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Evening star., 1961-03-30
U. 5. Seeking
To Free Flyer
Laos Reds Asked
To Release Major
Ry the Assoclated Press


The State Department today
reported additional informa-
ton that a United States Army
major survived a plane crash ir
Laos and announced moves tc
obtain his release by pro-Com-
munist rebels.
The department also said
more information is being
sought about the seven Other
Americans who were aboard the
CAT plane shot down by
ground fire over rebel territory
March %.
Crashed in Flames
There has been no wore
about the seven, all United
States military personnel. Tht
craft was said to have crashed
in flames with only one Of the
eight, Army Mai. Lawrence r
Bailey of Laurel, Md, parachut'
ing out beforehand.
Previously the department
had only what it called un.
confirmed reports that Mr.
Bailey survived.
Press Officer Lincoln White
said today I'VE have received
additional information tending
to confirm that Major Bailey
survived, was injured, and Il
in the hands of the Pathet Lao
"On the basis of our informa'
ton we initiated several moves
designed to obtain Maj. Bailey
release and also to obtain mort
information about the othel
personnel who were aboard thu
plane.
I'VE have approached botl
French authorities and Roya
Lao authorities in the expecta
ton that their contacts will
the Pathet Lao could be useC
successfully.
"The American Red Cross i
also making an appeal on hu
manitarian grounds in the hop
that the international Rel
Cross organization can be o
major assistance"
Mr.. White declined to nam
the sources of new informa
ton about Maj. Bailey.
The C-47, an unarmed WorlC
War II type transport plan
assigned to the United State
Embassy, was on a SpottinI
mission over the Rebel area a
the Lao government reques
when it was shot down.
Evening star., 1961-03-30

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
Mar. 80 (AP).-The United
States declared today it is pre-
pared to make an extraordinary
financial contribution toward
the cost of the United Nations
Congo operation to prevent
U. N. bankruptcy.
1t warned, however, that all
members of the world organiza-
ton are obligated to pay a
share of its emergency expen-
ditures and that failure to do
so will threaten the United Ma
tions with possible collapse.
The United States position
was laid before the General
Assembly's 99-nation budgetary
committee by Philip N. Klutz-
nick. His warning was an
obvious reference to the Soviet
Union, France and some others
who have announced their re-
fusal to pay any part of the
Congo costs.
Soiet Delegate A. A. Rosh-
chin accused the United States
of making its contribution offer
for selfish reasons. The United
States, he said, is prepared tc
make financial sacrifices to SCI
up a new colonial regime in the
Congo with the assistance o1
the United Nations.
Mr.. Klutznick stressed the
critical nature of the U. N
situation and told the commit
tee the United States was pre-
pared to make a sizeable volun-
tary contribution in addition tc
its assessed share Of 32.5 pei
cent.
The exact amount and form
of this contribution" he said
Evening star., 1961-03-30
Senator Asks Inquiry
On Birch Society Chief

Senator Kuchel, Republican
Of California, asked today for
an investigation of the head of
the John Birch Society for
what Senator Kuchel called "a
fantastic and incredible LIBEL
against former President Eisen-
hover.
Senator Kuchel said Robert
WEIGH, retired candy manufac-
turer of Belmont, Mass, who
founded the society, should be
called before the Senate Gov
ernment Operations Commit
tee for attempts to besmirch
the character Of Mr.. Eisen-
hover. Chief Justice Warren
and others.
He said Mr.. WEIGH accuses
Dwight Eisenhower of being q
card-carrying Communist"
walters ASKS inquiry
Shortly before Senator Ku-
chel took the Senate floor to
make his demand, Chairman
Walter of the House Un-Amer-
ican Activities Committee said
he has ordered a preliminary
investigation of the activities
of the controversial, anti-Com-
muniSt organization.
That investigation was re-
quested earlier today by Rep
resentative Hiestand, Republi-
can of California, who is q
member of the society. Mr.
Hiestand said he was sure an
honest inquiry would dispel
charges that the society is a
"dictatorial. Fascist" organiza-
ton.
Senator Kuchel's call for q
Senate investigation was
prompted by a speech in which
Senator Dodd, Democrat OF
Connecticut, said Mr.. Welch
had attacked Mr.. Eisenhower,
former Presidents Franklin D.
Evening star., 1961-03-30
RACING
RESUL T S
Bowie

FIFTH RACE-Purse. $4,000; claim
Ing; 4-year-olds and up; fillies and
mares; / ,s miles.
Cherry Jubilee (W'ms) 7.8O 100 $40
Healthy (HinOjosa) $50 2.SO
Nautical live (COFle) 400
Temple Belle. Leave 1t Alone, Girl
Trouble. Princess julie, Coiled Bow,
Aunt Mae. Time, 1:493s,
SIXTH RACE-Purse. $500; claim
ing; 4.year-old and up; 9 furlongs
Eiddling Star (COrlel $50 $50 ESQ
Null and Void (W'ms) SEQ 3.aO
Stars Last (KratE) 100
Bad Man, Brave Man, Seize Her,
In Content, Weeper's Boy, Sun Event
Grand-Dad Oaks, Feller Boy. Time,
1:119s.
SEVENTH RACE - Purse. $4,000;
3-year -olds; furlongs
Restless Cloud tCOrle) 7.2O $50 800
Mr.. Thor CLee) $50 2.6O
Nindy Baby IVAN HOOkl $50
What's Up Doc. Polynesian Bully,
Mr.. Egotist. Mona's Problem. Time,
1:11%
Evening star., 1961-03-30
EASTER BRUNCH
JUST THE THING

AN EASTER BRUNCH is just the
thing for you and your friends otter
sunrise services on Eoster morning.
The Stor's food editor, Violet FouIk-
ner, gives O number Of tosty recipes,
with q color picture, on Pose c-l.
THE NEWEST APPoINTEE at
the White House is Mrs. John New
ton Peoree, rs, who will eotoIosue
the White House furnishings for
the benefit Of oil Americans. Mary
/. VoushOn, Stor stoH writer, tells
Of Mrs. Peorce on Puee D-l.
Evening star., 1961-03-30

O Lift. Poae A.;
respectable amount of the
work of this session" which has
been disposed of thus far.
The House plans to close
down from tonight until April
10. The Senate will hold token
sessions on Monday and Thurs
day of next week, but without
transacting any major business.
Most Senators also will go
home for 10 days.
While sauntering up and
down Main street the lawmak-
ers will have a chance to find
out what their constituents
think about the more contro.
versial features of the Presi-
dents program, which still
await action.
What they hear at the cross
roads may determine their ac-
ton on Federal aid to educa-
ton, medical care for the aged
broader coverage by the min
imum wage law and increased
spending for national defense
Both chambers completed ac-
ton last night on:
/. A 15-month extension Of
the Sugar Control Act. fixing
See CONGRESS, Page At
Evening star., 1961-03-30
BULLETIN
Discoverer Launched

VANDENB AIR
FORCE BASE, Calf. tAP).-
DiScOverer XXI, the first of
its breed designed to obey
traffic orders from earth
while climbing toward orbit,
vaulted into the Pacific skies
today. Aboard was a batch
Of biological specimens, sent
up as part of a continuing
test Of the effects Of radia-
tiOn on living matter. There
were no animals aboard.
Evening star., 1961-03-30
X-15 Climbs to Record 81 Miles
Rocket Flyer
kWeight|ess
Two Minutes
Hits 2,590 M.P.H.
Using Only Part
OF Cruft's Power

EDWARDS AIR FORCEI
BASE, Calf, Mar. 80 (AP).-I
An Kills rocket plane scared
today to more than 81 miles
above the earth-the highest
altitude yet achieved on al
manned flight.
Radar computations made
on the ground showed that Test
Pilot Joe Walker took the re-
search craft to an altitude of
165,000 feet.
Near the top of his climb,
Mr.. Walker reported by radio:
Its a nice, dark blue over
head, and I do have time to
look around"
AS he was looking around,
Mr.. Walker was at the top of
his long arc across the heavens
and was weightleSs. He was
weightless two minutes, the
longest such period ever ex-
perienced by a human.
No Ill Effects
He suffered no apparent i'll
effects.
The Kills achieved a speed
Of mach 3.9-2.590 miles per
hour. Mr.. Walker could have
gone faster and higher. The
Kills is designed to reach
speeds of up to 1000 miles per
hour and attitudes Of 100 miles.
Today Mr.. Walker used only
three-quarters power in his
steep climb.
The plane burned its fuel for |
only 70 seconds.
Mr.. Walkers record eclipsed
the old mark of 136.5OO feet set
in 1860 by an X-15 with a less
powerful engine.
The plane, built for research |
In the nearly airleSs fringe of |
space, set a world speed mark |
Of 2.905 miles an hour on the |
first of its all-out flights
March z. On that flight the
Kills was piloted by Air Force
Maj. Bob White.
One goal of today's flight |
was the first full-scale test of
special jets designed to con-
troll the Kills at heights where |
air is too thin for conventional |
controls to be effective.
Has 10 Jets
The stub-winged black dart |
has eight small jets in the
. nose, two in each wing.
With Pilot Walker in the
cockpit. the Rocket ship rode
to $4,000 feet tucked under the
right wing Of a B-52. It was
then cut loose for its flight.
Dropped 10 miles east of this
desert base at 1906 am. i'll
flashed upward, propelled by
its mighty 57,000-pound thrust
engine.
At 100000 feet the pilot cut
off power. The Kills coasted
like a bullet to its top altitude,
leveled off and then streaked
downward toward a dry lake
bed at this desert test center 80
miles northeast of Los Angeles.
The plane touched down at
1918 am. after a 10-minute
flight.
Mr.. Walker, a National Aero
nautics and Space Administra-
tion pilot, has alternated on
Kills flights with Maj. White.
Evening star., 1961-03-30
D. c. Drafts
Task Forces
For Economy
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star Staff Writer

The District Commissioners
today set up six task forces OF
citizens and agency heads to
look for ways to save money
in running the city Govern
ment.
The District has been under
fire from key congressional
Evening star., 1961-03-30
MARKETS
AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK (AP).-Stocks
mixed; selected issues in de-
mand. Bonds lower; small
changes. Cotton mostly lower;
commission house selling.
Standard q Poor's 5OO-stOek Index
Evening star., 1961-03-30
Aqueduct

FIFTH RACE-Purse, $500; claim.
Ing: 4-year-olds and up: 8 furlongs
Jerry Brady (Y'therl 1910 4.5O 3.4G
Discard tGueTin) SEQ 2.bG
Pensive Gigi (Ruanel 4.4G
Riga, Busher's Whirl, Beau White
Sassetta, Tower Keep, Mystic Glow
PalenQue I'd. Time. 1:124ss
Evening star., 1961-03-30
Congress Sets
Easter Recess
Mansfield Warns
OF Tough Session
By ]. A. O'LEARY
Star staff Writer

Senate Democratic Leader
Mansfield warned his colleagues
today the hardest part of this
session will lie ahead of them
when they return from a brief
Easter recess.
But the Senator said he was
reasonably satisfied" with the
Evening star., 1961-03-30

~NN''~r
prompt action on an elections
bill came in the wake of yes
terday's suffrage victory for
the city.
Washington residents won
the right to vote in future elec-
tions for President and Vice
President with the adoption of
the Twenty-third Amendment.
The constitutional amend
ment carried yesterday with
ratification action by the 37th
and 38th StateS-New Hamp-
shire and Kansas.
Promises to expedite action
on an elections measure came
from both Chairman Bible of
the Senate District Commit
tee and Chairman Mcmillan of
the House District Committee.
Senator Bible, Democrat of
Nevada, said he could see no
hitch to action this session on
the legislation.
Track Cleared
The pledges by the two COM
mittee chairmen, along with
the enthusiastic reaction from
other members of Congress to
yesterdays suffrage action,
pointed to a clear enactment
track for a new District vot-
ing law.
Meanwhile, the District Com
missioners today received a
draft elections bill from their
legal aides.
The proposed legislation was
drawn up by the Corporation
Counsel'S office after a series
of conferences with represen-
tatives of the city's two major
political party organizations
and the Board of Elections.
A Commissioners hearing on
these election law proposals has
been set for 10 am. Monday in
the District Building.
Senator Heating, Republican
Of New York, told the Senate
today that local vote legislation
should be a model for the
entire Nation"
He said some 19 million per-
sons were denied the right to
vote in the last election because
Of unreasonable restrictions"
Broad Inquiry Asked
The Senator added that he
wanted the local law free of
any impediments to voting and
proposed a broad inquiry into
the legislation to be recon-
mended by the District Com
miSSioners.
The proposals from the Cor
poration Counsel's office gener-
ally are in line with those car
ried in a bill introduced by
Representative Broyhill, Repub-
lican of Virginia. Both would
give Washington a presidential
voting law through amendments
to the Districts 1855 primary
elections statute.
Mr.. Broyhill, a member Of
the House District Committee,
has made it clear that he in
troduced the measure with the
idea Of providing the frame
See VOTE, Page "A
Evening star., 1961-03-30
Gulfstreom

THIRD RACE--Purse, $4,000: maid
en- 2-year-olds; s furlongs
Crafty Actor (B'ks) 600 $50 $50
krOwbar (Chambers) Gao $40
Biz Slice (Blun) $50
Mr.. Bath. Black Maverick. Mr.. Pet
mar, Darndaren, Monongahela, RebS
Roe, Next Fiddle, Blu. Time, 100.
| FOURTH RACE-Purse, $4,000;
claiming; 4-Vear-olds and up; liz
miles.
Clay Street tBurr)) 500 $50 400
GreAtlea (Frazier) $50 $40
POppA's Baby (Dever) 1850
Doric, Nansu II, Tulsa Lad, Bill
town, March Cross, Buen Canine, Al
bertus, Electrum, liked. Time, 1:46.
Evening star., 1961-03-30

District Begins cutboeks in Work
Prosrom. Poee B.
Evening star., 1961-03-30
Both Mcmillan
And Bible Plan
Prompt Action

Chances for enactment Of
legislation spelling out the new
voting rights of District resi-
dents during this session Of
Congress were rated bright to-
day.
Pledges from key congress
sional committee members for
Stor Reporter Port Of Vote Amend
ment CIimox. Poge AS
Evening star., 1961-03-30

Victory on Areos Aid Gives Democrats
Lift. Poge A-5
Evening star., 1961-03-30

Late Market News, B-12-1S
Evening star., 1961-03-30
TILE AIEATuED. Full Report
IbE VEAIHEN. on Pose Az

District and vicinity-Fair, colder tonight,
low in mid-30s, some frost likely. Cloudy,
cool tomorrow with rain likely by night.
High and low Of last "a hours: High, 81, at
4pm. yesterday; low, IS, at $3.50 am. today.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16

lege, at a price of $500 per
acre, won the School Boards
approval after it was notified
that two of the three owners of
the land involved have agreed
to sell. Negotiations to acquire
the remaining 3.5 acres sought
for the site are continuing.
New Potomac High School
The site for the new Poto-
mac High School, some "a acres
of land on the north side of
Tuckerman la. on the LeGarde
farm, was okayed for purchase
at $500 per acre.
The Board also authorized its
attorney to proceed with final
negotiations for the purchase
of more than Is acres of land
on the Harper property in Hill
andale at a price of $3.50 per
acre, for a future junior high
school there.
Earlier in the week, Board
members were told by School
Supt. C. Taylor Whittier that
the cost of constructing new
schools in the county Is lower
than those in surrounding
States and some neighboring
communities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
Bethesda to Get
More Metered
Parking Spaces

Installation of parking meters
on six additional streets in the
Bethesda area was approved by
the County Council this week.
Meters will be installed on
both sides of the following
streets:
Old Georgetown I'd. from
Commerce la. to Glenbrook I'd.
Rugby ave. from Woodmont
ave. to Auburn ave.
Auburn ave. from Old George
town I'd. to Rugby ave.
Norfolk ave. from Cordell
ave. to Auburn ave.
Cordell ave. from Wisconsin
ave. to Woodmont ave.
Cheltenham DIR. from Wiscon-
sin ave. to Woodmont ave.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
kensington
Youth Dies
In Mishap

Leigh Nettleton, III, of Ken
sington, was fatally injured on
the day of his 18th birthday this
week when he was struck by an
auto on Veirs Mill I'd. at Cen
terhill st.
The youth was waiting for a
bus when the auto, involved In
a traffic accident, jumped the
curb and struck him. He died
at Washington Sanitarium two
hours later.
Montgomery County Police
Pvt. Duncan r. Jeiman said a
car operated by Jack r. Smith,
81, of Silver Spring, was head
ed south on Veirs Mill at a
thigh rate of speed" when 1t
struck the rear of another car.
Two other autos then became
involved in the accident.
The Smith car hit young
Nettleton and a friend, James
c. Clark, 16, also of Kensington,
who was admitted to the hos
pital with both ankles fractured.
Drivers of the cars were treated
at the hospital and then re-
leased.
According to police, Smith
was charged with manslaugh-
ter, speeding, reckless driving
and failing to reduce speed to
avoid colliding.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
Broad Scale Revision of County School System

Under the new set-up, the County would be di-
Hded into three school districts comprised of about
10000 students at all grade levels.
Each district, in turn would be made up of three
four school areas, each including high school and
its supporting junior high and elementary schools,
with about 10000 students each.
If adopted for inclusion in the 1928 school year
budget the reorganization plan would set up IL areas
schools.
Each Of the three district directors would be re-
sponsbe to assistant superintendent of schools
swering to the school superintendent his deputy.
All would have the services of specally-assigned
supervisor Of transportation school lunch programs,
custodal help pupil services, special education and
nursing, as well as psychologists, medical advisor
and personnel workers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16

Another major feature of the reorganization plan
is reduction in the number of employees now direct
ly responsible to the school superintendent and other
administrative officers.
At present, IL operating heads of departments
report to the superintendent figure described as
"three times many as we should have"
Our present school system has devolved from
the days when had $1,000 pupils to handle in the
county," said School Superintendent c. Taylor Whit
tier in making the revision proposal public "With
no basic reorganization since those days, we're now
handling $4,000 students and anticipate another
25,000 within five years"
The School Board was given choice of two re-
organization plans, differing principally in the titles
and degree of responsibility to be given highlevel
psrvisorY posts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16

being developed by Roger Els
niger. A number OF industrial
buildings are already under con-
strutcion on the site. Zoning for
both industrial and residential
use was also approved.
Greene Appointed
The City Council appointed
Mayor Alexander J. Greene as
Rockville's representative to the
Washington Metropolitan Re-
gional Conference.
Appointed TO a five-year term
as a member of the Rockville
Planning Commission was Ber-
nard j. Hasson, 1909 MacAu-
life dr., an attorney for the
federal government who has
been a member OF the cdty's
Board of Appeals.
Named to replace Hasson in
a two-year term on the Appeals
Board was Leslie M. Able, 100
Forest ave-, who Is a former
chairman Of the Planning Com.
mission.
Joseph +. Allen was reap.
pointed chairman of the Board
OF Appeals.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
Potomac River Dam
Could Flood Large
Areas In County
Army Engineers
Consider Plans

Earmarking of thousands
OF acres of valuable and his
toric land in the River Bend
Seneca area of the county
for inundation by a major
Potomac River reservoir be-
came a strong likelihood this
week with the publication of a
preliminary engineering study
of the water needs and re-
sources of the Potomac Basin.
Although the report, issued
by the Army's District Engi-
neer, Col. Warren r. johnson,
suggests four basic plans for
solving the areas present and
future water problems, it places
noteworthy emphasis on a
potential dam site at River
Bend, four miles south Of SEN
eca.
This site would provide more
flood control benefits for the
Washington area than any
other reservoir" the report de-
clares, adding that 1t would
also have a tremendous capa,
city for much-needed silt corr
troll in improving water quality.
Other major advantages of
the River Bend location cited by
the Engineers are that 1t would
provide "the most storage of
any site In the Basin at the least
unit cost" as well as excellent
control of both low flows and
flood stages Of the river for
the Washington metropolitan
area.
The site also has "outstand.
ing recreation potential" the re-.
port says. Earlier, It had en-
phasized that "any plan design
ed to meet the water require
ments of the Potomac Basin
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16

Both were submitted by DR.. Whittier after more
than three years of staff study and preparation in
Guiding consultation with administrators and SUPER
Wsors throughout the system.
The reorganization, according to DIR. Whittier
would relieve Institutional supervisors of their pres
ent combined and often conflicting consultatve-ad-
ministratve role" and put them in purely consulta-
tive capacity.
1t will also give top administrators jobs of more
manageable proportions" by delegatng greater au-
thority to lower-echelon personnel
The county's present public school systenl-one
Of the largest in the naon-covers an area of about
500 square miles and consists Of ia schools-98 ee-
mentary, % secondary and one junior college, Eighty
Continued on Page I'D
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
BY Ely Bradley

broad-scale revision Of the Montgomery Coun-
ty school system, designed to streamline and de-
centraize both Institutional and administrative re-
sponsibility for daytoday operation of the schools
was proposed to the Board of Education this week.
major purpose of the proposed reorganiza-
ton is to give individual school principals more respon
sbity for the overall administration of their schools
with technical and special assistance on call at all
times from supervisory, financial business, personnel
and other supporting services.
The proposed new school system would complete
y do away with the present separate departments of
elementary and secondary-evel education and estab
Esh school district in which the programs of high
schools junior high schools and primary schools would
be coordnated under single director for each dis
trict
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16

Involved in the coming request
were % acres of property
bounded by Ritchie pkwy., East
Montgomery ave. and Edmon.
ston dr., adjacent to the Hunger.
ford Towne community which
Gingery had a hand in building.
Although the Hungerford
Towne Civic Association had
backed the application, more
than 300 residents OF the com.
munity went on record in pro.
test to its being granted, at a
spirited public hearing held by
the city heads in September.
Vote Is Al
In denying the application by
a Al vote - with Glen J. Koe-
penik dissenting - some Coun.
Gil members said they didn't feel
that the proposed location was
the most desirable for the
apartment development, while
others felt the density requested
was too great.
In other actions, the city
heads unanimously voted to an
mex more than a acres OF land
in the Lofstrand tract along
Southlawn lane, which Is the
site of a new industrial park