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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Ex-Presidents and Nations Leaders
File Past Kennedy Bier in East Room

The Nations lie a ders paid
their respects at Presiden t
K enn edy s bier in the East
Room Of the White House yes
terday, while humber citizens
kept their own vigil outside in
the rain.
The mourners, beginning at
IL am, included former Presi-
dents Eisenhower and Truman
and Mr.. Kennedy's successor,
President johnson, as well as
Cabinet members, Congressio-
nal leaders, top officials of the
executive and judicial arms OF
the Government, and foreign
diplomats.
The first private homage to
the slain President came min
utes after his body arrived at
the Executive Mansion, at AIS
am.
The flag-draped casket was
placed on a catafalque in the
center Of the black-drap e d
ballroom and a priest intoned a
brief prayer for the Nations
first Catholic President.
Closest Friends There
About Is Of Mr.. Kennedy's
closest friends and relatives
made UP this first group OF
mourners, including. of course
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, still
wearing the blood-stained pink
suit in which she had Graded
her dying husbands head In
Dallas the day before.
Others present at the brief
service included the dead Pres
ident's brother, Attorney Gen.
.eral Robert Kennedy, with his
wife, Ethel; Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps director and
10Th er-in-law of the Presi-
dent; Kenneth P. ODonnell
Presidential appointments Sec
sretary; Lawrence O'Brien, spe-
1cial assistant on Congressional
liaison; David Powers, admin
istrative assistant; Ralph Dun
gan, a special assistant; Arthur
'Schlesinger, jr.. a Presidential
adviser; Press Secretary Pierre
Salinger and his assistant, An
drew Hatcher.
AS two priests began a
sround-the-clock prayer vigil
next to the casket, Mrs. Ken
lledy left her husbands side fol-
the first time since an assas-
sins bullet cut him down more
than is hours before.
She had been with him on
the race to the hospital In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Informal Summit Sessions Seen
Among World Leaders at Funeral

Tunisia-Foreign Minister
Mongi Slim.
Spain-Vice President Munoz
Grande.
Nicaragua-Foreign Minister
Alfonso Ortega.
Luxembourg-Princ Jean
and Foreign Minister Eugene
Schaus.
Morocco-Foreign Minister
Ahmed Guedira.
Liberia-Secretary of Sta tie
Rudolph Grimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Erlunder Guarded
After Death Threat

STOCKHOLM, Nov. % (AP).
Swedish security police set UP
a guard for Premier Tage Err
lander today after a threat to
shoot him down like President
Kennedy. 1t was the first time
a Swedish premier has had
special protection.
Police officials reported an
unidentified man had called
and threatened that Kennedy
Is not the only statesman who
Will die these days" The man
said the killing of the Swedish
premier also would be by rifle
while Mr.. Erlander is en- route
to his office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

Dallas, in the emergency room
as surgeons fought in vain to
save his life, in the Air Force
plane that brought him back to
Washington, on the long am
bulance ride across the capital
to the Bethesda Naval Hospital,
where his body was prepared
for burial, and finally on the
young Presidents last trip to
the White House.
History Repeats Itself
The scene in the velvet
shrouded East Room was SINH
lar to that nearly 100 years ago
when another martyred Presi-
dent, Abraham Lincoln, lay
there in death.
Two lighted candles flickered
on each side of the closed cask-
ct, which was completely COW
cred by an American flag. The
catafalque, draped in black vel
vet, stood under the center
chandelier in the big room. All
three chandeliers were hung
with black cloth.
A few feet back from the cat
afalque an honor guard of -four
enlisted men-from Army
Navy, Air Force and Marine
Corps-stood at rigid attention
their bayonets cleaning in the
muted light of the chandeliers
At the head of the casket q
Navy heutenant-the rank Mr.
Kennedy had held in World
War II-stood with sheatheo
ceremonial sword.
Flowers on Casket
Against the casket lay a great
spray of lilies and carnations
on a background of green
leaves. On the mantelpiece be-
hind the bier was a large bou-
quet of rhododendron leaves.
The heavy Grapes were drawn
shut, and the chandeliers were
dimmed. The gloom of tragedy
pervaded the huge room, which
had been the scene of many
parties, dances and concerts
given by the Kennedys.
At 1890 am, Mrs. Kennedy
and her two children, Caro-
line and John jr., attended q
private Mass in the East Room
with about rs relatives and
close friends. An old family
friend. the Rev. John ]. Cav
anaugh, former president Of
Notre Dame University, Off
ciated at the Mass.
The children, it was dis
closed, had spent Friday night
at the Georgetown ON e OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
BY EARL H. VOSS
Star staff Writer

A ceremonial summit gather
ing was taking shape here as
prominent world statesmen in
formed the White House of
their intentions to attend the
funeral of President Kennedy
tomorrow.
State Department advisers
were not predicting momentous
decisions, but acknowledged
that important talks between
Presidents, Prime Ministers,
Kings and lesser dignitaries
would be inevitable.
French President Charles de
Gaulle's decision to come to
Washington caught many here
by surprise. His official state
visit, still scheduled for early
next year although pesSimism
about possible accomplishments
had mounted, presumably will
now be postponed.
Also Arriving
The remaining two leaders of
the Western Big Four, British
Prime Minister Sir Alex
DouglaS-Home and West Ger
man Chancellor Ludwig Erhard,
have also informed the White
House they will attend the rites.
President johnson is Sched-
uling meetings with them
Tuesday. They presumably will
seek to establish friendly work.
ing relations with the new
American President. Although
this will clearly be secondary
to their visits, which are aimed
at paying final respects to Mr..
Kennedy.
The Soviet Union is sending
Anastas Mikoyan, first deputy
chairman of the Soviet Council
of Ministers and the grand old
man Of Soviet trade promotion.
He can also be expected to get
special attention from PreSi-
dent johnson.
Before announcements of the
visits by high-ranking foreign
officials, the State Department
had advised its EN- basSies|
abroad that high officials of
foreign governments should not
be encouraged to come.
Staggering Problems
The physical problems of
protecting so many foreign dig
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Representatives Listed

The list Of visitors, likely to
grow longer, includes these re-
representatives. from these coun-
tries and organizations:
president Charles
de Gaulle and Foreign Minister
Couve de Muville.
United King m-Prince
Phillip, Prime Minister Sir Alec
Douglas-Home, Sir Harold Will
son, Labor Party head; Sir
Harold Caccia, the Permanent
Undersecretary of the Foreign
Office and former Ambassador
to Washington.
West Hermany-Chancellor
Ludwig Erhard, West Berlin
Mayor Willy Brandt, President
Heinrich Lubke, Foreign Min
lister Gerhard Schroeder, De-
Tense Minister Kai-uwe Won
HaSSel.
Belgium-King Baudouin.
Greece-Queen Frederika.
Soviet Union-An a S tas
Mikoyan, First Deputy Chair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

er ceremonial treatment will be
staggering, officials point out.
Beside that, President Johnson
can hardly be expected to con-
duct substantive conversations
in detail on world problems so
early after his elevation to
office.
On the other hand, the lead
ing statesmen of the world
undoubtedly will have impor-
tant opportunities to present
their views to the new Ameri-
can leader in the hope that
United States foreign policy
can be favorably influenced.
The State Department went
out of its way yesterday to
emphasize that President John
son intends to carry on with
the foreign policies developed
during President Kennedy's
administration.
Embassies a broa d were in
formed that the customary re-
quest for designations of chiefs
of missions were not being re
quested or desired" The diplo-
mats were instructed to remain
at their posts and to continue
discharging their duties as in
the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Staggering Problems

The physical problems of
protecting so many foreign dig
nitaries and giving them prop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-03
Alps Still Conceal
Xmas Downed Jet

CUNEO, Italy, April 3 (AP)
- The whereabouts of King
Saud's Comet jet plane is still
a mystery two weeks after II
crashed in the Alps, killing all
10 persons aboard.
The wreckage lies somewhere
in the Argentera range of the
Italian Alps southwest OF
Cuneo. But deep SHOWS and bad
weather have defeated all eff
forts to find 1t.
So far the only results of the
search are a navigational map
stamped Comet &C." several
sheets of paper containing In
structiops for operating cleo
trical circuits, and a small
twisted piece of aluminium.
The items, scattered over a
wide area, we're badly scorched
Some believe the plane may
have blown up in the air, others
think it crashed into a noun
tain and touched off a massive
avalanche that completely
buried 1t. 1t may not be found
until the annual thaw.
Among the nine members OF
the crew were four Americans
E. N. Rhodes, Santa Cruz
Calf; R. Farmer, Sweetwater
Tex; E. H. Wunderlich, West
Palm Beach, Fla, and o. M
Mckay, Woodbine, Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-03
Bakery Union
Fund Switch
Told in Court

The former secretary-treas-
urer of the Bakery and Confec-
tionery Workers International
Union of America was to re-
sumo testimony today against
his former boss who is charged
with conspiring to, and en-
bezzling, $35, 900 from the union.
Peter H. Olson, who pleaded
guilty for his part in an elabo-
rate scheme of conspiring to
embezzle union funds, is a key
witness in the jury trial of
James G. Cross in the United
States District Court. Olson was
given a one to four month
suspended sentence last month.
Mr.. Olson said the former
president told a meeting of
union executives in February,
1859: I'VE need $4,000 and we
need it right now" for another
trial in which Mr.. Cross was
involved.
He then said that Mr.. Cross
told him to draw a check from
union funds, describing it as a
union donation to a strike at a
New York local. After Mr.. Cross
won a directed verdict of &C
quittal in the perjury case in
which he was involved, Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-03

for organizing or reorganizing
purposes cash the checks,
give the money to Olson and
he can put the money in the
bank and the matters all
cleared up"
After some discussion, Mr..
Olson said, it was decided that
several checks should be made
out in smaller amounts.
Several of the union officials,
Mr.. Olson said. agreed to the
scheme and turned in their
money at meetings arranged
with Mr.. Olson in various parts
of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-03
Sermon on Moses

Rabbi Yechanan Muffs, pro-
lessor at the Jewish Theologi-
cal Seminary. New York. will
occupy the pulpit Of Tifereth
Israel Congregation at $3.50
pm. Friday, the last of the
synagogue's current series Of
late Friday services. He will
speak on Moses - The Father
of Prophecy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-03

Olson said that he (Olson) re-
minded him the $35,000 would
have to be replaced before
auditors checked the union
books.
Mr.. Olson said that in Janu-
airy, 1860, Mr.. Cross met with
several officials of the union,
making this proposal to make
up the $4,000 amount:
Seven of you guys can each
take $1,000 out of the treasury
Evening star., 1963-05-17

Glenn-Good show, boy, real
fine. looked like you came off
right on the money on time.
COOper-Roger. / think so.
GIenn--Roger. Real good. On
your next mark so seconds from
that retro, you should jettison
retro. And you'll do that one
manually right2
COOper-Roger.
Glenn-Got any estimate on
your attitude hold. And any
axis on how far you drifted off
on retro. Over.
COoper-No. sure don't.
(Garble) I couldn't guess. More
garble).
Glenn - Good hit (both
laughed heartily
CoOper-And off goes Johnny.
Glenn-Roger. We have your
signal. Okay. dealers choice on
re-entry. Fly-by-wire, manual,
what did you say. you're COM
ing back In fly-by-wire7
COOper-Roger. / think Ill
come back In fly-by-wire.
Glenn-RoRer. Okay you can
hold retro attitude now for q
Evening star., 1963-05-17
THEY TALK HIM DOWN
THEY TALK HIM DOWN
"A Real Fine Flight, Gordo- Beautiful All the Way

CAPE CANAvERAL. Fla,
May II (Ap).-Astronaut Cor
don Cooper was talked back to
earth last night by two team
mates who also had been up
yonder.
Participating in the recorded
conversation we're:
Mai. Cooper. who took the
controls OF his spacecraft dur
ing the retro-fire and re-entry
period.
John Glenn, who gave Mai.
Cooper instructions on orbit II
and then the 10-second count
down 10 fire his three reverse
rockets from aboard the track
ing ship Coastal Sentry south
OF Japan.
Scott Carpenter, at the
Kauai, Hawaii. station, who
talked with Mai. Cooper after
the communications blackout
Of about four minutes created
by the heat barrier OF the at
mosphere.
Here's the text OF what they
had TO say to each other:
Glenn-You're sounding good.
Evening star., 1963-05-17

How's that checklist. All COM
plete7
CoOper-Roger. all complete
except for Squib.
Glenn - How's the window
attitude2 Check okay7
Coopcr-Roger. Right on the
old kazoo.
Glcnn-That's the way, boy.
Okay, on procedures, Gordo, I'll
give you q one-minute mark
before retro fire and then I'll
give you a 10-second count
down TO what would normally
be retro sequence. This time
there'll Just be a countdown 10
a 30-second point. And then a
l0-second countdown TO retro
fire and at the five point I'll
come on and tell you TO arm
Squib. Over.
COoper-Roger. That's fine.
Glcnn-Roger. How's that
PCAP doing2
COOper--It's on.
Glenn-Okay. Roger.
Cooper--I'll be entering now.
I'll leave the retros on manual
and I'll re-enter on fly-by-wire.
Evening star., 1963-05-17
Loutfi, Adviser
To Thunt, Dies

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y,
May II tAP) Omar Loutfi Of
the United Arab Republic,
United Nations undersecretary
for special political affairs. col
lapsed and died Of a heart
attack at U. N. headquarters
today.
Mr.. Loutfi was stricken as he
was waiting for an elevator
at the second floor delegates
lounge to take him TO his office,
United Nations guards quickly
attempted mouth to : mouth
respiration as doctors and
nurses were summoned. A close
friend said he had no history
Of heart ailments.
Mr.. Loutn. S.. was the sec
ond top adviser TO Secretary
General y Thant 10 die within
a month. Evgenny Kiselev Of
the Soviet Union, who was un-
dersecretary for political and
security council affairs, died
Of q heart attack April II. Mr..
Loutn had assumed Mr.. Kise-
lev's duties as well as his own.
Evening star., 1963-05-17

GIenn-Ah, Roger. okay.
COoper-I'm looking for lots
OF (garbled) on this flight.
Glenn-You're gonna get It.
Okay. Sixty seconds 10 retro
sequence. Okay. got the be-
ginning OF the one-minute
period in about so seconds here.
COoper-Okay.
Glenn-Okay. One minute
10 go on my mark. okay. One
minute TO 60 on my mark.
Standby. Thirty seconds 10
retro sequence. Got that.
Co0per-Roger. Got II.
Glenn-Roger. And I'll give
you down TO the 30-second
point. 10. 0. 8, 7. Q, 5, 4, 3, 2. /
b retro sequence.
Glenn-Okay your next 10
second count will be a count
down TO your manual retro.
Over.
Cooper-Roger. I got that.
Glenn-i0. 0, 8. 7, 9. 8, 4. 3.
2, l retro fire. Roger. A green
here. Roger how's your atti-
tude. old Gordo.
Coopef-Real great.
Evening star., 1963-05-17

while here. II you wanted 10
hold your attitude more close
by holding retro attitude until
you get a little closer TO .05 O.
Your .O5 O was "a 90. 10 Just
before you get directed TO come
up 10 your zero re-entry at
titude. Over.
Cooper-(Garble)
Glenn-And you can estab-
lish roll at that time also.
Cooper-Ah, Roger.
Cape-Rate Is on zero. John.
Glenn-34 90 10. over.
That's your .06 q time.
Cooper-Roger. (Garble)
GIenn-It's been a real fine
flight. Gordo. Beautiful all the
way. Everything.
Cooper thank you.
Cape--Will you turn .05 q
fuse switch 10 Off
C00per-Roger. 05 q fuse
switch in off position.
Glenn-Roger.
Cape ControI-Faith Z. did
See TALK, Page AS
Evening star., 1963-05-17

American pilots, Capt. Ben
Weakley Suits. Florence. Ala,
and Capt. Charleton w. Voltz,
Frankfurt, Mich.
The disclosure that the hell
copter was brought down by
gunfire was made by the senior
North Korean delegate to the
Joint Military Armistice Com
mission.
The United Nations Com
mand had told the commission
earlier that the helicopter made
an emergency landing on the
north side Of the Han River
estuary, in Red territory II
miles northwest Of Seoul. The
u. N. Command requested that
the Communists return the
pilots and the aircraft irnme-
diately.
Intentional Breach Charged
The Communist delegate
called the flight an intentional
breach of the armistice agree
ment but evaded q direct reply
to the request for return of
the men and the helicopter. In
a similar case in 1868 an Amer
lean pilot was returned in IL
days.
A u. N. spokeman said the
officers were making a routine
check Of identification markers
along the south side Of the
demilitarized zone the 1858
armistice established to sepa-
rate the two Koreas.
The spokesman said Capts.
Suits and voltz were exper-
Evening star., 1963-05-17
New Procedures Devised
To Solve Cooper's Problem

Walter c. Williams; manned
spaceflight' operations chief,
made it clear that the flight
of Faith-7 could not possibly
have been completed SUCCESS
fully without a trained pilot to
bring it in.
Asked what would have hap
pened If Maj. Cooper had been
incapacitated at the time re-
entry was set to begin, neces-
stating automatic re-entry
procedures, Mr.. Williams said: !:
HE would have been stuck
up there. We couldn't have
brought him in"
1t was the first flight in
Project Mercury in which q
pilot had TO take positive
action to save himself. The
automatic system, which Astro-
naut Walter Schirra called the
chimp mode Of steering" was
useless.
Evening star., 1963-05-17

fenced pilots who we're familiar
with the area.
United States Marine Mai
Gen. George H. Cloud, the
senior u. N. member Of the
Armistice Commission, made
the request for the return of
the men and the helicopter at
a commission meeting at Pan
munjom called about another
matter.
Gen. Cloud told the Com
munists the violation of
North Korea territory was
unintentional.
Called Hostile Activity
Maj. Gen. Chang Chung
hwan, the chief North Korean
delegate. retorted that the
flight over Red soil was part
of the United States imperial
lists hostile activities in Korea. -
He said such experienced pilots
could not have made a naviga-
tional error.
The last such incident oc-
CURED March 6, 1858, when
United States Army Capt. Leon
Pfeiffer Of Kenosha, Wis,
parachuted into North Korea
after his F-S6 Sabre Jet was
hit by Red antiaircraft fire over
the Communist side of the truce
zone.
The Communists turned Capt.
Pfeiffer over 10 a q. N. repre-
sentative at Panmunjom on
March II.
Evening star., 1963-05-17
roilwoys Bus Line
Hit by Drivers Strike

More than 800 railways
bus drivers went on strike
last midnight, disrupting service
for an estimated 1000 pas
sengers who travel daily be-
tween Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York
City.
The striking drivers, mem
bers of Local 1923 Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, set up a picket line at the
railways terminal. Twelfth
street and New York avenue
NV. Their strike is against
Safeway Trails, Inc.
L. L. Browning, general traf-
fic manager Of Safeway Trails,
said Trailways service west and
south Of Washington Is not
affected by the strike.
Greyhound Helps
Marvin E. Walsh. executive
vice president and general man
ager Of safeway Trails. said
the strike was causing "some
small inconveniences in iso-
lated instances" to the lines
through passengers.
Greyhound is honoring our
tickets to and from the cities
affected by the strike just as
we honored their tickets during
their 69-day strike several years
ago." Mr.. Walsh said.
"Trailways passengers out Of
Washington still have good
service to all east, south, west
and southwest points. The
Washington TO New York runs
are the only ones affected by
the strike"
A railways passenger travel
Evening star., 1963-05-17
Took Wake-Up Pill

A chimpanzee could not have
survived the flight of Faith-7.
This flight demonstrated
more than ever the place for a
man in a space mission-right
in the loop, not a passenger"
Mr.. williams said.
DR.. Charles A, Berry, chief
physician for the Astronaut
team, revealed that Maj. Cooper
took a wake up" pill before re-
entering Just to make him extra
alert. He certainly gave an
excellent performance whether
1t was with or without (the
Evening star., 1963-05-17

ing from Atlanta to New York,
for example Is transferred to
the Greyhound line upon his
arrival in Washington, Mr..
Walsh explained.
c. e. Hall, regional manager
for Greyhound, said his COM
pany is running extra sections
on its regularly scheduled de-
partures where needed"
I'VE have added some extra
runs between Baltimore and
Philadelphia since the Trail
ways strike began" he said.
I'VE will be operating our reg
ular schedules, but will run
extra buses where needed"
Mediation Fails
The strike has resulted In
the closing of railways ter
in Philadelphia, Cam
den and Union City, N. j., and
the company's maintenance d.
vision in Philadelphia. An es-
timated 80 employees have been
laid off in those cities, and
about SO Of the company's rs
Washington office employees
face furloughs next week, Mr..
Walsh said.
I'VE are still operating be-
tween 30 and 40 charter trips
daily because we are using
qualified. experienced supervi-
sorry personnel as bus opera
tors" Mr.. Walsh said.
The strike idled some $50
railways buses. The union
drivers refused TO work after a
day-long session with Federal
Mediator James Holden failed
to settle the dispute. Mr..
Holden said he would meet
See STRIKE, Page AS
Evening star., 1963-05-17
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star staffwriter

CAPE cANAvERAL. Fla.
May 17.-Indicated trouble ir
Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper'I
spacecraft yesterday was nc
mere false alarm like the heat
shield signal in the flight Of
John H. Glenn.
Mai. Cooper's trouble was
real, and If Project Mercury
technicians had ignored it and
ordered q routine re-entry. the
pilot could have died in space,
hopelessly stuck in orbit.
II the trouble had happened
earlier, an official said. WED
have brought the capsule
down"
This is the picture drawn
by exhausted project leaders
at the conclusion of the "a
hour flight Of the spacecraft
Faith-7