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Evening star., 1961-06-12
Two Indicted
In BrightWood
Rape-Robbery

A District grand jury today
indicted a 16-year-old boy and
a 29-year-old man on charges
Of the rape Of two women and
robbery Of $3.50 in a Bright
wood area clothing store last
May 10.
The. defendants are Linton
Mordecai, jr., Is, of the 400
block Of Burbank street Sc,
and Ronald K. Payne, 90, of
tn 5000 block Of North Capitol
street.
A third man, John T. Craw-
ford, 80. Of the 100 block of
Corcoran street NV. is charged
with robbery in connection with
this case.
Other Charges on File
Mordecai and Payne also are
charged with unauthorized use
of a vehicle, auto theft and
assault with intent to rob in
connection with an attempted
holdup of a Hhigh's store at
1882 Trinidad avenue NE
This, too, was on May 10.
Police said Mordecai and
Payne stole the automobile of
DR.. Melville B. Fischer of 2737
Denvonshire place NV. on
May 8.
They said that Payne, Nor
decai and Crawford drove up
to the clothing store about
4 pm. on May 10, entered, and
held up the manager and a
woman customer.
Police said the 37-year-old
store manager and the 33-year-
old customer were raped after
the life Of the customers A.
year-old daughter was threat
ened.
In the Highs store incident,
Payne Is charged with assault
ing 17-year-old George Peay,
OF 1885 ChildreSs street NE.
Intent to Kill Charged
Mordecai and Payne are
charged with assault with in
tent to kill PIT. Herbert L. Smith
of the ninth precinct during a
gun battle after Payne tried to
hold up the store, according to
police.
Both Mordecai and Payne are
charged with assault with in
tent to rob the woman clerk in
the store.
Payne, police said, was
wounded in the right arm dur
ing the 13-Shot battle.
Evening star., 1961-06-12
N. {. Bengston,
Retired President
Of Chicago Firm

Norman e. Bengston, SO
once president of the Chicago
Apparatus Co., died last night
of q heart condition at Sub
urban Hospital.
Mr.. BengSton stepped down
from the firms presidency IL
years ago because Of illness and
opened a Washington office for
the company in the Cafritz
Building.
He leaves his wife, Margaret,
of the home address at 5000
Watson place NV; q son,
Phillip, Of 12706 Springtree
road, Silver Spring; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Martha Jean BurruSs,
Of Deale, Md; his brother
James, Of Chicago, and five
grandchildren.
Friends may call at Hines
Funeral Home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV. today and tomor-
row. Services and burial will
be in Chicago.
Evening star., 1961-06-12
Col. Anton C.Cron Dies;
Served in Many Areas

Montana, where he stayed un-
til 1921.
He was a graduate of the
Infantry School, the Tank
School, and the Command and
General Staff School. He was
also a graduate Of the old Wal
College here at Fort McNair
From 1927 to 1881 he served
on the General Staff of the
War Department.
Col. Cron also saw duty in
Hawaii, Alaska, the Philippines
and Panama.
Survivors Listed
He leaves three sons: Fred
erick w., of the home address;
Col. Lucius, USA (retired), OF
Fort Myers, Fla, and Robert NJ,
of 1924 Connecticut avenue
NV.
He also leaves four brothers:
Edward D., Of Virginia, Mimi;
Carl B., of Portland, Greg; Ro-
land S., Of Milwaukee, and
Robert B., Of Manistee, Mich;
and a sister, Miss Eda Cron, oi
Milwaukee.
Funeral services have not
been completed. A graveside
service is planned at Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-06-12

Col. Anton C. Cron, USA
Retired), 80, died Saturday at
Walter Reed Hospital after q
heart attack.
He was a native of Milwau-
kee, Wis, and had lived for the
past % years at 1902 Mckinley
street NV. since his retire
ment.
Col. Cron entered the United
States Military Academy in
1899 but left after two years to
enlist in the Army. He served
under Captain Qater GeneraD
John j. Pershing in the ex-
pedition against thhe Moros
in the Philippines in 1901 and
in 1904 received a commission
in the infantry.
Served in France
From 1911 to 1913 he was
professor of military science
and tactics at Michigan State
College, and he fought in
France during World War ]
with the First and Twenty
sixth Infantry divisions.
After the war, Col. Cron was
assigned as military science
professor at the University OF
Evening star., 1961-06-12
Booksellers Told u. 5.
Needs More Learning

Americans must engender q
"climate of continued learn
ing" in and out of school, il
they are to meet the challenge
Of this decade, John W. Gard
ner, president Of the Carnegie
Corp, said today.
Mr.. Gardner said the vitality
of a democratic society must
be proved by allowing the in
dividual unlimited opportuni-
ties to improve himself.
Mr.. Gardner addressed the
opening session of the 61St
annual convention of the
American Booksellers Associa-
ton at the Shoreham Hotel.
More than 1000 Of the Nations
booksellers, publishers and au-
thorS are attending the con-
vention.
Mr.. Gardner, author of 'Ex-
Icellence, told the booksellers
that all levels of the community
must build the concepts of in
dividual learning and growth.
1--WE must build for a nation
of learners" he said.
The foundation president said
there has been great strides
in formal education in this
country and there has been a
corresponding increase in out
of-School instruction.
He said that the barriers
between formal education and
out-of-school instruction are
coming down ana that Ameri-
Evening star., 1961-06-12
DR.. E. E. J. Dukin,
Psychologist

NORFOLK. Va. June IL
(AP).-Dr. Elaine Elmore e
James Dakin, SO, author of
numerous works dealing with
psychology, died Saturday in a
Norfolk hospital.
She studied psychology with
Stekel in Vienna and received
her doctorate in that field from
the University Of Paris.
-Four textbooks she wrote
under the pSeudonym Of FL
laine Elmore were published in
the last three years. A frequent
lecturer on radio, DR.. Elmore
also was a contributor to many
magazines.
Actively engaged in her work
in research and writing, she
had divided her time in recent
years between Norfolk and New
York City, where she long
made her home. She was q
Norfolk native. She leaves two
daughters, q son, and a grand
daughter.
Evening star., 1961-06-12
Mrs. Prophet, IS,
Native of Ohio

Mrs. Matilda Prophet, 85, a
native Of Lima, Ohio, died after
a heart attack Saturday at her
home, 1888 N street NV.
The former Matilda Hoover,
she lived in Lima and later in
Indiana, where her husband
owned a furniture company,
After Mr.. Prophets death in
1925, she moved to Miami, Fla.
For the past four years she
has lived here at the N street
address with her daughter, Mrs.
Francis P. O'Connor, and
granddaughter, Miss Ma n
O'Connor.
Besides her daughter and
granddaughter, she leaves a
grandson, Donald H. O'Connor
Of Syracuse, N. Y, and four
great-grandchildren.
A requiem mass will be Of
fered at 9:l5 am. tomorrow at
Holy Trinity Catholic Church,
3514 o street NV. Burial will
be in Lima, Ohio.
Evening star., 1961-06-12
Mrs. Christine 6. Lynch, 53,
Wife of Prominent Attornev

Mrs. Thomas ]. Lynch. So
wife of the former Treasury
Department general counsel,
died last night at Suburban
Hospital after a brief illness.
The former Christine A. Gal
lagher, Mrs. Lynch was born in
Toledo, Ohio. She attended the
University of Michigan.
Mrs. Lynch had lived in
Washington since 1884. Her
home was at 3506 Raymond
street, Chevy Chase.
She was active in the Chevy
Chase Democratic Women'S
Club, the Women's Suburban
Democratic Club and many
Montgomery County charitable
and community programs.
She also was a member Of
Blessed Sacrament Catholic
Church.
Mr.. Lynch now is a member
Of the firm of Foley and Lynch.
Besides her husband, Mrs.
Lynch leaves three children,
Thomas F., Michael B., and
Sheila c., all of the home ad-
dress, and her mother, Mrs.
Evening star., 1961-06-12
Judge Ernest ToIin

ABERDEEN, Wash, June IL
(AP).-United States District
Judge Ernest A. Tolin, 56, of
Pasadena, Calf, died yesterday
Of a heart attack on the
German motor vessel Gesste-
muende off the Washington
coast. He was a former United
States attorney in Los Angeles.
Judge Tolin and his wife were
making a trip up the coast on
the vessel, bound from San
Francisco to Vancouver, B. c.
Evening star., 1961-06-12

cans win have to find some
way to give more prestige and
credit to these out-of-school
courses.
Between talks, the delegates
can view the current offerings
of ITS United States publishers
and almost 800 publishers from
25 foreign countries. The
Shoreham Exhibition Hall has
been converted into a huge
book fair where paper-back
publishers display their product
next to specialists in nuclear
publications.
Evening star., 1961-06-12

F. M. Gallagher Of Toledo, Ohio.
Requiem mass will be said at
$3.50 am. Wednesday at Blessed
Sacrament Church, COOL West
ern avenue NV. Burial will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-06-12
james Kurubutos

NEW YORK, June - (AP)-
James Karabatos, so, editor of
the National Herald, q Greek
and American daily newspaper,
died yesterday Of cancer.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
The Presidents Press Conference

1 ahead, our gross national prod
uct will be S565 billion, which
represents a substantial in
crease and I think is of particu-
lar Importance in sustaining
our many burdens.
Unemployment in October
now stands at 100000. There
are more people working than
before. 67.8OO,OOO, and the
number of people in industry
has gone up 2 million since we
took office in January, who
have jobs.
I am not saying that these
problems are solved, because in
a sense they are never solved,
and there are areas which are
still unfinished - medical care
for the aged, which we are
going to recommend to the
Congress in the coming ses-
sion. and we have, think,
made substantial progress in
the field Of civil rights, which
includes there have been more
suits filed to provide voting
and they will continue to be,
and concentrated effort by this
administration to make it pos
sible for every citizen to vote.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Role for Everybody
In Civil Defense

@. Mr.. President, there is a
great deal of confusion among
the public in regard to fallout
shelters. Most people apparent
| ly aren't sold on building home
shelters. Do you have any COM
ment that might be helpful
today on any aspect of this
matter?
A. We asked for addi-
tional appropriations this
summer for civil defense. We
asked for five times, or re-
ceived five times as much as
we had the previous year. Now,
it is very difficult in a large
country, with varying problems
of geography, with 180 million
people, to suddenly organize a
civil defense program when SO
much depends on the co-opera-
ton between the Federal gov
eminent the State govern
ment and the local community
and the individual. 1 stated in
July that we were going to
send a report. giving the latest
information that we had, to
every household, and I am
hopeful that that report will
be completed before the end of
this month. But we are very
conscious of the difficulties.
We are very conscious of the
desire of people to have ac-
curate and precise information
|. I believe that the booklet
will be helpful. but it must be
recognized that each family,
each community, and ea h
State and the Federal govern
ment are all going to have a
role
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Election Results
Are Pleasing

@. Mr.. President, would you
give us your view Of the elec-
tions Saturday and yesterday
whether they may reflect pub
lie reaction to your admins
tration or to the part that you
and Mr.. Eisenhower took in
them? Can this type of election
be a political barometer?
A. I am always reluctant to
claim that what happens in
one election with one set of
candidates necessarily means
it will happen again at a later
date with a different set of
candidates. But as I believe. if
Mr.. Gonzalez, Mayor Wagner
and Richard J. Hughes had
lost, it would have been inter-
pTeted as a stunning setback
for this administration.
=. . The TACT that they az
won constitutes a source OF
satisfaction to us. They won
because they we're effective
candidates. But they all ran
as Democrats. 1 believe that ii
indicates that the American
people believe that the can
didates, the parties in those
areas, locally as we'll as ma
tionally, are committed to
progress, and that is what they
are committed to.
SO I am happy, and I sup
pose some day we will lose and
twill have to eat those words
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Nehru Devoted
To Liberty

@. Mr.. President, there are a
number of people who believe
that Prime Minister Nehru'S
views tend to be pro-Commu-
mist. Now you have talked
closely with him for the last
three days. Please tell us how
you feel about it. Do you be-
lieve that he has sided con-
Sciously or unconsciously
against the interests of the
United States or the Western
countries? Do you believe that
he has been for the singular
cause Of world peace, and
please give us some ideas of
your talk with him.
A. In answer to your ques-
ton. I have never thought quite
obviously to use your phrase,
that Mr.. Nehru works con-
sCiously or unconsciously for
the Communist movement, and
I know of no rational man
in the United States who holds
that view. There are matters
on which we differ, as the
Prime Minister said in Meet
the Press on Sunday, that geog-
raphy dictates a good deal of
policy, as well as internal con-
dition-So quite obviously-and
tradition and culture, and the
past-all this affects foreign
policy. So that there are areas
where we differ. But I do not
know any figure in the world,
as ! have said on other occa-
sions, who is more committed to
individual liberty than Mr..
Nehru. We are going to
disagree, but I am sure it is
possible for us to disagree in
the framework of not charging
each other with bad faith.
have a high regard for the Prime
Minister, and it became higher
during our conversations.
have attempted to explain to
him some of the areas of re-
sponsibility which the United
States faces, and he has given
me his view on a number of
important questions, so 1 regard
the talks as most valuable.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Cites u. S. Duty
To Peoples Freedom

@. Mr.. President, Mr.. Paul
ing said that the biggest Rus
sian bomb would cause 10000
gross mutations in the next
three or four generations. This
remark has been criticized by
some scientists because he
didn't say, if this was true, it
would be spread over "a billion
people and this exaggerates
fear of fallout.
Do you think there is in the
popular mind an exaggerated
fear of fallout because of state
mentS like that?
A. -. OF course, it is a con-
Germ to any one and we should
therefore approach atmospheric
testing with the greatest eau
tion, and heSitancy, as I have
already indicated. )On the other
hand, of course, we have a re-
SponSibility to the freedom of
hundreds of millions of people,
including citizens of our own
country. So we cannot - we
have to attempt to balance off
our needs. But I have said we
would never because of the rea-
son whether Mr.. Pauling'S sta
tiSticS are accurate or not, one
is enough)-we would never for
political or psychological rea-
sons. But only if we felt that
the security of the United
States was endangered, and
therefore the free world, which
does affect this generation and
others to come. So we must
balance off our risks.
@. Mr.. President, the Demo-
cratic platform on which you
ran for election promises to
work for equal rights for
women, including equal pay, to
wipe out job opportunity dis
examinations. You have made
efforts on behalf of others
What have you done for the
women according to the prom
ises Of the platform.
A. Well, I am sure we have
not done enough. laughter ]
must say I am a strong believer
in equal pay for equal work and
I think we ought to do better
than we are doing. I am glad
you reminded me of It. Gaugh-
teri. 60.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
If They Fool Us
Twice, It's Our Fault

@. Mr.. President, in view of
our overall military position
and your statement that you
would not trade places, many
people are wondering how you
might eventually justify the
possible resumption of nuclear
testing in the atmosphere.
A. Well, I have stated that 1
felt it incumbent upon us to
maintain our lead. We have
not concluded as yet our anal
ySiS of Soviet tests. and if I
felt that our present position
in this very vital area had been
endangered by Soviet tests
then we would have to take
action to protect our security.
So 1 also said that we would
not test for political or psyche
logical reasons unless we feel
it mllitarily necessary, and in
the meanwhile-there is a
longtime gap - we have Or
dered preparations to be made.
The Soviet Union tested
while we were at the table
negotiating with them. If they
fooled us once, it is their fault,
and if they fool lis twice il ic
our fault.
@. Mr.. President - on this
question of nuclear testing, sir,
Soviet officials have asserted
in recent days that the United
States in total has fired a larg-
er quantity of megatons than
all the Soviet tests. Is this
statement true?
A. The Soviet Union with the
most recent tests have put into
the air about ITO megatons, the
United States and Great Brit
ain about l25 megatons. France
is less than one megaton. What
is significant in this area, OF
course, is the amount of meg
atoms put into the air and the
condition under which the
bombs may be exploded as it
might affect fallout. I don't
think there is any doubt the
Soviet Union is first in that
very dubious category.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Nation Depends
On Business

@. Mr.. President, what will
you have to do to assure Amer
ican business leadership that
you are not anti-buSineSs, and
in fact, do you think they need
any special assurance?
A. Well, if to stop them say
ing we are anti-business, we
are supposed to cease enforc-
ing the antitrust law, I suppose
the cause is lost.
-. This country cannot pros
per unless business prospers.
This country cannot meet its
obligations and tax obligations
and all the rest unless business
is doing we'll. Business will not
do well and we will not have
full employment unless they
feel there is a chance to make a
profit.
So there is no long-range hos
tility between business and the
government. There cannot be.
We cannot succeed unless they
succeed. That does not mean
that we should not meet our re-
SponSibilitieS under antitrust
or that doesn't mean we at
tempt to pass a bill on taxes to
prevent tax havens abroad, OF
a flight of capital which affects
our gold balances, that doesn't
mean we are anti-businesS. 1t
means that we have to meet
our public responsibilities. So
that 1 think in the long run
that most businessmen know
that we are allied as we are
with labor and farmer in trying
to keep this country going
Whether I can convince them
or not, / don't know.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
To Confer Soon
With Adenouer

@. Mr.. President, as you
know, during the recent Ger
man crisis, there has been a
great deal of anxiety in Ger
many and in this country about
what our views are on the
problem. Now that DR.. Adenauer
has been invited to this coun-
try, can you give us a general
idea Of what you see as the
future role Of Germany, includ-
ing East Berlin and East Ger
many, and also the question of
rearming Germany, or arming
her with nuclear weapons?
A. Well, I think that these
are some of the matters which
we will discuss with Chancellor
Adenauer, and it involves his
country and our country, and l
think it would be better to wait
a few days when I will have a
cnance 10 see him.
On the question of arming
them with nuclear weapons, as
you know, DR.. Adenauer has
stated West Germany does not
intend to do SO.
On the general matter of
arms, / know that charges are
made in regard to the re-
militarization of West Ger
many; Western Germany has
almost no air force, very limited
navy, has now nine divisions
Eastern Germany, which is far
less in population, has sub
Stantially larger ground forces.
@. Mr.. President, recently
there have been statements by
several people inside and out
side the Government that the
United States needs major
change in its trade policy, a
major liberalization in trade
policy. We have not heard from
you on this score during this
immediate period of policy for
nation. What is your feeling
about the need for change, and
specifically do you feel that the
administration should seek to
have the change made next
year?
A. We will make recon-
mendations to the Congress the
first Of the year. 1 think quite
obviously we have to begin to
realize how important the
common market is going to be
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Many ObjectWes
Gained in Year

q. Mr.. President, this is the
first anniversary Of your elec-
tion last year. and in the cam
paign that preceded that elec-
ton there was considerable
talk on the part of both candi-
dates and both parties about a
number of very specific subjects
Cuba, economic growth of the
country, prestige of the Nation
with other countries and hard
core unemployment, an execu-
tive order to end racial dis
elimination in housing.
I wonder if you could assess
for us these issues in the light
Of your year in office, and if we
might know if you were cam
paigning again today. if the
emphasis of your campaign
might be somewhat different.
"A. No, it would be exactly
what it was. We have met a
good many of these commit
ments and 1 am hopeful before
our term is ended that we will
meet the others. But we have
passed the minimum wage to q
dollar -and-a-quarter an houl
and we have made it possible
for men to retire at 81, and we
did pass the redevelopment bill
for areas of chronic unemploy.
ment which had been vetoed
twice, and we did pass the mos
broad range housing bill thai
had been passed since 1949.
We did provide additiona
funds for pollution, and we did
I think, in overriding areas taxi
action which will benefit tht
people. The fact of the matte
is that since we took office il
January our national income o.
gross national product has gont
up from around $50l billion; /
is our calculation within the
two quarters IN m e diately
Evening star., 1961-11-09

to the economy Of the United
States. One-third of our trade
generally is in Western Europe.
If the United States should be
denied that market, we will
either find a flight Of capital
from this country to construct
factories within that wall, or
we will find ourselves in
serious economic trouble.
On the other hand. we have
obligations, for example. to
Japan, we have concern about
our relations with Latin Amer
lea. and what will happen to
them, dependent as they are on
raw materials and on Western
European markets, where would
they be left? l think that
the people of this country must
realize that the common market
is going to present us with
major economic challenges, and
I hope opportunities, and that
this country must be ready to
negotiate with the common
market on a position of equality
as far as our ability to nego-
tiate to protect our interests
and the interests of those that
are associated with us.
I think that one of our
problems in the United States,
and I think this is Illuminated
by the statistics on Japan, we
have heard a good deal about
the threat of japanese goods
coming into the United States,
and 1 can understand where
it is a concern. But here is a
country where in the last six
months a half-billion dollars
has been on our side, the bal
ance of payment contributing
to our dollar surplus and our
gold balance. We cannot just
sell and never buy, and if all
those who recognize the benefit
to the United States work,
industry-almost five or six
billion dollars surplus which we
have eveTy year-recognize how
essential that is to our security,
we will speak as loudly as those
who are hurt, we can get
an adjustment of the public
interest.
But in answer to your specific
question, we are considering
the matter. We have to
attempt to go to the Congress
at a time when we can be most
successful. My Judgment is that
the time to begin is now. But as
a matter of final decision, 1
think we will have to wait
about two or three more weeks.
If I had. to guess, I would say
we go ahead now.