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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17

of "a country on the front line. "
He said France does not pre-
tend to rival the atomic Prov
ess of the United States or the
Soviet Union.
Our aim is not, in case of
war, to win it alone, he said.
1T is for this reason that we
are, and we intend to remain,
obstinately faithful to the At
lantic Alliance, convinced that
British support. and above all,
the unequaled power of the
United States, are necessary to
eventual victory and the sur
vival of the free world, and
thus our own survival"
Leaders of four parties-the
Socialists. the middle -roa d
Radical Socialists, the left-of-
center Popular Republicans
and the right-of-cente indie
pendent Republicans - backed
the censure motion to demon
strate their discomfort with
President De Gaulle.
But they made sure the mo-
ton did not pass. which would
have forced the Government to
resign and perhaps brought on
a new general election. The
measure received fewer votes
than had been expected and
put both President De Gaulle
and Premier Pompidou in a
stronger political position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Friendship Lions
Giving Eye Bank
New Microscope

The Friendship Lions Club
will present a disSecting micro
scope and $500 to the Lions of
District % c Eye Bank and Re-
search Fund, Inc. at ceremonies
at 2 pm. Thursday at the
Washington Hospital Center
Gate House." First street and
Michigan avenue NV.
The presentation will be in
memory of Edward F.. Gillian,
until his death an active mem
Der Of the Friendship Lions
Club. who donated his eyes to
restore the sight of two people.
Gordon Davis, president of
the Friendship Lions. and Ray
mond T. johnson. past presi-
dent of the club and director
Of the Eye Bank and Research
Fund, will make the presenta-
ton to DR.. George F. Began,
president of the Eye Bank and
Research Fund.
A plaque to be hung in the
Ocular Research Center of
Washington will be unveiled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Settlement House
Praised for Work

District Commissioner John
B. Duncan last night praised
Fides Neighborhood House
1854 Eighth street NV, for
"the tremendous and inspiring
work it is doing to help people
who need help"
Speaking at a benefit dinner
for the settlement house, the
Commissioner added that I'VE
cannot help but be impressed
by its invaluable contributions
to our community" He said it
supplements the efforts of the
city government, which can
not always do all we would like
to do to assist our residents. "
Other speakers at the dinner
included Monsignor Leo j.
Coady. archdiocesan director of
Catholic Charities, and the
Rev. Gilbert Hartke, of Catho-
.lic University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Examiner to Hear
Appeal by Morris
BY the Associated Press

A civil service hearing will
be held Monday for William E.
Morris. former Agriculture
Department official who was
discharged in connection with
the Billie Sol Estes case.
A Civil Service Commission
spokesman said yesterday the
closed hearing will be con-
Quoted by an appeals examiner
at the commissions headquar-
tiers here.
Mr.. Morris appealed from a
dismissal order which became
effective May 10. The Agricul-
ture Department said the order
was issued because Mr.. Morris
refused to make himself avail
able for departmental ques-
tioning about the case.
Mr.. Morris had been an as
siStant to James T. Ralph, a
former assistant secretary, who
also was discharged in connec-
ton with the Estes case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Free Chest x-Ruys
Schedule Is Given

The District tuberculosis
Association will provide fire
X-rays in a mobile van in the
Second Precinct beginning
Thursday.
The van will be open at
Ninth and M streets NV. the
afternoon and evening of July
10 and the morning and after
noon Of July 90; at Eleventh
and o streets NV, mornings
and afternoons Of July % "a
and 26, and afternoon and
evening of July Is; at Seventh
and N streets NV, mornings
and afternoons of July 80, 81
and August 2. and afternoon
and evening of August /; at
Fides Neighborhood House,
1854 Eighth street NV, morn
ing and afternoon of August 3;
and at Seventh and P streets
NV. on the mornings and aft
ernoons of August 6, 7, 8 and
10, and the afternoon and
evening of August 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
French Deputies Back
De GouIEe NucIeor Plan

PARIS. July II CAP-The
Ere National Assembly
early today Endorsed President
De Gaulle'S program to give
France an independent nuclear
force.
A motion of censure against
Premier Georges Pompidou,
aimed at the Governments
nuclear policies, drew only 206
votes, IS short of the majority
needed for passage. Members
of the 481-seat house who alb
stain or are absent from such
votes are presumed to support
the Government.
Directly at issue was the
Governments request for sup
Elemental appropriations for
1862, including 200 million
francs $40 Million for a plant
at Pierrelatte, in Southern
EAoAlOCi W PlOOuSC Gil lSllCA
uranium 235 for Frances nu-
clear arms stockpile.
Before the vote, the Deputies
were reliably informed that
France now has perfected a
disable bomb that can be trans
ported in supersonic fighter
bombers such as the French jet
Mirage ".
Premier Pompidou defended
the independent nuclear theory
against United States criticism
that it would lead to unneces-
sary proliferation of nuciear
weapons and would be ineffec-
tive as a deterrent.
He asserted that French nu-
clear arms would reinforce the
Western alliance by putting an
atomic deterrent in the hands
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would become effective July /,
1868.
These increases would also
apply to legislative and judicial
employees, Foreign Service, Vet
Grams Administration, Depart
ment of Medicine and Surgery
employees and District govern
ment classified workers.
Several other pay amend
mentS also are pending in the
committee.
Top Bracket Raise
One sponsored by Repre-
sentative Udall, Democrat of
Arizona. would retain the ad-
ministration's proposal giving
pay raises up to 30 per cent to
those in the top salary brackets.
However, Mr.. Udall's proposal
would give more of an increase
to those in the first five salary
grades than is advocated by
the administration.
Another proposal, offered by
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican of Virginia, would
guarantee classified EMPLOYEES
a minimum pay raise of ia
per cent and apply the admin
istration formula to grades six
and above.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Congress Teams
To Report Back
On Feud Talks

The special joint committee
trying to settle the procedural
dispute over how appropriation
bills should be handled decided
today to seek further instruc-
tons from the House and Sen
ate Appropriations Committees.
The negotiators recessed at
noon to report back to the full
membership of the two COM
mittees on the various solutions
that have been discussed in
conference.
Senator Russell, Democrat of
Georgia, head of the Senate
group, would not say the two
sides were close to agreement,
but added that a temporary
solution for the rest Of this
session is a possibility.
Senator Russell indicated
that both temporary and per-
manent solutions were being
discussed.
The controversy started five
months ago when the House
committee sought to break the
tradition under which all Joint
conferences on money bills for
many years have been held on
the Senate side of the Capitol,
with a Senator presiding.
The House demanded the
right to preside at half of the
conferences and the Senators
said they would make that con-
cesSion If the House would
agree to let half of the bills
originate in the Senate. The
House has been unwilling to
give up the origin of the bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
lndonesian
On Way Here

JAKARTA. Indonesia, July
II AP).-Foreign Minister Su-
bandrio leaves for Washington
tomorrow to explore the posi-
bility of opening formal ne
gotiations with the Dutch over
the future of disputed West
New Guinea.
President Sukarno told news
men of Mr.. Subandrio's trip,
adding that "the Dutch have
announced they have accepted
the sequence of events as laid
down" in proposals put forth
by Ellsworth Bunker, United
States diplomat.
Mr.. Bunker proposed trans
fer of administration in the
Dutch-held territory to Indo-
nesia after two-year period
under United Nations admins
tration. At some later date.
New Guinea's 100000 Papuan
inhabitants would have a
chance to determine their flu
ture in a plebiscite.
Mr.. Subandrio is expected to
reach Washington Thursday
morning.
Lincoln White, State Depart
ment press officer said that
secret talks on New Guinea are
continuing between Dutch Am
bassador J. H. Van Rotten and
Adam Malik, IndoneSian envoy.
The exchange began last
Thursday on an estate in Vir-
ginia.
Some American sources said
the conversations so far has
been encouraging. Other diplo-
matte sources indicated they
weren't going so we'll.
Indonesia has threatened to
invade West New Guinea in
force unless it is given con-
troll Of the territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Civil Service to Meet Unionists
On Appeal System Complaints

legislation that would increase
Federal employee life insurance
policies by $1,000 and $4,000,
depending on an employees sal
ary. The Senate already has
approved the bill.
-
ATTRACTIVE PAY Plea
Administration officials are
using this argument with ap-
parently considerable effect on
members of Congress regarding
pay raise legislation:
Raise the pay of middle and
top-bracket Federal employees
along the lines proposed by the
administration. with 500
top salary (the administration
original proposal calls for a
S24 500 top salary.
This $22,500 salary would be
equal to the salary of a mem
Der of Congress. Thus, next
year Congress would be in a
perfectly justified position in
raising its own pay by $4,000 to
1880. since everyone agrees
agrees that members of Con-
gresS should make more money
than Federal career employees
Consequently. Congress need
not fear adverse public opinion
in raising its own pay.
This argument is having
some effect on the thinking OF
members of Congress, although
how far they will go in raising
top Classification Act salaries
has not yet been determined.
House Civil Service Commit
tee meets in executive session
today to start work on a bill il
will approve.
A group of members led by
ranking majority member Rep
resentative Morrison of Loul-
siana will offer an amendment
to the administration bill that
would give classified employees
and postal workers a total 1C
per cent raise. They would get
5 per cent retroactive to July /
and another 5 per cent July
/. 1868.
There are two other groups
within the committee, one
headed by Representative Udall
Democrat of Arizona, and the
other headed by Republican
Representatives Gross of Iowa
and Johansen of Michigan
which are expected to offer pay
proposals of their own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
By WILLIAM HINES

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July II
The National Aeronautics anC
Space Administration is plan.
ming a bigger-than-ever Nova
for deep-space exploration mis-.
sionS of the 1905.
The rocket apparently will
be even larger than the origina
Nova conceptual design, which
was once described by Space
Administrator James E. Webt
as "as big around as the Wash
ington Monument and two
thirds as tall" Revised plans
were outlined today by Asso-
ciate Administrator Robert c
Seamans.
Addressing the opening ses-
sion Of a three-day American
Rocket Society meeting, DR.
Seamans said Nova is mo long
er . planned for our first
manned expedition to the
moon" NASA revealed last
week that a technique called
lunar orbit rendezvous" would
be the primary choice for the
initial moon mission. This will
allow use Of a rocket far smaller
than Nova and will take the
heat off engineers attempting
to design the super booster.
I'VE now have the time to
develop a larger Nova than we
had previously contemplated, 4"
DR.. Seamans said. During the
present fiscal year. we shall
conduct intensive configuration
studies to determine just how
large and powerful the Nova
should be-"
The original Nova plan called
for clustering eight FL en-
gines, each as powerful as the
total power plant of an ST.
Saturn booster. These Is
million-pound engines would
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work in executive session to
draft Government pay raise
legislation.
The group agreed to meet
again tomorrow.
10 Per Cent Increase
At that time the pending
motion will be the one spon-
Sored by Representative Nor
rison, Democrat of Louisiana,
the committees ranking ma
jority member.
Mr.. Morrison'S proposal would
give Federal classified employees
and postal workers a total 10
per cent pay raise. Five per
cent would be retroactive to
July /, and the other S per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Fund Increase Asked
For Engineer Projects

DS the ASSOCIATED PreSS
President Kennedy has pro-
posed to Congress a net increase
of $3.419,000 in funds to push
IL projects Of the Army Corps
of Engineers and one of the
Reclamation Bureau.
Mr.. Kennedy yesterday rec
commended adding $7,65O,000 to
the budget for Corps Of En-
gineers civil works. This would
be offset by reduced require
ments for other projects, to-
falling $4,781, 900 to the budget
for Corps of Engineers civil
works. This would be offset by
reduced requirements for other
projects, totaling $4,7S1, 900,
making a net increase of ST.
869, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Huge Nova Rocket Planned
For Deep Space Exploring

popular and technical papers
showing how the moon could
be settled and a mission to
Mars mounted. Some of his
serious engineering writings
date back more than a decade
Assessing the relative posi-
tons of America and Russia in
the space race, DR.. SeamanS
said that in space science the
United States ranks first
and we have led in this
area for years" In manned
flight, however, he conceded
the present advantage to
the Soviets, who still have
greater payload-lifting capa-
bility than we.
THE Soviets, for II months,
have had a vehicle with the
capacity to launch into orbit
$4,000 pounds" DR.. SeamanS
said. I'VE cannot equal or
surpass such performance until
Saturn begins carrying useful
payloads-a time that is more
than a year away.
Who can say what launch
vehicle progress the Soviets will
have made in the meantime?"
In the development of boost
ers for space exploration, the
NASA No. 3 man said, the mill
tary and civilian space agencies
are cooperating closely. He
cited as an earnest of this CO.
operation the recent move of
the Air Forces space flight Of
flee to quarters in Washington
adjacent to the corresponding
NASA office.
I'VE are confident that these
working arrangements and CO.
operative efforts will go far
toward squeezing the utmost in
value for the Nation from every
dollar invested in space activi-
ties" DR.. Seamans said.
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aggregate IL million pounds Of
! thrust.
DR.. Seamans gave no details
of how big the revised Nova
would be, but said, I'VE shall
investigate everything available
in the fields of liquid propul-
sion, and nuclear rockets"
Already on the drawing board
of one large rocket concern is
a liquid-fueled Single-chamber
engine rated at IL million
pounds, or as much as the
whole cluster of the original
Nova. Solid rocket proponents
have long projected engines
with 20 million or more pounds
of thrust. Up to now there have
been no plans to use nuclear
propulsion except as an upper
stage for large conventional
rockets.
Use of Nova will look beyond
mere lunar landings Of small
parties of men, DR.. Seamans
indicated.
I'VE want to build a Nova
powerful enough to carry out
space missions of the early
1905" he said. These may
well include transportation of
heavy payloads of equipment
to prepare for and maintain a
manned base on the moon.
Nova may also be employed
to lift very large objects into
orbit for rendezvous and as
sembly into spacecrafe for
planetary exploration"
Far-Sighted spacemen have
long believed that lunar colo
nization and planetary explora-
ton will follow close on the
heels Of early manned space
flights. DR.. Wernher Won
Braun, the German-born head
of NASA's Marshall Space
Flight Center, has written both
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
= BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star staff Writer

The Civil Service Commits
sion has promised to take a
second look at the Govern.
ment's recently installed en-
ploye agency appeals system
which has been sharply crit
iczed by employee groups fol-
not following the spirit OF
President Kennedy's executive
order.
:, Employe union officials went
to. the White House with their
Complaints. and the White
House officials arranged q
meeting between the unionists
ana commission officials.
AT the meeting CSC officials
listened to the union COM
plants and promised to study
possible changes in the appeals
regulations. It was agreed that
another meeting will be bed
IN. late September when pos
sible changes will lie con-
sidered. The late September
date was selected because most
OF, the unions will be having
their conventions between now
and then.
President Kennedy's recent
executive order set up appeals
rights for Federal employees to
their agencies on adverse &C
tions such as dismissals, sus-
pensions, demotions, etc. It
SHOULD not be confused with
another executive order, now
supplemented by the csc, which
now gives all employes-non-
veterans as well as veterans
the right to appeal to the csc
IT, their agency turns down
their appeal.
The employee leaders charged
that the csc, in its regula-
tons designed to carry out
President Kennedy's executive
order on employe appeal rights
to their agencies, did not &c
far enough and did not follow
the spirit of the executive
order.
The employee leaders had
these criticisms: The CSC reg.
ulations do not provide for any
satisfactory impartial agency
panels to hear and decide EN-.
ploye appeals; do not assure
adequate protection for EN-.
ployes against irlmaterial anc
irrelevant evidence that coulc
be used against them; doe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
BY BILL GRIGG
Star satff Writer

If thalidomide-the sedative
that has caused thousands OF
European children to be born
malformed-had been invented
here, the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration would have re-
leased it, a woman physician
said today.
DR.. Helen B. Taussig Of the
Johns Hopkins University de-
partment of pediatrics Travelled
throughout West Germany to
investigate the malformations
under grants from the National
Institutes Of Health. the Inter-
national Society for Cardiology
Foundation and the Heart As
ISOLATION of Maryland.
She told The Star today that
accidents" prove nted the
drugs release here.
She warned that drugs cur
rently on the market probably
cause harm to unborn children
and that new law is required.
DR.. TauSsig was reached on
vacation in Cotuit, Mass, to
comment on the story, related
in newspapers in the past sew
eral days, of how DR.. Frances
o. Kelsey, a medical officer
at FDA, successfully blocked
sale Of the drug in the United
States.
Two Other Accidents
DR.. Taussig said the choice
of DR.. Kelsey to review the APP
plication for the drugs release
here was one of three "acci-
dents" that saved American
mothers from tragedy. DR..
Taussig praised DR.. Kelsey's
work but added that two other
accidents helped:
/. The drug company's ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Boy Bandit Robs
Girl, 9, on Street

Miss Cynthia E. Bennett, of
14O1 Franklin street NE, re-
ported to police yesterday that
while waiting for 4 bus at Third
street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV. a youth stole SIS from
her dress pocket and fled east
in the 200 block of Rho d e
Island.
Miss Bennett is nine years
old. She said the bandit, wear
ing black leather jacket, was
II or II years of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Laws Urged to Halt
Questionable Drugs

pllcaClOn not only Claimed Sed'
alive powers for the drug, a:
in Germany where it was first
used. but said it counterec
nausea in pregnant women
This claim. DR.. Taussig said
permitted DR.. Kelsey to logical
ly ask for more research or
the drugs effect on the un.
born child.
2. Discovered and first intro
duced in Europe, the drug
showed effects there ir
time for the drugs use to be
prevented here.
DR.. TausSig said she believes
that if the drug had been in
vented here and offered as a
prescription Sedative, FDA
would have passed it.
In this view of thalidomide
and FDA. the two women sci
entists do not agree. DR.. KEEL
sey said in an interview that
she and her co-workers believe
that, by the time the research
FDA had insisted on had been
completed, the adverse side eff
fectS would have shown up.
Would Extend Check
Dr.. Kelsey said the main
change she would like to see
in FDA laws would be to
lengthen the go days FDA has
to consider a drug before it be-
comes automatically marketed.
The drug was introduced in
Germany in 1859. In 1860 and
1861. doctors noticed a grow
ing number of birth anomalies
called phocomelia. Greek for
seal flippers" which the arms
and legs of the afflicted chill
dren resembled.
Not until November 1861 did
a German research connect
pregnant women'S use of the
sedative to the growing Incl
dence of phocomelia.
DR.. TauSSig said more than
accidents" are needed to keen
drugs like thalidomide off the
United States market.
She believes FDA should
have greater control over the
investigation of drugs, includ-
ing perhaps some review OF
the investigators qualifica-
lions. She said that the seda-
tive, though not generally sold
was tested on Americans who
were supposed to know the
drug was experimental and tc
have signed releases.
Some drug houses do this
investigation carefully" she
said. Some don't"
Wants Drug Reports
The Baltimore physician also
suggested that drug manufac-
turers be required to report all
adverse effects to FDA and to
physicians. She asked that all
new drugs that circulate in the
blood stream be screened for
their effect on the offspring of
pregnant animals.
I'VE all wonder" she said,
what drugs currently in use
do to unborn children" Young
women, whether they know
they are pregnant or not,
should take drugs only when
necessary, DR.. TausSig said, be-
cause drugs may take effect
before the child is large enough
to be known.
Man can do what he puts
his mind to-" DR.. Taussig said.
1T may be expensive" she con-
tinued, "but the Nation that
can set out to put a man on
the moon can certainly deter
mine the effects of drugs on the
unborn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Churchill Rests WE'LL;
Recovery Satisfactory

LONDON. July II (AP).-Sir
Winston Churchill had a good
nights rest. Middlesex Hospital
sources said today.
A medical bulletin said yes
terday his progress of recovery
was satisfactory and he was al
lowed up from bed to spend
some time in a chair. No fur
ther bulletin is to be issued
until Friday unless there is an
important change in his con-
dition.