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Evening star., 1961-02-07
Fines Add Up
. To 81 Million
In Trust Case
Court Completes
Sentencing on 20
Indictments

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. z (AP) L.
Fines against electrical manu-
featuring companies reached
almost 81 million today as a
Federal Judge completed two
days of sentencing for anti
trust violations.
Chief Judge j. cullen Ganey
In United States District Court
completed sentencing on II in
dictments in q little over two
hours today, compared with
yesterdays day-long session on
six indictments.
The difference was that
yesterday defense attorneys
made lengthy talks. Today
most Of them said they stood
on what they had said yester-
day.
Action Is Fast
Sentencing moved so fast
today that at one point Judge
Ganey pronounced a $40, 900
fine on Cornell-Dublier Electric
Co.. Plainfield, N. j., before
asking the company attorney
If he had anything to say.
The lawyer jumped to his
feet. Judge Ganey apologized,
saying:
"Oh. excuse me. I have
these worked out so well that
! did not notice"
The lawyer said he felt his
company was innocent. After
he completed his talk, Judge
Ganey repeated the $4,000
fine.
The 90 companies and IS
individuals involved were
charged with price fixing and
bid rigging in the sale Of
equipment that generates,
transmits and distributes elec-
trio power. Fines totaled
$l,924,000
22 Companies Fined
Twenty-Five corporate de-
fendantS were fined q total of
$964,500 today on II indict-
ments. Fourteen Of their ex-
ecutives we're fined q total Of
$28,500. and five Of the II also
received suspended 30-day Jail
terms. s,,.s.
Yesterday Judge Ganey SEN
fenced seven executives to jail
for 80 days, and gave 10 others
30-day suspended sentences.
All those receiving SUSPENDED
sentences also were placed on
five-year probation where q
watchful eye can be kept on
their activities"
Yesterday Judge Ganey fined
81 firms a total Of 1922 900 and
So executives $l09 900. In many
cases. companies and individ-
uals were fined several times,
accounting for the overlap
ping totals.
The first sentencing this
morning came for collusive
sales Of distribution trans
formers.
Two Fined $4,000 Each
General Electric and West
inghouse. the Nations biggest
electrical firms, we're fined $780,.
600 each. Allis Chalmers, West
Allis. Wis, was fined $40. 600;
Kuhlman Electric Co., Troy
Mich, $4,000: McGraw-Edi-
son, Elgin. Ill. $25,000; Maloney
Electric Co.. st. Louis, SIS, 900
and Wagner Electric Co., st
Louis. $4,000.
Two suspended 30-day jail
sentences were imposed. on TO-
days first count, on M. A. de
Ferranti, Pittsfield, Mass, for.
mer general manager Of GE'.
distribution department, anC
Gordon c. Hubert, Sharon
Pa, manager Of Westinghouse
distribution transformer de.
partment. Mr.. de Ferranti alst
was fined $500; Mr.. Hubert
$4,000.
w. r. Swoish, Pittsburgh
sales manager Of McGraw-Edi.
sons transformer division, wa.
fined $500 Che had received
a $1,000 fine and 30-day sus.
pended jail term yesterday
A. r. Waehner, Milwaukee, di.
Evening star., 1961-02-07
Wormup Brings Threat
Of Rapid Rise in River
Snow and Rain Expected Here Tonight
Could Cause Domuqinq Run of Ice

The Weather Bureau warned today Of the possibility Of
high waters and breakup Of ice the Potomac River
should temperatures rise sufficiently following Snow sleet
and rain expected tonight.
If there is anything the doesn't need 1t Is
Traffic again had bad time this morning. although the
Evening star., 1961-02-07

Of California next year: go he
will not run for President in
1864.
Since his defeat for the
presidency last November, Mr..
Evening star., 1961-02-07
TIE WHAFuEn. Full Report
'H "6AIU6N. on Pase Al

District and vicinity-Snow and sleet this
evening, changing to rain tonight, low near
81. Rain ending tomorrow late in the day:
warmer. High and low Of last "a hours:
High, SO, at 6 pm. yesterday; low, %, at
$50 am. today.
Evening star., 1961-02-07

Doris FIeeson Assesses Moves by
6. o. ?. Leaders. Pose Al
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
Seeks Volunteers

The Kenai Volunteer Fire De- partment is seeking more volun- teers to cooperate in this civic service to the community. A re- viving of interest in the now ex- isting organization is sought.
 All interested persons are irl- vited to attend the next meeting of the department, scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. IT, at the fire hall.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
Moose r ! ally Underway

The annual moose nose count is presently in progress on the Kenai National Moose Range and adjacent areas, John B. Hakala, refuge manager said Thursday.
 Three Fish and Wildlife Service aircraft are being used in mak- ing the survey. which is expected to be completed next week if weather conditions permit. Ap- proximately half of the Range has been covered to date.
 All moose are being tallied by sex and age class, Hakala said. Bulls are being classified as to size, yearlings. mediums and large.
 Calf to cow ratios and bull to COW ratios will serve as status to determine size of moose herds in the area and will also be used to establish the annual hunting season, the refuge manager add ed.
 Bob Burkholder. acting region al supervisor for the Branch of predator control of the US. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage; Jack Didriekson. biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and Game Manage ment Agent Abe" Thayer, Ke- mai, are assisting refuge person. nel in making the survey.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
kenai P-TA Hears Talk

W. A. Hoover, superintendent Of Kenai schools, addressed tn e Parent-Teaeher Association Mon- day night on the subject of ac- ereditation of high schools.
 ''It is unlikely that an applica- fion from Kenai schools will be considered this year for accredi- tation," Hoover told the group. He added, however, that a gradu- ate of Kenai high school can en- ter college under the present plan.
 The fact that the libray at the Kenai high school is not up to re- quired standard is partially th e reason for failure to receive ac- creditation to date.
 A drive is underway to correct this situation.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
Peninsula Women Al OES Iriennial

Blanche Miller, school teacher at Seward returned Wednesday from Miami Beach, Fla, where she was grand usher at the 30th Triennial meeting of the Order of Eastern Star International. En- noute to Seward she stopped at isSoldotna to visit friend, Mary enc Sundry.
 Mrs. Miller was accompanied to Florida by Edna Drinkall, worthy matron of the Seward O.E.S. chap ter, who served as a delegate.
 Mrs. Drinkall remained Out side for further visit.
 It was reported that the five day meeting was attended by ap- proximately 5000 persons.
 Read the Cheechaqo News want ads for arafst
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
NAMED TO LEGION POSTS

Six Kenai Peninsula Legion naires have been named to con1- mittee chairmanships in the Le- zion for year 1861 1-62.
 Area men included are Dave Cooper, Ninilehik, James Arness, Kenai; Ted Wythe, Homer; Ray mond Doyle, Seward; A q 2 Il Stfutz, Seward and Harold Son- naband, Seward.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
School Election

The annual election of the Sterl- ing Advisory School Board wa 5 held on Nov. Ii at the Sterling school. One member was to be elected for a three-year term. The election ended with Jess Robin- son being reelected.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
Daughter

Visitors at the home of t 2 Frank Kraxbergers are Mrs. Kraxberger's parents, MT. and Mrs. Verne Tanning.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17
Sterling Sketches
Breaks Wrist

Mrs. Mary Hanson fell recently and broke her left wrist.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-11-17

Read the Cheechaqo News want ads for profit.
Evening star., 1961-11-02
Friendship House
Fills Job Needs

The Odd-Job Registry at
Friendship House, 619 G street
NV. is in full swing, geared
to bring part-time labor in con-
tact with employers.
Prospective employees are in
terviewed between 10 am. and
noon on Mondays. Employers
may call the house, Lincoln s.
6202, and leave requests from
8 am. to $50 pm. Monday
through Friday.
The registry is run by the
Volunteer Service Corps of
Friendship House. The corps
has 98 names in it's employe
file, from hem -shorteners to
housemaids,' and 81 jobs han
died by the exchange in its
first five months of operation.
Friendship House shares in the
United Givers Fund.
The corps notes that neither
employer nor employe is rec-
commended by Friendship House,
nor are wages suggested.
Evening star., 1961-11-02
BruziI AirIiner
Crush Toll 81

RECIFE, Brazil, Nov. 2 (AP)
"A Brazilian airliner on the
last leg of a cut-rate flight
from Portugal crashed into a
hillside near this northeast
Brazilian city yesterday. An
airline spokesman said last
night that 81 of the 88 persons
aboard died in the flames oi
exploding wreckage.
The count was an upward
revision from earlier figures
from airline officials. They said
"a persons were aboard and 48
perished. The plane took off
from Lisbon with 70 passengers
and 8 crew members.
The four-engine DC-7 hit a
tree and then smashed into the
hill, An explosion broke the fu-
silage in half. Investigators said
a witness told of having seen
the plane on fire in flight
moments before.
Evening star., 1961-11-02
8 Are Linked
To Scene of
Bus Violence

ANNIS TON, Ala, Nov. 2
(AP) - Witnesses have placed
all eight defendants in the
Freedom Rider bus burning
trial in the vicinity of the mob
violence last May.
In United States Distric t
Court yesterday, three of the
defendants were described as
having weapons in their hands
Roger Dale Couch, 10, a piece
Of metal; William Chappell, 40,
a club; and Frank B. johnson,
AZ, a length of chain.
One witness said young
Couch smashed a bus window
The other five defendants
are Kenneth L. Adams, Al;
Jerome Byron Couch, 25, no
relation to Roger Couch; Jerry
Willingham, %; Jerry Ronald
Eason, %; and Frank Tolbert,
54.
The charges against the eight,
all residents of the Admission
area. stem from a white mob's
attack on a Greyhound bus
carrying an integrated group
testing bus station segregation
in the South.
The outburst - a window
smashing spree at the Admission
bus station, followed by the
burning of the bus outside
town a few minutes later -
was the first of the Freedom
Rider violence in Alabama.
The eight are charged with
interfering with in tersta e
transportation, punishable by
20 years Imprisonment and a
$1,000 fine on conviction
They also are charged with
conspiracy. A at
Evening star., 1961-11-02

to Mr.. Stevenson my informa-
ton from several sources re-
garding Cuba was evidently er-
roneous."
Gen. Van Fleet had been re-
ported as saying Monday night
in Lakeland. Fla. that United
States air cover of the Cuban
invasion was called off at Mr.
Stevenson's insfstence. Mr.
Stevenson telegraphed Gen
Van Fleet on Tuesday. asking
him to correct what ne called
a totally false" statement.
IN view of your telegram,
which I am glad to have" Gen.
Van Fleet replied last night, -
stand corrected and am sorry
for press statements which
we're, in fact. not accurate and
completely out of context"
The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune
had reported Gen. Van Fleet
also said Berlin and Laos were
Evening star., 1961-11-02
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

The administration is explor-
ing a policy of requiring Fed
eral employees to pay legitimate
debts owed to merchants and
others.
Government employees sal
aries cannot be garnisheed. The
Kennedy administration, like
other administrations before it,
has opposed legislation in Con-
gress to provide for garnish-
ment of Federal employe
salaries. They feel it would re-
suit in too much administra-
tive work for the Government.
However, the Civil Service
Commission, in cooperation
with the White House, is work.
ing on plans for a Government
wide policy to resolve the situa-
ton.
csc officials met yesterday
with Government personnel Of
ficers to decide what action to
take. Another meeting is
scheduled within the next few
weeks. A formal recommenda-
ton by the CSC staff to the
three Civil Service Commission
ers on how to handle the prob
lem is expected by the first
Of the year.
At present, Government policy
on the situation varies from
agency to agency. Some agen-
cies require their employees 10
settle their debts on the pen
atty of being fired if they
don't. other agencies take the
position that their employees
private affairs are their own
business and consequently have
no policy on the matter.
The csc staff is exploring
the possibility of a Govern
ment-wide policy to require
employees to pay their debts ii
a reasonable time. The staff
feels that an educational pro-
gram also should be conducted
by agencies to warn employees
against being involved with
easy-credit houses which ex'
tend too much credit and de-
pend on pressure to collect
debts.
The possibility Of requiring
that debts be paid, but on |
graduated scale over a cor
Evening star., 1961-11-02
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
PorIeys Seek Plan to Require
Employees to Pay Just Debts

Steel Workers of America,
James O'Brien of Department
of Health, Education and We'll
fare; Newell Terry of Interior
Department and Seymour
Wolfbein of Labor Department.
y Il
IRS-The Internal Revenue
Service opens its new computer
center at Martinsburg. w. Va.
on Monday. 1t will be the
heart of IRS's automation sys-
tenn for processing income tax
returns.
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CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Con-
gratulations to editor Nate
Leiderman and his staff who
have taken over the job of
publishing Views and News, /"
the employe paper of General
Services Administration pub
lished by General Services EN-
FplOyeS Association. The first
edition under the new editorial
setup is both informative and
entertaining. :. Navy'S Bureau
of Ships has given top incen-
tive awards to Margarethe Will
helm. Lillian Curry, Mrs. Lois
Dean, Mrs. Lillian Rumbaugh,
Mrs. Kathryn Veit. Eunice
Jones, Mrs. Francine Malone.
Jimmie L. Jones, r. J. Jeske,
Dan Andrich, j. B. Pearson.
Robert Link, John Price, Mrs.
Virginia Crawford, William
Deatcher, Walter Slender, Rob-
ert Davis, Milton Newman,
Samuel Lum, James Kearns,
Edward Sheridan, Atma Phil
lips, Faustine Gamble. Mrs.
Dorothy Miller, Arthur Will
hanson, C. w. Mcpherson.
Charles Thomas, Benjamin
Adler, Victor Burnett, Fred H.
Allen. Seabury McGown. How
ard Judd, Mrs. Eloise Hively
Paul Norment, Yook 500 Hoo
John Perkins. William Wright
Robert Chisholm, Florence
Taylor, Victor D'Arienzo, Al
bert Koval, Mrs. Dorothy
Quinn, Joseph Sinsky and r. F
Chisholm. Twenty-year serv-
ice pins were presented to Mrs
Kathryn Veit, Carl Hauser
Herbert Stein, Edward Sheri-
dan, Frank Brown, Mrs. Caro-
, line Merfa. John Hart, Clara
Cowan and Isidor Gross.
Evening star., 1961-11-02

lost to communism, there was
a $3.50 chance South Wet Nam
would be lost and neither West
Germany nor France will fight
for West Berlin and the United
States shouldn't fight for them
In his telegram to MIR. Ste
lvenson, Gen. Van Fleet said
he had received Mr.. Stevenson's
wire from his Auburndale
(Fla) office and that office
was forwarding accounts of
the meeting from both the
Tribune and the Lakeland
Ledger.
Il want you to know that the
meeting was a small group in
closed session and remarks
were made in answer to ques-
tions submitted by personal
friends after my main address
covering water resources in
Florida. and 1 was assured
there would be no press COW
erage," Gen. Van Fleet said.
Gen. Van Fleets speech to
the National Resources and
Waterways Committee in Lake
land occurred the day he was
brought out Of retirement to
become a part-time consultant
to the Secretary of the Army
on Reserve combat readiness
and anti-guerrilla training.
In releasing the contents OF
the telegram to Mr.. Stevenson
last night, 1t. Col. George
Monsaratt. public information
officer at Fort Monroe, said
the General made the state
ments while acting as a private
citizen and not as an official.
When he landed by plane
at Norfolk last night on his
way here, Gen. Van Fleet flatly
refused comment on the con-
troversy.
Evening star., 1961-11-02
Mcnamara
ToVisitAtIanta
Despite Bias

The Defense Department said
today that Secretary McNa-
mara plans to address a BAN
quet at an Atlanta hotel from
which Georgia Negroes have
protested they are barred.
The brief announcement
made no reference to the racial
dispute which was carried to
the White House yesterday by
the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People.
The White House said it
would check into the circum-
stances. Members of the staff
are trying to determine what
the facts are" a spokesman
said.
Asked whether Secretary
Mcnamara still planned TO ad-
dress the banquet, the Defense
Department gave this reply:
Set for November IL
Secretary Mcnamara sew
eral months ago accepted an
invitation to speak in Atlanta
at a dinner honoring Senator
Russell and Congressman Vim
son and his present plans are
to fulfill this engagement"
The banquet is scheduled for
November IL at the Dinkler
Plaza to honor the two
veteran Georgia Democrats.
One of the organizers is under
stood to be Robert B.
Troutman, a member of the
Presidents Committee on Equal
Opportunity and an Atlanta
lawyer.
Earlier this year, the Ken
nedy administration set forth
a policy under which cabinet
officials were to avoid public
functions where racial dis
elimination was practiced.
Kennedy Questioned
Atlanta's NAACP chapter
wired President Kennedy. re-
portedly asking if he approved
Mr.. McNamara's scheduled ap-
pearance and if he knew
whether the banquet actually
would be held in a segregated
setting.
Mrs. Ruby Hurley, South
eastern director of the NAACP,
said. There's no question about
Dinkler Plaza being segre-
gated"
Negro groups are now trying
to desegregate hotels in At
lanta.
The administration policy
against binet members
speaking at segregated func-
tions was announced by the
White House after a speech
April 26 by Secretary Of Com
merce Hodges at q Democratic
dinner in Columbia. S. c.
Evening star., 1961-11-02

siderable period of time, also
is being explored. Some Gov
ernment personnel officials feel
that this would discourage some
business houses in the future
from overextending credit, since
they would have to wait a long
time before collecting.
3 i %&
CHARGE AND DENIAL
Some of the State Department
employees involved in the 500
job reductions ordered by the
department charge that the
layoffs result from the lavish
trips and expenditures of top
State officials, including IN
dersecretary Bowles, Assistant
Secretary Williams and others,
They charge that the layoffs
were caused largely by the
regional conferences conducted
by Mr.. Bowles and the money
spent on these meetings.
Carl Rowan. Deputy Assist
ant Secretary of State for
Public Affairs, denies these
charges. He said the cost for
the five conferences held thus
far has been $4,000. In addi-
ton. various embassies in the
field contributed S193.000 from
| their various budgets. How
ever, Mr.. Rowan said much OF
the embassy cost would have
been incurred anyway in other
regional meetings.
At any rate, morale in the
State Department. particularly
among those under civil serv-
ice, is at low ebb.
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OLDER WORKERS-As part
of its program to develop bet.
ter utilization of older en-
ployes in Government and a
better understanding Of theil
problems, the Civil Service
Commission has scheduled g
one-day institute on THE Older
Worker" November 30 at the
Departmental Auditorium.
The meeting is open to Fed
eral managers and executives
at grade IL and above.
Lecturers will include DR.
James Birren of National Insti'
tute of Mental Health, Johl
Overholt of National Associa
ton of Retired Civil Employees
James c. O'Brien of the Unitet
Evening star., 1961-11-02
Kennedy Delays
Airline Strike
By the Associated Press

President Kennedy has acted
to delay for go days a strike
against Trans World Airlines
that was scheduled to begin at
1859 pm. today.
The strike was automatically
delayed yesterday when Mr.
Kennedy ordered creation of an
emergency board to investigate
a dispute between the carrier
and the Air Line Pilots Associa-
ton.
The board will have 80 days
to report findings to Mr.. Ken
nedy. For another 80 days
there can be no change in con-
ditions leading to the dispute
except by agreement between
the airlines and its employees.
Evening star., 1961-11-02
Wants to Help Others

The attorney told Mrs. Hook
er they would get the necessary
papers within a week and would
Evening star., 1961-11-02

torney that Mr.. Hooker has
come into a million-dollar in
heritance from holdings in Bel
fast. Ireland. and somewhere
in West Germany"
Mr.. Hooker, So. is retired
steel construction boomer"
and power company employe.
His wife worksNas a restaurant
cook to augment her husbands
present income as Wolf Lake
(MichJ justice OF the peace
and operator of a small ap-
pliance home repair shop.
They thought the news was
a Halloween prank.
Castle Included
Mrs. Hooker was contacted
by telephone at her job. The
caller Unidentified himself as "a
Mr.. Berson. an attorney from
New York" He said he had been
at their home. found them
away and traced her through
the Egelson (Mich0 Township
supervisors office.
Finally. she was convinced
that it was all on the up
and up" The attorney said he
was returning to New York
after the call.
Mr.. Hooker says his mother
always told him there was
money in the family and my
brother and ! would come into
it." The brother since has died.
The bulk of the property is
a castle and extensive la n d
holdings at Belfast plus an
other land holding in west
Germany, Mr.. Hooker says. He
understood the Belfast prop
erty was in excess of 100000
and the other about 100000.
Wants to Help Others
The attorney told Mrs. Hook
er they would get the necessary
papers within a week and would
Evening star., 1961-11-02

have to come to New York to
complete arrangements.
He said if we didn't have
the cash Immediately available
we can advance you $4,000
from the estate" Mrs. Hooker
exclaimed. II haven't seen
$4,000 in my life"
The Hookers have been mar
ried 81 years.
One of the first things they
want is to take a trip to Ire
land to see "the estate" Then
says Mr.. Hooker:
There have been an awful
lot of people in my life who
have been very good to me
I'd like to do something for
somebody. Now it looks like I'll
be in a position to do it,"
Evening star., 1961-11-02
Van Fleet Apologies
For Stevenson Attack

FORT MONROE, Va. Nov. 2 CAP).-Gen. James A. Van
Fleet has apoogzed Ada Stevenson for statements
corning the United Nations Ambassador
The Army general who had quoted as saying he would
have fired Mr. Stevenson result United
Satessuppoed Cuban invasion last night in telegram
Evening star., 1961-11-02
Halloween Surprise:
Legacy of 81 Million

MUSKEGON Mich, Nov. (AP).-Big easygoing Edward
Hooker and his wife Dorothy their regular Jobs yes
terday with this philosophy:
You still have to live until this happens-if
it happens.
"An this word Halloween from a New York at
Evening star., 1961-06-29
.2l3 Dead !, 1872 Missing
In Jopon Floods, Slides

TOKYO, June 20 tAP).-
Torrential rains, floods and
landslides ravaged Japan for
the fifth consecutive day today
and the official toll jumped to
213 dead and 1872 missing.
The weather bureau said the
heavy rains lashing central
Honshu-Japan's main island
would continue through
Monday.
The national police said H.
900 houses were flooded. with
100 wrecked or washed away.
A total Of $4,000 were re-
ported driven from their homes.
Many moved into tents, schools,
town halls and firehouses.
The construction ministry
estimated damage would hit, at
least $55 million.
Cloudbursts sent rivers swirl
ing over their banks and
touched off 4.72O landslides,
Evening star., 1961-06-29

knocked out 750 bridges, flooded
nearly q million acres Of farm
land and destroyed $4,000 acres
Of crops.
About rs small boats were
destroyed, sunk or missing.
Worst hit areas were Yoko-
hama. south Of Tokyo; Nagano
Province. 100 miles to the
northwest, and the Kobe region,
$50 miles southwest.
The United States Army sent
two mobile cranes manned by
American, drivers to help Jap
anese rescue workers dig out a
Yokohama landslide in which
eight persons were buried.
Numazu, q city Of 100000
located 100 miles southwest OF
Tokyo, was one-third under
water.
Nearby Atani, the Riviera
Of Japan" was formed by slides
to evacuate many Of its pic
turesque hillside resorts.