davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

big vulture in Europe are amons
the near extinct, and the
Monkey Eating Eagle is a VIC
tim Of its uniqueness. Des-
cribed as a good size eagle
with an enormously powerful
bill" this bird went around eat
ing monkeys in the Philippines
before the ZOOS and other
trophy hunters wanted the
eagles for rumpus rooms. There
are rs Of them in captivity but
fortunately for the monkeys
they never breed in captivity.
Asked why we should save
the vanishing breeds, Ian Nc
Taggart Cowan Of the Univer-
sity Of British Columbia's De-
partment Of Zoology said "were
not the owners of the world
We have part rental while we're
here. It is UP TO us to leave II
as complete as when we got 1t,
and that includes saving the
present day animals"
He said there was q great
deal Of enjoyment derived from
n a lures inhabitants" and
that's not lust cows and
horses"
The biologists left on the sad
note that it's possible TO face
two extinctions. so TO speak.
For example, take the Dodo
bird. There was only one stuff
ed specimen Of 1t sitting in a
museum in Oxford" said one
zoologist. "One night the cura-
tor sent 1t out to have 1t burn
ed. He said there were moths
in It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
Bon Urged
On Aug. %
Liquor Sales

Representative Broyhill to-
day urged the District Com
missioners to close the liquor
stores next Wednesday to re-
duce chances Of trouble dur
ing the civil rights demon
STATIONS.
"The risk is too grave for
the Commissioners to ignore, "
Mr.. Broyhill, Republican of
Virginia's nearby District, said.
In letters to the three Com
misSioners, Mr.. Broyhill said:
There are serious dangers
confronting us when 100000
people descend on Washing
ton with their emotions at a
high pitch. A spark of any sort
could set off a holocaust.
"It behooves every RESPONSE
BILE official who is concerned In
making plans for that day to
use every precautionary meas
ure available. The sale OF
whisky in so many easily avail
able locations is one that the
District Of Columbia cannot af-
ford to overlook"
Mr.. Broyhill also said that,
in light of the possible train
shutdown at midnight Wednes-
day, he recommended that the
Commissioners give serious
consideration TO keeping the
liquor stores closed Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
BIOLOGISTS BLAME MAN
S. Species F ace E Extinction

horns sell for $4,000 apiece
The plan among rhino saw
ers is to get the pharmacists
to manufacture synthetic plas-
tic rhino horns with hormones.
The Sumatra Rhino is down
TO between 100 and lot and
they are so scattered around
Asia that they can't find each
other to breed. There is one
lonely female rhino In captiv-
ity in a Copenhagen ZOO and
efforts are now being made to
catch a boy friend for her in
Sumatra. However, even II one
is caught, according to the 20
oligistS, there is a likelihood
that the VIGOROUSLY fussy
rhinos maybe Just won't like
each other"
In Northern America there
are 28 threatened mammals
and two Of these really have II
tough. They are the Black
Footed Ferret and the Mexican
Grizzly Bear. About 80 Of the
latter are currently hiding out
from man, who in his efforts TO
poison coyotes. ended UP poi
soning grizzly bears. Also fac
ing extinction are the Wood
Bison, the Key Deer, the Red
Wolf and the Mexican Tapir.
In birdland the Whooping
Crane is still stirring UP q ire
mendous amount Of publicity
and excitement, according to
the biologists who say there
are now 20 Of them. six in cap
tivity.
The Hawaiian goose and a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

conspiracy affecting thousands
of persons"
Sherman S. Cohen, 40, who
served as legal counsel to
Family Savings, was sentenced
Tuesday to five years in the
Maryland Penitentiary. Both
Cohen and Persian were
charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud.
At that time, Judge Shure
said that Cohen had been the
guiding spirit and in COM
plete control" Of the firm, which
went into receivership in Oc-
tober, 1861. The company's
$4,000 shareholders have been
told that they can expect to
get back only about 40 per cent
of the $50 million they in
vested.
The motion for reconsidera-
ton Of Persian's sentence was
supported by States Attorney
Leonard T. Hardy, who told the
court that Cohen could not
have been convicted without
inside information" from
Persian.
James H. Norris, jr., a special
assistant Maryland Attorney
General, said that Persian had
been helpful in recovering funds
that otherwise would have been
lost to the shareholders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
BY MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer

The time has come to pity
the poor rhinoceros.
Here he is with that face
which only another rhino could
love. and according to several
wildlife conservationists attend
Ing the International Congress
Of Zoology here, there are get
ting to be fewer of his buddies
around.
Three types Of Asian rhinos
are among IS species of man.
mails facing extinction. Also AZ
species Of birds and six species
Of reptiles are on their way out
The cause Of II all. in 99.9
per cent Of the cases, say the
biologists is man, who kills
them, or moves in to populate
the land where animals used
to roam.
The poor Asian rhino. for
example. has been tracked
down by the Chinese who found
q way TO make a quick buck.
Some ingenious Chinese public
relations man spread the word
that the rhino horn is an aph-
rodisiac and today powdered
rhino horns provide the basic
ingredient for the Chinese Ma
tional Drink.
It's all psychological. 1t hasn't
got the slightest effect. but II
doesn't seem TO matter TO
them" said one Of the zoolo-
gists who reported that rhino
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
Persion's Penalty Is Cut
In SCI Fraud Case

John G. Persian, 80, who
turned States evidence in a
case against officials of the
Family Savings and Home
Loans Association Of Silver
Spring, today was given a sus-
pended sentence in Mont
gomery County Circuit Court.
Persian returned to court this
morning on a motion filed by
his attorney requesting suspen-
sion of the original one-year
Jail sentence and a $4,000 fine
imposed on him Tuesday by
Judge Ralph G. Shure.
The Judge changed the earlier
punishment to a suspended
sentence of three years in the
Maryland House Of Correction
The judge told Persian:
Everything I said about you
still stands. You knew what
you were doing and you are an
Intelligent man. I felt, and
still feel that you must be
punished.
However, I recognize the
need for witnesses in a case
against other persons involved,
and you have been so CO.
operative that I must give you
the benefit of that assistance
which you gave the State in
helping to prosecute a vicious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

"WHEN A SENATOR in
PRODUCES a bill it lies on the
desk for 10 days." said Mr..
Dingell. During that period
any Senator can add his
name as a sponsor.
1.-THE rules Of the House
are different. II a member
wants his name on a bill,
he must introduce it him
self.
"This bill was drafted in
Senator Ribicoff's office
from suggestions submitted
by Agriculture and HEW.
'But there were attempts
to legislate before this.
an 1860 a man named
Gerald Walkup Of the Ma
tional Trappers Association
got Leonard g. Wolf, Demo-
crat Of Iowa, to introduce a
bill to protect wildlife against
what we now call pesticides.
"About the same time I in
troduced a bill which called
for reference to fish and
wildlife and similar agencies
in the states Of any federally
financed pesticide program.
1t passed the House but was
bottled up in the Senate.
"Then came Rachael Car
sons Silent Spring It first
appeared in the New Yorker,
then as a book published by
Houghton MlIIiln, ana tnen
as you know, 1t was serialized
in The Star.
This caused the Presi-
dents advisory committee on
science under Jerome B.
wiesner to set up a panel to
study the problem. The find
ing was that decisions on
safety are not as well based
as those on efficacy
"These bills are not 60
ing to solve this problem.
But they call for a step in
the right direction"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

House District subcommittee
under the Craftsmanship of
Representative Dowdy, Demo-
crat of Texas.
Urges Amendments
Mr.. Dowdy said he felt the
bill passed by the Senate
should be amended to require
open competitive bidding, bet
ter planning, better schedul-
ing of clearance Of buildings
and resale Of land, better relo-
cation for families and bust
neSses and more strict use Of
taxpayers money.
He also indicated that his
subcommittee might legislate
a tighter definition of SUBJ
standard and blight conditions
that an area has to have be-
fore it can be declared eligible
for slum clearance and urban
renewal.
Mr.. Mcmillan asked James
c. Wilkes of the executive
committee for Downtown Prog
ress about the approximately
1000 businesses which his Or
ganization estimated would be
displaced by the downtown
project.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he was
concerned because of the de-
lay in the 500-acre Southwest
urban renewal project, and
indicated he did not want this
to happen downtown.
Mr.. Wilkes replied that the
downtown project would be
mostly a rehabilitation project
mot similar to the South
west" and mot bulldozed."
Mr.. Wilkes went on to explain
that many businesses wert
being displaced today through
the normal operation of down
town regrowth and revitaliza
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
DON'T BE A DROPoUT
Celebrities Warn Students

More than 1000 Washington
school children last night were
urged by Attorney General
Kennedy and singer Nat King
Cole to complete their high
school education if they expect
adequate job opportunities.
The two-hour pep rally, Spon-
sored by the Future for
Jimmy" project of the Wash
ington Urban League, was held
primarily for junior and senior
high school students at East
|ern High School stadium.
Afterward, hundreds of
school youngsters swarmed
around the Attorney General
and Mr.. Cole to collect auto
graphs and handshakes.
During the ceremony, the At
torney General read an open
letter signed by IS Of the Ma
TONS top athletes.
The letter urged all teen-age
girls and boys not to be
tempted to join the ever-in-
creasing number Of students
who are dropping out of school
before, finishing the twelfth
grade"
The athletes, the Attorney
General and Mr.. Cole urged the
youngsters to return to their
classes this fall land stay there
until you graduate"
The pep-rally ended with a
45-minute variety show per-
formed by members of the Sec
ond Army "Showmobile Unit
10" from Fort Meade, Md.
The District Recreation De-
partment co-sponsored the pep
rally.
Average earnings Of high
school graduates are more than
twice as high as earnings of
those who have received less
than eight years of schooling,
Mr.. Kennedy read.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
'Returded' Center's
Head Gets New Post

Richard e. Sheppard, direc-
tor Of the Help for Retarded
Children occupational and
training center at 3705 Benning
road NE, will leave Septem-
Der / to take a post with the
Montgomery County public
schools.
Mr.. Sheppard, who is mar
ried. lives at 4408 First place
NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
Officers Chosen

John c. Foltz of 408 Marshall
drive, Alexandria, has been
named president of the Mount
Vernon Terrace Community
Association in Fairfax County.
Other new officers are Mrs.
Virginia Webster, vice presi-
dent; Wilson r. Pierpont, Sec
Rotary, and Mrs. Julia Donovan,
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

meth Galbraith's "Affluent
Society" are among many
titles that have entered the
language.
We are now in a period Of
Scare books - about the
bomb.
The titles, in contrast to
the contents, are inadequate
Ion the Beach," Fail
Safe" Seven Days in May"
When it comes to the hor-
rendous, how are you going
10 beat "The Silent SPRING."
The very thought Of no
robins, no Squawking from
Jays, no trilling of mocking
birds, gives US pause,
Yesterday the Associated
Press schedule contained this
Hem under meetings of COM
'Inittees Of the House:
Agriculture. Departmental
oversight and Consumer. Re-
lations Subcommittee. 10
am. Open. On HR 1928, HR
eo13, and HR 1886 providing
for registration of pesticides,
Room 1910 Longworth build
ing"
Undoubtedly this would
have something to do with
Rachael Carson's best seller.
The Rambler was in at
tendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

FIRST WITNESS WAS
Representative John d.
Dingell, Democrat Of Michi-
gan.
Mr.. Dingell is a fisher and
a hunter. He is a dry fly man
when it comes to trout. He
has boated a whopping Mar
lin. His dread Of the Silent
Spring" is that no longer
would he hear the mourning
dove or the sound of that
wonderful songbird who says
Bob White!"
In answer to a question
from the chairman, Paul
Jones of Missouri, he said
that HR 6913 (his bill) and
HR 1886 introduced by Rep
resentative Halpern, Demo-
crat Of New York, and HR
1928 introduced by Rep
resentative Rosenthal, Dem
ocrat of New York, were
identical with a bill intro
duced in the upper chamber
by Senator Ribicoff of Con-
necticut.
Your correspondent is so
ignorant about such simple
and easily explained legisla-
tive matters that he followed
Mr.. Dingell into the hall
after the conclusion Of his
brief testimony. I wanted to
know why there were three
bills in the House identical
with a bill introduced in the
Senate.
That three bills before
the House were identical
with one introduced in the
upper chamber by Senator
Ribicoff was easily ex-
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
Manassas Man
Struck by Auto

A Manassas man was crit
ically injured Just after mid
night when he was struck by
q car while crossing Route %
near Centreville, Fairfax Coun-
ty police reported today.
Warren H. Stevens, 20, q
landscaper for the H. J. Pullen
Co. Of Catlett, Va, Is reported
in critical condition at Fairfax
Hospital.
According to police, Mr.
Stevens was hit by a car driven
by Robert w. Sanderson. 20,
Iof Manassas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

and on requiring competitive
bidding on resale of cleared
land to prevent possible favor
itism to developers.
Representative Mcmillan,
Democrat of South Carolina,
the influential chairman of the
House District Committee, to-
day made a personal appear
ance as one of his Subcommit-
tees held hearings on a bill
to permit urban renewal in
commercial areas of the Dis
trict.
proper Safeguards"
At the opening of the hear
ing, Mr.. Mcmillan said: II
know we want a proper bill
one with proper safeguards. I"
At another point in the hear
ing, after asking about the
number of businesses that would
be displaced, Mr.. Mcmillan
said, II want this bill also, but
| I know these questions will
have to be answered on the
floor"
Mr.. Mcmillan and members
of the subcommittee today
heard testimony from officials
Of the National Capital Down.
town Committee, Inc, infor-
mally known as Downtown
Progress. The organization for
several years has been working
on plans for a downtown urban
renewal project between North
Capitol street, Pennsylvania
avenue, and Fifteenth and M
streets NV.
The Districts present urban
renewal legislation now permits
only projects in residential
areas that are declared blighted
| Legislation passed by the
Senate would permit urban re-
Inewal in commercial areas de.
cleared blighted, and this legis.
Ilation Is being considered By
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

City and Country ashton
views and special features
on hair-dos, makeup, family
relationships and men. Is 1t
myth or a matter of fact that
social life is easier for men :.
or that men always 60 for a
pretty face? That's what they"
say =. but are they" right2
PoIsE answers the questions
uppermost on the minds of to-
DAVIS vnnnn women and nivas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
Downtown Renewal Bill
Gets KeyHouseS Support
Mcmillan Urges Proper Safeguards;
TIGHTER Controls Are Predicted
BY LEE FLOR
Star Staff Writer

bill to permit urban renewal for l28block area OF
downtown Washington will receive support from key
members of the House District Committee, the last major
stumbling block to legislation approval Congressman said today
But the bill be amended that the District will have
more strict controls displacement of businesses relocation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
MunWhoShot
His Son Gets
15-Yeur Term

A Bethesda man today was
given the maximum sentence
Of is years in Jail on charges
Of assault with intent to MUIR
der his teen-age son.
Montgomery County Circuit
Judge Ralph G. Shure imposed
the sentence on Joe s. MasSie
ST., Al, who shot his son. Joe
jr., IS, last September, when
the youth came home and dis
covered his father drinking
with another woman.
The youth had testified that
the shot, fired by the senior
MasSie into a car where Joe
jr., sat with his mother an6
sister caused complete blind.
ness in one eye and left only
limited vision in the other.
Defense Attorney Affected
Massie's attorney, Barnard
T. Welsh, told the court:
II have never had a case
affect me as much as this one
particularly when the son took
the witness stand followed By
testimony by his mother. II
had all the elements Of
Greek tragedy. There Ii
something in Mr.. Massie that
needs to be expiated; the court
must make him pay his debt
to society"
He urged that Massie be
given psychiatric treatment tc
assist him in returning "tc
mental stability"
Judge Shure said he had de-
layed sentencing, after Mas
sizes conviction two weeks age
by a jury, because he wanted
time TO reIlecC.
Judges First Maximum
IT agree with YOUR attorney
when he said that he never hac
a case affect him as much al
this" Judge Shure told Massie
II have practiced law Is years
and been on the bench fou
years, and the case has affected
line very deeply, too.
IT have never said this be.
fore from the bench, but I have
found nothing in the way o.
mitigating circumstances iT
your case. You were leading
a life of infidelity. You were
in your own home with a woman
not your wife, drinking to ex-
cess. You displayed bragga.
docio about your gambling
exploits.
II have never imposed the
maximum penalty before, but
Isentence you to the Maryland
State Penitentiary for a period
of is years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
The Star Presents POISE
For Young WomenSunday

THE FIRST ISSUE FULL OF SURPRISES
POISE The Stars new monthly magazine for high
school, college and girls leads off this Sunday
with an exciting world Of entertainment news
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
Arlington Outlines
Flood Control Plan
Project Involves
Surveying Bed of
Four Mile Run

Arlington County announced
today 1t will take steps to re-
vamp -Four Mile Run and ad-
joining land to head off future
flooding such as occurred dur
ing Tuesdays downpour.
Thomas w. Richards. chair
man Of the County Board, out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

easyto-folow advice on how to look pretter, dress
smarter, feel more alive and have more fun.
For the poise men can't resist, smart young women
read PoISE, starting Sunday with The Star.
SMITHSONIAN CHUCKLES E. Watching tourists at
the Smithsonian Institution can be as interesting
as viewing the exhibits. cartoonist depicts conf
cal visitor reactions to bizarre items displayed
at the famed museum Sunday in The Stars This
Week Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23
The
Rambler
A.. Follows
Silent Spring
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

A title doesn't make a
book.
, A good title helps.
II Cover the Waterfront"
"a Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
come to mind.
Matthew Josephson's
''Robber Barons" and Ken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

John MeKelwoy. who nOrmoIIy writes
this column on Monday. Wednss-
day and Friday, Is on vacation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-23

Picture on Pose B-4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-10

TOMORROW

Woodward a LOthrOp, Silk
Show, Chandelier Room,
third floor, at 2 pm, and
informally modelled from IL
To s nm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-09
Microscopic
Star Killed
ByCigorette

Another laboratory animal
has fallen victim to the ciga-
rette. It's the paramecium
aurelia, the hairy, oval organ
ism that stars under the
microscopes of most hig h
school biology classes. a
The destroyer this time is
not tobacco but cigarette paper.
In a report for the Ameri-
can Association of Anatomists
here today. DR.. Harry Wang
of Loyola University's Stritch
School Of Medicine told the
story.
DR.. Wang burned the paper
from a cigarette, shook the
ash around in distilled water
and. after an hour, filtered it.
The filtrate was put on a
microscope slide already con-
tanning pararmecium aurelia.
After a while, the poor
paramecia began to spin around
counterclockwise. Then their
bodies blistered and became de-
formed. Finally the little ami
mails quoted down and died.
DR.. Wang said paper from
six domestic brands and one
from Taiwan produced the
same i'll effects. He blamed the
deaths on chemicals in the Gig
arctic paper filtrate.
Other kinds of paper tested
in a similar way did not harm
the paramecium, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-09
BIS Top Scientists
Are Requested byNASA

general manager told the House
group.
The revelation Of NASA's
latest manpower request came
during a discussion of the
agency's contract with Bell
CONN.," a new Washington
headquartered subsidiary Of
the telephone company created
TO aid NASA in studies con-
nected with the manned pro-
gram.
DR.. Seamans said Bellcomm
has 81 technical people on its
staff here. D. Brainerd Holmes.
director of NASA's manned
space flight project, estimated
that Bellcomm technical staff
members draw an average SAL
airy OF $4,000 to $4,000. This
is roughly $4,000 more than
would be paid TO the 325 SCI
entists sought in the new per-
sonnet request.
Mr.. Holmes said the salary
levels are only part" OF the
reason II is difficult TO hire
under civil service. Many peo-
| pie prefer to stay and work In
industry" he commented.
"Given an option between
having a competent staff OF la
own and relying on industry
for help. certainly we'd choose
10 build 'in-house' competence
and II would be easier II salary
scales were higher"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-09
TIRED OF SAYING NO YaW
GoIdwater Shrugs at Draft

would accept support from
anyone who supported "Re-
publican principles"
Only Liberal Defeated
The most significant bit of
literature he distributed, how
ever, was a sheet Of election
returns from Nebraska, one OF
the two ultra Republican States
visited by Gov. Rockefeller on
his weekend raid on Gold
water territory. The returns
showed former Interior Secre-
tary Fred Seaton, "a liberal
Republican, and a candidate
for Governor. as the only loser
on the Republican ticket last
November. ~
Gov. Rockefeller in the opin-
ion of some local observers
made hay" with the deeply
conservative voters of Nebras-
ka, who profoundly distrusted
the New Yorker until they
heard him discoursing on fiscal
integrity.
The discovery that he was
not a radical, coupled with
their fear that "Goldwater-
can't win," gave the Governor
a measure of encouragement
from the Corn Belt, which the
Goldwater folks are anxious to
reverse before 1t becomes a
trend.