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Evening star., 1963-02-06
4 Believed Dead
AS Ferry Sinks

NCHON. South Korea, Feb.
Q (AP).-A crowded ferry struck
floating ice and sank is miles
northwest Of Inchon today. Po-
lice said the ferry's passenger
list carried lao names and that
four persons were missing.
Earlier a United States Army
spokesman had said there were
about 200 persons aboard the
ferry and it was believed four
were lost.
Police said the accident oc-
CURED about 500 yards off
Moodo. a tiny islet, and that
the ship stayed afloat in a calm
sea for several hours. Two tugs,
United States landing craft and
two United States helicopters
went out from Inchon for the
rescue.
The survivors were reported
en- route to Inchon aboard a
United States vessel.
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Brown Stirs
Tax Fight
In California

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb.
6 (AP).-Gov. Edmund G.
Brown has stirred up a certain
fight over CALIFORNIA; So bill
lion budget - biggest State
budget in the Nation-and his
intent to help finance it by a
State withholding tax.
Opposition formed quickly in
the Legislature to the Demo-
cratic Governors plan, an
nounced Monday, for balancing
the $3.250,000.000 budget
without new tax rates.
The plan: Put corporate and
personal income taxes on q cur
rent basis and inaugurate pay
roll Withholding on personal
income taxes next year.
Democrats, a majority in
both houses. applauded the
budget itself. Several party
leaders acknowledged, however,
they were not sold on the tax
proposal. Republicans were
loudly critical.
The Republican minority
leader. Senator John F. Nc
Carthy, said:
"If the Governors pledge Of
no new taxes this year is to
be kept. ! can only assume that
he does not consider a double
tax in one year as an increase" I"
Californians would have To
pay their l963-64 and 1865 in
come taxes in 1864 and 1865
under the proposed plan, but
Gov. Brown suggested a Is per
cent forgiveness for the first
year.
Evening star., 1963-02-06

Urban renewal projects ir
Alexandria will be open to all
races, Mayor Frank E. Mann
told an audience last night. Al
the same time, the city will
offer shelter to those displaced
by the projects.
At a panel discussion or
housing in Alexandria, Mayor
M a n n said II fail. to see
why we have to keep bring
Ing up this open occupancy
thing. One reason we're
having trouble is that my pre-
decessor and the folks that
were with him paid lip service
to this for three years"
He said the current city ad-
ministration has worked harder
In its l8 months in office or
the problems Of Negro housing
than any council or housing
authority in the past 10 years
But we have two faults" he
said. "One, we don't agree with
you (Durant Civic Association
a leading Negro sroup) on some
OF the solutions and two, despite
our best efforts we have failed
Seem Shelter Offering
Earlier, David Haddock, chair
man Of the city redevelopment
and housing authority, said
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Negro Enrolment
In Schools Asked

The Falls Church School
Board last night was urged
by the League Of Women
Voters to encourage enrolment
Of Negro residents in the city's
school system, particularly in
elementary classes.
Most Negro children in the
city are enrolled in Fairfax
County schools under a policy
letting them choose the school
they wish to attend.
In a statement presented to
the board. the league explained
that it has previously sup
ported the boards policy OF
allowing Negro children to at
tend city schools or Negro
schools in Fairfax County
However, the statement said,
the recommended new policy
would facilitate the students
eventual adjustment as stu
dents in the city's George
Mason Junior Senior High
School,"
-Four Negro children now at
tend city schools and 18 go to
Fairfax County schools.
The league proposed also
that the board include funds
in the 1963-64 budget fol
studies preparatory to starting
kindergarten classes in 1864
The proposed budget includes
money for three kindergarten
teachers in September.
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Alexandra Urban Renewal
To Be Open to All Races

less of whether the city pro-
vides 225 or 500 low income
units, 1t would not be suf-
ficient to take care of people
who are in this area of hous-
ing" He said more than 800
units are needed.
Sees Elimination
Referring to public housing
units, Mayor Mann said I'VE
don't like them"
He said he thinks the city
council is dedicated to try to
eliminate every public housing
unit in Alexandria" The city
is starting with 30 units, he
added, "in the fond hope that
we will not have to build any
more"
IF we can see ourselves
eliminating public housing" he
said, I'VE must have some real
and definitive plans to replace
the housing"
Also on the panel were Guy
Ridgely, president Of the Alex
andria National Bank; the Rev.
William c. Basom, moderator
and member Of the committee
on minority housing, and Her.
man G.. Moeller, inquisitor
More than 100 persons attended
the discussion at the Old Pres
byterian Meeting House.
Evening star., 1963-02-06

some sort of shelter will be
offered" people displaced in
urban renewal projects.
when we get into urban
renewal" he said, "the city and
housing authority assume GER
tain responsibilities toward the
people who are displaced. This
has not been the case before.
The city has not had the
money"
Speaking from the floor, John
Y. Kerr, housing executive di-
rector, said that while the city
is proceeding with construction
Of the first 80 of 225 planned
low-income housing units, I'VE
are hoping that private in
dustry can come into play and
diminish the load we are carry
ing publicly and create some
middle income homes"
However, Randall j. Hicks,
past president of the Virginia
Real Estate Association. said
investors are cautious because
they are waiting to see what
happens to legislation in Con-
gress which would eliminate de-
probation factors in apartment
construction.
But Col. Marion johnson. a
member Of the committee on
minority housing, said Regard
Evening star., 1963-02-06
15Curs in Crashes
On Icy Bridge

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 8 (Spe-
ciaD. - Several persons were
injured in a series Of traffic
accidents involving about is
cars on the Severn River Bridge
near here this morning, State
police reported.
Names OF the injured or their
condition were not available
Immediately. police said. They
were brought to the Anne
Arundel General Hospital here
for treatment.
Police said there were at
least three separate accidents
resulting from skids on icy
patches on the bridge about
l7:40 am.
Traffic was tied up for an
hour. police said.
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Scott Urges End
To Watching Of
Postal Workers
BY the Associated Press

Senator Scott, Republican Of
Pennsylvania, called today for
an end to what he described
as use Of "stopwatch systems"
on postal workers. The prac-
tice, he said, is destructive of
employe morale"
He planned to introduce a
bill to prevent the Post Office
Department from using stop
watches. work measurement
programs and other perform
ance standards as measuring
devices in the postal service.
These measurements, Senator
Scott said. are referred to as
guide lines" in the postal
service.
"The department maintains
that It is attempting TO i'm
prove efficiency and TO reduce
operating costs-both OF whicn
objectives I applaud" Senator
Scott said In a statement.
But the operation Of the
guide lines system is actually
destructive Of employe morale
and works against a most ef-
ficient and economical Post
office Department"
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Thomos Baldwin Dies,
Ex-Insuronce Aide

Thomas Morgan Baldwin jr.,
superintendent of insurance for
the District from 1924 to 1881,
died yesterday morning in Ar
lington Hospital after a short
illness. He was 80, and lived at
6518 North Washington boule-
ward. Arlington.
Born in Philadelphia, Mr.
Baldwin attended Laurel High
School in Maryland and gradu-
ated from Kings Business Col
lege in Baltimore in 1895. He
was employed by the B&O
Railroad there until 1918 when
he joined the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co.
In 1917, Mr.. Baldwin came to
Washington to work for the
United States Shipping Boards
Emergency Fleet Corporation,
Subsequently he became deputy
superintendent and the SUPER
intendent of insurance for the
district. From 1881 until his
retirement in 1946, he worked
as an auditor for the United
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Falls Church
Man Is Killed
In Accident

A Falls Church (Va.) father
Of four children was killed last
night when his car was caught
between a truck and another
aut o m bile on Maryland,
Eastern Shore. police reported
He was Herbert L. Blount
38, who had lived at 1902 Cedar
lane, Falls Church, for the last
two years.
The accident occurred near
Sudlersville on U. S. Route 301
near State Route 800, the AS
sociated Press reported.
Police said Mr.. Blount, driv-
ing a station wagon, was trying
to pass a truck driven by Will
liam Sherburne of Woburn
Mass, when he was caught
between the truck and a car
coming the opposite way.
The car was driven by Carol
@. Dykes, So, Of Milford. Del
Neither he nor Mr.. Shelburne
was injured although both
vehicles overturned.
Mr.. Blount, an employe oi
the Radio Corp. of America fol
almost is years, was contract
manager and an electronic
engineer with the Alexandria
office of the company. Before
coming to this area, he had
been with the home office OF
RCA in Camden, N. j.
Mr.. Blount was born in At
lanta, Ca, and served in the
Navy in the South Pacific in
World War II as a radioman
in the Navy. He leaves his wife,
Phyllis, and four children who
range in ages from 2 months
to IA years.
The body will be at Pearson's
Funeral Home, 472 North
Washington street, Falls
Church, from 2 pm. tomorrow
until services are held at the
funeral home at noon Friday.
Mr.. Blount will be buried in
Kansas, where his wife for
merly lived.
Evening star., 1963-02-06

States General Accounting Of
flee.
Mr.. Baldwin, whose wife
Harriet died last october,
leaves three children, Mrs.
Clarence Botkin of Oakton,
Va; Mrs. Carl Buchholtz Of
65l4 North Washington boule-
ward, Arlington, and Samuel o.
Baldwin, 1708 South Randolph
street, Arlington. He is also
survived by a sister, Mrs.
Emery Haislup of Martinsburg,
w. Va: eight grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren
He was a past master Of the
Laurel Wreath Masonic Lodge
No. 149 of Laurel, Md. and a
member of Freedom Masonic
Lodge Of Lovettsville, Va. He
belonged TO Friendship Meth
odist Church, Friendship, Md.
Funeral services are sched-
uled for 10 am. tomorrow at
Pearson's Funeral Home, Falls
Church, with burial in Ivy Hills
Cemetery, Laurel, Md.
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Decision Near on Site
For Sewage Plant

some nearby residents, and
Mount Vernon officials intent
on preserving the Potomac view
from George Washington's
home across the Potomac.
Funds Budgeted
The bi-county agency, how
ever. said this alternate would
be too costly, and that Charles
County was not financially able
to contribute to the project.
Continued opposition to the
WSSC's initial plans prompted
Congress to authorize parkland
funds for Mockley Point, and
to designate some inland bay
front acreage as park area.
Mr.. Mcleod said the action
prohibits WSSC construction
on Mockley Point, but a plant
still could be built inland on
the park area for which no
funds have been approved. The
agency's current budget in
cludeS funds to begin the treat
ment plant.
Mr.. Moran said the sewage
plant on Piscataway Bay prob
ably would encourage urban
sprawl and hurt attempts to
preserve open spaces. Blair H
Smith, WSSC chairman, said
health and sewage consultant
studies pick the bay as the best
spot for the plant.
I'VE don't plan on it touch
ing Moyaone." Mr.. Smith
added.
Effluent would not be chan
neled into the nearly still bay
but piped into Potomac River
currents, he added.
Evening star., 1963-02-06
BY JERRY KLINE
Star staff Writer

After II years of controversy,
the first step in Alexandria s
urban renewal program cleared
one Of its final hurdles last
night without opposition.
The Midtown project, under
which 20 new homes will re-
place some structures labeled
substandard and space will be
provided for a new high school,
was unanimously approved by
the Planning Commission.
Urban Renewal Director
Martin Smith said the project
is to begin this spring. Com
pletion Of the residential Sec
ton should come next year and
the high school should be ready
in the fall Of 1865, he said.
Hearing Tuesday
The project is likely to re-
ceive final approval by the
City Council after a public
hearing next Tuesday. The
area covers 30 acres in the
triangle formed by King street
and Quaker lane. Forty of the
48 buildings on the site are
substandard, Mr.. Smith said.
The Negro families now living
there are to be given the first
opportunity to occupy the new
homes.
In other action, the commits
sion approved "in principle"
q park and school development
plan, but withheld any recon-
inendations on a comprehensive
guide drawn up by the Plan
ming Department last December
Among other provisions, the
plan calls for the acquisition
by the year 1000 Of 686 acres
for dozens Of parks and play
grounds. Planner Robert o.
Osthreim said the program pro-
poses the development of five
OF six acres of recreation space
Evening star., 1963-02-06
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Rather
cloudy tonight, lowest around
80. Tomorrow clearing with
highest in the 40s and turning
colder.
Maryland - Cloudy tonight,
with lowest % TO 80 in the west
ranging to the upper 30s on the
coast. Gradual clearing and
turning colder tomorrow.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy with
chance of some rain near the
coast tonight and tomorrow
afternoon. Low tonight in the
sos except around 40 on the
coast.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Variable winds 5
to 10 knots in the north half
and northeasterly winds 10 to
Is knots in the south half to-
night, except winds becoming
northerly over the north half
tonight. Tomorrow, northerly
winds 10 to 20 knots. Weather
becoming cloudy tonight, with
possibly some rain or drizzle
over the lower bay. Gradual
clearing tomorrow. Visibility
2 TO 6 miles improving to 8
miles tomorrow.
Five-Day Forecast
February I'LL
District and Vicinity - Tenn
peratures will average near the
normal highs and lows. which
Evening star., 1963-02-06
8 Climb to Sufety
As Ship Hits Rocks

DOUGLAS, Isle Of Man, Feb.
6 (AP). - The captain and
seven crewmen Of the Dutch
ship Grietje were rescued yes
terday after the 296-ton coaster
ran on the rocks in a snowstorm
four miles south of Douglas.
Capt. Zwaantinus Boersma,
AZ, and his crew came ashore
by life raft to the base Of a
250-foot cliff. Coast Guardsmen
dropped a rope ladder for them
to climb the cliff. None was
hurt in the ascent.
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Drive On to Keep
Rickover on DUTY
BY the Associated Press


A group of members OF the
Senate House Atomic Energy
Committee has started a drive
to keep Vice Admiral Hyman
@. Rickover on active duty.
The Admiral, known as the
father of the atomic sub
marine, will reach the man.
datory retirement age of SIS
later this year.
HE is just too valuable to
give UP his present job, as head
Of the naval reactor program"
one of those in the drive told
a reporter. I'VE don't know
yet just how we will go about
it, but we are going to explore
every possibility and we believe
we will find the answer"
Evening star., 1963-02-06
By q star staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 6. - The
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission will be asked with
in a week to choose one Of two
sites proposed for a sewage
treatment plant on the south
shore of Piscataway Bay off the
Potomac River.
Robert j. Mcleod, WSSC
chief engineer. said last night
his staff is completing a survey
Of the southern Prince Georges
County area covering some
1900 acres. About 100 acres are
needed for a plant, he said.
One studied site extends from
Mockley Point east through
Federally designated parkland
to a line near Calvert Manor
subdivision. The other runs far
ther east along the south shore
toward Indian Head highway.
Mr.. Mcleod said.
Alternative Suggested
The progress report came at
a joint Prince Georges Mont
gomery legislative delegation
hearing on bills requested by
the WSSC. william Moran, Of
the Moyaone Association devel-
opment. asked for a legislative
review Of a proposal to build a
sewage treatment plant farther
south on Mattawoman Greek In
Charles County.
The WSSC considered the al
tentative a few years ago when
its plans of a plant at Mockley
Point evoked a storm of pro-
tests from conservationists,
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Law TuIk Slated

Washington Attorney Andrew
GeiSler will speak on Law and
the Layman" in the first of
three lectures at $3.50 pm.
Thursday in the Jewish Com
munity Center, Sixteenth and
@ streets NV. Subsequent
lectures will be held February
IA and 81.
Evening star., 1963-02-06
Two Flyers Killed

WILLIAMS AIR FORCE
BASE, Ariz., Feb. 6 (AP) Two
Air Force officers were killed
yesterday when a T-38 jet
trainer crashed as it ap-
preached the williams Air
Force Base to land. Killed were
Capt. Harry E. Rice, jr., 81, an
instructor, and I'd 1t. Arthur
r. Van Tine, %, his tudent.
Evening star., 1963-02-06
OK of Midtown Plan
Near in Alexandra

for every 1000 residents when
the city reaches a population
of 100000 persons.
The commission said it would
return the plan for a public
hearing after studying It fur
ther.
The commission deferred un-
til tomorrow a decision on a
highly controversial proposal to
build a doctors village" near
the new Alexandria Hospital on
Seminary road. The proposal
provides for zoning law re-
vision to permit a group of doc
tors to construct 20 small medi-
cal units.
Residents of the Seminary
road area, who fear the will
lage" would downgrads the
neighborhood. overflowed the
council chambers. In sharp de-
bates between the two factions,
supporters of the proposal ac-
cused their opponents of con-
Quoting telephone campaigns
with misunderstanding and
misstatements."
Residents of the area charged
the doctors with seeking "spe-
cial legislation"
Support Cited
Mrs. Isabella Diamond. chair
man of a committee favorine
the village said she had 1,70C
signatures on petitions sup
porting the project.
M. w. Belcher. president of
the Seminary Hill Association,
called the proposal something
in the nature Of a private bill
which is zeroed in on a private
tract"
The commission said it will
make a decision after tomor-
row nights hearings on a re-
vision Of the master coming map
and a proposal to limit new
buildings in the historic district
to 81 feet in height.
Evening star., 1963-02-06
$50 Miles in Cove

Mammoth Cave, discovered
near Bowling Green. KY, In
1899, has over $50 miles OF pas
sageways.
Evening star., 1963-02-06

for Washington are A and 20.
Colder tomorrow and Friday
will be followed by rising tenn
peratures Sunday or Monday.
Precipitation amounts will aver
age less than one tenth inch
occurring the first of next week.
AAA ROAD CONDITIONS AS
OF 3 AM. TODAY
West: District OF Columbia to Penn
Sylvania turnpike, clear; Pennsylvania
turnpike. clear; Ohio turnpike, clear;
Y; s. 40 West to Ohio; clear: o, 8. SO
Nest Nest e Ohio clear o. 8. 90 through
South-shirley highway and q. 8. I
TO Richmond, clear; Richmond south
clear; District Of Columbia TO Char
North and East-pistriet of Column
bia to Harrisburg, Pa. clear: Harris
burg TO Buffalo, N. r, clear; District
Sr,dS coiu%Sia sTs e psiawSre MeRTporisI q
New New Hsnp.. aSpE Sy tasnDs ssnT stS y Sp:ly in
spots.
River Report
Potomac River clear at Harpers
Ferry and clear a. Great Fails. shen-
andoah clear At Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
MidniEht ---- g Noon ----- IS
sam. am. q Pm. P.m. -- - 81
Record Temperatures for the Year
Highest, 50 on January 20.
Lowest. 3 on January "a.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
Low ---.---- 12.i3 am. / 33 am.
High --a----.. B'22 am. 7.lb m
High - $3.50 pm 7:4u n. m
Low .-- l2:ba pm. 1850 y. m.
For high and low toes at the follow.
ing points subtract times indicated
from the above Annapolis, "a hours;
Bloody Point Light. 4Ll hours; Colonial
Beach. y hours, Deale.. "a hours;
SolomonS Island, ga hours; Point
Lookout. ia hours.
Evening star., 1963-02-01

Of Franco American rela-
tions."
He had known them, he
said, since they were both in
London 20 years ago, when,
as another speaker pointed
out, the Count de Segonzac,
who is better known as Zig
gy', served in the Raj.
OF all the remarks that
followed. Bill Bundy's were
the wittiest.
HE READ TWO HIGH
SOUNDING commentaries,
one in English and one in
French, supposedly on the
subject of matrimony, but
with a familiar stately ring.
The first turned out to be
excerpts from Lincoln's sec
ond inaugural address with
the word conflict" substi-
tuted for war. And the Sec
ond was the opening para
graph in De Gaulle's men,
oirs where he said that all
his life he had one idea of
France, only Bill substituted
the word marriage" for
France"
Belgian Ambassador and
Mrs. Scheyven were there,
Nicole Alphand, of course,
and Mr.. Tyler, the Robert E.
Lees. the Charles Bartletts,
the David Schoenbrons, the
Walter Ridders, the David
Ginsbergs, the Marcel Gavo-
tvs of the French Embassy
Continued on Page CO
Evening star., 1963-02-01
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
KennedysGuest
Of The DiIIons

There have been some very
VIP, chic and original par
ties this week.
Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Dillon gave an un-
official dinner for President
and Mrs. Kennedy on
Wednesday night which
is certainly original, VIP and
chic anyway you look at it.
'Tis rumored the party was
for the billions daughter, but
inasmuch as the President
must always be the host or
the honor guest wherever he
is, this rumor was promptly
discounted.
THE SAME EVENING the
Presidents assistants, Nc
George Bundy, Pierre Salin-
ger and Arthur Schlesinger
and wives and his Air Aide,
Gen. Godfrey McHugh, were
at the delightful and anus
ing dinner and dance for 40
given by Count and Countess
de Segonzac to celebrate
their goth wedding anniver-
Evening star., 1963-02-01
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN
Home FURNISHINGS Editor

WILLIAMSBURG, Va.-A
surprising new star made a
successful appearance on the
lecture platform at Colonial
williamsburg this week-none
other than Mrs. Marjorie
Merriweather Post May.
Mrs. May turned the tables
at last nights lecture pro-
gram, In the current 18th
annual antiques forum here,
by mounting the speakers
platform to give a personal
account Of her vast Russian
collection in her Washington
estate, Hillwood.
More than 300 forum reg
istrants, including interna-
tionally known scholars, Gu
rators and specialists partici-
pating in Sthe lecture pro-
gram, gathered in the audi
torium to hear Mr.. Marvin
Ross, curator of Hillwood,
give an illustrated talk on
Marjorie Post Mays Col
lections at Hillwood."
The guests received an un-
expected treat as Mrs. May
Joined her curator on the
stage to reveal never before
publicly told anecdotes on
acquiring her unsurpassed
collections.
She proved to be a knowl-
edgeable collector, too, by
giving the intimate history Of
Russian imperial owners Of
many individual pieces and
their renowned craftsman
creators.
With her husband, Mr..
Herbert May. smiling encour-
agement from the front row
for her first such speaking
undertaking, Mrs. May sat
alone at a small table on one
side of the platform during
the l 2-hour-long program.
Adds Anecdotes
AS the breathtaking color
slides Of her collection were
thrown on the huge screen,
she arose from time to time
to add to Mr.. Ross running
description Of the priceless
Hillwood furnishings.
In all, she spoke extern
poraneously a dozen times.
enthusiastically and simply
relating imperial background
anecdotes of individual own
ers and some fascinating ex-
periences on collecting in
Communist Russia, while
she was in Moscow as wife of
the u. S. Ambassador to the
Soviet Union.
II thought perhaps you
might be interested in what
it meant to go into the state
storeroom in Russia" she
said. II used to think of
my childhood. 1t was like
searching in Capt. Kidd's
cave-it might be trash, it
might be something remark