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Evening star., 1963-04-01
Navy Faces Dilemma:
A-Power vs.. Large Fleet

the $474 million flattop would
be the only one of its kind.
But, within the past several
months. the Navy determined
that chronological advances
permit sharp reductions in
cost.
Navy Secretary Fred Korth
told the House Armed Services
Committee last month that it
would cost only another 20 per
cent to construct a nuclear-
powered carrier instead of a
conventional craft.
The Pentagon has in the
bank 1910 million which Con-
gress voted last year for a new
conventional aircraft carrier.
1t was learned the Navy has
urged that the administration
ask for a supplemental ap-
preparation of about $50 mil
lion to make that a nuclear-
powered craft.
Nuclear Advantages
Admiral George w. Ander-
son. Chief Of Naval Operations,
testified to Congress that the
Navy sees definite advantages
in nuclear power for cruisers.
destroyer-type ships, and other
ships accompanying the atomic
carrier in a task force.
But the navy's ambitions for
more nuclear-powered ships
bump up against its other re-
quirements, in view OF Mr..
McNamara's intentions TO keep
the Navy roughly within the
present money allowances for
ship-building and conversion.
In the new budget. that
total comes TO about S2.38 bill
lion. Thus. even II the addi-
tional cost Of nuclear-powered
ships is less than II used to be,
the added expense must come
from somewhere. And that's
where the rest Of the Nays
shipbuilding goals might feel
the bite.
Navy projections contem-
plate q force Of 300 ships in
the years ahead-an increase
rather than a decrease.
Evening star., 1963-04-01
President Inspects Battlefield
Of Gettysburg, Tours Lines

broke through the Union line;
on the climactic third day o.
the battle. This is marked or
the map as the high watel
mark" of the confederacy.
Looks at BOrgIum Work
Mr.. Kennedy climbed Little
Round Top and Mr.. Sheads
pointed out the locations of tht
"fishhook" employed by the
Union forces on the defense
The opposing lines were
stretched out in fishhook for.
nation with a straight shank
and curved barb.
On the Confederate side, Mr.
Sheads said Mr.. Kennedy wa,
particularly interested in the
North Carolina monument
which is considered one of the
finest pieces of sculpture or
the field. 1t is the work of Gut
son Borglum, who carved the
Rushmore Memorial out of the
Black Hills of South Dakota
"I tried to fight Pickett''
charge for him." Mr.. Shead'
said of his guide service fol
Mr.. Kennedy.
Mr.. Kennedy also saw such
other historic spots as Little
Round Top. the southern an
chor of the Union lines. thC
Devils Den, the Peach Orchard
and the Wheatfield. takeof,
point for Pickett's charge.
He wound up at Peace Light
which blazes perpetually from
Oak Ridge, one of the scenes o.
action on the first day of thC
battle.
From there it was a shor'
spin to the Gettysburg Airport
where the Kennedys and theil
guests got into helicopters anc
whirled back to Camp David ii
the mountains.
Evening star., 1963-04-01
Another Red Soldier
Defects to West Berlin

BERLIN. April CAP) - An
other East German soldier de-
fected TO West Berlin during
the night. In full uniform
and carrying his weapon. he
made his way through the
barbed wire and concrete OBJ
stacles surrounding the city.
An East German lieutenan,
escapted the previous night by
crawling under wire barricades
Evening star., 1963-04-01
BY FRED S. HOFFMAN
Associatad Press staff Writer

Defense Secre tary Nc
Namara has thrown the Navy
into a dilemma in which re-
vived hopes for more atomic
powered surface ships clash
with. concern over the future
size of the fleet.
On the one hand, Mr..
Mcnamara has indicated he is
sympathetic to the idea Of
building a nuclear powered
carrier and possibly other
atomic ships - provided the
Navy can prove the cost would
be within bounds.
On the other hand, there are
indications he and his civilian
advisers feel the Navy can get
along with fewer ships over
all, including the possible lay
UP Of troop transports.
Mr.. Mcnamara has ordered
the Navy to conduct separate
studies which are well under
way and may be completed
by May.
Reductions In View
The Navy for some years has
been noting its fleet is aging,
and claiming 1t needs con-
siderably more money to mod
ernize.
Because Of the pressing de-
mands Of modernization. the
decision was made TO build only
conventional powered surface
ships. Navy leaders felt they
could get three conventional
ships for the price OF two
atomic vessels.
When the IS, ,000-ton nuclear-
powered carrier Enterprise was
commissioned in 1861, John
B. connally. then Navy Secre-
tary, said that unless some way
was found TO reduce the cost
Evening star., 1963-04-01

Several times since the re-
volution, the country'S large
pro-NasSer element has taken
to the streets to demonstrate
for immediate, all-out union.
Evening star., 1963-04-01
Israeli Security Chief
OutinUAR Rocket Row

JERUSALEM, Israeli Sector April tAP).-Israes long
time security chief has quit, apparently in dispute with
Premier David BenGurion what about German
rocket scientists working for the United Arab Republic
Informed said Mr. Ben objected attempts
to dictate foreign policy by the cloak dagger boss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29

it unconstitutional and there
fore void"
Merrywood, which is on the
Potomac Palisades, was sold by
Mrs. Kennedy's stepfather,
Hugh D. Auchincloss, to a syn
dictate headed by the Sheldon
Magazine, which planned to
build four l2-story luxury
apartments on the site.
Rezoning for apartments by
the Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors in April, 1862.
touched off a bitter fight by
area residents to overturn the
action in the courts.
A construction crew. which
had begun clearing the land
last week for the luxury apart
ment buildings, halted work
pending the court hearings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
YuIe Buying
Slowed by
Wet undCoId

Wet, colder weather and the
traditional first day of the
Christmas shopping season ar
rived together today, but the
former dampened the enthu-
siasm of the latter.
Department store officials in
downtown Washington said the
turnout of Yule shoppers this
morning was disappointing.
They blamed the rain. Crowds
picked up somewhat later in
the afternoon as the sky began
to clear.
The rain began in earnest
at 4:40 am. and by noon the
Weather Bureau reported that
more than a half inch had
fallen.
Tonight, the weatherman
said, a cold front rapidly adj
vancing eastward will chill the
area with 30-to-35-degree tenn
peratures. Last nights low
was 81.
The cold front was expected
in this area by nightfall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Kennedy Staying
Fails to Hinder
GoIdWuter Drive

RICHMOND, Nov. 90
(AP).-The assassination of
President Kennedy has not
d a mpened the ardor of the
Goldwater-f o r-President drive
being conducted by the Vir-
ginia Conservative Council.
John w. Carter of Danville,
who heads the council, said
yesterday his group is as deter
mined as ever to get the name
of Senator Goldwater, Republi-
can of Arizona, on the States
presidential ballot.
AS Mr.. Carter, a Danville city
councilman, put it:
I'VE don't feel that the basic
problem-giving the people a
conservative choices tn e
least bit altered by the death of
President Kennedy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Art for Juvenile Court
Aims to Stir Community

two waiting rooms. she called
an architect, Arthur Reyes
who suggested how to present
the paintings.
Then she went to the WASH
'ington Society of Artists, which
is considering making long
term loans of paintings to ex-
hibit in the main waiting room
The smaller room is to be dec
GRATED with works loaned for
short periods by student artists
at District Teachers College.
Mrs. Goldberg is soliciting
support from community or
CARNATIONS and has appointed a
committee to assist her. Serv-
ing on the committee are Mrs.
Delilah Pierce, head of the art
department at District Teach
ers College; James Jones, SUI
pervising director of art for the
District public schools; Rich
ard Dempsey, Washington art
ist, and Sam Gillian and Miss
Constance Racht, art teachers
in public schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
2 Marines Die, 5 Hurt
In Woodbridge Crash

Lance Corpl. Jack R. Stein. 20.
of Woodville. Pa, and Pfc. Ed
ward N. Gauel, 81, of Johns
town, Pa.
The driver of a second car
was identified by Virginia State
Police as Army Sergt. Steven
R. Ramos, 80. stationed at Fort
Myer, Va, whose home address
was not available. He was also
taken to the Fort Belvoir hos
pital with lesser injuries.
State Trooper C. B. Fox said
Sergt. Ramos told him he was
driving north on Route l when
the car containing the six Ma
rineS, and headed south, skid
ded sideways into the north
bound lane. Sergt. Ramos said
the front of the station wagon
crashed into the left side of
the automobile.
The scene was just north of
the bridge across Occoquan
Greek and south of the inter
section of Shirley highway with
Route l. The accident occurred
shortly before 5:45 am. in
heavy rain.
Ambulances from the Wood
bridge Lorton Occoquan Res
cue Squad in Prince William
County and the Lorton Rescue
Squad in Fairfax County, re-
Sponded. Trooper Fox said police
are not yet certain who was
driving the car occupied by the
Marines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29

His hobby is one which has
prompted people over the years
to look upon him as some kind
of a nut" he says, land they
still do"
But it doesn't bother him.
With his wife, Ruth, a tutor for
shut-in students in Silver
Spring. he is often called upon
to give talks to school children,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29

Mrs. Arthur ]. Goldberg be-
lieves art can exist for more
than its own sake.
Mrs. Goldberg, wife Of the
Supreme Court justice, is d.
.recting an effort to decorate
the waiting rooms of Juvenile
Court with paintings for social
as we'll as esthetic purposes.
"It isn't a question of just
having pretty pictures to divert
and distract" Mrs. Goldberg
explained in an interview. "The
main purpose is to get the
C o immunity to accept the
responsibility for young people
who are in trouble. The more
people we can get to assume
this responsibility, the more we
are going to get to help prevent
youngsters from getting into
trouble"
After Juvenile Court Judge
Morris Miller asked Mrs. Gold
berg to undertake the project
to relieve the drab effect of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29

most priced finds-a 3-foot
petrified log that weighs more
than 200 pounds.
II worked nights for two
weeks getting it up a 400-foot
bank" he says, but it was
worth it," He said the log was
chemically changed to stone
while lying in gravel beds that
probably go back a million or
more years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Maryland Retuins
Property uxRute

BALTIMORE, Nov. 20
(AP) .-Maryland's property
tax will stay at Is cents at
least for another year.
A study committee appointed
by the Board of Public Works
reported yesterday that by US
ing surplus funds, the State
could get by on the 15-cent tax
at least for another year.
The Board of Public Works
tentatively had approved keep
ing the tax rate at Is cents, but
appointed the study committee
to double check.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29

Alexandria Federal District
Court Judge Oren r. Lewis to
continue the hearing set for
this morning.
Mr.. HanSbarger wanted the
judge Ito allow the Govern
ment and the property owners
time to attempt to effect a
compromise"
Attorney Harris Grimsley of
the Justice Department agreed
to the postponement.
Pre-Trial Hearing
Judge Lewis scheduled an
other pre-trial hearing for
December 81. At that time, if
the issue has not been settled,
he will set a new trial date.
he said. The case probably
won't be heard until February
at the earliest, he indicated.
Mr.. Gibson said the motion
for a continuation was made
ito give the Government time
to complete its appraisals Of
the property"
Mr.. Gibson also said that
the Merrywood developers and
the Government may be striv-
ing for a compromise" to set
tie the case.
Dismissal Asked
Merrywood developers asked
the court for an injunction af-
ter the Interior Department
stepped in to halt construction
of the apartments on the as
acre estate by acquiring q
scenic easement" on the prop
erty.
The developers also contend
that the Governments actor
should be dismissed because Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29

Serious crime in Washington
has increased by 1914 per cent
in the first nine months OF
1868, the FBI reported today.
Washington's crime rise, &C
cording to the Federal crime
index report, showed a total
of 1891 major offenSes in six
categories here during the
January through September
period, compared with 10,868
offenses in the same period
last year.
The FBI index showed a 10
per cent increase over 1862
throughout the Nation for the
report period.
Washington. the eighth
ranked city in population in
this country, ranked ninth in
terms of total crimes reported.
Burglaries and breaking and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
HORSKY SEEING
JOHNSON, WON'T
GIVE DETAILS

Charles A. Horsky, adj
wiser to the White House
on Capital affairs, was
scheduled to meet this
afternoon with President
johnson.
Mr.. Horsky refused to
say what the meeting
would be about. He also
declined to say whether
the meeting was scheduled
at his or at Mr.. Johnson's
request.
The job Of adviser to the
President on local affairs
was set up by President
Kennedy about a year ago
when Mr.. Horsky was
named to the post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Washington Crime Rate
Up 19.4% in 9 Months

entering offenses led other
types of crime in rate of in
crease here, with a 3912 per
cent rise. Offenses reported
in Washington in each of the
crime categories during the
report period in 1868 and 1862
follow:
Murder and non-negligent
manslaughter-73 (1963), II
Q962).
Forcible rape-66 each year.
Robbery-1,208 C63). 1858
C62).
Aggravated assault - 1924
C63), 1920 C62).
Burglary and breaking and
entering 1920 C63), 1888
C62).
Larceny ($50 and over)-
2,209 C63), 1858 C62).
Auto theft-2,221 C63), 1912
C62).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
Poise Sets the Mood
For the Holiday Look

WINTER WHITE GIVES THAT BIG OCCASION FEEL
Moths Sunday The Star brings out sparkling
holiday issue of PoiSe the Magazine for smart
young women From the glamor look for the festive
days ahead to gay, wntery cat Home" fashions
PoiSe is out to make Christmas 1868 the happiest
holiday ever for the young lady.
THE JEFFERSON PLAN IN INTENSIVE EDUCATION
Last year the District public school system
launched demonstration project in intensive edu-
cation at Jefferson Junior High School in Southwest
Washington. The Washington Star sent Staff Re-
porter Thomas Dimond back to school for several
weeks to gain firSthand knowledge of this project
His special sx-part report on what he found and
how the curriculum and teaching methods differ
from another school-Gordon Junior High-beginS
in The Star this Sunday.
THE PITFALLS OF Observation-Disclosures
estimated 100000 alcoholics in the Metropolitan
Area, Washington ranks fifth in the Nation in the
rate of alcoholism. SUNDAY, The Star Magazine
tells the grim story of alcoholism lists its symptoms
and sounds a serious warning just before the hol-
day season, especially critical period for people
given to excess drinking.
WHAT MAKES MAN TURN TRAITOR?-The former
director of the Central intelligence Agency, Allan
W. Dulles the basis of famous case histories
from both sides of the Iron Curtain reports on the
five main factors that motivate spies and traitors
and on how we can block treason, in special ar
ticle in The Stars This Week Magazine this Sunday
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Prisoner, 81, Dies
In County Jail

A 51-year-old District man,
arrested Wednesday night on a
drunk charge, collapsed and
died in Prince Georges County
Jail early today.
David William Stafford Of
the 700 block of Morton street
NV, was arrested in Capitol
Heights, Md, and committed
to jail at Upper Marlboro in
lieu of $3.50 collateral.
Guard Joseph Garner no
ticed that Mr.. Stafford was i'll
early this morning, according
to Warden John Shallcross.
Detective 1t. Richard A.
Pearson said a relative re-
ported that Mr.. Stafford had
suffered epileptic seizures in
the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29

Two Marines were killed and
five other military personnel
were injured in the collision of
two cars on Route l at Wood
bridge, Va, this morning.
The Marine base at Guam
tico identified the dead as
Lance Corpl. Benjamin Conner,
10, of Coal Run, KY, and Pfc.
Ronda Lee Hill, 81, of TITUS
vile, Fla.
Listed as occupants of the
car and in critical condition at
the Dewitt Army Hospital,
Fort Belvoir, Va, are Marine
Lance Corpl. Richard D. Hoff-
man, %, of Mobile, Ala; Lance
Corpl. Robert J. Wilson, jr.. 81,
of North Arlington, N. j.;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
BY ROBERT v. LEARY
Star Staff Writer

The little house at 9709
Sutherland road. Silver Spring.
groans with the burden of two
tons Of rock.
Its occupants, Vernon Wertz,
SO, and his wife, Ruth, own
practically enough paper
weights and doorstops to &C
commodate the entire Congress
and the Pentagon.
morrow, in the annual
Christmas Gem Show of the
Gem and Lapidary Society of
Washington, some of them will
go on display.
About 5000 people are ex-
pected to view the exhibits at
the Alexandria Recreation
Center, 1905 Cameron street,
from 1890 am. to 9 pm.
The Wertzes and many of the
other 500 members Of the So
ciety will display handmade
jewelry, faceted stones. crys-
tails, gem making machinery,
stones and mineral specimens.
Started Young
Mr. Wertz, a retired legal
clerk for the Internal Revenue
Service, has been collecting
rocks for well over half a
century"
At an age when most kids
regard rocks as suitable only
for skim ming across ponds,
young Wertz was pocketing
them for the collection that
was even then beginnin g to
outgrow the family home in
South Dakota's Black Hills.
His enthusiasm never dim
inished. He made 1T a point
while attend ding Chadron
(NebrO State Teachers College
to study some geology" then
moved on to a teaching job in
Ruth. Nebr.
1t was on Verdigre Creek,
near that community, that Mr..
Wertz came upon one of his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Man, 3D. Charged
In Drivers Staying
Arrest Is Made
In Los Angeles
After Wide Probe

CoaSt-to-coast police CO.
operation led to the arrest in
Los Angeles last night of a
23-year-old man suspected of
Staying a Government chemist
and part time cab driver here
last November 9.
Washington Homicide Squad
detectives said a Federal honli-
eide warrant was filed in Los
Angeles against Walter Lee
Harvin jr.. a New Yorker who
while in Washington lived in
the 600 block Of Varnum
street NV.
Harvin is charged in the
fatal shooting of James A
Thomas. 3S, of 3457 Twenty
third street Sc, a Food and
Drug Administration chemist
who worked part time as a
taxi driver.
Found in Cab
The victim, who left a wife
and a year-old daughter. was
found slumped in the front seat
Of his cab on the night of NO.
vember 9 in the first block of
Buchanan street NE.
New York City detectives
also participated in the investi-
CATION leading to Harvin's ar
rest.
Homicide Squad Detective
John j. Moriarty said Los
Angeles police earlier this week
were told that Harvin had been
boasting about a shooting In
which he was involved in
Washington. Police said he has
given them a five-page state
ment about the shooting.
Two other men were to be
questioned about the Staying
by Washington detectives to-
day.
Wallet Missing
Mr.. Thomas was fatally shot
en- a Saturday evening about
$3.50 pm. Police said another
cab driver, Norbert j. Collins,
AZ, found the body and told
detectives he saw two young
Negroes running from the
scene.
The dead drivers wallet was
missing and coins were scat
tered in the front and back
of the cab.
Washington detectives said
a diamond ring stolen from
} Mr.. Thomas has been traced
to a New York pawnshop. In
California. police said a .22-
/ caliber pistol of the type re-
portedly used in the killing has
! been recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Lecture on Russia

The 20-30 Club of All Souls
Unitarian Church, Sixteenth
and Harvard streets NV, will
hear a lecture at $50 pm.
Tuesday at the church. Mrs.
Margaret Napier will speak on
Nursery School to Wedding
and Beyond in the USSR."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
THE ENGINEER was asked


what that was all about.
WELL" he said, "he's try
ing to sweep off some of the
debris that collects when you
weld two sections together.
"Once the beam gets up
overhead, something could
fall and hit a car maybe.
Then you'd have a suit on
your hands. There are a lot
of little things you've got to
think about on these jobs.
The boss, a small, rugged
man, had now climbed up on
top Of a crane and, perched
there, was yelling things like,
Harry, you're all right now.
Just a little more.%
Harry was, by then, high
overhead trying to guide the
beam into a channel"
They've got" the engineer
said, Ito connect the beam to
a cross beam. You can't just
leave it up there. A high
wind would knock it over"
The South Capitol inter-
change will cost around So
million and will be one of
the most unusual in the
country. One section of road
way will be suspended from
the beams the r a m bier
watched going into place.
I'VE ought to have all the
steel up by spring." the
young engineer said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Suspect Charged
In Gun Staying

FREDERICK, Md, Nov. 20
(AP).-Police have charge d
Harry j. Cole of Shookstown in
the Staying Of Homer E. Harris.
Mr.. Harris body was found
November 10 in bushes along
the Monocacy River. Three
bullets from a small calib II
weapon had been fired into his
body.
Cole is being held without
bond pending a preliminary
hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29

THE STREET, of course,
had been closed to traffic.
The beam, the center of at
traction, hung across the
street from three cranes.
An engineer who works
for the District Highway
Department stood to one side
and watched the operation.
II don't think I'm going
to get home for dinner" he
said. ut takes EN- Just
about a day to get the beam
in place. 1t weighs 70 tons
and is 264 feet long and
they've got to be slow and
careful with it,"
There were only 20 or so
men handling the whole
project. How did they ever
build the pyramids without
a crane2
There. was little standing
around. The men knew ex-
actly what they were doing
and what had to be done.
They apparently liked what
they were doing-although
one crane operator was rath-
err glum, his face expression
less.
This is a siSter-lift opera
tion," the young engineer
said. "In other words, it
takes two cranes. They've
got to watch the angle of
the cranes boom. At a GER
tain angle, the beam is heavy
enough to bust it. And If
they drop that thing you
could never use it again.
There would be too much
damage to it. Probably costs
about $4,000"
Once or twice, the beam
inching out and up pain
fully slowly-touched some
thing and there was a
rumble that sounded like
thunder.
AS the men yelled back
and forth and Signaled the
crane operators, not unlike
orchestra conductors, a work
man climbed up on the
swinging beam and began
sweeping it with a ragged
broom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-29
Merrywood Agreement
Sought Prior to Trial
Federal Judge Permits Case DeIuy
For Tulks on Apartments Dispute

Attorneys for the Government and the developers of
Merrwood will attempt to reach compromise their dispute
plans to build tower apartments the estate that
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy's grlhood home.
William H. Hansbarger. attorney for Lyon Gibson
partowner of the estate Mclean, today had asked