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changed from light blue to
dark blue. then into black"
AT this point on his flight,
Capt, Grissom said, the earth's
horizon was an estimated 600
miles away. -
In discussing the loss of his
S. million, instrument-laden
capsule, Capt. GrisSom told OF
those final few seconds aboard
before his previous Liberty Bell
t7s' went down.
AFTER I got down, I took off
my helmet and unstrapped my
self. I disconnected my helmet
and rolled up my neck band
and that was the best thing ]
did all day."
(This rubber neck band
around the top of his silver
coated space suit is designed
to keep out water in just such
an emergency
Pulled Safety Pin
Capt. GriSsom said he knew
helicopters were on the way to
pick them up and that as soon
as he established voice contact
with them, he said he wanted to
stay aboard "to make a switch
chart" that is, to establish the
position of the switches at land
ing.
After I finished the switch
chart, I told the helicopters !
was ready when they were
ready to come I took Oft
the cover Of the detonator ito
the 70 explosive bolts fastening
the hatch) and tossed it at my
feet and removed the safety
pin"
Then the hatch blew off.
Capt. Grissom said he could
remember grabbing the instru-
ment panel preparatory to max
ing an emergency departure,
but didn't actually recall swing
ing through the hatch into the
sea.
Capt. Grissom said he saw
the helicopter trying to latch
onto the rapidly filling capsule
and swan toward it with the
idea that he might help. Mean
time, the rotor wash" from the
lowering helicopter blew him
away slightly.
Rescue Troubles
At one point, Capt. Grissom
said, he thought the helicopter
had a firm line on the capsule,
now water-logged.
II thought it was in good
shape" he added.
At this point, Grissom re-
counted, he was having his own
rescue troubles. With one chop
per trying to save the capsule
while the other was seeking to
rescue him, the two aircraft
were getting in each others
way.
Both had to avoid being
caught in the others downward
rotor wash" that is, down.
ward drafts caused by the beat
ing blades.
With skillful maneuvering,
the helicopter which picked him
up finally lowered the "horse
collar" a lift sling, "and from
then on everything was good. I"
Among his other problems as
he floated in the ocean, Capt.
Grissom revealed, was a per-
sonal sinking feeling.
II had neglected to close q
port in the suit" he said, land
water was coming in the suit
and I was getting lower and
lower. 1t was rather hard to
stay afloat."
81 Was Scared"
Asked at one point If he had
been frightened at any time on
the space flight, Capt. Grissom
replied with a grin: ''I was
scared"
When his questioner wanted
to know If this was a general
statement or referred to a spe-
cific moment, Capt. Grissom
replied:
II guess it was just a General
statement"
In a general vein, Capt. Girls
Evening star., 1961-07-23
Black Sky All Over

At this time I couldn't see any
land. I could see the horizon, a
Evening star., 1961-07-23
Troubles Started

over the water.
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1878 to 2:lS in time for
matinee theater : goers to
make the curtain. at the
Willard Hotel. In the elegant
Crystal Room. Mrs. Glad
stone williams does the
staging Of this fun, fashion
and clebrity-loaded weekly
show. Southeastern Uni
versity models. Call the
Willard Banquet Office for
reservations.
Sky Dining Room, WASH
ington Hotel, informal mod
cling Of Saks fashions for
spring at the Sky Dining
Room, Washington Hotel.
Staged by the Models Guild.
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TODAY

National Guard ArmOry,
Home Show, 3 pm. Golden
Glowing Sunlit Fashions"
presented by Katherine Mi
zell and models Of the Keye
Modelling and Finishing
School with fashions from
Angeles Of Silver Spring.
TOMORROW
Mary Wyman, New York
millinery authority, Hecht'S
downtown store, trunk show
ing through Tuesday.
Mr.. Teal Traina Of New
York will be in Washington
with his spring and summer
collection at Woodward &
Lothrop from IL to 5 pm. At
1880 pm. there win be a
formal fashion show In the
Chandelier Room.
Hecht's school for
Brides" or How to Marry.
Well" will be staged at the
downtown store during the
week. At 8 pm. Inga of
WRC-TV presents Fashions
Table d'hote." Another part
Of the program Cooking for
Keeps" win be directed by
Ruth Potten.
Jelleff's fashion show, Pres
idential Room. l pm. each
Monday. Mayflower Hotel.
TUESDAY.
Washington Street Meth
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IT'S A DATE

odist Church. fashion show,
Bpm. with fashions from the
Scott Shop, keyed to Say It
With Color" JACKIE Marley
will do the commentary for
the fund raising benefit.
Heart Of Fashion, Olney
Inn. 1880 pm. under the di-
rection Of Katherine Mizell
with models from the Keye
Agency at the annual Heart
Fund Luncheon. Gretchen
Cole fashions. House Of
Beauty Hair styles.
Anna May Nichols, Inc, Of
Connecticut avenue. infor-
mally modelled fashions at
luncheon in the Garden Res
taurant Of the Shoreham
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

Hotel. lie Grand Salon hair
styles. A Rita Cover produc-
ton.
Each Tuesday through Sat-
urday. Evelyn Barton Brown
presents spring fashions in
the Presidential Dining Room
at the Mayflower Hotel.
WEDNESDAY
julius Garfinckel g. Co.
presents the fashion show at
1880 pm. at the Woman's
Club Of Fort McNair luncheon
at Fort McNair. THE Call
to Colors" is the theme Of
the show for members and
guests.
Frida's Of Georgetown FASH
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ions informally shown under
the direction Of Ellen Bate
man In. the Sheraton-Park
Hotels Colonial D inin 6
Room, Town Room and Ter
race Grill from 1880 to 2
pm. The hairdoS by VIM
cent g. Vincent.
SeIIma,s Spring Salute, jan
del Furs. Gray L q d i e s
Luncheon at Walter Reed
Hospital with Jacque Lynn
millinery. and Shoe Box
shoes. Ginny DeFranceaux
doing the. commentary for
the Models Guild Show.
The Jenny Shop presents
the fashions for ''Hbw you'll
look this Easter. 1851" ct
the Congressional Country
Club. Eleni, The Stars
fashion editor, win do the
commentary. Jacque Lynn
millinery: Vincent q VIM
cent hairstyles. A Models
Guild shew.
Nan Richards "Year Of
Color" fashion show at the
Manor Country Club lunch
con. William Hahn, shoes:
Vincent & Vincent haifstyles.
Harriet Baird. the commen-
tator. and Models Guild
models.
THURSDAY
PentagOn City sports center,
monthly luncheon fashion
show. featuring spectator
fashions, with Vincent & Vim
cent hairstyleS. 1890 pm.
Jean Palmer doing the COM
mentary. A Models Guild
show. :.
Fashion Photography semi
mar by Lee Salesbery Of Sales
berry Studios. open to the pub
Lie. the Models Guild. At s
pm. Commercial and fashion
photography win be dis
cuSsed.
Hecht's Bob Hammond, d.
rector Of Interior Decorating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-02-26

Studio viii speak on "The
Well Spent Home" at 9 pm.
with prospective brides in
terested listeners. Alvin Dull
can, win discuss "Budgeting
on New Frontiers" He's an
Associate Of Jones. Kreeger g.
Co.
Easter Fashions from the
Rose williams Shop; hair
styles by Ann Novels Beauty
Salon. from IL to 2 pm.
at Franchises Restaurant,
Phyllis Bodies Bethesda
Modelling Agency will present
the tea room showing.
FRIDAY
Spring Fashion Show, by
Lucile's Shop Of Hyattsville,
sponsored by the Trinity
Guild, at 8 pm. in the base
ment Of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Mount Rainier, Md.
Fashions from long ago also
will be a featured attraction
at the benefit.
ShOreham Hotel, luncheon
fashion show by Hecht's,
Garden Restaurant each FRI
day.
Springtime FavOrites, a
fashion show for the Bethes-
da Woman's Club, at / pm.
at the clubhouse. Katherine
Mizell will do the production
with Frances Elizabeth fash
ions from Georgetown star
ring.
SATURDAY
Hecht's, downtown store,
Tea and Trousseau fashion
show at 8 pm. In the Young
Washingtonian Shop, down.
town store, IL noon, therell
be a fashion show.
GIenhaven Show, Wood
ward g. Lothrop. Potomac
Shop. showtime at Q pm,
and informally modelled from
II to 5 pm. Informal mod
cling from II to 5 pm. in
all branch stores.
Washington Party, from
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Picture Framing

The Fine Arts Department
Workshop Of the Woman's
Club Of Lyon Village will be
held at 1890 pm. Thursday
at the Community House.
Mr.. Ralph de Burgos will
speak on Picture Framing"
Evening star., 1961-11-23
Mclean Boy, Il,
Shot in. Accident

A 12-year-old Mclean. Va.
boy was accidentally shot in
the face while he and a COM
panion were playing with a
rifle. Fairfax County police re-
ported.
Sergt. Richard Lester, head
of the Juvenile Bureau, said
the child, Stephen Worley, of
2412 River Oaks drive. was
playing with a 13-year-old
friend Tuesday when the acci-
dent happened.
The pair had two guns, one
a .3030-caliber rifle and one
a % caliber rifle, Sergt. Lester
said. The 30 caliber rifle was
accidentally fired, he said.
The child. stepson of Com
mander M. P. Deputy, was
taken to Arlington Hospital,
then transferred to Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Sergt. Lester
said.
Evening star., 1961-11-23
High-Rise Apartments
Urqed in Falls Church

More and higher luxury-type
apartments have been advo-
Gated for Falls Church by
James D. Pammel, city plan
ming engineer.
In a 31-page report sub
mitted to the Planning Com
mission, Mr.. Pammel recon-
mended:
l. "A concentration of high
rise luxury apartments sur
rounding the central business
district =. to support and lend
impetus to a renewed central
business district.
2. "An increase of both den-
sity and height limits of multi
family projects on parcels of
five acres or greater"
8. Redevelopment of the
downtown business area.
Mr.. Pammel based his rec
concentrations on the need for
Falls Church to find increased
revenue to provide services de-
manded by the residents. He
said that garden-type apart
ments and single-family resi-
dences in portions of Falls
Church do not pay their way
for city services rendered such
as schools, streets and police
protection.
On the other hand, luxury,
multi-family units provide an
annual average surplus of $129
per unit" according to Mr.
Pammel.
Furthermore, he wrote, luxury
projects attract relatively high
income inhabitants with few
children. He said these apart
ment dwellers have a substan-
tial purchasing power, which
would create a Shot-in-the arm
Evening star., 1961-11-23

for local business. Local buSi-
ness currently provides Al per
cent of the city's revenue.
Mr.. Pammel also said that
taller apartments would cover
less ground, producing more
open space.
He emphasized that the city
could not be expected to con-
tinue to increase its services
under present conditions of es-
sentially deteriorating CONNER
cial development.
The Planning Commission ap-
pointed a subcommittee to re-
view the apartment survey and
report back to the December
4 commission meeting. City
Council consideration of the
proposal is slated for Decem-
Der IL.
Evening star., 1961-11-23
"A More Negroes Are Arrested
In Montgomery, Baltimore Sit-Ins

and leader of anti-segregation
demonstrations in the Balti-
more area the past two week
ends.
The others were identified
by the Associated Press as
George Crawley, Herbert o.
Edwards and Matthew r. Sill
yer, all pastors of Baltimore
churches. and Warren Shaw.
president of the Manning-shaw
Realty Co. of Baltimore.
Hooper's Restaurant was the
scene of another demonstra-
ton November II in which 13
were arrested.
Gov. Tawes has said he will
support anti discrimination
legislation at the regular ses-
sion of the General Assembly
! in February, but he has re-
fused to call a special session.
Evening star., 1961-11-23
Almond to Head Unit
AT Education Session

RICHMOND, Nov. % (AP) .
Gov. Almond will head a
delegation of Virginians Sched-
uled at a November 1890 meet
ing of the Southern Regional
Education Board in Louisville.
The meeting is to hear a
report from the Commission on
Goals for Higher Education in
the South, headed by former
Virginia Gov. Colgate w. Dar-
den, jr.
An estimated $50 persons, in
cluding many of the Southern
Governors, are to attend.
Evening star., 1961-11-23

Warrants charging the nine
with trespasSing were sworn
out by waitress Nancy James
who first asked the group to
leave, county police said. Police
said the owner, Michael j.
More, of ia Rolling road,
Gaithersburg, had heard of a
possible demonstration a few
minutes earlier and had in
structed the waitress to swear
out the warrants if tn e
demonstrators would not leave
Mr.. Hackley said the demon
IStrating group went into the
Diamond Drug Store earlier in
the evening and were served
He said they had been refused
service there the night before
The group arrested yester-
Others Identified
day in Baltimore included the
Rev. Logan Kearse. pastor oi
Cornerstone Baptist Church
Evening star., 1961-11-23
BY PAUL HOPE
Star Staff Writer

Fourteen Negroes have been
arrested in new sit-in demon
strationS at restaurants in
Montgomery County and Bal
timore.
One adult and eight juveniles
were charged with trespassing
last night after they refused to
leave the Double B Restaurant
in Gaithersburg.
Four ministers and the pres
ident of a Baltimore real estate
form were arrested yesterday
when they tried to eat at
Hooper's Restaurant in down.
town Baltimore.
In another development, 10
persons arrested last week end
in an Annapolis sit-in demon
stration asked Gov. Tawes to
call a special session of the
General Assembly to enact a
law to bar racial discrimina-
ton in hotels and restaurants
Four of the 10 are on a hun
ger strike at the Anne Arundel
County jail.
Test Scheduled Today
7 The Congress of Racia,
Equality plans to visit restau-
rants on Route 40 in Mary
land today to see If the owners
will abide by their promise tc
desegregate the eating places
A scheduled Freedom Ride wa!
called off November IL aftel
35 restaurants along the Mary.
land portion of Route 40 north
of Baltimore agreed to begir
serving Negroes.
In the GaitherSburg demon,
stration last night, George
Hackley, 81, of Is Martins lane
Rockville. was charged with
trespaSsing and with contrib
uting to the delinquency Of
minors involved in the demon
stration. He was released or
$500 bond and a hearing wa!
scheduled for Monday in Rock,
vile Peoples Court.
4 The eight juveniles, who also
were charged with trespassing
were released to their parents
Mr.. Hackley said the juve.
niles were among a group from
Richard Montgomery and Cal
thersburg High Schools whC
participated in the demon
stration.
Mr.. Hackley, who identified
himself as a former University
of Maryland student, said thC
demonstration was carried ou
to point out to the Mont
gomery County Council tht
need for an anti-discrimina
ton ordinance. An ordinance
to bar discrimination in place,
of public accommodation is be-
fore the council.
Evening star., 1961-11-23
Foumy Teeth Cleaner

CHICAGO. - Scheduled for
early appearance on the mar
ket is a dentifrice that requires
no brushing. It's a foaming
tablet you will merely swirl
around in your mouth.
Evening star., 1961-11-23
CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
TO PICK NEW CHAIRMAN
By the Associated Press

The controversy plagued Civil War Centennial Com
mission has been called on to assemble December to
pick new chairman.
The commission has been without chairman since
retired Mai Gen. U. S. Grant III resigned in August
Since then the vice chairman Representative Schwenge
Republican of Iowa. has been running the organization
One Of those mentioned possible to Gen.
Grant is historian Allan Nevns. whom President Kennedy
appointed october 81 to fill Gen Grants place the
commission.
On December 3. the executive committee Of the
mission headed by Mr. Schwengel will meet to prepare
recommendations for consideration by the larger group
There indication whether it will recommend any
particular individual as chairman
Evening star., 1961-11-23
Baltimore Firm Ordered
To Pay Shareholders

no traditional savings and loan
business-dealing in mortgages
and real estate.
1t was under a special section
of the new law. passed by the
Legislature in June, that the
Attorney Generals office. in
behalf of the State Depart
ment of Assessments and Taxa
ton, brought action against
Standard.
Evening star., 1961-11-23
By ROBERT GRUENBERG
Star staff Writer

A Baltimore savings and loan
association. described by the
Maryland attorney generals Of
flee as a collection agency"
for a New York finance firm,
has been ordered to pay off all
its shareholders and cease &C
cepting any more money.
A court order was issued
against the Standard Savings
and Loan Association Inc, of
Baltimore. A forfeiture of char
ter order sought by the State
was stayed until December %.
But, the practical effect of
yesterdays action, said State
officials, will be to put Stand
ard out of business.
1t is the third savings and
loan firm whose operations have
been stymied in one way or
another in court battles brought
about by Maryland's new saw
ings and loan reform act.
The association, according
to State Assistant Attorney
General Gerard William Witt
stadt, funneled car payments
from soldiers stationed all over
the world. into the American
Finance Co., Inc, Of New York
City.
Headed by New Yorker
President of Standard is Fred
Nives of New York City, who,
according to his attorney. is
also an officer of American
Finance.
Military regulations prohibit
the earmarking of soldiers
funds to finance firms, accord
ing to State officials. However,
GIs may make payments to
financial institutions" which
includes banks, savings and
loan firms and the American
Express Co.
Standard, operating as a fl
nancial institution. said Mr..
Wittstadt, directed hundreds
of thousands" of dollars month
ly to New York. The firm did
Evening star., 1961-11-23
MAN OF MANY TONGUES
Clerk Has Own Aid PIon
BY 7. w. TIRANA
star Staff Writer

When in doubt, the Italians,
Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Mex
leans and Brazilians living in
the Eighteenth street and Co.
lumbia road neighborhood turn
to Glenn B. Melton. senior
clerk at the Kalorama post Of
flee station.
The reason is that Mr.. Mel
ton, 56, of 1923 Crescent street
NV. speaks Spanish. Portu-
gueSe and Italian, and many
Of the neighbors speak little
if any English.
Mr.. Melton does not deliver
their babies or finance mort
cages for them. But they do
ask him where to find apart
ments and buy furniture, to
recommend pills when they're
sick. to fill out income tax
forms, to interpret customs
regulations and, of course, to
mail packages.
They Stand in Line
Sometimes they stand in line
waiting for Mr.. Melton.
People in this office say I
spend too much time with
Them" Mr.. Melton said. But
what can I do: They're so
confused"
Mr.. Melton. a native of
Evansville, Ind, said he learned
Spanish during two years he
spent in Nicaragua with the
Marine Corps. He spent an
other six years in the Marines
and IA in the Navy, travelling
around the world. He retired as
a chief petty officer.
AS for Portuguese and Ital- /
ian, he said, Il think I picked |
up most of them right here
listening to these people"
"One day we counted in one
hour "a different nationalities
in this office" Mr.. Melton
said. Some days we have three
out of four customers from diff
ferent countries"
Referred by Barber
Mr.. Melton said many of
the foreigners who come to him
are referred by Salvatore Rod
riguez, proprietor of the Pan
American Barber Shop, 1850 |
Columbia road NV. The Span
ish-speaking people go there to
gossip.
Mr.. Rodriguez, who came
here from Puerto Rico Is years |
ago, said Of the Kalorama post |
office and Mr.. Melton, TITS
the only place they can go to
understand because he can un-
derstand them"
Mr.. Melton said that when
ever new people with Puerto
Rican accents come to the post
office, he asks whether they
come from Yabucoa or Hu-
macao.
They're amazed" he said.
They say, 81, 81, senior, how
did you know?'"
Mr.. Melton said his aSsocia-
ton with the foreigners, most
of whom are Embassy employees,
maids or walters and bus boys
at hotels, usually end at the
post office.
Sometimes they invite me
to their homes" he said. But
when we get inside we have /
nothing in common"
Evening star., 1961-11-23
May Order Forfeiture

The section provides that the
State may order forfeiture of
4 firms charter if it does no
business within go days after
passage of the law June 12)
or after the firm sets itself up
in business.
Albert w. Ward, director of
the department, and Harry B.
Wolfe, chaif supervisor o fthe
savings and loan division,
pressed for charter forfeiture,
with Mr.. Ward ordering it
forfeited october 26.
The association disputed the
action, seeking to overturn Mr..
Wards order. Yesterday, before
Judge Michael j. Manley In
the Circuit Court of Baltimore
City. the firm agreed to liqui-
date and pay off all share
holders by December 22. David
Preller, attorney for the firm
described the decision as "a
victory" because. he said, Mr..
Ward had sought immediate
cessation of the firms opera
tions.
Under terms of the order, an
estimated 260 shareholders
described by Mr.. Preller as
mostly overseas Servicemen-
will have returned to them be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 plus
a dividend as of December /.
Payment is guaranteed by
posting of a S50,O0O bond with
the clerk of the court. The
bond must be posted by Mon
day, after which payments will
start, said Mr.. Preller. The
forfeiture-of-charter order be-
comes final December %.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-03-24

From TanganyiI1a:

The Woman's Role In q Chang
ing World" win be the theme for
the Annual women's Day at st.
James AAfE church, $500 Smelling
'Av., Minneapolis, on March 20.
Miss Beatrice Cashama Of Tangan-
yika, East Africa, will be guest
speaker for the II am. service.
Miss Cashama is In her third
year as a home economics major
at the University of Minnesota.
A tea viii be held at 4 pm. In
the undercroft Of the church In
honor Of the Captain who has ac-
quired the largest amount Of con-
tributions for ''Women's Day" En-
tertainment win be provided by
Choral groups, vocalists and other
delightful offerings.
st. James AAE Church cordially
invites the public to attend both
OF these refreshing and entertain
ing programs. Mrs Ardelia Nevis
In general chairman with Mrs.
Carrie Wallace as co-chaiEman.
Mrs. Viola Gurst Is program chair
man and Mrs Phyllis Livingston,
publicity chairman.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-03-24
Was Presence Of
Negro Player On
Teddies A Ecc9oT7

Reports have been current that
at the meeting Of the board Of
control Of the Minnesota state
high school league, there was dis
cussion Of the fact that Mime
apolis Roosevelt Hi which was
declared Ineligible had q Negro
on its squad
Conversation between various
board members was said to have
shown that more than one board
member expressed elation over the
fact that Fred Warn, a Roosevelt
player would not get to make All
State via the state tournament.
Only one Negro basketball play
err Robert Wagner Of Hopkins, has
appeared in the Minnesota tourney
In recent years.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-03-24

TIA 90 year old st. Paul man
VINO shot and killed his common
law wife q few days before last
Christmas was sentenced to q 10
year term In saltwater Prison
Tuesday.
The man, Mack EdwardA 466
st. Anthony was ordered commit
ted to prison after he pied guilty
to first degree manslaughter for
the slaying Of his wife, Rose Lee
Williams.
The first indictment Of second de-
gree murder was reduced to first
degree granddaughter upon motion
Of the county attorneys office
when Edwards decided to change
his plea to guilty.
Judge Clayton Parks passed
sentence