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Evening star., 1962-04-10
BY RUTH DEAN
sEAE StaH F&aM

The NseiouAJ ZeagJ< u
american Pen ESnen were
70 elect new officers To-Day
At their 21st biennial con-
7ention in the Willard Hotel.
A number of area Ten
Women have been nominated
for national office including
r. Annabel Rathman of the
Falls Church Arlington
Branch, for the second top
office, that of first vice presi-
dent.
Others nominated are Elsie
Wingate Mullinix, Anne
Arundel (MdO Branch, re-
cording secretary: Ruth E.
Hanson, District Branch, as
sistant treasurer: Guanetta
Gordon, Alexandria Branch,
registrar, and Juanita Cor
mack Howison, Alexandria
Branch, librarian.
Five of the offices, includ-
ing that of president, are
contested. Contenders for
the top office are Sara Mann
Everett Of the Dallas (Tex.)
Branch, and Esther Wallace
Dixon of the Des Moines
Qowa) Branch.
A District Branch member
is also one of the candidates
for a contested office. She is
Julia Collier who, with Doris
Hartman of the Las Vegas
New Branch, is running for
corresponding secretary.
Candidates for the other
contested offices are: Mary
Inman TaSsin. Canal Zone
Branch, and Matte r. Logan,
Tampa (Fla.) Branch, fourth
vice president; Helen Lakin
Trueheart, Carroll Branch,
Baltimore, and Lulu M. Fair
banks, Sc cattle (Wash.O
Branch, fifth vice president,
and Mildred Craig Fielder.
Yankton Is. d. Branch, and
Ethel Mae Comins, Queens
IN. " Branch, historian.
Other nominees for office
are Lola s. Morgan, Chicago
Branch, second vice presi-
dent; Agnes Allen, Philadel-
phia Branch, third vice pres
ident: Grace T. Hodes, Balti-
more Branch, treasurer; and
Halcyon M. Thomas. Miami
Branch, auditor.
To Act on Resolutions
The league also was to
vote on 26 resolutions sub
mitted by league branches.
and postponed for action un-
til today. Today's discussion
on resolutions was forshad-
owed yesterday when Miss
Orpha B. Russell Of Tulsa.
Okla. and national registrar,
proposed an amendment to
the bylaws revision on the
agenda whereby National
Executive B oard meetings
would be held annually on q
regional rotating basis to af-
ford better communication
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PEN WOMEN
WILL VIEW


A portrait Of Mrs. Grover
Cleveland in her bridal
gown will have special
meaning for q group Of
delegates to the convention
of the National League Of
eric an Pen Women
when they view it on their
tour of the White House
tomorrow.
The portrait was pre-
sented by the NLAPW as q
gift to the White House on
April %, 1852. Special ar
rangements were made for
the group of delegates to
see it on tomorrow's tour.
Behind the portrait Is a
story which began at an
other biennial convention
of the Penwomen and an
other tour Of the White
House.
Miss Anne Trumbull. q
delegate from Connecticut
and an ardent admirer Of
Mrs. Cleveland, noted the
absence of her portrait
among the First Ladies.
Greatly concerned, she de-
termined to do something
about 1t.
The ULAPW agreed with
her and undertook the por-
trait as a public service
project. Money was raised
through private contribu-
tions. After a considerable
length of time and many
viciSsitudeS, the best like
ness of Mrs. Cleveland was
selected by her family and
the portrait was painted by
Casimer Stepko, an Ameri-
can artist, and accepted by
the Fine Arts Commission.
The portrait was pre-
sented by Mrs. Lila Wood
Daniels Of Alexandria, then
national president, in the
office of the Park Service,
which was then and still is
custodian and arbiter of all
White House furnishings.
And for a time it remained
there until rescued" and
hung in the White House
for which it was destined.
Evening star., 1962-04-10
National Defense
Luncheon Talks

The National Society,
United States Daughters of
1912, gave a luncheon yester-
day at the Sheraton Carlton
Hotel. as part Of the society's
celebration Of the Sesquicen-
tennlal Year of the War of
1912.
Speaking on National De-
fense at the 1890 pm. lunch
con were: 1t. Col. Catherine
H. Foster. USA: 1t. Col. Jean
S. Wilson. USAF:: Comdr.
Anne L. Ducey. USN. and
Capt. Jenny Wrenn, USMC.
Evening star., 1962-04-10
To Study
Fiscal System
OF Virginia

The Arlington County Lea
que Of Women Voters will
concentrate on an overall
look at the State Of Virginia
fiscal system at unit meetings
this week.
The program will feature
an introduction to State fin
ances and fiscal policies for
new and transferred mem
bers and partial review for
longtime Virginia Leaguers.
Following the general pre-
sentation, there will be a run
Evening star., 1962-04-10
Jewish Women
Attend Luncheon

Mrs. Mordechai Gait, wife
OF the Minister Plenipoten-
tiary Of the State Of Israel,
received a group Of about 90
leading women supporters of
the United Jewish Appeal at a
luncheon and report meeting
yesterday at her home.
The guests we're honored for
their service as hostesSes at
the upcoming major benefit.
the Freedom Luncheon, set
for Friday at the Mayflower
Hotel. sponsored by the UJA
Women's Division.
Evening star., 1962-04-10

convention include a visit to
the Soviet Embassy this aft
ernoon where delegates will
be shown movies of Russian
ballet, a tour of the White
Houses tomorrow morning
and visits in the afternoon
to the Embassies of Japan
and Germany. The Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Grewe will
be their hosts at tea at the
latter Embassy.
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Guaranteed by McCallum

McColIum guarantees to replace the
3 pairs Of "LivLons" purchased
herewith provided.
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is filled in and mailed within 5 days
Of purchase dote.
z. Within period Of IS days otter
purchase, 5 stockings Of such 3 poirs
develop runs from any cause what
soever, other than intentional
mutilotion, and
8. All 6 stockings, along with this
guarantee, are returned within 10
days otter expiration Of the period
Of 45 days.
Evening star., 1962-04-10

McCoIlum brings you an amazing
hosiery development single poir
OF stockings that combine leg fIotter-
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sheer seamless stockings are octuoIIy
guaranteed. "LiWLons" come in pro-
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comparable in size to the Vos.
tok spaceships flown last year
by the Russian coSmonauts
than to Col. Glenn's Friend
ship-7."
Although Gemini's crew quar-
tiers are only about half again
as big as Mercury's in cubic
footage. smart design has made
them far roomier for the men
inside. The trick has been mod
ular construction In which most
of the gear which damned the
Mercury capsule is placed out
side the pressurized crew space.
More Room Inside
Beneath the crews cone
shaped spacecraft as the vehi-
Gle sits on the launching pad
are two sections which will 60
into orbit along with the crew.
These are two truncated cones,
successfully larger in cross
section than the spacecraft and
together about nine feet high.
Their shape was dictated by the
need to join the spacecraft, ia
feet across at the bottom, to
the rocket, 10 feet in diameter
at the top.
The upper of these two Sec
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PROJECT GEMLNT .s.a -.
Moon Rocket Hos Novel Designs;
Boasts New Propulsion System

tons contains four solid fueled
rockets for slowing down the
spacecraft prior to re-entry.
This retro module" fits against
the spacecraft's heat shield and
is to be jettisoned as soon as
the retro-rockets fire. The
larger equipment module''
carries the maneuvering rock
cts, the power supply and %
man-days Of breathing oxy-
gen.
The electronic gear which
cluttered Friendship-7 (and
added considerably to heat in
side) will fit into compart-
ments arranged around the
outside Of the spacecraft. In
addition to making room in
side for the crew. this arrange
ment viii ease the job Of MAIN
tenance prior to the launching
and. eventually. In orbit. Defec-
tive gear can be unplugged. re-
moved and replaced without
tearing the spacecraft apart.
About the spacecraft is a
rendezvous and recovery
module" which will contain the
crafts radar, weighing only IS
pounds, plus an inflatable
"paraglider" wing, by means
Of which the craft will make
an airplane-type ground land
ing.
But despite these refine
ments, and despite the extra
space, Gemini's crew will lead
a confined life during their
week or more in orbit. Anyone
who has sat in the middle seat
of three on commercial jet
tourist flights has q slight
feel for what the astronauts
are in for-but only a slight
feel.
Tomorrow: The human cle-
ment in Gemini.
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Two More Seek
Ocean City Posts

OCEAN CITY. Nd, Aug. 6
(Ao-Two persons filed Sat
urday for city council posts
here in next weeks elections.
The filing Of Robert Lee
Chopper. q businessman, and
Morris E. Gearhart. an apart
ment house owner, raised to
seven the number Of candidates
now seeking to fill three vacan-
cies on the council. Among
them are the incumbents =
Robert jackson, Harry Kelley
and William B. McCabe.
The three candidates for
Mayor are Hugh Chopper, the
incumbent; Russell H. Cullen
and r. Crawford Holland.
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Laos Denies
Aiding Reds

sYIENTIANE, Laos, Aug. 6
(AP.-Pro- Communist Prince
Souphanouvong denied today
that Laos is being used as a
corridor to funnel Red North
Wet Namese troops into embat-
tied South Wet Nam.
The coalition. governments
deputy premier also branded as
absolutely untrue" reports
that his Pathet Lao force had
been aided in the civil war with
right-wing forces by an esti-
mated 10000 North Wet Nam
ese who ever came to Laos, he
said. were laborers who helped
build houses at his former
headquarters in Khang Khay.
He also denied reports that
several thousand North Wet
Nanese had infiltrated into
South Wet Nam after the Goa
liti0n Laotian government was
formed in June. Parroting the
standard Communist propa-
pahda line, he asserted the
rebel forces in South Wet Nam
were swelled by local peasants
were joining the Wet Cong
forces.
If the Communists wanted to
funnel in troops, he said, they
would do 1t by sea rather than
cross the mountainous terrain
of Laos.
Prince Pouphanouvong ad-
mitted the Pathet Lao has been
receiving help from both Red
China and North Wet Nam for
the last two years and will con-
tinue to, but he insisted it was
economic aid only"
Prince Soupha nouvon g
charged anew that troops and
ammunition were being para
chuted to Meo tribeSmen who
are waging guerrilla war in the
heart Of the Pathlet Lao-held
Provinces of Xieng Khousang
and Sam Neua.
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PROJECT GEMIM
Continued From Page Al

Gemini became possible only
after Titan II hove in sight.
This rocket, which up to the
end Of July had flown only four
times (three successfully was
conceived originally as a mis-
SHE, ike everything else in our
space arsenal except the obso-
lete Vanguard. the experiment
tai Scout, and the twice. flown
Saturn.
But Titan II was a liquid
fJeled missile with a differ
ence: It was designed with
quick reaction time" in view:
A,rocket capable Of getting off
the pad IN a matter Of moments
with no need for lengthy count
downs.
Production Of Titan II be-
gan last year at the Denver
plant Of the Martin Co. When
Pfoject Gemini got the 60
ahead last fall, Martins Balti-
more plant got the contract
for notifications to create
what NASA calls CIV" (for
Gemini Launch Vehicle).
;tn we had started out from
scratch to build a man-carry-
ing booster Of this type, we
would have had to 60 through
the Titan II development first"
says Albert c. Hall, vice presi-
dent Of Martins Space Systems
Division in charge Of CIV work.
By keeping CIV as much like
Titan II as possible (somethingl
the Air Force insisted on over
NASA's original protests) flight
experience with the missile will
be. applicable in rating the
space booster for m AIMED
Gemini flight.
Before the first two-manl
team flies in 1864. about three
dozen research and develop
ment flights will have been
made. Only one will be a Civ. !
the rest being Air Force Titan
II sballistic missiles.
:. New Propulsion System
Thirty-six, incidentally, is a |
small number of test flights
prior to man rating" Red
stone flew nearly 80 times be-
fote Alan Shepard rode in it;
Atlas had about 100 flights be-
fore John Glenn's ride in
Fftendship-7.
10 the layman, rockets look
pretty much alike, and Titan II |
Is no exception. 1t is tall, and
round, and big. A well-in-
fotmed average man" might |
say it's a little taller than an
Atlas and doesn't have the At
las flaring skirt at the base. !
A more sophisticated bird |
watcher might note that its
second stage is the same dame
ter as the first stage, instead
Of being smaller as in Titan I.
But to persons more techni-
cally inclined. the big differ
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ence between Titan II and the
earlier rockets is in its propul-
sion system. 1t does not rely
on liquid oxygen, chilled to 800
degrees below zero, with all its
attendant handling, storage
and boil-off problems. All its
propellants are storable for
long periods. Herein lies the
advantage that made Titan II
not only desirable but essen
tial for missions such as those
planned in Gemini.
The primary objective of
Gemini is to link up. in orbit, q
manned spacecraft with an un-
manned one. The way this will
be done is to put the unnamed
craft up, and then fire the
manned one to meet it at a
crucial moment. This is Of the
essence in Gemini.
No AgOnizing Count Down
When Gemini Is ready to
fly, it will no longer be neces-
sary to start the agonizing
countdown in the wee hours
about ct minus 800 minutes. "
The long part Of the count will
have been done days or even
weeks before, and will be taken
down to perhaps set minus 5
minutes and holding" well be-
fore the morning of the flight.
The fuel combination that
makes this possible is a mixture
OF poisonous. corrosive nitrogen
compounds that are stable at
normal temperatures when kept
apart, but burst into flame
when brought together. This
spontaneous combustion elimi-
mates the need for complex
ignition systems and cuts down
on the number Of rocket engine
parts. thus increasing simplicity
and-NASA hopes reliability
Oddly enough, the silbstitu-
ton Of these strange new fuels
for the familiar old kerosene
oxygen combination Of Atlas
does not increase launching
hazards. A scale-model Titan
II was deliberately blown up on
the pad to investigate this
point. Engineers found the ex-
plosion to be far less vigorous
than the one that occurs when
an Atlas blows up.
This has emboldened Gemini's
designers to do away with the
awkward. heavy abort" tower
of Mercury whose sole purpose
was to get the astronaut away
from the pad in q hurry.
Gemini's quick way out will be
by means Of fighter-type ejec-
ton seats. only slightly modi-
fled for the space mission.
Elimination of the abort tower
markedly increases the weight
available for the payload in
orbit. As in all our space efforts
to date, every ounce counts in
Gemini.
Weighs 1000 Pounds
All the same, Gemini,s pay
load is quite respectable. The
part that orbits will be about
26 feet long, 10 feet in dia-
meter at the large end, and will
weigh about 1000 pounds. It
will carry its own 25O-mile
radar, a propulsion system for
maneuvering in orbit, a COM
paratively hefty electrical power
system (Which doubles as q
water supply for the astro-
nauts) and a number Of other
features that take it well out of
Mercury's "compact-compact'
class.
Gemini will thus be more
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Addicts Counted

HONG KONG. - According
to an official report. Hong Kong
has 10000 to 100000 narcotic
addicts. The habit costs them
$476, million annually.
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Tomorrow: The human Gle
ment In Gemini.
Evening star., 1962-12-05
Festive change Of pace;
Champ ALPINA
9e5

Jovnty as q sprie Of holly, brocins
as q round Of wossoiII Thot's the
feeling you get when you pick
up Champs new fvr-feIt "Alpinop
Try Ill (sUre, you can give your best
beau AIpino via gift eertificoteD
Evening star., 1962-12-05
School Needs
Discussed in
Falls Church

Higher teachers salaries.
public kindergartens and more
physical education highlighted
citizens requests last night for
items to be included in the
1884 Falls Church school
budget.
These and other proposals
were made during a board
injecting devoted primarily to
hearing proposals for later con-
sideration by board members
and Supt. Irwin H. Schmitt.
The Falls Church Education
Association proposed a new
teacher pay scale Of $1,000 to
$4,000 in IL steps for teachers
holding bachelor Of arts de-
grees. The current schedule is
S4800-S8, 900 in IS steps.
The plan TO include kinder
gartens In the public school
system has been suggested for
the last two years by the SUI
p1intendent. In the interests
OF. economy, however. the
school board has heretofore cut
II from the budget.
At present. officials say, in
adequate facilities and lack OF
personnel have forced the
board TO drop physical educa-
ten in the 18th and 18th
grades. The suggestion last
night was TO include II In the
curriculum as a required course
for the last two years Of high
school.
Evening star., 1962-12-05
Bus Fare Rate
Study Sought
In Arlington

Ehe Arlington Civic Fedora
ton last night was asked to
support request for an in
vestieation into fares being
charged by the A. B. g. w.
Transit Co.
Philip Arenson, Of the Ar
li1gton Ridge Civic Associa-
ten, told the federation his
group already has asked the
County Public Utilities Com
mission to conduct probe.
He said Interstate Commerce
Commission reports show that
A. B. & w. earned twice as
much per dollar Of revenue
after all expenses, including
taxes. in 1861 as the national
Average for local and suburban
transit companies.
May Seek Adjustment
If the County Public Utili-
ties Commission finds that
A. B. s. WIS rates are excessive,
the Arlington Ridge group
wants the Arlington County
Board to seek an adjustment.
The civic federation referred
the request to its public utili-
ties committee for a January
report.
In other business, the fedora
tiOn voted to reiterate four
opjectives it has sought in pre-
viOus years when a pre-budget
public hearing is held by the
County School Board tomor-
row.
The federation wants educa-
tional secretaries in all grade
schools to help relieve teachers
of some of their non-instruc-
tional duties. This would be an
extension Of a pilot project now
in effect in secondary schools.
Library Change Wanted
Also, the federation seeks the
reopening Of the county's four
high school libraries several
evenings week" and on Sat-
urdays.
While supporting sin prin-
ciple" more funds for teachers
salaries. the federation refused
to indorse a proposed merit pay
plan until it studies q detailed
report. The group said it wants
the school board to continue
its progress toward a 5000 to
$4,000 minimum maximum
pay scale.
Also recommended is a
"drastically revised salary
scale" so that the county can
hire and retain qualified school
psychiatrists.
Evening star., 1962-12-05
Fleet Reserve Unit
Sets Memorial Rites

A Candlelight Memorial
Service will be held Sunday, by
the Triangle Branch 1872 Of the
Fleet Reserve Association IN
memory Of association officer,
who died Pearl Harbor Day and
during 1862.
Admiral w. z. Gentner, as.
sistant Chief Of Naval Opera
tions will speak at the inter-
faith service at 7 pm. at the
navy Chapel, 1901 Nebraska
Avenue NV. The Sea Chanter'
from the United States Navy
Band win sing.
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, 1962-04-27

MR.. GOMEZ: Mr.. Chairman, Senator Maduro has COW
cred a whole lot on the subject on which | would like to
speak. But if my memory serves me right, / think We
appointed an Advisory Committee to look into the oper-
al1ons OF the Virgin Islands Corporation. Up to now,
there is no report from that Committee I suppose the
Committee is still working and probably working very
hard. My reason for bringing it up at this time is that
/ notice that DR.. Bartlett issued a statement which does
not see to be quite correct. It seems to me that DR.. Bart.
lett is a specialist in contraction. He has been counting
Continued on Page @
, 1962-04-27
PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR

1890.
THE PRESIDENT: Senator Maduro.
MR.. MADURO Mr.. Chairman. | was glad to hear
the Governor Of the Virgin Islands mention that he was
giving priority to- education. As Chairman OF the Legs
lative Committee on Education, | am particularly IN
terested in this problem in our community, Recently, !
made visit to some of our schools and ! would Ike TO
tell YOU Of some of the conditions that discovered there.
This is one of the reasons why ! have SO mucn lnterest II
what the Governor has said.
found in most of the schools the usual problems:
insufficient teachers, insufficient pay. overcroWded class
rooms. / found in Madison School, something that was
really shcking. found that there are three claSSrooms
In one class there were about 90 students-one teacher
In that class we had the 1st, End and 3rd grades-bo
students to one teacher. In the next classroom, ! 1ound
65 students-one teacher handling the 4th 9TH and Otn
grades. The toilet facilities are extremely deplorable.
There are no unchrooIns whatsoever. The pupils eat on
their desks. There is created a situation where HES are
all around. What was most depressing was the TACT that
the Principal of the school has to do janitorial work;
picking up papers, sweeping the room, and things like
shat. Ihat is one Of the reasons why I'm glad that the
Governor decided to give education priority.
At the Abraham Lincoln School, discovered there
that after one year. after removal of the frontal portion
Of the building, nothing has been done to permanently Sc
cure the place. The doors on the street side OF the build
ING are still closed but the hazardous situation remains
The enrolment has gotten so large that the hrst grace
had to be expanded and extended to the Old Hospital
area in two small rooms. There was a total OF "a pupils
crammed into these two small rooms and there is no
electricity at all. And when the sunlight from the East
reflects on the eastern side of the building, the teachers
are forced to close the doors, thereby shutting out the
available sunlight. There is one toilet to accommodate
these students and none for the teachers.
Mr.. Chairman, 1 feel that the time has come when
we must give these educational problems in our COM
munity serious attention. feel that the responsible Of
fcials in Education should see to it that whenever this
Body appropriates money (for example, / recall appro-
priating money a few months ago for repairs IN certain
schools. and up to today nothing has been done; these
appropriations have not been spent for a specific purpose
it should be spent for the benefit of our children. We have
given these problems serious considerations and we have
appropriated money; now we want the responsible OF
fcials to get these things done. There IS another problem