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Evening star., 1961-12-27
BY TOM HENSHAW


Man In space emerged from
science fiction to become the
top news story of 1861.
The race into space, starring
Russia's Yuri Gagarin , and
Gherman Titov and Americas
Alan Shepard and Gus Girls
som. has been so designated
by news editors of Associated
Press member newspapers and
radio stations.
The big story, which began
building up back in October,
1857. when the Russians or
bited the first earth satellite,
reached a climax last May
when Maj. Gagarin circled the
earth in a space craft.
Comdr. Shepard and Capt.
Grissom followed with sub
orbital space flights and Titov
orbited the earth 19 times,
eating and sleeping in his
Spacecraft while it hurtled
round and round the world.
Wins by Wide Margin
The space story won the
editors poll by a wide margin
over the second choice, the
Berlin crisis, which has alter
nately boiled and simmered
since the end of World War
II.
Included in the 1861 chap
ter of Crisis Berlin were: The
building by the Communists
Of a wall between East and
West Berlin, the dramatic es-
capes from behind the Iron
Curtain and the Gallup of
United States reserves TO meet
the emergency.
The death Of Dag Hammar-
skiold, secretary general of
the United Nations, in a plane
crash and the ensuing U. N.
controversy over his successor
was the No. 3 story of the
year, in the opinion of the
editors. Burma's U Thant fl
nally got the job.
Cuban Invasion Fourth
Mr.. Hammarskjold's plane
went down in Northern Rho
deSia while he was en- route
to negotiate an end to fighting
IN the Congo's aloof Katanga
Province. His death enabled
the Russians to wheel out their
pet "troika" plan for a three
man team to head the U. N.
secretariat.
Fourth place in the editors
poll went to the Inflated, U.s.
Evening star., 1961-12-27

the breaking by the Soviet
Union of the moratorium on
weapon testing; the Russian
explosion of the mighty 50-pluS
megaton bomb; and the sub
sequent furor in the United
States over fallout shelters.
6. The Inauguration Of John
F. Kennedy as President of the
United States, the first Roman
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rocket engines to hurl the
glider-like Dyna Soar into the
lower edge of space. From there
it is to soar back to earth after
orbiting.
All sub-orbital flights using
only the Titan II missile as
booster are now eliminated
from the program. The Air
Force said it decided the Titan
II booster alone wouldn't have
enough thrust to rocket the
vehicle into orhitlng speed
about 100 miles up.
Instead, the Titan II, which
Evening star., 1961-12-27

Association for the Advance
ment of Science.
The report came from the
associations Committee on
Science in the Promotion of HUI
man Welfare. headed by Prof.
Barry Commoner of Washing
ton University. st. Louis. It's
members include DR.. Margaret
Mead, the anthropologist, and
DR.. T. c. Byerly of Washing
ton. head of research for the
Agriculture Department.
Danger Is Considerable
The report said there is no
basis for any gueSSwork about
the outcome of an atomic con-
flict. Yet the danger of such a
conflict - possibly precipitated
by accident - is considerable,
the scientists added.
From now on, mankind must
live in a world in which sui
cidal war-by whatever means
is always possible" the re-
port said. It pointed out that
although stockpiled bonn b S
can be destroyed. the knowl-
edge Of how to make new ones
cannot be obliterated from
mems minds"
The committee rejected the
frequent assertion that atomic
armament is something man
kind can learn to live with,
like dynamite. Society has
learned to live with the new
inventions by a series of his
torical experiments rather
than by predictive analysis"
the scientists said.
What is at issue today is
whether or not we can afford
to take the appalling risk of
attempting to learn from ex-
perience whether Society-and
indeed human life-can sur
vive a nuclear catastrophe"
While it is conceivable that
a nations existence might be
saved by a shelter program,
extreme measures would be
necessary, the scientists pointed
out.
Vulnerability of Shelters
, ANY shelter system short of
one that places the nations
entire population and industry
permanently underground can
be negated by a corresponding
increase in the attackers pow
err" they said. Either an all
out attack or such all-out de-
fensive steps as putting the
country underground would
radically alter the social order,
they contended.
Since the historic function of
war has been to conserve and
protect the social order, or to
extend it," nuclear war would
be self f-defeating. they declared.
Even if by some unforeseen
development we could tomor-
row discover how to survive a
nuclear war, the basic problem
will remain, for other kinds of
equally devastating wars are
also possible" the report went
on.
Shelters that might protect
from the blast, fire and radia-
ton of nuclear war could yet
remain vulnerable to an at
tack with chemical agents. II
a way were found for defense
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Experts Urge Creation
Of Science of Survival
By WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

DENVER Dec 27-An influential panel of scientists has
called for creation of science of human survival
rescue mankind from the threat of atomic suicide
War instrument of furthering national aspirations
is now self defeating and alternative must be found
the panel said in 4500-word report to the American
Evening star., 1961-12-27

phase after two weeks would
have to be taken care of by
trained decontimina-
ton teams.
Their job would be to dis
pose of the fallout that re-
mains, by sluicing streets and
buildings down with fire hoses
and burying contaminants with
bulldozers. The protection fac
tor would have to be at least
10 and preferably 100. he said.
Evening star., 1961-12-27
lev Blasts Hit Midwest
As Florida Warns Up
BY the Associated Press

fresh icy spread regions
in Northern Midwest today and freezing weather hit in
Northern Florida for the third straight morning.
But temperatures moderated in southern Florida after
two unreasonable cold with the mercury dropping
below freezing south Miami yesterday. 60 in Miami
Evening star., 1961-12-27
Space Flight Rocket
PIon Changed by AT
BY the Associated Press

The Air has ordered major revision in its
Dyna Soar program which will eliminate step in the
crafts eventual path to 1t will COM
bne solid and liquld-fuel rocket engines.
The Air Force yesterday has decided to use
one big uud-fue engine and two smaller od-tue
Evening star., 1961-12-27
JOSEPH YOUNG
ON VACATION

Joseph Young is on vaca-
ton. His column, The
Federal Spotlight" will be
resumed when he returns.
Evening star., 1961-09-10

America, Inc, and Vice Chairman of the Con-
gress, told me, about two-thirds of these are
new or have been basically changedsince 1916.
Ring No. 2: Quicker and better. In an
other ten years, Mr.. Willis predicts that the
big markets will carry $4,000 items. Half of
them will be different from those sold today
and virtually all will have invisible hands
built in to do kitchen chores. The remarkable
Evening star., 1961-09-10

rise of convenience foods, the instants, the
ready-to-cook, the heat-and-serve has the
unanimous approval of those 20 million
women who hold jobs outside the home!
Placards tell the story: america is eat
ing more than $500, 600, 900 worth of frozen
prepared dishes annually" Read, Zone in
every three cups of coffee is made with the
Instant that ''the sales of cake and other
prepared mixes continued o" next pOUs
Evening star., 1961-09-10

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Evening star., 1961-09-24
Miss Phillips
Is to Wed
Mr.. Whitehouse

Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Col
fax Phillips, jr.. of Gravel
Hill Farm, Randolph, Va,
and this city, announce the
engagement of their daughter
Lucretia King to Mr.. Frank
lin S. Whitehouse, jr., son
of Mrs. R. Ridgely Lytle of
Bronxville, N. Y, and New
York City, and the late Mr..
Whitehouse.
Miss Phillips was graduated
from the Holton Arms School
here and attended Pembroke
College in Providence, r. I.
Mr.. WhitehouSe was grad
uated in 1856 from Prince
ton University, where he was
vice president and secretary
of the Key and Seal Club. He
is at present a member of
the news staff of the New
York Times.
A December wedding is
planned.
Evening star., 1961-09-24
-PEOCOnVentiOn
Slated Next Week

Nearly 1,ZUU delegates as
well as several hundred visi-
tors will be on hand when
the Supreme chapter Of the
PEG SisteThood holds its
45th biennial convention at
the Sheraton-Park Hotel
from October 2 through S.
The festivities surround
ing the event will get under
way with a pre-convention
buffet dinner next Sunday
night at the Shoreham hon.
oring Supreme Board mem
bers and visiting PEGS and
their husbands.
Registration of delegates
and guests will begin the
next morning in the Shera-
ton-Park's Continental Room.
Mrs. Simpson Stoner Of
Greencastle, Ind, Supreme
chapter president, will open
the convention at 8 that night
in Sheraton Hall.
Peace Theme
The PEO International
Peace Scholarships will be
featured at the opening meet
ing. DR.. Hurst r.. Anderson,
American University presi-
dent, will address the con-
vention on Peace Through
Education" His address will
be followed by "The PEG
Answer" the introduction of
PEG international Peace
Scholarship students.
Senator Carl T. Curtis of
Nebraska will bring the Of
ficial welcome to Washing
ton to the delegates and
visitors. A reception will be
held in the Continental
Room at the close of the
Monday night meeting.
Five dinners will be held
Tuesday, October 3, in the
Madison Room. the Franklin
Room, the Continental Room
and the Cotillion Room of
the Sheraton-Park Hotel and
the West Ball Room of the
Shoreham Hotel. These din
ners will be for, respectively,
the presidents of state
chapters, the organizers Of
State chapters, the past
presidents of State chapters,
delegates to the convention,
and visitors and Bills.
Bills are the husbands of
PEO's and the last-men-
toned dinner will be pre-
sided over by Maj. Gen.
George R. Kennebeck, who is
chairman of the committee
providing entertainment and
sightseeing tours for the
visiting Bills.
The Canadian Ambassador
and Mrs. Heeney will be
guests at the luncheon on
October 4 in Exhibit Hall.
A program Celebrating
Fifty Years of PEG in
Canada" will follow, and the
envoy will bring greetings to
the convention. Mrs. Percy
B. Scurrah of Vancouver,
British Columbia, a past
president of the Suprem e
chapter, will preside at this
program.
DR.. Russell j. Humbert,
president of De Rauw Uni
versity, will be speaker at
the Wednesday night ban
quet in Sheraton Hall. His
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address is entitled "Ours the
Task Sublime"
Other convention speakers
will include DR.. Morton
Leeds, executive director of
the Borinstein Home in In
dianapolis, who will, speak
on Retirement Homes; DIR.
Blanche Hinman Dow, presi-
dent of Cottey College in
Nevada. Mo-; Mrs. Bertha
Clark Hughes, a past presi-
dent of the Supreme chapter;
Mrs. Majorie Weirick, q past
president of the California
State chapter, and Miss Ma
bel r. Cook, executive di-
rector of the District YWCA,
speaking on What the
Times Demand"
PhilanthrOpic Group
The PEG Sisterhood is an
International philanthropic,
educational organiza-
ton, founded in 1869 at
Iowa Wesleyan College. 1t
now includes more than
$4,000 women in its nearly
1000 chapters, with men,
bers in every State of the
Union and in six provinces
of Canada. There are State
chapters in 80 States and in
the District of Columbia and
Provincial chapters in three
Canadian provinces.
The International Pc ace
Scholarships, which will be
featured at the opening
night meeting, is the newest
of the PEG projects.
The PEG Educational
Fund, established in 1907, is
a revolving loan fund of
nearly one million dollars
and has assisted over $4,000
women in completing their
educational programs. Ap-
proximately 1000 students
are aided each year.
Cottey College, another
PEG project, is the only
college in the United States
which is owned and operated
by a women's organization.
Evening star., 1961-09-24

Fashions favOrite-
the fur jacket
Highly versatile, it goes
from early day to late -.
can be worn most of the year.
See it featured in many
furs and silhouettes in our
extensive collection.
Sketched, rose beige dyed
Canadian beaver with
natural pastel mink
collar, 595.OO. Other
furs and styles from 295.OO.
to l,995.OO. All plus tax.
Fur Salon, Third Floor.
Fur products labeled to show country Of
origin of imported furs You are invited to use
our deferred payment plan.
Evening star., 1961-09-24

Fur hats dramatic flourish
Costume-maker hats have of beautiful opuence
and see how marvelously becoming
fur can be. Breton of natural ranch mink, l05 90:
COche of natural ranch mink tails, g.. 90:
Bubble of natural blended sable 135. 90:
Back-swept beret of natural red fox, 45. 90:
Profile hat of natural Autumn Haze* brown
mutation mink, $500. All plus Federal tax.
Hat Salon. Third Floor.
Sorry mail phone orders.
'EMBA I'M Mutation Mink Breeders labeled
of origin of imported urs
Evening star., 1961-05-11

grapefruit, cantaloupes and
watermelons head the list of
fruit buys this week. 1nciden-
tally, since first mentioning
the little seedless avocados
we've run into them several
places around town and
the prices are quite reason
able. They're still being pro-
duced in limited quantities
more or less as an eX-
pertinent but the advance
lots are getting a good re-
ception.
Best bargains among vege-
tables are Florida sweet corn,
iceberg lettuce, new green
cabbage, carrots, cucumbers
and Texas onions, the Ber-
muda type.
Attention, Teens!
A newcomer on the grocers'
shelves is an all-in-one pack
Evening star., 1961-05-11

satile fryers. This week as
usual you will find whole or
cut up fryers with attractive
price tags. If the we ather
man cooperates it's possible
you may be thinking in
terms Of a barbecue on Sum-
day. In lieu Of the customary
barbecue sauce marinate the
chicken in the following
marinade for a couple of
hours, then grill over the
charcoal fire.
Marinade
Saute 2 to 3 cloves of gar
lie, minced, in IA cup olive
oil. Add teaspoon crushed
rosemary, u teaspoon dry
mustard, and 2 teaspoons
soy sauce. Remove from the
heat and stir in "a cup wine
vinegar and u cup sherry.
Pour this over 3 broilers split
Evening star., 1961-05-11

in half. Let stand for 2 to 3
hours before grilling. Turn
and baste frequently with
the marinade; cook until
tender. about 80 to 45 min
utes.
Fully-cooked hams, either
whole or full shank portions,
offer another choice for
Sundays dinner. The hams
are oven-baked, require only
a short baking period to
develop the good ham flavor.
Buck Shad is a leading buy
at fish counters. The shad
season will soon be over for
another year, so enjoy it while
you have the chance. Addi-
tional values in. sea food in
clude medium shrimp, large
porgies. and back fin crab
meat.
Big California strawberries,
Evening star., 1961-05-11

I'M. eye Of the round roast,
sirloin tip roasts and steaks,
and rump roasts.
Still more beef bargains to
consider are chuck roast and
chuck steaks, both with blade
bone in; shoulder roasts, arm
bone in; bonelesS top or bot
tom round roastS, round
steaks and short ribs. Cube
or sandwich steaks, stewing
beef, plate, ground chuck,
corned beef brisket. and regu-
lar ground beef are also in
the good buy category.
Veal is another outStand-
ing meat value for the week
end. Featured are rib, loin,
shoulder and round bone
chops; leg or rump roastS,
breast of veal, patties, outlets
and stew meat.
For an outstanding buy it's
pretty hard to beat the ver-
Evening star., 1961-05-11

age Of pizza complete to
sausage from the house Of
Chef Boy-ar-dee. The pack
age contains pizza flour mix,
a 10-ounce can of sauce with
sausage, grated cheese and an
envelope of active dry yeast
enough to make five
generous servings. In less
than half an hour you can
turn out a home-baked pizza
with a crust that's cruSty on
the outside, tender within,
topped with a zesty sauce
that contains a generous
amount of Italian-style sau-
sage, and sprinkled with a
zippy grated cheese. From
Evening star., 1961-05-11
ALLIE MARKET
fYBAsKE7
Beef Specials Featured

Roast beef or fried chicken loom as likely
candidates for your Mothers Day dinner, judging
by the specials offered this week at local super
markets and food chains
Beef is and will continue to be abundant
through June, according to reports from the United
States Department of Agrf-
culture rib roasts (7-nch cut) rib
Best buys this week include steaks (7nch with
Evening star., 1961-05-11

start to finish, the pizza takes
but 25 minutes to prepare.
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Evening star., 1961-05-23
Shepard Named
To Fire Company

Comdr. Alan B. Shepard, jr.,
has been named an honorary
life member of Alexandra S
Friendship Veterans Fire En-
CINE Company.
He thus joins roster includ-
ing Sir Winston Churchill,
President Kennedy, Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower. Richard
M. Nixon, Senators Harry Byrd
and A. Willis Robertson, Demo-
Gratis of Virginia, and Repre-
sentative Joel T. Broyhill, Re
publican of Virginia.
Honorary members, Comdr
Shepard was told in a letter
from Marshall j. Beverley.
president of the company, are
chosen "for their heroic deeds
and outstanding leadership"
The engine company invited
the Nations first astronaut and
his wife to ceremonies June 4
dedicating the washing t o n
Meeting Room of the head
quarters of the engine COM
pany, which claims George
Washington as its founder.
Mr.. Beverley told Comdr.
Shepard his space capsule
flight will go down in history
to be remembered by all future
generations"
Evening star., 1961-05-23

District and vicinity - Fair
tonight, quite cool; low, As in
city and about 40 in outlying
areas. Mostly sunny and con-
tinued cool tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and quite
cool again tonight, low in the
3os, scattered frost in west and
In the 4os in the east. Mostly
sunny tomorrow, continued cool;
high, so to IS except near 10 in
south.
Virginia - Fair in north,
partly cloudy in south tonight,
Continued quite cool, low rang
ing from about so in southeast
to the upper 3Os in the noun
tains. Scattered light frost in
the northern mountains. Fair
and continued cool tomorrow;
high, IS to IS.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Winds mostly north
to northeast tonight and tomor-
Evening star., 1961-05-23
Arlington PTAW Wants
Athletics Integroted

The Washington-Lee High
School PTA last night urged
the Arlington School Board to
abandon a policy which re-
quires racial segregation in
athletics.
However, the parents by a
vote of 40 to A tabled a mo-
ton requesting the board also
to allow integrated social activ-
tiles in county schools.
The General Assembly in 1858
enacted a resolution forbiding
Joint participation by white
and colored students in inter-
school sports events. A similar
prohibition was imposed re-
garding social activities.
Although the Arling o n
School Board officially has
conformed to the State policy,
last month it permitted a re-
gional track meet at Wakefield
High School, in which a Negro
athlete from Fairfax County
took part. The School Board
advised principals that in such
cases, the racial composition of
teams from other Jurisdictions
would be a decision for the
other localities.
Asked last night whether
desegregation of school ath-
letics would be legal, Supt. Ray
Reid replied that the answer
depends upon an interpreta-
Evening star., 1961-05-23
Clues Sought for Blast
At Navy Lab Fatal to 9

1 The two buildings leveled
were about the size of ordinary
homes. In one, casting powder
for propellant systems was
poured into molds. In the
other, missile motors under
went temperature tests. 1t was
not Immediately determined in
which building the explosion
occurred.
Everyone working in the two
buildings was killed. They were
Howard D. Dean. %, Romney
w. Va; Michael r. Evick, "a,
LaVale, Md; George r. Geiger,
Is, Cumberland; Charles r,
Getson. Homecoming. Md; David
L. Kenney, 26, LaVale; Robert
/ A. Whip, 81, Keyser, w. Va;
Kenneth D. Young, 25, Ridge
ley, w. Va; Herman C. Wilson,
SO, Frostburg. Md, and Charles
j. Isner, Al, Cumberland.
The injured were all working
near the destroyed buildings.
Two returned to work after
treatment and the others were
reported recovering at Cumber-
land hospitals.
The laboratory is spread over
several hundred acres in this
mountain country. About 2,l00
persons are employed in the
several small buildings making
up the establishment.
Evening star., 1961-05-23
Youth in Staying
Sent to Hospital

HAGERSTOWN, May %
(APl.-An 18-year -old Hagers-
town youth indicted in the
knife Staying of his mother
was ordered confined to a State
mental hospital Yesterday by
Circuit Judge D. K. McLaugh-
lin.
The action came after Judge
Mclaughlin received a letter
from DR.. Jacob Morgenstern
superintendent Of the Clifton
Perkins State Hospital at Jes-
sup, saying the youth, John j,
Davis II, was suffering from
psychiatric illnesses.
Davis had been indicted on
charges of numbering his
mother, Mrs. Wanetta M,
Davis, 36. last February %.
Police said Davis told them
his mind went blank" because
of the way his mother had
nagged him about the way he
did his homework.
Evening star., 1961-05-23
KIMBO THE APE BACK IN CAGE:
MAN FACES THEFT CHARGE

Marios Pizza House has Kimbo back today after
what Arlington police called the little apes unauthorized
trip to Fairfax County
Kimbo is of the Gibbon Species and owner Howard
D. Levine customary keeps it in in front of his
pizza restaurant 1922 Wilson boulevard.
Mr.. Levine told police that last Friday showed
up at the restaurant and told two employees he had
bought Kimbo They let Kimbo go off with the to
a horse show at Burke Va
Arlington police told Fairfax police. who arrested
and recovered the ape at the horse show
Charged with grand larceny is Robert M. Caan, 90
of the 5000 block of Wooen drive Falls Church He free
under 81 900 bond for county court hearing May 26.
Evening star., 1961-05-23

CUMBERLAND, Md, May %
(AP). - Investigators today
probed the ruins of two build
ings at a rocket fuel plant for
clues to the cause Of an explo-
sion which killed nine workmen
and injured six.
Meanwhile, funeral arrange
ments were made for the VIC
tins whose charred and dis
membered bodies were recov-
cred after a seven-hour fire
touched off by the blast had
burned out late yesterday.
There was no official esti-
mate Of damage to the Allegany
Ballistics Laboratory, operated
by the Hercules Powder Co. Of
Wilmington, Del, for the Navy.
But one observer described the
explosion site as "a big black
hole in the ground"
The laboratory is at Rocket
Center, w. Va, just across the
Potomac River from Cumber-
land, Md. 1t makes solid fuel
which has been used in the
third and last stages Of rockets
firing satellites into space.
The explosion did not involve
SIS million facilities for work
on the Polafis, the Nays
guided missile launched from
submarines.
Evening star., 1961-05-23
First Air Field
Used by Military
To Get Marker

A monument marking the
Nations first military air field
will be unveiled tomorrow at
the College Park Airport.
The stone marker will be un-
yelled at Sis pm. by the Col
lege Park Rotary Club. The
marker is set up near buildings
Of the Maryland National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Com
mission, which will maintain it
The monument is 9 feet lone
and 5 feet high.
Among officials participating
in the dedication will be re-
tired Air Force Maj. Gen. Ben
jamin D. Foulois. who took fly
ing lessons there from Wilbur
Wright in 1909.
Home building, industrial
plants and park development
in the area have slowly closed
in on the airport.
Since 1927, it has been op-
Grated as a private ali field by
George Brinckerhoff.