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Foreign Relations Committee, "
said Senator Hickenlooper, but
I think this question is of great
interest to the Armed Services
Committee, and if the Senator
from Georgia will move to refer
it to that committee I will sup
port him"
But Senator Russell said he
would not make that motion
because he is not sure his COM
mittee could report the bill
back before Congress adjourns.
Senator Russell also indicated
he expects the bill to pass de-
spite his objections.
This measure was given the
right Of way after the leaders
Unexpectedly decided late yes
terday to sidetrack until next
year another administration
proposal to elevate the Housing
and Home Finance Agency to
a Department Of Urban Affairs.
The House has taken no &C.
ton on the urban affairs bill,
and Senate Majority Leader
Mansfield Indicated he saw no
point in the Senate devoting
time to the measure in the
closing days of this session if
it is not to become a law this
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
Airport Drivers
Wage Talks Set

A strike of taxi and limou-
sine drivers who provide serv-
ice from National Airport was
in its second day today with a
meeting scheduled by Federal
Mediator James A. Holden.
Basic issue of the work stop
page is wages.
The 250-member local OF the
Airport Transport, Inc, has
been picketing at the airport
and the downtown airport ter
minal at 1903 L street NV.
Mr.. Holden said he was call
ing in representatives of the
union and the company to
make another try for a settle
ment of the wage dispute.
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ment since January 81, also
told President Izhak Ben-zvi
that he is taking leave of the
Army which he has headed for
IL years as defense minister.
Ben-Gurion's Mapai Party
emerged strongest in last
months election, but fell far
short of gaining control of par
Lament. winning only AZ of 100
seats in the Knesset.
The veteran leader, who has
dominated ISrali politics since
the nations birth, ran into a
snag in trying to put together a
coalition regime apparently by
insisting that his Mapai Party
have a majority in the cabinet.
President Ben-Zvi is expected
to ask Menahem Begin, leader
of the nationalist opposition
party Heruth, to try to form a
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08

the lead in suggesting this is
a poor time to establish such
an agency. But Senators
Sparkman. Democrat of Ala
bama, and Humphrey, Demo-
crat of Minnesota, insisted the
United States must continue to
work for control of the arms
race even while preparing to
defend the free world.
On motion of Senator Rus
sell. the Senate adopted an
amendment to make 1t clear
that the new agency would
participate in and not dupli-
cate research already being
carried on by other Govern
ment agencies into nuclear
weapons and other arma-
ments. $50
Senator Russell said he real
ICES the Importance Of avoiding
a nuclear war, but is afraid pas
sage of a disarmament bill at
this moment sis more likely to
provoke war" ~ ~.
Republican Senator Barry
Goldwater of Arizona agreed
with Senator Russell.
Senator Hickenlooper, Re-
publican of Iowa, helped re-
write the bill in the Foreign
Relations Committee, but said
he is not persuaded there is
any burning necessity for it.
II am not disloyal to the
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package closely parallels in
wages and new benefits the
American Motors Corp. settle
ment. But it does not have the
AMC profit-sharing feature.
Some of AMOS worker bene-
fits will be paid from its
profit-sharing fund.
The major elements are the
same as in the American Mo-
tors agreement" Mr.. Reuthel
said. This also is a very lib
eral package. There is no de-
nying that"
Mr.. Reuther said GIN hourly
workers are giving up 8 cents
hourly this year to help pay
for expanded benefits, but he
called it "a very fine arrange
ment" because he said they
will get a net pay increase Of
1904 cents an hour.
General Motors will improve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
Top Post Urged
For Ben-Gurion

JERUSALEM, Sept. 8 (AP)
David Ben-Gurion was under
pressure today from his political
associates to change his mind
about refusing to head a new
Israeli government.
The 74-year-old premier, who
has headed a caretaker govern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08

administration before it, had
frowned on the provision
which has been eliminated by
the Heating amendment which
would have given the plaintiffs
the option of having the
cases heard in State courts.
SUPER GRADES The ad.
ministration-backed bill to
create hundreds of new Fed
eral super-grade and other
high-salaried jobs is due to be
approved by Congress next
week. Both the House and
Senate Civil Service Commit
tees have approved bills to
this effect. Final House anc
Senate action is due next
week.
The actual number of new
super-grades and Public Law
3l3 jobs should be somewhere
around TOO. The Senate COM
mittee provided for TIA new
positions, while the House
committee yesterday approved
$50 jobs. The House and
Senate will probably split the
difference in conference.
The full House Civil Service
Committee approved the $685.
job increase yesterday, follow
ing action by it's subcommit-
tee.
One feature of the bill would
remove the limitation on how
many super-grade jobs would
have to be in grade II and
how many in grade 10. The
Civil Service Commission and
agencies would have the dis
erection to distribute super
grace JOBS IN grades II ano
10 without any restriction as
to how many should be in
each grade.
The House committee ap.
proved AIS new super-gradt
jobs which would be distrib.
uted by the Civil Service Com.
mission. OF these, 40 would bt
earmarked for the Defense
Department. An additional II
super-grade positions were au.
thorized-20 for National Sc.
curity Agency. 10 for Fedora
Aviation Agency and 40 for tn
Post Office Department. Thi
makes a total of 485 new super
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
LiberoIized Postal Longevity Pay
Headed for White House Approval

grade jobs paying up to $1s,5oo
a year.
In additionn, 1874 scientific
and engineer Public Law 313
jobs paying up to $4,000 a year
were authorized by the House
group. OF this number. Agri-
culture would get S; Commerce,
IS; Post Office, 3; Interior, 3;
Defense, IS; National Security
Agency, 10; Federal Aviation
Agency (for medical research) q.
IS; National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, IS; and
Health, Education and Wei
fare, 3.
No higher grades we're au-
thorized for Federal trial ex-
aminers as requested by the
administration.
Those Federal officials under
the Executive Pay Act whose
salaries are now lower than
some of their deputies were
brought under the Classifica-
ton Act and given $18,500 a
year salaries.
y y =
DOWNGRADING PROTEC-
TION-The Senate has passed
| the House-approved bill to pro-
tect postal workers against sal
airy cuts for a two-year period
when their jobs are downgraded
through no fault Of their own.
1t now goes to the White House
where President Kennedy is ex-
pected to sign it.
APPROVED-The House has
approved a bill to validate sal
airy overpayments made to Ger
tain Government employees in
1855. The bill now goes to the
Senate.
u \
HISS ACT - Final congress
sional approval is expected to-
day on the bill to amend the
so-called Hiss Act. Senate ap-
proval of the measure already
approved by the House will send
it to the White House for
President Kennedy's certain
signature. The bill permits the
payment of annuities on retire
ment of Federal employees con-
victed Of felonies against the
Government, except in cases
involving national security.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
By JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer


What amounts to a modest
pay increase this year for many
postal workers is scheduled to
be approved by the House next
week and sent to the White
House.
Already approved by the Sen
ate, the bill liberalizes postal
employe longevity pay benefits
by reducing the amount Of
time postal workers have to
serve to be eligible for these
longevity increases and by in
creasing the amount of the
postal pay longevity raises. The
House Civil Service Committee
approved the bill yesterday.
Although the administration
has opposed the bill, it's consid-
cred likely that President Ken
needy will sign the bill. 1t would
mean raises ranging up to $3.50
or so for many postal workers.
This doesn't mean that post
al workers won't seek a full
scale pay raise next year. They
plan an all-out pay raise drive
in 1862. They feel that the Ion
gevity pay bill merely puts
them on the same basis as clas-
sified employees as far as lon
gevity pay benefits are con-
cerned.
1t goes without saying that
Government employee leaders
will seek a general pay raise for
classified employees also next
year.
LIABILITY BILL-The Sen
ate has approved the House
passed bill to relieve Govern
ment workers from being sued
in civil actions in connection
with accidents. arising while
driving vehicles on official Fed
eral business. The Sena t E
adopted the Heating amend
ment backed by employee lead
ers which will guarantee en-
ployes involved in accidents
that they will not have to be
defendants in civil suits.
This Strengthens the
chances of the bill becoming
law, The Kennedy administra-
ton, as we'll as the Eisenhower
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had planned to withhold an
nouncement of details of the
national agreement until q
complete settlement wa S
reached. But they decided to
make public all the details in
order to put an end to specu-
lation and rumors.
The GM-UAw economic
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Senate Passage Near
For Disorming Agency
BY J. A. O'LEARY
Star staff Writer

President Kennedys bill to create new disarmament
the State Department headed for overwhelming
by the Senate this afternoon despite fears that
might mislead other nations to Americas determination
to stand firm in the present world crisis.
Chairman Russell Of the Armed Services Committee took
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pensions from a maximum of
$3.50 to $3.50 per month for
each year Of service and pay
one-half the cost Of hospital
medical benefits for pensioners
and their wives. To help pay
for this, the workers will give
up a 1-cent cost-of living al
lowance due this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08

Rl0Al1o A4A bAA NAbASO "AAASAA AAGA
Iof GIN and United Auto Wor
complete negotiations on a new
contract covering the firms
i350,000 hourly rated employees.
GIN Vice President Louis
Seaton said the company would
go to court in Pittsburgh to-
day to get an injunction
against what he called illegal
picketing.
Mr.. Seaton described the
stamping plant, in the Pitts
burgh suburb Of West Mifflin,
"a basic plant making pressed
metal parts for most of our
car lines"
Could Hamper Output
Continued shutdown of the
Pittsburgh stamping plant
would seriously interfere with
our production" Mr.. Seaton
said, adding that GIN may be
forced to operate stamping
plants at Mansfield, Ohio, and
Marion, Ind, overtime tomor-
row to keep assembly lines 60
ing. Marion, Mansfield and
GINS Atlanta assembly plant
returned to work today follow
ing termination of wildcat
walkouts,.
Striking pickets at the Pitts
burgh plant last night at
tackled and beat their own
union local president and a De-
troit management representa-
tive.
John McCarrell. Local 544'
president, was turned on when
he tried to escort Charles La
than, Fisher Body Division
general personnel director,
director, through the picket
lines.
Mr.. McCarrell said the as
sault occurred because they
(union m m bers) are still
! plenty angry about the West
Mifflin plant manager hitting
one of our boys with a car. I
didn t realize the boys were
that sore"
Warrant for Manager
A warrant has been issued
for the arrest of the plant
manager. Fred Hughes. He is
charged with aggravated as
sault after allegedly running
down a picket with his car.
A new wildcat strike erupted
today at the Fisher Body plant
/ in GAINESVILLE, Wis, ldling 1881
there and an additional 1,471
when the adjoining Chevrolet
assembly plant was forced to
close for lack of bodies.
Cause of the walkout was
not learned Immediately. but a
| GIN spokesman said he under
| stood the strike erupted from
dissatisfaction in one depart
ment.
Three-day-old unauthorized
work stoppages continued to-
day at the Fisher Body plant
in st. Louis and the adjoining
! Chevrolet assembly plant. To-
gether they employ $500.
Settlement Of the wildcat
strikes is a major obstacle in
the path Of a final agreement
on the company union con-
tract. which will give GIN
hourly rated workers an in
crease of more than IL cents
an hour eacheyear. The in
crease will be some 4.04 cents
more than workers would have
received under terms of the
current contract.
Pact Details Barred
The company and the union
late yesterday-in a move to
calm FESTIVE workers-disclosed
details of their national agree
ment. Unauthorized walkoutS
yesterday idled $4,000 men at
six plants.
The company and the union
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GIN Goes to Court
To Halt Violent Strike

DETROIT. Sept. (AF>.-General Motors Corp. today
sought action end voence-marked wildcat strike
its vital Fisher Body stamping plant at Pittsburgh
The strike is of series of wildcat walkouts at GIN
plants three cities which has threatened interrupt efforts
Auto Workers barganers pressing for to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
Pact Details Barred

The company and the union
late yeSterday-in a move to
calm FESTIVE workers-disclosed
details of their national agree
ment. Unauthorized walkouts
yesterday idled $4,000 men at
six plants.
The company and the union
Evening star., 1961-02-05
AFTERNOON
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When a girls husband is killed by Grim
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self Penny Edwards.
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Part ;. "Heredity."
"a MEET THE PROFESSOR.
Public Affairs. Premiere. Introducing the
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Harold Taylor. host.
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Comedies. Vera Vague; Our Gang
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Public Affairs. college Admissions:
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fit, S. j.; Evelyn Wilson. s. Norman
FeineoId; Or. John N. Dugean.
Sund0y LissinSs Cont. on Next PoSs
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Evening star., 1961-04-29

them together to agree on a
time.
AS the new fighting flared
the Royal Laotian capital of
Luang Prabang concentrated
today on rites and ceremonies
surrounding cremation of the
late King Sisavang Wong, who
died l8 months ago.
A 101-gun salute doomed
across the town and the shells
set fires on green mountains in
the distance. Officials explained
that army men firing the sa-
lutte used live ammunition be-
cause no blanks we're available
Gesture of Good Will
Gen. Phoumi said he sent
the white flag into the front
lines in a dramatic gesture to
prove "our good will for peace. -
Western diplomatic observ-
ers, noting that Gen. Phoumi'S
hourly broadcasts asking the
Pathet Lao rebels for an effec-
tive ceasefire have gone un-
answered, said they expected
no rebel response now either.
The rebels have been de-
manding that ceasefire talks be
held on territory they control,
claiming they are the victors
in Laos internal struggle. They
had launched new offensives
just before the British-Soviet
See LAOS, Page Az
Evening star., 1961-04-29
Congo Seizes
u. n. Garrison
OF Ghanaians
; Known Decd;
Briton, 3 Swedes
Carried Awuy

LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo,
April 20 (AP).-A United Ma
tions garrison of so Ghanaian
troops at the important rail-
head of Port Francqui has
surrendered and been disarmed
by Congolese troops. U. N. Off
cials announced today.
Two Ghanaians are'known to
be dead and a third was killed
when a relief column was am
bushed as it tried to reach the
town.
A British officer with the
Ghanaians and three SwedeS
in a movement control unit at
Port Francqui were seen to be
taken away by the Congolese
with their hands tied behind
their backs. The Swedes are
feared to have been beaten up.
A U. N. officer said Congolese
officials well disposed toward
the United Nations" are trying
to arrange for the release OF
the Ghanaians and for their
return from Port Francqui.
The Congolese troops, nomi-
nally loyal to the central gov
ernment in Leopoldville. suf-
fered an unknown number of
dead and wounded.
A U. N. spokesman said the
fate of the Ghanaians in Port
Francqui was causing anxiety.
Congolese Chief of Staff Col.
Albert Kiembe and Maj. Clem
Bouffard of the Canadian Army
flew to Luluabourg. From there
they will attempt to fly on to
Port Francqui to arrange a
truce.
Evening star., 1961-04-29
NO POINTED-TOE SHOES
LIoyd's Shuns Risk
Of Wrinkle Pickers'

torial elegance who govern that
ancient institution.
In fact, you'd be bounced"
In a dictate yesterday, the
superintendent of The Room,
the name given to the center
where some of the worlds big
gest insurance business is con-
ducted-banned all "outland-
ish fashions"
The scarlet-coated messen-
gers who control the entrance
to The Room were told to tell
employees and messengers that
such styles are not acceptable
and to refuse entrance to all
wearing them.
Said one dark suited men,
ber:
We've got to draw the line
somewhere you know. Some
of these chaps would be turn
ing up in leather jackets and
skin tight pants if we didn't
stop them"
Evening star., 1961-04-29

Vientiane and the royal capital
of Luang Prahang, informants
said.
More than 300 royal troops
were rushed to reinforce Ban
Keun's garrison of one COM
pany. A helicopter returned to
Vientiane from the front with
four wounded royal soldiers.
but details of the fighting were
scarce.
Just hours before. Gen.
Phoumi Nosavan, the pro-
Western governments military
strongman and deputy premier,
sent out an emissary with a
white flag, hoping to work out
a ceaSe-fire date with the Pathet
Lao rebels.
After spending four hours in
no mans land. the emissary re-
turned to Vientiane without
making contact with the rebels.
The government, meanwhile,
announced royal soldiers have
been ordered not to shoot un-
less fired upon.
New Date Proposed
1t was reported the govern
ment radio tonight will broad
cast a message to the rebels.
fixing another date and time
for a meeting to settle on a
time for stopping the shooting.
Both sides have agreed to a
cease fire but the problem has
now become one of getting
Evening star., 1961-04-29

Alan B.. Shepafd-Wlll rlQe Jne
capsule from Cape Canaveral,
Fla, in a 15-minute up-and-
down flight to parachute
landing at sea. No attempt will
be made to orbit the earth at
this time.
To Use RedStOne Type
Plans for the shot call for a
"ballistic flight" in an arch
ing path up about lis miles
and downrange (southeast)
about 200 miles. The rocket to
be used is a modification of the
Redstone. developed for Army
weapons use by the Wernher
Won Braun team in Alabama
several years ago. 1t is capable
of boosting the Mercury space
capsule to a top speed of about
4,0OU miles an nOur.
The astronaut will set no
world records on this flight,
these having been captured
earlier this month by Yuri
Gagarin, the "cosmonaut" who
orbited the earth in a Soviet
space capsule. If successful,
however, the flight will ct
American records for speed, al
titude and duration of weight
leSSneSs.
The capsule in which the
astronaut will ride is a her
metically sealed double shell of
Evening star., 1961-04-29

metal with it's own life sup
port" system. With the astro-
naut inside, it weights about
a ton.
Duplicate of Hams Flight
Next weeks exercise, labled
Mercury -Redstone Three" or
MR-3, is essentially a duplicate
of that planned for MR. last
January 81 with the exception
that this time the occupant will
be a human being instead of a
chimpanZee. The astronaut's
flight will differ from that of
Ham. the ape, in that the
human occupant, as a trained
pilot. will be expected to per-
form flight maneuvers and re-
port verbally on conditions.
MR-2's performance deviated
sharply from the flight plan,
with the result that Ham went
farther, faster and experienced
higher gravitational forces
than he should have. He was
unharmed by the experience,
however.
Factors that made the earlier
rocket over-perform have been
corrected in the Redstone to be
used in MR-3, NASA has stated.
In announcing the forthcom-
ing suborbital flight, NASA
See MERCURY, Page A-3
Evening star., 1961-04-29

LONDON, April 30 (AP).-
Wrinkle pickers." those long
pointed pumps worn by Eng
lands young city slickers, and
big time insurance Just don't
go together, rules Lloyd's.
And insurancewise, at any
rate. Lloyd's should know.
You can take out a policy
with that august pillar of COM
mercial insurance against the
loss of a multi-million dollar
ocean liner.
You can insure there against
having twins, against rain on
the night of the big fight or
even against a libel suit-but
never darken the portals OF
Lloyd's wearing italian style
jackets, tight fitting pants or
Wrinkle pickers."
To do so would be to incur
the grave displeasure of the
derby bowlered figures of sar-
Evening star., 1961-04-29
Boothe Sees
ReOpening
OF Schools
Public Glasses
For Negroes Only
Hinted in County

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, April
20 (AP).-Reopening of Prince
Edward County's public schools
for Negroes only was foreseen
by Alexandria State Senator
ArmiStead Boothe last night as
he deplored Federal interven-
ton in the southSide Virginia
county'S desegregation case at
this time.
There were other indications
that public classes might be re-
sumed in Prince Edward, al
though only Negroes would be
expected to attend them while
white children remained in
their private schools.
Senator Boothe, a candidate
for lieutenant governor who
has been the States foremast
spokesman for moderation on
the race issue for some time,
called the Justice Departments
move to intervene in the Prince
Edward case extreme, lament
able and contrary to the welfare
of more than 100000 public
school children in this State"
because it seeks to bar Virginia
from supporting any public
schools until Prince Edward re-
sumes classes which were halted
two years ago to escape integra-
ton.
Senator Boothe said in an
address here that until Attor-
ney General Robert Kennedy
asked United States District
Court permission to intervene
in the Prince Edward case
from many local indications
1t appeared we we're on the
verge of a solution to this
grave problem"
LAS time was passing, more
and more people, even in that
county prince Edward) real
ized the undeSirability Of al
lowing 1,400 children to go
through years without school
ing and to reach adolescence
as illiterates." Senator Boothe
said.
Prince Edwards Negro chill
dren have been without public
schools for the past two years,
while white children have been
attending private classes
financed largely by State and
county tuition grants.
ReOpening Indications Seen
There are signs that Prince
Edward may soon see fit" to
reopen schools for Negroes only,
Senator Boothe declared.
This will not mean integra-
ton. 1t will mean education,
education for all of the coun-
tvs children. The white chill
dren now using tuition grants
and attending schools of the
Prince Edward school founda-
ton can continue to be edu-
Gated in the private schools"
See SCHOOLS, Page A-3