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Gen. Phouml NoSavan viii be
in Europe at the same time.
During their absence, he said,
'ithe whole. burden of state
affairs will fall on Souphanou-
wong"
qGen. Phoumi, like Prince
Souphanouvong slated to be-
come a Deputy Premier, will
lead a cabinet delegation to
Switzerland June "a or rs to
rAtify the 14-nation Geneva
agreement on Laos pledging the
little Southeast Asian nation to
neutrality in the cold war.
prince Souvanna said he is
going to France to attend the
wedding of his daughter. He
did not indicate when either
he or Gen. Phoumi expected to
return.
4 Unanimity Required
lJust what powers Prince
Souphanouvong will be able to
WELD while running Laos was
not clear. The bulk of the cab
met posts are invested in neu-
UfaliStS, and the coalition agree
l11ent stipulates that all de-
cisions related to the ministries
OF defense, interior and foreign
affairs must have the unani-
nous agreement of the three
faction leaders-Prince Sou
vanna, Prince Souphanouvong
and Gen. Phoumi.
d Prince Souvanna, Prince
Souphanouvong's half-brother
and ally in precoalition maneu-
vering, welcomed the American
pressure that forced the right
wing Vientiane regime to give
way to the coalition. But Prince
SOuphanouvong has shown no
spftening in his anti-American
position.
Z Immediately after the coali-
tion agreement was signed at
the rebel headquarters in
Kfang Khay yesterday, the
pro Communist prince de-
elared:
"One must not forget that
near our frontiers Gin Thailand
and South Wet Mann there are
armed American forces and
these forces will support the
lfactionaries to sow troubles
and provocations on our lands
p think that what we have
just achieved is only a great
step in the long struggle of the
Laotian people. There exists
vet a number Of obstacles
prompted by Intervention Of
American warmongers anc
their agents. There may be
( rnaneuvers to prevent the coal.
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TEXT
Leaders Letters
On Moves in Laos

FolIotDing is the tert of q
message from President Ken
nedy to Soviet Premier Khru-
ShcheU:
I share your view that reports
from Laos are very encourage
ing. The formation of this gov
eminent of national union I'M
der Prince Souvanna Phouma
marks a milestone in the sus-
tanned efforts which have been
put forward toward this end
especially since our meeting in
Vienna.
1t is Of equal Importance that
we should now press forward
with our associates in the &C.
neva conference, to complete
these arrangements and to
work closely together in their
execution. We must continue
also to do our best to persuade
all concerned in Laos to work
together to this same end. It
is very important that no unto
ward actions anywhere be al
lowed to disrupt the progress
which has been made.
I agree that continued prog.
ress in the settlement of the
Laotian problem can be mos
helpful in leading toward the
resolution of other internationa
difficulties. If together we car
help in the establishment of ar
independent and neutral Laos
securely sustained in this status
through time, this accomplish.
ment will surely have a signi.
ficant and positive effect fal
beyond the borders of Laos
You can count on the con
tinued and energetic efforts O.
the Government of the UniteC
States toward this end.
This is the teTt of Premier
KhruShcheU's letter to Mr..
Kennedy:
Good news has come from
Laos.
AS a result of the successful
completion Of negotiations be-
tween the three political force.
OF Laos, it has been possible
to form a coalition government
lof national unity headed b,
Prince Souvanna Phouraa.
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ition government from fulfill
ing its proper functions, to SOW
division in front of Laotian
patriots and even to overthrow
the government coalition"
Regime to Be Presented
The next step in what the
United States hopes will take
Laos out Of the cold war will
be for Prince Souvanna to pre-
sent the new government to
King Savang Vathana. He
plans to do this in the royal
capital Of Luang Praband Mon
day.
Prince Boun Gum, the Prime
Minister of he pro-WeStern
royal government in Vientiane,
flew with Gen. Phoumi to
Luang Prabang today to sub
NIT his governments resigna-
ton. Prince Souvanna is to
follow tomorrow to inform the
King he has succeeded in form
ing a coalition government, and
the King will then accept the
resignation of Prince Bour
Gums government.
Gen. Phoumi'S delegation to
Geneva will sign a pledge OF
neutrality agreed upon IS
months ago by such big powers
as the United States, the So
Wet Union, Great Britain, Red
China and France.
The Geneva accords call for
the withdrawal of all foreign
troops from Laos within rs
days after the agreement is
signed by a unified Laotian
delegation. This applies ID
the several hundred United
States military advisers to the
royal army, and an estimGted
10000 Communist North Wet
Namese troops and some Red
Chinese advisers reported aid
ing the Pathet Lao.
Gen. Phoumi hedged, how
ever, when asked whether as
commander Of the Royal Army
he would ask the Americans to
pull out. I'VE are prepared to
follow the accords provided
everyone else does the same, he
said.
Captives to Be Freed
All foreign military person
mel and civilians captured OF
interned during the civil wal
are to be released within &c
days of the signing Of tht
agreement. Five Americans are
known to be prisoners of the
Pathet Lao, but Prince Soup.
hanouvong indicated last weel
he did not consider their re.
lease a matter of urgency.
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Pitch Is Reduced

The 1,035-foot liner France
the longest in the world, car
ride the crests of three waves
at the same time, thus reduc-
! ing her pitch. -..--z-.- -
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Pro-Red on Laos Troiko
Begins Shipping at U.S..

! VIENTIANE, Laos June 10 (AP).-Already sniping at
American warmongers" Pro-Communist Souphanou-
wong will take temporary command of Laos coalition
eminent late this month.
Neuraist Prince Souvanna Phouma Premier Designate Of
the government said yesterday Right Leader
Evening star., 1962-05-24
BY WILLIAM BASHAM
star Staff Writer

Police aren't sure whether
Raymond e. Campbell was try
ing to paint the town red OF
brown. but at any rate, he faced
several charges today in Mu-
nicipal Court.
Campbell appeared before
Judge TIL omas c. Scalley
charged with carrying a dan
gerous weapon, assault, dis
orderly conduct and destroying
property-with a paint roller
Tenth Precinct Detective Ed
ward j. White said Campbell's
troubles began on May 18 when
he returned to the Harvard
Grill at 1890 Fourteenth street
NV. to settle an account over
some painting he had done fol
the owner earlier in the day
Following a brief argument
the detective said, Campbell
left and returned with q paint
roller loaded up with a rich
red paint" The interior work
done earlier in the day was. in
sandstone brown.
Detective White said Camp
bell surveyed the inside Of the
Evening star., 1962-05-24
Paints the Town Red
And Uses Real Paint

grill for a moment and went
into action. He first picked
on the mems room and slapped
the gaudy color over the walls.
Then he invaded the unoccu-
pied ladies room and re-did
the walls.
With plenty Of paint to go.
said the detective, Campbell
came back out into the main
room and shattered the bright
liquid up and down a sup
port post. He added that in a
last defiant gesture, the de-
fendant deliberately guided the
roller back and forth on an
unidentified patrons arm and
left.
Later in the day, detective
White said, Campbell was ar
rested on a charge of assault
ing a man with a pocket knife.
Out of this incident came the
charges Of carrying a danger
Gus weapon, disorderly and as
sault.
Campbell pleaded not guilty
to the weapon and assault
charges and requested a Jury
trial. The other charges were
continued to June 90.
Evening star., 1962-05-24
Capitol Hill Parents
Seek an Amidon School

A Capitol Hill parents group
today asked school officials to
establish a miniature Amidon
school in the neighborhood and
the idea drew immediate in
dorsement.
The group suggested to Supt.
Carl F. Hansen that the eight
room Brent School, at Third
and d streets Sc, become
the closest possible reproduc-
ton Of the Amidon.
DR.. Hansen said he is 100
per cent behind the idea" He
said If the project was worked
out successfully, it might lead
to eventual designation Of
other schools as Amidon
schools, so labeled publicly"
A letter from George Cheely,
chairman of the Capitol Hill
Improvement Committee, to
DR.. Hansen. said that more
than so families with children
!of elementary school age or
Evening star., 1962-05-24

but had received none of the
benefits.
Senator Kefauver plans to
continue hearings tomorrow.
Representatives Of the Metro
politan Washington Board of
Trade, the Washington Home
Rule Committee, the District
League Of Women Voters and
individuals are expected to ap-
pear. -,
Again and again, the discus
sion at the Constitutional
amendments hearing returned
to the possibility of congress
sional passage Of a simple
statute. This would give the
District a delegate. not a repre-
sentative. Representatives arr
to be chosen by the Senate, &C
cording to the Constitution.
Sturgis Warner. Washington
attorney, is for the non-votinl
! delegate.
Evening star., 1962-05-24

tor Dodd, Democrat Of Con-
necticut, was acceptable.
Former District Commission
er F. Joseph Donohue, repre-
senting District Democrats, took
issue with Senator Miller.
Warrington belongs to the
Nation in all respects save one,
and that is taxation for its
support" Mr.. Donohue testi-
fled.
District taxpayers cover
nearly 88 per cent Of total costs
of the Capital City. Federal
taxpayers, through an annual
Federal payment. pay IL per
cent.
$50, 1t also is true that Dis
trict residents support the Fed
eral City for all the people OF
the Nation" Mr.. Donohue not
ed. He said his fellow resi-
dents had known the burdens
of citizenship for 100 years,
Evening star., 1962-05-24
Falls Church Boy
Killed in Wreck

ALLENTOWN. Pa. May "a
(AP).-An automobile swerved
off the northeast extension of
the Pennsylvania turnpike and
struck a rocky bank today, kill
ing a teen-age youth from Falls
Church, Va. and injuring his
sister.
Allan Horace Snyder, IT, of
1873 Winchester way, was pro-
nounced dead at Allentown
Hospital. State police said he
was driving the car. His sister,
Annette. 10. is in the same hos
pital. She was reported to have
suffered a spine injury.
The accident occurred about
$50 am, approximately nine
miles north Of the Lehigh
Valley interchange.
Evening star., 1962-05-24

Just below" have indorsed the
request.
DR.. Hansen made the reserva-
ton that the proposed school
serve the Brent district only,
and not be Hill-wide.
The request grew out Of the
sharply increasing limits of
outside admissions to Amidon,
at Fourth and I streets S.W.
There are about so children
from the Hill area at Amidon,
but school officials said Monday
that it may be September be-
fore they know If they can
admit any younger brothers OF
sisters of those enrolled. New
outside applications are impos-
sible, they said.
Miss Edith Lyons, assistant
superintendent for elementary
schools, also favored the pro-
posal.
The Brent district is cur
rently bounded by East and
South Capitol streets, E street
Sc. and portions of Fifth and
Sixth streets Sc.
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University Student Charged
In Shooting of DC. Woman

That was the last the movers
said they saw Of him.
They had hauled one load oi
furniture down the three flights
and returned when Mr.. Davis
walked to the rear Of the apart
ment and found q telephone
on the floor with the wire run
ming under a closed bedroom
door.
Suspicious, he opened the
door and found the wounded
woman on the bed. Police said
the pillow bore powder burns.
and may have been used to
the shot.
Bullet Is Found
A search later discovered a
small caliber bullet embedded
in the pillow.
The hauling men, on discov-
cry of Mrs. Risher, hurried
down the stairs, hailed a cab
and went to the sixth precinct
police station. where police
under Capt. Karol L. Kratoch-
vii. launched an investigation.
Mrs. Risher's daughter, Debo-
rah. IL, had been in school
during the entire incident, they
said. She was sent to live with
her father, Watson Risher, and
an aunt, Mildred Brown, at
4431 Iowa avenue. Police said
the Rishers had not been living
together.
Evening star., 1962-05-24

DOWN BELOW the ter
race, past the parking area
and by toe East Capitol en-
trance stood two 8-foot long
marble urns.
That's our Job. too.
They've got petunias and
those canters in them. We
call them bath tubs" said
Mr.. Valdenar.
The urns are high and it
is impossible to see the tops
of them from the ground.
A few pink blooms were
slightly visible and below, in
the base, some more flowers
were bedded down.
Musty books in the ar
chitect's office say the urns
were originally built as
fountains, erected on the
Capitol plaza as part Of the
improvement of the Capitol
grounds in 1874. From their
completion in 1877 until 1902
they were used as flower
beds. For reasons now OBJ
scured, the flowers gave way
to splashing fountains for
about IA years and then dur
ing World War I, as a water
conservation method, they
were unused. No one knows
when flowers were planted
again.
Today they are covered by
. an awning of thick trees and
unnoticing car drivers go by.
But at the turn of the
century when the surround
ing trees were scrawnier, and
the driveway was a footpath,
a man travelled by the foun-
tain at his own risk. 1t gave
out quite a jet of water
and the wind blew it against
pedestrians.
Evening star., 1962-05-24
36 More Citizens Voice
Views on District Budget

Thirty-six citizens with views
on restoring, cutting or revising
various items in the District
budget, from air pollution funds
to freeways. testified last night
at the second of three public
hearings scheduled by the House
District Appropriations Sub
committee.
In addition to iInpassioned
pleas, the Congressmen on the
committes also got presents last
might, small straw baskets
woven by children at the Mill
ltary Road School for Mentally
Retarded Children.
Edward B. Smith, jr., chair
man Of the parents committee,
said District officials cut an
increase in funds for the school
before the budget reached Con-
lgress. The original figure
should be restored, he said, so
the children on the waiting list
can be cared for and the vo-
cational training program can
be expanded.
Other witnesses testifying
and summations Of their testi-
mony:
DIR. WILLIAM p. HERBST,
Medical Advisory Committee
on Health Department budget
Budget items for changes in
city hospital have long been
needed. Air pollution funds are
urgent. $
CECIL HALL, Greyhound
Lines = Bus users pay many
taxes for highway funds, will
not receive adequate return if
freeways are not built.
ALEXANDER J. FALK, PAIL
Sades Citizens Association-We
support appropriation for q
new Palisades Library. Present
frame library is . fire hazard.
MRS. LOUIS vANDE vELDE,
Lafayette Home and School As
sociation- One-fifth of District
pupils are crowded into schools
with classes of 35 to A pupils
to one teacher. National stand
ard Is 80 pupils per teacher. We
support budget request for Sc
more teachers.
WILSON C. LEWIS, Tire
Dealers & Retreaders Associa-
tion - We favor the general
freeway plans, support the
highway budget, and are par
ticularly interested in the pro-
gram continuing on schedule.
PAUL v. NOONAN, Greater
Evening star., 1962-05-24

The furniture haulers are
Richard Davis and John Wes-
ley, Of the I. c. Furniture and
Storage Co., 500 H street NE
Police reconstructed this series
Of events:
Following a call to the furni-
ture store by a man who said
he and his wife were leaving
soon for California and sought
to sell their furniture, the two
movers were sent to the apart
ment.
They estimated the value of
two rooms Of furniture-which
included two television sets and
living room pieces-at 500
and were about to enter the
bedroom.
There's nothing but an old
bed in there" they said they
were told by the husband"
you have more than 500
worth Of furniture already, and
you can have the old bed"
Pay Him $100
The men accepted his offer
and paid him the 500. He said
he was going downstairs to
meet his wife. and that they
would return together in a few
minutes to gather some per-
sonal belongings.
Evening star., 1962-05-24

Washington Service Station
Association = We support the
proposed 1868 Highway budget.
BART S. HALL, Jr., Benning
Ridge Civic Association--We
support more money for 449
positions asked for hy the Board
OF Education. The iinpaeted
areas bill is q possible solution
to shortage Of funds Tor pistriet
schools. 4 Z
ERNEST r. BRETT, Key
stone Automobile ,, Club-We
give full suppQrt TO the high-
way budget. HAS transit Is
needed. should be expanded.
and supported. We cannot de-
fer work on the Inner Loop.
CHRISTIAN III. NELSON.
citizen and taxpayer = The
Glover-Archbold Parks a negz
lected forest. A freeway could
clean it UP and it could be
beautiful on each side with
flowers. trees and lawns, as
has been done in other cities.
Griffith Stadium could be used
for a field house and baseball
diamond to cut juvenile delin-.
quency In its area.
MRS. EDWARD B. MORRIS,
Glover Park Citizens Associa-
tion-We support a crash pro-
gram Of improving street light
ing, replacing and caring for
trees, hiring civilian clerks so
police can be released for street
duty. and a central administra-
ton school building.
VIRGIL E. LOWDER, Council
Of Churches-We urge funds
for q chaplain for Junior vii
lage and the Home for the
Aged.
BERNARD CAIN, citizen and
taxpayer - Highway construc-
ton should be slowed until rap
Id transit plans are evaluated
this fall. We need more police
dogs.
MRS. RICHARD G. SIMON
SON, League of Women Voters
New Federal legislation ex-
tends welfare to families of un-
employed fathers, including the
fathers. Many progressive
States participate in this and
other new welfare grant pro-
grams. The District does not,
but it should.
THEODORE H. SAVAGE,
Washington Planning and
Housing AsSociation-We sup
port budget to increase Depart
ment of Licenses & Inspections.
Funds should be granted for
Evening star., 1962-05-24

! planning for the East and
Center Legs of the Inner Loop.
Funds for Interchange c should
be, withheld for one year, be-
cause rapid transit may change
design 1e s -
WILBUR MOORE, Public Az
fairs Committee, YMCA - We
support funds for welfare sery-
live tus 600 families, each with
sevef major social problems,
The $4,000 to restore cuts In
welfare for large families should
be granted.
WARREN MORSE. business
agent Tor Union of District en-
Ipl0yees nnrose spending
$4,000 for j 81 cbnditioning for
offices Of enid welfare and
Public Assistance Division 1t
1921 Taylor street NV. Build
ing Is terrible for its present
use and location, and a. more
ADEQUATE building should be
used.
MRS. EDWARD A. KANE,
Northeast Council of Citizens
AsSociations : Recreation De-
partment has an excellent pro-
gram for every aspect of Dis
trict life. Please do what you
can for the Recreation Depart
ment. he
CHESTER BLETCH, Mental
Health Association-There are
hundreds Of children in the
District who are mentally i'll.
with very few facilities for
them. Please add $4,000 to the
budget for a child guidance
clinic for Southeast. where the
need is overpowering.
ERNEST w. JENNES, Health
& Welfare Council-Basic well
fare problem is dependency"
(complex of economic and
social factors which make
families incapable of taking
care of themselves). Depen-
dency could be relieved by
broader foster home care, inn
proved institutional care, more
follow-ups Of cases, and through
day care services for children
of working mothers. We sup
port Welfare budget, ask some
increases.
MONROE OPPENHEIMER,
United Cerebral Palsy-We sup
port item of 81 1,545 so Recrea-
tion Department can extend
Summer Day Camp for Grip
pied Children from present six
weeks to eight weeks.
MRS. OLIVIA F. TESONE,
Sharpe Health School = We
urge extension of crippled
children's summer school to
eight weeks.
MRS. CLARENCE E. FISHER,
Northwest Settlement House
The District law should be
changed so fathers with un-
steady jobs will not disqualify
their families for welfare by
living with them.
MRS. MARIE M. RODGERS,
Far Northeast Council - We
want to repeat our perennial
request for the swimming pool
at Kelly Miller Playground.
MRS. JAMES DAWSON,
Washington Home for Incur
ables-We urge approval Of
$122.436 for the home. We
care for 180 patients who suffer
from a wide variety of dread
diseases.
MRS. MAR GARET H.
PIERCE, Washington Chapter
of National Association Of So
cial Workers-The District
should have a larger public
welfare program than that pro-
posed in the 1868 fiscal budget.
Public assistance grants should
be on basis of 1862 costs. not
1857.
ALBERT C. ALLEN, Tenn
porary Home for Veterans of
All Wars-Please reinstate the
$45.403 for the Temporary
Home.
Evening star., 1962-05-24


the Capitol terrace blooming
with summer flowers.
I'VE have to admit that
the present planting is not
a direct result of Senator
Humphreys efforts" said a
member of the Senator's
staff. They plant those
every year. But the Senator
was referring to conditions
earlier in the spring. One
day in April he took a walk
and noticed there wasn't a
single flower"
Asked if, since the Sena-
tors flowery oratory, their
offices were flooded with
flowers, he said, mot yet,
thank goodness. But we've
got some in writing. The
Holland bulb producers want
to send us free bulbs. They
want to send us 10000 bulbs"
Evening star., 1962-05-24
The
Rambler
Picks
The Daisies
By MIRA MACPHERSON

One spring day when it
seemed a poor time for
thinking of worrisome,
weighty things, Senator
Humphrey, Democrat of
Minnesota, rose from his
seat on the Senate floor and
gave a plaintiye bleat for
bigger and better spring
flowers around the Capitol.
Workmen are now getting