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Evening star., 1961-08-18
Johnson Clay Fly
To Berlin in Crisis
Action Taken
ByKennedy
To Back Ally
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
Star Staff Writer

President Kennedy is sending
Vice President johnson to Ger
many tonight to reasSure West
Germans of firm American
support in the Berlin crisis.
The White House said Mr..
Johnson would deliver person.
ally to Mayor Willy Brandt of
West Berlin the Presidents
reply to a message from Mr..
Brandt urging a strong reaction
to the Communist closing of
the border between East Berlin
and West Berlin.
The Vice President also will
confer with West German Chan
cellor Conrad Adenauer.
At the Presidents request,
the White House said, Gen.
Lucius Clay, who was United
States military commander in
Germany during the airlift then
overcame a 1949 Communist
blockade of West Berlin, will
accompany the Vice President.
Was Military Governor
Gen. Clay, now chairman of
the board of Continental Can
Co. in New York, also was mill
tary governor of Germany for
a period after World War II.
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger said the Presi-
dent asked Gen. Clay to fly to
Germany with Mr.. johnson be-
cause of his knowledge and ex-
perience of Germany.
Mr.. Johnson will meet with
Chancellor Adenauer and Mayor.
Brandt as the Presidents per-
Sonal representative. The Vice
President conferred with Mr..
Kennedy for 20 minutes this
morning.
The aged Chancellor and the
West Berlin Mayor are bitter
rivals for the post of Chancellor
in September II elections.
American officials have been
worried that the heat of the
election campaign might set off
a chain of events that would
make more explosive the al
ready critical issue with Russia
over West Berlin.
Bonn Welcomes Visit
From Bonn the Associated
Press reported that the West
German government said it
heartily welcomes" the john
son visit. A spokesman said
nothing could serve the cause
of Berlin better than that the
friends of Germany inform
themselves on the spot and get
an impression about the situa-
tion in the divided city"
1t was assumed that Mr..
johnson might urge Chancellor
Adenauer ana Mayor Brandt to
try to keep the Berlin issue from
becoming entangled in their
election campaign.
But the major purpose Of the
Vice Presidents mission was
understood to be to demon
strate firm American support of
West Berlin in any struggle
with the Communists and off
set dissatisfaction widely evi-
dent among West Germans with
the allied reaction so far to the
East-West Berlin border clos
ing.
Asked about this, Mr.. Sal
niger said that obviously Amer
See POLICY, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-08-18

long term loan program by
Treasury borrowing to avoid
the uncertainty of annual ap-
preparations by Congress.
The The Senate bill gives
the President both of his main
objectives-a five-year au-
thoriZation and permission to
borrow from the Treasury So
billion over that period.
The House bill deprives Mr.,
Kennedy of both main fea-
lures as a result of the sur
prise adoption of the amend
ment by Representative Saund,
Democrat of California, au-
thorizing the loan fund for
only one year and requiring
him to come back to the
Appropriations Committees of
Congress for the $1.2 billion
needed for one year of financ-
ing.
55 Skipped Vote
House leaders could try to
reverse the decision on the
Saund amendment by demand
ing a roll call on it before the
bill passes this evening, which
would clear the way for a
more liberal substitute.
But it is doubtful whether
they could reverse the 197-to-
1876 lineup on the original
vote, even though SIS members
were unaccounted for the first
time.
The Senate stood by the
President again yesterday by
defeating, so to As, a move by
Republican Senator Capehart
of Indiana, to shorten the loan
program from five to three
years.
Senator Fulbright praised
the bi-partisanship of four
Republican Senators who
Joined 46 Democrats to provide
the margin of victory for the
five-year plan. Fifteen Dem
See AID, Page At
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Senate Rejects New
Curb on Foreign Aid
Votes, $3.50, Against Plan to Broaden
Congressional Power Of Review
BY ]. A. O'LEARY
Star staff Writer

The Senate today rejected to broaden congress
Sonal authority review detailed operations of President
Kennedy's proposed foreign aid program.
On $3.50 party-ine VOTE it defeated amendment by
Senator Prouty Republican of Vermont to require develop
ment and technical assistance grants of than million
Evening star., 1961-08-18

reported. But the men reached
the haven of West Berlin un-
hurt. One bullet slapped into
a house wall on the Western
side.
With East Germany recruit
ing youths to swell its 10000
man army, West German
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
told a special session of his
lower house in Bonn that West
Germany will step up it's mill
tary preparedness within the
North Atlantic Treaty Organ
ization.
He gave no details. He prom
ised cooperation with the
Western allies to get East West
negotiations started.
Larger Garrison Studied
Mr.. Adenauer and West Ber-
lin Mayor Willy Brandt joined
at the session, called to con-
slider the Berlin crisis, in at
tacking the Communist actions
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anchor in Chesapeake Bay late
yesterday with % crewmen
locked up in various sections
of the ship. She was bound
from Cuba for the Soviet
Union.
Capt. Jorge Navarro, 46, the
ships master, and 10 of his
crew were brought ashore today
on a Coast Guard cutter while
another cutter kept the Bahia
de Nipe under surveillance.
Capt. Navarro told newsmen
"the only way we could get out
Of Cuba was the way we did"
He said he and his group of
crewmen took over the ship
during a five-hour period be-
tween dusk and midnight Mon
day, 800 miles east of Ber-
nuda.
There was no resistance"
Capt. Navarro said. I'VE took
them By surprise. We had two
small pistols and we surprised
them one by one"
Some Were Asleep
Some of the men were work.
ing and others were sleeping
when they were seized, Capt.
Navarro said.
Capt. Navarro cited as an
example a 6-foot four-inch
crewman who had received
military training under Cuban
Premier Fidel Castro:
I'VE tell him there is trouble
in the chartroom. When he
goes there we have a man with
a pistol"
He and his group jimmied
the magnetic compass and the
ships gyroScope so the other
crewmen would not know when
the ships course was changed.
I'VE even had two different
navigational charts" Capt. Ma
varro said, lone to show the
other men and one in my cabin
to show us where we were really
going"
The imprisoned crewmen we're
locked in the forecastle, in the
No. l hold and in the crews
living quarters.
Some of the prisoners tried
to set fire to the forward hold,
Capt. Navarro said.
II pulled up all the forward
lights, a complete blackout,"
he said. II tell them if you do
another thing am going to put
you without food and without
water"
U. S. Won't Hold Ship
The United States has told
the Castro government it can
have back the Cuban ship
sailed into Norfolk last night
by detecting crewmen.
However, the IL crewmen, in
cluding the captain, who have
sought asylum in the United
States probably will be allowed
to stay in this country, United
States official said.
State Department Press Of
ficer Joseph w. Reap, said in
Washington the United States
Government messaged the
Castro government last night
that the United States is pre-
pared to release the vessel as
soon as:
Cd The Havana government
certifies to the United States
that the ship is Cuban property;
(2) that the Cuban government
wants the ship returned; (3)
that it send to Norfolk as soon
as possible crewmen to replace
the defectorS so that the ship
can be sailed back safely.
The Bahia de Nipe is owned
by the Cuban government and
operated by the Vacuba Ship
ping Line. The 323-foot vessel
was built by Consolidated Steel
Corp. of Wilmington, Calf.
Evening star., 1961-08-18
Adenouer Will Step Up
NATO Preparedness
East German Reds Reinforcing
Berlin Barrier With Brick Wall

BERLIN, Aug. 18 (AP).-East Germanys Communist
rulers mffed at the continued flight of few refugees
began throwing up brick wall inside East Berlin today to
reinforce their barbed wire barricades.
Red guards shot heavy truck that three refugees
rammed through the wire in the night West Berlin police
Evening star., 1961-08-18
A LAZY DAY
ON WATER

WORLD TENSIONS seem for
owoy when you're boating on q quiet
summer doy on streomS like St.
Mays River and Smiths Creek,
Outdoor Editor Chorles CoveIl re-
minds. His suggestions for getting
owoy from il all are on Pose Bill.
Evening star., 1961-08-18
WeItareHead
Cuts Budget
Senute Demand
Brings Action;
Another Look Due
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star Staff Writer

SNoA Ob1AA "AANSA
District Welfare Director
Gerard Shea today answered
a Senate demand for reanaly-
sis of his budget by withdraw
ing nearly $35O,O00 of his $21.8
million in requests.
Activities aimed at rehabili-
tating children and preventing
Girl, 10. lmpresses Senator. Pose B-l
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dependence of adults made up
$122,610 of the discarded items
Mr.. Shea said he also could
cut 100000 in public assist
ance payments already cleared
by the House because of
increasingly generous Federal
grants.
The welfare director was act
ing under pressure from District
Appropriations Subcommittee
Chairman Byrd, Democrat of
West Virginia, who two days
ordered Mr.. Shea to look for
"fat" in his restoration requests
to the Senate.
Senator Byrd complimented
Mr.. Shea for his economy and
promptly suggested that he
take another look at the budget
to see If it could be frightened
more. Senator Schoeppel, Re
publican of Kansas, indicated
that a ceiling on public as
sistance for separate families
might save money. A 5000
monthly ceiling was removed
by Congress IN 1857. Twenty
States with such maximum
grants carry welfare loads up
to $3.50 less monthly than the
District, Senator Schoeppel
noted.
One Item to Defend
This left Mr.. Shea with only
one item to defend at subcom-
mittee hearings this morning
a relocation service to find
housing for families displaced
by city government activity
Senator Byrd Immediately at
tackled this service, not in
terms of the need for it, but
because it was set up in Febru-
ary, 1860, without specific
congressional permission.
District Commissioners ap-
proved the relocation proposal
made by Mr.. Shea in october
1859, to borrow social workers
from the Welfare Department
to rescue some 795 families
looking for help in their search
for new homes.
Of this number, 388 families
including 1926 children, were
steered to both public and pri-
vate housing with the help Of
the relocation service, func-
tioning in court offices of the
landlord-tenant consultant.
This consulting service has
been in existence for 25 years
Mr.. Shea assured Senator Byrd
Il am not challenging the
merit of the service" Senator
Byrd insisted. Il am asking you
See BUDGET, Page At
Evening star., 1961-08-18
Cuban Skipper
Describes Plot
To Reach U. 5.
II Crewmen Ask
For Asylum Here;
Ship Off Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 18
CAP) ).-Eleven Cubans seeking
political asylum in the United
States said today they took
over q 3,800-ton freighter at
gunpoint in a bloodless en-
counter on the high seas with
20 fellow crewmen.
The sugar = laden freigher,
the Bahia de Nipe, dropped
Picture on Paae Al
Evening star., 1961-08-18
Guide for Readers

Have The Stor Delivered TO
Your Home Dolly and Sunday
DioI Lincoln $4,000
Evening star., 1961-08-18
THE WEATHER.:
Full Report
on Pnns B-2

District and vicinity-Fair tonight with
the low in the upper COS. Fair tomorrow
with some cloudiness in the morning and
the high in the mid80s. High and low
OF last "a hours: High, So, at 4:3O pm.
yesterday; lew, So, at 6 am. today.
Evening star., 1961-03-12

makes him carry them to
the wash machine and throw
them in. She hardly speaks
to him. Just writes him notes
like, YOU HAVE TO
SCRUB THE PORCH so
GET HOME EARLY TODAY,
STUPID" She won't walk
down the street with him
because she doesn't like the
way he walks or has his
hair cut. What should I do?
DISGUSTED.
Your son needs kindness
and understanding - not
abuse and ridicuIe. Explain
this to your wife and insist
on her cO-OperatiOn-if you
have to call in a marriage
counselor or psychologist.
whats your problem?" For
a personal reply from Abby,
send a self-Gddressed, stamped
envelope to ABBY In care of
The EUening Star.
who pays for iDhdt?" For
Abby'S pamphlet, "HotD to
Haze q LoUely Wedding"
send Soc to ABBY, Bor 1865,
Beverly Hills. Calf.
Evening star., 1961-03-12
DEAR ABBY
BY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

War II as a first sergeant in
the United States Marine
Corps. To hear him talk you
would think the Marines won
the war all by themselves.
We have other men in this
family who saw a lot of
action with the Infantry and
Navy, but they are not al
ways trying to fight the war
over again. Our daughter
thinks he is the greatest,
but isn't there o nice friendly
way to tip this guy off that
the war is over?
R-IN-LAW.
For some "guys"-the war
Is never over. People who are
still talking about what they
did Is years ago haven't any
thing more recent to talk
about. II your daughter
thinks he's the greatest,
don't disiIlusiOn her.
DEAR ABBY: Your advice
to OFF MY SCHEDULE"
should have been framed. I,
too, had q young neighbor
who would come to my home
too often and stay too long.
She had two little children,
and there were times when
she kept me from my work.
I became weary Of her COM
pany.
When she moved, she
thanked me for my kindness
in letting her come. She con-
fessed she had been on the
verge of becoming an alco-
holic and when she felt she
needed a drink she would
come to my house instead.
My only regret now is that I
became weary at all.
so ASHAMED.
DEAR ABBY: I married a
woman who chased me for
three years and finally wore
me down. She was fine to
my little boy when he was
small, but now that he is II
she is terrible to him. She
won't let him sit in the living
room unless he puts a cloth
behind his head because she
says his hair oil ruins the
furniture. She refuses to
touch his Soiled clothing and
Evening star., 1961-03-12

DEAR ABBY: Our daugh-
ter was recently married for
the second time. She brought
her husband home. and we
are now introducing him to
our friends and relatives.
He's . big. jolly guy. kind
of loud and likes to talk. He
is 43 and served in World
Evening star., 1961-03-12

Tuesday. The Admiral will
speak at l1:45 am. in the
Officers Club at Fort Lesley
J. McNair.
Mrs. Burke and Mrs.
George H. Decker, wife of
the Army Chief of Staff, will
sh are honors at the
luncheon.
Evening star., 1961-03-12
Admiral Burke
To Be Speaker

Admiral Arleieh A.. Burke
chief of Naval Operations,
is to be guest speaker at
the Industrial College Air
Force Wives Club luncheon
Evening star., 1961-03-12
Election Set

The Washington Alumnae4
Club. of Pi Beta Phi viii meet
Tuesday at the home Of Mrs..
Robert Curry. Election Of off,
ficers will be held and plans
will be completed for the.
Founders Day luncheon to-
be held April 20. -
, 1961-03-27
GOVERNOR =.
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sus would seem to recommend
that we continue to provide addi-
tiona1 facilities for our families of
low income.
At the present time the number
Of applicants in both Christiansted
and Charlotte Amalie, who are
awaiting their turn for low rent
housing apartments, is more than
enough to fill the housing projects
now in the development stage in
each community. Consideration
must be given, however, to the
fact that, when completed, the
demand for such housing will be
greater than the total facilities
available, particularly because Of
the following reasons:
/. In view of the predominant
low income classification of the
residents of the Watergut and
Barracks Yard Urban Renewal
Areas, it is evident that the prim-
airy resource for at least several
years to come for family reloca-
ton in decent, safe and sanitary
quarters will be low rent public
housing.
2. Because the existing public
housing in both communities is
fully occupied and turnover rate
is exceptionally low, (only SO in
the fiscal year ended June 80,
1860 many families who are des-
nerately in need, but who realize
that in view of the limited facih-
ties it is of little use to apply,
have not applied for public hous-
ing. It is expected that when the
new developments in each COM
munity are close to completion
that the application lists will con-
siderably increase.
8. The fairly rapid increase in
population.
It is indeed encouraging to note
that Of the 480 housing units allo-
Gated to the Virgin Islands, the
local Authority through proper
representation was able to obtain
Sc, or 1869 of the total, which
will be specially designed for the
elderly. I am certain that such IA
cilities will be welcome by all and
should serve to assist in our So
cial Welfare program. Under the
law, apartments designed for the
elderly may be occupied by per-
sons over IS years, whether or not
they are related by blood or mar
riage, who will receive assistances
including care by a welfare agency.
I have asked the Housing Auth
GRITTY to make available to the
, 1961-03-27

Legislature copies of maps show
ing the areas for which approval
is requested. In addition, repre-
sentatives Of the Housing Auth
ority will be available throughout
the Special Session to furnish any
additional information which you
may require.
In its communications to the
Legislature and the Governor
dated February IA, 1861, the
Housing Authority included, in
addition to the Lindbergh Bay
Area, a portion of the Nisky Area
owned by the Moravian Church.
It was also suggested that the
Authority might have found it
possible to seated" some units
on the vacant land in the Berg
Homes and Paul NJ. Pearson Bar
dens Areas. Subsequent to that
time, and after further study, the
Authority on March 2, 1861 adj
vised the Governor and the Legis-
lature that it was withdrawing
the Nisky Area from considera-
ton. The Authority on that date
also advised that the agency no
longer considered it feasible to
utilize vacant land at the Berg
Homes and Pearson Gardens, and
considering that all 200 units
could be located in the Lindbergh
Bay Area, would be willing to ar
range for the sale of excess. land,
which the Authority now owns, to
the Government of the Virgin Is
lands TO be used for its "emer-
gency housing program"
In view of the serious need that
there is for additional housing ac-
commodations for families Of low
income in the Virgin Islands, and
considering the availability of APP
proximate1y $5,OOO,O00 for provid-
ing such additional facilities,
earnestly recommend your appro-
val Of the sites submitted by the
Virgin Islands Housing and Urban
Renewal Authority.
In closing, / wish to express to
each one Of you distinguished
gentlemen and to Senator Lucin-
da Millin my sincere appreciation
for the great cooperation which
you have individually and several
ly given me during my term as
Governor.
We have worked together in a
spirit of mutual concern for the
welfare of our fellow Virgin Is
landers. There has been always a
feeling Of mutual confidence in all
Of our relationships.
Together we have undertaken
many new and bold programs.
Continued on page Al
, 1961-03-27
Virgin Islunds Corporation
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These vehicles could be seen at Central Factory
and also at the Bethlehem Factory area by contracting
Mr.. A. OReilly or Mr.. r. Ross.
All Proposals to purchase must be submitted to our
Main Office at Golden Grove personally or mailed
to- Virgin Islands Corporation, Post Office Box 1879,
Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, by or before
300 p. M. local time) March %. 1861. 8-t28
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Elizabeth Graham Bows:
| leslie Smith Is DebutQnte
Glogau Photo

Earlier in the evening Miss
Leslie C. Smith made her
debut at a dinner dance.
which took place at the Sui
grave Club.
The debutante is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Roberts Hovel Smith.
Miss Smith wore an off
white ball gown that was
heavily embroidered and
fashioned with a round neck
line and a slight train. Mrs.
Smith chose a pink chiffon
dress that was trimmed with
sable.
Also in the receiving line
was the debutante's grand
mother, Mrs. Hoval A. Smith.
She wore a pale turquoise
chiffon dress.
The club was gayly deco
rated with candlelight and a
theme of pink and red. Sid
ney and his orchestra of
bright red coats played for
the dancing.
Among those there from
Evening star., 1961-12-27

out-of-town were Mr.. and
Mrs. William Croft, jr., Of
Baltimore. Mr.. Croft is Miss
Smiths godfather.
Miss Smith is a graduate
of Holton Arms School and
is now attending Sweet Briar
College.
Another dinner last eve
ming before the dance was
given by Mr., and Mrs. A.
Britton Brown.
This party. which took
place at the 1925 F Street
Club. honored two debutante
sisters. the Misses Courtney
Stillwell and Marguerite
Coulton Hagner, daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. Randall H.
Hagner, jr. The host is Miss
Marguerite Hagner's god
father.
There were about 40 guests
at the party including friends
of the debutantes. A trio
played for dancing before
and during dinner.
Evening star., 1961-12-27

Miss Elizabeth Morris
Graham. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Philip L. Graham,
was presented to society last
evening at a gala dance.
The party took place at the
residence Of the debutante's
grandmother. Mrs. Eugene
Meyer. Hosts were Mrs.
Meyer and Mr.. and Mrs.
Graham.
Tall, brunette Miss
Graham received with her
grandmother and her par
ents. She wore a yellow satin
ballgown designed along SIM
pie lines.
Mrs. Meyer chose a long
wine velvet dress and Mrs.
Graham was in a pale green
satin gown that had a darker
green over-design.
Meyer Davis and his Or
chestra played for the
dancing.
Miss Graham is a graduate
Of Potomac and Madeira
Schools and is now attend
ing Radcliff College.
Evening star., 1961-12-27

$500 to $50, and the first
prize winner in each State
becomes eligible for one Of
10 national awards. totalling
$26,500. with the top national
award being $4,000.
The club projects range
through comprehensive plans
for community development,
new and improved schools,
hospitals and clinics, pro-
grams for senior citizens,
community centers, recrea-
tion areas, regional and To-
cal libraries, scholarships,
museums and art galleries,
safety programs. schools for
retarded children and many
varied projects that meet a
community need.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Ann
COnnOr
Bows

Miss Ann Denise Connor,
daughter OF Col. and Mrs.
John Powers Connor, made
her debut yesterday at a tea
dance given by her parents
at the Army Navy County
Club.
For the party the debu-
tante chose a short dress of
turquoise peau de sole fash
ioned with a bell skirt. Mrs.
Connor wore a striking pink
satin gown designed with a
sleeveless overblouse.
Assisting were Miss Con-
nor's sister, Stephanie and
brother Sean Crombie Con-
nor. Also on hand was one
of the junior members of the
family, Susan Lynn, 7.
Decorations were done in
red, gold and green. David
Platt's orchestra played for
the dancing.
Out-of-town guests in
cluded the debutante's god
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Herbert Connor of Ard
sley-on-the- Hudson, N. Y:
her maternal grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Steel
Crombie, of Ell Paso, Tex;
and college roommates, the
Misses Margaret Sloan of
Weston, Mass, and Nancy
Watkins of Winchester, Mass.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
More Clubs in CIVIC
Program Than Before

per cent of their clubs rep
resented, also is entered in
the contest-16 in all, Mrs.
Ozbirn reported.
The list is led by Penn
sylvania with 929 clubs. Each
of these Is State federations
will receive an award of $500.
Awards also are given to
State federations for second
and third largest percent
ages and to those with the
first, second and third larg-
est numbers of clubs report
ing.
Each club which reports is
eligible first for five awards
in its State, ranging from