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Evening star., 1961-01-05
Castro to Decide Fate
Of Cuban Ball Players

Taking leave of Griffith
Stadium, where his team per-
formed last year. Calvin yester-
day expressed confidence he
would have no trouble getting
his Cuban ballplayers to return
in time for next season.
"All this panic could be a bit
premature" Grifith said be-
fore taking a plane to Min
neapolis. Il don't see why
Castro wouldn't let the ball
players out Of Cuba. He has
never tried to stop them before.
The Cubans love baseball.
Maybe I'm being too opti-
mistic. but I don't see the inter-
n national situation affecting
baseball. I feel certain we'll be
able to get Castro's permission,
and then visas. for all our
Cuban ballpiayers."
Two With New Teams
Griffith already has peddled
two Of his Cubans for $4,000
each in the stocking of new
American League franchises in
Washington and Los Angeles.
Julio Becquer, a first baseman,
was sold to the Los Angeles
Angels. while the new Senators
bought Pitcher Hector Maestri.
The assumption is that II the
two players can't leave Cuba,
Grifith will have to return
$l50,000.
Some Of the top-ranking
Cuban stars are Minnie Minoso
Of the White Sox, Mike
Fornieles, Boston's ace. relief
pitcher. land Chico Fernandez,
shortstop for the Tigers.
Evening star., 1961-01-05

have a good chance Of winning
1t in their first year Of Gloves
activity.
The Hillcrest Club will stage
a series Of amateur bouts jan
uary IA at the clubs quarters
at which time most Of the boys
vieing for senior honors will be
in action.
Evening star., 1961-01-05
Hoyo-GW Clash,
Maryland Come
Head Program
By MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star stan Writer

Star Stan Writer
The areas college basketball
teams, scattered from Shreve-
port to Jacksonville to Raleigh,
and other stops during the
holidays. return with a full
schedule Saturday night. In
cluding two better than average
attractions.
Georgetown and George
Washington appear evenly
matched for their first meeting
at Uline Arena.
Maryland returns to Atlantic
Coast Conference competition
by entertaining South Carolina,
champion of the Gulf South
tournament, Saturday night in
Cole Field House.
Navy Faces Eagles
Nays Gator Bowl cham
pions play American U. Satur-
day afternoon at Q o'clock in
Annapolis. The Eagles have
a warmup against Juniata to-
morrow night at AU before
meeting the Middies. Gallaudet
is host to Lynchburg, and
Howard goes to Maryland State
tomorrow night.
In away games Saturday,
Catholic U. goes to Randolph
Macon, and Gallaudet to
Western Maryland, in Mason
Dixon Conference games, anc
Howard plays at Delaware
State.
The area teams met with only
modest success, under the most
liberal Interpretation, in holi-
day tournaments.
Belab0red by Duke
Navy won the Gator Bowl
event but took a 15-point drub-
bing from Duke on the way
home.
Georgetown won a pair of
consolation games in the Gulf
South tournament at Shreve-
port after losing to Mississippi
in the first round.
Maryland salvaged only
seventh place by beating wy
oming in the Dixie Classic, but
the Terps will get some con-
ISOLATION in a check for upwards
of $4,000 when a settlement is
made. Navy goes to the Dixie
Classic next year. along with
Illinois. Stanford. Utah and the
Big Four teams from North
Carolina.
AU Runnerup
American u. was runnerup in
the first Nations Capital Inpi-
tation to Temple. George
Washington did not compete in
a tournament, but was beaten
twice on a two-game swing at
Marshall and Cincinnati.
Coach Tommy O'Keefe, whose
Hoyas lost their fourth straight
when Ole Miss beat them at
Shreveport, said he thought
the team found itself in the
next two games.
Georgetown rolled over
Northwest Louisiana State and
Louisiana Tech in the consola-
tions, with the scoring ex-
tremely well divided.
HOyas at A
The Hoyas are A for the
season. while George Washing
ton, in a most disappointing
start, has won only two and lost
five.
Maryland will start Jerry
Greenspan, the 6-foot-6 sopho-
more from Newark. at center
against South Carolina.
Greenspan scored A points
in the three games in the Dixie
Classic. Bruce Kelleher, Bob
Macdonald, Bob Eicher and
Bill Stasiulatis all are aver
aging better than 10 points for
the Terps. with Kelleher high
at 1879.
South Carolina brings a Ga
record to Maryland, but the
Gamecocks have played some
good basketball. Their victims
include Florida State, Georgia
and Ole Miss, the latter in the
finals of the Shreveport tourna-
ment.
Evening star., 1961-01-05
WMAL TO SHOW
GLOVES FILMS

Station WMAL again will
televise filmed highlights
Of the annual Golden Gloves
tournament on its sports
programs for the duration
of the tournament. The
highlights of the tourney
will be shown on the early
and late sports shows start
ing January 81, the first
round Of the tournament.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
White House Denial

There are times when a Government
ofdcial may feel that there are COM
pelling reasons to deny news story,
and the newspaper fraternity should
not be unduly thin skinned on this
score. We would like to make two
points, however, with respect to
denial" by Pierre Salinger, Mr.. Ken
nedy's press secretary, of a story in
Tuesdays Star. =.
Mr.. Salinger said "there has been
no change in the position of the United
States that this Nation does not intend
to use its forces in pre-emptive war;"
He added that he considered pre-emp-
tive war to be synonymous with pre-
ventive war. In military usage the
terms do not have quite the same
meaning.
Our first point is that we are
satisfied that The Stars story was an
accurate report. Secondly, the story did
not say that there had been a change
in policy, and that this country now
intends to use its forces in either pre-
emptive or preventive war. So Mr..
Salinger, whatever the reasons for his
statement, was denying something that
was not stated in the story.
Evening star., 1961-02-09

Scattered throughout the
city are the elderly grand
parents. children and friends
Of a lifetime.
With churches and schools
demolished, dreams of a hap
py old age have been turned
into a nightmare. They are
banished to segregated ghet-
to sections of Maryland and
Virginia. and separated miles
away from their places Of
employment, their children
without nearby day schools,
Sunday schools and churches.
Yes, the picture showing
the burning Of the past con-
tented community for the
building of the future glory
of the era brings burning
heartaches for those excluded
people forced to make new
acquaintance and their
children, to associate with
those of unknown merit and
influence.
Like all other American
citizens, we desire to see the
Nations Capital the model
of the world. The broad
public statement that there
will be no racial discrimina-
tion in the. new housing, is
a cruel joke and a fallacy to
the dispossessed families.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Just for Efficiency?

Secretary Of the Interior Udall has
announced novel way "to promote
more economy and better efficiency" in
his departments operations. He says he
will do this by taking control of all
appointments and personnel changes
in the civil service above Grade GS-5
In Washington and above Grade GS-8
in the field. This is in accord with his
belief that personnel matters should
always be closely reviewed by new
management"
How Mr.. Udall proposes to inject
more economy and efficiency in the
civil service system by taking over duties
traditionally assigned to career personnel
officials under the merit system is not
clear. The Secretary would be on sound
ground If he restricted his special
interest in appointments to the So
called &c" category of jobs. These are
key ofnceS listed by the Civil Service
Commission as subject to change with
new administration. They are largely
non-career policy making and similar
supervisory posts, usually filled through
patronage.
But Secretary Udall has gone much
farther than Is customary in seeking
to surround himself with personnel to
his liking. He plans to Scrutinize lower
level career jobs supposedly completely
unaffected by changes in administration.
And he will seek what he calls "closer
control" of these jobs-whatever that
may mean. The idea seems to us to be
at variance with the long-established
civil service system under which career
personnel have been assured Of security
in their jobs, whatever the political
changes in the executive establishment
We hope Mr. Udall does not intend to
play politics up Ito the hilt" in this
matter
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Better Behind Bars

President KaSavubu's hard-pressed
Congolese government is on sound
ground in bitterly opposing the idea Of
releasing the imprisoned Patrice Lu-
mumba, the depoSed Premier, and
accepting him as member of a new
coalition regime. Certainly few things
could be better calculated to help the
Communists inf1Itrate and take over the
country
The proposal to let this flamboyant
adventurer loose again-a proposal that
amounts to demand on the part of the
Soviet bloc and a number of Asian
African "neutralist" countrieS-appar-
emily has the support of United
Nations Secretary General Dag Ham
marskjold, and our own Government is
said to be giving 1t favorable considera-
ton. Yet the fact remains, as the
Congo's representative has Just told the
u. N. Security Council, that Mr. Lu-
mumba's release would automatically
stir up grave new trouble in the near
anarchic young republic"
In this connection, after all, what
needs to be remembered is the way Mr..
Lumumba served as Premier before being
dismissed and placed in Jail. His
whirling- -derviSh performance, including
extraordinary pro-Red demagoguery in
the bars Of Leopoldville, quite obviously
and Systematically nurtured violence
and chaos of kind well designed to
undermine the U. N. and promote the
Kremlin'S dominance-Seeking objectiveS
not only in the Congo but throughout
Africa. Clearly, though perhaps not
himself card-carrying member Of the
Communist Party, he has been-and
still is, potentially-one Of Nikita
Khrushchev'S most effective agents in
that part Of the world. y-
That is why President Kasavubu,
speaking through his ambassador to
the U. NJ, has served notice that Mr..
Lumumba will remain in Jail and be
put on trial under 'Congolese law. The
charges against him are serious enough
to involve even the question Of treason,
and If he is found guilty, he will be
kept under lock. and key for many a
year to come. Meanwhile, because there
can be no doubt that he would set Of
an explosion If allowed to roam freely at
this stage, 1t seems fatuous for anybody
to suppose that his release would be
good and wholesome thing.
Accordingly, it must be hoped that
neither Mr.. HammarSkiold nor the U. N.
as Notwithstanding particularly our
own country-will make the mistake of
being anything but hardheaded, II not
hard-hearted, about this matter. In
any event, speaking for ourselves, we
think 1t would be folly Of the worst
kind to unleash Mr.. Lumumba at the
present time.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Let's Be Charitable

Snow scourged WashingtonianS,
subject for decades to the derision Of
northern neighbors for their MANNED
response to blizzards, now have their
chance to laugh back. But will they
One hopes not, that instead we
here shall merely note with charitable
understanding that northern blizzards
really obliterate traffic. Ours slithers,
becomes temporarily paralyzed, and
costs vast sums Of money but it never
reaches the point where non-use Of pri-
vate cars is commanded. =. --.' q. !.-."'
/ This happened In New York over
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Surplus Butter

1t has recently been re-
ported that needy families
will be receiving butter with
other food necessities. I am
in favor Of ministering to our
less fortunate brethren, par
ticularly when 1t comes to
providing them with food
needed to build healthy bod
les. However, due to arti-
ficial controls and subsidies,
butter and cream have been
priced completely off my
table-and that Of many
other middle e-income fami-
lies. I see no necessity, then,
Of providing this particular
commodity to the needy,
when as far as nutritional
values and taste are con-
cerned, margarine is an ade-
quate subStitute-and can be
obtained for about one
fourth as much as butter.
II this is an effort to get
rid Of huge SurpluSeS Of but
ter, why not lower the price
to the consumer, who would
gladly pay a reasonable price
for good. sweet butter again?
I use powdered milk for
cooking. and margarine on
my table in order to stretch
my food dollar. I would Sug-
geSt that since the United
States Government repre-
sents me. 1t could be Just as
budget-conSciouS when It
spends my tax dollar.
Elizabeth BlyStOne.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
War On Crime

The accelerated war on organized
crime planned by Attorney General
Robert Kennedy will necessarily be
limited by restrictions on use Of Federal
police powers. Primary responsibility for
suppresSing local crime rests with the
States and cities, Of course. But there
undoubtedly is much that the Federal
Government can do to aid in curbing
lawlessneSS generally, with special
attention to violators Of Federal laws.
The task Of co-ordinating the Federal
drive has been given to Edwyn Silberling,
a young attorney with a good record as
prosecutor in New York
1t is no secret that the various
Federal investigative agencies have not
always co-operated closely in waging
war on major criminal syndicates or
gangs. Each is inclined to concentrate
ON its own field of operation. Thus the
Federal Bureau of Investigation is
responsible for enforcement of many
specified Federal statutes, the Secret
Service is concerned with counterfeiting
and protecting the President, the
Narcotics Bureau pursues drug racke-
GCC4oS tA1C 3bCNCIluC OC1f1Cc .
intelligence unit investigates income tax
evasions and so on. Sometimes agents
of more than one of these agencies cross
paths in cases involving the same
individuals or groups. Usually there is
an exchange Of information. that is
mutually beneficial-but not always.
Apparently Mr.. Silberling, as the
new head of the Department of Justices
section Of organized crime, will seek to
bring about better teamwork at all times,
with view to exposing and rounding
up major crime syndicates. We hope
the new setup will be more successful
in its mission than the Government was
in its effort to convict members Of the
so-called Appalachian syndicate: The
job will call not only for collaboration
among the Federal agencies but with
State and municipal police authorities
as well.
Evening star., 1961-02-09

whose monthly income barely
provides for food and cloth
ing, when they learn that the
plush housing erected in
their once living area is
priced from $3.50 and up for
an average unit.
Yes. we all want the city
beautiful, and we call upon
building firms, loan associa-
tions, our metropolitan news
papers, our drygoods stores.
food stores and industry Of
every category, and all people
Of good. will to give employ
ment to qualified workers. re-
gardless Of race or religion,
so that a truly democratic.
magnificent city will arise
over the charred remains de-
picted on your magazine
cover.
May our city planners see
to it that over the charred
ashes of the old Southwest
there will arise suitable dwell
ings equal in quality. con-
venience. location and beauty
of design at a price level
and size available to citizens
Of all walks Of life. denomi-
nations. faiths, color and race
Americans all.
william ID. Nixon,
President, Oldest 1nhabit-
ants, Inc.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Displaced Families of Old Southwest

Your awe-inspiring picture
on the cover of The Star
Magazine of January % en-
titled. "Old Southwest's
Flaming Farewell" caused
many heartaches among the
thousands Of evacuated resi-
dents of that area. They see
in the flames and dense
smoke the last of their
dreams to own a little, WELL
kept home, with green grass
and flowers in front, and
playground for their chill
dren in the yards in back Of
their dwellings.
The small amount allotted
them for this property was
not enough for these aged
owners to start all over
again. Where are these evict-
ed people whose work of a
lifetime is consumed by the
fire Of destruction?
These Negro citizens are
scattered throughout the city
in one-room abodes, sepa-
rated from their families, no
room for grandparents, and
children not allowed. These
tenants are now paying more
for a single room than for
their former modest five and
six room houses that they
were forced to evacuate.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Snow Removal Policy

There Is SO much confusion
and uncertainty as to the re-
sponsibility for clearing snow
and Ice from the sidewalks in
D. c., that I decided to get
the facts and wrote to Mr..
xanten. superintendent of
the Division of Sanitation.
The following is his reply:
I'm this connection I quote
below an excerpt from the
Act approved Sept. IS, 1922
(42 Stat. 845; Sec. 1901, D.
c. Code. 195D, entitled An
Act Providing for the Re-
moval Of Snow and Ice from
the paved sidewalks Of the
District Of Columbia which
Is contained In the Housing
Regulations Of the District Of
Columbia
IL snail be the duty Of
every person, partnership,
corporation, Joint stock com
pany, or syndicate in charge
or control Of any building or
lot Of land within the fire
limits Of the District of CO.
lumbia, fronting or abutting
on q paved sidewalk, whether
as owner. tenant, occupant,
lessee. or otherwise, within
the first 8 hours Of daylight
after the ceasing to fall of
any snow or Sleet, to remove
and clear away. or cause to
be removed and cleared away,
such snow or sleet from so
much sidewalk as is in front
Of or abuts on said building
or lot Of land
Court actions have consist.
emily held that ownership Of
sidewalks is vested in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Therefore,
the legal responsibility for re-
moval Of snow from sidewalks
cannot be imposed upon the
adjacent owner or occupant.
On the other hand, obviously
there Is insufficient man
power and equipment at time
OF snow for the municipality
to undertake such work all
over the city. We are con-
strained. therefore. to con-
slider the cleaning Of snow
from sidewalks a civic duty
and responsibility of abutting
property owners or tenants.
(SigneO VIM. A. Xanten,
Supt., Div. Of Sanitation"
I would say this is a species
OF the well-known Washing
ton merry-go-round. It there
fore follows that If persons
are injured on the sidewalks
in D. c., they have no re-
course whatever for damages
because e in law they were
trespassers and could not
claim damages in that ca
pacity. Again I say those
good people in D. C. who VOL
unfairly clear the sidewalks
are entitled d to q vote of
thanks from those of us who
appreciate their sense of civic
duty and kind consideration
towards pedestrians.
Lillian Sinclair Large.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Make Better Grades

This is to congratulate you
for running the fine series
by DR.. Mason. I have made
1t a class assignment in all
five of my classes at a down.
town prep school, and am
keeping a scrap book for the
benefit Of those who may not
be SO fortunate as to have
The Star coming to their
homes.
Donald F. Haynes
Evening star., 1961-02-09

Highway Director Harold
L. Aitken seeks to cast doubt
on the feasibility of a subway,
saying that he's not sure that
subwayS or rail lines would
provide area commuters with
rapid transit" (The Star,
January 13). This is in line
with the traditional position
Of the D. c. government that
the only proper transporta-
ton planning Is highway
planning. Were it not for the
National Capital Planning
Commission we should not
now have even a subway plan.
Mr.. Aitken further stated
that subways would cost $40
million a mile compared to
$l2 million a mile for free
ways. 1t would be interesting
to know If the latter figure
includes all the costs, includ-
ing urban land acquisition.
The 17.6-mile inner loop Gin
cluding 3 miles of connecting
roads,. in the same general
area that would be served by
q subway, has been estimated
to cost $272.7 million which,
If my slide rule is still work.
ing. comes out $15.5 million
per mile.
Moreover, a cost per mile
basis neglects the present
value of future taxes perma-
nently lost to the city on land
taken for a freeway. The loss
Of valuable close-in land for
4. 6 and 8-lane freeways in
stead Of for business and res
idential purposes accentuates
the urban sprawl. A subway
still leaves the land for bene-
ficial use.
Many cases Of hardship ex-
perienced by displaced people
for whom no housing can be
found are caused by freeway
construction. The inner loop,
for example, will take $500
dwellings. The welfare prob
lens thus created cannot be
visualized by a mere statistic.
The recent SHOWS have
convincingly shown that
Washington transportation,
including Improperly
equipped automobiles, cannot
be handled by surface facili-
ties under snow conditions.
Since it apparently is not
practicable to keep smooth
tired automobiles off the
streets at such times, the best
that can be done is to try
to get the horde of autos out
Of the way before the snow
gets too deep. with conse-
Quent loss of working time.
It Is to be hoped that the
new D. c. Board Of Commits
sioners will foster g policy Of
Evening star., 1961-02-09
INSPIRING Booklet

On the day President Ken.
nedy reported that he did
not see any colored cadets
from the United States
Coast Guard Academy in the
Inaugural Parade, I received
a booklet from the Defense
Department entitled "The
Negro Officer in the Armed
Forces Of The United States
Of America"
This booklet listed the
names Of graduate and pres
ent cadets at West Point and
the Naval Academy. There
are three colored cadets in
the Glass Of 1868, at the Air
Force Academy. No gradu-
ates or cadets are listed for
the United States Coast
Guard Academy.
It was interesting to read
that the first colored cadet
at West Point was admitted
from South Carolina in 1870,
So years after the Point was
established. This cadet spent
nearly four years In the
academy. but did not grad
uate. The first colored cadet
to graduate was Henry o.
Flipper from Thomasville,
Georgia in 1877. The best
known member Of his race
to graduate from West Point
is Major General Benjamin
o. Davis, jr., USAF, Glass Of
1885.
This booklet relates a brief
history of the American Ne
gro's participation in every
major conflict from the Rev.
olution to the Korean con-
flict. It also contains a large
list Of officers now on active
duty with their rank and as
signments in all parts of the
world. This booklet should
be an inspiration to young
colored Americans in this
fast-changing world.
Edward ]. MacClane.
Evening star., 1961-02-09
Cultural Center Boost

A large share Of the responsibility
for successful fund drive on behalf Of
the planned National Cultural Center
has been transferred from former Presi-
dent Eisenhower to President Kennedy.
The annual report Of the trustees of the
center makes it plain, moreover, that the
active interest and support of the Presi-
dent will be required to assure the raising
Of Sufhcient money from private sources
to begin construction. In view Of the
fact that Mr.. Kennedy, as a Senator,
Endorsed the center plan and voted for
the legislation making it possible, the
stimulus Of wholehearted White House
backing for the fund campaign Is re-
garded as certain.
Certainly, from the present rate
Of progress, the drive for an initial $50
million with which to build the first
units Of the center will need all the
presidential and public-at-large support
that 1t can muster. Only $1.9 million
has been pledged so far, part of which
has been used to purchase land in Foggy
Bottom for the center. Ultimately,
under the plans Of Architect Edward
Durrell Stone, total Of SITS million will
be needed to complete the project.
Because Of the difnculty in raising such
large sum by private subscription with
in the flve-year deadline set by Congress
in 1858, the trustees wisely have decided
on preliminary goal Of $50 million for
the central structure and appurtenances.
It will take lot Of campaigning in
the right. places, however, to bring In
even the $50 million within the time
limit. And the job undoubtedly would
be made easier II President Kennedy
could find time to give the task more
than routine attention. The under
taking certainly is worthy of the Presi-
dents active leadership Of the fund
raising program.