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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
BY the Associated Press

1t comes 100 years late and
to the wrong place but a letter
has just reached here protest
ing Gen. Robert E. Lees plan
for a frontal assault on the
Federal position at Gettysburg.
1t bears the signature Gen
eral G. E. Pickett"
The letter, mailed from Fay
etteville, Ark, January Is, was
addressed to the Honorable
Jeff Davis, care of the Con-
gresS of the C. S. A., Richmond,
Va" The envelope bore the re-
turn address of Staff Head
quarters, Gettysburg, Pa"
This is the letter. which is
dated June %, 1868:
Most esteemed Sir, President
of the Confederate States of
America:
1T is my most humble opinion
that the proposed charge upon
the Federal position on Gene
terry Ridge is an act of deplor-
able strategy, and in my esti-
nation a thanking movement
will carry the day. I anxiously
await your official decision on
this matter of most Importance
Your obedt servant, General
G. E. Pickett"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
RELUCTANT CHARGER?
Mail Finally Yields
Pickett's Demurrer

The letter first went to
Richmond, where some postal
worker seriously stamped it
insufficient address" and mo
such street number" Then, ap-
parently, it went to New York
where someone crossed out
&C. S. A., Richmond, Va" and
wrote in "U.S.A., Washington,
D. c."
Once here it went to the
office of Represe tive
Trimble, Democrat of Arkansas.
His district includes Fayettc-
vile.
Mr.. Trimble's aides-who
pointed out that on June %,
1868, Lee. and for that matter,
Pickett, didn't yet know the
battle of Gettysburg was shap-
ing up or that he was going to
send Pickett'S brigade charg-
ing up Cemetery Ridge-noted
that Fayetteville is the location
of the University of Arkansas,
where fertile young brains are
at work.
The letter went through the
with a stamp that was
nothing but a reproduction of
a Scent Confederate stamp
bearing the picture of jefferson
Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
BY the Associated Press

They might have been birds,
balloons, hoaxes or unusual sky
lights-but not spacecraft from
other planets.
That's the word from the
Air Force today after IS years
Of investigating flying saucer
reports. It said there was no
evidence that any of the 1869
unidentified flying objects
checked on were spaceships
swooping in from distant
planets.
To date. no unidentified
flying object has given any in
dication of threat to the ma
tional security, the Air Force
concluded in summing up it's
investigations from 1947
through last year.
1t said its Project Blue
Book" has turned up no evil
dence that any Of the unidenti-
fled sightings represented tech
biological advances beyond the
range of our present day scien-
tific knowledge" or that any
of the UFOs were "extrater-
restrial vehicles under intelli-
gent controls"
During 1861, the Air Forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
Tiros Launching
Postponed Again

CAPE CANAvERAL, Fla,
Feb. lap Technical trou-
bles with the Thor-Delta
booster rocket forced a second
straight postponement of the
Tiros w weather satellite
today.
The United States Space
Agency announced the post
ponement after the countdown
had progressed at one time
to within two minutes of
launching.
At Space Agency headquar-
tiers in Washington, a spokes-
man said the Tiros postpone
ment was caused by an appar-
emily defective gyroscope in the
Thor-Delta guidance system.
The spokesman said the de-
lay in firing would be at least
"a hours, not because of COM
plexity of the indicated repairs,
but because of time-of-day re-
strcitions on the launching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07

be limited to approved COM
munications carriers. No single
investor could own more than
Is per cent of the total author
lied Class A issue nor more
than Is per cent of the number
of Class A shares outstanding.
The Glass A stocks value at
time of issue would be not less
than $1,000 a share. While no
value is stipulated in the bill
for the Glass B stock, it is un-
derstood this would be consider
ably higher, perhaps around
100000 a share.
Importance Stressed
Class B investments would be
included in the rate bases of
the participating carriers. Rate
bases are used by regulatory
agencies in figuring equitable
business costs on which tariffs
are based to provide a fair rate
of return on investment.
In his letter, Mr.. Kennedy
called the satellite corporation
See SPACE, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
15-YEAR VERDICT IN
Flying Soucers Washed Up

signed to prevent airliner COL
liSions has been mistaken by
some persons as an unidenti-
fled flying object in the past
several months. The beacon is
intense and flashes for a frac-
ton of a second.
1T has been seen as much
as so miles away and at that
distance only the light could
be seen. thereby producing a
rather startling sight, the Air
Force said.
Recently, too, there were
widespread reports to the Air
Force of flashing objects in
the sky. Investigation revealed
that these were caused by the
earth's passing through meteor
showers, the report said.
1t added that balloons and
planes can take on changed
appearances at high attitudes
under unusual light conditions.
The report did not specify
how many of the 1859 sight
ingS reported over the last is
years had been identified. But
it said the percentage remain
ing unexplained had dropped
from 1874 in 1947-1952 to only
1874 per cent in the past six
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
Ghunu Arrests
80, Accru Hears

ACCRA, Ghana, Feb. 7 (AP)
Reliable sources said yeSter-
day 80 persons have been ar
rested by the Ghana govern
ment since last Thursday. An
opposition member Of Parlia-
ment, Daniel Apedoh, was said
to be among those detained.
The reports could not be Of
ficially confirmed.
The arrests were said to have
been made in the Volta regions
chief town of HO, 103 miles
east of Accra, and in the Keta
district and Bawku in Northern
Ghana.
Mr.. Apedoh was elected to
Parliament after the detention
of another opposition member,
Modesto Apaloo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07

fully urge you to support this
measure.
For those who have been
pressing for anti-discrimina-
ton measures. Gov. Tawes
asked the General Assembly to
enact a bill requiring hotels,
restaurants and other places of
public accommodation to serve
all races.
He indicated he would rather
solve the racial problem on a
voluntary basis, but said,
Events of recent months have
convinced me that legislation
is needed in this area, and I
hope you will pass a public &C
commodations bill at this ses-
SION"
Asks Stock Sales Law
Other major legislative re-
quests in his "state-of the
State" message were:
Tightening of the blue sky"
laws regulating sale of stocks
and bonds in order Ito protect
the public from fraud in the
investment field"
Establishment of a new
agency to deal with other con-
sumner frauds.
Complaints Of consumers
who have been cheated and de-
frauded have multiplied in re-
cent years." he said. "A bill
See TAWES, Page CO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07

on q disappearing surplus, the
Governor had a little for most
everyone.
For his State agencies and
the local subdivisions, he al
located $26 million more than
does the current years budget,
but even so he trimmed about
$40 million from their requests.
For the taxpayers he prom
ised not to reach into their
pocketbooks any further next
fiscal year. He was not SO OPP
timistic about the following
fiscal year, however, year he
may or many not have to worry
about. depending on election
results.
New ApportiOnment Wrinkle
For the big countries, he said
he will do what he can to push
through reapportionament of
seats in the House of Delegates.
He said he will support legis-
lation similar to the Pine
Northrop bill which failed last
year but with a new provision
for automatic reapportionment
as population changes.
Il believe this issue should
be resolved this session." the
Governor said of reapportion-
ment when he presented his
program to a joint session of
the House and Senate as the
legislators opened their 30-day
session. In not-very-strong
language. he said, II respect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star staff Writer

Investors in % States are
better protected against un-
scrupulous or financially unfit
investment firms than are the
investors in the Nations Cap
ital.
Everywhere in the country
but Delaware, Nevada and the
District of Columbia some form
of blue sky" law regulates
securities dealers and the
stocks they trade.
Most of these State laws
would prevent one-third of
Washington's investment firms
from operating. That's the con-
sentative estimate of the pro-
portion Of marginal firms here.
State enforcement of blue
sky" laws is part of a three
pronged defense against I'M
qualified investment firms and
questionable stocks. The other
two prongs are the Securities
and Exchange Commission and
the National Association of
Securities Dealers.
Washington lacks the first
PRONG local law to keep out
under capitalized, under ex-
perienced and unethical firms
peddling questionable stocks.
AS a result, the other two
prongs-the SEC and the deal
ers' association regional offices
report more complaints and
more violations of securities
rules here than anywhere else
in their regions.
To cope with the local prob
lem, the SEC has sent a task
force of investigators into
Washington on q cleanup
drive. The National Associa-
ton Of Securities Dealers has
stiffened its examination re-
quirements for those selling
stock, but the dealers associa-
TONS self-policing efforts cover
only its own members. At least
seven of the recently estab-
lished firms here are not men,
bers.
Many Of the States have re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
Allies Trade
A-Site USAGE
U. S. and Britain
Enter Agreement

LONDON, Feb. 7 (AP) Dip
lomatic sources said today the
United States and Britain will
open nuclear testing sites to
each other under an arrange
ment beneficial to both.
Prime Minister Macmillan is
expected to make an announce
ment in the House of Commons
tomorrow.
This is the plan: Britain will
make Christmas Island in the
Central Pacific available to the
Americans for atmospheric tests
and will get the right to fire
underground shots in the cav
erns of the Nevada desert.
Both countries will simplify
their planning problems by
making these facilities available
to each other.
Separate Decision
The informants stressed that
this arrangement does not Of
itself mean that any specific
types of tests will be conducted.
The decision to set off explo-
sions is a separate one taken
at the highest level of each
government.
President Kennedy, for ex-
ample, may not make a final
decision about a new series of
atmospheric tests until after
the general disarmament talks
opening in Geneva March IA
have given some indication of
whether the Russians desire to
limit the arms race.
For almost three years the
three major nuclear powers
the United States, Britain and
the Soviet Union - retrained
from testing while they argued
in Geneva about a permanent
test ban treaty.
The Soviet Union finally
broke up the Geneva negotia-
tions with a series of massive
atmospheric tests.
Underground Tests
The United States since then
has conducted small under
ground tests but has been re-
luctant to set off a series of at
moSperic explosions, the kind
which some scientists think
could be harmful to public
health. Britain has kept open
its right to conduct under
ground tests but has stated it
has no plans for shots in the
atmosphere.
In Bermuda last December
Mr.. Kennedy and Mr.. Mac
milan agreed that it was only
prudent to plan for further
testing in the light of the blasts
set off by the Russians.
Christmas Island, about l 400
miles south of Hawaii, is an al
most ideal test site. The British
exploded their HYDROGEN bomb
there in 1858.
The United States had used
proving grounds in the Marshall
Islands. But the MarShalls. in
Guiding Eniwetok and Bikini,
are held by the United States
under a United Nations trus-
teeship and tests there might
subject the Kennedy admins
tration to criticism in the
United Nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07

Gently frightened their Securi-
ties laws. A number of them
have amended their laws to
conform to the tough Uniform
Securities Act, a model State
law drafted by a board of ex-
perts. These actions have
prompted more out-of-towners
to come to Washington where
they can operate free from To-
cal controls.
Maryland has a blue sky
law but proposes to tighten it.
A committee appointed by Gov.
Tawes has come up with a
draft of legislation closely
paralleling the Uniform Securi-
ties Act. Gov. Tawes has al
ready tagged it as a priority
measure for the new session of
the Maryland General Assem-
See INVESTORS, Page Ala
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
Conferees OK
DC. Tax Rise
With Changes
3 Pct. Sales Levy,
Transient Rate
Retained in Bill
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star Staff Writer

Six members of Congress to-
day wrested out of conference
a District tax bill which would
yield 50 million by July /.
1t would raise the city sales tax
from 2 to 3 per cent.
In 1868, the city would bene-
fit by $3.50 million and in fol-
lowing years by $l1.9 million
annually
Dropped from the battered
tax bill, stalled for nearly three
years. was any increase in the
current 2-cent-per-pack cigar
cite tax. The 3 per cent tax on
transient lodgings would be
raised to 4 per cent, / cent per
dollar less than urged by the
District Commissioners as "es-
sential."
These cutbacks were Senate
concessions to House District
Committee Chairman McMil-
Ian, whose major proposals.
SO million annual rise in sales
taxes-also was retained.
City officials said the So mil
lion additional revenue for the
current fiscal year would be
spent on public works.
Grant Plans Dropped
Last October. the Commits
sioners balanced the budget by
ordering one-year deferments
on 20 public works items. The
capital outlay items deferred
added up to about $50 million.
Heading the list was $2.7 mil
lion for construction of Evans
Junior High. Next was $1.8
million for storm sewer con-
struction.
Senate conferees also agreed
to cut out a proviso including
the District in the Federally
impacted school aid program.
A 81 million increase in the
authorized Federal payment
also was pulled out of the bill
II the interest of quick action.
The conference committee
may be ready to ask the SEN
ate this afternoon for a final
vote. Then the compromise
would go to the House, where
acceptance may be expected
within minutes.
The Senate action could take
a little time, however. Senator
Morse, Democrat Of Oregon,
has given notice that he will
attack the sales tax and the
elimination of the school grants.
Chairman Mcmillan, who
headed the House delegation in
conference, issued a statement
after the closed session, noting
that the original House bill-a
sales tax alone-would have
yielded the District between $50
and $40 million during the past
three years.
The Senate added nine items
to the sales tax bill.
Compromise Notice
%. The House was reluc-
tant to accept these additional
taxes without giving the busi-
ness people involved an OPP
portunity to testify" Mr.. Nc
MILAN said. AS a result, House
conferees decided to accept a
moderate form of all taxes
added by the Senate" with the
exception of the cigarette tax.
Mr.. Mcmillan is as opposed
to the cigarette tax as Senator
Morse is upset about the sales
tax.
Cigarettes are the only farm
commodity being taxed at the
present time, and the city,
State and Federal Government
have collected more taxes from
tobacco than the farmers are
receiving for their entire crop
See TAX, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
FRAUD CHARGED
IN MOVIE DEAL

Ex-coNvlcTS SOLD stock in
on oIlesedIy bogus film produe-
tion on the life Of O saint. Sylvia
Porter reports. Another ehopter
OF her series on the invasion Of
the securities field by criminals
is on Pose B-6.
FoRTY-TWo PERSONS hove
posed examinations for Certified
Public Accountants in Virginia,
the Stote Boord Of Accountants hos
announced. The list is on Pase CT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
Quoke JoIts Jopon

TOKYO. Feb. 7 (AP). - A
minor earthquake jolted some
parts Of the Kanto area includ-
ing Tokyo at 500 am. today,
the Central Meteorological
Agency reported. There was no
report of damage. 1t was the
second day in a row that parts
of Japan had felt earth tremors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07

Office of Aerial Phenomena
probed into 488 UFO reports
Is fewer than the year before.
At years end, only 10 Of the
1861 sightings still were CLASH
fled as unidentified. Most of the
rest were traced to aircraft, bal
looms, satellites, astronomical
phenomena, birds. lights, hoaxes
and other causes.
The report disclosed that a
new experimental beacon de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
Marine Chief
Hits 'Gestapo'
Probe Tactics
Showdown Set
For Tomorrow.
On Censorship
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star Staff Writer


A new controversy beset Sem
ate "muzzling" Investigators
today, even as they voted for
a showdown with Defense Sec
rotary Mcnamara on their de-
mand for names of individuals
who censored specific speeches.
1t arose out of a vigorous
protest lodged by Gen. David
M. Shoup, commandment of the
Marine Corps, that investi-
gators for the Senate Armed
Services Committee used Gees
tapo" tactics in questioning
some of his headquarters staff.
According to reports, the
Marines were taken into a
locked room in Henderson Hall,
Marine headquarters in Airing
ton, and given a written ques-
tionaire intended to test their
knowledge of the meaning of
American democracy and its
institutions as opposed to COM
munism.
The investigators, it is un-
derstood, reported many of the
Marines flunked the test.
Subcommittee Charm n
Stennis. Democrat of Missis-
Sippi, said he has asked for a
full report on the incident.
Witness Recalled
He disclosed this after a
meeting of the subcommittee
this morning which rejected
Secretary McNamara's refusal
to let Pentagon witnesses reveal
which censors reviewed partic-
ular speeches and statements.
Senator Stennis said the sub
committee voted unanimously
to recall Willis D. Lawrence, a
Pentagon censor, and ask him
again for the information. At
a hearing last week, Mr.. Law
renee refused to answer the
question and said he was acting
under the direction Of Mr.. Nc
Namara. Senator Stennis said
a public hearing will be held
at $50 am. tomorrow with Mr..
Lawrence recalled as the wit
ness.
He added that Mr.. Lawrence
will be told that his reasons
for not answering the question
last week were mot sufficient"
and that he will have to answer
or invoke the doctrine of ex-
ecutive privilege.
Reports Conflict
The new controversy involv-
ing the Marines burst on the
subcommittee unexpectedly and
there were conflicting versions
of whether the tests that were
conducted were authorized Of
ficially by the subcommittee.
Senator Stennis said he did
not know about the matter and
that the QUESTIONABLE the Ma
rines we're asked to fill out had
not been approved by him or by
James Kendall, subcommittee
counsel.
The test was given by two
investigators assigned to the
subcommittee's investigation.
They are Charles Burns, on
loan from the General Account
ing Office. and Benjamin Kap-
Ian, who was a temporary mem
Der of the staff of Senator
Thurmond, Democrat OF South
Carolina.
Senator Thurmond inspired
the current investigation with
attacks on the Pentagon's CEN
sorship practices and questions
about the military's troop in
doctrination program.
Senator Thurmond, asked
about the incident, described,
the questioning as a subcom-
mittee matter. The answers
given by the Marines. he said,
were quite revealing"
Senator Stennis said he did
mot expressly authorize" the
investigators to question the
Marines. But he said he did
See INQUIRY, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
Pit Props Collapse

Direction of rescue opera
tions-including the United
States Army ambulances-Was
taken over by the Saarland
Minister of Labor. Paul
Simonis.
The Saarland Minister Of the
Interior reported the explosion
caused pit props to collapse
throughout the mine, not only
in the fourth level. This meant
that there were men possibly
trapped in other levels.
At the muddy, rain-soaked
approach to the mine about
1000 persons, including many
young women, stood with
anxious faces. Through the
waiting lines. police cars and
ambulances raced to and from
See MINERS, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
Kennedy Bill Emissions
Satellite Relay Network
Communications Plan Urges Creation
Of Stock Company Under Tiqht Control
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

President Kennedy called Congress today to create
privately owned but tightly regulated corporation to
a communications satellite system.
1t would be this countrys chosen instrument" for the
Observation-Disclosures end of the space business
Chartered under the laws of the District the Com
Satellite Corp would organized by presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07

ut1lCIdI appOlnCGeS and WOULD
operate under stringent Gov,
control. 1t would
monopolize, for the foreseeable
future, American participation
in a promising but still untried
field.
Mr.. Kennedy's proposal came
in the form of identical letters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
INVESTORS BEWARE
Law Is Needed Here
To Protect Buyers

This is the Lost Of four articles
exploring the practices Of ques-
tionoble investment firms here.
1t is hoped the information included
may serve to protect the invest
ing public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
owes Gives Assembly
1854 Million Budget
Uses Surplus to Avoid Tax Increase;
Urges Apportionment, Ant-Bios Bills
Star Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS Feb. 7-Gov. Tawes presented 1854 mil
lion budget to the Maryland General Assembly today
asked the lawmakers to enact series Of Statewide bills
ranging from antdscrimnaon to reapporton-
ment
With eye the eleconyear politics and the other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07

~~--~-
to Vice President johnson and
Speaker Mccormack as the
heads of the two houses of
Congress. Accompanying it was
the draft of a bill ito provide
for the establishment, owner
ship, operation and regulation
of a commercial communica-
lions satellite system"
The administration bill pro-
vides for issuance Of up to a
million shares of Glass A voting
stock and 10000 shares of Glass
B non-voting stock. The Glass
A stock would be available to
any purchasers. while acquisi-
ton of the Glass B shares would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07
HiehIiehts and sideIishts Of
life, some philosophical re-
miniseence. here and there q
gentle odmonition -.

It's all port Of the story in
George Kennedy's Column
THE RAMBLER
In Today'S Star
Page CT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-07

Vorious Satellites Give Boost to Com
munieotions. Pose AS