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Evening star., 1961-11-23
You Can Survive Atomic Attack
Huge Cleanup Job Would Be Faced After Nuceor War;
FoIlout Dust Must Be Washed From House, Grounds

siderable hazard. On some
fields, fallout atoms could be
removed by taking off the
crops, mulches, and other types
of ground cover, and burning
them or depositing the ashes
and sod at safe distances.
In other areas, the residual
fallout could be removed by
scraping off the top inch Of
bare soil.
Some Of the most heavily
busted areas might have to be
abandoned, for a time, or used
carefully in special ways.
Milk cows should not be per-
mitted to Craze on lands heav-
ily contaminated with stron-
tium, because strontium enters
their milk, and strontium tends
Evening star., 1961-11-23
OberIin Gets Loon

Approval of a s1,s20,000 loan
for housing construction at
Oberlin (Ohio) College, was an
nounced yesterday by the Com
munity Facilities Administra-
ton.
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collected, with fallout parti-
cles remaining behind. Merely
boiling water is useieSs-fan-
out particles are not germs that
can be killed by heat.
Removing fallout strontium-
90 from farmlands. the source
of future food, is a much more
serious and difficult problem.
Exaggeration Seen
But statements that all sur
vivors would starve because
the land would be poisoned are
great exaggerations.
Anywhere from 10 to so per
cent of farmland, in various
areas, might be busted. Some
would have sufficient amounts
of strontium go to be a con-
Evening star., 1961-11-23

to concentrate, like calcium.
in bone. At certain levels, still
not clearly determined, stron-
tium could cause bone cancers
and leukernia presumably in
many children if they received
too much.
But the strontium- contain
mated land could be used to
grow corn, or hay, which then
could be fed to COWS and pigs
to produce beef and pork or it
could be used for grazing beef
cattle. The strontium -contami-
mated grazing lands could be
used in this indirect way to
produce safe meat-but not
milk, and not vegetables for
human consumption.
Distributed by AP NewSfsatures)
Evening star., 1961-11-23
Fourteenth Of O Series

of the tabled Dutch housewife.
Two weeks after fallout
comes down, it is only one
tenth of l per cent as intense.
Most of the radiation has been
emitted. But long-lasting atoms
remain, particularly strontium-
90 and cesium-137. with an
average lifetime of 40 years.
Though relatively feeble,
this radiation could amount to
a damaging cumulative dose
over the years if you lived
closely with it in areas which
had been heavily busted with
ssaI@dt. You must get rid of it,
from rooftops. from window
.ledges, from tree leaves, from
grass, pavements, buildings,
Z wherever it has collected.
It can be washed off your
. house. or any building, or trees,
with a hose. Even if your water
supply has been contaminated
with enough fallout to be un-|
! suitable for drinking. it can
still be used for this washing
job. =,
Cutting grass closely and
carefu1lv and removing the
cuttings to a safe distance can
help clear up lawns. But you
may have to scrape away the
top quarter-inch or so Of lawns
and soil, and put that dirt care
: fully to one side.
Geiger Counter a Must
. Areas within 200 yards Of
homes should be cleaned OF
lingering fallout. If the dust
has entered your house, as
through a broken window, 1t
must be swept out, or vacuumed
up, and the vacuum bag dis
.carded along with its contents.
Automobiles, tools, anything
that has been busted, needs
thorough cleaning, preferably
by water which empties into
sewers or drains.
In doing all this, you need a
geiger counter to tell if your
grounds or streets have residual
amount Of residual fallout. The
.geiger counter clicks as 1t
measures the fallout.
: Food is safe to eat if it's been
canned, packaged or wrapped,
Radiation going through it
doesn't harm it. or make it
radioactive. Vegetables can be
washed carefully, or outer ex-
posed portions thrown away
Food stocks in grocery stores,
warehouses. or special storage
areas, should be safe.
Water from contaminated
reservoirs can be purified. by
normal filtering, but probably
will need repeated purifica-
tons, and careful testing to be
certain that fallout particles
!. are removed. In an emergency
you can evaporate or distill
that water-pure water win be
Evening star., 1961-11-23
By DIR. WILLARD F. LIBBY

After a nuclear war, a first
Job would be to decontaminate
homes. yards. streets. offices
and factories from lingering
fallout radiation.
In cities and towns. that
would call for the cleanliness
Evening star., 1961-11-23

Tomorrow: NueIeor War Won't Doom
the World.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25
Doctor on Duty
AS Wife Dies

BALTIMORE, Oct. Is (AP).
DIR. Walter Lesky leaned over
a woman wheeled into the
emergency room at st. Agnes
Hospital today and saw his
wife.
Nancy Lesky, %, had been
found overcome by smoke in q
basement apartment fire at the
Meadowlane Apartments in
Arbutus. Baltimore County.
She died about a half hour
after reaching the hospital.
A part-t time nurse. Mrs.
Lesky was alone in the apart
ment at the time of the fire,
which was confined to a sofa.
Police said DR.. Lesky. who is
interning at the hospital, did
not realize his wife was harmed
until she reached the emer-
gency room.
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4 HURT IN CRASH
NEAR GROVETON

Four persons we're injured to-
day In q two-car collision on
U. S. Route at Fairhaven
drive near Groveton, Fairfax
County.
Three are wives Of military
men and were en- route to work
at the new Alexandria Hospital
laundry.
Taken to Alexandria Hospital
and then transferred to De Witt
Army Hospital at Fort Belvoir
we're Mrs. Chung I. M. Blish,
A. with cuts and bruises and
possible leg fractures; Mrs.
Virginia Butler. IS. facial cuts
and possible chest injuries. and
Mrs. Motoku Canup, 80, facial
cuts and a neck injury. All live
in a trailer court on Richmond
highway.
Police said they were &C.
cupants Of a car which collided
with the rear of another while
headed north on Route ] about
tbs am. The driver of their
car was listed by county po-
lice as William M. Perry. 10,
Of 1921 South Dakota avenue
NE. He was taken to Alex
andria Hospital with elbow in
juries.
The driver of the car struck
from the rear was listed as
Thomas A. Hunter, so, Of IA
Fort drive, jefferson Manor.
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Two Seized
In Robberof
Messenger

Two Washington men have
been charged in connection
with the $1.l91 armed robbery
Monday of a liquor store mes
senger. Prince Georges County
police said today.
One Of the suspects, George
C. Lucas. SO. a janitor in the
unit block of r street NE.
was arrested at 6 am. today
by Washington detectives who
said they found him asleep with
a loaded pistol under his pillow.
Detective Sergts. Leonard @.
Kragh and Harry d. Noone
arrested him at his apartment.
He was seized on a fugitive
warrant charging him with
armed robbery, police said.
Also arrested and charged
with armed robbery in the case,
according to County Police
Chief George Panagoulis, was
Matthew L. Bethea. IS. of the
1400 block of Meridian place
NV.
In the robbery Monday,
Joseph ]. Frazier. 81, of 1880
East Capitol street. a messenger
for the L. & M Liquor Store,
1859 Ager road. Hyattsville,
reported that he was held up
at gun point as he was about
to take the money into the
Suburban Trust Co. office at
5416 Queens Chapel road. Hy-
attsville. He said one man
held a gun and took a paper
bag containing the money.
Mr.. Frazier said he noticed
that a car belonging to his
brother in-law was used by the
robbers. The brother-in-law,
John Prescott, SO, Of the R
street address, said he had
loaned it to a friend.
Bethea was freed in $4,000
bond for a preliminary hearing
in Hyattsville tomorrow. Bond
also was set at $4,000 for Lucas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25
Top Bowler
Hurt in Crash

One of the Washington
areas outstanding young bowl
ers was injured early today
when his car crashed into an
electric power pole while en-
route to his home in Damas-
Gus. Md.
Montgomery County police
said Philip Wayne Souder. 10,
Of 2660l Ridge road. appar-
emily fell asleep while driving
along State Route 108. three
fourths Of a mile north Of Lay
louisville, about 2:45 am.
He suffered minor cuts and
bruises. but was admitted to
Montgomery General Hospital
at Olney for observation and
X-rays today.
The injured youth. ninth
rated bowler among men in the
washington area, is a floor
man at the Queenstown Bowl
in Mount Rainier.
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Bookstore Arrests Due
fTropic' Ban Is Defied

The Montgomery County
States attorney said today he
viii arrest and prosecute en-
ployes Of a county bookstore II
they go ahead with announced
plans to sell the controversial
novel, ''Tropic Of Cancer"
Leonard T. Hardy said county
booksellers had received "am-
pie warning" and would face
charges Of possessing and SELL
ing obscene literature If they
placed the Henry Miller novel
on sale.
The dispute over the book
was touched off earlier this
month by the arrest Of four
drugstore employees who were
selling the book on q restricted
basis. Yesterday, the issue was
handed to the courts for the
first thine, as o Montgomery
County couple asked the Circuit
Court to bar the books re-
moval from county libraries.
Samuel Yudkin, owner of the
Airport Book Shop at 20 Wis
consin circle. Chevy Chase. de-
clared last night he would or
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Rte. 40 Ride Would Be Foolish,
Blair Lee Tells CORE Planners

ing Of q Route 40 restaurant
owners committee, set up to
seek voluntary agreement to
serve Negro diplomats. was a
slap in the face for our State
Department which had helped
form the group"
The restaurant owners COM
mittee ceased to function after
informing Gov. Tawes that It
felt discrimination in reStau-
rants and hotels is q Statewide
problem and not confined to
Route 40.
Gov. Tawes and William C.
Rogers. chairman Of the Mary
land Committee on Interracial
Problems and Relations, have
warned CORE that a freedom
ride is likely to hinder rather
than help bring about deseg-
regation Of restaurants. They
said it can stiffen resistance
among restaurant owners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25

problem but we emphat-
icslly disagree that the solu-
ton Of the problem of U. s.
Route 40 must await legislative
action" the groups said.
A press release said the
statement was supported by
Americans for Democratic
Action. American Veterans
Committee, Anti Defamation
League Of B'nai Birth. Con-
gress Of Racial Equality, the
NAACP. International Union
of Electrical Radio and Ma
chine Workers. National Stu
dent Association and the
United Automobile Workers of
America.
Julius w. Hobson, president
Of the CORE chapter, said his
group voted ALL last night to
carry out its plans to conduct
the freedom ride against racial
discrimination in Marylan d
restaurants.
Mr.. Hobson said the disband-
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Virginia PTA Rejects
Federal School Funds

burg was elected yesterday as
president Of the PTA congress.
She was unoppoSed. as were
other officers named by the
convention.
DR.. Charles G. Caldwell Of
Harrisonburg was elected first
vice president. Mrs. g, L. Nor
row of Jarratt, secretary, and
Hugh M. Davis. Richmond.
treasurer.
State Senator William B.
Spong. jr:, told the congress
yesterday that a Statewide
network Of ultra-high fire.
quency educational television
stations in Virginia is a nee
essary adjunct to the States
educational program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25

Delegate Blair Lee, Demo-
crat of Montgomery and 9 can
didate for the United States
Senate. has told the Congress
Of Racial Equality that its pro-
posed freedom ride" along
Route 40 would be lone of the
most foolish and self-defeating
episodes in the history of civil
rights"
Disclosure Of Mr.. Lees views
in a letter to CORE followed
announcement by the organi-
zation that it voted last night
to carry out the freedom ride
despite protests Of Maryland
officials. The ride is planned
November IL.
Mr.. Lee, a co-sponsor Of leg
islation at the 1861 session of
the General Assembly which
would have barred racial dis
elimination at Maryland res
taurants and hotels, said the
freedom ride could lead to an
indefinite delay in the passage
Of q public accommodations
bill"
Mr.. Lee said that many ra-
cial bars have been dropped
in Maryland.
Maryland has an intense
aversion to outside pressure on
our domestic affairs. Yet
when left to ourselves Mary
landers have q remarkable ca
pacity for doing the right
thing" he said.
II supported the public &C
cornmodations bill at the last
session. / am fully prepared
to support the bill during the
remainder of my term at An
napolis-but only If / can do
so as a free and independent
Marylander, without the fact
or the appearance Of yielding
to outside pressure" he said.
In another development,
eight organizations said the
disbanding of a restaurant
owners committee represents
a complete disregard Of its
moral responsibility"
I'VE agree that the problem
OF segregation is a Statewide
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der 50 copies and would place
them on sale as soon as the
books arrived today or to-
morrow.
Mr.. Hardy said county detec-
tives have been alerted and
were prepared to make the ar
rests whenever the book goes
on sale.
Mr.. Yudkin said he consid-
cred the book ian important
work Of fiction"
I'VE have an adult audience
in Montgomery County and I
intend to treat the Tropic like
any other book" he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25

council after it was urged by
Councilman John K. Pickens.
who said the site at Duke street
and Longview drive has dam
gerous soil conditions which
raise serious doubts whether
such land will support such q
building without irreparable
damages to the neighborhood
and to the city,"
At the same time, the coun-
Gil ordered q halt to issuance Of
a building permit for the SIS
million project, Summer Hill
Tower, to developers Sol and
Norman Zipkin.
Issuance Of the permit, first
applied for last October. was
to take place this week.
Records Requested
The council ordered City
Manager E. G. Heatwole TO
produce all records related to
the project.
The special attorney. to be
hired with $1,000 authorized
last night, will report only to
the city council.
The council action followed
a sharp protest by Norman
Zipkin. who at the same time
explained why he distributed
500 campaign checks through
then Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim
to some council candidates last
June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25

ROANOKE, Va. Oct. Is
(AP).-Virginia .PTA congress
delegates stood up to be
counted here today and by a
vote of 226 to 225 turned
thumbs down on Federal aid to
build schools.
The vote came after an hour
long floor fight that was often
heated.
The congress board Of man.
ayers Monday might gave its
Endorsement to the position Of
the national PTA favoring
Federal aid.
In earlier years the Virginia
Congress Of PTA also has OPP
posed Federal aid.
Mrs. H. T. Gerry Of Peters,
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Anna Hyer to Speak

Anna Hyer. director Of
audio-visual instruction serv-
ice. National Education Asso-
citation, will discuss teaching
machines at a dinner meeting
of the Washington Personnel
Association at 6 pm. tomorrow
in the Kennedy Warren Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25
PouItrymen Elect

RICHMOND. Oct. Is (AP).-
W. D. Moore, jr., Of Richmond,
manager Of contract programs
for Southern States Corpora
tive, yesterday was elected
president of the Virginia Poul-
try Federation.
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Breaks Silence

Mr.. Zipkin, who was un-
available for comment when
Mr.. Bendheim acknowledged he
distributed the checks, and who
broke a long silence last night.
said. II asked for nothing,
spoke to no one and expect
nothing" as a result Of the
checks.
The council investigation was
strongly supported last night
by the Strawberry Hill and
Clover citizen associations and
other residents in the area.
In other business, the coun-
Gil heard wide support of a pro-
posed revision in its Midtown
urban renewal project plan
which would expand the prof.
ect area by 10 acres.
Opposing the move was Miss
Agnes Donaldson, owner of 2
acres at King street and
Quaker lane which would be
included in the proposal to sat
isfy demands of school officials
for a larger high school site.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25
Alexandra Sets Probe
OfHigh-RiseA Apartment
BY JOHN NEARY
Star stan Writer

The Alexandria City Council last night launched full
scale investigation Of controversial hgh-rise apartment pro-
posal which has long awaited city approval.
The investigation, to processing Of building
application by city departments well the application
itself will be carried out by special attorney
investigation unanimously approved by the cty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25

Mr.. Heatwcle, asked for
comment on the investigation
by Mayor Frank E. Mann, said
he would welcome it.
However. City Attorney v.
Floyd Williams said he ques-
toned the legality Of carrying
on the investigation outside
regular city administrative
channels.
Mr.. Pickens said he called
for the investigation because
he learned A. r. Lash, building
inspection, was about to issue
a permit to begin construction
on the site after Mr.. Heatwole
lifted as earlier go-slow policy.
Mr.. Zipkin last night told the
council II have given every
possible safeguard and viii give
every possible safeguard" in
construction plans. He asked
to be treated "impartially and
fairly"
The developer said erosion al
his adjacent apartment, Po-
tomac View, could not be for
seen and said If damage has
occurred. he Is protected by
insurance.
Speaking after councilman
Timothy SWEET revealed he was
given one Of the 800 zipkin
checks last June but returned
it-he withheld comment at
that time-Mr. zipkin said Il
am not a politician I'm not
interested in politics, I resent
being used by anyone for any
political purposes.
MY sole purpose in giving the
checks was that perhaps
1t would defray some Of the cost
of the election.
"The job Cof councilman
pays nothing, so all citizens
should help defray some of the
cost and I think many of them
do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25
TODAY,S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity Be-
coming cloudy with low near
81 tonight. Tomorrow, mild
with showers, followed by
clearing.
Maryland-Low in SOS to-
night. Tomorrow, partly
cloudy and turning cooler in
the west with showers in the
east, followed by clearing in
afternoon.
Virginia-Low in sos tonight.
Tomorrow. partly cloudy and
turning cooler in west with
showers in the east followed
by clearing in afternoon.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay Southerly wind
about 10 knots tonight will
shift to northwest and increase
to Is to 20 knots tomorrow.
Tonight, cloudy with showers,
followed by clearing tomorrow
Visibility. & miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-25
FIvE-DAY FORECAST
For District and Vicinity
October rs to 80

Temperatures will average
near normal high Of So and low
of A. Mild tomorrow. but
Evening star., 1961-11-26

a traffic court. ''The court is enti-
tied to respect and dignity. You're
an attractive woman; yet you come
here looking like a man. | hold
women on high plane. 1t hurts
me to see women tearing them
selves down from this pedestal" :"
''The way the judge feels about
women is very flattering," says
Mrs. Rabinowitz later. ri think
I'll go home and burn my slacks."
A" 1t is extremely doubtful, how
ever, that Mrs. Rabinowitz really
did burn her slacks. Well wager
anything that the young lady still
has 2.8 pairs of pants hanging in
that closet. -THE END
Evening star., 1961-11-26


ems pants. For not very clear to men, this
sends sales zooming even higher.
July I0, 1889 us. State Department sends
fashion show to Moscow with several pairs of
ladies' pants for exhibit Models are warned not to
pants in streets for fear of shocking Russians
But Miss Vera Baca shows fashion commentator,
finds Russian women ready and eager to adopt sports
jeans as rock n roll symbols"
Tokyo, April 2O, 1889 American service
women and service wives are warned not to wear
shorts pedal pushers, halters and the like in public
An Air Force bulletin comments Stacks poorly fit
ted to figures and figures poorly fitted to sacks
combinations that lend little grace to any public
occasion or building"
New FORK. April, 1860. Hassle develops be-
tween girl students and Barnard College when school
administration requests ban on shorts and slacks
compromise results whereby students agree to
skirts while attending coed classes at Columbia
University and at assemblies and teas.
HyGHHis Port, Mass, July -, 1860 Jackie
Kennedy appears in all us. newspapers wearing
gaily patterned slacks
HyG"nis Port Mass, July IO, 1860 Jackie
Kennedy appears in all us. newspapers going sail
ing in orange slacks with pink sweater.
NewPOrf, RI, Sept. 30, 1861 &. :. Jackie Ken
nedy appears in all US newspapers playing golf in
trousers.
august 10, 1860 4. Magistrate Edward d.
Caiazo scolds Mrs. Lois Rabinowitz of Jamaica,
N. Y, 28year-od secretary, for wearing slacks in
Evening star., 1961-11-26
wOMEN TAKE oVER THG PANTS
Continued from preceding page

nfOrmality, temporarily husbandess mothers return
home at night still in trousers and become symbolic
man-of-t -the-house for the duration.
1851 and 1854 E. Two manufacturers of mems
pants Jack Winter and George Stuart, just for the
fun of it make pants for their wives - wel-Gtted,
Evening star., 1961-11-26

feminine, luxurious. Mrs. Winter
and Mrs. Stuart are big hits in
respective neighborhoods. Mr..
Winter now operates four women's
pants factories. Mr.. and Mrs. Stu
art, now known collectively as
mister Pants," operate five.
October, 1855 Pantino in
trOducas ;ny;e;hla 1;nnar cor xvovy,-
Evening star., 1961-06-03
Marriage Glasses
To Begin June 6

A Marriage Preparation In
stitute will be held at 7 pm.
on five successive Tuesdays,
starting June 6. in the Lu-
theran Church Center, 1888
Sixteenth street NV.
Speakers will be DR.. Paul
M. Orse, executive secretary
of the Lutheran Inner Mission;
DR., Walter r. Stokes, a mem
Der of the American Assicia-
ton of Marriage Counselors;
Miss Joanne w. Reitz, of the
University of Maryland extern
sion service. and Dr.. Margaret
w. Bridwell Of the medical
staff. Planned Parenthood of
Metropolitan Washington.
Persons desiring to register
should call the National Cap
ital Area Council of Churches,
Decatur 2-3132; Planned Par
enthood Association, Dupont
7-8787: American University,
Woodley $4,000, Extension 242,
or Wesley Theological Semi
nary, Emerson 3-2171.
Evening star., 1961-06-03

Church will be held in the
classroom at 9 am. tomorrow.
DR.. Mildred Stoler will teach
the class at 10 am. tomorrow.
Russell Saville will speak to
the Fellow Workers Class. Mas
tin G. White will discuss THE
Divine Servant" before the All
States Bible and Fellowship
Glass with Zell Skillern leading
the devotions. The Jaynes
Glass will be taught by Mrs.
Goldie Sefkin. The Rustin Cou-
pies Glass will have Miss Jane
Tippett lead discussion on
The United Nations: A
Methodist Concern?". The
ESthnaoruth Glass will be
taught by C. r. Hooton. The
Forum group will have its di-
rector. DR.. James R. Mock, as
the speaker. All classes at
Mount Vernon meet at 10 am.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1961-06-03
Nearby Churches
To Hear Visitors

Two nearby Virginia churches
have announced guest speakers
for services tomorrow.
The Rev. J. Robert Ashcroft,
president OF Evangel College
and Central Bible Institute,
Springfield, Mo-, will speak at
the IL am. service Of the Ar
lingtOn Assembly of G. d
Church, 45O1 North Pershing
drive, Arlington.
The Rev. Harold s. Laird,
widely-known Bible Conference
speaker and formerly q pastor
in Wilmington. DEL, will speak
at the IL am. and Z pm.
services Of the Mclean Pres
byterian Church, which meets
in the Churchill Road Elemen-
tary School, Mclean.