davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1963-04-23
20to 40% ofD.C. Adults
Expected to Vote in "a

MILAN that home rule hear
ings be held. The committee
chairman replied that the
hearings would follow commit
tee action on pending legisla-
tion. including anti crime
measures.
Hearings on anti-crime bills
begin Thursday before q House
District subcommittee.
President Kennedy has pro-
posed legislation calling for an
elected city council and mayor
for Washington, together with
a non-voting House delegate.
Although Census Bureau es-
Inmates foreshadow q low voter
turnout, the city's Board of
Elections, to be on the safe
side, has asked Congress for
funds to accommodate q turn
out Of some 100000 VOTERS
little less than half of the city's
anticipated adult population in
1864.
Another factor cited for the
Census Bureaus low turnout
estimate, Mr.. Scammon said
Is the lack of a fully-orpanized
political system in the District
Washington. he said, doesn't
have a "year-round. day-to-
day, political atmosphere" OF
the type that exists in other
cities where voters have de-
veloped the habit Of going to
the polls every year.
Evening star., 1963-04-23
Connecticut Court Gets
Patronage Fund Dispute

Democrat, announced that he
plans to name a committee of
experts to study the insurance
coverage.
The Governor said that the
practice of consolidating insur-
ance coverage in the hands OF
an agent of record is q practice
followed by many other States
as well as private corporations.
Since this practice has de-
generated sinto q partisan
scramble for political patron
age, I feel it is time for us to
take a long look at the system
and make whatever changes
the public interest demands, "
he said.
Mr.. Bailey and other wit
nesses In the first Legislative
hearing, including former
@. o. p. State Controller Fred
r. Zeller, conceded that the
system was part OF the States
patronage system.
Evening star., 1963-04-23
Fairfax Man
Stricken al Sea

Charles Pickett, So, a Fair
fax Va.) lawyer for 40 years
suffered q stroke at sea and
was returned to New York to-
day in critical condition.
Mr.. Pickett, Of 8l4 Pickett
road, Fairfax, and his wife
sailed yesterday afternoon on
the Mauretania for Cannes,
France. Several hours later he
collapsed and was transferred
at sea to the incoming Queen
Elizabeth, the Associated Press
reported.
The two ships rendezvoused
at 10 pm. about 80 miles off
the coast and Mr.. Pickett and
his wife were transferred In
a lifeboat.
When the Queen Elizabeth
docked today, Mr.. Pickett was
taken to a downtown hospital.
The scheduled trip to Europe
would have been the first for
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickett.
He had been active recently
as head Of the Fairfax County
Civil War Centennial Commis-
sion. He also has been active
in the County Historical So
ciety.
In the past, Mr.. Pickett has
served as president Of the
County Bar Association and as
an officer Of the County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee. He
also has been active In the
American Legion.
Evening star., 1963-04-23
TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Fair,
rather windy and cooler to-
night, low near 40. Mostly
sunny and cool tomorrow,
highest in the upper SOS.
Maryland-Windy and colder
tonight with fair east of the
mountains and considerable
cloudiness in the mountains.
Low ranging from low 40s IN
the southeast to around freez-
ing in the mountains. Fair and
quite cool tomorrow. highest
in the SOS except 40s in the
mountains.
Virginia-Colder and windy
tonight with fair east of the
mountains and considerable
cloudiness in the mountains.
Lowest ranging from 40s in the
southeast TO near freezing in
the higher mountains. Tomor-
row fair and quite cool, highest
in the SOS and low Cos except
40s in the higher mountains
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Small craft warm
ings are displayed. Northwest
Evening star., 1963-04-23
Bernes Mobilize the Family
To Push Cancer Day Drive

volunteers preach in cancers
important educational cam
paign by having regular physi-
cal checkups to insure early de-
lection and prompt treatment
should cancer be found.
$4,000 Raised
Montgomery County was
raising only $4,000 in the can
Ger crusade 10 years ago. 1t
raised SOL 900 last year. OF this,
$4,000 was brought In by the
residential workers. Their quota
this year is $65.000.
The $500 workers Mrs. Berne
has rallied for the door-to-
door drive remind county resi-
dents that cancer registries and
tumor boards and clinics have
been set up through the Mont
gomery County chapters ef-
forts at both Washington San
itarium and Suburban Hos
pital.
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Researchers on Cancer
Still Grope, Sobin Says

Cancer researchers "are still
like blind men in q dark room
looking for q black. cat that
may or may not be there" In
the view Of q leader In the field
DR.. Albert B. Sabin OF the
University Of Cincinnati College
of Medicine made this evalua-
ton after a morning long SYM
postum on the relationships OF
viruses and cancers yesterday
The symposium was q feature
Of the opening session Of the
centennial meeting of the Ma
tional Academy Of Sciences al
Its headquarters, 2l01 Consti-
tuition avenue NV.
DR.. Sabin, developer of the
oral polio vaccine, was one OF
five cancer researchers on q
panel whose chairman was DR.
Wendell Stanley, Nobel Prize
winner from the University OF
California. Summing UP cancer
research. DR.. Stanley said en-
couraging progress had been
made in the five years since
the virus-cancer connection be-
gan to be widely studied.
Viruses Central Figures"
"ViruseS generally seem to be
the central figures In cancer
research" DR.. Stanley said ct
a news conference following the
session. About $12 million In
Federal money Is being spent
this year on this branch Of can
GER study - a sum DR.. Stanley
described as more than ade-
quate."
II am not at any time an
Evening star., 1963-04-23
BY BETTY JAMES
star staff Writer

Today is C-Day-Cancer Cru
Sade Day-in the Washington
area, and D-Day for the Berne
family of Bethesda,
The whole family is modified
to help Rhoda Berne with the
high point Of her volunteer job
as residential chairman for
MONTGOMERY County.
They are carrying on in the
tradition that three years ago
won them the title OF Family
of the Year from the American
Cancer Society.
The Bernes live at 94l2 Cor
sica drive in Bethesda. Mrs,
Berne's husband, Philip, and
the children will be on hand to
answer last minute phone calls
tonight, while Mrs. Berne her.
self will fill in II any door
to-door volunteers fall by the
wayside at the last minute.
Their oldest child, Judith, l8,
who attends the University of
Wisconsin, spent her Easter
vacation helping deliver 1000
kits to workers last week.
Money Raisers
The other children, Alan, IA,
and Marsha, IL, stuffed and
labeled kits. In the past, the
youngsters have put on a cir
Gus and a fair as money raisers.
This is Mrs. Berne's llth year
as a volunteer in the drive. 1t
is her ninth year as residential
chairman.
She is vice chairman Of the
Evening star., 1963-04-23
'Over4O'
Health Van
SturtsChecks
BY WILLIAM GRIGG
Star Staff Writer

The Districts new health
check-up van opened for busi-
ness this morning at Benning
road and Minnesota avenue
NE.
The van featured blood tests
and q new kind Of X-ray.
Four medical technicians and
a physician awaited. each in
his own cubicle, to give the wide
range of free health tests to
the eligible any resident 40 or
over.
Cubicle No. was q small
place for hearing and vision
tests.
In Cubicle Q, DR.. Erwin G.
Pese waited to give a visual
examination and TO listen to
the heart.
cubicle 3 featured a pretty
girl who took out a little blood
for testing for diabetes, vene-
real disease and anemia.
In Cubicle 4. another girl,
also pretty. tested eyes for
glaucoma, o common eye all
ment that can blind or greatly
dim vision If not caught early.
She also gave an electrocardio-
gram test. its wavy lines re-
flecting the action Of the heart.
Cubicle S was for X-ray. It's
a new kind of machine that
does the job with only about a
fourth the radiation of most
mobile X-rays.
Persons getting the free
checks are supposed to be able
to give their names and ad-
dresses at the front Of the van.
run through the tests and be
out and on their way in 20
minutes.
The results of the tests are
mailed out later. Two men to
followup on cases are part Of
the team. They'll attempt to see
that persons needing care get
it. from either a private physi-
clan or a clinic.
Two other men are also part
of the team. They drum up
trade, talking with ministers
and other neighborhood leaders
to get their support.
The van is an experiment" !"
DR.. Murray Grant. District
health director, said. It's q
pioneer effort to see If chronic
diseases can be practically de-
tected In masses Of people. The
keys to its success, he believes,
are getting the people to take
the tests and in following the
tests up with care.
The United States Public
Health Service is footing most
of the bill for the five-year
program.
Evening star., 1963-04-23
JuryAword
InCurCrush
IS Reversed

RICHMOND, April % (AP)
The State Supreme Court yes
terday reversed the $500 jury
award to a woman for injuries
sustained In an automobile ac-
cident and directed the Page
County Circuit Court to dis
miss the case for lack Of juris-
diction.
The award had been made to
Edith Biller for injuries sus-
tanned while riding In an auto
mobile driven by John Henry
Lucas.
Mr.. Lucas had filed q mo-
ton with the Page court con-
tending 1t had no Jurisdiction
to hear the case, since the
woman was riding as q pas
senger with her fare paid by
their employer.
Judge Hamilton Haas denied
the motion and, after a trial,
Mr.. Lucas appealed the jury's
award.
The evidence In the case
showed that both Mr.. Lucas
and the woman were employed
by the Hearty Virginia Co. and
on the day Of the accident had
been picking apples.
They we're driving to their
homes in Page County when
the accident occurred on Route
U. s. 2l1.
Mr.. Lucas showed that he
was paid so cents per day per
passenger by the Hearty-Vir-
ginia Co. in addition to his
daily wages.
The high court noted that
normally workmen'S compenSa-
ton does not apply to persons
travelling to and from their
place of employment except
when the company furnishes
the transportation. In paying
Mr.. Lucas to take other workers
to and from work, the COM
pany was furnishing transsor-
tation, the high court said.
Evening star., 1963-04-23
WheeIborrowHit
Injuries Worker

A 39-year-old construction
worker was seriously injured
today by 4 falling wheelbarrow
at a building project in South
east Washington.
Police said the worker, John
Gallon, Of Baltimore. an en-
ploye of the Henry Knott Con-
struction Co. Of Baltimore. was
admitted to Casualty Hospital
in serious condition with q pos
sible skull fracture. No age
was listed.
Witnesses said the injured
worker was guiding the Wheel
barrow when the crane cable
lifting 1t snapped.
Evening star., 1963-04-23

The Nations census chief to-
day estimated that 20 to 40
per cent of Washington's adult
population will vote in the
presidential election next year.
Richard M. Scammon, Gen.
Sus Bureau director, estimated
the city's total population will
be over 100000 in 1864. but
that only 100000 to 200, 900 per-
sons will cast ballots.
Two years ago, the ratifica-
ton OF the Twenty third
Amendment gave Washing
tonians the franchise to vote
every four years-for President
and Vice President.
OF the 800, ,00O-plus total
population expected In 1854,
about $4,000 will be adults,
Mr.. Scammon said.
Hearings Planned
Earlier this year the census
chief advised officials of the
city's Board Of Elections that
q relatively low voter turnout
could be expected because Of
the special nature Of the city's
adult population - some are
aliens, others vote elsewhere
by absentee ballot and some
cannot comply with residency
requirements because of popu-
lation turnover.
Pressure for further home
rule legislation for the District
has continued despite the
granting of the presidential
vote franchise here.
Chairman Mcmillan Of the
House District Committee has
announced that ne plans TO
hold hearings on home rule
proposals during the current
session Of Congress.
The South Carolina Demo-
crat indicated that such hear
ings would be held by his
committee in O letter to Rep
resentative Udall, Democrat of
Arizona.
Funds for Higher Figure
Mr.. Udall and II other Con-
gressmen earlier this month
urged in q letter to Mr.. Nc
Evening star., 1963-04-23

advocate of crash programs" -
the famed geneticist said In re-
sponse to q question as to
whether large increases In re-
search money could be used
profitably.
DR.. Stanley paid tribute to-
Senator Hill, Democrat Of Ala
bama, and Representative Fo-
garty. Democrat Of Rhote Is
land, as very wise men who
took the lead in getting 81 mil
lion for viral cancer research
several years ago.
Others Participate
Participating In the SYM
postum with Drs. Stanley and
Sabin were Drs. Harry Rubin
Of the University Of California,
Renato Dulbecco Of the Cali
fornia Institute of Technology,
and Robert j. Heubner, chief
of the laboratory Of infectious
diseases ct the National Insti-
tutes Of Health, Bethesda.
DR.. Rubin told Of q curious
property, which he called de
fectiveness." in one cancer virus
long studied in chickens. This
organism, called "Rous sarcoma
virus" or RSV, can transform 1
healthy cell into . humorous
one. but cannot generate new
viruSes unless another virus
called RAW is present.
within a few hours (atter.
RAW enters the picture), every
one of the transformed cells
begins to produce RSv virus"
DR.. Rubin said.
Evening star., 1963-04-23

access road to the Chain Bridge
area, and a Wisconsin avenue
freeway.
The north and west leg free
ways should be shown on re-
gional maps as freewayS built
to interstate standards, the re-
port said.
Route 66 Connection
The Three Sisters bridge and
Spout Run connections should
be considered because mo ade-
quate design has yet been pre-
sented for any other route for
the connection Of Interstate 60
with the Inner Loop"
For the rail transit system
the staff report approved most
of the six-year construction
schedule proposed by the trans
portation agency. The cost fol
the entire system should real
istically be around a billion
because Of engineering def
ciencies noted by analyses by
other agencies. the report said
The minor recommendation.
for changes in the basic six.
year transit construction pro-
gram advised against building
a rail transit system all the
way out to Bowie on the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
IF possible" the transit line
should be tunneled beneath
Wilson boulevard between the
RoSSlyn and Patrick Henry
stations in Arlington County
the staff recommended.
A terminal for the Route sc
transit line Should be con.
sidered" at a major suburban
business district north Of Fair
fax City, the report said.
Further study was recon-
mended for express bus routes
Evening star., 1963-04-23
George Wright,
Ex-U. S. Employe

George Wright, a.. an EN-,
ploye Of the Treasury Depart
ment in Washington for 30
years, died Friday In Sulphur
Rock. Ark. where he lived in
retirement.
Mr.. Wright was born in
Sulphur Rock. and taught
school in Independence County.
Ark. before coming to WASH
ington.
He leaves his wife. Fannie
Wright. Of Sulphur Rock.
Funeral services were held
Saturday followed BY burial
in the Sulphur Rock Cemetery.
Evening star., 1963-04-23

MCIllDClo Va bAAS @NSsSAO@-
Council then put the report or
the shelf for another round
Of reviews and studies.
The regional council report
was part OF the review process
requested by President Ken
nedy and his executive office
last year. The regional coun-
Gil was asked to submit its
comments by January 26. 1868,
for transmittal to the White
House, but instead said 1t was
going TO make a four-month
study.
Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner John Israelson, as alter
nate to Engineer Commissioner
Frederick j. Clarke, pointed
out that the report was over
due and that the presidential
recommendations were Sched-
uled to be sent to Congress
soon.
Action Defended
But Montgomery County del
egate Louis A. Gravelle and
Mrs. James T. Rowe. jr., chair
man of the National Capital
Planning Commission. said they
could not consider the staff
report until their planning COM
missions had studied it. The
council voted to defer action
until its meeting on May 20.
The staff report, which vas
reviewed and approved by a
committee Of planning direc-
tors from local governments
throughout the region. recon-
mended reconsideration of sew
eral freeway plans that were
discarded when the 1859 Mass
Transportation Survey was
made.
The staff report suggested
study Of Potomac FreeWay,
though Alexandria, a Pimmit
Run Freeway from the Dulles
Evening star., 1963-04-23

Montgomery County chapter
and her husband is on the
board.
Neither she nor anyone close
to her has had cancer. But her
contact with the society has
made her a dedicated volunteer
who works full-time. year.
round, without pay.
Mrs. Berne is convinced a
cure for cancer will be found.
She is proud of the part she
will have played to bring that
day to pass.
No victim of "canceritis," she
practices what she and other
Evening star., 1963-04-23
Udoff Approved

President Kennedy's nomina-
ton Of Frank Udoff to be
United States marshal for
Maryland was approved today
by the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1963-04-23
Planners OK Ropid Rail,
More Area Freewoys
BY LEE FLOR
Star staff Writer

regional planning staff report which approved the basic
rapid transit system proposed for the Washington and
suggested highways be built was unveiled Tor
brief moment yesterday.
Members of the National Capital Regional Planning
Evening star., 1963-04-23

HARTFORD, Conn, April %
(AP).-A legislative contro-
versy involving q political pa
tronage fund of nearly a half
million dollars in commissions
on State insurance policies
goes before q State Judge to-
day.
One OF the key figures in the
dispute is the national Demo-
cratic chairman, John M.
Bailey, who also is State chair
man in Connecticut.
The court action is being
taken by the John P. Kelly
Co. Of Hartford in an effort to
block q legislative committees
inquiry into how the company
distributes the insurance COM
missions.
Mr.. Bailey has disclosed that
two of his children are major
stockholders in the company.
No one has charged that
there is anything illegal about
the system.
Injunction Sought
Superior Court Judge Joseph
w. Bogdanski is being asked
by the Kelly company to grant
a temporary or permanent in
junction to restrain the legis-
lative committee from proceed
ing with its investigation.
The Republican controlled
House Insurance Committee is
scheduled to resume its in
vestigation at q public hearing
tomorrow.
The Kelly company contends
that the commissions it re-
ceives from insurance COM
panies on policies written for
the State are private monies.
1t refused to testify before
the legislative committee at an
initial hearing April 4, calling
the investigation illegal, un-
justified. irrelevant and i'm
material" and mot pertinent
to any legitimate legislative
purpose"
Agent Of Record
Under the system in opera
ton In the State for rs years,
State insurance coverage is
handled by an agent OF record
designated by the State con-
troller.
Traditionally, the agent OF
record has been closely affili-
ated with the party in control
OF the State administration.
The agent Of record collects
all the commissions that the
insurance companies would
normally pay on the policies
written for the state.
A major portion Of these
commissions then are distrib-
uted by the agent Of record to
licensed sub-agents in the
State.
The commissions now total
nearly 100000 in each OF thu
States two-year fiscal periods
The Kelly company has beer
the agent Of record since 1859
when Democrats took complete
control OF the State admins.
tration.
Close 10 Bailey
The company was organizet
in 1858 by the late John P
Kelly, Democratic town chair
man In Hartford and a clos
friend and political associat
Of Mr.. Bailey's.
Mr.. Bailey testified unde
oath at the hearing that tw,
OF his children-a son. Johr
II, and daughter. Mrs. Conra,
j. Kronholm-were among tn
company's major stockholdert
He said the other stockhold
ers were Mr.. Kelly and mem
bers OF Mr.. Kelly's family.
When the Kelly company re
fused 10 give the legislativ
committee the names Of tn
suh-agents 10 whom II pal
some OF the commissions, tn
committee subpoenaed seven OF
ficials, employees or former EN-
ployes OF the company TO ap
pear before II again. One O
the emloyeS is Conrad j. Kron
holm, Mr.. Bailey's son-in-law.
Governor Plans Study
The Kelly company respond
nd hv ontNIvit,n fOr n vhau, ra,,S
Evening star., 1963-04-23

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09

This may sound fictious but
1t Is a true situation and it
is hampering an athletic pro-
gram that has produced cham.
pions in every sport. Likewise
it Is seriously curtailing the
physical education curriculum
at Blair,
The circumstances surround.
ing this school problem have
gained the special attention of
several county and school board
leaders. Charles A. Horsky,
president of the Blair P.TA and
special adviser to President
Kennedy on Washington area
affairs, is the party who sug-
gested that an act of Congress
may settle the question. Either
that or a new ruling by the
school board allowing monies
to be spent on non.school land"
said Horsky when asked what
steps could be taken to end the
red tape and obtain for Blair its
deserved facilities.
Lester j. WEIGH, Acting Dl.
rector Of the Department Of
School Facilities for the Mont
gOmery County school system;
Charles w. Prettyman, attorney
for the Board of Education;
Richard Wagner, principal of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09

broke the previous standard of
1905.
Sherwood's Dave Delmer won
the shot put with a heave of
50 feet, 8 inches. The all
Metro footballer broke Ken
Chatham's old record by a foot
and half.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase's high
ly touted pole vaulting twosome
Of Lanny Hunt and John Berry
took the first two places as ex-
pected. Hunt won the event,
clearing 1875, three inches
better than the old mark set
three years ago.
Blair's Willard Ogborn upset
the BIC pair of Tim Fahey and
Bryant Agnew, in the triple
jump, covering 43 feet, 8 inches.
The jump established a record
for the new event.
Earl Thompson, of Wheaton,
won the high jump, missing the
record of 6-2 by two inches. Bill
Barnes of Walter Johnson and
Butch Crissman from Blair fin
ished second and third.
In the shuttle hurdle relay,
an experimental event, Richard
Montgomerys team of Pat
Wilder, Tom Millner, Murray
Martz and Bowman Young took
first place. No team points
were awarded, but the event
will be considered for next
years meet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09
FuirIund, Glen EIg,
College Inn Unbeufen
In TH-Counfy League

Close games featured Sun
days Tri-county league ac-
ton as Falkland, Glen Elg,
and College Inn continued
unbeaten in their respective
divisions.
College Inn used an eighth.
inning relief job by Bob Hinton
to offset four Beltsville doubles
and win 6-5. John Lane went
the distance for the losers.
Linwood Jackson pitched and
batted Falkland to its second
win in two starts. Jackson
pitched the last three innings
against Buchanan as the Ath-
letics prevailed, 1919. Jackson
also tripled for Falkland. The
losers wasted triples by Bill
Mason and Lewis Kelly.
Glen Elg, a winner by forfeit
last week, used Mickey Ian
casters siX-inning relief stint to
pull out a 6-5 victory over Day.
ton. Bonnie Hulv was the loser.
Dave Hough's triple, six
RIBS, one double and John
Walters hurting brought Whea-
ton a victory over Minnocks.
1t was Minnocks' second loss.
In the first extra inning game
of the year, Buffalo beat Bowie,
81, Sand and Gravel was
spanked by a home run off the
bat of Jim Ryan and a triple
by Don Kidwell.
NSA scored 10 runs in the
ninth to beat Laurel, IA. The
other game found Rockville
dropping a 9-6 game to defend.
ing champion Muirkirk. One
armed Gary May banged out a
triple for the Giant and made a
game-saving catch in left field.