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Evening star., 1961-02-25
Depressed Area Bill. !. !. !. !.
DuetoC Clear Senate Unit

Of its existing resources to sup
plement its work.
He said Commerce would be
his first choice, but added, "if
the Congress makes q different
Judgment, however, I would
accept this and say that an
Independent agency would be
useful"
The Senate subcommittee
hopes to wind up hearings on
the bill Tuesday, after receiv-
ing the testimony Of three Ken
nedy cabinet members and sew
eral more outside witnesses.
The administration witnesses
will be Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Freem a n. Secretary
Hodges and Labor Secretary
Goldberg.
AS the House hearings began,
Mr.. Patman admitted I'VE will
have q hard fight on our
hands" to get the Kennedy de-
pressed area bill through Con-
gress this year.
Although similar bills have
passed Congress twice in recent
years they were vetoed, and
Mr.. Patman indicated he ex-
poets the opposition to fight
harder to keep this Congress
from passing the bill because
they know President Kennedy
will sign 1t.
The bill sets up three sepa-
rate loan funds of 500 million
each to assist in developing
new industries and to build
needed public facilities in de-
pressed areas. The repayments
would go into a revolving fund
for further loans.
The bill also authorizes SITS
million for grants for public
facilities and smaller amounts
for technical assistance to COM
munities and for retaining dis
placed workers.
Evening star., 1961-02-25
Confirmed
For U. 5. Posts
By the Associated Press

The Senate yesterday con-
firmed q dozen Of President
Kennedy's appointments. In
cludipg the men he has picked
to head three big Government
agencies.
DR.. Glenn T. Seaborg, q
Nobel prize winner and chan
cellor Of the University Of
California since 1858, was con-
firmed as. q member Of the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Mr.. Kennedy has said he will
name DR.. Seaborg chairman.
Najeeb e. Halaby, Los An
geles attorney and business
man. was confirmed as head
Of the Federal Aviation Agency.
Harold r. Linder, New York
Hnancier : philanthropist. was
confirmed TO head the Export.
Import Bank. The Senate
Banking Committee had com.
pleted hearings on his laomi-
nation only Q few hours earlier
authorizing him to retain in
vestments Mr.. Linder said he
was reluctant to sell. He said
he would furnish the commit
tee q complete accounting Of
his holdings.
Mr.. Linder told the commit
tee he was reluctant to divest
himself Of all Of his invest
ments because this would mean
Q substantial financial sacri.
flee. He said. however. he would
sell all or any Of the securities
II that was the committees
wish.
Also confirmed were the NOM
nations Of three veteran for
eign service officers to new
posts as Ambassadors. They
were:
Douglas Macarthur II, who
has been Ambassador to Japan,
as Ambassador to Belgium.
Raymond A. Hare, deputy
Undersecretary Of State for Po-
litical Affairs. to be AmbaSSa-
dor to Turkey.
Bernard Cutler, who has
been Ambassador to Ceylon, to
be Ambassador to Finland.
Also confirmed were:
John p. Duncan Of Georgia
and Frank j. Welch Of Ken
tucky IS Assistant Secretaries
Of Agriculture.
James M. Quigley of Pennsyl-
vania as Assistant Secretary Of
Welfare.
Stephen Allies. Washington
attorney, to be Undersecretary
Of the Army.
Herbert F. York Of California
for another term as Defense
Department research and engi-
neering director.
Robert e. Giles Of North
Carolina to be general counsel
OF the Commerce Department.
Evening star., 1961-02-25
Floods Continue
To Rise in Two
Southern States
nz the Associated Press

Floodwaters continued to rise
in Central Alabama and Mis-
sissippi today as winter dealt
another severe blow to the
Deep South.
High water displaced thou
sands in four Southern States.
Tornadoes and damaging winds
brought more troubles to at
least three others.
Early today rain turned to
Isnow In Northern Mississippi
and Alabama as temperatures
began to fall. No accumula-
tions were expected, however.
The Weather Bureau at
Montgomery said rain ceased
in Central and South Alabama
today, and none was expected
through tomorrow.
The bureau forecast sub
freezing temperatures in north
central portions Of Alabama
and Mississippi tonight.
Tornadoes and high winds
uprooted trees and damaged
buildings in Alabama, Georgia
and South Carolina. No serious
injuries were reported.
Evening star., 1961-02-25

Woe range OF missile programs
underway and planned.
He added that q closed-door
session yesterday brought
agreement among committee
members that the time IS at
hand for some Standardization
and fewer missiles.
Both Senator Bridges and
Chairman Stennis, Democrat Of
Mississippi. said the investi-
eating group hopes to steer
clear Of the hot political dispute
about whether or not there Is
q missile gap. with Russia
ahead in this field.
"The subcommittee viii not
concern itself with an evaluas
ton Of Russia's position in the
missile field" Senator Stennis
said. Rather, the purpose Of
the study is to evaluate our own
position--to find out what He
have now and are likely 10 have
in the future"
Senator Stennls said the
group wants Ito determine the
reliability and survivahility Of
the family Of missile systems In
all three military departments" |"
That would appear to require
some measure Of the possible
enemy capability Of attacking
United States missile systems
and bases.
Among other things. Senator
Stennis said his group win look
into why there has been such
enormous increases In the cost
Of missiles and missile systems,
and to form possible helpful
guides to future legislation"
Meanwhile, the chairman Of
. House Appropriations Sub
Evening star., 1961-02-25
Labor Urges
More Aid for
Cuban ExiIes

MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Feb. rs
(AP). The AFL-CIO today
called on the Government to
expand its aid to Cuban ref
ugees. The labor group said
the problem is worse than the
one created when refugees
streamed to America after the
1856 Hungarian revolt.
more than twice the num-
Der Of people are involved and
with Cuba only 30 miles of the
coast Of the United States, the
number Of refugees Is certain
to grow" the AFL-CIO Execu-
tive Council said in 3 state
Iment.
It said that from 10000 to
so 900 Cubans have already fled
from the Castro regime and
come to live in the Miami area,
and an additional 5000 each to
Tampa, Fla. and to New York.
Saying that it has joined
with other private agencies in
providing funds and personnel
to help the refugees, the labor
group said the Federal Gov
lernment should furnish more
hospital care, surplus food and
cash assistance.
It was suggested that Flor
ida authorities relax welfare
aid requirements but that "this
is clearly a national problem
despite the popular notion that
it is merely q problem Of the
Miami area"
In another statement, the
council called on Congress to
authorize Q public housing
program Of several hundred
thousand units, plus O 81 bill
lion annual urban renewal
plan to spur the tagging hous-
ing industry and help reverse
the recession.
Council members were In re-
cess today until Monday. A
number Of the union officials
we're due to board q destroyer
and submarine for q torpedo
firing demonstration as guests
of the United States Navy.
Evening star., 1961-02-25
Powell Tones
Down School
Funds Bur
By the Associated Press

The anti-segregation amend
ment of Representative Powell,
Democrat Of New York. still
hangs over the Kennedy admin
istration's aid-to-education bill,
although in q changed form.
Mr.. Powell indicated in q news
Econference yesterday that he is
revising his amendment. It
originally would deny funds to
any State where schools were
segregated. Now it would ap-
ply only TO school districts
which violate court orders to
desegregate.
Asked If he knew Of any spe-
Icific districts where 1t would
apply today, Mr.. Powell said
New Orleans was the only one
he could think Of.
The Negro Congressman said
he was holding on to the
amendment for possible use
later. The chairman Of the
Education and Labor Commit
tee thought there might be q
';eEanae III the climate" before
the bill comes UP for action m
Congress.
In 1856, the House voted
against Federal aid to education
after Mr.. Powell succeeded in
tacking his original amendment
to the bill.
In q news conference, Mr..
Powell repeated his view that
the administration has the
power to withhold Federal funds
from school districts found In
violation Of the Supreme Courts
desegregation ruling. The ad-
ministration has not supported
this stand. however, and Secre-
tary Of Welfare Ribicoff publicly
urged that Mr.. Powell refrain
from entangling the school bill
In the desegregation issue.
Evening star., 1961-02-25

committee said "things are in Q
mess" in the program to build
bases for intercOntinental bal
Ilistic missiles.
Representative Sheppard,
Democrat Of California. said
after 3 closed meeting yester-
day FOUR hearings indicated
they were messier than
thought they were. They are
trying TO operate o crash pro-
gram on q business-as-uisual
basis, and 1t just won't work
that way"
Mr.. Sheppard added. there
are too many people IN toe
many indecisive positions. eth
er unable or unwilling to make
decisions"
I'VE have got to have one
man on top TO run the show =
he said. "It p Bgetttng t0p fsE
behihdP 4A y III 81
He said. contractors are be-
coming reluctant to undertake
missile base contracts because
Of the uncertainties and risks
and frequent changes in plans
and designs.
Evening star., 1961-02-25
Gas ak Rise
Seen Backed
Extremely
By the AssOcistsd Press

President Kennedy favors a
higher Federal gasoline tax to-
step up work on the Federal
roadbuilding program and keep
it on q pay-aS.you-go basis, a
high congressional source said. /.
The source said Mr.. Kennedy.
has decided to indorse former,
President Eisenhower's recon-
mendation that the Federal tax
be increased to AZ cents per
gallon. Mr.. Eisenhower made
the proposal before he left Of
flee last month.
The permanent tax currently
is 3 cents. An additional / cent
tax viii expire June 80. Mr..
Kennedy's proposal is to make
the ! cent hike permanent and
add an additional one-half. cent
per gallon.
Mr.. Eisenhower also asked for
the 412 cent total In 1853 but
the Democratic controlled Con-
gress approved only cent in7
crease for a two-year period
Upon expiration Of the tempo
rary gasoline tax hike, the presr
ent law calls for diversion to
the Highway Trust Fund Of 5
per cent Of the excise levy on
autos to replace the revenues.
The congressional source said
the President opposed diversion
of auto excise tax revenues to
the highway fund because this
would take $500 million from
general revenues. =
Many Democratic Congress-
men and Governors oppose any
permanent increase in the Fed
eral gasoline tax above the 3
cent level. :
Evening star., 1961-02-25

n
Wilson, who was sworn In
Thursday as president Of the
University. Of Minnesota. The
presidency has been vacant
since DR.. Wilson left last sum-
mer.
DR.. Flemming was president
of Ohio Wesleyan University
from l94S until 1851, when he
resigned to become chairman
of the Manpower Policy Com
mittee. He returned TO his
Ohio Wesleyan post until he
took the Job Of director Of
defense mobilization in the
Eisenhower administration in
1858, and returned to Ohio
Wesleyan in 1857, until he
again left to take his cabinet
post in 1858.
Evening star., 1961-02-25

December. Earlier this week.
it was announced that Or.
Flemming and Fred H. Har-
rington. vice president Of aca-
demic affairs at the University
Of Wisconsin, were the two
men under consideration.
The announcement Of the
appointment was made by
Henry F. Cabell, head Of the
Board Of Higher Education,
who said Mrs. Flemming's se-
lection viii help to carry out
the program Of high excel
lence" on which the board is
determined.
He said DR.. Flemming would
bring a vast background of
knowledge and experience in
many fields.
He succeeds o. Meredith
Evening star., 1961-02-25
By the Associated Prsss

Representative Powell, Dem
ocrat Of New York. has started
an investigation into possible
abuses In the administration
Of union welfare and pension
funds. These funds now have
more than $40 billion.
Investigations by som {
States In this area have turned
UP some very alarming facts
that can cause o first-cl&Ss
scandal" Mr.. Powell, chairman
Of the House Labor Committee,
said yesterday.
He told q news conference
he has hired investigators and
will put them to work irnmedi-
ately. In addition, he said O
subcommittee headed by Rep
resentative James Roosevelt,
Democrat Of California, would
start hearings as soon as the
investigation is completed.
Mr.. Powell said State probes
had uncovered these abuses SO
far:
/. Exorbitant fees to trustees.
2. Kickhacks and split fees
between fund trustees and law
yerS.
8. Interest-free loans to ia
vored applicants.
4. Risky investments to help
friends.
5. Favoritism toward certain
doctors and clinics.
Mr.. Powell also said he was
introducing legislation that
would require detailed annual
reports from the funds. The
bill would give the Secretary
Evening star., 1961-02-25
BY J. A. OLEARY
Star staff Writer

A Senate Banking subcom-
mittee hopes to report out next
week the Kennedy administra-
tion's $3S9.5 million depressed
area redevelopment bill. on
which q House subcommittee
began hearings yesterday.
Democrats in both houses are
expected to rally behind the
bill, which ranks high on Presi-
dent Kennedy's program. But
there is still some disagreement
among them over who should
administer the aid for COM
|munities which have been suf-
fering from chronic unemploy-
ment.
Senator Douglas, Democrat
of Illinois, chairman Of the
Senate subcommittee, still fav-
ors an independent agency to
be known as the Area Redevel-
opment Administration.
The President prefers placing
1t in the Commerce Depart
mentS and Commerce Secretary
Luther Hodges made a strong
bid for control Of the new
program when he appeared as
the first witness at the House
hearings yesterday.
Mr.. Hodges pointed out that
his department already has
had for several years an office
of area development with a
staff of A persons endeavor-
ing to provide advice to local
groups, but without any COM
prehenSive loan or grant funds.
Representative Patman, Dem
ocrat of Texas, who will han
die the bill in the House. said
he is going along with the
Commerce Secretary because
he wants to work with the
Kennedy administration.
Mr.. Patman added. however,
that If he finds the House
Banking Committee is going to
turn down the Commerce De-
partment. he will urge that the
program be turned over to the
Small Business Administration
rather than to a brand-new
agency.
At a recent press conference.
Mr.. Kennedy said he believes
1t would be most advantageous
to have the program in the
Commerce Department with all
Evening star., 1961-02-25
Kennedy to ToIk
At Dedication

President Kennedy viii make
the main address at the dedi-
cation Of the National Wild
life Federation building at l412
Sixteenth street NV. on March
3, the White House has an
nounced. The address Is sched-
uled for $50 am.
Evening star., 1961-02-25

munications, was hurled aloft
fSom this spaceport last night
in the nose Of q four-stage
rocket.
The National Aeronautics
and Space administration an-
nounced the first stage Of the
Juno II performed perfectly,
but 20 or 80 seconds later radio
contact was lost with the We
hicle. Study Of telefnetry data
indicated Q malfunction.
"The payload did not achieve
its planned orbit. 3 statement
said. but there Is some posi-.
bility that an orbit undeter-
mined at this time Has
achieved"
The sphere was not sighted
when It should have appeared
over the United States on com.
pletion Of its first orbit. Never
theless, ground stations con.
tinued TO search on the slight
hope the sphere might be ir
orbit.
Even II the satellite is found
It would be useless to scientists
because Its radio voice Is gone
This failure stymies an effort
TO learn more about the iono.
sphere, an electrically charged
field which surrounds the earth
Earlier yesterday . new. more
powerful Atlas missile regis
tered Its first flight success
travelling 1000 miles to q tar
get In the South Atlantic. This
improved Atlas is being de-
velopea to carry q nuclear war
head 10000 miles, nearly 1000
miles farther than operational
Aliases now on launch pads in
Wyoming and California.
The Juno II satellite was
equipped with q single radio
transmitter designed to bonn
bard ground stations around
the world with q steady stream
Of signals on six different fire.
Quencies Of varying power.
Analysis Of the intensity Of
the radio impulses might have
explained why the ionosphere
occasionally disrupts radio
transmissions. causing such
phenomena as blackouts. fading
and fuzzy television reception.
Evening star., 1961-02-25
House Group to Probe
Welfare, Pension Funds

Of Labor power to deal with
violations. ,
President Kennedy, as a Sem
ator in 1858. supported q bill
resembling the one Mr.. Powell
plans to introduce. ="
The Kennedy supported bill
passed the Senate unanimously
but the House removed much
Of its enforcement powers. The
House version finally was
adopted by. Congress. +,H
Mr.. Powell said . lack OF
teeth IN this version has caused
most Of the abuses. ~ :
Mr.. Powell's bill, like the
1858 Welfare and Pension Plans
Disclosure Act, covers such in
surance funds as the Blue Cross
and Blue Shield health plans.
Evening star., 1961-02-25
Dinner Dute Set

Representative Jessica Weis,
Republican Of New York, will
be speaker at the annual din
ner Of the Federation Of Citi-
zens Associations on March IL.
The dinner will be held at the
Mayflower Hotel at z pm. In
editions of The Star yesterday
the date Of the affair was in
correctly reported.
Evening star., 1961-02-25
Flu Deuth Toll Dips

LONDON. Feb. Is (AP1.-
Britain's epidemic Of killer in
fluenza-a virus Of Asian flu
type-appears to be decreasing,
the Health Ministry spokesman
said last night. Reported flu
deaths dropped last week to
972, compared with 1898 in
the previous week.
Evening star., 1961-02-25
FIenming Is Named
Oregon U. President

PORTLAND Oreg. Feb. Is >(AP)-The Oregon Board Of
Higher Education yesterday named Arthur g. Feming for.
Secretary Health Education and Welfare under Prs
dent Dwight Eisenhower as president OF the University OF
Oregon.
DR.. Femmng 56, will take his duties July /.
He had under consideration the since last
Evening star., 1961-02-25
Radio Brain Satellite
Silent, Lost in Space

CAPE CANAVERAL4 Fla. Feb. IS (AP)-Tracking
stations scanned the skies today on the slim chance that
radio brain" satellite Is orbting the earth despite
maunctiOn in the upper stages of the launching
The 75pound satellite designed to investigate the effects
of the ionosphere radio and televon
Evening star., 1961-02-25
3
Senator'S Setsto P robe.
u. S. Missile Program
BY the Associated Press

Senate watchdog probe Of the expanding United States
missile program viii focus what could be done strike
back Russia decided to strike first with nucear
Senator Bridges Republican Of New Hampshire. senior
member Of the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee said today
the group will make complete thorough probe Of the
Evening star., 1961-02-25

The ionosphere reflects ra-
dio waves back to earth and
thus is vital to communications.
Evening star., 1961-02-25

For high and low tides at the fol-
lowing points subtract times indicated
Annapolis. sM hours; Bloody Poin,
Light, Al hours; Colonial Beach,
hours; Deale. 4h hours; solomops
Island, GA hours; Point Lookout. IA
The Sun end the Neon
Rises Sets
Sun. today - 6:47 am. $3.50 pm.
sun, tomorrow 6:45 am 5:57 pm.
Evening star., 1961-02-25

continuing 10 miles or more
tomorrow.
Road Conditisns-AAA
West-Distriet Of Columbia to Penn
sylvaniA turnpike. vet; Ohio turnpike,
vet with . 40 mile per hour speed
Ohio and U. 9. so west TO Ohio, wet.
South-U, 8. I to Richmond, Shirley
highway IVA. Route $500. Richmond
south and District OF Columbia to
Chariot ottesville. wet.
North and East-District Of Column
bia to Delaware Memorial Bridge, wet:
New Jersey turnpike, wet: New Eng.
land, clear except Massachusetts,, wet;
District Of Columbia to Harrisburg.
Pa. wet.
River Report
Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and muddy at Great Falls;
shenandoah muddy at HarperS Ferry.
Temperatures fer Yesterday
Midnight - 46 Noon ------ 81
sam. ss.n. -----44o 80 Il sD.m: sD.m: 80 s.
Record Temperatures fer the Year
Highest 20, on February 10.
Lowest, 4, on February 2.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United eltates Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
High -----G- 4:12 am. sos am.
Low ------- 1901 am. 1853 am.
High ------ 1889 pm. 6:32 pm.
Low ------- 11:31 pm.
Evening star., 1961-02-25
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

Moon, today 1:45 pm. 3:32 q m.
:, Automobile lights must be turned on
v hour after sunset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-18
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HUDSON AND CREYKE,
400 Washington Building,

United STATES DIS STRICT COURT
Tor the District of Columbia,
Holding Probate Court. - No,
lO2 ,9O9 Administration.-This Is
to Give Notice; That the sub
Scriber, Of the District of Column
bla, has obtained from the Pro-
bate Court of the District OF
Columbia. Letters of Administra-
ton on the estate of HERMANUs
G.. THYSON, late of the District
Of Columbia. deceased. All persons
having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof, legally authenticated. to
the, subscriber, on or before the
18th day Of october, AID. 1851:
otherwise they may BY law be
excluded from all benefit Of said
estate. Given under nv hand this
l2th day Of April. 1861. PAULUS
THYsON, 4406 Harrison Street,
NV. IseeD. Attest: JOHN W,
EOLL1N, REGISTER Of wills for
the District OF Columbia. Clerk
OF the Probate Court,
ap17,24-myl
Evening star., 1961-05-01
RICHARD b. LOVE, Attorney.
1910 Vermont Avenue, NV,
WaShinKtOn, ID r.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Tor The District of Columbia. Hold
ing Probate Court.-No. l02,4 ,4S9,
Administration This Is to Give
Notice: That the subscriber, of
the State of Virginia has obtained
from the Probate Court OF the
District of Columbia. Letters
Parliamentary on the estate OF
HANNAH T. MURPHY, late OF
the District OF Columbia, de-
ceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof, legally au-
thenticated, to the subscriber, on
or before the 18th day of October,
AID. 1861: otherwise they may BY
law be excluded from all benefit
Of said estate. Given under my
hand this 18th day of April,
1851. JAMES r. ADAMS, 1871
Berkeley Avenue, Petersburg. Vir-
ginia. (SealD Attest: FRANK ].
BURKART, Deputy Register of
Wills for the District of Columbia,
Clerk OF the Probate Court.
Ap17 04-maI
Evening star., 1961-05-01
THOS. J. OWEN 4 son
Auctioneers, iii Z 81. NV.
rRUsTEEs' SALE OF VALUABLE
TWO-sTORY ROW BRICK

rRUsTEEs' SALE OF VALUABLE
TWo-sToRY ROW BRICK
DWELLING KNOWN AS 32S
TENNESSEE AVENUE NORTH
BY virtue Of a certain deed Of trust
duly recorded, in Liber No. 102U3.
Folio 1893 ct seq, Of the land
records Of the District of Colum-
bia,. and at the request OF the
party secured thereby. the under
signed trustees will sell, at public
auction In front of the premises,
on TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY
TEN O'CLOCK PM, the follow
situate in the District Of Colum-
bia. and designated as and being
Lot l60 Bowling's subdivision OF
lots in Square 1881 as per plat
Surveyor for the District Of Co
lumbia In Liber 81 at Folio "a.
I TERMS: Sold subject to a prior
building association deed OF trust
Tor approximately S7.32B.70, fur
ther particulars OF which will be
announced at time OF sale: the
purchase price above said trust
to be paid in cash. A deposit Of
$500 required. Conveyancing, re-
cording, etc, at purchasers cost.
Adjustments made as OF date Of
sale. Terms to be complied with
within thirty days, otherwise de-
post forfeited and the property
may be advertised and Fesold al
the discretion of the trustees.
WILLIAM SHER,
IRVING FLEISHMAN,
Ap2S-myl,3,5,8 Trustees.