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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-08

Market Ghana has decided to
join liberia and Ethiopia in the
South West Africa case against
the Republic OF South Africa at
the International Court Of Justice.
The case Is scheduled to be held in
November at the Hague.
ON ANOTHER front, South Az
rica is losing ground But, as us
ual, the reason behind the new
republics problems is the same
her rigid policy Of apartheid- While
South African businesses and in
dustrial organizations continue to
sufRer financially from a consider
able decrease in public capital
from foreign nations, the race su-
premacy laws are causing other
losses. The financial implications
Of the governments university
apartheid legislation are reelected
in representations now being made
by the University Of Natal for the
compensation for the loss Of non
white students. For 80 years, this
institution has provided facilities
for non-whites at a cost Of more
than $50, 900 dollars q year. It had
the largest non-white enrolment
Of any South African university.
However, with the establishment
Of state-rm tribal colleges, the
university is mourning a serious
loss in subsidies and fees without
a corresponding decrease in ex-
penditure. University authorities
are pressing the Verwoerd govern
ment to relieve the loss, but so far
they have not been successful.
MALI HAS announced that the
economic break with Senegal win
be maintained. President Modibo
Keita said that Mali will main
tain the rupture Of our economic
relations with Senegal to help the
Senegalese people take notice of
their exploitation by their leaders"
Speaking on the anniversary of
the breakup Of the Mali Fedora
ton of Senegal and the former
French Sudan, Keita said main
tenance of the break had been de-
cided after serious reflection and
would be continued as long as the
present government ruled in Oak
ar and French military bases re-
manned in Senegal. On the other
hand, spokesman from Senegal,
speaking motficially. have told
the Associated Negro Press that
their government hopes to restore
economic relations with Mali.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-08


Columbus, Ohio (ANP) - Po-
lice last week cited James Hiner-
man for jaywallxing when he ran
across a street and into the side
Of a truck, injuring himself seri-
ously. But, after investigation, po-
lice said James win not be sum-
moned to answer the charge in
court and that the jaywall1ing cit
the truck driver of all blame for
alton was a formality to aboslve
the accident.
But the main reason for judicial
leniency was, jaywallxer James is
only two years old!
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-08
THE Darn Things
Inside Down.

OpSboS DOWuS
Sydney, Australia (ANP) -
Visitors and art critics here last
week were loud in their praise of
an abstract painting that was a
prize-winner at the Sydney art
show. But an unimpressed attend
ant brought chucxles from a group
when he said disdainfully: ''The
darn things upside down"
The attendants criticism was
verified by Judge Hal Missingham
director of the Sydney Art Gallery
whose terse comment was: TITS
a good oil-upside down or right
side up"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-08
And The "cannins Champs"
Are BdeheIorSI

And The Coming Champs
Are BdehelorSI
Wetumplxa, Ala (ANP) - Two
brothers. David and Daniel Blank
enship, last week were unofficially
crowned Canning Champs" for
putting up more vegetables than
any Of the housewives who used
the local high schools canning
plant.
The brothers speciality was a
soup mix, or sort Of gumbo, con-
sisting of stew meat (diced), and
tomatoes, corn, olHra and butter
beans. After sampling the tasty
concoction, one housewife com.
mented: Its really delicious. And
Just think: The BlanEenship broth
ers are bachelors!"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-08
Focus On Africu
BY EDDIE I. MADISON, JR.

AS FREEDOM RIDERS and Eit-ns continue to Tor
equal rights for Negroes in the United States particularly in
the hardore South their African brothers in Southern Rhod
esa making gains using similar echnques However
not until Africans Invaded" the formerly awhe swimming
pools Salisbury that white Southern Rhodeans began
the campaiRns attention Seemingly bothered
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-08
THIS NJ THAT
BY Hazel Underwood

4 Tribute 20 Teaehogs EWogywghaVa
God gave to you that rarest gift
An understanding heart,
A gentle, kindly manner
Your wisdom to impart,
Oh. some men build with steel and iron
Tc pave their way to fame,
But you are building character,
A lasting tribute to your name.
The lives you touch. the good you do
Shall never know an end
And we are proud to can you h
Teacher and friend
M. GriswOld, in warp's Messenger
Evening star., 1961-01-11

these people speedily through
town will be something to
behold.
AT Sis JANUARY 10 the
most brilliant scene in Wash
ington will be in Constitution
Hall where President-elect
and Mrs. Kennedy. accom-
panied by their friend Bill
Walton. will occupy Box No.
II, while all around them
ensconced in boxes will be
Vice President and Mrs.
johnson and their family,
former President and Mrs.
Truman with Margaret and
Clifton Daniel, Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, Mrs. Franklin
Delano Roosevelt. Adlai
Stevenson, new cabinet mem
bers, and such other celebri-
ties as Robert Frost the poet
and Helena Rubinstein the
beautician. Tickets for
all this, priced at SIS to SIS
for orchestra and balcony, $25
for box seats. go on sale to-
morrow at the National Sym
phony Box office at l108 G
street. lis Helena Ru-
binstein going to become the
Elizabeth Arden of this ad-
ministration?l
The most fascinating thing
Evening star., 1961-01-11

tions will include the same
red, silver and gold used in
side.
Free champagne, cake and
other edibles will be avail
able here, where a pre-fab
hardwood floor will be laid
and a temperature of 72 de-
grees will be maintained
during the 9 pm. to Q am.
event.
At the Sheraton-Park and
Mayflower Hotels the same
silver gray material will be
used to line the walls.
Mr.. Joseph Moran, Chair
man Of the Inaugural Ball
Advisory Committee, an
nounced arrangements are
progressing according to
schedule"
He pointed out all commit
tee chairmen and members,
400 strong. are volunteers. :.
The largest floor subcom-
mittee includes ,243 workers
while there are approximately
160 hostess volunteers.
Evening star., 1961-01-11

face Of the box against royal
blue satin will be affixed the
seals of the President and
Vice President.
Over the circular band
stand. Ton the floor of the
Armory. located opposite the
presidential box), will be a
canopy of royal and blue and
red satin lined with gold.
Silver grey Egyptian rep,
a sparkling stiff material, will
line the Armory wall. Huge
gold American eagles with a
wing span of 40 feet will
decorate each end of the
Armory. Overhead alternate
drapings Of red and white
will form the ceiling.
There will be balcony boxes
adjoining the presidential
box at the Armory where
Governors Of States and
members Of the Diplomatic
Corps will be seated.
In the tent, with q 30
foot entrance opening at the
Armory's east end, decora-
Evening star., 1961-01-11

Kennedy and Mrs. johnson.
"Jacqueline" was written by
Mrs. Meyer Davis and Lady
Bird" was written by Mrs.
Fort. A third special selec-
ton will be New Frontiers"
written by Bob Safer and
George Mysels.
Mrs. Joseph P. Adams,
chairman of the Ball Decora-
tions Committee, announced
that contract for the decora-
tions of all three balls has
been awarded to Earl Har-
grove of Hargrove Displays,
Inc, from this city.
Canopy Of Gold
Plans at the Armory in
clude a Presidential box
seating approximately l10 to
be located in the balcony just
inside the main entrance.
The box will have a canopy
Of gold satin with four large
draperies of royal blue satin
near the top, held with gold
heavy tasselled rope. On the
Evening star., 1961-01-11
Inaugural Extravaganza
Trurnpets, Worlds Biggest Bondstond to Star
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN
Star StafY Writer

The worlds largest revolv-
ing bandstand, the Army
Herald Trumpets. 400 full
dressed men of the Armed
Services and a $4,000 foot
square outside tent will be
a part of the Star-studded
attraction at the National
Guard Armory Inaugural
Ball on January 20.
Approximately 20 distin-
gnished guests, whose names
will be announced later, will
be presented to the Presiden-
tial and Vice Presidential
parties in a special cere-
mony at all three ball sites
the Armory and Sheraton
Park and Mayflower Hotels.
For those who don't have
tickets to the big night do
ings. NBC and CHS will
carry q 45-minute national
broadcast Of the President
and his party and attendant
ceremonies from the Armory
Ball.
MayflOwer First
The President will 60 first
to the Mayflower Hotel and
will be at the Armory from
u:15 pm. to midnight be-
fore proceeding on to the
Sheraton-Park.
Decorations for all three
balls were announced this
morning by the Inaugural
Committee who gave out ad-
-ditional details on music and
entertainment for the event.
At each ball, Immediately
following the arrival of the
presidential party the Ma
tional Anthem will be sung
by Broadway Star Jack
Irwin.
Playing for the arrival and
departure. Of the official
presidential and vice presi-
dental parties at each ball
will be the United States Ma
rine Band, directed by 1t.
Col Albert Schoepper, and
the Army Herald Trumpets,
directed by Capt. Gilbert
Mitchell.
Mrs. Hankins Fort, chair
man Of the Music and Enter
tainment Committee at the
balls, gave the following run
down on orcheStras that will
play for the balls:
Count Basic will alternate
with Meyer Davis band at
the Armory, Howard Devron
and Henry King (of Texas)
will alternate at the Shera-
ton-Park Hotel. and Lester
Lanin and Sidney will take
turns playing at the May
flower Hotel.
Two songs have been espe-
cially written for the ball
music, dedicated to Mrs.
Evening star., 1961-01-11
BY BETTY BEALE
Star Sta6 Writer

A chic, young Washington
matron overnight will become
the No. / political hostess Of
the Kennedy administration.
Whether she retains the
title or not depends on the
future role Of Mrs. George Y.
Wheeler, II, wife of the
wealthy consultant to RCA.
But for the coming week
of inaugural festivities there
is no question but that the
good-looking brunei Jane has
the biggest plum any hostess
could desire.
It is to her fashionable
residence on Foxhall road
the evening of January 20
that possibly the new Presi-
dent, and definitely his en-
tire family as we'll as the
First Lady's entire family
plus all of the cabinet and
their wives, as well as the
small coterie Of the Jack
Kennedys' most intimate
friends, will go for dinner
preceding the Inaugural Ball.
This number adds up to at
least 100 persons, SO the
Wheelers didn't even begin
to ask their own particular
friends. They have limited it
to the K e n n e dys!' special
group. @
NATURALLY, jacob E.
LINE KENNEDY was the
first woman invited, but it
is possible that she will de-
cline in order to have some
rest before beginning the long
evening of attending three
inaugural balls. She still tires
very easily and already that
day she will have attended
her husbands Inauguration
and the Capitol Hill luncheon
that follows. driven back to
the White House to enter her
illustriouS new home for the
first time and then watched
the parade for 2 hours and
IS minutes.
But 70 give his wife this
recuperating time to herself,
Pre- sident Kennedy, who
proved his inexhaustibility
during his campaign. may
well Join his mother, father.
brothers, sisters, in-laws, cab
met and cousins for the 7:30
dinner on the most important
day of his life in the home
of the attractive socialite who
worked like a beaver for the
Citizens for Kennedy organ
iZation..
In any case, the squadron
Of m otorcycle policemen
swarming around the Wheeler
house that evening to escort
Evening star., 1961-01-11
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
Most Envied Hostess
Mrs. George Wheeler to Fete Kennedys

Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis,
Helen Traubel, Ethel Mer-
man, Allen King. Gene Kelly,
Bette Davis, Keeley Smith,
Louis Prima, Ella Fitzgerald,
Dean Martin. Peter Lawford.
Milton Berle. Shirley Mac
Laine and Belafonte sweep
ing in in groups of five. each
accompanied by 10 singers.
marching to the center arena
and facing the three sides
Of the Armory. (All these
stars. by the way. will be in
vited to the Stephen Smiths
party on the 17th.)
BY this time the President
and his party are due to
enter and then the individual
spots of each artist will be-
gin. At the wind-up Of the
whole program, Emcee Sina-
ira will introduce Our next
President, Mr.. John Fitz-
gerald Kennedy" and the
latter will address the assem-
blage.
A final song will close
Washington's most exciting
evening until January 20.
AN INTERESTING SIDE
LIGHT to the Inaugural
Concert is that 100 famous
Americans, from Mickey
Mantle to Bernard Baruch,
including Maria Callas. Harry
Golden, Kirk Douglas and de
Koonig. have been asked for
statements on what great
music means to them and the
statements will begin to be
released next Tuesday.
Comedian Sam Levenson
wrote back that we should
not send a man into space
but an l.. P. satellite with a
full symphony orchestra.
\ y y d
P.S. The luncheon arranged
by Tish Baldrige for 100
members of the Kennedy
family, in-laws and intimates
at the Mayflower on the goth
Immediately following the in
auguration, is not being given
by Tish at all. Host at the
huge affair will be the head
Of the family, Joseph P.
Kennedy.
Evening star., 1961-01-11

about this concert is that
the overture. From Sea to
Shining Sea" by young
American composer John La
Montaine, was. commissioned
especially for this concert by
the Democrats last August.
They were so sure their can
didate would get in, they
asked Howard Mitchell to
arrange it 212 months before
the election!
DID THE REPUBLICANS
also make such a request?
The answer is no.
The Kennedys will arrive
at the Constitution Hall that
evening at sos when the
composer and performing art
lists. violinist Mischa Elman
and pianist Earl Wild will be
introduced to them. Concert
goers who want to see them
arrive sh hould be seated,
therefore, some minutes be-
fore 8:15 when ward
Mitchell will raise his baton.
The Kennedys will hear
the overture, Elman, and fl
nally Georgetown University
and Howard University male
choruses sing THE Testa-
ment of Freedom"-writings
of Thomas jefferson set to
music. Promptly at 9 when
intermission Is due to begin,
they and the other top Gov
ernment VIP's will depart
and head for the Armory
where they will arrive about
9:15, or so. The rest of the
audience can remain and
hear Tchaikovsky's Romeo
and Juliet Overture" and
Wild playing Gershwin's
Rhapsody in Blue"
In the meantime, the
Democratic fund raising
Inaugural Gala will have
begun at 8:45 with Leonard
Bernstein conducting the
orchestra in STARS and
Stripes Forever" If the
original plans hold, he will
then swing into walking
Down to Washington" with
such stars Of the show as
Frank Sinatra, Mahalia
Jackson. joey Bishop, Jimmy
Durante. Nat King Cole,
The Adak sun., 1961-01-30
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COMM|S.S ARY NO1E5
SPICES

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Evening star., 1961-06-02
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
House Probers Hit 'Quickie' Shifts
From Military to Civilian Jobs

The CSC chief also told the
Government personnel officials
to eliminate any semblance of
personal patronage or favor
itism in promotions or other
personnel actions.
\ y
FOREIGN SERVICE CRITI-
CIZED-In reporting the State
Departments 1862 money bill,
the House Appropriations Com
mittee called for better utiliza-
ton of the departments per-
Sonnel.
It criticized the too fire.
quent transfer" of Foreign
Service personnel, declaring
that this is costly and inef-
ficient."
FBI PRAISED-On the other
hand, the committee had moth
ing but praise for the FBI and
its director, j. Edgar Hoover.
The committee noted that
this is the 10th straight year
that not one penny of the
funds that he (Mr. Hoover)
has requested of the committee
has been denied" The COM
mittee noted that this was be-
cause "of the confidence which
the committee has in the FBI
under the capable leadership
of Director J. Edgar Hoover" !"
u u II
POSTMASTERS - Senator
Proxmire, Democrat of Wis
consin, has sponsored a bill to
take the appointment of post
masters out of the realm of
political patronage. At present,
postmasters are appointed by
the President and must be con-
firmed by the Senate. The
Proxmire bill would give the
Postmaster General the author
ity to appoint postmasters
without Senate confirmation
mo political test or qualifica-
tion shall be permitted or given
consideration, but such appoint
ments shall be made solely or
the basis of merit and eff.
Ificency," the bill. states.
Evening star., 1961-06-02
TRUJILLO
Slain Dictotor's S Son
Emerging as Leader

any of the other five named
conSpirators was in custody.
On hand for the funeral were
Gen. Trujillo's second wife. two
sons, Rafael, jr., and LeonidaS;
a daughter, Dona Angela de los
Reyes del Corazon de Jesus
(known as Angelica, and five
brothers, one of whom, Hector.
he once made president of this
island republic. Another daugh-
ter. Flor de Orc, former wife
of international playboy Por-
firio Rubirosa, was delayed in
flying from Montreal.
Rafael, jr., was named to the
new post of "joint chief of staff
of the forces of the air, sea and
land" to guarantee the cohe-
sion and unity of all the armed
bodies of the republic and the
preservation of public order
and the security of the state"
He also was made a member
of the cabinet as Secretary of
State without portfolio.
The government took pains
to play down the possibility
that the dictator's assassina-
ton was an attempt to over
throw the regime.
Retired Brig. Gen. Juan
Tomas Diaz. once a close COL
laborator with Gen. 'Trujillo,
was called the leader of the
band of killers. Widespread
reports that he had an armed
band of supporters in the
mountains brought an official
denial from the War Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1961-06-02

to eat at the white lunch
counter used by earlier groups
of racially mixed segregation
challengers.
Anonymous Call Made
An anonymous caller tele-
! phoned the terminal that a
bomb had been put there
shortly before the bus was
scheduled to pull out. Police
and firemen who searched the
building found nothing.
Such threats have been
numerous in Montgomery since
racial violence broke out 13
days ago.
The new Freedom Riders
four white persons and seven
Negroes-arrived by Greyhound
bus in Montgomery late yes
terday.
In Mississippi, acting Gov.
Paul johnson urged citizens to
let the law take its course. Gov.
Ross Barnett was out of the
State on a business trip. jack
son police have arrested So in
tegrationistS. OF this group, 10
have been released but most of
the rest are taking part in a
hunger strike which began yes
terday. They vow the strike
will continue until Federal au-
thorities intervene to end seq
regation in bus and rail facili-
ties throughout the South.
Evening star., 1961-06-02

They say the Navy does not
do much of this. But the sub
committee criticizes Navy for
hiring retired enlisted men such
as master sergeants from the
Marine Corps and chief war
rant officers for apprentice
civilian jobs, even though these
men are between SO and As
years of age. The subcommittee
declares that apprentices for
the various civilian skilled jobs
in Navy should come from
young men in their late teens
or 20s.
The House group also is delv-
ing into the use of military
personnel in civil service jobs
previously filled by civilians,
and the practice of hiring re-
tired military personnel for
already established civil service
jobs.
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat of Georgia, chairman of
the subcommittee, and Bun
Bray, the groups chief investi-
gator, say these practices have
greatly disturbed civilian en-
ployeS in the defense eStab-
llShment. Civilian employees feel
their chances of advancement
have been stymied and that a
double standard exists as fal
as civilian and military per-
Sonnel are concerned, they de-
clare.
PROGRAM FOR GOVERN
MENT-In his speech before
the annual conference of the
Society for Personnel Admins
tratlon at the Statler Hiltor
Hotel, Civil Service Commission
Chairman John Macy declared
that promotions in Government
should be based only on meri
. and through demonstrated
ability, not through seniority
or conformity"
Mr.. Macy also said the Gov
ernment's pay and fringe bene
, fit plans should be ''reasonabl,
related to those Of progresSiv
Iprivate employers"
Evening star., 1961-06-02
RACIAL

Continued From First Page
CORE, from interfering with
interstate bus travel.
Judge johnson continued in
effect an existing no-violence
restraining order against two
Klan factions and three in
dividuals, and put a fourth in
dividual under injunction.
In his order against Mont
gomery Police Commissioner l..
B. Sullivan and Chief G. j.
Ruppenthal, the judge pro-
hibited them from refusing or
failing to provide protection for
segregation challenging Free
dom Riders or other interstate
passengers.
Besides the police and the
Klan, the court continued in
functions against two widely
known Klan figures, Robert M.
Shelton of Tuscaloosa and the
Rev. Alvin Horn of Talladega,
Ala.
He also put injunctions into
effect against a former Mont
gomery reserve policeman,
Claude v. Henley, and another
Montgomery resident, Thurman
QUITS.
Leaders Of Drive Listed
The freedom ride sponsors
put under court order are
CORE, the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference, the
Student Non-Violent Move
ment at Nashville, Tenn, and
the Montgomery County Jail
Association, an organization
formed by II integrationiStS
after they were arrested at a
white bus station lunch counter
last week.
Also included in the injunc-
tion, at the request of attor-
neyS for the police department,
are the Rev. Martin Luther
King. jr., of Atlanta. the Rev.
F. l.. Shuttlesworth of Birming-
ham, the Rev. Wyatt Tee
Walker of Atlanta and the Rev.
Ralph D. Abernathy and the
Rev. Solomon S. Seay, sr., both
OF Montgomery. All are Negro
leaders active in the bus sta
tion segregation challenge.
Meanwhile, after a false
alarm bomb call, seven more
Freedom Riders left Montgom-
cry today on a railways bus
for Jackson, Miss.
Another group of seven was
scheduled to depart for Jack
son later today.
Uniformed city police and
sheriff's deputies kept a tight
guard on the bus station. Some
FBI men were seen in the
terminal.
The four Negro and three
white riders made to attempt
Evening star., 1961-06-02
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

A House Civil Service Subcom-
mittee is investigating "quickie
appointments" in the Defense
agencies.
The House unit disclosed a
situation in which military Off
GERS or top enlisted men retire
and then are Immediately hired
as high-salaried civilians with
civil service status in the same
jobs they were doing as men,
bers of the military.
The House Civil Service SUBJ
committee on Manpower Utili-
zation charges that these jobs
are "civilianized" and their
written job qualifications are
tailor made" so that only the
retired military men involved
can fill them.
In some instances. military
officer or master sergeant re-
tires on Friday and goes to
work in the same job the fol-
lowing Monday as a civilian,
the subcommittee noted.
These retired military per-
sonnel thus draw two pay
checks from the Government
one for their retired military
pay and one as a civilian en-
ploye, the subcommittee points
out.
The subcommittee has sent
over 10 typical cases of these
"quickie" appointments to AS
sistant Secretary of Defense
Carlisle Runge, with the re-
quest that he do something
The House unit also plans tt
ask top Civil Service Commits.
sion officials why the Csc
apparently has done nothing
about the situation.
The subcommittee says thu
Air Force is the worst offende,
in this regard. Air Force Off
cials have been called to appea,
before the group Monday, jun
IL. The Army also engage
in such practices. but not OF
the scale that the Air Fore
does, subcommittee spokesmel
saw