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Evening star., 1962-03-04
BY JOHN McKELWAY
Star Staff Writer

John Koehler, one of the few
people to enjoy the sweet VIC
tory of manipulating a District
bill successfully through Con-
gress, was once engaged-sig-
nificantly, perhaps-in under
water demolition.
At least he operated quietly
and smoothly as he sent out
his frogmen, disguised as prom
inent citizens, to handle deli
cate blasting jobs or to lay
down lines of communication.
Last Monday, the strategy
paid off when the House passed
the two-judge Juvenile Court
bill.
In the shock that followed
local citizens had been trying
to add more judges to the court
since 1949 - there was much
casting around to find out how
it all happened. Frequently
was the name of
John T. Koehler.
Led Study Group
Mr.. Koehler, So, is a tax law
yer in the firm of Butler, Koch
ler & Tausig. Last fall, he took
over the Craftsmanship of a
special committee to study the
needs of the Juvenile Court.
United States Court of Ap-
peals Judge E. Barrett Pretty
man, who is retiring, had la
bored long to find some solu-
ton to the youth courts work
load. He asked Mr.. Koehler to
take the job. Mrs. Koehler said
it would be all right if her hus-
band kept his name out of the
newspapers.
Today, Mr.. Koehler refuses
to pose as the man solely re-
for the breakthrough
came late in the after
noon of Monday, February 26,
in the House of Representa-
tiveS.
He is bluntly factual about
the part he did play. AS he
says:
We'll, I suppose the biggest
Evening star., 1962-03-04
BY WILLIAM GRIGG
Star Staff Writer

1t seemed like Groundhoe
Day all over again yesterday
as a crowd gathered at Be-
thesda Naval Hospital to see q
hundred men emerge from q
hole in the ground.
At II am, they bounded
out of the Navy fallout shelter
they had been helping to test
for two weeks. stared ano
were stared at.
Their hair unmilitarily long
their faces stubby or bushy-
they were permitted to use
electric shavers or to let theil
boards grow-the guinea pigs
reacted in different ways to the
world of sunlight and blue
skies.
Some smiled and blinked al
the sun appreciatively. A few
stumbled and nearly fell as they
hurried out. But most looked
like many of us arising from
sleep-too dull to enjoy the
sunrise.
Capt. David Minard, the
groups physician, was greeted
by senior Navy officer with
the news that John H. Glenn
jr., had orbited the earth
"Tremendous!" he said.
He told newsmen that 25 OF
80 men had gotten upper re-
spiratory illnesses" including
five flu-like cases, none serious
and all mended or nearly so.
The men were taken to the
Anacostia Navy Station il
Southeast, to shower, sleep anc
read two weeks of newspaper
provided by The Star and 9TH
er papers. Until tests and res
periods are completed thi.
weekend, the men will remair
Evening star., 1962-03-04

welfare director said. The ques-
ton was raised of whether the
drivers are operating an un-
authorized business.
Some are picking up from 25
to so packages on a regular
basis for several recipients, he
said. The packages, contain
ing II food items, weight about
40 pounds each.
Many recipients have told
welfare personnel they pay
from so to rs cents for the
service, Mr.. Shea said.
Surplus food regulations ap-
proved by the Commissioners
permit recipients TO authorize
other persons to pick up their
food when they can't do so in
person.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Hou|ing Food to Needy
Raises License Issue

District officials are checking
to see if a new business here
should be duly licensed under
city rules.
The business? Hauling sur
plus food for needy recipients
for a modest fee.
Gerard M. Shea, welfare di-
rector, asked licensing officials
last week to rule on this point.
No welfare regulations are
violated by the arrangement,
which appears to be a salts
factory and cheap way to get
the heavy food packages to the
homes of those who have
trouble picking them up, he
noted.
But the operation has grown
to "sizeable proportions" the
Evening star., 1962-03-04

on the court. AS Mr.. Koehlel
told members of his committee
later:
Opposed Procedure
II vigorously objected to this
procedure. stating that, since
the administration was already
committed to the support of the
Senate bill, the introduction
of compromise legislation would
kill the efforts we were making
to secure passage of the two
judge bill. Compromise legis-
lation would certainly result
in the new legislation being re-
ferred to the House District
Committee, where it might
languiSh indefinitely"
Mr.. Koehler stopped all talk
of compromise and put all his
eggs in the two-judge basket,
His committee then undertook
a massive letter writing cam
paign, soliciting letters for the
two-judge bill from all seq
ments of the community -
priests, rabbiS, ministers, for
mer District commissioners,
former presidents of the Wash
ington Board of Trade, bank
ers, educators and judges. The
letters were passed to men,
berS Of the House.
Then, members Of his COM
mittee began contracting the
leadership of the House -
Speaker Mccormack, Minority
Leader Halleck, ajority Lead
ler Albert and explaining what
the city wanted.
No Personal Criticism
Mr.. Koehler made another
decision that III dealing with
the author of the rival bill, the
sranite-iike, conservative Rep
,reSentatiye j. mes C. Davis of
Georgia, there should be no
personal criticism.
Il used to tell my frogmen.
Mr Koehler said the other day,
that if you can win a battle
without shooting, don't shoot"
The battle, of course, was
won.
Evening star., 1962-03-04

toilets are still enough. 1t.
White is hoarse and thus not
100 per cent effective.
Tuesday
Men show signs of anxiety
and interest in ending the test.
Men are readvised on sanitary
precautions after two light
cases of diarrhea develop.
Wednesday
Morale building as men an
ticipate leaving shelter soon
Based on their observations Of
steadily decaying radiation
source outside the shelter, the
men believe they can leave the
shelter Saturday. Another en-
tertainment is set tonight.
InurSooy
Saturday date for leaving
shelter becomes firmer. A team
leaves each day to monitor
radiation from a safe source
that Stimulates radiation levels
after an attack. Team members
shower to remove "contamina-
ton" while the rest, because
of limited water, must use
chemical wash-and-dry towels.
Friday
Men have predicted when the
test will be over and are eager.
Hot showers will feel good. Hot
meals will be good, too.
Saturday
The gear brought in is gotten
together, men police up and are
happy to be getting out.
Evening star., 1962-03-04

sidered the G. OPS top vote
getter, makes no secret that he
wants some private Democratic
support before he enters the
race. Maryland's voter regis
tration is more than 2 to l
Democratic.
While he was in the Execu-
tive Mansion, Gov. McKeldin
cultivated the Democrats with
appointments and the like -
much too freely, according to
some Republican leaders.
Mr.. McKeldin was busy to-
day seeing how much financial
support he would have If he
enters the race.
AS the deadline for primary
filing approached, the political
situation contained the follow
ing ingredients:
COP. Party Chairman D:
Eldred Rinehart said he is con-
sidering making the guberna-
torial race if Mr.. McKeldin
doesn't.
Mr.. Rinehart said the COM
mittee will support Edward T.
Miller, a National Committee
man and former congressman
from the Eastern Shore, for the
United States Senate. Party
leaders tried to get Senator
John M. Butler to run again
but he said that for personal
reasons he won't.
Mr.. McKeldin said he felt
sure Mr.. Miller will enter the
race, although he has not filed
yet. Three Republicans have
filed for the Senate-James P.
Gleason and Harry Simms,
both of Silver Spring and Wal
lace Williams of Cecil County.
Other members of the ticket
announced yesterday by Mr..
Rinehart are Martin A. Ferris
of Baltimore County, for at
torney general; w. Rae Demp-
Sey, jr., of Baltimore, for con-
troller, and Newton I. Steers of
Montgomery County, who is a
relative by marriage of Presi-
dent Kennedy, for Congress-
man-at-large. Robert E. Ennis
of Prince Georges also has
filed for the CongreSsman-at-
large nomination.
Primaries May Is
Deadline for filing is mid
night Monday. The primaries
are May IS.
On the Democratic side, the
Statewide race has shaped upi
as an administration ticket
versus an anti-administration
ticket-with Mr.. Hume running
for governor without any ticket.
Gov. Tawes has a complete
ticket but the Mahoney forces
have not come up yet with a
candidate for controller.
Among 9th er Democratic
candidates who have filed for
Statewide offices are Elbert D.
Byrd, jr., University of Mary
land professor, seeking the
United States Senate seat, and
William Albaugh of Mount
Rainier for Congress-at-large.
A re-run of the Matthias
Foley battle is shaping up in
the Sixth Congressional Dis
-rict. Representative Charles
McC. Matthias, Republican, and
The man he beat in 1860, former
Representative John R. Foley,
Democrat, both filed for nomi-
nation yesterday.
Also in the Sixth District race
are John H. Douglas, and Sid
ley Silverman, both of Mont
yomery, seeking the Democratic
nomination.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
GROUNDING DAY AGAIN
Freed Shelter Dwe|Iers Blink in Sun

burning of food for energy) be-
cause of the smaller diet and
limited activities. Some con-
densation on the shelter walls
is noticed, but it is no prob
lem. One volunteer, however, is
suspected of having strep
throat and is isolated behind a
screen of blankets. A throat
swab is passed out of the shell
ter for lab tests.
Tuesdoy
Men "still frisky." Lab tests
show the man with the bad
throat does not have Strep
throat. Men are using only
three of the six chemical toilets
to see if three are enough; so
far, they have been. One man
seems to be in the recovery
stage of a flu-like condition.
Wednesday
Men still have excess energy
so Capt. Minard starts Gales
themes. Cribbage, checkers and
cards are played steadily: With
ventilation still set at $50 cubic
feet a minute. temperature
range from IA to 78 degrees.
Food complaints continue.
Thursday
Diet, heat and inactivity
slow down the men. The at
mosphere is getting stuffy, the
temperature reaches SO de-
grees. More food complaints.
Fridoy-Sundoy
The increase of air flow to
900 cubic feet per minute low
ers temperatures, eliminates
stuffiness and improves morale
The men devise musical instru-
mentS from ration cans and
put on an impromptu show
with twist dancing. A quartet
sings and pantomime skits are
given.
Men have lost weight, but
this loss shows signs of leveling
off. Religious services are held.
Men begin to accept full 1000
calorie diet again.
Evening star., 1962-03-04
McKe|din UD
On Decision to Run
Still Awaits Some Evidence
Of Support by Democrats
BY PAUL HOPE
Star Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, March 3-Theodore R. McKeldin Re-
publican who made lot of Democratic friends and good
COP enemies during his eight years Governor
still undecided tonight whether he will try again to oust the
Democrats from the State House.
While Republican Statewide ticket still in the
Evening star., 1962-03-04

almost as isolated as they were
in the shelter.
What did they do in that
shelter-a IS by 48 foot Quon-
set-shaped structure of steel
and concrete buried under
ground? Not much.
What did they prove? Quite
lot, Naval Research Labora-
tory scientists say.
Watched by closed circuit
television, monitored by con-
tinuous medical tests, recorded
in their own and shelter COM
mander 1t. (j.g0 John Whites
diaries, this is what the men
did and proved:
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Cities
and People
Something
To Shoot At?
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS

when I hear anyone talk
OF culture, I want to reach
for my revolver"
Some people today may
have the same impulse.
Because culture is so often
misunderstood, it has be-
come a bad word. 1t some
how suggests to a lot of peo-
pie a kind of pretentious de-
votion to matters that can
best be looked at with a lor-
gnette, or listened to through
an old-fashioned ear trum-
pet.
If ever there was a word
that needed to be better de-
fined, and more clearly un-
derstood, this is it.
What is culture? What are
cultural values? What place
do they have on the Ameri-
can scene?
One of the best-organized
explanations was written a
year or so ago at the behest
of former President Eisen-
hover.
1t is contained in a chap
ter of a book called Goals
for Americans"
The man who wrote this
chapter has just been deS-
ignated by President Ken
nedy as his special aide in
the White House for cultural
affairs. His name is August
HeckScher.
With a little luck, Mr..
HeckScher may have a
chance to open all our eyes,
make us proud of the best in
human progress, inspire us
to acknowledge the validity
of our own American con-
tributions to human enlight-
enment, and encourage more
of the same.
MIR. HECKSCHER served
with the OSS for four years
during the war, was a Phi
Beta Kappa, is a former
newspaperman, has written
several books, is not at all
SNUG, speaks well and gen.
orally has something inter-
eSting to say.
Since leaving the New York
Herald Tribune, he has been
director of the Twentieth
Century Fund, a non-profit
foundation that sponsors re-
search and publishes books.
He was one of IA persons
chosen by President EiSen-
hower'S Commission on
National Goals to put down
on paper their views on i'm
portant national problems.
His subject was "The Quail
ity of American Culture"
This essay prepared the way
for his forthcoming work at
the White House.
The work he will undertake
is not yet defined in detail,
nor has he had an opportun-
ity, as yet, to discuss it with
President Kennedy.
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READING HIS analysis,
you get the idea Mr.. Heck
scher believes the Govern
ment has a proper role to
play in cultural progress, and
that the time is ripe.
Among much that on the
surface appears to be COM
placency or materialiSm, the
AmericanS-the younger gen.
Grafton especially-are look
ing for something at once
more demanding, and more
genuinely satisfying, tn a n
what passes for happiness by
current standards" he wrote.
". 1t would surely be a
counsel of despair to freeze
our attitude toward govern
ment support of the arts on
the basis of unhappy expert
ence in the past.
What is needed is a eau
tiouS and tentative approach
to new measures, undertaken
with good will on the part
of the politicians and the
representatives of art.
THE stakes are too i'm
portant to let ignorance or
prejudice on either side fore
close the issue.
AS to what culture is, Mr..
HeckScher has a broad view.
1t may be judged, among
other things, he said, "by the
beauty of its public monu-
ments, the scale and fitness
and the ease of human con-
facts provided by the squares
and streets of It's cities, the
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Monday, February 26

The increased ventilation has
lowered temperatures to 74-78
degrees. Men continue to &C
cept 2,000-calorie diet. Three
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Saturday, Februory II

Morale excellent. But the
shelter diet-lots and lots of
enriched crackers in two meals,
one with soup and the other
with peanut butter rate no
cheers. Divided into two groups,
half the men sleep at a time,
with two four-hour periods a
day in which all are awake.
Lights. on at all times, do not
prevent sleep.
Sunday
Several men complain of
minor cold symptoms. The
shelter, which has no heater,
warns to the mid-70s from
body heat. With the men not
eating all the crackers pro-
vided (about so a day. the
planned 2,000-calorie-per-day
diet drops to 1900 calories. The
men request religious services
and these are held in the eve
ming.
Monday
DR.. Minard anticipates re-
duced metabolism (the body's
Evening star., 1962-03-04
KOEHLER'S PEACEFUL PRESSURE
Tactics Win 2-Judge Court

on the court. AS Mr.. Koehler
told members of his committee
later:
Evening star., 1962-03-04
Monday

DR.. Minard anticipates re-
duced metabolism (the body's
Evening star., 1962-03-22
Cousy 70 Play
Another Year

BOSTON, Mar. % (AP). -
Bob Cousy has bad news fol
the rest Of the National Bas-
ketball Association. He'll be
back for another season with
the world champion Boston
Celtics.
A veteran-at 33-of a dozen
years in the physically ex-
hausting NBA, the 6-1 floor
general and court magician de-
cided yesterday after talking il
over with the boss, Walter
Brown, to play one more year
IF Walter wants me to re-
turn for another season III
do it, Cousy said before the
conference. II owe him that
much"
The former Holy Cross sta,
had been mulling over two
other possibilities: staying with
the Celtics in a front office
job or leaving pro basketball
to coach the sport at Boston
College.
II guess you fellows will have
to watch me running up and
down the court for another
season." Cousy said to the as
sembled writer's as he and
Brown emerged from the 90
minute conference in Brown S
office.
Evening star., 1962-03-22
CIV Netmen Win
To Wind Up Trip

George Washington's tenni.
team completed a three-matcf
trip through the Carolinas yes
terday with a 90 whitewash o1
North Carolina State al
Raleigh.
The Colonials dropped only
one set to the Wolfpack, ano
came home with a record OF
just five losses in 27 individual
matches. CIV defeated The
Citadel, 6-3, and Furman, To-
in Charleston, S. c., the previ-
Gus two days.
Buddy Goeltz, No. / CIV
player, and Alan Green, No. S
both won their three singles
matches. Green didn't drop a
set. GW's doubles combinations
also still are unbeaten.
The Colonials' next test will
be against a formidable Dart
mouth squad Monday, probably
at East Potomac.
Evening star., 1962-03-22
BY CARL SELL
Star Staff Writer

Dick and Mickey Melcher,
who make up DeMatha High
Schools twin football COM
bination. have decided to at
tend Maryland on athletic
scholarships. giving Coach Tom
Nugent a two-for-one dividend
on his interest in area scho-
.aStic football.
Dick, an All Metropolitan
tackle. and Mickey, a pile
driving fullback, decided on
Maryland after weighing offers
from colleges all over the
country. Dick is 6-foot-2 and
weighs 235 while Mickey is the
same height but weighs 10
pounds less. They are residents
of Annapolis.
Nugent has made a big pitch
for area schoolboy stars this
year.
Dick was the captain Of De-
Matthias defensive unit last
fall. He blocked four punts
and three extra points and was
an all-around bulwark on de-
fense. Mickey averaged S yards
per carry, gathering most of it
over Dicks tackle position.
The identical twins received
offers from Kentucky, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, Colo
RADIO. Miami, South Carolina
and Notre Dame, among others.
One of the reasons they de-
cided on Maryland was the
Terps' strong lacrosse team.
Evening star., 1962-03-22
Warriors, Mats
Clash for Spot
In East Finals

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. %
(AP.-The Philadelphia War
riors meet the Syracuse Mats
In Convention Hall tonight in
the fifth and deciding game of
a best-of-five semifinal series
for the right to play Boston in
the National Basketball Asso-
citation Eastern Division finals.
The Warriors won the first
two games, but Syracuse rallied
to take the last two, setting
the stage for tonight's crucial
contest. The winner will meet
Boston, regular-Season cham
pion, in a beSt-of-seven final
series beginning Saturday after
noon at Boston Garden.
Meanwhile, the Detroit Pts
tons, who eliminated Cincinnati
in the Western Division semi
finals, will open a best-of-seven
final series with the Los An
geles Lakers, who took first
place, Saturday night. The
first two games will be at Los
Angeles.
I'm confident and the play
ers are confident that II we
play our game and have any
kind Of a night We'll win," said
Syracuse Coach Alex Hannum,
There's no overconfidence."
Hannum said he suspects that
the Warriors will have high
scoring Wilt Chamberlain
shoot more tonight. Chamber
lain, who has been below his
50-point average during the
series, scored only 20 in the last
game at Syracuse.
chamberlain has played un-
selfishly and is feeding to his
teammates" Hannum said.
THAT accounts for the fact his
scoring has dropped off,"
Coach Frank Mcclure Of the
Warriors said, THE only an
swer I can see is for wilt to
shoot more"
The Western Division playoff
dates with the fifth, sixth and
seventh games on an If neces-
Sary baSis):
March q. 25-At Los Angeles.
March 81. 29-At Detroit
March 31-At Los Angeles.
April Sat Detroit.
April 6-At Les Angeles.
Evening star., 1962-03-22
Four Terps Enter
NCAAMutMeet

The University Of Maryland
will have four wrestlerS in the
NCAA's championship meet
opening today at Oklahoma
State University, Saltwater,
Okla.
Co-captains Eugene KERN
and Pat Varre, both winners of
the Atlantic Coast Conferences
outstanding wrestler award In
recent years, are entered with
Ron Maunder and Sam Bossert,
both juniors.
KERN. who wrestles at 1877
pounds, and Varre, lat, have
won three consecutive ACC
championships. Bossert, 100,
and Maunder, 1913, each won
their second successive ACC
title this season. Only KERN
has participated in the NCAA
meet before. winning one match
and losing one as a sophomore.
Evening star., 1962-03-22
ZHUMBNAN SzEUp OF CARDINALS

(.322) had a good year and
is solid. To jazz up the at
tack, Minnie Minoso was
acquired in trade from the
White Sox. His listed age is
80, but Minnie (.280) still is
a dangerous hitter. The
other regular, as far as he
can go, will be 41-year-old
Stan Musial, who rewrites
the record book every season.
If Manager Keane carries six
outfielders, the second-line
threesome probably will be
Carl Warwick, Don Landrum
and Charlie James.
TRADE PROSPECTS 1t
depends on whether Buchek
or Gotay can do the job at
Shortstop. If they can't, Cards
will have to pay the price in
talent in an effort to plug
the gap.
RECENT RECORD-Pen-
nant-less for IS years, they
finished a steady fifth in '61.
For the four prior years,
reading backward-third, sew
enth, fifth and second.
RATING They have an
outside chance of contending,
provided they can win on the
road. In second half of last
year they owned best Won
and-lost record in MI with
47-33. But they only won 80
games on the road. They also
must improve record in cliff
hangers. Cards won 1S games
by one run but lost 30.
Evening star., 1962-03-22
Melcher wins Decide
To Attend MARYLAND u.

Both boys are rated out
standing lacrosse players. They
have been playing with the
Annapolis Lacrosse Club for
the last two years. Nugent said
he encouraged the boys to con-
tinue lacrosse at Maryland
because. as he put it, Spring
sports are good for the football
players"
Nugent considers the Mel
chers the areas biggest school,
boy prizes this year. He pointed
to their numerous offers as
evidence Of their potential as
college players. I'VE expect
great things from both boys"
he said.
Tom was impressed with the
twins size. Mickey told him
I'VE know we have 1t on the
outside. but We'll see what's on
the inside this fall" He was re-
ferring to their ability to take
the punishment of college
football.
Mickey scored seven touch
downs and led DeMatha in pass
interceptions with eight last
year. His best day came against
O'Connell when he broke away
on touchdown runs Of 65 and
SIS yards. Mickey stands fourth
in his class at DeMatha and
Dick is seventh.
Evening star., 1962-03-22
BY FRANCIS STANN
Star Staff Writer

PITCHING - Although
? three other staffs-Cincin-
nati's San Francisco's and
Milwaukee's - allowed fewer
runs last season, the Cardinal
chuckers topped all National
League clubs in EARNED
RUN average. So, obviously,
the defense had to be weak
and the records prove it.
Only the Cubs were so sieve
like in the field.
The Cards have a fairly
deep staff headed by Larry
jackson, who sustained a
broken jaw in 1861 spring
training. Relegated to the
bullpen by Solly Hemus, he
was restored to a starting
role when Johnny Keane
succeeded Hemus. Jackson
responded by winning II of
IL over a stretch near the
end to finish with 14-11. Bob
Gibson (13-12), Curt Sim
mons (9-10), Ray Sadecki
(14-10) and Ernie Brogit
(9-12) are the other starters.
In the bullpen is the reliable
Lindy Mcdaniel (10-6). A
rookie, Ray Washburn (16-9
in the internationally may be
a valuable addition.
q. CATCHING-The Redbirds
had tough luck here, too,
when Hal Smiths career was
ended by a heart attack. This
leaves Carl Sawatski (.299)
to carry the load. Gene OIL
yer (.302 for Portland is
the No. 2 man.
Evening star., 1962-03-22
ABB STANDINGS

Results Last Night
Cleveland 1874, Pittsburgh 102.
Kansas City ITO, New York 101.