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Evening star., 1961-10-26

Candidates for Fairfax Coun-
tvs two seats in the Virginia
House Of Delegates debated
liquor by the drink and the
States blue law last night. but
practically no one was there
to hear them. "
Fewer than 25 persons turned
out for the meeting at Lee
High School in Springfield, and
almost all were party workers.
The sparse turnout obviously
surprised all candidates who
had assumed that this cam
paign. the llveliest in years, had
developed voter interest.
They were not so sure after
the meeting. during which a
score of questions came from
the audience, every one from
supporter of one, or another
of the candidates.
Sponsored by Chamber
Three of the four candidates
appeared at the meeting, spon-
sored by the Franconia- Spring
field Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
Asked by a chamber repre-
sentative what their views on
permitting sale Of liquor by
the drink would be, the candi-
dates all gave conditional
answers.
Mrs. Dorothy McDiarmid,
Democratic incumbent, said
she would approve Of legisla-
ton permitting local option,
but only if proponents could |
show the new law would reduce
drunken driving as some have
claimed.
Republican Hobart K. Nc
Dowell said he was skeptical
since control would have to be
exercised by the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board which,
he said. is now a refuge for
incompetent nephews and
political cronies."
Advises Care
The other Democratic in
cumbent, John C. Webb, said
Virginians should be very
careful about making any
change in the ABC laws"
Proponents should show sale
of liquor by the drink will de-
crease consumption. he said.
Mr.. McDowell's running mate,
Glenn A. Burklund, was not
present.
On the States Sunday clos
ing law, Mr.. Mcdowell answered
his opponents statements last
week that the law needed to be
made more strict.
The law, said Mr.. Mcdowell,
should be repealed. "All Vir-
einians," he said, ARE baffled
by the confusion"
The solution" he said,
should be apparent to anyone |
Evening star., 1961-10-26

cupancy policy of the Miller
firm, which has developed such
exclusive neighborhoods as
Spring Valley, Wesley Heights
and Sumner.
This was the theme of other
witnesses, including Richard K.
Lyon. acting president of the
Jewish Community Council of
Greater ashington, VINO
spearheaded opposition to the
Miller firm more than a month
ago and succeeded recently in
having RIA strengthen its
anti-discrimination rules.
Broad Rules
The rules changes were an
nounced by Chairman Miller
yesterday before witnesses were
called. The changed rules re-
quire not only that builders
avoid any written instrument"
restricting occupancy on the
basis of race. creed, color or
national origin, but that they
agree not to engage in amy
practices" that would discrimi-
nate directly or indirectly.
against actual or prospective
purchasers. lesseeS or occu-
pants" on such a basis.
Opposition to awarding the
lease to Tiber Island came
from a procession of witnesses
representing civic. political and
religious organizations, includ-
ing the Democratic Central
Committee of the District, the
Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai Birth. the Middle At
lantic Conference of Congre-
gational Christian Churches.
the District League of Women
Voters, the National ASsocia-
ton for the Advancement of
Colored People. the American
Civil Liberties Union, Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action,
the Washington Housing Asso-
citation and others.
Support Voiced
Support for the award came
from the Federation of Citizens
Associations, which said 1t
would welcome some quality
building Of the type for which
the w. c. g. A. N. Miller De-
velopment Co. has distinguished
itself" Fred Fisher. vice presi-
dent Of the federation, testified
for the organization.
Also supporting the award
was the Washington Building
Congress. in an opinion by its
counsel. Earl Whittier Shinn.
Once non discrimination rules
are set. the organization said,
the District Government and
RIA should not. in our opinion,
be called upon. or expected. to
alter its policies or decisions so
long as the winning developer
Of any parcel conforms strictly
to all requirements"
Also not opposing the award
was the Rev. David Colwell Of
the Council Of Churches Of the
National Capital Area. He said
that, while deploring the past
record of discrimination by the
w. c. and A. N. Miller Devel-
opment Co., we do not feel that
we can. in conscience, oppose
their receiving this contract" as
long as the corporation is fully
aware Of the firm intent Of RIA
, provisions.
Evening star., 1961-10-26

A. N. Miller Development Co.,
so per cent stockholder in
Tiber Island Corp. and one of
the Districts Oldest residential
builders.
Witnesses charged that the
Miller firm for many years has
pursued a policy of racial and
religious discrimination in its
housing developments and
therefore should be excluded
from an opportunity to lease
the development land.
The "super-block" site is
bounded by NJ. N and Fourth
streets and by the Washington
Channel waterfront.
After a score Of witnesses
we're heard in morning and af-
ternoon sessions-only three of
whom favored RLA's previously
announced plan to lease the
land to the Tiber Island firm
the agency's board convened in
a two-hour-iong meeting from
which the public was excluded,
Agreement Delayed
| Later Neville Miller, RIA
chairman said the board had
not reached agreement, and
| probably would not announce
a decision before a regularly
scheduled session next Wednes-
day.
In final moments Of the hear
ing. an RIA board member
John Gunther, asked George
De Franceaux. another princi-
pal in the Tiber Island firm:
How essential is Miller par
ticipation to carrying out the
Tiber Island project?"
Mr.. De Franceaux replied he
wouldn't care to make state
ment on that.
/ Previously both Allison N.
Miller Of the Miller firm an6
Eugene F. Ford, vice president
of Berens Real Estate Invest
ment Corp, had written RIA
they would abide by policies
prohibiting the sale. lease Of
occupancy of any land or rea
property on the basis of race
color or creed"
In his testimony, Mr.. d.
FranceauX, who heads two
firms which own the other 81
per cent of Tiber Island stock
told RIA it could rest as.
Sured" that whatever we sigr
we will abide by. and We can.
not afford to do otherwise"
Houses and Apartments
The three companies associ.
ated in the Tiber Island proiect
to have Sc town houses anC
384 apartment units in foul
bulldlngs-are the Miller firm
Frederick w. Berens. Inc. anc
BerenS Real Estate Investment
Corp.
\ Tiber Islands architecture
plan was adjudged winner of 6
competition RIA set up month.
ago to dispose Of the land at 9
fixed price Of $3.l0 a square
foot. This entry was the only
one Of IL to disregard the orig.
inal site plan after RIA ap.
proved such an approach. if il
could be justified" more thar
a month after the competition
got under way.
The change Of original in.
structions for the competition
subjected the agency earlier t.
criticism from a number O.
sources, and yesterday wa.
called unfair" and highly
irregular and illegal" in testi.
mony by Representative Multer
Democrat Of New York.
Mr.. Multer also opposed the
award on the basis Of the oc.
Evening star., 1961-10-26
Kenmore Festival

Kenmore Junior High School
is presenting a Fall Festival
of Fun" variety show at $3.50
pm. today and at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the school auditori-
um, 200 Carlyn Spring road,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1961-10-26

Shirley without marring its
controlled-access features, he
said.
The three day conference
sponsored by the Virginia
Department of Highways and
Virginia Military Institute. in
cooperation with the Federal
Bureau of Public Roads and IL
other groups, was to be high
lighted by the regular monthly
meeting of the State Highway
Commission here this after
noon.
Safety Awards
Ellis R. Armstrong, president
of the Better Highway Infor-
nation Foundation of Wash
ington. moderated a panel
discussion of "Planning for
Economic Development"
Delegate Tom Frost of War
renton, who has sponsored most
of the Highway Department
legislation in recent sessions of
the General Assemly. will pre-
side over the final meeting
tomorrow, at which safety
ards will be presented.
James A. Anderson, former
highway commissioner. presided
over yesterdays general session.
The present highway COM
missioner H. H. Harris at yes
terday's opening session. said
Virginia appropriated s45 mil
lion on its highway program in
l94T - the year G the first
annual conference - but that
this year more than 5000 mil
lion was made available.
In l947," Mr.. Harris said,
Virginia had slightly more
than 748.000 vehicles registered
to travel her highways: this
years registration will number
is million"
Evening star., 1961-10-26
Tiber Island Clash
Weighed by RIA
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS
Star Staff Writer

The Redevelopment Land Agency taken under ad-
visement" barrage of protests leveled against plan
lease choice 8acre tract of Southwest Washington land
Tfber Island Corp.
Sharing in the criticism voiced at a hearing yesterday
RIA itself though the chief target the W. c. g.
Evening star., 1961-10-26

conference yesterday tnat
instead of placing more reStric-
tions on movement of auto
mobiles in urban areas. speedier
means of movement should be
provided them.
He touched on topics which
have been the center of interest
in the Washington Metropol-
itan area. The question of
providing rail transit into
Washington from Virginia and
Maryland suburbs has been
widely discussed.
Both Maryland and Virginia
are moving rapidly toward
completion of the Circumferen-
tial highway but a recent
controversy has arisen over the
necessity of completing the
inner loop within the city-par-
ticularly its northern section.
Said Mr.. Johnson: 1T has
been the belief of the State
highway officials that we
should furnish the highway IA
cilities that the public wants
and is willing to pay for with
out any superimpoSed reStric-
tions. such as reduced automo-
tive travel in urban areas.
Traffic Ratio Cited
Much is made of the down.
town city congestion. 1t has
been found in series Of met
ropolitan studies that the down.
town traffic constitutes about
81 per cent of all the motor
vehicle traffic in cities of $4,000
population, whereas it amounts
to only SIS per cent in cities of
over l million population.
In New Orleans, it was found
that 78 per cent Of the central
business traffic was actually
going elsewhere than in the
central business district and
was downtown because that was
the only way that it could go
to its destination, which points
up the need for inner and outer
freeway belts and not neceS-
sarily rail transit installation.
Mr.. johnson said transit has
its place in extremely large
metropolitan areas where
there is a fixed-desire line of
transportation Of persons be-
tween two highly developed
density land use areas" But in
other places. he added. the mo-
tor bus on the eXpressway is
the answer to mass transporta-
tion.
Mr.. johnson preceded Federal
Highway Administrator Rex M,
Whitton. who discussed the
economic benefits Of the inter-
state highway system.
Mr.. johnson enlarged on this
theme when he said, In Vir-
ginia, the planned Washington
Circumferential highway ap-
pears to be inspiring a consid-
cradle amount of development,
including warehouse areas, in
dustrial parks, partme n t
houses and regional shopping
centers.
The Fairfax County Eco
nomic and Industrial Develop
ment Committee suggests that
the effect of the Washington
Circumferential highway may
be similar to the spectacular ef-
fects Of Route 1913 near Bos-
ton"
He cited the rapid expansion
Of projects along Shirley free
way leading into Washington
from the south, as an example
Of stimulated economic growth.
Huge Industrial, housing and
other commercial developments
have come into existence along
Evening star., 1961-10-26
Dual FreeWaysH Held
Benefit Downtown
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star Staff Writer

LEXINGTON. Va, Oct ga Washington highway speci-
ast and reeway belts necessarily
rail transit installations" the downtown traffic
congestion.
A E Johnson executive secretary of the American
citation of Highway Officials told the Virginia Highway
Evening star., 1961-04-16
German Chief
Going 70 Texas

AUSTIN, Tex, April is (AP)
"A welcome with all the cow
country trappings awaits Ger
man Chancellor Konrad Ade-
nauer tomorrow.
Mr.. Adenauer, guest of Vice
President and Mrs. Lyndon B.
Johnson, will also be greeted
against a background of mil
ltary and civil formality at
BergStrom Air Force Base
when he arrives from Wash
ington at noon.
Mr.. Adenauer is in the United
States for talks with President
Kennedy and other high Gov
ernment officials. There may
be additional official confer
ences between the Chancellor
and Mr.. johnson at the Vice
residents ranch but the en-
phasis will be on hospitality.
A minimum of handshaking
and speaking is planned when
Mr.. Adenauer leaves his jet
plane at Bergstrom Air Force
Base.
Gov. Price Daniel, Mrs. John
son and Mrs. Daniel will stand
at the head of a receiving line
on the ramp at the Strategic
Air Command base to greet the
visitors. Two bands and full
dress contingents of Army and
Air Force troops will furnish
the military flourish.
Among the welcomers will be
Col. E. w. HolStrom, base COM
mander, and Mayor Pro Tenn
Lester Palmer of Austin.
Almost Immediately Mr.. Ade-
nauer, the official party and
carrying European,
Washington and Texas news
men will fly to Mr.. Johnson's
Evening star., 1961-04-16
Congress to Get
Kennedy's Urban
Department Plan
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
President Kennedy will send
to Congress tomorrow his pro-
posed draft of legislation to
create an 18th cabinet-rank
department. the Department
of Urban Affairs, the White
House said yesterday.
A message supporting Great
ing of the agency to handle
housing. transportation and
other problems of city dwellers
will be sent to the Capitol
on Tuesday, Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger said.
The Presidents long deferred
message on tax revision is
scheduled for next Thursday,
and consideration now is being
given to a special message on
transportation, Mr.. Salinger
told reporters.
There has been wide specu-
lation that if the cabinet post
of Urban Affairs is created it
would go to Robert c. Weaver,
Federal Housing Administrator
whose agency would be blan-
keted into the new department.
Mr.. Weaver thus would become
the Nations first Negro cabinet
member.
Evening star., 1961-04-16
Expedition to Seek
Traces of VIKINGS

MONTREAL. April Is CAP) .
"A Norwegian expedition
headed by Explorer Helge Ing
stad will leave Montreal next
month to search for traces of
Viking settlements along Can
ada'S eastern coast.
Mr.. Ingstad says Vikings
may have landed on Canadian
soil in the 14th century after
sailing from settlements in Ice
land and Greenland.
Evening star., 1961-04-16

famed LBJ Ranch IS miles
west of Austin on the Peder-
males River.
There the Johnsons will
serve a barbecue and later the
visitors will go by bus to Fred
ericksburg. about 10 miles
west, where the Chancellor will
be the honor guest at a re-
ception.
Tomorrow night Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. johnson will be
hosts at a private dinner at the
ranch.
Mr.. johnson has planned to
show Chancellor Adenauer, the
string of clear blue lakes that
dot the Colorado River basin
in this area on a helicopter
flight Monday. After that, the
party will fly to Austin for a
downtown parade and the for
mai appearance before the
State Legislature.
Mr.. Adenauer and his party
will be guests of Gov. and Mrs.
Daniel for luncheon in the
Governors mansion adjacent
to the Capitol grounds. The
party will leave for Germany
aboard their chartered plane at
approximately 3:45 pm.
Evening star., 1961-04-16

and earned his law degree at
Northwestern University in
1926. Ten years later, after
practicing law in Houston, he
came to Howard, where he
Joined the staff of the law
school. In a few years he was
lamed dean.
Area Educators Listed
The area college heads Sched-
uled to attend the Inauguration
ceremony include DR.. Wilson H.
Elkins. University of Maryland;
DR.. Thomas H. Carroll, George
w a S h n gton University; DR..
Hurst r. Anderson, American
University; The Very Rev. Ed
ward B. Bum, S.J., Georgetown
University, DR.. Paul o. Carr,
D. C. Teachers College; Rector
William j. Mcdonald, Catholic
University and DR.. Leonard M.
Gallaudet College.
Also, DR.. John T. Williams,
Maryland State College; Dr..
Richard D. Weigle, st. Johns
College. Annapolis; DR.. Martin
D. Jenkins, Morgan State Col
lege and DR.. Robert P. Daniel,
Virginia State College.
Also scheduled to attend are
official delegates from 38
learned societies, educational
associations and alumni groups
from throughout the country.
Among the events scheduled
for the two-day affair is a spe-
cial performance of Sophocles'
"Antigone" by the Howard
Players, the student dramatic
group. at 8 pm. Tuesday, April
25. A special luncheon will be
held Wednesday for all dele
ates. following the inaugura-
ton. A reception for delegates
and guests will be held at 8
pm. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1961-04-16
lndonesiu President
Recognizes Red Party

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April
Is CAP) President Sukarno
gave legal recognition today to
eight major political parties,
including the Communists, and
rejected four others.
The Presidents decision was
read to newsmen by the deputy
chairman of the supreme ad-
visory council, Roeslan Abdul
Gani, one of the three-man
committee which screened ap-
plications for legal recognition.
Only parties having nation
wide branches were recog-
Evening star., 1961-04-16
Noted Educators to See
Nobrit's Inauguration

The presidents Of So colleges
and universities will flock to
Washington next week for the
Inauguration Of DR.. James M.
Nabrit, jr., as president Of
Howard University.
DR.. Nabrit, associated with
Howard for 25 years, will be
installed at the climax of a
colorful two day program
scheduled to get under way
April Is, a week from Tuesday.
Not in many years-and some
spokesmen say never before
will so many university heads
gather in Washington for the
Inauguration of a college preSi-
dent. AS president of Howard,
DR.. Nabrit will be head of the
largest Negro university in the
Nation.
The university said the So
college presidents will be among
300 educators attending the af-
fair. They will join the How
ard faculty and other notable
visitors in an academic pro-
ceSsion on April 26 which is
expected to include more than
600 marcherS.
Nabrit's Brother Expected
The procession, immediate
Y proceeding DR.. Nabrit's in
Stallation, will begin at $50
from Founders Library on
the campus and end about 10
am. at the stage in Cramtop
Auditorium. Among the parti-
cipantS will be the new preSi-
dents brother, DR.. Samuel N.
president of Texas
University, Houston,
Tex.
The days principal speaker
will be DR.. Erwin N. Griswold, |
dean of the Harvard Law
School.
DR.. Nabrit. a distinguished
constitutional lawyer, has serv-
ed as president of Howard since
last July l when DR.. Mordecai
w. johnson officially retired.
Associated with Howard since
1886. DR.. Nabrit has been
teacher and dean of the School
Of Law.
A native Of Atlanta, Ga, DR..
so. was graduated from
Morehouse College. Atlanta,
Evening star., 1961-04-16

NV, II have found America
against independence" He said
United States policy favored
the Dutch in Indonesia and
the big powers in the United
Nations.
Down to March Is when
the United States voted with
Russia and the Asian-African
bloc in the U. N. on the Angola
issue),' he said, this great Ma
ton of ours never voted for
the independence of a nation
in the U. N. Sometimes we
abstaIned. but we never voted
for independence"
The Declaration of Inde-
pendence," Justice Douglas
continued, lis not a Russian
document. 1t is an American
one. Only now are we again
champions of independence"
AS to claims that the Afri-
cans are not ready to govern
themselves, Justice Douglas
said his rebuttal to that al
ways has been: How in the
world will they be prepared
unless they are allowed to
Start?"
Vusumzi L. Make, represent
ative of the South African
United Front. said at the after
noon conference that the big
powers to gain the respect of
the Africans must change their
policies by helping those trying
to root out colonialism in South
Africa and Angola.
Ready to Rule
Kenneth Kaunda, president
Of the United National Inde-
pendence Party of Northern
Rhodesia, backed these views
and declared further that many
African states already have
proved that Africans are cap
able of ruling themselves.
1T is very unfair" he said,
that the exception to the rule
s being emphasized" in the
discussion Of Africa's abilitv 70
goE ern .ts2l'. We arc .o0@y
- ~ Gu -"
Supreme Court Justice WN-
liam o. Douglas, ii ! ~ -
at the rally, hailed Africa's at
tempts TO gain its freedom.
Africa Freedom Day was
first proclaimed three years
ago at a conference of inde-
pendent African states. Co.
chairmen of this years cele-
bration were labor leader Vic
tor G. Reuther and C. Sumner
Stone, jr., editor of the Wash
ington Afro America. 1t was
the first time the days cele-
bration was held in Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1961-04-16

IVA - 6&SllllCdg OOlu JIlC All lCdLl
dfploma tic corps that the
United States as a revolution
ary country itself feels "a sense
Of community with those who
are free, but an even stronger
sense of community with those
who are not free but some day
will be-"
The President appealed for
the closest possible relations
between the United States and
Africa. Il believe your bright
est days are still ahead" he
told the 500 people attending
the State Department recep-
ton. Il believe ours are also"
The United States was chal-
lenged by several African lead
ers to follow up his kind words
with brave deeds.
Tom Mboya. secretary of the
Kenya Federation of Labor,
said at a press conference
after Mr.. Kennedy's speech
that "the past record of the
United States in Africa is not
satisfactory" Mr.. Mboya said
the United States African poll
cies have been influenced by
what NATO thinks rather than
by what we think"
Hits Z. S. Policy
The African leader said this
American attitude has been
exemplified by "the vague and
often confusing" U. S. policy
toward Algeria and by many
votes against the African states
in the United Nations.
Mr.. Mboya emphasized that
Africa does not want to become
a pawn in the power struggle
between East and West, urging
the United States to do what
you think is right" toward At
rica.
AS the United Nations op-
crates now, added Mr.. Mboya,
it is "a battle-ground" He
called for review of its struc-
ture so that the African and
Asian powers have the same
rights and the same voice" as
the big nations.
Douglas Speaks
Supreme Court Justice Will
liam o. Douglas at an evening
rally celebration of the occasion
decried the unsympathetic at
titude of the United States
toward African and other ma
tions struggling for freedom.
In all my travels" he told
an overflow crowd attending
the rally in the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, 1925 r street
Evening star., 1961-04-16
Rood Contracts Up

Highway Administrator Rex
M. Whitton said yesterday
Federal-aid highway and bridge
contracts increased nearly 25
per cent last year to $3.l bill
lion. The comparable 1859 fig
ure was $2.5 billion.