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Evening star., 1962-08-30
Second Precinct
Being Convussed
For Diseases

A block-to-block canvass Of
persons with chronic diseases
in the Second Police Precinct is
being conducted by the College
Of Medicine at Howard Univer-
sity under a $7l,ooo grant from
the Public Health Service.
The three-year program ex-
panded from a one-year grant
Of $24,600 in May, is designed
to locate and treat persons with
chronic diseases such as anemia
venereal disease, diabetes, eye
or heart trouble.
Ten volunteer workers are
conducting the block-to-block
canvass. Medical cases are
screened at Sl2 s street NV.
and persons needing medical
aid are referred to D. C..
General Hospital and to pri-
vate physicians through the
Medical Chirugical Society.
Persons who need financial
or social aid are referred to ap-
propiate social and welfare
agencies, according to Mrs.
Dorothy Watts, director Of the
project and an Instructor at
Howard.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Negroes Ignore
Inteeroted School
In Louisionu

BURAS, La, Aug. 80 (AP).-
The second day of classes at
Our Lady of Good Harbor
Catholic School, desegregated
yesterday. started today with
only II white children.
None of the five Negroes, who
became the first of their race
to attend Catholic elementary
schools in Louisiana, appeared
when school started.
The Rev. Christopher Schnei-
der, Franciscan pastor Of the
nearby Catholic church, es-
corted the white children into
the newly built school building.
: Shortly after classes started
eight more white children en-
tered the school, making a to-
tai of Is white pupils.
Father Schneider, asked II
any Negroes were expected for
future classes, replied: II just
can't say"
A crowd Of nearly 100 white
persons gathered outside the
school. Many carried placards
protesting the desegregation,
which was ordered last spring
by Archbishop Joseph Francis
Rummel for the entire 1l-par-
ish archdiocese Of New Orleans.
Yesterday there were SO white
pupils with the five Negroes.
Last year the school had $40
white pupils.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Libel Judgment
Upheld Against
New York Times

MONTGOMERY, Ala Aug.
80 (AP). - A 100000 libel
Judgment awarded to q Mont
gomery city official in q suit
against the New York Times
and four Negro ministers was
upheld today by the Alabama
Supreme Court. ,...-
The award to Police COM
missioner L. B. Sullivan was
the first Of two such verdicts
returned by trial juries in State
court In q series Of five libel
complains growing out Of q
full-page advertisement in the
Times. f.-
A similar $500,000 verdict
was returned in favor Of Mayor
Earl James. but the other
three suits are still awaiting
trial. They were filed by City
Commissioner Frank Parks,
Gov. John Patterson and for
mer Police Commissioner Clyde
Sellers.
The judgment was returned
against the Times and the Rev.
Ralph Abernathy, the Rev. r.
L. ShuttleSworth, the Rev. s. s.
Seay. r.. and the Rev. j. Z.
Lowery. All four Negroes were
residents Of Alabama at the
time the suit was tried in 1850.
Mr.. Sullivan's complaint and
the other four libel quits were
based on an advertisement
published in the Times March
20, 1850, which contained
statements critical Of the
handling Of racial demonstra-
tons In Montgomery.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
First Flight Test
Of Big japanese
Plane Succeeds

TOKYO. Aug. 80 (AP) ).-The
first big plane designed and
built in Japan since the end OF
World War II passed its first
flight test today.
Its makers Immediately voiced
a hope to invade the world
market.
The plane. so far designated
only as the "YS-1l," is Q two
engined m e dium transport
powered by two Rolls Royce
turbo- Jets.
It was built by a combine Of
six Japanese aircraft COM
panies. and its designers in
clude Jiro Horikoshi-father of
the famed World War II Zero
fighters.
Claiming a short runway
take-off Of about 5000 feet and
low operating costs, the manu-
facturers hope to put the So
seat medium sized plane on the
world market-particularly for
use in Southeast Asia'S COM
mercial air traffic.
Production cost Is expected
to run around 81 million, but
the figure would vary widely
according to the scale Of pro-
duction. its maker. the Japan
Aircraft Manufacturing Co.,
said.
The plane has a cruising
speed Of almost 300 miles per
hour, and a maximum flight
range of about l,4sS miles.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Conferees Expected
To Get Farm Bill Okoy

owned agricultural surpluses
were rejected.
Leadership plans to vote yes
terday on sending the legisla-
ton to conference were de-
layed by long debate on the
public works bill and on a
Democratic move to send to
conference the Atomic Energy
Commission appropriation bill.
The only issue in the Acc
legislation was the administra-
tion'S recommendation that ex-
cess steam from the nuclear
reactor project under construc-
ton at Hanford, Wash, be used
to generate electricity for sale
through the Bonneville Power
Administration.
Representative Van Zandt,
Pennsylvania Republican who
long has fought that project
successfully in the House,
moved late yesterday to in
struct House conferees not to
agree to the Senate bill pro-
vision Of funds for the Han
ford proposal. He lost on q
246-l4S roll call.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Automatic Union Dues Checkoff
Dropped as Risky to Pay Raise

mandatory. The added cost to
the employees for the additional
insurance would be at the same
rate they now pay for their
present insurance coverage.
PIPE DREAM-Reports that
Federal employees will get four
pay raises in the next 20
months can be put in the
category of pipe dreams. What
Federal and postal workers are
assured of are two pay raises
one in October l, 1862 and the
other on January /. 1854.
One report had it that Fed
eral employees would get two
additional pay raises between
April /, 1868 and one on jan
uary /, 1864. This stems from
the provision in the bill setting
up an annual pay review to be
made to Congress and the
President by a permanent spe-
cial presidential committee on
pay.
Well, Virginia. there Is no
Santa Claus. The presidential
pay committees recommended
tionS will not be automatic on
Congress in the first place,
nor is the President bound to
follow its proposals. 1t is
highly unlikely that Congress,
after voting a two-phase gen.
erous Federal pay raise this
year, would vote two additional
ones in the next 18 months.
Actually, when the presi-
dental pay committees an
nual study and recommended
tions will really come into
play is after January /, 1864,
when the second and final
phase Of this years pay leg
islation goes into effect. Then,
the stage will be set for Con-
gress and the President to pay
full heed each year to the pay
committees report and rec
concentrations
OF course Congress could
further adjust Federal pay
next year and in early 1864
based on an annual pay re-
view, but this is considered
most unlikely. After all,
there's a limit to congressional
generosity and the taxpayers
tolerance, not to mention
budgetary problems. initiation,
! etc.
Evening star., 1962-08-30

Encouraged by a 246-l45
vote that left the "Hanfor d
project" still alive In q House.
Senate conference committee,
House Democratic leaders ex-
pected even less difficulty
today in sending an administra-
tion-indorsed farm bill to con-
ference.
The House version of the ad-
miniStration'S much-modified
farm program is even milder
than a Senate bill to continue
the current voluntary acreage
reduction program on feed
grains for another year and ap-
ply stricter controls over the
1864 wheat crop.
House Republicans seemed
inclined today to let the House
bill finally go to conference
But they sought assurances
that Democratic conferees
would stand firm for the pro-
visions voted by the House last
month when the adminiStra-
tons proposed mandatory con-
trolls to cut down Government
Evening star., 1962-08-30
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star staff Writer

Star staff Writer
Plans have been abandoned
to tack the automatic union
dues checkoff bill to Federal
and postal employe pay raise
legislation.
The feeling among employe
leaders and congressional pay
raise sponsors alike was that
it would endanger the pay bills
chances and that 1t wasn't
worth the risk.
Employe leaders want very
much the automatic union dues
checkoff system enacted into
law. Some of the postal en-
ploye unions are particularly
anxious now, since the Post
office Department has banned
all dues collection on Govern
ment time, a practice which
until now has been permitted
IN many post offices.
The United Federation OF
Postal Clerks, AFL-CIO, had
sought moves in the House and
Senate to tie the union dues
collection bill onto the pay raise
measure. A number of conServ-
ative members of Congress
would be likely to object to
such a move.
Consequently, such a move
has been abandoned.
Employe leaders are hopeful
that the dues checkoff bill can
be approved next year, particu-
larly since the administration
initiated it. The administra-
ton proposal calls for a volun-
tary dues checkoff system
whereby agencies would de-
duct the employees union dues
from his paycheck each month
and the unions would pay the
administrative payroll costs in
volved.
4 y
MOVING UP-James Rade'
macher, assistant secretary
treasurer of the National AS
sociation Of Letter Carriers, |!
expected to be elected to the
unions No. 2 spot at its con-
vention in Denver next week
Mr.. Rademacher, a relatively
newcomer to the NALC nation
al office here, is regarded a!
the unions crown prince
Evening star., 1962-08-30

Lockheed Aircraft. General
DynamicS and Ryan Aero
nautical, The unions, both
AFL-CIO, are the international
Association Of MachiniSts and
the United Automobile Work.
ers.
The dispute is centered on
wages and demands for a
union shop.
Mr.. Kennedy appointed the
board July 81 to head off the
threatened strike. And all
parties agreed to continue
working for so days pending
the boards efforts to settle the
issues through mediation.
One aerospace firm. Douglas
Aircraft. settled with the unions
before the presidential board
was established. But the terms
Of the agreement did not set
q pattern for the industry.
The board has been meeting
here in executive session for
the past 10 days to study in
formation gained in the ses-
SionS on the West Coast.
Evening star., 1962-08-30

common enmity Of Israel. They
pledged to "act within a uni
fled plan to restore at all cost
sacred Arab rights in Pales-
tine"
Despite their long feud, the
Hashemite and Saudi kingdoms
have been drawn closer to-
gether in recent years because
Of common dislike for Mr.. Mas
ser, his Arab socialism and his
power grabs. Cairo radio has
repeatedly urged the overthrow
Of both Hussein and Saud.
Long Standing Feud
The HaShemite Saudi feud
dates from the late 18th CEN
tury. when both fought for Su-
premacy over the Arab penin-
sula. In the early 1920s, Saud'S
father, the late King Ibn Saud,
succeeded in driving HuSsein'S
grandfather, the late King Alb
dullah, out of what has become
a great desert oil empire oi
the Saudis. The British later
set Abdullah up as monarch
over independent Jordan and
installed his brother, Feisal I,
as King of neighboring Iraq.
This is tiny $4,000 square
milesJ Jordans second attempt
at unification with a larger
Arab neighbor. In 1858. Jordan
allied itself with Iraq, then gov
erned by Faisal II, HusSein's
cousin. That alliance, the Arab
Federation, lapsed five months
later, when the Iraq mon
archy was overthroWn and Fai-
sal was aSsasSinated.
Evening star., 1962-08-30

unity Of the two Western
allied Middle East nations in
. a joint statement issued in
Amman and Mecca last night,
They called on all other
Arab states to join in their
agreements. but it was obvious
they did not expect President
NaSSer's United Arab Republic,
for one, to accept the invita-
ton. They accused Mr.. Nasser
Of shattering Arab unity.
The statement was released
a few hours after Hussein re-
turned to Amman from a three
day meeting with Saud at Taft,
Saudi Arabia. The two mon
archs agreed on complete
military unity" and "the estab-
lishment Of a common COM
mand for the two armed forces
Immediately"
Restrictions to Fall
Impoverished, agricultural
Jordan and oil-rich Saudi
Arabia will coordinate eco
nomic policy and eliminate all
restrictions on the movements
Of persons. goods and capital
between the two countries, the
monarchs said. They will settle
their border problems immedi-
ately, they added.
Cooperation and co-ordina-
ton also was agreed upon in
all cultural and administrative
affairs and in the field Of ma
tional guidance and informa-
ton.
In agreeing to coordinate
Arab and foreign policy" the
monarchs reaffirmed their
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Space Firms,
Unions Okuy
PorIey Here
BY the Associated Press

Four companies and two
unions will meet here Tuesday
to try to hammer out a solu-
ton to q dispute threatening
the Nations aerospace in
duStry.
DR.. George w. Taylor. chair
man of President Kennedy's
aerospace board. announced
yesterday that both sides had
accepted the boards invitation
to gather here as a followup
to three weeks Of mediation
conferences in Los Angeles that
ended in mid-AuguSt.
The companies involved were
North American Aviation,
Evening star., 1962-08-30
TO ERR IS HUMAN >,. -.--.., -- .
Probers Discuss Humanity

mo matter how we organize. !"
said Mr.. Murphy, glad to be
free of the dreary, Iepetitive
consideration of interoffice
memos and interoffice meet
ings, I'VE still will be dealing
with human beings and the
shortcomings inherent in all
people"
Senator Mcclellan wearily
agreed that we are all human
beings and likely to make
mistakes. Some of us will be
angels In the next world, but
on earth we are human beings
who make mistakes"
It was by far the best-focused
exchange Of the day.
Sticks to Position
Mr.. Murphy, a man not ad-
dicted at all to the yes" or
no" answer, stuck to his posi-
ton that civil Iibertarianism
alone had guided his long and
patient consideration of the
Estes case.
Whenever, he said, he found,
that he was no longer con-
cerned with the rights of the
individual, he would resign
from Government service.
Every now and then in his
long, rambling answers, he
would say, II will be very
frank" and committee men,
bers would look hopeful.
No Breach In Tradition
But II will be very frank"
coming from a Government Of
fetal Is always q clear signal
that he Is about to say some
thing resoundly innocuous,
Evening star., 1962-08-30

and the successor to the presi-
dency in five or six years.
Meanwhile. he will serve as
vice president.
Jerome Heating. the NALC's
present vice president, is ex-
pected to be elected president
next week, succeeding William
Doherty, who is retiring.
Incidentally, there are increas-
ing reports that Mr.. Doherty
will be appointed ambassador
to Jamaica.
AFGE RACE-Adrian Rob-
erts of Labor Department here
and Arch Dram Of the Civil
Service Commissions st. Louis
office are regarded as the two
front-runners for the Ameri-
car Federation Of Government
Employer presidency at the
unions convention in Seattle
next week, with Mr.. Roberts
holding an edge. However,
there are other candidates and
anything could happen.
Some AFGE lodges will try
to get the unions contitution
amended so that 70-year age
ban can be removed so in
cumbent president Jane S
Campbell can run for another
term. But 1t doesn't seem like
ly that this can muster the re-
quired two-thirds vote to per-
nit Mr.. Campbell to continue
in office.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Roberts sup
porters here feel their candi-
date has steadily built up
strength and has the best
chance of all the candidates to
win election as AFGE president
. ADDED INSURANCE AP-
PROVED - AS predicted here
yesterday, a House Civil Service
subcommittee has approved the
Senate-pasSed bill to allow
Federal workers to purchase
additional units of life insur-
ance coverage. The added units
will be $1,000 and $4,000, de-
pending on an employees salary
Isl 900 for those earning under
$4,000 annually and $4,000 for
those earning more than $10,-
000O.
The added insurance will not
be subject to reduction in value
at age IS as are the present
units Of insurance. Purchase oi
the added insurance would be
Evening star., 1962-08-30

and Mr.. Murphy did not breach
that tradition.
81 will be very frank and say
that 1 have sympathy for a
man about to go bankrupt" he
said, a sentiment which did not
apply to Billie Sol Estes at the
time Mr.. Murphy was making
sure that his civil rights were
not being abrogated in any way.
Senator Mcclellan said he
was all for getting to the bot
tom of a mans legal rights. al
though it was plain he thought
Mr.. Murphy's zeal in the Estes
matter was excessive.
About Jacobs
Then he said he thought the
department should have been
equally solicitous about one Of
its own, namely Emery S. ia
cobS, an official who was dis
charged without a single memo
or meeting, the minute it was
charged he and Billie Sol had
gone on a Dallas shopping ex-
pedition together.
Mr.. Murphy said he had had
nothing to do with that.
When it was the turn of Sen
ator Mundt, Republican of
South Dakota. the ranking mi
nority member, he yielded to
the academic atmosphere which
had engulfed the caucus room.
He and Mr.. Murphy had a
mild and amiable discussion
about management problems in
the Department Of Agriculture
with its 100000 fallible human
beings. none Of whom. ap-
parently, was responsible for
the Billie Sol Estes case.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Form Agents Elect

LAS CRUCES, N. Mex, Aug.
80 tAP). Paul Barger Of
Waterloo, Iowa. was elected
president yesterday Of the Ma
tional Association Of County
Agricultural Agents. The group
is holding its annual conven-
ton at New Mexico State Uni
verSity.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star Staff Writer


Charles s. Murphy today
denied the arrest of Billie Sol
Estes finally sparked the Agri-
culture Department into cancel
ing the West Texans disputed
cotton allotments.
The Undersecretary and No.
2 man in the department told
the Senate Investigations Sub
committee the arrest actually
might have delayed the cancel
lation for a few days.
Mr.. Murphy, before the sub
committee for rigorous ques-
tioning on his role in the case
stood by his decision suspend
ing the cancellation after a
meeting with Estes and others
last January 6.
THE decision was right, and
I have no apologies for it," the
Undersecretary said.
He described his ruling as
being in "the spirit of the Con-
Stitution" by allowing Estes
and his attorney, John Denni-
son, a reasonable time to show
that the cotton allotment
transactions were valid. The
cancellation was ordered orig
inally on last December % and
finally carried out on Secretary
Of Agriculture Freeman's orders
last April II.
Feels Secure in Job
Mr.. Murphy has been under
criticism for his decision, and
there has been speculation that
his position was in danger as
a result of the Estes scandal.
Before the hearing, Mr.. Murphy
told reporters he was sure he
still had the Secretary'S conf
dence and added:
80 far as surviving in my
job, I have not the slightest
doubt Of it,"
Questioning Of Mr.. Murphy
was delayed while the sub
committee conferred In a closed
meeting with John Cofer OF
Austin, Tex. attorney for the
indicted PecoS operator.
Mr.. Cofer reportedly was urg-
ing the subcommittee not to
call Estes because OF the in
dictmentS pending against him.
Chairman Mcclellan, Demo-
crat of Arkansas. said only that
Mr.. Cofer discussed the ques-
ton of his clients appearance
before the subcommittee and
the possibility Of when he would
testify. No decision was reached,
Senator Mcclellan said.
QuiEzed at Length
Mr.. Murphy was questioned
at length by Senator McClel-
Ian on the Agriculture Depart
.ment's action in the case. Often
they appeared at croSS-pur-
poses. .
Senator Mcclellan insisted
that the department had valid
reasons for canceling the al
lotmentS without any delay.
Mr.. Murphy. for his part,
sought to emphasize the in
volved legal aspects Of the
case and the judicial approach
with which he made his de-
ciSion.
The UnderSecretary said he
had come to the conclusion in
the latter part Of March that
I'VE had gone as far as we
we're required to CO." But he
said he had not reached a de-
cision at the time Estes was
arrested last March % on Fed
eral fraud charges.
Senator Mcclellan asked II
Mr.. Murphy thought the allot-
mentS would ever have been
Cancelled if Estes had not been
arrested.
Yes, I do" Mr.. Murphy re-
piled.
Action Held Imminent
He explained that the plant
ing season was at hand and
that he believed that Horace
Godfrey, director Of the Agri-
cultural Sterilization and Con-
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Murphy Denies Arrest
Sporked Estes Action


come to him and proposed
carrying out that cancellation
He described Mr.. Godfrey as
"a good and able admins
TRAITOR"
Just why the arrest Of Estes
might have delayed the can
collation. was not explained.
Mr.. Murphy said he first dis
cuSSed the case with Secretary
Freeman in the latter part of
March.
Mr.. Murphy. UnderSecretary
of Agriculture, got q fortaSte
of what lay ahead after he
read a formal statement yes
terday saying Estes had not
received any favored treat
ment.
He contended in his testi-
mony before the Senate Inves-
legations Subcommittee tn a
the Government benefited by
the way the Agriculture De-
partment handled the Estes
case.
Two Hours Of ClaFification
This was CHALLENGED by
Chairman Mcclellan, Democrat
of Arkansas, who began the
questioning by remarkins that
Mr.. Murphy's lengthy state
ment needed some "clarifica-
ton"
More than two hours later
Senator Mcclellan was still
clarifying and Mr.. Murphy, an
often hesitant and fidgety wit
ness, had been taken to task
on two principal points:
/. Mr.. Murphy apparently
had suspended an order can
ceiling Estes 1851 cotton allot-
ments without being fully In
formed Of al matters involved
in the case.
2. The Department, accord
ing to Mr.. Murphy's under.
standing. had decided that no
penalties would be assessed on
the 1851 allotments, regardless
of whether they were Cancelled
or not.
Mr.. Murphy. q White House
adviser during the Truman ad-
ministration, testified that he
had relied on the advice and
briefings Of subordinate Agri-
culture Department officials In
his decisions in the
Estes case.
Explains Lack Of Penalty
Senator Mcclellan ehal-
lenged Mr.. Murphy on why the
Department planned to assess
no penalties against Estes even
II his transactions were found
to be - scheme and device"
for obtaining valuable cotton
allotments.
Mr.. Murphy said this was Q
Of law and involved
whether Estes and others re.
ceived approval from the coun-
try and State farm offices on
the cotton acreage they plant
ed.
Mr.. Murphy testified he was
concerned with Q larger issue.
This. he explained, was wheth--
er the Estes cotton aIlotrnents
could be Cancelled so that the
West Texan would not have
the use Of them for years to
come.
Senator Mcclellan and Mr..
Murphy also tangled over
threats that Estes reportedly
made to embarraSs the admin
II an investigation Of
his cotton allotments was not
called off.
Mr.. Murphy said he did not
know about the threats but
added: II wish I had known.
Mr.. Murphy said that at the
time he did not regard the
Estes case as - matter of
m jor Importance" He ex-
planned that during this period
he was engaged in many other
duties and also was sent to
Europe twice by President Ken
nedy to carry on negotiations
with the Com m on Market
countries on agricultural prob
lens.
Evening star., 1962-08-30
Hussein, Soud Forge
Military, Political Link

AMMAN. Jordan, Aug 80 AP)-Burying the decadeS-ol
feud between their dynastis Kings ussen Of Jordan
Saud of Saudi Arabia have agreed to their nations
military forces coordinate their economies and present
united front in Arab and world affairs.
Husein and Saud announced their plans for comprehene