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Evening star., 1962-07-18
Conferees to 7 ockIe
S4.7 Billion Aid Bill
BY the Associated Press

Senate and House conferees work today the SAT
billion foreign aid authorization BILL with the Kennedy admin
istraton hopeful that some changes will be made.
Each house adopted at least amendment the President
did not want and the administration has working
Evening star., 1962-07-18
By LEE nj. COHN
Star Staff Writer

The Senate Finance Com
mittee, poStponing hearings on
tariff legislation, pushed on
today with work on President
Kennedy's tax revision bill.
Issues still confronting the
committee after a week of
drafting sessions include tax
deductions for lobbying ex-
penses and tax increases for
savings and loan associations,
co-operatives and mutual in
surance companies.
The committee knocked out
Of the bill yesterday a section
designed to crack down on tax
deductions for business enter
tainment. Advocates Of the
breakdown plan to reopen the
question.
Public hearings on the Presi-
dents tariff-cutting bill had
been scheduled to start today,
suspending work on the tax
measure until late in the con-
greSSional session.
But Committee Chairman
Harry F. Byrd, Democrat of
Virginia, went along with an
administration request to delay
the tariff hearings so that
drafting of the tax bill can be
completed this week.
Senator Byrd said the tax
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since to get the conferees to re-
ject both Of the provisions.
One would forbid the PreSi-
dent to give or lend any aid
except surplus food-to Com
muniSt nations such as Poland
and Yugoslavia. The other ap-
parently would deal a death
blow to the United Nations
bond issue.
There is only a $6.5 million
difference in the $4,662 ,000, 600
voted by the Senate and the
$4,668, 8,500,000 approved by the
House for foreign aid pro-
grams.
A move to slash hundreds OF
millions Of dollars from these
authorizations will come when
the appropriation bill to pro-
vide the money comes up for
consideration. The big issues in
today's conference are:
/. The Senate prohibition
against any aid to Communist
dominated nations except sur
plus agricultural commodities
2. The House ban on any
grants or loans of United States
funds to the United Nations,
other than its regular assess
mentS, until such time as Rus
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sia, France and other nations
which have refused to pay for
their share of special U. N.
projects come through with the
money.
To meet the first objection
the administration is backing
the language in the bill ap-
proved by the House. 1t would
permit Mr.. Kennedy to send
aid behind the Iron Curtain if
he could find and report to
Congress that it would promote
the satellite nations independ-
ence from Russia that it is vital
to United States security and
that the recipient country is
not controlled by the interna-
tional Communist conspiracy.
The United States has been
providing food development
loans and some technical as
siStance to both Yugoslavia and
Poland.
The administration is work.
ing for outright rejection of the
second provision.
If it stays in the bill, it would
virtually kill a separate measure
permitting the United States to
purchase half of a 5000 million
U. N. bond issue to tide the
United Nations over a financial
crisis. That bill. passed by the
Senate, now is before the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee.
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Senators Press Tax Bill,
Put Off Hearings on Tariff

BILE = should pass from our
scene" he said.
While the Presidents pro-
poSal would have raised an es-
timated $3.50 million Of tax
revenues annually, the House
watered 1t down to about $125
million. The House bill would
allow deductions for entertain
ment directly related to the
active conduct of the taxpay-
er's trade or business"
Vote Prudent Deductions
On an S-to-6 vote yesterday,
the Senate committee adopted
an amendment by Sen a tor
Long. Democrat Of Louisiana,
to eliminate this requirement
and allow deductions of ex-
penses that a prudent man"
might incur. The "pruden t
man" concept is supposed to
bar extravaganza, it was ex-
planned.
Senator Douglas, Democrat of
Illinois, said this amendment
would eliminate virtually all
the anticipated $125 million
revenue gain, and would per-
NIT all the expense account
abuses assailed by the Presi-
dent.
He said the amendment
would make legitimate deduc-
tions for yachts, hunting
lodges, dinners at expensive
restaurants, theater kets
land Lord knows what"
In Short" he said, "the
Sky's the limit"
Senator Byrd said the "pru-
dent man" amendment raised
the question of whether a busi-
nessman should be prudent
with his own money or with
the Governments"
How They Voted
Voting for the amendment
were Democrats Long of Lou
isiana, Smathers of FLORIDA,
Mccarthy of Minnesota and
Hartke of Indiana, and Re-
publicans Carlson of Kansas,
Curtis of Nebraska, Morton of
Kentucky and Butler of Mary
land.
Voting against it were Demo-
Gratis Byrd Of Virginia, Douglas
of Illinois, Anderson Of New
Mexico, Gore of Tennessee and
Talmadge of Georgia, and Sen
ator Williams, Republican of
Delaware.
The committee also complet-
ed action yesterday on the z
per cent investment tax credit,
which would give business an
estimated $1.1 billion subsidy
for purchases of machinery
and equipment.
Before approving this sec
ton, the committee rejected, g.
to 8, an amendment backed by
the administration to increase
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sessions will end tomorrow OF
Friday, and Commerce Secre-
tary Hodges will lead off teSti-
mony on the tariff bill Friday
or Saturday. The tariff hear
ings are scheduled to end Au-
gust Is.
The tax bill probably will 60
to the Senate floor for action
before the tariff measure, Sen
ator Byrd said.
Even with the accelerated
schedule, the tax bills pros
poets for enactment are un-
certain because the Finance
Committee has eliminated the
House provisions for withhold
ing taxes on income from in
terest and dividends.
President Kennedy originally
proposed prohibiting all tax
deductions for business enter
tainment, limiting the value of
deductible business gifts and
restricting deductions for busi-
ness travel.
The President told Congress
the tradition of expense ac-
count living is a matter
of national concern, affecting
not only our public revenues,
our sense of fairness and our
respect for the tax system, but
our moral and business prac-
ticeS as we'll"
THE slogan Its deducti-
Evening star., 1962-07-18
Official Admits
Accepting Free
Hotel Lodgings
By the Associated Press

Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture John P. Duncan, jr., has
acknowledged that he accepted
free rooms and meals while on
official trips to various parts
of the country.
Questioned about this, Mr..
Duncan made copies of his ex-
pense accounts available to
newSmen along with a state
ment to the effect that he vio-
lated no Government regula-
tions in accepting free lodging.
He Said-and the records con-
firmed-that he had deducted
an average of $1,000 a day from
his Government expense allow
ance on each Of seven occasions
when he got free rooms.
Mr.. Duncan got free hotel
rooms on trips to Atlanta, San
Francisco. Fresno, Calf; Okla
homa City, Richmond, Va, and
Dallas.
These trips were made to
address farm groups. On each
occasion, the hotel bills we're
paid for by the organization
sponsoring the meeting.
Executive Order 10,939 rec
ognizes." Mr.. Duncan said in a
statement. that an official
may accept lodging from an
which has invited
him to speak, provided that he
does not claim reimbursement
from the Government for the
cost Of such lodging"
Under this order, President
Kennedy outlined standards of
ethical conduct for Govern
ment officials.
Evening star., 1962-07-18
Creditors Churoe
Brother of Estes

PECOS, Tex, July l8 (AP).
Of Bobby Frank
Estes have moved to force the
younger brother of Billie Sol
Estes into involuntary bank
ruptcy.
Three creditors filed a petit
ton in United States District
Court at Pecos against Bobby
Frank Estes. and Estes Broth
ers, a partnership.
Billie Sol is the partner with
Bobby Farnk in Estes Brothers.
The creditors We're Pecos
Growers Gas Co. of Pecos, Ma
tional Oil & Butane, Inc, of
Plainview, and Cosden Petrol
cum Corp. of Big Spring.
Evening star., 1962-07-18
Celebrezze Will TN
To StreomIine HEW

CLEVELAND, July 18 (AP)
Mayor Anthony j. Celebreeze,
nominated by President Ken
nedy to be Secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare, says he
wants to review the whole
structure Of the department Ito
see If consultations are possible
for economic reasons and
greater efficiency"
"One of my aims will be to
make the people around me
aware that they've got to be
careful how they spend the
taxpayers money" he said last
night after returning from a
trip to the White House.
Mr.. Celebreeze spent 35 min
utes yesterday with Mr.. Ken
nedy and Abraham A. Ribicoff,
whom he will succeed in the
cabinet.
Assuming his appointment is
confirmed by the Senate, MI
Celebrezze said his first effort
will be meetings with heads OF
agencies within his depart
ment Ito get their thinking
and make them understand my
philosophy of government"
The five-term Mayor said
Mr.. Kennedy and Mr.. Ribicoff
did most of the talking at the
White House meeting. His own
contribution was a request for
a memorandum on pending af-
fairs in the department he will
head so he can study it before
tackling the job.
Mr.. Celebrezze said he has
been impressed with the at
Evening star., 1962-07-18
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

White House and other Ken
nedy administration officials
are making an all-out effort
to defeat the Morrison amend
ment to the pay bill which
would give all Federal classified
employees and postal workers a
two-phaSe total pay raise of
10 per cent. They have con-
tacted various members of the
committee, urging them to de-
feat the amendment.
Whether administration Of
ficials have been successful may
be known today when the House
Civil Service Committee meets
again in executive session on
the pay raise legislation.
Sponsored by Representative
Morrison, Democrat of LouiSi-
ana, the committees ranking
majority member, the amend
ment is now before the COM
mittee for consideration.
1t would give postal and
Federal classified employees q
flat pay raise now of per
cent retroactive to July 1. Then
on July l. 1868, Federal and
postal workers would get
another S per cent raise.
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Is PER CENT POSTAL
RAISE-Actually, the pay raise
for postal workers would aver
age Is per cent, since the Nor.
rison proposal would give then
a step rate one step higher
than they now have, plus the
5-and-5 pay raise formula. Ir
addition, the amounts of theil
longevity pay steps would bt
increased and longevity in,
creases would occur more often
TnlS mas caused adm1nlStra'
tion officials to warn that sucf
a bill would not be acceptable
to President Kennedy. They sa!
a pay veto would be likely.
What angers administration
officials is their feeling tina
the whole concept of Mr.. Ken
nedy's compatibility pay pro
posal would be destroyed by tn,
same across-the- board raise TO
everyone.
In fact, they declare tina
postal workers would receiv
more than anyone elSe-al
average increase of Is per cent
Evening star., 1962-07-18
1876 Will Be Elected
To AIgeriu's S Assembly

ALGIERS, July 18 (AP).-
Algeria's new National Assem-
bly, will have 1876 members
16 of them Europeans, the Pro-
visional Executive decided last
night.
After a meeting, the Execu-
tive said the elections will be
held on August IL throughout
Algeria.
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tention he has received and
what he has learned of his
new post.
Who could help being i'm
pressed" he said. going from
a $56 million budget to one
of more than 81 billion, from
a payroll Of 10000 people to
5,000?"
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the business tax benefit Sy
about $3.50 million.
The bill as it stands would
limit the subsidy to S25, 900
plus rs per cent of a COM
pany's tax liability above $25,-
600. The rejected amendment
would have increased the limit
to $500 plus so per cent.
The committee approved sew
eral amendments to sections of
the bill dealing with taxation
Of income earned abroad by
subsidiaries of American-con-
trolled compares. One of these
amendments, approved to S,
would reduce the anticipated
revenue gain by $35 million.
Evening star., 1962-07-18
Estes Deals
In Alabama
CircumVented
By the Associated Press

Two Alabama farm aid of.
ficialS testified today they
moved in quickly to stop Billie
Sol Estes when he tried tC
transfer cotton acreage allot-
ments from their State.
Bernard L. Collins, executive
directors of the Alabama State
Agricultural Sterilization anc
Conservation Committee, and
program specialist Fred M
Acuff told the story to the
Senate Investigations Subcom-
mittee.
The Subcommitte, headed by
Senator Mcclellan. Democrat
of Arkansas, is studying Estes
relations with Government
agencies to see If he received
favored treatment.
Illegal Switch
The 37-year-old Pecos CTex.)
financier used a complex lease
back sales contract-since de-
clared illegal-to switch more
than 5000 acres of cotton allot-
mentS to Pecos and Reeves
Counties in Texas last year.
Mr.. Collins said they learned
in early March, 1861, that an
Estes land agent, Douglas
Younger, was in Cherokee and
Barbour Counties trying to get
farmers to buy land in Texas
These were farmers who had
been forced off their lands by
public projects and who would
transfer cotton allotments il
they bought the land.
On April 4, Mr.. Collins said.
they mailed a copy of the type
of sales contract used by Mr..
Estes to Washington, along
with a newspaper story of the
activities of Mr.. Younger.
A reply came back promptly
from Emory Jacobs, a top Off
cial who later resigned as a
result of his relations with
Estes, which said that if the
contract was the basis of the
deals they would be illegal.
Mr.. Collins said Mr.. Jacobs
wrote that it appeared dis
placed farmers were attempt
ing to transfer allotments with
out bona-fide sales in exchange
for the first years rental pay
Publicized Facts
At this time, Mr.. Collins said,
the Alabama officials had no
knowledge of which farmers
would be involved in the deal
and they could do nothing but
make public the fact that such
transactions would be improper.
However, Mr.. Collins said his
office received requests from
Texas on May 80, June 7 and
June 20. 1861, for information
on IA Cherokee and Barbour
County farmers who wanted to
transfer their allotments.
On June 81, he said, he wrote
Washington about the request
and three days later received a
reply directing him to have
county offices contact the in
dividual farmers and ask them
about the transfers.
The last Of the farmer in
terviews was forwarded to
Washington August 2, Mr.. Col
Inns said, and Washington
wrote Texas August 8 declaring
the transfers improper.
Mr.. Collins said on August IL
he received a letter from Texas
officials withdrawing the al
lotment requests.
Evening star., 1962-07-18
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Administration in A|I-Out Effort
To Beot Morrison Pay Amendment

compared to a total 10 per cent
boost for classified employees
such as scientists, engineers,
administrators, itc.
The administrators stand
has been that lower-grade jobs
in Government, including those
in the postal service, already
compare rather favorably with
industry and that the large
raises should be for those in
the higher-grade jobs. While
the administration is willing to
go for a higher salary increase
for the lower-grade jobs than
it originally proposed, it still
wants a greater raise for those
in the higher brackets.
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TEMPTING FEATURES-On
the other hand, the Morrison
amendment still would give the
administration the annual pay
view feature it desires, as we'll
as oVerhauling the within-grade
pay structure, providing more
super-grade jobs, guaranteeing
higher cash increases on promo
tionS, etc.
The House Committee will
also consider several other pay
increase amendments.
One is being offered by
Representative Udall. Democrat
OF Arizona. The proposal would
provide the substantial pay
raises proposed for Federal en-
ployes in grades 6 and above
However, Mr.. Udall has pro-
posed liberalization of the ad-
ministration proposals for the
lower grades. Instead of the
or 4 per cent total raise pro-
posed by the administration
for these grades, Mr.. Udall
would give grade l a total
raise of 8.8 per cent; grade 2
8.6 per cent; grade 8, 80 per
cent; grade 4, 9.6 per cent, and
grade 5, go per cent.
These increases would be
spread out in three phases. with
the first phase July /, 1862, the
second on July l, 1868, and the
final on July l, 1864.
Although he is the brother
of Interior Secretary Udall, the
legislator said his amendment
was his own and he had not
consulted with the administra.
ton about it. However, the ad.
ministration would much prefer
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his amendment to the Morri-
son provision.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican of Virginia, has sub
mitted an amendment that
would guarantee a minimum
rs per cent boost for Federal
classified employees in the first
five grades, and give employees
in grades 6 and above the same
amounts proposed by Mr.. Ken
nedy. The raise would be in
two phaSes-July l, 1862, and
July /, 1868.
At yesterdays initial execu-
tive session meeting, the COM
mittee quickly rejected a move
to limit pay raises this year to
postal workers.
Offered by Representative
Gross, Republican of Iowa. the
amendment was beaten 13 to S.
Postal employe union leaders
are strongly supporting the
Morrison amendment, which
would raise them a total 10 per
cent. plus another S per cent
in the way of a higher step
rate, liberalized longevity, ETC.,
for a total of Is per cent.
They are doing everything
they can to get the House COM
mittee members to vote for the
Morrison provision.
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SORRY PERFORMANCE
Federal classified employe
union leaders are not opposed to
the Morrison provision, but
they wish it would give more
of a raise to those in the middle
and upper brackets. They &C
tually like the Udall or Broy-
hill provisions better.
However, the postal employe
unions are doing most of the
lobbying right now on the bill.
The classified employe unions
aren't doing a very effective
job of lobbying right now.
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SENATE PAY HEARINGS
Meanwhile, the Senate Civil
Service Committee, after a
lapse of several months, re-
sumes its Federal and postal
employe pay hearings on Fri
day. The Senate group is pretty
well along in its pay hearings
and expects that only several
more meetings will be neces-
Sary to wind them up.
Evening star., 1962-07-18
Rome Elects Muyor

ROME, July 10 tAP) .-Glauco
Dalla Porta, a 42-year-old eco
nomics professor was elected
Mayor Of Rome yesterday by
the new municipal council. A
member Of the Nations domi-
nant Christian Democratic
Party, he was voted in 40 to 81.
, 1962-05-07
Public Hearings On
Telephone Rutes To
Be Held MuY 10th

Public hearings on the proposed
both in st. Croix and ST. Thomas,
it was announced today by Judge
Herman E. Moore, Chairman of
the Virgin Islands Public Utilities
Commission.
Judge Moore said that ain view
of the wide public interest in the
telephone rate for the new dial
system, all members of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission feel that
public hearing should be held in
both st. Croix and st. Thomas to
allow anyone desiring to be heard
an opportunity to express his
views"
These public hearings will be
held in st. Croix on May 10th and
May 18th at Government House.
beginning at 10 am. each day.
Public hearings in st. Thomas
win begin on May 18th at the
Legislative building at 10 am. and
continue until completed.
Any person wishing to give tes-
timony will be afforded an oppor-
tunity to do SO.
The Commission is being as
sisted in this case by a technical
expert. Richar GaveI and by Fred
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, 1962-05-07
Reverend Gilberto
Fdlcon Conducting
Sponish Mis-. this week

The Rev. Gilberto Falcon of
Puerto Rico. is holding a Spanish
preaching Mission which began
yesterday and will continue thru
Friday, May 18th, at the Chris
tiansted Lutheran Church, it was
announced by the Rev. Robert E.
Fellows. pastor.
The Rev Falcon was born in
Puerto Rico where he attended
school, He entered the Lutheran
Seminary in Philadelphia, in 1853
and received his Bachelor Of Di.
vinity Degree: he received the
B.A. degree from Wagner College
in Staten Island, New York, and
was ordained by the New York
and New England Synod in 1861.
After his ordination Rev. Fall
con served as assistant pastor Of
Christ Lutheran Church in Brok-
lyn; he was called and installed as
Pastor Of Gethsemane Lutheran
Continued on Page 81
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, 1962-05-07
Reverend Theodore
Whitseu Of California
Here for Limited StuY

Rev. Theodore Whitesen Of Cali
fornia, arrived here April 28th for
. three-month stay, during which
time he will pastor the Mount Cal
vary Pentecostai Church during
the absence Of the Rev. c. S. May
hew.
The Rev. Whitesell, although in
the insurance business for the past
thirty years, was a chaplain of the
jail at Glendale, California. He
taught a Bible course and.conTuct-
ed religiuos activities. He has ira
yelled extensively in Europe, Ca
NADIA and the Pacific.
, 1962-05-07
Bourd Of Education to
Hold Meeting IN
Government House

The Board of Education Of the
Virgin Islands will hold is rcgu
lar meeting on May 9Th in st.
Croix, its Chairman, Mrs Eldra
Shulterbrandt, has announced.
This meeting will be open to the
public, and win be held at Gov
eminent House, ST. Cro;y, GA We'd
nesday the 9th at 1000 am.
For the evening Of May 9th, an
informal meeting Of the Eoar
Members and the teachers Of ST.
Croix is being planned. This Is
The second of a series of meetings
planned with the object Of provid-
ing the school teachers with an
opportunity to meet Board mem
bers, thus attaining closer cooper
attn and better understanding
which will the individuals and the
school system in general.
, 1962-05-07
Robert "A. Fredericks.
Former Municipal
Council Asst. Posses

Robert A. Fredericks, former
Assistant to the Municipal Council
of st. Croix, passed away on Sat
urday, last at his home in st.
Marks, Grenada, British West In
dies, on Saturday last where he re-
tired several years ago. He was
buried yesterday.
Mr.. Fredericks first came to St,
Crcix after the Transfer in 1917
as the first stenographer to take
notes in shorthand for the Legs
lature. He served over thirty years.
, 1962-05-07
Two Brothers Attuck
Bur Owner; One IS
MortuIIY Wounded

Two brothers, Gilberto Soto and
Jose Luis Soto are alleged to have
attacked William Morales Marrero
of the bar known as "chago' in
Frederiksted last night. AS a re-
suit, Jose was shot by Marrero
with a % caliber revolver. He died
at the hospital.
According to the report, Gilber-
to had ordered a can Of beer; it
spilled on the counter and when
Gilberto banged his fist it spatter-
ed on Marrero, which caused harsh
words. Gilberto went outside and
returned with his brother Jose
Marrero told Police that both men
began to beat him with their fists
and he fired one shot Of the six
in the revolver which felled Jose.
Marrero was arrested and held
without bail for first degree MUIR
der.
, 1962-05-07
jones G. Hendricks
Former Police
Inspector. Poses

Former Police Inspector James
G. Hendricks passed away in the
Charles HARDWOOD Memorial Hos
pital on Friday morning, May 9TH
at 2:SO.
He had been ailing Since 1854
but he suffered a stroke and was
taken to the Hospital where he
passed away.
Iyc first started in government
service as a mail man under the
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