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Evening star., 1961-03-26

a bizarre medical rarity which has made head
L y lines and sometimes abetted quacks over the
last hafcentury has given doctors new lead to the
final solution of the deadly mystery of cancer.
There is an aura of excitement among the scientists
these days about dramatic new revolution in
cancer research exploration of the whole field of
the human body's natural resistance to cancer. And
Just week ago, the American Cancer Society held
closed conference of fifty of the worlds top medical
experts who gave official recognition to the rapidly
developing theory that man can be made immune to
malignancies Just as Salk vaccine makes children
immune to polio.
High on the researchers agenda at that historic
March 10th to 18th meeting was the rare miracle
which takes place in perhaps one out of every
100000 seemingly hopeless cancer patients. The
patient receives treatment very little treat.
ment, but suddenly - for apparent reason =
the malignant tumors shrink and disappear and the
patient returns to good health. These so-called
spontaneous regressions" until recently were re-
garded mostly questionable or unexplained medi.
cal oddities.
But they are questionable and unexplained no
longer. The top experts in the field now recognize
that they do occur, and that, as medical science
continues to unravel the secret of sOy they occur
these once-ridculed oddities" will play vital role
in the new attack on the most vrulent killer of man.
Three months 10 live
A typical case of spontaneous repression was
treated by DR.. George Pack, the internationally
famous New York cancer surgeon The patient was
middle-aged woman who had uterine myosarcoma.
After DIR. Pack had performed series of biopsies,
he wrote that, sthe tumor is wholly inoperable,'
since it had already spread throughout the pelvis
and into the interior membranes Of the abdomen
Radiation was totally Ineffective. The malignancy
was running wild and at that point the womans life
expectancy was about three months.
''Then," wrote DR.. Pack, ''just before the COM
pleton of treatment and within the course of almost
Evening star., 1961-03-26
BY BILL DAVIDSON

weighing barely rs pounds, and any treatment was
considered hopeless. She was in the so-caled
terminal stage" when she contracted a case of
measles. Within hours she developed ravenous
appetite and asked for food. few weeks after that
every vestge of the had disappeared and she
was back to her normal l25 pounds. Today, eleven
years later, she is happily married, and regular
examinations have revealed absolutely no sign of
residual cancer.
Miracles th0f eonfoWnded doctors
At the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota,
45-year-old man had an inoperable cancer of the
intestine which cleared up completely by itself
after he suffered acute infection in his left side
In Chicago, cancer-ridden woman was bitten by
dog and after receiving series of anti-rabies Shots
her malgnancies, too, disappeared. In Los Angeles,
a woman recovered miraculously after her quick
spreading breast cancer had invaded her ovaries.
In Cincinnati, a 65-year-old man dying of lung
cancer became completely rid of his tumors in a
period of about three months - for no apparent
reason at all
For many years, the medical profession recog-
nized these miracles but shied away from them for
two reasons. Reason Number One was that many
Publicized cases of spontaneous repression did
stand up to scientific scrutiny Too often it turned
out that the patient didn't have cancer to begin
with, or the repression only temporary one
and the patient died later. Reason Number Two
was that the cancer quacks latched on to the
occasional genuine case and used it to promote
their own spurious salves and potions.
Quietly, however, some highly qualified research
ers studied the cases carefully for clues to the
battling family of diseases we call cancer. For
instance, one group of investigators at The Sloan
Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in New
York. noting - among other related phenomena -
that there IA proved cases of cancers that had
disappeared after coincdental attacks of virus dis
seases such measles and hepatits, developed the
theory that certain viruses attack and kill malignant
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The secret Of 'C8nCe|

sare
the Herest the BY
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THIS WEEK Mssorins / Moreh 2S. 1851
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Earl GiIdersIeeve, Engineer
On ICA Project in Puruguuy

Earl E. GiIdersleeve, GA, a
highway engineer with the In
ternational Cooperation Ad-
ministration, died of cancer
Wednesday at the Bethesda
Naval Medical Center. He had
been hospitalized for about a
year and q half.
A native of Keokuk, Iowa,
Mr.. Gildersleeve went with the
ICA in 1856. The following
year he went to Paraguay,
where he served as chief OF
transportation and supervised
the construction Of the Gran
Chaco highway. the first road
to cross the country. He was
in Paraguay when he was
stricken a year and a half ago.
The Paraguayan government
presented Mr.. Gildersleeve with
several decorations for his work
on the highway and his con-
tribution to international
friendship.
Before going with the Govern
ment, Mr.. Gildersleeve worked
on many construction projects
throughout the Nation. Among
them were the Pennsylvania
Turnpike and the Atomic En-
ergy's installation at Paducah,
KY.
During World War 1 he
served with the Army Air Corps
in France.
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Capt. Lawrence A. Odlin, 70
USN, retired, who served from
1888 to 1885 as assistant direc-
tor of procurement. Federal
Surplus Relief Corp. died Sun
day at the San Diego Naval
Hospital after a long illness.
Capt. Odlin, born in Lancas-
ter, NH, was the son of Arthur
F. Odlin, who served as a
United States judge for Puerto
Rico.
In 1912. a year after he was
graduated from Dartmouth
College, Capt. Odlin was COM
|miSsioned in the Navy as an
ensign. Capt. Odlin served in
both the Mexican campaign Of
1912 and World War I. gaining
the Mexican Service and World
War I Victory Medals.
While assigned to the Fed
eral Surplus Relief Corp. in
Washington. Capt. Odlin was
in charge of developing and
administering the relief dis
tribution Of surplus dairy prod
uctS.
From 1912 until his retire
ment in 1914, Capt. Odlin COM
manded the naval supply de-
pot at Seattle.
Capt. Odlin also served as a
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Mrs. ZiegIer, %,
Long q Resident

Mrs. William C. ziegler, SO, a
Washington resident for rs
years, died Wednesday. She
lived at 1917 Otis street NE.
Mrs. Ziegler was born in Lu-
thersburg. Pa, and moved to
the District in 1886 when she
went to work for her uncle, a
dentist here.
She was married the same
year to Mr.. Ziegler, an insur-
ance agent. Mr.. Ziegler died
in 1927.
Mrs. ziegler leaves a son, Will
liam M. Ziegler; a daughter,
Mrs. John Nash, both of the
home address, and three grand
children.
Services will be at pm
Monday at the Lee Funeral
Home, Fourth and Massachu-
sets avenue NE. Burial will be
in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Mrs. Youngkin,
Navy Mans Wife

Mrs. Mary C. Youngkin, rs,
died yesterday in the Naval
Hospital at Bethesda after a
heart attack. Her home was at
4412 Thirty-ninth street NV.
Mrs. Youngkin was born in
Newport, r. I. She had been a
resident of Washington for 81
years.
She leaves her husband, 1t.
Rodney j. Youngkin, USN,
(ret0. and a daughter Anna,
Of the home address: two other
daughters, Mrs. H. A. Muckel-
bauer. of SOB Mississippi ave-
nue., Silver Spring, and Mrs.
Darrell H. Smith, jr., of Scran-
ton, Pa, and two grandchildren.
A mass will be said at 8:45
am. Monday at st. AIMS
Church, Wisconsin avenue and
rty-fourth street NV. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Mrs. Shelton, 68,
Wife of Manager
Of Times-HeruId

Mrs. Mary Lindsey Shelton,
68. wife of William c. Shelton.
who was general manager of
the old Washington Times
Herald, died yesterday at her
home, 3519 Overlook lane NV,
after a heart attack.
Born in Alexandria, she at
tended public schools there.
She married Mr.. Shelton in
1918.
Mrs. Shelton was a member
of Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church and the
Inner Wheel of Rotary. She
also was active in the work of
the Florence Crittenton Home.
Her husband, retired after
40 years in newspaper work, is
now a director of Thea First
National Bank Of Washington
and is active in the building
and real estate businesses.
In addition to her husband,
Mrs. Shelton leaves a daughter,
Mrs. Lowell j. Bradford, of
5410 lockwood parkway NV;
a son, William C. Shelton, jr.,
Of 3715 Leland street. Chevy
Chase. and three grandchildren.
She also leaves a sister, Mrs.
Jessie Stegall. of 1922 Fourth
street NE. and another sister,
Mrs. Walter Morris Of II Riggs
road. NE.
Services will be at 3 pm. to-
morrow at the S. H. Hines
Funeral Home. 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
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GNU Fruternities
Schedule Blood Drive

The interfraternity council Of
George Washington University
will hold a blood drive Monday
and Tuesday in cooperation
with the Red Cross. /.
Fraternity members will give
blood at the District Chapter
Of the Red Cross headquarters
and a trophy will be awarded
to the fraternity with the
highest percentage of donors. ;
Evening star., 1961-11-10
BY JOHN NEARY
star staff Writef

Alexandria merchants, anx-
ious to speed the opening OF
the Woodrow Wilson Memorial
Bridge linking them with Mary
land and District Christmas
shoppers. met privately yester-
day with Bureau Of Public
Roads officials.
The bridge. originally slated
for completion by November 20
cannot open until at least De-
cember % because a special
ovalshaped aluminium guard.
rail cannot be installed before
then, the road officials told the
merchants.
The fact that December "a
also happens to be the birth
day of Woodrow Wilson has
nothing to do with the "tenta-
tive" dedication date, roads
officials emphatically stated.
Lucky Coincidence"
The coincidence. Wilson Nc
Carthy, assistant to the ad-
ministrator Of the bureau. told
the merchants, ''is ironic-it's
a stroke Of luck"
The merchants agreed, but
in a different tone of voice
Mrs. Nora Lamborne, execu-
tive director of the Retail
Merchants Association, saiC
tits a most amazing coinci'
dence that all this comes VI
on wilson's birthday" and sale
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Army Plans Shokeup
In Research, MoterieI

and the headquarters of the I'd
Army. Presumably the I'd Army
headquarters would be moved.
A combat developments COM
mand - to be charged with
planning-would be created by
the reorganization project, and
the traditional technical serv-
ices and the General Staff
would lose many functions and
men. according to the Journal.
The displaced officers would
get field assignments.
Mr.. Mcnamara, Deputy Sec
retary of Defense Roswell l..
Gilpatric. Secretary of the Army
Stahr and Undersecretary of
the Army Stephen Allies have
been holding a series of meet
ings to discuss the Army plan.
The changes would not re-
quire action by Congress. Army
branches set up by law, like the
Army Engineers, Quartermaster.
Corps and Signal Corps, would
lose many functions. Army
sources report, but they would
continue to exist.
The reorganization plan
would bring the structure of
the Army more into line with
that Of the other two services.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Col. UIius Amoss Dies;
Ran Priyote Spy Net

BALTIMORE, Nov. 10 (AP) +.
Col. Ulius AmoSs. 81. an Air
Force reservist who ran his
own private international spy
network, died yesterday at his
Baltimore home.
Col. Amoss operated the m
telligence service from his Of
flee here. Some 1000 persons
subscribed to his International
Subscribers of Information
Foundation, which he organized
is years ago.
The former intelligence Of
ficer made national news in
1858 when he claimed that his
organization engineered the es-
cape into Denmark Of Polish
flyer and his RusSian-built
MIG-15 jet.
The flyer later denied that
Col. Amoss had had anything
to do with his detection.
Col. AmoSs, who operated his
information gathering service
on $25.000 a year, most of it
derived from subscriptions to
his news letter and special re-
ports" claimed IL intelligence
experts worked for him abroad.
In 1858, he reported that en-
emies had tried, but failed, to
assassinate him while he was
making a field trip to Duesel-
dorf, Germany.
The colonel drew much at
tention when he reported that
Lavrentia Beria, Stalin's head
of the Russian secret police,
had not been liquidated, as was
reported officially. Col. Amoss
claimed the Russian official
was alive outside the Soviet
Union.
Col. Amoss claimed that his
intelligence activities. most of
which involved obtaining in
formation from behind the
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Iron Curtain, benefited from
the services of 1000 strategi-
cally located volunteer
workers.
Col. Amoss. native of st.
Louis, moved to the Baltimore
area as a boy.
He served with the Office Of
Strategic Services during the
early days of World War II,
later became chief Of staff OF
the 9th Air Force and was ul-
timately assigned to special du-
ties with the Air Force Gen.
eral Staff.
Listed among his supporters
when he started the spy serv-
ice later were top executives
and retired military officers
Former Maryland Gov. William
Preston Lane was repeatedly in
volved in the Polish flyer
incident.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Citizens Groups
Formed to- Save
Residential Areas

A group of citizens interested
in preserving Washington's bet
ter neighborhoods last night
formed a National Capital
Clearing House Committee.
The group expressed concern
over the destruction of attrac-
tive residential neighborhoods
and buildings of historic and
architectural value by the city's
urban renewal and highway
programs.
Elected co-chairmen were
Col. Warner w. Hall of 236
First street Sc. and Mary G.
Cavanagh of Z Fourth street
NV. (Dorothea de Schweinit7
of 1908 Thirtieth street NV,
was chosen parliamentary ad-
viser.)
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon of
1901 F street NV, at whose
home the meeting was held,
was named honorary chairman.
Other organizations repre-
sented at the meeting included
the Capitol Hill Southeast Citi-
zens' Association, the South
west Grievance Committee, the
National Trust for Historic
Preservation, the Kalorama
Citizens Association and the
Progressive Citizens Associa-
ton of Georgetown.
The Progressive Citizens As
sociation of Georgetown voiced
its opposition to a. plan an
nounced recently by the
National Capital Planning
Commission to develop the
Georgetown waterfront.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
UnitNomed oApproise
Job Statistics QuoIity

President Kennedy today ap-
pointed a committee of tech
nical experts to appraiSe the
Governments statistics on en-
ployment and unemployment
and recommend any improve
ments that conditions seem to
require"
1T is my objective" the Pres
ident said, ito maintain and
enhance the quality Of our sta
tistics in this and in all other
fields of Government, so that
the public may have the high
est degree Of confidence in
them"
Mr.. Kennedy named the COM
mittee at the suggestion of Sec
retary Of Labor Goldberg, who
wrote the President that ques-
tions have been raised publicly
recently concerning the meth
DDS and interviewing procedures
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used in obtaining ,unemploy-
ment statistics, as well as the
concepts used in classifying
employed and unemployed.
Mr.. Kennedy named Robert
A. Gordon, chairman of the de-.
partment of economies of the
University of California, as
chairman of the committee.
Other members are Robert
Dorfman, professor of eco
nomics at Harvard University:
Martin r. Gainsbrugh, chief
economist of the National In
dustrial Conference Board and
president Of the American Sta
tistical Association; Albert E.
Rees, professor of economics at
the University of Chicago;
Stanley H. Ruttenberg, director
of the AFL-CIO research de-
partment, and Frederick F.
Stephan, professor of statistics
at Princeton University.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
star staff Writer

The Army has devised q
sweeping reorganization plan
which would create a new Re-
search and Materiel Command
probably to be located at Fort
Meade, Md, the unofficial but
authoritative Army Navy Ali
Force Journal reported today.
AL Of the Army's research
and development, testing, sup.
ply, purchasing and logistics
will be concentrated in the new
command, according to the
Journal. The Army now spreads
this function through its va
rious technical services.
If Defense Secretary Nc
Namara approves the new plan
AN announcement of the de-
cision is expected within a few
weeks-Fort Meade would gel
"a new major. headquarters
headed by a four-star general
At present Meade is the home
of the National Security Agency
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Librdry Names
Film ConsuItunt

The Library of Congress an
nounced the appointment today
of Willard Webb of Clifton, Va,
as honorary consultant in mo-
tion pictures for a three-year
term.
Mr.. Webb had served in the
Library's reference department
from 1928 until his retirement
last October 81, except for
military duty during World
War II.
He will advise the library on
development and organization
of its motion-picture collection.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
L. A. OdIin, Retired Navy
Captain, Dartmouth II

general staff member Of the
Military Order of the World
Wars.
He leaves his wife, Dorothy,
and a daughter, Mary Judith.
Services will be at / pm.
Monday at the. Fort Myer
Chapel, with burial in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-11-10

Mr.. Gildersleeve leaves his
wife. the former Alice Grav-
enish of Keokuk; a daughter.
Mrs. Lucy Schultz Of st. Louis,
Mo-; a brother, Clarence Gil
derSleeve of Minneapolis, Mimi.
and a daughter, Mrs. Phyllis
Meakin of Marblehead, Mass.
Funeral services and burial
will be in Keokuk.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Joseph F. Abbott

GREENWICH, Conn, Nov. 10
(AP).-Joseph F. Abbott, 73,
retired chairman of the board
and former president of the
American Sugar Refining Co..
died at his home yesterday
after a lengthy illness.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
hit ,Mrntnriattt

MAGE, SUE WRENN. In tender and
loving memory Of our darling daugh-
ter and sister. SUE WRENN MA
GEE, who left US fifteen years
ago today. November 10, 1916.
The chimes OF memory ring clear,
A tender call today
To mark fifteen years of lonely
sorrow for our precious Sue,
MAMA AND MARTHA.
MESSINA, ANTHONY (TONY). In
loving memory Of my beloved hus-
band ban bas.cs SToM oT 9ssSs MsSsisA
today. November 10, 1857.
/ miss you now. my heart Is sore,
AS time goes by miss you more;
Your loving smile, your gentle face,
No one can fill your vacant place.
LOVING WIFE. PEARL.
NORRIS, SADIE K. (SIS). IN loyins
TSRory sg yNoR 81 Hqs dss5 a6o one; ps;ssed sAp awsy
five years aso today. November 10,
The flowers we placed upon your
May wither and decay,
But our love for you who sleeps
VIII never pass away.
LOVING DAUGHTER. MATTE L,
DRIyE r; oRANDcHILDREN
I-iNANDCd1LOhEN AMI
@ r E A T. GREAT-GRANDCHI
DREN.
ROSE, JULIA VESSELS. Precious
birthday memory Of our dearly
adored mother, JULIA VESSELS
ROSE, whose love. devotion and
companionship will never be for
zFFEcTIoNATELY. HER cHIL.
DREN, OLIVE, GLADYS. MIL
TON. CATHRYNE AND HENRY
SCOTT, LAURA ELIZABETH. In
memory Of our mother and sister,
LAURA ELIZABETH SCOTT, who
passed away November 10. 1917
Years pass, but in our. hearts
there is still that lonesome feel
ing since you left US. But sweet
memories Of you will always cherish.
THE FAMILY.
THOMAS. WILLIAM e. In memory
Of my son. WILLIAM Z. THOMAS.
who passed away one year age
today.
Only God knows how much we miss
At the end of nine long months,
You suffered much, you murmured
We watched you day by day.
We cried and prayed
That your dear life would not be
Evening star., 1961-11-10
RoIph P. Young

FORT BAYARD, N. Mex,
Nov. 10 AP).-Ralph Powers
Young, SO. retired editorial
writer for the Buffalo Evening
News, died Wednesday.
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ARLINGTON. LUCY wILHoITE. In
IOU,pSs ytS ,TY ms%Sry q our ARsTN SslSysd
TON, who passed away four years
ago today, November 10, 1857.
We have only q memory, dear
We cherish our whole life through,
But the sweetness will live forever
AS we treasure the memory Of
HER pXyoHTERs. OLIVE. LOUISE
CARTER, MARY X. In memory Of
MARY K. CARTER, who died No.
vember 10. 1859.
We have loved her during life.
let us not abandon her until we
axs inso sSe sos0Sess house of q tSe he Iord Assf'
THE FAMILY.
DAGGs. LOUISE Z. In cherished
LOUISE e. DAGGS,. who passed
away two years ago today. Novem-
Der 10. 1859. Q
Our thoughts Of you will never fade
Your f memory. ~. as the briEhtest n star.
VIII always light our home.
Grant eternal rest, o Lord, to the
soul Of Louise. THE FAMILY.
DI GIULIAN, EMMA 2. In sad but
loving remembrance Of our dear
mother and grandmother, EMMA q.
DI GIULIAN, who departed this life
six years ago today, November 10,
son. LEONARD, AND FAMILY,
ROMEO, CHARLES AND ALBERT.
EAsTON, JOSEPH G. In loving mem-
ory OF my beloved husband, JOSEPH
e. EAsToN. who passed away nine
EIEAEoR H. EAsToN AND FAM
lily.
GENTRY. WILLIAM B., sr. Sacred to
the memory Of our husband and
father, WILLIAM B. GENTRY, ST..
who departed this life suddenly
Vember. 10. 1889.
On the other side is a land of
watered By unfailins streams;
There the parted meet, torn by
death asunder:
Oh. how near 1t sometimes seems.
Life and love are there far beyond
our knowing,
Pleasures unalloyed with pain.
Harvesting with 10y after fearful
LOVING WIPE. MRS. IRENE GEN.
TRY. AND CHILDREN.
HARPER, FRANK n: n Toying re-
FRANK II. HARPER, Who S passed
away nine years ago. November TO-
30 beloved. so needed and SO missed
HIS LOVING WIFE. CATHERINE
sIFPEs' aARPEs' AND DAUGHTER
Evening star., 1961-11-10
MERCHANTS UNsoLD
Still Push to Get
Bridge by Christmas

the RMA has asked Representa-
tive Broyhill to see If the guard
rails can't be provided sooner.
At yesterdays meeting. at
tended by the Alexandria city
manager and Chamber Of Com
merce officials, Mr.. Mccarthy
explained that the ovalshaped
aluminium pipe is behind d
schedule in its shipment from
Phoenix, Ariz., and must be
sent to st. Louis and Phila-
delphia to be specially cut be-
fore it can be delivered for in
stallation.
Not All Happy
Mr.. Mccarthy said after the
meeting: 81 think everyone's
sort Of happy" !.
Anthony Saeli, executive vice
president of the chamber. how
ever. said: Were a little bit
unhappy-but we can all see
the circumstances the bureau
is working under"
The merchants agreed that
safety precautions for pedes-
trians on the bridge-the rea-
son for the rail-are necessary,
but suggested pedestrian walk
ways be closed off and speed
limits lowered on the bridge
until the guardrails can be in
stalled.
They were told, however, that
those precautions would not be
adequate.