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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-29
Trip Is Denied
HOuseGrOup

The House has refused to
grant permission for a five
member subcommittee's pro
posed trip to Moscow, Pari,
and other European cities.
The group. a subcommittee
of the House Education and
Labor Committee, had planned
to study scientific data pro
cessing centers abroad. EStab-
lishment Of such a center in
the United States, and prefer
ably in Chicago, has long been
"a goal Of the subcommittee
chairman, Representative Pu-
cinski, Democrat of Illinois.
The House denied permission
yesterday by a 164-119 roll call
vote.
Such permission has been
required Of any travel-minded
committee since a controver
sial European trip last year b
Rep. Powell, Democrat of New
York, chairman of the Educa
ton and Labor Committee.
Mr.. Pucinski said two scien
fists had been invited to &C
company the subcommittee
Karl Heumann of the National
Academy of Sciences and Allan
Kiron of the Patent Office.
The subcommittee had
planned to visit scientific data
processing centers in Brussels
Delft, Frankfurt, Warsaw, and
Isbra. Italy, as well as Mos
COW and Paris.
Mr.. Pucinski said he will re-
introduce the trip proposal to-
day in hopes the House will
reconsider. The four other SUBJ
committee members are Repre-
sentatives Brademas, Democrat
of Indiana. Carey, Democrat
of New York, Findley, Repub-
lican of Illinois and Quie, Re-
publican of Minnesota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-29
Khrushchev Praises
Mrs. Bundurunuike

MOSCOW, Oct. 90 (AP)-
Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime Minister of Ceylon, was
praised by Premier Khrushchev
in Moscow as an advocate OF
peaceful co-existence.
At a Kremlin reception last
night. she in turn commended
Mr.. Khrushchev for working
to create conditions to insure
peace, not only for your own
people, but for the entire
world" She left Moscow for
home today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-29
LegisIafOrs0K
jos Term Bill
b the Associated Press


The House Armed Services
Committee. in the face Of op-
position from the Kennedy adj
ministration, approved today q
bill that would set a fiat four
year term for members Of the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff.
Approval, by a 1913 roll call
vote, came after an hour Of
sharp debate. Chairman vinson,
Democrat Of Georgia. said the
bill would strengthen the Joint
Chiefs. but Representative
Stratton. Democrat Of New
York. described it as "a bad
bill, a hasty bill. and a dan
gerous bill"
Mr.. Stratton said the bill was
introduced by My. Vinson be-
cause Of a particular incident
President Kennedy's decision
not to reappoint Admiral
George w. Anderson as Chief
Of Naval Operations for an
other two-year term.
But Mr.. Vinson denied this.
1T was not prompted by the
failure to reappoit Anderson"
he said. In fact, if I were
President. I never would have
appointed him in the first
place. All that incident did
was to refresh my feeling that
a four-year term was neces-
sary."
The eight members voting
against the bill were Demo-
Gratis, Representatives Price Of
Illinois. Cohelan of California,
Pike of New York, Ichord Of
Missouri, Nedzi of Michigan,
Byrne of Pennsylvania, Philbin
Of Massachusetts, and Stratton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-29
Mrs. ROmetsch Quoted

The newspaper, the General
Anzeiger published in the Ruhr
city of Wuppertal, carried the
report in a statement it said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-29
By the Associated Press

The Navy was standing by
today for official word that it
is losing top control Of its COM
mands in the Mideast, Indian
Ocean and parts of Africa to
the Army-Air Force dominated
Strike Command CStricon) ,
headed by Army Gen. Paul D.
Adams.
Final concurrence on details
by the State Department ap-
peared to be the only factor
hiding up formal announce
ment of the Defense Depart
ment decision. The command
realignment has been rumored,
and under Pentagon study, for
months.
This was the second shaking
news for the Navy in five days.
1t followed announcement by
Secretary Of Defense McNa-
mara that he had ruled against
the Navy's request to put
atomic power in a new carrier,
ordering instead that building
start Immediately on a ship
using conventional power.
Wide Area Embraced
Involved in the new change
IS an area which embraces the
Red Sea. Indian Ocean, the
Middle East and most of South
ern Africa. The program pre-
Sumably includes also the
transfer of an organization
called Joint Task Force A.
under direction of a Navy a6-
miral-to overall control by
STRICON.
Joint Task Force 4 was es-
tablished, with elements of the
Army, Navy and Air Force, to
plan for meeting any future
emergencies in the part of
Africa south of the Sahara
Desert.
The traditional Navy con-
tention is that the best means
for meeting sudden emergencies
is to have carrier and amphibi-
Gus forces readily available to
provide air cover and put Ma
rine forces ashore quickly.
The Strike Command. fos-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-29
Navy to Lose Control
Of Mideost Commands

tered by Mr.. Mcnamara. relies
on long range or intermediate
range airlift to put soldiers
into an area quickly. It pro-
vides fighter and light bomber
support from the United States
or neighboring areas in which
American forces already are
deployed.
London Office Trimmed
The transfer Of Jurisdiction,
among other things. would trim
down the responsibility Of the
London headquarters Of Ad-
miral c. D. Griffin, COM
mander-in-chief of naval
forces, Europe-which also has
responsibility in Mideast and
Indian Ocean operations.
Gen. Adams Stricon head
quarters is at MacDfll Air Force
Base, Fla.
The Strike Command, which
has been in existence for more
than a year, involves selected
quick-reaction divisions and
other major Army combat units
and the tactical forces of the
Air Force.
The launching Of Exercise
Big Lift-with quick movement
to Europe of an Army division
and the flying Of jet fighter
bombers from the United States
was the latest example of the
rising status Of Stricon in the
United States military set-up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-29
KennedyEHit
On Lobbyists

Representative Oliver P. Boil
ton, Republican Of Ohio, ac-
cused the Kennedy admins
tration of lobbying the lobby
lists" He called on the
President to say whether solicit
tation Of Washington lobbyists
by cabinet and subcabinet
officials will be condoned.
Mr.. Bolton said in a state
ment yesterday one of four
recent incidents involving Gov
eminent ethics was the dis
closure that Secretary of Labor
Writ had solicited campaign
funds from Washington lobby
lists and others in behalf of
Senator Harrison Williams.
Democrat Of New Jersey.
Because the White House
has remained silent, one can
only assume open solicitation
of Washington lobbyists by
cabinet and subcabinet level
officials in behalf Of political
candidates will continue to be
condoned." Mr.. Bolton said.
Questions Asked
Therefore, under precisely
the same set of circumstances
can we now expect to see an
Assistant Secretary of Defense
for procurement openly in
vite' defense contractors to
political Embarrassing events?
Shall we witness a chair
man of the Interstate Com
merce Commission directing
similar invitations to railroad,
water carrier and trucking Of
ficials?
Worse yet, what fate will
await those highly placed Fed
eral officials who refuse to
partake in this newly conceived
game of lobbying the lobby
iSts?'
"Only the President of the
United States, as leader of his
party, can answer these ques-
tons"
Senator Williams has previ-
ously called Mr.. Bottoms COM
plant about Mr.. Writ solicit
ing campaign funds for him as
Patent nonsense and simply
untrue"
Lists Other Incidents
The other incidents to which
Mr.. Bolton referred, in his
words:
First there were the pro-
tracted hearings on the Tx
fighter plane contract, which
seemed to provide the impetus
for later inquiries leading up to
the resignation of Navy Secre-
tary Fred Korth, for alleged
conflicts of interest.
ION the heels of this came
the resignation of Bobby Baker,
secretary Of the Senate major
ity, who has been accused of
using his highly influential Sem
ate staff position as a means for
securing lucrative vending ma
chine contracts in defense in
duStries. Perhaps this would not
have claimed the headlines il
did were it not for the tact Mr.,
Baker was the political protege
Of Vice President Lyndon john
son. ....
Shortly thereafter Undersec-
rotary of Commerce Franklin D.
Roosevelt jr., and his wife &C.
companied our First Lady and
her sister on the palatial yacht
of greek shipowner Aristotle
OnaSsis, one who benefits from
a taxpayer supported, multi
million program, under which
four Of his huge tankers were
constructed. :"
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BAKER

Continued From Page Al
didn't get into sex questions.
1t was all about financial
transactions and undue influ-
ence in doing things that might
have been to his advantage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-29
BAKER
Some Senators Surprised
By Testimony of Williams

sounded late yesterday by
Representative Gross, Republi-
can of Iowa.
The woman, Unidentified from
Bonn as Mrs. ELY Rometsch
was recalled with her West
German Army sergeant hus-
band in August, 1868. German
spokesman here and in Bonn
reported she was called home
because of her personal mis-
behavior"
She came into the fringe Of
the Baker investigation because
Of reports that she associated
with Mr.. Bakers friends at the
Quorum Club, the CarouseI
Hotel and at 308 N street S.W
"a town house owned by Mr.
Baker and occupied by Miss
Carole Tyler, his former secre-
tary.
All "Seems Harmless"
Representative Gross told the
House that members of Con-
greSs and the public are entitled
to know whether there was any
element Of security violation
concerned in this speedy and
hitherto unpublished deporta-
ton"
In Bonn, a West Germany
Defense Ministry spokesman
said Mrs. Rometsch and her
husband were called home or
the basis of intelligence reports
about her behavior. This
spokesman said, however, that
Mrs. RometSch had not had
contacts with persons from the
Soviet bloc and "the whole
thing seems harmless"
Officials here said the 27-
year-old beauty was sent pack
ing after an FBI investigation
into her alleged boasting about
her conquests, but she was not
deported.
The Associated Press said
that the London Daily Mirror,
in a dispatch from its cor
respondent Denis Martin in
Bonn, quoted Sergt. Rolf
Rometsch as saying he divorced
her last month and adding:
When we were in Washing
ton we were so hard up that
Ellen did some work on the side
as a model. I had no idea Of
irregular conduct.
Adventures Denied
Then on August IA my su-
perior told me that my wife
had been indulging in amorouS
adventures. Seven days later
Ellen and I were on our way
back to Germany. My wife de-
MED everything. She still
denies it,"
The London Daily Mirror cor
respondent said Mrs. Rometsch
is hiding out with her 5-year-
old son in a ramshackle hut
on her parents farm.
"a big German with a shot
gun on his shoulder and a dog
at his heels is patrolling the
farm boundary-and warning
keep away or there will be
trouble" the dispatch said.
The Associated Press also said
q German newspaper reported
that Mrs. RometSch denies init
in Washington with men
other than her husband.
Mrs. ROmetsch Quoted
The newspaper, the General
Anzeiger published in the Ruhr
city Of Wuppertal, carried the
report in a statement it said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-29

as secretary Of the Senate ma
jority at a time when Senate
leaders from both sides of the
aisle were waiting to question
him about his off-Capitol Hill
ventures. Three days after his
resignation, the Senate unan-
imously voted the investigation
into the business activities of
present and past Senate en-
ployes.
One set of financial trans
actions likely to be explored by
the committee revolves around
the Mortgage Guaranty Insur-
ance Corp, a Milwaukee firm
which has grown in six years
into a multi-million- dollar COM
pany engaged in insuring home
loans.
Stock Price Scars
Mr.. Baker got in on the
ground floor Of this sky
rocketing business. The units
of stock he acquired have split
and split again so that what
is worth $50 today had a value
of $3.50 when he invested in
early 1860.
In the MGIC stock transac-
tons as well as in Mr.. Bakers
other business interests what
the Senators want to know is
whether business acmen alone
was responsible for Mr.. Bakers
success.
At this early stage Of the in
quiry, particular stress is likely
to be laid on exploring allega-
tons filed in a court suit that
Mr.. Baker used his official
position both to win a contract
for a vending company to put
its machines in a local areo-
space plant and later to get
that vending company ousted
from the plant.
Mr.. Baker and fellow defend
ants, including Serv-U Vend-
ing Corp, have denied the al
legations in the suit filed by
Capitol Vending Corp.
Motel Sale Involved
The committee is expected to
call witnesses named in the suit
because Of Serv-U's relationship
to Mr.. Bakers most publicized
business venture-the Carousel
Motel at Ocean City, Md.
Recorded deeds and loans
show that Mr.. Baker and his
associates sold the Carousel to
Serv-U. Mr.. Bakers law part
ner, Ernest c. Tucker, is listed
as vice president of Serv-U.
In addition to the downtown
law firm connection with Mr..
Tucker, Mr.. Bakers off-Capitol
Hill interests have included
part-ownership in motels, an
insurance agency, blocks of real
estate and assorted other fl
nancial concerns. He is a
director and until recently
secretary of a travel agency
close to the House Office Build
mgs and was listed as one of |
the founders of the Quorum
Club, a private club close to
the Senate Office Buildings.
The committee is likely to
look farther from home for
Mr.. Bakers business interests.
Several legislators as well as
Mr.. Bakers erstwhile Capitol
associates have wondered
whether his frequent trips to
Puerto Rico indicate business
enterprises there.
Gross Demands Information
A demand for more informa-
ton about the German wom-
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Continued From Page Al
didn't get into sex questions.
1t was all about financial
transactions and undue influ-
ence in doing things that might
have been to his advantage"
Notification Needed
Senator Jordan emphasized
that the information provided
by Senator Williams has to be
investigated to be verified. He
said that Senator williams
himself was not sure of the
truth of all of it and had also
stressed that some may be true
and some may not.
In answer to questions, Sem
ator Jordan said that Senator
Williams did not testify to any,
thing that might affect a Sem
ator and did not mention any
other Senate employe.
He said that Senator Will
liams had furnished everything
that he had agreed to deliver
to the committee and was put
under oath because that is
the plan which will be followed
with all witnesses.
The committee chairman
made public letters sent out
last week to Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy and to Con-
troller General Joseph Camp
bell asking for assistance and
information. Senator Jordan
said he had not received replies
yet from either official.
Justice Data Requested
In his letter to the Attorney
General, the committee chair
man requested the Attorney
General Ito provide. such per-
tinent information and assist
ance as may be available in the
Department of Justice"
The letter added:
'Inasmuch as certain alleged
financial interests of the for
mer Senate majority secretary,
Mr.. Robert G. Baker, contrib
uted to the Senate decision to
conduct the pending study, it
would be helpful if the COM
mittee might share in whatever
material information may be
in the records of your depart
ment on this aspect Of the in
quiry."
This appeared to be a bid
for reports on the investiga-
ton now being conducted by
the FBI into Mr.. Bakers fl
nanclal affalrS.
Letter to Controller
Senator Jordan wrote the
Controller General requesting
such information and assist
ance as may be available in the
General Accounting Office"
He said that as the inquiry de-
velops, the committee may call
on Mr.. Campbell for the tenn
porary loan of one or two mem
bers of the GAO staff expert
enced in accounting and audit
ing. The chairman wrote that
as soon as any definite decision
is reached on this, Mr.. Camp
bell will be notified.
The closed-door testimony of !
Senator williams provided the
formal opening chapter in
an investigation that is ex-
pected to range from Capitol |
Hill to Puerto Rico from vend-
ing machines to AFTERNOONS
socializing in the advise and
consent Set"
The question at the heart of |
the inquiry is how a one-time
Senate page boy amaSSed
enough Of a fortune by the |
time he was IS to enable him
to secure loans in six figures,
to move into a $125,000 home
and to engage in a variety of
business enterprises.
Mr.. Baker resigned October Z
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-04-18

Richter and family, Laurel, we're
overnight guests at the Garletts-
Richter-Schuler home. Miss Linda
Richter, Belle Vernon, Pa, was an
Easter dinner guest Other Sun
day callers were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stevens, Rockville; Clar-
ence Richter, Belle Vernon; Mr..
and Mrs. Elra Garletts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merle Garletts, Frazee Ridge;
Mr. and Mrs. w. X. Livengood and
Mrs. Maude Livengood
Mr. and Mrs. James Skidmore
and daughters, BelAir, were Easter
vacation guests of his mother. Mrs.
Julia Skidmore. Friday dinner
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Skidmore and family, Mt. Lake
Park.
Miss Mae Schroyer, Oak Hill,
was a weekend guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Friend and family.
Visitors of Mrs. Margaret Rush
were Dean Rush and family, Dale
Rush and family, Glen Fratz and
family, Accident; Warren Thomas
and family, Green Gables; Mrs
Adrian Dewitt, College Park; Mrs
Clyde Sanner, Jr, Elder Hill;
Wade Coddington, Va.
Bruce jenkins and daughter, of
i Indian Head, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Orval jenkins and relatives here
for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Grove and
daughters. Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
! LoWdermilk and son, of Cleveland,
O., and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Groves, UniontoWn, Pa. visited
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Grove and other relatives dur
ing the Easter holidays. Other Sun
day evening callers were Mr. and
i Mrs. Glen E. FraZee and children
and Mrs A. D. Frazee.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Glotfelty,
College Park; Mr.. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Dixon and family, Mt. Lake
Park; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sis
Ter and family, Cleveland, o.,
were weekend visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Savage
Jackie Thomas, Bethesda, spent
the weekend here with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thomas. Other
callers were Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Beveridge, Reedsville, w. Va;
Mrs. Almyra Beveridge, of Brett,
W. Va; George Fits and Danny
Siccorci, Akron, O.: Mrs. Chester
Fike and daughter, Rockville; Mrs.
John Fike and daughter, Farming
ton, Pa: Fred Glisan, MarkIcys-
burg, Pa; Mrs. Reuben Harsh
barger and granddaughter, and
Cecil Umbel.
Visitors of Mrs Sarah VanSicklc
and Mr. and Mrs. Carl VanSickle
during the week were Mrs. Iva
Schroyer and daughter. of Clcvc-
land, o.; Raymond VanSicklc and
Mrs Thelma Dcbolt Confluence.
Pa; Mr. and Mrs John Schroyer
and daughter, Washington, d. c.;
Mrs. Woodrow Hone, SclbyspOrt;
Mrs. Judy Bittinger, Washington,
D. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Friend
and family, Monaco, Pa: Miss Joy
Friend, Addison, Pa; Tommy Cas-
teel. Ursina, Pa; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark FraZee.
Mrs. William Slagle and daugh-
ter, of Md-W. Va. line, we're
Thursday callers of Mrs. Joe Bar
nard and family, at the Shoemaker
home.
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Route 40 Featured
In Motor Magazine

U. S. route 40 which crosses the
northern section of the county,
was featured in the spring issue
of the Au-State motor magazine.
The writer, Gordon Costcr, said
that route 40, along the 6O0-mile
stretch from Cumberland to Van
dalia, ILL.,, is the modern name for
one of Americas oldest and great
est routes of migration, the Ma
tiOnal Road
The 14-milc climb through the
Narrows, just west of Cumberland,
and up Big Savage mountain is
one of the most dramatic stretches
Of the entire road, Mr. Costcr as
scrts. Among the pictures is the
old toll house located west of Cum
bertrand.
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visited Mrs. Margaret Rush, Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Amos Friend and
family and Miss Mae Schroyer
we're Easter dinner guests of Mrs.
! Ada Schroyer and daughter at
Rivesville, w. Va. They also Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Friend
and family at Morgantown.
! Mr.. and Mrs. William Schroyer
and children, Glen Burnie, were
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs,
Joe Schroyer. Other Sunday
guests we're Wade Schroyer and
Kimmy and Mrs Helen Devine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Fratz and
family and Mrs. Ida Fratz, Acct
dent, and Mrs. Margaret Rush
we're Sunday evening visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Friend at
Hoyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Friend,
Curtis Friend, Mrs Ivan Humber
son and grandson Ivan Jay, Mr.. and
Mrs Wade Schroyer and Kimmy,
Mrs Wayne Friend and son Don,
visited with Mrs. Minnie Friend
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Amos
Friend and family, Blooming Rose.
Mrs. Minnie Friend is quite i'll.
Mike and Mark Barnard, Roslyn,
Pa, we're Friday overnight guests
of their cousins, Jimmy and Paula
Spear.
I Miss Nancy Miller left Tuesday
for Women's college, Greensboro,
NJ Of n trynalrfe y,oaaffIt, xxtft /,
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B..
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Selby and
family, Baltimore, We're weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Friend
Linda and Lawrence Selby re-
manned here for a weeks visit with
the Friends. Other Sunday din
ner guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Slower and family, Mt Lake
Park. Afternoon callers were Mr.
and Mrs Noah Humberson, Bakers
vile Pa, and Mrs. Mary VanSickle.
Mr.. and Mrs Jerry DarchicOurt,
Baltimore, and her sister, Miss Jill
VanSickle were Friday afternoon
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Wagner, McHenry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Fike re-
turned to WadsWorth, o., Monday,
after spending the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Fike. SfSgt and Mrs. David A.
Davis and children, of Dayton, O.,
arrived Monday morning for va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fike. George Bishop, of HOycS
Run, was a Sunday evening dinner
guest of the Fike families.
Mrs Ada KahI, Accident, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
Clyde VanSickle and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. James kahl and fami-
ly.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Guard, Mill Run, at Com
munity hospital, Meyersdalc, Pa,
on Tuesday, April 10. The Guards
have daughter Arlene. Mrs.
Guard was formerly Miss Mary
Ruth FaWcett
Mr. and Mrs Lawrence FraZce
and sons, Frostburg, visited with
relatives here during the weekend.
Mrs. Russell Slower and children,
Of Mt. Lake Park, and Mrs. Olin
Friend, Mrs. J. E. Barnard and
children were Wednesday after
noon guests of Mrs. James Spear
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Irwin VanSickle and
son, Cleveland, o.: Mr.. and Mrs.
Cloyde VanSickle and children and
Danny Pizar, McClellandtown, Pa,
spent Saturday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Ray VanSickle and Mir.