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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-14
THERE ARE TWO KINDS

THERE ARE TWO KINDS
OF pages - floor boys" and
running boys" The runners
make sos" an abbrevia-
ton for messenger trips to
Senate Office Buildings. The
floor boys keep an eye on
Senators needs, see that
amendments and papers get
on proper desks.
They also make observa-
tons: Senators who plan to
talk long go in training. They
don't eat as much. They talk
slowly to conserve energy.
They stall and they keep re-
peating themselves and they
sort Of wander and some
take their shoes off. They
used to read recipes and
stuff like that but they don't
anymore because they realize
it makes them look foolish. :"
Pages become authorities
on what's going on as well
and repeat with assurity the
adult phrases: "Cloture
hasn't been invoked since
1927. 1t stands a good chance
this time, but it'll be close. A
lot of Southern Senators are
for this bill but not for clo-
ture-that means restricted
debate, you know-and so
they just may stay away and
not vote"
A page gets a sizeable SAL
ary-$l, 039.l7 per quarter
but out of this comes room
and board and books for
school, which is not held in
summer. Pages winter
classes on the third floor Of
the Capitol are jammed into
the 6:30-to-9:45 am. hours
before they go to work.
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Pollock Guards Stond By
While Candidate Is Picked

BALTIMORE, Aug. IA (Spe-
ciaD Political boss Jack Pol
lack, flanked by six uniformed
detective agency guards. over
saw the selection of a new
Democratic candidate for Bal
timore States Attorney yester-
day to replace the deceased
nominee.
Ten members of the city's
Democratic State Central Com
mittee hastily summoned to the
Pollack-protected meeting were
giving the nomination to Fran
els j. Vale at about the same
time that the deceased candi-
date, Saul Harris, was being
lowered to his final resting
place.
Mr.. Pollock and his hired
muscle men stood outside the
Hartford road restaurant where
the committee members met.
All Turned Back
Harry Troth Gross, acting
chairman of the Maryland
Democratic State Central Com
mittee; Ejnar johnson. a rep
resentative from party cam
paign headquarters. and Hy-
man A. PreSsman, who makes
it his business to keep a close
eye on Maryland civic and po-
litical affairs, all we're turned
back as they tried to get into
the meeting.
Mr.. Gross got inside the
meeting room briefly, but was
confronted by an angry Mr.
Pollack who growled, You
have no right to be here. Of
ficer, escort that man out
Mr.. Gross was escorted to the
foot of the stairs.
The whole affair was a rau-
cous show Of strength by Mr..
Pollock, whose influence In
Maryland affairs was a para
mount issue in the recent pri-
mary campaign. He took q
licking in the primary. seeing
the nomination go to Gov
Tawes from whom he had de.
fected to support the ticket OF
George P. Mahoney.
Yesterday, however, all the
Governors emissary could dc
was get a peek in the door. Mr.
Gross said he had gone to the
meeting only to deliver mes
sage from Gov. Tawes, who
felt it untimely to pick Mr.
Harris successor so swiftly.
Spun Around
When Mr.. johnson tried tt
get into the meeting, Mr.. Pol
lack spun him around by the
shoulders-and Mr.. johnson
departed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-14

law against sales of alcoholic
beverages between midnight
Saturday and midnight SUM-
day.
Mrs. Henry Gichner, chair
man Of the 11-member COM
mittee, said this recommended
ton was based in part on the
fact that many visitors to
Washington do not understand
the drinking rules in the Ma
tons Capital and cannot COM
prehend why their drinks are
taken away from them in bars.
restaurants and hotels at IL AS
o'clock on Saturday night.
Situation Causes Crime
Furthermore, the existing stu
alton causes crime, Mrs. Gich-
ner said. The hours between II
pm. Saturday and 2 am. Sun
day are the busiest times for
bootleggers, she declared.
This situation breeds crime
and also deprives the city of
revenue. 1t is more realistic to
allow the commissioners to set
the hours for serving drinks"
Mrs. Gichner said, indicating
the committee is sympathetic"
to the idea of extending drink
ing hours from midnight Sat-
urday to 2 am. Sunday.
She said it is unrealistic to
occupy the time of Congress for
such purposes as passing bills
to allow Sunday drinking when
New Years eve falls on Sat-
urday. II the Commissioners
had discretionary powers on
weekend drinking. this waste
of time would not occur.
Appointed in March
The citizens committee was
created in March to study the
structure, policies and activi-
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ties of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board. The report of
the committee was handed to
the Commissioners two weeks
ago.
No major overhaul of liquor
regulations or ABC procedures
was recommended in the COM
mittee report. Mrs. Gichner
said, but it was suggested that
enforcement might be i'm
proved.
The committee also stead
tasty supported the status quo
on minimum ages for drinkers,
which are now 18 for beer and
light wine and 81 for hard
liquor. The group concluded,
on the basis of information
from the police. that liquor
consumption by young people
is not a great contributing
force to delinquency, Mrs.
Gichner said.
Champagne on Sunday
On the other hand the COM
mittee did recommend that the
sale of champagne be allowed
on Sunday, along with light
wine and beer, if the alcoholic
content Of the champagne is no
more than IA per cent.
The committee also went on
record against minimum price
controls on package liquors and
additional regulations on liquor
advertising as proposed in a
bill sponsored by Representa-
tive Multer, Democrat of New
York.
Selection of Board
The committee found that
notification procedures on Abe
hearings on liquor license ap-
plications and renewals are
adequate.
1t was proposed also tina
the Commissioners should Sc
up criteria for the selection o
board members. Among thest
criteria are: the candidate mus
be a District resident, a person
of good character and must not
have been employed by the
board during the previous two
years.
Stand-up drinking, now per-
mitted only for restaurant
patrons shielded from diners by
a partition, should be permitted
for hotel patrons as well, the
committee recommended.
The Multer bill has been held
up in the House District Com
Imittee pending receipt of the
citizens committee report. The
Commissioners have Endorsed
part of the Multer bill - which
would allow stand-up drinking
in hotels and clubs - while
opposing the proposed controls
in the bill on minimum price
of package liquor and adver-
Using regulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-14
Streetcurs Collide

BALTIMORE, Aug. IA (APl.
Two of the few remaining
streetcarS in Baltimore collided
yesterday, injuring four persons
and shaking up 40 others. No
one was hurt seriously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-14
Salute to Virginia

RICHMOND. Aug. IA (AP) j..
Gov. Harrison will head a
four-man delegation represent
ing the State at Virginia Day"
exercises September 5 at the
Seattle World Fair.
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Assateague Island
BridgeP|anR Raped
Sunday Drinking Time
Power Asked for City
Report Proposes Commissioners
Be Given RIGHT to Fix Hours

Commissioners should be empowered by Congress to set
the hours for drinking Sundays holidays. it rec
commended in four-page report made public today by
special citizens committee studying District liquor laws
The city the to set drinking hours
on week days but express prohibition in existing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-14
Legislators
Touring Shore
Hear Criticism
By JAMES B. ROWLAND
Star Staff Writer

cApCAlulIuIC CO lO1 VI luSc W
ASsateague Island and to hold
up money for development of a
State park there confronted a
legislative council committee
today as they left here to in
spect the deSolate Atlantic
coastal island.
The State should immedi-
ately give up ideas of a bridge
to the 37-mile island southeast
of Ocean City and invite Fed
eral development of a wildlife
refuge, declared House Speaker
Perry o. Wilkinson, Democrat
of Prince Georges. and Dele
gate D. Randolph Harrison,
Democrat of Talbot County.
Mr.. Harrison, chairman of
the House Chesapeake Bay and
Tributaries Committee and an
influential voice on the Eastern
Shore. told the Maryland 40
Sembly's Council that any
large State expenditure on the
island would be a farce and
waste of tax payers money"
Bids Exceed Estimate
! Lawmakers earlier this year
passed a bill authorizing q SIS
million span to the island. Con-
struction bids opened last week
we're $3.50, 900 above the mark
The State has initiated con-
demnation action for 8 acres
at the island end of the pro-
posed bridge to develop a sea-
shore para.
The Federal Government al
ready mas a l4-mile wildlife
refuge on the Virginia portion
of AsSateague.
I Mr.. Wilkinson, a council
member. said maintenance of
the island against future
storms. let alone the initial
outlay for purchase, would be
too big a burden for the States
taxpayers to carry. His COM
ments were made as the legis-
lative council toured the East
ern Shore.
That island is under water
after every good Storm" Mr..
Harrison said.
Plays Host at Dinner
He made his comment to the
councils budget and Finance
Committee while entertaining
them at a dinner in his Thigh
man Island home last night.
Council members, who to-
morrow wind up an annual
three-day tour of the Eastern
Shore, indicated they were
somewhat dubious of island de-
velopment. This was especially
apparent a mong lawmakers
who visited the island five
years ago and felt they could
safely predict bad conditions
brought on by last March's
tides and winds.
One of the returned visitors,
Delegate A. Gordon Boone,
Democrat of Baltimore County
and committee chairman, said
additional funds for island de-
velopment should not be au-
thorized pending the outcome
OF State condemnation hearings
for 8 miles of the island.
The hearings begin Septem-
Der II in Worcester County
Circuit Court in Snow Hill.
Fears Heavy Cost
There is no sense starting
to spend a lot of money on
something tnat may eventually
cost US millions of dollars" Mr..
Boone said.
I'VE still have to hear from
Worcester County lawmakers
on this business" he added.
Mr.. Boone said he personally
leans toward joint State private
development of the island. The
United States Department of
the Interior and Maryland Of
ficials now are conducting a
study on future use of the
island.
Interior Secretary Udall al
ready favors preserving the en-
tire sandy strip for public use.
In the center of the island
lies a 15-mile stretch of lots
that have been sold to some
1900 individuals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-14
The
Rambler
Almost Sees
A Night Session
By MYRA MACPHERSON

Tray in hand, the page ran
into the Senate floor vesti-
bule. He ran so fast he had
hiccups but in between them
he said, Il just brought Sem
ator Morse a roast beef sand
wich, a glass of milk and
orange juice. That's like the
trumpet call before battle"
1t was now 9:15 pm. and
Senator Morse's concern for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-14

George Kennedy is IN. He will resume
his column on his return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-14
Appointed in March

The citizens committee was
created in March to study the
structure, policies and activi-
Evening star., 1962-05-27

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Evening star., 1962-04-18
Joseph Weeks, 81.
Division Officer
In Agriculture

Joseph Weeks, 81, admins
trative officer in the office Of
the deputy administrator for
conservation Department of
Agriculture, died yesterday of
cancer in Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital.
Mr.. Weeks was born in Kan
sas City, Mo-, and educated in
New York and Richmond. He
received his bachelors and
masters degrees in Romance
languages from the University
Of Virginia. He was a member
of the Sigma Nu fraternity.
He leaves his wife, Caroline
Of 1924 Whitehaven parkway
NV; two daughter, Caroline,
a senior at Randolph-Macon
College, Lypchburg, and Anne,
a student at Georgetown Visi-
tation Preparatory School here;
a son, 1st 1t. Joseph Preble
Weeks, stationed in Germany,
and a brother, Ellie Weeks, of
Manakin, Va.
Services will be at II am.
tomorrow at Birch's Funeral
Home, 3034 M street NV.
Burial will be in the Congress
sional Cemetery, 1900 E street
Sc.
Evening star., 1962-04-18
Dodd Backing
Dutch on Islands
BY the Associated Press

Senator Dodd, Democrat of
Connecticut, has called for a
formal Senate inquiry into
what he called threat of the
Indonesian dispute with the
Netherlands over West New
Guinea.
He made public a lengthy
memorandum to the Senate
Foreign Relations Subcommit-
tee on Far Eastern Affairs, of
which he is a member, asking
hearings on United States pol
icy in the dispute.
"The voices that urge that
we avoid unpleasantness with
Indonesia by persuading our
Dutch allies to cede West. New
Guinea to the government of
President Sukarno do not un-
derstand the strategic signifi-
canoe of New Guinea" he said
in a statement yesterday.
Nor do they appreciate the
fact that in turning over con-
troll of this territory to Presi-
dent Sukarno, we are turning
it over to a government which,
of all the governments in the
non Communist world, runs
perhaps the greatest chance of
falling to communism before
the decade is out"
Evening star., 1962-04-18
Youth Project
PromiseSeen

Juvenile Courts expert
mental youth guidance project
has shown great promise in its
first two years, the courts Ad-
visory Committee has been told.
But private funds will be
sought for one more year be-
fore the project is included in
the 1864 budget, a project aide
said.
The report was read to the
committee yesterday by DR..
Edwin S. Kessler, a psychia-
trist and chairman of the prof.
ect subcommittee. 1t was pre-
pared by the project staff.
Walter Kephart, project Off
GER, said the report showed Al
delinquent boys have been re-
turned to court probation, 26
have been committed to insti-
tutions and IA are now in the
project. Of those returned to
probation, Mr.. Kephart said,
IL later were committed, 81 are
still on probation and four have
been dismissed.
All of the boys enrolled in
the project would have been
committed to institutions. How
ever, they are permitted to
remain free if they attend reg
ular school as we'll as project
sessions at Veterans High
School after school hours. They
also must adhere to a 10 pm.
curfew.
The project is stated by two
full-time social workers and a
clerk. Also, Mr.. Kephart said,
three Junior high school teach
erS spend two hours, a day
working with the boys.
The report also showed only
16 per cent of the youths are
truants during the project,
while 83 per cent we're formerly
truant.
Evening star., 1962-04-18
Kennedy Messenger
Pleads; Guilty to Theft

a routine inventory Of items
kept in basement storage. The
spokesman said that a check
by the F1BI of those who had
access to the Storeroom re-
suited in the arrest of Wooten,
35, of the TOO block of Lanier
place NV, and Williams, 49,
of the 1900 block of Spring
place NV.
The two men pleaded guilty
to an information filed by the
United States Attorney here
after waving a grand jury in
vestigation and possible indict-
ment. District Court Judge
Henry A. Schweinhaut accepted
the pleas last Thursday.
The two men are presently
free on $4,000 bond pending
a pre-sentence investigation by
the Courts probation office.
They face the possibility Of a
10-year maximum Jail term
each,
Evening star., 1962-04-18
Civic Association
To Air Problems

The East Central Civic Assoc
iation has instructed it's presi-
dent to confer with second
precinct officers and District
Highway Department officials
about area youth and traffic
problems.
Traffic disruption at North
Capitol street and New York
avenue NV, where construc-
ton of an underpass has forced
extensive rerouting, a recent
near rumble" between teen
ayers at a Tenth street NV.
playground, and plans to get
area youths off the streets this
summer are some of the speci-
fic subjects the president,
Charles E. Smith, will take up
with District officials.
Evening star., 1962-04-18
District 9. 0. P. Chief
Hits Hatch Repeal Plan

Repeal of a section Of the
Hatch Act would open the door
to political shakedown," Carl
Shipley, District Republican
chairman, told the Central
Northeast Civic Association
last night.
The section in question
could be repealed through pass
age of either of two home rule
bills pending in Congress, he
said. The section prohibits
employees from taking part in
any political campaign.
The Republican leader said
repeal of that section would
make it possible for political
parties to take over the Dis
trict, as any official could then
exert pressure on those under
his management to finance and
participate in the politics of
the officials party.
Mr.. Shipley also said, "a
seven-man council elected at
large, provided for by the Ken
nedy bill, would be worse than
a South American military
iunta. He warned that under
the bill the candidate who could
afford the most TV time would
be the candidate elected -
possibly all seven from Wesley
Heights or Georgetown"
He added: THE bipartisan
Evening star., 1962-04-18

A messenger assigned to the
office of Attorney General Rob-
ert Kennedy has pleaded guilty
in District Court to a charge
of theft of Government prop
erty involving three air condi-
TONERS worth 1896 taken from
the Justice Department store
room last month.
The guilty plea to the charge
was made on April IL by Elmer
N. Wooten, the Attorney Cen
erals messenger. Also charged
in the case was William S. Will
liams, an electrician who works
for the General Services Ad-
ministration. Williams also
pleaded guilty to the theft
charge.
A spokesman for the United
States Attorneys Office here
said the theft of the air condt-
TONERS, which took place on
March 2, was discovered during
Evening star., 1962-04-18

bill in the House is even less
satisfactory. 1t provides no
Federal payment to be made
to the District and like
the Kennedy bill it includes a
proviso to repeal employe pro-
lection in the Hatch Act"
The Republican criticized
both parties for being "duped"
by the House bill, and said:
The Kennedy bill stands a
good chance OF passing the
Senate but is slated to "wither
away" in the House. He blamed
a "rumored lack of positive
leadership from the admins
tration, in order to placate
Southern congressman"
Mr.. Shipley urged the group
to support the Bush resolution,
proposing a congressional
amendment which would grant
two Senators and several Con-
greSSmen to the District.
He also said he is vigorously
supporting a third home rule
bill which provides for an ap-
pointed Governor and a 34-man
legislative assembly nominated
and elected by wards Ito rep
resent all racial, religious and
economic groups in the city"
The meeting was held at
Smothers School, Forty-fourth
and Brooks streets NE.
Evening star., 1962-04-18
Strike Threat
Lifted Against
Pan American
By the Associated Press

The Air Line Pilots AsSocia-
ton has lifted its strike threat
against Pan American World
Airways. and Secretary of La
Dor Goldberg says final word
on the dispute is due today.
With 40 minutes to go before
last nights midnight strike
deadline. Mr.. Goldberg an
nounced the union had post
poned indefinitely the walkout
by 1,400 pilots.
President Kennedy stepped
into the Pan Am picture Mon
day night, urging the airline
and the union to agree to final
and binding arbitration of the
main item in dispute: the
makeup of crews on jet air.
liners.
Pan American wants to cut the
crews from four men to three,
and handling of this reduc-
ton is the key issue blocking
a settlement.
The airline has agreed to
submit the crew complement
issue to a board of three arbi-
traitors named by Mr.. Kennedy.
The union postponed the
walkout for "a hours Monday
night after Mr.. Kennedy'S last
minute appeal.
Other issues, including wages
and working conditions, have
either been settled or are to
be arbitrated once the crew
question is out of the way.
Mr.. Goldberg issued this
statement last night:
II am glad to report that suf-
ficient progress toward accep-
tance by the union as well as
the company of the Presidents
proposal for voluntary and
binding arbitration of the re-
naming issues in the dispute
has been made to warrant
the lifting of the strike notice
by the union"
Evening star., 1962-04-18
Murray Issues
Reply TO Critic

Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray has challenged one of his
critics to provide the District
Police Department with in
formation concerning the lille
gal sale of alcohol, dope traf-
fic and the numbers racket.
The challenge was issued
yesterday to the Rev. E. Frank
lin Jackson, president of the
Washington branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
Mr.. Jackson in a speech
Monday night criticized the
police department for turning
its back" on the illegal sale of
alcohol, dope traffic and the
numbers racket while it cracks
down on other crimes involving
Negroes.
In a letter to Mr.. Jackson.
Chief Murray denied the
charges.
1T is inconceivable to me
that you would make such a
remark, if you have been quoted
correctly, without having some
definite knowledge of names
or locations where such illegal
activities are taking place, and.
that members of this depart
ment are not taking steps to
close the establishments or ar
rest the operators by legal
means" Chief Murray wrote.
81 am therefore requesting
your cooperation and that of
your associates in supplying
me with any information you
may have relative to violations
of the law involving illegal
sale of alcohol, numbers, gam
bling of any type, narcotics, or
other moral offenseS."
Evening star., 1962-04-18
Citizens Told
Of Vote Role

The Eastland Gardens Civic
Association last night heard
DR.. Phillip Johnson urge a
Negro vote commensurate with
the number of Negroes in
Washington.
DR.. johnson, CO. o-chairman for
special projects of the District
Democratic Central Committee,
stated that if Negroes vote
conscientiouSly, there will be
more Negro representation on
such bodies as the Board of
Education.
The association met at Ken
ilworth School, Forty-fourth
and Nash streets NE.
Evening star., 1962-04-18
Mt. Pleasant Unit
Nominutes Slate

The nominating committee of
the Mount Pleasant NeighborS
Association last night submitted
its slate for the coming year.
Nominated for president was
Jane Jones: for vice president,
Henry C. Smith; for treasurer,
Edmund Glenn; for correspond
ing secretary, Eugene Baker,
and for recording secretary,
Elizabeth Cobbe.
The association also discussed
plans for a neighborhood clean
up campaign to start Monday.
The association met in the
Mount Pleasant Library, Six
teenth and Lamont streets NV.
Evening star., 1962-04-18
Bill Seeks Curb
On Job Agencies

Representative Multer, Dem
ocrat of New York, yesterday
introduced a bill to regulate
private employment agencies
in the District.
Mr.. Multer said the bill
could eliminate much Of the
litigation resulting from exces-
sive fees charged by some
agencies.
The bill also provides that
an agency which recruits do
mestic help from outside the
District would have to provide
food and shelter for these
clients while they await en-
ployment.
Mr.. Multer said he did not
claim that the bill was the last
word on the subject. He said
it is intended for study and
comment by District officials.