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Evening star., 1963-12-25
II in FumiIy Killed
In Charleston Fire

CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec.
rs (AP).-Twelve members Of
one family were killed in an
early morning fire today that
destroyed their small frame
home.
The victims ranged in age
from 8 months to 20 years.
Nine of them were believed to
be the children Of Walter
Johnson, a Negro, and three
were his grandchildren. Mr..
Johnson was critically burned
in the fire. The family was
sleeping in the wooden house
which is one block from Char
leston's main street.
Evening star., 1963-12-25
Bircher Links
Assassination
ToReds in US.
By the Associated Press

Robert WEIGH. ir.. founder Of
the John Birch Society, says he
believes President Kennedy's
assassination was plotted BY
one or more high officials Of
the Communist Party, q. S. A.
without knowledge of the
Kremlin.
Writing in the December is
sue Of the society's monthly
publication. the Bulletin, he
said he was sure the assaSsina-
ton caught Soviet officials "as
much by surprise as it did us"
He also linked the policies
of the Kennedy administration
with the plans of the Commun-
lists" and said such policies
had been cunningly designed
by somebody behind the
scenes" to help the Commun-
lists.
The New York Times, in a
dispatch from Boston, gave an
account of the Bulletin article
today. Folded inside each copy
Of the Bulletin was a block OF
narrow stickers bearing the le-
gend, Communism Killed
Kennedy" and a suggestion
that these be applied to letters
"and everywhere else that is
proper"
According to the Times &C
count:
Mr.. Welch said the Birch So
ciety is spending about 50 mil
lion a year to save the country
from communism.
But, he said. the "glorifica-
ton" of Kennedy since his as
sasSination has temporarily
made completely unthinkable'
any criticism indentifying his
administration with commun-
ism.
The copyrighted article re-
Iiterated the society's assertion
that Mr.. Kennedy had been
asSasSinated by a Communist,
and said the Communists have
been trying to shift the blame
to extreme right-wing organi-
cations. The Birch Society is
considered one of these.
Evening star., 1963-12-25
EX-HOBO RECALLS
FAVOR BY POLICE
EVERY CHRISTMAS

GLOBE, Ariz. (AP)-
Each Christmas season for
81 years the Globe police
department has received a
Christmas card from an
ex-hobo it befriended on
Christmas Day, 1882.
Each year the card was
merely signed: "An ex-
hobo"
This years card, how
ever, carried the sender's
name, Police Sergt. Phillip
Godfaden Of Long Branch,
N. j.
Evening star., 1963-12-25
Child Abuse Killed 178

DENVER.-A total Of 622
cases of child abuse, resulting
in 178 deaths, were reported in
the United States last year, the
American Humane Association
says. Parents were responsible
for the injuries in rs per cent
Of the cases. In so per cent Of
the fatal incidents the mother
was to blame.
Evening star., 1963-12-25
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Postal Group Establish Haven
= For Retired Workers in Florida

can't find time to be lonesome.
We love NALCREST."
=
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT - As
a mark of respect to the late
President Kennedy. the Nation
al Postal Union this year can
celed its annual Christmas par
ty. Instead it donated $1,000 to
the John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts.
+
AWARDS - On this Christ
mas Day, here are the names
Of some of the many Govern
ment employees who have re-
ceived recognition because of
their top-flight service to the
Government and the American
people:
Treasury's Bureau of Gus
toms: Raymond Maria, Mrs.
Sharon Young, Peter Taylor
Edward Doyle, Mrs. Teresa
Campise, Edward Fitzpatrick,
Matthew McKeon, Michael
Walen, Fred Boyett, Donald
Cavanaugh, Mrs. E. Jeanne
Stowe, Mrs. Judy Paxton, Mrs.
Alta Jones, Mrs. Alice Hopkins,
Edward BalaSco, Reynold
Ward, Rosetta Scott, Cornelius
Hamlin, Mrs. Cynthia Pannell,
Gerald Berquist, and Laura
Gupton.
Housing and Home Finance
Agency: Mrs. Agnes Hillsinger
Upchurch and Mrs. Velma
johnson Chandler.
Farm Credit Administration:
Martin Uelsmann, Margaret
Cook, j. Mahlon Selby and r.
c. Malone.
+
SEASONS GREETINGS -
Our best wishes for a Merry
Christmas and a healthy and
happy New Year for all of this
columns readers and their
loved ones.
Evening star., 1963-12-25

ject is a 500-apartment devel'
opment featuring modest rent
and the latest in modern fea'
lures and design. And it is alst
especially designed for the ply
sical comforts Of senior citizens
Built by a beautiful lake
NALCREST features many re-
creational facilities for its resi-.
dents.
There are fishing, boating
and swimming, tennis, golf anc
other outdoor activities. Also
there are regularly planned so.
cial activities such as movies
bridge, theatricalS, concerts
etc. Many of these are held In
the special modern auditorium
built to house such activities
There is also a large shopping
center.
NALC President Jerome
Keating also is proud Of the
dispensary that has Just been
completed.
1t is stated with a registered
graduate nurse who is a resi-
dent at NALCREST. The doc
tor is there every morning. The
dispenSary has beds for tenn
porary confinement, treatment
tables, therapeutic equipment
and practically everything that
is necessary for short confine.
mentS.
Minor surgery, first-aid
treatment, medical and Surgi-
cal consultations-these are
some of the services offered by
the dispenSary.
Perhaps the sentiments of
NALCREST's residents were
best expressed by Mrs. Loren
Hoffman, who said:
"I have everything that
had at home in West Virginia,
I couldn't possibly be happier.
There are planned programs OF
recreation every day. One Just
Evening star., 1963-12-25

and letters continuing to pour
in.
Vicki's 39-year-old father
shook his head at the deluge.
ut Just doesn't seem to be
true" said the $5O-a-week tex
tile worker, out Of work for at
least two weeks because the
mill closed for the holidays.
Evening star., 1963-12-25

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Dec. rs (AP) Diplomatic
sources reported last night that
the United StaUes officially has
proposed Edwin M. Martin as
the new United States Ambas-
sador to Argentina. He is the
former United States Assistant
Secretary of State for Inter-
American Affairs.
The new ambassador would
succeed Robert Mills McClin-
took, ambassador here since
February. 1862.
Mr.. McClintock has been a
key ambassador in trouble
spots for many years but he
has been facing behind-scenes
opposition within the new gov
ernment Of President Arturo Il
liza.
Some Argentine Congress-
men publicly have accused Mr..
McClintock Of interfering in
Argentina's internal affairs.
Some have said. as one put it,
whenever there was trouble,
you would see the United
States Ambassador"
His replacement could lead
to new talks on touchy United
States-Argentine differences.
High Post Promised
It was recalled here that
when United States President
Lyndon B. johnson last week
named Thomas C. Mann. the
United States Ambassador to
Mexico, to succeed Mr.. Martin
it was said Mr.. Martin would
receive Q high ambassadorial
post in South America.
Joseph Evans, the United
States Embassy public affairs
officer, declined comment
when asked about the Martin
recommendation. Another au-
thoritative United States
Evening star., 1963-12-25

there were several editors from
his publishers there.
With the election of Mr.. Tru-
man. this is probably the only
club in the world of which all
three ex-Presidents are men,
bers.
Evening star., 1963-12-25
Sukurno to India

NEW DELHI, Dec. IS (AP)
Diplomatic sources report
President Sukarno of Indonesis
has accepted an invitation to
visit India early in 1864 and
confer with Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru ION matters
Of common concern"
Evening star., 1963-12-25
Storm Skirts Suipun

HONOLULU, Dec. rs (AP)
-Typhoon Susan veered sharp
ly yesterday and bypassec
Guam and Saipan in the Mari
anas Islands. The storm
brought heavy rains and winds
up to 70 miles an hour but
caused no great damage.
Evening star., 1963-12-25


nounced q five-point program
for job retraining, help in at
tracing new industries and
food for the 5000 workers left
without jobs.
Civic leaders reacted with
gratitude. But Walter CzecS,
a metal finisher for Stude-
baker for 20 years, said. 81
think it would be a good idea,
But I'm 81 now, and I don't
think I have much of q
chance"
Thomas Carter, 46, facing
Christmas Day after two weeks
without q pay check and no
success in finding new work,
said simply. I'm hopeful"
Unemployment Jumps
Studebaker announced De-
cember 9 that it would end 81
years Of auto manufacturing
here and shift its production to
Canada on a sharply trimmed
scale. The decision ballooned
unemployment in this city of
l32 600 from a relatively small
2 per cent to an estimated 8 per
cent Of the work force.
The Presidents order, issued
last night after he arrived in
johnson City. Tex. for q
brief holiday visit, called for:
/. Job retraining projects to
be set up for South Bend work.
ers by the Department Of Labor.
2. Help from the Depart
Evening star., 1963-12-25
South Bend Hopeful
After johnson Action

SOUTH BEND Ind. Dec IS CAP).-A Christmas Eve gift
from President Johnson aimed at whiting away the sudden
bulge Of unemployment in this city greeted today by
happiness hope and q tinge Of skeptcism.
Mr. Johnson acting in the aftermath Of the Sudebaker
Corp shutdown of auto manufacturing operations
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can't find time to be lonesome
We love NALCREST."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-09
BY J. A. OTEARY
star Staff Writer

Senate leaders hope to pass
today the SIS billion authori-
zation to continue the Nations
far-flung exploration of outer
space.
The main controversy in the
bill is whether the Communi-
cations Satellite Corp. should
pay part of the ISL million
NASA would spend in the COM
ing year on research in the
field Of +. communication by
satellite.
Opposing sides have agreed
to vote on this issue this after
noon.
The debate is an echo of the
bitter fight in the Senate last
year over the administration
bill creating a privately owned
corporation to establish, under
close Government supervision,
the American part of a world
wide system Of satellite COM
Tnunication.
Anderson Offers Substitute
Senators Kefauyer and Gore
Of Tennessee and Morse Of
Oregon, who lost their fight
last year against creating TIL
private corporation. are battling
now to require the corporation
to pay part Of the money NASA
will spend in research on COM
munication satellites.
Chairman Anderson, Of the
Senate Space Committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-09
Space Funds Approval
May Pass Senate Today

.countered with q substitute
under which the corporation
would pay only for services
NASA- performs for the exclu-
sive benefit Of the corporation.
This was the intent Of the
original law passed last year.
Senator Anderson argued
that, If the Atomic Energy
Commission develops a new
type Of atomic power reactor
in Government laboratories, a
private electric company may
build such a reactor without
repaying part Of the Acc re-
search cost.
More Competition Seen
Senator Kefauver contended
that the pending situation is
different because Congress has
given the Communications
Satellite Corp. a monopoly in
this new channel Of commune
cation.
Senator Anderson denied
this and expressed . belief
that there will continue to BE-
competition in the field Of
communication. In fact, the
Senator said, the existing com.
panies engaged in worldwide
communication are planning
to expand their use Of broad
band cables, which Is a threat
to the Satellite corporation.
| While the Senate was debat-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-09
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

More than SO nations will sign the test-ban treaty So
far good In the battle against earth pollution Now
Just get everybody to sign antibeer treaty
The real Republican problem is that they're the only
minority left that Kennedy refuses to do anything for
Mississippi Democrats Coleman and Johnson vie In
rn-off for Governor. The elections work in Mississippi
first they all against JFK Then the two top fellows get
to against Bobby. gst3- te@
Motorists doing their bit the New Frontiers physi
cal fitness program They keep pedestrians in good running
condition
Noting that former Acc Chairman Lewis Stratus is
member of the republican Critical Issues Council
will be. So
*+**
Biologists warn of earth slides in the Nations Capital
Good deal Now Washington bury some Of your money
instead of spending it all. a ~.aa ssNos
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InmoroIityin Government Affoirs

fled in the public interest
and sometimes, to make way
for it, some other measure is
sidetRacked that Is really
more beneficial to the Ma
ton as q whole.
There are ether practices
which are also immoral, IL
not dishonest. but they are
defended with the every
body-is-doing-it" abb. Thus.
for instance, II q Democrat
In one district wants an
appropriation passed that
isn't worthy, he hopes to get
1t with administration help.
while . Republican in an
other district has little
chance Of getting such aid
unless o conspicuously dis
tressing set Of circumstances
demands the appropriation.
This leads to campaign APP
peals for votes with the cry
that Il can do more for you
with q Democratic President
than q Republican can" But
who can say 1t is moral to
spend the taxpayers money
In such o manner?
Mr.. Neilan may have gone
too far in raising, even by In
ference, the question as to
where on the ladder of inn
morality those individuals
should be ranked who live off
the earnings Of dissolute
persons in comparison with
those politicians who misuse
the funds of the taxpayers to
get political advancement.
Certainly, leaving aside all
comparisons, it Is time more
emphasis is given to the ques-
ton Of immortality in govern
mental affairs. For evident
ly many clergymen to whom
the public looks for moral
guidance are so busy these
days engaging in or encour-
aging others to participate in
street demonstration" that
they don't seem to have the
time or inclination to pre-
pare sermons on the subject
Of immortality in Govern
ment. Perhaps the taxpayer
can claim that, so far as
spending his money is con-
cerned, he, too, should have
equal rights least in an
honest and fair disbursement
Of his earnings.
% 1858. New York Herald Tribune. Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-09

ing sending a man to the moon
today, Senator Ribicoff. Demo-
crat of Connecticut, protested
sending commuters to work ID
a baggage car. 80
He showed the Senate photos
graphs Of Connecticut cora<
muters riding to work in Z
baggage car a few days ago
because enough passenger carS
we're not available. he said. 7
The Senator said he will vote
for the NASA money bill, how[
ever, because there is a possis
bility the bill might help the
commuter as well as the astro-
naut. He remarked that after
being cooped UP in Q baggage
car, a commuter might well
find q trip in o. clean. modern
passenger car, as exhilirating
as a ride through outer space,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-09

actions, inevitably suggested
that the johnson perform
ance left much to be desired.
It. also contained o -sizable
proportion Of party intellec-
tuals who viewed Senator
johnson as a skillful oper-
ator but never a thinker and
who deeply distrusted the
majority leaders close CO.
operation with President Eli
senhower. only insiders
realized the true extent Of
such cooperation. Senator
johnson told President Eli
Senhower what he could and
could not have from the
Congress, which was Demo-
cratic during six Of the eight
Eisenhower years.
Party liberals thought this
was much less than should
have been possible and made
that plain in council position
papers.
Senator johnson was cas-
lily able to persuade his fell
low Texan, the late Speaker
Sam Rayburn, to stand with
him in GOODNESS toward Mr..
Butler and the council. But
the liberals managed to get
on their side a good proper
ton of practical party oper-
ators from big States who
did not want q "centrist"
Texan at the top of their
ticket.
The council also had prime
access to sources of party
cash. To a degree, Senator
johnson countered them with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-09
Johnson's Hand on the Party

admirers In business and
professional circles who liked
the way he got things
DONE" He has just lost one
of the most able and impor-
tant Of these in the death OF
Philip l.. Graham. publisher
Of the Washington Post ana
Newsweek.
In the end, Mr.. Butler
came down on Mr.. Kennedy's
side, for which the President
never seemed to be particu-
larry grateful. The President
solved the problem of the
council. which had generally
inclined to the Stevenson
heresy. by persuading most
Of its brainpower to join nm, ,
including Mr.. Stevenson:
himself.
Obviously, the party con-
trolling the White House and
Congress does not need an
advisory council. What the
Democrats at the Governors.
Conference said is that 1t
needs strong National Com
mittee leadership to take
care Of the many party.
people in the so States not,
important enough to pick up.
the telephone and tell their
troubles to aides Theodore
Sorenson, Kenneth O'Dons
nell or Lawrence O'Brien at
the White House. "a
1t is universally agreed
that the Vice President will
seek the presidency in 1868.
He cannot shape the Ma
tional Committee, but he can.
help to keep 1t dispersed,
and he is doing so.
@ 1858 -
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Role in Keeping Leadership Dispersed
Is Attributed to the Vice President
DORIS FLEEsoN

Vice President Lyndon B.
Johnson has played a major
role in the picture now pre-
sented by Democrats of q
party with strong roots but
splintered direction.
The vice President has
sought particularly to elimi-
nate all trace, Of the influ-
ence Of the late Paul Butler,
national chairman during
the critical years when the
1860 campaign was being
sh aped and the national
ticket selected. Mr.. Buffers
special contribution was the
National Advisory Council,
which outlined liberal DEM
= ocratic policy and main
tanned a steady attack on
Eisenhower inaction."
Eisenhower Republicans,
incidentally, have just paid
that tactic the sincerest
form of flattery, imitation,
and for the same reason.
The reason is that their par
tvs congressional leadership
is, too conservative to attract
large blocs Of voters in key
States.
The then Senate Majority
Leader johnson had the best
of reasons for opposing the
Butler brainchild.
He was O determined
though undeclared candidate
for the Democratic nemina-
ton for President, and his
whole claim rested on his
leadership performance. The
council, its formation and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-09

This Is the l7th Of - articles % the
Faeiel crisis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-09
81. ~.
Threots Put
Cundidute !
Out of Race

JACKSON. Miss. Aug. Q
tAP).-Mystery hung over the
position Of . defeated guber-
Material candidate. Charles Sui
Ivan. today as two political
veterans fired opening guns In
the second Democratic primary
battle.
Mr.. Sullivan. expected earlier
to throw support TO former Gov.
up. Coleman. told q news con-
ference yesterday with tears In
his. eyes be would make no
statement because something
happened" ~
Moments afterward q top
Sullivan campaign manager,
Nd jenkins Of Hatties5wg, an
nounced he would actively sup
port MFR. Coleman against 1t.
Gov. Paul johnson.
Mr.. Sullivan said he may
schedule another conference by
tomorrow to announce his
plans. He said that some
things were done In this cam
paign that were Q discredit to
this State" He said threats
had been directed toward him
and his family.
The threats. he said. came
from people who believe in
anything 10 get elected
not my kind Of politics"
Visibly shaken. he declined To
reveal Developments.
One Of his workers said later
he could not reveal II but II
makes you sick TO your
stomach"
with 1887 Of 1890 precincts
counted. Mr.. johnson held a
lead Of 17e,le5 votes. Mr.. Cole
man had ISL $50 and Mr.. Sui
Ivan l2e,94e. ftun-for-fun
candidate Robert Mason Of
Magee had s.445.
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In the community. How are the
whites reacting to this fact?
I'VE don't know what to ex-
pect," said q city councilman,
what to look forward to-"
An executive Of the Tuskegee
Civic Association; q Negro or
ganisation, said, II think there
are some white people who fee
they can live with it. It's hard
to say how many
Atlanta has gone further
than most Southern cities In
desegregating. A waitress In ar
upper bracket restaurant say,
she has seen only one "inci-
dent" Two white couples left
in the middle Of dinner when
Negroes were seated at an ad-
| Joining table. How does she feel
about waiting on Negroes? 81
don't mind" she says, "the
kind who come In here are Just
like anyone else"
However, placard carrying
segregationists picket an At
lanta restaurant that has IN
tegrated. This Is q painful ex-
ample Of the situation con-
fronting Southern businessmen.
They get II in the neck from
both sides.
Finally. the southerner is
watching with the keenest In
tereSt, as Negro demonstrations
spread to the North.
Now the Yankees are getting
. taste Of the problem" he
says. They're going to see that
finding . solution isn't as SIM
pie as they thought"
Sunday: The sum Of che
findings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-09
Low Point in Political Conduct Is Cited,
And More Emphasis on Issue Urged

that 1t has come to be known
In the parlance Of Capitol
Hill as farm twisting" These
tactics are usually attributed
to some administration ennis
saries on Capitol Hill.
Now. immortality is hardly
new in political Washington,
but 1t takes q lot Of nerve
for any newspaper to call
attention to it and give
specific instances and risk
lawsuits.
What members Of Con-
gress say In their speeches
on the floor or In committee
reports can be printed with
out fear of libel. but there
is q timtdity in the press
about naming names There
have been some notable ex-
ceptions, and some courage
Gus newspapers in the past
revealed abuses in the spend
ing Of Federal funds, as, for
example, when members Of
Congress placed on Govern
ment payrolls relatives who
did not do the work or put
In the hours that would be
required Of other employees.
There have been exposures,
too. Of bribery in the execu-
tive branch Of the Govern
ment. as in the famous Tea
pot Dome scandal Of the
1905. .
But, strangely enough,
there is not much exposed
in connection with the Chi
canery and immoral methods
by which committee majori-
ties are sometimes obtained
in Congress through promises
Of special favors at the tax
payers expense. For years
the phrase pork barrel bill"
has been used in general
conversation and in articles
by newsmen about particular
appropriations sought by
members Of Congress with an
eye to winning votes back
home. Some Of these bills
reflect. the natural desire Of
q Representative or Senator
to do the utmost for his con-
stituency. but al too often
the expenditure Is not juSti-