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Evening star., 1961-07-18
Home Rule
Bill Offered
In House

The Kennedy home rule bill
has been introduced in the
House.
The Senate is expected to
receive the legislation formally
by the end Of this week.
Representative Multer, Dem
ocrat of New York, and Co.
helan, Democrat of California
House sponsors, were hopeful
that scores Of other Congress
men would join them. They
face entrenched opposition in
the House District Committee
where there is a precarious
balance between senior MEM
bers who oppose and others
who favor home rule.
It is generally assumed that
q drive for passage will be de-
layed until the next session oi
this Congress in the House.
But Senate District Com
mittee Chairman Bible, Dem
ocrat Of Nevada, who plans tc
introduce the bill by Friday
hopes for Senate passage this
session. He is waiting to heal
from his committee members
about co-sponsorship before
putting his name on the
measure.
President Kennedy has callec
for a strong mayor-city council
form Of local government to be
elected by District citizens. 4
delegate to the House.
Evening star., 1961-07-18
By JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer


It's beginning to be a race
against time for Government
employe legislation as Congress
sets its sights on adjournment
by the last of August or by
Labor Day at the latest.
There is sufficient time re-
naming, providing that the
House Civil Service Committee
which has concerned itself
almost exclusively with the
postal rate legislation the last
three months-windS up &C
ton on the postal rate bill this
week so that 1t can schedule
action on employe legislation.
The Senate yesterday ap-
proved three important Gov-
ernment employe bills.
Two of them now 60 to the
House. One increases the life
insurance policies Of Govern
ment workers and the other
llberalizes postal employe Ion
gevity pay benefits.
The third bill, already ap-
proved by the House, went to
the White House. It makes per-
manent the temporary 10 per
cent annuity increase for re-
tired Government workers that
was enacted in 1858. Until
now the continuation of the 10
per cent increase had depend
ed on annual appropriations by
Congress. President Kennedy is
certain to sign the bill.
The life insurance bill gives
Government workers whose an
nual salary is below $4,000 a
year an added $1,000 in insur-
ance. Those earning over $10,-
900 annually would receive
$4,000 more in insurance. Fol
the extra insurance, employe!
would pay an additional 2;
cents per $1,000 additional in.
surance per payday. The extra
insurance would be mandatory
on all Federal employees nov
under the Government employs
health insurance program. Th'
bill would cost about 81 mil
lion a year.
The additional insuranc,
would retain its value through
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companies through advertising
in ANA journals" DR.. Leonard
w. Larson declared.
"The ANA has never sub
mitted to such pressures and
has no intention of doing so
now or in the future" he told
a National Press Club luncheon.
This charge is just as alb
surd as would be the allega-
ton that editors, reporters and
editorial writer's are captives Of
their advertisers" he said.
THE Senator's charge was
an unwarranted slur and in
my opinion he should take the
proper action to expunge it
from the record.
Sees Damage to Senator
Just as the ANA or a drug
firm would suffer irreparable
damage if it deliberately dis
torted the reliability of a drug,
so the Senator will suffer him.
self from deliberately distort-
ing our reliability on a matter
so vital to physicians and the
patients they serve" he added.
DR.. Larson referred to SEN
ator Kefaufer's charge after
the AMA's official position was
presented at hearings two weeks
ago on the Kefauver bill to
control the drug industry fur
ther.
The Senator suggested that
the ANA, which receives much
of its income from drug
company advertisements in its
journals, could hardly escape
being influenced by these firms.
He said the ANA should not be
entrusted to be the sole Judge
of the usefulness of new drugs,
a power which he wants to give
Evening star., 1961-07-18
Hopes Rising
For Rescue Of
2Men in Cave

ORLEANS, Ind, July 1S
(API.-RescHers pierced a wall
of debris damned up inside a
narrow limestone cave early
today. but instead of finding
what they had hoped would be
a cavern. and two missing stu
dent explorers. they found only
a long corridor.
Breaking through after hours
Of cutting and dragging out the
refuse. four workers pushed 800
feet back into. the uncharted
and unnamed Southern Indiana
cave.
They found fresh air In the
corridor which ranged in height
from four to 20 feet but also. q
swiftly moving current. The air
renewed hopes the missing In
diana University graduate stu.
dents, Tom Arnold, Peru, Ind.
and Ralph s. Moreland, Knox
Ind, both Is, might be saved.
Missing Since Sunday
The student spelunkers had
not been heard from since Sun
day afternoon when three heavy
cloudbursts flooded the cave
entrance and sent water racing
down its twisting limestone
passage I
A team of skin divers and
spelunkers pushed 900 feet be-
yond the barrier, which is about
600 feet from the entrance. 1--WE
had to turn around and come
back because the passage mar
rowed to shoulder width and
our air space was \only IL
inches" said Dick Powell, fel-
low I. U. cave explorer who led
the search party.
Young Powell said also they
found the ceiling stayed the
same but the floor started
sloping downward. He said they
would wait a few hours hoping
the water will go down giving
them more head room.
Hope They're on Ledge
Don Stamford, a spelunkel
from Bloomington, Ind, said
When trapped, Moreland anc
Arnold would do what any spe-
lunker would do go back to
a high place. We hope to find
them on a high ledge some
where"
Outside, waiting and watch
ing as one team after another
of searchers came out, were the
parents Of both men and Mr.
Moreland's brown-haired wife
Karen. Although reports drifted
back that not a sound had been
heard from within, the relatives
said they had faith the two
would be found alive somewhere
in the cave.
Il have faith. in my hus-
band" Karen Moreland said.
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Bond Will Seek
Harmony for Bill

They'll be beating the drum
for John Philip Sousa on Capt.
tol Hill tomorrow-literally.
To support legislation which
would preserve the home OF
the bandmaster-composer al
31S Independence avenue Sc.
a 45-piece band will give 8
brief concert about noon.
The concert, a part Of which
will be conducted by Repre-
sentative Kearns, Republican
of Pennsylvania, a former mu-
sic teacher. will follow a meet
ing Of, a House District SUBJ
committee on the bill.
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Gross Hits SoIinger
Flight on AZ Plane

with four other non-official
passengers.
The four other passengers
were commissioned or nom
commissioned officers. Six
additional passengers were Air
Force officers and their wives
travelling on orders.
Mr.. Gross quoted Mr.. zuckert
as saying that the space occu-
pied by. the Salingers would
otherwise have gone unused and
that their transportation cost
the Government nothing.
Pierre Salinger's daughter
has no connection with the
Government" Mr.. Gross de-
clared. And there is no rea-
son why any American should
not make application"
Invited, Salinger Says.
Mr.. Salinger, asked about the
matter, said he made the flight
with his daughter at the invita-
ton Of the Air Force.
He said the Air Force flight
had been planned for six weeks
to carry Gen. Truman Iandon,
former deputy chief of the air
staff for personnel, to his new
post in Europe.
When the Air Force learned
that he was planning a quick
trip to Paris ito take his
daughter. to spend the summer
with the family Of an official
in the de Gaulle government,
Mr.. Salinger said, it invited
him to go along.
Mr.. Salinger said he returned
by commercial plane.
After Mr.. Gross told the
House about the Salinger trip,
Representative Hays, Demo-
crat of Ohio, charged that for
mer Secretary of Agriculture
Benson fused to do the same
thing by taking his whole fam
lily and certain selected news
men on special plane flights
without cost" Mr.. Gross re-
piled that he held no brief for
Mr.. Benson and usually Cp-
posed his policies in the Az
riculture Department.
Evening star., 1961-07-18
Hacker CoIIopses
In Car and Dies

A 60-year-old cab driver col
lapsed at the wheel Of his taxi
today at Sixteenth and v
streets NV, and was pro-
nounced dead at the Washing
ton Hospital Center shortly be-
fore noon, police said.
Police. said the man, Joe N.
Purcarey of 1882 E street NE,
apparently was. stricken with q
heart attack. Witnesses said
his taxi, which had stopped for
q traffic light. lurched forward
when the light changed and
struck a retaining wall border
ing Meridian Hill Park.
Evening star., 1961-07-18
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Time Still Left to Squeeze in
Action on Emp|oye Legislation

out. It would not be subject
to the decline in value after
age 65 or q later retirement
date as is the case with the
present insurance coverage.
The Senate also approved a
bill which would give immedi-
ate salary increases to at least
350,000 postal workers.
The measure provides Tor
longevity pay increases for
postal workers after 10, 13 and
16 years of service, instead of
the present 13, 1S and Is year
requirements.
Also, the amount Of the
longevity increases would be
raised from the present flat
500 figure. The amount
would be equal to the amount
Of the within-step Of the salary
level. For clerks and carriers
this would amount to $3.50 per
longevity increase. It would
be more for postal workers in
higher salary levels.
The administration, which
opposes the bill, estimates that
it would cost $50 million a
year. The Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committee report ac-
companying the measure put
the cost estimate at $42 mil
lion annually.
4 4 4
TRAVEL ALLOWANCE
Meanwhile, Senate approval Is
expected within the next week
on the bill to increase Govern.
ment employe travel allowances
from a maximum $12 a day tt
SIG. This bill already has beer
approved by the House.
4 y
KAYED-The House
yesterday approved the bill t(
assure payment Of salaries anc
allowances to Federal employees
including those in the Wash
ington area, in the event o.
emergency evacuation for mill
tary reasons. It's sponsors de-
scribed the measure as stand
by authority if emergency evac'
uations are necessiated due tt
sudden or unforeseen develop
ments in the cold war"
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MISSIONARIES - TIL,
Presidents Task Force OF
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Al. They said ne had q long
police record and had lived in
Oklahoma City since 1914.
Mrs. Helen Curlee of Kilgore,
Tex, said Benson is her son
and he did attend school in
New London when the blast
occurred. She said a 14-year-
old daughter Of hers was killed
in the explosion.
Mrs. Curlee lives with a
granddaughter, Mrs. I. o.
Crews, who said, "he (Benson)
has been a mental patient all
these years and he has been
thinking about this explosion
and blaming himself"
She said he had been a
mental patient at the Central
State Hospital in Norman,
Okla.
Says He Knew Student
G. w. Kerce, president of the
New London School Board, said
today, II was q student then.
I know him personally and he
was a student there at that
time also"
The detectives quoted Ben
son as saying, II blew up the
school because I was mad at
the school. ! was reprimanded
for smoking on the school
grounds"
Benson said he was II at the
time and was not in school on
the day of the blast. The in
vestigation indicated gas had
seeped into the basement and
that a spark set off the ex-
plosion.
Police said the confession
was handwritten by Benson.
1t read in part: II stole two
18-inch wrenches to take loose
Evening star., 1961-07-18

Representative Gross, Re-
publican of Iowa, said today he
has been informed by the Air
Force that White House Press
Secretary Pierre Salinger and
his daughter used an Air Force
plane to fly to Europe June 80
ION a space available basis
without cost.
In a brief comment in the
House this afternoon, Mr.. Gross
ironically suggested that Amer
lean taxpayers who want to go
to Europe ought to apply where
"the space available. free-flight
line apparently forms on the
left at the Air Force ticket
counter"
The Air Force letter, signed
by Secretary zuckert, was in
reply to a July 8 query by Mr..
Gross concerning a report that
Mr.. Salinger and his daughter,
Suzanne, used an Air Force
plane to fly to Germany.
Other Passengers
Mr.. Gross said Mr., Zuckert
explained that Mr.. Salinger
and his daughter went along
Evening star., 1961-07-18
Doctor Says
FDA Must Ban
Useless Drugs

The Food and Drug Admin
istration must be empowered
to regulate drug company pro-
motion and keep useless medi-
cines off the market, a promi-
nent member of the American
Medical Association said today.
"A disturbing proportion OF
pharmaceutical promotion can
not be accepted as a trust
worthy means of bringing ac-
curate information on health
products to physicians" DR.
Charles D. May. professor OF
pediatrics at the New York
University Medical Center Ge-
clared.
Taking sharp issue with the
AMA's official position, DR.,
May declared, IF we are going
to permit free promotion OF
drugs released to the market
let's at least empower the FDA
to make certain only drugs oi
reasonably demonstrated use.
fulness are placed at the ply
SicianS' disposal"
DR.. May, who is also editor
Of PediatricS, the journal of
the American Academy Of Pc
diatricS, and a member Of the
AMA's Council on Drugs, teSti-
fled before the Senate Monop-
oily and Antitrust Subcom-
mittee which is holding hear
ings on a bill to regulate the
drug industry introduced by
Senator Kefauver.
Another witness today, DR.
Louis s. Goodman, head Of the
pharmacology department at
the University of Utah College
Of Medicine in Salt Lake City,
said, 1T saddens me to learn
that the ANA objects to this
section Of the bill which would
require proof Of claims for
drug efficacy"
He indorsed the idea per-
sonally. and suggested that
FDA be empowered to form
panels Of noted specialists to
help check drug efficacy be-
fore new medicines are sold
to the public.
Evening star., 1961-07-18
Australia Sends Hero

CANBERRA, Australia, July
18 tAP). - War Hero Arthur
Cutler has been appointed Aus
tralian consul general in New
York. Mr.. Cutler was awarded
the Victoria Cross-Britain's
highest award for valor-dur-
ing World War II. He has been
high commissioner in Pakistan,
Ceylon and New Zealand.
Evening star., 1961-07-18

the unions (Which connected
the gas lines) under the school.
I broke both loose and waited
for two weeks to see what would
happen"
Details in Story Jibe
Details of the explosion as
related by Benson jibed as to
date. number killed and cause
of the blast, but Texas officials
have gone on the theory that
the explosion was accidentally
and not willfully set.
Benson was arrested last
night two hours after a cafe was
robbed of $38. A waitress and q
customer later identified Ben
son as the robber and he ad-
mitted he was the man, officers
said.
The detectives said Benson
told them about his past "tc
get it off his conscience"
Benson also said he shot ar
Air Force captain in April OF
May of 1943 after the officer
had befriended him. Benson
said he used the officers AS.
fcaliber pistol. He said he left
him for dead but later learned
he didn't die. He gave no rea.
son for the shooting.
Some Are SkepticaI
Some officials at Henderson
county seat of Rusk County IL
which New London is located
were skeptical of Benson's story
They still hold to the Theory
that the blast was accidental.
Nearly 400 children were in
the building at the time of the
blast. In addition to those
killed, many were injured,
Evening star., 1961-07-18
ANA Head Counters
Kefouver Criticism
BY CHARLES G. BROOKS
Star Staff Writer

The head of the American Medical Association today
cused Senator Kefauver of making unwaranted slu
American medicine.
I'VE resent the charge by Senator Kefauvr that the ANA
cannot be relied to be objective in informing physicians
of drug properties because of the obtained drug
Evening star., 1961-07-18

abor-management policies in
Government has drafted q ten
tative QUESTIONABLE which will
be sent to all Government
agencies and field stations. The
agencies will answer questions
concerning their present labor
policies regarding Government
employe unions, whether they
deal with them, consult with
them, have formalized griev-
ance procedures, etc.
A different QUESTIONABLE is
being drafted for employe. un-
ions and their various locals
and lodges, to get their re-
action as to whether agencies
and field stations deal and con-
suit with them on personnel
policies, grievances, etc.
The task force held its first
meeting last Friday. Secretary
of Labor Goldberg, who is
chairman Of the group, ex-
pressed confidence that the
group will achieve the objective
sought by President Kennedy
the establishment Of an effec-
tive labor management pro-
gram for the Federal service.
The group soon will hold hear
ings with employe leaders,
agency officials and other in
terested persons, to get their
views on what the proposed
presidential executive orde,
should contain.
4 Il
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Ralph
Alexander has been elected
president of the Association Of
Senior Engineers Of the Bureau
Of Ships. Others elected were
Arthur Diehl, vice president; j
Lamar Cochran, secretary;
Harvey Kloehn, treasurer; and
the following committee chair
men: Gilman Graves, auditing
Theodore Freter, legislative;
Don Stevens, jr., membership;
and j. Harold Link, rules and
bylaws. Treasury's Bureau
Of Customs has given the fol.
lowing length of service
awards: 35 years, Carl Wash.
lington; 80 years, Irving S
Brown, James Craven; 20 years
Edward Balasco and Harry
Dearwester.
Evening star., 1961-07-18
Ex-Convict 'Confesses'
School Blast KiIIinq 296

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 1S (APD.-An ex-convict arrested
after $38 robbery said in signed statement Oklahoma
City police last night that he responsible for
London exD school explosion in 1887 that killed 2S2 students
and II teachers -..--.
Detectives Identified the prisoner William Este Benson
Evening star., 1961-07-18
Other Passengers

Mr.. Gross said Mr., Zuckert
explained that Mr.. Salinger
and his daughter went along
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MISSIONARIES - The
Presidents Task Force on
Evening star., 1961-07-17
GRADED SELECTIONS
AT CHARLES TOWN
POST TIME 2 PM.

1st-S1, ,O0O: 3-dr.: cling: about 41s
Evening star., 1961-07-17
BY the Associated Press

The preseason training rou-
tine hasn't even gotten to be
a grind yet for the pro football
teams, but some Of the rockies
already are falling by the way
side.
Coach Tom Landry of the
Dallas Cowboys cut five rockies
yesterday, another quit and an
other departed when he again
failed to pass a physical.
The five cut were End Jerry
Moore of Baylor, Linebacker
Chuck Weiss Of Colorado, Place
kicker Don Zachik of Southern
California, Tackle John Stunda
Of North Carolina and Quar-
terback Nick Papac Of Fresno
(Calif) State.
Vikings Cut IA
Offensive End Dick Evans
of VMI quit on his own and
Dick Howard. ex-Olympic low
hurdler, left because an ankle
injured before he came to camp
had not responded to treat
ment.
All except two of the clubs
Evening star., 1961-07-17
BRUNEI AND BOSTON BREAK WORLD RECORDS
Situation Normal Claim Track Victory

MOSCOW, July II (AP).-
The Russians outsmarted them
selves when they agreed to
keep separate mems and wom-
ems scores in the weekend
track meet here against the
United States. and today they
were trying to explain that,
after all, it's the grand total
of victories that counts.
The American men whipped
the Russians, 1879. in events
and 124-111 in score, based on
IA 5-3-2-1 scale of points in the
third of their series of clashes
that ended yesterday in rain.
The Soviet women won, $3.50.
Now the Americans head for
Stuttgart and a meet with
West Germany tomorrow and
Wednesday.
Valery Brunei, Russia's
teen-age high jumper, smashed
the world record by clearing Z
feet 4 inches and Ralph Boston
of Tennessee A8SI topped his
own pending world broad jump
record of 81 feet u inch by
soaring 27-lA.
Americas John Thomas
cleared To in the high jump
but missed three times at IA,
almost making it on his last
shot.
Russians Claim Edge
The Russian women domin-
ated their meet, winning eight
of 10 events.
I'VE only made them sep
Evening star., 1961-07-17

on. Thomas missed once each
at 6-11A and To. Brunei
cleared everything on the first
try until he went to IA, and
he didn't make that until the
last jump.
The other United States vic
tories yesterday were by Jay
Sylvester of the United States
Army in the discus Q91-91a),
Cliff Cushman of Grand Forks.
N. OAK, in the 400-meter
Evening star., 1961-07-17
MOSCOW TRACK SUMMARIES

Mems javelin; i yiktor Tsybu-
dimir Kuznetsoy, UssR, .26S-6N. 8
John From, U.s. 22e-11A. Echuck
Mems broad Jump: Ralph Boston,
record, 26-11D set. by Boston. August
Il. 1860, at Walnut. &C Salifi). .@-Igor
Tantshan. TWatSIhni Gi UssR, 54 S5-41a. A"H'
Mems 3,000-meter steeplechase: i
Nikolai sokolav, USSR, 1884. p
George Young: US S:3s. 311Lazar
Na5Sdi'SkI' Sonesi us, SSSs. SssEs 1854 deacon
tween Herman, US, and Kutenko,
TTs TssRi o.I2 1894 AJAX S690. 4-EdstrOm'
Young, Uiis Williamsl 3:O8:2.
1sI-sk. s@gukhentsev, gssR, 1s4,
4kaapo 40 BSS S.tsal aHnPh5sEs' 6ssK {4s4 gs 4ss7"
UssR, z It. 1 in. (worid record; old
record John Thomas, Bost, 1874,
July L, 1860, at Stanford, Calf. p
Saaat sSsn 16sn1;; g. gs, 4RoGsF5 GsaHsssg sss,
Mems 5,0O0-meter rum; 1-Pyoter
TTuex, Us, 1861. 5%Valentin Sam sam
oilov, USSR. 14:14.S. ECharles
Decathlon 1900 meters: Her
man, US, 1855. 2-Edstrom, US,
1904. .3-Kutenko, UsSR, 4:51.6.
4-Djachkov, UsSR, 4:55. Points
Herman, SOL. 2-Edstrom, 3Sl;, g.
KqtenE9. S SS%; ;.vd;;. 4M;;pjaehkoy, S9$; $8;issn
2OS-4N (S14). 2-Edstrom, US,
201-8h (765). Sherman, US, 200
II, 759l; 4-Djachkov. USSR' 16S-
Final decathlon point standings-1
man. 7,4S4 points 3-Edstrom,
1898 points. 4-Djachkov, 1854
Evening star., 1961-07-17
Failure to Pull Oars
Irks Potomac Coach

Coach Charley Butt of the
Potomac Boat Club plans to be
more particular in the future
about entering crews in cham
pionShip regattas. This is an
aftermath of the withdrawal OF
the Potomac senior eight from
the National rowing cham
pionships over the week end in
Philadelphia.
The members Of the Potomac
senior eight decided to with
draw Saturday after the poor
showing of the clubs interme-
diate eight. The intermediate
boat finished fourth in a five
crew race.
Butt, who has coach e d
Washington Lee High School
crews to five straight National
Schoolboy championships. felt
there was not much point in
making the boys row if they
didn't want to,
"It's against my rowing
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KAYAKS TO SOFTBALL
GIorione Is Sports Dynamo

mark, a Fort Belvoir sergeant,
used a newly-designed canoe
to score a three-length victory
over the Potomac team of Wal
ter HaaSe and Roger Van de
Meulebroecke.
MEMS EVENTS
KAYAK SINGLES, Russell Der
mond, Yonkers; 2. Charles Landmark,
KAYAK DOUBLES, Inwood eric
Feicht and Mike Kelly); 2, Yonkers
Russell Dermond and Peter FolkS); 3,
Lonkers (Jim o'Rouke and Fred Bis
CANADIAN SINGLES, Frank Ha-
yens, Washington: 2, Jim O'Rourke,
Yonkers; 3. Bill Schuette, Potomac.
CANADIAN DOUBLES, Washing
ton Crank Ravens and Charles Lund;
Roger z IVA, Van de Mealebroeshs) 3, PSto-
ss GAAS1GN S'AiF1S FouRS aRs 800 cfSaiSa potOmac
(Roger Van de Meuiebrocke, walter
Haase, Bill Schuette. Tom Jones): 2,
Potomac No. 2: 3, Washington.
WOMEN'S EVENTS
KAYAK SINGLES. Gloriane Per-
rier. Washington; 2, Nell Fisher, Wash
ington; 8, Margareta Gustavsson,
"iSalRSSpn KAYAK DOUBLES. washinston
(Gloriape Perrier and Margareta Gus
tavsson); 2. Sebago Beverly Barnes
and and, MaHrsen Miller; 2, Washington