by the
Presbytery.
DR.. Edward w. Stimson ot
Omaha told the gathering:
Il believe the matter Of the
historic Episcopacy is crucia
in this question. I believe there
is a vital difference in the
democracy of the kind we have
in this church and the kind o
government fostered by a hier'
archial structure Of the Epis-
; copacy.'
DR.. Stimson charged, "Wher'
ever you have the Episcopac!
, and a bishop you have a mon
. archial manner. He has tht
authority of his office which
| is looked up to and listened II
: in a way the ordinary ministe
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they arrived in Miami on Sat-
urday.
He said keeping the 72-hour
deadline would depend on what
could be arranged here regard
ling the tractor ransom.
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EXCHANGE
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American Government would
give most sympathetic con-
sideration" to granting export
licenses If the tractors are pur-
chased by private funds.
Standing beside the United
States immigration plane
which had brought the party
from Miami, DR.. Miro Cardona
said he wants to negotiate the
release of all political prisoners
held by Castro-not only the
invaders.
Sons OF both DR.. Miro Car
dona and Mr.. De Varona we're
captured in the swamps around
CochinoS Bay following the
dawn landing on April IT.
Mr.. Reuther. president Of the
United Auto Workers. arrived
here early this morning for the
meeting. Mrs. Roosevelt, widow
of President Franklin D. RooSe-
welt, already was here for a
meeting Of the National Ad-
visory Council of the Peace
Corps today in the White House
with President Kennedy.
WithhOlds Details
DR.. Miro Cardona said he
thought the negotiations with
their American benefactors
would take two to three days
He was obviously reluctant to
go into more details, because
the subject is such a sensitive
one involving human lives.
The 10 rebel PAROLES accom-
panying him have been given Il
hours to arrange matters by the
Castro regime. DR.. Miro Car.
dona said that may or may not
mean the prisoners should re-
turn to Havana tomorrow, since
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Vice President Heading Homeword
After Visiting Six Asian Nations

EN- ROUTE BY AIR WITH
VICE PRESIDENT JOHNSON,
May % .(AP).-vice President
johnson flew homeward today.
closing his tour Of reinsurance
10 Americas Communist-men-
aced South Asian allies,
Before taking off from Ath-
ems, Greece, after an overnight
stay, Mr.. johnson said he had
been strengthened and en-
couraged" on the six-nation
journey that took him from
FormoSa to Pakistan.
The Vice Presidents jet trans
port made a surprise stop at
WheeluS Air Force Base on the
fringe Of the Libyan Desert.
Mr.. johnson used the 78-
minute refueling stop to shake
hands with dozens Of GIs and
chat with United States Ambas-
sador j. Wesley Jones.
Foreign Minister Present
He also was greeted by Libya'S
Acting Foreign Minister Fuad.
The Libyan official COM
mented that Mr.. Johnson's tour
and his relations with the men
manning the air outpost are
clear proof Of the democratic
behavior Of the world leaders"
Talking with servicemen out
side the Wheelus mess hall, Mr..
johnson told them:
''We sure do appreciate what
you are doing.
IF we did not have a good
air force I do not know where
our country would be-"
Mr.. johnson posed for pic
tures with q group Of service
men from his own State OF
Texas.
On NOrtherly Course
Taking off from Wheelus.
Mr.. Johnson's military pilot
took q northerly course over
Spain and Portugal, avoiding
Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Another refueling stop was
scheduled in the Azores. From
there the plane was to go on
to Bermuda.
In Bermuda, the Vice Presi-
dent will wind up his report and
recommendations to President
Kennedy. He flies to Washing
ton on Wednesday.
Before taking off. Mr.. john
son had a 45-minute meeting
with Greek Premier Constantine
Karamanlis. The two leaders
exchanged assurances Of unity
and support in meeting any
threat to Greece's freedom and
Mr.. KaramanliS told newSmen:
I'VE are determined to keep
our liberty and America Is de-
termined to back Greece IN
doing So"
Many Topics Discussed
Mr.. johnson said they also
discussed world developments,
his Asian impressions. economic
conditions in Greece and prog
ress made since the Truman
Doctrine; extended American
protection and aid to Greece
Just as Richard M. Nixor
did when he toured Asia, the
tall, smiling Texan shook hand:
and made personal contact with
thousands Of humble Asians
supplementing his talks witt
the political leaders.
Most Of the street crowdi
probably did not understand
what Mr.. johnson said abou
the United States joining then
in a war on illiteracy, diseas'
and poverty, but they liked th'
way he said 1t.
Mr.. johnson made stops o
one or two days in South Vie
Nam, the Philippines, Nation
alist China. Thailand, 1ndi'
and Pakistan. All except non
aligned India receive militar
aid from the United States.
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resisted deportation orders and
saved 10000 Jews, most OF
whom are now in Israel. AT
the same time, however. Greek
deportations were flowing to the
Auschwitz gas chambers. or
1900 Greek Jews, only 10000
survived.
One document showed the
Greeks were so undernourished
when they arrived at Auschwitz
there wasn't a days work left IN
any of them land from 80 to 80
per cent went Immediately to
their deaths"
The evidence included corre-
spondence between NaZi author
tiles on the scene, the Foreign
Ministry in Berlin and the Ges-
tapo's bureau assigned to the
final solution Of the Jewish
problem" Eichmann headed
that bureau.
Poison Death Hinted
Evidence also included letters
between Sofia and Berlin
limiting that King Boris died OF
poison rather than Of a heart
attack-as announced-in Au-
gust 1943. The implication was
that the Gestapo had a hand ir
Boris death in retaliation fol
the monarch's defense Of Bul.
garian Jewry.
Just before the trials seventh
week opened today, Israel
guards reported Eichmann il
suffering from nervous tension
A spokesman for the specia
security detail guarding Eich'
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they arrived in Miami on Sat-
urday.
He said keeping the 72-hour
deadline would depend on what
could be arranged here regard
ing the tractor ransom.
Spare Parts Demanded
Ulises Carlo, spokesman for
the prisoners representatives,
said Mr.. Castro had specified
international Harvester or Cat
erpillar heavy tractors. He de-
clined comment on a report Mr..
Castro also demanded a large
supply of spare parts and a five
year guarantee on the tractors.
Mr.. Carlo explained that al
though Mr.. Castro mentioned
bulldozers in making the ex-
change offer, "he really meant
tractors"
Mrs. Roosevelt, DR.. Eisen-
hover, and Mr.. Reuther sent a
telegram to Mr.. Castro yeSter-
day announcing plans for to-
days meeting.
The United States has broken
diplomatic relations with Cuba
and exports of machinery to
Cuba normally are not per-
United.
In Havana, the government
controlled newspaper Ell Mundo
said the private fund raising
drive was a move Ito disfigure
the gesture of Cuba's revolu-
tionary government and get the
Washington Government out OF
the dilemma in which it's illegal
and aggressive policy has
placed it,"
Although Mr.. Reuther sale
no funds would be accepted OF
solicited until after today.
meeting, donations and offer!
of money poured in.
Correspondent Sees Trick
Among them:
William D. Pawley, forme
United States Ambassador tt
Cuba and Brazil, donated $25,
900 and the Miami Nationa
Bank offered a $4,000 loan.
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Roman Catholic archbishop o
New York, said he would donat,
$4,000. The Cardinal made hi
offer in a telegram to DR.. Mir,
Cardona.
The Shenandoah Baptis
Church in Miami, a cit,
jammed with refugees from
- Mr.. CaStro'S pro-Communis
regime, began a drive to bu
a tractor and raised $100 a
morning church services.
.e Robert Berrellez, Associate
Press correspondent just re
= turned from Imprisonment i
~ Cuba, said the offer wa
- another propaganda trick. i.
It's a form Of political black
" mail"
10 Mr.. Castro ran into shar
70 criticism from the press
> Latin America and Scattere
al Latin American organization
w began fund raising drives I
help buy the tractors.
n Buenos Aires influential L
~ Prensa said the offer by M
w Castro recalled Nazi propose
,, in World War II to exchane
~ Jews for trucks.
- The 10-man negotiatir
~ team arrived in Miami Frids
" and Havana government rad
- said they were given a week
arrange for the ransom.
Mr.. Carlo said that regart
less of what happens in Il
negotiations for exchange h
group viii return to Cuba.
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.Eichmonn Trial Told
Boris Saved Jews

JERUSALEM May % (AP).-The Echmann trial court was
told TODAY how King OF Bulgaria blocked Berlin orders to
extermnate Bugaras Jews during World War H. But the
court irving Adolf Echmann charges of completely in the
wartime death of six million Jews also told that Jews OF
occupied Greece died by thousands the chambers
The prosecution introduced documents showing that Boris
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had known the woman very
WE'LL" had engaged in sexual
relations with her prior to the
alleged rape and had taken
her to a movie in Washington
on a date"
He said the night Of the rape
she invited him to the apart
ment. He said q nurse who
testified at the trial, Miss
Jeanne r. Alleman, left the
apartment when he arrived.
Miss Alleman, however testified
she witnessed the rape after
Contee terrified her with a
knife.
Contee's testimony was In
direct contradiction to that of
State witnesses, including the
complainant, whose testimony
from the first trial was read at
the second trial. The woman
is presently in a mental hos
pital in Michigan.
Contee had been convicted in
Montgomery County Circuit
Court and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for the rape, but
the Court Of Appeals ordered
a new trial on grounds the
jurors were not questioned
about possible race prejudice.
Contee Is colored. The wom-
an Is white. .
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Arlington Voter
Booths Planned

The Arlington County League
Of Women Voters will operate
voting information booths Al
seven shopping areas between
10 am. and 4 pm. Saturday.
The booths will be located
at the Drug Fair in Bucking-
ham; LanSburgh's in Shirling-
ton; Kann's in Virginia Square;
Penney's in Clarendon; Roch-
dale Cooperative in Fairling-
ton; Hecht's Arcade, Parking
ton, and the Safeway store ut
Harrison street and Lee high
way.
League volunteers will answer
questions on precinct registrars,
absentee ballots, voting ma
chimes and other subjects.
Voters must register by Octo-
Der Z to vote in the November
z election for state officers and
. county board member.
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A new approach to apart
ment zoning in Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties.
which will permit towering
buildings If they are surround
ed by sufficient open land. was
approved yesterday by Mary
lands planners.
The most radical departure
from present coming categories
is the proposed R-H zone, which
requires a minimum Of 5 acres
Of which only 8 per cent may
be covered by buildings.
On such a tract, a builder
could construct up to 2ls living
units, going as high as Is Stor-
les. At least half of the lots
must be devoted to open space.
This would mean that in larger
developments or apartment
completes underground parking
facilities would be necessary.
The new planner-approved
categorieS, If agreed to by the
governing boards Of both coun-
ties, would lift the height limit
on apartment buildings in
Prince Georges. At present,
builders in that county are re-
Stricted to six stories.
Montgomery County has no
height limitation, but develop
erS have shown little inclination
to construct high-rise apart
mentS.
The Maryland National Cap
lital Park and Planning Com =
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Slightly Longer Day
Weighed for Teachers

their classrooms beyond the
current closing time, both to
see that children are safely on
their way home ana to do
paperwork which often keeps
them at school until 5 pm. or
later.
Mr.. Williams said he intends
to make formal motion before
the October meeting Of the
School Board. However, the
board moved to refer the idea
to School Supt. Carl r. Han
sen for his recommendation,
to be presented to the board
at the October meeting.
Mr.. Williams said he advo-
Gates frightening the teachers
school day because Of frequent
questioning in recent House
and Senate subcommittee hear
ings about the length Of the
District teachers working day
compared with other school
systems in the Nation.
DR.. Hansen termed the pro-
posed measure "a very impor-
tant and necessary step to
take" He said he realized
that many, many teachers
work far beyond their working
hours. I do think we have to
have the board behind this
proposal"
The board yesterday also
heard DR.. Hansen announce
informally that he intends to
propose q program substituting
employment Of student drop
outs and prospective dropcuts
under o $40 million program
now under consideration by
Congress to combat juvenile
delinquency on o local level.
The future project, involving
about 100 dopouts and prospec-
tive dropouts, would cost about
$500, 900 as envisioned by a
board committee.
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High-Rise Apartments
Approved for Maryland

mission also made changes in
other apartment zones. adding
new garden apartment" cate
gories with less stringent land
requirements Tor urban con-
struction.
Public hearings on the pro-
posal were conducted recently
by the Montgomery County
Council. The only major
change in original staff rec
concentrations, urged yesterday
by member Donald z. Qingery.
was to make the new classified
tons effective in 10 months
instead of six months.
This change, approved by the
commission, would give builders
ample opportunity to complete
plans which are now under
way according to present zon-
ing regulations.
Inc planners predlcteQ tnat
more imaginative designs would
be encouraged by the new
classifications, and that dwin.
ding open spaces in both
counties could be retained.
The proposals also marked
the first major attempt at
standardizing apartment zon-
ing requirements in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges.
The commission agreed the
changes would be more con-
venient for developers and
others concerned with coming.
The proposals will go before
the governing board of both
counties for final approval.
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Contee Gets Life Term
At Second Rape Trial

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 81 ,AP)
Gordon L, Contee was con-
victed early today Of the rape
of a 2S-year-old Rockville
mental patient and sentenced
to life imprisonment.
&. An All-fnale jury in Anne
Arundel County Circuit Court
deliberated more than seven
hours before convicting the
,. 34-year-old defendant shortly
after midnight. The verdict
and the sentence were the
same rs at Confess first trial
Z CWitee heard the verdict and
Sentepse - handed down by
Judge BENJAMIN Michaelson-
calmly. His attorneys said the
decision would be appealed.
Contee was accused Of hav-
ing raped the woman while
she was on out-patient status
at Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium.
"a private mental institution at
Rockville. He commended that
no force was involved in the
sexual relations and that she
: had invited them.
, The State argued that Contee
forced himself upon the wom-
an at knifepoint after having
: entered q friends apartment
where she was visiting June 90,
1859.
The defendant claimed he
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity - Clear
tonight, low about 81. Sunny
warm tomorrow with little
change In temperature.
Maryland-Fair tonight; low
IS to so In west and 60 to IS In
east. Mostly sunny and warm
tomorrow.
Virginia-Clear tonight; low,
So to 81 in east and So to So in
west. Mostly sunny, not much
change in temperature tomor-
row.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-West to northwest
winds diminishing tonight and
becoming 5 to 10 knots. Vari-
able winds around 10 knots to-
morrow. Fair. Visibility 10
miles.
Pollen Count
The D. c. Medical Society
reports a pollen count for the
"a hours ending at 9 am. to.
day Of S grains per 3.6 cubic
centimeters square slide area.
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Almond
State 10 Keep
Liquor Tax

RICHMOND. Sept. q CAP)s-
Gov. Almond, pointing TO-, Yir-
ginia's need for additional rev
enue. said last night he hopes
the General Assembly in 1862
will re-enact the 10 per cent
State tax on whisky approved
last year. %
Revenues for the year ending
last June 80 increased even
though consumption Of whisky
deceased. the Governor said
during a dinner meeting of
Sigma Delta Chi, honorary
journalistic fraternity. sol
Had there been no tax, the
States general fund last year
would have received $S.6 mill
lion in whisky profits. As it was,
the general fund received $i4.5
million - a net difference of
nearly 50 million after the guar
anteed share Of the profits was
distributed among the localities.
Expressing his opinion on
the future Of the whisky tax
for the first time IN public,
Gov. Almond also mad some
things to say about the budget.
If the increase IN the budget
for 1962-64 is kept under %
per cent over the current $1.3
billion figure, he said, we're
doing pretty we'll" He COM
mented that We're running
right into almost a horrendouS
situation. The State has
grown, needs have srown."~
He asked his listeners to
estimate "how many millions"
the annual increment given
nearly $4,000 public school
teachers would amount to.
And he urged them to look at
the millions that must be spent
for essential services, ineScap-
able services"
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Police Garry
3 Negroes to
Elkton Trial

ELKToN. Sept. 81 (AP).-
Three fasting Philadelphia
Negroes were carried into Cecil
County Circuit Court today to
stand trial on trespass charges,
The defendants were ar
rested at the Barb Chuck
house on q. 8. 20 near the
Maryland community Of North
East, after they sought service
at the restaurant. They have
been in custody since then,
and have refused to pay $50
fines.
At the opening Of today's
hearing. all three defendants
refused offers Of legal assist
anee and declined to make any
plea. All three continued their
hunger strike for the 18th day,
The defendants, Mr.. and
Mrs: Wallace F. Nelson and
Mrs. Ose Robinson, were, re-
turned to the Cecil County jail
yesterday sitter undergoing
mental examinations at
Brownsville State Hospital.
They were pronounced fit to
stand trial.
II would simply like to &c
free from this place. The whole
thing Is an indignity." Mrs. Mel
son told Judge J. DeWese
Carter today.
The hearing came after three
earlier attempts to bring tie
defendants to trial in Magis-
trate's Court were blocked as
the defendants declined to walk
from their cells. Today they
were brought into Circuit Court
by Sheriff Edgar U. Startt.
A Department Of Justice In
vestigation Of the case began
earlier this week after Mr.. Nell
sons employer, q New York
manufacturer, complained to
Attorney General Robert F.
Kennedy Of the treatment the
defendants were receiving in
Maryland.
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BY HERMAN r. SCHADEN
" Star staff Writer ~

b Compared with some Of her
more obstreperous sisters, Hur-
ricane Esther turned out to be
q nearly harmless zephyr in
, these parts,
. AS evacuees returned to their
: Virginia and Maryland coastal
homes, damage could be counted
In. the thousands rather than in
the millions Of dollars some had
feared.
The immediate Washington
area hardly was aware Esther
had passed far out to sea,
lurching toward New England
and her final chance to deal a
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Dedication Set
At Watershed

Agriculture Secretary Free.
man win be the keynote speak.
er at q dedication ceremony
Saturday for the nationally
recognized Mountain Run Wa.
tershed near Culpeper, Va.
The program at l p.m. viii
be held ct the site Of Mountain
Run Lake, about five mile:
south Of Culpeper, off u. s. 40
This watershed was recog-
nized by the National Water
shed Congress as the Nations
most outstanding watershed
project for 1851.
The major physical works In
the 29.OO0-acre watershed are
three dams.
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ton Metropolitan Area in the
next 50 years.
Norman Jackson, special as
sistant to David v. Aud, diree-
tor Of the District Sanitary
Engineering Department. re-
viewed progress being made In
reducing pollution in the lower
Potomac River.
Mr.. jackson said the average
citizen regards the Potomac as
the most polluted river In the
world.
He said that there Is little
concept Of variations In water
quality with geographical icca-
ton and Of the rrograIn in
pollution abatement which has
been accomplished" 81
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adequate water supply and
cope with other water prob
lens in the Potomac Basin over
the next five years.
The Engineers and other
Federal agencies have spent
more than 81 million during
the last five years in preparing
these alternatives.
Some Of the proposals, in
GLIDING one calling for q major
impeachment in the River
Bend area above Great Falls.
are expected to meet with
opposition.
Assistance Asked
Therefore. the District Corps
Of Engineers is attempting to
avoid the impression that it Is
trying to sell any particular
proposals by asking the Po-
tomac River Commission to
sponsor some Of the hearings.
The commission is expected
to take UP the question OF
whether 1t should help conduct
these meetings at its session to-
morrow.
The commission, which /.
composed Of representatives Of
the Federal and District Of Co.
lumbia7 governments and the
four Potomac Basin States, Il
now limited under its interstate
compact to dealing with water
pollution problems.
However. proposed amend
ments to the compact already
ratified by three Of the men,
Der States would broaden the
commissions advisory jurisdic-
ton to include other water
problems such as supply, flood
control and recreation.
Key Role Seen
Approval Of these amend
ments BY the other compact
members would enable the
commission to play a key role
in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. deci-
sions affecting the future Of
the Potomac Basin.
During the speaking program
sponsored by the commission,
q United States Public Health
Service sanitary engineer, Will
liam Colony, warned that mil
lions of dollars worth Of new
sewage treatment plants and
additions to existing plants
will be needed in the Washing
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RESORTS BATTERED
D. c. Shrugs Off Esther

heavy blow to the mainland.
Only twice did the wind
reach % miles an hour at Ma
tional Airport. Rain there
barely wet the measuring
gauges.
Clearing with a high near
80 was the Washington picture
today with sunny and warm
forecast tomorrow.
Ocean City Hammered
The story at Ocean City and
other resorts today was Opera
ton Cleanup. About four blocks
Of Ocean City'S popular broad
walk were ripped and washed
up by plunging waves that