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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-18
RALPH McGHL

Is Mr.. Khrushchev a die
tator in fact? Or is he a
manager selected by a board
Of top echelon Communists
with whom he must clear de-
ciSions?
These questions were posed
in a recent discussion with
japanese whose study Of So
Wet affairs UNDERSTANDABLE is
continuing and thorough.
They are close neighbors to
Red China. Russia is but a
little farther north.
japanese who seek to read
the riddle of Russia believe
Mr.. Khrushchev is very much
the dictator. but a modern
one. His dictatorship has
been increasingly conSoli-
dated since he rid the scene
Of rivals in the months fol-
lowing Stains death. The
Premier's task has become
more and more involved with
economics.
The nuclear bomb casts
the most awesome shadow.
But, the japanese observe, it
is economic problems which
today most concern the ma
tons of the Communist block
as they do the free world.
Red China has been forced
to abandon its great leap for
ward in industry in favor Of
coaxing more food from their
fields. The Japanese have
heard, as have others, that
the Chinese believe the Rus
slams failed them in an hour
OF U6eO.
Their close-down of some
industrial plants and schools
and their orders for those
displaced to return to their
villages and work on the land
touched off the desperate,
at times h e ar t-r e n lin g,
break-through of refugees
into Hong Kong.
The Soviets have shown
an industrial advance to be
expected in a country with
enormous resources of ma
terial, labor, and a vast con-
sumner market with histori-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-18

Of 20 to % million pounds per
year. The Governments to-
tai net outlay to accomplish
this is the acquisition of the
50 million-pound inventory at
a cost per pound less than the
present market price, with ev-
cry cent of additional Govern
ment expenditure fully repaid
with interest. -.
Outlines Hanna's Gains
The result from Hanna's
point is this: In addition to
all of its previous exploration
expense, Hanna has invested
$3.6 million Of its own money
in its own mine, and during
the period to April !, 1861, it
has produced and sold to the
Government "A million tons of
its best ore. 1t also designed
and built the smelter. perfect
ed the process and operated the
Smelter at cost. During this
period, it made a net profit on
the operation of its own mine
Of $7,533, 900 over a period of
seven years, after paying Fed
eral taxes of $5,820,000 to the
Government.
In addition, Hanna has tax
en- over for its account Opera
ton Of the smelter, having re-
paid the Government loans and
having made the additional
payment of $1,722, 900 of bonus
in cash on that basis provided
for in the original contract.
Now, what of the future for
Hanna? Hanna has now mined
and sold about one-fourth of
its best ore. The balance re-
mains. 1t owns the mine and
the plant.
Through Hanna's own sue
cessful efforts, plus the loan
from the Government, which
has been fully repaid with in
terest, Hanna has introduced
ferronickel, a product previ-
ously new to the American steel
industry, for which Hanna is
proceeding to try to develop a
broadened market. If its ef-
forts continue successful, a new
commercial operation has been
created that gives employment,
pays taxes, supplies a needed
material, and continues as the
only source of nickel produc-
ton within the borders of the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-18
STOCKPILE
Continued From Page Al

AAAOCAAA w AAoNC oAAJ "AeAASoos ~
CARELESS of his previous posi-
ton, impugn the motives of
the Senate by such a remark. "
1t was implied rather than
announced in the statement
that the subcommittee-or at
least its Democratic members
want to question Mr.. Hum
phrey after the hearings are
resumed.
"Oh, sure" Senator Syming-
ton said in response to a re-
porter's query later as to
whether Mr.. Humphrey was
likely to be called again.
AS an indication Of the worl
assignments for the staff anC
the GAO auditors during thu
next two or three weeks and al
a sign of future interrogation
of Mr.. Humphrey as well al
Hanna Co. officials, Senator
Symington later yesterday pro-
vided this summary of matters
to be explored:
There presently appear to
be four areas of basic dis
agreement-the destruction OF
records, the expensing of cap
ital items. the amount Of prof.
its actually earned by the min
ing company. and the ques-
ton of whether the Hanna
Smelling Co. enjoyed a wind
fall in acquiring the smelter.
ITO this end the subcommit-
tee will make further investi-
cation and ask for additional
records. AS soon as this in
vestigation is completed the
hearings will be resumed"
Mr.. Humphrey later said his
attack wasn't against the Sen
ate, but against what he called
the "prejudiced atmosphere" of
the hearings and the bitter
ness" with which his company
and he are being attacked.
Mr.. Humphrey made clear to
reporters that he would well
come a chance to fight this
out at public hearings or in
an outside debate with Senator
Symington if it takes all sum-
mer. He tried to do it yester-
day but was cut off by the
chairman.
Senator Symington allowed
Republican Senators Beall of
Maryland and Bush of Con-
necticut to protest against the
sudden adjournment and the
treatment of Mr.. Humphrey.
Mr.. Humphrey started to say
"the statement you have made
is ample proof of the extreme
prejudicial atmosphere of this
hearing" When cautioned not
to interrupt. Mr.. Humphrey re-
torted: You can't stop me
from making my statement"
This hearing is adjourned. :"
Chairman Symington declared.
Don't ever tell me as a Sem
ator and chairman of the COM
mittee what I dare or dare not
do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-18
"a 'Sky-Spy' Orbitings
Tried byU.S. Since Fall

Department looks on the twin
flights as part of the Russian
scientific program, in which a
rendezvous would be useful in
moon or deep space flights. But
such a technique, if successful,
also could point eventually to-
ward the interrogation of satel-
lites for military purposes.
Beginning last fall the De-
Tense Department stopped is
suing any details, including
even project names, about We
hicles launched toward Polar
orbit from the two California
bases at Vandenberg and Point
Arguello.
Shift in Policy :
This policy was a drastic
change from the situation at
the beginning of the research
programs, when the Defense
Department provided extensive
details on the boosters, vehi-
Giles and other phases of the
program.
The programs include the
Midas satellite, intended to de-
tect the launching of a ballistic
missile through heat sensing
instruments in the satellite and
then to radio back the infor-
nation instantly.
The second. much more COM
pick, satellite is the Samos, a
camera and television-eq
vehicle intended for compre-
hensive reconnaissance work.
This real spy-in-the-sky device
is intended to locate such
things as missile launching
sites, military bases and other
significant details-a mission
carried on by the w. planes
until Francis Gary Powers and
his U-2 fell into Soviet hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-18

Following is q portion of
a statement yesterday By
| Senator Syminoton, Demo-
crdt OF Missouri, in which he
commented on the Thurs
day statement of George H.
Humphrey on profits from
a Government contract to
supply nickel to the defense
Stockpile::
When questioned about the
statement that he would have
had a better deal by putting
some $25 million in this mine
and smelter, himself and his
company, instead of having a
free ride from the Government
by using a pilot plant, Mr.
Humphrey replied-and in his
reply he clearly reflects his
opinion of government-"we'
were in the mining business
and made a success of it. and
GSA General Services Admin
istration) or whatever the num-
Der is, didn't know anything
about it.
/ have been in the mining
business, and I have been the
president of a mining company
and I challenge Mr.. Humphrey
or anybody else to show how
using a pilot plant. he could
have made a better deal than
the one he made with the
Government.
At another point Mr.. Hum
phrey disputed the profit fig
ures presented, and inasmuch
as they were taken from the
income tax files of the Hanna
Company, I am requesting
counsel to pursue this matter.
Either the Hanna income tax
returns are wrong or Mr.. Hum
phrey is wrong.
Figures Believed Low
There are witnesses who can
show why they believe this fig
ure Of SIS million profit, filed
by Hanna, is actually far too
low; and why they believe it is
fair, based on sound accounting
principles, to consider that the
profits and windfalls in the
contracts total at least $34 mil
lion on a total production cost
of $11,199, 900.
Mr.. Humphrey stated that
the smelter company operated
at cost as it was supposed to
do under the contract. We dis
pute that, and isasmuch as so
many items-tractors, conveyor
belts, typewriters, etc..-were
expenSed out in one year that
clearly should have been CAPT.
talized, and inasmuch as, in
the opinion of counsel and the
chairman of this committee,
this was done for obvious rea-
sons, we believe that the United
States Government has a clear
case against the Hanna Com
pany, not only against their
income tax returns, but also
to recover at least 81 million
because of faulty and improper
charges that violated the con-
tract
For nearly a year, people at
the working level in the Office
of Defense Mobilization and
the General Services Admins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-18
SYMINGTON's VIEW
Honno Took No Risk
Got Plant and Profit

Itration were Directing to the
details of these Hanna con-
tracts; but, as has Deen testi-
fled to many times under oath
the Hanna people consistently
took the position. take these
terms or there is no deal"
regardless of how badly the
military services needed nickel
at that time E.
-. A deal was made in which
Hanna obtained every single
point they demanded from the
beginning.
This included the fantastic
corporate Set-up where the
Hanna Mining Co. sold ore to
the Government, the Govern
ment sold the ore back to the
smelling company two miles
away, the smelling company
sold the ferronickel back to the
Government and the M. A
Hanna Co. took a high man.
agement fee despite the fact
that some of the officers wert
officers in all three companies
UncOnvincing Answers
Mr.. Humphreys answers tc
Questioning by counsel on this
part of the contracts were es-
Ipecially unconvincing.
Let us remember that this
contract was signed, in this
way, at a time when the
United States had been in a
shooting war for over two and
a half years, and was still
in it.
There are other matters we
intend to pursue, especially
inaSmuch as yesterday Mr..
Humphrey disputed most of the
facts and figures obtained by
the General Accounting Office
team after a five-months audit.
Now, let's look at what we
already know about this situa-
ton.
The theory of capitalism is
risk capital.
But on this deal the Hanna
Interests took absolutely no
risk of any kind whatever.
Despite the fact, they admit,
on their own income tax re-
turns, that they made over $13
million in profit, on costs of
$11.2 million.
But the General Accounting
Office representatives state
and they are supposed to do
for the Senate what they are
instructed and requested, in
that they are the watchdog
of the Congress. They state,
after many months of audit,
that actually they made prof
its and windfalls, the Hanna
people, of $34 million on these
costs of $11.2 million.
In addition. Mr.. Humphrey
and the Hanna people are
now sitting pretty. They have
their nickel mine, with most
of their ore remaining. They
have their smelter, all built
and paid for by the Govern
ment. They have developed
their nickel market with the
industry they know so we'll.
And they are now a member
of the small group of COM
panies that produce nickel
and control the world nickel
price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-18
BY the Associated Press

The United States since last
fall has orbited or attempted
to orbit "a unnamed satel-
lites" presumably directly con-
nected with the effort to de-
velop ballistic missile warning
and spy-in-the-Sky systems.
Some of the launc e S
achieved orbit, some failed on
the pad or after launching. The
Defense Department, which has
thrown a heavy cloak of secre.
cy about the whole program
declines to say how many o.
the Instrumentation vehicles
went into orbit.
However, data provided By
the National Aeronautics anc
Space Administration show.
that of the first 10 launches
starting on November %, -four
vehicles went into orbit.
At some point, the program
has or will begin to move out
of the field of pure develop
ment into operational useful
ness.
The question now has been
raised: will Russia attempt
countermeasures?"
No Military Significance
The Defense Department
says that on the basis of pres
ent information it sees no mill
tary significance in the Soviet
launching of twin satellites,
each carrying an astronaut
and each following aim o S t
identical orbiting paths. At one
point in the flights, the two
vehicles came within proximity
of each other. suggesting that
Russia might be experimenting
in a rendezvous technique.
At this time, the Defense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-18
HUMPHREYS VIEW
u. S. Pushed Hanna
Into Nickel Contract

During suspension OF the
nickel stockpile hearings,
Senate investigators say they
lDiu check into the areas OF
disagreement betiDeen tDhdt
Government witnesses haze
said about the M. A. Hanna
Cos profits from q Govern
nlent contract and tDhGt
former Secretary OF Treasury
George M. Humphrey, one
time company head, had to
say about them in his testi-
nrony Thursday.
In the following excerpts
from his statement, Mr..
Humphrey describes hotD the
nickel contract betpeen
Hanna and the Government
began and its results:
In 1945, a mining prospec
known as Nickel Mountain
near Riddle. Greg, was brought
to Hanna's attention. 1t wa
proSpected and drilled, anC
enough ore proved to warrant
a mining operation, but their
was no known way of working
out the metallurgy. Control o.
the property was acquired, anC
Hanna technicians went tt
work with their research.
BY the spring of 1852, Han.
mas research and laboratory
work indicated that a salts.
factory process to make ferro.
nickel out Of this ore might bt
worked out. and Hanna was
prepared to carry the project
to the pilot-plant stage Of
development. -.
There was then no nicke
production within the border:
of the United States. 1t al
had to be imported. Small anC
large nickel users were almost
desperate in their search fol
nickel and were paying as much
as $2.25 or more per pound ir
order to maintain their supply
of this very essential element
The Government had been fol
some time pressing Hanna tt
open the only known domestic
source of supply. -.
The Government wanted
crash action. But Hanna was
being asked to enter a business
that was entirely new anc
wholly untried, and Hanna was
reluctant to go forward with
out the pilot plant proof of the
feasibility and economics of it:
process and a test of the mar.
reliability of its product in ar
orderly, businesslike way. This
would have taken at least 6
year or more, but the greatest
speed is often made by proven
practical methods.
The risks involved in a crash
program were justified only fol
defense requirements, which
might suddenly be changed
They were not justified for q
commercial development. I was
insistent with our own people
that Hanna should not take
the risks involved in an un.
businesslike crash program anc
in the immediate expenditure
for the development of a mine
and the construction of a plant
under those circumstances.
Contract Is Explained
7 hrou 6 h negotiations tC
overcome this situation, a plar
was proposed which was finally
accepted by both parties:
Hanna agreed to immedi-
ately invest, in addition to al
past expenditures for acquisi-
ton, drilling, research and
proving of the mining property
and its process, UP to $3.8 mil
lion OF Hannna's own money
to open, equip and develop its
own mine with no Government
assistance of any kind. Hanna
then agreed to meet the Gov
ernment's request and make 8
plain, straight, firm sale under
a long-term contract to the
Government of the entire pro-
duction of nickel ore from its
lion of Hanna's own money
years. estimated at about 4
y,oilIi0fn TONS 0f oro of ON q oraad
Evening star., 1962-04-15
Peach Orchard Heights

liv. rm. with fireplace, 3 bedrms'
baths, separate din. rms. cleo
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TRADES ARRANGED. DIREC-
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orchard rd.. right to Peach Or
chard Heights,
Evening star., 1962-04-15
HOUSES FOR sALE-MD.
ABSOLUTELY

Just off Rte. 81 on Pindell School
I'd. A beautiful custom-huilt ram
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Evening star., 1962-04-15
HOUSES FOR SkLE-R.W.
KALORAMA

II you want to live in this elegant
ne! EhborhOo5. Call Mrs. Rogers.
Otfe-.ug houses from SIS .OUn W
AD. 2-2l34. D'AMECOURT REAL
ESTATE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-20
Special Workshop
Set for Secretaries

unusual information, how to
develop leadership skill and
ability, as well as how to
train an assistant or isubsti-
tute-all receive considerable
attention.
Other topics include time
and-work saving secretarial
aids, up-to-date techniques
in written and oral commu-
nications, improved dictation
and transcription methods.
development of m DRY.
judgement, and a sense of
responsibility. Particular at
tention is given to human re-
lations the art Of getting
along with others.
Tact is so essential in
topflight secretaries" stress
eS Mrs. Krag.
An atmosphere of infor-
mality and free discussion
will pervade the whole semi
mar so that participants may
have help and counsel on
their own individual prob
lens. This is particularly true
at the round-table luncheons
which are included in the
SIS enrolment fee for each
member of the workshop. En-
rollment in each workshop is
limited to 20 secretaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-20
Celebration
Is Planned
ByAAUWa

The Washington Branch,
American Association of Uni
versity Women, is celebrating
its 18th birthday this month.
The birthday celebration
will take place next Friday
from 5 to 7 at the National
Headquarters Building.
At this reception, the
Branch will pay tribute to a
recent recipient of an hon.
orary doctorate from Buck
nell University, DR.. Marjorie
Post May. Mrs. May will be
honored for her "outstand-
ing work in furthering edu-
cational and cultural adj
vancement in the Washing
ton area"
In a special candlelight
ceremony, to be held in the
Pioneer Lounge decorated
with figures of great women
in American history. Mrs.
May will greet some of
AAUW's 50-year membership
holders such as DR.. Julia
Green, a practicing physi-
clan; DR.. Alice Evans, a SCI
enlist, and Mrs. Guy Stanton
Ford, DR.. Othelia Cromwell
and Mrs. Arthur Fairbank.
Members and eligible uni
versity graduates should call
Mrs. Hollander Shott, mem
bership chairman, to make
arrangements for attending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-20

A special workshop for sec
retaries will be conducted by
the Katharine Gibbs Con-
sulting Service of New York
on November IA and is in
the Sheraton Carlton Hotel.
The workshop will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. Edith Krag.
director of the Consulting
Service.
Mrs. Krag counts attitude
as the most important
thing" in a job. and the big
difference between a run
of-the-mill" secretary an d
the topfight paragon that
can practically pick her own
job and name her own salary.
The object of the special
workshop, Mrs. Krag points
out, is to give girls with
great possibilities as execu-
tive secretaries and who have
had good basic training
those extras" which make
the difference.
Many subjects not usually
covered in the average bust
ness course will receive spe-
cial attention in the two-day
workshop. For example. how
to handle callers to conserve
the boss time. how to find
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-20
Goodwill Guild
Members Feted

Members of the Junior
Guild of the Davis Memorial
Goodwill Industries and
their husbands entertained
last night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore P. Moves,
jr., in honor of the recently
elected members of the Guild.
New members and their
husbands invited were Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Beyda, Mr..
and Mrs. Griffin Holland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond N. Ho-
war, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lamphere, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Mangan, 1t. Cmdr,
and Mrs. Tazewell Shepard,
jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Yale.
In previous years the Jun
ior Guild has raised money
for furnishing the recreation
room at the Goodwill Indus
tries and collection booths
that have been placed on lots
at the local Safeway Stores
throughout the city and sub
urbS. Proceeds from this
years ball will purchase a
much needed truck for the
Industry.
Mrs. Edward D. Sacks is
chairman of the ball which
will be held February list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-20
New Group
Plans Monthly
Market Day.

Circle-on-the- Hill, a new
women's group to help
Friendship House, has
planned a monthly market
day at which clever and crea-
tive gift items will be sold for
the benefit of the house.
The first will be on Feb
ruary Is at the neighbor-
hood center. 1T won't be just
another bazaar" says Mrs.
J. Randolph Kean, chairman
of the Circle. I'VE will be
selling imaginative articles
Of high quality"
Mrs. Eugene Krizek, Mar
ket Day chairman, hopes that
eventually Circle members
will be able to teach their
talents to people in low in
come groups in the area,
whose articles would be sold
on consignment.
Other chairmen appointed
at a recent meeting were Mrs.
Victor Hirsh. art; Mrs. George
Boxall, cooking; and Mrs.
Gerald McManis. sewing Mrs.
Merle Baumgart is treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-20
Farewell Tea Set
For Mrs. Eberhurdt

The District American
Mothers Committee will have
a farewell tea October % for
Mrs. Herbert E. Eberhardt at
the home of Mrs. Mildred Nc
Inturff.
The tea will take place
from 4 to 6 pm. Mrs. Eber-
hardt was the District Mother
of the Year in 1859, and is
now returning to her home
in Winona Lake, Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-20

Representatives of several
Washington area newspapers
are participating in a SYM
postum and series of work.
shops planned this afternoon
for the fall convention of the
Virginia Press Women.
The delegates, who began
registering yesterday, are
meeting at the Key Bridge
Marriott Motor Hotel. SEES
Sions continue through a
luncheon tomorrow.
Lee Walsh, women's editor
of The Star; Marie Smith, of
the woman's department OF
the Washington Post, and
Jerry Vanderheuvel of Edi-
tor and Publisher Magazine
were scheduled for a seminar
opening the program this
afternoon.
The workshop speakers in
cluded Mary Lou Werner, as
sistant state editor of The
Star; Ralph Temples, execu-
tive editor of the Northern
Virginia Sun; Beryl Kneen,
church editor of The Sun;
Roosevelt der Tatevasion OF
the Sun Echo, Fairfax; Lar
ston Farrar, author and lee
turer, and Vivienne Bodeau
military editor and columnist
for the Sun, who also is con-
vention chairman.
Orville Split, director Of
news services of the Depart
ment of Defense, will be the
guest speaker at a banquet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-20
Missi|en1an Sees Comedian
Send Audience Into Orbit

ing in it was Mr.. Won Braun's
brother, Mr.. Sigisimund Won
Braun, now West German
observer to the United Ma
tons and former Chief of
Protocol at Bonn. He was
appointed to his new post a
month ago, at about the same
time Ambassador Knappstein
came to Washington.
Some of the tricks played
weren't even from Mr.. Hayes
bagful. French Ambassador
Alphand was the near target
for a free-falling chair which
plummeted from a balcony.
The diplomat and his wife
were guests at the table of
honorary chairman Mrs. Her
bert A. May and Mr.. May.
Also at their table were
the Bronson Trevors and
Mrs. H. Alexander Walker Of
Honolulu. The Mays will bt
hosts tomorrow to their pres
ent and former staff mem