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Evening star., 1962-02-28
McCone to TeIICopitoI
Of Powers Adventure

about as well as possible unde,
the circumstances.
Mr.. Powers, meanwhile, re
mains in sec1usion.
The White House may have
statement on the Powers cas-
Friday, according to Govern
ment sources.
Mr.. Powers presumably wa
working for the CIA when hi
high-flying photo-reconnais
sance plane went down. How
ever, the CIA has never &C.
knowledged publicly Mr.. Powers
was one of its own.
Minimal Data Given Reds
CIA officials who repeatedly
felt that Mr.. Powers let them
down by permitting the Soviets
to capture him and his plane
now are understood to have
changed their minds.
Congressional sources said
the CIA was reported to be
satisfied that the U-2 pilot gave
the Russians only minimal
information.
At the request of the CIA, the
President appointed the board
to look into the case. The
board was headed by Judge
E. Barrett Prettyman who is
retiring to inactive status from
the United States Court of Ap-
peals here.
Mr.. Powers, whom the Rus
slams sentenced to 10 years i'm
prisonment, was exchanged in
Berlin for Soviet Spy Rudolf
Abel, flown to the United States
and has been under questioning
at ar Endisclosed hideaway.
o. the mysteries officials
hoped Mr.. Powers could clear
up was what brought him down.
At his Moscow trial, Mr..
Powers testified he was at g.
600 feet when there was an
explosion and bright glow near
his plane. Soviet Premier
Khrushchev claimed that a
super-rocket did the trick.
Congressional sources yeSter-
day said-as has been reported
before-that Mr.. Powers has
been unable to throw any ad-
ditional light on what caused
the U-2 to fall.
Evening star., 1962-02-28

suited last month in the resig-
nations of President Edward T.
Mccormick and Board Chair
man Joseph Reilly.
The two count indictment
handed up against the 58-year-
old Mr.. Bidwell yesterday ac-
cused him of concealing capital
gains, and taking expenses for
travel, charitable contributions
and entertainment.
The grand jury charged Mr..
See BIDWELL, Page Az
Evening star., 1962-02-28

Central Intelligence Agency
Director John A. McCone viii.
testify tomorrow on the case
of American U-2 pilot Francis
Gary Powers in a closed seS-
sion before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee.
The story of the U-2 pilot,
whose high-flying plane crashed
deep inside Soviet territory on
May l, 1860, is also to be tolo
by Mr.. McCone before the
Senate Armed Services Com
mittee, the House Foreign At
fairs Committee and House
Armed Services Committees,
Government sources reported
today.
When the CIA director has
completed his congressional
testimony, the Senate and
House committees will decide
whether they want Mr.. Powers
to appear personally before
them.
Pilot a Free Agent
If his presence is required,
the U-2 pilot released by So
Wet authorities February 10
will testify before them before
seeing neWsmen.
The House Foreign Affairs
Committee already has an
nounced it will call Mr.. Powers
at a closed session, probably
next week.
High Government sources in
dicated it was possible Mr..
Powers could be available for
reporters questions by Satur-
day if the congressional COM
mittees decided not to call him
before them. He is a free agent.
officials said, and it will be up
to him to decide how he han
dies his contacts with re-
porters.
Mr.. McCone yesterday re-
ceived the report Of a special
board of inquiry studying
whether the convicted spy
pilot had fulfilled his contract
with the United States Govern
ment. Mr.. McCone is now re-
viewing the findings, q Gov
ernment official said. Other Of
ficials reported the board has
decided he conducted himself
Evening star., 1962-02-28
18Are Injured
In Rail Wreck
z Trains Involved
In Pennsy Crash

THOMPSONTOWN, Pa. Feb
% (AP).-The Goth car of a
freight train leaped the tracks
into the path of an oncoming
passenger tram early today,
causing injury to 10 persons
Three diesel locomotives, II of
the 18 passenger cars and l3
freight cars derailed.
The accident occurred in this
Eastern Pennsylvania commun-
ity about IS miles west of the
State Capital of Harrisburg.
A Pennsylvania Railroa d
spokesman said the 78 car
freight, headed east for New
York, had burned out a journal
box and the engineer knew it..
He was headed for a side track
about a mile from the scene
when the axle fell off the 55th
car, the train buckled and the
60th car jumped the tracks
smack into the speeding pas
senger train. There is journal
box at each end of an axle.
The spokesman said the
trains apparently were passing
when the freight car jumped
onto the adjacent track. Thir-
teen of the freight cars, includ-
ing a tank car loaded with
liquid ammonia piled up in a
headp, some of them upside
down.
Cars Remain Upright
All of the passenger cars re-
manned upright, but only the
tailend sleeper stayed on the
tracks.
The passenger train, the
Pennsylvania Limited No. SIS
was bound from New York tc
Chicago with intermediate
stops.
OF the injured, four clerks
sorting mail in one of the posta
cars were overcome by am
monia fumes and sent to {
hospital. Others injured, al
on the passenger train, wert
taken to hospitals in Lewistown
One of those hurt, Mrs. Dor
othy Schlossberg, As, Wilmette
ILL.,, said she was browsing whel
II had this jar and it all hap
pened SO fast. There was NJ
panic"
Only One Badly Hurt
Spokesman at the two hos
pitals where the injured wer'
taken in ambulances said onl!
one appeared to be seriousl.
hurt, the engineman of thu
passenger train, S. D. Miller O
Altoona, Pa, who suffered tw'
fractured legs.
The passenger train left Ney
York at 10 pm. and Philadel
phia at 1882. It was due to ar
rive in Chicago at 1928 o'cloc
this afternoon. The acciden
occurred at 2::50 am.
Evening star., 1962-02-28
COP. Attacks
KennedyP|an
On Aged Care
Kerr-MiIIs Act
Working Well,
Dirksen Asserts
BY JACK BELL
Associated Press Staff Writer

Republican leaders built new
defenses today against drive
by President Kennedy to get
congressional action on his
proposal for a program of
medical care for the elderly
linked to social security.
Senate Minority Leader Dirk
sen came up with figures on
Illinois operations of the Kerr
Mills Federal-State medical aid
plan in support of his con-
tention that Congress ought
to delay any decision on the
Kennedy program.
Senator Javits, Republican of
New York, cited what he called
Mr.. Kennedy's sound objec-
tives.' But he said the Presi-
dent must make it clear to the
country that the administra-
ton is looking for a law this
year, not an issue in the fall
elections"
Senator Javits called for a
compromise which he said
would preserve private and CO.
operative health plans and
cover those not under socia
security.
Leans on Kerr Mills Act
Senator Dirksen said hi
thinks the majority of Re.
publicans in Congress believe
that, with some amendments
the Kerr-Mills Act passed b!
Congress in 1860 can take carr
of needy elderly persons fol
disqualification and medica
expenses.
"Twenty-six States have put
this plan in operation and Il
Legislatures will deal with il
this year." Senator Dirksen sale
in an interview. ut is moving
along tolerably well and il
should do the job when we car
get the bugs out of it,"
Senator Dirksen quoted fig
ures from Illinois to support his
case for the Kerr-Mills Act.
He said that from August tc
December, 1861, 675 applica-
tions for assistance were ap-
proved in Illinois, 460 were
pending and 624 were denied
He said the average payment
was $495 a person.
Although Democratic leaders
said after White House con.
ference yesterday that chances
for congressional action on the
presidential plan are looking
up, House Speaker Mccormack,
Democrat of Massachusetts,,
spotlighted the administration S
difficulties with an appeal for
two Republican votes in the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee.
ANA Opposes
That committee. which has
Is Democratic and 10 Repub-
lican members, thus far has
failed to move on the medical
care issue.
The American Medical AS
sociation yesterday repeated its
opposition to the Kennedy plan
and its support of the Kerr
Mills Act.
The ANA president, DR.
Leonard w. Larson, said in a
statement from Chicago that
the administration health care
proposal sis not a program OF
health insurance; it is political
medicine"
Evening star., 1962-02-28
Roi|rood Panel Urges
Sharp Job Reductions
Union Members Dissent From Findings
Talk of Strike if Rules Are Changed
BY LEE M. COIN
Star Staff 1Nritor

presidential commission precipitated railroad strike
threats today with report proposing to put the ailing
industry "in muscular TRIM by eliminating thousands OF
obs repeating archaic" rules and overhaulng the pay
structure.
Management accepted the report with mild expressions
Evening star., 1962-02-28
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Evening star., 1962-02-28
Cease Fire
Still Seems
Assured

ian rebel leaders propose now
to open "the ultimate phase"
of peace negotiations with
France and it should end with
a cease fire in Algeria, a rebel
spokesman said today.
Information Minister Mo7E
hammed Yazid told newsmenl
the logical windup of the ne
gotiations would be the clos9l
of the 712-year-old Algerian
rebellion. 4
A green light to enter the'l
final negotiations was given in
an announcement by the rebelst
54 = member parliament - thd
National Council of the Alger-
ian Revolution-which had met
secretly in Tripoli, Libya, for
six days to weigh Paris4
approved peace terms. Tho
wording of the announcement
indicated no major obstacles
remain.
Free Hand Seen
Provisional Premier Ben
Youssef Ben Khedda's govern
ment, in the opinion of various
rebel sources, was given a free
hand by the council to sign aI
pact with France after further
talks.
After a discussion of the
negotiations with the governs
ment of the French Republic, "I
the communique said, 'the
(parliament) orders the pro-
visional government of the Al3
gerian Republic to continue the
negotiations in course" !
Informed sources in TripolA
said yesterday the parliament
was set to announce approval
of the terms which the French
cabinet indorsed last week.
But the final session in a
photographed Libyan legisla-
tive building ran long and ap+
parently encountered difficulty
over some minor points. The
agreement, sought by Mr.. BEN
Khedda, required the backing
of four-fifths of the 81 parlia-
mentarians.
Differences Not Disclosed
The parliamentary announce
ment and Mr.. Yazid's explana-
ton came after return of the
rebel leaders from Tripoli to-
their T'unis headquarters in
exile.
Mr.. Yazid made the 10-hourf
trip by car in the night. Meet
ing several dozen newsmen in
his office, he seemed in good
spirits but looked extremely
tired. He said his fatigued
appearance should not be taken
to mean things had gone wrong,
He did not disclose what mats
ters remained to be settled with
France.
Other rebel informants indi-
Gated an Algerian delegation
may leave Tunis Saturday for
Paris or some other French city
for the final talks. D.,
The air of optimism in TuniS
was reflected in Paris, although
some informants said it was not
clear what form the new nego-
tiations might take. Some
thought the Algerians might
ask for further concessions.
One of the points the rebels
may make is that French au-
thorities seemingly are unable
to halt right-wing terrorism in
Algeria's major cities. Such
continued killing could compro,
mise a cease-fire, some OBJ
servers believe.
In Algeria, meanwhile, there
was new violence in the majon
cities. In Oran, about 20 plas-
tic bombs exploded in a Mos
lem quarter. Plastic is a fre4
quently used weapon of the
settlers secret army, which
VOWS to keep Algeria French
Heavy damage was caused but
no injuries were reported. In
other parts of Oran at least
three persons were killed in
terrorists attacks.
Seven terrorist attacks in AL
See ALGERIA Pare Az,
Evening star., 1962-02-28
WATCH YOURSELF
ON DEDUCTIONS

WATCH THOSE deductions for
charitable contributions, SyIvio
Porter worms. Her "Sove on Toxes"
series on Poee A-ls expIoins whot
is ond what is not q legitimate
charitable gift.
Evening star., 1962-02-28
TILE lA/EATuED. Full Report
I'LL VIA SIILN. on Pose BE-

District and vicinity-Cloudy and colder
tonight; lowest about 80. Considerable
cloudiness and colder tomorrow. High and
low Of past "a hours: High. 48. at 2 pm.
today; low, AZ, at 10 am. today.
Evening star., 1962-02-28

PortioI Text Of Commission
Report. Poee A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-24

Early In February every year
the sports pages become con.
cerned with the signing Of new
baseball contracts - who get:
q raise, who takes a cut, what
. certain player is asking anc
what q club is offering.
AS the spring training dead
line approaches, the most space
is given to the holdouts, the
players who don't agree with
the management on their worth
to the club.
It's human nature to hope
you can beat your employer out
Of a few extra dollars, and, ir
almost all cases, you're worth
the fatter pay check. Mos
bosses underestimate your i'm
portance, anyway, and over
estimate theirs.
But ballplayers are all pretty
individualistic. The majority
of those who hold out are do
ing it for very individual rea.
sons.
: Whitley Ford used to. hold out
every other year and sign his
contract promptly the years ir
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Pirates to Stage
Tryout Comp at
Mt. Vernon Hiqh

The Pirates will stage theil
annual tryout camp at Mount
Vernon High School Tuesday
and Wednesday. sgd Thrift
former Mount Vernon coach
and Joe Consoh will direct the
two-day workouts for area
baseball hopefuls.
Sessions begin at 9 am. each
day and run until 2 pm. Play
ers are expected to furnish
their own shoes, uniforms,
gloves, etc, with the Pirates
providing all other equipment.
Players must be Is years old
to be eligible to attend the
camp. American Legion players
must have a letter of approval
from their coach or post COM
n1ander.
In case Of rain, the tryouts
win be postponed until Thurs
day at the same time.
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they bring to their companies,
movie stars get a percentage
Of the income from their pic
lures. Shouldn't an attraction
like Roger Maris be compen-
sated, too2
Baseball executives don't
seem to think so. However,
they don't mention, the general
manager. one of their own kind,
whose contract called for five
cents extra for every paid ad-
mission. And that not too long
ago Bob Feller was being paid
in relation to the number OF
people his Appearances could
bring into the ball park.
Isn't it about time the front
offices started re-evaluating
their salary policies? If a Roger
Maris can enrigh the Yankees
treasury by $25O,OO0, let the
man responsible for it benefit
The clubs know when a player
is a drawing card and, instead
Of forcing a player to be put
in the humiliating position OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-24

between. The Yankees knew 1t,
but Whitley kept on doing it.
Jim Piersall publicly told Wash
ington he was not going to sign
and then told national televi-
sion viewers he would sign soon
because he has eight children
and has to support them.
Everyone has a different rea-
SON and most are justified in
waiting for the club to come
up with two or three thousand
dollars extra. especially if the
previous season was a good one.
I never had any salary prob
lens with the Red Sox. They
paid me handsomely, and I
never had to haggle with them.
Unfortunately, there are only a
few clubs who feel this way.
What concerns me is the hand
full Of guys who can honestly
be called the "super-stars" of
baseball and are asking for an
increase Of anywhere from &c.,
600 to $25, 900.
Now maybe your hearts moi
going to bleed for a fellow
who is asking for an increase
that's bigger than your whole
years salary. but maybe you
should. Remember, a career in
baseball is a short one. A
player over IS is almost a freak
and, while a player can make
many times more than you do
in seven or eight years, after
that the bottom drops out. The
difference between making q lot
Of money in a short time and
not too much money over q
much longer time averages out
to be nearly the same. So let's
take look at the salary prob
lens Of a "super-star," and
don't be jealous.
Point number one: Ball clubs
make a lot Of money. They
have a lot Of expenses. After
the expenses are paid, they still
make a lot Of money. Some
years, when a club has a bad
season, attendance falls off, but
the income from radio and tele-
vision rights balances that.
They get a cut of the money
the concessions take in and
they share in the gate receipts
when the club plays in other
cities.
If they really get into big
money trouble, there's another
city offering haven and the
big, fat income derived from
the eager crowds who have
been hungering to see major
league baseball in that city
I don't spend much time crying
in my pillow over the finan,
cial troubles of the baseball
magnates.
Point number two: There is
on every ball club, a playe
who fits into the category o
"super-star." He may be a grea
slugger, a 20-game pitcher o
simply a colorful character
Even on a second-division club
this sort Of player brings fan
out to the ball park and pro
duces that lovely music, so dea
to the hearts in the front of
fees, Of spinning turnstileS.
\
Let's take a specific case. TIL
Yankees won the pennant il
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attendance actually picked up,
probably doubling. Roger Maris
was threatening to break Babe
Ruth's record for hitting so
home runs in a season. Base
ball fans, who are the most
record-conscious of all sports
fans, wanted to be there if
Roger broke the Babes record.
They came by the thousands,
not to watch two ball clubs
trying to beat one another, but
for only one reason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-24
TED WILLIAMS SPEAKS OUT - : ---------
'Super-Stor' Salaries Are Too Low

Single-handed. Roger Maris
was responsible for bringing at
least twice as many people into
the ball park than the Yankees
as a whole during the last of
September. Figuring roughly
Roger gave the Yankees q nice
windfall of around a quarter
of a million dollars.
Other businesses give bonuses
for a job well done, statesmen
get commissions for the money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-24

1851 with plenty Of time to
spare. Normally, when the race
has been decided, interest in
the winning club declines and
the fans. exhausted from the
long season of suspense. retire
to store up their energies fol
the coming World Series
Naturally, the ball club suffers
where it hurts most-in the
pocketbook.
But look at the Yankees. The
pennant was safely insured ano
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-24

having his salary demands
made public, give him an
added stature by paying him
what he's really worth to the
club and stop that endless
bargaining. Some officials
might find out that a player
who feels he's being treated
generously is more willing to
give even more than that little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-24

Let Ted williams and his
staff Of sports experts, answer
your questions on all outdoor
sports. Write TO him in care
Of The Star and enclose a
self-addressed stamped en-
velOpe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-24

extra which makes him worth
the raise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-24

SHOP MONDAY, $50 am. to 9 pm.
Store Hours: Mondays, Thursdays and
Fridays, 9:30' am. to pm; Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays, $50 ain:
to 6 pm. Free Parking!
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Note: Daytime in-school programs
have recessed for the summer. The
station is continuing its 5-minute
weather report at 200 pm. and 5:25
pm. weekdays.
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Arizona tribune., 1962-03-30
VA VOLUNTEERS
ARE AGELESS
OFF MAIN STREET
DEEMS

Age is no problem for vol
unteers at Veterans Admins
tration hospitals, says DR.. Jack
son H. Friedlander, director of
Phoenix VA Hospital.
A recent study of lO4 regularly
scheduled volunteers, including
IL junior volunteers, age 1913,
showed over 4O% of these volun-
teers we're above age 90 and
2O% we're in age group of 65-8O.
Although all age ranges are
used in volunteer programs.
many of Veterans Hospitals have
found combining the senior cit
izen and the junior volunteers
works out most satisfactorily,
with the older group assisting
and guiding the youngsters.
The newest group of IS volun-
teers began their duties this past
week. Among this group is Mrs.
Harriette Perkins, "a, I03I0 Sa-
hara Drive, Sun Ciey, who serves
each Friday as a ward volun-
teer. Mrs. Perkins is affiliated
with the American Legion auxi-
liary.
In 1861, a total of %. .OOOhours
of volunteer service we're pro-
vided the hospital by more than
800 regularly scheduled volun-
teers.
There are many patients in
VA hospitals who are entirely
alone. They have no relatives
or friends near enough to visit
them or to help in any way. This
is role that the older, retired
persons can assume.
Arizona tribune., 1962-03-30

ne was 10 prevented MS gong TO
college. He set out for a town
named after one of his paternal
ancestors, but stopped off to work
for an uncle in an intervening
city, Buffalo. There he was even
tually admitted to the bar.
When the Civil War began he
and two brothers drew lots to
determine who should remain
home and care for their widowed
mother. The lot fell to him, and
when he was drafted he hired a
substitute. after the custom of
the time. Most of his later public
offices came without any solicita-
tion on his part, and his terms as
President left him abused by both
his own and the opposition politi-
cal parties-though within one
generation he subsequently be-
came a national hero.
He served in a day of catch
phrases and nicknames. While
sheriff of Erie county he would
not assign deputy to spring the
trap at hangings, and thus be-
came known as "the Hangman of
Buffalo" He later was called "the
Veto Governor" and "the Stuffed
Prophet" He himself coined the
phrase "Public office is a public
trust" and he lived up to it.
AS governor of New York he
insisted that the demands of par
ty leaders be made subordinate
to public interest. He promoted
the passage Of a good civil serv-