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height of 13O feet, as against
a present 90-foot ceiling.
Five apartment buildings in
the Plaza project would not be
changed, he said. They are pro-
posed to range from five to
eight stories, and have a total
OF 300 units, plus $500 parking
spaces.
The Pennsylvania Republican
said he questioned whether the
hearing was a proper function
of the District Zoning Commits
sion, and raised the issue of
whether the changes, if they
are to be made, should not be
acted on by Congress.
The hearing is scheduled in
Room 500 Of the District Build
ing at 10 am. Wednesday be-
fore the zoning Commission.
Mr.. Kearns said he consid-
ers that the amendments would
plunge zoning officials into 1.-THE
architectural design of develop
mentS" and design of land
scaping, signs and other design
features"
He said he wondered whether
this was a proper function Of
a coming body"
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Plaza Zone Exception
Questioned by Keorns

Representative Kearns, Re-
publican. of Pennsylvania, has
questioned the purpose of zon-
ing amendments coming up for
a hearing this week under
which 40-foot height increase
would be allowed in the Co.
lumbia Plaza project.
The amendments have the
support of the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission and
the Redevelopment Land Agen-
cy.
They would allow building
height increases to 100 feet
from 80 feet, in certain areas
specified as Special Purposes
and C-3-B districts on the zon-
ing map.
In addition, the changes
would authorize coming officials
and the NCPC to influence
more greatly than at present
the overall design of resi-
dental projects having five
acres or more.
William E. Finley, NCPC ex-
ecutive director, said the pro-
posed amendments would per-
nit a proposed 400-room Co
lumbia Plaza hotel to have a
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projects, the District so far has
escaped the need to put up
cash in the Southwest redevel-
opment area.
In the letter to the RIA, the
Commissioners also noted that
the agency should move ahead
on acquisition of the land in
the project area that will be
needed for the city's freeway
right-of-way. Prompt action is
needed so that the highway
work can be finished at the
same time as other sections of
the approach network for the
new Theodore Roosevelt Bridge.
The agency's freeway land cost
will be repaid from highway
funds.
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4 Federal and
. District BUILDINGS

!. Civil Service Commits
sion headquarters at Twen-
,tieth street and Virginia
iavenue NV. This 8-story
building, to be completed by
,mid-1963, is next to the In
terror Department. Covering
an entire block, it will cost
about $40 million.
2. Federal Deposit Insur-
''ance Corporation at Seven
tenth street and New York
avenue NV. Federal funds
are not being used to pay
for this construction, but the
General Services Admin
stration is supervising the
project. Cost of the 7-story
structure will be $5.8 million
with completion in spring,
1868.
3. Smithsonian Museum Of
History and Technology at
.Constitution avenue and
Fourteenth street. Progress
continues on this $36 million
Structure with completion
expected in early 1868. 1t
will contain As exhibit halls.
.. Smithsonian Museum of
Natural History east wing
at. Constitution avenue and
Ninth street. This addition
to the existing museum
building will cost about So
million and will be COM
.pleted by mid-1963. Future
plans call for a similar wing
on the west side.
5. Federal Office Building
f0-A at independence ave-
nue. and Ninth street and
Federal Office Building lob
at independence avenue and
Seventh street. These two
Stfuctures-excavations for
them are now being dug
will be erected at a total
cost of 1888 million. They
will house the Federal Avia-
ton Agency and the Ma
tional onautics and
Space Agency, Completion is
scheduled for late 1868 or
early 1864.
s. Federal Office Building
Number 6 at Maryland ave-
nue. and Fourth street S.W.
Nearing completion, prob
ably ready for occupancy in
July, this 8-story structure
IS noted for its waffle-iron
gill work. The building will
house Health, Education
and Welfare Department
personnel and temporarily
viii provide room for NASA.
Its cost is $15.5 million.
Z. Additional House Office
Building at First street and
independence avenue. Work
continues with ultimate cost
estimated at $82 million.
Completion: mid-1963.
8. Federal Office Building
Number 8 at Second and D
streets S.W. Excavation for
this building, to house the
Food and Drug Administra-
ton, has begun with COM
pletion planned for mid-1963
at a cost of SIS million.
8. District Stadium at
East Capitol street and the
Anacostia River. The $22
million, 50,000-Seat stadium
will be ready for the opening
Of the Redskins football
season in October. Final
completion will be several
months later.
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Highway
- Projects

l. Underpass at Washing
ton Circle and K street ex-
pressway to extend from
Twenty-first to Twenty-fifth
streets. Traffic will be closed
on K for six months from
the circle to Twenty-fifth
starting June l with motor
lists to be directed to L street.
This entire project will be
finished in about a year.
2. Storm sewer installa-
ton and repaving of L street
from Twenty-second street
to Connecticut avenue. Re
paving starts next month.
3. Widening of Sixteenth
street from K to L now un-
derway with completion in
a few weeks; and then L to
M with completion by July l.
4. Storm sewer installa-
ton on 1 street from New
H a m pShire avenue to
Twenty sixth street. The
street will be closed another
80 days.
5. Th eodore Roosevelt
Bridge construction at Rock
Greek parkway just above
Constitution avenue.
6. Twelfth street express
way tunnel beneath the Mall
to be completed in about
three months.
7. Underpass beneath In
dependence avenue and
Twelfth street with con-
nections to Eleventh street
leg of the expreSsway lead
ing to the new Southwest
FIRE eway and Washington
Channel bridge.
8. Washington Channel
Bridge construction with
road links. Construction of
Southwest freeway also con-
tinues throughout the new
redevelopment area. New
bridge at Fourteenth street
mot shown on map and
the Channel Bridge will be
open in about six months. ,
8. Ramps from Southwest
freeway between First and
Second streets under con-
struction. These ultimately
will tie into the center leg
Of the inner loop.
10. Underpass at South
Capitol and M streets. This
project is expected to take
another seven months.
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}. c. SKYLINE CHANGING
| $275Mi|Iion Building Boom

Other jobs are new private office build
ingS that are changing the skyline
Probably those causing more concern
than admiration are the public works prof.
ectS-such as new tunnels and improved
streets-that force motorists into sudden
detours.
Excavation diggers, pile drivers, cement
mixers, the formations of dump tricks
moving into position-all provide an army
Of sidewalk Superintendents hours of de-
light. Here is guide to major projects.
Evening star., 1961-05-14
Virginia Honors
Lost IS Veteran

SLANT, Va, May 13 (AP).
"A monument will be dedicat-
ed here Monday to the memory
Of Virginia'S last Confederate
veteran, Gen" John Sailing,
who died March 1859.
The exercises in this Scott
County community, where Sail
ing spent the last years of his
life, will coincide with the l13th
anniversary of his birth.
Delegate James B. Fugate of
Gate City will pay tribute to
Gen" Sailing in an address
highlighting the dedication of
the monument, presented by
the United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
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New Hall Starts
liz Falls Church

The Jefferson Volunteer Fire
Department plans to open a
$4,000 social hall at Woodley
road and Hodge place, Falls
Church, Va, by September.
Ground was broken for the
hall Friday. 1t is intended as a
center for social activities and
ORGANIZATIONS in the area. 1t
wifi contain a kitchen capable
of feeding 500 people.
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Private Office
Buildings

1. 2l00 K street NV, a
$2.1 million structure on the
southwest corner. Compile
ton of this 9-story building
is expected in so days.
2. 1901 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., an History structure
now completed except for
some interior work.
3. First National Bank
Building, at 170l Pennsyl-
vania avenue. a 12-story
building to house the bank
and offices. Completion, at
a cost of SIS million, is Sched-
uled in a year.
4. Lincoln Branch of the
Riggs National Bank. at 800
Seventeenth street. This 12-
story structure, at the north
west corner of Seventeenth
and H streets, will house the
bank and offices.
5. 808 Seventeenth street,
a history modern black-and-
white glass and aluminium
building, is now nearly COM
plete.
6. Farragut Medical Build
ing, at Seventeenth and I
streets, is now being razed
to be replaced by a 81 mil
lion, history office struc-
ture. Start of construction
is expected upon completion
Of demolition with the new
building to be ready in two
years.
!. One Farragut Square
South, a SIS million, IL
story structure now under
way at the southwest corner
of Connecticut avenue and
I street. Completion expect
ed early next year.
8. National Geographic
Society's new administrative
and editorial office building
at Seventeenth and M
streets. This 81 million, 10
story structure is to be fin
ished in about 81 months.
8. Excavation now being
dug at Fifteenth and M
streets for a new motel, the
Madison. to be built at a
cost of SO million with COM
pletion in the fall of 1862.
At a later date a SAT million
office building will go up
next to it.
10. Headquarters for the
Carpenters and Joiners of
America (AFL-CIO), at
Louisiana and Constitution
avenues. Completion of this
81 million marble structure
is expected in six weeks.
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RAINY DAY ROAD REPAIRS
BACKFIRE INTO QUAGMIRE

long-sought road improvement for a subdivision
in Prince Georges County last week in IS truckoads
of clay and gravewhich rain has converted to ulag-
mre of mud.
Residents along block of Armand and Barto
avenues near Camp Springs, they tried months
to get the county to improve the gravel roads
But couty public works crews were busy repairing
potholeS, according to William p Eckard road supern-
tenden He said tckloads of bankrun gravel "a mixture
OF clay and one spread along two streets in the
RAIN because that's the first day had free the Job"
Mud holes now range in depth from inch to feet
Mail service has been discontinued temporarily
The real remedy rests with nature-sunshne to dry
out the road ~
Evening star., 1961-05-14
By GILBERT GIMBLE

r Scattered throughout the downtown
Washington scene these days are so many
new building projects that they may well
Ibe competing for SightSeerS' attentions
along with the city's more famous monu-
rnents. Cost of the projects exceeds $275
million.
! Most of the work is part of the Federal
iGovernment's record-breaking construction
,program
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Jets Gain Ground
As Fourth Period
Squirt Tops Pipers
BY the Associated Press

The Los Angeles Jets moved
up a bit in the American Bas-
ketball Leagues Western Divi-
sion race last night with a final
period defense that held the
Cleveland Pipers to a meager
nine points.
Los Angeles trailed, 91-89.
going into the fourth quarter
then outscored the Pipers, 1919,
for a 108-99 decision that moved
them to within one-half game
Of first-place Kansas City. In
last nights only other game,
the Chicago Majors beat the
Washington Tapers. 97-87, be-
fore 5000 at Muskegor, Mich.
After drawing even at 84-84
early in the final quarter, the
Jets pulled in front on George
Yardley's basket and never
were headed. Yardley was high
for Los Angeles with q points.
Dan Swartz added "a and Hal
Lear scored 20. Ben Marley had
"a for Cleveland, while George
Cox Melted %.
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Rooney (owner of the Pitts
burgh Steelers) that he wanted
to play in the National Foot
ball League.
Ditka, an All-America at Pitt,
is one of the National Leagues
top pass receivers, having
shared nine touchdown passes.
Breen. speaking at the Chi
cago American Quarterback
Club, said "Kuharich spends
half his time working for the
Bears and If he devoted full
time to his Notre Dame job his
team probably would have a
better record" (Notre Dame
has a 4-3 record this season.
Breen said that Kuharich
had Ditka tied up in San Fran
cisco while Ditka was appear
ing in the East-West and Hula
Bowl games last season.
II made an appointment to
see Ditka during the East-West
Game. but when it was over
Kuharich took him in hand and
sneaked him out the back
door," Breen said.
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Fort BeIvoir Subdues
Boiling, Evens Record

Fort Belvoir evened its baS-
ketball record at IL last night
with a 1862 victory over Boil
ing Air Force Base.
Playing on their home court,
the Engineers managed to off
set a 34-point performance by
Bolling's Jack Tilghman. Bob
Kirkendahl scored 81 points
and Player Coach Frank
Schaumberg II for Belvoir.
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Kuhurich and HuIus DENY
Collision in Getting Ditko

CHICAGO, Nov. IA (AP).-
The newest controversy between
the rival professional football
leagues centers around End
Mike Ditka Of the Chicago
Bears. who is heading for
rookie honors in the National
Football League.
John Breen, vice president of
the Houston oilers of the
American Football League,
charged yesterday that Notre
Dame Coach Joe Kuharich kept
Ditka from talking contract
with the Oilers and manuevered
him to the Bears.
Absolutely ridiculous" XII
harich said, when reached in
South Bend, Ind.
Il have no knowledge of any
college coach contracting Dikta
on our behalf" said George
HalaS, Bears owner-coach. mo
part of Breen's story is con-
sistent with the facts. One of
the reasons we drafted Ditka
was because he had told Art
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Terps Third
AS Tor Heel
Hurriers Win

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va.
Nov. IA (AP).-North Carolina
still rules the roost in Atlantic
Coast Conference cross-eoun-
try.
The Tar Heels furnished
four of the first 10 finishers in
the annual ACC championship
meet here yesterday and
claimed the team title for the
second straight year with a
low score of 81 points.
However, individual honors
went to Dukes fast-stepping
Jerry Nourse, who traversed the
rain-Soaked 4-mile course at
the University Of Virginia in
1859. 1t was the second con-
ference cross country cham
pionship for Nourse, who sat out
last years meet after tying for
first with teammate Cary Weis-
iger in 1859.
Duke, with 48 points, and
Maryland, with So, were second
and third in the team compete
ton. This reversed their order
of finish behind North Carolina
last year.
Trailing were Clemson, 141;
North Carolina State, $50;
Wake Forest, 152, and Virginia,
ITO.
Last years individual cham
pion, North Cardinals Jerry
Stuver, was second this time be-
hind Nourse. The Tar Heels
also had the No. 3 man in Rett
Everett.
Others in the first 10 were,
IN order OF finish, John Garten
of Maryland, Jim Moorhead Of
Clemson. Carmine Lunetta,
North Carolina; Tom Kruger,
Maryland; Dave Blumfield,
Duke; Mark Wells. Maryland,
and Charlie Little, North Caro-
lima.
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KiIIingof BoyIorMoscot
Brings Texas Apologies

AUSTIN, Nov. IA (AP).-
University of Texas students
and officials began a series of
apologies today to Baylor Uni
versity for nine pranksters who
killed a Baylor mascot bear
cub in a kidnapping attempt.
The nine-month-old cub,
named Ginger, died last Thurs
day night when slugged with
a wrench during the kidnap
plot. Ginger was one of a set
of twin cubs. The other, Pepper,
was unframed.
Dean of student life, Arno
Nowotny, said the nine cul-
prits met yesterday with men,
bers of a special committee
of student leaders. faculty
members and athletic depart
ment officials, known as the
Rally Committee. That group
made three recommendations:
1. That the nine appear to-
day before a university disci-
plinary committee of three
faculty members and two
students "for serious disciple
nary action"
2. That student leaders go
to WACO to make a public
apology to Baylor students for
the death of the mascot.
8. That Joseph r. Smiley,
University of Texas President,
be asked to issue a statement
to the effect that any similar
actions by Texas students in
the future would result in i'm
mediate suspension of those
students.
Nowotny said he could not
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got hold of the Calumet entry
Of Pied dor and Keenation in
the Pimlico Futurity. It seemed
almost impossible for the entry
to miss but the pair finished
out Of the money and $e4,912
bet to show blew up.
This was one betting coup
that didn't work as planned
and Pimlico got the benefit of
the unusually high show pool.
=
SHORT SPRINTS - Yester-
days opening day turnout of
1894 fell slightly below the first
day here last fall but the heavy
show wagering raised the hand
lie to $979,950, an increase of
more than 100000 over last
autumn The Turf and Pad
dock Stable carried its luck
here from Laurel, winning two
races, including the Futurity
Prep with Will of Iron
Dick Rumble. one of the prin-
cipal owners of the Turf and
Paddock stock outfit, said that
if Jockey Tony DeSpirito thinks
Will of Iron (Tony rode him
yesterday is good enough, he
will start in the Futurity. Grim
son Satan, the Garden State
Stakes winner and favorite for
the Futurity-with Willie Shoe
maker aboard. Worked an easy
seven furlongs in 1905
There is a chance that Mary
land fans will see T.V. Lark,
the dramatic winner of the
International, again this fall
Trainer Paul Parker, still re-
ceiving congratulations on T.V
Lark's triumph, visited the PIN
leo press quarters yesterday
and said the colt will run either
in New York's Display Handi-
cap November Is or Pimlico's
Dixie Handicap on the turf
scheduled for Thanksgiving
Day Herb Hinojosa, who
won the Laurel riding title with
80 winners, took two races at
Pimlico yesterday to Tie with
William zakoor for the early
lead.
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Wits 4o6 Points
Make Runaway
Of Scoring Rdce

NEW YORK. Nov. IA (AP)-
wilt Chamberlain, the Phila-
delphia Warriors skycraper,
continues to have things all to
himself in his bid for a third
straight National Basketball
Association individual scoring
championship.
Wilt has scored 496 points in
10 games for a 49.6 average,
has a commanding lead over
his nearest competitor, Army
bound Elgin Baylor Of the Los
Angeles Lakers. Baylor has
383 points and a 34.8 average.
Behind Baylor in the latest
statistics released by league
headquarters today are New
York's Richie Guerin and Bay
lor's teammate. Jerry West.
Guerin has $50 points for a
27.6 average while West has
356 for a 32.4 mark.
The scoring leaders Through
SUNDAYS camel
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Sports Awards Given
To Ardmore Players

The Ardmore Athletic Associ-
alton handed out awards to six
outstanding baseball youngsters
at its first banquet last night
at Ardmore Elementary School
in Prince Georges County.
Recipients we're Jimmy Hig-
gins, Ricky Brown and Ronnie
Thornton of the 12-and-under
Ardmore Athletics; Richard
Thornton and Dickie Ward OF
the 15-and-under Ardmore AC
and Trey Brewer of the 12-and-
under Ardmore Senators.
Chuck Stobbs, Minnesota
Twins pitcher, was guest
speaker.
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Tituns Sign AIIurd
As Dorow Relief

NEW YORK, Nov. IA (AP).
The New York Titans have
signed Don Allard, former
Boston College and Canadian
League standout, as No 2 man
to Quarterback AL Dorow.
Allard. Is, is a 6-foot, 190-
FOUNDER who was the first
draft choice of the Washington
Redskins in 1859. He passed
up the National Football League
to play with Saskatchewan. He
played two games with Mon
treal this year before returning
to his business in Boston.
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release the names of the nine
students.
The dean said no date has
been set for the public apology
in Waco but "at least Is wires
of apologies" already have gone
to Baylor. These included mes
sages from football coach OAR
rell Royal.
Nowotny said the agreement
of the nine students to make
complete restoration by buying
Baylor a new set of twin cubs
has nothing to do with the
university leaders actions and
was made voluntarily by the
youths involved.
The story of the bears kid
mapping and death was told
Nowotny by an attorney rep
resenting the nine students.
Thursday the students broke
the lock to the Baylor bear pit
and enticed Ginger outside and
put a chain on her. They
avoided her more troublesome
twin, Pepper.
The kidnap plot was perfect
until one of the collegians and
Ginger tried to climb a fence
together. Both became tangled
in the chain. Ginger became
angry and the boys panicky.
They hit Ginger over the
head with a wrench to calm
her down. The blow killed het, I"
Nowotny said.
Ginger's boy was buried near
Waco. The next day the stu
dents consulted the attorney.
Pepper appeared at Satur-
days game, growing and SEEM
ingly more upset than usual.
The Baylor Bears lost, 1877.
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2-year-Olds; la miles. N~OO'
Oregon Gridder
Won't Testify

EUGENE. Greg, Nov. IA
(AP).-Halfback Mickey Bruce
of the University of Oregon,
who said he was offered a
$1,000 bride last year at Michi-
gan, refuses to go East to prose-
cute the case.
1--WE done my duty. I re-
ported it. I can't afford the
time to go back there" Bruce
said yesterday.
That apparently will close
the case. Michigan authorities
said they would be unable to
prosecute if Bruce will not
testify and will not sign a COM
plant.
Bruce, a senior and pre-law
student, said he had missed
some mid-term examinations
because of a football injury
and could not afford the time
away from his studies. He also
said he has an obligation to
his fraternity. He is president
Of Alpha Tau Omega.
The halfback said he reached
his decision after talking with
his father. Robert Bruce, a San
Diego attorney. He said his
father advised against the trip.
Bruce earlier testified be-
fore the Senate subcommittee,
Investigating gambling, that
Frank Norman Rosenthal of
New York had offered him a
$4,000 bride to see that Oregon
lost to Michigan last year by
at least a certain number of
points. Bruce said he reported
the incident at once. =.
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Sinner Only ~ Yards Behind
Gabriel in Total Offense

GREENSBORO, N. c., Nov.
II apr o m a n Gabriel,
North Carolina State quarter
back who is nearing the end Of
a brilliant college football ca
reer, is engaged in the closest
battle for total offense honors
in Atlantic Coast Conference
history.
The husky senior from Will
mington, N. c.. has only a o.
yard edge over runnerup Dick
Sinner, Maryland sophomore.
Gabriel has gained 843 yards
in 224 plays. Sinner has Melted
S21 in only las plays.
elem son sophomore Jim
Parker, nursing a thumb injury
for two weeks, hoped back into
the race with a 137-yard day
despite his teams loss to South
Carolina. That gave him an
803-yard total.
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Gabriel's 70 competitions top
that department, but Sinners
TAO yards represent the biggest
passing gain and Gil Garner of
Duke is tops in accuracy, with
A complete in IS attempts for
67.7 per cent.
Alan White of Wake Forest
continues as top rusher, with
418 yards in SO carries against
$50 in 88 tries for runnerup Glib
Carson of North Carolina.
The total offense leaders, ac-
cording to the ACC Service
Bureau: