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Evening star., 1962-02-25
INTERPRETIVE REPORT

more men in unsuccessful space
efforts is rather irrelevant from
the propaganda standpoint.
Their failures did not get head
lines; their successes did. And
in any case, we are almost at
the "so-what" point. Someone
is going to get killed in space
sooner or later; the only ques-
ton is when.
Will an American or a Rus
sian have the dubious distinc-
ton Of being the first space
casualty? From now on out,
each side having done it sue
cessfully at least once, the
death of an astronaut or q cos
monaut will be an individual
tragedy rather than a national
calamity.
Looking farther down the
pathway to the stars, ray of
hope is discernable in the
neighborhood of the moon.
While it seems likely that the
Russians will beat us there,
lunar landing is one heat of
the long-range space race in
which they have not yet de-
monstrated superiority. They
may have built the necessary
booster rockets, but they have
not yet fired them.
November 81 Eyed
Col. John Paul stapp. the
fastest man on earth." recalls
that a Russian space scientist
once told him Russia planned
to have a crew on the moon
by the 50th annfverary of the
Bolshevik revolution. This date
falls in early November of 1867.
Talking about going to the
moon is not the same as going
there - a fact that applies
equally on both sides of the
Iron Curtain. But again it would
seem that the Russians either
possess, or can develop, the
capability, and it would be
silly to close eyes to the posi-
bility.
Col. Glenn's flight last Tues
day demonstrated two truths
which really did not need to
be proved: That man can
survive in space and that brave
men are willing to try. What
has not yet been demonstrated
is the capability of the Ameri-
can people to Withstand further
inevitable setbacks without fin
ally throwing up their hands
and saying the heck with it.
To prevent this from happen
ing will be a continuing-and
difficult-task for the Kennedy
Administration in the years
ahead,
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Home Town
Folks Await
Glenn Visit

NEW CONCORD, Ohio, Feb.
"a (AP).-Villagers, receiving
word today that 1t. Col. John
H. Glenn, jr., would visit them
for four and a half hours next
Friday or Saturday, planned a
celebration of John Glenn, jr.,
Day."
Mayor James K. Taylor said
although the astronaut's home
town folk have not been told
when the astronaut will arrive
in New Concord. he received
word from the National Aero
nautics and Space Administra-
tion that Col. Glenn will be
available for the homecoming
activities from noon until 4:30
pm. Friday or Saturday.
1--WE are going to start with
an informal luncheon at noon
just for some IS State and local
officials" the mayor said after
an all-morning session with
members of the Village Council
A parade, which in mos
other towns would travel dowr
Main street, will have to be
diverted in New Concord. IT.
main street is also U. S. 40
principal artery between Co.
lumbus and Wheeling, w. Va.
The village fathers plan tt
invite the Muskingum College
and New Concord High Schoo
bands, as well as those from
the high schools in nearby
GAINESVILLE and Cambridge, tt
parade from 1::30 to 2:30 pm
The activities will then shift
to the gymnasium at Muskin.
gum College where Col. Glenr
will speak at 3 pm. A new.
conference is scheduled aftel
the astronaut's address.
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Philips PunctuoIity
Upsets Lutin Hosts

LIMA, Peru. Feb. "a (AP).-
Prince Philip is doing prac-
tically the impossible on his
Latin American tour-he is
maintaining his schedule.
When the visiting Briton is
slated to be somewhere at /
pm, he appears at pm.
This is dismaying some of
his Latin American hosts,
whose background Is embedded
in the "manana" philosophy.
For instance: Philip was sched-
uled to depart from Quito at
8:45 am. The Ecuadorean Of
ficial farewell party arrived
somewhere between that time
and 9 am. and found no one
to whom to say goodby. Philip
had taken off at 8:45 am.
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SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH
FLORIDA, Feb. "a (AP). -
Astronaut John H. Glenn, jr.,
stripped to the waist in the
bright South Florida sunshine,
went for a boat ride with his
family today.
Even during his weekend of
relaxation, however, the tri-
umphant conquerer of space
was attended closely by rep
resentatives of the National
Aeronautic and Space Admin
istration.
With him on the boat trip,
along with his wife and son and
daughter, we're Security Officer
Charles Buckley, Public In
formation Officer John A
Powers, and DR.. William Doug
las, all of NASA.
Col. Glenn leaves his week.
end retreat Monday for Wash
ington and more honors from
a Nation overjoyed by his three
trips around the world.
He went aboard the boat
bareheaded but wore sunglasses
His daughter, 14-year-old Lyn
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at II am. to enable some
100000 pupils and teachers to
be on hand for the welcome.
I. B. Goad, D. C. Transit
assistant vice president fol
transportation, said that school
choldren will be able to use
children special low-fare schoo.
tickets when riding buses te
and from the parade.
Mr.. Goad said that extre
buses will be used tomorrow tt
provide transportation for chill
dren getting out of school early
and to accommodate the large
crowds Of people who will want
to go to the parade.
He said that some buses will
have to be re-routed because o1
the parade but no specific in.
formation on the re-routings
was Immediately available.
Acting Police Chief George R
Wallrodt said that District po-
lice are preparing to handle 9
parade crowd larger than the
250,000 which turned out here
to see Astronaut Alan Shepard
the Nations first man in space
Schools in Alexandria, Fair.
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velopments in the United States.
we can prabably have a world
wide communications satellite
system in 1865 or sooner" it
said.
The report included a paper
by Donald r. MaCquivey, for
eign affairs officer in the State
Department telecommunica-
tions division. suggesting short
cuts to get a system aloft and
working, even If it isn't the
best system possible.
A footnote said his paper
did not necessarily represent
the State Departments views:
Mr.. MaCquivey spoke of gen.
eral agreement that the ulti-
mate satellite system should
consist of a few satellites,
spaced so they would orbit
spontaneously with the earth
and appear from the ground to
be stationary.
Noting complex engineering
problems still to be solved to
achieve this. he suggested an
interim system using a greater
number of satellites.
1T is easier to launch a sat-
elite into a lower orbit than
into a synchronouS with
earth) orbit" Mr.. MaCquivey
wrote. This makes it desirable
to use a lower orbit system,
particularly in the interim un-
til a synchronous system is
available"
The space agency budget for
the year starting July / in
cludes 1854 million for COM
munications satellite work. It's
current budget carries $94.6
million for the project.
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John H. Glenn, jr., and the
other six astronauts have been
invited to testify.
The committee, headed by
Senator Kerr, Democrat Of
Oklahoma, is considering leg
islation designed to help the
United States nail down It's
lead in this area Of employing
space for peace.
The project calls for launch
ing a number of satellites to
serve as an orbiting aerial with
which television, radio and
other electronic communica- =
tions broadcasts could be
flashed around the globe. Over
seas TV broadcasts are impos-
sible with conventional facili-
ties.
The Kennedy administration
and Senator Kerr have intro
duced legislation. now pending
before the committee, to pave
the way to finish developing
the costly system and launch it,
and to permit sharing its use
with all peoples of the world.
Private enterprise would own
the American share of the sys-
tenn.
The United States scored a
beat over Russia by launching
Echo, the worlds first commu-
nications satellite, and bouncing
electronic signals against it to
cover wide reaches of the earth.
The staff report to the COM
mittee pictured the overall
project as mo longer a dream
of scientists" but as something
rapidly emerging as the first
peaceful practical use Of space.
with the rapid pace of SCI
entific and chronological de-
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fax County and Montgomery
County will release all students
who have written permission
from their parents to attend
the parade.
Prince Georges County will
follow the same policy but will
make sure that the children
have transportation into Wash
ington before releasing them
Federal Employees Excused
Parochial schools in the Dis
trict and Maryland will Close
at II am. Arlington and Fall
Church public schools and al
Virginia parochial schools will
be closed all day.
At the specific direction o1
President Kennedy all Federal
and District employees who car
be spared from their work will,
be released. These employees will
be able to watch the parade
without suffering any loss o1
annual leave.
Vice President johnson will
be the top-ranking official in
the parade because President
Kennedy is scheduled to make
a Voice Of America broadcast
while the motorcade is pro.
ceeding to the Capitol.
Astronauts Shepard and Vir-
gil Grissom are expected tc
ride in the parade.
Neighbors to Honor Him
After his appearance at the
Capitol. Col. Glenn will attend
a luncheon at the State De-
partment sponsored jointly by
Vice President Johnson and
National Aeronautics and Space
Administrator James E. Webb
A news conference by Col
Glenn which had been tenta.
lively scheduled here after the
luncheon has been Cancelled or
the grounds that the Marine
officer held one Friday ir
Florida. a spokesman for the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration reported.
In the Williamsburg area ot
Arlington. where Col. Glenn
lives, the Williamsburg Wom-
ems Club is urging all residents
to display the American flae
tomorrow in honor Of the as.
tronaut.
The District Commissioners
will present Col. Glenn with q
key to the city at the White
House instead of at the District
Building so there will be nc
halt in the procession to the
Capitol.
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ARMORY
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possible reorganization plar
for the Armory Board.
Apparently quite apart from
business or baseball pressures
on the Armory Board. the Com
Imissioners last May wrote Bud
get Bureau Director Bell that
they would like to bring the
Armory Board under their con-
troll. The reorganization would
give the Armory Board "a de-
finite place in the District
government" and "clear ur
vague relations" the letter
said
Board Members Briefed
General Administrations Di-
rector Lowe told William Press
executive director of the Board
Of Trade. several months age
that he thought reorganization
might solve what seemed tc
have become In the District
Building "the Armory Board
problem"
Mr.. Lowe briefed members OF
the Armory Board at a closed
meeting several weeks ago or
the plan. Mr.. Tobriner did not
attend. Neither Mr.. Kane nor
Gen. Abendroth was convinced
that the plan, merely sketched
by Mr.. Lowe, would work. They
were interested in more details
One report Of the reorgani-
zation scheme was that ii
would substitute a citizens ad-
visory committee Of from five
to seven members for the Ar
mory Board.
If the plan were sent to Con.
gress as a Presidential proposal
it would go into effect within
60 days unless Congress dis.
approved. To disapprove, Con.
gress would be required to act
on a resolution Of disapprova
submitted by any member o.
the Senate or the House.
The Government Operations
Committee would handle sucf
a reorganization request, &C
cording to Congressional legis.
lative service aides.
Bergman Satisfied
Arthur j. (Dutch) Bergman
managing director Of the Arm.
ory Board, is a stout defender
of the Board, as now organ
ized. Mr.. Bergman insisted
that the Armory Board ha!
proved itself, although the sta
dium is still in its infancy"
He asks why a reorganiza'
ton should be injected into {
very successful" setup. Tht
Armory Board has been oper'
ated as a business, on a strict
ly commercial basis, rathel
than as a government agency
This to Mr.. Bergman is tht
distinction of this board anc
it's redeeming characteristic.
Since 1948, the Board haI
never required a dollar Of ia,
support. 1t has given the Ma
tional Guard $50,631 and pait
District employees working a
the Armory about 100000
Through 1858 all money in ex
; cess Of the boards $50,00l
working capital fund went tt
1.-THE District government, &C
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THE SUNDAY STAR
Washington, D. c., February IS, 1862
Space Race to Go On,
With Reds Still Ahead
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

The Nation taking breather this week end, midway
in of the most exciting and glorious ortnghs history
Behind the week Of the flight and return Of Asonau
John H. Glenn r Ahead the week of big league parades
to- be eliminated Saturday in odfashioned Mdwesern
sman town homecoming at New Concord o.
In this period there temptation for the Nation to
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U. S. Message Satellites
Seen for World by 1865
BY the Associated Press

Senate Committee staff suggested yesterday that the
states can put aoft the worlds first commercial space
satellite communications system in 1865 sooner.
The report drafted by it's staff Space
Committee in advance of hearings this
Evening star., 1962-02-25
Red Failures Hidden

l. whether or not the Rus
SLAMS have sacrificed one or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
PHS Personnel Policy
Changes Proposed

Major changes in personnel
practices and policies and
higher pay for top researchers
and other key employees in the
Public Health Service have been
recommended by an advisory
committee.
Although PHS, a division of
the Department of Health, Edu-
cation and Welfare, is success
fully carrying on a large num-
Der Of programs" the report
states, it has problems which
either are already acute or will
become so in the clearly fore
Seeable future"
More people must be trained
and available people must be
used more effectively, if the eX-
panding work programs of the
service are to be administered
effectively and are to achieve
their purposes over the next
decade" the report to Surgeon
General Terry states.
Personnel System
The report does not recon-
mend establishment of a single
personnel system, instead of the
present three, but says that if
the service we're being formed
today this might be preferable.
Of the approximately $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
President Yum
0fKorea Quits

SEOUL, Mar. % CAP) Pres
ident Yum Po-sun, only con-
stitutionally elected official
held over from South Korea's
military coup last May, re-
signed today, despite the pleas
of military leaders to recon-
slider.
Mr.. Yum, in a resignation
statement issued to reporters,
said he was resigning mainly
in protest against a recent gov
eminent decree banning thou
sands of politicians active be-
fore the coup from running in
elections for the next six years
unless cleared by the junta.
The 64-year-old President had
been excluded from the decree
but had staunchly opposed it..
Mr.. Yum said he felt this
was the proper time to quit
without worry as peace and
order is secured"
"All plans are firmly estab-
lished for the development of
the country, and the national
prestige is increasing day by
day." the President said.
The President, educated in
England, was elected in Au-
gust. 1860, to a five-year term
by the Korean Assembly, dis
banded by the military when
the generals and colonies took
power.
The President declared the
punitive law against former
politicians, announced "a t
week, was a major reason for
his resignation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
Castro Cancels Offer
Of POINT roctor Swap

IT. The attempt took place
at Playa Giron (Giron Beach,
on Cuba's Bay Of Pigs.
Mr.. Castro offered last May
to trade the captives for trac-
tors. Only this month, Cuban
exiles announced a stepped
up drive for funds to buy the
machinery.
Today's announcement did
nothing to clarity the questions
of how the trial will be con-
Quoted and whether all the
prisoners or simply their lead
ers will face judgment. Nor
has there been word on whether
the death penalty will be de-
manded.
President Kennedy said at
his news conference yesterday
that the Red Cross is trying to
help the prisoners and he hopes
something can be done. The
men are in Havana's Ell Prin-
cipe Prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22

KEY WEST. Fla, Mar. %
(AP).-Havana Radio quoted
Prime Minister Fidel Castro to-
day as saying the decision to
put invasion prisoners on trial
means withdrawal of his offer
to set them free in return for
United States tractors.
MIR. Castro was interviewed
by the Cuban news agency,
PrenSa Latina, about the trial
which is to begin March 20.
1.-THE decision of the revolu-
tionary government to submit
the mercenary invaders of
Playa Giron to trial involves
the cancellation of the offer of
their liberty through the pay
ment of an decentralization in
agricultural machinery since
the same was not accomplished
in time or in due FORM" the
prime minister said.
The 1000 or more prisoners
were captured after the unsuc-
cessful invasion of last April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22

PHS employees, $500 are in
what Is called the commits
stoned core" a quasi-military
organization. a PHS spokes-
man explained. The remainder,
except for % key scientific re-
search personnel, are in the
Civil Service. The exceptions
are known as "208(g)s" a cate
CORY set up by Congress with
a special salary scale.
Our conclusion is that the
flexibility of the present COM
bination (of systems) and the
difficulties involved in chang
ing it outweigh the advantages
of any single system" the COM
mittee report says.
POtentialities Listed
The potential of the present
personnel systems can be fully
realized, the report states, if:
l. THE Surgeon General &C
cepts full personal responsible
lty for personnel policies :"
2. Personnel staff services are
reorganized and strengthened. "
3. Day to-day personnel
operations are substantially
improved"
4. Pay for top research posi-
tons and certain ether KEY
positions is raised.
S. AN effective follow-up
and evaluation system is in
stalled ="
In releasing the report,
estimated to cover 1893 pages
when the background papers
and staff report are added in
about 10 days, the Surgeon
General said it would serve as
a guide and a reference to
personnel development in the
PHS for many years" He and
his staff will carefully explore
the findings and make changes
and revisionS after such DELHI
Grafton is completed, DR.. Terry
said.
The committee. headed by
Marion B. Folsom, former HEW
secretary. began its study last
October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
Commodore Lew
Praised by Navy
On Anniversary

The Secretary of the Navy
has sent a letter praising Com
modore Uriah P. Levy, naval
hero and founder of the WASH
ington Hebrew Congregation, to
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld of
the congregation on the Tooth
anniversary of the death of the
commodore.
The letter praising the COM
modore for his philanthropic
and patriotic contributions was
read to the congregation by
Rear Admiral Robert D. Powers,
jr., deputy judge advocate gen.
eral of the Navy.
The Secretary said of Com
modore Levy:
HE loved his fellowmen and
exercised compassion. 1t was
indeed this very religious and
ethical approach to life, COM
bined with his fervent belief
in the dignity of man, that
spurred him to fashion his
most lasting memorial"
The letter referred to the
abolition of corporal punish
ment brought about by Com
modore Levy.
The letter went on to outline
Commodore Levy's efforts to
save Monticello, the home of
Thomas Jeffersn, and his offer
of his personal fortune to
President Lincoln during the
Civil War.
Commodore Levy, who found
ed the Washingtn Hebrew Con-
gregation in 1852, was the first
Jewish career officer in the
Navy. He served in the War of
1872 against the British and
following the war battled pi-
rates in the Gulf of Mexico and
slave traders in the Caribbean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
GOLDWATER SAYS
HE SHAVED WITH
PEANUT BUTTER

STAFFORD, Del. (AP).-
Senator Goldwater, Repub-
lican of Arizona, was asked
at a news conference here
if it was true he was very
fond of peanut butter.
Senator Goldwater &C
knowledged that he once
more or less on a dare from
one of his children-shaved
with peanut butter.
He said he got a pretty
good shave, too. But" he
added, "it leaves your skin
kind of dry-and you smell
like peanut butter for a
couple of weeks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
z Nations Pledge
ToBuyU.N. Bonds

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Mar. % (AP) Secretary Cen
eral U Thant announced
today two new governmental
pledges to buy part of a pend
ing 5000 million United Ma
tons bond issue.
Nigeria told Mr.. Thant it in
tended to buy 81 million worth
of bonds. Austria said it in
tended to buy 100000 worth,
subject to parliamentary ap-
proval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22
Syriians Fire.,
Miss Israeli

JERUSALEM, Mar. % (AP) l..
Syrian border forces fired to-
day on Israeli laborers working
in the fields of Kfar Sold, a
Galilean settlement, official
Israeli sources said today. None
was hit.
The informants said the
Israelis did not return the fire,
but lodged another complaint
with the United Nations Syrian
Israel armiStice commission at
this latest incident on the
tense frontier.
Syrian machine gunners were
reported to have raked an
Israeli settlement in the Upper
Galilee district last night.
Several houses were hit in the
Mlshmar Hayarden settlement
in the l5-minute attack but no
casualties were reported.
The ground fire came a few
hours after Israeli and Syrian
Jets clashed in dogfights over
the border with both countries
charging an invasion of their
air space. Israel denied q
Syrian claim that one Israeli
plane was shot down.
Tension has mounted along
the frontier during the past
week with almost daily firing
on the ground, in the air or at
fishing boats on the Sea of
Galilee.
Syria and Israel have lodged
protests with the United Ma.
lions Mixed Armistice Commits.
sion which has been policing
the border since the end Of the
Palestine War in 1913. Both
countries also have called or
the U. N. Security Council ir
New York to hear their charges
of aggression.
In Damascus, Syrian Premier
Maaruf DaWalibi last night
charged Israel was "massing its
forces" for a new attack and
declared I'VE must be aware"