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Evening star., 1961-04-20
British Report
Accord Near
On Cease Fire

LONDON, April 20 (AP).-
The Foreign office announced
today that Britain and the
Soviet union now seem very
near" agreement on a cease
fire in Laos.
The British government
planned to dispatch fresh in
structions to Ambassador Sir
Frank Roberts in Moscow. A
spokesman said with luck Sir
Frank could get Soviet agree
ment to a cease fire after one
more consultation with Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei A.
Gromyko.
1t was not known when
Sir Frank would meet Mr..
Gromyko, but foreign officers
said the joint British-Soviet
call for a halt in the Laotian
civil war still could be issued
today.
Joint Call Proposed
Britain proposed yesterday
that Russia. cochairman with
Britain at the 1856 Indo-China
armistice conference in Geneva,
join her in issuing a cease fire
call today.
Moscow has announced no
reaction to the British prod.
A Foreign Office spokesman
radiated optimism at a daily
news conference. I'VE are hop
ing to get a cease fire in Laos,
he said.
Britain proposed that once a
ceasefire call went out, the
Observation-Disclosures control
commission would convene and
move at once to verify that
fighting in Laos had actually
ceased.
Conference Would Follow
Then a 14-nation conference
to consider the political future
Of Laos would meet May 5,
probably in Geneva.
The United States announce
ment that it was putting It's
military advisers in Laos into
uniform and allowing them to
join Laotian army units as
advisers in the field brought
no adverse criticism from the
Foreign Office.
To conform with the armis-
tice, the 300 American advisers
have been wearing civilian
clothes while they trained the
Laotian troops. Sources in
Vientiane, the Laotian capital,
said one reason for shifting
them to uniform was to get
them into the front lines to
set an example for the Lao
tians, whose general practice
in recent months has been to
run when hard pressed by the
pro-Communist rebels.
Evening star., 1961-04-20

Wilma SOss, wearing a
striped hat, was one of
the many stockholders
who addressed the meet
ing.-AP WirephOtos.
this country the unqueStioned
leader in space communica-
ions" Mr.. Kappel said.
The AT&T president also
Evening star., 1961-04-20

United States conducted a huge
military exercise off Southeast
Asia. Thousands of soldiers
from as far awaly as the East
ern United States we're airlifted
to the Philippines for maneu-
vers.
Both exercises are designed
to increase military efficiency,
but also serve as a graphic
demonstration of allied ability
to move troops in Southeast
Asia.
Evening star., 1961-04-20
Hail Used in Test

CAPE TOWN-A pneumatic
gun capable of firing man
made hailStones at 100 mph
has been developed in South
Africa to test building materi-
ais.
Evening star., 1961-04-20
LOST

BRACELET, gold charm, lost during
MaTch: 4 charms; reward. EN-.
CAT, half Persian, black, white chest
and paws, female; vic. Wayne ave.
and Manchester rd., Silver Spring.
Reward. JU. 5-4939.
DIAMOND RING, mans, 3 diamonds;
mounting well worn; vic. Congress
Heights; liberal reward. CHI. S-7771
DOG. toy Pomeranian, orange, male;
Reward Re; rOxfa!l PE 7rd545. rf and " ST. NV.
DOG. black labrador retriever, short
hsir and tail, 7 mos. old, weighs
70 pounds: answers to the name of
Spike" Reward Call JU. 5-5493,
DOG, Irish setter, red, male; vicinity
Ashton; reward. Call WA. 4-4720.
DOG, large. black chow, without col
: lar; name Duke" Please cali ia.
: DOG. terrier. small, white female, with
Spring: reward. Po. S-sss7. '''
FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS, l folder, 1
framed. ia 7-76O5
q L0RNETTE, silver chain. crystal beads;
p VIC, 3lst and NV. or E. Cap. and
18th: reward. FL. 6-32O5. ewes.
OVERCOAT. mans. Bond label, light
brown, zip-in lining; lost Sun, North
Beach. Md, area. Alpine 7-3O9l.,
RING, diamond. solitaire, yellow gold
setting: vic. Sears Roebuck store or
parking lot on. Bladensburg I'd. SP.
3-S066. Reward.
SUITCASE, blue and white, 2i-in.,
weekend type; Sun. eve, on Eye st.,
vic Trailways Bus Station. CHI.
. WATCH, Benrus. embraceable, Iady's,
gold; last week end, Foxhall rd.-
Macarthur blvd. area. FE. S-S274.
. WRIST WATCH, white gold, with dia-
monds; Fri. am, downtown vic, or
on ouS; reward. JE. 3-0qO7.
Evening star., 1961-04-20

u. S. Mission to Advise
At Laos Frontif Needed

VIENTIANE Laos April 20 P)-Brig Gen Andrew Jack
Boyle commander of the United States Military
and Advisory Group here, said today will go
necessaryncludng the on-to the Laotan
army in its critical fight with pro-Communist rebels.
In the first interview since he and his doffed civilian
Evening star., 1961-04-20
FOUND

CAT, Siamese. female, sealpont; about
mos. ago: vic. 1900 Irving st. NV.
WASHINGTON ANIMAL RESCUE
LEAGUE, NO. 7-6730
DOG, male, small. black and brown,
and Piney Br. rd Call JU. 9-944O.
DOG, brown, male, wearing SO and
80 rabies tag. Call KE. 6-S47S before
10 am.
DOG, mixed, wire haired white and
tan; vic. l400 Ingraham NV. WASH
NGTON ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE,
NO. 7-5730.
KEY CASE, black, leather, with keys;
in vic. Of H and 10Th st., Mon,
8 pm. DU. 9-2748.
RING, with diamond, Monday, vic,
14th and Colorado. Reply Box ak,
star.
Evening star., 1961-04-20

Published Daily and Sunday
at 226 VirEinia Ave, Sc.
at Washington, d. G.
Second Class Postage Paid
Evening star., 1961-04-20

DOG, Irish setter, red, male; vicinity
Ashton; reward. Call WA. 4-4720.
DOG, large. black chow, without col
|. lar; name Duke" Please cali ia.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Libraries Call Readers
Honest but ForqetfuI

on a delinquent list" which
would prevent them from bor-
rowing books from any library
in their county.
A recent .two-day count in
the District showed an average
of more than 1000 first and
second notices sent out each
day. Montgomery County runs
about the same. Prince Georges
County sends more than 100
notices daily, Alexandria more
than 40, Arlington and Falls
Church run from 1925.
The fines paid each year for
overdue, lost and damaged
books range from $500 in
Prince Georges County, with a
circulation of 100000 volumes
to more than $4,000 collected
in Montgomery County's 2.5
million volume system.
Accounting Takes Time
About half of the library sys-
TENS have had irregular NOR
atorium" days on fines for
overdue books. The. response
has not been overwhelming
officials say. but they do feel
the occasional free return day
has brought in books they
might never have seen.
Almost all Of the money ends
up in county or city general
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Negro Official Blasts
Truman Jibe at Riders

cake and eat it too in the field
Of race relations, he declared.
"They think they can smile
at a Nigerian and scowl at an
Alabaman and that their split
personality will go unnoticed. "
The glory Of our system is not
perfection - It's real glory Is
"our freedom to express our
conviction as to what 1t is and
what is not wrong in our So
ciety," he noted.
For example, it is q fact that
a Government employe can say
publicly that q former Presi-
dent Of the United States erred
previously in his criticism OF
the Freedom Riders, he said.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
POSTMEN SIZZLE
OVER HOT DAYS;
ASK z HOURS OFF

JACKSONVILLE, Fla,
(AP). - Florida postmen
have proposed that their
work hours be shortened
when the temperature gets
above 80 degrees.
"a letter carrier suffers
unusual hardship when the
temperatures in the sum-
mer are 80 degrees or
more" said a resolution ap-
proved Friday at the 41st
annual convention of tn,
Florida State Association
of Letter Carriers.
It suggested on any day
the temperature is above 90
work be limited to six hours
with no reduction in pay.
The resolution will be
submitted to the National
convention la ter in the
year.
Evening star., 1961-06-25

funds, and, for the District, in
the United States Treasury. In
some counties, the money is
held by the library system and
is subtracted from next years
budget.
All of the money-h handling,
the endless bookkeeping and
the relentless pursuit, of the
unreturned book use up time.
And this is the chief complaint
Of library officials.
Whether overdue books are
run down by messenger, re-
turned from California, Japan
or Germany, as many officials
recall, or simply dropped in a
library door book slot, the
clerical processing of notices
burdens the library staff.
Checking on books is one
Of the most annoying things
we have to do" summed up
the director of a 500,000-b book
area library system. "It takes
a lot of time, but it's just one
OF the things we're going to
have to do"
Evening star., 1961-06-25

ing college at 38 are the SAM
as for age l8. You will need II
present adequate high schoo
credits. You may have to TAX
additional work before beinl
accepted.
2.-You cannot get a degree
through corresp d enc
courses, but some credits car
go toward a degree. Night
school, in my opinion, woulC
be best for you. If you enter
as a freshman in regular col
lege courses, you will be 2(
years older than the average
student. This might make you
self-conscious. In the evening
though, you will find many Of
your classmates 20 years older
than you! It will take you
longer to get your degree, but il
will be worth it. Good luck
to you'll
Question: Our Oldest boy is
II, in his third year at Boston
College High School-we have
eight children. He Is a good
student-98 in Latin, French
and Greek, 80 in English, but
only 70 in math. He wants to
be a doctor. viii his math
prevent that?
Our Oldest daughter, IS. is
a freshman majoring in art.
The baby is Michael, aged 8
months, and has been hollering
for his bottle. There are two
other babies here, Andrew, /
year old, and Margaret. aged
2. Three grammar-School chill
dren have just come in the
back door and that ends this
letter. Please help me. as ]
don't have time to see the
various guidance people in the
schools.
Answer: I can see why you
don't have the time! Don't
worry about your son. With an
average Of SO in Latin, Greek
and French, and so in English
he'll do all right in college
Perhaps he needs some tutor
ing in math. He'll have to &c
four years to college and take
q pre-med. or a liberal arts
course before he can apply tc
a med school. If he does well
in such subjects as biology
organic chemistry, anatomy
etc., and keeps up his grades
in Latin and Greek, you won't
have to worry, and neither will
he. BY all means, encourage
your son to become a physician
He sounds bright.
Incidentally, has Michael
stopped crying?
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Dedication July 8
For Post Office

The new Capitol Heights
branch post office will be dedi-
Gated officially at 2 pm. July
8, District Postmaster Carlton
G. Beall has announced.
The branch, located at 6201
Central avenue Sc, opened
for business last week. Com
munity leaders and postal Of
ficials will participate in the
dedication ceremonies.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Liquor Sale Voted

CAPE TOWN, South Africa,
June "a (AP).-Parliament's
lower house today voted SO to
l9 to permit South Africa's
non-whites to buy packaged
liquor. Senate approval is con-
sidered routine. The govern
ment argued bootleggers are
selling to non-whites anyway
so it sponsored the bill in
hopes Of picking up extra tax
revenue.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Satellite to Make
Four Passes Here

The Echo Satellite will make
four early morning passes ovel
Washington area in the coming
week.
Here are details:
Wednesday, 5:43 am, ap-
pearing in the south about IL
degrees above the horizon and
moving northeast.
Thursday, 5:04 am, 10 de-
grees above the southern
horizon moving northeast.
Friday, 1925 am, 3 degrees
above the southern horizon
moving northeast.
Next Sunday, July 2, 5:21
am. 80 degrees above the
southern horizon moving north.
east.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
EDUCATION FORUM
North American Newspaper Alliance
By BENJAMIN FINE

North American Newspaper Alliance
Question: My daughter. IS,
is in her second year of high
school. Her marks average. 88.
She studies hard on her home
work. But when she has a test
in school she becomes extreme
ly nervous, almost to the point
Of hysteria. After the test is
over she worries and loses
sleep, and cries until she finds
out her marks. She has never
failed a test. How can we calm
her down? She wants to 60 to
a good college.
Answer: What a pity that
marks have become so unrea-
sonably important! Your child
is not alone in her anxiety. I
get many letters about the
same problem from worried
parents. Why do children get
hySterical when they have to
take an exam? OF course, a
little anxiety is normal, but
your daughter goes beyond the
bounds Of normality.
Do you, unconSciouSly per-
hapS, create a feeling Of ten
sion? Do you stress the i'm
portance Of marks to get into
college? Is there any way you
can show your child that a
test isn't important enough to
destroy ones emotional sta
bility? I suggest you talk to
her guidance counselor. Or per-
hapS to the school psychologist.
Your daughter is doing well
In high school. And you say
she worries herself sick, but
hasn't flunked an exam as yet!
Recent studies show that child
hood is not an age of serenity.
Worrying over school tests and
marks is number one among
the list Of worries in children.
I'm afraid there's little that
you or I could say to reassure
your daughter. We'd have to
get at the cause - and that
would require professional help.
If only the schools and COLI
leges wouldn't harp, day and
night, upon marks, grades,
tests, examsl In my opinion,
q child's emotional health Is
more important than q starlight
"a" average. At IS. your child
should not get hysterical at the
thought Of taking q test. Par
ticularly since she always does
very well.
Any suggestions from other
parents who have experienced
similar situations? What did
Evening star., 1961-06-25
BY BETTY MILES
Star staff Writer

n 16oyCd1 oO10 Wy WIN 44oS
never had a home Of his own
wants to be adopted so badly
he is writing stories about it.
do you think there is any
one who would want me?" HI
asks solemnly.
The boy-call him johns
one of a dozen school-age chill
dren whom the Prince Georges
County Welfare Department
could place for adoption with
couples anywhere in the area
Il think it's criminal that &
child should think he's through
at 12," Mrs. Mary E. Wermine
adoption service supervisor ex.
claimed.
"We talk about helping
h Handicapped children-well
age is a handicap to q child
hoping to be adopted"
John loves to read, Is fas-
cinated with science, and tasks
innumerable questions about
everything under the sun anc
beyond the sum-" Mrs. Wermine
reported. words faScinate him
ideas fascinate him."
Born Out Of WedIOck
Born out Of wedlock, Johr
has lived In a foster home since
he was 11a-years-old. By the
time his mother decided to give
him up for adoption, he was ar
colder child" of 5 or 8, already
well beyond the easy placement
age.
Mrs. Wermine believes Johr
should be growing up in
home with parents who coulc
meet a bright boy half way
Couples in their late sos, 40s
and sos are doing themselves
an injustice not to consider
adopting an older child, Mrs
Wermine feels.
Why do they hesitate?
"The ONild's personality Il
formed, and many couples
wonder if he'll be able to fiji
into their homes and lives,
she noted. "Also, they hate tt
miss the little baby stage.
mo one would pretend thi'
is an easy situation for the
child or the parents" she
added.
"But most placements o.
older children are successful
The youngsters certainly arr
still flexible. They can adjust.
Seven Children Are White
The agency is willing to place
School-age children in homes
where the mother works, al
well as in homes with othel
children in the family, Mrs
Wermine said.
OF the IL school-age boy:
and girls the agency could
place for adoption now, sever
are white and five are Negro
All except one are Protestant
John is white.
A 6-year-old we'll call Patty
who is Negro, a "ladylike
angelie-looking little GIRL" haI
lived in a foster home sine
she was six months old.
Her mother left her with ;
relative, and has had practi'
cally no contact with her since
The one Christmas she visiteC
her daughter she brought {
gift-a dress many sizes tot
small for the little girl.
Patty is going to first grad
this fall. Already she know
her ABCs, and loves to look a
pictures in encyclopedias.
Her foster parents, who ar,
Evening star., 1961-06-25
ATTENDANCE IS HIGH
2 Show Up for '86 Class Reunion

Only two people showed UP
for the reunion. But the attend
ance record was rated high.
For only three Of the some
$50 students in the Washington
High School Class Of '86 are
alive today. Those who came
to the diamond jubilee reunion
yesterday were Mrs. Francis
Nichols, 81, Of Rockville, Md,
and Thomas c. Barr Gage +?
Sorry, I'm part Of ancient
history now'') Of 5171 North
Thirty-seventh road. Wood
land Acres, Arlington, Va,
superintendent of Glenwood
Cemetery before he retired.
The other classmate, DR.. L. e.
La Fetra, "a, Of New York,
could not attend.
HOnOred by Friends
The class was honored by q
small group Of friends and
graduates Of the school includ-
ing Edgar T. Gaddis Of 1017
East Capitol street, class of 'S4,
and Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley Of
2345 Ashmead place NV, class
Of '94. Mrs. Wiley has served as
president Of some IL civic or
ganizations here.
Congress made an appropria-
ton to build Washington High
School on o street between
Sixth and Seventh streets NV.
in 1881. The $4,000 came from
lotteries held since 1912. Prior
to that time there was no pub
lie high school in the District.
Advanced students attended
higher grammar schools.
In 1890 the school was re-
named Central High School
when three branch schools,
Eastern, Western and Business
High Schools, we're opened.
When Central High School was
moved to Thirteenth and Cliff
ton streets NV. in 1917 the old
school became Columbia Junior
High School.
In 1850 Central became Car
doza and the o street building
was razed shortly after.
Sing Class Songs
The group sang class songs,
traded Jokes and stories Of early
life in the District, at the
Kenesaw Apartments, Sixteenth
and Irving streets NV.
At a pause between songs,
Mr.. Barr recalled:
when I was in school my
teacher asked me to sing one
time.
II said, 7 can't sing, NAM
"She said: Whoever heard Of
a boy that can't sing? Get I'D
and sing
I stood up and started to
sing a chorus, but the teacher
stopped me and said, sit down,
Tom, you can't sing."
Mrs. Wiley told the group Of
her time spent in jail. She and
218 others went to prison for
five days in 1917, she said, for
obStructing traffic on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Mrs. Wiley said
she was marching in front Of
the White House with q plac-
ard reading How Long Must
Women Wait for the Voter"
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Thronq Halls Shuh

TEHERAN, Iran, June "a
(AP). - Crowds estimated at
between 10000 and 100000
gave the Shah Of Iran q tu-
multuous reception when he at
tended a religious ceremony at
Golestan Palace here today.
The occasion was the l,31Sth
anniversary Of the martyrdom
Of the Moslem leader Imam
Hussein.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
II SchooI-Age Children
Crave Adoption Homes

His intelligence is average, but
his foster mothers expecta-
tions are too high for him.
If he can't run through his
ABCs as she expects him to,
he glances fearfully at her and
stops reciting. Roger would be
fine in a home Of his own
where he was encouraged to
learn at his own rate, work
ers believe.
Mary, IL; Polly. 10; Joe, 8,
and Grace, 6, are brothers and
sisters. They are white. Work.
ers are too realistic to expect
them all to be adopted into the
same home. They come from
a family Of IA children. Both
parents are alcoholics.
The two older girls live in
the same foster home, and are
quiet and close to each other.
Polly especially loves country
life. They are obedient-too
obedient. as If afraid Of having
no home at all if they aren't
always good"
Grace and Joe share another
foster home. Although Grace Is
younger, she acts as little
mother to her brother, who is
sensitive, needs approval. is
upset by seedlings.
The children all seem sub
dued and show little emotion.
Yet, Grace particularly was de-
scribed as outgoing when she
was 2 years old.
C0rrects MisconceptiOn
Apparently they feel they
must watch their stop and be
nice, not say anytnlng TO make
anybody mad" Mrs. Wermine
noted.
1--WE find older children in
foster cases share the feeling
that they must be bad or they
wouldn't be foster children. F"
she added. "They think they
must have done something
wrong and are being punished.
1.-THE best foster home in the
world can't take the place of a
real home with parents they
know are legally their own.
These children are wasting
away for lack of a mother and
father-they desperately need
a real chance to grow up in a
home Of their own where they
are loved"
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Comp Ernest Brown
CONTINGENT to Leuye

The first group of WASH
ington area boys will leave to-
morrow for a two-week vaca-
ton at Camp Ernest w. Brown,
Scotland, Nd, as guests Of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club.
They are among 1900 youths
selected for the program. A
second group will leave Tues
day morning.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
Novel Delinquent

MILAN, Italy, June "a (AP)
Mrs. Eva AnverSa, a widow,
received an extortion note
signed with the Black Hand
once associated in America
with the Sicilian Malta. It
turned out to be the handi-
work Of a 10-year-old crime
novel fan. Police scolded him
and sent him home.
Evening star., 1961-06-25
old Grads
Boost Gifts
ToCoLIeaes

College graduates in the
United States last year gave
their alma matters a whopping
$163 million in gifts.
The money, most Of it to be
used as alumni and college
leaders chose, went to $50 col
leges and universities. The num-
ber of donors totaled more than
1.5 million.
Another $14.2 million went
to 100 independent secondary
schools.
The figures, compiled by the
American Alumni Council, 1785
Massachusetts avenue NV,
were released today. They cover
the year 1959-60 and represent
a continuing upward trend
in alumni donations in this
country, AAC spokesmen said.
AAC officials said a large
share Of the total ($50.2 mil
lion) went to annual alumni
funds. The remainder was re-
ceived by the institutions as be-
quests, gifts for capital purposes
and other special projects.
The average donation jumped
from $31.93 per donor to $34.67,
AAC spokesmen added.
Which schools were the big
gest recipients?
AAC says Harvard topped the
list with 37,195 donors giving
$18,981, ,227 in alumni gifts
through all channels. Yale led
in gifts tagged for the annual
alumni fund only with $4,000
donors giving $2.2 million.
Other leaders were Ohio State,
New York University, Prince
ton, Cornell, Columbia, the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, Michi-
gan University, NIT, Wellesley,
the University of Chicago, STAN
ford, Northwestern, Vassar and
Syracuse.
Evening star., 1961-06-25


you do to stop your child from
worrying unduly over school
marks and tests?
Question: My son enters high
school next fall. For some time
now he has expressed interest
in an out-of-doors vocation,
Now he thinks he'll be a forest
ranger. Please tell me what
high school subjects he should
take for this job? Is it consid-
cred a desirable and profitable
vocation? Any suggestions for
his college? Is this q rough job?
Answer: You're starting to
worry too Soonl Your lad has
four years to go before he has
to make up his mind about his
future profession. I'm against
early decisions. Studies have
shown that the large majority
Of children change their minds
a half dozen times between the
time they enter high school and
leave college. But, If he still
wants to be a forest ranger four
or five years from now, why
not? It's a good profession. Let
him take a college preparatory
course in high school. His guid-
ance counselor can help, I'm
sure, when he gets ready to
apply to q college.
Question: I graduated from
high school in 1941. Since that
time I have worked at odd jobs
that did not require skilled
labor. At 38 I am contemplat-
ing entering college and work.
ing toward a degree in business.
What are the requirements
for entering college at my age?
After 20 years, will I have to
take high school subjects over
again? Can I get q degree
through c orrespon d IN c
courses? Would night school be
better for me? I am lost, ]
can't make up my mind what
I want to do. Your advice is
needed.
Answer: I admire your cour-
age and your ambition. At S8
with proper motivation, you
should do. well in college.
But to answer your questions
/. The requirements for enter