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Evening star., 1961-10-18
Mrs. Kennedy
To Attend
Recital Tonight

Mrs. Kennedy and a party
of friends will attend a dra-
matte recital tonight at the
Library of Congress.
Mr.. Micheal MacLiammoir.
Irish actor, producer and
playwright. will give the
recital, entitled The I'm
portance of Being oscar"
The Oscar Wilde program
will be held in the Coolidge
Auditorium beginning at
$50 pm.
Accompanying the First
Lady will be Mr.. Charles E.
Bohlen, special assistant to
the Secretary OF State for
Soviet Affairs: Mr.. william
Walton, we'll known George
town artist, and Mrs. George
Wheeler.
They will dine at the White
House with President Ken
nedy before attending the
recital. The President does
not plan to attend.
Evening star., 1961-10-18

the men in the boxes and a
few in the orchestra seats,
to sports coats. sloppy-joe
sweaters and boards. An on
locker commented, 1T goes
to prove that music is reach
ing the masses"
Following the concert, the
Symphony's Board of Direc-
tors gave a reception at the
Pan American Union to honor
DR.. Mitchell and his wife. The
gathering included boxhold-
ers for both the Tuesday and
Wednesday night series. their
guests. and members of the
orchestra with their wives or
husbands.
The party took place in
the Hall of the Americas on
the second floor. The color
full parrots in the tropical
patio below squawked for at
tention as the guests moved
up the wide stairway and
slowly through the receiving
line at the doorway.
Inside they were served
drinks and a supper of con-
CONNIE, lobster salad. ham,
pheasant in aspic and finger
rolls, with coffee and small
pastries for desserts.
The new president of the
National Symphony Orches-
ira Association. Mr.. Milton
King. and Mrs. King stood
with the Mitchells to receive.
Among those who came by
were Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
j. Blair (she's president of
the NSO Women's Commit
tee. former United States
Ambassador to the Organi-
zation of American States
and Mrs. John Dreier. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert H. Dunlap.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson G. Frai-
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Henle.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield
KaSs. former Assistant Sec
retary of Defense and Mrs.
E. Perkins MCGUIRE. the
Mitchells' son and daughter
in-law. Glenn and Sylvia.
also their daughters Martha
and Lorraine MRS. Francis
Lutz Of South Orange, N. j.,
Mrs. Eugene Rietzke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles o. Wood and
the former Costa Rican Am
bassador to the OAS, Mr.. Ra-
fael Oreamuno.
Mr.. Oreamuno will resume
that position within the next
few days. but he said last
night he had agreed to ac-
cept the AmbaSsadorship
only until next June because
Of private business commit
mentS.
Evening star., 1961-10-18
Kennedys Attend Concert
President Listens Relaxed, First Lady Is Formal

parently shared by many in
the audience.
President and Mrs. Ken
nedy sat in Box 13. the Pres
idential Box. to the left of
the stage. AS they arrived.
accompanied by Presidential
Assistant and Mrs. Arthur NJ.
Schlesinger, jr., the people
already in their seats rose to
applaud, and a small crowd
pressed near the box to get a
better look.
When the clapping sub
sided after a few minutes.
the lights were dimmed and
the concert was resumed.
The President occupies a
box seat as he might his liv-
ing room chair. Unlike many
concertgoers. he felt no COM
junction to maintain ram
rod position. He looked COM
pletely relaxed.
At one point he sat with an
arm hooked over the back of
the chair and the other
braced on his knee to support
his chin. Occasionally he
kept time to the music by
drumming lightly on the
ledge. Some longhair OBJ
served later that he was a
half-beat off, He rubber
necked a bit at first. then be-
came intent on the music. or
so it seemed from across the
hall.
Mrs. Kennedy was more
formal. She hardly moved
at all except to turn. between
movements, to hear a COM
ment from Mr.. Schlesinger.
The First Lady was dressed
in a three-piece short theater
suit of peacock blue and
white brocade. with several
strands of pearls at the neck
line.
At the end of the concert
the KennedyS remained in
their seats throughout the
several rounds of applause
and until the lights went up.
On their way out of the door
the President asked Mr..
Harold Maynard. manager
of nStitution Hall. to
thank Dr. Mitchell for a
fine evening"
In the first half Of the
program. the sym hony
played Haydn's Symphony
No. 104 c'London'D and Bar
ber'S Symphony No. /. DR..
Mitchell opened with the
National Anthem. inviting
the audience to sing along.
Approximately 3.l00 at
tended and they constituted
what appeared to be rather
broad croSS-section of society.
The dress ranged from din
ner jackets. worn by most Of
Evening star., 1961-10-18
Mrs. Robert Kennedy
Is sHonorury Chairman

and the Danish Ambassador
and Countess Knuth Win
terfeldt..
Also, Mr.. and Mrs. George
c. McGhee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry LoomiS of Middleburg,
Mrs. A. C. Randolph of Up
perville. Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Garvin E. Tankersley. Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Taylor Chewing, jr.,
Miss Pamela Turnure, Mr..
Walter Sohier. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kingdom Gould and Mrs.
Cloyce Tippett who is the
former Liz Whitney.
Evening star., 1961-10-18
Mrs. Eisenhower Talks of New Life

NEWARK, N. j.. Oct. 18
CAPD While her husband
was campaigning for James
P. Mitchell for Governor.
Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower told
a ladies news conference yes
terday what it was like to
again live outside the White
House.
Looking younger than her
81 years, Mrs. Eisenhower
said she requires consider
able rest.
Il don't get out Of bed
until I am ready to leave for
the day." she said. Il have
Evening star., 1961-10-18

Mrs. Robert Kennedy, wife
of the Attorney General. has
accepted the honorary chair
manShip of the Opening
Night Committee for the
Washington international
Horse Show which begins a
six-day run at the National
Guard Armory on Tuesday.
The Attorney General and
his wife will have a box for
the opening night festivities,
which begin at 7:30 pm.
Among those invited to be
the Kennedys' guests are the
Presidents sister and
brother law Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Smith; Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Markham, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Spencer Davis,
Mr. and Mrs. David Hackett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Wilson
and Mrs. Gerald Cummins of
New York City.
Mrs. Kennedy has also
issued an invitation to two
of her former horse show
competitors, Billy Steinkraus
of Darien, Conn, and Hugh
Wiley of Monkton, Md. both
of whom are members of the
United States Equestrian
Team who will be riding in
the SHOW.
Mr.. Richard Lee Ridge is
general chairman of the Op-
ening Night Committee.
Other members of the COM
mittee are Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
st. Lewis, Mrs. Robert Nc
Cormick. Mrs. NJ. Robert
Guggenheim. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry G. Beauregard, Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Martin. Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Cafritz, Mr..
and Mrs. Desmond Fitzger-
aid, Mr.. and Mrs. John Spen-
Ger Davis, Mrs. Polk Guest,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. George du-
Pont of Wilmington, Del;
Mrs. Thurmond Chatham,
Mrs. George Maurice Morris
Evening star., 1961-10-18
Sale to Benefit
Retarded Children

The Suitland Lionettes will
conduct a fall hat sale on
Saturday at the Little Red
House at the NARROW Heights
Shopping Center to benefit
the School of Hope for re-
tarded children.
The School of Hope is a
nonprofit organization pro-
viding training and recrea-
ton for Is children in Prince
Georges County and South
east Washington.
Evening star., 1961-10-18

eral land every rank in be-
tween, a college president,
United States President and
now a former President she
was asked which role she liked
best.
1T is hard to say" she
answered. Every phase of my
life with Ike has been Won
derful. I enjoyed being in the
White House while l was
there and I am very happy
to be living in my own home
now. We have been very for
tunate people"
Evening star., 1961-10-18
BY AMELIA YOUNG
Star staff Writer

The country's oest-known
patrons of the arts. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Kennedy.
helped to launch the 1961-62
season of the National Sym
phony Orchestra last night.
Already committed for a
":private" dinner, they left
that party early enough to
attend the second half of the
symphony's opening concert
IN Constitution Hall.
Evening star., 1961-10-18

breakfast and sometimes
lunch in bed my doctor
told me that any woman
over 40 should conserve her
energy as much as possible.
And for me it is a must.
tire easily"
Attired IN an olive green
wooden dress and matching
hat. Mrs. Eisenhower said she
and the former President are
very happy living on their
farm in Gettysburg, Pa.
Having been the wife Of a
new first lieutenant, a gen.
Evening star., 1961-10-18

The KennedyS' presence
gave a fillip to the first-night
audience that had been miss
ing before. And in return.
the President and his wife
were rewarded with a really
br ilhant performance of
Tchaikovsky's Fifth Sym
phony. the most exciting por-
ton of the program.
DR.. Howard Mitchell, the
conductor, told his musicians
later. You couldn't have
done better"-an opinion ap-
The Arizona post., 1961-03-03
Jack Nevins
Again Will
Head Temple

Jack Nevins has been re-
elected president of Temple
Emanuel.
Mr.. Nevins was elected for
another tWo-year term at the
Temples annual dinner.
Also elected with Mr.. New
ms were Louis Shenkarow,
first vice-president; Fred Ro-
sen, second vice-president;
Gerald Hirsch, treasurer and
Sidney M. Gilberg, secretary.
In addition to the election
of officers three new mem
bers were elected to serve a
tWo-year term on the board
of directors. The new direc-
tors are Lew Davis, Stanley
WeinStein and Edward Klein
erman.
The Arizona post., 1961-03-03

building. New plans for the
buildings were released by ar
chitect Bernard J. Friedman
at the meeting.
Lew Davis, chairman of the
steering committee for the
campaign, outlined to Temple
members the preliminary
steps taken and said that the
The Arizona post., 1961-03-03

of dinners to which all Tenn
pie members will be invited.
Leon Levy, general chair
man of the building fund
drive, said that the campaign
should be completed in a peri
cd of between six to seven
weeks.
The Arizona post., 1961-03-03
Temples Drive Set
To Open On Mar. 72

Temple EmanuEPs building fund campaign will be
launched March R announced at the reform congre
cations annual dinner.
The Temple seeking to raise $5O0000 goal for the
construction sanctuary and a religious school
The Arizona post., 1961-03-03

Temple family now is ready
to enter the Embarrassing
stage.
The steering committee
now is working on a series
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Glue Sniffinq
Juvenile Taken
Ill, Is Charged

A l4-year-old Gordon Junior
High School student was picked
up by Metropolitan Police yes
terday after he became semi
conscious from shifting fumes
from model airplane glue.
The youth, of the 1900 block
of Ontario place NV, was
truant from school when taken
in by National Geological Park
Police. He was taken to the
school, where he slumped over
desk in the school office from
the glue effects. He also had a
nosebleed. He was turned over
to Metropolitan Police.
The youth was taken to Dis
trict General Hospital, treated
and released. A juvenile COM
plant was placed against him
Deputy Chief John E. Win
ters said Juvenile Squad Off
GERS intend to crack down on
glue shifting and that here
after offenders will be taken to
Juvenile Court.
Detective Raymond J. Wrenn,
the arresting officer in yester-
days case. said the outbreak
Of glue shifting involves about
10 youths in a Northwest group
He said the glue can be very
harmful to nose and mouth
membranes.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Warm
and humid tonight. chance of
scattered thundershowers;
mostly cloudy. low near so.
Variable cloudinesS and warm
er tomorrow.
!. Maryland - Considerable
cloudiness and fog tonight,
scattered showers and thunder
: showers in the east and central
. portions. Low tonight 55 to so
: in the east and so to IS In the
, west. Partial clearing and
, warmer tomorrow, high rs to
/ 80.
+ Virginia-Showers, thunder
, storms and fog tonight, low
. about so in the east and so In
: the west. Partly cloudy and
. warmer tomorrow.
: Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Variable easterly
winds 5 to Is knots this after
noon, diminishing to 5 to 10
knots tonight and tomorrow
Mostly cloudy with showers OF
, thunderstorms tonight; variable
cloudineSs tomorrow. Visibility
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Court Acquits
japanese Tied
To Red Spy Ring

TOKYO, May 13 (AP).-A
court acquitted for lack OF
evidence today a former Jap
anese Foreign Ministry Official
whom a detected Soviet spy
named as his accomplice.
The defendant, Hiroshi Shok
Shoji, 48, had been charged
with violating the public serv-
ants and the foreign exchange
control laws. Japan has nc
anti-espionage laws. The pro-
secution had asked a sentence
of l8 months in prison and O
fine equal to $3.50.
Yuri A. Rastvorov, now 40
was a Soviet secret police major
who headed a spy ring ir
Japan while serving as second
secretary Of the Russian en-
bassy in Tokyo. He detected tc
the United States in 1854.
Among other persons Rastvo-
rov had named as accomplices
was Nobunori Higure, a foreign
office employe who committed
suicide by leaping from tn G
prosecutors office window.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Chief Luuds
KennedyPIon
On Juveniles

Metropolitan Police Chief
Robert V. Murray, speaking as
president of the International
Association Of Chiefs of Police,
yesterday praised President
Kennedy's juvenile delinquency
program announced this week.
Chief Murray cited the ar
rest and confession of a 16-
year-old District juvenile in
connection with the Bright
wood rape and robbery cases
as case IN point of the serious
ness of current juvenile crime.
In statement issued through
the association, Chief Murray
said the Presidents concern
about the national juvenile
delinquency problem is well
founded"
He offered the services Of
the associations field service
division research staff to the
Justice Department. He pointed
out that the IACP has access
to Youth Crimes Bureau records
and has direct contact with
probation officers throughout
the country.
Citing figures which he called
conservative" Chief Murray
pointed out that latest statis-
tics show that juveniles commit
64 per cent of all auto thefts,
SO per cent of burglaries, so
per cent of all larceny, 19 per
cent of all sex offenses and 7
per cent of all murders.
The Presidents program calls
for $40 million to be used by
State and local authorities
throughout the Nation in COM
batting juvenile crime.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Boy Sentenced
In Rape Of Coed

A 16-year-old boy who raped
a Howard University coed
March % in a fieldhouse near
the campus was committed to
the National Training School
yesterday in Juvenile Court.
Judge Orm w. Ketcham or
dered the youth, whom court
aides said admitted the attack,
to remain at the National
Training School until his 18th
birthday.
Police said the boy, from
Northwest Washington, &C
costed the coed, %, shortly
before 10 pm. as she parked
her car on College street near
Fourth street NV.
Using a toy pistol, police said,
the boy ordered the young
woman into a playground field
house in the 400 block of
Bryant street, assaulted her and
then took 50 from the coed.
Investigators said the 16-
year-old then walked to the
university with the young
woman. obtained her name,
and said he would telephone
her latere
When he did, the youth was
arrested. Both the youth and
the victim are colored.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Trinity College
Awards Medal to
Retired Teacher

The first Blessed Julie Bill
art Medal, recently established
by Trinity College here, has
been awarded to a former New
York high school teacher, a
graduate of the college.
Miss Mary E. McKenna OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, a former
mathematics instructor at Irv-
ing High School there, is a 1907
graduate of Trinity. She will
receive the medal at an honors
convocation at 4:30 pm. May
l8 at Trinity College.
After graduating from Trim
ity, Miss McKenna, who retired
from teaching IL years ago. re-
ceived her masters degree from
Columbia University. During
her teaching career, Miss Nc
Kenna assisted in the founding
OF Newman club in the school
and promoted various student
activities.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
PARADE
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tossed high and usually caught
their shiny sticks as they fell.
Some 10000 spectators, by
American Automobile Associa-
ton estimates. greeted the
marchers as the parade began,
and the crowd grew as the show
continued. Many were mothers,
brothers and sisters watching
for a member of the family, for
more than half the marchers
were from the Washington area,
Units for the Capitals largest
annual parade came from 25
States and the District and
represented the 10000 patrol
members who daily guide 18
million children on their way
to and from $4,000 elementary
schools.
Many marchers came from
distant States. Three boys, for
instance, came from Centralia,
Wash, where patrols have
worked for 80 years without an
accident while they were on
duty.
Most arrived by chartered bus
and spent yesterday sightsee-
ing in the area.
The parade route extended
from Seventh to Seventeenth
streets NV. on Constitution
avenue.
The patrol parade marked
National School Safety Patrol
Day, a celebration Of the found
ing Of the patrol movement in
1922. The movement has
helped cut the death rate of
school-age children by half,
while that Of all other age
groups has doubled.
Since its Inauguration in the
Greater Washington Area in
1882, there have been no deaths
at corners where safety patrol
members were on duty.
Evening star., 1961-05-13

1859 on a charge of unauthor.
lied use of an automobile
Later, he was picked up for
truancy and committed to the
Cedar Knolls School at Laurel
Md, until his 18th birthday. Ht
escaped in August and was re-
captured in October. He was
released six months ago.
Has Long Record
Payne was born at Mount
Hope w. Va. His police record
goes back to the age of 13. He
has served time in the Industria
Home for Boys, the Nationa
Training School and the Lewis
burg Penitentiary for auto
thefts and robbery.
On the streets last night were
the l4l members of the Police
Recruit Training School as vel
as more than 300 detectives
some working on their owr
time.
A House District subcommit.
tee headed by Representative
Davis, Democrat of Georgia
will meet Wednesday to seei
methods of halting the crime
wave. The committee members
on orders Of Chairman Nc.
MILAN Of the House District
Committee, will meet with Law
enforcement officials, the Com,
misSioners and judges to dis,
cuss the crime situation.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
3 Colleges Share
7 Teucher Project

Three District colleges have
been named among Nation
wide recipients of National
Science Foundation grants to
conduct in-service Institutes to
improve the work OF secondary
school teachers OF math and
science.
Together, the three schools
American University, George
town University and D. C.
Teachers College-will receive
SAL 10000.
American U. will receive $22,-
290 to conduct an institute in
biology, chemistry. earth SCI
ences, mathematics and phys
les; Georgetown U, $l0,3lO,
physics, and D. c. Teachers
College. $S,400, mathematics.
Evening star., 1961-05-13

fectionist, even masochistic
with a constant need for punish,
ment." The description, he said
fits a compulsive gambler. 6
man who "compulsively needed
to lose"
He said the January 18 hold
up was "a product of this i'll.
ness" and, at the same time
"a symptomatic manifestation
of this illness-he could very
we'll have killed himself thai
afternoon"
The illness. DR.. Riesenmar
carefully explained, impaired
his judgment, but did not &C
beyond the extent where hi
was no longer legally respons-
sible. He could control his &C.
tions, was still legally respon-
sible. There was no irresistible
urge"
Maximum Sentence
Holmes attorney, T. Brooke
Howard, posed the issue much
more succinctly: "A man who
has lived the life he has lived
for the past IS years-what he
did before. he has paid for
would not do such a thing un-
less he. If the court will pardon
me. Just flipped his lid"
Judge Lewis, acting under q
section Of the United States
Code, handed down the maxi
mum sentence of 20 years or
the force and violence" count
and 25 years on the count
charging Holmes endangered
the teller's life.
Under the code, however
Holmes will be examined fol-
a period up to three months BY
Federal prison officials who vii
report to Judge Lewis. The
sentence then may be changed
to parole, or affirmed, or re-
duced.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Hungarian Children
Get Homework Cut

BUDAPEST, Hungary, May
13 AP).-Communist authori-
ties say Hungarian children are
overburdened with homework.
The ministry of education
decreed that homework for
children 6 and 7 years old must
require no more than 80 min
utes. 8 and 9-year-olds one
hour and pupils 10 to IA no
more than two hours. The de-
cree says no child should be
expected to repeat texts word
for word, except for poems.
Evening star., 1961-05-13

verbal portrait of a bank rob.
ber.
Kelley Weston Holmes, SO.
year old ex convict, haC
pleaded guilty weeks earlier tc
Q two-count indictment charg-
ing he took 900 last Jan.
uary 1S with force and VOL
ence" from the Fort Belvoil
branch of the First and Citi-
zens National Bank of Alexan-
dria. and endangered a teller's
life in the process.
He was wounded by gunfire
in q high speed flight from
pursuing State troopers and
military police. Later he sur
rendered in the basement of a
house after wrecking his get
away car.
He said he had planned the
robbery and carried 1t out be-
cause he was In debt, 1t was
testified.
a., Gambling Debt
= Holmes wife sobbed as she
told the court her husband was
deeply in debt from gambling
She maintained he has been
"a perfect husband, except for
his gambling"
"Kelley's not q very respons-
ible person." she said, Il took
care Of all the bills. He
brought home his pay check,
that's true, but I took over
from there"
From her Federal salary and
Holmes earnings as a Fort
Belyoir fireman and part-time
cab driver, she said, the couple
bought a $4,000 home in the
$500 block of Ashland street
Springfield.
Fort Belvoir Fire Chief David
M. Burrier told the court
Holmes was good. competent
employe" in his 10 years on
the force. and was well liked
by everyone in the department.
Z Next-door neighbors called
Holmes an excellent neigh
sbor.".
< COmpulsive Gambler
Dr.. F. Regis Riesenman, a
sSt.y Elizabeths Hospital staff
J member, said, Holmes is very
sensitive, conscientious, a per-
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Hebrew Home to Ask
Smith to Serve Again

Charles E. Smith, a promi-
nent Washington builder and
businessman, will be nominated
to serve a second year as presi-
dent of the Hebrew Home for
the Aged, it was announced
yesterday.
Mr.. Smith. who lives at 450l
Connecticut avenue NV, will
be nominated at the homes
annual election meeting, to be
held at 2 pm. tomorrow at the
institution. 1125 Spring road
NV. according to Simon
Hirshman, chairman of the
groups nominating committee.
Evening star., 1961-05-13
Floods Grow
In Sections of
6-Stute Area
BY the Associated Press

Flood-weary residents of
Southern Illinois and Indiana
kept a tense watch today an
soggy levees and dikes weak
.ened by nearly a week of flood
ing that has reached record
proportions.
Hundreds of Thousands of
acres remained under water
with swollen rivers and streams
still surging towards crests ex-
pected in the next few days.
Waters receded, however, in
other sections of the stricken
six-State area which also in
cludes Arkansas, Missouri,
Oklahoma and Kansas. Fair,
warm weather prevailed over
most of the area.
Despite the lack of rain since
last week ends deluge touched
off the flooding. many rivers
continued TO rise as tributaries
absorbed the runoff.
The Little Wabash in South
eastern Illinois surged to-
ward an expected crest of near
ly % feet above flood level at
Carmi today. More than a
third of the community's $500
residents have been evacuated.
White County, where Carmi
is located, was reported to have
more than 40 per cent of its
farmland under water.
At Murphysboro, the Big
Muddy River crested yesterday
at 22.5 feet above flood level
and residents waited for the
water to recede to assess the
damage.
In Indiana, the raging Ohio
River crested nearly 8 feet
above flood level at Tell City
and is expected to top IA feet
when the crest reaches Cairo,
Illinois, Monday.