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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
Isle of Man to Get
Casino Patterned
After Las Vegas
BY Ston Droke

DOUGLAS. Isle Of Man, April
6 (AP).-Four Isle Of Man Of
ficials will fly TO Las Vegas next
week to get their first look at
American gambling casinos
and meet the people who are to
run the first public one in
Britain, scheduled to open In
two months.
Britain has numerous casinos
licensed as private clubs but
none public. The Manx casino
will be a 24-hour-a-day. seven
day-a-week operation.
The concession TO run II was
granted three weeks ago to
three Americans by the Isle
of Mans Gaming Control
Board. This Irish Sea islands
1,000-year-old House Of Keys
tParliament) gave the 60
ahead for a CASINO last year.
The American concession
aries are William Arthur Al
bury. IT., and John David
Hickey Of Baltimore and Mrs.
Helen Saul Of Silver Spring.
Md. They have q l0-year lease
and have TO pay the Manx
government $1,000 $4,000 a
year plus 10 per cent Of the
gross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
26MeduIs
Awarded for
News Work

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April
Is (AP). - Twenty-six medals
and one citation for outstand-
ing achievements in news work
have been voted in the Head
liner Award competition, Tom
Paprocki, chairman Of the COM
petitions panel of judges, an
nounced yesterday.
The Headliner Citation went
to the Atlanta journal and
Constitution for the news
papers golden anniversary Of
publishing a Sunday magazine.
The birthday number Of the
magazine contained the top
stories and pictures of the pre-
vious so years.
Raymond r. Coffey Of the
Chicago Daily News won the
award for outstanding coverage
of a major news event for his
STORY on the riots last year at
the University of Mississippi.
Hugh Mulligan of the ASso-
ciated Press won the medal for
generally excellent feature writ
ing by an individual.
Top honors for outstanding
coverage of a major news event
by a magazine went to News
week magazine for its cover
story. THE Sound and the
Fury" The story was written
by the publications national
affairs editor. Peter Goldman
from material he compiled ir
collaboration with Joseph Cum.
ming. jr.. Newsweek's Atlantis
bureau chief, Staffer Karl Elem.
ing and Robert Vermillion o.
the Washington bureau.
The judges awarded medals
for pictures to Joel Landau o.
United Press International fol
his shot, "Goldstein Hats May.
hem," taken at the Emil Grit.
fifth = Benny Paret boxinI
match, and to Joel Schrank
also Of United Press Interna.
tional. for his picture Of sur.
vivors receiving last rites a.
the scene Of an air crash, Idle,
wild Airport, N. Y.
Bill Beall of the Washington
Daily News scored with his fea'
ture picture of nuns on q pic,
mic. "Penguins in the Park"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
AT to Disperse Jets,
AvoidMissiIe Knockout

able with q single nuclear mis-
sile blow 10 knock out both
bombers and the fighters whose
mission would. be TO meet any
Soviet bomber assault following
up a missile strike on this
country.
Mr.. Mcnamara told Congress
recently that the Pentagon pro-
poses TO disperse air defense
forces further In the fiscal year
starting July / by providing
additional facilities at a num-
Der Of United States interceptor
dispersal bases"
This action viii permit the
spreading out OF about one
quarter of the interceptor force
for extended periods OF time, +"
he said.
In actions planned for next
summer. one squadron OF F.
lois viii be shifted from Dover.
Del. TO Long Island, where
another squadron Of Voodoos
already is posted 10 defend New
York and other Eastern indus
trial-population centers.
A squadron Of P-l06s will
move into Dover from Andrews
Air Force Base, Md. This
takes II out OF q potential
prime target area while still en-
abling the unit TO cover the
major approaches 10 the WASH
ington- Baltimore urban COM
pick" the Air Force said.
A fighter-interceptor squad
ron now at Chicopee Falls.
Mass. viii be disbanded and its
planes distributed among other
outfits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
2-AIurm BIuze
Destroys Shop,
SnurIs Traffic

A two-alarm fire yesterday
destroyed the interior Of a
laundry and shoe shop at 1873
Adams Mil road NV.
The blaze. which broke out
about 8 pm. and snarled rush.
hour traffic In the vicinity OF
Eighteenth street and Column
bia road NV. was confined 10
the Washington Valet Shop.
Several apartments over the
store we're damaged by smoke,
according 10 1t. Anthony d.
Mileo. a deputy fire marshal.
1t. Mileo said the fire
started In a rack Of recently
dry cleaned clothing. Two en-
ployes Of the shop attempted
10 put out the fire but were
unsuccessful. 1t. Mileo said.
Flames were coming out
ground-floor windows Of the
'three-story brick building
when firemen arrived. Nearly
a dozen residents Of the up
stairs apartments were safely
evacuated. No injuries were re-
ported. 1t. Mileo said.
Traffic along Columbia road
"a major cross-town route
was snarled for about 30 min
utes as firemen unraveled
nearly q mile Of hose lines. The
blaze was quickly brought un-
der control as scores Of Dis
trict policemen rerouted an es-
timated 5000 automobiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06

heck with it and took off," he
said. I'VE didn't have much
money and they (his mother
and a sister, couldn't afford
to send me to school," ,
Johns mother said she
couldn't afford a class picture
or ring for her son, let alone
college. -
Young Pearson said he
hitchhiked through several
States before appearing yes
terday at an office Of the State
operated Texas Employment
Commission.
Picture in Paper -.
Mrs. Carylon Feagan, amin
terviewer, recognized the
youngster from a picture. she
had seen in the Avalanche,
Journal.
When she interviewed him
about a job here, she asked Il
he ever took a National Merit
scholarship test. -
Eyes I did. but I didn't VIM
John replied. -.
you did so win." the woman
interviewer said.
John then went to the
Avalanche Journal for con-
firmation Of what Mrs. Feagap
told him. The paper had pub
lished a story and Associated
Press wirephoto March 20
telling how he ran away IN
humiliation over what he
thought was his failure.
John at first planned to work |
a while at an auto parts store
where he had gotten a job. :,
But this is good" he ex-
planned. I'm going home. fin
ish school, then go to col:l
lege at the University Of Flor
! ida"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
sHARpsHooTER QUESTIONS )
Secret Service Chief;
Is Target for Pupils

why does Vice President
johnson want 50 more Secret
Service menu"
The eighth graders question
was the first Of a stream Of
sharp inquiries Secret Service
Chief James J. Rowley fielded
yesterday at Paul Junior High
School. Youngsters there obvi-
ously read the papers.
On the first question, Mr..
Rowley reflected for a moment
before setting the record
straight. The matter Of how
much protection the Vice Pres
ident should have has ben
kicking around on the Hill
lately.
Mr.. Rowley carefully ex-
planned to the eighth grader,
Dave Emsellen, IA, that lat no
time has the Vice President
ever urged passage Of legisla-
ton for more men," II was his
own agency, Mr.. Rowley said.
who recommended the add
tional agents after surveying
the requirements Of the situa-
ton.
Does the President pay Sc
cret Service agents personality"
came another query from the
audience Of 500 junior high and
elementary schoolchildren.
Well. no. Mr.. Rowley replied.
his agents are career employees
paid by the Government.
Yes, when the President goes
TO q cocktail party. the service
sends agents over In advance.
the chief told a girl.
Mr.. Rowley's earlier talk was
part OF the Democracy In Ac-
ton" program at Paul, where
students have heard Govern
ment leaders. visited Congress
men and chatted with Supreme
Court justices.
The chief gave the students
a concise rundown on some of
his services activities In IL diff
ferent areas Of enforcement,
counterfeiting Of currency and
Government checks In partic-
ular.
In discussing his agents role
as protectors Of the President
and Vice President, Mr.. Rowley
also told the youngsters that
former Vice President Nixon
and Mrs. Nixon would "have
been torn limb from limb" by
mobs In Caracas. Venezuela,
had II not been for Secret
Service protection.
Next came the questions.
One boy wanted 10 know the
average number Of agents pro-
tecting the President at all
times. A good question. Mr.
Rowley said. but one he never
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
Cheating Story
Due for Hearing
~ the Associated Press

Columnist Jack Anderson has
accepted an invitation 10 APP
pear before q House committee
Tuesday 10 explain a story he
wrote on Congressman who
cheat"
The Anderson article. which
appeared several weeks ago IN
the weekly magazine Parade,
said the source for the charges
OF misconduct and unethical be-
havior was an anonymous Con-
gresham.
Representative Burleson,
Democrat Of Texas, chairman
Of the House Administration
Committee. said he wants TO
ask Mr.. Anderson whether the
source Of the story actually
was q Congressman and n 50,
what Is his name7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
Boy Who Quit School
ToIdHe Got Scholarship

LUBBOCK, Tex, April 6
(AP). - The future looked
brighter today to a studious
Miami (Fla) youth who had
left high school and home. de-
jected because he couldn't af-
ford a college education.
Thanks to an alert job inter-
viewer. John Pearson, II, pre-
pared to return to Miami today,
knowing a four-year scholar
ship will finance his schooling.
John had left home late last
month with IS In his pockets
and carrying a paper bag con-
tanning a spare shirt and a pair
of trousers. The next day his
widowed mother learned he had
been awarded a four year
scholarship under the National
Merit program.
False Report
Young Pearson had wrongly
heard that a girl in his school
had been awarded a National
Merit scholarship. but that he
had not.
That's great" John ex-
claimed when a Lubbock Ava
lanche- Journal reporter showed
him a story saying he also had
won a scholarship.
In Miami, his mother, Mrs,
Marion Pearson, wept when the
reporter told her by telephone
yesterday that John had turned
up in Lubbock looking for q
job.
"Oh, my God" she cried. "Is
he all right"
II had tried so hard to send
him to college" she said, but
1t looked as If he wasn't going
to get to CO."
When young Pearson thought
he had failed to get the
scholarship, II Just decided II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
JULIET JONES
Buzz SAWYER
POGO
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Ready for another pair
'em" quiz9 On the left you'll
find a list Of numbered words
most Of them fairly familiar.
On the right is a similar list
OF lettered words. Try to find
which is closest in meaning to
which. II l means almost the
same as ]. the answer Is III.
After you have finished. look
below for the answers. Score 10
for each correct pairing; 80 Is
good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06
Post Office Auction
Set for April II

Unclaimed articles accumu-
lated at the District OF Column
bia Post Office win be sold at
auction at 0 am. on April II,
in Room 3083 Of the Main
Post Office, North Capitol and
Massachusetts avenue NV.
Goods will be open for in
spection from Q am. 10 4 pm.
April 10 at the same address.
Catalogues viii be available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06

answers.
Then somebody asked. "Do
Secret Service men carry guns2"'
That drew q laugh-and .
Yes" /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-06

Answers: IF. 81. 3-H, ABB,
SD. 81, TIE, ga. GO. i0-c.
Interested in improving your
command Of English2 Simply
send q self-addressed. stamped
envelope plus 10 cents TO VIII
liam Morris. Good Grammar.
In care Of The Evening Star.
for his helpful booklet pointing
out 10 Of the most common
errors in spoken and written
English--and tested ways TO
avoid them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-28
Taxpayers
Group Asks
Lower Taxes

The county's Nonpartisan
Taxpayers League has asked
the County Council to reduce
property taxes and backed the
councils move to prevent teach
ers from engaging in political
activity.
Unanimous votes on the &C.
ton came at the leagues meet
ing March %. The group also
asked both the council and the
Department of Education to
fully implement the new budget
formal.
The group commended the
board for its fortnight stand
of eliminating unnecessary pro-
grams from the school budget"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-28
Airing Set
For Tonight
On Budget

Citizens views on the Board
Of Education budget for 1963-64
will be heard by the County
Council tonight at 8 o'clock at
West Rockville Junior High
School in its third consecutive
nightly hearing on budget
matters.
Scheduled for the larger
school auditorium instead Of the
County Office Building because
of wide interest in the school
budget, the hearing will center
on requests for a total of 1892
million, including operating
costs of sat- million and CAPT.
tai expenditures of S8.5 million.
Besides providing larger quar-
ters, the Council has made
tentative plans to continue the
hearing tomorrow night if all
speakers are not heard tonight.
In hearings held last night
and the night before in the
County Office Building, the
Council restricted discussions to
its own operating budget, which
calls for expenditures totaling
S34.6 million.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-28
Site Okayed
For FOxhaH

Montgomery County school
officials were authorized by the
Board of Education Monday
night to launch condemnation
proceedings for acquisition of a
site for the proposed new Fox.
hall Elementary School in the
Foxhall subdivision.
BY unanimous vote, the board
approved the move to acquire
a tract at the southwest corner
of Jingle Lane after receiving
a report that officials have been
unable to contract with owners
of the property "for purchase
thereof upon what is deemed a
fair valuation" The condemna-
ton resolution said that the
land will be used for a school
site "and for other public school
purposes in connection there.
with"
At the same time, the board
approved approval of contracts
for the purchase of power
mowers and tank trailer to the
lowest bidders on each of the
proposals. They included the G..
L. Cornell Co. and National
Capital Toro, Inc, for the
mowers, and Warner Fruehauf
Trailer Co. for the tank trailer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-28

resting on his laurels.
Two Sundays ago, the day be-
fore the House of Delegates fl
nally voted to outlaw the Cam
bling Devices" he gave his
Grace Methodist Church parish
toner's in Gaithersburg their
first sermon on the evils of
horse racing.
II guess 1 led the original at.
tack on the machines, Gum re-
called last week. He began
preaching against them in 1857
when he was pastor of the Indi-
an Head Methodist Church in
Charles County where slots are
legal.
Rev. Gum, 80, is a native
Washingtonian who once held
the citys scholastic half-mile
record. He is a graduate of Ober-
lin College in Ohio, and the Yale
University Divinity School. He
and his wife, Janet, have a nine
year-old daughter, and four
boys.
He has been before Gov. j.
Willard Tawes many times
since he started campaigning
against the slots, often bring
ing delegations of ministers
in with him.
I'VE told the Governor what
tremendous evil they were in
southern Maryland" Gum said.
I'VE told him how they con.
trolled and dominated politics,
and how they were bringing out
side underworld influences in.
HE told us it was a local
matter"
The first break for the anti
slot lobby came in 1860 when
move to limit the number of
machines allowed in an estab.
lishment to 35 was put to a ref.
erendum, and squeaked by on a
close vote.
But IL took last springs
hard primary fight between
regular and lnsurgent Demo-
Gratis to convince Tawes the
question had statewide pOlid.
cal implications, Mr.. Gum
said.
The insurgents campaigned
heavily against the slots, and
made a strong showing, especial
ly in the Metropolitan area.
Gum had moved to the Gath
ersburg church in July 1861,
and during the primary cam
paign he spoke against slots
to church groups around the
state.
The slots are on their way out
now, but Rev. Gum is far from
satisfied.
"The battle against gambling
is a long way from being won"
he said. Were just taking out
one of the most fragrant and
vicious types"
"Tm not a fanatic, but 1 am
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-28

The day dawned bright, clear
and warm-a beautiful spring
day. There was only a gentle
breeze and with leisure time on
my hands and a desire to burn
off some of last summers dead
weeds from a field near my
home I set about the task with
pleasurable anticipation.
Whipping out a book Of
paper matches i set fire to a
cIump of dead weeds that be-
gan to burn slowly. The circle
widened slowly and there was
still almost no breeze at all.
Aside from the fun of work
ing outdoors for the first time
since last summer, 1 was en-
visioning how pretty the field
would soon look with its rich
green covering of grass that was
just starting to grow and think
ing what a pleasure 1t would be
to get rid of the unsightly, dead
weeds.
Suddenly 1t dawned on me
that the circle of fire, still
spreading, was quite wide and 1
would be hard put to eXtinguish
the blaze if the need arose. But
l still wasn't worried much.
What little breeze there was
came from the north and l
knew II the fire should get out
of control it would burn In the
direction of a road in front of
my house where 1t could go no
farther.
Then the wind suddenly
quickened and at the same
time changed its direction by
about 80 degrees.
Instead of blowing gently and
safely toward the road, the field
of dead weeds was burning in
the direction of the home Of a
neighbor.
AS it continued to pick up
speed it sent a wall of flame
racing up the hillside toward my
neighbours home, hating only at
the edge of his lawn, a mere 30
feet from the house, then went
roaring on.
At one point we we're trying
frantically to beat down the
flames but to save ourselves
were forced TO run as fast as we
could to stay ahead Of the blaze
which by then was being pushed
by a strong wind.
There was nothing TO do but
call the Sandy Spring VOIun,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-28
d. C.. Transit
Seeks OK for
MOnOruiI Here

DC. Transit Co. officials
are hoping for a "go ahead"
from Maryland that would
allow them to put a high
speed "super-rail" in the air
above Viers Mill Road by
September, 1864.
The company has complete
plans ready, William E. Bell,
assistant vice president, said
Monday, and the SIS million in
Federal funds needed to finance
the project has already been
"unofficially" negotiated for.
Construction time for the 21a-
mile long project is 18 months.
But State Roads Commission
chairman John B. Funk fore.
sees no quick route to granting
state permission for the project.
Transit company officials
presented the proposal to Gov.
]. Willard Tawes last week, who
referred 1t to the roads COM
mission for a legal opinion.
The commissions legal staff
will not be able to consider the
problem until after the assem-
bly, closes next week, Funk said.
I'VE should be able to get a
preliminary report to the Gov
ernor within the next two
weeks" Funk said. He said the
Governor will then probably
want to check the plan against
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-28

teer Fire Department which
responded in a matter of min
utes with about 80 men and
several pieces Of equipment.
After about 80 minutes, which
seemed like an eternity, the
firemen had the blaze under
control but only after 1t mar
rowly missed another couple Of
homes nearby.
Happily no one was hurt. And
no homes were destroyed. But 1t
could have been a far different
story. had been inexcusably
stupid and negligent.
Tragedy was only narrowly
averted. Thirty men were forced
to leave a pleasant Sunday din
Continued on Page A3)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-28

the 1859 mass transportation
survey of the area, re-consult
with D. c. Transit, and talk to
the National Capital Transpor-
tation Agency which has al
ready voiced disapproval of the
plan.
TwO-thirds of the projects
$7Iz million cost would be borne
by the U. S. Housing and Home
Finance Agency, Bell said.
"They have already said 1t is
Okay," he said. I'VE have
checked with them, and, while
they have made no commit
ments and signed nothing, they
have said they are ready to go
as soon as we submit our pro-
posal."
The project is planned to rise
Is feet in the air above the
medlan strip OF Viers Mill Road
to Georgia Avenue In Whea-
ton. A plan to support the five
foot wide track bed on canti-
lever arms extending out over
traffic lanes to the roadside has
been abandoned, Bell said, in
favor Of tapering concrete
pylons rising from the median
strip.
The monorail would connect
with express buses at Georgia
Avenue, and If successful would
be extended later to a 10-mile
run between Rockville and
Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-28
Damascus
RezOning
Gets Nod

The County Council voted
unanimously Tue S d a Y to
give Damascus developer
James c. Dulin the recon-
ing he needs to turn 14.7
acres of downtown Damas-
Gus into an over So million
shopping center.
The action, when formally
taken next week, will reverse a
SO decision denying the request
by last years council.
Opponents of the plan imme-
diately announced plans to pro-
test the a ction. Joseph P.
Blocher, attorney for Joseph
Papiermeister, a d a m C u s
druggist, said he will appeal the
reversal as soon as the council
votes formally on the action
next week.
The proposal to rezone first
came before the council last
spring, and was turned down
by a So vote. The five Demo
Gratis who voted against it all
lost in the November election.
When initially requested, the
rezoning had the backing of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, but
had been recommended against
by the M-NCPPC staff.
Jerry Cook, a Damascus real
tor, representing Dulin, said
Tuesday night that the develop
ers have options on the land,
and will start picking them up
right away"
Ten stores are initially
planned for the shopping center
that is expected to serve a wide
region
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-28
Baseball Glasses

Baseball skill classes at the
Bethesda YMCA will begin on
Saturday, April 6. The Y will
offer instruction at Walter
johnson and B-CC High Schools,
and at Western and Pyle Junior
Highs.