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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17

FRESNO. Calf, Feb. IS
(AP).-California's COP.
State chairman stepped into a
Young Republican State con-
vention fight today over the
John Birch Society issue.
Caspar w. Weinberger Of
San Francisco did not intervene
directly but he told a news
conference that election Of a
Bircher as Young Republican
president would be unfortunate.
His statement came in the
midst of frantic campaigning
by three self-styled conserva-
tives to head the 13,000-mem-
Der organization. One Of them,
Ronald B. Carver, 81, Of Los
Angeles is an avowed Birch
member.
Mr.. Carver Is opposed by
Robert CASTOR, 80, Of La Ca
NADIA, and Kenneth Davis, 30.
Of Pasadena, who is considered
most moderate of the three.
The $50 delegates will begin
balloting early Sunday.
Efforts to get Mr.. Carver and
Mr.. CASTOR to join forces ap-
per to have collapsed. Mr.. Gar
yer said Friday that conserva-
tives had an understanding
they would swing to the strong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
Engineers at CIV
Set Open House

Open house will begin to-
morrow at the School Of En-
cheering and Applied Science
Of George Washington Uni
versity for National Engineer
ing Week. Area teachers and
students are especially invited.
Displays loaned by the Gov
eminent and engineering COM
panies include a full-sized
model Of the Telstar commune
cations satellite and a live
demonstration of closed-circuit
educational television.
Dean Martin A. Mason Of the
School Of Engineering and APP
piled Science will receive the
Distinguished Alumnus Award
from the University Engineer
ing Alumni Association at 8:15
pm. Tuesday in Lisner Audi
forum. He will deliver the
annual Frank Howard Lecture
on Some Things Old-Some
Things New"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
Kennedy Sees
GrowthDespite
Recession Talk
By LEE M. COIN
Star Staff Writer

ing to it, forecast Of continu-
ing economic expansion, high
ranking officials said yester-
day, despite President Ken
nedy's warnings about q recess
sion.
There were indications that
the President raised the recess
sion specter to dramatic his
appeal for tax cuts. He told
his news conference last week:
Now. If we don't have the
tax cut, 1t substantially, in my
opinion, increases the chance
Of a recession. Our plan
to prevent a recession this year
and the years to come is our
tax bill. :"
Nevertheless, officials said,
the administration still expects
economic activity to continue
to rise moderately, at least
through 1963-with no recess
sion whether or not Congress
cuts taxes.
Long Run Aim
This was the line taken by
the President in his economic
report last month, when he
said the administration was
proposing tax reductions to
stimulate the economy's long
run growth, not because of
1.-THE fear of recession"
In fact, administration
spokesman have said tax cuts
would stimulate the economy
only slightly this year. The ma
jor impact is expected In 1864,
1865 and thereafter.
The Presidents news confer
ence remarks implied that the
administrations prognosis for
the economy had turned
gloomier since last months
economic report and tax mes
sage.
But officials said yesterday
this is not the case. They said
the administration still expects
no recession this year but en-
phasized that the President |
consistently has called tax re-
auctions a form of insurance"
against an economic downturn. |
Pattern Is Unclear !
The economic indicators
show no clear pattern, officials |
said yesterday. They said the
"cross-currents" of ups and
downs still are consistent with
the administrators forecast of
continuing mild expansion"
in the economy regardless Of
how the tax battle comes out.
January and February usual
ly are difficult months to ana
lyze, these sources said. They
recalled that an economic lull
last January and February
started the widespread talk
about a recession.
Many economists last spring
and summer were predicting a
recession by late 1862 or early
1868. and the fear of a down.
turn prompted the President to
consider an emergency tax cut
last year. But the economy so
far has not had a recession
and has continued its sluggish
rise.
Officials said the Presidents
remarks at the news conference
were in no sense a prediction
that there will be a recession
II taxes are not cut, although |
he has felt right along that
there is some risk.
Cite Usual Duration
Rather, these sources said.
the President was talking In
the perspective Of history. They
noted that economic upturns |
since World War II have lasted |
only 80 to SO months. on the |
average, before heading into
recessions. The current re-
covery from the l960-61 re-
cession has lasted about "a |
months so far.
Evan Clague. Commissioner
Of Labor Statistics, got into
trouble with the administra-
ton last year when he OBJ
served, in a speech, that the |
historical pattern pointed to a
recession before long.
Short-lived recoveries and
frequent recessions seem to be !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17

destruction of an oil pipeline
belonging to a Gulf petroleum
subsidiary. and two robberies
that netted about $4,000.
A rightwing terrorist group
called the Black Cross hit back
with an unsuccessful bombing
attempt on the life OF a leftist
lawyer. oman Meza Ramirez.
In San Cristobal. A black cross
was found painted on his car.
In Caracas, a gun battle
routed five men who were paint
ing on walls the letters FALN-
for the leftist Armed Forces
for National Liberation. The
victors splashed the black cross
symbol In its place.
Leftists continued their bomb
strikes against Catholic school
buses, injuring at least one
pupil, and the Catholic Teach
ers Federation threatened 10
form protective brigades.
Such counter-action could
play into the leftists' hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
Riqhtists Strike Back
AT Caracas Terrorists

CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb.
Is (AP)-Leftwing terrorists
used bombs, gunfire and band
TRY in stepped-up strikes today
against Venezuelan businesses
and the Roman Catholic
Church.
Rightwing extremists struck
back violently. The clash Of
terrorism threatened 10 pro-
woke the kind OF strong-arm
reaction that could endaneer
Venezuela's moderate, pro-
American government.
Despite this strife and the
embarrassment caused by the
hijacking OF a Venezuelan
freighter. President Romulo
Betancourt went ahead with
plans 10 leave Monday for IL
days OF state visits 10 the
United States. Mexico and the
Dominican Republic. Security
measures we're frightened be-
cause OF threats against his
safety.
Leftists we're blamed for a
string Of bombings. including
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
BETANCOURT DUE
FOR ROUND ABOUT
MOTORCYCLE TOUR

Venezuelan President
Romulo Betancourt viii
take the long route from
the White House TO the
guest quarters across the
street at Blair House when
he visits here Tuesday.
Because the presidential
party will fly TO the White
House by helicopter from
Andrews Air Force Base.
the ceremonial parade viii
follow the formal greeting
from President Kennedy.
The motorcade will leave
the East Gate OF the White
House. turn right behind
the Treasury I l4th street,
UP l4th street 10 New York
avenue, then 20 left past
the Treasury again and
along Pennsylvania avenue
70 Blair House next 10
Lafayette Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17

attractive and comfortable
shoes, use of deodorants, ju-
dicious use of perfume and or
toilet water and care of the hair
and practical hair styles.
She also talked on care Of the
skin, everyday use of cosmetics,
care of the nails and posture
and poise and their effect on
glamour.
She demonstrated various
cosmetics (those from her own
firm and at the end of the
la-hour lecture. cards were
distributed to all the girls to
entitle them to q box Of facial
powder, compliments Of the
Cochran firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17

ton in a speech to the Ameri-
can Bankers Association here
on February rs.
No Contingency Plans
Officials said the admins
tration has no contingency
plans for stimulating the
economy or combating a recess
sion If Congress refuses to cut
taxes or If the tax program
fails to accomplish its OBJ
jectives.
The President has indicated
that increased Federal spending
might be an alternative to tax
economy.
Although there are no con-
tingency plans, officials, said,
the departments and agencies
inevitably would exercise their
ingenuity to suggest that this
program or that program be
accelerated" if tax reductions
were blocked.
The tax debate will move
ahead tomorrow when the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee resumes hearings on
the Presidents proposals Budget
Director Kermit Gordon will be
tomorrow's witness. About $50
nom Government witnesses will
testify later, starting Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
BY GEORGE SHERMAN
Star staff Writer


The About Communist cam
paign to sabotage Venezuelan
President Romulo Betancourt's
visit here this week may have
boomeranged.
Top United States officials
say that the hijacking OF the
Venezuelan freighter Anzoa-
teAui and a co-ordinated ter
roFjst Campaign at home have
dramatized rather than cloud
ed the crucial Importance Of
the visit to both countries.
And officials on both sides
now state emphatically that
talks between President Ken
nedy and President Betancourt
on Tuesday and Wednesday
viii focus on how to control
Communist subversion in the
hemisphere.
The Kennedy administration
is doing everything possible to
underline public esteem for the
Venezuelan President. For the
first time following welcoming
ceremonies on the south lawn
Of the White House, a presi-
dental motor parade with all
the trim mings will wind
through downtown Washing
ton.
Red Violence Grows
Ever since the missiles crisis
last fall, the Betancourt gov
eminent has been the main
target Of a rising tide Of Com
munist violence. It reached a
crescendo last week with bomb
ings and machinegunning in
the capital Of Caracas and at
tacks on isolated villages.
Observers believe the short
range aim was to force Presi-
dent Betancourt to declare a
state Of siege and suspend con-
stitutional rights during his
visit to the United States. But
so far the Venezuelan leader
has resisted this latest lure 10
dictatorship" and has added to
his stature as a strong demo-
cratic ruler.
And in the process the Vene-
zuelan Communists have helped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
Boomerang for Reds Seen
In nti-Betancourt Fight

background Of recurrent dc
tatorships in Venezuela, the
extreme left seeks to provoke
the worried military into es-
tablishing still another. Ac-
cording to competent observ-
ers, the next step would then be
a united popular front" Of all
popular forces opposed to die
tatorship which the Commu-
nists could easily infiltrate and
dominate.
On the economic side, the
terrorist aim is believed to be
an atmosphere Of uncertainty
for the future Of private in
veStments. Venezuela needs
this investment-both foreign
and domestic-to keep pace
with a phenomenal 3.5 per cent
population growth rate.
For its part. the Kennedy
Administration has persistently
glamorized Mr.. Betancourt as
the very embodiment of the
Alliance for Progress in Latin
America. Almost 5000 million in
aid has gone to Venezuela, plus
large loans of advisory tech
nical manpower.
Passes Up Reception
United States officials say
that they have no advance word
that Mr.. Betancourt will bring
with him any radical proposals
for dealing with the twin threat
Of Castro Cuba and Communist
subversion.
But the Venezuelan leader has
given ample warning of his de-
termination to start things
moving on a hemisphere level
To show his displeasure with
slowness In the Organization OF
American states to act on Vene-
zuelan charges Of Castroite
sabotage, diplomats note that
he has passed up a ceremonial
luncheon or champagne recep-
ton traditionally offered visit
ing Latin American Presidents
in the Pan American Union.
On the other hand. his visit
comedies with perceptible move
ment in the GAS toward some
kind Of multilateral response to
Communist subversion.
Advisers say that the two
presidents will surely explore
this with a view 10 winning sup
port from other Latin American
countries which resist any hem
ispheric intrusion In their do
nestle affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17

ton in a speech to the Ameri-
can Bankers Association here
on February rs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
Bircher's Bid to Head
Young COP. Is Fought

er candidate between the two.
But, If anything, the Carver
CASTOR split widened today.
Mr.. CASTOR scored a major
victory today when the creden-
tials committee voted IS to Is
to throw out challenges against
the Los Angeles and Marin
County delegations.
Two Fresno police officers
were stationed in the room in
case they were needed to main
tain order. But the meeting
went off quickly and quietly.
Police were called to quell
disturbances at the Young Re-
publican convention in Ana
helm last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17

Most Of the girls were en-
thusiastic about the course.
What have been the results?
Miss Knight feels there has
been a decided improvement in
the appearance of Passport Of
flee girls.
II am not stating that, as a
result of this experiment, all
the women employees of the
Passport office are Hollywood
glamorous,' but I do believe
that we all stand a little
straighter and taller, and that
our general appearance and
self-confidence have been en-
HANGED" she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
1000 PIun Discussion

The Year 1000 Plan will be
discussed at q meeting Of the
Montgomery County Board Of
Education with officials and
staff members Of the Maryland
National Capital Park and
Planning Commission at 8 pm.
February q. The public Is
invited to attend the meeting
in the auditorium Of the Edu-
cational Services Center, $50
North Washington street,
Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
The FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Passport Office Improves Image
With Time Out for Glamour
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star staff Writer

Chic and glamour are becom-
Ing the mode at State Depart
ment's heretofore austere Pass
port Office. where for the first
time In United States Govern
ment history women employees
are being given beauty groom
ing courses to make them more
attractive and feminine in deal
ing with the public.
The project is the brainchild
OF Frances Knight, director Of
the Passport Office, who is so
pleased by the success Of the
classes for her women en-
ployes that she feels more Gov
eminent agencies should do
likewise.
The beauty course is part Of
the Passport Offices in-service
training program to make its
women employees more pleasing
to patrons.
Miss knight for some time
had been disturbed over the
kind Of public image she felt
her girls were projecting.
Poor Impression
She believed that some Of the
girls had become careless in
their grooming and dress and
consequently made a poor i'm
preston on the many visitors
to the Passport Office. After
all, the public forms its impress
sion Of all Government service
from the employees it comes
face-to-face with, she felt.
What to do about it? Miss
Knight thought of her long
time friend, AviatriX Jacqueline
Cochran, very successful bust
nesswoman who heads a cos
metic firm bearing her name.
Would Miss Cochran come to
Washington and speak to the /
girls on beauty tips and the
secret Of good grooming, fem
mime daintiness and the likeP
Miss Cochran said she would
be delighted.
A week later about $50 Of
the Passport Offices women
employees gathered during work.
ing hours in the State Depart
ment auditorium to hear Miss
Cochran. Two girls were Sc
lected from the group as DEM
onstration models.
Miss Cochran stressed the de-
STABILITY Of attractive yet APP
propriate dress, facial and body
exercises to stay in trim, clean,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17

him take much Of the sting
out Of possible right-wing at
tacks on his visit in this coun-
try. Ever since Mr.. Betancourt
took office In 1859 conservative
critics here and in Venezuela
have cited his temporary mem
bership In the Communist Party
In the I930s as proof that he
Is still D cryptic Communist
preparing his country for q
Communist take-oyer.
Reform Record Cited
Even without the current
strong Betancourt stand
against Communist violence at
home and Castro Cuba abroad,
officials here point to his over
all record Of democratic reform
to dispute this charge.
Mr.. Betancourt's Democratic
Action Party has taken the
lead in wedding Communist
leaders out of the trade union
movement in Venezuela. His
government has launched one
Of the few genuine land re-
forms in South America, and
has settled $4,000 peasant fam
lilies on 4 million acres Of rural
land since 1859.
The result in political sta
bility Of the countryside has
been dramatic. Communist
"guerrillas" who seek to emu
late Mr.. Castro's rise to power
in Cuba have found a peasantry
unwilling to cooperate. Ter
rorism has become mainly q
city phenomenon in Venezuela
But the fact is that this ter
rorism has several long-range
political and economic aims
which even the most optimistic
officials here admit could still
be achieved.
The political aim is TO create
a climate OF uncertainty which
will prevent presidential cleo
tons now scheduled for either
November or December Of this
year. Mr.. Betancourt is not
eligible for reelection and nc
clear successor either in his own
party or in the democratic OPP
position is In sight.
Working against a historical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25
TOP TUNES
BY JAMES LEE
Star Staff Writer

Elvis Presley returns to the
hit list after a brief absence
with a new song from his lat
est motion picture.
The singer-turned-actor is
back in the charts again with
'BOSsa Nova Baby" backed
by "Witchcraft" on the RCA
Victor label. The tunes are
from ''Fun in Acapulco" FL
Wis latest film for Hal Wallis.
"BOsSa Nova Baby"-which
has nothing to do with bossa
nova muSically-iS a hard
rocker, while "Witchcraft" is
a slower ballad. The new tune
is far different from the old
standard of the same title.
The new film, Elvis' sixth
for Wallis, is the story of a
circus aerialist who loses his
nerve after an accident in the
center ring and takes off for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25
Dear Mrs. Kicker:

We have a problem with
our sophomore boys. They
have really changed over
the summer. Most of them
have started swearing and
talking dirty and they do 1t
right in front Of us! What
can nice girls do about this
kind of situation? These are
the same boys we have
known and approved Of for
years but they don't act the
same. Their manners are
terrible, too. What should
we do about dating them?
Please answer soon.
SOPHOMORE GIRLS
When a boy is unmannerly
and uses improper language
in front of a girl it proves he
does not respect her. When &
girl dates this kind Of boy she
proves she does not respect
herself.
The boys in your class are
Just immature enough to think
their swearing, off-beat talk
and bad manners makes them
them appear grown up.
Eventually some of them will
wake up and realize they have
been acting like stupid clodS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25

Tennessee. Elvis plays a dual
role In the film.
Elvis has had tremendous
success with his films and the
albums and single r ecords
which have come out Of them.
The album from blue Ha-
wall" alone sold 2 million
copies, although, judging from
critics reactions, his acting is
somewhat less successful.
Record officials and execu-
tives of Elvis' own company
hasten to assure the singing
actors public that he is not
about to give up either films
or singing, even though he
has released fewer records
and spent more time making
pictures recently.
The heavy schedule of max
ing films will keep Elvis off
the television screen and the
personal appearance circuit
for a long while to come. His
current schedule is so tight he
will not even be able to follow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25
TOP TUNES
Elvis' Latest Hits Are From Movie

Mexico's most fantastic re-
sort, Acapulco, to forget it all.
The film, like most of Elvis'
recent movies, is filled with
plenty Of beautiful girls, in
GLIDING a new Mexican star,
Elsa Cardenas, and James
Bonds bikini-clad playmate in
CDR. No." Ursula Andres.
''Bossa Nova Baby" and
''Witchcraft" are two of IL
songs in the film to be re-
leased on a long-playing al
bum when the movie opens
throughout the country in
mid-November.
Elvis has two more films to
make under his contract with
Hal Wallis, and his ever-work-
ing manager, Col. Tim Park
er, has seven more lined up
after that. The singer is now
at work on a film called
''KiSSin' Cousins" the story of
the Army's struggle for a mis-
sile base site in the hills Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25
MEET THE TEEN WHO WILL REPRESENT YOU

Teen-agers in Washington will be well repre-
Sented in Dallas next month. JEANNE Marie
Zavrel, Is, junior at J. E. B. Stuart High,
measures 341z-24-35 and she's taking all
5-feet-5 of herself to Texas to compete for
Miss Teen-Age America" JEANNE took home
an entry blank for the local contest, spOn-
sOred by Woodward & LOthrOp's, got her
father to take picture of her before school
when my hair was cOmbed," and the next
thing she knew she'd won over nine others in
the local finals. Other facts about JEANNE:
Her favOrite color is red; she has no boy
friend; she likes to read best sellers; she's a
native of Chicago and about the nationals
she says, I'm kinda nervOus.-Star Staff
Photos by Owen Duval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25
Until they do, my advice Is to
consider them taboo as dates.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
whats Wrong With
Going Steddy?"

Does going steady cause
more, or less, problems for
teen-dgers2 At what age
should boys and girls 90
steGdy2 In the IeatIet,
whats Wrong with Going
Steddy?" Dorothy Kicker dis
cusses this touchy subject
frankly and fairly. The leaf
let is treel Please enclose a
stamped, selt-dddressed enUe-
Iope NTH your request. Mail
to Dorothy Kicker in care OF
TEEN, The Euenihg Star,
Washington 3, D. C.
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25
RICKER'S
MAIL
BY DOROTHY KICKER

4
Dear Mrs. Kicker:
l am just IA. Last Spring
/ had a terrific crush on a
boy but he moved to anOth-
er State. He promised to
write but he didn't. Last
Tuesday was my birthday
and l almost fell over when
l received a birthday card
from him signed d, with
Love, jim" Do you think
he still cares for me and
wants me to be his girl
again?