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Evening star., 1961-08-13
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side stateroom located on the
starboard side (she wouldn't
know the starboard side from
the paint locker) and on the
highest deck available.
A quick glance at the one
brochure I settled on showed
me how futile this was going
to be. According to the dia-
gram of the ships accommo-
dations. the spot she had in
mind belonged to the cap
tain.
This being out Q'm sure
the Captain wouldn't have
vacated even for my wife) we
worked aft (back) and below
down and settled on a nice
inside cabin with a semi-bath
whatever that Isl and, Of
course, private facilities"
Our accommodations set
tied (haD the next thing to
arrange was a sailing date.
This ship, like most plying
the West Indian cruise cir
cult, left on Saturday and re-
turned the following Friday.
My wife thought this too
short a trip so we looked in
to the two and three week
cruises offered at another
date on this same ship. A
quick glance at the fares for
these extended cruises made
it painfully clear a second
mortgage on the house would
be the only way we'd be able
to go.
All was not lost, however, as
I did a little quick shopping
around through the folders
and found one ship which Of
fered fantastically low two
week cruises. OF course, I
never heard Of some Of the
ports-of-call but what diff
ference, it was the same ex-
citing, fun-filled, ETC., Carib-
bean, after all, wasn't 1t?
No Pictures
The brochure, unlike the
others offered no pictures of
this ships appointments but
merely related what was
available in rather business
like tones. There was a sketch
on the cover of what pur-
ported to be this vessel. It
looked somewhat like the bat
tleship Maine before it sank
, in Havana harbor.
Even so, I tried to convince
my wife that old ships, like
old hotels, have q certain
charm about them, high cell,
ings, quaint decor and the
like but she wasn't buying
any Of this.
It was either two weeks on
the sleek new foreign liner
we originally decided upon or
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HERS.

Finally after q month. a
letter is forthcoming-the
people don't live over the
tailor shop anymore; they
don't take Id guests, and
there is no more finnan had
die for breakfast on their
veranda. However, they do
know a place
The place" seems quite
different from the quaint
lover the tailor shop" bit.
It's air conditioned, has a
pool, breakfast in your room,
(no finnan haddie)-we'll
take it.
It all seems so settled now
destination. transportation,
room.
However, q vacation isn't
simple even after weeks,
arguments, threats and hys-
tericS.
New Trouble
A new problem is brought
up by the airline man
an old friend, too-who with
one slip of his voice lets the
husband know that "one out
Of q hundred" going into
Bermuda have to produce a
birth certificate to get back
in the United States. New
pandemonium.
The husband, who for years
has been .cursing taxes, gar
bage collectors and snow re-
moval crews, now becomes
very American. It's q simple
thing just to get his birth
Evening star., 1961-08-13
BY JACK CLELAND
ContrfbutinR Writer

When my wife left it up to
me to decide how we would
spend this years vacation, !
should have known before
hand that any decision
reached would be perfectly
acceptable to her provided 1t
fitted into her scheme OF
things.
My choice, granted some
what limited, was which
would I y rather do less: Fly
to Bermuda or take a cruise
to the West Indies.
Any decision I might reach
was really academic as our
vacation was a fait accom-
phi, but always the opti-
mist, the naive mate, the
puppet ruler Of the house
hold, I went ahead and made
elaborate plans.
Going 'on the assumption
(foolish as it seems now)
that I had half a chance to
call the shots on this
years vacation, I concen-
trated on the travelogues,
folders, timetables and what
have you which featured
"carefree fun filled sun
drenched" cruises on the
Caribbean.
- A Plant
It took me about an hour
to realize that these docu-
ments were all part Of a
prearranged pitfall planted
by my wife who had the SIM
pie, economic and "only
sensible" solution when I
eventually gave up in dis
gust.
What various cruise fold
ers lack in originality as far
as pictures, ports-of call, and
timetables are concerned,
each makes up for in. devious
methods of hiding the price
for said cruise.
No two rate schedules fol-
low the same formula and,
like menus in a Chinese res
taurant, require a course in
advanced calculus to deci-
pher.
Despite the minimum rates
printed on the cover Of each
folder (aIl underlined in very
fine print with the notation
"and up"), it became readily
apparent that If one wanted
to travel better than : the
crew, 1t was going to cost
proportionately more money
depending on the ''luxuries"
involved.
It developed my wife also
was insistent about an out
Evening star., 1961-08-13
These Vexing Vacations

certificate out Of the safety
deposit box and, as an after
thought, yours too.
Well HE had them once.
A look into the box brings
forth some expired insurance
policies, savings bonds, and
children's birth certificates.
The two certificates needed
are nowhere to be found.
Naturally YOU lost theml
After the original storm,
the husband feels that it will
be very simple for him to
get a copy of his since he was
born In a hospital in a large
and efficient city Chicago.
He is also gloatingly sure
that the wife will never get
hers as she was born at home
in the inefficient hamlet Of
Bethesda.
Results of the first try
through official channels Is
that Chicago doesn't consider
the husband was born at all
or at least not in their fair
city. The vile makes one call
to Baltimore, sends off 81
plus names, date and place
and receives hers by return
mail.
The husband struggles for
weeks with dispositions from
all members of his family,
notaries and stacks Of forms
in triplicate. They are finally
completed and sent off. Then
a curt bit of new intelligence
arrives. It seems that Chicago
has now found out that this
6-foot-4 hunk of manhood
has indeed been born but his
mother forgot to put Junior"
after his name.
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The Junior adding" bit in
wolves q whole new set Of
forms also in triplicate. more
signatures and more notariz-
ing.
The packing problem is too
painful and mad even to go
Evening star., 1961-08-13

into. but let it suffice to say
that out Of the SO pounds
allowed for the two Of you,
the wife is lucky If she gets
20.
Next year = I'm staying
home to paint the house.
Evening star., 1961-09-20

technicians, but on matters
of information and political
policy" as well.
Without mentioning Cuba by
name, Mr.. Prado made it clear
that he thinks that nation is
a menace to the security of the
hemisphere.
The principle of self-deter-
mination, on which inter-
American cooperation rests,
he said, is meaningful only il
each country carries out demo-
cratic principles through
free and periodic elections that
will assure a regime of justice
and respect for human, indi-
vidual and social rights"
Common Action Needed
The doctrine of non-inter-
vention, he said, has limits
"for If one country should in
terfere in the affairs of others,
it would be absurd for it to
invoke the principle of non
intervention in order to con-
tinue the violation of it. Com
mon action thus becomes nec-
essary to bring an end to this
abuse of law"
Mr.. Prado and his wife got
a warm personal welcome from
See PRADO, Page At
Evening star., 1961-09-20

Other Storm Stories Involving
Washington Area. Pose B-l
prospects were for nothing
more damaging than S0-mile
winds, a couple of inches OF
rain and a little inconvenience
no one really will mind.
This was the conclusion OF
Weather Bureau forecasters
here. Even more encouraging
was the prospect that the entire
Middle Atlantic Coast would
sustain no more than a weak
.glancing blow as Esther lumbers
her north -northeasterly course
Due Tomorrow Morning
Travelling at IA miles an hour
on her present course. Esther
should come parallel to Wash
ington sometime after mid
night. 1t should pass some
200 miles east of here.
But her forerunning wind and
rain should occur here long be-
fore that, reaching peak force
early this evening. The out
look is for nothing more severe
than a summer thunderstorm.
One to two inches Of rain is
expected between here and the
coast. and an inch or less to
the west. The danger of any
flooding on the Potomac is now
negligible, even at the mouth,
the Weather Bureau said. Tides
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Episcopal Bishops
Back Merqer

DETROIT, Sept. 20 (AP) -
Episcopal bishops today gave
quick and astonishingly un-
animous approval to a plan to
seek a broad scale merger with
four other Christian denomi-
nations.
I'm quite speechless," said
the church's presiding bishop,
the Rt. rev. Arthur Lichten-
berger, after the bishops af-
firmed the action without
debate or a single dissenting
voice.
The move calls for talks
looking toward ian eventual
united church truly Catholic,
truly reformed an truly evangle-
cal"
The Polish National Catholic
Church as well as possible
others, were added to the ORR
ginal proposal for negotiations
with Methodists, United Presby-
terians and the United Church
Of Christ.
Earlier Story on Page D-1S.)
Evening star., 1961-09-20

tice Departments war frauds
unit.
Mr.. Hamilton went to Lon
don in 1943 as director of the
American EmbasSy's economic
warfare division. veral
months later, he returned to
Washington to head the enemy
section of the Foreign Eco
nomic Administration.
At the end of the war, Mr.
Hamilton was appointed chief
legal counsel of the Justice De-
partment. He left Government
service in 1946 to join the law
firm of which he is now senior
partner.
In announcing Mr.. Hamil-
tons appointment today, Mr.,
Salinger confirmed officially
that Mr.. Woods had been one
of a number of people consid-
cred to head the new foreign
aid agency.
Widespread opposition to the
appointment of Mr.. Woods,
after word that he was being
considered leaked out, developed
among Democratic Senators
who regarded him as a political
liability because of his connec-
tion with the Dixon-Yates
power controversy several years
ago.
The First Boston Corp,
headed by Mr.. Woods, man
aged the financing for
planned private power plant at
West Memphis, Ark, after the
Eisenhower administration de-
cided to curtail extension OF
Tennessee Valley Authority
public power facilities. The
plan subsequently was aban-
doned after Adolphe Wenzell,
another First Boston official,
was revealed to have been a
Budget Bureau consultant at
the same time.
Mr.. Salinger said Mr.. Woods
asked that his name be with
drawn from consideration for
the new appointment because
he felt some of the statements
See AID, Page Az
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Liberia Is Changing
Ambassador to U. S.

MONROVIA, Liberia, Sept
20 (AP) President William v
S. Tubman announced today
Liberia is changing its Ambas.
sador in Washington.
Ambassador George Padmore
now on home leave, will be re-
placed by Ambassador Edward
Peal. presently assigned tc
Guinea. Mr.. Tubman did not
disclose a new assignment fol
Mr.. Padmore.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
18th Red A-BIust
Fired Over Asia
BY the Associated Press

The Soviet Union fired an
other nuclear blast in the at
mosphere today-the 14th since
it resumed atomic testing Sep
tember l.
An announcement from the
Atomic Energy Commission
said:
THE Soviet Union conducted
a nuclear detonation in the at
moSphere early today. The
detonation occurred in the
vicinity of Novaya Zemlya, and
had a yield on the order of a
megaton."
A megaton is the equivalent
of one million tons of TINT.
The 18th shot of the current
Soviet series was on Monday
There were two others last
week end.
The United States, since il
resumed testing, has fired two
underground blasts.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Man Lights Match, Dies
In Oxygen Tent Blast

A District General Hospital
patient died early today after
apparently striking a match in
his oxygen tent which exploded
DR.. John D. Schultz, medical
director, said Eugene Veney, AZ
of 1851 Nichols avenue S.E.
was admitted to the hospital
yesterday afternoon with malig-
nant apprehension and uremia
He was placed in an oxygen
tent at / o'clock this morning
About 5:25 am. Miss Straud
a practical nurse of 1928 Thir-
teenth street NE, made a rou-
tine check of Mr.. Veney.
She told police that she left
him and started down the hall
when she heard a noise. Turn
ing back, she saw a puff Of
smoke coming from the room
Evening star., 1961-09-20

Then, she said, she saw Mr..
Veney coming from the room
with his hospital gown in
flames.
DR.. Schultz said Miss Straud
pulled his clothes off and beat
out the flames but that he
collapsed and died in the hall
way.
Fire Investigator Anthony
Mileo said he found a burned
match by the bed. He said Mr..
Veney apparently had left his
bed to get some cigarettes from
a drawer in a night table near
another patient. Mr.. Mileo said
it was an accidental death in
a flash fire.
DR.. Schultz said patients are
not allowed to smoke at night
unless they can walk down the
hall to a special room.
Evening star., 1961-09-20

state visit, addressed a noon
session of the OAS Council after
conferring this morning with
President Kennedy.
Ir unusually blunt language.
he told the Ambassadors 1.-The
unity of America and its de-
fense must be based on the
rejection of the disruptive for
eign doctrines that are attempt
ing to introduce themselves
among us, in other words, on
the rejection of communism.
in this action" Mr.. Prado
said, open collaboration be-
tween NATO and the OAS be-
comes necessary"
Urges Strong Ties
He recalled that in 1857 he
had suggested IAN exchange of
information between the two to
permit stronger defense of de-
mocracy." The NATO nations
last May, he said, indicated
their willingness to aid nom
European countries that are ex-
posed to Communist infiltra-
ton.
Il would like to take ad-
vantage of this opportunity"
he said, to reach an under
standing between NATO and
the OAS, not just on the sup
ply of investment capital and
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Senate Passes
District Vote
Years Residence
Set, Age Limit Il
By GRACE BASSETT
Star Staff Writer

The Senate last night passed
legislation to set up the Dis
trict's first> presidential elec-
tions. The vote was 66-6.
Holdouts against the historic
suffrage measure were Demo
cratic Senators Eastland ano
Stennis of Mississippi, McCel-
Ian Of Arkansas. Talmadge Of
Georgia and Thurmond Of
South Carolina, and Republican
Senator Tower of Texas.
In a surprise move, 81 was
fixed as the voting eligibility
age by an amendment which
barely carried, 1886. This is
the only major point in agree
ment with a House version
passed earlier this season.
Both bills are alike in out
line, however. in that they hand
broad powers to organize bal
loting to the District Board OF
Elections.
Senate-House conferees were
expected to be named today to
settle differences on residence,
absentee balloting and the bind
ing and listing of electors for
President and Vice President.
The Senate debate lasted
nearly three hours.
One Year Residence
Defeated were attempts to
reduce the one-year residence
or 80 days.
Eloquent pleas for shorter
residence requirements from
Democratic Senators KefauveI
of Tennessee and Randolph OF
West Virginia and Republican
Senator Keating of New York
faltered, primarily because the
Senate on Friday had agreed
to a different residence COM
promise.
This compromise, proposed by
Senator Miller, Republican OF
Iowa, permits Washingtonians
to vote for President and Vice
President if they have lived here
for less than one year provided
l. They certify they were
qualified to vote in the State
from which they came.
2. They meet all District re-
quirements, except residence
for voting.
8. They certify they are vot-
ing nowhere else in a presi-
Dental election.
Poll Tax Issue
Senator Kefauver said the
Miller amendment was faulty
in that new residents who
came from States with a poll
tax, for example, could not vote
here unless they had paid the
tax in their former home State.
See VOTE, Page Az
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Hurricane to Deal D. c.
Only GIoncing Blow

will run 2 to 3 feet above nor
NAL, receding tomorrow eve
ming.
BY tomorrow the worst
should be over. The forecast
called for a clear and warmer
day.
Airport Traffic Off
The Weather Bureau pundit
who said hurricanes have
minds Of their own, made al
lowanceS for vacillation that
could change the picture.
National Airport was cleal
for landings and takeoffs but
traffic was off due to cancel
lation of some Southern and
New York flights. There also
was a furry of passenger
reservation cancellations.
Washington police, out in full
force, found morning rush-houl
traffic heavier than usual
There was some jamming or
bridges, but with the help of q
helicopter. major tie-ups were
averted. Deputy Chief William
J. Liverman of the Traffic Di-
vision said it appeared more
drivers left home early because
of the storm threat.
Area officials were not let
ting down their guards. just in
case. The Office of Civil De-
fense continued to pilot its
own hurricane path, keeping
short wave radio contact with
costal points and prepared to
alert area facilities if the pic
ture should change.
Engineer Commissioner Fred
ercik j. Clarke decided this was
no reason to send District and
Federal employees home early
today, a responsibility he was
given at a meeting of District
officials yesterday.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
SenateWindup
May Be Stalled
ByDu POnt Bill
Foreign Aid.
Mexican Labor
Also Wuit Action
By ]. A. OTEARY
Star Staff Writer

Congress may be able to ad-
journ this week unless the
Senate becomes involved in a
long debate on the DUPONT
General Motors relief bill.
With the Senate battle over
a new anti-filibuSter rule out
of the way for one, and possi-
bly, two years. Democratic
Leader Mansfield said today
the chances for adjournment
by Saturday are "a little bet
ter" than yesterday.
But he said it hinges on
three factors, namely: Agree
ment on a compromise foreign
aid bill. approval of a confer
ence report on the Mexican
labor bill and the DUPONT tax
measure. He admitted the du-
Pont bill could take more time
than the others.
Blocks Meeting
Senator Gore, Democrat of
Tennessee, who is ready to lead
a fight against passage of the
dupont bill at this session, took
the first step in that direction
today by blocking an after
noon meeting of the Senate
Finance Committee to act on
the bill.
1t requires unanimous con-
sent for a committee to act
while the Senate is in session
and Senator Gore objected
The DUPONT bill passed the
House last night. Supporters
of the bill say it's purpose is
to ease the tax burden on
Dupont stockholders and to
protect General Motors share
holders from having the value
of their investment diminished
by a court decision requiring
DUPONT to dispose OF its So
million shares in General Mo-
tors.
Meanwhile, the Senate Ap-
preparations Committee was
working on two big money
bills that must pass before
Congress can adjourn, but
these are not expected to de-
lay adjournment.
Public Works Bill
One is the $3.6 billion public
works appropriation, due to be
reported this afternoon. The
other is a $646 million catch
all supplemental bill, expected
to come out Friday.
Senator Gore said he would
take the floor of the Senate
later today to argue his point
that the Dupont bill should be
put off until January because
the Federal court in Chicago
has not yet written the final
decree. describing how DUPONT
should dispose of its GIN hold
ings. The Senator said the
Supreme Court merely upheld
the Governments antitrust
contention, but sent the case
back to Chicago to determine
the manner of stock distribu-
ton.
Senator Gore said Congress
should not rush in with legisla-
ton before the District Court
acts, and insisted that no
rights would be impaired if
Congress waited nutil January.
Senate liberals plan to renew
in January the fight they lost
yesterday for a stronger anti
filibuster rule.
But Senator Mansfield made
it clear ne does not expect to re-
vive the issue next year, and
without leadership support the
liberals are not likely to get far.
Their best chance will come at
the start of the next Congress
in January, 1868. At that time
they can advance the claim
that the Senate has the same
right exercised by the House of
adopting a new set of rules for
each Congress.
Evening star., 1961-09-20
Tunisia' 5 Slim
New Head Of
U. n. Assembly
Presidency Goes
To First African
BY $50 Vote
By EARL H. VOSS
Star Staff Writer

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Sept. 20-Mongi Slim of TuniSia
today was unanimously elected
president of the 18th General
Assembly. He is the first Afri-
can to be named to the post.
DR.. Ali. Sastroamidjojon, of
IndoneSia, the other leading
contender, withdrew his can
didacy just before the vote.
Let us begin with an act of
unanimity," he said, after re-
ferring to the tragic death of
U. N. Secretary General Dag
Hammarskjold and the con-
troversies with which the forth
coming Assembly session will
deal.
The vote was $50 with one
abstention.
The problem of naming a Sue
ceSsor. permanent or temporary,
to Mr.. Hammarskjold was still
up in the air. There was doubt
if behind-the-Scenes maneu-
vering would be far enough ad-
vanced to permit opening de-
bate on the question in the
Assembly today.
Merger Plan Dropped
United States-backed pro-
posals that Mr.. Slim take over
temporarily the job of acting
secretary general were being
dropped after several leaders
of the uncommitted powers, |
including India, objected that |
the functions of president and |
secretary general should not
be focused in one man. The |
Assembly president is regard |
ed as an impartial executive |
while the secretary general |
carries out the decisions only .
of the majority.
Ambassador Slim. who took |
over the gavel from outgoing |
Assembly President Frederick |
H. Boland of Ireland, has rep
resented his country at the
United Nations since Tunisia.
became independent in 1856.
Last year he was a leading
figure in Security Council and
General Assembly delibera-
tions on the Congo. /
He paid tribute to Mr.. HAM
marskjold as "a victim to his
duty" who died on the battle
field of peace" In a short ac-
ceptance speech, President
Slim said he regarded his elec-
ton as conservation of the
entry of Africa onto the inter-
national scene"
Gf0mykO Is Firm
Soviet Foreign Minister
Gromyko made it clear to news
men after yesterdays brief |
opening session that Russia
feels its year-old proposal for a
three-man directorate to carry
out United Nations peace-keep-
ing operations should be adopt |
ed "as soon as possible" But he |
acknowledged this would re-
quire charter revision and in
sisted this GOULD not happen
until Red China's admission to !
the Security Council.
These preconditionS would
have the effect of delaying
choice of permanent successor
to Mr.. Hammarskjold indefi-
nitely, since charter revision
and Red Chinese admission
would take months, perhaps
years, to negotiate. Meanwhile,
the U. N. secretariat would re-
main leaderless, which pre-
sumably is the Soviet objective.
The West says a three-man
"troika" secretariat such as
See U. NJ, Page AS