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assessment practices in each of
the Jurisdictions.
Here are the adjusted real
estate tax rates for each local
government;
Districts: Present rate of
$1.375 per 500 of assessed
value, proposed rate of SLABS.
Maryland: Montgomery, $1.83.
Prince Georges, $1.55.
Virginia: Alexandria, $1.42;
Arlington, $1.39; Fairfax
County, $1.34; Fairfax City,
$l.38. and Falls Church, $1.46.
Notes Excessive Rates
The Department of General
Administration noted that If
the District real estate tax rate
is raised, the effective rate
would be lower than the present
average tax rate in the nearby
Maryland counties and slightly
higher than the effective tax
rate in all nearby Virginia
Jurisdictions.
However, the department said
that some Of the Virginia SUBJ
urbs will probably increase their
real estate tax rate or boost
level of assessments by fiscal
1864.
The income tax boost being
considered by the Commission
ers would apply the initial Is
per cent rate on the first $4,000
of taxable income rather than
the first $4,000. 1t would put
the maximum 5 per cent bite
on all taxable income over
$4,000, a rate used now only
on taxable income above
SIS, 900.
The Department Of General
Administration said that under
this system the District income
tax rates would be more COM
parable to those in Virginia
and Maryland. ..
Cites Distribution
If the higher income tax
rates are adopted here, the de-
partment said taxpayers with
adjusted gross incomes of
$4,000 or more would bear
approximately five-sixths of the
additional burden. :"
In addition to proposing in
creases in the real estate and
income taxes, the Commission
ers also are considering raising
the cigarette tax by one cent
a pack and eliminating the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
Tax Revisions, Postal Hikes
Go Into Effect in January

for the employe and the en-
ployer; the tax withholding in
the first 1868 paychecks will
reflect the increase.
For self-employed persons,
the rate will move from Al to
5.4 per cent.
The $4,000 maximum wage
base for payment Of the levy is
not changed.
Billions More Revenue
The Social Security Admin
istration estimates that the
higher levy will produce about
Sl4.6 billion in social security
taxes in 1868, as compared with
$l2.2 billion for this year.
Social security benefits this
month went to slightly more
than 10 million persons, includ-
ing 1877 million receiving re-
tirement payments, Al million
survivors Of deceased persons
and l.3 million disabled.
The payments totaled sl.ls
billion in December, or an
annual rate Of $l4.l6 billion
Thus the benefits at present
are exceeding the amount
brought in by taxes in 1862
but will be below the estimated
yield Of the new rates for the
next year.
The Social Security Trust
fund. built from the excess OF
revenues over benefits in the
rs years Of the system, now
totals about $22 billion. Ir
addition TO tax revenues, the
system obtains about $500 mil.
lion annually In interest or
this fund.
The higher postal rates vii
bring in about $500 million n
additional revenues when thu
1862 law is fully effective. Thil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30

District Appropriations sub
committee.
Investigators from the Gen
eral Accounting Office, acting
for Senator Byrd, are studying
medical assistance records.
The investigation parallels
last years probes of cheating
on the District Welfare Depart
ment relief rolls. The welfare
Investigations uncovered wide
spread freeloading.
The city's new birth control
information program also may
draw congressional attention
during the forthcoming session.
A move to expand the scope of
the program by increasing the
current $1,000 annual budget
allotment is likely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
ANTI-CRINE

Investigations of the increas-
ing crime rate and Of the
Thanksgiving Day violence al
D. C. Stadium after the city's
football championship gam G
have been demanded by men,
bers of both sides of Congress
Whether either will take place
is pure conjecture - District
Committee chairmen have not
considered the requests.
But continued street assaults
will stir sentiment for at least
a look at proposed criminal
law changes suggested in past
sessions. Police Chief Robert "
Murray still wants legislative
language to clarity the So
called Mallory and Durham
court decisions here, for ex-
ample.
The Mallory rule bars con-
LESSONS obtained during a de-
lay between arrest and arraign-
ment. A House bill hobs up
each year to guarantee con-
LESSONS would not be barred
solely because Of q delay in
arraignment.
The Durham rule requires q
Judge to order disqualification
for a defendant whose illegal
act was caused by a mental
defect or disturbance. Numer-
GUS expert studies have devised
substitute language to SET
other standards for such &C
quittals and to free prosecutors
from the burden of proving the
illegal acts were not caused by
mental defects.
District Commissioners have
been advised by a special study
of three lawyers and by q Cit.
liens Crime Committee to stor
arrests for investigation only
Chief Murray wants such ar.
rests continued and has rallied
support that impresses key Dis.
trict legislators on the Hill
Action could be handled ad,
ministratively, but Congress
wants to keep watch over tn,
matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
UNEMPLOYMENT

A new attempt will be made
to give the Commissioners au-
thority to use urban renewal
machinery in commercial areas
This power is needed to help
carry out plans for revitalizing
the city's downtown business
district.
A bill to give this authority
to the District Government
failed to clear the last
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30

21a cents to 23s cents in the
first step, then to ga cents,
and finally to 27s cents.
The second and third step
increases in these two classes
will be effective January !,
1864, and January /, 1865.
Individual income tax rates
will not be affected by the new
revision law, nor will most
rules which govern this levy.
However, there are tighter
regulations for users of ex-
penSe accounts, members of a
cooperative, persons living
abroad, or receiving income
from interest on savings or
from stock dividends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
Colonel Set Free
In SpieqeI Affair

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Dec
90 (AP).-Col. Alfred Martin,
arrested on suspicion Of trea-
son in the case against the
news magazine Der Spiegel
was released today.
The army colonel was ar
rested November %. He became
the eighth person in the case
to be set free. Two still are
under arrest, Spiegel Publisher
Rudolf Augsteun and Hans
Schmelz, one of his editors.
No one has yet been for.
mally charged. The government
charges the magazine pub
lished defense secrets and in
dictated the information wa.
funneled to the editors through
military sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
TRANSPORTATION

Congress will be asked to
make two basic, far reaching
decisions. One is whether to
start a public transportation
system here. The other is how
to balance highway and transit
construction.
The Metropolitan Transpor-
tation Agency will lay before
Congress its report making
clear for the first time that a
multi million dollar subway
and rapid transit syste m
owned by the public is planned
by the congressionally created
agency. Private transportation
companies, largely ignored by
the agency plan, are likely to
have power at least equal to
the agency's on Capitol Hill
And private operators will
argue against the public sys-
tenn.
Specific agency requests are
expected to be for:
/. Authority and funds to
start construction Of a subway
downtown.
2. Express permission for the
District to give the agency
money for construction Of pub
lie transportation services. "
This money presumably would
be loaned to the District by
the Federal Government OF
raised by a bond issue.
Private interests will fight
for permission to expand Their
facilities, with Government
subsidies, rather than having
the chance to lease publicly
owned facilities, the plan IA
vored by the agency.
The highway-transit con
troversy will demand that Con
gress either say how m ucl
should be spent for each, o.
that Congress designate somt
permanent arbiter of disputes
over spending for each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
GENERAL

Commissioners are under
stood to be drafting new legis-
lation to let minor criminal of.
tenders be released in daytime
hours to take jobs. These mer
could help cut welfare costs o.
the city by contributing sup.
port to their families, city of.
ficials reason.
Georgetown citizens will try
again for stronger laws to pre-
serve their distinctive h o m |
and atmosphere of the Fed
eral" period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
Mansfield Lists
ChuIk-TuIk Visits

Inspector Richard Mans
field. director of the Stars
School Safety Program, will
conduct his cartoon chalk
talks at the following District
schools from 9:l5 to l0:45 am.
this week:
Wednesday, Alton School;
Thursday, Blair School; Fri
day, Houston School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
HOUSING

The House District Com
mittee plans to hold hearings
early in the session on the SEN
sitive question of housing dis
elimination in Washington.
Behind this move are several
Southern committee members.
The decision to hold hearings
was made after committee
learned that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
No Arrunoed Love

TAIPEI, Dec. 20 (AP).-ThI
Formosa Women's Association
a civic body, is campaigning
against arranged marriage
Don't let matchmakers ar.
range your marriage, because
love cannot be arranged" II
told members In introducing
the subject at a forum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
Telephone Directory
Poses Its Problems

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP). -
Telephone directory listings are
sometimes complicated.
For instance, the directory
spells DR.. Hart Odom's name
correctly in one place and has
lit Odum in another. Gordon
Mac regor pays for an extra
listing as McGregor so auto
mobile customers can find his
number, and attorney Wesley
Wraggs has his name also listed
as Rags. in case of a case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
Striker at NATO

PARIS, Dec. 20 (AP).-Nato
Secretary General Dirk U.
Striker returned to his post to-
day after an absence Of more
than three months because Of
illness. He underwent a serious
abdominal operation in Wash.
ington and later went to Italy
to recuperate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
HEALTH

A current investigation Of
medical freeloaders in the Dis
trict may mean that the Health
Department will come under a
searching spotlight during bud
get sessions before the Senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
BY the Associated Press

Uncle Sam is going to dig a
bit deeper into your pockets
starting on New Years day.
For all of the 10 million So
cial security taxpayers, this will
mean up to $24 additional a
year for the wage and salary
man with a like amount due
from his employer. The self
employed will pay up to $3.50
more.
For every user Of the mails,
1t means q penny more on first
class letters, air mail stamps
and post cards. These increases
take effect January 7.
For Federal taxpayers gen.
orally. including many types of
businesses. 1t means an esti-
mated 1855 million Of addi-
tional levies resulting from pro-
visions Of the 1862 tax revision
law.
The social security tax hike,
which takes effect Tuesday. is a
g-planned move to provide
necessary financing for the far
flung system. Two similar in
creases are scheduled in 1866
and 1868.
Scent Letter Stamp
The new scent letter stamp
and other postal rate boosts
stem from passage by the 1867
Congress OF the bill asked by
President Kennedy to supply
new funds TO cut the huge pos
tai deficit.
The 1855 million in new Fed
eral levies will result from pro.
visions Of the broad revision
act asked by the President e
tighten up the tax code FOL
numerous business groups anC
individuals.
Overall, however. the in.
creases will be more than Off
set by the 81 billion investment
credit provided for business II
the bill as an incentive 10 mod
ernie plants and equipment.
Most provisions OF the new
revision law take effect Tues
day.
The social security tax boos
will change the rate from 81
per cent 10 3Ss per cent eacl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30

pected to total between $500
million and 1926 million.
The Commissioners also have
a second budget" but 1t must
remain frozen until $50 Million
plus in new revenue, or some
part of 1t, is authorized by Con-
greSs. .., 49,.
Without the second budget, I"
city officials said, most new
construction projects, such
as schools and Libraries, will
have to be deferred and the
current level of municipal serv-
ices will have to be lowered.
The Commissioners are con-
sidering this revenue-raising
package:
Some combination Of tax
raises, authority to borrow an
additional SIS million from the
Treasury (Which would be spent
over a period of years for con-
struction projects. and a So
million to So million increase
in the $32 million ceiling for
the city's annual grant from
Congress.
Can't Get Together
Repeated failures by the Dis
trict and Congress to get to-
gether on revenue and SPEND
ing needs account for the city's
current fiscal outlook.
From short-range view, the
city's revenue shortage stems
mainly from two developments
in the last Congress. The House
District Committee refused to
clear a SIS million borrowing
bill. But Congress did vote pay
raises for city employees.
In the new session, another
attempt is expected to make
the District eligible for school
aid funds given to Federally
impacted areas. The city would |
receive about S. million q year |
If included in this program for
schools overcrowded by chill
dren of Federal workers.
Also under consideration will
be legislation aimed at curing |
the Districts money ailments
by eliminating the annual and
uncertain Federal grant in
favor of a firm formula for the
payment.
Under a proposal by Chair
man Bible Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, the District
would receive an amount
about $40 million-equal to
taxes the Federal government
would pay If 1t were assessed as
a comparable size business
firm operating in the city
would be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
BY GRACE BASSETT
and SAM EASTMAN
star staff Wrttera

The District faces tough Embarrassing campaign in
Congress in 1868.
Congress shows few signs of increasing its interest most
opmisticay minscue giving the city more money Yet
desire to make Washington showcase for the world is
spreading among members of both houses The obvious fact
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30

that showcases cost money may
help District Commissioners in
the coming session.
The birth of local political
power in the form of three real
electoral votes for President
and Vice President will bolster
the campaign a little, too.
Officials will fight for mil
lions of dollars more in taxes,
Federal loans and added Fed
eral payments to maintain the
Capital. The need for money
overshadows and could very
we'll control-policy decisions
community leaders will make
on housing, transportation, well
fare, law enforcement, health
and the proper form Of local
government.
Politics May Conflict
What Congress decides will
depend on politics as much as
local need. Only the politics Of
some southern and rural mem
bers of Congress may be ex-
pected to conflict sharply with
political interests in Washing
ton. In their roles as legisla-
tive strategists, the Commits
sioners cannot ignore this con-
flict and the possibilities, as
well as the necessity, of COM
promise it offers.
Senior members Of the House
District Committee, for exam
Pile, have told the Commission
ers to hold up orders banning
racial bias in housing. Influ-
entail committeeman oppose
home rule. The Commissioners,
as officers of the President,
are under executive pressure to
ask for both a non-discrimina-
ton order and an elected Dis
trict government.
How well the Commissioners
compromise their differences
with House committeeman on
housing and home rule could
determine the fate of other pri-
ority programs for the Dis
trict.
The cost Of the Commission
ers' spending proposals must be
matched by money expected
from existing revenue sources.
Even aside from other political
pressures and personalities, this
requirement means that city
officials will shepherd their
budget proposals along a tor
turous congressional path.
Committees First
The city's requests for new
taxes, borrowing authority, q
higher Federal payment and for
school impacted aid funds go
to legislative committees. The
appropriations committees can
not consider the spending re-
quests until Congress has
passed the legislative authorize
ton.
The first step comes in jan
uary. President Kennedy win
send to Congress a balanced
budget from the Commissioners
as part Of his Federal budget
proposals.
The Districts budget is ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-30
WELFARE

Congress laid down guide
lines in the last session for well
Arizona sun., 1962-04-26
Sen. Javifs viii Address
Doctors On Integration

WASHINGTON = Senator Jacob
Javits (R-N.Y.) whose pending bill
would prevent discrimination by
hospitals, will be among speakers
participating in the sixth annual
Imhotep conference here May Is
and 26.
Imhotep is a national orgaiza-
ton of medical practitioners seek
ing to integrate the nations hos
pital staffS and patient services
1t is sponsored by the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, the National
Urban League and the National
Medical Association.
Other speakers will include Roy
Wilkins, NAACP executive secre-
Arizona sun., 1962-04-26
WILKINS HALLS ADA ON 18TH BIRTHDAY

WASHINGTON. = The NAACP
said this week that Americans for
Democratic Action has been IAN
uncompromising voice for action
in the civil rights field.
This message was contained in
congratulatOry message to Mrs.
Violet Gunther, national director
of the organization, on occasion
of its 18th birthday, from Roy Will
kins, NAACP executive secretary
ADA, an anti-totalitarian poll
tical group, seeks freedom and
economic security for all Amerl-
cans through education and demo
cratic action and democratic plan
ming.
Full text of Mr. Wilkins wire
to Mrs. Gunther, follows:
National Association for Ad-
Arizona sun., 1962-04-26
HOLD LAST RITES
FOR BISHOP BELL

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. = Funeral
services for Bishop William Y. Bell
of the Christian Methodist Church
will be held here Tuesday, April
II. He died April IL at the age of
rs.
A life member OF the National AS
sociation for the Advancement OF
Colored People, Bishop Bell serv-
ed as member of the AsSocia-
tion's life membership committee
and was active in campaigns to
raise funds for the NAACP among
fellow churchmen and others.
The prelate was a distinguished
Old Testament and Arabic scholar
He taught at the theological semi
naries of Morris Brown and How
ard universities. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Ruby May Bell.
Arizona sun., 1962-04-26
Detroit Store viii
Check Job Policies

DETROIT. = Crowley-Milner De-
partment Store this week promis-
ed the NAACP's young adult divi-
sion that it will review its en-
ployment policies.
The NAACP has been negotiating
with Crowley-Milner since last De-
cember. AS a result, the stores
management issued the following
statement:
"Crowley's is interested in inn
proving employment opportunities
for Negroes in Detroit, and will
take an active part in this by work.
ing together with the NAACP in re-
viewing employment practices at
the stores"
Arizona sun., 1962-04-26

vancement of COlOred People
is happy to join perceptive
Americans in saluting Ameri-
cans for democratic action up
on its fifteenth birthday. ADA
has prOdded the sluggish. 1t
has disturbed the cOntented.
1t has exposed the crafty. More
than all this, it has called in
sistently, even impOlitely, for
positive policies on foreign and
domestic problems. In the Civil
Rights Field it has been an un-
compromising voice for action
to erase the wOrdy inactiOn of
past decades. For the sake of
our country may it have many
more birthdays free of ener-
waiting satisfaction.
Arizona sun., 1962-04-26
Greensboro Merchants
Promise Integrafion

of this city's largest department
stores have agreed to start hir.
ing Negroes on their sales forces
according to Miss Geraldine Siler
advisor to the NAACP youth coun
Gil here.
Another group of merchants an
nounced this week that they will
follow suit shortly. Included in this
group we're some smaller stores
Improved employment opportuni
ties has been a major project oi
the local NAACP youth council
which was just chartered officially
this week.
Arizona sun., 1962-04-26

tary; Whitney Young, executive
director of the National Urban
League; and Dr. Vaughan c. Ma
son president of the National Medi-
cal Association.
The conference was founded by
DR.. w. Montague Cobb, chairman
of the NAACP National Medical
Committee. This session will be
chaired by DR.. Emery L. Ram OF
Charlotte. N. C.
Arizona sun., 1962-04-26
Supreme Life Has New
General Manager

Attorney Earl B. DickerSon,
president of Supreme Life Insur-
ance Company of America has
named Theodore A. Jones, vice
president and controller of that
company, is general manager.
Jones, a member of the Supreme
Board of Directors, was also elect
ed to the company's Executive
Committee by the directors.
Jones, As, received a bachelor
degree in business administration
from the University of Illinois anC
his certified public accountant de
gree.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-09-20

Out of county relatives who
were here to attend the funeral
of Bertha La Berche were Mrs.
Carl Piper and Mrs. Julian Eel
lers of Dawson Creek, British
Columbia; Mrs. Bill Masin, Mrs.
Lowell II e gges, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Brock, Charles and Robert
Brock of Boise, Idaho; Hattie
Embody of Helena, Terry En-
body of Napa, California. Mr..
and Mrs. Arlie Embody of Con-
rad, Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis
and Walter of Poison, Ray Davis
of Kalispell, Ralph Davis, Mrs.
Glen Mckee, Mrs. Tawilla Ewin-
ski and Mrs. Roxard Clark of
Great Falls; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pfeiffer and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Howe of Dupuyer; Mrs. Law
renee Nelson, Mrs. Jack York
and Mrs. Pamela Swanson of Va
lier, Walter Magee Of Choteau;
Mrs. Jack Wellenstein of Pen
droy; Mrs. Alvy Casper of Big
Fork and Medore La Breche of
Mountain View, California.