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Evening star., 1962-08-09
Assure Residents Safety

A proposal to bring the Dis
trict into the Federal program
of aid to impacted school areas
survived a session today of the
full House Education and La
bor Committee.
Lack of a quorum blocked a
vote on the bill, which would
expand the aid program to
many major cities.
Action on the legislation is
expected at a committee meet
ing next Wednesday.
According to a committee
aide, the provision to include
the District appeared to have
general support from the men,
bers present at today's execu-
tive session.
The District now is excluded
from the program. The pro-
gram provides Federal assist
ance to school areas that are
under an added burden be-
cause the classroom popula-
ton has been swelled by the
children of Federal employees
According to recent survey
Evening star., 1962-08-09

October 8, 1855, another
molestation case. In that same
month, Jones was sentenced TO
prison on an unauthorized use
of an auto charge. He was 18
in November, 1885.
Jury Ignores Charge
Following confinement at a
Federal prison in Chillicothe,
Ohio, he was transferred in
March, 1856, to a Federal IN
Stitution in Ashland, KY, and
to a prison at Petersburg, Va,
in May, 1857.
The record indicates he was
released in 1857 or early 1858
since, on July 80, 1858, the file
shows another charge of unau-
thorized use of an auto. A
grand jury ignored the charge,
police said, but Jones was
charged in November, 1858, with
taking property without right
and sentenced to 80 days in
jail.
The most recent entry in
volved a diSorderly conduct
charge placed against Jones
little more than a month ago.
On July l, police said, the dis
orderly charge was placed after
he was accused of molesting a
woman. He forfeited $40 COL
lateral. Police said the woman
failed to appear as a witness.
Evening star., 1962-08-09
Eastern Resumes Shuttle FIiqhts

Strikebound Eastern Airlines
resumed shuttle flights between
New York City and Washington
today with just one small hitch.
The first plane due out after
the 46-day walkout developed
mechanical problems and was
delayed half an hour.
The II passengers finally
took off for New York at 7::31
am. after changing planes.
A spokesman for Eastern Air
lines said that all flights would
have a licensed flight engineer,
either an engineer who had
crossed the picket line or super
visory personnel, on board.
Sixteen flights to New York
City are scheduled hourly to-
day. Eastern also resumed
shuttle service between Boston
and New York City as well as
flights to Puerto Rico. Mexico
City and Miami.
According to Harry Knapp,
Eastern vice president, service
to other cities should be re-
sumed in the near future, but
he added that no definite plans
had been made.
Until that time, he said, the
downtown ticket offices in the
National Press Building and
the Statler-Hilton Hotel will
remain closed. The ticket coun-
ter for the shuttle service at
the airport is now open. Tickets
may also be purchased on the
planes.
Although Eastern has been
receiving telephone queries at
the rate of 1900 per day for
the last three days, the flights
were running at less than 20
per cent of capacity today.
Some $50 Washington person.
mel out of a total Of $50 have
been called back into service.
Eastern is presently training
a class Of 80 copilots to take
over the flight engineers job
on jet planes. A second class
Evening star., 1962-08-09
District Gains in Try
For Impocted Areas Aid

the District would be eligible
for about 81 million a year in
operating funds.
The bill, as approved recently
by a subcommittee, would
lower the qualification for the
Federal aid for large cities,
Under the current law, at least
six per cent of the school pop
ulation of the large cities must
be children of Federal workers
in order to qualify. The bill
would lower the qualification to
three per cent.
At today's committee meet
ing, members tentatively de-
cided to limit extension Of the
Federal impacted aid program
to one year, rather than two.
Tht one-year proposal came
from Representative Roosevelt,
Democrat of California, who
explained later that he is op-
posed to having one Congress
attempt to bind the actions Of
a future Congress.
The program now is sched-
uled to expire next June. I
Evening star., 1962-08-09
Diamond Necklace
Token From Home

A $500 emerald-and-diamond
necklace has been taken from
the home of Thomas B. Mech
ling, former chairman of the
Alexandria School Board, police
reported.
Mrs. Mechling said that the
necklace, which belonged to her
daughter, Elizabeth, was taken
from the girls bedroom on the
second floor of their home at
218 South Royal street, Alex
andria. 1t was last seen two
weeks ago, she said.
Evening star., 1962-08-09

would have the right to the
third seat in the jet cockpit
crew when it would be reduced
from four to three.
A company spokesman said
that negotiations would be re-
sumed with the union tomor-
row in Miami. But union Of
ficials in Washington said they
would not negotiate until a
company ultimatum to settle
by Friday was removed.
Evening star., 1962-08-09

Citing the recent street rob.
berry near the Capitol of a con.
stituent, Mrs. Isabel Hathaway
of Lansing, Mr.. Chamberlain
declared Congress "is preaching
its responsibility to the District
if we do not do something to
assure the safety Of residents
and visitors"
Police Chief Murray yester-
day received laudatory mes
sages from Representative Nc
MILAN, Democrat Of South Car
olina, chairman of the House
District Committee, and from
Representative Chelf, Demo-
crat of Kentucky.
The ex-convict, who has been
employed as a gasoline station
attendant since his release from
prison, was apprehended by a
squad of detectives early yes
terday at his residence in the
1400 block of Carrollburg place
S.W.
Thick DOSSier of Arrests
The suspects history of ar
rests and convictions consti-
tutes a thick dossier at police
headquarters. Police officials
said the record includes the
following entries:
Unauthorized use Of an auto,
March 13, 1850. Housebreaking
and grand larceny, November
IS, 1850. HOUSEKEEPING and
destroying private property,
September z, 1852. Destroying
private property, March %,
1858.
In April, 1858, police said
Jones was accused Of two simple
assaults on women during q
period when he was on proba-
ton.
In September. 1858, he was
sentenced to the National
Training school for house
breaking but was paroled in
July, 1855. Later entries in the
record, police said, included:
September %, 1855, dis
orderly conduct Peeping Tom)
Indecent assault, September
%, 1855.
Evening star., 1962-08-09

said the plan would cut about
200 of the 600 engineers from
Eastern'S payroll and prob
ably more later as the piston
planes become obsolete.
Robertson told the company
the union would stand ON a
formula proposed by Labor
Secretary Arthur Goldberg and
originally accepted ny Eastern.
Under this plan, the present.
ly employed flight engineers
Evening star., 1962-08-09
Record Of Rape Suspect
Stirs Storm of Comment

Harry Sylvester Jones, "a,
described by police and prison
authorities as a "shy" hypo-
chondriac driven to satisfy di-
verse urges, has spent nearly
half of his life in correctional
institutions, jails and Federal
prisons.
Jones arrest yesterday in
connection with the stabbing
of a Congressional aide in a
southeast Washington church
has already generated a storm
Of comment.
I'm view of the record of this
boy and tendencies indicated by
the record, it is difficult for me
to understand why he was not
institutionalized years ago" I"
Deputy Police Chief John E.
Winters declared yesterday.
Admits Hill knitting
Police have linked Jones, who
was released from the Lorton
Youth Center last February %,
to the church stabbing and to
three rape cases here.
According to Police Inspector
Lawrence A. Hartnett and 1t.
Vern L. Tate of the Metropoli-
tan Police sex squad, Jones ad-
mitted the knife attack on Miss
Mary Lou Kosterlitzky on July
% and has confessed raping
three women here, on July Is,
July Is and August 4.
Police have charged Jones
with rape in all three cases.
Jones' arrest stirred a rec
ommendation in Congress to-
day that steps be taken to as
sure the safety of Washington
residents. And two other mem
bers of the House dispatched
warm congratulatory messages
to Washington Police Chief
Robert v. Murray.
Assure Residents Safety
Legislation to increase the
size of the city police force or
to strengthen the court system
was advocated in the House by
Representative C h a m b rlain,
Republican of Michigan.
Evening star., 1962-08-09

of go will be started this week.
Yesterday, the striking flight
engineers rejected an Eastern
settlement proposal. They told
company negotiators in a As
minute meeting that the plan
calling for return of engineers
to piston-engine planes only
was unacceptable.
Jack Robertson, president of
the Eastern chapter of the
Flight Engineers Association,
Evening star., 1962-08-09

BUTTONS WERE PUSHED
the telescope shifted, the
ceiling rotated so the open
slit was above the telescope,
the floor went up again. BY
now it was getting stuffy for
this room has no air condi-
tioning, and in winter, no
heat to throw off the fragile
telescope lens.
He said we were going to
see a double Star-which to
the naked eye or through
binoculars looks like only
one. Mr.. Franz revealed that
approximately so per cent of
all stars turn out to be
double or triple or multiple
stars. BY stuGying them, say
$50 years or so, he said you
can definitely notice the
stars have moved.
There was only time for a
quick Squint because a child
was pushing from behind,
but sure enough there were
two.
When the show was over, it
was explained it takes Or
ganization to plan for
visitors because for study
purposes a camera is nor
mally affixed to the tele-
scope, and this must be re-
moved. The tours must
UNDERSTANDABLE be small and
requests are already in for
September's three e = night
show.
Back down on earth,
moonlight gave a soft blush
cast to the grounds. Looking
up at the sky, with no
aspersions to science, it was
decided that this was really
the best way to see the moon.
Evening star., 1962-08-09

home, Controller General Josep
C. Byrd in a report released
today.
Mr.. Campbell cited specific
cases to prove his point.
Mr.. Campbell is the head Of
the General Accounting Office,
that, along with Welfare De-
partment investigators, con-
Quoted a special investigation
on Aid to Dependent Children
cases which revealed that 81
per cent of those checked were
ineligible.
Men Hiding in IL Cases
Mr.. Campbell reported that
a special check of IS Of 1873
cases closed revealed consider
able bad faith and "groSs mis-
representation" on the part of
the mothers.
For example, in IL Of the IS
cases, a man was found hiding
in the ADO mothers house,
sometimes in the bedroom,
sometimes under the bed. in a
closet, in the bathroom or was
discovered running out the back
door to dodge investigators, he
said.
I'VE believe that some Of the
facts with respect to these and
other cases could have been
disclosed with only a reason
able amount of effort on the
part of the social workers." Mr..
Campbell said. "In some of
these cases it appears that the
recipients were never eligible
for financial assistance and
that such a finding would have
become apparent If the eligibil-
ity standards had been dill
gently applied at the time the
applications were first re-
ceived."
Byrd Lets Report Speak
After reading examples o.
cases cited by Mr.. Campbell
as "some of the more flagran
cases of abuses Of the right +,
receive assistance" Senate
Byrd, Democrat of West Vir
ginia. told a Senate Distric
Appropriations Subcommitte'
hearing;
IT need make no comment
concerning the Controller Gen.
erals report.
"I'll let the report speak for
itself"
Here are some of the cases.
A man was found in the home
Of an ADO mother Of four
children who had received as
sistance payments since Febru-
ary, 1856, the latest payment
amounting to $50 per month.
A 34-year-old mother of
seven children fathered by
three different men had con-
cealed the birth Of the seventh
child from the public assistance
division for three years through
fear Of being removed from the
relief rolls.
The father Of the seventh
child had been living with the
mother until the time Of the
investigators first visit 10 the
home, although the mother said
she had terminated this rela-
tionship in September Of 1861
when he got into trouble with
the police. She told investiga-
tors she realized she had vio-
lated agency regulations. This
mother had been receiving as
sistance payments since May of
1857 for herself and five Of her
Evening star., 1962-08-09

INSIDE THE DOME, there
was a round room and we
were soon to realize most
of the fun of the tour was
being in a room which moves
all over the place.
Now the first object we
will look at will be the
moon" said Austrian Astron-
omer Otto Franz.
n his hand was a machine
with buttons with which
he could whirl the telescope
up or down or to the right
or left.
AS If this weren't enough,
he announced the entire
floor was movable and pro-
ceeded to demonstrate. AS
the floor climbed up 10 feet
or more he said: Don't get
scared, 1t will shake a little"
Then he shut the lights off.
Mr.. Franz was a fine
button-pusher. The telescope
was pointing at the moon. A
line filed past the tele-
scope. No comments were
made so it was difficult to
tell if everyone thought it
looked like a blotched plaster
job. Then the floor went
back down and Mr.. Franz
went over to a machine with
green lights.
He explained there were
numbers to determine the
position of celestial bodies.
Now we set these dials and
the telescope will automat-
ically pointed in the direction
Of what we want. At least
we expect 1t to-"
Evening star., 1962-08-09
President Gets
BiIIUpgrading
District Courts
Senute Completes
Action on Other
D. c. Measures

The Municipal Court system
of the District was given new
dignity and duties by legisla-
ton Congress sent to President
Kennedy today.
Also received at the White
House after final Senate action
late yesterday was a bill to ex-
tend Federal aid for hospital
construction.
The Senate sent to the House
school lunch, property disposal
and tax lien reforms.
The batch of District bills
was called Unexpectedly on to
the floor late yesterday.
Approval Expected
President Kennedy is ex-
pected to sign the carefully
drafted court bill into law
promptly. 1t changes the name
of the Municipal Court to the
District of Columbia Court of
General Sessions. The Munich
pal Court of Appeals is to be
known as the District of Col
umbia Court of Appeals.
The new General Sessions
court would handle civil cases
involving damages up to $10,-
600. The limit now is, $4,000.
The court could send sub
poenaS outside the bounds of
the District, and the United
States District Court could
shift to General Sessions civil
cases which judges decide do
not justify the judgment over
$4,000.
The bill was drafted by Dis
trict lawyers and supported by
the Judicial Conference of the
District Circuit. Congested cal
endars Of District Court would
be relieved, freeing Federal
judges for more deliberation on
the usual variety of cases in
the Federal court here, its sup
porters said.
Hospital Gets Delay
Other Senate-pasSed bills
would:
Give the Washington Hos
pital Center until June 80, 1868
to apply for Federal matching
funds to help build an addition
to treat the elderly and chronic
diseased.
Pay salaries and manage
ment expenses of the schoo,
lunch program through tax re.
endorsement. In the past these
costs have been paid by stu
dents who buy their lunches.
Permit sale by police of un-
claimed property at auction if
owners fail to pick it up after
80 days notice. Unclaimed cars
now spill over District storage
space.
Eliminate a duplicate alpha
betical file Of motor vehicle and
trailer lien records. The re-
corder of deeds listing would
be eliminated. Another is kept
by the Motor Vehicles Depart
ment.
Evening star., 1962-08-09
Tighter Drug
Laws Urged
In Maryland
State Committee
Studying Controls.
Tuwes Reports
BY JAMES B. ROWLAND
Star Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 9.-Gov.
Tawes today said Maryland's
drug laws should be frightened
to protect the public from such
medicines as thalidomide, the
tranquilizer responsible for the
birth of malformed babies in
Europe.
The Governor, at a press con-
ference, also said he had high
hopes that State finances
would permit him to keep taxes
as they are. There were earlier
indications a tax increase might
be necessary to meet a new
budget to be submitted in jan
uary to the Maryland Assembly.
On the subject of drugs, Gov.
Tawes said he hoped a special
committee now studying State
control over drugs, narcotics
and poisons will urge tighter
regulations in its report to the
next legislature.
THE law should be clearly
defined on our powers to con-
fiscate drugs" Gov. Tawes
said.
Seizure Limited
Under present law, drugs
cannot be seized without the
Cooperation" Of persons or
drug firms involved, the Cover
nor said.
State Health authorities re-
ported earlier % Maryland
doctors had thalidomide in
their possession. Twenty-one
had been reached and reported
none was given to pregnant
women.
The drug study committee
was appointed earlier this yeal
after lawmakers failed to pas.
a drug control bill 10 regulate
such practices as teenagers get.
ting a boost from shifting GER
tain types Of glue.
Surveying the fiscal scene
Gov. Tawes said the 'outlool
is good" for keeping the same
tax rate next year.
II hope to maintain the cur
rent level and submit q bal
anced budget to the Legislature
(in January" he said.
Surplus On Books
The State had a surplus of
$6.2 million when books for the
1862 fiscal year were closed
June 80. There is another Sc
million in the State reserve
fund.
But we're going to have TO
draw on that reserve" the Gov
ernor said.
Taxes were raised last year
when the starting sales tax
levy was reduced from q mini
mum purchase of 81 cents to
purchases of Is cents. Res
taurant meals over 81 also were
put on the tax list.
Turning to politics, Gov.
Tawes said Prince Georges and
Montgomery viii be key coun-
ties in the upcoming campaign
in view of Prince Georges being
the home of Frank Small, jr.,
te Republican gubernatorial
candidate. Both counties were
won by David Hume in the
Democratic primary.
Evening star., 1962-08-09
Frauds by Mothers
oIdinReIief Probe
Babies Born in 'MunIess' Homes;
Social Workers Lux, GAO Head Says
By BETTY MILES
Star staff Writer

Mothers have been lying to the District Welfare Depart
ment obtain relief and have been getting away with it, the
Controller General Of the United States contends.
babies the Welfare Department knew about
been born to mothers supposedly living manless
home Controller General Joseph Campbell told
Evening star., 1962-08-09

States Naval Observatory 26-
inch refracting telescope and
it's obvious not only is there
no man in the moon, there is
no rabbit either.
In fact, through a tele-
scope, the moon is a bust.
With all those craters it
looks like a section of a white
wall which has undergone a
very bad, pockmarked plaster
job.
Even so, the tourists and
the locals come in droves and
for three days a month the
man on the street chases the
naval astronomer away from
his telescope.
The other night IA people
waited for the first of two
one-hour tours to begin.
Comdr. Rowland Wilson
spelled out words such as
"positional astronomy" and
"forecasting of celestial
bodies" and that through the
studies, a Nationwide time
table is established.
Then there was a short walk
to one Of the domes situated
on the 72-acre circle at
Thirty-fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
A guide and his flashlight led
the way. A couple, obviously
not impeded by the lack of a
telescope when it comes to
viewing the moon, held hands.
Small boys ran ahead.
Evening star., 1962-08-09
Rambler
Joins Crowd
Of Moon Watchers
By MYRA MACPHERSON

One Of the biggest frauds
perpetrated on children is
this man in the moon.
Fortunately there are some
nonconformists in the young
world who don't see that man
at all when their parents
point skyward and babble:
See, see his eyes and his
nose and his mouth. :"
One child of our acquaint-
ance always saw, for ex-
ample, a rabbit with a basket
OF Easter eggs.
This matters naught. One
look through the United
Evening star., 1962-08-09

George Kennedy is III. He will resume
his column on his return.
Evening star., 1962-10-14

Meeting announcements
must be in the hands of the
CiUic Calendar editor By noon
Thursday OF each meek to
insure publication in the
column on Sunday. Those
receiUed too late 1DiH not be
used separately unless there
is some special netDS Signiti-
canoe attached to them.
Charles Horsky, adviser tc
President Kennedy on National
Capital affairs, will meet with
the Interfederation Council OF
Citizens Associations at 8 pm
tomorrow in Room SGT of the
District Building.
Other groups meeting this
week cat 8 pm. unless other
wise indicated). are:
TOMORROW
BlOOmingdaIe Civic Association, Ta-
Dor Presbyterian Church, Second and
s streets NV
RandIe Highlands Citizens Associa
tion, National Capital Bank, 270l
Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Southeast Civic Association, Payne
School, Fifteenth and C streets Sc.
Shepherd Park Citizens Association
Shepherd School. Fourteenth street
and Kalmia road NV.
Marshall Heights Civic Association
Nalle School Auditorium, Fiftieth and
streets Sc.
Lincoln Park Citizens Association,
Epworth Methodist Church 1906 East
Capitol street.
Chevy Chase Citizens Association,
Evening star., 1962-10-14

RAMBLER 80 Cross Country sta
tion wagon 4-door. coral and
Georgian rose, auto, r. and h.
SDecial 81 o06
Evening star., 1962-10-14
CITIZENS MEETINGS

Chevy Chase Community Center Audi
torium, Mckinley street and Connects
cut avenue NV.
Capitol View Civic Association, Richs
ardson School, Fifty-third and Blaine
streets NE.
TUESDAY
Mt. Pleasant Neighbors AssociationI
Mt. Pleasant Library, Sixteenth ana
Lamont streets NV.
Anacostia Citizens Association, Ana
costa Methodist Church Hail. -Four"
teenth and U streets Sc.
Crestwood Citizens Association, 1918
Shepherd street NV. residence OF
Frank A. MicelD.
Central Northeast Civic Association,
Smothers School, Forty-fourtk ana
Brooks streets NE.
East Central Civic Association, Scott
Montgomery School. 4l5 street NV.
Kenilworth School, Forty-fourth and
Nash streets NE.
Central Northwest Citizens .Associa-
tiOn, Garnett-Patterson School, Tenth
and u streets NV.
Cathedral Heights Cleveland Park
Adams Parish. Wisconsin and Massa.
chusetts avenues NV.
Northeast Washington Citizens AssOs
citation, 1910 MASSACHUSETTS avenue
NE. (residence of Mrs. Eunice M.
Barnes,
WEDNESDAY
Upper Northwest Community Group,
Gethsemane Baptist Church, Fourth
and Hamilton streets NV.
Citizens Block improvement AssOctas
ton, 1890 street NE.
Capitol Hill Community Council, st.
Marks Episcopal Church, Third and A
streets Sc.
Association, Beltsville Elementary
School, Powder Mill road and Cedar
lane.
THURSDAY
Congress Heights Citizens AssOcias
tiOn, Congress Heights Elementary
School Fifth street and Nichols ave-
nue. Sc.