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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-02

ne became the first man in
major league baseball history
to hit 81 home runs in a sea-
son.
1T was the biggest home run
I ever hit" Maris exclaimed
later. II knew it was gone the
minute I hit it. I can't explain
how I felt. l don't know what
I was thinking of as I rounded
the bases. My mind was a
blank"
Cheers Last 5 Minutes
After Roger had logged
around the bases and ducked
into the dugout, the other
Yankee players pushed him
out on the field, where he
twice took bows to a standing
ovation of the 25.154 Yankee
Stadium fans. They continued
their wild cheering for five
minutes.
The ball was caught by 49,
year-old Sal Durante of Brook
lyn, who will receive $4,000 and
two trips to the West Coast.
IT'S great, great, great. "
Maris told a hord of reporters
photographers, TV and radio
men who crowded around his
cubicle III the Yankee club
house after the game, which
was won by the Yankees on
the home run, 10.
It's the greatest thrill I ever
had. I thought nothing could
match the thrill I got when
hit my Goth lin the Yankees
l59th game, but this beats
everything.
Whether 1 beat Ruth's rec
ord or not is for others to say,
but it gives me a wonderful
feeling to know that I'm the
only man in history to hit 81
home runs. Nobody can take
that away from me-"
Roger Batted More Often
Babe Ruth was a big man
in baseball, maybe the biggest
ever. I'm not saying I am of
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Homer Total
Sets Record

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (AP).-
Major league home run produc-
ton reached an all-time high
of 2,730 in 1861. The 10 Ameri-
can League teams accounted
for 1884 homers, the most ever
for the junior circuit in one
season. National Leaguers hit
1876.
The Yankees led both leagues
with 240, a record for one sea-
son. The Braves topped the Ma
tional with 1873.
The previous high for the
American League was 1,O9l in
1859. The Nationals mark
stands at 1851 set in 1855.
The club totals:
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Darlene Coast TitIist

BERKELEY, Calf, Oct. 2
(AP) Darlene Hard of Mon
tebello. Calf, United States
women's champion. beat Ann
Hayden of England. 3-6, IS,
6-3. yesterday to win the Pa
cific women's singles tennis
championship.
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Weekend Fights
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK.-Benny kid Paret.
l4b. Cuba defeated Emile Griffith,
la, New York, Is twelterweight title
BOUT.
GENOA, Italy --Mino BozZano. Italy,
defeated Alain Cherville, Belgium. when
later fractured collar bone in eighth
round.
EAGOYA, Japan-Kenji Yonekura.
lis, japan. defeated Johnny Jamito,
ll6i2. Philippines. l2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-02

Baltimore and Chicago fin
ished their seasons Saturday.
Bill Stafford, slated to face
Bob Purkey at Cincinnati Sat-
urday in the third World Series
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game, pitched six shutout inn
ings and allowed only three
hits. The Yanks wound up
with a 109-53 record and an
eight-game edge over Detroit.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06
Justice Dept. Picks Las Vegas as Site For Drive on Crime

LAS VEGAS, New M The US. Justicf Department has picked Las Vegas as the launch ing site for a new drive against crime syndicates.
 The chairman Of the State gaming Control Board, Ed Olsen of Reno, immediately promised to support the drive. But he said the Washington announcement of the investigation sounded just a little bit sensational.
 Justice Department officials in Washington announced Sunday Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy has ordered a systematic investigation to determine: CD The extent to which syndicate crime leaders are using Las Vegas as a meeting place; @ Whether race track wire service is being run here for boolmakers throughout the coun- try; (3) The backgrounds Of some gambling casino operators.
 Olsen said the Attorney Gen eral has been interested in Nevada for some time land we've been working in close cooperation with Mir. Kennedy"
 The state is just as interested in aprooting raclketeersn any are here-as he is" Olsen said.
 Olsen said his agents more than 50 of them-s'keep track of national underworld figures that come to Las Vegas"
 If meetings of any significance involving crime leaders occurred in Nevada, we'd likely know about them"
 Las Vegas has long been under scrutiny of federal agents. But until Congress recently passed Legislation directed at syndicates, a Justice Department official said. these agents could do little more than look for hoodlun interests in Las Vegas enterprises and in- vestigate possible income tax vio- lations. The new laws, among other things, prevent racketeers from crossing state lines in pur- suit of unlawful activities.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06
Pan Am to Make Polar Hops Direct to Tokyo

SAN FRANCISCO M Par American World Airways an. nounced Friday it will make two direct flights a week from San Francisco to Tokyo via the short great circle course, beginning Nov. IA.
 The company said the scheduled time of 13 hours from San Fran cisco will be the fastest service from California to Japan. The service viii be in addition to daily flights to Tokyo via the central Hawaii route.
 The airline said it is running five jet flights a week via the Polar Route from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle to Lon- don.
 If stops are required they will be at Anchorage.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06
Rep. Kowalslxi Wants
 Officers to Quit Using Enlisted Men as Servants

WASHINGTON H3 "A Con- necticut congressman who is for mer West Pointer and Army off cer has asked President Kennedy to prevent enlisted men from Being used as Hofficers' servants. !"
 Rep. Frank Kowalski, O. Conn.), said he wrote to Kennedy Friday after he received a report or an investigation he had asked the office of the Comptroller General to make at Ft. McNair in Washington.
 Kowalski said the federal au- ditors reported that 25 sergeants were doing nothing but household duties for IA senior military off cers and one State Department official living on the post. Their names were withheld.
 Pay and allowances for the men add ID to about $120,000 a year.
 Their duties were listed as in- cluding making beds, lawn and bar tending. cleaning, chauffer- ing and the like.
 Kowalslxi, who had been cru- sading against such use of en- listed men since he. entered Con- gress in 1858, said the situation at Ft. McNair was just one ex- ample.
 His mail and reports show, he said, that 5000 to 5000 enlisted men are assigned to household jobs for officers.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06
Methodist Bishop Protests Games ViOIat0r's Pledges

ABERDEEN, SD. MA Metho- dist bishop Is protesting the action of South Dakota judge who re- gently ordered a group of game law violators to make contribu- tions to their churches in lieu Of paying fines.
 The case involved pheasant hs,nt- CTS appearing before Judge Paul Burke at Miller, SD.
 "A church cannot properly use the power of government agency to collect funds for it's support" Bishop Edwin Garrison, said Fri day.
 Bishop Garrison said he was ad- vising church treasurers under his jurisdiction to return any such contributions.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06
Air Force Is Still Looking For Its Bundle of Needles

WASHINGTON R -- The Air Force says it's bundle of $50 mill lion needles made 1t to outer space but apparently didn't scatter as scheduled
 The needles were launched Oct. 2l aboard a Midas satellite. The plan was for the package of sem sitized copper needles-each one third the thickness of a human hair and 7-10ths of an inch long Ito scatter around the globe. Sci entists were hoping to bounce radio signals off them to test pros poets of jam-proof radio sys- tenn.
 The Air Force said Friday analysis of elementary reports from fhe satellite launching show the package was elected at the right time and proper speed. But, for some unknown reason, the needles haven't been released.
 Efforts to locate the tiny needles by radar will continue, the Air Force said,
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06
Former Mayor Of Juneau.
 MozfSlf |. Mespadden Passss

JUNEAU A Funeral services were scheduled today for Mor- rell L. McSpadden, a former mayor Of Juneau and a former member of the Tertitorial Legis- lature. z !.
 McSpadden. a native Of Garri- son, Mont, died Thursday at the age of 58.
 Survivors include his widow, Janice; taso daughters, Mrs. EAeila Zagars of Juneau and Molly Jo Bushfort of San Antonio, Tex; and seVen e<and children
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06
JONAS BROS. TO OPEN SECOND STORE IN SEATTLE

SEAT TILE M - Jonas Bros. Of Alaska, known in the Pacific Northwest for their outstanding Alaska furs, ivory and gift items will open second store in Seat tie Monday at 9th Ave. and Pike St.
 The store will feature Alaska big game and fur bearing ani- mals along with display of Es- kimo and Alaskan artifacts. It will be a typical Alaska store with parkas, furs, stoles, jewelry and gift items straight from the last frontier.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06
HUNGRY DOCS

HUNGRY DOGS ...
 MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. M Two labrador dogs got into pen at the Stanley Slvnstad chicken farm Friday and killed $50 chickens.
 The dogs, owned by neighbors, were shot.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06
MUSHIN'
 THROUGH WASHINGTON
BY Fritz Witt
Associated Prod SpectaI Service

Associated Press special service WASHINGTON R During the day you'll find him packing a pistol around the nations capi- tai and from time to time you'll see him carrying spear in a local opera production. But Miles Brandon, an Eskimo from Dillingham;, Alaska, is look ing forward to the time he can put aside both weapons and step onto the stage as full-time sing
 CT.
 While waiting for that break, Miles is putting in eight hours day as a capital police private, taking voice lessions and singing
 when and where he can go. I'm a member of the Opera Society of Washington, but I'll sing g :sssy !. ys'-sss'ssssere - banquets, weddings. churches wherever they need a tenor" he said one day recent ly, as he kept an eye on the office of the House sergeant at arms.
 Miles, who is not married, man.
 ages to get in one to two hours a day of voice practice.
 I'm lucky" he said. "The
 family I live with doesn't mind
 my practicing; in fact they en-
 courage it."
 Right now he is concentrating on building up his repertoire to
 be in shape for a trip to New
 York this fall where he will audi ton for some talent agents.
 One of seven children, Miles
 sees his family each year when
 he goes back to Alaska for the
 summer salmon fishing season. His mother, Mys. James Bran don, lives in Anchorage. His father died in 1857. There is family theatrical 1 connection, says Miles. Back ir the mid Juveniles his parents made
 a two-year vaudeville tour hi mother as singer and his fathel 1 with trained reindeer act. Junior Pen Pal Organization Judging by some of ..se letter: received by Rep Ralph Rivers 1 there's definite need for a jun for pen pal organization to spread the word about Alaska to the AS southern" states.
 | All the children who write for i information get an ansmer from Rivers. There's obviously con siderable interest in Alaska among l the grade school set, but there are quite g few misconceptions. Most frequent of these arises from not being convinced that 1 Alaska is now a state. Many of these letters to Rivers are ad- dressed simply to the Embassy of Alaska or to the Ambassador 1 of Alaska.
 One young lady wrote recently for general information on Alas ka and added: q would like to
 have a flag of your country.n Another wrote for some basic facts and figures, and also to find
 out s'if times are very hard" in the 49th State.
 There was one child who pro- perly addressed a letter to Rivers and commented q hope you will do your job very well" One youngster, no doubt con cerned about the allowance situ- :! ation, cautiously asked: Do you have any free material l about Alaska? If you do, please send me some"
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06
34th Discoverex Tn Orbit
 VANDENBERG AIR FORCl

341n OlSCQV089& Al 0x0&4
 VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. R The 34th Dis coverer satellite is in Polar orbit, carrying a capsule the Air Force will try to catch in the sky over the Pacific.
 This shot, one Of a series aimed at perfecting a technique for re covering packages from space, was fired Sunday. Within a few days, the Air Force hopes, the capsule will separate from the orbiting rocket and parachute toward the ocean. Planes based at Hawaii will try to snag the para chute before it hits the water.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06

Methodist Church Plans S2-million Church Center
 NEW YORK R = The MethO- dist Church announced plans Fri day for $2-million interdenomi- national church center for the promotion of peace and study of international affairs.
 Construction of the 12-story building, at E. filth St. and Unit ed Nations Plaza, will s.er. next year.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06

Bob Conger, Jackson, Tenn, is national president of the US. Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06

~4-on" Duplicate Receipt BoolEs
 available al The Memo Nuooei
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-06

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Kings Song Nose Victor
In Stakes at Tropical

MIAMI. Dec. 81 (AP). IL.
Chester's Kings Song set the
pace until inside the sixteenth
pole. lost the lead temporarily
to Wheatley Stables Royal
Record. then came again in the
last 10 yards to win by a nose
in the $ll,90o City Of Miami
Beach Stakes for 2-year-olds
at Tropical Park today.
Royal Record. ridden by Bill
Hartack. finished second. four
lengths ahead Of Meadow
Stables Tillman. with Audley
Farms Shy Boy fourth. three
quarters of a length back. Till
man was an entry with Gross
Country.
Kings Song ran the mile and
70 yards in 1:43 over o fast
track and paid $l2.e0, $3.50
and $6.l0. Royal Record re-
turned $9.70 and $3.50. and
Tillman was $7.40 to show.
The victory was worth q net
Of $3.50 to the winner.
"A crowd of 1i.3l0 watched
the field Of IL in its final race
as 2-year-olds.
Jockey William Zakoor got
Kings Song away fast. but he
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had to stave Of challenges all
the way around. First it was
Royal Record pressing the
leader and then Scotch Bun.
Shy Boy came up from third
to displace Scotch Bull right
behind Kings Song. and held
that position until Royal Rec.
ord came on to get his nose
in front in the final sixteenth.
Kings Song then surged ahead
to poke his nose under the wire
first.
1t was Kings Songs third
straight victory but the first
time he had been asked to go
farther than six furlongs. He
carried l13 pounds, 10 fewer
than On His Metal and Scotch
Bull.
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BoWie0fferiinu
St,638,525in
Purse Money

Bowie will use the most at.
tractiye bait Of all, money, to
lure q better class Of horses
to its 48-day meeting opening
January 81. o
General Manager John r.
Loome announced last night
that . total Of $1,638,525 will
be distributed in purses. It Is
q record for Maryland.
Plans call for a daily aver
age Of $4,000 for overnight
races and a total Of $272,500
for stakes. The 100000 John
B. Campbell, Maryland's rich-
est handicap, scheduled March
Is, tops the stakes schedule.
Leading Stables Sought
1T is the goal OF the Bowie
management" Loome said, ito
provide the best caliber sport
and maintain Maryland racing
at its highest plane. Through
a diversified stakes program
and overnight races we hope to
attract outstanding stables for
the meeting"
Tuesdays will be dark
throughout the meeting.
One major change has been
made this year In nominating
stakes candidates. with two
closing dates instead Of the
usual one. Five events win close
January 16 and five on Feb
ruary Is. The first Of a num-
Der Of featured overnight events
worth $500 will be run Feb.
ruary %. q
Events closing January l6 are.
the $15.000-added Francis Scott
Key. the $12,500 Burch Handi.
cap, $4,000 Pocahontas, $10,-
900 Abraham Lincoln and the
$4,000 George Washington.
February Is win be the closing
day for the $4,000 Southern
Maryland. $25, 900 Bowie $50, 600
Governors Gold Cup, $25. 900
Barbara Fritichie. and $4,000
Prince Georges. -
Two Mex Stakes Listed
The meeting will mark the,
inaugural runnings Of The
Francis Scott Key, January a..
and The Pocahontas, Feb.
ruary 1.
The initial condition book for
the first 10 days Of racing and
the stakes nomination books,
have been released by Racing
Secretary John Turner, Jr.
Horsemen are being contacted
by William B. Trundle and Ma.
than Gladstone, members of
Turner's staff. Trundle is max
ing the rounds Of training and
winter quarters in Virginia.
North Carolina, South Carolina.
Kentucky, Tennessee and Lou
'isiana. Gladstone is concen-
trating on horsemen campaign
ing In Florida. -
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s . 90
Foil Rocing Nets.
State $2.3 Million

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Dec. 81
(AP).-The fall racing seasons
at Laurel and Pimlico account
ed for more than $2.3 million in
State racing revenue. Controller
Louis L. Goldstein announced
yesterday.
Goldstein said the total of
$2,365, ,508.84 for 80 days of rae
ing compared with $2.528, 900. 80
for 42 days of racing at the
same tracks during the fall Of
1859.
Laurel accounted for $657,-
357.5s during its 1l-day season
as compared with 1901, ,319.11
for a l4-day season last fall.
Pimlico's total was $1,708,-
1926 for a 28-day season. Dur
ing the same length ~-"~on last
fall, Pimlico turn"' .er ST.
727, stills to the ST 2
Evening star., 1961-01-01
Jockey Hinojosu
Gets Suspension,
Rides 4 Winners

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 81 (AP)
Jockey Herbert Hinojosa re-
ceived word today that he had
been suspended 40 days for
careless riding. He then went
out and won four races at
Tropical Park. 5
Hinolosa won the second
race on POW Tail ts6.6O). the
sixth on. Peter the Hermit
t$t5.60). the seventh on Mat
thias ($5 10l and the ninth on
Happy Hunting t$l5.90). The
four victories moved Hinojosa
into third Llace in the jockey
standings, with II for the
meeting.
Hinolosa was set down by
the Tropical stewards for
careless ridiugn Friday In
both the seventh and eighth
races. tiis suspension begins
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1961-01-01
Wood Betters
Own Auto Mark

WINSTON SALEM. N. c.,
Dec. 81 (AP).-Glenn Wood of
Stuart. Va. won the 150-lap
feature race in the Tobacco
Bowl stock car program today,
driving the same modified Ford
that carried him to four FIRST
victories in seven starts here
last summer.
Wood bettered his own rec
ord Of 7.62 seconds over the
nat asphalt surface quarter
mile track by winning the pole
with q 17.47 mark.
He led for 142 laps after
taking over from Pee Wee
Jones. who dropped out be-
cause Of mechanical trouble.
Trailing Wood by more than
q lap across the finish line was
Ray Platte Of Richmond, Va
George Dunn. jr.. of Raleigh,
the Tobacco Bowl champion
OF last year. was third. Whitley
Norman Of Winston-Salem was
fourth and Jesse Gilley OF
Roanoke, Va, fifth.
A crowd Of $500 saw the
six.race program in 46-degree
weather.
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BurIeson Heods /, 500 Field
In Sugar Bowl Track Meet

ord last year. is back in the
metric mile in a crowded 10
field.
Stiff competition is expected
from Oregon teammates Archie
San Romani jr., whose father
won the Sugar Bowl mile in
1896 and the 1,500-meters in
1883, and George Larson. q late
entrant, and Ernie Cunliffe. ex-
Stanford distance star.
4 But BurIeson. rated on his
1850 olympic 500 -meters sixth
place clocking Of. 3::40,9. which
has been recognized as the
Evening star., 1961-01-01
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
star Raeing Editor

CHARLES TOWN. w. Va,
Dec. 81. "A disappointing
crowd Of 6,27z spent New
Years eve at the Charles Town
track today and watched Effie
j. close out the old year on a
happy note in. the $500
Father Time Purse.
The. 3-year-old Effie j.,
owned by Francis j. Haring Of
Germantown. Md, was the
only filly in the field. She
capitalized on her high turn
of speed to outrun her seven
rivals in the sprint of about
six furlongs. Ridden by Ap-
prentice James Verrone, IA
yored Ewwie j. coasted home
by five lengths and returned
$3.50.
Mrs. Betty B. Casey's Har-
leigh gained second money by
q length and q half over Clai-
borne B. Carter's Little Liney,
part Of an entry with War
Bracelet. Allen B. Hummer's
Kiperic lost third by q head
to Little Limey.
Second Straight Victory
It was Effie US second
straight triumph over the
Charles Town track, which was
termed good" today. Earlier
in the year she won for a
$1,000 claiming price at Laurel.
The fleet filly concluded her
1860 campaign with eight VIC
tories in 20 starts.
Although the weather was
pleasant most Of the afternoon,
Evening star., 1961-01-01
6,274 Wotch Effie ].
Win at Charles Town

betting was not UP to expecta-
tons. with $500 .39l being ham
died on the nine events. Pre-
dictions Of snow in the area
later were blamed for holding
down the gate.
An upset occurred in the
sixth. event when Mrs. Mildred
L. Hanlmond's Down the Hatch
beat out the favored Pie in Sky
and paid $31.40. Down the
Hatch, who was purchased by
his present owner for $500 last
year, had won at Laurel last
fall but was ignored by most
handicappers today.
yerrone Rides Triple
Verrone, who leads, the
Charles Town riders, was
aboard Down the Hatch and
returned in the eighth race to
make It three consecutive win
ners when he drove Westray
($5.20) to an asy triumph.
Westray was Verrone's 18th
winner Of the session.
The daily double payod
amounted to $3.50 after Rede-
lector ($10.S0) took the opener
and the favored Athenal ($6.60)
outgamed Dolores Delight in
the second race. Winning
numbers were 4 and 6.
For the first time since
Thursdays snow-enforced can
collation., buses resumed service
from the New York and Phila.
delphia areas. Thirteen buses
operated from the two northern
cities and brought 462 fans.
Another 9sS horseplayers rode
the R&O special train from
Washington and Baltimore.
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American citizens record. is the
man Tn heat .9~r

American citizens record. is the
man to beat.
Other returning 1860 Sugar
Bowl winners are al Lawrence.
NCAA and AAU cross-country
champion, in the 5.000-meter
run; Eddie Southern, former
Texas star now in the Air
Force, in the 400-meters; Rex
Cawley. fleet Southern Cali
fornia sophomore. in the no.
meter high hurdles: and Jim
Graham. former Okla h o m a
State standout. in the pole
vault.
In addition. a 1.600-meter
relay team from Northeast
Louisiana and q 400-meter re-
lay outfit from the East Texas
Athletic Club viii 60 for repeat
victories. 4. &