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Evening star., 1961-05-13
Robert P. Smith, Attorney,
PhiIonthropist, Civic Leader

| Robert Palmer Smith, 66,
prominent Washington attor-
ney. philanthropist, active Re-
publican and local civic and
club leader, died suddenly yes
terday in Boston while on a
business trip. His home was at
5001 Sixteenth street NV.
Mr.. Smith was the senior
member Of Smith, Ristig and
Smith, Washington law firm.
He was formerly a member Of
the legal staff Of the Depart
ment of Justice and of the
chief counsel's office Of the
Internal Revenue Service.
Born in Hopewell, Pa. one
of IL children. Mr.. Smith was
graduated from Millersville
(PaO State College and served
as a teacher in a country
school in that State for several
years.
Mr.. Smith came to Wash
ington in 1918. In 1924 he re-
ceived his law degree from
George Washington University.
The following year, he left
Government service to enter
private law practice.
A philanthropist all his life.
especially toward children. he
was for 20 years general coun-
sci Of the Shriners Hospitals
for Crippled Children. Mr..
Smith thought of the hospi-
tails as "the greatest philan-
thropy in the world" He was
proud that they accepted all
INDECENT children regardless of
race, color or creed"
Founded School
In 1881. Mr.. Smith founded,
built and donated to his native
township of Yellow Creek. Pa,
a vocational high school that
bears his name. Since 1910,
he had been a director Of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club
Of Washington.
Mr.. Smith was a 33d-degree
Mason, Scottish and York
Rites. He was past potentate
of Almas Temple, past SOW
ereign Of the Red Cross of
Constantine. past royal direc-
tor and life member Of the
National Court. Royal Order of
testers, and a member OF the
supreme council Of the Inter-
national Order Of DeMolay.
He was also a member OF So
journers Lodge No. 81, F. A.
A. M; Columbia Commandery
Evening star., 1961-05-13
GuiIIermo A. Suro Dies;
Health Statesman

Guillermo A. Suro, 81, a
branch chief of the Pan Amer
ican Health Organization, died
yesterday after heart attack
at his home, 1902 Cummings
lane, Chevy Chase. Md.
Mr.. Suro, a technical ad-
wiser to the United States chief
counsel for the prosecution at
the war crimes trials in 1945
in Nuremberg. Germany, was
chief of the conference and
publications branch of the Pan
American Sanitary Bureau, re-
gional office for the Americas
of the World Health Organiza-
ton.
Born in Florida, Puerto Rico,
in 1907. Mr.. Suro was grad
uated from the Georgetown
University School Of Foreign
Service in 1888.
During his career in foreign
service. Mr.. Suro specialized in
inter- r-American affairs. He at
tended a multitude of inter-
American conferences. He was
chief of interpreting and trans
llating, United States delega-
ton to the Inter- r-American
Conference on Problems of War
and Peace in 1945 in Mexico
City.
In 1947, Mr.. Suro was ap-
pointed chief of the division of
language services. Department
of State, and, at the request
Of the Columbian government,
organized and directed a SINH
lar division in 1948 for the
Nipth International Confer
ence Of American States, held
at Bogota.
Mr.. Suro came to the United
States in 1927. He Joined the
Pan American Union that year
and remained there until 1899
In his position with the Pan
American Health Organization
Mr.. Suro was responsible for
coordination Of translation, in
depreciation, publication, hous-
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Car Rums Tree,
5 Youths Hurt

Three youths were injured
early today when their cal
struck a tree in Bethesda
Montgomery County police re-
ported.
Admitted to Suburban Hos
pital were the driver, George
E. Swope. jr,, 20, of 1925 Rock.
land avenue, Rockville, with
face and knee injuries; and
William F. Rosenberger, 20, OF
6724 Wilson lane, Bethesda
fractured right ankle.
George E. Hunter, 20. of
Bryn Mawr street, Glen Echo
was treated and released.
Police Pvt. Demetris Kaponir
said the accident occurred about
1890 am. when the car driven
by young Swope went out OF
control on Glenbrook road near
Edgemoor lane.
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Use of Machines
For Teoching Hit

The use Of teaching machines
may mean that a program of
canned algebra" or other sub
jectS would be available to an
entire school system, a Mary
land educators conference was
told yesterday.
DR.. Jack v. Edling Of the
United States Office of Educa-
tion emphasized that teaching
machines never will replace
human teachers, but could be
valuable as a sort of textbook
backed up by supplemental in
struction.
Over 100 school superintend-
ents and supervisors met at
Charles Carroll Junior High
School near Lanham, Md, to
view dozens of teaching ma
chimes demonstrated by firms
producing them.
DR., Edling warned the edu-
Gators that objectives and de-
tails of school programs should
be worked out before teaching
machines are purchased.
Evening star., 1961-05-13

laws and carry a penalty Of a
fine up to $4,000 or a year in
Jail or one to five years In
prison.
$4,000 Bonds Asked
The grand jury recon-
mended bonds of $4,000.
The three are among 662
election and party workers cited
for contempt of court in con-
nection with a widespread in
vestigation of alleged voting
irregularities. Judges from out
side the county are expected to
begin hearing the contempt
cases next week.
Mr.. Wexler said his investl-
CATION did not uncover suftl-
cient irregularities to change
the result of election won by
the democrats. President Ken
nedy took Illinois q electoral
votes by a margin of only
8,849 over former Vice Presi-
dent Richard M. Nixon.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Broome School
Groups to Avoid
Seqreqoted Spots

Montgomery County!
Broome Junior High Schoo
will no longer allow student
groups to visit segregated busi-
nesses, an official of that schoo,
declared today.
Guy R. Smith assistant prin.
cipal, said school authorities
had agreed to avoid sending
field trips to establishments
that have a segregation policy
He said the decision had been
reached after a Negro boy re-
Gently was refused admittance
to the Congressional Roller
Skating Rink in Rockville. The
boy was part of a Broome
group which had taken part in
a magazine selling contest and
was visiting the center as his
reward.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Slayer of Brewer
Gets Life erm

GOLDEN, Colo, May 13 (AP)
Life in prison-the sentence
made mandatory by his convic-
tion March 29-was ordered in
District Court yesterday fol
Joseph Corbett, ir., 80.
He was convicted of murder
ing Adolph Coors III, wealthy
44-year-old brewer, in a half
million-dollar kidnap scheme
February 8, 1860.
Evening star., 1961-05-13

No. 2. knights Templar Of the
District of Columbia; an hon
orary member of the board OF
directors of the Knights Tenn
plar Eye Foundation; a men,
ber Of the grand council, Royal
and Select Masters of the Dis
trict OF Columbia; the Mount
Pleasant chapter of Royal Arch
Masons; st. Simeon Stylites
Conclave No. 81, and the Royal
Order Of Scotland.
'Mr. Smith belonged to the
Society of the Cincinnati, the
Sons OF the American Revolu-
tion, the Society of Colonial
Wars, the Society of the War OF
1912 and the Pennsylvania So
ciety.
He was a member of the
M etropolitan Washington
Board of Trade. the American
Institute Of Banking, the Co.
lumbia Country Club and the
Burning Tree Club, the Met
ropolitan and National Press
Clubs and the Union League
Club of Philadelphia.
Host to Eisenhower
A dedicated Republican, he
was a member of the Century
Club, the State Republican
Committee Of Pennsylvania
and the Capitol Hill Club at
Washington. He was sergeant
alarms Of the Republican Ma
tional Convention in 1886
During the late l940s, he often
entertained Gen. Dwight D
Eisenhower at dinner.
He was a director of the Ma
tional Bank of Washington, the
Washington Mutual Investors
Fund and the State Loan and
Finance Corp. He also served
as director and general coun-
sci for many business corpora
tions served by his law firm.
He was a member of the
First United Church of Christ
of Takoma Park, Md, and was
on the board Of directors of
the Foundation of the Evan
gelical and Reformed Church.
He leaves his wife, Ethel, OF
the home address; four sons
Robert ", of Rockville, Md. d;
James A.. of 2206 Wyoming
avenue NV; Allen c., of Chevy
Chase. Md, and John P. of
Spring Valley; a sister, Mrs,
Veryl E. Mann of Fort Lauder
dale, Fla; three brothers,
Frank c., of Lake Helen. Fla. !,
Joseph NJ, of Rochester, N. Y,
and Clarence D., of Evanston,
III.
Friends may call at S. H.
Hines Funeral Home. 29O1
Fourteenth street N. W., from
Monday until 10 am. Wednes-
day. Services will be held at 2
pm. Wednesday at the Scottish
Rite Temple, $500 Sixteenth
street NV. Burial will be
private.
The family requests that ex-
pressionS of sympathy be in
the form Of contributions to the
Shriners Hospitals for Crippled
Children.
Evening star., 1961-05-13

IWO VI Ills dSSlSIdIltS.
They are Sama Jantelezio
the captain, and Thomas Com
pobasso and Michael Gibellina
List Of Charges
They were charged with al
tering and defacing a ballot,
inducing election judges to
make false certification of the
election, delaying and hinder
ing the judges in their duties
of canvassing votes, and coun-
selling and advising judges to
violate the election laws.
Six women testified against
the three men at the grand
jury investigation conducted by
Morris j. Wexler, a special
States attorney.
The indictment contained
eight counts. Penalty for con-
viction on four of the counts
is a fine up to $4,000 or i'm.
prisonment in jail up to a yeal
or in the state penitentiary fol-
from one to five years.
The other counts charge con-
spiracy to violate the election
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Scherer of Ohio
Won't Run Aquin

CINCINNATI, May l3 (AP(,
Republican Representative
Gordon H. Scherer says he will
not seek reelection in 1862. !,
Mr.. Scherer. who has repreG
sented Ohio'S 1st Congressional
District since 1852, said yester.
day he intends to return to his
Cincinnati law practice. ,
In Congress, Mr.. Scherer has
been active on the House Un.
American Activities Commits
tee and the Public Works Com
mittee. 81
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Mrs. DeIbert Mann,
Mother of Director

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 13
(AP) Mrs. Delbert M. Mann
SO, mother of Delbert M. Mann,
jr., movie director, died at hel
home here yesterday.
Her son won an Oscar in
1856 as director of the motion
picture Marty" He also di-
rected such films as Bachelor
Party" Separate Tables" and
Middle of the Night" as well
as several Broadway and tele-
vision productions,
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Arlington Library
To Be Dedicated

Arlington's first publicly fl
nanced library, an $520,000 air
conditioned building, at North
Quincy street and Fairfax drive,
will be dedicated at pm. to-
morrow.
Herbert L. Brown, jr., Arling-
ton County Board member, will
be the main speaker at the ded-
ication ceremonies. The new
building has capacity of 100,-
900 volumes and will seat $50
readers.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Unattended County
Truck Injuries Man

A Silver Spring laborer suf-
fered head and pelvis injuries
yesterday when struck by a
Montgomery County dump
truck rolling unattended down
a hill in Lyttonsville.
County police said the man,
Floyd U. Palmer, So, of 1411
Fenwick lane, was knocked
down by the rear wheels of the
truck. He was reported in fair
condition at Washington SAM
tarium. ---r
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Mrs. R. M. KniseIey

OAK RIDGE, Tenn, May 13
CAP). - Mrs. Helen Sutton
Kniseley, 40, wife of DR.. Ralph
M. Kniseley, pathologist at the
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear
Studies, died last night at an
Oak Ridge Hospital where she
was awaiting surgery.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
1n MPttnrtaitt

JOHNSON, NAOMI r. In loving mem
ory Of our dear mother, NAOMI r
JOHNSON, who passed away -four
years ago today. May 10. 1857.
Many a lonely heartache
After q fallen tear.
But always a beautiful memory
OF our Mother. whom we loved
DEVOTED DAUGHTERS, CLEO AMI
MARSHALL. ANNA B. In loving mem
ory OF my sister, ANNA B. MAR
SHALL, who passed away two years
ago, May 13.
You are not forgotten,
Though on earth you are no more;
Still in memory you are with US
As you. always were before.
YOUR LOVING SISTERS AMI
BROTHER. GRACE, EDNA AND
MARSHALL, ANNA B. In loving mem
ory Of our friend and co-worker,
ANNA b. MARSHALL. who passed
away two years ago, May 10. 1859
God has you in His keeping,
Our thoughts Of you will never fade,
Remembered with kind and loving
thoughts.
FRIENDS AND Co-woRKERS.
NASH, OSCAR. In loving memory OF
my husband. OSCAR NASH, who de-
parted this life twelve years age
today, May 13, 1949.
1t is not the tears at the moment
shed
That tell Of a heart that is torn.
But the lonely tears of after years
And remembrances silently borne.
WIFE. ESSIE.
ROBINSON. IDA r, In loving MEM
ory OF my wife, IDA R. ROBINSON,
VINO VINO departed this ne one year
God watched you as you suffered,
He gently closed your Wv weary eyes,
And took you in His care.
HER HUSBAND. CHARLES W. ROB-
SCOTT. EDMOND W. Sacred to the
memory Of my dear father, Mr..
EDMOND W. SCOTT. who departed
w. MS ne tns6y tnirty-one years ago today,
Though God has called you home to
To His fair dwelling place,
Forgetfulness will never dim
The memory OF your face.
For you. all earthly burdens end,
From pain you find release;
Ana IN our sorrow, may God send
His comfort and His peace.
Though dark and lonely is the day,
And from our broken hearts we say,
GLADYS SCOTT ROBERTS.
V0LLMER, JUDITH ANN. In IoVin1
memory of our daughter and sis
ter. JUDITH ANN VOLLMER, who
passed away seventeen years ago
today. May 10, 1874.
Gone from this earth.
But never to be forgotten.
LOnN5N1 MOTHER. FATHER AND
Evening star., 1961-05-13
CEMETERY LOTS

CEMETERY LOTS-National Memorial
Park, 4 sites; value, Sl,l0O; sac.
sale. JE. 3-7698. IA
FORT LINCOLN-6 sites, lot 80, block
IL; leaving area; reasonable. WA.
1921. IA
FOUR SITES in National Memorial
Park, sacrifice for quick sale. Phone
IA. 2-470S.-
Family lot, 8 choice Rrayesites, choiee
location. Call Ju. 6-4406.
PARKLAWN CEMETERY lot, 8
sites; Fountsin OF Memories Gar
den: $3.50. or make offer. Call JE.
!. 3-S624. IA
WASHINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY,
Suitland I'd. SEE sites, price rea-
'sonable. 10. i-l605, after 8. u
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Mickey Rooney
Says He's Broke

LOS ANGELES, May 13 CAP) .
Mickey Rooney, who claims
he earned $12 million in 80
years of movie-making, says his
ready cash consists of 80 cents
jingling in his pocket.
The tiny actor, balding and
graying at the temples, said at
a debtor hearing in Superior
Court yesterday:
Il have no credit whatsoever
in this town. have nothing of
value except my family"
Evening star., 1961-05-13
DEATHS
1n MRntnrtattt

C0STLEH. ALICE BRAXTON. In
memory Of our darling mother.
ALICE BRAxToN CosTLEY, Who
departed this life May 10, 1889,
A more wonderful mother God never
made,
Her teachings and memories shall
never fade.
DEVOTED DAUGHTERS. GLADYS
LEE AND ALICE HYMAN.
FINCH, CLINTON; BISHOP, ALVIN.
In loving memory OF my beloved
son. CLINTON FINCH, and nephew,
ALVIN BISHOP, who passed away
suddenly today. May 10, 1910, and
1854, respectively.
Gone. but not forgotten
YOUR LOVING MOTHER AND
AUNT ALICE.
GRICE. MARY L. In loving memory
OF my dear mother. MARY L. GRiCE.
who left me twelve years ago today
May 13, 1919.
Always remembered with loving
thoughts
DEVOTED DAUGHTER. ROSE.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Chicago Vote Probers
Indict 3 Democrats

CHICAGO May 13 (AP)-The grand jury investigating
the conduct of the November election in Cook County Ch
cago) returned its first indictment yesterday.
Named in the true bill Democratic captain Of
precinct of 28th ward West district and
Evening star., 1961-05-13
FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Crematorium
j. William Lees Sons Co.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
9Th st. and Mass. Ave. NE. Ii. $4,000
Evening star., 1961-05-13
AnuFtltngH

SNYDER. FANNIE. There will be an
unveiling of monument to the
memory Of the late FANNIE SNYDER
on Sunday, May IA. 1861, at l
pm. at the Adas Israel Congrega-
tion Cemetery, Alabama ave. sc. 13
Evening star., 1961-05-13
SGarn nf Thanka

0'CoNN0R, AVERILL c. To those
so many beautiful and practical
Ways during our recent bereavement,
We extend our heartfelt thanks.
JAMES O'CONNOR AND FAMILY.
Evening star., 1961-05-13

Thursday, May IL. 1851, at her
residence. 3342 Erie st. Sc. ETHEL
STEINWEDEL coVELL. beloved wife
Of Howard v, Covell, mother Of
Betty v. Covell. daughter OF Mrs.
Lottie v. Steinwedel and sister Of
William. Frederick; Louis A. and
Alvin L. Steinwedel and Mrs. Alva
3. Nikhazy. Services at the 8. II.
Hines Co. Funeral Home, 2S0I l4th
ST. NV, on Monday, May Is, at
pm. parking facili:iesl. Inter-
ment Cedar Hill CemeterY La
Evening star., 1961-05-13

ROBERT D. KIsER, Commander.
FRANK J. SPECHT, Adit.
PYLE, THELMA ELIZABETH (nee
Andersonl On Thursday, May II,
1851, THELMA z. PYLE Of lI35
Loxsford, terrace, Silver Spring,
Nd. beloved wife OF William H.
Pyle and mother OF Mrs. Charlotte
L. .Kaller, Miss Carole A. and Miss
Judy A. Pyle. She also is survived
by her mother. Mrs. Uda O. Ander-
son; two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Ants
and Mrs. Margaret Braun, Rela-
tives and friends may call at the
Gasch Funeral Home, 4739 Balti-
more ave. HyattsVille, Nd, from
pm. Saturday. May 10, until
$3.50 am. Monday, May Is: thence
to the Fort Lincoln Mausoleum
Chapel where services will be held
ct Ii am. Burial private. "a
PYLE, THELMA z. The officers and
- members Of Ruth Chap
WI ter, No. z, o. z. g., OF
M Hyattsville. Md, are re-
NAGA guested to assemble at the
Gasch Funeral Home, 4739
v Baltimore ave, Hyattsville,
Nd, on Sunday. May IA,
1851. at 7:46 pm. for the purpose
Of conducting Eastern Star services
for our late sister. THELMA Z.
MILDRED L. ANoLIN. W. M.
VIOLA e. CURRY, Secretary. IA
Evening star., 1961-08-23
King Appointed
To Liuison Post
For Kaiser Steel

Richard C. King has been
appointed to the Washington
staff of Kaiser Steel Corp. and
will represent the company
with Government agencies in
connection with defense con-
tracts. He will be located in the
Cafritz Building, 1925 I street,
NV; according to Chad F.
Calhoun, vice president and di-
rector of Washington activities
for all the Kaiser companies.
In recent years Kaiser Steel
has been increasingly active IN
the design and construction of
missile ground support equip
ment. and Mr.. Kings assign
ment will provide closer iaiSon
and better service to Govern
ment agencies for which the
company is fulfilling defense
contracts.
Mr.. King has been with
Kaiser Steel since 1865. In 1857
he became head of Kaiser'S
Los Angeles public relations Of
flee. For the last year and a
half, he has served as direc-
tor of community services for
Kaiser Steel in Los Angeles,
where he has been active in
community affairs, including
the executive committee of the
Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce and the Los Angeles
World Affairs Council and the
area Craftsmanship of the Los
Angeles Community Chest.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Nine Theuters,
70 DriYe-Ins
Are Scheduled

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %
(AP).-National Theaters and
TeleviSion, Inc, plans to build
nine new theaters and 20
drive-inS during the next three
years, a spokesman said yes
terday.
More than $18 million has
been allocated for the building
program, of which $14 million
will go for drive-ins.
Only specific location dis
closed was Glendale, Ariz.,
where ground is being broken
today for a $6OO,OOO drive-in.
The firm has theaters in
Denver, Salt Lake City, To-
peka, KanS.; Las Vegas, New,
and La Verne, Calf. The
spokesman said the firm did
not plan to build outside these
areas.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
GWH Puts S500,000
Into Renner, Inc.

: Greater Washington Indus
trial Investments, Inc, has in
vested $500,000 in Renner, Inc,
Of Philadelphia, technical writ
ing organization, the companies
jointly announced today.
This is the second largest
investment by Greater Wash
ington to date, exceeded only
by a 100000 investment in
C-E-I-R in May, 1860. 1t brings
to nearly 81 million the total
funds invested or committed by
the firm since it's inception last
year.
The investment is a five-year
8 per cent Subordinated deben-
ture, convertible into approx
mately As per cent of Renner'S
common stock.
Renner was established in
1885 and now m aintain S
branches in College Point, L. l.,
Washington, D. c., Cleveland
and Los Angeles. The COM
pany is also licensed to produce
trainer-testing teaching aids.
Arch Scurlock, president of
GWII, said companies are
turning more and more to
independent specialists such as
Renner for preparation of the
many technical manuals" ac-
companying defense hardware.
He said Renner's reputation in
the field made it a key firm.
Evening star., 1961-08-23

Immediately affected by the
raise from the present 81
minimum wage. But a spokes-
man for the Laundry-Dry
Cleaning Association of D. C..
explained that because of COM
petition for labor, other COM
panieS will have to follow suit
to keep their employees.
The new Fair Labor Stand
ards Act of 1861 stipulates that
all laundrieS doing so per cent
or more of their business across
a State line fall under the Fed
'eral minimum wage require
ment.
Although the laundry indus
try in many other cities es-
capes the law, Washington's
location next to Virginia and
Maryland suburbs makes in
terState business almost in
evitable.
Between go and IS per cent
Of what a customer pays to
have his shirt or linen laun-
dered goes for labor, the as
sociation noted, and the in
tdustry has little choice but to
pass on any wage increase in
higher prices. The association
unSucceSsfully opposed the Fed
eral wage increase earlier this
year.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Southern Net
Dips in July

Net income of the Southern
Railway Co. for July was ST.
$4,000 or 16 cents a share.
compared with $1,518,OOO or 20
cents for the month last year.
President Harry A. DeButts
reported here today the net
income for the first seven
this year was $12,453,-
900 or $1.64 a share compared
with $15,395, 900 or $2.12 per
share for the similar 1860
period.
Southern's July gross operat-
ing revenues were $I9.424,OOO
compared with $18,926,OOO in
July last year. For the first
seven months this year, gross
were $145, ,8O9, 900 COM
pared with $151 ,924,00O for the
like period in 1860.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Atlantic Research
Reports New Hiuhs

Atlantic Research Corp. in
Alexandria reported today that
both sales and earnings hit
new highs in the first half
of 1861.
Arch C. Scurlock, president,
said sales totaled $9,039,071
in the period, an increase of
81 per cent from $5,985,215 for
the first half of 1860.
Earnings reached $606,036, or
"a cents a share, compared with
earnings of $329,482 or 81 cents
a share for the like period
last year.
Efforts in Slurry fuels, liquid
hydrogen and improvements in
solid fuels all helped account
for SILT million in new orders
achieved during the first half,
according to the semi-annual
report.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Accountants Plan
Sd Summer Workshop

The District of Columbia In
Stitute of Certified Public Ac-
countantS will hold it's third in
a series of summer workshops
at the Shoreham Hotel tomor-
row at 4 pm. on staff recruit
ing, training and pay.
Joseph N. Switkes and Leon
ard Reamer will lead the ses-
sion. Others participating will
be Sol Oshinsky, Eugene Meyer,
Stuart KernuS, Julius Fox,
Michael Sullivan, William L.
Taylor and Irving Hoffman.
An 8 pm. session dealing with
accountant and electronic
equipment will include panelists
Kenneth Sanders, Ernest c.
Clifford, Richard Greene and
Sheldon Noble.
Evening star., 1961-08-23
LincoIn-Mercuv
Division Displays
~ Model Lineup

DETROIT, Aug. % CAP).-
Lincoln = Mercury division of
the Ford Motor Co. took its
turn on the new car preview
circuit today, displaying it's
1862 model lineup which in
cludes a new in-between-size
Mercury Meteor.
The Meteor will be built on
a 1852 Inch wheelbase, 90
inches longer than the Comet
and 3L2 inches shorter than
the Mercury Monterey. This
makes it fractionally longer
than the new Fairlane series,
the in-betWeen model at Ford.
For the first time since its
introduction in March, 1860,
the Comet also will bear the
Mercury name. This will give
Mercury a three-size lineup
Comet in the compact field,
Meteor in the new in-between
field and Monterey in the full
sized field.