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The chronicle., 1963-11-15

LONDON CUPID Three
months ago this week a gang
operating with the efficiency Of
commands robbed a British
royal mail train and escaped
with the largest cash haul in
history.
Despite Scotland Yards best
efforts the case remains large
ly a mystery.
Although 10 persons have
been arrested and charged in
connection with the sensational
robbery, the gangs leaders ap-
parently are still at large and
most Of the 1851, 748-pound ($7,
1858, $685. loot is still missing.
Scotland Yards famed Ely
ing Squad" detectives have
Clipped away at the crime that
startled the world last Aug. 8
when the Royal Mail train from
Glasgow to London was held
up near Cheddington, northwest
of London.
Working day and night, sift-
ing clues from the scene Of the
robbery and checking tips from
underworld "stool : pigeons
seeking a share of a record Of
fer Of $50, 0O0-pounds ($728, OO0)
reward money, Scotland Yard
made the first arrests only
one week after the robbery.
Since then-so far as the pub
lie knows - the case has been
begged down In an on : again,
off-again pre- : trial hearing al
Aylesbury, not far from the
scene of the crime, where the
government has been present.
ing charges against the is men
The chronicle., 1963-11-15
Accepts Decision
For Coldwuter
To Wait Awhile

WASHINGTON (UPD - Sen.
Norris Cotton, Urn. H. says
that he's accepted Sen. Bar
nv Goldwater'S decision to wait
until January before announc-
ing his decision whether to run
for president.
But Cotton, who has urged
Go,dwater to declare himself
sooner, said he still thought an
earlier announcement would be
helpful to the Arizona Republi-
can in the March 10 New
Hampshire primary.
Hes looking at it from a ma
tional viewpoint while I'm look
ing at it from the viewpoint of
a man trying to carry the New
Hampshire primary for him."
said Cotton. 'He makes his
own decisions. That's why I'm
for him"
Cotton IS the leader Of the
G~oldwater- for : president
forces in New Hampshire al
though the Arizona senator has
not yet announced his candida
cy for the Republican nomina-
ton.
Announced Entrance
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of
New York announced his can
didacy last week and then flew
to New Hampshire to open
campaign headquarters. He
also announced he would enter
the New Hampshire presiden-
tial primary, the nations first.
Since the Rockefeller an
nouncement, Goldwater has re-
iterated that he would not
make a decision until January
about whether to seek the pres
idential nomination or to run
for reelection to the Senate.
Cotton said an earlier Gold
water announcement for the
presidency would be helpful in
a number of ways. For exam
pie, he said, a Goldwater head
quarters would be established
In New Hampshire in a week
or so but there would be no
candidate to open it as there
was the Rockefeller headquar-
ters.
Recruiting Difficult
Without an announced candi-
date, he said, it also is difficult
to recruit Republicans for a
campaign organization or to
line UP pro-Goldwater national
convention delegate candidates
to run in the primary.
Although New Hampshire will
have only IA of the 1874 COP
The chronicle., 1963-11-15

notes-destined for destruction
by the bank Of England-from
the train, loaded the haul onto
a truck and two jeeps, and sped
off into the night. The entire
operation took 20 minutes.
Farmhouse Raided
The first break in the case
came five days after the rob-
berry when Flying Squad detec-
tives-acting on a telephone tip
-raided a lonely farmhouse in
Buckinghamshire County and
found the hideout of the gang.
When detectives and police ar
rived at "'Leatherslade Farm"
about II miles from the scene
of the robbery, they found evil
dence that the gang had fled
hurriedly. They also found a lit
ter of empty mail bags.
Acting from clues presumab-
ly found in the hideout, Scot
land Yard carried out a series
of raids in London and sur
rounding areas and the first
arrests in the case were made
Aug. Is. Two men were picked
up at the seaside resort of
Bournemouth and one man and
two women were arrested at
their homes in London. Within
the next few days police recov-
cred 274,297 pounds ($768, 1917
apparently dumped or hidden
in panic.
Among the top suspects still
The chronicle., 1963-11-15
British Train Robbery
Remains Big Mystery

and three women so far &C
cuSed.
Describes Robbery
The prosecution opened its
case by describing how on the
night of Wednesday, Aug. z, at
$50 pm, 70 sorters locked
themselves In two 60-foot-long
post office coaches at Glasgow
for the 40l-mile trip to London.
At 3:02 o'clock the next morn
ing, Jack Mills, 81, driver Of the
mail train, Slackened his speed
from 80 miles an hour to obey
an amber signal-rigged by the
robbers. A faxed red signal
stopped him. Mills fireman,
David Whitby, 26, climbed down
in the dark to investigate, saw
a shadowy figure and asked the
classic British question whats
up, mater" He soon found out.
IF you Shout" said the strang-
er, II will kill you"
In the cab, Mills was slugged
from behind.
The overall clad bandits,
armed with blackjacks, crow.
bars and one axe, took 12O bags
of old five-pound and one-pound
The chronicle., 1963-11-15
PAGE SEVEN

"The end result, ~ salo'
"could very well be the de5Tuc.
ton Of the democratic form ot
government we all love and re-
we're"
The senator described the Dill
as a fragrant bid for the sup
port of organized minorities."
IF this bill is passed." SAID
|Stennis, 1--WE will have run a
steamroller right through the
Constitution and the floodgateS
will be open. No business, no
profession, no group and no in
will be beyond the
reach of the grasping hand OF
unrestrained federal power"
Stennis also attacked the adj
'ministration's proposed tax cut,
which he termed the "heiC OF
fiscal responsibility"
81 Corley, S t a t e commission
er Of agriculture, was pres -nted
the Farm Bureaus 1864 distin-
.guished service award.
Vick Wade Of / ssaquena
County was named Miss Missis-
sippi Farm Bureau for 1864. Sue
.Dunagin of Neshoba County was
selected as first alternate. Sec
.ond alternate was Deon May.
field Of Smith County.
The chronicle., 1963-11-15

hunted were a 28-year-old rae
ing driver, Roy John James,
called "The Weasel" and two
antique dealers, John Thomas
DAILY, 80, and Bruce Richard
Reynolds, Al.
Almost from the beginning il
has been rumored that the man
in charge of the great mail rob-
berry was a onetime commando
officer known as '"The Major
So far as is known, 1.-THE
Major is still among the miss
ing.
The chronicle., 1963-11-15

national convention delegates,
supporters Of both Rockefeller
Goldwater regard it as a
crucial test. Goldwater is now
rated the favorite to win.
A defeat for Rockefeller
would be an almost fatal blow
to his already weak prospects
for winning the nomination.
|Goldwater hackers believe their
candidate could virtually wrap
up the nomination by victory in
New Hampshire. They fear that
Rockefeller may pull up on
.Goldwater in that state because
of head start in the campaign.
The chronicle., 1963-11-15
Wallace Talks
Bring Heavy
Mail To Ala.

MONTGOMERY CUPID The
governors office says that
there has been a sharp increase
in mail since George C. Wal
lace made his New England
speaking tour.
Several hundred pieces of
mail arrived Wednesday, includ-
The chronicle., 1963-11-15

ing many letters from New
Massachusetts, N e w
Hampshire and Rhode Island.
A spokesman said the mail
indicated the biggest response
was to Wallace's television ap-
pearance in New York City last
Thursday.
The spokesman said the let
tiers were almost unanimous in
support Of the chief executives
stand for states rights and seq
regation.
The chronicle., 1963-11-15
Stennis Says
CR Bill Threat
To Democracy

JACKSON (UPI)-The Missis-
|sippi Farm Bureau Convention
here was told Wednesday that
the Kennedy civil rights bill
could be the beginning Of the
end for American democracy.
Sen. John c. Stennis said the
bill would give the attorney gen.
|eral more unrestrained power
and authority over the lives, lib
.erty and property of the citizens
of this than has ever
been held by any other individ-
ual in our history"
The chronicle., 1963-11-15

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The chronicle., 1963-11-15

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The chronicle., 1963-11-15

Three and three women so far ac-
: nann cuSed.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
DutoDeIu,yed
On. Venus
7 Temperature
By . star etaff writer

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. g.
The long awaited data on the
temperature of the planet Venus
apparently will be delayed
further.
r. j. Parks, engineer in
charge Of the Mariner, planetary
probe program, said today that
scientists are still working on
data received from instruments
aboard the spacecraft, which
flew past, Venus last Decem-
Tber IA. ; '
/ He said 1t was highly doubt
full that the temperature read
ings would be available in time
for public announcement at a
news conference tentatively set
for next Wednesday at the Ma
tional Aeronautics and Space
Administration headquarters in
Washington.
Two instruments aboard the
spacecraft measured the planets
temperature in, three scans"
from an altitude Of about 20,-
900 miles last December IL. The
scans took in one area on the
dark side Of the planet. one on
the light side and one at the
terminator. or dividing line be-
tween sunlight and darkness.
All other information from
the planetary probe already has
been made public, including
data indicating that the planet
has no magnetic field.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
Ships Are PROTECTED !
Tinlktering' Gets Blame
In Space Flight Delay

modifying autopilots last Sep
tember.
The company suggested to
the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration that the
fix" be made on Mai. Cooper's
rocket.
NASA officials repeatedly ap-
proved the recommendation last
week end although the rocket
was scheduled for immediate
shipment to Cape Canaveral,
Fla, for a pre-launching check
out.
Persons close to the Mercury
program denied that the modi-
fication was just a case of
tinkering for tinkering's sake.
However, they conceded that
the autopilot-which has 705,-
900 separate wiring connections
has never given a moments
trouble. The official explana-
ton Of the decision to modify
was that "this is in line with a
policy of continuing improve
ment Of rockets"
Evening star., 1963-02-08
.sss --sl.r4f ..tsfr
Democrats
ToActon
Committees

Senate Leader Mansfield has
called the Democratic Steering
Committee to meet at 10 am.
next Thursday to fill vacancies
on. all standing committees.
The committee also must de-
eide which committees should
be enlarged to make room for
new Democratic Senators
elected last November.
The Democratic Conference
Votedsyesterday to name Sena-
tor Douglas Of Illinois to a va
cancy on the steering commit
tee and Senator Symington. oi
Missouri to the vacancy on the
Democratic policy committed
Liberals failed in two at
tempts to enlarge the steering
committee for the purpose oi
giving the Kennedy administra-
ton more representation. But
they achieved q partial victory
BY having Senator'S Douglas and
Symineton nAmed to the steer
ing and policy committees. ~
Senator Magnuson of Wash.
ington was named chairman of
the Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee. to work
for the election of Democrats
next year. He succeeds Senator
Hartke of Indiana.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star staff Writer

Compromise legislation to in
crease the retirement benefits
OF Government law enforce
ment employees by requiring
them to pay a greater salary
contribution has been Spon-
sored in Congress.
The legislation would In
chude FBI agents. Secret Serv-
ice agents. prison guards, Bor-
der Patrol inspectors and others
similarly engaged in Govern
ment law enforcement work.
Hearings were held In Con-
gTess last year on increasing
the present 2 per cent COM
putation factor for these en-
ployes to 2la per cent, but the
measure floundered because Of
the administrations objections.
Now, to remove these objec-
tions, legislation has been
sponsored with the aim OF
having the present 6la per
cent salary contribution OF
these employees TO the civil
service retirement fund in
creased to 694 or even Z per
cent.
Senator Marlborough. Demo-
crat OF Texas. an influential
member Of the Senate Civil
Service Committee. Is the spon-
sor OF one of the bills (S-T22D
and seeks early hearings by
the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee. Senator Yarborough's
bill does not specifically pro-
vide for increasing the present
6z per cent salary contribu-
ton OF these employees. How
ever, the Senator said II do
not foreclose from considera-
ton possible amen d m e n s
which have been suggested.
such as increasing these
employees salary contribution
rate
The Texan said he also would
be agreeable 10 discussing
amendments 10 provide a lower
mandatory retirement age for
these employees.
In the House, a number Of
hills have been sponsored 10
increase the retirement bene-
fits Of these employees by rails
ing the computation factor
from 2 TO ga per cent. in re-
turn for increasing the salary
contributory rate 10 694 per
cent. ...
Senator Marlborough told the
Senate that the present 2 per
Evening star., 1963-02-08
BY Q star staff Writer

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 8.
"A fix that didn't need fix
ing caused the latest delay in
Astronaut Leroy Gordon
Cooper's Mercury space flight,
1t was learned on good author
ity here today.
The delay, Of two or three
weeks, was blamed on booster
trouble" when 1t was an
nounced early this week. In
formation available here indi-
Gates, however, that there was
no trouble, with the Atlas mis-
sile scheduled for the Cooper
launching-or wouldn't have
been If its builders had left
well enough alone.
A last-minute decision to
improve" the wiring in an
automatic pilot caused the de-
lay. according to a we'll quail
fled source. The autopilot,
which controls an early portion
Of the Atlas flight, has worked
perfectly on all previous
manned Mercury missions in.
volving the Atlas rocket.
General Dynamics' astro-
nautics division. which builds
Aliases In San Diego, Califs
decided TO start
Evening star., 1963-02-08
Police BoIk
D. 6. Mans
Suicide Try

Nearly 20u policemen sur
rounded "a Northwest building
early today before q. detective
smashed through an apartment
door to disarm q 25-year-old
man who had threatened
suicide e. ,r~ e.. 49,.
Police said a physician called
the lst precinct shortly before
1880 am. to report that the
man living in an apartment in
the $500 block of Fourteenth
street NV. was threatening to
kill himself.
Police p0bilized about the
building I'd cope with the emer-
gency while 1t. Walter Bishop
talked from the hallway for
an hour in an attempt to per-
suade the man TO open the
apartment door. 20
The man. an assistant man.
ager OF Q shoe store, told po-
lice he was going to use q hypo-
dermic needle TO inject a 48
per cent solution of iodine into
his stomach.
1t. Bishop said he heard him
load a firearm as he tried to
talk him into opening the door.
At intervals. the man would
open the door with the safety
chain engaged, and peer into
the hallway, police reported.
It was during one OF these
hallway inspections when De-
tective aPul Cation crashed
through the door and grabbed
the hypodermic needle from
the mans hand. Detective
Teddy Thanos. who followed
Mr.. Cation through the door,
grabbed o loaded az caliber
rifle and a pellet pistol on the
mans bed. 80
Police learned that the man
was disturbed because his wife,
q telephone company, employe,
had left him yesterday, He was
admitted after the incident TO
ID. c. General Hospital for OBJ
servation, police said.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
IN TURMOIL FOR CENTURIES
! Iruq Site Of Babylon,
. Eden, Babel, Flood

on Syria, Jordan and Saudi
Arabia, home Of nomadic tribes.
The fertile, lowland between
the mountains and the desert
fed by. the twin rivers, 1raq's
lifeblood since time imme-
mortal.
Iraq's economy is based
largely on its vast oil resources,
controlled largely by the Brit
ish. IL
Baghdad. the capital city
stepped in the romance Of the
Arabian nights, is the home
Of more than a 10th Of the
country's population. ..-.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
BY the Associated Press

Iraq has known turmoil since
the beginning Of recorded his
tory.
Within It's borders Babylon
lies in ruins. The Garden Of
Eden, the Tower Of Babel and
the Flood have their traditional
sites. 81, ~.i,.,.. -..
The fertile basin between its
tWin rivers, the Tigris and
Euphrates, spawned the ear
lest civilization and became the
target of conquerors through
out history-Assyrians, Per-
SLAMS, Greeks, Romans, Turks.
Iraq in Arabic means shore.
Ancient Arabs called the land
Al Gezira-the island. The
Greeks called it Mesopotamia.
What is now Iraq formed a
part Of many empires, includ-
ing tabled Babylon, Assyria,
Egypt, Greece, Persia and
Rome. In the time Of her an
scient glory she supported five
times the population she has
today. ~. .l.. +. ...~
Iraq's decline began in the
9th century, with her domina-
ton by the conquering sword
Of Islam, which swept over
vast areas Of the world in the
name Of the prophet Mo-
hammed. She suffered new
tragedy at the end Of the 18th
century when the swarming
Mongol hordes Of" .Genghis
Khan swept over the country,
laying waste to much Of her
lands and her intricate system
Of irrigation canals. Il \
Gradually the once fertile
land became desert.
Modern Iraq, formed by the
British out of three Turkish
provinces following World War
!, covers an area Of l72,000l
square miles, about the size
Of California and Maryland y
its Z million people are az
vided among these three areas:
The rugged and sparsely
wooded mountains Of the
northeast bordering on Iran.
the home Of the rebellious
Kurd tribesmen.
The vast desert region to the
west and southwest bordering
Evening star., 1963-02-08
One-Mu,!n on! Lottery
Suspect Chafaed

Gambling squad detectives
raided'sa oneLman,, $400-a-day
gambling operation yesterday
afternoon. police reported.
1t. Albert q. Fielder Of the
gambling squad said that at
3:25 pm. detectives entered a
private house in the 800 block
Of Van Buren, street. NV.
with q United State COM
missioner's search warrant. p
The detectives arrested Mil
ton Stanley Cooley, so, of the
600 block, Bonifant street, Sill
yer Spring, and seized an add
ing machine, a phone and. its
extension.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
Area Men Named
To Assay Board
By the Associated Press

President Kennedy named IA
persons to the annual Assay
Commission yeterday.
Under law. such a commits
ion is appointed each year to
test and weigh silver coins
from the Philadelphia and
Denver mints TO determine
whether they conform with
specifications. Members serve
without compensation.
The commission will meet in
Philadelphia February Is.
Those named to the commits
sion include Matthew Hale, Of
Alexandria, Va. Robert r. Pos
ton Of Arlington, Va. and AZ
win @: McNish Of Chevy Chase,
Nd .e,iA,. - 1--ssI,t.stsH - 49, >. - 5
Evening star., 1963-02-08
t5ds01,t r.. aIuis3
Society Of Air Force
Internists Convenes

The sixth annual symposium
Of the Society of Air Force In
ternists and Allied Specialists
began yesterday at the Mar
riott Motor Hotel. "'
The opening address was
given by Maj. Gen. r. l.
Bohannon. Deputy Surgeon
General Of. the Air Force.
The purpose Of the three-day
symposium is to discuss recent
advances in medicine in the
Air Force.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
POLICY

Continued From Page Al
suffers from lack Of political
leadership in Latin America.
Without this leadership, top
United States officials admit
that they cannot hope to get
Latin American governments to
pass the housing, land and tax
reforms demanded. --5
At the same time this vac
uum Of leadership feeds the
instability which scares away
the foreign and domestic pri-
vate investment necessary to
rapid development.
Instead of the $500 million in
new United. States private in
vestments originally estimated
as necessary to the Alliance
for Progress each year. less
than $3.50 million actually went
into Latin America last year.
Architects Of the Alliance
are still pleading for time to
work out institutions. Two
distinguished Latin American
statesmen are seeking ways to
reshape the Inter-American
system to carry the heavy new
burden of the Alliance for
Progress.
The question observers are
asking here Is whether by de-
fusing the Cuban problem at
this point Mr.. Kennedy can
still maintain the momentum
Of urgency originally behind
his promotion Of the Alliance
for Progress. s'A"'.
And without the threat Of
Mr.. Castro hanging over their
heads, many reluctant Latin
politicians are apt to drag their
feet even more slowly toward
demanded reform.
Ni7f7< - at fS,Ii-
Evening star., 1963-02-08
Scientists Reduce Estimates
Of;Space Radiation pan!gelyr; ly

DR." Alan Rosen- Of Space
Technology Laboratories said
only about six Ur. seven solar
storms In the Last four year
peak period 1865 through 1859,
would hive beeh dangerous TO
men IN even a lightly-shiel
space snip. j. sA,s
Col. Pickering has expressed
the opinlon that ships Of the
Apollo type. for the moon mis-
sion viii have enough tnateria.
In their structure 90 cut down
radiation effects '.;',., - -,
\ Everett p. Blizzard OF Oak
Ridge Ma ti0nhrr Laboratory
fayors the extra insurance of q
portable foxlicleg for men on
q space flight This onld be
q canlike containef, possibly
jackected With water, which d
man could crawl imto for pro-
lection during the i0-iz hour
danger period during O. solar
storm. Water, containing one
third hydrogen by volume, Is
an excellent shield against
dangerous radiation, Z "
Mr.. BLIZZARD, being. oriented
to the Atomic Energy. Comlnis-
sion's way Of thinking, Is per-
haps more conservative than
Air Force and space agency
planners who, tend to view all
the risks in one bundle. But
even he said he was willing to
see Q flyer take so rad on q
and that even three
or four times that much woilId,
at worst. only make the astrO-
naut temporarily III. with no
lasting effect. s1ss@
That would seem a Reasonable
risk to take, a small price 70
pay. for a big step forward n
space. Space. at best: will be
a dangerous place to travel
for q good many years to come.
Evening star., 1963-02-08
SPOTLIGHT.

cent computation factor for
Federal law enforcement en-
ployes was enacted by Congress
to give them special treatment
over other Government work
ers (who also pay 21a per cent
Of their salaries because Of
their hazardous duties. How
ever, this consideration was
virtually wiped out when Con-
gress several years ago raised
the computation rate for all
other Government employees to
2 per cent for all years Of
service 10, Senator Marlborough
pointed out. .-,
The Senator also said there
was need Of special treatment
for Federal Aviation Agency
air traffic controllers who are
subject TO great stress and
strain and also need special
retirement benefits considera-
ton.
Government employe leaders
are watching the situation with
great interest. Any special ben
efits enacted for Government
employees In hazardous duties
could lead the way TO somewhat
similar treatment eventually
for other Federal workers. they
feel. The problem is the shaky
financial status OF the civil
service retirement system. II
remains 10 be seen whether
Government workers generally
would be willing 10 contribute
q little more OF their salary for
greater retirement benefits, and
II so, whether this would
prove financially feasible for
the civil service retirement
fund.
-
EARLIER RETIREMENT
Meanwhile. two influential
members In Congress have
sponsored legislation 10 give
Federal Aviation Agency air
traffic controls the option 10
retire on full civil service an
nuities after 20 years Of service
regardless OF age. They would
not have 70 pay any greater
salary contribution for these
benefits. spsa. o.
- The identical bills s-6S and
HR-2S77 we're sponsored by
Senator Smathers. Democrat
OF Florida. and Representative
Harris, Democrat Of Arkansas.
They were referred TO the SEN
ate Commerce Committee ard
the House Interstate Commerce
Committee. respectively. Mr..