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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11
Launching Site Pocts
MishondIed, GAO Says

basis of specifications drafted
by the Air Force. But GAO
said the specifications we're so
incomplete and inadequate, and
the requirements were modi-
fled so frequently and to such
an extent, that ultimately 1t
was necessary for the Corps of
Engineers to abandon the fixed
prices and to negotiate final
prices on the basis of total
costs claimed by the contrac-
tors. E" 80
Result Not Known
1T is not possible to de-
termine in retrospect whether
the award of negotiated con-
tracts rather than formally
advertised fixed-price contracts
would have resulted in lower
costs to the Government for
construction of missile launch
facilities now completed" the
report said.
However, use of an appro-
pirate form of negotiated con-
tract would have i'm
proved substantially the UNI
derStanding of the parties as
to the work to be performed
under the contracts and would
have afforded the Government
the opportunity to be assured
that settlements negotiated
with its contractors were equit-
able and reasonable" it added.
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The General Accounting Of
flee contends specifications
were hazy, contract proceed
dureS faulty and lines of re-
sponsibility divided in con-
Struction of missile launching
sites at three Air Force bases,
The congressional watchdog
agency did not try to pin down
how much money this might
have cost the Government.
But it said better administra-
ton would have reduced costs
and sped the solution of tech
nical problems.
Plans Further Look
It's report yesterday dealt
with construction of launch
ing facilities for Atlas and
Titan-1 intercontinental bal
listic missiles. The GAO said
it plans to look further into
missile site work with a review
of launching facilities for the
Minuteman ICBM.
The missile site investiga-
ton covered activities of the
Air Force, Army engineers,
architect-engineers and con-
tractors on Atlas sites at War
rem Air Force Base, Cheyenne,
Wyo., and Forbes ALB, Topeka,
Kans., and Titan-1 site at
Lowry ALB, Denver, Colo.
The Army engineers awarded
contracts for the work on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11
Winter Series Set
By Navy Band

The United States Navy Band
begins its winter concert series
at $3.50 O'Clock tonight at the
Departmental Auditorium
Twelfth and Constitution ave-
nue. NV.
1t. Anthony A. Mitchell will
conduct.
The band will play a concert
at $3.50 pm. each Friday until
March Is at the Departmental
Auditorium, with the exception
of January 30, February Is, and
March Is, when concerts will
be at the Sail Loft, Navy Yard
Annex, Eighth and NJ streets
entrance Sc.
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is still so FLUID that it changes
from hour to hour.
Senator Fulbright quoted the
Secretary as believing Mr..
Tshombe can and should play
a role in a federated Congo.
Members of the committee
were so interested in the Cuban
situation that they kept the
discussion on that subject most
OF the time. Senaor Fulbright
said he did not get the impress
sion committee members we're
critical Of the Cuban settle
ment, but that they were
curious.
Aiken Concerned
However, Senator Aiken,
Republican of Vermont. told
reporters he is not "particu-
larly assured" about the Cuban
situation. but is quite con-
cerned" over the wording OF
the commitments in the Presi-
dents letter TO Premier Khru-
shchev.
I'm other words, there is a
lot that has not been explained
satisfactorily" Senator Aiken
added.
There was considerable dis
cussion about when the United
States became convinced Of the
presence Of Russian missiles in
Cuba Senator Fulbright said
the committee was told that
while there was much specula-
ton about II as early as Au-
gust, 1t was based on isolated
bits Of information" without
concrete evidence.
Mr.. Rusk will give the House
Foreign Affairs Committee a
briefinR Monday and return TO
the Senate committee for
further questioning Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11
RENEWAL
Specific Sites Concept
Dropped in New Plan

partly occupied by Gartenhaus
Furs, Inc.
The building could extend
west almost to an alley on a
l00,0 00-square-foot site, a COM
mission spokesman said.
The site is to be bought
from present owners by RIA
and then resold. A bank park
ing lot next to the alley will
not be purchased.
! Proposal Abandoned
An earlier proposal to pur-
chase and resell the site of the
Dart Drug Co. at the northwest
corner Of Eighteenth and
Columbia road has been aban-
doned.
The southeast corner OF
Eighteenth and Columbia road
(site of a Peoples Drug store
and other commercial stores)
will be purchased and part OF
it will be resold as the loca-
ton of a high-rise apartment
building with ground floor
stores.
A pedestrian way" is to be
provided south of the First
Church of Christ Scientist,
with stores to face it.
Besides residential parking,
about 700 new parking spaces
are to be provided, an NCPC
spokesman said, in three park
ing garages and two parking
lots.
Two parking garages would
be located on the north side
of Columbia road, between
Adams Mill road and Ontario
road. A third would extend
between Columbia road and
Eighteenth street, south of the
Ambassador theater.
The parking lots would be
on Euclid street, between On
tario road and Champlain
street, behind stores on Colum-
bia road, and adjacent to the
First Church of Christ Scien-
fist. A parking lot near the
Ontario Theater would remain.
On public-housing sites, on
grade parking would be per-
mitted, but on non-public hous-
ing sites covered parking would
be required. principally under
ground.
Closing of Nineteenth street
adjacent to Adams School, be-
tween Vernon street and Cali
fornia street, was proposed to
increase school playground
space and foreStall truck traffic
which could be expected when
the new Hilton Hotel is COM
pleted.
This closing, however, was
opposed by the District and was
not approved yesterday by
NCPC. Likewise, proposals to
close sections of Florida avenue
and Seventeenth street were
not approved.
The blueprint proposes that
RIA buy all licensed rooming
houses having five roomers or
more, unless owners convert
them to. other uses. Also to be
purchased are sites of most
light-industrial plants.
The scheme would require
RIA to inspect all properties
not designated for purchase to
determine what changes they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11

cluded. Secretary General U
Thant leans heavily on Dr..
Bunche's advice.
TshOmbe Frightened
3. The soft line. Britain and
Belgium favor restoring Mr..
Tshombe to power and negoti-
ating : solution. They would
not have USED force at all; in
fact, they dragged their heels
on severe economic pressures.
The effect of this policy
would be to strengthen Mr..
TShombe's bargaining position
so significantly that Mr.. Adoula
would be forced to make major
concessions if Katanga was to
be refrigerated. The United
States believes this would simply
topple Mr. Adoula from power
and produce a left-wing, ex-
tremist government in Leopold
vile.
When Mr.. TShombe was ar
rested, Mr.. Thant was bowling
to "hard-line" people. The
secretary-general believed there
was no other way to avoid
catastrophe damage to Ka-
tanga's economy from scorched
earth.
Thereupon, excellent sources
here said, Mr.. Tshombe e,
frightened Of being turned over
to Mr.. Adoula and knowing Mr..
Adoula was eager to lay hands
on him. decided to cooperate
with the U. N.
He first gave the U. N. free
dom of movement" south to
the Rhodesian border, going
out himself ahead of a U. N.
spearhead and telling his troops
not to resist.
Then he returned to Elisa
bethville and indicated he
might do the same thing for
a u N. drive on Kolwezi.
Thus re h bilitated Mr..
Tshombe won a reprieve from
formal arrest. To save face,
he announced he had never
been in custody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11
GROSS AGAIN GETS
NAME IN CODE
ON HOUSE BILL
BY the Associated Press

For the third consecutive
Congress, Representative
Gross, Republican of Iowa,
has his name in numbers
on a House bill.
He's the author of H. r.
blouse of Representatives.
144 Zone gross. The same
bill carried Mr.. Gross ini-
tials and numerical desig-
nation in previous Con-
crosses.
1t would provide that
Federal expenditures
should not exceed Federal
revenues except in time of
war or grave national
emergency declared by
Congress, and also for a
systematic reduction of the
public debt.
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the plan so that 1t could be
given a public review.
MY feeling was that it was
best to approve it and get it out
on the table," he said.
In the form adopted yester-
day the plan differs sharply
from previous versions which
designated specific buildings
for specific sites on land to be
bought and cleared.
The new form "rezones" sites
to be bought and thus gives
RIA considerably more leeway
to decide what types of new
buildings 1t wants to have con-
structed.
The written plan is to be
accompanied by maps mot yet
published) showing sites to be
bought and cleared, street
closings, and the land-use re-
coming for sites to be purchased
for clearance.
More than 1000 new housing
units can be built on the sites
to be cleared, an NCPC spokes-
man said.
Public Housing Sites =
OF these, 245 will be new
public housing units on five
separate designated sites, in
addition to 100 public housing
units proposed for rehabilita-
ton on scattered" sites
making a total of 345 public
housing units for the area.
This number could be some
what increased, the planning
commission spokesman said.
Ninety new public housing
units would be in a high-rise
building at Eighteenth and U
streets NV, while 155 would
be in three medium density"
locations along Seventeenth
street, near Kalorama road,
and one on Seventeenth street,
between u and v streets.
In other medium density
areas, about $40 units could be
built for moderate income fam
lilies, NCPC said, principally in
the area of Seaton place Ito be
closed, along Seventeenth
street, on the east side of Cham
plain street north of Kalorama
road, and at the rear of the
Henderson Castle property
bounded by Sixteenth street,
Belmont street and Florida ave-
nue. NV.
In high density" areas to
be bought and cleared, another
400 or more elevator build
ing units could be constructed,
principally along the east side of
Eighteenth street north of Kali
Drama road; on the west side of
Eighteenth street between CAL
fornia street and Wyoming ave-
nue. and between Kalorama road
and Belmont road; on a site
owned by D. c. Transit at the
east end of the Calvert street
bridge, and on the Henderson
Castle sites frontage along Six
teenth street.
A high-rise office building
is proposed for a site at the
northeast corner of Columbia
road and Adams Mill road now
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would need to brng them into
conformance with requirements
of the plan.
Owners would have a year
to make the required changes
after RIA issues a notice spe-
cifying steps owners should
take.
If a property is not made to
conform within a year after
RLA's notification, the agency
would be authorized to acquire
the property by condemnation
proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11
Wilmington Zoo Held
Too Costly, WiIICIose

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. IL
(AP). - Park commissioners
have accepted Mayor John E.
Babiarz' proposal to close the
city ZOO because it is too ex-
pensive.
The Wilmington Geological
Society is trying to find new
quarters for a chimpanzee, a
deer, birds, rabbits and mon
keys. One monkey was de-
stroyed yesterday, and a horse
breeder said he might buy
Yellowstone, the zoos bear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11

his influence on the side OF
peace and reconciliation.
The situation could change
again at any moment-but as
of now, Mr.. Tshombe and the
U. N. are working in uneasy
harness.
Diplomats and observers,
following the kaleidoscope
changes, believe there is a dis
cernible pattern.
Conflict of Attitudes
Three separate attitudes to-
ward Mr.. Tshombe are in con-
fliet, they say:
/. The hard line. Congo
Premier Cyrille Adoula and his
government, pressed by left
wing opposition. want to crush
Mr.. Tshombe once and for all.
They resent moves to rehabil-
itate him.
One manifestation of this at
titude was an order issued by
Mr.. Adoula ousting British and
Belgian conSuls from Elisa
bethville. The two men had
helped put Mr.. Tshombe back
in power.
United States Ambassador
Edmund A. Gullion is generally
grouped with the hard-line
people. Robert K. A. Gardiner,
U. N. officer in charge, is also
included.
2. The Bunche line. DR..
Ralph j. Bunche, who has re-
turned to New York after o
mission to the Congo to restore
headquarters control over the
u. N. army, favors as much
force as necessary to end ka-
tanga's secession. But he wants
to restore Mr.. Tshombe to
power and vastly prefers a
peacefully negotiated solution.
DR.. Bunche has been under
severe attack from "hard-line'
people for ordering a halt tC
the fighting before Kolwez
was taken. The United States
mission to the U. N. generally
favors the Bunche approach
though "hard-liners" are in
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newsment in Mokambo he was
remaining there.
Secretary General U Thant
had ordered Mr.. Tshombe put
under house arrest Tuesday
after a fiery president threat
ened to detonate the installa-
tons at Kolwezi if U. N. forces
advanced on the town. The
order was lifted after Mr..
Tshomb offered to cooperate,
and he set out on hs peace
pilgrimage.
Mr.. Tshombe drove to the
border in a black sedan, ex-
hortlng remnants of his troops
not to fire on a U. N. column
trying to open clogged road and
rail supply lines from North
ern Rhodesia to food short
Elisabethville.
Mr.. Tshombe told ragged
soldiers who crowded around
his car, Il do not want the
people to be massacreed.
COnsuls Ordered Out
Britain, meanwhile, pressed
the Congo central government
to rescind its expulsion order
against the British Consul in
Katanga.
The Leoroldville regime told
both the British and Belgian
Consuls to get out of Elisabeth
vile because OF their political
positions" 1t apparently re-
ferred to their efforts to medi-
ate between Mr.. Tshombe and
the U. N.
The Belgian Foreign Min
istry said that, pending a study
of the situation, no instruc-
tons had been issued to Con-
sui Frederik Vaudeville in
EliSabethville.
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BRIEFINGS
White House Releases
Some Kennedy Points

formation not available in the
televiSion interview, and added:
II am afraid, however, that
the numerous breaches OF this
particular backgrounder-par-
ticularly by organizations which
were represented-means that
there will be no more of these. ="
But possibly there will be
other presidential exchanges
with the press-some patterned
after the television appearance.
some fitted 10 electronic jour-
nalism and some to journalism
Of the printed word-all on the
record and in the open.
Weighs Foreign Interview
Mr.. Kennedy has been con-
sidering a television program
with British, French and Ger
man interviewers primarily for
consumption abroad.
And there is some possibility
that he may have some small
scale news conferences, not on
a background basis but with
everything he says attributable
10 him for direct quotation.
The Times Of London picked
up some Of Mr.. Kennedy's re-
marks and attributed them 10
MI. Kennedy last Saturday.
Then the unrelated London
Sunday Times followed through
the next day In a dispatch from
It's Washington correspondent,
Henry Brandon.
"Official Permission"
Mr.. Brandon wrote that a
full transcript Of the Palm
Beach interview had been
shown to foreign correspond
entS and some governments
because Mr. Brandon reported,
Mr. Kennedy was troubled and
disappointed by what he con-
sidered unfair presentation In
the British press Of his re-
marks Mr. Brandon said he
had been given official per-
mission to quote" from that
transcript He did. at length.
Il found no justification for
the Interpretation. given in
agency gnd other accounts 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11

that briefing. implying that
Mr.. Kennedy, encouraged by
his successful tough line on
Cuba, feels that the time is
ripe for stronger United States
leadership, even at the risk Of
friction with the allies" Mr..
Brandon wrote.
This stirred up American re-
porters who were present at
the Palm Beach interview
along with at least one British
correspondent.
Asked yesterday who had au-
thorized a look at the tran
script and gave permission for
it to be quoted, Mr.. Salinger
said, Il have no comment on
the record"
Mr.. Brandon later said he
used direct quotations only
after checking with "a good
authority in the executive
branch" who authorized quo
tations because other papers
had used them.
/ Mr.. Brandon said the story
he cabled Friday for Sunday
use was couched in the third
person throughout and avoided
quotations and direct attribu-
ton.
N. Y. Times Report
But his editors informed
him, he said, that Saturdays
London Times had twice quoted
the President directly. His edi-
tors also noted that the hold
ing Of the background session
had been reported by the New
York Times and that the Sun
day Times intended 10 do as
Others had done earlier.
II was under those circum-
stances that he rechecked and
obtained permission 10 use d.
rect quotes, Mr. Brandon said.
White House sources said the
transcript had been shown TO a
group Of reporters by the State
Department because OF the
great interest In the back
grounder and because reports
OF the interview had created
considerable speculation"
The sources said that 1.-THE
State Department made Sec
tons Of the transcript available
on a background basis with the
knowledge and consent OF the
White House press secretary"
and that quoting the back
IRrounder was not authorized
but resulted from a misunder-
standing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11
.EIIender Gets Cheekup

Senator Ellender, Democrat
Of Louisiana. is In Bethesda
Naval Hospital for his annual
medical checkup. The 7i-year-
old Senator entered the hos
pital yesterday, his aides said
today.
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cent token fare and charge al
adult riders the present q
cent cash fare.
Stress Rise in Costs
The principal company wit
ness was James H. Flanagan
vice president, treasurer and
controller, who emphasized two
factors in the early portion OF
his testimony in arguing for
the fare increase.
I'VE cannot possibly meet
the increased costs of the new
union contract" without an in
crease, Mr.. Flanagan said. He
pointed to company exhibits
which showed that increased
wages and salaries account for
about 100000 of the approx
mately 81 million increased OPP
Grating expenses projected for
1868.
Of the pay increases, the
amount resulting from the new
union contract which went into
effect last September 80 is
listed at about $740, 900, and
corresponding increases given
to nonunion salaried employees
at about $4,000.
Another major factor cited
by Mr.. Flanagan was an
adjustment shortening the time
over which it would depreciate
its buses purchased since 1858.
This was set at II years in the
company's last fare case before
the District Public Utilities
Commission in 1861.
This puts a tremendous
financial burden" on the com.
pany, he said. He claimed thai
the company will not be able
to buy any more new buses
unless a l4-year depreciation
life is authorized.
Hearing January FL
He said that if the commits
sion grants the 14-year write
off he was authorized to make
a commitment that the COM
pany will buy and place in
service October /, this year,
rs new aforementioned buses. f"
This was the first general
fare petition from the COM
pany to come before the area
commission which took over
jurisdiction of the company
from the District Public Utili-
ties Commission in March,
1861.
Persons desiring to express
opposition to the elimination
are to be heard when the hear
ing resumes January 81, &C
cording to Delmer Ison, execu-
tive director of the commission
Cross examination of company
witnesses by the commission
and official intervenores will
also begin then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11
u. N. Is Now Counting
On Tshombe's Help
BY WILLIAM r. FRYE
Special to The star

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. Jan. 1.-THE United Nations
now hopes to cooperate with Noise Tshombe in restoring
order to Katanga.
This switch, "a hours after Mr. TShombe ordered
restrained and threatened with criminal prosecution
fleets hope that the mercura Katanga leader will throw
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tations picked up in Britain.
Among the major points in
The interview:
Allies - The President has
decided TO assert a more Wig
orous and determined American
leadership in world affairs even
at the cost of creating major
friction with United States
allies, especially in Europe.
Missiles--Mr. Kennedy be-
lieves one reason Britain has
decided 10 accept the Polaris
missile is because II "offers a
hope Of being an effective de-
terrent for a much longer
period" than the now aban-
doned Skybolt.
Reporters who attended the
Palm Beach briefing, obeyed
the rules and then saw Mr..
Kennedy's words in print In
British papers kicked up a
rumpuS. Now word is circulat-
ing that Mr. Kennedy probably
will have no more back
grounders.
Hts press secretary, Pierre
Salinger. said as much In writ
ing TO John II. colburn. man
aging editor Of the Richmond
CVaJ Times Dispatch and
chairman Of the Freedom OF
Information Committee Of the
American Society Of Newspaper
Editors.
TV Interview Cited
Mr.. Colburn had written Mr..
Salinger Monday that much Of
what Mr.. Kennedy had said at
Palm Beach on a nom
attributable basis he had said
previously and openly on De-
cember II In a nationally
televised interview with three
newsmen.
Why maintain the myth Of
highest authority Mr.. Col
burn asked, when much Of what
Mr.. Kennedy said had been
said publicly two weeks earlier2
Mr. Salinger wrote back that
the backgrounder contained a
great deal Of background IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-01
Cards Nip Bears, TIA,
On RoIIyin Second Half

CHICAGO, Aug. 81 (AP).-
The Cardinals spotted the Bears
a two-touchdown lead and then
drove from behind in the second
half for a l7-l4 National Foot
ball League exhibition victory
tonight before a Soldier Field
crowd of 60,S84.
Unable to get their offense
moving, the Cardinals all but
gave away a first-half touch
down and then saw the Bears
execute a 61-yard scoring play,
aided by a great block by Mike
Dltka, to move into a l4-0 lead
early in the third quarter.
Then the Cardinals came on
and won going away. Charlie
johnson hit rookie Bill Gam
brell with a 5-yard touchdown
pass on a fourth-down play.
Jim Bakken booted a 20-yard
field goal and johnson tossed
a 24-yard touchdown pass to
Sonny Randle for the clincher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-01
Edmonds, johnson Bow
To AmIongs in Trials

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 81
(SpeciaD-Tom and Joe Am
long, brothers from Fairfax,
Va, now rowing for the Vesper
Boat Club of Philadelphia, de-
feated Jim Edmonds and Tony
Johnson of Washington
Potomac Boat here today in the
pair without-coxswain race in
the tryouts for the Japanese
Invitational Regatta.
Edmonds and johnson had
beaten the Amlongs twice in
previous regattas this summer.
Yesterday in the qualifying race
for the Japanese regatta on
October 1914 between the
the United States, Germany
and Japan, the Amlongs nipped
the national champions from
Potomac by less than a length,
winning in 1854 to Potomac's
7:08.5. 1t was a two-boat race,
with the four other crews fin
ishing far behind.