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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
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Maj. White Sets Mark ,
Becomes Astronout

only $50 degrees. On other
flig hts, temperatures have
ranged up to 400 degrees.
At higher attitudes, Mai.
White was flying almost auto
matically, using an electronic
brain that functions in either
space or the atmosphere. 1t
senses deviations from normal
flight and makes corrections
faster than a pilot can react.
ROlIer-COaSter Dips
Mai. White landed at 9:42
am. after 10 minutes in the air.
Another of the space agency's
X-15s-thiS one experimenting
with methods of descent
streaked aloft at more than
five times the speed Of sound
yesterday.
Pilot Walker skip-glided part
of the way back in a series of
roller-coaster dips as part of
the test. The powerful little
rocket plane usually comes in
from space in a shallow glide.
After barreling to an esti-
mated altitude Of 100000 feet
at speeds up to 1888 miles an
hour. Pilot Walker nosed over
for a series Of seven dips
slowing his speed from 1900
miles an hour to LOO miles
an hour in So seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
u. S. Mediutors
Dropping Effort
In Rail Dispute
By the Associated Press

The Government is dropping
efforts, for the time being. to
mediate differences between
the Nations railroads and five
operating unions over proposed
cuts in the size Of train crews
and other economies.
The National Mediation
Board yesterday drafted the
formal notice of withdrawal
from the dispute as required by
the Railway Labor Act. The
railroads had agreed to submit
the matter to the board, but
the unions had refused.
Under the law, the parties
have 80 days to settle the dis
pute without striking or chang
ing working conditions. If they
have not reached agreement by
then, President Kennedy is ex-
pected to name a board to rec
ommend a settlement. This
would automatically signal an
other 60-day freeze on strikes
and job conditions.
At issue is a recommended
ton made earlier this year by
a White House railroad COM
mission following a years
study. The commission pro-
posed that the carriers be al
lowed to eliminate gradually
the jobs of 10000 freight train
firemen and be given more lat
itude in making other man.
power economies.
The unions have steadfastly
opposed the recommendations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17

Argentina resulted from the
angry reaction of Latin-Ameri-
can countries which felt they
were unfairly treated in the
main sugar bill.
Mr.. Cooley, nevertheless,
agreed with Representative
Brown. Republican of Ohio,
that the Senate procedure was
a poor way to legislate. !"
Representative Hoeven of Iowa,
ranking Republican on the Ag-
riculture Committee, criticized
it as a most unfortunate
method to uSe." He noted that
the same kind of approach was
being attempted in the Senate
today on the medicare legisla-
ton. He urged the House Ito
take a firm stand against this
procedure in the future"
The comparative closeness of
the 195-to-142 House vote that
sent the combined honeybee
and sugar measure to the White
House was attributed largely to
resentment against the handl-
ing of the sugar legislation.
II don't know if any honey
bee lobbyist was involved in
this sugar amendment" Rep
resentative Gross, Republican
Of Iowa, remarked "but it sure
ly is the American sugar pro-
Queer and consumer who will
be stung."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
WHOOPS! STUNG AGAIN
SWeeter Bee Bill Inks House

Kennedy and was satisfactory
to most of the House Agricul-
ture Committee.
But many House members,
including Committee Chairman
Cooley, Democrat of North
Carolina, protested yesterday
against the way the House was
required to act on the Senate's
sugar amendment on a take
it-or-leave-it basis, with only
an hour of debate.
What irked those House
members was that such an
amendment would have been
ruled out of the honeybee bill
if it had been submitted origi-
nally in the House. The Sen
ate, with less rigid rules of
germaneneSs, thus often amends
House bills with unrelated rid
ers." In the opinion Of the
House compliments, this vir-
tually forces the House to be
a rubber stamp for the Senate
Mr.. Cooley favored the sugar
amendment in this instance
because, he said, it upheld the
original position of the House
in passing the sugar quota ex-
tension and ALLEGATION bill Mr.
Kennedy signed last Saturday.
Other Democrats conceded
that the "a fte r-thought'
a m e n d m e n accommodating
the Dominican Republic and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
MEDICARE
Kerr and Byrd Hit
Social Security Plan

;ost would be much higher if
the care is provided in public
hospitals because patients have
a tendency to remain longer in
public than private institutions.
Senate Republican Leader
Dirksen has predicted the issue
will be sidetracked today. He
believes at least 80 of the SO
Republicans will vote to table.
If this estimate is borne out,
the Democrats cannot afford to
lose more than 20 of their "a
Senate members. Most of the
Southern Democrats are ex-
pected to vote to table and they
may be joined by a few West
ernerS.
Senator Richard B. Russell
Democrat of Georgia, an
nounced yesterday that while
he would like to vote for a we'll
considered health program, he
cannot go along with the by
passing of the Finance Com
mittee, which has not held any
hearings or made any report or
the pending proposal. His state.
ment reflected the viewpoint Of
a considerable number of those
who will vote to table.
Il cannot conceive of a more
dangerous precedent than to
take up bills Of this magnitude
without a written record OF
hearings and without a thor
ough study by a committee OF
this body to help us arrive at
"a proper decision" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
By ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer

A sugar-coated honeybee bill
left a sour aftertaSte today in
already strained relations be-
tween House and Senate.
House members served notice
that from now on they will take
a long, hard and cold look at
Senate riders" to House meas
ures. They especially eyed the
scheduled Senate showdown
this afternoon on the medicare
amendment to the House
approved bill revising welfare
legislation.
House and Senate tension
has been tight enough in the
prestige struggle that blocked
enactment of appropriation
bills. 1t saturated House debate
yesterday on the amended
honeybee bill. That bill banning
Importation of adult honeybees
from countries where bee dis
eases are prevalent went
through the House without
controversy some time ago.
1t buzzed back to the House
yesterday with Senate amend
ment giving President Kennedy
discretionary authority to let
the Dominican Republic and
Argentina ship an additional
100000 tons of premium priced
sugar into the United States
That was requested by Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Norstud Home
To See Kennedy
BY the Associated Press

Gen. Lauris Norstad. COM
mander of NATO forces. flew
to Washington yesterday and
conferred with President Ken
nedy on a one-day hop back
to this country.
Gen. Norstad spent about an
hour and a half with Mr.. Ken
needy at the White House. He
said no emergency caused him
to make the quick trip, but
that he generally reports in per-
son to the President on the
situation as he sees it in
Europe and had not done so
for some time.
I'VE are still moving ahead"
Gen. Norstad told reporters.
He added NATO strength is in
creasing according to program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
AIcutruz Guards
Are Suspended

SAN FRANCISCO, July II
(AP).-Two guards have been
suspended as a result Of last
months escape from Alcatraz
by three still unaccounted-for
bank robbers.
Warden Olin Blackwell said
the guards, whom he did not
name, were suspended 20 days
each "for failing to keep an
accurate inmate count"
The escape was discovered
the morning of June IL when
artificial life-like dummies
were found in the convicts'
beds.
The three prisoners, Frank
Lee Morris, and Brothers John
and Clarence Anglin, appar-
emily had fled Is minutes after
lights out at $50 the night
before.
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right turn to slow his speed be-
fore landing at a dry lake bed
az this desert test center.
Mai. Whites voice reflected
strain from the force of gravity
as he made the sharp bank. He
repeatedly experienced stress
about six times the force of
gravity.
Greeted by Gen. Branch
Climbing from his cramped
cockpit, he was greeted by the
base commander. Brig. Gen.
Irving L. Branch.
Maj. White was dropped
from beneath the wing of a
B.52 bomber over Delamar,
New, so miles northwest of
Las Vegas and 220 miles from
here.
Holding his $1,000 : pound =
thrust engine wide open for 80
seconds, he went into the
steepest climb yet attempted
by an X-15-41 degrees. Mo-
mentum carried him to peak
altitude. During the re-entry
plunge, with the stubby wings
and fuselage acting as brakes,
the KISS speed was slowed
so substantially that air fric-
ton heated the ships skin to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Light Punishment
Ordered for 7o
AWOL Soldiers

FORT LEE, Va, July II (AP) D..
Company punishment has
been ordered for 70 soldiers
absent from a formation July
6 while their unit was being
reorganized from active duty
back to reserve status.
An Army spokesman said last
night the men, all members Of
the 257th Quartermaster Com
pany of New York City, failed
to make the 8 am. formation.
Most were back on the base
that night, he said. and all
had returned within 70 hours.
The spokesman said it APP
peared from the investigation
the absences did not involve a
concerted effort and apparently
stemmed from confusion over
whether the men had to appear
for formation during the re-
organization.
The investigation into the
circumstances surrounding the
mass absences was completed
Monday evening. he said, ano
it was decided that the CON-
pany commander would handle
the punishment. He said the
punishment could consist of:
Restriction to the area for
no more than IA days.
Withholding of pass privileges
for no more than IA days.
Assignment of extra duty not
exceeding two hours a day for
not more than IA days.
The unit, which has an au-
thorized strength of seven Off
GERS and 277 enlisted men, is
due to leave here for New York
and a return to civilian life
August 6. An advance unit il
scheduled to pull out July 26.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Senators Change
Committee Posts
BY the Associated Press

Senator Clifford P. Case, Re-
publican Of New Jersey. has
won coveted place on the Sen
ate Armed Services Committee
in a rejuggling Of Republican
assignments. He replaces the
late Senator Francis Case, Re-
publican Of South Dakota.
Senator Bottum, Republican
of South Dakota. who succeeded
Senator Francis Case in Con-
gresS, was assigned yesterday to
the Senate Interior and Rules
Committees.
Senator Prouty, Republican
Of Vermont, left the Public
Works Committee to take over
Senator Clifford Cases vacancy
on the Commerce Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
WELFARE
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ords be moved lock. stock and
barrel into the various neigh
borhoods where welfare cases
are.
ut is believed that the social
work unit should be an integral
part of the neighborhood, and
provide immediate social serv-
ice to the clients at all times, :"
the report states.
"Since the caseworker would
be located in the neighborhood,
he would have more intimate
knowledge of its makeup, and
would create closer personal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17

have increased the revenue loss
from the tax credit by about
$3.50 million per year.
The bill as 1t stands would
limit the credit-subsidy to $685.
900 plus Is per cent of a COM
pany's tax liability above $25,-
900. That is, a corporation
owing $125, 900 Of taxes could
deduct no more than $4,000
$4,000 plus Is per cent of
S100.000-even if its invest
ments entitled it to a larger
subsidy.
The administration proposed
to increase the limit to $4,000
plus so per cent. The illustra-
tive corporation could deduct
$4,000 from its taxes under
the proposed amendment -
$4,000 plus so per cent of
500, 900.
Opposed by Byrd
Voting against the amend
ment were Democrats Byrd,
Long, Anderson, Douglas and
Gore, and Republicans Will
liams. Carlson, Bennett and
Curtis. -
Voting for the amendment
were Democrats Smathers,
Talmadge. Mccarthy, Hartke,
and Fulbright of Arkansas,
and Republicans Butler and
Morton.
The committee also approved
several amendments to sections
Of the bill dealing with taxa
ton Of income earned abroad
by subsidiaries of American
controlled companies. One of
these amendments, approved 8
to S, would reduce the antic-
ipated revenue gain by $35 mil
lion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17
Offered by Long

Senator Byrd said he expects
the tax bill to go to the Senate
floor for action before the tariff
bill.
The amendment on enter
tainment expenses was pro-
posed by Senator Long, Dem
ocrat of Louisiana. Voting with
him for the amendment were
Democrats Smathers of Florida.
Mccarthy of Minnesota and
Hartke Of Indiana, and Re-
publicans Carlson Of Kansas,
Curtis Of Nebraska, Morton of
Kentucky and Butler of Mary
land.
Voting against the amend
ment were Democrats Byrd OF
Virginia Douglas of Illinois
Anderson of New Mexico, Gore
of Tennessee and Talmadge oil
Georgia and Senator Williams
Republican Of Delaware.
Tax Credit Approved
The committee also com
pleted action today on the
per cent investment tax credit
which would give business al
estimated $1.1 billion subsid,
for purchases of machinery AM
equipment.
Before approving this section
the committee rejected, 9-to-s
an amendment backed by tn
administration. which woul
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restaurants, theater tickets
land Lord knows what"
iIn short" he told reporters,
1.-THE sky's the limit"
Committee Chairman Harry
F. Byrd, Democrat of Virginia,
said the amendment raised the
question of whether a business
man should be prudent with
his own money or with the
Governments.
The committee decided to
push ahead and complete work
on the controversial tax revi-
sion bill this week, instead OF
suspending action after today's
meeting.
Trade Hearings Delayed
Hearings on the Presidents
tariff bill, which had been
scheduled to start tomorrow,
were postponed until Friday or
Saturday. Commerce Secretary
Hodges will be the lead-off
witness.
Senator Byrd said he was
complying with a request by
the administration to keep
working on the tax bill.
He said redrafting sessions
on the tax measure will be held
tomorrow, Thursday and II
necessary, Friday. Another ses-
sion on taxes will be held July
81 an open date in the tariff
hearings.
It had looked as If final COM
nittee action on the tax bill
would be delayed until late ir
the congressional session, en-
dangering the bills prospects
but the revised schedule
changed the outlook.
The committee plans to COM
plete tariff hearings by August
Is.
Evening star., 1962-05-22
High Court Points WAY
In Mental Commitment

In ruling out mandatory
hospital commitments for some
defendants found not guilty be-
cause of insanity, the Supreme
Court has suggested other, less
summary, procedures.
The high court yesterday
ruled in the Frederick C. Lynch
case that the Districts man
datory commitment law does
not apply to defendants who
diSclaim the insanity defense.
This means that If a defend
ant in a criminal case claims
he is not mentally responsible
for his acts, and a judge or
jury agrees, he still goes auto
matically to a mental hospital.
But if a defendant claims +
is sane, and the jury still fl
him not guilty because of in
sanity, he no longer is to be
sent automatically to a menta
hospital as in the past.
While the high court knocked
out mandatory commitments
for persons who disclaim an in
sanity defense, it pointed the
way to other types of proce-
dures that could commit them
In such cases, the court
said, commitment to a menta
Evening star., 1962-05-22

hospital-if considered war
ranted after an insanity ac-
quittal - must be handled
through one of two suggested
procedures.
One is the procedure now
used for pre-trial commitment
Of defendants who do not ap-
pear mentally competent to
stand trial. The other is the
present civil commitment pro-
cedure.
In both Of the procedures
suggested by the high court, a
new element would be provi-
sion for a hearing at which
the present sanity or insanity
OF a defendant could be de-
termined before commitment.
A criticism of the mandatory
commitment procedure, adopt
ed by Congress in 1855 in the
wake Of the Durham decision
that broadened the insanity
defense, has been the absence
Of such a determination.
In the case decided yester-
day, Lynch, 43, a former Air
Force lieutenant colonel, had
been committed to st. Eliza
bethS Hospital in 1859 after
an unsuccessful attempt to
plead guilty to bad check
charges.
Evening star., 1962-05-22
Candidate Urges
4-Yeur College

Charles w. Lowery, who is
seeking the Democratic nomi-
nation to Congress from Vir-
ginia's 10th district, promised
last night to press for the es-
tablishment of a four-year COL
lege in Northern Virginia.
Speaking before the Falls
Church Junior Chamber of
Commerce, he said the greatest
single need of the 10th district
was in the field Of higher edu-
cation. He noted that Northern
Virginia does not yet have a
four-year college.
On fiscal policy he said he
believes that a full-scale study
of Federal finances should be
made, and praised Senator
Byrd for his proposal to the
Senate Finance Committee in
this matter.
An opponent Of the King
Anderson bill for medical care
for the aged, Mr.. Lowery said
that the Kerr-Mills law was a
step in the right direction with
certain additions.
In foreign affairs, Mr.. Lowery
said he favors intervention in
Cuba, and withdraw of aid
from Yugoslavia.
Evening star., 1962-05-22
Montgomery High School Cost
To Rise SIS Per Pupil Next Year

in writing, at both elementary
and secondary levels, the re-
port continued.
OF Montgomery County's 334
English teachers in secondary
schools, 158 have teaching ex-
perience of from l to 5 years,
81 have taught from 6 to 10
years, "a have taught IL to 20
years, and 81 have total teach
ing experience Of over 20 years.
The school board was told
that one out Of every seven
teachers leaves the school sys-
TEN each year, which creates
problems in replacement and
orientation. Miss Katherine B.
Greaney. secondary supervisor,
said that the problem of turn
over is particularly serious in
the English department" be-
cause most English teachers are
women, and they appear to
have a shorter teaching life" d"
Evening star., 1962-05-22
Tow Driver Gets
Pickup by Police

A Washington tow truck
driver was hauled into Munich
pal Court on a drunk k-driving
charge yesterday because he let
the pickup truck he was pulling
get away.
Police Traffic Division Pvt.
Frank Schwartz said he spotted
a red pickup truck against a
traffic sign it had knocked
down at Scott circle NV. on
Sunday night.
A few minutes later, Pvt.
Schwartz said, a red tow truck
drove up. The officer went over
to talk to its driver, Robert Lee
Jacobs, 49, Of the 1900 block
Of Fifteenth street NV, and
charged him with driving while
drunk and failing to secure q
load.
In court yesterday, Judge
Mildred Reeves allowed Jacobs
to plead guilty, and continued
the case until June 4 for SEN
fencing so that he could enter
a hospital.
Evening star., 1962-05-22
TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

District and vicity-Mostly
cloudy and cool tonight with
low in upper sos. Tomorrow,
mostly cloudy and moderately
cool.
Maryland - Mostly cloudy
and moderately cool tonight
and tomorrow with chance of
scattered thundershowers in
west tomorrow. Low tonight
will be in sos.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy and
moderately cool tonight and
tomorrow with possible scat
tered thundershowers in ex-
treme southwest tonight and
over west tomorrow. Low to-
night will be Sc to "a.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Northeast winds of
10 to IS knots tonight will be-
come east to southeast 10 to
IS knots tomorrow. Mostly
cloudy weather. Visibility OF
10 miles.
Evening star., 1962-05-22

pressing themselves with origi-
nality.
The comment was made in
a report from an advisory COM
mittee on English curriculum
in the school system.
Too much written in ele-
mentary school claSSrooms) is
reproductive or narrative de-
scription, which parrots the
thoughts of Others" the report
said.
Too often, the writing ac-
tivity is mere busy work which
improves neither skill nor at
titude toward writing. There is
need for elementary teachers
to find methods of helping
children write freely and Gre
atively."
Experience Listed
Teachers themselves need
far more training and practice
Evening star., 1962-05-22
Rival Candidates
Slate Joint Talks

Candidates for the Demo-
cratic Congressional nominal
ton in Virginia's 10th district
will make three joint speaking
appearances this week.
The candidates, Augustus c.
johnson, Edwin Lynch and DR..
Charles w. Lowry. appear to-
day at a noon meeting of the
Organized Women Voters of
Arlington at Hogate's ReStau-
rant.
They will appear before the
Alexandria Democratic Com
mittee at 8 pm. tomorrow in
Alexandria City Hall and on
Thursday they will speak be-
fore the Arlington Democratic
Committee at a dinner meet
ing in Arlington Towers.
Evening star., 1962-05-22
TdWes Accepts
SickIes in Fold
After Victory

Carlton R. Sickles, only
member of the Mahoney ticket
to win nomination in last
Tuesdays Maryland Demo-
cratic primary, was taken into
the fold yesterday by Gov.
TaweS.
The Democratic nominees
had lunch in Annapolis, and
it was reported that "har-
mony" was the order of the
day.
Mr.. Sickles, a State Delegate
from Prince Georges County,
won the nomination for Con-
gresham at large as a candi-
date on the ticket Of Gov.
Tawes' opponent, George P.
Mahoney. Mr.. SickleS beat the
TaweS congressional candidate,
House Speaker Perry o. Will
kinson.
Gov. Tawes' ticket swept the
field Tuesday. except for the
congressional spot.
It was reported after the
luncheon that the TaweS ticket
nominees and Mr.. Sickles will
campaign as team against the
Republicans in November. A
spokesman for the Tawes group
said the Governor was i'm
pressed with the type of pri-
mary campaign conducted by
Mr.. Sickles.
In contrast to the other
Democratic primary races, the
Sickles = Wilkinson campaign
was free of personal invective.
After the luncheon, all the
nominees sat in with the Gov
ernor on a conference on re-
apportionment legislation. Mr..
Sickles was asked to help draft
the legislation which is expected
to be offered at a special session
Of the General Assembly.
Sickles also will be consulted,
along with the other nominees,
on the Democratic platform
being drafted for the November
campaign.
Evening star., 1962-05-22

The cost of educating a
Montgomery County high
chool pupil next year will be
i644. a SIS increase over the
present year, the board of edu-
Iation was told last night.
A breakdown of the per-
pupil cost, submitted by Super
tptendent c. Taylor Whittier,
showed that a kindergarten
child will average 1922, and
those in grades l through 6
will total $535 each.
The present years figures
are: Kindergarten, S269; grades
l through 6, $500, and grades
Z through IL, $3.50.
The calculations were sub
mitted to the school board by
DR.. Whittier to establish tut
ton cost of nonresident pupils
for next year.
Originality Sought
In other business. board
members were told that ele-
mentary school children spend
a lot of time with pencil in
hand, but very little on ex-