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that the admission rate of ad-
diets has risen as high as 80
patients a month since the pro-
gram began in 1858. Through
DR.. Costa's efforts, new con-
ceptS of rehabilitation were i'm
plemented. commitment re-
quirements were changed and
released patients were aided in
seeking employment.
Guests at the luncheon meet
ing. held in the Burlington
Hotel, also heard Senator
Hartke. Democrat Of Indiana,
praise DF. Costa and men like
him in the junior chambers Of
commerce throughout the
country for their achievements.
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among their employees when
ever needed.
A&&
TRAVEL TIME DISAL-
LOWED - The United States
Court Of Claims has ruled that
Government employees are not
entitled to overtime pay for
travel time outside their usual
hours Of work. Such overtime is
only justified when such travel
involves work en- route OF. Is
carried out under arduous con-
ditions, the court held.
The case involved a group of
Navy employees at Mare Island
Depot, Calf, who were detailed
to work at the Naval Ammuni-
ton Depot at Concord, Calf,
Is miles away, a distance of
hour by bus. The employees
sought overtime for the one
hour bus travel back to Mare
Island after their regular days
work was done.
The court held there was
nothing arduous about the bus
trip, "at least no more so than
travel on q crowded city bus,
which countless employees do
every day"
MACY CONFIRMED The
Senate has confirmed John w.
Macy, jr., as the new chairman
Of the Civil Service Commis-
sion. Mr.. Macy will take the
oath Of office at the csc on
Monday.
GAO CALLS OFF RIF-The
General Accounting Office has
called off its contemplated
observation-disclosures in its claims
division. The claims division
had feared it would be neces-
sary to dismiss q considerable
number Of its employees. How
ever. by q strict attrition pro-
gram Of not filling vacancies
by retirement, assign
mentS to other agencies, etc.,
the claims division has found
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low value" employe suggestions
and increase the cash awards
for suggestions approved under
the higher qualifying criteria.
The proposal would eliminate
from suggestion awards en-
ploye suggestions on the fol-
lowing: Routine maintenance
and repair in the work envir-
onment; the improvement Of
working conditions Of the type
that the employe or his imme-
diate supervisor can correct
through normal or customary
action; merely calling for nor
NAL or routine safety practices;
calling for enforcement Of
existing rules. .
Some Of the agency repre-
Sentatives objected to these
proposals. Several agencies
were particularly opposed to
ruling out items concerned with
safety practices. Others thought
regulatory restriction on what
could not be considered bona
Ffide employe suggestions would
interfere with their operating
latitude and own Judgment Of
whether a suggestion should be
considered for an award.
The csc also proposed a
Government wide minimum
standard for granting cash
awards. It proposed that no
cash awards be made unless the
tangible benefits are at least
$50 in q one-year period: or,
where intangible benefits are
realized, no cash award would
be made unless the case COM
pares favoriably with one hav-
ing $50 in tangible benefits.
In return, no cash award given
an employe could be less than
SIS.
Agencies would be encouraged
to handle cases not meeting the
standard for q cash award by
acknowledging them with let
ters Of appreciation or by other
means.
Finally, the csc proposed
that the cash awards for sug-
geStions that bring substantial
savings to Government be in
creased. At present the awards
scale drops to 21a per cent
above $1,000 in resulting bene-
fits. The CSC's pending regula-
tionS would increase the awards
scale to 5 per cent of the first
$4,000 in resulting benefits,
with the awards scale then
dropping to az per cent Of
benefits for the second $4,000; |
for benefits above $40, 900 the |
scale would be the same as it !
Is now at that level.
Some agencies thought the
awards should be higher beyond
the proposed increased.
Based on the, reaction and
counter proposals Of the agen.
cies, the csc soon expects to
issue its regulations on revising |
the incentive awards program.
Some changes in the new
regulations probably viii be
made in accord with agency
The CSC program
is headed by John D. Roth,
Of the csc incentive
awards office.
49,
TOP sFOT - The White
House has notified the Civil
Service Commission it viii need
additional clerical and secre-
tarial help from time to time
and asked the csc to contact
the various Federal agencies to
,Aa,,ra khA ,annlAA I~~1- -A.~-~ III
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ChinchiIIu Breeders
To Meet Tomorrow

The National Chinchilla
Breeders Of America, Inc, viii
hold its first Washington con-
vention from noon tomorrow
to early afternoon Sunday at
the Mayflower Hotel.
A collection Of live chinchillas
and chinchilla pelts will be
featured at the show which is
open to the public.
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company him. One was James
Wilde, representing the Times.
While Moscow is pressing for
a peaceful settlement in Laos,
the Phongsavan dispatch said,
"it seems evident that the Com
munists have taken control of
much Of Northern Laos and are
busy turning 1t into an i'm
pregnable armed camp with
little or no opposition from the
West"
Need for Aid Seen
The general feeling in Phong-
savan, the story said, is that
troops from Vientiane will not
be able to retake the area with
out q large increase IN United
States aid. The dispatch said
that government troops tried to
advance nine times late last.
month and were thrown back.
Here are other observations
reported in the dispatch:
"PhongSavan now has a 'peo.
ple'S store Soviet propaganda
movies and North Wet Namese
cigarettes. All the mail goes
out through Hanoi Capital Of
North Wet Nam) and is cen
Sored.
"At least once a week q con-
voy Of Soviet-built trucks ar.
rives in Phongsavan from Vinh,
North Wet Nam, with Soviet
weapons. The truck drivers are
all Wet Namese. The Russians
have delivered at least so
pieces.
Wet Namese Lay Mines
Several Laotian officers ac-
knowledged that the Wet Ma
nese operated most Of the artil-
lery pieces but said Laotian
forces were being trained for
this duty. The Wet Namese also
man communications. work as
engineers. help keep the air.
field running and lay mines.
"At least six Soviet armored
,ars, with heavy. twin-barrel
nachineguns, have been seen
here Tin Phongsavan). More
han so Soviet-built trucks were
lammed with troops carrying
assault rifles, carbineS, sub
nachineguns and machinegunS.
The forces here have at least
10 Soviet-made Jeep-type We
1icles and about 80 Soviet COM
nand cars"
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and her husband, q retired Air
Force colonel, were found
Wednesday in . bedroom at
the couples home at s5Os
Northampton street NV.
Both had been shot through
the head. i'-,z
Police said Col. schlenker
apparently shot his wife Is she
slept, then turned the gun on
himself.
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Homicide, Suicide
Ruling in Deaths

Death certificates issued yes
terday by District Coroner A.
Magruder McDonald listed the
cause Of death of Mrs. Ethel
May Schlenker. so. as hon.
icide, and the death Of her
husband, David c. Schlenker,
66, as suicide.
The bodies OF Mrs. Sehlenker
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Precipitation win average about
u inch over the week end and
again about Wednesday.
Road ConAitiOns-AAA
west-District Of Columbis to
Pennsylvania turnpike. Pennsylvania
turnpike. Ohio turnpike, U. 0. so west
to Ohio, clear.
South-Shirley highway and q. o.
1 to Richmond, Richmond south and
D. C. to Charlottesville, clear.
North-D. c. to Harrisburg, Pa,
D. C. to Delaware Memorial Bridge.
New Jersey turnpike and New Eng
land, clear.
U. 8. So In Ohio Is closed ct east
side Of Cincinnati and OF Portsmouth,
Ohio, due to flooding.
River Report
Potomac River muddy ct Harpers
Ferry and slightly muddy at Great
Falls shenandoah muddy at Harper's 8
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
CSC Revising Scale
OF Incentive Awards
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star stan Writer

The Civil Service Commission planning major revisions
in the Government employees incentive awards program
The commission recently unveiled its proposed changes
the Governments personnel directors an nteagency ad
viSory group meeting.
Among the csc staff proposals were those to eliminate
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Course for Drivers

The Central YMCA branch
will sponsor q driver training
and refresher course at 7:15
pm. Monday at 1885 G street
NV.
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TODAY'S. WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity - Fair
tonight, low in lower 40s. In
creasing cloudiness, mild to-
morrow with rain beginning at
night.
Maryland-Fair tonight, low,
SO to A. Increasing cloudiness
tomorrow, high 56 to "a.
Virginia-Fair tonight, low
80 to A in north and 40 to 46
In south. Increasing cloudiness
tomorrow with high, so to 70
In south and Sc to GA in north.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Southwest winds
10 to IS knots tonight becom-
ing westerly tomorrow. Fair to-
night with increasing cloudi-
ness tomorrow. Visibility over
8 miles.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
For District and Vicinity
March 4 to 8
The temperature will average
3 or 10 degrees above normal
high Of 81 and low of 80.
Cooler tomorrow, warmer SUM-
day. and Monday. Cooler Tues
day and warmer Wednesday.
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Lof high and low tides at the foi-
loving points subtract times indicated
Annspolis, SM hours; Bloody Point
Lisht, "a hours, Colonial Beach 8
hours; Deale, "A hours; Soionons
Island. eh hours: Point Lookout. ~
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PreclpItAtIon

Record Temperatures for the Year
Highest, 20, on February 27.
Lowest, 4, on February 2.
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e Tide Tables
tFuTnishsd b. the gnited states coast
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TOP sPOT - The white
House has notified the Civil
Service Commission it win need
additional clerical and secre-
tarial help from time to time
and asked the csc to contact
the various Federal agencies to
secure the needed help from
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.NAtionoI $3.50.
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By the Associated Press

A new Pentagon staff has
been formed to plan how land,
sea and air forces should be
used in any Atlantic region
brush fire involving the United
States.
Designated as Joint Task
Force T." the unit is set up as
a permanent planning staff
under the Commander in Chief,
Atlantic, the Defense Depart
ment said today.
Heading the task force is 1t.
Gen. Paul L. Freeman, veteran
Army combat officer whose ex-
perience includes guerrilla-type
fighting in Burma during
World War II.
Maj. Gen. Sorry Smith, a tao
tical Air Force officer in World
War II and on the staff of the
Commander in Chief, Pacific,
in recent years, has been ap-
pointed deputy commander of
the task force. Third in the
forces command is Brig. Gen.
William R. Collins ofNthe Ma
rine Corps, serving as chief of
staff.
AS presently organized, the
force includes "a officers and
men of the Army, Navy, Air
Force and Marines, with head
quarters at Fort Monroe, Va.
A Pentagon spokesman said
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Ross Lipscomb
Named Leader
Old. C.AirWino

Ross Lipscomb, Washington
aviation executive and building
supply official, has been named
commander of the Civil Air
Patrols National Capital Wing,
it was announced yesterday.
He succeeds Col. F. Joseph
(Jiggs) Donohue, former Dis
trict Commissioner.
The Civil Air Patrol is the
official civilian volunteer aux
iliary of the Air Force and the
Capital Wing includes all the
squadrons in the Washington
area.
Mr.. Lipscomb, "a, is presi-
dent of East Coast Flying Serv-
ice. of Martinsburg, w. Va, a
commercial contract air car
rier and operator of the Mar
tinsburg airport and of Po-
tomac Air Transport, an air
taxi service operating out of
Washington National Airport.
He also is president of Barber
& Ross, Inc, a hardware and
building supply firm here.
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New Pentogon Staff
Plans for Brush Fires

the task force is a permanent
planning staff under the Com
mander in Chief, Atlantic" He
declined to be specific about
what areas are of direct inter-
est to the task force.
However. the Atlantic Com
mand-essentially a sea COM
mand - encompasses a huge
area from the Arctic to the
Antarctic. And it includes por-
tions of Africa outside areas
for which other United States
unified or specified commands
hold responsibility. The east
ern boundary of the Atlantic
Command actually includes
part of the Indian Ocean.
A Pentagon spokesman said
the task force was created for
mally in early January. This
indicated that the project origi-
mated with and was approved
under former Secretary of De-
fenSe Gates.
Gen. Freeman will be a prin-
cipal assistant to the Atlantic
commander in chief "for joint
planning and operations" the
spokesman said.
The use of the word "oper-
ationS" suggested that the task
force has a function beyond
that of mere planning for con-
tingency.
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in cost.
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Agencies Map
Unified System of
Communications
BY the Associated Press

The Government plans to link
its civilian agencies with a uni
fled communications system.
When completed in about
three years, the Federal Tele-
communications System will
connect some 5000 Govern
ment offices in about 1,750
cities and towns in the so
States, Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands.
1t will include voice, tele-
typewriter, data and facsimile
services and will be intercon-
nected with military and COM
mercial systems. Extensive use
will be made of direct-distance
dialing.
Installation will be carried
out in stages.
Operating cost Of the COM
pleted Setup will be roughly
equal to the total cost of the
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Historic House
Is LeVeIed by Fire

RICHMOND. April 7 (AP) -
A fire yesterday destroyed a
historic James River house
once used as barracks for Con-
federate troops guarding Rich
mond from Union attacks.
The nine-room, wo-story
house, known as THE Old
Castle" was leveled. Damage
was estimated at $4,000.
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ArmyCircu|ar
Hits Kennedy
Guerrilla Plans
BY the Associated Press

1t. Gen. Arthur G.. Trudeau,
the Army's chief Of research
and development, is circulating
a paper prepared by an uniden-
titled author which calls the
United States military guerrilla.
warfare doctrine politically
sterile"
The unofficial but authorita-
tive service publication, Army
Navy Air Force Journal, pub
lished the text of the paper
today.
Gen. Trudeau is sending the
paper to policy-making officers,
the journal says. The general
does not identify the author
but says the comments are
those 'of an individual who
has given much thought to the
field of guerrilla warfare"
Gen. Trudeau adds that while
the paper has no official status
as doctrine, lit is thought-pro-
voking and is, therefore furn-
ished for your study and con-
sideration."
Former Intelligence Chief
Gen. Trudeau is a former
chief of the Army'S intelligence
branch.
His dissemination of the
paper comedies with President
Kennedy's decision to build up
and otherwise improve the
Army'S special forces" units.
Among other things, the admin
istration has ordered that the
special forces be increased in
size by about $500 men-more
than double present strength.
The paper says, among other
things, that:
Unfortunately, our doctrine
is politically sterile and does
not provide the answer to all
the multiple facets of Commu-
mist cold war tactics in under
developed areas.
Wall of. Separation
The United States still
maintains a wall of separation
between politics and the mill
tary. This is fine for our do
meStic problems, but 1t does
not work against Communist
supported guerillas where po-
litical and military action are
one"
In fighting guerrillas "in for
mer colonial areas it is far bet
ter to use a well-trained and
indoctrinated Indigenous force
than United States, British or
French forces" because in
digenous forces can better
counter the Communist propa-
ganda than the larger powers.
At least our hand will not be
as apparent"
Among recommendations, the
author of the paper said there
should be developed "a guer-
rilla warfare capability under
United States sponsorship from
refugees from Communist
dominated countries, including
not only those from the Com
munist bloc, but also from such
areas as Cuba"
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a closed door hearing of the
Senate Armed Services Com
mittee. Later, the testimony of
Gen. George, H. Decker, Chief
of Staff, and of Secretary Elvis
j. Stair, jr., was made public
with military secrets deleted.
Secretary of the Navy John
B. Cor1nally testified today that
the rapid buildup of Polaris
missile submarines and a series
of global tensions have put the
squeeze on Navy funds and
manpoWer.
Whenever a crisis develops,
the Navy and the Marine Corps
are invariably heavily affected" "
Mr.. Connally told the commit
tee. I'VE are the first to move
to the scene and the last to
leave it,"
While President Kennedy'S
proposed additions to the Navy
budget will help, Mr.. Connally
said that most of the BIT ships
the Navy will man during the
next year are of World War II
vintage and many of its 6,913
aircraft are aging.
Gen. Decker told the COM
mittee yesterday that 3,40O
men will be added to the
United States Tth Army, which
now is part of the North At
lantic Treaty Organization
shield in Europe. He also
forecast an increase of more
than 5000 men in the Pacific
Ito meet the threat of limited
war and for assisting our allies
in countering Sub-belligerency.
The I.umber of troops being
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separate systems now operated
by individual agencies, an an
nouncement said yesterday.
A spokesman for the Cen
eral Services Administration,
which will run the system, said
the present cost of the separate
systems is running about $50
million a year and is increas-
ing about 10 per cent a year.
He said it is hoped the uni
fled system, in addition to be-
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added to the Army's overseas
forces exceeds the increase of
5000 in Army manpower re-
quested 10y Mr.. Kennedy in lis
defense budget.
He said that continental
Army units in the North Amer
lean Air Defense Command
would be decreased about 1000
to meet other demands.
Chairman Russell, Democrat
of Georgia, said he was some
what surprised at public an
nouncement of "the detailed
deployment of our forces"
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UpsuIu Alumni Event

The Upsala College Alumni
Club of Washington will meet
at BIS pm, today at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j..
Mueller, 6012 Welborn drive
NV.
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Army to BuiIdUpFo
In GIoboI Hot Spots
BY the Associated Press

The Army plans to thousands of additional
troops hot spots the year
counterng Communist thrusts.
At the time the Army will train 5000 guerrilla
warfare tactics for in nations friendly to the United States
Army leaders details Of these intentions Yesterday
Evening star., 1961-04-07

ing more efficient, will help
hold down the annual increase
in cost. E
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1961-01-04
U. S. Cuban Di plomatic Relations
Broken Off; Limit Has Been Reached

WASHINGTON R - President
Eisenhower has broken U. S. dip
lomatic relations with Fidel Cas-
tro's Cuban regime, declaring "the
limit has now been reached g.
to what the United States in self
respect can endure"
The President said "our SYM
pathy goes out to the people of
Cuba now suffering under the
yoke of a dictator ="
The White House announce
ment of the break-off Tuesday
night marked rock bottom in a
downward plunge of u. S.-Cuban
relations that started soon after
Castro's capture of power two
years ago. Castro's anti-United
States attacks and his surge to
the Communist camp have mount
ted over the months.
The bearded Cuban leader re-
acted to Eisenhower's statement
by saying, 1--WE are alert" He
called his cabinet into emergency
session, then sent note to the
U. S. Embassy guaranteeing safe
ty of all remaining Americans.
A State Department spokesman
said the break did not affect the
big U. S. Naval base at Guanta-
namo Bay in Cuba. Castro has
made threats against the base. The
United States says it holds an un'
breakable, no-time-limit lease or
! the installation.
Eisenhower served notice las
Nov. l that the United States
twill take whatever steps may b
appropriate to defend the base.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1961-01-04
Kennedy Declines Comment

Kennedy Declines Comment
President-elect John Kennedy
declined comment on the diplo-
matte break He was given adj
vance word on the Presidents
action
The end to u. S.-Cuban rela-
tons had been long expected. Yet
it was dramatic. The break cut
Havana ties for the
first time since Americas fight
ing men had freed Cuba from
Spain at the turn of the century.
The last straw swapping Wash
ington's forebearance policy was
Castro's demand, delivered to the
U. S. Embassy in Havana early
Tuesday that all but II of the
U. S. Diplomats get out of Cuba
within 48 hours.
American authorities from Eli
senhower down saw this as cal
culated insult. They figured the
U. S. Embassy could hardly OPP
crate with only II men-fewer
than the number of guards alone
needed for the 10-story Embassy
Building.
In Havana the ranking u. S..
Diplomat Charge D'Affaires DAN
iel Braddock, and 10 of his top
aides planned to remain a few
days to take care of pending mat
tiers and transfer the care of U S.
relations to Swiss Ambassador
Walter ROSsi.
Castro named the Communist
Czechoslovak Embassy to handle
future Cuban dealings in Wash
ington. -
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1961-01-04
Borough Hearing to be Held
At Lutheran Parish Hall

A Subcommittee Borough hear
ing will be held on Friday eve
ming at 7:30 at the Lutheran Par
ish Hall under the sponsorship of
the Chamber of Commerce.
This controversial subject which
will come before the Legislature
is not very well understood and
Alaskans should take advantage of
this opportunity to hear more
about the purpose of the Borough
System, its weaknesses and its
powers.
Use the north door of the church
building which will be lighted.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1961-01-04
SIS Million Real Estate
Transaction in Anchorage
AlaSka's Largest Deal

NEW YORK Up - The largest
private holding of real estate in
Alaska was sold today for SIS
million-more than twice the
price the United States paid Rus
STA for all of Alaska in 1867.
The brokerage firm which
handled the transaction said the
property was the Alaska Housing
Corp, owner of land, 1887 apart
ments with 1000 rooms and two
shopping centers in Anchorage.
The apartments and shopping
centers were built in 1850.
The sellers included Samuel
Sockol, Justin Piscopo and Arthur
Taffet, members of group which
purchased the Housing Corp.
seven years ago in what was
described as the New States first
major realty transaction.
Daniel Brener and Edward
Lewis, partners in the real estate
brokerage firm, did not disclose
the identity of the purchaser, re-
ferring to him only as an invest
ing client of their firm.
Under terms of u. S. purchase
of the then Territory of Alaska
nearly "a years ago, price of
$7.2 million was paid to Imperial
Russia.
The brokers said the sellers
realized a profit of about So mil
lion on the sale consummated in
New York City today.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1961-01-04
FISHING IN A BANK
BRINGS UP A GOOD HAUL

PONTIAC, Mich. Up - A thief
with a way with a wire fished
$4,000 out of night deposit box
at the Community National Bank
branch in suburban Union Lake
village over the weekend.
Customers who use the night
deposit box place their money
and checks in special bags pro-
vided by the bank.
Many are provided with key
to the deposit box.
Detective-Sgt. Leo Hazen said
the thief must have had key. He
rugged wire net inside the slot
All those with keys to the box
will be questioned, he said.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1961-01-04
$4,000 in Depressed Funds
Approved for Willow

WASHINGTON, R-The Civil
War Centennial Commission ex-
poets every church bell in Am
erica to ring at II o'clock next
Sunday morning as symbol that
the centennial observance has Of
ficially begun.
The commission says this four
year commemoration will be the
greatest ever staged in this
country.
It added that President Eisen-
hover will make radio and tele-
vision talk next Sunday calling
on all Americans to participate
in the observance.