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Evening star., 1961-05-25
DoyuI Resigns
U. N. Congo Post

NEW DELHI, May 25 (AP).-
Prime Minister Nehru an
nounced today that Rajeshwar
Dayal of India has resigned as
head of the United Nations
operation in the Congo.
Contrary to earlier rumors,
Mr.. Nehru said that Mr.. Dayal's
resignation would not affect
Indian support of the U. N.
Congo operation and that the
5,000-man brigade India sent
to the Congo will remain there.
Congo President Joseph
Kasavubu had repeatedly de-
manded Mr.. DayalS removal,
charging him with extreme
arrogance toward Mr.. Kasa-
vuhu'S government and par
TALLY toward the pro-Commu-
mist rebel regime Of Antoine
Gizenga in the Northeast Con-
go. Since Mr.. Dayal returned
to U. N. headquarters for con-
sultations 10 weeks ago, rela-
tions have greatly improved
between Mr.. Kasavubu and the
U. N. mission.
Evening star., 1961-05-25
Three Navy Jets Set Mark;
Coast to Coast in ; Hours

NEW YORK, May 25 (AP).-
Three Navy jet fighter planes
streaked from coast to coast
yesterday, all breaking the
transcontinental speed record.
1t. Richard F. Gordon, 81.
of Seattle, Wash, who piloted
the fastest plane q hours At
minutes, an average speed of
87l.38 miles per hour. Com
mented after setting down at
Floyd Bennett Field:
"It was a wonderful trip.
The weather was fine all along
the route. I feel great, but I'm
real tired"
Accompanying 1t. Gordon
was 1t. G.g0 Bobbie r. Young.
"a, of Modesto, Calf, radar-
interceptor officer.
Big Shock Waves
AS the three FAIL Phan-
toms Zoomed along at $4,000
feet, they created some con-
Sternation aon the ground as
thunder-like shock waves pre-
ceded them.
In winning the Bendix Tro-
ply race, 1t. Gordon made the
run from Ontario, Calf, to
Floyd Bennett in about the
same time it takes to go from
Pelham Bay to Coney Island
by subway.
The previous record over the
same course was hours 7 min
uteS "A seconds, set in 1857 by
Air Force 1t. Gustav B. Klatt.
Finishing second g hours
81 minuteS) was the team of
1t. Comdr. L. Scott Lamoreaux,
IS. of Virginia Beach, Va, the
pilot, and 1t. Thomas j. john
son, 29, also of Virginia Beach.
Taking third g hours 3 min
utes) were Comdr. Julian S.
Lake, 80. of London Bridge, Va,
the pilot, and 1t. G.g.) Elwood
A. Cowart, "a. of Lynnhaven,
Va.
Five planes took off from On
tario at 1859 am. (PDT) on the
2,445.9-mile hop. One encoun-
tered trouble over Albuquerque,
N. Mex, and dropped out of the
race. Another, held up by re-
fueling difficulties over Albu-
Evening star., 1961-05-25
Early
OfEneineers,
Pilots Urged
BY the Associated Press

A special White House COM
mission today recommended an
early merger of feuding unions
of pilots and flight engineers
on the Nations airlines. The
group also called for a cut in
the size of jet plane crews.
President Kennedy at the
same time issued a warning
that further strikes in the
years-old job rights squabble
between the unions cannot be
tolerated.
"One thing is clear" Mr..
Kennedy's statement said. I'VE
cannot have further strikes
over these disputed issues"
The Flight Engineers Inter-
national Association staged a
six-day shutdown of major
airlineS last February in the
inter-union dispute, an action
which led to Mr.. Kennedy's
appointment of the commits
sion which reported today.
The engineers. fighting the
proposed merger with the
much bigger Airline Pilots As
sociation in fear it will swallow
them up, have indicated they
may go out again.
In the event of a strike, the
administration is likely to get
tough. Top officials already
have warned the unions that
the White House and Congress
are near the end of their
patience.
Federal Aviation Administra-
tor Najeeb Halaby told the
unions a few days ago their
squabble over jobs on the big
jets and multiple-prop trans
ports has made the public
uneasy about what is going
on behind that (cockpit) door,"
Evening star., 1961-05-25
DR.. Chester W. Holmes, SO,
Former School Official Here

DR.. Chester w. Holmes, 6S
former assistant superintendent
Of schools here and superin-
tendent of schools in Maiden,
Mass. since 1946, died last Fri
day in Maiden after a short ILL.,
ness.
Between 1928 and 1946 he
was principal of Langley Junior
High School and Anacostia
High School and assistant su-
perintendent in charge of jun
ior and senior high schools.
DR.. Holmes left the District
in 1946 to become superintend-
ent in Maiden. His tenure
there, officials said, brought
many changes. Courses of study
were revised, the single session
was adopted, classes for the
gifted child were begun, guild
ance programs and remedial
reading courses were developed,
and kindergartenS we're insti-
tuted.
While DR.. Holmes, a gradu-
ate of Harvard, was associated
with the District school system,
he also was in charge of D. C.
Teachers College, the vocational
schools and the evening and
summer school programs. He
was known as strong advocate
Of educational experimentation
and change. He was the organ
izer of the Districts work-study
plan for senior highs, the cadet
corps for girls, an accelerated
program of mathematics and
science during the war years
and an aviation training course.
When he left the District, the
school board. in a special COM
mendation for his years of work
here, cited him as "a dynamic,
Evening star., 1961-05-25

either the Soviets or the United
States might be ahead.
Asked about the deterrent
gap, comparing all the mill
tary power of the two coun-
tries, Mr.. Mcnamara said. "I
do not believe there is a deter
rent gap today"
Gen. Lemnitzer's reply to the
same question was similar to
that of his civilian superior.
In other testimony, Admiral
Arleigh Burke said he believes
that a hesitancy to use force
when necessary is partly to
blame for the United States
lowered prestige in the world.
Loss of Respect" Seen
Discussing what he called a
"loss of respect" for the United
States, the chief of naval oper-
ations told the subcommittee
that military power is essential
as a background of the cold
war"
However, he said that the
mere possession of power in
itself was not enough to pre-
vent what happened in Cuba
and the Congo or to overcome
Communist subversion and in
filtration elsewhere.
Willingness to use force is
part of the solution" he said,
but there must also be respect
for the political ability which
we demonstrate"
The Admiral declared that
military power was behind all
the Russian achievements" and
behind most of ours. Some of
this American power is mot
used" he added, but some
times you have to use it,"
Admiral Burke placed part Of
the blame for this state of af-
fairs on "the whole free worlds
attitude" and a failure to
realize, particularly by United
States allies" that the unmpeti-
ton with communism is deadly
and serious"
Admiral Burke added:
THE getting of things too
easily, the lack Of willingness
to punish when a child does
something wrong-that is part
of it. Too much welfare state
is part of it,"
Evening star., 1961-05-25

In l948, Mrs. Marsteller aided
her husband in the organiza-
tion of the Boys Club Of Silver
Spring. Other activities included
service as chairman Of the
Kensington group of the Ma
tional Symphony and member
ship in the Community Club of
Kensington and the Constitu-
tion Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Besides her husband, she
leaves two sons, Charles NJ, jr.,
and Lee Cole Marsteller; nine
grandchildren, and a brother
1t. Col. George R. L. Cole, jr.,
Of Falls Church.
Services will be at 2:3O pm.
Saturday in st. Paul's Episcopal
Church, with burial in Rock
Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-05-25
Truck Driver Hurt
In Gravel Rood Skid

A routeman for The Stars
circulation department suffered
serious facial injuries when he
was thrown through the wind
shield of his truck when it
skidded on loose gravel, spun
around and hit an embank-
ment on State Route 610 in
Fairfax County Tuesday.
Arthur U. Brodie, %, of 1908
Lakewood drive, Falls Church,
received severe cuts on the face
in the accident about 1:20 pm.
at Farr's corner and was ad-
mitted to Fairfax Hospital.
Evening star., 1961-05-25
Algerian Peace oIks
Believed Progressing
EVIAN-LES-BAINS. France

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France,
May Is (AP) Negotiations be-
tween the French and Algerian
nationalists to end the long AL
gerian revolt appeared to be
getting down to bedrock today
after five secret sessions.
A French spokesman emerged
from two long sessions today
and said both delegations were
still agreed that in the nature
of the talks at present no de-
tails would be disclosed. He said
the two sides would meet again
Saturday morning.
Down To Details
The spokesman affirmed that
in today's sessions, as in two
earlier sessions Tuesday, fire.
quent questions flowed back
and forth across the negotiat-
ing table. These and other in
dications led to the conclusion
that the negotiators are getting
down to details.
There was no expectation
that an agreement could be
reached quickly, but there
were definite indications of a
cautious optimism.
Reliable Algerian sources in
TuniS, the rebel headquarters
in exile. indicated the rebels
might be considering joining in
the cease fire France declared
when the talks opened Satur-
day.
The rebel price for accepting
the cease fire was reported to
be the freeing by France of
imprisoned nationalist leader
Mohamed Ben Bella and a seat
| at the conference table for
him.
Might Shift Stand
Although this has been ruled
out by the French in the past.
a favorable outlook at Evian
might change their minds.
The rebel sources in Tunis
also limited that once Mr.. Ben
Bella was free and taking part
in the talks, the nationalists
would agree to start talking
about links with France after
Evening star., 1961-05-25

Algeria gains independence.
This for the French is one of
the most vital issues to be
negotiated.
Another hopeful sign came
from the rebel radio in Tunis,
which last night spoke of the
optimistic atmosphere" at
Evain. For the past three days
the rebels also have not broad
cast their regular evening mill
tary communique.
But the rebels continued ha-
RAISING attacks in Algeria and
the French forces struck back
sharply at these. However,
throughout most of the North
African territory it appeared
the French-ordered cease fire
had made a sharp effect.
Rebels Released
The French also were going
ahead with the release of cap
tured rebels and political pris-
oners. The number released
already has exceeded 200 and
within the next four weeks the
French promise to release 5000.
Since the French announced
their cease fire, there have been
at least 35 deaths as a result
of rebel attacks. The latest re-
ported was an attack on a
French post at Sidi Aich in
which 7 Moslem soldiers in the
French army were killed.
The peace talks are being
held on an every-other-day
basis. with the off day giving
the delegations time to consult
their governments in Tunis and
Paris.
In Algeria, French police
claShed last night in the center
of Oran with hundreds of young
French colonists demonstrating
against President de Gaulle's S
Algerian policies. 1t was the
seventh night straight that
mobS of French settlers had
battled with riot patrolmen and
French troops in an emotional
outburSt against any compro-
mise with the rebels.
Two soldiers and three civil
ians were reported wounded.
Evening star., 1961-05-25
Mrs. Charles M. MursteIIer,
Walter Reed Wartime Aide

Mrs. Charles Marion Mar
steller, SO, wife of a vice ptesi-
dent Of the Suburban Trust
Co. in Hyattsville, Md, died
yesterday at the Washington
Sanitarium after a two-month
illness. She lived at 1928 Old
Spring road, Rock Greek Hills,
Kensington, Md.
A native of Washington, she
was the former Elizabeth Lee
Cole, the daughter of DR..
George r. L. Cole and Minnie
B. Dorsey Cole. Mrs. Marsteller
was educated in private schools,
Central High School and
Washington Missionary Col
lege.
During World War II, she
served as chief of employe re-
lations for Walter Reed Army
Medical Center.
Evening star., 1961-05-25

A John Birch Society slogan,
printed on envelopes by postage
meters, has brought complaints
to the Post Office Department
and apparent embarrassment
to the postal meter firm which
provided the plates.
A spokesman for the Post
Office Department said the
slogan was printed by postage
meters leased to six business
men-members of the conserva-
tive society. The slogan said,
This is a republic, not a de-
mocracy-Let,S keep it that
way!"
The slogan brought letters of
protest to postmasters in many
parts Of the country and to the
Postmaster Generals office
here, the spokesman said.
"NOt CensOrs"
We're not acting as cenSors
in this thing" he added, "or at
tempting to pass on the truth
of the slogan. All we know is
that the slogan has produced
objections from the public. and
we asked the meter company
to try to have the slogan re-
moved"
The meter firm, Pitney-
Bowes Co. of Stamford, Conn.
repeatedly had authorized the
slogan last fall before the Birch
group became the object of
congressional criticism because
of the views of its leader, Rob-
ert Welch of Belmont, Mass.
The postal spokesman said
Pitney-Bowes had succeeded in
talking three of the Birch mem
bers out Of using the slogan,
but that the other three so far
had declined to remove it.
Removal Urged
He said the department
urged Pitney-Bowes to have the
slogans removed because the
Postal Code says nothing should
be coupled with United States
postage that would be "miSlead-
ing or Objectionable" The re-
ceipt of complaining letters was
enough to make the message
Objectionable, he said.
Pitney-Bowes, which makes
most of the 100000 postal me-
ters in use, could cancel its
lease with the three reluctant
Birch members, but company
officials repeatedly are unwill-
ing to do so.
Whatever the outcome, nei-
ther the Post Office Department
nor Pitney-Bowes want to be
drawn into an argument on
Evening star., 1961-05-25
Affirmed
By Mcnamara
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Nc
Namara says the United States
lagS behind Russia in inter-
continental missiles and may
not close the gap until late
1868.
But he adds that he doesn't t
believe there is a deterrent"
gap between the two countries
overall military power.
The Defense Secretary'S
views came in testimony before
a House Appropriations sub
committee made public yes
terday, along with testimony
of Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer
chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.
Subcommittee arm a r
Mahon, Democrat of Texas,
told Mr.. Mcnamara press re-
ports earlier this year of a
background session by the
Pentagon chief indica e d
some confusion" in Mr.. Nc
Namara'S views. Stories said
the Defense Secretary dis
agreed with the Democratic
campaign contention that a
missile gap existed. Mr.. Nc
Namara said later he was
talking about a deterrent
gap.
May Top Russia in '63
Mr.. Mahon asked if the mis-.
Sile gap existed or was an.
ticipated last year?
There was indicated a pos
sible missile gap then and for
this period" Mr.. Mcnamara
replied.
He said the United States
won't catch Russia until late
1868, but by then the American
ICBM arsenal may exceed
that of the Soviet Union"
Gen. Lemnitzer said there
may be a small missile gap"
now. there was a small diff
ference" in RuSsia's favor last
year and by the end of 1868
Evening star., 1961-05-25
Sihanouk Sees
Dim Hope for
Laos Accord

GENEVA, May Is '(AP).-
Cambodia'S chief of state said
today he saw only one chance
in a thousand that the Geneva
conferences he fostered can set
tie the strife in Laos.
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
made his comment to reporters
before leaving or Southern
France and a rest. Under medi-
cal care, he said he hopes to
return in a few weeks if the
doctors allow it. He declared
one grim alternative If the con-
ference fails is war in Southeast
Asia.
The 14-nation conference was
in recess, and is expected to
make little progress until after
President Kennedy and Soviet
Premier Khrushchev meet in
Vienna 10 days before.
Prince Sihanouk was the
first to propose the 14-nation
Laotian conference. Then,
upon his arrival here, he tried
to bring the three contending
princes of Laos to Geneva for a
reconciliation that would lead
| to a coalition regime.
Three Rejected Idea
The three refused. They are
Premier Prince Boun Oum of
the United StateS-Supported
government, Prince Souvanna
Phouma, the neutralist EXPIRE
mier recognized by the Commu-
mist bloc as the legal head of
government, and Prince Sou
phanouvong, head of the pro-
Communist Pathet Lao rebels.
Prince Sihanouk said if the
conference fails he sees only
three possibilities - abandon
ment of Laos by the West, par
tition of the country as was
done in Korea, or war in South
east Asia.
The three power interna-
tional control commission to
police the cease fire in Laos
meanwhile, sent the conference
their request for planes, hell
copters, trucks and other need
ed equipment. Agreement by
the Soviet bloc to get such
equipment to the commission
is the only major accomplish
ment of the conference to date.
The commission of India,
Communist Poland and Canada
continued its effort in Laos to
get the Laotian leaders to come
to terms among themselves.
Chairman Samar Sen of
India and other commission
members met with Souvanna
Phouma and Souphanouvong in
the rebel capital of Xieng
Khouang yesterday. Today
they met in Vientiane. the cap
ital, with Deputy Premier
Phoumi NoSavana, military
strongman of the government.
Delegates in Geneva met pri-
vately this morning after the
conference called q recess yes
terday to give delegations time
to study various peace pro-
posalS.
Soviet Foreign Minister An
drei A. Gromyko, one Of the
last Of the major spokesmen
attending, left town last night.
There was no word on when he
might return. Marshal Chen
vi, Communist China's Foreign
Minister, is staying on, though.
I'VE hope the Chinese dele
CATION will leave only when we
have reached agreement" q
spokesman said.
Marshal Chen vi made his
second major speech to the
week-old meeting yesterday. 1t
helped draw the lines that
separate the big powers on how
to bring peace and neutrality
to the million Laotians.
Evening star., 1961-05-25

boards were flooded with calls
concerning the sonic boomS.
Many windows were broken,
and some folks thought they
were under aerial attack.
The Bendix races, started in
1881. were organized to test
pilot training. equipment and
technical skills of American
aviation.
The Phantoms are carrier
based craft built by Mcdonnell
Aircraft of st. Louis.
Evening star., 1961-05-25

querque and st. Louis, landed
at Floyd Bennett l hour 20
minutes behind the three rec
rd-breakers.
Speedy tanker aircraft re-
fueled all the planes at three
points. The refueling was done
at speeds of $50 to 600 miles per
hour.
AS the planes thundered to
the finish-over New Jersey
and the New York metropoH-
tan area-telephone switch
Evening star., 1961-05-25
Hosea Houston, Ex-Borber,
browns Near Cincinnati

Karie of Austin; q sister, Mrs.
Lerue Brown, also of Austin,
and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1870 pm.
Monday at Mount Pleasant
Baptist Church, 215 Rhode
Island avenue NV. Burial will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-05-25
Birch Slogan on Mail
Stirs Letters of Protest

whether the Nation is really a
republic or a democracy. Most
historians feel the question is
academic and cannot be solved
because the words now repre-
sent different ideas from what
they meant in the l780s.
Evening star., 1961-05-25
Johnson Talk Set

Vice President johnson will
address the National Press
Club at a luncheon at 1890
pm. tomorrow. The Vice Presi-
dents address originally had
been scheduled for today.
Evening star., 1961-05-25

forceful and energetic leader in
the field of education"
He leaves his wife, Grace, and
a son, Richard, both of Maiden
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frankie Sterling was congrat-
ulated by William ]. McManus,
general chairman, National
Capital Area Committee, Cru
SADIE for Freedom-Radio Free
Europe.
In congratulating frankie,
McManus, vice president for
public relations of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone
Co.'S, said 1T is unusual for
someone SO youthful to be
aware of the challenges that
face our country and the free
world today. You have a deep
sense of responsibility and an
understanding of personal par
ticipation which is characteristic
of many boys and girls today"
McManus told frankie that
your contribution will help in
a very real way to support Ra-
dio Free Europe. A truth dol
lar will provide 100 words of
truth and give hope and en-
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Rockville Boy, Z, Donates Dollar
To Fund to Keep KhrushcheU Out

couragement to the millions of
freedom-loving people living in
the captive European countries
behind the Iron Curtain"
frankie received a momento
Ian authentic piece of barbed
wire from the Iron Curtain.
frankie is second grader at
Harmony Hills Elementary
School. His mother said that he
loves his teacher, likes building
models, watching cowboys on
TV, and eats as if good is going
out of style. She said that he
rides his bicycle with great dar-
ing, boxes fiercely, and favors
rock m roll. Mrs. Sterling also
said that frankie has an adult
social conscience and a keen in
terest in society. She said that
he is very concerned about the
rights of others, not only in his
world, but also in the grownup
world.
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BY Lawrence Harris

Editors Note: Lawrence
Harris, 1901 Atlantic ave.,
Rockville, is a 15-year-Old
sophomore at Richard Mont
gomery High School. In his
spare time he collects rocks,
runs a rock and mineral store
In the basement of his home
and goes caving, a hobby he
describes in this article.)
Spelunking, or cave explor-
ing, is fast becoming a popular
pastime with thousands OF
Americans and has been so in
European countries for over a
century. We are fortunate
enough to live near an area in
which there are caves. There
are approximately so caves in
Maryland and 500 caves in West
Virginia.
On February %, 1861, Bob
Davis, a fellow spelunker, and
went to Sniveleys Cave which is
located in Eakles Mill, one and q
half miles southeast of Keedys
vile in nearby Washington
County.
The cave is located in thu
north wall of the south section
of an old abandoned quarry, par
allel to the railroad tracks OF
the west side Of Little Antietan
Greek. This area is a dead give
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staff Photo

After clubbing the ledge's
"Nut's Leap or Harris Drop
Off," Bob came down on a. rope
tied to the tree blocking the en-
trance. We were quite excited,
this being our first cave. Fol-
lowing the passage leading from
this room we arrived at a side
passage to the left. This flow
stone-coated entrance led to a
second room with a clay floor.
Keep in mind that a cave is
usually covered with wet clay
and every time we crawl we
don't get any cleaner. A small
crawlway passage leads from
this room around two passage
blocking columns to a third
room in which we could actually
stand. Here we could see cave
formations in the form of col
umns, drapes and small stubby
white stalactites.
Stalactites are formations
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which hang from the ceiling,
stalagnites rise from the floor
towards the ceiling, and a col
umn is formed when stalag-
mite and stalactite join.
AT the end of this room is a
flowstone cascade. 1t is one of
the most beautiful formations
in any of the Maryland caves.
Sniveleys Cave is small but it
makes an excellent starter. Do
not harm any of the formations
in any cave. You can destroy in
a few careless moments what
it may have taken nature mil
lions of years to do. Leave the
cave as clean, as it was when
it was first discovered.
AS far as equipment is con-
cerned you should take several
lights, a strong flashlight, a car
bide lamp, used by the majority
of cavers, or a Coleman lamp
which gives enough light for
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Florida where the missiles are
fired. He is proud of the asso-
citation with national defense
that his dads job at Vitro Lab
oratories provides. He is very
proud that his people served
during the Revolutionary, Civil,
Spanish, World Wars I and II
and the Korean War.
frankie lives with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin M. Ster-
ling, and his five-year-old sister,
Susie, at 1880 Turkey Branch
pkwy., Rockville.