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Evening star., 1961-09-01

from the first precinct at Third
street and Indiana avenue NV.
The six men quickly got used
to carrying their belt units, re-
ceivers and transmitters, each
a little bigger than a pack of
cigarettes and weighing IA
ounces. Flexible receiving an
tennas clipped inside their left
pants legs were not uncom-
Portable, they said.
But the public got a few jolts.
One patrolman had just en-
tered the First Federal Savings
Building at 610 Thirteenth
street when the badge sized
speaker on his shirt blasted its
call signal, a Shrill whine.
Typewriters stopped. Tellers
and customers turned. One
man grabbed at his ear, fearing
his hearing aid had gone crazy.
Though it startled the bank,
the signal showed the system
was useful indoors as well as
out.
AS soon as the call was ac-
knowledged, the piercing tone
stopped.
BY pressing two of 20 num-
bered buttons on a console at
the first precinct, the switch
board operator, Pvt. Hayward
B. Long, signaled one of the
beat men.
The patrolman heard the
tone, and after pulling his
transmitter from it's holster,
responded: Beat IL to base"
Then, by throwing his switch,
the patrolman could hear the
central operator say, Base to
Beat IL. Meet an officer at
Fourteenth and l." o
The patrolman in an emer-
gency can initiate a call to
the switchboard, such as Carl
son, Beat 3, to base. I have a
shooting at -"
One Of the beat men, Pvt.
William Carlson, said he thinks
his unit will be nearly as val
liable as having a second pa
trolman walking with him. He
said that if he made an emer-
gency call for help, "a patrol
car would be here in three
minutes"
The Federal Communications
Commission is monitoring the
District police experim en- t,
which is authorized to use part
of the safety band on the radio
spectrum. Police departments
in other parts of the United
Evening star., 1961-09-01

Va SOAASA COO, al u1IlS IildL
police can not trace stolen
bottles without the stamps. Lii
quor dealers insisted that
stamping bottles was too much
to ask of them.
The Senate-paSSed bill re-
quireS retailers to put their
license number on each bottle
when it is displayed for sale
too late to trace theftS OF
cartons in storage, police claim.
Junior College OKd
Only a typographical error
the word for" instead OF
"or"-differentiates the Sen
ate bill from a House version,
which House District Commit
teemen said they would try to
push through tomorrow.
The Senate today also passed
and sent to the House a bill tc
establish a two-year junior
college at the District Teach
ers College.
The Board of Education and
the Commissioners would be
empowered to fix tuition rates,
set fees and approve courses
to lead toward the degree of
associate in arts under the
bill, which is expected to win
final approval this session.
In the busiest District day
in sheer volume of this Senate
session, seven local bills were
sent to the White House and
10 more cleared for House
action.
Bills Enacted
Passed over in a swift calen-
OAR call were long-delayed
bills to raise unemployment
compensation and to free min
listers from giving court testi-
mony. District Committee
Chairman Bible said objections
were not substantive but were
directed to the failure of the
committee to file reports in
time for clearance by party
leaders.
Senate action meant final
passage for these bills:
Dogs The Commissioner
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THIS LENTEN REGIMEN

THIS LENTEN REGIMEN
has its compenSations. There
is that virtuouS feeling of
hunger from 10 am. until
lunch.
And one becomes very
much aware of the flavor of
consomme, clam broth and
the homegrown tomato.
After lunch he would stop
at the fruit stand at the
corner and buy a pear or a
peach or a nectarine.
The Greek proprietor
warned him. Listen" he
said, II work IA years in a
bakery. I weighed 14O pounds.
1 get out here and start eat
ing this fruit. Now I weigh
180 pounds"
A friend who is very proud
of his garden sent two vine
ripened watermelons to the
Rambler'S house.
Before going to bed the
Rambler would open the ice
box and take out a slice. This
avoided the insomnia caused
by an empty stomach. In
midweek he noted with
satisfaction that he had
taken off two pounds. He
was scaling 1913.
At the weeks end he was
back to 200. There is one
wonderful thing about Wash
ington. When you are in a
jam you can always appeal
to the seats of the mighty.
So he called Abe RibicOff,
Secretary Of Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare.
The Secretary was out of
town but one of his assist
ants said:
go out to the National
Institutes of Health in
Bethesda. There's a physi-
clan there, DR.. Donald s.
Frederickson, who has been
making a study of fats in
the diet"
Evening star., 1961-09-01
D. E. Officials
Go 10 RdYburn
On Freeway
Speaker Is Cool
On Clearance
For Capitol Route
By SAM EASTMAN
Star Staff Writer

District officials, frustrated
in efforts to win clearance for
a freeway route near the Cap
itol from Architect George
Stewart, have taken their case
to House Speaker Rayburn.
The initial response from
Speaker Rayburn to this recent
appeal, relayed by Chairman
Mcmillan of the House District
Committee, was not encourag-
ing.
Mr.. Rayburn repeatedly said
that the highway project should
be shelved until the new House
Office Building is completed
and occupied. Then traffic
needs in the Capitol area should
be restudied, Mr.. Rayburn said.
The request from the District
Building was presented to Mr..
Rayburn recently, before his
trip home to Bonham, Tex, to
recuperate from a back all
ment.
Center Leg of Loop
The proposed highway is the
center leg of the city's planning
inner loop freeway system. The
problem for city officials has
been to win approval for the
center legs route under the
Mall.
Under the highway depart
ment's plans, the freeway
would have to tunnel under
some Capitol land.
Planners consider construc-
ton of the center leg an I'M
portant key to the redevelop-
ment of the downtown area.
Business and civic leaders,
deeply concerned over the fail
ure to win clearance for this
highway project, are hoping to
get an audience with Mr.. Ray
burn to explain the Importance
Of the project to the downtown
program.
For years, District highway
officials have been unSucceSS-
full in efforts to reach some
understanding with the Capitol
architect, Mr.. Stewart, on rout-
ing the center leg near the
Capitol.
Several alternative Mall tun-
mel routes have been discussed
with Mr.. Stewart.
One. which Engineer Com
missioner Frederick j. Clarke
had hoped would prove to be a
satisfactory compromise, in
wolves tunneling under the
Capitol grounds only along a
corner Of the Botanic Gardens.
This plan would require a
curved tunnel under the Mall,
which would be more expensive
and not as safe for drivers as
the other tunnel routes. The
others, however, would run
closer to the Capitol.
Resolution Seen Needed
Mr.. Stewart, however, re-
portedly told city officials at
one of their last conferences
that highway construction
which involved even one square
foot of Capitol grounds would
require a joint resolution by
Congress.
The $50 million center leg
would connect the Southwest
Freeway, now under construc-
ton, with the proposed north
I1eg of the Inner Loop.
Ramps to carry traffic from
the Southwest Freeway onto
the center leg are now being
built between First and Sec
ond streets.
The center leg would run
rounghly between Second and
Third streets, curving to paral-
lei New Jersey avenue and con-
Meeting with the north leg at
a point south of Florida ave
Inue NV.
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The
Rambler
Is Due
To Take OFF
By GEORGE KENNEDY

"I think you had better
take off a little weight"
said the doctor.
The Rambler was prepared
for that. He wondered why
it had taken the doctor so
long to prescribe it.
You know how to do it."
said the doctor.
Yes, he knows how.
You merely give up sweets,
which is easy in his case,
and potatoes and bread and
butter until the latter be-
comes the most important
food in the world.
The Rambler knows how
its done because two years
ago he took off 20 pounds.
He went from 21O to 100.
Since then he has lost half
that gain. Sorry! Gained
back half that loss.
He was scaling an exact
200.
So he prepared to take off.
He figured it would be
easy, especially at this time
of year when the cornacopia
of nature is Spilling such
wonderful fruits on the
table.
He began 10 days ago.
Breakfast: Orange Juice,
two soft boiled eggs and a
Saltine.
Lunch: A cup of clear
soup, a bit of broiled fish
no butter uSed-and two
saltines.
Dinner: Steak and toma-
toes and, once a week, a
piece of bread and butter.
Evening star., 1961-09-01
Senate OKs Repeal
Of Liquor Stamps
Police Protest Is Overridden;
Seven Bills Go to White House

liquor tax bill opposed strongly by District police
approved by the Senate today
The Senate unanimously approved monthly reporting
system to replace the of liquor
sold in the District.
Police Chief Robert Murray fought bill on both sides
Evening star., 1961-12-02
10000 to Attend
Housing Exposition

sist and benefit members in
their home building opera
tions.
House Featured
In the exposition, more
than $50 exhibits of the latest
in home building materials
and equipment will set a new
record for numbers of dis
plays. One of the headline
features will be an entire
house, complete with land
scaping. More than 80 of the
exhibits are being staged by
manufacturers who have not
participated in earlier NAHB
expositions.
Both convention sessions
and the exposition will be
held at the mammouth Nc
Cormick Place, the Chicago
convention where the NAHB
met last January.
Leod Time
This years convention has
been planned for December
See NAHB, Page B-6
Evening star., 1961-12-02
AHouse in Potomac
Designed for Pleasure

mud" room, kitchen, a large
living room, three bedrooms
and two baths.
The mud room, so titled
by Mrs. Semmes, is what Mr..
SemmeS, a third-generation
patent attorney, calls his
tack room. She calls her at
tractive place my contem-
porary barn."
Also featured in the week
end house is a balcony which
Mrs. Semmes said she is
going to convert into a bed
room for her young son.
To keep the rough-hewn
motif, Mrs. Semmes has used
brass carriage lamps for
lighting. The kitchen is the
only room with modern ap-
pliances.
Elsewhere. the rustic touch
has been emphasized.
In what would ordinarily
be considered a small house,
See POTOMAC, Page BIS
Evening star., 1961-12-02
By WOODS HANSEN
Stor Stoff Writer

ber Of Government housing
leaders headed by DIR. Robert
c. Weaver. administrator of
the Housing and Home FL
nance Agency, and Neal j.
Hardy, Federal Housing Ad-
ministration commissioner.
Among topics to be taken
up by working sessions at
the convention are such mat
ters as home remodeling, de-
sign. business management,
fallout shelters, low priced
housing, homes for senior
citizens, shell housing, the
Nations economic outlook,
merchandising for the small
volume builder, urban renew
al and custom building.
How-to CornivoI
One of the more colorful
features of the program is
a "how-to- -do-it" carnival to
be held on Wednesday and
repeated on Thursday.
Altogether, some SO indi-
vidual programs at the vari-
Gus working sessions have
been planned to inform, as
Evening star., 1961-12-02

More than $4,000 persons
are expected at the five day
annual convention exposition
of the National Association
of Home Builders whic h
opens tomorrow in Chicago.
Vice President Lyndon B.
johnson will address the con-
vention on Monday morning,
heading a number Of Govern
ment officials who will speak
at various sessions.
Senator Dirksen, Repub-
lican of Illinois, will be on
the Wednesday morning con-
vention program and Repre-
sentative Rains. Democrat of
Alabama, chairman of the
House Housing Subcommit-
tee, will speak on Tuesday.
U. N. Speaker
Frederick H. Boland, i'm
mediate past president Of the
United Nations General As
sembly, will address the dele
gates on Monday afternoon.
The 18th annual conven-
ton also will hear a num-
Evening star., 1961-12-02
BY JOSEPH B. BYRNES
Reol Estote Editor Of The Stor

Fox hunting can be fun,
If you have the proper site.
A couple who has and are
taking advantage of the sit
uation are Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Gibson Semmes, of George
town. They have built an
Arthur Keyes-designed home
in the middle of the Potomac
hunt country.
Mrs. Semmes says that her
house serves two purposes.
One, to give her husband a
convenient outlet for fox
hunting and second, to give
her two children, Mark, 8,
and Susan, 10. a chance to
play in the country.
Mr.. Semmes is related to
the famous admiral who
commanded the Alabama, a
Confederate raider during the
Civil War. His father, Gen.
Harry H. Semmes, a close
friend and war associate of
the late Gen. George Patton,
Evening star., 1961-12-02

owns over 100 acres in Po-
tomac.
The father gave each of
his three sons, including Glib
son, five acres for home sites.
Two Of the sons, Harry and
David, built permanent
homes. Gibson has just COM
pleted his fox-hunting week
end house.
Constructed of solid oak,
the exterior has been given a
soft gray finish. The interior
also is rough-hewn solid oak.
Dominating the living room
is a huge fireplace of Seneca
stone, a soft maroon.
The kitchen has appliances
which match the stone.
Two huge picture windows
look out onto patioS and
across the hunt country. A
pergola of soft gray oak has
been built over one of the
patios.
The interior includes a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-08-03
Congressional
Viewpoint
Sen John Marshall Butler


President Kennedy may make
the most important speech Of his
life tomorrow evening when he
addresses the American people on
the hazards and responsibilities
confronting this Nation.
The President will discuss the
necessity of strengthening the
military position Of the United
States. Officials in the Admins
tration have stated that the build
up is "a necessary prelude TO
negotiation" while other sources
explain il is needed to demon
strate the national sense of de-
termination. | prefer to say that
the mobilization is reaction by
the Administration TO growing
conviction among the people that
it is time to stop talking and time
to start acting
On Wednesday, the President
will present to the Congress the
details of his plan to strengthen
the United States-and the price
tag. | believe that the Congress
will not finch from its RESPONSE
bi.ities to provide the necessary
funds for any more required for
the good of the national defense.
But. and this is a most important
point. the Congress cannot be eX-
pected to approve essential eX-
penditures for our military pos
ture and nonessential monies for
an extension of the welfare state.
The Federal Government does not
know and can never be expected
to know the answers to the 1870
million different economic prob
lens of the American people.
The President himself revealed
last week that the programs of
the New Frontier have not pro-
duced prosperity when he stated
that the Gross National Product
rose sharply" during April-Junc
to IAN annual rate of S515 billion"
He also pointed out that the total
personal income has risen steadi-
ly' and that the Federal Reserve
Board index of production had in
creased several points by June.
All of these economic indicators
went up before the Presidents
economic "stimulations" rs
depressed areas aid. minimum
wage raise and extension of I'M
employment enefits-could take
effect. II is vital to remember that
competitive enterprise, not con-
trolled economy, is responsible
for our current prosperity.
The President has said that the
news viii be worse before it is
better. I predict that America
arming to parley will produce a
turn for the better in the news.
And the Administration taking
more realistic attitude regarding
its theory OF controlling the
American economy will be even
better news for an aroused and
sclf-reliant nation.
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interests of its own national
security and leave itself I'M
equipped to meet military at
tack. .
Mr.. Khrushchev's accusations
appeared in a statement of his
disarmament aims carried by
the Women of the World--a
Communist magazine published
monthly in French, English,
Russian and other languages.
Statement by Request
Radio Moscow, which broad
cast excerpts, said the state
ment was made available to the
magazine at the request of the
magazines editorial board.
AS quoted by the radio, Mr.
Khrushchev said:
America and its allies In
the aggressive NATO bloc are
building up a Stockpile of con-
ventional arms as well as nu-
clear. meteorological and chem
ical weapons which threaten
mankind with mass annihila-
ton.
Having received the active
assistance of the Western pow
ers, West Germany, whose mill
tarist circles have long since
been preparing for revenge, is
rebuilding its war machine.
I'm the face Of this monstr-
Gus ornaments drive of the
western powers, the U. S. S. R.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
major Issue
Is Settled in
Ford Strike

DETROIT, Oct. Z (AP).-
Negotiators for Ford Motor Co
and the United Auto Workers
apparently settled a tricky
problem on skilled trades Jobs
today, then recessed national
contract talks until / pm. to-
morrow.
Thus it was certain the
strike Of 10000 Ford produc-
ton workers, which began at
10 am. Tuesday, would con-
tinue at least into next week.
Walter P. Reuther, JAW
president, and Malcolm L. De-
Mise, Ford vice president Of la
Dor relations, agreed one major
national problem was settled
today. But neither was willing
to confirm outright the Spe-
cific issue involved.
1t was known the issue of
lines of demarcation between
skilled jobs had been the only
national item under discussion
in talks yesterday and this
morning.
The problem was to define
what jobs belong to what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

of course cannot ignore the in
terests of its national security
and have no arms to meet
military attack.
Still For Peace
This does not mean at all
that we have relaxed our efforts
for peace and total disarma-
ment. Quite the opposite.
THE U.S.S.R. will do every
thing in its power to save man.
kind from a war which will
bring worldwide destruction.
"The only realistic way to
achieve this goal is general and
complete disarmament"
Mr.. KhruShchev went on to
state the Soviet policy line that
controls must be exercised over
disarmament not armament
de- the arms industry.
Having made this proviso, he
said that "if the Western pow
ers agree to general and COM
plete disarmament, the Soviet
Union will accept any system
Of international control"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

classification of workers. One
source said settlement of this
on a national level should
speed agreement at some Of the
remaining SO unsettled local
units. So far, 40 local units
have settled.
Neither side was willing to
speculate on when a settlement
will be reached. Both empha-
sized the Importance of getting
agreements at the local level
a problem which stymied Gen.
eral Motors for more than two
weeks following settlement OF
its national contract last
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
Thurber's Condition
Remains Critical

NEW YORK, Oct. Z (AP).-
Humorist James Thurber re-
manned in critical condition
today. A blood clot was re-
moved from his brain Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Thurber, blind in recent
years, collapsed in his hotel
room Wednesday.
He won fame through his
stories and drawings in the
New Yorker Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
Nature Film Slated

National Capital Parks will
show a color film, Trailing
Nature Northward," at 8 pm
tomorrow in the Interior De-
partment Auditorium, on {
street NV. between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08
ADVERTISEMENT.
Many Physicians
Stop Smoking

PARIS: (Oct. 81 $500 heavy smokers
(of whom many are physicians) have
stopped smoking, thanks to a new
formula PronicotyD which reduces the
urge to smoke. Those who wish fnfor-
nation about this new method Of
breaking the tobacco habit may receive
q free easy-to-read Report Gas long as
the supply lastsl by sending their name
and address to Tobacco Guidance Cen
Yer, DIG Filth Ave. Dept. BB-1, New
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Dinner-Dunce Set

The Order of Business Eff
ficiency will hold a dinner
dance at $3.50 pm. Saturday
at the Presidential Arms, 1920
G street NV. Proceeds will 60
to Childrens Hospital.
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West Piles Up Arms,
Khrushchev Asserts

LONDON Oct. (AP)-Soviet Premier Khrushchev as
serted Communist magazine today the United
its NATo allies stockping armory of monstrous
weapons (which threaten mankind with humiliation"
The Russian leader declared the Soviet would con-
tnue to work for disarmament but cannot ignore the
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-25
Store Clerks Haze A Lot TO Discuss

NEW CANTON, Aug. PA
lot of reminiscing was done one
day last week when Howard
Camden, "a, Of Richmond. visit
ed B. l.. Apperson, his senior a
few years.
Mr.. Camden clerked for the
McKennas about seven years and
Mr.. Apperson clerked for the
Kids and liked it SO well he is
still clerking for himself in the
same building.
Mr.. John McKenna, the last
Of the New Canton family, died
in Richmond recently.
Mr.. Camden was accompanied
bv his daughter. Mrs. Meredith
Helsby, and Rev. Helsby, return
ed missionaries from Fornosa.
He is a sen of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Camden, Of Gold
Hill, and was here attending the
annual Camden reunion.
MIR. and Mrs. H. F. Loving, OF
Carysbrook visited Mrs Ray
Loving and the B. L. Appersons
Friday evening.
Going And Coming
Thursday was a going anc
coming day in the J A. Deane
home. Their son. John, Jr., and
family, Of Richmond, stopped by
fer little while on their way
to Covington, where they will
spend part of their vacation
with her people Mr.. and Mrs
Hunter B. wilkinson, Of West
Point, were also there for a part
of the day They visited Mrs.
Maude Putney, and tried to get
her to 60 with them home.
where Mrs. Wilkinson could look
after her but she is immOVeable
and prefers to remain at her old
home until the last.
Mrs. NJ. K Davis spent last
Wednesday with the Deanes.
The Rev. and Mrs. j. R..
Hodges are spending part of
this week with relatives and
friends in North Carolina.
Returns To College
Miss Bonnie Jamerson re-
turned to college in Spartans-
burg, S. c.. on Tuesday. She
was employed in Richmond dur