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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19
By EARL II. VOSS
star staff writer

A House Judiciary Subcom-
mittee is investigating pay
ments by an international ref
ugee organization to a law firm
which Abba P. Schwartz, State
Department official in charge
Of refugee and passport pro-
grams, was associated with be-
fore he took office.
A special Judiciary subcom-
mittee studying refugee reset
tlement problems, headed by
Representative Feighan, Demo-
crat Of Ohio, said in a report
this week 1t could see no reason
why the Intergovernmental
Committee for European Mi
grafton paid Mr.. Schwartz
former law firm well in ex-
cess" Of 100000 plus expenses
over a 10-year period for legal
advice.
The subcommittee labeled
these payments, and payments
to two other private organiza-
tons, questionable activities"
and said it would make further
inquiries into them.
The Committee for European
Migration is an independent
international group. Over the
past it has settled more than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19

Kong to free world nations. the
foreign report stated.
None Of these people are
refugees IN the proper sense Of
the term. the subcommittee
charged. The vast majority
settled in the area Of Hardin.
China, following the collapse
Of the Russian Czarist Empire
in 1918. They were refugees
in the wake of World War L
but they elected to resettle in
China. The fact that security
investigation Of these people
was impossible while they re-
sided in Red China confounds
the risk Of the International
Commission on European Mi
grafton involvement in this
scheme"
Movement of White Russian
refugees. the subcommittee said.
caused a net loss to the Inter-
national Commission of s., I89,-
600, the Feighan group reported.
Mr.. Schwartz and another
State Department official.
George L. Warren. ST., told the
subcommittee that the commits
sion became involved inrefugee
work in the Far East when it
inherited assets from the de-
funct international Refugee
Organization. whose United
Nations activities ended in 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19

threatened if the Senate added
funds for various unrelated
matters.
Senator Pastore, Democrat
Of Rhode Island, said yeSter-
day he would try to amend the
bill by adding $277 million to
cover Federal grants and loans
for impacted area school dis
tricts and for college student
loans authorized in the SIS
billion vocational education bill
signed by President johnson
yesterday.
Representative Fogarty, Dem
ocrat of Rhode Island, chair
man Of the House Appropria-
tons subcommittee in charge
Of the mental retardation con-
troll money bill, and Represen.
tative Laird of Wisconsin
ranking Republican member
told the House that the $4l.t
million measure was unani.
mously approved by the sub
committee and the full Appro'
priations Committee.
Mr.. Laird said that he hopec
the Senate docs not load thi
bill down with amendment
which could prevent final pas
sage at this session of Con
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

Ena ctment Of additional
Government pay raises next
year could backfire on Federal
employees. 1t conceivably could
cost many employees their jobs.
This is because Congress
most likely would require Gov
eminent department and agen-
cieS to absorb a considerable
amount of the estimated $646
million cost of the pay raise.
And President johnson most
likely will concur in making
agencies absorb a large part of
the cost of the raise.
In fact, President johnson
has not yet decided whether
the estimated $646 million pay
raise cost should be included in
the 1865 fiscal budget eSti-
mates that will be submitted to
Congress on January 10.
Administration officials pre-
dict Mr.. johnson will support
the pending pay raise legisla-
ton, but will include only a
portion of it in the budget esti-
mates, requiring agencies to
absorb the greater portion Of II
through other personnel econo-
mics.
Congress required Federal
agencies to absorb nearly SO
per cent Of the cost of last
years pay raise and the same
amount of absorption of the
second half of the raise that
goes into effect next month.
For the most part, agencies
were able to absorb the cost
without many direct firings, al
though the attrition method Of
reducing employment was used
not filling some of the vacan-
cies that occurred.
However, it will be a vastly
different story if departments
and agencies are required tt
absorb the major part of the
cost of the pending $646 mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19

gress." He indicated that many
Republicans would oppose the
bill if it comes back with a
Senate rider.
This supplemental appropri-
alton bill was the last new
measure scheduled for House
action before expected adjourn
ment.
With the foreign aid appro-
priation bill still awaiting Sen
ate passage and a Senate
House conference committee
agreement, the House faced
something Of a problem ir
keeping enough Of its mem.
bers in Washington for a final
vote on that major bill.
An opening quorum call TO-
day showed that only 1874 Of
the ABS House members werl
present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19
Refugee Groups Payments
To Aides Law Firm Probed

I.25o.00o migrants-many of
them refugees from behind the
Iron curtain-in the free
world. The United States has
been 9 major contributor to
the groups $50 million q year
budget.
Took Office in 1862
Mr.. Schwartz has been in
charge Of refugee and migra-
ton affairs since September.
1862, when he became chief Of
the Bureau of Security and
Consular Affairs. He was as
ISOLATED with the Washington
law firm now known as lands.
Cohen & Singman which the
subcommittee said provide d
legal advice to the commission.
Mr.. Schwartz said today he
could not comment on the re-
port until he had a chance to
read it.
Julian H. Singman, a part
ner in the law firm, said today
he could make no substantive
comment until he had seen the
report. He said no one from
the subcommittee asked the
law firm about its services to
the European migration COM
mittee.
ut might have been more
helpful" Mr.. Singman said, If
the subcommittee had checked
before issuing its report.
The subcommittee visited
Europe this fall as part of its
study Of the commission. In
its report, the subcommittee
said:
1T is not clear why an in
ternational organization. par
ticularly one of the Interna-
tional Commission on Euro
pean Migration's character,
should be required to engage
the services of a law firm in
the United States.
Professional personnel en-
ployed full time by ICEM
should be able to provide the
legal requirements of the COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Loss Of Many U.S.. Jobs Feared
InAnyNew Pay Raises Next Year

lion Government pay raise bill
now before Congress.
With President JoInson's
economy program already re-
sulting in agencies pairing per-
sonnet expenses to the bone,
the agencies simply won't have
any means of absorbing the
cost other than by Wholesale
layoffS.
Thus, Government employees
face a dilemma. They certainly
want pay raises. But not at the
expense Of their jobs.
DULSKI EXPLANATION -
Representative Dulski, Demo-
crat of New York, denies that
his amendment to the pay
raise bill approved by the
House Civil Service Committee
would provide a windfall in un-
justified pay raises for some
postal workers. Postmaster
General Gronouski has opposed
the DulSki amendment, which
he declares would give, in addi-
ton to the general pay raise,
an additional one to four in
step pay raises to some postal
workers.
Mr.. Dulski said the Post Of
flee Departments estimate
that the amendment would
cost an additional $46 million
is highly erroneous" He said
the cost would be "far, far be-
low" this amount.
The congressman said his
amendment would merely cor
rect inequities and injustices to
employees who have been denied
regular in-step pay raises due
to last years Federal pay re-
form law.
FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS
- The House has approved
and sent to the Senate HR.
8459 that would give Fedora
credit unions greater flexibility
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19

coming visit to the disarma-
ment talks resuming in Geneva
next month. This informant
denied repeated press reports
that the United States was
annoyed by Mr.. Buffers deci-
sion. Mr.. Butler expects to 60
to these talks in January and
hopes to meet Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyk o
there. In meeting Mr.. Gro
myko. Mr.. Butler will be
speaking only for the British
government, the America n
sources said.
Mr.. Rusk took off for home
shortly after 4 pm. in a United
States Air Force plane for a
seven-hour flight direct to
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19

mittee. If they are not, steps
should be taken to secure ade-
quate legal counsel on a full
time basis"
Critical Of Others
Mr.. Feighan and his sub
committee also criticized the
commission for retaining two
other private firms, one in
Washington and one in New
York, to do work he believed
should have been handled In
side the commission.
A nonprofit private organi-
zation In Washington, the In
ternational Development Serv-
ices, Inc, is retained by the
commission for a fee Of $780,
900 a year, the subcommittee
reported.
Examination Of the budget
indicates the International
Commission on European MI
grafton has made adequate
staff provisions for the kind
of professional services de-
scribed as contracted for with
this private group" the report
said.
An official Of International
Development Services, Inc, of
IT'S I street NV, said his
l0-year-old firm began work.
ing for the refugee group last
March. 1t reviews sites in
Latin America for proposed
resettlement projects.
international Development
Services, Inc, also has con-
tracts with the governments Of
Chile and the Dominican Re-
public on agricultural credit
and land settlement problems.
1t has also operated in Africa
and Asia.
The $4,000 contract with
the European migration COM
mittee is q maximum, the Off
cial said. His firm is paid on
a reimbursable basis, depend
ing on the services performed.
Public Relations Firm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19
Burquin Hunt Aided

CLEVELAND.-A slide-rule
device for figuring which of the
many odd package sizes at the
grocery is the cheapest is being
manufactured by a Cleveland
firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19

mittee. If they are not, steps
should be taken to secure ade-
quate legal counsel on a full
time basis"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19
$4l.8 Million Approved
By House for Retarded
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer

The House voted SAIL million today previously
authorized research and training for mental
tardaon control recommended by the late President Kennedy
This House approval by a 324-4 rol-caI vote,
Oompanied by Republican warnings that of
the before CONGRESS adourns this week would be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19

reported. was the Vernon Pope
Co. q public relations organi-
zation. with q s13.o0o-a-year
contract.
The Feighan report said the
vice president Of the Vernon
Pope Co. was formerly chief
Of public information for the
international Commission on
European Migration.
The subcommittee report wa,
not critical of the main activ-
tiles Of the Intergovernmental
Committee for European Mi
grafton, which it sometime:
called the International Com.
mission on European Migration
1t found the committee t.
be engaged in "a wide range
Of necessary and desirable serv-
ices as well as some question
able activities involving an ap-
probable outlay of intergovern-
mental funds"
Far East ResettIement
The subcommittee report also
criticized the commission fol
resettlement Of refugees in the
Far East. an involvement de-
scribed as clearly outside the
constitutional limitation of Eu-
ropean migration movements.
The commission moved 49,
493 "so-called White Russians
out Of Red China through Hong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19
Rusk COnsuIts
With Butler on
Red Tensions

LONDON, Dec. Ie CAP).-
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
and British Foreign Secretary
Richard A. Butler agreed today
on the need to continue West
ern probing for new agreements
with the Soviet Union.
Mr.. Rusk came to London for
consultations with Mr.. Butler
following the ministerial meet
ing of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization in Paris, which
also proposed new but cautious
steps to ease East-West tensions
Mr.. Rusk and Mr.. Butler got
through a dozen items on their
agenda last night and today,
informed sources said. They
did not seek hard solutions, but
contented themselves with de-
filming areas Of agreement be-
tween London and Washington
American sources said Mr.,
Rusk left for Washington this
afternoon feeling that his ex-
changes with Mr.. Butler and
Prime Minister Sir Alec Doug
las-Home we're useful in every
respect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19

in their operations and as to
the kind of securities in which
they may invest their funds.
It's intended to benefit the
many members of these credit
unions, including the large
number of Federal employees
who belong.
In addition, the bill makes 1t
a Federal offense for any men,
Der of a Federal credit union to
falsify an application for a
loan, forge a co-signer'S sigma
ture, etc.
The penalty would be two
years in prison or a $1,000 fine.
or both.
NAVY PLANS - Defense
Secretary Mcnamara has or
dered a new study into the
feasibility of closing some of
Nays shipyards.
1t is expected that announce
ment of any Navy shipyard
closings will be withheld until
after November's elections.
Navy insiders predict that
eventually at least five of
Nays IL Shipyards will be
closed.
This eventually could have
an adverse effect on Navy en-
ployment in the Washington
area, particularly the Bureau
of Ships.
PILGRIMAGE - A group of
more than 1870 employees of the
Veterans Administration Gen.
ter in Philadelphia will journey
here tomorrow to lay a wreath
on the grave Of President Ken
nedy at Arlington National
Cemetery. The delegation rep
resents Lodge $40 of the Amer
lean Federation of Government
Employees. In addition to laying
the wreath. they will make a
81 900 contribution to the Ken
nedy memorial fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19
aNERRY CHRISTMAS . rEsTNELY

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19
Plan Visit TO ID. C.

Mr.. Rusk was entertained at
a working dinner last night by
Mr.. Butler and met the Foreign
Secretary again this morning
for ga hours. Later. he
lunched with the Prime Minister
at No. 10 Downing Street,
where plans for Sir Alec's Feb
ruary visit to President John
son in Washington were dis
Gus sci.
Mr.. Rusk and Mr.. Butler
a 1alyzed in detail the German
and Berlin problem and also
reviewed conditions in South
east Asia. Latin America and
Africa -areas Of recent activity
by the Chinese Communists.
Mr.. Rusk and Mr.. Butler also
discussed the problem Of pro-
viding credits to the Soviet
Union for fulfillment Of Premier
Khrushche,.'s ambitious chem
ical-plant program. A Soviet
delegation is due to discuss
credits with British officials.
This preblem raises a fun
damental issue. Outright COM
mercial credits for terms I'D to
five years are one thing. But
many economists argue that the
West will throw away one Of its
weapons If 1t gives massive
long term credits to the Soviet
Union, since the failure to &C
cuinuiate capital represents a
basic Communist defect.
Consider Shipping
Mr.. Rusk and Mr.. Butler
also considered shipping issues.
These FIJI into two groups:
| /. The United States attempt
to keep non-Communist world
shipping out of Cuba and the
difficulties this raised in mari
time countries having ships on
charter to various other ma
tons.
2. British concern at what
London regards as American
discrimination in shipping by
! directing cargoes to United
States flag vessels.
American sources said Mr..
RuSk took a positive attitude
regarding Mr.. Buffers forth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-19
Public Relations Firm

The New York firm retained
by ICEM, the subcommittee
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04
By MARnYN ZASLAW

Howdy folks (and a special
howdy to number one fan, Har-
old Goldmam: Pull up chaiSe
and relax in what's bound to be
the last of the red hot days
We were delighted to see Thel-
ma Miller up and around after
her short stay in the hospital
and to learn that Andrea Cline
is recuperating nicely at home
following her recent surgery
Lots of luck to the Barry
Burtons and the Mac Bermans
who are hammering meZZuz-
ZahS in their new homes :.
Welcome to newcomers: the
Henry Resnicks of Las Vegas,
the Teddy Skolnicks of Chestnut
Hill, Mass, the Frank COwans
of Aberdeen, South Dakota
(who said things got just too
crowded out there recently,
the Frank Chesslers of Fort
Worth, Texas, and the Burnett
Rosenblatts of Manchester, New
Hampshire Our sincere
condolences go to Mary Leven-
berg on the passing of her be-
loved mother A steady
twosome with big plans for Dec.
IS: Ann Alice Frank and Barry
Ketover, recently of Lake Pla-
cid, New York Congratula-
tionS to Muriel and Mike Wolfe
on the Bas MitZvah of their
daughter, Maureen the first
bas mitZvah, incidentally, of
Temple Emanuel Paul
and Alan Green, of Schenect-
ady, New York, are looking the
valley over with an eye to
bringing their families out real
soon At last we have
REAL newspaper in ScottSdale
and we are truly obligated to
Jon Marshall for the courage
of his convictions in print! Edie
and Arthur Grover and her
parents, the Abe Movers, of
Erie, Pennsylvania, who are
island hopping in the Pacific,
wrote that they attended high
holy day services in Honolulu.
I'm not sure whether the greet
ing would be Good Yontov or
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04
LODGES To Hear Four Candidates

Candidates for the city coun-
Gil election will be heard at a
joint meeting of the four B'nai
Birth lodges of Phoenix Tues
day, Oct. 8, at the Center, at
$3.50 pm.
Speakers will be Richard
Hairless, candidate for mayor,
and Ed Korrick, candidate for
council member, both on the
Action Committee; and Milton
Graham, candidate for mayor,
and Sophia Kruglick, candidate
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04
Synagogue Restored

LONDON (JTA)-Authorit
of Leshko a Polish town in the
Carpathians have restored the
towns sixteenth century syna-
gogue in every detail. There are
no Jews now in Leshko. They
also have restored a number of
historically significant tomb
stones in the Jewish cemetery.
Both the synagogue and the
cemetery have been designated
as historical monuments.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04

in life and health insurance who
pass series of professional ex-
aminations and meet the exper-
ience and ethical requirements
of the College.
BrUder, a graduate of the Un-
iversity of Pittsburgh, moved to
Phoenix with his family in 1860
from Pittsburgh, Pa. He is a
board member of Beth Israel
Brotherhood, Jewish Communi-
ty Council, and Central Arizona
Association of Life Underwrit-
erS, and is active in other COM
munity activities.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04
'THE Scoft4aaEe SCENE

Aloha, but I'd like to be with
them Two of our favorite
winter residents have returned:
Nita and Joel Marcus of Ind
ianopoliS Once again it's
time to wish all my readers a
very happy and healthy New
Year. Thanks for your items,
please keep them coming in at
948-2818.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04

noted as one
of the World'S S
finest inStitu-
tionS in t h e
fields of eco
nomics, gov
ernment, and
finance.
] o n h a S
been a stud
ent at Clare
m o n t Mems
College, Clare
mont, Calf.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04

COnferment Ex-
erciSeS of the
American Col
lege of Life Un-
derWriterS in
Miami Beach,
Fla, on Sept.
II.
The American
College of Life
u n d e rwriterS
g r a n t S t h e
C.L.U. designa-
ton to persons
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04
Jon ). Cohen Is
Student In England

Jon S. Cohen is a student at
the London School of Econo-
mics and Political Science in
London, England. This school is
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04

for council member, both re-
presenting the Charter govern
ment.
The public is invited.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04
AUQrd GiUe,1

Manuel E. Bruder, special
agent for Lincoln National Life
Insurance Co., was awarded the
coveted Chartered Life Under
writer designation at National
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1963-10-04

for the past 2 years. His major
is government.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis H. Cohen
of 4341 E. Golfer are his par
entS.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-07-25

rules literacy tests for voters I'M
constitutional.
July %, 1887 - Continental
Congress adopted Northwest ordin-
ance excluding slavery from
Northwest Territory.
July %, 1945 - House Labor
committee passes permanent Fair
Employment Practices Commits
sion bill.
July %, 1886 - italian troops
under Benito MusSolini occupy
Adds Ababa, Ethiopia.
July %, 1919 - Urban League
was founded.
July 80, 1858 - Henry Ford,
father Of assembly line in the
manufacture Of automobiles and
one Of the first TO pay Negro
workers equal salaries for COM
mensur to work, was born.
July 81, 1881 - Slavery was
abolished in Egypt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-07-25
A Revenue Source For
The Cities

BY some strange oversight the cities and vii
lagos Of the metropolitan area are neglecting a
source Of revenue which the state legislature in ef
feet released to them 10 years ago. This source has
been increasing in Importance and currently amounts
to about million and half dollars year or more
We refer to the urban-hcensed heavy trucks
Almost Is years ago, in general revision Of the
motor vehicle tax law, the state legislature all but
abandoned this category a source Of revenue by
setting up token fees for heavy trucks operating ex-
cllrsivey within cities. In practice this means that
more than $500 heavy vehicles are paying license
fees Of around 800 to operate In the metropolitan
area, while the same vehicles would on many cases
be paying $1,000 a year operating outside the
area. This was reported in the Spokesman and Re
corder several weeks ago.
The authors Of this change have not said what
they had on mind but the only reasonable explana-
ton we can think Of Is that they expected the cities
to take up the revenue thus released.
But the law was changed in 1919, and the cities
have not acted Meanwhile, moro and more heavy
duty fleets are being licensed under the bargain
urban classification. It costs the cities just much
as ever to maintain the streets trucks At the
same time, the cities lose revenue through reduction
of their share Of motor vehicle taxes.
Maybe it Is time to take a good hard look al
this situation.