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dying And in the process any genuine dia-
logue between the two halves of the hemis-
phere is being replaced by shouting match
in which neither side listens much to the
other.
Even the most optimistic apologists for
the Alliance now admit that 1t is. in mortal
danger. They find themselves drowning in
an atmosphere of popular distrust, misunder-
standing and mutual recrimination
The new johnson administration seems to
regard this basic deterioration simply as an
administrative problem to be solved here by
revamping machinery to suit "get-tough"
domestic critics. The drastic reaSsessment Of
organization currently going on in White
House and State Department councils is
dangerously close to degenerating into a
search for scapegoats-mainly Teodoro Mos
coso, the co-ordinator for Alliance affairs
chosen by President Kennedy.
New Powers For Aide
Whether this in fact happens is now
up to Thomas C. Mann, personal friend of
the President, whom Mr.. johnson yesterday
picked as his new Assistant Secretary of
State for Inter-American Affairs. The Presi-
dent made clear that he would have new
powers to coordinate all United States policy
in Latin America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-15
Today's Star

Also Sunday. The Stor Mosozine;
This Week Magazine; TV Moqo-
zine and color comic section.
Index of Subjects
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Baker Probers Study
Link to canister Deal
BY JOHN BARRON and
PAULHOPE
Star Staff Writers

An unsuccessful Florida real
estate venture financed with
Teamster Union money is
among the business activities
being looked into by the Sem
ate Rules Committee in its
investigation of Robert G.
Bobby Baker.
The project, which was to
have included a motel in
downtown Jacksonville Beach
and some housing units in the
Negro section of the city, foun-
dered not long after it was
started in 1859.
A firm called Wertco was
in corporated to handle the
development. One of the in
corporators said the Team
sters Pension Fund agreed to
put up around 100000 but
that only $105,000 was ac-
tually drawn before the prof.
ect collapsed.
Two Washington area friends
of Mr.. Baker were among the
incorporates of Wertco. Sew
See BAKER, Page AS
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Pilots AIerted
To Lightning
FAA Asks Report
On All Turbulence
BY CHARLES YARBROUGH
Star Staff Writer


The Federal Aviation Agency
has advised all airmen that it
is now considered possible for
lightning to explode fuel vapors
in airplanes and cause major
structural damage.
The announcement, made in
a notice to airmen by the FAA,
followed closely an announce
ment by the Civil Aeronautics
Board that there is considera-
BILE evidence a Pan American
jetliner was the victim of light
ming last Sunday.
Eighty-one person were
killed when the Puerto Rico
to- Philadelphia plane crashed
in flames near Elkton, Md,
just after a fuel and passenger
stop at Baltimore's Friendship
Airport. The crash occurred
during a driving and turbulent
rainstorm on the Maryland-De-
laware State line.
The CAB, which has the
responsibility for determining the
preoable cause of aircraft acct
dents. said there is considera-
BILE evidence the Pan American
plane was hit by lightning. The
FAA, in turn. announced a re-
newed and vigorous study of
lightning strikes on palneS.
The FAA said, This may be
the first airplane in aviation
history conculsively proved to
See PLANE, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-15
PROBERS TOGET
BAKER TAX DATA

President Johnson will
make Robert G. Bobby
Bakers income tax returns
available to the Senate
Rules Com mittee, the
White House announced
yesterday.
White House Press Sec
rotary Pierre Salinger said
an executive order is being
prepared and checked rou-
timely with the Justice and
Treasury Departments and
the Budget Bureau. AS soon
as it is cleared, Mr.. Salin-
ger said, the President will
sign it.
The Rules Committee
asked to inspect Mr.. b.
ker'S tax returns in con-
nection with its investiga-
ton of his business activ-
tiles to determine whether
a conflict of interest exist
ed while he was secretary
to the Senate Majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-15
johnson Raps
Slash in Aid
House Proposal
Draws Attack

President johnson last night
sharply condemned the drastic
cuts in foreign aid funds by the
House Appropriations Commit
tee as "a severe setback to
American leadership and to
United States interests in many
parts of the world"
The propose reductions
would put our foreign policy
in a straitjacket," the Presi-
dent said in statement.
II cannot believe the Con-
gress intends to require the
United States of America to
follow policies of weakness and
retreat" Mr.. johnson said.
The statement came quickly
after the Appropriations Com
mittee recommended a $3,010,-
700,0 900 foreign aid bill, includ-
ing about 5000 million in I'M
spent carryover funds.
The new money recommend
ed is $500 million below the
amount authorized by both
Houses and SIT billion below
the figure requested by the late
President Kennedy.
The House is expected to pass
the bill tomorrow without sub
stantial change. Friends of for
eign aid are hoping the Senate
Appropriations Committee will
raise it closer to the $3.6 billion
ceiling in the authorization bill
and pave the way for a COM
promise on a final figure of
about $3.2 billion.
JOhnsOn'S Statement
Here is the Presidents state
ment:
1.-The drastic reduction in
foreign-aid funds proposed in
the House, if sustained, would
be a severe setback to Ameri-
can leadership and to United
States interests in many parts
Of the world. The $2.8 billion
recommended to the House is
Sit billion below the figure re-
quested by President Kennedy.
THE proposed reductions in
foreign aid funds would put our
foreign policy in a straight
jacket. For example:
THE amount proposed for
the Alliance for Progress would
be sharply less than was ap-
propriated last year. This would
represent a failure on our part
to carry out the undertakings
of President Eisenhower in the
Act of Bogota and of President
Kennedy in the Charter Of
Punta del Este. 1t would mean
that the United States would
be providing for all of Latin
America less than the Soviet
Union is putting into Cuba
alone. This is no way to combat
communism in Latin America!
1.-THE amount proposed for
contributions to international
organizations would mean that
the United States could not
keep its commitments and
pledges. This is a startling pro-
posal. 1t would undercut our
efforts in the United Nations to
insure that the Soviet Union
and other reluctant nations live
up to their pledges to the
United Nations.
THE amount proposed for
development loans would not
even be enough to meet clear
existing program commitments
to five countries whose indie
pendence and progress is vital
to the success of freedom in
Asia and Africa-Indian, PAX
istan, Turkey, Nigeria and Tu-
nisia-to say nothing of the
other countries in Asia and
Africa that we plan to assist.
THE amount proposed for
See AID, Page A-10
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Weather Forecast

District and vicinity-Sunny, windy and
quiet cold today, high in the 20s. Continued
cold and fair tomorrow.
Full Report on Pass d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-15

Mary McGrory's memorable articles written
during the recent period of national
bereavement have been assembled in q
commemorative booklet, entitled:
IN MEMORIAM-
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
Designed and printed by leading Iitho-
graphic house, this special publication can
be ordered by writing to RIM. AIS, The
Evening Stor Enclose Csc to cover the cost
Of postage and handling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-15
Dam Breaks Floods Destroy
200 Homes in Los Angeles
Hundreds
Are Routed
ByWoters

LOS ANGELES. Dec. II
(AP).-A giant wall of mud
and water from a ruptured
hilltop reservoir surged over an
exclusive residential area this
afternoon, wrecking hundreds
Of homes and apartments.
An estimated 200 homes
were wiped out completely,
swept from their foundations.
Some we're crushed and frag-
mented in the downhill flood
rush.
An estimated 1900 to 1000
more we're damaged by waters
that in some areas submerged
second floors.
Water shot from a crack be-
fore the break. and police,
warned, evacuated thousands
from the floods path. reducing
the human toll. But many peo-
pie were still in the area.
Los Angeles police set the
toll at four persons dead.
View From HelicOpter
The estimates came from
Police Capt. Robert M. Gaunt
of the Central Division, the
officer in charge Of the dis
aster area operation, after he
surveyed the scene rom a hell
copter.
He gave this picture:
A pie shaped section about
one square mile, with the 900
acre-foot reservoir atop the
Baldwin Hills at its apex. BIZ
secting the piece was q giant
furrow carved in minutes by
the great surge. which famed
out at the end of its downhill
run.
1t was balmy. seemingly
peaceful afternoon in the COM
munity between downtown Los
Angeles and international Air
rport when. a little after 3 pm,
the sloping l00-foot wall Of the
bowl-shaped reservoir exploded
with a cannon-like roar.
The cause? No one knew.
But the effects we're instant
and terrifying.
Homes Are Crushed
The mud-brown surge raced
over and matchsticked houses
in the 100000 to 100000 class
at upper levels. then doomed on
to less expensive houses on
lower slopes.
Then. on the flat, it smashed
into completes of apartment
houses.
Along the way. it rolled cars
both moving and parked like
toys; Swept houses off their
foundations then ripped out the
foundations. Swimming pools
were secured out, leaving only
holes behind.
In the two hours before the
disaster, police cars with bull
horns patrolled the area, order
ing residents out.
I Within an hour Mayor Sam
uel w. Yorty declared it an
emergency area. Later, Gov.
Edmud G. Brown declared it a
disaster area.
The flood swept down into
a catch basin at the foot of
the reservoirs earthen front.
But the basin was filled in
moments, and the water, spun
ing so feet in the air, shaking
the earth with its fury, leaped
See FLOOD, Page AS
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PRECARIoUs PARTNERS
Distrust Poisons Alliance

But precious little has been heard so far
about a careful determination Of policy
which should precede, not follow major
shakeup in personnel.
The assassination of President Kennedy
has created the tragic pause for such an
examination. The numbing shock of his
sudden loss throughout the hemisphere has
momentarily silenced the storm of pickering.
But all the basic problems are waiting to
break out from under the moratorium i'm
posed by mourning. And President Johnson
will have to face them without benefit of
the strong personal nystique which John r.
Kennedy created in Latin America through
his sympathetic handling Of Latin affairs.
At the moment, United States aid admin
istrators are really President JohnSons most
sympathetic allies. The vast majority are
able and dedicated men. But they find them
selves caught in a deadly crosSfire between
local resentment over aid restrictions and
congressional charges of mishandling of
taxpayers money
Restrictions Draw Complaint
do you know that Washington head
quarters now has 3R-page list of congress
sional restrictions which must be checked off
before plan is granted?" said one aid official
in the field. 1T is a wonder any project is ap-
proved there, let alone put together here"
Once a project is approved. Latin Ameri-
cans bitterly chafe under minute supervision
Of how the money is spent.
I'VE feel like a general staff of North
American accountants is breathing down our
necks," said one exasperated Argentine plan
ner. ANY change, even the smallest one and
even for good reason, has to be cleared with
them"
Despite these complaints, United States
aid officials and their local counterparts
throughout Latin America have no trouble
See LATIN, Page AL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-15
BY GEORGE SHERMAN
star staff Writer

The growing fashion in Latin America is
to blame United States harshness for sub
verting the Alliance for Progress
In North America the reverse seems to be
in vogue: Latin American responsibility is
killing the Alliance.
Both sides are right in their basic premise
In the popular imagination the Alliance is
, 1963-06-29
ROYALS

two on, Alvin Powell Of the
Rough Necks came up in the
same inning and hit a home
run over the left field fence.
In the fourth Roland Riveria
scored the first run for the
Royals on a wild pitch and
M. Connor advance to 3rd. In
the top Of the fourth Roy
Smith relieved Leonard Jo-
seph and pitched to Franklin
Steele. The second double
play for the Rough Necks
to Alvin Powell to Bernard
Williams.
In the fifth three runs scor-
ed for the Royals, Harold Van
terpool pitched to Sprauve
with one on base. Raymond
Chesterfield came in for Ber-
nard Williams in the sixth &
Roy Swan for Romeo Thomas,
and Hodge for Clifford Call
wood. In the sixth R. Chester
field scored on Albert Hen
rvs single. With bases loaded
Alvin Powell, popped up to
the catcher Elton Hodge to re-
tire the side.
, 1963-06-29
MARYJANE

vile, Tennessee.
The young couple will spend
their honeymoon in the Orient
and Europe after which they
will return to their home at
Estate Hafensight, Christian
sted, St. Croix, U. S. Virgin
Islands.
, 1963-06-29
RED CROSS

Continued from page y
at home in st. Croix. In the
Fall he will return to his
studies at Andover.
There is still time for any
one interested in joining any
Of the classes to register. Re-
gistration can be made by
visiting the Red Cross office
at the Fort in Christiansted
or by calling 773-11O4 or 77S-
1877 or by meeting directly
with the group at Little Bay
on Tuesday at ZOO pm.
The Red Cross emphasizes
that all registrations will be
stopped after Tuesday, July 9
and therefore urges all who
would like to learn to swim
to come and register now.
, 1963-06-29
VIRGIN
Continued from page y

Continued from page -
tivities.
The 10 boys making the
expedition for the most part
are boys who were willing to
help earn their way by work
ing at jobs supplied by inter-
ested people Of the community
and working at other money
raising projects.
Organizations who have con-
tributed sums of money to
help defray the cost which is
$37O.50 per boy are the St.
Croix Rotary Club, The St.
Thomas Rotary Club, The
Frederiksted Festival Commit
tee and the Virgin Islands
District Committee, Boy
Scouts Of America.
AL three of the Virgin Isl
ands will be represented. From
ST. John Jerry Jurgen OF Elk
plorer Post 159 Cruz Bay.
From st. Croix, Renaldo Lynch
and Claude Richards of Ex-
plorer Post 153, Frederiksted
also Wayne Chimney Of Troop
157, Christiansted. From St.
Thomas, Chester Lindsay,
Wilbert Lindsay and Leroy
Hodge Of Post 265, Ira Ottley,
Post 437, Kenneth Colon, Post
258 and Leonard Reed, Post
$50.
The Expedition Group will
have a Pre-Philmont Training
PM this weekend,
June %, 80, 1868 at Stumpy
Bay, St. Thomas under the
leadership of Samuel B. King,
Dist. Scout Exec. They will
participate in the official and
Formal Opening Ceremonies
Of the Virgin Islands College,
Sunday, June 80, 1868, 4 pm.
, 1963-06-29

drive his vessel hard to make
it three straight on elapsed
time for the Chryster or "Elec
trao Cup.
Sailors will also be watch
ing closely the performance
Of two 24foot Rainbow Class
sloops, a small catamaran, &
Flying Dutchman which are
among the expected entries
of some 10 or 20 St. Thomas,
, 1963-06-29
YAHTsMEN
Continued from page y

CONTINUED from page p
but to try to wrest the cup
away form the smaller win
ners Of 81 and so, Scamp &
.ady Triston. Scamp, out of
an Juan, has only to win this
ear on corrected time for
Christensen Cup. The Lady
rs skipper will, Of course,
Evening star., 1963-02-01
NEAR $500 WINS
Longden Rides Linito
In Santa Morqorito

big score tomorrow at Santa
Anita Park when he pilots
Linita in the $50,000-added
Santa Margarita Handicap.
| The 26th running of the mile
and-one-eighth race tops the
weekend program, which in
cludes the $25, ,O00-added Bou-
gainvillea Turf Handicap at
Hialeah, the $4,000 Burch
Handicap at Bowie, and the
$4,000 Thelma Stakes for g.
year-old fillies at Fair Grounds.
Longden, who will be Sc
February IA and who has rid
den more winners than any
Jockey in history, will be aboard
Linita because Manuel Ycaza is
sitting out his second suspen-
sion of the Santa Anita meet
ing. Longden is nearing $500
lifetime riding victories.
On January 19, Linita won
the mile-and-one sixteenth
Santa Maria Handicap with
Ycaza up, while Longden fin
ished third aboard Rose ONeill.
Linita is topweighted tomor-
row with 1913 pounds.
A field of eight, and perhaps
IL If it rains. is shaping up.
Winners of two other distaff
stakes at Santa Anita are ex-
pected to start. They are Kerr
Stables Table Mate. who took
the 7-furlong Santa Monica,
and John r. Gaines Oil Roy
atty, who captured the 6-fur-
long Las Flores Handicap. Each
Will carry l19 pounds. Other
top contenders include Fred
w. Hooper's My-Portrait and
Vicar Stables Savaii, both
with 1T.
A dozen grass course special
lists are expected for the mile
and-three -sixteenths Bougain-
villea. which leads UP to the
SIS. 200 Hialeah Turf Cup Feb
ruary l6. Hill-N-Dale Farms
Bronze Babu, Hialeah winner
on grass January IS, tops the
weights with l22 pounds.
Trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsim-
mons who has won six Florida
stakes this winter, will go for
No. 7 with Wheatley Stables
Royal Record, 100. The Hasty
House Farm entry of Porvsnir
II. l19, and FL Loco, lit, will
be formidable. FL Loco was
runnerup in last years Bou-
gainvillea, then won the Hia-
leah Turf Cup. Greentree Sta
ble's Tutankhamen is another
starter with ll9 pounds.
Evening star., 1963-02-01
Nick|aus Sets
Golf Pace as
Palmer Laus

PALM SPRINGS. Calf, Feb
/ (AP).-Jack Nicklaus and
Gary Player were 1-2 today as
the $4,000 Palm Springs golf
classic went into its third round
Arnold Palmer, the other
member Of golf's Big Three, was
eight strokes behind and feel
ing mighty low about the whole
thing.
Nicklaus, youngest National
Open champion since Bobby
Jones, fashioned seven brides
five Of them on the back nine
-fof a 1891 yesterday on the
tough Tamarisk course, one of
four layouts in the 90-hole
event. His 66, paired with an
opening SO, made him the lead
er at 1856.
Player, with a 67-69, was one
stroke behind. as was young
Bob Shave of Willoughby, Ohio,
Both played Tamarisk.
Palmer, still playing well off
the tee but scrambling on the
greens. shot a par 72 at Tama-
risk. That, with his opening II,
put him in a horde o.. 143
shooters.
my putting is awful, Just
awful" moaned Palmer, a two
time winner Of the classic.
Nicklaus looked like he might
wind up with a 20 or 80 for the
back nine, but he played the
18th too cautiously. Even so, he
missed a birdie on the par s.
hole by inches.
Evening star., 1963-02-01
Bearcats Get Scare ofLife
In Overtime Win Over Drake

and a seven-pointer over Day.
ton.
The Bearcats. winners Of l6
straight this season. trailed
much Of the second half and
came from behind TO tie II,
$3.50, on two free throws by
Tom Thacker with 2 minutes,
II seconds left in regulation
time. There was no further
scoring until the overtime.
George Wilson hit the first
five OF cincinnati's seven points
In the extra session TO nail II
down as the Bearcats outscored
Drake, TO.
Evening star., 1963-02-01
DAILY DOUBLE C7-Sj, S131.SO
HiuIeuh
Muchen Sued

PORTLAND, Oreg., Feb. /
(AP).-Boxer Eddie Machen
and a night club operator were
sued for $4,000 damages
Thursday by a Portland resi-
dent who said the fighter beat
him at a night club last Sep
tember %. Dennis L. johnson
filed the suit against Machen
and Elmo Franklin Jacks, op-
orator Of Elmo's Club.
Evening star., 1963-02-01

ond highest scoring total of
the season and the ninth time
this campaign they've gone
over 100 points. The Ramblers,
the Nations highest scoring
major team. hustled to a ST.
27 halftime margin as Les
Hunter and Vic Rouse each
scored IL points.
Loyola Coach Ailing
Loyola Coach George Ireland
left the floor before the game
under doctors orders. He was
suffering from a virus and had
a temperature Of l03.
Six OF the II Loyola players
who saw action scored in dou-
bic figures, led by Hunter with
%.
Wake Forest overcame South
Carolina's stubborn defense in
the second half TO improve It's
season record TO l4-4 and its
Atlantic Coast Conference
mark TO 30. The Deacons had
a l5-point lead early in the
second half before South
Carolina went into a pressing
defense that gradually ate
away the margin.
In other major action, Rut-
gers broke a five-game losing
string with a 90-93 victory over
Lafayette. ST. Louis beat Mar
quette. 1852; Utah State
coasted 10 a o7-69 triumph
over Utah, and Tulsa fought
off Arkansas. $500.
Evening star., 1963-02-01
Basketball
College
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
AREA
Niagara 80, GeOrgetOwn rs.
Mont. &c 1Oi. Pr. Georges &C 6b.
kutrtOWn S5' SsId HSy1rd g.
Penn State IS, CarneEie Tech 81.
Bowl. Green 50, st. Johns IN. " SIS
PrvOidenee ~, DAYTON ~
Rutgers 90. Lafayette ~.
81. Peters 66, FairIeigh Dickinson So
WaGner 90. NIT ~.
Oberlin 6S. Allegheny 62.
Baltimore U. is, LynchburE b5.
Shepherd 81, FrOstburg NJ.
o Massachusetts Sc. Maine 81.
Merrimack %, Lowell State 81.
Kentucky H. GeOrgia 81.
wake Forest 81. South Carolina Is.
NY. wesleyan 81, Cannon (Pa.D So
Bethel 16. William Carey ~.
Ark. st. Col. ~, Southeast Me. 65
LiDscOmb 81, Union lTenn.) 81.
Tenn; Martin S?. Austin PeAy ~
Howard tAla. 80. Cumberland 81.
Bellarmine 80, Pikeville SO q o.t.).
IransylVania -, Centre bS
GeorgetOwn tky.) 81, Berea SO.
Belmont Abbey 81. GA. Southern IL
FaiTmOnt 81. 81. Glenville state 81
W va. wesleyan llt W. va. Tech l3.
LAGRANGE IL, Georgia state So.
King 7S, Milligan 50.
Tenn. Wesleyan 81, Tusculum IL.
MOrehead I06, Jacksonville (Fla.) so
Pfeiffer 30, Newberry 65.
Martin J. c. 85, Freed -Hardeman 80
Miss. Col 90, Birmingham South. 81
MIDWEST
Cincinnati 65, Drake 80, overtime.
LOyOla (Chi,) IlS. Wash. CSt. L. bs
st. Louis 20, Marquette 82.
Glendale 63, Valley City 81.
81. Thomas 81, COncOTdiA, MINI. 81
North. 81. Is. ~ 81, Gen. Beadle 81
Akron ~, Hiram 81.
Anderson 1903, Tri-State rs,
Marian 6J, Hanover 81.
Goshen 30, Manchester IS.
Steubenville 80. wheeling 81.
Kenyon 80, Marietta Is.
Pan Am. 81, EmpOrla st. (Kans) 81
Omaha 81, ST. Benedict'S 80.
Northern Illinois ~. Wis. state II
Lakeland lOl, st. Norbert 90.
SOUTHWEST
Tulsa ~, Arkansas 90.
IaTletOn TEX 81, Southwestern is
Midwestern tTex.) ~, Dallas 81
East Texas state 62, r. Austin 81.
FAR WEST
Utah state 81, Utah go.
Cal. western 16, La Verne is.