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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17
Agriculture Engineers
Open Session Today

More than 500 agricultural
experts will be in Washington
this week for the 55th annual
summer meeting Of the Ameri-
can Society Of Agricultural
Engineers.
Four days Of sessions, at
which over $50 papers on agri-
cultural engineering topics will
be presented, will begin for
mally at 5 o'clock this after
noon at a buffet dinner in the
Mayflower Hotel, headquarters
for the meeting.
Representatives of industry,
Federal and State governments,
the military, commercial con-
Germs and 81 land-grant col
leges will participate in the
sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17
Boys State to Begin
AT Georgetown 7 odoy

and elections, movies and lee
lures on Government functions.
The week opens officially at
7:30 pm. today when Associate
Justice Clark Of the Supreme
Court speaks at GEORGETOWN
CASTOR Hall.
The boys, who will live on
campus and wear Boys State
T-shirts. are being sponsored
by various Legion posts. Boys
State regulations say each boy
will be obliged to write his par
ents, and keep his sponsoring
post informed of what he's
learning.
Boys State, the Legion says,
lis a study conference which
provides young men with an
for practical train
ing in citizenship and the func-
tons and operations of city,
county and state govern
Boys State closes on Satur-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17
NO MERE LOBBYIST
Sorkin Letters Reveal
Moqic' of ConsuItont

gaud5 absentee Of the Sub
committees hearing, namely,
Billie Sol Estes.
Not a Lobbyist
Mr.. Wheeler has Indignantly
denied that he retained Mr..
Sorkin as a lobbyist, and he
is quite right to do so.
A consultant is to a lobbyist
what a private eye is to the
cop on the beat.
Lobbyists do obvious things.
They occupy handsome offices
in sumptuous buildings which
bear such names as the ma
tional Association for Coffee
Pot Handle Makers"
They give cocktail parties
call Senator's by their first
names and, when coffee POI
handle makers come to towr
with their families. make elab
crate arrangements for then
to sit In the congressional
galleries.. as a
! A consultant, we learn from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17

The chairman Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee said
yesterday responsible Republic
cans should rebuke three Of
their congressiona. leaders for
what he called scheming to at
tack administration programs
withcus offering alternatives Of
their own.
The chairman, John NJ. Bal
ley. accused the Republicans OF
hypocrisy and cynicism and
proposed a Republican rank
and-file revolt against the par
tvs "scheming leadership"
House Speaker Mccormack
also issued a statement saying
he was amazed by the Repub-
lican intrigue"
Letters read before a con-
gressional committee yesterday
reported that Senator Gold
water. Republican of Arizona
and Representatives Miller, Re-
publican of New York, and Will
son, Republican of California
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17
BY MARY McGRORY
star staff Writer

Martin Sorkin may be in
Europe, as his telephone an
swering service has told the
staff Of the House Government
Operations Subcommittee. But
he lives and breathes in the
Caucus Room through the
reading Of his letters that now
belong to the literature Of
Washington.
Mr.. Sorkin is a letter-writer
of the first rank. His letters
not only reveal a stupendously
self-confident personality; they
illuminate the hitherto mys-
FERROUS calling of "consultant."
Mr.. Sorkin, who served
former Agriculture Secretary
Ezra Taft Benson as an econo-
mist, was until recently a con-
sultant to the Commercial
Solvents Corp, whose president
Maynard Wheeler, has been
called "a father" BY another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17

Papers slated for presenta-
ton include several on foreign
agricultural developments-in
West Germany, Israel, Italy,
England, Canada and India.
The society, a nonprofit,
technical, professional and ed
ucational organization, was
founded in 1907 and has over
5000 members in 70 countries.
The summer program this
year is sponsored jointly by the
ASAE and the American Dairy
Science Association in coop
Grafton with the University of
Maryland. The meeting has
been designated an observance
of the Department of Agricul-
ture and Land-Grant College
Centennial Celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17

AS a result of the first inves-
tigation. the department levied
a S554,000 fine against Estes
for alleged irregularities in the
transfer of more than 1000
acres of cotton allotmentS. But
the action came after his
indictment.
Mr.. Freeman said the cotton
allotment investigation was a
very tricky legal problem" but
he added:
THE transfer of a few acres
should not attract attention
but the transfer of 5000 acres
should have been warning.
Then We should have gotten
to the heart of that-fast."
Republicans have charged
favoritism was shown when the
Government dropped plans to
boost the bond required for
Estes grain operations from
100000 to 81 million.
Warehouse officials accepted
a net worth statement - later
admitted by the accountant to
be poorly drawn-that showed
Estes net worth was more than
$l3 million at a time when he
actually was in debt.
AS a result Of this incident
two certified public accountants
have been assigned to help re-
view financial statements and
train other staff members.
A task force also is reviewing
all bonds of 100000 or over
for grain warehouses and $780,
900 or more for cotton ware
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17

Mr.. Sorkins' compelling prose.
is a horse of another color. He
is consulted by the great. is the
only outsider invited to secret
meetings, and is a subliminal
policy-maker who throws his
considerable weight against the
President, the Senate and the
country.
Secret Meeting
For performing these serv-
ices, Mr.. Sorkin was paid
$4,000. He may have been
worth every cent of it. His
intimacy with the great is so
deep that where another man
might marvel at them, he
patronizes them.
IT was much impressed with
the seriousness of Senator
Goldwater and Congressman
Miller chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee)
and Wilson chairman Of the
House G. o. P. Campaign Com
mittee). he says in his per
sonal and confidential" COM
munication of September IL
1861, reporting to Commercial
Solvents on "a secret meeting.
The following day he reports
he infiltrated private Off
the-record meeting" with Gov
Nelson A. Rockefeller of New
York.
His condescending estimate
of the chief executive of the
Empire State: HE learns quick
ly. He is a good listener and is
constantly seeking the factual
basis for statements"
His dazzled client is left, of
course, to guess who did the
talking.
Mr.. Sorkin's letters vibrate
with power. When, for instance,
he reports that the Republicans
hope to capture the House and
pick up seats in the Senate, he
adds majeStically: II will do
everything possible to help
Again when he advises his
clients about an executive ses-
sion of the House Agriculture
Committee and tells them that
a troublesome section of the
farm bill has been eliminated
one can only guess because Of
his influence-he achieves the
note of grandeur.
II will" he writes, drive fol-
similar results in the Senate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17
Freeman Acts to Prevent
Repeat of Estes Scandal

houses and making a compre-
hensive review Of most recent
financial information from
warehousemen.
Later, a review Is planned of
the adequacy Of all bonds of
any amount.
A further step involves re-
viewing policies and procedures
in administration of commodity
storage facilities under the
United States Warehouse Act
and the Uniform Grain Stor-
age agreement to see If net
worth and bonding require
ments are adequate.
FavOrs Denied
Mr.. Freeman acknowledged
slowness in facing up to the
problems posed by Estes but
he insisted the evidence doesn't
show that the West Texas
financier got any favors.
Although two officials in
volved with Estes have been
fired and q third has resigned,
Mr.. Freeman repeatedly has
said they gave no favors in
return. Assistant Secretary of
Labor Jerry Holleman resigned
when he admitted taking
money from Estes.
Mr.. Freeman agreed, how
ever, that any wealthy, influ-
entail man-as Estes appeared
to be-may get extra consid-
Grafton from a Government
agency, even though he says
it probably won't change the
final decision.
"A man who can call on his
Congressman for help, possibly
bring in a smart lawyer. is
bound to be better off than
the man who doesn't know his
way around" Mr.. Freeman
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17
Dr.. Dolly Elected
By Psychiutry Group

DR.. Vincent ]. DAILY, presi-
dent of the American Associa-
ton Of Psychoanalysts, was
elected president of the Ameri-
can Association for Social
Psychiatry at the groups an
nual convention yesterday in
the auditorium OF the Cleve-
land Park Library.
Other officers elected were
DR.. Herbert Marshall. vice
president, Miss F. Edwina
Mailman. secretary treasurer.
and DR.. S. Gordden Link, execu-
tive secretary. DR.. Edward
Mazique, retiring president
was appointed counsel to the
new president. and DR.. Louis
S. London was made a fellow
of the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17

United States had presented to
the disarmament conference at
Geneva major new proposals
and he expressed hope that the
Soviets might eventually agree
to negotiate on these.
The Geneva meeting now is
in recess under an agreement
to return to work July Is.
Mr.. Rusk will fly to Europe
Tuesday for a series of confer
ences aimed at forging closer
United States ties with West
ern European nations, them
selves moving toward greater
unity.
Mr.. Rusk plans to tell allied
leaders that the United States
is not opposed to close coop
Grafton between West Germany
and France so long as it de.
velops without peril to the
larger unity of the Atlantic al.
| lance.
He is expected to urge wide
support among allied govern
ments for formation Of a Unit
ed States supplied nucleal
force under command of NATC
instead of the development o.
national nuclear forces favored
by President Charles de Gaullt
in the case of France.
Mr.. Rusk will leave shortly
after midnight Monday and i,
due in Paris Tuesday afternoon
Later in the week, he will fly
to West Berlin, where he is ex.
pected to make a brief speech
then on to Bonn, the West Ger.
man capital. In the following
days, he will visit Rome, Lon.
don and Lisbon. The whole Sc,
ries of talks will occupy about
10 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17

I'VE should be acuately tuned
In to little things that might
become big things" Mr.. Free
man said in an interview. The
little red flags need to be
watched carefully, lest they be-
come big red flags.
in a case that involved as
much money as this, the work
should have moved much fast
er. There ought to be shortcuts
that will alert the top officials
more quickly"
Speed Machinery
Mr.. Freeman said he counted
on his special investigating
team to speed machinery in
cases such as that of Est/s.
where he said it was moving
in the right direction but much
too slowly.
This is planned as a group
of IA to Is picked men who will
coordinate the activities of the
700 men already working on
internal audits and investiga-
tions. At present, the investi-
gators work within separate
department divisions and have
no way to know what another
bureau is working on.
For example, Estes was con-
tinued as a member of the
Presidents Cotton Advisory
Committee when it was given
official status by Congress last
fall, even though one agency
was investigating his cotton
acreage allotment dealings and
another was probing his flnan-
cial status.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17

More than 80 area high
school boys meet at George
town University today for a
week of practical training in
the elements Of American de-
mocracy.
It's the annual American Le-
gion Boys State, and there will
be political caucuses and cam
paign speeches, mock primaries,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17
Democrats Rop COP
For Form Bill Intrigue

had met secretly with a former
adviser to Republican Agricul-
turs Secretary Ezra Taft Ben
son to plan an attack on the
administration farm program.
Secrecy Denied
Mr.. Miller has denied the
meeting was secret and said
there was no agreement on at
lacking the administration.
James Naughton, counsel for
the House Government Opera
tons subcommittee investigat-
ing the Billie Sol Estes case,
read the letter purporting to
describe the plan Mr.. Bailey
and Mr.. Mccormack criticized.
Mr.. Naughton said the letter
was written by Martin Sorkin.
who became a consultant TO
Commercial Solvents Corp. Aft
er leaving his Agriculture De-
partment post.
One told of a meeting Mr..
Sorkin said he attended with
Senator Goldwater, Mr.. Miller,
Mr.. Wilson and others to frame
a continuing attack on the
farm program. The letter said:
1T was agreed it was not the
responsibility Of the Republican
Party to offer alternatives but
to attack the administration
whenever feasible"
Cynical Scheming
In another letter Mr.. Sorkin
reported on a meeting with
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New
York Ito explore the position
he should take"
Said Mr.. Bailey:
II hope that responsible Re-
publicans will rebuke Senator
Goldwater and Congressman
Miller and Wilson for their cy-
nical scheming and will repu-
date their decision. I hope the
Republican rank-and-file will
revolt against its scheming
leadership. :"
In New York, Gov. Rockefel-
ler's press secretary issued a
statement saying the Governor
had never had any dealings
with Commercial Solvents Corp
1t said Mr.. Rockefeller met last
September IL with a dozen or
more agricultural experts, in
Guiding Mr.. Sorkin, and heard
their views but made no COM
mitments whatsoever"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17
Rusk Warns
OF New PeriIs.
In Arms Race

CONCORD, N. H, June Is
(AP1, - Secretary of State
Rusk warned tonight the dan
ger Of war by accident is being
increased by the unchecked nu-
clear arms race. and he ap-
pealed anew for an enforceable
disarmament agreement.
"Only one breakthrough is
required" Mr.. Rusk said. THE
Soviet Union must realize that
it cannot eat the cake Of dis
armament and keep the cake of
secrecy 1t is our hope that
the Soviets will come to realize
that secrecy is a dangerous
anachronism in a nuclear age"
In a speech before the New
Hampshire Council on World
Affairs, Mr.. Rusk blamed the
Soviet's unwillingnesS to accept
a disarmament inspection and
control system for the total
failure of all the East-West ne
gotiations to halt the arms race.
He said the United States has
tried many approaches to meet
Soviet objections to inspection
on the ground that it would
only mean Western espionage"
| inside the Soviet Union. He de-
clared this country and its al
lies will go on trying, and he
expressed hope that somedsy
responsible craftsmanship" in
Moscow will lead to accord.
Less Security
Mr.. Rusk reported that. if
the upward spiral" Of nuclear
destructive power continues to
grow, it could by 1865 be dou-
bic what it is today"
He said all the nations of
the world are presently caught
in a paradox, declaring that
while they are pouring more
and more resources and skill
into improving ornaments, they
are, on balance. enjoying less
and less security"
There are four specific dan
gers which the East and West
now share" he said, which
could be the basis for early
action in the disarmament
First, there is the danger
which arises from the prolifer-
alton Of nuclear weapons under
the control Of an increasing
number Of individual nations
AS more and more nations
come to possess their own nu-
clear stockpileS, the danger OF
a nuclear conflagration also
increases.
(The United States, Russia
and Britain have had nuclear
weapons for years. France is
now developing a nuclear war
capabilityO
Secondly, there is the danger
Of outbreak of war by accident,
miScalculation or failure OF
communications. This danger
grows as modern weapons be-
come more complex, command
and control difficulties increase
and the premium Is on ever
faster reaction.
Thirdly, there is an increas-
ing danger that outer space
will become mans newest
battlefield.
Flys to Europe
"Fourthly, there is the dan
ger that mounting proportions
Of our national resources. skill
and treasure will have to bt
diverted to the business Of
developing newer and newer
ornaments. Neither the United
States nor the USSR has 81
many schools, hospitals anC
highways that we coulc
not put to better use the funds
and energies and talents which
go to make our warships and
tanks and missiles"
Mr.. RuSk said that, as re-
Gently as last April 10, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-17
THE SUNDAY STAR
Woshinston, D. C., June ~, 1862
BY w. B. RAGSDALE, JR.
Associated Press staff Writer

While the Billie Sol Estes still crackles about him
Secretary Agriculture trying to prevent this
sort Of thing from happening again.
Mr. Freeman is creating trouble shooting team Of in
vestigatorS will the job of collecting warning signals
assessing reporting directly to the Secretary.
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-28
COMMEMORATIVE STAMP WILL HONOR MRS. FOR

PALM BEACH, Fla. tq Elenaor Roosevelt, who often was referred 10 as the First Lady of the World, will be honored by q US. commemorative stamp, the White House announced Thursday
 Mrs Roosevelt, the widow of President Franklin :. Roosevelt, died last month at the age of 73.
 The design and denomination ot the stamp have not yet.been de cided. It will be issued on Oct. Il l963-the 18th anniversary of Mrs Roosevelt's birth
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-28
THE NOME NUGGET
Three Russian Fishing Ships Sighted off CordOva

JUNEAU tP Deputy Commis- sioner Ed Marvich of the Depart ment of Fish and Game disclosed Thursday that three Russian fish ing vessels were sighted Nov. lf only Is miles offshore in the Gulf of Alaska south of Cordova.
 Marvich said that to his know ledge if was the most easterly penetration 10 date of Russian fishing vessels
 The three Soviet ships were first spotted by q power barge Later, Bob Anderson. Fish and Game protection agent at CordoVa, sight ed the Russian ships from the air
 Marvich said Anderson reported that one of the Soviet vessels ap- peared to be q freezership or fleet tender of some 450- to 5OG feet Tn length.
 Anderson estimated the length of the second vessel at 33775 10 425 feet and the third at 120 feet. He said he thought perhaps they were ships in whaling activities.
 There have been no subsequent sightings of Russian ships in the area reported to the Fish and Game Dept. Marvich said.
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-28
Friday. December 28. 1862
Gov. Vim. Egan Asks State of Texas To Extradite BrOWder

JUNEAU lR = Gov. Vim. Egan said Thursday he has asked the State of Texas to extradite Thomas s. BroWder to face trial in Alaska on charges of violation of the anti fraud provisions of the State Se- curities Act.
 BroWder, formerly of Anchor age, was arrested last week in Houston, Tex. on an Alaska war rant. Also arrested were his wife and Donald Smith. also formerly of Anchorage.
 Smith was arrested on charges similar to those filed against BroWder. Mrs. BroWdef was ar rested on a fugitive warrant
 The extradition request trans mitted by Egan covered only Browder, but the Attorney Gen. erals Office indicated the extra dition of Mrs. Browder and Smith would also be sought as soon as the necessary papers could be pre- pared.
 The charges against Browder and Smith were filed as the out growth of an investigation started in 1861 by the Attorney Generals Office and the State Department of Commerce.
 On Sept. 6, 1862, the state initiated court action to close down BroWder-led corporations, including the American Bankers Mortgage and Loan Assn. and the Preferred American Hospital and Life Bene- fit Society.
 The corporations were subse- quently put into receivership.
 After their arrest by Texas Rangers last Thursday, Browde1 and his wife were freed on S20. .00e bond each. Smith was released after posting bond of s1O,O0O
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-28
storm,
RICK NELSON WILL WE'D

HOLLYWOOD R - Rick Nelson will marry pretty blonde Kristin Harmon, IS. the daughter of for mer football star Tom Harmon and actress Elyse Knox.
 The Harmons announced the en- gagement at family party Christ mas Eve. They said the wedding will be in the spring. Harmon, now a sportscaster, was a star halfback with the University of Michigan and also played with the profes- sional Los Angeles Rams.
 Nelson, 9, is one of the stars in his family's television comedy ser ies, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-28
BABY BORN DRUNK

TORONTO Rl - The Canadian Medical Assn, Journal reports Q case of baby born drunk to a vear-old Yukon mother who was in an alcoholic stupor
 The 4-pound l5-ounce infants breath was alcoholic and for 24 hours the child was jerky, jumpy and had delerium tremens synp- toms, the article said. Living with foster parents now, the baby is reported normal.
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-28
Conliscation of Japanese Fishing
 Boats Is Voted Top Story of the Year

sengers aboard, was rated tie No. 3 story of the year.
 The No. , story was the months long election campaign and the reelection of Egan, US. Sen. Ernest Gruening and US. Rep. Ralph Rivers, as well as the 20 20 split of Republicans and De- mecrats in the State House of Representative
 Fast moving developments in the states growing oil industry, in cluding the spectacular blowout in Cook Inlet which might indicate another major field discovery, was given the Mo- 6 nod.
 Placed No 2 was the many sided highways controversy which dominated a major portion of leg islative interest at the start of the year. Included was the firing of Highways Division Director Thur man D. Sherard, creation of a new Department Of Highways, ap- pointment of Donald A. MeKinnon as Commissioner of Highways and the long highways investigation conducted by special Senate con- mittee.
 The six-day ordeal of the six man crew of the Alaska Roust- about, cast adrift on the Gulf of Alaska after the 117-foot convert ed landing craft capsized and sank Sept. 27, was voted the N. g story.
 In the 10th spot was the story of the raging blizzard which caught a 12-man Army group on a cross s-country exercise in h e Chugach foothills May IA. Three of the men died in the bowling storm.