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Evening star., 1962-09-08
CeIebrezze to Publish
Birth-ControI Report

the House Government Infor-
nation Subcommittee visited
NH. A little later word came
that the parent Welfare De-
partment had decided the re-
port should be issued.
Mr.. Celebrezze said in his
announcement he had not seen
the report personally but had
discussed it with DR.. Terry.
'Dr. Terry informed me that
the report needs additional
work, and l requested that this
be completed not later than
January l." Mr.. Celebrezze said.
"Dr. Terry pointed out that
the report contains a great deal
of highly technical informa-
ton that might be subject to
misunderstanding unless ade-
quately explained.
For this reason, he has di-
rected that the draft report be
thoroughly reviewed within the
Public Health Service.
II was assured by DR.. Terry
that this work can be COM
pleted by the end of the year"
Evening star., 1962-09-08

places unless he convinces Red
leaders that this country is
ready to fight if necessary.
The request for standby call
up authority is one way to back
up diplomatic maneuvers.
President Kennedy asked
Congress yesterday to give him
authority to order up to $4,000
r eservists and National
Guardsmen to active duty for
as much as one year and for
power to extend the tours of
active-duty personnel.
With Congress getting ready
to adjourn this month, Mr..
Kennedy proposed that he be
authorized to call the reserv-
lists during the period of ad-
journment and through next
February. BY then, presuma-
bly,, the new Congress will have
been organized and settle d
down to its regular work.
Existing laws specify that re-
servists cannot be called fol
more than Is days active duty
unless Congress authorizes it oi
unless the President declares 6
national emergency. just al
during the Berlin crisis las
year. the White House want
to avoid the vast assumption
OF special powers that goes will
a formal declaration of a ma
tional emergency.
The law permitting g las
Evening star., 1962-09-08
Peter Lowford Dunked,
Denies Pat Pushed Him

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 8 (AP)
Peter Lawford, brother
in-law of President Kennedy.
was dunked fully clothed last
night in a swimming pool.
He said he merely fell in.
Bystanders insisted he was
playfully pushed by his wife
Pat, sister of the President.
The occasion was a movie
land party given by Texas
playboy Bob Neal in honor of
the Lawfords. Last June, the
LawfordS were guests of honor
at a Washington party at. the
home of Attorney General Rob-
ert Kennedy.
At that party, three people
got dunked = Mrs. Kennedy,
White House Aide Arthur
Schlesinger, jr., and Mrs. Spen-
Ger Davis, a close friend of the
hostess.
This led some wags to OBJ
serve at the time that Wash
ington's newest status symbol
was a full-dress dunking in
Bobby's pool-also that pool
dunking had replaced touch
football as the Kennedy family
sport.
But Mr.. Lawford. reached at
his home, admitted he got wet
purely by accident.
Evening star., 1962-09-08
Reds Capture
26 Fishermen

TOKYO, Sept. 8 (AP)-
Japan's maritime safety board
said today 26 japanese fisher
men and their five boats were
believed captured by Soviet au-
thorities near SRussian-claimed
territorial waters off Hokkaido.
The board said the 9-ton
YaSakae Maru with five crew.
men aboard was believed seized
Thursday and that four other
missing boats were believed
seized by the Russians yester-
day.
About $500 fishermen in
Northern Japan recently gave
up collecting edible Seaweed, a
main source of their income,
when the Russians indicated
they would seize Japanese fish
ermen when found in Russian
claimed waters.
Evening star., 1962-09-08
Hopes Steers Wins

pat did not push me into
the pool" he said. Neither did
anyone else. 1 was standing on
the edge. ! took a step back
ward and fell into the water.
1t was unfortunate and sort of
silly but that's the way it
happened.
LAS I came up I held. my
hand up in the air and some
body took off my wristwatch.
Meal loaned me a sweater,
a shirt and a pair of slacks and
we stayed about an hour after
the incident"
Everybody agreed that the
party was a gay one and that
the British-born actor took his
dunking with an air of nom
chalance.
A poolside throng at the
dunking included Janet Leigh
with her new beau, stock
broker Bob Brandt; nightclub
comic Mort Sahl with actress
Julie Newman. Debbie Power
Loew with actor Brett Halsey,
Arthur Loew, jr.. estranged
husband of Debbie. who appar-
emily was unattached; Jill st.
John, who came with her
estranged husband, Woolworth
heir Lance Reventlow, and Sid
Luft with Shirley Johnston.
Evening star., 1962-09-08
By the Assoelated Press

Welfare Secretary Celebrezze
has reversed Surgeon General
Luther L. Terry and called for
publication of a controversial
birth-control report by the end
of the year.
The survey of research in the
field of birth control and hu-
man reproduction has been in
preparation by the Public
Health Service for some time
Yesterday morning DR.. Terry
told a newsman he had decided
not to publish the report in its
present form because he felt
it could be misunderstood and
misinterpreted.
DR.. Terry said then that the
report had been returned to the
National Institutes of Health
and, while it was not dead, nc
one was actively assigned to
work on it. And, DR.. Terry said
there was no decision on when
the report might be issued.
Meanwhile, investigators for
Evening star., 1962-09-08
BY MARY McGRORY
Star staff Writer

The Emile Zola of the Estes
case, N. Battle Hales of the
Agriculture Department has fl
nally made an appearance be-
fore the Senate Investigations
Subcommittee.
Great anticipation attended
the coming to the witness ta-
BILE of Agriculture's principal
accuser. Mr.. Hales, a 27-year
veteran of Government service,
had figured in lurid scenes of
bureaucratic melodrama.
In April, he was trans
ferred from his job with
the Agricultural Stabiliza-
ton and Conservation Serv-
ice, locked out of his old Of
flee, and denied an interview
with the Secretary.
He took annual leave to at
tend the Senate hearings. He
told reporters he would tell
all" at the proper time.
But when the big moment
came, Mr.. Hales produced no
sensations, only utter confu-
sion and a terrible word-weari-
ness on the part of Democratic
Senators.
Mr.. Hales was an eager wit
ness. His answers were copious.
His files were voluminous. But
before the day was half over,
Senators were complaining that
his Recommendation was irrele-
want and his answers, all tan
gents.
Mr.. Hales, a round-faced,
bespectacled man, seemed hurt.
Senator Jackson. Democrat
of Washington protested that
Evening star., 1962-09-08
TOO VoLUBLE FOR SENATORS
Holes FIuffs Big Moment

tentions, Mr.. Hales slippe d
back again and again.
Senator Erwin, Democrat of
North Carolina, told a dialect
story to characterize Mr.. Hales'
performance.
He argufies and he disputi-
fies, but. he does not show
wherein"
Mr.. Hales laughed with the
rest. but he did not take the
point to heart.
He found the committee ter
ribly remiSs in its understand
ing of the conspiratorial mind
at work, particularly in the
Agriculture Conservation and
Sterilization service.
Senator Jackson kept asking
him why he didn't write a
memorandum to the Secretary
of Agriculture asking for an
audlence.
THE best way not to COM
municate in a case like this is
to write a memo" Mr.. Hales
informed the innocent Senator
After a while, the Democratic
Senators gave up on trying to
find out what Mr.. HaleS did to
stop Billie Sol Estes and tried
to unravel the story of his per-
sonal vicissitudeS after he had
begun confiding in the FBI.
Chairman Mcclellan paced
the floor in an agony
of Illustration, doubtless re-
flecting that what Mr.. Hales
was really doing was to pro-
duce a great wave of sympa-
thy for his superiors in the
Agriculture Department. which
is not the point of the hearings
at all.
Evening star., 1962-09-08

Mr.. Hales' evidence was lust
scribbled notes"
II would be glad to explain
my notes." said Mr.. Hales huf-
FLY, but he never did.
Finally at 4 o'clock, he made
a significant breakthrough. He
said he thought it might get
along better if he said yes"
or mo" first and then ex-
planned.
Committee members were al
most giddy with relief at this
sudden shaft of illumination
in the murk of endless an
swerS.
Actually, in spite of good in
Evening star., 1962-09-08
Democrat .Brother-in-LoW
Backs Republican Steers

with organized labor, Mr.. Steers
said. II am for labor but ]
have not sold out to labor"
Senator Cooper, a visiting
Republican from Kentucky, Sc
lected the Kennedy administra-
ton for his main attack but he
had some words about local
matters.
Even a casual reader of the
newspapers, with their stories
Of savings and loan shenani-
gans, the great reform battles
between Mr.. Pollack and the
Governor-with his new found
suit of shining armor-will be
surprised if the people of Mary
land Of both parties, sick of
the sorry mess, did not turn
out and down the whole lot,
and elect the Republican
ticket" Senator Cooper said.
Evening star., 1962-09-08
Mariner Passes
Z Million Miles

PASADENA, Calf, Sept. 8
(AP).-The spacecraft Mari
ner-2 is more than 2 million
miles out on its four-month,
180-million-mile trip to the
vicinity of Venus.
1t passed that mark at mid
night (EDT) last night and sci
entistS at Jet Propulsion Lab
oratory. where the vehicle was
built, said its instruments were
working well.
The 447-pound Mariner-2 is
scheduled to fly within 5000
miles of Venus December IA,
making measurements of the
planets temperature and at
mospheric content.
Evening star., 1962-09-08

years Berlin Gallup expire d
last July /. While Congress re-
mained in session, the Presi-
dent did not need this power,
officials said. With Congress
going home soon. he wants it
on a standby basis.
Officials were asked why he
made his request at this par
ticular time. Is there a cold
war threat that has not been
made public?
The answer given is no.
Signs of New Crisis
But officials pointed out that
the Russians and East Ger
mans are stepping up the har-
raSsments in Berlin. Incidents
at the wall, buzzing Of aircraft
in the corridor, shots fired at
American military vehicles and
renewed threats to end allied
occupation rights indicate o
new crisis may be coming.
This time, the administra.
tion is determined not to leavC
the initiative to the Commu.
nists.
This week the Russians werl
told to stop sending armoret
conveys through the American
"Checkpoint Charlie" gate ant
through miles of West Berlin
on their way to guard duty a
See RESERVES, Page A-3
Evening star., 1962-09-08
New Soviet A-Test
Recorded in Sweden,

UPPSALA, Sweden, Sept. 8
(APD "A new Soviet atmos-
pheric nuclear test at Novaya
zemlya was registered today
by the chronological institu-
ton of the university here.
The test was estimated to
have a power of eight mega
tons, the university spokesman
said. It was the seventh in the
present Russian test series to
be registered here.
Evening star., 1962-09-08
Quemoy SheIIed

TAIPEI, Formosa, Sept. 8
(AP).-The Chinese Commu-
nists fired 26 shells yesterday
at the Quemoy Islands and "a
at the Matsu group $50 miles
northward. the nationalist de-
fense ministry reported.
Evening star., 1962-09-08

d-pldJe ulIlIlST ldSI IllsIlI Ilc re-
ceived only a smattering of ap-
plause
Hopes Steers Wins
Il wouldn't say that was the
.warmeSt applause I've ever re-
ceived," said Mr.. VIDAL who ran
unsuccessfully in 1860 for Con-
gress as a Democrat in New
York.
81 guess I'm the only person
who spent the morning work.
ing on a Democratic platform
(New York's) and spoke at a
Republican dinner in the eve
ming" he observed.
Mr.. Vidal, whose plays in
clude Visit to a Small Planet, "
cknowledged there are some
things Newton and I don't
agree on" but he said Mr.. Steers
is a pretty bright fellow Tor
a Republican. And he hopes Mr..
Steers gets to Congress.
When it came Mr.. Steers
turn, the candidate reiterated
his charges that Mr., Sickles is
a captive of labor and is tied
up with Baltimore Democratic
boss, James H. (Jack) Pollack.
Mr.. Steers also accused his
opponent of being an "extrem-
ist" who has moved so far over
to the left that he says even
President Kennedy is rather
conservative"
He said Mr.. Sickles was sup
ported by Mr.. Pollack in the
May Democratic primary and
has not repudiated the contro-
versial Baltimore politician.
OF Mr.. Sickles' connections
Evening star., 1962-09-08
'Man-in-House'
Welfare Rule
Being Clarified
Byrd Demands
Change, Critical
OF D. c. Officials
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star staff Writer

eNN--A
Welfare officials today began
rewording the Districts contro-
versial man In the-house"
rule.
This regulation drops from
relief any family with whom
an employable mana is living,
whether or not he is a hus-
band, father or paramour. He
is assumed able to support the
children if he has a "continu-
ing relationship" with the
mother.
The weekend assignment
was handed to Federal and Dis
trict officers at a gfueling, 12-
hour Senate hearing that ex-
posed the city's $22 million well
fare budget to the glare Of
lights far after nightfall at the
Capitol yesterday.
Presiding Senator Byrd,
Democrat Of West Virginia,
wants the rule clarified, not
changed, so no doubt can be
cast on the Districts eligibility
for Federal funds for depend
ent children.
Qualification Needed
A Federal law denies such
money to localities that lop
from relief youngsters who live
in unsuitable" homes unless
provisions to care for the chill
dren are made. Senator
passed on to recipients, Senator
Byrd said. The District has
not broken this law by inforc-
ing the "man-in-the-house"
rule.
But the rule needs clarifica-
ton in relation to the Federal
law. Health, Education and
Welfare Department and Dis
trict Welfare administrators
agreed. So, Senator Byrd gave
them until Tuesday to reword
it.
The marathon hearing tested
tempers.
Senator Byrd chided District
welfare officers for shabby
presentations Of fact" He re-
peatedly corrected their dollar
estimates. He criticized their
administration Of a training
center for mothers. He ques-
toned their justification for a
new program to aid the jobless.
Criticizes Puntch
At one point, Guy Puntch, a
department fiscal specialist,
apologized for a mistakened
cost figure. He didn't know
whether to blame his East
Texas lingo or inaccuracy."
There is no doubt in my
mind which it is" Senator
Byrd snapped. "And it is not
your East Texas lingo"
You have to have an adding
machine to follow your budget
figures around" the Senator
told Welfare Director Gerard
Shea.
Chairman Byrd bristled at
the explanation which Bernard
Scholz gave for shifting 446
cases out Of the general public
assistance category just before
special investigators examined
these rolls.
Mr.. Scholz, chief of social
See WELFARE, Page Az
Evening star., 1962-09-08
BY PAUL HOPE
Star Staff Writer

BALTIMORE, Md. Sept. g.
Republican candidate Newton I.
Steers, jr.. wasn't having in
law trouble last night.
In fact. the Maryland Repre-
sentative-at-large candidate
wishes he had a whole lot more
Of the Democratic kind that
come in and campaign for him.
One of them, playwright Gore
Vidal, laid aside his Democratic
pen last night to boost Mr..
Steers candidacy.
It's not very often that a
liberal Democrat like Mr.. Vidal
is found campaigning for a Re-
publican. but Mr.. Vidal said Mr..
Steers is such a good "econo-
mist" and such a good fellow
that he had to come down from
New York and say a few words
for him.
Kennedy Kinship
Mr.. Vidal said Mr.. Steers is
rich in Democratic brothers-in-
law. but the other one couldn't
be there. The other one is
President Kennedy and he's not
likely ever to be there because
he probably will be out cam
paigning for Mr.. Steers Demo-
cratic opponent, Carlton r.
Sickles. !
Actually, Mr.. Steers famous
brothers-in-law are really step
and half -brothers-in-law by
marriage. President Kennedy's
wife, Jacqueline, is a step sister
of Mr.. Steers wife. the former
Nina Gore Auchincloss, and Mr..
Vidal is Mrs. Steers half
brother.
Evening star., 1962-09-08
Reserve Gallup Plan
Due to Get Swift OK
INTERPRETATION
Reserve Plan Is Aimed
At Cooling Off Crises
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
Star staff Writer

President Kennedys request for standby power to
bize reservsts to cool off the Communists in
Berlin and Cuba administration sources said today.
The President does not expect fight He has no new
information that the Communists will plunge either Berlin
or Cuba into hot war; top officials said privately
But he believes cold may be intensified in both
Evening star., 1962-09-08
Both Parties
Supporting
President
By JOHN M. HIGHTOwER
Associated Press Staff Writer


Kennedy's request for standby
power to call 10000 military
reservists to active duty If
necessary to deal with any new
East-West crisis.
Chairman Russell, Democrat
Of Georgia. announced today
the Senate Armed Services
Committee would consider the
reServists Gallup bill at a closed
door session at 10:30 am.
(EDT) Monday.
Secretary of Defense Nc
Namara was listed as the chief
witness but was expected to
bring along top Pentagon mill
tary and civilian aides.
Mr.. Mcnamara asked that
the testimony be behind closed
doors, apparently because Sc
cret military information will
be involved.
Primary concern in high
official quarters here centers
on the possibility of new Soviet
moves in Berlin. But officials
recognize that Mr.. Kennedy's
request may also be regarded
in Moscow and Havana as a
go-slow warning for the mill
tary buildup in Cuba.
No Public Hint
The President sent his re-
quest to Congress yesterday
without any prior public hints
of such action, although the
White House said the plan was
discussed with Republican and
Democratic congressional
leaders when they met with
the President Tuesday for a
fill-in on Cuba.
This tie-in with Cuba quickly
created speculation that Mr..
Kennedy and his top advisers
may be more worried than they
have appeared to be about the
recent substantial deliveries Of
Soviet arms to the Castro
regime.
Well-informed officials said
this was not the case. although
they said Mr.. Kennedy would
like to have the standby power
in the event of unexpected
developments in the Cuban sit
uation.
Danger in Berlin
The more serious problem
and the far greater danger, ac-
cording to these informants,
lies in Berlin. where there has
been a steady buildup of East
West tensions. In recent months,
Soviet Premier Khrushchev has
made repeated threats to sign
a separate peace treaty with
East Germany, claiming this
wuold give the East German re-
gime power over Western ac-
cess to West Berlin.
American officials are by no
means certain what hIr, Khru-
shchev will do in the next few
months while Congress is out
of session. Nor are they clear
on what steps the Communists
may take with respect to West.
Berlin if a peace treaty is
signed soon.
But Mr.. Kennedy, Secretary
Of State Rusk and Mr.. Nc
Namara repeatedly agreed that
it would be important for the.
President to have additional
resources of military authority.
The new authority would rum
from the time Congress ad-
journs, now expected some time
next month, until next Feb
ruary %, which would be about
two months after the next ses-
sion begins.
Swift Action Sought
A little more than a year ago.
Kennedy asked Congress for
substantial increases in the
permanent strength of the
Army, Navy and Air Force, and
requested, also, power to call
Reserve and Guard units to
active service. Congress ap-
proved his request in about five
days and congressional leaders
said yesterday they hope for
similar, swift action on his new
appeal.
In my Judgment this re-
newed authorization is neces-
Sary to permit prompt and ef-
fective responses, as necessary,
See REACTION, Page AS
Evening star., 1962-09-08
SobIen Stays
In Coma but
Shows Gains
Spy's Condition
Still Dangerous,
Doctor Reports

LONDON, Sept. 8 (A2) DIR.
Robert A. Soblen remained
dangerously i'll in a drug
induced coma today, but doc
tors reported some signs of
improvement.
A medical spokesman said
even if the 61-year-old fugitive
spy regained consciousness i'm
mediately, he could not be
moved for at least 48 hours.
A hospital bulletin said:
Although DR.. Soblen re-
mains unconscious he has
shown signs that his coma is
becoming less.
"His cardiac condition has
improved in the last "a hours. ~
Unconscious Two Days
Soblen has been unconscious
since he knocked himself out
two days ago with an overdose
of barbiturates as he was being
deported to the United States,
where he is under life sentence
as a spy for the Soviet Union.
DR.. c. g. Barnes, head Of the
medical team attending Soblen,
said the coma had lessened, but
that its duration raised the pos
sibility Of brain damage. He
said it was too early to deter
mine whether such damage had
occurred.
DR.. Barnes said Soblen's leu
kemia had not been aggravated
and that there was no sign of
lung congestion, which he said
was always a risk with elderly
patients.
He said an indication that
the coma had lifted somewhat
came when Soblen's breathing
tube was removed and he made
reflex movements.
Stimulants Used
"As for his heart, we have
used cardiac stimulants to for
tify it," the doctor said. Doc
tors had reported yesterday
that Soblen's heart showed sign
of exhaustion.
Soblen's wife spent five hours
at the runaway spy's bedside
yesterday. holding her hus-
bands hand, kissing him and
trying to coax him to aware
ness.
She watched in the small,
closely guarded room as her
husband was given oxygen and
fed liquids through a tube.
She sometimes wept during her
vigil and was reported to have
said: Il can only pray all the
time that my husband will live
through this terrible ordeal"
Mrs. Soblen, known profess
sionally as DR.. Dina Soble, flew
to London from New York yes
terday. Like Soblen, she is a.
psychiatrist.
Evening star., 1962-09-08
Weather Forecast

District and vicinity-Increasing cloudi-
ness and not so cool tonight; low about
so. Cloudy tomorrow with some rain likely
by afternoon; high in the upper 70s.
High, 70, at IL noon today; low, 54. at
$40 am. today.
Full Report on Poss AZ
Evening star., 1962-09-08

When Mr.. Vidal was intro
duced as a Democrat at a S25-
a-plate dinner last night he re-
ceived only a smattering of ap-
plause
Evening star., 1962-05-06
NHYL0R GARnFNs

NAYLOR GARDENS
apt. Beautiful locatioh. For FsG'pn. in.
spection call JOHN L. SHELTON
Realtor. 10. $4,000.
THE WESTCHESTER
SUNNY s,w. CORNER APT. beau
tifully decorated. Hall, liV. rm..
solarium with bookcases, sep. din.
rm., bedrn., bath, kit.
WING, lobby floor. 2 bedrms, Q
baths, hall, liv. rm., solarium,
din. rm., kit. Excellent condition.
Call Mrs. Chauncey Murray
RANDALL H. HAGNER q CO., INC.
DE. $4,000
Evening star., 1962-05-06
1910 SOUTHERN AVE. Sc

Corner sultland Rd.
APT. 7-2-bedrm. apt. home
In excel. cond.. with beaut.
view In all directions, AIR
COND. S1l,600. Ask for
Mr.. YIELDING or call LU.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
CITY CONVENIENCE

SUBURBAN SETTING
Attractive brick Colonial. 3 bedrms.,
llv. rm. with firepl.. sep. din. rn.,
spacious fenced yard. $3.50. Ap-
plieants carefully screened. To In
speet call 529-372l.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
MENDOZA

1920 goth st. NV.
/ Biz. East Of Conn, Ave.
on Kalorama Rd.
APT. 66-2 bedrfns. and den
Cor 3rd small bedrm.). sep.
corner din, rm., elev. bldg.
$4,000. Terms. Ask for
MRS. CONWAY or call NO.
Evening star., 1962-05-06

PALMER PARK-3-bedrm rambler,
Vacant. S110 per mo. DU. 10000.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
APARTMENTS WANTED

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with kit. apt. unfurn. Call after
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Evening star., 1962-05-06
AND OTHERS

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apt. to inspect. call MAJOR
Mr.. OWENS (EM. 3-67isj.
or Mr.. FIELDING GA. s.
4633l. with
Evening star., 1962-05-06
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Q. m. Sunday.
Evening star., 1962-05-06

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yard. & porches. sis and Sl25.
An utilities inelnded. II. e-oo77.