davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08
with the Davises.

with the Davises.
Mr. and Mrs. Tyree Agee, and
son LynWood, spent Sunday in
Richmond with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alton Agee.
Mrs. Andrew Steger, and Mrs.
T. l. Epperson, of Buckingham,
were visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
F.. O. Webster on Saturday even
ing.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08
We'll " ater

March Miss Isabel Blav-
lock, Billy Blaylock, and Miss
Elaine Maxey. of Richmond.
were visitors in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. N. G. Davis, Sunday,
taking Mrs. Cora B. Blaylock
back home after a ten day visit
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-08
Panelist On Current Events

Irving Driscol Jr left president of the Buckingham Cen
trail High School Student Cooperative Association pan
eist who interviewed discussed topics
students from foreign countries
gnIa High School Forum which Thomas Jefferson
High School Richmond Irving five
dents from high schools Virginia invited State
to the panel. Topic Better
standing At right is j. NJ the Buck
ingham SEA, discussing the program with Irving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
Il Hurt in BIust
At Missile Plant

POMONA. Calf. Feb. 20
(AP) An explosion and fire
rocked a missile test center in
the General Dynamics plant in
Pomona last night. inJuring IL
employees, five seriously.
c. d. Cornell, assistant to the
president, said the blast &C.
Cured while scientists were
shock-testing a missile.
The plant is 30 miles east Of
Los Angeles.
Mr.. Cornell said the type OF
missile and nature Of the tests
were classified and could not
be disclosed.
The plant docs research. de-
velopment and production OF
tactical guided missiles, among
them the Terrier. Tartar. Red
eye and Mauler surface to-air
missiles.
Mr.. Cornell said most OF the
damage was from the explosion.
The fire was quickly extin-
guished. he said. An investiga-
ton will be made 10 determine
the cause Of the blast, he said.
The injured, all suffering
from burns and contusicns
caused by flying debris, were
treated at Pomona Valley Com
munity Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
II Children
Hurt in Car,
Bus Collision

Eleven school children re-
ceived slight injuries when q
bus and a car collided in Alex
andria today.
The children were passengers
on an AB&W bus which was
transporting them to classes at
st. Mary's parochial school
and the Robert e. Lee Elemen-
tary School, both in Alexandria.
The collision occurred about
$50 am. at the intersection of
Prince and Pitt streets.
None Of the youngsters,
ranging in age from 7 to Is,
were hurt seriously. All were
released after treatment at
Alexandria Hospital.
Police said the bus, operating
on a special run for the two
schools was headed east on
Prince street. It was struck
on the left front side by a car
travelling south on Pitt street,
police added.
Neither the bus driver. e.
bert L. Blevins, AZ, Of 6407
Georgia street. Springfield. Va.
nor the motorist, Carl K. Coch-
ran, Is. Of the 400 block Of
East Gusts avenue. Alexandria
was injured.
Police said they charged the
driver Of the Car with disre-
garding q stop sign and with
lacking q Virginia drivers
permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
School Prayer Ruling
Wrong, GriswoId Says

the court has taken and init
mated in such matters, thus
inviting such litigation in Its
extreme form"
The Supreme Court ruled
last year that public school
recitation Of o prayer formu-
lated by the New York State
Board Of Regents violated the
First Amendment.
Dean Griswold, delivering the
annual William H. Leary lec-
ture at the University Of Utah
Law School last night. said the
prayer was not compulsory and
that no student was compelled
to participate.
Must all refrain because one
does not wish to join? This
would suggest that no school
can have a pledge Of allegiance
to the flag II any student does
not wish to join" he said.
Dean Griswold said courts
have found Sunday closing
laws difficult because Of the
absolutist approach" and con-
tended there is nothing illegal
about legislation for Sabbath
Day observance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
Weaver to Speak
At Howard Fete

Housing Administrator Robert
c. Weaver will be the principal
speaker at ceremonies marking
the 96th anniversary of the
founding of Howard University
at 1890 am. tomorrow.
The exercises will be held
in Cramton Auditorium, Sixth
and Fairmont streets NV.
The program is open to the
public.
Awards for distinguished
postgraduate achievement will
be presented TO five Howard
graduates. They are Attorney
General Edward w. Brooke of
Massachusetts,, DR.. Lena F,
Edwards of Hereford, Tex; DR.
L. Deckle Mclean of Jersey
City, Philip Valentine Of Los
Angeles, and Walter E. Wash
ington. executive director OF
the National Capital Housing
Authority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28

this isalnd nation for 81 years
until his assassination May 80,
1861.
The scholarly So year = old
Chief Executive, who spent "a
years in exile campaigning
against the Trujillo dynasty
said he will ask Congress for
social and economic legislation,
He promised a brake will be
kept on spending.
Marines Parade I
Sworn in with him at the
modernistic Congress Building
was DR.. Armando Gonzalez
Tamayo, the Vice President of
this nation Of 3 million.
Later Mr.. Bosch reviewed a
military parade. United States
and Venezuelan Marines from
warships that came for the
Inauguration marched with
units of the Dominican armed
forces.
Mr.. Bosch named his cabinet,
with the Foreign Ministry post
going to Andres Freites Bar
rera, Dominican Ambassador
to the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28

required to pinpoint a suspected
violation.
In the past the Soviet Union
has demanded that the area be
kept smaller than long distance
detection stations could pin
point.
Soviet Ambassador Semyon
K. Tsarapkin said in Geneva
yesterday Russia will not allow
the BLACK boxes" to form an
independent detection network
covering all Of Soviet territory
In the Russian view, the Asso-
ciated Press reported from
Geneva, the black boxes woulc
only be auxiliary instrument.
in the Soviet Unions three mos
earthquake prone areas which
would cross-check reports from
other nations seismic stations
Western delegates said this
would leave most Of the Soviet
Union outside the range Of the
black boxes" and would render
the whole "black box" idea vir-
tually meaningless.
Officials here said there is ar
outside chance the draft treaty
will not be presented at Ge.
neva, but they acknowledged II
is more likely the document will
be advanced soon to put more
pressure on the Soviet Unior
to accept a nuclear test ban.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28

President Romulo Betancourt
Of Venezuela tried to touch off
a demonstration during the in
augural military parade but
were quickly stopped by police.
During the inaugural parade,
youths raised placards insult
ing the United States and
Venezuela.
Both Mr.. Betancourt and
United States Vice President
johnson were given protection
when they left the stands. Mr.
Betancourt returned to Vene-
zuela today.
Three persons were injured
and 10 youths were arrested in
a melee that broke out.
Land Reform Planned
Mr.. Bosch promised the Do
minicanS a program to give
them "a place in the sun among
advanced nations Of the Amer
icaS."
The first target Of land re-
form, Mr.. Bosch said, will be
plantations already seized from
the estate Of Gen. Rafael L.
Trujillo, the dictator who ruled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. %
(AP).-The dean of the Har-
ward Law School says the Su-
preme Court was wrong In
ruling the New York regents
school prayer" practice uncon-
stitutional.
Dean Erwin N. Griswold, in
q lecture on "Absolutism in the
Courts" said the prayer prac-
tice did not conflict with the
First Amendment prohibition
that Congress shall make no
law respecting the establish
ment Of religion . !"
Those who wrote the 'estab-
lishment Of religion clause
might be perplexed by the use
which is made Of it in 1852"
he said. III
II venture the thought that
it was unfortunate the question
was ever thought Of as a mat
ter for judicial decision, that II
was unfortunate the court de-
cided the case. one way or the
other, and that this unhappy
situation resulted solely from
the absolutist position which
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that he had moved mis- office
one block-from 37l2 Roose-
welt road to the new address.
Mr.. Lewis, whose vote was
reported unofficially as 1913
to Mr.. Affords 888, was form
erly a city building inspector.
Completing First Term
He was the first Negro to
serve as Alderman Of the gath
Ward. which is estimated to
have Q population 80 per cent
Negro. He was completing his
first term.
Eugene Bolton, the first
policeman to enter the office
and a high school classmate
of Mr.. Lewis. identified the
body.
He said Mr.. Lewis hands
were cuffed in front Of him,
and a burned out cigarette was
between the fingers Of one
hand.
The shells on the office floor,
Mr.. Bolton said, we're small
caliber-.22 or rs.
Was q Block Away
Mr.. Bolton said he was a
block away from Mr.. Lewis
office building when the janitor
ran into the street and waved
to him and his partner, Po-
hceman James Jackson.
Mr.. Lewis wife, Ella, arrived
at the office shortly after the
Alderman's body was found.
Mr.. Lewis, q resident Of the
Southwest Side area all of his
life. served in World War II as
a second lieutenant. He at
tended Smythe Elementary
School and Crane High School
and Crane Junior College in
the area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
WoIkout Delays
Test Site Work

NEVADA TEST SITE, New.
Feb. 20 (AP) Construction at
the atomic test site was delayed
further yesterday when 1000
employees walked off their jobs
in sympathy with electricians
striking over the presence Of
non-union workers.
A spokesman for Reynolds
Electrical & Engineering Co.,
prime contractor at the site,
said he expected 5000 workers
to stay away from their jobs
today.
Workers put up a sign about
five miles from the main gate
which read. "Non-union labor
on SITE" About 100 workers
milled around and talked, but
there were no pickets.
The Reynolds Co. spokesman
said the company has asked the
electricians to return to work
but that all labor leaders, con-
tractors and mediators were in
Washington. They are con-
Quoting meetings at the Capt.
tai because of the rash of labor
troubles at the site last month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28

contained in the Old Tesla
ment.
Warns on Sectarianism
He said use of the King
James version OF the Bible
would make the public schools
Of Pennsylvania into a kind
Of Protestant institution to
which others are invited"
Mr.. Sawyer said an argument
could be made that If Bible
reading is good for the school
children 1t Is good for all the
population. In such q case, he
said, the mayor Of Philadelphia
could be required to read the
Bible over the radio to all the
city's residents.
He said there is nothing to
stop the Mayor from doing this
on his own but q constitutional
question would rise II the city
council required the Mayor to
do 1t.
Attorney Philip Ward, who
represented Abingdon Township
officials, said the Bible reading
practice was teaching morality
without religion and thai
is proper for the people Of
Pennsylvania"
If that Is all you're teach
ing, morality, why do you treat
the subject differently from
arithmetic. asked Judge Bren-
nan. "Is 1t consistent"
THE fact that you do ex.
cuse pupils who object to Bible
reading does raise the question
doesn't it, whether in fact you
are just teaching them moral.
ity?" he asked.
Tribute by Goldberg
Justice Goldberg said thai
the Bible. "if it Is anything
Is the greatest religious docu.
ment the world has ever had.
He said the school official,
appeared to be contending Il
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reading was @ deliberate reli.
gious exercise that indicated
preference for certain religions
over others or Of religion gen.
orally over disbelief.
He said, parents should moi
have to contradict at home OF
at church what is taught OF
purveyed to the children al
school,"
Mr.. Sawyer said the Bible l.
the sacred book of Christi
anity" and that its reading
under the aegis of the State
was q type of double accom-.
mediation" Of church and state
that amounts to an establish.
ment Of religion.
Black Comments
Justice Black clearly indicated
in his questions from the bench
that he was concerned with the
historical problem of Govern.
ment interference with freedom
of religion.
Throughout the ages, politi.
clans have wanted to get hold
Of religion and they have donC
1t from time to time to the
great discontinue of the reli-
gion," he commented at one
point.
Mr.. Sawyer said the message
Of the Bible has been a matter
Of controversy through thu
ages. Men do not agree about
those things" he said, recalling
riots in the last century ir
Philadelphia over whether
Protestant or Catholic versions
Of the Bible would be read.
He challenged the position
Of school officials that the
Bible reading necessarily put
across worthwhile moral values
in all Of its sections. Some
people. he commented, dispute
the concept Of a vengeful Coo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
Leovenworth, Georgia
Get Dangerous FeIons

1858, and stealing 1890 in
cash.
virgile Crymes, sentenced in
1850 to 8 to ~ years as a
machine-gun bandit involved
in five armed robberies here
with a total loot Of more than
$500.
Ended Robbery Wave
Henry Banks, whose arrest
with four others in 1854 end
ed a winter wave Of armed rob-
berry which included four liquor
stores. a drugstore and a mar
ket. The armed gang accumu-
lated $1,000 In loot which they
admitted spending in part for
narcotics.
Anthony M. Accardo, a fugi-
tive from Jacksonville, Fla,
when he was arrested here in
1866 for breaking into the
home Of a dentist and a pho
tographer's studio here and
stealing property valued at
more than $1,000.
William Z. jenkins, SEN
fenced TO a 3l-year term for
robbery and Sodomy.
Aubrey Carter, sentenced 10
i6 months 10 four years for
unauthorized use OF an auto
mobile.
Oliver Henson, jr., sentenced
TO q 4 TO l2-year term In 1850
for HOUSEKEEPING.
William Quarles, given a g.
10 19-year term In 1852 for
robbery.
Prisoners leaving Alcatraz are
being flown first either TO the
Leavenworth or Atlanta insti-
buttons for processing" Mr..
wilkinson said.
They are being brought 10
Washington in heavily guarded
buses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28

was being used for other rea-
sons.
Justice Black, turning to the
question Of the excuses that
could be obtained by objectine
students, indicated concern
that the procedure might in
volve a type Of coercion or
them to participate in the
practices.
They've got to step aside .
each time" he said. Would you
say there is no pressure or
them?" School officials con.
tend provisions for excuses
avoid all question Of govern.
ment coercion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
insanity Plea
Rejected in
SIoying

A man convicted of murder
more than rs years ago today
lost an appeals court bid to
vacate his sentence on his claim
that he was mentally incom-
petent to stand trial.
The United States Court Of
Appeals rejected the claim Of
James Bostic, who was given a
death sentence that later was
commuted to life tmprison-
ment.
Bostic, convicted in 1897.
was ruled insane In 1910 after
he had spent more than three
years in a death cell in Dis
trict Jail awaiting execution.
He was later judged sane and
was transferred from st. Eliza
bethS Hospital to the Atlanta
Penitentiary where he now is
serving a life sentence.
In 1851 the President had
commuted his sentence to 90
years imprisonment. Y
He has attempted to fight
the conviction through an APP
peal to the United States Su-
preme Court and many motions
in District Court. The latest
case arose when Bostic ap-
pealed for a lunacy hearing
which was refused by District
Court Judge Alexander Holtz-
off. In December, 1861, the
Court of Appeals ordered Judge
Holtzoff to hold a competency
hearing.
In July, 1862, Judge Holtzoff
found that Bostic was com.
petent to stand trial in the
1887 murder charge, and de-
MED his motion to vacate his
sentence.
This morning, the Court Of
Appeals in a brief decision
affirmed Judge Holtzoff's rul-
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
House Democrats Set
To Defend Powell Unit

almost overshadowed by a de-
bate which ended In a $500
roll call vote authorizing the
entire $360,000 sought by the
Committee on Un-American
!, Activities Committee for 1868.
Complain Of Funds Size
House opponents Of the
$360,000 resolution for the
COMMITTEE on Un-American Ac-
tivities complained that the
amount was the largest an
nual outlay In that commit
tees history. They noted that
it was exceeded only by the
$500, 1000 voted yesterday for
the Government Operations
Committee and $575,000 for
the Public Works Committee.
They said 1t far exceeded al
lowances granted other COM
mittees with many more in
vestigations, hearings and leg
islative bills.
On the final vote the fol-
lowing 20 Democratic members
opposed the resolution as q
protest against the amount or
the committees methods:
Representatives Roosevelt,
Roybal, Brown and Edwards of
California; Ryan, Rosenthal
Multer and Farbstein of New
York; Diggs, Staebler, Dingell
and Nedzi Of Michigan, Ash
ley of Ohio, Edith Green and
Duncan of Oregon; HASTEN
meier Of Wisconsin; Fraser of
Minnesota, O'Hara of Illinois
Gonzales Of Texas and Gill of
Hawaii.
The 20 votes showed a gain
over the opposition total which
in recent years never went
above six. During the commit
tees 24-year history in the
House its money bills have al
ways gone through by huge
majorities. The biggest opposi-
ton vote more than 10 years
ago was about 80.
No G. o. p. Showdown
Republicans did not press
for a showdown on their eff
fort to obtain assignment of
a greater proportion of staff
aides to G. o. P. members of
several other committees. They
listed the Education and La
Dor, Public Works and Bank
ing and Currency Committees
as areas of greatest discrimi-
nation.
Representative Curtis, Re-
publican of Missouri, also cited
the District Committee as one
where he thought Something
should be done to determine
whether it is living up to the
spirit and letter of the Legis-
lative Reorganization Act pro-
visions relating to fairness and
adequacy of committee staff
employment. He did not elabo-
rate on the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer

Democrats on the House
Education and Labor Commit
tee decided today to stage an
about House debate on what
they called allegations and
complaints against the COM
mittee's operations.
They reserved two hours of
speaking time at next WedneS-
days House session and invited
Republicans to take part in
the discussion.
This move, agreed on at a
caucus Of the committee's
Democratic m0Lnbers earlier
today, was announced to the
House by Representative Roose-
welt, Democrat of California.
Mr.. Roosebelt did not refer
specifically to Com mite e
Chairman Powell, Democrat Of
New York. or criticism voiced
against him by some Senate
and House Republicans.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that at the
two-hour discussion next week
the committees Democrats
would present a factual record
of the committees activities
and answer certain allegations
against it,"
May Precede Request
The scheduled House debate
seemed likely to come on the
eve Of House consideration of
Mr.. Powell's request for $685.
900 for committee operations
this year.
Mr.. Powell was scheduled to
return for further questioning
next Tuesday by the House Ad-
ministration Committee, which
has indicated it will sharply
cut that amount.
Only five of a score of money
authorizations voted by the
House late yesterday made &C
tual cuts in requests by COM
mittees. But each authorize
ton was for one year only,
whereas about a dozen Of the
major committees had been
getting two-year allotments.
On the basis of one-year COM
parsons. the cuts ranged from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Each committee chairman
will have to go before the
Administration Commute e
again next year, as he did
within the last two weeks.
Moreover, each resolution
approved by the House yester-
day prohibits the respective
committees from using any Of
the 1868 funds for investiga-
tons and studies being made
for the same purpose by an
other committee with appro-
pirate Jurisdiction.
House action on those re-
strictions recommended earlier
this week by the Administra-
ton Committee, however, was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
PAY RISE REPLY:
SORRY, BUT NO.
By the Associated Press

~ the Associated Press
Representative Freling-
huysen. Republican Of New
Jersey recently mailed his
constituents a question
naire which, among other
things. asked whether
members Of Congress should
receive more pay.
No" replied one man.
but he added: Sorry"
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a lot near Second street and
Florida avenue NV. The child
was hospitalized for two weeks.
He escaped the death penalty
when the Appeals Court ruled
the trial Judge failed TO instruct
the jury on the issue Of his
sanity.
He was convicted at a Sec
ond trial in 1856. but this time
drew q 10 to 30 year sentence.
Two more attempts to have
this conviction reversed were
turned down by the appellate
court.
Drew Long Terms
Among the II already in the
d. c. jail are men who drew
long terms for cond-degree
murder. rape, robbery and
burglary.
They include:
John T. Battle, jr., sentenced
10 a Is TO 45-year prison term
for the fatal shooting OF Robert
Williamson here In December
1851.
Louis r. Brooks, sentenced
TO seven TO rs years for second
degree murder. He was in st
Elizabeths Hospital for menta,
observation for a short time
but was found 10 be Of sound
mind.
Raymond v. johnson, sen.
fenced TO IL TO 40 years on
charge Of incest and rapine
and robbing his sister. q IS
year-old married woman.
Abraham Levine, an ex-
convict. in jail for his part In
breaking into the Goldenbere
Department Store at Seventh
and X streets NV. in October
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-28
Dominicons Avert Riot
At Bosch Sweorinq-In

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Feb. 20 (AP)-
Juan Bosch in control today the Domncans first freely
elected President in 80 after pedgng to give people
better life under democracy.
The swearing-n ceremony off smoothly yesterday
with only minor disturbance Leftst enemies Of visiting