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Evening star., 1961-12-02
Underground
NucIeur Test
Set Dec. 10
BY the Associated Press

The Atomic Energy Commits
sion set a finn time and date
today for an underground nu-
clear test. and notified seis-
mologists throughout the world
so they can check it.
The detonation, first in the
Plowshare program to test
peaceful uses of nuclear explo-
sions. will be set off at 8 am.
INST, December 10. An ac-
tual countdown will be broad
cast by short-wave radio to 100
temporary seismic field stations
in the United States.
The blast, designated Project
Gnome, will be set off 1900
feet underground in a salt for
nation about 25 miles south
east of Carlsbad, N. Mex. 1t
will be a 5-kiloton blast. the
equivalent of 5000 tons of INT.
SeiSmologistS experts in
measuring earthquakes-are ex-
pected to record and study
the shocks for their own scien-
tific purposes, although that
is not the major reason for the
project.
Aims of the experiment are
to get information on ID the
possibility of recovering useful
power from the heat of nu-
clear explosion; ~ the feasi-
bility of recovering isotopes;
80 neutron physics and other
scientific theory; a. effects
of a nuclear explosion in salt;
and 80 development of nuclear
explosive devices for peaceful
purposes.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
OberIin Ex-Heud
Reported Chosen
For Manila Post
BY the Associated Press

President Kennedy will ,lame
William Edwards Stevenson,
former president of Oberlin
College of Ohio, as the next
United States Ambassador to
the Philippines, informed
sources said today.
The 6l-year-old educator,
who now lives in Aspen, Colo, is
the father-in-law of outgoing
Democratic Gov. Robert B.
Meyner of New Jersey.
Mr.. Stevenson will replace
John D. Hickerson, who is leav-
ing the $27,500 a year Manila
post next Friday and retiring.
The selection of Mr.. Steven
son continues the administra-
tion's trend of using scholars
for diplomatic posts in Asia,
Both Edwin o. Reischauer, Am
basSador to Japan. and John
Kenneth Gailbraith, Ambassa-
dor to India, are Harvard schol-
arS.
Mr.. Stevenson was president
of Oberlin College from 1916
until he retired in January,
1860.
He was educated at Princeton
and was a Rhodes scholar at
Oxford. He has served as an
assistant United States attorney
for the southern district of New
York and was educational con-
sultant for the State Depart
ment in Japan. India. Lebanon
and Egypt in 1852 and 1858.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Kennedy Winning
Dirksen Praise

SIOUX FALLS, S. OAK, Dec.
2 (AP).-Senator DirkSen, Re-
publican of Illinois, said yes
terday that President Kennedy
has shown real firmnesS on
the Berlin problem. has his feet
on the ground and has grown
in the office.
The Senator arrived here by
plane en- route to a dinner
honoring Senator Francis
Case, Republican of South Da-
kota.
The Senate minority leader,
often a stern critic of the Ken
nedy administration, said the
Republican Party supports the
President when his policies
show a firm course.
THE real crisis has not yet
been reached" Senator Dirksen
said, Berlin is only a part. "
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Bury Rivo|ries to Gain
Industry, Area Advised

how he would eliminate the
rivalrieS."
"Therell always be some
rivalrieS, of course" he said
But you can minimize them
by identifying the industries
that would be compatible with
the different areas and ther
directing such industries to the
most suitable locations.
You are going to have tC
give up community rival
ry which divides this area" he
said. Metropolitan Washing
ton has to advance together
if it's to be successful in this
venture"
Inevitable Gain
He added he considered
Washington to be a sleeper
that inevitably" will develop
on its own, with industrial en-
ployment certain to double here
by 1870.
Industrial promotion efforts
should seek out plants produc-
ing a wide variety of items, he
said. Among them he listed
Photographic apparatus. malt
liquors. paper products. maga-
zines and books, paints and
plastics, structural metal prod
uctS, tin cans, office furniture
ordnance, partitions and shelv-
ing, flat glass. steel springs. mo-
tors and generators, switch
boards. telephones and trans
portation equipment.
The dispute over Alexandria S
proposed annexation of addi-
tional Fairfax county land came
after Anthony Saeli, executive
vice president of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce, was
asked about the effect of these
moves on development of Wash.
ington as an economic entity
He said one of Alexandria {
needs is room for expansion
and added he didn't believe
Fairfax county should be-
grudge us 10 square miles of its
440-square- mile area"
Mr.. Klingel differed sharply
I'VE think that in Fairfax
county we've done a competent
Job in developing our area, and
we are still being harasSed by
annexation moves" he said.
Target of annexation is an
area west of Alexandria that is
adjacent to the Capital Belt
way, Shirley highway, and the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad. An Alex
andria Council meeting next
Tuesday is expected to clarity
the extent of the area to be
sought.
Evening star., 1961-12-02

would make aircraft carriers
obsolete.
After his charge. the Navy
ordered a siX-month study of
the project and Capt. Bright
was attached to the office of
James Wakelin, jr.. assistant
secretary for research and
development. Mr.. Wakelin
recommended to Mr.. Connally
that the idea be dropped as
far as the Navy is concerned
Bright to Be Retired
Capt. Bright has been told
he will be retired next June
after two decades of active
service. Prior to that he will
be given an unspecified as
signment.
The idea isn't completely
dead. 1t was announced yester-
day that the Pentagon's
Advanced Research Projects
Agency will make further
studies of the inflatable plane
in connection with other pro-
posals in the same field.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Conservative
rend Seen
In Syria Vote.

DAMASCUS. Syria, Dec. 2
tAP) Early returns in Syria's
poSt-revolution tion S
showed a conservative trend to-
day as balloting continued for
the second day.
Eight conservative candidates
won seats in the 172-member
Parliament out of the first IL
races decided. but complete re-
turns were not expected until
late today.
Voters also appeared to be
giving an overwhelming in
dorsement to a constitutional
amendment upholding the
army revolt which cut Syria s
ties with the United Arab Re-
public last September % and
restored the nation as an in
dependent political entity.
Syrian law requires a second
day of balloting if the turnout
is less than 81 per cent of the
registered voters the first day
Government officials said the
elections were quiet and free
of incidents.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Congo, 3 Red Nations
Resume Relations

LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo
Dec. 2 (AP).-The Congolese
government today resumed dip
lomatic relations with the So
Wet Union, Poland and Czecho-
slovakia.
Charge d'Affaires OF the three
Communist missions presented
their formal credentials to the
Foreign Ministry.
Acting Foreign Minister Mar.
Gel Lengema accepted them
with cabinet approval.
The Congo government broke
off relations with the Soviet
Union and CZechoslovakia il
September, 1860. Immediately
following the military coup Of
Gen. Joseph Mobutu.
Poland never established ar
embassy in Leopoldville after
independence and first recog.
nized the rump Congolese gov.
ernment set up in Stanleyville
by Lumumbist Antoine Gizenga
who claimed to be the only lega
Premier.
Czechoslovakia and the So.
Wet Union also swung to the
Stanleyville regime after beins
kicked out of Leopoldville.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
U. S. Charges d
With Not Having
Gambling Stamps

Four men were arrested yes
terday in three gambling raids
in Suitland conducted by
United States marshals ano
agents of the Internal Revenue
Service.
The four arrested wei e
charged with failure 10 buy
Federal $50 gambling stamps.
A spokesman for the IRIS
said four automobiles. gam
bling slips and equipment and
several thousand dollars in
cash were seized.
The four charged are Peter
C. Gabardini of the 1900 block
of West avenue, 5uitland;
Clifton J. Johnson, of the 1900
block of Porter avenue, Suit
land; Eric H. Waldow. of the
5000 block of Suitland road,
Suitland. and Charles Chramek
of the $500 block of Elliott
place. Hillcrest Heights, Md.
They were arraigned before
United States Commissioner
Samuel w. H. Meloy in Upper
Marlboro. A hearing was set
for Friday in Upper Marlboro
and each was released on 81 500
bond.
The IRIS spokesman said
Gabardini and johnson were
arrested in the 5000 block of
Stone Gate drive and agents
found paraphernalia at john
sons home. They arrested the
other two men in the 5000 block
of Suitland road
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Ambassador
ToStay on Job
With Diem
BY the Associated Press

United States Ambassador
Frederick E. Noting, jr., will
remain in South Wet Nam to
continue talks aimed at bring
ing democratic reforms in the
government of the Southeast
Asian nation, United States Of
ficials say.
The situation in the Commu-
nist-menaced nation is too del
icate for this country to con-
slider recalling Mr.. Noting for
consultations at present, these
officials said yesterday.
1t had been reported that Mr.
Noting might be called home il
his efforts failed to bring re-
forms in the government OF
President Ngo Dinh Diem. But
State Department Press Officer
Joseph Reap told reporters
there are no plans to call
Ambassador Noting home fol-
consultation at present"
The State Department gave
no indication of what might
happen If Mr.. Nolting's current
talks with Mr.. Diem fail.
Mr.. Noting got instructions
from President Kennedy to un.
dertake discussions of recon.
mendations which came out oi
the mission of Gen. Maxwell D
Taylor. Mr.. Kennedy's military
representative, to South Wet
Nam.
Officials said with these talks
in progress, nothing would be
gained by taking a threaten
ing attitude toward Mr.. Diem
They incidated a cooling-ofl
period may be necessary before
Mr.. Diem can be persuaded tt
take the reform measures urgec
by the United States.
Mr.. Diem is almost entirely
dependent on United States aic
to keep his government going
with expenses from the guer.
rilla war with the Communist
Wet Cong on the increase.
Evening star., 1961-12-02

Last August when the recon-
vened national Parliament
elected Cyrille Adoula as Pre-
mier, Mr.. Gizenga dissolved his
regime and asked the diplomats
to transfer to Leopoldville.
For three months now the
Communist diplomats have been
here, but they had no official
status.
The Congo governments re-
sumption of relations with the
Communist countries has been
anticipated for several weeks.
Mr.. Adoula'S government has
repeatedly gone on record as
favoring formal ties with all
nations who desire them.
Western diplomats interpreted
the move as simply carrying out
Mr.. Adoula's proclaimed policy
of nonalignment between East
and West. They did not fear
that it indicated a swing toward
the Communist camp.
I'm fact" said one diplomat,
its better to have the Commu-
mist diplomats working off,
cially in the open than just
hanging around with unoffi-
cial and unclear status"
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Musicians Think
SuhI Isn't Funny

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 2 (AP).
Local Al, American Fedora
ton of Musicians, doesn't think
Comedian Mort Sahl is funny.
The union was first angered
because Mr.. Sahl didn't carry
what they consider a full quota
of musicians for two shows last
week end. Max Herman. union
vice president. said.
The musicians were taken
off the shows. causing Singer
Joanie Sommers to drop out for
lack of musical accompaniment.
Mr.. Sahl then unleashed a
peppery monologue. directed at
the union, which rubbed salt
into the wound.
Union officials said Mr.. Sahl
knew about the ruling 10 days
in advance. Mr.. Sahl replied
he played So one-night dates
around the country with Miss
Sommers without complaint
from other unions.
Blacklisting may be consid-
cred, Mr.. Herman said.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
HUSBAND GETS 90 MINUTES
TO COOK HIS YULE DINNER

LONDON CAP).-Herbert Goldner will have just 80
minutes cook his Christmas dinner-by permission of
judge.
Judge Sir Henry Phllimore told that Mr..
Godner and his wife Sadie occupying separate parts
of their home while awaiting hearing her divorce
petition.
They agreed to share the kitchen, with Mr.. Goldner
using it up to m. weekdays. On Saturdays he
is allowed to it up to 845 am, between 80 and
pm. and between pm. and pm.
Mr. Goldner applied yesterday for variation of the
that he could the kitchen to cook his
dinner Christmas Day-which falls Monday.
The judge ruled that the times agreed for week
ends should apply public holidays
Evening star., 1961-12-02

Monroe, Va, and Army head
quarters here.
The president of the Ma
tional Guard Association, Mai
Gen. William H. Harrison, also
spoke up yesterday about grip
ing. He said in a statement:
The gripping of few indi-
vidualS involved in the recent
military Gallup is casting a
shadow upon the patriotism
an4 spirited response of the
more than 100000 National
Guardsmen and Reservists now
on active duty" apparently
he included in his figures All
"Fillers" Complain
1T is evident" said Gen.
Harrison, that most of the
complaints are coming from in
dividual ReServiStS called upon
and used as filters to bring
organized units to full strength,
These complaints. in some in
stances, are from men who have
already served on extended ac-
tive duty and resent a second
rallup when so many of their
friends and neighbors have
performed no military service. -
To remedy this, he said, there
should be changes in the law
and policy.
He said the Defense Depart
ment had failed to indoctrinate
the men who were called up
with the Importance of their
service and the contribution
they are making to the preSer-
patlon of a just peace. He
added:
But the President has
spoken we'll on this point. has
recognized the sacrifices of
those involved and has reaf-
firmed the important role they
are playing"
Kennedy, Statement
President Kennedy took note
Of reports of discomfort Wed
nesday at his news conference,
He said some unhappiness was
to be expected but he declared
Il would propose that any
Evening star., 1961-12-02

serviceman sitting in a camp,
however unsatisfactory it can
be-and / know how unSatiS-
factory it can be-will recognize
that he is contributing to the
security of his family in a most
direct way"
Last night the Defense De-
partment said it had not yet
received a copy of a letter re-
portedly signed by nearly 100
men of the 49th Armored Divi-
sion, stationed at Fort Polk, La.
The letter-addreSSed to Rep
resentative Kilgore. Democrat
of Texas. who forwarded copies
of it to Washington - COM
planned of facilities at the
Louisiana base and protested
the mastering of guardsmen
instead of using the draft.
Investigation Ordered
Secretary of Defense Nc
Namara ordered a representa-
tive of the inspector generals
office to Fort Polk.
The 49th, a Texas unit, is one
of two National Guard divisions
called to active duty.
The other is the 32d Infantry
National Guard Division from
Wisconsin, which is training at
Fort Lewis, Wash.
The Army inspector general
has been sent to Fort Lewis
also to investigate charges by
Representative O'KonSki, Re-
publican of WiSco sin, that
there had been criminal negli-
gence" in preparations to re-
ceive the 32d.
Retired Gen. James A. Van
Fleet, appointed by Mr.. Ken
nedy to check on the combat
readiness of Reserve and Guard
units. has visited both the 32d
and 49th and reported to the
Pentagon he was impressed by
their high state of readiness.
He said they were in much bet
ter shape than any Of the Ma
tional Guard units called up IN
World War II.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Army Is Closing
TwoMissiIe Units
BY the Associated Press

The Army is aboliShing two
missile agencies at the Redstone
Arsenal. Huntsville, Ala, and
consolidating their functions
under the Army Ordnance Mis-
sile Command there.
AS a result. 800 of the 5,692
employees of the two agencies
will be dismissed about May Is.
Meanwhile, about ITO persons
with other skills will be hired,
the Army said.
The Army Ballistics Missile
Agency and the Army Rocket
and Guided Missile Agency are
being discontinued in a reor-
ganization intended. the Army
said, Ito achieve management
economies and to effect maxi
mum utilization of personnel.
The Army said it is working
with the civilian space agency's
Marshall Space Flight Center
a Huntsville to place as many
of the dismissed employees as
possible.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
DC. Man Files
100000 Suit

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 2 (AP) ..
"A Washington ID. c. man
who was accused of abducting
a debutante on the eve of her
wedding, has filed suit for $780,
900 in damages.
Langdon P. Marvin, jr.. 40,
of 1872 Third street S.E. filed
the District Court suit as a re-
suit of an incident in June,
1859, involving Miss Jean Bro
ward Shevlin, %, before her
marriage to Army 1t. Col.
James Watson Gerard, Al. Col.
Gerard repeatedly is stationed
in Paris, France.
Defendants are the late Mrs.
Ella Shevlin. the debutante's S
mother; William L. Tenney, a
friend of Col. Gerard; Pinker-
tons National Detective
Agency. Inc, and a Pinkerton
agent. Howard Lucas.
Judge John A. Weeks yester-
day ordered Mr.. Marvin to ap-
pear in Minneapolis by Deem
ber 20 for taking of a deposit
tion. The judge also took under
advisement a motion to dismiss
the case against Mrs. Shevlin,
who has died. The Shevlin resi-
dence was in suburban Wayzata
/ False Arrest Claimed
Mr.. Marvin's suit charges he
was falsely arrested and i'm
prisoned and was DETAINED by
false and malicious statements
Miss Shevlin in June, 1853,
said Mr.. Marvin drove her
from Minneapolis to Mason
City, Iowa, against her will, just
two days before her marriage
to Col. Gerard.
Mr.. Marvin later termed the
trip an "elopement" and said
Miss Shevlin had been free to
leave him at any time during
the ride.
| Miss Shevlin said she had
accepted a ride supposedly to
her home but that Mr.. Marvin
instead drove to Mason City,
about 140 miles away.
She flew to Minneapolis and
was married the next day to
Col. Gerard.
Arrested Twice
Mr.. Marvin was arrested in
Mason City, released and later
arrested at Owatonna. Mimi,
while driving to Minneapolis.
Mr.. Marvin is a former uni
versity research professor here.
and has had the privilege of a
Library of Congress study room
for the last IL years under
sponsorship of various members
of Congress.
He is the son of the late
Langdon Parker Marvin who
at one time was law partner
OF Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Navy. Rejects Proposal
For Inhotob|e Plane

The Navy has decided it
doesn't need an inflatable
plane, even though the inven-
ton may be feasible.
Secretary of the Navy Con-
nally announced the decision
yesterday. declaring:
1T is my opinion that while
it may be feasible to construct
an inflated vertical-rising air.
craft, technical feasibility alone
does not in itself justify mill
tary development.
Suppression" Charged
"In these times of great but
costly chronological advances
we must be absolutely certain
that we have a definite demon
strable need for everything we
are buying"
Navy Capt. Cooper Bright
one of the inventors of the
plane, had charged the idea was
being suppressed because some
admirals were afraid a plane
that could be collapsed fol
storage and inflated for flight
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Atlas, Po|aris
Pass Tests

CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla.
Dec. 2 lAP).-Atlas and Po-
laris, Americas prime strategic
missiles. scored important test
successes yesterday.
! The Polaris, an advanced
Az model, tipped from a lano
pad and raced more than 1,O0C
miles, radioing back data or
performance of warhead COM
ponents, the major objective ot
the flight.
The Az is scheduled to be-
come operational early ir
1862. 1t already has been free
successfully from a submarine
The missile will have a range oi
l,725 miles, nearly 400 miles
farther than the earlier Al
sc of which are on patro
aboard six nuclear submarines
The Atlas zoomed 5000 mile
in another test to evaluatt
overall performance of the bis
intercontinental range wal
rocket. An inertial guidance
system put the General Dy'
namics-made missile on target
AS a dividend experiment
the Atlas elected 80 small cap
sules containing potassium. so,
dium and other inflammablt
elements. AS they hit the hea
barrier of the atmosphere abou
80 miles over the South At.
lantic Ocean, they erupted init
brilliant blue, yellow and VIC.
let flares.
The experiment was the thirC
of its type aimed at develop
ment of safe containers for nu'
clear power units carried ir
future satellites and spaceships
BY studying the ionizatior
trails created by the flares
scientists hope to learn much
about how radioactive materia
will disperse in the atmosphere
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Anti-Sub Copter
Sets 5 Records
BY the Associated Press

The Navy today claimed three
world speed records for its
antisubmarine helicopter, the
HSS-2.
1t said a twin-turbine copter,
flying over a closed circuit
course. along the shore of Long
Island Sound. set marks of 1872 g
miles an hour for 100 kilometers
(62 niles, 1875 miles an hour
for 500 kilometers 1905 miles,
and 1853 miles an hour for
1000 kilometers 1920 niles.
The helicopter was flown by
Navy Capt. Bruce K. Lloyd, a
native of Cresson, Pa. and
Comdr. E. j. Roulstone. a native
of White Plains, N. Y, both
now flying out of the Navy's
PatuXent River Air Station in
Maryland
Evening star., 1961-12-02
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS
Star staff Writer

Separate communities in the
Washington Metropolitan area
should bury their rivalries and
angle for appropriate new in
duStrieS with an area wide
economic development pro-
gram AS bait.
That is the view of an
official of a we'll known plant
location firm who addressed a
Metropolitan Was ton
Board of Trade conference
yesterday
L. Clinton Hoch, partner in
Fantus Co., New York. said
industrial promotion efforts
should be directed to a broader
field than at present. He said
current preoccupation with at
tempts to attract more re-
search and development firms
is unrealiStic.
Il would urge you to get off
this research and development
kick and look to other pos
SibilitieS", he told the session
sponsored by the trade boards S
Economic Development Coun-
Gil.
The objective of the con-
ference at the Hotel Statler
was to emphasize Metropolitan
area cooperation as a means
of encouraging onom c
growth.
Annexation Dispute
Prior to Mr.. Hoch's talk, the
sessions were enlivened by q
dispute over a new proposal by
the City of Alexandria to an
mex an additional 10 square
rules of Fairfax County land.
A Fairfax county representa-
tive, Albert j. Klingel jr.. exc
cutive director of the county's
Economic and Industrial De-
velopment Committee, pro-
tested against constant raids
on our territory in the form
our territory of annexation
moves.
Before session closed. Mr.
Hoch was asked from the floor
Evening star., 1961-12-02
Pentogon Says Gripers
Number Less Thon7 Pct.

that out of 10000 Army
and GuardSmen called to active duty less than have
put complaints.
This estimate the said yesterday is based on
letters and other received at all levels
the field commands the continental Army command
Evening star., 1961-12-02
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