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The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-08-11

Kenai Squadron of Civil Air Patrol, first formed here in 1851 and reactivated in the fall of 1856, is seeking funds to build hangar to house the L-20 Beaver, the corporate aircraft used in search and rescue missions, emer- geney evacuation and miscellan- eous Wing and Squadron mis- sions,
 "The plane cannot be on in- stant call if sitting outside dur ing cold winter months. Ii # IS to be available to the community for emergency use 1t must be housed within an adequate shel- ter so that engines will be warm and ready to respond at mo- ment's notice,' Squadron officials pointed out.
 Parent Organization
 Last winter, the CAP Wing supplied funds for hangar rental for the four coldest months. Such funds are not available this year. It is up to the Squadron, through aid of the community it serves, to provide such shelter.
 The Air Force supplies the Squadron with such surplus equipment as is available to it, such as the present L-20 Beaver Wing also assists with purchase of fuel and oil. Wing headquar- ters aided the Kenai Squadron
Evening star., 1961-10-02
BY Ston Droke

out the ace and a third trump
South must lose four spades
one trump and one club.
Daily Question
AS dealer. you hold:
AAJ1o3 0As5 oQ94 %Q1o2
What do you say?
Answer: Bid one club or pass
This is a borderline hand; bid
it with a conservative partner
pass 1t with a flighty partner
If you use weak" no-trumps,
open this hand with one no
trump to show IL to IA points
and balanced distribution.
For Shetnwold'S 36 page
booklet, "A Pocket Guide to
Bridge" send SOC to Bridge
Book, The Washington Star,
Bor 3318, Grand Central Sta
ton, N. Y. II, N. Y.
Copyright, 1861, Gen. Features corpJ
Evening star., 1961-10-02

ing with the Jack Of spades
costs East a spade trick.
East should play the three
of spades at the first trick.
Evening star., 1961-10-02
BUz SAWYER
DAVID CRANE
By ALFRED sHEINWOLD

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bridge players should be IL
censed. Anybody who signaled
with the setting trick would
lose his license for six months.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
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Opening lead: King of spades.
West opened the king of
spades, for no good reason. A
90 normal club or diamond lead
you'd have been quite salts
Evening star., 1961-10-02

If West continues with an
other spade, East should win
and lead a low trump. East
gets in with a spade to lead
Evening star., 1961-10-02
.SHEINWOLD ON BRIDGE
WostefuI Signal Ruins Defense

factory but the actual lea d
didn't have to be fatal.
East saw at a glance that
his partner had led from the
doubleton king. hoping to get
a ruff. The idea pleased East
so much that he signaled en-
couragement with the jack ot
spades.
West naturally led another
spade and East collected two
tricks. with the ace and 10. East
then led his last spade, the
three, and West ruffed with
the 10 of hearts to shut out
dummy.
Evening star., 1961-10-02
WORD GAME
Find 20 or more words in
S LIV U


meaning, "of the nature oi
saliva" Average is II words;
time limit, 20 minutes.
Rules Of the game: I: Words must b,
Of four or more letters .. Words Whict
acquire four letters by the addition o.
s." such as bats" cats" are no
used. 8. Only one form Of a word Il
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer to BATTERED
bade, batter, bard, bate. barred, beard
berate, bear, beer, beet, beat, bead
better, bread, brat, breed, brad, brae
teat, tread, treated, tret, trade. treed
cared, eater, rate, rated. reed, read
rebate, rede. rebate, dare, Dart, date
debar, deter, deer, dear, debate, debt
drab, drat.
Evening star., 1961-10-02
DiScards Club

South was not dismayed by
this turn in events. He dis
carded a club from dummy
when West ruffed with the 10
Of hearts.
Now there was no way for
the defenders to stop South
from ruffing his third club in
dummy. South lost the first
four tricks and the ace of
trumps, making his contract.
Let's go back to the first
trick. The opening lead tells
East the entire distribution of
the spade suit. If East sits still
and minds his business he will
get four spade tricks. Signal
Evening star., 1961-03-06
QUEST FOR TOURISTS?
Holiday Isle Of Man
Plans Mermaid Hunt

DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Mar.
6 (AP).-This beautiful holi-
day island off England's west
coast claims it has mermaids
1t plans to hold a mermaid
hunt this summer to find out
for sure.
Several islanders insist they
have seen mermaids summing
themselves off the rocky shores
and they say the creatures
are gorgeous.
One member of the House OF
Keys, the islands parliament,
is reported to have offered TO-
600 pounds ($56,000) to the
first person who can land such
an elusive catch.
Wing Comdr. Roy Macdonald
says he once saw two red
haired merma1ds swimming
about five miles offshore.
They were moving at about
IL knots" Comdr. Macdonald
said. mo human being could
swim at such speed. I was out
fishing, but before I could get
the anchor up they vanished"
The mayoress of Peel,
another island town, says she
once saw a mermaid basking
on the rocks off Peel Castle.
This mermaid was a redhead,
too.
Helen Cowell, %, q secretary,
Evening star., 1961-03-06

says she spotted a brunette
mermaid three miles south of
the town. The mermaid was
sitting on a rock in true mer-
maid fashion.
She was about 3 feet 6
inches long. but I could not
see her TAIL" said Miss Cowell.
"She had a lovely figure. Any
man would have fallen in love
with her"
Miss Cowell even made a quick
estimate on the mermaid's vi
tai statiStics-35-25-35.
A mermaid, for any sheltered
reader not exposed previously
to the word, is supposed to be
half woman upper half and
ha1 fish dover half). The sci
entific gentry says in the die
tionarieS and scientific books
that a mermaid is a tabled
creature-meaning they think
there is no such thing. Some
even attribute the legends
about mermaids to sailors who
once saw a dugong or a mana
tee, which are creatures that
live in the sea and are sup
posed to look like mermaids.
Well, no matter. The Manx
people would be just as inter-
ested in catching a tourist or
two as in catching a mermaid
maybe more so.
Evening star., 1961-03-06
Jupon's Premier
ToCome to D. c.

TOKYO, Tuesday, Mar. 7
(AP).-Prime Minister Hayato
Ikeda Of Japan will visit Wash
ington from June 20 to % to
confer with President Kennedy
and other Government leaders,
the Japanese government an
nounced today.
Informed sources said one Of
the main topics the Japanese
leader wants to take up with
the President is Communist
China. They said Mr.. Ikeda
wants to sound out the Ameri-
can attitude on United States
recognition of Red China and
China's influence in Asia.
They also said Mr.. Ikeda
wants to visit New York, San
Francisco, Los Angeles and
Hawaii, but the announcement
did not list an itinerary.
Evening star., 1961-03-06
Court Refuses
Sit-In Appeal

The Supreme Court today re-
fused to review an appeal of
IL Tallahassee (Fla.) persons
convicted for sit-in demonstra-
tions. 1t was the first Southern
sit-in demonstration to reach
the high court.
The case stemmed from two
sets of convictions in Talla-
hassee involving lunch counter
sit-ins at an F. w. Woolworth
store early last year.
The court gave no reason for
its refusal to act on the appeal.
1t merely listed the case
among a group Of appeals in
which it denied hearings.
Eight Of those who appealed
are Negroes. The others are
white persons. Each was sem
fenced in Tallahassee Munich
pal Court to pay a $500 fine or
serve 80 days in jail. The dem
onstrations occurred February
20 and March IL, 1860.
Evening star., 1961-03-06

liminary report on the fighting
between Congolese and U. N.
troops at the port cities Of
Banana and Matadi.
The report covered the U. N.
withdrawal from Banana but
was prepared before last nights
evacuation of Matadi.
Mr.. Hammarskjold said U, N.
forces had been ordered to hold
the big military base at Kitona
and reoccupy Banana.
In his talks here, Mr.. Nkru-
nah was expected to press his
demand that a solution of the
Congo problem must be left in
the hands of Africans only.
After his meeting with Mr..
Stevenson, Mr.. Nkrumah told
reporters that Africans COM
See U. N, Page A-4
Evening star., 1961-03-06

ton Is the lower floor of a
steel-reinforced building, away
from all windows.
The southwest corner of the
basement or lowest floor is the
best safeguard in a frame
house.
If time permits, electricity
and fuel lines should be shut
off in homes, and the north
and east side windows opened,
In sturdily constructed
schools, the best place is inside
the building near an inside wall
on the lower floor. Stay out of
auditoriums and gymnasiums.
Warmth Is Record
Today'S warning came on the
heels Of record breaking 80-de-
gree temperature that brought
out thousands Of persons yes
terday.
While the East was basking
in summer-like weather. the
West was taking a betting from
snow and hail. Some of the
worst Of it was in the ST. Paul
Minneapolis region, where a
heavy snow stalled cars. Small
tornadoes damaged areas in
Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas.
An SO m.p.h. wind ripped
through Washington State.
National Airport and mill
tary air bases in the Washing
ton area checked planes this
afternoon to see they were Sc
curely lashed.
Evening star., 1961-03-06

also planned to discuss the
growing crisis with Mr.. Nkru-
nah as delegates assembled for
resumption of the General AS
sembly tomorrow.
Mr.. Nkrumah will address
the 99-nation Assembly when
it resumes it's 18th session after
an 11-week recess.
Report Sent to Council
Mr.. Hammarskjold discussed
the latest Congo development
at an emergency meeting last
night with his 18-nation ad-
visory committee. He dis
patched instructions to the
U. N. command for urgent &C
ton. But U. N. officials would
not disclose his plans.
The Secretary General sent
to the Security Council a pre-
Evening star., 1961-03-06
.5OOU. S. Marines Sail
For Waters Off Conqo

ing without United Nations ap-
proval.
The State Department reaf-
firmed the United States firm
support for the United Nations
in the Congo" and added
everything we do there is
through the U. NJ"
A move into the Congo by
United States forces provided
this received the support of the
United Nations, thus was not
ruled out.
Six 'COpters Aboard
Six helicopters also are
aboard the four naval vessels,
Pentagon officials said.
The Marines have partici-
pated in parades and demon
strations at the African and
South American ports where
the ships have made goodwill
calls since last fall.
Last January the ships car
ried corn meal and rice from
Togoland to the Congo. On
February 8 they repatriated
738 Guinean troops from the
Congo where they had been a
part of the United Nations
force.
The ships have a capacity to
evacuate about 1000 persons,
Defense Department officials
said.
Another destroyer, the Vogel-
gesang, which had been a part
of the goodwill group. is pro-
ceeding to Capetown, the State.
Department said, to pick up
mail for the entire group. The
Vogelgesang will rejoin the
task force after refueling, the,
Associated Press reported from
Capetown.
Evening star., 1961-03-06

informed through radio ana
television, and to watch the
sky for rotating, funnel-shaped
clouds that carry tornado
force winds.
The early afternoon warning
said damaging winds as high
as 10 miles an hour might de-
velop in some sections, along
with thunderstorms and hail.
Squall Line Moving
Bureau forecasters were keep
ing a radar watch on the situa-
tion, which was developing
from a squall line moving
across the mountains. The
trouble could arise when the
band of colder air mixes with
the warm, humid air in this
region.
Forecasters emphasized there
was no danger from torpadoes
unless the funnel-shapped,
twisting clouds formed.
To be on the safe side, the
bureau released a set of safety
rules for tornadoes. A cave or
man-made shelter will give the
only complete protection, the
bureau said.
Other precautionary sugges-
tions:
If caught in the open coun-
try, one should move to right
angles of the tornado's path.
Tornadoes usually move at
from rs to 40 miles an hour.
Those unable to escape in
time should lie flat in q ditch
or depression and cover their
heads to avoid flying objects.
In the city, the best protec-
Evening star., 1961-03-06
Missiles in japan

TOKYO, Mar. 6 (AP).
Ninety Sidewinder missiles ar
rived from the United States
last night for the Japanese Air
Force. It was the second such
shipment of the missiles, which
are for use by planes against
other planes.
Evening star., 1961-03-06
y. n. Toop ps Driven
From Port i'm Conqo
Officials TN
Regain
Key Base

LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo,
Mar. 6 (AP).-Weary United
Nations troops laid down their
arms and withdrew from the
Congo'S principal supply port
of Matadi after "a hours of Bit
ter street fighting with Congo
lese soldiers, a U. N. spokesman
reported today.
Negotiations are going on
with the Congolese govern
ment to get a U. N. garrison
back into the town. If these
break down the United Ma
tions is empowered to use force
as a last resort, the spokesman
said.
Two Sudanese U. N. soldiers
of the 130-man garrison -
are known to have been killed
in the battle, which ragged
throughout Saturday and un-
til noon yesterday, thirteen
other SudaneSe were wounded
and IL still are missing.
A Canadian signal captain
also is missing and the U. N.
spokesman said there are grave
fears for his safety.
U. N. Supplies Threatened
Without control of Matadi,
the U. N. supply operation
could be gravely endangered.
Trouble blew up in the hill
side town go miles up the Congo
River when Congolese units
erected road blocks to impede
the movement of U. N. per-
Sonnel. Two helicopterS also
were seized as they touched
down at nearby Bona. That
was on Friday.
Next day, the Congolese tried
to dislodge an 11-man guard
Of U. N. Sudanese troops which
had been thrown around a hill
side villa used as a communi-
cations center by a Canadian
signal unit.
The Congolese opened I'D
with 37-mm. anti-tank guns,
killing a Sudanese and wreck
ing the post.
A Canadian captain who
went out to parley with the
attacking Congolese was not
seen again.
Ammunition Runs Low
Vastly outnumbered and with
their ammunition running low,
the Canadian signal post and
its Sudanese guards surrend-
cred Saturday evening.
Elsewhere in the town, fight
ing went on until noon yes
terday.
More than 1000 congolese
troops, armed with machine
guns, mortars and "nti-tank
artillery, were ranged against
the U. N. Sudanese garrison.
At noon. negotiatorS from
both sides met to arrange a
cease-fire. But as the talks
were going on the Congolese
opened fire again, the U. N.
asserted.
Attempt to Force Hand
1--WE believe this second un-
provoked firing, in which the
Congolese concentrated all the
weapons at their disposal, could
only be explained as an attempt
to force the hand of the U. N.
cease-fire negotiators," said
the U. N. spokesman in Leo
poldville today.
He, said the Congolese de-
manded that the Sudanese
garrison in Matadi withdraw
mmediately-"or be attacked
by the entire strength of the
Thysville garrison, including
artillery and armor."
Thysville is one of the Con-
golese army's main bases and
holds close to 5000 men, with
tanks and heavy guns.
The Congolese demanded also
that the Sudanese garrison be
replaced by U. N. troops of a
nationality acceptable to the
Congolese government. This
condition the U. N. cease-fire
See CONGO, Page AZ
Evening star., 1961-03-06
Spike Nike
Verdict Upset.
High Court Hits
Listening Device
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star staff Writer

The Supreme Court ruled to-
day that the use of an elec-
tronic eavesdropping device by
District police in a gambling
case violated the constitutional
rights Of those involved.
In a unanimous opinion the
court threw out the convictions
Of three men and found that
the use of a so-called spike
mike" to listen to conversations
in the house next door was IAN
actual intrusion into a consti-
tutionally protected area"
The case involved what police
called a $40,0O0-a-day gambling
operation across the street
from the State Department.
They said it was one of the
largest gambling operations
broken up in the Washington
area in recent years.
Row Houses Involved
Those convicted were Julius
Silverman, Meyer Schwartz and
Robert L. Martin. They had
been sentenced to serve 20
months to 5 years in prison and
fined $1,000.
The gambling activities on
which they were convicted in
cluded betting on baseball
games, prize fights and other
sports activities.
Police had inserted a wire
like antenna halfway through
the wall shared with the adjoin-
ing row house. A battery-op-
Grated amplifier attached to
this spike" made the CONVEX
sations audible. The spike"
had hit a heating duct which
acted as a sounding board cap
See COURT, Page A-4
Evening star., 1961-03-06
BY EARL H. VOSS
Star staff Writer

Four United States Navy YES
sells with 500 Marines aboard
have been ordered to waters off
the Congo Ito be available in
the event that United Nations
may need them for further as
sistance."
The ships, which had been on
the way to Capetown, South
Africa, for a good will call,
have been ordered to delay
their trip, State Department
Press Officer Lincoln White re-
ported. He added that I'VE at
tach no particular significance
to this order"
He described the move as an
act of cautious foresight, I"
but stressed again that I'VE
don't want to attach any sig
nificance beyond that"
U. N. Loses Matadi
United Nations forces have
been forced out of Matadi, one
of the embattled Congo's prin-
cipal ports and United Nations
officials have said stronger ele-
ments are to be sent into the
port city.
The task force consists of the
destroyer Gearing, the LSD
Qanding ship dock) Hermitage,
the LIST Qanding ship tank
Graham County and the oiler
Nespelin.
Mr.. White emphasized the
United States decision to send
the Marine carrying ships to
the Congo area has no uni.
lateral significance" He ex-
planned this meant the United
States had no intention of act
Evening star., 1961-03-06
Chance of Tornodoes
Brings Rodor Watch
Severe Storms Possible Late Today;
Precautions Suggested by Bureau

The Weather Bureau warned today Of the possibility
of severe thunderstorms this evening with "rsk of few
isolated tornadoes Northern and Eastern Virginia and
Maryland between and pm"
forecaSter said the chances Of tornado hitting
Washington proper remote"
However, persons in this area were advised to keep
Evening star., 1961-03-06


the current situation but opti-
mistic about the American
economy'S future.
Walter w. Heller, chairman
of the Council of Economic
FederoI Reserve Accord PIeoses Ad-
ministrotion. Poee AS
Advisers. avoided firm predic-
tions in testimony before the
Senate-House Economic Com
mittee. but indicated he is
doubtful that the economy will
stage a strong recovery, from
the recession until after the
middle of this year.
He said there is a mixture
of hopeful and discouraging
signs. Whenever the upturn
does occur, he said, reversal
of the recession is only the
beginning. not the end, of the
task of restoring momentum
to the Aemerican economy"
He said the basic problem is
Chronic slack in the economy
the growing gap between
what we can produce and what
we do produce"
Not Severest Dip
Mr.. Heller said the current
recession is mot as severe as
the other three postwar re-
cessions." He told the commit
tee hopes for an upturn lie
mainly in a possible rise in
consumer spending, stimulated
by President Kennady's pro-
grams; increased spending by
local, State and Federal
governments, and a possible
resumption Of inventory build
ups within several months.
Emphasizing the administra-
tion's reliance on Government
measures to stimulate the
private economy, Mr.. Heller
said the outlook for a fast
economic pickup through oper-
alton of natural forces is much
less promising than it was in
previous recessions.
Mr.. Heller said q conserva-
tive goal is reduction Of unem-
ployment to about 4 per cent of
the labor force. compared with
the seaSonally adjusted rate of
6.6 per cent in January. At 4
per cent, he said, the economy
strikes a balance between high
production and reasonable price
stability.
Mr.. Heller said the admin
istration will consider new
stimulating measures, includ-
ing a temporary cut in with
held income taxes, if the econ
omy fails to respond adequately
by April to actions already
taken.
Started from Low Level
He said the "gentleness of the
decline is small consolation, I"
because the economy's down.
trend started from relatively
low levels. after an "abortive"
recovery from the recession of
1957-1958.
The economy now is produc-
ing 8 to 10 per cent less than
1t could produce if it were
operating at full potential, Mr..
Heller said, putting a $50 bill
lion price-tag on this lag.
The economy's current po-
tential, he said. is a growth
rate of 3.5 per cent annually.
This is not high enough, he
said. To speed growth, he con-
tinued, investment must be in
creased through tax incentives
and other measures, and con-
sumer demand must be stinnu-
lated to make investment
profitable.
Faster economic growth
would help end the deficit in
the United States balance of
See ECONOMIC. Pare "A
Evening star., 1961-03-06
Stevenson Discusses
Congo With Nkrumoh
Also Will Confer With Gromyko;
HummurskioId to See Ghuniun

UNITED NATIONS, N Y, Mar. 6 (AP).-United States
Ambassador Adai Stevenson talked today with Ghanas
President KWame Nkrumah the Congo crisis and
arranged with Soviet Foreign Minister Andre
Gromyko.
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold
Evening star., 1961-03-06
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enters the field Of foreign relations
today but finds her wires slightly
crossed right at the start. For the
latest episode in the life of this
comic strip heroine, see Pose Bis.
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