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Evening star., 1961-06-30
Conditional Pact Set
In Maritime Strike
Break Seen
As Wedge to
End Tieup

NEW YORK, June 80 (AP) &.
"A conditional" agreement
between the National Maritime
Union and two shipping groups
was announced today. 1t could
pave the way for an end Of the
two-week-old Nationwide mari
time strike.
The agreement called for a
four-year contract with an i'm
mediate 4 per cent wage in
crease and increases Of 2A per
cent In the second, third and
fourth years. Present scales
have not been made public.
Under the agreement, the
controversial question Of union
izing the foreign-flag vessels
owned by Americans would be
referred to q ct-finding COM
mittee.
David L. Cole, chairman OF
President Kennedy's fact-find-
ing board, announced the con-
ditional agreement between the
NMU and the American Merch-
ant Marine Institute and the
Tanker Labor Committee.
OK Of Other Unions Needed
The agreement would go
into effect, he said, if a similar
agreement is reached with the
Mastlrs, Mates and Pilots and
the American Radio ASsocia-
ton.
Other benefits gained by the
seamen were:
Equalization Of vacations with
officer personnel. Seamen now
getting q 30-day annual vaca-
ton would get 80 DAYS as
officers do.
Operators will increase their
contributions by so cents per
man per day to the present
pension and welfare funds. 1t
also was agreed that 81 would
be given to the pension and
welfare system for officer
personnel in order to equalize
those contributions.
Seamen will receive allow
ances for food, lodging and
transportation to bring them
up to officers allowances.
It was agreed that certain
NMU demands for changes in
working rules would be placed
before O union-management
committee. Any unresolved de-
mands would go to binding
arbitration.
Total Cost Undetermined
Mr.. Cole said he did not
know what the entire cost of
the tentative contract would be.
He said it undoubtedly would
have an impact" on the Gov
ernment's subsidy program.
Announcement of the agree
ment came soon after the fact
finding board had completed
its public hearings into the
strike.
Mr.. Cole said there was no
legal obligation on either side
to hold to the agreement, but
it would be lover the boards
dead body" that either side
would pull out.
The Marine Engineers Bene-
ficial Association was not in
cluded IN the arrangement but
the employers group and that
union are to meet this after
noon.
It is understood that Joseph
Curran, NMU president, did
not include the AIEBA because
it sided wit hthe Seafarers
International Union in the dis
pute. The NMU and the STU
are regarded as rivals. although
both are striking.
At the final fact-finding ses-
sion Mr.. Cole asked all parties
to the dispute to hold them
selves available until Sunday
See MARITIME, Page Al
Evening star., 1961-06-30

man" had volunteered to re-
port to the sheriff's office if
Tonker was seen in town.
He drove into town about
8 am. yesterday and went di-
rectly to a beer joint" Sheriff
Greer said. by the time !
knew about it, he had ordered
a bottle Of beer and was sit
ting quietly at the counter.
II walked Up to him and
See TONKER, Page A-4
Evening star., 1961-06-30

the sentries would go ahead
and shoot them up?"
How would the flags be
flown? Mr.. Gross wanted to
know. above or below the
squirrel tail that some people
fly off their (car) radio an
tennas?"
Before calling the resolution
utter and unmitigated fool
ishness." Mr.. Gross also pro-
pounded this situation:
Evening star., 1961-06-30

"Supposing Is or 20 or so
members of Congress go aboard
some naval vessel, have they
rope enough to fly all Of the
congressional flags for all of
the members on board?"
And, after hearing the flags
dimensions, he asked if the
House Speaker would be "going
to ride through the streets in
Washington or down in Texas
Evening star., 1961-06-30
Bank Bandits Get $18, ,852 Here
~ @u -
Pair Threatens
Workers With
Machine
Briehtwood TeIIers
Forced to Pour
Gosh Into Sack

Two men, one armed with a
Thompson Submachine gun,.
today held up and robbed the,
Bank Of Commerce Brightwood
Branch, 6422 Georgia avenue
NV, and escaped with $18,852.
The two gunner, both white, !.
walked in the front door of
the busy bank branch about
9:45 am. and pointed the
machinegun and a .45-caliber
pistol at eight bank employees
and between 10 and is Gus
toners. No one was hurt.
Inspectors Charles T. Wright
and Richard Felber said the
bandits forced bank tellers to
hand over money from all six
customer windows.
One customer, Arthur Carter,
owner of the Victor Liquor
Store, 6220 Georgia avenue
NV, walked into the bank
during the holdup and was
forced to hand over $500,
according to police.
Convertible Sought
Washington, and Maryland
police and the FBI Immediately
began a search for what police
were told was the getaway car.
Inspector Wright said the men
left the bank by rear entrance,
got into a blue 1859 Cadillac
convertible and escaped, turn
ing left on Tuckerman street
and then heading north.
A few minutes after the rob-
berry, police located a blue
Cadillac in the rear Of 6716
Luzon avenue NV. A neighbour
hood resident said he saw two
men get out Of it and switch
to a blue-and-white Plymouth.
The Cadillac was registered in
the name Of a doctor at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center and
Is believed to have been stolen.
A blue-and-white Plymouth
was reported stolen June 13
from in front of 1880 L street
INV. 1.
Shouts Command i,
Inspector Wright said the two
bandits walked in the front
door of the bank, both carrying
blue cloth bags. The SUBJ
machine gun apparently was
inside one of the bags. The
other gunman was armed with
a .45-caliber pistol. ,
He said the man with the
machinegun took out his weapon
and shouted: "ThiS is q hold
up! Put your hands up! Every
one stand where you are!"
Then the man with the pistol
walked up to teller Donald
Heacock and handed him one
of the blue bags. Mr.. Wright
said the teller filled the bag
with cash and started to hand
it back, but the bandit said:
Pass it up the line. Have
them all dump their money in"
Enrol B. King, 81, of 1928
Lakewood drive, Silver Spring,
Md, said he was second in line
at one Of the tellers' cages.
He said he turned and saw
See ROBBERY, Page A-4
Evening star., 1961-06-30

tried this job with only two
men. One guy, the big shot.
just covered everybody in the
room with that machine gun,
and he kept moving it back
and forth saying, I'll blast
every one Of you if anybody
moves
All Over in 5 Minutes
The two bandits entered the
branch bank at about 9:45 am,
staying less than five minutes.
But they were minutes that
will not be forgotten quickly by
some Is customers and as many
bank employees.
Everyone remained calm,
bank officials said, but at least
one man took a great risk to
See EYEWITNESS, Page Al
Evening star., 1961-06-30
TEEN-AGE BOSSES
ASK PERFECTION

As EXECUTIVES, teen-osers ors
likely to be foirIy demundins bosses.
with strict ideos on eoIffee breaks
and poid vocotions. For a sompIing
Of teen-oge opinion on the ideol
business executive, see TEEN Mosa-
zine, oppeorins otter Page o-4.
Evening star., 1961-06-30
TILE MEAFuEn. Full Report
I'LL VGAITIIN. on Pose BIZ

District and vicinity-Partly cloudy tonight,
chance of scattered thundershowers, low
about 70. Some cloudiness, warm and humid
tomorrow. High and low Of last "a hours:
High, ss, at 2 pm. today; low. 81, at 1880
am. today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
Wesley College Center
Is Dedicated Here

More than 300 clergy, faculty,
students and friends of the
Wesley Theological Seminary
at 4400 Massachusetts avenue
NV. helped dedicate the new
Kresege Academic Center and
classroom refectory building
yesterday at the seminary.
The $4,000 structure is the
sixth unit completed in the
seminary's five-year building
program. A bell tower and re-
flecting pool and a dormitory
are expected to be completed
in 1862.
The entire building program
is being carried out largely with
a SIS million grant from the
Kresge Foundation. The only
stipulation for the grant was
that the Methodists match the
money. They've already spent
more than $3,5 million on con-
struction.
Speaking at the dedication,
Stanley s. Kresge, president of
the foundation and son Of Sc
bastian Kresge, who founded
the 5 and 10 cent store chain,
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said that no other grant has
brought so many thanks to the
foundation.
But he had a little construc-
tive criticism for the seminary.
He warned that too many well
educated theology students
aren't well trained in the prac-
tical ways Of the world.
Mr.. Kresge said a minister
who couldn't give practical
help to an alcoholic was only
half a minister.
other participants in the
service we're Bishop John Wes-
ley Lord, president of the board
of governors of the seminary;
the Rev. Norman L. Trott, pres
ident Of the seminary; Theo-
dore r. McKeldin, former Gov
ernor Of Maryland; DR.. Hurst
r. Anderson, president Of
American University: Mr.. James
B. Law and the Rev. Gerald o.
McCulloh.
The center was designed by
A. Hensel Fink Of Philadelphia,
and built by the Consolidated
Engineering Co. Of Baltimore,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
Seven-Stuqe
Rocket Fired


The National Aeronautics
and Space Agency announced
yesterday it had fired what it
believes is the worlds first sew
en-stage rocket to propel an
artificial meteorite out and
back through the earth'S at
mosphere at $4,000 mph.
The firing took place Friday
at Wallops Island, Va. Three Of
the stages fired in the upward
thrust of the rocket to an alti-
tude Of ITS miles, and the next
four successfully after it turned
downward to project the mete-
orite--a small steel pellet-back
through the atmosphere at the
tremendous speed.
A spokesman said the ex-
pertinent was conducted as
part Of a study of the physical
phenomena that occur during
the re-entry Of high speed OBJ
jectS into the earth's atmos-
phere.
NASA identified the rocket
as a Trail Blazer" 1t said the
pellet. or meteorite, was firea
back into the atmosphere from
a gun-type explosive accelera-
tor attached to the nose of
the sixth stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
Shakespeare Lovers
Start ReheorsoIs Today

Some 80 local Shakespeare
lovers, will gather this after
noon at the Sylvan Amphi-
theatre on the Washington
Monument grounds for the first
official meeting Of the Shakes
peare Festival Of Washington.
The group, which will stage
free performances Of Twelfth
Night" this summer at the
amphitheatre, has picked today
for its first rehearsal on purely
sentimental grounds It's
Shakespeare's birthday.
The festival founder Is Miss
Ellie Chamberlain, of 813 South
Lee street, Alexandria.
Capital Parks Aid
National Capital Parks is do
mating the use Of the amphi-
theatre and the District Recre-
alton Department has offered
the loan Of stage equipment.
In addition, she has rounded
up help from a British costume
designer. a noted composer, and
a bevy Of local talent in all
fields.
The costume designer lend
ing his talents to the produc-
ton is John Peter Halford,
whose wardrobe credits include
the films "Tiger Bay" and
The Vikings" plus a number
Of British Broadcasting Co.
television shows.
He heard about the proposed
venture while visiting friends
here, thought the idea mar
velouS for Washington" and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
Shotgun Bandits
Hold Up Grocery

Two men armed with a
sawed-off shotgun, robbed a
Safeway food store at POLL S
street NV, late yesterday
afternoon.
The shorter Of the pair
carried the shotgun in a brown
paper bag as they walked into
the store at about 4::30 pm.
He unwrapped it inside and the
robbers forced Manager Thomas
Gillespie, 81, Of 2012 Van Buren,
street, West HyattSville, Md,
to open a cash register, police
said.
After taking 1925 in bills,
the men ra ndown an alley.
Police were checking a report
they hailed q cab a shotr dis
lance away.
One was described as 6 feet
4 inches, white, 1875 pounds.
with brown hair combed in a
ducktail and a blue coat. The
other was described as 5 feet
3 inches, 140 pounds, white,
wearing a leather jacket and a
gray felt hat. They were de-
scribed as between Is and 30
years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
Scholarships Go
To Seven Boys

Seven boys have been
awarded scholarships to Our
Lady Of Good Counsel High
School in Wheaton as a re-
suit of archdioceSan entrance
examinations given recently.
Full scholarships were given
to Guy D. Clifton, 6100 Lam
don lane, Bethesda; John
Nails, 102 Summerfield road,
Chevy Chase and Paul Young,
103 Fleetwood terrace, Silver
Spring.
Those receiving partial
scholarships are Paul Gather,
9949 Cherry Tree lane, Silver
Spring; David Ross, 60O8
GroSvenor lane, Bethesda!
John Miller, 10323 Inwood av-
enue, Silver Spring, and Roger
Nye, Of zoos Gainsboro road
Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23

understanding among the
American republics" could not
be more apropos, Mr.. COPELAND
says. Music is one Of the east
est ways Of reaching some de-
gree of understanding. I was
recently in Russia. Musicians
can talk to one another. And
the people who love music and
go to concerts-they're not our
problem"
The festival, being held
Through next Sunday at How
ard University's new Cramton
auditorium, the Library of Con-
greSs Coolidge Auditorium and
the Pan American Union, in
cludes II concerts featuring
works by composers from Peru.
Argentina, Chile, Canada, Mex
leo, Colombia, Brazil, Guata-
mala, Panama, Uruguay, Costa
Rica and the United States.
Mr.. COPELAND will conduct the
Festival Chamber Orchestra on
Tuesday in his Monet" for solo
strings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23

offered to design and execute
the costumes for the show.
His sketches show the char
acterS in 18th century Flemish
garb. with the portly Sir Toby
Belch attired as a Dutch bur-
gomaSter and the girl-in-male-
disguise, Viola, dressed as a
young Cavalier.
Music for this Shakespeare
in-the-park will be the work of
Washin gton-born David
Amram, who composed the
score for last summers New
York Central Park productions.
Many Seek Posts
The local talent has included
an over abundance Of actors,
plus a corps Of stagehands,
seamStreSseS and technicianS.
About the only thing lacking
at this stage is some hard cash
to purchase fabrics for the cos
tunes and pay for lights, a
sound system and programs.
To this end a committee is
working with the hope Of col
lecting a dollar donation from
every potential theatergoer in
the area-"sort Of q vote Of
confidence that Washington
wants the festival" the pro-
ducer said.
If all plans materialize, the
Shakespeare Festival Of Wash
ington-the first Of its kind in
the area-will open July / at
the Sylvan Amphitheatre and
play to free audiences each
evening except Fridays through
July %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
Howard to Inougurote
DR.. Nobrit Wednesday

groups. The educators present
will total close to 1000, officials
said, among them DR.. Samuel
N. Nabrit, the new presidents
brother, who is president OF
Texas Southern University,
Houston, Tex.
Activities on Tuesday will be
highlighted by an 8 pm. pres
entation of Sophocles' "An-
tigone" by the Howard Players.
The educators and delegates
from the various organizations
will be the special guests.
RibbicOff to Speak
Among the speakers at the
investiture ceremony the next
day will be Secretary Of Health,
Education and Welfare Ribi-
coff. The main speaker will be
DR.. Erwin w. Griswold, dean
of the Harvard Law School. The
ceremony will end with deliv-
cry Of the inaugural address by
DR.. Nabrit.
Music will be provided by
the Howard University Choir,
A luncheon for the delegates
will follow.
Wednesday evening activities
will include a presidents recep-
ton at 8 pm, in Baldwin Hall
on the campus.
DR.. Nabrit, a native of At
lanta, Ca. and a distinguished
constitutional lawyer, has been
associated with Howard since
1886, first as a member of the
law school faculty and later as
Its dean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
By the Associated Press

In a matter of days, the
space agency plans to orbit a
Mercury spacecraft with a
talking robot aboard. It's to be
a once-around-the-earth flight
followed by recovery at sea.
The capsule will be launched
by an Atlas missile from Cape
Canaveral, Fla. during the
next several days." the National
Aeronautics and Space Admin
istration said yesterday.
The Mercury craft will be
unnamed but it will carry a
sort Of robot pilot that will
breathe, sweat and talk" in
realistic fashion.
It will be the longest Mer-
curry mission yet, both in time
and in distance. If it performs
properly, the vehicle will orbit
100 miles above the earth, at
about $500 miles an hour, and
will landau hour and so min
uteS after its launching-in the
Atlantic 800 miles east Of Ber-
muda.
AstronautS to Watch
The Mercury astronauts-
one of whom soon will ride a
similar craft on a sub-orbital
watch the test.
They will particularly check
on the functioning of the me-
chanical aStronaut taking its
first Mercury flight. The device
is called a crewman simulator
and NASA said it would:
1. Remove oxygen and add
carbon dioxide and water vapor
to the recirculating oxygen
stream in the capsule, dupli-
eating the respiratory functions
Of a human aStronaut.
2. Simulate body heat by
Of electrical heating ele-
and thus indicate real
istically the capsule tempera-
lures that the first human oc-
Of a Mercury satellite
might have to endure.
Tracking Check Set
8. Carry two tape records to
play back pre-recorded voice
messages, for evaluation of the
communication system. The
messages, each IS minutes long,
will be transmitted to ground
stations by radio, much in the
that an astronaut will
broadcast his in-flight COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
Talking Robot Missile
Slated for Test Orbit
New Look at Universe

NASA said the flight also
would provide the first opera
tional test Of the newly in
stalled worldwide Mercury
tracking, command and data
gathering network.
The test flight may be fol-
lowed within a week or two by
the first attempt to send a man
aloft in a Mercury capsule.
This will be a Redstone
rocket launched to an altitude
Of lis miles and a landing
about 200 miles off Florida. The
manned orbital shot will come
months later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23

QUESTION: I expect to re-
tire from the Navy next July
after % years service. have
a bachelor of science degree
from the Naval Academy. After
retirement I would like to take
a masters degree in history
with q view to teaching in
some small university or pre-
paratory school. Can you sug-
gest a good university in the
Chicago area where I could get
a graduate degree in history?
ANSWER: You'll find a.
number of good, top-ranking
universities in the Midwest
that offer excellent history
programs. The University of
Chicago, University Of Mich
igan, University of Illinois,
University of Wisconsin,
Northwestern University and
Indiana University, to name
but a few, offer fine graduate
programs.
If you plan to enter college
this fall. I'd suggest you apply
Immediately. You can't wait
until July, as the best places
will be gone. You might send
for the catalogues and appli-
cation blanks in the univer-
sites you think you'd like 10
attend. You can make Up your
mind after you see the pro-
grams. Also, check with your
own education or information
officer. You can probably get
advice and help.
Q. My son is Is years old
and begins high school next
year. Since my wife and I want
him to go to college, we'd like
to do something right now to
help broaden his educational
interests. What do you sug-
gest? What books should he
read? What magazines shall
we subscribe to? We want to
increase his mental capacity
as much as possible.
A. May I give you come I'M
expected advice? Don't push so
hard. Your son, at 10, is a
young boy with lots of child
hood left. Give him time to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
TAEVENTS
CALENDAR

Meeting Announcements
NTH the address of the session
must be in the hands OF the
PTA Calendar editor By noon
Thursday of each meek to
insure publication in the
column on Sunday. Those
received too late tDiu not be
used separately unless there
IS some special net0s Signiti-
canoe.
The Forest Heights Elemen-
tary PTA will hold its annual
Embarrassing carnival and ba-
zaar from 10 am. until 4 pm
on Saturday.
Attractions will include
games, a bake sale, fortune
telling, pony rides and other
kiddie rides.
Other PTA events in the
area, all beginning at 8 pm,
unless otherwise stated, are:
TOMORROW
District
Ketcham Elementary, 18th and o SITS
Sc.
Madison and Taylor EIementarIes, Al
Taylor Tth and O SITS. ne.
TUESDAY
District
Congress HeiEhts, bth st. and Nichols
ave oyster ; E Hem pm; Doth and c.,v.r,
Thomson Elementary. 18th and L SITS.
NV.
Patterson Elementary, South Capitol
Garfield Elementary. 26th ct. and
Phelps Vocational High, oath st. and
Hine Jr. High, 7th and C SITS. Sc.
TAkOmS Elementary, Dahlia st. and
Piney Branch I'd. NV; Home and
5cnooI Association VIII near MISS
Evelyn Bull speak on Parents Learn
About the New Arithmetic"
Maryland
81. MichaePs School, Silver Spring:
S:15 pm; L. Phillip Kane will discuss
legislation connected with Federal aid
TO education.
WEDNESDAY
District
Mckinley High, Cd and T SITS. ne.
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see TeTSonoHIY SkeIen OF W. Nooftt.
Pose B-4
Tuesday, will be held in Cram
ton Auditorium on the uni
versity campus.
DR.. Nabrit thus will become
the university's 14th president.
He has served as president since
last July / when DR.. Mordecai
w. johnson officially retired.
DR.. Johnson had headed the
school since 1926.
Begins at $3.50 AM.
The Inauguration ceremony
will begin at $3.50 am. with
the forming of the academic
procession at Founders Library.
An estimated TOO persons, in
GLIDING the presidents of So
colleges and universities will
don their academic robes and
form the line making it's way
across campus to the audito-
rum. The Inauguration is at
10 o'clock.
The number attending will
swell with the presence Of the
university's entire student body
There also will be representa-
tives from scores Of education
al, fraternal and Government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23

like to be a teacher but I've
been told it's a woman's lob.
Are there many men who teach
high school? One of my school
advisers told me not to be a
teacher, that I'm smart enough
to do something else. Do you
agree2 Would I be labeled a
sissy if I went into teaching?
"A. Smart enough to do some
thing else, indeed! I think the
time will come soon when our
professors and bankers and
doctors will advise young peo-
pie: Why go into law or med
icine or business? You're smart
enough to be a teacher. And
tell your friends to forget the
sissy" stuff. Plenty of real he
men go into teaching these
days.
AS a matter of fact, for the
first time in our history, the
number Of male teachers ex-
ceeds that of women in our
high schools. The most recent
figures prepared by the United
States Office of Education
shows that there were 52.2 per
cent Of male high school teach
ers. Back in 1899 women were
ahead with $751; per cent.
Men are needed in the teach
ing profession. One of the rea-
sons the teacher has a low
status and low pay in our So
ciety, many believe, is that up
to now teaching has been
largely populated by women,
School boards know that they
can get women at a lower SAL
ary-they are not usually the
breadwinnerS, and don't need
as much money as men.
My advice: Go into teach
ing. You'll never regret it. Men
are needed even in the ele-
mentary grades. The women
dominate the elementary
schools by an overwhelming
majority-over IS per cent of
the elementary schoolteachers
are women. That is too high
a proportion. Let's bring that
to a $3.50 ratio, comparable
to the high school ratio.