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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. Is (AP).-
The leader of a Cuban student
group described tonight the Off
shore Smelling of a Havana
suburb and said neither the
United States Government nor
its people were involved in the
incident.
1--WE did it as Cubans seeking
freedom for our homeland,
Juan Manuel Salvat told a news
conference. I'VE did it to show
democratic republics the world
over that we mean business.
81 feel that if the Communists
lin Cuba are entitle dto the
Support Of the Soviet Union,
the Cuban democratic move
ment too is entitled to support
of the democratic republics of
the world"
Mr.. Salvat, president of the
IDirectorio Revolucionario
EStudiantil (Student Revolu-
tionary Directorate) said he
and % other men ranging in
age from 10 to % years used
a PIT boat and a 31-foot cruiser
in the raid.
FUSED Cannon, Rifles
lone boat carried eight mer
with a 20-mm. cannon anc
some automatic rifles" he said
THE other boat carried Is mer
with six MI carbineS and three
Browning automatic rifles.
] I'VE moved quietly in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26

that the nightmare is coming
to an end. What it has cost in
terms Of human suffering is
something that no one at this
point can even attempt to meas
ure.
Quite certainly, West Ger
many, where thalidomide pills
were once being consumed at
a rate of 2 million every day.
has paid many times over the
highest price Of any Western
country.
And yet the most striking
Thing here is the curious lack
of public reaction to what has
happened.
In the United States, which
mirculously escaped the scourge,
there were immediate demands
for new protective laws and
President Kennedy pinned a
medal on DR.. Frances o. KEEL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26
Entire BeItWay
Due in Mid-'64
Maryland Speeds
43-MiIe Portion
BY PAUL HOPE
star staff Writer

OCEAN CITY. Md. Aug. IS.
"A one-year Speedup for the
Maryland portion Of the Capital
Beltway viii make the entire
65.4 mile freeway around WASH
ington ready for traffic by the
middle Of 1864, officials said to-
day.
John B. Funk, Maryland
State roads director, announced
the new schedule for his States
43-mile portion Of the Beltway
at the August meeting Of the
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion here.
The 22.2-mile Virginia por-
ton Of the Beltway also is
scheduled for completion In
mid-1964.
Ready BY July 1854
The Maryland part Of the
Beltway originally was expected
to be completed in 1866. The
target date was moved up to
1865 and yesterday MFR. Funk
said he hopes to have it COM
pleted about July, 1864.
Completion of the Maryland
portion Of the Capital Beltway
is top priority item, Mr.. Funk
told the Roads Commission.
Traffic in the Metropolitan
Washington area becomes a
greater problem month by
month";" Mr.. Funk said.
He said the need for roads
to handle the lateral move
ment Of traffic in the area will
be met in large part by the
beltway.
Roads officials said traffic
on the Baltimore beltway
opened last month as a cir
cumferential route around Bal
timore, is nearly double the
number expected. 1t was esti-
mated that 10000 vehicles q
day would use the Baltimore
highway initilaly but the count
already has reached $4,000.
Bridge Work Contracted
All Of the bridgework on the
Washington beltway is under
contract. Officials said they
hoped to have the entire 43
miles under contract by the enc
Of this year.
Walter Hopkins, retired dep
uty chief engineer for the state
See BELTWAY, Page All
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26

get whatever number Of people
we need" Mr.. Butcher said.
I'VE will wodk it out some
way. If necessary, we can ask
the council for q special ap-
preparation or for a transfer
from other funds"
1t was revealed Thursday
in The Star that county au-
thorities have been disregard
See WATER, Page A-IO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26
u. S. SEXES
Boots Used
By Students
By the Associated Press

The United States yesterday
blamed Friday nights Smelling
of Havana on an exile Cuban
students group and said it had
no advance word of the attack.
ANY repetition Of such &C.
tion," the State Department
said, could mean prosecution
under the United States neu-
trality law forbidding private
armed expeditions against
countries not at war with the
United States.
This mild warning was
coupled with orders to the
Coast Guard to seize the two
private motor launches from
which more than so shots were
pumped into Havana's Miramar
suburban shore area.
Boats ImpOunded
In Miami. Fla, the Coast
Guard last night acted on or
derS of the State Department
and impounded at Marathon,
Fla, two boats apparently used
in last nights raid.
A Coast Guard foficer said,
They have been impounded.
They are at marathon. That is
all I am at liberty to say right
now"
The officer said one Coast
Guard officer from Miami had
gone to Marathon. He was
joined there by other Coast
Guard officers from the Key
West and keys areas.
FBI officers also were sent
to Marathon apparently to
handle arms on board the two
vessels-a 31-foot cruiser and
a converted PIT boat.
A Marathon resident said he
saw Government officers re-
moving weapons from the
boats.
The Justice Department
launched an investigation with
an eye to possible prosecution
under the Neutrality Act. There
, we're no immediate arrests.
Cuban Prime Minister Eide,
Castro had blamed the attack
on the United States and "the
J mercenary agents Cuban ex-
iles) -. who operate with i'm
punity from the coasts of Flor
ida"
The State Departments first
reaction to this charge was
Press Officer Robert j. McClo-
skey's statement: II can fatty
deny any United States in
volvement in or knowledge of a
reported Smelling of Cuba"
Me while. in Miami,
the headquarters Of diverse
and anti-Castro Cuban refu-
gee groups, a spokesman for the
Directorio Revolution Estudi-
= antil took credit for the attack.
D Mr.. McCloskey, issued the
second State Department state
ment after President Kennedy.
spending the week end at Hy-
anniS Port. Mass. conferred by
\ telephone with Acting Secre-
!, tary of State George Ball.
I That the attack was staged
S by a United States-based group
was viewed here as a propa-
4 ganda setback for the United
. States. Mr.. Castro has been
r receiving large shipments Of
a Soviet arms, and the sortie was
S seen in Washington as more
fodder for his persistent claim
S that the United Stat es Is
! See REACTION, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26
Cite Danger Signs


But number of physicians and Scien-
fists interviewed by The Star feel strongly
that enough danger signs were present to
have alerted FDA against clearing MER/29
for public distribution. Failing that, these
scientists feel both the company and FDA
should have moved faster to get the drug
off the market.
Mr.. Harvey sketched the MER/29 story
in arguing for law to make 1t easier for
FDA to act against suspect drugs He said
that when FDA concluded that the drug
should not be on the market, it was I'M
able to correct the situation "in the alb
sence of new data and in the absence at
that time of proof that the application con-
tanned untrue statements"
He did not enlarge on what he meant
by "at that time"
After some independent investigation,
The Star compiled list of questions and
invited the william S. Merrel Co., the
Richardson Merrell subdivision which in
troduced MER/29, to confirm or deny
various allegations that had been made
Included among the questions were some
inspired by the implications of Mr.. Harvey'S
remarks to the bar convention.
In response to the questions, the Mer-
rell firm issued this statement:
Wed certainly like to cooperate with
you, but I'm afraid we cannot answer these
questions. AS you know, many of our file'
on MERI29 have been subpoenaed by thu
grand jury in Washington and some o
our people have been called to testify
Under these circumstances our legal coun
sci believes it unwise for any Merren REP
resentative to discuss these matters fC
publication"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26

Degln enforcing state reBula-
tons against contaminated
drinking water.
He said that in addition to
testing each new well dug. the
county also ultimately will ex-
anime all existing ones to in
sure that every house has safe
water.
II am waiting for q report
from Bill Peoples CHealth Di-
rector William j. Peeples) to
see how many people are
needed. But no matter, we will
comply with the law. We will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26
BY CROSBY s. MOVES

BONN. - The most terrible
tragedy has merciful limits Of
time and place.
Here in Germany, where
tragedy has run riot for three
years, this limit has now, per-
haps, been reached.
Everyone is keeping his fin
gers crossed. It was in 1859 that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26
Here Is the Story

This is the story of MER/29 as pieced
together from available information:
At the time MER/29 arrived on the
scene, the public had already been made
aware that cholesterol levels in the blood
might have some connection with heart
trouble. Cholesterol, the natural product
Cont. on Page Ala, Col. 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26
Montgomery to Inspect
All Wells for Pollution
Needed Personnel to Be Hired
For Law Compliance, Butcher Suys
BY JOHN BARRON
Star staff Writer

Thousands of Montgomery County wells will be inspected
in the aftermath of last weeks disclosures Of pollution in
Potomac, Md.
County Manager Mason A. Butcher yesterday declared
that he intends to hire personnel to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26

HINTS FROM HELOISE, a
new illustrated Sunday COL
umn, takes the drudgery
out Of housework. Find out
how you can keep braided
rugs from buckIing and
slipping.
-. In TodGyS Star
Comics Section
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26

Doing the daily chores
around the house can be
fun if you follow the
advice of The Stor's newest
coIumnist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26
First Of three articles.

First Of three articles.
the wonderful new sleeping pill
called Contergan first went on
general sale in drugstores all
over the Federal Republic. 1t
was finally withdrawn, on the
urgent recommendation of the
manufacturer, on November %,
1861.
From the beginning. until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26
Havana Attack Laid
To Miami Exile Group
THE STORY OF MERI29
Was the Public Protected?

calling for new drug control laws. little has
been said publicly about the drug.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26

cohOOn Requests Probe Of Political
Charges. Poss B-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26
Today sStar

Aso This Week Magazine, IV
Moeozine, Sunday, The Stor Mos-
ozine and color comics section.
SpeeioI Today
SCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL - A
preview of football in the Northern
Virginia Group IA League. Poss
"a.
Index of Subjects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-26
Weather Forecast

District and vicinity-variable cloudiness
with little change in temperature today.
high near IS. Partly cloudy, low in the
upper COS tonight Little change tomrrow.
Full Report on Poss 81
The frontiersman., 1962-05-24

CAROL ANN COBlE EDWARD KENNETH HANKS <ATHYELEEN ANN HODSDON LILA MARIE HOSkINS
 GRACE laVlNNlE HURT TRUDY JEANETTE HUSTON MARY CECIL JOHNSON MAURICE LEE JOHNSON NORMAN LEE JOHNSON ROYAL CHARLES JOHNSON NOEL HERBERT KOPPERUD GINGER DIANNE LAYTON SAMUEL GEORGE lAZENBY
 CHERYL ANN LEEK
 ELAINE OLIVIA LUCAS
 BETTY LYNN MAURER
 SUSAN KAY MOFFIT
 CARMEL LEE NOLAN
The frontiersman., 1962-05-24

RODCER DEAN MeKlNlEY TERRY LUCILLE NIENAANN ACRAPHENA RAE NiCKOlAl RUSSELL RENO ONKKA WILLIAM SMITH PlPPEL
 SANDRA LEE PROFIT LYNN ROBERT PUDDICOMBE
 DIANA SUE REUSS
 JUDITH ANN SEITZ DAVID leROY SHERBAHN LOIS MAY SHERBAHN MARIAN ELIZABETH SMULlCK MICHAEL SCOTT STEICER FRANCES ANN ULRICH
 DONNA JUNE WATTS
 DON D. WILKINSON EDWIN LEE WILKINSON
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
Community Services
To Open Holy Week

Community Services have been
scheduled by the Milford Minis
terium to begin on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday evenings Of
Holy Week at 500 pm. in the
First Presbyterian Church T e
worship at the services will be led
by the Rev Thomas Harris, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, and
the speakers will be the Rev. F.
Douglas Milbury of Calvary Metho-
dist Church and the Rev. w. Ed
win Tull of the Church of God
The music for the services will be
provided by the chOirs of the COM
munity churches.
On Good Friday Avenue Metho-
dist Church will be the site of the
Community Services centering a
round the seven last words of our
Lord Jesus Christ from the cross.
This service will be from II noon
to 8 pm. and the various ministers
of the community will participate.
Easter morning will begin at 6
am with a sunrise service on the
High School athletic field with the
Rev. Dr. Charles I. Carpenter as
the speaker. The community is in
vited to participates in each of
these services of worship.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
Girl Scouts Will
Celebrate Founding

To begin the festivities Of the
Golden Anniversary of Girl Scout
ing. all Scouts will attend the
World Day of Prayer" at the Cal
vary Methodist Church. Troop No.
218, with Mrs. Cartwright as leader,
is in charge of the $3.50 pm. SER
vice.
Girl Scout Sunday, March 18th.
will be honored with the Girl Scout
Troops attending various church
services in the community.
March 18th, at 1880 p. m, will
find all Girl Scouts, past and pres
ent, friends and their families, at
tending what promises to be gala
evening of entertainment
The first act is Operation Girl
Scouts" 1t is here that each troop
will entertain. The first scene will
be the honoring of Juliette Low
and IS authentic and original con-
tunes will depict her life from the
year 1860.
"Pot of Cold, play, will be the
second scene. Folk Dancing, Cook
out, Puppet Show, Inves iture
Ceremony, Songs, Square Dancing
and skits will be most entertain
ing.
The second and final act will be
THE Golden Promise, a rededica-
ton to scouting.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
Membership Is Busy
With Plans For First
Home A nd Garden
Show March 16-17-1S.

Harrington Lions Club members
arc busy with final preparations
for their first Home and Garden
Show for this community. Several
thousand people are expected to at
tend this coming event at the Har-
rington Armory.
Hon Gov Ebert N. Carvel will
be on hand for the ribbon cutting
ceremony to open the show at 500
pm on Friday, March Is. The
show then continues from 1000
am. to 1000 pm on Saturday and
from 200 pm. to 600 pm. on
Sunday afternoon.
William A. Taylor, chairman of
the show, is very optimistic of the
fine exhibits that will be offered
the public. He further states that
the magic word of this event is
FREE. There will be no admission
charge and free door prizes will be
drawn all during the show Every
one is eligible for the door prizes
by registering their names at the
door. Free Coca-Cola will also be
given away.
The opening of the show will be
broadcast live by Radio Station
W.K.S.B Curtis Melvin, Club presi-
dent. and other committee chair
men will probably be interviewed
as will people attending the show.
The Harrington High School Band
will play at the opening ceremony.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
Milford Lady
Elected Head
OF Teachers
Mrs. Grace r. MOntgOm-
cry Will Be Installed
AS President OF Kent
Association June 1st.

AT its annual delegate meeting
on Thursday, March /, which was
held at Clayton School, Clayton,
Delaware, the Kent County Educa-
ton Association elected its officers
for the year 1962-63.
Mrs. Grace r. Montgomery of
Milford High School, who has been
yice-president and president-elect
Of the Kent County Education AS
sociation for the year 1961-62, be-
comes president of the Organiza-
ton on June /, 1862.
Mrs. Montgomery has been very
active in educational and profess
sional organizations in Delaware
since she came to the State in 1858.
She has served as secretary-trea-
surer of the Milford Teachers AS
sociation and is past president
of that organization, having served
as it's president for two years. She
has served as secretary-treasur
of the Kent County Education As
'sociation and as a member of the
K.CE.A. Board of Directors She is
a member of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Delaware Classroom
Teachers organization, and she
represents the classroom teachers
of the State on the D.S.E.A. Board
of Directors. She was a recent can
didate for the office of vice-presi-
dent of the Delaware State Educa-
ton Association.
continued on page ski
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
Maple Avenue Here
Carries The Traffic

Maple Avenue between Causey
Avenue and North West Front St,
was the only artery open between
the two counties during the height
Of the high water in Milford
Thousands of cars used h S
street, which passes over two
bridges, both narrow, one the Rail-
road Bridge at the intersection of
Maple and Causey Avenues, and
the other a wooden bridge over the
stream running back of Masten' s
Lumber Yard.
While it is the fervent hope of
everyone that we do not have to
depend anytime soon again on this
little street running past Masten' s
Lumber and Supply Company, and
the Pennsylvania Railroad, we, like
all the people in this area are
grateful for it, and we shudder to
think what might have happened,
when flooding was at its height
separating the two counties, and a
disasterous fire had broken out on
the Kent County side, with only
half of the equipment available.
The Avenue seems to be I'M
wanted by either City Government
or State Government, but in view
of it's Importance, clearly demon
strated during the last few days,
we hope the Highway Department
will take cognizance of the situa-
ton and install wider and better
reinforced bridges and widen and
improve the roadbed
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
]. G.. Smith Autos Is
Volkswagen Dealer

William j. Magarity, Sales Man
ager of Auto Associates, Inc, King
Of Prussia, Pa, Volkswagen dis
tributor for Delaware and Pennsyl-
vania, announced the appointment
of j. G.. Smith Autos, Inc, Lock
erman Street, Dover, Del, as an
authorized VolksWagen dealer. The
formal opening of the leadership
will be held on Thursday, March
s, 1862. An open house will be held
on Thursday and Friday from 8
AM to 8 PM. and on Saturday
from 8 AM. to PM Visitors will
be invited to see the remodeled
facilities, which were designed to
Volkswagen specifications and to
inspect the full line of Volkswagen
sedans, convertibles, station wag-
ons and trucks and the Hartmann
CHA cOupes and convertibles.
James G. Smith, 1871 S. State
Street, Dover, Del, is President
and General Manager of the new
continued on page six,
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
Milford OAR Science Fair Harring ton
Chapter Met At School Was Lions Club
Last Saturday Big Success Ready For Fete
Rev. Olin j. Shockley OF
Harrington Was The
Guest Speaker At The
Monthly Gathering.

The Rev. Olin j. Shockley of
Harrington was the guest speaker
at the monthly meeting of the Capt
j n t h a n Caldwell Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton on Saturday The meeting
was held at the home of the Re
gent, Mrs Oscar j. Roberts, in
Harrington. Mr.. Shockley, who
visited the Holy Land last sum-
mer, talked of his trip to Europe,
the interesting places visited, the
people who made the trip, and
then related facts about the many
places in Jerusalem and the sur
rounding area. Accounting h e
places visited were slides that told
the story of old, its present i'm
portance in today's affairs and the
Lenten season just ahead, which
highlights any description of the
Holy Land 1t was most impressive,
the talk and the scenes; and the
members of the chapter were
grateful for its message.
The business part of the meeting
concluded the afternoon A NOM
mating committee was appointed to
secure officers for the coming 3
years. The members elected were
Mrs. W. j. Dufendach, Mrs. J. S.
Willis, Mrs. Clarence Jester, Mrs.
Q. F. Sapp and Mrs. Hoey Farrow
CONTINUED on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
Friend Wins Over
Kin In Will Case

Judge Andrew d. Christie has
decided in favor of Freeman Horn
er in the contested will case involv-
ing the late Emory Frank Collins,
Milford
When Collins died on May q,
1861, at the age of "a, he left his
entire estate to Horner, an old
friend, in the rear of whose service
station Collins had been living.
His last will, June "a, 1859, was
contested by his daughter, NJ r S.
Mabel Murray, Selbyville.
Register Of Wills Woodrow w.
Morgan admitted the will and ap-
peal was taken to Orphans Court.
The appeal was heard in h E.
large upstairs courtroom and at
tracted many visitors. Claud L..
Tease, attorney for Horner, an d
Jackson RaysOr, attorney for Mrs.
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
State PTA Group
Plans Innovations

Drastic changes in Convention
programming were created at re-
cent planning meetings of the Del
aware Congress of Parents an
Teachers. Plans are under way to
expand the Convention Program to
include Workshops for newly elect
ed officers and their newly ap-
pointed Program and Membership
chairmen.
Although Conventions of h e
National Congress have Incorporate
ed Workshops in their programs,
the Delaware Congress will in
augurate this plan with the 51st
Annual Spring Convention which
will have as it's theme Education
in Delaware-1962" The conclave
will be held in the Dover High
School, Dover. Delaware, Friday
night and Saturday, April 13 and
IA. The Workshops are conducted
by State P. t. A. Leaders and other
resource persons drawn from the
ranks of authorities in the fields of
education, medicine d science.
Their purpose is to train incoming
officers and chairmen in their re-
spective field of responsibility.
tcontinued on page niHet
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
Ministry To The
Migrant Worker

T h e Rev. Charles Carpenter.
chairman of the Delaware Board
of Migrant Missions, and Mrs. John
Longbotham of Milford are serving
on a statewide committee to raise
$4,000 during March and April for
the continuation and expansion of
ministry to the more than 1900
migrants who annually follow the
crops into Delaware. The u n d
drive is being waged by the United
Church Women of Delaware, a
branch of the Council of Churches
Of Delaware.
Mrs. George II. Latham, of Will
mingtOn, heads the committee for
this second annual migrant fund
drive. Proceeds will go to pay the
salary of a chaplain in each of the
three counties who will conduct re-
ligious services, supervise recrea-
ton, give counseling and act as re-
ferral agent for community agen-
cies. The child care center at STAY
tonville will be continued and an
other opened near the summer
school for migrant children. Ad-
ditional monies are earmarked for
a program of vocational education
for migrant men, and much need
ed mobile medical clinic
Mrs. Latham said that exception
al response on the part of Della
wareans in the 1861 fund drive
which topped its goal paid for Ills
chlld-care hours, three chaplains,
baseball diamond, and concrete
platforms around water faucets so
that laundry could be done off the
ground. The migrant ministry was
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-09
I arm Bureau
Has Selected
New Secretary
Appointment Of Ernest
f. Smith, Jr., Of Ken
ton, Is Announced By
Jim Baxter, President.

James H. Baxter, Jr., President
of the Delaware State Farm Blu
reau, announced last Thursday
night that Ernest F. Smith, Jr of
KentOn, Delaware had been en-
plOyed to fill the vacancy of the
Executive Secretary He will start
his duties as of March 1st
Mr.. Smith owns and manages a
poultry farm, producing Matching
eggs.
Mr.. Smith is a graduate of the
Smyrna High School and the Uni
versity of Delaware.
He served in the Pacific Theater
during World War H.
Mr. Smith is the past president
of the Delaware Poultry Improve
ment Association and also served
as president of the Northeastern
Poultry Producers Council
Mr.. Smith is married and has 2
children. His wife is the former
Dorothy NJ Pepper of Georgetown.