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Evening star., 1962-11-06
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Most Classified Workers to Get
Regular Within-Step Pay Raises
Argument Due Later

Inc ADMINISTRATOR fully
expects administrators and SUI
pervisors to meet their respon-
sibility for enforcing this in
centive feature of the law.
However, this provision and
the administrations determin-
alton to see it enforced in let
ter and spirit should not give
cause for concern to the over
whelming majority of en-
ployes, whose performance
would more than measure up
under the higher standard.
1T will affect. and properly
so, the relatively few who have
been Just getting by - whose
performance has been not so
poor as to require removal
(since those rated 'unsatis-
factory have to be taken out
of the job in which they re-
ceive such a rating) but has
been lowering near that critical
level.
LAS a matter Of fact, it is
not expected that more than a
very small number of employees
at any one time and in any
one agency would be likely to
have their regular Within
grade increases withheld. And
the realization that this new
authority exists and will be
used should tend to keep the
borderline people on their toes
and their number on the
decline.
I'VE are counting on this
new authority and its compan-
ion-the provision authorizing
the awarding of extra within
grade increases for high quail
ity performance'-to help in
sure the increasing productiv-
ity that the President set as 6
goal upon signing the pay re.
form measure into law. These
two features complement each
other as significant new in.
centives for employees to i'm,
, prove their performance anC
powerful new tools for Fedora
managers to use in recognizing
differences in individual per
D.. formance by their workers.
! Il would assure you and you
5 readers that the commission
! regulations and guidelines Il
agencies will provide built-ir
safeguards against arbitrary o.
: capricious use of these features
( either to penalize a deserving
: employe who falls into disfavoI
: with his immediate supervise,
= or to reward the undeservini
! one who happens to enjoy tn,
: supervisors favor.
: THE supervisor who denie
. a Within grade increase will b.
= aware that his reasons will b,
/. subject scrutiny at highe
Evening star., 1962-11-06
G. 0. P. SWEEPS
FIRST HAMLETS
TO REPORT VOTE

WATERVILLE, N. H,
(AP). - Represent a tive
Perkins Bass, Republican
nominee for the Senate,
received all % votes from
this hamlet today in the
Nations first election re-
turns.
Thomas j. Mcintyre,
the Democratic candidate,
received no votes.
In the contest for Gov
ernor, Republican John
Pillsbury received 81 votes
and Democrat John King
a single vote.
In addition, the town of
Dixville Notch gave its nine
votes to Mr.. Bass. The
town gave seven votes to
Mr.. PlllSbury and one to
Mr.. King.
And Pointe aux Barques,
Mich, gave IL votes to Re-
publican George Romney
and two votes to incumbent
Gov. John Swanson in the
race for Governor. The
vote in 1860 was 11-4 for
Republicans.
Evening star., 1962-11-06
By JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer


Civil Service Commission
Chairman John Macy declares
that the Overwhelming major
ity" of Government classified
employees will receive their reg
ular within-step salary raises.
In a move to reassure Fed
eral workers that the within
grade salary provisions of the
new pay law will not deny these
tn-step raises to a considerable
number of them, Mr.. Macy said
only a relatively few" would
fail to get their in-steps.
Mr.. Macy made the CSC's
views known in a letter to this
reporter. This column has en-
phasized that the commissions S
new in-Step regulations could
result in arbitrary denial of
these raises to many employees
unless fairly administered.
MR. MACY'S POSITION
Mr.. Macy's letter follows:
Dear Joe:
81 am concerned because
your reports on the new pro-
visions governing within-grade
salary increases seem to have
caused misunderstanding and
undue apprehension am on g
your readers.
1T is true that within-grade
increases will no longer be
automatic under the Federal
Salary Reform Act. The Ian
guage of the law is quite clear
on that. 1t sets a definitely
higher standard than existed
under the old law, which re-
quired a supervisor to let a sal
ary increase go into effect il
an employe happened to have
a satisfactory rating on RECORD
a year or more earlier, even II
his performance had since
slipped badly.
THE new law requires a pos.
tive determination, at the timt
the employe completes a GER
tain period of service in hi
grade, that the individual
work merits the salary increase
The within-grade raise canno
be granted unless the employe'
work is of an acceptable leve
of competence as determined b,
the head of the department
The new law makes SUB
stantial increases in the size o
within-grade increments -suf
ficient to give employees in
centive to earn them by per
forming at an acceptable leve
of competence and TO impos
on management the duty to Sc
that employees perform at thl
full measure of productivit
be etCfe authorizing the increase
Evening star., 1962-11-06

|. The driver of the van un-
loaded the elephants as Mr..
Crawford began to speak to
about 1000 Republicans.
At this point, temptation
proved too strong for someone.
Mr.. Crawford said a man
ran out of Democratic head
quarters and stuck a sticker
for Democratic Gubernatorial
Candidate w. P. Bill Atkinson
on the back of a Republican
girl.
"She protested, of course"
Mr.. Crawford said. Then a
gentleman stepped UP to de-
fend her and the two men
really went at it."
A spokesman for Mr.. Atkfn-
son told it this way:
A woman supporter of Henry
Bellmon, Republican guberna-
torial candidate, stuck a Bell
mon sign on a Democratic head
quarters window. A Democratic
woman retaliated by pasting, a
Vote Democratic" sticker on
a Republican car.
A young Republican waved
his "club-like" torch at the
woman. A 19-year-old Demo-
crat intervened and the two
young men exchanged blows.
Police prevented further
fighting. They also impounded
the elephants.
Evening star., 1962-11-06

have realized what her fate
was, but she had a normal
brain. She would have realized.
She would have known.I would
have had remorse all my life.
There was nothing else / could
have done"
Belgian law does not permit
mercy killing, and Mrs. Vande-
put could be given a death
sentence If convicted on the
homicide charge.
Evening star., 1962-11-06
Father Opposed

Others on trial as accom-
plices are Mrs, Vandeput's hus-
band, Jean, 35; her mother,
Mrs. Fernando Yerna, so, and
Mr.. Vandeput's sister, Mrs.
Evening star., 1962-11-06
ThaIidomide Mercy Killing Trial
Told of I'd Deformed Babys Birth

Monique de la Marck. The
prosecution charged that all
five decided as a group to kill
the child.
The baby's father testified
yesterday he was opposed to
the killing. "but I couldn't do
anything against my wife's de-
termination"
Mrs. Yerna and Mrs. de la
Marck admitted their part in
the child's death and said they
Evening star., 1962-11-06
Fists Fly as OkIohomo
Vote Boosters Meet

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 6
(AP) P).-Republicans and Demo-
Gratis clashed in a battle of
signs, insults and fists in front
of State Democratic headquar-
ters here last night.
Republicans held a torchlight
parade to the courthouse to
hear Senatorial Candidate B.
Hayden Crawford, who is op-
posing Democratic Senator
Monroney.
Three elephants had been
borrowed from a circus for the
parade. But they didn't catch
up until the paraders reached
the courthouse, across the
street from Democratic head
quarters.
Evening star., 1962-11-06
Pope CurtaiIs
Council Talks

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 8 (AP).
Pope John XXIII moved today
to speed up the tagging pace of
the Roman Catholic Ecumenical
Council, giving its presidency
new powers to limit speeches.
At the same time the Pope
confirmed that the first phase
of the council would end De-
cember 8. He did not say when
the sessions would resume, but
Vatican sources have indicated
it would be after Easter, April
IA.
The papal announcement was
read to the more than 1000
prelates by Archbishop Pericle
Felici, council secretary general,
during the days session in St.
Peters Basilica.
The Pope gave the council
presidency power to propose
that discussions be ended when
the presidency judged that the
matter had been sufficiently
examined and illustrated"
Six speakers already have
given their views on the second
of eight chapters in a proposed
constitution dealing with pub
lie worship. That one topic
alone has been before the coun-
Gil for two weeks.
More debate on the second
chapter was scheduled for to-
day, and a source said about
100 council fathers had re-
quested permission to speak.
But after the papal announce
ment, the council fathers voted
to close discussion of the second
chapter.
1t was then announced the
council fathers who had lost
their chance to speak could
submit their views in writing,
| the spokesman said
Evening star., 1962-11-06

level If the employe exercises
his right to have a reconsid-
GRAFTON of the supervisors
determination that his per-
formance is not at an accept
able level of competence; the
supervisor who recommends an
additional increase in recogni-
ton of high quality perform
ance, above that ordinarily
found in the type of position
concerned must fully justify
his Judgment with facts.
Il also want to state en-
phatically that denial of
within grade increases def
initely will not be dictated by
the need to keep budget and
employment costs to a mini
mum. Economies in Federal
stating will be achieved by
elimination of jobs or avoid
ance of added jobs. Employees
will not be paid less than they
deserve merely to save money.
The only grounds for denial of
within-grade increases will be
the quality of work of the in
dividual.
II would make one final
point: The policy established
under the new law is not con-
trary to practice in private in
dustry, as you reported. Quite
the opposite, the new policy
comes far nearer to parallel
ing the general practice in in
dustry than did the previous
policy"
I IN STEP GUIDELINES -
Meanwhile, the CSC has ap-
pointed a special committee
among its Interagency Advisory
I Group to propose guidelines to
be followed in determining the
requirements an employe must
meet to merit in-grade salary
/ increases. The views of employe
unions will also be sought.
The commission is coming
out with guidelines for its own
employees within the next week
and these might be adopted by
other agencies as well.
: APPEAL DENIED-The Su-
preme Court has upheld the
} Civil Service Commission and
/ the United States Court of
: Claims in their stand that
Federal employees do not have
the right to appeal csc Job
classification standards which
: determine their salaries. The
Supreme Court refused to hear
arguments from the employees
involved, thereby upholding the
CSC's position that its job
; classification standards are not
: subject to further review or
: appeal.
Evening star., 1962-11-06

offered to give the baby the
fatal dose. But they said Mrs.
Vandeput told them it was
something she alone had to do.
Mrs. Vandeput said she had
been unable to get assurance
that her baby could be fitted
with artificial arms.
IF only my baby had also
been mentally abnormal" she
told the jury, "it would have
been different. She would not
Evening star., 1962-11-06
Lost Of o Series

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sion of Cuba might start over
the week end, or on Monday.
The atmosphere in Washing
ton was eerie, with a sense of
foreboding.
There's no place to go and
nothing you can do" said a
man in a hotel lobby, $50 why
worry?" A woman wondered if
she should put sandbags in
front of the windows of the
basement in her home.
Agrees to DismantIe Sites
And then, shortly after 8 am.
(EST) on Sunday, October %,
came the electrifying an
nouncement from Moscow-Mr.
Khrushchev agreed to dis
mantle the missile sites in Gu
ba, have the weapons Grated and
returned to the Soviet Union
His message referred to 'pre-
vious instructions" to stop work
on the nuclear bases.
Mr.. Kennedy received this in
formation from news agency
teleprinter machines. At the
Pentagon, officers tore the sto-
ry from the machines, para
graph by paragraph and
rushed it to Secretary of De-
tense Mcnamara.
In the immediate aftermath,
there was no gloating at the
White House, nor has there
been any since.
Officials soberly waited for
the next step, to see whether
the Russian promises would be
kept. Attention turned toward
the United Nations, where the
next step would be taken. The
prevailing attitude in Washing
ton appeared to be wait-and-
see.
Soviet Objective
In evaluating the whole
powder-keg incident, officials
make these points:
l. The Russian objective in
Cuba was to present the United
States with fait accompli. The
work on the missile bases was
pushed so feverishly that the
objective might have been
reached in another few days.
The Cuban bases, in them
selves, did not change the bal
ance Of nuclear striking power
between the United States and
Russia. But, as a top official
put it, they were setting up
eight or 10 sites for 80 or 40
missiles. If they were allowed
to procede, why not 10 more
Evening star., 1962-11-06

raised by other lawyers for sit
in demonstrators line up closely
with the position taken in a
brief filed with the high court
by Solicitor General Archibald
Cox.
Argument Due Later
Mr.. Cox, who will make an
oral argument later, said own
ers' discrimination in the sit-in
cases was induced by State laws
or policies. In your cases, he
said, city ordinances required
restaurant segregation.
He maintained that States
cannot bring about discrimina-
ton and then impose criminal
sanctions on the ground that
they are merely enforcing a
private property right.
In arguments on an Alabama
case today, Mrs. Constance B.
Motley, associate counsel of the
NAACP Legal Defense Fund,
said that Birmingham had an
ordinance requiring restaurant
segregation as part of "a mas
sive state policy of State segre-
CATION" -
She said police were not
called by store employees, and
the stores apparently were will
ing to put up with the demon
Involves Major Issues
Arguments in the Glen Echo
case brought out some of the
major issues in the other cases.
Five Negro students were ar
rested in 1860 after attempting
to ride a merry-go-round at the
park.
Attorney Joseph L. Rauh, jr.,
who represented the students,
said their convictions should be
overturned on two main
grounds; An earlier Supreme
Court ruling and the amuse-
ment parks public nature.
The high court opinion cited
by Mr.. Rauh and by other law
yers for the sit-in demonStra-
tors is a 1948 ruling that equal
protection bars judicial enforce
ment of restrictive covenants.
THE mere arrest, trial and
conviction of Negro Americans
for trespass when they are ex-
cluded for racial reasons is a |
violation of the equal protec-
ton of the law" Mr.. Rauh as
serted.
He said the Glen Echo case
involved more than merely
court enforcement of segrega-
ton, because the arresting Off
Ger, a guard at the park, also
was a Montgomery County spe-
cial deputy sheriff.
This deepened State involve
ment in support of the dis
criminatory practices there, Mr..
Rauh argued. Sit-in lawyers are
trying to show State action,
rather than merely private dis
elimination.
Mr.. Murphy said that in a
civilized community the use of
a neutral trespass law to sup
port a private decision is mere
ly an acceptable way of avoid
ing self help violence.
Evening star., 1962-11-06

complex issues OF QlScrlmlna-
ton and equal protection of law
involved.
The cases include appeals
from convictions of demonStra-
tors in racial protests in five
Southern States and Maryland.
The nearby case covers trespass
arrests at Glen Echo Amuse-
ment Park.
:. In arguments today in a New
Orleans case, the States Attor-
ney General, Jack P. F. Gre
. million, said the operator of a
segregated department store
lunch counter was following
local custom under directions
of his national office rather
than any law requiring segre-
cation in eating places.
p"
Seek Reversal
Sit : in demonstrators argue
their convictions must be re-
versed because the Fourteenth
Amendment requires States to
provide equal protection of the
law to all persons. They con-
tend the convictions involve a
denial of this right.
Mr.. Gremillion, in answer to
a. question by Justice Harlan,
said Louisiana's 1860 law
against criminal mischief" was
designed to broaden existing
laws against trespaSsing rather
than to provide for sanctions
against Negroes.
Justice Douglas said from the
bench, however, that it sounded
to him as If the State law may
have been used against one
race. Mr.. Gremillion denied
that this was true.
The State attorney general
said officials faced a dilemma.
He said States are castigated
If they do not employ police to
maintain law and order.
Chief Justice Warren said
the New Orleans Mayor had
instructed police to prevent
demonstrations. He asked
whether this represented State
action.
Peace and Order
Mr.. Gremillion said the May
or was only trying to maintain
peace and order.
> Justice Black said there
would be State action if the
arrests under the segregation
pblicy resulted from a choice
by the Mayor and police rather
than the store owner. He said
the record did not explain this
because the trial judge had re-
fused to allow evidence on the
relationship of the owners and
city police.
John P. Nelson, who repre-
sents the .sit-ins arrested in
New Orleans, said the business
men there acted to bar Negroes
after the Mayor spoke out
against sit-in demonstrations.
you just don't buck City
Hall in a deep-South COM
sl1unity on this issue and get
away with it" Mr.. Nelson said.
He argued the businessmen
were "left with no choice" by
the Mayor.
His argument and those
Evening star., 1962-11-06
BY RELMAN MORN
Associated Press Staff Writer

During their conference II
Vienna last year, an odd but
serious exchange took place
over the luncheon table be.
tween President Kennedy anc
Soviet Premier Khrushchev.
1t concerned the Bay of Pigs
scene of the star-crossed Gu
ban invasion on april IT, 1861
"The Bay of Pigs was a mis-
take" Mr.. Kennedy said, can
didly. But in the American
system, we can publicly admit
our mistakes"
so can we," Mr.. Khru-
shchev retorted. I'VE have
publicly admitted Stains mis-
takes"
"Yes," said the President. ges.
turing. But your own mis-.
takes 2"
The question hung in the all
and went unanswered. After {
moment of silence, Mr.. Khru.
shchev changed the subject.
BraSh Threats
When Mr.. Khrushchev an
nounced on Sunday, October
%, that he was withdrawing
the Russian missiles from Cuba
he did not acknowledge a mis-
take. He said the action was
taken "in the interests oi
peace"
But the original Soviet re-
action to Mr.. Kennedy's proc
lamation of the quarantine"
on shipments of offensive
weapons to Cuba was a rejec-
ton and warning. Moscow ra.
dio broadcast a note which
said:
"The Soviet government res
olutely rejects such claims
(the United States right to
blockade Cuba) The arrogant
actions of American imperial
ism could lead to disastrou.
consequences to all man.
kind. :"
Then, little by little, the
Russian line appeared to bt
changing, easing off.
The Change Begins
Mr.. Khrushchev replied to 6
message from the British phi.
losopher. Bertrand Russell, say.
ing he would take no "rasl
action" On Wednesday, Octo,
Der "a, it was reported thar
some Soviet-bloc ships hac
changed course, avoiding tn,
blockade zone. On Friday, Mr.
KhruShchev said he would no
send any more ships into thu
blockade area for the time be.
ing.
A still unpublished messag,
from Mr.. Khrushchev on Fri
day limited" as an admins
tration official puts it, that h,
might agree to removing tn,
missiles from Cuba. In anoth
er note, however, Mr.. Khru
shchev suggested horse trade
taking Russian missiles out O
Cuba in exchange for the dis
mantling of United State
bases in Turkey. Mr.. Kenned,
said in reply, g. Preliminar,
to consideration of any pro
poSalS, work on the Cubal
b ases must stop, offensiv
weapons must be rendered in
operable -"
On the same day, a Whit
House official told this cor
, respondent, The situation
! very hairy dangerous 1t look
as though it will get worse be
! fore it gets better"
| At the Pentagon, some cor
( respondents thought an inva
Evening star., 1962-11-06
Segregation Arguments
Continue at High Court
BY DANA BULLEN
Star Staff Writer

Conflicting views of State power enforce segregation in
private businesses that the public being urged
hcre the Supreme Court today continue
sit-in cases.
The Justices through intensive questioning opposing
lawyers have indicated their deep interest and
Evening star., 1962-11-06

LIEGE. Belgium, Nov. 6
(AP).-Defense Counsel Jacques
Mottart shook the thalidomide
mercy killing trial today with
the announcement that the sis
ter-in-law of a defendant gave
birth to a deformed baby yes
terday.
Mr.. Mottart said the baby's
arms were deformed and the
attending doctor attributed the
deformity to thalidomide. He
added that it was believed the
baby could be fitted with arti-
ficial arms.
Mr.. Mottart said the baby, q
boy, was born to the sister-ia-
law of DR.. Jacques Casters.
Admits Fatal Dose
DR.. Casters went on trial
yesterday with four other per-
sons charged in connection
with the killing of 24-year-ol
Mrs. Suzanne Vandeput's g.
day-old daughter last May 29.
The baby was born without
arms and the blame was placed
on thalidomide, taken by the
mother during her pregnancy.
Mrs. Vandeput, who is
charged with voluntary homi-
eide, tearfully admitted giving
her baby a fatal dose of bar
biturateS in milk.
There was nothing else I
could have DONE" she told the
jury. There was no other So
luton"
DR.. Casters, charged as an
accomplice, admitted prescrib-
ing the poison and giving in
structions on how to administer
1t. II do not regret having done
what I did," he said.
Father Opposed
Others on trial as accom-
pliceS are Mrs. Vandeput's hus-
band, Jean, 35; her mother,
Mrs. Fernando Yerna, so, and
Mr.. Vandeput's sister, Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-09
FORMER CURATOR COLLECTS
Search for Antiques Half the Fun

in the monasteries of the
Middle Ages; and in the Rem
Nuisance commenced the
great collections of the Vat
lean, of the Italian palaces,
Of the French kings and of
Queen Elizabeth of England.
Since then collectors have
been at work forming collec-
tons for their own pleasure
and that of posterity, If one
considers the amazing growth
of museums.
My husband and I are COL
lectorS on a very small scale.
We collect for several COM
Elementary reasons: For the
love of the objects themselves
and for the fun Of finding
them; for the element of
travel and the treasure-hunt;
for the pleasure of learning
from them Historical facts
which may be obvious or dis
covered by careful examina-
ton and research; very
much for the necessity of
furnishing a home and fur
nishing it with limited
means.
Furnishing slowly, with
antiques carefully chosen, at
modest prices, is much less
expensive than furnishing
throughout with new pieces.
Indeed, there is no COMPARE
son. The latter course is
vastly more expensive.
Good Investment
And finally, antiques are
good investment. New fur
niture depreciates - antiques
usually maintain their orig
inal value, and almost GER
tainly appreciate. We have
the pleasure of knowing that
the pieces we have so enjoy
ably acquired in the last four
years will serve us well for
many years, can then be sold
without loss, or rather with
certain gain, or better still
left to our children for their
pleasure, use and interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-09
BY LORRAINE PEARCE
Contributing Writer

Collecting is an ancient
avocation: The urge to collect
for use and beauty must be
as old as man.
In turn, the imputation Of
aesthetic, religious, historic
or social values to the COL
lectible objects is as old as
the objects themselves.
Collecting has naturally
changed a great deal since
its beginnings. In earlier
times and simpler cultures,
men collected objects made
in their own society or in
nearby groups.
Today. in our great city
cultures; two strong currents