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Evening star., 1963-01-07
Court Declines Review
Of Gambling Tax Case

The Supreme Court today
left standing a ruling against
three Washington area men
who were partners in a gam
bling enterprise and wound up
SIS million losers in an income
tax case.
The men, Abe Plisco, Nor
man r. Baker and Percy M.
May, argued the Government
improperly accepted the profit
figures while rejecting loss fig
ures-which they said gamblers
also have-"as self-serving."
The high court in today's
ruling, refused to review their
case. This leaves standing a
2-to-1 ruling of the United
States Court of Appeals here
that the three partners owe
Uncle Sam.
The three men, the lower
court said, had computed each
days net profit or loss by sub
tracing payouts and expenses
from winnings and recording
the results on their books.
Profit Figures Accepted
The Commissioner of Inter-
nal Revenue, while rejecting
the loss figures as "self serv-
ing" had accepted the profit
figures for tax purposes as ad-
missions against interest.
The Government used the
profit figures as a basis for es-
timating the tax it says the
three partners should have paid
for 1948, l949 and 1850.
The procedure. followed by
the tax men. was proper in the
view Of Judges David L. Baz-
elon and Henry w. Edgerton.
They said daily work sheets
recording individual bets had
been destroyed.
Judge Charles Fahy dis
agreed. He maintained the Gov
ernment should not be able to
choose and reject from the
same records, all Of the same
level Of accuracy.
Judgments Listed
With interest. the judgments
against the three men, one OF
the lower court judges said
we're: Mr.. Plisco S6i4,55l, Mr.
Baker s474,397 and Mr.. May
| S497 ,437.
The lower court judge sale
that for the three-year perioe
S56,607 In gambling income wa,
Evening star., 1963-01-07
BY WILLIAM L. RYAN
Associated Press Staff Writer

World communism seems to
be suffering from a bad attack
of iSmism.
You'd have to be a pretty
learned Communist to sort out
all the iSms. There are good and
bad ones. There are isms COM
mitted only in the West, isms
committed only in the East, and
isms applying to both.
There are, of course, the old,
standards like Marxism, Lenin-
ism, Marxism-Leninism, Trot-
skyism, Stalinism, dialectical
materialism, economic deter
minism, Imperialism, capital
ism.
Brand new isms only recently
invented include "open-door-
ism" Red Chinese invention)
Evening star., 1963-01-07

by Mr.. Plisco, $43,261
by Mr.. May and $43,261 by Mr..
Baker.
Their addresses were listed
as: Mr.. Plisco, $500 block of
@ street NV; Mr.. May, 31OO
block of North Tenth street,
Arlington, and Mr.. Baker, 1000
block of Hayden road, Avon
dale, Md.
The high court in today's un-
signed order gave no reason
for refusing to review the lower
courts ruling.
Evening star., 1963-01-07
POSTAGE RATES ARE UP TODAY
BUT THEY AREN'T HIGHEST YET
By the Assoclated Press

Higher postal rates designed to cut into the Post
Office Departments deficit went into effect today.
The major changes: The first class letter rate goes
from to cents ounce post cards from to cents
and air mail letters from to cents an ounce.
Second third and fourth class rates also are going
up with of the increases spread three years
Ultimately the changes are expected to add 5000 million
to postal revenues
The new first class rates are the highest since uni
form rates were established in 1868. But they not
the highest ever Back in 1889 for instance when first
class rates fixed it cents to send letter up
to 80 miles and rs cents for more than 45O miles
Evening star., 1963-01-07

scores of celebrities in attend
ance.
When Mr.. Sandburg dropped
his short cigar to get up and
read the title poem Of the new
book, he said the occasion was
so rare and unforgettable that
he could not express his feel
ingS even in a poem.
But he declared the evenings
fine remembrances will help
me live a little longer - per-
haps a year or So"
Voice Still Deep
He read in a voice that still
remains deep and mellow. But
after an autographing session
he remarked that toward the
end I felt like something the
cat drug in"
A personal friend since 1927
William o. Douglas, Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court
made the first Of many speeches
and predicted that Mr.. Sand
burg will be remembered a
long as Abraham Lincoln. MI
Sandburg's Lincoln biograph,
won one of his two Pulitze
Prizes. Justice Douglas recalled
sitting up all one night in 1872
to listen to Mr.. Sandburg'i
poems and his guitar.
Novelist John Steinbeck, mos
recent winner of the Nobe
Prize, paid the shortest tribute
Carl, all of us could have
learned from you-and a 10
of us did"
An affectionately admirinl
poem to Carl Sandburg, Love,
of the Long View" was read b!
Mark Van Doren, author ant
literary critic.
Evening star., 1963-01-07

with interference WIN teueral
officers in performance of their
duties, conspiracy to impede
officers, rebellion and insur-
rection and conspiracy to OPP
pose the authority of the
United States.
The next trial session here
Is not scheduled until May.
Mr.. Walker, from Dallas,
Tex, was in oxford September
80 when two men were killed
and scores injured in a riot
that erupted in connection
with the admission of a Negro,
James H. Meredith, to the
white university. Mr.. Walker
has denied he prompted the
riot.
Meanwhile, the 5th United
States Circuit Court of Appeals
In New Orleans has ordered
Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett
and 1t. Gov. Paul B. Johnson,
jr., to show cause on February
8 why they should not be held
In criminal contempt.
Postponed Third Time
The legal proceedings in.
Volving the State Of Mississippi
and the Justice Department
have resulted in the Federal
Civil Rights Commission post
poning for a third time its
public hearings in Mississippi
on charges Of evil rights de-
malls.
The commission disclosed the
postponement in Washington
yesterday and released a letter
in which Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy requested
the delay.
Mr.. Kennedy wrote that II
the hearings were held II am
confident that the claim will
be made that the Civil Rights
Commission is working with
the Department Of Justice pub
licly to prejudice the State Of
Mississippi and its officials" in
the contempt case.
Tension Delayed Hearings
The hearings were scheduled
for late January. They prev
iously were set for last October.
then December. but were de-
layed because of tensions stir
red by Mr.. Meredith's enroll
uaent at the university and the
rioting on the campus.
In reporting the postpone
ment, the commission indicated
it acted reluctantly and still
feels such hearings are neces-
sary In part ito acquaint citi-
zens Of Mississippi with many
conditions which by and large
may be unknown to them"
And the commission said il
win "press our current investi-
cations vigorously" even though
no hearings are held on charge:
OF denial Of voting rights. eco
noTnic reprisals and so forth.
In his letter, Mr.. Kennedy
seemed to be suggesting that
the idea Of public hearings in
Mississippi be abandoned en-
tirely when he wrote:
"In the meantime, it seems to
me that the work of the
commission staff could con-
tinue, and a report could be
prepared, without any need for
public hearings in the State -
Chairman Replies
In his January 2 reply, Com
mission Chairman John A
Hannah said that in view oi
the pending litigation and the
effect hearings might have or
1t, "the commission woulC
be remiSs not to yield to you
Evening star., 1963-01-07
Reservist Banquet Set

Robert Bonamarte, former
national president of the Fleet
Reserve Association, will be
honored at 8 O'Clock tonight at
a meeting of Branch 4 of the
association in Kenna Main
American Legion Club House,
1901 Nichols avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1963-01-07
Meeting at YWCA

The Friends of the Waldorf
School will meet at $50 pm.
Thursday at the YWCA, Seven
teenth and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1963-01-07
Grond ndJurySeIection Set
In Ole Miss Riot Case

IS OXFORD Miss, Jan. 7 (AP).-Selecton of Federal
grand Jury begins to consider charges against IL
men connection with the desegregaon riot at the University
OF Mississippi
Gases to be considered include that of Edwin Walker
former Army general and 10 others charged
Evening star., 1963-01-07

compatibility concept may go
out the window.
That's why Mr.. Kennedy is
said to be determined to do
everything he can to secure
congressional approval this
year.
As disclosed in The Star a
week ago Sunday, Mr.. Kennedy
will propose pay raises for
Government and postal work.
ers ranging from 2 per cent
for those in grade 3 TO about
rs per cent for those in grade
l8.
The overall average raise
would be about S per cent and
cost a half billion dollars. The
proposed increases would be
added TO those already ap-
proved for January !. 1864.
and would take effect on that
date.
H%s
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Alfred
Friendly. managing editor OF
the Washington Post, will ad-
dress the luncheon meeting Of
the Federal Editors Association
at noon Thursday, January II,
at the Presidential Arms. ...
Edward Katzenbach, Deputy
Assistant Secretary Of Defense
for Education and Manpower
Resources, will speak on MAN
agement Training in the De-
fcnSe Department" at a lunch
con Of the Washington Chapter
Of the American Society for
Training Directors at noon
Tuesday, January IS. at the
Black Gun Restaurant. ..
Federal employment here
decreased by $3.50 employees
during September for a new
Government employment fig
ure for the Washington area
Of 253,6li. Most OF the de-
crease was among temporary
employees hired for summer
employment.
Armed Forces Institute Of
Pathology has given incentive
awards 10 Mrs. Joyce Gerris,
Arthur Cole. Mrs. Matte At
taway, Betty Krulack. Dr.
Elson Helwig, Mrs. Ida Gaylin
land william Macy.
Evening star., 1963-01-07
Famous Heap Tributes
On Sondburg at Dinner

NEW YORK Jan. (AP).-In Carl Sandburg's words,
it was "a beautifully tumultuous evening"
The brilliant literary dinner at the WadorfAstora cee
braed Mr. Sandburgs 85h birthday and publication
his book of n poems titled Honey and Salt The dinner
given by his publishers Harcourt World with
Evening star., 1963-01-07

Force Base In kansas. The
Tenth Circuit Court Of Appeals
had rejected damage claims
based upon nearby BAT warm
up and runway activity.
The appellate court said the
Supreme Court has limited re-
covery to cases where continu-
Gus low military take-offs and
landings amounted to a taking
Of control of a landowners air
space.
Teacher Loses Appeal
4. Declined to hear the case
Of a Newark IN. j. school
teacher who lost his job after
refusing to testify at a House
Un-American Activities Com
mittee hearing in 1855.
The teacher, Perry thinner
man, contended that he would
have obtained job tenure had
it not been for this incident.
He sought reinstatement, but
the New Jersey Supreme Court
upheld the denial of his re-
quest.
Mr.. Zimmerman, in appeal
ing from this ruling, said he
had pleaded the Fifth Amend
ment" before the committee on
advice of counsel. He said he
later admitted Communist Par
ty membership from 1946 tc
l948.
In handing down its ruling
the court said Justice Douglas
thought the appeal should bt
heard and that Justice Bren-
nan took no part in the con-
sideration Of the request fol
review.
Georgia Case
S. Refused to review thu
murder conviction of a 15-year'
old Jasper County (Ga0 Negro
who contended that Negroe
were excluded from the granC
jury and trial jury in his case
The defendant, Preston Cobb
jr., was sentenced to die in tn
electric chair for the rifle -slay
ing in 1861 of his white employ
er, Coleman Dumas, sr., who's
body later was abandoned il
a ditch.
In this appeal, Cobb contend
ed his white court-appointeu
lawyer, rather than he, waiveC
possible objections to the jury
racial makeup. Cobb contend
ed the waiver should not bt
binding upon him.
6. Reversed, in a unanimou
opinion. a lower court rulinI
that the National Labor Rela
tions Board lacked jurisdiction
over a New York fuel oil dis
tributor whose operations wert
local but who obtained his sup
plies from out of the State.
The high court said thl
NLRB properly had ruled tina
the firms activities affected
commerce" Today's opinion
: said Congress intended to Civ
! the board the fullest jurisdic
tional breadth" in bringing la
Dor cases within its jurisdic
/ tion.
7. Reaserted, in an 8-to-
ruling in a New York tax case
, its previously stated opinion
that Federal tax liens on prop
erty have priority over subse
quent liens for local real es
ltate taxes.
Evening star., 1963-01-07
Review Points Listed

Review Points Listed
The Times asked the high
court to rule on whether a State
may hold as libelous statements,
inaccurated in some particulars,
which are critical of the con-
duct Of a city department un-
der the jurisdiction Of an elected
official.
The high court also was
asked by the New York newspa-
per to rule on whether an
award of $5O0,OOO as pre-
sumed" and punitive damages
for libel in this case con-
stituted an abridgement of the
freedom of the press.
The newspapers brief said
the full-page advertisement had
been placed with it through a
New York advertising agency by
an organization called the
Committee to Defend Martin
Luther King and the Struggle
for Freedom in the South"
The four Negro ministers,
who lived in Alabama and had
been active in civil rights move
ments, stated in their petition
for a high court review of the
case that their names had been
added to the advertisements
without their being consulted
and without their authorization
or consent.
1t appears unlikely that the
high court will be able to
schedule arguments and render
a decision in the Times case
before the end Of June of the
present term of court. This
makes it likely that the case
will be heard next fall.
Other Actions
In other action today, the
Supreme Court:
l. Refused to hear an appea
by the Forrest County Miss,
voting registrar from a Fifth
Circuit Court of Appeals rul'
ing opening his records for Fed
eral inspection.
The Court of Appeals, which
vacated a District Court orde
shelving the case, said that ''in
terminable" lower court pro
ceedings had effectively denie,
the Federal inspection applica
ton.
Two months ago, the Suprem
Court refused to hear a Stat
appeal from a temporary Fed
eral court order barring dis
criminatory registration prac
tices in the same Mississippi
county.
2. Refused to review the con
viction of a Miami painter
union business agent on
charge of violating a Florid
law requiring him to have
State license.
The business agent, who wa
fined 5000 and placed on tw
years probation, said in seek
ing a high court review ths
the Florida courts had disre
garded applicable Suprem
Court rulings.
His brief said that the sam
Florida law requiring Stat
licenses for union bushes
agents had been before tn
high court in l945. At tina
time, it was declared uncon
stitutional.
Law Still Valid
The Florida Supreme Court
clearing the way for the pres
: ent case, ruled that the higl
court had struck down only tn
, State law as it restricted &C
tivity related to collective bar
gaining.
The State court said tn
! Florida law still was valid inso
far as it required licenses fc
] nonbargaining activity an
r that Congress has left sue
r licensing matters to the Statei
I 3. Refused to review a rulin
r that home owners cannot Co
7 lect damages for disturbance
] caused by military jets in tn
! absence OF some actual invasio
! Of property.
The case was an appeal b
home owners near Forbes Al
Evening star., 1963-01-07

request to forego, for the time
being, its scheduled public
hearings"
But Mr.. Hannah then made
clear his reluctance this way:
I'VE must state in all candor
that this decision is difficult
for us, since our preliminary
investigations indicate the ex-
istence of a situation in Missis-
sippi which urgently demands
the fact-finding activities the
commission is uniquely able to
provide"
Mr.. Hannah seemed to be
shutting the door on any idea
of dropping all plans for hear
ings when he wrote:
while the department has
the power to prosecute (and
take) action to eliminate
specific deprivations Of consti-
tutional rights, the commission
also has statutory obligations
it must discharge. Additionally,
we feel that our public hearings
conducted in many States have
served to acquaint both Federal
and State officials and the
local public with relevant facts
that can lead to correction at
all levels"
Indirect Criticism
In closing his letter, the At
torney General seemed to be
Ileveling at least indirect criti-
cism at commission procedures
when he wrote:
&c. E. I am informed that in
a number of instances the ma
terial to be covered by the COM
missions hearings (such
as voting, economic repriSals,
etc. does in fact overlap with
work being done here in the
department. =.
II realize that this is not a
complete reason for the COM
mission to refrain from making
its own investigation. On the
other hand. it does seem to me
to be a relevant in balancing
the needs of the Federal Gov
ernment at the moment"
In another Mississippi de-
velopment, the pastor of the
States largest Methodist con-
gregation said forced segrega-
ton is wrong. DR.. w. B. Selah,
pastor of Galloway Memorial
in Jackson, said:
1T is not sinfun for white
people to prefer to worship
with white people, or for COL
ored people to prefer to wor-
ship with colored people. The
sin comes when a church seeks
to erect a color bar before the
cross of Christ :"
The minister made the COM
ment in reply to an Associated
Press query about his position
concerning a statement last
week by % young Methods
ministers. They indorsed 1
} church position of no discrim
ination.
Evening star., 1963-01-07
Kennedy Message Read

President Kennedy sent a
message of congratulations and
appreciation, read by August
Heckscher, cultural consultant
Evening star., 1963-01-07

ficult to attract and retain COM
petent civilian personnel when
much Of the higher-grade jobs
are occupied by the military.
Evening star., 1963-01-07
High Court
Set 10 Review
Libel Award
By DANA BULLEN
Star staff Writer

The Supreme Court today
agreed to review the 100000
libel judgment awarded to a
Montgomery (Ala) city official
in a suit against the New York
Times and four Negro ministers.
The judgment, upheld by the
Alabama Supreme Court, was
in favor of city Police Commits
sioner L. B. Sullivan. The suit
was over statements in an ad-
vertisement carried by the
Times that were critical of
police handling of racial demon
strations.
The advertisement did not
use Mr.. Sullivans name. The
Times, in seeking high court
review, said the lower courts
ruling was so restrictive of the
right to criticize official con-
duct as to abridge freedom of
the press.
Evening star., 1963-01-07
Chairman Replies

In his January 2 reply, Com
mission Chairman John A.
Hannah said that in view of
the pending litigation and the
effect hearings might have on
it, "the commission would
be remiss not to yield to your
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USELESS
INFORMATION

The following items are all
exclusive, all neiD, all useless
and mostly amusing.
BY PAUL STEINER
North American Newspaper Alliance
Bugs which have developed
a liking for petroleum are
content with devouring a very
low grade Of the stuff, re-
searcher Alfred Champagnat
was glad to discover.
It would take more than
10000 fireflies of one Of the
largest species TO equal the
heat of one small candle
flame, scientists have calcu-
lated.
various mosquitoes SUCK
blood only at particular
hours Of the night, Natural
list Edwin Way Teale reports,
Eating Just half a peanut
provides enough energy for an
hour Of hard mental labor, a
nutritionist informs US.
The parrot fish has a built
in smirk on its face, accord
ing to Capt. Bill Gray Of
Miami's Seaquarium.
The movie give Minutes
to Midnight" filmed in Paris,
shows more people making
telephone calls than any other
film within memory (includ-
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WORLD ECHOES
North American Newspaper Alliance
Odd items from the world

Odd items from the world
press:
DORTMUND CITIZENS
were surprised to see the
male choir arrive in pajamas
for a local wedding at City
Hall. The men had bet the
groom that he would never
conquer the girl Of his dreams.
AS a result, they either had
to attend the wedding in
pajamas or to pay the costs
OF the honeymoon. (Runds-
chau, Cologne. Germany
OFFICIALS of the French
National radio and television
network have pointed out
that announcers are making
mistakes by translating Eng
lish terms literally into
French. They explain that
what is called India ink in
America is China ink in
France. Similarly, a table,
spoon should be translated
into French as a soupspoon,
and a teaspoon as a coffee
spoon.
SIX MEMBERS of the
Furiosi and Carboni families
have recovered from eating
poisonous mushrooms, but
please don't mention rabbit
brains and stomachs to them.
They had to eat so many
that they never want to hear
Of them again. The rabbit is
one Of the rare animals that
can eat poisonous mushrooms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-15

smaller and less expensive
one, insists a perfume expert
who adds that II recapped
carefully and kept cool, a
bottle Of perfume will easily
last three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-15

ing dial M for Murder"D, a
cinema historian points out.
It is quite economical to
buy a $1,000 64-ounce bottle
Of perfume rather than a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-15

because its organism pro-
duces antitoxins stored in its
brain and stomach. That's
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Student Gets A Governess
Job With the Bing Crosbys

and Mrs. Garland Wyrick, of
Wytheville. Dark h aire d,
brown-eyed and 5-foot-six.
she was a student teacher
this year in "a third-grade
class at Maury Elementary
School here.
When she first wrote to
Katherine Crosby, Il more
or less did it for kicks" she
said, 1--WE always wanted to
do something like this, Just
to get away"
To her surprise, Mrs.
Crosby wrote back with in
terest and they began to
make plans for the summer
baby-sitting until a Crosby
trip to Europe developed and
changed plans.
But the letters continued
and last month she was in
vited to New York for an in
terview with Mrs. Leonard
Myer, sister of Mrs. Crosby
attending a fashion show
there.
Then there was another
long-distance phone call
from Mrs. Crosby, asking If
Brunhilde could come for
three weeks at Christmas.
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Salary hasn't been dis
cussed, she said, but she was
assured her travel expenses
and board would be covered
during the Christmas stay in
California.
A naturalized United States
citizen who came to this
country at 6 years Of age,
Brunhilde said she picked the
Crosbys to write to because
they were celebrities, but
there was never anything
ugly said about them"
She told them she had
been baby-sitter one summer
for the children Of a Navy
captain at Norfolk.
She spent this weekend at
Wytheville, having an early
Christmas at home with her
parents before going to Los
Angeles.
At Mary Washington, she
was treasurer of her sopho-
more class and started out
with the plan to major in
mathematics, but switched
later to psychology with eyes
on a certificate for elemen-
tary school teaching.
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By WILLIAM LAKEMAN

FREDERICKSBURG, Va,
Dec. II (AP).-Two years
ago Brunhilde Wyrick wrote
TO the wife of celebrity Bing
Crosby, asking about a sum-
mertime job as baby sitter.
II didn't tell anyone I
wrote because they would
think 1 was out of my
mind" said the Mary Wash
ington College senior.
Now, after 10 letters,
three phone calls and a New
York interview, she is flying
TO California for a three
week tryout as governess in
the Crosby family.
She will leave Friday for
Los Angeles to join the
Crosbys at Beverly Hills and
help out in the family's after
Christmas move to a San
Francisco home.
If it works out well, the
MWC psychology major would
become governess next June
for the three Crosby chill
dren, aged 2, 4 and 5 years
old.
Austrian born Brunhilde,
81, is the only child of Mr..