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idate all funds from which
money now is distributed into
one. Then the formula for allo-
eating funds would be modified
to exclude a portion equal to
two thirds of the amount a
community receives because it
has Federal installations locat-
ed in its Jurisdictions.
The plan, rejected by a
State tax study commission in
a recent report, also has drawn
a protest from superintendent
of SO Virginia school systems
that would be affected, includ-
ing four in Mr.. Broyhill's dis
trict.
Purpose of the Federal pro-
gram is to reimburse local COM
munities for the loss of tax rev.
enueS on land occupied by
Federal installations and
to help lessen the impact of
large numbers of Federal en-
ployes and their children for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07

Two young Washington men
were sentenced yesterday to die
in the electric chair on Fe-
bruary Z, after their conviction
of first degree murder and rob-
berry in the Staying of a South
east man March Is.
Surrounded by more than a
dozen marshals, Richard A,
Gordon, 10, of the 1900 block
of Congress street Sc, and 10,
Seph C. Frady, %. of the 410C
block of First street Sc, heard
the sentence handed down by
United States District Court
Judge George L. Hart.
They were charged with
beating Thomas C. Bennett, 40
of 1109 Savannah street Sc.
with their fists and part of a
table top, then stamping or
him and robbing him of $87
Mr.. Bennett, who lived alone
on a Veterans pension, died Of
a crushed skull.
The men, sentenced out Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07

heard. A calendar was found
with an x marking out each
day from December Z to De-
cember 81.
Some 1.102 men went down
with the battleship Arizona
and are still entombed within
the wreck. This is the only re-
tired naval shop still commits
stoned and regarded as a men,
Der of the fleet because her
crew is still aboard. A memori-
al has been built over her
sunken hulk and flowers will
be cast upon the waters today
some % years after the dis
aster.
And what of Gen. Aliens
Bit, the first United States
heavy bomber to go on a COM
bat mission in World War II?
ut went down in Guadalcanal
during the war;" he recalls.
"She was a fine, rugged ship.
An honest plane"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07
Bus Stuck in Snow
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
The Story Of the
Army-Navy Game

REPORTING FROM PHILADELPHIA: FRANCIS
STANN AND ROBERT SONMERS-Will the Middies
make it to the Cotton Bowl? Sports Writers Francis
Siam and Robert SommerS will have the answer in
The Sunday Star as they report the Army-Navy
football classic and describe the background and
mood of the fans
WALLOPS ISLAND-NEARBY STEPPING STONE
INTO SPACE-A unique space installation where
the public is always welcome is located in Wash
ington'S own back yard. SUNDAY Magazine re-
ports this week in word and picture on Wallop'S
Island, the National AeronauticS and Space Admin
istration'S miniature Cape Kennedy, where nom
military payloadS from this country, along with
many from other nations, probe the secrets of outer
space almost daily. In the same issue, whimsical
Christmas play about toy departments with toy
buyers of local department stores acting as the
principal characters
THE COMMON COLD-THE NO. l MEDICAL NUI-
SANCE-Is there any hot news on the undisputed
medical nuisance leader, the cold? The
Stars This Week Magazine this Sunday asks a
ranking expert of the American Medical Association
to bring you up to date on new discoveries and
theories about the treatment and prevention of
colds
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07
Bourd Would Drop
3 State Colleges

RICHMOND. Dec. 7 CAP).-
The State Board of Education
yesterday adopted a resolution
stating it wanted to be relieved
of the responsibility of govern
ing Madison. Longwood and
Virginia State Colleges.
The boards resolution left
the question unanswered as to
whether a joint board or three
boards should be set up to con-
troll the colleges.
The resolution now goes to
Gov. Harrison. General Assem-
bly, action is required to carry
out the recommendations, I'M
successfully promoted from
various sources previously.
The resolution also asked
that the board be relieved OF
its governing responsibility for
the vocational rehabilitation
program and the Woodrow
Wilson Rehabilitation center al
FiShersville. For this, the board
recommended a separate board
or commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07

the presence of each other, ap-
peared to show no grief in the
courtroom. The death sentence
was automatic, because it was
recommended by the jury of
eight men and four women on
November Z.
The trial was the second I'M
der a 1862 law abolishing the
mandatory death penalty in
which the jury allowed it. The
jury could have recommended
a life sentence or left the deci-
sion to Judge Hart.
Frady, who was sentenced
first, appeared before Judge
Hart in handouts and leg
chains. When asked if he had
anything to say, he quietly re-
piled, mo" After the sentence,
however, Frady, with a half
smile, said, That's alp" As he
was being led out, he turned
around and winked at weeping
relatives who were sitting in
the front row.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07

whom services must be provid-
ed" Mr.. Broyhill explained.
If the General Assembly
adopts the school boards pro-
poSal it will mean in essence
that the State is receiving Fed
raj funds meant for local
communities, he pointed out.
Opposed Such Grants
"A Federal program that
causes a State to do less is
doing violence to the State"
the Republican added, saying
he had opposed Federal grant
or aid programs in the past
for exactly this reason.
Il want the State to do more
for ITSELF" the Northern Vir-
gilman Congressman stated.
Tax study commission mem
berS said in its report they be-
lieve Virginians generally OPP
pose Federal aid to education
except for the impact funds
and limited programs such as
school lunches and milk.
The report went on to say,
however, that through its mini
mum education program the
State was, in fact, reappropri-
ating Federal money to local
communities that do not quail
fly for it.
Federal funds are counted as
local resources" in determin-
ing communities which can
participate in the minimum
education program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07
County Cuts
Time Period
ForZoning

Beginning next month, re-
quests for rezoning of land in
Prince Georges County can be
filed with the planning board
only in January and July I'M
der new coming regulations.
The regulations were adopted
yesterday by the county COM
missioners after they had made
several reviSions in the pro-
posed amendments along lines
recommended by citizens.
The county planning board
had proposed that filing of re-
coming petitions be limited to
January, May and September
instead of year-round. But CIV
lc groups at a hearing on Oc-
tober 80 strongly urged a re-
duction to two months, as in
Montgomery County.
Another regulation adopted
yesterday stops the forwarding
of technical staff reports on
coming petitions to the county
commissioners. This formerly
was mandatory. Now, only the
recommendations of the plan
ming board on rezonings will be
forwarded to the commission.
ers when they are hearing
arguments on petitions.
However, the county commits.
Sioners made it easier for cit.
liens to see technical staff re.
ports which are sometimes of.
fered in evidence by either CD.
ponents or proponents on a re.
coming.
The newly adopted revisions
make the $75 filing fee non-re.
fundable; call for better post
ing of signs announcing that g
rezoning petition has been filed
and set an 18-month period fol
reapplication for reZoning.
In other business, the com.
miSSioners received a reques
from the Chamber of Com,
merce to reactivate the coun,
tvs Aviation Committee. In 6
resolution, the chamber calleC
for a county aviation authorit,
to plan, build and operate {
general commercial airport.
Commission Chairman Franz
j. Lastner said, II think WEIR
all in accordance with the &C
that we do need an airport"
However, he referred tn,
matter to County Attorne,
Robert Matthias. The Aviation
Committee was headed b,
Walter F. Mulligan, who diet
last August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07
.Broyhi|I Sees Peril
In School Aid Shift

Representative Broyhill,
Republican of Virginia, said to-
day a proposal to reduce State
aid to schools systems receiving
Federal impact area funds
might jeopardize" the entire
program.
THE State would be taking
advantage of a Federal pro-
gram so that it could do less
rather than more for itself
it (the program) is causing the
State to be lazy" Mr.. Broyhill
said.
A proposal of the Virginia
Board of Education to revise its
formula for allocating funds to
communities is reported to be
in the hands of Gov. Harrison.
The Proposal
Mr.. Broyhill said he is send
ing a letter to the Governor
setting forth his objections to
the plan.
The board proposes to consol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07
Pulaski Plant
Wrecked by Fire

PULASKI, Va, Dec. Z (AP)
"A rapidly spreading fire
caused the front of a plastics
manufacturing firm to collapse
early today, injuring three fire
men.
Three firefighters were
pulled from the rubble after
the collapse. Witnesses said
two appeared to be critically
hurt.
The blaze was discovered
about midnight at the Electro
Plastics Fabrics Co., Inc, plant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07
Police toGet
$4,000 for
Extra Work

The District Commissioners
have authorized payment of an
estimated $4,000 in salaries
for policemen who worked on
their day off the week end
President Kennedy was slain.
Police Capt. Jerry v. Wilson
said 1924 policemen worked an
extra day on November "a and
891 on November Is.
Capt. Wilson said the Com
miSsioners were not asked to
pay any overtime pay for police
although some officers worked
as many as 80 consecutive
hours during this period.
The Commissioners yester-
day also received an opinion
from the Corporation CounSers
office on a proposed order to
regulate the distribution of sur
plus food to welfare clients and
certain needy families.
The opinion suggested that
persons who deliver food to the
homes of recipients should be
licensed by the Welfare De-
partment rather than be re-
quired to obtain a solicitors L.
.cenSe as had been previously
proposed.
The Commissioners are ex-
.pected to formally approve the
order recommended by the
Corporation Counsels office
next week. Regulation of deliv-
cries of surplus food has been
under consideration because of
previous abuses in distribution.
The Commissioners decided
yesterday to seek legislation
which would permit use of
chemical intoxication test re-
suits in administrative hearings
of the Department of Motor
Vehicles.
A recent Court of Appeals
decision held that present law
does not allow use Of these test
results except in a court proce-
dure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07

liams of Richmond, said the
bus which was to take the STU
dents home became stuck in
the snow outside the school
which is run by the Govern
ment. While the driver tried to
free the bus. the boy waited
about $50 yards away near the
school playground
Suddely. the other students
saw a flash and hear a crackle
in the boys direction, the
lawyer said.
HE was found under a wire, "
Mr.. Williams said. I'VE don't
know exactly what happened
but we think the 110,000-volt
transmission line had sagged tt
about 4 feet from the ground
and had arced and hit him"
Flown to Hospital
The youth, the son of Marine
1t. Col. and Mrs. William F
GuSs, was flown by helicoptel
to the Bethesda Naval Hospi.
tai, where he received IS pints
of whole blood. His father SaiC
the boy owes his life to the
availability of the helicopter.
Despite the injuries, theil
son made rapid progress at thu
hospital and. by September
1862, was able to rejoin hi
classmates, the parents said.
His father, who is attached
to the Marine Corps Head.
quarters. also said that with
the aid of artificial limbs, thu
youth can play basketball anC
ping pong and can swim ant
ride a bicycle.
Under the terms of the set
Element, approved by Judg,
Oren R. Lewis, the Government
agreed to pay $4,000 and Yep
co 100000.
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Six Firemen Hurt
In Pulaski Blaze

PULASKI, Va, Dec. Z (AP) -
Six firemen were injured and
two others suffered heart at
tackS while fighting a fire that
heavily damaged a plastics
manufacturing firm here early
today.
Three of the firemen were
| injured when a wall on which
their ladder was leaning COL
lapSed.
The fire was believed to have
started in an elevator shaft in
the main office building, but
the cause was not Immediately
determined.
Officials of the Electro PlaS-
tics Fabrics Co., Inc, said DAM
age probably would total sew
eral hundred thousand dollars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07
To Discuss Berlin

John v. Hinkel. a public rela-
tons executive, will speak to
the Sertoma Club of Washing
ton at a luncheon meeting
Tuesday at the Willard Hotel
His subject will be THE Berlin
Powder Keg." He will show
films of his recent trip to Ber-
lin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07
Poll Tex Cutoff
Due on Monday

The deadline for paying poll
taxes to vote in the Alexandria
City Council election next
June is 5 pm. Monday.
The $3.50 tax should be paid
at the treasurer's office in
City Hall. The office was
closed today but is open from
9 am. to 5 pm. Monday.
The payment will permit
residents to vote next year in
the council, congressional and
presidential primaries and
elections,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07

A bill calling for a new home
and school for Capitol pages
has been recommended by the
Senate Buildings and Grounds
Subcommittee.
The residence for the mes
senger boys for the Senate,
House and Supreme Court
would be planned by a board to
be created by the bill. The sub
committee asked its parent
Public Works Committee to
send the legislation to the
Rules Committee, which over
sees the page-boy system.
Action is possible this Ses-
son.
LaxneSs Admitted
An increasing number oil
members of Congress have ad-
mitted laxness in supervising
pages. The boys, aged IA to IT
are appointed under patronage
of Senators and Congressman
They live in boarding houses
and go to school in pre-dawr
sessions in the Library of Con-
gress when they are not al
work.
Attention has been drawn tc
dangers of the teenagers' indie
pendence, in part, by the inves.
tigation of Robert Bobby G
Baker, former secretary to the
Senate Majority. He came tc
Washington as a page-boy.
The subcommittee reported
legislation yesterday that was
sponsored by Senator Var
borough, Democrat of Texas
Numerous Senators and rep
resentatives have drafted SINH
lar measures through the last
decade.
The Residence Board woulo
be composed of two members
appointed by the President oil
the Senate, two named by the
Speaker of the House and one
Associate Justice of the Su-
! preme Court appointed by the
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Talked TO Fig
AbOut.zoning,
Walker Says
But Councilman
Won't Elaborate,
Pending Inquiry

Montgomery County Council.
man Grover K. Walker sale
today he discussed a contro.
versial coming case with San
Fig, developer, before the coun-
Gil reversed itself and denied 9
request for high-denSity coming
The case is now the subject
of a court suit. 1t also is under
investigation by the county
grand jury probing conflict-of-
interest charges.
Mr.. Walker, who returned
yesterday from a combined
county business trip to Hawai-
and vacation to the Far East
said Mr.. Fig phoned him at his
farm in Gaithersburg on JUNE
4. Noting he has been asked
to testify on the case before
the grand jury December Is
Mr.. Walker declined to elabo.
rate on the conversation.
Tells Of Conversation
Mr.. Figs phone call to Mr.
Walker was made on the same
day the court suit charges Mr.
Fig discussed the case with
Council President John A
Floyd during lunch at the
Washingtonian Motel anC
Country Club near Gathers
burg. which is owned by Mr.
Fig.
MFR. Fig called me and men,
toned that coming case but
understood he had called other
council members" Mr.. Walker
said.
Mr.. Floyd and four other
council members have denied
discussing the case with Mr.
Fig. Mr.. Walker favored thu
rezoning when the council OF
May % voted tentatively tt
approve it Is to -, and agar
on June IL, when the council
cast a final vote to deny i
Is to -.
Apartment Project
The charge that Mr.. Fig dis
cuSSed the case with Mr.. FloyC
at the June 4 luncheon is con
tanned in suit papers filed b,
Attorney David Macdonald OF
behalf of the rezoning appli
cants. Clifford c. Kaslow AM
Ralph Rocks.
The rezoning petition ant
subsequent court suit involve
a request for apartment ant
subdivision use of 80 acre
adjacent to the Westinghouse
Motel and Country Club.
The suit also charges Mr.. Ell
told a council member the peti
TONERS were making payoffS t
obtain the rezoning, and tina
council approval, therefore
might be risky and result in
scandal. Mr.. Fig also has de
MED this allegation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07

heavy-bomber combat mission
of World War II which was to
end in August of 1945 with a
bomber leaving a mushroom
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U. S., VePco to Pay Boy
100000 for Injuries

A 15-year-old Mclean boy
yesterday received a 100000
settlement from the Federal
Government and Vepco as
compensation for the loss of
his right arm and lower right
leg because of burns from a
high voltage line at Quantico.
The settlement, one of the
largest in the history of Alex
andria Federal Court, was an
nounced IL days after a jury
began hearing a $500,000 suit
brought by the boy, William G..
GuSs of 1894 Dean drive.
Bus Stuck in Snow
The injuries occurred during
a snowStorm on March 6, 1862
soon after youn Guss and
other students at Quantico High
School were dismissed because
of the weather.
His attorney, Richard L. Will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-05
Pupils Barred
As Witnesses
By Whitener

Washington high school stu
dents were turned down again
yesterday when they attempted
to testify on local school con-
ditions at q congressional
hearing. AZ
The group was representing
the High School Students for
Better Education. The three
boys and two girls wanted to
speak at a joint meeting of
House and Senate District
Committee members.
Testimony on new borrowing
authority and increased Fed
eral payment was being taken
Representatives Of the stu
dents group had tried to testify
before the hearing a week ago
but they waited all that morn
ing without getting q chance
to testify.
More or less the same thing
happened yesterday. They
waited and were not called TO
testify.
Douglas Burke, II, Of 1886
Quesada street NV, a senior
at Woodrow Wilson High
School and chairman Of the
group. said later that his group
had been listed to speak early
in the day but that later it
was moved to the end Of the
list.
The hearing adjourned be-
fore his delegation could testi-
fy, young Burke said.
The youths had q four-page
statement that cited over
crowded classrooms, outdated
books and poorly equipped lab
oratories and shops. The state
ment later was put in the
record by Senate District Com
mittee Chairman Bible, Demo-
crat Of Nevada.
House subcommittee Chair
man Whitener, Democrat Of
North Carolina, who presided
at yesterdays hearing, said he
did not call the youngsters To
testify because they weren't
competent witnesses"
Mr.. Whiltener said that III
we start letting people use the
committee for publicity" hear
ings would not get anywhere.
He said that educated testi-
mony" is required for the hear
ings.
Young Burke commented
later that members Of the
group had toured city schools
before making their report and
added: We're the ones who
lare getting the education"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-05

has signed a contract for the
Afghanistan Job. The Mont
gomery County Schools per-
sonnet department already has
approved his application for
leave and he said he expects
the county school board to
affirm it.
Should the Baltimore court
decide the case In his favor,
Mr.. Barnes said he has no in
tention Of selling the residence
His family will live in the
house. he said, until they join
him in Afghanistan and then
he probably would lease the
house. He said he "is hopeful
that the case will be settled
before he leaves the country.
In Afghanistan, Mr.. Barnes
will be a member Of a team OF
specialists from Colum b 1 q
Teachers College that will work
with the Agency for Interna-
tional Development In a con-
sulting capacity with the AZ
CHAN Ministry Of Education.
Mr.. Barnes and his family
live at $40 Allison street NV.
He has been trying to win title
to the house in Montgomery
County for almost two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-05
Teacher in Suit
Wi|ILeaveU.S.

Roland E. Barnes, Negro
school principal engaged in a
court fight to obtain o home
in the all-white Seven Locks
Meadow subdivision, said today
he will leave for Afghanistan
July / where he will be a
teacher training specialist for
two years.
Mr.. Barnes has sued de-
velopers Abraham s. Sind and
Israel Cohen and A. Sind &
Associates for $4,000 in Balti-
more Federal court and asked
the court to order property in
their development sold to him.
He has charged the develop
ers with violation Of a contract
to sell him q house because he
is a Negro. The developers have
denied the charge and the case
is set for hearing Monday.
Mr.. Barnes. principal Of
Travilah Elementary School
near Rockville, said today he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-05
Rooney Blasts Spending
OF u. S. roveI Service

AZ per cent Of the overall total
for its services.
Mr.. Rooney commented that
1T would appear you paid this
Nelson Company $192.690 to
supervise expenditures Of
1922, 1882.
Representative Bow, Repub-
lican Of Ohio. criticized the
service for spending $4,000 in
Japan for a travellers office,
Mr.. Gilmore conceded that
furnishings and equipment for
the office had been bought in
Japan.
Mr.. Bow also raised his
voice against the spending OF
81 $50 for q 30-by-30-f foot car
pet for the Tokyo reception
room.
"Is this carpet red? II
sounds like a real red carpet,
Mr.. Rooney interjected.
Mr.. Bow observed that there
were some very fine carpet
makers in this country and
that a carpet could have been
bought here.
II want your own judgment
as to whether you think that is
fair to the American taxpayers
to spend this kind Of money To
plush up that office in Tokyo"
Mr.. Bow said, adding:
THAT will give me some idea
of what we will do in the future
about your budget"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-05
py the AssocIated Pres

Representative Rooney, DEM
ocrat Of New York, says 1t ap-
pears the United States Travel
Service paid a decorating COM
pany $l92,690 to- supervise ex-
penditures Of $222,382 on six
foreign offices.
His comment was made dur
ing House Appropriations Sub
committee hearings on State
Department budget requests
last February. which were made
public yesterday.
Voight Gilmore, director Of
the Travel Service, was testify
ing in support of a request for
$40 million. He had told the
subcommittee his agency had
q $4,000 contract with the
Nelson Co., Inc, to design and
decorate the six overseas Of
fices.
Mr.. Rooney asked whether the
total cost for alterations and
decorating, furnishings and
equipment was about $415,072.
Mr.. Gilmore said he did not
have the figure but that
sounds in the range"
Criticism by Rooney
Mr.. Rooney said he estimated
that $155,185 was for altera-
tons and decorations. So he
said it would seem the Travel
Service paid the Nelson firm