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Evening star., 1962-12-26
Cosmonuut to Aid
Cubu Celebration

KEY WEST. Fla, Dec. 26
(AP).-Soviet Cosmonaut Pavel
Popovich will visit Havana to
participate in the festivities
commemorating the fourth an
niversary Of Cuba's Socialist
revolution, Havana Radio said
today.
The broadcast. monitored
here, said Col. Popovich will
head the Soviet delegation TO
the Cuban anniversary cele-
bration, arriving in Havana to-
morrow or the day after.
The Cuban Radio praised Col.
Popovich as "one Of the Rus
sian twin astronauts who circled
the earth 48 tmes, astonishing
the world after a successful
l,250,000-mile orbital flight"
Havana Radio has been an
nouncing for days that Prime
Minister Fidel Castro will be
the main speaker at the mass
rally January 2 in Havana's
Revolution Square in observ-
ance OF the overthrow of the
Fulgencio Batista regime by Mr..
Castro's revolutionaries.
Evening star., 1962-12-26
Traffic kLight
InStorm Wake
Night Crews Keep
D. c. Streets Open

Washingtonians dug them
selves out of a record 5.4-inch
Christmas Day snowfall and
returned to work over roads
that were surprisingly free oi
snow or ice.
No major traffic snarl de-
veloped on city-bound thor
oughfares this morning. City
Police and Highway Depart.
ment officials attributed the
steady vehicular flow to thret
things:
/. Although many area resi-
dents returned to work afte.
the four-day Yule holiday
many others were taking an.
nual leave.
2. City street-c1eaning crews
under Sanitation Engineer vii.
liam A. Xanten conducted Q
major, all-night, snow-clearine
operation-600 men and 300
trucks were on duty until 6
am. today.
3. Residents are learning to
cope with the snow.
Throughout the city early
today, traffic was light" In
spector Lewis B. Peters of the
police traffic division reported
The few delays that were
reported were traced to an at
tack of holiday spirit that in
fected downtown traffic lights.
At a dozen midtown locations
during the night, rcd, amber
and green lights were winking
on and off like Christmas tree
bulbs. At some spots, the lights
were locked.
BY $3.50 am, police reported
See WEATHER, Page A-4
Evening star., 1962-12-26
BY JERRY OTEARY, JR.
Star staff Writer

A young Washington lawyer
today described how he par
Ileyed with Fidel Castro on the
day the Bay Of Pigs prisoners
were released before issuing the
order for unloading Of the ram
som ship in Havana.
E. Barrett Prettyman, jr., 81,
son of retired Court of Appeals
Judge E. Barrett Prettyman, is
a member of the law firm Of
Hogan and Harrison. He came
into the prisoner-release nego-
tiationS two weeks ago and was
a key man in Havana for James
B. Donovan and the Cuban
Families Committee.
In an exclusive interview with
The Star, Mr.. Prettyman dis
closed the reason for his unex-
|pected flight from Havana to
Homestead Air Force Base, Fla.
with the fifth planeload Of
prisoners on Christmas Eve. Mr..
Prettyman said his mission was
to obtain permission from
United States authorities for
the families of the freed pris-
oners to leave Cuba on the
ransom ship SIS African Pilot.
(The African Pilot was sched-
uled to depart Havana today for
Port Everglades, Fla. with 1000
women and children, relatives
of the released prisoners. No
adult males were permitted to
leave Red Cuba.)
Evening star., 1962-12-26
BY BETTY MILES
Star staff Writer

when you don't have any,
one to spend Christmas with,
you should make someone
else happy, especially little
children like these who have
no one at all"
That's the philosophy that
prompted Pvt. Gary Bauer,
2l, TO give his Christmas
Day 10 Junior Village.
Pvt. Bauer was one OF l3
servicemen who were volun-
teers In three new cottages
opened for Christmas at the
overcrowded institution in
Southwest Washington for
homeless children.
Four OF the servicemen
were soldiers from the Honor
Guard Company at Fort My
or and nine were sailors from
Ships Company, Quarters X,
Arlington Barracks.
Pvt. Bauer and Pfc. Ed
ward Buff. II. helped make
Christmas merry for about 80
boys and girls 2Ia and 3 years
old who toddled TO them with
one problem after another -
Christmas stockings 10 be
ripped open, balloons 70 be
blown up and coloring books
10 be filled in.
Pvt. Bauer, who comes
from Chicago, is engaged TO
be married in June, and is
looking forward TO a family
Of his own.
He and his small charges
made friends quickly. He even
understood when they called
him "mommy." the inevitable
Evening star., 1962-12-26
Girl, 8, Dies, Playmate Hurt
As ruck's Brakes Fail

An 8-year-old girl was killed
on her birthday today and her
playmate critically injured when
the brakes of heavy oil truck
failed.
The Government oil truck
was parked for an oil delivery
behind the Cleveland Park Sta
tion Post Office at 3430 Con-
necticut avenue NV.
1t struck and killed Elm
Grogan, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Grogan Of 3428 Ash
ley terrace NV. Critically in
jured was neighbor, Patricia
German. The dead girls seven
sisters and brothers said Elm
was eight today and was to
have had a birthday party at
home at the time Of the acci-
dent. The children we're on
their way to buy a goldfish for
EllnS plrJnoay.
Party Was Cancelled.
Because of the snowy weather,
the daytime party had been
Cancelled in favor of a family
party tonight.
Mr.. Grogan is a self
employed food broker.
Several Of the Grogan chill
dren played at home early this
afternoon. They were building
a snow fort and did not know
of their sisters death.
Elm Grogan's playmate and
Evening star., 1962-12-26
Electric Failure
Stops Suvunnuh

HONOLULU, Dec. 20 (AP).-
The nuclear-powered merchant
ship Savannah stopped dead
twice from failure OF the elec-
trical system while en- route
from Los Angeles 10 Honolulu,
II was learned here.
In each case the sealed-off
nuclear reactor powering the
ship was working perfectly but
had 10 be shut down until the
trouble was found.
Failures OF the electrical sys-
tenn, described as Of a routine
naure. caused a "scram' light
10 flash on the ships instru-
ment control panel In the en-
gine room. The Savannah lay
dead In the water more than
two hours each time.
Then the reactor was re-
activated and the Savannah
proceeded 10 Honolulu, arriving
last Saturday on schedule.
Evening star., 1962-12-26
VILLAGE VISIT

greeting Of smaller Junior
Village residents for men and
women visitors alike.
Some OF them are so down
and out. the only way you
can comfort them is TO keep
them by your SIDE" Pvt.
Bauer said.
This little one. he said
pointing 10 sad-eyed Julia,
who was standing close to
his knee as he blew up a
balloon for her, hasn't
smiled yet, and we've been
together all day long"
Just then, Julia grinned.
you smiled. Finally" Pvt.
Bauer said.
He gave a jumping bean TO
one little boy who popped II
into his mouth.
"Oh mol You don't eat
those" Pvt. Bauer explained,
digging 1t out.
Were confiscating jump
ing beans" said Pfc. Buff.
who has six younger brothers
and sisters.
Pvt. Bauer was slated for
KIP. yesterday but worked
for fellow soldiers In advance
so he'd be free on the holi-
day.
He heard about Junior
Village from Pfc. Buff. who
heard about II himself when
he asked his chaplain two
months ago II the company
couldn't have some children
as guests for Christmas
dinner.
When he learned that in
stitutions generally dis
courage holidays out, except
Evening star., 1962-12-26
Pope Halls YuIe
AS Most Peaceful
In Two Decades

VATICAN City, Dec. .26, (AP)
The world this Christmas
season is enjoying its greatest
peace in more than two decades,
Pope John XIII said today.
The 81-year-old Roman
Catholic leader told q general
audience Of 1000 pilgrims that
peace now prevails generally
around the globe after "the
wisdom Of rulers" overcame a
dangerous period two months
ago.
His reference apparently was
to the Cuban crisis. The Pontiff
had appealed urgently then for
negotiations and a renewed
willingness to seek peace.
Pope John called the tran
guilty Of this Christmas "a
happy circumstance" in con-
trast with wars and isolated
flareups Of fighting in past
Christmases.
The Pope asked the gathering
in the Clementine Hall Of the
Vatican apostolic palace to
pray that peace might be
consolidated.
Evening star., 1962-12-26

pened," he said. Il was shocked
when I heard"
Police said the truck rolled
forward down the alley about
$50 feet, rammed a board fence
and scraped along an alley wall
81 feet more to where the chill
dren were.
Continuing on, the truck
rolled l04 feet, out the alley
and into the yard at 2815 Ord
way street NV.
First to Arrive
Edward j. Kohlbrenner. a re.
tired man who lives at 28l'
Ordway street, was first on the
accident scene.
Il was going in my home
when I heard the truck" hi
said. 1T made a racket scrap
ing the Siue wall OF an apart
ment.
Il heard screaming. I rushed
along the alley and saw one
girl with her head crushed
in and the other injured. An
a apartment house manager
called a Doctor"
The truck belonged to the
United States Government In
teragency Motor Pool. 1t had
been parked facing down the
steep alley hill.
Mr.. Carr, the driver, has
been with the Government
Services Administration for two
years and has been driving
trucks for six months.
Evening star., 1962-12-26

neighbor, Patricia, also 8, was
listed in critical condition with
multiple injuries at Children's
Hospital. She is the daughter
Of Mike German, 3432 Ashley
terrace NV. Mr.. German is
director of the National Com
mittee Against Mental Illness.
The truck driver, Robert E,
Carr, 80, of 3459 Minnesota
avenue Sc, said he parked the
l 1,500-gallon oil truck behind
the Cleveland Park branch Post
Office, fixed the brake and
went inside to ask about de-
livering the oil.
II don't know what hap
Evening star., 1962-12-26

lO,0O0-ton mercy ship on a
stretcher.
Some of the women daubed
away tears. Children looked be-
wildered.
1t was a solemn procession
through six security and GUS
toms checkpoints manend by
Cuban military personnel, as
the emigrees moved slowly to
the dock.
Cuban Red Cross officials
were correct-and at times
even Solicitous-as the lines
formed only a few yards from
the African Pilots gangway.
An official of the prisoners
families committee said about
$50 men, women and children
had cleared through its check
point by 10 am.
Dress in Sunday Best
Women and children made
up an estimated 10 per cent
Of the group Fidel Castro
allowed to follow the liberated
Bay Of Pigs invasion prisoners
to the United States.
Most of the relatives. know
ing they could take with them
only their bare belongings
Evening star., 1962-12-26
JUNIOR VILLAGE VISIT
Children Call Servicemen 'Mommy'

with relatives, he decided TO
visit the children.
He and Pvt. Bauer arrived
around 7 am. TO spend most
OF the day at Junior Village.
Christmas dinner was served
to the volunteer servicemen
at the nearby d. c. Village
for the Aged.
The sailors checked in
around IL am. bearing gifts.
S/A John M. Pinkney. 10.
who has five brothers and
two sisters, volunteered be-
cause he thought II was a
good thing"
S/A Wayne Lumsden, 10,
an only child, did volunteer
work In a hospital In high
school.
Both had a bad moment
when they discovered that
changing diapers might be
one OF their chores.
Did anyone tell you you'd
be changing diapers2" some
one asked. A pause.
mo, they didn't" S/A
Lumsden said. Then. after
a second pause-"Come on
Pinkney." he said--and the
sailors disappeared into the
cottage.
Mrs, Betty Queen had lined
up 20 volunteers 10 help man
the new cottages. Mrs. Queen
directs volunteer services for
the Welfare Department.
Most Of the volunteers
showed up.
All but so OF the 207 chill
dren the department hoped
TO have in the new cottages
by Christmas eve we're there
Evening star., 1962-12-26
Ex-senator Green
Has Quiet Christmus

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Dec. 26
(AP).-Former United States
Senator eodore Francis
Green spent a quiet Christmas
in Jane Brown Hospital.
A small tree, several bou-
quets Of poinsettias and other
flowers. and an array Of cards
decorated his room.
He remained in critical con-
dition today after suffering a
series of slight cerebral strokes
a week ago. He is 95.
Evening star., 1962-12-26

yesterday. The rest will be
moved this week.
The cottages picture win
dows and window walls
framed the falling snow.
Small boys and girls stood
silent and solemn from time
10 time watching.
Mrs. Queen has signed up
85 volunteers TO help feed
and dress the children
through January 2 when a
full staff will be on hand.
She is counting on at least
Is volunteers after that TO
work with the overburdened
personnel seven days a week.
These will play with the
children and give them the
extra attention the staff
can't provide.
There will be one volunteer
for every IL children.
Mrs. Queen is looking for
more helpers TO bathe chill
dren In the evening. Addi-
tional volunteers are always
welcome throughout the
whole institution.
We've had q surprising
number Of men volunteer this
Christmas" Mrs, Queen said,
We're trying TO interest
couples, too"
Mrs. Queen has scheduled
two training sessions for
volunteers on the afternoon
Of Jan. % and the evening
Of Jan. "a. The sessions will
probably be held at Welfare
Department headquarters at
400 Pennsylvania ave. NV,
she said.
Evening star., 1962-12-26
japan Births Rise

TOKYO, Dec. 26 (AP).-The
japanese Welfare Ministry is
sued a survey today on the
trend of Japan's population
1t said there were 100000
births or a is per cent rise
over 1861. 1t estimated this
meant that one baby was born
every 20 seconds in Japan dur
ing 1862.
Evening star., 1962-12-26

were dressed in their Sunday
best.
Carefully madeup women,
some of them still wearing hair
curriers'. nervously clut C h d
their fidgety young children.
The mood Of the group was
solemn.
Within less than 48 hours.
the relatives made up their
minds to leave their homeland,
many forsaking everything they
owned.
Cots Flown In
They were barred from TAX
ing Cuban money with them.
In cases where whole families
decided to leave, they had to
surrender their homes and
everything else they owned in
Cuba.
Ownership of homes and
other property can be retained
only If member of the family
stays In Cuba.
Eight American Red Cross
officials flew in from Miami
this morning with a planeload
of cots, blankets and sanitary
equipment to make the over
See PRISONERS, Page A
Evening star., 1962-12-26
D. c, Attorney PIqyed
VitoI Role in Hoyono

| Mr.. Prettyman said thi
happy task was a total sur
prise to him. His primar
purpose for going to Havani
was to help explain what sup
plies were on board the shit
and the complicated trans,
portation problem that had
necessitated the loading Of
some supplies in which tlie
Cubans had expressed no in
terest.
"The ship was not to be un-
loaded until the word came
from me-" said Mr.. Prettyman.
About S pm. on Sunday, we
were satisfied that Castro was
keeping his word and Cuban
stevedores began unloading the
ship"
1t was just about that time
that Premier Castro allowed
the first Of four planes to de-
part with full loads of prison.
ers. T he airlift was completed
next day.
Mr.. Prettyman gave this ac-
count of his role in the tense,
last-minute arrangements for
the exchange Of the l,l13
Cuban rebels for an estimated
$50 million in American medi-
cal supplies and foods:
with other members of the
Red Cross and Cuban Families
Committee, / flew to Cuba early
Saturday dec. 22) on a plane
carrying some of the supplies
and We landed at San Antonio
de los Banos military airfield
about $3.50 am. Until nearly
noon, ! worked in a little office
at the air base with a Cuban
girl using a duplicating ma
chine to make extra copies OF
the invoices and going over the
invoices with DR.. Leonard
Scheele.
Then ! heard shouting
outside and I saw Fidel stand
ing near one Of our planes
There was a crowd around
him and he was talking with
DR.. Scheele leonard Scheele,
former United States Surgeon
GeneraD. I walked over to
them and DR.. Scheele in
troduced me TO Fidel. His
handshake was firm and his
manner was formal.
Wait for Ship
There was no bantering.
We talked through an inter-
prefer, a Mai. Rene Vallejo.
The major and Mr.. Castro
wore military uniforms like our
Army fatigues. with visor caps
and side-arms."
Al this stage. Mr.. Prettyman
said, the conversation was sole
ly about the operation. He said
Fidel wanted 10 know how
many planes had arrived. what
was being unloaded from them
and when the ship would be in
port.
Their intelligence must be
pretty good" Mr.. Prettyman
said. Castro told me the Afri-
can Pilot wouldn't be in until
See PRETTYMAN. Pare A-4
Evening star., 1962-12-26
Chinese Vucote Posts
In lndiu Border Area

TOKYO. Dec. 26 CAPJ.-
Communist China claimed It's
troops stationed on the eastern
sector Of the Chinese Indian
border had withdrawn farther
north In accordance with
China's unilateral cease fire
and withdrawal proclamation.
A New China News Agency
broadcast monitored here last
night said the Chinese with
drew Tuesday from Yikutung.
Gakungla. Chiehtehpajang.
Tatang, Paga Bridge and
"other places"
Evening star., 1962-12-26
Quuke Hits Lisbon

LISBON. Portugal, Dec. 20
(AP).-A strong earth tremor
hit Lisbon and Central Port
ugal today, causing some dam
age 10 buildings and near
panic among residents OF the
Portuguese capital.
Evening star., 1962-12-26
3 in Bus Ram
; Barricades,
Flee 10 West
Bullets RuttIe OFF
Armor as East Zone
Refugees Win Dush

BERLIN, Dec. 26 (AP). -
Eight East German refugees
crashed through three barriers
into West Berlin before dawn
today while the bullets of bor-
der guards ratified off their
plated bus.
Eight bullets hit the bus but
only one man was injured, by
flying glass when the wind
shield smashed.
The escapes were the own
er of the bus, his driver, their
wives and their four children
The children included three
girls, l, 8 and 13 years old, and
a boy of 10.
Police said the bus, of pre-
war German manufacture, be-
longed to one of the few pri-
vate contractors the Commu-
mist regime still permitted to
operate.
The group drove 120 miles to
Berlin from their homes at
Neugersdorf, near the Oder
Neisse border between East
Germany and Poland.
Metal Plates in Bus
They had fitted metal plates
inside the bus to protect them
selves from the bullets they
were certain the border guards
would fire at them.
The bus swung around Ber.
lin to come into the city on the
autobahn tsuperhighway) from
the west.
While the women and chill
dren lay on the floor, the con
tractor and the driver drovv
audaciously up to the contro
point at Bablesberg where We
hicles heading for West Berlin
are checked.
1t was $50 am. and still
dark.
Ignoring signals to halt, the
driver stepped on the gas and
drove the bus at top speed to-
ward the barriers. Steel and
concrete barricades stretch
across the four-lane highway
leaving only one lane for traffic
going each way.
Border guards fired Tommy
guns at the sides of the bus as
it rushed by them. The heavy
vehicle crashed through three
peppermint striped metal bar
riers.
112 Miles to Go
There still were about ia
miles of highway to go to the
West Berlin city limits. But the
autobahn curves at this point,
giving cover from the guards
fire.
A few minutes later 1t swept
triumphantly past the Western
allied checkpoint at Dreilinden
and into the sanctuary Of West
Berlin.
The refugees were taken to
q reception center to be inter-
viewed by officials.
West Berlin police also said
a noncommissioned officer OF
the Communist East German
border guard chose Christmas
afternoon to escape to West
Berlin.
Evening star., 1962-12-26
Hundreds ofRussians
Quit tCubainRedShip ,
MissiIemen
And Families
MuyBeGoing

HAVANA, Dec. 26 (AP)-
Hundreds of Russian men,
women and children sailed from,
Havana on a Soviet passenger
liner last night, presumably
bound for home. They may
have been workers and their
families sent to Cuba in con-
nection with the recently dis
mantled Soviet missile sites.
The outbound Russians ar
rived at the dock in long truck
and bus conveys and boarded
the Admiral Najimov, the
former German steamship
Berlin, which had been berthed
in Havana for two weeks. The
men wore checkered sport
shirts and many had work
trousers and work boots.
Women, some holding children
IN their arms. rode on wooden
seats in back Of the heavy
Soviet trucks.
The Russians carried aboard
blankets, cardboard suitcases
and boxes and duffel bags.
Destination Secret
There was no announcement
of their destination. Thousands
of Russians were brought to
Cuba last summer under the
label of technicians. Some left
in November on ships which
carried the Soviet rockets out
of the island.
Neither Cuba nor the Soviet
Union has ever said how many
military and technical person.
mel were sent to Cuba or how
many were withdrawn with
the recent removal of offensive
missiles and bombers-as de-
manded by President Kennedy.
! Neither had there been any
firm word that some of the
Russians had taken their fam
lilies to Cuba.
Evidence suggested that
among those sent from Iron
Curtain countries were laborerS
to construct missile launching
sites.
/ Officials in Washington say
they have no information on
what the departing Soviet men.
women and children have been
doing in Cuba. Some non
military technicians are known
to have brought their families
with them, but at this stage 1t
is not known whether these
families are now leaving.
About 10000 Soviet troops
are still in Cuba, according to
official American estimates.
Whether some of these are now
leaving in mufti is another Hn-
answered question in Washing
ton.
Rusk Cites Inexactitude
Dean Rusk, United States
Secretary of State, said earlier
this month that some of "sev-
.eral thousand Soviet military
personnel" in Cuba were con-
tinuing to leave. But he noted
that the Soviet Union had
given what he called "a very in
exact indication" that it would
withdraw all personnel con-
nected with the recently re-
moved offensive weapons.
Mr.. Rusk made the state
ment on December 10 in WASH
ington in asserting that the
United States cannot accept
ANY Soviet military presence"
In Cuba as normal situation.
The l5,000-ton Admiral Ma
timov sailed from a dock near
the spot where the American
freighter African Pilot was be-
ing readied to take on close
relatives Of the Cuban invasion
prisoners who were given their
freedom in exchange for $50
million in medicine and food.
Evening star., 1962-12-26

Woshington's business b.
rometer is deeisiveIy infIu-
eneed by fluctuations Of the
Federal poyroH. Government
p0y hikes, loy-offs or hir-
ings affect Woshingtonion's
whether they ore Federal
employees or not.
Evening star., 1962-12-26
Cubo Invaders Families
Due in u. S. Tomorrow
Refugees Allowed to Take Only Clothes
AS They Bourd Vessel for u. S. Trip

HAVANA, De- 26 (AP).-Under hot tropical sum- about
1000 relatives of the freed Bay of Pigs prisoners gathered
at docksde today to board the freghter African Pilot
the United States
Some of the elderly emgrees tainted by heat
and emotion At least old rushed aboard the
Evening star., 1962-12-26

columnist Joseph Young's
column THE FEDERAL
SPOTLIGHT, is first with
the news on whot the 3D.
ministrotion, Congress and
Civil Service are doing for
and with the Federal
empIoye.
-. In Today'S Star
Page Az
Evening star., 1962-12-26
Weather Forecast

District and vicinity-Clear and much
colder tonight, low near is in the city
and in the suburbs. Mostly sunny to-
morrow with cloudiness increasing in the
afternoon and high in the low 30s High,
80, at pm. today; low, 20, at z am. today.
Full Report on Page B-4
Evening star., 1962-12-26
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