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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-01
DECISION SPLIT, REFEREE FOR GRIFFITH
Kid Poret Wins Back Title

to have him in trouble in the
fourth. Once more Griffith re-
gained control in the 18th and
18th only to have Paret close
with q rush.
All through the match Grit
fifth was troubled by a bruise
under his left eye. At the end
the swelling had it half closed.
Paret also was bothered by a
slice under his left eye.
Writers Vote Griffith
A quick ringside poll Of
boxing writers showed 9 of IL
thought Griffith deserved the
disputed decision.
Paret weighed 146, Griffith
lat.
In the fourth round Griffith
spun Paret with a right and
left to the body as he moved
inside and continued to thump
away with, short right upper
cuts. He snuggled close to Paret
after fighting his way inside.
However, from. the seventh
through the ninth, Paret again
took charge.
Referee Berl repeatedly
warned the fighters to watch
your heads" Paret. in partic-
ular, appeared to be guilty of
lowering his head and trying to
catch Griffith as he came in.
Time after time they moved
inside, while Griffith failed
away with those short chops.
They we're tied UP a good share
Of the. time.
Fropk the dressing room
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STATISTICS

Lind smashed across from the
two for that touchdown, after
his 23-yard scoring dash in the
second quarter gave Notre
Dame a 1877 halftime margin.
Oklahoma. putting on a good,
if losing try for 55,l98 Notre
Dame Stadium spectators and
a national television show.
scored its lone touchdown in
the second quarter as Sopho-
more Halfback Jackie Cowan
circled end from the courtyard
line.
Both clubs committed numer-
Gus first game miscues, but the
Irish had the flashy Dabiero,,
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Colorado Scores EorIy
To Top Cowboys, 24-0

BOULDER, Colo, Sept. 30
(AP).-Colorado stunned Okla
homa State with three long
touchdown strikes in the first
eight minutes, then eased off
for a 24-O Big Eight Conference
football victory today.
Quarterback Gale Weidner
set off the early scoring with a
40-yard touchdown pass to End
Jerry Hillebrand after 312
minutes of play.
Crisp downfield blocking
paved the way for Halfback
Teddy Woods, an Olympic
sprinter, on an 82-yard punt
return for a touchdown after
six minutes. The same corps of
blockers cleared a similar path
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MdryIanders
Win Classic
On Rally, 7-6

Maryland State came from be-
hind last night to nip Southern
Connecticut. 7-6, in the goth
annual Capital Classic Football
Game before 1854 fans at Grit
fifth Stadium.
Tom Wilson scored the win
ming touchdown with less than
four minutes to play, Gaping
a 51-yard drive with a 3-yard
plunge. The drive started
when Center Emerson Ross in
tercepted a Connecticut pass
on his 40.
The big play OF the drive
was Quarterback Wallace Beau
ford's 22-yard pass to Halfback
Bill Finger for q first down on
the %. Two plays later Beau
ford came through again, racing
to the Connecticut 5, after being
trapped trying to pass.
The visitors had a chance to
win with q minute remaining,
but a bad pass from center on
a field goal attempt spoiled the
effort.
Southern Connecticut scored
early in the first quarter on a
56-yard drive. Quarterback
Raymond Ciarleglio rolled out
and scored from the 2-yard
line. Ciarleglio's 22-yard pass
to End John DeCaprio was the
big gamer.
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TCU Holds Ohio State to Tie, IT.;
Two Late Buckeye Bids Thworted

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 80
(hP.-Guy Sonny Gibbs,
Texas Christians 230-pound,
6-foot-7 quarterback, was the
offensive-defensive star today
as the Horned Frogs held Ohio
State to a TT deadlock before
q crowd Of 82,878.
He passed 81 yards to Half
back Pete Hill in the fourth
quarter to set up the tying
touchdown and then climaxed
the 84-yard drive with a r.
yarder to Dale Glascock.
Ohio State, which scored the
first time it got the ball on a
56-yard drive in which ALL
American Bob Ferguson ate up
Al yards in IA smashes, made
two great attempts to win in
the late going.
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came word that Paret was
nervous and TOO anxious" in
the early stages. He said he
planned 10 take a trip to
Europe for two or three non
title bouts before he defends
his title.
Griffith's camp was upset
about the decision.
II thought 1 won easy" Grit
fifth said. Il was ahead when
they announced the decision.
hurt my left hand early tswol-
len knuckle) but it didn't
bother me much.
Il want to fight him again
He butted me right from the
start. ! could do that too, but
I didn't. Yet the referee warned
me to stop butting."
Griffith was making his Sec
ond defense Of the l47-pound
title. He stopped Gaspar Orte-
ga in IL rounds on June 8. The
defeat broke his eight-fight
winning streak, making his ca
reer record 25-3.
Paret had won the title the
first time May 81, 1860, out
pointing Don Jordan at La.
Vegas. He defended it once
against Federico Thompson be.
fore he lost it to Emile. Paret's
record is 34-l0-3 for Al starts
1T was a terrible decision,
said Gil Clancy, Griffth's CO.
manager. 1--WE insist on a re-
turn. l told Emile he had it all
the way. The other guy didn't
do a thing. Emile almost hao
him knocked out at least foui
times"
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Scotbock Dobiero Gives Irish
Punch to Beat Sooners, 1876
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 80

SOUTH BEND, IND, Sept. 80
AP). - Angelo Dabiero, a
wraithlike. 1e5-pound senior
put electrifying punch in No
tire Dame attack today and the
Irish finally wore down Okla
homa's stubborn Sooners, 1876,
in the football season opener
for both teams.
Although 20o-pound Fullback
Mike Lind scored two, Notre
Dame touchdowns, the slippery.
speedy Dabiero started Notre
Dame on its way with a ST.
yard touchdown sprint in the
first period and then almost
single handedly set up the fl
nal Irish touchdown in the final
period.
With the underdog Sooners
still very much in the game,
Dabiero. popped loose on runs
OF "a and 80 yards as Notre
Dame surged SO yards in four
plays for the final touchdown.
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Northwestern
RoutsEdg|es

EVANSTON. Ill, Sept. 30
(AP) Northwestern unveiled
Sophomore Bill Swingle, who
ran for three touchdownS in
Guiding a 95-yard jaunt from
scrimmage, and pounded out
a $50 victory over Boston Col
lege in its season debut today.
Swingle scored all his touch
downs in the first half. He set
up another in the third quar-
ter when he ran II yards and
then lateraled to Bob Snider,
who went over from the S.
Chuck Logan intercepted a
George Van Colt pass and re-
turned % yards to the Eagle
II to open the rout. Swingle,
in his first collegiate carry,
smashed to the 3 and then
scored his first touchdown on
the next play.
On the next series, Swingle
took a handoff, smashed over
left tackle and went 95 yards
for the longest touchdown from
scrimmage in Northwestern
football history.
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After the TCU score, the
Buckeyes marched from their
Is to the Horned Frog IL, but
Gibbs squelched the drive by
intercepting Bill Mrukowski's
pass on the goal line.
1t was the tall fellows second
interception.
Ohio State came right back
after a punt and Dick VAN
rapphorst tried a field goal
from the AZ. Larry Thomas
caught it on the two, started
to run sideways. stepped into
the end zone for what could
have been a winning Ohio State
safety but got back out TO the
vineyard line where he was
tackled as the gun cracked.
The Buckeyes score came on
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Yale Tops Connecticut
For 10th in Row, 1870

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept
80 (AP).-Yale erupted in the
final half today and trounced
Connecticut, 1870, in a football
game before 34.786 fans, the
largest opening day crowd to
visit The Bowl in the last 80
years.
The Ellis scored on a field
goal in the third period and two
touchdowns in the final quarter
The victory enabled Yale to
keep alive it's unblemished
record against intra- State COM
petition in SO years. 1t was their
SD victory over a team from
the State Of Connecticut.
Ed Kaake kicked a 20-yard
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Army Rolls
Over Blu

WEST POINT. N. Y. Sept. 80
(AP).-Dick Eckert. l80-pound
junior quarterback. passed and
ran Army to a 31-7 victory to-
day over Boston University. His
57-yard sprint on a rollout in
the second period that set up
the Cadets second touchdown
was the longest gain Of the day.
Boston University absorbed
its second defeat of the season
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last years leading Irish ground
gamer. and that was the diff
ference.
Notre Danes Joe Perkowski,
who kicked only one of his
three conversion attempts, also
missed on a 35-yard field goal
try in the third period.
Dabiero, who stands only So,
carried II times for a whopping
total Of l76 yards, a phenom-
email 16-yard average.
Otherwise, Notre Danes at
tack was not overly impressive
as the Irish came out to atone
for a miserable 1860 season in
which they had a 2-8 mark
and lost a record 8 games in
a row.
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a 2-yard pass from Mrukowski
to End Charles Bryant. 1t was
the first pass tried by the buck
eyes.
Ferguson carried the ball IS
times for 1877 yards-just three
carries under the Ohio State
record set in 1913 by Ernie
Parks. Texas Christian, a pre-
season pick to finish in the sec
ond division Of the Southwest
Conference, has now cut down
two GoliathS. The Frogs de-
feated highly-ranked Kansas a
week ago.
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Colts Sign Lefthonder

HOUSTON. Tex, Sept. 80
(AP). - John Bukowski, 10.
Toronto, Canada, left-handed
pitcher, has signed a bonus
contract with the National
League Houston Colts. Paul
Richards, general manager,
said today Bukowski will report
next spring to Houston's farm
club at Salisbury, N. C.
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STATISTICS

but salvaged some satisfaction
by scoring in the second period
at the end of a 72-yard march
on Jack Farland's 5-yard sweep
first touchdown ever scored
by Boston U. against Army in
eight games.
Army tried little that was
spectacular as it scored its Sec
ond victory Of the season, tun.
ing up for encounters with
Michigan and Penn State the
next two Saturdays. George
PappaS and Al Rushatz were
the sparkplugs Of the Army
running attack.
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Wolverines
Win, 1916,
OVerUCLA

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Sept.
80 (AP).-Michigan, blending
old-time power with modern
dazzle, buried UCLA, 1916, to-
day with a crunching ground
attack spearheaded by Bill
Tunnicliff and Dave Raimey.
The Bruins, ninth-ranked but
slight underdogs, were bulled
around by the Wolverine line
that opened gaping holes for
a fleet of quick backs and
stopped all but one UCLA ad-
vance.
Michigan took command the
first time it had the ball.
The Wolverines capitalized
on UCLA errors throughout.
Michigan scored after two short
UCLA punts, recovered fun
BILE and on a 92-yard pass in
Perception by Ken Tureaud.
Taking advantage Of a bad
UCLA quick-kick by Keith Jen-
sen, Michigan drove 38 yards
in seven running plays for it's
first touchdown. Raimey and
Dennie McRae. a pair of fleet
halfbacks, ripped big yardase
outside while Tunnicliff bar
relied through the middle to
get the ball within touchdown
distance.
Tunnicliff smashed over CEN
ter from the l and the rout
was on. pf
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STATISTICS

more Fullbsck Glenn Holton
plunged two yards for the other
West Virginia touchdown after
a 62-yard drive in 10 plays.
Syracuse drove IS yards in
IL plays for Its first touchdown
which came on a courtyard
pass from Sarette to Ericsson.
Ericsson kicked for the point.
On its second touchdown in
the second period. Sarette
tossed from the so to Easterly,
who ran it 10 yards across the
goal line.
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2Late Scores
Help Lehigh
Beat Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept.
80 (AP) Two fourth-quarter
touchdowns today gave Le-
high a 22-17 victory over Har-
ward, which had dominated the
game until then.
Charles Craze, the Engineers
center and defensive captain,
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But except for a second
quarter drive capped by a
bizzare scoring play. the Bears
were unable to organize an Of
Tense without Quarterback
Randy Gold, sidelined by a
knee injury.
Fullback George Pierovich
touched off Gals only drive
with a dazzling 44-yard re-
turn of an Iowa kickoff. The
Bears drove to the Iowa 4 in
IL plays, where Halfback Rudy
Carvajal took a pitchout,
dropped the ball and then dove
on it in the end zone for a
tnii0 n dnurn
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NEW YORK, Sept. 80 tAP)
Benny kid Paret, a deter
mined flailer, won back the
world welterweight boxing title
from Emile Griffith tonight on
a split decision in is rounds OF
head-to-head mauling.
The muscular Griffith, a ma
tive of the Virgin Islands but
now living in New York, had
become champion April / by
knocking out Paret in the 18th
round at Miami Beach.
Paret, a 4 to / underdog, who
had been inactive since he lost
his title, captured the votes OF
both judges but lost the ballot
Of Referee Al Berl who had
Griffith on top S-6-1. Judge
Artie Aidala had it 9-6 and
Judge Tony Castellano saw il
8-6-1, both for Paret. The AT
had Paret on top S-6-l.
Cheers and BOoS
There was a mixture OF
Scheers and raucous boos as the
24-year-old Cuban was hoisted
high in midring at Madison
Square Garden after the de-
cision was announced.
There were no knockdowns
in the televised contest, wit
messed by 6,072 fans paying
$4,000. Each fighter received
80 per cent of the gate and
the 100000 television money.
Paret won this rematch by
coming back strong in thu
middle rounds after Griffiths
savage In fighting appeared
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field goal to climax a drive that
started on Connecticut's 46.
Yale got two touchdowns in
the final period for its 10th
straight victory equaling the
longest winning streak ever
turned in by Yale. In the 1928
and 1924 seasons, the Bulldogs
also won 10 in q row over a two
year span..
Yale got its first touchdown
at 4:56 Of the fourth quarter
when Tim O'Connell, reserve
quarterback, tossed q 3-yard
pass into the end zone to Stra-
chan Donnelley, sophomore
end. The score was set up on
a 49-yard pass by O'Connell
to Henry Higdon.
The winners capitalized on
a fourth-down gamble in which
Connecticut failed by inches to
make a first down at it's SO.
The Blue moved 80 yards in
four plays with Bill Leckonby
racing around end from the 7.
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two minutes later for Sopno-
more Halfback Leon Mavity to
return a punt go yards for a
touchdown.
Hillebrand booted 54-yard
field goal in the second period
in which neither team gen.
Grated scoring drive.
Hillebrand's field goal set a
record for Folsom Field: The
longest previous field goal was
As yards kicked in 1913 by
Chef Schrepferman, now a
Denver contractor.
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Polo for Polio

The Maryland Virginia ALL
Stars will take on a military
All-Star team in a benefit polo
match at 3 pm. today at the
Belvoir Polo Club. All pro-
ceeds will go to the National
Foundation Of Infantile Paral-
ysis.
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Service Golf Set

CAMP LEJEUNE, N. c., Sept.
80 (AP).-The Interservice
Golf championships open Tues
day at the Paraside Point
course here. There will be 20
players in the open division and
IL in the seniors division for
shotmakerS aged 46 and up.
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SPORTS OMAR
Television
Fnnfhall

TeIevision
Football
Houston at Dallas, WMAL
u, $50 pm.
Bowling
pionship Bowling,
WMAL-7, II pm.
Radio
Baseball
Washington at Kansas City,
WINK 1900, 1855 pm.
Football
New York at. Washington,
WTOP-1500, 1:55 pm.
Minnesota at Baltimore,
WOL-1450. 1:55 pm.
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Harvard-Wile recovered blocked punt
in end zone ward, kick.
Lehish--Bohovich intercepted lateral
Harvard-FG. Ward. 90.
Harverd-Grana ), run CWard, kick.
LehiGh-Clark 80, pass from Denoia
Iarko. kick.
Lehigh-CTaze recovered tumble in end
zone center pass for intended punt
went over kicker's head, Larko,
kick.
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JORGENSON PAGES ATTACK
.Huskies Use Power
To Beat Illinois, 20-7

Early in the second quarter
the Huskies pushed 70 yards in
Is plays with Jorgensen gain
ing 80 yards in three runs and
finally ramming across from
the /. A 15-yard penalty helped
maintain the scoring march.
MitchelPs scoring dash late
in the fourth, after taking a
handoff from Jorgensen, was
the longest run Of the day.
Illinois 80-yard scoring
thrust in the second period was
powered by Mel Romans
passes to Thurman Walker and
Dick Newell. Newell capped it
by taking an ll-yard aerial
from Romani.
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SYRAcUSE-EricSon 5, pass from sa-
rette Ericsson kick.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~. run (kick
failed).
SYRACUsE-Easterly so, pass from
Sarette (Sarette runC
WEST V1RGINIA-MosS 81. pass In
Perception tHerock pass from EvanSl
WEST VRGINIA-Holton ., run (paSS
failedl.
sYRACUSE-Davis %, pass from sa-
rette Davis pass from Sarettel.
AttendRnee-25,0 900.
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Valuable Tar Heel

Nicky Warren won all seven
decisions for the North Caro-
lima baseball team thihpspring
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BOSTON COLLEGE q q q O 4
NORTHWESTERN IA Is S SIS
northumberland 3, run Damn
kick.
Northwestern-Swingle 95. run Damn
kick.
Northwestern-Swingle /. run Damn
kick.
Northwestern-Flatley 10, run CWil-
Hams rum.
Northwestern-Snid ), run with
lateral from Swingle logan, pass
from QUINN.
Observation-Disclosures 4, run (Macall
rum.
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Notrs pame-Dabisro 81, run Ckick
failed.
Oklahoma-Cowan 4, run (kick failed).
Notre Dame-Lind %. run (PerkoVski.
kick)
Iotre Dame-Lind ., run (kick failed.
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Iowa-Hollis %, run (Szykowny kick,
Iowa-Hollis 2. run tszykowny kick.
California-Carvajal 4, run (Fsrsu-
son kick.
30. run Cszykowny kick.
1, run tSzykowny kick.
Attendance $4,000 tEstD.
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ARMY Z Z Z 1O-3l
Army-Rushatz !, run tHeydt kick
Army-RushatZ l. run tHeydt kick
kick.
Army-culvef ., run lHeyet kick.
Army-Pappas 2. run CHeydt kick.
Army-FG-Heydt, 3s.
Attendance-l6,250.
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WASHINGTON - 8 s o $50
ILLINOIS o o
WASHINGTON - JoTeenSen l, run
(pass failed).
WASHINGTON - Jorgensen l.. run
Mitchell, pass from Jorgensen).
uLINOIS-Newell IL, pass from Ro-
mani (PlankenhoTn kick,
wAsHINGToN--Mitchell SO, run kick
faileo).
,3la.
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TCU ---------- o o q = :
OhlO ------.------ u u
Ohio-Bryant .. pass from MrukoWski
Vanrapphorst kick
TCU-Glascock II. pass from Gibbs
tMcateer kick.
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UCLA o O O a.
MICHIGAN -------13 3 Is go
Notwithstanding /, run (Biekle
kick.
Michisan-Raimey 20, run kick
failed.
Michigan-FG 30. Bickle.
Michiean-McRae 4, run (Bickle kick).
Michigan-Tureaud 81, pass intercept
ton kick failed).
UCLA-Dhmkich /. run (run failed).
Attendance-73,0l9.
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LAFAYETTE - o o. 7
PENN -- 8 o s Ola
Penn-Qwens 2. run Ckiek failed.
Penn-Owens Q, run CAllhouse, pass
from Mccarthy.
Observation-Disclosures IS, run tEller
kick)
Attendanee-l4.4l1.
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YALE-Field goal, Kaake IS.
YALE-Donnelley 3, pass from OCon-
nell: Leckonby run.
YALE-Leekonby z, run Grant, kick.
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BOSTON COLLEGE
NORTHWESTERN
Evening star., 1961-06-26

conveived to locate buried
treasure-but which helped
save thousands Of allied lives
in World War H."
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Iruq Premier
Won't Reply to
Kennedy Letter

BAGHDAD. Iraq, June 26
(AP).-Premier Abdel Karin
Kassem says he will not answer
a message from President Ken
nedy on the Palestine problem.
He told a news conference
yesterday that Iraq does not
endorse a suggestion that a
collective answer be sent by all
the Arab leaders.
Gen. Kassem said Iraq re-
fused to negotiate about Pales-
tine and it was up to Arab
states to solve their problems
without permitting any foreign
country to interfere.
Washington has never made
public Mr.. Kennedy's letter
calling for a peaceful settle
ment in the Middle East. There
have been reports he urged
that a million Arab refugees
who lost their homes in the
Palestine war of 1913 be re-
patriated or compensated.
Gen. Kassem said that Iraq
is supporting the Palestine ref
ugees with money. men and
arms and political efforts" He
did not elaborate.
Evening star., 1961-06-26
AiIing Yemen King Reported
Handing Reins to His Son

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 26
(AP). - The ailing Imam
Ahmed of Yemen, who ruled
his backward Arabian kingdom
with an iron hand, Is reported
by Yemeni sources to have
stepped down in favor Of his
reform minded son.
Informants said Crown
Prince Mohammed Al-Badr.
about IS, has taken over the
government and the 70-year-
old king has gone into retire.
ment in q suburban residential
palace outside the capital of
Ta'izz.,
There was no official con-
firmation Of the reports, but
the tough old Imam has been
in failing health aggravated by
four wounds he got in an as
sassination attempt last March.
Prince Self El Islam Al
Hassan, 56, brother Of the king
and Yemen's delegate to the
United Nations, repo-tedly was
called home to lend support to
Al-Badr who was named Pre-
mier and interior minister.
An aide Of the Prince IN New
York confirmed his return to
Yemen May 81 tor a months
home leave and consultations,
but said he had not heard of
any change in the government.
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Inventive I oIent Waste
RopPed by Humphrey

AS q result. he said, "the
United States is tragically vast
ing much Of its inventive tai
|ent.n
What is needed. Senator
Humphrey said, is recognition
by higher Pentagon echelons OF
what the National Inventors
Council can do II it had more
funds than its present SOS, 600
annual budget and If it were
given fuller opportunity and en-
couragement.
The council was established
in the Commerce Department
during World War II to stimu-
late the flow of inventive ideas
to the armed forces. It issues
q periodic bulletin entitled "In-
ventions wanted by the armed
forces and other Government
agencies"
But Senator Humphrey said
some people in the Pentagon
Evening star., 1961-06-26

have tried to screen off the
inventors" through the council,
The Mennesotan called this alb
surd in view Of Americas life
and death race for survival"
Senator Humphrey made his
views known through a state
ment attached to copies of
month-old letters to Secretary
Of Defense Mcnamara and
Charles s. Draper, chairman Of
the council. asking for details
on what use Is being made Of
the council.
Senator Humphrey, speaking
as chairman of a Senate Gov
ernment Operations subcom-
mittee, said replies to his in
uuiry, scheduled to arrive three
weeks ago, still have not been
received.
Experience shows" Senator
Humphrey said, that only a
small proportion-perhaps or
2 per cent Of the 1000 ideas a
month submitted by inde-
pendent inventors tend to be
useable. But. in this / or 2 per
cent may be an invaluable one,
such as the portable mine
sweeper which was originally