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Evening star., 1963-02-14

Both sides in the polite cold
war in the Montgomery County
Board of Education agreed on
one point last night-neither is
entirely satisfied with the $54.7
million operating budget they
formally adopted.
But Board President Charles
w. Bell triggered another dis
pute between the majority and
minority board members when
he said he also was not salts
fled with communication ne
tween the board and the school
system.
He said the boards prolonged
study of the budget convinced
him of the need of a liason Of
ficer between the board and the
county's 1872 schools.
THE need for a liaison Of
ficer becomes clearer to me as
each week passes, said Mr..
Bell, a member of the four
majority elected on an economy
platform last fall.
Challenged BY Minority
His proposal was Immediately
challenged by the three mi
nority members.
"It always surprises me to
see how you come to a con-
clusion," said Mrs. Lucille
Maurer, a member of the hold
over minority, You are ready
to vote for a position before
you know anything about it,"
Mr.. Bell replied that a citi-
zens' committee report by the
Allied Civic Group recently
urged establishment of one or
two such positions.
Mr.. Bell then said he would
study the idea with Superin-
tendent c. Taylor Whittier over
the week end, and would make
a concrete suggestion to the
school board at its meeting
February 25.
Sees No Conflict
Mr.. Bell said today he did
not see the proposed admins
trative position as a conflict
with DR.. Whittier's assignment.
THE board is treading on
extremely thin ice when we talk
about expediting such positions
into the school system said
DR.. Clifford Beck. There is
no question that we need to
have more communication, but
the established line of commun-
ication is through the superin-
tendent's office"
Other Criticism
II feel strongly that there
was retrogression in the bud
get,' said Mrs. Lucy Kicker, a
minority member. 1T does not
seem right TO me. in a much
cut budget, TO provide help for
ourselves and not for the chill
dren."
Approved by the 4-3 vote
which has become standard IN
school board voting in recent
weeks. the operating budget
was criticized last night by both
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-04-19

ehtisages public works pros grams suited tu the needs If every rohruhity5 but hot merely am pley people in the projects ios caip
 "fhe impetus to employment from sdrh projects reaches back thtpngh utn entire economic structure, into factories. into fields forests and mines where the raw materials afr produced The further accelerated public works provision palvahizps. stim. nlafes, and n-vitalizes GUT nos regrettably sluggish economy
 Let US bear in mind" Grueninp. said, "that tho G.i per cent cur. rent unemployment Is not just a statistic. Ii means personal dis. astef, fear. sorrow, want. often broken homes. and all the other tragic consequences of iobless. ness Tn millions of families Packing unemployment should take precedence, priority and &C., tion before anything and every. thing else at home"
 Funds approved by the acce1er. ated public works program pro- vided the $200,000 grant to the kenai National Moose Range for recreation and conservation &C., tivities, which have provided a blweekly payroll of over S11 900 for total of more than 40 men in the local Peninsula area since early November.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-04-19
kenal C of C Holds
 Emergency Meet About Rental Housing Needs

"l'he continuing needs fpt tatt al hea,sine h kehai were emnbs tlt'aily recognized at lhp nnat EenHy housing meeting If the Er. nal thaftbet 5f Commerce hold nt the library nh April B. Rental hotisihg is in continuous dpmand especially for two and three bed ft1fn apartments and hnisaa | stated Chamber of Commerce President James r.. Fisher,
 pafi Seaman, eootdinator for the kenai Chamber rental service. stated, "scme 300 nepple have been D unable to find heasiep h kenai within the past six to nine months"
 The demand for rental honsinp mas continued throughout this past winter in kenai The desire Tor rental housing was underlined by 'the comment of John Uulien the pharmacist at Kenai, that only one modest rental unit was available when he arrvied in Jan uary of 1862 in Kenai, and that rental had to be reserved in ad- vance.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-04-19

Rental information Wiii be fub heled to Carl Seaman and ibe ta mi realtors and will be mart bf hphais welcome to heW bebple In the community. Every effort will he made to assure all available housing Is listed
 A survey of only the persons nt the meeting revealed Inc fact that there are to be in excess of g1 new rental units started In kenai within the next 60 days and it appears that every 0np of those units is guaranteed oeeupsnrv. he discussion developed the fact mat foursplex and elpht-plex un- itS with two or more bedrooms seem to be the type of facility most readily financed.
 The meeting also considered availability of house trailer rent. al spaces and while approximately l4 are immediately available in the area, an additional 16 would De ready for the first of June.
 The kenai Chamber Housing Committee will survey the needs of the major employers in the area and will also attempt to de- termine the number of rental units presently in existence. When figures on the number of rental units available in the area have been determined, it will be pos slole to more fully advise the prospective builders of the con- need for such housing" Fisher declared.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-04-19

MT. and Mrs. A. A. Farmer of Sterling are announcing the en- gagement and approaching mar riage of their daughter, Arleene Elva, to David F. Gibbons. son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Gibbons of Moose Pass.
 Miss Farmer is a senior at Ke- mai Central High School and has lived in Alaska since she was a child of eight years, coming to the State with her parents from San Diego, Calf. They now make their home on Robinson Loop Road.
 The prospective bridegroom has been an Alaskan since he was six
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-04-19
Is Army Nurse

KEENAN, - Miss Ruth Tewes. former public health nurse for many communities on the Kenai Peninsula, is once again serving the Armed Forces, according to letter received this week by the kenai Health Center.
 Miss, Tewes resigned her po- sltion at Kenai a few months ago. Prlor to her Alaska work with the Public Health Service had been an Army nurse. She is now serving at the Fort Carson Army Hospital at Fort Carson, Colo, located near Pikes Peak.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-04-19
Rising Unemployment
 Spurs Senator to Plead '-''' More Public Works Funds

Uheiffrlosisfft Was tagged bv Sen Ernest q uehinp ddfihp | fp cent Senate Btpeth as HAmafits' 's No 1 pfvtlthi Nd. { problem, and No ! ptol,lt "
 The Alaet Senator added. in his view, the roblem bvpfshadoVs all others Unemployment has just reached ' new high ia other words, we ssfe not gaining Wp are not fduefing tihempinv. ment, but efa dropping behind. Action effective action. prompt aetion--is inif eratiye. .
 Specific k tion recommended by the senator was prompt pass. age of his bill to increase the amount available for the arceler. ated public works program from 5000 million 10 s2.G billion.
 There are some among us who may think this is not necessary expenditure, the senator said q feel it is absolutely essential. The facts are that we have an accumu- lated backlog of ready public works--desirable projects - and others which could be brought in- to realization, which would more than absorb che two-and-a half billion dollsrs which my proposal
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-04-19

months old and is a graduate of Seward High School. He currently is employed as truck driver for Estes Bros., working out of Moose Pass. A June wedding is planned by the couple.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-04-19
POSTMASTER IN HOSPITAL

Z MOOSE PASS-Delbert Wolfe. Moose Pass postmaster, is a pa- tieHt in Seward General Hospital following surgery but expects to be home in about two weeks. Mrs. Wolfe IS substituting for her hus- hand ct the postoffice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
FruguI-Minded Senate
Votes CiviIRights Fund

President Johnson's advocacy
of both civil rights and frugali-
ty met head on in the Senate
today, and civil rights won.
Liberals in both parties
achieved a modest victory
when the mustered a vote of
50-33 for an amendment add
ing $50, 900 to the Justice, State
and Commerce Departments
appropriation bill to hire about
six more lawyers to handle civil
rights complaints in the Justice
Department.
With this one change the
Senate approved the $1.S
billion bill for these three
departments.
The increase was sponsored
by Republican Senators Keat-
ing and JavitS of New York
and Democratic Senator Hum
phrey of Minnesota.
Senator Heating first asked
for $4,000 to increase by
eight the number of lawyers
handling civil rights CON-
plants. There are now 40
lawyers in civil rights work.
The department had asked for
Sc and the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee allowed 48.
Senator Humphrey moved to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
First Big Snow
Brushes the Area
Turns to Rain

The East's first severe snow
storm of the season brushed
past Washington early today,
bringing the area a snow-and-
sleet mixture that rapidly
turned to rain.
Tonight will be partly cloudy
and colder with temperatures
in the upper EOS. Variable
cloudiness tomorrow will be
followed by colder weather Sat-
urday.
To the north, snow covered
most of Pennsylvania. Later
today, the storms northeast
ward progress was due to
bring Snowfalls measuring 6
inches or more to the New Eng
land States.
BY midmorning, New York
City's first measurable snow of
the winter was an inch deep
and still falling. The same
amount of snow covered large
areas of New Jersey, including
the entire length of the New
Jersey turnpike. The turnpike
speed limit was reduced to IS
miles an hour.
Precipitation in this area to-
tailed less than a half inch this
morning. At Frederick, Md,
however, l inch of snow was
reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
NJ STREET MANSION
Mrs. Kennedy Buys Home
BY BETTY BEALE
Star Staff Writer

Mrs. John F. Kennedy set
tied on her future residence
yesterday with the purchase of
one of the oldest houses in
Georgetown.
Even before the owner had
signed the contract, her press
secretary, Miss Pamela Turn
ure. announced that the former
First Lady had bought the big,
fawn-colored brick Colonial
house at 3017 N street from
James Mcmillan Gibson.
Mr.. Gibson, who has lived in
the house for nine years, put it
on the market a year ago
priced at 1925, 900. Mrs. Kenne-
dy's mother, Mrs. Hugh D. Au-
chincloss, looked at the house
at that time with her husband
before deciding to buy their
present home at 3044 Q street.
Later the asking price was low
cred to $250,O00 and then to
$4,000.
Mrs. Kennedy saw the house
four times before making the
decision. She visited it on Mon
day and went back there on
Tuesday with her sister, Prin-
cess Radziwill. Later she went
back with her brother-in-law,
Attorney General Robert Ken
nedy who was accompanied by
See HOUSE, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
Kenya Becomes Independent
As 18th African Nation

to forgive and forget the Bit
terness of the past as it
wrestles with its problems.
Mr.. Kenyatta pledged his
country not to align with any
power bloc and said he wanted
no air with strings attached.
He also denounced continued
white rule elsewhere in Africa.
One of Mr.. Kenyatta's i'm
mediate problems is a border
dispute with Somalia. The two
countries are at odds over con-
troll of an arid strip on Kenya's
northeastern frontier inhabited
by Somali nomadS. Kenya'S
African troops, under British
officers, have fought skir-
mishes with paramilitary "ban-
dts" from Somalia.
Another difficulty is deep
seate d hostility and rivalry
among Kenya's 48 African
tribes. The country has a long
history Of tribal warfare. Mr..
Kenyatta belongs to the
Kikuyu tribe, which spawned
the Mau Mau terror.
But perhaps the greatest
challenge before Mr.. Kenyatta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
Pupils Here May Sing
Carols, Within Limits

of religious ceremonies or
exercises, although they may
include the singing or carols or
hymns as part of a seasonal
observance by students" Mr..
Gray said.
I'm any case in which a
student objects on religious
grounds, he may not be re-
quired to participate in such
programs.
In response to other ques-
tons from the Board of Educa-
ton, Mr.. Gray said:
Students may engage in
devotional services in certain
circumstances.
Clergymen may pronounce
invocation and benediction at
such meetings as commence
ment exercises, as long as
attendance by students Is
voluntary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
Dec. "a Full Duy
In Federal Offices

Government employees will
work a full day on December
"a, Civil Service Commission
officials said today.
The decision to foregc the
usual halliday holiday on the
day before Christmas was made
at the White House level.
A full day will also be worked
on New Years eve, csc Off
Gals said.
For many years 1t has been
the custom to give Federal en-
ployes at least half day off
on the day before Christmas.
In some years they have re-
ceived full day off.
However, since Government
workers received a day off dur
ing the day of mourning for
the late President Kennedy,
and in view of President john
sons economy program. the de-
cision was made against giving
the halliday holidays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12

Christmas carols may be
snug at student gatherings in
the Districts public schools
under certain conditions, the
city's legal officer ruled today.
The Board of Education had
asked if carols and Easter
hymns could be sung at stu
dent assemblies in view of the
Supreme Court decision BAN
ming required prayer and Bible
readings.
Chester H. Gray, corporation
counsel, said in an opinion
presented to the District Com
.missioners that there is moth
ing in the high courts ruling
which would prohibit hymn
singing as an incidental part OF
an assembly program.
"Such programs, however,
may not assume the character
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12

is economic. For many of the
past So years, Britain has
poured money into Kenya's ag-
ricultural economy. Last year
this aid totaled $l4 million and
Britain has promised finan-
cial help for "a long time"
after independence.
Mr.. Kenyatta will need more
than British aid to bring a
measure of prosperity to a land
where three out of four persons
live in mud huts and only Z
per cent of the people work for
pay.
Mr.. Kenyatta hopes to at
tract foreign investors, who
have tended to be cautious
about pouring money into new
African states, and to retain
the white capital already in the
country.
BY moderate statements he
has sought to reassure Kenya's
jittery white residents and pre-
vent a mass exodus. Loans and
bank deposits rose this year
and again there is a market for
land, but white settlers are con-
tinuing to trickle abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12

time of severe budgetary
stringency."
The order for department
and agency heads to re-examine
personally their most recent
tentative budget estimates for
the 1865 fiscal year went out
late last night.
Statement to Cabinet
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger described the
directive as a follow-up to the
Presidents statement to a cab
met meeting yesterday that
Federal employment for the
fiscal year starting next July /
must be less than the levels in
the 1864 and 1868 budgets.
Mr.. Johnson personally told
the cabinet that action must be
taken to:
/. Cut out excessive paper
work because it breeds over
stating.
2. Measure work loads care
fully.
3. Strip down overlay elab-
crate organizations"
The President said he in
tends to "disapprove any budg-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
McGRORY ARTICLES
OF NOVEMBER 1926
IN BOOKLET

Because of mony requests.
the four articles and on edi-
tonioI by Mary McGrory
which appeared in The Stor
during the tragic days of
November 1926, 1868, have
been assembled in q special
booklet, designed and print
ed by O leading photographic
house. If you would like q
copy of TN Memoiom -
John Fitzgerald Kennedy"
write RIM. AIS, The Evening
StoF. Enclose 25c to cover
the cost Of postoge and
handbag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12

ct request for more personnel
except for where the facts
leave me no choice"
He said this means that he
will grant increases in agency
employment only when they
are absolutely necessary to
meet fixed commitments; to
properly carry out new legisla-
ton, and to do work of the
highest national priority"
Detectives of Directives
Following the cabinet meet
ing. Mr.. Salinger said Budget
Bureau Director Kermit Cor
don sent a memorandum to the
heads of all Government de-
partments and agencies, asking
them to comply with two
directives and report by 6 pm.
tomorrow.
Mr.. Salinger said the two
directives called on the agency
heads to:
/. Make a personal re-exami-
nation of the appropriation,
expenditure and employment
See JOHNSON, Page As
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
Farley Louds Johnson

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. II
(AP).-JameS A. Farley told
American and Argentine bust
nessmen in Buenos Aires that
President johnson has all the
qualities ito make him a truly
great President" The 75-year-
old Mr.. Farley, a Democratic
Party leader and former United
States Postmaster General, is
in Buenos Aires on a business
trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12

reduce it to 100000 pointing
out that half the fiscal year
already has passed.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat
of Arkansas, in charge of the
bill, opposed the amendment as
unnecessary and said he'd
prefer to go along with Presi-
dent Johnson's appeal to all
departments to be frugal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. IL
P).-Nearly 100, 900 Africans
whistled, sang and cheered to-
day as Kenya became Africa's
35th independent nation.
But even as the shouts Of
"uhuru" (freedom) echoed
through the streets Of this for
mer British colonial capital,
monumental problems con-
fronted the new nation. It must
conquer frontier warfare, tribal
rivalrieS and economic difficult
ties.
When the Union Jack was
hauled down and Kenya's flag
Of black, red and green went up
amid wild jubiliation at Maj
robi's Freedom Stadium, Brit
ain relinquished its last colo
NAL holding in East Africa.
The Africans roared with
delight and Kenya's Prime
Minister Jomo Kenyatta joy
fully waved his flywhisk an
African symbol Of authority
at the midnight ceremony.
The wives of white settlers
wept and their husbands swal-
lowed hard as they considered
their future as a minority of
$4,000 in a nation of 8.5 million
Africans.
Forty-eight hours earlier, the
spice island of Zanzibar, just
to the south, received its indie
pendence in a similar ceremony
ending 70 years of British pro-
lection. Both countries will re-
main in the British Common
wealth.
Britain'S Prince Philip repre-
sented his wife, Queen Eliza
beth II. at both celebrations.
Mr.. Kenyatta, the legendary
burning spear" of the Mau
Mau terror a decade ago, is no
longer the firebrand who head
ed the African nationalist
movement and spent eight
years in British detention. Now
70, he has called on his nation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
Earth Slides
Engu|f4Men
9 Guspe Homes
Swept Awuy
ST. JOACHIM DE TOUR

ST. JOACHIM DE TOUR
ELLIE, Quebec. Dec. IL (AP).-
A second earth movement to-
day sent two houses tumbling
into a sea of mud which swal-
lowed up four brothers in a
truck and three other houses
last night. The first earth
movement also demolished a
highway bridge and carried
four homes into the st. Law
renee River.
Quebec provincial police,
working throughout the night
to help this stricken and
alarmed Gaspe Peninsula COM
munity, ordered 10 houses
evacuated.
"Sinister Noises" Heard
The houses ordered evacuated
today we're on a hill above
Tourelle Greek, now a muddy
mass moving into the st. Law
renee. The houses carried away
last night and this morning
were in the same general area.
With the first indications of
the earth movement yesterday.
residents fled their homes, say
ing they heard sinister noises"
and explosive sounds.
There were theories that an
underground lake had caused
the slide or upheaval. Several
buildings were swallowed up
last spring-at the time of the
usual spring thaws-and sur
veys later indicated there was
an underground lake.
Temperature Near Zero
The earth now, however, is
hard and frozen at the top.
Temperatures during the last
few days have been near zero.
The pit left by last nights
slide was estimated to be $50
feet deep in places and 1000
yards in circumference. OF the
three houses that were swept
into it last night, only part Of
one could be seen.
The bodies of the four men
whose truck was carried into
the pit we're recovered today.
Except for the brothers, no
other deaths were reported in
See SLIDE, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
De GuuIIe Kin Honored

PARIS, Dec. IL (AP).-Pres-
ident de Gaulle's son-in-law,
Col. Alain de Boissieu, was pro-
NOTED to brigadier general yes
terday at a French cabinet
meeting presided over by Gen.
de Gaulle. Gen. de BoiSSieu
and Gen. de Gaulle's daughter,
Elisabeth, have been married
since 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
BY J. A. OTEARY
Star Staff Writer

Senator Javits, Republican
of New York, today proposed a
constitutional amendment I'M
der which Congress, in joint
session, would elect a new Vice
President whenever that office
becomes vacant.
This is the latest of several
reforms that have been put
forward since the assassination
of President Kennedy left the
vice presidency vacant for the
second time in 20 years. The
first was the succession of Vice
President Truman to the pres.
idency in 1915.
Under a law passed in 1947,
Speaker Mccormack and Sem
ator Hayden, as President Pro
Tenn of the Senate, are next
in line of succession.
There have been published
suggestions that one or both of
these men step aside in favor
of younger men, but it was
made clear at the Capitol yes
terday that neither has any
intention of stepping down.
Seek Special Vote
The JavitS proposal would
not eliminate either of these
men, but would enable Congress
to pick new Vice President
with each Representative and
Senator casting one vote.
The member chosen would be
able to devote full time to pre- :
pairing himself for succession,
as Vice President Nixon and
Vice President johnson were
able to do in recent years with
the cooperation of Presidents
Eisenhower and Kennedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
House Unit Votes
For Kennedy Coin
BY the Associated Press

Coming of a John F. Kenne-
dy half-dollar was unanimously
approved by the House Bank
ing Committee today. Leaders
planned to bring the bill to a
vote in the House Monday.
President johnson, proposing
the change in the half-dollar
design to honor the assassinat-
ed President, asked Congress to
rush the legislation through
before adjourning so that the
new issue could begin with the
New Year.