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Evening star., 1961-05-30
SenatorsHa
Good Chance
ToKeepGoing
Angels, Kansas City
Offer Opportunity
To Improve Position
BY BILL FUCHS
Star Staff Writer

This could be make hay
week for the Senators, fresh
from a sizzling sweep of the
Twins and a little giddy over
their new label of first division
club.
It has been a swift climb foI
the Senators, aided by the new
life that has sprung into Dale
Longs bat, but now they'll have
to guard against a letdown.
The Angels, who the Sena-
tors whipped two out of three
times in Los Angeles Wrigley
Field - previously known as
a BOBBY trap for visiting clubs
- move in for a three-game
series starting this afternoon at
Griffith Stadium.
Night Games on Tap
Manager Mickey ernon
tabled hard-luck Dick Donovan
(0-5) to pitch against veteran
Ned Carver in the opener
Carver has lost two and is yet
to win.
The two teams will meet ir
night ga mes tomorrow and
Thursday.
Kansas City, half game be-
hind the Senators in sixth
place, follows the Angels tt
Griffith Stadium for a series
starting Friday night. Mean
while, the AS must tangle with
the league-leading Tigers.
/ Since going on four-game
losing streak late last month
the Senators have been sizzling
and Long, the aging first base
man, has been one Of the chic.
reasons.
Vernon's "castoffs" tumblec
to a ALL record with tn a 4
four-game reverse streak. but
since then have won II Of q
for a .607 pace.
Had Vernon Puzzled
When they lost that fourth
straight game in the first game
of a doubleheader against the
Yankees, Long was hitting .l3E
and Vernon was worried anc
puzzled.
First base is where I eX-
pected to get a good bit Of oul
hitting punch" Vernon said al
the time. "R. c. Stevens isn't
hitting and neither is Long"
Stevens still hasn't found his
batting eye. but Long has. He
is a .289 hitter today, which
represents a jet-like climb Of
ISL points in less than q
month. In his last IL games
the 35 year old southpaW
swinger raped out II hits in
43 at-bats for a 1895 clip. In.
cluded were five doubles. three
triples, two homerS and eight
runs batted in.
Rookie Chuck Hinton, Willie
Tasby, Gene Green and jim
King are others that have come
along to help ease Vernon's
mind about the teams batting
Evening star., 1961-05-30
Cuban Fighter
Near Death
After Kayo

NEW YORK, May 80 (AP) -
Jose RigoreS, who managed to
escape the terrors Of Fidel Cas-
tro's regime in Cuba, today was
given less than a $3.50 chance
to live after being knocked out
in a preliminary fight last
night at st. Nicholas Arena.
Rigores underwent a hours
and 20 minutes craniotomy
operation after he collapsed in
MS dressing room following a
sixth-round knockout by An
Selmo Castillo of Puerto Rico.
Early today hospital officials
said his condition was listed as
poor, and he was on the critical
list.
DR.. Samuel Goldstein, Rigores'
personal physician and a
licensed boxing second, said the
young Cuban was sitting in his
dressing room after the fight
talking to Eddie MafuZ, his
manager, when he got up and
collapsed. He had left the ring
unaided,
Had So Record
DR.. Goldstein said he admin
istered oxygen from a tank he
kept in his car until an ambu-
lance arrived and took Rigores
to the hospital where the oper-
alton was performed an hour
later.
Castillo hit Rigores with
vicious right to the jaw and he
was counted out at 1926 of the
sixth round.
Rigores, 25, had So record
as a pro fighter, all in this
country. He was a Golden
Gloves champion in Cuba,
where he also served in the po-
lice force under former Dictator
Fulgencio Batista.
When Castro took over, Rigo-
res was jailed. When he was re-
leased he fled the coun-
try as stowaway on ship that
brought him to Norfolk, Va.
There he jumped ship and made
his way to New York, about 10
months ago.
HE was a good kid" said
Mafuz, who handles many Gu
ban fighters. II understand he
was worked over plenty by the
Castro people before he got
out"
Two Previous Deaths
All through the operation,
Castillo sat quietly. too dis
tressed to talk. Both fighters
were about even on the Off
cials' scorecards until the
knockout.
There have been two other
recorded ring deaths so far this
year.
Harry Campbell, a light
weight, died May Is after a
fight with AL Medrano in Cal
ifornia. But an autopsy showed
that the death was caused by
injuries incurred before the
bout.
On January II, Sherman
Walker, an 18-year-old middle
weight, died of injuries suffered
in a boxing bout in Wheeling,
w. Va.
Evening star., 1961-05-30
Player Silent
On Bribe0ffer
Leaves UCLA

LOS ANGELES, May 80 (AP).
Ron Lawson, UCLA basket
ball star, has quit school after
admittedly being approached
by gamblers.
The l9-year-old Sophomore's
name was added yesterday to
the swelling list of college bas-
ketball players who either CO.
operated with professional
gamblers or failed to report
bribery attempts.
Wilbur Johns. director of
athletics at UCLA, said yeSter-
day that Lawson voluntarily
quit the campus for failing to
report Immediately to his
coaches that he was approached
by a contact man for the gam
blers.
wSon, from Nashville,
Tenn. appeared before the
New York grand jury last
week in connection with its in
veStigation into point-shaving
by college basketball players.
Gives No Reason
Lawson appeared volun-
tarily," Johns said. Since his
return, he has told us he was
approached by a contact man
for the gamblers, but that he
did not ever shave points in a
game.
Its a very unfortunate
thing-very insidious."
In Nashville, Lawson said:
The only wrong thing I did
was failing to report the ap-
proach. Why I didn't report
it, I just don't know.
Its really vague just how
it all started and it wasn't un-
til the stories about the bribery
attempts began to break that
I realized my mistake. This
fellow called me on the dor
mitory phone.
HE didn't identify himself,
although he did later on. I
can't say, however, who it was"
Lawson said he was not al
lowed to say what UCLA game
the bribe attempt was aimed
and how much he was offered
to shave points. He said he did
not shave any points.
Coach in Dark
The player said that after
appearing before the grand
jury he discussed the incident
with UCLA officials and then
decided to drop out of school.
Lawson said his immediate
plans are indefinite. He said he
probably would enroll in college
somewhere. but I'm going to
talk it over with my family be-
fore I do anything"
UCLA Basketball Coach John
Wooden said he hadn't the
slightest idea Lawson had been
approached by gamblers until
after the player returned from
New York.
I've looked at Ron's record
and there isn't a thing to be
learned there whether he was
playing enything except a nor
NAL game" Wooden said.
Wooden said he was con-
vinced that all other UCLA bas-
ketball players were clear of
any possible gambling contact.
New York District Attorney
Frank Hogan has been investi-
eating scandals he says affec1
a score of colleges.
The Lawson incident was the
second report of such activity
on the West Coast. Sylvester
Blye, former University of
Seattle player, was listed March
"a as among players who re-
jected bribe offers from gam
blers but did not report the fact.
The investigation now has
involved a total of 90 players
and l8 schools.
Evening star., 1961-05-30
Ruin-Out Reset

MILWAUKEE,, May 80 CAP).
The Braves have announced
that last Thursdays rained out
game with the Phillies has
been rescheduled as part of a
twi-night doubleheader July 5.
Evening star., 1961-05-30

max. Ilc cIlSlloIl Sdl gave
away about $50 horsepower to
the 80 American Offenhausers
that made up the rest of the
field, but it was rated superior
in turns and might have to
make fewer pit stops.
Despite the sentimental bra
vos for Brabham, the hard fact
was that the potential winner
probably was among a dozer
Americans who had driven
thousands of miles on the ole
2la-mile brick and asphalt
track.
Ward -Rathmann Back
High in the list were Roger
Ward of indianapolis. and jim
Rathmann of Miami, who made
a two-man race out of the las
two 500s. Ward beat Rathmanr
by 1927 seconds in 1859. They
swapped the lead 10 times il
the last 125 miles last year anc
Rathmann won by 1857 Sec
onds after Wards right from
tire wore down to the fabric.
Troy Ruttman of Dearborn
Mich, the 1852 winner, also wa'
in the field. He led early las
year before his machinery
failed.
Other stout contenders in.
cluded Eddie Sachs, Center
Valley. Pa, who started in No
l position. inside on the first
three-car row, for the second
straight year. He won the honor
and strategic advantage by be.
ing the fastest qualifier or
opening day at a sizzling 147.48I
miles an hour in a Dean Spe'
cial. built by Wayne Ewing
Sachs won the seasons opening
race on the USAC big car cir.
cult, a 100-miler at Trenton
April 9.
Big Rookie Crop
Sachs 10-mile qualifying rur
was the fastest in Speedway
history excepting an almost
unbelievable 149.O56 last veal
by then Rookie Jim Hurtubist
of Lennox, Calf. Hurtubise wa!
in the first row today in his
sophomore year with a 146,30e
trial, along with 40-year-olc
Don BranSon of Champaign
ILL.,, who did 146.843 in a Hoover
Special and was rated another
solid contender.
Brabham was one of eight
first-time starters. the biggest
crop of rockies in 10 years
Highest regarded of the new.
corners among auto racing ex-
perts was Parnelli Jones oi
Torrance, Calf, a standout ir
nine years of competition or
smaller tracks.
Fear of a driver shortage
after four of last years starters
were killed during the season
proved unfounded. The missing
were Jimmy Bryan. a former
winner; Johnny Thomson, who
led part of last years race; Al
Herman and Tony Bettenhau-
sen.
SO Speedway Deaths
Bettenhausen, twice nationa,
big car champion and l4-time
starter in the 500. was the only
one of the foursome killed al
the Speedway. He died in a
fiery crash May IL while test.
ing a friends car.
BettenhauSen's death was the
SD at the old racing plant, in.
.cluding pre-500 races of 1909.
10. The toll has included 81
drivers, IA mechanics (who ne
longer ride in the cars) anc
nine spectators.
There have been no death.
in the race proper since Pal
O'Connor died in 15-car pile.
up on the first lap in 1858
Two spectators were killed last
year when a homemade stand
mounted on a truck. toppled tt
the ground. Such flimsy van.
tage points, long a speedway
tradition, are banned this year
Evening star., 1961-05-30

Net0S note: Joe Crontn, president OF
the American League, taUorS reinstatement
OF the SpitbaH as legal pitch
Evening star., 1961-07-30
Dear Mr.. President . . .

what letters are to be forwarded un-
opened to the Presidents office. These
mainly are from family, a few close
friends, ex-Presidents, State Depart
ment, Harvard and major politicos.
1t does no good for an ordinary citi-
zen to inscribe his letter as Dear
Jack" or Dear Cousin Jack" or any
other familiarity. 1t won't fool the han.
dlers. Nor will other ruses like marking
personal or emergency" on the en-
velope. Although President Kennedy is
the type who would genuinely like to read
everything, there is no earthly chance of
his keeping up with more than bare
fraction of the $1,000 weekly White
House missives. Occasionally, he has
shocked mail room vets by dipping at
random into the mail stacks, reading
a few letters and answering them per
sOnally. But nobody expects this to hap
pen very often. Whether a person wants
to praise or damn the President, he has
scant chance Of reaching the target by
mail.
During political crisis or after a
major speech, mail often doubles or
triples in volume. Its tenor is often
Evening star., 1961-07-30

"HIS YEAR about two million Ameri-
IL cans will give President Kennedy
piece of their minds, in writing Into the
basement of the Executive Office Build
ing comes flood of letters and cards
addressed to the President, his immedi-
ate family, or various White House aides.
Though fewer than one in SO is read by
the President personally, each one gets
individual care.
A battery of carefully trained land
security cleare6 postal clerks work in
the White House office, sorting the mail,
opening and reading each item, and
routing each to its proper destination.
AS much of the mail as possible is di-
verted to the Government department
which has jurisdiction in the matter. but
the bulk of it is answered by large pool
of letter drafterS Form letters comprise
the majority of answers.
Answers to more important or sig
nificant letters may be signed by the
President, even though he may never
have read the original correspondence.
Key mail handlers have learned by
postmark, return address, stationery or
handwriting, to recognize pretty well
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Annual Dinner to
Honor Judiciary

An estimated 1,100 members
and guests are expected TO at
tend the Goth annual dinner of
the District Bar Association
Saturday evening at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
There will be 100 honored
guests, including the Chief
Justice and Mrs. Warren,
Supreme Court Justices Harlan,
Whitaker. Reed and Burton;
Deputy Attorney General Byron
R. White and Solicitor General
Archibald Cox.
The banquet, which will fea-
ture awards to the associations
past president and the lawyer
of the year. is planned this
year to be primarily in honor
of the judiciary.
Invited are judges from the
Federal courts in Washington,
Maryland and Virginia; judges
from state courts in nearby
areas and top city officials.
A reception at 6:15 pm. will
precede the banquet, which will
start at tbs pm. A social hour
will follow the banquet. The
bar association event will be
presided over by Richard K.
Lyon, chairman of this years
dinner committee.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
johnson Asks Critics
To Clarity War Views

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2s
(AP) Vice President johnson
today called on those demand
ing total victory in the cold
war to say frankly whether
they mean we should declare
war against the Soviet Union"
1t was an obvious challenge
to Senator Goldwater, Republi-
can of Arizona. although Mr..
johnson did not refer to him
by name.
Senator Goldwater, a spokes-
man for conservatives, has
urged President Kennedy to
make victory in the cold war
the objective of American pol
icy. He said the fight against
communism cannot be won un-
less such a goal is set.
In a speech prepared for de-
livery before the Council on
World Affairs. Mr.. johnson
said he was not aware that the
Kennedy administration or any
preceding administration has
been committed to defeat. He
added:
IF the adherents of this new
policy mean we should declare
war against the Soviet Union.
let them state their case fully
and frankly to the American
people"
Evening star., 1961-11-29

But let us not add to the
confusion which represents the
best Communist weapon against
freedom" he said. THE Amer
ican people are fully capable of
coming to a conclusion that is
prudent upon any idea frankly
stated :"
I'm fact, of course, there are
no simple solutions to our prob
lens in the world today. Those
who insist on simple solutions
are just seeking to abandon the
struggle. I believe the American
people have more character and
moral fiber than that"
The Vice President also criti-
cized those who "are calling
upon us to abandon our pro-
grams and leave the field to
communism"
Mr.. Johnson said the course
of Americas foreign policy has
been hammered out under three
administrations representing
both political parties for more
than a decade"
Overall, he said, this course
had been a successful one which
saved Western Europe from
communism and had turned
back a half dozen threats in
Asia.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Northeast Tells
Financial Woes
By the Associated Press

Northeast Airlines said today
it must have emergency finan-
cial help to continue operating,
and Hughes Tool Co. is the only
available source.
John C. Meleney, counsel for
Northeast. told the Civil Aero
nautics Board that the airline
expects to need at least $500, 900
between now and the end of
the year, but it unable to esti-
mate just how much help it
eventually will require.
In oral arguments on North
casts application for permis-
sion for Hughes to continue
emergency help, Mr.. Meleney
said the airline owes almost Sl2
million to trade creditors.
He said Northeast hopes these
creditors will continue to hold
off on their claims if, through
emergency loans, Northeast can
stay on a cash basis for current
dealings.
Hughes Tool says it will con-
tinue helping Northeast only if
the CAB gives permission and
assures it that the application
of Hughes for acquisition of a
controlling interest in North
east from Atlas Corp. will not
be prejudiced.
Mr.. Meleney said Northeast
has demonstrated it can COM
pete effectively by carrying Is
per cent of the traffic between
New York and Florida, in spite
of the opposition of Eastern and
National Airlines.
He said that Eastern and Ma
tional urge abandonment Of
Northeast services. Mr.. Mel
eney added that if Eastern and
National win on that point the
result will be substantial un-
deserved profits for them.
Mr.. Meleney said Northeast
carried l.6 million passengers
last year. more than Conti-
mental, National, Northwest or
Western.
He said 100000 passengers
were carried in the New Eng
land area, where there was no
other source of air tranSporta-
ton, and added that more than
100000 passengers would be de-
prived of the only effective
competitive air service in their
markets-such as Boston-Mi-
ami-if Northeast suspended
service.
Evening star., 1961-11-29

prepared for the World Trade
Conference, sponsored by the
International Association of
Machinists at the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
His speech was the kickoff
in his campaign to push a
liberal trade resolution through
next months AFL-CIO conven-
tion despite widespread protec-
zionist sentiment in some seq
ments Of labor.
Details Not Spelled Out
Mr.. Meany did not spell out
details of his position on legis-
lation to extend or replace the
reciprocal trade law next year.
It is understood, however, that
the AFL-CIO leadership sup
ports in principle the Kennedy
administrations evolving pro-
posals.
The AFL-CIO leadership has
told the administration that it
favors "acrosS-the-board" tariff
negotiations on broad categories
of products to replace bargain
ing on individual items. with
tariff cuts of up to so per cent.
The AFL-CIO program also
calls for elimination of peril
points" and revision of other
protectionist provisions of law.
Safeguards against severe
dislocation" caused by imports
are needed, nevertheless, Mr..
Meany said today. He pro-
posed that the President be
given discretionary power to by
pass the Tariff Commission and
act promptly in emergencies to
raise tariffs or impose import
quotas.
AS an alternative. Mr.. Meany
said, the President should have
Evening star., 1961-11-29

discretionary authority to TAXI
action under a trade adjust
ment" program.
Trade adjustment, he said
would provide workers displaced
by import competition will
extra unemployment compen'
sation benefits up to two-third
of weekly earnings for So weeks
social security retirement a
age so. job retraining anc
allowances for moving to area
where jobs were available.
He said injured companiei
could obtain loans, technica
advice and tax concessions fol
developing new products. Com
munitieS would be eligible fol
loans and technical assistance
Noting that AFL-CIO trad
adjustment proposals havt
been rejected in the past, Mr.
Meany said: "A trade adjust,
ment program is both an eco.
nomic and political necessity
if a new, strengthened trade
bill is to be passed. And spe.
officially, it is a necessity if such
a bill is to have the backing o.
the AFL-CIO."
The Kennedy administration
is expected to propose a trade
adjustment program.
Conflicts Acknowledged
Mr.. Meany acknowledged
there are conflicts within or.
ganized labor over trade issues
depending on whether the
workers involved depend mainly
on exports or on imports fol
their jobs. But he said the bal.
anee clearly lies on the side oi
llDeraHJy.
This trade pays off in terms
of jobs" he said, estimating
that 2.5 million nom farm jobs
depend on exports. He said an
other 100000 farm jobs are
created by exports, and IA
million jobs in transportation
distribution and processing art
created by imports.
Mr.. Meany called for a hal
to tax concessions for United
States companies that builC
plants in industrialized coun,
tries abroad, but indorsed tal
incentives for investment il
underdeveloped nations.
Evening star., 1961-11-29
Meony Outlines Stand
For Easing of Toriffs

AFLCIO President George Meany called today for egisa-
giving President Kennedy broader and flexible
arfs-but only the Government helps workers
companies communities hurt by import competition.
UnioniSts should rise above immediate self-inereSt
and 1nnort liberal trade policies speech
Evening star., 1961-11-23

S. c.. showed a concentration
Of sediment.
In earlier testimony yester-
day, q secretary for an aircraft
sales firm, Miss May Sheppard,
said she flew on the same
plane from Columbia, S. c., to
Philadelphia and back the day
before the crash. She said she
made the trip at the invitation
of Capt. James Greenlee, the
co-pilot at the time Of the
crash and the pilot of the flight
the day before.
Miss Sheppard testified she
rode in the cockpit of the
plane from Philadelphia to
about 80 minutes outside
Columbia, also at the invita-
ton of Capt. Greenlee. Un-
authorized personnel are for
hidden in the cockpit area by
Federal aviation regulations
when passengers are aboard.
The blond secretary said she
understood the takeoff from
Columbia was made with a
hydraulic leak.
She testified she heard a
Evening star., 1961-11-23

flames that followed the crash,
"a were young Army recruits en-
route to Ft. Jackson, S. c., and
three were members of the
crew. The pilot and flight en-
gineer survived.
James H. Lewis, a CAB arr
safety inspector, testified yes
terday that fuel samples taken
from the airport truck that
fueled the plane at Columbia,
Evening star., 1961-11-23
President Accepts
Envoy designations
BY &c Assoelated Press

President Kennedy accepted
yesterday the designations of
two Ambassadors who will re-
turn to Washington for reas-
signment to other diplomatic
posts.
They are Thomas K. Wright,
So, who has been United States
envoy to the Republic of Mali
since February 6, and Robert
Newbegin, 56, Ambassador to
Haiti since August, 1860.
Evening star., 1961-11-23
Acheson Buckind
Blair Lee iii in
Senate Contest

A top-ranking Democrat, for.
mer Secretary Of State Dean
Acheson, added his support
yesterday to a bid by Blair Lse
III for election to the United
States Senate. So
Frank S. Ketcham, chairman
of a newly formed Montgomery
County committee to finance
Mr.. Lees campaign announced
Mr.. AcheSon's appointment to-
the committee. The former
secretary is a resident Of Olney,
Md.
Mr.. Lee, who is seeking the
seat now held by Senator Butt
Ter. Republican, is a Silver
Spring planning consultant and
chairman of the county dele
cation to the Maryland legis-
lature.
Evening star., 1961-11-23
Matthias Leads Group
In 81 Roll Call Votes

bers was: Friedel, 7th district,
SO per cent; johnson, 1st dis
'trict, "a; Lankford, 5th, 90;
Brewster. End. 81; Garmatz,
3rd, 30, and Fallon, 4th, SO.
Mr.. Harrison's tally was list
ed as 50 per cent. Other Vir-
ginia Democrats scored as fol-
lows: Abbitt, 4th district, SO per
cent; Gary. 3rd, 90; Tuck, 5th,
95; Downing. 1st, 95; Jennings,
9Th, 80: Hardy. End, SO, and
Smith, 9th. 80. The two Repub-
licans we're listed as follows:
Broyhill, 10th, "a per cent, and
Poff. 9Th, 98.
In the Senate. Butler, Re-
publican of Maryland, was list
ed as voting in So per cent of
204 roll calls, and Beall, Re-
Evening star., 1961-11-23

publican of Maryland. in 81 per
cent.
The Virginia record was IS
per cent for Senator Robertson,
Democrat, and 70 per cent for
Byrd, Democrat.
Congressional Quarterly said
the average voting figure dur
ing 1861 for House and Senate
members was 80 per cent.
Evening star., 1961-11-23
Republican Wins
Close Scranton Vote

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. %
(AP)-Final count of civilian
absentee ballots yesterday gave
Republican William T. Schmidt
the mayoralty of Scranton over
veteran incumbent Democrat
James T. Hanlon by 721 votes.
Republican John W. Nc
Namara defeated Democrat Je-
rome E. Parker. president of
city council, by a much smaller
margins votes.
The election was held No
vember Z.