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Evening star., 1961-06-18
Earlier Victories

Earlier in the session, the House
passed the minimum wage and de-
pressed areas bills, as did the
Senate, and Democratic leaders
are cautiously optimistic that it
will approve the omnibus housing
measure without major changes
when it is taken up this week.
But the President, who is busily
generating a political-public rela-
tions assault in an effort to obtain
the entire $48 billion foreign aid
program and the long-range
"back-door spending" provisions
included therein. faces big hurdles
in the House on the remaining
two items of his Big Five domestic
package:
Q The $2.5 billion school con-
struction-teacherS' salaries meas
ure.
. Medical aid to the aged under
the Social Security System.
The latter may not be taken up
this year or, if it is, it may not
reach the voting stage.
AS to school construction-t teach
erS' salaries, new doubts came to
the fore last week in the House.
The House Labor Committee ap-
proved a $24 billion measure on
May "a. It was to have reached
the floor the week before last.
But the Rules Committee still has
not cleared it for debate.
This time the delay is not SIM
ply the conservative coalition at
work. AS far as Rules is con-
cerned, the coalition was dis
armed when the House enlarged
and liberalized the committee in
late January.
But when the ultra conServa-
tiveS, who want no general edu-
cation bill at all, are joined by
Representatives who want private
parochial school aid assured first,
the combination is able, if it
wishes, to block action.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
THE NATIONAL SCENE
Kennedy's Program
Has House Trouble

The Senate last week ap-
proved the Administrations
housing bill, 64-25, but the
House gave the President his
first outright defeat by reject
ing his plan to reOrganiZe the
Federal Communications Com
mission. Debate on foreign aid
and maneuvering on school aid,
meanwhile, goes on apace.
At the start of the 87th Congress
last January, it was rather gen.
orally agreed that the new ad-
ministration would find its chief
support in the Senate, that any
real legislative defeats which
might be suffered would very
likely be inflicted by the House.
Today, five months later. the
record appears to support this
prognosiS.
Certainly, President Kennedy
and his program have got along
swimmingly in the upper cham
ber. Four out of five major do
mestic legislative proposals have
been approved, the most recent,
the SOL billion omnibus housing
bill on Monday.
If there is any argument about
the January legislative forecast it
might be that the House, with
the Republican-Southern Demo-
cratic conservative coalition a
powerful barrier to Mr.. Kennedy's
concept of progress. has not been
as difficult for the administra-
tion as first feared.
This is so even though the lower
chamber, led by Speaker Rayburn,
crushed Mr.. Kennedy's plan for
reorganizing the FEC by a whop-
ping 1923 to II vote on Thursday.
Evening star., 1961-06-18

will be no armies and no danger
of one state attacking another.
Under these conditions, the So
Wet government will be ready to
accept the Western powers con-
troll proposals"
Most Western experts, however,
consider the total disarmament"
pledge a propaganda maneuver
to gain support throughout the
world for the Soviet Unions
peaceful intentions.
Evening star., 1961-06-18

matters. Since the Geneva talks
began, the United States has in
sisted on a cease fire before pro-
ceeoing to any negotiations.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
Propaganda?

The President has told the
Premier that he considers the
nuclear test ban talks symbolic
of Soviet intentions. If the So
Wet Union balks at control of
nuclear cessation-something rel
atively easy to inspect--what as
surance does the West have that
the Soviet Union would agree to
controlled disarmament, which is
more Odifficult to inspect.
In a white paper" issued yes
terday, President Kennedy told
Premier Khrushchev the Soviet
Union was trying ito choke off"
negotiations on nuclear testing by
proposing they be merged into the
general disarmament talks.
The Khrushchev proposals, he
said, make it appear that the
Soviet Union does not want an
agreement banning nuclear weap-
ems testing"
The "troika" is due to reappear
tomorrow when talks on disarma-
ment resume. The Soviet Union
wants equal representation for
the West, East, and neutral coun-
tries at the conference table. The
United States wants only token
neutral representation.
If the talks on nuclear testing
remain deadlocked, the President
will have to decide whether to
resume atomic tests or not. He
already is under pressure from
some Congressman to resume
them now.
Evening star., 1961-02-17
WORD GAME
Find a. or more words in
FOR CIBLE
BY Mort WoIker

meaning violent. potent. Az
erage mark Is 81 words: Time
limit, 35 minutes.
Rules Of the game: l. Words must be
OF four or more letters. 2. Words
which acquire four letters By the addi-
tion OF "s," ouch as bats" cats"
are not used; g.. Only one form of Q
word is used. 4. Proper names are
not used.
Answer to SECURED
score, scrod. scour. sour, sore. source,
sure, sued, surd. core, cords, course.
code, corse, coed crude, cruise. crus,
cursed. cured. curds cued. used. redo,
rode. rose, rouse. roue, ruse. rude. .rued,
ecru' decor. douse. dose, does. dour.
, 1961-05-23
LEGISLATIVE RECORD !.

LEGISLATIVE RECORD ...
Continued from Saturday.
No applicant for a plot Of land shall be considered eli
gible if such applicant already owns a home, other than a
superficiary house, or plot Of land upon which a home may
be constructed; and in no event shall an applicant be allot-
ted more than ~ of / acre of land for construction of a
home or more than 5 acres of land for farming. No appli-
cant having once been allotted a plot of land, whether for
home construction or farming, shall be considered eli
gible for any additional allotment Of land. Any applicant
for land for farming shall furnish the Commissioner with
satisfactory proof that he is or was a farmer, or OF his
immediate intention and ability to 60 into farming, be-
fore such land is allotted.
S I. Homestead Contracts; Conveyances, Terms and
9Provnsions
In the name Of the Government of the Virgin Islands,
and with approval of the Governor, the Commissioners OF
Property and Procurement shall issue contracts for the
purchase and sale of homestead plots or issue deeds OF con-
veyance either in fulfilpnent Of a contract or as a cash
sale transaction. Power is hereby delegated to the Com
missioner of Property and Procurement to prescribe the
terms and conditions Of the contract OF sale and purchase
and deed of conveyance. AS a standard for guidance OF
the Commissioner in drafting of the necessary documents,
the following detectives are set forth and are to be COM
piled with by the Commissioner depending upon the cir
curnstances OF the purchase.
1. A contract shall require payment by the purchas-
er within a period Of ten QO years with payment due
monthly or quarterly and shall be so computed that each
payment upon principal shall be equal to each other pay
ment upon principal. Interest on the deferred balance OF
the purchase price shall be payable in addition, to the
principal installment. The deferred balance and balances
Of principal on the purchase contract sh1 bear simple IN
terest at the rate of 40 per annun:
.. The formal documents of purchase either by con-
tract or by deed shall require the purchaser to commence
construction Of residence within five () years after the
date Of the formal document, In the case of land allotted
for farming purposes the purchaser shall be required to
substantially utilize the land for farming within a period
of one ID year after the date of the formal document and
to continuously utilize the land for farming purposes for
a period of ten 10) years after the date Of the formal do
cument. In all caseswhere by reason of topography or
other causes, the land is inaccessible from the public
roads, the formal documents of purchase either by con-
tract or by deed, shall also require that the Government
provide adequate acces roads to the land,
3. In the case Of a transaction by way Of contract
of purchase, the remedy of the Government for default of
the purchaser or his successors whether voluntary or by
operation Of law as to any material element Of the con-
tract shall be by forfeiture Of the interest of the purchas-
or In the case Of a transaction made by conveyance. the
, 1961-05-23
lation;;

1atlOn;
4. Purchasers of allotted lands under this program
shall not within a period of twenty-five (251 years from
the date of the document first vesting an interest of the
purchaser in the land allotted, lease, suitcase, sell or
transfer by gift or otherwise the land involved without
the prior written consent of the Commissioner OF Property
and Procurement. The foregoing restraints upon aliena-
ton shall not be construed to apply to a devise or other
transfers by operation of law brought about by reason OF
death Of the purchaser;
s.. In the event of the termination of the interest
of a contract purchaser or grantee, the amounts OF prln-
cipal paid by such persons or his predecessors Shall be re
turned by the Government less 1l3 thereof to compensate
the Government for the administrative expenses in adj
ministering this program;
6. All documents issued under this program shall
give the Government a first priority option to repurchase
the land allotted at the same purchase price plus the value.
Of any improvements made thereon by the owner or his
predecessors which increases the value OF the real proper
ty; provided, however, that in the event the grantee shall
not be satisfied with the valuation OF improvements as
determined by the Government, he shall give notice In
writing thereof to the Government within fifteen 15)
days of the receipt of such valuation, and the valuation
shall be determined thereafter by three disinterested ap-
praisers appointed by the District Court upon application
Of either the Government or grantee or both, which valua-
ton shall be final and binding on both parties;
Z. The Commissioner Of Property and Procurement
shall provide in the contracts of purchase that a default
shall not be deemed material or substantial where pay
ments thereon are delinquent for a total of less than six
GO months. The Commissioner shall likewise have the
power by appropriate contract provision to allow prepay
ment of installments with the attendant saving of interest.
The Commission may likewise insert in the contract of
purchase customary contractual provisions which in his
Judgment are advisable.
SECTIONS. Definition
Title 81, Section / of the Virgin Islands Code Act of
May Is, 1857, Act No. 100, Section 56) is amended by add
ing thereto the following:
Resident family" is defined to mean a family who
has been domiciled in the Virgin Islands of the United
States for at least one Cd year Immediately prior to ap-
plication for homestead land.
SECTION A.. Title q, Section 5 of the Virgin Islands
Code is hereby amended to read<as follows:
"$5. Minimum Selling Price
The selling price determined under Section
2la I'D of this Title for land to be sold under
this chapter shall be a sum Of at least equal to
the price paid for the land by the Government"
SECTION 5 The provisions Of this Act shall not be
lcnnStrlled to affect the -nrnuiSinnS of n hnrnetead con-
Evening star., 1961-02-03
Youth Is Cleared
OfAssouIt Charge

A 20.year.old university
student accused Of assaulting
Q Fairfax detective with an
auto last fall was found guilty
Of reckless driving after the
assault charge was dismissed
In Fairfax County Court yes
terday.
Judge J. Mason Grove gave
the student, Robert Van Buren,
Pollard III. Of Route I, Chan
tilly, q suspended 500 fine
and suspended his drivers Ii
cense for six months.
Mr.. Pollard was arrested Mo-
vember 20 after Detective C. L.
Hurst reported his right foot
was brushed" by Pollard's car
when Mr.. Pollard. Q University
Of Virginia student, suddenly
backed UP and fled while being
questioned about q minor ac-
cident. ..,..
Mr.. Pollard said Detective
Hurst did not identity himself
aS o Fairfax detective, but only
showed him q badge and told
him to get out his permit and
registration card.
Evening star., 1961-02-03
Planners Would Save
Nature on Sewer Route

motion indirectly would have
given the planning commits
sion'S blessing to the construc.
ton Of Q high dam ct River
Bend on the Potomac II the
structure proved essential. But
this language was voted down
after Claude w. Owen, ST.,
planning commission member
who lives in the Potomac Val
ley, objected to 1t.
he said many residents IA
the area Of River Bend did not
think Q high dam was Teces-
sary to Washington's water
needs.
In o separate action, william
Z. Finley, planning commission
director, said his staff hoped to
finish by spring q study Of
possible heliport sites In the
Warrington area. He said IL
sites were being considered.
Evening star., 1961-02-03
School Budget
RseProposed
In Alexandra

The Alexandria School Board
has asked the city council to
approve Q budget Of ss,ses, ,s24
for operating the city's schools
during 1872.
This Is $7eI,i4T more than
the current ALLEGATION Of
S6,c0s.I77.
The council also was asked
BY the board to provide $6,S54,- :
900 for capital improvements
over the next five years, in
cluding . new high school, two
elementary schools and work
on three other schools.
Higher teacher salaries ac-
count for nearly half Of the
increase asked In the operating
budget.
Pay Scale Revised
An automatic pay raise from
the current salary scale will
cost $3.50 and 423e ITS more
will cover increases In q new
scale for salaries starting at
$4,700 and reaching 97,4OO
after 90 years.
The current scale now runs
from $4.600 to O maximum Of
$1,000 In Is years for teachers
with bachelor degrees.
The school board said the
increase Of S30S,765 for teacher
salaries "is an obviously nee
essary one to enable the city
schools to compete on equal
terms with It's neighbors in
attracting and holding de-
Sirable professional personnel. "
Overcrowding at Francis
Hammond High School, the
board said. means the city
must hire 81 new eighth-grade
teachers to handle classrooms
at Stonewall jackson and JET.
ferson Elementary Schools.
Teachers Being Added
The new eighth grade
teachers. along with 10 others,
are included In 0 32S4,OOO re-
quest for additional prctes.
sional employees.
A new school is recommended
In the capital budget to cost
$3,lS0. 900. This 10. the high
school that the board proposes
to build at Midtown.
Also Included in the five.
year capital request are two
16.rcom elementary schools.
One. ct . cost Of o5e6. 600,
would be built In the WASH
ington Forest area; the other,
at . cost Of $636.600, in the
southwestern portion Of the
city.
The board also requested Q
16 : room addition. costing
$448, 900. to the Ramsay Ele-
mentary School: . el00. 900
auditorium at Parker Gray
High School, and Q 9lO3. 900
l2-roCm addition to Barrett
Elementary.
Evening star., 1961-02-03
BY GEORGE WILSON
star Staff Writer

The National Capital Plan
ding Commission made Q plea
for preservation Of the coun-
tryside along the route Of the
sewer to Dulles International
Airport ia an unusual motion
passed yesterday.
The planning commission
JAILED for o concert Of poll
cieS" BY county. State and Fed
eraI governments TO keep the
Potomac River Valley "as
basically underdeveloped coun-
tryside.:''
The motion stated that
agreements regarding offshoots
from the main sewer line
should be made only after con-
siderable deliberation, includ.
ing public hearings.
A. originally submitted. the
Evening star., 1961-02-03
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
What Makes a City
A Good Restaurant Town?

HOW DOES WASHINGTON RATE?-Usually when
dining out is being discussed the conversation turns
to the culinary delights Of San Francisco New York.
Chicago. or New Orleans Why? Isn't there good
food to be had In Washington? The answers TO these
and other questions are given in SUNDAY, The Star
Magazine.
YOGI BEAR: NEW STAR COMIC-Yogi Bear, first and
foremost resident Of Jellystone National Park, viii
make his debut this Sunday in The Stars big color
comic section. The laughabe antics Of the lovable
Yogi and his woodland pals will provide comic
treat for the entire family
RICHES FROM ROCKETS-The scientific discoveries
that byproductS Of rocket research could be
fantastic boost to civilian economy according
to Gen. James M. Gavin who brings you his report
in This Week Magazine with this Sundays Star.
THE SUNDAY STARS CIVIL WAR sToRY-Delegates
Of the peace convention gathered In Washington
century ago. Purpose Try to avert Civil War; At the
same time the Southerners were meeting in Mont
gomery Ala. Their voice was strong for secession
An account Of both meetings as reported by The
Star 100 years ago appears in SUNDAY, The Star
Magazine
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1961-02-03
Foirfox School Budget
Opposed at Hearing
~ JOHN LAWSON
star STAN Writer

The Faax County school Boards first public hearing
the proposed 1872 school budget didn't attract many ciens
last night but It drew lot Of criticism from those who opposed
During the hearing It's preliminary s3li million budget
ct the Annandale High School. the board:
Heard M proposed program attacked
Evening star., 1961-02-03

seven times without drawing q
single supporter.
Listened TO two attacks on
its plans to buy new buses al
though the board already has
agreed 10 the purchase.
Heard It's use Of bond money
described 90 "unsound econ
0my."
Found that some citizens
thought It's teacher salary
scale went too far while others
felt it didn't 80 far enough.
60 Attend
Only about 80 persons at
tended the hearing. The turn
out was described a. "disap-
pointing" by school board
member Waldron Leonard who
first proposed that last nights
public hearing be held.
Thirteen citizens and organ
izations offered comments, and
board members expressed dis.
may afterwards that most read
statements. then left, without
hearing what remaining speak.
ers had to say.
Most criticism was directed
at the proposal to establish an
doctrination program four
weeks before school opens for
children about to enter the
first grade. Eugene Davidson,
chairman Of the School Com.
mittee Of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations, said the
federation suggested eliminat-
ing the program, although It
would support . study Of Q
kindergarten program.
The program, for which 400, :.
600 has been budgeted. also
drew criticism from the County
Council Of Parent Teacher AS
eociations which called It mot
zoo well considered"
Bus Purchases hit
Three Of the groups oppos-
ing the program said they
would support Q full-fledged
kindergarten operation. A kin
6ergarten program, however
! should not be entered in q
ytlaphazard fashion," said Mrs.
Eleanor p. Godfrey. Of the
Holmes Run Civic Association.
Mrs. Godfrey also suggested
that the board consider the
Possibility that construction Of
sidewalks may be cheaper than
H'the seeming unending pur.
chase and repurchase o. buses"
i,'rhe board, however, already
has contracted to buy new
ituses. a
Mr.. Davidson. commenting
In the purchase Of the buses.
'said the Civic Federation was
! increasingly concerned over
(the tendency on the part Of
the school board TO consider
key matters concerning the
budget in advance and out Of
'Lontext with the budget"
The federation, he said. ad-
Vised extreme caution and fun
consideration Of all current
and future budgetary implica-
Evening star., 1961-02-03

tions before such actions ar,
taken"
Bond Policy Criticized
Three groups were critical o,
the school boards expenditure
of bond money for school equip
lment and other expandabl,
items. Purchase Of these item
with bond money. said Mrs
Dalton. 10 ''very unsounS
economy" They should b,
bought. she said. from current
expenditures.
Bun .. Bray. president Of thu
IPTA Council, said his grouy
|"hates to see bond money used
for expendahle items"
Mr.. Davidson said the feder.
|ation was also. seriously con.
cerned" over the lack Of o capt.
tel outlay budget which would
provide an accounting 10 the
public Of the source and dis
position Of school bondi
money"
Speakers also commented OF,
the boards plans for Q free
summer school program for oil
students In grades z through IL
Expanded library activities, the
music program and the teach
|ers salary scale.
Robert Zipp. speaking for q
group Of citizens interested In
music education, criticized the
proposed firing (oN seven oi
our well qualified music In
structors." The issue, he said
q whether our childrcn's mus.
ical taste sticks at the rock
and roll level, or whether it Ii
broadened."
Higher Pay Urged
Commenting on the pro.
posed teachers salary scale
Mrs. Dalton said the league
feels that ''not enough reward
and incentives are offered ir
the higher steps Of the pay
scale"
Mr.. Davidson said the fed.
Grafton feels the scale, which
would range from $4,e00 Il
$1,000 in IL yearly steps, doe
not 90 far enough"
However. Victor Parker
president Of the County Tax
payers Alliance, said tht
teachers salary scale had beer
considered with complete In
difference 10 its effect ON loca
ltAxes.H
The Civic Federation, pro
posed that 443o. 900 could b
cut from the budget by elimi'
mating the preschool program
cutting 4300.000 hudgeted fol
instruction which the fedora
tioGs said had been ''overesti'
mated" by that amount fol
each Of the past three years
eliminating the community
school relations activities which
cost $4,000 and cutting &36. 6.00l
by dropping four new super
J vis0rs proposed In the budget
Evening star., 1961-02-03

ions before such actions are
.akes.n
Evening star., 1961-02-03

NO pfiaisS circuit full ssnas NJ.
fidelity PM sound. Nsu kviIs-ia vnipolO
oaiean0. pVsh-pvll oa-oH. sIvminired
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Evening star., 1961-02-03
VIRGINIA BRIEFS
Four Killed
On Rte. 3O1,
Unidentified
By the Associated Press

-Four unidentified persons
died in two crashes on snowy
u, s. SOL Just south Of the
Potomac River Bridge at Nor
gantown today. Three Of them
perished in the flaming crack
up Of Q tractor-traile and 81
car.
The accident which claimed |
three lives occurred four miles
south Of the bridge.
One person died in q second
tractor.trailer and auto colli-
sion o half-mile south Of the
bridge. Four other persons
were injured. a..
State police said the victims
Of the triple-fatality crash
were burned beyond recogni-
ton. Their car bore q North
Carolina license plate.
Old House Damaged
Fire caused approximately
$35. 900 damage last night to q
100-year-old house at 1854
Richmond highway. 0roveton.
Iva. -
Fairfax County Fire Marshal
George H. Alexander said that
1.-THE two-alarrn blaze burned off
the roof and severely damaged
the interior Of the two-story
house.
The fire was discovered
breaking out Of q chimney wall
about II pm. by Robert r.
Smith, manager Of the nearby
Rambler Motel and a resident
Of the house.
Two families living upstairs
escaped. The house is used for
apartments and headquarters
for Q taxi company. Fire Mar
shall Alexander estimated the
! damage.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-11-02
South Mewbury

Forty-five members of the
Western Reserve Historical
Society visited Union Chapel
on Wednesday morning. MRS
Rees, Mrs. WeiSZ and Mrs.
Henderson acted as hostess
eS.
The November meeting OF
the Chapel Bellies Is to be at
the home Of Mrs. Clara But
ton on Wednesday Nov. 8,
with a Thanksgiving menu
planned for the Dime e r.
Please, remember to bring In
your tax stamps.
Mrs. Lucy Simpson called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ham
mel in Mantua on Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Hunt
of canton were at Lucy Sim
SON S on Sunday.
Best wishes to the newly
weds, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bond Marjorie Narusch)
whose wedding took place on
Saturday afternoon at the
Community Church.
Mrs. Florence Henderson,
Mrs. Clara Button and Mrs.
Alvirda Weisz attended the
Federation OF Women'S clubs
meeting in Chesterland on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Simp-
son were at Leroy Shanower's s
in Corlneaut on Sunday.
Several Newbury ladies at
tended the North Russell
Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs.
Erma Baumgartner's on
Thursday. Mrs. Addie Fuller
will be hostess, for the next
meeting on November 80.