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ing out with another woman.
"The next night she substi-
tuted real bullets for the blanks
In her gun-and shot her hus-
band dead. No one could prove
1t wasn't an accident. So she
got off scot-free."
Despite such perils, magic
has some odd rewards as well.
Wilson Is one Of the few men
whose hands have been insured
by Lloyds Of London.
4 = 4
1.-THE total policy is for $780,
000," he explained. But it's not
evenly distributed. My right
hand is worth more than my
left. And my index fingers are
about twice as valuable as my
pinkies."
Lloyds Of London might not
have insured Wilson If they
knew Of his amateur standing
as a practical joker. The lin
ings Of his suits are filled with
gimmicks and gadgets designed
to befuddle walters, cab drivers
and other strangers.
Eventually someone with no
sense Of humor is going to take
a poke at me-" the magician
said.
Don't be surprised If I show
upon television some Saturday
with 100000 worth Of bruised
knuckles."
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EDUCATIONAL N
Channel rs

6:3O-Crossroads Of the World.
How Jordan, Libya, Egypt,
Sudan, Turkey and other
nations Of the Middle East
fought for independence.
7:OO-Operation Alphabet.
7:3O-Science and Engineer
ing. Technical discussion.
Artificial Intelligence -
Present and Future"
S:3O--Animals Of the Sea-
shore. 1.-THE Moulding and
Nature Of the Shore"
$1,000 Years Of Woodwinds.
Music. Beethoven's Quintet
Opus II.
9:3O-Repertoire Workshop.
THE Musical Satire Of Mar
shall 1zen."
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TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

1855, WTOP-Baseball. WASH
ington Senators VS.. the Bal
timore Orioles.
$500. WAMU-FM 1855 Mc.)
From My Book. C. North
cote Parkinson reads and
comments from his recent
book, "Inlaws and Outlaws. !"
$3.50, WGAY-FM (99.5 Me-
Stagedoor. Selections from
Sail Away" and THE Most
Happy Fella."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-25

Bernie Harrison. The Stor's ~ critic.
Is on vacation. His column will be
resumed on his return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-25
WOOK-TV
Channel ID

5:0O-Teenarama Dance Par
ty.
6:3O-News, Weather, Sports,
7:OO-Buck Clark Show.
7:3O-The Pendulum.
8:OO-Mahalia Jackson Sings
S:3O-Oscar Brown Jazz. Nam
cy Wilson, singer.
9:OO-Movie. Prison Nurse. /"
Melodrama. Henry Wilcox
on. 1889.
1O:3O-News. Weather, Sports.
11:OO-Mahalia Jackson Sings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-25

Bernie Harrison, The Stor's TV critic,
Is on vacation. His column will be
resumed on his return.
~>~~-~-~-~---~->-~
successor to Houdini. "The
technicians know that once q
trick begins, the camera never
leave me.
"There are no close-ups. No
fancy cut-ins. If the camera
wanders for even a split Sec
ond, people think, oh, so
that's when he switched things
around And the belivieabil-
ity of the trick is ruined"
Wilson's stunts are mapped
out by a 10-man staff Of con-
jurers, illusionists and sleight-
of-hand artists who meet each
week in his Hollywood home.
Each is a specialist" he
said. MY own speciality is lev
itation. In one trick, my wife
float two feet above the stage.
A hooded assistant passes a
hoop around her body to show
there are no hidden wires.
Then she flies into the air
and disappears"
4 Il 4
Wilson and his wife - a
dancer known professionally as
Mani Darnell-enjoy working
together. But he recalls what
happened to a Chinese magi-
clan, circa 1920. who was hav-
ing marital difficulties.
His wife's task was to shoot
him from a distance Of about
SO feet. Apparently he caught
the bullets In his teeth" said
Wilson.
Then she heard he was go
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TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL

sos, WASH-FM 1911 Mc.)-
symphony in Stereo.
Haydn's Symphony No. 95;
Prokofiev's Peter and the
Wolf.
1900, WMAL-FM (1O7.3 Mc.)-
Heritage Concert. Works by
Beethoven, Dvorak and Hin
demith.
$50, WGMS AMIN $50 Kc.
and 1855 Mc.)-Orchestral
Capitals Of the World. Phil
harmonic Orchestra Of Lon
don. Elizabeth SchwarZkopf,
soprano; Hide Roessl- Maj
dan, contralto; Alan Civil,
horn. Works by Wagner,
Mozart and MAILER.
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OTHER ~ HICHLIGHTs

Merle Oberon. Ethel Barry
more (l947.)
1855, WTOP (9) - The Late
Show. Tombstone" Rou-
tine Western. Richard Dix
(1942.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-25
TELEvisioN
a.A#sT ,,H -
'AIIokozom's' Mark
Is q Reel Magician
BY NIKE GRAY

= NoFth AmeTlcan NeW1paper Alliance
NEW YORK-As professional magician, Mark wilson
has performed remarkable featS-e turning chicken
into white rat and making locomotive disappear
But easily his most impressive has been to stay on
teevon for five Prior to Wilson'S you
youdont SERIES "The Magic World Of Alakaza" CAGAI7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-25

l1slB, WTTG (0-Hollywood's
Finest. Might Song" A So
cialite falls for a blind piano
splayer. Dana Andrews,
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Saturday. 1890 p.m), magi-
clans were lucky to sneak into
the closing minutes Of THE Ed
Sullivan Show"
1.-THE key has been camera
work." said Wilson who looks
more like a bank teller than a
Evening star., 1963-01-13
Law Proposed to Levy
Fines for Icy Sidewalks

sidewalks in front Of private
property in residential areas.
Senator Beall said that he
had decided to introduce the
bill after NOTICING the terrible
conditions Of the sidewalks
here two or three weeks ago.
"The sidewalks were ex-
tremely dangerous because Of
ice. AS a matter of fact it was
so bad that I decided to hire
a cab to go two blocks. 1
thought 1t was better to pay
so cents rather than risk a
broken leg"
Approximately so personal
injury claims and suits are now
pending against the District in
volving persons who have been
injured because of falls on ice
covered sidewalks.
The city is now appealing a
$40, 1000 verdict returned against
it in one Of these cases.
Cover M. Koockogey, presi-
dent Of the Kalorama Citizens
Association, said his organiza-
tion and the Northwest Coun-
Gil Of Citizens Associations have
both passed resolutions urging
adoption OF a snow removal
law for sidewalks with some
teeth in IT,"
Evening star., 1963-01-13
Autographed Letters of Famous Provide Clues for Historians

hind the scenes. In our huge
Walt Whitman collection you
can actually see the creative
process at work"
The hobby OF collecting au-
tographed material is growing
In popularity. although the let
ter as a form OF communica-
ton is giving way TO the tele-
phone.
What is the real value of an
autographed letter or docu-
ment7 II could provide a new
Interpretation OF a decisive
battle tOr) a vital clue for
bioeraphers," says Charles
Hamilton In his definitive book
collecting Autographs and
Manuscripts University Of
Oklahoma Press.
To interpret a Civil War
battle, for instance. one must
consider the fact that many
enlisted men wrote home COM
planning bitterly about drunk
Evening star., 1963-01-13
A RISING MARKET
BY JOHN SHERWOOD
Star Staff Writer

Paul Gauguin. the great
French painter, was in Tahiti
in 1900 and broke when he
scribbled a note 10 a Paris art
dealer demanding money due
him.
SiXty-one years later this
same letter, which complained
about a lack Of funds, was auc-
toned off for Sl6O. And Gau-
gums paintings, many OF
which were destroyed after his
lonely death in the Marquesas
in 1908, sell in six figures to-
day
Ironic, but typical. noted DR..
C Carroll Hollis, specialist In
American literary and cultural
history at the Manuscript Divi-
sion Of the Library OF Congress.
Lincoln made five copies Of
the Gettysburg address," says
Or. David c. Mearns, chief Of
the manuscript division. Three
Evening star., 1963-01-13

special adviser on National
Capital Affairs, are to meet
this week on the bill. Key
hackers of the bill hope to in
troduce it this month.
The members of the Council
of Governments have publicly
discussed the need to
strengthen regional planning
BY bringing planning decisions
on locations of Federal-aid
highways, transit lines, and
Federal office buildings under
elected officials. there is a di-
rect relationship to the voters,
these officials say.
The suburban governments
and planning commissions have
complained in the past that
they have very little say over
location of new Federal offices
Sudden relocation of Federal
agencies into the suburbs car
bring on unexpected housing
booms and tax increases, anC
can overburden roads and park
previously planned for mucl
smaller populations.
Recently Under Fire
The role of the council o
governments has been unde,
fire recently, after the newly,
elected Republican Montgomer!
County Council questioned {
request for $4,000 for COG ac.
tivities in the next year. The
! Maryland National c Capita
Park and Planning Commission
Evening star., 1963-01-13

Many Of Bonaparte's messages
have not been deciphered 10
this day.
The famous have always
been badgered by autograph
hunters and perhaps Rudyard
Kipling handled one the best
way. He received a request
with a So bill enclosed and the
explanation that Il understand
you get S5 per word for your
poems" Kippling pocketed the
cash and wrote back one word.
Thanks"
OF John F. Kennedy's sigma
ture. Charles Hamilton says IL
varies greatly. mo president
has ever dashed off his sig
nature with so much verve,
varying the writing of II from
day TO day, sometimes dropping
or adding letters. sometimes
abandoning himself TO flourish
es, sometimes teven in formal
communications setting down
his first name as Jack" ;"
Evening star., 1963-01-13
Farley Set on Bill
BY CHARLES ID. PIERCE
Star Staff Writer

District property owners who
fail to remove snow and ice
from their sidewalks would be
subject to fines of up to 500
under a bill that will be intro
duced tomorrow by Senator
Beall, Republican of Maryland.
Senator Beall said that at
present "the District Commits
sioners have no authority to
make anybody clean sidewalks
and my bill is designed to
change this.
1T will provide penalties Of
up TO 500 for those persons
who fail TO clean their side
walks within the first eight
hours Of daylight after a snow
storm"
The present law provides
that If a property owner does
not clean his sidewalks. the city
may do 1t and charge the prop
erty owner for this service.
However. court decisions
have undermined this law and
William A. Xanten, District
sanitation superintendent, said
that in any case it would be
impossible for the city TO clean
Evening star., 1963-01-13
TuWes to UnveiI
Treaty Markers

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. IL (AP) .
Gov. Tawes will unveil four
historical markers on the lawn
Of the State House at 2:15 pm.
Monday in honor Of Ratifica-
ton Day, the ITO anniversary
of the signing of the Treaty
of Paris.
The treaty, signed in Mary
lands historic State House,
ended the Revolutionary War.
The Department Of Defense
will send the Sd Infantry Fife
and Drum Corps, attired in
Revolutionary War costumes, to
participate.
The historical markers iden-
tify the State House as a reg
istered national historic land
mark. They we're erected by
the Maryland Historical So
ciety.
Evening star., 1963-01-13

that showed a first edition oI
"Huckleberry Finn" At the
bottom OF one trunk was a
packet containing i40 Mark
Twain letters which the collec-
tor sold for $4,000.
Signatures of history's evil
men form interesting collec-
tions. Many Of the leading
collectors OF Nazi autographs
are Jewish. The puzzling sig
nature OF Adolf Hitler is not
rare. but that OF his mistress,
Eva Braun. is Of the greatest
rarity.
Also a very scarce item is the
signature OF the wild Russian
monk, RaSputin, who welded
immense power. In writing Or
ders he would often limit his
instructions 10 the words: Be
loved, DO III Grigoril"
Eugene Sandow. the circus
strong man, hated 10 give an
autograph and would write his
refusal this way: II make II a
Evening star., 1963-01-13
PERMANENT DC. PROBERS
ARE PROPOSED BY BROYHILL

permanent nvestigatve subcommittee may be set
up shortly by the House District Committee.
The subcommittee would look into such matters
the Thanksgiving Day disorders at D. c. Stadium and
developments in the of housing discrimination.
Representative Broyhill Republican of Virginia. said
he will propose establishment of the nvestigative unit
soon.
Mr. Broyhll is influential member of the District
Committee. Chances that his suggestion will be adopted
are rated good
The subcommittee would have its investigators,
drawn from the staff of the full committee, Mr. Broyhi
said
The new subcommittee could be set up as the invest
gative unit of the existing subcommittee could
be assigned the job, the Representative explained
Evening star., 1963-01-13

were given TO the United States
Sanitary Commission TO be sold
at fairs TO benefit the soldiers.
The original and a second draft
are here. One Of the five copies
has been appraised at 100000"
The Lincoln holographs are
part Of a permanent Lincoln
exhibit now being shown at the
main library. The manuscript
division, In the annex. has a
vast collection OF other manu-
scripts and letters that are
available TO the public.
Studying autographed ma
terial is fascinating" says DR..
Hollis. There is an intimacy
here-a feeling Of exploring be-
Evening star., 1963-01-13
BY LEE FLOR
Star Staff Writer

Key officials of the Wash
ington region are about to ask
Congress to give elected Of
ficials of nearby Maryland and
Virginia more responsibility for
location of Federal installa-
tions in their area.
Congress will be asked to
pass legislation to strengthen
the regional planning process.
on locations for Federal high
ways, transit lines, Federal
office buildings and park pur-
The Metropolitan Washing
ton Council of Governments,
an unofficial association of
local, and State officials and
congressional members, will be
given the responsibility to pass
chases under the proposal.
A confidential memorandum
explaining the bill has been
sent to elected officials of the
different governments making
up the council. The memoran.
dunn explains major provisions
of the bill, which now is under
review of the Federal Bureau
of the Budget and the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission.
Farley Set on Bill
1t also is understood that
Representative Reuss, Demo-
crat Of Wisconsin. and Charles
A. Horsky, President Kennedy's
Evening star., 1963-01-13

en- officers. This did not apply
10 Gen. Grant. who could hold
his liquor. Lincoln even thought
about sending Grants brand 10
all his Union generals.
Some items that have fetched
huge prices were forgotten in
attic trunks and hall closets
One dealer bought some trunks
Evening star., 1963-01-13
Cities
o"d People
The Sleeper
In Renewal
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS

THIS WEEK a sleeper in
- the Districts latest ur-
ban renewal plan came to
light. 1t disclosed for the
first time an intention of the
Redevelopment Land Agency
to seize individual dwellings
from private owners, by con-
demnation proceedings, and
then sell them to the local
public housing authority for
use as permanent public
housing scattered through
out city neighborhoods.
1t was further disclosed the
homes would be sold to the
National Capital Housing
Authority - for permanent
ownership by that public
housing agency-at a price
less than they were bought
for, and at a price lower than
that at which they would be
available to anyone else.
The purchase and resale
provision appears in the re-
newal plan for the Adams
Morgan area adopted by the
National Capital Planning
Commission on Thursday.
But the policy involved will
obviously have an effect on
the entire city, and RIA is
making no secret of its in
tention to extend it to other
neighborhoods.
The Adams Morgan re-
neWal plan has been under
discussion for more than
three years with citizen par
ticipation, yet there was no
public disclosure, during that
time, of the content and i'm
plications of the sleeper
clause.
Nor has there been any
public debate at all, without
respect to area, of the effect
or advisability of such seizure
and resale. Yet obviously
such a far-reaching depar-
ture as this new policy en-
visageS is of concern to every
resident of the Nations
Capital.
Evening star., 1963-01-13
M''S"-" G6ASr"r'
SHAKESPEARE

very strong point never 10 give
my autograph TO anybody. Very
Truly Eugene Sandow."
Some writings are full Of ac-
tion. as the death warrant
Robespierre was preparing 10
sign when a pistol ball hit his
chest and sprinkled the docu-
ment with blood. He got as
far as "Ro."
Napoleon. the most prodigi-
Gus letter-writer In history, Oft
en- signed his name with such
violence that he split the nib
Of his quill and showered the
paper with ink. And sometimes
he did not cross his Us, a sign
Of cowardice, say graphologists
Evening star., 1963-01-13

WITHOUT DOUBT, the
motives of those concerned
with providing public hous-
ing to families who need it
are not open to question.
The need for public housing
exists, and will continue to
exist.
But the circumstances of
this effort to establish an
entirely new scheme by
which public housing is to
be provided does raise seri-
GUS issues of public policy.
Beyond all others appears
to be the obligation upon
officials to give public opin-
ion a chance for expression
on a matter of this major
social, economic, and, indeed,
constitutional Importance.
Relatively little opportu-
nifty was afforded earlier for
public opinion either to be
formed, or its influence to
be brought to bear, on two
related steps taken in the
direction of providing indi-
vidual private dwellings for
subsidized rental to families
eligible for public housing.
In these two schemes
neither of which has been
demonstrated to be success
ful-the all-important ques-
ton of seizure of private
property by condemnation
for resale was not involved.
Evening star., 1963-01-13
Fog Shuts Airports,
Fouls Bus Schedule

Fog, which has hampered
Washington's transporta tion
operations since Friday, con-
tinued to be a hazard last
night.
The areas three major air.
ports - Washington National,
Dulles international and Balti-
more Friendship were closed
for varying lengths Of time be-
cause of low visibility.
The fog moved into the area
about 8 pm. Friday, cutting
visibility to one-eighth of a mile
at National Airport an hour
later.
National closed at that time
and didn't resume operations
until IL am. yesterday. Flights
scheduled to land there during
that time were rerouted to
Richmond and ANY other
fields where they could put
down" a spokesman said,
The fog rolled into the area
again about z pm. yesterday,
again forcing National Airport
to halt operations. A field
spokesman said there were no
arrivals after 7 pm. and only
eight or nine" takeoffs during
between then and 10 pm. Wis
ibility at the airport at 10 pm.
was less than a quarter-mile.
Dulles Suspends
Operations were suspended
at Dulles last night, all day
yesterday and Friday night
because of the fog.
1--WE have been hampered by
a very poor ceiling for the past
two days." a Dulles representa-
tive said. 1--WE never actually
closed, but the companies just
didn't operate out of here be-
cause of the fog"
A spokesman at Friendship
said fog forced a halt to oper-
ations there at 4 pm. yesterday
and there were no departures
and arrivals up to 10 pm. The
field was closed when visibility
got below limits at about 6 pm.
Friday and remained closed
until 7 am. yesterday.
"The fog had us above and
below limits all day yesterday"
the Friendship spokesman said.
I'VE have had some landings
and takeoffs whenever the fog
allowed us to operate"
Buses Run Late
Bus company representatives
said some of their vehicles
operated slightly behind sched-
ule because of the fog early
yesterday.
The Weather Bureau explain
ed the fog occurred when warm,
moist air moved in over the
snow-covered Washington area.
A thunderstorm, accompa-
MED by lightning, swept Wash
ington between 3 and 4 am.
yesterday, dumping an esti-
mated half inch of rain in the
area.
The Weather Bureau re-
ported the area had had two
January thunder and lightning
Evening star., 1963-01-13
School Tax Cut Seen
Montgomery Possibility

care of the $55 million budget"
he said.
County Budget Consultant
John F. Briggs, said the sur
plus will contribute to the
ability of the school board to
keep the same rate" But he
would not forecast a school tax
reduction.
COnsultant Cautious
He said prospects for an
overall tax reduction, should
look good"
THE key to the school tax
rate is what the school board
does with its budget" he said.
The ultimate decision on how
much schools will spend and
how much taxpayers will pay
rest with the new County
Council, whose Republican ma
jority is pledged to take a close
look at the tax rate.
Four new members of the
school board were also elected
on a platform of economy and
have held Joint session with the
new council on budgetary prob
lens.
Evening star., 1963-01-13

storms during the last 20 years,
the most recent having been
on January Is, 1862.
Today is to be partly cloudy
with the temperature in the
40s and tonight will be fair and
cold with the mercury dropping
below freezing.
President Affected
President Kennedy was
among those affected by the
weather.
He drove as miles-much of
the way through pea-soup fog
to join his family at their rent
ed hunt country estate last
night.
Mr.. Kennedy's Secret Service
driver took an hour and 40
minutes to make the trip. The
President usually makes the
Washington-M -Middleburg run in
an hour or less.
Mrs. Kennedy and their two
children, Caroline, 5, and John,
jr., 2, drove to the Glen Ora
estate yesterday.
Because of the fog, the Presi-
dents three-car convoy often
had to snake along at 80 miles
an hour or less on roads post
ed for 55-mile speeds.
Four Traffic Deaths
The freakish weather was
blamed for four Maryland traf-
fic deaths and an Eastern
Shore fire.
The lightning of the early
morning thunderstorm set fire
to the Queen Anne's County
office building in Centreville
and caused damages estimated
at 100000, the Associated
Press reported.
The fog which covered most
Of the State caused the death
Of a Charles County couple,
killed in a car-truck crash at
the intersection of Routes 3
and 450 at Bowie Friday night,
Prince Georges County police
reported. In Somerset County,
a Crisfield couple died when
their car ran off a foggy high
way north Of Marion Station.
In Virginia, two women we're
injured yesterday in a four
car accident on foggy Route 7,
two miles west of Leesburg
One, Mrs. Marie v. Cool, SO,
was travelling with her grand
children, Kirk Noll, IL, and
Linda. 7. the children Of Ham,
ilton is Mayor, otto w. K. Noll
Mrs. Cool suffered a broken
hip. Linda received facial
bruises and Kirk escaped in
jury.
The other injured woman,
Mrs. Belle l.. Leigh, 26, Of Pae-
oman Springs, Va, was re-
ported in critical condition. The
drivers Of the other cars, identi-
fled by police as Howard M.
Sparrow, 22l6 Eleventh street
NV, Washington, and John
w. Leon. $500 Abba road,
Springfield, Va, escaped in
jury.