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The chronicle., 1963-11-12
Carter Charges
Suit Is Aimed
To StifIe Press

GREENVILLE, Miss. (UPD-
Newspaperman Holding Carter
charges a So million defamation
suit filed against him was an at.
tempt to intimidate news media
from reporting the controversial
activities of former Maj. Gen,
Edwin A. Walker.
Carter referred Thursday tc
the suit filed against him by
Walker who claimed Carter hac
contrived to deprive him Of his
"good name and reputation"
The suit, filed last September
in Washington County Circuit
Court, stemmed from a lecture,
"The Why of Mississippi" pre-.
scented by Carter in October
1862 at the University Of New
Hampshire.
Carter made the lecture a few
weeks after Walker had ap-
peared on the University of Mis-
sissippi campus during rioting
spawned by the enrolment Of
Negro James Meredith.
Carter, editor of the Green
vile Delta Democrat : Times,
said the suit was part of a
plan to intimidate citizens, mem
bers Of the press and other
news media and to deter them
from reporting upon the activi-
ties" of Walker.
The chronicle., 1963-11-12

ferred physics, he concentrated
on the general field of chemi-
cal engineering to please his
family. He turned to physics in
the 1905.
He came to this country In
1880 to lecture at Princeton, and
became a citizen in 1887.
He married in 1886 but his
wife died the next year. In 1941
he married the former DR..
Mary Annette Wheeler, W h o
graduated from Wellesley Col
lege, received her doctorate in
physics from Yale University
and taught at Vassar College.
They have two children, Dav-
i'd and Martha.
In 1852 he became a member
Of the General Advisory Com
mittee of the us. Atomic En-
ergy Commission (AEC;.
The chronicle., 1963-11-12
Proposal Before Council
Would Change Tradition

VATICAN CITY (UPD A.
document before the Ecumeni-
cal Council absolving Jews Of
sole responsibility for the death
OF Jesus Christ would wipe out
centuries of Roman Catholic
Church tradition.
Pope Innocent III told coun-
ell fathers of the Fourth Lat
eran Council in 1918 that Jews
were condemned to perpetual
servitude because they crucified
Christ.
Numerous other church &C.
lions and statements dating
back to the Fifth Century con-
tributeG to he a~nti-semitism
which persists today, although
the Fifth Century contributed
to the a~nti-semitism which per-
sists today, although the Cath
Ole Church and its Popes also
acted at times to curb the ex-
tremes of anti-Jewish practices.
The Fourth Lateran Council
ruled that Jews and Saracens
(Arabs) living in Christian
countries were to wear a dis
tinctive badge of yellow cloth
sewn on ttsr clothing.
Adolf Hitler thus took a cue
from a council of the church
when he required 10th Century
Jews in conquered Europe to
wear such badges.
The ruling of the Fourth Lat
cram Council was enforced in
several European countries up
until the time of the French
Revolution in 1887.
The Christian antagonisrn to-
ward Jews originated in the an
eient belief that Jews were the
rnurderers of Christ. In the
early centuries priests, some
times deliberately, whipped up
anti-Jewish passions with heat
ed sermons during Holy Week
recounting the death of Christ.
Indignant Christians came out
Of the churches and attacked
Jews.
A widespread belief Of the
The chronicle., 1963-11-12
Carol Thompson
Did Not Know
About Insurance

MINI. CUPID
Carol Thompson never knew
her life was insured for more
than a million dollars.
That seems pretty sure now.
Carol Thompson, the loving
housewife, the devoted mother,
the dedicated church worker,
Cub Scout leader-what did she
know of insurance? Or of stark
violence?
Help %. help -. help she
grated at a neighbours front
door. her face unrecognizable
behind the new-clotting blood,
the fresh snow on her bare feet
speckled red with drops, her
voice a caricature because of
the knife blade broken off in
her windpipe.
If her mind worked at all
through the pain of the four
hours she lived after the man
In her house hemorrhaged her
brain with a broad-butt whip
ping of a Luger pistol and mad
ly plunged knife thrusts into
her throat, it must have worked
at a pitiful question. Why?
Why?
Carol Thompson, "a, of st.
Paul, Mimi, mother of four
growing youngsters-she was an
heiress, and an only daughter
whose rich father had set her up
with a trust fund that provided
a substantial income.
Insurance? "She took it as
kind Of joke" her chief agent
$500, 900 WORTH said. IS h e
paid no attention to the size
OF the policies"
That was the testimony Of
James Richard Treanor, a
salesman for Travellers, at
the first-degree murder trial Of
Carols husband, Timer Eu-
gene Thompson, a criminal
lawyer and church elder. He is
accused by the state of master
minding a plot to do away with
her after amassing $1,055, 900
in insurance on her life in II
months-with himself as bene-
ficiary and owner Of the pol
icies.
Maybe she paid no attention,
There now is testimony her
husband didn't want her to
know the policies sizes. A wit
ness still on the stand Thursday,
another insurance salesman,
has testified he took five blank
application forms to her home
one evening in April, 1862, at
the behest of her husband and:
'sShe was surprised to see
me"
All he wanted her to do was
sign on the proper line. He and
the husband would do the rest,
fill in the amounts, the dates,
that kind Of thing. The form
she signed eventually were
turned into policies insuring
against her accidental death in
the amount of $780, 600, bringing
the total at that time to $780,
600.
The chronicle., 1963-11-12
BY GAY CALDWELL

To the casual onlooker, t h {
night Of a Little Theater play
performance seems easy enough
Lights dim, the curtain parts
and the people on stage &C
through their PAGES.
Possibly a cue is missed OF
a line forgotten here and there.
but the actors manage most OF
their speeches, and if good
enough, they transport their all.
dience to a make believe situa.
ton for a brief hour or so.
They take their curtain calls
and it's over.
But the actors are only a few
of the people connected with a
play, and necessary to give il
life.
First a play must have a di.
rector. If he doesn't get ulcers
before first night, he may even
direct a second one.
Then there is a set to be de-
signed and built and for
some reason the director usually
gets involved along the way
with a hammer or paint brush
himself. ct is helpful if the
director has an uncle in tn {
building and supply business
Then the set must be wired
for sound and lights, adjusted
to a color scheme. "a director
is even more useful if he un.
derstands electricity
Since actors can't sit on fold.
ing chairs forever, the set de
signer has to borrow appropriate
furniture usually from g
friendly store Of a trustin 6
neighbor. THE director m i 6 h
also use some influence here.
Then there are propS-things
like ash trays, books, pencils.
pistols with blanks, champagne
glasses. The prop girl secures
these things, dashes on and of
stage between scenes with what
was used in the last and need
ed in the next. She also sees
The chronicle., 1963-11-12

no means intends to indicate
that cigarette smoke is the only
factor governing the birth
weight and incidence Of prema-
turity."
The chronicle., 1963-11-12

a toast.
Kohler: It's your party.
Both men kept smiling and
the atmosphere was amiable if
somewhat strained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
Teacher
Held inCur
Assault

BALTIMORE, Aug. 20 (AP) 4.
An English instructor from
American University was fined
a total of $154 on drunken and
reckless driving charges yester-
day and was released under
$4,000 bond on charges Of as
sault and battery with intent
to murder a policeman.
Municipal Court Judge Basil
A. Thomas was told the charges
against the defendant, James
Clees, AZ, stemmed from a July
% incident in the Police De-
partment's impounding lot.
The court was told that Pa
trolman Robert T. Kirby saw
Clees' car on the lot, noted the
condition Of the driver, tried to
reach through the car window
to remove the keys from the
ignition, and suddenly found
the window rolled up and his
arm caught between it and the
frame.
The car began moving and
Mr.. Kirby was dragged so feet
before freeing his arm, it was
testified. He suffered lacera-
tons, bruises and an injured
back.
Clees was arrested after the
car was driven off the lot and
stopped about one block away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
$50 Teen-Agers
Protest CurfeW
At Ocean Civ

OCEAN CITY, Md, Aug. 29
(AP). - About $50 teen-agers
demonstrated last night against
a midnight curfew scheduled
for minors in this Atlantic re-
sort.
Police dispersed the group
and arrested a 16-year-old boy
on a disorderly conduct charge
after the onstrat to RS
marched several blocks along
the boardwalk and nearby
streets.
The demonstration, like one
held the previous night. came
after the youngsters partici-
pated in a hootenanny, or COM
munity sing, on the beach.
In an attempt to minimize
youthful disorders during the
Labor Day week end, city Of
ficials have declared a mid
night curfew for minors, ex-
cept those on their way to or
from work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
Extension Center
Opens Sept. "a

The fall-winter term of the
University of Virginia Exten-
sion Center will offer 1874 cred
it and IL non-credjt courses
beginning September "a.
Dean E. Brundage, director,
said classes will be held at
Wakefield, Washington-Lee
and Yorktown High Schools
and the Arlington airfax
Jewish Center in Arlington;
Marshall, Falls Church and
Stuart High Schools and
George Mason College in Fair
fax County, and at Fort Myers
and Fort Belvoir.
Registration begins Monday
at the center's headquarters,
1908 North Randolph street,
Arlington, and ends September
81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29

ments. Also proposed were so
priority" storm sewage prof.
ectS, including improvements
to some tributaries of -Four
Mile Run which is subject to
excessive flooding. Another 81
million would buy land needed
for four Fairgrounds and "a
acres Of stream valley parks.
Funds for a $4,000 addition
to the central library also are
sought.
Mr.. Reid seeks $19 million
for Immediately urgent" class
room additions at four elemen-
tary schools and for added or
renovated library, classroom
and shop facilities at other
schools. Included is $475, 900
to correct Serious deficiencies"
in the gym, locker and kitchen
facilities at WaSnington-Lee
High School, and S500,000 for
Fairgrounds at several older
schools.
Mr.. Johnson proposed re-
paying the 20-year bonds with
$3.50 million in water and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
Johnson Students
Clean Up Grounds

Student service clubs of
Walter Johnson High School
staged a volunteer cleanup
campaign yesterday to prepare
the school grounds for the
opening of the fall session
Tuesday.
About 10 pupils arrived on
the Bethesda campus at l pm,
according to Mrs. Anita Will
liams, who reported that the
teen-agers worked all afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
$50 Million in Projects
Asked for Arlington

Plans for $29.9 million in
capital improvements for Ar
lington over the next five years
have been sent to the county
board by County Manager Bert
w. johnson.
He listed SO million in prof.
ects to be paid for out of a
bond issue scheduled to go be-
fore county voters November
5. The bond items will be
considered at a public hearing
OF the board at 8 pm. Septem-
Der 4.
Citizens will also comment
at the hearing on $2.4 million
in school projects proposed to-
day by School Supt. Ray E.
Reid. His projects will be
passed upon by the School
Board after the public hearing.
If all Of both administrators
proposals are included in the
bond referendum, it will total
$l0,410,000.
Mr.. johnson proposed spend
ing over half of the bond
money for sewage improve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
SUBMARINES GET
FLASHING LIGHTS
TO WARN SHIPS

NORFOLK, Va. (AP).
Submarines, ofte n mis-
taken for small craft at
night because Of their low
silhouette, will be equipped
with flashing amber lights
similar to police cars.
The Navy said that sub
m arineS are sometimes
crow e d dangerously by
other vessels which mis-
take them for fishing
craft. Currently, Subma-
rines have red and green
running lights and a white
masthead.
~ The flashing beacon will
be placed atop the mast
light.
Submarine shippers will
display the light when in
their opinion the traffic in
a given seaway warrants its
use, the Navy said.
The use Of the beacon
goes into effect Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
Reserve Officers
To Hear General

Maj. Gen. Rinaldo Van
Brunt, USA (ret). will adj
dress the opening meeting Of
a new Montgomery County
chapter of the Reserve Officers
Association at 8 pm. Septem-
Der 10 at the Officers Club at
the Bethesda Naval Medical
Center.
Gen. Van Brunt, now civil
defense director for the State
Of Maryland, will discuss the
part military officers can play
in civil defense.
The chapter also will launch
a drive to enroll members from
among the estimated 5000 re-
serve officers living in the
county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
Correction

Emory A. Hartman will be in
stalled as postmaster of Green
belt. Md, at 3 pm. September
IL in the towns youth center,
SO Centerway road. A story
in The Star yesterday errone-
ously reported the installation
was to take place today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29

and questioned whether Zant-
Finger even had the cane at
the time of the bar incident. 1t
cited testimony from several
prosecution witnesses that an
irate guest had confiscated the
cane from zantzinger after he
struck Mrs. Hill. The Hill in
cident occurred before the in
cident involving Mrs. Carroll,
Mr.. Green argued.
Mr.. Moylan and States At
torney William j. ODonnell
said during the trial there was
some doubt about the exact Sc
quence of events the night of
the ball.
They had presented several
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
~W
Man Found Dead
In Home by Wife

An employee of the Naval Re-
search Laboratory was found
dead today with a rope around
his neck in the basement of
his home in Accokeek, Prince
Georges County, police reported
Edward G.. Brogunier, SO, of
Route 2. was found by his
wife Elda, police said. Mr..
Brogunier was pronounced dead
at his home at 6:45 am, and
police listed the death a sui
eide.
Mr.. Brogunier had been
respondent about his health
but left no notes, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
Calvert Fishing Derby
Slated at SoIomons

The annual four-day Fishing
Derby Of the Calvert Volunteer
Rescue Squad opens at 6 am.
tomorrow in SolomonS, Md.
The derby. to benefit the
rescue squad, will close at /
pm. Monday. Trophies in Is
catagories. ranging from the
largest fish to the oldest fish,
will be presented at 2 pm.
Monday. The derby program
includes a dance Saturday
night and a home cooked din
ner Sunday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29

sewer receipts and $2.44 million
in tax revenues.
From the complete five-year
plan, just over $40 million is
sought for Improvements to 10
major roads and "a neighbour
hood streets.
Nearly $40 million of the five
year plan would be financed
from a later bond issue. Mr..
johnson proposed paying for
the remaining $11.9 million out
Of current revenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29

fellow mattresses and barmaids
who testified that they saw
zantzinger strike Mrs. Carroll
with the cane. a light, wooden
one he had picked up several
weeks earlier at a farm fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
Zantzinger Sentence Put Off
SoHeCan Harvest His CROPS

HAGERsTowN, Nd. Aug. 20
(AP) William D. Zantzinger
was sentenced to six months
in Jail and fined $500 yesterday
Immediately after q three Judge
panel rejected his plea for a
new trial on manslaughter
charges.
Zantzinger, "a, a Charles
County tobacco farmer, was
convicted Of manslaughter by
the same judges last June In
the death Of a Negro barmaid,
Mrs. Hattie Carroll, at q soci-
ETY. charity dance in Baltimore.
He was accused Of causing Mrs.
CAROLS death by striking her
with a novelty cane.
Judges D. K. Mclaughlin,
Irvine Rutledge and Stewart
Hamill gave zantzinger until
September Is to start serving
his term so he can harvest his
crops.
Called Immature
Frederick j. Green, jr., one
of the defendants three law
yers, made a last ditch effort
to have the sentence suspended.
He told the judges that zant-
Finger was a hard worker, a
family man and had no record
Of prior offenses.
Replying to this, Judge Nc
Laughlin said he and the other
jurists regarded the defendant
as immature"
Zantzinger also was fined on
two other assault charges STEM
ming from the disturbance at
the Spinster's Ball in Baltimore
last February. The fines were
500 for assaulting Ethel Hill,
a waitress, and $25 for assault
ing George N. Gesell, a bellhop.
During the trial, the State
had presented medical evidence
that there was a link between
Zantzinger's behavior and Mrs.
CAROLS death.
Doubt on Events
The defense emphasized,
however, medical evidence that
the woman might have COL
lapsed without being struck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
To Honor General

Former members Of the 1920
Cavalry Essex Troop New
Jersey National Guard, will
hold a stag dinner in honor Of
retiring Maj. Gen. Donald w.
MCGOWAN at 7 pm. tomorrow
in the skyroom of the Twin
Bridges Marriott motel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29

Also. the retail stores would
not be permitted to limit the
of bottles available TO
a customer.
Another controversial pro-
vision, this one providing that
the District Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board be taken out
from under the control Of the
Commissioners, remained in
the bill.
Would BE independent
The ABC board, which now
supervises administration Of the
liquor regulations and handles
liquor permit cases, would be-
come an independent agency
under the informal agreement
by subcommittee members.
Last year, the bill by Mr..
Multer to revamp the Districts
liquor laws was blocked in the
full House District Committee
by a vote Of II to IL. The bill
introduced this year carried a
mixture Of old and new pro-
posals.
Mr.. Multer's subcommittee
has held hearings on this years
bill. Subcommittee members
have gone over the provisions
in the measure during several
recent executive sessions.
Provisions that the subcom-
mittee members have kept in
the bill include extension OF
the city's "stand-up" drinking
privileges to hotels and clubs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29
House Unit Due to Drop
Floor on Liquor Prices

Members Of a House District
subcommittee have agreed to
kill the most controversial pro-
vision in a city liquor bill - a
minimum price requirement for
retail stores.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Multer, Demo-
crat Of New York who intro
duced the liquor measure, has
not taken final action on the
legislation.
1t was reliably reported, how
ever. that m e m berS have
reached agreement on almost
all sections of the bill. Final
and formal subcommittee nc
ton Is expected within the
next two weeks.
AS introduced by Mr.. Null
ter, the 7l-page bill called for
sweeping revisions in the Dis
trlcts liquor regulations, In
GLIDING a minimum price pro-
vision.
Substitute Requirement
This requirement would have
wiped out the loss leader"
items offered as bargains, lures
by the high-volume, cut rate
retail liquor stores.
AS a substitute for this con-
troversial proposal, subcom-
mittee members have written
into the legislation a require
ment that the liquor stores
specify the number OF bottles
for sale in their bargain adver-
tisements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-29

The defense emphasized,
however, medical evidence that
the woman might have COL
lapsed without being struck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-19
Contest With Congress Over Tx Plane
Prompts Political Trade to Keep Watch

eide one had appeared. This
is an old presidential custom,
the difference now being that
there is apparently an mex
haustible supply of natural
political resources within the
family.
But the President is Pc
culiarly dependent upon Mr..
Namara as he would be on
any Defense Secretary he
might have. Neither the Pres
ident nor Attorney General
have had either big business
or Pentagon experience.
President Roosevelt built
up the armed forces for World
War II. President Truman
made his Senate reputation
by investigating the Penta-
CONS conduct of its affairs
and President Eisenhower
commanded the victorious
World War II in Europe. All
felt well able to keep a firm
hand on defense.
President Kennedy's legis-
lative interests lay elsewhere
and he has never laid claim
to military experiences. At
torney General Kennedy has
had some military education
at the top through acting as
his brothers deputy in a few
critical situations. But by and
large Mr.. Mcnamara has had
free rein in administering
about $50 billion a year for
defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-19
Congressional Plan to Stall Reds

House committee are influ-
entail but do not necessarily
mean concurrence by the Ex-
ecutive branch of the Gov
eminent. But 1t is signifi-
cant that members Of Con-
gress are setting forth ex-
plicitly what they think
should be done in Latin
America. They have, in fact,
stated in much more vigorous
terms what American policy
should be than has either
the White House or the State
Department.
The report shows q SYM
pathetic attitude by the COM
mittee's members toward eco
nomic aid for Latin America,
but 1t is clear they feel that
this will not solve the prob
lens Of the hemisphere I'M
less stern measures are taken
TO eliminate the threat of
Cuban-based subversive ae-
gression.
There are indications that
the Latin-American govern
ments themselves are under
heavy internal pressure from
radical groups, some Of which
are not unsympathetic TO
the Communists, and that
this is complicating the whole
problem Of collective action
IN the hemisphere. The So
VETS have spent hundreds Of
millions Of dollars not only
to supply funds, guidance
and technical assistance to
train guerrillas and terrorists
brought into Cuba from
throughout Latin America,
out 70 lnfiltrate organizations
in various countries. They
are leaving no stone UNI
turned to gain a political fol-
lowing inside the countries
OF the hemisphere. Many or
CARNATIONS are infiltrated
by Communists, and the ma
jority Of the members are not
aware of this underground
activity.
The whole Latin-American
problem is becoming more
and more complicated, largely
because the United States has
not acted decisively and
forcefully in dealing with the
Communist base established
under the Castro regime in
Cuba.
Ccopyright, 1851
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-19
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Khrushchev tells Russians to eat corn flakes It's
risky pocy-look what happened Marie Antoinette when
she started advertising cake.
Trouble with the New Frontier vgor morts has set in
Congress wresles with tax "oophoes" They're trying
to be fairly opening enough ones Kennedy doesn't
want to offset their refusal the old ones he doesn't
like.
the Russians have taken all their offensive weapons
out Of Cuba who left all that ammunition lying around for
the Republicans?
Tax chief Mortimer Capn says he'll make it easier to
deduct your wife she to convention with you It'll
sun be UP to you to fail to make her stay home the first
place.
II at first you don't succeed, you're no Kennedy