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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Police Win Praise
For Fast Arrests

The Fairfax Board Of County
Supervisors today commended
county police for their fast
work in solving the Lewis M.
Goldfein murder and the recent
BaileyS Crossroads bank rob-
berry.
Supervisor A. Claiborne Leigh
suggested that the board COM
mend the police because they
worked exceptionally fast" In
solving the two cases.
The police arrested O sus-
pect the day after the bank
robbery, and John c. Vinson, IT,.
was charged with the Goldfein
murder three days after the
Staying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
STILL MOTORLESS
Yocht Awaits Verdict
On Eviction Action

the way Of the Redevelopment
Land Agency that is putting up
a new bulkhead. On May %
the Wallaces were told to leave
by June 80.
But the rub is the Colleen
Gray's lack of a motor, and
no one seems to want a
boat Of this size without a
motor. The District, however,
didn't seem to mind this in the
past when it collected $45 a
month rent for the pier.
Mr.. Wallace--his pencil thin
moustache adding an urbane
touch to his blue blazer anc
cigarette holder-says he wants
to sell the boat and move into
an apartment. That would
solve my problem and the Dis
trict's."
He added that since a recent
disqualification "it's too much
to keep up with the repair" Of
the boat.
If Municipal Court goes along
with the District on Friday
when the case is scheduled for
a hearing. the United States
Marshal viii cut the Colleen
Gray adrift. A harbor police
boat standing by will pick her
up and tow her to the police
docks.
The Wallaces would not be
permitted to live on board their
yacht while she is tied up at
the police docks.
The RIA says it has been
unable to find a home for the
yacht because she has no motor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05

A RITUAL Ayesha reserves
for her favorite customers,
which includes Just about
everybody, is to tell their
fortune. Georgetown stu
dents, when graduating, come
in to hear what Ayesha has
to say about the future.
Sometimes on graduation
week end they bring their
parents in to meet Ayesha
and to hear a prediction.
The other night, after
drinking a cup of heavy
Turkish coffee, Ayesha's in
structions to turn the cup
upside down on the saucer
were followed. After a few
minutes, ripples of coffee
residue as thick as mud
trailed down the cup to leave
at least to AyeSha's eyes
a story.
Inspecting the cup and
savoring her role like an &C
tress holding an audience un-
til she delivers the punch
line, Ayesha finally said,
you have very good future
coming to you. A man is very
interested in you, and he has
money. You are going on a
long trip. There has been
sadness but it is over"
The only thing certain in
this rather cliche fortune
was the trip, but Ayesha had
a way of making it all sound
real.
AS one of her friends said,
"AyeSha has a basic criteria-
for girls it's men, and money
in the future, and sadness in
the past. And everyone just
loves it. She always strikes it
rich for, after all, what else
is there?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Confinement
OfCriminuIIy
Insane Urged
Bys Star staff writer

BALTIMORE, Sept. A
Maryland Legislative Council
Committee recommended today
that judges be allowed to COM
NIT to mental institutions per-
sons found not guilty of crimes
by reason of insanity.
The proposal had been rec
commended by the State Bar
Association. Members of the
judiciary Committee of the
Legislative Council said the
reason for the recommendation
was that many persons found
not guilty by reason Of insanity
commit new crimes.
Under Maryland law, a de-
PENDANT is free to walk out of
the courtroom Immediately
upon being found not guilty
on an insanity plea.
Under the recommendation
of the Judiciary Committee,
such a defendant could be in
stitutionalized for at least six
months to determine whether
or not by reason of mental
disease or defect he is a danger
to himself. to his own safety or
will be a menace to the safety
of the person and/or the prop
erty Of other people"
The defendant would have
the right to apply for release
at any time after six months.
The commitment would he dis
cretionary with the court.
In the District of Columbia,
a mandatory. commitment law
requires that defendants who
are found not guilty of Crimi-
nal charges because of insanity
must be committed to a mental
hospital until psychiatrists can
certify they are no longer dam
gerous to themselves or others.
The Judiciary Committee
also recommended that a law
be enacted making parents re-
sponsible for vandalism by
minor children.
Committeeman noted that
vandalism of public buildings,
such as schools, appears to be
increasing. The proposed legis-
lation would require parents Of
children under Is years old to
pay for damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05

deeply religious mother to a
Bible study class in a private
home. In a brief but spirited
outburst, he argued the atheist
point of view, upsetting the
ladies present and drawing
from his mother the embar-
raised exclam tion, ooh
,Johnl"
The woman who recounts
this episode considers John
mot a bad boy. but just not
all there"
Corpl. Herrell picked young
Vinson up for questioning about
some snipings last spring. HE
admitted peeping into more
than 100 homes in the neigh
borhood," the officer recalled.
But he wouldn't give any
specific times or places, so we
couldn't charge him"
Didn't Question Age
The gun dealer who sold
young Vinson the SOS murder
weapon could have refused him.
But Fairfax County has no
registration or investigation
law for gun buyers. All the
dealer was required to do was
satisfy himself that the youth
: was 10. So confident wal
: young Vinson of his mature
/ appearance that he put his agI
down at % and the dealer
didn't question it. He tolc
lpolice the boy had produced
Identification.
At Falls Church High School
there were signs that something
was wrong. The youths eighth
grade marks were C's and DIS
except for a B in science. At
the end of his first semester
in the ninth grade, in 1959-60,
he got Fs in English and al
zebra, D in geography and a
B in science. In March, 1860,
he dropped out of school.
HE was obviously not well
adjusted" admitted William H.
Jordan, principal of the school.
HE had an above-average O."
Mr.. Jordan said the school
has a guidance program, and
said he personally knew the
Vinson youth quite WE'LL" but
he refused to say what, If any,
steps were taken to help the
youth overcome his problems.
I'VE consider that our relations
with the students are confiden-
tial," he explained.
Young Vinson had been get
ting psychiatric out-patient
treatment at the Fairfax Guild
ance Clinic, and a probationary
II
official to whom the youth re-
ported described him as a very
sick" boy.
at has been obvious for a
long time that he needed in
tensive therapy in a residential
situation, that he was not capa-
bic Of living in the community"
1.-THE official said. Even the
youth realized his condition was
getting worse, he said.
But he exhibited no psychosis
that would have qualified him
for retention in an institution,
the official explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Revised Plan Due
On Freeway Route
Highway Aides.
Seek to Solve
Sc. Dilemma

A compromise to solve the
Garfield Park dilemma block
ing the Southeast freeway will
be offered to the National Park
Service, officials said today.
Harold Aitken, District high
way director, said his depart
ment is suggesting that the
Park Service use the area under
the freeway for playground use,
such as tennis and basketball
courts. The freeway is to be
about 10 feet above ground
level in the area of the park,
supported by large pillars.
A slight modification of serv-
ice roads for the freeway also
may conserve some parkland,
MFR. Aitken said.
The highway departments
original request was for 2.66
acres of the 9.35-acre park be-
tween F and Third streets and
New Jersey, South Carolina
and Virginia avenues Sc.
The latest suggestion would
cut the area needed for high
ways to a little over / acre,
Mr.. Aitken said.
Suggestion Rejected
Highway officials said
another suggestion for parkland
for the area had been turned
down. The officials suggested
that the former Dent Ele-
mentary School, on a quarter
acre of land on the corner Of
Second and F streets Sc, be
turned over to the Park Service.
Some additional streets be-
tween the school and the park
could be closed for an ad-
ditional contribution of land.
School officials have turned
down the request because they
said Dent School is needed for
maintenance shops. The school
was built in 1900, and was
abandoned for classroom use
. in l947. The Park Service is
requesting that the District
, condemn all the homes on the
, block between South Carolina
: avenue and Third, G and
5 Fourth streets Sc, and trans
4 fer the land to the Park Service.
? Seek Play Areas
e The Park Service said the
r extra land is needed for play
4 area for children at Giddings
/ and Lenox Elementary Schools.
Park Service officials say school
and recreation officials back
! the proposal to condemn the
, extra block.
5 . District officials hope to meet
later in the week to discuss the
: proposals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Report to People
Distribution Set

Prince Georges County will
distribute this week a report
on its operations, prepared by
the Department Of Community
Relations.
The 44-page booklet, enti-
tied Report to the People, {"
includes information on ex-
penditures and responsibilities
of the county governments
various departments. 1t will be
distributed at the County Fair
and will be available at the
courthouse in Upper Marlboro,
at the County Service Building
in Hyattsville and at public
libraries in the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Weuthermen See
Five More Duys
Of Cool Weather

At least five days Of cool
weather, heralding the APP
proaeh of autumn, are in store
for the Washington Area, the
Weather Bureau said today.
Last nights light rain and
drizzle vanished today with the
arrival first of fog and then
just clouds with intermittent
sunshine, The precipitation
measured by the Weather Bu-
reau over the past "a hours was
just is inches, not enough to
wipe out the effects of a sum-
mer-long dry spell.
But September already has
brought 40 inches Of rain,
nearly as much as fell during
all Of August.
Predicting fair and cooler
weather tonight and tomorrow,
the Weather Bureau also called
for temperatures 2 to s de-
grees below normal over the
next five days. Rain over the
week end may total "a to ~
of an inch.
The September rain came too
late to do much good for crops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
The
Rambler
Learns About
Short Hand Music
BY MYRA MACPHERSON

By MYRA MACPHERSON
Ayesha Abraham's first
look at a person is one of
caution, not untinged with
suspicion. Her eyes can grow
soft and warm, but this re-
Spouse comes only after Aye
sha makes up her mind the
person is worth it.
Criterions for worthiness
are as indeterminate as Aye
George Kennedy is III. He will
resume his column on his return.
sha's age-but visiting her
Calvert Cafe helps. And if
you praise her odd version of
the Twist you are assured the
right to call her Mama and
to have her tell your fortune,
which is good because she
never wants to tell you any
thing bad.
AyeSha, an Arab born on
the Mount of Olives, is Mama
to a strange mixture Of per-
sons who frequent her cafe
Georgetown students, labor
ers from West Virginia, wives
mad at their husbands, hus-
bands mad at their wives.
Her cafe is the closest
thing to Washington's fore
most jumping off spot, the
Calvert Street Bridge, but
Ayesha has never had any
one that respondent come
in. Anyone who comes here,
not want to die. Want to sing
and drink and be happy"
A non-drinking Moslem,
AyeSha is also a shrewd bust
nesswoman who has no OBJ
lection to people being happy
in her place. Ayesha loves
music and dancing and puts
up with rock and roll and
country music Cher favorite
is "Hit the Road, Jack"O but
in turn indoctrinates her
customers in Arabian re-
cords. Several Of these luke
box selections are written in
Arabic and a request which
pleases her is someone say
ing, Mama, play some of
that short hand music"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Eisenhower Bull Wins
MARYLAND Fair Title

TIMONIUM. Md, Sept. S
(AP).-Judges at the Maryland
State Fair yesterday selected a
bull from the Gettysburg farm
Of Former President Eisen-
hover as senior and grand
champion Aberdeen Angus.
The Eisenhower entries also
took first place In classes for
three bulls owned by the ex-
hibitor and two bulls bred and
owned by the exhibitor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
Shops Stoff
illustrates
HoIdup Pair

A method to Illustrate holdup
men was used-with varying
results-early today at an all
night sandwich shop:
Everybody ran.
Robbery Squad Detective
Sergts. Leonard Kragh and
Sherwood Herring said the
holdup attempt was made by
two men at about 1855 am,
in the Super Garry Out Shop,
1924 New Jersey avenue NV
Gesturing with a pistol, one
Of the men, his head wrapped
in a scarf. announced: This
is a holdup."
Miss Eunice Stirkens, 10, tn,
shop manager, ran. Miss San.
dra Bass, %. an employe, ran
The two women dashed into 3
bathroom and boIted the door
And Wilbur Rusk, SO, Of 1907
New Jersey avenue NV, 9
customer, also ran-out of the
shop.
Mr.. Rusk, however, did not
quite get away. Police said the
holdup men, mistaking him for
a shop employee, chased him,
dubbed him on the head with
q gun butt and escorted him
back to the shop to show them
how to open the cash register.
Mr.. Rusk was unable to open
the register. Then the robbers,
empty handed, ran.
They were described in a
police lookout as Negroes. One
was 18-to-20 years old, S feet
10 inches tall, wearing a long
sleeved white shirt and dark
trousers. The other carried a
revolver, was in his EOS, 5 feet
8 inches tall, about 100 pounds
and wore, besides the scarf, a
dark-colored shirt and khaki
trousers.
Mr.. Rusk was treated at
Washington Hospital Center
for head cuts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05

AYESHA'S FATHER was a
school teacher and when
Israel was under British
mandate she learned to
speak with an English &C.
cent. In the constant skirm-
ishes in her country, her
family lost its money. Aye
sha, who came to this coun-
try in 1850, feels jewelry is
a negotiable security and al
ways wears two gold bracelets
which she twists often on her
arms.
When she first arrived in
Washington, she cooked at
the Syrian embassy-CIn two
hours I make stuffed lamb,
with all kinds Of spices")-
then at a restaurant, and
then she bought her cafe.
As Mama, she listens to
everyone's problems and
when couples are unhappy,
urges them "just like Judge
or Allah" to go back together.
During her Moslem holidays,
she fastS for 40 days, eating
nothing until sunset, but con-
tinues to work. Her customers
have taught her how to cele-
brate Mothers Day and near
ly every other holiday. On
Mothers Day she got two
dresses as gifts; on Easter,
they gave her flowers. Aye
sha reciprocated by bringing
belly dancers in to perform
on special occasions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05

George Kennedy is III. He will
resume his column on his return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05

Criterions for worthiness
are as indeterminate as Aye
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The World Forum on
Syphilis and Treponema-
toses goes into the second
day at the Sheraton-Park.
The American Political
Science Association meets
for the second day at the
Mayflower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-09-05
PRIME SUSPECT
Death Probe Turned
Quickly to Vinson
By DAVID BRAATEN
Star Staff Writer

The surprising thing about
John Vinson, jr., is that so
few people who knew him were
surprised when he was accused
Of killing his 17-year-old neigh
Dor and one-time schoolmate,
Lewis Goldfein.
81 suspected it might have
been john" said a housewife
in the quiet Falls Church neigh
borhood where the tragedy oc-
CURED. a
ut didn't surprise me at all
when they said he did it." said
another woman.
The police, Of course. were
convinced that John was in
volved. They were knocking
on his door less than two hours
after the shooting early Satur-
day morning.
I'VE knew who we were after,
all right" said Maj. William
L. DuITer, chief Of Fairfax
County police. "All we needed
was the evidence"
Even allowing for the wisdom
Of hindsight, this is all a far
cry from the usual reaction of
shock and bewilderment when
a 17-year-old suburban area
boy is suddenly revealed as a
killer.
Intellectually Gifted
John Vinson was not an or
binary youth, to be sure-tall,
gaunt, nervous, a chain smoker,
he had an 10. of 1875, wrote
poetry, had a large vocabulary,
spoke articulately, was widely
read and talked of writing a
book at the age Of 16. But
what was there about him that
made his new role so easy to
accept?
you only had to look at him
to know he's all mixed up"
said a friend of the family
you couldn't help but notice
"He was very polite-toc
polite, in fact, said a neighbor
J mo 17-year-old acts like that.
at would scare you to tall
2 to him." said Quin Elson, as
: sistant commemorative attor
!. ney. He looks right through
!. lyou,"
"He hated Jews" recalled
Detective Corpl. Marvin Her.
rell. II understand he trieC
, to join Rockwell's Nazis."
Father Not Convinced
Not everyone suspected John
Vinson, Of course. His father,
a veteran Metropolitan Police
officer. refused to believe his
son was the one officials were
after until he saw the youths
signature on the sales slip for
the murder weapon.
I'VE told the father we had
the evidence, but he wasn't
convinced" said Mai. Durrer.
He said. he had confidence in
his son when he told him he
didn't do it. But when he saw
the signature, he said, That's
it,"
The sales slip, from the An
Mandate gun shop to which the
death weapon had been traced,
was the clinching bit of evil
dence.
Better tell the truth" the
elder Vinson advised, and the
youth typed out a statement
admitting the killing.
The tragedy of John Vinson
and of Lewis Goldfein, is
that those who suspected some
thing was wrong weren't in a
position to do anything about
it. Those who could have done
something. for one reason OF
another, did not.
The neighbor who suspected
there was something odd about
young Vinson admits that she
didn't have anything to go
on" And she didn't want to
hurt the parents feelings.
Another friend recalls the
time John accompanied his
Evening star., 1962-12-13
Federal Referee Reps
SCI Receivers Fees

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10 (Spe-
ciaD Fees paid to the former
State receiver of the Mutual
Security Savings g. Loan Asso-
citation Of Silver Spring, and to
an accounting firm, have drawn
criticism from the Federal
bankruptcy referee in the case.
The referee, Joseph o. Kai-
ser, said Joseph M. Coughlan.
Silver Spring insurance execu-
tive, had no right to pay a
$4,000 fee to himself or $4,000
to the accounting firm, without
first getting his approval.
Mr.. Coughlan and others ap-
peared before Mr.. Kaiser yes
terday to submit a report on
his services as a State court
appointed receiver until he was
relieved last February after the
association was placed in Fed
eral bankruptcy.
The referee said once Federal
Evening star., 1962-12-13
Credit Card Theft Rinq
Broken; 6 Are Indicted

A Washington area ring
which specialized in using
stolen credit cards for high
living has been broken up by
the FBI and postal inspectors,
it was disclosed today.
The credit cards were used
to cash more than 200 checks
with a face value of about $12,-
900 and to buy merchandise
amounting to several thou
sand dollars more, the FBI said.
The ring of six young men also
used the credit cards, stolen
from the United States mails,
to buy plane tickets for trips
t, Las Vegas and Los Angeles,
the bureau said.
The investigation came to
light yesterday when a Balti-
more grand jury indicted the
six on charges of conspir-
acy to embezzle IL credit
cards to cash the checks and
obtain plane tickets. The FBI
Evening star., 1962-12-13

at Upper Marlboro and is now
free on bond during a pre-
sentence investigation.
A second member of the ring
Lester L. Knapp, "a, formerly
of Riverdale. Md, is now serv-
ing an 18-month sentence in
the House of Correction at
Jessups, Md, for breaking and
entering.
-Four other young men were
arrested last night.
They are william F. Knapp,
twin brother of Lester, of the
$500 block of Fifty-fourth av-
enue, Riverdale. william, mar
ried and the father of two, is
a former employe Of the Ma
tional Aeronautics and Space
Agency's Goddard Spact Flight
Center.
John M. Barton, 25, of the
4200 block of Fifty-fourth
place, Bladensburg, Md.
Ralph T. Sadler, 26, of the
300 block of Gordon avenue,
Falls Church, Va, a carpenter.
Franklin H. Maye, 81, of Los
Angeles, who was staying with
William Knapp at the time of
the alleged offenseS.
Evening star., 1962-12-13
Groups Join to Fight
Zoning for Apartments

Seven Montgomery County
civic associations have formed
an alliance to fight apartment
rezoning along the Potomac
River from the District line to
Potomac Village.
Spurred into action by the
recent filing of five high-rise
apartment rezoning petitions,
the alliance has plans to work
with the Committee to Preserve
the Potomac, a Virginia organ
ization with similar aims.
William s. Green of the Ban
nockburn Civic Association is
chairman of a steering commit
tee representing the associa-
tions. The committee plans to
enlist the aid of at least three
Evening star., 1962-12-13

bankruptcy petitions are filed,
only he can authorize pay
ments to persons presenting
claims against the firm.
He said he could not approve
the $4,000 fee claimed by Mr.
Coughlan, nor one for $4,000
to the firm Of Thompson &
Belloff for services during the
period of State receivership,
until he studies them.
Mr.. Kaiser. after hearing
testimony by Mr.. Coughlan and
Albert w. Thompson of the
accounting firm, said he would
take the report under study to
determine if the amount were
justified.
Mutual Security was ordered
into receivership by the Mont
gomery County Circuit Court
on November "a, 1861, and Mr..
Coughlan was named receiver.
1t went into Federal receiver
Evening star., 1962-12-13

said a mail carrier was a mem
Der of the ring during its
period of operations from Oc-
tober to December, 1861.
The former postal employe
is Thomas M. Peters jr., 81,
Of Cheverly, Md, who was ar
rested by the FBI with the CO.
operation of Post Office author
tiles last January. A United
States Commissioners warrant
charged him with interstate
transportation of stolen prop
erty and embezzling letters
from the mails. He was re-
leased in 81 500 bail.
However, on May 4, 1862,
Maryland State Police arrested
Peters at the East Riverdale
branch of the Citizens Bank
of Maryland when he at
tempted to cash a check for
$500. Last month, Peters was
convicted of uttering in Prince
Georses County Circuit Court
Evening star., 1962-12-13

ship after some of its 1000
depositers asked for Federal
control.
Mr.. Coughlan, in answer to
questions from his attorney,
Jerome E. Korpeck. and from
Mr.. Kaiser, said he acted on
authority of the Circuit Court
and made an accounting to the
court.
Mr.. Thompson testified that
his firms fees were comparable
to its normal rates.
Evening star., 1962-12-13

other civic groups in the sub
urban portion of the river val
ley.
Stating the purpose of the
new group, Mr.. Green said it
would work to insure that land
near the river is properly
used" and to preserve its
scenic values"
Recent attempts to rezone
land for high-rise apartments
in the Brookmont, Glen Echo
and Cabin John areas have
aroused public opposition. The
outgoing county council, in one
of its last official acts, turned
down high-rise coming for a
tract off Macarthur boulevard
in Glen Echo.