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Evening star., 1961-04-01

body under the founder" The
date of the pamphlet is given
as January 81, 1861.
Functions of the council are
threefold: to show the stature
of the society leadership, to ad-
wise and guide the founder, and
Ito select, with absolute and
final authority, a successor to
myself as head of the John
Birch Society, if and when an
accident, suicide or anything
sufficiently fatal is arranged
for me by the Communists-or
simply die in bed of old age
and a cantankerouS disposition. I"
Members Listed
Listed as council members
are:
DR.. N. E. Adamson, jr., of Bos-
ton, assistant medical director
OF the New England Mutual
Life Insurance Co.
Thomas j, Anderson, editor
and publisher of Farm and
Ranch, a farm publication (no
home town given.
T. Coleman Andrews of Rich
mond, Va, former United States
Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.
Spruille Braden OF New York.
former Assistant Secretary of
State and former Ambassador
to several countries.
Retired Army Col. Laurence
E. Bunker of Wellesley, Mass.
former personal aide to Gen.
Douglas Macarthur.
F. Gano Chance, president
Of A. B. Chance Co., Centralia,
Mo.
S. ]. Conner, president of
Conroth Co.. Chicago.
Ralph E. Davis, president of
General Plant Protection Corp.
Los Angeles.
DR.. S. M. Draskovich, editor
in chief of The Serbian Strug-
gle, weekly newspaper published
in Chicago.
The Rev. Richard Ginder
editor Of The Priest, and as
sociate editor of Our Sunday
Visitor, Catholic weekly news
paper.
Former Head of NAM
William ]. Grede, president
OF Grede Foundries, Inc. Mil
Waukee, Wis, a former presi-
dent of National Association of
Manufacturers.
A. G. Heinsohn, jr., president
OF Cherokee Mills, Sevierville,
Tenn.
DR.. Granville F. Knight.
Santa Barbara (Calif.) physi-
clan.
Fred c. Koch, president of
Rock Island Oil & Refining Co.,
Wichita, Kans.
Alfred Kohlberg, deceased,
Evening star., 1961-04-01

FULL NAME-Robert Henry Win
borne WeIeh, ir.
CLAIM TO FAME-Founder Of the
John Birch Society.
HoME-Belmont, Moss.
BlRTHDAY-l899.
EDUCATloN-Uniyersity Of North
Corolino, Naval Academy two
yeors), HoNord Low School.
JoBS-Former condy monufoe-
turer; member Of board Of the
NotionoI Association Of Monu-
focturers; regional vice presi-
dent. NAM; unsuccessful condi-
dote for Iieutenont governor of
Massachusetts,.
FAMILT-Morried, two sons.
Evening star., 1961-04-01

John Morrison Birch, for
whom the controversial
society is named, was a
Baptist missionary serving
as an Army intelligence
officer, who was killed by
Communists in China in
1945. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George S. Birch, live
in Macon, Ga. Mrs. Birch
told the Associated Press
that she and her husband
were heartily in accord
with the purpose and pro-
cedure of the John Birch
SOciety."-AP WirephOtO.
Evening star., 1961-04-01
StockduIe Assumes
Ambassador Post
BY the Associated Press

E. Grant Stockdale. Miami
real estate executive, was sworn
in yesterday as United States
Ambassador to Ireland.
He succeeds Scott Mcleod In
the post. Mr.. Stockdale will
leave for his new post in the
first week Of May.
Evening star., 1961-04-01

nationally known candy manu-
featuring business in 1857 to
devote his full time to fighting
communism. and founded the
society as the implement.
His office is big, maybe 18
by 80 feet, with wall-to-wall
carpeting. His desk is at one
end with two side chairs. At
the other is a leather divan.
One wall is mostly occupied
by floor r-to-ceiling bookshelves,
well filled, with anti Communist,
political and economics titles
predominant.
He'll Talk Anywhere
The opposite wall is windowed
overlooking the loading plat
form Of the Belmont post office,
where the society has become
the biggest single patron.
He's voluble. he says himself
Evening star., 1961-04-01
Ruling Council Listed
By Birch Society

BELMONT Mass April (AP) Robert Welch founder of
the John Birch Society," yesterday reporter quantity
literature issued by the organization including pamphlet
ing the society council.
The the booklet as the top governing
Evening star., 1961-04-01
HEADLINE PERSONALITY
He'll Fight Socialism
Anywhere, WeIch Says

BELMONT Mass. April (AP)-The founder Of the John
Birch Socety-the ultra rgts organization under fire from
many quarterS-works in paneed first floor office of
modern colonial red brick building the business of
this prosperous Boston suburb.
Robert Welch 61 baldng gray haired retired from
Evening star., 1961-04-01
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Evening star., 1961-02-12
TUESDAY y
Evening. Cont.


$50 q ALFRED HTTcHc'K PR'SNTs.
Drama. THE Greatest Monster Of Them
AL" An time actor tRichard Hale)
attempts a comeback William Redfield.
Sam Jaffe, Robert II. Harris are featured.
q WYATT carp.
Western carp (Huah 0'6rian) sees
danger threatening actress Mnna Marlin
(Jean AlIison) when she accepts flowers
from a corrupt sheriff (Steve Brodi=).
tRepeat)
q DoBIE GILLlS.
Comedy. Dobie (Dwayne dickman) asks
Maynard bob Denver) 10 help him plot
his freedom from Zelda tSheiIa Jan,es).
900 q THRILLER.
Suspense Drama. l Hour. "The Merri-
weather File" A woran's ,6etheI Les!ie)
life is threatened when her husband iRoss
EIIiott) is arrested for murder he Claims
he did not commit James Gregory is
featured.
q STACEcoAcH WEST.
Adventure l Hour. "The Arsonist." After
80 years on the job man flames Dunn)
retires and goes west via the staseceaeh
with his wife adele Mara). leaving
memento for his boss-a candle turning
in cotton.
q TOM EWELL SHOW.
Comedy. Tom Potter (EweID chooses the
wrong person to invite to a football
game Alan Reed. jr., is featured.
$50 a WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW.
Approx. 2 Hours From Madison Square
Garden.
a RED SHELTON SHOW.
Comedy. Eve Arden visits Red. (Repeat)
1000 q WHITE PAPER NO. g.
Public Affairs. Hour. "Panama--Dan9er
Zone" program examining an anti
American riot in Panama and its meaning
for United States policy toward all of
Latin America. Chef HuntIey. narrator.
Evening star., 1961-02-12
"a ONE STEP BEYOND.

Drama. lOdl wave. Inc pue story OI
the strange rescue Of Mrs. Margaret
North Of Honolulu. which took place dur
ing the tidal wave alert in Hawaii in
May, 1860. Jean Allison stars as Mrs.
North. tRepeat)
q GARRY MOORE SHOW.
Variety Hour. Guests: Allen Case.
Ed Wynn, Gretchen Wyler.
1870 0 TAKE A GOOD LOOK.
Panel. Starring Ernie Kovacs
HOO q NEWS AND LOCAL NEWS.
Color Harkness. Ward.
q WORLD NEWS.
Joseph Mccaffrey reporting.
q NEWS. WEATHER. SPORTS.
Mudd Douglas Daniels
lilo q WEATHER. SPORTS. NEWS.
Allen. Siege Meyer
Ills q NEWS. WEATHER. SPORTS.
Color Rash. Forester Simpson.
q THE LATE SHOW.
Movie l14 Hours. "Simba." 1855.
man arrives in kenya to work on his
brothers ranch and is met with news
of his brothers murder Dirk Bogarde.
Donald Siden. "a Foreign Film Festival
movie)
ll:25 q BACKSTAGE.
Entertainment news. Bunny Wneck
ll:3o q JACK PAAR SHOW.
Variety ia Hours. Color.
q STARLIGHT THEATER.
Movie IVA Hours. Dangerous Profes-
son" ls49. beautiful woman gets
involved in bIackmaiI and murder Ella
Raines George Raft, Pat o'Bren.
q EDITORIAL. TUESDAY MOVIE.
2 Hours "36 Hours to Kill" 1885.
cross-country train ride finds an UNDER
cover agent and beautiful blond thrown
together in some unexpected adventure.
Brian DonIey Gloria Stuart.
1870 q NEWSBEAT.
Evening star., 1961-07-16

IStrapless evening gown with q
loose fitting skirt and full
length gloves. She wore rhine
stone earrings.
Prior to the judging Marlene
who speakes Russian and Ger
man but no English, had said
through on interpreter. 81
wouldn't mind being Miss Uni.
verse and taking a year off
from work. But I intend to re-
turn to my job"
A poll Of the girls elected
from an original 48-nation field
brought out statements that (I)
each was tired and had sore
feet; t2) none believed she
would survive preliminary judg-
ing; and go most got fewer
than four hours leep and only
one, Miss Argentina, slept as
long as five hours.
The Miss Universe title car
ries with it O. $4,000 cash award,
$4,000 personal appearance
contract and a mink coat valued
at $500. The four runnersup
receive $4,000, $4,000. $4,000
and $1,000 respectively.
Evening star., 1961-07-16

raise unless postal rates were
raised as well.
Postal and Government en-
ploye union leaders never sup
ported this argument, contend
ing that pay and postal rates
were two separate, unrelated
things. But it is a fact that
at least several postal and
Government pay raises did oc-
cur because they were tied to
postal rate increases.
However. the pending Gov
ernment employe legislation,
important as it is, is not as
important to employees and
their congressional friends as
pay raise legislation. Thus, any
effort by the administration to
force the Senate Civil Service
Committee to act on postal
rate increases on threat of
blocking the employe bills isn't
likely to be too effective.
Senator Johnston is a strong
friend Of Government en-
ployes, but the employe bills
involved aren't important
enough to his way Of thinking
to make any concessions on
postal. rate legislation. Senator
Johnston is UP for reelection
next year In South Carolina
and the campaign support Of
the various magazine publish
ers and third-class mailers
means q great deal to him
The administrations postal
rate drive is strongly supported
by Representative Murray. who
might not schedule hearings on
the employe bills mentioned
until the Senate starts moving
on the postal rate legislation
The result is uncertainty as
to the outcome Of employe
bills. There still remains hope
that such bills as the 30-yeal
full retirement at age SIS anc
the life insurance increase
measures will be enacted into
law. The fate of the liberalizeC
postal pay longevity bill, re.
mains in doubt. Incidentally
one bill not affected is the
one raising travel allowance.
from $12 to SIC a day. This
Evening star., 1961-07-16
Love Letter Spy
Held in BruziI

SAC PAULO, Brazil, July II
(AP). = Police reported today
they have arrested q dashine
young German as q spy. They
accused him Of using love let
ters to transmit secret informa-
ton to Communist East Ger
many.
Joao Ranall chief Of the DO
litical police, identified him as
Joseph Werner Lieben, 20, en-
ploye Of a publicity agency who
had an apartment in one of
the city's most expensive dis
tricts. He had been trailed for
five months.
In checking his mail, investi-
gators found he was sending
secret information about Brazil
in love letters to a woman in
Evening star., 1961-07-16
BeIIhop Arrested
In Ex-Wife's Home
After Hotel Theft

washington police yesterday
arrested a former bellhop AZ
hours after he allegedly robbed
a Roosevelt Hotel auditor anc
escaped with some $500.
Robbery squad detectives said
Willard A. Mcdaniel 80, of the
l400 block Of Fairmont street
NV, was apprehended in his
-ex-wife's apartment. He was
charged with robbery and held
for grand jury action under
1880 bond after waving pre-
liminary hearing.
Police said Mcdaniel went to
the hotel, where he once worked
as a bellboy, at 4 am, chatted
for a half hour with David c.
Gardner, 81, the hotels night
auditor, then suddenly drew a
pistol and said:
"Cive me all the money or
I'll shoot you I'm doing this
because Of a woman"
Detectives Sherwood Herring
and Edward Parlata caught up
with Mcdaniel in his ex-wife's
apartment in the 1900 block of
Evening star., 1961-07-16
Husband Is Held
In Wife's Death

A 37-year-old woman was
fatally shot last night by her
estranged husband after an
arguments police reported.
Mrs. Fannie Lou Poindexter,
Of 5238 Fifth street NV, was
shot in the back Of the head
about 8:15 pm. on her back
porch. Police said her sepa-
rated husband, Pinkus Poin-
dexter, 40, of the HOO block
Of Twelfth street NV, a cook
at a downtown restaurant, was
charged with homicide.
Police said one Of the Poin-
dexter's three young children
had visited the father and re-
turned home yesterday. Short
ly afterward. detectives added,
Poindexter arrived at the
mothers home and the shoot
ing occurred.
Poindexter was charged with
homicide.
Evening star., 1961-07-16
German Blond Named
Miss Universe of 81

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, July
Is (AP)-Marlene Schmidt, s.
foot-8 blonde from Stuttgart,
Germany, tonight became Miss
Universe of 1861 in interna-
tional competition against girls
from AZ nations.
Marlene, who said she got
into the contest because she
thought it would be fun, is a
24-year-old electronics engi-
neer. She moved with her
mother and a younger sister
from behind the Iron Curtain
to West Germany only a year
ago.
When her selection was an
nounced before a crowd of g.
900 in Municipal Auditorium
and a nationally televised audi
ence, the statuesque blonde
proKe INTO a Dig grin, put both
gloved hands over her face,
and headed toward the front
of the stage.
Tears welled in her eyes and
she moved her lips as If to say
thank you" to the applauding
crowd. .-..
She had to stoop over for
Linda Bement of Salt Lake
City, Utah, outgoing Miss Uni
verse. to put the crown on her
head.
The new international con-
oeSt winner appeared in a lime
Evening star., 1961-07-16
: Daredevil Rides Falls
To 1ntegrote' Niagara

stemmed from q now-faded ro-
nance with a French girl while
he was stationed with the Army
in France in 1947.
He said they had talked Of
marriage and a honeymoon at
the famous tourist center.
During our talks, the sub
ject Of daredevils had come
up. I told her that men in this
country do such things to prove
their like the knights
Of old" He said they had
agreed that he would thus
prove his love.
Mr.. Boya said the steel ball
cost him $4,000 and he had
made the first payment several
weeks ago.
Evening star., 1961-07-16
Peace Unit Going
To Notre Dame
By the Associated Press

Forty-two young men anc
women are to start training
July 20 at Notre Dame for 6
rural education project In Chile
the Peace Corps announced
yesterday.
The volunteers will worE
with the Chilean Institute oi
Rural Indication, a nonsac-
tartan private organization
which Is active among the peas
ants and small farmers .oi
Chile.
The Americans will be as
signed to the institutes oper-
ating centers and selected vii
lagos where they will work with
Chilean educators in family
education, hygiene, organized
recreation, home economics
and small farming methods.
Evening star., 1961-07-16

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, July
Is (APl.-A Negro. strapped
inside an eight-foot, rubber
seated steel ball. successfully
rode over the 161-foot Horse
shoe falls today and said he
did it "for love" and to Inter
crate" the giant cataract.
Nathan Boya. 80, of New
York became the fifth person
tn-history to negotiate the tum-
bling drop and escape un-
harmed.
II did it to integrate the
talls," Niagara Parks commits
sion police quoted Mr.. Boya.
~.AT'm a, Negro and proud of
IT, he said.
The ball, with a two-foot
dent in it, was towed to the
Canadian side Of the lower
Niagara River after the plunge.
W. Boya was seen as he opened
THE hatch and waved to thou
sands Of stunned spectators.
:, !. Suffered Only Scratches
He was taken into custody
!. by parks police and was held
= on q charge Of illegal entry.
I'm happy I did it. It's
: something I've always wanted
to do" Mr.. Boya told investi-
) gators when he was taken to q
: hospital fora physical checkup.
he was reported in good condi-
ton, haytn gsuffered only q
few scratches on his arms.
. The ball, dented into pear
shape. was equipped with a
snorkel breathing device. Mr..
4. Boya had steeled himself with
: a safety belt for the ride.
Emulates Ancient knights
Mr.. Boya told police the ride
/. had been planned several
months ago with Jean Lussier,
the only other living survivor
Ola Stunt-ride over the horse
shoe. He said Mr.. Lussier, who
went over the falls 80 years
ago in q rubber barrel, aided in
the design Of the sphere.
Mr.. Boya said the idea
Evening star., 1961-07-16
By JOSEPH YOUNG
Star staff Writer


The fate Of various Govern
ment employe bills may rest
with the outcome of postal rate
legislation.
The Kennedy administration
is very anxious to accomplish
postal rate legislation this
year. And even though the rate
bAI has been having its trou.
lbles in the House Post Office
and Civil Service Committee
there is a pretty good chance
that it finally will be approved
by the House this year.
But the Senate is another
matter. Chairman Johnston ot
the Senate Post Office and
Civil Service Committee is cool
to postal rate legislation and
there is yet no indication that
the Senate group will act on
the measure this year.
Administration officials are
dropping hints that If possal
rate legislation isn't acted on
some Of the various Govern
ment and postal employe bills,
such as postal longevity pay
liberalization, life insurance
increases, full annuities on 30
year retirement at age IS, etc.,
will not become law either. In
this they have a probable ally in
Chairman Murray Of the
House Civil Service Committee
who strongly favors rate in
Screases.
Why the tieup between postal
rates and employe legislation
For one thing, the House anc
Senate Post Office and Civil
Service Committees handle
both types of legislation. Sec.
ondly, in the past postal EN-.
ploye land classified employee
pay raises sometimes have de-
pended on whether postal rate
were increased. The theory be-
hind this was that the alread.
larger deficit couldn't be ex'
pected to be increased furthe,
by giving postal workers a pa!
Evening star., 1961-07-16
Argentine Denies
Pro-Custro Center

BUENOS AIRES. Argentina
July Is (AP).-Miltary and po-
lice authorities denied today q
report that a training center
for pro-Castro guerrillas had
been found on a ranch in
Buenos Aires Province.
Military sources had said
caller a training base was found
on the ranch along with arms
and thae an unidentified Yugo-
slav had been arrested. In deny
ing the report, authorities said
provincial police visited the
ranch and found nothing un-
usual. s;1 So. -t q ~
rs', -ss@
Evening star., 1961-07-16
:THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
!: Raise in Postal Rates HeIdKey
!" To Passage Of EmpIoye Bills

one is certain to become law.
= 4 =
HELPING RETIREMENT
FUND-Meanwhile, the House
Civil Service Committee will
hold hearings tomorrow on a
bill to strengthen the civil
service retirement fund. The
bill would give the fund a
higher interest rate from its
investment in Treasury bonds.
The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee has already approved
this bill.
Another portion Of the bill
would provide automatic ap-
preparations by Congress
whenever the funds on hand
dip to a certain level. The Sen
ate group rejected this provi-
sion because it felt that only
the appropriations committees
of Congress had jurisdiction.
The House Civil Service Com
mittee will seek advice on this
from the House Appropriations
Committee.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP The
State Department has given
o tanding performance
awards to Helene Barcori, Pa
tricia Cofer, Addice Duvalle,
Charles Flowerree, Harold
Glidden, Virginia GoldStein,
Ramona Griffin, Laura Holt,
Ella Howard, Alice Kelly, Lu-
Gle Kornei, Claretta Krueger
Betty Sue Lineberry. Anne
Monahan, Barbara Morlet,
Margaret Richardson, Mary
Grace Rose, Sunao Sakamoto,
Irene Scher, Helen Scott, Fred
Shipman, Edna H. Smith, May
Tucker, Audrey Won Plonski,
William Wilmington, Elwood
Williams III, Frank Williams
Ijr., and Martha Wood.
immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service has given out
standing performance awards
to Patricia Barno, Ruth Gus
1 ter, Wilhelmina Griedel Mar
garet Grimmett, Dolores Mae
Keith, Harrison Merkel, H
Kenneth Schramm and Or
lando Volpi.
Evening star., 1961-07-16
Swiss Seek Missiles

BERN, Switzerland, July IS
AP).-The Swiss government
asked Parliament for a 300 mil
lion franc ($70 million) appro-
priation today to equip Switzer-
lands anti-aircraft defenses
with the British-made Blood
hound ground-to-air missile.
Evening star., 1961-07-16

East Berlin. the chief added.
Amorous terms sometimes were
used as code. Mr.. Ranall said
Lieben had confessed he was
spying for the East Germans.
Evening star., 1961-07-16

Ogden street NV. They said
he was apprehended without
difficulty. The detectives found
q pistol hidden under a bath
room mat.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-22
Monday. May 22. 1861
Prcsbyterians Open Talks For Unification Of Protestant Churches

BUFFALO, N. Y. R - The United Presbyterian Church de- cided today to open talks for uni fication with the Episcopal Church, the Methodist and the United Church of Christ.
 The historic action was ap- proved with a booming voice vote at the Presbyterian's 173rd Gen eral Assembly,
 Outcome of the issue had been of keen concern throughout Am erican Professionalism, and also among Roman Catholic leaders.
 On the eve of the test, mass ecumenical interdenominatiOnal meeting heard an appeal from the Rev. Dr. Robert J. McCracken, of New York City's Riverside Church, for Christian reunion.
 Our unity in essentials is such that we should no longer tolerate purely factious divisions" he said.
 Noting that there are 226 sep arate Protestant religious bodies in this country, he said Christian ity can hardly be expected to "heal the divisions of the world when the church itself is so lam entably divided"
 The historic proposal for church reunion was made last De- cember by the Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, of Philadelphia, the Presbyterians' top administrative officer.
 Other denominations, besides the four mentioned, also would be invited to join the negotiations, estimated to take at least 10 years.
 Approval by the 3A-million- member denomination at the cur rent assembly would leave the next move up to the Episcopal Church, whose legislative con- Vention meets next fall.
The Nome nugget., 1961-05-22
Citizens Drive Launched To Raise Money for 300
 BulldOzers to Go to Castro

WASHINGTON LR - A citizens drive was launched Saturday to raise privately the money to pay for the 500 bulldozers Prime Min ister Fidel Castro wants a ran som for 1,200 Cuban invaders he holds prisoner.
 One of those who announced he would help, Sen. George A. Smathers, D-Fla0, said the U. S. government should not pay for the bulldozers, as Castro suggest ed
 Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Mil ton s. Eisenhower and Walter P. Reuther sent cable to Castro saying they would raise the funds by setting up a National Commit tee for that purpose.
 The announcement was made by the United Auto Workers Union in Detroit. Eisenhower, brother of the former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is 2resi- dent of Johns Hopkins University. Reuther is president of the JAW.
 Officially, the United States has not commented on Castro's offer. But officials have indicated it might be accepted if such a swap could actually save prisoners who otherwise might not be saved.
 Reuther said, eff we get an af- firmative response from Castro as we sincerely hope we will, Mrs. Roosevelt, Dr. Eisenhower and I will take immediate steps to establish a national committee to raise the necessary funds and work out arrangements for re- ceiving contributions"