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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25

Fr------M members Of Bricklayers'
HT Union, No. ], of Wash
M nofifea D. 81 q he are ee hereby y
HIUHH CLARENCE. ALLEN.
lie H& Services will be held at
- the Warner E. Humphrey
Georgia ave, Silver Spring. Nd, on
Monday, October 20, at 1890 am.
Interment Arlington National Gene
WILLIAM A. JORDAN. secy. n
ASHTON, JOHN. On Wednesday, Oc-
to6er g, 1873 az IoI the Di sdN Gen;
He leaves aSSf &c MOURN aoai their f loss five
sisters, Mrs. Mary Hall, Mrs. Louada
Taylor, Mrs. Rachel Baylor. Mrs.
Thelma Banks and Mrs. Geneva
Rich; one daughter, Bevely Ashton;
other relatives and friends. After
S pm. Friday, October Is, friends
may call at the Morris A. Carter
& Co. Funeral Home, 3o5 H st. NV.
Services on Saturday, October rs,
49, a. pm, at the silSSm nl, Baptist
the Rev. Bonnie Lee officiating. In
terment Zacata Cemetery.
BEGGS, KENNETH CLAIR, Sr. On
Wednesday, October %, 1858, KEN
METH CLAIR BEGGS, ST., of 57o9
18th ave, West Hyattsville, Nd, be-
loved husband of Neva S. Beggs and
father of Kenneth c. Beggs, ir. Friends
5000 Rhode Island ave-, at Eastern
ave. n.e.,. where services will be held
on Saturday, October rs, at II am.
Relatives and friends invited. Inter-
ment Fl. Lincoln Cemetery. Visiting
hours, Thursday, 7 to 9 pm, and FRI
day, 3 to pm. and to pm. rs
BENNETT, SADIE (nee Pritchett). On
TME sSons of aoSea r. S SbE e S BESy
the Rev. George H. Bennett and
mother Of Mrs. Ruth Bennett of
Takoma Park, Md, and Mrs. Elmer
Wiseman of Arlington, Va. Services
am6 6f Ee H EGGmp Sn s Saturday. H 0ce
Der 26. at $50 am, and at The
East Baltimore Station Methodist
Church, Baltimore, Md, on Satur-
day.. October rs, at 2 pm. Inter-
ment Moreland Memorial Park, Bal
timore, Nd.
BLACK, CHARLES N. On Wednesday,
PPeSSeT RI SSsD Al IcsH5SSeKE sSOTS
BLACK. Of Wateryille, Pa, beloved
husband of Veda Sylvia King Black.
He was the son of the late GelSon
R. and Rosanna Halleck Black. He
IS survived by two stepsons, Elmo
Echols of Washington, D. c., and
George Echols Of California; two
brothers, Arthur Black of HyattSville,
Md, and Bruce Black of Washington,
p. G. Friends may call at the
2q0l l4th st. NV, after II noon,
Saturday, October rs (parking facili-
ties). Services at the above funeral
home on Sunday, October ~, at
8 pm. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery, on Monday, October %.
at 10 am. n
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RICHEY. GEORGE GLADDEN.. or

Thursday, October "a, 1858, al George,
town University Hospital. GEORGE
GLADDEN. RIcHEY of 24os seth st.
hf;M., husband Of Muriel c. Richey,
Richey and Mrs. Dean v. Weihe Of
Germany; brother of Dean E. Richey
OF Pittsburgh, Pa. FrieHds NAV cali
al Gawier's Chapel Wisconsin ave.
and Harrison st. NV. (parking on
premises), after u noon Saturday,
OctoDer 70, where services will be
2:30 pm. ~
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CEMETERY LOTS

NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK-Fam.
lily plot or lot; ! lot, SIS; lots,
$500; lots, $500. 5s2-0437.
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PEMsTETN. HENRY. On

October a, 1858, HENRY PEN sfSi
STEIN of us Somerset place, Hy.
attsyille, Nd, beloved husband Of
Of John Pemstein Of Falls Church,
Va. Funeral services at the Ber-
nard DanZanslzy & Sons Funeral
Home, 1901 l4th st. NV. (parkine
facilities adiacent), on Friday, Oc.
tober IS, at u noon. InteTment
Ihereth Israel Section, Mount Leb-
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PADGETT, VIOLA E. On Wednesday,

October %, 1893, VIOLA Z.
PADGETT Of 2q3q NJ st. Sc, beloved
wife. Of the late Theodore H. Padgett;
mother Of Theodore B. and Joan
n. Padgetti daughter Of BENJAMIN
Corneal, Mrs. Ethel Hardy and Mrs.
Bessie DuLaney. Friends may cali
al Valleys Funeral Home, 300 r. /.
ave-. at Eastern ave. ne, where
services. will be held Saturday, DC
tober As at pm. Relatives and
tnends invited. lnterment Cedar
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O,NIEYER, MARGAREr

Wednesday, October q, 1853, at Holy
Cross Hospital, MARGARET ].
O'MEYER, beloved mother Of
Charles ]. 0Meyer. Friends may
call at the Takoma Funeral Home,
254 Carroll St. NV. parking OBJ
positeg, after 3 pm. Friday, Octo-
Der Is where services will be held
on Saturday, October rs, at 10 am.
lnterment George Washington Gene
terry. rs
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ROBERT, MORRIS w. On Tnursdav

October q, i065. NORRIS / W. VuI R RT5B.
ERT Of the Embassy Rest Home,
SI49 10Th s.. NV. He. is survived
Of the same address, and one SON,
Elliott Roberts of New York Civ
Remains resting at Klien's Funeral
Home, Frederick, Nd. Burial in
Mount Ohvet Cemetery, Frederick,
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PARSONS, IsHAM W. IN Tbur.d,

October Al, isss, al siS SH M hgr SSai
Hospital. ISHAM ". PARSONS, Rte.
Mary Hood; father Of joseph Thomas
and Elsie Ruth; brother Of James
ID, Parsons and Jean Parsons Of
Manassas and Margaret Shockey Of
Arkansas. Notice Of services later.
Arrangements by Bakers Funeral
Home, Manassas, Va. Is
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REEAMY, RUPERT C.. ST.. On October

a. 1872, RUPERT C.. REAMY. ST..
Nd, beloved husband Of Mary d. ri
Reamy, and father of Barbara Friei
and Rupert c. Reamy, jr. He also
Is survived by two GRANDCHILDREN.
Services at GaSch's Funeral Home,
H39 Baltimore ave-, Hyattsville, Nd,
on saturday, October ,26,. at 1890
interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. in
lieu OF flowers, expressions Of sym-
pathy may be sent to the Cancer
Fund, at the Washington Home for
lncurables.. Friends may call at
the funeral home from 3 pm. until
pm, Friday.
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Wednesday, October %, 1853, al
Alexandria Hospital, ROBERT FRAN.
st., Alexandria, Va, husband oi
Rosemary Davis Powers, father OF
Michael, Kelvin, Christine, Meegan
and kathy Powers; son of Mrs.
Mabel II. Powers and brother OF
Peter j., ir.; Leo, William and
Ronald Powers, Mrs. Irene Rose and
MIS-. Clare PaVa. Friends NAV
call at the Domaine Memorial
Chapel. $40 South Washington 81,
alexandria, Va, after " noon Satur.
day, October %. Mass will be
offered at st. Mary's Catholic
Church on Monday, October 2s, al
S:45 am. Interment Arlington Ma.
nonal Cemetery. Recitation OF the
Rosary at the funeral home on
Sunday October ~, at pm. rs
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PORTER, GRACE H. On Satin

October o. iS55, al Orlando ddFPii Fay,
GRACE H. PORTER of 81. Cloud.
ga, beloved mother Of Mrs. Gay
viving, one grandchild and two SIS.
ters, Mrs. Isaac Trudeau OF 81.
Cloud, Fla and Mrs. Eloise Fink
OF Altoona, Pa, Funeral services
we're held on Monday, October IN,
1858, at st. Cloud, Fla.
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SKINNER, WILLIAM H. On Thurs.

day, October q, 1858, william II
SKINNER of the Masonic and East.
ern Star Home, 5000 New Hampshire
ave; ne, husband of the late Nettie
b. Skinner, father of Frank E. Skin.
ner. He also is survived BY three
grandchildren. Friends NAV call al
the S. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home'
ZSOl 18th st. NV. (parking faciIitiesS'
Services from the above funeral
nome on Monday, October 20, al II
am. Interment Rock Creek Gene.
tery' ~
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POLEND. JAMES H. OF aaO4 4lst St.

FULENDI JAMES n. OF 23O4 AIst 81,
NV, on October a. 1855. Husband
Of Margaret w. Polend, father OF
Barbara J. Binns, Katherine, Frank
Of Ralph Polend, Clara Evans, GLADYS
Kane and Merle Poland. Services at
Chambers Georgetown Funeral Home,
50I2 M ST. NV, on Saturday, October
q, at " am. Interment IT. Lincoln
Cemetery. IS
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sAMPERTON, MARIoRIE RIRn sna.

denly, after a brief illness, on Thurs
BikiD s2MPEkTfoNsy 'S Of MsA sIs RE
Vista I'd, Bethesda, Nd, mother
Of Edward A. Samperton, Mrs, VIII
lam Nennik (Josephine), John S.
SampertOn and Mrs. Anton N. Sui.
tora marjorie Anne); sister of Mrs.
EllzaDeth McDermott. She also is
Friends may call at GawleT's Chapei.
Wisconsin ave. at Harrison st. NV,
after pm. Friday, October 2S
parking on premises). Mass will
be offered at St. Jane Frances de-
Chantal Catholic Church, 97oi Old
Saturday, October 26, al M
lnterment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Crennatorium

j. William Lees Sons Co.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
9Th ST. and Mass. Ave. II. $500
Rinaldi Funeral Home
400 GEORGIA AVE. NV. RA. 3-741I
Blks. North Of Walter Reed Hospital
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AhOAHA oOAN1 nal lie. On MO1Qay.
October q, 1858, HATTIE TH0WP''
SON of 1910 Van Buren, st. NV, the
beloved mother of Mabel Louise Jones
and Bill Hargrove of Washington.
d. C.; Mary Uzzell and Jessie Lee
Hargrove Of Baltimore, Nd; Sally
GOldSbOro, N. c.; Pauline Reid Of
Yonkers, n. Y; William of Seattle.
Wash; John j., Floyd and Raw Har.
grove Of Philadelphia, Pa. She also
IS survived by one brother, Shep
Atkins; thirty-One grandchildren
tWenty-nine great-grandchildren, other
relatives and friends. After 3 p.m-
Friday, October Is, friends are in.
vlted to call at the William Spaneier
Funeral Home, S24 9Th st. ne. Flu
noon Saturday, October %, al the
Metrotone Baptist Church, 52l1 n
st. Sc. Interment Carver Memorial
Cemetery. Is .
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C0RDAN II. A speciaJ
communication Of CORN
THAN Lodge, No. ls, r. &
a. M, is hereby called for
70 am. Saturday, October
70, 1858, at the Masonic
Temple, 10th and You SIS.
NV, for the purpose OF
the funeral of our late
ember and Tiler Emeritus,
CORDAN H. JOHNSON.
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SMITH. ROBERr H. On Monday, DC

R S6fd IL T. 5''S sM Il saP@sev n !,
Hngton,. Va, beloved father Of Jerome
b; Of Arlington, Va; Richard F. Of
washington, d. c.; Kenneth j. Smith
OF Gary, Ind; and Mrs. A. e. Fisher
OF Ionawanda, N. Y. He also is
survived by seven grandchildren,
Funeral Home (parking in rear9. a3I5
wilson blvd, Arlington, Va, after
pm, Friday, October IS, where there
VIII be a recitation of the Rosary.
FRIDAY, October IS, at 7:3O PM
Interment Saturday, October Is, at
i:SO am at St. Mary's Cemetery,
Alexandria, Va.
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THURSDAY, October a, 1853, MAE
ELIZABETH MONEY Of lz5s Newton
81. NV, sister Of Mrs. Edward Oar
cey, Mrs. Ednor NJ. Sandman, both
Of Washington, ID. C., and Mr.. James
may call at the S. H. Hines 90,
Funeral Home, 290l 18th ST. NV,
after 10 am, Saturday, October 26
tpardng facilites). Services and
interment private.
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lratha

ALLEN, CLARENCE. Officers and
Fr----=-m members Of Bricklayers'
HT Union, No.. !, of Wash
Fiji A ington, d. C., are hereby
BIN notified of the death of
kilUNM CLARENCE ALLEN.
u Nwh Services will be held at
the Warner E. Humphrey
Funeral Home, 6434
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GLIDE Z. An emerFent
communication of lebanon
Lodge No. 2, +. A. A. NJ,
Is called for lo:lS am.
saturday, October rs, 1893,
az the Chambers Funeral
Home, 5l7 18th ST. Sc, for
the purpose Of conducting
rites for our late
L. WALKER
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MAE R. J. On Tuesday,
October n, 1853, MAE r,
j, TERRELL of ZOOS 9TH
st. ne, wife of George L.
Terrell. Also surviving are
one daughter, Geraldine
S0rtOr; one grandson, two
brothers, five sisters, other
and friends. After ] pm.
October n, friends may
atney's Funeral Home, 1891
I'VE. NV. Funeral services
!. Monday, October %, at
r Memorial Baptist Church,
st. NV. Interment Airing
nal Cemetery. 25,U
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Jordan. The officers and
Companions of Mount YER
non Chapter, No. !, Royal
Arch MasOns, are hereby
70 be present at
$50 pm. Friday, October
rs, 1858, at the Henry S.
washington & Sons Flu
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STATHEs, PETER J. On Tbursd.,

SL 6LSI FEIEh J. On Thursday,
OGt9oeT - ~ 1888 at Sibley Hos
lHh st. NV, beloved husband Of
Catherine P. Stathes and father Of
John p. Stathes of Rockville, Md
brother Of James j. Stathes of Wash.
ington, d. c. He also is survived
by two grandchildren. Friends NAV
eal at the s. II. Hines Co. Funeral
facilities). Services at Sts. Cons
stantine and Helen Greek Orthodox
Church, AIS 10Th st. NV, on Satur-
day.. October 26, at ! pm. Inter.
ment GlenwoOd Cemetery.
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LEO 7. 500 Walnut ave
- Taknma park M 4 ~

Quincy place, Bladensburg, Md, on
October ~, 1858, husband Of Molly
z: DILLON and brother of Thomas,
Eowaro ana Arthur Dillon. Several
PRAYERS at Chambers Funeral Home,
5SOl Cleveland ave-, Riverdale, Md,
on saturday, October rs, at I0:ls
am. lnterment Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
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tober a, 1853, at Freedmen's Hos
pital, BETTY E. JONES Of 745 Que
bee place NV. She is survived BY
a devoted husband, Mr.. Leroy NJ.
Jones; two sons, Gene and Ronald
Epps; a loving mother, two grand
children, six sisters, four brothers,
other relatives and many friends.
Remains resting at Horizons MOrtu-
ary, 1924 You st. NV, on Friday,
October rs, after S pm, where
October rs, at 10 am, the Rev,
Thomas o. johnson officiating. In
terment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
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JOHNSON, MARIA B; On Thursday.
son Of 1872 v st. NV, wife Of
the late James L. johnson, mother
of the late James and Bessie John
son, aunt of DR.; James E. Walker
Bessie Shipper De Vaughn, Mrs.
Elizabeth p. Shipper, Mrs. Carrie
$. Boyd, Byron Spotswood and John
NJ. Shipper, ir. Also surviving are
other relatives and many friends.
After 4 pm. Friday, friends are
neral Home, 1870 9th st. NV, where
services will be held at 2 am.
Saturday, October rs. Interment Har-
mony Memorial Park. rs
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White House Record

Shortly before his death, Presi-
dent Kennedy had told press
conference. II am looking forward
to the record of this Congress, but
this is going to be an 18-
month delivery" Critics concede
Capitol Hill probably will get
around to enacting civil rights and
tax measures before adjourning
next year, roughly the CESSATION
period predicted.
On the plus side, it Is automatic
that a President never gets all he
asks for. During his first year in
office Mr.. Kennedy submitted 355
requests to Congress, a record
number, and was granted 172 or
about 48 per cent. His second year
produced 298 specific legislative
requests, of which 1872 were ap-
proved or A per cent. President
Eisenhower back in 1850 had
Jared worse, getting only about 81
per cent Of his requests from
Democratic Congress.
As Congress wound up final de-
tails last week, Majority Leader
Mansfield said 81 of President
Kennedy's 141 requests for 1868
had been cleared by Friday, or A
per cent. But many of them were
minor.
The one unprecedented and his
toric action this year was the Sen
ate's consent to United States rat
ification Of the nuclear test ban
treaty. BY an 30 to 19 vote last
September "a, the Senators pro-
vided il more than the number re-
quired by the Constitution for rat
ification.
Observers felt the Senate had,
in an otherwise languid year, set
a kind Of record for expeditions
handling Of an important issue.
Evening star., 1963-12-22
Holiday Shopping

Among the catalystS to rising
production has been a buoyant
mood among Christmas shoppers
this month. Retail sales now ap-
pear destined to exceed $25 billion
in December, a new high from the
record $24.1 billion established
last year and more than Is per
cent above the volume six years
ago.
The Wall Street Journal last
week, in a survey of retailers.
found that public confidence in
President johnson after last
months tragedy in Dallas was a
major factor in the upSurge. The
stock market reflected the new
tone with a new high recorded by
the Dow-Jones industrial average
last week of 773 Tvs. a low Of ITO
the day President Kennedy was
aSSaSSinated.
There were more dollars in con-
Sumer wallets and purses too. Per-
sonal income reached a record
annual rate of $472.8 billion last
month, SIG billion above the pre-
vious high in October. Factory
workers weekly pay rose to new
highs, the Labor Department re-
ported, with the average weekly
paycheck up by 56 cents to
$101.09. Average hourly pay rose
to $2.49 from the previous record
set in October
Evening star., 1963-12-22
Baker:
Some Details

The Bobby Baker affair took
on a new dimension last week as
the first public hearings barred
details of his tangled finances.
In another development, his
town house was reported for
sale.
Ever since Robert G. Baker re-
signed his sig, 800 post as secretary
to the Senate Democratic majority
last October rather than face
questioning about his finances, the
Senate has tried to keep its in
vestigation decorous and private.
But public curiosity is not so
easily discouraged. Like a baseball
club surrounded with knot-hole
viewers, the management decided
to open doors for a free glimpse
last week, since much of the
committees work is reaching the
press anyhow.
The sole witness was Mrs. Ger
trude c. Novak. With her late
husband, Alfred, and a brother
in-law, Donald Novak, she was an
associate of Mr.. Baker in various
deals for the last four years.
Through her articulate testi-
mony, Bobby Baker emerged as
a man with uncanny tips for stock
speculation. a complex interest in
many enterprises outside the Sen
ate, and a penchant for cash
rather than checks.
Evening star., 1963-12-22
Latin America

But while the new President
was anxious to assure the world
as to Americas policies and his
personal attitudes and goals, he
made it plain that this did not
mean that he is one to stand still
when a situation demands atten-
tion-and change. He demon
Strated this with his reorganiza-
ton of our Latin American effort.
President Kennedy's bold new
venture to help our Latin neigh
bors help themselves-the Al
lance for Progress-has never
really gotten off the ground.
There are number Of reasons for
this and many Of them, including
a reluctance to adopt economic
and financial reforms, are to be
placed at the doorstep of the Lat
ins themselves.
But there has been Of late q
good deal of criticism, particularly
in Congress, that it has not been
clear as to who has been calling
the shots on Latin American af-
fairs-regular State Department
officials or the office of the Co
ordinator for the Alliance, headed
by Teodoro Moscoso.
This uncertainty has now ap-
parently been cleared up. Mr..
Mann Is the man. He succeeds
Edwin M. Martin as Assistant
Secretary of State and. of course.
he will have greater authority and
influence with his second hat as
presidential adviser. Mr.. Mann is
Continued on Page b.
Evening star., 1963-12-22
Wheat Row

The trouble began when the
Senate struck down a House
passed curb on sales Of wheat to
the Soviet Union last Thursday
and then passed an appropriation
of more than $3.2 billion for the
program.
Their move seemingly killed a
House ban on underwriting pri-
vate credit sales of wheat through
the Export Import Bank. Presi-
dent johnson had personally at
tackled the ban, saying "it makes
no sense" to jeopardize benefits to
farmers and shippers by this
credit clause.
But Senators had not reckoned
on the alarming rate of truancy
in the House. Drifting out of town
by scores Friday, Democratic Rep
resentativeS akened their
party's vote so badly that a coali-
ton was able to send the aid
bill back to conference commit
tee, insisting on the credit ban.
The bills supporters also failed
to judge accurately the stubborn
ness Of Representative Otto E.
PasSman. Democrat of Louisiana,
and chief of House negotiators on
the appropriation measure.
An avowed foe Of foreign aid
for years, Mr.. PaSSman stormed
out of a Senate House conference
Friday declaring he would go
home for Christmas without any
bill rather than agree to more
than So billion.
Evening star., 1963-12-22
TheEconony:
NewHighs

Retail sales headed for . rec
ord high this month, helped by
a short Thanksgiving to Christ
mas period and higher incomes.
But other economic indicators
turned in o mixed picture, and
cold weather the next 80 days
may slow the pace Of consumer
spending.
THAT Is about as fine a Christ
mas present as could come to the
people Of this country. I am very
happy about It,"
The speaker was President
johnson last week at one Of his
surprise press conferences, and
the subject was a report from his
Council Of Economic Advisers.
The Gross National Product,
meaning the sum Of all goods and
services produced by the country.
is now topping the $500 billion
rate, a record high, according to
the report.
IF we get the tax BILL" added
the President, I'VE expect to in
crease that rate substantially"
Evening star., 1963-12-22
THE FOREIGN SCENE
A Quiet Activity
Brings New Hope

balance of payments deficit. The
Senate responded by eliminating
the House ban on the underwrit-
ing Of private credit sales to Com
munist countries by the Export
Import Bank.
Also on Thursday, Defense Sec
retary Mcnamara and John A. Nc
Cone. Director Of Central Intelli-
gence, began, at the Presidents
behest, a two-day fact-finding
tour Of South Vietnam where the
battle against Red guerrillas is
said to be faltering.
. RIDAY He hailed the
launching Of a new Polaris sub
marine, a key strength backing
our foreign policy. named after
his late mentor, Sam Rayburn.
Assistant Navy Secretary Kenneth
BeLieu, a former Senate aid to
Mr.. johnson, read the Presidents
message at the Newport News,
Va. ceremony.
Evening star., 1963-12-22
On Housing

To be sure, other indicators Of
fered less cause for optimism. Pri-
vate housing starts in November
declined to a seaSonally adjusted
annual rate of 1,528,OO0, a sharp
drop of Is per cent from October
and per cent below the year.
earlier pace.
And factory orders for durable
goods showed a 4 per cent skid
from the previous month.
A couple of indicators are not
sufficient to herald a trend, how
ever, and with the Christmas rush
on, business forecaSters were in
clined to enjoy the season while it
lasted. As for January, there was
still the hope Of that tax cut to
look forward to.