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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
Legislators Get
World Briefinq
By the Associated Press

Republican as well as Demo
cratic congressional leaders
were given a confidential brief
ing at the White House yester-
day on the world trouble spots
One of those who accepted
President Kennedy's invitation
said afterwards that most OF
the emphasis was placed on
South Wet Nam, Laos and
Thailand.
There was no announcement
from the White House of the
session, attended by congress
sional leaders and top-ranking
members of both parties from
the Senate Foreign Relations
and House Foreign Affairs Com
mittees.
Secretary Of Defense Nc
Namara and Gen. Lyman l.
Lemnitzer, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and w
Averell Hartman, Assistant
Secretary of State for Far
Eastern Affairs, conducted most
lof the briefing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
Commuter Buses
Roll After Strike

NEWARK. N. j., Feb. %
AP).-The three-day strike
against Public Service Coor-
dinated Transport ended today,
to the relief of a million bus
riders in New Jersey, New York
and Pennsylvania.
Buses rolled again at mid
night, shortly after a new con-
tract for $500 public service
drivers and mechanics was
ratified.
The vote to accept the 25-
month contract was 2,702 to
1852, the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street, Rail & Motor
Coach Employees, AFL-CIO, an
nounced.
Herbert E. Harper, Public
Service president said the COM
pany plans to seek an imme-
date fare increase.
Public Service estimated that
the 18-cent-an-hour raise and
greater fringe benefits in the
new contract would increase
the company's expenses by
about $3.8 million during the
life of the agreement.
The interruption of service
affected New Jersey riders in
10 of the States 81 counties
and some $4,000 daily COM
muters to and from New York
and Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
Secret Army Bottles
To Bar Algeria Truce

rebels spoke for more than an
hour on the tentative accord
hammered out in secret talks
in France last week.
The document, more than 100
pages long. spells out provisions
for a cease fire and steps for a
self-determination referendum
which Gen. de Gaulle fully ex-
poets to decide for independ-
ence.
1t also provides for future
economic, cultural and other
cooperation between France
and the new Algerian state and
for guarantees TO rthe Euro
pean minority-a key factor in
the Algerian settlers attitude
toward any settlement.
| Violence Expected
No amount of guarantees,
however, was expected to pla-
cate richards in the Secret
Army. French military author
tiles rushed last-minute prep
arations for the violence ex-
pected to erupt with the an
nouncement of a cease fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22

international Communists were
using funds taken from the
treasury of the Trujillo family
to create agitation and hamper
restoration of the nations econ
omy and credit abroad.
1t accused agitators OF pro-
voking unrest and warned that
anyone considered a threat to
the national peace could be
deported.
Among those whose property
was seized on grounds it had
been acquired illegally were
Manuel Moya Alonzo, Felix
Bernardino and Julian Suardi
Mr.. Moya was former Am
bassador to Washington. Mr.
Bernardino once served as
Consul General in New York
Mr.. Suardi was a deputy in the
Trujillo-controlled congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
Horse Puts Bite
On Feeding Hand ,
Euts JeweIed Pin

NEW YORK. Feb. % (AP).-
Three girls were trying to get
up courage to feed sugar to
George, a horse harnessed to
a carriage-for- hire on Central
Park South near Fifth avenue
yesterday.
But each time George put his
head forward to take the sugar,
the girls pulled back their
hands in fright.
Along came Miss Mai Bonnet,
21-year-old dancer, who offered
to do the feeding.
Then-according to the story
told to police-came this sad
result:
Miss Bonnet offered sugar to
the horse. George, apparently
expecting another quick pull
back, jutted out his head fast
and far.
He got the sugar Jumps and
also chOmped out a piece of
Miss Bonnet's dress where a
$500 pearl and diamond pin was
attached.
George swallowed sugar, pin
and cloth-just like so much
oats.
Michael Corcoran, driver of
the carriage, took Miss Bon
nets address and she took his.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
Malta Vote Lost
By Labor Party

VALLETTA, Malta, Feb. %
(AP).-Dom Mintoff, leader OF
Malta's Labor Party, conceded
victory today to the National
lists in balloting for a So
member legislative assembly.
Final results are not ex-
pected until late today or to-
morrow, but unofficial reports
showed a swing to the right.
The Nationalist under Borg
Olivier have promised to give
Malta independence within the
British Commonwealth.
Mr.. Mintoff blamed his de-
feat on the Roman Catholic
Church which has been sharply
critical of the labor party's
policies. He said the elections
were the "unfairest in Malta's
history"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Prospect Of Federal Pay Reform
supplemented by Glenn Flight

that more than $45 billion a
year had been appropriated
for the Defense Department;
NASA's appropriations have
been increased by more than
so per cent for such programs
as man on the moon and space
exploration; more than $500
million has been appropriated
for Federal Aviation Agency
activities, including traffic
management and safety of over
500-mile-an-hour jets.
* X Il y
COMPRESSION - Another
argument for Federal pay re-
form made both by President
Kennedy and Mr.. Macy is the
gradual compression of the
Federal pay scale during the
last % years.
Whereas in 1889 the ration
of the highest to the lowest
salary under the Classification
Act was 8.8 to /; now it is So
to /. The features of incentive
and adequate rewards for ability
and merit have been diluted by
the general compression of the
pay scale and the lack of mean
ingful pay differences for much
more important work, the ad-
ministration feels.
Government employe leaders
are not unsympathetic to the
a d m in S r a t o ms plans for
bringing top Federal career
levels into a more comparable
position salary-wise with in
dustry. However, they feel that
lower-salaried grades should
receive increases-perhaps not
as high percentage-wise as
some of the top grades but con-
siderably more than advocated
by the administration.
Vaux Owen, president of the
National Federation of Fedora
Employees, said his group agreed
"in principle" with President
Kennedy's pay plan. However
Mr.. Owen said that there
should be larger pay adjust
ments for the lower grades tha
proposed by the administration
and that the first-step of thu
installment-type raise for Fed.
eral employees should be larger
The chances are good tina
some satisfactory compromise
can be worked out in Congress
that will at least make a gooc
start in making Federal pay
more equitable with industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22

property belonging to severa.
members of the ousted TruJillC
dictatorship. One of those, &C
cused of acquiring wealth
illegally, was a former long
time ambassador to Washing
ton.
Calling the state of emer-
gency to defend our incipient
democracy" Mr.. Bonnelly
accused terrorists of following
a plan aimed at taking the
country down the road to chaos
or totalitarian dictatorship"
Six fires broke out as the
state of emergency was called
bringing to 116 the total OF
blazes set in cane fields AND
mills in recent weeks.
Informed sources said five
young leftists had been arrested
on charges of smuggling arms
into this island nation.
The government charged that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
Sun Lab Shot
Is Scheduled
AT Canavera|

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla,
Feb. % (AP). - An DRIFTING
solar observatory, nicknamed
Oso, is scheduled to be
launched here next week to
make the most comprehensive
study yet of the sun and how
1t affects conditions on earth.
Flying in a circular orbit $50
miles above the earth, Oso's
delicate instruments will be
able to take readings unclut-
tered by the earth's heavy at
mosphere.
Major assignment of the 44O-
pound laboratory will be to
measure X-rays, gamma, ul-
traviolet and infrared rays
streaming toward earth from
the sun. These potentially
deadly particles are absorbed or
distorted by the atmosphere
and thus are prevented from
reaching earth.
Scientists feel these rays and
the direction in which they
travel hold clues to the origin
and history Of the solar system.
They also may help show how
the sun controls our weather,
interferes with communications
and alters the composition of
the globe circling radiation
belts.
Oso is the first of several
similar sun study satellites
planned in the coming years.
The National AeronauticS and
Space Administration hopes to
put up at least one a year to
cover an entire 11-year sun
spot cycle.
Through the centuries, scien-
lists have noticed that solar
flare activity on the sun is
particularly strong at the be-
ginning of the cycle and tapers
off at the end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
Yogi Feots
Are Backed
By Science

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2:
(AP).-A researcher from the
University of California at Los
Angeles says scientific tests
have proven midas legendary
yogis can actually perform
such feats as:
Slowing the heartbeat almost
to a stop; reducing the
strength Of the beat to where
it could be detected only with
electronic instruments; ano
sweating on command-even
in a chill climate.
DR.. Marion Wenger of UCLA
said he and DR.. B. K. Bagchi
of the University of Michigan
Medical School, in a five
month study in India, found
yogis who permitted them to
tape electrodes on their skin
while they went into trance
AAhC SOdUCo.
1--WE found SEVERAL" DR..
Wenger said yesterday, "who
could slow the heart down to
where no beat could be de-
tected, even with a stetho-
scope, for three to four
minutes.
He said this was accom-
plished through the yogi's ire
mendous muscular control and
physical disciplining. TITS a
result of physical action" said
DR.. Wenger. cts not mental
at ALL"
But he said they met one
ascetic who achieved the re-
markable mental ability to
sweat at wildly visualizing
himself in a warm climate
while he was in an ice-cold
Himalayan cave in the winter,
almost naked.
DR.. Wenger, a member of the
UCLA psychology department,
made the study in 1857. A
report on it was released by
UCLA yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22

The U-2 pilot has been IN,
dergoing Interrogation by G.r~
eminent experts ever since n
was flown to this country Sc
cretly after his release in Ber-
lin.
His whereabouts have been
kept secret for the more than
10 days since his return and.
Mr.. Kennedy ignored a ques-
ton at the press conference.
yesterday asking If he could
give any information about
where the flyer is now.
The President said the board
! of inquiry examining whether
Mr.. Powers completed his con-
tract sis under the leadership
of Judge Prettyman and repre-
sents outstanding citizens"
The White House refused
later to disclose the names of
others on the board.
Cooperating With Board
Mr.. Kennedy said Mr.. Pow
ers has been "co-operating
fully" with the inquiry board
and that there is so far no
evidence that he did not COM
ply with this contract" But the
President said he could make
more final Judgment" next
week.
Officials said later that the
U-2 pilot was being questioned
by many others in the Govern.
ment besides the board of in
quiry concerned with the ques-
ton of contract compliance.
Involved in this inquiry. pre-
sumably, is the matter of
whether Mr.. Powers should re-
ceive some $4,000 in back pay
under his contract calling for
$4,000 a month salary.
The President said that after
the inquiry is completed next
week Mr.. Powers will be avail
able to the Congress" for pos
sible questioning by committees
interested in the case, and to
the press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
Powers Probe So Far
Finds Contract Upheld

President Kennedy says
there is no evidence so far that
U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers
did not comply with his con-
tract.
The President told his press
conference yesterday that the
Governments interrogation of
Mr.. Powers, released by the
Soviet Union February 10 after
some % months in a Russian
prison, will. be completed by
the middle Of next week.
He disclosed for the first
time that Judge E. Barrett
Prettyman, former chief judge
of the United States Court of
Appeals for the District Of Co.
lumbia, Is heading a board of
inquiry which Is examining
whether Mr.. Powers completed
his contract"
Flying Under Contract
A former Air Force flyer,
Mr.. Powers was flying as a
civilian under special contract
on the Inflated mission that
took his U-2 aircraft high over
the Soviet Union on May /,
1860.
His high-flying pl n e
crashed and he was captured
by the Russians and convicted
as a spy.
The Russians claim they
shot down the U-2 plane with
a high-altitude rocket. Ameri-
lean officials expressed doubt
at the time that the Soviet
Union had a weapon that could
bring it down from the altitude
at which 1t was supposed to
fly.
Whereabouts Secret
Question also were raised as
to why Mr.. Powers did not
eject himself from the plane
and destroy it by means avail
able to him in order to keep its
secrets out of Russian hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

The Kennedy administration
stresses the successful orbital
flight of 1t. Col. John H. Glenn,
jr., to support its Federal pay
reform proposals for Govern
ment civilian employees.
Without taking away any
thing from the magnificent
achievement of Col. Glenn, it is
emphasized that the orbital
flight could not have been pos
sible without the services of key
Government civilian scientists
and engineers who participated
in the project. 1t was their tri-
umph along with Col. Glenn's
Thus, the Kennedy admins
tration stresses how vital it is
in the months and years ahead
in connection not only with our
future space efforts but our
various defense and national Sc
curity programs as we'll as key
domestic programs, that we re-
tain and attract the highest
caliber of civilian employees If
scientific, professional and ex-
ecutive fields.
In order to acquire such per.
sonnet, the Government mus
pay salaries comparable with
industry, the administration
feels. This is the heart Of
President Kennedy's pay reform
message to Congress the Other
day.
The Government contends il
not only has been losing key
engineers and scientists to in
dustry because of salaries, il
also is failing to attract some
of the most promising college
graduates in these fields for thu
same reason, administration
officials declare.
The National Aeronautics ant
Space Administration, which
was in charge of the Glenn
orbital flight as well as all tn
other space achievements, a
we'll as other Government agen
cies involved in military ant
scientific work, are havin!
considerable problems in keep
ing the key people they nov
have as well as getting thei
share of the cream-of -the-crol
college graduates.
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EXAMPLES CITED - No
only in the fields of space ex
ploration and military matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22

Is the Government losing key
scientists and professionals.
In testimony before the
Senate Civil Service Commit
tee during it's pay hearings
Civil Service Commission
Chairman John Macy said the
Nations health problems anc
medical research are also in
volved.
Mr.. Macy said a recent Ma
tional Institutes of Health
study revealed that:
l. Half the outside job offers
received by a group of senior
scientists at NTH called fol
salaries of $4,000 and UP. The
top Government Classification
Act salary is $18,500 a year.
2. In the last year, 3 Of T
NH institute directors left the
Government - two for much
higher paying jobs.
8. In the last six months, the
National Institute of Menta
Health lost three of four senior
research leaders. Salary de.
ficiency was given as the major
reason for the departures.
4. Two top positions in NH!
Office of the Director have
remained vacant for more thar
a year, as well as such key jobs
as director of the Cancer
Chemotherapy, National Serv,
ice Center. Chief of the section
of Molecular Biophysics, Ma
tional Institutes of Arthriti!
and Infectious Diseases: Chic
Laboratory of Immunology
National Institute of Allerg,
and Infectious DiseasDes; Chic
Surgeon, National Cancer In
stitute, and a number of others
Mr.. Macy said the salarie,
scale was the reason that suit
able candidates could not b.
obtained. Most of those con
tacted turned down the offe
because the salary was not en-
ticing, the csc chief declared
Most considered anything les
than $4,000 a year as out o
the question, he said.
Mr.. Macy noted that will
sums being spent for vital Gov
errment programs, an invest
ment of additional 81 billion t.
make sure that these program
are carried out by competen
and skilled personnel would b
a good one. That is how mucl
President Kennedy's pay re
form plar would cost.
il The CSC chairman note
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
japan Flu Kills 119

TOKYO, Feb. % (AP) The
flu epidemic in Japan has
claimed 119 lives, health Off
Gals reported today. OF Tokyo's
5000 schools 1925 have been
closed. No schools were closed
outside the capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22
Dominican Terrorists
Fire More Cane Fields

SANTO DOMINGO, Feb % (AP).-Terrorsts put the
torch to fields and sugar mills last night in the worst
areup since last months abortve military queed
Dominican President Rafael Bonnelly ordered state of
emergency. declaring his regime menaced by
spracy from both left and right and decreed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22


wave of terrorist attacks swept
Algiers today as the right-wing
Secret Army made a last-ditch
effort to wreck an impending
French-Algerian agreement to
end the 712-year rebellion.
Police reported more than a
score of scattered attacks be-
tween z am. and noon, as
European gunner in cars and
afoot fired at Europeans and
Moslem. killing at least II per-
sons and wounding Is.
The violence erupted as the
Algerian rebels National Coun-
Gil was called into session in
Tripoli to act on an agreement
with France to end the strife.
The Contender parliament
was expected to give the needed
four-fifths approval to the &C
cord paving the way for Al
gerian independence, a measure
already endorsed by France.
Truce Hopes Soar
With the measure reported
approved by the rebel cabinet,
hopes scared for a cease fire
in the North African territory
by Sunday.
Among the victims in to-
days outbreak were four pest
men killed and three wounded.
Harried officials accused the
European Secret Army of de-
sperately seeking to provoke
strikes and major disturbances
on the eve of peace.
1--WE have no more patrol cars
available to answer all calls"
one police radio report said.
Meanwhile, French head
quarters for Algeria appeared
confident that the army will
succeed in keeping the tense
situation in hand when a cease
fire is announced. But the COM
mand is not taking any chances
on the loyalty of various. field
commanders.
Food Stocks Restricted
Informed sources said that
the 500,000-man French army
in Algeria has been permitted
only Is days of food and fuel
supplies.
This drastic reduction from
the normal stocks which varied
from a month to three-month
supply in all units was ap-
parently meant to discourage
officers from attempting to join
forces with right-wing ex-
tremists.
All signs pointed to a last
ditch uprising by the Secret
Army pledged to keep Algeria
French. For the first time
French troops battled openly
in field combat yesterday with
Secret Army members.
But the Moslem nationalist
obviously believed that the end
of their long battle against
France-and possibly the be-
ginning of a new struggle
against Algeria's Europeans
was near at hand. They dis
tributed tracts among Algeria's
!. 8 million Moslems urging them
ITO avoid clashes with Euro
peans and to demonstrate your
joy within your own areas"
Approved in Paris
President Charles de Gaulle's |
; government approved the AL
gerian agreement last night |
after nearly four hours of dis
cussion in one of the longest |
cabinet meetings since Gen. de
, Gaulle became President in
1883 and vowed to bring peace
to the North African territory.
! Louis JOKE, Minister of Al
gerian Affairs and top French
negotiator with the nationalist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-22

EXAMPLES CITED - Not
only in the fields of space ex-
ploration and military matters
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-01-09
Persona I me- ntion

During the holidays Mrs. ade-
laide Edwards was the guest Of
NIr. ami Mrs. Meade Robertson
and family, in Danville, and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Edwards, Jr.,
and fairly, in Waynesboro.
Recent guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Williams were their son,
Fletcher. Of Bland College.
Petersburg. and their son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Swanson
Williams, Of McGaheysville.
Miss Irving Armstrong is home
after spending some time in
RichmU d as guest of her broth
er-in-laW and sister, Mr.. and Mrs,
W. G. Ottley and family.
MI. and Mrs. Richard Bondu-
rant. Of Richmond, spent The
week end with his mother, MIS-.
Mrs. R. S. Bondurant.
Recent guests, of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Ellington were MIR.
and Mrs. Muriel WilkerSon, of
Roanoke.
Mis- Winnie Sutherland, Of
Fairfax. is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. D. T. Billings.
Richmond Fore has returned
afte- visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. b.
Ellington and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. johnson
and children, of Fredericksburg
were recent visitors Of friends
and relatives here.
After visiting her parents. MI.
and Mrs. E. T. johnson, in
Hampton, Mrs. L. S. Bailey has
returned.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-01-09
Red 'Cross

Continued from page u
processing and distribution of
blood through an annual APP
preparation from the national
Red Cross plus annual charges
to the participating chapters
and hospitals.
Long Time Planning
Glover said the chapter has
had tentative promise of finan-
clal help from the Roanoke Cen
ter for the first year to help
launch the blood program here.
We do not feel it advisable to
plan for Just one year" Glover
said. I'VE need to know II we
can count on additional help
from the Chest in succeeding
years"
The chapter chairman said he
believes a blood program could
be operative here in late 1862
or early 1868 if the additional
money is assured. If the aSsur-
ance is given. the chapter would
proceed with the necessary
training of local volunteers TO
Be ready for the hloodnoh;3e
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-01-09
Southside Hospital
PATIENT LIST

ton. Farmville, and Clarence
Scott, Pamplin.
Discharges
Jan. James Bland, Mrs.
C. B. higgins, James Delaney,
L. L. Combs. Elizabeth Ross,
Miss Doris Metcalf, and c. w.
Waddill.
Jan. 5 = o. r. Jones, Tyree
G. Leath. Mrs. j. A. Yeats, G.
A. Austin, Susie Trent, Mrs. Ed
ward Hamlet, Samuel Cham
bers. Mrs. E. NJ. Paulette. H.
A. Shorter. and W. w. Mitchell.
Jan. s - Mrs. c. A. Ham
lett. Mrs. w. H. Rayne. Mrs. D.
G. Drake. and J. L. Slayton.
Jan. z James Berkeley.
Mrs. Gene Combs, Mrs. G. M.
Bledsoe, E. M. Pairet. T. G.
Morrison. and Mrs. Mary Blan-
ton.