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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21
Senate Seen Receptive
To Kennedy Sugar Plan

the present Sugar Act expires
June 80. The pending bill
would extend it to December
81, 1866.
Out of yesterdays two long
sessions it appeared that the
administration might win these
revisions it sought in the House
bill:
!. Dropping of the specific
quotas for Is foreign nations.
The President asked a global
quota open to all friendly ma
tionS.
2. Elimination of the prem
ium price paid foreign produc-
ers. This subsidy, amounting
to the difference between the
domestic and the world price,
runs more than 5000 million a
year. Mr.. Kennedy said the
United States should pay the
world price on its foreign pur-
chaSes.
8. An increase in the quota
reserved for Cuba if a friendly
government supplants the Cas-
tro regime. The President
sought a 2.65 million ton allo-
cation for such purposes; the
House cut this to is million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21
Vespers to Mark
Anniversary

Choral vespers, commemorate
ing the 432d anniversary of
the presentation of the Augs-
burg Confession, will be held at
g pm. tomorrow in Pilgrim
Lutheran Church, $500 MasSa-
chusettS avenue, Bethesda.
The Rev. Arthur c. Piepkorn,
professor of Systematics at Con-
cordia Theological Seminary
st. Louis, will preach. The
Rev. Robert G. Schoenheider of
Oxon Hill Md0 Lutheran
Church will conduct the service
and the Rev. Martin Foch, pas
tor of Pilgrim Church, will be
lector.
The Augsburg Confession is
the primary confessional docu-
ment of Lutheran churches
throughout the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21
Mrs. E.P. Prentice
Rockefeller Kin

NEW YORK, June 81 (AP) -
Mrs. E. Parmalee Prentice, 81
the last surviving child of Johr
D. Rockefeller, died today ii
Midtown Hospital. She hac
been i'll for several months.
A brother, John D. Rookie
Teller jr., the father of Gov
Nelson A. Rockefeller, died in
1860, leaving her as the last OF
the generation. Three sisters
had died previously.
Mrs. Prentice's husband, an
attorney, died in 1855.
Mrs. Prentice maintained
homes in New York City and
on her 1,227-acre Mount Hope
Farms in Williamstown, Mass,
She was born in Cleveland,
April IL. 1871.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21
Housing Lined Up

The Montgomery County Ed
ucation Association is compil-
ing a list of accommodations
suitable for the more than zoo
new teachers expected to come
to the area in the summer and
fall. Teachers may call Mrs
Macdonald or Mrs. Gordon al
the association, Popular 2-530O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21
Beck Starts
Prison Term

TACOMA, Wash, June 81
(AP).-Onetime labor kingpin
Dave Beck entered prison yes
terday to start serving a five
year sentence for tax fraud.
He remained smiling, cheer
full and jaunty through the
entire three-hour business of
surrendering himself to the
United States marshal and
going through routine formali-
ties preceding his departure
for Mcneil Island Federal
Penitentiary near here.
Twice, with a "chins up" air,
he remarked:
You know what Macarthur
said, don't you? I'll be back"
Beck. 68, is serving two con-
current five-year sentences on
convictions of filing fraudulent
income tax returns in 1850
and 1852 for the Joint Council
of Transfers building fund. a
nontaxpaying union organiza-
ton in Seattle.
Beck has said repeatedly
since the conviction in Feb
ruary. 1859, that he had moth
ing to do with the returns, and
yesterday he issued a formal
statement in which he said:
Il have never knowingly
violated income tax or any
other law. I have never
violated my word. I never
will"
He stressed he was going to
prison for the false returns
and not for personal income
tax evasion. His convictions
on charges of failing to pay
$240,000 in taxes for 1950-le53
was reversed by United States
Circuit Court in San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21
Mrs. John w. Koontz,
Wheaton Resident

Mrs. John w. Koontz, 81
who had lived at 1929 Mills
avenue NE. since 1927, died
yesterday in the Wheaton
Nursing Home after a brief
illness.
She had been an active
member of the McKendree
Methodist Church for IS years
The former Edna Crawford
she was born in Kentucky near
the West Virginia line. Her
husband died in 1929.
She leaves two sons, Floyd
E., of 9010 Spring Hill lane
Chevy Chase, and Edwin c., OF
$40 Sable drive, Alexandria,
and a daughter, Mrs. John F,
Isaac, 1906 Chillum road, Chill
lum, Md, three grandchildren
and 10 Observation-Disclosures.
Funeral services will be at
$3.50 am. Saturday at the Deal
Funeral Home, 1912 Georgia
avenue NV. Burial will be in
Columbia Gardens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21
BY the Associated Press

President Kennedy'S chances
of getting a sugar bill to his
liking out of the Senate Finance
Committee frightened consid-
erably today.
Several committee members
voiced support for the admin
istration in its sharp attack on
the foreign sugar sections of
the House-passed measure.
However, even if the COM
mittee and the full Senate go
along with the Presidents ver-
sion, a tough bargaining session
with the House still would be
in prospect. There, Chairman
Cooley, Democrat of North
Carolina, of the House Agri-
culture Committee presumably
would make a hard fight for
his bill.
The Finance Committee,
Which heard the administra-
tons case yesterday, turns
To-day to domestic industry wit
.nesses. Tomorrow representa-
tives of foreign countries will
. appear.
The committee is operating
, under a tight deadline since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21

He was a member of the
Benjamin B. French Lodge
Chapter 5, and Capitol Hill
Methodist Church.
Mr.. Harrison leaves his wife
Bertha K, of the home ad.
dress; three sisters, Bessie
Ida and Sadie Harrison, all Of
5000 Sixteenth street NV; g
son, Joseph o. Harrison, jr., Of
KenSington. Md: two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Ray o. Hummel Of
Richmond and Miss Sarah A
Harrison of the home address
and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1870 pm
Saturday at Lees Funeral
Home, Fourth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue NE, with
burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21
Ambassador Nominee
Scores With Irish Wit

Matthew H. McCloSkey, Phil
adelpnia contractor nominated
by President Kennedy to be
Ambassador to Ireland, dis
played his Irish wit before the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee today.
When Senator Hickenlooper
Republican of Iowa, asked the
nominee if acceptance of Gov
eminent contracts by his COM
pany while he was treasurer
of the Democratic National
Committee conflicted with q
Federal law, Mr.. McCloSkey
replied:
I'm surprised this question
would be raised by a Republic
can because I thought they
would be so glad to get rid OF
me they would put this Zap
pointment) through in a hurry
In fact. some of them have
told me So"
In a more serious vein, Mr.
McCloSkey said that he had
never personally checked the
law cited by Senator Hicken-
topper, but was confident that
counsel for the Democratic Ma
tional Committee and the State
Department had found there
was no conflict.
Changes Question
After pointing out that Mr.
McCloskey'S company received
more than $l2 million in con-
tracts between 1859 and 1861,
while he was Democratic Party
treasurer, Senator Hicken-
looper said, II don't say it was
a violation of law-I'm only
asking if you ever considered
the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21
Divorce Case
Aid Is Denied
By Detective

A 34-year-old Washington
detective denied at a police
trial board hearing today that
he ever assisted a local record
ing equipment dealer in di-
vorce case Investigations.
Detective Nicholas R. Bel
trante's testimony was given
during croSS-examination at
the third day of the board
hearing. He and a fellow po-
liceman, Detective Royce L,
Owens, So, are charged with
fighting in a headquarters
squad room last April 10.
Although previous testimony
indicated the two detectives
had quarreled over Policemen'S
Association affairs, the hear
ing yesterday included teSti-
mony on possible overlapping
and Detective Beltrante'S
friendship with Richard L.
Bast, a dealer in electroniC
Sound-recording devices.
Detective Beltrante is charged
with neglect of duty while visit
ing Mr.. Bast at his office at
1920 New York avenue NV.
False Statement Charged
He also is charged with max
ing a false statement to his
SuperiorS on why he spent
nearly an hour with Mr.. Bast.
Detective Beltrante said in
his testimony he received a
telephone call from Mr.. BaSt
| Just before roll call on April
10, asking him to come and
/ see him. Detective Beltrante
and his partner, Detective Wal
ter M. Evanoff, were working
the 4 pm. to midnight shift
out of the robbery squad.
The two detectives talked
with Mr.. Bast for about three
quarters of an hour, part of
which time Detective Evanoff
was on the phone talking to a
Federal Bureau of Investiga Ion
agent on a police matter.
Mr.. BaSt, according to earlier
testimony, was attempting to
sell wiretapplng devices to the
FBI and asked Detective Bel
trante if he could arrange a
talk through an official at the
FBI known to the detective.
Go to Restaurant
Detective Beltrante said the
three then walked to a nearby
restaurant where Detective Bel
ltrante received a telephone call
from Corpl. H. Walter Starkoff
of the White House Police.
Detective Evanoff had informed
the police radio dispatcher of
their whereabouts, it was testi-
fled earlier.
The call concerned Detective
Beltrante's having been dis
charged as chairman of the
Policemen's Association Policy
Committee.
The two detectives then drove
to the White House and De-
tective Beltrante talked with
Corpl. Starkoff, he said.
He testified he learned from
Corpl. Starkoff that Detective
Owens had been instrumental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21

liSh most of the time and
jokingly added, II only speak
broken China"
In advance of the session,
Senator Aiken, Republican OF
Vermont, a member oSShe COM
mittee, called Mr.. McCloSkey's
selection a political reward
that reflects "a little greater
trend toward political diplo-
matte appointees under this
administration"
Senator Aiken told a reporter
that he was disturbed by the
trend rather than the particu-
lar appointment. He said he
wasn't prejudging Mr.. McCloS-
keys case and would listen to
the testimony" in support of
his confirmation by the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21
Joseph Harrison Dies;
.Droftsmon, Musician

Joseph o. Harrison, 81, a re-
tired Government craftsman
and former Washington thea
ter musician, died yesterday at
Casualty Hospital after a
three-month illness. He lived at
636 D street NE.
Born in Baltimore. Mr.. Har-
rlson came to Washington with
his family in 1899. He at
tended Eastern High School
and began his musical career
leading his own band there.
In the early 1900s Mr.. Harri-
son Joined the Washington mu-
sicianS' union local 16D and
took a job as a violinist in the
old Washington Symphony Or
chestra.
He played the piano and
organ as well as the violin, and
in 1905 began playing the in
strumentS at Ninth Street
Christian Church. He played at
various functions there for 80
years. At the same time he led
the church's Sunday school or
chestra and choir.
His diverse musical talents
led him to the pit bands of
many Washington theaters. Mr..
Harrison played piano for stage
shows and comedies at the old
Belasco Theater at Lafayette
Square in the 1920s.
He also played the organ
for local lodge functions.
In 1948, with the Slackening
off Of live theater activity in
Washington, Mr.. Harrison went
to work for the Bureau of Labor
Statistics as a craftsman. He
retired from the bureau this
year but continued to play until
the time of his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21

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earlier testimony, stated that
Detective Owens was not in
volved in the issue but that
Detective Beltrante apparently
felt he was.
Call to Pvt. WhaIer
From there, Detectives Evan
off and Beltrante drove to the
second police precinct, where
Detective Beltrante said he
telephoned Pvt. George whaler,
president Of the Policemen's
Association.
Detective Evanoff testified
earlier he went into the pre-
cinct station "at least six
times" to urge his partner to
return to duty and to inform
him that a robbery call in their
area had been flashed over the
police radio
Detective Beltrante said De-
tective Evanoff came in only
three times. and did not men
ton that they had a robbery
call until the third time. when
he hung up the telephone and
returned to the cruiser car.
The two. according to De-
tective Beltrante, drove to the
18th precinct station to check
on the robbery and then re-
turned to headquarters.
Detective Beltrante said he
went to the Missing Persons
Bureau on the third floor, where
he found Detective Owens. He
confronted him about the &C
ton involving his discharge
from the Policemen's AsSocia-
ton.
At one point in the discus
sion, he testified, he said to
Detective Owens: IF I wasn't
a gentleman, would come over
there and punch you in the
mouth"
Shirt Ripped
He said Detective Owens took
off his glasses, stood up and
approached him lin a threaten
ing manner.
Detective Beltrante testified
that the other man said, why
don't you try it now?" and
grabbed him by the shirt front,
ripping the shirt.
A fight resulted in which
Detective Beltrante is accused
of hitting Detective Owens with
a chair. He testified he picked
up a small metal chair to pro-
tect himself from Detective
Owens and that the chair
brushed the other detective.
He said Detective Owens kicked
him.
Detective Thermal E. Warren
testified earlier that the dis
cussion resulted in a fight, but
he did not know who struck the
first blow.
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Mr.. McCloSkey said his COM
pany had about 500 million of
contracts that were signed I'M
der the Eisenhower administra-
ton, and that he could go back
to similar work done for the
Government in the 1906.
Senator Hickenlooper replied
that it was immaterial whether
the contracts were in the Eli
senhower. Kennedy or earlier
administrations.
He said he was only trying
to find out if there had been
any conflict. Mr.. McCloSkey
was treasurer of the Demo-
cratic committee from 1854
until early this year.
Senator Hickenlooper en-
phaSized that he was raising
no questions concerning Mr.,
McCloskey's personal integrity
or ability, but thought the
question was a proper one to
ask for the record.
Both Want Him
Mr.. McCloskey said he I'M
derstood that Senator Hicken-
topper was making no charges,
adding, Il am not upset about
it. You know 1 have been Of
fered a job a couple of times
by Republicans"
Senator Lausche, Democrat
of Ohio, wanted to know if Mr..
McCloSkey had applied for the
post in Ireland. He said he may
have expressed a desire to 60
to an English speaking coun-
try.
When a committee member
said he thought they spoke
Gaelic in Ireland, Mr.. Nc
Closkey said they spoke Eng
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-21

in his being discharged from
the job with the Policemen's
Association.
Corpl. Starkoff, however, in
earlier testimony, stated that
Detective Owens was not in
volved in the issue but that
Detective Beltrante apparently
felt he was.
Evening star., 1962-03-15
PLAYOFFS START TOMORROW
Wilt First Pro Cooer
To Top 1000 Points

CHICAGO, Mar. IS (AP).-
The Philadelphia Warriors in
comparable Wilt Chamberlain
has wound up the National
Basketball Association regular
season with a record of 4,O29
points, but he says "It doesn't
mean a thing, if we don't win
the title"
Chamberlain compiled his
record total by popping in "a
points last night in the War;
riors' 1915 overtime triumph
over the Chicago Packers. 1t
was the first time a professional
basketball player ever has
scored more than 1000 points
in a season. A year ago, Cham
berlain was the NBA scoring
champion with 3,033 points in
MS second regulation season in
pro ball.
In his first year of NBA COM
petition, the 1959-6O season,
Chamberlain scored 2,707 points
for a 37.6 average.
Averages Over 50 Points
Three other games last night
ended the NBA regular season
schedule of 80 games. The best
of-five division semifinals start
tomorrow night with the Syra-
cuse Nationals against the
Warriors in Philadelphia in the
Eastern Division and the Gin
cinnati Royals against the De-
troit PiStons in Detroit in the
Western section.
Evening star., 1962-03-15
Patterson Due
To Sign Up

NEW YORK, Mar. Is (AP).-
Floyd Patterson is scheduled to
sign the contracts tomorrow
for the defense of his world
h eavyw eig ht championship
against Sonny Liston, in what
shapes up as the richest fight
in ring history.
The signing will take place
at l pm. at a midtown hotel.
Both principals will be on hand.
The site is expected to be
one Of the New York ball
parks, Yankee Stadium or the
Polo Grounds. The date will be
in June or July.
The signing announcement
came yesterday from Julius No
vember, Patterson's attorney,
and Tom Bolan, president of
Championship Sports Inc, who
will promote the multi-million
dollar bout.
Liston is the No. l challenger,
in both the NBA and Ring
rankings.
Estimates of the combined
take on a Patterson-Liston
fight range from a conservative
So million to an exuberant $40
million, including theatre TV.
Evening star., 1962-03-15
Thorn Voted
Best in sc

Rod Thorn, a tremendous all
around performer in a game of
many specialists, is the fourth
West Virginia player in the last
six seasons to be selected
Southern Conference basketball
player Of the year.
The lean, 6-foot-4, Junior, a
second team All-America, was
a landslide choice for the 1862
conference honor in balloting
by the Southern Conference
SportSwriters Association.
Thorn will receive the NAL
colin U. Pitt Award, named in
honor of the former coach and
present athletic director at
University Of Richmond.
Thorn received almost four
times as many votes, as Bucky
Keller Of Virginia Tech. Others
receiving support included Jerry
Smith of Furman and Norm
Halberstadt of VMI.
Thorn led West Virginia in
scoring with a 24-point aver
age and also in rebounds and
assists, and sparked the Noun
taineers to their seventh con-
ference championship in eight
years.
West Virginia's other players
OF the year were Rod Hundley
in 1857 and Jerry West in 1859
and go.
Evening star., 1962-03-15
BY DICK O'BRIEN
Star Staff Writer

Leonard P. Sasso's Globe
master, who rocked the racing
scene last year by defeating
Carry Back in the Wood Me-
mortal but has found it a
long, improbable winter takes
another stab at the winners
circle today at Bowie. And
it's an important one.
Globemaster has been en-
tered in the $4,000 Centreville
Purse, a 6-furlong overnight
allowance race in which his
stable is expected to find out
just how good his chances are
for the $100,000-added Camp
bell Handicap, Bowie's banner
race March "a.
Globemaster has been as
signed 100 pounds for the
Campbell, which means he'll
get z pounds from top-weighted
carry Back.
winner of the Arlington
Classic and Saranac Handicap
as well as two other events last
year. Globemaster has only a
second in an allowance race
at Tropical Park to show for
his 1862 efforts.
Tough Opposition
If Globemaster turns in a
creditable showing today, Sasso
thinks he may be able to pick
up where he left off last year
when he won 1898, 3,459.
He'll be opposed today by
Shoestring Stables Ashlar and
Mrs. w. C. Wright's Moon
Evening star., 1962-03-15

Winners of the Eastern SEMI
finals meet the Boston Celtics,
the division leaders who will
be seeking their fourth straight
NBA championship. The West
ern Division Semifinals winner
opposes the Los Angeles Lakers,
who finished in first place in
the West.
Chamberlain's average for
the 80-game schedule was just
a shade above so points as
he pumped in 1897 field goals
and added 1876 free throws. He
scored 100 points against the
New York KnickS in Hershey,
Pa, two weeks ago, but he said
he got a bigger kick ut of last
nights "a points which put
him over the 1000 mark.
"It was one of my finest games
for the whole year." the z
foot : Chamberlain said. Not
because of the points scored,
but because of my defensive
| play"
LaRusSO Scores so
The $50 = pound, Is year.
old Chamberlain was an ALL
America at the University of
Kansas for two years but
dropped out of school after
his junior year.
In other NBA finals last
night, the Los Angeles Lakers
clipped the St. Louis Hawks,
125-115; Cincinnati squeezed
out a 136-134 victory over the
hapleSS New York Knicks, who
suffered their 51st defeat, and
Detroit edged Syracuse, 105-1O2.
The Lakers, playing without
their two top stars, Elgin Bay
lor and Jerry West, were led
by Rudy LaRuSso's so points.
They finished with a 54-26
record, II games ahead of
second-place Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1962-03-15
9th Rated Club Offers
Hammond Tough Test
BY CARL SELL
Star Staff Writer

RICHMOND, Mar. 15-Ham-
mond High School of Alexan-
dria today runs into probably
the toughest seventh seeded
team in the history Of the Vir-
ginia Group la basketball
tournament, which opens with
four games at the Richmond
Arena.
The Admirals play Highland
Springs, which was rated low
because of its 1876 record. How
ever, three Of those losses were
because of an ineligible player,
which adds up to an 1873 mark
for Hammond's purposes. The
Alexandria school, ranked sec
ond in the tourney, had a TIA
record.
Virginia of Bristol $3.50
opens tourney play at 2::30 pm.
against Maury of Norfolk 15-
g. and Hammond tangles with
the Springers at 4.
WI Faces Marion
Top-seeded Washington-Lee
Of Arlington. the Northern Dis
trict champion plays Marion
of the Southwest District (17-
g. at 7:30 and Andrew Lewis
Of Salem (19-4 winds up the
first days program against
Hermitage of Richmond I16-N
at g.
WaShington-Lee, led by g.
foot-6 Ed Hummer and Ray
Hodgdon, Ga, won 20 of it's 81
games, including three straight
in the Northern District tour
ney. The Generals are heavy
favorites to take the State
crown.
Hammond, the only team to
beat WI, lost to the Generals
in the Northern District finals,
1928. Coach Keith Kisbaugh's
team lost two of its last four
games after piling up 13
straight victories.
Leading Scorer
The Admirals are led by
Senior Walter Wenk, who has
a 15-point-per-game average.
Wenk, 6-2, moved up to the
varsity this year after starring
on the junior varsity last sea-
son. He is the teams co-cap-
tain.
Defensive specialist Jim Mou-
shegian is the second-leading
scorer with a 1874 mark. Dick
Geyer is right behind with a
1872 mark. Jack Lynch is the
team leader in assists, and